Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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ML, we .Sanford The record of the class of 1946 might appear as follows: Spent: four years of time, immeasur- able time fooling the teachers, reams of paper and the ink, approximately one pound of shoe leather roaming the halls, and an immense amount of brain exertion. Gained: an educa- tion for life, memories clinging to our minds for eternity, the belief that everybody has a chance , and a new faith in a nation where you can skip school without being trapped by a group of strong men. ,lust four short years ago a class of 196 stu- dents, none too happy to be back at the old grind of school, entered the portals of Dixon High School. After we had experienced a few embarassing moments, such as finding that the fifth floor was non-existent and that the elevators were another convenience not yet provided by the Board of Education, we learned that upperclassmen were definitely not to be trusted. But it was at times like those that we let our idle minds wander to the future days when we-yes, we of the class of 1946-would be seniors. Through the years spent at D.H.S., those rosy dreams have come true, and we now come to realize that the old adage saying the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence holds just as true in high school as anywhere else. It seems as if the apparently carefree seniors have worries all their own, oh, to be a carefree freshie again! All of which proves that people are never satisfied. We, as a class, proved to be very normal. Naturally, there were some of whom we were very proud, who excelled in various activities. Among these were Dan Branigan, John Mc- Lean and Darrel Rinehart, who were the happy recipients of minor letters in football. And there are a very few of us who will never forget that first general assembly we pre- sented. Remember how four girls were the brave members of the first freshman quartet to face the student body? How, because the day was Friday the thirteenth, Eddie Bennett and Coletta Petersen dramatized several superstitious? And you who were enrolled in Miss Schuette's dancing class remember how you attempted to avoid being chosen a member of the group to present the upperclassmen with their first view of professional square dancing? The clubs soon found that the freshmen were no group to sit back and let the rest of the world roll by. Literary Society, Latin Club, Home Economics Club, the F.F.A. and G.G.A.- all soon had a sizable group of freshmen in their ranks. So many freshmen girls proved their singing abilities that a special freshman chorus was organized. .lack Vaile was elected to the presidency of our class, with Mary Elaine Drew and Karl Shaver being elected to the positions of vice- president and secretary-treasurer, respectively. We soon found that semester exams were not nearly as terrifying as they were portrayed to us. Before we knew it, our first year had passed and we were sophomores. The G.A.A. dance was looked forward to by a large number, and will you ever forget .lumpin, John McLean,s fumble recovery and eighty yard run for a touchdown against Sterling and Buck Fuller's Very embarrassed expression when he found that though he had won a football letter, he had lost his chair? George i'Peco,' Acker was elected president, Joe Vaile vice-president, and Joe Eggebrecht secretary-treasurer. And there are a good many who remember the mistletoe in Miss Wright's room at Christmas time. It just went to prove that teachers are, of necessity, born with a sense of humor. Then the great day arrivedg we were no longer lower classmen, but were in the aristoc- racy of the upper classes. As juniors, we were entitled to membership in the Dramatic and Commercial Clubs. We were well represented in the cast of both Dramatic Club plays, Spring Green,', directed by Miss Olga Ene- roth and Old Doc , Miss Charlotte Dethart's production. Election of class officers proved an exciting event, with the final votes placing George Acker in the presidency, while Bill Martin and fContinued on page 23D 15

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,gn .xdlalarecia lion To these bays of our class who have given up many of the pleasures of lqe to serve their nation, we pay tribute in this small way. May we learn to appreciate more the sacryice these boys have made. JOHN CARROLL ROGER HIGGINS ALVIN ADAMS IVAN RUPPERT LOUIS ALLWOOD CHRISTIE KALLAS DARREL RINEHART GEORGE MUNTEAN HARRY POTTER

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GEORGE ACKER, Peco . Football 3 4, Basketball l 2 3 4, Class President 2 3. LAVOND ALBRIGIIT. Comm. Club 4, Band 1 2 3 4, Orch. 1 2 3 4. MARY JANE ANDERSON. G.A.A. l 2 3 4, Comm. Club 3 4, Home Ec. Club 1 2 3 4. LORRAINE BAKER. G.A.A. 1 2 3 4, Dramatic Club 3 4, Comm. Club 3 4, Language Club 3 4, Press Club 3 4, Chorus l 2 3, Dixini 3 4, Plays 3 4, Operetta 3, Cheerleader 3 4. CHARLES BAREIS. Basketball 1 2 3 4, Track 2, Comm. Club 3, Orch. 1 2 3. BETTY BARNHART. G.A.A. 1 2 3 4, Comm. Club 2 3 4, Language Club 2 3, Home Ec. Club l, Chorus 3. BETTY BARTON. Dramatic Club 3 4, Comm. Club 3 4, Press Club 3 4, Chorus 3, Operetta 3. BRUCE BASTTAN. Literary Society 2, Dramatic Club 3 4, Language Club 2, Press Club 3 4, Chorus 3, Dixini 3 4, Plays 3 4, Operetta 3. JACQUELINE BEACH. Literary So- ciety 2, G.A.A. 1 2 3 4, Dramatic Club 3 4, Comm. Club 3, Press Club 3 4, Dixini 3 4. JOANNE BEACH. Literary Society 1 2, G.A.A. I 2 3 4, Dramatic Club 3 4, Comm. Club 3, Press Club 3 4, Dixini 3 4. EDWARD BENNETT. Football 1 2 3 4, Basketball 1 2 3 4, Track 2 3 4, Golf 2 3, Dramatic Club 3, Comm. Club 3, Language Club I 2, Press Club 3 4, Dixini 3 4, Plays 3, Operetta 3. JOYCE BOEDEKER. Literary Society l 2, C.A.A. I 2 3 4, Dramatic Club 3, Comm. Club 3 4, Language Club I 2, Chorus 2 3. FRANCES BOVVERS. Comm. Club 3 4, Home Ec. Club l if 3, Chorus l. MILDRED BOYNTON. Literary So- ciety l 2, G.A.A. 3 4, Comm. Club 3, Press Club 4, Home Ec. Club 1 2, Band 23. DANIEL BRANIGAN. Football 1 2 3, Basketball 1 2, Literar Society 1 2, Dramatic Club 3 4, Language Club 1 2 3 4, Plays 3 4. BILL BRENNER. Basketball 3, Comm. Club 3. BOB BROTHERTON. Football 4, Basketball 2 3, Tennis 3 4, Golf 2 3 4, Dramatic Club 3 4, Language Club 1 2 3 4, Dixini 3 4, Band 1 2, Orch. 1 2 3. DARLENE BURKET. Comm. Club 3 4, Home Ec. Club 1 2 4, Dixini 4.