Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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12 Tl-IE ANNUAL. gan at Ann Arbor, where he received the degrees B. S. in '96 and M. S. in IQ7. From 1897-98 Mr. Lewis was Superintendent of Schools of Lawton, Mich., and September '98 he began his work at our High School as teacher of History and Bookkeeping. W EFPNEST ANDREWS Mr. Andrews, instructor in Chemistry and Physics, is an alumnus of R. H. S. and the University of Chicago. Before becominga mem- ber of the faculty here he taught several years in Business Colleges. W LYLE C. BROWER Our present instructor in Manual Training, Mr. Brower, is a graduate of the Ottawa High School, in which city he was born. He received the degree B. S. at the University of Illinois, and is a member of the American Manual Training Association. W MRS. NELLIE HAYES STEVENS Mrs. Stevens is a native of Michigan. She is a graduate of the Rock Island High School and of Knox College. After taking special Work at Boston, she taught in the Dixon, Rock Island and Council Bluffs High Schools. She joined the faculty of the Rockford High School March, 1899, as instructor in English. tu FLORENCE MABEL FOSTER Miss Florence Foster was born in Ogle county, Ill. She came to Rockford in 1887, and entered the public schools. She graduated in 1896, and has since been Librarian of the R. H. S. W HELEN DICKEY Miss Dickey has been connected with the public schools of Rock, ford as instructor in Drawing and Painting since coming here in 1891. She devotes one afternoon of each week to High School work.

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TI-IE ANNUAL. II LILLIIXN R. SMITH Miss Lillian R. Smith, instructor in Algebra, was a former stu- dent of the Rockford High School. She graduated at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., in 1895, with the degree A. B. From that time she taught in the public schools of this city until February, 1898, when she assumed her present position. tu EERD STEDINGEF2 Mr. Ferd Stedinger was born in Hanover, Germany. He has taught German in the High School for three years, and has given private lessons in German for seven years. He is editor of the Rock- ford Germania. W ALICE C. HUNTER Miss Alice C. Hunter was born at Mendota, Illinois. She attended the University of Nebraska, and there graduated from the Classical department with high honors as a student and with the degree A. B. In 1898 she received the Master's degree. She held a Fellowship in Latin from 1895 to '98, and was elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity in '96, This is Miss Hunter's first year here as instructor in Greek and Latin. in SUSANNFX ONINS MINCRULEY Miss Macauley was born at jeffersonville, Indiana. After grad- uating from the High Schools at home and at Ann Arbor, she entered the Latin department of the University of Michigan, graduating with the degree Ph. B. After teaching Latin and History for two years at Wyandotte, Mich., where she was Assistant Principal, she came to Rockford, and is now instructor in the same subjects. ui WILLIAM LEWIS Mr. Lewis was born in Ogle county, Ill. After graduating from the R. H. S. in the class of ,Q2, he entered the University of Michi-

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Qgfrsg QRGANIZA TIONS. FF CLASS OF WINETY-NINE, QIQFICERS. JOSEPH A. COPELAND, ------- - - - President EDXVIN C. BRIGGS, - - - - Vice President FRED E. R1GH'roR, - - - - . Secretary and Treasurer COLORS-'DARK BL UE AND GOLD, YELL. Rae-a-lac, Rae-21-lac, Rac-a-lac-a-line! Rockford High School 3969!