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

Text from Pages 1 - 142 of the 1940 volume:

Lindeman, Dwight Lindley, Robert Lindoerfer, John Lindquist, Dale Linn, Raymond Lloyd, Marjorie Lohse, Raymond Lomas, Frank Lucas, Dick Lyons, Dorothy McAdam, Forrest McDaniel, John Macaluso, Josephine Macrorie, Chester Marcus, Sylvia Markillie, Bruce Marre, Irene Martin, Nona i'Matherly, Melvin Matthews, Thomas Mattson, Bette Maucker, Anna Maurus, Robert Meriwether, James Messmer, Ray Metcalf,,Bud Meyers, Mae Mifflin, Dru Miller, James Millhouse, Felix Misgaites, Nellie Moody, Francis Morgan, Mary Myers, Clarice Myers, Clifford i'Myers, Elmer Nelson, Cecil Newell, Dolores Nicholson, Glen i Nicholson, Ruth Nolan, Betty Normoyle, James N ormoyle, Rosemary Nyman, Natalie Olson, Mary Ellyn Osborne, Virginia Ostert, Lee Oswald, Marjorie Paridon, Jack Paul, Bill iiPeebles, Virginia Pells, Harry Perkins, Priscilla Pettit, Donald Pewe, Maureen 34Pirmann, Dale Pirmann, Richard Poma, Albert Pontikes, Vivian Porter, Donald Posateri, Rosemary Quaintance, William i'Raney, Lillian Rasmussen, Warren Reed, Cecil Rehn, Irwin Reno, Antoinette Reschke, Joanne Reynolds, Bette Rife, Harold Riifel, Norman Rinck, William Riordan, Gean Robinson, George Roe, Harvey tRogers, Kenneth Rolfe, Robert Rosenberg, Margaret Roudebush, George Rush, James Russ, Charlotte Ruysbrock, Carol Ryan, Elane Ryder, Chester Sabath, Bernard Salerno, Josephine Salerno, Sam Salogga, Jack 9fSaltzman, Lee Saltzman, Ruth Scannell, Betty Schafer, Blair Schaider, Shirley Schatz, Joseph Schmidt, Melvin Schmidt, William Schneider, Helen Schneider, Ralph 'iSchnoor, Robert Schocker, Mary Lou Scott, Charles Scott, Gerald Sellers, Mildred Settle, Eleanor Shank, Donald Shefren, Ben Shelton, Marion Sherrard, Betty Showalter, Robert Siev, Cyla Simmon, Rosemarie Smith, Hobert Smith, Juanita Snively, Betsy Soady, Hazel Songer, Marie Stephens, John Stimpson, Tom Stocking, Lucille Stoever, Wilbert Stone, Myron Stovenour, Dorothy Strickland, Jean Strlun, Bernice Sudlow, Billy Suess, Richard Swanson, Janet iiSWanson, Leonard Swisher, William Swords, Katherine Sydnor, Doris Tanner, Dorothy itTate, Beryl Taylor, Mary Thomas, Evelyn Thompson, Bertha Thompson, Kathryn Thomson, Morris Thornbloom, John Tornquist, Gertrude Trego, Billy Tygret, Lucille Tygret, Raymond 'l'Van Brocklin, Raymond Van Loon, Francis Van Ooteghem, Charles Von Draska, Virginia Voss, Yolanda Walskes, Bernice Washburn, Wanda Weidner, Dolores Welliver, Alice Mae Wertman, Marymae Westcott, George Wheeler, Patricia Whitaker, Maureen White, Warren Wich, Jacqueline Wickum, Glen Wiemold, Alvin Willhite, Janice Wilson, Phyllis Woeckener, Cecelia Woodward, Dorothy Woodworth, George Wright, Jack Wright, Mildred Yingling, Hal 'tYoung, Frank Young, Mary Younggren, Genevieve Youngquist, James Zaretsky, Bernard Zimmer, Dorothy Zwicker, Carl ..-1.-il if Finished in January H , -A SLQQQ5 S9 Nav re W , I W F5 aw 1 W ' A xv 'YQHUU M Q 1 A . ox I ' 'WW,'7,E ? mf MW Tl E H' 4 he f if 2,5 mrgms1w HW mm-f++ W IE! M ff V N , f K JF JT FH! EFJE , N x I? 'T' - W e ' we wa H2 ee y m'a5 k i??'f'ff0rfwrc-rw. fi , F! f N , .2 f:L::oN M ee gulf ff L sw? ' ' Fellow Students We Give You R. I. H.S. of Today in . . . i I I i r W 9 a pictorial presentation of the ffailiftlnecl iff Rock Island Senior High School Rock Island, Illinois wack 7 of 1940 gcfiioa Janet Swanson Bwiinadf Manaqea Charlotte Russ ,Gaiman Baird Mc Ilroy Sara Mae McE1hinney By Way of Introduction-- a Preview of--- Life at Rock Island High Q WB' -sf o ' Youth, exuberant, radiant - a colorful never-ending pattern - what a theme on which to build a yearbook! To you, students of Rock Island high school, as repre- sentative of the youth of this na- tion, the future leaders of America, we dedicate the 1940 Watch Tower. With youth as our theme, we hope we have achieved successful- ly portraying the year 1939-1940, both pictorially and editorially, as these young people have lived it. Tumult, confusion - the chaos around us points only too well to the need of new 'leadership throughout the world. May we hope that the preparation we have received will enable us to take an intelligent and active part in this new leadership. So, it is to youth, with his hope for the future, that we dedicate this book. May it serve as a pleasant memory of the year 1939-1940. Varied and multiple are the ac- tivities at Rocky high. Opportuni- ties to broaden one's knowledge, acquaintances, and skill are pro- vided and easily achieved. Each part is fitted into its proper place as a stone in a wall or an arch in a bridge. With a judge, jury, lawyers, and even a thief, the civics classes stage a mock trial in the activity room, learning how our courts operate while having fun at the same time. That is modern education! Athletics and publications are only a few of the many after-school activities in which any one may participate. Beyond the hills the sun slowly sinks from sight as, with class work and extra work finished, those peo- ple call it a day. Yes, it is a great life-working and playing together, building a firm foundation. In the following pages, we shall see how many stones we placed and how many arches we erected in 1939-1940. School is, after all, a place to work, to get some knowledge, so we won't have to take the rap when we are out in the world. Op- portunities which many schools do not offer are found here. Typing, chemistry, and art are three exam- ples. For reference work, we have our well-equipped library. With sleeves rolled up and de- termination on their faces, ,once in a while the students do sit down and work. For proof, just look at the pictures! We Work . . . We Play f '1- 99 x s O , I 1 QD . it As We Build cr Foundation 4 Ji l S3 ar 'i rd! 4 N 1 at Lcfex m gs'xA h ' r .F fo- X X I fx Even the most tireless worker needs some relaxation, and it is not hard for Rock Island students to find ways of amusing themselves. Excess energy finds a release dur- ing lunch hour and in after-school activities. Washing dishes may not be some people's idea of play, but apparently these girls are enjoying themselves. Get hot!', And with rhythm in their fingers the daily after school jam session swings in- to action in the band room. Beagtiful music, stirring lec- tures, side-splitting comedies-an example of some of the assemblies which the students enjoy. In a painless manner, much knowledge is gained through these programs, as Well as relaxation provided. In the following pages through GUIDANCE page 9 the faculty aids youth in charting their course for life--administering the school wisely and well at the same time-through their help . . . youth feels RESPONSIBILITY page 19 more freedom than ever before amazes youth for one split second--not for long, though, for soon words are put into action as the trust is accepted and acted upon-through his responsibility . . . youth finds COIVIPANIONSHIP page 49 life would be dreary if it were not for our companions-youth nods agree- ment-proceeds to gain many new friendships, making life more interesting, both inside and outside school-to be a more perfect companion . . . youth learns SPORTSMANSHIP page 59 respect for others, courage to keep smiling when down, how to play the game fairly, how to make good use of leisure time-both interscholastic and intra- mural sports provide easy relaxation, too, as , , . youth gains KNOWLEDGE page 73 seniors, juniors, and sophomores-all come here to study-through the three years, youth receives the ability to accept responsibility, to mix well, to play the game honestly, and to better his position in life through increased mentality. 8 through GUIDANCE .i administration faculty Responsibility Falls On Them ! IN. Discussing the problems of Rock Island schools and' policies to bc followed are left to right: W. G. Murphy, J. G. Youngquist, Truman Plantz, Jr., Harry Denecke, C. F. Pauer, E. F. Burch, and Earl H. Hanson. Superintendent of Schools Earl H. Hanson, always interested in the ac- tivities of Rocky high and popular with the student body, at work in his office in the Administration Building. Administration Heads Hand in hand Superintendent of Schools. Earl H. Hanson, and members of the school board are working to uplift the .standards of education in Rock Island public schools. Noted for our fine building and progressive curriculum throughout the nation, they constantly seek ways of better preparing the student, through education, to take his place as an intelligent citizen of the United States. Seeing that the student receives proper guid- ance is, then, one of their duties. Every year they hire new teachers as others leave. Financing the buying of new equipment and textbooks with which to aid the student is also part of their job. Another main duty which the board and Mr. Han- son perform is to serve as a centralizing power, governing all the public schools of Rock Island. Efficiency in management is one reason for the success of our school system. With the welfare of the pupil at heart, these men give us the modern educational system we now enjoy. Surely, it is up to us to take advan- tage of it! Put Them Together . . . Efficiency, Plus Miss Georgia T. First, as- sistant principal and dean of girls, and E. S. Metcalf, dean of boys, reverse their duties for variety's sake. Principal Owen B. Wright looks over a sheet of pupil activity programs. Principal and Assistants Infinite patience is an outstanding characteristic of Principal Owen B. Witightg dean of girls, Miss Georgia Firstq and dean of boys. E. S. Metcalf. The task of not only guiding the lives of some 1.300 students into useful re- spectable channels, but also of manag- ing the high school, falls on the shoul- ders of these three people. Through their example and aid the students learn how successful busi- nesses and nations, too, must be ad- ministrated. Principal Wi'ight handles the administrative problems while Miss First and Mr. Metcalf, as dean of girls and boys respectively, deal with stu- dent problems. Discipline cases, aid to needy students, counsel in selecting subjects and advice concerning jobs and colleges-these are only a few of their many duties. With an alert faculty and governing board at the helm, Rock Island high school has progressed greatly through- out the past year. New records made, new courses inaugurated, greater stu- dent government, a more complete guidance and vocational program - these are some of the changes wrought by the faculty and administration heads. 11 Self-Government Teaches Us Democracy Senate Education alone can prepare the youth of Amer- ica to successfully take over the reins of our government, continuing as the greatest democracy in the world: education-through textbooks and classrooms: education-through practical experi- ence. Experience is attained through the Senate, a representative body of the students. Here the students and faculty may meet on common ground to discuss new programs for Rock Island high school and exchange opinions on debatable prob- lems. Although the weather was reminiscent of spring, the Christmas spirit was active through Rock Island high school, as the gifts and contri- butions for the Senate's annual Christmas proj- ect poured in each home room during the week preceding the holidays. President Margaret Brashar, secretary Maureen Pewe, and chairman Elaine Wright discuss plans with Miss First for the an- nual Christmas project. Earlier this year the Senate sponsored a Red Cross campaign and the 'iBasketball. Several matinee dances were also held under its super- vision. Margaret Brashar, Jack Foley, and Maureen Pewe, as president, vice-president, and secretary respectively, led the club throughout the year. Left side: Row 1: L. Daley, T. Grevas, L. Levin. Row 2 H. Barton. M. Pewe, B. Roth, B. Adams. Row 3: J. Bruner I. M. Hingstrum. D. Blaser. R. Davis. Row 4: V. Hankinsl R. Elliott. D. Mifflin, M. Patterson. Row 5: J. Strickland, A Butten, B. Wilkens, B. Maloney. Rcw 6: F. Chinland, S. Kohlerl A. Marre, P. Volkman. Row 7: H. Erickson, D. Eng, L. Geller- man, Miss First. Right side: Row 1: C. Myers. J. Foley, C. Zwicker, D. Linde- man. Row 2: E. Lemon, H. Yingling, M. Brasher, B. Rolfe. Row 3: L. Gott, C. Marshall, A. Keim. G. Larson. Row 4: M. Berry, M. Carmack, E. Wright. Row 5: D. Coffin, C. Van Horn. H. S'ockdale. Row 6: D. Davis, B. Burke, Mr. Wright. Row 7: Mr. Metcalf, V. Beechler, J. Swanson. All the Wor1d's cr Stage . . English and Languages ALVERDA Doxi-:Y T , Q E ADA BLANCHE LAUCK , ' 1 '11, J 4, ' 1 K K. -Q V E CORA L. STODDARD I wen-uw . LYAL WESTER- LUND CAROLU SCHUTZ SARA LARAWAY E. DOROTHY PETERSON Our travels through the world of studies begin in the language department. Starting in our home- land, we leaf back through the pages of time, re- calling the men and women who have thrilled us with their tales and poetry of America. Showing us the way are Miss Doxey and Miss Westerlund. With Mr. Mcllroy in the United States, we take a peek into a thrilling business-the newspaper world-and then a glance at our present and future America with the Misses Schutz, Lauck, and Laraway in our New English course. In our seven-league boots, we come to England where we meet Beowulf, Chaucer, and Shake- BAIRD C. MC ILROY MALVINA M. CALOINE' ROWENA ODENWELLER speare. Our guides are: the Misses Schutz, Lauck, Laraway, and Westerlund. Crossing the English Channel to France, we are met by Miss Malvina Caloine. With Miss Odenweller's and Miss Fin- ley's aid we proceed to Germany. Over the Alps lies Italy, whose capital, Rome, was once the center of civilization. We find our- selves back in that old Rome, full of myths, ruled by the Caesars. Our translators in this land are Miss Doxey and Miss First. We also wander into the theaters, but through a different door this time-the stage door whose doorman is Miss Dorothy Peterson. On Lessons of Past, We Build Future f 5111. --eh. ., ' .X-555. -.Q Sum K ,,,,.,...av-1-- FLORENCE LIEBBE, P. J. MARTIN. E. S. METCALF, WILBUR B. SCANTLEBURY. JOHN H. SHANTZ, EVA IRVINE History Now we join the parade of past and current events in the history department. We begin in the Old World-Asia and Europe -with a few glimpses toward the end of the journey of this land of freedom. We are led this far by Julien C. Peterson, Mr. Scantlebury, and Mr. Metcalf. Crossing the ocean with Columbus we discover an entirely new continent. Fascinated, we follow the pioneers of this great nation westward, through war, through peace, through all the trials and tribulations which constituted the rapid prog- ress of America. Leading this great expedition are Miss Irvine, Miss Liebbe. Mr. Shantz, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Martin, who is shown in the above picture discussing the Russo-Finnish War with students. As future citizens we should know something about our national problems. Through economics, Civics, commercial geography and sociology we learn of the practical side of life in America. Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Martin and Mr. Shantz teach these courses respectively. How to analyze and interpret news is taught in all history classes through the study of propa- ganda. Today, especially, youth must learn what constitutes truth or falseness in stories, speeches, and advertisements. Practical and Fine Arts Merge JOHN M. HUCKINS CARRIE EKBLAD CHARLOTTE STONE MARTHA MILLER WILLIAM G. ROZEBOOIVI G. A. BERCHEKAS FLORENCE CASTEN BLISS MAPLE SARA MAE MCELHINNEY Commercial Fine Arts We pull back another curtain and lo! before us we have an entirely dif- ferent worldfthe practical world of today and tomor- row. First, the business world for which we are prepared by accounting, with Miss Stone and by a very thorough stenographic course with Miss Ekblad, Miss Miller, and Mr. Huck- ins. Fine arts! Music with Mr. Rozeboom, and the Glee Club and Mr, Berchekas and the Rocky high Bandg art, including, besides the usual course, pottery and metal craft, with Miss Mc- Elhinney and Miss Casteng and, last of all, a course in preparation for the home cf tomorrow, taught in home economics by Miss Maple and Miss Casten. All this constitutes the fine arts courses of Rock Island high school. 15 'G' Through Science We Enter Machine Age EARL PEOPLES DAVID J. BORTH J. R. CLARK GEORGE C. RAUSCH Science Now to the fascinating world of science. The well-equipped science department, where we gain our thorough knowledge of what makes this old world of ours go round, is a captivat- ing place. As sophomores, we are taught to understand life itself in biology. Helping us along are Miss Ethel Mae Krueger, Walter Kimmel, George Baird, and J. Hervey Shutts. Then we advance into chem- istry and physics-with Mr. Baird and Mr. Shutts respec- tively holding sway. Manual Arts The bell! Let's follow some of the boys to their manual arts classes where they receive practical training for future po- sitions. The first stop reveals Mr. Clark wielding the ruler and triangle in his mechanical draw- ing class. Passing from there into the woodwork department, we watch Earl Peoples direct the boys as they create numer- ous articles for the home. Down the back stairs and the noise tells us we are nearing the machine shop, ruled over by George CtPop J Rausch. Moving on next door, we are greeted with a hearty hand- shake Qif we are not a member of the Crimson Crier staffj by David J. Borth, the emperor of the printing department. GEORGE BAIRD ETHEL MAE KRUEGER VVALTER L. KIMMEL J. HERVEY SHUTTS ,,-af' All Work, No Play Makes lack cr Dull Boy Physical Education Play never hurt anyone, so after a long day of travels, letls stop by the gym and gain some relaxa- tion. There such a multitude of activity is going on that we can do practically as we please. Volley- ball and basketball are the principal winter sports, giving Way to soccer, hockey. and touch football as the weather warms up. Badminton, ping-pong, and shuffleboard offer lighter but equally enjoyable games. The art of self-preservation is a good thing to know, so fencing was introduced this year. To gain gracefulness, there is modern dance. Tumbling also is enjoyed by both boys' and girls' classes. Too little is said about R. l.'s intramural program. Both boys and girls can come out every night to enjoy Whatever sport they wish to participate in. HA sport for everyone and everyone in a sport is the motto of the physical education department. ELIZABETH SAMKOWSKI . KENNETH E. GREENE . 1VIatl:1emat1os EVA ROBB, HAZEL PARRISH JULIEN C. PETERSON From there we travel down , 5 fg.1vit l3'i A the hall and around the 1 5 1.1 corner into a bewildering A realm of circles and trian- gles. From the bottom up, we go! First-beginning al- gebra in 9th gradeg second, geometry taught by Miss Parrishg third, advanced al- gebra by Miss Robb, and solid geometry by Miss Par- rishg and last the complicated trig and college algebra pa- tiently explained by Julien Peterson. 3 . As we rest before starting on the last lap of our jour- ney, 'LPete explains the use of the fascinating slide-rule, shown in the picture. 