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Watch Tower Commencement Number 19 2 6 A Student Publication of the Rock Island High School Rock Island FOUNDED SEPTEMBFR 1910 VOLUME XVII Entered at Post Office at Rock Island as Second Class Matter CONTENT Faculty Classes Seniors Pictures and write-ups Commencement Week Program Class Day Program Commencement Program Address of Welcome Class History Class Prophecy Address of Farewell Play— Merton of the Movies Juniors Sophomores Organizations W. T. Annual Staff W. T. Business Management W. T. Board Junior English Council Dramatic Club Ciceronian Club Short Story Dept. Poetry Dept. Alpha Club Girls ' Hi-Y Boys ' Hi-Y French Club Home Economics Club Girls ' Glee Club Boys ' Glee Club Band Orchestra Athletics Football Basketball Track FORENSICS Girls ' Declamation Boys ' Declamation Debate Extemp Dramatics Junior Play Plays of Dramatic Club Society Calendar Student Honor-roll Academic Honor-roll Humor Ads and Jokes FOREWORD I If N O THE DREAMER— scorn him not— is due the credit for much of the world ' s progress. It is the visionary who has kept alight the torch of civilization through the ages. It is the visionary who has carved out world-empires, yes, and new worlds. It is he who has con- quered the air and the sea ; has made space as nothing ; has caught the elements and bent them to the will of man. Youth and dreams walk hand in hand. In youth, all lies before and naught behind. However, after the passing of the years, when life ' s glamour has been dimmed, when the ambitions of youth have given place to resignation, then are dreams most wont to cease to exist in the mind of men. A wave of wistfulness and bitterness sweeps over them, and despair lays hold of their hearts. Then is the inspirational influence of dreams most needed. If, in at least one instance during that period of disillusionment which comes with age, this Annual can serve to recall the dreams of yesterday, and the ambitions of youth, if it can be the means of lifting one soul from the depths of despair to the pedestal of success, the staff of 1926 will feel that this, the book which they have prepared, will have justified its publi- cation, and will have repaid a hundredfold the efforts of those who have labored in its compilation. May the Annual of 1926 be a book of inspiration, coupled with pleas- ant memories. DEDICATION T H O MRS. ANNIE FERGUSON who, through her fourteen years of efficient service as an instructor of English in the Rock Island High School, has found an everlasting place in the hearts of her students and fellow faculty members, and whose friendly smile and kind words have helped to make our school years a little more pleasant, and un- der whose influence our ambition has become a little greater, we, the Staff of 1926, affectionately dedicate this Wa tch Tower Annual © ii i i ii ii i i n i ii llill ll ll iiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllll H l llll ll l l lll llllll l l l ll THE OLD MAIN THE MANUAL ARTS Principal E. Youngert Office Assistants Miss B. Bladel Librarian Mrs. I. Nothstein Asst. Librarian Miss H. Downing Clerk ss btureeon i y w SP HERE is consolation in the portrait of a loved one who is far away; we like to muse and dream over his likeness. Still, the portrait is, after all, only a portrait, and the expression on the face, for the most part, is a lifeless expression. How much better it is, therefore, to have a record of good deeds, not in a frame, but etched into the lives of real people and into the spirit of a whole school. Such is the impression that one among us has created during her sixteen years of service in the Rock Island High School. Miss Sturgeon has formed this impression through her work as Head of the English De- partment, as adviser of the senior classes, as supervisor of the Bi-weekly, and as sponsor of the Junior English Council. Every student who has come under her influence, has felt the effect of her assiduity and unfailing dignity. Now, Miss Sturgeon, as you go to sunnier lands, may your past suc- cesses stretch out into the future, and may the appreciation and good-will of Rock Island High School be ever a reminder of your worth. We shall not say Farewell, but Au Revoir. Farewell to Miss Alice Rush FOR THE LAST TIME the name of Miss Alice Rush is to be in- cluded among the faculty of Rock Island High School. After thirty- three years of loyal service, she has retired for a much-deserved vacation from the duties of school teaching. Her years in this school have been fruitful ones. Every student who has come under her kindly instruction has found himself better equipped for life, for Miss Rush has taught us living. Those who have been in her classes carry in their minds her oft-repeated statement that school is not preparatory to life, but is life itself — a life in which we form those habits which to a great extent determine our future destination. And best of all, she has given us an ide al in herself; her teaching has been exemplified by her life of service. There is not one of us who will not remember the kindly patient woman whose eyes could flash and urge to do, as well as twinkle with humor. She has been a true school mother, and, in going, will leave an unbelievably empty place among us. Admiration, respect, and love have all been kindled in our hearts by her efficient guar- dianship and sympathetic understanding. Refined and sweetly gentle, she has dwelt among us not as one apart, but as. an indispensable element in our school life. She is, as the poet has so well said: A perfect woman, nobly plann ' d To warn, to comfort, and command. Therefore, it is with deepest regret that the school bids farewell to Miss Rush, and wishes her all happiness and rest in this so richly deserved retirement. THE W A T C H T O W E R 19 2 6- MR. R. L. AKEY Des Moines University University of Iowa University of Illinois History MISS ELIZABETH BABCOCK Dana Hall, University of Wisconsin Home Economics MR. G. D. BAIRD University of Illinois Science MR. H. E. BEHNAMANN Southern Normal School of Physical Educ. Battle Creek Normal School of Phys. Educ. American College of Physical Education University of Illinois Physical Education MR. CARL BERGSTROM Teachers ' College. De Kalh University of Chicago Manual Arts MISS MALVINA M. CALOINE Ecole Normale et de Regent es. Thielt, Belgium Oxford Univ. Extension. Clevedon. Eng University of Chicago French MR. J. R. CLARK University of Illinois University of Dyou. Dyou, France Manual Arts MR. E. L. COURTNEY De Pauw University Manual Arts Pagr sixteen THE WATCH TOWER 1926 MISS ALVERDA DOXEY Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio University of Chicago Latin MR. R. PAUL EDINGTON Wabash College Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, Mass. Science MRS. ANNIE E. FERGUSON University of Arkansas National Normal University Augustana Summer School University of Iowa English MISS GEORGIA T. FIRST Shurtleff College University of Chicago Oxford University, England Latin MISS CARRIE ECKBLAD Augustana College Commercial MISS HELEN M. ENINGER University of Illinois University of Chicago Englisli MISS DORA FRAZEE Monticello Seminary University of Illinois University of Colorado Columbia University Mathematics MISS MARJORIE GAILEY University o f Iowa Public Speaking Page Seventeen THE Y A T C H TOWER 19 2 6 MR. EARL H. HANSON Augustana College Augustana Theological Seminary History MISS EDNA E. HUBER Iowa State Teachers ' College. Cedar Falls University of Iowa Science MR. A. W. JAMES State Teachers ' College, Pittshurg, Kansas University of Chicago Armour Technical College. Chicago Manual Arts MR. W. L. KIMMEL Wabash College University of Illinois Science MISS CELIA F. HYNEY Skidmore College. New York Columbia University School of Arts and Craft. Berkeley, Calif. Art MISS SARAH C. LARAWAY Northwestern University University of Chicago English MISS EVA M. IRVINE Monmouth College University of Chicago History MISS EMILIA C. MERTZ Augustana College University of Michigan German Page Eighteen THE WATCH TOWER 1926 MISS MARTHA MILLER Teachers ' College, De Kalb Illinois State Normal University Commercial MR. GEORGE C. RAUSCH State Teachers ' College, Macomb, 111. University of Iowa Manual Arts MISS ORAL PAINTER University of Chicago University of Iowa Commercial MISS EVA ROBB Augustana College University of Chicago Mathematics MISS HAZEL PARRISH Northwestern University University of Chicago Mathematics MISS ALICE RUSH Normal School, Lebanon, Ohio University of Michigan History MISS LUCY H. PRENTICE Parsons College, Fairfield. Iowa University of Chicago Latin, English MISS GERALDINE SCHMID Mt. St. Joseph College Columbia College, Dubuque, Iowa English Page Nineteen THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 MISS CAROLU L. SCHUTZ Shurtleff College University of Chicago Western Illinois State Teachers ' College English MR. J. H. SHANTZ University ot Chicago History MISS CHARLOTTE STONE University ot Iowa University of Chicago Commci-cial MISS J. B. STURGEON Northwestern University Columbia University University of California E)iglish ' and Journalism MISS CECILE VOGELBAUGH Stephens College. Columbia. Missouri Northwestern University Music MISS CORA L. STODDARD University of Michigan University of ' Wisconsin English and Journalism MISS JEAN WELCH University of Illinois Columbia University Home Economics Page Twenty THE WATCH TO V E R 9 2 6 ZG 2 MARIAN GITT AI.EX SCOTT MART LILLIAN STARXES SENIORS OFFICERS President Alex Scott Vice President Mary Lillian Starnes Secretary Class Motto Onward and Upward Class Colors Old Rose and Silver Marian Gitt Class Flower American Beauty Rose Page Twenty-four THE W A T C H TO W E R 1926 ANDERSON, WILMA Dramatic club ' 23. ' 24; J. E. C. ' 25; Class play ' 25; Glee club 25. ' 26; Robin Hood ' 25; Color committee. APPLE, DE ARHOND Dramatic club ' 23, ' 24. ' 25: Orchestra ' 23. ' 24, ' 25; Glee club ' 24. ' 25; Band ' 24. ' 25. ' 26: Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25. ' 26; Radio club ' 24. ' 25; J. E. C. ' 26 ASH. GERALD Football ' 24. ' 25. ' 26. BARTHOLOMEW, FRANK Frank ended his High School career with great credit. BENTRIM. LA VERNE .1. E. C. ' 26; Class play ' 26. BIEHL. LLCILLE Hi-Y ' 23. ' 24. ' 25. ' 26; Cheer leader ' 24. ' 25. ' 26. BLADEL. RICHARD A real friend, a tine student, and a subtle humorist. BLAIR. IXA Hi-Y ' 23. ' 24. ' 25, ' 26. Cabinet ' 26; Dra- matic club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 26. BLIESNER, CARL BEALER, SYLVIA Band ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26 (president ' 26): A timid but excellent student is Sylvia. J. E. C. ' 26: Student manager ' 26. Page Tu-eniy-five THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 BOLIN, MAYME Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26; Honor roll ' 26; Class Day program ; Flower and Color committee. BRANDT, GWENDOLEN French club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 25. ' 26; Glee club ' 25, ' 26. BOLLMAN, THOMAS Glee club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 25, ' 26; Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26. BOXERMAN, ISRAEL J. E. C. ' 23: Ciceronian ' 23. ' 24, ' 25, ' 26 (Pres. ' 26); W. T. Bi-weekly staff ' 24: Annual staff ' 25; Extemp ' 25, ' 26; Winner Big Nine ' 26; Debate ' 25, ' 26; W. T. Board ' 26: Honor roll; Class Day pro- gram. BRIGGS. LOIS J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24: Hi-Y ' 23. ' 24. ' 25; De- bate ' 26; Ciceronian ' 26 (secretary ' 26); Honor roll; Motto committee. BRUHN, ARLAIN Glee club ' 25; Home Economics club ' 25, ' 26. BRADY. HAROLD Ciceronian ' 23, ' 26; Class play ' 25; Football ' 24, ' 25. CALDWELL, STUART J. E. C. ' 23. BRAEM. MARGUERITE French club ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Hi-Y ' 26; Honor roll. CAMPANA. ANNA Hi-Y ' 24; Glee club ' 26; Home Economics club ' 26. Page Twenty-six THE WATCH T O W E R 9 2 6 CANTY, MARY EVELYN J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24, ' 25 (vice president ' 23) ; HiY ' 23, Cabinet ' 25, ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25; Class play ' 25; Honor roll. CARPENTER, MILDRED Hi-Y ' 26; J. E. C. ' 26; Home Economics club ' 26; Honor roll; Flower and Color committee. CARTER, FRANCES Bi-weekly staff ' 24; French club ' 24, ' 25; J. E. C. ' 24, ' 25. ' 26 (president ' 26); An- nual staff ' 25; Only 38 ' 25; Home Eco- nomics club ' 26. CHAPMAN, GRACE J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Glee club ' 25, Trio ' 26; Bi-weekly staff ' 25; W. T. Board ' 26; Annual staff ' 26; Class Day program; Honor roll. CLARK, DARLYNE Bi-weekly staff ' 25; W. T. Board ' 25; Annual Business management ' 25 : Cice- ronian ' 26; Associate editor ot Annual ' 26; Graduated in 3% years; Program committee. CLARK. VIRGIL A quiet boy — but a noisy motor-cycle! COHN, ROSE Glee club ' 24; Hi-Y ' 26. COLE. BEULAH Glee club ' 24: J. E. C. ' 24. ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26; Home Economics club ' 26: Honor roll. COLEHOUR. MORRIS Football ' 24; Extemp ' 25; Track ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; Ciceronian ' 25, ' 26: Cross country ' 25. ' 26 (captain ' 26): Athietic Board ' 25. ' 26; Debate ' 26; Motto com- mittee. COLLINS. BRUCE Hi-Y ' 23. ' 24, ' 25, ' 26 (president ' 25); Ciceronian ' 25; Class play ' 25. Page Twenty-seven THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 CRISWELL, WALTER Basketball ' 24. ' 25, ' 26 (captain ' 25); Football ' 23. ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Track ' 24, 26: Dramatic club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 26. DOUGLAS. GLADYS J. E. C. ' 23; Dramatic club ' 24; Hi-Y CRUZEN. FAULKNER Football ' 24; Basketball ' 24: Track ' 24. ' 25. DAHLSTEN. MILLICENT J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; Flower committee. EDWARDS. DOROTHY Honor roll. ELLENWOOD. MARGUERITE A girl with qualities that make a true friend. DAVIS. GORDON J. E. C. ' 26; Annual staff ' 26; Bi-weekly ' 26; French club ' 26; Class play ' 26; Honor roll ' 26. DETHRICK. GERALD Dramatic club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 26. ELLIS, ROY Track ' 24. ' 25. ESRICK, BEN Weary Ben! But he reached his desti- nation. Page Twenty-eight THE W A T C H T () W E R 192 6 EVANS, THEUIA Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26. GERSICK. HARRY J. E. C. ' 23, ' 26: Ciceronian ' 24. ' 25, ' 26; Debate ' 25, ' 26; Declamation ' 2G. FITZ. HAROLD Hi-Y ' 25. FOUT, VIOLET Hi-Y ' 23; Home Economics club ' 26; Glee club ' 26. GITT. MARIAN Hi Y ' 24. ' 25, ' 26; J. E. C. ' 24. ' 25. Di-amatic club ' 25: Cabinet ' 25. ' 26; Treas. Dramatic dept. ' 26; French ' 26; Orchestra ' 26; Class sec. ' 26; gram committee. GOTTHARDT, HAROLD Track ' 24. ' 25; Football ' 25. ' 26. ' 26: Sec. club Pro- FRISK. MYRTLE J. E. C. ' 23. GREAR. JOSEPH Orchestra ' 25; Band ' 25, ' 26 (pres. ' 251 ; Glee club ' 25. ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25: J. E. C. ' 26. GATES. PEARL Hi-Y ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; J. E. C. ' 24. ' 25. ' 26 Dramatic club ' 25; Bi-weekly staff ' 24 Annual staff ' 25; Sec. Treas. class ' 25 Honor roll. GREEXBLATT. LOUIS Mask and Dagger ' 24; J. E. C. ' 23. ' 26; Ciceronian ' 23. ' 24, ' 25, ' 26 (pres. ' 25. vice pres. ' 26) : Boys ' declamation ' 24, ' 25 ' 26; Extemp ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25; Dramatic club ' 25: French club ' 25, ' 26; Class play ' 26. Page Twenty-nine THE W A T C H T O W E R 1926 GREGG, CAROL Class secretary ' 23; J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24; Hi-Y ' 24, ' 25. GUMMERSOX. ELVERA Home Economics club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26. HAERTEL, ALICE J. E. C. ' 23: Hi-Y ' 23: Glee club ' 23- ' 26; High School in 3% years. HAINES, ADELE Entered Junior year from Villa; Home Economics club ' 26; Honor roll. HASTIXGS, MARIE Bi-weekly staff ' 23; J. E. C. ' 25, ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25; Declamation ' 25: Dad- dy Long Legs ' 25: Big Idea ' 26; Senior play. HEITZ, MARY LOUISE Hi-Y ' 22. ' 26. HEXXIGER. HAROLD Senior play. HILL. ELYVOOD Orchestra ' 23. HALPERX, ELSIE Hi-Y ' 23, ' 25, ' 26; Orchestra ' 23. ' 24, ' 25. ' 26. HOUSTOX. CECELIA A good all-around person to have known. Page Thirty THE WATCH T O W E R 9 2 6 Z 2KT HUESING, ELINOR Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; J. E. C. ' 24, ' 25, 26; Dramatic club ' 25; French club ' 26; ' Daddy Long Legs ' 25. KILPATRICK, ALICE Home Economics club ' 26; Senior play; Honor roll ; Entered Senior year from Matherville High School. ISEXBERG, PEARL J. J E. C. ' 23; Science club ' 24; French club ' 24. ' 25. ' 26; Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26: Honor roll; Senior play. JAHN, PAUL Glee club ' 26. KIXXE. IRENE French club ' 24. KINNEY, LUCILLE Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; Home Economics club ' 24; Dramatic club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 25, ' 26; Daddy Long Legs ' 25. JOHNSTON. IRMA J. E. C. ' 23; French club ' 25: Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; Home Economics club ' 26. KLATTENHOFF. MARGARET J. E. C. ' 25, ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; Honor Bright ' 25; Senior play. JONES, HELEN Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25: J. E. C. ' 26; Worked way through school. KLAWONN, CLARA Glee club ' 26. Page Thirty-one THE W A T C H T O Y E R 9 2 6 KKIER, JOHX Bi-weekly staff ' 24; Asst. business mgr. ' 24; Business mgr. ' 25; Ciceronian ' 24; J. E. C. ' 23, ' 26; Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26; Daddy Long Legs ; Watch Tower Board ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Editor-in-chief of the Annual ' 26; Honor roll. LARSON, MELYIN Hi-Y ' 2:1, ' 24. LEFSTEIN, LESTER Ciceronian ' 23; Bi-weekly ' 26. KROEGER, CLARENCE A boy R. I. H. S. will miss. LEONARD. KENNETH Bi-weekly staff ' 26. KULP. HARRY Ciceronian ' 23, ' 24. ' 25; Extempore ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 26. KULP. TILLIE Hi-Y ' 23: French club ' 24, ' 25; Mask and Dagger ' 24. ' 25. KUSCHMANN, HARRY Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25; Dramatic club ' 25; Foot- ball ' 25. LIEDTKE, EDWIN Football ' 23. ' 24, ' 25 i captain ' 26); Rock Island club ' 23, ' 24. ' 25: Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25, ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25: .1. E. C. ' 25. ' 26; Senior play. LIPTON. MARY FRANCES Glee club ' 23. ' 24. ' 25. ' 26; J. E. C. ' 23. ' 26: Dramatic club ' 25: Daddy Long- Legs ' 25; Honor roll: Color committee. Page Thirty-tico THE WATCH TOWER 192 6 LIVESEY, DOROTHY Ciceronian ' 25; Glee club ' 25; Debate ' 25. ' 26; J. E. C. ' 25. ' 2li; Honor roll. McPIKE, DOXALD Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24, ' 25. ' 26; Band ' 25. ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25; J. E. C. ' 26; The Bis Idea ' 26; Senior play. LORENZEN, MABELLE J. E. C. ' 25; Hi-Y ' 23. ' 24. ' 25. ' 26. LUNDQUIST, CARL Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26. McCABE, FAYE Home Economics club ' 23; J. E. C. ' 22, ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26. MANN, WILLIAM Class treas. ' 22; Hi-Y ' 22. ' 23, ' 24. ' 25; Class pres. ' 23; Bi-weekly staff ' 23: Class sec. ' 24; Basketball ' 24. ' 25; Track ' 24. ' 25; Man on the Box ' 24; Dramatic club ' 22. ' 23. ' 25; Cheer leader ' 25. MARTIN, VIRGINIA Hi-Y ' 23. ' 24, ' 25 ' 26; Daddy Long- Legs ' 25; J. E. C. ' 25. ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25; French club 26. MIKESELL. RUTH Glee club ' 23. ' 24. ' 25; French club ' 24; Robin Hood ' 25 ; Home Economics club ' 26. McMULLIN, LOUISE MILLER, CARL Hi-Y ' 25. Page Thirty-three THE W A T C H T O W E R 1926 MURRAY, FAITH Girl Scouts ' 23; J. E. C. ' 23. ' 24, ' 26; Glee club ' 24. ' 25, ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25; Ciceronian ' 25 ; Daddy Long Legs ' 25. NELSON, RUTH Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25. ' 26: Stenographer in Mr. Burch ' s office; Honor roll. XEIDORF, MARY Girl Scouts ' 22; French club ' 24. ' 25. ' 26; Bi-weekly ' 23; Home Economics club ' 26: Stenographic team ' 26; Honor roll. NOTHSTEIN, ELIZABETH J. E. C. ' 24. ' 25; Hi-Y ' 26; German ciub ' 26; Honor roll; Flower committee. NELSON, FLORENCE .1. E. C. ' 24; Dramatic club ' 25; Glee club ' 25. ' 26; Hi-Y ' 26. NELSON, MILDRED Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25, ' 26: J. E. C. ' 24. ' 25, ' 26; Dramatic club; Watch Tower Board ' 25; Bi-weekly ' 24: Annual staff ' 25; Declama- tion ' 25. ' 26; French club ' 26: Junior play ' 25; Honor roll; Class Day program. O ' HERN. CLOYD Football ' 23. ' 21: Dramatic club ' 25: J. E. C. ' 26. OLSON. BERNARD Track ' 26. NELSON. PAUL J. E. C. ' 22, ' 26; Hi-Y ' 25; Big Idea ' 25; Senior play: Honor roll. OLSON . LOUISA A good friend to have. Page Thirty-four THE W A T C H T O W E R 1 ( ) 2 6 OLSON, ROY J. E. C. ' 22. PENDER. CATHERINE Hi-V ' 23, ' 24. ' 25, ' 26; Junior basketbal ' 23; Bi-weekly staff ' 25. OLSSON. RUTH Glee club ' 23, ' 24. ' 25; J. E. C. ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Bi-weekly ' 24; Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25. ' 26; Watch Tower Board ' 25. ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25. ' 26; Annual staff ' 26; High School in 3% years; Honor roll; Class Day pro- gram. PARIDON, RUTH J. E. C. ' 23. ' 24. ' 26; Hi-Y ' 23. ' 24. ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25; Only 3S ; Home Economics club. PEARLSTEIN. GEORGE Ciceronian 26; Second team, football, ' 26. PEARSON. VENDLA Home Economics club ' 26; Hi-Y ' 26. Page Thirty-five PETERSON. HOWARD A likable fellow because of his cheer- fulness and witty remarks. PETERSON, LEONA Orchestra ' 23, ' 24 ' 26: Dramatic club ' 24; J. E. C. ' 24; Glee club ' 25; Hi-Y ' 26; Home Economics club ' 26; Girls ' Trio ' 26. PIERCE, RUTH Bi-weekly staff ' 24; Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; J. E. C. ' 25. ' 26; Annual staff ' 26; Senior play; Honor roll; High School in 3% years. QUINN, LORETTA J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Bi-weekly ' 25: President. French Club ' 26; Annual staff ' 26: Watch Tower Board ' 26; Honor roll; Class Day program. THE W A T C H T O W E R 19 2 6 RATHBl ' X, RUTH RUDMAX. JULIUS Home Economics club ' 26; Honor roll. Football ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic club ' 25. REDDIG, BESSIE Hi-Y ' 26; Ciceronian ' 26. SANDERS. JAMES J. E. C. ' 23. RIMMERMAN, CHARLES Hi-Y ' 24; Ciceronian ' 24. SATER, RUTH Hi-Y ' 23, ' 26; Dramatic club 26. ROBERTS. EVELYN J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24. ' 25 ' 26: Hi-Y ' 23, ' 24. ' 25. ' 26; Girls ' Tennis champion ' 25: French club ' 26. SCANNELL, AGATHA J. E. C. ' 25; Honor roll. ROGERS, WARREN Retiring in disposition — but a good pal. SCHERER. GLEN Ciceronian ' 23. Page Thirty-six THE WATCH T O W E R 19 2 6 SCHROEDER, MARIAN Hi-Y ' 26: J. E. C. ' 26; German club ' 26; Honor roll. SC ' HKOKTHEK. ICDXA German club ' 26; J. E. C. ' 26; Honor roll. SCHUBERT. ROLAND Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; French club ' 25. ' 26. SCOTT. ALEX Hi-Y ' 22; Basketball ' 23. ' 24. ' 25; Class president ' 25, ' 26; Track ' 24. captain ' 25; Dramatic club ' 24; Stage manager of Big Idea ; Class Day committee. SEARLE. RUTH Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26; German club ' 26. SIEMOX, AXXETTA J. E. C. ' 23. ' 24. ' 25, ' 26; Glee club ' 24; Bi-weekly staff ' 24; Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26; Annual staff ' 26; High School in 3 years; Honor roll. SIGLER, ROBERT ,1. E. C. ' 24. ' 25. ' 26: Junior play; Hi-Y ' 25. ' 26. SMITH. DONALD Football ' 26; Basketball ' 26; Track ' 26: J. E. C. ' 26. SMITH, GLADYS Dramatic club ' 25. ' 26; Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26; Declamation ' 26. SMULL. JOHX Basketball ' 25, ' 26; Dramatic club ' 26; Program committee. Pane Thirty-seven THE W A T C H TOWER 9 2 6 SPECHTRIE, SAM Bi-weekly staff ' 24: Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25. ' 26. STANLEY. OTIS J. E. C. 23; Radio club ' 24. SHERRY. JANE Dramatic club ' 24. ' 25 (president ' 25); Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25, ' 26; French club ' 25. ' 26; Honor roll. STANFORD, ALDEN Stage manager Junior play ' 25: Stage management Senior play; Honor roll. STANFORD. MILTON Orchestra ' 24. ' 25; Band ' 25. ' 26; Honor roll. STANLEY, CECELIA J. E. C. ' 23; Glee club ' 23, ' 24; Dra- matic club ' 24; Daddy Long Legs ' 25 ; Girls ' Trio ' 26; Class Day program. STARNES. MARY LILLIAN Hi-Y ' 23. ' 24. ' 25. ' 26; J. E. C. ' 23. ' 24. ' 26: French club ' 25. ' 26 (president ' 25): Bi-weekly staff ' 26: Vice president of Se- nior class: Honor roll. STKATE. ERNEST Track ' 26. STURM. SAM Hi-Y ' 24. TAYLOR, ROY Track ' 25. Page Thirly-eight THE WATCH TOWER 9 2 6 THIELKE. JUSTIN Hi-Y; Radio club ' 24; Second team of football: Snapshot editor for ' 26 Annual. WEEDA, HOWARD Basketball ' 26. TICKTIN. EVA J. E. C. ' 22; Bi-weekly staff ' 23; French club ' 24, ' 25; Ciceronian ' 25; Honor roll. TREMANN, ELIZABETH Hi-Y ' 23, Treasurer ' 24, ' 25, President ' 26; Bi-weekly staff ' 24; Annual staff ' 25; Dramatic club ' 25, ' 26; Senior play; Hon- or roll. VERSMAN. HELEN J. E. C. ' 23; Bi-weekly staff ' 24; Hi-Y ' 25, ' 26; Ciceronian ' 26; Annual staff ' 26; High School in 3y 2 years. VOGELE, CHARLES Hi-Y ' 26; Radio club ' 25. WENGER, FLORENCE Hi-Y ' 26; J. E. C. ' 26. WIENDRUCH, HIMAN Hi-Y ' 26; Ciceronian ' 26; High School in 3% years. WIESMAN, CLARENCE Hi-Y ' 24; Ciceronian ' 24; Bi-weekly staff ' 25; Watch Tower Board ' 25; High School in 3% years. WILHELM, HAROLD Class treas. ' 22; Hi-Y ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; J. E. C. ' 24; Basketball ' 24, ' 25. ' 26 (captain ' 261 ; Track ' 24. ' 25. ' 26: Football ' 25. ' 26; Dramatic club ' 25, ' 26. Page Thirty-nine THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 WILLETTS. CECIL Orchestra ' 22, ' 23 ; Extemp ' 26. WOODYATT. LLOYD Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25; Track ' 25; Yell leader. YOUNG, NORMA J. E. C. ' 23, ' 24 (vice president ' 26); English Magazine committee ' 25; French club ' 25. ' 26; Hi-Y ' 26; Orchestra ' 26; Class Day program ; Honor roll : Motto committee. WRIGHT. POSTER Orchestra ' 23. ' 24; Band ' 24, ' 25; Hi-Y ' 24. ' 25: Dramatic club orchestra ' 25; Dramatic club ' 25, ' 26. ZEFFREX.. HERMAN Herman left school in January, but came back in June to graduate with his class. ZIFFREN. ALFRED Junior Class play; Sophomore baseball. ZIMEL, SIDNEY Ciceronian ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Declamation ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic club ' 25; Debate ' 25, ' 26; Extemp ' 25, ' 26; J. E. C. ' 26. ZUERCHER. IRENE J. E. C. ' 24; Robin Hood ' 24: Glee club ' 25. ' 26. Page Forty CHUMS ■■B I ' ! I f: ■j $ K J£l fc ■B .;., ;.BH HI i jfr MARIE + ELI5HBETH AhMA- VIOLET VERA MARG, MYRTLE DON 1 LABE THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 COMMENCEMENT CALENDAR 1926 Friday, May 28th, 8 P.M Junior Reception to Seniors Manual Arts Building Friday, June 4th, 10 A.M Senior Assembly High School Auditorium Sunday, June 6th, 7:30 P.M Commencement Sermon Rev. G. A. Sheets Augustana College Gymnasium Wednesday, June 9th, 2 p.m Class Day Exercises High School Auditorium Friday, June 11th, 8 p.m Commencement Exercises Augustana College Gymnasium CLASS DAY PROGRAM Opening March WILLIAM RossiTER ' 27 Address of Welcome Grace Chapman Class History Israel Boxerman Duet for Two Pianos Norma Young, Mayme Bolin Class Prophecy Mildred Nelson Gifts to the Juniors Loretta QuiNN Music — Selected GlRLS ' CHORUS Wilma Anderson Alice Haertel Florence Nelson Gwendolen Brandt Lucille Kinney Ruth Olsson Anna Campana Mary F. Lipton Leona Peterson Grace Chapman Dorothy Livesey Cecelia Stanley Violet Fout Ruth Mikesell Irene Zuercher Faith Murray Loretta Quinn — Accompanist Farewell Address Jane Sperry Closing March William Rossiter Page Forty-txco THE W A T C H T O W E R ?26 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Processional Mrs. Robert T. Lee Invocation Rev. Fred J. Rolf Pastor of the Evangelical Church of Peace Cantata The Legend of Granada The Rock Island Music Club Chorus Director — Mrs. Amelia Schmidt Gobble Address Dr. Charles S. Medbury Pastor of the University Church of Christ Des Moines, Iowa Presentation of Diplomas Mr. J. F. Witter President of the Board of Education Benediction Rev. Fred J. Rolf I ' iKjr Forty-three THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 ADDRESS OF WELCOME GRACE CHAPMAN Parents, faculty, friends, and fellow-students : it is my pleasure, on behalf of the graduating class of 1926, to welcome you to our Class Day exercises. A sense of gratitude is mingled with our welcome to you, be- cause in one way or another you have made possible this day, this culmina- tion of twelve years ' endeavor. You, parents, by your interest, encouragement, and often sacrifices, have impressed upon our minds the necessity of realizing this privilege of preparatory education. Our feeling of gratefulness for your effort in our behalf and the depth of our welcome to you we cannot adequately express. In our four years in this school, we have come to regard you, our teachers, not only as instructors, but as friends in the truest sense. You took us as freshmen, knowing little of Latin, algebra, or chemistry, and patiently labored with us, who were often indifferent and unresponsive, until today, as seniors, we face our graduation largely through your ef- forts. We are also grateful to you, Mr. Youngert, for your leadership through the difficulties and problems which have confronted us during our years in High School. We welcome you, members of the Faculty, most gladly. You, our friends, outside the circle of the school, have made this day possible by providing for the establishment and continuance of this school, which we love so dearly. To you, Mr. Bardwell and members of the School Board, who are the active agents of the friends of the school, we are also indebted for the high caliber of our teachers and the careful supervision in keeping our school up to the high standard. Our gratitude to you is indeed heartfelt and our welcome most sincere. Schoolmates, we feel that in leaving our school we leave behind also, among you, many of our best friends. The good times we have had to- gether live only in our memories now, but they shall not be easily forgot- ten. With you remains the task of keeping the scholarship of our school ever high and making its name shine even brighter by your achievements. , Again, in behalf of this class of 1926, I bid you all a most hearty welcome. Page Forty-four THE W A T C H TOWER 1926 CLASS HISTORY ISRAEL BOXERMAN A professor at Yale once remarked that the early history of any nation is entirely without any real achievements, because the success of a nation comes only after a gradual growth. In most cases, it is many years before the accomplishments of a nation are great. This, however, was in no respect true of the class of ' 26, for, from the time of our very first appearance in Rock Island High School, in the fall of 1922, we burst forth into scintillating glory. We immediately took our rightful place in school affairs and our attainments were many. The first thing necessary for the proper organization of our class was the election of class officers. Delmar Woodward was elected president. Delmar, however, was pierced by a dart shot by Dan Cupid, quit school, married, and settled down to a peaceful matrimonial life. Norman Do- man was chosen vice-president. Carol Gregg, since she possessed a great knowledge of the Gregg Shorthand Course, gained the position of secre- tary. Kike Wilhelm, because he had much longer pockets than the rest of us, was chosen custodian of the pocket-book. The first important event of our high school career was the Fresh- man Reception on September 29, at which time sophisticated seniors mingled with us green freshies in the justly famous Manual Arts Bail- room, while later in the year, the Freshman-Sophomore party was an- other event long to be remembered. ' It was in our Freshman year, also, that we formed a large and flour- ishing Freshman Division of the Junior English Council. An incident which conclusively proved the forensic ability of the members of our class was the Declamatio n contest sponsored by the Freshman Division of the Junior English Council. On account of the great ability manifested in this contest by one of our fellow students, namely, Louis Greenblatt, his name will go down in the history of the school as one of the finest forensic products ever put out by Rock Island High School. In this contest, Louis delivered a gruesome, awe-Inspiring, blood-curdling declamatory selection, The Murderer ' s Confession, with such great vehemence and such great effect, that Mrs. Eastman, one of the judges, declared, that in her opinion, boys of Louis ' s age (he was only thirteen, and quite a wee boy) should not have their young minds poisoned with such horrible tales. In spite of all his passionate rendition, however, the decision was given to Jane Sperry. There was one among us who was later destined to captivate the heart of a certain fair lady, and who, even at this early period, was demon- Page Forty-five THE W A T C H TOWER 1926 strating his ability to gain the admiration of the fairer sex — Edwin Liedtke, our dashing football captain. He was then a rosy-cheeked little boy and so polite that all the teachers just loved the little darling. Our histrionic talent was very marked, even in our Freshman year. The cast of Mrs. Oakley ' s Telephone and Three Pills in a Bottle in- cluded many Freshmen. In addition to these accomplishments, our class demonstrated the fact that even as Freshmen we were endowed with extraordinary in- telligence, for there were ten members of our class on the Academic Honor Roll. 2. During our Freshman year, we had beyond doubt established our- selves as intellectual giants, to the extent that it was said of more than one of us, And still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew. In our Sophomore year we carried this reputation on, by placing Louis Greenblatt on the Declamation team, Harry Kulp on the Extemporaneous speaking team, while John Krier was chosen assistant advertising manager of the Watch Tower. At the beginning of our Sophomore year, however, we also began to show ourselves to be physi- cally as well as mentally strong, with the result that our class began to be a force in all athletic activities. Liedtke, Rudman, O ' Hern, and Ash shone on the football field ; Criswell on the basketball floor ; and Scott and Ellis on track during the season, though at the time all were mere sophomores. It was during our Sophomore year, too, that the school as a whole realized that the Sophomore Class possessed a member whose voice was guaranteed to instill the necessary pep and spirit into either gasping athletes or drooping rooters. They naturally, then, proceeded to improve Rock Island ' s chances for victory by electing Lucille Biehl yell leader, a position which she has held ever since. It was at the beginning of this year that one of our members re- ceived his first big thrill in the form of his first pair of long trousers. To such an extent did this addition to his wardrobe please the young man that we elected Norman Doman our president. We did not succeed very well, however, in retaining our Sophomore officers, for Norman fell be- hind by taking a plunge into the rubber business. Bert Nolan, our vice- president, plunged into the swamps of Florida to make his fortune, and Frank Koester, our secretary, also felt the lure of earning his own money. At the beginning of our Junior year, therefore, we determined to choose officers so interested in scholastic pursuits that nothing could in- duce them to leave school. We chose, then. Alex Scott as president, Wal- ter Criswell as vice-president, and Pearl Gates as secretary. Page Forty-six THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 With such well-known athletes heading our class, we were bound to go a long way as Juniors toward complete supremacy in athletics. Juniors were captains of all teams last year, our above-mentioned officers heading the track and basketball teams respectively, and relying for team support on many of their own classmates. Among the class of ' 26 were many able declaimers, debaters, and ex- temporaneous speakers. Mildred Nelson and Marie Hastings served on the Girls ' Declamation team, and Louis Greenblatt and Sidney Zimel on the Boys ' Declamation team. Israel Boxerman, Harry Gersick, Sidney Zimel, and Dorothy Livesey upheld the school in debate. Israel Boxerman, Morris Colehour, Harry Kulp, and Sidney Zimel participated in extem- poraneous speaking activities. On the Watch Tower Annual Staff there were five juniors: Elizabeth Tremann, Pearl Gates, Mildred Nelson, Frances Carter, and Israel Boxer- man ; while the Watch Tower management included John Krier and Ruth Olsson. The officers of the Ciceronian, French Club, and Boys ' Hi-Y were members of our class. In the field of dramatics, also, there were to be found many of our number. All the members of the cast of Miss Civilization, except one, were Juniors. The Junior Class Play, in which Robert Sigler and Mildred Nelson took the leading roles, was the most successful Junior Class Play ever staged. In the cast of Only 38 juniors were much in evidence. Social events also occupied a portion of our time during the Junior year. At the Junior party the clown band, led by Ruth Paridon, a most excellent clown, made a big hit. In the main show of the Frolic, Louis Greenblatt imitated a southern darky to perfection. At the Junior spring party a balloon dance was engaged in, and at the Junior-Senior Reception, the Manual Arts Ballroom was converted into a huge Japanese garden. Japanese surroundings, Japanese costumes, and