Rockford High School - Indian Rocket Yearbook (Rockford, WA)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1941 volume:

f W fl f ,,..- 2- .- Z '-7' -Q 'Y X-an 4'5XX yy: .J gl X ' X SQ gylxw A IN MAN Iwf. K E T H40 -4941 EDaTED IJI4 BFHIOK CI Ls, I- I JQJCJQFOJF J SUPERVISED Mass HAZEL NEIL SEN BT A -J X K or -L I-HG H SCHOOL BY Lf U Um es TY PM SRJMNE WN QR . X 323 H15 xv1f,? f' fy Jw ff K QW? 7 if f To our Class PdV1SOf M139 HAZVL NEILSEN whose fazthfulness and character have guxded s so many txmes not only IU the capaczty of teacher but also as a trustea and dear frxend we the Senxor Class affectzonataiy dedxcate this xssue of THF INDIAN RCCKLT f F:- 7 ,h ': ,, 'fF'g . ,I i a I - al . ' fa la ,, - W w , lf! fixrlfw I 0 f Y Q: 3-i...pT wig 'V ALMA MATER SONG Hail, Alma Mater, Hail Rockford High, Colors we honor The brilliant blue and Hail to the warriors Valiant for thee, Our pledge is ever True to thee. whit? MT Wxss Mrs MISS Bowman Hxbbs Vanderwall McCauley Butler Nellsrn Carter Hohnston Faculty fuperxnterdent 758th grade, Hrgh School Manual Arts, and Coach Suostxtute MUSIC Teacher for Mrss Dxngle Smrth Hughes Qocral Scrence and MGth9mQt1CS Commercxal 1 A 2nd grade Home Economrcs Mxss Hoefer 7 5 8th grade Mxss verheyen rar. ---------s C ' . A . l -'--'-------- . - I u Mr. ------ . . I . . . Mr. -- ------ ' A . Mr. -------, ' ' ' 1. , ------M ' , ' -----3 L 4th grade Miss Milton-----H---5 A 6th grade o e. ' . . . . . in r. ' MISS Dxnqle Musxc STUDENT COUNCIL The members f the student councxl are elected by the student body and the classes The purpose of thxs organxza txon rs to go over all the busrness before rt 18 brought up front of the student body MEMBERQ M Bowman Advxsor Dan Qullxvan Qtudent body presxdent Clark Collrer Senlor representat1ve fxrst semester Gene Wycoff student body secretary and treasurer Dortby NOfh1GSOh Qenxor represertatrve second semester Earl McClure Qophomore representatrve second semester Margaret Chrxstensen Freshmen reprelentatzve Tommy Purtxll Sophomore repre entat1ve fmrst semester NOT IN PICTURL Luella Dobler Junmor representatxve Donald Nulph Student body representatrve BOAKD OF DIPECTOPC The Board of Dxrectors IS composed of one Representa txve fron each Drstrrct that sends chrldren to the Rockford COnSO11dCted School. The members are fleft to r1ghtK. Mr. Bert Mills, the chaxraan, Mr. Claude Flower, Mr. Prank Ponder, Mr, Lewrs M1 thoug, Mr. Cameron Pratt, and Mr. Nathan Olrver, clerk. f x in A K.. D 0 ! 5 1.....L.- S iff 71 If ' 8 255 r T 1 11'- N f ' X f Ns ' 4- .. ' , I gs 4 U WA, A xy? 1' , , qu 5 F' Y 5 - sm S, 7 IHS! I hu 1. lp W .qw 1' if Q fk 1 : ie . . . ll -un 1? F I Q ,ls f' ' 5 QI li' -'L g 1 bc! 'Ala ' w A3 ff SEN IORS 'Q BILL BELL Vrce pres Student Body 3 Councrl Member 3 Secretary of Class 1 I F,A presrdent 2 F P A reporter 3-4 Gra1n Judg1ng 2 Football 3 4 Baseball 4 Band 3 4 Orchestra 1 2 3-4 Pep Band 3-4 ays 1 2 3 Rocket Staff 4 Annual Staff 4 Stock Judgxng 2 3 4 DON LEE ch Dog of F F A 3 Presxdent of Sen1or Class 4 Stock Judqxng 1 2 3 Grarn Judgzng 2 Football 1 2 3-4 Boxlng 4 Student Councrl 3 Baseball 1 2 3 4 Orchestra 1 2 3 Glee Club 1 2 3-4 PLays 3 4 Annual Qtaff 4 BETTY SPOONER Presxdent of Class e1rlS' League Pres Debate 2 3 Basketball team 1 2 Glee Club 1 2 3 4 e ette 1 2 3 Peo Club Leader 4 Plays 1 3 4 Edltor of Rocket 4 Asst Ldrtor of Rocket 3 Ed1tor of Annual 4 Yell Leaaer 2 3-4 PATRICIA PALMER Senror Rep Glr s' League 'lee Club 3 4 Annual Staff 4 L1brar1an 1 ANNIE PURCELL Basketball 1 2 Glrls' League Secretary Annual Staff 4 Lxbrarxan 1 2 3 PEGGY WATERBLY Vrce pres Grrls' League 4 Delta Club 1 Home ECOHOMICS Club 2 Home Room Presldent 2 Vrce pres of class 2 Sec and treas class Presrdent oenlor class 4 Glee Club 2 3 4 Pep Club 1 GITIS' Drrll Team 2 Baton Club 3 Leader of Baton Group 4 Plays 3-4 Home Room Reporter 1 Artxst of Paper Staff 1 3 Artrst of Annual Staff 4 BUSlPQSS M nager of Rocket DOROTHY MAIFILSON R to Qtudent Councll Dec f Glrls' League 3 Re to elrls' League Delta Club 1 2 Vxce presrdent of class Presrdent of class 2 Basketball team Tennls Team Glee Club 1 3 4 Pep Club 4 Drxll Team 1 Plays 3 4 seporter of Paper 1 Annual staff 4 NOTE All organxzatron and class off1cers are elected each senester ' . 