Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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SENIORS JOHN DAVIS Curly blonde hair is John's outstanding feature. John is an ardent lover of all kinds of home cooked food. His hobby is sports and his favorite song is Shine. Basketball 4. Baseball 4 BILL DENBY All kinds of sports interest Bill and his playing on the football, basketball, and track teams has helped win many a game. Whether it’s summer or winter he likes White Christmas by Bing Crosby. Football I-2-3-4. Track 2-3-4. Basketball 1-2-3 TOM DONA Although you may think Beebs is a quiet fellow, his favorite song is “Come On Up Honey. There Ain't Nobody Home But Me and his hobby is girls. He likes fried chicken. Southern fried that is. and when it comes to music he likes Spike Jones. JAMES DRAPER Jim transferred from Bunker Hill to complete his four years of high school. The Grand Order of DeMolay is his chief interest. French Fried chicken is his favorite food and Now Is The Hour is his favorite song. IMOGENE DUIGUID That small package of vim. vigor, and vitality happens to be Jeanie from Bethalto. Her favorite song is Near You and she means near a certain Ralph Oglesbv from Bethalto. Lucky guy! Choir 4. G. A. A. 4 DENZIL DYER Denzil likes to hunt and fish, but when he wants a date he doesn t have to hunt around for a girl because he has been Dolores Franke's steady for a very long time. When it comes to records Den likes Chips Boogie and Now Is The Hour. JOE EMERY One of the Bethalto gang. Joe doesn't seem to have any special interests or favorite songs. WILBERT EVANS Wilbert is another transfer from Bethalto. Basketball is one of his main interests and Snatch and Grab It is his favorite song. Track 4 HARRY FIELDS Another transfer from Bethalto. Harry is a straight A student. His favorite food is pumpkin pie with whipped cream. His hobby is ballistics and he also likes to hunt. In music he likes Stardust. Basketball 4. Baseball 4 WILMA FITZGERALD Wilma attended R. C. H. S. her junior year and the first semester of her senior year. Then at the beginning of the second semester she returned to Maysville. Missouri, so she could graduate from Maysville High School. CARL FOSTER If you ever invite Carl over for dinner be sure and have noodles, his favorite food; however, if you can t have noodles he likes everything but mushrooms. His favorite song is Wrap All Your Troubles In Dreams. Student Council 2. Football 3-4. Chorus 4. R” Club 4 ARVEL FOWLER Arvfl. a Bethaltonian. is so interested in floral culture that he plans to make it his life's work. In the music field he likes Spike Jones. Western, and popular songs. His favorite song is Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain; he is very fond of potato salad when it comes to favorite foods. Nine

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R. C. H. S. FLOYD ALBERS Floyd has wide interests, ranging from hunting, fishing, and swimming to Rita Miller. “Slap Her Down Again. Paw is his favorite song. HUGH BAKER Center on the basketball team kept Hugh pretty busy during the basketball season, but he could always take out to eat a big-thick-steak with french fries. Sunday Kind of Love by Claude Thornhill is his favorite record. Basketball 1-3-4. Football 1-2-3-4. Student Council 4. R Club 3-4. Camera Club 2. Thespians 3-4. Spotlight 4. HAROLD BALSTERS Harold's basketball ability helped the Shell's win many a game this season. A transfer from Bethalto. his hobby is showing” cattle. In food Harold says he likes. Just anything and his song is Stardust.” Basketball 4. Track 4. Student Council 4. State Speech Contest 4. DOROTHY BARTELS Chosen for the D. A. R. by her classmates. Dorothy is a popular and well liked senior. At ice and roller skating she excells and likes Vaughn Monroe and Ballerina. National Honor Society 3-4. Band 1-2. D. A. R. 4. F. H. A. 1-2, officer 3-4. G. A. A. 1. Class Officer 2. Student Council 4. officer. NELL RUTH BARTLETT Berrys girl. that s Nell Ruth. Cute and sweet, her favorite topic is rate. Her favorite song is Peg of My Heart.” G. A. A. 1-2. F. H. A. 1-2-4. Chorus 1. Style Show 2-3. DON BECKER Vith his basketball ability. Don really filled out the number 9 uniform on our first five. I he song Hurry On Down To My House Honey” and an interest in girls are Don's favorite likes. Basketball I-2-3-4. R Club 3-4. IRMA BEEMAN Best of luck to Ike who wishes to become a fashion designer. Her favorite song is Old Man River sung by Tom Browning and her hobbies arc dress designing and taking pictures. DORIS JEAN BROOKS First, last, and