Lyons Township High School - Tabulae Yearbook (La Grange, IL)

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ELLEN MULLETT EARL NETTZEL cHARu.es NELSON FRANK Nic:HoLs l sirnr oAKss Romer o'smeN ROSE MARY O'BRTEN DOROTHY OWEN ROBERT OWEN ROBERT PALMER ARNOLD PANENKA ELLEN MULLETT . . . TalenTed is The word describing her arTisTic inclinaTions. Lives a liTe oT sporTs. BaskeTball, horseback riding, base- ball, swimming, Tennis, and Track are all Tops wiTh her. CHARLES NELSON . . .This OTT- spring oT The Nelson clan is Tilled wiTh radio acTiviTy. And how he welcomes The sighT oT a bowling alleyl A pair oT skaTes and slick ice is a combinaTion ThaT Chuck likes. BETTY OAKES' populariTy is aT- TribuTed To The TacT ThaT she makes Triends easily and keeps Them wiTh as liTTl'z eTTorT. She :pends her spare Time on horse- back, on a Tennis courT or in a swimming pool. ROSE MARY O'BRlEN . . .One can Tell aT a glance ThaT she is Bob's sisTer or Thaf Bob is her broTher. Red-haired and Irish, she is a leader and has a sense oT humor. ATTended Nazareth Academy I, 2. V N ROBERT OWEN . . . EnergeTic and deTermined, Bob made his name as manager oT The Iighf- weighT TooTball Team. He oTTered his aid To The Spanish club. Bob is counTing on a TuTure in The iunior college. ARNOLD PANENKA . . .Sincere and amiable, Arnie succeeds. ChemisTry assisTanT, heavyweighT baskeTball manager, and Science and MaTh club member. ScienTi- Tically minded, he Tinkers wiTh his Chevrolet EARL NEITZEL . . . This bashful lad plays The accordion aT home when he's sure nobody's lisTening. STamp collecTing and building models consume The remainder of his well spenT Time. FRANK NICHOLS is oTTen seen around Town in uniTorm on a bike, perTorming services Tor The Wes- Tern Union. He Thinks ThaT baskeT- ball is THE sporT. An experienced dancer. ROBERT O'BRlEN . . . Here's an aThleTe wiTh all The fire ThaT comes wiTh a red-headed Irish- man. Obe played TooTball and baskeTball wiTh an exhibiTion of genius. An L club member, he enioys all sporTs. DOROTHY OWEN . . . AcTiviTy, perseverance and aTTabiliTy are The reasons why DoT is a Top- noTcher. French club, Playmakers, Teenya, Girl Reserves presidenT 4, and O. E.O. prove ThaT she de- serves her posiTion, ROBERT PALMER . . . An aThleTe and easy-going Romeo , These expressions epiTornize Bob. BoTh Triend and Toe marvel aT his class aT Tennis and ping-pong. He's Tricky on The baskeTball Tloor Too. EVERETT PANTKE . . . ArchiTec- Ture and inTerior decoraTion are boTh The hobbies and aspiraTions of This carefree amicable youfh. Absorbed in aviaTion and The A. A. K., he has also culTivaTed The culinary arT.

