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

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Walter Elliott and Charles Hendrickson test the specific gravity of a battery after adding sulfuric acid to it during Mr. Curl's Ag II class. Salma! clas Dennis Schabacker tests the peripheral vision of Linda Ranken, in Driver's Training class. Good peripheral vision allows a driver to see far to the left and far to the right While looking straight ahead. Harold Hanson, Neil Schafer and Terry Hoffman connect an automotive electrical system in Mr. Springmire's Electricity II S. Books! Books! Books! Are the sophomores really this studi- ous?? No, they are just waiting to have their pictures ta for Tatler. LEFT: Lazy? Could be. But Miss Lu explains that Ann Petsch, Jeanne Charn, Bonita Prewett, Mary Hintzsche, and Katharine Carney are really exhibiting their ambition to- ward creative dancing in her 3rd Hour P.E. class. RIGHT: Will it be a hit or a miss? wonder Carl Simp- son, Quinn Riley, and Edward Glavin as james Mershon at- tempts a shot behind Riley's screen during Mr. Mully's 7th Hour P.E. class. ken Hanks

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TOP ROW: Miss Hayes fadvisorj, William Halsey, john Engelkes, Robert Eich, Hal Hayes, Bruce Gunn, Phil May, Thomas Harmon, Edward Glavin, john Grover, Lewis Grutter, and Mr. Erbes fadvisorj. SECOND ROW: james Fenelon, Sue Hayden, Judith Eash, Gary Gustafson, John Haigh, David Fischer, Judy Hakanson, Sandra Jo Erikson, Mary McBride, Pat Eckhardt, Gene Glenn, and Wendell Furman. BOTTOM ROW: Georgia Halsne, janet Mcllvoy, jack Gittleson, Roger Hamm, Sherran Finnestad, Cheryl Friestad, jerry Gibbs, Gary Eckhardt,'Walter Elliott, and Denny Garberg. Sophs Set Mystic Scene The Crystal Ball proves a huge success, worthy of the effort put into it. Mr. Stumphy as Swami is the hit of the evening with his fortune telling, frosh class president Max Wood is presented with prophesies about the class of '64, David Snyder acts as a most charming and effec- tive M.C., and couples dance beneath twinkling stars and moons under the watchful eye of a mystic genie. The real credit goes to the many who gave time and effort as committee chairmen and members and to the whole sophomore class who acted as hosts. Year two at R.T.H.S. points out studious as well as fun-loving members of your class. National Educational Development Test scores arrive and of fifty-two who took this test as freshmen, nineteen receive outstanding scholastic achievement certificates. That is one-third of those participating. Congratulations! It has been an active year, full of fun and achievement because you chose to make it so. You have chosen, Class of '63, to accept some respon- sibility. Now even more will be expected of you. You will have the greater task of living up to the goals you have set and the faith people have in you. Miss Luhtala says of the class of '63, You are a group of hard working, responsible people with a great many 'Chiefs' and enough 'Indians' to follow. You demonstrate school spirit and pride in R.T.H.S. by your active support in all school functions, yet have a lot of fun. I believe you respect your faculty but are still will- ing to make your opinions known. In fact, for sopho- mores you aren't bad! I'm not all thumbs, decides Paul Cote as he finishes assembling a drawer during Mr. Skogland's Woods II class. Sandra Phillips, Roberta Vaupel, and Constance Weisshaar store their finished preserves in a cabinet during Mrs. Himes's Home Ec II class.

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juni Admiring mums that weren't quite so lively as the ones they sold for Homecoming, are junior officers Sheri Meisener fsecretaryj, john Bondan fpresidentj, Marlys Hayes ftreasurerj, Tom Hill fvice-presidentj, with their advisor Mr. Guio. As a junior I feel that I have more responsibilities and more of a reason to be loyal to the school. I begin to see more and more the need for education. This is a Junior speaking. This is Rochelle Township High School, a thriving community of more than 700 scholars, in the city of Rochelle, Illinois. The time- August 1960-june 1961. What kind of a school year was it? A school year like any other school year, filled with the curricular and extra- curricular events that alter and illumine a student's life . . . A year like any other year-except that you were Juniors, Class of 1962. You were the smallest class, beginning the year with only 150 members-76 boys, 74 girls. You entered the corridors of R.T.H.S. fighting to stay afloat amid a sea of freshmen and sophomores. Only four of you joined G.A.A.g only two made the Ro-T0-Hi-Life staffg only one was in Library Club. But four of the six FFA officers were your classmates. You immediately began to work at earning money for the prom. You ran the refreshment stand at the first home game and right away you knew it was going to be an interesting year as one girls fell into the ice water used to chill the pop. Four things made this year truly different from all others: getting class rings, receiving a driver's license, anticipating the prom, recognizing your importance as a student. Listen, as your classmates talk. . . a year of tests, the Illinois Statewide Test, PSAT, National Merit Scholarship . . 2