Elgin Academy - Hilltop Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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Burnett Nelson S1ms Messlck Loomls Sea le McCracken C Ntchol I Nlchol Kemler Stevens Cleary Ladd Tyson Hans n Race Nell Patrrck Twyman Dav1s Ingalls IDIRAMATIICS Culrntnattng a very successful season the annual three act play was pre sented to a capaclty audlence 1n the m1ddle of May Mrs Wtlhelm chose All Gummed Up and under her expert d1rect1on 1t was regarded as one of the best producttons 1n many Academy seasons The cast conststed ot Nancy Burnett Torn Twyrnan Pat Cleary Maxrne Loomts Chet Davls Anne Wtlson Carolyn Stevens Reed Searle B111 Patrlck and Btll Terwtlllger The 1n1t1al productlon ot the year Nas a humorous play entttled Ex en Eychange Wtth Sandra Letgh Nelson Sally Hanson and Reed Searle wtth Mrs Wtlhelrn dtrectmg Htghhghttng the season was the presentanon of the annual Chrrstrnas play tn December Tolstoy s What Men Ltve By lncluded 1n the cast were Nancy Stevens Maxme Loornts Chet Davts Cathy Ntchol and Bob Freeourg Mrs Lung Jas the drector vhrle the mnfed chorus turntshed the rnustcal background The ltttle Players Group presented another en,oyable one act play m March Chet Davls Davrd lngalls Torn Tffyrnan Sandra Nelson lane Nrchol and Nancf Burnett were ln the cas' The productton was dtrected Mrs Wtlhelnt Although there were rnany obstacles t overcome the Dra'nat1cs group d d an excellent loo thrs year and lvlr rng and Mrs Wrlhelrn rnust be rven a great deal ot credtt 'or the success ot these producttons -45 , . . . . Y A . X, 7 . . Q 1 A ,. . Burnett, Chuck Bace, Bill Patrick, Peggy McCracken, Henry Neil, Carolyn , , - - , I , 4 A , l . . .. A41 1 L l. . ' 1 .A A t. .. ' ' by o , r ' i - ' ' 'r ' , r s. EW' . ' . C '

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ART The art class thls year has gone ahead and accomphshed a great deal Qu1te a few people were takmg 1t as a course and there were also many members rn the act1v1t1es program rn the afternoon The course was under the uperv1s1on of Mr Ch1pman who d1d a great deal of work to make It a success The class has done many 1nterest1ng thmgs such as clay modelrng chalk work water colors and crafts The lane Pelton art award started agam thls year 1n full glory wlth all the students try1ng for the prrzes Thls award havlng started two years ago was a brg success There were several pnzes and qu1te a few honorable rnentrons The art class has also had many mterestmg drsplays IH the north room of the Art Gallery They had some or1g1nal draw1ngs by Walt D1sney a photography exh1b1t1on and etchmgs by Walter Bohl The class was also lucky to get Mr Bohl to speak on how he developed hrs 1deas for h1s draw1ngs and for an assembly The fmal exhrbxt of the year rncluded twelve water colors by famous Amencan palnters From th1s exhrbltlon one plcture was chosen for the gallerys permanent collect1on Stevens Wenzel Watson Doherty Wnght S1ms Wllson Mullxken Ladd Smlth Stewart McCormack Twyman Mower Sondel Orsborn Lasher 44 S . 1 1 1 - - 1 , 1 A 1 , . - 1 - 1 , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -

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N1chol Freeburg Baker Goss Bradley Templeton Tyson Doherty LOOITIIS CIHIAMIEILIECCDINIS Chameleons founded two years ago by Mr Moore had a very successful season dur1ng the 1944 45 school year The presldent was B111 Goss Whrle Stu Templeton handled the tlnanclal allalrs The dlscusslons th1s year began Wtth Ernle Pyle s book Here ls Your War from Whlch we saw the human srde of the War Secondly We talked about Russra wrth Mr Wrlhelm tellrng us many 1nterest1ng facts about thrs country Then We drscussed Jazz muslc for whlch Mr Gumbrell gractously let us use Mr Skoks factory The Elgln Machlne Works and the Fox Valley Paper Box Company At the begmnrna ot the year the Charneleons met wlth sorn opposltlon rrom a netarlous group called the Schlarneleans but sornewhere along the Une the Schlarneleans 1t seems fell 1nl Even wrth th1s competmon the Chameleons tuict on d accord1ng to sched ule and on the Whole had a most 1nterest1nJ and en,oyable year I I his Wonderful collection ot' jazz records. ln February, the Chameleons visited 4 4 , J A . M S V . . ' ' ' ' , L . e ' - . A . f Q 1 1 A 1 44, -