West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Tho building of the three new schools marks another mile-stone in the progross and development of the city of Rockford. Under the constitution of the State of Illinois, each community is charged With a duty of furnishing the necessary facilities to the end that all children may receive a good common school education. It is. therefore, not only the duty of tho Board of Education in each community to provido a good common school education, but it is tho mandatory duty of each citizen to see that it is provided. What is meant by the words good education is vory difficult of definition. It nocossarily changes with the times, progress, and each generation. In theso times, it has become necessary to include in the schools, not only tho facilities whereby one can acqulro the ability to think, but also the ability to do. In other words, it is expected of tho schools that the boy and girl be prepared for his other life work. In our new schools. I believe each boy and girl is given full opportunity of receiving a good common school education according to the modem definition. The building program that was completed in 1940 is the result of the normal progress in the city and was foreseen as oarly an 1930 when the Board of Education at that time made a detailed survey of the City of Rockford for the purpose of laying out a twonty-flve year school program. The location and size of the new schools were forosoon by that Board as is shown by the recommendations made in their report at that time. The necessity for the now schools had been acute for a number of years. When the opportunity presented itself by having funds mado available for tha purpose, it became the duty of the Bo«d of Education to build tho schools. The planning, building, and furnishing of the new schools has been the rosult of tho flnost type of co-operation between all involved, including the citizens of Rockford. All of the persons and organizations concerned with tho building of the new schools have worked toward but one end. That has been to provide the best facilities possible for all of tho childron of Rockford. As president of the Board of Education of the City of Rockford, I hope that the West Senior High school will continue to serve the purpose for which it was dedicated: That every schoolhouse, both old and new, in Rockford and in the whole land, bring to the younger generation tho precious legacy which is theirs, to the end that Democracy may live for all time.