Grant Community High School - Trumpeter Yearbook (Fox Lake, IL)

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THE CLASS UF 1944 All ashore that's going ashoref' called Captain Bob Lindsay. The good ship S, S. Freshman was really on its way. Captain Lindsay had gathered his elected crew of First Mate Stratton, Second Mate Jourgensen, Third Mate Colicehio, and the remaining crew and passengers from many places. There were adventure seekers from Gavin, Fox Lake, Round Lake, Grayslake, Big Hollow, and other points. Together they set out in their time worn but seaworthy craft to discover for themselves the Pleasure Islands and Lands of Learning. They had to navigate the dangerous River of Newness before coming to the sea, but though they found themselves grounded on the sandbar of Unfamiliarity, these sixty-two able bodied seaman finally reached the open water of Acclamation. These novice sailors soon chanced upon Col. Ege Prep, a man of ancient and honorable lineage. His people are strictly ruled, and they seldom stray from the straight and narrow path. The Colonel insists that they learn Latin because a few hundred years ago, it was considered good mental discipline, and he still thinks it is a good idea. One day soon after these young sailors had conquered sea sickness and had become fairly well acquainted with the rigging, they sighted something ominous off the starboard side. It was the thing about which they had heard strange tales by retired sailors back home. It came swooping down upon them without warning-a great whirlwind, and when it was past, oh, what a state of things! There was a profusion of paint smeared faces. Even the clothing of the travelers was disarranged. The storm passed, however, as quickly as it had come. Passengers Reed Frost and Willard Scott joined in the odd sport of kick- ing a ball around the decks and tackling each other left and right. Fisticuffs with padded mitts intrigued Bill Henson and Paul Stroening. Tossing a ball back and forth and into a basket appealed to Raymond Severs. There was a group of harmonizers on this craft. They assembled and put on a concert at one of their stops for the remaining passengers and sight- scers who weren,t so talented in that direction. One day our voyagers sighted the island home off General Kourse, upon whose well-managed island is a cook and seamstress whom the General prizes highly. The girls on board flocked to her kitchens where they learned to con- coct all manner of luscious foods. They decided to return there another year to learn to sew a fine seam. In their travels these sailors encountered all sorts of difficulties. Once they found themselves on a small island inhabited by a large group of ferocious looking people. Their chief desire was to be entertained. What to do? What to do? There seemed no escape from this predicament, so, then and there, these young gadabouts devised a program. There was singing and dancing, a short sketch, and playing of instruments. Their efforts soothed the savage beasts, and the voyagers sailed on happily with an invitation to return with more entertainment at a later date. Upon their return home in May there were questions, questions, ques- tions! They were examined and cross-examined by everyone in authority. Most of the travelers seemed to have gained enough fro-m the tour to satisfy even the most curious of questioners, but a few decided to revisit parts of their itinerary just to be better prepared for prying inquisitors another year.

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WURIII UF ACTIVITIES Activity, the keynote of our miniature world, defined as The power of movement of mind and body, is exemplified by our various organizations and intimate associations. To all of our students, en- dowed with varying degrees of brilliance and industry, comes a yearn- ing for a slight diversification in the systematic pursuance of their various and sundry courses. This divertissement is, therefore, pro- duced by the introduction and maintenance of extra-curricular activ- ities relating to the many courses presented by our modern system of education. Each is an important factor in the satisfactory round- ing out of the finished product. From the executive branch we are given the Commercial Club and the Journalism Association. The language department offers both Spanish and Latin Clubs. The home economics division provides the Homemaker's Club, while our athletic section offers the G Club for the more dominant sex and the G. A. A. for the betterment of girl athletes. Two entirely individual groups supplied by the World of Activities answer to the names of Pep Club and Junior Red Cross, the former being for the propagation of a cheering section for our athletic encounters, the latter existing as a service club, the purpose of which is to help the less fortunate in our midst. In a wholly satisfactory manner these organizations satisfy the exigency for further outside activity in our many fields. In like manner our sphere of activity presents these nine entirely different tangents, each in its individualism yielding forth a part which unites with the remainder to create the happy union so evident in our minia- ture world.