Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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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

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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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OUR YEARBOOK CELEBRATES ITS TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY The first Yearbook, or Annual, as it was called, of Dixon High School, came into being in the year 1914. Charles H. Anderson, then principal of South Dixon High School, a man of high esteem, remembered most kindly by members of our alumni of those days, made possible the first Dixonian , through his efforts and interest in the high school. Mark Herbst filled the position of Editor-in- chief, with the following staff: Roy Fitzsim- mons, Business Manager, Harry Derr, Assistant Business Manager, Anna Altenderfer, Literary Editor, Lucile Jones, Calendar, Paul Byers, Athletics, and Dement Schuler, Grinds. At that time the school had a teaching faculty of eight instructors, and a graduating class of thirty-two, compared with our present staff' of thirty-one teachers and a graduating class of approximately 160. However, it must be borne in mind that at that time there were two high schools in Dixon, one on the north and the other on the south side of the river. A perusal of that first Dixonian of 1914 is made possible through our school library. A fine picture of south central school, then Dixon High School, appears on one of the first pages. A number of familiar names make up the Board of Education, though none are now serving in that capacity. E. W. Smith, Attorney W. H. Winn, C. H. McKenney, A. A. Rowland, and the late Dr. E. S. Murphy then served on the school board. The only familiar face on the faculty is that of Freya Foerster , now Mrs. Lazier, and except for a change in hair dress, Mrs. Lazier has not changed perceptibly in appearance. Among the senior class of that yearbook, are a charming sister of our own Miss Armington, a vigorous SufTragette Miss Esther Barton, known to many of us, also a beloved aunt of this year's editor of the Yearbook, the father of our alumnus Bob Coakley who scored the first touchdown of the year against Dixon High, two highly esteemed merchants of Dixon, Joseph Eichler, a poet of no mean ability judging from his works in that Year- Page 28 book, and Dement Schuler, therein referred to as Ziggy and Toad , the beautiful mother of Winnie Ann Loftus, the handsome father of Lois Fitzsimmons, and others we occasion- ally see about our city. A picture of the junior clss in that yearbook also shows familiar faces of mothers and fathers of present students of Dixon High, and in the sophomore class we find Edward Jones, now our illustrious States Attorney, who, in the Grind division of that book is described in this manner: Wouldn't it Seem strange to See-Edward Jones-Studying? That does give hope to some of the rest of us, who, at this time of year, might appear in that same category. Style Note: The girls of those years wore long skirts, reaching to the floor, shirt waists, and much fluffy hair, the boys, higher, stiffer collars, otherwise, they look much as we do today. The Literary departments in that first year- book are most interesting, as are the Dramatic and Athletic divisions. We note on the football team Walter Smith ffather of Mary Louisej, Sherwood Dixon, Clyde Lenox, and Kenneth Church Clate husband of our school nurse, Mrs. Churchj. The football schedule indicates that Dixon won from Rockford in football that year by a score of 12 to 6 and from Mendota by a score of 62 to 13. We must not forget to mention some of the merchants who have so kindly patronized us these many years, for we find then as now, these familiar names: The Hintz Studio, Edwards Book Shop, Eichler Bros., Dixon Flower Shop, Isador Eichler, Boynton- Richards, Rowland's Drugs and Rogers Printing Company, all of whom appear in that first yearbook of 1914. We are grateful to those students of 25 years ago, whose initiative and energy made possible that first yearbook, and we trust that as the years go on, those who follow in our footsteps, may produce, successively, a book of higher quality. Our interests will always be with Dixon High School.