Rochelle Township High School - Tatler Yearbook (Rochelle, IL)

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,- Senior officers of the Class of 1959 are John Donald son, presidentg jack Stocking, vice-prcsidentg Jerry Ghlinger, treasurerg and Jean Nelson, secretary. President John Donald son dons cap and gown to present the class re sponse a the com meneement exercises 'USF' maint ,vs lil tts The faculty adyisors of the Senior Class :ire ttop rovsj Mr. Wine tehairmanj, Miss Bremer, Mr. XVehner, tseeond rosvj Miss Happe, Mrs. Ellis, and Mrs. Olson. eniora .fdckeu Cervantes' statement in Don QIIfX'flfl', Let every man look before he leaps, seems to apply to these seniors. Upon entering their freshman year each of them had a number of curricula open to them. Some of these students took Courses only to obtain their diplomas. The remaining choices were either a single curriculum, vocational tagrieulture, in- dustrial arts, and home eeonomiesj, commercial ttyping, boolseeping, and shorthantlj, and eollege preparatory, or Z1 Combination of these. When a stutlent has olwtainetl a total of eleven and one half Cretlits he achieves the eovetetl titlt-of senior. Although there are Class tlistinetions of freshnian, sophomore, junior, :intl senior it is merely for eonvenienee in referring to the four levels of aehievetl eretlits. ln the various classrooms, however, there are no sueh barriers. Representatives from Caeh Class, more frequently seniors, are liounsl among lliose enrolletl for all the sulxieets. ln, their junior year any interestetl stutlent took tht- Nt1tirin.1l Merit Qeholarship lest, the results of whith aitletl in counseling them cluring their senior year. This test was mostly a means of eliminating the numbers that woultl ap ply for later scholarship tests for financial aid in college. Any of these ensuing tests that were taken could mean fifty to fifteen huntlretl dollars a year for college costs, After the gratluation of these students the office will be swampetl with inquiries of prospective employers as to not only their gratles but also their attendance recortls while in high school. The impressions left by these young people upon teachers anti classmates will also affect the tleeision of the employers. Un the night ol' gratluation there will be a mixture of emotions of joy anti satlness. ,lov will be tlisplayetl in reliel' ol' what tlit-v have tiinishetl anti in anticipation of what is to eonie. ilihe sutltlen thought that this is perhaps llle last time they will meet logetllel' as .1 Classgtlaat SOON even their groups of closest lirientls will be tlispersing- eauses sonie regrets. ilihis phase will soon pass, with the realization that the goals they have plannetl for have been aehievetl. No more high school, insteatl college or a iola. livery plan they niatle while freshmen has servetl as the look lweliore tht- eventual 'leapn into their vocations,

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1 I Y I s Z Wd CIOHQ fo go OW-'- 7 Lf Wexf ear A unions orr ..,-- , , ,ff 'YN il pw Y A ! M ABOVE: In French I Barbara Wick11ess and Linda King play French records which are used along with the text books. The records pronounce a sentence from the text and then the students repeat it. RIGHT: In Chemistry Lab Larry Gates, John Crocker, and Stanley Magnusson are determining the percent of acid in Cl vinegar solution by using a hydroxide to neutralize the acid and then measuring the amount of the hydrox- ide used. mfs V 1 , 9 J LEFT: In Fine Arts III George Dicus is painting a landscape in opaque water colors, which, unlike ordinary water colors, are not transparent. LEFT: ln shop class Rodney Busse and Ken Detig are reconditioning a wood auger bit by running ll piece of oiled and emery dusted rope through the grooves in the bit. This process is used to remove any rust. BlfLOW: ln shorthand Sharon Dame and Madeline johnson dem- onstrate how to use the stenogrnph. This machine has its own system of shorthand. X D gr

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CARQLYN AIMONE FHA 4. HELEN ALLEN GAA l,2,3,4g FI-IA lg PNA 2, 3,4g Jestcrs 3,43 Band 1,2,3g Tarler 2,35 Student Council 2. JUDITH ALLEN Kfdrij 7 95 9 GAA 2 3' FHA 12 3 4' Stu- dent Council 3 GARY ARENDS Jesters 4g Art Club 1,2,3,4. MICHAEL ARGETSINGER Projectionist 1,3,4g Boys' Chorus 15 Camera Club 45 Ein- stein,s Cousins 3,45 Radio Club 3,4-. SHARON ARNE W VERLA BAIN GAA 1,2,3,4g Jesters 1,2,3,4g Choir 4g Girls, Chorus I,2g Ro- To-Hi-Life 3, Tnrler 2,3. JACK BARRINGER Intramurals 2,3,4. FHA 35 FNA 3,45 Band 1,2,3, 4. RICHARD ANDRIST Jesters 3g Art Club 3,4. CGNSTANCE AZNOE FHA 2,3 g JESTERS 3 3 Band I 2,3 3 Orchestra 2,35 Ro-To-Hi Life 3,4. BRADLEY BEACH Proiectionist lg Intramurals 3 43 Football lg Art Club 1.