Glenbard High School - Pinnacle Yearbook (Glen Ellyn, IL)

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Second Quarter Nine weeks of school had s Fiygv rapidly flown, and the sec- .0 We .4 ggfilbigi '. 9 ,f ond quarter was already Ax, beginning to punch the clock. Now that the stu- W dents knew where they Q stood in the teachers' esti- mation, many decided to improve their status, some did. At any rate what follows is what happened in the second period of the school year. Easy to Forget On the afternoon of November tenth, most lockers in Glenbard received an emphatic kick and a triumphant gring a day of relief to weary students was on its way! This wel- comed holiday was due to the observance of Armistice Day. It was a double celebration because of its origin and because of its being a holiday from school. Critics Raved The junior class began its dramatic career with the presentation of June Mad on No- vember 14. The play centered mainly around the life of young Penny Wood, portrayed by Marlyn Klein, who was living through the difficult period of growing up . Chuck, the boy next door, played by Ray Wilkinson, had always liked Penny, but she was definitely a man-hater. Penny's attitude toward men, however, was changed when her brother, Mer- vin, brought home a killer-diller friend of his from college, for she fell madly in love with him. The friend rushed Penny for awhile then fell for Mervin's girl. Penny's parents and Chuck's father suffered much concern over their children's behavior, such as Penny's buying a bright red formal and Chuck's taking off in a glider. Everything of course turned out all right in the endg Penny realized that mother knows best and that she really liked Chuck after ally Chuck and his father came to anlunderstandingg and Mervin won back his g1r . Other members of a fine cast included Frank Nordstrom as Mervin, Dick Wilson as Mer- vin's rich college friend, Thelma Stevens as Mervin's girl friend, Don Fischer and Marilyn Miller as Mr. and Mrs. Wood respectively, and Franklin Hammerschmidt as Chuck's father. Tony Lund, Jeanne Olson, Paul Birk, George Haas, as friends of the two families, all did their part to make the play a success. Comedy in the play was supplied by Helen Stewart as Effie, the slipshod maid, and Ruth Wiesbrook as Millie Lou, the neighborhood brat. For a month before the night of presenta- tion the cast and committees labored long and hard so that their play would be a success. Coming to school before eight o'clock in the morning and not leaving until six-o'clock were no uncommon occurrences in theirlliaves. They made a great success 'of-the play, and deserve a lot of credit. A g ' ,, ' . Juniors' June Mad . ' ., 2 L... Q ie , W' x Page twenty-one

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N ow Look This Way ! Buy an Annual Today l Buy an annual from me! was the cry in mid-Gctober as the Pinnacle sales drive waxed hot. Competition among seniors try- ing out for the business staff was great until each temporary member was assigned a de- finite section. At the end of the initial drive seniors had purchased 180, jun- iors 116, sophomores 132, and freshmen 101, for a total of 529. The final total reached 620. Extra ! The long awaited day arrived, Glen Bards were out. Would they be as good as last years? Would the gossip column have real news? Who was man- aging the humor? These questions in- terested the students as they reached with outstretched hands for the first copies of the school paper. This event was one of the most exciting of the year because the first paper is us- ually a good example of succeeding issues. And, of course, stu- dents want to know just how their news Top: Pinnacle Busi- ness Manager Maurer. Bottom: Glen Bardn Editor Prichard. is to be presented. This year there was not much disappointment, for Editor Prichard and his staff with the assistance of Mrs. Field, faculty supervisor, really put out a paper with some punch in it. The Pep! The Pep ! A new organization, the Pep Club, was es- tablished at Glenbard this year. Its purpose is to effect more pep in Glenbard by having its members sit in a specified section at all athletic contests and also by learning new yells and introducing them to the rest of the student body. About a hundred charter mem- bers were selected from all four classes by its organizers, a group of juniors. After the club became an established one, it was opened to all students. The final membership figure totaled approximately two hundred fifty. With cooperation from all the students, the club worked hard all year to accomplish its aims. Everyone wore the wrong dress or suitg no one's hair looked just right, and the robes were entirely too big. These complaints were widely heard the day senior pictures were taken. That day took everyone by surprise, but even the most indifferent approached the camera with a genuinely interested grin. In response to encouraging remarks, many pretty poses were struck and many weird ones. The strange thing about it was that when proofs were received most seniors were seen with rather self-satisfied grins. Tonight's the Night Izfhe goblins will get you if you don't watch ou . In order to prevent this major calamity fand othersl on Halloweien night, a swell dance was thrown at school. The original pur- pose of this annual dance was to encourage ambi- X tious persons who liked to .cial tear down other peoples' fp? property to keep out of I0-S mischief, but the dance is Nik so much fun that everyone comes just to have a good N' time. This year the juke box was set up with loads of new records and some- times regular jam sessions were in order. Refresh- - ments midway in the even- f - ing were served to keep up the tempo of things. After the dance everyone went dutifully home and to bed. f X lp it End of the Beginning Whoopee I This shout burst from more than one throat on Friday, November 73 the school year of 1941-1942 was one-quarter over. The school year had really become settled by then. Stu- dents, teachers, organizations, activities-all had gotten into the swing of things. On the following Wednesday, however, some of those joyous shouts were turned to groans at the sight of report cards, only 179 made the honor rolls. Nine of those made the high honor roll. 'lr ir ak Page twenty

