Amundsen High School - Viking Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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lc VINCE REILLY 13,1956 THE AMUNDSEN LOG TIPPECANOE AND TYLER TOO Page Three THOSE WERE THE DAYS! Q A 'WW eanff' LET . www ' Sl..-ggb 'Ea VOID Vo Do Di 0 Do Jon-lnq T plcal Da For plcal yke - JL. XVhat was tl1e average day of a Juniors well represented as Serv- ce Girls 2ll'0 l,inrId 'I'eIIwt's1'1t. .Vultctl !t'1liII1. V111 .'l1l,lPlt't1lll-Vf a11d tl1e new dditions, Doreen fltlSpt'l'. Zllltl Illury fum' fl0S1N'l'. lixcuse our error, 'I'on1 lldldl' is tlso a llt'XYt'Ul1lt'l' to tl1e junior class vho already seems to have lllltl the food fortune ot' doing well i11 all 'fi1'I1lx. .llisx 1-'ricl.'1', who is that tall, londe, charniiug, debonair, etc., -tc., etc., stranger wl1o keeps mak- ng ytill late for classes every day? As ll. finale to the Variety Show he Zvrs Illlll t'or1'cIlrs witl1 tl1eir icts, appeared ot1 tI1e television 'how, Ifref1l.'fo.vI lluudxlurtrt. Fellow Slll,l.l'l't'l'S i'l'0lll ll0l1lt'lY0l'li vl1o find tin1e to help 011 the dance 'ommittee are: Ifcrnild Slrliiglc, Irlrilyn .ftrizelonfg l.inrIr1 'I'f'IIefxc:1. 'drol Dudley, .loan l'rm lt'f'x.w'I, and .tll'tllHt' lfinlz. Selecting ring patterns for tl1e lass ot' '58 were ,-inn .llrtrie Thor- fesen. lt'drrn l,ucd.v, G1'rrrt11 tllotr- en. illlll .II l.ur.w'n. l'ert Zllltl pretty ill her majorette lllll'Ul'lll tl1is 111o11tl1's Junior .latte 1as taken part it1 tl1e l ashion 'how, l,ettergi1'ls, Student Council, .'l'..-K., tlirls' Chorus, l'i11 tllltl Ring omntittee. Zllltl is a llltilllllvl' ot' the lonor Society. Before we forget, t's Ht'I'l'tl.Il tllotrcn- Even though here t'or a short, i111e, he has become a prominent 'igure in the IM class. ldootball 'anks an1o11g l1is llllllly activities tlong with 11is column, Tip Offs. 'ou guessed it. Norm Samuelson. Sllltlttlli expense, everything possible was duplicate lll0 average day. like i11 1010? Sparing no done to Here are the finds: ti a.1n .... Time to get up to milk the cows. 6:10 . . . Aw, come on, get up and milk the cows. 6:30 . . . Please get 11p Zllltl milk lllt' cows. 7:00 . . . 1'lats breakfast twith- out milkj then start for school by trolley land Ollly Bc, even XYl1ll0llt a CTA passl. 8:00 . . . Get to school anzl start writing out ponies ttimes haven't changed too muchi. 10:00 . . . Flunk exam anyway. 11:00 , . - Finally get up courage to ask so111e slick chick 0111. 3 11.111 .... Well, she probably really is lJllSX illill 11igl1t! You run o11t of tl1e school, draggin' behind yo11 yo11r new raccoon coat and jump i11to yo11r buddy's new 1910 car. tA l0lltl t'l'1lSlll1lL.'f sound is heard.J I told you not to jump lllitl tl1e car, replies your buddy as l1e picks himself Olll of what. is 11ow a heap of trash 1Ilt'lZll. 0:00 . . . You eat tllIlll4'I' twithout milkh. You ask y0lll' Dad for the horseless carriage. He's ill a had mood so you e11d up gallopi11g to your cl1ick's house on your car- riageless l1orse. 10:00 . . . After the nickelodeon is out. down to Ye Olde Sweet, Shop you go. You order ice cream, with a spoon. They bring yo11 the ice cream, but you have to spoon for yourself, 11:00 . . . Home, Sweet Home. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT- by Dolly Teising 1+'.'1'.A. secretary, 1u'.vlcIIe lietzclos, invited all tl1e nt w l11t'lllllt'l'S of that organization to attend a tea on tl1c 251th of September? lt just so hap- 110113 that September ll2lS come and gone! That tall Zllltl handso1ne 411. tiefwye Stray. is constantly being stopped i11 tl1e halls by girls who have crushes on him? Kurcii Iatcus XYOII tl1e 1 speak for democracy contest, here at A.II-S. The faculty is voting o11 a bill to allow the girls' gym classes to wear bloomers instead of tl1e regulation ankle length skirts and middy blouses? Lynn HI'd1l!It'1l.bIlI'jl will never give up tl1e ship? She will write tllltl write until she reaches her goal of sixty inches for Quill a11d Scroll eligibility! If she keeps working at llet' present rate, she will certainly deserve it. As one Arab said to the other' I shall meet ze at ze PYRAMID GRILL 5211 N. DAMEN ' Overheard at an old time movie -nw-, Q .L lit J- I xliidsi .1-5. 