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

Page 20 text:

THE BLAZED TRAIL As The smoke from The flaring campTire Twisfed slowly To The sTar-sfudded moonliT sky above, Roy Tullgren, presidenT of The STudenT Council, and all The 4A chiefs, Edward Schuberf, Shirley John- son, Walfer Bluck, John Farnefi, Edward MalTman, Paul Syfsma, Casimir Zaikowski, EThel Geiger, Elwyn AhnquisT, Joe Fazio, Bruno Zordan, Roberf Ball, Vollie Flefcher, Raymond Hylander, and John Genis saT wrapped in memories of The pasT. SiTTing by The side of The chief were The members of The council, Roberf Osferberg, DoroThy Polley, Donald Griffin, Alice Sfreelman, Clelia Desidero, KenneTh Engsfrom, Shirley Selby, Wayne Wallis, and Norman Phillips. Presenf aT This ceremony were Viola Sharkey and Merle Thomas, co-ediTors, and all The members of The Courier STaff. InsTead oT news Traveling by smoke signals, Lois Graysfon, Miriam Dempsey, Elaine LochT and Frances Dal- enberg, Through The Fenger News, have kep+ Fen- gerifes informed of all ThaT wenT on in Fenger. The chiefs, as They saT on The shores of The gleaming lake bordered wiTh pine Trees, remem- bered Their firsT days of high school. They were no longer children-They were growing up and had To shoulder responsibiliTies. The old meThods were gone and a new and larger organizafion was working. When These chiefs were buT braves aT The branches, Things had gone aT a rapid pace. AT MT. Vernon and Curfis, amaTeur shows and operas had been held. ln The amaTeur show were Naomi Berg, Marcella Madderom, Shirley De Young, and Aldo Bechaz, and in The opera The Emerald Isle were Carol Lees, Evelyn De Boer, PeTer Tanis, BeTTe Boughan, and Denise Behrens. An Honor Club had been organized aT MT. Vernon: and John Wilson, Cornelius Roeda, Lois Hansen, Eloise Lue- deking, and Carol Minicus had been among Those ThaT elecfed Marcia DiTTgen The firsf presidenT. From The Tribe of Burnside had come Virginia AnTanaiTis, winner of The D.A.R. medal, Theodore Bollman, Gloria Magram, and Marie Lennon. SiTTing Tall and sTraighT wiTh sinewy muscles rippling, These braves and maids were examples of The Fenger AThleTic Associafions. When The girls and boys had enTered Fenger, They had begun working for Their G.A.A. and B.A.A. leT- Ters. Rewarded had been Ellen Nolan, Mildred Kohnke, Mary Carr, GerTrude Preuss, VicTor Ver- kinder, Max Mullen, Harry Anderson, VicTor Gen- Tile, Donald Griwffin and a hosT of oThers. The lasT presidenf of The Cv.A.A. was Jennie Fanizzo. Down The river in Their birch canoes The chiefs had paddled inTo Their sophomore year, and driffed inTo The firsf meefing of The Travel Club. Irene and Lucille Groncki, Carol Hedberg, Vic- Toria Lackenberg, and Doris Lund were of The Tribe of charTer members. They had confinued To serve The club, and as a reward, had received Their Travel Club emblems. The chiefs recalled The fame and honor ThaT came To Fenger when Donald Griffin had blazed like a meTeor across The sky inTo The foofball chan- nels of The news. Wayne Wallis, Alfred Bohn, Paul Lucas, and John Genis were among Those who had foughf To bring home The CiTy FooTball Championship in I938. ln l939, These same boys had broughT home The co-championship. Chosen queen To represenT Fenger aT Soldier's Field had been Evelyn Nanfeldf. While sTill in our Third year, our genial princi- pal, Mr. SchachT, had reTired and Mr. SmiTh ably filled his place. Angeline Caruso, Carol Lees, Nancy Tucker, Miriam Dempsey, OTTO Krauyalis, Dina De Vries, Lois Ackerman, Mariorie Briggs, Amos Swanberg, Karin Dandy, Alice ClemenT, WalTer Bluck, and Mildred Pearson, wear The emblem represenTing scholasTic achievemenf. For seven consecuTive semesTers They had had E's or S's in Their maior subiecfs and They had been granTed The privilege of reTaining Their Phorex pins. As The firelighf Threw weird and grofesque shadows on Their bronze glisfening bodies, The chiefs reviewed The R.O.T.C. which had played an imporTanT parT in This proiecf. The braves had learned To obey orders as well as give Them. Among Those who had achieved high honors in The R.O.T.C. had been Gregor Larsen, Jack Kil- roy, Andrew Morrison, Andrew Marsch, Wade Macfarlane, and Roberf Sfeubing. The fire sTill glowing brighfly: and smoking Their pipes, These braves noT only relived Their hunfing and warring expedifionsq buT also recalled how They had enioyed Themselves among Their friends. The sTudenTs of Fenger had noT occupied Their enTire Time wiTh sfudies and sporTs, buT many of Them had spenT much Time and efforT in pre- senfing The Orchesfra VarieTies and AmaTeur Show or TalenT Review. Appearing before The floodlighfs had been Thelma NorTon, Eleanor Legg, Mariorie Bohr, Norma Jean Brady, Wi- nona Roesing, and lsTalena Williford. The choral concerTs and drama plays had also been gala nighfs. In The musical field Sfanley Paul, Wayne Wallis, and Elwyn AhnquisT had held Their own, while in The dramafic field, Eleanor Gerlofson, James Hills, Lois Ackerman, and Roy Boedeker had been puT in The Talenfed class. As The embers of The Tire burn low, The chiefs siT silenTly musing. Thus They reviewed Tour years which had flown by in sTudy, work, and play. The smoke from The dying embers seemed To be a symbol of all The ghosfs of The pasT, and The hopes of The fuTure. Harrief Narodowski-4A

