Dupo Community High School - El Tigre Yearbook (Dupo, IL)

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Do you remember when - Do you remember when Mr. Lonnie Beck came to school Feb. 22, 1944 and handed Mr. Daugherty a warrant for his arrest, specifying that he was disturbing the peace of the people of Dupo by being head of the school responsible for the coming Minstrel? - 'AA-- W- When he was convinced that the show Coronation scene at FHA Christmas Dance WOUICI be G Success he freed Mr' Dougherly - for the time being. Lightning struck the smoke stack of the high school April 10, 1944 and caused 56000 damage to the school. The students of DCHS adopted a refugee child, John Charnley, during the fall of 1944. John Painter, class of 1945, was chosen as the outstanding man of the year in his fraternity, Alpha Chi Rho, at the University of Illinois. Coach Mervin Baker was honored at a surprise banquet given by 75 business men and prominent citizens at the Mark Twain Hotel in St. Louis, Thursday, April 17, 1947. Dupo's football team, under his direction had a record of seven victories and one loss. Dupo also had one of the best basketball seasons in the history of Dupo High, climaxed by playing to the finals of the sectional at Ainad Temple in East St. Louis. In 1947 The Dupo FHA Chapter received the state award for Achievement in Promoting International Good Will through participation in the World Christmas Festival. Dupo received first place in the Class B schools, or those having an attendance less than 500. During both his sophomore and jun- ior years in high school, David Dyroff won first place in the national French contest. The contest, in which more than 70,000 students competed, is sponsored each year by the American Association of Teachers of French. In 1958 David was chosen one of the forty winners in the national Seven- teenth Annual Science Talent Search. David won an all-expense trip to Wash- iii r,,fi1'1'114PN L I' ' ' ington, D.C. miliamfk When David graduated from the University of Illinois he was co- A 1 valedictorian of his class. ,J v

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Alumni Notes Do you remember when - The iunior class had to postpone their playin T933 due to the banking situation in the United States. I In March T932 the general assembly of X l DCHS voted 190 to 40 in favor ot a Student Council to oversee matters regarding all student activities. The vote ofthe assembly included the framing of a constitution, for which two members of each class was elect- ed by their respective classes. El Tigre was selected as the name forthe DCHS annual in l932. The name was suggested by Amy May and Mabel Fischer. ln T934 DCHS won the district speech and music championship in class B which was held at Carbondale under the sponsorship of the Illinois State High School Music and Literary Association. July 24, T935 was set aside as Dupo Day at Sportsman's Park. The DCHS band under the direction of R. W. Murfin was seated directly behind home plate in the grandstand. Jean Louvier represented the freshman girls of Illinois at the FHA sectional meeting held at Wesleyan College in Delaware, Ohio. Mr. Maas worked as a Quality Control Analyst for Monsanto Chemical Company during the summers H943- l948l. During this time he trained high school graduates to become Quality Control chemists for Monsanto. Several of our alumni, were chosen for this special accelerated training. Among them were James Charles, Marvin McClen- ahan, Walter Arcynski, Leroy Darnell, Don Mayer, and Dale Eugea. Joe Hunter, student of DCHS, was signed up by the St. Louis Cardinal National Baseball Club in the spring of l 932. Lt. August F. Weinel was the first DCHS graduate to be decorated for gallantry in war service in World War ll. Lt. Weinel graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, class of l936. Later Lt. Weinel was reported missing in action. No exams or Baccalaureate exercises were held in T943 because of the flood. Library scene in I947. . f mxvs. L Homecoming Coronation Scene I7

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