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

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KKCLJ6 0 hid' STEPHEN ANDERSON R Club 43 Hi-Y 43 CNR 43 Football 43 Baseball 4. Admirer of Lou Gehrig . , . hobby is stamps . . . enjoyed R Club most. VIRGINIA ANDERSON ISC 23 Latin 2,43 Zoo Club 2. Collects records . . . plans to bc nurse . . . will train at Swedish American Hospital . . . enjoyed Latin most. WILLIAM ANDERSON R Club 43 Band 2,3,43 Rilie Team 3,43 Football 43 ROTC 2,3,43 Hi-Y 4. Notre Dame favorite team . . . plays flute in band . . . owns middle- aged wreck as a car . . . plans to attend Ripon College. CHARLOTTE ARNQUIST Y-Teens 2,3,4, Treas. 43 French 2.3.4, Sec. 33 ABL 3,4, Soc. Chair. 43 I-Iighlights 3,43 Dorado 53 Stud. Coun. 43 HR Sec. 23 HR V Pres. 33 Mono 43 Circ. 3. Enjoyed Publications . . . collects records . . . nicknamed Chuckie . . . plans to become history teacher. JOYCE AUMANN Called Blondie . . . collects salt and pepper shakers . . . enjoyed home economics and school plays . . . thinks that Rockford needs bigger gyms to accommodate more people at games. VERNA AXELSON CNR 233,43 LaForge 2,33 Sr. Glee 4. Admires Lincoln . . . knits for hobby . . . enjoyed bookkeeping . . likes to swim . . . both clasu and modern music rates high. JANET BACON Stud. Coun. 33 Orch. 2,3. Admires honesty as character trait . . . has special skating ability . . . feels retail selling course benented her . . . called Tiny. rig. I? DANA BAILEY R Club3 ROTC 2,3,4g Orch. 2,3,43 Basketball Mgr, 3, A Plays dums . . . collects stamps . . . owns ,: . dog named Fritz , . . enjoyed physical science . . . called Sonny by friends. JAMES ALLAN BAILEY ROTC 2,3,4, Lieut. 4j Charlcmos 2.3343 Dolphin 2,3,43 R Club 3,43 PSPO 2,51 Swimming 2,3,43 HR Treas. 53 CNR 21 Hi-Y 4, Iowa's swimming team his favorite . . . has hot rod car . . . photography is hobby . . . likes hockey, GORDON BAKER ' CNR 2. Has taxiclermy for hobby . . . plays harmonica . . . to make conservation his vocation . . . liked Cheaper by the Dozen. DELORES BARKER Wants to be bookkeeper . . . Notre Dame is favorite team . enjoys musical radio programs . . . likes to play baseball. TOM BARTELS R Club 2,3,43 Dolphin 2,3,43 Stud. Coun. 43 Swimming 2.3,43 Hi-Y 3,4, V Pres.: HR V Pres. 23 Mono 4, Enjoyed chemistry most . . . special swimming ability . . . has '39 Ford called Green Flash . . . admires Frankie Laine. JANE BEARDSLEY Library 2,3,4, Soc. Chair. 3. Likes to play badminton . . . Library Club ranks high . . . rates sense of humor as best character trait . . . Office Practice favorite subject. subject. ROGER BECKETT Soph. Hon. Grp.g Nat. Honor Soc. 3.43 Highlights 3.43 Stud. Coun. 4. Exec. Coun. 43 R Club 23,45 Band 2,3,4. Sec. eil French 25.4, Treas. 33 Basketball Mgr. 33 Track Manager 3: HR V Pres. 3: HR Pres. 43 Sen. Class Pres. Picks Boston Red Sox as tops . , . will make business administration career . . . Big League baseball his favorite sport. JOHN HOWARD BECKSTROM Dolphin 2.14, Scc. 43 Hi-Y 3.4, Pres, 4: Highlights 3,4, Po'nts Ed. 4: Mono 2,3,-4, Treas. 43 R Club 3,43 Stud. Coun. 2: Swimming 2,3,43 50-Mile K . . Club 2,3,4g Tennis 2,3,43 ROTC 2,33-4, Captain 4, Rifle Team 43 Nat. Ath. Sch. Soc. 3,43 Boys Chorus, Sec. 2g HR Pres. 3. 7' , Admires Will Rogers . . . called Barky by friends . . . plans to enter journalism, RICHARD BEILKE Has traveled to Canada . . . plans to enter radio-television after graduation . . . feels clcctric shop benefited him most for job . . . also has hobby in radio

