Kelvyn Park High School - Kelvynian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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1 1 1 I 1 1 1 t 1 1 HETHIJSPEET Colorful is the history of Kelvyn Park, for where our school now stands, Pottawatomies crouched on a ridge of sand to look at what was to become the future school grounds, gypsies in caravans camped on the same site, and covered wagons of early settlers crossed its fields of white daisies and violets. Later, a band of Scots gathered, settled, and named the wooded section Kelvyn Grove, after a grove in Glasgow, through which the small Kelvin River flows. As time went on the bustling community needed educational facilities. The Nixon school, in 1917, was granted a branch which was destined to be our school site. The construction of the building began in that year and was completed on St. Patrick's Day in 1918. Students and teachers entered, but it was still a branch of the Nixon and not until September, 1918, did it open officially as the Kelvyn Park Elementary School. lt served as a community center for adults as well as a school for children. From 1921 to 1925, Schurz had a group of 9B and 9A students studying at Kelvyn. ln 1925 Kelvyn was transformed into a junior high school. Grammar school pupils still con- tinued to be housed in the building but soon left as other schools were made ready. ln 1930 additions were made to the school, equpping it for regular junior high school work. ln September of 1933 the building was converted into a senior high school. When first organized, Kelvyn Park Senior High School shared the building with the elementary school of approximately 500 pupils. ln order to provide adequate facilities for the high school students these elementary pupils were gradually removed. This was completed in the spring of 1936. And so, where began a branch of an elementary school, opening the way to a grammar school, continuing as a junior high, now, since 1933, stands the Kelvyn Park Senior High School. Miss Pesta, as principal, guided it through the depression years: Mr. Klinge, as assistant, was succeeded by Mr. Lederer in lanuary, 1941. Time passed with the usual baseball, basketball, and football games, swim, track, and tennis teams, weekly and annual publications, new teachers and students, new rules made and old ones discarded, new subjects added and old ones dropped, organization of new clubs-disbandment of old, the senior farewells and freshmen welcomes, until we, the class of lune '45, entered in September 1941. As freshmen we remember electing Charlene Umbright as Miss Kelvyn, we remember riding in double decker busses to WGN as Kelvyn appeared on the Citizens of Tomorrow program, we remember a top- notch swimming team in city finals. The war brought a sudden interest in math, canned goods were collected for needy families, and the Red Cross had a button drive. And, we remember Pearl Harbor . . . We organized a new Red Cross chapter, Kelvyn's enrollment dropped, and Friday night dances were discontinued. Very shortly, air raid drills were practiced, scrap drives were carried on, and alumni news was G.1. Soon paper and rags were carried to school, gifts were sent to war-torn lands, and preflight classes were inaugurated. War stamps were sold in divisions, a Minute-Man flag was earned, and Annette Alexander was elected our Victory Queen. We recall cheering a city championship basketball team in March, 1943. Soon A12 and V12 tests were given, servicemen issues of the Life were published, and Kelvyn's war hero, Cal Lichtenwalter, returned. lobs soon occupied after-school time, teachers left to help Uncle Sam, and with our bond purchases we launched war equipment tagged Kelvyn Park. Paper drives began, the Life staff appeared on the air, and Kelvynites participated in Chicago's Youth Council. Miss Pesta left us for a year on her sabbatical. The Soap For Poland campaign was carried on, we won several paper drives, and were rewarded with a party and the election of Paper Queen, Virginia Frank. Though we entered Kelvyn in peacetime, we now look back upon the hanging of a service flag, patriotic spring festivals, and red-white-and-blue home talent shows. With the knowledge and experience gained here, we go forth to help make victory and peace a living reality! -LILLIAN E. WEVIK

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lt lf - Q 'iii Q.Wm,.,. ,,,,,N,g FACULTY SPONSORS ANDERSEN, AGNES AHERN, GERTRUDE GIACHINI, IDA RAMSEY, IEANNE STAKE, ANNA O. THE ELI-ISS UF JU E 19115 IOSEPHINE TROY . . . effervescent, fun-loving Io, exceedingly talented in art, won a scholarship to the Art Institute . . . member of Legion of Honor, Art Club and Masque and Makeeup Club . . . vice-president of Girls' K Club . . . one of the Dait Baits. JAMES VAN DE BOGART . . . jovial Humphrey would choose the Marines or college ibut will leave it up to Uncle Saml . . . faithful part of the De Malay club . . . the funny papers, football and swimming rate high. IRMA VAN VLAARDINGEN . . . lively Dutch's unforget- table moment will beeof all things-graduation! . , , devoted her energies to the Life, Masque and Makefup Club, Dait Baits and Tau Beta Rho . . . ' ' W d gets along with everyone who likes pickles, bowling, history and oo y Herman. RUTH VIEHWEG . . . Dundee will miss drinking milk out of the bottle . . . people who are more than ten minutes late irk her . . . member of Home Ec Club in school, and Dait Baits