Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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Pages from a Freshman's Diary September 7, 1948 Today was our first day as freshmen at Dixon lligh. There are l75 of us, getting acquainted, lost, and adjusted to a new system. YVe'll learnfthe hard way. October 13, 1948 Freshman Dayl It made me feel good to have my own day even though l did have to dress up for the occasion, take an apple to the teacher. drag around a can of corn and carry books for anyone who asked me. But we won the tug-of-war staged on the football field after school. and wc had a nice party this evening in the gym. October 18, 1948 Club activities began today. The freshmen took their place in becoming members of C.!X.A.. llome lic Club. Ag Club, Latin Club. freshman chorus and Pep Club. Some were chosen to play with the Sophisti-Kats, and we even had one member pass a try-out as an announcer. CLater he helped broadcast one of the basketball games.D October 29, 1948 This was the day of our last Frosh-Soph football game. We played Ceneseo and won our first victory, with a score of T-6. for a seasonis record of one victory, one tie, and four defeats. November 4, 1948 Today freshman class officers were elected. When the final votes were counted. the presi- dent was Carol Wvakeley and the vice-president, Al Newcomer. Since there was a tie of votes votes between .lune llansen and William Cor- ham for secretary-treasurer, it was decided that .lune be secretary and William, treasurer. November 12, 1948 Grades were announced today. We ranked second on the honor roll with I9 per cent of our members attaining 4 His or better for the first quarter. END January 10, 1949 Inauguration Day! llenry Dixon attended the ceremonies at Springfield, Illinois, when his father became Lieutenant-Governor of this Slate. ,lmluory 13, 1949 We finally won a basketball game when we played Amboy. The score was 38-29. So far we've won two and lost seven. Newcomer, Boedecker, Weitzel, Gardner and Welty were the starting Eve. ' The freshman girls are very active in CAA. this year. Many of them have joined basket- ball, volleyball and bowling teams. January 26, 1949 Freshmen rank second again on the honor roll for the Hrst semester with 29 students re- ceiving grades of A or li. F ebruarv 1 , 1949 An art contest sponsored by Harrison Motor Sales was won by a freshman! Marilyn Plumb took first prize of SIS for her sketch of the new I949 Chevrolet. Mary Ann Reed received hon- orable mention and 35. February' 10, 1949 There is a new activity in the gymnasium on Wednesday and Friday noons. Several fresh- men, among them Dick Crawford, Darrel Wooldridge and David llopkins are in charge of volleyball. Gerry Schenfield is helping with table games. April 29, 1949 Tonight the freshman girls took the boys to their Hrst big dance. N1 oy 15, 1949 Freshmen daze will soon be over. Dear Dairyef wouldn't tell anyone except youebut it hasnit been so bad being a fresh- man. 25

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Here Are the Alumni When people are graduated from high school their connection with that school is sometimes soon forgotten. However, whatever they do after they graduate always reflects upon the school. Here is a list of the seniors of last year and what they are doing since they graduated a year ago. Student Allicks, Charlotte Barrowman, Shirley Beach, Mavis Birch, Peggy Boyd, Beatrice Bunnell, Irma Busker, Phyllis Curran, Georgia Dietrich, Patricia Dogwiler, Donna Dulen, ,lean Freeburg, Bonnie Gardner, ,Ioan Gohring, Anna Marie Gordon, Carolyn Gorham, Pat Hanneken, Alberta Harvey, .loan Hinds, Evelyn Hoban, Theresa Hopkins, Anita Howell, Joyce Hoyle, Janet Jacobs, Leola Johnson, Shirley Kelly, Marilyn Kenney, Patricia Kling, Carol Leggett, Patricia Liikala, Patricia Madden, Goldie Marlow, .Iohn McReynolds, Dolores McW'ethy, .ludithe Meredith, LaWanda Miller, ,lean Miller, Marilyn Moeller, Nancy Peterson, Dolores Peterson, Patricia Plumb, Velma Reisinger, Mavis Rosenow, Carlotta Rubright, Pauline Schulte, Eva Shaver, Betty Sofolo, Mary Ann Stover, Alice Wlarner, .loAnne W'eitzel, JoAnne Willard, Dorothy Wlisner, Doris Zbinden, Helen 26 CLASS OF 1948 AS OF JANUARY 4, 1949 Present Status Married College, DeKalb, Ill. Secretarv at Wire Mill Nurse's Training, Dixon Employed at Dixon State Hospital in Office Employed in office at Dixon State Hospital Nurse's Training, Rockford College Nurse's Training Illinois Northern Utilities College Dixon National Bank Oflice of Dixon Public Hospital Married Stenograpber, Rockford Warner's Law Ofhce College Nurse's Training, Dixon Employed in office of Dixon State Hospital Assisting Doctor, Elgin, Ill. College Beauty Shop Employee, Finished Beauty School College Nurse's Training Nurse's Training Stenographer, Dixon State Hospital College College College College, DeKalb, Ill. Married Slme Factory Employed in Rockford College White Top Cab Station Married College, Urbana College, Urbana Illinois Northern Utilities Purity Mills College, DeKalb, III. Illinois Northern Utilities Office, Rock Island Transfer College Office, .I. C. Penny Co. Office of Prince Castle Office of Dixon State Hospital College Married College Name of College N. I. S. T. C. Augustana College National College of Education Katherine Gibbs Coe College Mt. St. Clair, Iowa University of Illinois, Illinois Wesleyan St. Anthony's N. I. S. T. C. Chicago, Illinois Universitylf Illinois University of Illinois N. I. S. T. C. University of Illinois Galesburg Wvestern State Teachers' College Western State Teachers' College