Amundsen High School - Viking Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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SPRING HAS SPRUNC Page Four THE AMUNDSEN LOG Editor: IOHN SCHULTZ March 21, 1957 4A's TO AGGLOMERATE AT AlLGAUER'S Hmml It seems that something is missing in the Iune, '57 graduating class. One wonders what the trouble is. Could it be that the anti- cipation lor the Senior Prom has vanished? Or is it that the Seniors aren't going to have ct Prom or that they won't elect any class ollicers? No. ol course not. that isn't the answer-but wait-could it possibly be that the Seniors don't want to attend the Prom? The trouble isn't that they won't be able to find dates I'or that night of all nights, A strange new disease has afflicted this group. lt is called we won't accept the Prom Com- 1nittee's decision-itis. It seems that they tthe Seniorsl are going to start a small riot be- cause they don't happen to approve of, or like the place where it will be held. The 4A's don't seem to be able to under- stand that the Prom Committee has put forth considerable effort in choosing a place for this very importance dance. Various members of this delegation have visited many, many pros- pective locations. While dropping in on these assorted spots they have had to take account of the location, desirability, parking facilities, etc. llut the main points the committee had to consider was the cost and the size. It is very difficult to find a place that will meet all the specifications, but yet be com- paratively reasonable, and ol' sufficient size. Also, many other schools have been very early birds and gotten the worm, thus many of the good places that would ordinarily be available for the Prom, have been taken. After weighing each side and angle care- fully and taking into consideration your wants and dislikes, the Prom Committee has chosen one ot' the rooms in Allgauer's Fireside for that very important dance, the Senior Prom. SPRING FASHIONS .-lpparciztly, spring has arrircd at AHS hc- causc .summer jackets harc Slifllllffll out orwr most of Ihr' school. Norm' are short .vlvervfl buf the majority of tlicm are always foo big and usually flirty looking. Not only are fhcsc jackets not pleasing to Ihr eye, they don't ha,p- pen Io bc especially flattering Io the uf4'arf'r. Iohn Iverson: Since I met you darling, I can't eat. I can't drink, and I can't sleep . . . Kit Trudeau: Why? Iohn: 'Cause I'm broke. O AN M, Nr-sis Muni ,O4 M., '40 if xfzxfiv yu Mo UNU-, U ill From the Desk of Dr. Anderson As teenagers in America yell have the great- est opportunity on earth--the opportunity to get as much education as you want at public expense. Everyone has the same opportunity. Through education you can be helped to dis- cover and develop your capacities to their lim- its if you are willing to work. Nothing worth- while comes without effort on your part. The best school, the best teachers, and the best books in the world cannot make you learn un- less you are willing to apply yourself to the business of learning. You have observed that no two people are exactly alike in interests and aptitudes- This means that some students may do better in some subjects than others. That is to be ex- pected. However, if you really apply yourself and work hard you can be successful. You can hold your head high with pride when you can honestly say you have given your school work your best. We will be proud with you, too. If you do not give your school work your best., if you are indolent, and procrastinate, you cheat not only yourself but also your parents who are supporting you. Your most important job right now is school. Do make the most of the opportunity and you will profit from it for the rest of your life. What you get out of school is in direct pro- portion to what you put into it. C. K. Anderson, Principal The Editors Notebook For the high school student, these years are those of exploration, questions, observance. As our make-up and character develop, we are con- fronted with the choosing of a vocation, an interest, a decision upon which we must pat- t9I'll our forthcoming life. A wonderful opportunity is afforded the Chicago high school students this month. That is to hear speakers prominent in their own fields, whether it is writing, engineering, ther- apy, or psychology. The event is the Ninth Annual Chicago Arca Career Conference. This all-day affair will take place Saturday, March 30, at the Illinois Institute of Technology. It would be an advantageous and beneficial ges- ture to attend. We leave you with some: MARCH THOUGHTS spring fcrcr . . - Variety Show . . . first robin . . . muddy campus . . . prom ierwrics begin . .. March winds .... 