Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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R. C. H. S FLORENCE POPELAR A transfer from Edwardsville Flossie is really a studious girl, as proof of this her hobby is studying. Meatballs and spaghetti is her favorite food and the song that she likes best is “The Stars Will Remember. G.A.A. 4. Chotus 4 BETTIE REED Beautiful long red hair and bright blue eyes would be a good start for describing Bettie. In songs she likes Indian Love Call” and in boys it's a certain guy from out home. MARY LOU REYNOLD A really slick chick from Bethalto is Mary Lou. Her main interest is Bill and her song is It Had To Be You. MARILYN RHOADES Cute. Sweet, neat. Marilyn is all three. Coming to Roxana for her senior year only, she is a well liked girl. Her favorite meal is home cooked food, and plenty of it. Collecting snapshots is her hobby and Indian Love Call her favorite song. Chotus 4. G.A.A. 4. F.H.A. 4 JOAN POTTER A South Roxana Belle. Joan likes pumpkin pie with lots of whipped cream. When asked her ambition, she gets a gleam in her eyes and answers Gregory Peck. Summertime is the song she likes best. G.A.A. 1-2-3-4. Chorus 1-4. Spotlight 2-3. Camera Club 3. F. H. A. 1 BILL ROBINSON Football was Bill's main interest at R.C.H.S.. since he played on the team for three years. His favorite food is watermelon and his song is Deep Purple. Football 2-3-4. Thespians 1-2-3-4. R Club 3-4. Chess Club 3. LEONARD SCHMIDT Tail blonde Leonard is from Bethalto. Temptation is his favorite song. Perry Como is the singer he likes best, and cherry pie is his favorite food. DALE SCHULTE Blonde, curly headed Dale Schulte came to Roxana for his senior year and caused quite a sensation with several Roxana cuties. A really smooth dancer. Dale's favorite song is Now Is The Hour. WAYNE SIMPSON Wavne is another student from Bethalto who has been nick-named Muscles at R C.H.S. Baseball is his chief interest and to prove it Take Me Out To The Ball Game is his favorite song. His favorite food is apple pie. Baseball 4. Statistician for basketball games 4 SHIRLEY SMITH When asked her favorite interest Shirley quickly replied Lanny Downing, my man. She also likes skating and fried chicken. Her favorite song is All My Love.” ELIZABETH ROTHE A senior whose heart has been completely taken over by Glenn from Hartford. She wears a Bulova watch that the love of her life gave her for Christmas. Hoodie Addle is her favorite song. F.H.A. 1-2-4. G.A.A. I. Rox 4 SUSANNE RUSK1N Spike is a well liked senior. A strong Cardinal fan. Susie likes summer with its' baseball games. When not going to see a Cardinal game or listening to one over the radio she can be found reading. Careless” by Eddie Howard is her favorite record. Twelve

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SENIORS f DOROTHY LEAMON Another well-liked senior is Dot.” Often seen in Central Cafe, she likes cranberry salad, Vaughn Monree. and classical music. In songs she likes Summertime'' and Just My Bill. Spotlight 3-4. Rox 4. Honor Society 3-4. G.A.A. 1-2-3-4 officer, Thespians I-2-3-4 officer. Chorus I WAYNE McBRIDE It might be. it could be. it is! “Bony” McBride of R.C.H.S. whose hobbies are eating fried chicken and sleeping in study hall. Stardust and Glenn Miller are his likes in music. Football 2-3-4. Basketball 1-2-3-4. R Club 2-3-4 jean McClellan Now Is The Hour” is her favorite song, dancing her hobby, fried chicken her favorite food, and she rides around in a blue convertible. That s right! It s Jean, another of those well-liked Bethalto kids. DOROTHY McGILL One of the five cheer leaders. Dot's likeable personality has helped her win many friends. This witty senior is really a Frank Sinatra fan and her favorite record is his You'll Never Walk Alone. G. A. A. 1-2-3 officer 4. Band 4. Chorus 4. Class officer 3. Spotlight 3-4. Cheerleader 4. Thespians and Footlighters 1-2-3-4. TOM McLAIN “Tom likes dancing and sports. For a hobby he collects records. Just a swell kid describes him and everyone likes him. His favorite tune is That s Good Enough For Me by Pearl Bailey. Student Council I. R Club 3-4 HERBERT McVEY You probably don't know Herbert, but if someone says Red'’ , im“edif'ely know who they mean. Red McVey. that daredevil of R.C.H.S. His likes arc women and Slap Her Down Again Pa. HELEN MILLER Sweet, friendly, and well liked seems to sum up Helen. “Punk” likes to roller skate and ice skate: her favorite record is Gracie Field's Now Is The Hour. Band 1-2-3. Choir I-2-3-4. F.H.A I-2-3-4. G. A. A. 1-2-3-4. NORVEL MILLS Another busy senior is Bosco. Taking part in many clubs, the Rox is one of his main interests. He likes boats, the Mississippi, music, and just any kind of pic. Bosco could be called