Tilden Technical High School - Craftsman Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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AGNES A. SMYTH Assistant Principal I like Tilden. I like the manliness of her boys- The fact that almost every student In the corridors, the shops, the classrooms- Sports symbols of Service- Circle T's-Double-Single Stars and bars-one-three-six Stripes and chevrons! Proofs that all have served in turn To better this community, Not only ready to get but eager to give. How better can we learn to know The value of our heritage Than to grow strong by sharing? This is our treasury, unseltish service.

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W :Qi .jeu 'W j FREDERICK E. PRICE Principal Because devastating forces are ruthlessly at work in an attempt to remove the democratic way of life from this earth, education finds itself charged with the responsibility of disseminating the knowledge and developing the spirit upon which a healthy democracy thrives. This respon- sibility is influenced primarily by defense needs and by life in modern society. ln general, the in- dividual must be given the fundamental tools of learning according to his tastes, his needs, and his talents. He should develop a strong body and sane attitudes of mind. Art, music, and literature will add to his appreciation of life and influence his personality and conduct. He must learn how to live harmoniously with others, and to give to society as much as he takes from it. The great issuses and problems of contemporary society should be handled with frankness, honesty, and truthfulness, understanding, and courage so that the individual will be better able to discharge his civic duties intelligently. Representative experiences in the school shops, with related science and technology, should develop a wholesome attitude towards so- cially useful work. They should formulate a background of insights, understandings, and skill upon which to build the more specialized trade training so necessary in industry and na- tional defense, and make for a socially and eco- nomically intelligent and cooperative adulthood. In this rapidly changing World no one can predict the future. But in order to meet whatever may come we want Tilden boys to be intelligent, informed, industrious, skilled, and inbued with the profound belief in democracy as the best way in life.

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ADMINISTRATIVE , J ,Hs 9' Miss McCambridge, Secretary to the Treasurer: Miss Tarr, Secretary to the Principal: Mrs. Foley, Secretary to the Assistant Principal: Mr. Myers, Superintendent of Technical Work: Mrs. West, Student Records. Every school, to continue properly, must have a nucleus from which the business, position, and high standards of the school are exactingly directed and maintained. Then too, good citizenship and the school's activities must be promoted. The central government that has all these as only a por- tion of their burden is the administrative de- partment of the school which is headed by our principal Mr Price and his assistant Miss Smyth. Tilden's most prominent feature is its technical courses, the activities of which are controlled by Superintendent H.O. Myers. To graduate competent young men there must be some individual attention given to students. This is attained through the Ad- justment Office Wherein the boy may re- ceive aid in any problem that is encounter- ed in school life. This service is headed by Mr. Strassman. Acting in accordance with the Director of Occupational Research of the Board of Ed- ucation and the Illiniis State Employment Bureau is Mr. Williamson and the Place- ment Bureau who endeavor to place stu- dents in lucrative positions Of importance to all departments of the school is the Tilden branch of the Public Library, under the direction of Miss Ethel Hedenberg. The Tilden library this year celebrated its Fifteenth Anniversary