even the fragrance of Oriental incense produced a very realistic effect. Alex Scott had proved during the Junior year that the lure of gold could not divorce him from his beloved school, so, as Seniors, we decided to once again elect him president. Marian Lillian Starnes was chosen vice- president and Marian Gift got the office of secretary. Our senior year has marked the last lap in our high school careers and has been, naturally, the year of our greatest achievements. The presidencies of the most important organizations were intrusted to seniors. Israel Boxerman headed the Ciceronian Debating Society, Page Forty-seven THE WATCH TO W E R 19 2 6 John Krier led the Dramatic Club, and Frances Carter had the leadership of the Junior English Council. The presidents of the Girls ' Hi-Y, the French Club, the Boys ' Hi-Y, and the Poetry Department were given to Elizabeth Tremann, Loretta Quinn, Carl Bliesner, and Gwendolen Brandt respectively. Seniors formed the backbone of the various athletic teams. Edwin Liedtke was captain of the football team, Kike Wilhelm of the basket- ball team, and Morris Colehour of the cross-country squad. Never was our forensic ability so clearly demonstrated as during our Senior year. Mildred Nelson, Rock Island ' s representative in the Big Nine Girls ' Declamation Contest, took third place. The Boys ' Declama- tion Team included Sidney Zimel, Harry Gersick, and Louis Greenblatt. The debate team was composed of Israel Boxerman, Harry Gersick, Lois Briggs, Dorothy Livesey, and Sidney Zimel, all seniors. The extempo- raneous speaking team included Israel Boxerman, Cecil Willetts, Harold Brady, and Sidney Zimel. Israel Boxerman, a senior student, walked away with first place in the Big Nine Extemporaneous Contest held at Moline. This was the first time in the history of the school that a Rock Island representative had taken first. Nor were we lacking in purely intellectual attainments. The Se- mester Honor Roll numbered twelve Seniors. Thirty-seven Seniors were placed on the Senior Honor Roll with an average of S8 c ( or more. Dramatic achievements also were great. The Dramatic Club play, The Big Idea, with the majority of the cast Seniors played to a capacity house. There is among us one who was a very weighty member of the class of ' 26, Gordon Davis. Throughout his high school career, Gordon had secretly cherished ambitions of obtaining the leading role in the Senior Class Play. However, Gordon felt that his weight retarded the fulfillment of his dreams, since he tipped the scales at fully 200 pounds. Gordon thereupon decided that the only way to achieve this dream was to diminish the proportions of his body, and lose the girdle of fat which he possessed. Gordon had read that a lamb chop and pineapple diet was not only a safe way to reduce, but also was the food which gave great actors their ability. After going on a strict lamb chop and pineapple diet and chewing five packages of Silph reducing gum per day, Gordon made away with 65 pounds, and came back to school last fall a rejuvenated young man with a weight of only 135 pounds. The strenuous effort of Gordon was well rewarded, for he received the leading role in the Senior class play. Mer- ton of the Movies. Our play in which Gordon had the leading role, sup- ported, however, by other excellent Senior talent, scored a great triumph. After four years of the greatest achievements and glory, the career of the class of 1926 draws to a close. It is with deepest regret that we Page Forty-eight THE W A T C H TOWER 1926 think of leaving- Rock Island High School, but our sorrow is somewhat tempered by the knowledge that the attainments of our class are carved in large letters in the annals of Rock Island High School. Our joy at the success of our play was still animating us when we were thrown into a further state of excitement by the crowning social event of the year, the Junior-Senior Reception. It is too fresh in the minds of you Seniors to need any reviewing by me, but I might say for the benefit of those in the audience who were not present that it was the very best Junior-Senior Reception ever held. And just as this Junior-Senior Reception was the best ever held, so were these past four years the very best we shall ever experience. They were four years crowned with plenty of fun and much achievement. They were four fleet years — years which in spite of ourselves have come to an end. We know, however, that this is not the end, but the beginning of our history. Let us hope that our future history will be for each of us as worth while as these past four years have been. Page Forty-nine THE W A T C H T O W E R 1926 CLASS PROPHECY MILDRED NELSON It gives me the greatest pleasure to be here this afternoon to en- lighten you as to what the future holds for these graduates. It is of the utmost importance that you know these facts not only that your curiosity might be satisfied and your mind relieved of a great problem, but also that you may be guided by this knowledge and have a firm foundation for the building of your future. Some years ago I had the privilege of predict- ing the future of your principal, Mr. Youngert, and from his career you can determine for yourselves the success you will obtain by following the advice of the stars. I wonder how many of you realize that at the moment of your birth your future is written in the sky? The science which explains all these predictions is Astrology. Astrology is an ancient science and has been practiced throughout the ages. It concerns the effects of the sun, moon, and stars on the earth and its inhabitants. To predict a future one must cast a horoscope; that is, find the position of the heavenly bodies at the moment of the person ' s birth. In order to cast a horoscope one must know the time, date, and place of birth. The actual time is very important, as a difference of only a few minutes may change the occupation of a man from President of the United States to a boilermaker. The places and dates of births of students from the class of 1926 were cabled to me months ago, and I have worked intensively on them in my laboratories in India. I found the horoscopes very interesting, and I shall present my results without further delay, giving you the occupation in which each will be engaged in 1941. The year 1907 was very unresponsive, for I found few lives about which my investigations among the stars would give me accurate infor- mation. Aries, the sign of the Ram, falls in the month of October. The creative among the Aries-born win laurels in art, in literature, and upon the screen and stage. Ruth Paridon, born October 9 in Rock Island under this sign, will be excelled only by the famous dancer Pavlowa. Being born October 18 under the same sign, Edwin Liedtke will transform the energy acquired on the football field into the skill necessary to be Ruth ' s dancing partner. The July sign, Taurus, marks its people with success, admiration, victory at any cost. Under this sign were born Alden Stanford, Paul Nelson, and William Mann. Senator Stanford will be father of the twenty- first amendment providing for the popular election of the President of the United States. The first recipient of the office under this new law will be Page Fifty THE WATCH TOWER 1926 Paul Nelson, unanimously elected. He will appoint William Mann as his secretary. Scorpio, the majestic sign of November, has its sway over Carl Blies- ner. The sign indicates a purposeful career, and we will find Carl the founder of five and ten cent stores in Siberia. April and Gemini claim two class members, Donald Smith and Faulk- ner Cruzen. Donald will become a professional football hero and, had not the color of his hair been a drawback, would have excelled even Red Grange in popularity. His manager, Faulkner, will handle the financial side with great ability. John Smull at North Yakima, Washington, and Alex Scott at What Cheer, Iowa, were born under the same sign, Cancer, in the same year, in the same month, on the same day, and at the same moment, namely on Labor Day, September 3, 1907, at 4:59 P.M. Distance separated them, but the stars decreed that they should be brought together at Rock Island High School. In 1941 we will find them joint founders of a Communistic Labor Society at Silvis. The sign Leo has had its influence over Gerald Ash, born February 25, who will succeed the late Luther Burbank, and will become famous for his Ash fruit, a cross between a strawberry and a grapefruit. The children of Virgo, a January sign, have always accumulated a vast share of this world ' s wealth, and are born to speculate and win. Cloyd O ' Hern, under this sign, will make his millions by inventing Spring-a- lac, a sure cure for Spring Fever. The greatest demand for this tonic will be among Boards of Education, who will administer it to the un- suspecting student in the food served at the school cafeterias. The year 1908 finds many promising careers. The sign Libra of February indicates intensely serious-minded persons. Being born on Groundhog ' s day, in Milan, Gladys Smith will find that she is endowed with the power to forecast weather conditions with absolute accuracy. Under the same sign, but three days later, Harold Wilhelm was born. He will devote his entire time in searching for a rabbit ' s foot that will prove infallible. The planet Uranus decrees energetic careers for Ruth Searle and Marion Gitt, born in March. The old historic Ferry will be ably operated by them. Indeed, by the year 1941, the boat will have gained such renown that it will be visited by people from all countries. Most of Pisces ' offspring are gifted with vast business acumen and mount wealth ' s ladder easily. Walter Criswell, born in April under this sign, will be proprietor of an extensive chain of barber shops encircling the globe. Ina Blair, Lucille Kinney, Ruth Sater, and Virginia Martin, born under the same sign, will be subordinates in this great business. Ina Page Fifty-one THE WATCH TOWER 1926 and Ruth, having the same birthday, will take charge of the Hair Dressing Department in the shops in Africa. Virginia and Lucille will be largely responsible for the success of the enterprise, as they will concoct a hair tonic which will cause the hair to grow at a rapid rate of speed. Many pioneers in the great art movements spring from Capricorn, a sign of June, for they are ever searching for that which is distinctive, and are risking all for artistic experiment. Born under this sign June 25, Jane Sperry will be engaged as chief illustrator for Sears, Roebuck Co. with Marie Hastings, born June 27, as her model. Elinor Huesing will be the head guide and lecturer at the Chicago Art Institute. Faith Murray, under the same sign, will find herself employed as instructor in Medieval Art in the Cordova Community High School. No people on earth are more inspired idealists and workers for good than those born under the Aquarius, a July sign. We will find Joseph Greer, Margaret Klattenhoff, and Cecil Willets born under this sign, taking upon themselves the responsibility of revising the Dictionary. Al- though after ten years they will not have quite finished the A ' s, the patience and en couragement of Cecil will carry them successfully through to the end. Practical work will be engaged in by those born in August, under the planet Mercury. Since there will no longer be such a thing as home cook- ing in 1941, we will find Julius Rudman manager of a large municipal cafeteria. Annetta Siemon, of the same month, will have the responsible position of head cook, and Sylvia Bealer will operate the electric potato masher. Clarity of thought and speech, sparkling wit and imagination, and the faculty for imparting knowledge are characteristics of the Sagittarius people of September. Bruce Collins will own and publish the Chicago Tribune. Donald McPike, as a member of the staff, will edit the ' Bright Sayings of Children. Evelyn Roberts will obtain fame as sports editor and critic, while Pearl Gates will succeed the cartoonist of Gasoline Alley, still featuring the courtship of Auntie Blossom and Uncle Walt. Successful nurses, directors of public morals, and eminent social service workers are numbered among the daughters of Jupiter. Elizabeth Tremann, born October 2, will become a second Jane Adams. Her lecture on Why Poverty Has Become Extinct will be very famous. Inspired men and men having religious tendencies are the sons of Neptune of the same month. Gordon Davis, influenced by this sign, will become the fourth minister in the world renowned Little Church Around the Corner in New York City. Robert Sigler, Bessie Reddig, Elsie Halpern, and Loretta Quinn, born in December under the planet Saturn, will be endowed with the powers to analyze emotions, discover hidden meanings, and read character with Page Fifty-two THE WATCH TOWER 1926 great aptitude. These four persons we shall find working together in a great Detective Agency, and winning world renown. On Friday, the thirteenth in November, influenced by the sign Leo, Harry Gersick was born. He would go down in glorious defeat rather than not dare great achievements. The building of a bridge across the Atlantic will be his goal. An extravagance and delight in adventure characterizes those born under the planet Mars. This will influence the lives of Dorothy Livesey, bom November 1, and Mary Lillian Starnes, November 30, who will be- come famous as the only feminine human flies in existence. One of their greatest achievements will be the scaling of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Persons born in the year 1909 will find themselves resorting to un- usual occupations, as the sign Aries indicates a constant seeking for variety. John Krier, born on Saint Valentine ' s Day, is destined to solve heart problems. Although in 1941 women will be occupying the most responsible positions, Cynthia Grey will very unselfishly give her position to John. That Eva Ticktin and Milton Stanford will work together can be clearly understood by the fact that they were born but one minute apart — Eva ' s birth occurring February 17 at midnight and Milton ' s, February 18 at 59 minutes before 1 A.M. These two we shall find busily engaged reclaiming the Sahara Desert. Skill, coupled with fine judgment, fits the heirs of Acquarius in the month of February to become wonderfully successful doctors and surgeons. Millicent Dahlsten and Mary Evelyn Canty are heirs of the sign. Doctors Dahlsten and Canty will be such skillful surgeons in face lifting that after performing an operation on Mary Pickford in 1941 she will star in Alice in Wonderland. Lucille Biehl, born under Taurus, month of March, will conduct the Biehl Tours to foreign lands with her Wild Cat Zeppelin Fleet as the means of transportation. One born under Scorpion in July cannot submissively serve, but does succeed in any project which he considers worth his brilliant attention. Foster Wright will make himself famous as director of The Nightin- gales, a woman ' s chorus. Israel Boxerman, the business manager, will be responsible for its success by planning extensive concert tours through Henry County. The most successful concert will be given in the open-air theater at Coal Valley. Literary attainments are predicted for those born in September under Taurus. Hence we shall find Ruth Pierce and Pearl Isenberg working on a volume which will be called Why Caesar Crossed the Rubicon. The Page Fifty-three THE W A T C H T O W E R 1926 theory which they will advance is that in no other way could Cassar get to the opposite shore. To be athletically inclined is predicted for those born in October under the planet Venus. Elizabeth Nothstein will attain renown as the coach of the girls ' Horseshoe Team at Rock Island High School. Horseshoe will be one of the most fashionable sports for women. The heirs of Capricorn can talk with brilliant dramatic effect and score their points when inspired, and they delight in delving into politics and bringing offenders to justice. Ben Esrick, born under this sign in April, will have great difficulty in running for Police Magistrate, being defeated eight consecutive times ; however, if he will but take the advice of the stars, he will succeed at the thirteenth attempt. The year 1910, the last with which we are concerned, characterizes its children with a natural genius, and a power to rule. The genius of Mayme Bolin and Norma Young will lie in their ability as criminal lawyers. The more venturesome the enterprise, the keener its fascination for those under Leo. Born June 13, Ruth Olsson will be curator for the Smith- sonian Institute. In 1941 we shall find her amid the African jungles searching for the missing link. The quality of the power to rule is manifested in Louis Greenblatt. He will hold one of the highest offices of the land, namely Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The appointment was bestowed upon him as he was the only person to be found broad enough to fill the chair vacated by Taft. I regret that there are many members of the class for whom I have given no portion of their horoscope due to the fact that the exact moment of birth was unobtainable at the time of the prognostication of these horo- scopes. However, if at the conclusion of the program, any Senior can furnish me with the time of his birth within two and one-half minutes, I shall be glad to divine his destiny. l ' uge Fifty four THE WATCH TOWER 1926 FAREWELL ADDRESS JANE SPERRY We seniors regard our graduation, in some respects, as the beginning rather than the end of our education, and even though we hope and expect to accomplish greater things after having attained this goal, still, each of us, I know, feels genuine regret at leaving Rock Island High School. During our four years here we have, of course, hoped for and looked forward to this day as a really important event in our lives. Formerly, we have thought of it mostly as being rather far away, and not to be con- sidered seriously, but now that the time is actually here, the last time we shall all be together in this assembly, we realize that it means a great deal. For after all, though some of us may have thought more than once that the old grind was scarcely worth while, our four years here have been pleasant ones. Although we have sat in here sometimes wondering what could be wrong that the passing bell did not ring, we have also sat here enjoying good programs — listening to talks, and seeing plays. We have made new friends, and have enjoyed participating in school activities. So we realize more seriously to-day what it means to us to be leaving High School. As freshmen, we were as green as the rest, and we did our share of entertaining others at our own expense ; as sophomores, we were used to the routine of school life; and as juniors, we considered ourselves quite learned. Now that we are seniors, and graduating, we realize that for whatever knowledge we may have acquired we owe to our teachers and principal a debt that we can scarcely repay in