Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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DOROTHY ENGELS

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HISTORY We elected as officers this year, Lois Sanden, president; Dorothy Engels, vice president; and Eugene Wirth, secretary and treasurer. Miss Coleman was our class sponsor. Very few changes took place in the teaching staff this year, the faculty being composed of: Mr. Keist, principal; Mr. Rice, Mrs. Veach, Miss Hermies, Miss Brunski 11, Mrs. Carlson and Miss Coleman. Our junior class dance was held in the fall this year, and we danced to the strains of Johnny Kaye's orchestra. We were very proud of our dance this year for we had put in a good many hours work on decorating the dance floor and the tea room. Our biggest thrill was the orchestra because all the members wore band uniforms. During our second semester we all were kept quite busy with our class play, the name of which was Bolts and Nuts. We were also given the responsibility of preparing for the junior-senior prom. Our theme for the prom was Southern Garden, and it took a great deal of work to make the affair as pretty as it turned out to be. Our hardest efforts went into making dozens of roses, which were wound around white picket fences, made by the boys. The girls concentrated upon dyeing cheesecloth for the ceiling of the gym. They also made dresses for the girls who were to serve the banquet. In September of '48, we entered the high school for our last year, we were now known as seniors. This year we gained two new students and lost one, giving us a total of eighteen. Fred Cook entered from Peoria Woodruff and John Hurley entered from Sheffield. Roger Hubbard was our loss. This year we were under the supervision of Mr. Keist, principal; Mr. Davidson, Mr. Rice, Miss Code, Mrs. Veach, Miss Coleman, Mr. Faye and Mrs. Loos. We chose as our class officers this year, Lois Sanden, president; Mervyn Wilson, vice president; and Donna Coggins, secretary and treasurer. Again our sponsor was Miss Coleman. Since this was our last year in school, our social activities were extended somewhat. Our senior class dance was held in December in the form of a Christmas dance. We decorated the gym and tea room to this effect. Music was furnished by Spin Lawrence's orchestra. The performance of the senior took place in February. The name of it was Faith, Hope and Flarity. In May we are taking charge of the tea room for the Firemen's Ball. This year the boys in our class took a more active part in sports, so we feel that part of the credit of our winnings goes to them. We are also very proud of the fact that the only member of the Music department who received a first place award in the music contest this year was a senior. Her name was Vera Schuneman. We plan to take our senior trip the first week in June, and we are going to take a cruise on Lake Michigan. Dorothy Engels Le Roy Wirth Neil Wise