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Ott aw a High... Ottawa High ... a picture of scenic beauty on the Illinois and Fox rivers. Two brick buildings surrounded by an athletic field, a spacious parking lot and agricul¬ tural plots. Yet, the campus, itself, is not the only photographic feature of Ot¬ tawa Township High School. Per¬ haps far more photogenic — and certainly more often photographed — are the students of OTHS. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors . . . boys, girls . . . these are the real pictures at OTHS. So, too, are the activities taking place here. Sports clashes, music concerts, Senior English plays, pep rallies, Home-coming, formals, square dances, intramurals, club meetings and parties, fashion shows, class elections -— these are but a few of the things recorded each year by the OTHS photo¬ graphic crew. Also, we record the activities in the classroom — the sewing ses¬ sions, the discussions in sociology, the biology dissections, the chem¬ istry experiments, the language exerci ses, the diagraming of sen¬ tences, the revising of themes, the typing and shorthand drills, the music practices, the shop projects, the mastering of historical infor¬ mation, etc. Thus, the 1959 Senior is a pic¬ torial record of the 1,000 plus stu¬ dents at OTHS and the things that they did . . . your photographic memory of the 1958-59 school year.
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We, the Seniors of 1959, dedicate this book to the “best teachers” we’ve had through the years . . . our parents. The guidance they have given, the patience they have shown, and the love they have ex¬ pressed toward us can never be completely repaid. Their teachings will never be forgot¬ ten. Their hopes and dreams are mirrored in us and are a part of us even as we are a part of them. Their tenderness, their kindness, and their sympathy, we cherish; their moral firm¬ ness, their integrity, and their righteousness we admire; their corrections, their admonish¬ ments, and their occasional restrictions we un¬ derstand, though we may not immediately show our appreciation. The debt we owe them for the many bles¬ sings they have given us can only be paid through our future accomplishments, as trib¬ utes to them. Whatever we do that is of merit in the coming years will stand as symbols of the good embodied in us by our parents. They have carried us over troubled times while others knocked us down, tended us through sickness while others left us behind, believed in us while all others doubted and stood by us while others turned away. With love and appreciation, we dedicate this ’59 Senior to our parents. HELPING HANDS—These are used daily by our parents as they do the things that bring favorable answers to these questions: Dad, may I have some spending money? Mom, is my skirt ready? Dad, is the car mine tonight? Mom, can you get this zipper to work? Mom, is my lunch packed? 4 L.
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