East Aurora High School - Auroran Yearbook (East Aurora, NY)

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At the beginning of eighth grade Butch Hanlon was again elected as the presi- dent of the Class of 1957. We organized a committee to plan our closed dance. Balloon busting predominated as a popular game along with dancing and refresh- ments. Dick Whalen and Gail Young were crowned Kingland Queen and received candy and pearls respectively. Mr. McCready's science classes will always hold memories of . . . along with our excellent tests marks. The Gettysburg Address era in Mr. Millard Henry's room proved to be beneficial to all and especially to La Netta Brown who won the contest. Eighth period of that year in social studies proved to be quite a restful time! No one will ever forget Mr. Hickey and his takeoff on Spaghetti Joef' Kay McKeeman and Kit Byrnes, Southern Belle and Torchy will never forget their nicknames, while the rest of us had to contend with the gavel. The cold wintry mornings in Mr. Drickis homeroom were certainly felt distinctly by those concerned. Our Christmas Operetta, Amahl and the Night Visitorsv was a great success and undertaking for us all. We were all surprised that we could make such a tremendous success on our own. A tripto Fort Niagara was the highlight of the year and the historic past was visited with great interest. Ninth grade came quickly after the beginning of Junior High School and again we called ourselves seniors. Our title Freshman'7 made us feel more a part of the student body. Many leaned toward scientific courses and took Earth Science. The trips to the graveyard and Sinking Ponds seemed exciting and adventurous to only one, but we learned a great deal about the world we live in. '4Stairway to the Stars , our first open dance was held with Bob Rose and Cecyl Hildinger as King and Queen. As in the preceding years Butch Hanlon was elected president of our class. Mrs. Byrnes served as our wonderful advisor. No one will ever forget Mr. Henrici and his humor!! The Senior Choir presented NThe Lowland Sea as an operetta which held much sentiment and meaning. Our sophomore year held many surprises in store. Denny French was elected president of the class. Our annual dance was entitled '4White Christmasn and turned out to be a social but not a financial success. Bill Donovan and Sharon Zee reigned as King and Queen: Geometry was the most talked of course of the year. The familiar question of what time does this period end rang in all our hearts when asked by our wonderful teacher, Mr. Pfleeger. Frogs were dissected by all that took Biology and many happy hours were spent with Mr. Lawson. 'LLet Freedom Sing, a television production. was presented by the senior choir under the direction of Mr. Eaton. To the entire school's sorrow, our beloved Mr. Elwood Eaton left the halls of East Aurora High School, along with many of our classmates, to join Iroquois Central. Many packed in the Aurora Theatre to see William Shakespeare's immortal 'tJulius Caesar that year. Our class was supervised by Mr. Shed during our Sophomore year. The Junior Year opened with the election of Bill Donovan as our president. The Sadie Hawkins Dance was a financial sucess with Bob Rose as Little Abner and Helen Wells as Daisy Mae. Our other social engagement of the year was our wonder- ful iflunior-Senior Prom over which Butch Hanlon and Barb Freeman reigned. As for scholastic work, seventeen of our classmates were installed into the Senior Na- tional Honor Society. Mr. Leland's jokes became a daily fad in American History along with the sheets with the purple printwll Best Foot Forwardn was the ope- retta presented with an extremely large cast on a very unusual stage. Our advisor- ship was doubled when Mr. Lawson and Mr. Shed were elected. Judy Reeves and John Minsker were elected to go abroad with the American Field Service and they went to Greece and Switzerland respectively. Finally we have reached our twelfth year in school. Now we are at the end of our career. Butch Hanlon was elected as president for the fourth year. The magazine sale was a tremendous success with Judy Henry and Larry Howe as top salesmen. With 3x5 cards, football games, basketball dances. Thesis', Beowulf, and Trigono- metry, we have had a fully packed year. Our class has felt privileged for having two wonderful exchange students at East Aurora High School this year, Nelly Beradi. of France, and Fridtjof Gorter of the Netherlands. As the annals of our high school days close, and as we continue on the road of life, the future looks to us for the solution to world peace. We shall fulfill our obli- gation and establish this peace for all mankind if we have the faith and courage to Search for the right road with mind and heart and soul.