words. Sometimes we felt that our teachers were hard on us, and we were inclined to doubt their assurances that their insistence upon our application was for our own good. We can see now that we would not have progressed very rapidly without their guidance. I wish then, in behalf of the class of 1926, to extend our sincere thanks to our teachers and principal, and to bid them and our fellow- students farewell. We wish all success to Rock Island High in everything she may undertake. Page Fifty-fire THE WATCH TOWER 19 26 Page Fifty-six THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 MERTON OF THE MOVIES (SENIOR PLAY) Hollywood was brought to Rock Island High School when the Senior Class Play, Merton of the Movies, was presented in the auditorium, May 13-14. Gordon Davis was hilariously funny as Merton Gill; while Pearl J. Isenberg, as the Montague girl, peppy, slangy, and big-hearted, was a most reliable staff on which the young aspirant leaned during the trying moments of his career. The story is explained in Merton ' s attempt to carry out his idea of doing something bigger and finer. The plot is revealed in a conversation between the Montague Girl and the Comedy King, Baird : Baird : Don ' t you see. He looks like Parmalee and he wants to do Parnialee stuff. All right, put him in a Buckeye comedy and let him kid the life out of Parmalee. Only don ' t tell him he is supposed to be funny. The keynote of the entire play was Merton ' s sincerity. He was equally efficient in making love to the dummies in the dry goods store as to the leading lady. He is saved from being a tragic failure by the sym- pathy and good sense of Flips Montague. Pictures in the making became a reality in the play, and atmosphere was created by Rosenblatt as director. Tears, tears, I want more tears. The cast, headed by Gordon Davis as Merton Gill and Pearl J. Isenberg as the Montague Girl, was as follows : Amos G. Gashwiler, Paul John ; Elmer Huff, Harold Henniger; Lessie Kearns, Ruth Pierce; Casting Di- rector, Elizabeth Tremann ; Sigmond Rosenblatt, Louis Greenblatt; Wel- ler, La Verne Bentrim ; Camera men, James Saunders ; Harold Parmalee, Paul Nelson; Beulah Baxter, Alice Kilpatrick; Muriel Mercer, Marie Hasting ; Jeff Baird, Donald McPike ; Mrs. Patterson, Margaret Klatten- hoff ; Mr. Walberg, Edwin Liedtke. Much of the credit for the success of the play goes to the coach, Miss Gailey; the business management, Harry Gersick and Harold Wilhelm; stage management, Alden Stanford, Elwood Hill, John Smull ; and prop- erty committee, Marian Gitt, Annetta Siemon, Loretta Quinn, Thomas Bollman, and Milton Stanford. Page Fifty-seven «- l V ■1 ll0fo . ' ' in l| i J i fv SM to- -8 3{ J? : ■TO CO o I-J aT fcr ' £-•• • =■« THE WATCH T O W E R 9 2 6 x sroz JtrNius Califf Secretary Elbert Hollingswokth President Sulaii Ferguson Vice President THE JUNIOR CLASS The Junior Class was unusually successful this year due to the able leadership of Elbert Hollingsworth, president ; Junius Califf, vice presi- dent; and Sulah Ferguson, secretary. It can rightly become the leader of the school. One of the shining stars was Sollie Feldbein, who won the gold medal as a reward for winning first place in the Boys ' Big Nine Declamatory contest. He also represented Rock Island in debate. As Business Manager of the Watch Tower and member of the Annual Staff ' 26 he has also won great honor. Dorris Larkin, Elizabeth Rouse, and Isabelle Loar claimed places on the girls ' declamation team. Alexander Fox was the one junior chosen for the boys ' team. The Annual Staff boasts a junior, Margaret Hynes, as art editor; besides Raymond Porter and Dorothy Dockterman. Three juniors, Bud Welsh, Stephen Collins, and Henry Ziffren, besides Sollie, graced the Watch Tower board. Henry Ziffren and Donald Martin were part of the business management. The class play Grumpy, given March 27, was one of the most suc- cessful of its kind ever presented in R. I. H. S. The hero, Richard Welch, was also a member of the Dramatic Department play cast. In athletics, too, the Junior class scored high. Elbert Hollingsworth, Holly, and Hank Thomas were both given membership cards to the National Athletic Scholarship Society of Secondary Schools. Besides Holly and Hank, athletics claimed Don Costigan, Cal Wulffe, William McCauley, Carl Manglesdorf, Carl Scannell, and Stanley Fuller. Page Fifty-nine 02 W c — c c 02 CO H - C O Ph c CO THE WATCH TOWER 1926 ANNUAL STAFF ' 26 CORA L. STODDARD, Faculty Adviser Top Row JOHN KRIER DARLYNE CLARK Editor-in-chief Associate Editor Second Row RUTH PIERCE ANNETTA SIEMON HELEN VERSMAN Seniors Seniors Seniors Third Row RUTH OLSSOX GRACE CHAPMAN Organizations Humor SOLLIE FELDBEIN RAYMOND PORTER GORDON DAVIS Athletics Organizations Humor Fourth Roxo LORETTA QUINN JANE SPERRY MARGARET HYNES Calendar Society Art Editor Bottom Row JUSTIN THIELKE DOROTHY DOCKTERMAX Snapshots Typist Paye Sixty-five THE WATCH T O W E R 9 2 6 WATCH TOWER MANAGEMENT Top Boic SOLLIE PELDBEIX Business Manager HENRY ZIFFREX Circulation Manager RICHARD WELCH Assistant Business Manager Bottom Roic STEPHEX COLLINS Advertising Manager DONALD MARTIN Ass ' t Advertising Manager EDWARD NIQUIST ALEXAXDER FOX Ass ' t Advertising Manager Ass ' t Advertising Manager Page Sixty-six THE WATCH TOWER 1926 WATCH TOWER BOARD Top JRoir (left to right) Israel Boxerman. Richard Welch, Stephen Collins. Donald Martin Middle Row Sulah Ferguson, Grace Chapman. John Krier. Gordon Davis. Miss Sturgeon. Miss Stoddard Bottom Rok Loretta Quinn, Alexander Fox. Henry Ziffren. Sollie Feldhein. Ruth Olsson Page Sixty-seven o v. p z c = CO ■— - o X : v. ■- Hi THE WATCH TOWER 1926 JUNIOR ENGLISH COUNCIL The first and foremost club of the school is the Junior English Coun- cil. Its officers are Francis Carter, president; Isabelle Loar, vice presi- dent; Jane Sperry, secretary; Paul Van Hecke, treasurer. Composed of five separate organizations, this club is made up of debaters, poets, actors, short story writers, and the Alphas, who will in time become the leaders of the following clubs. The Dramatic Department, under the leadership of Miss Schmid and Miss Gailey, sponsors, John Krier, chairman, Alex Scott, vice chairman, and Marian Gitt, secretary-treasurer, has enjoyed a year of outstanding achievement. The members have produced five one-act plays and one three-act play, the latter, The Big Idea, setting a new standard for both artistic and financial success. The department has approximately one hundred enthusiastic and faithful members, all of whom are juniors and seniors. Due to the splendid co-operation of all, the department has been able to buy about $100 of miscellaneous equipment this year. Under the leadership of Mr. Shantz and Mr. Hanson, the oldest orga- nization in the school, namely, the Ciceronian, has become one of the fore- most clubs of the school. Last year many debates were held, namely, on Bobbed Hair, World Court, and Aviation. One notable thing is that all members of the Debate and Extempore teams are Ciceronians. Their officers are : Israel Boxerman, chairman ; Louis Greenblatt, vice chairman ; Lois Briggs, secretary; Dorothy Livesey, treasurer. The Short Story Department, whose purpose is to increase apprecia- tion of the short story and to encourage any talent for writing, has pro- gressed greatly under the leadership of Miss Laraway. Early in the year they studied the technique of the short story and also studied Pitkins How to Write Stories. The officers are: Norma Young, president; Edna Schroether, vice president ; and Gwendolen Brandt, secretary. During the past year, under the leadership of Mrs. Ferguson, an especial study of free verse and modern poets was made by this depart- ment. It also read the Twelfth Night by Shakespeare and studied the Gleam. The year was brought to a perfect close by a marvellous picnic held at Watch Tower. The Poetry Department has only two officers : Gwendolen Brandt, president ; Francis Carter, secretary-treasurer. The purpose of the Alphas is to promote co-operation between or- ganizations and the school. Two plays which aroused great interest were Tom Piper and His Pig and Hans and Gretal. Their officers are : Miss Eninger, sponsor ; Dorothy Dunn, chairman ; Eleanor Field, vice chairman ; Dorothy Grant, secretary-treasurer; Kenneth Davis, sergeant-at-arms. Page Sixty-nine — w O THE WATCH TOWER 192 6 GIRLS ' HI-Y Here they are! You won ' t need a Who ' s Who or any other infor- mation-giving book to know who they are. Although the Hi-Y girls have been a flourishing organization during past years, no words can describe the progress made since 1925. This year Date Nite especially was a success. Over 125 girls at- tended and enjoyed the fun. The Mother and Daughter banquet was also a great success. By means of selling candy and having booths at plays and frolics, the treasury has increased to over $105. Hi-Y has be- come a success largely through the effort of Miss Beebe and the officers, who are: Elizabeth Tremann, president; Ina Blair, vice president; Ruth Collin, secretary; Eva Kjellstrand, treasurer; Marie Hastings, song leader. The Cabinet consists of : Miss Beebe, sponsor ; Ina Blair, membership ; Marian Gitt, program; Mary Evelyn Canty, pep; Mildred Nelson, social; and Elinor Huesing, program. This is, however, only half of the great click. The other half is like unto it. This is the sophomore division, composed of the freshman and sophomore girls. With the aid of Miss Beebe, the younger girls have succeeded in making their club a duplicate of the older part of the Girls ' Hi-Y. Its officers are: Lucille Gitt, president; Grace Darling, vice presi- dent ; Katherine Ward, secretary ; Inez Kester, treasurer. This year the annual conference will be held at Saugatuck, Michigan, July 2 — 12. Three delegates from the Hi-Y will be sent to this conference to determine plans for the following year. Page Seventy-one THE W A T C H TOWER 19 2 6 BOYS ' HI-Y When thinking over the list of activities of the Boys ' Hi-Y for the past year, one wonders how the club could boast of a better year this year. Someone said, The truth will out, so here are the facts. The annual Football Banquet with Gordon Locke, of Iowa, as the principal speaker, was an unqualified success. Dessel Wilson, a member of the club, added pep to the Frolic. The Hi-Y was represented by four members at the Older Boys ' Con- ference held at Urbana this year. The Hi-Y mixer was the last word in fun. Prominent men to speak to the club were : Secretary of the Boys ' Hi-Y, Freeman ; Coach Swanson of Augustana ; and Rube Norling, Augie basketball captain. Officers for the year were : Carl Bliesner, president ; Richard Welch, vice president; Julius Califf, secretary; Harold Thorns, treasurer. Page Seventy-two THE W A T C H T O W E R 9 2 6 LA SOCIETE FRANCAISE La Societe Francaise has just completed its third year, and anyone having any doubt as to the success of the club would do well to review the activities of the past year. Several French dinners were given at the Y. W. C. A., and since it is the object of the club to promote fluency of French, all of the conversa- tion was in that language. Moonlight in Paris, the sideshow of the French Club, was a very clever sketch, adding its share to the Frolic fun. Miss Caloine, sponsor of the club, has introduced a noved way of bringing French into play. Correspondence is carried on with students in all parts of France. Letters from France are received here with in- terest, and several of the members have three or four French addresses on their correspondence list. Officers for the past year were: Loretta Quinn, president; Pearl Isenberg, vice president; Jane Sperry, secretary and treasurer. Page Seventy-three THE WATCH TOWER 19 2 6 HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Women are the beginning of all great things. Very true, don ' t you think, especially with such striking examples before you as the Home Economics Club? Since the fall of 1925, when it was first organized, the club has prospered until it has become one of the leading organizations of the school. One event which attracted considerable attention was a style show presented by the club members. Not only the high school girls were in- vited to be present, but also the ninth grade girls. The part which they had in the Frolic this year will never be for- gotten. The different types of dresses were portrayed very vividly. Mildred Lamp, president; Leona Peterson, secretary-treasurer; Miss Babcock and Miss Welch, sponsors. Page Seventy-four THE V A T C H TOWER 19 2 6 T GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB Lucille Gitt — accompanist Stella Abramson, Gwendolen Brandt. Anna Campana, Hilma Crompton, Grace Dailing, Adina De. Long, Theresa Evans. Violet Font. Barbara Fuibas. Alice Haestel. Marjorie Hill, Evelyn Howard. Louise Kincaid. Eva Krier. Mary Frances Lipton. Phyllis Margrath, Alice McMillan, Gwen Miner. Cleo Moore. Margaret Morrison. Roberta Nelson. Florence Nuendorf. Leona Peterson. Mary Louise Phillips, Beulah Raisbeck. Beryl Ralston, Marian Ruggles. Leona Sellers, Henrietta Seintnecht. Helen Stanbach. Gladys Stinhauer, Grace Van Tine. Ethel Valk. Elizabeth Zimmermann. Irene Zuercher. BOYS ' GLEE CLUB Clifford Baumann, Elmore Banith. Edwin Behrens. Kenneth Davis. Rudolph Dahlen. Raymond Doeckel. Francis Harris. Robert Kincaid. Boyd Mclntyre, Phil Schaffer, Ben Schroeder, Clarence Skinner, William YVengert, Joe Grear. Page Seventy-five THE W A T C H T O W E R 19 2 6 BAND De Armand Apple, Stephen Collins. Gerald Danielson, Prank Dickinson, John Black- man. Joe Grear. Francis Harris, Robert Kincaid. Horace Lee, Donald McPike. Christy Hopkins. Cyril lleenan. Edward Seypol, Ben Schroeder. Milton Stanford. Oris Snyder. Phillip Seward. Ernest Strate. Harold Thorns, Don Driffel. Orville Baron. La Verne Siemon. Leonard Hopkins. Harold Bleuer, Edward Nyquist, Bernard Castle. EeP K g i ■i 1 MF MI HI :=H Hk - H HI 5fl H 7 B Bl _:r Bl Bf • ■■' Kjf 1 HH - B H H up- ir £ - a Hp ki K Bk Bl B¥ A,si iSH e ' l J Bk. B  ,- Bj BkBl BX V KwBl b E ' sh bT bI • ■fl B fi- ' JB V B Of ■' ■m BHIBbhI bT • J fl Hr ' B jJB Hl Bf jT ' ' «iB] —i j 1 1 I 1 it ! ■M3M ORCHESTRA Leona Peterson. Jacob Ammermann. Barbara Furbas. Alice Haertel, Cyril Meenan, Robert Kincaid. Edwin Seypohl. Elmore Baruth, Ben Schroeder. Francis Harris. Therese Evans, Norma Young. Orris Snyder. Page Seventy-six ATHLETICS C apt. L. eid tke Peoria Centra] G a.m e TeoTia. Central Hank Thomas Don Smith • , Rock Island - Moline Game THE WATCH T O W E R 19 2 6 ATHLETIC REVIEW FOOTBALL Rock Island 21— Rock Falls Rock Island 6— La Salle-Peru 7 Rock Island 19— Ottawa Rock Island 26— Sterling 2 Rock Island 12 — Galesburg Rock Island — Peoria Central Rock Island 13 — Kewanee Rock Island — Davenport 33 Rock Island 39 — Geneseo 3 Rock Island 12— Moline Total: Rock Island 148— Opponents 45 BASKETBALL Rock Island 17 — Cambridge 22 Rock Island 19— Galesburg 21 Rock Island 31 — Davenport 30 Rock Island 24 — Savanna 25 Rock Island 14— La Salle-Peru 13 Rock Island 29 — Geneseo 16 Rock Island 19 — Moline 14 Rock Island 33— East Moline 14 Rock Island 29 — Davenport 30 Rock Island 24 — Savanna 26 Rock Island 12 — Cambridge 19 Rock Island 19 — Galesburg 18 Rock Island 39— Geneseo 26 Rock Island 35 — East Moline 14 Rock Island 23 — Moline 15 TOURNAMENT Rock Island 64 — Joy 9 Rock Island 33— Aledo 19 Rock Island 28 — Annawan 19 Rock Island 27 — Moline 28 Total: Rock Island 519— Opponents 37£ CROSS COUNTRY Rock Island — Moline (at Moline) — won by Rock Island Rock Island — Moline (at Rock Island) — won by Rock Island. University of Iowa Invitational meet — Rock Island, fifth in meet and first in schools of Illinois division. TRACK Rock Island — Moline — won by Moline. Rock Island — Aledo — won by Rock Island. Big Nine Meet — Rock Island, first. Rock Island — Davenport — won by Rock Island. Dixon Sectional Meet — Rock Island, first. State Meet — Rock Island did not place. Clinton Invitational Meet — Cedar Rapids, first; Rock Island, second. Pa fie Eighty THE W A T C H T O W E R 19 2 6 B ZM - Mir 9 It f- s - ■■a i •m tC •fei FOOTBALL Although the 1925 Crimson and Gold squad was one of the lightest teams in the history of our school, it was also one of the best teams turned out by a Rock Island High School grid mentor, as their record of seven victories, one tie, and two defeats show. With fighting spirits aroused, the Crimson and Gold football squad, led by the veteran Captain Liedtke, mowed down their heavier opponents from the start of the season to the finish. Rock Falls fell first before the Islanders, while at La Salle-Peru an unlucky fumble cost the Islanders their second game. Ottawa, Galesburg, and Sterling were next taken into camp, and then came the heroic struggle with the mighty Peoria team, that ended in a scoreless tie. This was followed by a win over Kewanee. On Armistice Day, Davenport severely punished the over-confident Islanders, and with the sting of this defeat, Coach Behnamann ' s pigskin chasers came back and after trouncing Geneseo, defeated our bitterest rival, Moline, 12 to 0. At the close of the season, W. Wright, halfback, was elected captain of the 1926 squad. Page Eighty-one THE W A T C H T O W E R 19 2 6 BASKETBALL Tri-City Champs ! Again, after a long absence, a tri-city basketball championship crown rested securely upon the heads of the Crimson and Gold cagers. Starting the season with three veterans, the 1926 basketball team went through their schedule with a winning stride, defeating Moline twice and Davenport once. Then, when all things looked bright for a district championship, Dame Fortune ' s broad smile turned to a frown, and Moline was the victor by a one point margin gained in the last few seconds of play. The record of twelve victories out of nineteen games speaks well for the 1926 Islander team. With the all star Captain Wilhelm at the helm, Coach Behnamann ' s boys routed Moline, East Moline, and Geneseo twice. La Salle-Peru, Galesburg, and Davenport were defeated once each, while Davenport, Galesburg, Savanna, and Cambridge took the measure of the Crimson and Gold gallants by narrow margins. Captain Wilhelm, Hollingsworth. Criswell, Smith, Smull, Caldwell, Turner, and Young were awarded letters at the end of the 1926 season. Captain Wilhelm, Smull, and Criswell were given berths on both the mythical all star team and the district tournament teams. Page Eight y-tvo THE W A T C H T O W E R 9 2 6 TRACK AND CROSS COUNTRY Big Nine Champions again ! For the third time in the last four years the Big Nine shield has been won by a Rock Island High School track team coached by Mr. Kimmel. In the Big Nine event, Hank Thomas amassed fifteen points and proved himself to be a versatile cinder path artist. At a dual meet with Moline held soon after training had been started, Rock Island was defeated by a few points. In the next meet, the Islanders walked over the Aledo squad to an easy victory. Then came the Big Nine meet where Rock Island again proved her strength. These