Page 19 text:

--ll---Q --- . , f v f I V 41 1 -4 ',, , M J L 4' l fi ' 'ig-vi. f 4 I , u . . , V 1 W r, I I - I, U . , ,, . f..,.11.- ,, fl,-, , r, -. V To you, Mr. Koerner and Mr. Zinngrabe, Tor so graciously giving oT your Time and maTerials, Thanks also. We are indebTed To you, Mr. Kehoe, and your prinTing classes, Tor your indusTrious and helpTul conTribuTions oT prinTing and supplies. Mr. Beals, and all your sTage crew, we owe our sinceresT graTiTude Tor your splendid help during picTure Taking week, and innumerable oTher Times. How H F could we geT along wiThouT youl We also wish To RW W' R2,lf,'CfQQ'l E,.f,lQ'Q2Q?a,iClELQ,l?f,Qf express our indebTedness To Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Camp- bell, Miss McKenna, Miss Schmid, and Mrs. O'Don- nell, Tor use OT records, sTaTisTics, supplies, and care oT our money, which has proved invaluable To us Edifof-in-Chief We Thank you, Miss Taylor and The News STGTCT Tor publiciTy and many oTher IiT+Ie Tavors which con- TribuTed To The success oT The book. Again, we owe much To all oT you kind people-Tor noonday announcemenTs by Mr. SmiTTer, Mr. Koe- Viola Sharkey deker, Mr. Wagenman, and Mr. Brill: To The liTerary - sponsors, Mrs. Wise, Miss Dunker, Miss Del-laan, Miss Edinger, Mrs. Donhaue, Miss Mildred Taylor, Carol Lees Office Manager Miss KorTen, Miss Slevens, Miss Jacobson, Mrs. Ruth Kane, McNamara, Miss McCabe, Miss STevenson, Miss Glavin, Miss O'Sullivan, Miss PeTrich, Miss Mar- gareT Taylor, Mrs. MeTTel, Mrs. WhiTworTh, Miss 5fUdef1TCOUnCi' Edifof l-larrieT Narodowski LiTerary Edifor Ar? Edifor Roy Tullqren LundquisT, Miss McKirdie, Miss Milburn, Miss Con- ner. Miss SmarT, Miss Verhoeven, who were iudges David Meme hem , fl . LiTerary EdiTor oT The liTerary conTesTg The resulTs oT your labors appear in secTion oT our book. To all oThers who helped in any way, we wish To exTend our whole hearTed Thanks and mosT graTeTul appreciaTion. We Teel conTidenT ThaT you will enioy This book, especially Those oT you who have con- TribuTed in any way Towards making iT a success. Merle Thomas, EdiTor-in-ChieT Viola Sharkey, EdiTor-in-ChieT I, Ralph Boyens Branch Edifor , PeTer Tanis Sporfs EdiTor Florence Cook Financial ygoberl' Berlger PhoTo aphic Edl'ror ? . I Andrew Marsch Business Shirley Selby Financial Cleliai Desidero Financial Casimer Bierzychudek Ari' EdiTor Jack Kilrov R.O.T.C.f-Business Roberl Ball Business Beffy Higgins Financial Mae Huber Financial U51 Ti

Page 21 text:

RECOLLECTIONS Listen for the beat of the tomtom That recalls Ihe days of yore. The past is but a memory, A flream for cvermore. Watch the smoke of the campfire As it circles through the air, For in the misty haze we see Old friends are pictured there. Watch the Indian arrow, As ifs shot into the shy, As it travels to the future, Where success is sure to lie. GERTRUDE PREUSS, 4A U71