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

Text from Pages 1 - 184 of the 1923 volume:

G i ®tf Wuitl} %mtv (Emnmmtcmtni ' umhcr A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF THE ROCK ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS Founded September, 1910 m ' VOLUME FOURTEEN Entered at Post Office of Eock Island as Second Class Matter Jn ilifmnrtam Up m WtUft - - iTarulty iFrattr H Inrst - - ' 21 Paul SIntuman - - ' 2fi Watcli Tower Annual, 1925 INDEX Faculty. Senior Class. Commencement Week Program. Commencement Program. Class Day Program. Address of Welcome. History. Prophecy. Farewell Address. Farewell to Mr. Fisher. Clarence, Senior Play. Junior Class. Sophomore Class. Freshman Class. Organizations. Foreword. Watch Tower Board. Watch Tower Management. Annual Statt ' , ' 2 3. Student Council. Junior English Council. Dramatic Department. Ciceronian. Mask and Dagger. Girls ' Glee Club. Girl Scouts. Girls ' Hi-Y. Boys ' Hi-Y. R. 1. Club. Forensics. Foreword. Boy ' s and Girls ' Declamation teams. Debate team and Extemp team. Dramatics. Junior Play. Mask and Dagger Plays. Junior English Council Plays. Society. Athletics. Football. Basketball. Track. Inter-class basketball. Reflections. Student Honor Roll. Academic Honor Roll. Jokes. THE OLD MAIN J FACULTY ? x M _j ri.JiJft. TvL EUGENE YOUNGERT ial o, tt|rougI| I|t2 mtercst in scljool acttfitttes, [ n3 pro ch tjts bc ottoit, competency, mxh leabcrsljtp, m b ia qa ht I|ia first gear as principal of tljc scI]oaI tljat grabuateit Ijim, Ijas leit us fnitt} fiisiblc success, ie, tlje stubents of ' ack slanb iglf clfool, bcbi- catc tt|is atclj ©ofijer of 1923 E. C. FISHER Education and Service f iDUCATION is adjustment to envu-on- J merit, but it is too often overlooked that environment itself grows and is ever running away from you. Education must not only fit you to environment but keep you up to it. It must not only enable you to adjust yourself as nearly perfectly as may be but to readjust yourself and keep on readjusting yourself as long as you live. Besides, you must do your part in remak- ing envirmonment to fit your own and the needs of your fellows. Like the Athenian- ephe you must be solemnly dedicated to the task of leaving your country and the world greater and better than they were when com- mitted to you. You must be trained to pull your own weight and not to prevent the other fellow from pulling his; that is, you ynust be able to buy your living from society and must not interfere with your neighbor who buys his; and, in addition, you must by your efforts raise the standard of living both for yourself and for society. That you may have inherited wealth or position does not exempt you. Your active nature and your membership in society both require you to work your way by per- forming your share of the service. E. C. FISHER. 16 THE WATCH TOWER Miss Harriet Darlixg History Miss Thelma Henry History Miss Eva I. Irvine History Social Science ] Ir. John H. Shantz History Political Science Miss Mable Colbert Mathematics Miss Alverda Doxey Mathematics Miss Anna Dora Frazee Mathe?natics Miss Hazel Parish Mathematics THE WATCH TOWER 17 Miss Eva Robb i Iathe ?iatics Mr. Helmer Bexgston Chemistry Miss Lydia G. Fiedler General Science Botany Mr. W. L. Kimaiel Botany Mr. L. R. ] Iapes Physics General Science Mr. Ellsworth F. Eurch Cotnmercial Miss Carrie Ekblad Commercial Miss Martha Miller Coimnercial 18 THE WATCH TOWER iMiss Helen B. Olds Commercial Miss Charlotte Stone Commercial Miss Kathrvx Welsh Seiving ?- ' ' •. Cookitig Miss Edxa Woodhams Sewing Cooking Mr. a. W. James Mechanical Draiving Mr. Carl Bergstrom Woodiuork Mr. J. R. Clark Alechanicid Draiving Mr. Le Verne Courtney Printing THE WATCH TOWER 19 Mr. Clayton MacDonald Machine Shop Miss Mary A. Hiles Public Speaking Miss Lucile Morgan Art Miss Gladys Allison Music Mr. Joseph Beal Physical Training Miss Frances O ' Brien Physical Training Miss Bessie Bladel Librarian Miss Helen Downing Clerk 20 ' Si ' ii - b THE WATCH TOWER Miss Mariax Clark Assisttm t Lilirarian THE WATCH TOWER 23 )enioir Oiii iceirs HERBERT WILSON, President EDGAR HANAA, Vi. KATHERINB GRAFSTROM, Treasurer ELIZABETH BARBOU, Secretary President Herbert Wilson Vice-President Edgar Hanxa Secretary Elizabeth Barbou Treasurer Katherine Grafstrom Class Motto Not Evening, but Dawn Class Colors Green and Gold Class Flower Sweet Peas 1923 24 THE WATCH TOWER Adlixger, Raymond A ' ice president Cicei onian ' 22 ; Chemistr. (•lull ' 22, -23; Bov s Hi-Y ' 23. Bones ' 1ms a smile thot has won him iiany friends Ai,vixi;, Hugo Football ' 22 : basketball ' 21 and ' 22 ketball captain ' 23. Ox certainly good fellow— fver body lilies him. AxDERSox, Dorothy Glee Club ' 22, 23. Dorothy is one of o:ir capable students who has made high school in three and one-half years. . talk with Dorothy is guaranteed to drive awa.v the worst case of blues. AXDERSOX, M. ' RI.- X Here is the girl with the prett. -, natinall.v- red cheeks. We were vcr.v sorry to have iEarian leave us in mid.vear, but she cau:c back to graduate. Anderson, P. ul Paul ' s ambition is to run a chicke if wish liini success. AxDERSOx, Ruth .nal Civics Club ' 20 ; Glee Club ' 22 ; ;i girl woith while. Arnold, Jeanette In Jeanette ' s case, looks are misleading. She appears to be very serious and dignified ; but. in realit.v. she is full of fun. Arshack, Cecelia ■atch Tower Bi-Weckly ' 21 ; Girls ' Decla- mation ' 22. Class Day Program. Cecelia is as lovely in personality as she is in appear- ance. THE WATCH TOWER 25 Atkinson Irene Glee Club. ' 23. Shakespeare ' s qiiotati( has been lier motto, If I do avow a frien ship. I ' ll perfoim it to the last article. Barbou,, Elizabeth President of Junior Community Club ' 22 ; Junior Class Play ' 22 ; vice-president of Stu- dent Council ' 23 ; English Council play, ' ' Elopement of Ellen ' 23 ; French play ' 23 ; Art Editor Annual, ' 23. Class Day Prog:iani. Gentleness is woman — and that is Betty I Bartley, Mary President Junior English Council ' 22 ; treasurer of Junior Eng-lish Council ' 23 ; Thi-ee Pills in a Bottle . Much of the success of the Council was due to Mary ' s un- tiring efforts. Bartz, Helen AVatch Tower Bi-Weekly ' 20; Annual Stall ' 22 ; Student Council ' 29, ' 20, ' 21 ; property manager of Elopement of Ellen ; Class prophet. Helen has a special fondness for flowers, and is exceedingly fond of the Buds . Battles, Chester Watch Tower Bi-- Veekly Staff ' 22 ; Noth- ing But the Truth , Mask and Dagger, ' 23 ; Declamation team ' 23. After hearing Ches- ter talk, we feel assured that he is destined in later life to hold the modest position of president of the United States, and Chester agrees with us. Bealer, Ethel student Council ' 20 ; Hi-Y Glee Club ' 23. Ethel surely Gladstone ' s saying. To be won greatest charm of woman. Becker, Margaret AVatch Tower Bi-AVeekly ' 21. ' 22; Asso- ciate Editor Annual ' 23 ; Junior English Council Board ' 22, ' 23. Peg ' s career seems to be along the journalistic line. She has the wit and keeness of mind it takes to be a successful journalist. Bell, Bennie It was a lucky day for the joke editor of The AA ' atch Tower that Bennie came to R. I. H. S. from Moline when a sophomore. He is one of the wittiest ever and the Bi- AA ' eekly would have been destitute of jokes, man}- times, if Bennie had not saved the day by some witticism. 26 THE WATCH TOWER Bexgstox, Mildred Oirl Scouts ' 21 : Ili-Y ' 22. We shall leinber Mill ' s fondness for sports. Bexsox, Elixor Elinor did not start in R. I. H. S. but came as a sophomore from LeClaire. She belonged to Hi-Y ' 21-22. Hasn ' t she the prettiest, black curly hair? IXGH.AM, Gl.ADVS Junior Conmiunity Club, ' 20, ' 21 ; Glee lub ' 22. Like Dr. Couu ' s theory, Every lay in every way, Gladys gets nicer and Bl.- ir, Gordon Gord takes the blue ribbon for dancing and classy clothes. He took part in The Honorable Togo , given by Mask and Dagger ; School Days , the Senior act at the Student Council Frolic ; in the Senior Class play, Clarence ; Extenip team ' 23. Gord surel.v is a good fellow and how he likes to sing! Blakemore, Paul Boys ' Hi-Y ' 23; Track, ' 23. Pai other example of Things of great done up in small packages. BODEEX, AgXES Girls ' Track Meet ' 21, high jump; Bi- fl ' cekly Staff ' 21 ; Hi-Y Quartet, ' 22 ; Girls ' Ili-Y Cabinet, Program chairman, ' 22; As- sembly Program ; Annual Staff, ' 23 ; Noth- ing But the Truth , ' 23 ; Mask and Dagger ' 22, ' 23 ; . nnual Frolic ' 23. A busy girl is Agnes ; .vet she sings at her work. BoLLMAN, Ben Bo. s ' Tli-Y ' 23 ; Watch Tower Bi-Weekly Staff ' 23. Quiet, but Ben gets there. Bopes, Ruth ■ogram Committee of Girls ' Hi-Y ' 21. L is one of those girls who makes a ?ss of everything she attempts. She has more than creditable work in her stud- Where there is any fun to be had, slie in with a good will. THE WATCH TOWER 27 BuNCHER, Ralph Boys ' Hi-Y, ' 22, ' 23 ; Junior English Coun- cil ' 22, ' 23. Elopement of Ellen ' 23 ; Senior play Clarence ' 23. Bunch was as popular in the halls as he was on the stage. Brotman, Bessie Watch Tower Staff ' 22. Bessie has heen a good student, making high school in three and one-half years. She is also an excep- tionally good pianist. Bunning, Walter Track ' 22, ' 23. AValt won the distinc- tion of being the only Rock Island man to place at the State Track meet at Champaign in 1922. Walter is a quiet person; yet he proved still water runs deep. Burt, Allynne Allynne left R. I. H. S. 1920 for two years and attended school in Omaha, but she came back to be gi-aduated with ' 23 class. A vaudeville act, Strings Strains , writ- ten and enacted by her was very clever. Nothing But the Truth ' 23 ; treasurer of Ciceronian ' 23. She is very much interested in literary work. Cameron, Arth ur Art managed to give Mask Dagger a little of his time by being Electrical and Scenic Manager, but all the rest of his time is devoted to Peg and Peg only. The little saying which ends no knife can cut our love in two might very well be applied to these two. Campana, Anthony Mask ; Dagger ' 22 ; Ciceronian, ' 23 ; de- bate team alternate ' 23. Tony was an asset to the many organizations to which he be- longed. Carlson, Margaret Marg plaj ' ed violin in the orchestra in ' 21, ' 22 ; had an important part in Junior play, The Elopement of Ellen ; member of Watch Tower Bi-Weekly Staff ' 23; typist for the ' 23 Annual ; member of Chemistry Cluh, ' 23. Her name appeared on the Aca- demic honor-roll every time it was printed. She is an all-around good girl and an excellent student. Case, Charles If you have a friend worth loving. Love him, yes, and let him know. Why should good words ne ' er be said Of a friend until he ' s dead ? 28 THE WATCH TOWER Caudill, Ixa Civics Ciuh, ' 20 ; Girls ' ? greeable manner lias niafie hoi Christexsex, Helen Helen is content to let Olive get the A ' s. Helen is a straightforward, frank, and friendly girl «ho is well liked. Christexsex, Olive Olive .Manaws t.. du tw„ thinss s fully: get A ' s and have a sood time. Clevexstixe, Elizabeth Chemistry Club ' 22 ; Junior Class play ' 22, A Fortune at Stake ; J. E. C. play, Mr. Bob and Senior Class play, Clar- ence . Liz is an accomplished actress, with wonderfully red-gold curls. COHX, H.ARRY a bo.v who larr.v is not as well known his friends assure us that he well worth knowing. CoRDTs, Rachel Rachel is another one of our eUver stu- dents who has made high school in tlnee and one-halt years. . n agreeable girl and an excellent violinist, she is vei-. - popular with Iier friends. CoY Ruth Ruth is quite a debater, being a member of the debate teams in 1920 and 1923. Glee Club vice-president ' 20. In ' 23 she also was alternate for the Girls ' Declamation team. She was vice-president of the sophomore class ' 21, and secretary of the Junior English Council ' 22, ' 23. Class-day Program — To the .Jimiors . Ruth is one of the quiet, lovely girls of the class of ' 23. CuRRY, Everett Bo.vs ' Hi-Y ' 23 ; Honor roll ' 22. Everett staunch supporter of all school aetivitii rid an excellent student. THE WATCH TOWER 29 Dai LEY, Grace Grace ' s genuine complexion is the envy of lany. Her fair face and friendly smile will e missed from these corridors of R. I. H. S. Davis, Tom Junior Class play 22 ; Stage J Mask and Dagger ' 23. Dopey is tl humorist. His lively remarks have ened the dullest class. DeLokg, Lucile School orchestra ' 20, ' 21, 22. Lucile is pleasant, sociable girl wlio is well liked. Dempsey, Alfaretta In 1921 Al was secretary of the Girls ' Hi-Y and was a delegate to the Girls ' Con- ference at Lake Dewey. She appeared in the cast of Nothing But the Truth, given by ilask and Dagger in ' 23 ; Bi-Weekly Staff ' 21 ; typist for Annual ' 23. Like an axiom in geometry — everj ' body who knows Al likes her ; everybody knows Al ' ' ; therefore everybody likes her. DoDDs, Ralph Work before play , time for play wher he said, but there work was done. DoMAN, Gladys There is a vein of mirth beneath her ty. and when mirth breaks through pleasant to be around her. Edwards, Barton Bart was the star basket shooter of our High School team in his four years at school, ' 19, ' 20, ' 21, ' 22. Since he was such a good eager we hate to make remarks, but we think Bart might have felt more at home playing volley ball. In this game a net is used and he is so used to saying Jea ' net ' te that we thought — well — you know how ' tis. EggerTj Arthur Art has been a good student and by everybody. THE WATCH TOWER Ekholm, Eskil Kkkie was cfrt;unly part of the back- linne of the football team in ' 22. and as a result was elected treasurer of the R. I. Club. lie served on the Bi-Weekly staff in ' 21, and the Watch Tower board in ' 21 and ' 22. ( lass Day prop-am — Address of Welcome. Kskil ' s avocation seems to be athletics, be- muse he was athletiu editor of the Annual. EvvERT, Fred It has been said that Fred is cynical, but who can blame him? Imagine being the only male person in a room containing thirty or more females, for five hours a week. Fish er, Dorothy Dorothy is an all-around girl, ready for work and ready for phiy — just one of the many fine girls wlio help to make our school life pleasant. Franing, Clara May nar;i May i s a sun ny-spirited, athletic 1-1, who has 1 lade a s uccess of her liigh- school career. Friedmax, Robert Bob s popular with the girls. Why not? He treats them all so well — he says so himself and all mankind loves a lover ' ' . Gadiext, Frank The Copper Pot , given by Junior Eng- lish Council ; vice-president of Ciceronian ' 23; stage manager for Mask and Dagger ' 22; Boys ' Declauiation team ' 22 ; Nothing But the Truth , given by Mask and Dagger ; Senior class play Clarence . Member of l- xtenip. team ' 23. A fine fallow. Gauley, Willard Willard does not talk very much but, he who talks least, thinks most , as is shown I ' v his report card. He surely is a Math shark. Another thing — he has a particular fondness for curly hair. Eh, Willard? GiLMAN, Hazel Hazel was an active worker of the Girl Scouts, holding the office of secretary 22, and president ' 23 ; Bi-Weekly staflf ' 23. In the Girls ' Out-door track meet ' 22, she had the second highest individual points. She is very fleet-footed, taking first in the 75- yard dash and second in the free-for-all. THE WATCH TOWER 31 Gordon, Ann Ann is a sunny, alert girl, full of fun and mischief, but a capable woiker, neverthe- GoTTLiEB, James If silence is golden, then we have a mil- lionaire in our midst, for James is very spar- ing with his talk. GoTTscHE, Arthur Boys ' Hi-Y. Arthur ready for work sometin all the time. 1 regular boy, ready for play Grafstrom, Katherine Bi-Weekly Staff ' 22 ; Annual Staff ' 23 ; History, Class Day; Student Council ' 21, ' 22. ' 23. Behold one of the school ' s artists. Most of the posters advertising Girls ' Hi-Y activities during 1922 were either the handi- work or idea of Katherine, because at that time she was chairman of the Poster Com- mittee. Greer, Rayburn Ray started and finished in Rock Island High, it being necessary for him to go to Montana for the two years. He was on the track team ' 22. In the Burlington game, Ray had the misfortune of breaking his leg, and that was when he found out how many friends he really had. GuNLocK, Evelyn Evelyn did good work in the play, Miles Standish , put on by the Mask and Dag- ger. Evelyn is a quiet, industrious girl who has sailed quietly through her four years of high-school life. Gustafson, Geneva Gene was vice-president of the Junior Community club, ' 20 ; secretary of Mask and Dagger Club ' 23 ; took the part of Mable in the Honorable Togo , given by Mask and Dagger. Gene ' s smile is good for Gustafson, Gilbert Boys Hl-Y ' 23. his teachers as ht He was as popular with was with his class-mates. THE WATCH TOWER Hanxa, Edgar Boys ' Hi-Y ' 22 ; vice-president of class ' 23 ; Kxtenip. team ' 23. Class Prophecy. Edgar is A steady, able worker — one to Le relied upon. H ARTM AX DOROTH EA Girls ' Iti-V ' 23; Chemistry Club ' 23. Dorothea has been with us only one year, having come from Reynolds in her Junior ' ear. She is an exceptionally good student, ller courteous manner and cliarniing sniilc Iiave won luanv friends fur her.. Hetter, Frederick Fred budded out in the last years nf his school career by playing- basketball ' 21. ' 22, and footliall ' 22. He also made the Boys ' Declamation team ' 22. giving a very strong selection, Madame X . HOLLIXGSAVORTH, JOHX Track. ' 22, ' 23, Captain ' 23; football, ' 23; basketball, ' 22, ' 23; Mask and Dagger, ' 23. .Johnny was a good athlete, and what is more, a good sport. HoRTOx Isabel Issie is another one of ' 23 ' s most popu- lar girls. In The Copper Pot Issie ' took the part of a village woman. We can- not imagine Isabel living in a village — but anything is fair on the stage and she played her part s|dendidly. Huffman E unice lior Community club ' 20. Eunic stenographer, having worked i ; ' office for the past year. Hughes, Helen 1 know the thing that ' s most ii (Envy be silent and attend). I know a reasonable Handsome, and witt -. Hurst, Harold nrk? asks Hursty , ai iKiffled to find ar THE WATCH TOWER 33 Hutchinson, Helen Helen has been one of the active members of the Girls ' Hi-Y. She is a good booster of the school and all its activities. Jaeke, Harold Honor Roll 21, 22. Harold left in the mid-year, but ame back to graduate with his class. He is one of the best looking fel- lows of the class. What say ? Johnson, Vivian Vivian, although possessing: unusual art tic ability, is yery modest about it. feel sure that she will yet win fame for he self and the school which graduated her. Kagan, Moses Chemistry Club, ' 22 ; Junior English Council, ' 22 ; Freshman Reoeptic n, ' 22 ; JIask and Dagger ' 22, ' 23 ; Cicero rian ' 23. Mose is a capable citizen. Katz, Isador President of Ciceronian ' 22 ; Mask Dag- {ier ' 23; debate team ' 22. ' 23; Extemp, team ' 23, and altei ' nate of Boys ' Declama- tion team ' 22. Izzy certainly is a splen- did worker and an,v school should be proud to have a student such as he is. KiNGSNORTH, ElLEN Nothing But the Truth , ' 23. Although Ellen shortened her high-school career to three and one-half years, she tried not to shoi-ten any of the pleasures of her high- school life, which fact speaks well of her. Kingsnorth, Niel Xiel is modest, but he has an air llowship. Knanishu, Martin Mart was quite an athlete, being on the class basketball team ' 21, ' 22, ' 23; vars- ity squad, ' 21, ' 22, ' 23 ; member of all-tour- nament team ' 23, and track ' 22. Shu was a member of Ili-Y too. We were glad that Mart came back to graduate with us. 34 THE WATCH TOWER Oewv.0Y v-VA s Lage, Helene at H. I. II. S. Lee, Virginia Gill Scouts ; Chemistry Chib ' 22 ; Mask and Dagger ' 22 ; Girls ' Hi-Y ' 20, ' 21. ' 22, ' 23 ; Junior English Council ' 22, ' 23 ; Senior C:iass Play ' 23. Virginia is a singer of more than ordinar.v abilit.v. Ready for work and ready for pla.v. she is a good example of a valuable school citizen. Lefstein, Rose Rose is one of our good-looking senio thorough student and a girl well v Leifermaxx, Helex Glee Club ' 21. Helen has pronounced mu- eal ability. She is a girl who takes an ae- ve part in all school acti ities. Lerm.ax, Bessie Bessie gets A ' s every time the cards come lit. A sober minded, steady girl is Bessie. Licata, Philip Boys ' Hi-Y ' 20, ' 21 ; orchestra ' 20 ; foot- ball ' 21 : class basketball ' 20. ' 21, ' 22. Flip had lots of friends and he can play that saxaphone. Likely, Gerald Extemp. team ' 23. A sensible, straight- forward lad is Gerald — well worth knowing. LoE, Eugene Skinny went to Des Moines for two years, but decided to graduate with his class at R. I. H. S. He was a member of Hi-Y ' 23 ; business manager of Mask and Dagger, ' 23. Gene is a very capable fellow. THE WATCH TOWER 35 MacDonald, Harold 111 was able to look down oi at least on most people ' s heads. McGlone, Katherine ' Kak spent three years making: credits and bloomed socially her last year. C. R. jNIcGlone, as she manfully signs her name, during 1923 was president of Junior Eng- lish Council ; treasurer of Dramatic Depart- ment of the English Council ; secretary of Ciceronian ; and member of the debate team 23. Kak surely is a good worker and a very capable one. Mace, Bertha Bertha is the possessor of two good things : a happ3 ' , cheerful disposition, and the ability to make friends. Mager Charles Charlie is a mountain of strength, aa was found out when he played on the ' var- sity football eleven for two years, ' 21, ' 22. In 1922 he was also a member of the track team. Charles certainly is a mechanical drawing shark . Mann, Dorothy student Council ' 20, ' 22, ' 23 ; Bi-AVeekly staff ' 23 ; Hi-Y Cabinet ' 21 ; Hi-Y quartette 21 ' Board of Control of Mask and Dagger. Mask and Dagger play, The Florists ' Shop ; the Junior Class play ' 22 ; treasurer of Stu- dent Council ' 23 ; Senior class play Clar- ence. In 1921, ' 22, ' 23 she was a member of the Girls ' Declamation, being the Big Eight representative and taking third place, ' 23. Dot certainly is a remarkable girl. Marchello, Secondine Relay team ' 23 ; French play ' 23. Sec is some addition to our famous class. Meyer, Edith Glee Club ' 22. Edith is the girl with the pretty dimples, who is always smiling and talking. c3femoT VMS THE WATCH TOWER IMiLow Clarence Boys ' Hi-Y ' 21, ' 22, ' 23, president ' 23 ; t ' hemistry Club, ' 23 ; Red was always there with a smile and a glad word. MoELLER Eileen High school in three and one-half years. Orchestra, ' 20, ' 21, ' 22, ' 23 ; Girls ' Hi-Y ' 20 ; Watch Tower Bi-Weekly ' 23. May age in- sure wisdom ; .youth, innocence. Eileen has shown both. Monroe, James Football, ' 21. .Jim ' s fascinat: vgunient makes us think he nia, -, so te a law. ' er. Hitch your wagon to Monroe, Genevieve Watch Tower Bi-Weekly ' 22 ; vice lent of Girl Scouts ' 23 : . nnual Staf Cienevieve is a combination of humoi mod nature. Moody, Glenn Glenn received his letter in track, ' 22, ' 23 ; member of Junior English Council ' 21, ' 22 ; R. I. Club, ' 22 ; Glee Club ' 23 ; Glenn is exceptionally good in mechanical drawing ; may he find success awaiting him. MoRDHORST, Rose Rose is quite an athlct swimmer and ice-skater. SIk able and efficient student, charming girl. being an expert Morris, Fred, Assistant Freda ' s aubur girls. She is whose friends Editor of Annual. ' 23. jir is the envx- of all tiic sweet-natured, refined girl, Nelson, Eugene Bob is one of those happy-go-lucky fel- lows, ever willing and never shirking his share of the work. Slicker is one of the pillars of tlie cla.ss. THE WATCH TOWER 37 Nelson Graham Boj ' s ' Hi-Y ' 20, ' 23 ; Chemistry Club The architect of the class. He is a friend to many of us. Nelson, Pauline Girls ' Hi-Y ' 21; Girl Scouts, ' 22; Orches- tra ' 22; AVatch Tower Bi-weekly staff, ' 22. Pauline is another one of our plucky girls, who has made High in three and one-half Neidorff, Edith Bi-Weekly Staff ' 22 ; Hi-Y ' 22 ; Junior English Council ' 22 ; Glee Club ' 23 ; Annual staff ' 23. She is certainly one of the ' props of ' 23. Edith was repaid for hard work by making high-school in three years. Nesseler, Orion He has a character that can