Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Here we are—the once green freshmen—just about to go out in the big world. Most of us regret leaving because we have had our happiest days here. Just about all of us started the long four-year journey in the Wood River-East Alton Community High School and we came to the dear old R.C.H.S. when we were sophomores. This is where we really began to come into our own. The first year at our alma mater we got organized. That year we won the class trophy for the intramurals. In our Junior year the class worked really hard, sponsoring the plays SPRING FEVER and MIDNIGHT and also selling refreshments at the district tournament. We were hosts to the Seniors at the Prom and Banquet. Kenneth Longman was the toastmaster. Don Luketich gave the welcoming address and Bob Harvick responded for the class of 1943. We then became the lordly seniors . Most of the seniors take part in all the activities. Our basketball, track, and football teams were especially fine. They represented most of our boys. Our class is very unusual in that we have only nine girls in the class. This makes it difficult to have class dances and parties. But we conquered the problem by inviting guests or combining with other classes, as in the case of our parties with the Junior class. The president of our class is Kenneth Longman. Don Luketich is vice-president and Helen Thompson is our secretary-treasurer. Our sponsors are Mr. Robison and Mr. Frey. Our class is one of the most active in the school because of our sponsors' leadership and counsel. As we come to the end of this year, we know tho class of '45 will carry on where we left off. Many of our boys have had to leave for the armed forces and cannot graduate with us. Sincerely we wish they could be with us but we know they all have their duty to perform. One thing you may be sure of is that wo all will attain our goal. ★ Ten

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t FACULTY WILBUR J. EVANS B.Ed.. Illinois State Normal University, Normal. Illinois. Football. Shop. Drawing, Shop Mathematics. MICHAEL CORBY B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. Algebra, Physical Education, Basketball Coach. HAROLD H. HUCK A.B., Shurtleff College. Alton, Illinois. M.S.. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. Algebra. Geometry. Physics, Practical Math. ANN BONAUDO B.Ed., Southern Illinois Normal University, Carbondale. Illinois. M.A., University of Illinois. Urbana, Illinois. English. Typing. Business Training. CARL GREGORY B.Ed., Illinois State Normal University, Normal, Illinois. M.S., University of Illinois. Urbana, Illinois. General Science, Biology. Chemistry. KATHLEEN DUDENBOSTEL B.Ed., Southern Illinois Normal University, Cardondale, Illinois. English. Physical Education. ELAINE MERRITT (Secretary) Nine

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of '44 realizing that our days at the Roxana Community High School are numbered, do hereby declare that the following to be our Last Will and Testament. Furthermore, we take the liberty of revoking any will which may have formerly been made by us. We the Seniors, Bequeath: ARTICLE I The Juniors all the excitement of Commencement and that Let down feeling after graduation. To the Sophomores our prestige as upper classmen. To the Freshmen our ability to make good grades without effort. ARTICLE II Harry Gallatin—my athletic ability to Coach Wieneke. Rowena Hammond—my red hair to any one who will have it. Ralph Harris—my slim waistline to Mary Jo Macdonald. Gloria Niebrand—my quietness to Dixie Davis and my trombone to anyone who can make it work. Charles Chaney—my women? and ability to stay awake in history to Ed Disher. Don Luketich—my ability to argue with Mr. Frey to Fred Berry. James Bienemann—my timidness to Dixie Davis. Eugene Steffens—my ability to get through high school in four years to every freshman. David Hambleton — my ability to shine basketball, and also my stupidness to J. D. McBride. Ernie Mason — my bashfulness to Hank Bean, and my ability to get gum to Betty Cox. Don Stone—my ability to get every where on time to Marineta Harris. Carl Arnold—my athletic ability to Wayne Jones and my locker to any freshman who doesn't mind nutty people. Vernon Matthews—My ability to do a great deal while appearing to do nothing to Mr. Huck. Richard Randolph—my admiration for pretty freshman girls to Jim Sawyer. Mary Lou Vinson—my ability to type and take shorthand to Jean McGill. Betty Young—will my ability to gain weight to Spider. June Hambleton—my ability to get a sailor to Marjorie Durell. Vernelle Tribout—my ability to have straight hair to Shirley Grandfield. Skelly Johnson—will my ability and height to rebound to George Tappy for next year's basketball team. Mut Longman—will my ability to pinch cheeks to Pop Wienekie. Tony Paynic—will my ability to wreck telephone poles to Claude Overby. Tom Frey—will my A's, sports ability, and draft number to anyone. Bill Fair—will my happiness I've had in school with all the seniors to every underclassman. I also give my ability to sing to anyone who will have it. Jim Acklin—will Roxana back to the Indians. Dolores Cuddy—the ability for my slip to show to Miss Uecker. Helen Thompson—my ability to talk to anyone who needs or wants it and my energy to Miss Sietz. Lee Baker—my fascination of freshman girls to Jim Sawyer. Eugene Beard—my place in the High School Band, as a bass horn player, to any green freshman who wants to blow his brains out. Red Davis—my brown eyes to Shirley Slingerland. Lyle Dona—my good looks to Paul Wienekie. Ed East—my beautiful wavey moustache to some of these beautiful freshmen. Leroy Hattery—my safe(?) driving to Fred Berry. Alice Johnson—my name Paley to Roslie Bienemann. Allen McVey—my spot on the football bench to anyone who wants it and getting to referee in gym to Bob Meyer.