Waukegan High School - Annual W Yearbook (Waukegan, IL)

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Parlez-Vous Francais? Mais Oui. FRENCH CLUB, FIRST SEMESTER ROYV 1, left to right: lxiiss Frances Wleiss, Jo Anne Kirkham, Florence Martin, lviary Lou Smith, Constance Kelly, Angela lviilos, Susie Hagopian, Esther Ohanian, Barbara Hansen, Anne Hoogasian, Karen Nelson, Katherine Matijevich, Sydelle Feder, Julia lsiartilla, Alice ldargoian, Josephine Durka, Lorraine Nordberg, Doris Curlee, Edward Goodbout. ROW Z: Soolton Toorian. Ann Link, Mary Ann Militich, Aline Lavi, june Duncan, Lucille De Porian, Jean Hemphill, June Bekkala, Esther Rostker, Lois Anderson, Nancy Rostron, Helen Niemi, Virginia Bowers, Peggy Kraushaar, Helena Lewis, Betty Cook, Mary Ann Zezula. ROW 3: Frances Matijevich, Barbara Lewis, Barbara Roos, Charlotte Schleck, Gloria Douthitt, Carolyn McKean, Betty Meekins, Ruth Schiff, Virginia Romppainen. Katherine Houser, Sirrka Hannula, Laurell Ann Robinson, Doris Peterson, Olga Bitumski, Bette Redding, ltiary Ellen Smoot, Phyllis Voepel, Willemina Boland, Pearl Yager. ROW 4: Harold Pillifant, jr., Robert Chalfant, Georgia Welborn, Vera Nixon, Betty Newenham, Charlotte Mix, Nancy Tinsley, Ruth Ellen Chittenden. Suzanne Johnson, Lorraine Deibler, Anne Chaderjian, Norma Dilger, Josephine Bezek, Mary Elizabeth Courser, Meribeth lviitchell, Mary Ellen Helgren, Louise Perrine, John Toomasian, Eugene Rurowski. ROW 5: Astere Claeyssens, Jordan Hill- man, Willard Losch, Ralph Swank, William Reilly Ted Weichetki, Norman Schwartz, Dail Nies, Tom Tinsley, Jack Voepel, Richard Faller, John Van Sickle, Ralph Jonas, Bob Allen, Jim Donaldson, Paul Meunier, Bill Thayer. I And with a babble of French, Le Cercle Francais begins its meetings, which are held every second Tuesday ot the month. The pur- pose of the club is to give French students a better understanding of the French customs and culture. lt adds an interest to the class- room work, and makes the students feel a closer relationship with their French triends. At the beginning of the year, Miss Weiss secures from the foreign correspondent bur- eau, a list of names and addresses of French boys and girls in the French-speaking coun- tries. This gives our students a chance to improve their French and also to understand conditions in France. This year has been particularly interesting for the correspon- dences because ot the war conditions in Europe. At the monthly meetings, a chorus of girls composed of Ruth Ellen Chittenden, Katherine l-louser, Carolyn McKean, Frances Matijevich, and Katherine Matijevich, Was lead by Betty Meekins in numerous French songs. Lorraine Deibler and Florence Martin accompanied the singers the tirst semester, and Frances Smith, the second. The outstanding meeting ol the year Was the Christmas program at which Lorraine Nordberg gave an interesting discussion on Christmas and New Year customs in France. lack Voelpel presented a talk on French Christmas cards. Carolyn McKean sang Cantique de Noel. Chez La Modestef' a French skit, writ- ten by some of the students With the help of Miss Weiss, was presented early the second semester, Charlotte Mix, was a young Par- isian girl who lost her hat in a Wind storm, and had to go and buy another one. Kath- erine Matijevich Was Charlotte's friend, and Sirkka Hannula was the clerk in a smart hat shop. The club, under the able direction ot Miss Frances Weiss, selected as their officers for the first and second semesters respective- ly: Florence Martin, and Betty Meekins, presi- dent, lo Anne Kirkham and Esther Ohanian, vice-president, Doris Curlee and Katherine l-louser, secretary, Edward Goodbout and Nancy Tinsley, treasurer. lt is the tradition ot the club to close each meeting by singing the French national an- them, La Marseillaise. lU4

