Parker High School - Parker Pine Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

Page 23 text:

Talk about cheering! With the help of our energetic cheerleaders, Nancy Ihrie, Betty Iohn- son, Norma Nelson, Evelyn Ritter, Dick Schaal. Bob Spirakes, and their captain, Dorothy Nel- son, We yelled ourselves hoarse at every game. When the first green of spring appeared, a new thought filled our minds-the Iunior Prom. M-M-M!-We'll never forget that night! At the time we thought there was nothing else in the world equal to it. With a little transforming, the boys' gym made a very attractive ballroom. Social life was soaring higher every minute. Crowned Rose King was the class hero,-Galen Cheuvront. As juniors we had become ex- tremely social-minded. Then, just like that!-We were seniors! Se- niors-we had to say the word over and over again to make ourselves realize that we had at last reached that long-treasured status. It was an entirely new and wonderful experience to be treated like grown men and women rather than children. We elected Iohn Iudge, president, Gloria White, vice-presidentp Gerrie Schoenstadt, sec- retaryg Mary McCoy, treasurer. Our first party that year was held at Hamilton Park. Leaving our books and work behind, We had an eve- ning of fun dancing to the music of Mike' Iudd's band and sipping cokes. On Friday nights we met the whole gang at the Teen Canteen, which soon became our favorite haunt. Dick Iackson sang, we danced, and everybody had a grand ol' time. When the pigskin-kicking season ended, bas- ketball was our big interest. Bernie Brady was the captain of the lights. His power-packed 4A team-mates were Otho Kortz and Roger Mc- Caig. Shooting baskets for the heavies were George Bohentin, Don Keane, Dave Moore, and Bill Smith. The Iohnnie Weismullers of the class were George Nelson, Dick Schaal, and lack Weeden. Galen Cheuvront and Pat VanderMeyden bent muscles with the wrestling team. Those who slugged it out with the baseball team were Galen Cheuvront, Iohn Iudge,, Don Keane, Otho Kortz, Iames Kypros, lim Manos, and Hal Rec- ord. Track stars were Peter Lebaropoulos and Roger McCaig. Some of our sports-conscious girls were Kay Larson, vice-president of the G.A.A., Dolores Neises, Bernice Pelt, and Dolores Solecki, all letter girls. The galley slaves were headed by Kay Lar- son, editor-in-chief of the Press. Others were Camille Eggleston, also on the business staff. Ieannette Grotsma, Betty Hektor, Peter Lebo- ropoulos, Daniel Lorne, Bob McArdle, Roger Mc- Caig, Dolores McLarnan, May McClean, and Marilyn Singer. Evelyn Ritter was on the busi- ness staff. We worked hard for those E's and S's that gave us the cherished membership in the Se- nior Honor Society, of which lack Weeden was president for two semesters. Speaking of schol- ars, mathematicians Ieanne Ecklund and Athen Fanuris were our representatives to the annual math contest. Bursting upon us with the suddenness of a spring rain was our last semester. Another semester meant another election. Our last elec- tion was probably held in a more serious state of mind than ever before. Our choice for presi- dent was Galen Cheuvrontg vice-president, Gene Madisong secretary, Gloria White, treas- urer, lack Weeden. What a jumble things were! The Valentine hop . . . choosing committees . . . class dues and collections . . . play practice . . . planning the Pine . . . prom worries . . . term papers . . . final exams . . . trying to get applications into col- leges . . . Civics arguments . . . division gossip . . . the sweet voices of Ioan Kennelly and Wava Pennoyer, and Dolores McLarnan's glorious pi- ano interpretations . . . and our worst enemy, Spring fever! All this in four very short years. Heartbreaks and happinesses of old are just dim remem- brances now. Walking slowly up to receive our diplomas, high school memories suddenly take wing. The campus, classes, teachers-they weren't the things we'd be seeing daily any longer. No more would saddle shoes, sundaes, juke boxes, and cokes be our main interests. For us there is a new life ahead. What does it hold! GOD Bj-6 X

Page 25 text:

OF THE Q Em Where are those knives? You're supposed to be dead! Can't you look a little more like it? Louder! Louder! Can't hear you back here! Such shouts as these resounded through the assembly hall eighth and ninth periods for many weeks prior to the performance of the senior class play. What goes on? sez you. Rehearsal, sez I. What for? sez you. The senior play, sez I. What's the title? sez you. 'Out of the Frying Pan,' sez lp want to buy a ticket? This goes on every year, for every senior play. And every year Mr. Raymond Kelly, fac- ulty sponsor and director, vows that he will keep calrn and not lose his temper. But in spite of this resolution, Mr. Kelly goes not so quietly crazy! 191 - to f . -su Y 1 0 I nir- I ,t 44 ll f -arf J - . 'Q 4 . FS . , ..,, l , I ,,..'.'-kfi rljl J W gi e- . if .ua sg .' If T Y, 5. 1 ' E A .9 ' . 'fav' ,Qs - ' hu V2 i .E Z it - N ' f ls .,.- t f , , Q21 IQ f ' l 'f 5 , T. Q 7 h - -1 I: I 'klig-445 F' U 1'. y X 34551 is l 94 ' -Af -f'Pf' 'Q 1' ' tx I- xx gl 'Egg .i.i . : ?A .V . ' ,, -L +- . F lf' Q . ,L y ...-1f- v-if-1 -nfs-1-el.--.ferfs..-.fJE 'Q .T J ,B , 5 CDAPKEQ warm REQI '09 fs 75' ' Q o F - . - . .- 1. 4302 The play presented by the Iune class this year was Francis Swann's Out of the Frying Pan, a three-act comedy. The play concerned three boys, Norman, Tony, and George, and three girls, Dottie, Kate, and Marge, as they struggled for fame. Marge, George's sister, is married to Tony. All six share an apartment in the rooming house be- longing to Mrs. Garnet, a vague and rather slow-witted woman, who is never quite sure whether the kids are acting or not. Mr. Kenny, a famous Broadway producer, lives in the apart- ment below, and many a laugh came from the kids' antics as they spied on him by looking down the hole by the radiator. The youngsters were broke, but Dottie's mother, Mrs. Coburn, rich, snobbish, society woman, unknowingly supported them all. But after many misunderstandings and plenty of laughs, involving a Mickey Finn, a gumbo, two policemen, and a corpse, ttoo realistically played by Dottie's friend, Muriell, things finally straightened out, much to everyone's relief. The play ended happily with Norman and Dottie falling in love, and the youngsters getting a job in Mr. Kenny's show. Mr. Cecil B. Kelly is well known at Parker for his excellent stage productions. He has a long list of hits to his credit, and you can just chalk up another one for Out of the Frying Pan. So, as we chat over our after-theater supper, we will remember the cast, Mr. Kelly, and that thoroughly enjoyable play, Out of the Frying Pan.