Waukegan High School - Annual W Yearbook (Waukegan, IL)

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Z fgriclzarci uferarz .fdclminififrafor OMING to Wiiukcgfaiii High School in 1918 in the capacity of Science in- structor and department head. Clarence E. Prichard was soon promoted to Principal, a position which he has filled creditably for almost thirty years. Before the recent organization of the present guidance and counseling system, the school principal served as the chief source of student advice. His oflice was in effect a general clearing place for individual problems of all kinds. Mr. Prichard's conf tact with the thousands of boys and girls who have been graduated from W.T.f l'l.S. during his years of service as Principal, places him in a most favorable posif tion for envisioning the future educational needs of the VV'aukeganfNorth Chi' cago community. Mr. Prichard has been appointed Superintendent to succeed Mr. jordan, whose resignation will take effect july 1, 1950. like 1 Elfgwlyfgi, it 5 35 ma. Lu , i . 1

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ice, CAIJCGK ana! .fduxigary ja!! MRS. MARIE BEATTY Secretary to the Superintendent MRS. EDNA FAE BOWERS Guidance Office Secretary MRS. CATHERINE COUTURIER Board Office Secretary MRS. LORRAINE DELLA POSTA Receptionist MRS. MARY GINN Board Office Bookkeeper MRS. LOUISE LOVE Cafeteria Manager MRS. JOYCE NEEDHAM Industrial Office Secretary MISS MARIE SAUTER Attendance Secretary MISS CARRIE SCHNEIDER Registrar, Secretary to the Principal MRS. PRISCILLA SCHROEDER School Nurse MRS. HAZEL F. SCHULTZ Apprenticeship Training Secretary MISS MARION SMALES High School Office Secretary MISS PENZIE SPARR Evening School Secretary MRS. CAROL STASKEWICH Activities Cashier MRS. LOTTIE TURNER ' Book Room Secretary W DR. ERICH WEIS School Physician , a Y . Il : it -., . if. was 6 if it 3 Maui? ESIDES the administration, faculty, and students, there is an auxiliary group that takes care of much of the routine work that goes through the office. In this group are the office secretaries, the secretaries to the superintendent and principal, and the at' tendance and the bookroom secretaries. The activities cashier collects class dues and book bills, and takes care of other monetary duties. The school nurse and the school doctor are responsible for checking the physical health of the students. Every other year stu' dents are required to have a physical examination. Taking care of the information desk and the switch board are among the duties of the receptionist. The board oiiice bookkeeper and evening school secretary are included in this group. Managing the cafeteria and the teacher's lunch room falls to the cafeteria manager, also listed with this special group. 12

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lfl,lfl'l,l4'l0l ana! .SQTAOOK Cfadded CHARLES E. MELTON Director of Summer School INCE 1923 the Board of Education has offered the citizens of this community the facilities of thc High School for evening classes in a hroad adult education program. Under the supervision of George W. Oslwun, Evening School Director, eightyflive courses are offered in academic, trade, husiness. homemaking, and hohhy fields. Fiftyfone classes with an enroll' ment of 1054 students were organized the first semester this year: the second semester 87:7 students were enrolled in 47 organized classes. Men and women of all ages are attracted hy these courses which are designed to help them make hettcr use of their leisure time, to im' prove themselves in skills that apply at home or on thc ioh, and to earn credits toward a diploma. There are no entrance requirements except that those seeking high school credit must he elementary school graduates. NTIL five years ago local students who wished to attend summer school had to go to other places where such work was offered, The summer school session at Waukegziii now takes care of such students. From 175 to 250 students from Waukegziii as well as other places in the county have heen in attendance, Wliile any high school suhject in sufhcient de' mand will he taught during: the summer ses' sion, the suhjects most frequently requested have heen in the fields of English. Social Studies, Mathematics, Science and Commerf cial. Classes are held in the forenoon during the coolest part of the day. Each class meets for ninety minutes five times a week. For sue' cessful work a full semesters credit is allowed. A small tuition is charged, making the sum' mer school selffsupporting. Teachers are se' lected from the faculty of the regular high school teaching staff. GEORGE W. QSBUN Director of Evening School