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

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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.

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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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James Andreasen and Kenneth Lauritzen are planning to leave for Wailcilii to prepare some films of natives, especially the hula-hula dancers and surf-boat riders. A one-woman show of paintings is in Chicago at 215 South Michigan Avenue. Donna Eddington is receiving praise by the critics for one painting, Dwight at Twilight, an impressionistic view of the alma mater. ' Helen Michaels Qremembered as Callj is an instructor of home economics at the University of Iowa where she has made some new developments in the art of quick freezing. Omelettes are popular these days due to the new breed of chickens, called Eggettes, developed by Charles Mcliarlane. 'These chickens have lovely egg marks all over their feathers and certainly do their part in aiding Bunny Rabbit at Easter time. Supervising the hardened criminals at Alcatraz is Hob Beir. Not once has there been a riot or an escape since Bob has organized his omnivisual corps. Models of glamour and glitter are Esther Zappa and Vera Wald1'on. Recent- ly Esther's photograph with the new version of the Eugenie hat covered Cos- mopolitan's front page. Vera's fair face graced f'Good Housekeeping. Lorna Matzen now lives on 'Waupansie Street in Dwight. Junior is being coached by his father on the back-yard court. The Rohlfs' Dance Studio owned by Thelma has started the new dance, The Atomic Shake. The craze for this limb exerciser has swept the country. Successor to gravel-voiced Andy Devine is VVesley Drew who has acquired that peculiar vocal fiair. He recently starred in the film f'l'ersonality Plus. Having conquered all his opponents, Jack Martin won the title of Light- weight Champion at Madison Square Garden. Gene Sorensen, his trainer, has de- veloped a new robot sparring partner for his pugilistic protege. Murl Knowles has been doing a very fine job since he took Edgar Hoover's place as head of the F. ll. I. His new identification system based on the roots of the hair is very successful. Earl Oak was just appointed as the U. S. Ambassador to China. The Re- publican Whip of the Senate, Delwood Fleischauer. urged his approval, which was within two votes of being unanimous. Helen and Velda Anderson have taken over the International Red Cross duties of the United Nations Council here in New York. Working as their efficient personal correspondent is Beulah lioersterling. Comfortably situated in the Wisccxrisin Dells is Lester Qlensen, owner of a summer health resort. Assisting him is Betty Porth, director of recreation. You should spend a few days up there this summer, Miss Lemmel. See you at the Dells, JOAN ROEDER Page Eighteen