Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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TO THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL ON ITS THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY. We seniors realize the importance of the American High School. It has educated us so that we may go out into the world and make our way much more easily than we could if we did not have that education. It has prepared us for entrance into college through which we may further our education. We wish this dedication to show our appreciation for it and what it has done for us.

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 T H JEd F EFLEeTOib Published by the Senior Class of PAXTON eOMMUNITT IT I BIT SCHOOL SPECIAE FEATURES FACULTY AND STUDENTS . . . ATHLETICS . . . EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ... A HISTORY OF PAXTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL C O N T E M T Page Dedication 5 Faculty 7 Senior History 8 Seniors 9 Prophecy 9 Class Will 14 Juniors 15 Sophomores 16 Freshmen 17 Football 20 Basketball 22 Baseball 24 Track 25 Student Council 28 Reflector Staff 29 Junior Play 30 Senior Play 30 Literary 39 Band 31 Girls’ Glee Club 32 Boys’ Glee Club 33 Future Farmers 34 History of P. C. H. S. Curriculum Calendar AN ELECTRIC SCORE BOARD — the pride of Paxton fans, the joy of the scorekeeper, and the envy of visitors — that is the gift made to P. C. H. S. by the class of 1926. It is placed on the north wall of the gym- nasium, in full view of the spectators, and is operated from the control box at the timekeeper’s table. Although it is in its ninth year of serv- ice, it is still novel and fas- cinating, a positive benefit to the games. On it you see the score of the final game of the district tournament, which Paxton captured. The final game was not the thriller that the Pax- ton-Gibson game was, but it closed a season that was high- ly satisfactory.

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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.