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

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DIRECTORS J. F. Zimmerman, Ph.D., A.M. University of Chi- cago. Head of Civics and Economics Department. Principal of Class of 1945. John D. Mees, B.Ed., M.S. Southern Illinois State Teachers College, University of Illinois, University of Missouri. Biology. Principal of Class of 1946. Joseph B. Stephens, B.S., A.M. University of Chicago, University of Indiana. Mathematics. Principal of Class of 1948. Clifford R. Maddox, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Georgetown College, Peabody Teachers College, University of Chi- cago. Supervisor of Instruction. Principal of Fresh- man Class. Page 11

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flssiSTflm Memories, ah memories ! Among the fondest remembrances a departing senior takes with him are those connected with a special faculty member. Every student has a par- ticular friend among the teachers, and from this association he derives more than he realizes of culture, wisdom, of Thornton. The deans in particular are close to many students, knowing many of them personally. They act as personal advisers, solving tactfully and well the private problems brought to them. Miss Helene Wilson, Dean of Girls, Miss Vera Crites, assistant to Miss Wilson, and Mr. O. F. Umbaugh, Dean of Boys, also serve as sponsors of the Girls ' and Boys ' Clubs, respectively. Four other faculty members close to the student ' s heart are the class principals. To these men falls the task of being personal consultant to each student throughout his high school career. By a rotating system, Mr. J. D. Mees, Mr. J. B. Stephens, and Mr. J. F. Zimmerman each usher a class from its sophomore year through the night of graduation. Dr. C. R. Maddox, Freshman Class Principal, acquaints the incoming student with Thornton traditions, orientating them for their new life here. The reports kept by these men covering the students ' work, play, and conduct, are detailed and prove valuable to a would-be employer, for they provide an understanding of the student ' s personality and ability. As the senior sits waiting for his diploma on that June night, like the walrus, he thinks of many things; and one of them is the heartwarming kindness, interest, and understanding of his faculty friends. I ■ ' Helene E. Wilson, B.A., M.A. University of Wiscon- sin, Northwestern University. Oxford University. English. Dean of Girls. O. Fred Umbaugh, A.B., A.M. Wittenberg College, University of Chicago. Head of English Department. Dean of Boys. Page lO

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Harold Eugene Adams, B.Ed., M.A. Southern Illinois State Normal University, University of Illinois. Mathematics. Bert B. Anderson University of Illinois, Northern Illinois Teachers College, Colorado State Teachers College. Industrial Arts. Mildred E. Anderson, A.B., M.A. Tufts College, Northwestern University. Head of Foreign Language Department. Walter Armbruster, B.M., M.M., A.M. Heidelberg College, American Conservatory of Music, Columbia University. Choral Music. Vera Marie Barnings, B.S., M.A. University of Chicago, Northwestern University. Mathematics and Business. Ruth Beck, A.S., B.S. Lewis Institute. Homemaking. Part-time teacher. Paul Beck, B.S. Indiana University, Purdue University. Physical Education. L ' nited States Navy, Lieutenant, Junior Grade. Marguerite Begnoche, B.S., M.S. in Ed. Thornton Junior College, L ' niversity of Illinois, Indiana L ' niversity. Girls Physical Education. C. L. Beier, B.E., M.S. Illinois State Normal L ' niversity, L ' niversity of Colorado, University of Iowa. Head of Physics Department and Aeronautics. Ruth Beitelspacher, B.A., M.A. University of Iowa, University of Chicago, University of Minnesota, University of Colorado, L ' niversity of California. English. Leone H. Benson, A.B. Drake University, University of Chicago, Harvard Summer School. English. R. S. Berg, B.Ed. Northern Illinois State Teachers College, Indiana University. Industrial Arts. Vera Bowen, B.Ed., M.S. Illinois State Normal University, University of Chicago, University of Idaho, Anthony- Business College. Business. Eric J. Bradner, A.B.. A.M., Ph.D. Occidental College, Northwestern University, L ' niversity of Southern California. History. Purchasing Agent. :CLV