not be hid- en by a quiet disposition. Olson, Eunice A loyal supporter of the High School and all its activities, and a valuable friend to all. Olson, Florence Flossy has so many outside interests she does not have time for school activities. See Bob Hallett for further information. Olson, Richard Dick was a sub on the football eleven for two 3 ears, ' 21 and ' 22, and he is the one who did much of the drop-kicking. When a sophomore, Dick was secretary of his class. Did you ever hear of him missing a dance ? No ? Neither did we. Getter group. Paridon, Lester welcome addition to any 38 THE WATCH TOWER Parry, Harriet Just another one of the grills who helps to make the class of ' 23 the best class that was ever graJuated from this school. Pedersen, Alphild Secretary of the Cliemistry Club ' 22. Alphild we can say with truth that she gentlewoman in voice and bearing. Peterson,, Mari.an History, on Class -I hnol shark. Marian ihiee and one-half yef wh.jle time. But that taking an active part Day. Behold ! t made high scohol idn ' t keep her from 1 all the fun there Peterson, Thom.as 21 ; Chemistry Club Student Count : idio Club ' 23 ■ lit m all his Phelps, Alice Class History ' . Alice proved her cxcep- lional abilit.v as a student b.v making high scvhool in three years and in obtaining three high honors. Pierce, Franklin Radio Club ' 20; President Radio Club, 1. ' 22. ' 23. Vith the start he has made his line, it is hard to imagine what goal Post, Russel Quiet, with a quietness that wins respect. R.amser, Milton ' ere ' s a good-looking fellow, girls ! Milt a link in the chain of football men ' 21 ' 22, and president of the R. I. Club ' 23. Skeet in the Junior Class play. 21, he a scream. In the Senior Act of the lol Frolic Milt was the tough guy. THE WATCH TOWER 39 Reynolds Helen Watch Tower staff ' 22 ; Annual staff ' ■ Helen has been a hard worker and is alws ready to do a little more than her part. RlMMERMAN HERMAN Ciceronian, ' 21, ' 22 ; Chemistry Club, Debate team ' 22 ; Mask and Dagger ' 23. man demonstrated ' some ability as a bater. ROSENFIELD, MoLLIE One of our wee Seniors. She is a loyal school citizen, 1 capable student, a nd a jolly friend. ROTENBERG, BeN Assistant Stage Manager of Mask ; Dag- ger ' 22. Ben left us in the middle of the year to go to Washington Univei ' sity ; we were all sorry to see him go, but he returned to graduate with his own class. Ryerson, Herbert President of the Junior class ' 22 ; Stu- dent Council ' 21, ' 22, ' 23 ; vice-president Hi-Y ' 23 ; Senior class play Clarence ; Cheer leader ' 23. Herb .certainly is a fine worker and a good scout. Schmidt, Irma ir Community Club ' 20 ; Girl Scouts 3, being treasurer in ' 22 ; Hi-Y ' 23. winning smile has won her many Schnitzer, Frederick Class Basket ball, ' 22, ' 23 ; Boys ' Hi-Y ' 23 ; Radio Club ' 2.3. Bud is an artist and chief sign painter. Scott, Leonard Dramatic Dept., Junior English Council ' 21 ; Freedom of the Press ' 21 ; football, second team ' 22, ' 23. Scotty asked us not to put in his other nickname and he ' s the kind of fellow we ' d do anything for. 40 THE WATCH TOWER Slocum, Harold President of Ciceronian ' 23 ; Alternate on IJebate team ' 23 ; Extemp. ' 23 ; Honor Roll ' 20, 21, ' 22, ' 23 ; Farewell address, Class Day. Harold worked hard making credits for three years. He certainly is a brilliant stu- dent. Smeatox, Alvey Boys ' Hi-Y ' 23. He has been nviict, but read.i ' to help somebody else. alwa Smith, Virgixia School orchestra ' 22, ' 23. Virginia is a girl who can do manj ' things and do them well. In water sports she is a close rival of the famous . nnetta. . nd when it comes tu typewriting, she is the star of the school. SouDERS, Natalie Xat puts lier heart into what she is doing. Treasurer of Glee Club ' 21 ; secre- tary, corresponding and recording, of Junior English Council ' 22, ' 23. Academic Honor Roll ; property manager for the Mask and Dagger plays, ' Tlie Honorable Togo and Nothing But the Truth and also the Senior class play Clarence . SpEXCER, M.A.RGARET Student Council ' 21, 23 ; vice-president of Junior Class 22 ; president of Dramatic Department of Junior English Council ' 21, ' 22, ' 23 ; vice-president of Chemistry Club ' 22 ; Junior Class play, A Fortune at Stake ; secretary of Watch Tower Board ' 23 ; Junior representative of Watch Tower Board ' 23 ; Senior Class play Clarence . Peg is a very good student and as a result her name appears on the Academic Honor Roll. Stapp, Frederick This is one of the intellectual students of the class; his name appeared on the honor roll every time it was published. He was president of the Radio Club ' 22, ' 23 ; assis- tant advertising manager of Watch Tower ' 23 : Bi-weekly staff ' 23. Fred took part in two Junior English Council productions: Mr. Bob and The Elopement of Ellen . Class Day Pro-rrani. Fred is sr.nie actoi-. Stauduhar, Petroxilla Mask and Dagger ' 21 ; Girls ' Hi-Y ' 21 ; Girl Scouts ' 22; Annual Frolic ' 21; Cice- ronian ' 22. Pat is a dainty maid with a winning smile. Steele, Gl.adys Glee Club ' 22. Gladys took part in the Flower Shop given by Mask and Dagger. Of Glad.A-s we can only repeat what they said of her at the Class Day ' 22. Sugar and spice and evei- thing nice, that ' s what nice girls are made of. THE WATCH TOWER 41 Storbeck, Ada Treasurer of the class ' 21 ; Girls ' Decla- mation team ' 23 ; ' 23 ; Glee Club ' 23. AVlien we say that Ada is peppy, pleasant, .capable, and sociable, we can understand her popu- larity. SwANsoN Clarice Member of Hi-Y ' 21, ' 22, ' 23. Chemistry Club ' 22 ; Girl Scouts ' 22 ; Junior English Council, ' 2-2, ' 23. Dramatic Department of J. E. C. ' 22, ' 23, and Poetry department ' 22, being- chain lan ' 23. Clarice is a hiird worker and any club is lucky to have her Tams, Florence Girls ' Hi-Y ' 20, ' 21, ' 22, ' 23 ; Class Day prog-ram ' 22 ; Junior English Council ' 23 ; Glee Club ' 23. Florence is gifted in both music and literature. She is a good student and a jolly friend. Taxman, Philip Here ' s the fleetest- footed man in school. He was a member of the track team ' 21, ' 22, ' 23, being captain of the ' 22 squad. He was a member of the relay team that won re- nown for old R. I. H. S. at the Lombard meet in Galesburg ' 23. Terry, La Verne He was a true friend to all who had the privilege of knowing him, Thomas, Marguerite When a freshman. Marguerite had charge of a division of the program, An Evening with the Nations. She was Big Eight con- testant in stenogi ' aphy and won third place, and the secretary of the Poetry Department ' 23. Her poems were used as a means of advertising for ' The Elopement of Ellen. If an honor roll appeared without Marguerite ' s name on it, something was wrong. Tremann, Marian WTien a Sophomore ' 21 and a Junior ' 22 Marian was on the Student Council. She was also a member of the Watch Tower Board ' 21. Marian is the kind of a girl any school would be proud to claim. She was always ready to support all school activities and was a real pillar for R. I. H. S. Ullemeyer, Eugene Behold — the Sheik ! Here is the boy wlio is our nearest Rodolf ! Gene in ' 23 was treasurer of Boys ' Hi-Y and a member of the Student Council ' 22, ' 23. Gene never missed a thing at school, social, literary, or athletic, and was a most loyal member of old Rock Island High, 42 THE WATCH TOWER Vetter, Sylves Orchestra ' 22, ' 23, absence because of ceptional student, w In spite of Sylves ' long illness, he, being an ex- is able to graduate with ViNER, Jacob Boys ' Declamation team ' 21, ' 22, being Big Eight representative both years; football ' 21, ' 22 ; track ' 22 ; Junior Class play ' 22. Jake made a splendid record in football as a pusher . He is a pusher for the s hool, too. W.AITE, jM.ARION Class basketball ' 20 ; Hi-Y ' 20 : Glee Club ' 20 ; Boys ' declamation ' 22 ; School Frolic ' 21, ' 23 ; Mask and Dagger Minstrels ' 22 ; member Mask and Dagger; Xothing But the Truth , ' 23 ; Senior Class play, Clar- ence . Marion thinks after man came woman — and she ' s been after him ever since. Wangelin, Donald Boys ' Hi-Y ' 22 ; Chemistiy Club, ' 22 ; Radio Club secretary ' 23. A dandy fellow to talk to. He had a smile for evervbodv. Washburn, Florence Junior Class play ' 22. Class Day History ' -• i. Florence has taken part in man.v plays presented by the Junior English Council. She is a jolly, kind-hearted, and friendly girl, — so it is not surprising to say she has many friends. Wells, Bernice is said that hisses of few words are best ; Bernice is one of the best. Wessel, Dorothy Doiuthy went quietly anil pleasantly irough her high school life. She believeil 1 the maxim that a smile begets a smile. WiLLLAMs, Dorothy IV English Council ' 23. Dot has (]uiet, hai-d-working girl and the class is luck.v to have had such a good THE WATCH TOWER 43 Williamson Dorothy Dot ' s main issue seems to be plays. She took part in Mr, Bob , Modesty , Con- verting: Bruce , Borrowed Umbrella , Men Not Wanted , Elopement of Ellen , Senior Class plaj-, Clarence ; and was assistant coach of Piper ' s Pay . She was chairman of program committee for Junior English Council, and secretary of Dramatic Depart- ment of J. E. C. Dot is a ray of sun- shine wherever she goes. Wilson, Clara Dell Girls ' Hi-Y ' 23 ; Chemistry Club ' 23. Clara Dell is the girl of 23 who believes and practices the motto Keep Smiling . Wilson, Herbert Class basketball ' 20, ' 21, ' 22, ' 23; basket- ball ' 22, ' 23 ; Student Council ' 20, ' 21, ' 23. Watch Tower Board ' 21, ' 23 ; Bi-weekly staff ' 21 ; Annual Staff ' 21, ' 22 ; Advertising man- ager Junior play ' 22 ; English Council play ' 22 ; secretary Chemistry Club ' 23 ; Cam- paign manager Hi-Y ' 23 ; Boys ' Hi-Y ' ' ' 22, ' 23 ; R. I. Club ' 23 ; Class president ' 23. Herb is a born leader, with some of those qualities that make great men. Wood, Irene Girl Scouts ' 21; Glee Club ' 21, ' 22, ' 23. Irene left us for a j ' ear and a half, then came back to be graduated with the class of ' 23. We congratulate Irene on being plucky enough to finish the mid-step of education. Young, Alberta Hi-Y ' 20; Glee Club ' 21; Girl Scouts ' 22. Quiet and unassuming ; yet, oh, so mirthful. ZiFFREN, Lester Bi-weekly ' 21 ; Annual staff ' 22; Cicero- nian ' 22, ' 23 ; Editor-in-chief of Annual ' 23 ; Hi-Y ' 23 ; Advertising ' manager of Senior Class play ' 23 ; Prophecy, Class Day. Here ' s another model of the pi-overb, Good things are done up in small packages. Ward, Mildred Girl Scouts ' 22 ; Hi-Y ' 22 ; secretary of Short Story department of J. E. C. Mill came to us as a .Junioi ' . She has now moved to Fulton, but came back to graduate with the 1923 class, Shetter, Floyd Football ' 21, ' 22; track ' 21, ' 22, ' 23; bas- ketball ' 21, ' 22, ' 23 ; R. I. representative at Mooseheart for track ' 21 ; Junior Play ' 22 ; basketball captain ' 22. Of Floyd we can say with truth that he is a gentleman, an athlete, and a friend worth having. 44 THE WATCH TOWER Commencement vVeek Program FRIDAY, JUNE i. 8 p. M Junior Reception to Seniors Manual Arts Building SUNDAY, JUNE lO, 7:30 p. M Conuncncenunt Sermon Rev. W. G. Oglevee, D.D. First Methodist Churcli WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2 p. m Class Day Exercises High School Auditorium FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 8 p. M Commenceinent Exercises Augustana College Gymnasium Commencement Program Processional — larch Flambeau Clark High School Orchestra Allegro from Military Symphony Haydn High School Orchestra Invocation Rev. J. T. Mordy Central Presbyterian Cliurch Olaf Trygvason Grieg High School Girls ' Glee Club Address Mr. Francis G. Blair state Superintendent r,f Public Instruction a ) Serenade Pierene b) Lovely Spring Coenen High School Girls ' Glee Club PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mr. W. H. Thoms President of Board of Education 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 45 Class Dav) Program OPENING ] IARCH Jean Stevexs ADDRESS OF WELCOME Eskil Ekholm PIANO SOLO Elizabeth Barbou fFLORENCE WaSHRURN CLASS HISTORY J lice Phelps Katherine Grafstrom [Marion Peterson [Helen Bartz I Fred Stapp CLASS PROPHECY I Edgar Hanna 1 Lester Ziffren I Florence Tams [Cecilia Arshack PIANO SOLO Thomas Peterson PRESENTATION OF GIFTS TO JUNIORS Ruth Coy FAREWELL ADDRESS Harold Slocum CLOSING MARCH Jean Stevens Addiress of Welcome eskil ekholm. RIENDS, Teachers, and Fellow students: — I feel it as a pleasant duty, in behalf of the cIj ss of 1923, to extend to you all a word of welcome, this afternoon, at our Class Day program. . Friends and patrons of our high school, we feel that we are greatly indebted to you for giving us an opportunity to get an education by means of your liberal support and up-keep of our educational institution. We appreciate, indeed, the fact that you have made it possible for us to acquire an education which, if we use it in the proper channels, will enable us to become useful citizens of our beloved country. To you all we extend a most hearty and sincere welcome and an assurance of our joy that you have been willing to be with us at this, our Class Day program, which is the closing event of our high school career. To you, Mr. Fisher, our superintendent; to you, Mr. Youngert, our principal, and to the Faculty of Rock Island High School, we as a class owe a great, unpayable debt. Through your efforts and kindness we have received the substantial elements of a good, solid education. It is through your help and patience, we can now face the future with triumphant hope to be able to use rightly the opportunities in life which will come our way. And to you, under-classmates, in behalf of the Senior Class, I bid you a most cordial welcome to this, our Class Day program. May you always be loyal to our school, and always so conduct yourselves that its standard ' s may always be high and noble, and reflect honor on its name. Again, let me in behalf of the class of 1923, welcome you all most heartily. 46 THE WATCH TOWER Class Historij Alice Phelps Katherine Grafstrom RIariox Peterson ' Florence Washburn Time — 1924. Scene — A room in a girl ' s dormitory at Northwestern Uni ersity. KatlicriiH ' — O, I can hardl ' wait until we hear the returns of the baseball game, can you? Do you know, I ' m not the least bit tired of Northwestern yet! Say, we had a gorgeous time this afternoon, didn ' t we? Alice — Sure thing! But I would have enjoyed myself twice as much if it hadn ' t been so suffocating! This room is so stuffy, it reminds me of the High School assem- bl - last ear on Class Day. Wasn ' t it insufferable? Katherine — Calm down and ha e a piece of fudge! Speaking of High School days, I ' m quite sure I saw Kenneth Olney when I was shopping this morning. Don ' t you remember he was our freshie class president? Alice — A dandy one, too! And Ada Storbeck guarded the nickels that we man- aged to scrape together. Katherine — Didn ' t we have an illustrious Freshie class though, with two wee Freshmen holding down places on the debate team! Alice — And didn ' t Ruth Coy ' s speech quite upset the tradition that Freshies are totally lacking in gray matter and initiative ! Katherine — Remember how frightened we yearlings were at the Freshman- Sophomore party? Alice — I was so frightened I didn ' t even get there! Brrrrrrrrrrrring! ! ! ! (Telephone). Katherine — Hello! Yes. Why, when did you arrive. (Turning to Alice). Oh, Alice, Marion and Florence canie sooner than they expected to. When are you coming over? Can ' t ou make it this afternoon? About 2:. o? All right. It ' s room 2], ' Good bye. Alice — Oh, won ' t it be great to see some of the old bunch again? Katherine — iVIunificent ! Stupendous ! Alice — Save those big words until Marion gets here. Katherine — I ' ll never forget how that brainy child overwhelmed us in our Soph- omore P ' nglish class with her extensive vocabulary! In fact, we all thought she would soon rival Webster, himself. Alice — I must say that was the wide-awake class! I ' ll never forget that amusing transaction between Lucille De Long and Dot Williamson. Katherine— Qui with it. I don ' t remember. Alice — Why, Lucille traded her strand of blue beads to Dot for five and half sheets of theme paper and two cents. Katherine — You must have had as good a laugh over that as I did over Dot Mann ' s heroic rescue of the Manual Arts when that toast caught on hre. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 47 Alice — Dorothy Mann was surely the chronic heroine! Wasn ' t her interpreta- tion of her Sophomore declam selection, Tess of the Storm Country , marvelously dramatic ? Katherine — But I don ' t think anything was much more dramatic than our presi- dent ' s debate speech that year ! Alice — Didn ' t we have a capable quartet of officers! There were Diclc Olson and Ruth Coy and Ada Storbeck and — Katherine — (Going to the window) : Oh, Al ! Here they come! Let ' s go and meet them! (The two hastily quit the room. Re-enter with Florence and Marion). Florence — Oh ! What an adorable room ! Marion — So exceedingly comfortable looking. I wish the rooms at Beloit were as spacious as this ! Florence — Whom do you suppose we saw on the train coming here? Floyd Shelter! Alice — Honest? I wonder if he ' s as good in athletics at college as he was in our Sophomore year. He was on both the football and basketball teams, then, you know. Marion — Yes, that was the first thing I thought of when I saw him. We were indubitably well represented in athletics, weren ' t we ? If my memory doesn ' t deceive m.e, Leland Ash did excellent work in football that year. If it hadn ' t been for those Sophomores, I fear Rock Island would have come through the football season with her plumes dragging in the dust. Katherine — Your memory is working most faithfully, and mine is by no means deficient — . Marion — Prove it! Katherine — Why, both Hugo Alvine and Barton Edwards captured the hearts of basketball fans as well as the points that year. Florence — They were just as popular in athletics in our Junior year, too. That was the year the basketball team copped second place at the tournament. Alice — We boasted quite a number of worthy athletes that year — Florence — Yes, there were Knanishu, Mager, Taxman, Wilson, Bunning, and Gauley, and those seemed to be the ones who proved to us that actions speak louder than words. Marion — Athletics were not the only thing that acquired renown for the class of ' 23 in its Junior year. We met and vanquished Oklahoma City — . Katherine — And although it was their first year, Isadore Katz and Herman Rimmerman both performed spectacularly in debate. Alice — O, girls, I just happened to think of the marvelous play we saw last night! — A Fortune at Stake. Marion — I don ' t suppose you remember ever having seen that before ! Alice — Whj ' -er-r — ! Marion — That was our Junior Class play, foolish ! Katherine — Why of course ! Florence was in it ! Florence — I ' ll never forget the trouble we had behind the scenes — and that time 1923 48 THE WATCH TOWER Dorothy and I arrived on the scene too late. And Floyd Shetter was so inapprecia- tive of our predicament that he laughed! Kathcrine — By the way, wasn ' t Dorothy on the declam team again ? Jacob Viner ' s piece was certainly effective, wasn ' t it? Flonrice — Herb Ryerson was our popular president that year. Marion — Let ' s see, who was president of Ciceronian then? Alice — How could you forget that? Why, it was Isadore Katz, and Harold Slocum was the president in our Senior year. Katherine — We certainly had an exciting Senior year! We began wisely bj choosing Herb Wilson for our president — which shows that the class members were mighty experienced voters by that time. Alice — Elizabeth Barbou officiated as secretary and Edgar Hanna as vice-presi- dent. Florence (pointing to Katherine) — Behold the damsel who cared for the cash! Katherine — Didn ' t our Annual Staff put out a snappy Watch Tower? Lester Ziffren was a positively brilliant editor-in-chief, and Margaret Becker was surely the right associate. They were both Seniors. Alice — I remember that Eskil Ekholm was quite proud of his position on the staff! The Annual wouldn ' t have been anything without Eskil — according to Eskil! Marion — Nor the football team either. Nearly all the berths on the gridiron squad were filled by Seniors — husky Ahine, lengthy Ekholm, brawn - ' iner, stalwart Ash, fighting Mager, and bonny Ramser. Florence — We Seniors supplied almost the entire girls ' declamation team. Dor- othy ] Iann won third place for us in Girls ' Big Eight. Marion — The class of ' 23 certainly contributed its share of honors to old R. I. The youngsters who placed us first in the Big Eight track meet for the first time in history were all Seniors, with the exception of two. Alice — Every branch of athletics and every department of work came to the fore. Marguerite Thomas, you remember, took third place in the stenographic contest. Katherine — Our class had some swift members in it. Isadore Katz spoke so convincingly and so fast that we placed second in Big Eight Extemp. lAorence — All you girls ha e remarkable memories, but you have forgotten some- thing of vast importance — the fact that Isadore Katz presidentiated Mask and Dagger. Marion — I think that the success of the Mask and Dagger ' s plays was at least partially attributable to the fifty dollars that the Senior Class donated to the improve- ment of the assembly stage fund, don ' t you ? Katherine (turning to Alice) — What are you smiling about, Al? Alice — Oh, I was just thinking of that side-splitting oratorical contest between Mr. Robeson, Mr. Youngert, and Herb Wilson at the Junior-Senior Hard-Times party. Herb was most certainly in his element then — he almost won the contest! 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 49 Florence — I wonder if I ' ll ever forget that backwards quartet? (Begins sing- ing it) : The monkey, he got drunk, Climbed up the elephant ' s trunk. The elephant sneezed, and fell on his knees. And that was the end of the monk, the monk, the monk. Remember that was at the Valentine Party ? Marion — Oh, girls! Weren ' t there some regular Valentines on the basketball squad from our class? Florence — Yes, there were Edwards, and HoUingsworth, and Knanishu, and Shetter, and Alvine, and Wilson. Katlierine — Wasn ' t the basketball tournament glorious ? I remember distinctly that I attended everj single game. Wasn ' t that Rock Island-Moline game the most thrilling you ' ve ever seen ? And such a tantalizing score ! Alice — That triumph more than compensated for the fact that we were nosed out of the championship in the final game. Marion — Wasn ' t Herb Ryerson ' s yell-leading ineffably divine, girls? Florence — And wasn ' t Walter Bunning ineffably superb in track at Lombard College where we came out on top out of forty-eight schools ? Katlierine — I think that the Urbana meet where our cinder men captured sixth place and left one hundred and thirty-five schools behind us, topped off our athletic year gloriously! Johnnie HoUingsworth, our versatile captain, dashed the dash , so fast he fairly flew. And I still maintain that Shetter jumped over the moon. J lice — Didn ' t some of those fellows look rare on Old Clothes Day? Florence — Rare? That ' s what they weren ' t anything else but! Secondine I Iarchello took the prize, though. Marion — Didn ' t you almost collapse with joy when you were apprised of the fact that Old Clothes Day and the Frolic were both to be on the same da}- ? Kathei ' ine — I was indisposed for weeks. Alice — It was certainly a gala day. But the Senior Play even eclipsed it. And after all, wasn ' t the Senior Play Clarence an effective comedy-drama? Katlierine — It was a real triumph. Dorothy Mann and Gordon Blair certainly made a charming couple. Florence — And Lizzie Barbou and Frankie Gadient made as charming a couple at the Junior-Senior reception! Wasn ' t that a peachy party? Marion — Our Commencement exercises made a fitting finishing touch to our class career. Alice — And didn ' t we feel dignified in our caps and gowns? Katherine — And indignantly hot! ! I was so glad when — (Voices from without). Kids! Hurry! Join the victory parade! ! We got the returns. Marion and Florence — Whhhhhhhhaaaaatt??????? Alice and Katherine — Come and find out. FINIS. 