One of the outstanding men of the 1927 track squad was Bob Hillard, who passed on shortly before school opened last fall. Bob never placed lower than second in the dual meets, and more often came in first in the disc throw. He took second place in the conference meet last year and brought fame to Downers Grove by taking first honors in the district meet at Elgin. He was the first Downers Grove athlete ever to be entered in the state meet at Urbana.