Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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D Boon I 'XIARBHALL I NLHLMM H Srturz R Ixus C XPI XIX XR l IIL R Ixl l IX Xfter plat IIII. a bfllll ant season at etd Brother was elected honorarx ca tam Ile lb a senlor XI XRXIX RI BLLR Plaunp. hts junlor season as Dlxon halfback the hard hlttlng dx namo was placed on the se ond all state team a real honor bestowed on a great plat er ROX PXRRLR Xs an alternate guard Parker plat ed stellar football and made conslstent tackles H I5 hnlshtng this tear RICH XRD B009 In the forward wall of the Purple Dlck plat ed an Important part He alwaxs was tn exert plat and tackled beautlfullx hard and often IIOX D XIII I I R X tough durable man IS needed at end nf a good football team IS exlstent 'Ioughx reallx filled the bxll and was there when he was needed llc has one more tear to plat for D II S IOLIQ SLIILXIXI Xll good football teams must hate brams at the head I oule furnnshcd thus necessxtx alont. vuth perfect center passes and xerx frequent tackles GER XI D XNRI NX Dlxon found a blocker and plunger In Xnk and along wlth has slashlng tackles he proxed prtceless to the success of the team CI II I ORD SW XXI LND Swede prouded Dixon s broken held runner for the tear llc could block and run wtth equal ablhtx Ile graduates thus une DON XI D XIII I I R Xt the other half back posltlon was Shxres who huts all tacklers luke a lon of brncks He could follow lnterference well and prox xded mam long gaxns through the season HL BERT bI'LIT7 Qlug was the smallest and xet the hardest hnttmg regular on the team He made mam tackles and was sure newer to leaxe a hole for any runner I-Ie was guard and IS a Qemor IFQIII XIXRSH XII 'Ihe Purple found a great luck mjurx whlch caused htm trouble ROBIR1 IX XNS Xt the bottom of exert ptle up there has to be somebodx and II was an etcn bet that Bob would be there Ile plat ed an excellent tame HI RXI X Xlost experts sax a fe ow has to be bug. to be a football plater but Ilerxex blasted tlns theorx for when hc hmt II rcallx cracked and re ounded Bll L LIIRISIOQ X bulkx sophomore from whom we can expect much Ill the next two tears H Itrrrmu. C Nm txuxn R Iutxsn -X Ixuzts , I tt va Q ' , - v t , h , - , . v N , ,, , .v . 7 1 . - . ' A ' , 4. 1 ' - . . , ' 4 ' J 11 v . I e U I , . . 4. - ,u A , -Lvg . - . I I . I , .. .' , -'. ' .'.t,'l,f . l A ' A 1 I .1 -L , 'I I ' guard in I,es','who proved priceless in spite of a hard ' I ', ', .L ' 3- 'Y A . I - Y ' I 1 'v v wg' ' v ' ' . v Y i -Q 1 . . .. H H . . I, D . I A n . . ia I . . I Y v ' ' : - . , ' j C ' '1 ' I.l'I'l'RI'll,l,-. : . : I' ll ' 'I .S . ' ' ' .. I' ' , ' ' . ' I M: H, Y I If ' I ' .. 1 R tv I t 'Q -' . ' - - - - I ' Q

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ind Xlcndota battled tc a scoreless tie with cd the X C l FOOTBAL VK hen the Purple ll arriors xx allxed off the soggx mire after the Alumni tussle D H S closed one of the most successful seasons ex er played under the Hag of the l urple and Xlhite Bx txmg Delxalb Dixon clinched the N L I C title and put another natural sized football 1n the museum of our feats After being the only team to beat Dixon twice III a rovx since football here has been coached by Nlr llndell Rock lalls fell with practlcallx no resistance before the Purple machine 'Not satisfied with the two touch down lead which it had at thc half Dixon added three more talhes to its total before the gun stopped further onslaught Dixon s xx arrlor s awed for two quarters by the smoothness and beautx of the Rockford attaclt finally braced up in the last two frames and showed Rockford what smoothness and beautx reallx are Dixon outdistanced Rock ford in exerx department IH the latter part mf the gtme and had she onlx heeded sooner the result would no doubt haxe been different Opcning the conference schedule against lgClXlLlCI'C, the lurple attaclt smothered the gold clad lads with two touchclovxns in the first quarter and a duplicate felt in thc list X enclota superior in ctch cleptrtment S on cd 1 e a tough game tnd pcrhaps dc eat f r Dixwn but Dixon opcned up wxti swccping end runs lstcrals ind powcr plaxs which put Xlcndota at the mcrcx of thc l urple tcs o x ar pcna put tie enemx in scoring p xsition at last and ex apitthzed but in rdcr tc le I c to score ixron tgain crossec the Pat: 14 L SEASON stripe by a beautifully executed forward lateral pass just before the gun barlted ilith rexenge sealed tightlx behind their