1923 50 THE WATCH TOWER Class Propkecy Time — i P. M. June 15, 1933. Place — Editor ' s Office of The Rock Island Argus. Characters: Editor Edgar H anna Stenographer Cecelia Arshack Wireless Operator Fred Stapp Complainant Florexce Tams Aviatrix Helen Bartz Oft ' ice Boy Lester Ziffren Scene opens with Editor and Stenog. busily engaged at their desks. Telephone rings. Stenog. (answering telephone). Argus. Who it it. ' ' Mr. Gordon Blair. The name of your new hair oil is The Sir Gordon Oil for Poodles. Thank you. Ed. (through speaking tube). Reporter Raymond Adlfinger. Change article Moses Kagan breaks dance record with 300 hours. He has been surpassed by Thomas Peterson with 300 hours and one second. (Enter Aviatrix with portfolio). Aviatrix. — Good afternoon, Mr. Editor. I was flying through the air this morning when I caught a message from Charles Case who was shot to Mars last week in a cage invented by Harry Cohn. The force of oil from the well discovered by Gladys Steele in her yard in New York City was so great that it caused an earth- quake in China, where Helen Leiferman, Bessie Brotman, Florence Olsen, and Allyne Burt have gone to do relief work, (Walking to Stenog.). I was flying over Milan where Barton Edwards is erecting a 100-story sky-scraper, when I saw Marian Waite being inaugurated mayor of the town. Stenog. — Oh look! Theer is Ralph Dobbs, the human fly, scaling that terrible steeple. Oh! he ' s spilling paint — It dropped right on the new hat of Dorothy An- derson, the music teacher. That ' s the gorgeous hat I saw her buy yesterday at Jeanette Arnold ' s millinery shop. Ed. — Miss Bartz, fly over to New York this evening and commission our cor- respondent, Bennie Bell, to cover the important debate The iMoon is made of Green Cheese, between Margaret Becker and Paul Blakemore, prominent teachers of as- tronomy at Columbia. Then on your way back to-morrow, stop at Atlantic City and interview Florence Washburn who won the long-distance swimming contest. That will be all. (Aviatrix exit). Ed. (ringing bell for office boy, who enters). Take these papers to Everett Cury in the composing room and tell Olive Christenson to write an editorial on the subject When Will the Sky Be Pink? (Telephone rings). 1923 THE WATCH TOWER M Stenog. Argus. Ready. Three of the town ' s ablest lawyers, James Gottlieb, Leonard Scott, and Donald Wangelin, have left for Chicago to take charge of the case which Herbert Ryerson, a real estate agent, is instituting against the city of Chicago, for allowing the waters of Lake Michigan to flow over Ryerson Isle, which is lO feet below the surface of the water in the middle of the lake. (Wireless operator dashes in to Stenog.) W. Oper. Results of the big Illinois City Woman ' s Tennis tournament. Elinor Benson singles. Ruth Anderson and Rachel Cordts doubles. (Looks at papers). Stenog — (to Ed.). Do you want the poem My Margaret by the prominent poet, Arthur Cameron, in this issue? Ed. — No, put in that article by the great philosopher, Tom Davis, on The Best Way to Use Hot Air . (Turning to wireless operator). Have you received the returns from the championship fight between the present champ, Eskil Ekholm, and Paul Anderson? Wireless Operator — Yes, Anderson won. By the way, the archeologist, Ben Bollman, finally reached the tomb of King Tite of Egi, ' pt. (Places papers on desk. Exit). Ed. — (through speaking tube). Reporter Fred Ewert, get the dope on the Eu- gene Loe Photoplay Company which saded to-day f or a sugar plantation in the South Sea Islands, owned by Frederick Hetter. Dorothy Mann is leading lady. Frank Gadient is leading man, and they are supported by Elizabeth Clevenstine, Dorothy Williamson, Floyd Shetter, and Arthur Eggert. The new play will be directed by Clarence Milow, and photographed by Graham Nelson. (Enter office boy with papers). Of+ice boy: Here is a story, One Moonlight Night, written by Ruth Bopes and Margaret Carlson. Stenog. — (to office boy). How many bulls did Secondine Marchello and Harold Jaeke kill in their fight at Tia Juamo, Mexico, to-day? Oftce Boy — The returns aren ' t in yet. (Hands her a paper). Here is a new advertisement. (Exit). Stenog. — (Reads). The Charm School, situated on the banks of the beautiful Rock River will open in September. It will be under the direct supervision of its owner, Richard Olson. The teaching staff and subjects will be as follows: Dean of Women Margaret Spencer Woman ' s Rights Catherine McGlone Registrar Alphild Pederson Etiquette Geneva Gustafson Piano Ruth Coy Vocal Virginia Lee Art Elizabeth Barbou Horseback Riding Marian Tremann Tennis Natalie Souders Dancing Clarice Swanson How to Treat A Young Man . .Alfaretta Dempsey 1923 52 THE WATCH TOWER Ed. Put it on the front page. (Enter office boy). C). B. — Mr. Editor, some woman wants to see you and she ' s hoppin ' mad. Ed. — Well, show her in. ( Exit Office boy. Enter Complainant ) . Complainant — Are you the editor? I ' ll have you to understand I represent the Y. W. and Y. M. important organizations. ' ou can ' t treat me like that, putting our news on the fifth page. I represent four Y. W. C. A. secretaries, Harriet Parry, Bernice Wells, Irene Wood, and Mildred Ward and four Y. M. C. A. secretaries, Sylves Vetter, Alvey Smeaton, Ben Rotenberg and Russel Post. Now if you think — . Ed. — My dear Madam, I will attend to the matter at once. Good day. Complainant (going to door). Well, the idea. (Exit). Messenger Boy. Mr. Editor, there was a big accident down the street. Milton Ramser driving a truck, owned by the Herman Rimmerman Grocen,- Co., lost con- trol of his machine when his eyes were attracted by a model, Marian Anderson, in the window of Mme. Agnes Bodeen ' s gown shop, causing the machine to run wild, just missing a policeman and crashing into the window of the Gene Ullemeyer cloth- ing shop. No one was hurt. Ed. — Put it on the second page. Enter Wireless Operator — Just a bunch of good news. (i). Rock Island ' s Polo Team just conquered the Holl -wood Team, composed of actors, who were former residents of this city. Herbert Wilson, Jacob Viner, Isadore Katz, Philip Taxman, and Gerald Likely are on the Hollywood team. Frederick Schnitzer, Harold Hurst, Martin Knanishu, Gilbert Gustafson, and Lester Paridon are on our team. (2). The Rock Islander, Anthony Compana, won the King ' s Cup Horse Race in EgT,pt. (3) Word just received from the Olympic Games at London that Walter Bunning, star Rock Islander, finished first in the half mile. Another Islander, John Hollingsworth, took second in the 440 run being nosed out at the tape by Glenn Moody, who now lives in New York. Ed. — Fine! Here, boy, take these to the reporters. (Exit Messenger boy). Stenog. Here is a good one. Eunice Olsen ' s cand ' suffers from the odor of sauerkraut. It seems the odor from Ralph Buncher ' s sauerkraut factory ruined the candy in Eunice ' s shop and she sent for the health officer, Eugene Nelson. Heap big row. The case will be heard before Judge Niel Kingsnorth. Ed. — (to Stenog). Go get the write-ups of the Society Editor, Irene Atkinson, please. (Stenog. exit). Ed. — (to himself). Humph. I wish this staff would say less and do more. (Telephone rings). Yes, Argus. What! Gold discovered on Harold Slocum ' s farm! Who discovered it? A mining crew to be sent out? Who is the engineer? Franklin Pierce; and the girls now taking the men ' s jobs in the mines will be Mary Bartley, Ethel Bealer, Gladys Bingham, and Dorothy Fisher. What ' s the capitaliza- tion? $100,000. Who is selling the stock? The brokers, Mildred Bengston and 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 53 Ina Caudel. (Rings for Messenger boy). Take this article to our specialty reporter, Grace Dailey. (Stenog. enters). Stenog. — Freda Morris held a tea at her art studio, yesterday, in honor of the Greenwich village artists, Gladys Donian, and Lucille De Long. Helen Christensen gave a famous lecture on Bugs at the Augustana Gymnasium last evening. A society of the faculty of the Rock Island High School composed of Marian Petersen, Alice Phelps, Mollie Rosenfield, Irma Schmidt, Petronilla Stauduhar, Marguerite Thomas, Dorothy Wessel, Dorothy Williams, and Clara Dell Wilson, gave a fare- well party for Alberta Young, who is leaving to join the Illinois City Teaching staff. The former Ada Storbeck, one of the city ' s prominent matrons, left for an extended Eastern tour. The famous pianist, Virginia Smith, will play to-night from radio sta- tion R. I., operated by LaVerne Terry. (Lays down papers and goes to desk). (Enter Wireless Man.) Wireless Operator — Hugo Alvine was appointed to coach the Yale football team next year. The chimney sweep, Arthur Gottsche, began cleaning Westminister Tower in London and except for a couple of slips of 20 feet or so passed an uneventful day. Ed. All right. (Wireless operator exit). Ed. — (to Stenog.). Please type this advertisement. Helen Reynolds opens a beauty shop in Milan. Oh, here ' s another. The Girls ' Novelty Orchestra, com- posed of Clara May Franing, shoehorn ; Hazel Oilman, bagpipe ; Evelyn Gunlock, piccolo ; Dorothea Hartman, mouth harp ; Eunice Huffman, Jew ' s harp ; Helen Hughes, organ ; Helen Hutchinson, tomtom ; and directed by Philip Licata, will open a summer ' s engagement at Eagles hall, to-night. (Enter office boy). O. B. Here is the last round, the paper goes to press in 15 minutes. Ed. — Here, hurry these to some reporters. (Office boy exit). (Looking at papers and reading aloud). The fair maidens, Eileen Moeller, Genieve Monroe, and Rose Mordhorst, Zeigfield Frolic Chorus Girls, are attracting nation-wide at- tention with their lawsuits against a prominent New Yorker, Charles Mager, who insisted upon staring at them from over the footlights. A former Rock Islander, Wil- lard Gauley, is property manager of the Follies. Isabel Horton will be Vivian Johnson ' s lawy er in a law suit which the latter will bring against Rayburn Greer for stealing second base while playing with the White Sox. Katherine Grafstrom just sold her latest picture, The Long, the Short, and the Lean, posed by Pauline Nelson, Edith Meyer and Ellen Kingsnorth, for $50,000 to the former Helen Lage of Detroit. (Telephone rings). Stenog. — Argus. Secretary of the Board, Rose Lefstein, speaking? The board of directors of the Watertown Sanitarium, consisting of Ann Gordon, Bessie Lerman, Robert Friedman, Bertha Mace, Orion Nessler, Edith Neidorff, and James Monroe, met in regular session this afternoon and appointed Chester Battles president of the institution. Thank you. Ed. (ruffling hair). It ' s time for the paper to go to press). Here you. (Stenog. begins to type furiously, office boy rushes in). Curtain. 1923 54 THE WATCH TOWER Farewell Address HAROLD SI.OCUM all the moments in our lives, those of departure from accustomed habits the ones we remember most clearly, for then are our natures disciplined I O J by conflict between sorrow at leaving old friends, and experiences and iS yj; desire for new acquaintances and adventures. Perhaps each of you may recall some such instance in your own life. Possibly you recollect the time you finished grade school or the time you started to high school. Perchance, you girls recall more clearly the time you renounced your dolls for the dignified estate of our elder sisters. Perchance, you boys recall more clearly the pang with which you gave up your short trousers to assume the dignity of your elder brothers. It may be, however, that this present moment, as we say farewell to high school days, is your first actual experi- ence of the kind. For the class of 1923, the time of farewell to our school, our friends, our teach- ers, and each other has come. This is the hour for which we have hoped, longed, and worked during our high school career; yet it is the hour we now meet with re- luctance. In our four years of work in R. I. H. S., we have grown from Freshmen to Seniors; from children to young men and women, about to take our places in the world. We have changed entirely our view of life and its meaning. While we have thus been occupied, in school life, the world about us has not been still. In 1919, when we entered high school, the greatest war in history was barely ended. The whole world was in turmoil. Almost every nation had been fighting, and the financial boom and inflation, directly caused by the war, was still in full swing. To-day, we, and, at least, s ome of the other nations are practically back to nor- malcy , and to a sound financial basis. In the meantime, we have passed through an economic crisis, have endured a business depression, and have altered completely our position among the world powers from that of the most aggressive, to one of the more conservative. Thus, we see that since September 2, 1919, when the class of ' 23 entered high school, not only we have changed, but the whole world has suffered a mental and moral metamorphosis. These unprecendented conditions have given us hitherto unknown oportunities. During our high school career, we have daily gone through the routine of our studies, each year seeming shorter than the preceding one, and now that we have arrived at the goal of our four year ' s endeavors, we are almost appalled by the attending responsibilities. But we must go on ; change and advancement are the laws of life. On our right is one road. It leads to college with its new environment and work. On our left, is another road. It leads to work or business. Our class must needs part here, some going by one road, and some going by the other. As we apprehend this, we treasure, more poignantly than before, the good time we have been having and 1923 THE WAT C H TOWER 55 the many friends we have made. Which way will they go? Which way shall I go? There is no alternative. Go we must, one way or the other. In the course of our work here, we have incurred a great debt, a debt to the citizens of Rock Island, for the opportunity and privilege of attending this institution. To the faculty, also, we are indebted for their instruction and kind supervision. To our principal, we extend our sincere thanks for his help, his interest, his work here with our class. In addition, we realize that we owe a debt to our former principal, and to him we also are grateful. Remembering the work, sacrifices, and admonitions of all the faculty, may we go forward as worthy citizens of this great Republic of ours. When the class of ' 23 entered High School in 1919, we were as green as other Freshmen. Of course, the other students enjoyed our discomfiture when we went to the wrong class-room, or forgot our locker keys, but we were soon initiated into the formidable intricacies of high school life, and took our appointed places as bona-fide students. As Sophomores and Juniors, we developed school spirit and became learned. At least, we thought we were so. Now, however, as Seniors, we begin to realize that we have learned something, but we are really just beginning our education. From our class will come civic, social, political, athletic, and religious leaders. These leaders cannot, however, develop without consistent labor and thorough prepa- ration. Longfellow has well put this thought as follows: The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight. But they while their companions slept Were toiling upward in the night. Let every member of the Class of ' 23 take this as his farewell thought and future motto, so that the members of our class shall, indeed, make the world a better place to live in. 1923 56 THE WATCH TOWER To Mr. Fislier ' our departure from Rock Island, Air. Fisher, is greeted with sorrow by students and parents alike. In our nine years, as superintendent of schools, you have established a school system that is considered one of the city ' s greatest assets. There is not one person who does not appreciate this work you ha e performed so well. We students in High School feel that something good is slipping from our grasp; however, we know others will benefit by our loss. We know that you were handi- capped in this small field of activities, and this fact reconciles us to your departure. Your rise to a broader field of work, is but an indication of your sterling worth. Your attainments have not been confined to Rock Island alone, and as a result — your promotion to greater responsibility and a larger field, in the personage of the institutions of learning of Peoria, Illinois. It is a great honor, and we extend to you, therefore, our heart - congratulations and best wishes for the greatest of success. Your influence will be greatly missed, not only by the students, but by patrons of the school, as well. ' our success in the management of the schools proves that we are losing one of the really great men in our city. We are sure that you will go on in Peoria as ou have gone on here. The Peoria schools are truly fortunate in securing a man of 3 ' OLn ' calibre. In view of your departure, we, the students of the Rock Island High School, wish you a most happy future, and the greatest of success in our position. 1923 58 THE WATCH TOWER 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 59 CI arence U HE very cleverest thing I ' ve seen in a long time, is what some one said about Clarence , presented by the class of 1923 on May 24 and 25, at Washington school. This sentiment was echoed by everybody in the splendid audiences which greeted the play at both performances. It was simply full of laughs, which, combined with clever acting, made Clarence a sensa- tional success. Gordon Blair, as Clarence, (his last name is a mystery), the returned soldier, indeed proved himself quite versatile. He was an expert in everything from tuning pianos to potato bugs, both very difficult roles. Dorothy Mann, the charming leading lady, had dignity, pose, and sweetness in her part of Violet Pmney, the reserved governess. Marion Waite, as Mr. Wheeler, excellently portrayed a typical American busi- ness man — officious and self-important. Marion had previously played a similar part and greatly benefited by the experience. Dorothy Williamson, as Mrs. Wheeler, with her naturally snappy manner of speaking, could not be excelled as an experienced social leader. Virginia Lee, as Cora Wheeler, was just the one for the part. Her shrill voice and the reality she invoked into the crying scenes were superb. And — Cora almost had a love affair — but, sad to relate, all her dreams were shattered. Frank Gadient, as Bobby Wheeler, just returned from school, was delightful in his innocence. Wtih a full-grown man ' s actions but with college manners and clothes, he was easily the most amusing character in the pla} ' . Herbert Ryerson, as Hubert Stem, was the almost-villain of the play. He used the unsophisticated Cora as a means of furthering his own ends; namely, getting on the good side of Violet Penny. As usual, with even almost-villains he was ■ foiled. In the minor roles, the background required by everj ' successful play, were Mar- garet Spencer as Mrs. Martyn, a clever business woman ; Elizabeth Clevenstine as Delia, the once Irish maid, now thoroughly Americanized except for her accent ; and Ralph Buncher, as Dinwiddle, the tall, stately butler. 1923 60 THE WATCH TOWER 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 61 Junioir Class KENNETH STRODE, President SAM ARNDT, Vii THEODORE ANDERSON, Treasur HELEN DAVIS, Secretary Class and school spirit, that is the foundation of the Junior Class. Every school activity was loyally supported by this class. We remember the Junior Class play, the play that made standing room in the auditorium, scarce. But with such a well-chosen cast and such an able business man- agement no less could be expected. In athletics, the class was represented by Whitfield, March, Littig, Anderson, Houston, Reid, Haddick, N. Kone, and G. Kone, in football; by Oglevee, Whitfield, Anderson, Houston, Doman, Reid, and G. Kone, in track; by Anderson, Alexenburg, and Wirt, in basketball. Margaret Crawley, Virginia Dobbs, and Florence Levenstein represented this class on the Girl ' s Declamation team. Thus this class closes the year, leaving one of the best records a Junior class has ever left. 1923 62 THE WATCH TOWER 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 63 Sopla omore v iass ci WILLIAM MANN, President CARL WESSELL, HARRY METTLER. Treas ANNE CRUZEN, Secretary Behold ! the Sophomores, our pride and joy ! We are proud of them as we have good cause to be. In every organization, in every school activity, they have taken an active, if not a leading, part. In basketball they were ably represented by Wirt and Woodward. Under the leadership of Gardner Thomas, the Business Management of the Watch Tower enjoyed one of its most successful j ears. In declamation Thiby Katz did excellent work. Elizabeth Ward, another member of the class, was secretary of of the Girls ' Hi-Y ' 23. As for the officers, their pictures speak for them.. The Sophomores have shown judgment in the selection of their officers. With as gallant a president as William Mann, as handsome a vice-president as Carl Wessel, and a secretary as demure and sweet as Anna Cruzon, and a treasurer as efficient as Harry Mettler, is it any wonder that the class has been a success? We feel sure that they will continue their good work throughout their high school life, working and striving for the glory and fame of Rock Island High School. 1923 64 THE WATCH TOWER 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 65 1923 STuoenT counciL GIRLS H -y GLEE CLUB juaioKeuGusH coum SBD 0 auB RI ClUB CEROTllHR mSK U DRGGEH, GIRL SCOUT ' BOYS H X CViLWHSTRY ClUB aoLWv io. J THE WATCH TOWER 69 Organizations m HE following pages will probably interest you more than any other part of this Annual. Why? Because they give, in picture and story, the record of our organizations for the past year. And that record has been one of which Rock Island High School may be proud. If your face doesn ' t appear in at least one of these nine groups, take stock of your- self. Are you a real, live, one hundred per cent Rock Islander? Then, why don ' t you belong? Not necessarily to all nine organizations — no one likes the professional joiner — bu t to one or two societies made especially for you. They need you — and you need them. Of course, you belong to four or five classes. But classes are only for the students. Organizations are of the students and by the students as well. In them you can express yourself with freedom, learn to lead and learn to follow, get the habit of team-work, develop } ' our latent abilities. You may find yourself in some such group — discover talents that you had not realized you owned. There is sure to be at least one group in which you can work successfully and profitably. If your voice isn ' t eligible for the Glee Club, try the Ciceronian. Perhaps your brand of talent won ' t get you into the R. I. Club — but it may win you renown in the Mask and Dagger. If the Boys ' Hi-Y won ' t take you, the Girls ' Hi-Y must — or the Girl Scouts. You may be elected to represent your class in the Studlent Council. And last, but by no means least, there is the Junior English Council, in which you may have choice of several departments : Dramatic, Poetry, Short Story, and Freshman Division. If you can ' t make up your mind in any other way, study these photographs, select the best-looking group — and get your picture in that group next year. Join an organization! John Shantz. