Francis W Parker School - Record Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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SENIOR PLAY WORKSHOP This year's Senior procluclion was a slighf deparfure from +he pasr in 'rhal if is a musical play insfeacl of a clrarfa. H depicred +he life of a ycurzg docror who grows up in a small midwes'I'ern 'lown and marries his :wcc+l1ear'r. Sho influences him +o go 'Io +hc bfg ci+y where he can make more money. She la+er runs away wi+l1 ano+her man, and rhe docror, realizing +ha+ his services would be beHer appreciared in a small +own, foresakes his big ci'ry pracfice and rohirns home. The play, fhough hard work. was enioyable for everyone and afforded oppor+uni+ies for various i'alcn+s ancl inreresls. ln orcler +o in- cfucle as many people as possible if was clcub'c cas? and presenlecl four fires. We wish +o exlend our sin- corofl lhanlcs +0 Mrs. Slrauss anol Mr. Griffirh for rheir unliring pafience and leadership. s af o Behind The scenes

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DEDICATION EGGERT MEYER The Record sTaTT is proud To dedicaTe The l952 yearbook To Eggerlr Meyer, one of The mosT ouTsTanding Tigures oT Francis Parker. l-le has a deep Teeling Tor The Type oT educaTion offered aT Parker and The values Tor which iT sTands. The unique abiliTy To keep his classes humorous, inTormal, inTeresTing, and produclive makes him one oT The school's greaTesT asseTs. Perhaps This TalenT can be Traced To The TacT ThaT There are Tew subiecTs on which he is noT well inTormed. y The delighT Mr. Meyer Takes in associaTions wiTh people and acTiyiTies makes him an exciTing person To know. l-le seems To combine The qualiTies oTa leprechaun, a scholar, and a busy adminisTraTor. The Record ediTors, represenTing The enTire sTudenT body, appreciaTe and will cher- ish The opporTuniTy To have been TaughT by EggerT Meyer.

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SENIORS 1952 3rd grade Indians, 4fh grade Greek chari- fhe unigue experience of becoming infimafe ofs, Sfupidena,l' Capfain John Smifh, wifh people of racial, religious and econ- Toad of Toad Hall, common rocks - memories of all fhese fhings crowd info our minds, inlermingled wilh visions of lolanfhe, The Senior Play, pranks in Chemisfry, Lafin verbs, field work in Anfhropolo- gy, decorafing fhe school for Chrisfmas, running fhe Tea Room, Toy Shop, baskefball games, and winning fhe '5I omic backgrounds vasfly dif- ferenf from our own. Memo- ries of our harmonious and sur- prisingly efficienf class will re- main wifh us, as will fhe enrich- ing experiences offered by close faculfy-sfudenf relafion- ships. We can never forgef Barney Nepronida, our Senior papa, and his morning greefing You're lafe, whaf happened? foofball championship. We recall fhe won- l-le is everyone's friend and iusf one swell derful friendships we have made, cherishing guy. Buf affer all, if's all in fhe familyl The Senior of I952 will always remember working and playing fogefher - fhe serious momenfs and fhe laughfer fhaf made up our memorable years af Parker. Renafe Baron Jill Bernheimer Reni . . . Member of fhe big Psychoanalisf la good onel . . . Chain Gang . . . Baron plus Earl she always undersfands . . . doz- Nobilify . . . Various and sundry ens of nicknames, dozens of excursions fo fhe Dunes . . . a friends . . . hiker . . . Muriack II. cufe laugh . . . lifffe girl wifh a l musf go down 'lo fhe seas big personalify. again, for 'lhe call of fhe run- Wha+ sfafure is she of? ning fide is a wild call and a Jus+ as high as mv hear? dear call fhaf cannof be denied Shakespeare Masefield Virginia Cafanzaro Ginny's unabridged Speller . . . 'fhe minufes for fhe lsf half of fhe Senior year are . . . defer- minafion . . . amo, amas, amaf . . . a memory and a giggle. The secref of success is con- sfancy of purpose. Disraeli