meets were followed by a dual meet with the Davenport track team, and Rock Island brought home another silver cup to add to her long string of trophies. In the Dixon sectional meet and at the state meet at Urbana, the Crimson and Gold thinly-clads again showed themselves to be strong contenders. Cross-country running took off to a very successful start. Moline was twice met and twice defeated. At the Iowa University Invitational meet, Rock Island placed fifth among all schools entered and first in the Illinois division. Captain Colehour and Carl Strate were awarded letters. Page Eighty-three THE WATCH TOWER 1926 ISRAEL BOXERMAN. ' 26 Winner of Big Nine in Extemp SOLLIE FELDBEIN, ' 27 Winner of Big Nine in Boys ' Declamation Page Eighty-six GIRLS ' DECLAMATION DOROTHY DUXS ISABELLE LOAB GLADYS SMITH DOEBIS LAKKIN MILDRED NELSON ELIZABETH BOUSE In the triangular meet with Geneseo and Moline, the Girls ' Declamation team won over Geneseo with a score of 26-37, but lost to Moline 35-2S. At the Big Nine meet held at Kewanee, Mildred Nelson, reading Madame Butterfly, placed third. BOYS ' DECLAMATION MORRIS COPPERSMITH SOLLIE FELDBEIN SIDNEY ZIMEL LOUIS GREEXBLATT HARRY GERSICK ALEXANDER FOX In the triangular meet with Moline and Geneseo, Rock Island won over Moline 19-44 and lost to Geneseo 37-26. In b oth meets with Davenport, our team won. the first score being 31-32 and the second 5S-68. DEBATE SOLLIE FELDBKIX DOROTHY LIVESEY SIDNEY ZIMEL ISRAEL BOXERMAN LOIS BRIGGS HARRY GERSICK To start the season, the Rock Island negative team lost to Moline 2—1, and the affir- mative team also lost to East Moline 2—1. Our negative won over Dubuque 3-0: our affirmative lost to Davenport 2-1. In the return debates with Moline and East Moline. our affirmative was beaten 3-0; however, our negative won. over East Moline 2-1. EXTEMPORE ISRAEL BOXERMAN HAROLD I ' .RADY [SADOKE BROTTMANN MORRIS COPPERSMITH HAIL W1LLETS SIDNEY ZIMEL In the two local extemp meets. Rock Island was defeated. April 12. Rock Island was defeated by Davenport 26-49. Moline also defeated Rock Island by a 29-36 score. PLAY LIFE pouc FROLIC TEN rMNUTES BY THE CLOCK TRQLIC FROLIC MIS5 CIVILIZATION WISDOM TEETH •NLVLR-THC LE 55 cruhpy .H Ki IBM grump THE MAN IN THE BOWLER HAT THE WATCH TOWER 1926 JUNIOR CLASS PLAY On Friday night, March 26, the Junior Class presented Grumpy, one of the most successful plays in the history of the class, dramatically and financially. It was presented to an appreciative audience with the high school auditorium filled to its capacity. The play was a combination of mystery, love, and comedy. Miss Gailey again demonstrated her ability as a coach. The plot centers around a large diamond which is being taken to London by the hero, Ernest Heron. It is interrupted in its journey by the villain, Mr. Jarvis, who takes forceful possession of it in a thrilling fight in the dark. The hero, not knowing who has the diamond, tries to solve the mystery, but is completely baffled. It is finally solved by ' Grumpy, a retired criminal lawyer, to whom Ernest Heron had come for aid, by the clue of a faded flower tied with a hair. The title role of Grumpy, the cross, old criminal lawyer, was han- dled with excellent characterization by Harold Thorns. The love story of the play was kept prominent by the heroine, Lucille York, a niece of Grumpy ' s, and Ernest Heron, Richard Welch, the hero. Boyd Mclntyre played the part of the villain, Mr. Jarvis, who stole the diamond and at the same time sought to gain the favor of the heroine, Lucille York. An excellent bit of character acting was given by Milo Dockterman, as Rud- dock, man-servant of Grumpy. The main characters were well supported by the rest of the cast, which included Dorris Larkin as Mrs. MacLaren ; Don Skinner as Mr. MacLaren ; Lowell Dunavin, playing Keble; Eva Alexenberg, Susan; Junius Califf, Merridew; and Sollie Feldbein, Valentine Wolfe. Page Ninety-tico THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 PLAYS GIVEN BY DRAMATIC DEPARTMENT I. NEVERTHELESS By Stuart Walker CAST: The Girl Pearl Daebelliehn The Boy William Rossiter The Burglar Elmore Ba.rv.fh Directors: Miss Schmid and Loretta Quinn Time: At club meeting, November 25. II. THE BIG IDEA (3 acts) . .By A. E. Thomas and Clayton Hamilton CAST: Richard Howard Paul Nelson Elaine Foster Mildred Nelson James Howard Donald McPike Mary Dorris Larkin Elsie Howard Marie Hastings Mr. Byrne Dessel Wilson Mrs. Howard Grace Chapman Mr. Gilmore Robert Sigler Robert Caswell Richard Welch Johnson Carl Bliesner Directors: Coach — Miss Galley. Business and stage management — Miss Schmid. Time: Public performance in Assembly December 4. III. MISS CIVILIZATION By Richard Harding Davis CAST: Alice Gardner Jane Sperry Captain Lucas Henry Thomas Gentleman Joe Donald McPike . (Everett McEibben Reddy. the Kid Ronald Paulson Policemen ' Richard Welch Grand Stand Harry Paul Nelson Director: Miss Gailey. Time: Frolic. February 12. IV. TEN MINUTES BY THE CLOCK By Alice Riley CAST: The King Sollie Feldbein Bitter-batter Gordon Davis The Queen Mildred Nelson Dux Sigricl Bergren The Queen ' s Page Ruth Olsson Dox Lucille York The Gypsy Stephen Collins The housemaid Pearl Gates Pompom Milo Dockterman The singer Edwin Behrens Director: Miss Schmid Time: In Assembly. February IS, to celebrate National Drama Week. V. THE MAN IN THE BOWLEPt HAT By A. A. Milne CAST: Mary Loretta Quinn The Heroine Evelyn Roberts John Howard Connell The Chief Villain Stanley Potter The Hero Donald Costigan The Bad Man La Verne Bentrim The Man in the Bowler Hat Edroin Liedtke Director: Miss Schmid. Time, Regular meeting, March 10. VI. WISDOM TEETH By Rachel Lyman Field CAST: Henry Wellington Hill. . . .Harold Thorns The Girl Lucille Kinney Miss Henrietta Wellington. .Ruth Paridon The Doctor Everett Gustafson Directors: Miss Schmid and Grace Chapman. Time: At meeting. May 12. Page Ninety-three ■•■. ' ■■. , B PS 8 ■■- • ■■.. ' ; :i A... I ! Ohm Si v r v a 1 1 m-- ; ' M T Y binpk ' ' ■, H H BB BO! H Sfli A 1 Jr m Warn !| IsocietyI THE WATCH TOWER 1926 SOPHOMORE FALL PARTY The sophomores drew the prize party date in getting October 30. A ghost walk, fortune telling booth, and spiritualist meetings were no small part of the evening ' s fun, and, of course, there was dancing for those who cared to dance. The proper atmosphere was certainly obtained by the decorations of cornstalks, pumpkins, witches, black cats, and orange and black crepe paper; and any member of the decoration committee who journeyed out into the suburbs trying to get cornstalks, can tell you how much they should have been appreciated. Refreshments were served, and the sophs being, after all. still chil- dren, the party was over at 10 :30. JUNIOR-SENIOR PARTY Friday evening, November 13, was the festive evening for juniors and seniors, and it was a big affair in more ways than one. This was the first time the two classes had combined for a party other than the Recep- tion and it was considered a huge success. Harold Thorn ' s orchestra supplied music for dancing, which until later in the evening, was interrupted only by frequent trips to the punch- board. Meredith Smith surprised everyone by his appearance as a French professor, who performed magic with great skill. With great ease, for instance, he changed Pearl Daebelliehn, desirous of increased stature, into Helen Jones, and a meat-grinder was the secret of it all. After a short intermission everyone gravitated toward the kitchen — if that means anything to you — and as usual, were loath to leave when Home, Sweet Home was played. Page Ninety-six THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 THE FROLIC The Frolic, held February 12, was highly successful in every way — including the financial side, also. Entertainment during the first part of the evening was furnished by the va rious organizations holding forth in side shows. The Girls ' Glee Club again presented a minstrel show ; the Home Economics Club, a mock wedding; the French Club, a pretty scene called Au Clair de la Lime ; Girls ' Hi-Y illustrated advertisements, calling it the Friday Evening Post ; Boys ' Hi-Y had a musical act; Ciceronian presented a boxing match ; the Dramatic Club had a candy booth and a telegraph station ; and the Junior English Council, a hit-the- doll target booth, and a circus. About 9:45, everyone adjourned to the Assembly for the main show, which consisted of four parts. The Dramatic Club offered a play, Miss Civilization. Hoskins and Moore, colored Charleston dancers, were very enthusiastically received, as were Jerry Miller and Edward Thorsen, clever clarinetists with the Augustana Band. The Boys ' Glee Club sang several popular numbers, with solo choruses, and rather surprised the school with their ability. OLD CLOTHES DAY Old Clothes Day was interpreted this year, by the fair sex at least, in a little different way than ever before. The boys, as usual, blossomed out in old blue shirts, ancient bandannas, and holey socks, even deigning to leave at home for the day their wide trousers. Almost all the girls looked upon the day as a time for old-fashioned costumes, rummaging in old trunks for long-forgotten gowns with wasp- waists, and long voluminous skirts. The day was carried through with much hilarity and with high spirits, but did not seriously interrupt class wbrk. Page Ninety-seven THE W A T C H T O V E R SOPHOMORE PARTY Pep and hilarity characterized the sophomore ' s spring party, held Friday. April 30. The Manual Arts ball-room was prettily decorated with crepe paper and the usual balloons for the stronger ( ?) sex to amuse their fair friends by breaking. Much amusement was afforded by a track meet, held during inter- mission in dancing. All who cared to participate were divided into five different groups, each representing a college. Each college then selected a yell leader who led them in parodies on famous cheers. Prizes were given for throwing the shot-put (in this case a paper bag containing air) and the field events. No party is complete, of course, without the usual refreshments of ice-cream and cake, and this one was no exception. JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION The Grand Finale of the social events of the year was the Junior- Senior Reception on May 28. The ball-room was elaborately decorated in the senior class colors, silver and rose. One stepped through the door of the ball-room into an ideal rose garden. There were roses climbing over trellises and rose garlands covering the ceilings and draping the walls. In one corner of the room under a bower of roses, punch was served throughout the evening. Corsages were given to the girls and button-hole bouquets to the boys. Petit ' s orchestra furnished music for the dancing. The feature of the evening was a grand march to Moonlight and Roses played by the or- chestra and sung by all under the direction of Miss Vogelbaugh. Un- usually appropriate gifts were presented to the seniors. The refreshments served were cake and vanilla ice cream with the number 26 in rose. Page Ninety-eight [S EPTEMBE R] HON. TUE. WED. THU. FRI, SAT FIRST DAY CLASS CHANG-IS GENERAL FOOTBALL PRACTICE ORGAN I BATONS BEGIM 5 EjICr FOOTSALl PRACTICE T — LABOR DAY FIRST DETENTION 9 CROSS- COUNTRY TRY-OUTS VATC-, 1 MER STAFF ELECTED a. FIR5T GENERAL ASSEMBLY FIRST REAL AUTUMN DA (+ BLUE DAY ' I6 WATCH TbWEP BOARD MEETINGS ALEX SCOTT SENIOR CLASS PRE5lPE, T n CONSTITUTION DA i ASSEMBLY 18 FAILURE REPORTS OUT if. SATURDAY n YELL LEADERS ELECTED n FIRST -IRE DRILL 2.3. FOOTBALL BADGES SOLD 24- FIRST GAME APPROACHES IT PEP ASSEMBLY Li BEAT ROCK FALLS 21-0 7-8 TV 0 EIRE DRILLS DRAMATIC DEFT. Tin -OUTS 3 0. GIPLS Hl-Y SOPHMOUE RUSH- ©CTOIBIEIR success crowns LABOR a PEP ASSEMBLE VACATION! TT. WATCH TOWER ASSEMBLY REPORT CARDS OUT ANOTHER SCHOOL DAY TOO BAD TERM TESTS BEGIN SFIR TS REVIVING Z7. F1R5T REAL SNOW- CICERONIAN MEETS 4 THREE CLASS MEETINGS 1 1 FIRST SNOV — u — DRAMATIC DE_PT MEE UNCt NEWS OF BUD WHITFIELD5 INJURY STERLING GAME WONZG-2. U. SECOND DAY OF SNOW 13 SPEECHES MADE FOR WATCH TOWER pLtDCFS 2.3. SECOND UTCH-TOWL. OuT 30 A5SEM8LV SoPHM ORE PARTY LOST TO LASALLE-PEPTJ 7-6 vO,V 0 ER OTTAWA ?-0 rf. AN AUTUMN DAY Z-4- BEAT GALE5BURCr 12-0 31. TIED PEORIA CENTRAL P NOVEMBE-. 1 fi uw MON. TUE. WED. THU. FRI. SAT. THE ._ BIG- DEA CAST CH05FW WATCH TOWER BOARD MEETING BOY ' 5 ' DEC, TRY-OUTS JUST ONE DAY ADDED REAL INDIANS AT ASSEMBLY WON OVER KEWANEE 13-0 iz. 13. IH. DAY BEFORE TUESDAY ARMISTICE DAY AND PEP ASSEMBLIES ARMISTICE DAY DAVENPORT WON BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN JUNIOvSFNDJ? tpm NO GAME FIRST DAY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK SENIOR RlfMGr AND PIN HEETIW65 DANK REP AT A55EMBLY FIRST J. EC. MfETINCV DRAMAflC DEPl ORCHESTRA TRY-0UT5 V10N OVER GEWESEO 39-3 23. EXCITEMENT TWO FAINTS AND A FIRE IH. OUR PRINCIPAL DISPLAYS NEW CANE 25. THAWK5COT m AND PEP ASSEMBLIES 2 k. WON OVER MOLINF 27 NO SCHOOL 2S M °TH N Cr ASSEMBLY FOR TEAM AND PLAY VAC|AT|ION ¥msm MOM, TUE. WED. THU. FRI. SAT. FIRST DECEMBER DAY 2 5TUDY FROM 8--5 0 TO 3 : 1 DAY BEFORE THE BIG- IDEA THE BIG IDEA A 5DCCESS NO GAME QUIET QUIET EVERY-WWERE flORMON VRIQHT ELfCTf 01924 GRID CAPTAIN PRAM ATI C DEPT FOOTBALL MEETING lo. FAIR AND COLDER 50LUE FELP6EIN WINSB Y5 BIG 9 DECLAMATION MEET bni SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR HAWAII VOM OVE R DAVENPORT IN DEC. MEET HERE 6. WON DEC CONTEST AT DAVENPORT NEW fire: ESCAPE 5 NEAR COMPLETION IS. 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CLUB MEET5 GIRLS AND BOYS Hl-Y DRAMA WEEK PLAY IN ASSEMBLY MIL.VIN5 3 4 PLACE IN BI 9 BEAT ENESEO WON FROM E. MOLINE 35-1 ' WERE KNEE-DEEP IN STUDIES 23 AND HEKD OVER HEELS IN WORK 1 DRAMATIC CLUB MEETS BEAT MOLINE AGAIN 23-15 SPECIAL VICTORY ASSEMBLY 27 •-. NO GAME tARCHM MON. TUE WED THU PR 1 SAT ENTERMARCH VARIABLE 4 BLUSTERY lecltcle TRflNCAISE MEETS BOYS AND GIRLS Hl-Y TOURNAMENT BEGINS BEAT JOY tl-9 BEAT ALLDO 33-19 LOST TOURN- AMENT TO nOLINE-26-27 R.C. TEAR!), GROAN SMILES CICERONIAN SOCIETY HAS CONFAB ' the: Han in the bouler HAT GIVEN SENIOR CIRL5 HEAR HOME EC. TALK NEG. DEBATE TEAM LOSES TO MOLINE USUAL REST SYSTEM 15 THE KEYNOTE TO SUCCESS DEBATE-TEAM WINS OVER DUBUQUE SURETI5 THE WEARING OTHE GREEN! 1 RISH POETRY DLPT MEETING NO ASSEMBLY STRIKE PENDING SHOW US THE WAY TO 5TAY HOME WERE TIRED- AN ? jE HATE TO GO TO SCHOOL! ASSEMBLY FOR HANK ' AND GRUMPY TOREIGN DRAMATICS ' AT DD MEETING A NICE LITTLE DAY GRUMPY 5C0RES HUGE SUCCESS WINTER RETURNS! HAVAlf RETURNS MISS FIRST niRABLE DICTU MOTHER-AND DAUGHTER BANQUET AT ' Y TRY OUTS FOR SENIOR CLASS PLAY mPMIJL MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT FOOLED AGAIN! ' 2 TRACK TEAM L05E5 TO MOLINE 3 NOW FOR A GLORIOUS WEEK! J WH bs 1 % m 1 o 1 1 a SCHOOL AGAIN WOT A LIFE! BIBLE EXAMS TAKEN BY BOY ' S Hl-Y 1 H TALK ON MIRACLE AT D.D.nEETING ' 5 POETRY DEPT HA5 SPRING MEETING AU IE BAND ASSEMBLY ISRAEL BOX- ERMAN WON BIG EXTEMF METT 16 1 1, PKETTY LITTLE MONDAY 1 ANNUAL PICTURES TAKFJM MISS STURGEON RESIGNS HANS.GRETEL AT ALPHA MEETING OLD CLOTHES DAY A TYPICAL RAINY SPRING DAY ALAS EOR HIM WHO ALWAYS 5EE5 M LOT OF F ' S AN C ' S. LOW-DOWN D ' S WATCH TOWER ANNUAL CAMPAIGN EVERYBODY ' S BROKE AS A RESULT SOPHMORE PARTY r MON TUE WED THU PR SAT BIG q TRACK MEET AT MOLINE 2° DAY OF NATIONAL MU5ICWff« FRENCH SOUCS AT FRENCH CLUE BENEFIT WERT 6 AUGIE BAND ALPHA DEPT Of J.E.C.MEET3 DIALOGUE M SKETCH GIVEN AT GERMAN C-U8 BIG 2 S7EN0 CONTEST AT MOLINE A5 UJUAL BANK DAY GlffL ' J Hl-Y MEETS — rr THE 5ENI0R D LAV MERTON Of THE MOVIE5 ' SATURDAY AND ALL 15 GAY 17 HONE EC. CLUB HAJ ANNUAL STYLE 5H0W 01 R £r£J WERE DAZZLED POETRY DEPT. PICNIC .fALMON FOR LUW£H THE JEWISH SUNDAY Til TRUE V I0NDAY IJ BLUE THE DAY OF THE COD Of WAR CHURCH EVEN- ING, HOW COOD WE ARE! THE GOD OF thunder; DAY JUNIOR 5EWI0P RECEPTION If SO JUJM MON TUE WED THU PR I 5ENI0R ASSEMBLY SAT IN JUNE THE MOON ' ABOVE. aho love: X JUWE DAY WE LOVE OUR OLD ROCK I J- LAND HIGH NO fioRE SCHOOL FOR THE5EWI0RS THE DAY AFTER COM- MENCEMENT LAST DAY or TRULY ICHOOL OuR CLA5S DAY m coririENCE- MENT AT AUGIF. GYM CL05L OF SCHOOL VACATION FAMILIARS LDUIN-flKEY-tDWBRD MAX r JU5T1IN STAN MR CDINGTON JOHN THE WATCH TOWER 1926 STUDENT HONOR ROLL WATCH TOWER MANGAGEMENT Business Manager Sollie Feldbein ' 27 Assistant Business Manager Richard Welch ' 27 Circulation Manager Henry Ziffren ' 27 Advertising Manager Stephen Collins ' 27 Assistant Advertising Manager Donald Martin ' 27 Assistant Advertising Manager Alexander Fox ' 27 Assistant Advertising Manager Ruth Olsson ' 26 Editor-in-chief of Annual ' 26 John Krier ' 26 Associate Editor of Annual ' 26 Darlyne Clark ' 26 FORENSICS GIRLS ' DECLAMATION Dorothy Dunn ' 28 Dorris Larkin ' 27 Isabelle Loar ' 27 Mildred Nelson ' 26. Big Eight Representative Gladys Smith ' 26 Elizabeth Rouse ' 27 BOYS ' DECLAMATION Morris Coppersmith ' 28 Louis Greenblatt ' 26 Sollie Feldbein ' 27, Big Eight Representative Harry Gersick ' 26 Sidney Zimel ' 26 Alexander Fox ' 27 DEBATE Dorothy Livesey ' 26 Sidney Zimel ' 26 Israel Boxerman ' 26 Sollie Feldbein ' 27 Lois Briggs ' 26 Harry Gersick ' 26 EXTEMPORE Israel Boxerman ' 26, Big Eight Rep. Harold Brady ' 26 Sidney Zimel ' 26 Isadore Brottman ' 28 Cecil Willets ' 26 Morris Coppersmith ' 28 STENOGRAPHY Sylvia Bealer ' 26 Pearl Isenberg ' 26 Leona Streed ' 27 Marguerite Braem ' 26 Mary Neidorff ' 26 ATHLETICS ALL TRI-CITY FOOTBALL TEAM Glen Gordon ' 2S Julius Rudman ' 26 Edwin Liedtke ' 26 Henry Thomas ' 2S ALL STATE FOOTBALL TEAM Glen Gordon ' 2S, Second Team ALL TRI-CITY BASKETBALL TEAM Walter Criswell ' 26 John Smull ' 26 Harold Wilhelm ' 26 (Capt.) Page One Hundred Eight THE W A T C H T O W E R 19 2 6 ALL DISTRICT BASKETBALL TEAM Walter Criswell ' 26 Harold Wilhelni ' 26 (Capt.) CROSS COUNTRY RUN Morris Colehour ' 26 (Capt.) Carl Strate ' 28 Gerald Ash ' 26 Paul Bertelson ' 27 Donald Caldwell ' 27 Donald Costigan ' 26 FOOTBALL SQUAD Walter Criswell ' 26 Glen Gordon ' 2S Harold Gotthardt ' 26 Harold Jaeke ' 27 Frank Smith ' 28 Harry Kusclimann ' 26 Edwin Liedtke (Capt.) ' 26 Julius Rudman ' 26 Donald Smith ' 26 William Wright ' 27 (Capt. Elect) Donald Caldwell ' 27 Walter Criswell ' 26 Elbert Hollingsworth BASKETBALL SQUAD Donald Smith ' 26 John Smull ' 26 George Turner ' 27 Harold Wilhelm (Capt. I ' 26 Harry Young ' 27 Donald Costigan ' 27 Stanley Fuller ' 27 Glen Gordon ' 28 Harold Gotthardt ' 26 Elbert Hollingsworth TRACK SQUAD Arthur Mager ' 27 Carl Mangelsdorf ' 27 William McCauley ' 27 Stanley Potter ' 27 Carl Scannell ' 28 Ben Schroeder ' 2S Lewis Shea ' 28 Clarence Skinner ' 27 Henry Thomas ' 28 ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Anderson, Margaret Bealer. Sylvia Beer. Gertrude Bolin. Mayme Boxerman. Israel Briggs. Lois Burkland, Theodore Chapman, Grace Clarkson. Sarah Dahlen, Lennart Dockterman. Dorothy Ferguson, Sulah Field. Eleanor Grant, Dorothy Goepel, Richard Haskel, Isobel Hauerowas, Lucile Henderson, Jack Hess, Edwin Kester. Inez Lawson, John Lippla, Paul Livesey, Dorothy Looby, Helen Nelson. Mildred