Sandwich High School - Reflector Yearbook (Sandwich, IL)

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s46etui? Our carefree days of all play and no work came to an end when school bells rang in 1947. Our first big accomplishment in kindergarten was learning to tie our shoes. Our local civil war began in first grade when we took the sides of the North and South. Half-day holidays were abolished in favor of seven-hour school days during which we learned Readin', Ritin', and 'Rithmetic. We presented the greatest jazz this side of Louie Armstrong with our triangles, sticks, and tambourines. In second grade, our egos inflated as we rode through town on the fire engine. The operetta PETER RABBIT marked the beginning of our acting careers. J. Schmitz and B. Carter represented our class by hopping around the stage as Flopsie and Mopsie. We returned to the stage two years later in SEASON OF HAPPINESS. Our performances were so outstanding that by popular demand we presented SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS in fifth grade. R. Miller was quite the Prince Charming as he awakened J. Lindner with a kiss. At the age of ten, those of us at the South side knew we were growing up when we were given the responsibility of guiding the younger students across the highway. We were now Safety Patrolmen. We were rewarded for our good work with a picnic. Also this year Little Oscar visited us in his Oscarmobile and gave many of us whistles and his autograph. Seventh grade marked the end of our civil war, and we were reunited at the W. W. Woodbury school. We now worked together to challenge other schools in basketball. Our team was victorious at the tournament with B. Carter, C. Ferden, J. Voga, and M. Weber leading our cheers. Although we were rowdy on the snowball field, we proved in our dancing lessons that we could be ladies and gentlemen. We were given a preview of high school life when we spent the first part of eighth grade in the high school. In January we were happy to be demoted to our new junior high building. Girls as well as boys showed their strength helping to carry desks and equipment on moving day. Our dancing lessons paid off when we whirled around the floor at our junior high prom to the music of Colby's Combo. We're back again! This time we were full-fledged freshmen. Everyone worked hard on our first class project, our Homecoming float Earlville Will Smell De-feet. Brrr, I'm cold and My toes are frozen were common remarks on the night of our ice skating party planned by J. Fish, our president, and the other class officers. M. Weber was chosen as cheerleader this year and retained this honor every year. B. Carter served us for three years, and C. Ferden took over Bonnie's position our sophomore year. We found that being silly sophomores was more fun than being frantic freshmen. With B. Tope as our leader, our second year in high school seemed to fly. The long awaited day arrived! We selected our class rings. Our girls felt honored when given the privilege of serving at the Jr -Sr. Banquet.

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WOODY CARROLL, CLASS CUT-UP, proved worthy of his title on Old Clothes Day CAROL FERDEN, also voted as CLASS CUT-UP, is not pictured DAVE DWYER and JEAN LINDNER, BEST ALL AROUND relax from school activities to wash a car

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Senior president J. Eriksson presented the key of seniority to J. Lindner, who wished the seniors luck in the future. Later at the high school, the white carpet was rolled out and the court paraded up the aisle toward the throne. Our theme song, Sayonara, was playing as R. Miller crowned C. Phelper queen. Her attendants were B. Carter, J. Lindner, J. Schmitz, and M. Weber, escorted by D. Adache, D. Cave, J. Potter, and T. Werner. Kim Colbe and Pat Grady were very cute as crown bearers. Our vari-colored lanterns, pond, bridge, and torii transformed the gym into truly an Oriental Paradise. I'm a senior! It seemed impossible that we were saying these words already. This year we chose R. Miller as our big chief. Our Indians won the Homecoming game, and afterwards B. Carter reigned at the dance. J. Fish, our football captain, was her escort, and senior members of the court were J. Lindner, M. Weber, and D. Dwyer. Lollipops and candy canes danced on the walls at our Christmas dance, Candy Cane Capers. Our original decorations brought everyone into the Christmas spirit. Ghosts and monsters invaded the auditorium when we presented the senior play, GHOST WANTED. We felt that M. Zimmerlein should have won an Oscar for his outstanding performance as Hugo. Our high school days were climaxed with the memorable events of class night, baccalaureate, and graduation. As we go our various ways, some to college, others to work, we'll all remember the enjoyable times we had together. We'd always been told that the junior year was the best, and now we found it to be true. We chose J. Lindner to lead us through our most active year. There was a noon-hour rush at the jewelry store when we found that our class rings had arrived. In our eyes, Homecoming was a big success. We won first prize on our float, We're Ordering a Victory, and were represented on the court by B. Carter, C. Phelper, M. Weber, J. Fish, and D. Dwyer. Although we tramped through every yard and cornfield in town, we couldn't find the seniors in the Jr - Sr. Hunt. Therefore, we were obliged to treat them to cocoa and doughnuts. We sponsored a donkey basketball game in which our junior boys beat their dads. The players as well as the crowd had a wonderful time and the following week the drug store had a rush on liniment. We're afraid many people thought it quite natural when we portrayed the inmates of an insane asylum in THE CURIOUS SAVAGE. We discovered who the real workers of our class were on the nights preceding the Junior Carnival. What satisfaction we received when the gym was completed and the people began to arrive! Shaving cream flew, balloons popped, children laughed; then everything grew quiet as we left for the Haskin school where our dance was held. The music of the Squares ended a perfect evening. The prom, the biggest event of the year, finally drew near. We'll all remember the day before the prom when our pond sprang a leak, covering part of the gym floor with water. The evening began with our banquet in the Haskin gym. Chinese coolies shuffled in to serve us.