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

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They've Earned Their Parole- SE IUH5 ii L n SENIOR CLASS OFFICER Bonnie Thayer, secretary- treasurer Don Russell. vice-president Ike Ellison. president As the 242 members of the class of 1950 make their last trip down the aisles of the Glenbard audito rium, a variety of thoughts will pass through their pain-racked minds. Who was the Democratic candidat for president in 1884? What is the formula for sodium thiosulfate-? What are the principal parts of t swirn ? But from the past, through this artificial haze comes a flood of memories. Remember our first impressions of this institution? We thought it looked like a huge, impregnable prison lnow we know this forafactl. We gazed upward at towering upperclassmen and mighty G-men. That year we actively sup- ported frosh-soph and lightweight athletes and joined many clubs. Then that spring when buds bloomed into flowers, we bloomed into sophomores. Sophomores . . . men of the world . . . no longer the lowest form of life at Glenbard. That year our opinions changed considerably. Glen Ellynites learned that Itaska wasn't really an Indian outpost and Itaskans learned that Lombard and Glen Ellyn people use electricity to light their homes. To kill time and to add lines to our future PINNACLE biographies, we joined a variety of clubs. We also competed in frosh-soph athletics. While the football and basketball seasons were something less than a roaring success, Gronie's gladiators and Kietz's cagers showed promise. Bill Robbins won the class honor medal and served as class president. He was assisted by Bob Dunham, vice-president, and Barbera Iensen, secretary- treasurer. The realization that at last we were big wheels Cwell, anyway, Iuniorsl eased the shock of having to return to Glenbard for the third year in a row. We had our ups and downs-dances were on the upgrade, but speech class proved to be the downfall of a lot of us. Our athletes helped the Hilltoppers win third place in football, second in track, and the championship in golf. We also competed in other conference sports. The junior play, A Date With Indy and the Kits and Skits play, You Can't Take It With You put a number of promising actors and actresses in the spotlight lContinued on page 172 I6

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We took over the Glen Bard and the PINNACLE. One of our classmates, Ike Ellison, who was the first junior to be elected Student Council president, kept the council in its position of leadership. At the close of the year we hitched up our belts, assumed the responsibility of running the school Cwith Mr. Biester's helpl, and became full-fledged seniors. According to Webster, a senior is an elder: one more advanced in dignity, rank, or office. Accord- ing to Hans, he is the most troublesome specie of high school students. The football season and a new crop of freshmen heralded the beginning of our senior year. Huge homework assignments and the recruiting drives of Y-Teens, Hi-Y, G. A. A., and the language clubs left us feeling sure that school was once again in high gear. The social season got under Way with the Sweater Hop and the Football Dance. This year's senior play, Kind Lady, a mystery, was produced in the fall so that Thespian minds could run to other things in the spring. Basketballs replaced footballs as our athletic interests turned indoors. The team always played hard and was a credit to our school. The G. A. A. dance, Deep Purple, and the Heart Hop were both big successes. Breaking the routine of classes, Weekly con- vos proved educational and entertaining. Spring athletics, baseball, track, golf, and tennis uncovered a lot of talented competitors. Eighty seniors loosened inhibitions and had a wonderful time trying to see how long they could go without sleep during the Washington trip. Leading the class were Ike Ellison, president, Don Russell, vice-president, and Bonnie Thayer, secretary-treasurer. Leaders scholastically were Pat Davis, Carol Eilrich, and Robin Iohnston. The next events-the Prom, the senior theater party, and baccalaureate-passed with unbelievable svviftness. And now marching down the aisles of the auditorium with the most Wonderful group of people we-'ve ever known, these memories are things of the past. Ahead lies great things-great because our high school days have prepared us for them. ,..,... ???.....,.. ,..,, .Q ..... -smfmi E Sf . B .Lrg swgszfssgf -Pr H SS lg -F . . .- . -s - ws M... ws -f ,se :WM its-.57 qggflfgmgr '12,-fmt s-ggisgggg-Efasifm-s ss ss,-.sfmgg .T emma-ss ss 2-:si 'wsexzwws -s .Q--.s M...f sf-as ss 5-lu . .I . W? .. 'H' .Burst ,- 1 mf ws-t-.W s. M -s , Mom. ,MNH M1,35.wS, W EH... W- 3. greg Q2--Wig: Q ttf 'c H agxiroggggjig Qt?-5'f-9gillwlTamil.-Wil!! A ixfwjj is :Us Sarnia WK the 5 Ems'A'5l'5' s'W 'ssnY - --553' Etgsgsgwgtetmm s .4M...1H.'EQmshKmr4:'s?55v5 ' H-5225? sf W ..t?t?iE,..ritl Z E3 H-Msifi fisssgem M. H sswtffltsfif . 'ends-K-' ZH... fm. Liss - was 3 . mms swag. .H W N? its .tmmln zmijsmgs-K muses G S8 SS' S8'S8 swww wr T H . M sp-xr: W as if .gt E 2 W . as . 5 . ss ss as, fs , as E N. -s ss xt was lm - it HONOR STUDENTS I Pat Davis Robin Johnston Carol Eilrich 17