Fenwick High School - Blackfriars Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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?o1-eword Fenwrclf lwas Jus concluded a banner year rn nts lwrstory lts 908 enrollment was an all trme record llwe swrmmrng team wallced away wrtlw Its fou teentl' Catfwolrc League swrmmrng cfwampronsfwro lts newspaper captured rts tlwlrteentfw All Catfwolrc award t tlwrrteentln All Amerrcan award and stepped up one by taking tfwe Columbra Scfwola tuc press Assocratron frst fronors award lts students donated lwundreds of dollars to tlwe ard of tlwe war strlcxen of Europe An Army type transmrtter started tlwe foundation of Fenwrclcs second amateur transmrttrng statron recerved by tfwe Radro Cl b lfre Debatrng Unron clwallced p an unusually successful re ord altlwouglr frandrcapped y fravrng only one veteran lts Alumni presented two dances a brngo party and a banquet for tlwe baslcet ball and swrmmrng teams lfwe band sponsored tlwe largest concert IU Its lnnstory rt entered a natronal contest flue drive for fenwrclcs long planned addrtlon entered rts frnal plwase lfwe Dramatrc Gurld presented a five day extravaganza tlne biggest and best since Fenwrclc was founded Amateur Nrgfrt attained a new record But of all tlwese records one IS outstandrng lrampllng over all rts opponents but Saint lgnatlus co CGfl1OlIC League clnamps tlwe Friar footballers were acclaimed Chicago Football co cfwamprons for 7946 Honors of tlwrs quantrty and qualuty do not come often to a scfwool Truly wlwen tlwe class of 7946 leaves Fenwrclc wrll be a deserted scfuool ln tfwrs vern a deserted sclwool Blaclcfrrars 1946 presents nts tlneme wrtfm apologies to Qlrver Goldsmrtlws poem llwe Deserted Vrllage Sixteen years of devotron to Fenwrclc M55 by thus man has gamed for Fenwrck the V901 not peak of cthlehc prominence H 5 92' Coach Anthony R Uonyl Lawless 01845500905 y . L f r , is - ' , s , is . . ., , u A u A' .- H c , b r 'I ! - . i - 4 ' I I X ' 1 ' r . , s I, I I I I ' , . A - - ,lay . . L + I w 4' . 6 IS