1 1, N vim Barbara M1-rtes, Jill, won two medals i11 baton twirling contests in South llend, Indiana, on Satur- day. October 27. She WOII a fourth place 111edal i11 the beginners' con- test and a t'it'th place lIll'tl1ll it1 the advanced contest. Opinions of Curfew Law An overwhelming niajority of our teeneagers are opposed to curfew laws which would make them be homo at a certain hour. These laws llilY4' been imposed in Chicago, and other cities in an at- tempt to break llll juvenile delin- quency. In Chicago, the curfew requires teen-agers llIltlt'l' 17, 1101 accompan- ied by lllll1llS, to be off the st ree ts at 10:30 except for lf'riday and Sat,- urday nights when it. is 11:30, Eighty-five per ce11t ot' tl1e teen- agers interviewed reported that they are against these laws. They feel that. their parents should tell tl1e111 when they must be i11. In colonial Anterica it, secms that at lllllt' o'c-lock, hells were tolled illltl tl1e sidewalks were l2llit'll up. Those who werent' at home were punished by llt'lllLf placed in a stock. FREE l S1.0U in Merchandise with S10.00 in purchases RECORDS NEW AND USED 25c - 39c - 89c - 98c Western Automatic Music, Inc. 4206 N. Western

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S -4 REAL, REAL GONE. BUT NOT I-'ORGOTTEN EDITOR: KARL GA Page Two 'ras AMUNDSEN Loc November 13. 195 The Questioning uoter by Carol Brocato Question: How do you think the school system could be improved? Vickie Brauer, 3A: More mir- rors in the girls' washrooms for betterment of the student body. Mrs. Kenipster: Put an empha- sis on work instead of on extra curricular activities. Lynn Brandenburg, 4B: Just put me in the school system and I'l1 show you. Pat 0'llrien, 213: I feel a recre- ation lounge with a juke box for dancing during lunch periods and study halls would improve the at- titude of the students. This idea has proven successful in other schools. Charlotte Schwartz, 2B: XVe really should have more time be- tween classes and larger lockers. Traffic cops in the halls would prove helpful, too. Choristers Carol Capricious Cantata Hallelujah Chorus Repeated Favorite It's Music Festival time again and the orchestra, band, and choruses. under the direction of Mr. Carroll Simmons cmd Mr. I. Maurice Dob- bins, respectively. are working hard to give you the best performance possible on December 12 and 14. The orchestra is busy tuning up to the strains of Promenade, 'iil'lllllllt'it'l S Lullaby, Hansel and tlritf-I, and Midnight Beguine, while the hand is perfecting such pieces as: Thunder West, Waltz from Eugene Ons-gin, Russian Sailer's Dance, Joshua, and No- body Knows the Trouble I've Seen. No one can say the choruses arnn't hard at work. Senior Chorus is practicing Jingle Bells, Bat- tle Hyinn of the Republic, As Lately We Watched, and Come Rise up Early in the Morning. The Girls' will lr' doing The Star, Snow Song, The Sleigh. and Green Cathedral. Boys' Chorus will ll l'lll0lllZC' to Cider Song, Sony 1 f' the Galley, and Brothers Sing on. The choruses will combine to end the festival with the traditional Hallelujah Chorus. Miss Heindl, Gym Teacher: The spirit of the student body should be improved by everyone partici- pating in the opportunities offered. Ginger Prusener, 4B: We need more cooperation between the stu- dent and the teacher and vice versa. Pat Sullivan, 2B: The Board of Education should see to it that we have soap and paper towels in the lavatoriesf' George Stray, 4B: Bury 219 under ten tons of brick. Randy DuPuis, 4B: They should serve coffee and rolls in each class and have ash trays in the ink wells. Dear Diary' I just finished talking to Judy Flcnzingg she told me about the fun she, Dennis Sall, Terry Udrlenbcrg, and Dale Schneider had at the Luther Leaguers' Conference in Rock Island, Illinois. It was held on the campus of Augustana college. Could it be that the rumor I hear about Paulette Schroeder buying a wagon to carry her cast in is true? She broke her arm in a fall from a horse. Some exchanging of students ap- pears to be going on lately. Plzcron Marine and her brother, Joe. moved to Libertyville, while Arlene Grahm joined our ranks from Gary, Ind. r . Budlong, One of the Earliest Schools, Erected in 1860, Razed in 1907 I can't help thinking back to th recent Variety Show. I certainl enjoyed those Frosh-Sopii acts. Th Sphinx. l'i1's, Atlicnas. Tau Siy. I'ikctts, Judy Kaplan and Barbar Smith had just a ff-ze of the man good routines. It certainly doesn't take muc to convince a girls' club to have P.J. party. Several clubs havin these riots recently were the Am dos, Tabs, Alons, S,pltin.r, and Viv. I have been taking suggestion: from people as to those kizls who have good personalities, so that f could use it in Frosh-Soph. Twi names that keep coming up are IAH Sandra lVcissman and Janct Fallc That's all for now, Sue Teachers, Rate Yourselves Q .' Q I . - -1 . . . in X .5 ' 1. Arc your classes boring? . . at ' . - 5 - How boring? . . . Vcry boring ' . , , 2. Do you mumble? - . . Cohcrcntl l ' ly? . . . Erpcct pupils to listen ,f . . . Do :nf-yr . . . mo-1 - 3. Do you girc tests? . Onvtlu sf. W -A NQ , book? . - . On class discussion X 'W -EQ L . . . Out of your own brain? . . ' xl Docs anyone pass? . . . Why? X . 