Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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are gmt ra 00I i5fQl0 v An unusual Cajun comedy, The Great Big Doorstep, was the junior class play given May 3 and 4, l945. A striking exterior set, de- signed by Bruce Belshaw, combined with the rollicking comedy of the colorful Crochet family rnade the play an S. R. O. hit for two nights. Miss Marge Biersach directed the production, Ska Kao! Mrs, Crochet ,,,,.,,...t........... .....,t N ancy Romeis Commodore Crochet .....,, ,,.,,.Y,,, H erold Rifken Evvie Crochet ,,,... , ,,t,, ,,,.Y,, M ary Lou Tracy Topal Crochet ,,,.. ...,.,,,, V irginicl Shflrp Uncle Dewey ,,,,,,r,, ,v.,,,, .....,.v..v G e ne Moyer Mrs. Dupre ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,., , , ,..,, ,.,,,, , .lean Lawson Mrs. Beaumont Crochet ,t,,,,,, ,,,,,t,t, L ois Ganter Fleece Crochetw, ,,,,,t,t,,,,,,.., .. ,,.. ,,t,,,,,,, I oan Boeman Etna Crochet ,,.,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,. ..,,.,,,,,,,.,,,.,,, .,,. G 1 o ria Perry eeeeeeeess eesess t Etffsisgzldvzigtsggzfx TGYO fffir W M 1 ifiiyryfiifrirr tTh-urs.-loe Nerotre lFr1.+Tom Kemerling Mr. Tobin ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,i..,, S tanley Bittinger

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Senior Class Council X16 .911 Quiew class day program. Roy lohnson was vice-president, Barbara Burmaster, sec- retary, and Harold Wendt, treasurer in their junior year. The Bat, the annual senior class play, was rated high by local critics. The class party, called l'Suspense to correspond to the play theme, was held in November. Climaxing three successful years, TB tests, hotdog sales at Maroon field, col- lege English, and basketball tourna- ments filled '46ers' senior year. As the war ended and the reconver- sion to peacetime schedules began, Ronnie Foell led the class as president with Roy Iohnson, vice-president, lean Lawson, first semester secretary, loy lohnston, second semester secretary, and Helen Siems, treasurer. The class of '46 saw many of its class members depart for the armed services and the war. lts enrollment dwindled. Now, with the returning of many serv- icemen, at least 400 '46ers will receive diplomas at commencement. The class of l946 thus completed its four-year educational trek. There were numerous faculty changes. R. S. Cart- wright accepted the position as princi- pal when F. B. Dixon resigned. T. A. Larson, beloved EHS figure, retired in lune, l945, The war called some, most of whom have now returned to their classes. An impressive record in speech, dra- matics, athletics, journalism, and other fields is left by the class of l946, whose motto is 'The Future ls Ours To Conquer.

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,r ,A- f7Ae Buff A spineechilling murder mystery, 'lThe Bat, a Mary Roberts Rinehart drama, was the senior :lass play presented on the enlarged audito- rium stage November 29 and 30. Miss Marge Biersach capably directed the drama, in which stolen bank funds hidden in the lonely country home ot a wealthy old woman attract a criminal and plenty of excite- ment. For the first time two sets, Belshaw creations, were used in staging an Elgin High School production. jke gags! L. , - - V - nSTh.urs.floan Boemari time lFI'IdQY+-Sl'11I'l9Y Hedblade 5Thurs.--Carol Thurnau Miss Cornelia Van Gordon IFTMGY-Nancy Romeis Billy ---- - - lack Wentworth Bmoks S l'hurs.-Torn Kemerling Miss Dale Ogden Doctor Wells Anderson Q - Richard Fleming Mr. Beresford - An Unknown Man - lFridaye-Dick Swenson SThurs.-Ioy Iohnston IFriday-Virginia Sharp - - Gene Mayer - - Torn McBride - Ioe Nerove - Bruce Belshaw - Stanley Bittinger