Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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01.244 of '45 Prom, which was held May 27 in the Athenian Ballroom of the Hotel Elkhart. You'll never forget those life-like Spanish figures which centered around the South American theme, how Charlie Rogers swung out on Cugat's Congo, the grand march which ended with the crowning of the king and queen. Your junior year came to a close but you will always remember . . . ln the Mood and Blue Rain . . . bond and stamp drives . . . ordering class rings . . . source themes . . . editing the lunior Pennant . . . getting on the first string football team . . . Now you were important . . . you became individual and respected . . . you became a part of Elkhart High School. XVith the realization that your senior year had come, you began making your plans for the future. College, cadet nursing, armed forces, work . . . all these things were in your thoughts, mind and conversation. You tried to make this your best year knowing that soon you would be sep- arated from your friends. To start the year off promptly, the seniors divided with lack Diley leading the Ianuary Class. To help carry out the senior activities, you elected Marilyn King as vice-president, Carol Bailey. secretary: Dick Hagans, treasurer: Marcia Hile and lack Hobson, social chairmen. Bill Borneman was elect- ed president of the Iune Class. Other officers elected were: Margaret Bonfiglio, vice-presidentg Virginia Ienner, secre- tary: Barbara Rowe, treasurer, Dorothy Doll and Dick Church, social chairmen. Can you ever forget the magazine drive? Remember how you rushed from one house to another trying to sell maga- zines? You realized you needed plenty of money to carry out all your plans for your senior year. Besides writing copy, arranging glossies, and selling ads for the annual, you found time to struggle with writing lab, type chem experiments, and tear to Honor Society meetings. Due to the many ac- tivities at the end of the year, you planned the Senior Class Play, K'Mr. Pim Passes Byw, for November 17. Ruth Ann Sears, lack Rulif, Lorene Eash and Dick Church took the leading roles. Your senior year came to a close but you will always remember . . . I'll Walk Alone . . . V E Day . . . measurements for caps and gowns . . . receiving announce- ments and name cards . . . Sweethearts Swing . . . Senior Day and Senior Banquet . . . Baccalaureate . . . Commence- ment . . . Prom and Alumni Dance . . . Now you have graduated . . . you have become confident and open-minded . . . you have become an alumnus of Elkhart High School. Cazzlcrrizrg on Ikon' p1'e.vidr111's jobs. Modeling the senior garb. Twen ty-nine

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Senior Class ujircrs, mmgliz in a huzldle with sponrors, Mis: Clcmlczzcn and Mr. Sands. berg will definitely be unforgettable. You also had high times at the picnic held at the close of school. Your sophomore year came to a close but you will always remember . . . Skylark', and 'llialamazoov . . . pep sessions . . . your lirst dark lipstick . . . your lirst formal dance . . . that hard-earned E sweater . . . you were growing up . . . you became casual and smooth . . , you became a part of Elkhart High School . . . The next fall when you returned as a junior, you had self- conhdence, poise and personality. It was just about then that you discovered the importance of your studies. You took to reading Paul Mallon instead of just hashing over the latest dirt in the Pennant Weekly. Andre Kostelanetz be- came known to you along with Bing Crosby and Harry lames. That was the time when new things took on new meanings to you. Twenty-c'ighz r Seniaad REMEMBER . . . That fall when you entered Elkhart High School? You had dreamed all summer about that big moment. You talked about when you would be in high, school and thrilled antici- pating when you could be put in the same study hall with that certain senior. You found your- self meeting new people and liking them. You looked at school with new eyes and you knew then that you wanted to be a part of it, not merely a part of your own little crowd. Now you were here: self-conscious, scared, awe-struck. You cling to your gang, you watch the seniors. The next day you wear what they wear, you loaf where they loaf, you pick up their pet phrases and expressions. You said that natural kid and hi, Goofy . All these made up your first impressions of high school. You began coming home at 5:00 instead of 3:30 because ou worked like do fs under the Y 2-s whip of the upperclassmen. You realized that those same workers would at some time be the leaders of our class. When the class or fanized, Y 2- you helped to elect ofiicers: Bob Stackhouse. presidentg Morris Clement, vice-president: Mari- ln Kin r, secretar Q Dick Ha fans, treasurer: Y is Y is N Mary Lou Niblock and Bob Weldy, social chairmen. Miss Clendenen and Mr. Niblock were chosen to chart your course throughout - your sophomore year. Remember the First class party? It was held in the gym, March 26. That hill-billy wedding in which Hank McCloughan married Bob Es- Plans, parties, programs . . . these all went into the making of your junior year. Bill Borneman who was elected president was aided by Bob Stackhouse, vice-president, Vir- ginia Ienner, secretary, Dick Hagans, treasurerg Mary Lou Niblock and lim Macumber, social chairmen. Mr. Sands took over the position of co-sponsor along with Miss Clendenen. The Ration Rumpusw which was held january 7 in the cafeteria was especially appropriate because of the war-time conditions. Remember how all the girls swooned when Iake Flora gave his interpretations of Frankie Sinatra? But after the fun of the party, you really had to dig down and start working on the class play, The Charm School . Phyllis McLain, Dick Church and all the other kids made the play a great success on the night of March 31. Then came the biggest event of the year, the Iunior-Senior

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