4. Did you 'zcritc your ozrn book A -et - ii 'I13.fi.'lfif'1iJ'iifiziifffifif .X -F-, x . . . 1 Q . . . ' . 1 Z - 5. Arn you ccccntric? . . . Just 4 ' 4 mb . - little strange? . . . Real queer. 5. W Wk 6. How many degrees do you hmm ,C ' M' 7 'xx i f at thc present time? . . . Onc L Q fd: 4. , 'r U . . . Two? . . . iThrcc? . . . Oh jj' i, ' T ' 1 , 5 Principal, huh? s , . W ' . -giq 'f ' 7. Do you like tcaching? . . . Why 0 scriooh bkws - 'bo A ' do you like teaching? . . . Haw ' . you crcr considered working in U C? , stead? ' X x Certified Photo Supplies 7 9 1949 W. LAWRENCE AVENUE ' cc an diss OLearys Cow Is All Bull -Maass EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPHIC How many Amundsenites realize that while they view our beautiful building, it was at one time the site of a truck garden? Mr. Otto Maass, Amundsen's new assistant engineer, has many more tales to tell about the A. H. S. district of fifty years ago and all are just as interesting. Why just down the road CFosterJ apiece was Clem's General Store, and on a lil' farther, on Argyle Street, stood the seemingly ever present McPherson Elementary School. The Ol' Farmers' Market, located on Foster and Lincoln, was the scene of mother natures freak show. Such phenomena as six leg- ged pigs, two headed calves, and four eared lambs were often fea- tnred. Mr. Maass can remember the days when the area surrounding Damen and Argyle was called Wendt's Woods. The Woods were located atop a beautiful sand hill almost two and a half stories high. Imag- ine being able to climb to the peak of the hill and having a clear view of the lake and its surrounding ter- ritory! The present site of Sears Roebuck and Company was once the homestead of two squatters who had fled to the North during the Civil War. A little anecdote of which Mr. Maass is very proud is that his grandfather held a position equiv- alent to that of mayor from 1878 until 1880. He also boasts of a great uncle who aided with the capture of John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated Honest Abe. Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not start the Chicago Fire, and a letter in the Maass family can prove that statement. It was actually caused by two drunken teamsters who were fighting. During the fight one threw a lantern at the other and THAT is how the fire originated. Makes quite a difference, doesn't it? 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HI-HO SILVER! MONEY RIDES AGAIN Page Four THE AMUNDSEN LOG EDITOR: IOAN November 13. 195 VA CCINE VI CTORI O US Did You Get Yours? At Least 2.93 of Us Haven 't SINCE SALK SER UM S TUPENDOUS SUCCESS 'OW I THE TIME TO AC Since Dr. Jonas Salk discovered the famous Salk vaccine many younger children have re- ceived their series of polio innoculations. The question arises, however, how many of YOU high school students have gone ahead to res ceive your shots? Polio has always been a dreaded disease and to help wipe out this disease give a few sec- onds of your life for a simple injection. During 1955 polio hit, hard. One out of every seven polio patients were teens. Many teens think polio attacks the very young. This is untrue, for 15'?i ot' all polio patients are teen- agers. Each year thousands of high school stu- dents are stricken with this dread disease. Here at A.H.S. with a total membership of 1,887, 1,836 forms were passed out during a division period to find out just how many stu- dents have taken advantage of the vaccine. 