Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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OUR SCHOOL—A DEMOCRACY What does it takes to make a school? Students, parents, faculty members, and the community make a school. What does it take to make a good school? Good students, good parents, good faculty members, and a good community make a good school. Who is responsible for maintaining a good school in a democracy? Who is responsible for maintaining any part of a democratic government? I he preamble of the constitution starts with the expression, We the people . . What does that expression mean to you? The expression, We the people . . . ,” has no place in the literature of a country unless the government of that country is a democracy. Neither do the words, We the people . . . have any place in a democracy unless “We the people” are willing to assume the responsibility necessary to ob- tain and maintain the privileges and rights we expect. The practice of granting the privileges to individuals or groups with no responsibilities attached is contrary to the very philosophy of democracy. The practice of demanding the privileges and rights with little or no in- terest in assuming responsibilities is also contrary to the philosophy of a democracy. Can we assume that our privileges and rights in a democracy come to us in proportion to our willingness to assume responsibilities? If we assume this line of reasoning, then a good school in a democracy can be acquired only when all of us assume the responsibilities necessary to obtain and to maintain the standards we wish. It may mean that We the people” may need to educate ourselves to sac- rifice and assume responsibilities for our conduct and for the conduct of our friends. The more the students, the parents, ami the members of the community work together with the faculty in assuming responsibilities for obtaining and sharing the privileges, the more democratic our organization can be. Then we can call it OUR SCHOOL and OUR COMMUNITY. It is a pleasure to work with the students, parents, the community, and the faculty of the Tolleston school with this view in mind. J. W. Standley, Principal Tolleston High School

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Standing: William Stern, Charles Lutz, superintendent. Seated: Dan Krietzman, Rev. Newton Fowler, Mrs. Uno T. Hill. The Board of School Trustees speaks the final word on all school issues. They hire the teachers, approve the budget, and pay the rental on all films shown at school. In the planning of Tolfeston’s new building, the school trustees have played a prominent part by okaying the plans and accepting the bids. To these people, the Board of School Trustees, Tolleston will be grateful for its school of tomorrow. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES