North Shore Country Day School - Mirror Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1945 volume:

Vfcj CxaJ -- 19 4 5 MIRROR • t « Published by the SENIOR CLASS NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Winnetka, Illinois DEDICATION For her untiring efforts in the lunchroom, and his on the athletic fields, and their keen interest in school activities, we, the class of 1945, gratefully dedicate the Mirror to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer O. Harritt. TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication page 4 In Memoriam page 8 Faculty page 9 Seniors page11 Activities page 21 Drama page 33 Sports page 39 Dunlap . ' page 55 Eliot page 61 Walling page66 Advertising Index page 73 MIRROR BOARD Co-Editors . Circulation Manager Cartoonist and Cover Design Editorial Staff . Advertising Manager Advertising Staff • Bain Murray Fanny Day Farwell Fran Macy Alice Barnes Ann Henderson Daphne Austin Alice Barnes Ginny Clark Morton Hull Fran Burlingham Polly Plummer Brook Ballard Dave Shapiro Harriet Plotkin Mary Kerwin Lin Copeland Faculty Advisor Tim Wallace Ann Mayer Mila Carolan John Corrington Syl Mason Mr. Thomas i 3fo dfWemortam Henry G. Gordon, ' 41, A. U.S. H. Shepardson Marsh, ' 38, A. U.S. Donel O ' Brien, ' 39, A.U.S.A.C. William Scribner, ' 38, A. U.S. David S. Strong, ' 43, A.U.S. William B. Taylor, ' 42, A.U.S.A.C. Eleanor Wilson Lynde, ' 36 FACULTY Top: L. Taylor, F. Neumann, J. Anderson, I. Wied, E. Harridge, L. Parker, K. Landau, W. Talley, J Gilbert Middle: M. Radcliffe, N. French, J. Jewett, E. Pese, P. D. Smith, J. Childs, E. Bacon. Bottom: G. Shapiro, N. Wells, E. Sigrid, K. Daughaday, M. Tyler, M. Simjack, C. Thomas, R. Wolter, O. Gillett, E. Griffi n, E. Moddlemog, V. Ingram. FACULTY SNAPS Daphne Muriel Austin Daphne University of London Brook Burdick Ballard, Jr Brooklyn ' Prin cipia € . ) „• « $■ % i! ' ' z he w i ffU Xvw Alice Ann Barnes Ally ' ' Smith William Boyce Bill U.S.N. 12 Francis Greene Burlingham Garf Princeton t r • . lr l0ftA . J v. t k VJ . t ; 9 6- .r Mila Leslie Carolan Mi It, Pine Manor ' . N John William Corrington, J J) ( , Old Joe Black Mountain Caroline Howe Copeland Lin Bennington 13 • -X rs u «r T-. - 5 ,) (7 l lift!! 3 ft- ih ' ti si i oSv - St r Morton Denison Hull V Mort ' N J A Katherine Orb Dawes ■ . ' Z ' ' £ - b Fanny Day Farwell F.D. Vassar Luthsr Tomkins Wallace, Jr. Tim Harvard 0« L l jir J- f a 4J. 14 V- ' .  I - . . N 1 ' ; V V . ; - Virginia Ann Clark Ginny Wheaton ± W? Mane Mouse Ann Henderson S A y Sweet Briar «- OjC V Cu: Francis Underhill Macy Cecil B. Wesleyan Mary Katherine Kerwin Kerwin Spence 15 X be ' -) .C a K { David Nicholas Shapiro Dave Harvard V : Sylvia Mason -£■ ' ? ■, s iSs 4? V ■ « I 1 Gerard Henderson Fisher- . jr;y P ' Harvard Ann Mayer Annie Scripps 1. i Gerjy ' ,. ] ' Harvard Annie cft ,o 4 S yY ■£ ' 3 a =s2tfL c cXd- . Jill i nho - Mary Florence Loomis Bloomers Pine Manor Harriet Patricia Plotkin Harriet J Briarcliff iK ze v. s t . «H v Carol Ann Larsson Carol Northampton James Donald Bain Murray III Bain Oberlin 17 I •A 0? ■ • y ' ■ • .c ' - ■ - ' ■ Russell Thurston Stern, Jr. t ■ W Ri Ellen Selfridge EHen y$ : S ' I ' V ■ ' V ' ' ■;:■ a :v DO c T . I « ' - Daniel Bridges Ward Dan Princeton 18 Polly Ann Plummer x Polly Sweet Briar . « . Neville Pillinq Nev U.S.N. CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class, being unusually sound in body, and as sound in mind as any Senior can be expected to be, do hereby bequeath all these very near and dear possessions. Daphne — Her swell spirit to the United States Brook — An open field to the freshman boys Ally — A thousand did you evers to each senior boy Bill — His life story to Hollywood Garf — Happy memories to Muldoon Mi la — La figure to la Pese John — His trolley song to Harold Costello Lin — Her bounce to George Bunge Mort — His razor to Jackie Anderson Kayo — A continual state of frustration to next year ' s Purp Dan — His moonlit nights to Bill Carroll Fanny — Chaos to next year ' s Mirror staff Tim — Regrets to the 8th grade girls Ginny — Tons of heevy bilge and garbage to boot Mouse — Her efficiency to Miss Gilbert Mace — The school back to Mr. Smith Kerwin — Her figure to Marjorie Moulding Dave — His thrift to Theo Syl — Her bluejeans to Miss Radcliffe Gerry — Those bedroom eyes to Ernst Benkert Annie — Extra buns to the sophomore boys Loomie — Bloomers to the Marines Harriet — Her horses to Dr. Neumann Carol — Her sweaters to Beverly Bain — His nicknames to Mr. Livermore Russ — His Charles Atlas physique to Luke Ellen — A Zymol to Fitz Polly — Texas to the Harpers Senior Boys — Our supply of water bombs to the freshmen girls Senior Girls — Minds and Cigarette butts to the gutter To the Juniors — The School (what ' s left of it) To the Faculty — Peace! 19 SENIOR SNAPS d MIRROR The Mirror staff this year has been faced with problems unprecedented in the yearbook ' s history. Due to the war, it has had to observe strict and rigid deadlines on both copy and photographs. The staff has also been faced with the problems of reduction in supplies and transportation difficulties. The members of the editorial department have done, on the whole, a grand job in sticking it through, even though the opera, exams, and College Boards were taking much of their time. The advertising staff, too, has done a fine job in soliciting ads all up and down the North Shore, as well as from generous parents, to keep theMirroroutof the red. Our gifted artist, whose cartoons adorn these festive pages, can certainly be acclaimed as a mistress of wit and a slave to duty — even a tempting ski trip to Phelps didn ' t keep her from meeting the deadline. One of the most vital departments of the Mirror, on which, to a large extent, everything depends, photographic department. This year we were fortunate enough to get a lot of cooperation during the football season from a number of freshman and sophomore girls whose snaps are on the snap pages. For sports, drama, and several events we called on our staff photographer to come to the aid of the party, and the pictures he took will long be remembered for their clarity and style. The last department of any great importance is the financial department. Under this category is found subscriptions, orders, and, alas, bills of large order and description. This year, through a new bookkeeping system, the finances have been handled more efficiently than ever before, and our subscription rate is out- standing. We, the editors of this year ' s book, want to thank Mr. Thomas, Miss Kastrup, Mr. Brashears, and all those who have helped to make this Mirror become an actuality. We wish the best of luck to next year ' s staff, and advise them to have the baseball, May Day, and; Senior Play pictures taken in October. 22 the PURPLE AND WHITE The principal aim of the Purp thisyearhas been togive equal representation toall fourclasses of the high school. In the past, upper classmen have generally been the Purp ' s main con- tributors. We realized that this is not only unfair in any important controversy, but also that the Purp is less interesting to those classes not represented on the staff. For this reason we have been glad to have many contributors from the Freshman and Sophomore classes as well as from the Junior and Senior. In this way, we have been able to divide the articles throughout the year so that there were not too many assignments for any one person. This year ' s Purp staff was the largest of all staffs in recent years. All classes of the high school were represented, either in the edi- torial, business, or advertising departments. A lot of talent was un- covered in the Freshman and Sophomore classes and we feel sure that the Purps of the next few years will be well worth reading. The editors would like to thank the whole school for its cooperation and helpful suggestions and wish next year ' s staff a less severe state of emotional frustration ' ' than ours has been. 23 STUDENT GOVERNMENT This year ' s Council brought forth revolutionary ideas, and under the leadership of various Council Committees they were incorporated into the Constitution and Financial Plan. The first term Council made up a new Financial Plan which was a formula devised for the fair taxation of student enterprises, and to put an end to all disputes in regard to taxation problems. Using the old Financial Plan as a model, the council drew up a new plan. Under student leadership the wrinkles in the student proctoring system were ironed out, and, as the year progressed, the duties of the proctors were rotated so as to give most of the upper classmen a chance to share responsibility. The ever present problem of missing library books was brought to the attention of the student body. It was decided that books must be signed out in the presence of a member of the library committee. The main project of the second Council under the Juniors ' efficient leadership was the revision of the out-worn and ambiguous constitution. The Council elected a committee to revise the entire constitution and, as well, the intricate maze of bi- laws. This was done with a remarkable degree of success, and the 1945 constitu- tion stands revised and perfected. With this effective groundwork laid, we are sure that next year ' s Council should be very successful. 