Rockford East High School - Argus Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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'November placed the Junior play as tops on the activity calendar. They sponsored with great success, The Poor Nut with John Halborg playing the title role. Those Juniors really have a knack for tickling a person's funny-bone. tl, 2, 3l When it came to patriotism, the East High Band cooperated with all organizations during parade days and holidays. Armistice Day brought out the band with flying colors as their trim red and white paraded down Main Street. l4l By the way, Ken, we started December with a great event too. l5l Remember the 'Winterlude' sponsored by the ABL? That afternoon we all plunged into the task of decorating, and within three hours we had the place really transformed. East's first semi-formal affair attracted a large crowd dancing under a ceiling draped with blue and white streamers. Bill Engberg's band furnished danceable melOClieS in this wintry atmosphere. Those cold bleak December days resulting in turned-up coat collars plus a decided rise in the absence list at school, gave our faithful janitors something to worry about. However, with those big mysterious furnaces blazing to their fullest capacity, all was warm on the home front. i6l Concluding school for the Christmas holidays, the choral department together with the band and orchestra gave a musical assembly in the spirit of Christmas. The carols were solemnly and reverently presented in a beautiful manner which genuinely pleased all students and visiting parents. l7l

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Well, Penny ol' girl, summer whizzed by on wings again, didn't it? But getting back to school was grand -it's the only sure way of seeing everyone every day. Ah, yes, Ken, - and we were blessed with a beautiful night for that sensational East-West football game - beautiful in every sense - East was the victorl Everyone was satisfied with the way we initiated the new scoreboard. lil This marked the first time in four years that we had won our annual dispute with our cross-town rivals. Our loyal cheerleaders did a stu- pendous job in keeping the student morale at top pitch. l2l After being away from everything during those warm summer months, it was really fun to find everyone crowded into the cafeteria all with the same thought in mind - food. The lunch counter was just as mobbed as ever, and midst cheery greetings and aromas hinting of delicious delicacies, we had proof that school was once more in full swing. l3l Remember how we always envied those lucky studes who were fortunate to be blessed with a beautiful pair of those ever-popular saddle shoes? l4l And the trouble we used to have because our locker was at such a convenient stopping off place? l5l A frenzy of excitement prevailed during the week of campaigning for the Senior election. We stayed up half the night after nominations, making posters and banners. l6l

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Everyone looked forward to the Mili- tary Ball with great enthusiasm - and why not? The grand march will always be out- standing in my memory, Ken, because form- ing that traditional arch of sabers were officers of both East and West High Schools plus our guests from Beloit. Bill Engberg's melodies kept everybody happy from 8:30 until ll:3O, and of course, strictly military decorations prevai floor to another, we drifted from tropic calms to arctic blizzards, all part of the decorations. ll, 4l led. As we danced from one end of the Senior activities came to a close for the first semester with the annual luncheon for graduating Seniors. That was a delicious way to conclude our gala year at East. Chicken pie led the menu and that chocolate pie formed a beautiful conclusion to our last meal at East. l2l That only too willing second semester class rendered their services by cooperating with the food f ' l committee for the Senior tea, l3l Our parents attending with us, we all had the pleasure o seeing a p ay, brought to us through the courtesy of the dramatics department. all those Oh, and Penny, remember how it was when no one ever wanted to go home after collossal basketball games? Well, Ken, we didn't leave school. Those Student Council dances made a perfect conclusion to an East High victory. That cafeteria was quickly transformed into a spacious floor soon occupied by East siders, West siders and the patient teachers who were good enough to chap- eron the affairs. l5l And then there was the Junior mixer! Those ambitious Juniors really slaved to make that event a huge success, and they definitely succeeded. The male population of the class displayed their tastes in the world of spring fashions, and confidentially they were pretty hilarious. 16, 7l