Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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1. The Northern Illinois University Jazz Band presenting their rousing concert including several original compositions by the members. 2. Dave Zuend con- centrates on faceting a large piece of quartz as he demonstrates his hobby, the lapidary craft. 3. Students listen to demonstrator from Sterling School of Beauty Culture in one of the cafeteria exhibits. 4. Rapt expressions of stu- dents enjoying mini-course presentation shows strong appeal of this Kind of program. FOR STUDENT COUNCIL PLANNERS ministration. The NIU stage band was quite a hit with the students. The members of the band were very talented and jazzed through Assembly A with enthusiasm. Assembly B fea- tured Mr. Saggua. Executive Secretary of the Iowa Athle- tic Association. He was a dynamic speaker and left stu- dents in a pensive mood. Students were given a choice at lunch as to whether they wanted to eat a sack lunch prepared by the cafe- teria staff, eat food from the snack bar. or eat some- where else outside of school. Student Council members worked diligently to make this day a success and deserve a lot of credit for their efforts and their dedication. Edu-Flex 15

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1 Speaker of the afternoon. Iowa University Athletic Director Bernie Saggua. held the student body spellbound with an inspiring speech. 2. Hard-hatted students tour the Medusa-Portland cement plant, one of a variety of tours offered. 3. Marine Corps recruiters talk to students and display weaponry, one of many interesting exhibits in the cafeteria area. 4. Mr Lonn Williamson, local photographer, teaches an interesting mini-course in his profession. Mr. Williamson took all individual student photos and many others for Dixonian. EDU-FLEX DAY IS HUGE TRIUMPH Edu-Flex Day! A first for DHS and what a success! Planned by Student Council. Edu-Flex consisted of field trips to industries, exhibit areas, class assemblies, two all school assemblies, and mini classes. Field trips by bus were run to E. Edelmann and Com- pany. Medusa Cement. Commonwealth Edison. Raynor Manufacturing Company. Department of Transporta- tion. Law Enforcement Center, and the Building Trades House. The exhibit area consisted of colleges, local in- dustries. and hobby exhibits. Local industry representa- tives displayed the products they manufactured and dis- cussed the types of jobs in their plants. Mini Courses included such topics as Philosophy. Cosmetology. Music. Teaching. Banking. Photography. Agriculture, and Ad- 14 Edu-Flex

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Mr. German takes a little nap before starting in on the next batch of paper work. Sandy Contreras and Jan Blackburn skillfully cut their cake for the mock wedding audience. Gary Glaser, led by Ned Vail, tries to cope with blindness for a Nonfiction II assignment. This is what happened to Mr. Dempsey after his continuous search for lunches in manila folders. Some group discussions prompt the student to add interesting, thought- provoking ideas.