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

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School life round of goiety, gloclness, Bow week seemed to sneak up on us, and it wasn't long before you could distinguish all classes by the colors of bows they were wearing -seniors, blue, juniors, red, sophomores, yel- low, and freshmen, green. Every two weeks students received the Au- roran, our school paper. With nine straight victories over West High, A Girl in Every Port-Ted Watson, Dove Stuart, Jim McCarty, Cully Gebhart, Bob Bereman, Ronnie Orland, Roger Anderson, and Jere Collins are shown taking part in Strike Up the Band , the Minstrel band dance of '52, If I Knew You Were Comin' - Displaying their domes- tic cake-baking ability are Minstrel Stooges, Ed Middle- ton and Alan Schulcr. East High Thinclads , practicing first in the gym and later at Roy E, Davis Athletic Field went after their tenth straight victory in track. The junior class play, Lady Precious Stream , starring Shirley Likovich and Marcia Lester, was staged in the traditional Chinese custom with very little scenery and a Chinese gong. Don't Hold My Arms So Extra Out! -H Dick Doemland, Tom Dieterich, and Lightnin' who is in reality Mr. Matthews, as they appeared in this year's Minstrel in their number, Dance Me Loose . Graceful, Aren't They? -- Hugh Wyeth, Bob Vvilliams, Ronnie Nichols, Rich Arend, Jack Pfister, and Phil Quinn are shcwn here os they danced to Tiptoe Through the Tulips in the football dance of the Minstrel.

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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

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and seriousness Nearing spring vacation an Easter program was presented by the choirs, resplendent in new robes and new stoles. Ending a nine-day vacation, the students en- loyed a convo sponsored by the Student Coun- cil entitled Mosques on Parade presented by the Carolls. Following the band assembly and concert was the yearly Girls' club dance in the form of a leap year affair, then came the dance spon- sored bythe senior class. The queen of April Reign, the senior dance, was Janet Rossig with Shirley Clark, Jane Deisher, Janith Cureshaw, Carole Parkins, and Theresa l-lora the other queen candidates. It was not long until try-outs sneaked up cn us and we started practicing for the fifth annual Variety show, Thank Your Lucky Stars, Such acts as solos, taps, acrobatics, quartets, and other variety numbers consti- tuted the show. The track team was kept busy at all times participating in such contests as the Kane County Track Meet, District Track Meet, and the Big Eight Conference Track Meet. Next came the Fox Valley Music Festival followed by the Spring concert put on by the orchestra and chorus. With our eyes looking to the future, we ended our senior year by enjoying Baccalaure- ate, the banquet, the prom and Commence- ment. Buy a Bcw? Individual high salesmen for Bow Weel ccccrding to classes are Margie Goodendort, senior, Margie Stirn, sophcmore, Eunice Plummer and Joanne Palmqu st, freshmen, and Virginia Curtin and Elimgr lclaberle, juniors. New Sfcles fcr Chair 'vffprlel ng their new stules for th: Easter cont-.Q ar: tie-J vocal s'udents: Ronald Schenk, Bitte Bire, Karen Haimen, Barbara Eourmant. Oh, Say Can You See - A typical scene at the East High Easkctbal games is pctured here. Color guards Jock Pti-'cr and Bwb Biewt: are solemnly standing next tg flag bearer, Dick Exerett, as the fans sing the Star Spangled Banner I3