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

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1925 volume:

a ' o ' - [,f ' : ' SK-smt sci s.  - ::sii ' s is ' SnZ Watch Tower Conimenceinent Number A Student Publication of the Rock Island High School Rock Island FOUNDED SEPTEMBER 1910 VOLUME XVI Entered at Post Office of Rock Island as Second Class Matter f n ( CONTENTS Faculty- French Club Classes Seniors Pictures Commencement Week Program Commencement Program Class Da Program Girls ' Glee Club Bo s ' Glee Club Band Girls ' Hi-V Boys ' Hi-Y Home Economics Address of AV ' elcome FOREXSICS Class History Girls ' Declamation Teams Address of Farewell B03S ' Declamation Teams Play — The Importance of Being Debate Teams Earnest Extempcjre Teams Juiiiois Dra latics Sophfjiurjres Junior Play Calendar Robin Hood Dramatic Club Pla s Orgamztioxs W. T. Annual Staff ' 25 Society W. T. Business Management ' 25 Athletics V. T. Board Junior English Council Dramatic Chdi Student Honor Roll Acade: iic Honor Roll Ciceronian Jokes % Lx Z S X FOREWORD ' O the Victor — the Victory, but to him who has done his best comes Satisfaction. This engine of ours that we call body is not always functioning at its best; yet somehow, somewhere, is produced the book or painting that is called a masterpiece, a gem among its fellows. We, the staff of 1925, are not claiming this Annual to be a masterpiece, but we have done our best. Always you will find some who love Longfellow and scorn Emerson; some who delight in Mark Twain and repu- diate Dickens. Here a lover of art gathers a great collection of the masterpieces of Rembrandt; another, the paintings of Van Dyke; and still another, the pastorals of Turner — each deeming that he has the gem of great value. In spite of these likes and dislikes of human beings, we have striven to cut, from the unshapen rock of high school activities, a book that will be a book of School Day Memories. If by chance, in the Winter of Life, just before the com- ing of Eternal Spring, this book should release the latch that lets the closed door of youthful memories swing open before someone ' s eyes, then shall our efforts be fully repaid and our purpose achieved. May it ever recall the joys that w ere ours but Yesterday; ours in memory To-day and To-morrow. This book, may it be a Book of Memories. Editor. Piuje Four DEDICATION O MISS ALICE S. RUSH, who through her kindly in- fluence as an instructor and friend, has lifted the standards of Rock Island High School, and, who dur- ing her thirty-two years of faithful service here, has won the respect and affection of all her students and co-workers, this, the Watch Tower of 1925 is respect- fully dedicated. Page Fi-ve Page Six Mr. Bardwell LTHOUGH we high school students have not had the pleasure of becoming well acquainted with our superintendent, Mr. Bardwell, we enjoyed having him with us in the Assembly several times this year. ' ' hen the overcrowded conditions in the high school were at their worst, Mr. Bardwell ably overcame this deplorable situation by inaugurat- ing the intermediate school system by which the freshmen remained in the junior high school. It was through the efforts of Mr. Bardwell that the new coaching system, by which bovs in the grades are trained for high school athletics, was introduced. The Watch Tower, in behalf of the high school students, wishes to express its sincere ap- preciation of what he has done for us in the short time he has been in Rock Island. ith Mr. Bardwell at the head of our educational system, the schools of Rock Island will surely progress in efficiency and in the advancement toward a bigger and better Rock Island. Assoc. Editor. Pa je Se-ven M P(Ujc Hi { it Work Well Done (D4 UR Annual is a summary in word and picture of the school year that has just drawn to a close. For most of us, the year ' s memories are pleasant, but for some, un- pleasant; for most, successful, but for some, un- successful. For most of us, the pleasant or un- pleasant, successful or unsuccessful tone of the year is a matter of our own making. Some there are for whom high school work is so difficult as to be beyond achievement, but for most students, mastery of subject matter is simply a question of sincerity of purpose, and of diligence. Undoubtedly, herein lies one of the greatest opportunities of high school life. The student is early and frankly brought face to face with the fact that only he can really do his own task, and that to do that task properly and make its accomp- lishment a part of himself, he must do it thorough- ly. He learns that the satisfactiim that accompan- ies success can be his only if he determines to make it his. Let us hope that our Seniors, who are leaving us now, look back upon four years successfully spent in our company, and that they look forward to a life of happiness built upon the foundation that they have thus far laid down. And may the rest of us determine that when we return to school next September, we will put our best efforts into our lessons, and find the Joy in Success that is cer- tain to be ours if we but seek it on the road marked Work Well Done. EUGEXE YOUXGERT. Pdi e Nine Crimson and Gold Forever H , yes, ICC arc the true blue croicd , And b our school ■lec ' ll always loyal stand, Of Cr ' iDison and Old Gold we ' re proud. The pennant first and best in all llic land. Rah! Rah! If e lore our old Rock Island Hujii, For fier our very best ice aticays give. Her name and fame are icritten in the sfzy , And licr (jlorx tlirouyli the years shall ever live. Rah! Rah! Pa je Ten THE OLD MAIN THE MANUAL ARTS H E W A T C H TO E R 9 2 Miss Gladys Allison Musk Miss Elizabeth Babcock Unmc Ecnnom ' us j Ir. George Baird Scieiicc Mr. H. E. Behxamaxx Mk. Cakl Bergstrom Physical EJuciilion Manual Jits Miss Bessie A. Hladel l.iliianan : Iiss Malvixa Caloixe Frenih Pat c Fourlcrn THE WATCH TOWER 1925 Mr. J. R. Clark Manual Arts Miss Harriet C. Darling History Miss Mabel CoLnERT Mathematics Mr. E. L. Courtxey Manual Arts Miss Helex M. Downing Clerk Mrs. Cora L. Eastmax Latin Mr. Pall Edintgtox Science Miss Alverd.a Doxey Latin Miss Carrie Ekblad Commercial Page Fifteen THE ' A T C H TOWER 192 : iiss Helex Exixger ;Miss Marjorie G-AILEY English Public Speaking, English Mrs. AXXIE Engli Ferguson sh Miss Georgia First Latin Miss Edxa E. HUBER Sc if nee Mr. A. Ward J.ames Mr. Roy JoHN-SON Manual Arts De bate Miss Eva M. Ir in-e Mr. W . L. KiMMEL History Pag I Sixle fU Science THE A T C H T O E R 192 Miss Sarah C. Larawav English Miss Martha Miller Commercial Mr. C. C. MacDonald Manual Arts Mrs. Jeax Grear Massie Assistant Librarian Miss Lucile ] Iorgan ' Art Miss Oral Painter Commercial ] Iiss Hazel A. Parrish Mathematics Miss Charlotte Murray Latin ] Iiss Lucv H. Prentice Spanish, Latin Page Seventeen THE A T C H TOWER 192 Miss Eva Robe ?,lathemiitics Miss Caroll L. Schutz English Miss Alice Rush History Miss Geraldixe Schmid Englisli Mr. John- H. Shaxtz History Miss Charlotte Stone Commeriial ] Iiss Jexxie B. Sturgeox English and Journalism Miss Cora L. Stoddard Englisli and Journalism Miss Jeax Welch Home Economics Page Eighteen Gh ' mi THE WATCH T O ' E R 192 •=ii? ' A A THOMAS MtlMlNALD SENIOR President [ice- President Secretary Treasurer CLASS OFFICERS Gardner Thomas Vedis Brooks Alberta Elwell Bex McDonald Class Motto Deeds, Nut Weirds Class Colors Orchid nnd Pink Class Floii-er Sweet Pea Pane T i:enty-tii ' o THE WATCH T O E R 9 2 5 AcuFF, Earl Earl says he is a jolly, good sport. Se- nior Play. Allen, Helex Helen left at mid-year, but graduates with the class of ' 25. ArMSTROXG, J.AMES The boy with the mighty left. Jimmie took second place in the heavy-weight boxing tournament, ' 24. AxTHoxY, Nellie Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Home Economics Club ' 25; Steno. Honor Roll ' 24; Motto Committee. Arxold, Dorothy Hi-Y ' 23. Ash, Hyman Slow but steady. AsQLiTH, Harry Band ' 25. Atkixsox, Carter Carter is another of the ' ' jolly good sports. Track ' 25. Baker, Kexxeth Kenneth came to us from Reynolds, ' 25. Barxes, LaVerxe Orchestra ' 24, ' 25; Glee Club ' 22, ' 25; Hi-Y ' 24; Honor Roll ' 23, ' 25; Frolic ' 25; Robin Hood ' 25 ; Class Dav Program. Page T ' u:eniy-tliree THE W A T C H T O ' E R 1925 Baumaxx, Alvix Glee Club ' 25; Band ' 25; Frolic ' 25; Rohin Hood ' 25; Hi-V ' 25: Color Committee. Baumaxx, Doxald Radio Club ' 23, ' 24. Becker, Bessie Glee Club ' 22, ' 23; Hi-V ' 22, ' 25; French Club ' 24, ' 25 ; Frolic ' 24. Bergstrom, Evelyx French Club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25. Blaser, Charles One of the loyal school-citizens. Bleuer, Evelyx Glee Club ' 22, ' 23; Glee Club accompanist ' 25; Bi-weekly Staff ' 23; Annual Staff ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; Dramatic Club Play, Time is Money ; Assembly pianist ' 25; Frolic ' 25; Crirls ' Declam team ' 25; Class Dav Committee. Bexgstox, Carl Orchestra ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Hi-Y ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25. Bergstrom, Edward A worthy member of the class of BOVXTOX, Jexxie We will never forget our smiling candy cle rk; Honor Roll. Bracktel, Dorothy Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Junior English Council ' 22; Girls ' Junior Basketball ' 24; Senior Ring and Pin Committee ' 25. Paijr Tivcrity-fniir THE ' A T C H T O ' E R 192 Bramlett, Bessie Hi-Y ' 22, ' 25 ; Home Economics Club ' 25. Brooks, Edgar A babbling brook never — Edgar tall eii when speech was needed. Brooks, Vedis Vice-President Senior Class ' 25 ; CJIee Club ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Glee Club assistant librarian ' 24: Glee Club secretary ' 25; Steno. Honor Roll ' 24; Academic Honor Roll ' 23, ' 24; Frolic ' 25; Robin Hood; Senior Play; Class Day Program ; Honor Roll. Bro x, Helex Junior Class Play ' 24, Man on the Box ; Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23. ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 24; Honor Roll. Bruxswig, Kexxeth Kennie is not a victrola, though his name does sound like it. Buckert, Nellie Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24: Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 24; Glee Club ' 24; French Club ' 24. BuFFUM, Dudley Dud — a worthy member of the class of BuMB, Richard Junior Play; J. E. C. ' 22, ' 23. ' 24, ' 25; Pres. of Dram. Dept. ' 24; Frolic ' 24; Radio Club ' 24; Only 38 ; Senior Play; Honor Roll; Dramatic Club ' 25. BuRCH, Paul A hard worker, as hard as birch. Compaxa, Charles Charlie always taxied right along rherever he went. Paije Tiventy-fi-ve THE WATCH T O W E R 192 Carlson ' , Guxnard Gunnard vouI(i rather mix than be mixed, so he always mixed sodas. Christexsex, Kexxeth We heard someone say, Kenneth, you ' re a mighty nice boy. We agree with that someone. Clark, Evelyx (;lee CUib ' 22; Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic CKdi ' 25; Junior and Senior Bas- l etball. Clark, Julla Hi-Y ' ' 22, ' 23, ' 24 ' 25; Girls Scouts ' 22, ' 23; Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; Junior Basketball ' 24; Frolic ' 25. Clemaxx, Thelnla Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; J. E. C. secretary ' 25 ; Prop, manager Elopement of Ellen ' 23; Honor Bright ' 24; Prompter, Honor Bright ; Frolic ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Winner Girls ' Big 8 Declam. ' 25; Class Day Pro- gram ; Honor Roll. Hi-Y Cruzex. Axxe ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; J. E. C. ' 24; Sec. Sophomore Class ' 23 ; French Club 24, ' 25 ; French Play ' 24. Dahlex, Edward Glee Club ' 25; Science Club ' 24, ' 25; Vice- Pres. Science Club ' 25; Assistant Adv. Mgr. Watch Tower ' 25; Annual Staff ' 25; B i- weekly Staff ' 25. Doeckel, Agxes Glee Club ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Class Day Pro- gram. Doll, Helex J. E. C. ' 24, ' 25; French Club ' 24; Hi-Y ' ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Motto Committee. DoLL ! ' , Helex Axx Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Pep Committee ' 25; J. E. C. ' 22, ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; Permanent Prop. Manager Dramatic Club ' 25; French Club ' 24, ' 25 ; Sec.-Treas. French Club ' 25 ; Frolic ' 25; Color Committee. Paije T ' u.fiity-six THE A T C H T O ' E R 9 2 5 Dlugish, Charles Lots of pep had Charlie. But lots of noise? Not he. Elwell, Alberta Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Mask and Dagger ' 22; J. E. C. ' 24; Ciceronian ' 25; Sec. Senior Class ' 25 ; Girls ' Declam ' 25 ; Class Day Pro- gram ; Honor Roll. Fassnacht, Mae J. E. C. ' 22, ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Club ' 25; Play, The Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil, ' 23; Junior Class Play ' 24; Class His- tory. Honor Roll. Feldbeix, Betty Glee Club ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; J. E. C. ' 24; Hi-Y ' 22, ' 25; Robin Hood ' 25. Felske, Frances French Club ' 24, ' 25; Home Econ. Club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25; Glee Club ' 22, . ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Science Club ' 24; Class Day Program. F);tters, Mabel Hi-Y ' 25; Home Econ. Club ' 25; Came from Reynolds ' 25. Flatley, Lillian Entered from Monmouth ' 24. Forster, W.ALTER Entered from Peoria ' 25; Dramatic Club ' 25; Only 3S ; Basketball ' 25. FRE i ' , Cl.aytox Football ' 25; The mathematical and me- chanical drawing shark. Frey, Helen J. E. C. ' 24, ' 25; Junior Basketball ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; Ciceronian ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25; Bi-Weekly Staff ' 25; Associate Editor of Annual Staff ' 25; Watch Tower Boa ' d, ' 25 ; Honor Roll. Page Tiventy-se-ven THE A T C H TO W E R 9 2 5 Garrard, Kathryx Hi-V ' a2, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; J. E. C. ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 22, ' 23. ' 24; l)ia- matic Cluh ' 25 ; French Club ' 24, ' 25 ; Vice- Pres. French Cluh ' 24; French Play ' 24; Junior Class Play ' 24; Frolic ' 25; Senim- Play. Geli.krmax, Iariax Glee Club ' 22; J. E. C. Dramatic Dept. ' 23, ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25; J. E. C. Play, The Six Who Pass While the Len- tils Boil ; Flower Committee. Honor Roll. Gewicks, Martha Hi-Y ' 23; Dramatic Dept. J, E, C. ' 22. Goddard, R.aymoxd Raymond smiled always ; spoke but seldom. GoEPEL, Edward Radio Club ' 22, ' 23; Honor Roll ' 23, ' 25. Grah.am, Richard Hi-Y ' 22; Mr. Bob ' 23; Dramatic Dept. of J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Advertising Manager of Watch Tower ' 23; Bi-weekly Staff ' 25; An- nual Staff ' 25; Dramatic Cluh ' 25; Junior Play; French Club ' 25; Honor Roll; Class Day Program. Glxlock, Jexxie Jennie is one of the girls in our class who is ahvays good natured. Because of this every one likes her. Gl ' st.afsox, Hildixg Bi-weekly Staff ' 23; Annual Staff ' 24; J. E. C. ' 23, ' 25; Class Day Com.; Radio Club ' 24; Honor Roll; Class Prophecy. Haddick, Walter R. L Club ' 22; Football ' 22; Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23. H. ' VXCQ, Isabella Glee Club ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Captain of Girls ' Basketball ' 24; French Club ' 25; Class Day Program. Piii r Tixcnly-eiijJit THE WATCH T O ' E R 1925 Hexr ! , Kenneth Football ' 22, ' 24, ' 25; Hi-Y ' 24. Hesser, Fred Fred might have made more noise in his school career if he had been allowed to ride his motorcycle through the corridors of R. I. H. S. He ' s been here, however. Hicks, M.arv Mary came from Reynolds, 111, to spend her last year at R. I. H. S. HoRST, HeN ' RIETT. Henriette is a very quiet and studious girl. Though she belongs to no particular organi- zation, she is a loyal member of R. I. H. S. Academic Honor Roll. HuBER, Ernest Second Football Team ' 24. Hirer, Louise French Club ' 24, ' 25; Watch Toiver typist ' 24, ' 25; Bi-weekly Staff ' 24; Class Day Committee. Huntley, Edwin J. E. C. ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Bi-weekly Staff ' 23; Annual Staff ' 24; Junior Play ' 24; Track ' 23. ' 24; Editor-in-chief of Annual ' 25 ; Senior Class Play. Igleh.art, Milton Hi-Y ' 24, ' 25; Academic H mor Roll; Farewell Aildress, Class Day Program. J.AHN, W.ALT ER Cicenmian ' 25; Band ' 25; Orchestra ' 25; Debate ' 25 ; Honor Roll. Johnson, Agnes Hi-Y ' 22; Home Economics Club ' 25; Class Day Program. Page Tii-pnty-nine THE A T C H TOWER 9 2 JoHxsox, Emily Hi-Y ' 22: Home Eciinomics Club ' 25. JoHxsox, Irene Olee Club ' 22, ' 23, ' 24. ' 25; Hi-Y ' 22. Jonxsox, Paul Hi-Y ' 25. JoHxsox, Ruby Glee Club ' 21, ' 22; Hi-Y ' 21, 25; Mask and Dagger ' 22, ' 23; Junior Play ' 24; Secretary of Dramatic Club ' 25; Time is Money ' 25; Only 38 ' 25; High Sclnool in 3 ' j years. Katz, Thibey Secretary of Class ' 22; Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 22; Hi-Y ' 22; Bi-weekly Staff ' 23; Watch Tower Board ' 23; Student Council ' 23; Mask and Dagger ' 23, ' 24; Ciceronian ' 23, secretary ' 24, ' 25; Girls ' Declamation ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Annual Staff ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25 ; Honor Roll. KaV, WlLLfAM R. I. Club ' 24, ' 25; Football ' 24, ' 25. Keller, ] Iarl- n Hi-Y ' 24, ' 25; Home Economics Club ' 25; Science Club 24. KixcAiD, Robert Orchestra ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Band ' 24, ' 25; Glee Club ' 25 ; Robin Hood ' 25. KoPP. ESTELLA French Club ' 24; Home Economics Club Krcecer. Arxold Science ' 24, ' 25; Track ' 24; Football ' 24; Winner Home Lighting Contest ' 25. Page Thirty THE WATCH T O E R 1925 Kramer, Carolixe Glee Club ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Dramatic Dept. ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, secretary ' 24: President Home Econ. Club 25; Science Club ' 24; Mr. Bob ' 23. Lamoxt, George Student Council ' 22; J. E. C. ' 21, ' 22; Ex- temp. ' 20. Leaf, John Hi-Y ' 25. Lee, Ruehl Orchestra ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Band ' 24; Track ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25. Levy, Rose Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Dra- matic Club ' 25; Vice-Pres. of Ciceronian ' 25; Chemistry Club ' 24; Bi-weekly Staff ' 25; J. E. C. ' 22, ' 23. ' 24; Academic Honor Roll ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Address of Welcome, Class Day; Honor Roll. Lewis, Aliffe Hi-V ' 22, ' 25; French Club ' 24, ' 25; Sec- retary Home Economics Club ' 25. LiTTs, Lucille Hi-V ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Dept. ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Girl Scouts ' 22; Ciceronian ' 22. ; IcClain ' , Vilbert Orchestra ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Band ' 25; Hi-V ' 24; Science Club ' 24, President ' 25; Cl ass Basketball ' 24; Football ' 25. jMcDoxald, Bex Hi-V ' 24, secretary ' 25; Radio Club ' 23; Dramatic Dept. ' 23, ' 24; Class Treasurer ' 25; J. E. C. ' 24; Track ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Club ' 25. ] IcIxtvre, Lois Glee Club ' 22, ' 23, ice-President ' 24, president ' 25; Hi-V ' 22. ' 25; Robin Hood ' 25 ; Class Day Program. Piuje TJiirty-one THE ' A T C H T O E R 1925 McLeax, Algexette Hi-Y ' 22, ' 25: Glee Club ' 22, ' 25; French Cuh ' 25; Basketball ' 24; Home Economics Club ' 25. I Ic! Iahill, Marie Student Honor Roll ' 2+; Hi-Y ' 25. Maiwald, Chris Ili-Y ' 24, ' 25; Second Football Team ' 24. AIaxthe, Hazel Hi-Y ' 22. ' 23, ' 24. ' 25; Girl Scouts ' 22; J. E. C. -23, -25. ] Iarch, Clarence R. I. Club ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Student Council ' 22; Junior Class Play ' 23; Football ' 23, ' 24. ' 25, captain ' 24; Declamation ' 24; President of Dramatic Club ' 25. Marshall, Althea Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24. ' 25; cabinet ' 23, ' 24; Class Treasurer ' 24; J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Vice- President of French Club ' 25; Dramatic Club ' 25. Martin, Edwin ' Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Junior Play ' 24; Dra- matic Club ' 25; Science Club ' 24, ' 25; Alter- nate on Declamation Team ' 25; Business Manager Senior Play. Mauritzson, Anders Hasn ' t he beautiful blond hair? Anders is the cause of much consternation among the faculty. Medill, Thomas Mask and Dagger ' 23, ' 24; Frolic ' 24; Junior Play ' 24; Declamation ' 24, ' 25; Junior- Senior Reception Program ' 24; Senior Play. Mecrling, Winifred Hi-Y ' 25; Home Economics Club ' 25; Honor Roll ' 25. Paffe Tliirty-iKn THE W A T C H TOW ' E R 9 2 L ■ ; Ieyer, Alice Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Dramatic Club ' 25 ; Glee Club ' 22; J. E. C. ' 25; Ciceronian ' 25; French Club ' 25; Declamation ' 25. AIiLLER, Helen ' Junior Community Club ' 21; Hi-Y ' 25; Home Economics Club ' 25 ; Cilee Club ' 25. jMiller, Lester Lester went to Reynolds to high school for three years, but came to R. I. H. S. to grad- uate. Mitchell, ] Iildred Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24. cabinet ' 25; J. E. C. ' 24, treasurer ' 25; French Play ' 24; French Club ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Club ' 25; Prop. Manager Senior Play ' 25. Hi-Y Morris, Dorothy 2, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Glee Club French Tableaux ' 24; French Club ' 25. jMorse, M.ARVIX J. E. C. ' 23; Science Club ' 24; French Club ' 24, ' 25; Honor Roll ' 25; Class History. ] Ivers, Mildred Student Council ' 23; Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Property Manager Senior Class Play ' 25. Nessler, Ardith J. E. C. ■25. Nichols, Ruth J. E. C. ' 22; Hi-Y ' 22, ' 25; Ciceronian ' 25. Honor Roll. Ollsox, Florence Bob, after attending school at Long Beach, Calif., Indianapolis, Ind., and Gene- seo, came to the best school of all to grad- uate. Glee Club ' 25; Home Economics Club ' 25; Class Day Program. Page Thirty-three THE A T C H T O y E R 9 2 Passman ' , Floyd Hi-Y -22, -23. Pealstrom, Rlth Hi-Y ' 23 ; Cilee Club ' 24, ' 25 ; Cla s Day Program. Pexder, William Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 23 ; Football ' 24. Peterson, Dorothy Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Girk ' Cilee Club ' 25; French Club ' 24, ' 25; Home Eco- nomics Club ' 25; Class Day Program Peterson, Harold Harold ' s shy smile and sparkling eye have been an inspiration to his teachers ami to his fellows. Rahm, Bernice Hi-Y ' 24, ' 25; Poetry Dept. J. E. C. ' 25. Rexxer, Arline Hi- ' ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Chib J. E. C. ' 24, Dramatic Club 25; Only 3S ; Senior Play. Graduating in 3 ' j years. RiDEXouR, Elizabeth Hi-Y ' 22, ' 25; Poetry Dept. and Short Story Dept. J. E. C. ' 25; Bi-weekly Staff ' 25; Annual Staff ' 25; Honor Roll. RixcK, Fred R. I. Club ' 22; Football ' 22. RoBixsox, Katherixe Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Hi-Y ' 25; Cireconian ' 25; Bi-weekly ' 25; Annual Statf ' 25; Class Day Program; Honor Roll. Pii e Thirty-jour THE A T C H TO W E R 9 2 5 ROEHR, LeOXA Hi-Y ' 25. ROSEBERRY, EuGENE What would this okl school have been like without our sunny Eugene? ROUDERUSH, JeSTIE Dramatic Club J. E. C. ' 24; Girl Scouts ' 22 ; Home Economics Club 25. Routte, Jessie Ciceronian ' 25. RuuD, Clarexce Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Class History. Saum, IMarv Alice Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Home Economics Club ' 25. ScHOEiMAKER, DoROTHY J. E. C. ' 22; Science Club ' 24; Hi-Y ' 25; Bi-weekly Staff ' 25; Honor Roll. SiEGEL, Paul Dramatic Club ' 25; Ciceronian ' 25; Big Eight representative in Declamation ' 25. Sewell, Clara A familiar face at the cafeteria candy counter. Honor Roll. SiM.MOX, Lorr.aixe Hi-Y ' 25; Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25 ; Home Economics Club ' 25; Girls ' Glee Club ' 25; Class Day Pro- gram. Pii r Thirty-five THE W ' A T C H TO E R 9 2 Slocum, Lucille Dramatic Club ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Hi-V ' 22, ' 23. ' 24, ' 25; Short Story Dept. ' 25; Glee Club ' 25; Class Day Program; Honor Roll. Staassex, -Margaret Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 24, ' 25; Ciceronian ' 25; Extemp. team ' 24; Honor Bright ' 24. Honor Roll. Stafp, Edw.ard Chern. Club ' 23; Watch To ver Board ' 24; Hi-Y ' 24; Honor Roll. Stexgel, John Chem. Club ' 23; Football ' 25: R. I. Club ' 25- Stephaxv, Howard Class President ' 22; Watch Tower assist, bus. mgr. ' 22; Student Council ' 22; Hi-Y ' ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Hi-Y Pres. ' 23; Track ' 24; Foot- ball ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Club ' 25; Basketball ' 25; R. 1. Club ' 24, ' 25. Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23. Poetry Dept. ' 25. SwiXGLE, HeLEX ' 23. ' 24, ' 25; Glee Club ' 25; TALL AX, K.ATHERIXE Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24, 25 ; Poetry Dept. J. E. C. ' 25; Girls ' Glee Club ' 25; Bi-weekly StafF ' 23; Robin Hood; Class Day Program. Tho las, Gardner Watch Tower bus. mgr. ' 22, ' 23 ; Class President ' 24, ' 25; Student Council ' 22, ' 23; Dramatic Club ' 24, ' 25; Basketball ' 24, ' 25; Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 ; Football ' 25. Trommer, Ida The girl with the sparkling eyes who has worked hard and deserves great credit. She doesn ' t sa - much, but vhen she does — ! Honor Roll. Uxterkircher, ] Iargaret Hi-Y ' ' 25; Science Club ' 25; Glee Club ' 25; Honor Roll; Class Day Program. Pinje Tliirty-six THE WATCH T O W E R 19 2 5 Vaile, Helex Student Council ' 22, ' 23 ; Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, president ' 25; Short Story Dept. J. E. C. ' 22; Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 23 ; French Club ' 24; Class History; Honor Roll. V.ANCE, AlT.- Hi-Y ' 25. Van ' ce, Paul In his four years Paul made many friends at R. I. H. S. Vetter, Velvie J. E. C. ' 24, ' 25; Science Club ' 24; Hi-Y ' 25; Home Economics Club ' 25; Honor Roll. Wait, Helex Home Economics Club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25; Dra- matic Club ' 25; Senior Play; Honor Roll. Wakefield, Arthur He entered R. I. H. S. from Reynolds High School and in a short time was liked by everyone who met him. Walker, Dick Dramatic Dept. J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 25; Watch Tower Board ' 24; The Man on the Box ' 24; Honor Bright ' 24; Asst. Art Editor of Annual ' 24, Art Editor ' 25; J. E. C. president ' 25; Robin Hood ' 25; Senior Play. Waxgelix, Eva Home Economics Club ' 24, ' 25. AVait, Byrox In the short time he has been with us he has proved himself a regidar fellow. Ward, Elizabeth Hi-Y ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, secretary ' 23 ; J. E. C. ' 23; French Club ' 24, ' 25; Ciceronian ' 25; Bi-weeklv Staff ' 25. Paije Thirty-seven THE A T C H T O ' E R 9 2 Weckel, Richard Orchestra ' 22. ' 23. ' 24. ' 25: Band ' 24, ' 25; Hi-V ' 25; Dramatic Club ' 25; Class Day Program ' 25. Veeda, Berxice Hi-Y ' 24: c;iee Club ' 24; Class Day Pro- gram. AVessel, Carl Hi-V ' 23. ' 24, ' 25; Pres. Junior Hi- ' ' 23: Student Council ' 23; Football ' 24, ' 25; Bi- weekly Staff ' 24; The Man on the Box ' 24; Declamation ' 24; Vice President of class ' 25 ; Ciceronian ' 25 ; Dramatic Club ' 25 ; An- nual Staff ' 25. White, Florexce Academic Honor Roll ' 22. WiDDELL, Clara Bi-weekly Staff ' 23; Hi-V ' 25; J. E. C. ' 25; P ' rench Club ' 24, ' 25. Villiams, ] Iariax Watch Tower Board ' 23, ' 24; Student Council ' 23; Hi-V ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Honor Roll. Winters, George Radio Club ' 23. AViRT, HoUARD Basketball ' 22, ' 23; Track ■24; R. I. Club ' 22, ' 23, ' 24: Secretary Athletic Board, ' 23, ' 24- AVhitebook, Charles Football ' 25; Dramatic Club ' 22, ' 23, ' 25: J. E. C. ' 22, -23; Hi-V ' 25; Only 38. ZlEMER, ' eRXA Dramatic Club ' 25 ; Hi-V 25 ; Science Club ' 24; Honor Roll. P i t ' Tlinly-i ' iylit THE WATCH TOWER 19 2 5 ZiFFREX, Harry Bi-weekly Staff ' 23; Annual Staff ' 24; Cireconian ' 24, ' 24; Debate ' 25; Big Eight Rep. Extemp. ' 25. TO THE SENIORS FAREWELL Darlyxe Clark In the harbor lie ships, many ships with sails white and strong, and rigging splendid and new. Beautiful ships they are, ibi in all. Eagerly at the helm of each, stands a pilot, seriously scanning the ' ater for possible paths. This is their first adventure. Out beyond, sail millions of ships. The swirling waters churn and dash against the stubborn wood of those ships forging ahead ; the angry waters tear and snarl at those other ships so unresisting, and laugh with satanic glee. With anxious eyes these new pilots watch, bewildered but unafraid, this moving mass. How enter and be a part of this? No path, no opening, no possible chance, it seems. But eager, discriminating eyes ha e discerned in this conglomerate mass intri- cate paths winding in and out among the maze. Oh! There, just be ond the outer circle, glides a beautiful ship! So strong, so seaworthy! But what a difficult path it has chosen! Only now and then is there the slightest path apparent e en to the skilled pilot. Now a weather-beaten craft bears down upon it and blocks its path. With a decisive movement the pilot veers to the right. But again the path is blocked. New ships, old ships, frightful derelicts crowd about, cutting off the course entirely. AVith careful skill a new path is nosed out. The pilot frees himself and sails on ■ard. How long? Ah, only till he meets another blocking, and then again! With bated breath the harbor fleet watch. There, see! A tiny path breaks within the moving mass and a quick-sighted pilot enters his ship on this, his maiden venture. Another has found a path and moves out. Still another and another. Now the whole fleet go. Farewell, Pilots — Class of 1925. Page T liirty-nhie THE ' A T C H T O E R 1925 COiMMENCEMENT CALENDAR 1925 Frida ' , Ma 29, 8 p. m Junirjr Reception to Seniors Manual Arts Building Sundav, June 7, 7 :J0 p. m Cotiimencemeni Sermon Rev. J. A. Chapman Augustana College Gymnasium AVednesday, June 10, 2 p. m Class Day Exercises High School Auditorium Frida , June 12, 8 p. m Cominenceinent Exercises Augustana College Gymnasium COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Processional Mr. a. Cyril Graham Director, Augustana Conservatory of Music Invocation Rev. G. a. Sheets Pastor, First Baptist Church Piano — a. Caprice ' iennois (Cradle Song) Eritz Kreisler b. Norwegian Bridal Procession Edivarii Grieg Miss D(iris Dammax, ' 24 Address Professor W. D. MacCeixtock University of Chicago Presentation of Diplomas Mr. J. F. Witter President of the Board of Education Benediction Re . G. A. Sh eets Page Forty THE WATCH TOWER 9 2 CLASS DAY PROGRAM Opening March AIariax Gitt, ' 26 Piano Solo LaVerxe Barxes Address of Welcome Rose LEVi ' Class History. . Helex Vaile, Marmx Morse, Mae Fassxacht, Clarexce Ruud Girls ' Chorus Agxes Johxsox, Kathryx Tallmax, Isaeelle Haxcq, Florence Ollson, Dorothy Petersox, Margaret Uxterkircher, Agnes Doeckel, Lorraine Simmox, Berxice Weeda, Vedis Brooks, Lois McIxtyre, Fraxces Felske, Rlth Pealstrom, Lucile Slocum Class Prophecy HiLDix G Gustafsox Richard Graham, Thelma Clemaxx, Katherixe Robixsox Gift to the Juniors Alberta Elwell Violin Solo Richard Weckel Farewell Address Miltox Iglehart Closing ALarch ALariax Gitt I ' lige Forty-one THE WATCH T O E R 192 ADDRESS OF WELCOME Rose Levy Parents, Teachers, Friends, and Fellow Students: In behalf of the class of 1925, I have the honor to welcome you this afternoon, and in elcoming you, I take this opportunity to express in some measure a sincere debt of gratitude which the class feels is rightfully theirs. Our parents are properly in our minds to-day, for to them this Commencement means a realization of the ambitions and hopes they ha ' e cherished and encouraged in us during our years of school life. Their interest has been more than a parental one, expressing itself in many efforts for the general betterment of our schools. Our teachers, too, ha e an important place in this Class Day Program, for they have patiently directed our endeavors toward this successful conclusion of our high school days, have joined with our parents in all efforts to benefit our school, and have encouraged us b ' their interest in our progress. Nor are our classmates forgotten ; they have been our companions for these years, sharing our jo} ' s and whatever of trial we ma_ ' have felt. So we address ourselves to all of you and are sincerely ' pleased at the interest your presence indicates. Although this Commencement Week is dedicated to our class, we cannot but feel that its significance is not confined to our group alone, but reaches through our whole high school. Since the days of our primary training, we ha e been preparing for this event. As we studied, others attained this goal, and still others are striving toward this day. We students of Rock Island High School sincerely appreciate that you, our parents, our counsellors, and our friends, have been ever alert to provide us with the means of shaping our lives that we, too, may pass along to those who follow the ad- vantages and opportunities you have given us. Our high school is but a stepping stone to a broader and richer life, in which we ma) ' find means to add to the store of this knowledge you have tendered us. We would be ungrateful if we reached this da ' without a firm resolve to justify in whatever manner may be given us, the devotion, the loyalty, and the sacrifice by which you have made possible our education. Again expressing our appreciation of the interest ' iv ' bich your presence here indicates, the class of 1925 most heartily wel- comes ou ! Pdffe Forty-tivo THE A T C H TOWER 1925 CLASS HISTORY I FRESHMAN YEAR Claren ' Ce Ruld Can you realize when you look at us, dignified and grown-up as we are now, that four short years ago we were very small and young, most of us in knee pants and some of us with curls? We, the class of ' 25, were so eager to begin our high school careers that we just couldn ' t wait until September, so e asked the School Board whether thev could begin school in August. They barkened to our anxious request, and early in the morning of August 29, 1921, we were found by Mr. Anderson encamped on the campus wait- ing for the doors of kni) ledge to swing open. Classes had but begun when both teachers and upper-classmen realized that they had in their midst a group of infant prodigies — I learned that word in a Freshman vocabulary lesson, so it ' s proper that I I use it here. One of the smallest, as well as one of the most ambitious, was Gardner Thomas, who brought immediate fame upon the class bv being appointed Business Manager of the Watch Tower. Howard Stephany, although not quite so small, had curls and a trusting open countenance, so he was appointed Gardner ' s assistant. The shock of seeing these two important positions gi en to Freshmen was one that upper-classmen were slow to recover from. An incident, howe er, in the ery successful subscription campaign that the new managers conducted, was destined to cloud for some time Gard ' s horizon. He had prepared and memorized, word for word, his first speech. He came prancing up to ' his very assembly platform, but when he turned and faced all those people, especially the beautiful senior girls smiling at him, his courage melted, his collar wilted, his speech flew away never to return ! He clutched his collar with a gesture that his friends haven ' t forgotten to this day, and then, with the spirit typical of ' 25, he launched into a stirring extemporaneous speech. Early in the year we chose this same curly headed, pink cheeked Howard Steph- any for our President, while Frances Gavin danced her way into the Vice-Presidency. Thibey Katz ever as a Freshman had an air of efficiencv, so we elected her our Sec- retary, and William, who seemed to be a regular little Mann, was made Treasurer. Having thus gaily started on our way to fame, we continued to mow down the conceit of our betters by winning second place in the inter-class basket-ball tournev. But how could we do less with such players as Stephany, Mann, Thomas, Kay, and Wirt on our team? Not only in athletics did we shine but in our classes too, for the Watch Toiver for January 27, 1922, contains the headline, Freshmen continue to hold honors on term Honor Roll. We also showed our literary cra ings bv forming the first Freshman Dept. of J. E. C. It was called an Extemporaneous Speaking De- partment, and so many of us joined it that it had to be di ided into three sections. Page Forty-three T H f: w a t c h t o ' e r i 9 2 5 And, Oh Boy! Do you remember our parties? First of course was the Fresh- man reception at which all school organizations turned out to entertain us whh aude- ville sketches. Then there was the Frolic ' If you live to be one hundred will you ever forget the Freshman show? It was called Just Notions and was presented b - Howard Stephany who impersonated an old tramp hired to take care of a crazv old lady played by Thibey Katz. To quote again from the Jf ' atch Toiver, The Fresh- man act, given ith dash and surprise, was easih ' the best of the evening. And then the event of events — the Freshman-Sophomore party ! How we Fresh- men ilid sing Sunny Tennessee and how we did work to secure the most names in the How do you do games that we played. Mary Gaxin, who received over fifty, won the prize. By this time Spring had arrived, and we welcomed the warm days and frequent showers because we knew that thev would lielp us to grow and that, before we knew it, we ' d be Sophomores. II SOPHOMORE EAR M. E Fassxacht Although we were traditionally modest and green, as Freshmen, I am forced to admit that as Sophomores our feeling of arrogance and self-importance was just a wee-bit noticeable. You see we had come tlirough the Freshman year with such flying colors that we didn ' t quite get down to earth until our Sophomore year was almost over. Having decided that we had perhaps been a little too brainy as Freshmen, we resoh ' ed to specialize on beauty for a while, s i e chose handsome William j Iann for president, Carl Wessel for vice-president; pretty Anne Cruzen for secretary and good-looking Harry ]VIettler as treasurer. Harry, howe er, became so indignant when he heard that we had chosen him for his good looks that he immediately proceeded to illustrate the fact that he had brains as well as beauty by graduating a whole year ahead of us. Those of us who had not actively associated ourselves with the various school organizations in our Freshman year, immediatel proceeded to join the organizations in such great numbers that before the year was out we had become a powerful factor in most of them. One of our number, Edwin Huntle , was made vice-president of that important organization, the Junior English Council. Carl ' essel was elected presi- dent of the Junior Division of the Boys ' Hi- ' W Four of our members were elected to the Vatch Tower Board, while our class felt especially proud of the fact that a Sophomore, Thibev Katz, was made a member of the Girls ' Declamation team. We had the distinction too of having two of this year ' s class on the varsity foot- ball team, two on the Varsity basketball team and one on track team in addition to many others who gave the regular members of all these teams a great deal of uneasi- ness lest they should lose their positions. It was in our Sophomore year that we first showed that marked histrionic ability that made us famous during our Junior and Senior years. ou will remember that Piiye Forty-four THE WATCH T O E R 1925 the casts of those two deUghtful plays, Three Pills In A Bottle, and The Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil, were made up almost entirely of Sophomores. And then, last, but b ' no means least, the Freshmen and Sophomores had one grand party on May i8, 1923. Will you ever forget the picture that our dignified principal presented as he knelt on the floor trying to lift the ring off the pile of flour? Although Del Woodward offered some lively competition, j Ir. Yoimgert was judged the winner. After the game, those of us who at that time knew how to dance felt •ery superior as we glided around to the music of the Black Hawk Novelty Five. While we were gliding, however, the hands of the clock were gliding too, and before we knew it, it was ten-thirty and time to go home. But, oh, will you ever forget that party, or for that matter, will you ever forget the Sophomore year? Ill JUNIOR YEAR j Iar i Morse Perhaps you are wondering after ha ing heard the review of our numerous and brilliant achievements in Freshman and Sophomore years, what laurels could be left for us to win in our two remaining years. As Freshmen we were innocent and, ves — green — though not at any time the common garden variety of green ; as Sophomores, we were very, very sure of ourselves; but, by the time we reached our Junior year, we realized how little we did know and how much there was to know, so we proceeded to become a little more modest and unassuming. Our first duty was of course to select our president, and while in estiguting the merits of our classmates, it came to our ears that one of our number had already had experience in the office of president. Having heard that Gardner Thomas had been the efficient president of his class both in seventh and eighth grades, we knew that we would be running no risk in electing him, for, in addition to his past experience, we knew him to be both wise and eloquent. For a vice-president we chose our handsome sheik Edwin Huntley, and because Althea larshall smiled so s ' v eetl ' we let her be our secretary. We entrusted our pocketbook to our valiant knight, Villiam Mann, because we couldn ' t afford to risk the loss of our huge bank-roll and knew that he could defend it very successfully. As Juniors, we were, of course, very acti e in all school activities. By this time we were a strong factor in football, the ery backbone of the basketball team, and the envy of the school in track as nearly the entire squad was picked from the Junior Class. In the field of Forensics were to be found four eloquent Juniors; Thibey Katz, Clarence March, Thomas Medill, and Margaret Staassen. Had it not been for the Juniors and Seniors of last year we would have had no Axxu.al, for one-half of the whole Annual staff were Juniors. To the Juniors was given the privilege of holding the first party of the year, a grand, glorious and wild entertainment. The effect of the dancing, the ice-cream and the music, to say nothing of staving out until 10:30 p.m. was so great that we won- dered how the morning after would find us. Piiffe Forty-fii ' e THE ' A T C H T O E R 192 I 3 Later in the year, we acquired another type of fame, nonetheless lasting however, by our contributors to the Frolic, a side show of Freaks. Will you ever forget the sight of our dignified president clad in a grass skirt, doing a solo dance, or Tom Medill, the man witli three legs, or Katherine Garrard and Althea Marshall, the Siamese twins .