17 Study Hard, 'Chillun' Office as. ,Q- When a student receives an official summons to come to the office, two ele- ments which cheer him are the smiling faces of Miss Downing and Elizabeth These two constitute an office force which might well be called HJack-of- all-trades because of the great variety of duties assigned to them. They must serve as a general information bureau, telephone operators, messengers, sec- retaries. They also have the extreme- ly difficult task of keeping track of those bewildering beings called stu- dents. Attendances, absences, honors, and failures come under their super- vision. Miss Downing's duties also in- clude that of registrar. ELIZABETH KOEHLER HELEN M, DOVVNING Study All these classes are not enough, howeverg we need a library for references and study halls to work. Our large and complete libra- ry is presided over by Bessie Bladel and Ruth Maucker. Upstairs on second floor, we find Study Hall 218, where An- na Groth rules with a firm hand. Climbing another wearying flight of stairs, we come to 309, which is a rather versatile study hall since it has a dif- ferent keeper for each period. Several of our instructors hold court there as well as in their own rooms. lVlany's the student that re- members the theme he had to write on L'Why l Should in Study Halln if he got too ambi- tious in 309i ANNA GROTH RUTH MAUCKER We must also give a good deal of credit to the student assistants, who serve, in a manner, like stand-ins. BESSIE BLADEL wsgsvda' .water youth feels RE SPCN SIBILITY music publications clr-amatics clubs Music Gives Wings to the Soul Row 1. J. Reschke, D. Tanner, B. Stone, J. Saltzman, D. Eng, G. Braaten, D. Davis, D. Woodward, M. Berry. Row 2. B. Zeroth. B. Jones, T. Grevas, C. Davis, B. Kenyon, A. Page, W. Woest. M. Pewe, M. McConaghy. T. Miller, J. Lauber, S. Downing, H. Erickson, V. Lawhorn, R. Van Zandbergen. Row 3: L. Ostert, G. Slentz, R. Rolfe. K. Rogers. N. Baker, A. Roehr, B. Bishop, R. Laisner, S. Britton, J. Linden, R. Dasso, N. Parashis, S. Coin. E. Popp. M. Kidd. M. Oswald, M. Holmes, N. Misgaites, V. Stevenson. Row 4. Mr. Berchekas, G. Westcott, J. Wright. V. Hankins, C. Nelson, B. Eklund, C. Nelson, B. Reynolds, B. Rinck, M. Brashar, A. Broendel, D. Schieberl, G. Entrikin, J. Eshel- man, C. Thonn, H. Yingling, J. Marvin, J. Payne, B. Waterman, E. Barker, B. Hertzler, J. Biggs, W. Rausch, L. Dohrn, E. Peal- strom. K. Boenitz, A. Britton, R. Irwin. Row 5. H. Smith, J. Huss. L. Black, J. Porter, D. Brennan, D. Brashar, J. Buenzli, J. Shatz, B. McComis, J. Johnson, B. McCombs, J. Lindoerfer. Band From modern swing to stirring symphony-the bandls versatility was proven at their eleventh annual fall concert when they went from An Apple for the Teacheri' to Prelude in Cf Minor by Rachmaninoff. Interpretive dancing by Beverly Eklund and Maureen Pewe in Song of the Volga Boatmenw was an added feature. Beverly and Marilyn Kidd danced during the rendition of Havana, a march. VVith Don Davis directing, the entire band de- picted a narrative story, 'Tll Be Seeing You. Because the concert was presented near Christ- mas, December 16, as their final number the band played a Christmas medley entitled, Joy to the World. The boy's quartet sang selections from this number. Climaxing their highly successful year was the spring concert. In a Monastery Gardenn by Ke- telbey was the featured selection. This number was repeated on request from the concert given last spring. The setting was a monastery garden amid birds and trees, with a background of monks chanting in low, sad tones. The number was played and sung by the robed junior band. Old Man Riverf' 'LThe World Is Waiting for the Sun- rise, and The Turtle Waddle Cnovelettej , pre- sented by the sousaphone section composed of Bill lVIcCombs, Dick Brashar, Joe Schatz, Jean Buenzli, Jacquelin Johnson, and Beverly Mc- Comas, were only a few of the beautiful presen- tations concluded by Irving Berlin's stirring God Bless Americaf' 20 , Q21 With deep concentration on their faces B. Rinck, V. Hankins, J. Wright, G. Westcott, B. Rolfe, and N. Baker try their best to polish up the last few scores before the concert. In marked contrast, is the after-school jam session, which can be heard and seen almost every day at 3:30 in the band-room. Well, the kids have to relax some way from their strenu- ous morning activities. YWW, ,src fl, Just a stick of wood or an in- strument of such delicacy and preci- sion as can move men to tears if in the hands of a master-such is a baton. '4Ber', listens for the response of the band, to his latest whim, transferred to the members by the movement of a simple piece of wood. Q31 High-stepping, baton- twirling, blond Beverly Eklund leads the band down the field between halves of a football game. Playing at home games, the band succeeded in impart- ing '4pep to audience while coaches did same to boys back stage. C41 Student manager, Don Davis grows pensive as he looks over score. Educated since his sophomore days, Don Davis was ready to be Berys right-hand man this year. Future stu- dent managers are chosen when sopho- mores because of the time required to be initiated into many duties, which in- clude having complete charge of ticket sales and finances. Coming up are Dick Schieberl '41 and Jack Payne ,42. , ' 21 Sing . . . It Makes You Happy Glee Clubs 4 Row 1: B. Jaeke, J. Resclike, B. Karr, A. Blackman. M. Gra- ham, E. Charles, M. Wright, L. Clark, L. Stocking. H. Kittilsen. D. Kittilsen. D. Horst. S. Marcus, A. Schafer, C. Ruysbrock. M. Olson, S. Gutzwiller. B. Horst. M. Diercks. Row 2: D. Behna- mann, M. Canepa, M, Mitchell, M. Oswald, M. Wertrnan. E. Mor- ris, V. Cook. G. Griswold, C. Gross. M. Whitaker, J. Swanson, B. Eklund, P. Justus. B. Snively, K. Danley, W. Rockwell, E. Foley, D. Eng. M. Cutkomp, E. White. Row 3: L. Butler. B. Wilkens, V. Brazell, B. Reynolds, H. Suman, C. Russ, M. Berry, G. Wilkens, C, Erickson, E. Durling, M. Holmes, M. Hay, K. Swords, L. Crompton. B. Sala, A. Gest, D. Schaffer, D. Miers, D. Woodward. g'Sing-it makes you happylu And the Glee clubs nod agreement, bursting into song. Many and varied were their activities this year. Besides the two successful concerts, the young singers Row 1: L. Daley, B. Conover. B. Elliot, J, Bennett, C. Dierolf. C. Johnson, J. Reschke. D. Miers, H. Yingling. R. Maurus. C. Myers, E. Lemon, W. Barnes, E. Schreiner, B. Ingolcl. Row 2: A. Heinze, D. Hubbard. J, Scott, H. Dort, B, Jones. A. Karon, L. Wilson, D. Coffin, B. M. Johnson, J. Green, C, Stuhr, B. Berg- strom, C. Kook, I. Rehn. Row 3: L. Tucker, W. Ehleb, B. Kelt- ing, G. Havlik, H. Klove, B. Lindley, B. Anderson, XV. Rausch, B. Schafer, B. L. Collin, B. Rinck, D. Davis, B. Schafer, D. Schieberl. H. Peterson. presented a program before 2000 delegates of the P. T. A. convention at the Armory on April 16. Their annual junior high tour went off like clock- work, and was en?husiastically received. Sweet Adeline . . . Quartet Harmonizes Glee Clubs One hundred voices strong-with the largest beginning Glee club in its history, Director Wm. G. Rozeboom went right to work as soon as school started, preparing for the eleventh annual fall concert. Again smashing records, the highly suc- cessful concert was given before an overflowing crowd, November 16. With much less formality, yet much more pol- ished, the Glee clubs presented their second Mus- ical Moods program April 12. Soft humming was heard as the curtain opened on a fully robed a-capella choir in the first mood, Worship. A typical old sea cap-tain, sail- ors' chanteys, tales of ships, and distant ports all created the adven- turous atmosphere of the sea prev- alent during the Nautical Mood. Modern version of a formal en- tertainment composed the Twen- tieth Century mood. In the final mood, Memories, a sweet gray-haired couple recalled the days of their youth, with the Glee clubs furnishing a musical background. Ready, willing, and able de- scribes the 1940 male quartet dur- ing the busiest year this organiza- tion has ever known. An impres- sive sacred production, arranged by Director Rozeboom, entitled 'tHymn of Lifew was presented by the male octet at ten churches. This group was made up of Larry Tucker, Jack Bennett, first tenorsg Buster Anderson, Bob Maurus, second tenorsg Jerry Green, Charles Johnson, bari- tonesg Blair Schafer, Ben lngold, Laurabelle Butler and Jerry Green blend their voices in the romantic duet, 'iDeep in My Heartf, Janet Swanson is at the piano. Buster Anderson, Larry Tucker, Bill M. Johnson, and Blair Schafer harmon- ize, with Donna Miers as accompanist. basses. Bill M. Johnson, shown in the picture, was later replaced by Jerry Green. The boys were always on hand when they were needed, and they were called upon a great deal. Their versatility was proved by the variety of programs they offered. Many civic groups, clubs, and schools enjoyed their popular and humorous variations, while various churches were delighted with their moving interpretations of well-loved sacred selections. Hallejucxh I Sing Hcxllejucrh I Light Opera d M Graham M Oswald C Erickson, M. Canepa, K. Danley, L. Crompton, M. Cutkomp. Seate 1 . , . , . M. Diercks, J. Swanson. Standing: B. Jaeke, B. Lindley, A, Blackman. B. Kelting, J. Reschke, L. Wilson, L. Butler, G. Havlik, G. Wilkens. E. White, B. Anderson, L. Clark, R. Maurus, C. Ruysbrock, J. Green, D, Horst, C. Myers, B. L. Collin, B. Schafer, D. Miers, W. Barnes, S. Gutzwiller, B. Ingold. Glee Officers When melodious strains of Deep Purplei' come floating through the halls and suddenly the thrill- ing chorus of 'LHallejuah fills the air, you become aware that the light opera chorus is rehearsing again. This popular group, made up of the thirty su- perior voices in the Glee Club, is well-known in the community for its musical ability. The light opera chorus played an important part in the fall concert, singing the favorite Hltalian Street Songf, and g'Deep in My Heart among other light opera selections, and again in the spring Musical Moods presenting two scenes, Nau- tical and Twentieth Century. Girls' Glee officers Lois Crompton, secretary, Charlotte Russ, treasurer, Martin Louise Berry, president, and Sylvia Marcus, librarian, pictured during a moment of relaxation Heading the Glee clubs, is 'tProfessor William G. Roze- boom, here seen in a 'typical pose. Bob Lindley, secretary, Larry Daley, president, Charles Johnson, treasurer, and Blair Schafer, librarian, officers of Boys' Glee Club, discuss the latest Glee club project. 24 Over the Ether Waves, R.I.H.S. Is Publicized Radio HThe Rock Island high school NEWS broad- cast! Once again over the air lanes R. I. H. S. is brought before the public, as a staff of reporters give the latest picture of activities at Rocky high. 'Tor up-to-the-minute news flashes on our athletics, we give you-Heber Dartonf' And Sem Brodsky, ace announcer, steps back from the mike, Then: News of the Northwest confer- ence-Dick Coifinf, or '4Previewing the Crimson Crier-Harold Brackf' These features alternate every other week. HSpeech activities come to the fore as we listen to-Natalie Harris. That ever-popular, enthu- siastic music reporter has a lot of news to share this week. All right, Don Davis. With a smile on her face, Dee Horst is all set to give the latest bits of news from her roving reporter column. All phases of school life are covered in the R. I. H. S. news broadcast, aired every Thursday' at 2 p. m. Informative also, but of a specific rather than general nature, are the departmental programs heard every Tuesday. Clubs as well as depart- ments of the school were given a chance to participate. Slow, dignified-the chords of Al- ma Mater proclaim another music broadcast is about to be heard. Thrilling inadequately describes the programs. Not only did the Glee Clubs take part, but also the boys, and girls' junior glee clubs, the band, a string trio, and Bob Goodellls orchestra. Student engineers, script writers, announcers, and timers handled ev- ery detail of all this broadcast work. The increasing ability to shoulder re- sponsibility and to co-operate was well worth the work and time spent in preparing the programs, according to staff members. 1. Sem Brodsky introduces Dick Coffin, Northwest conference repor- ter. 2. Engineers Lee Wilson and Jer- ry Scott listen for the signal. 3. Reporters look over their script. 4. Announcer Sem waits for Bruce Conover. Girls ,... the Place ls Full of 'Emu Spring Dance 1. Last minute backstage. 2. Entire cast. 3. Are you coming with me or aren't you? The story concerns a number of New England college girls in general and one Alexandra- Alex-in particular. This young lady Hnds it very d1Hicult to attract men, primarily because she feels as though she looks like a horse with a fly on its nosef' which is not true. Alex sets her h eart on Sam Thatcher, a Yale man, who has turned against college and regimentation to set off for Russia with a free-thinking, free-living, rebellious companion, oddly called The Lippin- cott. When Alex appears not to get very far with the romance by herself, her girl friends decide to take matters into their hands to secure Sam for the sad and bewildered Alex. Sam finally capitu- lates, and he and Alex elope to the great delight of Alex's gang. 4'Completely collegiatei' theme and a gay, frivol- ous air earned for the Dramatic club play Spring Dance praise and applause. CAST Mildred ....... Walter Becket Miss Ritchie .. John Hatton. . . The Lippincott Doc Boyd ..... Buck Buchanan Mady Platt ...... Frances Fenn . Alex Benson .. Kate McKim .. Sally Prescott . Sam Thatcher .. Sylvia Marcus ....Wi11iam Carney . . . . . . .Louise Norton William M. Johnson ........Donald Davis . . . . . . .Robert Hood . . . . . . .William Ehleb . .Patricia Wheeler .. . . . ...Betty Horst ..Virginia Beechler .Natalie Nyman ......Dolores Horst . . . . .Robert Rolfe Comedy, Tragedy . . . Both in Plays MTHANKS AWFULLYH One phrase, Thanks Awfully, makes up Mr. Montague's conversation until a girl for shall we say girls'?j steps in. The Speech II classes de- monstrated their talent through these plays, which were presented January 25. Richard Montague ............................ Jerry Scott Dorothy Montague ..... . . ., .... Margaret Mitchell Marion Gatewood ..... ..... G wendolyn Haskell Ann Marsh .......... .......... M arilyn Post Carol .............. ......... B arbara Crist Edith ......... ..... V irginia Lawhorn Mrs. Dodd ...... ....... N atalie Harris Mrs. Smythe ..... ....... H allie Davis Enid ............. .... H elen Stockdale Nanette ............ ..... M iriam Cutkomp Mrs. Hemingway .... ..... K atherine Swords Mrs. James Sower... .... Anna Mae Mercer Carolyn ................,..................... Esther Sax Jane ......,..........,..................... Eleanor Huss THE HAPPY J OURNEYH An American family takes a trip in '4The Hap- py Journey, which aptly pictures anyone's ex- periences in similar circumstances. The Stage Manager ...................... Robert Lindley Ma Kirby ............. ...... L ouise Norton Arthur ............... ........ H arold Barton Caroline ............. ..... L elene Gellerman Pa CElmerJ Kirby ..,..................... Henry Carlson Beulah ...............,................ Wanda Washburn THANK YOU DOCTORU A lively melodramatic farce is Thank You Doctor in which a jewel thief tries to trick a doctor of the insane into aiding her. Mrs. Lester .Lois Crompton Nurse Gray .............................,... Elaine Foley Dr. Gurney A Patient.. Cort ........ ,,,, William Carney -- ..... Edwin Cohen .Edward Lemon Speech Class Plays UWHO GETS THE CAR TONIGHT? Q77 1 'LWho Gets the Car Tonight. a fami iar ques- tion in most American families is answered in the play of the same title. Mr. Jones ..................... Mrs. Jones .................... Paul Jones ..... Mary Jones .... Jack .......... William Barnes .Frances Burns' .James Carlson .....June Krueger' . . . .Richard Davis Everybody Likes App1escruce Junior Class Play 'AI-Iappiness is like a kiss. You can not get any good out of it unless you give it to someone elsef, That is an example of the many joke lines that made Ap- plesaucef' the junior class play, the delightful comedy and suc- cess it was. K'Applesauce is a typical American comedy of small town folks. It is shown that 'dapple- saucel' fin other words, a cheer- ful optimism and the ability to tell other people how nice they arej will surmount most ob- stacles in this life. Hazel Robinson has foolishly engaged herself to a young man called Jenkins. Actually she is in love with Bill McAllister, who, though hard up, wins out in the end and achieves not on- ly success but happiness as Hazel's husband . CAST Ma Robinson ......... Louise Norton Pa Robinson. ........ William Carney Mrs. Jennie Baldwin. .Jean Johnson Hazel Robinson ....... June Krueger Matt McAllister ....... Edwin Cohen Bill McAllister ......... Robert Hood Rollo Jenkins. ....... Edward Lemon 1. Cast picture. 2. 4'Carboniized biscuits only once! 3. A slight argument. Just One Happy Family 1. Happy madness 2. Cast Picture 3. Grandpa expresses his philosophy of life You Can't Take It with You, the 1940 senior class play reveals an al- together American philosophy of life. The play shows the amazing and lovable Sycamore family, in their many and varied moods. Head- ed by Grandpa Vanderhof, who has long since learned how to get the utmost pleasure out of life, the Syca- more household constitutes a living commentary to the truth that the time to enjoy life is now, for You Can't Take It with Youlu At first sight, the Sycamores seem extravagantly mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful peo- ple are the unhappy Kirbys, typical examples of the unhappy rich. Penelope Sycamore .... Essie .... ............. Rheba .......... Paul Sycamore. . . Ed ............... . Virginia Beechler Bette Jean Horst . . . . . . . .Dolores Horst Chester Macrorie . . .Henry Carlson Mr. DeP1nna .... ...... . . .William M. Johnson Donald ............. .......... J ames Rush Martin Vanderhof .... . . .Donald Davis Alice ............... .... N atalie Nyman Senior Class Play Henderson ........ ......... R obert Rolfe Tony Kirby ........ .... J ames Meriwether Boris Kolenkhov ..... . . Mr. Kirby ...... Mrs. Kirby ,........... . . . An oificer of the law ..... . . . Mac ............ Jim .... Olga ..... . . .Charles Cook . . .Louis Condon . .Sylvia Marcus .William Barnes Bob Aronson . . . . .Bill Rinck Lucille Stocking If the Government Took the Railroads . . Debate and Extemp Affirmative team plans its strategy. Left to right: Marion Griffiths, Faith Krantz, George Roudebush, and Dorothy Zimmer. Negative team practices their win- ning technique. Left to right: Harold Brack, Janet Swanson, Lelene Gel- lerman, and Sol Marder. Members of the extemp team for 1940 were: Row 1: J. Swanson, D. Zimmer, M. Brashar, O. Harris, H. Davis, F. Krantz, and N. Avrick. Row 2: G. Roudebush, B. McCaff- ree, C. Marshall, C. Bergendoff, B. Schroder, L. Condon. H. Brack not shown. lf the government should own and operate the rail- roads, we wonit have any government, let alone any rail- roads, claim the negative. 6'But, ladies and gentlemen, don't you see how utterly ridiculous that statement is? demand the affirmative. Railroads were very near the hearts of the debaters during the debate season, and lights burned late in P. J. Martin's room as they learned the illnesses of the roads and how to save them. The team won 17 out of 30 debates, tying for fourth in the Augusta- na Tournament and placing fifth in the Northwest Con- ference. First in Northwest Conference in extemp! Once again Rock Island high demonstrated its ability as Louis Con- don walked oif with undisputed first place at the North- west Extemp Conference held here March 29. The team also won a contest with Moline held earlier in the season. While in debate, one special problem is studied, in ex- temp, one must be able to speak on any one of 24 topics concerning current events. Not only the speaking ability, but also the general information the pupil receives makes extemp a valuable study. 30 I Beg of You, Ladies and Gentlemen Declamation Hours of practice well repaid the boys and girls on this year's Hdecw team, for they took six tournaments in their stride. Don Davis, North- west conference representative, placed second, bowing to Moline. The girls' team composed of Connie Magnus- son, Elaine McMutrie, Beverly Hallgren, Sylvia Marcus, Louise Norton, Ruth Harriet Koch, Na- talie Nyman, Lelene Gellerman, and Hallie Davis listen to Virginia Beechler declaiming. ln the mid- dle left picture Louise, Sylvia, and Lelene look over the judges' decisions, while across the way Don Davis pleads for tolerance. Louise, Sylvia, and Lelene got to the finals in the Davenport tournament. Again Don takes the spotlight as members of the boy's team congratulate him on his second place in Northwest. Left to right are: Bob Rolfe, Robert Hood. Harold Brack, Jim Meriwether, and Edward Lemon. Jack Bennett is not shown. 31 They Burned the Midnight Oi1 Watch Tower- Editorial Staff Youth, working and playing today, preparing to take responsible posi- tions as citizens later, is an informal, vibrant subject indeed. Because of this, Hinformalityi' is s t r e s s e d throughout the annual. Co-operation, need of planning, of looking ahead, quickness and keen- ness in judgment are only a few traits that a position on the annual develops in a staff member The division heads are shown grouped around Jim Carlson, manag- ing editor, and Dorothy Kittilsen, music editor. Seated at the extreme left is Shirley Kiefer, publications editor. Next is Faith Krantz. who had the job of bringing to light the accomplishments of the three hun- dred and fifty-one seniors. Continu- ing, left to right: Heber Darton, sports, Clarice Jean Myers. picturesg Dorothy Zimmer, artg Patricia Wheeler, speechg Virginia Beechler, organizations, and lVlary Ellyn Ol- son, administration. Editor-in-chief Janet Swanson had the huge responsibility of making picture and copy assignments. Her job consisted in seeing that the dead- lines were met and that the material submitted was acceptable. The bottom picture shows the as- sistants to the division heads as they look over some other high school yearbooks. Standing, from left to right are: Harry Althouse, publi- cations assistant, Betty Maloney, speech assistantg Betty Reynolds, typistg and Virginia Cook, organiza- tion assistant. Those seated are: Dolores Horst, typistg Mildred Diercks, typistg and Hazel Soady, picture assistant. By a strange photographical phe- nomenon the WATCH TowER photo- graphers have managed to get them- selves shot as they are applying their technique. Natalie Harris and Bernard Sabath have crept up on the unsuspecting Jackie Wich, assistant sports editor, and Marvin Pesses, photographer, as they are looking over some pictures for the athletic department. Buy An Annual . . . Or Else Watch Tower- Business Staff Headed by Charlotte Russ, the business staff labored to make the WATCH TOWER a financial success. Although the advertisements and other business features are not gen- erally considered important by most people, it woufld be impossible to have an annual without them. By using your imagination a bit perhaps you can picture the sleepy- looking people in the photograph working toward their goal of one thousand dollars worth of advertis- ing for the annual. The person sell- ing the most advertising in an ad- selling contest was ap-pointed adver- tising manager. Zalman Gellerman received this position. Standing from left to right, respec- tively are: Harold Barton, Anna Mae Mercer, Onalee Harris, Anna Caleo, Kathryn Swords, Helen Stockdale, Harold Brack, Eleanor Huss, Helen Suman and Delores Weckel. Seated at the desk are: Charlotte Russ, Zal- man Gellerman and Mary Jane Rice. Members of the staff not in the picture are: Sylvia Marcus, Francis Bladel and Charles Cook. In the center picture Charlotte Russ and Zalman Gellerman are looking quite pleased at the graphic record of advertising sales. The graph not only indicates the rising sales, but also shows the ready and willing spirit of the staff. This year, under the management of Hal Yingling, more annuals were sold then ever before-a total of some 900. The smiling faces in the lower picture demonstrate the cheerful at- titude struck by members of the cir- culation staff while performing their duties. One of the chief reasons for their smiles is the clever advertising assembly which they presented in November. Descriptively called, Drama Takes a Holiday, the skit pointed out the importance that the WATCH TOWER may play in the lives of the students in the future. Those in the picture are: Patricia Lucas, June Krueger, Alice Schafer, Helen Halpern, Betty Burke, Lelene Gellerman, Lois Crompton, Dorothy Peterson, Marge Holmes, Bernice Leman, Cleone Van Horn, Alice Wel- liver, Doris Eng, and Margaret Bras- har. Hal Yingling, the circulation manager, and Bette Horst were not present. fwiilllflkf Crimson Crier Cfalli HDeadline, deadline, tomorrow'S the deadlinelll Over and over with monotonous regularity these words keep repeating themselves, until fi- nally, they are burned deeply into the soul of the reporter. And, be- lieve it or not, he obeys them! Punc- tuality plus is the most rigid law of journalism. How well our staffs obeyed it can be seen by the fact that the Crimson Crier appeared right 'con the dotw every other Friday. Punctuality is one of the best as- sets one can have in later years, and journalism teaches the students the value of doing things on time instead of waiting till the last minute. As the year advanced new columns and additional features were added. No less personages than Governor Henry Horner and Actress Deanna Durbin sent Christmas greetings to the student body. The past crept out of the private lives of members of the faculty to confront the student body in the column devoted to a biograph- ical sketch of a faculty member on the front page of every issue. In the top picture Charles John- son, managing editor, Bob Elliott. sports editor, and Adelaide Gest, club editor, are helping editor-in- chief Mary Ann Willet plan the dum- my. Midway we see members of the staff going over a past issue of the paper to find how they can improve the next issue. Standing from left to right are: Kenneth Wilcox, proof reader: Vieno Kovisto and Elsie Dur- ling, copy readersg Shirley Rich, reporter, Betty Maloney, news edi- tor, and Vivian Shipman. reporter. Seated at the table is Dorothy Peter- son, exchange editor. Advertising manager Henry Carl- son makes assignments to Ruth Dev- ereaux and Betty Stanton, advertis- ing assistantsg Tom Edwards, circu- lation manager, John Stone, business managerg and Karel Quayle and Mary Palike, advertising assistants, in the bottom picture. 