West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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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

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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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Defense stamps are sold in cafeteria by Mary Lou Kerfin while Shirley Johns, Miss Kirby, and Mr. Shumate check sales report (lower left) ... Miss Johnson, Rod Cross chairman, demonstrates splint making to Hill Trefz, Mr. Maitland, and Anna Laacker . . . (bottom) heads of other faculty committees for defense, include Mr. Trautmann, Miss Currier, Miss Brown, Mr. Weber, and Miss Pearson. 19