■ Our real dramatic achie ement was, of course, our Junior play, The Man on the Box, which pro ed beyond doubt our exceptional dramatic ability and which almost caused us to return to that state of smug self-satisfaction which had characterized us as Sophomores. It was during the production of this play, by the way, that most of the stars of our Senior phn were produced. But exerything, good or bad, has to have an ending and so after a year of hard work, hard play, and much achievement, we found ourselves standing with mingled feelings of anticipation and regret, on the threshold of our last, our senior year. IV SENIOR YEAR By Hei.ex V.aile Althougli we liad looked forward with great enthusiasm to our senior year — for we knew it would be the year of years — we were at first a little startled, for our first three years had passed m quickly, to find ourselves Seniors almost before we realized it. We hastened, therefore, to get back on familiar ground by quickly reelecting Gardner Thomas president of the class. After this action we felt more at home. We realized, nevertheless, that we must be dignified, so we chose a very dignified vice- president, Vedis Brooks. We made Alberta Elwell custodian of our ink-well by electing her our secretary, and while we were still able to think well, we elected Ben McDonald treasurer. Haxiiig disposed of this momentous problem, we proceeded to enjoy ourselves at football games, where we cheered loudly the achievements of Wessel, Stephany, Alarch, Whitebook, Henry, Kay, and Stengel, all Seniors. A little later in the fall we were gratified to see that five prominent school or- ganizations chose Seniors for presidents and that our classmates composed the most active and enthusiastic group in every school club. And haven ' t the organizations flourished this year? Never before have we had such pep and enthusiasm. The new Home Economics Club, headed by a Senior, has made rapid strides, while the great success of the new Dramatic Club, which has a large majority of Senior members, is quite the talk of the school. And the glee clubs! In the years to come we can look back upon our senior xear as the year in which, for the first time, a Rock Island High School production A as presented at the I irt Armstrong. For the last two or three years especially it has been the burning desire of the Senior Classes to achieve for at least their play-cast the honor of appearing behind the Fort foot-lights, but this honor was reserved for one of us, Lois Mclntire, Lady Marian in Robin Hood. Mention of the Fort Armstrong theater reminds us of our own dramatic triumphs and makes us wonder whatexer will become of the plavs next year without the actors and act- Pagc Forty-six THE A T C H TOWER 1925 resses in the class of ' 25. The leading ladies in both Miss Civilization ' ' and The Mouse Trap were Seniors. Time is Money and The Neighbors boasted all Senior casts, while most of the laughs in Only 38 were caused by the excellent act- ing of Helen Waite, Charles Whitebook, Richard Bumh, and Howard Stephany. It is almost unnecessary to say then that the great success of our very own play, The Importance of Being Earnest was due to the fact that it had an all-star, all-Senior cast. If we were to pore over the annals of ' 25 perhaps some twenty years from now we ' ll again be thrilled to read that a Senior boy was chosen representative for Big 8 Declamation, that a Senior was our Big 8 representati e in Extemp, and that a Senior, Thelma Clemann, won the Big 8 Girl ' s Declamation Contest, of which team fi ' e out of six were Senior girls. We ' ll read too that Seniors, with their customary foresight- edness, looked into the future, solved the problems of home lighting, and won the first prize. We ' ll re iew our excellent showing in basketball. And we ' ll remember that excit ing tournament at which Evelyn Bergstrom got so excited that she swallowed her gum. We ' ll reflect that in track one of the brightest stars of the 1925 season by right belonged to us. We ' ll remember that in his fourth year so great was his love for Rock Island High and so keen was his admiration for the Junior Class that he trans- ferred his allegiance to it or perhaps I should say to her. As we sit, still turning the pages of the Axxu.al, we note seniors were both Edi- tor-in-chief and Associate Editor, and that the very charming art work was a senior ' s. We ' ll observe, too, that in one thing alone did we seem to fail. Our senior contribu- tions to Cupid ' s Page were not so numerous as they might have been. But we won ' t need even our Annual to bring back to our minds the two memor- able class parties of our senior year. Each one has its own special memories of these parties, but we ' ll remember that we shared in common the fun of playing with the balloons and confetti and the refreshments, ahvays unusual. These two parties were, of course, only curtain-raisers for the annual Junior-Senior reception, which this year was an especially delightful combination of pretty dresses, light grey suits, enticing music, beautiful decorations, and delicious refreshments. We ' ll never forget it. Juniors, this party of parties. So to-day, our class day, we look back over the past four years with mingled feelings of happiness and sorrow, regret and satisfaction. AVe hope, however, that the success of each individual in the class will prove to be as great as was our general success during the years 1922-1925. Page Foriy-seTen THE A ' A T C H T O E R 1925 CLASS PROPHECY HiLDIXG GUSTAFSOX Time — 1935. Place — Broadcasting station — C-O-D. Characters : Announcer Richard Graham Speaker Katherixe Ronixsox Speaker Thei.ma Clemaxx Speaker Hh.dixg Gustafsox AiiiKiuncer : 1 ' his is station C-O-D, Rock Island, Illinois, here the west, east, north and south begin, and in the state where everything grows. Our program this evening will be entirely devoted to the class which graduated from Rock Island High School in 1925. The first speaker will be JMiss Katherine Robinson. Speaker: At a meeting of former and present teachers of the Rock Island High School, held in connection with the dedication of the new high school, it was unani- mously decided that a request be made urging that the hall of fame in the new school be dedicated to the class of 1925. It was also suggested that orchid and pink be used in decoration of the hall, and the words To the Class that Made R ock Island Fa- mous be painted above the door. Mr. oungert and Superintendent Bardwell con- sidered the suggestion as very appropriate to this class which has lived up to its motto, Deeds not Words. The following teachers — Robert Kincaid, Helen Frey, Lucile Slocum, Edwin Huntley, Clara Sewell, Elizabeth Ward, Lorraine Simmons, Alabel Fetters, and Clara Widdell modestl - refused to ote. Ve feel that at this time it is only right to give a short review of some of the history made by this remarkable class. In 1933 Clarence Ruud Avas elected sheriff of Rock Island County and ap- l)ointed Charles Whitebook, Carl Wessel, Howard Stephany and Fred Hesser depu- ties. Bulldog Ruud found the conditions in the villages east of Rock Island a little too damp and appointed Paul Burch, Helen Doll, George Lamont, Agnes Johnson, Helen Brown and Edward Bergstrom special agents. In an incredibly short time they did such effective work that fear was expressed in East Moline that the Missis- sippi would go dry. The same ear the Nobel Institute awarded the first prize in chemistry to Ed- ward Goepel for his remarkable preparation eritas. Only a few drops of the so- lution would make the worst exaggerator tell the truth under all conditions. Such eminent law ers as Thomas Medill and Clarence March feared that it would ruin their profession. Marvin Morse, who was United States consul to Checko-Slovakia, argued that a teaspoonful of the preparation distributed among the diplomats of Europe would sohe the reparations problem and greath help Harry Zeffren and Ed- ward Stapp who were our representati es at the Hague. Ptiijt- Forly-eiiiht THE WATCH T O M E R 1925 In the city election of 193 1, members of our class covered themselves with glory. William Pender was elected mayor; Maryalice Saum, city clerk; Ruth Nichols, city attorne ' ; and Paul Vance, George Winters, Katherine Tallman, Helen Swingle, Leona Roehr, Charles Dlugish, l?ernice Weeda, and Evelyn Clark were elected alder- men. The class of 1925 made a clean sweep in that election and perhaps the fact that Walter Haddick and Raymond Goddard, who had cornered all the available popcorn and peanuts, and who had made an enormous fortune, promised to pa ' all the taxes while the class of 1925 was in office, may have influenced the ote. Aiinijuncer : We ha e several important announcements to make at this time. Arline Renner, the famous beauty specialist, wishes it to be announced that her freckle cream is infallible. Gardner Thomas, the chiropractor « ho has purchased B. J. ' s establishment, has just published his book entitled Conclusi e Proof that Mosquito Bites are Caused by Misplaced Fifth Vertebra. James Armstrong and Kenneth Christensen have just returned from a trip to the South Pole. The next speaker will be Miss Thelma Clemann. , Speaker: In 1934 Carl Bengston and Howard Wirt bought out Andy ' s ham- burger wagon. It was during this year that Evelyn Bleuer perfected her epoch-mak- ing invention, the simplex can opener, vhich is now being used extensively by Lois Mclntire, Arnold Krueger, Alberta Elwell, Alvin Baumann, Nellie Buckert, and Lucille Litts, who are Ford dealers. Miss Bleuer sold her invention to Bessie Becker and Estella Kopp, who immediately employed Paul Siegel, Dorothy Arnold, Emih ' Johnson and Walter Jahn as salesmen. Ben McDonald, Wilbert ] IcClain, Harry Asquith and Hyman Ash have bought Captain Henderson ' s ferry and rechristened it the Leaping Lena. This quartet of tars have outfitted it with a pair of oars in order to accelerate its motion across the creek, thereb aiding Margaret Unterkircher, Helen Vaile, ] Largaret Staassen, Mildren Myers, and Kathryn Garrard, who hold the main executi e offices in Davenport. During the fall of ' 34 a calamity happened which had not been equalled since the last days of Pompeii. Alice Meyer, Eugene Roseberry, Helen Wait, Mae Fassnacht, and Anders Mauritzson, who practically control the modes and fashions, announced that bobbed hair would no longer be in vogue. The beauty shops of Althea Marshall, Caroline Kramer and Ardith Nesseler worked night and da -. Ruehl Lee, Byron Wait, and Lester Miller donated $50,000 for a home for destitute barbers. Julia Clark, Ruby Johnson, Helen Miller and Eva Wangelin have bought out Huntoon ' s trolley, and associated with them are Jestie Roudebush, Dorothy Brachtel, Louise Huber and Dorothy Schoemaker. Through the influence of William Kay, Gunnard Carlson, Dorothy Morris and Mary Hicks, who went to Washington to see the secretary of aviation, the Rock Island Arsenal has been turned into an aero- plane manufacturing plant. Lillian Flatley, Hazel Manthe, Marie McMahill and Irene Johnson are aviators there. In 1932 the business section of Rock Island be- came so crowded that Floyd Passman and John Stengel were forced to build their new sardine factory with stories underground. Since then Florence Wliite, Frederick Rinck, Dorothy Peterson and Ayliffe Lewis have all built similar buildings. Through the efforts of Donald Baumann and Clayton Frey, Blackhawk has been turned into Page Forty-nine T H f: watch t o ' e r i q 2 a state [jark. Bessie Bramlett conceixed the idea of using the Merry-Go-Round as an automatic lunch server, and it is now being used as such by Edgar Brooks and Dud- ley Buft ' um, who own most of the restaurants in the city. Announcer : We have received several telegrams, which we will read at this time. Palm Beach, Florida. At an exclusive interview, granted this morning. Governor Brj ' an declared tliat the remarkable showing by the class of 1923 made him a firmer believer in his advanced theories regarding evolution. The queer antics of lower classmen in general have many times made him think that perhaps Darwin was right. (Signed) Edwin Martin. Mount Hood, (Jregon. Struck it rich out here — also the mountain. Aeroplane permanenth ' disabled. Am sending $5, OCX) to help co er expenses for reunion. (Signed) Jesse Routte. Washington, D. C. Have the assurance from President Borah that the next republican convention will be held in Rock Island. Be sure to have your new bathing beach ready, because it is apt to be a hot one. (Signed) Kenneth Henry. The next speaker will be Hildmg Cjustafson. Speaker: In the fall of 1934, the idea of holding a reunion of the class first oc- curred to some of our members. Carter Atkinson, the president of the Rotary Club, appointed a committee of the following members — Harold Peterson, Arthur Wake- field and Kenneth Baker — who formed a plan by which it was possible to bring all the members of the class back to Rock Island for a meeting. June 10, 1935, was a day long to be remembered by the class as well as by the whole city of Rock Island. Early in the morning of June 10, you could hear the call of the newsboys: Rock Island Argus. All about the reunion of the class of 1925. The boys earned their money that day, because it was a De Luxe edition of 160 pages. The editor, Thibey Katz, and her staff, consisting of Helen Ann Dolly, Isabelle Hancq, Alarian Gellerman and Frances Felske certainly had done their share ! One of the first to arrive was Senator Richard Bumb, who came in an army aeroplane with Sec- retarv Paul Johnson. State Senator Marian Keller and our two representatives, Jennie Boyiiton and Anne Cruzen, were among the earh arrivals and were escorted to the Fort Armstrong Hotel, which was headquarters during the celebration. Later in the day, the women who made Muscle Shoals a financial success arrived — Helen Allen, E elyn Bergstrom, Betty Feldbein and Alta ' ance. A reception committee consisting of Edward Dahlen, Charles Campana, Florence OUson, Henrietta Horst, and Kenneth Brunswig — prominent figures in the Rock Island business world, were on hand at e ery train during the day to recei e the isitors. The day was spent in sight-seeing and meeting old friends and acquaintances from their schooldays. .All expressed their astonishment over the wonderful growth of their home city and es- pecially were the overjoyed when tiie - found that all the dilapidated buildings that formerly used to surround Spencer Square had disappeared. A new building at the corner of 17th street and 3rd avenue seemed to be occupied almost exclusively by their former schoolmates, and they read such names as: Leaf ' Iglehart, Architects; Blaser Maiwald, Physicians and Surgeons; Mitchell ,Sc McLean, Law -ers ; Meurling, Rid- Piiiie Fifty THE ' A T C H TOWER 192 5 enour Gehvicks, Painless Dentists ; Doeckel Pealstrom, Bond Hrokers. Thev also found that the whole third floor was occupied by a publishing company, and upon investigation discovered that Vedis Brooks was at the head of the concern. Working with her were Nellie Anthony, Marian Williams and Ida Trommer, office editors, and Verna Ziemer, Rose Levy and Bernice Rahm, proofreaders. Upon further investigation they found that the building was owned by Jennie Gunlock and Velvie Vetter. Prompth ' at 7 :j;o o ' clock in the evening a banquet was held on the seventh floor of the hotel. Judge Charles Walker was master of ceremonies and fifty members of the class of 1926 acted as waiters, and they were highlv elated oxer the fact that they had been chosen for this post of trust and responsibility. During the evening tele- grams arrived from Reverend Walter Forster, Judge Ernest Huber, Professor Richard W eckel, General Earl Acuft and Deacon La Verne Barnes. A number of impromptu speeches were made during the evening, not only by the class members, but also by the high school faculty and members of the Rotary Club, who were our guests of honor on this memorable occasion. At the close of the festivities, the judge asked the singers to lead the singing of Auld Lang Syne, and those present joined in the singing just as heartih ' as on our class day: Should auld acquaintance be forgot. And never bro ' t to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot. And days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear. For auld lang syne ; We ' ll tak ' a cup o ' kindness yet For auld lang syne. FAREWELL ADDRESS JillLTOX IGLEH.VRT Seniors, do you realize that to-day is the last time our class will be together in this Assembly? The hour has come when we, the class of 1925, must say farewell to old R. L H. S., and follow preceding classes into what some pessimist has called the cold, cold world. With regret and reluctance we think of leaving our school — of saying farewell forever. For four years we have been looking forward to this dav ' — planning for it, hoping for it — not stopping, in our eagerness, to remember that graduation means good-bye. We realize now how much our high school days have meant to us : the pleasant friendships and associations that we shall long remember, the class room training we have received, the various school activities which have been sources of enjoyment and profit. We do not feel that in the last four years we have just been prepari ng for life. No — we have been realh ' living and enjoying life. Pa e Fifty-one THE A T C H