Fairbury Cropsey High School - Crier Yearbook (Fairbury, IL)

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October 23, 1959 The Honorable President Dwight D. Eisenhower White House Washington, D. C. Dear Kir. President: Recently we, the students of Fairbury-Cropsey High School, at Fairbury, Illinois, had the privilege of reading the reprint of an article entitled, An Open Letter To America's Students , written by you while you were serving in the capacity of President of Columbia University. The letter aroused our interest to such an extent that we have taken upon us the task of replying to you directly and by dedicating our high school yearbook to that purpose. Our aim will be to show how a typical American School, such as ours, can and is meeting the challenge of preparing the youth of today for his role in our democratic society. Our school is the institution of secondary learning for prospective American adults drawn from typical families in a small farming community in Illinois. The students of our high school may be considered a cross-section of the students of the United States, representing a majority of the races and creeds of our country. It appears from the study of your inspiring message that the situation that this letter was intended to alleviate cannot be solved by the independent action of any one individual or any one group, be it ever so numerous. It is our desire to enlist our services into the great army of young people whose concerted efforts will be necessary to carry out the consummation which you and others of our great leaders most devoutly wish. In that manner, perhaps, we may in a measure add our small voice to the mighty shout which will be necessary to call to the attention of the rest of the world, and particularly the protagonists of opposing idealcgies that we are ready to meet any challenge with which they propose to confront us. It is presumptuous on the part of people of our age and experience to be writing a letter to you, Mr. President. But with God's help, we will grow older, thus eliminating the element of youth as a deterrent to rational, more mature approach to those problems which will confront us in the awesome era in which we are destined to live, and with the aid of our high school and college education our characters will be developed more fully and our experiences will be broadened. We submit this in the nature of a pledge to devote our efforts to the carrying out of the proposition which you so eloquently subscribed for us. We feel that our I960 yearbook will be a typical pictoral expression of the readiness of American youth to accept the challenge of the future. We realize the tremendous responsibilities of your office and hope that in some small way the knowledge that we are prepared and eager to accept our place in a democratic society will in some small way lighten your burden. Yours very respectfully, ANNUAL STAFF Nancy Roth Margaret Broauard Co-Editors - 2 - mlb

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THE CRIER FAIRBURY-CROPSEY HIGH SCHOOL 1960 Fairbury, Illinois - 1 -

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TABLE OF CONTENTS President Eisenhower's Letter................................... 4 In Memoriam..................................................... ® Dedication...................................................... 7 Administration.................................................. 8 Faculty.........................................................10 Classes......................................................... 7 Activities......................................................42 Sports..........................................................57 Organizations...................................................67 Prom Highlights.................................................75 Graduation......................................................78 Senioristics 80