outside . . . glad that chicken, Bob Hope, basketball and Sammy Kaye exist. ROBERT WAASTED . . . dancing, mysteries and basketball score direct hits with Bob . . . would do loops for French fries and ham sand- wiches . . . girls in jeans and sweat shirts send him in tailspins . . . will zoom into the Army Air Corps. ZOE ILA WALSH . . . Sue a character in Art Club was the first girl on the Printing Staff . . . there's no slack in her slacks . . . member of Lucky Loafers, Kelvynian Staff, and Art Staff . . . loves to eat pickles with chocolate milk j B C WEISZP. j t on , f ob Hope, or Harry Iames e ' will ' e h e ul ' . e ho say she has lout ma . . D an Pan American clubs . . . k 's o ar s . . lans to a school marm. DELINE WENDT . . . ambitious Addy will work until she has the necessary lettuce to attend Dress Designing School . . . I Love a Mys- tery, Harry Iames, basketball and mystery stories are included in her present pattern of life. N MICHQL, ER . . . stalnp collector Mike hits the roof whensqrt is menti ed, ut c es d wgwhen 'Hope a la applesauce isfset befofexgrri ji . .tmibs s gasoline nab but hot D's on report books . '.J4. hopes to elp Mcrr-ines' win the war. x LILLIAN WEVIK . . . Pre-ckles is the most animated oi her class . . . officer in the Legion of Honor and editor of the Kelvyn Life . . . after college, this Jill will be an asset to any newspaper . . . enjoys the bass fiddle, poetry and sharp clothes that are green. RITA WILLE . . . fun-loving Georgie always marched on the double to the nearest swimming pool or bowling alley . . . enjoyed typing drill . . . boys who gossip don't enter her barracks . . . will don uniform of Uncle Sam's favorite nieces-the Wacs. IOHN WOITALEWICZ . . . sports-lovin' Iohnny will al- b r being on the championship basketball team . . . member ways remem e in good standing of the K Klub . . . will attend U. of I, if not the Navy . . . will miss the blonde librarianehmml , . . strictly solid in geom. CHARLOTTE WOOD . . . ice cream-eating Char-Ann will hit the books ' ' casm her in teachers' college , . . reading in any form, her hobby . . . sar pet peeve . . . Kelvyn's band is tops with her. MARIORIE YOUNG aims to attend college . . . piano-playing takes up her spare time . . . whipped cream cakes tickle her palate . . . new to Kelvyn, Marge will miss it very much . . . symphonic orchestras appeal to her, as does Harry lames. MILDRED YTTERHUS . . . blue-eyed, blonde Millie drools over the Navy uniforms-feminine version . . . roller skating and dancing are favorite pastimes . . . loves a good mystery and Fred VtIaring's Pienn- H it ., H G. sylvanians . . . member of the K Club . . . a number, pease g LINDY ELIO ZICHICHI . . . star halfback on the football team, Zeke also shines in baseball . . . Sgt. at Arms in K Klub . . . a lester . . . math and science tally field goals, but mysteries and adventure stories score touchdowns when he relaxes. MARILYN ZIEGLER . . . Lynn has high hopes of being in career girl circles . . . Dramatic Club, Life Staff, Legion and Lucky Loafers claimed her . . . detests slow-moving people . . . chocolate pie, Bob Hope and novels set her wishing and wondering. El-IMEHI-I SHY WILLIAM HOWLANDS . . , Pinocchio is one of those fellows that 'P t k a le pie everyone loves . . . but what does he love .... s ea , pp , baseball, Iohnny Mercer, Hot and Bothered, and adventure stories . . . strangely he dislikes fellows with long hair. LA VERNE PETERSON . . , Pete will make -her 'profession singing . . . b lon s to the live Bombers and a-swimming team . . . con 9 Q ceited fellows, and girls who wear lipstick over the lips get the ' ' d go-by . . . loves spaghetti and the Hit Para e. WILLIAM FRELING . . . Bill will carefully avoid algebra if it ever rolls around again . . . can easily polish off a hamburger in eli- quint style . . . likes chess, and physics, but thinks cut slips are awful.

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v.,.....1............ .sn .1 ,.. 'lm IIHUH 5 and UHIIHESTHA Oh, those sounds! Could that be music? To members of our orchestra, it is -- produced from hard work. The eighth period, students carry niusic cases to 3l3 to learn funda- mentals of music, Membership is voluntary what talent we havel The first step is tuning up to Then our able director, Miss Fischer, gives a tap-tap for silence. Out come inusic sheets, and things get into full swing. We all remember familiar strains of American Patrol and Stars and Stripes Forever: for the Spring Festival, Beethovens Fifth Symphony. Russian Sailors' Dance and Malequena: finally, the song that graduates depend upon for that notable night, Pomp and Circumstance. Carry on, orchestra, alwaysl Sounds of do- re mi float from 3l4, and another eighth period is spent in blissful singing by the song- stresses of the Girls' Choral Club. A group of smiling faces greeted the return of Mrs. Love, but the girls could scarcely express their inner feel- ings on seeing their beloved directress back again. Practice makes perfect --with this motto, the girls entered city-wide choral competition, singing Whil o' the Whisp and By the Bend of the River, for which they received an excellent rating. Club officers are: Delores Pose, presidentg Dorothy Nelson, vice-president, Dorothy Davidson, secretaryg Alice Greenberg, treasurer: Sonja Carlson and Colleen Tondrow, librarians, lrene Eckert, historian. Three cheers for the Choruslll HARRIET KOENIG and ANITA MARGOWSKI