Elkhart Community High School - Echo Yearbook (Elkhart, IL)

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Klan, Jliatnny, September, 1946, found 23 freshies entering the huge E. C. H. S. building. The much looked-forward-to event was initiation, which came and passed with no mishaps. Bill Davis was elected president, Larry Han- ner, vice-president, and Karen Svenson, secretary-treasurer. The class had the usual booths at Homecoming, were stage stars in the spring and presented before the school two one-act plays, and also sponsor- ed an April Fool's Day party. They had three members drop permanently from the class while one transferred. In 1947 twenty-four class of '50 students returned only to have one quit and another move to a distant district. They sponsored a card party to earn money to give an all-school Halloween party. At Homecoming all 22 students Were busy with popcorn stand. shooting gallery, booths, and selling chances on a basket of groceries. The CLIMAX of the year was a trip to St. Louis sponsored by Miss M. Neill. As upperclassmen, 19 members came to claim the title of juniors, Bill Davis was elected to guide them through the year With Larry Hanner as vice-president, and Mary C. Tierney, secretary-treasurer. The sale of sta- tionery and Christmas cards swelled the class fund. The group gave an all-school Christmas party. Mother Does the Talkingf' a three-act play, completed the raising of funds so that they could sponsor the biggest event of the year, the junior- senior prom. Seventeen students returned to E. C. H. S. as Usophisticatedl' seniors. Before long, the enrollment of Jim Robinson evened the group to nine boys and nine girls in the class. The long awaited for event of getting to initiate the freshmen arrived. After this the class began working for booths at Homecoming. They gave an all-school Valentine party, and then to complete the funds for the annual, they sponsored the senior play, The Brain Storm. SIX

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Jaculbf W. W. Ritchie Principal B.Ed., Western Illinois State College M.S,, University of Illinois Miss Margaret Neill Home Economics, Science B.Ed., Western Illinois State College Colorado State College Miss Lucy Giger English A.B., Iowa State Teachers' College University of Chicago University of Colorado Mr. William Stumm Agriculture B.S., University of Illinois Colorado State College Miss Kathryn Bradley Band, Choruses, Girls' P. E. B.M.E., Wesleyan University Mr. John Mull History and Athletics B.S.Ed., Missouri Valley College M.S., University of Colorado Mr. Joseph Grohovsky Commerce B.S., Indiana State Teachers' College University of Colorado Miss Mary J. Deters Office Secretary E.C.H.S. Graduate, 1946 FIVE

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Willard Payne 1-',F.A 47-4S-4115 Chorus -17'-IS--10-505 4-H 47- 48-495 Creatures of Impulse 495 On Stage 505 Mother Does The Talking 4515 'The Brain Storm 505 Echo 50: Echootte 50. Lois Brennan F.H.A. 47-48-49-303 Band 47--18-fl!!-50: Chor- us 47-'18-49-505 G.A,A. 475 Snwcrvtary-Trvasurer of Band 405 Cheerleader 45-40-505 Assistant Editor, Echo:-tte 50: Echo, Editor 50: Croa- lures of Impulse 405 On Stage 505 'Mothor Does The Talking -195 The Brain Storm 505 4-H 47. Joyce Ball F.H.A. 47-48-49-501 Band 47-43-49-503 Chor- us 47--IS-40-50: G.A.A. -17: Vice-President of 485 Creaturus of Impulse 495 On F.H.A. Stage 505 Mother Does The Talking 493 The Brain Storm 505 Echo 503 Echoctte 50. Robert Hahn 'Transferred from Lincoln, 47-48. F.F.A. -18--105 Sportsmen's Club 48-405 Mother Does The Talking 40: The Brain Storm 505 Echo 505 Echoette 505 Game VVarden, Sports- men's Club 405 Activity E 50. James Robinson Transferred from Jeffersonville, Ohio. 50. Band -IT-48--10-503 Chorus 505 Class President 405 Minstrel 48-40-501 On Stage 501 The Brain Storm' 505 Echo 50. Mary C. Tierney Transferred from Middletown, 48-49. F.H.A, -IT-48-459-50: Band 47--IS-49-503 Chora us 47-43-40-503 4-H 47-48-40-50: F.H.A. Par, liamentarian 495 Class Secretary-Treasurer -Lug Class Reporter 48: Creatures of Impulse' 405 On Stags 505 Mother Does Tho Talking 40: 4'The Brain Storm 503 Echo 48-49-503 Echo- ette 505 Activity E 50. SEVEN