1,306 forms were returned, showing 1,013 had begun or finished their series of three shots, while 2393 of these 1,306 hadn't. Why haven't, these teens had their shots? A great majority of them when asked, said they were afraid of the needle and didn't want these precious shots. Others answered that their doc- tor was out of town, or they haven't. made an appointment yet. In most cases these excuses are feeble, simply because the vaccine is avail- nhle to anyone in the hospitals. One girl an- swered the question by admitting she had polio as a child ami urges her fellow teens to get their innoculations imlnediately! Automobiles May Soon Be Crowding Horses Off of Streets New Invention Reaches Speeds of 20 Miles an Hour TODAY, we are constantly plagued by a menacing machine, commonly known as an Automobile This contraption, not requiring the use of a horse or any other beast is pro- pelled by cither steam, electric or gas motor along the road at the unheard of speed of 20 miles an hour. Automobilists all agree that the auto has no practical value. It is inevitable, also. to see a driver crawling under his mechanical monster to try to set in order the' many parts which constantly go awry. Furthermore, as it sputters and churns along, it drives horses and other animals, to say nothing of humans, into a state of insanity. Why then, must we put up with this menace to society? Why, must we live in this state of constant fear of having our children run down in the streets, which were once considered comparatively safe? We are of the opinion that these 'automobiles' which create so much trouble, danger, and commotion be banned from our roads. 'Let us once more return to a safe method of travel and not go flying around the country at these ridiculous speeds. Bring back old Dobbin! 4' ,,,,,, ., -..-....QX..'c..vr' 'S-Zz. . -. - - Y MF' QU! .Hi . .rfrzra itsis.n.a:vri i 3 I mi p A 'UJVI I t I 'V ., A . r , N, A- .,, ..,.. - I .iii I Y. I iii flpf iff E, ,i i M if in Q fxi , '57 Q 'I N X 559 1' 2 f r 1 gg Mori-iE.R,ws-iv is HIS 5 i- ...-Z. !. - . 1, ..-.. HI' w.. 1. 'R'-L s M Psi I I 7' rw , 'il 5 A aa t' 'dr a lx :F txt fl' Q g 5 Q ,Q n ,. ,ti S, ,,,,g,,, , , I f 7 it 1 ii- Aix, 1 li -- 'A ' A if Y i ' Y' 63141 ' N yd 5 1 gf! , 1 ' Q q .., 5 Y, ,J ,. , 3 ' A 1.3, B If '..g1: I I Ki 41 5 My y lit lf, fl N i . 1 I vgiyssisg ,J D if ,t na ff 2. fi .Q .- t. I it a .refi ll ft ,ff W , s ii ' .A 1 ' fs, 'u 5 .Qi ggi: ' S tj. 1 It , ,ff .if 1 X' ' A If cnmcs E ,,,, ,,p , CORNER Is there any truth to the rumor that the sizzling Gilda Grey caused the recent Frisco earthquake with her new dance rendition labeled the shimmy ? After seeing Rudolph Valentino's latest movie The Sheik, I believe it will prove to be the most daring, inflaming, exciting picture he has appeared into date. In this movie, Valentino portrays a dashing, handsome sheik whose ro- mance and adventures will keep the women in sighs and the men on the edge of their seats. He's at his best in this story of the tempestu- ous loves and escapades of a passionate nomad on the burning sands of the Sahara Desert, where love is king and adventure knows no bounds. The latest craze in hair styles among the ladies today is the new Castle Rob, inspired by Irene tiastlc. She is also famous for start- ing the Castle Walk. Another movie worth seeing is Stranded i the Jungle, starring Mae Bush, a story of fine English lady who is lost in the deepes heart of Africa and is adopted by the natives Soon after this she becomes the queen of th tribe. An airplane crashts with a handsom pilot aboard and the pilot is captured by th tribe, presenting a conflict which is met an solved in an unusual fashion. This prove once and for all that our Mae will always r main, that ever popular, Mae Bush. P. S.: All the speculation about the new ide of having sound movies will never materializ the silent pictures will never be replaced. The are here to stay. Educational Opportunities Have Increased Greatly In Past 100 Years Education has come a long way since th days of our great-grandparents. If they wante schooling, they really had to work to gft i but today it is given to us. If our ancestors finished grammar schoo they were considered ready to face the worl Higher education was available only to th wealthy: while at the prtseut time it is r quired to attend high school and any worth person, no matter what his background ma attend college. We are fortunate in having better facllitie in our schools such as seating, lighting, hea ing, more books and other materials, and als a nmch wider range of subjects that can bette prepare us for our future lives. The well-qua ified teachers who instruct us are specialize in their fitld and are now thought of has hell ers rather than disciplinarians. School is also no longer considered a forit of drudgery that it was before, because of tht many extra-curricular activities that are nov associated with it. XVhy don't more people take advantage 0- these golden opportunities of education that ar offered to us today? 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