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

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1. J. Schosseler, D. Kittoe, and G. Nichols compare their mid-semester report cards. 2. Presenting letters to gridiron players, C. Baker and A. Buckowich, is football coach, -I. Maze. 3. Before his speech about dialects, G. Groman is greeted by W. Cutter, Student Council president. I I red nose and frost-bitten toe barely survived the ill-weather and also the family feast that followed. Success must have been the password for the senior class, for not long afterward they took us through the pages of Little Women , the senior class play. The humor, pathos, and homeyness of the March family captured all our hearts. The gay costumes of the early nineteenth century brought Civil War days to the East High stage. The end of the quarter brought report cards, bearers of gloom or gladness, and Christmas va- cation. The drama and music classes staged the Christmas Cantata. Scenes from Spain, Holland, Russia, Norway, and Sweden were conveyed in the solemness of the Christmas spirit. aiam, , dak, Then followed the Hurry of the last semester. The East hardwood was invaded by the Big Eight Conference teams. Pep convos brought us closer in spirit to our squad. East defeated West in an evenly matched round-up. Then before we knew it, the basketball season was ended and track sea- son began. Ralph Mead, captain of the track team, led Robbie and the boys to many victories. Work on the Speculum went on and on. Pencil and paper flew, typewriter keys were beaten to death, and deadlines were met. Weary editors nearly collapsed at the impact, but as they slowed down to a gallop, things began to materialize and the real thing was developed. As Minstrel days rolled around, we dipped our lingers into the blackface and again watched Minstrel days are here again as endmen line up to sing the opening song. Shown are R. Hix, E. Donka, J. Swanson, R. Pemberton, H. W. Matthews, G. Kurns, A. Krock, C. M. White, interlocutor, W. Olson, D. Eads, H. B. LaVine, D. Boyd, W. Branch. R. Gurley, L. Spears.

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gamea, canada, ,aafgeaww clock, the lettermen sponsored many a fifth-quarter dance with their eyes on a new scoreboard. The music department sang out with In Old St. Louis, an operetta depicting southern life in the nineteenth century. Pat Lay and Ramona Leifheit stirred the audience with their sweet, lark voices. Wfhen the October rains swept in, East High launched the rummage sale, a two-fold project for the senior class and P.T.A. Slightly revising the class motto, Either I will find a way or make one , to Either I will find rummage or make some, the seniors made the drive, under the leadership of Mrs. H. Humiston, another of those E.H.S. successes. All of us were enthralled by the experiences of Nutchuk, the Eskimo, in one of the many special convos presented by the Boys' Club and Student Council. C. I. jones brought us interesting information on gyroscopes, and G. G. Groman re- vealed I-Iow other people talk. Wluat would we do without those enjoyable interludes that force us from our classes? Dancing to the lilting strains of Dale Schultz and his or- chestra, the juniors staged their annual dance, Wir1ter Worl- derlandf' Seeking to avenge last year's defeat, the Tomcats tied their cross-town rivals in the Turkey Day tilt. Many a 1. Part of the cast of the Halloween convo are I., Meck, P. Stutz, J. Draper, J, Howard, C. DeHeart, and S. Smely. 2. Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better, say G. Thurow and D. Iiads at the Thanksgiving convo. 3. Football Captain D, johnson looks as though he would be tough opposition for any opposing team, 4. Enjoying the Christmas open house, even though their ex- pressions may not show it, are C, Hix, M. jones, D. Gerhardt, and A, Platt. 5, J. Layden and D. johnson, football captains, are interested in the outcome of the flipping of the coin at the Thanksgiving Day game.

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1 O0 0,6 v,as Q. oo. ,, Rogers, J. Smely, F. Riley, and J. Meacham pose in the Minstrel dance, Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree. 2. Being initiated is only part of the work J. Baker, D. Hansen, and F. George went through as officers of the Girls' Club. 3. B. Rieckert, D. Dowcll, E. Regnier, J. Duy, and P. Dieters display clothing they wore in the annual style show. our endmen cut capers to Minstrel Days Are Here Again! That will cost you one 7:50. Well, who does that kid think he is! He happens to be the teacher. It's Student Day, remember? April showers brought the showboat to town in the form of the Auroran Variety Show. As the students boarded the showboat to shove off, we all realized that there's no business like show business. Suddenly a change came over all of us. We slept in our favorite classes, our heads began to swim, and our thoughts turned away from school toward vacation. Yes, the little green gremlin, spring fever, had invaded our sanctuary. The seniors began to get a little nervous and sometimes even sad. On April 17 everyone had a big date for the senior dance. They felt a little more dignified on this occasion, as this was the last dance they were to sponsor. Class Day came. We read our Specs with en- thusiasm. Baccalaureate was greeted with a ser- iousness that was never felt before. The seniors brushed up on their etiquette for the banquet and danced 'til the wee hours at the prom. And then the whirl of events was over. Their happy dream had ended. They soon found themselves standing on the field in caps and gowns singing Alma Mater as they had never sung before. It had been a joyous year. It had been a hard working year. It had been one of the best years of their lives. L Victors of the individual speaking events in the Big Eight Debate tournament were V. Furnish and I.. Winimeirgren. 2. Running the school for a day seems to be an easy job for R. Shaw, D. Johnson, and J. Burkel, Student Day officers. 3. E. Miller, J. Millen, D, Leesley, and P. Meadal take each other's measurements for caps and gowns.