Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Al llie fioocllights send their beams onto the deep green ol the grassy tielcl . . . cars coast clown the willow- lined road, their headlights sending shadows into the trees and hushes along the river . . . high up in the staclium the hright lights of the hroaolcasting booth shine clown on the colorful outtits of the spectators . . . in the lielclhouse the tenseness and EU excitement as managers tape and equip the players tor the game aheacl . . . linesmen, relerees and the other ollicial loench-warmers join the coaches on the sidelines . . . yell-leaders in their snappy hlue ancl white suils are warming up lhe crowd . . . the hand lines up in straight rows, near the Hag-pole, the hugle hrings the noisy crowd to attention. the first strains of the national anthem

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rX,,,g jf.- N......., . Q-.f -5 'lille nrugu comes out . . K IM A,-anna-. Klllll llrflllt IIKIIHUS . . . Xve go to tile dance. VK H p eiioyfttl V .5 S l A X 1' -eff' f l we mf , WH o... i N Qs. YW -Q 'A .il 'i 'l is V, l, RRRA kwa 'ix wif ff 1 X j YFYMYAQ if J Wig? J .I .. l as It doesnit talxe long lor tlle lirsl weelx to roll or any other weeli. lor that matter. First tlling you ltnow. itis Friday and Friday is a special day. All day long. in spite ol assignments tllat tlie teacliers pile onto us. we lmave a llappy-go-lucliy leeling. Tliereis a lloliday air in tlle liallsg everyone is malxing plans for suppers lnelore tlie games. lor dances alter tlie games. lor ttie weelxend good times. Cyn Friday morning tlie Pennant Vveelily comes out in ttie llome room and everyone turns lirst to tlie gossip column. and tllen to read news ol tlie scliool, wllicll Katie and ller stalt liave pulnlislied. Also during tlie liomeroom llour come tlie ticlxet sales lor tlle game tliat niglit. witll ixlr. Updyltes' lilttlllvlll llelpers. Jody and Di. managaing tlle selling ol tlle ticlxets. l.ater in tlie day. we go to a pep session in tlle gym. and laugli at a nutty slxit or practice our yells. witli ljmarlu Roe sliowing us a couple ot new ones. ln classes tliat alternoon. our minds lxeep wandering. How can we lie really concerned almout Slwelleyts plmilosoplzy or ttie Treaty ol Verdun wlmen we are so appreliensive almout tlle out- come ol tlie lootlmall game. Xve dream almout tlle evening allead. and answer Ml donst lcnowu to tlie teaclieris sudden question alnout Silas ixlarm-r's gold. At long last. tlie lmell rings and we are lree. As we leave tlie building we yell. HSee you at tlie clancef' Tllese dances alter ttle games at one ol tlie cliurclmes, or sponsored tlle E.Y.R.C. in our gym, are great altairs. lfverylmdyss tliere. ttie visiting team included. and we ttlillli weire pretty lucliy to l'1ave our own organizations lor sponsoring lliese alter-game dances. Qur teacliers and parents i't'1Z1Df?V0ll9. or just drop in to sllow ttieyire interested. and llre end ol tlle day leaves all ol us witll a pretty good leeling. But tlle laig tlirill ol Friday doesnt come during tlie scllool day. or in tlle gay noisy luall ruslsi, nor even at ltie dances, lor it,s tlie lootljall season. 19

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'iv Football Suores 145-'47 llonl out on llle soit tall air . . . unotller Ellilmrl High Footlmll game is about lo lmegin. Tllese games. on lllis lJeauliiully-situatecl nlliletic fielcl, nllrnvl large Crovvcls oi spevtators. lyolll lmecause oi lime lllrills vvl1icl1 lime games iurnisli. mul tl1e svvell slloxv time lmml puts on. Fir. HLlLfil8S ancl time marrlming lmncl worlc out maneuvers wlmicll are well-executetl. snappy :incl very ellllefiive. The gfnocl-looliing uniforms. line sllining instruments, llle smart alppenrzinue ol tide clrum major and lpaton twirlers . . . all tllese maize un impressive picture. From tide iirst moment, vvlien llie plavers come pouring out oi tire Field House ln tile gun wliicoll encls time lust quarter. our iootlmll games give time fans their moneyls xvorlli. El if J' ,S mg 3 V l rfb '-Q Q l , , .tw , M EHS. Opp. 24 F. XV. Norllm Side ,e.. -- I2 0 Xvlm- ol 'lbledo ss ---So 6 Vxktsli., East Chi ftti go ..... is I0 lmlorre ...... --,32 6 Blu-lngfm City -H 0,20 Nlaslmvv-aka s,eeel,... s,-l3 32 .lolm Adams. S,BQ.1d--- 7 I4 fioslmen ........... -.-lil ' XXlilSll.. S. B fxiit I--- ---52