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 71 Watcli Tower Board 2nd 3rd roi v— Katherin -John Blake 1 Williams, Miss Hanna, Thibey Katz, Miss St Grafstrom, Margaret Ackerman, Margaret Spencer, lan, Richard Graham, Edward Sweeney, Fred Stapp, Gardn Sturgeon. Thomas. WATCH TOWER MANAGEMENT. Business Manager Gardner Thomas Assistant Business Alanar er ■ Edward Sweeney Ad-vertising Manager Richard Graham Assistant Advertising Manager Frederic Stapp ANNUAL STAFF. CORA L. STODDAK ' D— Faculty Adviser TOP ROW Katherine Grafstrom Lester ZifFren Margaret Becker Liidwig Stapp Organizations Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Organizations SECOND ROW Morris Kahn Elizabeth Barbou Arthur Stambaugh Freda Morris Joke Editor Art Editor Photo Editor Asst. Art Editor THIRD ROW Edith Neidorff Wm. McConochie Agnes Bodeen Eskil Ekholm Classes Classes Classes Athletics FOURTH ROW Genevieve Monroe Margaret Carlson Alfaretta Dempsey Helen Reynolds Society Official Typist Assistant Typist Calendar THE WATCH TOWER Student Council gJiS HE Student Council is a much-valued organization. It is essentially an organization of the students, by the students, for the studients. There are thirty-two members: eight representatives from each class, Mr. Youngert, and the three faculty ' members. Miss Colbert, Mr. Shantz, and Mr. Robeson. This, the fifth year of the organization of the Council, has been one of the most successful. Under the capable leadership of the various officers, the Council has several accomplishments to its credit. In the beginning of the year, it was decided that the yell leaders should be awarded megaphone-shaped monograms in recognition of the services rendered by them. It was through the Council that there was a frolic this year, and it was due to its efforts that the frolic was such a great success. The Council, because of its own debt to The Annual and the debts it took over from other organizations, had to work hard in cooperation with the other organizations to make the frolic a success. Every member of the Council has attempted to make ours a better school by trying to li ' e up to its rules and by trying to instill into others, the right school spirit. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 73 R. I. Glut Rock Island High School ' s Athletic club passed through one of its most successful 3 ' ears during 1922—23, and now, at the close of the school year, is financially on its feet. Chief among the year ' s activities was the sponsoring of a musical entertain- ment during January, which netted the organization a sum more than enough to defray all expenses of the year. Early last fall, the club held its election of officers for the school year, and the following were named : President Milton Ramser Vice president Jacob Viner Secretary Theodore Anderson Treasurer Eskil Ekholm The club boasts of 38 members, all of whom have won their letters in either basketball, football, or track. It .is expected that this number will be passed next year, and plans for activities are being outlined. 1923 74 THE WATCH TOWER Junioir En lisli Council KATHERINE McGLONE, Presidt EDWIN HUNTLEY, RUTH COY, Corr. Secretary MARY HARTLEY. Treas President NATALIE SOUDERS, Rec. Scretary CHOOL life would be incomplete without a literary club. The Junior fl English Council has conclusively proved this, especially in its third and most successful year. Students obtaining an A, B. or C grade in English t are admitted as members. The Council aims to give those students talented in literary lines further opportunity for development than can be afforded in their English classes, and to arouse a greater appreciation of good English. The Council has held four general meetings this year, at which excellent programs were given and refreshments were served. The Council has published two numbers of the English Magazine, a very readable compilation of English class compositions. The Short Ston- Department, sponsored by Miss Murray and Miss Ehlert, and the Poetry Department, sponsored by Miss Sturgeon, have both d ' one notable, though not spectacular work. The Short Story Department made an exhaustive study of various types of short stories, applying the pointers thus learned to individual work. The Poetry Department adopted the Gleam , a magazine published especially for high school students, as the basis for its course of study and also produced good original verse. The Dramatic Department was so successful this year that it was able to finance a special page in The Annual. This ear a Freshman Department of the Council was added. Under the spon- sorship of Mrs. Ferguson and Miss Schmid this club proved that yearlings are by no means incapable of good work. Plays have been given ; a declamation contest has been heldi; and a good pro gram has enlivened each meeting. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 75 Dramatic Department of tLe Junior Englisn Council « i % P PA mftl : . 1 FUN i It is an urganiza- It is consistently NE cannot help respecting the Dramatic Department, tion constantly accomplishing something admirable. k ' SIS ' SKS ' . l active and alive, progressive and enterprising. fs yla i j; Mr. Bob, a two-act comedy, was presented early in the year at Washington school. The Elopement of Ellen , boasting an equally splendid cast, was given later in the school auditorium. A Bachelor ' s Dream , 1750-1923 , and Who ' s Crazy Now were at different times presented before the Junior Council, the last proving so entertaining that its cast was asked to repeat the performance at the Frolic, as the feaure of the annual program. Three Pills in a Bottle was given both at a general assembly and at a Parent-Teacher ' s meeting. The Six who Pass while the Lentils Boil ■was a notable success. The Dramatic Department closed ' its year in a joint picnic and outdoor play, Where but in America? Each member of the De- partment was given the opportunity of appearing in one of the above-mentioned plays. Miss Hanna, Miss Eninger, and Miss Powlison competently sponsored the department, coaching all of its plays. The following were this year ' s officers : Chairman Margaret Spencer Secretary Dorothy Williamson Treasurer Catherine McGlone 1923 76 THE WATCH TOWER Ci iceronian IHK Cicercinian debating club has had more to do with the intellectual welfare of the school than any other organization. In the first place, it develops logical thinking and the power of argumentation. Through the training received in this club many former members have heen enabled to receive honors they would, otherwise, have never secured. Besides getting valuable training in debate, the members not only practice parlia- mentary law, but also take up some of the finer points of the rules of governing assem- blies. This latter feature has been a great incentive for many students to join the club because they realize that this knowledge is absolutely essential as a member of any organization. The outstanding feature tins year was the inter-debate tourney which gave prac- tically every member a chance to debate. These tournaments have been held by the Ciceronian every year, that all might hav an opportunity to debate. In this way, the inexperienced are given practice. The club sponsors, Mr. Shantz and Mr. Robeson, cooperating with the president, Harold Slocum, have worked hard to make the club a success. One thing this organiza- tion has to its credit is the fact that all the members of the debate teams were members of the Ciceronian. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 77 Mask and Da56® ISADORE KATZ, President EUGENE LOE, Bu DOROTHY MANN, Student Adviser ess Manager TOM DAVIS, Stage Manager MISS HILES, Director N organization, whicii brings out the talent of the school and ' develops it as the Mask and Dagger Dramatic Club has done, is a worthy and necessary organization of our High School. Und r the sponsorship of the untiring Miss Hiles, this club has completed another successful year. Since the object of this club primarily was to put on plays, by reviewing these, a fair record of its activities will be sho vn. An interesting play was given on Thanksgiving Day in the assembly, The Courtship of Miles Standish. Later, the entire school was given a treat in Honorable Togo , a clever one-act comedy. The whole school has to give thanks to this organization for the donation of the cyclorama, which was bought with the proceeds of Honorable Togo . This back-ground cur- tain has been used ' in practically every play put on in the assembly. The massive undertaking of this club, however, was the presentation of the play, Nothing But the Truth, which was a great success for the club. The cast seemed to be made especially for their parts. The returns from this play made it possible for the Mask and Dagger to be one of the organizations to contribute fifty dollars for the new scenery to be used by the whole school. This scenery was used for the first time in Nothing but the Truth. Everyone saw the good bargain the Mask and Dagger and the other organizations made in purchasing it. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 79 Girls ' Glee Glut URliNG the last year, the Girls ' Glee Club has done much toward estab- lishing an enviable musical reputation for Rock Island High School, has encouraged a true love of music, and has successfully unfolded and exhibited the musical talent of the school. The activities of the Girls ' Glee Club were numerous. The organization sang for the Parent-Teacher ' s association early in the year, at Grant School on Father ' s night, and at the meeting of the Blackhawk Division of Teachers ' Institute. The girls, with the orchestra, gave a concert at East Moline High School. They were, moreover, featured at the Musical Festival held! at the High School, and, with the entire musical department, including the Boys ' Glee Club, gave a splendid concert at Moline in May. The officers of the Girls ' Glee Club were: president. Beryl Williams: vice-president, Doris Dammann ; secretary, Virginia Smith ; treasurer, Ethel Hillmer ; and librarian and manager, Hope Anderson. Organized late in the year, the Bo ' s ' Glee Club has naturally done largely pre- paratory work, and no officers have as yet been elected. 1923 80 THE WATCH TOWER Girl Scouts LL work and no play makes Jill a dull girl, and ice versa. The Girl Scouts constitute an organization which successfully combines the two factors, the proportion of which determines the success of any club : real work and real play. The aim of the Girl Scouts is a noble one. They propose nut only to enjoy wholesome good times at their bi-weekly meetings and club activities, but to so develop themselves that they will become valuable and ideal future American citizens. The second year of the R. I. H. S. Girl Scouts was a successful one. Although not boasting a comprehensive membership, the Girl Scouts consistently progressed. At first the organization was impeded! considerably by the lack of leadership, but Miss Eninger consented to fill that office and capably directed the Scouts for the remainder of the year. Her suggestions and those of Mrs. Roehme, who has charge of all Rock Island Girl Scouts, were invaluable. During the year the Scouts did not lack good times. Never will they forget that honest-to-goodness hike into the country, the abundance of eats , and everything . Nor will they cease to remember that truly spooky Hallowe ' en party and the two merciless ghosts. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER Girls ' Hi-Y ! I-Y girls simply do not know how to fail. Hi-Y girls succeed in eveiy- S thing they do. And best of all, Hi-Y girls always do a great deal. This ' year has been no exception. At the beginning of the year, the Girls ' Hi-Y, together with the Boys ' Hi- , enjoyed a well-attended mixer and weiner roast. Later the girls enter- tained their mothers at a delightful Mother and Daughter Tea. The organization, in addition, stuffed Christmas dolls for the Bethany Home kiddies, sold attractive megaphones at the basketball tournament, and presented a suc- cessful sideshow at the annual frolic. Hi-Y ' s success this year was largely attributable to the enthusiastic direction of Miss Huber. Under her leadership, the club was practically reorganized the second semester, when a new constitution was drawn up and it was decided that games should partially replace dancing as entertainment at the bi-weekly meetings. THE CABINET Service Rosmary Huntoon Membership Audrey Hansgen Poster Elisabeth Barbou Pep Katherine Gerrard Social Florence Stewart Program Ruth Coy Hospitality Ethel Johnson 82 THE WATCH TOWER BoLjs ' Hi-Y 2d HE Boys ' Hi Y has li ed up to its motto, Pep, perseverance and coop- eration, as it has never done before. Activity seems to be the dominant note of this organization. The good, wholesome atmosphere and amuse- ments and the good fellowship created by this club are some of the reasons li the membership has been so large. This year a new plan was adopted. The Hi-Y was divided into two groups: the Junior and Senior Hi-Y. The Senior Hi-Y was composed of juniors and seniors; the Junior, of freshmen and sophomores. This division was made in order that the mem- bers could enjoy the companionship of bo s about their ow n age. That cooperation was present was demonstrated b - the frequent number of times the mixers were en- joyed. The programs were so good because of the excellent entertainments provided by the various speakers. Among them were Red Vernon, of Davenport, Reverend Chapman, John W. Casto, Coach Swedberg, and Billy Mclntyre. The Hi-Y boys were given a rare treat in a speech by Mr. Murphy, a reformed convict, who resides at Aurora. Another praiseworthy thing to be noted about the Hi-Y is that each year there is an increase in activity and response from the members. All this goes to show that you cannot hold a good organization down. 1923 k sHf ?5 tmm ijFE ' ' I?«VI 1« Si eni - fron ' Tog 84 THE WATCH TOWER («-  - -cv« sVvt . re W  . Q, f ' a-vu - Oxt Mx . v«.x- s, A V. l.v 0-sV. VA. ' 1923 THE WATCH TOWER rorensics jNE of the first things we hear the small child exclaim as he joins his comrades in play, is something like this: Now let ' s pretend that we ' re keeping store. I ' ll be the store-keeper, and you come in and ' buy some- thing of me. Soon the show cases are arranged and the assigned parts taken. This is a great game, one which holds the interest not only of the child but also of a large majority of the adults through normal life. We undoubtedly do like at least to pretend we are the other person ; it ' s so novel. A few, however, change their tactics as they grow old ' er. They cease to want to pretend to be the other one. They want to be in actuality, the active force ; they want to explain issues clearly and forcefully — to express those ideas which continually arise within themselves, which are, they feel, distinctly their own. They want to contribute a part which will bear the distinctive stamp us. But how shall they do it? Enthralled, they listen to the speaker who holds his audience spellbound, breathe a deep sigh of satisfaction as he finishes, bring their hands together with a thundering clap, and then turn to their neighbors with, My, but wasn ' t that fine; don ' t you wish you could do that? But why wish? You, too, can do this very thing. You have within your own reach the necessary equipment to sway the lives of others. You have a mind, at least we shall so infer until you prove to us beyond doubt that we are working on a false premise. As we just stated, you have a mind, a very effective tool; and you have provided! for you, necessary laboratory for developing it. Will you throw aside this opportunity? The world needs men — this means you, too, girls — thinking men ; men who are probing for truth ; men who can understand situations ; men who can voice their con- victions in a forceful, gripping m.anner. It needs men as leaders who will scrupu- lously seek the truth, who will proclaim it from the platform and thus give the lie to selfish greed. It needs men who can speak forcefully the truth with a small group, and men, too, who can talk man to man. This is what we need Will you, boys and girls of the R. I. H. S., join with us in making Forensics a department that will count not only in your life, but in the lives of our community, our state, our nation, and our world? Helen Eninger. 1923 90 THE WATCH TOWER GIRLS ' DECLAMATION Rock Islanii downed ' Moline by 21 points and in the contest with Davenport, Rock Island came off 27 points in the lead. — Our Big Eight met Geneseo and defeated them by four points. — Our Big Eight representative, Dorothy Mann, placed third in the contest at Galesburg with her selection, For France. BOYS ' DECLAMATION On December 7, Rock Island met Davenport, losing to them by just two points. The result of this contest was duplicated on December 11, when Rock Island met Moline, who defeated us by two points. — In the Big Eight contest, held at Moline on December 15, our representative, Jacob Viner, placed fifth. THE WATCH TOWER 91 TRI-CITY DEBATES Rock Island High School failed to annex the tri-city debating title by losing to both Moline and Davenport. — Our affirmative team was defeated by Moline ' s negative team 3 to o. The negative team met Davenport ' s affirmative team and lost the contest by one point. EXTEMPORE Rock Island High School ' s extempore team won the contests from both Moline and Geneseo and lost to Davenport. Our Big Eight contestant, Isadore Katz, took second place at Monmouth, May 11. DRAMATICS ■Cv,=,cL ,eXV SmVovt THE WATCH TOWER • 95 Tke Junior Class Plaij L HE Junior Class play, Come Out of the Kitchen , was a huge success, dramatically and financially. The efforts of the coaches, Dorothy Mann and Miss Hiles, were well rewarded. The acting of the cast showed that there was in the Junior Class, talent hard to surpass. Clarence March ably took the part of Burton Crane, a young North- erner who rented the home of the Dangerfields, who were traveling in Europe on ac- count of Mr. Dangerfield ' s ill health. Randy Weeks, alias James Whitfield, had the business of renting the house. Because he was unable to get white servants, as Burton Crane had ordered, the Dangerfield children took upon themselves the work of servants, and some servants they were, too ! It would have been almost im- possible to distinguish Florence Levenstine, as Olivia Dangerfield, from a real Irish cook. Sam Arndt, as the original handy boy, and Julian Clark, as the butler, showed great ability in the interpretation of their roles. Elizabetht Dangerfield, alias Florence Stewart, was the temper of the play. The part of the haughty Mrs. Falkner was played by Audrey Hansgen. Her daughter, Cora Maravene Pearson, was in love with Tom Lefferts, a poet, played by Donavin Oglevee. Margaret Crawley was the humorous old black mammy. Mask and Dagger Plaijs COURTSHIP OF MILES ST AN DISH Aliles Standish Max Alexexberg Priscilla Florence Stewart John Alden Eugene Loe Dame Hadley Evelyn Gunlock The second Mask and Dagger play was The Honorable Togo the cast of which consisted of James Whitfield in the title role, James Littig, as Henry Powell, an ex- perienced married man in search of his wife, Gordon Blair and Geneve Gustafson as Mr. and Mrs. George Winfield, a happily married couple whose happiness is tem- porarily broken. This play was followed by vaudeville and a dance. NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH , the big comedy hit was presented by this club with the following cast : Robert Bennett Frank Gadient Gwendoline Ralston .Florence Stewart R. M. Ralston Marion Waite Mrs. E. M. Ralston Allyne Burt Richard Donnelly. . .James Whitfield Ethel Clark Alfaretta Dempsey Bishop Doran Don Oglevee Mable Jackson Agnes Bodeen Clarence Van Dusen . .Chester Battles Sable Jackson Margaret Miller Martha, the maid Ellen Kingsnorth 1923 96 THE WATCH TOWER Junioir Englisli Council DRAMATIC DEPARTMENT 1. MR. BOB . A two-act comedy. Coach.. Miss H.axn.a Philip Royson Rich.ard Gr. h aa: Robert Brown Frederick Stapp Jenkins William Hermax Rebecca Luke Dorothy Cl.ark Katherine Rogers Dorothy Willl msox Marian Bryant Eliz.abeth Clev ' ensteix Patty Caroline Kramer 2. THREE PILLS IN A BOTTLE . One-act Fantasy. Coach — Miss Powlixson The Little Boy .Phil Schaeffer, Johx Keier His Mother ] Larv Bartley An Aristocratic Old ALin Edwix Huxtley His Soul De Armaxd Apple, Cl.arexce Ruud A Scissor Grinder Richard Bumb His Soul Ludvig St. pp A Scrub Woman Florexce Washburn Her Soul Thelma Clemaxx 3. THE ELOPEMENT OF ELLEN . Three-act Comedy. Coach — Miss Haxx.a. Richard Ford Ralph Bixcher Molly, his wife Marg.aret C.arlsox Robert Shepald Frederick Stapp Mas Ten Eych Richard Bumb Dorothy Marck Dorothy Williamsox Fund Haverhill Elizabeth Barbou John Hume Ludwtg Stapp 4. THE SIX Jf ' HO PASS JTHILE THE LENTILS BOIL . One-act Fantasy. Coach — Miss Exixger Prologue Rose Levy David, A little boy Clarexce Ruud The Queen Mae Fassnacht The Mime DiCK Walker The Milkmaid j Lary Bartley The Blind Man Dale Bognar The Ballad Singer William Pender The Dreadful Headsman Henry Nesseler Me-In the audience Marian Gellerman 5. WHO ' S CRAZY NOJ! ' . ' A one-act Farce. Coach — Miss Hann.a Smooth Ludwig Stapp Abigail Sniffen Florence Washburn Snowball Caroline Kramer Professor Twetters Ralph Buncher Officer Muldoon Dick Walker THE WATCH TOWER 99 0rietg rreslimen Reception Frida r evening, September 29, was a big night for the incoming Freshmen, as they were honored by a party given in the Manual Arts building. A large crowd turned out, in spite of the fact that it was the first social event of the year. The dancing lasted all evening, with intermittent pauses, during which nabiscos and punch were served. Game sharks fairly swarmed around the checker boards, and had a thoroughly enjoyablc time, as did the dancers. The party as a whole proved to be a decided success. Jvinior Senior Partvj Juniors and Seniors held their hard time party, Saturday evening, Novembe: II, in the Manual Arts building. Gay costumes were seen everywhere: those of farmers, preachers, Spanish coui- tiers and every other kind imaginable. In a mock oratorical contest, Mr. Robeson won the prize, and thereupon fainted, and was relentlessly dragged before the Supreme Court, over which Mr. Mapes presided. Later in the evening, the following program was given : Reading Agnes Bodeen Vocal Solo Virginia Lee Vocal Duet Eugene and Oliver Youngert Refreshments were served and the evening ended happily. 1 lie Frolic Of course, everyone was at the Frolic ! What does a little rain matter when there ' s a High School Frolic to go to? The second floor was a perfect maze of side- shows, each with a crier trying to shout down any competitor. The Girl Scouts and Girls ' Hi-Y were kept busy supplying the demands for more candy. Mr. Courtney and Mr. Mapes, each with a very impressive tinsel star, rushed madly about, acting as officers of the law. At nine o ' clock, everj ' one scurried into the Assembly to get a good seat for the main show. It is needless to say that all of the numbers made a big hit, especially 1923 100 THE WATCH TOWER School Days. When it came time to go home, no one seemed in the least hurry but then that ' s just a sequel to going to the Frolic. Old Clotkes Davj Who could possibly forget Old Clothes Day? lay 12 was full to the brim. In spite of the fact that it rained, the Juniors and Seniors turned out in such a gala- day attire as to make the envious Freshmen and Sophomores fairly turn pale with wonder. No need to mention John Greve, Norman Kone, or Kenneth Johnson, as they spoke quite loudly for themselves. And as for Herman Goldman and JMartin Knanishu — well, words fail us ! Some of our most dignified young ladies, ahem, were seen parading around, toting baby dolls of all descriptions, colors and sizes. But then, you know Old Clothes Day comes but once a year, and it surely did feel good to see a kid again ! rreslimen Soplioiiioire rartv| The Freshmen and Sophomores had one grand party on Friday, May 18, in the Manual Arts. The fun started at 8 o ' clock, when a flour contest was held, the winners being Mr. Youngert and Delmar Woodward. Other winners of the evening were William Rogers, Katherine Pender, John Kerr, Norman Yount, and Dorothea Tradell. After the games the Black Hawk Novelty Five furnished some lively music for dancing. About ten o ' clock everybody lined up for pineapple crush and nabiscos. Then came more dancing until 10:30, when the party came to a reluctant end, and everyone declared that they ' d had the best time ever . Junior Seiiior Valentine Partx] Did we have a good time? I should say we did! We ' ll never forget the Junior-Senior Valentine Party on February 20, in the Manual Arts ball-room. It was certainly a memorable occasion. The dance orchestra, with Kenneth Pfenninger at the piano, caused everyone to step lively. Then, after an hour devoted to dancing, an excellent program was given: Ethel May Baldwin gave a reading; a song was rendered by the Backward Quartet, featuring Clarence March, Marion Waite, Henry Rupert, and Gordon Blair ; Miss Leona Peterson gave a violin solo ; and, last but not least, Mr. Youngert favored us with a vocal solo. After the program, members of the committee served ice-cream and cookies, after which dancing was resumed. When Father Time declared the hour to journey homeward, everyone seemed to resent the suggestion. