Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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T R Dirk Ke-llvr, VVarr0n Needham, Dan Shiras. Junior VV1-bb, Donald Sloan, Ralph Millvr, Billy Zimmf-rlnan, Anthony Kowalvwski. up uw lhigm-iw li:-ynolds, Billy liindhlom, Ray Shultf-, VVaynP Stauffvr, Bill Thompson, Bill N1-'wni:1n. Fifth Rau- lloli Rutlwrfonl, Harold Salzman, Bob Svhrzuler, Jason Stanlihy, Lyle Se-loove-r, John Ffflom'Pr,lrvilig Quinn. Kc-iuu-tli Stanley, llillil'rfmttor,klVIarLi1i Young, YVarrm-n Tlioinas, Clvll Xvvllllllilll, Ken Potts, Paul Rcynolds. Charles lNlarkli,Gs-orgy Vik-iglr-. lizffkic-I llrrutia, rm ' 'vtrir' . Fourth Hun- Golmlim- Shank, Amy S0holl,Ros1-lla Taylor. Viola Trotter, Lavinia Wilson, Mary Ellen Sweglv, .lm-an Smith. Trudy Pruitt. llonalsl Sliaffa-r. .lo Yan lVlm-tvr, liivharml I'tz, John VV:-avvr, Roland Murray, Joi- Svarbrough, Arthur Rvynolds, Charlvs Fcuttvr, Holi Y4-nte-r, ,lunior Smith, .liin Thonipson. Third Hou' liatlwriiu- liulnp, Flora-iu'0 llvis, lilla R1-ynohls. .Ivan SUJVPIIS. Arleen l,0I'f.!lPl', Bc-tty Spif-lman. Dorothy Suttvr. Drusz'illaIYVillianis, 'l'lu-lina 'l'o1nasti1'. .loan Yailv, Doris Rlioilvs, Ne-ll Sack. Bob 'l'c-nnant, Billy Tolzerman, Glenn R4-agle-. Harry Smith, ll:-rnaril Marshall, Vernon Parker, l'lI'1lIll'lS Tully, Nw-mul Run- Mary Louirw VV4-lvli. Marian Murray. l,ura lVilliams, Virginia Vi'orrnan. Jane- xvlllfI,0I't. G14-iiyrv Mi-llot, liilvr-n Kuhn. H4-tty li:-line-ily. Charlotto lVlll4'llt'I', Marr-ilf-to liffrlvy. liuth Moorv. Nova .lc-an Moe-ll:-r, lim-tty Tliompson. Shirley Williams, Mary l.ouiFv Walls, ,lunv VValt4'rs, Mary liisloy. llazi-'l l'a1lillo, Bill lllllUIllDS0ll. l 1'r'xf lfow -.Ivan MP1-ks. hlaxiiu- lNl1'GinniS. livtty Mossliolmlvr, Arlo:-ii lN'l1'Nin1'h. Alirf- Koon, Riia l.angan, .Ngiwn Mvliliiw, l.orraiiu' l'ritl'liar4l, lloln-rta Pipe-r, Doris Ri-1-ml. llarvvy War:-, Holm Wi-'ntling1. Holi Woodworth, Billy VS'ir'km-fy. linunct Mc-Million. lirlwin lil'Y2lll.fil'I'1llll lie-sh-r, lipgar Mills-r. l Q Top lfrru- .lohn lloylo. liolx llxor-king, .liin lloon, Rolivrt llinfz, l'1lnu-r lloclgvs, ,lov llink. llarolnl .lonc-S, llivharcl lloylo, l'aul .Xlvxaluhr 'i ' ' ' ' 'r liolwrt l'n ullvV l niil Haha on lie li it Consixliiu lllI'Ill1'cl'lll'lll'lll W llll'llll Burfz-nult Boll Follins. l.au-rnv Cwarsliu . , . A , . l.au'rm-iu'1- llana . 1 1' ', .' -. ' .... . , l ourH1li'o1l' illvun llill. Ia-str-r llill.flal4-Gardnvr.llwigllit l'illllIN'I'.Fl'I'4llI11llHl lfislvy. llol 4-rtllriilin, llzilm-Gr:-1-iw, Dali' liranivr, llillfiharvaf .liln Buxton. llumhly llrmlforsl. l ran4'is1 Cronan, lioclnvy lialwr, .lainl-s Conaway. Uwanv llil-ks. l'aul IM-wi-y, llillll lflovinan. l'lIllll liahi 7'li1'rflRmr' Doris Mlanis. Stana Aalu-r. Dorothy Harlow. Doris Burrows. lic-tty lKroun.llvlf-n l.ouisv Royal. .ls-anna BUlHl.1'ilUI'4'll1'I'l'l4'VllilI'lllX1l Mary l.l14'illm-lli1i'liv, Dolly Catalina, Yvrnon ll1'1'liuian. Billy l'lar4lin. Ropvr Chap man, Charlvs Blirlwit. Ray Johnson. llivk liupp. lion ns-th .lohuaon, .Xlm-X Gi'a4-ling. Srroml lion' Mary lformlyrw-. l,aYonn Ch-tin-lily. Lois lln-1-kinan, .Xnalwllv Farlvy. llarlvnl- Doran. lie-tty llainhurg. Dorothy liislvy, Marc-4-lli lfox. llvlty l anv. Yalmlvz-ii llill. Patsy llvlivr. Mary lilnlivlcl, Bvriiivv .loy4'1', hlarilyn lloylv. .lanvt Yviliiplvltvrgl, Mary Nvtta .lohnsolx lloris llollinau, liarlmara lllggins. I - - I l 1'rxIli'rrzr lim-lyn ll:-ss, Nusannz- llution, Mary .loan lfanv, Corinv Giannoni. Gvorgzia lil-ll .lm-ws-tt. Doris Dowling. .lanr- Coll . Carolnu- U14-szuu ' ' ' ' ' ' X ' filu-rt l r'uu'e-Q llrvw l'aul Jolly, l,loV1l Gillvrt. lYilnu-r llauvk, l,ol lionniv lfrc-y, liilm-vn l'iniu-y, N irguua Dodd, lux 1-lyn l7ull5,lrl1la li , . . , , Fra-elm-rim-, lillssc-ll lilln-r. llvrnarml Frazf-r. I 'age Jn

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UPPERCLASSMEN TO BE In September 1937-227 badly frightened children entered our secondary institution in order to quench their thirst for knowledge. The fact that they were entering as youngsters, who, four years hence, would be leaving as men and women helped them to bear the trials and tribulations that alas all freshmen must undergo before they become full pledged members of Dixon High School. During their freshmen year, these youngsters were allowed to participate in such things as the Freshman-Sophomore Literary Society, Latin Club, Home Economics Club, and Ag. Club. The athletic minded boys went out for football and basketball. Throughout the year they gained much valuable practice. Their social life was by no means neglected. The annual Freshman-Sophomore get- together was their debut to parties. Several home room parties were enjoyed during the year. Along in the Spring came the ever popular G. A. A. dance, and