Xothstein. Elizabeth Nothstein, Ruth Posateri, Anna Quinn. Loretta Rathburn, Ruth Rolf, Frederick Schroeder, Marian Schroether, Edna Simpson, Gunnel Stanford, Milton Ticktin. Ruth Ward, Katherine Weisman, Clarence Young. Norma Page One Hundred Nine THE BULLETIN OF UPPERCRUST U W Vol.1 No.l JUNE 132 6 NEW YORK CITY Page 2 UPPERCRUST XT ' June, 1926 BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Situation Uppercrust University is located within an hour ' s ride of Greenwich Village, the theater district, and all the smartest night clubs of New York City. The excellent asphalt road leading straight into Broad- way, is lined on both sides by some of the largest and finest billboards in the coun- try. BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT The buildings about the campus are the dormitories, library, laboratories, art muse- um, gymnasium, those areas containing the lounges, (commonly called class-rooms), and the administrative offices. ■Ve can say very little concerning the library, because no one has been in it for so many years. The faculty is considering remodeling the building and using it as a dance-hall. The dormitories are large and handsome- ly furnished. Each suite is composed of four rooms and bath. Victrolas are fur- nished to each student. Elevator and bell- boy service at all hours. The laboratories and classrooms are used chiefly as places of recuperation, although a few students are to be found studying in them, now and then. These are quite harm- less, and will do no violence, if left un- molested. The art museum is said to contain the finest collection of bathing beauties and French post-cards to be found in the United States. By far the largest and most important building on the Campus is the Gymnasium, covering several acres of land, and housing indoor athletic fields, swimming pools, and everything any other university has and more too. The administrative buildings contain the offices of the President and of the heads of the departments. The professors, as a rule, can be found in their offices when classes are not in session, although they frequently divide their time between jail and the hospital. ADMISSION All students possessing athletic letters, will be admitted without examination, as will those whose fathers are known to pos- sess considerable pull. Other students will be required to take the regular exam- inations for entrance. These examinations, required by the state, will be given in the main assembly room. October 4, at nine o ' clock. They must be completed by noon, after which time the papers will be de- posited in the wastebasket, and the Faculty will adjourn to the country club. All stu- dents who have registered will be notified that they are accepted, and that dear, sweet, good old Uppercrust welcomes them with open arms, and looks forward to mak- ing fine upright men or women of them. The last, of course, should not be taken to heart. It simply sounds nice when Upper- crust is written up in The American. or any of the excellent publications with which we are so bounteously blessed. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS For the sake of appearances. Uppercrust University keeps a regular faculty on hand. A number of old-fashioned students prefer to study while in college, and to thus earn their degrees, but to the average young man or woman, studies mean little or noth- ing in relation to a degree. The degree Artiin Baccalaurei is awarded to all per- sons making outstanding athletic records. Those students receiving at least two let- ters graduate magna cum laude. Of course, not all the students can dis- tinguish themselves in athletics, and as a result, we have originated our famous Page One Hundred Ttrelve June. 1926 UPPERCRUST U Page purchase plan. Our prices are as follows: Artium Baccalaurei . . _ $300 (Magna cum laude, $100 extra) Scientae Baccalaurei S300 (Magna cum laude. $100 extra) To obtain these degrees, the student must pass away four years at Uppercrust. The degree Artium Magistri is awarded to students who stay for one extra year at Uppercrust. and pay S500. The rule re- quiring that you spend this time in resi- dence is not of our making, but ot the State which granted us our charter, so do not put the blame on Uppercrust. We can furnish you with almost any degree, providing you have the cash. Poli- ticians, etc., should get our prices on quantity lots. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Limited space prevents our mentioning all the courses offered at Uppercrust, but we do give those which we believe will be of greatest interest to the average student. ELECTRICITY. This course is especially helpful to those students who wish to know how to wire their homes for money. minim; In our mining course, we dwell at great length upon the subject of gold mining. We especially recommend this course for the young ladies. ADVANCED ARITHMETIC. This course is always popular with the young men, as it gives them such an ex- cellent knowledge of figures. Classes are held every night in one of the down-town music halls. The project method is em- ployed. LITERATURE. Why should you be tongue-tied in a crowd? Take our course in literature and know all the latest, racy stories. We take up all types. This course also includes a monthly review of the leading confes- sion magazines. FRENCH. Our French course makes it possible to decipher all the menu cards of our best cafes, and also the French quotations which constantly appear in The Saturday Even- ing Post and the books of etiquette. ANCIENT HISTORY. This course includes answers to the fol- lowing questions: What ' s the younger generations coming to? What ' s got into the children now a-days? The text book is that famous bit of literature entitled Why, When I Was a Girl.... by the eminent wet couverture de lit, Ima Nold Granny. EXPENSES Uppercrust U prides itself on the reasonable standard it has set for the ex- pense of those who enter this institution. The necessary costs have not only been reduced in so far as advisable to provide a large enrollment, but also have been kept high enough to keep this University among the better ones of the country. EXPENSE FOR MEN. Tuition is determined by the recognized athletic prowess of the beginning student. If he comes from a preparatory school with a noteworthy record in any branch of ath- letics, no tuition is necessary; that is, he is paid to enter rather than having to pay. To those with no ath- letic experience, how- ever, a tuition of five hundred dollars(S500) per semester is charged, until suffi- cient merit in sports is manifested. As a rule the Uni- versity men live in the frat houses. Here the cost of room and board per week is one hundred dollors(SlOO). Page One Hundred Thirteen Page 4 UPPERCRUST XT ' June, 1926 This does not, of course, include the inci- dental expenses of the house. If a young man does not join a fraternity, he may find reasonable lodgings in a reputable home for fifty dollars (850) a week. Upon entering college, it is necessary for the young men to submit their wardrobes to a rigid inspection. Should there be a young man so ignorant of school as to come without plus-foulrs, a coon coat, long pipeds, and vari-colored sweaters, he must either purchase these articles or re- turn home. Social expenses are, to some extent, a matter of individual opinion. We do not require attendance at the daily dances sponsored by this institution, but we do warn those who enter against studying to the extent of excluding social duties and privileges. From tw r o to five dances a week are considered a reasonable number foi the socially prominent to attend. The average cost of an evening spent at one of these affairs is twenty dollars ($20), and this includes taxi-fare, flowers for the fair maiden, and the fee for dancing. EXPENSES FOR WOMEN As the young ladies, of course, do not enter college on the same athletic stand- ing as the men, their tuition fee is set as five hundred dollars ($500). This sum is halved upon arrival, however, if the appli- cant for admission is beautiful enough to interest the young men at this University. Most of the young ladies, who are for- tunate enough to join sororities, live in the houses provided by these institutions. The price per week for room and board in these sorority houses is seventy-five dol- lars ($75) a week if the girls do their own bedroom work. Many of the girls, how- ever, find their social egagements so press- ing that they are willing to pay the twenty- five dollars ($25) extra for maid service. We are sure that the young women con- templating coming to this University un- derstand that their wardrobes must be fitted to the college environment. Fur coats, silk dresses, bright slickers, chic chapeax, and chiffon hose are all essential articles. We suggest, too, that the young ladies set aside ten dollars ($10) a week for beauty accessories and beauty shop work, as shampoos, marcels, and manicures are highly essential to the fair sex to-day. PUBLICATIONS As students often expend too much valu- able time and energy on literary venture of no importance, we do not encourage any student publications. We take this stand on this matter because of the fact that, in the past, it has been shown how some students have developed the journalistic sides to their natures until they have been able to find no enjoyment in the more es- sential social affairs offered in our col- leges. With this idea in mind, therefore. we have established the precedent of guid- ing our students from the paths of diligent endeavor into the flower-scented trails which broaden and enrich the aesthetic side of humans. Feeling that it is necessary to inform our vast student-body of the affairs of the college, however, we do issue one weekly bulletin, the Sport. Society Revue. This 20 page publication divides its attention between the sport activ ities and the social affairs of our young people. We have hired a staff of three professors to edit this newspaper, and thus relieve our students of this unnecessary labor. SOCIETY Uppercrust University believes implicitly the nucleus of college life. Space does not permit a list of these chapters in our school, but. suffice it to say, that every national fraternity and sorority is here represented. Students who desire to gain admittance into one of these societies should guard himself from becoming a in the propogation of social contact. To this end, we encourage every and all or- ganizations tending to accomplish this end. In fact, we pride ourselves in the number and quality of our social organizations. Fraternities and sororities are, of course. Page One Hundred Fourteen June, 1926 UPPERCRUST U Page 5 grind or even unusually proficient in any line of endeavor as the Greek Groups bar this type of kill-joy from their midst. The Stage and Screen Club plays an im- portant part in school affairs. It is the aim of this organization to promote a study of the theater and screen with as Utile endeavor as possible. With this objective the club meets regularly, once a week, to study their project at the best play or movie in the city. The Fine Arts Club is open only to Seniors in the University, and is one of the most popular of all organizations. This group meets three times a month and studies, consecutively, music, futurist art, and aesthetic dancing. The music department of this club has formed for the expression of its art, a twenty- piece orchestra which confines itself to that finest of all music — the modern syncopation. The names of the other two depart ments are self-explanatory. ATHLETICSHIPS The Uppercrust University guarantees to any young man earning his letter for four consecutive years in either football or base- ball a position on one of the many profes- sional teams in the country. We also se- cure places on Olympic teams for the stu- dents who show aptitude along special ath- letic lines. The Frantic Five Thousand comprise the cheering unit of this University. Every week this group assembles in the Audi- torium under the leadership of Professor Hulla-Balloo and studies the art of cheer- ing. Then, at athletic contests, this group assembles in full force and cheers our men to victory. In season. Uppercrust encourages all sport clubs such as tennis, hockey, skating, skiing and others of like nature. ORGANIZATIONS Believing as we do, that the institutions of society are most vital to the young stu- dents, Uppercrust University, in its organi- zations, offers to all an opportunity to broaden their lives by social contact with others. Fraternities and sororities are, of course, main factors in the social life of this col- lege. All of the large national associations of this nature have a chapter at Upper- crust U. If one is not a grind and if he shows sufficient interest in college activi- ties, he is certain to be taken into one of these associations. The Stage and Screen Club, as its name implies, concentrates its attention upon the legitimate theater and the moving picture. This club reserves a section each week at the theater or movie house in order that its members may here study dramatic prin- ciples in motion. Once a year, a play is produced by this group, and so excellent is the grade of work manifested that often several young ladies (and not infrequently young men) step from the portals of Up- percrust U. into paying positions on the stage of the screen world. The Aesthetic Dancing Club also holds a prominent place in the school activties. This is an essentially Senior group, how- ever, since only those who have studied artistry in dancing may belong to this club. The Frantic Five Thousand is the cheer- ing organization of this college. They at- tend every athletic meet and lead the cheering for the crowds there assembled. All loyal students will, of course, join this group, which meets every Wednesday af- ternoon in the auditorium with Professor Hulla-Balloo, instructor in the art of yell- ing. Of course. Uppercrust encourages, in season, other organizations such as the Tennis Club, the Yachting and Fishing Cir- cles, and the Skating and Hockey Associa- tions. Page One Hundred Fifteen ANNUAL ADVERTISERS — .+ Andich Electrical Shop Argus Athletic Shop Augustana Book Concern Benson Feed Store Bergstrom Slattengren Bleuer. Theo. Blood, A. M. Boston Shoe Co. Bowlby Music House Boy Scouts of America Brunei ' Music House Central Shoe Hospital Channon Dufva Co-operative Dairy Co. Criswell, Dr. R. M.. D.D.S. 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Your car needs it, and we ' ve got some dandy paint — heat-proof, dirt-proof, guaranteed to wear long. No, I want only gas to-day. Then you want your car washed? I said that I wanted only gas. You want a tire, then. We ' ve got some good non-skids. Only $40 apiece. Want one? Yours I tell you I want only gas to-day- Yes, sir ; but — say, your rear lights are all shot to pieces. You need new ones. We just got in some dandy new crack-proof celluloid lights. Shall I put some in? No! I want only gas, do you understand? Your magneto needs adjusting — didja hear that funny noise in the motor when you stopt? It needs adjusting. I ' ll fix it, what? No! I want only gas, gas! Do you hear!! Yes, sir! And with the gas obtained, the exasperated motorist drove angrily away. But for once the garage man had got even with his barber. — W. Peter Schramm in The New Yorker. ' ' ' V l 1 u lin un n I THE L. E. WEST GUM CO. 1510-1512 Second Ave. Rock Island, 111. I I I I BALLOONS ... CONFETTI and Party Supplies Compliments of ROCK ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY 1814 Third Avenue Phone R. I. 293 Dry Clea)iing a id Pressiir Page One Hundred Twenty THE WATCH TOWER 1926 +. — ,,„ — „ — , — , — i — ,„ — „„ — „, — „ — „„ — „ — ,„ ,„ — „ — „, — , „ — „ — ,„, — „ — „ „, — ,_ — JOE TUCKIS FLOWER SHOP F Member Florist Telegraph Delivery Service JUST PHONE R. I. 99 WE DO THE REST 1712 Second Avenue, Rock Island, 111. A QUIET GIRL Visitor : Your housemaid seems very quiet. Lady of the House: Yes, she doesn ' t even disturb the dust! — East- em Morning News. NAUGHTY! NAUGHTY! Welcome! ! K. of P. and D. 0. K. K. We Greet You Cordially— May Your Stay in Our City Be One of Un- allowed Pleasure. — From a Display ad in the Bristol (Va.) Herald- Courier. W. A. EHLEB SON i Sacco Plant Good HARDWARE Landreth ' s Seeds Phone R. I. 1976 1610 Third Avenue FILIAL LOYALTY Father — So the teacher caught you using a bad word and punished you. Tommy — Yes, and she asked me where I learned it. Father— What did you tell her? Tommy — I didn t want to give you away, pa, so I blamed it on the parrot. ' — Boston Transcript. GOOD LAYERS Ten R. I. pullets, ready to lay 4-hole wood cook stove, with pipe. 702 So. Van Ness. — From a Santa Ana (Cal.) paper. + COMPLIMENTS OF ULLEMEYERS THE CLOTHIERS + Page One Hundred Twenty-one THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 LEITHNER WEISHAR ELECTRICAL DEALERS 1816 Third Avenue, Rock Island, 111. Phone R. I. 1590 Authorized RCA Dealers SCORE FOR FATHER Daughter had just returned from finishing school. That air — her father began as they sat down in the dining-room. Father, dear, the girl interrupted, you should say ' that something, ' or, preferably, just ' that. ' It ' s vulgar to say ' that air. ' Well, this ear — the father began again. No, said the daughter; you must avoid such expressions as ' this ' ere. ' Look here, my girl, said the father, I ' m going to say exactly what I mean. That air is bad for this ear of mine, and I ' m going to shut the window. — Christian Evangelist. PUGILISTIC NOTE Visitor — If your mother gave you a large apple and a small one. and told you to divide with your brother, which apple would you give him? Johnny — D ' ye mean my big brother or my little one? — The Conti- nent. WHEN GRANDMA DOES THE CHARLESTON Some people grow old gracefully; others attempt the new dances. — Life. Phone R. I. 1010 2104 Third Avenue Bergstrom Slattengren Co. Wholesale Confectioners Trr-City Distributors Weber ' s Chocolates I I •J „ ,,,, „„ till ml in. in. II nil ml i.n Mil mi mi Mil nil II u Dll im • M   lil U nil in , — H ••{• Page One Hundred Twenty-two THE W A T C H TOWER 19 2 6 THE STRATFORD STl]LE STORE GOOD CLOTHES l82 -2 Avo.f .l. , „_, HE ASKED FOR IT Senior — How do you like my room, as a whole? Freshman — As a hole it ' s fine, as a room — not so good. — Vassar Vagabond. PRESENCE OF MIND A few minutes after an alarm of fire was given in a hotel, one of the guests joined the group that were watching the fire, and chaffed them on their apparent excitement. There was nothing to be excited about, he said. I took my time about dressing, lighted a cigaret, didn ' t like the knot in my necktie, so tied it over again — that ' s how cool I was. Fine, one of his friends remarked, but why didn ' t you put on your trousers. — Everybody ' s Magazine. Prof, (to freshman entering class late) — When were you born? Freshman — On the second of April. Prof. — Late again. — The DePauiv Daily. Phone R. I. 807 Rock Island, I 111. 