Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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OWEN B. WRIGHT, M.A,, friendly, likes chocolate candy, pet peeve is snieary lipstick. Into the hands of Principal Owen B. Wright, not an easy task, but because of their under- Dean of Girls Florence Liebbe, and Dean of standing and patience they have Won the re- Boys E. S. Metcalf falls the responsibility of spect and admiration of the entire student body guiding the lives of 1,300 students. Theirs is E. S. METCALF, popular, friendly, FLORENCE LIEBBE, understand- faculty adviser of Senate, Dean of Boys. ing, energetic, wears a lot of green, Dean of Girls.

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L .,.' . w it Members of Board: W. G. MURPHY, J. G. YOUNGQUIST, TRUMAN PLANTZ, JR., HARRY DENECKE C. F. BAUER, E. F. BURCH EARL H. HANSON-Superintendent of Public Schools, former principal of Rocky High, popular with student body. Hiring new teachers, planning the curriculum, and dealing with financial problems are just a few of the duties of the Board of Education. To them falls the duty of setting the standard of education received by students of the public schools. They devote their time and energy to the end that each student will receive the best in education and guidance so as to prepare him for the responsibility of citizenship and so that he can make a successful living for himself.

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Rocky Higl1's Congress Swede Row 1. Bill Aster, Joy Puscas, Bertha Zierke, Wilma Metcalf, Charlene Lavender Halloway, Juliette Rogge, Bonnie Burke. Row 2. Jack Hudson, John Elliott, Nathan Avrick, Mary Ann Willett, Madge Wilson, Vera May Bra- zell, Betty Burke, Marylyn Post, Betty Maloney, Bette Stanton. Row 3. Betty Bergeson, Charlotte Erickson, Dorothy von Ach, Lois Curry, Evangeline Erickson, Fairo- Democracy is a real force at Rock Island High School. Although there must always be admin- istrative and faculty control of certain areas of school life, the students of Rocky High are largely self-governed. Through the leadership of the Senate, the stu- dent representative body, a very real control operates by the force of student opinion. In the Senate the students may meet on common ground with the faculty to discuss new ideas and ex- change opinions on debatable problems. In our national life there are checks on the representa- tive body, and in our school life, the faculty acts in similar capacity. Thus the responsibilities, as well as the privileges of the democratic way of life are a part of the student's every day experiences at the Crimson and Gold school. In years gone by reading, 'riting and ,rithmetic were taught to the tune of the hickory stick, but now the students are having more and more to say about governing the school. Officers for the club for the entire year were: Bob Lundstedt, president, Charles Marshall, vice president, and Wilma Metcalf, secretary. In the absence of Bob during the second semester zina Vickers, Phyllis Volkmann, Delores O'Melia, Bob Mooney, Miriam Cutkomp. Row 4. Bob Mohr, Bob Gar- rity, Edward Lemon, Jim Boetje, Louis Wilson, Bob Berg- strom, Bill Ehleb, Howie Dort, Warren Hallgren. Row 5. Jim Carlson, Harold Brack, Dick Schieberl. Bob Lund- stedt, Charles Twamley, Ted Stone, Sidney Goldstein, Francis Boom. Charles took over the duties and led the club. These three along with Charlotte Erickson, repre- senting the seniors, Bob Garrity, the juniors, and Bob Mooney, the sophomores, and with Mr. Met- calf as the faculty advisor made up the Senate board. BOB LUNDSTEDT President of the Senate