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 101 r S unior oenior Recepti The Junior-Senior Reception given Friday, June i, was a great success. There were approximate!} ' 350 students, and a number of faculty members and parents present. A color scheme of green and gold, the Senior colors, together with sweet peas, the class flower, comprised the decorations. Every Senior girl was presented with a cor- sage bouquet of sweet peas. A very good program was enacted, among the numbers of which were speeches by members of both classes, and the presenting of gifts to prominent members of the Senior class by Kenneth Johnson. The gifts were very well chosen ; the refreshments delicious ; the program fine ; the decorations supreme; and, as everyone thought, the music wonderful; the reception was one of the best, if not the best, ever enjoyed in Rock Island High School. I 1923 Cap Ei wAffos C ! A)yifV€ C . W Jiv fi THE WATCH TOWER 105 Atliletic Review FOOTBALL Alumni O R. I E. M o R. I Macomb 3 R. I Galesburg 6 R. I Monmouth 3 R. I Clinton 19 R. I Moline 54 R. I Sterling o R. I Davenport o R. I Burlington o R. I Colchester 13 R. I La Salle 7 R. I BASKETBALL TRACK Augustana Invitation Indoor Meet — Rock Island, second. Lombard College Interscholastic Meet— Rock Island, fifth. Neighborhood Meet — Rock Is- land, first. Big Eight Meet — Rock Island, first. Illinois State Interscholastic Meet — Rock Island, sixth. Cordova ... 8 Galesburg 18 Orion 14 Macomb 20 Aug. Ac 15 E. M 15 Geneseo 27 Cambridge 11 Moline 32 Davenport 17 Cambridge 15 Dixon II Sterling 13 E. M 18 Geneseo 19 Moline 27 Davenport 12 R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. 60 19 26 16 17 37 25 21 20 15 17 24 TOURNAMENT Aledo II R. I. 24 Moline 15 R. I. 17 Orion 9 R. I. 31 Cambridge 17 R. I. 1 1 1923 106 THE WATCH TOWER FootLall - - B feuf- .. .  J;i._ 1 l!! E 1 j l H ■ dfc l -. .: 1 ..: je 1 ! ' .:H H $ t ■9 ' ' ' - Pfflj H k r ; ' . ■ A t. s ' it |P mmm U IS s. ■H l r lMS - j[ .jQ ft(i£ 4 MJUH. TP - f W u«  % .--T, wr- ' m ■■ - With four victories and three tied scores to their credit the 1922 football team finished a successful season. The team scored 126 points to their opponent ' s 86. It is a record to be proud of. Although greatly handicapped by injuries, only five defeats were suffered. Hall, Alvine, and Greer were out part of the season, while March was unable to play after the first game. The team consisted of Captain Hall, Alvine, Houston, Chambers, Collier, Ash, N. Kone, Clark, Mager, Crompton, Haddick, Ekholm, Anderson, Reid, Viner, Whit- field, G. Kone, Greer, and Ramser. With eight men back Captain-elect March should get a fighting and winning team for the 1923 season. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 107 Basketball Before you is the team that staged a great ' ' come-back ' and so finished up the season in glory. They possessed the Crimson and Gold fight that made possible the defeating of Davenport in the last gam.e between the two schools and also a glorious victory over Moline in the district tournament. During the scheduled season, Rock Island was victorious over eleven schools, but fell to defeat six times. At the tournament three games were put on the won list, but Rock Island was trimmed by Cambridge in the Championship game. Because of this, Rock Island was awarded second place. Before the spring semester, Alvine ably captained the squad, but, because of the ninth semester ruling, he became uneligible and Edward piloted the team after that time. The squad, consisting of Shetter, Anderson, Wirt, Knanishu, Woodward, Alex- enburg, Hollingsworth and Wilson, strongly backed him up. Practically the whole team will be lost for next year. 1923 108 THE WATCH TOWER Track Rock Island had a track team to be proud of. With plenty of material, Coach Kimmel produced a team that brought the laurels to adorn the halls of our building. The - took first at the Neighborhood Track meet at East Moline and at the Big Eight. At t he Augustana Invitation Indoor meet, they placed second and held down fifth at the Lombard College Interscholastic Meet. At the latter, the Big Eight and Neighbor- hood meets, they took the half-mile relay. Not satisfied with these honors, they went to Urbana and took sixth place in the State meet. At this meet the half-mile relay team placed third, making the course in the fast time of i :35 1-5. Captain Hollings- worth was a wealth of material, as was Bunning, Shetter, and Taxman. With Hous- ton, Whitfield, Marchello, Gadient, Anderson, Oglevee, and D. Woodward, the team developed into the best in this part of the state and one of the best Rock Island has ever turned out. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 109 Senior Class Basketball RYERSON LOE RAMSER VINER KNANISHU SCHNITZER EDWARDS BLAIR HETTER The Senior class lived up to standard when it produced the championship team in the annual class basketball tourney. They trounced the Freshmen in fine style in the first game and then the Sophomores for the championship. With Alvine, Hall, and Edwards in the line up, they had a defense and an offense that were not to be surpassed. 1923 no THE WATCH TOWER J unioif Class Basketball ALEXENBURG VERNON KNANISHU ANDERSON WHITFIELD If anybody fought and played a hard game, the Juniors did. The Sophomores defeated them, but had to exert their best efforts to do so. The Juniors defeated the Freshmen in the game for third place. 1923 I THE WATCH TOWER ii3 3R fUrti0tts Mon. II. Tues. 12. Wed. 1.3. Thur. 14. Frf. 15- SEPTEMBER Tues. 5. Today another 5 ' ear ' s labors begin. And many ' s the guerdons to lose or to win ; But in victory or defeat, we shall ever uphold, Exultantly andl loyally, the Crimson and Gold. Wed. 6. Opportunity is at your very door. You have only to reach and grasp it. Thur. 7. A still tongue makes a wise head. Fri. 8. It is all right to be a good mixer, but be careful whom you mix with. Sat. 9. All obstacles vanish. All enemies quail, In the might of their wisdom Who never say fail ! To get rid of peddlers — buy all they have. Every moon is a fresh beginning ; every morn is the world made new. One fool can ask more questions than a hundred wise men can answer. How much money have you wasted in trying to get something for nothing? It isn ' t the job we intended to do. Or the labor we ' ve just begun. That puts us upon the balance sheet. It ' s the job that we ' ve really done. Sat. 16. Football. Alumni vs. R. I. Tie. On her brow she bears our laurels, In her hand ' s the harvest lies. Honor her, for she is mighty. Honor her, for she is ours. Constitution Day celebrated in Assembly. There is no noble life without a noble aim. Where there ' s a will, there ' s a way. If you want to avoid criticism, be nothing; do nothing; say nothing. We can never forget this memorable day. Why? Why, Herb Ryerson was elected yell-leader. East Moline vs. R. I. Hit the line hard, boys. They d id. They broke it. Choose your words well ; some day you may have to eat them. Tues. 26. There ' s some hope for you when you fool others, but when you fool your- self, you ' re lost. Wed. 27. To remove fruit stains from linen — use the scissors! Thur. 28. The man who is a success always does his work better than demanded of him. 1923 Men. 18. Tues. 19. Wed. 20. Thur 21. Fri. 22. Sat. 23- Mon. 2S. 114 THE WATCH TOWER Fri. ay. The heights of great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudd ' en flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. Sat. 30. Macomb vs. R. I. The wisdom of the present hour Makes up the follies past and gone. To weakness strength succeeds, and power From frailty springs! Press on, press on! Mon. 2. Tues. i- Wedi. 4- Thur. 5- Fri. 6. Sat. Mon. 9. Tues. 10. Wed. II. Thur. 12. Fri. 13. Sat. 14. Mon. 16 Tues. 17 Wed. 18 Thur. 19 Fri. 20, OCTOBER Work is Heaven. Idleness is Hell. Wage is the Well Done. Lose money, lose little ; lose friends, lose much ; lose courage, lose all. Mr. Meant-To has a comrade, And his name is Didn ' t Do. Have you ever met these fellows. Have they ever called on you? (Continued next Friday.) Galesburg vs. R. I. Tie. When can their glory fade ? Oh, the wild charge the) made. All of us wondered. Dr. Watson spoke to Juniors and Seniors in the Assembly. They don ' t have sleeping cars on the road to success. If ignorance were bliss there would be more happy people. The saving habit, like the eating, is not at its best unless it is regular. 1 hese two fellows live together In the house of Never-Win. And I ' m told that it is haunted By the ghost of Might-Have-Been. (Continued from last Friday.) Monmouth vs. R. I. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. All good children go to Heaven. When they get there they will say. Rock Island!, Rock Island, sure did pla . It ' s a pity some people can ' t kick themselves ; they need to. Student Council election. To entertain men visitors — feed the brutes. He who does what he can ma ' soon be able to do what he would. If you overdo a thing you may have to do it over. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 1 5 Sat. 21. Clinton vs. R. I. The stingiest team I ever met, Was Clinton ' s team; they wouldn ' t let Us beat them. Mon. 23. Look straight ahead ; don ' t be turned! avi ' ay from your objective. Tues. 24. Chains of habit are too weak to be felt, until they are too strong to be broken. Wed. 25. To keep rats out of the pantry — put all the food in the cellar. Thur. 26. Some students do a lot of unnecessary work in order to save doing a little work that is necessary. Fri. 27. If you can ' t work the proper way, . Get out of school this very day, And thus unwittingly you may Make the school successful. Sat. 28. Sterling vs. R. I. Rock Island proved too many of them, That their team wasn ' t like sterling silver, ahem ! Mon. 30. Report Cards. O grave, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? Tues. 31. All students make mistakes now and then; but the successful ones don ' t go around explaining; they avoid them the next time. NOVEMBER. Wed. I. Don ' t be a pessimist. When pessimists die they probably become ghosts and don ' t go to Heaven. Thur. 2. Aiming to do right is not enough. You must score an occasional hit. Fri. 3. Pep meeting for Moline game. R. I., fight, fight; R. I., fight, fight; R. I., fight, fight, fight! Sat. 4. Moline vs. R. I. The biggest crowd! you ' ve ever seen Was out at the park when we fought Moline. In going down the stream of life, the average man tries to make a noise like a motor boat. There is no unhappier person than the one who wonders what people are saying behind his back. To keep children at home — lock them in the garret. The man who lets well enough alone never gets very far ahead. Armistice Day is celebrated in Assembly. Davenport vs. Rock Island. Tie. I ' ve wandered east, I ' ve wandered west, Through many a weary way, 1923 Mon. 6. Tues. 7- Wed. 8. Thur. 9- Fri. 10. Sat. II. 116 THE WATCH TOWER Mon. 13. Tues. 14. Wed. 15. Thur. 16. Fri. 17. Sat. 18. Mon. 20. Tues. 21. Wed. 22. Thur. 23. Fri. 24. Sat. 25. Mon. 27. Tues. 28. Wed. 29. Thur. 30. But never, never can I forget The game played on this day. Hard Times Party. Some folks, like some roosters, are always crowing, but what ' s the use? The luck that seems to come easiest is hard luck. Boys ' Declamation tryouts. Boys ' Declamation tryouts. Mr. Bob, came down! (Junior English Council.) Burlington vs. Rock Island. I bet R. I. beats Burlington. No sooner said than done. Temporary abolishment of Detention. Souvaine, celebrated pianist, in Assembly. It was just simply won-der-ful! Love is blind, and self-love is positively incurable. Self-denial acts like a surgeon ' s knife; it cuts to heal. Hi-Y Mixer. Colchester vs. R. I. Why didn ' t we beat them? The ocean ' s old. Centuries old ; So were they. Some people use mighty poor material when they make up their minds. Boys ' Final Declamation try-outs. Miles Standish , in Assembly. (Mask and Dagger). Thanksgiving. What we are thankful for : Our Organizations, Our School, Our Teachers, Our Fellow-students, Our Principal, Our Teams. DECEMBER. Fri. I. La Salle vs. R. I. The same old thing, — last but not least. Sat. 2. Arrogance holds her head so high that she often trips over the very things she scorns. Mon. 4. Almost any man can start a newspaper or a family, but it takes a hustler to keep either of them going. Tues. 5. Life is action! Wed. 6. Boys ' Declam : Davenport vs. R. I. Thur. 7. Boys ' Declam. ■■ ' Moline vs. R. I. Fri. 8. Americanization Day celebrated in Assembly. Sat. 9. If a man could only endure his own troubles, as easily as he thinks he could endure other people ' s, this would be a happier world. Mon. II. Report Cards. Till this hour we never sorrowed, but after this hour we never smiled. Tues. 12. Intcr-room Basketball Finals. Room 24 vs. ' Room 27. 1923 aion. i8. Tues. 19. Wed. 20. Thur. 21. Fri. 22. THE WATCH TOWER VJ_ Wed. 13. Inter-class Tourney. Sophomores vs. Seniors. Thur 14. Hitch your wagon to a star. Fri. 15. B03-S ' Big Eight Declam at Moline, 111. Jacob Viner, R. I. representative. Davenport first place. Kewanee second place. Geneseo third place. Sat. 16. Good intentions do not pay bills; It ' s easy enough to plan. To wish is the play of an office boy ; To do is the job of a man. Detention re-instated. Somebody ' s always taking the joy out of life. Son, the good fellow up to mid-night is a mighty poor fellow when the whistle blows the next morning. To entertain women visitors let them read all your private papers. The Honorable Togo . (Mask and Dagger). Christmas celebrated in Assembly. Merry, happy, bright and gay. Be each hour on Christmas day. Sat. 23 to Jan. 2. Vacation. Your school, and my school And oh, how much it holds Your life, and my life Secure within its folds. Your heart and my heart Beat quicker at the sight ; Sun kissed and wind tossed The crimson and the gold. The one school, the great school, The school for me and you. Glorified all else beside, The dear Rock Island High. JANUARY. Wed. 3. We know how many ounces it takes to make a pound; The earth we ' ve mapped and plotted for mile ; But, only can one measure who has been in deep despair, The solace wrapped up in a friendly smile. Thur. 4. Nobody gets treated like a dog in a boarding house, because a dog can always find something soft to lie on. Fri. 5. Galesburg vs. Rock Island. (First game of basketball season). Sat. 6. Orion vs. Rock Island. Think first, then act, but only as you would have the other fellow do. Mon. 8. The love of truth is not the same as the love of your own opinions. 1923 118 THE WATCH TOWER Tues. g. It ' s hard to grow big on an easy job. Wed. lo. Home is where the pantry is. Thur. II. Easy money is hard- to find. Fri. 12. ]Macomb Academy vs. Rock Island. Some fellows play for themselves, but most of them play for their school. Sat. I J. Augustana Academy vs. Rock Island. No one ever made a success away from home until after he had shown the home-folks some ability. Mon. 15. True superiority is in the person and not in the position. Tues. 16. A firm resolution carried into action always brings results. Wed. 17. East Moline vs. Rock Island. Girls ' Declam. tryouts. Thur. 18. Girls ' Declam. tryouts. Fri. 19. Geneseo vs. Rock Island. Team work. Do your part. A little leak will sink a great ship. Sat. 20. Cambridge vs. Rock Island. Patience and time conquer all things. ] Ion. 22. The measure of a man is the good, and not the bad, that ' s in him. Tues. 23. You never miss the water till the well runs dry. AVed. 24. Senior Registration. Their last registration. Isn ' t it a grand and glorious feeling? Thur. 25. End of the first semester: Report cards; Junior Registration. Fri. 26. Moline vs. Rock Island. It ' s not the hand, nor the heart, nor the pocket, but the brain that takes one through. Sat. 27. For the boys: You never know how much contempt mere words can express until the barber sa ' S, So you shave yourself, eh? Mon. 29. First day of second semester. More than one road leads to knowledge and to Heaven these days. Like as not they ' ll change to-morrow, things in life go just that way. So it ' s best to keep your temper, let these wranglers get their fill. ' Cause there ' s no way of convincing any fool against his will. Tues. 30. If you want to smite your enemy, laugh at and with him. Wed. 31. It is hard to be good and keep bad companj-. FEBRUARY. Thur. I. Iron sharpeneth iron. If you give, you must take. Fri. 2. Girls ' Declamation. Moline vs. Rock Island. Elopement of Ellen (Junior English Council). Basketball. Davenport vs. Rock Island. 1923 Thus. Fri. i 9 Sat. 10 Mon. 12 Tues. 13 Wed. 14. Thur. Fri. 15- 16 THE WATCH TOWER m9 Sat. 3. Elopement of Ellen, matinee. (Junior English Council). Mon. 5. It ' s been three 3 ' ears since some girls ' e ' ebrows have met. Tues. 6. It is no discredit to be a borrower ; the ' discredit lies rather in not paying one ' s obligations. Wed. 7. Girls ' Declamation. Davenport vs. Rock Island. I don ' t know what we ' d do if it wasn ' t for the girls. It ' s an ill wind that blows a man ' s own horn. Girls ' Big Eight Declamation. First place, Galesburg; second place, Monmouth; third place. Rock Island. Sterling vs. Rock Island (basketball). Be a hero ! Yea — but above all be a good sportsman ! A girl can do just about anything with a hair pin, except make it stay in her hair. Your lot could be worse. In a certain city in a certain state a certain teacher has taught Geometry for fifty years. Gee-(ometry) ! East Moline vs. Rock Island. You are paid for what you have done, not for what you are planning on doing. It seems that living is high because everything costs so much. Strange ! ■ Geneseo vs. Rock Island. A lie which is a lie, may be met and fought with outright, But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to fight. Sat. 17. Moline vs. Rock Island. The war must go on. We must fight it through. Mon. ig. At this season of the year, life is just one pair of darned socks after another. Tues. 20. No telling what you could have done with the energy you spent every day in saying nothing. Wed. 21. It used to be true that actions spoke louder than words, but now, clothes out-yell them both. Thur. 22. Young women! Beware, for goodness ' sake, Of every sort of serpent snake ; Remember the rogue is apt to deceive. And play the deuce with Grandmother Eve. Fri. 23. Davenport vs. Rock Island. Feeling oneself great does not make greatness. Sat. 24. Galesburg vs. Rock Island. Not defeat, but poor sportsmanship Is crime. Mon. 26. I could never understand why a student would pay rental on a book when he never expects to use it. Tues. 27. Most of us are merely existing; we have not learned how to live. Wed. 28. Every boy breathes freely when he realizes that there are only twenty- eight days in February this year. 1923 120 THE WATCH TOWER MARCH. Thur. I. Basketball Tournament. Pre-Tournament Assembly. Aledo vs. Rock Island. Fri. 2. Moline vs. Rock Island. Once more is Glory ' s van with us! We tow together come what may. Shall fall or stand after this game to-day ! Sat. 3. Finals — Cambridge vs. Rock Island. I lay it to a cruel omen, Tho I have no word to say ; et, alas ! to be as we have been, And to be as e are to-day. j Ion. 5. A bachelor is a man who wears two pairs of socks at a time to hide the holes in each pair. Tues. 6. A blowing man is like a barking dog; the louder the noise, the less it counts. Wed. 7. Some people never see water till it rains. Thur 8. A slave ' s a slave whether he ' s in chains or not. Fri. 9. Assembly. I count this thing to be grandly true : That a noble deed is a step toward God, Lifting the soul from the common clod. To a purer air and a broader view. Sat. 10. You should be true, for there are those who trust you; You should be pure, for there are those who care. Mon. 12. Facing danger is not always bravery, unless one knows the danger faced. Tues. 13. A bribe in hand betrays mischief in heart. Wed. 14. Try hard to put away from you the constant temptation to fall below your best standards. Thur. 15. A good conscience never costs as much as it is worth. Fri. 16. Tri-city Debate. Davenport vs. Rock Island. Moline vs. Rock Island. Sat. 17. j Iost students spent this day in telling their parents what they ought to get on their cards Monday. Mon. 19. Report Cards. Teachers would be liked better if they ' d send ' em off with an A . Tues. 20. Extemporaneous tryouts. Friends, Romans, Country-men, etc. Wed. 21. First day of spring! First sign of Spring occurred when boys tried to burn a high-school in Pennsylvania. Thur 22. Knowledge is not something given 3 ' ou without any effort on your part. 1923 Sat. 24. Mon. 26. Tiies. 27. Wed. 28. Thur 29. Fri. 30. THE WATCH TOWER 12 23. Assembly for Annual. Did you ever hear this before: The best yet. Worth more than a dollar. It ' s costing us $x to put out this ear ' s Annual ? I would be a friend to all, the foe, the friendless : I would be giving and forget the gift. If you give a teacher an inch she ' ll take a yard. Have well-prepared lessons the first four days and she ' ll say on Thursday: We ' ll have a test to-morrow. Senior Class play tryouts. Annual Campaign. Four hundred sixty subscriptions were sold, second period! Good 1 Senior Class tryouts. Do not try to give to others out of a starved life. Assembly. He ' s normal and healthy and honest and clean. The kind of a chap you can tie to. And tho ' he is faulty he never is mean, He couldn ' t be that if he tried to ; A decent American, fond of his home. Wherever he happens to dwell ; oh, There isn ' t a type that is treading the loam, More loved than the regular fellow. Sat. 31. The people who have given the most to mankind have made themselves one of the group they wanted to help. APRIL. Mon. 2. to Sat. 7. Spring vacation. If you your lips could not keep from slips. Five things observe with care : To whom you speak ; Of whom you speak ; And how, and when, and where. Mon. 9. By rigid self-denial you can save a fortune for some heir who knows how to spend money. Tues. 10. Experience isn ' t such a great teacher if you spend all your time on the same lesson. Wed. II. People go to a lot of trouble they should keep away from. Thur. 12. Gainer-Lau wedding, solemnized in Shebo3 ' gan, Wisconsin. Further information may be obtained by writing to Mr. or Mrs. Lau. Fri. 13. Assembly. Tho ' the only thing that ' s waitin ' ' round the corner Is misfortune with a visage that is glum ; Tho ' you long to cut your troubles and your pains out By a method that ' ll finish all your sorrow; 1923 122 THE WATCH TOWER Still, to-day, you hadn ' t better blow your brains out, For you may prefer to hang 3 ' ourself to-morrow. The only hard thing about holding a job is the work it requires. The strange thing is not that bears hibernate, but that they wake up at this time of the year. A little added to what you ' ve got, always makes a little more. The nearer an ism comes to perfect idiocy, the greater the enthusiasm of the devotees. The High School P. T. A. sponsored a movie at the Fort Armstrong. Extemporaneous contest: Geneseo vs. Rock Island . Indoor Track Meet at Augustana. First place, Rloline; second place, Rock Island; third place, Davenport. Extemporaneous contest: Moline vs. Rock Island . We received word Saturday, April 21st, that Mr. Robeson is to wed Miss Buettner in June. They all flop sooner or later. All good feelings should be expressed. Most of them arrive as if sent by freight. A small boys ' idea of Heaven is a place where the streets are paved with ice-cream bricks. Assembly — Moving Picture, featuring Edison. Fame. Her house is all of echo made. Where never dies the sound ; And as her brows the clouds invade, Her feet do strike the ground. Sat. 28. Duty. So nigh is grandeur to our dust ; So near is God to man. When duty whispers low, Thou must . The outh replies, I can . Mon. 30. Report Cards. Another gloomy da ' has come, The saddest of the year; With flashing F ' s making clear home-runs. And D ' s bringing up the rear. MAY. Tues. I. After all, perhaps, it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Wed. 2. Special Assembly. Awarding of basketball letters. When you meet temptation, turn to the right. 