Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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THE CLASS OFFICERSABarry Danielson. Vice-president: Wesley Foell, President: Ioanne Schmidgall, Secretary: Donald Toppel, Treasurer. THE CLASS COUNCIL-Don Ienkins, Happy Robarts, Mary Struckman, Barry Danielson, Iulie Eggert, Ioachim von Elbe, Marilyn Ciraulo, Bill Kampmeyer, Barbara Butterfield, Nancy Sommers. Dick Val- entine, Ruth Haas. Martha Mason, Don Toppel and Rheta Oogjen. Ioanne Schmid- gall recording and Wes Foell presiding. 7 Cfaaa 0 5 Honors Day, Senior Supper, Baccalaureate, Prom, Graduation .... and the Class of '53 ends its high school days with a whirl. The 53'ers have been busy with many activities, but one and all, they have been swept into the ever increasing whirl of class doings. As timid, innocent freshmen, the class got off to a good start by electing Barry Danielson, Norm Spears, Helen McCormick, and Dick Va'entine as president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer re- spectively. The class council arranged two parties that year: one a ''Hallowe'en-get-together'' and the other April Antics. Looking ahead to the next school year, they invited the freshmen from Abbott to April Antics, and for the first time, the Class of 1953 was completely united. Under the direction of Wes Foell, president, Barry Danielson, vice-president: Nancy Iohnston, secre- tary: and Don Toppel, treasurer, the sophomore year sped quickly by. Class rings were selected, and the class colors, blue and white, were chosen. The cfass accepted Not Finished, Iust Begun as their class motto and a special arrangement of Goofus by Gail MacMann as the class song. Although there were many things to decide, every '53'er will agree that Soph Pacific was the highlight of the year. Sporting new class sweaters, the Class of '53 had a busy junior year. With Wes Foell, president: Barry Danielson, vice-president: Nancy Iohnston, secretary: and Pam Weeks, treasurer, at the reins, '53 forged ahead. Iunior Iubi1ee was the festive class party, and Our Town was the class play that will never be forgotten. The class pennant, by Clair Borrud, was simple yet striking. Beating the seniors in the junior-senior basketbafl game and working on the junior-senior prom ended the school year. Class activities began late in the summer of '52, Led by Wes Foell, president: Barry Danielson, vice- president: Ioanne Schmidgall, secretary: and Don Toppe', treasurer, the class presented Homecoming Special. The seniors then went on to present their class party, Crystal Twir1, and an all-school SockHop. Miss Biersach and the '53'ers presented another outstanding class play, The Rivals. The seniors also helped arrange the first Post-Prom party this year. From these activities to the final whirl was a short step. Long after the '53'ers have parted, they'll remember, with mixed thril's of joy and excitement, the four years that so molded their lives. So here's one final tribute to Mr. Kenneth Ettner, who did such a wonderful job as class sponsor, and to Miss Theresa Siren, who did a good job as assistant sponsor. Thanks to all who helped to make the Class of 1953 tops. 26