their freshman parties ended with the Latin-French Club dance, open to all students of these subjects and their dates. And so the months passed. Studies, sports, clubs, and dates occupied their time and minds. They no longer feared upperclassmen. They learned, however, through sad experience the value of studying-especially before exams. At last came the day when they were no longer freshmen, but were worthy to be called sophomores. Thus, their first year in Dixon high ended with all determined to have just as nice a time in their next three years as they did in their first. Last fall 225 sophomores were enrolled. Several new students joined the ranks. After duly initiating the freshmen, the sophomores settled down to the accustomed routine of school life. Now, as rulers of the under classmen, they began organizing their clubs. At the end of the first semester, all freshmen with a scholastic rating of B were allowed to become members of these clubs. In Latin Club especially they had a great deal of fun in presenting plays before their members all in Latin. This was both interesting and valuable. This winter the boys practiced in earnest for all sports. The result was a B team in the two major sports, football and basketball, composed entirely of sophomores. Outstand- ing heroes of this class are McNichols, Buxton, Buggs, Kelley, Witzleb, McNamera and Schultz. Several of these boys played on the regular team. All indications prove that Dixon will continue to have championship teams in '40 and '4l. Other sports participated in were track, tennis, and golf. Sports were not their only high point, for whenever the honor roll came out, several sophomores' names appeared showing their outstanding scholastic ability. Thus as their second year draws to a close, they look back, not without regret, upon all their good times and pleasant memories they have experienced within these past two years. And now to the other classes of Dixon High School who have not, for some reason or another, fully appreciated this fine class with superior ability in sports, studies, and out- standing outside activities, to you we give- the juniors-to-be. Page 2.5

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MEET THE FRESHMEN Could you please tell me where room 118 is? inquired many of the diminutive future seniors of 1943 when they first crossed the threshold of Dixon High School to be greeted by the open arms of the upper-classmen. Bewildered and lost but still eager for anything the school had to offer, they wandered about the halls, gazing at the numbers on the doors and getting confused in their directions, finally to give up and timidly ask one of the more experienced students. Much to the delight of these same wise upperclassmen, the freshmen even strayed into the wrong rooms and said in small, frightened voices, Oh, I thought this was my English I class! At last the freshmen became oriented. They roamed around the halls no longer, and their days of asking for guidance to room 118 were no more. They had passed the first trying weeks in their high school careers. In three short years they would be seniors! Shy but eager little freshmen turned out in large numbers for their first party on October 28. Amid Hallowe'en decorations of cornstalks and pumpkins, the boys and girls did the Lambeth Walk around the cafeteria and played ping-pong. Miss Wright's home room was in charge of the program. As time flew on, the upper-classmen observed that while the freshmen were small in stature, they were large in number and were not lacking in intelligence. The freshies won the long battle for places on the honor roll, and the juniors and seniors had to admit they had been vanquished. Then came January and with it the freshies' first encounter with semester examinations. Why do we have exams? Oh, why didn't I study my algebra longer? I'll never pass my Latin exam l sighed the under-classmen and entered the fatal portals to match their wits with the teachers and the textbooks. In the stillness of the examination rooms, they did the best they could to get the right answers. Imagine their relief when almost all of them passed with flying colors. Later in the winter these freshmen chose as their class officers to represent them, Kenneth Potts, president, Jo Van Meter, vice-presidentg and Jane Goff, secretary-treasurer. Enthusiastically, they entered into all the student activities they could. They joined the Freshman-Sophomore Literary Society, Ag Club, Home Economics Club, Latin Club, and the Girls' Athletic Association, and the warblers of the class practiced their trills in Glee Club. Even with spring coming and spring fever prevalent, they went on to greater honors, and are speeding on to the day when they will graduate. Page 27