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

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Battling with Words and Ideas I Waukegan Township high school's de- bate teams went to bat this year on the old question, Resolved: That the Federal Gov- ernment should own and operate the rail- roads , a question just as vital now as it was thirty years ago when first taken up. Debates were scheduled with New Trier high school, Grant, Maine, and Kenosha. This is the sixteenth consecutive year that Mr. Sandvens teams have debated with New Trier and Maine high school teams, Waukegan's affirmative debaters this year were Mary Ann Miletich and Sam Rosen, Negative speakers were Madeline Mackey and Iordan Hillman. Alternates for both teams were Stanley Durka, Esther Ohanian, Iames l-laake, and Esther Rostker. Some debates are known as Hdecisionu contests in which critic judges make analyses of the cases presented by both teams, Other debates are termed non-decision' depend- ing upon the wishes of the visiting teams, Mr. Sandven, the debate coach, en- courages the freshmen to try out for the teams, because as he emphasizes, it usually takes three or four years to work up winning debating ability. The debate question for the following year is selected in May in order that team members may work on it during the summer vacation. DEBATE TEAM SEATED: Madeline Mackey, Mary Ann Miletich, Esther Ohaniam. STANDING: Srixnlcy Durka, Jordan Hillman. Sam Rosen, and Mr. S. I. Sandven. 121

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RADIO CLUB ROXV 1. left to rivhr- Cl B . arence Rasmussen, Mr. Izimes, Charles Urh, Frizz Zeleznic, Edward Goodbout, vice-president, Wlaltc Hziake. George Smith. president. Tony Zidank. Leonard Koziol, WVilliiam Meyer. john Zupec, Leo Maki, Earl Ross, Stanley Chwicdziewicz, james Spires. They Who Nurture the Wil Eth I Students passing room 310 lr, any day after school last semester could hear a jum- ble ol buzzes, whistles, and howls comin Q from within, a sign that amateur radio opera- t . . . ors were in tne making The radi ' d , . o-min ed boys ot this club who were not yet 'lhams or amateur radio operators, spent much of their time studying the Morse code in prepar- ation lor the ov T ' ' g ernment exam. this is the purpige of the VVTHS Amateur Radio Asso- ciation. A number of trips were taken by the club members during the first semester. First on the list was a trip to VVAY, the ship-to-shore station at Lake Bluti. Then followed trips to the ham shocks ot WQDWQ, WQNWY, W9- GDV, and finally WQEDC. Fi tfansititter was constructed during the first semester, a receiver was purchased and finally the oflicers erected an ante iii. on t , root ol the junior building. The station was y er Waves operate for about a month und th er e call WQGYW, but as Walter G Haake, lr., WQGYW and Edward Goodb it W ou , QDWQ, the only two licensed Gps in the club at the time were graduat d ' able to , e in February, the station was not able to get back on the air until late the next semester, when Leonard V ' Aoziol, NVQIQD, and Tony Zidank, WQIOX wer bl e a e to procure the government licenses Gtlicers for the lir 1 st semester were Wal- ter Haake, president, Edward Goodbout, vice- president, Tony Zidank, secretary- Stanle , Y Chwiedziewicz, treasurer, and Leonard Koziol, sergeant-at-arms. Serving the organization the second sem- ester in these respective offices were George Smith, Leonard Koziol, Tony Zidank, Stan Chwiedziewicz, and Tony Koncilja. Under the able sponsorship of Mr. lames, the club was able to progress rapidly during the past year. 120

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SENIOR CITY GOVERNMENT CITY OFFICIALS ON PLATFORM, left to right: Aldermen: Leonard Leonaitis, Betty lsfeekins. Jeanette Spoor, Laura Mae Darrow, Gloria Douthitt, Bch Baddaker, Carl Swanson. Stan Bohrowski, Marguerite Feiler, Eddie Johnson, Pat Alex, Walter Haake, Nick Goldschmidt, and XV:ilter Hoff. BACK RONV: Edward Goodlwout. police magistrate: Ann Chaderjian, assistant corporation counselg Norman Schwartz, corporation counsel: Ralph Burnett, mayorg George Dietmeyer, city clerk: and Bob John, city treasurer. Seniors Venture Into City Politics I Raise your right hand and repeat after me 'l, Whitie Burnett, do solemnly swear to uphold the duties of my office to the best of my abilityf ln this official manner, George Dietmeyer, student city clerk, swore Mayor- for-a-day, Ralph Burnett, into office. The day was December l3th, the time was 8:00 a. rn., the place was the City l-lall, and the event was Student Government day. Three weeks earlier, Senior assembly had been in a hub-bub as students crowded to the polls to vote for their favorite candidates. At 8103 o'clock these student officials, together with the many appointed office hold- ers appeared on the scene. City clerk, Frank Wallin, administered the oath of office to George Dietmeyer, who in turn swore in the other officials. Mayor Talcott wished the students good luck, and the day began, Typing, slaving over books, and inspect- ing governmental departments let up at noon when the hard working city officials took time out to eat. A banquet was held in the sky room of the Karcher Hotel. Corporation council, Norman Schwartz, introduced the Mayor , ln his after-dinner speech, Whitie stated: l have learned a lot about the duties of mayor, but the hardest duty is making speeches. ln the evening, the students took charge of the council meeting. The council room was packed with students, parents, and ex- officialsu. Mayor Talcott presented Whitie with a gavel as a souvenir and the council meeting got underway. The Iunior Safety Council I lt is the object of the junior Safety Coun- cil to promote safety in and about the high school. Under the supervision of Mr. Neary, the group meets to formulate and discuss safety measures. The group visited the Chicago auto show laot November, A mock trial was held in january. Those who sat with fudge Brown to learn how a police court operates were: Marie Gabrek, student judge, joe O'Shea, de- fendant, Marcia Dembinsky, defence at- torney, and john Link, bailiff. Bob McKinley was the arresting officer, The jurors were: Eugene Pillifant, john Van Sickle, Nelson Lamson, and Roger Skews. The group sponsored a dance in May. All students and graduates of the driving course were invited, Among the club's other projects were the bicycle club, the weekly display of safety posters, and the distribution of safety bulletins. The group won the Ki- wanis' Safety Trophy last year. First semester officers were: Mary Hogan, president, Marguerite Feiler, secretaryg and Doris johnson, treasurer, Second semester officers were: Bob Mcliinley, joe O'Shea, Martha Niemi, and john Link. Y l22