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' -3 ' ' ' 4 P1 - - -4 Wat , , , -4 . . 3 . v B -4 w - Member of HRocketH staff 4 I ' ' 'ep. - 3 ' 4 ' . 1-2 o . o ' 4' . 4 -p. 4 - ' ' 2 S xt - - 2 r A ' A ' 1-2 U 'R 4 H v H .Q I . .- MARGARET PURTILL Crrls' League Cor Sec Cec and Treas , Class Debate team 1 2 5 elee Club i 2 3-4 Sextette 2 3 Pep Club 4 Plays 3-4 Advertlsxng Ed1tor Rocket 5 Assrstant Edxtor Rocket Annual Staff 4 Student Manager 4 QTEVE BERNER F Presldent 4 LAQQY F Football i 2 5 4 Basketballi Z 3 4 Boxrng 4 Baseball 1 2 5-4 Band 2 5-4 Orchestra i 2 5 4 Glee Club 4 Sports Edxtor Rocket 5-4 Annual Staff 4 WIDNER DAN SULLIVAN Student Body Presrdent F F A Reporter i Secretary 5-4 Secretary 4 Judgxng i 2 4 Judgrng 2 Band 2 3 4 Orchestra 1 2 5 4 Pep Band 3 4 F F A Class Stock Gramn CLARK COLLIER Basketball 2 3-4 Baseball 3 4 Football 5 4 Vrce presrdent class Student counc1l 4 DAVID QTROUP Class presxdent 1 Basketball Football 4 Baseball 2 3 Debate i 2 Track 1 DENIOR CLASC PLAY Nora Wake Up The Benxor Play 'Nora wake Up was gxven rn the Rock ford Hlgh School Audxtorzum on December 15 Dxrected by Mr Butler, xt proved to be an excellent comedy rn three acts The characters were as follows Nora Calahan Mrs Peggy Calahan Carlyle Colerxdge Johnny Calahan Danny Mlllens Mrs Edmonton Edmond Edmonton KGf1G Scwartz Betty Spooner Margaret Purtxll Dan Sullzvan Don Lee B111 Bell Dorthy Mathxeson Clark Collxer Peggy waterbly Q. 1 I 4 . C. . . 1-2-4 , , , ' V ' li ll 4 - F. .A. ' - Stock Judging 1-2-3 Plays 5-4 . , 3 F. .A 4 ' 1 - - R-5 CLAFS WILL We the Seniors of 1941, having reached our majority and still of sound mind, realize that there are many worth while things that someone must get the benefit of when we leave. Because it is utterly fitting and proper that the world should long note and remember what we have done here, we now bestow after due care and forethought, the following: BILL BELL His secret recipe for an apple polish that always has Hshined upu his cause with the teachers to Jim Ramsey whose present variety has lost its strength STEVE BERNER his latest barber clippings to Mr Bowman CLARK COLLIER His bright and dazzling ties, and his talent for shad owing cars to the camouflage department in the army DON LEE His perfect figure and natural strut to the Baton Group DORTHY MATHIESON Her love to anybody especially Don PATRICIA PALMLR Her ability to et m n r s o the High School ANNIE PDRCELL All her excuses to get close to a window to watch traf fic go by to Margaret Schmidt who hasn't learned to be in terested yet MARFAQ T UbQTlLL Her Irish temper to anyone who can control t better DHT Y SOgPhER er opinions that have been hiaden for so long, any one intereste in knowin h secret thoughts UAV Txpop his kno ledge of r N women and his Friday right trips to wonald Aubrey . V' Il ' ' U . ' ' g a a. to the e t f ' it U 'i J F Ti . ' . my ' i than she can. ' -T I K T H, ' ' . b - to ' a ' . ' 3 .er . . U E S 'o'- 2' w ist to '.-foo f - , ' . ' .' . ' T ' . DAN SULLIVAN His abxlxty to get away wxth contxnuous talkxng in classes to anyone who wall make use of xt 1h the future PEGGY WATERBLY Her aptxtude for always getting thzngs mxxed up to 'No one ll LARRY WIDNER Hxs abxlxty to grow a cookie duster', and hxs fxrst chances at new gnrls to LeRoy MacM1l1an CLASS PROPHECY Twenty Years from now BILL BELL Lookxng as chxpper and young as ever, he may be seen every week day at Pullman where he has become Chxef Surgeon at the Veterxnary Hospxtal He IS doxng very well, too, and enjoys every mxnute of nt, STEPHEN BERNER we fnnd nn a dark attzc on the thxrd floor of an old house an the poorer dxstrxct an San Francxsco, but don't be misled by thrall 1t's not the lack of fxnances No xndeedl It's just that thxs atmosphere xs more conducxve to a thrxvxng young author who has