Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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The faces of our best friends and our acquaintances have become very faint with little detail left in them through the passing years. New friends have over¬ shadowed old ones that we haven’t seen in years. We recall our after school activities as a blur of pleasant experiences. We remember vaguely the social dances, the excitement and screaming at the games, the gang meeting in the hall, and the fun we had during the day. These are memories that shouldn’t fade from our minds, but through the years, they have been forgotten in our all-important school life. The 1961 Emersonian hopes that it can complete the missing details of the many silhouettes that are among our memories of Emerson. Contents Faculty . 4 Activities . 14 Sports . 44 Classes . 66 School Life. . 104 3

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As the years pass, our memories of the past be¬ come less vivid. These memories, once so important in our lives, have been shadowed by our more recent experiences. The teachers that have devoted their lives to making our future a more learned one have become only names in our memories. The education that they instilled upon us will be with us always even though we cannot remember the specifics. We can remember only silhouettes of our learning. Our thoughts move to the activities that we en¬ joyed so fully. These become mere recollections of the past. One of the most lasting impressions is the memory of the sports activities in which we partici¬ pated. We may be able to reminisce about the more important events that occurred during a football, basketball, or baseball game, or about a G.A.A. activity that we enjoyed so much. Many of the less important experiences have become very hazy as the years have ended. 2

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During each of our school days, we have been using the education that our devoted teachers have instilled within us. We have a difficult time remem¬ bering the teachers that molded our lives during our four years of high school, for many year s have passed since we last had a class with them. These same teachers gave much of their time to help us with personal problems that faced us as young men and women. We express our gratitude to the faculty mem¬ bers who gave of their personal time to sponsor our class or school activity. We may he able to reminisce about the principals standing on the stage giving us a pep talk or some other school information at one of our school meet¬ ings. As we look back on some of these, we may have a real understanding of their concern for us as students and friends. We can now judge through our silhouettes of learn¬ ing the importance of the faculty and administration in making our school days enjoyable. We take this opportunity to say that we offer our sincere gratitude to the faculty and administration that so fully pre¬ pared us for the silhouettes ahead.