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

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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.

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wack 7 of 1940 gcfiioa Janet Swanson Bwiinadf Manaqea Charlotte Russ ,Gaiman Baird Mc Ilroy Sara Mae McE1hinney

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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.