Amundsen High School - Viking Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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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1 1 1 I WINNERS N' WONDERS Editor: SANDY SWENSON PageTwo THE AMUNDSEN LOG MorCh2lf1957 Anagnos Given D. A. R. Award Elise Anagnos, through her deni- onstration ot' the qualities ot' de- pendability, leadership, serviee, and patriotislu has been presented with a Good Citizenship Award by the Ililllllhters ot' the Ameriean ltevolu- tion. A pin and eertitieate was given to her by Dr. Anderson, She also attended a lnneheon t'or all of the eity's winners at the Drake Hotel on Mareh ll. The award is given to a stud:-ut . , . Ill every :re tool :ril is based on the aboye mentioned qualities. Elise has t'o'le mueh to warrant this honor su'-li as originating our t'ode of t'ou'lutt. representing our sehool at many eity-wide Coile ot' Conduet eouferenees, at-ting as president ot' the Student Count-il for two semesters, reeeiving essay awards. ant :'ei .'ing as riee presi dent ot' the :lx-mor elass She will also art as Mistress ot' l'ert-niotiier at the Variety Show. Fludas and Cates Attend Ghana Press Conference What! West, Afrieai' No but two members Atnunlseuites moving to ot' the LOG st:1t't', .Iohn lffudas and Karl Gates true At'rif':1u:: at heart, attended a r.-e:ut press t-onferenee for Ghana, the wot-lv!'s newest na- tion. This territory, previously known as the Gold t'o'1::l, was given its illfit'llt'lltIt'Ili this niouth from Great Ilritaiu, and so marked au historic- ereut. The dist-ussiou iuelulel an out- look of the future ot' this new eoun- try. Presidinsz and answeringones tions was the llritish Consul Gen- eral. who intr duced a representa- tive of Ghana in native eostume. A t'iIm. whieh showel the in- dustry of this rieh land was seen. Seated around a conference table are tl-e five I-Xrrsundsen representa- tives who appeared on the WTTDV production, Youth and You. Seated. left to right are: Iohn Fludas. then producer, Maurice Borg: Vincent P. Reilly, Bonnie Bond, Elise Anagnos, and Iudith Kenniker. ASQUCJQJ Que iewfi ver ji!! Members of the LOG staff have also appeared on the Ronny Born Breakfast Bandstaud show. They discussed the duties of the sehool paper, reporters, and writers, Appearing on the television pro gram Youth and You were Elise Anagnos, Judy liennilzer and Vinee Iteilly from the drama ll elass. Al- teruates were Bonny Bond and John Fludas, This informal patiel show has been on tlhaunell ll Thursday eve- nings these past few weeks with rt-preseutatiyes from the various RADIO CLUB STARTS ACTION IN APRIL Something new has been added. schools in Chieago. The Amuudsen group discussed the question ot' Chivalry, and whether it is evident among high sehool students today or not. Extra eurrienlar activities and their ef- feet. upon the seholarship of teen- agers also dominated the eonver- sation. The Code of Conduet, whieh was reeently adopted by Amundsen students, was reviewed. and its meaning and effect explained. AHS BOASTS ELEVEN WINNERS Ont ot' the twenty-four winners ot' the llistriet Science Fair held March 7 and S at the Clinton St-hool, eleven were Amundsenites. The only first-place winner was a graph in three dimensions by Dennis Couzin. There were three second-plaee winners, ineludiug John Neu- meier with photoiraphy, John llonaluu-'s television set, and Walter Ba- ronian's repulsion eoil. The third-place winners were: Robert Leonard showing the comparison of airplanes and flying animals: Lilian Haase and Riehard Farrell with synthetie rubber: Steve Mullerheinfs transis- torized vottago supply: and Carolyn Baeh's determination of pi. All ot' the winners t'rom the annual Seienee Fair, which was held in the girls' gym Mareb -I, took their exhibits to the District Fair. Besides the entries whieh plaeed in the District Fair the other win- ners wero: a surrf-yor's transit by Daniel Uditsky and Howard Galley front the 9th grade class: Hedda Behnke and Charlene Batey demon- strating the anatomy of a frog from the biology elassg Roland Gubisch's photo-eleetrie counter, along with James Hagan and Al I.arson's tran- sistor-operated sun radio from the electronies elass. The physics elass was represented by Carolyn Bac-h's raeuiun bottle study and finite planes by Alan Inckott and Irwin Weiss eaptured the award t'or the math department. A Radio elub, sponsored by Mr. Eugene Cole, will hold its first meeting Friday, April 5. 10th pe- riod in the It.O.'l'.C. room. Tom liurnef. 2A, and Bula Web- ber, SA, toyed with the idea of sueh a elub for several semesters before finally bringing it to Dr. Anderson, who turned thumbs up on the proj- eet, Mr. Cole. a seienee teaeher new to the school this semester. was then recruited to serve as sponsor. Several students have already signed up for membership. Among them are Jim Nf1'll'lII'f. Jlikr' Heres- lcin. Hurry Ifobertx, Jun Anflerson. ,lluttremi lfurlrt' and George Pltris- Intros- The purpose of this organization is to teaeh its members Morse Code and basic radio theory, VIKING ALL YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE HERE S115 N.Damen Ave. SU 4-9325 DRUMS - VIBES - MARIMBA Professional Instruction for Beginners and Advanced Students in Classical. Modern Iazz, Latin and Rock and Roll. FREE TRIAL LESSON CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT George Clarke RA- 8-4337 ju 39' ,. T jottmflw ll'eII, here goes for the .vrronrl try. .tx the time 'is slowly xlippingl by: With idetlx fem and euntrilns none. Uh Hoff, is Iltix the fun. . . . Skating. skating is the theme of the Ilemures sinee they began plan- ning t'or their roller skating party on March 23. XVit,h the Variety Show well uu- der way, we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the aets that are partieipating. Two new members have been added to the ltllites. They are Faro! Johanson and JIIIIAII Na'ltror1la'r. Making good use of their athletie talent are the new members of the Girls' All-Star Volleyball team: lfflflll GI'1'l'tIS1NHl, Nonnhu Il'nmlell. Put lrueux, lu'Iuine l.impf'ri.v. and Nut' NIIHIIIIIIVI' and Jlllltll I'f'lf'r'.yo't. A shy, eute brunette is our Jun- ior Jane t'or this issue. She eau be seen twirliug at l'ootball and basketball games, taking part. in Variety Shows, and helping in the offiee. Au llouor Soeiety pin eau be seen on I.inrlu JoItn.wn's lapel. As t'or Junior Joe, this popular t'ellow was hand pieked by the fa- mous aetor Sir Cedrie llardwi'-ke to appear in a play at the Sehubert Theater. Joe plans to attend the Aetors Theater in New York whieh boasts sur-h alumni as Marlon Rrau- do and the late Jimmy Dean. As a pastime he likes to sing, wrestle and partieipate in intramurals, but just being himself is how flux Lum- prox beeame so popular with his t'ellow elassmatesf - .lt-tznie K Sue Certified Photo Suonlies 1949 W. LAWRENCE AVENUE EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPI-IIC HALLMARK CARDS Use Our Lay-away Plan VIKING BONUS This Coupon Will Be Honored at the Reduced Rate of 65 cents On Any Wednesday or Thursday Evening O SHOE SKATE RENTAL O New Riverview Roller Rink 2500 W. Belmont

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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