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WILLIAM MERCER . . . IT is said ThaT Bill keeps The Home Tires burning, Slides a mean Trombone in The band and orchesTra. Can also boasT ol aThleTic prowess and a Tine sense oT humor. JOYCE MEYER . . .This Tine sporTswoman and True Triend, Fond of Spanish and is good in shorThand. I-las aspira- Tion To be a nurse. ln Spanish club and Girl Reserves. BETTY MILLER is a leader in school acTiviTies and a splendid scholar as well. O. E.O. I, 2, 3, 4, presidenT 4, se-creTary of Teenya 3, orchesTra I, 2, 3, 4. Glee club 3, Treasurer oi Senaie 4. RUTH MINICI-I is one of Those girls who looks for exciTemenT and Then goes ouT and Tinds iT. Con- TribuTed To French club and The G.A.A. lT's rumored ThaT she colIecTs models oT dogs on The sly. RAYMOND MOATS . . . Ray was a lTghTing lion Tor The TirsT-sTring lighTweighT TooTball Team. I-Iis comeT also Tlashed Through The skies of accomplishmenl in baskeT- ball, Track and Spanish club. GEORGE MORGAN . . . EooT- ball, inTramural and The I-Ii-Y served George's Temperament The conTrapTion he runs is The noisy precursor of his abiliTy To consTrucT as well as handle auTo- mobiles. u 's WILLIAM MERCER JGYCE MEYER BETTY MILLER RUTH MINICH RAY MOATS GEORGE MORGAN GEORGE MESICH VICTOR MEYER DORIS MIU.ER JAMES MINZEY RICHARD M OLTHOP GEORGE MESICI-I finds enioy- menT in aThleTics, mainly cross counTry, baseball and boxing. Be- sides being endowed wilh a mil- lion dollar smile, he backs iT up wiTh loyal Triendship. f iff! Alw ' lvlpl VICTOR MEYER . . . GiTTed wiTh a keen sense of humor, Vic has seT many a classroom inTo up- heavel wiTh his wiT. l-las devoTed his Time To debaTe, Playmakers and O-league. Tore around sell- ing The senior play. J DORIS MILLER . . . PIenTy of pep and individuality has Doris. I-ler Time has been well spenT in Girl Reserves, A.A.K., Teenya, Congress and O. E, O. ls inTer- esTed in Tennis, swimming, arT and Traveling. s--- JAMES MINZEY . . . This blifhe- some chap is a compeTenT crifical iudge oT iazz music. When avia- Tion is The subiecT ol conversa- Tion, Jim is refurning To familiar and prospeclive haunTs. RICHARD MOLTI-IOP . . . Track. TooTbalI, and inTramural aiilirm Dick's aThleTic experience. I-Ie aT- Tended The NorThwesTern Mililary and Navy Academy, 3. We have a hunch he admires The girls more Than his radios. RAY MULHOLLAND . . . SkeeTs is an aThIeTe oT whom The Masonic I-Iome is iusTIy proud. WheTher baskeTbaIl, Toolball or baseball, he's always playing a good clean game. Finds diversion in sTamps and books. 27

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bf ROBERT PARKINSON . . . IT Parlay losT his Trombone The school would have To buy him a new one. Band, orchesTra, Hi-Y, heavyweighT TooTball, inTramural and The girls compleTed his edua caTion. FERN PETERSEN . . . This iolly bif oT acTion handled well The O. E.O., Home Economics club and The Teminine lead in The senior play. Loves To read and dance as well as engage in church aTTairs. STANLEY PETERSON . , .A quief Triendly genT who enioys his bowl- ing. Having culTivaTed The use oT hammer and saw, STan is a pro when iT comes To carpenTry. Sail- ing, Tishing and naTure supply re- laxaTion. BARBAR ESHA . . . A basee ball game is Barb's delighT. This aThleTic girl, aspiring To sTenog- raphy, incidenTally Tickles The dance Tloor in no mean manner. ATTended MorTon High School I. l X 'Qs HARRY PORTER . . . lT Takes a Tellow wiTh ambiTion and TorTi- Tude To play heavyweighT TooT- ball aT l37 pounds. Was in The L club, The band, baskeTbaIl, Track and boxing. ChemisTry and Harry are cousins. CONSTANCE PRATHER ...This serious-minded girl displayed her meriTs in The French club, The Girl Reserves and baskeTball. A brillianT sTudenT, Connie Tinds diversion in reading, gardening and The Vergil club. HIRAM PARKS . . . This lanky musician pulls a mean horse-hair over his STradivarius. Somefhing beside The orchesTra. The iunior class play, bowling, and The Span- ish club made Hi a ladies' man. GWENDOLYN PETERSON . . . PersonaliTy and charm have broughT her inTo social demand. Divided her Time beTween Teenya, French club, Tennis and swimming. Aided The mail Trains beTween here and PrinceTon. MAE PLAISKE . . . Mae has dis- covered ThaT The Treasure oT The world can be Tound in books. She is one of Those rare indivi- duals who reads and undersTands Shakespeare. PuncTualiTy is a habiT Tor her. ANNE PODOLAK has a very commendable habiT of winding up on The honor roll regularly. Her many Triends say ThaT her sTudies come as easily as her smile. She's a member oT The BrookTield Sub Debs. MIKE PORTNER . . . A Three- leTTerman, Mike excels in basee ball, baslceTball and TooTball. Home runs, baskeTs and Touch- downs iusT come naTurally To The winner oT The Sedgewick medal. Maine's loss was our gain. HELEN PRESTIDGE . . . This pleasanT migranT Trom Wren, Tound ouTleTs Tor her Ohio, falenfs in O. E.O., French club. Tennis, volleyball and Girl Re- lnTeresTed in music and serves. church work, she is also a boTan- isT. ROBERT PARKINSON HIRAM PARKS FERN PETER SEN GWEN PETERSON STANLEY PETERSON ' MAE PLMSKE BARBARA PLESHA ANNE PODOLAK HARRY PORTER MlKE PORTNER C. PRATHER HELEN PRESTIDSE