Rock Falls High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Rock Falls, IL)

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CAVALCADE FRONT ROW: Karen Peterson, Bonnie Church, Fern Rhodes, Walzer. BACK ROW: Dorothy Johnson, Richard Wolber, Gene Nancy Knabe. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Shults, Mary Wilson, Do- Smith. lores Sandell, Pat McBeth, Danice Wesner, Juana Johnston, Bill CAVALCADE The Cavalcade staff consists of members of the senior class who Volunteer to Work on the annual. Many tedious hours of work were spent to present the Diamond Jubilee to the student body. Although the work was hard, a feeling of satisfaction came only at the completion of the job. HWATCH THE BIRDIFY' QTaking Senior Picturesj The staff is very appreciative of the Work done by Mr. Donisch and his assistants who developed, printed, and enlarged many pictures needed for the book. The staff also commends Fred Stern who drew many of the pictures needed for the book. The staff consisted of Bonnie Church and Fern Rhodes, co-editorsg Delores Sandell, advertising editor, Juana Johnston, business managerg Karen Peterson and Pat McBeth, photography editors, Bill Walzer, circu- lation manager, Donna Andreas, class editor, Mary Wil- son and Virgene Gutches, activities editor, Nancy Knabe and Dick Wolber, sports editors, Danice Wesner, and Gene Smith, art editors, Dorothy Johnson, assistant ad- vertising editor, and Mrs. Shults, adviser.

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IN MEMORIAM MARLENE HARRISON June 9, 1936 - December 8, 1950 A true friend, Marlene Harrison, Was taken from us in our sophomore year after a short illness. Marlene was an active member of the Girls' Chorus, Future Homemakers of America and Girls' Athletic Association. 5

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CLASS OF 1880 According to our records, the first high school in Rock Falls was started in 1873 when two years? work was added to the grades. By 1895, a 4-year curriculum was offered. The first class to graduate was in 1830 when Angie Adair Wickens, Ella E. Dickson, Lizzie N. Coe, Charles D. F. Parks, Maggie Robb and John B. Brown were granted high school diplomas. Many changes have taken place since then. As the town has grown, so has the high school. Instead of 6 in the graduating class, this year we have 95. Instead of two or three teachers who gave part of their time to grade school work, we now have 30 on the faculty. The physical plant, too, has changed. The first high school was located in what is now the City Hall. From there it moved into the Merrill School building and then into a small building east of Merrill. In 1918 the present district was organized and the classes moved into the Christian Church until the original building on West Second was completed. Twenty years later this building had become too small and a new wing was added. Our enrollment continued to increase and again has outgrown the space available, so once more we are beginning a building program. That Class of 75 years ago began a high school record far greater than their brightest dreams.