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

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LYAL WESTERLUND+M.A., noted for her sparkling smile and wit. SARA LARAWAY-M.A., hobby is needlework, likes the theatre, dislikes gum chewing, ambition is to spend a Winter in Florida. BAIRD C. MCILROY-lVI.A., teaches journalism and English, faculty ad- viser for the Crimson Crier and WATCH TOWER, likes cheese sand- wiches, recently a pappa. coRA L, STODDARD-B.A., likes good music, friendly. CAROLU SCHUTZ-B.A., good hu mored, likes to Work in her garden. 3 gxfzml Qaam '

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' .2 1 Xi - .x..s., , T1 V- . Variety is the keynote of the English department. The re- quired courses in English consists of grammar, composition and literature. Along with these, students may take Journalism. which consists of publishing the Crimson Crier and WATCH TOWER ANNUAL, or Creative Writing, the students of which publish the English Magazine. In the Speech classes the stu- dents gain ease and confidence on the platform. ADA BLANCHE LAUCK-lVl.A., head of the English Department, likes to do needlework. MARY JANE NELSON-B.A., graduate DOROTHY PETERSON-B.A., director of Augustana, noted for good taste in of plays, always busy, likes flowers. clothes. LUCILLE DECKERS-B.A., graduate of Augustana College, recent addition to R. I. H. S. teaching staff.

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Members of the debate team are: standing, Mary Jane Rice, Charles Marshall, and Charlotte Erickson, seated, Herman Cohen, Lois Sherrill, Lelene Gellerrnan and Harold Brack. It may have been true that in 1841 the settlers could better answer Indian arrows with guns than with words. But today a flow of language, an apt- ness of illustration and a lightning repartee, have taken much more important place. This year the subject made a particularly good debate. For when one resolves or does not resolve that 4'The power of the central government should be increasedf, he unleases the forces of bedlam. The Rocky High debate squad apparently found the subject to its liking. Shortly after Christmas, the squad went to the Augustana Tournament and received the not unenviable position of sixth out of forty schools. And when the air had cleared of Hnon sequitersn at the Iowa Invitational Tourna- ment, is was found that Rocky High had won sec- ond place and individual honors. And although not quite so successful at the Northwest Confer- ence Tournament, they succeeded in claiming the third position. But there is more to debate than mere tourna- ment work. Each student receives a valuable knowledge of his nation, and also a forceful and effective method of presentation. But more im- portantly, he learns to organize material easily. This helps him in his school work and throughout his life. K Mary Jane Rice and Charles Marshall, affirma- tive debators, attempt to stump Lois Sherrill, nega- tive speaker, while practicing up for the North- west contest.