24 HIGH SCHOOL DANCES This year has been a gala year for dances at North Shore, for there seemed to be more than ever before. We started off the year in grand style with the annual get-acquainted Freshman-Senior dance, and although because of rationing each Senior boy had at least ten people in his car, everyone had a wonderful time. The Sophomores, a few months later, gave their traditional dance after the Vaude- ville, which was a climax to a very successful evening. During the winter the Sophomore girls put on a Valentine dance, which was strictly a turn-about. The gay decorations helped make the party a success, as well as the colorful person who produced those interesting lighting effects! The Juniors, too, have added their share to the year ' s gaiety. Their first contribu- tion was a juke box dance held during the football season. Their second dance was quite an experiment, for it was a hag and stag dance — no dates allowed. Although the juke box broke down toward the end, everyone, especially Mr. Smith, admitted the experiment had been highly successful. Plans for the Junior Prom are at this point well under way, and with all the finances and originality that this enterprising class possesses, it ought to be bigger and better than ever before. Besides the dances given at school, other wonderful parties were given at people ' s homes. All in all, we certainly have had lots of entertainment, and because the dances were original and so well run, this year has been fun for everyone. 25. A CAPPELLA A Cappella Choir was established at North Shore three years ago last fall by some of the girls who were very interested in singing. This organization is entirely independent of the school and is directed efficiently through the good will of Mr. Duff. Because of the loss of half the A Cappella, the remaining members this year chose six new ones to make it entirely different from the original. Thus the girls had to work very hard to come up to the good reputation the choir has made for itself. Mr. Duff finally succeeded in whipping them into shape, and theACappella made its premiere at the Hannaford-Greeley wedding. After their appearance at the Vaudeville, they were generally acclaimed by all as being as good or better than ever. As usual the A Cappella made its appearance before music clubs, at Great Lakes, and at the Christmas program here at school. The money received by the choir from their various visits is sent to the Master Records Company, which sends records to the service men. At the time this article is being written the girls are practicing for their spring performances. TheACappella is looking forward to the height of their career when they are to sing at the Cliff Dwellers this April. By that time they will probably be booked up for more performances. Next year we are all looking forward to an even better and more renowned A Cappella. 26 ORCHESTRA One very important activity in the school is the orchestra. It is a source of entertainment not only to the school, but also to its members, and offers a fine opportunity for those interested in music. Under the direction of Mr. Duff, it receives invaluable instruction. Although it is greatly handicapped by a shortage of members and lack of time — the only available time being Thursday, eighth period — still, it achieves remarkable results. On the occasions when it does make an appearance, we are amazed to find how well a small orchestra can do. The most important of these appearances are the Opera, May Day, and Commencement. Usuallyat these performances the orchestra is filled outwith a few professionals, and this yearat Opera- time a few alumni helped out. During the course of the year the orchestra gives several Morning Exercises, which are long- rehearsed and perfected before they are presented. Perhaps few of us realize how hard the members work and what an addition they are to the school, but when we stop to think, we find that a great part of the charm of the Opera and Commencement is the music, which would certainly not mean so much to us if the orchestra were not a part of the school. Although we lose several important members of long standing this year, we hope that they will be replaced by other interested people, for there is certainly musical ability in the school. THE VAUDEVILLE On Saturday, the 18th of November, the stupendous Vaudeville, which marked the con- clusion of two weeks of concentrated effort by the whole high school, was produced and proclaimed by the enthusiastic audience as the greatest in the history of the school. This year the Vaudevillediffered greatly from its predecessors in several respects. In order to achieve more continuity in the show and liven it up with gay music, the Vaudeville was given as an old-time showboat production with songs and costumes of that time. The atmosphere of the river boat days was sustained by an effective backdrop and the lingo of the captain of the showboat who acted as master of ceremonies. The acts were varied and entertaining, ranging from an old-time minstrel show to a clever song and dance routine. A group of country folk happened to be aboard that night, and they did a couple of square dances. We were fortunate enough to have some European players aboard also, who did a short but amusing German play. The show included some nice musical numbers. The A Cappella Choir sang three songs, living up to their high standard and lending a professional touch to the performance. Most of the high school took part in the show in one way or another. Almost all were in the three choral arrangements. Most were in acts of one kind or another. The remainder were the noble, hard-working souls who did the inglorious but important jobs of scenery, costuming, make-up, and management. Everyone joined in to make the show a theatrical and financial success. The eventful evening was happily completed by the sophomores ' gala dance in the brightly decorated girls ' gym. 27 THE HARVEST FESTIVAL Again this year the whole school laid down its books for a day and donned its oldest clothes to get busy and make the Harvest Festival a success. There were a great many different committees, each with its Senior foreman. The wood-choppers got busy and split up a large pile of firewood which ought to fill the fireplaces of the school and Leicester for the winter. The canners, undaunted by bushels of garden produce, canned pints and quarts of fruit and vegetables. Several teams went out to nearby farms to help the farmers get their crops in, and in return received a part of the food. From this generous supply of fruit and vegetables we sent to Chicago Commons squash,- to St. Francis Hospital squash, pears, apples, cabbages, carrots, and beets, to Evanston Hospital cabbages and squash; while to Benton House went beets, squash, green tomatoes, three eggplants, a few pears and apples, and one lone pumpkin. The school kept some tomatoes and applesauce. Altogether it was a very successful day and supplied the school and various charities with a great deal of both fresh and canned food. 28 MAY DAY Each year during the second week in May the school