9 :vim mccts . . . volleyball fun . . . 'wind-blown hair-do's . . . Wcarin' of thc Green . . . more stilrlics . . . Carccr Confer- ence . . . April Fool's Day nears. . . . N CRITICS I CORNER Carol Brocato Battle Hy1nn is, in my opinion, a truly great picture in the fullest, sense of the word. The true experiences of Colonel Dean Hess, U. S. A. F., are portrayed magnificently by Roch Hudson: his supporting cast consisting of lylartha Hyer, Dan Duryea, lion IJeFore, Anna Kashfi. and the adorable Korean orphans. Battle Hymn is the poignant story of Hess' struggle to find himself. While in World War II, Colonel Hess bombed St. l'et,er's Or- phanage by accident. This accident, which killed 37 children, completely changed his life. After the war his struggle to compensate, to make amends in some way for his error began. Ile became a minister. However, after two years, he realized that this was not his vo- cation. Then in the summer ot' 1950, the Korean War began. Colonel Hess left, his pulpit ami once again joined the Air Force. He was given command of a training center for the Korean forces. Each day more and more children who had been the victims of warfare migrated to the center. With the aid of Miss Yang, Hess set up an orphanage in a deserted temple. As the North Koreans began invading Se- oul, military bases were deserted, However, all the planes had left the area before Col. Hess heard of the evacuation plans. Conse- quently they had no planes with which to cvac- uate the 400 children in the orphanage. Did Col. Hess find a way to get. the chil- dren out of the area? Were they saved? I'll leave these questions unanswered so as not to spoil the plot. I will say, however, that I recommend Battle Hymn to everyone. The feeling you have after seeing this film is C0111- parable to the one you had upon viewing Love Is a Many Splendored Thing. THE AMUNDSEN LOG Present Endenvorn Inspired by Pant Accomplishments Members of Quill and Scroll and Illinois State Hlgh School Press Association 5110 N. DAMEN AVE.. CHICAGO. ILLINOIS PRINCIPAL .... .. , C. K. Anderson ASST. PRINCIPAL , . Harry P. Fuller EDITORIAL ADVISER .. .. Mrs. Middendorlf BUSINESS ADVISER ,,,,.,.... ,..,...., . Miss Bauergfeld EDITORS-IN-CHIEF ,... Ioan Helmken. Iohn Fludas ASSOCIATE EDITORS-Karl Gates, Sandy Swen- son. Ralph Wortman, Iohn Schultz, Gail Duckman, Vickie Brauer. Dolly Teising, Ken Knutson. SENIOR CORRESPONDENTS ,... . ,.,......,...... .. .. Sandra Seifert, Helen Rooney EDITORIALS Sandy Erikson, Carol Sammons BUSINESS MGRS ...... . Karen Lucas, Tanice Hits EXCHANGE EDS. .,.. . Pat Thornton, Kit Trudeau IOKES .. ...... . Lynn Brandenburg. Sue Marshall ART STAFF ..... .......... . . Diana Maxwell PHOTOGRAPHERS .... Iohn Neumeier, Earl Dolnick

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RALPH WORTMAN 21. 1957 THE AMUNDSEN LOG AWKWARD ARTICLES Page Three Makin the popular 4A MC's lor the Variety Show: tlelt to rightl. Anagnos. Vince Reilly. and Peterson. with the iazz tprogressivel gyptian Drama Court o Watch Variety Show The Amundsen Variety Show, 'hich has been inspiring creative alent for a good nmnber of years, s i11 full swing, The drama II -lass, after much debating on Ro- llilll, Jillllillfitll, Hillbilly and Egyp- iau scenes, finally decided upon, ind wrote tl1e script, about a beg- 'ar who is brought into the court rf the l'haroh of Egypt. E1ncee's Elise ,'llltlflll0S, Vince frilly a11d llulph Peterson will por- 1'ay the princess, beggar illlll war- 'ior who introduce the perform- rrs. The show will 011011 with itll 'Igyptian dance wl1icl1 was lilllgllt o the class. Several veteran Va1'iety Show Jerformers will be back llglllll with l0W acts. lfrd .leon fllllllNll', .lcrry 'utryn, Ifurcn Sl.'onln'ry and Penny Villiumxon. will be on hand t.o sup- ily vocal. pia11o and tlCC0l'tll0ll ren- litions. The clubs wl1o have racked heir lll'ltlllS for the last few lll0lllllS t'0lllt': llll with the required will be trying Ollt their ability. Among them are clubs of both -lA and 413 classes large representation from low- classmen. .llixs .llurion l'l1illn'iclc has spent. hours, first planning the with tl1e drama II class, tl1en the various acts.over- tl1e all-iinprmrtant, practice ind ll hearsals. and finally single-handed, the final The lllllSll0tl res11ll ot' tl1e efforts lllixs I'l1iIllricl.-, the drama class, farmers will be seen lVl4llt'll 28, pe1'iods 2 and 3 Friday, March 29, periods 7 illltl 11d 7:30 Friday at the evening nance. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT- by the IUDYS-tMueller and Kottl New officers of tl1e Lettergirls are president, Nllllllll' 1i'r1Iop1'xwx,- veep, t'l1rix Grullu1n,' secretary, Gull 1AIlt'A'llltllI,' Zllltl treasurer, Helly lIf'n1lcc.' Donna .-tndcrson is taking the A t1'ai11 to Beloit? Sandy Hrilrson was chosen captain of the girls' All-Star Volleyball team '! The Ultdos. t'l1ic.v. Kappa S.'g,'.v. .1Iin.r, Ifoclrctlcs zllltl 'l'tll'ftlll-Y all threw many a memorable poster party fcr the l't'tf8lli 4A election? tlcrruy is mighty l0ll0S0lll0 since Slxippun is gone, or is she? Rt'Dl't'St'llllllg AHS i11 the Youth of the Year Contest are llinnc l'I.vxlcr. Gull Hummel, lllltl l'l11lclt' Hoffnmn! 1 Rich llllltltltllfl-S has bUl'0lll0 honorary president of the Chicsi' with a tour through A.H.S.? Fats Domino is 11ot tl1e o11ly one who enjoys lllueberry Hill ? Sur Uurlson a11d lice l't'l'l'-ll find it intriguing also. Amundsen's student council was the guest of the city council? This is tl1e first llllltl any Sllltlfxllt council has had tl1is opportunity. ' Nobody really knows who writes the I'cn.' The Friday night dance committee has elected IIUXY members? They are llinrlu Quigley. Pat Glcusoztrr, Kcrzny ffUSl'llllllllll, Terry I'1ltIl'llIll'l'ff- Robert Snape. with Carol Dudley as chairman. Karen Jcnlrinson illltl Eileen l'umumoto spent llll enjoyable weekend at DePaul? For real or not for real? Tl1e Fl'8llf'll knot of last lll0lllll has ap- peared to have died a fast death. replaced only by the extra long pony tails sported by short haired girls this lll0lltll. Key Club Treks To Springfield ff0lt'lt' Fciy, l rcd l ic1lIcr, Jock Kane, Ted Krug, Arnold Ostrom and Henry Small boarded the train Friday, March 1 for Springfield, Illinois, where the Key Club Con- Y4'llll0ll was held. The purposes of this convention were to form new ideas on Key Club service and to elect new of- t'icers for the seven districts of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa section. Each of the districts has a Lieutenant Governor: Laurie Fishman of Senn lligh School is our representative. The governor of the section is R011 Smith of Lamphier High School in Springfield. The boys stayed at the Leland Hotel, with their schedule i11clud- ing a tour of the capitol city, a tltlllce, a banquet, itlltl many busi- ness meetings. The dance was given o11 Saturday, March 2, and girls from the high schools ot' Spring- field helped the Key clnbbers Oll- joy themselves. At the banquet the young men wrestled with chicken bo11es while llSltllllllf.'Q to V1ll'l0llS people speak. The mayor of Springfield spoke illltl Jesse Owens, the great Olym- pic star, really held the boys spell- bouud for some time. A 11ew song PYRAMID GRILL 5211 N. DAMEN was introduced by the Deep River Boys, to climax the banquet. Back ll0lllC again, tl1e fellows have so111e wonderful lllt'lll0l'ltlS. Alumni Make News COLLEGE Gulrlfz lt'r1ur, class of June '56, is now ilLlt'lltllllf2,' the Liberal Arts school at Ntll'lllNN't'Slt'l'll University. She l1as recently been elected a lll6lllbt'l' of the Official Governing Board of the Freshman Class. Sunrlru, Zllltl Sonja Orlinrln and Nancy Slcrclro, Jan. '57, have al- 1'eady pledged the Gamma Phi Beta sorority at Bradley University, Pe- oria, Illinois. Carol Johnson, J1111e '56, renewed a four-year scholarship to the U11i- versity of Chicago. Jim llIct'r1ll. a June '56, Ll,'l'Zltlll- ate, who attends Northwestern U11i- versity has pledged to Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Jiftlflilllll llurlscll. another June '56, grad a11d also a student at N0l'tllW'tiSt6l'll University, pledged the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. NEWLY-WEDS Sharon Krunzcr and t'l1ncl.' llcllu- 'llltlI'lt'. both graduates of the Jlllltl '56 class, were ma1'ried i11 Novem- ber, 1956. Jotm Jlclilliorn. June '56, 1nar- ried I.dnning Kay i11 July of last year. FLASH Exotic and orie11tal excitement are i11 store for Nancy Johnston, June '55, who will be going to Japan as an exchange student i11 her junior year. Here i11 the States she attends Park College, llarlcville, Mrs. Banish Leaves to Become Art Supervisor Mrs. Lillian Banish has been pro- moted to district supervisor of art at'ter seven years at Amnndsen as art teacher and sponsor of tl1e Stu- dent Council. She will be re- x. .. nienibered for ' - her contribu- H . tions to art and I pbp W i, for 111any won- Q' an-1, ,y derful poster Q. contests. She ' ' Q' has