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DOLLY ABRAMOVICH I Jr. Glee I, Treas.5 Sr Glee 2, Sec,5 SSS 1,25 Operetta 1,25 Sodality 1,25 IMul- V doonb. ' 'n H Went to Muldoon . . , called Doll . , . music and travel her hobbies 'Q ' . . . accomplished dancer . . . has traveled to Mexico and Canada. - Alfie , JANET AHLE .N I Charlemos 25 ISC 25 GAA 2,3,45 ABL 3,45 Mono 45 Stud. Coun, 45 HR V Pres. ' I 2: Dorado 3,4. 5 . English favorite subject . . . plans to become teacher . . . Lawrence College at ,kfi, V ' is her goal. ,f RICHARD AHLGREN . . CNR 25 PSPO 45 Jr. Engrs. 45 Track 25 Stud. Coun. 25 Argus 2,3545 High- lights Z,4, Asst. Ad. Mgr. 4. Wants chemical engineering for career . . . plays piano . . . liked chem- istry besr . . . admires George Washington Carver. FLORENCE ALF HR Sec. 45 GAA 25 ISC 25 Dorado 2. Enjoys driving convertible . . . likes murder stories . . . participates in , golf and bowling . . . called Vani. 5 agfmi LEWIS ALLBEE . f A ' 4- Boys Chorus 25 Highlights 3,45 Stud Coun. 4. I lm Qi' Ping pong is hobby . . . thinks Rockford needs fieldhouse for sports events if-.59 'i ..f ,gt . . . rates Government and Physics high. A HENRIETTA AMBROSE Treble Clef 2,3,4. xl ' Nicknamed Bun . . . enjoyed Treble Clef , . . Beannie is the name of 3. A her pet canary . . . Golden Hawk is her favorite book. BARBARA ANDERSON Stud. .Coun. 25 PSPO 45 ABL 45 HR Sec. 25 HR Treas. 45 Triple Arts 4. Drawing and art are hobbies . . . wants to attend North Park College . . . basketball games were her most enjoyable school activities. BETTY LOU ANDERSON Orch. 25 Dorado 35 Stud. Coun. 35 Treble Clef 45 Y- Teens 2,5,4. Thinks Rockford needs Youth Center . collects snapshots for hobby . . . horseback riding favorite sport. CAROL ANDERSON GAA 25 ISC 25 Triple Arts 2,45 V Pres. 45 Mono 2,35 ABI. 45 I-IR Sec. 2. 5, Disc jockey programs favorites on radio . . . values - patience as character trait . . . called Swede' by some. ELAINE ANDERSON Mr. Tjaden and sophomore math favorite class . , . plays Hawaiian guitar . . . owns German boxer, Lady Julia Storenbergn . . . wants to be dental receptionist alter graduating. ELOISE ANDERSON Girls Chorus 2,3, Sec. 25 Sr. Glee 2,45 Stud. Coun. 45 ISC 3,45 Y-Teens 45 Operetta 3,4. Known as Al . . . has piano playing hobby . . . thinks clerical practice benefited her most for secretarial job . . . enjoys golf and tennis JOHN ANDERSON R Club 2,3545 HR Pres. 35 Stud. Coun. 2. R Club is a favorite . . . has special drawing ability . . . nicknamed 'iAndy . . . has photography as pastime. MARILYN JEAN ANDERSON GAA 3,45 Dorado 3 Went to West High . . . rates basketball as favorite spectator sport . . GAA favorite club . . . Snake Pit book enjoyed most. PAULINE ANN ANDERSON GAA 2,33 Dorado 25 HR Treas. 4. Likes quiz programs . . . home economics course . . . has reading as hobby . . . likes modern music. ROBERT ANDERSON R Club 2,3,45 Dolphin 3,45 HR Pres. 2,45 Football 2,45 Basketball 2,3,45 Track 2,3,45 Baseball 4. Thinks youth activities could be much improved in Rockford . . . chooses Harlem Globe Trotters as favorite basketball team . . . has much ability in sports. RONALD ANDERSON R Club 2,3,45 Basketball 2,3,45 Soph Class Pres.5 HR Pres. 25 A Cappella 3,45 Boys Chorus 2, Treas.5 Hi-Y 35 Highlights 3,4, Sports Editor 4. Plans journalism for career . . . will enter U. of Minn ..., enjoyed Modern Problems . . . called Ronnie, an his 5 Asif if 2. I I 78 If