34 I Mistakes . . . Won't You Ever Learn? Crimson Crier Cspr-ing! With the world moving forward so rapidly, the Crimson Crier staff de- cided they could not sit by and do nothing. What to do? And then they had an idea that is truly repre- sentative of the progress made in newspaper work. Preview the Crimson Crier over the news broadcast every other Thursday, which is the day before the paper comes out. Up-to-date news flashes from the Crimson Crier were given by Harold Brack, a re- porter. Graduation is much clo- ser to the seniors during spring than fall. Realizing this, the staff inaugurated a new column entitled, Vocational Guidance, to aid seniors in deciding the career they would follow after school days are over. Hectic days are the rule in the journalism room for one week, while the staff busily writes and prepares the paper. Then comes the lull when the Linotype Company sets it up. From linotyping, it goes to the print shop. Students tak- ing journalism not only learn how to write, but also gain an insight into the workings of the print- ing department. The top photograph pictures several of the staff members at work on a future issue of the paper. They are, left to right: Cleone Van Horn, assistant club editor, Barbara Tamme, assistant sports edi- tor, Francis Bladel, news editor, Helen Stockdale, advertising manager, Zalman Gellerman, business manager, Onalee Harris, make-up editor, Lelene Gellerman, club editor, Harry Althouse, sports editor, Marvin Pesses, editorial page editor, Betty Burke, editor-in-chief. Marvin Pesses is also staff photographer. In the lower picture are, reading from left to right: William Walzem and Harold Brack, re- porters, Edwin Cohen, chief of the high school news bureau, William Butcher and Robert Jor- dan, reporters, Natalie Harris, columnist, Jim Carlson, reporter, Harold Barton, columnist, Alice Schafer, head copy reader, Delores Weckle, assistant copy reader, Hazel Frisk. reporter, and Mary Jane Rice, exchange editor. No Scoop Gets by Them Printers Row l: Art Lantau George R b' , o inson, Jack Hourigan, Ralph Schneider, Marvin Lage, Sid Gordon. Forrest McAdams, Felix Millhouse. Row 2: Ralph Langan, Bruce Markillie, Donald Pettit, Donald Porter, Charles Horton, William Burgus, Bernard Zaretsky. Row 3: Gerald Jensen, James Young- quist, Bud Metcalf, Dale Hughes, Lee Ostert, John Huss, Jack Christiansen, Wallace Bryson. Clarence DeSmet, Bill Henderson, Paul Lambach, Kenneth Wilcox, and Robert Stockdale are not shown. Pictured in the upper right hand corner, Forrest McAdams runs programs on the large platen press. In the lower right hand corner picture, Sidney Gordon and Jack Hourigan sort brass rules which are used in making straight lines. In the other photo, Bernard Zaretsky demonstrates the technique he uses in running off the Crimson Crier. Imagine, if you can, how a printer must feel The printers also learn bookbinding, and they when he gets an unexcused absence or tardy slip bind all the magazines for the Rock Island schools. that he hel ed rint! There are two sides to ever . . . . . p p . .y Equipment in the print shop includes three question, though, and the pleasant one to this 1S 1 t 1. d 1 the glow he must experience when he reads an p a en presses' one cy In er press' a meta gutter' . . . . a stitcher, a proofpress, a router, and a bookbinder. issue of the Crimson Cwer or the English Maga- zine. Programs for dramatic and musical events To develop appreciation of the art in printingg at the school, advertisements for the athletic de- to create and foster a Wholesome respect for partment, even report cards, and the Work pads booksg to p-repare for effective entrance into the used in the English classes are all included in printing tradeg and to give an opportunity to turn the printer's stride as well as printing jobs for out a product f the grade and junior high schools. 36 o use, beauty and value-these are the objectives of the printing course. Literary Efforts Receive Recognition English Magazine Everyone in school has a chance to see his writ- ings in print, because all the selections used in the English Magazine are chosen from material contributed in the English classes. The job of choosing the cleverest, most worthwhile and most original of these contributions is undertaken by the English Magazine committee. This year the committee was chosen from among the members of the new creative writing class, taught by Miss Sarah Laraway, The purpose of the magazine is to serve as an incentive for student writers. About two hundred and fifty articles were read before the material used in the magazine was selected. The committee was composed of two seniors, Bernard Sabath and Shirley Kiefer, and three juniors, Marilyn Johnson, Louise Norton, and Gerald Green. Miss Sarah Laraway, editorial adviser of the magazine, is assisted by Miss Carolu Schultz, cir- culation and financial manager. David J. Borth is technical adviser. Here is a selection from the English Magazine: A SUNNY SUMMER MORNING Don't look, close your eyes and smell- the sharpness and freshness of the air, the warmth of the rising sun, the lively strength of the grass, the lazy, yellow sweetness of the clover, the ripe, sleepy heaviness of the wheat, the damp, perfumed coolness of the woods, the heat of the light, slow wind. And now look- and see how unexpectedly, how very blue is the sky. G. GREEN, M. JOHNSON, S. KIEFER, L. NORTON, B. SABATH. They Bear the Torch of Knowledge National Honor Society Girls. Row 1: Bertha Thompson, Bette Horst, Sherry Gutzwiller, Dorothy Zimmer, Cl:-irice Jean Myers, Helen Kittilsen. Row 2: Virginia Beechler, Betty Sherrard, Hallie Davis, Margaret Brashar, Mary Ellyn Olson. Row 3: Janet Swanson, Charlotte Russ, Maureen Pewe, Faith Krantz, Marion Louise Berry, Dorothy Kittilsen. Boys. Row 1: Kenneth Boenitz, Lawrence Daley, Carl Zwicker, Clifford Myers. Heber Darton. Row 2: Warren Rasmussen, Floyd Brown, Bill Burgus, Dick Pirmann, Dori Davis. Row 3: Bernard Sabath, Cecil Nelson, George Roudebush, O. J. Lawhorn, Bob Lindley. Jim Meriwether and Leonard Swanson are not shown. One of the greatest honors bestowed upon a senior is membership in the National Honor So- ciety. Members must not only be in the upper third of the class, but also have been outstand- ing for their leadership, service, and character. One hundred seventeen students were in the upper third of the graduating class. These stu- dents voted for candidates. A faculty committee of five made the final decision. Seventeen boys and seventeen girls were chosen. Dramatics, speech and forensics, clubs, journal- ism, athletics, science, music-all members have been outstanding in one or more of these fields, as well as others. Officers were: Don Davis, president, Floyd Brown, vice-president, and Maureen Pewe, secre- tary. They Have Fun As They Work Boys To create and maintain throughout the school and community Christian standards of conductu is the aim of the Boys' Hi-Y. Through their Grade Y clubs this aim is brought to the children in the grade schools. Lenten services during Holy Week in which the boys collaborated with the Girls Hi-Y put this principle into practice in high school. The clubs hope to make this a traditional service. It was inaugurated last year. Meetings were held semi-monthly at the Y. M. C. A. with evening meetings alternating with pot- Hi-Y luck suppers. A highlight was the Christmas meeting where a comic movie was featured. Dick Pirmann headed the club this year with Bob Lundstedt as vice-president, and Frank Deyo as secretary-treasurer. Cabinet members in- cluded Bill M. J ohnson, Louis Wilson, Hal Ying- ling, Dale Holmgrain, Jim Bateman, Bill Rinck, Henry Carlson, and Cliff Myers. Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Huckins, Mr. Peoples, and Mr. Burch are the sponsors. Mr. Burch is the Boys' Hi-Y secretary at the Y. M. C. A. Top picture left to right: Louis Condon-Denkmanng George Roudebush-Grant: Gerry Green- Longfellowg Dick Pirmann-Horace Marmg James Rush+Hawthorneg L. V. Burch, Sponsorg AHenry gf-irlson-Francis Willardg Bob ThonnAEdisong Joseph Schatz-Irving, Dale Holmgrain-Lincolng B -A d b . ex rown u u on Bottom picture, row 1: D. Ellis, B. James, L. Wilson, A. Schott, L. Pirmann. Row 2: H. Carlson, C. Myers, B. Rinck, D. Pirmann, J. Rush, H. Yingling, Mr. Metcalf. Row 3: B. Sheets. D. Shank, B. Ingold, V. Miller, D. Davis, O. J. Lawhorn, W. White, G. Green, D. Cameron. , 39 Seek to Develop Christian Girlhood 'STO promote Christian girlhood in high school and friendship among the girlsi' is the aim of the Girls, Hi-Y, as its emblem, the triangle, with the three sides representing mind, body, and spirit, portrays the three sides of a girl's life. Girls' Hi-Y Row 1: Butler, Haskell, Erickson, Erickson. Row 2: Herbert, Eskew, Lawson, Jagger, Hendee, Coulter. Row 3: Swanson, Jones, Eng, An- derson, Baker, Burke, Lawhorn. Row 4: Griswold, Dobbs, Aitken, Aims, Huss, Norton, Guzzo, Johnson. Row 5: Levin, Franck, Davis, Burke, Ander- son, Bertelsen, Hay, Franklin, Aus- brook. Row 6: Cook, Gross, Barth, Caleo. Loudon, Hankins, Frank, Grif- fith, Huber. Row 7: Hallgren, Swan- son, Gruske, Koch, Glockhoff, Gerdes, Albrecht, Kubow, H. Kittilsen, D. Kit- tilsen. Row 8: Eklund, Lefler, Ander- son, Brashar. Brown, Koivisto, Kidd. Keller, Johnson. Braaten. Row 9: Kurtz, Bager, Kimbel, Krueger, Bo- quet, Boquet, Falconer. Row 10: Gutzwiller, Diercks, Horst, Cassini, Jennisch. Row 1: 'Welliver, Thompson, Young- gren, Richeson. Row 2: Myers, Holmes, Reynolds, Partridge, Wright, Soady. Row 3: Vernon, Swedberg, Stockdale, Morris, VVich, Mifflin, Partridge. Row 4: Marcus, Strick- land, 'Wert1nan, Martin, Taylor, Ra- ney, Young. Row 5: Roach, Sanders, Ross, Schneider, Magnusson, Wheeler, Olson, Van Horn, Settle. Row 6: Young. Robinson, Stocking, Maloney, Metcalf, Sward, Welch, Mason, Will- hite. Row 7: McElhinney, Smith, Mangelsdorf, Von Ach, Meeder, Swan- son, Oswald, Snively, Thomas, McMa- hon. Row 8: Rush, Strieter, Sand- berg, Ruysbrock, Stovenour. Ruys- brock, Pewe, Nyinan. Row 9: Voss. Pontikes, Mattingly, Mercer, Quayle, Russ. Solemnity, beauty, and dignity characterized the Lenten Services held in the Little Theater with the co-operation of the Boys, Hi-Y. The spirit of Holy Week was aptly portrayed through songs and Scripture readings at these morning meetings, only 15 minutes long. Girls' Hi-Y Cabinet In candlelight, the impressive recognition service of Girls' Hi-Y was held early in October. After- wards, the girls mingled informally as tea was served with Virginia Beechler, president, and Elaine Foley, secretary, pouring. I 1 Row 1: Marlyn Post, Virginia Beechler-president, Kay Boldt. Row 2: Eiane Ryan, Dorothy Zimmer, Betty Sherrard, Bette Horst-vice-president, Alice Mae Welliver. Row 3: Barbara Crist- treasurer, Marion Berry, Vera Mae Brazell. Elaine Foley, sec- retary, is not in the picture. Under the supervision of the cabinet, plans and policies for Girls, Hi-Y are drawn up. Meeting every other Wednesday at the Y. W. C. A. these girls are responsible for the success of Girls' Hi-Y this year. Each girl is in charge of one phase of Hi-Y work. In the spring, a young girl's fancy turns to- clothesl Realizing this, Dorothy Zimmer, program chairman, scheduled a spring style show, which delighted the eyes of the audience. Posing are Sherry Gutzwiller and Mary Ellyn Olson. Undoubtedly, the most successful of all the ac- tivities sponsored by Girls' Hi-Y this year were the Lenten Services, held each morning in the little theater during Holy Week. Through Scrip- ture and song the beautiful Lenten story was brought before the audience. Buster Anderson, Laurabelle Butler, Charlotte Russ, and Ben Ing- old made up the quartet here pictured. Language Clubs Row 1: F. Gayler, D. M'ffl' SPANISH CLUB 1 in, A. Blackman, L. Clark, V. Starofsky, T. Matthews, A. Dierolf. Row 2: B. Bradley, B. Swisher, A. Karon, B. Rolfe, H. Dort, Z. Gellerman, J. Payne, M. Pesses. Row 3: J. Saltzman, F. Krantz, A. Levin, D. Katz, S. Pearlstein, L. Vernon, I. Marre, R. Davis, C. Myers, S. Wolfe, C. Krouse. Row 4: D. Holmgrain, R. Griff, A. Wiss, J. Garwood, N. Parashis, B. Sala, B. Kelting, C. Wilkins, D. Hearn, J. Frost. Let's take a journey in our seven-league boots country is a mecca for many tourists and its capi through the far-off lands represented by our lan- guage clubs. First ish is spoken, then on to South America Not fi satis ed with the children, we cross the sea to the old t'm0ther country Spain. Fascinated by the warmth and hos Ft l't f We are loath to leave. Across the Pyrenees to France with tales from Les Miserables ringing in our ear-this beautiful , we go to Mexico, where Span- p1 a 1 y o the country, 42 tal, Paris, stands out like a beacon light Small- ' 7 unknown villages enchant us with their naive charm, but cosmopolitan Paris has an equal pull- ing power. A journey up the Rhine finds us in the land of castles, forests, bustling industrial cities and small mountain villages. Germany is a fascinating land, both the old and the new, as the members of the German club soon find out. Land of ruins amid progress-history of the ancients interpreted to guide present leaders. That is Latin. Not only is an important historical and cultural foundation secured valuable lessons in government are given. Songs and games are enjoyed at the monthly The Spanish and , but also many social meetings of the clubs. French club also hold one meeting a month pure- ly for educational purposes. Each member tells something relating to the country studied. Top picture: L. Vernon, secretary, F. Krantz, presidentg A. Dierolf, vice-president, and R. Marre, assistant secretary-treasurer, represent Spanish club. Miss Caloine is sponsor. Bottom left: German officers talk things over with Miss Findley, sponsor. Left to right: C. Marshall, vice-president: D. Strieter, secretary: D. Lindeman, president, and G. Miller, treas- uI'E1'. Bottom right: B. Maloney, vice-president, V. Starofsky, program chairman, and A. Schafer, secretary, look over Treasurer E. Foley's and President S. Koh1er's shoulders at Latin club literature. Miss First is sponsor. LATIN CLUB Row 1: S. Hendren, J. Strickland, V. Shipman. Row 2: V. Starofsky, B. Ma- loney, K. Swords. Row 3: M. Kline, N. Harris, C. Van Horn, D. Lindquist, Mrs. Ballard. Row 4: H. Albrecht, W. Ir- win, A. Schafer, Miss First. Standing: S. Kohler. FRENCH CLUB Row 1: C. Krause, D. Cameron, R. Bussard, C. Nelson, H. Barton, B. Roth, J. Krueger, J. Franklin, B. Paul. Row 2: G. Slentz, H. Stockdale, D. Eng, M. John- son, E. Morris, J. Clark, M. Cutkomp, L. Stocking, L. V. Forman, C. Welch, B. Geddes, G. Miller, L. Gellerman. Row 3: D. Weinstein, S. Coin, J. Swan- son, M. Knight, M. Pewe, N. Nyman, A. Gest, L. Sherrill, D. Smith, D. Lucas, H. Althouse, W. Carney. GERMAN CLUB Row 1: inearest cameraj, E. Reisch- man, M. Rosenberg. Row 2: N. Avrick, C. Marshall, G. Miller. Row 3: B. Van Zandbergen, J. Marcussen, E. Lemon. Row 4: D. Hartogh, B. Krucman, G. Heber. D. VVeidner. Row 5: M. Gun- delach. A. Eckhart, W. Behn, Miss Oden- Weller. if M. Cutkomp, vice-president: M. Pewe, presi- dent: N. Nyman. hostess. and H. Stockdale, Quad-City French club representative, listen to French records. J. Swanson, secretary-treas- urer, not shown. Miss Caloine is sponsor. ' 43 They Live in Land ofMc1ke-Believe Dramatic Club Left Side. Row 1: Elliott, Harris, L. Gellerman, Z. Geller- man. Row 2: Haskell, Hay, Halpern, Katz, Harris, Bertelsen. Row 3: Huss, Ehleb, Davis, Eckhart, Jacobs, Barker, Benson. Row 4: Hood, Lavender, Burns, Cutkomp, Johnson, C. Johnson Barnes. Row 5: Elrod, Davis, Cohen, Carlson, Allen, Carlson Althouse, Carney, Hawks. Row 6: Eskew, Lawson, Foley Berry, Green, Curry, Lemon, Condon, Kruger. Row 7: Larson Boldt, Burke, Lawhorn, Crist, Anderson, Krueger, Ausbrook, Lerch, Brown. Row 8: Irwin, Keller, Horst, Jeifers, Coffin Broadston. Row 9: Curtis, Kimbell, Forward, Lloyd, Butcher Linn, Devereaux, Kidd, Frisk, Husted. Row 10: Davis, Darton Ingold, Karon, Cook, Lawhorn. Row 11: Danley, Dort, Huss. Calling-all amateur actors, directors, and technicians. The Dramatic club has a place for you! An ap-preciation of, not only the art of drama, but also the work that goes into a good production is soon gained through this club. Spring Dancef' the annual Dramatic club play, provided an opportunity for such an understand- ing, for every member had a finger in the pie. One-act plays, presented at each meeting, gave another chance for the revealing of talents. To relax, the club took a Hbusman's holiday and went to a movie for their annual spring party. Another feature of this year's Dramatic club activities was the Christmas party. After the for- mal program, everyone adjourned to the activity room for refreshments and dancing. Dramatic club members will long remember the satire on women, as presented in the one-act comedy, Ulf Men Played Cards as Women Do at the April meeting. Members of the cast were: Right Side. Row 1: Younggren, Thompson, Young, Welliver. Row 2: Russ, Peterson, Wilson, Tamme, Young, Perkins. Row 3: Stocking, Washburn, Strickland, Sellers, Mifflin, Rife, Stone. Row 4: Taylor, Yingling, Scott, Maurus, Moody, Wheeler, Rolfe. Row 5: Marcus, Mitchell, Von Draska, Strieter, Swords, Schaffer, Pontikes, Sandberg. Row 6: Post, Sherrill, Norton, Nicholas, Shank, Myers, Nyman, Pewe. Meriwether. Row 7: Marshall, Schroder, Mattingly, Mercer, Raney, Morris, Cook. Row 8: Nel- son, Rausch, Walzem, Rush, Sherrard, Tucker, Olson, Sudlow. Row 9: McCombs, Vernon, Stockdale, Rice. Row 10: Ryan, Zimmer, McAlerney, Zaretsky. Louis Condon, Bob Hood, Don Davis, and Bob Rolfe. Dramatic honors were given to Virginia Beech- ler, Betty Horst, Don Davis, Bill M. Johnson, and Bob Rolfe. Mary Ellyn Olson, treasurer: Don Davis, president: Elane Ryan, secretary, and Jim Meriweather, vice- president, go into a huddle over new members for Dramatic club. The Misses Lyal Westerlund and Dorothy Petersen are faculty advisers. They Explore the Trail oi History Black Hawk Tribe Pride in community and nation is a requisite to good citizenship. Knowledge is a foundation to pride. Realizing this, Black Hawk Tribe, social studies group, plans its program to foster the stu- dents' interest in current events. Dignity flew out the window, though, at the annual Christmas and initiation party, when the Indians forgot their civic problems and concen- trated on how best to torture the future braves. Corn-pone bread and steaming venison-modern- ized into chicken a la king for the famished braves and squaws, with a song-fest climaxing the ban- quet instead of a peace-pipe. The call of the wild is too great to resist for these native Americans, so in the spring they went back to the woods on their annual spring picnic. Little-known incidents of early Rock Island and Illinois were featured in the regular depart- mental radio broadcast which was given by the tribe, April 30. For example, did you know the Black Hawk Tribe officers discuss what the next program shall be. Seated: M. Holmes, keeper of birch-bark and wampum, M. Brashar, chief: L. Dohrn, refreshment chairman. Standing: D. Zimmer, social chairman, H. Yingling, sachem, and V. Cook, program chairman. D. Holmgrain, business manager, and C. Erickson, attendance, not shown. Mr. Martin and Mr. Shantz sponsor the tribe. first permanent white settler in Rock Island was Col. George Davenport? One hundred fifty-two Indians make up the tribe, of whom juniors and seniors must be in- vited. Interest in local and national affairs is a requirement for membership. Left Side: Row 1: D. Brashar, B. Elliott, R. Elliott, Haskell. Row 2: Anderson, Dohrn, Butler, Griffith, Foley, Gellerman. Row 3: Bryson, Bradley. Broadston, Hay, Bertelsen, Franck, Fells. Row 4: Cook, Holmes, Boldt, Dierecks, Carlson, Beechler, Davis, Holmgrain. ROW 5: M. Brashar, Berry, Brown, Fron, Irwin, Barton, Althouse, Carney, Cook. Row 6: Horst, Anderson, Daley, Bergendoif, Bein, Davis, Green, Hertzler, Biggs. Row 7: Gar- wood, Graham, Mitchell, Crist, Erickson, Anderson, Eklund, Buffin, Broell, Custer, Row 8: Geiger, Condon, Wright, Davis Bruner, Bremner, Davies, Carmack, Anderson, Lawhorn. Row 9: Bushno, Brondell, Darton, Ingold, Black. Right Side. Row 1: Welliver, Thompson, Wright, Peterson. Row 2: Strickland, Von Draska, Norton, Post, Krueger, Maloney. Row 3: Wheeler, Reynolds, Scott, Levin, Wild, Sudlow, Stone. Row 4: Ryan, Johnson, Meyers, Yingling, Mandlesdorf, Marre, McElhinney, Metcalf. Row 5: Lloyd, Forward, Rush, Swedberg, Morris, Stockdale, Miller, Mifflin, Swanson. Row 6: Meriwether, Pewe, Myers, Nyman, Pirman, Sherrard, Ruysbrock, Shank, Roudebush. Row 7: Zimmer, Lyons, Peebles, Rausch, James, Minner, Reinhart, Vernon, McCaEree, Kimbell. Row 8: Walzem, Nystrom, Johnson, Pesses, Johnson, Schieberl, Soady, Olson, Rasmussen. Row 9: Lawhorn, Van Horn, Lemon, Lindoerfer, Stocking, Saltzman, Jagger. Hodgepodge of Activity Pictured Here 46 MONITORS Row 1: B. Broadston, M. Vtfright. G. Haskell, L Condon. Row 2: M. Hanson, G. Nicholson, J Foley, D. Jagger, B. Leman, B. Husted. Row 3: J. Wich, B. Herbert, B. Anderson. M. Diercks, S Gutzwiller. M. Taylor, E. Choate. Row 4: H. Klove, C. Zwicker, B. Lundstedt, B. Metcalf, VV. Metcalf. E. Settle, L. Stocking, A. Schafer. Row 5: R Handley, J. Scott, H, Yingling, R. Hacldick, B Paul, L. Butler, J. Rush, R. Bushno, R. Shafer. Row 6: B. Sherrard, L. Vernon, W. White. C. Curtis, C. Myers, M. Holmes, S. Gordon, D. Holm- grain. Row 7: C. Schade, R. Fox, R. Coulter, B Hendee, A. M. Welliver, K. Thompson, J. Miller, B, Rolfe, F. Moody. Row 8: J, Bateman. J. Swan- SOD. ALPHA CLUB Row 1: N. Berger, J. Welliver, N. May, B. Jones E. Franck, D. Irwin. Row 2: C. Davis, D. Thomas J. Van Nevel, I. Dobbs, L. Richeson, H. Erickson P. Volkmann, M. Erickson, P. Lucas, R. Anderson B. Mohr. Row 3: Miss Odenweller, L. Pluniberg J. Saunders, L. V. Forman, R. Koch. R. Nesseler, Miss Parrish, A. Schott, H. Crawford. GIRL SCOUTS Row 1: D. Weidner, P. Volkmann. H. Erickson D. Hanne, E. J. Garrison. Row 2: S. Kiefer, M liams, M. Erickson, E. Franck, L. Tygret. Row 3 W. Irwin, K. Swords, R. Koch. B. Mattingly, R Young, D. Speer. Wilson, B. Jones, R. Anderson, P. Lucas, B. Wil- HOME ECONOMICS Row 1: P. Wilson, N. Martin, H. Just, M. Einfeldt, A. M. Welliver, M. Young, M. Dasso, G. Gris- wold, M. M. Wertman. Row 2: G. Kulhavy, M. Millet, M. L. Young, M. E. Cheney, M. Camp, fugwcar' Tatge, L. Gustafson, M. Posateri, A. Guzzo, R. Posateri, O. Harris, D. Katz, A. Levin. Row 3: . C. Swanson, B. Meeder, B. Johnson, E. Betke, B. Stanton, J. Van Nevel, G. Braaten, B. Hendee, M. Hingstrum, N. Misgaites. Row 4: J. Welliver, Y. Voss, V. Pontikes, M. Erickson, L. Richeson, Gianulis, B. Baker. M. Neal, H. Macrorie. B. McAdam, M. McCallum, K. Groom, L. Sutterman, . Dean, N. Bager, M. Partridge, R. Coulter, D. Dreessen, D. Woodward, E. Kruse. Small Clubs 1-r-U-lggv-H 1-bg-.0 5:52 Cog- ZKMHDSOJM OE-gm.