1923 Sat. 14 Mon. 16 Tues. 17 Wed. 18 Thur 19. Fri. 20 Sat. 21 Mon. 2,? Tues. 24 Wed. 25. Thur. 26. Fir. 27 THE WATCH TOWER 123 Thur. 3. If other people could see us as we see ourselves, they would crawl into our presence on their hands and knees and talk to us with their hats off. Fri. 4. James Jay Jeffries in Assembly. You ' ve got to deliver the goods. Extemporaneous contest, Davenport vs. Rock Island. Sat. 5. Neighborhood Track Meet at East Moline. First place — Rock Island. Mon. 7. We never know when an idea may strike us and some of us are knocked silly when one does. Tues. 8. There ' s a lesson in this for students and teachers. As a young student Lincoln was studying his books by the light of blaz- ing pine knots. At the age of most teachers, he was president of the United States. Wed. g. Announcement of Miss Hanna ' s engagement to Mr. Morrison. Wedding to take place June 27. Thur. 10. One of the delights of talking to yourself is that you can fully agree with everything that ' s said. Fri. II. Big Eight Extemporaneous contest held at Monmouth. Isadore Katz, Rock Island representative. Second place — Rock Island. Sat. 12. Big Eight Track Meet, held at Moline. First place, Rock Island — first time in history of the school since 1914. Marguerite Thomas placed third in the Big Eight Stenography contest, held at Augustana. If you have nothing to say, say it. Knowledge is proud that he knows so much ; wisdom is humble that he knows no more. Money talks very carelessly sometimes, but we have never heard anybody criticize its grammar. Special Senior Assembly. Fools finish their education ; wise men are always learning. Interscholastic Track Meet at Champaign. General Assembly — awarding of medals won at East Moline Track Meet. Interscholastic Track Meet at Champaign. Rock Island, sixth place. You can ' t fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. General Assembly: presentation of victory shields to school. If you take a fly in and treat her nice, she goes home and gets the rest of her family. Wed. 23. Almost any story will bring a smile to the lips of a girl with pretty teeth. Thur. 24. Clarence , Senior-class play at Washington school. Dorothy Mann and Gordon Blair in the leading roles. Fri. 25. Clarence . A fine success. General Assembly. Memorial Day exercises. Sat. 26. Telephones are a great convenience to people with nothing to say and plenty of time in which to say it. Mon. 14- Tues. 15- Wed. 16. Thur. 17- Fri. 18. Sat. 19. Mon. 21. Tues. 22. 1923 124 THE WATCH TOWER Mon. 28. Reputation is what your friends think you are; Character is what you know you are. Tues. 29. A brave man trembles before the bugle blows ; a coward afterward. Wed. 30. Memorial Day. This nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and the government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth. Thur. 31. The world may owe us a living, but we ' ve got to be good collectors to get it. JUNE. Fri. I. Junior-Senior Reception. Though you set a frog on a golden stool, He will soon jump back into the pool. Sat. 2. Anyone can acquire a reputation for wisdom, if he can talk so learnedly about what little he does know, that the rest of us are too confused to discern how much he doesn ' t know. Mon. 4. The less )ou say, the less you have to take back. Tues. 5. No student is too big to be kind and courteous, but some are too little. Wed. 6. A telephone pole never strikes an auto except in self-defense. Thur. 7. For every girl that makes a fool out of a boy, there is another girl that makes a boy out of a fool. Fri. 8. General Assembly in honor of Seniors. Alumni Excursion. Sat. 9. The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes. Mon. II. The Commencement Sermon at the First Methodist church Sunday. June 10. Rev. Oglevee, D.D., speaker. Tues. 12. Better to beg than steal, but better to work than either. Wed. 13. Class Day Exercises — High-school Auditorium. Ten j ' ears hence. Could my eyes behold, and m ' arms enfold Those dear classmates of mine, I would give my all, and call it small, As pay for such joy divine. Thur. 14. Tomorrow decides whether you have been a success or a failure. Why? Report cards, of course. Fri. 15. Commencement — Augustana College. Speaker of the day — Francis G. Blair. A PLEASANT TIME WAS HAD Casey: Didja go to the prize fight last night? Murphy: Naw, d ' you think Fm goin ' to pay out money and then let somebodv else have all the fun ? 1923 J THE WATCH TOWER 125 Students Honor Roll FOOTBALL Alvine ' 23 Anderson ' 24. Ash ' 23. Chambers ' 25. Collier ' 25. Crompton ' 23. Ekholm ' 23. Greer ' 23 Haddick ' 24. Hall, Capt. ' 23. Houston ' 24 Kone, G. ' 24. Kone, N. ' 24. Littig ' 24. Mager ' 23. March ' 24. Ramser ' 23. Reid ' 24. Shetter ' 23. Viner ' 23. BOYS ' DECLAMATION. Keith Anderson ' 23. Chester Battles ' 23. Frank Gadient ' 23. Frederick Hetter ' 23. Jacob Viner, Big Eight Rep. ' 23. Marion Waite ' 23. GIRLS ' DECLAMATION Margaret Crawley ' 24. Virginia Dobbs ' 24. Thiby Katz ' 24. Florence Levenstine ' 24. Dorothy Mann, Big Eight Rep. ' 23. Ada Storbeck ' 23. STENOGRAPHY Marguerite Thomas, Big Eight Rep. ' 23- TRACK Anderson ' 24. Bunning ' 23. Doman ' 24. Gadient ' 23. HoUingsworth, Capt. ' 23. Houston ' 24. Kone, G. ' 24. Marchello ' 23. Moody ' 23. Oglevee ' 24. Reid ' 24. Shetter ' 23. Taxman ' 23. Viner ' 23. Whitfield ' 24. Woodward ' 25. BASKETBALL Alexenburg ' 24. Alvine ' 23. Anderson ' 24. Edwards, Capt. ' 23. HoUingsworth, ' 23. Knanishu ' 23. Shetter ' 23. Wirt ' 24. Woodward ' 25. DEBATE Isadore Katz Katherine McAIone Ruth Coy Kenneth Strade Sam Arnot Morris Kahn EXTEMPORANEOUS Gordon Blair ' 23. Frank Gadient ' 23. Edgar Hanna ' 23. Isadore Katz, Big Eight Rep., ' 23. Gerald Likely ' 23. Harold Slocum ' 23. 1923 126 THE WATCH TOWER WATCH TOWER MANAGEMENT Business Manager Gardner Thomas, ' 25 Assistant Manager Edward Sweeney, ' 24 Advertising Manager Richard Graham, ' 25 Assistant Advertising Manager Fred Stapp, ' 23 Editor-in-Chief Lester Ziffren, ' 23 Associate Editor Margaret Becker, ' 23 Acad caaemic H onor Roll Names of those receiving J A ' s in an - one term. Margaret Aclverman Elizabeth Barbou Ruth Bopes Dena Bornstein Lois Briggs ' edis Brooks Emma Cabooter Margaret Carlson Grace Chapman Olive Christensen Bernard Connelly Lena Crane Darsa Dwight Alberta Elwell Frances Engstrom Clara May Franing Frank Gadient Pearl Gates Louise Germain Katherine Grafstrom Richard Graham Drusilla Hammer Dorothea Hartman Henrietta Horst Milton Iglehart Ethel Johnson Neil Kingsworth Alma Klinkerman Edna Klinkerman Mary Frances Lipton Ruth McCauley Dorothy Mann Mildred Nelson Elizabeth Nothstein Maravene Pearson Marion Peterson Thomas Peterson Alice Phelps Loretta Quinn Helen Reynolds Helen Searle Clara Sewell Dorothy Schoemaker Edna Schroether Harold Slocum Margaret Spencer Frederick Stapp Ludwig Stapp Marguerite Thomas Elizabeth Tremann Velvie Vetter Edith Wiesman Beryle Williams Norma Young Harry Ziffren Henry ZifiEren. 1923 128 THE WATCH TOWER Our Seniors There ' s a very good student called Fred, Who has on his shoulders a head ; He knows when he ' s right. He knows it at sight — This Senior so gracious and kind. There is a slim lass they daub Ag , Whose lip-edges never do sag; She smiles with her eyes, Tho ' her heart ' s filled with sighs — This Senior so gracious and kind. There is a brave lad they call Slim, Whose real name ' s actually Jim ; Now, Slim ' s quite a sheik, Tho ' his chances seem bleak — This Senior so gracious and kind. There is a gay fellow called Waite, Who ' s always alert for a date ; The girl matters not; She comes as by lot — This Senior so gracious and kind. There is a pert miss they name Gene, Who ' s worth the whole number of ten. She ' s good to us all. Be we short ; be we tall — This Senior so gracious and kind. There ' s a gentle young lady called Kate, Who never is known to be late ; She works and she plays. In various ways ; This Senior so gracious and kind. 1923 THE WATCH TOWER 129 There is a good youth they call Herb, Whose manners are simply superb. He smiles when he speaks; To be pleasant, he seeks — This Senior so gracious and kind. There is a young miss they call Liz, Who is not quite sure she is his, But just all the same, She ' s glad that he came — This Senior so gracious and kind. There ' s an excellent student called Marg Who is not so awfully large ; Her eyes are so black. They answer right back — This Senior so gracious and kind. There is a blonde lass they call Dot, Who cares not for worries a lot ; She bobs her light hair. In a fashion not rare. This Senior so gracious and kind. There is — but what more can I say. In a limerick kind of a lay? They ' re all much the same. Whatever their name — These Seniors so gracious and kind. 1923 Tke Rocky By Weakly ISSUED YEARLY June 15, 1923. Xo. 14 150 PEEBLES PRONOUNCED STRONG R. I. H. S. SANITARIUM EFFECTS BIG NUM- BER OF CURES Approximately 150 inmates of the Rock Island Retreat for the Feeble- minded were pronounced by the sev- eral authorities of that institution as cured of that dreadful malady of brain vacuum and were given their hig lily prized deliverance papers, June 15. Some of these cases have been very stubborn, not yielding- readil} ' to a regular four-year course of treatment. In such instances, an ex- tra year, or two, or three, were re- quired to effect the desired results. Others, on the contrary, were not as feeble-minded as they were suspected of being in their first year, and so. at the completion of a three or a three and one-half year period, have been declared as sane as the average hu- man being. There were a few others who were on the waiting list for this partial evacuation, but due to mental relapses or collapses, they were considered unfit for discharge at this time. The authorities wish it to be gen- erally understood that, under no cir- cumstances, do they take it upon themselves to guarantee that these individuals will not revert to their former state of light-headedness . In no sense are they to be considered permanently and everlastingly cured. A slight shock, an over- exerted emotion, or even an indis- creet diet may prove disastrous, at any time. It is only fair that t he public should know just what is now loose among them. It is a gi-ave sit- uation — for the pessimist ! But it really is a situation that cannot be helped, for the institution is already overcrowded and hundreds are knock- ing at the rear entrance while these 150 hopefuls are ushered out the front door. Be it further known to the honored patrons of this institution that a perceptible percentage of these lia- bles are already being drawn in by the long arms of larger institutions for further treatment. In the course of a few years, it is probable that THB T NKER WEATHER The Bi weakl.l forecasts the fol- loiring CO nditions for the different sections ol tire school when the c ards come out: Lower ection of D— Stormy and colder. Upper section of D — Cloudy, with light frost Section C— Un settled weather. Section B— Fai r and warmer. Section A— A Perfect Day . these may be found in similar insti- tutions — helping to cure others of their own previous malady. The best wishes of the By-Weakly are with each and every one who has stepped out into this vast universe of ours. AVISE SAYINGS. Good, better, best ; Never let it rest, Till your good is better, And your better best. SHY ? He Was she sh asked hei age I imagine about ten STRAIN PROVES TOO GREAT LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER SUSTAINS LOSSES Sir. Smith, local photoprapher, has ordered a new break-proof camera. His first camera was broken while he was taking the picture of an officer of one of our organizations. When questioned to-day, Mr, Smith said that the camera had been pre- viously weakened by other officers and that the additional strain was too uch. The organizations which will help to paj ' for the camera which their officers helped to break are the Flask and Stagger club, the Kickeronian, and Junish Council. The Bi-weakly has not mentioned the name of the student whose final efforts broke the camera, as it wishes to save him much embarrassment. TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH The second of the camera breaking depredations occurred Wednesday morning, first period, when the Kick- eronian picture was being taken. The bells in the Manual Arts refused to ring, causing two members of the club to miss out on having their pic- ture taken. As a result, the cam- era plate, disgusted at having such a mean trick played on it, cracked with chagrin. A new picture had to be taken. ' ' hen the second picture was taken, the two missing memlx-rs were not missing and the pictu re t u rn ed out beautifully. Look and see for 3-our- self. QUITE SO. Contributor : I hope you are carry- ing out those ideas I wrote } ' 0U about ? Editor: Did you meet the office boy with the waste basket ? Contributor. Yes. Editor: Well, he was carrying out your ideas. Page 2 ROCKY BY WEAKLY June 15, 192. -Ml ' [-i ' ■K[nUUlO.MT .UKiA -luj .t iiuu -a ' ui: uiTijuoo 40U saop 41 ;, .loj siiji Suipcai noA a.in ;i:q AV ssauDAi isinbui .ipq; AJSI BS 0% paU-inq 3.1B sclij .laSui; aiaiu ;in(i snoi.mo OS a.iE ajdoatl auiog LITTLE DROPS OF WATER FELL Members of Our School Get Damp. After the Extenip meet which hap- pened along on a Friday at Mon- mouth, Mr. Isadora Katz, who had won a place, and Mr. Shantz, went on. the Intenirban, so they could sleep in Galesburg over night. That night it was raining ham- mers, pitchforks, and water ; and, to cap the climax it rained through the roof of the train. Mr. Katz grew wet as did the other passengers. Tm- brellas were raised inside the train and by this method the passengers were kept dry. They would have been drowned if the water had not rushed out through the holes in the floor of the car. At the end of the ride a doctor ex- amined the passengers to see if they had devel oped pneumonia, tuberculo- sis, bronchial troubles, wet feet, cold in the head, or other kindred ills, as a result of their sojourn in the damp car. The doctor found that most of theTn had developed a very bad grouch. On being questioned Mr. Katz said that he was honored in having rid- den in the holiest car on two con- tinents. rt-ho I see in the paper where a speaks ten languages, has ' u a lady, who speaks seven. ( ' I ' ll bet on the lady. SLEEP CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM That violent disease sleep which treacherously creeps upon our stu- dents weekly, and sometimes daily while they are in class, again claimed another victim. Emil Guldenzopf. one of our eminent historians, was the victim of this awful disease. Reports gathered, to-day, revealed the fact that the class in history was studying. It had just been given a lecture on the Civil War by Mr. Gul- denzopf. He, wearied by his great effort, was no match for the disease which crept upon him. The class did not notice anything until from Mr. Guldenzopf ' s region there came a faint rumbling as if an express train weie climbing a grade. As the rumbling grew louder the class woke up to the fact that Mr. Guldenzopf had been attacked. They immediately called for the Itacber, whose efforts to wake Mr. Guldenzopf remained unsuccessful. She finally called to him, Wake up. Do you know where you are? The sound that issued fi ' om the lips of the sleeping historian rescTubled those of a dead man. Then the bell rang and Mr. Gul- denzopf, reminding himself of an im- portant engagement, left. He refused to talk, and the effects of the attack upon him were very noticeable. Efforts have been taken by the au- thorities to combat this dreadful dis- ease, but as facts stand now it has grained too great a hold on the stu- dents to be wiped out in a day. The authorities, however, have promised that all attacks of this kind will be unknown l y June 15. KXEAV IT ALREADY. Friend : I understand you took your son into your establishment a few months ago to teach him the business. How did it turn out? Business Man (wearily) : Great success I He ' s teaching nie now. XOT LONG DISTANCE. Aye vant to talk to my wife. Central ' s voice came back sweetly, Number, please ? O, he replie K perfectly willing to help out, she bane my second Half of tlip men who can whistle ; me learned to do it on payday. EM KAY SAYS Students with lots of time on their hands usually kill it all. A certain student in the school says he gets money when he sings. We ' d give him two bits ourselves if he ' fl get out of our hearing. Ken Johnson says that if biiiins were powder he knows at least ti e students who wouldn ' t have enough to blow their noses. Looks sure are deceiving. You ' d never think Les Ziffren was a sheik, but did you ever notice the notes he used to get in bookkeeping ? Now that school is over, the Rnard of Education would do well to build a nursery in which to care for the freshies next year. Tlie class wil ;ing How glad The lionor system is a system whereby students have a chance to honor their books by seeing how beau- tiful the printing is inside. Chemistry is where the smells are. We heard Mr. Wood came uj) to Mr. Stone and asked him how was Mrs. Stone and all the little pebbles. Mr. Stone, not to be outdone, asked him how was Mrs. Wood and all the little splinters. The asseml:)]y is a place to study — the walls. Next year about 1400 of us will be vying the sardines. ay exams bring June promotions, hen a girl says she is bhishing these days, you have to take lier word for it. A hair on the head is worth two the couil). AVith Marathon dancing and dish- washing contests, it wouldn ' t be a bad idea to have a Marathon vacation ontest. orman Kone says that all boys would like to learn cave man holds should join the wrestling class. Some come here to work and study. Otheis come to sleep and make dates. An empty wagon stood on Twen- tieth street with its tongue hanging out and not a wheel spoke. Walter Haddick started playing football to reduce. June 15, 1923 ROCKY BY WEAKLY Page 3 The By-Weakly STAFF. Issued by My Staff Editor Me Managing- Editor Myself Rest of Statf I ISN ' T IT THE TRUTH? This is supposed to be an editorial, but it may and it may not be. It ' s according to how you look at it. It might be didactic (look in Webster ' s) it might be sarcastic and it might also be humorous (but we would not gfuarantee that). We forgot to mention in the first paragraph that this is an editorial on humor and now that you know the worst, read on. Webster defines a joke as some- thing witty. All jokes are not that. Jokes that are on 3 ' ourself are not, but to the other fellow they are. So, you who find your names mentioned in any of the following pages remem- ber to laugh so your friends will know that you haven ' t any sense of humor (i. e. make a good impres- sion, but please, don ' t dent the joke.) All good jokes are written seri- ously. So are bad ones. Man and woman, the funniest and oldest jokes on earth, were made seriously. That shows what comes of being serious. Blind people can see the point in a joke best. That ' s why blind people are never gloomy. Neither are fat people. They feel the point the deep- est. Many people predict a place in the poorhouse for the person who spends most of his time writing foolishness, but the wisest of people never know. Ring Lardner and other humorists coin more shekels than many a seri- ous-minded business man does. All the humorist has to do is to spend about ten hours a day thinking up foolishness and ungrammatical ways to express his foolishness. The life of a humorist is easy. Yes, about as easy as the life of an icebox salesman in Greenland. First, the humorist must listen to all the jokes created from Adam ' s time to the present. He must laugh at all of them to show his appreciation of being bored to death and then to add insult to injury, when he asks a smart Aleck to tell him something humorous, the reply conies back, Go, look in the mirror. While we are talking about humor lets look around at some of the ob- jects seen in school. First come the four class jokes: the Freshie is THE QUESTION BOX QUES: I would like to know why a pin never gets anj ' where. AXS : The answer is very simple. Sherlock Rupport reasoned it out and says that a pin never gets anywhere be- cause it is headed one way and pointed the other. QUES: I saw this question in Coo ' s book on Brains and Brainesses of Men and Women. It said, lat has eyes and cannot see, legs and .cannot walk, and can jump as high as the Woolworth building? Please answer. ANS: In Vol. Ill, page 3, line 30 of Horses and Horse Sense, it is found that a wooden horse has eyes and can- not see and legs and can- not walk. P. S. (The Woolworth building cannot jump.) QUES: How many pupils are there in Rock Island High School ? ANS : There are about 1200 pu- pils and 160 Seniors. QUES: What is the name of the poem that begins, Love is sweet ? funnj ' because he thinks he is grown up and important while all the time, deep down in his heart, he is half scared to death. There is no need to describe how funny the Sophomores are ! The Juniors, well, the editor of this column is a Junior ! Miat a joke ! The Seniors are the funniest things in the High School. They are funny because they are serious, and as I explained above, the more seri- ous a person is the funnier he is. DAILY FIB The lightning crashed ; the thun- der flashed ; the rain poured ; and the hail hailed. It was evening and the rising sun in the west slowly sank be- hind the north pole. It was indeed a tempestuous night. Not a soul was seen on street or housetop. And bravely the tempest roared on. A shout could not be heard, while from the midst of the town the wild mut- tering of unspoken curses of an un- wieldly mob was heard. The mob spirit reigned that night in our town and the people trembled in their s kin as they thought of what was to hap- pen. Men, meeting on the streets, gravely talked of the impending doom. The students of the High School were indeed upon a rampage. Dead Ej ' e Dick, walking the streets at that time, would have dropped dead from fright. It was a terrible time for anyone to be out, for horror roa med the streets. And still the lightning roared ; the thunder flashed ; the rain poured ; and the mutterings of unspoken curses were borne to sleeping ears. But what is that ? A glad shout is raised ! Glad murmurings rush from mouth to mouth, from ear to ear. The river again resumes its flowing. The sun breaks out from the clouds. The lightning roars no more and the world again becomes bright anl rolls around Venus and Betelgeuse. The glad murmuring come nearer and nearer and a voice cries out. We are saved. We are saved. The High School students have dispersed and agreed to do no harm. Many hearts stopped trembling and went back to their normal positions and as if to calm them more, the wind departed in a roar of demoniacal glee. And what was the cause of the riot ? O, nothing ! The students wanted free lunches between periods, but have agreed to eat only at noon. ANS: This poem is entitled Ad- vice to the Lovelorn. It Love is sweet, But, O, it ' s bit-ter To love a girl And then not git her. QUES: Why do I have to go to school ? AliS: Because you ' re too dumb to stay out. That ' s more truth than poetry. Page 4 ROCKY BY irEAKLY June 15, 1923 SOCIETY AND PERSONALS AN IDEAL STUDY HOUR An important wedding was solem- nized in matrimonial bliss last night at the Methopiscopal church by Rev- erend Begood. Miss True Blue and Mr. 0. C. Foam were the partici- pants. The bride was voiced in a satin fil- legree dress, trimmed in black geor- gette. The bride ' s train was held up by two flower-girls. The groom ' s trousers were upheld by two safety-pins. Miss Blue was very beautiful and her features were impossible to de- scribe. Her teeth shone like pearls. Both of them. Some of the out-of-town jguests were Mr. and Mis. Wolf from Oshand, 111., and Mr. Fish, from Brookville, Mississippi. Refreshments served were tomato soup and spaghetti. After the sup- per, it was noticed that Mr. Fish had a very beautiful tie. It was red with white stripes. Mis. Dubnut win give a rain- shower for the couple Herb Wilson has decided to be a farmer and raise sweet peas. He bought the Oakleaf farm at Bunkville. Mr. and Mrs. Senior are out of town visiting. In a recent prize fight between am- bition and vacation, vacation won and a truce was signed till Sept. 4. Em Kay, whose sayings appear on other pages of the By-AVeakJy, suf- fered a relapse from overwork. Doc- tors attending him say he is sham- ming. Richard Olson has received a contract from a prominent moving picture corporation. He will take the place of Rudolph Valentino. Gor- don Blair has also received a con- tract from the same company and will act as Mr. Olson ' s rival. Mr. Norman Kone has left for Chi- cago where he ill attend the annual Coal Heavers ' Convention. He: You know I could die danc- ing with you? She: If it weren ' t for the pub- licity, I wish you would. A Seattle man was sentenced to stay at houie three weeks ; but why punisli his wife that way The fine art of stud.v ! A very pa- thetic subject, to say the least ! The lack of this art is a down-right lachrjTnose tragedy. Yea, verily I Realizing the ardent need of study — the art of knowing how to study — in this very institution of learning, the By- Weakly has interviewed Mr. O. U. Xutt on this most ponderous of subjects. The following is a sum- mary of his views verbatim in a nut- shell. Bodily position, declared O. V. Xutt, is very essential in the matter of efficient studying. A reclining or semi-reclining posture is the most conducive to the complete absorption of knowledge. If a Davenport or Morris chair is lacking, stretch out over the desk, arms and legs sprawled out, head buried in the chest ca ity. After the matter of position is at- tended to, the next detail to adjust is the object to be studied. It is well to have a book opened in front of one ' s nose, for it gives the appear- ance of brain power. Of course, there are many accessories. Yes, there are many auxiliaries to this art of concentration. The mental attitude is as impor- tant as the phj ' sical, added Mr. Nutt. One should never feel him- self driven by necessity, should never feel that he must finish a definite as- signment in a definite period of time. Physical needs must never be neg- lected. One should never become so absorbed in the work that he will not feel the pangs of thirst and hunger. A sip of water helps the wheels in the head to go faster. The circulation will be much benefited by one ' s tak- ing a turn round the room, just be- fore he feels himself becoming lost in the subject at hand. Never get lost. Remember that ! 