Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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J. , 0 PRUYVI PRANCIQRS BEST FfN'l'l' FORVY.-XRD Fm-Ilmer. Youngs. Flipse. Wolfson, Carey, Simpson l.nBaron. Cehelnk, Yun Hemlignn. Andrew. Byrne Aekermzm, Whitaker. Axforal Swin Your artner lt's the morning after the night heforel Daybreak hnds Miss Unionite still dreaming of swishing formals, the enchanting refrains or ldddie Koul's band, the dazzling decorations, and her perfectly charming escort fthat poor fellow who suffered because of gas rationing, a scuffy shine on his No. l8 shoes, plus musty etiquettej. When these are added together, the sum is the super Junior-Senior Prom, at which the juniors were grand hosts and hostesses on the evening of May 5. Vlfith c4Wings Over Union as the theme, the Frollies of '44 went zooming to success. For seven successive years, Miss MacDonald, girls' gym teacher, has presented the Frollies, and has heen in charge of the matinee performance. This year the two evening performances were sponsored by the Community Council with Miss Geraldine Masters acting as chairman. The Frolliettes, a traditional feature, were received enthusiastically by the audience, and the individual acts, successfully N 'N'H 'f WH supplementing it, made the pro- Menowell, Lucusse. llammonsl, NV:-it-anm. Timmerman. Vader, . . . Wordmark. 'lk-rp-tra. Bluulnfieltl. Foster, Tomnsik. Morse. Smith. orranfl hltrhly' entgftalnlng An Gruenlmuer. and others. C Ft ' added attraction was a play en- titled mfhe lighthouse Keepergs Daughter, presented by the faculty. To the savage heat of Harry James or the mellow strains of Glenn Miller, jitterhugs cut loose during the noon-hour on Wednes- day and Friday in the girl's gym. The dancing, sponsored hy the Victory Council, with George Kurijan in charge, did much to relieve the routine of study on these two days. A three-cent charge was used to purchase the latest records and other noon- hour equipment. i.'E'iSf5.iZ

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To the familiar tune of the hanging and clanging of lockers. each school clay opened and closed. Life was well-rounclell. with such features of the year as the senior play. Junior Prom. noon-hour dancing. and asselnhlies composing the lighter side. These 'flittle things are the pleasures that contribute to the Anlerican way of life, and that is what we are fight- ing to preserve. E71

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ll! Lights iliml X slnnlowl ,-X seretnnl 'lliese hair-raising hlnipf' filletl rnainy an anxious moment for the illllllPIll'i' when the first senior plav, .Xrst-nit' antl Oltl lace was presentefl on ,lilllllillf 20 aintl 21. lvlillll l'lllll'Zll'l0I'S were portrayetl hy 'Xnn Smith, lfvelyn l.l1flIl,XVlllli1fTl Uruen- hauer, lllaine liinclig, Riuliartl Smith. llugh liorniemly, :incl Patrieia Norclnnlrk untler the clirem-tion of Mr. Stanley .'Xlhers. :X repeat IlI'l'fUI'fI12lIlI,'P was given on llehruziry li as a rewarcl to every hornl-lntyer. An uproarious hit of the matinee per- formance in the lsrollies of 'Vl f, 1 4 was a truth-antl-c-onsequentte program put on by seniors, ,lzufquelin Reiner anfl Alvin l iXler. Among the unlueky victims were Doris Swanson, Helen Flipse, Uuaane Kala- wart, ancl llarolcl Van Allslnirg. lfeetling ouch other ice Cream cones while hlincl- folcletl untl proposing to a boy mlressecl as a girl were the oorisequences inflicted on those unable to answer the quiz- master. .XNFYXXIR UR Sl i-'iflili Reiner. Moran. Fixlfer if! -MW ...A lIltll'l'AI'Nt CALL Fir-it Row -1 Ixinclig. Ilowkznnp. Whitaker. Cruenbuuer. Sen-ond Huw - Lund. L Smith. Nurllluurk. R. Smith. lNr-I-un, Hillpen-t 1'1- I. Ilelluun. lleyriex. Hlekkind. Kennedy The teachers stepped out of role when they starrefl in the pantomime, Wfhe Lighthouse Keeper! Daugh- terf' a highlight of the '44 lfrollies. Mr. Stiehl took the romantic leatl with Miss lXf'I21i7DtPHHlll as his Htlumb clevoteclf' Mr. Kemp fairly livecl the part of the villain while Nlr. Hess anal Miss Smalliclge played the parental roles antl Mr. .Nllmers narraterl. Miss MacDonalcl's peeping panlalets and a meager set-fa hat rack as the wincling Sii1lI'CilS0Zilflll0Ll to the hilarious skit. DRVVIAI MR. Al,lSliR5. WH. STIICIII.. MR. KICWIP, MR. YUH5. 'Vllbss 'VI L DONALD. MISS SMALLIDGIC