Lockport Township High School - Lock Yearbook (Lockport, IL)

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School can be pleasant if you are in Frank l. Rogers' CB.S., M.S.l world history or physi- cal training classes. His friendly smile is a handshake. An ex-army captain, he has no trouble keeping the boys in line. Besides he gets plenty of homework with those two husky sons of his. As we timidly entered the library as fresh- men, Margaret C. Shepherd kept us from developing a library psychosis as she pa- tiently helped us locate the books. She and Thackeray agree that Man's best friends are books. The Woodpeckers at Lockport High just peck out their melodies in William H. Sterling's CBS., M.S.l wood shop classes. ln A Little Book Shop he spends many extra hours supplying student and faculty needs. Students soon learn that his name fits his character. The best modern techniques are employ- ed by Margaret L. Taylor CB,S.D in her fresh- man and sophomore English classes. She spun the platter for us many times with re- cordings of popular American folk songs, Orson Welles' Iulius Caesar, and other classic recordings. Under her guidance the juniors gave a much talked about prom. lust listing Paul White's CB.S., M.A.l class- es prove he's a busy man. Civics, econom- ics, business training, bookkeeping, com- mercial law, and commercial arithmetic take up his teaching hours. Sparks flew as Crris S. Young CB.S., B.A., M.A.l taught our boys the fundamentals of electricity. Mechanical drawing is another of his specialties. His initials form his nick- name Osy. Gleadis Young CB.S.J brought to us the practical experience which she had gained as a home maker when she joined our facul- ty for the first semester to teach the domes- tic science classes. Her girls missed her cheery ways when she returned to inactive duty the second semester. And now the teachers doff their academic caps and prepare for those soothing sum- mer days during which patience aplenty is stored up for Lockport High's new crop. And so the old professors sign off until station FALL checks them in again in September. TOP HOW: Miss Shepherd checks out a book for Bob Shoop. Robert Carver observes Mr. Ster- ling's technique in jigsaw operation. Miss Taylor plays American Folk Ballads on phonograph for Robert Moraski. SECOND ROW: Mr, White checks Claritta Rutkiewicz's trial balance. Mr. Young demonstrates reversing switch to lohn Reed. Alma Barnes and Mrs. Young experiment with a new recipe.

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Beside Us to Guide Us . . . She's our type -ing teacher, and sten- ography and secretarial practice take up her school hours. Friday nights quite regularly found her sponsoring school dances. Her in- genuity has helped us to produce prize win- ning Locks for the past three years. At station LOCK we don't even have to men- tion her name, but for the newcomers who may have just tuned in, it's Mildred Krusa CB.E.l, of course. When Coach Lindberg explains pigskin plays, it is a case of do as I do, for during his college days, he was a fightin' lllini star. Adolescent Charles Atlases build their muscles in his physical education classes. A well-known figure on the campus is El- mer, the physiology dummy, whom he in- troduces to the freshmen. His best known alias is Moose, but Curly is a reliable substitute. Caring for the sick is one of the practical courses in our curriculum which smiling Mary Cf. Mahoney tR.N.l so pleasantly teaches. Once in a While we'll give her a thought in future years as we raise our families. Pep personifies Eva M. Olson CB.A.l in her girls' physical training classes. lf mermaids are no longer a novelty at Lockport High, it is due to her instructions. A lover of sports, she has conveyed this enthusiasm to many of us with well-planned G.A.A. activities. As dean of girls she deals with the ques- tions of feminine rights. Beware the dangers of the split infinitive and prepare to suffer the tragedy of Ham- let as you enter Iohn L. Pence's tB.A.l jun- ior and senior English classes. Future journ- alists gain practical experience as he di- rects their activities in the publication of The Times. TOP: Miss Krusa reviews typing technique with Arlene Schultz. lrvin Sudbury climbs the rope while Coach Lindberg supervises. Lucy Vallera and Mrs. Mahoney review fundamentals of first aid. BOTTOM: Stella Alberico receives instructions in basketball scoring from Miss Olson. Mr. Pence explains a grammatical construction to Margaret Blechschmidt. Russell Young learns the correct grip from Coach Rogers. l

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Senior Officers Don Carollo, Secretary: Estelle Shepherd, Vice Presidentg Ray Darin, Treasurerg jerry Norton, President. School Days, School Days . . Last fall found many of our seniors hum- ming This ls the Beginning of the End, and memories of that fine September day in 1944 when one hundred and f ifty-five Small Fry began their high school careers were revived. A mock convention in which Presi- dent Roosevelt was elected for the fourth term highlighted the activities of that year. In local elections Tad LaBahn led the ticket as president with Don Waldvogel as vice president. Patsy Pickett as treasurer and Don l-luising as secretary assisted them cap- ably. Another year and we were grown-up soph- omores. With our fingers in a few more ac- tivities we survived the growing pains of this difficult year to emerge as important upper-classmen. President Ben Shulla, Vice President Clarice Reed, Secretary Robert Nordenberg, and Treasurer Ray Darin were our officers. Local audiences roared at our junior play, A Date With Iudy. And the seniors were the first to admit that our Mystic Moon Prom was the tops. President Don Huising, Vice President Carl Muehlbauer, Secretary Don Waldvogel, and Treasurer Thomas Fla- vin saw to it that the luniors were not un- known. This was the year we selected our class rings. We finally made it. September l947 and we were seniors. With poise and efficiency we accepted the responsibilities of our new role. The Times and The Lock received our best efforts and contributions. We danced at the Iunior Red Cross formal and reminisced with the juniors at the Meme ories Prom. We played hard at our class picnic at Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. We sang from our hearts in the operetta ln Grand Old Switzerland. With the strains of lune Comes Around Every Year we realized that for many of us our school days were no more. President Ierry Norton, Vice President Es- telle Shepherd, Secretary Don Carollo, and Treasurer Ray Darin spun the records for our graduating class, and as we listened to the familiar strains drifting from the luke box, memories of our past years added a little sadness at the thought of leaving. As the strains of Pomp and Circumstanceu filled the gymnasium, the last record of four suc- cessful high school years was added to the class album of 1948.