Fenger Academy High School - Courier Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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g 4A CLASS HISTORY As my friend and I hurry down the center aisle of the Little Theatre of Happy Memories, we gain our seats just in time for the first scene of the play, Four Years Within the Gates of Fenger City. How quiet the audience has be- come, the lights are dimming, the curtain is ris- ing as the screens part. Hush. The stage is crowded with young people who appear shy and bewildered as they stand before a huge building, on the door of which is in- scribed Christian Fenger High School. Virginia Ver Valin and Isabella Galbraith wear white pique dresses that reach just above their knees. Short dresses, striped shirts, white stockings, and an armful of books are the noticeable parts in this setting. So, thus the grammar school gradu- ates enter Fenger. Audrey Lind, Vita Faniz52 Charles Stone, and Andy Dubransky line up along a wall with their programs, hoping to get into all their classes. Upon receiving their eligibility tickets, they are seated and the semester begins. The stage appears in a regular hub-bub with the students dashing to and fro, singing, tossing volley balls, and rushing along with lunch pack- ages under their arms. In the midst of all this, the curtain drops. Come, Ellen, let us go out i-nto the lobby as I have noticed many of the celebrities do- ing. There is Dorothy Croulet, who has just obtainedan art scholarship, and Anna Marie Lupien, to whom the D.A.R. honors were award- edf' Oh, yes, Millicent, I remember reading of it in the Fenger News. Standing near the white pillar is Michael Kunz conversing with Raymond Krueger, and Fred Selden, former mem- bers of the school's annual staff. 'lWhy, look, Millicent, there's Pauline Rudnick. Remember how many times she danced at our school affairs? Yes, Ellen, but the curtain is due to go up and we had better get back to our seatsf' The scene is in a room occupied by very studi- ous pupils. It is quiet and all study intently. Suddenly into the room troop the Curtisites led by Chester Derrico, their mayor, and Catherine Napoli,.their clerk. After these, many young- sters come from Burnside with William Moran 'carrying awater bucket. The green and red stit'kE!'U, reads Fenger's Football Team, '35. Trailingfiia at the 'end come Theresa Gustas and Severino Davia of Mount.Vernon, noisily dragging their easefs behind them.. Eugene Tuech, Minnie Klaris, Christineiwojcik, and Marvin Flora vol- unteer their services 'as room presidents. Jane Jenkinson, Martha Ashcroft, and Mildred Stern step forward and render us a song. With their voices slowly dying in the air, the curtain quietly falls ending Act. 2. It's grand, Millicent! And did you notice how quickly they made new friends. I wonder what they will do next. We'll soon Hnd out, as the curtain is rising for Act 3. The stage is transformed into a football field. On the left end stands Sam Gadlin, while on the Page 10 right, Robert Yampolsky, who is holding the ball for Fred Greco's kick. Hoping for a perfect one, Ann Butkus and Genevieve Kubilis holler from the bleachers, We want a touchdown, and Mario Zanello takes the ball over. Although the whole crowd files off the field, the stage is not bare. The scenery shifts and all the lights go out. A little spark begins to flicker in the dark- ness. It grows larger and larger until the whole stage is brightened by its glow. The light is a torch carried by John Lisak, who represents the National Honor Society. Those 3A's behind him are Ruth Barron, Josephine Pochron, Joh-n Kra- sula, Mary Sosety, and Harold von Horn. While Alberta Marianelli and Ruth Barron of the Quill and Scroll read copy, Virginia Fallon, Josephine Pochron, and Correll Julian look over the possible membdrs for. the coming semester. Then as the band strikes' Iup, -Dorothy Macfarlane, Robert Nylen, Esther Wefald, and Robert Helge enter first. Following are Marion Gordon, Ruthelaine Tharp, Martin Schmidt and Eugene Tuech. With all these headed across the stage the others are crowded off. The tones fill the air long after the stage is left empty, and the curtain majesti- cally drops. Millicent, this play has aroused my interest to the point where I must know more about the characters involvedf' Here is your program, why not consult it. What lovely programs! On the cover is printed 'Courier'g on the iriselq is written Lillian Krauyalis and William Peters as editors-in-chief of the booklet with Michael Kunz, associate editor. Oh sg according to the program, 'Millicent Wyrzykowski and Ellen Van Etten, Red Cross representatives, will, upon grad- uation, receive permanent membership into the Auxiliary Counsel of the Chapterf U Yes, and it also reads that the class officers will be Harold von Horn, Phyllis Dahlgren, Dorothy Wckley and Doris Greenef' Hush, Millicent, the cur- tain is going up. Shh! The orchestra softly plays, the strains float through the house, and girls in flowing organdies, with bououets, gracefully -ascend the platform and are seated upon a throne with the Queen of the May. The screens swish shut and imme- diately swish open again. The queen and her attendants are gone, but the orchestra continues to play. This time it is a march. All the young people return, but without books, short pique dresses, or water buckets. This time they are dressed uniformly in gray caps and gowns. Each walks across the platform to receive the diploma and then retires in the background. After the last one receives his, they all step forward. The whole stage raises its voice to sing the finale, the class song. Having seen this drama, I know we shall never forget it. Well, Ellen, it has shown me how well the four years were spent. MILLICENT WYRZYKOWSKI

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AQWZUQ Lillian Krauyalis Miss Ruth W. Robinson William Peters Editor-in-Chief Faculty Adviser Editor-in-Chief Norma Anderson Alvin Anderson Michael Kunz Anna Marie Lupien Office Mgr. Branch Mgr. Associate Editor Circulation Mgr. in ' Dorothy Macfarlane Fred Selden Josephine Pochron William Slager Virginia Fallon John Krasula Dorothy Buckley G.A.A. Editor R.O.T.C. Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Cartoonist Social Editor Virginia Ver Valin Edna Grinn Millicent Wyrzykowski Felicia Lutz Financial Mgr. Financial Mgr. Financial Mgr. Financial Mgf- Raymond Krueger Dorothy Croulet Doris Greene Ruth Barron Alberta Marianelli Theresa Gustas Leon Smith Art Editor Art Editor Interview Editor Interview Editor Interview Editor Art Editor Music Editor Willemina Van Howe Willard Pearson Pauline Rudnick Severino Davia Catherine Napoli Charles Behme Nelvina Prince Typist B.A.A. Editor Humor Editor Art Editor Typist Photographer Typist john Van Kooten Robert Prystalski William Heimann Orien Muir Business Mgr. Business Mgr. Business Mgr. Business Mgr. Page 9 5477

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