Poet Laureate of R. C. H. S. because of his many poems published in the Spotlight. His favorite song is Without A Song. Student Council 1-3. Camera Club 1-2. Chorus 4. Rox 2-3-4. Thespians 2-3 officer 4. Spotlight 3-4. Chess Club 3. Class Officer 2-4. Honor Society 3-4. RUTH O'NEAL When school began last fall Ruth was one of the swell kids that came to R.C.H.S. from Bethalto. Like many others, fried chicken is what she likes best to eat. I Love You. Yes I Do is her favorite song. VIRGIL PARKER When anyone has car trouble they usually consult Virgil before doing anything else. His hobby is cars and the grease that can always be found under his finger nails is proof that hardly a day goes by without his working on a car. Virg plans to attend trade school and then open his own garage. Heartaches” is his favorite song. P. A. System 2-3-4. Print Shop 2. Timekeeper for basketball games 2-3-4. CLINTON PIERSON Clint practically lives for baseball, popular and jazz music, and dancing. He is very fond of all kinds of pie. His likes also include the musician. Illinois Jacquet. and the freshman class. Baseball 4. Band 1-2-3. Tiack 4. Student Council 2. ADELL PI.EGGE Adell came to R.C.H.S. from Bethalto for her junior and senior years. Well liked by everyone, she has made many friends here. Star Dust is her favorite song. F.H.A. 3-4. Spotlight 4, Chorus 4. Eleven

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SENIORS f JOYCE SNOW Called Pug by her friends, this girl is really a lot of fun. Her pet peeve is people who aren't friendly and her song is ”I’ll Sec You In My Dreams.” Pug spends a lot of her time in the Walnut Grove Dairy at East Alton. Chorus 1-4. G.A.A. 1-2-3-4. Choir 3 JUNE SOUTHARD lune likes to roller skate and has an ambition of learning to skate like a professional She also likes to watch the Shells play basketball, cat fried chicken and French fries, and listen to records of Star Dust. HELEN SUTTON „ if o t Helen is one of the beauties of R. C. H. S. Last summer she was chosen to be in the finals for the Miss Wood River Township beauty contest. Helen's chief interest is her O.A.O.. (one and only) Ronnie. As a pastime she likes to sing and her favorite song is Near You. F.H.A. 1 -2-3-4. G.A.A 1-2-3-4. Choir 3. Chorus 1 BETTY TINSLEY fii . . . . At the end of the first semester Betty went to Thebes. Illinois, to be with her husband and graduate from school there. Betty took part in manv school activities and was cheerleader for several years. She was a member of the G.A.A. and F.H.A. PHYLLIS VENABLE „ .......J . . ... . Well liked, well known, and really a keen kid describes Phyllis. As editor of the Spotlight she was kept plenty busy this year, but still found time for dancing, swimming, and ice skating. Her favorite song is Sonata by anyone and everyone. „ , , , , . c F.H.A. 1-2-4. G.A.A. 1-2-3-4. Band 1-2. Choir 3. Spotlight 2-3-4. Student Council 2. Thespians 3-4. Class Olliccr 4 BERNA DEAN VINCENT t J f , . . Dunnq four years at R.C.H.S. Bernic has made friends with everyone, bhe is a very good dancer and also likes to roller skate and play basketball. Now Is The Hour by Gracie Fields is her favorite record. Chorus 4. Thespians 4. F.H.A. 1-2-3 officer 4 a m CHARLES WADE “A finger in every pie more or less describes Chuck. this busy fellow takes an active part in many clubs, he is the senior clas3 president and at home he makes a hobby of collecting stamps It Had To Be You is h s favorite song. Rox 2-3-4. Spotlight 3-4. Student Council 3 4 officer Band 1. Camera Club 1-2. Chess Club 3. Thespians 3-4. Ho-ior Society 3-4. Class Officer 4. Print Shop 1-2-3. P.A. System 2-3-4. Scorer 2-3-4 ARTHUR WESTERHOLD Art likes to eat fried chicken, steak, and ice cream. During the noon hour you could always find him in the lunch room playing pinochle. Shine is his favorite song. NORMA WILLIAMS A cute little brunette. Normas favorite pastimes are eating, sleeping, and dancing. For a favorite song she likes Star Dust. G.A.A. I. F.H.A. I-2-3-4. JOAN WRIGHT Probably the shortest girl at R.C.H.S. is blonde haired Joan, better known as Butch. She likes dramatics, music, and her hobby is dancing. Star Dust Eddie Howard are her favorites in the line of music. F.H.A. 4. Band 4. Chorus 4. ROBBIE WYNNE After spending three years at B.H.S. Robbie transferred to R.C.H.S. for her senior year. She is one of the smallest girls in the senior class, weighing only ninety pounds. Photography is her hobby and Make Believe is her favorite song. F.H.A. 4. MARIE ZOELZER Marie's hobby is playing the piano and organ: she also likes to sit down and read the latest issue of Seventeen or Better Homes and Gardens. Serenade Of The Bells by Bing and Old Man River by Frankie are her favorite records. Thirteen