T O ' E R 1 9 2 We are grateful to our high school, both for the training it has given us and for the enjoyable days we have spent here. Before leaving, we want to express our grati- tude and appreciation to our parents, our teachers, our principal, the school board, and all others ' ho ha e cooperated with us in our high school career. We begin to see now that our high school education is only the beginning of our education. That education will continue through life. Our graduation from this school is not only a farewell, but the commencement of a more serious life; for we are confronted now by larger responsibilities and graver problems than we have faced in the past. For these problems and responsibilities our education has been a preparation. General Foch has said: The battle is won the da ' before. It is planning, prepara- tion, training, that counts. The Duke of W ellington once remarked that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the cricket Helds of England. He meant that the physical training and team-work developed by years of English sport turned the tide in the great conflict with Napoleon. Preparation counts, too, in the Battle of Life. The school has given us this preparation for life. But preparation alone is not enough. AVe must put what we have learned to some use. We have adopted as our class motto, Deeds, not ivords. Our knowledge is to be put into practice, if our lives are to be happy and successful, and if we are to measure up to the great expecta- tions of our class prophecy. Let us have, then, Deeds, not words. Let us not be afraid to tackle the prob- lems before us, no matter how difficult they may appear, because success is never easy — it must be won by confidence and perseverance. Staunch old Admiral Farragut said to another officer of the navy, Dupont, do you know why you didn ' t get into Charlestown with )our ironclads? Oh, because the channel was so crooked! No, it was not that. Well, the rebel fire was per- fectly horrible. es, but it wasn ' t that. What was it then. ' ' It was because you did not belie e you could go in. There is all the difference in the world between a young man or woman who expects to succeed and the one who doubts. It takes a little courage And a little self-control, And some grim determination. If you want to reach the goal. It takes a deal of striving. And a grim and stern-set chin. No matter what the battle. If you ' re realh ' out to win. Let e ' er member of the class of ' 25 remember his class motto, Deeds, not words. Then ve shall find that we are not graduating into a cold, cold xorld, but into a world filled with rich rewards for those who work and persevere. Deeds, not words, will bring us success and cause our class to be long remembered for future achievements. Pnge Fifty-tiio 2 .it: T IT ir C J i) 1 THE A T C H T O ' E R 9 2 5 Ptiae Fifty-four THE A T C H TOWER 1925 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST The Senior Class Play, The Irapurtance of Being Earnest, by Oscar AVilde, was presented at Washington School, May 7—8. The pl y, as all senior plays, met with success. 7 he pla - has been called a Tri ial Comedy for Serious People, and it truly lives up to the name. It pictures to a somewhat exaggerated extent the liighah up English society life. To get a really good view — a bird ' s-eye view, so to speak — of the play, let us have the characters speak for themselves: The first scene is in Moncrieffe ' s apartment in Half Moon Street. Moncrieffe remarks to his valet, Lane, you ' re a perfect pessimist. Lane replies, I do my best to give satisfaction. Jack Vorthing appears and as conversation ensues, Moncrieffe declares, My dear fellow, the way you flirt with Gwendolyn is perfectl disgraceful ; it ' s almost as bad as the way Gwendolyn flirts with you. Lady Bracknell later discovers Jack is in lo e with Gwen, so she begins asking questions; Are your parents living? I have lost both parents. Both ! To lose one may be regarded as a misfortune ; to lose both seems like carelessness. The following is considered an ideal wa ' to stage a proposal: He: ALay I propose now? She: I think it would be an admirable opportunitv. To spare any possible disappointment, Mr. AVorthing, I feel it only fair to tell you quite frankly before- hand that I am fully determined to accept ou. The play also reveals an ideal teacher in Miss Prism. Quoth she, Cicely, you will read your political economy in my absence. The chapter on the Fall of the Ru- pee ) ' ou may omit. It is somewhat too exciting for a young girl. There is a second love affair unearthed. Cicely, stroking his hair says to Algy Aloncrieffe, I hope your hair curls naturalK. Algv replies, Yes, darling, with a little help from others. The cast included : Algernon Moncrieffe, Richard Bumb ; John Worthing, Thomas Medille; Gwendolyn Fairfax, Kathryn Garrard; Cicely Cardew, Arline Renner; Lad ' Bracknell, Vedis Brooks; Miss Prism, Helen AVaite ; Re erend Chasu- ble, Dick Walker; La e, Edwin Huntley; the butler. Earl Acuff. At the risk of being trite, we must add that each character did his best to make the play a success — and it was a real success! If anything were needed to attest the skill with which Miss Gailey trains her casts, this supphes that need. Page Fifty-fi-ve V2 J ' -J si Z D THE WATCH TO ER 9 2 5 Walter Criswell Vice-President Alex Scott President Pearl Gates Secretary JUNIOR CLASS Under the leadership of Alex Scott, the Junior Class has had a very successful ear. IVIuch credit is due to Walter Criswell, their popular ice-president, and Pearl Gates, a very efficient secretary. Dramatics claimed a large number of the class this year. Everyone knows the splendid success of Daddy Long-Legs, in which Mildred Nelson and Robert Siegler played the leading parts. The Juniors also contributed to the success of Only 38. They pla}ed a big part in the Forensics of ' 25. Louis Greenblatt and Sidney Zimel served on the Declam team ; Harry Gersick, Israel Boxerman, Louis Green- blatt, and Sidney Zimel represented the class in Debate; the Extemp team claimed Harry Kulp, Israel Boxerman, and Sidney Zimel; Mildred Nelson and Marie Hastings were on the girls ' Declam. This year ' s Annual staff includes Elizabeth Tremann, Pearl Gates, Mildred Nelson, Frances Carter, Israel Boxerman. The business manager of the Watch Tower, John Krier, is a Junior. Those participating in athletics were: Wally Criswell, Kike Wilhelm, Gerald Ash, Del Woodward, O ' Hern, Rudman, Bill Mann, Shorty Noftsker, and Johnny Smull. The Juniors have proved their worth in every phase of school life and they promise to be the best Senior class in the history of the school. IN MEMORIAM Vera Lowe, Born : Iarch 21, 1907. Died December 17. 1924. 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STODDARD, Faculty Ad-visor TOP ROW Frances Carter Richard Graham Seniors Seniors Katherine Robinson Pearl Gates Seniors Calendar SECOND ROW ■ Dick Walker Helen Frey Art Editor Associate Editor Edwin Huntley Carl Wessel Editor-in-Chief Athletics THIRD ROW Elizabeth Riiienour Elizabeth Tremann Humor Editor Society Dessel ilson Louise Huber Cartoonist Typist BOTTOM ROW Mildred Nelson Thelma Clemann Organizations Snapshots Israel Boxcrman Edward Dahlen Organizations Snapshots Page Seventy-one FIliST ROW — Advertising Jlanager, Stephen Collins ' 27; Assistant Advertising Managers: Ruth Olsson ' 26 Edward Dahlen ' 25, Darlyne Clark ' 27. SECOND ROW — Business Manager, John Krier 26 ; Assistant Business Manager, Sollie Feldbein 27 Circulating ilanager, Henry Zeffren ' 27. WATCH TOWER BOARD riidXT i;OW — D. Clark, II. Fre.v, M. .Nelson, S. I ' VUlbein, R. Ol.- .s.m. SECO.ND ROW— .Mr. Burch, Miss Stoddard, Miss Sturgeon, H. Zeffren, R. P.,rte THIRD ROW— R. Buinb, R. Graham, E. Iluntle.v, S. Collins, J, Kriev, THE WATCH TOWER 9 2 5 JUNIOR ENGLISH COUNCIL A HteraiT organization is very essential to school life, which is proved by the Junior English Council. Its influence for the development and appreciation of good English would be hard to surpass. The council has over sixty members, and its officers for the year were: Dick Walker, president; Katharine Garrard, vice president; Thelma Clemann, secretary; Mildred Mitchell, treasurer. The council has had several general meetings this year, at which excellent pro- grams were given. It has also published the English magazine, which consists of English class compositions. The Sophomore Division, which claims forty-two members, sponsored by ] Iiss Eninger, has been especially active this ear. They have been practicing in the line of public speaking. Declamation and extemporaneous contests have created great interest. The division presented a play for one of the general meetings of the council. The Short Story and Poetry departments have also been doing notable work. Short stories and original poems have been written and discussed in connection Mth the study of the writings of famous authors. These two divisions are sponsored bv Miss Laraway and Mrs. Ferguson, respectively. The Dramatic Club next year will be under the supervision of the Council. Page Sei ' enty-three THE WATCH T O E R 1 9 2 DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club, composed of appro.ximateh seventy-five Juniors and Seniors, was formed this year under the sponsorship of Aliss Schmid and Miss Gailey. Al- though the majority of the members were chosen because they showed dramatic ability in the try-outs held, some are valuable members because they have ability to do com- mittee work, to make posters, to typewrite, to master stage crafts, or to do well any oi the hundred and one tasks connected with the successful presentation of a play. Each member was required to sign a pledge, two clauses of which were that he would be, at all times, a loyal and trustworthy member, and that he ould ser e faith- full} ' in any office or on any committee to which he A ' as either elected or appointed. This pledge has been kept in such an unusual and excellent fashion that the activities of the club have been successful to a marked degree. The aims of the club are: To promote an interest in (jrtli-while drama; to give the members a knowledge of the better type of modern pla s and prominent dram- atists; to make them experienced in stage craft; to give them an opportunity either to act in plays or to appear on bi-monthly programs; and to enable them to hear leading Tri-City professionals, two of wiiom ha e appeared on each program. The officers of tlie club are ; Jane Sperry, president, and Ruby Johnson, secretary and treasurer. The club is proud of its o vn six-piece orchestra. Patje Sr-i ' fnty-fotir THE WATCH T O E R 192 CICERONIAN Organizations may come, and organizations may go, but the Ciceronian goes on forever. This seems to be the motto ot the Ciceronian Debating Society, one of the oldest organizations in the Rock Island High School. It is a remarkable tribute to the worthiness of this organization that although it has seen other organizations, such as the Hart and Delphic, fall by the wayside, it still sur i es. The type of work which the Ciceronian does is of the highest. The forensic activity in which it engages furnishes not only the best training by which anyone can school himself, but also a source of much pleasure. From AVehster comes the true definition of debate — the act of reasoning properly. During the past school year this act of reasoning properh ' has been greath ' encouraged by the Ciceronian, through debates, both serious and humorous. Drills in parliamen- tary law and extempore speecii also had their place in the activities of this club. The excellence of the Ciceronian is also attested by the fact that a majority of the club members was successful in making the boys ' declamation, girls ' declamation, debate, and extemporaneous speaking teams. The officers of the club are: Louis Greenblatt, president; Rose Levy, ice-presi- dent ; Thibet ' Katz, secretar -treasurer. Page Sevetity-five THE ' A T C H T O ' E R 9 2 THE FRENCH CLUB The French Club has successfully completed its second year. Its membership consists of students who ha ' e completed at least one }ear of French, and ha e recei ed an average grade of C. The purpose of the club is to acquire a better appreciation of the French language and people, and to aid students in French conversation. The latter aim was well accomplished, as all members are re(|uired to speak only French at the meetings. The officers for this year were: Mary Lillian Starns, president; Althea Marshall, vice president ; Helen Ann DoIl -, secretary-treasurer. The regular meetings were especially well attended because of the good programs. Two attractive plays were given, La Gramaire and Jeanne d ' Arc. The club has also been a great success financialh ' . The novel idea of selling crepe paper caps brought the club more money than received by any other organization. The final meeting of the year was held in the form of a picnic at Vatch Tower. The first year French students, who will be future members, were invited, and ne.xt .vear ' s activities were discussed. Piiije Se-venty-six THE WATCH T O W E R 19 2 5 THE GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB The Girls ' Glee Club, urganized in 22, has steadiK ' increased its success and activity. This -ear the organization in connection with the Boys ' Glee Club presented the most spectacular entertainment e ' er given by any R. I. H. S. organization. The opera, Robin Hood. under the direction of liss Allison, was given at the Fort Armstrong Theater, and proved very successful, llie leading female parts were taken by Lois Mclntire, Ethyl Potter, and Abigail Harn. The success of such an undertaking will lead to similar presentations in the future. The girls, however, did not spend all their time on Robin Hood. Their min- strel show at the Frolic was one of the best entertainments. The club also apiwared on two assembly programs, and their numbers were well recei ed at the P. T. A. Convention. On Class Day the Senior members of the club ga e selections. Tlie accomplishments of this year ha e built a good foundation for the future work of the club. The officers were: president, Lois Mclntire; secretary-treasurer, Vedis Brooks; director. Miss Vogelbaugh. With an organization such as this, there is really no excuse for any girl feeling that she can afford not being a member. As much as has been accomplished in the past — more can be achiexed in the future. Page Se-venly-seven THE A T C H T o y E R 1 9 2 BOYS ' GLEE CLUB A good musical organization is an asset to any high school. No statement is truer than this one, as has been proved by the Boys ' Glee Club, during the past year. Although but a new organization, ha ing just been instituted in this school dur- ing the past school year, much interest has been centered in the Boys ' Glee Club. That the student body appreciates this organization was e inced by the fact that a program it presented in the assembly was ery heartil) ' received. B - far the greatest accomplishment of the year, of the Boys ' Glee Club, was the opera Robin Hood, presented in combination with the Girls ' Glee Club, at the Fort Armstrong theatre, March 2,?. Gne thousand people were in attendance at the presentation of this opera. This was the first performance of the kind, by the stu- dents of the Roclc Island High School, and it was indeed well received by the public. Members of the Boys ' Glee Club occupying leading roles in Robin Hood are: -Meredith Smith, Dick AValker, Alexander Fox, Elmore Barruth. La rne Barnes, Robert Kincaid, Alvin Bowman. The opera was under the direction of Miss Allison, liss ' ogelbaugh, IVIiss Hickman, and Aliss Gailey. Even greater accomplishments may be expected next year, by the Boys ' Glee Club. ' ((( (• Se ' Venty-ciijiil THE WATCH T O E R 9 2 5 BAND Peppy— Oh, Boy id then s( Who ' s this? Why, our High School Band, of course! Our athletic teams are not the only ones who possess that all essential, all important element. Pep. It is also prevalent in our band. The students of the High School realized this again and again, when they entered the assembly each week, to the enlivening strains of a wide-awake band. The band has played at practically all assemblies, throughout the past year. This fact has been greatly appreciated by the student body, for its selections were reallv enjoyable. A high school band is of definite importance to the school, as well as to its mem- bers, for it develops the musical talent here in school, as well as fosters a better, a keener appreciation of music. The greatest accomplishment of the year, for the Rock Island High School Band, was the presentation of its hrst individual concert, on Friday evening, May 22, in the Rock Island High School Auditorium. The program by the band consisted of marches, operatic selections, and overtures, and proved very successful. The band has been most ably directed by Mr. Albert Hoelscher, who succeeded Mr. Tabor, the director last year. We look for greater things, next year. Page Seventy-nine THE WATCH T O E R 9 2 5 GIRLS ' HI-Y Hi-Y Girls! ' ou can always recognize them. They are the girls with the pep, those who like to serve, and those •ho can accom- plish. And so we know that this year was one of the most successful in Hi-Y ' s history. The year ' s activities hegan with a Setting Up conference held at the Y. W. C. A. camp September 5—7. Many cabinet members and their committees attended and prepared for the year ' s work. The social functions of the year included Hoys ' and Girls ' Hi- ' Mixer banquet. Date night, Alother and Daughter, and Dad and Daughter banquets. In addition to the social activities the girls sent Christmas gifts to the Indian children, sold cand ' and programs at the basketball tournament, and presented a successful side show at the Frolic. The success of the year is largely attributed to the diligent work of Helen ' aile, president, and Miss Beebe, sponsor. The Cabinet consisted of the following: Miss Beebe, sponsor; Marion Gitt, Membership; Eleanor Huesing, Program; Katherine Garrard, Pep; Mildred Mit- chell, Social; and Alildred Nelson, Ser ' ice. Page Eiijlity THE WATCH T O E R 1 9 2 BOYS ' HI-Y If you wish to determine the true worth of a man, you look in the Vho ' s Who and find out what he has accomplished during his life-time. If you desire to determine the true worth of a school organization, you must look in the school records and find out what it has accomplished. Let us seek the true value of the Boys ' Hi-Y. At the Older Boys ' Conference held in Elgin, at which i.ioo delegates were in attendance, the Boys ' Hi-Y was represented by three of its members. The Annual Hi-Y Alixer was a pronounced success. On December i2 the club gave a banquet in honor of the football lettermen, at the Methodist Church. Among the excellent speakers at the meetings and banquets were : Coach Ingwer- son of the University of Iowa; Billy Rlclntyre ; and Reverend Moore of the Cen- tral Presbvterian Church. Officers of the Organization : President Bruce Collins Vice-President Walter Criswell Secretary Jonx Krier Treasurer Edwix Hlntley Page Eiijhiy-one THE A T C H T O E R 1 9 2 HOxME ECONOMICS CLUB The Hume Economics Club was organized last tall under the direction of Miss Welsh and Miss Babcock. The interest the girls have shown and their accomplish- ments for this }ear predict great progress for next year. The first important event of the club was a style show given in the assemhh after school. (3ver thirty costumes were shown, all of which had been made by the tlub members. Later a picturesque display of food and clothing arranged by the girls was shown at the P. T. A. Convention. 