Reynolds Community High School - Yearbook (Reynolds, IL)

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456545i66546i5656646464945iiififibiiifif4545ik6G694?49456 i546i54?494945 f DEDICATION 4 4 - - 4 4 We, the English III-B class, 4 4 dedicate this Roundtable to our H W instructor, Miss Mary Seaton, N 4 who inspired us to produce a W 4 yearbook for the first time in 4 4 Reynolds Community High School. N 49 65 4?4645554?4Sifitdfitititiiit654F4i656565Stiiitiiiidfitiiiiii956565454LJ' After working under a question mark for several weeks, each day we wondered what would be a suitable and lasting name. We thought, and thought, and thought in vain, at last we decided upon this name: R O U N D T A B L E The title, nRoundtableW is suitable, for the mem- bers of the staff sat from day to day in the same old place--around the table, planning and preparing this book. A more impressive reason for choosing this name is that in future years when you look through your Roundtable, you will be surrounded by memories. May it be a constant reminder of the days we spent building this first yearbook, and may it forever carry us back to those happy days as we gather our friends around the table and live again the events recorded within.

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vvan vuvabvvqg va. a.v4.li'la. With a student body of 176, a faculty of eight, and a recent fifty thousand dollar class room addition, the present Reynolds Community High School marks a great improvement over that of 19 years ago, when the Community High School was first organized. During the first ten years of the schoo1's exist- ence, there was little progress made toward meeting the needs of the com unity. However, in 1951, the Board of Education adopted a policy which provided for an enriched curriculum and more adequate equipmentg from that time on there has been a steady conservative growth. Enrollments surpassed the previous ones as the boys and girls of Rock Island and Mercer Counties took advantage of the school opportunities at Reynolds. To meet the needs of the students, there has been a great improvement in our curriculum. The Vocational Agriculture Department, housed in the old Reynolds Sales Company Building, is evidence of our ardent de- sire to prepare our boys to meet the present day agri- culture problems. The Home Making Department is keep- ins with the POliCY of making the best of our environ- ments. The Commercial Department is an effort to ac- quaint our students with the fundamental buiness prac- tices which are necessary in the management of each one's business. Our science laboratory has been improved in order to provide a place where the imaginary youth can find outlets for his potential energies. English courses have been revised to meet the daily needs of speaking and writing clearly and with a more complete understanding. All of our literary and dramatic work has been incorporated in one English course, and all school publications are included in another course. A greater amount of emphasis has been placed on music this past year for we believe this cultural sub- ject is worthy of a greater amount of time within our curriculum. A larger percentage of boys and girls than ever before are taking advantage of this oppor- tunity. No plan of mental training is entirely complete without some thought of the body. Our Physical Edu- cation course is arranged to give the student confi- dence and pride in his physical being. A strong body is usually a secondary reserve for a strong mind. To those who have been responsible for the school policies the boys and girls of our community are truly grateful. They have been afforded unusual educational opportunities and have found the school a source of real service. We are looking forward to the future knowing that our school will march steadily onward.