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

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT CLASS-A Presiding over a discussion--V-Miss Veronica O'Neil, seated, Eleanor Sterner, Miss O'Neil, Vivien Huston, Nancy Knickerbocker, Charles Neupert, Joan Worrell, Lorraine Ernst, and Carleen Daily, standing, Bob Flinn, Dick Jones, Stan Hogle, Jack Hollis, and Lyle Wimrnergren. Ambitious council accomplishes much STUDENT COUNClL OFFICERS- Governing the Council during the post year--Phil Hurd, president, Jack Hollis, vice-president, Vivien Huston, secretory-treasurer, Lyle Wimmergren, president, Stan Hogle, vice-president. Not in picture-- Dorothy Bohley, secretary-treasurer, 20 Something must be done about itl A demand for ac- tion echoed in Student Council meetings during the past year, and certainly The Do-Some- thing Council accomplished many things. The traffic com- mittee revised the parking regulations to comply with fire laws. The cafeteria committee sold milk in the gym and on the third floor to eliminate confu- sion in the cafeteria. Other projects included contributions to the March of Dimes and a lost and found system.

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STYLE Sl'lOW7Modeling clothes they made for the style show7Seated, Sandra Smely and Carol Baum, standing, Elaine Augustine, Joyce Burg, Carol Giese, Delores Upright, Lois Hazelwood, Gloria Regnier. some time for extracurricular activities Q partment offered shop, mechanical drawing, electronics, machine shop, and printing. Mr. Sides, Mr. Simonsen, and Mr. Strong were newcomers to the department. Mr. Bennett divided his time between high school and grades. Mr. Sirnonsen acted as Radio Club adviser, Mr. White had charge of driver edu- cation, and Mr. Burgett was superintendent of buildings. Physical education was in charge of Miss Limbaugh and Mr. Maze, In addition Miss Limbaugh had G.A.A., and Mr. Maze was head coach of football and assistant coach of track. Mrs. Hawks, the school's full-time nurse, acted as adviser for the Junior Red Cross, Future Nurses, and l-li-C. Mrs. Cofey, another member of the health department, taught cor- rective speech. Social Science teachers included Mr. H. Davis, Miss Galbraith, Mr. Day, Mr. Trotto, and Miss Martens. Miss Galbraith supervised the cheerleaders, Mr. Davis, Delphi. The music department offered classes in harmony, in appreciation, voice, orchestra, and band, Miss Pouk was in charge of all choir and chorus appearances. Mr. Langlitz, of the orchestra, and Mr. Trotto, of the band. Art courses included commercial art, crafts, design, and scenery. Under Miss Pooley's supervision was built scenery for all school productions. The annual art exhibit was ar- ranged by Miss Shirley. The library of about l0,000 volumes, in- creased by SOO volumes this year, was under the management of Miss Allen, head librarian, assisted by Mrs. Shurson and the library sci- ence class. l9

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East dedicates memorial to war dead As a memorial to former East High stu- dents who gave their lives in World War ll, a Baldwin electronic organ and a bronze plaque were formally presented and dedicated by a special service in the East High School auditorium an Memorial Day. The organ had been installed in the auditorium in March, and the plaque was placed in the corridor to the right ot the auditorium doors. The plaque and organ were purchased with the money from two tunds4The War Me- morial Fund and the Organ Fund. The Me- morial Fund was contributed by the Senior Classes and Student Councils ot the years l943, I944, l945, and l946, the organ fund, by the senior classes of l945, i947 and l948. Inscribed in this order upon the plaque are the names of these boys who gave their lives: Eugene FitzSummons James Mathieu Cornelius Bumbar .loc Buck Elmer Get: Hershel Horton Carl Touvell Norman Hachsprung John Hoerr Joseph Palmer Paul Blackman Robert J. Miller Clarence Sampson William Austin Logan Jeffrey Drury William Solfisbura Donald Pagel Walter Truemper Ray Parodies Max Rhine David Foote Phillip Locke Leo Phillipp Robert Lay George Daraban Dale Beam Robert Judt Robert Caswell Elmer Stallmann Louis Piscoran Robert Stoner Peter Andrews Alan Erlenborn Glenn Miller Alex Koteles Jeroid Merle Tate Lewis Martner Kenneth Wurtz Wayne Oley Channing Miller Robert DeKing Donald Yaeger Cletis Smith Stanley Jurgelonis Albert Balogh William Rackmyer Bernard Goldsmith Nicholas Tolian Robert Platt Elmer Mclntire Donald May Everett DuSeIl Robert Shoger Charles E. Patterson Victor Rippa Howard Carter Jack Starr Bill Koulos Bernard Ries Louis G. Ratz Sylvester Markus James Brengman Walter Little Robert Brown Jack Carr Ralph Gengler Lawrence Groesch Robert Jobe Raymond Christotfcl Joseph Gabriel Charles Stephenson Harold Zenner Willmer Harrly LeRoy Kraft Thomas McKnight Michael Molnar Walter Ascey James Ferguson Donald Johnson Bertram Fassig Glenn McElroy LaVerne Wolgast Herman Dumdie Louis Richards Herbert Muller Judson Doane John Abel James Welch Arthur Swartz Wayne Schlentz Neil Walsh William Fletcher Joseph Westphall Louis Daybook Richard L. Hipsock Harry G. Tesch ORGAN MEMORIAL--Taking lessons on the new memorial crgan-Virginia Hasmason, Ann Hensley, Lois Hoffman Nancy Thacker, Bill Chally at orgcn, Gertrude Deppe, Doris Ninke with Miss Pouk of the music department,