West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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.anim-dluqa MR. CHARLES MORTON PRATT April 12, 1887 -- May 18, 1951 At the close of the 1951 school ye.1r, Mr. Charles Morton Pratt, indus- trial arts instructor, died after a long illness of a heart ailment and pneumonia. Teaching first in Rockford at Central High School, Mr. Pratt had been employed in the city school system rince 1931. Although strict as a preceptor, he gave enthusiastic support to individual students who showed promising aptitudes in machine shop. Holding a high interest in the machine shop boys, he encouraged ambitious youths to learn the importance of individual work in the outside world as Well as in the classroom. ln addition to his duties as an educator, he was a proficient gardener of irises. Mr. Pratt was an active member of the Rockford Star in the East Masonic Lodge Number 166, the 101 Club, the American Federa- tion of Teachers, and the American Vocational Association. Superintendent and Board of Education Guide City Schools Significant work has been done this year by our City Wide Curriculum Committee. Studies are well under way in the social sciences, child growth and development, parent-teacher conferences, cumulative pupil records, mathematics, art, the physical and natural sciences, the language arts, and the foreign languages. The study of teachers' salaries has continued through the first half of the year, culminating in the adoption of a new teachers' salary schedule to be effective for the school year 1952-53. The year has seen the near completion of the building pro- gram undertaken in 1949 to meet the needs for additional class and all-purpose rooms, better lighting, and improved play- grounds. Bao? Rnzzu' Mr. Arthur W. Lundahl fdirector of business affairsl, Mr. Davis lattorneyl, Mr. john J. Barelli, Mr. Lawrence A. Johnson, Mr. tdirector of buildings, grounds, and maintenancej, Mrs. Murrell G. One of the most important responsibilities of the admin- istrative stafi and the Board of Education is the preparation of an Annual Budget and the supervision of expenditures made in accordance with it. The Annual Budget is a statement of the educational services to be rendered to the children of Rockford and an estimate of the cojt of these services. ln order that the learning activities of children may be efficient, it is important that we have adequate and well trained personnel on our professional, custodial, and clerical staffs. lt is im- portant that we have adeouate and appropriate equipment and supplies. The budget is a statement of the expenditures required to provide the personnel and the materials of instruction. B. Howard Oberg, Mr. Ralph E. Thomas, Mr. Alvin R. Kjell, Mr. Charles H. Bernard P. Magnuson, Mr. Thcmas L. Nolan. Front Razr: Mr. Hugh D. Tolmie Englund fsecretarvl, Mrs. Maricn L. Bates, Mr. Loren L. Whiteheatl Lpresidentl, Mr. W. Rav Mclntosh tsuperintendentl, Miss Vera E. Walling ladministrative assistantj. Mr. Rupert H. Gustafson was nct present at the time the picture was taken. V . li? 20

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Capable Administrators Stabilize Educational Program .lohn W. Wyeth, M. A. A.l'.l'f.l'Id7ll Principal Dean of Boys' Camilla L. johnson, M. A. Dean of Girli Dorothy A. Knill, M. A. Senior Cftui' C0lH1.l'L'1U7' Myrtle l. Olson, M. A. ffnzior Cltzrr Cn1u1.telnr Carolyn R. Wones, M. A. Snplm m are Clara COIl7I.l'6'l0f Guided by Principal james E. Blue, West High School provides a well-rounded program of education and recreation for nearly M00 students. Mr. Blue recently was elected second vice president of the National Association of Secondary School Prina cipals. I-le serves on the executive committee of the steering committee for the lllinois Secondary Schools Curriculum Study Program. Mr. Blue is chairman of the scholarship committee of the National Honor Society, NASSP, and represents the NASSP on the life adjustment committee, Ofiice of Education, Washington, D. C., and on the board of trustees, junior Council on liconomic Education sponsored by the committee on economic education. ln addition to serving as business manager for athletics and dean of boys, Assistant Principal john W. Wyeth aids Mr. Blue in administrative details. Miss Camilla I.. johnson, dean of girls, makes general arrangements for all social events and serves as sponsor for the National Honor Society. Miss Dorothy A. Knill, Mrs. Myrtle l. Olson, and Miss Caro- lyn Wones, senior, junior, and sophomore counselors, respectively, carry on our effective guidance program with the assistance of home room teachers. Getting together for a friendly talk at our traditional East-West foot- Mr. Oliver Schade, employment director, explains employment blanks ball rally are M,-, Charles Beyer and Mr. James E, Rose, to Barbara Hogan, Phyllis Lawler, and Nancy Quartlehaum. Dx' Ns 'NSN RNN I . Qs-

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West High Educational Association Links Home, Rule Ron: Mrs. William F, l-ledderich, Miss Camilla L. johnson, Mr. Ja mond M. Aten. Frrrut Ron: Mrs. L. Al. Currier ttreasurerj, Mrs. Harry K. Bcclxstrand isecond vice presidentl, Mrs. T. M. Peters tthiril vice president The Wfest High liilucational Association acts as a link between the home and the school. A board composed of elected members and appointed committee chairmen meets periodically during the year with Principal james E. Blue and Miss Camilla johnson to plan and transact business. Meetings are held each semester for sophomore, junior, and senior parents at which school topics and students' problems of special interest are discussed. Money for dues and profits from sports parties, canteen dances, and the card party provide Mrs. l. V. llctkstrom and Mrs. T. M, Peters, committee chairmen for the organization, plan their activities with Mrs. H. K, Hilton, XVHEA president. -'Q .A . 'rr 21 ...Q .. -.an mes E. Blue, Mrs. George L. Peacock, Mrs. Phillip N. Peterson, Mrs. R School 4 .-............. .,..ac.... ay- Hilton tpresidenti, Mrs. Leslie H. Geddes rtirst vice presidentl. Mrs. l. V. J. Mrs, Agard Bartlett. Not in picture: Mrs. li. CI. Carlson rsecretaryl. a senior scholarship or scholarships. The senior tea at giuiilll- ation time is given by the junior mothers. All seniors and their families are invited. Varsity members of all athletic teams see professional OI' college events in their particular iields as guests of the athletic committee. This year the athletic committee has sponsored father and son swimming nights for a period of sixteen weeks. This program has proven very successful. Athletic committee members, Mr. Robert Reitsth. Mr. -Ioseph lfasulo. Sr., and Mr. Harry F. Carlson. predict a victory between halves ol the second liast-XY!est game. N- 21