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Reviving the Lost Art of Walking - Tramp, tramp, tramp! lt's the 500 Mile Hikers out tor a little jaunt ot not less than tour miles! The members certainly enjoy walking! The shortest hike on the schedule is the tour mile trek, a six mile hike is the average, and the longest is twelve miles. ln competing to set the fastest pace, Arvin Riley established a new club record for both the tour and tive mile time hike, making four miles in 43 minutes and ll sec- onds, and tive miles in 53 minutes tittyeseven seconds. His time by miles was l0:3l, 2l:38, 32:32, 43:57. Alladeane Iones holds the year's record for the girls' tour mile hike, l-ler time was 52-49, which is two minutes short of the club record. During the year the club enjoyed a gala party, the biggest event ol their year. No, the postman may take a walk on his holiday, but not so the Waukegan hikers. They staged a dainty hop instead. The purpose ot the club is to promote walking as a hobby, both tor the healthful exercise which it affords and for good fellow- ship. Mary Lou Berg was the president of the club, and Alladeane Iones was the secretary. Al Grosche sponsors this active group. At a time when most ot us are either too busy or too lazy to travel even a few blocks without the aid of some artificial means ot locomotion, an organization like the W.T.H.S. Hikers is indeed a boon. lt this group can do anything towards revitalizing, preserving, and popularizing the almost lost art ot walk- ing, then it may someday be heralded as one of the most worthwhile ot the many high school activities. 500 MILE HIKERS ROXV 1. left to right: Bill Grosche, Audrey Heikenfeld, Irynn: Kroustrup. Edith Aasland, Violet Kegg, Marion Carlson, Kay XValters, Glenn Roscnwald. Row 2: Margaret Burckle, Jean Hemphill, Clara Nolen, Dorothy Sheldon. Clan: NVastack. Mary Lou Berg, Florence Battisfore, Evelyn XVysocki. ROXV 3: Paulina Bradke, Sam Grassa. Sonny Turner, Bill YVhitton, Bill Vioski. Arvin Riley. Al Grosche. Alladeene jones. 103

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Die Deutsche I Members attending the German Club meetings enjoy games, songs, riddles and poems, all in German, to acquaint them with the customs of the German people. Die Deutsche Gesellschaft is a compara- tively young organization because of the fact that the study of German was banned in most American schools during the World War and the club was just refounded in 1938. At Christmas time, a play was given in German. Those who took part were: Rheinholder Schmidt, Albin Leicht, Leonard Gordon, Arthur Lokkins, Iordan Hillman, and Iune Luzar. The club looked forward with much an- ticipation to a movie of the Rhine country, with Mrs. McLean telling of her trip down the Gesellschaft --- Rhine. lt proved highly educational as Well as interesting. Officers of the club were: Lorraine Deib- ler, president, Iames Haake, vice-president, Edward Bunk, secretary-treasurer, and Britta l-lellgren, program chairman. Miss Bess Dady is sponsor of the club. At other meetings German test games were played. lt is all fun, yet the student learns new words and stories. The meetings are all carried on by the students. Miss Dady gives her assistance only when needed. The majority of the club membership are from among those enrolled in the two year course in German offered as a regular part of the foreign language course. GERMAN CLUB. FIRST SEMESTER ROW l, left to right: Robert McKinley, Bess Dady, Britta Hellgren, James Haake, Lorraine Deibler. Edward Bunk. Carol Vlack, Lorraine Siewert. Eugene Greene. ROW Z: Arthur Lokkins. Glen Rosenwald, Marie Mitchell, Virginia Archdale. Ruth Bradtke, june Luzar, Barbara Greene, Rheinholder Schmidt, Alice Kukar, Roy Hampson. ROXV 3: Leonard Gordon, Eldene Loftus, Bill Grosche, jack Human, La Verne Johnson, Ray Eimerman, Leslie Lat:, Helen Long, Allan Goldsmith. ROXV 4: Richard Lucke, Albin Leicht, Xvilliam Krpnn, Bob DeKay, Ray Lalxinrche. Norman Kaplnn, yyiniam Dowdeng 105