Just had publxshed a best seller, entxtled The Shrek of the Undertakzng Parlorn CLARK COLLIER is cashang lh on has dual personalnty ac quired at hxgh school A floorwalker xn a bxg Department paczfy the old bxddxes' and spendxng the rest of his time mutterxng and swearxng to hxmself expressing hrs real opxn xon as usual DQN LEE we fxnd hxm a substantxal and leadzng cxtzzen here in the communzty where he was born and raxsed He zs presx dent of the School board, and stlll brxngs 1n the fxrst but tercup of the season the thr URQQlSt6T DORTHY MATHIESON we see Dorthy, stxll slxm and charmxng, realxzxng one of her greatest dreams She has completed her beauty course and now owns and operates a lxttle shop on the grounds of Fort Lewxs She recently perfected a nsoldier boy haxrcut, whxch 18 soon to be featured xn Uvogue PARTICIA PALMER She as presxdent of the Setters P T A , whxch has become one of the most outstandxng assocxatxons of nts kxnd zn all Idaho Pat expects to run for natxonal pres xdeni of the organxzatxon next electron . . . . , . U . . store--turning on the smiles and Nspreading it on thicku to H . . . . , ANNIE PUsCPLL Stxll makrng her mark as a nurse her one amb1t1on to marry the doctor however, she' s ll srngle and loves QIVIDQ orders and telllng funny storles QARGARET DURTILL After vastxn several years trylng out her flalr as forexan newspaper correspondent, we frnd Gar garet settled mn her hlCN3YQOChlhQ hxgh school students T IS rs her l1f trne occupat1on she wore that school teacher look even rn hlgh s hool BETTY OPOONER Upholdrng her Flgh school belxef, that love makes the world go round Betty spent many years motherlng the lxttle orphans at the washmngton ch1ldren'e home How ever at thxs wrltxng she lS agarn atggxng up dlrt ut stead of dolng xt for the Rocket she now does t on h ther's farm DAVID QTRQUP We look ln on Davld lecturzng a group young men on Safe Drrvxngf He learned Q11 the on through hrs experxences whxle attendrng hxgh school DAN SLLLIVAN He now owns hrs own farm in acres at the top of NICG Peak, and he and hrs Ford enjoy the tranquxlxty of lt all after hrs long, hard years nn Rockford Hxgh PEGGY WATERBLY Peggy rs frnally gettxng pa1d for her long hours wxth her drawxngs After years of free, thankless work for newspaper and annual she now draws a handsome sal ary as artrst for ESQUIRE LARRY WIDNEQ He aged early because of the strxfe encoun ered R and 15 now a proressxonal Santa Claus Hrs chref boast to the krddles 15 that he has never used a razor! for some unaccountable reason, he says, busxness 15 always better durxng the w1nter Class Pxst ry There are only two members 1n our class who have wea thered together, all the storrs of twelve year edu catlonal course These members are Don Lee and Dan Sul11van In the second grade, Margaret Purt1ll Jolned thzs cl ss of future genruses rom then on untll tre ena o the QlGhtT grade people tl1t6f9C rn and out untll we entered the Freshmen year wxth 15 members These members were Bldl Bell, steve Berner, Gordon Drck, Don nee, Leona Locher, Louxse Novak, rat Palmer, Annle Purcell, Margaret Purtlll, Retty Soooner Davld Stroup, Dan Sulllvan and Larry wxdner re ' ' II ll 4 H I J ' ' -- . . ' . s ti ' n ' , 7 ' rv ' r - - . - g f h. . l . Q .k . -Q H u ' ' ,, 5' n . . . H .J I 1 ll ' . . . . . U.. . . H--b in, ' ' . - i er fa- V : . . . of ' ' l nd 'tsl' . . A. . . . 1 , ' 1 . . A - 1 in .H.s., ' ' ' - , . . L' o J 1 lx O - -I h . , m . 3 . I . F . nv H . f .