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. Don Accessories. Flashlights. SPECIAL PRICES TO STUDENTS OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAY MORNINGS Page One Hundred Twenty-three THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 4,,—nu mi II UU n IB UN Mil uu mi .m „u nn ni. ail nu „„ ua „u uu mi nn in, 1.1. hh un n. „n ItaL A. M. BLOOD COMPANY Corner Fourth Avenue and Twentieth Street A Complete Line of OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES STUDENTS ' NOTE BOOKS CONSOLATION FOR THE SIMPLE A new story is told about Bishop Henry C. Potter. It seems that a lay reader had been complaining to the Bishop that he and his fellows were nowhere recognized in the Prayer Book. There were references to bishops, priests, and deacons, but never an allusion to lay readers. ' ' Why, of course there is, said the Bishop. Don ' t you remember that verse in the Benedicite, 0 all ye green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord ' ? — The Churchman. DR. R. M. CRISWELL DENTIST Suite 410 Central Trust Building Office Phone R. I. 16 Rock Island, 111. READY TO ABDICATE He — The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. She — Then suppose you rule the world for a while. I ' m tired. — Sea Bag (published on board U. S. S. Oklahoma). FARMING De LUXE I will make you a tailor-made suit for a milk cow or work horse. Phone 2304-W. 337 East Market.— Classified Ad. in the Stockton (Calif.) Independent. College Suits for the Young Man going to High School. THE LATEST CREATION — CAMPUS 3 BUTTON MODEL MOSENFELDER SONS 1709 Second Avenue Rock Island, 111. •J — — - — ui. — mi mi nn iiii- ihi — uu ua— nn— iiu — •••• — n — ■■ ' i J ™ Page One Hundred Twenty-four THE WATCH TOWER 192 ROCK ISLAND BANKS Are Interested in, and are Contributing to the Growth of Rock Island | BOOST FOR THE BANKS THAT BOOST FOR ROCK ISLAND CENTRAL TRUST SAVINGS BANK N. W. Cor. Third Avenue and Eighteenth Street FIRST TRUST SAVINGS BANK S. W. Cor. Second Avenue and Eighteenth Street ROCK ISLAND SAVINGS BANK N. E. Cor. Second Avenue and Eighteenth Street STATE BANK OF ROCK ISLAND Junction Second Avenue and Seventeenth Street I A GOOD ARRANGEMENT While the captain was taking kit inspection, he noticed Private Brown had no toothbrush. Where ' s your tooth-brush? he demanded. Here, sir, said Private Brown, producing a large scrubbing brush. You don ' t mean to tell me you can get that thing into your mouth? shouted the captain, angrily. No, sir, replied Brown, without changing his expression. I take me teeth out. PATHETIC PLEA FOR A PENNY A silver penny, about 700 years old, has been unearthed at West Wy- combe. It would be a graceful gesture on the part of America if she al- lowed this country to retain it. — London Opinion. Page One Hundred Twenty-five THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 lli ' ,J !l — nii- — ii ' i- — ii — mi— Dn — 11 — mi— iiii- — iiii — iiii — nn. — ' 11 — nn — iin — U — « oo- — nn— — na— II— uu — nu — Ngl ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT WE HAVE IT WE EQUIP YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS Everything to Make Your Game Better THE ATHLETIC SHOP, INC. B. D. Curly Bergquist, Manager 1808 THIRD AVENUE. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Telephone R. I. 50 Young Man (to court clerk) — I — ah — er — Clerk — Henry, bring out one of those marriage blanks. — Central Wesleyan Star. The irate customer shook his portrait in the photographer ' s face. Do I look like this picture? The thing ' s an outrage. Why, you ' ve given me an awful squint and the look of a prize fighter. Now, answer me, and no nonsense about it. Do you call that a good likeness? The photographer scanned the print, then looked at the customer. The answer, he said, is in the negative. — The Christian Advocate. THE FAT AND THE LEAN A critic says he liked the modern drest Hamlet in streaks. Evi- dently a Baconian. — The Humorist. ROCK ISLAND MANUFACTURING CO. Manufacturers of VISES HARDWARE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES i Pane One Hundred Twenty-Six THE WATCH TOWER 1926 Tke Fanaf: ftlmiswick iranaiCFope ( Panatrope Means Entire Musical Scale) A musical instrument that is absolutely new in principle, totally divorced from the old mechanical methods of sound reproduction COMPLETE LINE OF BRUNSWICK RECORDS New Process — Light-Ray Electrical Recording BRUNER MUSIC HOUSE 1806 Third Avenue Phone R. I. 1060 ]  £.ii nil i.. i mi mi mi mi mi mt mi mi ml ml mi ml mi mi mi mi mi nn mi nn mi nn nn mi mi mi ii J« DODGING THE CONDUCTOR Little Jackie took the church collection very seriously, and every Sun- day morning he saw that his penny was ready. One day just as the usher began to take the collection, Jackie noticed that a guest in the family pew was not duly provided. Sliding along the seat he whispered, Where ' s your penny? I didn ' t bring one, replied the woman. Time was short, and the matter was urgent, but Jackie came to a decision with great promptitude. Thrusting his penny into the woman ' s hand, he whispered: Here, take mine! It ' ll pay for you, and I ' ll get under the seat. — Pittsburgh Sun. Old Lady (as car gives a jolt) — Was that a serious accident, con- ductor? Conductor — Not for us, madam. The car just ran over a dog. Oly Lady — Was it on the track? Conductor — No. We chased him up an alley. BOSTON SHOE CO. 1726 Second Avenue, Rock Island 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 year after year Page One Hundred Twenty-seven THE WATCH TOWER 1926 + READ The Daily Times THE TRI-CITIES GREATEST NEWSPAPER +, U ,1,1—.,,—, ,« MODEST AND RETIRING Small Boy : What ' s the use of washing my hands before I go to school, mother? I ' m not one of those who are always raising them. — Orange Owl. Nervous Old Lady — I don ' t like this road. I just know something awful is going to happen. Conductor, how often do you kill a passenger on this line? Conductor — Only once, madam. WHY GIRLS STUDY GEOLOGY Jane: How did you act when you saw Jack this morning? June: I gave him the geological survey. Jane: In other words — ? June: The stony stare. — Kablegram. L. STAPP COMPANY Growers — Cut Flowers — Pot Plants Telephone R. I. 425 2304 Twelfth Street, Rock Island. 111. Page One Hundred Twenty-eight THE WATCH TOWER 1926 READ The Davenport Sunday Morning Democrat THE ONLY SUNDAY MORNING NEWSPAPER IN THE TRI-CITIES ,. — ,_„ + EVE ' S APPETITE One day, said a story-teller, at the close of a hot day, Adam was returning with his hoe on his shoulder from a hard day ' s labor to his hum- ble cottage. Maybe it was a cave. That don ' t matter, for it was an humble abode. Young Cain was running ahead, boylike, throwing rocks at the birds. Suddenly they came upon a beautiful garden. ' 0 father, ' said Cain, ' look at that beautiful garden. I wish we could live there. ' ' We did live in that garden, ' said Adam regretfully, ' until your mother ate us out of house and home. ' — The Christian Evangelist. MURDER AS A FINE ART Don ' t Kill Your Wife — Let Electricity Do the Dirty Work — From a Vacuum Cleaner ad in the Greenville (S. C.) News. „ + Eat More PURITY ICE CREAM — It ' s Always Good STURTEVANT-BAKER COMPANY MADE IN THE SUNLIGHT PLANT .[. Page One Hundred Twenty-nine THE WATCH T O W E R MJ J AMJ l M n n n n « Join the Y 9 2 6 + I I Spirit Mind Body Health Fun Recreation Y. M. C. A. Building — .._.+ A HAY FEVER IDYL A little stalk of goldenrod was just about dry enough to blow away. As a broadcaster, he chuckled, I claim to rank with the most pow- erful stations in the country. Wonder how many are tuned in? A scattering volley of sneezes told that a number of people were already getting him. — Ladies ' Home Journal. HONEST ADVERTISING Another shipment of those wonderful Balbriggan Dresses. will not last long. Sizes 14 to 38 — From an ad in the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune. These .$5.00 THE GLAD CHORUS If Paris hotel clerks refused to register all Americans who walk in and shout, Well! Well! So this is Paris? the hotels would be vacant.— Judge. An  „ mi ,,„ Private Lessons by Appointment General Class Monday and Friday THIELKE ' S SCHOOL OF DANCING Phone R. I. 3449 1903i 2 Second Ave., Rock Island Dances Taught: Ballroom, Stage, Classical and Interpretative THE CENTRAL SHOE HOSPITAL 1711 Third Avenue Expert Workmanship Full sole work for Boy and Gir Our Specialty They give double wear ,, — + i Page One Hit 11 river] Thirty I I ■4 THE WATCH TOWER 1926 Driffill Printing Company Catalog and Commercial Printers Writers and Designers Phone R. I. 593 1616-1618 Third Avenue Rock Island. 111. | I •{•„ „„ MM mm llll Ill ' '  I  IW M$ A RICH HAUL Window Washers Take Liquor — Two youths engaged to wash win- dows at the home of H. L. Schaefer, 5137 Colfax Avenue south, charged with stealing a quart of alcohol, a necktie and wholesale jeweler with offices in the workhouse by Judge C. L. Smith in municipal court Wednes- day. — Brevity in the Minneapolis Tribune. THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE James McGillicuddy ' s Rolls-Royce was stolen while standing in front of the county poorhouse where he was visiting his aged parents. — Brev- ity in a Michigan paper. COMFORT FOR THE NOBLE RED MAN A small flat case of red leather contains a pair of traveling slippers for men of the same cheerful shade. — From the Woman ' s Page of an Ohio paper. Montgomery Campbell (Incorporated) CLEANERS AND DYERS Let Us Clean Your Evening Gown, Furs, Gloves, Plumes, Slippers, Etc. 100!) Second Avenue 516 Sixteenth Street 110 Main Street Rock Island Moline Davenport I ■■+ Page One Hundred Thirty-one THE WATCH TOWER 1926 . . — .— . .._ . — ..— .+ YOUR CITY ' S GREATEST ASSET ITS GIRLHOOD — ,,_. 4. WHERE TIME IS NOT MONEY ' ' Have you forgotten that five dollars you owe? Not yet; give me time. ' — Columbia Jester. LOFTY AIM FOILED So. you ' re lost, little man? Why didn ' t you hang onto your mother ' s skirt? Youngster — Couldn ' t reach it. — Texas Ranger. THE RULING PASSION Doctor No. 1 — Did you hold the mirror to her face to see if she was still breathing? Doctor No. 2 — Yes. and she opened one eye, gasped and reached for her powder puff. — Sidney Bulletin. SISTER ' S POPULARITY Little sister was telling the next door girl all about it. Betty went to a party last night when they played a game in which the men either had to kiss a girl or pay a forfeit of a box of candy. Well, how was Beatrice, lucky? She came home with thirteen boxes of chocolates. — Buffalo Bison. t | IM nil m T , IM M ll(l lin r lin n . ROCK ISLAND FUEL COMPANY Davenport — Rock Island — Moline PREMIUM COAL SOLYAY COKE GENU CARBON PREMIUM FURNACE OILS UNEXCELLED SERVICE Page One Hundred Thirty-two THE WATCH TOWER 1926 R. C. HARRINGTON ROOFING CONTRACTOR 602 Moline Trust Building Phone Moline 608 MOLINE, ILL. +„. A FINANCIAL WIZARD Gentleman — What would you do with a nickel if I gave you one? Hobo (sarcastically) — Get a new suit, mister, an ' some supper, an ' a night ' s lodgin ' , an ' breakfast an ' dinner to-morrow. Gentleman — My good fellow, here ' s a quarter. Go and support your- self for the rest of your life. — Boston Transcript. „ — + BOWLBY ' S — FOR THE LATEST BRUNSWICK RECORDS Largest line of Ukuleles, Banjos, Violins, and Clarinets Buescher Saxaphones and Trumpets ; BOWLBYS MUSIC HOUSE | 1623 Second Avenue Rock Island, 111. I BAD EFFECT Did you go to the doctor I recommended and mention that I had sent you? ' Yes. ' What did he say? ' He asked me for his fee in advance. — Ulk, Berlin. 56 years in the Jewelry Business means : Experience, and experi- ence means we know merchandise. We handle only the products of old and tried firms, and we sell at the right price, too. J. RAMSER ' S SONS, INC. 1800 Block Rock Island Page One Hundred Thirty-three THE WATCH T O W E R 9 2 6 COMPLIMENTS OF C. F. KURTZ COMPANY ,1, m mi ||H nn Lll ,,,, ,,„ „„ „„ I A CONVALESCENT FIREMAN Harry Lawson, U. S. N., is spending a fifteen-day furlough at his home. He recently recovered from burns and injuries received when a gun backfired, after being in a naval hospital several weeks. — Winsted (Conn.) Evening Citizen. ,{,„ „„ nll ,„ + _,,„ Page One Hundred Thirty-four Rock Island Bridge Iron Works i i -4- THE WATCH TOWER 1926 ♦ j 1 THE STORE FOR PURE FOOD AND SERVICE We Make Our Oivn Ice Cream and Candy At Our Ice Cream Fountain YOU CAN GET FANCY ICE CEEAM DISHES OF ALL KINDS Our lee Cream is not as good as Somebody Else ' s, but better THE DELUXE j Our Motto is Quality First | AWAITING ORDERS The station master on the East Indian railway had been given strict orders not to do anything out of the ordinary without authority from the superintendent. This accounts for his sending the following telegram : Superintendent ' s office, Calcutta — Tiger on platform eating con- ductor. Please wire instructions. — Jewelers ' Circular. ! 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 One Hundred Thirty-fire THE 4,,, „„ „„ ,„, WATCH TOWER 1926 FURS MANUFACTURED REMODELED STORAGE The Only Exclusive Furrier in the Tri-Cities 1606 Second Avenue ROCK ISLAND. ILLINOIS , + AFTER BUSINESS HOURS There was a terrible ado in the Busy Bee restaurant. What ' s all the fuss here? asked an incoming patron. Oh, replied the proprietor, the tire eater from the circus was in here and he burned his mouth on the soup. — American Legion Weekly. + i 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 +,._„„ .._. — + Page One ITuntlrctl Thirty-six THE WATCH T O W E R 19 2 6 Congratulations and Best Wishes Qraduates There ' ll always be a warm spot in your heart for your old high school ; you ' ll want to keep posted on its future activitie s and development For complete reports of the activities of Rock Island High School, — read — Western Illinois ' Leading Newspaper THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME Associated Press Leased Wire Member Audit Bureau Circulation + APPLIED THE TEXT At church one Sunday morning Joyce listened to a sermon on Let Your Light So Shine— The only part she remembered was the text, but she didn ' t under- stand what it meant until her mother said : It means being good, obedient and cheerful. In the afternoon there was trouble in the nursery, and Joyce excused herself for being naughty by saying, I ' ve blowed myself out. — Rehobeth Sunday Herald. •§• SHOE REPAIRING We call for and deliver. Prompt Service Crepe Soles Attached Peter Mejerle I Phone 5126 I 1623 Third Ave., Rock Island I Rock Island ' s Real Eating House Johnson ' s Cafeteria In the Heart of the Tri-Cities New Harper Hotel Building . W. Johnson, Prop. +._.„ Page One Hundred Thirty-seven THE WATCH TOWER 1926 I Established 1835 Incorporated 1878 Rock Island Lumber Manufacturing Co All kinds of LUMBER, SASH, DOORS, AND COAL Completed Houses at Guaranteed Prices NO EXTRAS THE W AND D LUMBER YARDS Rock Island Lumber Mfg. Co. The White Yard Rock Island, 111. Davenport, la. East Moline Lumber Yard East Moline, 111. NO SYLPH If you are going to Prescott or Jerome early Tuesday morning and can carry from two to three hundred pounds extra, please communicate with Miss H. at Arizona Republican to-day. Phone 7474. — Personal ad in the Arizona Republican. . + CHANNON DUFVA CO. HEATING, PLUMBING, STEAM SUPPLIES I 112 West Seventeenth Street Rock Island, 111. i Phone 148 Page One Hundred Thirty-eight THE WATCH TOWER 1926 + GRADUATION GIFTS Our Display of Graduation Gifts Is Moderately Priced THEO. G. BLEUER JEWELER 1702 Second Avenue, Rock Island, 111. |tl| UN HI. U.I 111! Illl Illl III! II II llll I ! mi    '  I ' ll III! 1111 llll III! Illl Ml III! II ,1 1111 lilt W| Mil ll f INVALUABLE ASSISTANCE Teacher — Why do you always add up wrongly? Scholar — I don ' t know! Teacher — Does any one help you? Scholar — Yes, my father! Teacher— What is he? Scholar — A waiter ! — Viking en, Oslo. FIRST AID The Sunday school girls of a certain church put flowers in front of the pulpit each Sunday. One was asked by an elderly person what they did with the flowers after the service. Oh, we take them to people who are sick after the sermon, was the innocent reply. — Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. A COAT OF IT One of my ancestors was a famous knight of old. Huh! Having an ancestor who was a mail carrier isn ' t much to brag about. - — Boston Transcript. , _, — LINOTYPE COMPOSITION CO. LINOTYPE MONOTYPE 214 East Third Street, Davenport, Iowa Prompt and Intelligent Service Page One Hundred Thirty-nine THE + WATCH TOWER 9 2 6 — ■+ 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 com- plied with. Peed of all kinds in stock, for cattle, horses, poultry, pigs, pigeons, etc. Each feed scientifically prepared for the purpose. R. C. BENSON ALL KINDS OF FEED 213 Market Square, Rock Island Telephone R. I. 221 AID TO HOUSEWORK Guess my girl in college has changed her mind about basketball. She is evidently going in for something more useful. How so? Now she writes that she has made the scrub team. — McKendree STRECKER LEWIS Wholesale and Retail WALLPAPER and PAINTS Distributors of Illinois Oil Co. Paints PAPER AND PAPERHANGING 1609 Second Avenue, Rock Island, 111. + — At a baby show in Scotland the prizes were not awarded until a week later. The idea, of course, was to give the judges a chance to get out of the country. — Humorist. + — BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Greatest Boys ' Organization the World has ever known Producing Men of Character Trained for Citizenship Rock Island Council, B.S.A. Ildqs. Citv Hall I ' .l.lu. Phone T.V.I | — .. + Compliments of ANDICH ELECTRIC SHOP Page One Hundred Forty THE WATCH TOWER 1926 E« ROCK ISLAND PLOW CO. Established 1S55 Manufactures a full line of FARM MACHINERY Including PLOWS HAY RAKES DISCS HAY LOADERS DRAGS MANURE SPREADERS PLANTERS CREAM SEPARATORS SEEDERS LITTER CARRIERS CULTIVATORS GASOLINE ENGINES LISTERS STALK CUTTERS Heider Tractors and Motor Cultivators Factory and General Offices ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS BRANCHES: Minneapolis, Minn. Indianapolis, Ind. Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Omaha, Nebr. Kansas City, Mo. Dallas, Texas St. Louis, Mo. Oklahoma City, Okla. Denver, Colo. + i i I Page One Hundred Forty-one THE WATCH TOWER i 9 2 6 ,£.