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

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LIEUT. COL. JOHN W. BRITTEN Lieutenant Colonel Britten, ROTC instructor, has traveled with the United States Army to Australia, New Guinea, Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines. LAMONT CLIKEMAN, M. A. Mr. Clikeman, Head of the East High Science department and grad- uate of the University of Illinois, spends his spare time gardening and playing the piano, ELIZABETH CONOVER Making eligibility cards for the athletes before each performance along with her stenographic work takes up most of Miss Conover's time. MARIAN DAGNAN, Nurse One who is sincere, honest, loyal and possesses a sense of humor is admired by Miss Dagnan, East High's school nurse. MARIE DOBYNS, M. A. The Head of the Social Studies de- partment, Miss Dobyns received her B. S. from Columbia University and her M. A. degree from the University of Illinois. ALLEN ELMQUIST, M. M. Director of East High's band and graduate of Augustana College, Mr. Elmquist claims golf and hunting as his pastimes. JOHN BURLEND, M. A. Besides teaching Modern Prob- lems and Government, Mr. Burlend, graduate of the University of Illinois, finds that his Debate group occupies much of his time. EVADNA COCHILANE, M. A. Miss Cochrane, English teacher and ABL adviser, cherishes her pho- nograph and record collection and enjoys seeing current plays like the State of the Union. EVA CORDER, B. A. Collecting and using new recipes is one of the many hobbies Mrs. Corder, girls' gym instructor and as- sistant GAA adviser, enjoys. GORDON DE LA RONDE, B. S. East's woodshop teacher, Mr. De LaRonde, returned after a four year absence in the army during which he had charge of a hospital in Eng- land and earned the rank of major. LENNART EDBERG, B. A. Mrl Edberg, Swedish teacher and club adviser who came from Sweden in October, enjoys reading and go- ing to the movies during his leisure hours. RUSSELL ERB, M. A. Formerly a lieutenant j. g. in the U. S. Navy, Mr. Erb now teaches Mathematics and has once again re- organized the wrestling team, l5

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WILLIAM ALEKS, PH. M. Mr. Alek's extensive traveling has taken him to Brazil, West Indies, and Maritime Canada. He teaches Government and American History. HARVEY ANDERSON, B. A. Mr. Anderson's hobbies, radio and photography, coincide with his posi- tion as chemistry and Electric shop instructor and adviser of the Photo Club. MERTHA BARDO, M. A. A student must be sincere, ener- getic, and an independent thinker to appeal to Miss Bardo, Mathe- matics instructor and graduate of Northwestern. OLGA BOGEN, M. A. Mrs, Bogen, instructor of Spanish, Latin, and college German is also the adviser of East high's Spanish Club, Chatlemos. JUNE BORNOR, B. C. S. Mr. Bornor, Director of East High's orchestra, spends his spare time working with radios. He ad- mires a sincere and happy person. SYLVIA BREWER, M. A. Miss Brewer, head of the foreign language department and adviser of French club, has enjoyed her three trips to Mexico and Europe. 14 ROBERT ALLEN, B. S. One of East's newest teachers, Coach Allen, saw much of Europe while in the Army. He is a swim- ming and gym class instructor. CHESTER L. BAILEY, A. B. Mr. Bailey, Head of the Commer- cial department, finds that a pleasing personality heads his list of likable traits of a student. GEORGE BERG, B. E. Mr. Berg, Colorado State graduate, print shop instructor and collector of pipes, believes that honesty is the best policy. , WALTER BOGUSKI, PH. M. Raising tropical fish occupies Mr. Boguski's spare time in school. He is an instructor of Related Machine Trade Work and Mathematics I and II. RUTH BRATT, M. A. Miss Bratt, instructor in Clothing, Needlecraft, Everyday Living, and Home Nursing enjoys wrapping gifts to fit the recipient's personality. MABEL BRILL, B. S. Social improvement according to Miss Brill, Gym instructor and head of Dorado and GAA Clubs, is as important as intellectual advance- ment. ...4-1

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'Fs?'f MARJORIE EVANS, PH. M. Photography ranks high with Miss Evans, English instructor, who considers a dude ranch in Colorado an ideal vacation jspot. JOY FRAIPONT, A. M. Reading is the pastime of Miss Fraipont, American History and Government teacher, who is an alumna of Rockford College and Columbia University. EMERY FRITSCH. M. S. Mr. Fritsch, Physiography instructor, is particularly fond of a person who isn't afraid of work and one who is honest. RAYMOND FROEHLICH, M. A, Mr. Froehlich, American History and Modern Problems teacher, cherishes his amateur rock and mineral collection along with his summer garden. ELEANOR HEUVER, M. A. Miss Heuver, East's librarian, considers swimming and music as her hobbies. She has traveled to Montreal, Canada, and the Pacific coast. MARY HILLS, M. A. English teacher and Northwestern graduate, Miss Hill enjoys playing golf and. admires a person who is self-reliant but friendly gnd considerate. ADELINE HOEGBERG, B. A. Miss Hoegberg, a newcomer at East, teaches English, speech, and drama, enjoys golf and music, and directs the annual junior and senior plays. RAYMOND HOISINGTON, A. B. Besides teaching chemistry, Mr. Hoisington has a good sized farm and he raises chickens. He feels that farming at least keeps him out of mischief. VERA HUNTER, A. B. Miss Hunter, Junior Red Cross sponsor and Government and American His- tory teacher, has enjoyed visiting 45 of the 48 states, Canada, and Mexico. ADELE JOHNSON, M. A. i Colorado State College graduate and teacher of English I and II, Miss Johnson admires a person who shows sincerity and a sense of humor. MARIE JOHNSON, M. S. Miss Johnson, who has two degrees from Northwestern University, teaches newswriting and advises the publication jof the Argus and Highlights. ANNE KELLY Ofice clerk, Miss Kelly graduated from Rockford Central High School, enjoys all types of sports and likes people who are naturally happy. 16