Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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I Elf! WL ll, is ,I ,wl- fl rw 'W ali l to Putmarfs Nation's Progress 1940 Vol, IVY AQ U A R T E R century ago marks an event worthy of record in con nection with the positive development to high ef ficiency of the education of the youth cf oul na t1on It was then that the class of 1912 graduated from Rockford High School with the firm satisfaction of having left nothing un done which would con vince the world of the ex cellency of a hlgh school That thls class did their full duty with thelr studies and training can not be disputed Positive evi dence ot this fact may be obtained by referring to Volume XLVI pp 528600 of the Foster Records The excellent support of the general school lndus try IS not however the onl, suppcrt of high slr hool life rendered by this class athletics band literary and social she lent her predomlnatlng support In toot ball two captains elected from thls class each had a championship team In basketball the captain elected trorn 1912 led the undisputed chan pions of Illmois in 1311 who for their success were awarded a permanent tro- phy, a beautiful silver cup, Rockford High School, without the speedy track men of this class unques- tionably could not have met with the success of charnplons as they did ln 1911 The band an or ganization of which the school was duly proud lest members from every dlVlSlOI1 by the departure of the seniors When the management and control of the school paper was turned over to the class they earnestly shouldered their reallzed responsibil itv and with diligent ef forts produced a magazine that was well worth while Their sociabillty was shown by their much en Joyed receptions to the other classes The boys of this class were right fully credited for lifting thelr school from a rut in llterature and debate This they dld by the organiza tion ot a Philomathean Literary Society a o ciety Wh1Ch was designed tory cf the school Thus content with their achievements in adding new laurels to the honoi ot thelr troyall school the class of 1912 departed some to seek advancement through further learning and otheis to cope with the experiences ot lite X- Y 'il XM ilwllll l lt, 1 J ' ' ' - V ' ' . ' l l ' I l , ' . . . - l . , 1 .1 - M - Q , . . V , . N N . - - , 5 I V L: . . S - Q 1 . l In every Sghool activity: to last throughout the his- I . . , A . , I . . . fa 1 N . . . . A , A . . .. h y ll: , 1 Flin 9 ,V R 4 ,1- KAQX , iw X i- .,.,..t n:t.... '

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213 lCOC'lx'l7O!Cl? HIC!!! SCHOOI- .'IX.YI' If Class of 1912 COLORS MOTTO Black and Gold Facta Proben II YELL .INII Imluu, who is wlm? Scuim's, Seniwrs. Uuc Niue Une Tum' Class Officers t QDeeds Provej First' Semesler Second Semesier XYAXRIQICX 4XI.I3RIL'H IJ-XXII ' ' GIMXIJYS GOIDUA-XRD IQAXYMI XXII LIXRLSON IZIAIIQR IDIQXYEY 'l'r l 1'esicIcuts QC- I 'residents I Secretaries CZISIITCTS ID IXAIJRRSUN QXIAXY RC JKIIQR LI I S HUI'i1H'I'XI IYC IUII LUX X ' .IIJUX