West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Our Principal is the First Pilot of West High School. The First Pilot is Captain of his ship and in full command. Although in constant radio communication with dispatchers, he alone must assume full responsibility for all final decisions. To his technical ability and judgment, the air line trusts its priceless human cargo and expensive plane. Hut no air line gambles as to the men it uses and puts in such responsible positions; it demands and gets the highest standards of personal and professional perfection attainable. As First Pilot of West High School. Mr. Blue is responsible for the efficiency’of all activities carried on in the school. With the assistance and cooperation of the department heads, he puts into operation the courses of study, methods of instruction, and standards of achievement. Working through the counselors and with the counselors, he supervises and directs the planning of pupil programs of studies. Through the department heads and counselors, he seeks to encourage and assist classroom and homeroom teachers in making the West High School educational program as efficient and as effective as possible. In addition, during the past year, it has been necessary for Mr. Blue to work personally with boys and girls who arc adjusting their programs due to the war program. Hence the First Pilot must work with and through the department heads, the counselors, the classroom, and the homeroom teachers and the pupils themselves in order to develop the best educational program. Mr. Blue, who came to Rockford Senior High School in 1929, has not only consistently upheld and maintained the highest scholastic standards in secondary education in Rockford ; but also has developed an espirit dc corps” among the faculty members and a student morale whose excellence is second to none. 15

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James E. Blue, M.A. Principal I

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★ ★★★★★★ NERVE CENTER Margaret Denney (shown at left) a graduate of Rockford Senior High, has been the Registrar at West High since March 7, I9f2. West High’s registrar. Miss Denney, keeps the flying records” of all students from the moment they arrive at West to the receipt of their wings. In charge of the office staff. Miss Denney finds her work on the permanent records of the students most pleasant. Miss Lindstrom, who keeps the books in the finance branch” enjoys the check writing involved in her job. Miss Carlson enjoys her work with the daily roster” report. Tending the switchboard in West’s nerve center . Miss Odorsky likes handling the athletic eligibility cards, Assisting the librarian, Miss Wessels finds interest in her task of cataloging all new books. 16