Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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lContinued from page lOl ball were awarded Harry Codt, Gerald Bur- gess, Russell Byers, Fred Meinke, Dean Rizner, Stanley Stonecipher, John Wolbart, and Roger Bivins, Fred Meinke, John Sloan, John Wolbart, Dean Rizner, and Lee Heron earned major basketball letters. Major track letters were won by Fred Meinke and John McLean. Two Dramatic Club productions, Mr, and Mrs. North and My Heart's in High, utilized much of our junior talent. Leading roles played by juniors in Mr, and Mrs. North included, Susan Warner, Mary Keeney, Elaine Fisher, Bob Malach, Lois Selgestad, Wayne Frazer, and Dick Brown, in My Heart's in High, Wayne Frazer, Dona Pieschel, Alice Schmidt, Lois Selgestad, Mary Lou Wil- liams, and Eleanor Jones. During the last semester, the Dixini staff was made up almost entirely of juniors. Car- men Leonard served as managing editor, Rosemary Baker as news editor, Alice Schmidt as news editor, Russell Byers as sports editor. All of these journalists car- ried on their work until the middle of their senior year. During the junior year we pre- sented our best talent in the junior assem- bly. Various radio programs made up the theme, the most humorous being the Mr. Anthony skit. We chose for our class offi- cers Carmen Leonard, pres'dent, Bob Ma- lach, vice-president, and Lois Selgestad, secretary-treasurer. For the first time we were able to help plan the junior-senior prom and attend it. lt was a wonderful evening for everyone and the memories will linger forever. We solemnly watched the seniors graduate and knew that the day was not far off for us At last we reached the top of the ladder as high and mighty seniors. At first we didn't quite feel big enough to hold down the job, but it wasn't long before we became accustomed to being seniors. The first issue of the Dixini came out under senior leader- ship. For the first half of the year Carmen Leonard served as editor, Rosemary Baker, as managing editor, Alice Schmidt, as news editor, and Russell Byers, as sports editor. At the end of the first semester, the seniors retired and the juniors carried on under senior editor Rosemary Baker. Football season was as exciting as always and we were one hundred per cent behind the fellows-win or lose. The fellows who proved their football skill and received major letters were: Ken Carroll, John Wolbart, William Boehme, Gerald Burgess, Russell Byers, Harry C-odt, John Jenkins, Charles Webster, Fred Meinke, Jack Wola- ver, and Bob Dogwiler. For our last year in high school we elected John Wolbart for president, Bob Camery for vice-president, and Ray Hood for secretary- treasurer. We chose Carmen Leonard for the D. A. R. good citizen representative in the early part of the second semester. We will never forget the wonderful eve- ning of April l3 when the C- A.A. held their annual dance in the high school gym. Every- one was invited and all the gals showed up with their best fellows. Along with that we will fondly remember Senior Day as our last program with the entire class cooper- ating. We all probably will look back on our last exams of high school life and remember how we took them before any of the other students and how hard we crammed I Many gay evenings were spent in the gym at the popular SACS dances. Our class suc- cessfully carried on this project which started in last year's class. The formal dance held by the SACS Club was a tremendous success and largely contributed to the most enjoyable events of our last year. We stop here a moment to remember all the fellows who have left our class since our freshman year to serve in the armed forces. We sadly wish they could have graduated with us, but we know they will be remem- bered as loyal and courageous members of the class of '45. Almost too soon the first day of June was upon us. We could hardly wait for that main event of our last year-the junior- senior prom. lt was the gayest of gay eve- nings and will never be forgotton. And now, with sadness in our hearts, we have come to the end of another chapter in our lives. Now, we will attempt to gain suc- cess and happiness in a world of turmoil.

