Canton High School - Cantonian Yearbook (Canton, IL)

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E il 5 fi E W fr 2 Valedictorian Judy Churchill Salufatorian Mary K. Rose 1955 Graduates Close one door but open another to vast new horizons Reiser Scholarship winner Anita Boughan was among the first to receive her diploma from school board president Oral Strode. Valedictorian Judy Churchill won the Orendorff Scholarship. WW

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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

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George Reeve and Russell Duttweiler ceremoniously touch off Homecoming festivities by burning East Moline in effigy at the bonfire sponsored by the Beta Hi-Y. Homecoming royalty Sandra Rumler and Joe Dress occupy the center of attention as they begin the dance following traditional crowning. Sandra Rumler and John Graham, Peggy VanMiddlesworth and George Reeve, Dixie Carley and Allan Stockman, Virginia Shaw and Ronnie Shaw display the latest in bedtime garb at the dance winding up the pajama parade. lnloxicatt-cl witlm tln- galvanism ol llomc- coming. tlw jubilant C.S.H.S. mob lorgccl tllI'0tlQll tlle streets into tlw brilliant circle ol tllc roaring bonlire. Romping arouncl in our sporty pajamas witll gaivto :fe Coeur. wc lu-pt up our spirits witlr llilarious antics ln-lore invacling clownlown will: an impromptu snalcc clancc-. Vlllwn on to ilu- Y.Nt. lor tln- llieY Homecoming Carnival. Home-coming Day. October 27. tlawnecl lee-bly but promising. As tlme sun playr-cl pvalt-a-boo witlx tlw cloucls. so our 1-motions rosv ancl tell will: 4-acl: capricv. lntcnse excitc-mont, gripping tllc ln-arts ol tln- m-ntirv stuclvnt lmocly. rosc- to its pcali as wt- pours-cl into tln- auclilorium lor our traclitional llomc- coming assembly. ,l'lll'0ltLfll sparliling 1-llllorts ol bliss Daisy Coty anrl tln- cln-4-rlm-arlx-rs tlme program, A Day Vvitfr prow-cl wortll tlu- long! llours of prvparation. Stuclcnts werc clrivc-n into liystvrics by tlw liilarious impersonalions ot popular 'l'.V. slxows. Portrayecl by .laclc Anmlcrson. lliclc Clu-rn ancl lris slrow was onc ol tln- lligllligbts ol' tln- assembly. As llis guests. lliclc Cllern lt-aturc-cl tlxe Nliss Clrorclsz Barbara Smitlm. Virginia Straw. .lanico How- artvr. ancl ljcggy Van bliclcllcswortlr. ancl tlw Harmoncttcs compost-cl ot Pat Rusnali. blary ,lane Vllallon. Sanclra lfuclman. ancl Dixic Car- lt-y. Anotller sllow rating Ilie top ol TNI. listings was mlqbc Nlcclicn, starring lxlilie Rusnalc. This page sponsurvcl by: CANTON CLEANERS