-ff-smigng Edqoffdo ff fDUQmm JU 5' H'oomODd,,,m5 ,SLQUQIDISW 2, ,...'-' Ull-h O 'DS'- 'mrDfD5 E.35El155'.3v.v.'9' gojmi-v-LTfmD S r-gmigg-zn5j1UQS1JQ mFD Q-fpffa BH 1-'-55'D ErD'9h'Uz? Eg 9,i,rD'r1fT: mmawa 206' t4Dl,f.OD-A 'CCH- s:'5:z-'.!'.'-ffm Ogg' 72015553 ,5..'fU, -,-,..O O44-v-,-A S-gr-4:5 P-,LSO E?:'C4 :QC3 312259, Swv Sigfrm 5512. 93932 :IRG ',E.v-s,.,g- 3 CT' UQOQO fD'4m :rc ul ou' .-.-E-.gum :S-'gg agree gag Prgcbvgffg UQBPC Sophomores! Here is your club--with a Usoph- omores only sign hung on the door. Not only do our newest citizens learn about Rocky High, but also many new friends are made' during the social meetings of the Alpha club. Miss Parrish and Miss Odenweller are the sponsors. Sailing, sailing over the bounding main is the theme song of the Mariners. Perfection in tying knots, hoisting sails, and anything that makes up a superior sailor is attained at their semimonthly meetings. Twice a month the sailorettes swim at the Lend-A-Hand. '4French, chemistry, civics may be all right, but man must eat to livef' say the Home Ec girls. Sewing is their specialty, too, as well as studying all the other phases of home management. Theo- ries learned in class are put into practice at their meetings where they serve refreshments and model clothes. Top picture. Mariners chart their course for the year: B. Mattingly, secretary Cyoemanbg P. Lucas, treasurer Csuper-cargobg H. Albrecht, co-chairman fbosunj, and M. Wilson, co-chairman ibosunj. Miss Casten and Mrs. Harry Likner are the sponsors. Bottom left. Alpha Club leaders pose: Seated: V Hankins president flst semesterj Foley . , K 3 M. . president f2nd semesterjg M. McCallum, secretary- treasurer ilst semesterj. Standing: D. Thomas, vice-president ilst semesterbg B. Rosser, vice- president 62nd semesterjg H. Strum, secretary- treasurer 12nd semesterl. Miss Parrish is the ad- viser. Bottom right. M. Young, vice-president, A. Welliver, president, and M. Einfeldt, treasurer, open up the groceries for a Home Economics ban- quet. M. Dasso, secretary, not shown. Miss Maple and Miss Casten sponsor the club. Here's Those Shutterbugs Again! Camera and Lettermen To develop an interest in and increase the abili- ty of the members in photography, both as an ab- sorbing hobby and as a profession, is the purpose of the Rock Island High Camera club. All the students in school have gained an in- terest in photography from the displays from col- leges, universities, and professional camera clubs which, through this club, are placed in the art corridor. Gfficers for this year were: Bernard Sabath, president, Natalie Harris, vice-presidentg Jack Wright, secretary, and Bud Metcalf, treasurer. The Rock Island Lettermen's Club was formed two years ago under the supervision of Coach W. E. Scantlebury. It is an organization of which R. I. is proud. The Lettermen aim to further ath- letic spirit among each other and to promote so- cial fellowship. CAMERA CLUB Top picture. ROW 1: Minner. B. Barchman, B. Hill J. Wright. N. Harris. B. Sabath B, Metcalf, L. Brown. Row 2: J. Mueller, B. Sudlow, W 'XVoest, lVl'. Rice, K. Swords, D Lyons. G. Briesch, S. Gold- stein, J. Valentine. S. Marder LETTERMENS CLUB Bottom picture. Row 1: R Messmer, E. Mosher, C, Zwicker, J. Foley, W. Thorpe. F. Deyo, D. Petit. L. Daley Row 2: J. Stone, B. Burgus, H. Roe, J. McDaniel, S. Gor- don, B. Nelson, F, Lomas, S. Salerno, P. Crawford, Coacli Scantlebury. Row 3: F. Brown. M. Shelton. B. Aronson, B. Lundstedt, B. Hodgson, D. Linl deman, K. Gotthardt, B. Rinck , uth finds CGMPANIONSHIP in school out of soho 1 School Life i 2 W 1. An ace from a queen. 2. Confucious say- 3. Esther looks puzzled-could it be her reflection? 4. An ace from a king. 5. Future Crimson Crier publishers inspect Argus. 6. Give him w--- Mac! 7. Bet Pirmann doesn't agree. 8. Oh! he flies thru the air with the greatest of ease. 9. Spring fever' in the fall. 10. School out. Happy day! 11. Leap year! 12. He depends on his speed between hurdles. 50 ,, fm. Fry W' fx. 'P' .,f 'Mw , '!nA I :Qt r' 'T5 'w H v Q 1. Bucking the line. 2. Connie, Kimmel and Anderson, football experts. 3. Louis Condon and budget No. 837692051. 4. Rat is up in the air about something. 5. 3:25 any afternoon. 6. Greene. Ingersol and Johnson, trio extraordinary. 7. Mystery: who swallowed the canary?????? 8. Cupid's little helpers. l 51 fiirv' 2' WKRV' 1. Senate room rattle b uggy. 2. Mariners sailing over the bounding main f2nd Ave.J 3. Queen and cortege: Margaret Brashar, Beverly Eklund, Queen Bette Horst, Virginia Beechler, and Maureen Pewe. 4, Her royal highness, Bette Horst. 5. Camera club car. 6. Crimson Crier car. 7. Winning Senate room car CP. J. Martiny 8. G. A. A. h ' earse. 9. Queen s car at the end of the parade. 52 3 5 'iii Y-Q 'Q-.- 1. Harry and Ma rv, editorials in the making. 2. Interest. 3. Miss' Ruth Pryor, Premiere Danseuse. 4. Annual circulation play cast. 5. Watch the birdie, Whitey 6. Borth dishes out F's, ' 7. Betty and Faith cuttin' up. 53 V 1. Light opera chorus relaxes betwixt concert rehearsals. 2, Oh Johnny! Oh Johnny! how you can cheer. 3. Ain't that a blow? 4. Female gymnasts. 5. Duke is piled on. 6. Downing, Doxie and Robb display interest. 54 www 1. Blackhawk tribe initiation. Marg makes use of her power. 2. Interviewers. 3. Lerch and longees . . . 4. Lunnie waits while Moliuers fight over the bali. 5. Good mornin' Zeke. 6. Side- liners. 7. Carney sprouts whiskers for SPRING DANCE. ws U gl , 53 W 7 3 M 'SSS t b ks end information 3 Ouch' He bit me! 1. Registration confusion. 2. Maucker dishes ou oo .. . . . 4. Mr. Kimmel looks sad, 5. Speech class directors: Betty Burke, Onalee Harris, Marilyn Johnson ' T h d Don Lerch. 7. 8:25 a. m. and Doris Strieter. 6. Snow scene, featuring Betty .0 nson an 56 1. Building up to an awful letdown. 2. Larry's on a dietg Phyllis isn't. 3. In the Mood. 4. Flash- Wright goes juvenile. 5. Is everybody happy? Leap Year Dance. 6. Moniters moniterizing. 7. Double feature. 57 1. Watch the waistline wimmini 2. Style showers, Marge, Nat and Gerry. 3. and 4. Amateur Show Cast. 5. Breath of Spring. 6. Department of industry 13095, 58 youth learns SPORTSMANSHIP .vm X interscholastic sports intramural sports 59 Coaches Finish Good Year Coaching Staff Rock Island high schoolls coaching staff has done a fine job this year, as usual, and has turned out some of the best teams that the Crimson and Gold has seen in quite a while. First of these to be congratulated for their fine job during the past school year is head coach Wilbur E, Scantle- bury, better know as Scan When school opened last fall, Scan was busy getting his football team into shape for the coming season. A record of the season is ample proof that he did a good job. The Crimson grid squad lost only one game by more than six points, which was to Tilden Tech, one of the strongest teams in Chicago. He came to Rock Island three years ago, and has been turning out better teanm as tnne goes on, boosnng the Crimson grid standing in the North- west conference to second, and tying Moline. But football is not the only sport that Scan coaches. Emphatically not! This year's basketball squad is one of the best in the history of the school, due to the efforts of Coach Scan. Last year he took them, with only one veteran among the candidates, and turned out a team that came in third in the Northwest running. When a vet- eran team returned for him this year, he produced a Northwest and Quad- city champion. Well known among coaching circles in this territory is Walter Kimmel, who has charge of the track team. This year, he has a veteran team returning, and will probably turn in a repeat perform- ance of last season when his charges went right on through to take North- west and District meets, and as a result of the latter win, thirteen boys went to state. Clark Kimmel, Shutts, Scantlebury, Glick, Greene, Anderson, Peterson Among other coaches is -I. Hervey Shutts, who has handled the netmen for many successful seasons. Lester Glick and Julien C. Peterson have both lent invaluable aid to Scan by getting the newly arrived sophomores into condi- tion for future varsity competition both in football and basketball. Dick An- derson, a newcomer to the Rock Island coaching staff, aided Coach Scantlebury during the football season by tutoring the line, and during the basketball sea- son he takes charge of the junior varsi- ty squad Last but by no means least, is Ken- neth Greene, boys' physical education instructor and coach of cross-country and wrestling. He is in the habit of producing championship cross-country teams, but this is only the second year that he has had charge of wrestling, and already he has proved capable of handling it, bringing them through the season with only two losses. l Take Second in Northwest Varsity Football , . i-iv. A . is I 5 SV' , SLA . A3 Nj' e' 5 First Row: D. Bombach, T. Edwards, S. Gordon, J. Stone, T, Mathews, R. Messmer, D. Pettit, R. Pestle, R. Peck, student manager. Second Row: Coach Walter Kimmel, Coach Dick Anderson, H. Schroder, G. Richards, W. Thorpe, F. Deyo, F. Brown, A. Costensen, D. Lindeman, B. Lundstedt. J. McDaniels, J. Gianulius, B. Rinck, J. Moore, Manager J. R. Clark, Head Coach Wilbur E. Scantle- bury. Third Row: J. Holzer, L. Houston, F. Lomas, H. Klove, K. Gotthardt, B. Hodgson, B. Aronson, B. Schnoor, F. Boom, L. Saltzman, E. Mosher, G. Wilson. Fourth Row: B. Messmer, C. Brezzel, J. Phelps, B. Layer, B. Butcher, J. Layer, D. Stroife, J. Mollinelli, J. Duncan, B. Peck, V. Dundee, B. Jensen, H. Schroder, J. Carnithan. Going up! This year's football team continued the Rock Island climb toward first in the North- west conference race, and set a high goal for the future grid squads to shoot at. The high light of the season was the last game with Moline, which ended in a nothing to nothing tie. It was a typical Moline-Rock Island contest, hard fought and closely contested. Each team had one try at a touchdown, ending up on their opponent's ten yard line, but neither team was able to apply the final extra p-ush. Even though it was not a material victory for the Islanders, it gave them a moral victory which enabled the basketball teams to come through with wins dur- ing the cage season. The Crimson tide started off the season with two tough games in Roosevelt of Cedar Rapids, and Tilden Tech of Chicago. The former ended in a 6 to 0 win for the hosts. Then in the second game, the Islanders suffered their second and worst setback of the season against Tilden, which ended 22 to 0. Against Monmouth, however, they came back strong to register their first win in fine style, 25 to 6. The following Friday evening they clashed with their first Quad-city rivals, and after a bad first quarter, when the Blue Devils hung up the only touchdown of the game, they settled down to some good playing. In the closing minutes of the second quarter they came within two feet of a touchdown only to be foiled by the timer's gun. Still going strong, the Islanders travelled to Kewanee for their next battle, which ended in a 14 to 7 victory for them. In that game Duke Lin- deman made one of his two sensational 80-yard runs. Galesburg invaded the Islander camp to gain revenge for their loss of the year before, and did so in a pouring rain that made the field a sea of mud. The only touchdown of the game was scored by Galesburg, even though the Rocks played one of their best games of the season. St. Joe and Rock Island then tangled for the city crown with the Rocks defending, and the Shamrocks challenging. The Crimson tide went to town and piled up a 30 to 0 score before the final gun went off. The highly touted Shamrock passing attack was entirely bottled up, while the defending champs filtered through the St. Joe de- fense with power plays and passing to throughly defeat the challengers. Armistice Day found the Ilslanders meeting their second Quad-city rival in Soule Bowl in East Moline. Rock Island fans went wild as Duke Lin- dernan took the opening kickoff and twisted and turned and dodged 80 yards for his second long run of the year. This feat was overshadowed by a long march down the field that ended in the tying touchdown, and the game finished 6 to 6. Youngsters Battle Way to First Sophomore Football First Row: R. Eggers, J. Murdock, B. Landon, J. Mangelsdorf, D. Flynn, C. Thonn, R. Seyb, K. Tomaseski, P. Cassini. Second Row: R. Laisner, B. Trevor, B. Wood, O. Hancks, B. Fensterbusch, T. Grevas, M. Settle, B. Adams, L. Brown. Third Row: G. Mosher, student manager, R. Dasso, R. GriE, B. Garrity, A. Lindeman, D. Hoeldtke, K. Stimpson, D. Handley, S. Coin, Coach Julien C. Peterson. Every year, a new group of green sophomores enter the portals of the Rock Island high school, and among them are the athletes of the junior high schools of the city. Most of them are still interested in football when they enter the high school. Julien C. Peterson and Lester Glick are not ones to let hopeful talent go to waste. As a re- sult we Hnd these two coaches out on the practice field every afternoon after school during the foot- ball season coaching a bunch of hopefuls in the art of high school football. Many of these when they advance into their junior and senior years spend their afternoons working with the varsity squad, and carrying the load of winning for the Crimson and Gold. Some- times, they are good enough to make the varsity right off the bat, but this is very unusual. If they don't, they spend the season under the capable di-- rection of one of the two aforementioned coach- es, preparing for two years of varsity competition. Evidently both Mr. Glick and Mr. Peterson do a good job if the record of the varsity team in the last two years has any bearing on the job. The sophomore record itself is nothing to keep hidden, since they came through with the Northwest con- ference crown when the final accounts were added up, and with some bad luck in the Quad-city they had to be content with the second spot on the athletic parchments. The bad luck that was mentioned in the last paragraph was some that happens to every team once in a while. Unknowingly, they played an ineligible player, which caused the forfeiture of two of their games, one of which they .lost any- way, but the other was a serious blow, since they had to give it up to the Moline underclassmen, who took the nod with this easy-come win. In Northwest play, the Islanders came through with victories over every foe, including one over Galesburg, who up until that time had been un- defeated, and remained in that state after their loss to the Rocks. While on the subject of the less-known foot- ball teams, recognition should go to the junior varsity team under the coaching of Walter Kim- mel. Although their record this season was noth- ing to brag about, the experience that they re- ceived Will be valuable to them next fall when they report for varsity squad competition. Action and More Action I 1. Mosher gets nowhere. talk it over. 4. Brasmer 2. Holzer hits the line. 3, Captains Hodgson 1637 hits a stonewall. 5. Almost a touchdown. 63 and GutTy C503 Northwest and Quad-city Champs Varsity Basketball E First Row: K. Case, B. Burgus, B. Fensterbusch, F. Brown. Second Row: F. Lomas, J. Boetje, J. Foley, B. Barwick, Z. Zwicker. Third Row: O. J. Lawhorn, D: Lindeman, B. Lundstedt, B. Hodg- son. K. Gotthardt. Basketball proved to be the high light of the sports activities this year. The team came up, after a display of mediocre basketball during the first of the season, and piled up a seven-game win- ning streak before they finished their regular playing season. During the whole season, they came out on the long end of the score in 12 out of 17 starts. In the tournament competition that followed, they were runner-up in the Regional held in the Rock Island gymnasium, losing to Moline. In the Sectional elimination held in the Moline field house, they won out over what the experts termed the second best team in the tour- nament, Abingdon, and then beat Aledo in the semi-finals, only to lose to Moline for the second time in tournament competition. These two losses to the Moline aggregation were off-set by the two wins that the Islanders registered over the Maroons during the season. These two setbacks were the only ones that the Plow City team suffered in the Northwest con- ference. When they traveled to the State play in Champaign, Moline went through to the semi- finals and there were beaten by the state champs. In the consolation they subdued Champaign for third place. This makes the Islanders look good in that the team that eliminated them from tour- ney play was the third place winner in the state meet. This team has brought more honors to the high school than any team in quite a while. Among the distinctions that they received was a tie with Davenport for first in the Quad-city meetg the first time that an Island City team has placed that high since the league was organized in 1934. They also copped a share of Northwest honors for the first time since 1929-30, tying Moline. Speaking of Moline, they managed to beat Moline for the first time since 1933. Still along the lines of honors that they received, they were able to beat every Northwest conference team when they invaded their territory, a feat that no Rock Island team has duplicated in many a season. This season, the team had two trips that were above the average run. One of them was during the Christmas holidays, which extended to Waver- ly and Monticello in an overnight trip. On this trip they came out fifty-fifty, winning from Mon- ticello and losing to Waverly. The second trip was a surprise since a snowstorm necessitated making the trip to Galesburg by train. Because there was no return train until the next morning, it included an overnight stay. Wait Until Next Year Sophomore and Jr. Varsity Basketball As far as the sophomore basketball squad was concerned, this was not such a good season, as they were only able to come through with several wins during the whole season This however does not mean that they were not trying, since many of their games ended in a close score, but with the Islanders on the long end of the score. One of the things that contributes to a mediocre record is the fact that Coach Lester Glick only has the boys for one season and does not have much time to get the boys to co-operate as a team. This is shown by the record toward the end of the season. During the last few games, the youngsters put up a hard fight, with the result that they came through with more wins. k 65 First Row: M. Settle, B. Wood, B. Gar- rity, K. Tomaseski, F. Sabbe, T. Grevas, G, Otto, B. Tucker. Second Row: Coach Lester Glick, R. Campbell, L. O'Neil, L. Schneider, D. Lemme, C. Marshall, D. Weinstein, S. Coin, B. Landon, student manager. Third Row: A. Lundberg, J. Payne, C. Bergendoff. G. Parker, F. Yokas, B. Morris, C. Barr, J. Marantz. First Row: G. Wilson, J. Miller, G. Lar- son, G. Slentz, E. Potter. Second Row: C. Horton, B. Schroder, A. Rosatti, M. Zwer, F. Deyo, Coach Dick Anderson. Third Row: B. Peck, J. Huss, C. Ryder, B. Anderson, B. Waterman, L. Wilson. These same boys are the ones who will make up the varsity team for the next two years. They will be especially important to Coach Scantlebury next season, since most of the team will graduate this spring. , Coach Dick Anderson, a newcomer to the coaching staff, took over the job of tutoring the junior varsity squad, which is in its second year of existence. They fared a little better than the sophomores, coming through with the wins pre- dominating their season record. These boys also will be varsity candidates next year, and some of them played with the varsity during the past season. On this last seasonls team several of the regulars were junior varsity players last year. It Has Ha ppened Here 1. Tip-off at the start of the Galesburg game. 2. Lunny tops Kewanee center. 