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JACK WOLAVER Football 3, 4, Track 2, 3, 4, Dramatic Club 4. JOHN WOLBART Blackie Football 2 3, 4 lCo-Captainl, Bas- ketball 2, 3, 4, Track 2, 3, Class Of- ficer President, 4, Commercial Club 3, 4, Dixini 3, 4, Dramatic Club3, 4. HELEN ZUEND Teapot G.A.A. l, 2, 3, 4, 'Dramatic Club 3, Commercial Club 3, 4, Press Club 3, 4, Clee Club l, 2, 3, 4, Home Ec. Club l, 2, 4 lV. Pres.l, Dixini 3, 4, Year Book 4, Operetta 3, 4 AMBROSE REUTER BERNICE SCHAFER Home EC. Club l, 2, 4. MARY ANN TURNER C.A,A. l, Commercial Club 4, Home Ec. Club l, 4. Zin Memoriam SHIRLEY DONOHO Class ol '45 Members of Our Class in the Armed Forces Robert Alexander. . . . . .Army Warren Beistren. Leo Berard ..... Roger Bivins . . . Elmer Boos .... Robert Castle. . . Hugh Cruse . . . Joe Delgado .... Wayne Dempsey. Charles Emmert. Wilford Fordham Leamen Forman. . Fred Hamburg . . John Hansen. . . Kendall Hobbs. . . . . . .... Navy ....Navy ....Navy .........Navy ...Army Air Force .........Army ....Navy ...Army ...Army . . . ......... Army . . . .Navy Air Force .......Marines ...Navy ...Navy Wayne Jenkins. . . Vernon Johnson .... Peter Karydes. . . Earl Kavadas ...... Leonard Lourdeau. . . Sheldon Maves ..... Charles Muhleback. . Dean Rizner ...... Charles Rutherford. . Henry Schumacher. . Edward Stafford. . . Stanley Stonecipher . John Woodyatt . . . Kenneth Young . . . 'l7 ....Navy . .Navy . .Army . .Army . .Navy . .Army . .Navy . .Navy . .Navy Marines . .Army . .Navy Marines Marines

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UNIOR CLASS September of i942 found us crossing the threshold to a higher education, no less frightened or amazed than any of our pre- decessors. Becoming adjusted to our new surround- ings we sought outside interests in ath- letics, club activities, and music. Later on in the fyeor Joe Voile, Mory Elaine Drew and Karl Shaver were elected as our class officers. The never-to-be-forgotten events as Freshies were the All-School party and the Freshman asesmbly where we became more acquainted with the upper classmen and they likewise with us. It also gave way to the rise of Mary Elaine Drew as a noted singer of our class. When the football letters were presented we were represented well by Dan Branigan, Jack McLean, and Darrel Rinehart. During the next year many exciting hap- penings took place, which proved we were no longer green freshmen, but instead, cocky sophomores, such as, the mistletoe in Miss Wright's homeroom for Christmas: the lightweight team - Joe Eggebrecht, George Acker, Robert Fuller, and Joe Vaile - winning for themselves second place in the conference, the sophomore assembly in which Alice Rutherford, Bob Mellott, Phyl- lis Phalen, and others participated, and the election of class officers causing heated competition which finally resulted in mak- ing George Acker, president: Joe Vaile, vice-president, and Joe Eggebrecht, secre- tary-treasurer. ln spite of the fact our name changed from sophomores to juniors our interests in school remained. Dramatic club was now open to us and as a result about half the cast in Spring Green were juniors. Norma McBride walked off with the leading role, and Ariel Dillon, Gordon McCleary, Joan Whitlow, Dan Branigan, Bob Mellott, Bill Gravenstein, and Bruce Bastian were among those who participated. The All-School party, sponsored by the juniors, proved to be a jubilant affair. The evening was occupied with activities of all sorts - bingo, miniature bowling alleys, a JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Left to right: George Acker, president, Bill Martin, vice-presidentg Joe Eggebrecht, secretary-treasurer. dart game, and Little George Byerhoff who tried to guess the weight of the many pretty pigeons who dared to venture near him. The auditorium seemed to be the spot light of the evening where the movie The Amazing Mrs. Holliday, starring Deanna Durbin ran the entire evening. Meanwhile, in the gym the juke box blared out every- thing from ls You ls or ls You Ain't My Baby to Stardust for the many dance lovers. In the field of sports we found George Acker, Christ Christ, Bob Dennison, Gene Fish, Bob Kernan, and Joe Vaile among those who received football letters. Those who demonstrated their ability in basket- ball were Joe Vaile, George Acker, Joe Eggebrecht, Bob Kernan, Christ Christ, Don Higgs, Charles Bareis, and Bob Brotherton. The need of three new cheerleaders brought Phyllis Phalen, Lorraine Baker, and Mar- garet Wolbart to carry on where their pre- decessors left off. At the beginning of the second semester, 47 juniors replaced the seniors on the Dixini staff. Junemarie Deutsch and Rob- ert Mellott were selected as assistant edi- tors and will lead the staff next year as seniors. The class officers for this year were George Acker, Bill Martin, and Joe Egge- brecht.