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

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1943 Junior Class Officers Most of the present juniors first saw the light of day during the turbulent year of 1943. Hope for an allied victory burned brighter with the end of the war in the African Theater. Seventeen years ago: The Bronze Star was established. Shoes were rationed at three pair per year. “Cornin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer” was the first big song hit of the war. General Eisenhower was appointed to lead the invasion of Europe. Guy Lombardo and Harry James were the top bands, and every¬ one that wasn’t reading the book Dragon Teeth was at the show watching the film hit of the year—“Casablanca.” The New York Yankees won the World Series. Chicago opened its first subway. The year 1960 finds the juniors finally at the pinnacle of their high school careers. They look forward to their senior year with enthusiasm born of long patience—eleven years of patience to be exact. They will lead the grand march at the next prom, and they will be giving the pre-prom parties instead of going to them. It seems ages since the days of the “green freshman,” and, in a way, it is. 1942 Senior Class Officers The year 1942 ushered in some of the most important people of the decade—the class of 1960. While many of the present generation of students were bouncing bundles of joy, World War II was destined to change the course of history. The United States had entered the conflict in 1941. Thus, these children were bom into an uncertain world. Eighteen years ago: Jets were first tested in the United States V-Mail was issued on June 22 The WAC was formed Ration books were issued with coupons for coffee, gas, and sugar. Many of our fathers and uncles rallied to General MacArthur’s inspired battle cry, “I shall return.” The motion picture industry was influenced by the war, and “Mrs. Miniver” was the outstanding film of the year. Ernie Pyle’s Here is Your War was the book to read. Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and Bing Crosby ruled the kingdom of radio. “White Christmas” was the favorite song of the year. A new star in the Hollywood sky was Dinah Shore. 1960 They again find themselves in an election year. No longer are they bouncing babes, but citizens that in a few years will cast their first votes. They read in the daily newspaper of scientific accomplishments that would have been inconceivable to an earlier generation. Truly they live in an age of science fiction compared to the world that existed only a few short years ago—at the time of their birth.

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Tim Brown—President 1944 Sophomore Class Officers A brighter year was destined for the birth of this year’s fresh¬ men. Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan came in 1945. The bombing of Hiroshima ushered in the Atomic Age. Fifteen years ago: — President Franklin D. Roosevelt died, and Vice-President Truman assumed the presidency. The first A-Bomb was tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico. The United Nations was formed at San Francisco. The new words frogmen and turbojet came into daily use. There was at total eclipse of the moon. John Hersey won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel A Bell It is always hard to decide which class of students is the happiest at the end of a school year. Probably the freshmen come closest to the top of the list. Now they are upper classmen and there exists a group of students who look up to them. A sophomore girl can have a little sister; it’s certainly good to be able to advise someone on the basis of her own past experience. A sophomore is always a wonderful composition of senior-type worldiness and freshman-type naivete. The election year of 1944 marked the birthdate of most of our sophomores. This year proved to be the turning point of the war. The people of the United States showed their faith in the New Deal by re-electing Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the presidency. Sixteen years ago: June 6th was D-Day at Normandy December 10-26 was the never-to-be-forgotten date of the Battle of the Bulge “Kismet” was the movie hit Dinah Shore was the favorite female singer T he Americans established their beachhead at Anzio in Italy Rodgers and Hammerstein won the Pulitzer Prize for “Okla¬ homa” Rome fell to the American Fifth Army Underclassmen is now a word of the past. It will never again (oops, forgot about college) be applied to the students that have finally attained the rank of junior. Geometric theories and propo¬ sitions have stimulated their minds, and taught them the art of abstract thinking. They are now fully prepared for the challenge offered them by the complexities of the junior year. 1945 Freshman Class Officers