3. Linde-man takes one off the board against Galesburg. 4. Lunny adds another basket in the St. Joe game. 5. Zeke battles with Aledo. 6. Brown tops 'em in the Aledo battle. 66 Islanders Proud of Minor Sports Golf and Tennis Among the minor sports is one which has been plugging along, and chalking up wins, but still not getting too much recognition. This is golf, un- der the capable direction of J. R. Clark, mechanical drawing instructor. Although they did not take first in either the Northwest or Quad-city confer- ences, they finished up their season last fall with no losses in the other meets. They only had one tie which was with Moline. The rest of the time, they were never on the short end of the score. Second place in the North- west conference is nothing to sneeze at, however, and on top of this they finished way ahead of Moline and East Moline, both of whom came in ahead of the Crimson and Gold lads in the Quad-city league. The Northwest conference play-off was on the Aledo country club course, with Galesburg ending up in the top spot. The Quad-city meet was held at the Shorthills country club, where Moline and East Moline do all their practicing, thus giving them a distinct advantage. They made good use of it to gain re- venge for the losses they received from the Is- landers earlier in the season. Next year the plan First Row: Bob Fensterbusch, Bill Schroeder, Dick Beals, Floyd Brown. Irwin Rehn. Second Row: Coach J. R. Clark, Bob Schroeder, Paul Crawford, Bob Lind- berg. George Slentz. is to play four matches, one at each of the four cities, thus evening things up. Minor sports seem to do exceptionally well at Rock Island high school and tennis is no excep- tion. In fact, the tennis squad is one of the most consistently successful teams at the high school. Under the tutelage of J. Hervey Shutts, they performed such a feat last fall, copping all four divisions in the Northwest play and also annexing the Quad-city title. It is the first time since 1935 that the Islanders have been able to win both the boys' singles and boys' doubles, and girls, singles and doubles, although they have taken the tournament. When it comes to which one of the teams, the boys' or girls', is the best, the nod definitely goes to the laddies, who pa- raded through last fall's Session with not one defeat to mar their record, while the girls fell down on the job, winning five, losing three and tying one. Last spring, several members of the boys' squad traveled to the state meets. First Row: Margaret DeSchinkel, Betty Fron, Betty Ellinwood, Barbara Tamme, Jackie Wich, Virginia Lawhorn, Doris Eng, Blanch Geddes. Second Row: Warren White, Conrad Bergendoff, Willis Rausch, Dale Hughes, Dick Coffin, Charles Horton, Clifford Myers. Getting Better All the Time Cross-Country and Top picture. Row 1: H. Rife, H. Roe, A. Poma. Row 2: Coach Greene. M. Shelton, C. Kreuger, H. Martin. Bottom picture. Row 1: Martin, Scott, Hamrick, C. Cook, Shen, Henry, Baumbach. Row 2: Kimbell, Richards, Conover, Curtis, Lindberg, E. Mosher, Coach Greene. Row 3: Dasso, Willhouse, H. Cook, Wilkins, Roudebush, G. Mosher. 68 Wrestling Here is another team that Rock Is- land high school is justly proud of. In past years, it has come through in pinches to contribute much to the ath- letic standing of the Islanders, and last year was no exception. They came out second in the North- west conference meet held in Galesburg last fall. This added points toward the total championship, which the Islanders tied with Moline last year. In that meet Harvey Rowe came in first with Marion Shelton running a close second, but this was not sufficient to get the all- important first. When the Woodruff team of Peoria invaded the Rock Island camp, they met with defeatg but when the Island- ers traveled to Peoria to take part in an invitational meet, they came in fourth out of a field of eight. Although this is only the second year that Coach Kenneth Greene has entered his wrestling team in inter- scholastic competition, they have al- ready proven that it doesn't take the Islanders any time to get rolling once they start. During the whole season, only two matches were lost. On return bouts against Clinton and Davenport they came out second best. Other results were wins over Fulton, Clinton, Dav- enport, the Iowa School for the Blind, and a tie with Dubuque for second in a quadrangular meet at Davenport. This is a very good record, consider- ing the length of time that the team has been in existence. Last year, which was their first, they were able to win during the season only one meet, which was over Davenport in the Rock Island gymnasium. Still State Material First Row: Frank Lomas, Harvey Roe. John Stevens, Keith Gotthardt. Duke Lindeman. Jack Paridon, Bob Lundstedt, Dennis Stroffe, Kenny Case, Harold Rife, Keith Tomaseski, Walter Thorpe, Eldon Potter. Second Row: Coach Dick Anderson, Gerald Gibson, Dale Statter, Bud Horst, Jim Moore, Tom Mathews, Eugene Larson, Gerald Wilson, Joe Layer, Jim Peterson, Don Southwood, Walter Irwin, Don Kimble, Burton Stone, Russell Crews, Coach Walter L. Kimmel. Third Row: Bob Adams, Charles Geiger, Bob Garrity, Chester Rider, Nathan Avrick, Connie Brezzel, Ralph Buzzard, Louis Levine, Seefelt, Don Langan, Jack Sulzer, Richard Dasso, Gale Moore. Fourth Row: Russel Bateman, Bob Morris, Eric Strutts, Dick Cameron, Jack Manglesdorf, Bill Schroeder, Bill Ras- ser, Dean Nelson, Carl Krueger, Sid Gordon, James Bateman, Frank Deyo, John Thornblocm. Jack Foley, Sam Salerno, Bill Scheer, Don Nusbaum, Joe Regge, Harry Holland, Bob Sulouff. I 7, I Track stars pose: Row 1: D. Lindeman, H. Roe, B. Lundstedt, W. Thorpe. Row 2: S. Salerno, K. Case, K. Gotthardt, J. Foley. 69 Track Athletic Misses Hold Sway 3 4 G. A. A. Top picture, Row 1: M. Shipman, R. Normoyle, B. Nolan, M, Young, M. Diercks, E. Ryan, B. Johnson, J. Wich, B. Robinson, M. Wertman, C. Gross, J. Van Ausdall. Row 2: K. Thompson, N. Wilson, E. Thomas, V. Shipman. K. Weaver, K. Thomas. V. Von Draska. B. Terry, R. Simmon, Y. Voss, P. Wilson. Row 3: B. Showalter, J. Saunders, K. Roach, C. Welch, G. Younggren, H. Stockdale, B. Schneider, M. Rice, M. Taylor, L. Tygret. P. Ziegler, H, Schneider, L. Sherrill. Bottom picture. Row 1: E. Huss. L. Norton, M. Canepa, A. Dierolf, B. Jones, J. Campanaro, A. Cassini, K. Groom, A. Boquet, N. Martin, D. Boelens, B. Aversing. Row 2: H. Halpern, S. Marcus, F. Chinlund, J. Curtis, L. Balmer, D. Aversing, G, Griswold, J. Boquet. O. Harris, V. Hankins, L. Loudon. B. Herbert, B. Fron, H. Morgan, C. Kimbel. Row 3: R. Elliott, B. Eklund, E. Garrison, L. Anderson, M. Holmes, E. Anderson. B. Hallgren. J. Franklin, N. Harris, A. Levin, A. Huber. Row 4: M. Bremner. H. Butler, H. Albrecht, A. Frank, M. Griffiths. Steaming hot chile-a tired but happy basket- ball team-mix them together, and you have a picture of G. A. A.'s activities at high school. 'LA sport for every girl and every girl in a sportw has been made possible through this organization. And how the girls take advantage of their oppor- tunities! Shouts and cries re-echo through the gym as the girls wind up some activity. Quietness reigns through the gym once every two weeks when the club meets in the activity rooms. Wending the gavel this year was Mary Katherine Carmack. Bonnie Rae Burke, vice- president, Mary Ann Willet, secretary, and Elaine Foley, treasurer, assisted her. Miss Elizabeth Samkowski is sponsor. G. A. A. Boar-d Ping-pong and shuffleboard are only two of the lighter activities to be enjoyed after school. Bad- minton was inaugurated for the first time this year, proving very popular. Fencing was another successful newcomer. ' Row 1: Adelaide Gest. Betty Sherrard, Norma Bil- leter, Natalie Jacobs, Hallie Davis. Row 2: Lois Davies, Mary Ann Willett, Mary Carmack, Dorothy Peterson, Jean Buenzli, Barbara Tam- me, Betty Maloney, Eleanor Barrons. Row 3: Bernice Dohrn, Vedia McMahon, B o n n i e Burke, Alyce Frank, Margaret Einfeldt, Elsie Durling, Jean Strick- land. l 7 1 Each activity sponsored by G. A. A. has one cabinet member in charge. Cabinet members form an inner circle of G. A. A., determining its policies and ac- tivities. In short, black costumes, Verna Staroisky, Beverly Ek- lund, and Marge Lefler demon- strate modern dance technique. Ideas or emotions are expressed through bodily movement in modern dance. Volley ball and basketball vie for popularity of the after- school sports each year. This year volleyball had the edge over the other, according to Miss Samkowski. Rivalry is keen between classes playing in the tournaments. Second-half seniors won basketball after a closely contested game with first-half seniors. Hockey, soc- cer, softball, and archery are popular when the weather is warmer. Three Cheers for Athletic Department Intramural Sports and Cheerleaders During the school year there is one branch of the sports program at Rock Island high school that is not heard of very often. It is doing some fine work nevertheless. This is the intramural pro- gram under the direction of Kenneth Greene and Elizabeth Samkowski, boys' and girls' physical education instructors. During the fall, the boys and girls who are not out for varsity athletics participate in touch football, archery, field hockey, horseshoes, and many other sports. During the winter, ping-pong, volleyball, basketball, and fencing take over the spotlight. In the spring, baseball, archery, horseshoes, and the usual sum- mer sp-ort take up the time of the students. Another group in Rock Island high school which should receive some congratulations are the cheerleaders, pictured in the upper left hand corner of the page, Present at all the football and basketball games and the track meets, rain or shine, cold or hot, they have done a good job of building up the spirit of the high school stu- dents. Pictured left to right are: Lois Curry, John Branch, Ray Lohse, and Elane Ryan. youth gains KNOWLEDGE seniors juniors sophomores They Challenge the World Seniors President Carl Zwicker, Secretary Margaret Brashar, and Vice-president Bill Rinck make use of senior privilege-to enter school by front door. As is usually the case, the seniors have set the pace for the juniors and sophomores to follow. The intricate pattern that they have woven for their high school years is made up of a large vari- ety of fine, distinct, outstanding, colorful, durable, and remarkable fibers. The fine fibers of their school pattern represent their speech work. Northwest conference repre- sentatives in declam, extemp, and debate were seniors. Spring Dance and You Can't Take It with You proved their acting ability. Senior girls were also assistants in speech classes. With few exceptions, it was seniors who pounded the gavel at practically every club meet- ing. These club activities were represented by the most distinct fibers in the pattern. The outstanding fibers were made in athletics. This year Rocky High enjoyed a good many ath- letic victories. Everyone knows of the records made by seniors, in individual scores, outstand' ing football plays, tennis victories, and unusually fine sportmanship. The durable fibers included in the pattern represent their help in office and other adrninis- trative work. They can include a good many colorful fibers because of their accomplishments in the Band and Glee club. Remarkable fibers are part of the pattern be- cause of the change that has come over them in three years. From awe-stricken, timid soph- omores, to matter-of-fact, confident seniors . . . that has been their growth. This year's seniors will certainly be remem- bered for a good many years. This is true not only because they are the first class to spend their sophomore, junior, and senior years at the new high school, but also because of the intricate and outstanding pattern that their high school years represent. Senior class sponsors are: Misses Schutz, Lauck, Stone, and Messrs. Shantz and Mcllroy. IRENE ADAMS-Enjoys dancing. Plans to con- tinue her education at the American Institute of Commerce .... AGNES AITKEN-Did not grad- uate with class of 1940 .... LEONA AIMS-Alpha Club, G. A. A. Transferred from Davenport High School in senior year .... HELEN ALBRECHT- Alpha Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Girl Scouts, Latin Club, Tennis. Wishes to teach school .... WARREN ALLEN--Helped print the Crimson Crier. Wants to travel after he is out of school .... EMMA JEAN ALLISON-did not graduate with the class of 1940 .... BUSTER ANDERSON-AL pha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Monitor, Senate, Usher, Boys, Glee Club, Orpheus Club. Is planning to teach music .... ELIZABETH AN- DERSON-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Would like to do office work after graduation .... LOUISE ANDERSON-Alpha I 75 IRENE ADAMS AGNES AITKEN LEO NA AIMS HELEN ALBRECHT WARREN ALLEN EMMA JEAN ALLISON BUSTER ANDERSON ELIZABETH ANDERSON S LOUISE ANDER ON ROBERT ARONSON JAMES ASHBURN RODMAN ATKINSON BERNADINE AVERSING L C ARENCE BALTZER ELEANOR JEANNE BARKER Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Girls' Hi-Y. Will go to college in the fall.... ROBERT ARONSON- Letterman's Club, Senate. Prominent in athletics, including football, basketball, and track. Senior class play, You Can't Take It with You. . . . JAMES ASHBURN-Boys' I-Ii'Y. Joining the navy is his ambition .... RODMAN ATKINSON -Spends' part of his leisure time building model airplanes. Is planning to join the army or navy. . . . BERNADINE AVERSING-Alpha Club, G. A. A., an usher for Seventeen, '... CLARENCE BALTZER-Baking and cooking is his hobby. Wishes to become a cabinet maker .... ELEANOR J EANNE BARKER-Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Spanish Club, assistant business manager of Crimson Crier, on advertising staff of 1939 WATCH TOWER. Is planning to be a nurse. RUBY BARNES-Girls' Hi-Y. Plans to work in an office after graduation .... JAMES BATE- MAN-Boys' Hi-Y, Monitor, Usher, Basketball CSophomorej, Track. Wants to work as pilot on river boats .... VIRGINIA BAUMAN--Enjoys ice skating. Will go to business college .... EVELYN BEALER-Alpha Club. Intends to go to college and study home economics .... DICK BEALS--Basketball, Golf, Track. Desires to be an airline pilot .... WARREN BEAVER-Is plan- ning to become a painter and carpenter .... VIR- GINIA BEECHLER-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Declam, Dramatic Club, French Club, President of Girls' Hi-Y, Monitor, Senate, Crim- son Crier reporter, Organization editor of 1940 WATCH TOWER, Senior Dramatic Honors, Speech Class play, c'Seventeen, Dramatic Club play, 'KSpring Dance, Senior Class play, You Can't Take It with You, National Honor Society. Will study to teach speech correction .... PHYLLIS BEHN-Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Spanish Club. Wishes to be an interior decorator or a fashion illustrator .,.. DOROTHY BEHNA- RUBY BARNES JAMES BATEMAN VIRGINIA BAUMAN EVELYN BEALER DICK BEALS WARREN BEAVER VIRGINIA BEECHLER PHYLLIS BEHN DOROTHY BEHNAMANN ELEANOR BEHRENS GERALD BEIN WILBUR BENDER BERNICE BENSON MARION LOUISE BERRY BETTY BERTELSEN MANN-French Club, Girls' Glee Club, Honor Roll. Is planning on attending college .... ELEANOR BEHRENS-G. A. A. Plans to be- come a typist .... GERALD BEIN-Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Camera Club, Science Club, Usher, Printer. Would like to go to college after graduation .... WILBUR BENDER-Enjoys box- ing. Will take an apprenticeship course to be a machinist .... BERNICE BEN SON-Dramatic Club, Usher for 4'Seventeen, Honor Roll. Wants to be a stenographer or secretary .... MARION LOUISE BERRY-Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Senate, Band, President of Girls' Glee Club, Honor Roll, National Honor Society, D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award. Wants to teach grade school .... BETTY BERTELSEN- Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Extemp, Girls' Hi-Y, G. A. A., Monitor, Science Club, Proofreader of Crimson Crier, Make-up committee of Seventeen, Property committee of It Never Rains, Honor Roll. Will go to college or business college. BLANCE BISHOP-Band, Usher in Seven- teenf' Music and reading are her hobbies .... RUTH ANN BISHOP-Transferred from Frank- lin High School at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, during senior year. Wishes to secure office work .... DOROTHY BLASER-Spanish Club, Senate, Honor Roll. Wishes to do secretarial work .... KENNETH BOENITZ-Band, Honor Roll, Na- tional Honor Society. Would like to take an en- gineering course in college .... KATHRYN BOLDT- Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dra- matic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Honor Roll. Intends to be a secretary or designer .... ADRIENNE BOQUET-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Transferred from Quincy, Illinois, during senior year .... JACQUELINE BOQUET-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Honor Roll. Also came from Quincy. . . . DALE BORELL-Blackhawk Tribe, Usher, Cross Country, Track. His ambition is to work on the Arsenal .... ELEANOR BRADL-EY--Black- hawk Tribe, Spanish Club. Will attend college. . . . KEITH BRADLEY-Usher. Enjoys tearing mechanical things apart and putting them back together .... MARGARET BRASHAR-Alpha Club, President of Blackhawk Tribe, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, President of Senate, Secretary of Senior Class, Band, Extemp, on Circulation Staff la f A - -W E.-4 Jr X! .fa Niagra H i l 'AYEQKQ X ' 4 I : iii.. of 1940 WATCH TOWER, Honor Roll, National Hon- or Society. Wants to be a dental technician .... GEORGE BRIESCH-Camera Club, Monitor, Usher, Track, Wrestling. Desires to be a pilot for Pan-American airways .... BETTY BROAD'- STON--Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Mon- itor. Intends to do office work .... ALBERT BROENDEL-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Band. Wishes to do skilled work after gradua- tion .... MARGARET BROKSIECK-G. A. A., Girls Scouts. Intends to be a telephone operator. BLANCHE BISHOP RUTH ANN BISHOP DOROTHY BLASER KENNETH BOENITZ KATHRYN BOLDT ADRIENNE BOQUET JACQUELINE BOQUET DALE BORELL ELEANOR BRADLEY KEITH BRADLEY MARGARET BRASHAR GEORGE BRIESCH BETTY BROADSTON ALBE RT BROENDEL MARGARET BROKSIECK MABEL JEAN BROOKS-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club. Will take a course of child nursing in Chicago .... ARLENE BROWN-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Plans to do of- fice work after graduation. . . . FLOYD BROWN- Alpha Club, Lettermen's Club, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Prominent in ath- letics including track, basketball, football and golf. Wants to be a coach or mathematics teacher. . . . MADALYNNE BROWN--Blackhawk Tribe. Has chosen to be a real estate broker and V F! L L x. l. ' it L I. 4. 