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J AUGUST 6 , 197S PLAINDEALER CENTENNIAL EDITION PAGE 6 Has Start In McHenry During Year 1896 MONTINI MIDDLE SCHOOL 1405 N. Richmond Road (Continued from page 5 degree. Pupils must not expect to claim credit for work done by the teacher. 8. Command Attention of Class-- Recite to the class and teacher, not to the teacher alone. One way of comanding attention is by speaking loud and distinctly. 9. Penetration and Discrimination--Give positive evidence that in the preparation of your work you have clearly penetrated to the gist of the topic under con­ sideration. and have clearly thought it out. You will become skilled in this point by learning how to study. 10. Completeness--Complete your work Stick to it till it is well prepared. Hestate to say, "My work is almost complete." To The Teacher The teacher is expected to temper all rules and regulations with good judgment. Remember that circumstances alter cases. Make daily preparations for all teaching exercises and recitations, and be ambitious to excel. One boy or girl saved from their waywardness and held in school and developed into a useful and responsible student, is more to be proud of than the advancement of the ninety-and- nine good pupils that need no reproof. Be cheerful, be optimistic, be enthusiastic, be honest and frank with your pupils and patrons. Miss no opportunity to develop character. Keep a sharp lookout for the morals of your pupils. Place before them an example worthy of their imitation. Be makers of men and women. To The Parent Send your children regularly and promptly to school. If you are compelled to keep them out please send a written excuse with them. If you have a grievance against the teachers or the management of the school go to the principal and present your complaint for adjustment. Don't criticise the teacher or school before your children as it does not help matters, but is likely To be injurious instead. Don't noise your complaints about before understanding the particulars, as you may find that things are not so bad as you first thought. Teachers are human and often make mistakes, and they are anxious to have your support and good will. Most troubles between teachers and patrons arise Irom misunderstandings. Visit the school and make the acquaintance of the teacher, that you may better cooperate with her in the education of your child. If you are disap­ pointed with the progress made, investigate and see if you cannot help to correct the failure. Children that are out late on the street are not likely to make good progress in school. Let us unite our influence and power to make the public school system of McHenry the best in the community. "In union there is strength." * 100 TSARS * I'Y L V Your new paving system gets its first lease on life in our complete, modern manufacturing facility where every effort is made to provide the ultimate in high-quality production. Our people are possessed of many skills, acknowledged to be some of the finest metal craftsmen and mechanics in the area. Attention to detail has set us apart from the average. We strive to maximize all the machinery and talents available to us to create for you long lasting reliable construction equipment which will perform well with, only reasonable, normal service care! Catholic Education began in McHenry in September, 1896, when the doors of St. Mary's school opened with a total of 146 pupils. Staffed by the School Sister of St. Francis, the school continued until 1937. At the direction of Bishop Hobin, construction began on the site of the old school for a new school building which would be called St. Mary's and St. Patrick's and would serve MONTINI PRIMARY CENTER 3504 W. Washington Street children from both parishes in McHenry. This arrangement continued until 1951, when Bishop John J. Boylan instruct­ ed Father Edward Coakley to construct a school next to St. Patrick's church which would serve the children of St. Patrick's parish. This school was staffed by the Sisters of Mercy and continued until 1970, when Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill directed the pastors of St. Mary's and St. Patrick's to appoint a group of people from each parish to study the feasibility of consolidating the two schools into one school system. Upon information and sur­ veys taken, it was agreed that consolidation would not only be feasible but possible for the 1970-71 school year. With the consolidation, the St. Patrick's building became the Montini Primary center, grades 1-4, and the St. Mary's building became the Montini Midde school, grades 5-8. The school has a present enrollment of 634 students and is staffed by four School Sisters of St. Francis and four Sisters of Mercy, fourteen lay teachers and two principals. totming paving systems tomated America advanced pment PERFOMMNCE FOX VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 509 N. Front Street New Fox Valley Christian School Opens In Fall '74 The possibility of beginning a Christian day school had been discussed for some time by the Baptist church and at the business meeting on May 8, 1974, the membership of the church voted to begin a Christian school in the building. The school would begin with kindergarten and extend through the tenth grade. The school would use curriculum materials prepared by Ac­ celerated Christian Education of Dallas, Texas. These materials are prepared by a team of professional educators who wish to place more em­ phasis upon patriotism, Christian principles, morality and discipline. On Sept. 3, 1974, the school known as the Fox Valley Christian school opened with the Rev. Charles Bradley as acting principal. At the end of the first school semester there is a total enrollment of seventy- seven pupils extending from kindergarten through grade 12. 1,344 Students Today Phenomenal Growth In District 12 The first school in the Johnsburg area was actually a log church built in 1843. One lay teacher, Henry Thelen, taught in this school. From 1901 until 1953 an unique situation existed in the Johnsburg schools. A district school, built in 1866. and a, Catholic parish school located just a few feet away were both taught by Roman Catholic nuns from St. Joseph's convent, Milwaukee, Wis. When a fire destroyed the parish school on taught by nuns, the people voted in favor of this arrangement, since the district school had been taught by the Sisters for almost fifty years with no problems. After five years of make-shift arrangements, the new school opened in 1950 under the directorship of board members Joseph Huemann, Edwin Hettermann and Peter Freund. Six nuns were hired as teachers. In April of 1953 a Johnsburg resident filed a February 9, 1945, firemen were^ complaint against the school able to save the distriel^^istrict and other public of- building. While work was begun on a temporary building, classes for grades one through six were held in Hettermann's garage. Seventh and eighth graders were able to continue their studies in the district building. The following fall the students attended school in the temporary structure. Next, plans were made for a permanent structure. When an idea was put forth to construct a public school building to be ficials. She alleged that although the school district was organized as a public school, it was actually being operated as a Roman Catholic parochial school. A great many legal proceedings followed and the litigation attracted national and international attention. On May 30, 1953, at a regular meeting of the school directors, a policy was adopted by resolution that, among other things, all instructors em­ ployed by the district, com­ mencing with the school year 1953-54, should be lay teachers. Upon the opening of the school year 1953-54, the Johnsburg elementary school was staffed by two lay teachers and was attended by thirty-five students. The parochial school students were returned to the temporary building. This ac­ tion satisfied the court that the matter had become moot, and therefore no justifiable con­ troversy existed between the parties. At the beginning of the 1954-55 school year the Edgebrook V4school in McHenry was not complete, causing a shortage of classrooms for McHenry. Since Johnsburg had a surplus of classrooms a cooperative program on per capita cost basis was worked out between the two school districts. McHenry employed the teachers, who then taught under the supervision of Chauncey Duker, the McHenry superintendent of schools. Students from the first five grades of McHenry were transported to Johnsburg. and the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students of Johnsburg were transported to McHenry. The first board of education for Johnsburg District 12 was elected in February, 1955, under the direction of Richard L. Tazewell, McHenry county superintendent. In July of 1955, Philip Shutt was employed as the first superintendent of Johnsburg District 12. On April 30, 1956, Duane Andreas was employed to teach science, mathematics, health and physical education in the seventh and eighth grades and to serve as athletic coach. Mr. Andreas was to become the teacher with the longest service in the Johnsburg system and later become a principal and finally superintendent. On Feb. 20. 1957, Paul Dority of Cary, was employed as superintendent to replace Mr. Shutt. 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