Ottawa Township High School - Senior Yearbook (Ottawa, IL)

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BEFoRE WE oo ON, I-lowEvER, the divisions throughout the book might be associated with these symbolic papers . . . Pink Slip . . Underclassmen Page 26 Tardy Permit . . . Office Stafi' Page 44 Report Sheet . . Classes and Faculty Page 52 Activity Ticket . . . . Sports Page 70 Club Registration Card . . Organizations Page 94 Reserved Seat Tickets . . . Special Events Page 110 Absence Permit . . . Student Life Page 126 9

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ALSO T0 BE REMEMBERED . . . Proudly approving the new Diamond Jubilee memorial organ are Mr. Frank Peterson, President of the board of education: Principal MacR:xc Shannon: Mr. Wiltcr Farley, last yn-ar's president of the alumni associa- tion: and Alan Ball, OHS senior musician. At the keyboard are students Betsy Schillings, livclyn Chalus and lnetto Hoxsey. The students are among those studying organ, a gift of alumni and friends of the school. Dedication At the remarkable seventy-fifth an- niversary of the Ottawa Township High School last June, more than 1,700 alumni gathered to renew old friendships and to celebrate the birth- day of a great service institution - your high school. Perhaps no event in recent Ottawa history was so completely successful. Graduates returned from homes thou- sands of miles away to attend class reunions. Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time. l sz Out of the Diamond Jubilee came a desire to commemorate the happy days of goodfellowship. The organ shown above is a lasting memorial to the Ottawa Township High School Diamond Jubilee. It was purchased by the Alumni Association and paid for by those whose names will soon appear on a permanent scroll in the main hall. To the loyal friends and alumni who made this gift possible and who have contributed so much time and effort to the betterment of our school, we dedicate this book, the Senior'l of 1954.

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This Happened in 1954 It was the school year, 1953-1954. Headlining the national scene was the first revelation of a successful series of hydrogen bomb explosions. Dwight D. Eisenhower, hero-general of World War H, occupied the White House in a turbulent era. At home, a Wisconsin senator named Joseph M cCarthy was carrying on a personal fight with officers of the U. S. Army. Abroad, the stale- mated Korean War was enjoying an uneasy peace while anxious eyes were focused on Indo- China, where Vietminh Communist forces encir- cled the beleaguered French. Locally, Ottawans were preparing to vote on an issue designed to pave the way for a badly needed new elementary school. The city was com- pleting its one-hundred-first birthday as an in- corporated town, and OHS, after a gigantic sev- enty-fifth birthday celebration in 1953, was marching along in the xspirit of 9762. 10