Rockford High School - Rocketeer Yearbook (Rockford, MN)

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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 '

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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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Wa Sobriety and work ac- complish much. - Mr. Rew. Always optimistic for the future of Rockford.- Mr. Sheets. Concentration and per- severance lead to suc- cess.-Mr. Porter. My experience teaches me that vigilance and attentiveness to what is going on about you are exceedingly helpful at- tributes throughout life. -Mr. Frost. Good sportsmanship is as important in business as in athletics. - Mr. Hopkins. Mr. Robert Rew graduated from Rockford high school with the class of 18735 he is the oldest living male graduate of our school. Since graduating from Northwestern University, Mr. Rew has practiced law in this city many years. Mr. Raymond Sheets attended Nortliwestern Academy in Chicago before coming to Rockford where he entered Rockford high school as a senior. He was class orator of the class of 1905, graduating at the age of hfteen and later attending Dartmouth. He enlisted in the army December, 1917. He served in the Eighty-sixth regi- ment, which saw action for eighteen months in France, returning in April of 1919. Mr. Sheets is now president of the Sheets Rockford Silver Plate Company. Mr. Hosmer Porter graduated from Rockford high school in 1911 and from the Northwestern School of Pharmacy in 1914. Mr. Porter is vice-president of the Porter Drug Company. Mr. Raymond S. Frost graduated in 1903. He was a member of the football team for two years and was also interested in track. Mr. Frost was a member of the Mandolin club. He attended the University of W1SCOl1S1l1. He is now Justice of the Peace. Among the prominent alumni members of Rockford high school is Mr. A. F. Hopkins, who graduated in 1905. Mr. Hopkins is associated with the Hess and Hopkins Leather Company. F iz!! W! mf one hundred eighty