Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Superintendent of Schools Frank A. Jensen was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Michigan in l930. His untiring efforts have guided the Rockford public schools through the trying days of economic distress. For twelve years Mr. Jensen has been at the head of Rockford's public educa- tional system. page U1'g1lf4'Nl

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we-an V1.,-5 -1y,ufV,, 3, ,ziwagfzlz-ffhf i,ilf6i3'?9l 'tm V wliilinstmii. Puget, Mr. l,:ii1tle. Yr. l,iiiitl:tl1l. Hr. lleyer. Siiytler. Hgilluy. lgimteliiilq, Nlr. Limilaliii, plnlllla. rltusliii. Xlr. lllue, l':iel4zirtl. Athletic Board of Control Ac V iv XYh:it's so interesting. ttltl Timer? 'llhe 'nl stticleiit was trztiilcly puzxlerl. YU ' ' ' ' ' ur Hwl. lt says the lktiztrtl tit .Xthletie Cmitrtil ztwztrclecl the tuutlnzill letters this seztf soil, replied the stiitleiit uf titty years ztgti. it Yes. itll zttliletie gtiveriimeiit is plzteetl iii their liziiifls iitiw. 'lihe lmtmztrcl is Z1 line tliiiig' for selitml zithleties, :X I'CU'1ll'lI' Lzutclisfvvlrtt thev Siu' fines. 5' ' . .-A lt is their ehief serviee. XX'heii it wits tvrgziiiizetl, the memluers hrtcl lllflllj' other chities. 'lihe first :mtl ifrezttest was to fret the stiitleiit ltmlv lieliiiicl their teams. N P- . it Yu sehtml spirit ? .V 1 l'he clepressitni mtistly, liefnre theii, :ill the ecizteh hacl to tlti was tu prtmcluee zi gucntl teztm, aiicl he wttiiltl liiicl pleiitx' ol liztelcersf' et i Yes, l lciiow. You etmulclirt get iiitti lmsltetliztll games. All stilcl uiitf lt was Zl cliltereiit sttvry when l93fl rtvlletl arouitcl. Nlzuiy sttitleiits euiilcl really not zififorel to zitteiicl the gztmes. A iutieh larger pztrt haul the iiitniey lxiit lrteltetl the interest. lt tuulq real szilesiiiziiisliip to put the teams over. it t. Xxvllill kiiicl -llep sessions? Rallies? Yu, they were zilreztcly iii iise. The stucleiit euuiieil suggested the lnestplzutz zz fiiiietitmiiig Atliletie lltmzlrfl. llheii the lmtiztrcl was Ul'QflIllZCfl. it etmiisistetl tif the priiieipztl. :tssistaiit priu- Clpill. zlthletie clireetttr. two etmelies. eziptztiiis tat' the iiizt-iur spurt teams, :mtl fcmiir stiitleiit euiiiieil memlters. The euztelies :mtl the eziptztiiis serve only cliiriiig the sezisrni iii whieh their spurt is aetivef' Huw tlitl they seeiire the stiicleiits' mterest 1 The lirst step iii their plziii was tu lmoust the sztle ut' the tielcets. .X stiicleiit lmusiiiess iiinimger was ztpptiiiitecl, :mtl Nlr. liliiier Dewey. tzieulty meitilier, was plzieecl iii eliarge uf the liiimtees. Yariutis iiiethtitls tit' iiiterestiiig the pupils were triecl. Uiie was the ecltiezititiii tit' the stiicleiits l mi points tif the game. l Wits the lblilll :1 Sl1CL'CSS?ll . . , f Diir teztms ztre still gmiigx' jwlyfw .ft'7't':1lt't'u

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page nineteen Principal James E. Blue holds the degree of Master of Arts from Columbia University. Since his coming to Rockford, the home room plan has been inaugurated, senior finals have been elim- inated, and the six-hour school day has been started. XYe, speaking :is seniors, have learned to respect and admire him, not only as Il principal, but also as a friend.