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

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Jim 7944-45 5 SEPTEMBER- 1 School started off with a bang! At our open- ing assembly Mr. Barr gave us many en- couraging words to start us on another year. 12 Mr. Davidson of the Curtis Publications ex- plained this year's plan for the magazine drive. Earl Smith was the general manager. 18 First P.-T.A. meeting. Dr. Bucklin spoke on The New State Physical Examination Law. 20 G.A.A,'s held their regular meeting. Dr. Buck- lin spoke. 21 Classes held meetings for election of officers. 22 First high school dance at the gym. Only those who had sold S3 worth of magazine sub- scriptions could attend. First pep meeting. School was dismissed at 2:30 for the first football game. R.C.H.S. 13, I.S.D. 7. 26 Magazine drive closed. It was a huge success, for approximately S600 worth of publications were sold. Who said we weren't salesmen? 27 A faculty party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barr in honor of Louise Doak who is leaving soon to be married. Girls, she got a Lieutenant! ! ! 29 Our football team went to Jerseyville tonight. It was quite a game, ending in a 7-7 tie. 30 Suzanne Worcester, Marilyn Harp, Joan For- rester, and Sue Mitchell sang at the VVoman's Club this afternoon. OCTOBER- 6 Teen-Age Club Dance at the gym. 7 Football game with Pleasant Hill here. We won 9 to 0. Hurrah! 13 End of the first six weeks. Mr. Leroy Hopkins spoke to the assembly on Fire Prevention. The football team went to Pittsfield. Too bad! R.C.H.S. 0, Pittsfield 12. 14 Seniors began having their pictures taken at the Mollenbrok Studio. 16 P.-T.A. meeting. Reverend Williams spoke on Linking the School with Life, Today and To- morrow. 18 An assembly was called to award prizes to Shirley Rimbey and Ray Denney for being the girl and boy who sold the most subscrip- 19 21 24 26 27 28 30 tions in the magazine drive. G.A.A. meeting. Bonnie Ferguson spoke on G.A.A. Camps. Library Club organized. Reports cards out. Why didn't I study??? Football game with Winchester here. We 31. They 7. Library Club saw the film, Bound to Last. Freshman Party and Hayride. Miss Ainsworth attended the Library Clinic at Hillsboro. Football game with Greenfield there. R.C.H.S. 13, Greenfield 0. Seniors sponsored a Halloween Dance at the gym. Mrs. Wilkinson won the prize for being the best dressed individualg Joan Forrester and Byron McLamar, the best dressed couple. We wonder how all the porch furniture got on top of Mr. Barr's garage and why Rimbey, Fischbeck, and Hannaford seemed all bat- tered and bruised today? NOVEMBER- 1 3 8 9 10 11 13 20 22 Twenty-eight Manchester played Patterson in our gym. Junior Red Cross Drive began. Football game with Carrollton here. R.C.H.S. 7, Carrollton 7. G.A.A. meeting. Mrs. Wilkinson and her stu- dents discussed 'iluvenile Delinquency. The Junior Red Cross drive came to a suc- cessful close with 100W of the students con- tributing. American Education Week was celebrated with a pageant, Cavalcade of Freedom, pre- sented by the T Club. For the first time in 14 years it happened!!! Roodhouse 7, White Hall 12. An Armistice Day Dance sponsored by the G.A.A. was held at the gym, but we didn't feel like dancing. Mr. Mollenbrok took the first group pictures for the annual. P.-T.A. meeting. Mrs. N. J. Bucklin, Miss Mabel Hopkins, and Miss Ruth Walbaum dis- cussed Treasures for the Taking. End of the second six weeks. Seniors' turkey was raffled off to Lois Hannaford. CContinued on Page 403

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Standing: E. Smith, R. Locher. Seated: P. Spencer, Miss Ainsvwoith Jluv, ilaillzoadch, Co-Editors - Earl Smith, Peggy Spencer Business Manager - - Richard Locher Circulation Manager - Hazle Weddersten Prophecy - - - Keith Knight Will - - - - Joyce Stone Calendar Jean Evelyn McPherson Snapshot - Darlene Woodson Class History Boys' Sports . - - Girls' Physical Education Boys' Physical Education Class Activities - H Jokes - - - Dramatics Pep Club - Library Club - Bob Dean - Roy Rice Betty Adkins Harold Gonterman Charles Hannaford Alice Ballard Mae Ruth Stone - Eloise Hays Ruby Whitworth Typists - Mildred Smith, Bonnie Ferguson Glee Club -A - - Eloise Hays Thirty