Lake Forest High School - Forest Trails Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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.K 5 -Jr Here are a few of the more prom- inent upper class members of the 1954-55 Rifle Club. Left to right are: Pete Malsch, Dick Phillips, Sam Ward, and Eric Erickson. No! This is not a bunker scene in the last war! It's only Dick Phillips, who, stimulated by his enthusiasm, has set up his own rifle range behind the furnace at home. Showing his skill in small game shooting is Dick Phillips. RIFLE CLUB Aiming for the bull's-eye, the LFHS Rifle Club started off a new year. For the '54-'55 year Eric Erickson presided over the club. Other marksmen who held offices were Sam Ward, secretary, Dick Phillips, treasurer, and Peter Malsch, Ordinance officer. The faculty advisor for the Rifle Club is Mr. Edgar Lindenmeyer. The Rifle Club, composed of twenty-eight members, met on Mon- days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays of eachweek. Its purpose is to train boys in expert shooting, steadiness, and sportsmanship. George Holsteinhas nine sharp- shooter bars for high scoring, closely followed by Sam Ward with six bars. These bars are attained by shooting from four different posi- tions. Demonstrating the four shooting positions are: Paul Anderson, standing position, Oliver Hard- esty, kneeling position, Terry Flynn, sitting positiong and Dave Bigford, prone position. ln the extreme rear is Mr. Linden- meyer, faculty advisor. Q 'Illia

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FRENCH CLUB Puppet shows, skits, songs, games and food were on the agenda of Le Cercle Fran- cais this year. The newly formed French club began its meetings with a special Christ- mas gathering. Climaxing that program was a presentation of the cast of the c1ub's puppet theater, Le Lapin Bleu , by the blue rabbit himself. French students selected Kay Knox as president. Assisting her were Carolyn Olson, vice-president, Charles Durang, treasurer, Diane Crowley and Jean Handwerk, co-social chairmeng Lyn Gluntz and Carol Peterson, co-secretaries, and Miss Madeleine Doerfler, faculty advisor. Discussing affairs with Le Lapin Bleu are Carolyn Lyn Gluntz, Carol Peterson, Diane Crowley, and Olson, left, and Kay Knox. Charles Durang dramatized some fables with pup- pets. MANAGER'S CLUB The Manager'sclub is a new addition to the extra-curricu- lar organizations of LFHS. Membership included cheerleaders and all who served in managerial positions in 1954-55. It was organized to provide more efficient handling of all athletic activities. Dave Burns was chosen president with Jim Macke as veep . Other officers were Jim Jensen, secretary-treasurerg Phil Schneider, social chairmang and Roy Rubin, club jest. The second meeting brought the election of Janet Trussell as Su- perintendent of Hoops and Jane Coghill as Press Representa- tive. Mr. Thomas Short and Miss Carolyn Caulk are faculty advisors. 'N-4 33

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LOS PICARCS Los Picaros , the Spanish Club of LFI-IS, was presided over this pastyear by Barbara Ever- itt. Those helping herwere John Stang, vice - president, Jerry Shellabarger, secretary, Tom Garrey,treasurerg and Ann Ste- phens and Carl Nagel, co-social chairmen. Mr. Lawlor, who is the faculty advisor, also helped with the entertainment this year by showing his slides of South America. A chapter of the Spanish Honor Society called Miguel Unamuno was started this year by the Spanish Club. During the year the Los Picaros , among other things, put on a play for the school, showedaSpanishmovie,and took a trip to Chicago. Pictured are the bulk of Los Picaros members, standing left to right are: Mr. Joseph Lawlor, advisor,Steve Steitz, Dick Nolan, Maurie Baker, Jim Poynton, George Nieme- yer , Bob Douglas , Jack Steitz, Jim Anderson, Pete Malsch, Lyn Rogers, Shyrl Formburg, and Diane Crowley. Seated leftto right are: Tom Garrey, Jerry Shellabarger, John Stang, Barb Everitt, Ann Ste- phens and Carl Nagel. Here we see this year's officers of the Spanish Club perfecting their Spanish pronunciation techniques. In the fore- ground are the microphone and tape re- corder used in speech drills and class exercises. An innovation of the Spanish Club this year was the forming of Miguel Una- muno . CNamed after Miguel de Una- muno,aSpanishphilosopherQ Outstand- ing members were Dick Banz, John Stang and Ann Stephens.