West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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Adminisiraiion iw PRINCIPAL A. G. HAUSSLER Mr. Larsonls main duly is shaping progressive educalion To lil lhe needs of The Wesl Aurora schools, and Ihis he expedienlly accomplishes 'rhrough his seleclion of curriculum and educa- lional melhods. Assuming Ihe posilion of principal in a slrange commun- ily aliler school is well under- way is a dillicull laslc, bul Ihe versalilily which Mr. hlaussler, who, aller serving as principal al Pekin Communily I-Iigh School in Pekin, Illinois, came lo Wesl I-Iigh on Oclober I, I945, lo succeed Mr. Ross Bergman, has exhibiled, has been rellecl- ed in lhe smoolh lunclioning ol Wesr I-ligh curriculum and ac- livilies. A+ Ihe same lime be- coming acquainled wilh Wesl I-Iigh personnel, rouline, and Iradilion, Mr. I-laussler has served as personnel counselor lo problems of sludenl and facully alilce and as a medium belween lhe school and lhe communily. Assisling wilh adminislralive Dean of Boys EX-PRINCIPAL ROSS M. BERGMAN dulies lhis year have been Mrs. Gerlrude Scoll Smilh, assislanl principal and dean of girls, and Mr. A. C. Ridinger, dean ol boys, who have con- cenlraled on mainlaining a minimum of absenlee- A. C. Ridinger Assislanf Principal Gerlrude Scoll Smifh PAGE 23

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Building High SUPERINTENDENT CARL E. LARSON Three 'rhings are io be loolced io in a building: ihar ii siand on 'rhe righi spoig ihai ii be securely founded: ihai ii be successfully execu'red. Goeihe To ihe archiieci enirusied io plan from clay and moriar Wesi Aurora l-ligh School, locaiion, loundaiion, and execuiion deiermined success. No less archilecis are ihose delegaied io mold from raw maierials ihe siruclure ihai is ihe Wesi High senior. These human engineers are ihe direciors, adminisiraiors, and personnel oi our school, and ihey, loo, combine localion, ioundaiion, and ex- ecuiion io produce a sound and solid consiruciion. Thai ir siand on ihe righi spo+ -ihai all pre- liminary delails are sound, 'rhai ihe blueprinis are wisely drawn, and Thai' The iinesl maierials and labor are employed-ihese are The dulies of 'rhe Wesi' Aurora Board oi Educaiion. A group of ien cirizens inieresied in educaiional progress, ihis organizaiion ol which Mr. Frank C. Paull is presi- deni, Mr. Samuel A. Lilley, presideni pro-iempoe rare, and Miss l-lelen Leigh, secrelary, acls as head of ihe Wesr Aurora school adminisiraiive sysiern and execuies ihe business affairs which conduciing six schools eniails. Mihai ii be securely ioundedufihis is ihe re- sponsibiliiy oi Mr. Carl E. Larson, Wesi Aurora school superiniendenl, and Mr. A. G. l-laussler, Wes'i l-ligh principal, in molding ihe developing consiruclion. Members of I945-46 Wesi Aurora Board of Educa+ion include, lop row, lefl fo righf: Presiclenf Frank C. Pauli, J. Allison Binford, E. Wallace Gibson, Samuel A. Lilley, Mrs. Emma C. Rice, bofiom row, lefi 'ro righla John M. Spence, Raymond E. Thorpe. C. L. Valentine, W. M. Willeff, Jr., and R. F. Williams. PAGE 22

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. - .l MISS CARROLL DUNNING, A.B. Born wiTh a gifT of lauqhTer Spanish, LaTin Spanish Club MR. FREDRICK O. FINCHUM A.A., B.S. Ed. I have laid aside business, and gone a-fishing Problems of democracy, physi- cal educaTion Frosh-soph. TooTball-baslceTball coach, varsiTy Traclc coach, LeTTermen's Club MR. LESLIE L. GEE. B. Ed. Engraving, Then, is, in brieT Terms, The ArT of ScraTch PrinTing MISS ELIZABETH HARMON B.A., B.L.S. l have no superfluous leisure Librarian Library Club MISS ESTHER BALLARD. B.S. NeaTness is The asepsis of cloThes CloThing, foods Junior Red Cross MISS GLADYS C. BROWN A.B., M.A. For she by qeomeTric scale Could Talce The size of poTs ol ale, And wisely Tell whaT hour o' The clay The cloclc does sTrilce, by algebra General maThemaTics, plane geomeTry Senior class advisor MR. THEODORE F. EICHLER B. Mus., M. Mus. As good-naTured a soul as e er Trod on shoe of leaTher Band, OrchesTra MR. CHARLES M. FRIDAY B. Ed. FacTs and Figures! PuT 'em down! Algebra, plane geomeTry AssisTanT varsiTy TooTball-Track coach MR. RAY K. GRANT B. Ed., M.A. As uprighT as The cedar General Science, physics Visual aids, senior class chairman MR. STEN G. HALFVARSON B. Mus. Ed. WiThouT music lile would be a misTalce A Cappella Choir, Jr. A Cap- pella Choir, Mixed Chorus Girl's Glee Club lsecond semesTerl PAGE 24 MR. CLARENCE BLUBAUM B.S.. M. A. PaTience is The besT remedy Tor every Trouble Business lundamenTals, Typing I IvVar Saving Fund MR. W. P. BURCKHARD, B.A. Men of Tew words are The bes men General shop AssisTanT Trosh-soph. T Tb l baslceTball coach