Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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-Mr. E. C. Waggoner, adviser Virginia Garber, secretary Bob Connell, president lim Butler, vice-president E llllt CLASS Hl'I'0llY The best claw of Elgin High School! announced senior class adviser, E. C. Waggoner. The future class of 1941, numbering two hundred and ninety-five students, entered the doors of E. H. S. in 1937 and soon took active part in athletics, debate, and music, and on the school publications. Marilee Born, Courtney Krich, Dorothy Radke, and Howard Wilbern represented the freshmen on the Student Council. As our Alma Mater expanded, our class expanded, toog seventy-five mid-year stu dents entered from Abbott School. Ours was the first sophomore class to organize. Milford Rein was chosen president, Dick Dorsey, vice-president, and Mary Lynn Miller, secretary. Student Council members were Tom Bonnike, Marilee Born, Court- ney Krich, and Mary Lynn Miller. Reinforced by one hundred and ten Abbottarians, the juniors, in their navy blue and gold sweaters, accepted new responsibilities, The class was led by Gordon Banks, president, Howard Meadows, vice-president, and Melba Perry, secretary. Mil- ford Rein served as vice-president on the Student Council. The thespian production, Mystery at Greenfingersf' was presented in April. The lunior-Senior Prom brought to a close the activities of our third happy year at high school. ln our last, but most enjoyable year, the officers were: Bob Connell, president, lames Butler, vice-president, Virginia Garber, secretaryg and Mr. Waggoner, adviser. As evi- dence of their fine school spirit, every member co-operated in shattering all records for class play attendance when the dramatics hit, Y ou Can't Take lt With You, was staged. Later in the fall on College Day, many of the seniors had helpful conferences with representatives from the different colleges. Gordon Banks headed the Student Council, and Betty Poole was treasurer. As our high school days came to a close, committees for the special senior activities were named. Class day, the class supper, baccalaureate, the prom, and commencement ended activities in Elgin High School for the four hundred thirty-five students grad- uating in the largest class in the history of the school. 25

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LeRoy Abtsy Dorothy Adamek Donald Adkins Don Ahle Gwendolyn Albert Franklin Alexander Edward Anderson Leroy Anderson Mabel Anderson Rita Anderson Virginia .X 'Anderson Warren Anderson Robert Andresen Charlotte Andrews Jannette Andrews Alvin Awe ' Eileen Ball Gordon Banks James Barker Irwin Farnsworth Barlow Genevieve Bartelt Robert Bartelt James Becker William Begalka Rolland Behling Marjelaine Benedict Audrey Berlin?a.u.l F1-wir Donald Berna . R b t B 0 er erry Clinton Bidwell Bob Bielenberg Lillian Bierman Richard Bingaman Doris Blank Webster Blazierbvsl wk'--X Bn George Boe lllli 0F LeROY ALBERT ABTS. Lee , Football. 0 DOROTHY ADAMEK, Dodie , A Cappella, E. H. S. Players, Commercial Club. 0 DON- ALD LQVERNE ADKINS, Bud , lst. Band, French Club, lst. Orchestra. 0 DON VIN- CENT AI-ILE. Spider , lzaak Walton, Aero, Club, Football. 0 GWENDOLYN IUNE AL- BERT. Gwenny , G. A. A., Home Economics Club, Geography Club. 0 FRANKLIN B. ALEXANDER, Alex , Geography Club, Znd. Band, Glee Club. ' EDWARD ARTHUR AN- DERSON, Cooley , lst. Band, Maroon Staff, Mirror Staff. 0 LEROY ANDREW ANDERSON. 435 Graduates Make Class SWede . 0 MABEL IRENE ANDERSON, not graduating. 0 RITA CAROLYN ANDERSON. Mush , Girls Science, G. A. A., Latin Club. 'VIRGINIA LOIS ANDERSON, Gin , G. A. A., German Club, Latin Club. 0 WARREN CHARLES ANDERSON. Andy , Hi-Y, E. H. S. Players, A Cappella. 0 ROBERT H. ANDRE- SEN, Andy , Basketball. 9' CHARLOTTE ELAINE ANDREWS, Andy , Maroon Staff, French Club, Latin Club. ' IANNETTE AN- DREWS, Nettie , G, A. A., French Club. 0 ALVIN W. AWE. Al , lst. Band, Iunior Hi- Y, Geography Club. ' EILEEN IESSE BALL.