Cairo High School - Egypti Yearbook (Cairo, IL)

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board buses, clown merrily, talk incessantly THIHCI2 YANKEES rn-lax outside lmls-penrlf-nve THE MILITARY BEARING of the' honor guard at tllc llalll mn ure l.I'Hlll Cairn Tnmln nl' Illv Unknown Soldier inlprvssvd Cairo High students. Nl' LINCOLN MHMOHIAI, Bu1'lmu1'a :Xxelsun amd Jim DICFYINC CERMS. Joy Martin and Gloria Tr:-xlvr are Smith grvel a featlwred friend, determined to keep sweet .

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59 seniors first class to tour East . STRENCTHENED by hot cakes and bacon, chaperones and students are ready to start another day. Climaxing four years of hard work, the 759 seniors became the first class to head East- visiting Vlfashington and New York. Alter a lengthy trip through Kentucky's hluegrass country, Virginiais Shenandoah lVlountains, and the scenic Skyline Drive, the seniors ar- rived in Washington, D. C. The students thrilled at the many places of inlcrest- Lin- coln Memorial, Washington lVlonumenl, Capi- tol, Mount Vernon, Smithsonian lnstitution, Arlington National Cemetery, and the many monuments dedicated to Americais great men. In New York City, the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, UN, Times Square, and Radio City all afforded sights that few seniors will forget. The individual events, sights, and thrills may he described in varying degrees ol' importance, hut of the trip as a whole il may only he said that realization topped anticipa- tion. WIl,l, SOMEONE PLEASE S'l':XR'l' 'THE ENGINE? l'l,lllXlES. H-XTS. NND SNIILES tlet-orare an ancient tnnih it The foolhardy few are preparing for u tank attack at the the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution.

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Seniors see the world, graduate happy The senior year came to an end with Com- mencement Week, beginning on Sunday, May 24. Wciary seniors, after a hard eight days in Vlfashiugton and New York, found it dil't'icl1lt to keep in step with uljomp and Circumstancel' at Baccalaureate. Monday and Tuesday were spent tying up all 'Ldangling thrcadsv-books were checked in, final dues and debts cleared. last minute pictures taken, the animal Egypti luncheon enjoyed at Cairo Hotel. On Wecillestlay night four years of friend- ship and study were clirnaxed with Commen- cement, as seventy seniors received diplomas from Mr. Edgar Stephens, President of the Board of Education. With mixed feelings of joy and sorrow, the class of '59 marched from the auditorium, just a Mtassel-tossw away from a whole brand new world-college, careers, marriage, military service. TYPICVKI, Sl'lNllUliS. Charles Showalter and 'llury' Eileen Dowd. nicasllre for the Graduation march.