Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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The youth of today are the citizens of tomorrow. Thus the twenty-two hundred students enrolled in Danville High School represent a certain proportion of Danville’s future citizenry. From this group will undoubtedly come many of our leaders of tomorrow including doctors, lawyers, politicians, and business executives. There will be many other types of jobs that they hold, of course, but the important point is that the majority of them will be good citizens and will serve their communitv well. This fact is probable because they are now in the stage of learning to serve and from their training in Dan- ille High it is very likely that they will put into application what they are learn- The purpose of this section, therefore, is to salute the citizens of tomorrow or the seniors, juniors, and underclassmen of Danville High School today. able time of the student’s high school career. At this time his participation in activities has usuallv reached a climax. He has also completed in this year the required amount of school work and is rewarded for this by being graduated in Danville High School. The junior year in our high school is a period when the student usually comes into prominence in school activities. He has just advanced from the undergraduate stage and has a feeling of much more importance now. The sophomore year is the period in which the student has become acquainted with all functions of school life and has naturally acquired a more sophisticated doors to the numerous possibilities that are in store for the new student. Danville High School is a friendly school and all former students, faculty and administration join to assist the new student in making enjovable adjustments. mg. The senior rear at Danville is in most cases the most important and enjov- at the annual commencement. Besides this there are many social functions given especially for the seniors. This year there were 366 students who were seniors air. The freshman year is one of many new experiences, each of which opens The following section is devoted entirely to individuals in these four classes.

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THE SENIOR THOSE WHO HAVE FAITHFULLY SERVED OUR SCHOOL FOR FOUR YEARS, AND NOW GRA Colors Motto GREEN AND GOLD TRUE PATRIOTS ALL; WE SERVE The Senior class was conducted as a small democracy all of its own. It elected officers and voted on the class colors, motto, and gift. Any student had the opportunity to write the words or music of the class song. Many of the students turned in their compositions and the song chairman, along with his committee, chose the best one. The motto selected was made a little differently, however. The motto committee wrote four or five mottos and then put them up to the Senior Class for an election. The one that received the greatest number of votes was adopted. The class colors were selected in the same manner. I he Senior Class gave a play in accordance with the custom. The money obtained from it was used for a gift to the school. 'I he gift committee made a list of several items from which the Senior Class voted to present a drop curtain for the stage and curtains for the balcony. The Junior and Senior classes cooperated in giving a prom. This year it was held in the High School Building and was entirely formal. This was one of the outstanding events of the year. The juniors and seniors looked forward to the prom for many months. Another Democratic activity was a day when College Representatives from the different schools around came to Danville High and discussed with the Seniors the problems of choosing a school to attend and the manner in which to go about it. The Seniors on College Day could go to the auditorium any Study Hall Period. We. the Seniors, felt that College Day was a good idea and has helped us with our problems. CLASS OFFICERS Seated, left to right—Bonnie FitzGerald, Annabel Ogan. Jean Randolph, Miss Sandeson (Adviser Cloyrt George, Pres. Standing Virginia Kendall, William Knglish, Marjorie McCord