Dubuque High School - Echo Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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qv IQ ,Q Q October came with a blast .... To start things off the ECHO Won first class honors . . . then came the long dreamed of task of dedicating the new field.. . . For years students and alumni had dreamed and hoped for a field adjoining Senior High, now their dream had come true .... All girls in the school banded together and formed the Girls' Forum choosing Helen Carew as their leader .... Sophomores elected their class ofhcers and student council representatives. . . . The National Honor Society chose Vince Stier- man as their presiding oH'icer. . . . Last but not least came Homecoming .... Students were decked out in red and blue from head to foot .... The halls of Senior rang with noise and laughter .... Students chose Eleanor Ulrich as their queen to reign over the joyous event .... Little Oscar, the mascot of the News, celebrated the day by taking on a brother. . . . But time marches on to . . . . page eight

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September comes but once per year .... Three new teachers, Lawson Hockey, Ruben Austin and Ed- ward Kriz, were added to the faculty . . . 345 sophomores, 31,5 juniors and 325 seniors registered as Sen- ior began its 18th year .... The first day of school was hardly over when Coach Dalzell announced the Hrst football game for September 19 . . . thus bringing the season ticket campaign . . . and possibly a chance to see the prize movie, A Yank In lbs' RAF. . . The News merited top honor ratings .... Two drum majors, Jerry Bohn and Tomvlfoodnorth, and a head majorette, Ellen Peaslee, were chosen to lead the band and the majorettes during the year. . . Two choruses, an A Capella choir and a mixed chorus were organ- ized under the direction of Miss Thelma Lillig .... The game room which was constructed to entertain the students during the lunch hour was completed .... With everything moving fast. page seven

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