„ „„— 1, mi mm m, mi mi mi mi mi mi in Nil .m iiu i.n m. nil mi mi mi i u mi „n— iiD—iin „„ mi n«{t COMPLIMENTS OF MOSENFELDERS, Inc. GENUINE NERVE Tailor — When are you going to settle for that overcoat? Owens — Really my Tailor — Now look here, if you don ' t pay I ' ll bring suit next week. Owens — Make it a spring suit, old man, and you can bring it right away. Here lies the body of Daniel McCrocus Died from an attack of acute halitosis ! ! DR. A. E. GLAWE DENTIST Telephone 416 Suite 505, Safety Building Rock Island, 111. — + DR. A. W. TABER | DENTIST Telephone 111 Suite 211, Safety Building Rock Island, 111. •£•„ UB iiii — nn—im—— .in mi Page One Hundred Forty-two THE ,,„_ W A T C H TOWER 9 2 6 + Dr.W.E.Meanwell ' s athlete SERVUSIZED TOP CREPE COLOR SOLE PA RITE TRIM SPECIAL COUNTER PERFECT FITTING LAST AND CUT ARCH SUPPORT ORTHOPAEDIC HEEL I HEAW SCUPPER TOE CAP STUBBER TOE GUARDS PA T. A PP. FOR If you want an ideal shoe for summer drop in at any shoe sporting goods store in Rock Island and ask for Servus Sport Shoes A LARGE VARIETY OF STYLES AND SIZES Made in Rock Island by THE SERVUS RUBBER COMPANY VACATION TIME In a Few Days the school term will be over and the students of Rock Island High School will be enjoying the vacation season in various ways — tennis, touring, hiking, camping, boating, etc. To get the utmost enjoyment from these activities you must have suitable shoes. A rubber soled, canvas shoe will meet your require- I ments exactly. Heavy enough to stand hard wear — light enough j for comfort in the heat of the summer. I Page One Hundred Forty-three THE + WATCH TOWER 19 2 6 , „„ .„ 4, DUPLICATE ORDERS 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 ani FRAMING Page One Hundred Forty-four THE WATCH TOWER 19 2 6 rt_, y - Your, story in picture LEWES NOTrilN6 UNTOLD PHOTO ART ENGRAVING ELECTRGTYPING CO. MOLINE, ILLINOIS ALL-AMERICAN TEAM Left End Locks of Yale Left Tackle Hunchback of Notre Dame Left Guard Climate of California Center Hail, Columbia Right Guard Murders of Chicago Right Tackle Corn of Kentucky Right End Agua Velva, Williams Left Halfback Moonshine of W. Va. Right Halfback Beans of Boston Quarterback Whirlwind of Kansas Fullback Rapid Shave of Colgate B. C. BlGLER A CONTORTIONIST Indian, Jailed, Bites Off Ear and Finger — Headlines in an Indianapo- lis paper. Harry learned to play the piano in no time. Yeah. I heard him playing in that way the other day. Page One Hundred Forty-five How a Blacksmith Made the Plow that Conquered a Wilderness Put yourself for awhile in the place of John Deere, young blacksmith, giant in stature and strength, owner of a little blacksmith shop in the little frontier village of Grand Detour, Illinois, in the year 1837. Around you stretching in every direction are illimitable prairies and muck-lands, black of soil that extends down nearly as far as a man can dig in a day. Rank vegetation covers the land, growing on hot July days so fast that you seem to see and hear the growth. Around you, too, are scattering farmers — hardy pioneers, among the first to press west- ward from New England and the Middle Atlantic states — who have stopped here at- tracted by the promise of this land of wonder- ful fertility. But there is gloom in the community. There is talk of resuming migration westward in search of a different soil, or of return towards the land from whence you and the farmers came. For the rich, black, gluey soil rebuffs every type of plow in use. The farmers are unable to put in crops. There are frequent consultations in your little shop. The farmers know that you are a good blacksmith, and they look to you for a solution of the problem. You tinker skilfully with the plows that they bring in — plows of wood with iron-tipped shares and iron-patched moldboards. They are the best plows the world has yet developed; they were serviceable in the light soils back home in the East; but here in this wonderful new land of locked soil-treasure, they fail in spite of all that you can do with them. Experiment follows experiment in your little shop; but still the problem remains unsolved. Then one day a new idea develops in your mind, telling you that the necessary plow must have a steel moldboard and share, with the moldboard curved in such a way that it will scour itself as it works in the gluey soil. No plow of the kind your imagination sees has ever been built. You have no pattern to fol- low. Painstakingly you carve a pattern on a log, carefully fashioning the curve that means everything. Then, since you have no other steel, you cut a piece from an old mill-saw blade, dimension it exactly to fit your purpose, place it over the pattern and carefully hammer it with a wooden mallet until it fits the pattern lines. Your plow bottom is done- ever built. -the first of its kind You bolt your creation to a frame that you have fashioned from white oak rails, shoulder the assembled plow and go to a nearby farm for a demonstration. A crowd of farmers look on — some cynical, some hopeful — while you hitch a horse to the plow. You make a few final adjustments, cluck to the horse, lift up on the handles of the plow, and then, while the horse plods on and the farmers gasp, the thing which you have created voices a low, continuous whisper as the black, gluey furrow-slice turns clean and true from its moldboard. Your plow has solved the problem. It was thus that John Deere planned, built and demonstrated the world ' s first successful steel plow, launched his long career as the master maker of farm implements, and unlocked the treasure-hold of the world ' s greatest agricul- tural region. The hungry world is turning landward. The plow-maker is coming into his own. And the world gives special credit to the sturdy black- smith who evolved a new plow that conquered a wilderness and inaugurated a full line of John Deere implements that leads in the work of pro- ducing food for the world. John Deere, Moline, Illinois THE WATCH TOWER 1926 ,1, L1 ___ . - ALUMNAE  s No matter where you may be in the years to come, don ' t forget old R.l.ttS. Keep in touch with it by sub scribinq to the Bi weekly and the Annual i i __ __ _ L|[ M|| , „„ ,f Page One Hundred Forty-seven THE WATCH TOWER 1926 Is Jack a loud dresser? Is he ! You should hear him hunting for his collar button. — Scream. What d ' ye say, little lady — I ' ll give you a nickel for a kiss? ' No, thank you. I can make more taking castor oil. — Centre Colonel. A LOGICAL QUESTION The teacher had been lecturing his class on the wisdom often dis- played by animals and birds. He compared it with that of human beings, to the latters ' disadvantage. Having finished his discourse, he invited his pupils to ask questions on the subject. Percy held up his hand. Well, Percy, said the teacher, what is it you want to know? I want to know, sir, replied Percy, what makes chickens know how big our egg cups are? — The Farmer. Have you seen our snappy ties? (Railroad adv.) — Mich iga n Ga i-goyle. JUST SUPPOSIN ' It ' s funny how afraid your horses still are of automobiles up here, said a summer visitor to a Maine farmer. I don ' t know as it ' s so funny. Not so strange, when you think how an auto must look to a horse. S ' pose you was to see my pants comin ' down the road with nothin ' in ' em. — Farmer ' s Wife. A TOUGH BREAK The prison physician was making his daily rounds when he was ap- proached by a convict who inquired : Doc, how ' s my cellmate what you operated on? All right, replied the doctor, he ' ll be back in the cell with you in a couple of days. Ain ' t dat my luck! complained the con. Now I gotta give him back his blanket. — American Legion Weekly. Parent — Where the dickens did you get that cigar? Boy — At Hamilton ' s — I ' ll order you some, if you like. — Passing Show. Serpent — Who ' s the lady I seen you with last night ? Adam — That was no lady, that was my rib! There are a number of nickel cigars on the market. The trouble is that they charge fifteen cents for them. (At the Zoo) — By George! that elephant looks just like Mary ' s beau. Big Boy — Why, is that a nice thing to say? Other — Aw, he can ' t understand what I said. Page Our Hundred, Forty-eight THE WATCH TO W E R Returned Traveler — Well, the human race is through. What ' s the trouble — another war started? No — the fifth man has got pyorrhea ! Freshman — Where do jail-birds come from? Soph — They are raised from larks, bats and swallows. —M. I. T. Voo Doo. Kindly Old Lady — And what do you expect to be when you graduate? Two-time Freshman — A grandfather. — Stevens Stone Mill. WHEN I HAVE A CIRCUS I AM Going to Put in My Sideshows : The man who offers a lady his seat in the street car when he doesn ' t intend to get off at the next corner. The maid who isn ' t called to the telephone twenty-seven times a day — at least three of them during dinner. The uncle who hasn ' t heaps of money and yet is treated royally. The son who never asks his father for a check. The man who never takes a drop — never took a drop, sir ! The chorus girl in a movie who doesn ' t chew gum or smoke. The novelist who can write a story without a complex, or a single bad word I ONE WHO NO ' S They say the modern girl is bad, The cause of mankind ' s woe. So I don ' t travel with the girls —Oh, no! They say that petting ' s not correct For sweetie and her beau. So I don ' t favor midnight rides —Oh. no! The folks who say these things Can never really know The truth of what they rave about —Oh, no! — California Pelican. THE AWAKENING The charge was one of premeditated murder ; the defendant a college student. The entire courtroom turned anxious and tear-stained eyes toward the lad, and a breathless suspense followed the judge ' s question of Guilty or not guilty? The youth was prodded to respond. He opened his eyes, yawned, shook himself, stretched his arms and legs for fully five minutes, and then drawled, Not prepared to recite. — Cannon Bawl. Page One Hundred Forty-nine THE WATCH TOWER 1926 Walla Walla — The only city so proud of its name that they named it twice. — -Wisconsin Octopus. He: I just went out to get a bi ' eath of air. She: Yes, I can smell it. — Penn. State Froth. Stu : I hear you ' re an awful strong man. Pid : Yes. I get up every morning and pull up the river. Stu : Aw. that ' s nothing. I took an ax and cut down a tree this morning and then took another ax and chopped it up again. — West Point Pointer. I ' ve never seen a purple cow, And I never hope to see one ; But by the purple milk we get I ' m certain there must be one. — Nebraska Awgwan. And you ' re sure you realize the difference between driving an am- bulance and driving an ordinary car? Applicant : Sure. When y ' re drivin ' an ambulance y ' gotta go back an ' pick ' em up. Stude : Have you graded my paper yet ? Prof: Why, no. Stude: Well, when you get to mine, it ' s not justice I want, it ' s mercy. — Vanderbilt Masquerade): Hi. old thing. ' How ' sa Boy? Rotten! Got ' nawful cold. Yeah? How ja get it? Bein ' in that blankety-blank musical comedy. I fail to get you, Einstein. Aw, I was the leading ' lady. —Ohio Sun Dial. Definition of a fool : genius before he gets rich. — Denver Parrakeet. Your tire is flat. Oh, no it isn ' t. I let the air out of them when I park to give them a rest. — Okla. Whirlwind. There was a young lady named Florence Who for kissing professed great abhorrence, But when she ' d been kissed. And found what she ' d missed. She cried till the tears came in torrents. — Pomona Sagehen. Page One Hundrerl Fifty THE WATCH TOWER 192 6 Is there anything at all you ' re sure of? I ' m sure I don ' t know. Notre Dame Juggler. George, phone call for you. I ' m tak ing a bath. If it ' s a man tell him I ' ll take a quart, if it ' s a woman tell her I ' ll be over at nine. — Iowa Frivol. 1 hear there is only one thing that keeps Alice from marrying Rodney. What ' s that? Rodney. — Northwestern Purple Parrot. That settles it, yelled the student as he drank the bicarbonate of soda. 201 — Goin ' round much with the women lately? 202 — Yep, my new job makes it compulsory. What ' s the job? Collecting fares on the merry-go-round. — Brown Jug. New silk stockings are so thin that it is possible to read the news- papers through them. Most men, however, are content to glance at a few lines. — London Opinion. A — I just lost a good umbrella. B — Leave it on the street car? No. One of the fellows at the house recognized it. — Carnegie Puppet. Here lie the remains Of Phillip McGee; He drove his machine With his girl on his knee. Lizzie — Have you been smoking again? Izzie — Not lately, why? Lizzie — Well, it couldn ' t have been so long ago — your lips are still hot. Billie — Are you fond of petting parties? Millie — Well, there are only a few parties I care to pet! Fellow — Say, little girl, are you a college girl? Chorus Girl — Sir, how dare you? — Boston Bean Pot. She — That moon fills me with hunger for something. He (hastily) — Let ' s dance. — Penn Punch Bowl. Page One Hundred Fifty-one THE WATCH TOWER 1926 REAL ESTATE SECTION Peter James Smith, the accomplished realtor, smiled benevolently at the little blonde thing beside him and stroked the sleeve of the soft, seal- skin coat she was wearing. Heh, heh, chuckled P. J., little beauty, isn ' t it? It ' s stunning! replied the girl, her soft eyes smiling into his. It ' s adorable. Looks good on you, commented Mr. Smith. Never saw a sweller one, if I do say so. There aren ' t any, asserted the girl. It ' s genuine seal-skin from top to bottom. Heh, heh, said the eminent realtor. I don ' t mind spendin ' money, kid, for the right kind of stuff, don ' t forget that. What do you suppose your wife will say when she finds out about it? Peter James Smith winked significantly. She won ' t find it out — for a while, he replied. Leave it to little old P. J. to keep a secret. But what will she say when she does find it out? Heh, replied Smith, the old girl ' ll just about pass out, I suppose. No tellin ' what she ' ll say. I never had experience with her on this kind of stuff. You ' re adorable! exclaimed the blonde girl. Why, I— By the way, interrupted the girl, shall we send it right out to you, or do you want us to keep it here at the store until her birthday? E. M. Curtis. VEGETARIAN LOVE Do you carrot all for me? My heart beets for you, With your turnip nose, And your radish hair. You are a peach. If we cantaloupe, Lettuce marry, Weed make a swell pear. Douglas Powell. Householder — That bag of broken glass doesn ' t belong to me ! Furniture Removalist — Oh, yes, it does. It ' s your dressing-table, mirror and the pier glass. — Smith ' s Weekly. Co-ed — John and I are engaged. Friend — No ! You don ' t mean it. No, but he thinks I do. — Iowa Green Gander. Page One Hundred Fifty-Hoo THE WATCH TOWER 1926 UNHAPPY F8! Weep to the tale of Willie T8 Who met a girl whose name was K8. He courted her at a fearful r8 And begged her soon to become his m8. I would if I could, said lovely K8. I pity your lonely unhappy st8. But alas, alas, you ' ve come too 18. I ' m married already. The mother of 8. — Northivestern Life Lines. SURE ENOUGH She — What do you think of the new type of car that can be con- verted for sleeping? He — It ' s a bunk. — Motor Age. WILL IT BITE? Lost — A fur neck-piece on West Main name of Jeff, any information will be gratefully received at 602 Buttonwood St. Phone 3161. — Ad in a Pennsylvania Paper. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE Burley — Five had a narrow escape from death or more serious injury Friday afternoon when two machines collided on the highway west of Milner. — Idaho Statesman. HIS DONATION I made a speech at the Y last night asking for more donations. How did you come out? Limping, but wasting no time. — Georgia Tech. Yellow Jacket. IN THE NAME OF ART I don ' t believe that guy can sing a cantata, remarked the lowbrow music manager. Oh, I don ' t imagine he can sing an iota, said the highbrow. The other considered a moment. Well, mebbe not, he agreed, we gotta keep him to solos then. — American Legion Weekly. AND HE DID She — I ' m willing, Oswald, but did you ask father? He — Oh, it ' s all right with him, dear; I asked him only yesterday. She — And he said yes? He — He said, ' Young man, I ' d like to see you marry my daughter. ' ' — Pitt Panther. Page One Hundred Fifty-three THE WATCH TOWER 1926 Pedestrian: Say, you just missed me. Motorist : Well, stand still and I ' ll try it again. — Illinois Siren. Mary had a little lamb His hair was white as snow Poor Mary ' s lamb went broke at last ' Cause Mary fleeced him so. Mary is engaged to an electrician. Well, more power to her. — Colgate Banter. Terribly rough, isn ' t it? she observed, as the roadster jolted over the road. But, he answered, I have just shaved, my dear. Do you love me? No, the reason I talk this low is because I have a cold. — Wisconsin Octopus. Little Willie with his gun Shot his sister just for fun. I guess naughty Willie Miller Thinks he ' s quite a lady killer. — California Pelican. THE RIGHT ANSWER Dignified Visitor (at Sunday-school) — Who was least pleased at the return of the Prodigal? Bright Boy — The fat-headed calf. — London Opinion. HER DELICATE CONSCIENCE Maid — The new neighbors would like to cut their grass, mum. an ' they want to know if you will lend them our lawn-mower. Mistress (highly shocked) — Cut their lawn on the Sabbath? Cer- tainly not. Tell them that we haven ' t one. — London Opinion. THAT FAMILIAR FACE Guest — Seem to know your face — met you here before, I fancy. Host — Very likely, it ' s my house ! A CHEATER First Frosh — How ' d Jack make out in his mid-year ' s? Second Frosh — He was caught cheating. First Frosh — How come? Second Frosh — In physiology the question was asked: ' How many vertebrae are there? and he was caught rubbing his back. — Penn Punch Page One Hundred Fifty-four THE WATCH T O W E R 1926 HELP! What ' s the excitement in the Congressional Library? Seems a Congressman wandered in. — Louisville Courier-Journal. Why did you give up pipe-organ lessons? I felt so blooming childish, playing with my feet. Your little girl wants to kiss you over the phone, explains the stenog. Take the message and give it to me later, replied the Busy Banker. Workmen were making repairs on the wires in a schoolhouse one Sat- urday, when a small boy wandered in. What you doin ' ? Installing an electric switch, one of the workmen said. The boy then volunteered : I don ' t care. We ' ve moved away, and I don ' t go to this school any more. HIS ALIAS Well, we foiled the cops all right this time. I ' ll say we did. When they came in, I did like you said. Great. You didn ' t give your own name, eh? Not on your life, I gave ' em yours. — Ohio State Journal. A VIVID DESCRIPTION Pea — There was a man here a few minutes ago looking for you. Nut— Did he have a bill? Pea — No, be he did have a long nose. — Georgia Cracker. IN SPORTING TERMS With breathless interest the class listened to the teacher ' s account of her encounter with a tramp. With dramatic gesture she reached the climax of her story, and then concluded by saying : And then I fainted. Little Bobbie gazed with awe and admiration at his teacher, and was the first to break the silence. With yer left or yer right? he asked. — The Argonaut. Grandmother (who doesn ' t like modern manners) — You girls are so useless nowadays. Why, I believe you don ' t know what needles are for! The Youngest — What a dear old granny you are ! Why, they are to make the phonograph play, of course. ANOTHER SELL Vicar — We still want £75 to complete our parish hall. I have tried to raise the money by every honest means possible, so now I think we must resort to a bazaar ! Page One Hundred Fifty-five Signatures ' Signature Signatures;
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