Elmhurst High School - Anlibrum Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Opening Section Student Life Aniibrum Contents 2 14 Top Left: Sections of the Elmhurst students ' life are represented through: the unfolding of a flower. Left: After a hectic class break only a late arriver may find peace. Above: A view of the courtyard may be looked upon in different aspects. Academics 28 Activities 52 Sports 92 Personalities 118 Conclusion 178 Index 180 Acknowledgements 188

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First impressions of school vary as each person views changes Momentary impressions of clean halls and fluorescent ligfit confronted students upon their return to school in the fall. Dimly familiar faces whirled past in the faceless stampede. Blundering to seemingly nonexistent places convincingly written on program cards, new students discovered the confusing numbering of rooms located on different levels. The appearance of Elmhurst had changed; a new sculpture by Les Smith adorned the courtyard, the Student Council installed a billboard on the front lawn, and scarlet geraniums and sunny petunias bloomed under the care of spring clean-up volunteers. Yet the school was more than a well-constructed mass of brick, glass, and steel; the real substance of Elmhurst was the student body, faculty, maintenance crew, and administration.

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Opening day of school presents anticipation and dreaded moments In the turmoil before school started, students faced monumental decisions. Worried about making a good first impression, they wondered if they should wear the royal blue dress or the red polka-dot, if they would be lucky enough to share a class with a best friend, or if they could make new friends easily. Last-minute program changes were debated, and the value of class content was discussed. Sometimes it was hard to discern the relationship between conventional subject matter and future goals. Despite the hectic rush, students managed to obtain parking permits, purchase season tickets, the Advance and Anlibrum, and participate in extracurricular activities. Settling into a weekly routine, students resigned themselves to IBM schedules, early rising, impatient bus drivers, and 1 ;00 lunches.