West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Graduating Class Members Enjoy Eventful Year An important visit on our tour through West High is to room 124. Here we meet lVliss Dorothy A. Knill, counselor of the class of 1948. In the top picture she is discussing college entrance requirements with two members of the senior class, Pat Simms and Dan Hanna. Miss Knill believes that academic pursuits and personality ratings are the outstanding goals dur- ing school years. She also feels that the extra-eurric- ular activities are all equally important since each meets the needs of individual students. Among tl1e extra-curricular activities closely related to the sen- iors are the class play and Senior Prom. One of the many duties of class officers elected in the fall of the year is to measure their fellow seniors for caps and gowns. They are shown in the middle picture at work on this project. From left to right they are Alice Needham, secretary, Lucille Stone, treasurer, Jim Price, vice president, and .lack Winning, president. To many, the events which carry along with them the best, and yet the saddest, memories come near the close of our school year. As you probably have guessed, by this we mean commencement and all the events that go along with it. Before the final com- mencement day, a Senior Luncheon is held for all class members. Another very important day is the Sunday before graduation when the Baccalaureate service is held in the school auditorium. Members of the senior class send announcements to their friends and relatives telling of their coming graduation. ln the bottom picture are the four seniors who were asked to aid in choosing the announcements for this year, Betty Bartlett, Dorothy Vallortigara, Basil Cas- cio, and Dick Larson. Senior day, the last legal day of school for members of the graduating class, is a thrill to everyone who observes it. On this day, all the seniors wear their caps and gowns for the first tin1e. All through our career at West High, we are being directed toward our life work or college, depending on what we are planning to do after graduation. Vile are encouraged to talk with many representatives from various colleges who visit West High frequently. ln this way we are able to decide what courses we should follow and where we wish to attend college. For all this and many more services we, the members of the class of '48, say thank you from our hearts to all the teachers and friends who have lent us a helping hand.

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1948 Seniors Present uYou Can't Take It With Youi' Our journey proceeds to the play enacted by members of the class of 48. This year our senior class used Kauffman and Hart's comedy, 6'You Canal Take It With You. In the top left picture Kolenkov, Doug Trout, is showing Essie, Lou Stone, some ballet techniques while Reba, Anna Belle Ware, and Donald, Robert Owens, her boy friend, look on. ln another scene from GYou Can't Take It With Youf' top right, Mr. DePinna, Jack lvinning, bows low as Kolenkov presents the Grand Duchess Olga Katrina, Shirley Miller. Alice, Jackie lppen, and Tony, Bob Lock- lin, her boy friend, are interested observers. The stage crew was necessary backstage for many purposes, including that of providing the sound effects which gave the impression of fireworks. They are, bottom left, George Robert- son, Don Langkamp, Floyd Burrier, lVlr. B. T. Wfolfe, Jim Wilson, and Doreen Dahl. In the bottom right picture we see that Grandpa, Recd Searle, is very disgusted as the income tax collector, Dick Cherry, confronts him with the fact that he owes the government a great deal of money. Penny Sycamore, Dorie Meenen, and Paul Sycamore, Al Johnson, appear surprised. Our sincere approval goes to Miss Elizabeth Pearson, the director, and the cast for the grand success they made of this production. 25