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

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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

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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'

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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