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

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TOP ROW: Mr. Carlson fadvisorj, Jerry Carson, Bill Brown, Bernard Ackland, Clarence Baker, Bill Carter, Daniel Boehle, Tom Bailey, David Divine, Joe Clark, Richard Cardott, Gary Chamness, Dennis Ackland, and Mr. Kruger fad- visorj. SECOND ROW: Sudie Cantrell, Joanne Askeland, Margit Benthom, Gisela Andetsberger, Susan Countryman, Dorothy Alberts, Jim Akey, Judy Beach, Jo Ann Collins, Penny Clucas, Janet Boken, Judy Barringer, Sandra Brautigam, and Mrs. Himes Qadvisorj. BOTTOM ROW: Wayne Bunger, John Bondan, Dick Argetsinger, Pat Davis, Sue Crocker, Susan Andrist, Dorene Ankney, Janice Batchelor, Dee Ann Dyer, Sharon Burkhart, and Deanna Brookman. What Made foo- 'ol Diferenf? Kings, Hara Pram, fudy We begin to earn a certain amount of respect from underclassmen, teachers, even parents. They can see we are becoming more mature. It's a terrific feeling and a terrific responsibility to know that someone is looking up to you and maybe following your example. Receiving class rings. They're the greatest. Selling mums and introducing the boutonniere. We sold a record number this year. Being able to take the N.Y.-Washing- ton, D.C., trip. The prom. All these things make this year distinct from all others. . . . Juniors could drive. Instead of walking every- where, we always managed to find a friend with a CHI. And this year at the basketball games We can see both baskets at once. Before we were always sitting too high on the bleachers. What kind of a year was it? Hot at first, rooms filled with the sun's glare. Noisy, until one-way corridors were completed, shades were installed, and the election was over. Some remember the first snowflakes on October 19, and try to forget all the other ones that followed. Some remember other things. On the GAA hike, we paused at an unoccupied schoolhouse to eat our lunch. Two friends and I bal- anced on the teeter-totter as we ate. We had a pretty good l In Mr. Carlson's second period history class juniors Kathy Nefstead and Judy Beach are examining an ancient map of the United Stateshwhich was printed in 1846. Kathy Weatherbee shows pictures of Pearl Har- bor to Mrs. Ellis' 4th period English class. While reading Day of lnfamy, the juniors had to study the historical background of the Japa- nese attack on the United States base December 7, 1941.

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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

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meal, except that it was rather hazardous at times-almost more totter than teeterf' Mr. Nelson was demonstrating methods of doing basic lab functions. After a comprehensive lecture on how to insert a piece of glass tubing into a rubber stopper without breaking the glass, he proceeded to show us and promptly broke the glass tube. 'I just wanted to see if you were awake,' he said with a sheepish grin. In chemistry two girls found out fthe hard wayj that they shouldn't turn on their gas jets when the Bun- sen burner wasn't connected. Mrs. Ellis wishes her juniors would 'settle down' when the bell rings and that SOMEDAY they'll learn to follow directions. SOMEDAY Mrs. Thomas is going to tell her history class how she voted. Discussing Marquette and Joliet, Mr. Carlson, com- mented that the famed explorers had been near Rochelle. One boy said, 'Where? On Kyte Creek P' 'No,' said Mrs. Carlson, 'on one of its tributaries'. Out in the driver training car one day I was buzzing along about 35 MPH and didn't notice a stop sign. Al Gorski and Roger Supler are testing the power distribution panel in Electricity II. In Mr. Nelson's first period chemistry class Bernard Ackland and Dick Argetsinger are preparing bromine gas beneath the hood. Bro- mine gas is poisonous. Members af 611155 af 6 leememlfcr Amusing Incidents TOP ROW: Robert Forster, Roger Friday, Loren Edwards, Ron Halverson, Gary Gunn, Stephen Hopkins, Thomas Hill, David Herrmann, Tim Hayes, Al Gorski, Richard Holloway, Fred Heal, and Laura Furman. SECOND ROW: Mr. Edwards fad- visorj, Beverly Gruben, Heather Fyfe, Roger Finkboner, Bill jackson, Marlys Hayes, Connie Felt, Pat Gruben, Kay Green, Annie Kay Gittleson, Janice Horton, Lynn Hanson, and Mr. Guio fadvisorj. BOTTOM ROW: Barbara Eckhardt, Cheri Floyd, Jacqueline Helfer, Bob Hutcheson, Dennis Hayes, Marcia Eber, Diane Ihm, Sylvia Gale, Ivan Hills, Gail Esposito, and Patricia Erickson. 23