VIT High School - Vitorian Yearbook (Table Grove, IL)

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SUPERINTENDENT MR. DUANE BECK first lived near St. Elmo, Illinois. He attended Wright's Grade School and graduated from Beecher City Community High. He attained his B.S. degree at Eastern Illinois and his M.S. degree at the University of Illinois. Mr. Beck first taught at St. Elmo and two years later became their principal. He then went to Herrick, Illinois and became a teacher and superintendent. Mr. Beck came to V.I.T. and was a teacher and principal for two years. For the past six years he has been our superintendent. Mr. Duane Beck and his wife, Clara Jean, have six children: Micheal, Barbara, Jean Ann, Lisa, Robert, and Joe. PRINCIPAL MR. WAYNE AZBELL first lived near Ipava, Illinois . He attended the Elrod School and graduated from Ipava High School. He attained his B.S . and M .S . degrees at Western Illinois University. Mr. Azbell taught for seven years and coached one of those years at the Ipava Grade School. He then became a teacher and principal at V.I.T. Mr . Wayne Azbell and his wife, Jean, have four children: Kim, Kristy, Kevin, and Kerry. 3

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DEDICATION We, the members of the VITorian Staff, wish to dedicate the 1961-62 Annual to Landa Griffith. Landy has been with the school for twenty years. He has been a friend to both students and teachers. To express our sincere appreciation for his thoughtfulness and friendship, we dedicate this Annual to him. 2

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SCHOOL BOARD 1961-62 BOARD MEMBERS—Left to Right: Ernest Vaughn, Paul Parks, Albert Cook, Marilee Burgard, Bill Cassidy (Pres.). Seated in Front--Louise Wood, Jim Richmond. 1962-63 BOARD MEMBERS--Left to Right: Ernest Vaughn, Robert Dohner, Perry Haney, Marilee Burgard, Jim Richmond (Pres.), Supt. Duane Beck. Seated in Front--Louise Wood, Bill Cassidy. 4