n E 5 i I 12' f ,W v J V, ,,W,ww.m M. . , .WN ur , w A Q, 'H . A w 3 , , ,www wh -1 W m W wh ' wr., Awww -qhwwwmnwmwwwuwwmmmuw mmmmwwmwummw na Wmmu, w 1 1 ' 14 1 W- I W i QAGH SCHOOL AY? 'Y .w p, K I EOS Staff Edi+or-in-Chief Roberr Herring Ac+ivi'l'y Edifor Marianna Herringion Adminisiraiion Edifor Nancy Puklin Ari' Edifor - Mar Mae Ebinger Class Edifor Ru+I1 Johnson Copy Edifor Marfha Hope Sporis Ediror Jack Knapp Business Manager Donna Reiland Assis+an+ Business Manager Velna Rice Circula+ion Manager June Mireley Adveriising Manager Jean Mireley Disiribufion Manager Lois Dikkers Secreia ry Doris King Treasurer Mary Corona Koesfer Recorder Mary Jane Landgraf Dedication We Hue class of I946 dedicafe our yearbook ro Mrs. Gerfrude SCOTT Smirh, whose confri- bufions 'ro Wes+ High have been momenrous and innumerable, bu+ which, unforfunarely, will end wifb ber well-earned refiremenf affer many years of service. PAGE 3 As we, the class of 1945 of West High School, leave to embark upon our life careers or go on for more finishing touches to our education, we can take with us only two tangible objects, a diploma and the yearbook, a memory of high school days. We have chosen that this memory also remind us of our real task, to build for the postwar future. ln a sense, every senior in the country who graduates this year is in the unique position of belonging to the first group of Americans to finish high school in a peaceful world. Man's eternal frustration has ended, at least temporarily. Our task is going to be difficult. Survival of forthcoming economic turnovers will be difficult in itself, but we have more to do. We must preserve the peace and meet the myriad problems which will come to every person with an understanding perspective. Survival will call for high spirit and above all, excellent training. This book is in part dedi- cated to the fact that we have received that training scho- lastically and through extra-curricular activity. In it we are tracing the history of the building of the class of 1946 for the postwar future. First we could only visualize the finished product and draw up plans for the actual building. As freshmen we had previously tasted only the elementary essentials of literacy. With the help of the faculty and school facilities and the ardent interest of our parents the actual construction be- gan. As sophomores we thought we had learned everything there was to know, so rapid was the construction process. However, as juniors and seniors we were made to realize how little even the wisest men know, and thus the tremen- dous task ahead became clear to us. Here on the succeeding pages is the record of our high school preparation. First there was . . . PAGE 4 Before you are the raw materials, the underclassmen. Each of them must share with us the task of building lasting peace while attempting to survive in a turmoil of armistice-brought confusion. They can only visualize the completed product. Part of this vision must take in the faculty who have been educated to the task of further building. They have guided us vocationally, educationally, and recreationally. Perhaps they are the sculptors which mold the raw ma- terials to fit the visualized pattern. The combination of these factors brings about the actual . . . Pi Qfpiyyiiilihman Class The good-nafured 'Freshman class officers posed willingly for a picfure in Typical freshman garb. Lefl To righ+, They are Herbie Heiss, vice-president Louis Newfon, presidenT: Barbara Caudry, Treasurer: and Palricia