4. Qi Lf A.. WW -'fi Lf, is E x X x - x ,-' Y w MABEL JEAN BROOKS ARLENE BROWN FLOYD BROWN MADALYNNE BROWN REX BROWN WALLACE BRYSON CLYDE BUFFUM WILLIAM BURGUS RICHARD BUSHNO HAZEL BUTLER JUANITA BUTLER LAURABELLE BUTLER MA Y AM R C P EARL CARLILE HENRY CARLSON property manager. . . . REX BROWN-Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, German Club, Senate. Wishes to go to an aviation training school .... WALLACE BRYSON-Blackhawk Tribe. Plans to go to college .... CLYDE BUFFUM-Black- hawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Football, Basketball, helped draw advertisements for 1939 WATCH TOWER. Wishes to go to the navy school at Annap- olis .... WILLIAM BURGUS-Lettermen's Club, Basketball, a printer for the Crimson Crier and English Magazine, National Honor Society. . . . RICHARD BUSHNO-Blackhawk Tribe, Monitor, Basketball. Wishes to travel after grad- uation .... HAZEL BUTLER-G. A. A. Plans to be a stenographer .... J UANITA BUT- LER-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Camera Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Plans to teach school. . . . LAURABELLE BUTLER-Alpha Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Monitor, Spanish Club, Girls' Glee Club, Madrigal Club, Girls' Trio. Would like to sing over the radio .... MARY CAMP--Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club. Is going to be a personality hair stylist .... EARL CARLILE- Enjoys woodcraft. Would like to attend a business college or go through college and law school. . . . HENRY CARLSON-Blackhawk Tribe, Dra- matic Club, Sophomore Football, Advertising Manager of Crimson Crier, Honor Roll. Senior Class play You Canit Take It With You. qs, 78 I MARY CARMACK MARY ELLEN CHENEY EDITH CHOATE JACK CHRISTIANSEN BILL COLLIN DON COLLINS LOUIS CONDON CHARLES COOK HERSCHEL COOK VIRGINIA COOK RUTH COULTER DICK COVEY, PAUL CRAWFORD CARL CURTIS ROBERT CUSTER MARY CARMACK-Blackhawk Tribe, Presi- dent of G. A. A., Senate. Plans to be a phys- ical education teacher .... MARY ELLEN CHENEY-Has interesting scrap books and old coins. Will take nurse's training after graduation. . . . . EDITH CHOATE--G. A. A., Monitor. Would like to secure an office job .... JACK CHRISTIANSEN-Senate. Collects souvenirs and stamps. Desires to become a printer .... BILL COLLIN--Boys' Glee Club. His ambition is to travel throughout the world after gradua- tion .... DON COLLINS--Basketball, Printer of Crimson Crier. Is planning to continue his edu- cation in Southern California .... LOUIS CONDON-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, French Club, Monitor, Usher, Extemp, Northwest representative, mem- ber of cast of Seventeen, Senior Class play You Can't Take It With You, student reporter for the Argus. Will be a businessman after grad- uation .... CHARLES COOK-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Camera Club, Dramatic Club, Science Club, Honor Roll, Senior Class play You Canit Take It With You. Copy reader of the Crimson Crier .... HERSCHEL COOK-A member of R. I. H. S.'s wrestling team. Honor Roll. Intends to manage a farm or join the navy. . . . VIRGINIA COOK-Alpha Club, Black- hawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Science Club, Circulation Man- ager of the Crimson Crier, organization assistant of 1940 WATCH TowER. Desires to do secretarial work .... RUTH COULTER-Girls' Hi-Y, Monitor, Senate. Wishes to secure a position as a typist .... DICK COVEY--Monitor, Usher, Football. Plans to take up aviation .... PAUL CRAWFORD-Football, Basketball, Golf .... CARL CURTIS-Was a member of varsity ten- nis squad and scored many wins for R. I. H. S .... ROBERT CUSTER-Did not graduate with the class of 1940. LAWRENCE DALEY-Alpha Club, Black- hawk Tribe, Boys' Glee Club, Lettern1en's, Monitor, Senate, Basketball, Cheer Leader, Na- tional Honor Society. Would like to become an accountant .... HEBER DARTON-Alpha Club President, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Quill and Scroll President, Science Club President, Usher, Debate, Extemp, Sports Editor of the Crimson Crier and the WATCH TOWER, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Plans to study journalism in college .... LU- CILLE DASSO-Alpha Club, G. A. A., Latin Club, Girls' Sports writer of the Crimson Crier, Honor Roll. Will become a nurse .... MARI- ANNE DASSO-Alpha Club, Camera Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club. Likes to sew and cook in her leisure time .... DONALD DAVIS-Band Manager, Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Glee Club, Dramatic Club President, Monitor, Senate, Usher, Dramatic Club play It Never Rains, Speech Class play Seventeen, Senior Class play You Can't Take It With You, Senior Dramatic Honors, Honor Roll, National Honor Society .... HALLIE DAVIS-Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., German Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club President, Declam, Ex- temp, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. En- joys modeling things in clay .... LEROY DE- NOMA-Alpha Club. Wants to be a machinist. . . . MILDRED DIERCKS-Alpha Club, Black- hawk Tribe, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Madrigal Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Monitor, Crim- son Crier reporter. Plans to take up music .... LUCILLE DOHRN-Alpha Club, Band, Black- hawk Tribe, Girls' Hi-Y, Honor Roll. Hopes to become a teacher. . . . DOLORES DREES- SEN-G. A. A. Plans to be a typist .... LO- RENE DU BURG-Worked in office during se- nior year. Enjoys drawing and music. Honor Roll .... JOE DUNNING-Will attend busi- ness college after graduation .... PAUL ECK- LER-Science Club. Will be a mechanical engi- neer .... BEVERLY EKLUND-Alpha Club, Drum Major in the Band, Blackhawk Tribe, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Modern Dance President. Plans to go to college. . . . VIRGINIA ELDER-Hopes to become either a nurse or a telephone operator. Q15 LAWRENCE DALEY HEBER DARTON LUCILLE DASSO ' MARIANNE DASSO DONALD DAVIS HALLIE DAVIS LEROY DENOMA MILDRED DIERCKS I E D LUC LL OHRN DOLORES DREESSEN LORENE DU BURG JOE DUNNING Q, PAUL ECKLER BEVERLY EKLUND VIRGINIA ELDER HAROLD ELLIOTT ROSALIE ELLIOTT BILLIE ESKEW HARRY ESRICK GEORGIA FALCONER ELLA JANE FELLOWS ARTHUR FISHER JACK FOLEY DON FORWARD ROBERT FOX JEANNE FRANKLIN BETTY FRON NORMA FRYE PHYLLIS GABRIELSON CHARLES GEIGER HAROLD ELLIOTT-Alpha Club, Boys' Hi-Y, Usher, Tennis. Will go to college and study law. . . . ROSALIE ELLIOTT-Alpha Club, Black- hawk Tribe, G. A. A., Girls, Hi-Y, Senate, Adver- tising Staif of the Crimson Crier. Plans. to work after graduation .... BILLIE ESKEW-Dra- matic Club, Girls, Hi-Y. Hopes to attend the State Teachers College .... HARRY ES- RICK-Alpha Club, Dramatic Club, Lettermen's Club, Spanish Club, Usher, Cross Country and Track. Ambition is to become a singer .... GEORGIA FALCONER-Alpha Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Home Economics Club. Likes to read and sew .... ELLA JANE FEL- LOWS-Wants to be a nurse .... ARTHUR FISHER-Senate, Usher. He is going to join the navy .... JACK FOLEY-Alpha Club, Black- hawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Lettermen's Club, Moni- tor, Senate. Prominent in basketball and track. . . . DON FORWARD-Alpha Club, Boys' Hi-Y Vice-president, Dramatic Club, Lettermen's Club, Senate, Usher, Track, Golf. Ambition is to become an engineer .... ROBERT FOX- Camera Club, Monitor. Builds radios and model airplanes. Wants to be a pilot in the navy .... l JEANNE FRANKLIN-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Science Club, Honor Roll. Plans to become a primary teacher .... BETTY FRON-Blackhawk Tribe, G. A. A., Cheer Leader, Tennis. Likes to participate in sports. . . . NORMA FRYE-Plans to get a job as a secretary in an office after graduation .... PHYLLIS GABRIELSON-Honor Roll. Expects to do secretarial work .... CHARLES GEI- GER-Blackhawk Tribe, Boys, Hi-Y, Cross Coun- try. Wants to learn a trade. al gvk 116, 'Q' -za? WA Q fa J . 'S 1,, X 2' W 51 , t We 468551 . f 'wifi' gf dares - 1 1' ll 6g??1y ? .- ' 'F L : .' WX! 13 1 UAL- mm. - A an ROBERT GEISLER MARGARET GERDES EUNICE GERDTS MARJORIE GLOCKHOFF WILLIAM GOLDSMITH SIDNEY GORDEN PAUL GORENSTEIN KEITH GOTTHARDT GOLDIE GRISWOLD CATHERINE GROSS NANCY GROSS DON GUSTAFSON SHERRY GUTZWILLER ANGELINE GUZZO ROBERT HACKETT ROBERT GEISLER-Did not graduate with class of 1940 .... MARGARET GERDES- Girls' Hi-Y. Plans to go to business college .... EUNICE GERDTS-Would like Very much to sing on the radio .... MARJORIE GLOCK- HOFF-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Wants to become a beauty operator .... WILLIAM GOLD- SMITH-Alpha Club, Dramatic Club, Monitor. Will go to a fur designing school after graduation. . . . SIDNEY GORDEN-Football, Basketball, Track, Printer. Hobby is sports .... PAUL GORENSTEIN-Science Club. Likes to drive automobiles and travel .... KEITH GOTT- HARDT-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, German Club, Lettermen's Club, Football, Basketball, Track, Wrestling .... GOLDIE w l I i GRISWOLD-G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club, Spanish Club. Wants to Work in a store .... CATHERINE GROSS-Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y. Ambition is to secure a good position in an office .... NANCY GROSS- Transferred from the Western High School, Wash- ington, D. C .... DON GUSTAFSON-Camera Club, Usher. Wants to become a machinist .... SHERRY GUTZWILLER-G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Monitor, Tennis, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Plans to be a piano teacher .... ANGELINE GUZZO-Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club. Wants to Work after graduation .... ROBERT HACKETT-Did not graduate with class of 1940. 82 l MM ROBERT HADDICK-Boys' Hi-Y, Monitor, Usher. Hopes to become a U. S. Navy Pilot .... HELEN HALPERN-Alpha Club, Camera Club, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Honor Roll. Will at- tend college and become a dietician. . . . Wan- DYLENE HAMMER-Blackhawk Tribe, Dra- matic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Senate. Likes to dance in her leisure time .... ROBERT HANDLEY-Monitor, Usher. Plans to work after graduation .... MARVIN HANSON-Would like to work for the Bell Telephone Co .... BETTY HARDY-Ambition is to become a nurse. . . . GWENDOLYN HASKELL-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Monitor, Honor Roll. Hopes to go to college after graduation .... MARJORIE HAY-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y. Speech Class play Sev- enteenf' Plans to do secretarial work. . . . BEVERLY HENDEE-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club, Monitor. Hobby is swim- ming .... SHIRLEY HENDREN-Girls, Hi-Y, Latin Club, Crimson Crier Circulation Manager, Honor Roll. Wants to attend college and then 7 83 ROBERT HADDICK HELEN HALPERN WANDYLENE HAMMER ROBERT HANDLEY MARVIN HANSON BETTY HARDY GWENDOLYN HASKELL MARJORIE HAY BEVERLY HENDEE SHIRLEY HENDREN BEVERLY HERBERT DOROTHY HICKS INA MAE HINGSTRUM SON ROBERT HODG ETTA MAE HOLLAND teach English .... BEVERLY HERBERT-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Girl Scouts, French Club, Monitor, Senate. Will be a telephone operator. . . . DOROTHY HICKS-G. A. A., Home Eco- nomics Club. Plans to take a post-graduate course. A. A., Home sports .... Club, Foot- MAE HOL- . . . INA MAE HINGSTRUM-G. Economics Club, Senate. Hobby is ROBERT HODGSON-Lettermen's ball, Basketball, Golf .... ETTA LAND-Likes to learn the words of popular songs. ff-,Ui 5535155 4 .p.: 1 i Wlmwffxfh -. .lnnllllll ,- L K C-IIIFVL MARJORIE HOLMES-Alpha Club, Band, Blackhawk Tribe Secretary-Treasurer, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Monitor, WATCH TowER Advertising Staff. Plans to attend college. . . . DALE HOLMGRAIN-Alpha Club, Black- Hawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Monitor, Senate, Spanish Club, Usher. Likes to collect stamps .... BETTE JEAN HORST-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y Vice-president, French Club, Speech Class play Seventeen, Dramatic Club play Spring Dance, Senior Class play i'You Can't Take It With You, Senior Dramatic Honors, Na- tional Honor Society. Playing the piano is her hobby .... DOLORES HORST-Alpha Club, Black Hawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G.A.A., Girls' Glee Club, French Club, Crimson Crier reporter. Plans to teach school .... JACK HOURI- GAN-Spanish Club Secretary. Hobby is swim- MARJORIE HOLMES DALE HOLMGRAIN BETTE JEAN HORST DOLORES HORST JACK HOURIGAN CHARLES HUFFSTUTLER DOLORES HUGGINS DALE HUGHES BEN INGOLD WYNONA IRWIN NATALIE JACOBS DOROTHY JAGGER GERALD JENSEN BERNICE JOHNSON BETTY JOHNSON ming .... CHARLES HUFFSTUTLER-Plans to become a tool maker .... DOLORES HUG- GINS-Honor Roll. Ambition is to be a beauty operator .... DALE HUGHES-Boys' Hi-Y, Football, Tennis. Hopes to take up printing .... BEN INGOLD-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe Boys' Hi-Y, Boys' Glee Club, Orpheus Club, Dra- 9 matic Club, Football. Makes model airplanes. . . . WYNONA IRWIN-Alpha Club, Dramatic Club, Girl Scouts, Latin Club, Science Club, Honor Roll. Hopes to study medicine after grad- uation .... NATALIE JACOBS-Dramatic Club, G. A, A. Wants to be a nurse .... DOR- OTHY J AGGER--Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Girls' Hi-Y, Monitor, Modern Dance. Is planning to go to college .... GERALD J ENSEN-Wants to be a milkman .... BERNICE J OHNSON- Did not graduate with class of 1940 .... BETTY JOHNSON-Blackhawk Tribe, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Honor Roll. Plans to do secretarial work. ETHEL JOHNSON-Enjoys dancing. Desires to become a secretary .... MARJORIE JOHNSON- Girls' Hi-Y, Girl Scouts. Enjoys collecting stamps and pictures of movie stars .... BOB J ONES- Boys' Glee Club. Directs a sWing band heard in the amateur program .... HELEN JUST-Alpha Club, Camera Club, Home Economics Club .... BILL KELTING-German Club, Spanish Club, Boys' Glee Club, Orpheus Club. Enjoys collect- ing stamps and corresponding .... SHIRLEY KIEFER-Alpha Club, G. A. A., Girl Scouts, Copy reader of Crimson Crier, Publication editor of 1940 WATCH TOWER, on staff of English Maga- zine .... CATHERINE KIMBEL-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Intends to obtain a position as a secretary or file clerk .... DONALD KIMBELL-Blaclv hawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, Junior Varsity Football, Track, Wrestling, a member of the stage crew for Seventeen Wishes to do scientific Work in some government branch .... BETTY KIPP-Camera Club. Enjoys Writing stories, and plans to teach school. . . . DOROTHY KITTILSEN-French Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Girls' Glee Club, Madrigal Club, Advertising Manager of Crimson Crier, Music Department editor of 1940 WATCH TOWER, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Is planning to do secretarial Work .... HELEN KITTILSEN-French Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Girls' Glee Club, Madrigal Club, Assistant Busi- ness Manager of Crimson Crier, Assistant Edi- f U ' I r 'u 1 W '- Q Liiilffa tor of Music Department of 1940 WATCH TOWER, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Also Would like to do secretarial Work .... HOWARD KLOVE-Blackhawk Tribe, Monitor, Usher, Boys' Glee Club, Orpheus Club, Lettermen's Club, Football. Is planning to be a Woodwork teacher. . . . FAITH KRANTZ-Blackhawk Tribe, Spanish Club president, Vice-president of Quill and Scroll, Proofreader of Crimson Crier, Editor of Class section of 1940 WATCH TOWER, Debate, Extemp, Honor Roll, National Honor Society .... CHARLES KRAUSE-French Club, German Club, Spanish Club. Wants to obtain a radio operating position .... ELAINE KRUSE- French Club, Girls' Hi-Y. Would like to do office Work after graduation. ETHEL JOHNSON MARJORIE JOHNSON ROBERT JONES HELEN JUST VVILLIAM KELTING ' SHIRLEY KIEFER CATHERINE KIMBEL DONALD KIMBELL BETTY KIPP DOROTHY KITTILSEN HELEN KITTILSEN HOWARD KLOVE .FAITH KRANTZ CHARLES KRAUSE ELAINE KRUSE I MARTHA KUBOW-Girls' Hi-Y. Wants to be a stenographer .... PAUL LAMBACH-Spanish Club, Basketball, Football, Track. Intends to be a master mechanic and pilot .... JAMES LA- NAGHAN--Band, Usher. Would like to be a civil engineer or a criminal lawyer .... RALPH LANGAN-ls undecided as to what he will be after graduation .... ARTHUR LANTAU--Does not know what he will do after graduation .... O. J. LAWHORN-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, French Club, Senate, Basketball, Tennis, Track, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Plans to be an engineer .... MARY LAWSON-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y. Wishes to be- come a private secretary .... MARJORIE LEF- LER-Alpha Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Senate. Is going into nurse's training .... DONALD MARTHA KUBOW' E PAUL LAMBACH JAMES LANAGHAN RALPH LANGAN ARTHUR LANTAU O. J. LAWHORN MARY LAVVSON MARJORIE LEFLER DONALD LERCH ROBERT LINDBERG -ur-4 DWIGHT LINDEMAN ROBERT LINDLEY JOHN LINDOERFER DALE LINDQUIST RAYMOND LINN LERCH-Dramatic Club, Intramural Tennis, Bas- ketball and. Track, Honor Roll. Would like to be an engineer .... ROBERT LINDBERG-Bas- ketball, Football, Golf, Wrestling. Plans to take up welding .... DWIGHT LINDEMANN-Presi- dent of German Club, Lettermen,s Club, Sen- ate, Basketball, Football, Track. Wishes to be a coach or a physical education teacher .... ROBERT LINDLEY-Secretary of Alpha Club, Dramatic Club, Usher, Boys, Glee Club, Orpheus Club, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Plans to do radio announcing or music work after grad- uation .... JOHN LINDOERFER-Blackhawk Tribe, Band, Plans to take up embalming and funeral directing .... DALE LINDQUlST-- Alpha Club, Latin Club. Wishes to attend col- lege .... RAYMOND LINN-Camera Club, Dramatic Club, French Club. Would like to be an aeronautical engineer. 86 1 MARJORIE LLOYD RAYMOND LOHSE FRANK LOMAS DICK LUCAS DOROTHY LYONS FORREST MCADAM JOHN MCDANIEL JOSEPHINE MACALUSO SYLVIA MARCUS W,-1' BRUCE MARKILLIE RENEE MARRE NONA MARTIN THOMAS MATTHEWS BETTY MATTSON ANNA MAUCKER MARJORIE LLOYD-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Crimson Crier Exchange Editor, Honor Roll. Hopes to become a private secretary .... RAYMOND LOHSE- Boys' Hi-Y, Basketball, Cheer Leader. Ambition is to become a salesman .... FRANK LOMAS- Lettermen's Club, Spanish Club, Basketball, Foot- ball. Hobby is athletics .... DICK LUCAS-AL pha Club, Boys' Hi-Y, Camera Club, French Club, Football. Hopes to be an airplane mechanic. . . . DOROTHY LYONS-Camera Club, Honor Roll. Wants to be a teacher .... FORREST C2 Qxlfo l'4 , X . -:P Val -Ag 1 . NIH f f . 9 5 fw wm x X 'WP MCADAIVI-Printer on the Crimson Crier and the English Magazine. Is planning to be a printer. . . . JOHN McDANIEL-Monitor, Football. Will go to college .... JOSEPHINE MACA- LUSO-Wants to have a good time after gradua- tion .... SYLVIA MARCUS-Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Declam, Crimson Crier Reporter, WATCH TOWER Adver- tising Staff, Speech Class play Seventeen, Hon- or Roll, Senior Class play You Can't Take It with You. Will study music and teach. . . . BRUCE MARKILLIE-Collects stamps. Hopes to take up draftsmanship .... RENEE MARRE --Alpha Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Honor Roll. Would like to become a foreign correspond- ent .... NONA MARTIN-Alpha Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Girl Scouts, Home Economics Club. Hopes to attend college after graduation. . . . THOMAS MATTHEWS-Boys' Hi-Y, Spanish Club, Basketball, Football, Track. Plans to go to college .... BETTY MATTSON- Likes to have fun .... ANNA MAUCKER-- Will attend college after graduation and then teach. W pl ug 1,4511 ,fa l i ...ay O I i ' I 1 In I vga, V ,hy , el , S K N 3- 5.45 lia fiqxgwie A gov' i .sc f ' 4 1 inrw X:-I. 2 at ' Vw.,-. lf -Fi' 2 7 , 2 .! 44 :22 i u uf ',wz4ZiI'f'f.f' . so - w'af'fl ii1 . . if -Ms ffa 'iii ROBERT MAURUS-Boys' Glee Club, Orphe- us Club, Dramatic Club, Monitor, Senate, Foot- ball. Girls and dancing are his hobbies .... JAMES MERIWETHER-Blackhawk T I' i b e, Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, Senate, Honor Roll, Oratory, Speech Class play Seventeen, Senior Class play You Can't Take It with You, Nation- al Honor Society. Is going to the University of Illinois.. . . RAYMOND MESSMER-Football. Wants to be a motion-picture operator .... BUD METCALF-Camera Club Treasurer, Monitor, Basketball. Plans to be an apprentice to a tool and die maker .... MAE MEYERS-Likes to hike and plans to become a stenographer .... DRU MIFFLIN-Alpha Club, Black Hawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' I-Ii-Y, French Club, Senate, Spanish Club, Speech Class play Seventeen.', . . . EDWARD MILLER- Did not graduate with the class of 1940 .... JAMES MILLER-Monitor. Does not know what he will do after graduation .... FELIX MILLHOUSE-Printer for the Crimson Crier and the English Magazine. Plans to become a. printer after graduation .... NELLIE MISGAITES- Band, Honor Roll. Will do office work .... FRANCIS MOODY-Dramatic Club, Monitor, Usher. Collecting old and foreign coins is his hobby .... MARY MORGAN-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Will go to business college after gradua- tion .... MARTHA MORRIS-Did not grad- uate with the class of 1940 .... CLARICE MYERS-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club Vice-president, Monitor, Quill and Scroll Secretary-Treasurer, Spanish Club, Crimson Crier Business Manager, 1940 WATCH TowER School Life Editor, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Hopes to be a librarian in a uni- versity. . . . CLIFFORD MYERS-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Boys' Glee Club, Orpheus Club, Dramatic Club, French Club, Ten- nis, Debate, Crimson Crier Managing Editor, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. His hobbies are dancing and tennis. ROBERT MAURUS JAMES MERIWETHER RAYMOND MESSMER BUD METCALF MAE MEYERS . DRU MIFF LIN EDWARD MILLER JAMES MILLER FELIX MILLHOUSE NELLIE MISGAITES FRANCIS MOODY MARY MORGAN MARTHA MORRIS CLARICE MYERS CLIFFORD MYERS ELMER MYERS CECIL NELSON DOLORES NEWELL GLEN NICHOLSON RUTH NICHOLSON BETTY NOLAN JAMES NORMOYLE ROSEMARY NORMOYLE NATALIE NYMAN MARY ELLYN OLSON VIRGINIA OSBORNE LEE OSTERT MARJORIE OSWALD JACK PARIDON VIRGINIA PEEBLES ELMER MYERS-Football, Track, Wrestling. Likes to fish .... CECIL NELSON-Band, Camera Club, Senate, Honor Roll, National Hon- or Society. Plans to become an engineer .... DOLORES NEWELL-French Club, Honor Roll. Hopes to be a private secretary .... GLENN NICHOLSON-Likes to dance and hunt. Will become a toolrnaker .... RUTH NICHOLSON -G. A. A. Will take up secretarial work .... BETTY NOLAN-Alpha Club, G. A. A., Girl Scouts. Collects photographs .... JAMES NORMOYLE-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Lettermen's Club, Track. Ambition is to work on the railroad .... ROSEMARY NOR- MOYLE-G. A. A. Likes to go horseback riding. . . . NATALIE NYMAN-Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Declam, Dramatic Club play Spring Dance, Senior Class play You Can't Take It with You. 