Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Familiar Haunts Frequented by Emersonians “M-m-m, good!” say hungry Emersonians at the Flamingo Lounge. During the 1962-63 school year, there were three places which attracted Emersonians during the week and on the week-ends. The Dunkenburger, located on Route 12-20, was the gathering place of students after the Chapel of the Dunes dances or Saturday night dates. Here, students stopped to exchange the latest news, meet friends from other schools, and enjoy the teen-age favorites—hamburgers and french fries. Another attraction to Emersonians was Polly’s, a local restaurant. Emersonians laughed and talked while listening to the latest record hits and drink¬ ing a Coke or Pepsi. This small, wood-paneled stu¬ dent haven housed students before school began, during lunch periods, and at the end of a tiring school day. On game nights, the Flamingo, a local pizza palace, was the gathering point for Emersonians celebrating a victory or mourning a defeat. Almost every Emersonian can remember table-hopping and enjoying pizzas or beef sandwiches with Seven-Ups or Cokes. 14

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Are Essential for Good School Spirit Excited Homecoming fans cheer their team onward. Those boys participating in varsity sports were not the only ones privileged enough to have cheer¬ leaders. The reserve cheerleaders did a commend¬ able job in getting the pre-game crowds to cheer for the reserve teams. Appearing at the pep sessions, they reminded people to come early to the game and back the reserves. Emphasizing the fact that the reserves would be Emerson’s future varsity team, the reserve cheerleaders helped draw larger crowds to the games with the promise of two exciting games, instead of one. Homecoming always drew large crowds of exu¬ berant fans, and it seems that no matter who the opponents were, Homecoming was always the most exciting game of the year. Emerson girls, wearing their gold mums, and Emerson boys, always shout¬ ing encouragement to the team, seemed to enjoy themselves regardless of the weather or the outcome of the game. The dance following also drew large crowds of both Emersonians and Emerson alumni. It served as a perfect ending to a perfect evening. RESERVE CHEERLEADERS—1 to r: Nancy King; Dawn Davies, head; Carol Ignelzi; and Mary Parnell.

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Typical Happenings Seen at Emerson “School days, school days, dear old Golden Rule days.” “What’s the center of attraction, girls?” “All right, where’s the dime you owe me for that taffy Alarm clocks awakened sleepy-eyed Emersonians to a new day of fun and learning at Emerson High School. Walking in groups of two’s and three’s, students carry folders with carefully written term papers, copies of Vergil’s Aeneid containing tattered vocab¬ ulary pages, and papers for government prepared at the Gary Public Library. Emersonians deposited their coats, books, and homework in their small, crammed lockers and met friends they had not seen or talked to since the previous day. The lockers are a popular meeting place of E.H.S. students during the school day. After a day full of tests, homework assignments, and classwork, weary E.H.S. scholars gathered in front, of the school auditorium to discuss the day’s events. Girls in gym clothes, boys in lettermen’s jackets, and students with regular school attire dis¬ cussed everything from the school’s newest “stead¬ ies” to student plans for the summer vacation. 15