Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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Survey BEST ACTORS Joyce Potter and Lee Bastion MOST MUSICAL Mary Ellen Rosbrook and Chic Hurst BEST SCHOOL CITIZENS Mary Joan Gibson and John Jones These students were selected by their class- mates, and the results represent the unbiased opinion of their fellow seniors. 19

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Senior BEST PERSONALITY Lois Gilmore and Wayne Hufford MOST ATHLETIC Irene Atkinson and Floyd Acker BEST LOOKING Frances Lahey and Kelly Kappler The graduating class of 1951 wishes to extend its congratulations to the above twelve seniors. 18

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Here We Come! It seems unbelievable to the juniors that it was way back on September 7, 1948, that they started their high school days. The three years have passed quickly and the one ahead will go even faster, but they have many things to remember about these days. One of the first things the Class of '52 did as freshmen was to elect their class officers. Carol Wakeley was elected president,- Albert Newcomer, vice-president; June Hansen, sec- retary,- and Bill Gorham, treasurer After Freshman Initiation Day they really be- came a part of the school. Several of the boys went out for Frosh-Soph football and basket- ball, and many of the girls became active in G.A.A. activities. The freshmen placed mem- bers in band, in the Sophisti-Kats, and in the Social Committee and the General Assembly Committee Nancy Long, Jack Hill, and Helen Mae McKenney represented their class as cheerleaders. The beginning of their sophomore year was an exciting event. They were no longer freshies The balloting for class officers brought the following results: Richard Crawford, president,- James Fox, vice-president,- and Carol Wakeley, secretary-treasurer. Again the sophomores joined many clubs around school and were active in athletics. This year, though, they found things a little harder. Besides their regular subjects, they were required to take hygiene and Man-and- the Motor Car. But the year passed and finally that big day came They were juniors upperclassmen! The junior class officers were Richard Maronde, president; Mary Billeter, vice-president; and Duane Swarts, secretary-treasurer They were well represented in football with Dick Maronde, Jim Quinn, John Weitzel, Dick Brunett, Tom Murphy, Ben Roe, Wayne Aker- man, Henry Dixon, Dick Crawford, Herb Hen- ning, John Ruth, Phill Kernan, Albert New- comer, Duane Swarts, and Rodney Bollman winning varsity football letters. Cheering the team on to victory were Nancy Long, Helen Mae McKenney, and Carol Rey- nolds, the junior cheerleaders. Carol Wakeley was elected by her class to be attendant to the football queen during home- coming. Several juniors were given positions on the Dixini staff and a few wrote for the yearbook. Benny Roe was elected president of Spanish Club; Gerry Schenfeld was secretary-treasurer of G A.A., and Lee Pana and Mary Ann Reed were elected vice-president and treas- urer, respectively, of Footlighters. Eleven juniors belonged to the varsity basket- ball squad. These were Phill Kernan, John Weitzel, Wayne Akerman, James Boedeker, Ben Roe, Albert Newcomer, Henry Dixon, Bruce Huffman, Kenneth Bruce, Dean Gardner ,and Bill Gorham. Juniors who received parts in the Foot- lighter production Our Town were John Knelson, Martha Whitmer, Carol Reynolds, Mary Ann Reed, Lee Pana, Judy Lafferty, Bob Heck, and James Fox. With memories and hopes, the Class of '52 awaits their senior year. President—Richard Maronde Vice-president Mary Bi I leter Secretary-treasurer- —Duane Swartz 20