Rockford East High School - Argus Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Right-The teachers' boxes are a frequented place before school in the morning, during lunch hours, and after school Lower Left-It appears that Mr. Lundstrom is looking either for his food or a place to sit at the faculty dinner. Lower Right-Aside from their classroom duties, East's teachers find time to chaperon after-game dances. Upper Left-How's Junior doing this quar- ter?', Will Susie pass this semester? These questions and many more are discussed at junior- Senior Parents' Night. Upper Right-At a dinner held in the model apartment, faculty members and their families enjoyed a good meal and an entertaining get-together. Left-From the looks on the teachers faces, both the food and the conversation must have been enjoyable as this picture was taken in the faculty dining room.

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, ' 1:0 SDew.eg, By H. C. MUTH Those of us who have known Elmer Dewey and have been associated with him in the schools for many years find it very hard to realize that he is gone. Everyone knew and liked Elmer. He was a good companion, friendly, easy to know, and a good conversationalist. He had a wide range of inter- ests and his information in many fields was most authoritative. Elmer had a keen sense of humor and his witticisms were appreciated by all who knew him. He poked fun at people in a kindly manner, and yet if you knew him well, you knew also that he despised sham and hypocrisy. His opinions were defi- nite, but I don't believe that he ever carried any malice in his heart. He just wasn't that kind of a fellow. Elmer liked young people and, in turn, they liked him. He could joke with them, talk their language, and listen to them. I know that in a quiet, modest, and unassuming way, he helped many young people adjust themselves to difficult situations by lending a sympathetic ear and quietly giving advice and help- ful suggestionseoften in a half joking-way. But the young people knew that was Elmer's way of saying things, and it helped them take their problem in a more realis- tic fashion without an outburst of emotionalism that was often very close to the surface' E The boys who came back from war and stopped in the office quite often ended their conversation by saying-- By the way, is Mr. Dewey still here? - Yes, he is still up in 2l6. Then the boy or the man would say, I must go up and see Elmer. There was no disrespect intended when they said Elmer in- stead of Mr. Dewey. Rather it was a word of affection and comradeship. There just isn't any way to measure the influence that Elmer had on the lives of young people-as a matter of fact he wouldn't want it measured. Yes, it's hard to realize that he is gone because the influence of his personality is still with us and will remain.