given count- less extra hours Q 525- ' . help deliver Tl1 of her time for th e Council to anksgiving and Christmas baskets and to take clothes to tl1e Boys' Parental Home. Mrs. Banish is remembered by students lllltl teachers for her pleas- ant, friendly disposition as well as the interest she displayed in the 1na11y projects ot' the Student Coun- cil, Zlllll her activities with the art tlUll2ll'llllt'lll. Amundsenites Attend Science Program at NU Northwestern l'niversity 1'e- eently gave a science lil'0Q1't.llll to intetest high school science and matheniatics students in furthering' their kuoxvletlge in these fields. The program was held on 'l'illll'Stlilj', March 7. On the schedule we1'e laboratory tours, demonstrations, and lectures, Stlllltx of the tlt'lll0llSll'illl0llS being jet an drocket engines, a11d high voltage generators. The teachers of science and 111atl1e111atics at NU were tl1e1'e to discuss admissions to the Institute, all the available progranis llttl'llll.f to do with tl1ei1' t'ields. and also joining the Naval lteserve Training Corps. Ed Nellessen Heads National Honor Society Wearing tilt' golden tassel at the June graduation will be 25 recent- ly CllOSt'll members of the National Honor Society. Out, of tl1e top 15W of the St'lll0l' class, lllr. Hanlcwitz, sponsor. Ztlltl other faculty mem- bers only suggested a small Illllll- her for this l1ono1'. Officers lately elected are Idrlwarrl Ncllcxscn. presidentg Susan, Gul- brdirlt. vice-presidentg Janet Pulm, secretaryg Zllltl lfurl Gates, treas- urer. lflisc sllltljllllfk, lfslclle Bclzc- Iux, Uurol Ifroeuto, Frrznlc Drake, HtII'lItll'tI- Idnycl. lfluinc Gotclll. Vio- Icllc UI'0l'jltl.V, Joan H1'Illlh71'n, Betty Hlltltf. Karen vlcnlrinxon, Alice .lohnson. Wrlllnc I,cunrlcr, Sally Loc, ,lcon Lily, Fclicirl lllurfin. Juycl ltostrlx, .llurlcnc S!'llI'tl7lllll-, Sandra Seifert, Jenn. Sorensen, Susan Stern, Ztlltl I'11triciu Thornton, are other members.

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Editor: GAIL DUCKMAN March 21, 1957 THE AMUNDSEN LOG NICE AND NASTY Page Five Twice a month wheels start roll- 405 0 r . - T . Dudley Plus Crew: 025 0 d 'e reaenfing 0 e Friday Night Dances er- .' ' 5 ' 5 -.' AILEEN PETERSON Hoses arc rcrl, Violclx ure blur, If you'rc u girl, I'un!cIix 'HYIIIIS you! NOTES ON THE RECENT SENIOR ELECTIONS: We've noticed all the long faces on the guys who are being dropped by the vivncious CHICS since elec- tions are over. Share and share alike is an old motto, but it seems that it doesn't pertain to poster material. Couldn't the KAPPA SIGS buy their own? WORDS TO 'I'HE NOT SO WISE: MISS ARVIGO, don't count your chickens before they hatch. JANE, you might not make cheerleading, you know. Try ami remember that you can't be true to two for any amount of time, even though it may be fun trying. CAROL. All you need now JOANIE is a T-bird ami the Ivy-leaguers might just accept you. Don't count on it though. Hey KAY! Watch those head- locks in the assembly hall! Or per- haps It's TOM who should look out! VARIETY SHOW POST-SCRIPTS: KARL, JOHN, HOLLY, LYNN. and SUE have to be given credit for trying- You never give up, do you? Quite overconfident with that act, weren't you, VAL? The CHAOES and TARTANS sure had unity during variety show practices? Even dancing instructors run out of fresh ideas once in a while, don't they, NOVIAS? PARTING WORDS: l'.S.: TODD, we haven't forgot- ten you yet. Une of the most genuinely nice girls at Amuudsen is JUDY KEN- NIKER. She hasu't been heard slamming any of her classmates, even during elections, and that's something that can be said t'or very few seniors these days. dk lk it Teacher: Now, Mr. Kottra, if I lay three eggs here and five eggs here, how many eggs will I have? Pete Kottra twith a questioning glancel: I don't believe you can do lt. 1 r--' Q Schwab's Food Shop and Bakery We cater to party orders 1902 FOSTER AVE. - LO l-4956 I.et's go! Let's go! Let's rcully G0-I says Aileen Peterson, one of Amuudsen's active cheerleaders. Along with cheering our school on to victory, Al is president of the Service Girls, Fash- ion Show M.C., and a very successful fashion model. Those crazy, hectic moments with her clubs sis- ters, the privilege of learning, ami Miss Stern will rank among her happiest moments at A.H-S. Her friends will never forget Al's most embar- rassing moment when she was caught in the L doors and the calm way in which she recovered her equilibrium. Insincerity is her only pet peeve. She is just the opposite, being very sincere ami frank at timesg yet in