Elgin Academy - Hilltop Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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This year the Aeichlorians. the girls' society at the Elgin Academy. have figured prom- inently in the year's activities. At the begin- ning of the year the Aeichs gave a tea for the new girls. Later they had initiation for the new girls which was probably enjoyed a little more than the tea, especially by the initiates. During Homecoming week end the Aeichlor- ians gave a tea after the game and they also sold chrysanthemums and food at the game. Their biggest event was the annual formal dance. This being leap year, the dance was given on leap year day, Friday, February 29. Named the Blue Moon Ball, it was deco- rated with blue lighting and various celestial bodies including a blue moon which hung in a prominent place over the dance orchestra. Each month the Aeichs had an interesting guest speaker, and a short play by some of the girls, or a meeting to discuss future plans. The Aeichs should be congratulated for their excellent year under the guidance of Mrs. Droste and Mrs. Brett. After Christmas vacation the idea of pro- ducing another play was passed around and the decision was overwhelmingly in favor of a three act play. Mr. Chipman chose the play. First Lady by Katherine Dayton and George Kaufman. There is no doubt about the fact that it was worthwhile. First Lady is one play that has to have a director with confidence in everyone and certainly Mr. Chipman stood up to that standard. He was The Leap Year Dance IlElClll.0lllIlN SUCIETY able to give a play which could be compared with a professional one. The cast consisted of the following: Sophy ---- Charles - - - Emmy Paige - - Lucy Chase Wayne - Stephen Wayne - Belle Hardwick - Mrs. Ives - - Ann Forrester - - A Congressmarfs Wife Her Friend - - The Baroness - - Senor Ortega - - A Foreigner - - Louella May Creevey Mrs. Davenport - - Senator Keane - Tom Hardwick - Irene Hibbard - Bleecker - - Carter Hibbard - George Mason - Ellsworth T. Ganning - Iason Fleming - Herbert Sedgwick - General - - - Beth Hetzler Ronald Howey Holly Edwards Caral Conte Chan Hatcher Penney Iohnson Nancy Freeman Ann Stuhler Donna Dickey - Sue Dow Sue Lippman Peter Theodore Charlotte Bopp Kathy Davis Nancy Chase - Lee Ward Eugene Lamp Barbara May - Paul Mayer - Philip Fox Paul Schriever Robert Klein Iames Moncrieff - Terry Dye David Wright Guests: Gale Edwards, Harlene Sipp, Mary Lou Owen. Linda Lewis. Ioanne McConnell.

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FO0TBlll.L September, October, and November are months for football, and the Academy played seven games during these months under the direction of an entirely new coaching staff. Climaxing two weeks of conditioning, instruc- tions on plays, and shaping of a balanced organization, the Hilltoppers were ready for their first test of team strength. This test came at Eckersall Stadium where we were pitted against Harvard's as yet untried eleven. The result of this contest showed that the Acad- emy eleven was still a novice group. The regulars of the previous year provided the moral backing for the shakier, untried mem- bers of the team with a spark of determina- tion. After a week of hard drilling, of mis- takes made in the previous game, we were ready and eager to show our new found might against the foe of that week, St. Willa- brord of Chicago. The might was very evi- dent in the form of one left half, Kent Grune- wald, and field general, Don Hedrick, who paced the Hilltoppers to their first victory of the season, conquering St. Willabrord 19-6. The previously unresponsive line responded this time, pushing the Blue and White all over the gridiron with their unusual offensive and defensive play. Still filled with unconquerable enthusiasm, the next week the team met Todd in the Academy Bowl. Their enthusiasm wasn't quite enough to force the pigskin over the goal line, as they played to a scoreless tie. Nevertheless, the Hilltoppers controlled the pigskin, playing inside the Todd forty yard 28 V . Major Club line throughout most of the game. Northwest- ern, the following Saturday, undid the Acad- emy's plans of conquest, 20-0. The game was a stalemate until the second quarter, when the cadets made their first tally. Then in the second half, the Hilltoppers showed some spirit as they launched an aerial attack which showed some signs of really developing into a late threat, but an off-side penalty clinched a shutout for Northwestem. On October 27, the Academy played host to the Wayland eleven in a one sided contest which the Beavers won by a decisive score of 25-0. The Wayland eleven had just a bit too much class for the understaffed Hilltoppers. but dynamic, five feet four Pancho Nunez surprised many a Wayland giant as he averted a number of their scoring threats with his brilliant tactics. In the sixth game, at Glen- wood, the elements, as well as Glenwood's spark-plug team, gave the Academy a trou- blesome time, as they fell victim to an early winter blizzard and a 33-0 score. As the team took the field, the snow had been falling for a couple of hours and by the time the game had ended the gridiron was a crust of ice. with the Hilltoppers in the same condition. The North Shore Raiders came, saw, and con- quered the Academy in its Homecoming and final game of the season, which was played on Elgin High's field as the Academy Bowl was under a foot of snow. Though the score was one-sided, our lads exhibited some fine, sharp blocking and tackling, interspersed with a few bits of uncanny offensive play.