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

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Seniors' presentation of Stage Doo1 '. performances by the entire cast this year's senior play, Stage Door , shone brightly in the annals of Glenbard's theatrical produc- tions. The story centered about a theatrical board- ing house and contained all the sorrows and joys met with by aspiring young actresses in the theatre. It told of Terry Randall, the her- oine played by Polly Norment, who resists the temptation of a moving picture career rather than desert her true love, the stageg of Kay Hamilton, played by Marje Sadler, who, bur- dened by the cares of life, commits suicide in desperation, of Keith Burgess, Edgar Stroot, who gives up his natural talents for a chance to make money: of Jean Maitland, Pat Valleau, who leaves the stage for the movies and be- comes a famous star, and of David Kingsley, Larry Ross, who falls in love with Terry and gives her a chance on the stage. Other girls of the rooming house included Helen Westen- hoff, Jean Tiedeman, Judy Fowler, Mary Van- dercook, Dorothy Splon, Gail Beekman, Doris Coffin, Phyllis Cowan, Betty Bingham, Allene Eberle, Nancy Traynor, Phyllis Homan, Frances Rosenwinkel, and Gloria Frank. Char- lotte Allaben played Mrs. Orcutt, owner of the boarding house while the servants, Mattie and Frank, were played by Barbara Hall and John Page respectively. The part of Mrs. Shaw was played by Jane Newcomb and that of Dr. Randall by Bill Becker. Remaining char- acters included Bill Jensen, Merrill Prichard, George Woods, Ray Kammer, Lee Ralph, Nor- man Simmons, and Lawrence Marley. The main setting, dominated by a huge por- trait of Sarah Bernhardt, was the living room of an old brown stone house in New York. One of the bedrooms featured another interesting setting by the flashing of neon lights through the window and the realistic din of traffic. Much of the credit for this play should go to Miss Rachel Whitfield under whose direc- tion many dramatizations have experienced success. Three-Fourths Over March 27 brought to students the realiza- tion that the beginning of the end was at hand. The home stretch lay before them, for the third quarter was over. 'Ir if uk Page twenty-eight

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Donkeys at restg donkeys at play. Every boy in school was trying for about a month before St. Valentine's Day to accom- plish this end since the long-awaited Heart Hop was on its way. This girl-date-boy dance was held in the school gymnasium on Saturday, February 14. The gym was splendidly decorated in red and white to give it that Winsome Valentine ap- pearance. Charles Brinkley's orchestra fur- nished smooth rhythms for the dancers. Co-sponsors of this annual event are the Girl Reserves and the Hi-Y. It first started as a girl-date-boy affair on a leap year, and its success at that time caused this reversal of con- vention to continue. The popularity of this dance was equally great this year, for a fine crowd attended. Something New In the middle of February a change occurred when two new secretaries took up their stations in Glenbard's office. Miss Mildred Berggren took over Miss Elsie Krall's duties, and Miss Lois Hab- erstich, a Glenbard graduate of 1941, assumed the duties of Mrs. Glaser. Miss Berggren is a Univer- sity of Chicago graduate and for- merly worked in Chicago while Miss Haberstich had worked in Glen Ellyn. Could Have Been Worse Glenbard was host to the Dis- trict Basketball Tournament, the first step in the state tournament. There were ten teams competing in this dis- trict, and although Hinsdale defeated Glen- bard to win in the finals both Glenbard and Hinsdale were allowed to compete in the re- gional at York. Here Glenbard started out with a victory over Proviso but was eliminated by bowing to York in a close game. '6Can You Beat That! Couples Only! The upperclassmen just couldnit get over it when they heard that the freshmen were spon- soring an open house that was open to couples only. Then when they heard that it was a girl-date-boy affair, some of them al- most expired. They found it hard to realize that the freshmen knew about such things. However, the girls from all the classes did their bit, and for the small sum of ten cents escorted the boys to the open house making it a great success. Higher Education On college night, Tuesday, March 24, repre- sentatives from fifty-six schools were here to discuss with students the merits offered by their respective colleges and universities. Most schools from the surrounding territory were represented as well as several from greater distances. By allotting each repre- sentative a room in which to contact inter- ested students, a very satisfactory system was arranged. This project has proved quite valuable to many who are undecided as to their choice of a college. Not This Door but 'Stage Door ' With clever publicity by the advertising committee, hard work by the properties com- mittee and the stage crew, and very excellent Hearts beat at the Heart Hop. Page twenty-seven

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Fourth Quarter The last quarter of the school year of 1941-42 had a rather unnoticed begin- ning, for the activities of the third quarter carried right over into the fourth. This final period of school was to bring all those activities to their successful completion. Meet the Mike Glenbard's Girls' Sextette, better known as the Soldierettes , was honored by being allowed to sing over station WMAQ on the morning of March 28. The WMAQ represen- tative chose them in auditions held here at school. Since they had already made several local appearances, their talent was well known and very much in demand. The mem- bers of this group, chosen by competitive try- outs, are under the supervision of Mr. Carr. The Family Dines Out The favorite boyfriends of the Glenbard girls dined with their daughters on Tuesday, March 31. The occasion was the G.A.A. father- daughter banquet. Dinner was served in the cafeteria and a short program given. Then the final interclass basketball games were played in the gym. The juniors defeated the seniors for first place, and the sophomores defeated the freshmen for third place. Junior Interclass Winners Back Row: Highsmith, Coumbe, Olsen, Wood, Miller. Front Row: Harders, Walker, Gustin, Maxwell, Tamburino. Boys of the Hi-Y treated their mothers to dinner on the same night at the Methodist Church. Dinner began, following the invoca- tion. Then after a resume of the year's ac- tivities, Mr. Ryall introduced the speaker, Mr. Hanson. His subject was The Great Battle Ahead of Us . 'lr I - .Q '-1. 9 1 ' - ' 1 -wi .. .. -, 4 .... Soldierettes: Gilstrap, Stephens, Minnis, Bodell, Sjoblom, Loague. Winding Up Certain it is that many students would have taken voluntary vacations had not spring va- cation arrived giving relief to pert up enthu- siasm for the arrival of warm weather. This blessed event began on April 2 and ended April 13. At its termination more school ac- tivities claimed the attention of students. This year the Hi-Y and the G.R. again spon- sored, for the benefit of the upperclassmen, a vocational night on April 28. Representatives from vocations chosen by the juniors and sen- iors held conferences with students interested in their type of work. Among the most popu- lar of the vocations were office and secretar- ial work, modeling, aviation, engineering, and music. Between twenty and twenty-five oc- cupations were represented. Aspiring young actors and actresses of Glenbard were given an opportunity to display their talent on the night of May 8. Play Night, an annual event since its first trial two years ago, was the occasion for this oppor- tunity. Three plays were again given by the dramatics classes after talent had been ten- tatively judged by tryouts for and appearances in the senior play. On Thursday evening, May 7, the seniors had their dinner-theater party. They first went to see the play Blithe Spirit , shown at the Selwyn Theater and afterward enjoyed dinner at the Panther Room of the Sherman Hotel. Once more highlighting the year's dances was the Junior-Senior Prom presented with new and interesting features. The theme was victory, and the price of admission for underclassmen and outsiders had to be paid in defense stamps. A queen and her court were also chosen this year. Finis So comes to an end this strange, event- ful history . 'A' Page twenty-nine