always Dori3 likes Eddie Howard's orchestra. Her favorite food is a hamburger and malt; her life's aim is a small white bungalow located near that lovable place — Bunker Hill. My Adobe Hacienda is her favorite song. F. H. A. 4 TOM BROWNING One of the Browning Brothers. Tom has really made a name for himself at R. C. H. S. His outstanding abilities is football, basketball, track, baseball, and singing have made him a very popular guy. Tom is also interested in baseball. Shine is his favorite song. Basketball 4. Football 4, Track 4. Baseball 4. Chorus 4. “R Club 4 GERALDINE BURK Gerry” spent her first three years at Edwardsvillc High and then came to R. C. H. S. to finish her high school career. During this year she has made many Roxana friends. Her hobby is sewing and the song that sends her is I Love You. Yes I Do. Spotlight 4 DAIR CHAPMAN Dair made the long journey from South Roxana to Roxana every morning for four years to complete her high school work. Dair says her hobby is losing weight. Blue Bird of Happiness. by Jan Pierce, is her favorite record. G. A. A. 4. Honor Society 3-4. Chorus 4. Spotlight 4 JOHN COLLINS Johnny” is our only boy cheerleader and he is really a good one. Being lots of fun to be with and always wisecracking has won him a lot of friends. His hobby is swimming. Flying Home by Illinois (acquet is his favorite record. Chorus 4. Band 2-3-4, Thespians 2-3-4, Camera Club 2. Print Shop 2. Orchestra 2-3, Spotlight 3-4. Cheer Leader 3-4 Eight

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R. C. H. S DOLORES FRANKS Well known for her dark eyes and ns Denzil's girl. Dolores has made a lot of friends during her four years at R. C. H. S. Dcnzil is her O.A.O. (one and only) and her favorite Swoon Tune is Serenade of The Bells. F. H. A. 3-4 officer. Band 3. Student Council 3 officer. Chorus I. ROMONA FRANKLIN Our blonde-headed office girl. Romona. likes to eat (who doesn't?) and especially baked ham. salads, and pie ala mode. She is well known for her neat hair, which is always curled to perfection. It had To Be You is her favorite tune. (Could she mean Gene from Hartford?) Band 1-2-3-4. F.H.A. 1-2-3-4. G.A.A. 1-2. Honor Society 3-4. Sectional F.H.A. office 2-3-4 ART HARGRAVE One of the cutest senior boys is Art. He is another one of the Bethalto gang. He quit school the second semester. ARLEEN HARVELL Arleen makes a hobby of collecting movie star's pictures, reading about their best pictures, and reading good books. She chose Too Fat Polka as her favorite song. ROBERT HAY Everybody's friend. is Bob's motto. He always has a smile and hello for everyone. With a wide variety of interests. Bob likes Till Then. any food, women, sports, and stamp collecting. Print Shop 1-2-3-4. Track 1-2-3-4 DORIS HAY Sweet and cute are two adjectives that describe Doris. Natural curly hair is one of her many attractions and Glenn W. is the lucky fellow that dates Doris. Collecting records is her hobby and Temptation is her favorite song. F.H.A. 4. G.A.A. I. Class Officer 1-3. LELA RUTH HEI.MKAMP A red-haired senior is Lola Ruth. When it comes to eating, fried chicken is tops on her list of favorite foods. Collecting picture postcards is her hobby and I'll Dance At Your Wedding is the song she likes best. G.A.A. 1. F.H.A. 1-2. Thespians 4. IMOGENE HUBBARTT Ige is that senior with the long blonde hair. Apple pie ala mode is her delight and bowling and tennis are her favorite sports. Because is the song that she likes best. G.A.A. 1-2-3-4. ULDENE HUNT Uldcnc came from Cottage Hills to R. C. H. S. for her junior and senior years. She likes to go to parties where tall. dark, handsome men are invited and countrv ham is included on the refreshment list. Her favorite record is Now Is The Hour. FRANCIS HUNTER A new Buick. a football trophy, and being one of the starting five for every basketball game this season has made this year a very memorable one for Francis. Besides sports he also likes the song Beg Your Pardon and Frankie Lane. Basketball 1-2-3-4. Football 1-2-3-4, Track 1-2. Baseball 4. R Club 2-3-4. RALPH JONES Poker is one of those Bethalto guys with a model A Ford. Well liked by everyone, especially the girls, the lucky girl for him will have to know how to cook mulligan and goulash, his favorite foods. Industrial arts, all sports and racing interest him. Stardust is his favorite song. Basketball 4. Track 4 BOB KNIPPING Bob is a gentleman from the deep South. (South Roxana, that is!) His favorite song is Because and his hobby is going out with his favorite girl. Marvelinc. Football 3-4. Camera Club 2. R Club 4. Ten