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2 8l'lLOl 5 . . . RAY MATTSON Vice-President B U D LePAGE President Commencement, we are herev are the words running through the minds of the majority of Clenbard's seniors. Deep down in our book- weary little hearts though, there is a sense of regret at leaving Clenbard, and a sense of remorse if, perhaps, we havenit made the best of the op- portunities offered us. Even though we seniors had to suffer through the terrors of an Atomic Energy Unit, looking back one realizes that as the movie title goes these have been, The Best Years of Our Livesf' As freshmen we nervously and fearfully entered Biester,s Bastilev, and to coin a phrase, We came, we saw, and we were conqueredv, by the upperclassmen. As penalties for trying to soak up higher learning at Clenbard, some of us were thrown into the lockeroom showers with our clothes on, while others of us were forced to seranade the seniors from the top of a locker. At this time our athletic heroes began to show their stuff by helping our basketball teams win four championships in one year. Our girls got into the swing of things by joining GAA, Y-Teens, and other organizations. After making sure we had been promoted, we 49,ers went to work with a vengence on the incoming freshmen by helping to think up mean club initiations. just about this time we began to know each other, and fraternization between Glen Ellyn and Lombard started. It was during our sophomore year that we showed the seniors who was boss by having the greatest number on the honor roll. Many of us were elected to the infant Student Council or chosen for various offices in other clubs. When our junior year rolled around, we considered ourselves big guns. We, Mr. Biester, and Hans ran the school, and we wanted no back talk from anyone. Speaking of talk, all of us had to experience the knee- knocking and nerve-shattering ordeal of speech class, but after it was all over we were forced to admit that it had made us more capable and poised individuals. During the school elections some of our members were chosen to lead the Student Council, others to lead various clubs, others made the Glen Bard, and some of us reached the top by making Page is BARBARA REYNOLDS Secretary-Treasurer
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