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eniow , . .47 1 Sr. Glee 4. it I GEORGE L. BENNETT Values sense of humor . . . liked Northwest Passage . . . admires Chicago Stags . . . feels math. has benefited him most. CAROL BENNICK GAA 3,43 ISC 3,43 Mono 43 Red Cross 33 HR Treas. 33 Stud. Coun. 43 French Club 43 Cir. 4. Plans to enter nurses training at Rockford Memorial . . . admires sincerity in a person . . . went to Muldoon . . . liked Gov Burlend's Government class. HOWARD BENSON PSPO 3,4, Pres. 43 Latin Club 2,43 Drill Team 2,33 Rifle Team 3,43 ROTC 2.3,-4, Capt. 4. Called Benny . . . PSPO favorite club . . . photographs for hobby . . . likes basketball . . . enjoyed Physics. JAMES BENSON Charlemos 3,43 R Club 3,43 Golf 2,3,43 Publications 3.43 Soph. Honor , Group 23 Nat. Ath. Schol. Soc. 3,4 Has old car . . . rates golf as favorite sport . . . enjoyed government 3 A , 4 . . . owns cat named Mort . . . has special ability in art. L 3, . 5 RUBERT BERGMAN X A Rates baseball as tops in sports . . . also Joe DiMaggio . . . wants to WW viii. be architect . . . attend U. of Illinois . . . prefers modern music. Q . 3 V M' CHARLES BERGQUIST Charlemos 21 Band 2,33 Hi-Y 43 Stud. Coun. 33 HR V Pres. 3. ,V 1225 Hi-Y favorite club , . . thinks Rockford needs some place for young - people to go . . . fixes car for hobby . . . owns '32 Chev coupe. MARLENE BERGSTEN jr, Red Cross 3,43 GAA 23 LaForge 4, Writes letters and bowls for hobby . . . has '48 Chevrolet . . . plans to go to U. of I. , . . has special horseback riding ability, 'g.?5'?-2. JOAN BIAVATI Likes modern music and some classical . . . Cleri- cal Practice rates tops . . . went to Muldoon fresh- man and sophomore years. NEIL BISHOP Loves wrestling as participant and spectator . . . practices physical culture for hobby . . . reading I L any book on psychology is also highly rated . . . ' 4, -. W ' k am d Pon fx 1 ' 3 f nic n E Y g V, E ry , Joi-LN WILLIAM BLADES fe: I ' Prefers modern music . . . answers to the name of Pete . . . Chicago Bears favorite professional ' . 3 ,st team . . . admired Lou Gehrig . , . believes recrea- I 1 1' tion in Rockford could be III'lI'7FUVL'Ll. or ' 1 1 3 W- DON BODACH Admires the Rockford Peaches . . . values sense of humor as personal characteristic . . . enjoyed parties in trade shop . . . likes radio programs of popular music. KAY BODY CNR 2,33 Jr, Glee 33 Sr. Glee 4, Treas.3 Dorado 43 HR Sec, 2,3,4g Zoo 33 PSPO 43 Circ, 4. Wuthering Heights favorite book . . . speech and dramatics enjoyed most . . . ISICS Notre Dame football team tops. DONALD BOGDONAS R Club 3,4, Pres. 43 Football 2,3,4, Co-Capt. 43 Track 3,43 Stud. Coun. 3g HR V. Pres, 23 HR Pres. 4. Football his choice in sports . . . admires Denny Johnson . . . nicknamed Baggy . . , wants to enter oil business after graduation. BARBARA BRIGGS CNR 23 French 33 Y-Teens 2, Treas.g Circ. 23 Mono 43 ABL 4. Rates ABL as favorite club . . . plans to become florist . . . attended South High School in Columbus, Ohio. EDWARD BROCKMEIER Nat. Hon. Soc. 3,43 Stud. Coun. 3.4, Pres. 43 Pub. 3,4, Argus Sports Ed, 43 Mono 33 Band 2,3,43 Basketball 2,3,43 R Club 2,3,43 Nat. Ath. Schol, Soc. 3,43 HR Pres. 23 Soph Hon. Grp.g Kid's Day Mayor 4. Called Brock by friends . . . aspires to enter the field of commerce, DONITA BRUNNER Y-Teens 3,4. Enjoyed Clerical Practice . . . rates The Robe as favorite book . . prefers modern music . . . liked Rec. parties