West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Looking at a punctuation rule illustration made for the new sophomore English manuals are Mary Crescenzo-, Charles Blanc, lean McLee, and Ioe Woodward. Donna Hoel. Don Peterson, Ioanne Anderson, David Pennock, and Phillip Lee, sophomore English students, admire a mural depicting the representative classes of American citizens. LOIS A. DILLEY, M.A. English Head ELSIE BEATTY, M.A. English MARIORIE G. BRITTAIN. M.A. English Debate Coach MARY I. CARLSON, M.A. English THEODORA P. COXON, M.A. English RUTH S. FOSTER, B.S. English JQXCUILTY MISS DILLEY thinks that an inter- esting trend in English instruction is the presentation of literature in L such a way that the pupil's knowl- A edge of himself and of the world is enriched and deepened. Ham- let, with Maurice Evans, is an v excellent stage play in her opinion. Helen Hayes' performance in Mary ot Scotland is considered outstanding by MISS BEATTY. She feels that an impor- tant tendency of English teachers today is the emphasis upon the pupil's finding himself in that which is universal in great literature. Victoria Regina with Helen Hayes and Romeo and Iuliet with Katharine Cornell are two of MISS BRITTAIN'S favorite stage plays. She believes that the encouragement of individual thinking is emphasized in English classes of today. Friendliness is considered by MISS CARLSON one of the most common characteristics of West High students. She recalls Othello, with Paul Robeson, and Hamlet, with Maurice Evans, as two of the best stage productions she has seen. MRS. COXON has enjoyed seeing Burgess Meredith in Maxwell Ander- son's High Tor. Another stage play she will always remember as exceptionally entertaining is Iohn Galswor- thy's Old English with George Arliss. Respect for the opinions of others is a trait common among West High students says MISS FOSTER. She feels that the practical application to present situations and problems is a modern trend of teachers of English. 20

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Richard Dresser, Mary McLaughlin. Rita Ingrassia. and Ioanne Hall, pupils in a Spanish class, view a bull-fighting scene drawn in chalk on the blackboard. Members of the viola and cello sections of the orchestra. Bernice Mutimer, Ianice Rudelius, Nancy Nelson, and lean Whitehead, rehearse a number for a concert. LENA R. SCANDROLI, M.A. Foreign Language Head ANNA E. DRIEBUSCH, M.A. Foreign Language IEAN ZACKER, M.A. Foreign Language IUNE E. BORNOR, B.C.S. Orchestra Director HILDA E. HUMPHREYS, M.M. y Vocal Music GEORGE W. TRUMBULL, M.M. Band Director ACUTUTY Starting out in Mexico, MISS SCANDROLI would like to travel A through all the Spanish-speaking countries after conditions there are settled enough to permit free travel. A trait she especially ad- ,7 mires in a student's character is sincerity. Because she now is studying the Russian language, MISS DRIEBUSCH would like to go to Russia some day. She thinks that honesty is particu- larly admirable in a student's personality and that charac- ter is more important than brilliance. MISS ZACKER'S in- terest in France and Spain is very easily understood since she teaches their language. She enjoys workinge with- young people and knowing that she has helped to mold character and to increase real knowledge of her students. Wagner's Meistersinger is one of MR. BORNOR'S favor- ite operas, he considers Howard Hanson an outstanding modern composer. A motor trip to California and other points in the West was the most enjoyable vacation he has ever had. Carmen is an opera which MISS HUM- PHREYS has always considered enjoyable. She considers Roy Harris' composing outstanding. A tour through Ohio with her sister a few years ago is a vacation she will always remember. MR. TRUMBULIJS most perfect vaca- tion was spent tramping the mountains near Boulder, Colorado. He lists as his favorite opera Cavalleria Rusticanaf' and Georges Enesco as one of the most prom- ising modern composers. 19

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I FACULTY Pleasantness is a trait which is prevalent among pupils at West High, in MISS GEDDES' opinion. A She thinks that the functional use ot writing and reading in every- day problems is a current trend in English classes. Accent on living 7' is the theme ot modern English classes, says MISS HOLLEM, who likes the friendliness of the stu- dents at West High. Beggar's Opera, by Iohn Gay, is one of the stage plays she likes best. MISS OBYE believes that West High pupils are friendly, courteous, and co- operative. She lgts The Second Mfs.TTanqueray, with Ethel Barrymore, and Our Town, with Frank Craven, as two ot the best stage plays she has ever seen. Max Rein- hardt's production of Midsummer Night's Dream is cho- sen by MISS PEAHSON as one of her favorite stage per- formances. She notes as a modern trend in schools the attempt to make all English courses more practical. Cour- tesy, according to MRS. VINCENT, is a common charac- teristic of West High pupils. She has noticed that English teachers now instruct the students in application ot prin- ciples of general semantics to reading, Writing, speaking, and listening. MISS WEINSCHENK appreciates the cour- tesy and consideration shown her by her students. Ricard of Bordeaux, starring Dennis King, and Cyrano de Ber- gerac, with Walter Hampden, are considered by her as two outstanding productions on the stage. 21 Senior English students interested in trying out for the annual Iunior Town Meeting assembly are lack Crandall, Delores Strong. Veronica Bunk, and Peter Gioppo. Students shown dramatizing a scene from one of the plays read in English VII classes are Margretta Gleichman, Delores Buratti, and Bill Boyer. KATHARINE H. OBYE, Ph.B. English Publications AMY I. HOLLEM, M.A. English PEARL L. GEDDES, M.A. English MAUD E. WEINSCHENK, M.A. English BERTHA I. VINCENT. M.A. A English 4, L ELIZABETH F. PEARSON, B.1-X. English Dramatics