1 he regular meetings were well attended, excellent programs being presented each time. The club functions under three committees: the advisory, the refreshment, and program. Officers President Caroi.ixe Kramer ' ice-President Helex AVait Secretary-Treasurer A ■LIFFE Lewis Sponsors Miss Vklch axd Miss Babcock Pm e Eii Zity-tivo THE ' A T c H T O E R 9 2 5 THELAIA CLE.MANX inner of Big Eit lit Contest in Deehiiniition Piifli ' Eiglity -six Evelyn Bleiier ' 25 Mildred Nelson ' 2 5 Alberta Ehvell ' 25 Thiliey Katz ' 25 Alice Me. er ' 25 Tiiehiia C ' lemaim In a triangular meet with CJeneseo and Moline, February 6, Rock Island beat Geneseo, 28-35, but lost to Moline, 33-30, The final score was: Moline, 59; Rock Island, 61; Geneseo, 70. Rock Island ' lost the meet with Davenport, February 10, 3S-25. At the Big Eight Meet held in Rock Island, February 13, Thelma Clemann, reading Who ' s Afraid? won first place. Paul Siegel ' 25 Carl Weasel ' 25 Sidney ' Zimel ' 25 Thomas Medill ' 25 SoUie Feldbein ' 27 Louis Greenblatt ' 26 Rock Island was defeated, December 8, 9, in both meets with Davenport by by 13 points each time. In the triangular meet with Moline and Geneseo, December 10, Rock Island won from Moline, 31-32, and was defeateil by Geneseo, 30-33. Paul Siegel, presenting The Song and the Man, placed fourth at the Big Eight at Geneseo, December 12. Page Eighty-se ' i ' e?! Israel Buxerman 2(J Harry Zift ' ren ' 25 Doruthy Livesey ' 26 Sidney Zimel ' 26 Walter Jalin ' 25 Harry Gersick ' 26 The question for debate this year was: Resolved, That the Great Lal es — St. Lawrence ship canal project should be constructed. At Rock Island, March 13, the afFirmative team, composed of Dorothy Livesey, Israel Box- erman, and Walter jahn. was defeated by Davenport, 2-1. At Moline, our negative team, con- sisting of Sidney Zimel, Harry Gersick, and Harry Ziffren, was defeated by the Moliners, 2-1. The final standing was: Davenport, 5; Rock Island, 2; Moline, 2. Ihiiry Zitfren ' 2.5 Sidney Zimel ' 25 Kuse Levy ' 25 Lonis Greeiiblatt ' 26 Hurry Knlji ' 26 Israel Bo.xernian In the tri-city extempore contests, Rock Island was defeated with a 104-150 score by Davenport, April 13, and won 108-126 from Moline, April 15. After a close battle between Rose Le ' ' and Harry Ziffren, the latter vas chosen Big Eight representative. In the Big Eight meet, held at CJalesburg .April 17, Harry Zitfren placed third. Page Eiijhty-eight THE W A T C H T O E R 1 9 2 DADDY LONG LEGS It is really difficult to express one ' s opinion on the Junior Class Play, Daddy Long Legs, which was presented November 7. The play is a comedy, and was well interpreted as such. It vas without a doubt one of the best plays ever gi en b a high school organization. Miss Gailey, our ne ' public-spealving teacher, as coach, proved herself to be one of no small ability. The plot is centered about a little orphan, Jud -, of John Grier Home. .Ambi- tious Judv is pictured struggling for a chance for life, against the matron. Mrs. Lip- pett, the trustees, and almost fate itself. She conquers after enlisting the aid of her elderly admirer, Miss Pritchard, and later the aid of Jervis Pendleton. Judy does not know her benefactor. In the second act we find Judy in her new world — College. She has won many friends, among whom are: boyish Jimmie ] IcBride. his sister Lollie, and Julia Pendle- ton. Judy ' s doubtful ancestry causes much worry to the aristocratic Mrs. Pendle- ton, who with Miss Pritchard comes to visit the girls. Jervis Pendleton, the un- known Daddy Long Legs, also comes ostensibly to visit Julia, his niece, but really to see Judy who, when not teasing Jimmie, furnishes him, Jer is, with li ' elv. enter- taining conversation. The third act is de eloped at Lockwillow Farm where Mrs. Semple appears, and later the scene goes to Jer is Pendleton ' s home. Here Jud comes to visit her in- alided Daddy Long Legs, but instead finds her — Jervie. The cast included Mildred Nelson, Robert Sigler, Mary Canty, Leslie Herzog, John Krier, Elinor Huesing, Marie Hastings, AVilma Anderson, Lucille Kinney, Faith i Iurray, Harold Brad ' , Bruce Collins, Mary Lipton, ' irginia Martin, Pearl D;ebelliehn, Celia Zuhn, and Alfred Zitfren. Page Ninety-ttx:o THE WATCH TOWER 1925 ROBIN HOOD For the first time in the history of this institution of learning, an opera was pre- sented by the musical organizations of the R. I. H. S. Robin Hood was the production of the Girls ' and Boys ' Glee Cluhs, gi en at the Fort Armstrong Theatre, March 2J,. The opera takes us back to the days of Richard the Lion-hearted, Rohin Hood, Friar Tuck, characters made so familiar to us by Sir Walter Scott in his I anhoe. The well-known plot needs no review. It remains but to speak of the costumes and scenery — all so beautiful, fantastic and appropriate. Not all the costumes were rented — some being made by our own Sewing De- partment. To the Woodwork and Art Departments belongs the credit for the ar- tistic scenery. Cooperation between these and the Musical Department was com- mendable. The cast included Meredith Smith, as Robin Hood; Lois Alclntire, Lady Marian ; Ethyl Potter, Annabel ; Abigail Horn, Dame Durden ; Dick Walker, Friar Tuck; Alexander Fox, Alan-a-dale ; Elmore Baruth, Will Scarlet; La ' erne Barnes, Little John; Robert Kincaid, Sheriff of Nottingham; Ahin Baumann, Sir Guy. The choruses were composed of the members of the clubs. Misses Allison and Vogelbaugh had the musical parts under their direction; Miss Gailey assisted in the speaking parts; and ] Iiss Hickman had charge of the business management. To these faculty members, to the cooperation between departments, and to the two organizations the success of the production is due. Piiffe Ninety-three THE WATCH TOWER 1925 DRAMATICS I. TLME IS MONEY, by Mrs. Hugh Bell and Arthur Cecil, at joint meet- ing of Dramatic Club and J. E. C, November 26, again December 4 for the school. Characters : Mrs. jMurray, a young widow RuBV JoHXSOX Charley Graham Gardner Thom. s Susan, the maid Evelyx Bleuer Coticli — jlliss Schriiid II. NEIGHBORS, by Zona Gale, at regular meeting February 11. Characters : (grandma Ll ' Cile Slocum Ezra Williams Paul Siegel Peter Richard Bumb Inez Arlixe Rexxer Mis ' Abel Helex Waite Mis ' Moran Carolixe Kramer Mis ' Trut Kathryx Garrard Carrie Ellsworth Mildred Mitchell Coach — Miss Gtiilcy III. THE MOUSE-TRAP, by Wm. Dean Howells, at Frolic February 20. Characters : Mrs. Roberts Elinor Hlesixg Mrs. Bemis RuTH Paridox Mrs. Curwen Helen Kreis Mrs. Miller Faye McCabe Mrs. Somers Kathryx Garr.ard AVillis Campbell Normax Domax Jane, the maid Rose Le ' Y ' Coach — Miss S chill id IV. MISS CI ' ILIZATION, by Richard Harding Davis, at regular meet- ing March 1 1 . Characters : Alice Gardner Thibey Katz Joe Hatch Paul Siegel Grand Stand Harry Donald JMcPike Captain Lucas, chief of police Julius Ridmax Reddy the Kid LoL ' is Greenblatt The ' oice Mary Evelyn Canty Coach — ,l .(,f Schiniil Piic e Nirirty-foiir THE WATCH T O ' E R 19 2 5 V. ONLY 38, by A. E. Thomas, public April 2. Characters : Mrs. Stanley Mildred Nelson Mrs. Newcomb Helen ' Waite Mrs. Peters Ruth Paridon Mr. Sanborn Charles Whitebook Robert Stanley Richard Bumb Lucy Stanley Jane Sperrv Mary Hadley Arline Renner Sydney Johnson John Krier Professor Giddings Howard Stephany Jimmy Norman Doman Charley Walter Forster Alice Ruby Johnson Coach — -Miss Gailey Business and Stage jMauagement — JMiss Schniid. Page Ninety-five DickVV IkjR THE A T C H T O E R 1925 SOPHOMORE PARTY Time: October 17. Place: Alanual Arts Ball Room O-0-0-0-! Ghosts and all kinds of spooks are here at the Sophomore Hallowe ' en party. Listen ! Already the orchestra is playing and the dancers are merrily gliding to the music. Look at Porter Walters, he seems to be the sheik of the evening. What is this crowd in the other room doing? Oh, they are enjoying the games Don ' t they look funn ' putting on the clothes for the contestants in the mock track meet? It sounds just like a real one. What is happening over here? Oh, of course, it is a fortune teller! She cer- tainly looks as though she could tell you about all your future jo s just as though she really could see it all. ]3ut why has the orchestra stopped playing? Good ' , it is already time for the refreshments! Don ' t the ice cream and cake look good? Now, all are going to resume their dancing and are anxious to get in a last waltz before 10:30 comes and drives them home. Alas, the fatal hour has come and all the tired but happy Sophs must hurry home, for it is way past their bed-time. Curtain THE JUNIOR PARTY The Juniors held tlieir party in the Manual Arts Ball Room on Noxember 17. A very small crowd attended, but those who did not come certainly missed a wonderful time. A lively orchestra furnished music for dancing, which was the main diversion of the evening. The presentation of a play, The Fatal Quest, proved that the Junior Class contains some real actresses. A clown band directed by Ruth Paridon played between the acts. The cast for the play was as follows : The King Lucille Beihl The Queen Eliz.abkth TRE L4XX The Princess Arline Renner The Duke Ixa Bl.air Refreshments were served, and when the strains of Home, Sweet Home came, evervone was reluctant to leave. Piiffe Ninrty-eigJit THE WATCH TO ER 192 5 THE SENIOR PARTY The Senior party, held in the Ma nual Arts on December g, was one of the most successful aftairs that class has sponsored. Ever one entered into the fun of the evening and no one could say that he did not have a good time. The rooms were artistically decorated in the school colors, crimson and gold. The school orchestra made its first appearance at this party and furnished very good, peppy music for the dancing. Several spotlight dances made a great hit with all. Refreshments were ser ed and the evening ended with a shower of confetti. FROLIC The Frolic this year, given on February 20, proved to be bigger and better than any given in previous years. A very large crowd attended and found many things to amuse them. The Minstrel Show sponsored by the Girls ' Glee Club drew a large crowd, and the Bowling Alleys and telegraph booth at the Arcade, given by the Home Economics Club, proved to be equally popular. The French Club had a Spook Show and sold caps. Other side shows were: Season ' s Sights, by the Girls ' Hi-Y; County Store, by the Ciceronian Club; Major Hooples ' Curio Shop, by the Boys ' Hi-Y, and Art Gallery, by the Sophomore Class. The Junior English Council had a hit the doll-baby booth and the Dramatic Club sold candy. After everyone had seen all the side-shows, they adjourned to the assembly for the main show of the evening. It consisted of popular song numbers by the Boys ' Glee Club Quartette, a negro act by Louis Greenblatt and Paul Sigel ; Who ' s Afraid? by Thelma Clemann, and a one-act play, The Mousetrap, by the Dra- matic Club. Again, where did e eryone have the best time of the year? At the Frolic, of THE JUNIOR SPRING PARTY The Juniors held their spring part) ' on April 17. A small crowd attended, but every one had a wonderful time. The ceiling of the room was a mass of balloons and crepe paper shaded the lights. The balloons were later used in baloon dances. Mixer games were played in the beginning of the evening to get everyone acquainted, and when everyone is acquainted a good time is ine itable. Dancing was indulged in the greatest part of the evening, and everyone enjoyed watching Gard and Ibie step it off. Refreshments were served, and the party ended at the usual time. Page Ninety-nine THE A T C H T O E R 192 SENIOR PARTY The most delightful class party of the year was that of the Senior class, held on April 24. An unusually large crowd attended and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. A spelling contest was held in which the boys won. Moonlight, tag and balloon dances furnished a ariety in the dancing, and c onfetti lent a con i ial spirit to the party. During the e ening, punch and nabiscos were served. When the party broke up the seniors were able to saA that they would always remember their last class party in high school as the best one tlie ' had ever had. SOPHOMORE PARTY The Sophomores held their last party of the year on May 15, and the usual crowd of happy, rollicking Sophomores attended. The ball room was decorated with crepe paper and balloons. Paper caps, noise-makers, and other favors were gi en to make the party lively. Mr. Behnaman directed the sports and taught the Sophomores many interesting and exciting games. The school orchestra furnished the music for dancing, and toy balloon dances were especialh enjoved. A minstrel show and clown act were capably presented and en- thusiastically applauded by e eryone. When the time came for refreshments, all re- ceived the shock and delight of their lives, for the refreshments were not the usual ice cream and cake, but chocolate pie and whipped cream. On the whole, the party was a success, which was sho n b ' the usual reluctance to go home, on the part of the children. JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION The most elaborate party of the year as the Junior-Senior Reception on May 29. The ball-room was transformed into huge Japanese garden with wisteria cov- ered lattice work and arch vays hiding the walls. The ceiling was entirely covered with orchid and pink crrpe paper, and se enty Japanese lanterns hung about the room. Incense burning ga e the hnal Oriental touch to everything. At one end of the room several people attired in Japanese costumes served frappe throughout the evening. At the other end of the room was a Japanese cozy corner with Japanese furniture and lamps. Corsages were gi en to the girls and button-hole bouquets to the bo ' s. Petit ' s orchest ra furnished the music for dancing — the features being a senior dance and spot- light dances. As usual there were the gifts to the seniors. Mildred Nelson, assisted by Harold Wilhelm, presented these. The refreshments ser ed were cake and ice cream. Although the party lasted longer than ordinary parties everyone was reluctant to leave. This party as a farewell to the Seniors was certainh ' one that they will ne er torget ; in fact, no one who attended can e er forget that wonderful Japanese evening. Pnoe One lliinjrfj THE WATCH TOWER 192 S ■ptre R r-T-£ r rioN Piiffe One Hundred One THE ' A T c H T O A E R 1 9 2 Rock Island. , : Rock Island, 7; Rock Island, 62 ; Rock Island, o; Rock Island, o; ATHLETIC REVIEW FOOTBALL Spring ' alley, o. LaSalle-Peru, 6. Monmouth, o. Clinton 7. Galesburg, o. Rock Island, Rock Island, Rock Island, Rock Island, Rock Island, b; Peoria Central, 27. O; Davenport, 12. 2 ; Sterling, o. 6; Geneseo, 18. 3 ; Aloline, 20. Total points — Rock Island, 89; Opponents, 80. BASKETBALL Rock Island, 21 Rock Island, 8 Rock Island, 17 Rock Island, 2;i, Rock Island, 30 Rock Island, 25 Rock Island, 24 Rock Island, 22 Rock Island, 16 Rock Island, 22 Rock Island, i Geneseo, 17. Rock Macomb Acad., 25. Rock LaSalle-Peru, 14. Rock Augustana Acad.. 10. Rock East Moline. lo. Rock Macomb Acad., 19. Da enport, 29. Rock Cambridge, 19. Rock Moline. 14. Rock Augustana Acad., 13. Rock East Moline. 4. Rock Total points — Rock Island, 468 ; Island, 20; Cambridge, 23. Island, 1 1 ; Da enport, 33. Island. 12; Geneseo. 22. Island. 17; Moline. 22. Island. 20; Savanna, 30. TOURX.AMEXT Island. 29; Erie. 17. Island. 35 ; Orion, 19. Island. 2s; Cambridge, 24. Island, 38; Port Byron, 12. Island, 2, : Moline, 29. Opponents, 415. TRACK Moline Invitational. — Won by Da enport. Rock Island, second. Rock Island-Clinton dual track and field meet. — Won by Rock Island. Knox Relays and Military track meet. — Won by Peoria Central high school Peoria. Rock Island scored two points. Big Eight track and field meet. — Won by Davenport. Rock Island, fifth. State Invitational meet. — Von b Danville. Rock Island did not place. Pat e Onr Hundred Four THE W A T C H T O y E R 19 2 5 FOOTBALL Three won — one on a forfeit — one tied, and fi e lost. That ' s the record made by the Crimson this year on the gridiron. The Islanders started out the season in whirlwind fashion, taking the Spring Valley, LaSalle-Peru, and Monmouth combats with comparative ease. Follo ving the Monmouth tilt, the Behnamann pigskin chasers ran into some form of unprecedented ill-luck that was to follow them throughout the remaining part of the schedule. The Clinton encounter was more of a Punch and Judy affair than a football game. The Clinton gallants that looked so well in their new uniforms before the opening of the game, were more or less a battered crew after four periods of milling which found the Islanders on the short end of a 7 — o score. They dropped the rest of the games in order, following the Galesburg fuss, which ended in a scoreless tie. Sterling succeeded in downing the Island City lads in a battle in which Brawn seemed to keep brains in check. Sterling did finally win the tug o ' war contest by a 14 — o score, but were forced to relinquish their claims to the victory when it was found out several months later that they had played an ineligible man. Jinx played a big factor in defeating the Rock Island charges in the two tri-city battles. Davenport was a badly outclassed lot of football players, even before the first quarter came to a close. Twice the Islanders were within two yards of a touch-down during the first ten minutes of play, but Lady Luck frowned on their efforts. Page One Hundred Five T H P: W ' a T C H T O E R 19 2 5 BASKETBALL The - swore by the seven gods of Rome that Rock Island wouldn ' t have a basket- ball team this ear. Times change, and so do minds, when a team, with but one veteran back to form the nucleus of a cage squad, wins the first six games on the schedule and then, after experiencing a slump, comes back and all but captures the Rock Island district championship. R. I. H. S. Min iji out of 2 1 combats. -Macomb Academy almost put what looked like a crimp in the championship hopes of the Crimson hopefuls. The Islanders overcame this same crew in a still better game soon afterwards but ran into several other strong teams that proved to be snags in the net. One of the big successes of the season, however, lay in the fact that the Islanders handed ] IoIine one of her bitterest defeats of the meeting. It was Knees Vilhelm who pierced the hoop from all angles of the court to gi e the Crimson the edge by a l6 — 14 score. The return of the two veterans, Mann and Xoftsker, two stars on Kimmel ' s ag- gregation last year, played a big hand in bringing the Crimson the position they did to win the district tournament. Pa jp One }lundred Six THE W A T C H T O E R I 9 2 TRACK It was a fast field i)f track performers that the Crimson faced this year. And the schedule drawn up for the Islander cinder artists at the beginning of the track season was probably the stiftest layout faced by a Crimson track squad in many years. Because of the lack of good material, injuries to the men, and other casualties, the Kimmelites were unable to do anything flashy in that sport this year. Probably the hardest blow that has been dealt any high school athletic team for some time was the fatal injury that Bill Mann incurred in the annual Big Eight track and field meet. Up to the time of the Crimson star ' s injury, the 1925 edition loomed as the possible banner winner of that event for the third consecuti e year. One thing that the Kimmelmen did that marked them as a strong track squad was the winning of the Rock Island-Clinton dual track meet. The Messrs. Scott, Mann Co. finished as runners-up for the first honors in the Moline Invitational at the opening of the track season. It was Captain Scott ' s illness throughout this meet that kept the Kimmelites from copping the first honors. At that, Davenport barely nosed the Islanders out by a count of 43-40. The Big Eight meet this year was the fastest that has been run off since the loop was organized in igog. Included in the record breaking performances of the day was the smashing of five records and the tying of one. Page One Hundred Seven T H E y A T C H T O E R 1 ) 2 STUDENT HOXOR ROLL FORENSICS GIRLS ' DECLAiMATIOX Evelyn Bleuer, ' 25 Thibey Katz, ' 25 Thelma Clemann, ' 25, Big Eight Alice Meyer, ' 25 Alberta Ehvell, ' 25 Mildred Nelson, ' 26 BOYS ' DECLAMATION Sollie Feldbien, ' 27 Paul Siegel, ' 25, Bight Eight Louis Greenblatt, ' 26 Carl Wessel, ' 25 Thomas Medill, ' 25 Sidney Zimel, ' 26 DEBATE Israel Buxermaii, ' 26 Dorothy Livesey, 26 Harry Gersick, ' 26 Harry Ziffren, ' 25 AValter Jahn, ' 25 Sidney