Roodhouse Community High School - Railroader Yearbook (Roodhouse, IL)

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MAJOIU MASON CAMPBELL li00llllUl'Sl'I, IIIINOIS. lKl.A.. lInix'1-rsity of Illinois. lllslory, l'.l'I1l., Uoaivli. Colm-s lim-in him froin lu-ing as ilry :is most L':1muls . CAPTAIN NAOMI EDWARDS lJlfli'A'l'l'll. ILLINOIS. ILA., .lzuncs Millikin I'nivci'sity Music. l'niI'orins makes hex' heart 'l lnp'. MAJOR JOSEPH ROCKENBACH t'l!YS'l'AL l.AlilC, ILLINOIS l!.IC1l., N1n'th4-rn Illinois Stalin' 'l'v:n-ln-rs' l'olli-gi-1 GITIKIIIIIIC Slnill-nl l'm1lm- l'nix'i-rsiiy. Malin-in:itii-s, Social Science, Asst, Uouvll. lim-vzillsv of his Iionoralhle dis- 4'li:li1.::-, hi- will allways he wol- K'ilIIIl'll.H CAPTAIN R. Ii. UNDERVVOOD l'1'l l'Slf'll'Zl.l1, ILLINOIS. ILA., I'lllYL'I'-SIIIVIQIUIISQ tlrznl- nzite Studi-nt Missouri l'ni- versity. Pliysivs, III1liiIl'Ill1llIl'S. 'l'imv ripi-ns vverytliing. N0 mam is horn wise. 'lf CAMP INSTRUCTORS CAPTAIN' NELLE MULDROW COLLINS PICRRY, MISSOl'IiI. li.S., Northvust Missouri Stulo 'l'v:u'l1v1's' Collvifep Grzidiizlte Student University of Mis- souri. 'l'ypiniI, Sliorthnml. Iioolclu-1-pim.r. I'. Eml. 'l'lu-i'e's somm-thing: about :1 soliliel' that guts them. CAPTAIN BEATRICE FLORI NICXVTON. ILLINOIS. M.S., Vnivorsity of Illinois. Chemistry, Biology, General Science. Cam a, woman he full of ideas? VVelI, she VVJIS und we usvd them. MAJOR OPAL STORY ROODIIOPSE, ILLINOIS, RA.. Illinois Colleizez Grziduute Student XVRISIIIIIHIUII I'nivor- sity. ldnizlisli, Ain't fishing: :I strumro holihy for ai. woman of hui' knowl- udgm-'? FIRST LIEUTENANT MARION LOCHER OLIVER IIOODIIOVSIG, ILLINOIS. llrown's Business l'oIle1.:'v. School Soc'l'ctz1ry. About timu fin' :i promotion for I'1'ivutc Bob Oliver. Mzijor-Officer who has held his commission for more than one year in Fort Roodhouse. 'CZl.Di18IIl-OIIICBI' who received his commission into Fort Roodhouse in fall of '41. Seven

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standing school. GENERAL H. D. BARR, M.A. Teachers' College Columbia University Superintendent, General Science LIEUTENANT-GENERAL THELMA C. WILKINSON, M.A. Northwestern University Principal Latin, Speech, American Literature lt is loyalty to worth-while traditions that make an out- II. D. BARR. 'A' ir 'A' A wise general who said, An army fights as it thinks, perhaps thought of ldnivr- son who said, A great soul will be strong to live as well as strong to think. 'l'. WILKINSON. 'kit BOARD OF EDUCATION The citizens of Roodhouse, owing to conditions important enough to warrant a 4-year draft term, have elected a war cabinet. The duties of this group are to commission higher officers thire teachersj, to set forth rules for the selection and rejection of draftees, etc. We, as service men of Roodhouse High School, are proud of the labors of this board and wish to extend our heartiest thanks and appreciation to them. V President, l+1l.Ml'IR JESSE HAWK, EUGENE LOWELL pmqp HOUSEMAN SR., Secretzu'y RAWLINS Rl+JlCVl'I l3ATTlfIRSlIIflLI, '55, Six

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DRAFTED! Top Row: l,. Pilkington, t'ruwc-, J. XYoodall. l':irmez1n, Rico. I.. Day, ll. Sue-m'o1'. lit-nm-r. Gnntermun. llrzxlmin, lt. 1'ilkini.:ton, Il. Vinyard, llli-lClroy. Strung, IC. Smith. li. Scott. J ' 'llltl'l'l' .ir. . I S4-vom! low: Mr, llnrr. Anlvisvri lil. Imwdy. M4'l'lonning. ililln-land, R. Donn. M, l ol'f.:ilrsun, il. l s-l'p.:'1lsoii. A. Ilznllnlwl, ll. NVhilwortl1, M. Smith. P. S1lL'lll'UI', li. Hess. l.. lqlllllilllll, June-s l nm lui xvlliltdllild, . ' lluttoni Row: i'r:uiu, XYolfc, ll. Smith, Z. l'ollui'cl, V. Hushain, Howns, H. Adkins. ll. lit-ss, Hicks, l. l'ollurml. Ii. ll:u'ns-r, l'l'im'o. M. Simmons. Xl'oodson, M'c'Vm-igh, lit-tu Jzlvkson. PERPLEXITIES OF THE BUCK PRIVATES On September third, the year of nine- teen hundred and forty-one, sixty-seven Buck Privates entered Fort Roodhouse, starting one of the most enjoyable and worthwhile years of our army training. At first everything was new to us, and it may have seemed rather confusing to some of the draftees who were not used to the conduction of the army regulations. Soon we overcame that fear of starting into something new, and we began to acquire some of the knowl- edge that comes from the study and consideration of books. We have learned many useful things through the help of General Barr, our commanding of- ficer, and our teachers, who have been so patient and willing to help us. After a few Weeks of army life, we elected officers as follows: President, Peggy Spencerg vice-president, Edward Dawdyg secretary, Jimmie Woodallg treasurer, Earl Smith. Under the lead- ership of our teachers, advisers, and army officers we are striving for a bet- ter and more perfect standard of train- mg. Eight Before we realized it, those dreaded semesters were upon us. As is the usual custom we were compelled to burn a little midnight oil in preparing for the examinations which would reveal what we had really accomplished the first eighteen weeks. Most everyone came through with flying colors and new hope for a successful year. Many of the Buck Privates are mem- bers of the football and basketball teams, helping to bring about a suc- cessful season for the years of forty- one and forty-two. Several of the girls belong to the different Organizations, including the Glee Club, T Club, and the G. A. A. We, the Buck Privates, hope to ac- complish many things throughout our army career and make ours one of the most illustrious companies ever to be commissioned from the Roodhouse reg- iment. Peggy Spencer.