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CLASS IIISTIIR Now that our thirteen years of friendship and amicability have come to a pause, we, the Class of 1957. look back through the past to the beginning of our educational instruction. During our first year of schooling we became acquainted with our teachers, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Allen. Our naps became a daily ritual along with our exercises on the jungle gym. We all quivered with excitement when we celebrated our first Valentinels party with goodies furnished by our mothers. Being promoted into first grade led us all into thinking that we were well on the way to being scholars. This was the first year that we had been separated into smallerrooms. To our amazement we found that we could print our names after much help from our patient teachers. The memory of fat green pencils and yellow paper will always be associated with our first printing attempts. We continued our napping periods and enjoyed music hour when we practiced rhythm with wooden sticks and triangles. Our seed selling campaign of second grade earned us prestige toward being future salesmen. We began to thrill to the stories of the Dick and Jane series as our reading gained volume and variety. Yearly plays began to be a highlight in our rooms. One such as 4'Little Red Riding Hood , was presented in Mrs. Adamis room to the enthusiastic applause of all. The highlight of our third year in elementary school was 'gPeter Rabbitn, a puppet show, given by Miss Bush's room. Multiplication and division entered our young minds for the first time, and writing in longhand was practiced. Miss Steger helped us to design and paint murals for decoration in the halls while Mrs. Olive Whiting helped us to appreciate the world of music. Our fourth grade proved to be completely filled with surprises and wonders. A new boy entered our class named Vitauts Alks. who had come to America from Latvia. How fascinating he was! Embarrassed Butchie Hanlon also entered the elementary school, later to be our President. This year was spent participating in everything from building bird houses to nature trips to the Sinking Pond with Mrs. Bartram. Many of us won prizes from the Buffalo Museum of Science on composi- tions about nature and her surroundings. Our social life showed a promising begin- ning that year. Fifth grade opened with the presentation of Hansel and Gretel as the operetta in which many of us performed. Mr. Brown, our first male teacher proved to be a friend to all of us. Mrs. Boldt's pupils became experts in weaving rugs and the mak- ing of other handicraft. Clyde Glasser displayed his talents by playing his accordion in the play that Mrs. Bechtells room presented. The students of this room also became more conscientious about their spelling when she began to give them African shells for perfect spelling tests. Many races between both sexes were seen in the cloak rooms during recess. Sixth grade was the senior year of elementary school and we all felt very import- ant. We now took part in the Service Club under the direction of Mrs. Pauline Whiting. During the activity we learned to accept responsibility and to be reliable. As in every year before, we completed our parents' Christmas presents, of wrapping paper made by stenciling. Many of us watched the MacArthur Homecoming at Miss Clarkis home on her new television set. The highlight of the year came in ,lune when we had Moving-Up Day. We all knew that soon we would be in Junior High School with all its glories. As we entered seventh grade, we became acquainted with parliamentary proced- ure and elected Butch Hanlon the president of our class. We all took part in pro- moting the victory of Tim Donovan as Student Council President. The first event in which we were included was our roller skating party at Creekside. 'Most of the class continued their musical career and advanced to the seventh grade chorus under the able direction of Mr. Elwood Eaton. As is found in every grade in high school, HOMEWORK became the cry of complaint of all of us. The sophomores of East Aurora High School helped us tremendously by appearing in our homerooms and answering questions. Our general language course made known to us the romantic languages but later the majority continued their study of Latin. A field trip to Letch- worth State Park was enjoyed by all during the fall. Points of historical interest werevisited and the refreshment stands were well populated.

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CLASS IIFFICIALS MISS BENSON MR. LAWSON EXECUTIVE BOARD 'iff' Row One: Barbara Freeman, Vice-Presidentg Butch Hanlon, Presidentg Dotty Kopp, Secretary. Row Two: Cail Young, Bette Hubhs. Row Three: Austin Spencer, Virginia Wolf, J im Davis. Missing, Sharon Zee, Treasurer. MR. HENRY MR. NISITA I4