doing so be- comes very helpful. Anywhere with Dale is her favorite pastime. STANLEY PANTELIS lt's Stan the Man, with horn rinnned glasses, an amiable disposi- tion and dancing feet. His type is rare: he can take responsibility seri- ously and yet, relax, have fun, and joke around in his own inimitable fashion. Stan says he'll always remember how receptive A.H.S. students were toward him when he trans- ferred from St. George two years ago. Since then, in a very short time, he has gained many new friends ami is genuinely popular with his classmates. This was proven in the recent senior elections when he was elected to the Nominating committee as well as to the Social committee. His other activities in- clude writing a column for the LOG, drama, the intramurals. is Variety Show and ANTOINETTE NOEHL A--is for her activities: Service Girls: Student Council, veepg Variety shows: FTA. N-ot to mention hall guard, office and 219 worker, Spanish club, nor Pin ami Ring committee. N-either Alpha S.G.C. treasurer, bowling league, nor Girls' Chorus are to be left out. E-is for energy to do all these things that make her great and well-liked by all. N-0 matter if he's married, Rock Hudson is still the only man she'd like to go steady with. O-nly time will tell if she does, but now most of her thoughts are on Chicago Teachers' College aint becoming an E-lementary teacher. cashmere sweaters, but H-er irresistibility to anything pink, whether it be nylon hose, lip- stick or poodles. Put all the leading I,-etters in each line together and you'1l get - . . Anne Noehl. RICHARD PAPADAKIS What is the formula for becoming one of the most popular boys at Amundsen? Well, Rich Papadakis seems to have procured the secret formula from someone-for he has everything, a rumpled head of taffy brown hair, a ready smile: four hundred eighty-nine frecklesg an overflowing lvy-league wardrobe: scads of personality and a more than ample sense of humor. This future Lake Forest business administra- Her main weakness is not chocolate sodas nor tion major has his own ideas for a delectable date. first to a show and then out for pizza with Anita Ekberg or a reasonable facsimile. Members of the G.A,A. have taken up most of Rich's time during his four-year stint at A.H.S., but somehow he's found time for the outside activities he participates in, among them, basket- ball, Social committee, bowling league, Greek club, Il1tl'3llll.1l'HlS and Letterman. ing as Carol Dudley and her able crew whip into action to combine the right ingredients needed for a successful Friday Night Social. Car- ol heads the various committees which take care of all the little extras. Mereda Weiss and Katherine Guse, co-chairmen of the decoration com- mittee, see to it that the many streamers are cut and that the backboards are decorated to suit the occasion. Working closely with Katherine and Mereda are Pat Gleasner and Linda Quigley, who design ami make all the bids given out at dances this semester. All of this hard work might go to waste if there wcreu't any way for people to find out about the dances: and here Gail Hummel takes over in publicity. At the dance there is plenty to be done. These odd jobs are taken over by dance workers. Robert Snape and about eight to ten other helpers check coats and sell tick- ets. These volunteers come early and stay later than most. The dances are chaperoned by Mr. Full- er, Coach Bourgeois, Coach Sahliu. Mr. Anglemire, and Mrs. Wheel- right. After all the fun is over there is the not so nice part of cleaning up. Zero period on Monday is the hour assigned for this project head- ed by Francis Edie. PONTIAC CONVERTS INTO PORTABLE LU NCHROOM Upon entering my automobile, I was completely amazed at the find- ings inside. Several hair pins, a few lip-sticked cigarette butts ami a banana peel were scattered about the floor. Since I have a crew cut and do not smoke, aside from the fact that I am allergic to bananas, I im- mediately sensed that something was wrong. I decided it was a case for the F.B.I., but before no- tifying them I thought it best to investigate further into the situa- tion. Searching for more clues, I stumbled across several coke bot- tles in the back seat. Finger prints were the first thought that came into my mind. This was the evi- dence needed to convict the cul- prits. Remembering that the criminals always return to the scene of their crime, I started to leave the area. As I slowly pulled away from the curb, I heard several high school girls yelling, Hey there, you, where are you going with our lunch- room?