Harper High School - Shield Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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13 14 27 31 FEBRUARY 4. 15-16 23 28 MARCH 1 9 11 19 211. APRIL 1 7 18 21 MAY 3 10 15 22 JUNE 9 16 20 24 HIELD L06 '4 -'49 lib-4a party features balloons and the Andrews Sisters with Carmen Miranda as impersonated by Tom Barris, Jack Warner, Elmer Osmeyer, and Larry Hatalla. Ed Nicol and Norma Wall both wear that dreamy look while dancing at the Prom. Striking gold and black decorations made the gym into a royal ballroom. Large seniors leave. 85 small freshmen arrive. Due to an overcrowded Civics class, Norbert Buttliere has his program changed from 2nd through 8th to 1st through 9th, Freshman Tea-First social event for the new freshies. Rich Herbold drinks six cups of punch. Attention given to fire across the street is greater than that given to Math, Latin, English, Clothing, and Commercial Law classes during the 41th and 5th periods. Don Latronica comes to school with a black eye. UNO comment, says Don. General Eisenhower honors school with visit. Virginia Reissert one of fortunate few to get his autograph. Deadline for Shield payments. Bob Kalchbrenner and Ken Single stagger down- stairs under the weight of the money box. Variety show enjoyed by all. f99'Za of students anyway., Donald Schultz refuses to take History test. Heis saving his arm for baseball. Kurt Van Purbant late to Physics again. lsn't he a candidate for the track team? Frank Wronski gets a failure notice in Careers. Mildred Mclntyre presides over the Anniversary Tea, a reunion of previous Mellin Room Workers. Marlene Pozen linally able to buy a candy bar. Lent is over. Fashion note-After 335 years Arnold Kien sheds his overalls and vgork shirt in favor of a pair of dress pants and sport shirt. Who is she, Arnie? Bob McCarthy and Bernie Guarnieri don't mind the workouts they get on the track team but the walk home from Ogden Park gets them down. lt's very noticeable how sweetly the senior girls are acting lately-letting the boys copy their homework-not losing their tempers when the boys tease them. June Sclnnidt is unworried, however. She has her prom date. Virginia Casper is afraid to approach the fish in Biology. Maybe they bite. The ice cream bars finally look appetizing to Helen Wagner. The price drops two cents. The most unforgettable night of all four years. Dick Holbrook and his Star- dusters provide a dreamy setting for the Starlight Serenade. Highway staff turns green with envy after looking over the 1.91149 Shield. Graduation-Nina Zouras afraid supply of diplomas would fail before Mr. Carlin reached her. 4-b's look over senior alley in preparation for fall occupancy. 13

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SEPTEMBER 7 13 17 20 23 30 OCTOBER 4 5 6 7 11 12 15 19 25 NOVEMBER 3 10 14 21 27 DECEMBER 1 14 17 27-28-29 JANUARY 3 HIELD L06 '4 -'49 School opens! ,lack Muscato, freshie,.is already two problems behind the al- gebra teacher. Harper's football team, sparked by Lloyd Brill and Bill Angelo, wins first game 13 to 6. Betty Cagney elected Comptroller, forgets first City Council meeting. Carmen Izzo comes in 54th out of 55 in the Cross Country meet. School opens olicially. The first Highway is out with Millie Lamberty the new editor. The first pep assembly a huge success clue to the efforts of Mr. Wasserinan, the band, the cheerleaders, and our line new M. C., Mr. Carlin. Shield stall going crazy trying to plan enough casual pictures. No, no, Mitch, your picture is already in fourteen times. Physics class in uproar when Mr. Harris collects two weeks homework. Gerry Palm, desperately trying for 64- pages in Mr. O7KeelTe's European History class, is already up to 32. Cliff Mcllnay hasn't a broken finger. He is just showing off his graduation ring. Loyalite drive ends with a 991k membership. Even Bill Schiesser joins. No school today! Thank you, Christopher. Harper's football Dance, the Lollie Pop Frollie, a success. Jean Larson and Bill Seniors hold annual College Day. Rich Hintz tries to decide where to attend college. Tom Landvogt gets his picture appointment changed for the sixth and last time. To be or not to be, is the question that Helen Decker has been trying to memorize for the test due on Hamlet. Harper's football Dance, the Lollie Pop Frollie, a success. Jean Larson and Bill Rooney reign over the dance as king and queen. Class of J une '49 elects Calzaretta, Chick, Benzies, and Murrell as officers. I oe Hayes stars as soloist with the A Cappella at the Drexel Park Church. Harperites glued to their radios hear John Gambon and Ronald Lersten per- form on radio forums. Ioan MacClashan and Elmer Osmeyer display romantic antics in Dear Ruth. Dr. Gallup should have been in the seventh period civics class and learned how to conduct polls as did Dick Grant and Malvina Dargis. Even Santa 'Claus came to the Tinsel Twirl Dance. How closely he resembled Mr. Churchill! Victories over Farragut and Waller advanced Harper to the quarter-finals of the Illinois Tech. tournament when they had the misfortune to encounter Marshall, the eventual champions. Frank Cvrubisich returns wearing a spectacular Christmas necktie. Number 275 in his collection. 12

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LL THIS AND J. R. T00. HIGHWAY STAFF H1110 I Ingram, Lersten, Cagney, Donaldson Row 2 Azunas, Granger, Schmidt, Lamberty :Il Phone-Gunty Row I Radatz, Swallow, Peterson, Alexander, Mr. Silverman, Warren, Cagney. Row 2 Noonan, Schmidt, Ingram, Knmskis, Castle, Wing, Shepherd, Clausen, Brinkman, Langlois Row 3 Mordecia, Azunas, Mnsrsato, Lamberty, Ahrens, Paschke, Braun, Graziano, Hirsch The Highway Staff manages to turn out that great publication, the Harper Highway, CVSIV two Meeks 1n epite of a maximum of noisy confueion, hilarity, such characters a Pete Xeros ,Inn Mulray ,Ioan Peteison and Mr SiIverman's advice.