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Left: G1'oniel' tells 'emg Right: Conga chain. No Tackling Here Once again this year our football heroes were honored with the Football Dance given by the Girls' Athletic Association. The dance was held in the school gym on Saturday, No- vember 15. To make the boys feel at home, the completely transformed gym was made to look similar to a regular football field. At either end of the gym was a huge white goal- post decorated with caricatures of some of the players. Along the walls were yard markers while a wishing well reposed in the middle of the floor. When the evening was half spent, Leonard Hollenbeck representing the lightweights and Laurence Marley and Bill Perry representing the heavyweights gave short speeches on be- half of the teams. Then Mr. Booher and Mr. Gronewold each gave short addresses. The dance was a great success. Farmer in the Dell One of the most likable and under- standing members of the faculty left this year to take up the honorable art of farming. Mr. E. R. Anselm, who taught geometry and algebra for thirteen years at Glenbard, is now proving his pro- blems with a spade and drawing his proofs with a plow. Mr. Anselm was well known for his remarkable sense of humor, and many swore that he had a genuine giggle. Be- fore coming to Mr. Anselm Page twenty-two Glenbard, this gen- tleman taught in t h r e e different schools, but upon arriving at the castle on the hill he really settled down to improving the minds of Glen- bardians. Incident- ally he also played a sharp game of chess as no chess club member could deny. No one knows what the future holds, but Glenbard wishes its former math teacher the best of luck in raising blooded stock and man- aging a mechanized farm. Never Too Old For one night Glenbard students could gloat because their parents were going to school. The annual Parents' Night was held on November 18. At this time mamas and papas learned just what their children's school day was like. They went to each class, heard the dear teachers explain about the course, and then inquired as to their children's grades fwhich was the only unpleasant thing about the eveningj. Thus enlightened, parents know now why grades are not as high as they might be, and ever increasing lines are seen burying themselves in teacher's face. At least parents are often more strict-and often more sympa- thetic. Let's Go ! Glenbard opened its 1941-1942 basketball season in Morton's large auditorium. Luck wasn't with the teams that night, for they lost both games, the score of the combined freshmen-sophomore lightweight game was 31-28, and of the heavyweight game, 34-14. Although suffering a double defeat, Glen- bard's spirit was not dampenedg both the teams and the students were eager to set out upon the conference basketball race full of pep and enthusiasm. Pass the Food ! Chosen as back on Pat Harmon's all-state football team this year was Bill Becker, the hungriest guy in the school. The honor, ac- corded Bill because of his outstanding play for Glenbard, entitled him to spend a week- end at the University of Illinois with the rest of the all-state team. Here Bill was soon es- tablished as the boy with the hollow interior, for at the first banquet he consumed three steak dinners. His great joy was a book of passes enabling him to eat anything or go any- where he desired free of charge. Among other