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

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we Jima., af 7fze ez.-M of '46 1944 1945 1946 President President President WALDO SCHNEIDER AL SMITH GERALD HERMAN Vice-president Vice-president Vice-president JACK INGRAM VERN STAELENS JACK HICKEY Secretary Secretary Secretary ALBERT SMITH LEE EVANS BOB BENNETT Through twelve long years filled with fac- tual knowledge and fun, the class of 1946 has traveled. In 1943, the seniors of today came together from the various junior high schools of this city and of other towns to become one indivisible group, working together toward the same end-that all-important diploma. That piece of paper has more to it than its face value. It represents a well-balanced young adult with a good general background. It means that through education new fields to conquer have been presented to each student, urging him on to higher things. Some will seek higher edu- cation, others will step right into the business and industrial fields. Time alone will tell what becomes of these diploma bearers, their dreams and ambitions. Remember way back when . . . Waldo Schneider was elected president of the sophomore class and Jack Ingram and Al Smith were vice-presi- dent and secretary re- spectively? When our sophomore f o o t b a ll team shared first-place honors with Moline in the Northwest confer- ence? And when Vern Staelens displayed such excellent athletic skill that he soon became the Lone Soph on the varsity football squad? Remember when the Funden first opened in October of that year? The Canteen was a popu- lar place, too. Do you recall when Sally Kint was chosen the Baby Most Likely to Succeed, as a result of a baby picture contest sponsored by The Crimson Crier? That was quite a year, wasn't it? Then think back to our junior year when- We elected Al Smith, Vern Staelens and Lee Evans our class officers. Jean Eckstrom, Ber- nard Wickstrom, Sally Kint, Donn Weiss, Don Cronau, and Barbara Keepers were the juniors among the cast of the Dramatic Club play, 4'Uncle Harry. Of course, you all remember the speech class plays that year and the group of juniors who helped in the p.roduction. That was also the year that the debate team, composed m o s t l y of j juniors, won first place in the Northwest con- ference and second in the state sectional tour- nament. D. A. Koch, Zan Faigen, Casey Co- hen, Chantal Schmidt, and Harrison Kavensky were among the stars in the debate contests. Wrestling this junior year brought forth two state champions - Bob Bennett and Ben Mc- j Adam. Vern Staelens l again starred in sports, with Bob Sendek, Wal- do Schneider, and Al Smith helping to sup- ply the thrills in the basketball games. This was also the year that we took the state tests to determine our aptitudes and abilities, Spring Green was the class play in which Bernard Wickstrom, Donna Kendall, Sallly Kint, and Donn Weiss so aptly handled the