Thornton Fractional North High School - Chronoscope Yearbook (Calumet City, IL)

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llemucrac Ilules ln many countries the little secondary education offered is limited to that which the pol' itical and military leaders feel -Hui- will further their own selfish in- terests. Here in America, high school boys and girls study what the community wants them to learn, The citizens of our community express their desires through a board which they select to represent them. Two of the members of this board, George Hittle and lames Kelly are serving their country in the armed forces. Those appearing in the picture are: left to right, Andrew Klein, Edward Kuhlman, Albert Wahlgren, Where but in America could the superintendent of a large high school be affectionately dubbed HA. V., the warden, the chief, or the boss? Even in this country it wou1dn't be possible except in a democrat' ically managed school, for nicknames aren't granted to autocrats. Mr. Lockhart is mak- ing it possible for us to partici- l pate, as far as our experience and knowledge permits, in the operation of our school, but at the same time he does not al- low us to lose sight of the fact that rules are made, as are laws, with the good of the great- est number in mind, and that it is necessary to obey them. Thus he wisely leads us along the way to a better compre- hension of the American Way of Lifee-ea combination of in- dividual initiative and demo' so cratic control. A. V. LOCKHART

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I AMES LEONARD A great deal of the credit for the efficient functioning of the scholastic part of our educational experience goes to Asst. Supt. lames Leonard, for the burden of scheduling and programming falls to him. Although We probably aren't always grateful for it, We realize that Without routine our education would be chaotic, and so We really ap- preciate his work in keeping things run- ning smoothly and in helping each of us select those courses which will en- able us to get a maximum of good from our days at T. F. School Board, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Dean of Girls, faculty, custodial force, and students-Where would any of us be Without Margaret and Dora -office girls supreme, who do the most exacting work con- nected With the school cheerfully and efficient- ly. Their duties are legion, not the least of which is to act as buffers when disagreements arise. They are both T, F. graduates and posi- tive proof that education here does prepare for effective living. 1 ANNA SCHMIDT Most of the credit for the social part of our education belongs to Miss Anna Schmidt, our Dean of Girls. lt's no easy thing to arrange assembly pro- grams, coordinate the Carnival activi- ties, organize those Thanksgiving bas- ket collections, care for the thousand and one details of sponsoring the Girls' Club, and watch over the Wel- fare of each girl. Miss Schmidt man- ages all of these tasks so Well that working with and for her constitutes valuable experience in our preparation for the future. MARGARET KLUCKER DORA HARTHUN