Madison High School - Trojan / Madisonian Yearbook (Madison, IL)

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Class History I Well, we are in high school at last and the first thing on most of our minds is Initiation Day! (The dread of all freshmen.) We are walking around shivering in our shoes because high school is a new experience. We have survived the ordeal of Initiation Day and are finally getting organized. We start first by electing officers: Steve Maragides, President; Ferrell Simpson, Vice-President; Mike Costoff, Secretary; and Dorothy Williams, Treasurer. It seems as if we have brought luck to M. H. S., for our football team has won it’s first game in six years and the basketball team has gone to State for the first time in our school history. The freshmen who lettered this year are Mike Costoff and Ed Duffin. We remember that day in April, 1951 when we, the first freshman class, came to the new high school. We had been waiting for this day for years and our whole community had worked to see our school finally completed. It was a happy day for all of us. II Now, at last we can say we are no longer freshmen, and even’though we are still underclass- men, we have broken away from that freshman stage and are more active in school functions. Class officers this year are: Peggy Pryor, President; Mike Costoff, Vice-President; Shirley Howard, Secretary; Ed Duffin, Treasurer. Cheerleaders chosen out of our sophomore class are: Pat Kutzera, Gert Smith, and Lorna Marshall. Lettermen are: Mike Costoff, Ed Duffin, Raleigh Freeman, and Clarence Jordan. Our class is greatly increased by the arrival of the Dunbar students whom we are glad to have. III At last we are juniors! We have reached the half-way mark and are at last part of the upper- classmen of M. H. S. The officers elected this year are: Bob Lux, President; Don Hamilton, Vice-President; Shirley Howard, Secretary; Steve Maragides, Treasurer. Our three cheerlead- ers, elected the preceeding year, were promoted to Varsity Team Cheerleaders, and are doing a splendid job cheering our team on to victory. The Lettermen from the junior class are: Mike Costoff, Ed Duffin, Raleigh Freeman, Clarence Jordan, Jim Childers, Don Hamilton, John Kraus, Stan Lucas, Bob Lux, Tyrone Echols, Dio Foster, Mike Foster, John Hampton, James Salmond, and Dave Tucker. We are proud to have Ed Duffin as a representative of our junior class, on the Cross Country Team that is going to State this year. Our big event this year is the Junior Senior Prom. As our theme we have chosen ‘'Hearts And Hats. For all of us on the Prom Committee it is hard work, but we are having fun because the outcome will be a tremendous success. The last thing we are doing as juniors is to order class rings in preparation for the follow- ing year. IV Yes, we are seniors at last, and off to a good start. We have received our class rings and elected officers which are: Bob Lux, President; Die Foster, Vice-President; Shirley Howard, Secretary; and Don Hamilton, Treasurer. Cheerleaders again are; Pat Kutzera, Gert Smith, and Lorna Marshall. The Trojan Lettermen are: Mike Costoff, Ed Duffin, John Kraus, Raleigh Freeman, Clarence Jordan, Jim Childers, Don Hamilton, Stan Lucas, Bob Lux, Tyrone Echols, Dio Foster, Mike Foster, John Hampton, Ray Arnold, Bob Jones, Tom Loftus, Rudy Papa, Dick Gregg, Charles Svoboda, Dave Tucker, Earl Hines, Everett Hockerson, Marvin Terrell, James Salmond. Madison, Illinois Compliments Of SAV MOR SUPER MARKET 1508 3rd St. Gl. 2-3143

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Strff BUSINESS MANAGER Tom Loftus WILL EDITOR Kathryn Hawley PHOPHECY EDITORS Dave Tucker, Lois Rickert, Ed Duffin CALENDAR Myrna Horn FEATURE REPORTERS Kathryn Hawley, Barbara Kraley, Lorna Marshall SUBSCRIPTION COMMITTEE Peggy Rich, Kathryn Hawley, Shirley Howard Compliments Of DELUXE CLEANERS 2001 Edwardsville Rd. Madison, 111.

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We are proud to have our Trojan Teams represented by such fine boys, and also of our head majorette, Shirley Hughes. The big thing for all seniors is the yearbook, and to raise money so that we can have the best one yet, the yearbook staff is putting on a show called the Yearbook Revue. It included an accordian solo, a T. V. skit, “This Is Your Life,” The Infaturators, and The Cider Sippers. The big money-raising project for our yearbook is the High School Revue. Thanks to Mr. Barton! Miss Kenny is chaperoning the senior class on a trip to Carbondale and all who are going expect to have a good time, especially the boys who are to explore the girls dormitory. Dates in our history to remember are April 15, when we hold Senior Dress up Day; May 20, which is set aside for Class Day, the main event of that day being the presentation of awards and the reading of the will. Following that, one of the greatest days in history; May 2 6, which is Senior Skip Day, and we will make it a day to remember as we know we will never have another chance to do it again. And now that our Senior Year is over, there are many sad faces for there are many among us who wished we didn’t have to leave. There may be some of us who will never meet again after we have left M. H. S. but the pictures we exchanged will be there to remind us. Soon we will be out on our own and we want to thank Mr. Riddle and all our teachers for the help and guidance they have given us throughout our four years in preparation for our graduation on May 27, 1955. We hope this history is a warm and glowing memory of the best years of our lives and that you will always remember this, our Senior Class of 1955. Madison, Illinois Compliments Of VOTOUPAL’S MARKET 924 Iowa St. T.R. 6-4313 9