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

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VIRGINIA TRACAS-Always busy, Ginnie could be seen al- most anywhere in the halls of Ol' L.T. Among other things, she found time to enter the folds of G.A.A. and Girls' club. IOHN TRAVIS-lohn spent part of his time at the U. of Chicago, but came back to his old alma mater his senior year. He likes sailing and wants to be a naval architect. THEODORE TWINTING- In these days of fluid drive, hy- dromatic clutch, electromatic and vacuum shift, Ted still tries to manipulate his model T, Hen- rietta. His future? Henrietta and California. DONALD VAN HORN-Aside from ping-pong, Don also likes track l, 35 choir 2, 3, 4, Avia- tion club 2, 35 and football 2, 3. Art has a fascination for him so he intends entering this field. RICHARD VAN SCIVER4 Dick lost no time making friends here after he transferred from Philadelphia his junior year. His good-natured grin made him welcome at any gathering. lay Cee will be the lucky recip- ient of his talents next year. EUGENE VASENeAt the first crack of dawn, Gene is likely to be out, watching horses at their morning workouts. When he can't watch, he collects pic- tures of great horses and jock- eys. Euture: a college where they have horses. IEANETTE VETTER- lay- Kay is definitely the out-door type, although her future calls for Doc Vetter. Besides four years of G.A.A., she found time for German club and Girl Re- serves. DOROTHY VLASAK - Artistic Dorothy, a future model, plays the piano and skates in her spare time. Her senior year was really busy. Look. G.A.A. l, 2: Paint and Powder lp Twirlers 45 Dramatics club 47 Biology club 4: Spanish club 4. BEVERLY WADEA- Blonde and small , has a big list of activities: Mu Tau l, 2, 4: Or- chestra l, 2, Aide 2, 3, 47 Iunior Play, Home Ec. club 3, 4, and Dramatics club 4. Her hobbies include photography, dancing, cycling, and sewing. Her fu- ture: Miami University. ALEETA WALKER- I love red hair and Southern accents. Musical Aleeta studies piano and voice, collects coins and bills, and ice skates. In the fu- ture she'll study archaeology, probably at Arizona. HELEN WALKER-Helen could usually be found one of three places: With Ken, with the goils , or at the Corral. A member of the corral board for three years, she was its secre- tary this year. GERALD WALLENBECKER- Ierry is a great bowler, captain of a team at Manning's and captain of one in the high school league, of which he is president. Golf and softball al- so occupy his spare time. Eu- ture: Uncertain. DOUGLAS WANDER - Danc- in' Doug he was knowed as in them days. Besides roller skat- ing, Doug's greatest joy in life was dancing the fast ones. He hasn't decided yet what college will be the lucky one. BARBARA WARD - If Bob- by is around, you can be sure there's a good time afoot. Her stay here included membership in Camera Club 3, and Girl Re- serves 4.

