Dwight Township High School - Rudder Yearbook (Dwight, IL)

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! forget the Junior play!! Quite a success it was, too. We were getting very con- ceited. ' But imagine our embarrassment when we were suddenly plunged into the terrible responsibility of being '6Seniors. The mighty Seniors! Well, to tell the truth, I don't feel very exalted, but maybe the others do. With the annual to put out and our dignity to keep-- Some job! Y We had our officers to choose and it was rather difficult. Eugene Maguire, slow, docile, and genial, became our President, and to a new girl who comes from the South fbut not with a big cigar in her mouthj , Ella Griffin, we gave the Vice Presidency. Alvin Mickel- son, a most business-like child for man, excuse me, Alvinll was made our Secre- tary, and gentle Esther Amidon our Treasurer. fLucky girl! she gets to handle all our money.J Well! can you imagine it? Here the first semester is up and we still have our Senior play to give. What a life-and then to be rushed out into the cold, cold, world after all of this-no wonder the unemployment continues. We shall lose our dignity and be plunged into the humiliated role of being freshies again-after all is said and done, LIFE is just one big circle, isn't it? ELEANOR WEART CLASS OF 1931 Here's to the class of '31 With the laurels they have won! Hereis to the happy girls and boys Who have filled the school with joys! .Perhaps we have been thoughtless, Perhaps we have been rude, But think of us kindly For the actions that were good. ln the many things we've done, We've tried our very best. May we all on Life's broad-highway, As bravely meet each test, May the things that we accomplish, And all the things We do, Make you proud, old D.T.H.S., That we once belongedto you. -ELEANOR BURKHART Twenty-three

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Mr. l93I Class, His Life Freshiesl What a name for us! Humiliation by the carload, the greenest of green sensations, these are the feelings of a freshie. We felt so dignified upon entering high school that, when we realized we didn't know the ropes like the old and dignified Seniors, the truth hurt. Our feeling of superiority wore off before a day passed for we were being pushed, shoved, laughed at-and feeling greatly abused. This was the first change in our peaceful school life. Our class was very large. Slats, Dick, Jimmie, Seaby, and all the 4'kids were still wearing knee pants and giggling like a lot of ugoofsf' Miss Johnson probably pulled her hair at the thought of being our sponsor, but we were there and the job had to be done. Hoocllums or no Hoodlumsl! Of course we must be the very picture of the examples set us by the upper-classmen, so we organized a class. Finally, after much deep thought and careful selection on our part, John Smith received the Presidency, and little Wilson Koehnlein, funny little 66Wilts,,' we chose for our Vice President. lt seemed rather a big title for such a little boy, but he seemed to want the job, so we gave it to him. Agnes West, thc bright and shining star of the class, was our Treasurer--much to her surprise and disgust, and the cooperation between Richard Weicker and Eleanor Burk- hart as Secretaries was great. As Sophomores we were still in a state of subjection, but we were coming into a feeling of independence and moral courage. Vlfe even had a party to show our independence, thanks to our jolly leader, Miss English. Again the necessity of electing class officers awaited us. Little Wilson Koehnlein had be- come an individualist during his Freshman year and we, of course, thinking any- thing to be different, made 6'Wilts President of our class. This year was rather split up and we decided to have two Vice Presidents, Joseph Dodd and Rose Marie Orr. Esther Hansen had proved herself an able-bodied woman in her Freshman year and we made her our Secretary. As I said before, we were doing things in our own way now that we were Sophomores, and so we had two Treas- urers, Ruby Jensen and William Boston. Our Sophomore year saw some of our members drop out of our merry class, but time waits for no man, so we went on. As Juniors we felt that we could stand up and say our name was our own without feeling we were being laughed at. Somehow or other, age does give one a little dignity. But with the reception staring us in the face we all drooped more or less. After three years in high school we had found our hidden power and decided to give a 'gripping good party for the haughty Seniors. So, taking into consideration this fact, we selected our much liked and, to coin a new word, sillyserious classmate, William Boston, for our President, and coming again into the light, John Smith, our former Freshman President, was made Vice Presi- dent. Esther Hansen had behaved so well the year before in her little position that we told her to keep it but not to keep the change for that was to go to Eleanor Burkhart. We sold candy till we were blue in the face and generally rushed around in circles trying to earn money enough to give a good party. The reception went off with a Hbangw and we Juniors gained quite a reputation. Oh, yes, we mustn'l Twenty-two

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Junior History It was circus day-the first Tuesday in September of 1928. From our posi- tion outside the entrance, we could hear shouts and laughter. Upon present- ing our credentials, the ringmaster permitted us to enter and we went gaily into the ring. However, we were promptly brought down to earth like a bunch of deflated balloons, by the cold reception that we received from the audience. The more experienced showmen also thought it necessary to lessen the conceit of our really illustrious group. Under the capable management of Miss Goold we began to train for four years of strenuous practice in the sawdust ring. As we had many barkers and side show entertainers in our group, we agreed to organize ourselves for the opening parade. Mary Smith was chosen the major domo, assisted by Vincent Mulligan. Elizabeth Haynes handled the money and Virginia Kepplinger kept the records of our acts. ln January, we added twenty new performers who were soon made into accomplished troupers. ln honor of the new participants, agala day was planned, with refreshments, games, and dancing. At the beginning of our second year under the big tent, we chose new lead- ers, Mary Smith again handled the baton, with Elizabeth Haynes as assistant, Vera Clausen as recorder, and Eldor Mueller in charge of the ticket wagon. We celebrated the closing of a successful season with a big party held in January. We resolved to make our third year with the big show an outstanding one, as we began to feel more like gay balloons again. To do so, we planned many activities to gain financial aid in presenting our big act in conjunction with a troupe of players who were about to retire from D. T. H. S. circus life. Miss McClelland was our manager this season and we chose James Baker to lead the parade with the able help of Kermit Bressner, Josephine Ferguson, and Mary Smith. We now began to anticipate our reception for our departing friends. It was a day long to be remembered by the troupers. The circus orchestra played beautifully the most popular songs of the day. Feeding the animals and dancing provided the entertainment. On our bill during the third year was an Irish act, '6Peg 0' My Heartf' pre- sented by a select group of third year entertainers. BARBARA BAKER M.ARIAN GIBBONS JUNIORS The Junior history you have read, We hope you're satisfied. We,ve done our bestg At least, weive really tried. When all is said and done, We are Juniors of the past For our goal is won And we are Seniors now at last. -PHILIP CAI-IILL Twenty-four