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

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lleiswanger, Joan Roeder, Mary Louise llansen, Elizabeth Houck, Helen O'l3rien, Donna Condon, James Andreasen, Arthur Kern, VVesley Drew, john Drew, Gerald Holzhauer, Murl Knowles, and Robert Jorgensen. At last the time for the Junior-Senior Prom arrived. The gym was attrac- tively adorned in 'nautical theme. The colors of blue and white carried out this theme. A delicious banquet was prepared alld served by mothers of the members of the junior Class. An interesting program was then enjoyed by the faculty, stu- dents, and guests. The rest of the evening was spent dancing to the music of the Down Beats from Kankakee. With the opening of school in the fall of l946, the most important year of our high school career began. This year our main task was publishing the Rud- der. Althou h rices were extremel f hi h and cost of ublication was hi her 3 S : S than ever before, We raised the money by various means, among which were sell- in ma azine subscri tions, s onsorin' a dance, sellin 1' cand at football and g g in Y basketball fames checking coats durm, the tournament sqonsorin 1' a movie and Y ! Y es S resentmff our class lav Sin ' for Your Su Jer. P zs P . 1 c l During the year, several members of our class won considerable recognition. Mary Grace Beiswanger received the D.A.R. Good Citizenship Award. Helen O'Brien and VVesley Drew won special recognition in the speech contests when both received iirst medals in 'KB' schools at the VVest Aurora regional contest. ln interelass ranking, Helen placed second, NVesley, third. 'Ilhese two seniors triumphed again at the sectional contests at Mendota where each placed first i11 class H schools. Helen placed first and Wesleyf second i11 interelass ranking. Because of their high ranking, both will compete in the state speech contest at Champaign. The end of our happy school days is now approaching. Although we are eagerly awaiting the time when we put on our caps and gowns, and receive our diplomas, we are still feeling regretful that these happy days are soon to be in the past. e i Page Sixteen

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BEULAH FOERSTERLING HELEN ANDERSON G.A,A. 1, 25 Pep Club 2, Band , . , , - G.A.A. lg Glee Club 1, 2, 3 lie 25 4SjQRlf,if4 41 frown Pep Club 2, time 21 F.H.A A W' ' - 2, 3, 45 Latin Club 3, civic F0- rum 4. Class History The year 1943 brought an addition of sixty new freshmen to the halls of D.T.H.S. Although these students were decidedly green, they attacked their new life vigorously with the hope of making their class one of the most outstanding classes that Dwight had ever witnessed. Under the sponsorship of Miss Bratt, the class held its first class meeting and eleeteelaits class officers, EUQCTTCASGFETISCTI as president,'t:?rrtl'n1rs'Kern, vice- ' president, and Lorraine Kepplinger as secretary-treasurer. Mary Grace Beiswanger won the American Legion Award. By the time our sophomore year was at hand, our class had dwindled to forty-nine. This year Mr. Haegele was our sponsor, Betty Paulsen, president, Arthur Kern, vice-president, and Ann Paasch, secretary-treasurer. On April 6, we held our annual sophomore party in the lower hall. The winner of the American Legion award this year was Helen Olllrien. With the coming of our junior year, we advanced to the ranks of upper- classmen. This brought many new problems into our lives, but under the careful guidance of our class sponsor, Miss Carter, we were able to overcome them. Gur main problem was that of raising money for the prom, This was achieved by selling stationery, sponsoring a movie, selling candy at football and basketball games, and presenting our annual class play. We ordered our class rings in November and received them the following March. ' 23 Qn November 16, 1945, under the direction of Miss Gberle, we presented our class play, Footloose, The cast consisted of lletty Paulsen, Mary Grace Page Fifteen

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New York City, New York June 5, 1955 Dear Miss Lemmel, Eight years ago today the Class of '47 took its leave from the classrooms of D.T.H.S. Those eight years have really fiown by, and much happened to the various members of the class. Recently in meandering over the country in my helicopter, l made several interesting discoveries about the Alumni of D.T.H.S. Then the thought occurred to me that you might be interested in learning what your tirst Senior Class at D.T.H.S. is doing. Playing prov basketball on the New York Sure Shots are Owl , wiser than ever john Drew, lanky Glen Bloxam, sink-'em john Metzke, and Bill Steichen. These boys are situated, rather comfortably, in a penthouse on 52nd Street from which they emerge on romantic ventures with some of the Broadway stars such as Helen O'Brien. Nothing is too serious yet as Broadway reporter, Walter' Winchell, would have us believe. International banker, Ann Paasch, is firmly rooted in the economy of Den- mark with her bank The Golden Touch. Bucky,' Kern and Betty Paulsen are owners of some chain grocery stores- the Betky-Best Grocery Stores. A new discovery of these two enterprising merchants has made it possible to provide watermelons for customers throughout the year. Recently named Secretary of Agriculture. Jerry llolzhauer, has developed a new method of securing nitrogen from the air by use of atomic energy in the stratosphere. Using the commercial knowledge they acquired at old D.'l'.H.S., plus a little polishing at Gregg's BusiiiessiCollege, are Betty Dieiner, Mary Grace Beisvvanger, Elizabeth Houck, and Mary Louise Hansen who took the secretarial world by storm, and did so well that they are now finalists in a contest to determine the ideal secretary. Honors go to Donna Condon, holder of the Champion Shorthand Writer Award, who is now a reporter in the Senate. Herb Gillispie, Einstein's protege, is continuing work on the theory of re- lativity. He and Einstein are collaborating on a new book Relativity Simplified. Baton twirler for Ringling Brothers is Lorraine Duary. She recently finished her book Under the Big Tent which will appear on book stands this month. Going places with her humor is Evelyn Farrell who has recently appeared on several radio programs. VVell-known in the newspaper world is Roma Hinkleman, feature writer for the San Francisco Times. Her column About Townu appears daily. An expedition searching for Shangri-La is composed of Bob Iorgensen and james Taliaferro who have decided on adventure after several successful years in the entertainment world. Bob, of course, has made quite a name for himself in the musical world. James proved a very capable master of ceremonies for Bob's band. Page Se'veutr'eu.