Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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The lord and Zadie I9 4 at S . S CLASS OFFICES .Slrmrling - Barbara Rakow. Treasurcrg Bob tiillam, Presi- dent. .Sealed - Nance Braddock, Vice-Presidentg Ruth Wilson, Secretary ' CLASS COUNCIL Row mu' - Margaret Lawrence. Ruth Wilson, Nance Braddock. Bob Cillam, Barbara Rakow, Elie Bernstein, lone Hedstrom. Row two - Margene Fricke, Carole jones, Virginia Russell, Karen Coodnow. jackie W'illiams, Elaine Behling. Row three - Don Koch, Bill Tobin. -lim Pease, Dick Moore, Arnie Dauk- savage. As the members of the senior class fastened the hooks of their gowns and straightened the tassels of their caps. they thought of all the fun and good times that they had experienced dttring their years at E.H.S. Many remembered the day in 1950 when they had timidly entered these balls as freshmen. awed and scared. 5'f, the last class to enter as freshmen because of the new junior high system, was on its way up the long ladder to success. The first fourth of the ladder was gained when Buster Leach was elected president. Ierry Mills, vice-president, Mary Lawrence, secretary. and -lim Blum, treasurer. The members of the new class danced under multi-colored umbrellas at their first party- April Showers, ln the sophomore year, Abbott joined forces to create one of the largest classes eye: to enter E.H.S. Wayne Larson, Art Greene. Mary Lawrence. and Ralph Kallenbach took over the reins as president. vice-president, secretary, and treasurer respectivcly.They. with Mr. Ralph Phillips. class sponsor, and Miss Mary Peters, assistant sponsor. aided the class in the successful party- Heartbeat. It was during the sophomore year that beige and green were chosen as the class colors. Soon after the junior officers were elected, NVayne Larson. president: jerry Mills, vice- president: Linda Sokody, secretary. and Barb Rakow. treasurer, the stork of '54's Homecoming float flew away with first prize. The members could be seen in their new beige and green sweatersg the halls rocked with the arrangement of Down Yonder, the class song. l'hat was the year in which the rose was chosen as the class flower: the motto, Less than our best is failure, and the winning pennant plan of Dick Moore were also chosen. Who will cyer forget the fun at Stardust Swing, or the beautiful presentation of I Remember Mama. or the dreamy time at the Prom? How quickly that junior year slipped away. how mysteriously '51 found themselves as seniors. There were so many things to be done in such a short time. Homecoming Night of Knights, will long be remembered. The football and basketball games, the dances and Saturday-night parties, the hurriedly eaten hamburgers and malls all combined to make a fast moving year! '54 again forged ahead when Goodbye, My Fancy scored a complete success. The year went faster and faster: Crystal Ball, the senior class party. the tournaments and music contests, Stunt Night and the Sock Hop: each activity pushed the previous one into a memory. YVith spring came the class supper. the never-to-be-forgotten Prom. finals. report cards. Baccalauratc. and. . .Commencemenr For the class of '51, commencement marked the beginning. not the end. College and professions beckon, now. But no matter what the fttture holds. Elgin High will be long remembered in the minds of the metnbers of '51, just as '5-l will be remembered in the history of E.H.S. 30