celebrates May Day. The event takes place on the east lawn of the campus unless the weather is bad; in that case, it is held in the gym. On this festive occasion the lawn, with the throne of the May Queen as the seat of honor, is decorated with lilacs, tulips, and apple blossoms. The entire male population is decked out in white while each of the girls ' grades has a special class color. The ceremony usually starts at about 11:00, and at this time the parents arrive from far and near to witness the gala occasion. The procession forms in grades, with each carrying its own hand-painted banner, and journeys from the auditorium steps up over the hill to the east lawn. The last to arrive is the beautiful Queen of May and her lovely attendants. They make their way to the throne where the May Queen is crowned with a garland of fiowers. At this point the Master of Ceremonies calls for each grade to dance for the May Queen. The music starts up and the folk dances begin, usually starting with the seventh or eighth grades and ending in a brilliant finale (or fiasco) with the Seniors ' Maypole dance. Following the dancing come the poems written and read by the various members of the school in honor of spring. Then the May Queen rises and proceeds with her attendants from the green, and one realizes that this is the signal for the picnic lunch to begin. Each grade has its own select picnic spot marked by its festive banner, and the Settlement guests, invited out for the day, have as their hostesses the junior and sophomore girls. The spirit of spring found in May Day has become a happy occasion at North Shore. May the weather be just as bright and warm for this year ' s May Queen as it was last year. 29 LEICESTER About five years ago, five to be exact, the institution known as Leicester (Lester to you) was created. This domicile was established for boys who weren ' t able to live at home. To give you an idea of what Leicester, the House, is like, I shall give you the story of each morning. At precisely seven o ' clock various sounding alarms are to be heard. Groans and grumbling sounds are in evidence. At seven five more snoring is in evidence. Finally, at seven ten, most of the boys are up. There is singing and washing and bits of snoring still. Two people take a shower at the same time, and the object seems to be to find out who can get the most water on the outside of the shower. At seven thirty the bell for breakfast rings. After the dust has subsided, it is evident that most of the bunch is at the table. Soon the stragglers come downstairs with, My alarm didn ' t go off, or My clock is slow. After the proper glances have been administered from both ends of the festive board, the straggler is permitted to sit down. A delicious repast then ensues. After the last course the table is cleared, the crowd moves to the upper part of the House. There are three main forms of enjoyment after breakfast. The first is the piano. Lilting melodies come out thereof, such things as the Moonlight Sinatra and Super Suds, which are more or less prevalent. The second thing is the ping-pong table. The third is explained by the sentence, How do you translate this last Latin sentence? I believe this explains our existence at the House somewhat adequately. I now close with the thought that if bigger and better shortsheeting is done, we will do it. 30 PARENTS North Shore is known for its spirit, but we often fail to realize that it is partly due to what the parents contribute that we have such a spirit. In some way or other, they are behind almost everything that goes on. During the busy school year they are to be seen in the office assisting the staff with the switchboard and many other odd jobs. We are all aware that they are an ever-present help in the lunch line and in keeping the Library in Dunlap and the Art Library in Knollslea in good order. The Costume Committee is one of the most important activities which the parents engage in. Before every stage production they busily sew, snip, and contrive to get costumes together. In addition to this, they keep the Costume Room neat and the costumes in their places. Every month there are the Faculty Teas to be put on and the Notes to come out, both managed by the parents. Another committee which is little noticed but which helps keep the school trim is the House Committee. When new curtains are needed, the parents get busy and make them; new furniture, and they manage to get hold of some. Ours is said to be the only school in which the parents work their way through, but without them the school would lose much of its famous atmosphere. 31 MISCELLANEOUS SNAPS 32 33 CHRISTMAS PLAY It is easy to tell the day of the Christmas play. Everyone comes to school dressed up. Even the boys are wearing coats and neckties, and some have even gone to the length of combing their hair. Everywhere is a feeling of suppressed excitement. At about ten o ' clock the alumni start arriving and reviewing the scene of their happy, carefree sc hooldays. The Freshmen wander around in a mixture of gloom and exaltation. They glumly inform all that it will be a terrible flop. Nevertheless, at last it will soon be over, and, after all, it may be a success. The program commences as the remaining part of the high school solemnly marches down the aisles singing O Come All Ye Faithful. Then some members of the lower school amaze the whole audience by reciting long passages of the Scriptures. At last the curtain is drawn, revealing a medieval church. The play is a miracle play such as was given by the monks in the Middle Ages. The actors, with the aid of a few properties, create their own scenery. The acting does not remain entirely on the stage, for both shepherds and kings make their entrance down the aisles. As miracle plays were given partly for amusement of the people, there is even a clown to provide a lighter side to the play. The closing scene is beautiful and moving. Shepherds and kings, having at last reached their destination and presented their gifts, are gathered in an adoring throng about the Christ Child and Virgin Mary while the angels stand guard above. The high school then marches out and sings in the lobby the traditional Stille Nacht. There is a momentary silence,- then the air is rent with cries of Merry Christmas! School is over! Vacation is here! Christmas has really begun! Another Freshman class has been truly initiated into the high school. 34 This year, in keeping with the old tradition, the Juniors, casting about wildly for the money for their famous Junior prom, hit on the original idea of giving some plays. It has long been the habit of Juniors to give, not a three act play, but a couple of one act ones. Accordingly, after much debate and procrastination, we decided on three: The Giants ' Stair , a tense murder mystery drama, Ladies Alone, a pure slapstick comedy, and the last act of Elizabeth, the Queen , a Maxwell Anderson play in free verse about Elizabeth and Essex. By the time we had decided just what to do, we had practically no time in which to do it. Regretfully, we realized there weren ' t going to be enough parts for everyone, and we lamented the fact that so many people would be without anything to do. Poor misguided Juniors! Giving a play, we have now realized, is like flying a bomber — for every plane in the air, a ground crew of about fifty is needed. Well, we had no crew of fifty, but our ten or fifteen certainly were kept very busy. On the whole, as we look back on our plays, we are satisfied. There is even a certain smugness in our general expression. They were such fun, and, though hard work, well worth it. There are things which we will never forget attached — for instance, the discovery of Ernsts new talent, Goon and her negligee, and Jeff ' s mad laugh. Dave Burgoon as a murderer was truly terrifying. Dare we mention Judi in her towel? We do. In closing, we would like to extend a special thanks to all those faculty who spent so much of their valuable time and effort on us — Mr. Smith, Miss Radcliffe, Miss Bacon, Miss Gilbert. These were the long-suffering individuals who were the backbone of the whole show. Without them it would have been impossible. And a warning to future Juniors last ' -charge more THE JUNIOR PLAYS 35 OPERA Our choice for the 1945 opera was the ever- popular Pirates of Penzance. It is the tale of Frederic, that noble slave of duty ' who is mistakenly apprenticed to a band of pirates until he reaches his one and twentieth birthday. Even when he discovers that he was born in leap year, and that he must wait until he is eighty-four before he is out of his indentures, he is still guided by his sense of duty. The opera this year differed in many ways from previous years. In the first place, we had a larger boys ' chorus, particularly in the tenor section, than ever before, which produced a much more bal- anced effect. Secondly, the business management operated the sale of tickets on a cash-and-carry basis, which eliminated much entanglement and red tape. And thirdly, and most important, be- cause of the efficiency of the business staff, we played before full houses on both Friday and Saturday nights, which has certainly never hap- pened in past years. An obvious result of this is that our net profit surpasses all previous totals. Another innovation was a later performance given at the Fort Sheridan Hospital. For this, the opera was cut as much as possible without radically changing it. It was certainly an interest- ing experience for all who were in it, as well as for the appreciative audience. All in all, we feel the 1945 opera was a great success. We were very fortunate in having Mr. Macy helping us with the singing and acting. Under his guidance, we were able to portray our parts with more reality, and our emphasis on final con- sonants certainly helped the audience to follow what we were saying. We are certainly grateful to Mr. Macy for having given up so much of his valuable time. Although mumps reared its ugly head very prominently in the middle and lower schools, the high school miraculously managed to escape. Colds were prevalent all during rehearsals, but in the actual performances, everyone was at his best. The long hours of rehearsals were certainly hard work for all, especially Mr. Duff, but this work was more than well-balanced by the fun and enjoyment everyone derived therefrom. The great enthusiasm and response from the audience reflected on the performance, and the opera was genuinely enjoyed by all. To an average member of the audience, who sees only the finished production, the vast number of people involved in the opera is not apparent. However, without these unsung heroes, the opera could never become an actuality. The stage crew, the scenery and poster painters, the orchestra, the make-up crew, the business staff, and the group of mothers who so generously give so much of their time; these are only some of the committees whose efforts help make the opera a success. Again, as always, we owe Mr. Duff more gratitude than we can express for his patient and superb directing. CAST (Friday night cast first) Frederic John Cawelti Ben Watkins Pirate King Bill Bartholomay Russell Stern Samuel Fran Burlingham Major General Stanley . . . Bain Murray Fran Macy Sergeant of Police Tim Wallace Ruth Judi Campbell Fanny Day Farwell Mabel Joan Fitzgerald Ellen Selfridge Kate Alice Barnes Polly Plummer Edith Lin Copeland Barbara Favill Isabel Ann Mayer Chorus of Pirates, Policemen, and General Stanley ' s daughters. 36 OPERA SNAPS 37 SENIOR PLAY The Senior Class this year chose as their play, The Royal Family, by Edna Ferber and George Kaufman. This play is a story of a family of actors, sup- posedly the Barrymores, and portrays most vividly their hectic and cha otic life. The lines at some moments are gay and amusing, and then in the next moment dramatic and moving. Although the play essentially concerns the life of the actors, the plot is particularly focused on one of the daughters, who is faced with the difficult problem of Mar- riage vs. Career. The comedy role is portrayed by the wild baby brother, whose fantastic escapades are a continual contrast to the rest of the calm and deliberate family. Because of the limited number of parts, we were able to have two different casts for both Friday and Saturday nights. All who were interested were en- couraged to try for the part they especially wanted, and the final job of casting the play lay in the hands of a select casting committee. Everyone, besides acting in the play, helped in some other department, such as stage crew, scenery, costumes, or business staff. We are all extremely indebted to Mr. Smith, whose untiring and professional direction helped so much to make the play entertaining and successful for actors and audience alike. 38 Back Row: Parker, L. Hull, Boyce, Bunge, Dunbaugh, Blomgren, Templeton. Middle Row: Coach Harritt, Brashears, Eddy, Mooney, Burgoon, Woodruff, Bartholomay, Corrington. First Row: Carroll, Shapiro, Ballard, Burlingham, Wallace, M. Hull, Ward, Pilling, Stern. FOOTBALL North Shore began its second quarter century of football one day during the first week of September when thirty boys arrived at school to begin pre-season practice for the 1944 season. As the team ' s first game came barely a week after the opening of school, practice was held twice a day and the arduous task of getting into shape began in earnest. The season ' s opener was played under a warm September sun with North Park, a new league entrant, on their field. North Shore was out- weighed for the most part, but determined to better the previous year ' s record. The Purple, running from both a T-and a single wing-back formation, were able to drive several times into North Park territory, but because of bad breaks never quite succeeded in following up the initial drive. During the late minutes of the first half North Shore launched a passing attack which seemed destined to carry them into pay dirt. Unfortunately, however, the halftime period soon terminated this drive and momentarily put an end to what looked like a Purple threat to score. Again in the second half the Purple offense was stopped by bad breaks. And thus the game ended with North Shore at the short end of a 13 to score. Although the team sadly lacked downfield blocking, they showed extremely good spirit and fight throughout the game. For their second game the North Shore eleven took the field against Wheaton Academy at Wheaton. The first half found the Purple usually in possession of the ball and able to put over three touchdowns while holding their opponents to a zero score. In the second half the Wheaton eleven were forced back of their own goal line for a safety. Soon afterwards North Shore pushed across their fourth and last tally after a hard running attack. The final score was N.S. 27, Wheaton 0, the team ' s first victory. The following week North Shore played its poorest game of the season against Todd School, the defending champions of the league. During 40 Top — Back Row: R. Butz, Hattstaedt, Sterling, P. Sieck, Carmichael, Gore, Warner, Hess, Doc Anderson. Middle Row: Selz, Notz, Flanigan, Palmer, Earp, Watkins, S. Smit h, Pick, Norn ' s. Front Row: Wallace, Piehl, J. Noble, Anderson, Plummer, Henderson, Jones, Kirkpatrick. Bottom — Back Row: Judson, Hirsh, Blecker, Lane, Benjamin, Armstrong, Alexander, Bird, B. Wood. Middle Row: Finney, Jeffris, Selfridge, Wilson, Griselle, Waller, Wynns, Belshe, Elliott. Front Row: Perlstein, Roberts, Nelson, Fitzgerald, P. Noble, Hinchman, Kidd, Pitzner, Walholm, Ott. 41 the first moments of play the prospects looked hopeful as North Shore started down the field towards the Todd goal line. A strong Todd line, however, soon doomed this drive to failure and took the ball deep into Purple territory. From that point on the team made a very poor showing, and Todd scored several times. At the end of the first half Todd was ahead 14-0, and when the referee ' s whistle ended the game, another touchdown had brought the count up to 20-0. The next Saturday found North Shore trekking up north to play the last of the traditional Mil- waukee games. During the first half the Purple eleven found themselves unable to cope with a short underhand pass employed most successfully by their opponents, and Milwaukee scored twice before North Shore was able to push over their first and only tally of the game. The second half put an end to hopes