DEDICATION It is seldom, indeed, that there comes into a city a man who is interested in the welfare of the new community which he calls his own to such an extent that he spends a large portion of his time working with the organizations intended to better life for the citizens. Such a man, however, was Elmer Jepson. Born in the year 1900 in New Haven, Connecticut, Mr. Jepson came to Rock- ford to make his home. He worked himself into his own successful business, and then found that there was still time to work in the many organizations which benefited the city. He joined the Moose, the Elks, the Shriners, worked With the Rotarians, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Boys Farm School board. Besides all of these groups he was President of the Rockford Board of Education for three years, working all of this time to better the educational facilities of the city. On December 16, 1957 this useful life came to an end. All of the city mourns the passing of this man, and we of the Album Staff are proud to dedicate this yeafs book to Elmer Jepson.
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Bmk row: Kenneth Orton, Assistant Superintendent; W. R. McIntosh, Superintendent of Schools, Jerald Raasch, Director of Building and Grounds. Seated: Noble J. Schmidt, Clifford Carlson, Frank St. Angel, Vera Walling; Administrat- ing Assistant, Alan Mattison, President of the Board of Education, Kenneth Jensen, Mrs. Evelyn Goldman, Mrs. Phoebe Barnes, Harry Wemple, Richard Bodin. BOARD OF EDUCATION The managing of our public schools is under the supervision of the Rockford Board of Education. The members of the board are appointed by the mayor and serve with- out pay. The board is made up of various businessmen and private citizens. The main function of this board is to decide policies for the entire school system. Each board member is assigned by the president to serve on one of three committees. The Educational Committee handles the instructional businessethe hiring and the ap- proving of teachers. The finance and Purchasing Committee examines the ordering of supplies and adjusts the salary rates of the teachers. The building and Grounds Committee determines the need for new buildings and has charge of the upkeep and repair of schools. The committee also has charge of the custodial staff. This year the Board of Education was undergoing drastic changes. Many new members were added to the board to replace those who felt that they had done their bit of service for the city schools. We people in the city of Rockford are indeed fortunate to have such capable and unselfish people working to improve the educational system, and provide for the children of Rockford the type of schools of which we can well be proud.
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