Horace Mann High School - Horace Manual Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Feminine Fancies September, 1948 Dear Journal, We’ve ushered in the year of the New Look! I’m forced to ignore my brother’s mumbled remarks about resembling grandma, and I now wear my skirts a mere ten inches from the floor. Styles are neater. Even my long locks were whipped off to conform with the new short look in hairdos. I feel as if I’m really living in 1849. To start off a busy slate of activities, our Girls’ Club got a new batch of freshmen as members. Ditto for the Future Business Leaders of America, except its girls are older and must take at least two business subjects. Miss Betty Spvchalski has taken over the reigns of that ener¬ getic steed, G.A.A., and the speedball season has officially been launched. October, 1948 Being an elevated upper classman this year, I must look- after my “little sister whom I adopted at the Girls’ Club Mixer, October 19. The affair mixed the new high school students and the ancient ones, like me. so we would be better acquainted. The crowd in the Girls’ Gym was enthusiastic over our expert home-grown talent which provided the entertainment. G.A.A., with its usual spirit, got us all stuffed at the Potluck Dinner, held to honor their fifteen new members. They’re also energetic with the basketball ’round this time of year. . . . November, 1948 With moans of “Ooo, my picture ' s gruesome, how’s yours?”, the sale of small individual pictures went much as usual except that Girls ' Club took over the project and found it quite successful (financially), although there were some people, like me. who hid their pictures under the big pile of junk in the basement. . . . I’m only slightly muscle-bound this year from the vigorous routine of basketball, and, although someone suggests every year that the girls team up against the boys in basketball, the idea never quite goes over with the teacher. . . . December, 1948 December brought the equivalent of Sadie Hawkins Day to Horace Mann. It was in the form of the “Winter F ' antasy”, G.A.A.’s annual turnabout dance. Eddy Kaye’s orchestra provided music for fluttering, but we fluttered through a couple of inches of good wet snow, too. . . . F’.B.L.A. took up the worthwhile project for sending used clothes overseas to countries where garments are badly needed. I felt good to think that that old green suit of mine was going to someone who would be grateful for it, someone so much less fortunate than I am. The Girls’ Electron Club claims much credit for work on the beautiful out door Christmas display the Electron Club puts up each year. The Christmas carols which they broadcast, too, added to the holiday spirit all during Christmas vacation.

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and Foibles January, 1949 With the end of the first semester in sight, exams loom up and sit on my conscie nce day and night. January also means we ' re approaching the last semester of school for our seniors, an awesome fact indeed! Basketball for the boys continues in the spotlight, with everyone joyous over our winning the Holiday Tourna- February, 1949 What is teaching in a girls’ school in England like? Miss Eunice Johns, Horace Mann teacher who taught in England last year on the exchange teacher plan, told us some of her varied and interesting impressions at an all girl assembly, February 17. After hearing that the girls wear uniforms and no makeup, I was glad to be here! A badminton tourney was staged by the G.A.A., with the “feathered birdie” getting the worst of it decidedly. March, 1949 Part of our F.B.L.A. ' ers visited NIPSCO this month to get a look at the business world in action. They also saw home H.M. graduates with swell positions, even being paid for their work! Look out, typewriter, here I come. . . . The female Electrons are delving into the elements of radio, a complicated enough subject but useful. Volley¬ ball is the style for those with the muscles. How can those points stack up? . . .