Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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g THE VVATCH TOWER is Faculty l - M TO BE BIARRIED MISS BROXYNE TO MISS FULTON TO MISS BOPES T0 K. EIVIERSON w QQ! HIS ought to be he ided the Teachers at liluf' as it has to deal with Q Q the disportlng of our illustrious faculty through the summer months , J , Y K , Ev' However, upon interviewing a few of the faculty, and learning that many , , . . . . . Q . Ki of them ue going to do 'my thing but play, we will leave it go as you ee it Quite a few of our faculty are going to summer school, where they will continue their courses for degrees. There are also a number who would come under the above- mentioned head. That is, they will use the summer months for recreational purposes and for purposes of recuperation, in order to again attack the strenuous problem of guiding our young minds. But now We come to the-wding, dong! Gosh, it broke right in on this discourse. 'fThem's wedding bells! And they are ringing out for three of our fairest female faculty. The llisses Browne, Fulton, and Hopes, whom we have all seen sporting sparkling engagement rings, will be united in holy matrimony this summer. There are at least three lucky men some place in this old humdrum World. It grieves us sorely, aye, it maketh torrents flow from well-wishing eyes to have these, our friends. leave us. But, in the name of the school, we extend to the lX'Iisses Cjust canlt write NIrs.j Browne, Fulton, and Bopes best wishes for a happy future. To all our teachers Wherever they may be We Wish as pleasant a vacation as we anticipate ourselves Cand that's going somej. 1921 -jf'-11.-Q i i l l l

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14k g THE WATCH TOYKER Retrospect ' ' ist T is hardly within the sco e of this article to review all the school's activi- u 1 p fc ts L ties Our marked success in athletics debate, dramatics organization life 0 L Jigs, . c . I L , 1 , z c , and other lines is noted elsewhere. Let me, then, point out some other .JA highpoints in our school life. . In general it is evident that there is in the school a stronger spirit of unity, a keener sense of our belonging and working together as a public institution. The attendance at various eventsg the attention in assemblyg the general response to requests for neatness and order are evidence of this. There is always room for improvement in any institution, to claim perfection, to rest satisfied spells stagnation and decay. Our school has individuals who have not yet absorbed that real, true, large, school spirit which frowns on anything which may discredit the school and which is willing to stand up and speak out for the good and honor of the school. The answer to such is given in the attention and courtesy extended in our assembly on all occasionsg in the greatly improved appearance of the assembly during the lunch hours, in the success of Old Clothes' day and the Davenport Victory Parade, in the faithfulness and loyalty of the large majority of students to attendance and punctuality regulations and to academic standards. XVhen that faithfulness and that loyalty to all school standards becomes thoroughly embedded in the heart and mind of every student-then, and then only, can we claim perfection. And it is attainable. Gradually but surely I see coming that cooperation which spells a student sentiment, a student sense of responsibility, that will make it the law-the 'gstyleu of the group, the school, to be loyal to all the best interests of the school. The student body exercised good judgment in the selection of a council. That is in itself an evidence of growth in citizenship. The council has this year been a decided help, and its standing in the school is of greater importance. The effectiveness with which the members are handling the monitor system is proof of a greater sense of responsibility on part of the council members. The response of students to the lunch hour hall regulations is a gratifying token of a fundamentally right spirit and attitude. lVIay I say, as principal, that I fully recognize and appreciate the splendid spirit of cooperation of the faculty in promoting any ideals of the school spirit towards which we are working. It is through the teachers, who come in daily contact with the student body, that our ideals are furthered and reached. ARNOLD LAIY. .1921

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THE WATCH TOWER MR. E. C. FISHER Superintendent MR. ARNOLD LAU Principal MRS. CORA EASTMAN Assistant Principal Latin INIISS ALICE RUSH flistory MR. E. L. PHILBROOK Music MR. E. F. BURCH Conznzrrcial MISS JENNIE B. STURGEON English INIISS GEORGIA FIRST Latin