West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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l-if , ,yy , 1 , r ' I ' I :.- , f ff r , . rl r , . r ' I 6 . ,,-.ov rr WE: daily' A .J- Iames E Blue M A Prrnerpal of West Senior High Selrool Principal Gurdes West s Program to Serve Today s Youth As the story of Hravyathr follows the upper Mrssrssrppr River Valley and as the nrassrye statue of Chief Blaelehawk from a hrg.,h vantage point on Roelt Rrxer guards this area so the story of lndran lrfe leeomes a most rnterestrng baekground for lrfe rn thrs area As the modern yxell equipped sehool buildings vyrth their elass rot ms laboratories gymnasrums and pools serve youth today rn help rne to meet the edueatronal needs of youth so the wrgwams the frelds the forests and the rrvers seryed the edueatronal needs of yesteryear In the vrrgyyams lndran children learned from their parents the simpler essentials of health safety, and human relationships so neces sary to their oyyn survival and well being Later Indian girls received rnstruetrons from their mothers rn planting groyyrng harvesting pre seryrne and preparrng rootrs rn tasnronrng anu martrng erotnrng from skins of vrrld animals or rn yreavrng eertarn types of eloth and malyrng. elothrng from these materials rn collecting preparing and vyeavrm. lasl-:ets and rn other sltrlls essential to their prrmrtrve life Indian boys were instructed by their fathers rn the habits and eus toms of the vrrld anrmals of the area It was essential for them to lerrou htm to make and use the oyy and arroyy and also hors to lo eonstruet and use the snare and the trap rn order to secure yyrld game and frsh as meat for their famrlres These lndrans even learned the ealls rf these animals and birds and rn many eases were able to rmrtate these ealls and to attraet their prey Praetrcrna being fleet on foot rn the rrelds and forests and syrrmmrng the streams served as part of eaeh youths trarnrng., rn order that he mreglrt rapture hrs food and bring. rt baely to hrs famrly lt was also neeessary that the youth ltnoyy the poisonous rnseets and reptiles ant the poisonous and harmful vegetation rn the area Lrfe yyas eyen area Today rt rs the purpose of our West Hrrah behool to learn the I us U ,Hut LU Jae 'J urs-nn me if sn rrr r tn up an educational program rn the elass rot ms laboratorres and tom munity so that youth may know vthat to do aequrre the neeessary slerlls and develop the attitudes yyhreh yxrll enable him to make the most of life for himself and to grye hrs best seryrees to others IAMF9 l' BLIF Pfllltlpdl . X . as ' .Q . '. K N . . K ' o 0 0 , Q 1 . f 'f f' g i Q - 1 ' i, ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . T ' .' ' ' ' ' i ' V' ry' 1 I Y . 1 , Y Y . l A I , Q , , , K , ' ., ' . ' ' , ' r . .- -, - , A , - - h complicated during the time that these primitive people inhabited this , ., ,- , , r A , - f r , A -- -- r , r ,rg .- -- 1,611 ,rf h. ,.. f ' ruin the requQ.-...e .... L uf ,..r'Q:.y1 tml . set V ' H r .t 1, .. 4 i' . , , , . , k- b r , . 1 , Q , k Q ,