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

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GUM E la .-:tie Aim Harold V. George D. Almquist, B,A. Baird, M.A. George A. Bessie Berchekas, M. A. Bladel, B.A. David J. Malvina M. Borth, M.A. Caloine, M.A. Helen M. Alverda Downing Doxey, M.A. Gladys L. Blaser Florence Casten, B.A. Carrie Ekblad, B.A. A A A ivan rf J 2: y' fi ,f P4-av' 1331 f ll nt 4 N ::' EMM 6755 i'1Y'uv fl O' 1411 QQQ xi' Agll X: Il' glial Q ii X ,Z xii E '47 3 ' I F xv - ' xt's 11 x ,fl xv , ,. - ll, n4'3 --.-- 4 47 X-ite' xi!!-nulf, '-'mill , A ,Q ---ull- .g::,,,,:: --Q .I-nz' .-.- .'. 4 1 ' ' 'J in-K Mr J. R. Kenneth E. Clark, M.A. Greene, M.A Raymond Grossman, B.A.

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OWEN B. WRIGHT Efficient principal of Rocky High, re- spected by student body. As the head of a family presides with ever- ready advice and wisdom, likewise do Principal Owen B. Wright, Dean of Girls, Miss Florence Liebbeg and Dean of Boys, E. S. Metcalf, preside over students of Rocky High. These three counselors are always ready to give what assistance they can to high school stu- dents, whether they be graduating into a war- FLORENCE LIEBBE Dean of Girls, friendly, understanding. torn world or still in the carefree atmosphere of sophomore days, and to help Hrasslen with prob- lems either personal or technical. The administrative body has put into operation this year many new ideas to provide for co-opera- tion of the school in national defense and the war effort. E. S. METCALF Assistant Principal, Dean of Boys, popular, loves to teas-e.

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Old Clothes Day! Principal Wright, Miss Liebbe, and Dean Metcalf join in the dress parade. Mr. Almquist, Coach, Science-His travelogue includes a trip to San Francisco where he par- ticipated in the East-West football game ..., Mr. Baird, Science-His main interest in traveling is good fishing. He has journeyed along the eastern coast and up into Canada. Mr. Berchekas, Band-His most eventful trip was going from Illinois to Indiana to be married. . . . Miss Bladel, Librarian-Among other trips she has visited the Quints in Canada and has been to Yellowstone and Warm Springs, Florida. Mrs. Blaser, Study Hall-She has journeyed along the western coast and in the mountains .... Mr. Borth, Printing-Included in his itinerary are travels through the northern states. The trip he enjoyed the most was through Mesa Verde, a national park. Miss Caloine, Spanish, French-She has trav- eled extensively in Europe, the United States, Canada and Mexico. High lights of her trips were the snow-capped mountains and volcanoes of Europe .... Miss Casten, Home Economics- Her experiences include a donkey-cart ride down the streets of Guatemala. Mr. Clark, Mechanical Drawing-He owes many of his travels in 1917 to Uncle Sam. He also made four trips to the East while studying for his M.A. degree .... Miss Downing, registrar- Her travels include western visits. Miss Doxey, Latin, English-Among her trips are visits to the historically-famous Boston, Con- cord and Salem .... Miss Ekblad, Typing, Short- hand-Her most thrilling travel experience was a thirteen-week trip in Europe. Mr. Grossman, Safety, Arithmetic--He has journeyed through the states of the Middle West. . . . Mr. Greene, Physical Education-Some of his travels are visits to the New England states, the Black Hills, Yellowstone, New Orleans and Can- ada. For scenic beauty he prefers Lake Placid and Lake Champlain in New York.