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

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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

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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