West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Senior Prom and Senior Luncheon Traditional As we near the end of our tour., we attend many important events arranged to hid farewell to the graduating seniors. Included in these is the Senior Prom. As it is the only strictly formal dance of the year, it is eagerly anticipated. Girls are arrayed in a variety of new formals while their escorts usually are dressed in white coats and dark trousers. ln the photograph, top left, the following senior class oflicers of l947 are shown leading the Grand fMareh: back row: ,loan Clouser, secretary, Bob Wilson, Jody Hickox, treasurerg Roy Oliver. Front row: ,lean- nie Wliitelieaclg Tom Tenney, president, Mary Arnett, vice presidentg and Bob Chockley. At the Senior Luncheon, a gala affair, the seniors and their homeroom teachers gather in the cafeteria to say good-by and enjoy the food and entertainment. During the program of '47, top right, excellent speeches were given by Miss Humphreys, Tom Tenney, president, David North, Miss Knillg Mr. Blueg Mary Arnett, vice presidentg and Jody Hickox, treasurer. Standing by one of the many wall decorations placed about the gym are Mary Arnett and her date, Bob Chockley, engaged in conversation with Tom Tenncy and ,lean Wliitclleacl, bottom left. At one of the tahles, bottom right, a group of students may he seen exchanging views on current topics during the Senior Luncheon. 26

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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

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1948 We Shall Never Forget Commencement Day The most 1llCll10l'3lJlC ceremony for seniors is commencement. Held in the Coronado theater, this solemn rite impresses graduates with the importance of applying in everyday life the principles they have learned in school. lvitll eyes to the future, hoth student and adult speakers base their topics on the value of education. The speakers at the 1947 commencenient, shown at the top left, were Principal James E. Blucg Dr. Harold lddings Bell, consult- ant on education to the Protestant Episcopal Church of Chicagog and Mr. Loren L. Wliiteliead, president of the Board of Education. Perhaps the most important feature of the graduation exercises is the awarding of diplomas, each senior receiving the award from Mr. Whitehead. In the photograph at the top right, he is shown handing a diploma to Lorraine Borst while Mary Amett, senior class vice president, and Tom Tenney, president, assist. Two students, a boy and a girl., are elected each year by the senior class to speak at this ceremony. Last year the honor was bestowed upon Bernice Mutimer and Alfred Makulec, bottom left. Realizing the significance of the cherished document, .lody Hickcox is pictured, bottom right, proudly displaying hers to Gloria lncclli, Doris Durhrow, Jeannette MCCRlllIllilll'l,, and Marjorie Chandler. 21