Zimel, ' 26 EXTEAIPORE Israel Boxerman, ' zb Rose Le ' y, ' 25 Morris Colehour, ' zb Harry Ziffren, ' 25, Big Eight Harr Kul|i, ' 26 Sidney Zimel, ' 2b sten()(;raphy ' edis Brooks, ' 2 . Big Eight Rose Lev , ' 25 Helen Brown, ' 25 Ardith Nesseler, ' 25 Julia Clark, ' 25 Harry Ziffren. ' 25 WATCH TOWER MANAGEMENT Business Manager John Krier, ' 26 Assistant Business Manager Sollie Feldbein, ' 26 Circulation Manager Henry Zeftren, ' 27 Ad ertising Manager Stephen Collins, ' 27 Adxertising Edward Dahlen, ' 25 Advertising Ruth Olsson, ' 26 Advertising Darlyne Clark, ' 27 Editor-in-Chiet of Annual Edwin Huntlev, 25 Associate Editor of Annual Helen Prey, ' 25 William Ka ' ' 2 s ATHLETICS ALL TRl-CITY POOTBALL TEA.M Clarence March, ' 23 Edwin Liedtke, ' 26 ALL DIS TRICr BASKETBALL TEAM Allen Noftsker, ' 26 Haridd Wilhelm, ' 2b Ptii r Que Hunjrt ' d Eiqlit THE A T C H T O W ' E R 19 2 5 ALL TRLCrri ' BASKETBALL TEAM Alex Scott, ' 26 Harold Wilhelm, 26 Stanley Fuller, ' 26 CROSS COUNTRY RUN Philip Bartholomew, ' 27 John Lonergan, ' 27 FOOTBALL SQUAD Gerald Ash, ' 26 Clarence ALarch, ' 25 Eugene Chamhers, ' 26, Capt. Cloyd O ' Hern, ' 26 Walter Criswell, ' 26 Larry Rudman, ' 26 Leslie Day, ' 25 John Stengel, ' 25 William Kay, ' 25 Ho yard Stephany, ' 2 Edwin Liedtke, ' 26, Capt. Elect Charles Whitehonk, ' 2 = AValter Criswell, 26. Capt. Walter Forster, ' 25 William Mann, ' 26 Allen Noftsker, ' 26 Faulkner Cruzen, ' 26 Walter Forster, ' 25 Stanley Fuller, ' 26 Elbert Hollingsworth, ' 27 BASKETBALL SQUAD Alex Scott, ' 26 John Smull, ' 2b Ho rard Stephany, ' 25 Gardner Thomas, ' 25 Harold Wilhelm, ' 2b, Capt. Elect TRACK SQUAD Ruehl Lee, ' 25 Carl I Langlesdorf, ' 27 Ben McDonald, ' 25 AVilliam ALann, ' lb Stanley Potter, ' 26 Alex Scott, ' 2b. Capt. Roy Ta lor, ' 23 Carter Atlsimson, 25 (Names of ALiyme Bolin, ' 27 Lois Briggs, ' 26 Vedis Brooks, ' 25 Helen Brown, ' 2 s Richard Bumb, ' 25 Grace Chapman, ' 26 Thelma Clemann, ' 2 s Beulah Cole, ' 2b Mae Fassnacht, ' 25 Sollie Feldbein, ' 27 Marian Gellerman, ' 25 Lorraine Gilbert, 27 Edward Goepel, ' 25 Earl Hingstrom, ' 27 Margaret Hynes, ' 27 Pearl Isenberg, ' 26 Rose Leyy, ' 2 s ' 25 ACADEAHC HONOR ROLL those receivniij J . ' s or more in any one term) Isabella Loar, ' 27 Dorothy Liyesey, ' 26 IVIildred Nelson, ' 26 Elizabeth Nothstein, ' 26 Loretta Quinn, ' 2b Elizabeth Ridenour, Katherine Robinson, Clara Sewell, ' 23 Marian Schroeder, ' 26 Dorothy Shoemaker, ' 25 Margaret Staassen, ' 25 Eya Ticktin, ' 26 Ruth Ticktin, ' 27 Elizabeth Tremann, ' 26 Margaret Unterkircher, ' 25 Norma Young, ' 2b Henry Zeffren, ' 27 Pat e One HundreJ Nine The Miniature prKi.is[ii:n riiRr ' labor A FEW PRIZE SPECIMENS CAPTURED FROM THE ■SENIOR CLASS a y iJ, i Sjiy HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1925 BY LYL In tlie fall of 1921, a swarm of a curious species of life alifjhted in the halls and classrooms of the Rock Island High School. Immediately the destructive living Ix ' ing ' s. endowed with the power of voluntary motion. began wearing out the text-books, taken from the book- store, by using them ' ' as a camouflage for the manutar- ture of paperwads and penciled notes. Furtherniorc, in the manipulation of these products, they likewise wmr out the teachers, who nobly attempted to crush the ' rowing inroads of the forbidden articles. It was in vain. The pitiless horde of pests continued manufac- turing them, and the traffic in them did not decline. ' arious methods were resorted to, to check the ravages of the 1925ers, to save the school, and the instructors. The latter courageously adopted and put into execution the Quiz Remedj- ; but this was on]} ' slightly helpful, for it cured but a few minor ailments, and the large majority survived. These became still more destructive, for, in order to fortify themselves against tlic abovc- EKit mentioned remedy, they began to devour even the printed matter of the books as an anti-toxin. Thus the crea- tures were worse than before, and there was apparently no artificial way to check them. The natural causes of destruction proved more to be relied upon than the other. These causes were varied ; an inaptitude for study : a mania for devouring the tempting specie of our civliza- ti iii ; and less general causes. Still, those smitten by these things were a slim minorit3 The pests yet existed, in fewer numbers, it is true, but still a horde. It was then that an inspiration took root in the fertile brain of the honorable Principal Youngert. He com- municated his bright idea to various members of the faculty, and hope reigned in their hearts. He had found that which might counteract the evil. ' ' Feed them sheep-skin ! he cried. It was done. Lo ! it worked. In the spring of 1925 the Rock Island High School was rid of its bugs — liig and little. FUTURES OF THE 1925-ERS I, Ego, went to the secret golden cupboard and took out my magic spectacles to look into the far and near futures of those who are pouring olive oil on R. I. H. S., and this is what I saw: James will show his arm stroiuj to curious yuuiigsti.-rs at the circus. Helen will investigate swindles, and so win a great and envied reputation. Kenneth will be a grown-iij) baker. Clarence will teach rude youngsters the strict laws of etiquette. Richard will sell graham crackers wholesale to the grocers of Rock Island. Richard will drive bums away from the best hotels, which he will own. Walter will be a forester in the forest reserves of the West. Jennie will keep her hunter husband ' s ( int hilcd ip securely when it is not in use. Thibey will sell beautiful and rare Angara cat. i Bostonian pronunciation) . Estella will be a cop on the main travelled highways. Lillian will flatly refuse a millionaire, to accept a rising young mechanic. Anne will go off cruisin ' to Europe, where she will meet all the chief members of royalty. Kenneth will christen sons of liis own some day. Mar in will study tlie Morse code and liecome a tele- grapher. Ruth will direct the coining of nickels in a United States mint. Floyd ' ill pass meti of importance on his r ' limb to fame. Arline will rent her a bungalo v in 1 lolly woi id and become a fanK.ms nii) -i(. ' star. Frederick will run a skating rink whicli will be very popular. Leona will kfop a zoo, to hear the lions ' mar. Dorothy will become a shoemaker at the head of a large factory, and earn a big fortune. Bernice will weed a dear little flower garden beside her cozy cottage in California. Charles, you will blaze yer trail through unexplored South American forests. Then as I shifted my position a little, the magic spectacles slipped from my nose to the floor and broke into many pieces; so I can foretell im mure. Page 2 THE MIMJTVRF. Ju ne 12, 192=; R. 1. H. S. JUNIOR Huw that child has g;ro Ti ! And imw he is about to become the head of the family, since Senior has deci- ded to leave to seek his fortune. It doesn ' t seem any time since this now important Junior was iimning armmd in knee-pants, askings where to find I lie bookstore and being sent to room 1. How times do change! You remember what a cute little thing he used to be with his touse ' ed hair and rosy cheeks (oh, yes, they ' re rosy now, but it wasn ' t on purpose before) and his great awe of Madame Faculty. ' ell, he ' s different now. with his studious specs on his nose and his pride in his importance. No doubt, if you should call that aristocratically-carried breathing appendage of his. down from its contempla- tion of the fly-specked ceilings, you would leani that he had forgotten those old days, and liis own mischievous acts. That reminds me of a story. You remember the time Madame Faculty left the classroom, where she had been trying to teach him the rudiments of grammar, and returned to find Junior hanging out of the window? He told her sweetly, yet I observed that his knees were strangelii and swiftly falling now together and now apart continuously, that he had thought that he had to sneeze ; and since it wouldn ' t be good manners to set all those germs free to fly over the room, he was leaning out of the window to bury those same microbes in the earth below. Madame Faculty regarded him curiously before she obsened that he was generally so reser ed in his manners that you ' d never have e.xpected he had any. I do not believe he can blush so beautifully now. Yet. I wonder if he can, I ' ll tell yon ! Next time you see him, you remind him of the first day he wore his long trousers, and find out. Surely he cannot have forgotten, how, about every five minutes he walked proudly and deliberately to the pencil-sharpener to scrape a pencil with a curiously breakable point, till Madame Faculty taunted him in a lemon-e.xtract tone of voice, I believe. Junior, that the class is now aware of the fact that you are wearing long trousers, so. unless you expect these same trousers to grow as you promenade, you may now keep your seat till the bell rings. But, as I said before, Junior is growing older and handsomer every day. and soon — ah, soon — Junior will be a man, meaning In- that — a Senior. SOPHY MORE CLASS BY .HMOK CLASS ( HKLATKO HY ( IIAXC ' E) How disconcerting: Really, suuieone ought to put a stop to this sort of thing. Why, last night wht.-n I passed Sophy More in the hall and dropped one of m books on the floor, she didn ' t even notice it. And when I called her attention to the fact, she said, Yell what of it? You may as well know. Junior Class, that I ' m not going to run around picking up your things any more, even if you are about to become the head of the family ; and as I went to pick it up myself, I dropped it again, and the tiling nulled downstairs, every one of my notes flying out in plain sight. That little imp of a Sophy seized one and saw Sylvia ' s name signed to it. Well, when I went to see Gladys last night, she told me to go call on Sylvia, since I liked to carry on cor- respondence with her. Yhen I went to Glady ' s house, she told me that she did not cure to have her letters published, and would I [tlease return them. So I did, and then, in the next issue of the Watch Tower, there was my unfortimate predicament commented on lightly, even humorously. Life is a serious matter with that Sophy More Class around. AVity. she. Sophy, aid that la t Siuiday in church I went to sleep ami almost snored right out loud, and that if I ' d stayed in Saturday night 1 W(.iuldn t have been so sleepy. Now, I was: out sort of late Saturday night, imr I never went to sleep in church. I ma have closed m ' eyes just to rest them for a minute. In fact. I did. and when I opened them, that little villain had placed this scrawled ers( ' on iii - knees: I cannot praise our rector ' s eyes. I never saw liis glance divine. He always shuts them when he prays. And when he preaches, I shut mine. ' ' I tell you. if someone don ' t do something about it pretty soon, I will. FRESHMAN Once upon n rim - we had a bal y in our family. There wert- four nf us tlien: Senior. Junior. Sophy More, and Freshman Class. But now we are only three. You see: Senior, Junior, and Sophy More were growing so big. and the house was . ' ■o small, that we decided to give little Freshman away. But there were several fam- ilies who wanted him, and in the fracas they cut him up and divided him between them, and now he ain ' t the little Freshman (lass he used to be no more. Pruf.— What are the habits of a wasp? Frosli. — ' er - bad. I assure you. Wrst Point Pi Patjr Ofir lUinJred Fnurlrrn June 12, 1925 THE MINL-ITURE P ' ige 3 OBSERVATIONS BY THE MONTHS THEMSELVES SEPTKMBER. Well, I seem to have brought a lot of woe into the world. Look at all these young-sters weeping because I came. Well, they ' ll get used to study pretty soon, OCTOBER. Rock Island High School report cards come out. All I can say is, when a student has nothing in the way of grades, he must do something to liave anything. But when a student hasn ' t something, he needn ' t do any- thing to get something in a very short time. gets that enthusiastic welcome. Happy New Year! Hear Rock Island shout. FEBRUARY. Things are pretty evenly distributed after popular as the other months with the young thcv do like to advertise their affectionate Strange Ijow thes ' with red. I dim ' t MARCH. students cnu|.ile the nan et the connection at all all. I ' m as folks. How natures. le of I ' Mwin NOVEMBER. AVhat chance has a poor fellow anyway, when he ' s put right before December? Here all R. I. H. S. is wishing I ' d hurry up and get past. I ' d like to change with June for a while. DECEMBER. How industrious everyone is when I arrive. Rock Island High School certainly has studious scholars. Queer, though, how things have slackened up now to- wards the CTid of my stay. I suppose, though, the poor children have been working tiji hard and need a long rest. ' JANUARY. I certainly do like this job of introducing the New Year. No wonder every year gets so conceited when it APRIL. What Ite-yoo-ti-ful streaks and stripes decorate the boys ' legs now. AVliy. they bmk like barbers ' poles, don ' t they? MAY. I can ' t see wliat all this fuss in room eleven is about. I always thiiught Miss Stoddard was a peaceful sort of a person. Did I hear someone say it ' s the Annual? Animal what ? JUNE. Now. wliy do peoj.le prize those plain gray gowns so? It seems to me that many of those admirers have on niueli more beautiful apparel; but the gray certainly hi.Uls the center of the stage. Gray hair means brains — or worr3 ' ; n-iw wliat could gra - gowns mean? UNPREPARED (THE SOXO OF A STUDENT) I hate to sit in class all day And never have a word to say. While Robert, who sits next to me. Knows his lesson from a to z. This morning I was most afeared To enter English unprepared. When I heard a fellow student say, Teacher will not be here to-day. Clarence Brandmeyer. ORG ANIZATIONS Organizations are the seasoning of school life. You can get along without them, but school doesn ' t taste so good then. And ou can ' t li ' e U seasoning, so im can ' t depend on them alone. And now you ' re getting the truth, and the whole truth, same as the young man who called on a young lady very early on a spring morning. He had come in his big automobile to give tlie voung lady a mornin, the door. Is your auntie in? Yes, sir. That ' s good. Where is she? ' She ' s upstairs, said the little girl, looking over the banisters. 1 don ' t kniiw what the little girl got, ride. Her little niece opened asked the young man. in her nightie, THE STAFF The Staff is a very important organization. It is what works for weary hours to produce this little book. It gets up in the wee hours of the morning before the birds have cleaned their teeth. It sits down and sharpens its pencil and oils up its brain and hopes for an inspiration. It wastes sheets and sheets in attempts to write sometliing, till at lust a little bird sings an inspirational song. The Staff is very musical. It can- not fail to play an accompaniment to the tiny songster. Suddenly its pen begins to sing over the paper, and its brain to wail over si:ch unusual toil. And thus an article is written--maylie 1 Pdi e One Hundred Fifteen Page riiR Mixi.rri ' RF. Tune 12, 192= THE SCRIBBLERS Once upon a time, long ago. someone invented the alphabet, yhy he should do this curious thing. I can- not tell : but that was the beginning of scribblers. The disease of writing for pleasure fastened itself on the brain of men and women in the succeeding generations, and they began to scrilible ; and men and women, young and old, have been doing it ever since, for this disease has traveled on down through the centuries. In the twentieth century, a number of scribblers of Rock Island High School banded together and fonned an association, in order that they might find appreciation for their work and might improve it. And they ' re still scribbling to-day. They make up one of the important organizations of Rock Island High School, and one 01 the most enjoyable. THE PARLEZ-VOUS GROUP Parlez-vous francais? Then you ' re eligible to join the Frenchmen of the home-grown variety. But be sure you know your verbs and all, for French is the only language of the Parlez-vous Group. - nd the.v speak it beautifully. They understand each other perfectly. It is marvelous, wonderful. Why, even a Frenchman could understand som e of the things they say. Isn ' t it great? What new wonders will the centuries Viring forth? COOKS AND SEAMSTRESSES I have heard the echoes of snapping scissors, and smelled the savory odors of cooking, ever since the club for Cooks and Seamstresses was organized. The sewing doesn ' t get my fancy so much, but the cooking. Oh, lioy I Wonder if they serve refreshments ! I ' ve heard they do. Wonder if it ' s home-madq pie ! Yum, jiim : Guess I ' ll join. Come on ; let ' s go and find out about this group. Sounds good, diiesn ' t it? THE ACTORS ' GANG This was organized for the purpose of furnishing a little amusement to the care-worn students. The or- ganization produced some plays and proceeded to give them. Talented members of the school took part in them, and the best were given for the students in gen- eral. They were amusing; they were laughter-provoking. And the poor students laughed. They laughed till their buttons broke. They laughed till they shook weakly ; till they couldn ' t stand And at the last play the Actors ' Gang had to hire ambulances to take them home. THE HIGH-STEPPERS Do you know, I ' ve always had a hard feeling against this organization since I went on an all day hike with them? This hard spot troubles me. It is unwelcome. It should not be. I ' ve tried to rid myself of it — I swear I have, I ' ve done evervthing I can — and still it does not go. To think tliat any organization should leave such a lasting impression ! To think that any im- pression should be so stubbornly firm and immovable I What can I do? What shall I do? Hang that com! THE PROFESSIONAL SCREECHERS We hear them in the morning. We hear them after the booni-boom-bang, ta-ra-ta-ta-ta of the instruments, school. . nd sometimes we hear them in school. . nd . nd the volume of the sounds grows, as the organization when we aren ' t hearing them, their tunes echo in our threatens to expand and swallow the earth. Here ' s ears. They are vocal echoes, sweetly-caroled notes, and hoping it ' ll become a roar I Now, Willie, give me a sentence containing the word chagrin, Aw. wliy don ' t chagrin once in a wltile? S. California Wauipus. How now. kid. what ' s wisdom? Canstow tell me; Sure ting. Information of the brain. — Broun Juij, BANG VERSE! . self-made man is one Mho is always talking about it. . self-made widow is one Who got tired of hearing about it I William Sanford. Pdfje One Uundreii Sixteen June 12, 1925 THE MINIATURE Page 5 ATHLETICS AS SEEX BT A GHtL FOOTBALL BOYS- BALLi =GAME It is never known to fail. As sure as some boys collect, if a football is present, there is a game. How popular the ball is ! Everyone wants it — wants to kick it, to hold it, to run with it, to throw it. The ball ' s the thing. It takes the center of the stage, it attracts all the attention. Sometimes they even fight over it. At the football games, the players surged first to one side, then to another. The people yelled madly, then groaned as if in pain. And all this fuss was on account of the ball. If they all want to have the ball, why don ' t they get enough balls to go around, an - vay? BASKETBALL Basketball is a very fascinating game. It is thrilling to see a perfectly dashing fellow shoot a basket. I only wish it would happen oftener. I have noticed that part of the group shoots for one basket, and part for another. I think it would save time if they would just shoot for the nearest one. ? i2; iov TRACK P = Track is perhaps even more interesting than basket- ball and football. The men get out and run, with their short hair streaming behind them and the most comical expressions on their faces. That impressed me more than anything else. They certainly- look funny. And then when they jump with those young telephone- poles. That looks like it might be fun. Yet it must be awfully dangerous too. I shouldn ' t think they ' d aL low it. Pa e One Hundred Seventeen Page 6 THE MINIATURE June 12. 