West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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MISS HAZEI. C,. PUTNAM. B.A. Dean of Girls MRS. EVELYN G. JOHNSON Registrar “JbirectorJ yy “directors) As dean of girls, Miss Putnam is concerned mainly with problems which center about the social activities of the school, and the general welfare of the girls in West High. In addition to conferences with the girls, their parents, and the nurse about studies, health, and relative matters. Miss Putnam keeps a calendar of all social functions sponsored within the school. She is also chairman of the Organization Board which adjusts dates of club meetings, the points system, anti other activities. Miss Putnam chaperones many o! the social events personally and approves all other lists of chaperones submitted by the clubs. She is sponsor of the West High chapter of the National Honor Society and teaches three Latin classes. In school Miss Putnam who enjoyed studying Latin and history was impressed by a teacher who required definite achievement in classwork but amused his students by playing the violin during class. A trait that she admires in the character of her associates is consistency. M rs. Evelyn G. Johnson served as registrar at West High from the retirement of Miss Florence Foster on November 7 until March 7 when she was married to Mr. Stuart Johnson. Prior to her appointment as registrar Mrs. Johnson had been bookkeeper at the old Rockford high school and at West High. Among her duties as registrar were the enrolment of all students, keeping permanent accounts of their scholastic records, and transfering their records to other high schools and colleges as well as supervision of all office work. Mrs. Johnson's quiet and unflustered manner of dealing with all problems which interrupted her routine work won the admiration of her associates. A Rockford high school alumna, Mrs. Johnson particularly enjoyed mathematics and literature as studies. The reading of popular fiction is one of her favorite pastimes. A trip to the Pacific Northwest and Canadian Rockies was a memorable experience for Mrs. Johnson. She was much impressed by the modern architecture of West High, but acquired a dislike for its slippery floors. 17

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In his dual capacity of assistant principal and dean of boys, Mr. I.undahl performs a long and varied list of daily duties. He assists in all advisory matters concerning the boys of West High by consultation with class counselors, the boys, and their parents. Among Mr. Lundahl's many other duties are the supervising of hall locker assignments, the distributing of book cards, checking attendance, preparing of the class schedule and adjusting the size of class groups. He also advises the Student Council and superintends the printing. As business manager of athletics he is a member of the Athletic Board of Control. The assistant principal acts as a chaperone at most of the social functions connected with the school. In his teaching career Mr. I.undahl especially enjoyed coaching experience at Rockford High and he places acting as coach of the 1930 Big 7” championship football team foremost in thrilling events. Aside from his duties at West High, Mr. I.undahl acts as secretary of the Rockford Kiwanis dub. Beginning as secretary to the superintendent of Rockford Schools and the principal of the high school. Miss Florence Foster served as registrar at Rockford Senior High ami West High for forty-five years. Her name has become almost synonymous with that of Rockford High school, not only because of her long term in office but also for the pleasant manner with which she performed all of her duties. I always felt that my efforts were appreciated by the principal. teachers, and student body and this made my work a pleasure” Miss Foster stated. She also believes that the present student body of West High School is on the whole more serious and capable than former groups of students at Rockford High in days past. Miss Foster regrets losing touch with all of the students who enter from year to year. Since her retirement on Novcmkr 7, 1941, Miss Foster has spent much of her time in St. Petersburg, Florida. 16

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Combined faculty and student committees have been detailed to promote campaign to aid in defense effort . . . Margaret Shcldcn, Miss Wray, Miss Ralston, and John Ross of the Health Committee confer on plans for campaign (above left) . . . Janet Hogan, Miss Fisher, Miss Boyd, and Suzanne Sanders plan activities of International Committee during Pan-American week. “cAnaiy,3t3 77 is