Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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ACT1. The eztrtain rises in 1337. A new school house is being erected. It is only one room yet the twelve families in Dixon are exceedingly proud of it because it represents a large step toward further civil- ization, and because it is the jirst school in Dixon. The students studying from their slates are proud of their new sehool. There is the feeling of pride in the school room which is shown by the fare with whieh they use their limited equipment. Time passes swiftly on and fares come and go. The cnrtainfalls.

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ACT II. The curtain rifef thi: time in 1931. We gafp a.r we fee the Jcene before us. Can it be that thi.r Jtately building belongf to Dixon? The palatial Jtructure, with its spaciouy lawnf, expensive equip- ment, and marble halls if the new Dixon High School. The town haf grown from a population of twelve farnilie: to a population of ten thoufand, and the high fchool building in proportion, now accommodate: nearly eight hundred .vtudent5.Much pride if exhibited by the Jtudentf, and learning .feemf to become lex: a tafk and more of a delight. Time :till paffef fwiftly on and facef ftill come and go with an ever ehanging panorama.