East Leyden High School - Eagle Yearbook (Franklin Park, IL)

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ORGANIZATIONS The GIRLS' GLEE CLUB was very-active this year. It appeared at several assembly programs, a concert given April 15. both the Guest Tea and the Mothers-Daughters’ Tea. and the Festival at Libertyville. Miss Cole was director. The BOVS’ GLEE CLUB made its first public appearance at a concert given April 15. It also attended the festival at Libertyville. The glee club has grown in size and quality and is under the leadership of Mr. Stark. Officers: Byron Good, president: Nathan Turner, secretary-treasurer; Rocco De Giorgio, librarian. The activities of the COMMERCIAL CLUB were care of check room, pie sale, and handling of confetti booth. The club took various trips. Officers of first semester: Nona Robertson, Roderick Amenson. Eleanor Larsen. Second semester: Louise Senf. Franklin Mason, and Evelyn Draper. One of the most interesting organizations at Leyden is the SCIENCE CLUB. Under the direction of Mr. Steel, the club has started a museum. Several trips were taken. Officers: Kenneth Crysler, Roderick Amenson and Eleanor Larsen. The HOME ECONOMICS CLUB is an outstanding on.e It sponsored a Guest Tea last fall and had charge of selling milk at noon. The club bought a tea urn and tray for the school. Officers: Florence Fox, Florence Peter- son and lone Gates. The first issue of the LEYDENITE was made September 24. 1931. The paper was written by the staff and members of the journalism class and continued to run bi-weekly until the first semester ended. Two delegates were sent to the I. H. S. P. A. Convention, where the paper won a distinguished rating award. The PLAY CRAFTERS GUILD, organized with the purpose of improving ability to act and speak, and sponsoring dramatical presentations, held an initiation-dance in the fall of 1931. “lie.” a one act play, was presented April 22, and on May 4, they gave a Hard Times Dance and Party, for raising funds for their picture. The STUDENT COUNCIL has shown a marked improvement the past year. It has been organized into groups, each group having charge of some particular phase of school activity, and each under the direction of a teacher. The aim of the council is to elevate the morale of the institution and to assume and execute civic responsibilities. Officers : Fred Korosy. president; Roger Burrill, vice-president; Franklin Mason. secretary: Ralph Rose, treasurer; and Evelyn Draper, assistant secretary. The LIBRARY CLUB is a new addition at Leyden. It was organized by Miss Thomas, the librarian, with the aim of giving service to the school through the library. There were seven members. The following are officers: Henri Korosy, Ruth Nix, and Joseph Amato. Though the HI-Y CLUB is not an outstanding club at Leyden, it is an excellent one for those boys who wish to help raise the moral standards of the school. Mr. Baker is the sponsor and the officers are: Anton Rasmussen. William Reckers. Roger Burrill, and Charles Baade. The GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSCIA-TION is one of the most active organizations at Leyden. It sponsored the Mothers-Daughters Tea, hikes, basketball, tennis, and volley-ball tournaments, and on Play Day, May 21. were hosts to Bensenville, Des Plaines, Proviso, Glenbard and Elmhurst. The officers for the year were: Doris Koehler. Sylvia Norten, and Evelyn Giertz. The “L” CLUB for boys who have won letters in one or more major sports is organized to aid the boys to become better athletes. The “L” Club sponsored the annual Dad’s banquet. John Banas, Charles Pedersen, and Gilbert Ourada were officers for the year. Page Twenty-eight

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• “L” CLUB THIRD ROW: Kenneth Crysler, Roy La Yoise, Neil Atherton. Earl Pankonin. Roderick Amenson. Richard Licbke, Tixld M a slow, Arnold Brodkorb, Joseph Camp, Stanley Boyle, Alex Asta. SECOND ROW: Arnold Evcnson, William Dolamore. William Rcckers. Ray Steingraber, Edward Baker, Harry Pctry, Charles Baade, Charles Pedersen. Mr. Watson. FIRST ROW: Le Roy Anderson, Frederick Wahl, Anton Rasmussen, Irwin Sherry, John Banas, Edward McCarthy. Roger Burrill, Raymond Johnson, Joseph Castle. Page Twenty-seven • G. A. A. FIFTH ROW: Ethel Sax, Ann Brodkorb, Evelyn Weigand. Mildred Hachmeister, Mary Hedeman. Violet (files. Marjorie Bottorff, Irene (luthric. Janet Grubbs, Esther Nielson, Dorothy Steingraber, Grace Conner, Lois Taylor, Lillian Gates, Harriet Burke, Myrtle Lorentsen, Arvis Emigh, Jean Read, Virginia Cox, Betty Huffman, Ruth Bottorff. FOURTH ROW: Evelyn Bchnke. Evelyn Laing, Josephine Brozny, Donna Hedeman, Lucille Mahler. Helen Bar ano, Ruth Voelkel, Mary Bunnell. Louise Sent, Evelyn Draper, Muriel Hujiter, Eleanor Pugcsek, Evelyn Leder. Vivian Jcnkinson. Frieda Hamann. Lenore Johnson, Evelyn Stucve. Pauline Amato, Lucille Naples, Rose Lisuzzo, Miss Jensen. THIRD ROW: June Combs, Edna Racine, Opal Taylor. Virginia Brinkc, Ruth Bade, Sophie Egnatchek, Eleanor Pfundt, lone Gates. Florence Fox. Bernice Sapp, Patricia McGowan. Edna Amour, Irene Grossman, Mavis Grady, Elsa Drogeniuller, Christine, Pasqualc, Eleanor Granum, Jeanette Alpcrs. SECOND ROW: Blanche Mahler, Mae Hanthorn. Eunice Wickstrom. Frances Korosy. Esther Ia rent sen. Anna Hart. Florence M. Petersen, Violettc Jensen, Betty Harrington. Frances Barton. Mildred Von Rath, Blanche Lundum, Leone Gates, Lenore Kolb, Birdie Amenson, May me Ledford. Dorothy Alpers. FIRST ROW: Jean Rothrock, Eloisc Herman, Nona Robertson. Ethel Blumc. Eleanor Jensen, Doris Koehler. Evelyn Gicrtz, Sylvia Norten, Eleanor I-a r sen. Rose Wiott, Margaret Shannon, Harriet Schmidt, Dorothea I.ippmann.

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