of a Purple victory as a weary and outsubstituted North Shore team found them- selves battling a completely new eleven. Since Milwaukee could not be prevented from scoring again, the record at the game ' s end stood Mil- waukee 31, North Shore 6. And though the team was severely handicapped by injuries and lack of replacements, they showed a good measure of fight. A week later the very dusty North Shore grid- iron was invaded by an undefeated Latin squad, the ultimate league champions. The end of the first half saw North Shore with a deficit of thirteen points after two scores and a successful conversion by Latin. In the second half a third Latin tally was countered by the first and only Purple score, which was the result of a long pass that had started the North Shore offense rolling. The final whistle ended the game with Latin ahead 20-6. Once again the team showed a spotty offense and a lack of fight which it had showed it possessed. On the succeeding Saturday North Shore rose from their defeat at the hands of Latin to spill Harvard by the close margin of 7 to 6 on the home field. The first score of the game was made by a Harvard back early in the first quarter after the interception of a North Shore pass. The attempted conversion, however, was successfully repulsed by a determined Purple line. North Shore took the resulting kick-off and began steadily rolling into Harvard territory. Then a crossbuck e xecuted from the Harvard 12-yard line netted North Shore six points. Another crossbuck accounted for what proved to be the winning point, as the remaining three periods were tense but scoreless. So with but one more game remaining the Purple eleven chalked up their second win out of six games. For the final game of the season North Shore ventured down to play Francis Parker on Latin ' s field. The day was dismal and prophetic of the contest ' s outcome. Parker took the opening kick-off and rapidly drove down to score their first touchdown. Soon they penetrated the Purple defense for their second score. At this point North Shore roused themselves and began to march determinedly towards the Parker end zone. Then a succession of long runs through Parker ' s defense netted North Shore ' s only score of the game. The conversion was good, making the halftime score Parker 13, North Shore 7. During the second half another North Shore threat to score was shattered by a heart-breaking fumble. Again during the last few minutes of play Parker managed to eke over their third and last tally, and the game came to a close with North Shore trailing 7 to 19. The team owes a great deal to Fran Macy, the Manager, for the behind-the-scenes work he did and especially to Mr. Harritt who did more than a remarkable job considering the problems of injuries and lack of ability that faced him throughout the season. Captain Tim Wallace earned the respect of his teammates with his standards of hard football and good sportsmanship. And to next year ' s co-captains, Bill Carroll and Chick Brashears, all the luck in the world. 42 FOOTBALL SNAPS 43 FIRST TEAM Back Row: Williams, Smith, Fuller, Perlstein, Adams, Chapin. Front Row: Elmes, Gerard, Farwell, Plummer, Wilson. HOCKEY The beginning of the year Found much doubt in oui minds about the possibilities for the hockey season. Last year ' s graduation included well over half our team, so the immediate pessimism was not exactly unfounded. However, with eight undefeated seasons behind us, we were determined that this year we ' d add the ninth. However, after a few weeks of hard practice, our spirits had lifted. Among the lower grades we found new talent to fill the shoes of last year ' s graduates. Soon two teams were organized, and we all looked forward eagerly to our approaching games. Somehow, the job of scheduling our opponents was most involved. Our old stand-by, Roycemore, had to decline because the Navy had taken over its field. Kemper Hall developed a sudden epidemic of measles at the week of the game. But, in spite of these complica- tions, we still managed to arrange five games, including two schools that we had never played before. We got off to a good start in our first game by easily defeating Francis Parker ' s first and second teams 4 to 0, and 2 to 0. Latin next came to our field, and we also overcame them with ease, 5 to and 5 to 1 . Our next A.A game was with the North Shore Women ' s Team, and we even managed to defeat them 3 to 0. (Their second team, though.) The next week we trekked to Ferry Hall, and al- though their tiny field somewhat confused us, in the end we were on top, 2 to 1 . Both our goals were flukes that bounded off their players, but nevertheless, they counted. Our last game was scheduled for the day of the Vaudeville with Milwaukee Downer. Eager to end the season undefeated and to preserve the nine year record, everyone played her hardest. The scores showed results too, with the first team winning 4 to 0, and the seconds 2 to 1 . This fall six N.S.C.D.Sers made the School Girls team. After the tryouts on a cold Sunday morning, it was announced that Dain, Jeff, and Fanny Day had made the first team, and Margot, Edrita and Genie the second. This year finds very few graduating varsity members, so next year ' s team ought to be very successful. Here ' s luck to Captain Ann Jeffris and Manager Mary Jane Carlson, and here ' s hoping the team will make it a whole decade of undefeated seasons. 2ND TEAM - - SECOND TEAM Back Row: Hix, Bacon, Gregory, Barnes, Brueggeman, Babb, O ' dell. Front Row: Ford, Gale, Carlson, Henderson, Kearney, Austin. 45 MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS 46 HOCKEY SCORES N.S. 5 3 5 2 4 Varsity Opponents . Francis Parker. North Shore Women. Latin Ferry Hall 1 . Milwaukee . 47 Back Row: Mr. Harritt, Parker, B. Harper, Hull, Burgoon, Bunge. Front Row: Carroll, Bartholomay, Ward, Stern, Burlingham, Brashears, R. Harper. BOYS ' BASKETBALL Although they possessed much individual talent and a scrapping spirit, the 1944-45 basketball team had an ill-fated season. Built around three returning lettermen and a bevy of frosh-soph graduates, the team had a strong will to win, but were hardly ever able to put that spirit into a good enough effort to come through with a goodly number of victories. Though at times the boys had great team play along with individual scoring springs, at other times they fell into slumps on non-scoring periods, despite all attempts to the contrary. On the whole, although the wins were few, the Purple were a team hard to beat, and everyone got a great deal out of the season. The season s opener was a home game against a not too strong Concordia team. Concordia took the lead at the start of the game and went on to win 35-25 as the Purple were unable to match their flurries of points. The following game, at Luther, was a hard fought game. The score was tied until late in the fourth quarter when Luther, by dint of a succession of well played shots, broke the tie and came out the victors, 43-36. North Shore next met University High on our home court. The game was close until the visitors pulled out to a substantial lead in the 3rd quarter. A late Purple drive failed to make up the necessary points, and the game ended with U. High on top, 29-26. The next game, at North Park, was a poor showing of basketball. Playing their first night game of the season, North Shore showed poor ball handling which proved fatally faulty. Playing heads up ball, North Park was able to deal the faltering Purple their first decisive defeat, 50-28. The rivalry between North Shore and Latin was stirred up again when the team journeyed to the Latin gym. Led by the perennial Groth and an unexpected hot team mate, Latin dealt North Shore their second thwacking defeat, 51-33. 