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MYRA STEWARTA- Stew was the girl that saw to it that all the freshmen had Big Sisters. Her happy laughter could al- ways be heard around the halls. G.A,A. l, 2, 3, 47 Girl Reserves l, Z, 3, secretary 25 O.E.O. 47 War Commission 3, 4, secretary 4. MARY STIMAC - Dark-haired, vivacious Mary, another of our future nurses, is a bowling fiend. Her ambition: to roll three hundred. IAMES STUMM-Coming from Fenwick in his third year, lim became vice-president and later president of German club. He also wrestled and was a member of Mu Tau 4. Future plans: Purdue. ROLAND S U TT O N - Known for his sparkling sense of humor, Roi was a mainstay of the lightweight backfield in his senior year. He also wrest- led, played tennis, was a mem- ber of Hi-Y and the Band. LOlS SVOBODA-Another of the can't sit still girls, Lois really made the most of her years at L.T. Besides getting good grades she was a member of Girl Reserves l, 27 O.E.O. l, 25 Spanish club 2, 3. ROBERT SWANABig brawny Bob played a lot of tackle on the football squad and the Cannon was no slouch on the wrestling mats either. He and pal Don plan to attend the U. of Wisconsin next year. KATHRYN SWANSON-Tiny Kay loves to dance and singg in fact, she intends to become a professional singer. Spanish club 2, 3, 4, French club 3, 47 Girl Reserves 3: O.E.O. 35 at- test to her lively interest in L,T.'s extra-curricular program. ng ROBERT SWANSON- Swan- ny packed a lot of fun, brain, and muscle into a small frame. Always good company, Bob was quite a fellow. Wrestling was his chief athletic interest. TED SWARD-Ted was quite a busy boy around school. He played Lt. W. football for three years, wrestled for two years, was on the track team for four years, and played Lt. W. bas- ketball. Also Band l, 2, 3, 45 and Hi-Y 4. Future: Aviation. EMILY SWEET-Emily's hob- bies are reading, going to mov- ies, and collecting. Collecting what? lust about anything that catches her eye. Her future may include collecting a few college courses. SADIE TAMELING- Sadie en- joys all sorts of good books, classic or modern. ln contrast to most of us, her only problem is finding time to read. She'll be a stenographer after gradu- ation. ANABELLE TEGEN - Anabelle is a voice with a smile when school is out. When she can find time, she really knocks them down at the bowling al- ley. AILEEN TIEDT- Ai was one of our German Clubers, as well as being quite athletic. lce and roller skating are her favorites. Future will see her sitting on the boss's lap taking dictation. IUNE TRACAS-Iune will graduate at the end of the sum- mer, after only three years in our school. During her short- ened stay, she belonged to G.A.A. l, German club 2, 3, secretary 2.

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DONALD WARD-A transfer from Fenwick his iunior year, Weedie soon made his niche in the esteem of our coaching staff. Besides gracing CPI the hardwood and gridiron, he spent his time being one of the Guns. BARBARA WARNER A Blonde Barbara is headed toward sec- retarial work, but she intends to keep up her interest in Span- ish and sports, which started in G.A.A. lg Spanish club 3. BERNICE WASCHER-Ber- nice, a future nurse, participat- ed in G.A.A., Fi-Kem and Home Ec. club, but she found time for her hobbies of piano playing and reading, and for four years of Walther League. RICHARD WEBBER - Dick was kept pretty busy during his stay here by an after school job, though he did find time for Band l, 2. His favorite pastime was flying and he hopes to enter the aviation field after his education is completed. GLORIA WEDEMEYER- States that she likes to horse around with the gang. How- ever, she was active in Twirl- ers l, 27 G.A.A. 45 and Swim- ming. She plans for nurse's training after graduation. EDWARD WESTPHAL-One of our track men, Dutch ran the quarter mile and was out for cross country as a senior. He also played some football and was in German club -3, 4. Future plans: College. RUSSELL WHEELER - Smiling Russ could usually be found with Berny or Lee, or behind the counter at Steven's. He piloted our Activity Ticket sales in '44. NANCY WHITE-Nancy was one of the busiest persons at L.T. Let her record speak for itself. G.A.A. lg Band l, 27 Latin club l, 27 Spanish club 3, 47 Orchestra 3, 4: Playmakers 35 Class secretary lp Student Council 3, 4, secretary 4. PATRICIA WHITE-A new- comer from Utah, Pat is a true Westerner-a lover of horses and riding. Other pastimes: swimming, flying, roller and ice skating. Likes to have dogs and fluffy cats around. LORRAINE WHITEHOUSE- Though Lorraine was one of L.T.'s busiest students, striving to graduate in three years, she still found time fo her various interests - basketball, swim- ming, G.A.A., music, and Girl Scouting. She plans for Iay Cee. THOMAS WILCOX-Another of our three year wonders, Tom also is one of Coach Bennett's ardent wrestlers. Mechanically minded, he was intrigued by midget racing cars during his spare time. He will study en- gineering at Purdue next year. RICHARD WILHELM-Dick was one of the bigger guns of our class. I-Ie could usually be found fooling around with the fellows, and he seldom gave the goils a break. He ain't sayin anything about his fu- ture. BARBARA WILLIS-Any girl in the class will tell you how welcome Barb is at any social doings. She made more people laugh with her funny stories, than any one of the rest of us. She won't commit herself about next year. WILLIAM WILLIS -Bill came from Calumet high his senior year. There he was active in football, basketball, and swim- ming, a member of the student governmentp and on the busi- ness staff of the paper. The U. of Illinois is next.