West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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The Very Air of Classrooms Tingles with Excitement MARY BARTLETT, B.A., Social Studies, English JEANNE A. CAMPBELL, M.A., Science GLEN L. BATESOLE, M.A., Mathematics, Ticket Manager Capt, TIMOTHY C. CASEY, Captain, Infantry P.M.S. and T. ELSIE BEATTY, M.A., English THEODORA COXON, M.A., English GEORGE A. BERG, B.E., Industrial Arts I JAMES T. CRISCIMAGNA, M.A., Science EVELYN BLACK, B.A., Registrar MARILYN CROPPER, B.S., Physical Education JUNE E. BORNOR, B.C.S., Orchestra Director MILDRED CURRIER, M.A. EUGENIA C' BOYD, M.A., Commercial Physical Education Assistant l-lead, GAA Adviser MARJORIE G. BRITTAIN, M.A., English, Publications MIRIAM C' CURTIS, MS Science BETTY BROWN, B.S., Mathematics MARY L. DAVIS, M.S., Librarian M. Bartlett G. Batesole E. Beatty G. Berg E. Black J. Bornor E. Boyd M. Brittain B. Brown J. Campbell T. Casey T. Coxon J. Criscimagna M. Cropper M. Currier M. Curtis M. Davis R. Dennis -as ::.t - P J ga - I .gggg E V. gggg, gb rE 22 ' s - ... M WW

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f Activities Stand Principal and His Aides Richly deserved honors have come to Principal james E. Blue this year in recognition of his service to education. He was elected president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals at the national convention of the group of 12,000 principals and 1.500 other schoolmen in Milwaukee. XX'isconsin. on April 25. Before his elevation to the national presidency. Mr. Blue served the association on its executive committee and as first vice president and second vice president. He also worked with NASSP as a member of the board of trustees of the National Honor Society 1945-193 as a member of the scholarship committee. NHS. 19-491511 and as chairman of the scholarship committee, NHS, 1952. Earlier in the year XVest's leader received the recognition of outstanding achievement award of the Illinois Secondary School Principals' Association. The citation says in part. In the capacity of principal, Mr. Blue has fices in the Illinois Secondary School Principals' Association and has been an outstanding contributor to its growth offered superior leadership in developing an excellent school which holds an enviable position. He has held of-xl and development. . . . He was one of the 'founding fathers' of the Illinois Curriculum program 119351. being president th i- nois association during the years in which the association sponsored the initiation of the program. ir t ast six years he has been. and continues to be. an extremely active and dynamic member of the executi e c mittee of the steering committee of the Illinois Curriculum program. He is a fearless and farsighted member of the National Commission on Life Adjustment Education for Youth and of the joint Council on Economic Education .... Mr, Blue is an administrator who possesses the rare ability of commanding the respect and affection if stu- dents. teachers, and administrators while he is encouraging them to work together on many improvement rojects in a harmonious and effective way. It is this ability. his straightforward way of tackling and solving problems, and his professional integrity that through the years have been largely responsible for the strength and effec- tiveness of service which on this occasion the Illinois Secondary School Principals' Association recognizes in Mr. Blue. In addition to his regular duties as dean of boys, Assistant Principal john XV. XX'yeth serves as athletic business manager and sponsor of R -Club. Miss L, Camilla Johnson. dean of girls, is sponsor of Student Council and is in charge of all general arrangements for social events. The three class counselors carry on an extensive guidance program. Miss Dorothy Knill. senior counselor, ar- ranges group and individual meetings with college representatives and business and professional men and women to acquaint seniors better with the outside world. To help juniors learn more about their tentative interests, Mrs. Myrtle Olson. their counselor, presents information on various professions. often through the use of motion pictures. Miss Carolyn XX'ones. sophomore counselor, helps her charges to become better acquainted with the school and to choose their studies and activities wisely so that they will derive the greatest benefits from their years at XVest. The building of citizens through education is the goal of Superintendent of Sthools XXV Ray Mclntosh. He and the members of the hoard of education strive to develop better schools and facilities for the children of Rockford. A concrete evidence of this objective was shown this year by their successful efforts to secure the passage of a bill to provide three new grade school buildings, a junior high school building. and additional money for the educa- tional fund. Brin-d of Ed.'fr.i1im1. Bari Ruzc: Mr. Charles H. Davis fattorneyl. Mr. -lohn nl. Barelli. Mr. I-Iearl A. Peeples, Mr. Arthur XV. Lundahl tassistant superintendentj. Mr. W. Ray Mclntosh tsuperintendentl. Mr. Ralph E. Thomas, Mr. joseph A. Lambiotte, Mr. Hugh D. Tolmie fdirector of building. groundsj. Mr. Bernard P. Magnuson, Mi'. Rupert H. Gustafson. Fmnl Roux' Mrs. Murrell G. Englund fsecretaryl. Miss Vera E. XValling tadministrative assistantj. Mr. Elmer M. jepson tpresidentj. Mrs. Mary B. Carlson. Mr. Alvin R. Kjell. Mr. Fred C. Olson. jr. sa- c at . as 'w i iiifs . .,.., is - . . - , ' A c X Riglalx john XV. Vfyeth. M.A., assistant principal, dean of boysg L. Camilla johnson. M.A.. dean of girlsg Dorothy A. Knill, M.A., senior class counselor: Myrtle I. Olson, M.A., junior class counselorg Carolyn R. XVones, M.A., sophomore class counselor. ,rf

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Faculty ELOY E. DENTLER, Ph.B., Art MIRIAM DEPPING, M.A., CO1 Illll ercial LOIS DILLY, M.A., English Head BERNARD P. DOPKE, Industrial Arts ANNA E. DRIEBUSCH, M.A.. Foreign Language MARYELLN DZEMSKE, M.A., English CHARLES ESPY, M.A.. English ROMAINE FISHER, B.S., English N. GUNNAR ERANSEN, M,A., Industrial Arts F. Dentler M. Depping L. Dilley B. Dnplce A. Driehusth M. Dzemske C. Espy R. Fisher G. Eransen In order to visualize many chemical reactions, chemistry stu- dents have experiments in the lab several times a quarter. Don Strand and Bob XYfaldron compare results in the crystallization of copper sul- fate. These boys also made the seed crystals for all the classes, Q 1 Jrafrvffv V' 'figs'