West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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JOSEPH FRANK ACARDO Orchestra 2, 3, 4, Home Room President 2 A very iressimistic view of t e future world conditions is not going to prevent joe from carrying out his ambition to make music his career. MARGARET LUCILLE ALLEN Glee Treasurer 2, 3g Honorary Musical Z, 3, Forum 2, 3, 4g Mu- sic Appreciation 2, 39 A Cappella 3, 4 Maggie's vocation is going to be in either of two fieldsg if so- cial work does not he- come her life work, she wants to take up music. MARY ANTOINETTE ARBISI Social Arts 33 Com- mercia 3g Music Ap- preciation 3 In high school, Mary has found clothing and foods classes to be in- teresting,' and she he- lieves home economics should be a required course for girls. R F' ...- dw 6 'Q if 52 it 1' it 1 ' Rls ELLIOT WILLIAM AHMER A Cappella 2, 35 Cur- tain 3, 43 Hi-Y 3, 4 Elliott considers present educational ad- vantages to be suffi- cient for youth of the future world. Too, he believes women's im- portance will equalize men's in tomorrow's world. BETHEL JEANETTE ANDERSON Tri-Y 2, 3g ABL 3: Home Room Treasurer 35 Commercia 3, 49 Student Council 4 To high school, Beth credits her ability to follow instructions. Because she enjoys commercial subjects her plans after gradu- ation are to hecome a stenografpher. HARRY-1 ,ROBERT ASCHAN ROTC Lieutenant 4, Hi-Y 4 Because of an interest in physics and algebra, the engineer- ing field, which Harry hopes to enter, will he- come a vocation as well as an avocation. CARMEN ALBA Carmen, who wants to go to a Bible insti- tute and from there to do missionary work, believes her greatest relaxation comes from doing church work. CAROL ANN ANDERSON Glee 4g Orchestra 4 To improve the world of tomorrow. Carol's advice is to strive for a greater un- derstanding of racial and ' social problems lllllhlll 010' 01171 f0lHl' try. COLETTE BEVERLY ASHLEY Pan-American 29 Tri- Y 2, GAA 2, 33 So- cial Arts 3, 4 Feeling that wom- en should not try to take over more men's jobs, Beve would like to attend college and study to become a die- titian. 29 BARBARA LOU ALBERTS Commercia 2, 33 So- cial Arts 3g ABL 3, 45 Tri-Y 3, President 45 Student Council 4g National Honor 3, 4 Although her litera- ture and stenography classes have vied for top favor with her, Barb has chosen husi- ness college as the school she is interested in. FRANCES RUTH ANDERSON French 25 Honorary Musical 2, 3, 4, Or- chestra 2, 3, 4, Home Room Treasurer 4 Fran believes wom- en, after the war, will withdraw from indus- try to provide work for men. Her career, after attending college, will he along musical lines. JOSEPHINE KATHERINE BACINO Enjoying her stenog- raphy course in school, jo plans to obtain a secretarial position. In the future she feels youth must have more education in govern- ment. LaVERN ELWOOD ' ALLEN N Home Room President 2g Hi-Y 3, 4, Euclid- ean 4g Band 2, 3 Vice-President 4 Taking advantage of the science offered in high school, LaVern feels it has aided him in succeeding to be- come a member of the Air Corps reserve. JACK THEODORE ANDERSON Home Room President 3g Hi-Y 3, 4, Tennis 3 jack admires Gals- worthy's philosophy: Personality is influ- enced by environment. Planning to enter the field of engineering, he feels that mathe- matics should he stressed m o r e in school. ROBERT LYMAN BAILEY Latin 23 Euclidean 23 Tennis 2, 3, 4, Band 2, 3, 4g Hi-Y 3, 45 R Club 4g National Athletic 4 By reading more, Bob strives to improve his character. He feels that women will play a major part in the future development of science.

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I? 1944 ,Ffa Leaders of the class of 1944 for the second semester are Cleft to rightl Betty Hennessey, secretary: Miss Ethel Vincent, coun- selor: Lcrvern Allen, vice-president: Georgia Retsinas. treasurer: and Ioseph Acardo, president. 28

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BOBBY EUGENE BANES Track manager 3, fig Ili-Y 3, 4, R Club 3, 45 Euclidean 4 Bob plans entering the field that is drawing this world closer together and which is aiding in making one world in- stead of several na- tions, aviation. IIARRIET ANN BAXTER To be truly success- ful in their future ca- reers, Jinx feels that youth of today are going to have to im- prove their manners in everyday life. PAUL ARNDT BERG ROTC Lieutenant 3, 45 Publications 2. An- nual Associate Editor 3, Editor 43 Euclidean 2, 3g Forum 2, 35 Or- chestra Z, 3, 4, Hi-Y 3, 45 Debate 2, 35 Na- tional Honor 3, 4g Not only does Paul appreciate the freedom we have in America, but he values the opportunity each indi- vidual has to leave his imprint in society. OR LUCILLE MARIE BANKS When she becomes a secretary Lou is going to continue a subject that is proving to he of great interest to her in high school, typing. JACQUELINE BEAUCHAMP GAA 2g 8-5-3 2, 3g Treasurer 43 Student Council 2, Vice-Presi- dent 3 jackie, who enjoys mathematics and art work, plans to con- tinue in both these fields at college. She admires jane Eyre he- cause of her unselfish nature. MARY ELAINE BICKSLER To Elaine, health and knowledge seem to be of paramount im- portance rather than any material posses- sions 'which she might have. DAVID MALCOLM BARCLAY Pan-American 34 For- um 3, 4 Dave plans to study to become an optom- etrist. As his most highly valued posses- sion his choice is unique, as Dorothy, his twin sister, fills that roll. JAMES LAWRENCE BELKNAP Home Room Treasurer 2 Believing America to be the land of un- bounded opportunities, Jim aspires to become an aeronautical en- gineer. He feels plas- tics will characterize the world of tomor- row. MARY ESTHER BLACK Home Room Secretary 4 Mary believes that in the future more em- phasis is going to be placed on the correc- tion of social problems and the elimination of race discrimination. ,. DOROTHY JUNE BARCLAY ABL 3, Treasurer 4g Forum 3, 43 Pan- American 3, 4 Returning her twirt's compliment, Dorothy rates Dave as her most valued possession. Her plans for the future are to attend college and become a teacher of English. LOIS AUDREY BENDES 8-5-3 2, 33 Orchestra Z, Secretary 3, 4, For- um, 3, Secretary Zig Student Council 2, 3, Secretary 4 Benny admires Lloyd C. Douglas' philosophy Every good deed done is re- paid seven fold . She is planning to enter some scientific field a f t e r leaving high school. DORIS TAYLOR BLACKWELL Because she enjoys music, Doris chooses Orchestra as her most enjoyable class. High school, she believes, has given her a broad- er outlook on life. , ALDO ANTHONY BARTOLI Al believes peace will be the chief character- istic of the future world. Having enjoyed machine shop, he plans, after the war, to become an airplane machinist. ROBERT OWEN BENJAMIN Hi-Y 3, 4 Bob has planned his future vocation to 'be in the bookkeeping and accounting field. Because of these in- terests, he has found greatest enjoyment in mathematics classes. DURRELL ELEANOR BLOCK Social Arts 35 Honor- ary Musical 3, 4 A lover of music, Durrell, who plays the harp as well as the piano, considers her citizenship in the United States her prouelest possession. 30