- L ,J A. , , . s - - , ua A I I . . J . . We saxled into our Freshmen year wxth the ferocxty of a bulldog, the vanxty of a peacock, and the braxns of a anat. Durxng our Freshmen year, not much was accomplxshed except our reallzlng that we were very green and very, very dumb we learned quxckly I xt took four yearsl thatwe knew nothrng, never would know anxth1rg and as candrdates for an lntellxgent person, were out Our actxvrtxes dur1ng the Freshmen year xncluded partxes an all hxgh play and a llttle athletxcs In our Sophomore year, we found we knew less than the year before and that we were hopeless cases for a psychopa thxc ward By thrs tlme two boys who have been athletes all durxng therr hxgh school years, had begun to wear off the false shrne of a freshmen and show the true glnnt of a soph omore athlete Stxll our actxvxtxes rncluded nothxng more than an oc casxonal party However, during our Junxor year we were kept busy sbmnxng up the senxor coat of armor for their en trance xnto the cruel, cruel world we found that a JUHLOT xs merely a steppxng stone and a bogtw1per for a senxor Thts aroused our xre for a txme and we consldered gxvxng up the Shlp, but our bulldog ferocxty held us to rt, so we clamped our teeth and held txght Cmr spxrxts were brxght ened when we saw the class of next year's junxors upon whom we could vent our anger Also durxng our Junxor year we put on a class play whrch was a great success Our Senxor year was entered upon wxth many happy smxles and shouts of Joy Thxs was to be our supreme moment were fooled Each of us had a dxfferent idea for runnlng the hxgh school, but none of us accomplrshed thls end were xnformed that we were chzldxsh, 1gnorant, and rude Durxng the txme we were practlsxng for our play we found our reputatxon for learnxnq to be very bad Also we found that we were not to be m1S59d at all In fact the next class of xn a method bQflff1hQ a senxor, we quretly and softly made preparatxons for our try at llfe To S1nk or Swxn , to o or Dre , we bxd farewell to Rockford Hxgh School 1- rx The senxors have already purchased therr announce ments They are to be on wbrte paper wrth a blue E1 W 4: rocket representlng the school paper through the hx, mxddle The class purchased class rxngs and pxns earlxer rn the year The Qenxor class xs puttlng out the annual wrth the help of MISS Nellsen the commercxal teacher CLASS FLOWER Red Rose CLAoS COLOR Blue and Bronze CLASQ MCHTO Learn to oo by Dorng . I .A J . . . we i . . . . 1 . . J - . . , . ' . ' . We , ' - ' ' . We seniors was already planning its exit into the unknown. So ' ' . ll ' ' ll HD . H . . ,Wi f' ,N XJ , , ' Q X W ' - wi ' also ' , Kx?L,! ,' . ' ' , . 'I . Q . n p K ' u 1TT' f S Igix- -L iff V H1 'N 3? I 'gl Milfs! ' 1 'v-. .TTQ -4-J.,,Q 1-Q 's.. .,,, X i 1. ,'. x 1,51 I 412 6 W .mn J--44 ,FRI E ! sv 1 ,.., '1tFx'r: H it I- -'rx - First Semester Katherlne Angst Donald Nulph Gene wycoff Sam Anest Luella Dobler ACTIVITIES Hard tmme Party Junior Class OFFICERS Second Semester Presxdent Donald Nulph Vxce Pres1dent James Chrxstensen Sec Q Treas Ann Labzsh Sargent at Arms Morgorxe Hausken Rep Student Counc1l Luella Dobler MC1I'Ch Play Old Suzan' Aprrl 28 Senxor Prom Pxcnxc for Senlors CLASS ROLL Back Row Mr Butler, AdVl8OT Kenneth Purcell, Gene Wycoff, Pearl Coppersmxth Ellen Bernet, Margorne Hausken, Mmldred Schm1dt,Amn Lablsh, Ethel Hausken, and Robert walker Front Row Sam Anest, Lauren Brown, Ketth Ahern, Wxl 11am Hxcksteln, Harold Txede, James Christensen, and walter Nrller Zelda Sxegel, Donald Nulph Luella Dobler, and Pete Anest are not lh the pxcture Ftrst Semester OFFICERS Eugene Wettkamp- Presldent June Laakso Vtce Presxdent Wzlma Seehorn Sec 5 Treas Tommy Purtlll Rep Student CCUDC1l ACTIVITIES SOPFOMORE CLASS Second Semester Tommy Purtlll Eugene We1tkamp June Laakso Earl McClure Freshman Inxtlatxon Party Class Party Gave a party Joxntly wxth the Freshman Class Back Row W1lma Junlor Drachsel, Earl June Laakso, and Fern Front Row? B111 CLASS ROLL Seehorn Mxldred Keck, Frank Crane, McClure Taurence Berner Glen Mount, Palmer Martln Wesely Brown Lyle Olson Ger ald Holcomb, Eugene Wemtkamp, Tommy Purtxll, Fred M1thoug, Wayne Wxdner, James Trejbal, Donald Chrxstensen, and Arnold Olson Bernmce Weller and M1ss Dxnqle, Advxsor, were Qbsehf from the Dzcture L ------------ -.,-.....-...----.-... . . . ..---.-.........,.... .......... .-.......-.............-.. , , ....-... ................... .-5...-.-.........-....-.. ......-...- l -....1............ . U ............ . . ..........-........A II l ' J ..---..- - . . I . . . J J l - -v . L n J . . t . a x l ..........