48 North Shore came through with their first win of the season when they encountered the Chicago Christian quintet on our home floor. The team looked entirely different from the group that had met defeat at the hands of Latin three days previously. Paced by Russ Stern s twenty points, the team came through in fine style to win 58-23. North Shore next played an exciting game at Francis Parker, the outcome of which was determined in the last few minutes of play. At that time the Parker team sunk a series of quick baskets which the Purple were unable to match, and the game ended 47-39. Rapidly following on the heels of the Parker game came a contest with Wheaton, played on our floor. North Shore jumped off to a substantial lead early in the game which Wheaton was unable even to threaten. Chalking up two to every one point for their opponents, North Shore romped to an easy victory, 53-26. The next game was a contest with Todd, the defending title holders of the league. North Shore was unable to offer sufficient resistance to Todd ' s very strong offensive. The game came to a close with Todd winning by a narrow margin, 44-39. North Shore played their second night game at Harvard against their championship bound quintet. Though the entire game was marked by the Purple ' s constant threats, we were unable to come through in the final moments of the game and consequently lost. The concluding games of the season were played in a two game series with our annual enemies, Milwaukee Country Day. Highly outclassed by Milwaukee ' s excellent play, North Shore was unable to cop either of the contests. The frosh-soph did not have a very success- ful season, but showed themselves to possess much fine material for future North Shore teams. We are sure that next year ' s varsity team, under the capable leadership of cap- tain Bill Bartholomay and the careful guid- ance of Coach Harritt, will put North Shore ' s name up on top where it ought to be! Back Row: Mr. Harritt, Templeton, Plummer, Mooney, Cawelti, Bowman, Warner. Front Row: Piehl, Earp, Anderson, Palmer, Fitzgerald, Noble, Smith. 49 BASKETBALL SNAPS Back Row: Chapin, Garard, B. Smith, Adams, Elmes. Front Row: O ' Dell, Jeffris, Barnes, Ford, Farwell. Absent: Plummer (Captain), Larsson (Manager). GIRLS ' BASKETBALL This year, due to a new system for girls ' basketball, many more girls than ever before came out for it; in fact, so many that we had to divide up into two separate sections. With all this talent available, there was great en- thusiasm, and we all had high hopes for a successful season. As usual, we encountered great difficulty in scheduling any games and were only able to arrange for two. Our first game was with Roycemore, played in our boys ' gym. This game was doubly exciting, for it marked the first time the girls had played a home game in several years, and it was also the first time we had ever played in the big gym. It soon became evident that our long weeks of prac- tice had not been in vain, for at the half both our first and second teams enjoyed comfort- able leads. In the second half, our first team put on a scoring spree that resulted in a 43 to 24 victory. The second team was not high scoring, but we still came out on top, 1 3 to 7. Several weeks later we journeyed to Girls ' Latin for our other game. In former years this game has always been our Water- loo, for the combination of their weird gym and the Latin girls ' sharp shooting has always been too much for us. This year we were grimly determined to try to shake off this jinx. Up until the last quarter, things looked bright for us, for the score was 27 to 1 8 in our favor. However, our hopes were soon dimmed, for our opponents put on a terrific drive that overtook us in the last minute, 33 to 32. Our second team was also un- successful, losing by a large score. In spite of the scores, the games were lots of fun — and — here ' s good luck to next years team, especially against Latin. 51 Back Row: Bunge, Coach Harritt. Middle Row: Kidd, Templeton, Burgoon, Bartholomay, Palmer, Carroll, Brashears. First Row: Plummer, Anderson, Shapiro, Benkert, Ward, Eddy, Parker. BASEBALL The 1945 Aardvark baseball squad is very unique in that it is considerably smaller than in previous years. At the beginning of the season, only fifteen boys signed up, but in spite of this, the prospects for the season are good. Because of the smallness of the team, each player has had extra opportunities for individual practice. Although last years graduation included a full outfield, a first-class pitcher and third baseman, there are ample returning lettermen around which Coach Harritt has built his team. Also, due to the intensive efforts of all the players, the infield is now practically bouncefree, and has lost its washboard effect. The task of living up to last year ' s record will not be an easy one. The ' 44 Aardvarkers were well in the top bracket of the Private School League, and were a tough team to beat. However, there is little doubt that this year ' s team will be any less tough, for the returning veterans combined with the new members on the squad should certainly form an enthusiastic and potent team. As the Mirror goes to press, the first game has not yet been played, and it is difficult to predict the outcome of the season. However, all indications are that it will be successful, and we certainly wish Captain Ernst Benkert and the rest of his team the best of luck. SCORES University High 6 North Shore 3 Francis Parker 1 North Shore 8 Milwaukee C.D.S 4 North Shore 15 Wheaton 6 North Shore 24 52 BASEBALL SNAPS MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS SNAPS HIGH SCHOOL SNAPS Back Row: Eddy, Carroll, Burgoon, Washburne, Hull, Parker, Bunge, Johnson, Grey, Bartholomay, Brashears Middle Row: B. Harper, Gregory, Chadwell, Esch, Carlson, Griselle, Melohn, Favill, Williams, Greeley, Fitzgerald, R. Harper. First Row: Fuller, Brueggeman, Kearney, Allport, Holliday, Campbell, Babb, Hall. JUNIORS Words fail us as we contemplate with open mouth this model for all to emulate, our little miracle of perfection, the . . . urn . . . er . . . well, the truth will come out, the Junior class! Look at it! Why, it lacks nothing. Beauty, Manliness, Grace, Coordination, Talent, Co- operation — all these and many others are embodied in this fabulous class. In our words, Oh, but I guess not! Now take the Junior plays. They are a perfect example of our smooth running machinery. There was no fuss, no hysteria, all lines learned months in advance, not to mention the talent displayed by two of our leading ladies, one of whom appeared in a Turkish towel, while the other merely went bats on the stage. As for the student government — the minute the class of ' 46 got control in its hands, the faculty heaved a great sigh of relief. Nothing for them to worry about any more. What? Why, you know perfectly well that that rumor about P.D. ' s decline isn ' t at all true. And sports! Who won the interclass championship? (Forget the girls for a moment.) Who captained the baseball team? Who will captain the basketball and football teams next year? Juniors, naturally. This, we would have you know, has nothing to do with tradition. As last on our list of accomplishments, we would like to call your attention to a surging crowd of N.S.C.D.S.ites concentrated around a bulletin board, on which is pinned a small sheet of paper labelled The Daily Blabb or is it The Bwang ? This is our (!) boys ' attempt at journalism. Need we say more? Seriously, as becomes a sober junior, we ' re here . . . we hope nothing ghastly happens until we graduate, for instance, the study hall roof blowing off. All in all, schoolmates, you have a stormy year before you with us in the saddle. We wish you all the luck in the world! 57 adc ' t cut Mtiis ed iay qifi t st da ma.. iiic  uy,«sHj t sflnrv for Martkjh? •Ma y fridirf tafe he pLcrce of Fots PSikii didn ' t change tier mijjd? Boat CQn oiit oTclgthesl-f Jean w jm ' ngullilDle?jte Ginny got ' 4ffckeg ouit of class? Julie ate a hot fu lge sundae? bm broke the Dune ' s record (Ellington?) Fran ' s phone was busy after 6:30? Genie wasn ' t athletic? Phoebe got in after twelve? Binky quit the Metropolitan Opera? Muff didn ' t get fan mail? Muldoon gave up after 17 months? Northrop got serious (?) Audy came on time on Tuesdays? Perly didn ' t wait for buds in the spring? Barb didn ' t stop growing? . jokes? THE ' ■SOPHOMORES — if , -, Wendy got anything below an E? Waller didn ' t add the tid-bits to funny jc Chuck lost his red box? Clarence didn ' t have a new car every week? John lost his voice? Jerry turned Prune Face ? Ben talked to the freshman boys? Don wasn ' t world ' s number 1 bowler? Duke stopped talking? Peter S. gave up studying? Peter H. didn ' t know his history? Derick never worked? Ted became a blank about music? Tod turned El Slicko ? Dave dressed like Clark Gable? Woody never laughed? Franklin stood still while talking? Sam learned how to drive (fast)? Sears took out a N. S. girl? Jim lost his contortions? Back Row: Earp, Palmer, Wallace, P. Sieck, Woodruff, Mooney, Templeton, Collins, Blomgren, Gardner, Glaser, Bacon, Dun- baugh, Cawelti. Middle Row: Cullin, Mayo, Carolan, W. Smith, Waller, M. Bacon, Fenn, Hawkes, B. Smith, Daughaday, Perlstein, Kleinman, Anderson, Adams. Front Row: Watkins, D. Sieck, DeLescaille, Northrop, Garard, Earp, Henderson, Jones. Absent: Cahn, Clark, O ' Deli, Muldoon. 