Wheaton Community High School - Wecomi Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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Contents For your convenience, the book has been divided into the following sections: FACULTYQ the SENIOR section, in which you will find the record of the Senior Classg CLASSESg the ATHLETIC section, which the above trophy symbolizesg and the SCI-IGOL LIFE section.

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Qiw- ' I 'I' M Many explorers: DeSoto, LaSalle, Marquette, Louis Joliet, and others, had explored the waterways of the West. France and England both laid claim to Illinois territory. The expe- dition of the Ohio Company of Associates led to further explorations, settlement, and expeditions against both French and English and led eventually to the settlement of the Whole Northwest Territory, as shown on the inside cover of this book, as American states. The States comprising the Northwest Territory are today some of the strongest, richest, most completely pop- ulated states of the United States. Our own state, Illinois, enjoys this distinction. In tracing the development of this state, as we have attempted to show through our division pages, we have found just cause to be proud of our stateg proud of its part in American history and proud that its past can be reviewed through the use of this theme as our share in the celebration of the 01d Northwest Territory. sf- ,J pp f 1 X i x x

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Charley names whose untimely death during the school year shocked us all, was a student Well liked by all his associates. To those close friends Who each day came to this school with him from Warrenville, We express our sympathy. Active in community affairs, interested in the hobbies of boys, he was a typical high school student. We are sorry that his death robbed us of his friendship and comradeship.