-...........- .....-..-........ ...............-...- , , .............-...-.......- --............- . A ...-....-..... 1 1 . . . ,, U . . - 2 . J .4 J J J . . . - .3 . O FRESHMAN CLAS? FIRST SEMESTER OFFICERS SECOND SEMESTER Wrllram Goebel Presxdent w1111Gm Goebel Rovella Sahl1 Vxce Presxdent Lavonne Mc Donald Georaxa Cross Sec A Treas Jxmmy Ramsey Margaret Rep Student Councxl Margaret Chrrsgensen Chrlstensen ACTIVITIES Return Party to Sophomores Gave a party Jorntly wrth the Sophomore Class CLASS ROLL Back Rows Verna Ahern, Sh1r1ey walker, Teresa Sullxvan Betty Weller, Ceorgxa Cross, Phlllp Purcell Wlllxam Goebel, Ph1l1p Pauskrns, Rovella Sahlx, Margaret Schmxt, Marle Swzt zer, and Marllyn Strouo Front Row Margaret Chrrstensen, Leroy Mc M1llan, Gus Anest Llewllyn WCNll1Oh, Jxmmy Ramsey, Ronald Aubrey, Joseph Mrller, Alden Jorgenson, Desmond McDonald, and Lovonne McDonald CARNIVAL carn1val the 27th of February The boys buxlt the booths then booth commrttees, who were members of both organlza tlons, decorated them Mr McCauley was the teacher ID charge of the carnrval Under hrm was a cent al commxttee composed of Gene Wycoff, Pearl Coppersmrth, Ethel Hausken, Clark Collxer, Dan Sulll van, and B111 Bell Lavonne MacDonald, wxth her four prrncesses, June Laak so, Gene wycoff, Pearl Coppersmrth, one Ann Labxsh, rergned over the carnrval as Queen for the nlctf STUDENT BODY The members of the student body sold WOQQZLRGSJQHG Wlfh the money they rece1ved they bought a radio phonograph A year's collectron of unclaxmed lost GTIICIGSWGYOOUC txoned and the proceeds used to purchase recordsforthe new machxne OFfICERS Presrdent Dan Sullrvan Vrce Pres1dent Donald Nulph Secretary and treasurer Jean Wycoff 5 . . . J . . J 1 A. . The Rockford F. F. A. and the Girls' League put on a u . J w Q B E W gs N dl TZ-f i' 5, 'N--. E -.. gpm, 57 Q A ' .'4 ,l,.- Pr gig , yblil., .br Q ,. A, f 1 The Pep Club, xnstxgated and led by Betty Spooner, and PEP AND BATON CLUBS Much color and lxfe was added at the basketball games by the formatxon of the Pep Club and the Baton Twxrlers wh1le both groups were fanned separately, thexr performances were usually as one act Fancy tw1rl1ng and hxqh step ping' were featured by the Baton group, whxle the Pep Club worked out more conservatxve drxlls and letters The outfrts of both groups were the school colors, blue and whrte the Baton group by Peggy waterbly showed what student lead ershxp can do The faculty sponsors of the groups were Mzss Johnston and Mxss Hoefer, respectxvely Back Row lPep Club pxcturel Mrldred Qchmxdt, Jlne Wy coff Pearl Coppersmxth, Ellen Bernet, Dorthy Mathxeson, Margaret Purtxll Rovella qGh1l, Teresa Sullxvan, and Marx lyn Stroup Front Row Ann Lablsh, Ethel Hausken, Margaret Chrxs tensen, Yell Queen, Kexth Ahern, Yell Kxng, Betty Spooner, Yell Queen Sxlma Seehorn and Marxe Swxtzer Zelda SIGQG1 15 absent from the pxcture Back Row fxn Baton pxcturey Certrude Goebel, Verna Ahern, Peggy waterbly Lovonne MacDonald and Margaret Col lxer Front Row Shxrly Hamllton, First Betty PGQQY Ann1e Qemefif 91' Qpooner waterbly Purcell Joanne Flower, Joy Lqakso, Phyllxs Holcomb, and Frances Moulton GIRLS' LEAGUE Offxcers Second Semester Presldent Anne LOb1Bh V1ce Presrdent Ethel Hausken Secretary Lovonne Mac Treasurer ZGIGG Donald Sxegel June Laakso Margaret Purtxll Dorothy Mathxeson Senxor Rep Patr1C1G Ann Labnsh Junior Pep Ethel HOUSKGU w1lma Seehorn Sophomore Rep June Laakso Maraaret Chrxstensen Freshman Rep Marxlyn SfY0UP Correspondlng Secretary Luella Advrsor Mxss Johnston Dobler Palmer x . - . u ' ' n n ' . ... - -. . I , . . J .- -I . . I A s, - J I 5 .- - . . 5 .- J . . I . . - , ., ' .