58 Back Row: T. Butz, Warner, R. Butz, Bowman, S. Smith, J. Smith, J. Noble, Anderson, Flanigan, Piehl, Carmichael, Plummer, Lambert, Judson. Middle Row: Ames, Sterling, Costello, Pick, Lowenthal, Gale, Elmes, Storey, Pabst, Gebhart, Smith, Will, Hix, Ford, Bills, Haggerty. Front Row: P. Noble, Griselle, Kidd, Bird, Fitzgerald, Hull, Allen, Blunt, Gallery, Veeder, Moulding, Chapin, MacGregor, Dean, Clinch, Bunge, Hines. Absent: Norn ' s, Wilson, Wynne. FRESHMEN I think that there will never be A Freshmen class as gay as we. Freshmen whose talents first did shine Singing beautiful doll in a chorus line. The freshmen girls who will wear Nests of water bombs in their hair. And then arrived that glorious day When the freshmen gave the Christmas Play. These hockey, basketball, athletic fiends Who break their necks to make the teams. The freshmen girls skilled make-up crew Ruined the complexions of quite a few. Freshmen who hopefully run and wait In line for lunch — no food — too late. In death-like silence as still as clams They quivered through their last exams. Time has passed as time will do. We hope, dear freshmen, so have you. 59 HIGH SCHOOL SNAPS 61 Back Row: Alexander, Hirsch, Elliott, Selz, Hattstaedt, Clore, Sholes, Blecker, Belshe, Hess, Notz. Middle Row: Adams, Kirkpatrick, Pick, Pirie, Feldon, Driscoll, Haven, Harris, Leahy, Chase, Field. Front Row: Nelson, Benjamin, Livingston, Davis, Searle, Allen, Roberts, Hinchman. Absent: Brown, Miller. WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT Adams and her craze for Gilbert and Sullivan Allen and her slow smile Brown and her quiet manner Chace and her loyalty to the TREES Davis and her 1-2 in 1944 Driscoll (Plenty!) Feldon and her sleeveless sweaters Field and her wiggling nose Harris and her celestial bass voice Haven and the I.N.S. Kirkpatrick and her infectious laugh Leahy and her embarrassing blushing Livingston and her vocabulary Miller and her caps Pick and her bakery Pirie and her sailors Searle and her Sunday coke ' parties Alexander and his bow ties Belshe if he weren ' t a bookworm Benjamin and his wisecracking Blecker and his chairtipping Elliot if he went to play every day Hattstaedt and his constant pencil shar- pening Hess and his Hey, Girlie! ' ' Hinchman if his cholic did stay down Hirsh and his love for milk Nelson and his mentality (?) Notz and his correcting of teachers Roberts and his De-vitaminized pills Selz and his athletics Sholes and his betting instinct Clore and his crew cuts Mr. Thomas and his constant threats EIGHTH GRADE 62 Back Row: Perlstein, Wilson, Moore, Norris, Kirkpatrick, Scott, Wynnes, Finney Middle Row: Pitzner, Kuehnle, Burnett, McBain, Jones, Burch, Kochs, Duff, Copeland, Armstrong Front Row: Garard, Butler, Jordan, Fenn, Fentress, Pirie, Haggerty, Ott. Absent: Norris. It was a lovely day in 1965. Then suddenly I saw Miss Gillett. It ruined the day. Worse luck! Miss Gillett was trying to get our back assignments in, and she wanted me to help find the rest of the 1945 grade. We started out. We approached a shack with a sign saying, Susan Kochs, Laundress. We found Susan out in her backyard with SEVENTH ner P et Goat called Nancy Jones. Miss Gillett and I couldn ' t stand the animal, so we left. On the way we stopped ( D A PlU to U X a P a P er rom R°b Wilson. The UKAUt headlines were: Burress Moore Dis- covers How to Turn Butter into Gold. We turned the page to Nancy Burch ' s lovelorn column and quickly turned to the funnies. Larry Perlstein has cap- tured Turky Lurky, the notorious crim- inal, alias Bob Kirkpatrick. Miss Gillett said, ' Grace, look in the graphic sec- tion. Julie is modeling a dress from Cover Girl. Judy was shown with Rochester and a silver cup for winning the On and Off Horse Show. Debby Jordan was pic- tured in an ad for the toothpaste that really sticks. We glanced at Deirdre ' s Fashion Page and realized we were at Jean and Sam ' s apartment. Sam was out cleaning the sewer. He owned the company. Its proper title was Sam Finney Will Keep Our Fair Sewers Clean and Company. Jean was in- sisting she had handed page 22 in. When we heard a swishing sound at the window, it was Paul Armstrong, boy window-washer, washing win- dows. Some weird sounds were com- ing from the next apartment. Jean told us it was Mary Fenn, Mary Fentress, and Nancy Copeland, practising for the opera that night. We hastily retreated to get away from that howling. Our next stop was Scott, Wynnes, and Norris Wolves and Company. We didn t stop long there. They were busy. As we walked along, we looked up, and there were Jimmy and Alfred on their way to Mars again. Some people! Just then Fentress Ott came whizzing around a corner with Marcia and Calvine on his heels. They pounced on him and missed, land- ing on us instead. That was the end of our travels. Back Row: Selfridge, Hardison, Lane, Kearns, Jeffris, Everhardt, Murray. Front Row: Waller, Walholm, Ott, Suter, Selz, Notz, Royer, Noble, Packard, Blunt, Lawrence, Glazer. Absent: Booth, Ott, Payson. SIXTH GRADE Our grade has many a nickname, Odd and sensible too. So we thought it would be quite a shame, If we told them not to you. Now first I ' ll start with Animal, Just guess what girl is she. Second comes Miss Beavermouth, Third Desert or Dessert(y). Fourth comes Mr. Eggman, And what a lot of him there is. We see him puff around the town, Especially with Jeff r- is. And to take you to the sea, Of Mermaid and Otter we boast. Then comes Smelz and Muffy, With Lucky-Strike to clear t he coast. In case there ' s Fleaface in your hair, Use Shampoo by Non-yay. And buy a Red Victrola, To pass the time away. Down the road comes Whitey, Followed by Piggy and Frigidaire. Whitey certainly got his name By the color of his hair. Then comes Blunter on her Hunter, A fine horse girl is she. I hope you ' ve guessed our real names, Or very sad we ' ll be. And, by the way, my hearties, I now see one, two, three. No nicknames have Pete or Gerry, Or Mistress Do-i-die. 64 MIDDLE AND LOWER SCHOOL SNAPS FIFTH GRADE HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPINESS When I showed my map today, everyone said it was nice. I could hardly keep from smiling. I felt as though all the badness was out and all the goodness was in, because I had my best map. I ' m happy when it ' s warm and sunny outside, when there isn ' t any school and I ' m playing with my friends. I feel like a rabbit, when there is no one around and I ' m in a great big carrot patch. Happiness makes me feel good. I feel contented inside. I want to do something. It ' s like a soft spring day. Everything is happy at some time or other. Babies gurgle and smile when they are happy, dogs bark and jump on you, colts kick and frisk, and so do rabbits. I think to be happy is the nicest time there is. Unhappiness is hard to express. War is Unhappiness. Once our dog died. That was Unhappiness. Now and for a few years there will be Unhappiness. Many families will have to go without the ones they love. That will be Unhappiness. We all will be sad for them. There will be too much unhappiness and sorrow. When I ' m mad, I usually feel like a grumbling bull dog. I slam doors and want to sit in a corner by myself. I feel as though I ' ve lost my best friend or something I ve loved very much has died. I always have a lump in my throat and feel like running away. I hate to be unhappy. Sometimes when I am unhappy, I feel like going to my room and crying, just like a dog when he lays his head down on the floor