Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Dtff AT AKBT” Bums And who art thou? said I to the soft-fall¬ ing shower. Which strange to tell, gave me an answer, as here translated: I am the Poem of the Earth, said the voice of the rain, Eternal I rise impalpable out of the land and the bottomless sea. Upward to heaven, whence, vaguely form ' d, al¬ together changed, and yet the same, I descend to lave the drouths, atomies, dust-layers of the globe. Soon shall the win¬ ter ' s foil be here; Soon shall these icy ligatures unbind and melt - - A little while. And air, soil, wave, suffused shall be in softness, bloom and growth -- a thousand forms shall rise From these dead clods and chills as from the low burial graves. Walt Whitman, LEAVES OF GRASS 25

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LIFE iS BUT a ' 1 loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. Now by the post-and-rail fences where the old stones thrown there, pick ' d from the fields, have accumulated, (Wild flowers and vines and weeds come up through the stones and partly cover them, beyond these I pass). Walt Whitman; LEAVES OF GRASS

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M5T-H7HCRC TH£ With East, Where the Good Times Are as it ' s theme, loyalty week offered a variety of join- in-the-fun activities as well as a number of sure - to- bee ome - nostalegic m ome nt s. MONDAY: An all-school assembly kicked off the week ' s activities with recognition of clubs and organizations, introduction of queen can¬ didates, underclass princesses and escorts (photo 2-6), and the faculty skit on the agenda. The faculty was at its usual comical best in a take-off on a television show and presented the funny side of East . (Photo 2) The show was cancelled but unfortunately the faculty skit wasn ' t. Most agree that the hit line in the skit was the impersonation of Mr. Miller and his Lord, help me to be more neutral. TUESDAY came the rough and tumble, Rah, Rah, Raz, kick ' em in the... knee preliminary powderpuff football games (photo 10) complete with rather voluptuous (male ) cheerleaders. Later that evening, blankets and flash lights were in order for the annual bonfire (photos 7 and 8). WEDNESDAY brought a new child to loyalty week -- the silly Olympics. The senior class was led to victory by Arny Rothman who prov¬ ed his agility at eating peanut butter, passing lifesavers, and generally being silly. On THURSDAY, the teachers got theirs--do¬ nuts, in accordance with Teacher Appreciation Day. Students got the chance to wield the mighty arm of authority and teach classes while certain teachers assured their classes they had enough savage left in them from their Susan Davis and Bob Stewart Nancy Nee and Walter Barnes Crys Carrescia and Martin Babinski Pat Ort and Ed Dintehnan