Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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Upperclassmen may elect to study creative writing, journalism, radio workshop, and dramatics. If you aren ' t afraid of queer odors, we can peek into a chemistry lab. Mustard gas, thermite bombs, coal tar dyes — no limit to the things taught here. Where ' s your pass? Another student is stopped by a hall guard who is doing his part to keep the halls clear and quiet. The hall guards help in air raid and fire drills too, keeping order and acting as fire watchers. Even a fire could not empty a school building faster than the 3:30 bell. By 3:45 the halls are empty, but wait — I hear some very gay music. I thought so. The hep cats are cuttin ' the rug in the Little Theater, but the Girls Club office is still full of girls hard at work. Now the clock in the main hall across from Mr. Abraham Lincoln says it is five P.M. Goodbye, I enjoyed showing you samples of my work. I ' ll have a short nap before my doors open again, this time to several hundred night school students. ' Round the clock — that ' s the way I work! And I ' m proud to do it.

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fTB — ni 1 !FiaP - » ' F ' ' ' ' ■ ' ! il? j i 1 M. ■— ' IIB ' ' i 5H 1 Vr i :.v B......Mi 1 ii mM 1 ' Ss ' d ». y9f t ■ 1 vl H Mr. Edwin R. Waterman, member; Mr. G. H. Gibson, Vice-president; Mr. Burtun Evans, attorney; Mr. Frank P. Cowing, member; Mr. Walter Haines, member; Mr. A. H. McDougall, President. dSoard of- C duccill uccilion Elected by the people of Thornton Township, the Board of Education of Illinois school district 205 is composed of five competent citizens who without regard for monetary compensation take upon themselves the responsibility of directing Thornton Township High School and Junior College. These worthy citizens are Mr. A. H. McDougall, President of the Board of Education, who holds the position of Vice-president of the Whiting Corporation ; Mr. G. H. Gibson, Vice-president of the Board, who before retirement from an active business life was President of the Chicago Steel Car Company; Mr. Walter Haines, Thornton Township Collector; Mr. Frank P. Cowing, attorney-at-law ; and Mr. Edwin R. Waterman, farmer and banker. Mr. Clarence W. Waaso and Mr. Burton Evans, secretary and attorney, respectively, to the board are elected by that group. Mr. A. F. Waldschmidt, treasurer of Thornton Township, is elected by the three trustees of the township. Chief among the duties of the board is the employment of an outstanding super- intendent and faculty and the direction of the school ' s financial policies. Throughout the years the Board of Education has maintained for Thornton an enviable financial rating. Because these five citizens have given of their time and experience over unusually long periods of time, Mr. Gibson since 1912 and Mr. McDougall since 1913, a stable plan of exacting efficiency and a firm policy of high values characterize the Board ' s activities.