Rochelle Township High School - Tatler Yearbook (Rochelle, IL)

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,. 3 611155 of '64 Slccls OfHcers Mr. Armstrong, chairman of the freshman advisors, and president Max Wood, vice-president Sharon Aimone, treasurer J. P. Weeks, and secretary Fritz Harms take a side glance at what the future holds for them. QScene: A courtroom. There is a clerk, a judge, several lawyers, and a witnessj Clerk: Freshman of the Class of 1964, do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about those 185 school days otherwise known as the school year of 1960-1961? Fi'e.i'!J111a:z.' I do. fznlge: You understand, witness, that you are here to tell us to the best of your knowledge what made your fresh- man year so different? Frerbmazzx Yes, your honor. fudge: Then go ahead and try to give us your story in your own words. Frerhmmz: Well, it happened like this: we were just sitting there in our classrooms, thinking how nice it was to be in eighth grade looking down from the top of the pedestal. It had been a long climb to the top . . . by George!-fslapping kneej a long climb. QWitness' voice breaks, he pauses to wipe away a barely noticeable tear.j judge: Clmpatientlyj Yes, yes! Go on! lWjf1Z65I,' Then the teacher informed us that Mr. Maris would arrive to talk to us about the high school program. High school! Right then our position on the pinnacle began to disintegrate. Then came June 1960. T-day. We gathered about the school doors worriedly discussing the

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TOP ROW: Linda Banning, Ronald Arne, Don Bearrows, Michael Babcock, Cheryl Ankney, Joan Allen, William Askvig, joe Alexander, David Lee Bunger, Cheryl Berg, and Sharon Marie Aimone. SECOND ROW: Eileen Brown, james Bar- rett, Janie Barnes, Randy Auldridge, Linda Askvig, Rosemary Askvig, Carolyn Brown, Carol Arne, Roberta Bailey, Susan Barnes, Joel Bucher, and Mr. Armstrong Qadvisorj. BOTTOM ROW: Ronald Brown, Michael Boehle, Gail Adamski, Brenda Bobo, janet Ackland, Linnea Brewer, Roxann Arends, Gary Bays, Rae Arndt, and Douglas Berg. ?r55hm5n KIIUUS6' 61115555 Qrrfm Hide ,455orfme14t possible content of the tests. Our fate appeared, just then, to depend on how well we mastered the tests. Two and one-half months later we went to register and obtain our books and schedules. How disappointed some of us were to find we had no classes with our closest friends! At the end of our eighth year, we had been given a subject sheet from which to choose our classes. Besides the courses available the year before, three new subjects were added to the program of studies. I suppose it was because we were more intellectual than any other class. Upperrlarrmenfr lawyer: Your honor, we object! Per- sonal opinions such as the witness' last statement, should not be allowed on the court records. judge: You are entirely correct. Scribe, omit the last sentence spoken by the witness. QPiercing look at fresh- man.j Continue, please. Proyerutor: What were those new classes? Wil1zeJJ.' Physical science, Spanish I, and Social Studies, Sir. Prosecutor: I see. Which proved to be the most trouble- some to choose from, curricular subjects or extracurricular activities? Wil2zeJJ.' It took much patience and time to decide. May I have the court's permission to read from an article from the R0-To-Hi-Life on this very subject? judge: You may proceed. lVil1zerJ.' I might add this was written by a fellow fresh- man. QUnfolds newspaper and proceeds to read.j A Freshman's Question: What Clubs Should I join? Mrs. McGuine's favorite library pastime is helping stu- dents find the right topic in the appropriate reference book. Here she and Kathy Keene peruse an article in one of the library's several sets of encyclopedias.