0. U. Nutt went on to explain that concentration is possible only in a noisy corner. There, one should never lose the gist of a conversation. Time must never be disregarded. One eye should be kept on the minute hand of the clock or your watch (if you have no watch, periodically make a lunge at one of your neigh- bors. He will be so glad to supply your need. ) One should be on the alert to hear the warning bell. Never let it come as a thief in the niglit. When it sounds you may as well be- gin to gather your several posses- sions. Five more minutes ! Not worth while to get back to that former state of concentration. When EM KAY SAYS The best thing about a chicken is that it can be eaten before it is liorn and after it is dead. VMien water turns into ice the greatest change is in the price. If A ' s were dollars many of the students in the high school wouhhi ' t have enough money to see the fit e moving pictures in the assembly. A cross-eyed man has an advantage over other men in that he can see at the same time, two pretty girls wlm are on opposite sides of the strn t . Never tell a cake eater what you think of him. He likes it. The best thing about school is va- cation. We hear that Moses Kagan has been appointed chief traffic officer of Rock Island. Rock Island is so low down that even the canarj ' birds sing bass. Beauty used to be skin deep. Now it ' s only powder deep. The lady who thinks the atrocities of war are too terrible for anything will soon go away for the summer and leave the cat with a can of con- densed milk and no can-opener. A good student is one who loses his geometry problems and hopes some dumbbell will find them. If R. I. H. S. school rooms get any smaller, the mice will think they are traps. Cuss and the world cusses Viack to you. Many a student spends all day get- ting out of a morning ' s work. Some students move so slowly in the spring you could take a time ex- posure of them running. It takes two to start a fight and too long to stop it. That which rises in the yeast sets under the vest. the bell rings, grab books, papers, et cetera — mostly cetera — and fly ! And that, concluded O. 17. Nutt, is the ideal study hour. A 300-pound fat man st ood view- ing with longing eyes the display in a haberdasher ' s window. A friend passing asked him if he was going to purchase. Not for me, sadly re- plied the fat man : the only thing that fits me ready-made is a hand- kerchief. June 15, 1923 ROCKY BY JFEAKLY Page 5 ROCK ISLAND DEFEATS SILVIS SCHOOL SMILES TRI- UMPHANTLY. In a very exciting- basketball game, to-night, Rock Island won from Sil- vis, 30—40. The game was featured by the rough plajing of both teams, tlie Railroaders having five men laid out and 56 fouls called on them. Rock Island ' s foul shooting was very poor ; only 57 free throws were made. The Railroaders started the game with a rush, but they went so fast that they passed the ball and did not turn back until they knocked down the south wall of the g j ' m. In the meanwhile Rock Island succeeded in missing 15 field goals and the fifth ended 1—0 tie. The third half began with a foul called on Guardey of Sihis. The Rock Island forward had kicked the ball into Guardey ' s stomach and Guai ' dey was called for blocking. The ball rolled over Mine ' s foot and a foul was called on him for trip- ping. Anson pushed the ball into the basket and a foul was called on him for pushing. The last third was replete with thrills. Torrents of field goals were made by both sides and the scorers had a hard time keeping track of the baskets. Four basketballs were used by both teams and in a final burst of enthusiasm with the crowd singing How Dry I Am the game ended Rock Island 28 — Silvis 31. fun- WORST JOKE I EVER HEARD, Bi ' ainless : I haven ' t : ny picture yet. More So; Look in the Mirror. THE HEIGHT OF LAZINESS. Charlie Case getting up early in time to loaf. REMEBER WAY BACK WHEN Detention was abolished for two THE SLEEP SCHOOL DE- PARTMENT When I was a Senior, Rock Island triumphed over her opponents in ever.v athletic and forensic event. Those were the days when old ben fruit reigned supreme on the features of Rock Island students and others after our annual games with (not mentioning- names) . It seems as if Them daj ' s is gone forever. ' ' A. C, Rock Island, ' 20. This Sleep is conducted by L. Azy. WHAT IS THIS THE HEIGHT OF? A high school student buying a ticket for a game and then sneak- DUilBBELL POEMS. I went to scliool at half-past eight, But Mr. Youngert said ic was 25 to nine, Therefore he said that I was late And so detention wa-as mine. Mr. Junior and ilr .vent to To study their geometry. But Mr. Senior was dumb . nd teacher had a sore thumb. So Mr. Senior out of class went he. AVHEN I WAS A I ' RESHIE. I thought that a Senior was a supreme being (I do not regret to say I lost that thought the first ninnth). ' if daR-winc THEoey, that maim j;rscf vDEDriiorv iv onkev6 ks RiGnr. THEN wur ARE THERE STILL 30 ) MAHY MONKEYS Page 6 ROCKY BY WEAKLY June 15, 1923 FOR SALE PATEXT LEATHER HAIR. Inquire of Olson and Blair, Haber- dashers. PAIR SHORT PANTS. Iiese pants art ' in good shape last at least one week. See: Moses K.m ax, 2108—6 Av( My job as piano player in the as- ?nibly. I will sell it for two cents. Bekyl Williams. good condition, having been wrecked only twice. An unusual bargain for only $600. Phil Taxmax. I will sell all my books very cheap. I am leaving school and can- not study any more. Ask informa- tion of any Senior. We have for sale expert legal ad- vice to all persons who wish it. Crooks are especially welcome as evading justice has been specialized in b - us. We are a young but ris- fin Katz li: Waite. The By-AVeakly has for sale space in wliich to put names of people whose well known nomenclatures have been omitted from its pages. Address all letters to the ByWeakly, Ro 20. I have for sale many well worn pencil stubs. They are antiques, but I will sell them cheap. See me after school. Mr. Axdersox. ANALOGY. I dare not call your mouth an oyster Yet how small it is— Soft. Wet, And full of beautiful pearls. Does your wife kiclc when .von go out nights? No, she waits until I come in. Neighbor: They tell me your son is on the college football team. Proud Mother: It is quiet true. Neigbor: What position does he play? Proud Mother: I ' m not sure, but I think he is one of the drawbacks. LOST AND FOUND LOST: A liit-h grade in Physics. A Sorrowful Sesior. LOST: The points of some of my jokes. Please return to Morris Kahn. LOST : My balance when ascending staiis to second floor. Reward. Stella Bloojiqi ' ist. LOST: Many minutes while try- ing to pass four girls saundering arm-in-arm, down the hall between periods. Retcrx to Haste.- - ' LOST: Patience. Return to any teacher of R. I. H. S., who has spring-fever-stricken students in class. LOST: A heart-beat when the re- port cards were presented at the end of the year. Return to Forlohx. FOrND: Chalk-dust in some reci- tation rt)oms. Owner please call for FOUND : Small hair-pins on the floor of the old building ' . Owners may have same, upon proper identi- fication at the office. LOST: My natural complexion. Any high schoolgirl. LOST: A book entitled How to live happil.v. Reward. Please re- turn to Art Camerox. LOST: A set of weight reducing records. There were five. Lost be- tween my locker and the cafeteria. MARfiARET Crowley. HELP WANTED ;,pahle tniined to take le school Board of Education. A bright well-tiained young man to act as traffic cop on Sixth ave. Money received from motorists in estimation of their gratitude for your stopping them will serve as wages. Come eai ' Iy, and avoid the rush. Apply to Machine shop. Young men to sell copies of the song hit of the Season, The Birds and the Beasts Were There. Apply in person to Assendd. ' (hiring lunch hour. Hard working young man or wom- an to clean out my locker. Any higli school student. We understand Florence Tarns Eloine ' s first prize, but she couldn ' t take the trip to New York because she didn ' t have anyone to go with and she didn ' t want to go alone. Don ' t rush, boys. PERSONAL All contractors are requested to send bids to Board of Education for cost of buildnng new high school. Building is to start about 1930. Will the pers(m or persons w swiped a box of candy from 1 locker please return it. They wi seen, but as I do not wish to ma any trouble for them I have insert this add. Isabel Hortox, nnumicate, ho TRUE. A negro was before the court for stealing a turkey. The judge kindly asked him : Moses, why did you steal the turkey? I don ' t know, your honah. Did you know, Moses, that yon had two spirits watching you every day, the good spirit to your right and the evil spirit to your left? Yo makes it clear, yo honah. I is left-handed. SAY NAW SO. Do you know how the rats get in A BLOW. A Swede was once persuaded to see a game of baseball, and during the play when he happened to look away for a moment, a foul ball caught him on the ear and knocked him senseless. On coming to, he asked: What was it ? ' A foul, only : Good heavens, fowl; I thought foul. ' i. ' cleaimed. a mule. [•roaks every day. ALMOST ! Miss Stoddard (to tardy pupil) : You ' re almost in time for the after- noon session. Our new minister is just wonder- ful. He brings home to you things ron never saw l efore. That ' s nothing. We have a laun- dryman who does the same thing. Professor (in the chemistrj- labora- tory) : Now this is a very explosive substance and might blow us all sky high ; gather round close, so that you mav be better able to follow me. THE WATCH TOWER 137 The Photographic Work of this Annual IVas Done By tSMlTH TUpiD Our Motto We Study to Please Cor. 19th St. 6th Ave. Rock Island, 111. €©M]piM@imfti ©f R@€lk Mmi(i 9 aiiuo 138 THE WATCH TOWER FLOKSJIEI-M SHOES Suits With 2 Trousers $35 lUORFOLK ' S Sport Models; 1, 2 and 3 button sack suits; the new styles and colorings that High School and College Men are wearing this season. ffimorv ILandi aner MAXIIATTAX SHITfTS DISTINCTIVE APPAREL FOR MISSES and WOMEN Suits, Dresses, Coats, Lingerie, Blouses, Sweaters, Gloves, Hosiery, Etc. TRI-CITIES LARGEST, BEST STOCKED, BEST EQUIPPED READY-TO-WEAR STORE For Women and Misses MOSENFELDERS CHEAP AT THAT PRICE. ' Why did you tip that boy so handsomely when he gave you your coat? ' ' Look at the coat he gave me !. ' PAGE TOM DAVIS. When you ' ve bells in your belfr)- that flut When your comprenez-vous rope is cut, When you ' ve nobody home In the top of your dome, Then our head ' s not a head — it ' s a nut. Higher Aims For Our Next Fifty Years Is The Program of This Great Store IN this store with 50 years of splendid traditions and high ideals there is a constant and tireless effort to improve our service to the community in which we play such an important part. This year we start another half century of service! 1923 is the first year of that second half century, and now we pledge to our friends and patrons, during this year and vears to come, a program of progre?sive merchandising and service such as will be not onlv in keeping with the best traditions of this great store, but will win new and enthusiastic friends for the future. J. H. C. PETERSEN ' S SONS CO. Davenport, Iowa. I 140 THE WATCH TOWER FORT A R M S T R O N G Rocklsland The Theatre of Recognized Preeminence WHERE THK TRI-CITIES (;o TO SEE The Foremost in Motion Picture Entertainment Greater Concert Orckestra ARTHUR J. WHITE, Conductor Popular - Standard and Classical Music Latest Syncopated Melodies By Novelty Instrutnentation During Slwuniig Of Comedies ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW - MOST TIMES GREAT It is easy enough to be pleasant When your standing cause you no fretting, But the pupils worth while Are the ones that can smile When they ' ve goose eggs enough for a setting. Miss Frazee: Why are you late? Frank: I just got back from dinner. Miss Frazee: Do vou live in this state? JOE TUCKIS FLOWER SHOP Member Florist Telegraph Delivery Serviee JUST PHONE ROCK ISLAND 99 WE DO THE REST 1616-2nd Ave., Rock Island, III. THE WATCH TOWER 141 His Ruling Pride He had reached the heights of success. From an humble beginning as a blacksmith in a little shop he had become the head of a great industry. After fashioning the world ' s first steel plow m that little blacksmith shop of his younger days, he had steadily developed until he had become the world ' s leading maker of steel plows. His plows had been used to conquer untamed wilds in many lands. Civilization had advanced behind his plows. The world was more prosperous and happier because of his plows. ' Wherever agriculture was progressive his name had -become a household word. John Deere had done much of which he might well have been proud. To have risen by his own efforts from a blacksmith to a leader of industry, to have served the world greatly and to have received from the world recognition for his services — these were achievements to stir pride in the heart of any man. But John Deere ' s ruling pride was not so much in the great end attained as in the great way in which the end had been reached. Reviewing his career, he felt most pride in the consciousness that he had never produced a plow of poor quality. His was the pride of the master workman. The simple pride that John Deere felt, is the pride of the makers of John Deere implements today. It is a powerful incentive to the maintenance of the high standard to which ohn Deere tools have been kept for eighty years. 142 THE WATCH TOWER A. M. BLOOD CO. NOT INCORPORATED Corner 4ttL Avenue and 20tli Street BOOKS EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES = FLA YES ART MATERIALS Entire Scliool Equipment An Eastern college graduate applied for work in a ] Iichigan lumber camp and was assigned to one end of a cross-saw, the other end being in charge of an old and experienced lumber man. At the end of an hour the veteran stopped sawing and regarded his weary partner with pitying eyes. Sonny, he said, I don ' t mind your riding on this saw, but if it ' s just the same to you, I wish you ' d quit scraping your feet on the ground. A medical corps officer chanced upon a negro acquaintance of civil life one day in France. How do you like the army, JMose? he asked. S ' all right so far, Cap ' n, replied the negro, but ah don ' t know how ah ' m going to like it when dem Germans shoot at me. Don ' t worn about that, replied the officer, all you have to do is zig- zig, and he demonstrated. The next time the two met the negro was in a hospital. What ' s the matter with you, Mose? asked the officer. Ah ain ' t surah, Cap ' n, but ah think ah must been ziggin ' bout the time I oughta been zaggin. Montgomery Campbell Incorporated CLEANERS and DYERS Let Us Clean Your E vening Gown Furs, Gloves, Plumes, Slippers, ELtc. 1909 Second Ave., Rock Island 516 Sixteenth Street, Moline 110 Main Street, Davenport THE WATCH TOWER 143 Black Hawk rtirnitiire Co. Better Qualitvj Better Price Better Service 2029 4th Avenue RocK Island, 111 The negro sextion of a little church in the South was told to get up on the roof and replace some broken shingles. He didn ' t like to acknowledge that the steep slant of the roof scared him, so he climbed up toward the broken spot cautiously clinging like a cat to the old roof, which was dry and slippery. A passer-by called out, Hello, Sam! Looks like it ' s ticklish work for you, climbin ' toward Heaven! Sam looked down, relaxed his caution for an instant and started to slide down the roof. Loud and fervently he was heard to crj ' : Oh, Lawd, save dis niggah ! Lawd — Lawd, save dis nig . . . Nebber mine, Lwd ! My britches don kotched on a nail. THE INVESTIGATOR. A small hoy came hurriedly down the street, and halted breathlessly in front of a stranger who was walking in the same direction. Have you lost a half dollar? he asked. Yes, yes, I believe I have! said the stranger, feeling in his pockets. Have you found one? Oh, no, said the boy, I just want to find out how many have been lost to-day. Yours makes fifty-five. COMPLIMENTS OF ULLEMEYER THE CLOTHIER, HATTER, AND MEN ' S OUTFITTER 1724 Second Avenue Rock Island, Illinois 144 THE WATCH TOWER Bum: Do you give your dog any exercise? Farmer: Yes, he goes for a tramp every day. Dac ' idy, what is a better half? ' A figure of speech, dear. Mulligan (to grocer) : If Oi lave yez security equal tc what Oi take away, will yez thrust me till next wake ? Grocer : Certainly. Mulligan: Well, thin, sell me two of thim hams and kape wan of thim till Oi call again. Jim, I see that ) ' our mule has ' U. S. ' branded on his right hind leg. I suppose he was an Army mule and belonged to Uncle Sam ? No, sub, dat ' U. S. ' don ' t mean nothin ' ' bout no Uncle Sam. Dat ' s jess a warnin ' . Dat ' U. S. ' jess stand fo ' Un-Safe ' — dat ' s all. Whatever trouble Adam had, No man could make him sore B) ' saying, when he told a joke, I ' ve heard that joke before. Rock Island Banks Invite You to do Your Banking Business in Rock Islana AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK CENTRAL TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK FIRST TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK ROCK ISLAND SAVINGS BANK STATE BANK OF ROCK ISLAND THE WATCH TOWER 145 Mr. Kimmel: What is an oyster? Floyd Passman : An oyster is a fish built like a nut. Junior: Oh, I have an idea. Senior: Keep it to prevent a cranial vacuum. A bookworm to Madeline Lundy; Have you read Freckles? ' No, mine are all brown. They say people with opposite characteristics make the happiest marriages. - Yes, that ' s why I ' m looking for a girl with money. All you think about is pleasure. That ' s right. The only pleasure I get is thinking about it. Gym Teacher (to girls) : Lots of girls use dumb-bells to get color in their ' cheeks. Bright One: And lots of girls use color on their cheeks to get ' dumb-bells ' . [ ' , It ' s a case of general love if he keeps his eye on the girl and not on the taximeter. Tlie I oving ' -Men s St ore o DAVENPORT Wliere Societi] Brand Clotlies Are Sold You ' re entitled to satisfaction when you buy here If you don ' t get it, tell us Everything You Wear Except Shoes icKters LooK for tKe Bear 219-221 W. Second Street : 146 THE WATCH TOWER AUGUST A NA CO LL EGE A CHRISTIAN CO-EDUCATIONAl. INSTITUTION WITH THE HIGHEST OFFICIAL RATING College, Academy, Conservatory, School of Commerce, School of Art, School of Elocution 88 Teachers 1099 Students .Member of Xorlli Cenlral Assoriiilinn of CoVeijefi Lisird in ( ' lass A Bij the State Universiti THE SIXTY-FOURTH ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS SEPT. 3rd, 1923 Write for Catalc i;- and Special Information to GUSTAV ANDREEN, President, ROCK ISLAND, ILL. A HINT. Say, mamma, was baby sent down from heaven? Why, yes. Um, they like to have it quiet up there, don ' t the - ! ERROR IN JUDGMENT Her plan for assuring the support of the women voters to him moved the statesman to admiration. Whatever steps you take will carry weight, I ' m sure, he said, cordially. Right there he lost the whole women ' s delegation. She had been dieting in secret for three months. A WARM TRIBUTE. The business man-mayor of a small city had been elected, against his own desires, for his fourth term. Though he had wanted the chance to give his attention to business, he greeted the announcement committee with as much cordiality as he could muster. I ' m mighty sorry, Mr. Mayor, said the chairman, but they ' ve put you to the trouble of officiating for another term. A far worse man would have been good enough for us, but that ' s just the trouble. We couldn ' t fin him — and ' it ' s my opinion he ain ' t to be found. THE WATCH TOWER i47 When You SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Don ' t Forget, To Sai) It With Ours L. Stapp Co. Florists 2304-1 2th Street Rock Island 425 How old ' are you, Madam? I have seen twenty-nine summers. Humph — how long have you been blind? ONE OF OUR SENIORS IN 1930. I was told, he said, in my early youth, that if I didn ' t quit smoking cigarettes I ' d be feeble-mindedi when I grew up. Well, answered she, why didn ' t you quit? Fond mother: Charles, I wish you would use your napkin at the table; you have butter smeared from one ear to the other. Small Charles: That ' s all right, mamma. If you want a ' machine to run fast you ' ve got to grease it. Compliments 01 Tlie Rock Island Bridge and Iron Works Rock Island Illinois 148 THE WATCH TOWER ' Al-waus on Top ■waijs on lop MOLINE DAILY DISPATCH Greatest Newspaper in Western Illinois CARELESS OMISSION. I suppose your grandson in the navy sends you lots of curios from furrin countries? Yes, Charlie sends me plenty of nice things, but I ' m k ' inder disappointed) he ain ' t sent me one of them rollin ' gates like they say all sailors have. SO HE WAS FIRED. What happened to your new clerk? Too business-like. He wrote an important letter the other day that spoiled a big order for me. How was that? He closed the letter by saying, ' Hoping for your immediate execution, we remain. ' Lee: Every time she smiles it reminds me of a Pullman at 8 o ' clock in the evening. Leslie: Howsat? Lee: No lowers, and very few uppers left. EstaLlisked in 1851 READ THE ARGUS Rock Island ' s Oukj Newspaper ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME THE WATCH TOWER i49 OLE Y ' S Where All Good People Gather OUNT AIN NOT FUSSY. The magistrate gazed sternly at the youthful defendant. You come from a good family, he said. When you stole this watch didn ' t you know it was wrong? Sure, said the prisoner nonchalantly, but it was only about five minutes out of the way, so I swiped it anyhow. My body is in the valley, sings one of the younger poets, but my soul is among the mountain tops. Apparently one of these sad cases of a poet being unable to keep body and soul together. If there is always a fly in the ointment, remember what an awful lot of ointment there is around the one small fly. City Steam Laundry J. A. REID, Proprietor 417 Seventeenth Street Phone R. I. 127 We are the Leaders for Good Laundrp Work The only Laundry in Rock Island that GIVE US A TRIAL uses soft water. R. . 