Shelp. secrefary. The inserf picfures Miss Una Pease, head advisor of The freshman class. WiTh wide-eyes and an eager anTicipaTion 240 members of The freshman class enrolled in Wesf High on SepTemb0r 4, l945. On The day before, The greenies wandered dazedly inTo The school audiforium aT Two o'cloclc for an orienTaTion cere- mony. Affer classes had sTarTed, The freshman begaw campaigning for well-qualified leaders. For each parficular posiTion several sTudenTs were candi- clafes. Winners in The final elecTion were Louis Newfon, presidenfg l-lerbie l-leiss, vice presidenT: PaT Shelp, secrefaryf and Barbara Caudry, Treas- urer. Besides These officers The class board consisTed of Two sTudenTs from each secTion and Miss Pease, head freshman advisor. Board members were Joyce Beamish and Brud AuTher from Miss Lane's secfiong Phyllis Eccles and Joe Corrigan from Miss Peases secTionq Jacqueline l-laTTersley and Eugene Fifzgerald from Mrs. Thompson's secTionp Rufh KrenTz and Bill McCullough from Miss Lazer's sec- Tiony Bill Mifchell and Irene Musso represenfing Mr. Nebergal's group: Anifa Schalz and Sam Sal- lami from Miss STeven's group: and Jean Telford and l-lerberT.Ward from Mr. l-lalfverson's group. Miss Lane was freshman guidance counselor. PAGE 6 EE l-laying inTeresTs in all sorfs of acTiviTies, The class members parTicipaTed in G.A.A., baslcefball, foofball, Traclc, and inTramurals. The freshman class was represenTed in The Mid-WinTer Carnival by a bean guessing conTesT. Two pairs of nylon hose, offered as The firsT and second prizes, drew divi- dends for The concession. Because of The food shorfage, Third and fourfh prizes were a freshly dressed chicken and a pound of buTTer. All of The prizes were donafed, and besides The four chief awards, Twelve ofher gifTs were presenfed To The nexT highesf conTesTanTs. Eagerly The Freshies parTicipaTed in sramp sales, Gym Circus, and band and choir concerfs. This year The freshman ioined forces wiTh The sophomore class and presenTed The Shamrock Shuffle on Friday, March I5. Those responsible for posfers adverTising The evenT were Ralph Council and Phyllis Eccles. The commiTTees in charge of The dance were The freshman board wiTh assisTance from BeTTy Berfhold, ElizabeTh Weiss, Janef Barber, Delores Burridge and Rufh KrenTz. WiTh enThusiasm and acTive inTeresT, The class of -49 looks forward To Three years of equally happy and excifing Times. Aguilar, Don Albright Carl Allgood, June Almond, Maureen Angell, Delores Applequisf, Roberf Arundale, Douglas Aufher, Frances Badner, Dale Baker, Blossom Balmer, Phyllis Barber, Jane? Barnes, Shirley Baudouin, Paul Bauerle, Waller Baughman, Doris Baume, Bruce Beamish, Joyce Beafus, Frany Benson, Cedric Benson. John Benson, Marlene Berrhold, Belly Bigford, Vivian Blair, Barbara Brandf, Roberl Brannon, Thurlow Brashear, Elizabefh Burman, Mary Ann Burridge, Delores Busch, Nancy Carler, Doris Caudrey, Barbara Chandler, Palricia Chapman, Elberf Clark, John Clark, Bessie Clarlr, Bonnie Jean Clausen, Lois Clemens, Theo Coclrrane, Ken Corcoran, Mary Lou Corrigan, Joe Council, George Council, Ralph Darby, Richard Dar+, Donald Davidson. Bill Davis, David Daw, Gerald Day. Darlene Demonf, Vincenf Dall, Franlr Duclreil, Delmar Duf+on, Marlene Eccles, Phyllis Edwards, Jack Eelen, Jack Elliot Mary Ellis, Jerry Emmeri, John Erickson, John Erickson, Tommy Ewing, David Faxon, Roberl Ferguson, Jim Finkel, Joan Fihgerald, Gene Fifzgerald, Richard Flanders. Lorna Flynn, Daniel Forbes, Donald Gadow, William Gandrau. Gene Gerberich, Joan