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

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Out of a jumble of voices and occasional intelligible remark is heard, remember way back when we It’s fun to reminisce, and here’s a good opportunity to do it. Main happy hours will be spent in remembering this exciting ear at good old Leyden.

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 ACTIVITIES

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A S S E MBLI E S Here we are in assembly enjoying every program throughout the year. Bark in the groove’ with a new principal, three new teachers, and a welcoming Band . . . eah! Kali! Leyden!” and our football team is off to a fresh start . . . Arlite Smith, professional diver and swimmer, shows motion pictures of her dives and goes over with a splash!” . . • Honest be is brought back to life in Prologue to Glory” . . . We have Mr. Barnev Beeves. Mayor o! Franklin Park, with us at a rousing Homecoming assembly . . . The Seniors do their stuff in Seeing Double and Bay Ryser’s College of Musical Knowledge” . . . The Freshmen make their debut in I he Drama of a Lonely Freshman Girl . . . We are put into the mood of Thanksgiving as the Speech Class presents Orchids lor rhanksgiving and Modern Thanksgiving” . . . We’re filled with curiosity as the Seniors present teasers lor their class play Mignonette' . . . A stirring adventure movie. What? The Glory I rail . . . Mr. Bobertson does a little swinging on ancient musical (?) instruments . . . Funny aren’t they? We mean, of course, the Juniors in He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last” and Our Impression of a Dentist Office . . . The Curtain Fell” and the Freshmen shine . . . We become dignified for the initiation of the National Honor Society. Mr. Husband is our guest . . . Around the world in an hour with Aloha Baker . . . Niles Center takes a bow with a skit of their own called the Footlight Fantasy” and Love Off the Record” . . . The Seniors raise the standard of assemblies by presenting Pageant of America” and The Hardly Family” . . . Student Council gets under way with guests from Maine . . . We are held spellbound by Robert Kazmayer when be lectures on A Rendezvous W ith Destiny ” . . . The Phvs. Ed. department presents its annual exhibition . . . On its ten day tour through the country the Oberlin Choir stops at Ley den . . . Doctor Brown tells us to keep cool” with Liquid Air . We see the sophomores behind the footlights in a minstrel show and A Sad (?) Tale” . . . The music department renders its annual program . . . More movies— Coast to Coast in a Bus” ami a picture sponsored by the Bow man Dairy Company Wow! What a year! We have listened and learned, laughed and cheered, all because of these enjoyable assemblies presented in various moods. This was the first year the students have presented separate home - room assemblies and they all were successful in swaying the eager audience. We add these good-times together to our records of recreation. 2(