Stockton High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Stockton, IL)

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Partte At Upon arriving from school, Winie and the rest of the kids make a mad dash for the refrigerator. Winie says that Mom Borsdorf is usually baking when they come home, contrary to sitting in an easy chair as would seem to be indicated in the above picture. From hearing Winie go on, Mrs. Borsdorf must be quite a cook! Winie loves her homemade bread. She also enjoys steak, roast beef, potatoes (with sugar on them), or virtually anything Mom Borsdorf prepares. Winie and her sisters have to take their share of KP duty, too. They help with meals as well as take their turns popping corn. Anita, Marian, Ellen, and Ann were popping some in the below picture. Dad Borsdorf spends most of his time doing the chores, but sometimes he drops in the house when the kids come home from school. Winie hasn't helped much with farm chores, but is determined to help milk once before she returns home. Winie's brothers, Joe, Bill, and Freddy (bottom left picture) let the girls join in their fun. Winie enjoys playing football, kickball, and throwing snowballs. The snow is quite a novelty for Winie as she has never seen it before. Sleigh riding, making snowmen, and shoveling the snow are brand new experiences for her. The hustling and bustling of the large Borsdorf family makes Winie feel right at home, for Winie comes from a family of eleven. It was possible for the Borsdorfs to make room for one more, as their eldest daughter, Joan, entered Nurses Training this year, but when Joan comes home for a few days, someone transfers to the davenport. Winie has shared the same rights and responsi- bilities as the other Borsdorf children, and she will always hold a place in their hearts.

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GtiAM m , rfdjui V caftm c o Vv xcw urytA 7 e ‘P c u teA Six hundred miles southeast of Asia . . .4 to 21° north lati- tude (tropical), 116-126 east longitude . . .first discovered by Magellan, 1521 . . .independence July 4, 1946 . . .flag, two hori- zontal red and blue stripes . . . money standard “peso” . . .over 7000 islands, most extremely small and without names . . .e- leven large islands (of which Winie's home Leyte is one) . . . chief products: abaca, copra, rice, sugar . . .population 27, 000,000 . . .largest city Manila (over 1,000,000) . . .capital Que- zon City . . .generally mountain- ous . . .temperature ranges from low of 60c to high of 100° . . . three basic seasons: rainy (June to November), cool dry (Dec. to Feb.), and hot dry (Mar. to May) . . .major racial group Malayap . . .religiously Christian (domi- nantly Catholic) . . .la ltfec English and national Tagalog, along with many spoken dialects . . .gov’t democrat but more centralized than uffT. . .form of executive - legislative are remi- niscent of U.S. Constitution; checks and balances; separation of powers . . .current president Macapagal . . .SEATO mem- bership. Condensed from a paper by Winifreda de Veyra American-Filipino relation- ships began la 1898 when U.S. Adm. Dewey was given orders to attack the Spaniards holding the Philippines. The Filipinos allied with the Americans in order that they would be free from Spain. The Spanish squadron was defeated and by the Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the Philip- pines to the United States. | i sunder standing im- mediately arose between the al- lies. The Filipinos thought that America would gram them inde- pendence when the war was over. They appropriately pointed out that they would prefer to rule themselves badly rather than to submit to more efficient rule by foreigners. But the U.S. in a temporary outburst of imperial- ism refused the PhiUppine ftopu-l lar rule and forcefully crH the ensuing three year in recti on. The bitterness that re- sulted requircfljplrs of undoing Nevertheless, the years between early 1900 ancf'World War II, under U.S. occupation, could be described as Philippine-Ameri- can collaboration. The policy oi e Americans towards the hilippines was based on the principle of self-determination. ericans raised the ctandard of living in the P h i 1 i p p i n e s Schools were opened and edq?» cation was no longer the privi- lege of the rich. Roads were improved, and public hea Hb service and sanitation measures were introduced. But most sig- nificantly, self-government was progressively granted. Filipinos were trained to government of- fices and their gov’t was gradu- ally “Filipinized.” The United States government allowed the founding of Philippine political parties and the establishment of the Philippine assembly. This progress towards self-govern- ment stimulated a desire for sovereignty and independence. Mission after mission was sent to the United States to work for an early grant of independence. In 1934, Quezon’s mission suc- ceeded in bringing back U.S. acceptance providing for the es- tablishment of a commonwealth government as a ten-year prepa- ration to the granting of complete independence. This concession acted as a fresh stimulus to Philippine progress and only the unfortunate occurrence of World War II interrupted the con- structive work. The combined Filipino-A- merican forces fought heroic battles, side by side, against overwhelming Japanese forces. When the Philippines fell to the j gressor, General MacArthur hedged to return. Three years ssed before the pledge could ome reality. The Islands were liberated and the catastrophe Klabeled World War II ended soon Lfter n July 4, 1946, the Philip- pines became an independent nation. PhnlpglBe-American re- lations since that time have been generally cordial, although at times political and economic die erences or mi sunder stand- areStoarent. Today the natiMM favor one another with reciprocal tariff agree- ments, offer special privileges to one another citizens, and cooperate in i—tual defensive alliances. Thoujjll minor mis- understandings exist, the U.S. and the Philippines stand united in war and peace. Each new day serves to reaffirm their strong, friendly ties. America is the champion of democracy in Asia, and the Philippine nation is the show window of democra- cy in that part of the world. S’ 6

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'MJitue Sc uxd Although classified as a senior, when she came here Winie had already graduated from her high school at home and had completed a 6 weeks term at the University of the Philippines. Instead of an 8-4 elementary and high school system, the Philippines has a 6-4 system. Seventh and eighth grades are omitted. Winie has taken a combination of junior and senior courses at SHS this year. American History, American literature, personal typing, English literature and chemistry were classes which she attended daily. In each of these classes she met a new group of students. Boarding the bus and enjoying the few minutes ride home with another new group of kids was A-No. 1 fun for our sociable girl. For the serious student, though, the school day doesn't end with the bus ride home. Many hours are spent at her desk in her room at home preparing the next day's assignments.