Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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Our teachers have more than the required preparation and are therefore especially well qualified. Mr. Swinney and Miss Washburn each have a Master’s degree, and others of the faculty are working for theirs. Because of the increased enrollment, it was nec- essary this year to hire an additional teacher, Miss Dorothy White. Paxton Community High School offers its students all, and more, that a well-equip- ped, well-taught high school should give. Students and faculty work together that they may have a school of which all may be proud. LILY McCONNELL teaches biology and home economics. She is one of the sophomore class advisers. DOROTHY WASHBURN teaches junior and senior Eng- lish. She is an adviser for the senior class and sponsor for the Reflector. FLETCHER McCONNELL is a teacher of science. His courses include general sci- ence, chemistry and physics. H O M E R HANKENSON is coach of the athletic teams. He teaches mathematics. WILMOT BIDNER teaches manual training and agricul- ture. He is also sponsor for the Future Farmers. ELMA SHEARER teaches Latin and sophomore English. She is an adviser for the junior class and coach of the cheer leaders. P« C

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FACUIaTT e JOHN J. SWINNEY is prin- cipal of the high school and also superintendent of the Pax- ton school system. He teaches mathematics in the high school. MARY FRANCES ORR teaches music in the grade school, directs the glee clubs and chorus in the high school, and supervises the musicale. MARJORIE STRONG teaches French and freshman English. She is a senior class adviser, coach of contestants in public speaking, and sponsor of the Student Council. MAUDE GRACEN is the assistant principal of the high school. She teaches freshman algebra, commercial law, and commercial geography. She is the freshman class adviser. IRENE BEAR teaches his- tory and civics. She is an ad- viser for the junior class, and has charge of the junior-senior banquet. DOROTHY WHITE is the teacher of American history and the commercial courses— shorthand, typing, and book- keeping. She is a sophomore class adviser. The Paxton Community High School is a member of the North Central Associa- tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools, which places certain requirements on the school and its teachers before it can become a member of the association. All teachers of academic subjects (English, mathematics, foreign languages, natural science, and social science) are required by the association to have fifteen semester hours of which five must be in the subject taught. In social studies a teacher must have fifteen semester hours in which adequate preparation must be made for the subject taught.

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THE SENIOR CRATeT OF 1935 HISTORY We, the dignified seniors of 1935, entered P. C. H. S. as a group of green, bewildered freshmen in 1931. We quickly recovered from our first feeling of giddiness, however, and entered into school life seriously, taking part in all activities. Our class advisers were Miss Strong and Miss Whitehurst. We elected the follow- ing as class officers: David McKinney, president; Lola Mae Van Antwerp, vice-presi- dent; Mildred Chartier, secretary; and Albert Carlsten, treasurer. Our Student Coun- cil representatives were Catherine Martin and Harold Marlatt. We entered upon our sophomore year just as peppy as ever. Class officers were Harold Marlatt, president; Ronald Frette, vice-president; Julia Ann Drilling, secretary; and Harold Cornelison and Evelyn Sandberg, treasurers. Mr. McConnell was our ad- viser. We were represented at Student Council meetings by Janet Swanson and Albert Carlsten. Our junior year at P. C. H. S. proved to be a busy one. We worked hard and prac- ticed long on our junior play, “The Heathers at Home.” Two of our members were elect- ed Student Council officers: Elijah Adkins as vice-president and Catherine Martin as secretary-treasurer. We also had the honor of having one of the varsity cheer leaders, Harold Cornelison, from our class. Of course the main event of the year was the annual banquet given by the juniors for the seniors. Our officers were James Anderson, president; Delmar Gurley, vice-president; Janet Swanson, secretary; and Evelyn Sandberg, treasurer. Student Council representatives were Lola Mae Van Antwerp and Ronald Frette. We were advised by Miss Strong and Mrs. McConnell. Now we as a class have reached the last year of high school. It has, however, been a successful one. Several of our members took part in school activities. Elijah Adkins served as president of the Student Council this year, and Harold Cornelison was again varsity cheer leader. Delmar Gurley entered the literary contests in orations; Catherine Martin and Mary Jane Clem entered the musical contests as soprano soloist and pianist. Student Council representatives were Mildred Chartier and Leon Healy. Delmar Gurley was class president, Elijah Adkins vice-president, Hazel Beland secretary, and Ruth Younggreen treasurer. Miss Washburn and Miss Strong were advisers. The school year of 1934-35 was a full one. Among the activities were the all school-party, April 19; the junior-senior banquet, May 17; the senior play, May 28; Baccalaureate, May 26; and, finally, Commencement on May 29.