1925 ROCK ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL K)l! RENT ■n St.. Ave. IliiTtii Elwc-11: 11.- lic ' l ' l iiiy hand. Rlitli Xielluls: Huw sliockirig. . llierta: . nd that ' s ulily half of it. iUitli; How come? .MhiTta: I have two. I- (,iriI!E WITIII.V +■ ■— ' t r— FOR RENT Phone R. I. 267 STOIC INSECT Yoii never hear the bee cninplain, X )r hear it weep and wail ; But if it wish it can iin f..ld very painful tail. I I I I W I L L S E L L 1 You My Seat by the Window Fui- AXV REASONABLE Price STOP Ati Si.-niur I I I I B U Y YO U R STATIONERY Have a Lai ' gi.- Supply of T pfuriting Papt-r tliat Has Only Been L ' sed on One Side. T -i5e wri t ing: R ooni Manual Arts 21 George Washington has his face on nian - dennmina- Harriet : Tud nmnths ag o I was dt. perately in tions of hilly. We ' d be more than satisfied if we coiiJd with Bill, and now I can ' t stand him. mereh ynt uiir hands on a few. lvathr n : Hiiw men rhanai . -.4, h ve DULL BRAINS S H A R P E N E D kT LOW I ' lilCES Work done at any teacher ' s desk + I MARCELLING AND FACE RESHAPING T .SrECl.U. R.VTES TO STl ' DEXT.S . D E S S E L WILSON (K | ' rt Cartoonist) I + i I I PcKje One liuiuircd EujIitreJi + sers Argus Athletic Shop AugT.istana Book Concern Benson Beauty Shoppe Benson Feed Store Bergrstrom .Sc Slattengren Bleuer, Theo. Blood. A. il. Boston Shoe Co, Bowlby Music House Boy Scouts of America Bruner Music House Central Shoe Hospital Channon i: Dufva Checker Cab. Co. City Steam Laundry- Clemann -Salzniann Co. C. O. D. Cleaners and Dyers Cooperative Dairy Co. Criswell, Dr. R. M.. D.D.S. De Luxe, The Democrat, The Dollar Cleaners and Dyers Dritfill Printing Co. Durfee i: Durfce Eckman Studio Economy Rug and Dry Cleaning Co. Ehleb .V- Son Electric Construction Co. Friedman, Dr. H. Gelhart. H. E. Gift Shop, The Gustaf son ' s Hart Oil Buriu -s Sales Co. Horst Construction Co. Huesing, A. D. Hunter, R. L. Iglehart Co., M. II. niinois Oil Co. Iowa Steam Laundry Ittner. Fred G. Johnson ' s Cafeteria Kaline, The t ' urrier Knox Undertaking Parlors Korn Baking Co. Kurtz, C. F. Co. Kurtz Beauty- Shop M K McCabe Dry Goods Co. McCarthy, Grocer Mejerle, Peter Moeller ' s Undertaking Parlors Montgomery i: Campbell Mosenlelder : Son Motz. Dr. C. V., D.D.S. Mueller Lumljer Co. nckols, Dr. .J. H., D. D. S. Parker Laundry Co. Porch Tent and Awning Co. Ramser ' s Sons, Inc. Rice. M. C. Rock Island Banks Rock Island Bridge and Irnn Wurk Kock Island Plow Co. Rock Island Sand and Gravel Co. Rock Island Transfer and Storage Schoeniaker. Dr. AV. C, D.D.S. Senus Rubber Co. Spaulding Athletic Store Sterling Clothing Co. Strecker Lewis Sturtevant-Baker Co. Taber, Dr. A. V.. D.D.S. The 4 in 1 Lamp Knuipnient Co. Thielke ' s School of Dancing Times Tuckis Flower Sliop Llleme er, J. J. Voss Brothers West Gum Co., The L. E. Y. M. C. A. Your Drug Store Y. W. C. A. ' ' ' J Pa e One Ilitudred Nineteen THE WATCH TOWER 1925 PFe y ppreciate the splendid support given us the past year by High School Authorities and Students JLvcr thing to i lake Your Game Better- THE ATHLETIC SHOP D. B. Curly Berquist, Prop. C. F. Kurtz Co. Rock Island, 111. Page One llunjrrd Tiirrily THE WATCH TOWER 1925 M hat Is Store Keeping? Going to all the markets — whether around the corner or around the world — To find those things you know folks want — things worthy of carrying with them your store ' s name and guarantee — Always seeing that the price you pay is, quality con- sidered the lowest possible price- — Offering these things at a fair margin of profit — In surroundings that are pleasant — Selling these things with that hne enthusiasm that a good salesman always has for things in which he be- lieves — All this is done in the most helpful way, to make it easy for folks to get the things they want — This is store-keeping, the service closest to the people — and therefore the finest business in the world. C. F. KURTZ COMPANY Rock Island ' s Greatest Tradinii Center Pii( e One flundrfd Tiventy-one THE WATCH T O E R 192 Augustana Book Concern ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS Publishers , — • Boo : Sc Ic s . — ■ hfipo? ' tcrs Pri iters . — - Bi?iders College and High School If ork Our Specialty PRINTERS AND BINDERS OF THE WATCH TOWER Pat r One Hundred Tii enty-tivo THE A T C H T O ' E R 1925 Rock Island Cooperative Dairy Co. PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM COTTAGE CHEESE RIVERSIDE BUTTER At your door at daybreak Phone R. I. 3280 1325 Second Avenue SURE REMEDY Customer — Can ou tell me what I can do to avoid falling hair? IManicurist — Jump out of the way. TOOK SISTER ' S PART Mamma — You must always rememher to take your sister ' s part, Johnny. Johnny — I do. I took her part of the cake just about fi e minutes ago. Tom: How are you getting along at home since your -wife went away? Jim: Fine. I ' ve reached the highest point of efficiency. 1 can put on m tocks from either end. Here, boy, exclaimed the excited little man, as he rushed up to a page in a big hotel, Run up to my room and see if m - umbrella is there. Hurry now, because We just got five minutes to catch a train. Three minutes later the boy came tripping down the stairs. Yes, sir, he said. It ' s there all right. THAT ' S WRITE Said the ink to the paper: ' ou ' re vulgar and tough: our lines aren ' t graceful ; your edges are rough. The paper said, Why do you cling to me, then ? , Your record is black — you ' re just out of the pen. ' ' Eal More PURITY ICE CREAM-I ' s Jln-ays Good I Sturtevant Baker Company I I Made in The Sunlight Plant Pcttje One Hundred Tivcnty-three THE W ' A T C H T O ' E R 1 9 2 BOSTON SHOE CO. 1726 Second Ave. Rock Island I SHOES WITH LIVELY STYLE and LASTING COMFORT The Maximum of LOOKS— FIT— WEAR Combined with the Minimum in price Are reasons why so many people prefer to buy here ear after vear .j. HE WAS RIGHT AT THAT The minister was giving a talk on kindness. And do you know, he said, I actually heard of a boy so cruel that he cut off a cat ' s tail. Can anyone give me a quotation from the Bible that tells how wrong it is to do a thing like that? One little fellow was called upon, and whatever verse the clergyman had in mind, he forgot completely when the fellow quoted : Vhat therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. dish. Boarding House Lady — Do you want a room? Billie M. — No, I want to disguise m ' self as a banana and sleep in the fruit READY TO HELP ' Oh-h-h, doctor, I am suffering so much, I want to die! ' ou did perfectly right to call me. Ir. Shantz had interested himself in his book during the entire journey. As the train neared the city, the colored porter approached him respectfully saving: Shall I brush vou off, sah ? Xo, he replied, ithout remo ' ing his gaze from the book. I prefer to get off in the usual manner. The L. E. West Gum Co. IS 10— 1312 Second A e. Rock Island Illinois Balloons Confetti and Party Supplies i I THE I CHECKER CAB I I CO. I I is a Rock Island concern Phone R. I. 185 Pa ie One HunJrrJ T ienty-jour THE WATCH TO ER 1925 ROCK ISLAND BANKS I are interested in, and are contributing to the growth of Rock Ishind Boost for the Banks that Boost for Rock Island AMERICAN TRUST SAVINGS BANK N. W. Cor. Second Ave. and Eighteenth St. CENTRAL TRUST SAVINGS BANK | N. W. Cor. Third Ave. and Eighteenth St. FIRST TRUST SAVINGS BANK S. W. Cor. Second Ave. and Eighteenth St. PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK N. W. Cor. Second Ave. and Eighteenth St. ROCK ISLAND SAVINGS BANK N. E. Cor. Second Ave. and Eighteenth St. STATE BANK OF ROCK ISLAND junction Second Ave. and Seventeenth St. THE CHANGING SCENE He used to walk in the moonlight with one arm full. Now he walks the floor with both arms full. OUCH! I stole a kiss the other night ; My conscience hurts, alack! I think I ' ll have to go to-night And gi ' e the darned thing back! Little Robert — Alother, was Robinson Crusoe an acrobat? Mother — I don ' t know. Why? Little Robert — Well, here it reads that after he had finished his day ' s work he sat down on his chest. Preacher, (solemnly) — Rastus, do you take this here woman for better or for worse? Rastus (from force of habit) — Pahson, Ah shoots it all. IT ' S LIKE THAT THROUGH LIFE Clerk: Well, Johnnie, what do you want — chocolate? Johnnie : Yes, but I have to get soap. Paffe One Hu7idred Tiventy-fi-ve THE A T C H T O ' E R ] 9 z , 1 + . — . — — . — . + H. E. GELHART CO. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES AXD RADIO EQUIPMENT Opposite Postofifice Rock Island, 111. CORRECT What animal makes the nearest approach to man? asked the teacher. ' The cootie, reph ' ed the red-haired boy. EVIDENTLY NOT : IARINELLO Cosmetician circumspectly reads a side door sign on one of the main streets of a Middle West town. The front door sign is rather crude, however. It says: Painting and Decorating. — J. A., St. Louis. 4.,,—,- W. A. EHLEB SON GOOD TOOLS Fine Pocket Knives Phone R. I. 1976 1610 Third Avenue WHY HURRY? My dear Reginald, now that you ' e left college, ou must realh begin looking for some sort of employment. But don ' t you think, mother, it would he more dignified to wait till the offers begin commg m ? A NEW MEANING Music Teacher: AVhat is a scale, ] Iary? Marv : A freckle on a fish. •t — — — — ECONOMY RUG AND DRY CLEANING COMPANY Cleaning and D eing. Also Rug Cleaning Hi( h (jnidf icork at loiv prices 2 H) 1 8th St. Phone R. I. 141 DAVENPORT— ROCK ISLAND— MOLINE j PiKjr Orii- llunJify Tiienty-six THE WATCH TOWER 9 2 5 1 Harper Method of Sham- pooing and Scientific Scalp Treatment The Only Method of lis Kind Durfee Durfee BEAUTY PARLOR 505 Best Building Phone R. I, 1549 CURRENT FICTION I beg your pardon! Be sure and come to see us! I ' e had a-lovely time. We ' ve never had a cross -ord since we ' ve been married. I ' ll pay you this to-morrow, sure! I ' d rather have my Ford than your big car. Oh, it ' s no trouble at all. I ' d trust my husband anywhere. Katherine Robinson to her little Sunday-school class: Do animals show tiiat they love us? Class: Yes. Katherine: Good. And now tell me what animal has the greatest fondness for man. -Small boy: Woman. The host was ner ous and inexperienced and he rose hurriedly at the conclusion of a song with which one of the guests had been obliging. Ladies and gentlemen, he began. Before Mrs. Smith started to sing she — al; — told me her ah — voice Avas not in the best condition and — ah — asked me to apolo- gize for it, but I neglected to do so and — ah — 1 apoligi .e now. + You Kno ' iC Us M. C. RICE CLOTHES AND SHIRTS MADE TO MEASURE 310 — Third Floor — Central Trust Building Pnf e One Hundred Tt enty-seven THE WATCH TO ER 1925 Cot ipliificfits of HARDLY TACTFUL The Hostess: Ihank ()u so much, Air. Krashoffski, for vour beautiful pla ' ing. AVhat do you think of the piano? The Pianist: Ah, madame, I do not, in English, know how to politely express, hut if it were an automcjbile, it is what they call it in America the Elizabeth of tin. Clara Widdell : Do you know I passed your house tliis morning? Helen Frev : Thank ou. Thank ' ou verv much. — .+ DR. R. M. CRISWELL DENTIST Suite 410 Central Trust Building Office Phone, R. I. 16 Rock Island, Illinois KEEPING HER GOOD (Trv This, Girls) Father, dear, do ou consider it sinful to be envious of others? Of course, I do. Extremely so. Then I ' m afraid I ' ll ha e to get a seal-skin coat like Ruth AViesman ' s. Pete Forster: What ' s the difference between a mosquito and an elephant. ' Bill Mann: I give it up. Pete Forster: The shape. I LOriS RUBEN, Mgr. Established 19 10 CLOTHING, SHOES AND GENTS ' FURNISHINGS 222 Seventeenth Street ROCK ISLAM), ILLLXOIS ?a(j,- One llunAieA Tiinily-i-i it THE WATCH T O E R 192 .;., — „. — ,. — „. — M. — .,. — ,,. ,_.,, . — .. — , — . — ., — ,1 — , , — .. — .. — .„ —  ,, —   —   _„ - THE 4 IX 1 CAMP EQUIPMENT COMPANY Manufacturers and Distributors of High Grade Camp Equipment iboi Second A enue Rock Island, Illinois GOOD REASON Wh}- the Jonses Bought the Car They Did. Because the salesman : Laughed at IVIr. Jones ' jokes. Told yirs. Jones she couldn ' t have a daughter that old. Told Susie Jones she looked like Marv Pickford. Told Willie Jones he had a build like Dempse . Said the Jones baby took after both parents. And only smiled when the Jones pup nipped him. — Frintirs ' Ink. Awnings-Tents, Tarpaulins- Truck Covers, Fancy Window and Porch Curtains Camp Equipment, Turists ' Supplies PORCH TENT AWNING CO. NOT INC. MANUFACTURERS 318-20 20th Street Phone S74 Rock Island, Illinois THE POOR BANK CLERK But madam, you will have to get someone to introduce you before I can cash this check. Sir, she said witheringl}. I am not making a social call. I do not care to know 30U. Wh}- do you say ' Cleanliness is next to godliness? ' ' Cause Saturday is next to Sunday. FRED. G. ITTNER The Electrical Merchant ELECTRICITY FOR EVERYTHING 2304 Fifth Avenue Phone R. I. 130 , — + Page One Hundred Tii ' enty-nine T I HE WATCH TO ER 1925 For Summer Sports Basketball and Gym DRW.E.MEANWELL ' S intercollegiate ; ' (IQ25 MODEL) HORSE-SHOE 6RIP ED6E PIVOT TREAD - -HEAMY DUCK UPPER CREPE SOLE- ARCHSUPPORT OffTHOPAEDIC HEEL PERFECT FITTIN6 LAST AND CUf HEAVySCUFFER TOE CAPZ STUBBER TOE GUARDS-. mRW SPORT ' S UOE ' $ Servus Rubber Company, Rock Island, Illinois. Gentlemen : Coach Befinamann During the past year we have tried out the Meanwell basketball shoe both in the high school and in one or two of the junior high schools of the city with good results. It is light and cool, yet durable. Our varsity and middle- weight teams of the high school were fully equipped with Meanwell shoes, and after the season it was found that most of them could be used again. The shoe has gripping power together with a pivoting ability that does not retard the speed of the player. It has proven very satisfactory. Sincerely yours, H. E. Behxamxx, Director of Physical Education, City Schools Your Dealer Has Tlu •))i SERVUS RUBBER CO. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. + Pilar On,- llundr, i Thirty THE WATCH T O E R 1925 •{«ii III! nil Mil nil 1111 nil III! Mil nil nil nil 1111 III! lilt Liii nil III! nil iiil iiii ini iiii iiii iiii nil iiii iiii nil n STRECKER LEWIS I Wholesale and Retail Distributors of WALL PAPER AND PAINTS ILLLNOIS OIL CO. PAINTS PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING [ 1609 Second Avenue bA] ITAb Rock Island, Illinois | ■■+ Caroline Kramer: How do you tell a bad egg? Helen Waite : If I have anything to tell a bad egg, I break it gently. Jokes of teachers all remind us • We can make our grades sublime, • -.-. By bursting forth in joyous laughter. At the designated time. WHY The curate of a fashionable church «-as endeavoring to teach the significance of white to a Sunday-school class. Why, said he, does a bride invariably desire to be clothed in white at her marriage? As no one answered he explained: White, said he, stands for jo ' , and the wedding day is the most joyous occasion of a woman ' s life. A small boy queried, Why do the men all wear black? 4. 4. READ The Daily Times The Tri ' Cities Qreatest Newspaper Page One Hundred Thirty-one THE V A T C H T O E R 1 9 2 Congratulations and Best Wishes Qraduates I There ' ll always be a warm spot in your heart for your old high school; you ' ll want to keep posted on its future activities and development. For complete reports of the activities of Rock Island Hiqh School, — read — estern Illinois ' Leading Newspaper THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME Associated Press Leased If ire .£,. Member Audit Bureau Circulation POOR FISH ' S a great life, obser ed the salmon to the oyster in the hotel kitchen. I ' ve been all canned up for two years. Jus ' like me, brother, replied the oyster. r e been stewed three times in the last half hour. + I Rock Island, II ' . I Phone R. I. 807 BURT SIVIL AUTHORIZED SPAULDING DEALERS 17th Street and 3rd Avenue ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT FOR ALL SPORTS Fishing Tackle. Baits — both Live and Artificial. Camp Equipment. Canoes and Accessories. Guns and Ammunition. The ELTO Outboard Motor. Kodaks and Films. Sweaters. Golf Sweaters. Dop Accessories. Flashlishts. Special Prices to Students Open Evenings and Sunday Mornings Piir i Out ' HunJieJ T nity-tiio THE WATCH T O W E R 1925 KODAK SUPPLIES deV eloping printing enlarging second avenue Across the street from the Argus ROCK ISLAND, ILL. OxXLY TOO OBVIOUS Professor: Can any person in this class tell me what steel wool is? Pie Bate: Sure. Steel wool is shearings from hvdraulic rams. It ' ll soon be time for father to begin working his son ' s wav through college. The Store for Pure Food and Service (■ ni ikt ' our oicn Ire Creaiu and CltinJx At Our Ice Cream Fountain you can get Fancy Ice Cream Dishes of all kinds JV e serve special noon Jay lunches and suppers (Lhc Be luxe V Our Motto h Quality First Phone 1344 i Our Ice Cream Is Not 1 As Good As Sorr[ebody Else ' s But Better 1801-03 Second ve. Paffe One Hundred TInrty-tliree THE + WATCH T O W E R 19 2 5 Expert Hair Bobbing B}- J. L. Swaty Runbom Expert Marcelling Bv Mclnnis Sisters BARBER SHOP BEAUTY PARLOR THE C. F. KURTZ COMPANY— 2nd Floor THE JOKE WAS OX MARY My little niece had a cold and her mother said : Mary Louise, I am going to put a mustard plaster on you. Little ALiry sniffled and replied: What do you take me for, a wienie? — Alary Louise Jacobs. So It Seems. — Bertie, said mother sorrowfully, every time you are naughty, I get another gray hair. My word! replied Bertie, you must ha e been a terror. Look at grandpa! Joe Tuckis Flower Shop Member Florist Telegraph Deli ery Service I Just Phone R. I. 99 We Do the Rest 1 1 7 12 Second Avenue, Rock Island, 111. I .4 SLIGHTLY MIXED Office Boy (nervouslv) : P-please-sir, can I have to-morrow afternoon oft ' — to- go-to-my-grandmother ' s f-football match? We wish to apologize to Mrs. Claire Meade, writes an editor. In our paper last week we gave an account of Mrs. Meade ' s beautiful Christmas celebration at her home, and we spoke of it as a ' fete ' . Unfortunately, the compositor, whose knowl- edge of French is both general and specific, set and printed the line as ' Mrs. Claire Meade ' s Big Feet. 4. 4. Private hessons by Appointment i Phone R. I. 3449 Qeneral Class Monday Friday THIELKE S SCHOOL OF DANCING 1903,! j Second Ave., Rock Island f Dances Taut lit : BdllrDoiii , Stiiye, Classical and I Interpretative j „ „„ „ ,.„ , ,.