Gemmer, Roberf Gerner, Tom Glissman. Mary Greenman, Mildred Hadfield, Jack Hamrick, Judy Hanosh, Richard Hansen. Darle Harbin, Charlene Harding. Donald Harris, Siuarf Hari, Shirley Harlman. Richard Haiiersley, Donna Ha'H'ersley, Jacqueline Hedlund, Sally Heiss, Herber+ Henry, Barbara Hoevker, Harold Holck, Donald Hurlburl, Dwighl Hill, Wayne Hope. Sally Huni, Caryl Hurlburf, Rollin Huiier, Marilyn lngles, Delfa - Pierson, Roberi J Iverson, Mariorie Jackman, Dale Jackson, Doris Jackson, Rose Jansen, William Jensen, Lowell Jebens, Ann Jericho, Lois Johnson, Allen Kaiser, Joan Kasper, Dorofhy Komes. Gerirude Kindleberger, Wilma Knowles, Frederick Krenlz, Ruih Krull, Doroihy Krzeminski, Frank . 56 - vsiws in ,e , a ,, . in . ., I Mi as ' - ,. i ' -.,,er'i ..,, , - ' PAGE 8 .ve .,,F, is Q , s N. Q -wi -if - V:-Q5 K .,... S5 K' r ...Q 19 was R wr X 'Kin 35 , a O W x 5 R , x 'K ,,,. PAGE 9 Kurns, Alberl La Dew, David Leonard, Herberl' Lieser, James Lindsay, Richard Ludwig, Jim McAlpine, John Mcclaslrey, Dan McCullough, Bill McNanna, Joanne Mahr, Gerald Manhlce, Roland Marlin, Anne Marlin, Bradley Marlin, Lois Mason, Roberl Mason, Earl Maison, Howard May, Joanne Michels, Harvey Miller, Donald Milchell, John Milchell, Bill Moncada, Corinna Miffman, Donna Monfgomery, Earl Moroney. Richard Morris. Liane Morris, Rolaerl Morrison, Joyce Mounl, Keilh Murphy, William Mushrush, Luanne Musso, lrene Neloergal, Kalhleen Neimeyer, Fred Newla'nd, Amber Newlon, Louis Nigro, Marguerile Norris, Norma Olson, Margery Olson. Rosalie Oslrander, Ray Oslergranl, Marilyn Palmer, Joyce Pasilis, Terry Paxlon, Peggy Peacock, Janice Peck. Slanley Pelerson, Marlin Pelers, Eugene Penninglon, Wally Phillips, James Ingles, Donald Piislick, Marilyn Pilsliclc, Ronald Podolalr, Sue Pcrlo, Dorolhy Pulzlin, Richard Reed, Janice Reingarl, Delora Richardson, Gerald Roberls, Jaclc Robinson, Beafrice Robinson, Sfuarf Roscoe, Sue Sass, Jacqueline Sam, Donald R.osS. Pafricia ?f0 Schalz, Anifa Sholfz, Jacqueline Schopp, Donald Schramer, Norma Schueffner, Laura Schwiesow, Bernard Seagrisf, Roger Sebaslian, James Severin, Palfy Shelp, Pal' Seigmund, Carol Silvius, Shirley Smilh, Emmef Smilh, Kennefh Smilh, Richard Smifh, William Sladler, Edward Snyder, David Snyder, Grace Snyder, Marilyn Sollami, Sam Spidell, Glenora b I ---' - Smulxler, Keilh ., T new zl, Q ,d iy Sf. Clair, Evelyn A ,I I L ' A 1 ' K S'luar'l'. Edwin . ' Qi' : A if 'Z 1 A U3 SfoolreY. Herberf i :2 A , ' P , T Sf lc, D l ' T ' i 4, V- V i Sfrong, Rolaerl' Sfrunk, Marilyn Telford, Joan Thayer, Gene Thompson, Allen Tracy. Howard Turner, Cynlhia Vicory, Joan Vincenf, Lee Vonhofli, Marilyn Waidley, Dorolhy Ward, Herberl Ward, Philena Walson, Jeananne Weiland, Marilyn Weisheif, Bill Weiss, Elizabefh While, Belly 4-'Um WhiH', Don 4 Willrinson, Donald I I wane++. Meribsh as T 1 Williams, Arlene A , '.: .,,,V I Williams, William ' ' Willing, Jane T . uw , W..- ' , x Y Pe . Fig, Ld PAGE IO Sill, Dolores Wood. Donald Woznialr, Carleen Young. Melvin Zalroseh, Tom Ziegler, Ann Those noi preseni when pic+ures were fakenz Balrer, Clara Brashear, Mary Cavender, LaVon Cooper, Donald Darr, Kennefh Gibson, James Kahoun. Elaine Miller, Sarah Singleferry, Margarel VanDeveni'er, Gloria Wrought Donald Young, David Sopho ore Class s-.qt Sfoppinglal' fheir loclcers affer school, fhe sophomore class officers were caughf hy our camera-man. Leff fo rlghf, fhey are Sally Genoways, freasurerg Bob Smifh, presidenfg Jane Quaclrenbush, vice- presidenh and Lois Copelin, secrefary. The