- J 1 . . . . U M , . . . . - . . , . . t 1 L. September 18, 1940, a colorful Candlelight Ceremony in whxch the Freshman grrls and Mrs. Carter, as honorary mem- ber, were 1h1tlGtQd. October 4, a taffy pull st the Purtxll home helped to get the members better acquaxnted October ii, the tradrtxonal Mothers' Tea was held xn the Home Economrcs Room, the theme thas year bexng Orlental To further promote school spxrrt among the gxrls of the school, the Pep Club was orrgxnated rn the Grrls' League Along wxth thrs many money making schemes came 1nto use, the makrng and sellmng of megaphores, beanxes, and popcorn at games brought tn some money for the organrzatxon Before Chrrstmas vacatxon the Candy Raffle was held wxth a total of 55 70 berng rece1ved for the attractxvely made up boxes whxch were ruffled The tree mn the Assembly was agaxn decorated by the League Followrng the usual custom the mustcxans of the League sang Chrxstmas carols rn Rockford and vmcxnxty The group stopped later at Rovella Sahl1's for refreshments To show some recognxtron to the gxrls most actzve 1 school affarrs, Gold 3 and 4 year pxns and S11VQT 1 and 2 year prns were grven to those gxrls havrng the requrred num ber of pomnts PIRB wxll be turned rn each year and new ones grven out rf any of the g1rls part1c1pate xn enough ac txvttxes to earn them The poxnt system was worked out last year and contaxns a certaxn number of pornts for each actrv tty an rndxvxdual partakes IH The requxred number of potnts xs 300 for a four year prn 200 for a three year pxn 100 for a 2 year prn and 50 for a one year pxn The prns were purchased at Sartor1's xn Qpokane Those gxrls recexvrng prns were Fourth year fgold wrth a guard! Peggy waterbly, Margaret Purtxll and Betty Spooner X Thrrd year fgold wxthout a guardl J, June Laakso, Luella Dobler, Gene wycoff Mxl dred Schmrdt, and Dorthy Mathzeson Qecond year Ksrlver wrth a guardj Pearl Coppersmxth, Ann Lab1sh, Ethel Hausken, and Annre Purcell Fxrst year fsxlver wrthout a guardj Marmlyn Stroup, Margaret Schmmdt, Mar1e Swxtzer, Ravel Q . . J .... . K . T . J . . A . . . . ' . 1 . . . . .n . . . . - .- . . . . , , I ' I . . . . , . . . N4 I . . . . . .lT..- ...V . ,ijt xi I ' ,qxf Q . X gr . J 0:1 . . xv . Cuoffu J .- A-t-ii v V . . . la Sahlr, Lovonne MacDonald Fern Palmer and Patrzcxa Palmer February 19 a Grrls' League Conference, wrth forty partxcxpants was held at Rockford G1I1S and thexr advxs ors from Spanqle L1hdbQTQh, and Latah dxned wxthour League Ideas were exchanged on the promotron of the League xn hxgh school The executive commrttee of the League worked out a plan for an Annual, took p1ctures and arranged these booklets as O Qlff for each gxrl They proved to be cheerful remmnders of Gxrls' League events To keep order ln the meetxngs a mallet was made and presented to the League by Mr MacDonald Mr Butler added the IDITIGIS and Mr McCauley shellacked xt before lt began zts useful career March 27, Mlss Frederrcks of Spokane talked to the League about formrng a 4-H club rn thrs communxty Eleven gxrls who were rnterested started a Clothrng Unxt They plan to meet every two weeks durxng the summer OFFICERS Presldent June Laakso Vrce Presrdent Margaret Qchmxdt Sec and Treas Lovorne Moc Donald Program Chaxrman Margaret Chf1St9hS9h Reporter Tereas Qullzvan AdV1SOT Mrs Janson Two hrkes were partrcxpated rn by the gxrls the frrst one takxng the place of a regular meetr g The second time the g1rls hzked to Lovonne Mac Donald's for o we1ner YOGSY A scrapbook commxttee composed of Georgxa Cross and Ellen Bernet was actrve all year mn keeprng records for the exrls' League Newspaper cllpplngs, menu cards, and decora t1on scheres make up the majorxty of the book It 15 useful to new League members and offrcers, as they can fxnd out about the enterprrses the League has undertaken xn the post BOXING The mrtt men, coacred by Ar Frbbs staged a smoker March 21, whrch amused the fans w1th 33 rounds of a clean brand of boxrng ffor amateursl . 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Y . . . ,.,. . . 1 .