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

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Paracles, plays, games, programs, and window decorations in the halls, and a large Christmas tree adorned with blue lights and covered with snow on the outdoor balcony at the front entrance. According to tradition a Christmas program was presented by the drama department and the orchestra. But because of the record snow fall which stopped the busses, school was William Tell and Son?--Don Bechthold, champion exnibition archer, is shown at a school convo demon- strating his skill. The victim is Ronald Nichols, and t n the right is Ginger Bechthold. With an E , With on A Football girls yelling with all their might at the Thanksgiving Day conyo are Shirley Clark, Janet Gumz, Betty Zvanut, Carole closed Friday canceling the Boys' club party and all homeroom parties. After the holidays we had only four weeks left until the end ofthe semester and the issu- ing of report cards. With the beginning of the new semester we found the juniors busy getting their plans made for the Junior Carnival. That night Parkins, Joan Brown, Margie Goodendorf, Jean Ann Schafer, Joyce Flynn, Kay Shohoney, Joyce Nilles, Carolyn Paul, Joyce Campbell, and Vera Jccobsrvn Dul1l1h-l don' know Hoping that his frienl Mort isnt as dumb as he appears to be, Dr. Gatos probes for c sign of intelligence at the Thanlfsgning Day canyo.

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ponytails and pooclles vogue at East Then came the game we had all looked for- ward to, the annual Thanksgiving Day game, which was played in the rain and mud, after- wards came the dance for the victors, West I-Iigh. What shall I wear? , I wonder how I looked. Such were the comments of the stu- Pascdenc, Here We Come --A mock parade was one of the highlights of this year's homecoming convo. Mar- lene Foth and Jean Fowler are shown with the G.A.A. cot float. Darlene Erwin and Nancy Lindenmeyer display the crystal gazer Hi-C contribution. Nancy Boyd controls the Girls' club flower float. Ada Mighell propels the a cap- pella's addition to the parade, while Carol McCue, Leah- rae James, Joan Saloga, and Norma Jeske pose as Free- port's cheerleaders. Bunyan Supports Book WeekfShown are the art and library science students who arranged the display: Ray Thill and Bob Carpentier, art department, Clinton Orland and Jim Trapp, library science. dents as picture taking for the Speculum went on from early September until April, With the falling of snow, all students fol- lowed the Tomcat cagers in their 1951-1952 season, led by Captain Dick Vester. Signs of Christmas were present in the East High homerooms with Christmas trees, door Rose Bedecked Royalty-Homecoming queen, Joan Brown, displays her royal bouquet, accompanied by her attendants Jane Deisher and Jean Brown. Donna Dorn, Irene Vella, Nancy Laughlin, Jean Ann Schafer and Mary Lou I-lanny, queen candidates, are in the fore- ground. Self-Reliance Panel---Parent and student speakers for the P.T.A. Self-Reliance panel are Sharon Wahl and D. E. Brown, sophomore representatives, Carlos Powelson and Sabra Mitchell, junior, Dave Richardson and Mrs. P. J. Melody, senior, and Mrs. Wendell Bartelt and Peggy DeVore, freshman.

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convos reflect life cincl times of students everyone had fun at the many attractions such as the auditorium show, the marriage bureau, spook house, and last but not least the Junior Carnival dance, crowning Janis Dowell, queen, and Ernie Tuymer, king. Minstrel Days Are Here Again and Ala- bamy Bound were the beginning and ending numbers ot the l952 Minstrel show. End men, Chimes Ring Out- Shown below is Vera Jacobson playing Christmas music at the tea given by the Girls' club for the faculty. Yuletide Pageant-fPortrayirig their roles in The Little Match Girl are members at Miss Bredlow's drama classes: Margie Hall, Sharon Wahl, Shirley Clark, Alice Gregg, Larry Tanner and Reynier Preston novelty acts, and stooges all composed the cast to make the seventeenth annual Minstrel a huge success. Students behind the team lOO per cent, the most ferocious paper Tomcat held up by the rooters' section at the regional tournament game did not scare the West High Blackhawks, whO were victorious, Crowning Moment-fr-The Junior Carnival coronation included, back row, J. Worley, P. Helgren, R. Abel, T. Rice, H, Thielman, C. Wilson, last year's king, E. Tuymer, king, and J. Dowell, queen, C. Ladd, last year's queen, E, Dieser, T, Korody, C. McGinn and D. Woody, front row, E. Obenchain, G. Hickernell, J. Gumz, C, VanDuser, D. Newman, crown bearer, V, Curtin, C. Bloodgood. N, Ehrhart, crown bearer, S. Henderson, S. Morrison, and J. Rumple. K J