inserf picfures Miss Jeanifa Peferson, head advisor of The class. Ready fo begin fheir second year, 206 soph- omores boldly marched up fo fhe doors of Wesf l-ligh School on Sepfember 4. Filled wifh confi- dence and deferrninafion, fhe sophies enfhusias- fically began fheir class organizafion by holding an elecfion fo defermine fheir leaders. Capable leaders were nominafed and resulfs broughf forfh presidenf, Don Laydeng vice-presi- denf, Bob Smifhg secrefary, Barbara Schulfzy and freasurer, Sally Genoways. ln mid-year, however, Don Layden and Barbara Schulfz bofh moved fo California. A very add coincidence fhen occurred because if seems fhey moved fo fhe same cify, Los Angeles, and are bofh affending fhe same high school, This necessifafed fhe following changes in class officers: Bob Smifh, presidenfg Jane Quackenbush, vice presidenf: and Lois Cope- lin, secrefary. All of fhese officers and fhe fwo nominees, Bruce Johnson and Donna Meidell, con- sfifufe fhe class board wifh Miss Peferson as head advisor and Miss Wood as head counselor. Sec- 'rion advisors were Miss Wood, Miss Winfering- ham, Miss l-lolfy, Miss Peferson, Mr. Blubaum, and Mr. Finchum. ln fhe afhlefic deparfmenf fhe sophomores con- fribufed greafly fo fhe squads in foofball, baskef- ball, fraclc, inframurals, golf, and ihe Gym Club. Many hard working sophomores helped malce fhe Gym Circus a success. PAGE I2 On February I9 af fhe annual Band-P. T. A. Mid-Winfer Carnival, fhe sophomore class spon- sored a popcorn sfand. Parficipafing in sfamp sales and Red Cross drives, fhe class added greafly fo fhe successful year af Wesf High. An oufsfanding evenf of fhe year was fhe dance, Shamrock Shuffle, which was given wifh The aid of fhe freshman class. Decorafed in gay shamroclcs appliqued wifh symbols of Sf. Pafriclc's Day, fhe gym foolc on fhe appearance of fhe lrish season. Bernie Van l-lamrn's Orchesfra provided fhe dance music. The class board wifh Rosalie Al- schuler and Peggy Crawley assisfed wifh prepara- fions. The sophomores wifh fhe help of fheir advi- sors planned and carried ouf fhe decorafions for fhe Baccalaureafe service which was held in fhe audiforium on fhe evening of June 2. The sfudenfs will long remember all of fhe ex- cifing fimes of fheir acfive and happy sophomore year. Af fhis poinf in fheir careers fhe Class of '48 have been dubbed wise fools, buf as fhey en- fer fhe realm of upperclassmen, fhe lasf lap of fheir consfrucfion period, fhey are beginning fo realize how liffle fhey really do lcnow. x R' an s -Wim? ,gr in '23?5iIif L . .. V PAGE I3 Albaf. Louise Alschuler, Rosalie Angell, Joy Arilip, Lois Bailey, Sidney Barber. Joan Barneff, Diane Barreif, Helen Barrigher, Elwood Barbee, Donna Barry, Joan Barnes, Sally Baxier, Marilyn Bergner, Suzanne Benson, Shirley w Bergeman, Jerry Bibb, John Biever, Barbara , l Binder, Karl V Binford, Allison V ' X Bobo. Bob I m h' Boffmeyer, Mary AM Br chaff, Jack raclceff, Jim Brun eyer, Joyce V , ini, Dean , Burne'He, Raymond Buriis, Helen Burzlaff, Don Buller, Vernon Campbell, Doris Carney. Jack Chrisiopher, Jim Coclcrane, Barbara Cook, Dorofhy Copelin, Lois Corlxum, Ken Crawley, Peggy Dannewiiz, Eddie Davidson, Janicdjy I Dean, Mariorie ' Dilclxers, Bob Downer, Caryl Downs. Marilyn Duy, Joyce Einig, Carl Enclr, Jeanne Erickson, Marilyn Essig, Chuck Evans, Jean Farnsworfh, Reba Fa+ou+, Joe Fayfar, Riia Filip, Mary Flefcher, Shirley Foriman, Wesley Fox, Nadine Franklin, Jael: Franzen, Lorraine Fredres, Arlene j , '1 7 w j, Fuller, Geraldine fp Gaffino, Richard .f Gareslri, Roberl -fy Gales, Kafherine Genoways, Sally Giffen, Mary Ellen y, , l i' 1 ' . Goederf, Audrey 0 XQJU' ni --L li - Good, Caryl l ' 'I -V V. - V 5 Grandi, Hugh and V Grandi, Laverne :.: V, Gordon, Mary Marie 1 Grehn, Esfher Q ' ' J , V Gurry, Ellis 3 Hafhaway. Ray ,Z if Hadloclr, Joan ' 'V f Hagemeier, Dwighf .Vi ,sh 9' ,Q- Q V' -f A fi' ,, , QQ l l' JA Hauff. Paf L 9 Rf' Hawks, Be'Hy Bd X Hei+l:oHer, Ann : V ', . V Hennis, Henry V -- V J - Hibben. warren a 1 r ,',. Q fr Hilderbrand, Jim W lz' ' ' ' 'iq Hill, Billie Nfw - ' , A i v 5 ,,.,- Hipp. Nan Jea 'V x' 'J i 4 ' Z ,dig .V ' I - z I i. A . . if-,Q , K A Holder, Richard f - Hooper, June , I wage, Claude Hupoch, Dolores Hufchinson, Norma Jern, Gene Johnson, Bruce Johnson, Ches+er Johnson, Helen Jones, Shirley Joy, Bill Kagey, Mariorie v KJ Keil, Dolores Kelley, Russell ,Q Kellogg, Dorofhy L fx Kesel, Jane+ I Killian, Marilyn Kimes, Don Knox, Donna Kuehne, Kenneih ' Kuhn, Evereif .. -F M mi 'Li V H- ,' M Kuhns, Bud 'var V, . ,VV Jn, - V Lage- L90 -P Q' Landgrafl Doi, VI V 'li' V,.,, , : i ii? WNHV - . VU nl , ,J M424 f-, Larsen, Rufh V ' ' Lavoy, Jim Layden, Don Layden, Jim LeComp+e, Lois Lehnard, Wayne J ,jd Lindoo, Bob Lundquisf, Rodney V J - Lyon, Roberr , ' U McCurdy, Duane McGraw, Joan McLaughlin, Gerry PAGE V4 1 V, ef V, a srs 1 r ri , V a ' ::q1,,,..f' N....v ef A 1, G x X 1 Emeril' PAGE I5 Manning, Sarah Manhlxe, Bill Marzului, Gloria Mafhis, Peggy Meade, Dolores ,Q I Meidell, Donna Melcherf, Jean Meyer, Barbara Myers, Jim Miesulc, George Milbaclrer, John Miller, Ray Mi+chell, Peggy Mifcheliree, Roy MiHman, Dorofhy Morgan, Edna Mosher, Laura Mosley. Edward Nehring, Beih Norris, Ed Olden, Franlr Oleson, Jim Oppfelf, Darlene Palmer, Jean Palmer, Pele Penningion, Laurence Perry, Ethel -1 Phillips, Bob Piazza. Eugene Pielef. Sadelle Pierson, Ruih PiggoH, Cecil Pillaisch, Phyliss Pilmer, Jane? Quaclcenbush, Jane Reilsch, Jean Rice, Florence lipid Rieshel, Jean JB N Rogers, Bob ' r Rowan, Virginia Rush, Anna Mae Schacle, Bill Schick, Guy Schleining, Don Schmidi, Eugene Schmidf, Wilbur Shor, Bud Schuhow, Ray Schule, Faiih Shulfz, Barbara Scoif, Dean Silvius, Helen Smifh, Arfhur Smifh, Richard Smiih, Bob Smi+h, Barbara Smulxler, Ari' Soule, Don Soule, Bob Spalre, Norman Spring, Donald Sievens, Sidney Sfolp, Gladys Sfoufenburg, Barbara Sioufenburg, Norma S+rei+, Dolores Swan, Duane Sweeney, Doris 'QLTAL Swifzer, Dick Terry, Tom Thomas, Siafford Thorp, Diclt Tobias, Joanne Tognarelli, Jim Torrance, Benny VanGorp, Joan Vining, Valerie Wagner. Rosina Walker, Gene Warren, Charles Wenckus, John Wendorff, Jean Wildman, Margarei Wilson, Merrill Wolf, Florence Wolslre, Joan WyaH', Diclr Yellin, Bob Those Noi' Presenf Balmer, Richard Banbury, George Benneke, John Clark, Joan Feher, Dick Musuraca, Charles Poss, William Wroughi, Mary Young, David vig ,,,, i J , f H af ' ' A W yaw Og Junior Class M K W The junior class officers pose aTTer school on one of The many cars ThaT surround The building. Le'FT To righT are John Marlrel. secreTary: Jack Marzulri, presidenT: Sally STaib, vice-presidenh and Ray Williams, Treasurer. The inserT picTures Miss Lydia Raymond, head advisor of The class. For The Third Time in Their WesT l-ligh careers The juniors assembled in The audiTorium aT 9:00 A. M. on SepTember 4, Tor anoTher year oT knowl- edge and Tun. ThaT aTTernoon They renTed TexT- books, boughT acTiviTy TickeTs, and paid locker Tees. Soon aTTer, classes and acTiviTies were be- gun. The 2l5 juniors chose as Their leaders Tor The