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Brookfield Magnet

Location

Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1948

Page

10

County board approves draft for unincorporated area building code

A county board resolution authorizes a 14 member committee including Ira J. Bach and John K. Dorsey to draft a building code for unincorporated areas. The plan cites fatal fires and disease in trailers and low sanitary areas as justification, aligning standards with FHA federal guidelines. Committee members include Howard Olson and Dr. Howard A. Piszczek, with additional county officials named to the group.

Ira J. Bach Cook County Housing ‘Authority Stephen M. Baily Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Thomas J. Corcoran County Map Department John K. Dorsey Martin C Howard R. Olson Chicago Regional Planning Association Suburban Howard A. ‘Piszczek Cook County Department of Public Health William, Busse Mount Prospect George A. Miller Oak Park John Mackler Chicago Heights George IF. Nixon William J. Touhy

LTHS Seniors Triumph in You Cant Take It With You Play

LTHS seniors delivered a dramatic stage triumph in Moss Hart and George S. Kauffman’s You Cant Take It With You at the school auditorium. Joanne Atchison and Bill Watson led convincing performances as Alice and Tony Kirby, with strong support from Vean Wilson, George Kornmesser, Bob Grieser, David Swain, Bill Hospers, Betty Jo Krauser, Olga Katrina, Ruth Baxter, Carol Babbitt, Gwen Lewis, Dick Seymour, and Carol Cooper.

Elhiss LTHS Moss Hart George S. Kauffman Frank Bacon Joanne Atchison Alice Bill Watson Tony Kirby Grandpa Vanderhove Vean Wilson Henderson George Kornmesser Grandpa Bob Grieser Mr. de Pinna David Swain Donald Bill Hospers Betty Jo Krauser Olga Katrina Ruth Baxter Penelope Carol Babbitt Essie Gwen Lewis Rheba Dick Seymour Mr. Kirby Carol Cooper Mrs. Marvy

Camera Club to Hear Photo Man

Al Halliwell of Western Springs will speak at the LTHS Camera Club meeting at Klickers Que Tuesday March 8 and demonstrate an Everflash unit. He will show high speed action color and black and white photos including baby pictures. The device weighs about ten pounds and offers 1/10,000th second flash duration with the same lamp producing 10 to 15,000 flashes.

al Halliwell Western Springs Lths Camera Club Klickers Klique Halliwell

Lament for Gandhi by Norman W. Johnson Jr.

Norman W. Johnson Jr., Lyons Township High School junior, wrote a poem titled Lament for Gandhi. The piece reflects on Gandhi’s death and India’s struggle for peace, praising his steadfast leadership and nonviolent crusade. Johnson, active in cartooning and debating, sits near the top of his school’s honor roll.

E Norman W. Johnson, Jr Lyons Township Tribune Gunduvs Jani’su Norman Midwest News Chicago West Side LTHS Gandhi India Norman W. Johnson Jr

Music in Cafeteria At LTHS Sparks Student Interest

The LTHS cafeteria now plays popular records as students sit and listen. A loudspeaker linked to the girls gym juke box was installed February 19 following a decision by the Representative Assembly.

LTHS Representative Assembly

Meeting of School Secretaries Held in Atlantic City

Miss Marion D Homer attended the National Association of School Secretaries winter conference in Atlantic City. She serves as corresponding secretary for the National Association and represented the Illinois association on the Advisory Council. Discussions covered the upcoming summer meeting and a July workshop in Cleveland. Dr J C Mitchell of Purdue spoke at brunch on the need and value of service training for school secretaries.

Marion D.homer National Association of School Secretaries National Education Association Atlantic City Homer National Association Illinois Association Cleveland J. C. Mitchell Purdue University

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