Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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NANCY FLUEGEL LORRETTA FOSTER JAMES FOX MARTHA FOX ROSE MARIE FOX BARBARA GERMAINE RO ORLA GISH JUN£ GOODWIN LEON GOOLD DORIS GORDON DENNIS HALL RICHARD HAMLIN MARILYN HANCO GERALDINE HANDELMAN DONNA HANDLEY SHELDON FRANK PAUL GRALTON JOAN HANNER WADE HERMAN LOUISE HOLUB HOWARD JACKSON RONALD HESSER ROBERT HOOVER GILDA JACOBSON BARBARA HICKMAN DAVID HOPLEY RONALD JANETZKE The juniors assisting the senior staff mem¬ bers of The Watchtower were Carolyn Ericksen, Clark Holmes, Janet Burgess, Adele Stone, and David Brady. At the close of your junior year, Adele Stone received two high honors. She was selected as the American Legion auxiliary’s delegate to Illini Girls’ State held the fol¬ lowing summer at MacMurray college. She was chosen by you as a junior marshal, along with Erlane Dauffenbach, George Schneider, and Richard Thomas. Small but mighty! This is a perfect de¬ scription of your senior class, which set many outstanding records in all activities. The students who gained the honor of being your class officers were Lawrence Sutter- man, Jack Swisher, and Donna Palmer. “The Fighting Forty-Niners”—a football team never to be forgotten in the annals of Rock Island high school history, stormed its way to an undefeated seascn. This team emerged as both Northwest Conference and Quad-City champ. Seven deserving seniors receiving awards at the annual football banquet were Joel Collier, Kent Nelson, Russell Burwell, Ric¬ hard Thomas, Robert Wenger, Maurice Van Speybroeck, and Jerry Schiller. Richard Thomas and Joel Collier were named to the f irst string of two all-state 27

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Nancy Plantz played the title role in your class play, “The Divine Flora.” She was supported by Tom Wallace, Lawrence Sut- terman, Marilyn Lawson, Arlene Clanton, George Schneider, and Charles Heriford in leading roles. An unusually large number of juniors represented Rocky High in the state speech contest held at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Tom Wallace, Lawrence Sutter- man, and George Schneider had roles in the second-place winning play, a cutting from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Tom and Lawrence were two of the four Rock Island players capturing coveted places on the all- state cast. Arlene Clanton advanced to the state finals in the verse-speaking division. The Rock Island high school band had the distinct honor of playing for the presidential candidates that year. Many juniors took part in the annual spring and fall band con¬ certs. Solos, duets, and group singing were pre¬ sented by juniors who participated in the Glee club program of various types of music. The top five on the spring Crier staff, which is composed entirely of juniors, were Arlene Clanton, editor in chief, David Brady, managing editor; Betty Fuller, busi¬ ness manager; Joan Lee, copy editor; and Alyce McWilliams, first-page editor. BETTY JACK STANLEY FITCH FITZPATRICK FLOWERS BETTY FULLER BETTY GARRISON DOLORES GARRITY KENNETH LEONA JOHN GREEN GROENE HAHN GEORGE HARDIN GEORGIA HARDIN CLIFFORD HARRIS GEORGE HEDSTROM JOHN HENNEMAN CHARLES HERIFORD GARY HODSON CAROLYN HOEFLE ROBERT HOLDORF EBNER HOLKE CLARK HOLMES TOM HOLST JAMES HORST ROSELLA HORTON PHYLLIS HOUSTON DONALD HUGGINS JACK HUNTER GERALDINE INGRAM 26

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teams, and along with Dale Nelson made the first team in the Northwest circuit. Irwin Rietz, who was undefeated during the regular cross-country competition, took second place at the state meet at Champaign, which was the highest place ever won by a Rock Island high school athlete in the state cross-country meet. Adele Stone reigned as queen over the Homecoming game with Galesburg and the dance following. Her attendants were Betty Nelson, Mary Ann Nelson, Betty Fuller, and Donna Palmer. Colleen McGovern was captain of the cheerleaders. Chloe Andich was the only other senior member of the squad. Also Northwest Conference champion was your spirited basketball team, which in¬ cluded Joel Collier, Richard Thomas, and Jack Whan among its starting five. James Engman and Jack Shoemaker were depend¬ able reserves. This team was a strong con¬ tender for the “Sweet Sixteen” finals in Champaign. Again Joel Collier, this year as a forward, was triumphant in the scoring department, breaking two all-time records and tying an¬ other. He was not only the leading scorer in the high schools history but also topped the Northwest Conference record for the to¬ tal number of points scored in conference DONALD LOGAN JAMES MacLEAN MARY MENDOZA ROBERT LOTHRIDGE EDNA MAKEDON JOYCE MILLER LOLA LOUCK DONALD MANHARD ROLAND MILLER DONALD LUND CHARLEEN MANUEL STELLA MILLER EARLE mcbride MAURICE MARBLE KENNETH MILLS COLLEEN McGovern JOHN MARCH TOM MILLS 28