Rockford East High School - Argus Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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'Surf' ,pu J-' E.. -fi Yes, Indeed, Starting at the fold and reading counter clockwise around the two pages-1. Twenty inches from the floor-that's fine! smiles Susie Stoner, measuring ABL initiate Phyllis Fowler's abbreviated attire. Bespectacled, devoid of the slightest vestige of the new look, Phyl and her peers trod Eastis halls for one day this fall. 2. Heigh ho, come to the fair! Cast and chorus of the operetta Bohemian Girln presented in April, 1948, sang their Bohemian best, fussing and fuming through a typically unlikely story of a kidnapped princess. 3. Drama, athletics, politics, music: East High gets them all at its weekly assemblies. Especially entertain- ing and colorful was the Deep River Quartet, whose program consisted of folk tunes and modern blues numbers. 4. Shooting editors and making like Cleopatra and Napoleon were insig- nificant compared to mortgaging the cafeteria and faculty. Oh well - there has to be a publications assembly every year. 5. Mighty pleased were Gordy Lucas and Dorothy johnson to be elected Ringmaster and Cinderella of the GAA carnival. The first such event at East High, the carnival featured freaks and a fash- ion show. 6. Question of the ages: How many miles does a prom goer travel in one year's grand marches at East High dances? Figuring five trips around the gym floor for each prom, the figure is astronomical. ABL officers smiled bravely through the ordeal.

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Gets I-lruuull 7. Gentlemen prefer blondes but what do blondes prefer? Ujumpersin say janet X. Anderson and joan Lindquist. The occasional twin clothes which appear at East always cause a mild sensation. 8. Faster than Dobbin, of course, but more crowded, buses from outlying districts transport rural students to and from East High daily. 9. Some people play with chemistry sets, some with baby alligators, but last fall almost the entire male populace of East High wielded yo-yos with varying degrees of proficiency. john Harris demonstrates the nonchalance of a true artist. 10. Thar's talent in thet that school. Flanked by all the contestants in Publications' second annual amateur show Televised Talent sit winners Ronnie Lindvahl, Beverly Carlson, and Barbara Fairgrieve, with master of ceremonies, Harvey Zeidenstein. ll. Cutting loose a bit at the pep rally before the East-West football game, Jim Moore, jack Nielsen, and Fred Johnson nonetheless take their job of leading the cheers of Rab supporters quite seriously. 12, A small atomic bomb, perhaps? No, just water ballet girls kick- ing up a fuss as they practice for the annual Dolphin Show.

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A Bus Bu 7. It's long and full, it often catches in doors-what is it? A great coat, popular item in many wardrobes, though no one has devised a wrinkle-proof method for storing them in lockers. 8. Senior president Bill Spickerman couldnlt be on the carpet, could he? Of course not, he's simply brought his mother and father to see Adviser Koch on Junior-Senior Parents, Night. 9. Mr. Charles Reynolds, cafeteria custodian and friendly phil- osopher, who undoubtedly knows more students by name than any other person at East High, presides with customary aplomb over the milk bottles. IO. Despite the wails of Audrey Claire, Marilyn Elam, Dorothy Matheny, Nancy Harris, Grace Nappi, Shirley Smith, and Carolyn Wallin, the Junior Play, Seven Sis- ters turned out to be a comedy, and very successful toog so don't cry, girls-please. 11. Thirsty, jean-garbed seniors at their mixer wet their patched lips to call for cokes, COKES! Square dancin' shore does dehydrate abody, don't it? 12. Shepherds, shake off your drowsy sleepli' East's combined choral organizations' dra- matic presentation of the Yuletide story was an inspiring high- light of the week which preceded Christmas vacation.