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

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daazwzde This story is about us-our school, our classes, our faculty, our activities, our teams-and so we have assembled on these pages what we think are the highlights and the lowdown of the year. We hope our pictures and patter will give you a Hash back of the year 1948. THE EDITORS 10667

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Wear cawzaea, lie new lack, It all began September 3, 1947. In the cool autumn breezes came the persistent calls of mother and the frantic ringing of the alarm clock. Yes, the swimming, hiking, picnicing, and loafing were over, and the buzz of another year's activities began. Approximately 1300 students found themselves tossed on an ocean of activities at East. The bewildered freshie took on the look of amazement, as the seniors baited their traps. A few new faces greeted the homestead, and a few oldsters, who had spent the summer in hibernation, tripped back into the limelight of our own private world. In a short time, East High was again running smoothly and successfully. The National Scholastic Press Association rated our Auroran as All-American, and as one good thing follows another, the '48 Spec drive surpassed its goal. Paula Smith and Moon Gin walked off as the undisputed winners in the annual Magazine Drive, that reached an all time high of 36,000 The dazzle of Davis field took on the sport light as we watched the East High muscle men upset Elgin and Freeport in some fast Tomcat action. Some of us parked on the new bleachers, while others pushed our way in lines to the refresh- ment stand where the Lettermen's Club sold steaming hot coffee to take away those chills. After purchasing a new time 1. Reacquainting themselves with classmates and school are C. Breyne, D. Olson, N. Meyers, J. Lazar, D. Hillock, and F. Neiser. 2. Responsible for the new machine shop is the vocational guidance committee composed of J. Werner, machinists' union representative, Dr. J. W. Gates, principalg McKee, presi- dent of McKee Door Company, and R. Kunold, instructor. 3. Comparing their watches, won for being the high salesmen in the magazine drive, are P. Smith and M. Gin, 4 Robbie aids the band by buying a booster hat 5 Aft h . . . er t e days school activities, the Tom-a-Hawk Club offers a variety of entertainment for the students. 1