lips elexen lurple warriors took the field amid the threats of the Giant Killer of the 'X Q I C and proceeded to lay the Harms boxs gently aside by trampling the Hub City elex en to bits in the first half and then coasting the rest of the tlme The crowning ex ent of the y ear is the Sterling battle, and this was no exception for Sterling was neatlv crow ned under a barriage of passes and end runs A shift bv Sterling supposedlx to Stop Dixon s end runs xx as laid waste with little dlfficultx and with the field gxal to top it all the opposition xxas put in its place Xfter being halted on the Barb goal line again and again bx an iron stand Dixons power finally turned baclx the Orange surge and scwred a tallx before the half ended Ctnxersion failed and Dixon led 6-O at the half The Barbs toolt the field with grim determination in the ensuing half and bx exer perfect passes connected one near the goal and on the fourth doxx n plunged it ox er Conxersion was blocked and thus the frax ended 6-6 X dispute arose as to whom was ch tmpion but Delxalb had been tied bx Dixon Dixon Dixon Dixon Dm n Dix n Dixon Dixon Dixon 7 7 R wclx I alls Rockford lielx idere Xlendota Rochelle Sterling rlnceton De lxalb Xlumni V 'Y I A . A , . 4 . Q l V a . t i . t . V . , , J ' , J , ' ' , . . ' 7 Y. ,I . . . H ,. . ,, V. . Y . V s . 4 1 Y ' V 4' v' ' ' i ' ' i R i ' ' ' V . . , . , ' I t l ' 7 - i l ' -1 V I V, ' . i .lv li ' f I ' W r . , V v 1 Y V ' .' ' I . . Y . . - , , V , V 1 ' , 1 ' 1 z , y' ' , ' . , . . y . Y 1 v x v v I . Q . J u . . . . Q ' , V i ' liihile Dixon vanquished lielvidere, Delxalb Nlendota and was thus eliminated, and Dixon z . - . ' 1 ' : ' - .. ' rul ' . . '. .C. .l ' . ' -z' z . fu ...., ..,., 3 3 t : it l 1 lt ' l'k ' 'L 1 - ' . a ...... .,.. 7 'f ' U -ff , if ' 'I l if .......... ii - ., . '- .......... go . ' ,- H -' . ..x....... -fi 1 ln the final minu 1, tw' I5 1 tl Y zlties 'xo ,..,,..... ,o .' ' . l 1' ' ' : ' 1. ' , ..,,.,... 7 P ' ' th l' c' z . o x r 1 tie last ........,, 6 on ' J ' 1 D . z ' ' l final ....,...,, 6 4 ' ,.

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ldhe Cnrls Xthletlc Xssotiation resumed its actlxitles last fall under the d1rect1o11 of Xliss Helen lliland ll1e association IS organized t1 enable girls to be more actixe 111 sports IOIIIIS are gixen for hiking making class tctms swimming and passing tests btsebill btsketball xollexball skatng tennis horse back riding PdSSlIlg efliciencx tests dancing 1 1 0 and I'7VSlll Eight High S'ate awards were gixen this xear bx tl1e tate Xt1et1c Xss 1c1at1on Iwo tl1 wusin p nnts are required for tlllS award XXl1lCll is a shield with tl1e outline ofthe State of Illinois iw Qfate award a etter IS gixen cr sixteen l1u11dred po111ts l lex CII girls receix ed tl1e low State award tlllS xear There were l lex e11 S5DllOITlOI'C awards presented to girls haxing one thousand POIIIIS This award is C X X shi ld l11 ordertoreceixean aware it is nctcssarx to haxe 1 C uerage 111 scholar 1 t Ill health posture an sportsmaiislilp loints must be checked w1tl1 the State manager before awards are made c lXl ics 1111.1 ll Il las xcir 1 rc itricd cs ste frxs w I'11tf I0 enj1 xed wl1e11 weather conditions faxored Sktting a11d sliding plax ed an important part 111 tl1e actixities Scramble suppers were also a part of tl1e program of exents X irious tournaments were l1eld during the winter I11 tl1e Round Robin Basket al lournament classes plax ed each other twice and tl1e team hating tl1e most xictories wcn tl1e tournament lollowing tl1e basketball tournament 1 xollex ball tournament w as ie dtncn a11 stunts l1elpe o pass the winter time also I11 tl1e spring a 16111115 tournament was conducted to determine the champions 1 tl1e gxm classes X considerable amount cf time was spe11t on track X baseball tour11a ment was also l1eld The a1111ual sport da11ce was l1eld between t1e basketball and track setson I'l s tl1e 1 nlx time boxs are allowed to particiapte Ill tl1e ACIIXIIICS of the Xssociation K X X l1as done much toward inspiring fair plax a11d sportsma11sl11p among the girls 1 it 1 p d 1at e assr Llllltlll Ll tinuc in tl1e future -z ... ' ' ..,' . z. 2 , -. ' ' ' b' l gslf, bi:y:l'n,,, 1 'i ' . ' S .1 ll 1 ' . ii.: d l 'ld. Folk 2 'ig' d . d t 1X lf ' . 1 ' . l Ml . ' i' f ' ', i1 z1 . l l ' ' 1: .'1i is shig an l rank high ' -' . . , ' d ' 'i ' ' . I 1- ' . 'I'h act' t' -. of tl1e .Xss t': '.t 1' 'z an l ' i-s lo e tl ' tl1 191 ' w'ill '1 11- vc 1 'z . llik 1 and . ak 'ere ' V .