- . . . . ,I . . - L . . , . e F F A boys have done a lot of work tn shop on outslde projects thxs year Among them were Fxxlng cars, mak1ng tables for church and burldxng fxreladders for the frre department They also brought rn projects of thelr own, such as wrecked cars, furnxture to be repalred or burlt, tractors to be overhauled, and forge work The F F has started a loan fund thrs year of S500 for fellows who are frnancxally unable to have a project They have a cooperatxve hog project T e F sponsorei a carnlval w h the Gxrl ' League thxs year, and also put on a turkey raffle at Chrxst mas for the purpose of rarsrng money The stock how IH the spring was very successful The local boys recexved many prrzes for thexr flne stock OFFICERS Presrdent Stephen Berner Vxce Presldent Eugene wertkamp Secretary Don Nulph Treasurer Dan Sull1van Watch Dog Don Lee Advrsor Mr McCauley QTOCK JUDGING The Stock Judgxng team judged lh contests t Colvxlle, Colfax, Dayton, Pullman, and Moscow Lauren was fxrst poxnt man at Colfax Bxll placed seco d at Colvrlle, and thlrd at Pullman The team members were Laure Brown, Mr McCauley Don Lee, Kenneth Purcell, B111 Bell, and Dan Qullrvan GRAIN JUDGING The Graln Judglng team judged at Endxcott to get fourth place, and at Pullman to get srxth Eugene Weltkamp, Wesley Brown and Fred Mrthoug composed the team POTATO JUDGING The Potato Judg1ng team took thrrd at Central Valley, and sxxth at Pullman At Pullman Fugene placed second, mn the xndxvldual scares The team consrsted of Eugene Welt Ramp, Wesley Brown, and Junlor Drecksel F. 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J , I - I ' '- A ' I J . xkx ,L c 1' 6 -f lla, , til X . 2, X Glee Club The lee Club IS composed of about tb1rty erght mem bers, both boys and grrls There also are separate dlV1 sxons of bovs and gxrls for sectronal practxce The Glee club sang at the concert on Apr1l 18 Mxss Drngle was the rnstructor untxl March, then she gave up her Job to Mr Vanderwall because of xllness BAND AND ORCHESTRA The Rockford High Qchool Band consxsts of thzrty four members prcked from the grade school and the htgh school Frve new people were added at the end of the frrst semester The 1hStTumQhtOt1Ch rncludes trumpets, trombones, sousaphone, flute, clarrnets, saxophone, and drums The orchestra 15 also composed of grade school and hrgh school people The rnstruments IH xt are strlngs, flute, clarrnets saxophone, trumpets and a sousaphone On the erghteenth of Aprxl the band orchestra, and glee club along wrth the batons, gave therr annual concert under the d1rect1on of Mr Vanderwall The concert was a great success RHYTHM BAND The rhythm band consrstxng of all fzrst and second grade students rs reorganrzed each year as the begrnners ar rxve and the former second graders move on, Mrs Carter Jeanne fonder 15 the student leader At the Mothers' Tea, regularly grven by the prxmary grades each sprrng, the band played three numbers Dancxng Lesson, Jolly Coppersnrth March, and Ace of Dzamonds TAPPING CLAQQ Tne last school semester has kept many of the younger cr1ldren rn darrng the noon hours to take themr tapp1ng les son Members of Betty pooner's class are Ann Marte Sul lrvan, who 15 taklng more advanced work, Kaye Royce, Mary Lou Lunde n, Warxlyn Gohlman, Lrleen and Axleen Schauf, Inga Myron, Algene Jansan, and Patty Qpooner baseball claimed four of the boys who started out wzth the classes, Ivan Wrllmschen oeorge ara MIITOH Pratt, and Donnxe Spooner The chrldren learned several dancesand ended the semes ter wrt? a short program for thexr mothers G , U. v . - . J b A ' J J directs the group practice twice a week. This year Mary . . ,, . ll ll ' ll ll ' ll L 1 L. . 1 . V . . u s. S ' - Q A . h ,. . - . A AL . - ' . , A A ' . ' n L t Q . - . .tl-1-iii-ujL1LL!-Lllluvwull, ea ,. -....f,, E, M xx 7 '4ousc5voK0. --- gud- HOW', Lhje Cute ? uess Uluof soqftl' ali Juli-acura 44.41, Well! 5 F L 2 3 5 1 The, Cv-mg Fresfvvnqn Girls -- I-nitxgtran A to 'xy I und ' Nnvle iff-'fx t QYH Cdhlbg I Mbdtst M.Y f I 1 As fl g. 1 A 4 W! 45 lk F in A Neilson W , K .A fn .1-A .' 5054 Dust 'fwiug Q,.,t.,- Lvglla if , SENIOR pusy NOKAILJRKL wr., r-1Aaaff -N - .- .qs N Freshman Bags - Initiation Din Sf waiting F97 Shir: -- x , In C.C. 1 , 'f wav KW ' milk H ,, fff' X Xxx f..J A 52263-,, CY S.