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

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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!

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through GUIDANCE .i administration faculty

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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