West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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A TEACHER'S LIFE The office girls from tho Board of Education, the three Junior high schools, and the East and West high schools entered into the spirit of Christmas by celebrating at a dinner held in the school cafeteria on December 16. After dinner, the tradition of loading the tree with gifts and exchanging them was followed by a game of bunco. Among the group in the picture are Dorothy Morgan. Cleo Matthews, and Norma Ang. The rows of boxes in the office facilitate the office girls' work of giving out reports, messages, and mail to tho teachers. The teachors appreciate the new closed boxes as a great improvement over the old open mailboxes, which were less private and from which small notes woro easily lost. In the picture. Miss Davis has just como in for hor noticos, while Mr. Tracy is examining the matorial ho has taken from his box. One of last year's important social events was the Senior Prom, held at the Armory. As at all other school parties, several faculty membors acted as chaperones. Shown chatting during an intermission are Marion Arbo gast, senior treasurer; Don Christopherson, Miss Vincent, and Miss Knill. Othor chap-eronos at tho prom wore Mr. and Mrs. Blue. Mr. and Mrs. Lundahl, Miss Putnam, Mr. and Mrs. Bornor, Miss Scandroli, Mr. and Mrs. Horrall, and Mr. Shumato. ifS Tire gaily decorated table in this scene was the center of a Christmas tea party, held in the library, at which the first floor teachers were hosts to teachers on the second and third floors. Among the group gathered around Miss Oilman, who is pouring, are Colonel and Mrs. Pell, Mr. and Mrs. Blue, Mr. Lundahl, Miss Knill, Miss Kirby, Miss Alberstett, and Mr. Shumate. Miss Vincent was general chairman for the event. [28]

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Miss Whiting, a mombor of Panhellenic Council, considers anklets in winter a very foolish fashion. She enjoys all movies in which Nelson Eddy stars. ... In his spare time. Coach Willson, whose birthday is in Juno, either goos hunting or plays golf. Kay Kyser's radio program is his favorito. . . . Mrs. Wright enjoys Hugh Walpole's and George Arliss’ works because of their splendid character portrayals. Sho expocts to find loyalty in all of her friends. . . . The Ballad for Americans by Robinson is one of Miss Wray's favorite musical compositions. Sho valuos highly understanding between horself and hor friends. . . . Miss Davis, who enjoys listening to Lowell Thomas' nowscasts, misses a place to hang her coat in the new school. She celebrates her birthday in January. ... As a pastime. Miss Johnson enjoys her membership in the Women's City Bowling League. The waltzes of Johann Strauss aro hor favorito compositions. . . . Sincerity, dependability, and a sonso of humor are qualities Miss Denny admires most in a friend. She onjoys listening to In a Persian Market by Ketalby. . . . Miss Carlson chooosos Tales of the Vienna Woods as her favorite musical composition. She enjoys reading the works of Sinclair Lewis and Carl Sandburg. . . . Miss Wossols, who appreciates faithfulness in hor friends, choosos Boautiful Dreamer as her favorite musical composition. Sho especially enjoys novels like those of Willa Cather. Mary Davis. B.E. Librarian Evelyn B. Johnson Bookktrprr Margaret Denny Strnographtr Of HORSEPOWERS Edith Whiting. B.A Social Stadias 8-5-3 Co-Advisor Milo E. Willson. B.S. Maihrmaiici Alhltlic Coach Ruth Wright. B.A. Mathematics Helen Wray. R.N. Nurse In Mr. Maitland's auto shop classes the boys make uso of two new pieces of equipment. Dick Welle and Sam Caruana are shown grinding valves and dressing a grind stone, whilo Don Mayer reads the dials on a motor testing machine being oporatod by Bob Hammerllng and Dale Hark-noss. (27]

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 1 IS NOT ALL WORK When th© leader of an activity has an announcement to make, he may, by using the public address system, speak to all the home rooms. In this picture Coach Beyer is shown announcing an athletic ovent while Mr. Wolfe, school enginoer, operates the intricate control panel and Miss Pearson prepares to stir up interost in the junior play. Programs can bo sent from several othor points in the building as well as from the control room. Bofore the Central high school closed last summer, th© faculty gave a farewell dinner honoring Mr. Blue. Ninety members of the high school faculty attended the function. In the picture Miss Slade, who was chosen to represent the teachers, is shown as she pro sented Mr. Blue with a Gladstone traveling bag in appreciation of his cooperative spirit as principal. Another feature of the program was the showing of early snapshots of several teachers. On June 21, 1940, the Rockford high school alumni association held a farewell banquot at the Hotel Faust. The mombers who playod an active part in the planning of the rounion were (seated) Miss Scandroli, secretary-treasurer of the association; Francis Hickey, alumni president; Miss Hollem, chairman of music. Heads of other committees were (standing, left to right) Agard Bartlett, Dr. Fred Tindall, Wilbur Johnson, Paul Hogland. Karl Williams! and Ashton Johnson. At the beginning of the first semester, Mr. and Mrs. Blue gave a tea in the home economics apartment, to which were invited teachers, offico workers, and mombors of the Board of Education. Seated at the table in the picture are Mrs. Marie Sheehe (left) and Mrs. Frank Johnson (right), both Board members. Standing around the tablo are (loft to right) Miss Bar-lass, Miss Dentler. M'ss Hollem. Miss Johnson, Mrs. Blue, and Miss Holmin.