'aq- Transferred from Moline High School .... MARY ELLYN OLSON-Alpha Club, Black- hawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Girls' Glee Club, Science Club, Senate, Crimson, Criefr Business Manager, 1940 WATCH TowER Adminis- tration Section, Speech Class play Seventeen Property Manager, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Plans to take up architecture .... VIRGINIA OSBORNE-Is going to take a busi- ness course .... LEE OSTERT-Band, Crim- son Crier Printer. Likes to play pool and billiards. . . . MARJORIE OSWALD4Band, Girls' Hi-Y, Girls, Glee Club, Madrigal Club, Girl Scouts. Is planning to study voice in Chicago .... JACK PARIDON-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Foot- ball, Track. Wants to be a successful interior decorator. . . . VIRGINIA PEEBLES-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Girls' Hi-Y. Would like to work in a telephone office. , . HARRY PELLS PRISCILLA PERKINS DONALD PETTIT MAUREN PEWE DALE PIRMANN ,, 'Q' RICHARD PIRMANN ALBERT POMA VIVIAN PONTIKES DONALD PORTER ROSEMARY POSATERI BILL QUAINTANCE LILLIAN RANEY WARREN RASMUSSEN CECIL REED IRWIN REHN HARRY PELLS-Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi- Y, Camera Club, Dramatic Club, French Club. Will work in an office .... PRISCILLA PER- KINS-Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y. Plans to go to a business college .... DONALD PETTIT- Football, Track. Hopes to obtain a job after grad- uation .... MAUREEN PEWE-Alpha Club, Band, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club President, Senate Secretary, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Is planning to be a court stenographer .... DALE PIR- MANN-Enjoys commercial art and would like to make that his profession .... RICHARD PIRIVIANN-Boys' Hi-Y President, Usher, Foot- ball, Golf, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Wants to be a doctor .... ALBERT POMA- Cross Country. Ambition is to become an aero- nautical engineer .... VIVIAN PONTIKES- Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics, Honor Roll. Will get an office job .... DONALD' PORTER-Basketball. Interested in sports .... ROSEMARY POSATERI-Home Economics Club. Singing is her hobby .... BILL QUAINTANCE-Alpha Club, Boys' Hi-Y, Monitor, Tennis. Wants to be a doctor or a me- chanical engiiieer .... LILLIAN RANEY- Alpha Club, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Crimson, Crier Makeup Editor, Assistant Art Editor on THE WATCH TOWER, Honor Roll. Hopes to attend an art school and become a commercial artist. . . . WARREN RASMUSSEN-Blackhawk Tribe, Leader of the Panel Discussion for Par- ent-Teachers Association, Valedictorian of Class of 1940, National Honor Society. Four-year aver- age of 96.55. Bausch and Lomb Science Award. Plans to study medicine .... CECIL REED- Likes to fish and swim .... IRWIN REHN- Boys' Hi-Y, Science Club, Band, Boys' Glee Club, Dramatic Club. Wants to be research chemist. ANTOINETTE RENO-Hopes to become a singer .... JOANNE RESCHKE-Band, Girls, Glee Club, Madrigal Club, Girls' Hi-Y. Is plan- ning to find work after graduation .... BETTY REYNOLDS-Alpha Club, Band, Blackhawk Tribe, Girls' Hi-Y. Will go to college and then become a librarian .... HAROLD RIFE-Dra- matic Club, Usher, Track. Hopes to attend col- lege .... NORMAN RIFFEL-Honor Roll. In- tends to go to college and study to be a mechan- ical engineer .... BILL RINCK-Alpha Club, Band, Boys' Glee Club, Boys, Hi-Y, Lettermenls Club, Monitor, Basketball, Football, Senior Class play '4You Can't Take It with You, Vice-presi- dent of Senior Class. Ambition is to become a ANTOINETTE RENO JOANNE RESCHKE BETTY REYNOLDS HAROLD RIFE NORMAN RIFFEL BILL RINCK GEAN RIORDAN E O I SON GEORG R B N HARVEY ROE KENNETH ROGERS ROBERT ROLFE MARGARET ROSENBERG GEORGE ROUDEBUSH JAMES RUSH CHARLOTTE RUSS chemical engineer .... GEAN RIORDAN- Alpha Club, G. A. A., Girls, Hi-Y, Basketball. Will be a nurse .... GEORGE ROBINSON- Printer on the Crimson Crier .... HARVEY ROE-Cross Country, Track. Would like to take up engineering .... KENNETH ROGERS- Band. Wants to be an airline mechanic .... ROBERT ROLF-Alpha Club, Publicity Manager of the Band, Dramatic Club, Monitor, Sp-anish Club, Usher, Declam, Oratory, Speech Class play Seventeen, Senior Class play '4You Can't Take It with Youf, Senior Dramatic Honors. Hopes to become a radio announcer .... MARGARET ROSENBERG-German Club. Is going to be a dramatic or English teacher .... GEORGE ROUDEBUSH-Blackhawk Tribe, Spanish Club, Cross Country, Wrestling, Debate, Extemp, Hon- or Roll, National Honor Society. Reads Shake- speare and hopes to find a position in South America after graduation .... JAMES RUSH -Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, Monitor, Senate, Speech Class play Seventeen, Senior Class play HYou Can't Take It with You. ' His- hobbies are dancing and blonds .... CHARLOTTE RUSS-Alpha Club, Camera Club, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Treasurer of the Girls Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Quill and Scroll, Senate, Editor of the Crimson Crier, 1940 WATCH TOWER Business Manager, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Hopes to be a teacher. MA CAROL RUYSBROCK-Blackhawk Trib e, Girls' Glee Club, Madrigal Club, Girls' Hi-Y, WATCH TOWER Circulation Staff. Will be a secre- tary .... ELANE RYAN-Alpha Club, Black- hawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi- Y, Monitor, Senate, Cheer Leader, Honor Roll. Will attend the University of Southern Califor- nia .... CHESTER RYDER-Honor Roll. Is going to become a civil engineer .... BERN- ARD SABATH-Alpha Club, Black Hawk Tribe, Camera Club President, Dramatic Club, Quill and Scroll, Senate, Member of staff of English .SQ new .DV Aflllx' ll 4 if' 3' ffll in il I - W L- CAROL RUYSBROCK ELANE RYAN CHESTER RYDER BERNARD SABATH JOSEPHINE SALERNO SAM SALERNO JACK SALOGGA LEE SALTZMAN RUTH SALTZMAN BETTY SCANNELL BLAIR SCHAFER SHIRLEY SCHAIDER JOE SCHATZ SHERMAN SCHERER BILL SCHMIDT Magazine, Crimson Crier Editorial Page Editor, Business Manager of the Speech Class play Sev- enteen, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Would like to become a theatrical photographer or author .... J OSEPHINE SALERNO-Is planning on becoming a beauty operator .... SAM SALERNO-Lettermen's Club, Senate, Track. Hopes to start a business of his own .... JACK SALOGGA-Is going to get a good job and stay single .... LEE SALTZMAN-Usher, Football. Plays a guitar in his leisure time .... RUTH SALTZMANN-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Girls' Hi-Y, Honor Roll. Hopes to become an interior decorator .... BETTY SCAN- NELL-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Is going to be a nurse .... BLAIR SCHAFER-Boys' Glee Club, Orpheus Club, Camera Club. Photography is his hobby .... SHIRLEY SCHAIDER-AL pha Club, Girls' Hi-Y. Will become a nurse after graduation .... JOE SCHATZ-Boys' Hi-Y, German Club. Will join the navy and see the world .... SHERMAN SCHERER-Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club. Wants to play baseball .... BILL SCHMIDT-Wrestling, Honor Roll. Ambi- tion is to be an engineer. MELVIN SCHMIDT-Honor Roll. Will be a machinist or an electrician .... HELEN SCHNEIDER-G. A. A., Basketball. Plans to at- tend business college and become a stenographer. . . . RALPH SCHNEIDER-Will go to college and then join the aviation department of the U. S. Naval Reserve .... ROBERT SCHNOOR- Letterrnen's Club, Usher, Football. Hopes to ob- tain work after graduation .... GERALD SCOTT-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Glee Club, Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, Monitor, Assistant Circulation Manager of THE WATCH TOWER. Wants to be a pilot in the United States Air Corps .... CHARLES SCOTT-German Club, Monitor, Science Club, Football. Will be- come a steel treater .... MILDRED' SELLERS -Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club, Dramatic Club play It Never Rains. Likes horseback riding .... ELEANOR SETTLE-Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club, Monitor. Wants to be a teacher .... DONALD SHANK-Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Dra- matic Club. Will go to college next year .... BEN SHEFREN-Lettermenls Club, Monitor, Football, Track. Is going into the field of avia- tion .... MARION SHELTON-Lettermenys Club, Football, Cross Country, Track. Hopes to get a job after graduation .... BETTY SHER- RARD-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls, Hi-Y, Monitor, Senate, Hon- or Roll, National Honor Society .... ROBERT SHOWALTER-Alpha Club, Cross Country, Track. Is going to become an aviator .... CYLA SIEV-Came from Poland in her Junior year. Honor Roll .... ROSEMARIE SIMMON -G. A. A., Science Club. Will go to business college. MELVIN SCHMIDT HELEN SCHNEIDER RALPH SCHNEIDER ROBERT SCHNOOR GERALD SCOTT CHARLES SCOTT MILDRED SELLERS ELEANOR SETTLE DONALD SHANK BEN SHEFREN MARION SHELTON BETTY SHERRARD ROBERT SHOWALTER CYLA SIEV ROSEMARIE SIMMON M., HOBERT SMITH-Alpha Club, Stage Manager of the Band, Boys' Glee Club, Football, Wrestling. Wants to go into army aviation after graduation. . . . JUANITA SMITH-Finished her required work in January .... BETSY SNIVELY- Girls' Hi-Y, Girls' Glee Club, Honor Roll. Will Work in an office .... HAZEL SOADY-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Girls' Hi-Y, Crimson Crier Advertising Assistant, Honor Roll. Hopes to attend college .... MARIE SONGER-Home Economics Club. Wants to be a telephone opera- tor .... JOHN STEPHENS-Alpha Club. Am- bition is to take up flying .... TOM STIMPSON- Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, Lettermen's Club, Senate, Basketball. Roller skating and dancing are his hobbies .... LUCILLE STOCKING- Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Mon- itor, Tennis, Honor Roll, Senior Class play You Can't Take It with You, Feature writer for the Crimson Crier .... WILBERT STOEVER- Collects old radios and is interested in forestry. . . . MYRON STONE-Basketball, Golf. Wants to study aeronautical mechanics .... DORO- THY STOVENOUR-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club. Wants to become a dress designer .... JEAN STRICKLAND4Black- hawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girl Scouts, Latin Club, Senate, Honor Roll. Is going to be a laboratory technician .... BERNICE STRUM-Girls' Hi-Y, Honor Roll. Will teach history .... BILL SUDLOW- Blackhawk Tribe, Camera Club, Dramatic Club, Usher, Tennis. Wants to work in some kind of engineering .... RICHARD SUESS-Black- hawk Tribe, Boys' Glee Club, Boys' Hi-Y, Senate, Usher. Hopes to get a job after graduation. HOBERT SMITH ...C gf JUANITA SMITH BE ELY . -I MARIE soNGER TSY SNIV HAZEL SOADY JOHN STEPHENS TOM STIMPSON LUCILLE STOCKING WILBERT STOEVER MYRON STONE DOROTHY STOVENOUR JEAN STRICKLAND BERNICE STRUM BILL SUDLOW RICHARD SUESS 94 I E'- l we 'L J X .4-. ' X 4, 11. , - 1 f E 'R x Cvggscw- JANET SWANSON-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Glee Club Accom- panist, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club Secretary-Treas- urer, Latin Club, Quill and Scroll, Senate, Debate, Extemp, Editor of the Crimson Crier, Editor of THE WATCH TOVVER, Junior Class play Your Uncle Dudley, Salutatorian of Class of 1940, National Honor Society. Wants to be a for- eign diplomat .... LEONARD SWANSON- Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Assisted Mr. Baird with Visual Education program. Finished in January and now is working at Montgomery and Ward's .... BILL SWISHER-Boys' Glee Club, Boys' Hi-Y, Spanish Club, Basketball. Will get a job .... KATHERINE SWORDS-Alpha Club, Camera Club, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girl Scouts, Latin Club, THE WATCH TOWER Advertising Staff, Honor Roll. Would like to write essays .... DORIS SYD- NOR-Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y. Is planning to be a nurse .... DOROTHY TAN- NER-Band, Girls' Glee Club, French Club, Crimson Crier Reporter. Will continue with her music .... BERYL TATE-Crimson Crier Re- porter, Honor Roll. Wants to do secretarial work. . . . MARY TAYLOR-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club, Monitor. Enjoys roller skating .... EVELYN THOMAS-G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Honor Roll. Would like to be a typist or stenographer .... BERTHA THOMPSON- National Honor Society. Plans to take up music as a profession .... KATHRYN THOMPSON -Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Monitor. Partici- pated in the amateur show. Would like to sing. . . . MORRIS THOMSON-Track. Will take up farming or rural electricity .... JOHN THORNBLOOM-Cross Country, Track, Wres- tling. Collects maps .... GERTRUDE TORN- QUIST-Transferred from Galva, Illinois. Will go to business college and become a stenographer. . . . BILL TREGO--Basketball, Football Stu- dent Manager, Wrestling. Wants to join the navy. JANET SWANSON LEONARD SWANSON BILL SWISHER KATHERINE SWORDS DORIS SYDNOR DOROTHY TANNER BERYL TATE MARY TAYLOR EVELYN THOMAS BERTHA THOMPSON KATHRYN THOMPSON MORRIS THOMSON JOHN THORNBLOOM GERTRUDE TORNQUIST BILL TREGO LUCILLE TYGRET-Did not graduate with class of 1940 .... RAYMOND TYGRET+Did not graduate with class of 1940 .... RAY- MOND VAN BROCKLIN-Wants to be a ma- chinist .... FRANCIS VAN LOON-Alpha Club, Camera Club. Electrical engineering will be his profession .... CHARLES VAN OOTE- GHEM-Boys' Hi-Y, Usher, Basketball Student Manager, Track, Golf, Printer. Will become a printer .... VIRGINIA VON DRASKA- Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, G. A. A. Plans on being a typist .... YOLANDA VOSS-Al- pha Club, G. A.A., Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics. Hopes to be a dressmaker .... BERNICE WALSKES-Is collecting dog and cat pictures. Wants to be a stenographer .... WANDA WASHBURN-Dramatic Club, Honor Roll .... DOLORES WEIDNER-German Club, Girl Scouts. Plans to be a bookkeeper or will work in a factory .... ALICE WELLIVER-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club President, Monitor, Senate, Crimson Crier Reporter, THE WATCH TowER Circulation Staff. Wants to do stenograph- ic work .... MARYMAE WERTMAN-G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Home Economics Club, THE WATCH TowER Ad- vertising Staff. Music is her hobby .... GEORGE WESTCOTT-Band, German Club. Wants to travel after graduation. . . . PATRI- CIA WHEELER-Alpha Club Vice-president, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, French Club, Senate, Crimson Crier Club Editor, THE WATCH TOWER Dramatic Editor, Dramatic Club play Spring Dance, Honor Roll. . . . MAUREEN WHITAKER-Alpha Club, Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Senate. Will take a beauty course. LUCILLE TYGRET RAYMOND TYGRET RAYMOND VAN BROCKLIN FRANCIS VAN LOON CHARLES VAN OOTEGHEM VIRGINIA VON DRASKA YOLANDA VOSS BERNICE WALSKES VVANDA WASHBURN DOLORES WEIDNER ALICE WELLIVER MARYMAE WERTMAN GEORGE WESTCOTT AT I I P R C A WHEELER MAUREEN VVHITAKER l WARREN WHITE .IACQUELIN WICH GLEN WICKUM ALVIN WIEMOLD JANICE 'WILLHITE PHYLLIS WILSON CECELIA WOECKENER DOROTHY WOODWARD GEORGE WOODWORTH JACK WRIGHT A 4 M MILDRED WRIGHT HAL YINGLING FRANK YOUNG MARY YOUNG GENEVIEVE YOUNGGREN WARREN WHITE-Boys' Hi-Y, Camera Club, Monitor, Basketball, Tennis. Wants to be an electro-mechanical engineer .... JACQUELIN WICH-Camera Club, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Mon- itor, Senate, Tennis, Crimson Crier Advertising Staff, Assistant Sports Editor of THE WATCH TOWER. Hopes to become a commercial artist. . . . GLEN WICKUM-Boys' Hi-Y, Basketball, Football .... ALVIN WIEMOLD-Basketball, Tennis. Will go to Northwestern and then be- come a newspaperman .... JANICE WILLHITE -Girls' Hi-Y. Hopes to have a dancing or acro- batic career .... PHYLLIS WILSON-Cam- era Club, G. A. A. Would like to go to college and take up home economics .... CECELIA WOECKENER-Wants to be a stenographer or telephone operator .... DOROTHY WOOD- WARD-Band, Girls' Glee Club, Honor Roll. Is going to be a stenographer .... GEORGE WOODWORTH-Camera Club, Latin Club, Cross Country, Track. Ambition is to be a dentist .... JACK WRIGHT-Blackhawk Tribe, Boys' Hi-Y, Band, Camera Club Secretary, Science Club. . . . MILDRED WRIGHT--Alpha Club, Black- hawk Tribe, G. A. A., Girls' Glee Club, Girls' Hi- Y, Home Economics Club, Monitor. Plans to work for a while in some office .... HAL YING- LING-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Band, Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, Monitor, Senate, THE WATCH TOWER Circulation Manager. Plans to go to college .... FRANK YOUNG-Mon- itor, Usher, Honor Roll. Would like to become an apprentice to a tool maker .... MARY YOUNG-Dramatic Club, Girls' Hi-Y, Home Economics Club. Wants to be an interior decora- tor ..,. GENEVIEVE YOUNGGREN-Trans- ferred from Louisville, Kentucky, during junior year, Dramatic Club, G. A. A., Girls, Hi-Y. ,fi ,. ' 'Qc , lf' rf I f ' ' . f f' f y Lili , .X f CQ? f .X , . f , lx ' ' Cnacsom- -.,. JAMES YOUNGQUIST-Monitor, Printer. Will work as an apprentice at the Augustana Book Concern after graduation .... BERN- ARD ZARETSKY-Dramatic Club, Printer for the Crimson Crier and English Magazine. Hopes to work as a printer .... DOROTHY ZIM- MER-Alpha Club President, Blackhawk Tribe, G. A. A., Girls' Hi-Y, Quill and Scroll, Senate, Debate, Extemp, Crimson Crier Club Page Editor, Art Editor of the 1940 WATCH TOWER, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Wants to be a journalist or a commercial artist .... CARL MARY LOU SCHOCKER W Lf i ,Al 7 S. 4, JH, ZWICKER-Lettermenls Club, Monitor, Senate, Basketball, Track, President of the Senior Class, Honor Roll, National Honor Society. Wants to be a machinist .... BILL BARNES-Black Hawk Tribe, Boys, Glee Club, Orpheus Club, Dralnatic Club, Senate, Tennis, Senior Class play '4You Can't Take It with You, Honor Roll. Plans to work and then go to college .... MARGARET HAMANN-Will receive her diploma from Roo- sevelt High School, Fresno, California .... CHESTER MACRORIE-Boys' Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, Usher, Senate, Senior Class play You Can't Take It with You. Will return to the U. S. Engineer Corps .... MARY LOU SCHOCKER-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Dramatic Club, French Club Secre'ta!ryf-T1'eaS- urer, Girls' Hi-Y, G. A. A. The following seniors who are graduating with the class of 1940 have no picture in the annual. KEITH BREMMER .... WILLIAM HARD- ING--French Club. Came from Decatur High School during senior year .... BILL M. JOHNSON-Boys' Glee Club, Orpheus Club, Dramatic Club, Senate. Was a member of the Junior Class play Your Uncle Dudley, the JAMES YOUNGQUIST BERNARD ZARETSKY DOROTHY ZIMMER CARL ZWICKER BILL BARNES ' MARGARET HAMANN CHESTER MACRORIE Dramatic Club play HIt Never Rains, the Speech Class play MSeventeen,,' the Senior Class play You Can't Take It with You, Senior Dramatic Honors. Wants to join the army or navy air corps. . . . JACK LARKIN-Alpha Club, Blackhawk Tribe, Football, Wrestling. Plans to study aero- nautical engineering after graduation. . . . MEL MATHERLY-Finished his required work in January. Honor Roll .... BILL PAUL-Fin- ished his high school course in three and a half years. French Club, Football, Basketball, Track. Plans to study medicine. - .X mix. .. I2 f ' ' - ,LF gif X f v.,,fV L - 1 ffl ll tt. 52, Swv ' , if . ,, ME, ,gg ,135-Q, Q A cAm.5oN Coming Up! Here's Next Year's Leaders Juniors R. Vice-president Bob Lundstedt, Secretary Elaine Foley, and President Wm. A. Johnson plan committees for the Junior-Senior prom. This year's junior class has made a creditable showing. They seemed to take their plays pretty much to heart. When the Advanced Speech Classes presented plays, they were conscious about '4Who Gets the Car Tonight. They went around saying, Thank's Awfullyf' and never have so many juniors muttered HThank You, Doctor, While everyone seemed to be having a 'gHappy Journeyfl When the junior class play was being rehearsed every junior's motto Was: HApplesauce.l' Other junior accomplishments were anything but mediocre. The way they ran off with de- clam, debate, and extemp honors, proves that you can teach a young dog tricks. The juniors also did themselves proud at the amateur show, varying their mood from Melancholy Mood to i'All's Well. Some juniors have so distinguished themselves, in fields of athletics, that they are referred to not as mere Hstarsf' but as meteors. Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do--tral la tral la tral la la la. If Rocky High's middle class had to sing for its suppers, it would get ten-course meals. The time that the junior class members have in- vested in the Glee Clubs has been paying big dividends. Faculty members, students, and other stockholders have claimed that never have the Glee Clubs had a more successful year. The Junior-Senior prom was an appropriate climax to a year of junior accomplishments. The way in which everyone trekked for the orchestra, and for the refreshments indicated that Na good time was had by all. The following teachers guided the junior ac- tivities: Misses Doxey, Liebbe, Robb, Parrish, and Mr. Rausch. i fe Q S SJJS :TL A , ., X ' Q. - . - .J A ' -'fl ,I wi . A J A LZ. I QS f Eff? ' m' ii f ff f. X 7 fl' W A J'-'ff fm LJ M JS, ,,,. M v,.v,r ai ,WL rrt4AA KQYV LW . V 5 J 45. Q I , I A 5: if L -'-. - J if A A I .. W A ,,. 'I , A ,M ' -I in 1 N K K ' I .... ,.., .. .. . . I J ' ef 7 - g i K: l,.-', Q iw' i .1 ,. - E ,,:. .. M . as I J. L, ar , A I ' ' i, I ii 1 13 . 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ROSSATI V. ROSS L. ROWE T. RUYSBROCK M. ST. CLAIR B. SALA E. SAX J. SALTZMAN M. SANDBURG ALICE SCHAFER ARDITH SCHAFER B. SCHAFER D. SCHAFER D. SCHIEBERL B. SCHRODER G. SCHROEDER HAROLD SCHROEDER HOWARD SCHROEDER C. SCHULDT E. SCOTT J. SCOTT C. SENATRA R. SHAFER M. SHEESE W. SHERER L. SHERRILL V. SHIPMAN B. SHOWALTER H. SLATER G. SLENTZ E. SMITH P. SOMERS D. SOUTHVVOOD D. SPEER B. STANTON V. STAROFSKY B. STAUBACK V. STEVENSON H. STOCKDALE J. STONE R. STONE D. STRIETER D. STROFFE G. STUART W. STURGILL H. SUMAN H. SUMMERS D. J. SVVANSON J. SWEENEY M. SWIM B. TAMME J. TAYLOR B. TERRY K. THOMAS B. THOMPSON C. THOMPSON W Y uf. W . ii ., I A rl BII . I If If 1. A . LA ' I I em: . I .I -. n A . 1. ' :A -1 , If VVVV wx ffgrm 4 J: .u f .-- .. if w . . I .J. I .f. I ' f I I L I..I. , ff .. P . f I Ti B.I.I A - . M I ,cf Q ...V zv' .fa 4 f z 1211551 V' IISI . I S ' .-I':. W :IL 5 f I QB ,fi J - 0-f w i Z ' I ,.' aj . ' f.ff . ',.' , .. I5 I I I gi' . 5 ' . ,Z I .,,. f 'uf' h .II.I. . 