127 150 THE WATCH TOWER BOSTON SHOE CO. 1726 Second Ave., Rock Island Every Purchaser of BOSTON SHOES knows the satisfaction of wearing Shoes which are not only of smart appearance but really comfortable. Moderately Priced Moderately Priced POLICY. Stiddy there, lion, take it aisy, quavered ' the Irish zoo attendant in h ' most soothing tones, as the transfer of a wild beast was being effected. What ' s the idea? queried a comrade. Gallin ' that hyena a lion? Have e no tact? Can ' t ve see ' tis flatterin ' him I am? REST OF THE TIME, REST TIME. Employment Agent: Well, what do you work at? Tramp: At intervals. Miss Stoddard (to loa English Class) : What is a synonym? Ben P ' riedman: Why, a synonym is a word you use when you can ' t spell the other one. ' Yes, said the famous physician, that man has spigoraltic detrulias pon- zuliaum, and I am charging $2,000 to diagnose his case. Beg your pardon, said the student, what did you say this man has? He has $2000, replied the physician. CHIROPRACTIC The Greatest Drugless Health Spstem In the World To-Dag 19tli Street and Second Avenue £)j-_ I _ _ Mcttlcr ROCK ISLAND ' S CHIROPRACTOR THE WATCH TOWER ,51 Au ustana Book Concern Rock Island, Illinois PUBLISHERS PRINTERS BINDERS BOOK SELLERS College and Hign School Work Our Specialty 152 THE WATCH TOWER Athletic Goods BasketUalls Footballs; Baseballs Tennis Gvninasiinn Bathing Suits Sweaters Fishino ' Taekle Mien in Moline you will tind just .Mirrors what you are looking for at Pictures Framing Athletic Goods. BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPHS Trays Pottery Greeting Cards Place Cards Favors Stationery Baskets Boxed Gifts A teacher of a boys ' class told his pupils to write a brief account of a base- ball game. One boy sat through the period seemingly wrapped in thought, while the others worked hard and sent in their narratives. Then the teacher ap- proached the desk of the lazy one. Ill give you five minutes to write a description, he said, and if it is not done b - that time I shall punish you. The boy concentrated his attention upon the theme. At last with eagerness he scratched a line on the paper and handed it to the master. It read: Rain — game postponed. NOTHING IN THIS TALE. Sam: Ah ' ll give ya two bits if ya kin tell me de number of hairs in dat cat ' s tail. Bo: Yo gotta give me dat mone -. Ah happened to count dem ' ast night. Dere ' s 1,000,501. Sam: Ya counted wrong, brudder, dey ain ' t any in it, dey ' s all on the outside. GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT. Radio Fan: Sa -, what ' s the idea of fixing that wire to the coffee perco- lator? Helper: Well, the coffee is ground, isn ' t it? Mr. Davis: Why is it that you are always at the bottom of the class? Tom Davis: It doesn ' t make any difference, dfad ; they teach the same things at both ends. THE BAD PLACE. What! Fishing on the Sabbath? exclaimed the clergyman reprovingly, don ' t you know that little boys who fish on the Sabbath go to the bad place? Huh, I guess dat ' s right, replied the bad boy disgustedly, I couldn ' t a struck no worse place dbn dis. THE WATCH TOWER i53 COMPLIMENTS OP CARSE OHLWEILER ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Intuition is only a polite word for woman ' s chronic suspicion. HE KNOWS BETTER. Ina Blair: My brother is just awful. He can ' t save a cent. Sam Arndt: He has saved a dollar of mine for the last three months. Isadore Katz: Do you know what it is to go before an audience? William Herman: No, I spoke before an audience once and most of it went before I did. INSURANCE in all its branches H. H. CLEAVELAND AGENCY Room 101 Robinson Building Ed. Sweeney: What did you d ' o all last summer? Bernard Connelley: I had a position in my father ' s office. And you? Ed. Sweeney: I wasn ' t working either. HIGH COMEDY. Nervous Passenger (in aerial taxi, about 50,000 ft. up) : W-w-what are you 1-1-laughing at, driver? Driver: I ' m just laughing at the superintendent. About this time he ' ll be searching for me all over the lunatic asylum. Morris Kahn : I submitted some humorous sketches here several days ago. ' . ' , They haven ' t appeared. Did you kill them? Editor of Annual: I passed upon them, but I don ' t think that killed them. ' . ' , Morris Kahn: No? Ediitor: No, I think they just died naturally of old age. SOME DENT. He stepped upon a peeling And shed a line of talk ; He made a good impression. But he made it on the walk. 154 THE WATCH TOWER i College Skoe Repair Skop 631-58tLi Street JAEKE BROS. CORRECT. Mr. Shantz (to Civics Class) : Name some production in which the supply exceeds the dtemand. Bart Edwards: Trouble. Teacher: If the earth were empt ' inside, what would it resemble? Student: A razor. Teacher: A razor? Why? Student: Because it would be hollow ground. When you see a friend with her hair beautifully marcelled and dressed correctly, it is taken for granted that it was done at our shop. Benson Beauty Shop 212 Safety Bldg. Phone 924 UM-UM-UM-UM-JM-M-M— And your lips are just like rose petals. Really, Bill, I must say ' good-night ' now. Well, let ' s say it with flowers. ' TIS HUMAN. Breathes there a man with soul so dead Who never to himself has said . As he stubbed his toe against his bed. Little Boy : Mother, are there any liars in Heaven ? Mother: Certainly not, Willie, how could you think of such a thing? Little Boy: Well, mother, all I got to say is, it must be awful lonesome up there, with only God and George Washington. THE WATCH TOWER 155 Preniier and County Fair PAINTS, STAINS, VARNISHES, AND ENAMELS Buy at Home! Buy at Home I Guaranteed to satisfy you, you to judge or we refund your money Marion Waite: Say, do you know your little dog bit me in the ankle? Louis Greenblatt: What do you want of him; to bite you in the neck BUNCH OF JOKES. Dick Olson, Gordon Blair, Earl Acuff, Elgin Manhard, Marion Waite, Harold Slocum. Miss Schutz (to English class studving letter writing) : What is a bread and butter letter? Kenneth Johnson: I don ' t know but it must be an invitation to the Annual Bakers ' Ball. He: Can you keep a secret? She: I can, but it would be just my luck to tell it to a girl who couldn ' t A BUSINESS PROPOSITION Teacher: Bob, your conduct is outrageous. I will have to consult your father. Bob F. You had better not. It will cost you $2.00. He ' s a doctor. 156 THE WATCH TOWER DON ' T j The Crystal Palace j ke cream :: FORGET 1 ° ' I Soda Water DELICIOUS HAMBrRGER One of our Alumni: This high school certainly takes an interest in a fellow, doesn ' t it? Senior: How ' s that? Alumnus: Well, I read in the bi-weekly that they will be ery glad to hear ' .[ of the death of anv of their alumni. ' Cleveland appeals to lots of people. Many crave the sights of New York. But Pittsburgh soots every one. EYES EXAMIlSrED REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY . THEO. G. BLEUER JEWELER :: OPTOMETRIST 1702 Second Avenue Diamonds, Watches Rock Island, 111. Clocks and Jewelry It ' s hard to find an orange, a lemon, or a girl that is not of the Sunkist varietv, now-a-davs. Doctor, if there is anything the matter with me don ' t frighten me by giving it a long, scientific name. Just say what it is in plain English. Well, sir, to be frank, you ' re just plain lazy, replied the doctor. Thank you, doctor, now, tell me the scientific name for it. I shall have to tell mv wife what is the matter with me. An advertising salesman, upon arriving at the Harper Hotel, was met by the porter who wanted to know how many trunks were to be carried. I use no trunks, the salesman replied. Oh, I thought you wuz one of these traveling salesmen, said the porter. I am, but I would like you to know that I sell brains. Well, you are the furst travelin ' fella I seen this season who ain ' t carryin ' no samples. THE WATCH TOWER i57 READ The Daily Times Tke Tri-Cities Greatest Newspaper Milt Ramser: Say, these flappers remind me of electrical fuse plugs. ' Gordon Blair: How ' s that? Milt Ramser: They ' re so darned shocking. RAISE WANTED. Mother: Johnny, why in the world are you feeding the baby yeast? Johnny: Boo-hoo! She ' s swallowed my quarter and I ' m trying to raise the diough. Wifey : I see that Paris says women are going to wear their dresses longer. Hubby: It ' s a good thing. You never wear a dress over a month. Miss Schmid (to freshie in class) : Make a sentence with ' horse ' and ' cornet ' in it. Carl Berner : We gave our horse corn at noon, and by night he had his cornet. Truck Driver (to man cranking flivver) : Atta boy! That ' s the way I got my start. Teacher: Where were you born? Little girl: I wasn ' t born at all, I have a stepmother. ' - 158 THE WATCH TOWER Colored Rookie: I ' d lahk to have a new pair of shoes, suh! Sergeant: Are your shoes worn out? Rookie: Man, the bottoms of mah shoes are so thin ah can step on a dime t an ' tell whether it ' s heads or tail Blessing on thee, little Nan, Barelimbec ' girl with socks of tan, With thy red lips, redder still. Kissed by lip sticks, meant to thrill. With thy shorn locks, curly and gold. And thy line which ne ' re grows old. Blessing on thee, bringer of joy, I was once a barefoot bow Mr. Kimniel (in track practic e) : What are you going to run — the mile or the two mile? Dale Collier: I don ' t know; I can tell better at the end of the mile. New Rich: I want my portrait painted? Artist: In oils? New Rich: What d ' ver take nie for — a sardine? Everything from Foundation to Roof | Our truck fleet is on the job every minute to fill your hurry up orders. Phone Our Nearest Yard! Mueller Lumber Co. YARDS IN Rock Island Moline Davenport R. I. 511 Mol. 162 Dav. 167 THE WATCH TOWER 159 „dryof i ' ' ' ' 9 Wm.i6hlmann STEAM LAUNDRY CO. DAVENPORT IOWA Phone 85 SMARTIES. Herman Ziffren : What is it from which you take away all its letters and it still remains the same? Nate Kavensky: Dun no. What? Herman: A letterbox. Nate: Huh! I remember the aXiy the teacher wiped the whole alphabet off the blackboard and yet U and I were left! Herman: I know a word and the moment you add another letter to it it is gone. Nate: You don ' t say! What is it? Herman: One. Nate: And I know a word of four letters and if you take one letter away there is only one left. Herman: Huh! Nate: Yes — ' Gone. ' Herman: Gee! Nate: Yeh! (N. B. Read it again, you ' ll get it.) ALLEN=BUICK CO. Motor MOTOR CARS Cars 1720-4th Avenue Rock Island, III. 160 THE WATCH TOWER Rock Island Transfer Storage Co. FIRE PROTECTED PUBLIC WAREHOUSE Heated Piano Room .=. Private Rooms 101 = 113 17tb Street Phone R.I. 985 WHERE THERE ' S LIFE THERE ' S HOPE. Well, Jimmie, said the office kid ' s employer, I don ' t see how you ' ll be able to get off to any more baseball games next season. Your grandmother died four times this year. Oh, that ' s all right, sir, answered Jimmie, unabashed. Grandpa has married again, although it was very much against the wishes of the family. A BIRD OF AN APPETITE. Valt Haddick : I have an appetite like a canary. Ben Haddick: Yep, you eat a peck at a time. Kind old lady (in railroad station) : What are you crying about, my dear? Nice young lady: I was — diriven — from — home. Kind old lady: Oh, how terrible! Nice young lady: And — and — the taxi man charged me two dollars too much. Bad Case: A psychiatric board was testing the mentality of a negro soldier. Do you ever hear voices without being able to tell who is speaking or where Rock Island Sand Gravel Co. Use Clean Material Wasked and Screened Sand and Gravel 118 20 Street Rock Island, 111. Tel. R. I. 605 j THE WATCH TOWER I6i FREDG. ITTNER The Electrical Merchant Electricity for everything Phone R. I. 130 2304 Fifth Ave. SLIGHT MISCALCULATION. A wealth}- American ' s aunt had died abroad and he cabled for the remains to be sent to him in this countr} ' . Great was his astonishment when the under- taker whispered to him that the body received was that of a man in the uniform of a high ranking officer. After the passage of additional cables, he received this one from some G. H. Q. : Keep the General. Your aunt has been buried with full military honors. Mr. Mapes, in science class: Fred, what is light? Fred S. : Light is when the sun comes up in the morning. THERE AIN ' T. Dick Olsen : Miss Sturgeon, ain ' t it dark to-day? ?vliss Sturgeon: What was wrong with Richard ' s speech, ' Milton ? Milt Ramser: There ain ' t no such word as ' ain ' t ' because ' ain ' t ' ain ' t in the dictionary. Channon Dufva Co. Heating, Plumbing, Steam Supplies 112 West 17th St. Rock Island, 111. Phone 148 162 THE WATCH TOWER PSALM OF THE SENIOR PHYSICS CLASS. Mr. Mapes is my Physics teacher, I shall not pass. He maketh me to study electricity; he maketh a zero in his little book; He restoreth my fright. He maketh me to recite though I know not my lesson ; Yea, though I walk through a field of magnetism and wade through a current of electricity, I shall not get there! and man}- are with me; his harsh voice and angry looks they frighten me. He giveth me a test in the presence of mine classmates. He useth no mercy; my grade runneth under. Surely zeroes and failures shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall d ell in the R. I. H. S. forever. Mr. Smith: How do you want our pictures taken? lax L: With a camera. HIS FUXxNYBONE. Miss Powlison: Who is that I heard laughing? Ray Johnson: Please, Mam, I couldn ' t help it. I was laughing up my sleeve and I forget there was a hole in the elbow. The Home oi Tne Servus Rubber Co. Athletic Shoes and Rubber Foot Wear 2ncl St. Utli Ave. to 12tli Ave. Rock Island, 111. THE WATCH TOWER i63 R. I. 626-627 416-418-23rd Street : MC CARTH GROCERY and MARKET J- AND THAT ' S THAT Young man, said the elderly law ' er to the junior member who was about to try his first important case, in picking your jury be sure and get at least two women on it. Yes, sir, I shall, but why? Because this is a doubtful case and we want the jury to disagree. DUAL PERSONALITY. A certain professor was endeavoring to explain to his class that both par- ents have an equal influence upon the life of a child. For, he concluded gravely, you will find that a man is as much the son of his father as he is the daughter of his mother. TOO COOL. Tell me, said the lady to the old soldier, were you cool in battle? Cool, said the truthful veteran, why, I fairly shivered. Ott o Bergfeld The LitUe Store Across the Street Candies . . Stationery . ' . Soft Drinks We Sell Everything in the Candy line 2113 Sixth Avenue Rock Island, HI. 164 THE WATCH TOWER Youth Demands Action! Tnis is ail organization oi Tjouiig men, alert, aggressive, active, accurate. Our Dusiiiess is complete service to Advertisers. BAWDEN BROS., Inc. 121 East Tkird St. Davenport, la. P. S. Of course we made tlie plates for this Annual. THE WATCH TOWER i65 Phone R. I. 3 Res. Phone R. I. 3526Y K. e:. lamp Plumbing f L Heating 617 Seventeenth St. Rock Island, 111. SALTY. Mr. Bengston : What else is found in salt water besides potassium iodine? Art Gottch: Herring. NOSED OUT. Mr. Bengston: Does anyone know how iron was dfecovered ? Art Cameron: Yes, sir. Bengston: Well, give the class your information. Art C: They smelt it. The butcher said it was a spring lamb, said Mrs. Carr. He ' s right, grunted Mr. Carr, I ' m chewing one of the springs now. Laugh and the class laughs with you, but 5-ou stay after school alone. STANDS BACK OF YOU. Miss Hiles: What is an orator? Gene Loe: He ' s the fellow who is always ready to lay down your life for his country. In ScKool or Out of Scliool the Y. M. C. A. Al ways THE BUILDING 166 THE WATCH TOWER PHONE ORDERS FILLED as promptly and satisfactorily as though you came here in person and gave us your orders for feed verbally. Just call up No, R. I. 221 and your wants will be complied with. Feed of all kinds in stock, for cattle, horses, poultry, pigs, pigeons, etc. Each feed scientifically prepared for the purpose. R. C BENSON All kinds of Feed 213 Market Square Rock Island j Telephone R. I. 221 FEMININE FINANCE. Dear, said Mrs. Newliwed. I needed a new hat, so I just wrote a check for fifty dollars on the First National to save you the expense. Great gosh! gasped her husband, I haven ' t a nickel in that bank! I know it, dear, but that will be all right. They won ' t mind . Their advertisement savs : ' Our resources are One Million Dollars. ' ] Iarch and his girl friend were out to tea. Do you like tea? she asked. Yes, I do ; hut I like the next letter better. Then she blushedi. N. B. (Look at the alphabet). CURRENT NEWS. Emil : I wonder why teacher raised such a fuss when I hit Norm with that little raisin. She said I hurt him. Hank: Sure you did! Don ' t you know that raisins have got iron in them? Herb Wilson: What keeps the moon from falling? Herb Ryerson : I don ' t know but I suppose the beams have something to do with it. Cough drops make the cough drop. The Home of Educator Shoes Priester Hickey 218-18th Street Rock Island THE WATCH TOWER 167 Excelsior Bicyci.es Lav n Mo-wer Grinding ' Go-Carts Re-Tired Keys Duplicated Saw Filing ' C. J. SCHNICK Bicycle Accessories and General Repair Shop 42 7 Seventeenth Street RocK. Island EMERGENCY CALL Is this the Fire Department? yelled the excited professor of chemistry over the telephone. es, answered a voice. What d ' o you want? How far is it to the nearest alarm box? My laboratory is on fire and I must send the call in at once. C. Battles: Don ' t buy a thermometer in the summer. M. Waite: Why not? C. Battles: Because they are lower in winter. Chester Battles: The mice would go crazy over Marion Waite. Gordon Blair: Whad ' ye mean? Chester Battles: He ' s such a big cheese. The Store for Pure Food and Service We maKe our ovirn Ice Cream and Candy. At our Ice Cream Fountain you can get Fancy Ice Cream Dishes of all Hinds. Our Motto is Quality First Our Ice Cream is not as good as somebody else ' s, but better 168 THE WATCH TOWER JOHN KOCH CO. Sells Dayton Bicycles 218-1 7th Street Rock Island, 111. COULD EAT, BUT COULDN ' T SEE A farmer who went to a large city to see the sights, engaged a room at a hotel, and before retiring asked the clerk about the hours for dining. We have breakfast from six to eleven ; dinner from eleven to three ; and supper from three to eight, explained the clerk. Wa-al, say, inquired the farmer, what time air I goin ' to see the town? TEACHER ' S MISTAKE. John: Teacher, can any one be punished for something they didn ' t do? Teacher: Why, no; of course not. John: Well, I haven ' t dione my arithmetic. Here is a good Mark Twain story: Some years ago the famous humorist asked a neighbor if he might read a set of his books. The neighbor replied ungraciously that he was welcome to read them in his library, but he had a rule never to let a book leave the house. Some weeks later the same neighbor sent over to ask for Twain ' s lawn-mower. I shall be very glad to loan you my lawn mower, said Mark Twain, but since I make it a rule never to let it leave my lawn, you will oblige me by using it there. George: What ' s the matter with you? Harry: I swallowed a dime. Do you notice any change in me? Eat More Purity Ice Cream It ' s Always Good. Sturtevant Baker Company Made in The Sunlight Plant. THE WATCH TOWER 169 We are pleased most when we serve you best. Make us prove it. 1807 Second Ave. Rock Island, III. 112 W. Second Street Davenport, la. FINANCIAL STRESS The fact that his supposedly adored big brother was returning home from college that day had been carefully concealed from ten-year-old Tommy until he came back from school. Tom.my, said his mother, after her younger son had gone upstairs ,to wash his face and the elder had! been concealed in the pantry. I have a big surprise for you. I know what it is, replied Tommy, unconcernedly. Brother ' s back. Why, how did you guess that? ' Cause my bank won ' t rattle any more. ENLIGHTENING Why, Willie, what are you drawing? I ' m drawing a picture of God. But, Willie, you mustn ' t do that; nobody knows how God looks. Willie smiled confidfently : Well, he said, they will when I get this done. Advice and care of our client ' s Interests is the outstanding feature of our Service to In= vestors . MORRIS QEISMAR CO. INVESTMENT SECURITIES CENTRAL TRUST BLDG. A FII FOR EVERY BUILD OF MAN Mosenfelder Sons CLOTHIERS Home of Hart, Schaffner Marx Clothes Stetson Hats Interwoven Hose 1709=1711 2nd Ave. Phone R. 1. 171 Rock Island, III. 70 THE WATCH TOWER Knox Mortuary Funeral Directors to the People since 1852 The same tender care after, that pou gave before . I 415-415 20tk St. Rock Island, m. Tel. R 1. 2131 HEXPECK ' S WHEEZE f Why do you go to church so often? I Man, it is a beautiful sight to see one man keep so many women quiet for such a long time. j Call on J lrs. Canberra Villa? Why, her husband goes to town by the I 7:55! I That ' s where you ' re mistaken. He goes by the 8 :30 now, and next year f he ' ll be going bv the 9:15, mv husband sa s — and then we ' ll simph ' have to call • on her. f Ellijah Johnson, sage of a small Alabama town, was trying to make clear t in the mind of a friend just what constitutes oratory. t It ' s jest like dis, he elucidated. Ef you says black am white, dat ' s t foolish. But ef j ' ou says black AM white, and bellers like a bull and pounds t de table with bofe yo ' fistses, dat am oratory. I Meeting the doctor one day, a patient said to him : ? I ' m on my way home, doctor; I feel frazzled ard worn out generally. What ought I to take? t A taxi, came the curt reply. THE WATCH TOWER i7i Women ' s W J f House Apparel | VX fLCL L Cs 0 Furnishings Millinery ' ' ' Drap. eries, 1520-1522-1524 FIFTH wlOLINE, ILLINOIS Rugs, Etc. Men ' s Wear Dry Goods Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead, And now it goes to school with her, Between two hunks of bread. John ' s quit smoking; So has Bill ; They smoked last In a powder mill. TAKING IT COOL. Franklin Pierce: You should hear my new radio. Last night I got Mexico. Don Oglevee: That ' s nothing. I just opened the window and got Chile. B. Doman: My brother is so strong that the other diay he tore up a pack of cards with one hand. Walter: That ' s nothing. A chap I know rushed out of the front door and tore up the street. McKitbeii Carter Motor Co. Corner 3rd Ave. and 20th St., Rock Island, III. Telephone igSi STUTZ :: MOON :: HUDSON :: ESSEX TIRES AND ACCESSORIES AUTO REPAIRING - WASHING - SIMONIZING CRANK CASE SERVICE THE WATCH TOWER Rock Island Plow Co, Established 1855 MANUFACTURES A FULL LINE OF FARH MACHINERY INCLUDING PLOWS DISCS DFAGS PLANTERS SEEDEUS CFLTIVATOns LISTEh ' S HAY HAKES HAY LOADERS MANURE SPREADERS CREAM SEPARATORS LITTER CARRIERS GASOLINE ENGINES STALK CVTTERS HEIDER TRACTORS and MOTOR CULTIVATORS Minneapolis, Minn. Omaha, Neb. St. Louis, Mo. Factory and GenersJ Offices Rock Island, 111. BRANCHES: Indianapolis, Ind. Kansas City, Mo. OUalwma Citij, Olcla. Siovx Falls, S. Dal: Dallas, Texas Denver, Colo. i0natitr s ianatufcs )i0ncit«t s ' 6 28 2010 T 202356 1 28 00 •( i;, ' III ' Hi ' iUi ' ii M ' Ml i. ' ; ' mM ' j ' ' « mu  ]i M mii mii ' :