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

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The preliminary convo opened the drive with the usual bang, and competition among the stu- dents was high. But Bill Konrad showed an un- usual aptitude for salesmanship when he turned in the grand total of 3151! Pigskin season arrived! The East High Athletic Field became the Roy E. Davis Field, and the gals took their yellow cords and wool shirts out of mothballs to watch the fellas kick the leather around the gridiron. Fans also noticed a new style at the games. They were a wee bit amazed at first, but soon became used to seeing students dressed in white, furred parkas reaching almost to the knee. The hrst of the senior class activities got under way with the fall rummage sale. The seniors worked hard in cooperation with the P.T.A. in making it a success. Then the Spec drive began. Senior shoe soles were worn thin while searching for merchants and professional men willing to ad' vertise. An all-time high of 351,254.00 was set and successfully reached. With funds completely assured, plans for the book materialized. When the fall leaves reached their height of color, the Girls' Club sponsored a dance entitled Autumn Fantasy , in keeping with the season. The affair was a big success in spite of the fact that the girls outnumbered the boys this year by 136. Near the end of the month the E. H. gym was the scene of another dance, this time given by the junior class. Some of our footlight aspirants had their first taste of greasepaint when the senior Presentation of mag- azine drive awards Mamma class presented their version of Fresh Fields . If there had been any Hollywood talent scouts in the audience, you may be sure the population of East High would have diminished. Yep, they were that good! By this time, the cage season was in full swing. From the beginning, the Cats showed promise of a good season. The hrst trophy of the year came by gaining second place in the DeKalb Holiday Tournament. Having placed third in the Big Eight, our cagers romped through the West High regional earning another trophy and a ticket to the Joliet sectional. Za mx Jaya,- feepwm, Zum Me cfwgaf mfrg M! -5-

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Book-laden freshmen be gin the new semester STORY OF THE YEAR The clear autumn, early-morning air was broken by the din of alarm clocks all over the east side. Electric buzzing, old-fashioned bells and the mod- ernistic radio turned on by a clock, brought 1,226 sleepy-eyed, tousled heads up from the pillows, and 1,226 puzzled minds wondered why in the world the alarm was going off at 7:00 A.M. Then 1,226 shaky stomachs were reminders that today was the first day of school. Yes, that was us back on September 4, 1946. Some of us groaned a little on the way to school, but once we were back in the old familiar halls of East, we were rather glad to be there. Everything was about the same as we had left it, except for a few changes. The auditorium and some of the class rooms were showing off a new paint job. Some of the kids had changed too. We couldn't Snmmevd game quite place that blonde girl. Oh, no wonder! She had cut her hair! But who were those strange creatures wandering around with lipstick on their faces? We found out when someone yelled, Hey, Greenhorn! Don't you know freshmen aren't al- lowed on the upper floor ? Laughing, we re- called days way back when someone taunted us with shouts of freshie . We soon slipped back into the groove of re- moving our gum before class, and reading some- thing besides the Sunday comic section. Pete Watson, Bill Buckley, and Norma Pfeifer, elected to lead the Student Council last spring, began making plans for the semester. The Boys' and Girls' Clubs held their annual parties for fresh- men. These organizations also joined with the band in sponsoring the annual Magazine Drive. 94' , mf, QmiqcwmfeaaM,ancfme.aZlgcv.wzfriencL1.

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Tom Meyers gets a few pointers from big brother , Phil Hurd. After routing Watseka, the fellas defeated Oak Park in one of the most exciting games they've ever played and we've ever sweated through. We then, for the first time in thirty-two years, proudly became one of the coveted Sweet Sixteen in competition at the state finals. One, two, three ,... twirl.', Weeks be- fore the Yule-log spirit really began to burn brightly at East, the drama dancers were practicing to Carol of the Bells . The mus- ical and drama groups continued the tra- dition of presenting inspiring cantatas to the students. We came back from vacation looking really sharp in our new Christmas gifts. Our minds fresh and clear, we began to bone up on semester exams. Of course, it was pretty hard to concentrate on the electrolysis proc- ess and difficult test questions, when we were all pretty worried about Richard QDid he ever get that door open?j. But eventually grades were a thing of the past, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. A new semester brought many changes to East. A new registration system made ar- ranging programs much more simple. The various organizations inaugurated new of- ficers. The student body elected Don Beane, john Rennicke, and Therese Worland to lead the Student Council. We all got a bang out of the Girls' Club officers running around school representing the past, present, and fu- ture on initiation day. And then one of the big secrets of the year was unveiled! Spec editors were an- nounced! Assisting Lois Westphal, editor- in-chief, were Norma Pfeifer, literary, Edna Milbrandt, photography, joan Crawford, manuscript, Aileen Smith, art, and Betty Lou Castens, business. 1 i l One of East High's many Yuletide parties Qeflcwj cmd aheacfaf QW, am 9 Zelda! Uwe 410124, f Zeafm, me mawalme Zceci. -6...