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' NWI A 102 ay F, A H Nw M ,gi w Qi? f f AY7M 5 f 'Y 1 X n 2 OiFFOSWW FFW5PFWW srwSH?we 4 499 HH wiwcggmm mUUw5Qzz O mm mm Qgw pi mm H NWWQWFWW 3i'.24' 5 Sggmif HESQOSQZ SFPWEOFS bWOMqZr4 rmmm Hm ww Om m Zb W Z 25'2S pmigmgii n55 QVHF Omm 4WN Emmmm N Wrmgg P Z wo sewage 55EgEwE Qgvsaim Ewmm H H NN442 S sPOowgoS mFGGHrFO mizzgmwg m0mHHma P1 mmnmwppm EQFEP .BAUMBACH BLACKMAN BOELENS KINNE . LUNDSTEDT .INGERSOLL .BARTON .LARSON They Took to R. I. Like Ducks to Water Sophomores Vice-president Bob Garrity, President Francis Boom. and Secretary Raymond Dasso dis- cus plans for their successful le Instead of entering Rocky High like lambs, the 1940 sophomore class came in as lions. Sophomores used to be shy, frightened, apolo- getic Hkidsf' This year's group were anything but backward, timid youngsters. On the contrary, they were definitely grown-up, sophisticated, 'gworldly wisel' individuals. The Hsophsw haven't taken a back seat in any of the school activities. They have taken an ac- tive part in clubs, sports, music, declamation, ex- temp and debate. The Leap Year party, which they sponsored, climaxed Rocky High's 'LLeap Week. A turned out to be a perfect climax to a we nd it ek of the ladies showing how the 'well-educated gentle- ap year party. man will act. The theme for the party seemed to be-'tGirl meets boy. Girl dates boy. Girl calls for boy. Girl cuts in on boy. Girl feeds boy. And, girl delivers boy. It was especially at this party that the sopho- mores made as many changes and as much noise as an earthquake, The following sophomore class advisers have done much to make this year's class an outstand- ing one: Misses Ekblad, Krueger, Maple, Miller, and Messrs. Huckins, and Baird. In all their activities the Hsophsi' have been very much like volcanos. They blew up a lot of steam, made some definite, unexpected changes, and for the most part were as Hhotl' as lava. R. ADAMS J. ALLEN C. ANDERSON L. M. ANDERSON M. L. ANDERSON P. ANDERSON R. ANDERSON D. ARMETTA R. ARMSTRONG N. AUSBROOK D. AVERSING N. AVRICK N. BAGER H. BAKER L. BALMER C. BARNETT CHAS. BARR CHARLOTTE BARR E. BARTH D. BAUMBACH B. BEARDSLEY L. BEAUMONT J. BECKER R. BECKER F. BEGYN W. BEHN R. BEHRENS XV. BEHRENS H. BENDER J. BENESH J. BENNETT C. BERGENDOFF J. BIGGS B. BISBY M. BISHOP F. BLACK D. BLASER G. BLECKER L. BLUMBERG A. BOEHLER H. BOSWELL G. BRAATEN B. BRADLEY J. BRANCH D. BRASHAR. M. J. BREMNER D. BRENNAN C. BREZELL K. BRICKLEY S. BRODSKY A. BROWN K. BROWN L. BROWN J. BRUNER WV. BURTON R. BUSSARD M. CALKINS D. CAMERON J. CAMPANARO D. M. CAMPBELL J. CAMPBELL R. CARPENTER I. CARPENTIER A. CASSINI J. CASSINI P. CASSINI B. CHANNON D. CHARLES E. M. CHARLES F. CHINLUND B. CHRISTENSEN L. CLARK H. COHEN S. COIN B. CONOVER C. COOK A. COSTENSON E. COX L. COX H. CRAWFORD C. CUDSYVORTH J. CURTIS JACK CUSICK JANE CUSICK RAY DASSO RICH. DASSO C. DAVIS D. DAVIS R. DAVIS P. DEAN L. DE LOOSE M. DE SHINCKEL M. DE SMET L. DE SMITH A. DIEROLF C. 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SQ I I 2 MM AS Rd P wig ,Q ,A 95595595 5P55F95S ?5559?S5 2 E Wggggiwf EMQZZFIFUU1 mmwggwshl fimww 23 wwgwoozz 35355325 E24 m WZ mz UJUIUISU W gmmoggwg ,.3f'13PmmmL !l1 mmsmmbmb ma 2zeHa W 5eaOm 'QUQQFJZFU 5 P4 r Hwmmwmm vcgeaogf rzmmocyi mUf.qC'ZP-l5g'U Sgximggg G O22 P1 OPI U 444 A A EoHPio5m Grgzzwzo Egirwigi Q 2 3 'U r F1 gwwwwo 55525555 95955552 WOEST YOCUM YOKAS ZAROTH . ZARUB WEIDNER M...-vi Mama.- 7a: You, the Reader 440-0t.' Us, the Annual Staff The one hundred business concerns whose advertisements are found in this book are friends of Rock Island high school. They have made it possible for us to put out this book for you. Because they have shown their support of our school and community by financially as- sisting this project, we are asking you to re- member them when you select the concern with which you do business-not only in this spring of 1940 but years from now when you chance to glance again at this volume. 111 l School days are over. . . Anal you travel the pathway of life .... It will be pleasant to open the pages of your f'ClQ7atch fZ5owerJ' and relive the days at qfock Islanol gligh School .... Cghe friendly folks, your classmates .... The romance and clreanfis of earlier days .... jhfay you always enjoy this book. .l.. - C50 the graduating class we extend our best wislzes for your success. ,l..l.l-T AUGUSTANA BGOK CQNCERN Qrinters and qffinclers ofthe 1940 ClQDatch Ygowerv ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 112 BETTER LIGHT BETTER SIGHT 9 Certified I. E. S. Lamps Insure Good Vision 0 PEOPLES POWER COMPANY FOLEY 81 TAYLOR Exclusively Featuring Ferndell Fine Foods 0 Quality Meats and Donat Forget Mrs. Steven's Candies 0 305 20th Street Phone R I 12 MELVIN MCKAY. INC. B t d PLUMBING REPAIRS Peterson HEATING 226 17th Street Rock Island WHOLESALE CON FE CTIONERS STRECKER AND LEWIS O . WALL PAPER Phone R. I. 2496 1609 2nd Ave. Phone 1010 Rock Island YOUDTQ Fortunate . . . BENGSTONS Rock Island high school graduates have an institution of higher learning at their door step. There's no need to spend extra money away from home. College of Liberal Arts School of Music Evening School Summer College 0 Preprofessional courses ofered in engineering, medicine, and law. 9 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE Dr. Conrad Bergendoff, President Call or write Dr. C. A. Serenius for an appoint- ment to discuss your college plans. Prominence gained through 74 years of faithful service. 6 JOHN BEN GSTON FRED BENGSTON START RIGHT! Choose Your Transportation for ECONOMY - PERFORMANCE -- BEAUTY - COMFORT 0 HORST 81 STRIETER CO. YOUR FORD DEALER 1417 2nd Ave. Phone R. I. 1848 Rock Island, Illinois 114 ' DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER! MEET THE GANG FLOWERS AT THE FOR ALL OCCASIONS 0 I TOASTY SHOP COLEMAN F LORIST Q 2754 12th St. Rock Island Phone R. In 754 218 18th Street Your Grocer Has Ir- HARRIS MUSIC HOUSE ' ORCHESTRATIONS, POPULAR AND BARTH3 BREAD CLASSICAL MUSIC l 0 RECORDS AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE CHAS. BARTH AND SON'S ROCK ISLAND, ILL- 310 20th St. Rock Island, Ill THERE'S -Ag f , , aa Y, NO TIME LIKE THE P I . RESENT NO PRESENT LIKE THE TIME BUY A WALTHAM OR AN ELGIN A -American-made Watches- :'The small shop with selected stock Engagement Rings-Wedding Rings Watch and jewelry repairing-our Specialty Hammer Jewelery Shop 1907 2nd Avenue Rock Island EAST OF SPENCER THEATER 115 , 4 LEITHNER AND M ISIC IKE Us fwwzyww WEISHAR ,,,,,,,,, Electrical Dealer and Contractor Q M lne 13 East Moline 13 223 18th St. R. I 1590 MODERN when It's FLOWERS BUSINESS See HS TRAINING THE GARDEN SHOP , LEE R. DAVIS, Prop. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE 0 4th Ave. and 20th St. Rock Island RLEUERS ROCK ISLAND FUEL CO. 0 . . . Finest quality Tri-City Service . . . . time pieces 0 0 COAL FUEL OIL HAMILTON ELGIN IF YOU NEED GLASS GRUEN Call us BULOVA ROCK ISLAND GLASS Co. 224 17th St. Rock Island I Q Rock Island 1525 6th Ave. Moline 116 BURIDRUGS PRESCRIPTION SERVICE FREE DELIVERY Special Laboratory Products H. V. BURT DRUG COMPANY 630 12th St. R. I. 696 ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS VALLEY OIL SERVICE STATION Phillips 66 Products Lee Tires COMPLETE ONE-STOP SERVICE Lubrication 'k Washing 17th St. and 6th Ave. Telephone R. I. 112 N. L. Bolinger-A. J. Hass CHANNON AND DUFVA 0 HEATING PLUMBING AIR CONDITIONING 0 112 W. 17th St. Phone R. I. 174-175 ROCK ISLAND There 'S no mystery- Why Parker's year after year remains the favorite shopping center for young people! The answer is simple-it's because Parker's is a store with a young viewpoint, progressive and awake Pas alert young people today- not missing a trick! We've lots of room, lots of helpful service-with all the charming little courtesies thrown in that make shop- ping at Parker's shopping for pleasure! iM.L.PARKER COMPANY 117 u ROCK ISLAND SERVICE STORES Presenting Fine Quality Groceries, Clean, Modern Store, Courteous, Friendly Service OUR PRESENT MEMBERSHIP ALLEN F. MILLER CAMPBELL BROS. C. F. BLADEL H. C. DE BOIS 1603lIi3iShag? Gr:5el:ei107 Meats and Groceries Meats and Groceries 801231: glgd GIECSTCSZ34 .gg ' 151512thAve. 11.1.1073-4 1201 12th st. R. 1. 1055 ' ' ' E. L. HOUSEHOLDER F. W. LORENTZEN Meats and Groceries -T -T Meats and Groceries 1728 26th St. R. I. 1791-2 1434 7th Ave. R. I. 5134 THE MILL STORE H. C. SPECKHART , ED LONG , HENRY LANGE Meats and Groceries Meats and Groceries Meats and Groceries Meats and Groceries 1625 11th st. R. 1. 2610 300 4th Ave. R. 1. 288 1712 11th st. R. 1. 211 2706 7th Ave. R. 1. 702 SHOP AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE STORE COLDRI 6 fhe Best for All F IJ O R. Bakingi' At All Grocers WESTERN FLOUR IVIILLS, DAVENPORT, IOWA GREATER RETURNS on your HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION Seniors who look forward to careers in business, are invited to consider the professional business training offered by Moline Business College. Our specialized courses-Secretarial, accounting, business administration, and Civil Service-supplement high school training, help to give business focus to the academic or commercial graduate, and entitle students to assist- ance of our Free Employment Department. To help you in making your plans, we offer, without cost, a valuable book- let explaining the opportunities in the field of business. Phone, Write, or call for your copy. IVIOLINE BUSINESS COLLEGE 1605 Fifth Avenue Phone M. 911 118 CREENLEAF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Builders of the High School Stadium 9 512 17th Street Phone R. I. 2231 ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS ROBINSON 85 MILLER HARDWARE COMPANY Colors by Nature ' Paints by Pittsfburglr Pmssunan PAIQITQ If it's new . . . It's at BLOCK AND KUHL O If it's at Block and Kuhl . . . It's new! 0 BLOCK and KUHL jlnwld 6142! MOLINE 1706 Third Avenue, Phone R. I. 711 I BEAR xi WHEEL AND STEERING LIN up SERVICE BEIKR FOR MODERN CARS TRANSFER AND STORAGE I-4-A ' Bear Service Station 527 20th Street 101 17th Street Phone R. I. 985 MONTGOMERY 81 CAMPBELL M. J. TORRANCE ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES EXPERTS IN CLEANING ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT ' 0 Telephone 2317-21 Third Av 1909 2nd Ave. R. I. 645 Rock Island 813 Rock Island, Illino 119 J. I. C A S E FARM IMPLEMENTS AND TRACTORS QUALITY and ECONOMY ROCK ISLAND ILL N E W M A N S SCHNEFF BROS. JEWELERS and SILVERSMITHS LADIES' READY , , Elgm-Gruen-Hamllton TQ B lova and Westfield Watches 9 COME WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL DAVENPORT, IOWA 242 W. 3rd St. D p t I B tt P ces Better Service Better Preparation ' BEST FRAZER COAL COMPANY ' Zllgggnliihjgeet Q U A D CIT Y B A K E R S 120 PEERLESS DAIRY CO. DIIVIOCK. GOULD 81 CO. MILK BUTTER MILK Phone R. I. 80 CREAM COTTAGE CHEESE BUTTER ORANGE DRINK CHOCOLATE MILK ICE CREAM . 1323 2nd Avenue RQCK ISLAND LUMBER-COAL BURNER BUILDING MATERIALS OILS YOUTOO Can enjoy as thousands of others AUTOMOTIVE do .Iohnson's finer foods at prices you can afford. SERVICE 0 IOHNSON'S CAFETERIA 430 17th Street Rock Island 316 18th St, Rock Island Yoo-Hoo, Did You Know'?,' HAUSE FASHIONS SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE Gay, youthful, spirited fashions-styled with an expensive look. At prices that are no strain on a Hhigh school budget. A .Q W f ,A..,,, . . . Janet Hats . g:Q:i:f:f:2z3f:f:5:2:QxSfi7' -4. 4- 71 -'-1q55rE:5.5:5:f:1Erj .,.,,4' -EfE'S:5:1F , S5 4 S ,A TOO-TOO CUTEJ' Iabu F-iigffafyp . . . Campus Handbags SIMPLY SLICKJ' . . . Bradley Sweaters HYUMMYH - .--. 2 pr A . . . Carole King Dresses UADORABLEH QU'-'lffly - Style - Service 4-none M r. 1088 rf u1-J . ause . l A YK ' : I ' DEPARTMENT s'roRE , Tango Flusnuc o 12ockIsL.nnD.lL.1.. 121 NAT NYMAN MARJ LEFLER NAT NYMAN THE T RICK IS TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN ENSEMBLE Center, above: Gotham Girl jacket and skirt to match perfectly. The cardigan 657.981 buttons all the way up-has a suggestion of that torso-look, so popular now. The swing skirt 153.985 may be worn with other jackets, with sweaters. Match or contrast the jacket and skirt: Blossom Blue, Greywing, Manda Green, Dove Rose, Sizes 12 to 20. fWear yellow accessories with them.j Right. above: Slack Suit by Rothley. A swagger slack suit that is easy, carefree and tailored to the ninth degree. It's called Rothley's new British slacks with British tunnel loops and belts, deep, roomy pockets, easy pleats, Zipper closings and a shirt that looks equally as smart worn out, as in. Rose, Powder Blue, Seafoam, Green Beige. In sizes 12 to 20, 36.95. Left, above: White Silk Jersey Formal and Silver Fox Cape CS275J. It's a Mary Marvon Junior formal Cexclusive at Petersen'sj and doesn't she look just like a model out of Vogue? The hood can be worn on the head or tossed casually over the shoulders. The tight elastic band at the waist gives you the 221!2 inch waist line of Scarlett 0'Hara. The dress is starch white with one-eighth pleats. S14.95. Petersen's Third Floor Petersen-Harned-Von aur Second and Main Streets Davenport, Iowa Dial 2-1711 122 TRLCITY A MESSAGE POSTING to the SERVICE OPADUATINO ' CLASS OF 415 20th Street 1 ROCK ISLAND THE DAILY TIMES THE TRLOITIES GREATEST NEWSPAPER Your Future Is All Before You! Invest in it with wisdom, by be- coming a regular customer of our complete store! You'll find top quality ALWAYS at the Lowest Possible Prices WAXENBERCVS Rock Islandis Newest Dept. Store 1715 Second Ave. WE GIVE S 81 H GREEN STAMPS Your Earned Discount Select Your Food-We Carry Your Tray EL- BISHOP OAPETERIAS FASHIONS Roy L. Triplett, Manager . FOR MEN 125 W. 3d St. 213 W. 3d St. DAVENPORT, IOWA Q 9 1821 2nd Ave., Rock Island Maximum Quality - Minimum Price Personal Service BODY and FENDER F R 0 M A D E R PHOTOGRAPHING PAINTING SERVICE AUTOMOBILE WRECK Equipped to Photograph Anything .... . I, REBUILDERS 3- NL F Tak , g 1 ' Pi ' TS i I - 1 --AY 5 E and E A . A AUTO SERVICE DIAL 3-3453 2114-16 3rd Ave. ROCk ISl3I1d 536 W. 14th St., Davenport. Geo. H. Eustace, Mgr. I 123 E R A D A L L -----' -4 - ' CONSTRUCTION CQMPANY 5' fs 55 ,,.,A 5I'f'52? 1025 Sixth Avenue ' .... -.-.-.A : -:-:i:5:25g 2giE: z : x': 3Q 'E1i3f2iC ' ' . .-.-.- ROCK ISLAND A m,,,,,:,..,,,,,53,3,::,.1,: ..,.,.,4,.,., GE ERAL CO TRACTOR Let Kitty Fisheri' Solve Your '4Wl1at Shall I Wear Probleml' Bring on a stagline. Bring on those athletic heroes. Bring on a luscious full moon. They're all a snap when you Wear a 'iKitty Fisher. No matter what type of dress you're looking for you'll find a '5Kitty Fisher to suit the occasion. Junior sizes 9 to 17. Carried exclusively at eCahe9s Rock Island's Leading Department Store Me Cabeis For Greatest Shoe Values and Prettiest Footwear 9 features Connie Natural Poise Paris Fashions Le Laine 124 x 3' 4- s 4' CAMERA The Enlarger FOTO FINISHING FILM P h t I ll Complete Service to the Camera Fani' Paper Chemicals Darkroom Outfits 1813 2nd Avenue, Rock Island Tel. R. I. 731 Look for the name on the bottle Rock Island Lumber Co. 1 y ' '- ' AE..-e'f1 'C:,'5.g:,r4gf ,1-wg 'g -'-Af ,V .1-A , N' . -fr.-li A 1 -. PS-- - V ur. ., ':,, , R11-::.21,.1:55fgg.:2.q',.gf3:p:.:.5-'3g:g,,,-1.:a-- : f , -3 MQ, 7.52.5-' ,-gif' -M . ..rc-.1-.. ,,ff,. -lMN,ww.wA-49s-, , . A ,Wang 1132 Q -' ,:.,Q:.:.gM14:-,:+s99f+2'-M' .Y--ff--H M kgygg 3, .... . ...: 1 ' ' .... . : rg K :fl-' --- 'il 3 ., 'gy 5 - ' E A , ,ASQ ' . - rw .... 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Moline 250 I 125 WeSayAain--- nd eau It its K b,6 Exif' Best wishes to Rock Island high school stu- dents of today-the citizens and business leaders of future years. 9 We serve the students of yesterday-over a period of more than eight decades-and consider it a pleasure to serve those of today and tomorrow. 6 May yours be a life of success, good health? and happiness. T H E R G U THE TRI-CITIES OLDEST NEWSPAPER 126 4 ECONOMY MOTOR CO. EMERSONS JEWELERS HAMILTON, ELGIN, BULOVA, GRUEN AND WESTFIELD WATCHES The Wedding Ring Store SALES SERVICE , 1820 4th Avenue 1827 Second Avenue Rock Island, I11. COMPLIMENTS NASH'S OF TOASTED TRI-CITY HOTEL COFFEE 0 NASH FINCH - DISTRIBUTOR Davenport, Iowa I-IUNTERS KODAK I HEADQUARTERS . KODAKS Z PICTURE FRAMES GREETING CARDS 1619 2nd Ave. RI. 1685 ROCK ISLAND, ILL. IRISHIS CAE! Phone R. I. 1085 H A L P E R N S THE STORE FOR ALL 0 621 Ninth St., Rock Island, Ill. SPECIAL PRICES FOR GRADUATION PHOTOGRAPHS 0 I HAWKINS ' sTUD1o Reliance Bldg., Moline T. RICHTER'S SONS Makers of Fine Furs for Over 73 Years Q ROCK ISLAND'S CHOICE QUALITY CLOTHING FOR YOUNG MEN AND MEN WHO STAY YOUNG CQURTESY O ECONOMY 219 8: 221 West 2nd Street Davenport, Iowa SERVICE LINOTYPE COMPOSITION - QQ.'Y 'f 206 E. 4th St., Davenport Our Service Is Available To You Through the Phone R. I. 329 ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 128 5 PARKER LAUNDRY CO. A. M. BLOOD CO. Optometrist Optician DR. HENDRICKS AND SCHOOL AND OFFICE OUTFITTERS 0 Graduation Gifts COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE Phone R. I. 491 0 HARPER HOTEL BUILDING Tel. R. I. 309 1820 Second Avenue, Rock Island, III. TRI-CITIES D 0 D E N 7 S LEADING JUNIOR-MISS CLOTHES D R U G S T O R E 0 9 PRESCRIPTIONS S C H A R F F S , 2nd and Brady DAVENPORT, IOWA 18th Ave. llth St. FOR FINEST OF MOTION PICTURE ENTERTAINMENT IN ROCK ISLAND - IT'S Tri- tates Theatres FORT ROCKET SPENCER 129 EFFICIENT BUSINESS TRAINING EFFICIENT EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING Day and Evening Classes sw 9 Key Rock Island Business College Cut Flowers potted Plants DODGE 81 KRUEOER Table Decorations Gifts REAL ESTATE INSURANCE FLOWER AND GIFT SHOP ' 1829 Second Avenue, Rock Island, Ill. 202 Rock Island Bank Building Y. W. C. A. RECREATION-GUIDANCE 0 In service for girls throughout the world THREE SISTERS DRESS SHOP 0 124 W. Second Street DAVENPORT, IOWA 130 Looking Forward URSUING a progressive program of improve- ment over the years, the John Deere organization has constantly gone forward in developing and perfecting cost-reducing equipment for farmers in all parts of the world. Through the lean years as well as in the prosperous years, there has never been a let-down in the eHorts of the company's vast engineering staff . . . men work- ing out new ideas . . . developing improved designs in farm machinery . . . craftmen in laboratory, field and factory testing again and again, under every conceiv- able condition, raw materials and finished products . . . making certain that every machine, in every part, measures up to the John Deere standard of quality. In every step of developing and manufacturing John Deere farm equipment, the dominating influence has always been the century-old principle on which the business was established, a principle which was so aptly expressed by John Deere when he said: I will never put my name on an implement that hasn't in it the best that is in me. Joi-1 DEERE MOLINE, ILLINOIS ' 131 Q S T U R T E V A N T I Milk R Cream Y Butter P Orange drink R Buttermilk 0 Ice Cream D Evaporated Milk U Q C T C O M P A N Y S 420 16th Street, Rock Island TRU - VU PICTURES WITH DEPTH 121 Fourth Ave. ROCK ISLAND, ILL Phone R. I. 124 ATTENTION High School Graduates St. Ambrose College a fully equipped and accredited educational institution at your door. DAVENPORT 132 ' , ,iffy yyyf y X, V, 9 W ,, Www! I H . ww VX, 77 gm ' ,f ff ll fl ' f' 'R fu l x g l' wk 4 R WV W N Miww W Kim m n am ib1,v ' 9 Kiwi i iffii wi i W il WXWXSRN MFE!! mgf- iff W3 ii l . i fi: + x i N ix 1 , i,,,4,g,,,,f 4 I Ur 41 ffm' Img? 1,1,lf3,1W ii Mm. in QNX Nix . .' ' ' mzfnxmf M vimfwwiiifflfm W Wi f6 2 iw Mmm Q ii 4 wil Ax ix 11 fy ' 1f:!ifQfiivgpgg4KiW W Wgggmiwiflilw il Wing Q ip,,yffi r.if',yy:2Ljl 224 J. 1-in ,u ' ,X l il 1 il il X 9 iv- 'Q , KW . N X ii X if lie il i V5 r x ii in i ivffleeilifpfiaf me ' X W .. 5 l LF WVlgQfiieiiE5 iii7Q,ii ' 1 M if 'M f r ' V w jfwyfyff f ,wi 1 Lily- gi' J ,,,,x,L V1 2'-5.5 1211 x ig Eli-Mi:iiiliixiafiiiiiiiiif , li N- f ii , -' 'wfw iw, V fixwvwf. -' U'Wi'iJnA ,,,- lim f ff f N. fi i i' vii n i ewwfi T i ff flki ii T.-wffflgll WX f f '- f ' 2 H 'WH X N me! iff ,fff2ifjIff'i'fff ffwwiefa-iqgiffffclE2 ew-. mgff, X f Z My -',,,'CT' i 'W fm, X- if Wifi , X, f - i,xy,,4f ww i ff ff Mi, 'lm ' af l ' fmznvlw ' .f:, ,V f ww 'VA f JW M f i ' uw wi li f' l'-if . 7 hf Q fl ,f V- elm NW If f , X! myllvialffypwwalhlV X 1. , f if - f i ....,... ii i 5 Mfillfvv uinnnmmni Illi l illlllll, HI pf Ill lilllllli llllllll llill fl l f ' , -' . X OUND . I 1. . Q d I ' ,f if . frswxilngurliz, personnel, and ample iesgurceg tg :Essex I I 2,3 1,1 . . My H,3:'.Q:.l liuffza-:?',-,, I-:gif mg' V'-,Q iw 'ik' ,H.,::!.' 1.1, fl: f,f'1T.TfTfl'iT..?Z,QvLiZJQ Tilfff 322 l'l5'feJZ iiimf'Ilf1fi:-X-iiifillllliaiaf1W1:i??7RTi M .ifgnllf if secure from chance, is our first promise. i-' JAHN 3, QLLIER ENGRAVING CO. ln the foreground - Ft. Dearborn referected in Grant Park on Chicago's lake front. anwewwr Bla.,-cw ,IlI , , es as mg on V 'ago mm Illustration by Jahn C-r Ollner Ar! Studios. 133 f DOWNINGIS HOMOGENIZED VITAMIN D SOFT CURD MILK SUNCREST DAIRY PRODUCTS DOWNING BROS. DAIRY Rock Island Moline 2268 24th Street 3328 23rd A Phone R. I. 864 Miers Candy Co. IOHNSONIS CHOCOLATES WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERS Phone R. I. 850 VISIT THE MODERN DE LUXE CAFE AIR CONDITIONED EFFICIENT Waitresses Good Food and at . Low Prices Servlce 1801 Second Avenue Rock Island, Ill. 134 NEAL'S Y M C A AT YOUR SERVICE Swimming 20 Years Serving the Tri-Cities Tennis Basketball Major Appliances Gymnastics 1711 3rd Ave. Phone R. I. 417 CAMP HAUBERG ILLINOIS OIL COMPANY THE BOOK NOOK Complete Motor Supplies BOOK SALES GASOLINE AND OIL AND RENTALS Q 9 .24th Street and 4th Avenue Tel- R- I- 553 SCHOCKER SCHWIND PAPER COMPANY POPPELWELL Wrapping Paper Paper Towels DODGE and PLYMOUTH Twines DISTRIBUTOR Paper Bags Paper Containers CARS TRUCKS PAPER SPECIALTIES Rock Island Moline 1610 3rd Ave. R. I. 1967 R. I. TYPEWRITER CO. W. A. EHLEB 81 SON ROYAL TYPEWRITERS HARDWARE 0 I ' Repair SERVICE 9 Eclipse Masury Lawnmowers Paints Tel. R. I. 553 135 CONGRATULATIONS to the class of 1940 SYSTEMS , COMPANY SWAN ae BAHNSEN 1603 Second Avenue Rock Island, Ill. . 0 Everything for the Office 19th St. at 3rd Ave., Rock Island Rock Islcmdis Newest and Finest Drug Store I ANY DAY, PATRQNIZE QUE ANY TIME! ADVERTISERS The Best in Motion Picture Entertainment! 11460101 '7a.- YoU, THE ADVERTISER 4'Z0h1-.' Us, THE ANNUAL STAFF Thanks for your help in putting out this 1940 edi- tion of THE WATCH TOWER as most of you have helped other staffs in the past. We at Rock Island high school know you will serve us in your busi- nesses as Well as you have aided us in producing this hook. We feel certain that each member of the class of 1940 appreciates this gesture on your part. 136