Streator Township High School - Hardscrabble Yearbook (Streator, IL)

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l ROHAN METCALF ISERMANN KELLY GOSLIN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION President-Mr. William J. Rohan Mr. Leslie Goslin Dr. William G. Metcalf Mrs. Carl Isermann Dr. Maybra Kelly Mr. Z. H. Dorland, Secretary OUR NEW PRINCIPAL Mr. Z. H. Dorland, our principal who came to us this year, has had many years of valuable experience in school adminis- tration. He was graduated from Illinois State Normal University, and holds a Master of Arts degree in education from the State University of Iowa Where he has also done further Work toward another degree. Mr. Dorland began his professional career as a science instructor and coach. Following this he entered the administra- tive iield. He served as a superintendent of schools, and from 1939 was principal of the Washington and the Lincoln junior high schools in Bloomington, Illinois until 1944 when he assumed the principalship of Normal Community High School. He left that position to come to Streator. His experience, and his active partici- pation in many educational projects throughout the state provide an excellent background for the improvement of our school. Many of his ideas have already gone into effect, and many other plans should be realized next year. The students of Streator High wish Mr. Dorland success in his present posi- tion. ISI

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ARE STREATOR STUDENTS Freshie girls Brothers Locker friendship Sophomore girls The j okers Buddies Clowning around 'NN-Ar In September, 1946, one thousand fifty students enrolled in Streator Township High School. The student body is not composed exclusively of residents of Streator, for boys and girls from neigh- boring farms and towns come to avail themselves of the educational facilities of S. H. S. 7 l

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MR. Z. H. DORLAND Principal PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE In a democratic society the school should be a positive agent of social progress. A school worthy of the support of the community owes it to that community to be a school of social action. The quality of living should improve because of the presence of the schools which the community supports. Our nation should show improvement in ways of living because of the public school system which the nation as a whole supports. Competition in the world today is becoming more keen. The complexity of modern life demands more diversified training and a higher quality of education than ever before. It is the solemn obligation of the Board of Education elected by the people of the community, and of the administrative officer and faculty appointed by them, to make Streator Township High School an institution that will provide for the educational needs of every boy and girl that enters its class rooms. To accomplish this end the school must provide a well rounded program of studies under the com- petent leadership of a highly trained teaching and administrative staff and a school plant sufficient to meet the demands placed upon it. We can not fail in this, our sacred obligation to the youth of our community, state and nation. Z. H. DORLAND