Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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“Library is open,” was a familiar sound to Emersonians. In the library, students prepared research papers for English, book reports for U. S. history, and did other reference work. Many talkative Emersonians can remember the warning “Shhh” coming from Mrs. Irma Plum, school librarian. In the study hall itself, E.H.S. students did homework, wrote letters, read either The Cov¬ ered Wagon, Julius Caesar, My Antonia, or Macbeth, or caught up on lost sleeping hours. Studies were interrupted by lunch bells which brought a welcome break to each tiring day. After lunch at home, in the cafeteria, at a local restaurant, or in the school gym, Emersonians gathered outside to await the start of afternoon classes. These Are Familiar Scenes to Emersonians The lunch hour—a break in the day’s studying—is welcomed by E.H.S. students. 16

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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

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E.H.S. Students Enjoy School Functions “Who needs American Bandstand?” says Lynn Oros to the delight of onlookers. Here are eight reasons why Arthur Murray may go bankrupt! . . and then Larry Gee said to Gerry Elston that . . At the school dances new rages in dancing such as the Popeye, the Scotch, the Pony, the Wobble, and the Wiggle Wobble were the fa¬ vorites among Emersonians. There were certain dances which had a special flair to them such as the Homecoming Dance, the Scum Dance with the dressed-up freshmen of the Girls’ Athletic Association and their sen¬ ior rushers, the Spanish Fiesta, the S.O.S. Hu¬ manity Drive Dance and the Christmas Basket Dance sponsored by the Student Council. The latter two are held annually to provide money or goods for charities. All school dances were under the supervision of the Social Committee sponsored by Mr. Law¬ rence DeLeurere. 17