Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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STH. S. 1933 4 Q. far- - ..,. .Xrlltnr R. Crnnth, illlt'llliM'I'l1 Martin N, Noling. tmetnlu-rig M rs. kl, R. .Xnflt-rson, tniemlu-rl: Mrs, Edith Bailey, tniemlu-rl: Uharles XY. llohnqnist. ttneinherl. xlolltl .X. .Xlnlt-n, tpresiilentlg tiny lf. XYilliams. tsecretaryjg -lain'-s il, lfornl, tnu-inlu-Hg X1-rnie li, Olson. tnu-nulu-rlg llarry Mt-lllu-rg, tnu-nilu-rl: Roy johnson, inn-lnlu-rig Roy ll. Brown, tattorneyj. Board of Education The lloarfl of licltieation is a govt-rnnu-ntal hoily a snperintelulent of schools, Klr. Frank A. Jensen, l 'llflf2llH5l of l'll'Vl'1l Pl'l'f4Ul1S Iwlilillili'-'fl lb' illt' 1N?l5 'l' who is responsible to the hoarrl of etlncation for the :mtl approyecl hy tlu- tlity t'onneil, whose powers as L-X01-Umm ,,f Q15 pqylicicg. given in tlu- eity charter of lloelcfortl are to lay oil' :mtl flivitle the eity into school tlistriets, alter the same anil ereate new ones: to pnrehase or lease sites for sehool-honses, with the necessary grounds: to erect, hire. or purchase hniltlings snitalmle for schoolhouses :mtl keep the same in repair: to fnrnish schools with neeessary fixtures, furniture, lihraries, :mil apparatus: to estalrlish, support, :mtl maintain common schools! to hire teachers :mtl tix their eonipensationg an'l to presrrilu- the stnflies tu lu- tangglit in the mliilerent Many walks of life are representecl on the Rock- forrl hoarrl of eclneation, ancl several of the hoard nu-mhers have servetl a long time. Mr. vlohn .-N. Altlen, president of the hoartl, is the president of the Swedish- .Nmeriezm National Hank, :mtl has servecl for eight years. Mrs. .l. R. .Xnclerson antl Mrs. lfclith llailey are luonsewives, lvotlt hayinn servetl four years. Blr. Yernie Olson, president of the Olson Furniture Com- pany, has served for the longest periocl, n'ne years. :mtl Mr. James J. Ford. president of the lfortl Mann- faetnrinq Company, has served for seven years. Mr. sehools, anal the sehool hooks to he nsetl. 'l'o tinanee tlu- pnhlie erlneation system :mtl furnish tiny VVilliams, of the VVilliams Real lfstate ,-Keeney, free text hooks, the litrilffl of lftlneation may eause anrl Mr. flliarles llolnulnist, president of the llolm- to he levierl in their sehool tlistrict one anal one-ltillf qnist lannher X lfttel t'on1pany, have serverl tive years. IWY' ft-H1 lm' t'fll1l'?lll Wll INWIW5'-'S Ullfl lW'l1?lll- f Mr. Martin Noling, who is the Sniuwintentlent of UV IWV Will l. V llllllflllli l'UVll 5l'5 UPUH all ill? mx' the lixperimental llepartnu-nt of the llarlu-r-Colman Ullll' lW lW U' li llll' Sflltml flifU'il'l 1111011 llll' Vlllllililflll t'ompany, has servetl for fonr years, as has Mr. Roy to he aseertainetl hy the last assessnu-nt for State -lolmson, proprietor of Roy-'s Broadway Station, Mr, mul Ulllllli' WNW- .Xrtluir Crtnnh, who was eonnecterl with the Illinois Rank and Trust Company, has served for two years, The hoarcl of erlneation is the loeal agent in ear- while Mr. Harry Itlellherg, who has servecl one year. rying ont the will of the peoplt- in the matter of isa salesman. Mr. Roy H. Brown, the attorney who puhlit' eflneation: :mtl In he ahle to represent and hanflles the legal affairs of the hoard, has served for earry ont tlu- rlesires for pnhlie crlneation, they have nineteen years. fourteen i 1 1 I7 In

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Your three short years have passed all too quickly and soon you will take your place among the alumni of Rockford Senior high school. Although you will remember these years as critical from many points of view, yet you will also recall with pleasure the many rich experiences of your Senior high school days. Your worthwhile classroom experiences, your enduring friendships among pupils and teachers, and your part 'in the many activities of the school will continue to be a source of satisfaction to you and to those with whom you worked. 57 Master of Arts. Principal.

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TH. 5. 1933 l ' Q Q 'f ., asf Q' s it 1 0 'a ff-. it t no-f j ef: 4' ,,Q: s s fa A I li it pg f ' .32 Q 1-a swrzmgg.-t L H , ' . sgi t 2 1 Florence M. Foster. fRegistrarbg Myrtle Irons. I'h,B.. t.Xrt Supervisorj' v ,Xstriil Gustafson, fMnsic Snperrisorlg C. IC. Sullivan. tl'rinterl: Lucy If, Norniile, fllirector of Cafeterizlsl. l'aul S, Conklin. M. S., f.Xssist:1nt Principallg Ilazel fl. Putnam, ILA., tllean of Girlsj. Bernice Mullen. tClerkjg llelen IJ. Capron, tC'lt-rkhg lfvelyn johnson, tClerklg Ifvclyn Hanson, CCIL-rklg Yera NYalling, tSecretary to Superintenilentl, Office and Administration The administration of the Rockford Smiior high school is so efiiciently conducted, that the organization is a matter of admiration on the part of many. Mr. James li. Blue, the principal, is responsible for all activities in the school while it is in or out of session. He not only supervises all the curricular and extra-curricular work, but he also has charge of the various courses of subjects. He also super- vises the work of all the high school employees. The assistant principal, Mr. Paul S. Conklin, as dean of boys, has charge of their attendance and discipline. lle also organizes and assigns the classes upon the principal's approval, handles free text book routine, and assignment of lockers. The Dean of Girls, Miss Hazel Putnam, has charge of the girls' attendance and directs all of the high school social activities. She arranges a calendar for organization meetings and social functions. The registrar, Miss Florence Foster. is in charge of the enrollment of the school, checking students' records while they are in high school and after they leave. and also the keeping of scholastic, personality, and attendance records. Miss Iivelyn Johnson. the bookkceper. has charge of the school activity fund through which all school organizations arrange tinancial matters, She also as- sists thc registrar in her numerous duties. Mr. Rluc's fifteen private secretary and stenographcr is Miss Bernice Mullen, who assists Miss Foster as well. Miss Evelyn Hanson supervises all of the work in the Information Ofhce in assisting Mr. Conklin and Miss Putnam. She has charge of the hook roomg makes the attendance reports: and handles all ques- tionnaires sent out and returned. Assisting Miss Hanson in the Information Olifice, and taking charge of the daily notices, is Miss Helen Capron. The Chief Clerk in the school system is Miss Vera XValling. She has complete charge of all the records in the Board of Education Office: orders all the supplies: supervises the handling of the payrollsi and also has charge of all the bookkeeping. The music supervisor, Miss Astrid Gustafson. and the art supervisor, Miss Myrtle Irons, have as their work, making a study course for the teachers to fol- low: and responsibility for the grade of work put out by the instructors. The printer, Mr. Clarence Sullivan. does all the printing for the Board of liducation, public schools, and the school organizations. The cafeterias of the Senior and two ,Iunior high schools are under the supervision of Miss Lucy Nor- mile. It is her duty to buy all supplies, to plan for the menus, to set prices, and to see that the cafe- terias are self-supporting.