West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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MJ Katherine C. Slade M.A. Matlaemalirx Head Glen L. Batesole M.A. Mathematics Ethel Vincent M.A. Mathematics Carolyn R. Wones M.A. Mathematics Hilda Humphreys M.M Music :Fin Military Service Helen F. Barlass B.A. Mathematics Christine E. Sheetz M.A. Mathematics Milo E. Willson B.S. Mathematics i June E. Bornor B.C.S. Orchestra Director Victor F, Lunn M.A.? Band Director Miss Slade enjoys traveling, when it is possibleg but she is mainly interested in people, particularly high school stu- dents, and how they use their talents in outside activities. Fishing, especially for muskies, takes up a considerable portion of Mr. Batesole's leisure time. He would like to build a cottage and own some .land on one of the Wiscon- sin lakes. Sports, as a spectator and as a participant, are a favorite pastime for Miss Sheetz. She admits, however, that she is not an expert at any form of sport. Although she can not travel now, Miss Vincent hopes that she will learn to Hy some day. Because of her work in trigonometry she has become an enthusiast of air and water navigation. As might be expected, Mr. Willson also follows various sports such as baseball and collegiate football. He plays golf in the summer and olhciates for football and basketball games. On a hot summer day Miss Wones enjoys aswim, while in winter ice skating is her favorite sport. Moreover, she finds it always delightful to engage in conversation and adds that she hon- estly doesn't expect to do all the talking. Mr. Bornor, whose hobby is processing his own movie film has made all of his equipment for this work. He predicts that color film will be in common use after the war. As is true with many teach- ers, her work is an avocation as well as a vocation with Miss Humphreys. She likes to cook and is an ardent detective story fan. Mr. Lunn Hnds that his family is his chief interest, for his two children are a constant source of enjoyment and pleasure. The Rockford Civic Symphony Orchestra and a Church choir occupy part of his time also. Last summer, Miss Barlass, pursuing her interest in gardening, raised a large variety of vegetables. She harvested and canned a fine crop, even though squash bugs threatened to destroy the potatoes and carrots. 25 lN5'7KOC'70,R5'

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As Mr. Shumway during the lN.S'7RllC'70R.S' Robert B. Shumway B.S. . Industrial Department Head LaVerne F. Barnes B.A. Industrial Arts Carl H. Klampe Industrial Arts Cloyd O. Robeson B.A. Industrial Arts Gabriel B, Wertsch B.E. Industrial Arts Harry C. Maitland B.E. Industrial Department Head CAssistantj George A. Berg B.E. Industrial Arts Charles M. Pratt Industrial Arts Alfred D. Sabin M.A, Industrial Arts Oliver Schade M.S. Employment Director summer continued the task of making training available to men and women planning to enter defense plants, he believes he has gained the satisfac- tion of sticking to a vital wartime job. Working in drafting rooms and machine shops, Mr. Barnes has gained valuable and instructive experience during his war-time vacations. He not only helped out in the war effort but also obtained suf- Hcient practical experience to qualify as a Smith-Hughes teacher. While on a trip North during his last summer vaca- tion, Mr. Berg took some highly prized colored movies of his family and their activities in the North Woods. A trip to the iron mines of Northern Minnesota provided a profitable summer for Mr. Pratt. His visit also included a tour of in- spection of the docks along the shore of Lake Superior. Dur- ing a trip to the Atlantic seaboard by automobile, Mr. Robeson acquired a clearer knowledge of American and Canadian geography. He discovered that early American history took on a new and more understandable meaning. Mr. Sabin enjoys, most of all, teaching mechanical drawing, consequently, he has spent summer vacations working in drafting rooms of machine tool industries in Rockford. Realizing that a shop teacher can profitably spend his sum- mer in industry and grow professionally at-the same time, Mr. Wertsch spent last summer at a mechanical engineering company doing jig, fixture and machine designing. He finds this work an excellent way to keep up on the latest develop- ments in industrial drafting. Mr. Sc ade gained both expe- rience and pleasure during the vacations he spent at summer school. When studies were over for the day, he would find time to do some fishing in the evening. 24

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lN5'7ROL'70R5 Lois A. Dilley M.A. English Department Head Erna M. Bevington M.A. English Theodora P. Coxon M.A. English Amy Hollem M.A. English Katharine H. Obye Ph.B. English Elsie Beatty M.A. English Mary I. Carlson M.A. English Pearl L. Geddes M.A. English Geraldine Marquardt B.A English Elizabeth F. Pearson B.A. English One of the most amusing, yet informative books which Miss Dilley has read, is Headhnnling in the Solomons by Caroline Mytinger. As the title suggests, the humor lies in the clever phrasing of the author. Miss Beatty and Miss Carlson both chose Om' Hearts Wer'e Young and Gay by Cornelia' Otis Skinner and Emily Kinsbrough as the most amusing book they had ever read. Miss Carlson remarked that the humor of the account by the authors of their first European tour seemed to me to be typically American in that it depends largely upon exaggerated or incongruous situa- tions and upon clever expression. Mrs. Coxon explained that she best enjoy-ed humor when it occurred in the course of reading books of other types. Then it is unexpected or absurd and contributes to the book and itself. Sinclair Lewis' last novel, Gideon Planish, delighted Miss Geddes be- cause of Mr. Lewis' caustic remarks about individuals who create organizations with virtuous slogans for the purpose of adding to their own importance and popularity. Selecting her most amusing book from the classic literature, Miss Hol- lem found that The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens was very humorous. Another admirer of authors Skinner and Kinsbrough was Miss Marquardt who thought Om' Hearts Were Young and Gay was the most delightful book she had read. A humorous book recently read by Miss Obye was Chirhen Every Snnclay . In it she met many odd and amusing characters the like of which she had either known or heard about. Miss Pearson discovered that even though Augusta Evans' Sl. Elzno was not intended to be funny, it amused her greatly. The story, with unreal characters, false situations, and an improbable plot, was yet hlled with noble sentiment that was humorous. 26