School Council Reports 1947 Activities and Plans
Carlson presided at the January meeting of the yme School council with 20 members present. By laws were revised under Mrs. R laws chairing the committee. Christmas Be chairman Mrs. Waldo Simonson reported student involvement with 200 to 400 participants in the 1947 party. LTHS board progress praised. Boys club outlines two basketball games two sports nights and two career nights. Girl’s club TB drive Bangle Day food and money to Community Nurse and Service assoc dances and a Valentine dance planned. New student party hosted by Dave Allen invites 70 to 80 students new since fall. Senior class play You Cant Take It With You scheduled February 20. The new addition room is occupied. Movie showings after school noted.
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Gene
Carlson
Presi
yme-School Council
H. D. Krummel
R. Laws
Waldo Simonson
LTHS
Bill Fritz
Carol Ruminer
Dave Allen
Bill Watson
English Teachers To Hear Talk On Art Of Listening
Dr Harold A Anderson of the University of Chicago will address The English Club of Greater Chicago on January 17 at Carson Pirie Scott downtown. The talk titled Listening to an art will cover listening skills and related classroom implications.
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Harold A. Anderson
University of Chicago
LTHS
Nazareth Group to Meet at Academy
Nazareth auxiliary and Mothers' club schedule a Wednesday meeting at the academy with president A. H. Osterberg to open at 2 p.m. Adele Whitfield of United Wall Paper Inc. will lecture on Color and Pattern for your Walls. Tea and social hour to follow. all members and friends invited.
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Nazareth
Mothers’ Club
Academy
A. H. Osterberg
Adele Whitfield
United Wall Paper Inc
LTHS drama teacher tours New York plays during Christmas break
During Christmas vacation Storm Frank Stacey LTHS public speaking and dramatics instructor spent a week in New York City after leaving LaGrange December 20. He visited Yale University in New Haven to study the drama department and was impressed by its new electronic lighting system. In New York he attended hit plays including Medea A Streetcar Named Desire The Heiress Happy Birthday High Button Shoes and Man and Superman. He plans to bring back ideas to LTHS and JC productions.
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Frank Stacey
LTHS
New York City
New York
Stacey
LaGrange
New Haven
West Suburban Republican Women meet at president’s home
The board met at Mrs. Lewis W. Wedekind’s home at 6386 South Ashland Avenue on Wednesday afternoon January 7. It voted to postpone the luncheon meeting planned for January 22 in Riverside to January 29 due to candidate filing dates for the April 18 primary. Filing runs January 19 to 26 with January 31 the last withdrawal day.
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West Suburban
Republican Women’s Club
Lewis W. Wedekind
Ashland Avenue
Lujcheon
Riverside
Alpha Omicron Pi Group Will Meet Tonight
The West Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi will meet at Miss Gladys Horeys home 1609 South Grove avenue Berwyn on Tuesday January 20 at 8 00 P M Mrs La Verne Harvey Linda Lee Makeup representative will attend demonstrations Each member invited to participate Assistant hostesses Mrs R G Adams and Mrs Chas Royer Oak Park
Local Storm Worse Here Than New York Event
December 31 Stacey compared the New Year storm locally to New Yorks Christmas system and said the local weather was far more destructive despite less snow. He notes sleet and wind caused greater damage locally.
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Stacey
New York
LTHS GAA Meeting Highlights Freshman Tumblers Tennis Bowling
Jodie Goodsell led the recent LTHS GAA session with a panel on fall activities. Grace Chelsie presented an amusing horseback riders’ account. Mrs. Glick demonstrated tumbling. Freshmen Midge Miles Connie Stevens Pat Williams Dinah Lee Filkins Lou Greene attended. Tennis head explained competition angles, Lula Belle Thompson discussed bowling and rules for the new girls league. Betty Hutt spoke on tournament basketball and rule changes.
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Jodie Goodsell
LTHS
Grace Chelsie
Lula Belle Thompson
Betty Hutt
New Student Welcome Party By LTHS Guidance Committee
The LTHS student council guidance committee presents an annual Thursday evening welcome party for transfer students. The event aims to acquaint newcomers with school activities and fellow students, featuring skits about various school organizations.
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LTHS
School adopts safety posters for driving unit
Lyons Township High School and LTJC received safety posters from the American Legion for use in classes. Freshmen will take a seven week unit on safe driving, with social science classes leading the effort. The posters feature highway signs and action pictures highlighting safety issues on streets and highways.
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George Olsen
Carl Warkow
Chicago
National Council of Teachers of English
Vance Fitzgerald
Chrysler-Plymouth
Off Grange
Knight Motor Sales
Bert Barrick
Knight's
Chrysler Corporation
Fitzgerald
Vance
Cook County
la. Grange
Alpha Omicron Pi
Gibson Girl
Lord Lumber & Coal CO
N. Spring la Grange
the Heat Engineering CO
Western Springs, Ill
Western Springs
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