Rockford High School - Rocketeer Yearbook (Rockford, MN)

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Being somewhat active in basketball during the first years it was play- ed at high school, it is interesting to me tn look hack and note the progress made in this sport.-Mr. Ruudquist. Most of the older alumni will remember Professor Stedinger who shot us full of German. His instruction helped wonderfully during a re- cent b u s i 11 e s s trip through his country.-- Mr. Johnson. The class of 1893 num- bered forty-nine and this figure suffers severely in the light of more recent classes.-Mr. Alverson. One of the things that we old graduates treas- ure are the friendships we made during the high school days.-Mr. Blake. With a feeling of pride, I observe that the Owl and Annual are now among the leading high school publications in the state.-Mr, Newman. Mr. Fred E. Rundquist graduated from Rockford high school in 1905. During his last year in high school he was captain and center of the First basketball tcam. Mr. Rundquist is, at present, foundry manager at Green- lee Brothers and Company. Mr. Albert M. johnson graduated i11 1899. Mr. john- son graduated fron1 the University of Illinois in 1903 with the degree of Bachelor in Science in Mechanical Engineering. He has been connected with the Barnes Drill Company since 1907 as Superintendent and Chief Engineer. Mr. johnson is the president of the Rock River Valley Section of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers. Mr. Albert E. Alverson graduated in 1893. He has been connected with Greenlee Brothers and Company i11 Rockford since 1903. At the present time he is vice- president of the National Hardware Manufacturers' As- sociation and Secretary of Greenlee Brothers. Mr. E. Tracey Blake graduated from Rockford high school in 1907. While in high school Mr. Blake was a member of the football and baseball teams. He is man- ager of Finished Stoves at Barber-Colman Company, where he has been employed for twenty years. Mr. Lyle Newman graduated with the class of 1906. Mr .Newman was illustrator for the Annuals of 1905 and 1906 and was editor of the Owl in his senior year. He attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and is at present a furniture designer. In fgf' Q T ZZW7 ' .. .. .. .. one hundred seventy-eight

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Mrs. Clara Morgan Savage graduated from Rockford high school in 1892. Mrs. Savage, county treasurer, is president of the Rockford Business and Professional VVOH1Cll'S Club, and secretary of Oriental Shrine. Miss Jessie Spafford graduated from Rockford high school in 1379. She graduated from Vassar College and has taken post-graduate work in the University of Chi- cago and University of Wiscoiisill. Mr. Carl O. Nyman graduated with the class of 1908. After graduation, he attended Northern Illinois College of Law, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1914. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and has practiced law in Rockford since 1915. Attorney Nyman is now president of the John Ericsson Republican League of Wiiiiiebago County. Mr. john Petritz was a prominent student during his four years i11 Rockford high school. He attended Georgetown University, where he received his A. B. in 1915. In 1918, he obtained his L. L. B. at Georgetown University. Mr. Petritz is manager of the Rockford Storage Warehouses. He is president of American Business Clubs, and is a school board member. Miss Marion Tait is a graduate of DeKalb Normal School. She received her Ph. B. degree from the University of Chicago. She is a missionary teacher in a girls, boarding school located at Assam, India. Miss Tait represents the American Baptist Missionary South of New York City. ' Let us insist on ahigh school education for ev- ery girl-a college educa- tion if possible, to make better citizens, h e tt e 1' h o ni c s and a better world.-Mrs. Savage. Learn to think for yourselfg 'There is no ex- pedient to which at man will not go to ayoid the real labor of thmk1ng'. -The words of Thomas A. Edison are quoted by Miss Spafford. The class of 1928 points with pride to the fact that a reunion has lgeen held every year since graduation.-Mr. Nyman. The most pleasant days of one's life are those spent in high school.- Mr. Petritz. Keen-eyed, brown- faced girls seated on bamboo mats spread he- fore low benches, Indian teachers not much older than their pupils, seek- ing to guide them to bet- ter living-these are out- standing pictures brought back from India.-Miss Tait. ,Wa - - R one hundred seventy-seven 5 5

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Mr. Wfilliam McPhail graduated from Rockford high school in 1906. He was prominent in high school jour- nalistic activities. He was assistant business manager of the Owl and a memlaer of the advertising section of the Annual. Mr. Mcldhail is associated with Holland Ferguson and Company, Abstractors. 'Miss Gertrude Schmauss graduated from Rockford high school in 1906. She was president of the senior class and was author of the class history. Miss Sclimauss is a graduate of Bradford Academy. The Book Shop was the first store of its kind in Rockford. Miss Schmauss was the originator of this shop. Mr. Henry Peers graduated in 1897 from Rockford high school. He was a member of the Mandolin Club while in R. H. S. He is the owner of the J. C. Peers Jewelry Store. Mr. Bert Hocking graduated from R. H. S. in 1910. He was vice-president of the senior class, the class orator, a member of the Annual Staff, and a member of the Band. He was active in band work while at- tending the University of Wiscoiisiii. Mr. Frank VVelsh graduated from Rockford high school in 1910. In his senior year, he captained the basketball team and played quarter-back on the football team. He received his B. S. degree from Dartmouth in 1914. Mr. Welsh is a director of the American Busi- ness Clubi' and of the Rockford Country Club. He is a member of the VVe1sh and VVe1sh law firm. , f' WW fdgaf - - Zh! one hundred seventy-nine May I congratulate the Annual Staff upon their ability to keep pace w1t11 the, many other progres- sive activities and or- ganizations of Rockford high school. - Mr. Mc- Phz 'l. ll Cultivate the habit of good reading. It stands you in good stead all th r o u g h life. -- Miss Schmauss. B 'd lf. in esi es niyse Y wife, a sister, a daugh- ter, three nephews, 'two nieces either having graduated or now ate tending, there is not.a chance of my interest IH Rockford High School lagging.-Mr. Peers. Do not neglect the op- portunity to D1'0DCl'1Y equip yourlself for.the years ahead. To fail to appreciate or I to grasp this opportunity is a serious handicap. - Mr. Hocking. I My admonition to high school students is that before graduation from school or college they should have made up their minds what they intend to do.-Mr. VV61Sh- 'T '