„ „„ „„ „„ „„ „„ .,„ „„ „x I Coiiiplniii ' nls of The Gift Shop 3 I 1 Robinson Bldg. Dorothy and Frances Rhoads P11 C One llu7iJied T iirty-foiir THE WATCH TOWER 1925 A Fit for Every Build of Man MOSENFELDER SONS— CLOTHIERS f Hart, Schaffner Marx Clothes, Stetson Hats, Interwoven Hose J 1 709-1 71 1 Second Ave. Phone R. I. 171 Rock Island, 111. j 4i„ „„ „„ „„ „„ „„ „„ 1,1, „„ ,„, 1,11 III! nil iiM 1IM nil nil nil nn nn nil iin nil nil nil nil nil nil ini n4 AN UNFORTUNATE COMBINATION During revival meetings in a Western city, placards giving notices of the various meetings, subjects, etc., were posted in conspicuous places. One day the following was displaced ; Subject — Hell; Its Location and its Absolute Certainty. Thomas Jones, baritone, will sing, Tell Mother I ' ll Be There. T E have just rounded out 55 years in the jewelry business. ' ' E thanis. our many patrons for their liberal patronage. J. RAMSER ' S SONS, Inc. 1800 BLOCK ROCK ISLAND, ILL. ALL IS LOST It was a fashionable wedding. The bridegroom had no visible means of support save her father, who vas rich. When he came to the stage of the ser ice where he had to repeat, With all my worldly goods I thee endow, his father said in a ' hisper that could be heard all over the church : Heavens! There goes his bicycle! CHANNON DUFVA CO. HEATING, PLUMBING STEAM SUPPLIES 112 West 17th Street Rock Island, 111. I I Phone 148 +._., Page One Hundred T hirty-fi ' e THE A T C H T O E R 1 9 2 I 1 1 I 4... Join the ' Y n n n n • n itIIi Y.M.C. A. Building VERBAL BARRAGE ' ' Shall I go over the top? asked the talkative barber, poising his shears. Yes, as soon as your gas-attack is o er, answered the weary customer. Said a friend to tiie mother of six. I suppose you miss the children now they ' re away? Gloriously I replied the lad . IMargaret Staassen saw a rustic-appearing man amusing a crowd with the antics of his trick dog. Margaret said, Say, how do you manage to train your dog in that wa ? I can ' t teach mine a single trick. The man replied with a simple stare, Vell, you see, it ' s th.is way: you have to know more ' n the dog, or ou can ' t learn him nothin ' . Kindly friend: Vhat do you do all day at school? Arline Renner : I wait till it ' s time to go home. Montgomery l Campbell ( Incorporated ) Cleaners and Dyers Let Us Clean Your Evening Gown, Furs, Gloves, Plumes, Slippers, Etc. no Main Street Davenport ] 1909 Second A enue Rock Island 316 Sixteenth Street Aloline Piii r One HinulrrJ Thirty-six THE WATCH TOWER I I Established 1835 19 2 5 4, Incorporated 1878 Rock Island Lumber l Manufacturing Co. All kinds of humheVf Sash DoorSy and Coal Completed Houses at Guaranteed Priees No Extras THE W AND D LUMBER YARDS ROCK ISLAND LUAIBER . - MFG. CO. Rock Island, 111. THE WHITE YARD Davenport Iowa EAST .MOLINE LU.MBER YARD East Moline, 111. DETAILS Judge — Describe what passed between you in the quarrel with your wife. Man on stand — The plates were regular dinner size, your honor, and the teapot had a broken spout. Father: How is it that vou stand so much lower in your studies for the month of January than for December? Wally Criswell: Why, dad, don ' t you know tiiat e erything is marked down after the holidays? + Coniplniwnts of Henry W.Horst Co. GENERAL CONTRACTORS and Friends of Education I Parker Laundry Co. Highest Quality Rock Island, Illinois I 1312-14 3rd Ave., Rock Island R. I. 3 9 Ptit e One Hundred Thirty-seven THE WATCH TO W E R 19 2 5 DriffiU Printing Company Catalog and Commercial Printers Writers and Desimers Fhoiie R. I. 593 1616-1619 Third Ave. Rock Island, 111. I i FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE It was at a funeral and a somewhat lachr mose old minister was officiating. Referrin ; to his long acquaintance with the deceased he said : Ah, hrothers and sisters, many a time ha e I dandled this corpse on my knees. I WET WASH I Wet Wash ] Flatwork Ironed Roui h Ur_ or All Finished }j,JryofQ '  !f Wm.rolilmanni Prea OUR I CARS I STEAM LAUNDRY CO. DAVtNPORT IOWA Phone 85 CARELESS OF Hl.M Terrihly routih, said the stranger on b(jard the ocean liner. Well, said the farmer, it wouldn ' t be near so rough if the captain would only I ' eep in the furrows. Rock Island ' s Real Eating House Johnson ' s Cafeteria (• Heart of the Tn-Cities I New Harper Hotel Bldg. i j ]. W. fohnson, Proprietor j + — : : + I 1 SHOE REPAIRING I We call for and deliver 1 Prompt Ser ice I Crepe soles attached 1 Peter Mejerle I Phone SI 2b ibii. ' Fhird A e. Rock Island I ,„, „„ „D .4, Pdf e One IfinulifJ T liirty-eiijlit THE WATCH TOWER 1925 4. READ The Davenport Sunday Morning Democrat THE ONLY SUNDAY MORNING NEWSPAPER IN THE TRI-CITIES 4 4. HIS AUTHORITY Frenzied orator — These aren ' t my own figures I ' m quoting. The ' re the fig- ures of a man who knows what he ' s talking about. KORN ' S FOR GOOD PASTRIES j-lt Your Grocer + WHY, OF COURSE Anders IVI ; Say, why do words have roots? Howard S: So the language can grow, of course. f 4. Day call: Phone R. I. ,s8o ' Night calls: Phone R. I. 8i8, 1, 72 MOELLER ' S UNDERTAKING PARLORS A. J. D. MOELLER 2030 Fourth Ave. Eagles ' Home Rock Island, HI. P iffe One Hundred Thirty-nine THE WATCH T O ' E R 192 + McCabe Dry Goods Company The Sture for All Rock Island, 111. Best Wishes To The f Class of 1925 Rock Islands ' New Department Store Invites Your Patronage and Inspection Treat yourself to a real surprise by shopping at McCabe ' s. Stocked with new and (]uality merchandise — Selling at most reasonable prices, is making this store the talk of the town. NEW STORE NEW MANAGEMENT NEW MERCHANDISE 1 HE WAS BUSY. Miss Downing: Well, Ed in, ha e you an - iood excuse for being late. E. Huntley: es, ma ' am. ] Iiss Downing: What is it? E. Huntley: Waffles. An Irishman saw, while passing through a graveyard, these words written on a tombstone: I still li e. Pat looked a moment and then said: Bejabbers, if I was dead, I ' d own up to it. THE CENTRAL SHOE HOSPITAL 1711 Third Avenue Kxpcrl JJ or oiitinshi p I Full sole work for Ho - and (jirl our Specialty They gi c double wear 4. 1 .1 I Scouting is the factory of good | I citizenship which produces I I lOO% Americans | I 1 I Rock Island Council I Boy Scouts of America I I ' hone 759 4. P(i(je One IliirtJrt ' J Forty I Si- teenth Street and Third Ave. J THE ' A T C H T O E R 1925 HIS APPLICATION An alien, wishing to be naturalized, applied to the clerk of the office, who re- quested him to fill out a blank, which he handed him. The first three lines of the blank ran as follows : Name ? Born? Business ? The ans A ers follow : Name, Jacob Levinsky. Born, Yes. Business, Rotten. ' ■ ' - OF TWO E TLS Johnnie is evidently a believer in the old adage, Of two e ils, choose the lesser. Turning a corner at full speed, Johnnie collided with his uncle. Where are you going? asked the uncle « ' hen he had regained his breath. Home! panted the boy. Ma ' s going to spank me. What? gasped the astonished uncle. Are you eager to ha e your mother spank you, that you run home so fast? No, sir, shouted the boy o ' er his shoulder as he resumed his homeward flight ; but if I don ' t get there before pa, he ' ll do it! 4, Knox Mortuary FUNERAL DIRECTORS To the People Since 1852 The same It ' iiJer care after, that you gave before. 414-415 Twentieth St. Tel. R.L 2131 Rock Island, 111. I I Page One Hundred Forty-one THE WATCH TOWER 1 9 The BRUNSWICK RADIOLA It ' s radio and phonograph in one ' ou simplv turn a lever Call for demonstration Bruner Music House 1806 Third Ave. Rock Island Phone 1060 The Brunswick Radiola r. IfiO + HOW NOBLE And, continued the lecturer, I warrant you that there is not a man in this entire audience who has ever lifted his finger or in any way attempted to stop this awful waste of our forests and our lumber suppply. If there is I want that man to stand up. There was a slight commotion in the rear of the room and a nervous little man rose to the occasion — and his feet. And now, my friend, will you explain in what way you have conserved the for- ests of our nation ? And with the utmost gravity and sincerity the little man said, I have used the same toothpick twice. ■ + i Phone, R. I. 1010 2104 Third Avenue Bergstrom l Slattengren Co. Wholesale Confectioners Tri ' City Distributors Weber ' s Chocolates I 1 I . — 4. Pafff One Hundred Foriy-tii ' O THE WATCH TOWER 192 5 I Rock Island Transfer Sl Storage Co, FIRE PROTECTED PUBLIC WAREHOUSE Heated Piano Room Private Rooms 1 I I 101-113 Seventeenth Street Phone R. I. 985 1 .f... HER BADGE Mrs. Bradley was an ardent worker in the temperance society which was to meet that afternoon. She dressed hurriedly and cam.e downstairs panting. Lizzie, she called to the maid, run upstairs and get my new temperance badge. I have forgotten it. It has a wide ribbon with gold lettering. Sure, ma ' am, 1 know it well, said Lizzie. Lizzie could not read, but she knew a ribbon with gold lettering on when she saw it, and had no trouble in locating it and fastening it on the dress of her mistress. Mrs. Bradley was too busy greeting her friends to note that they smiled broadly when they looked at her. When the family assembled at dinner Mrs. Bradley entered and was received ■with this exclamation: Goodness, mother, that ribbon! Have you been wearing that at the temperance meeting? Mrs. Bradley looked at her badge for the first time. The gold lettering on the ribbon read : Redfield Poultry Show First Prize — Bantam. 1, Compliments of The Rock Island Bridge Iron Works BUILDERS OF STEEL BARGES Rock Island, Illinois . Piiffe One Hundred Forty-three THE WATCH TOWER 1925 M. R. IGLEHART CO. Aonuments 1514 Second Avenue Rock Island, 111. A TRIAL OF FAITH A pastor, who was until recently a believer in the literal answer to prayer, is now, with some trepidation, taking stock of his faith. Not long ago, a visiting fellow- clergyman prayed fervently in his pulpit to this effect: Alay the brother who ministers to this flock be filled full of fresh veal and new zigor. The startled pastor says he doesn ' t object to fresh veal in moderation, but does object to having one of these new breakfast-foods forced upon him. 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 Company YARDS IN Rock Island Moline Davenport R. I. 511 Mol. 152 Dav. 167 Page Otw fliniJreii Forty-four THE ' A T C H T O E R 9 2 5 I 4... Coniph .I ' .i ' iits of till JDeiisoii ijeaiLii ETHEL BENSON, PROP. 212 Safety Building Phone R. I. 924 Rock Island, Illinois 1 mop SOME LINE OF BUSINESS President Neilson. of Smith Cdlle e, the girls ' school, was m.iking a rather tedi- ous journey and was glad when the man who had the seat in front of his turned around and began conversation. The man proved to be a tra eling salesman and tooli it for granted that Dr. Neilson was another. What ' s your line? he asked. Mine ' s skirts. Well, so is mine, said the president of Smith. VOSS BROTHERS EXPRESS— STORAGE— COAL Moving — Packing — Shipping Fire-proof Storage 2125-29 Third Avenue Phone R. I. 981 SINGLE-TRACK .MIND When is uur daughter thinking of getting married? Constantly. ATHLETICS REOUIRED Miss Schmid : Robert, ' iiu please run up that curtain? McCarthy Grocery and Market 1 Phone R. L 636-627 I 416-418 23rd Street Page One Hundred Forty-fi-ve = « r? viy vx-vy yvyvj ) ' Jalin cind Oilier Again THE largest personal service school annual engraving house in America. More than twenty years of successful experi- ence in Year Book designing and engraving. Three hundred craftsmen, specially skilled in Annual production. Over 40,000 square feet of operating space in our own fireproof building. A specially organised system of production that insures indi- vidual attention to each Annual, efficient manufacture, and on-time delivery. The personal co-operation of a creative and research service department with a reputation. aTJi I l i r )}ir JIunJitJ Forty-six THE W A T C H T O W E R 19 2 5 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, poul- trv, pigs, pigeons, etc. Each food scientific- allv prepared for the purpose. R. C. BENSON All kinds of Feed 21 3 Market Square Rock Island Telephone R. I. 221 HE ' LL GET ALONG ' Father, vill you gi e me ten cents for a poor man ' who is outside crying? ' Yes, son, here ' tis, ' ou are a charitable boy. What is he crying about? ' He ' s crying, ' Fresh roasted peanuts, five cents a bag! ' — Ex. THE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. ANYTHING ELECTRICAL S. W. Cor. Seventeenth Street and Third A enue Phone R. L 74 ROCK ISLAND, ILL. WHERE THE TROUBLE LAY Did you have any trouble with your English exercises to-day? asked Robert ' s mother when he returned from school. No, I didn ' t, replied Robert, but the teacher did. I CLEMANN SALZMANN FURNITURE, RUGS, CARPETS STOVES AND PHONOGRAPHS no) Second Avenue and Sixteenth Street Rock Island, IlL Piiffe One Hundred Forty-seven THE A T C H TOWER 19 2 5 The Stratford Style Store Caps QOOD CLOTHES STEP ASIDE, PLEASE As a beauty I am no star — There are others more handsome by far. But my face — I don ' t mind it, For 1 am behind it ; The people in front get the jar. She — I ne er tr - to parade m irtues. He — No, it needs at least two to make a parade. I Premier and County Fair Paints, Stains, Varnishes and Enamels Buy at Home! Buy at Home! Guaranteed to satisfy you, or we refund your money PtKje One Hi nJrrJ Fnrty-ciglit THE + WATCH T O E R 19 2 5 + - r i- i S -  -r ROCK ISLAND PLOW CO. ESTABLISHED 1855 Manufactures a full line of FARM MACHINERY INCLUDING PLOWS DISCS DRAGS PLANTERS SEEDERS CULTIVATORS LISTERS HAY RAKES HAY LOADERS MANURE SPREADERS CREAM SEPARATORS LITTER CARRIERS GASOLINE ENGINES STALK CUTTERS . Heider Tractors and M.otor Cultivators Factory and General Offices ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS I Minneapolis, Minn. Omaha. Nebr. St. Louis. Mo. BRANCHES: Indianapolis, Ind. Kansas City, Mo. Oklahoma City, Okla. Sioux Falls, S, Dak, Dallas, Texas Denver, Colo. Paffe One Hundred Forty-nine THE V A T C H T O A ' E R 1925 — + YOUR CITY ' S GREATEST ASSET i ITS GIRLHOOD No, mused the old settler in Sheboygan, Wis., The people here ain ' t what rhe ' used to be. That ' s a fact, agreed the incorrigible optimist, They used to be children! Wife (to husband just returned from a hard day in the office) — AVell, how was business to-day? Husband (absent-mindedly) — Four to two in favor of the Giants. CITY STEAM LAUNDRY 417 Se enteenth Street J. A. REID, Prop. Phone R. I. 127 We are the Leaders for Good Laundry Work The onlv Laundry in Rock Island that uses soft water. Give us a trial. CASE PROVED He — And why do you think I am a poor judge of human nature i She — Because you have such a good opinion of ourself. Biggs: Her teeth are like the stars. Jiggs : Ti - ? Biggs: They come out e ery night. Covipliments of ULLEMEYERS THE CLOTHIERS Ptiffe Oue Hundred Fifty THE ' A T c H T O ' E R 9 2 , — }. Jarumuidck i ' mim. Radiolas Phonographs UKULELES, BANJOS, VIOLINS, Etc. EVERYTHING IX MUSIC BOWLBYS MUSIC HOUSE 1623--2nd Avenue Phone R. I. 54 We want a man for our information bureau, said the manager. But he must be one who can answer all sorts of questions and not lose his head. WHY, OF C(3URSE Stockings? asked the salesman. Yes. ma ' am. Vhat number do you wear? What number, snapped the stern visaged lady. Why, t vo, of course. Do you take me for a centipede? CHEMISTRY SHARKS. ATTENTION! The chemical student had mistook sulphuric acid for water, and these are the lines placed on his tombstone by his felIo students : Here lies William Johnson, Now he is no more. WTiat he thought was H O Vas H.SO . A. M. BLOOD CO. Not Incorporated Boohs J Educational Supplies PLAYS, ART MATERIALS ENTIRE SCHOOL EaEIPMENT Corner 4th Avenue and 20th Street ROCK ISL.AND I Page One Hundred Fifty-one THE ' ATCH TO ER 1925 Hart Oil Burner Sales Co. 310 Twentieth Street Rock Island Tri-Citv Age7its for HART OIL BURNER The most economical burner on the market KELVINATOR The oldest domestic electric refrigeration HOME INCINERATOR No house should be without one BOHN-REFRIGERATORS Built to last ZENITH WASHING MACHINE 1 A real time saver 1 Phone R. I. 75 Phone R. I. 75 I THE SOFT REBUKE The bell rang just as the weary teacher was giving the last point on the lesson. There was a shuffle of feet, then a rush to the door. Just a minute, young man, rapped out the teacher. I ha e one more pearl to cast. Alex Scott: How much would you charge me for a shave? Barber: Hm! In your case we don ' t charge for cutting the hair: we charge for having to search for it. I IDEAL COMMENCEMENT GIFTS I Commencement Time is the Spring-time of Life, the starting I point for real ambition and the setting of a goal of attainment. Let your son or daughter, niece or nephew, or dearest friend realize the sincerity of your well-wishes by commemorating the day with a lasting and pleasing gift. Diaiuoiid.s, JJ ' (itcJws, Jt ' ice ry BLEUER ' S DISTINCTIVE JEWELRY SHOP 1702 Second A enue, Rock Island, 111. Piit r One Hundred Fifty-tivo THE WATCH TOWER ::; O o 19 2 5 FUR MANUFACTURED REMODELED STORAGE The Only Exclusive Furrier in the Tri-Cities 1606 Second Avenue ROCK ISLAND, ILL. THE DIFFERENCE An optimist looks at an oyster and expects a pearl. A pessimist looks at an oyster and expects ptomaine poisoning. A Quaker had got himself into trouble with the authorities and the sheriff called to escort him to the lockup. Is your husband in? he inquired of the good wife who came to the door. My husband will see thee, she replied. Come in. The sheriff entered, was bidden to make himself at home, and was hospitably entertained for half an hour, but no husband appeared. At last the sheriff grew impatient. Look here, said he. I thought you said our husband would see me. He has seen thee, was the calm reply, but he did not like thv looks and has gone another way. Little Mary, whose parents had just mo ed to town, had been operated on for appendicitis, but the physiology teacher did not know this and asked her in class one day: Mary, where is your appendix? Mary ' s reply was disconcerting, for she said: Over in York Count -. Pai e One Hundred Fifty-three THE ' A T C H T O E R 1925 I Huesing ' s Carbonated Beverage 106 Fourteenth Street Phone R. L 338 Have ou ever heard a mosquito cry? Xo, but We seen a moth ball. Geometry may be plane, but we don ' t see it that way. — Sophs. You say you are from London? That would make you a Londonite, wouldn ' t it? B the way, may I have another one of those cigars? es, and you say you are from Paris? Then you are a parasite. There, little Senior, Don ' t be so bold. ou ' re only a Freshman Four years old. Where are you going? Chemistry exam. Going to take the acid test, eh? Host — Tiiis Inn is historic, almost evervthing here has some romantic legend. Guest — Tell me about this curious old ham sandwich, I ' m sure it must have some quaint story attached to its youth. C O. D. Cleaning and Dyeing YERBURVS r£ KXOff HO If ' TELEPHONES i Rock Island 873 Molinc 100 Davenport 381 I ! Piif e One l!iinJt,J Fifty-four THE A T C H T O E R 1925 Rock Island Sand Gravel Co. Use washed and screened sand and gravel Building material : : Coal ii8 20th Street Rock Island, III. Telephone Rock Island 605 HOW INDEED Little Jane ' s mother hrought home a box of candy given to her by an Episcopal friend shortly before Easter, and passed around some of its contents to her children, explaining that Mrs. Cox ' s children had given up eating candy until after Easter, so they cannot eat any now as it is Lent. Little Jane ' s brothers promptly ate their pieces, but she stood looking at the candv in her hand with a puzzled air. Why don ' t you eat it, Jane? her mother asked. Because, she explained, then how can I gi e it back if it ' s lent? YOUR DRUG STORE PAUL DAHLEN, Prop. nOO 7th Avenue Phone R. I. 439 FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS. Eva S — , twent -four years old, a maid employed in Jersey Cit ' , was locked up last night in the West Thirtieth Street Police Station, charged with grand larceny. She is alleged to ha e stolen $ibO worth of articles from a Sixth Avenue department- store. The explanation she ga e ' as that she saw a sign in the store which read, Cus- tomers, please take small packages home. Dollar Cleaners and Dyers. Inc, Suits Cleaned and Pressed I $1.00 1 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 1614 2nd Ave. Phone R. I. 2344 Rock Island, 111. Piiffe One Hundred Fifty-five THE A T C H T O E R 192 Dr, A. E. Glawe DENTIST Telephone 416 505 Safety Building ROCK ISLAND. ILL. „ — Dr.J.H.Nickols DENTIST Telephone 42 1 Suite 402. Safety Buildina; ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Dr.A.W.Tabei DENTIST Telephone 1 1 1 Suite 211, Safety Building ROCK ISLAND, ILL. W. J. Friedman PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Residence: 1101 11th Ave. Phone ?202 i I Office: 502 Best Building 1 Phone 1 167 I ■I- — I Dr. C. W. Motz ' DENTIST Telephone 459 Suite 508, Best Building ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Dr. W. C. Shoemaker DENTIST Telephone 45 4- Suite 217, Safety Building ROCK ISLAND, ILL. . — + + Page One lUnuii ej Fifty-six THE A T C H TOWER 19 2 5 DUPLICATE order; The original negatives from which your photographs have been made are carefully preserved at the Studio enabling us to make duplicates in any size or quantity desired Studio : FORT ARMSTRONG THEATRE BUILDING ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS COPYING ENLARGING aU FRAMING I I — •+ Page One Hundred Fifty-seren •ignatures % ., . t . yieut rf{ Ut v ■ CEJhiyt cA n, t i U yienyf. Xtytt Aju a X oM cJ aml Kvix ( ' ' KvA. yoi A jyZ A4 U o JUyJ . (lZ, .,u (iyvu Y (hA M JJU yL u J (% - ' -•-Gr 6 - CT v-0 -O-MX. ■ ■y. ' ' (• ' .• ' i •, 3j ■ V M. X ' V.....sv ;fi: , , ' ' I • ' . ' , i . •• ' ■.•1 1 ' . ' 1  V f