near you and tries to say, I ' m sorry. Just like a cat after it has scratched you, tries to make up by purring. Miss Griffin, Veeder, Cunningham, Chapin, DeBarard, Adams, Sparks, Selz, Glaser, Moore, Ward, Wham, Moulding, Piehl, Hull, Savage, Blecker, Simmons. Absent: Hirsh, Getz. 66 Back: Taylor, Whitfield, Swanson, Notz, Sippy, Kimball, Dennehey, Pritchard, Pabst, Foster, Davis, D. Taylor. Microscope: Jordan, Ott, Kratz. Front: Vandercook, Howard, Patrick, Paulman, Moore. Center: Lowrey. Absent: Payson. FOURTH GRADE OUR EARTH This year the Fourth Grade are study- ing about the sky and the origin of the earth. We thought that the greatest changes which have taken place on the earth are the changes which people have made. But the greatest changes are those which the old earth itself has made. It has been very interesting to study these changes through the ages, of coal, reptiles, and mammals. We know changes are taking place right now. They take place so slowly that we do not realize they are happen- ing at all. We are studying about the earth and its beginning. We have learned how very enormous and powerful the sun is. We were surprised to learn how much sun gives to the earth. We have enjoyed watching to see the many ways that the wind and the water can help us. It is interesting to see how they, too, change our earth ' s surface. It has been fun making figures, drawing pictures, and reading books about the different ages, from the one-celled crea- tures through the ages of mammals. We have learned that nature was first to create and give ideas for many of our modern things. 67 Here we are working in shop. We have just finished building a large cage for our pigeons. We have four pigeons — two of which were hatched and raised in our room this year. We also made bean bag board games in shop and sent them to many nurseries as our share in the Christmas Toy Shop. We each want to send a wish to the Seniors: I wish that you will be happy wherever you are, and I hope you will remember us throughout the year. — Elaine Favil. I wish that you could stay here, but I hope you have a nice time in college. — Joe Sears, Pete Harritt, Jack Kirkpatrick, Guy Osborne, and Danny Shapiro. I hope you liked this school very much, and I hope you have a very nice time in college. — Eleanor Isham, and Lloyd Clore. I wish you a happy life, and I will remember you — Barbara Cunningham. I wish that you have as many good times at your next school as you had here. — Judy Atwood. I wish you a very happy time wherever you go. — Patsy Blunt. I wish you many happy things. — Susie Kranz. I wish you a very nice time in college and ever after. — John Blunt. I know wishes are just little things, but we want to wish you many, many good things. My wish is for you to be always happy and gay. — Virginia Adams. I too would like to wish success and happiness to all of our Seniors. — Mildred de Berard. THIRD GRADE Front: Atwood, Shapiro, Blunt, Isham, Adams, Cunningham, Sears. Back: Osborne, Harritt, Favill. Absent: Clore, Kranz. 68 Back: McKnight, Biggert, Spaekman, Moulding, Kolby, Taylor, Vandercook, Getz. Table: Wham, Packard, Paulman, Simmons, Garard. Absent: Hamm, Bowman, Ward, Curtis, Cain. SECOND GRADE GROUP POEMS AND STORIES RAIN The wind blows — and Tick Tick Tick goes the rain Against the window pane. Splashing puddles here and there Washing ears and leaves on trees Washing houses and roads. Washing houses and roads. Tick tick tick goes the rain Against our window pane. RAINY DAY On a rainy rainy day We can ' t go out to play. Pitter Patter Pitter Patter We can ' t go out to play. FEEDING OUR BEES We have bees in our room. There are three kinds of bees, the drones, the workers, and the queen bee. The bees could get out in the warm weather and get their own food, but when it got cold, we fed them. We made syrup. We cooked one cup of sugar with two cups of water for ten minutes. When this was cool, we put it in the bee hive. They looked as though they were swimming, and we knew they liked it because they ate it and got very quiet. GOING TO SEE IVAN One morning we all went to the Popes to see Ivan, their pet racoon. He lives in a cage next to their garage. One funny thing about ivan is that he is all white because he is an albino. Mr. Pope fed him. He put some jelly, which Ivan loves, in a jar, and Ivan put his funny long tongue in the glass for the jelly. Then Mr. Pope let him out of the cage and took him for a ride in the bicycle basket. Then Ivan climbed up a ladder that was beside the house. Ivan is a cute racoon. 69 Back Row: Alsdorf, Ruggles, Dunham, Selz, Ott, Hines, Osborn, Graves, Smith, Donnelley, Atwood. Seated: Wilcock, Wallace, Anderson. FIRST GRADE It ' s a very nice thing To be a little rabbit: He eats and eats and eats and eats, Because that is his habit. Our rabbit ' s name is Thumper. He is a big white rabbit. Thumper likes to eat. He eats carrots, lettuce, cabbage, and parsley. He eats many greens. He eats oatmeal, rabbit pellets, and grains. We all take care of Thumper. Every day we put clean paper under his wire cage. It takes lots of paper. Thumper has a pretty green house. It says, Thumper ' ' on his house. 70 Standing in Back: Massesa, Gray, Royer. Seated: Sears, Haines, Gensburg, Stanton, Walholm, Gammey, Adams, Blunt, Spacek. On the Floor: Dennehey, Benn, Waliing, Speakman, Pope. Absent: Isham, Jordan, Moore, Duff, Moulding, Willard, Wiseman. SENIOR KINDERGARTEN Leaf, Leaf, grow in summer Juice runs up your long stem. Pumpkin, pumpkin, where are you? Up on the piano stool, there are you. Squirrel, squirrel, up in a tree. When you see a little kitty, see, see. We have fun in Kindergarten. We play with blocks, and dance and sing. We draw and paint and play with clay. Everyday we make better and better things. The best fun we ever had was the day we went for the sleigh ride. We go and see trains. We work hard in our workbooks. Our workbooks are called Before We Read. 71 JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN We play Billy Goats Gruff and the Troll. We make the bridge of big, big blocks going across, and then we crawl across the bridge, but the Troll can ' t get us. (Freddie is the Troll, but my mother is going to get me a mask with horns and then I can butt.) We sing busy Little Bee, and we buzz like bees. We play kittens, too, and kangaroos. We bring carrots and lettuce for our guinea pigs. They eat celery, too. We made a long freight train, a very long one, and all our animals had a ride on it. Standing in Back: Kearns, Gray, Griswold, Penfield, Copeland, Stockweather, Griffin, Shaw, Weil, Atwood Wolf. At the Table: Gegner, Bob Kearns, Sippy, Clark, Otman, Short, Brew. Absent: Kindred, Kaufman, Bounder, Cain, Pope, Riley, Richardson. 72 LIST OF ADVERTISERS American Cleaners and Dyers 83 Bennison ' s Bakery 82 Blocks Kuhl 86 Blue Parrot 86 Braun Bros 82 Chandlers 86 Chestnut Court Bookshop 85 Abe Fell 86 Glencoe Grocery and Meat Market 85 Earl W. Gsell Co 85 Grace Herbst 83 H,H ' s Market 82 Hubbard Woods Beauty Shop 83 Henry llg 83 W. W. Kimball 74 Kuss 86 Lake Forest Jewelry Store 85 Lutz Pastry Shop 83 Lee Nelson ° North Shore Talking Machine Co 86 Noble Printing Co 86 Northwestern Student Co-op °5 Odhners 82 Peter Pan Gifts 83 Pontiac Engraving Co. ™ Purple and White 78 Skokie Electric Co 85 Sheldon Machine Co 76 J. G. Skidmore 85 Rcgers Printing Co ' y Elsie Thai 81 John J. Welter 80 Whites Drug Store 80 A. W. Zengler Co 83 73 D A GREAT NAME IN MUSIC FOR 88 YEARS Keys To Happier Homes — Musical Moments That Live From That First Music Lesson — From Songs Around That Family Piano — School Plays And Operas And On Through College Days — For Generations Kimball Has Played A Great Part In The Musical Development Of Our Nation — Kimball Hall 306 South Wabash Ave. 74 (U) ¥ W K ©® M© 75 If it ' s a small part . . . turn it with precision, speed, and profit on SHELDON LATHE Engineered for precision shop and tool room work. Rigidly built to stand up and hold its close accuracy under round-the-clock operation. This is a quality machine tool in every detail, yet is moderate in price ... a lathe that stands out far ahead of others. (The lathe selected by U. S. 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