Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Ri OFFICERS First Semester Second Semester Myrtle Kleekner President Myrtle Kleckner Mildred McEachran V.-President Juanita Hale Bertha Arne Secretary Lucille Bailey Marjory Talbot Treasurer Mildred MCE:-lchran Mrs. Mary Shumway Adviser Mrs. Mary Shumway KLECKNER SeC0 ARNE . cservice, 1Scho1arship7 In 1923 a group of Rockford high school girls met to form a club for furthering the interest in the study of Home Economics. It was decided that all girls in either sewing or cooking classes should be eligible for membership, and that a combination of the first two letters of the words sewing and cooking should form the club's title. In 1924, this organization became aiifiliated with the National Home Economics Association. Seco club has varied programs. At the begin- ning of each semester this year a formal initiation and a banquet were held for the new members. At Christmas time, each girl furnished a box of home made candy which was presented to the ladies of the Jennie Snow home. The afternoon party, staged on February ll, was a great success! and the club's evening party, an affair of the sec- ond semester, was also well attended. A tea was given in the spring for Junior high school girls, a custom which has been followed out for several years. Members of the club served at the Owl-Annual banquet on February 22. All programs for the club are planned to be instructional. Several commercial demonstrations have been given, and at the meeting on February 18, members dressed dolls. Many girls of the club participated in the as- sembly on November 18, which was put on by the Home Economics department in the form of a style show. Each model displayed garments which had been made by the girls in the department. E page twenty-one

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1 l First Semester OFFICERS Ri Second Semester Loween Conklin President Harlan Irke Lois Goldman V.-President Jean Abramson Frances Hoelsher Secretary Helen McNeany Martha Ryan Treasurer Burdette Osborne Miss Fl0Y Dentler Adviser Miss Floy Dentlcr commn Paint and Palette Club INMAN lScholarshipJ tServicel Members of the Art department sponsor the Paint and Palette club to induce a greater interest in Art among the students who are not associated with the department as well as those who are. Thus any student is eligible for membership. At the majority of the meetings the craft prob- lem, the application of enamel to glass, was dis- cussed and worked upong many shapes and sizes of jars and bottles were secured and painted in dem- onstrative designs with the lacquer. Members held a successful afternoon party in the boys' gym during the first semester. Roy's orchestra played for the affair, which was open to the entire school. The grab bag party held at Christmas time was open only to members. Each member brought a ten cent present, the gifts being placed in a bag, and the drawing of the gifts fol- lowing. On january Z4 the Art club of Rockford college gave an afternoon tea to which all the members of the Paint and Palette were invited. The College club presented a program of musical numbers and three living pictures, famous paintings posed by the members of the club. The tea was held at the college art studio. At a spring meeting a movie showing the life of Michael Angelo was shown. Several members of the Paint and Palette were in the spring assembly sponsored by the art dc- partment. The students presented a pageant which was planned to emphasize the use of color in life. . page twenty

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l 11 H ,A A e ' iei. . 1 iii.tst. OFFICERS 5 tecse F fi t iti it First Semester Second Semester Q- 'wil iif X15 . H ' V Robert Warren President Josephine Armstrong K Vivian Carlson V.-President Harold Acker V' . I ' Josephine Armstrong Secretary Julia Joslin I ' E.. - Harold Acker Treasurer Adrian Janes ' V Miss Maud VVeinschenk Adviser Miss Maud Weinschenk I .. ,AMS Rab Authors Club CARLSON KServiceJ To furnish inspiration and help for all students interested in creative writing and to promote interest in and enjoyment of good literature, the third literary organization of Rockford high school was founded. For the past two years Rab Authors club has published an original book of verse, My Singing Soul. The 1929 edition of the book was rated All- American in the National Scholastic Press Associa- tio11 Contest. During the year the club members have sponsored and edited the literary section of the Owl. Robert VVarren, Hrst semester president, was editor. Mem- bers of all English classes contributed material. Each year members of Rab Authors enter material in the contests sponsored by Cnrrent Literature, Scholastics, and similar magazines. Many students received pen and pencil awards from Current Liter- ature for excellency of material submitted. Richard CScholarship5 Congleton and Josephine Armstrong had poetry pub- lished in The Gleain, a magazine publishing only the best of high school verse. Jerry Allaben won hrst prize of Eve dollars in an essay contest sponsored by the horticultural society of Winnebago County. The club sponsors its own poetry contest every spring. Carl Sandburg's appearance in the Auditorium on November 18, Monday, was sponsored by both A. B. L. and Rab Authors. The members of Rab Authors managed the publicityg Arnold Liebling, Hymen Bur- stein, and Helen Christenson composed the commit- ICC. Friday, March 14, was the date of the club's eve- ning party for which the Philomatheans and Rab Authors merged. Rab Authors secured programs in the shape of shamrocks. Harold Acker and Jose- phine Armstrong were general chairmen from Rab Authors. page twenty-two