Canton High School - Cantonian Yearbook (Canton, IL)

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Principal Alvin Felts congratulates newly elected Student Council President John Potter as runners-up Mike Svob and Russell Duttweiler look on. Runners-up automatically become Representatives-at-large on the Student Council. Marilyn Rumler and Delbert Coleman laugh as Russell Duttweiler tells another one of his during his cam- paign speech at the election rally held in the auditorium. Each of the candidates explained his pcsition on specific issues before the final vote by secret ballot. SPRING ELECTIONS Vote for the candidate of your choice was exemplified when students marked an x on the ballot on election day. Regular voting procedures are closely followed dur- ing the primary and election to acquaint students with the Australian system used in the United States. is1iWf am' w1E 'em Uf,ioverninenl ol llie people. by llie people. for llie people, f- lllis tlmouglit is exempliliecl in tlme sluclent Council election Concluclerl in April. The Corriclors were clecliecl witll posters extolling llie virtues of eontenclers seelcing llxe Council presicleney. ljeaclly slogans f-fUSwr1lJ lime willi lxlilcen, mldut lut notliing loul our boy DL1l't , uncl ull lliings arenlt going lilxe tlley OlIglllCl'. ensl your vote for ,lolin C. pol' tern - souglil llie support ol tlie linzll Cun- fliclates. lnitialing llie newly presentecl speulferls roslrurn, Russell ljullweiler, rlolin Poller, anal Nlilce Svolb voeilerously presenlecl llieir plate forms cluring El sluclent nssernlaly. Tllen came llre rnnreli lo tlie polls, wlu-re il majority ol llie sluclenl bocly enrlorserl llieir eancliclale lay placing a neat in tlie square clireclly loelore llieir 1-lmicf-. Finally tlie long awaitecl election returns: .lolin Potter. llie new presiclent, ancl Russell Dullweiler nnrl blilce Svob, Representatives- nl-large ol llie sluflenl looflyl A43- This page sponsored by KUCHANS BAKERY

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Senior and Junior class presidents Bill Patterson and Sandra Rumler serve Q first couple in the grand march across the auditorium stage, then up the center aisle to the back of the auditorium, and on to the ballroom. Then Floycl Emericlc, emcee. announcecl the most anticipated moment of the evening. The clixie-lanol jazz bancl, Art Hodes and luis Hi- Fivers. Two favorecl selections of tlme teen- age-crowci-uVVl1en the Saints Come Niarcli- ing ln!! ancl USL Louis Blues were played loy these Hep-cats. After an eye-opening per- formance by the jazz musicians, the party- goers, witll spirits arousecl, lroupecl into tlie cafeteria to conclude a marvelous anel unfor- getable evening with a light lorealcfast. As the first rays of dawn lorolce tlirougli the cloucls anel the last shaclows of night iaclecl away, the clrowsy dancers clroopecl lmomewarcl to rememloer always the most spectacular night of the year. C-J-C-. 15-S- Judy Somers and Chet Lehr begin their long watk up the aisle to the back of the auditorium, crowded with specta- tors eager for a glimpse of the grand marching couples. iii band: all Q part of our wonderful 1955 Prom Prom-goers David Oedewaldt, John Provard, Elaine Howard, and Elizabeth Pegram try their hand at pushing cars through the right slot, while Tom Flynn and Naomi Shields iback- groundl smile at their feat of breaking a bal- lon. Non-dancers found plenty to amuse them- selves along the sidelines.

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Sign mine , l'm next , What shall l say? was the conversation that continued all through the morning that the Cantonians were distrib- uted. A hasty trip to St. Louis by Chet Lehr and Mr. Fisher was necessary to get our year- books before the last day of school. THOSE LAST FEW DAYS Receiving Cantonions the last day of school ended the year perfectly ufongratulalions to you ancl your stall on urllic-ying All-Ann-rican lionors lor your V155 Carllorlianfi Tllis r-1 from tllv National Svllolnstic Pri-ss Association at llw lfniyc-rsity ol lxlinnesota - maclv tllose liours ol' intense concentration ancl Lfoocl ol, elluow grease worlllwliilc. Tln- IOSB Canionian slmrvcl top lmilling witll, tlu- Bvarfax of Boar River Higli Scliool. Tremenlon. Lfllnll. Striving lo rt-main tops, tlme 1956 staff seeks lo maintain tl1e slanclarcls set last year. A-5- Mr. Willard Larson, seated, shakes the hand of Mr. Glen Harjes, driver's training instructor, to whom the All- American l955 yearbook was dedicated. Mr. Larson is now Principal at Collinsville High School in southern Illinois. Students read, write in, and talk about their long-awaited Cantonians. Careful study is made of each page before the decision is made: How does it stack up with last year's? .. -ye. as-rl