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

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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.

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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.

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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 ?