Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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TH E FACULTY5. MR. WALTER A. EDWARDS, Instructor in Virgil, General History, Civil Government, Politics and Political Economy. Mr. Edwards graduated from Knox College in 1883. After teaching Latin and Greek in the Peoria High School for three years he went abroad and studied the ancient classics in the University of Berlin and other schools. On his return in 1889 he became principal of the High School at Decatur, and since january, 1891, has held that position in the R. H. S. ASSISTANTS. Mrss JENNIE E. VVALDO, Instructor in Natural Sciences. Miss I-IATTIE E. MoRsE, Instructor in Mathematics. Miss CLARA F. RANDALL, Instructor in Literature and Elocution. Miss SARAH M. FARLEY, Instructor in Latin and Greek. Miss MINNIE M. KERN, Instructor in German. Miss Kern graduated from Hillsdale QMich.j College in 1889. After teaching in the High School at Conneat, O., she studied in Hanover Seminary for two years. Miss Kern has taught two years in R. H. S. Miss M. V. HODGNIAN, Instructor in English, English History, Algebra and Physical Geography. MR. O. KERN, Instructor in Latin, American Literature and English. MR. D. N. HONVLAND, Instructor in Physics and Chemistry. ' Miss HELEN DICKEY, Instructor in Drawing and Painting. Miss Dickey studied rin Boston and New York. In ISQI she became Superintendent of Drawing in the Rockford Public Schools. Miss Dickey devotes Friday of each week to the High School. MR. Louis RECKHOXV, Instructor in Algebra, Advanced Arithmetic and Book-keeping. Miss MARY CLEMENS, Teacher of Elocution and Rhetoric. 6

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PREFACE. To THE Resumes: You will doubtless fmd much in this volume to be improved upon, but consider yourself fortunate if the editor is not your debtor. I copy from my illus- trious predecessor: Many have helped meg many have notg I thank those who have. O

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