-i V' Q me-' ,QQ fl Jo QA ffl ? Q ' L f N :G qw P ' . -f' 2 V C ,X 5' 4 4' H . U V 'J Z, .Q FE' A . xg FOOTBALL Rockford experienced a fairly successful football sea son, winnxng four games of a sxx game schedule One of these was by forfiet because of our opponent's having used an xneligible player Two victories were obtained through the one point margin, one over Otis Otchards 19 18, and the other from Cnksdale, 35 34 Rockford suffered its worst feat from Oaksdale with a score of 44-15 The boys playing therr fxnal year of football for the blue and write are Bill Bell, Clark Collrer, Don Lee, and Larry widner These players were mainstays of the team however, Coach Hxbbs will have B111 Goebel, Alden Jorgensen, Jerry Holcomb, Kenny Purcell, Wayne Widner, Tommy Purtill, Earl McClure, and Eugene weitkamp back for the i94iseason The 1940 season was the fourth for six men football at Rockford Hxgh, the school's having inxtiated the sport its athletic program in 1937 The grid game had been shelved here about fifteen years ago when it was decided the school could not support the game That was before the ad vent of the six man type game, and the eleven man game d mands more players and equipment than the school could suc cessfully muster So it was with keen enthusiasm that Rock ford High welcomed the return of the grid lport to its ath letic program The 1957 team was undefeated In 1938 the Indians were defeated but once, while in 1939, the blue and white was un ableto garner much glory, wznning but one game BASKETBALL practice games played, including the merry go round at Fair field in whxch four ncxghboring schools partlcipated Rock ford took the winnings by efeating Fairfieldln the playoff The boys ended the season with three straight wins over Amber Fairfield and Lindbergh after being defeated by Latah, Riverside Medical Lane and Otis Orchard Rockford's greatest victory was over the Fairfield Beavers w h a thirty four to sixteen score Larry widner, Don Lee, Clark Collier, Casey Christensen and gill Hickstein played the best offensive brand of ball with Dor Vulph, Lugene Neitkamp, and Tommy Purtill display ing plenty of good ball handling during the season The second team won a good share of the contests during the season, so Coach Hibbs should have some fair reserves for the coming season Clark Collxer, Don Lee and Larry Widner graduate this spring . . . J q - . ' de- . ' 5 T L . . . . . in . A eu The Indians started the season by winning six of seven . A . . is A - - . w . . 6 . . . . . J . . J . . J ' Y ' ' . . . it . , , . . . BASEBALL The baseball season has just started at Rockford High this year. Because of this it is hard to predict how they will come out. There is just a possibility that they will capture the conference championship. Reading from right to left: Back Row: Coach Hibbs, K. Purcell, L Widner, C Collier, D Lee, J. Holcomb J Drech- sel-Mgr rant Row T Purtill, E weitkam G Wount Mgr , C son widner, F Crane OH! SaSAN' The Janior Play Oh' Susan' was presented at Rockford April 25 Butler CAQT Danvers Werdith Mrs Marion Weatherby Edith Parsons Pose Parsons Janet Dalton NUM? L fty The Old Coak Jason Mrs Hawkes four act comedy-drama It was directed by Mr Don Nulph Luella Dobler Pearl Coppersmith Jene dycoff Ann Labish Ethel Hausken asey Christensen nobert 'alker Keith Ahern Wildred Qchwldt FUTJQE SECQETARIES SPOW CKIL For writing consistently at 6C wards per minute o ,X.J neu material, and transcribing perfectly, several nembers of the shorthand class are wearing bronze pins showing the degree of skill they have already cttained Thi emblem shows further that these people have ad vanced beyond the reqlirement for first year students, who must learn to write at that speed on practiced material Luella Dobler Dorthy Mathieson, P ggy Waterbly, Ethel bausxen, argaret rurtill, a d Betty Qpooner are the proud own rs of these awaras - . - I 1 . . F : . . . , . . - . L. X vw ' 1 ., n. . .- V , ' U ll . . , G , Y T' . . . N C i i . I H If v .N - . . ll ll ' 9 C . or ll ll ' LA L1 . F AJ l,V 1 V ' ' . 1. 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