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

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Helen Leory, BA, Iowa State Teachers College, Accounting, Business Law, Typing, Sopho- more Class Sponsor. Charlotte M. Stone, BA, State University of Iowa, Accounting. Journals, Ledgers Commercial Courses William Walker, Harry Rotthier, and Don Die- bert, members of the Special Education Class, use their creative abilities as they construct a colorful Christmas centerpiece. Just a sample of the various D.E., D.O. window displays which are set up through¬ out the year by such students as Larry Wisenburg ond Roy Suess. John Bevill, BA, ME, Univer¬ sity of Alabama, University of Missouri, Senior Math, Diver¬ sified Occupations, D. 0. Club, Sophomore Sponsor. E. Violet Nelson, BS, MS, llli. nois State Normal University, University of Illinois, Special Education. Lawrence P. Neuerburg, BA, MA, University of Minnesota, Distributive Education, Typing, Business Law, D. E. Club. 29

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Eugene Black, BA, Augustona College, Bookkeeping, Typing, Assistant Director of Adult Education. Charles W. Edgington, BS, Eastern Illinois University, Clerical Office Practice, Typ¬ ing, Personal Records, Sopho¬ more football coach, Assist¬ ant track coach. Carrie Ekblad, BA, Augus- tana College, Stenography, Secretarial Training, Head of Business Education De¬ partment, Sophomore Class Sponsor. Flying Fingers, Mysterious Scrawls, Have Great Importance In ' The quick brown fox jumped . . Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. The clickety-clack of busy typewriters as flying fingers spell out business letters and forms is a common sound in Rocky. Students vie with each other for the honor of typing the greatest number of words in the shortest length of time. Scrawls which appear to have no significance to the ordinary person t ake on great meaning for future stenog¬ raphers. Letters and other papers are written over and over again in notebooks until they can be written with great accuracy and speed. Debits and credits, ledgers and journals each play an im¬ portant role in the study of accounting Now, while still in high school, boys and girls prepare for a commercial career Now is the time for all good men to come to the oid of their party. 28

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Donald W. Kruzan, BM, MME, Illinois Wesleyan Un iversity, Drake University, Band. Everett McDowell, BS, MA, Peabody College, Orchestra, and String Classes. Murray J. Osborn, BS, MS, Illi¬ nois State Normal University, Vocal Music. £ Alvin B. Jasper, Jr., BA, Iowa State Teachers College, General Art, Drawing, Painting, Com¬ mercial Art. Do re mi fa — Drum on your drums, batter — Let ' s try that in the key of C. These are sounds typical of the various Rocky Fine Arts Departments. The aspiring vocalist can find an outlet for his talent in the Vocal Music Department. The band or orchestra provides the budding musicians of RIHS with a chance to prac¬ tice and improve their skills. Talented young thespians are provided with opportunities to uti¬ lize their dramatic genius in plays, contests, and other speech activities. So, whether interested in a career in these arts or merely intrigued by a leisurely study of these fields, the Rocky Fine Arts Department helps to mold a student into a more well-rounded individual. E. Dorothy Peterson, AB, MA, Coe College, Northwestern Uni¬ versity, Speech, Dramatic Club, National Thespians, School Plays, Speech Contests, Voice of Democracy. Ars Longa Vita Brevis Mr. Jasper shows Richard Rodriguez, Earl Farren, and Merton Davis some water color tech¬ niques. 30