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

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,if A, Business training in accounting, shorthand, typing, and the operation of business machines comprises the Work of the com- mercial departrnent. ln the Spring senior commercial students are placed in down-town offices for a period of two weeks and thus are given practical experience in the business world. CHARLOTTE STONE-B.A., quiet, in- structor of accounting. MARTHA MILLER-B.A., hobby is lecting antiques, once wanted to come an artist, likes tomatoes. ffm 4 45-' 'CMJ' ,. 7 .AQ ,,.f .vi .1 Q 2' w .1 wil? I .ri slid'-3 ,ff ,mf .. ,, . , ,Mrs it col- be- CARRIE EKBLAD-B.A., head of Com- mercial Department, stately, hobby is her new home, likes to travel. JOHN HUCKINS-B.A., hobby is his garden, likes to play golf, friendly.

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The Latin club, composed of advanced Latin students, is not content with going back 100 years into the past as the Centennial observers have been doing. Under the sponsorship of Miss Al- verda Doxey, they delve into the realms of Cicero and the days of the Roman Empire. Latin plays, discussions of cultural material and a picnic for next yearls members featured the bi-weekly meetings this year. Because the Centennial theme has been in the limelight many of us are realizing, for the first time, how interesting are the traits of people whose ideas and customs are not like our own. German club members discovered this long ago. They use their bi-weekly meetings to acquaint themselves with German culture and language. You don't have to take German to belong to the club. There is only one thing required of it's members and that is a genuine interest in the culture and language of Germany. LATIN CLUB Row 1. Mary Sandberg, Betty Terry, Verna Starofsky, Emma Franck. Row 2. Ruth Koch. Mar- garet Kline, Kathleen Schmiers. Laurel Blumberg. Row 3. Ted Grevas, Phyllis Volkmann, Edwin Cohen, Harley Gross. Miss Alver- da Doxey. GERMAN CLUB Row 1. Miss Violet Munter, Martha Gundelach, Dorothy Har- togh, Bob Van Zandbergen. Row 2. Nathan Avrick, Arlene Eckhart, Edward Lemon, Gene Heber, Charles Marshall. The Latin club officers are Betty Terry, program chairmang Ruth Harriett Koch, president: and Laurel Blumberg, secretary-treasurer.

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One of the most interesting and fast changing subjects of the present day is current events. These along with history, eco- nomics, sociology, and geography are olfered in this depart- ment. A new course, '4Present Day Problems, prepared by John H. Shantz, was introduced this year. JOHN H. SHANTZ-M.A., head of Social Science Department, Chairman of School Centennial Committee. EVA IRVINE--lVI.A., hobby is gardening, pet peeve is students hanging out of windows, likes to travel. WILBUR SCANTLEBURY-B.A., athle- tic coach, likes golf, poker, sarcastic sense of humor.