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

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Though most students are not aware of the fact, Leyden possesses one of the finest health departments in this area Dr. Frybarger, our school doctor, is on call at all times; and Mrs. Flynn, our school nurse, makes all the arrangements for the T. B. tests and vaccinations, besides being in school the first period of every day. The accompanying pictures show Mrs. Flynn in the midst of a typical day's activities.

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Our freshman year was spent in getting acquainted with our new surroundings and finding a place for ourselves in the family circle. Before theyear was over we had become well enough settled to choose as our leaders, Byron Clark, Vince Bono, Pat Bujalski, and Elaine England. The highlight of our sophomore year was our class party, The Nightclub Frolics, with its unforgettable chorus line and bubble dancer. It was during this year that the Rec opened; remember all the work and fun we had getting it ready for opening night? Under the leadership of A1 Parizek, Grant Peterson, Elinor Mackeben and Ruth Cap, we attained the reputation of being one of the most active classes in Leyden. Finnaly we became upperclassmen. Our junior class play, Little Women , brought us more fame. Our class officers Vince Bono, George Greenawalt, Jean Hanson and Theresa Bonacci led us through this very busy year. Who could forget the Turnabout, with its famous Andrew Sisters and the mysterious Ye Olde Cellar ? It was from this affair that we raised money for a successful Prom. And then we were seniors. We began to realize how close we were to the end and worked a little harder to make the most of our last year in the Leyden family. A1 Parizek, Carmen LaBello, Stella Plypiak, and Joycelyn Strutz led us through our hectic last year. Announcements, measuring for caps and gowns, and checking credits for graduation were our chief worries, class day and Graduation day are stamped in our minds and hearts forever. Many of us felt sad and some bewildered at the thought of leaving the family folds. But, we also looked forward to the places we would make for ourselves in the new and bigger family for which we had prepared all these years. Four years at Leyden—a lifetime in itself. As seniors, we experienced the proud feeling of being the older, wiser brothers and sisters in the Leyden family. Although we are going out into a new exciting world, we will never completely break the family ties we have formed here. ao