East Aurora High School - Speculum Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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KE 74141 are ra ma aa way. A jovial countenance and twinkling eyes characterize K. D. Waldo. To most of us, he has been a familiar figure and an old friend since grade school days. His friend- ly words of greeting and his prodigious ability to remember names and faces are qualities which endear him to students and faculty alike. His judicious pursuance of educational progress has proved invaluable to us. We seniors owe much of the successful com- pletion of our high school years to the ef- forts of K. D. Waldo.

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Then followed a flurry of excitement as pictures were taken, dummys drawn, and copy written. As deadlines were met, there arose a shout from 122 as the editors, one and all, gratefully collapsed into awaiting chairs. Dey calls me Chocolate Drop cuz ah luves to Nestle. The first end man was introduced and the Minstrel Show was off to an hilarious two hours and a half. Yes, the Minstrel returned as a howling success after a two year absence. Then the juniors took front row seats with their production of the Broadway hit, You Can't Take It With You. With this feat safely tucked away in the annals, they began making plans for the junior Carnival. This turned out to be another feather in their caps. Things then began to move with lightning speed. The snow melted, leg make-up busi- ness zoomed upward, sack dresses were the rage, we moved from the center stairs to the Oxie , East High booster B. West, M. E. Riddle, and R. Bihlmuyer model fashions from the spring style show. front of school, and after a successful in- door season, the track team moved to the rigors of the outdoor world. With dizzying haste, Bow Week, the Mock Trial, the Y-Teen formal, the Girls' Club-P.T.A. card party, and Student Day passed. Wfe began counting the days of school left ,... relish- ing them, knowing there would be no future years at East for us. The hnal plans materialized as the Senior Prom, Banquet, and Baccalaureate passed. Then . . . commencement! Holding our di- plomas, we look at our name and wonder what it will stand for in the future. The fu- ture . . . when we will remember East High with a smile on our lips and a glow in our hearts. -7-

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nflfcmc mkefze f came 144- ,4Za7,2 adqfril Mme f 7 aww knew paul Qanaan Zac! aaa! haw Gripped with secret wonderment, we first met our new principal nearly a year ago. Throughout these past months his desire to promote the educational oppor- tunities and facilities of our school, his willing co-operation, his interest in and presence at all school activities, and his informal, amiable disposition are charac- teristics we have noted and admired in him. The class of '47 is proud of his notable achievements in educational development and appreciates the part he has played in making our last year a success. J. W. GATES Principal