Annawan High School - Tom Tom Echoes Yearbook (Annawan, IL)

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DEDICATED TO X NB xxlw f WHZZX4 Q h Zi x ,H N N V' X YN F3 T 33 Z-,-,,.. We, Jrhe Senior class of I948, dedicefe This volume of Jrhe Tom Tom Echoes fo Alfred Ehrig in eppreciehon of his efforfs in promof- ing fhose achvifiesefhaf resulf in high afhlefic and scholasjric achievemen+s. IIEIIICHTIIJII ii

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PRESENTED BY ANNUAL STAFF The Senior class elected their 2111111211 staff Septem- ber 22, 1947. It is as follows: C0-Editors ..........,..,,, Margenc Gay and Doralee Pont Buxivzesx Mmmger ,..........................................,.... Bill Price Plaotograplay .......................,..,..,.,.........,......., Elsie Powell Adfvertirememx ....,.., LaVonne Spears, Dwainc Dynes Sport: ........i.............................................v..........,.. Ray Shaw Actifvitier ............ Marilynn Miller, Barbara Tl1on1pson Art ................,......................................,,... Marilyn Nowers Tl1is staff decided that it would l1ave tl1e annual printed this year as an improvementg before it had A been mimeographed. This Will, however, increase the price of our annual. All members of the Senior class have been active in publishing our annual even though their names do not appear on tl1e staff. VVe, tl1e Senior class and annual staff, wish to thank Mr. Osborn for his assistance and understanding.

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ln Appreciation of First row Cleft to rightbz Albert Pritchard, Moll Powell, XV, Baker, Arthur Ii. Quaife. Second row fleft to rightjz Robert j. Pont, john Dwy- er, james Machesney. The Board of Educahon Board members are elected by the people each April. They hire teachers, approve expenditure of money, and see that the school is kept in good condition. The members have wiselv directed an educational program for its constituents: lt is assured that We will have good schools, both grade and high for some years to come. This year has been most eventful-Hooppolc voted successfully in October to be annexed to the Annawan-Alba High school district. When things ap- peared rather dark in respect to us maintaining our high school in the future, the board of education had the support of the vast majority of our rural neighbors and local residents when it recommended the formation of a community unit district. All areas responded and the vote carried by a seven and one-half to one major- ity. The willingness of the people to support such a project is a vote of confidence given to the past and 'present members of the board of education. A new board was elected to reorganize Annawan- Alba, two-thirds of Yorktown, and a portion of Corn- wall townships. .Better educational opportunities can now be offered to the children of this new unit district. ANNAWAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES Left to right: Marion Arnold, Louis I. Morey, Gail M. Peart. A trustee must be a resident of the township and twenty-one years of age. A trustee is elected for a term of three years. Trustees shall hold regular semi-annual meetings on the first Mondays of April and October. They must examine moneys and effects of the corpora- tion. They may receive any gift or grant made for the use and good of the school. Trustees are guardians of township school funds, ob- serve the condition of the school, and appoint the school treasurer. Fortunately, Annawan Township's schools are in good hands. ln 1787 the Northwest Ordinance was passed, where- by the sixteenth section in each township was given to the township to help support education. Most of such sections have been sold. ALL IN HONOR OF OUR SCHOOL The former Annawan High School was destroyed by fire February 2, 1922. The building was burned to the ground, completely destroying all records. The new Annawan-Alba Township High School was built in 1924-,lt was dedicated in the early spring of 1925.