year, Jack Marzuki, presidenTg Sally STaib, vice- presidenTg John Markel, secreTary: and Raymond Williams, Treasurer. The cabineT consisTed oT Dan l-less, Lucille King, WalTer Deuchler, Don Shelp and Joyce Ann LaTTerTy. Miss Lydia Raymond, head advisor, Mr. l-larold Meyers, Mr. Charles Friday, Miss Oleda Rislow, Miss Carol Dunning, and Miss Mildred Spangler guided The class oT '47 ThroughouT Their evenTTul year. Many juniors displayed TirsT class abiliTy in aTh- leTics. Besides The boys parTicipaTing in TooTball, baskeTball, and Track, The girls were acTive in all G. A. A. acTiviTies. The junior class presenTed The play The LiTTle MinisTer by James Barrie on The nighT of No- vember 4. This class Took an acTive parT in many school acTiviTies. Don Shelp, Bill Farley, and Kirk Schramm represenTed The juniors aT many oT The big eighT speech and debaTe conTesTs. PAGE l7 One OT The chieT evenTs oT The year was The choir review The Big Top Frolics which was pre- senTed March 28 and 29. The knowledge oT The junior class was TesTed by Taking The lllinois TesTs which deTermined Their apTiTude and comprehension. On College Day many juniors inTerviewed col- lege represenTaTives in order To secure help in developing Their TuTure plans. During The year The juniors were well repre- senTed in The STudenT Council. Lynn Lungren, Sally STaib, Brad Quackenbush, and John AuTher, were chosen by The STudenT Council members To represenT.WesT l-ligh aT The STaTe STudenT Coun- cil ConvenTion aT Peoria. The junior class cooperaTed in making The an- nual Mid-WinTer Carnival a success by conducT- ing a darT Toss which did a rushing business. A grand Tinale To The social acTiviTies oT The group was The Prom which Took place on June 3. CommiTTee chairmen were as Tollows: honorary chairmen, Lucille King and Dan l-less: band, John AuTher7 inviTaTion and reTreshmenT, Vernice Rice and Maxine Nebergalq publiciTy, Maureen Avery and Marilyn Miller: and decoraTions, Nancy Rob- erTs and Gerald VanDevenTer. AT The close oT The year The class oT '47 were eagerly awaiTing Their remaining year aT WesT l-ligh School. Allison, Irene X, Anderson, Bob Armbrusfer, John Armslrong, Jim Arundale, Bob Auiher, John x Avery, Maureen Balmer, Dicl: Ballard, Charles Barnes, Molly Barnes, Ronald Barreff, Bob Safes, Dolores Beerbower, Dave Beher, Diclc Bergeman, Richard Biclc, Dolores Boy, Rufh Braclceli, Alice Brads'free+, Elva Brown, Beverly Brown, Jean Burch, Tom Calfry. Louise Carfer, Thelma Carley, Dennis Carlson, Gloria Carpenfer, Joy Carpenfier, Lois Carr, Kennefh Caughey, Don Chandlee, Delores Clark, Ed Clarlr, June Clark, Mildred Corrigan, Jere Council, Mary Lou Criger, Alice Crowe. Nancy Crufcheff, Richard Curfain, Shirley Dabney, Dick Dalseg, Joan Daly, Barbara Darling, Marilyn Davies, June Davis, Mildred Defrafes, Jim Desorf, Dicl: V' l V V Deuchler, Waller X Doane, Kenf Dowell, Doris Erickson, Charles Farley, Bill Faiouf, Jack Faxon, Mary Lou Flanders, Wilma Fleming, Lawrence Frey, Pal Furnas, Marilyn 0 fb l E X 1 x 4Kl X 1 , I MW Z? fi' 611' fha? ms., -1' .. A W F D 4 , Li X xg, 3 MGP 'li' 1 -W , -.MJF Zh -ai ai, ,I wtf r '-,r Q1- I r ,,,. 1, W 'Qin V nr' wb ails wf. ..7af QV www i , mai PAGE I8 1 X seen-W ee- ly if JSA. 'S ma. .,N..,av-...M M . Gray, Jim Gray, Ginger Graham, Jusline Gee, Barbara Gilson, Bob Glower, Viola Good, Bob Griese, Wendell Gusfafson, Roy Hallman, Dick Hamsmilh, Harry Hanchelle, Jevne Hardy, David Harlle, Normaiean Hawkins, Norma Heimdal, John Hauser, Harold Hendrickson, Arlene Hesler, Maryanne Hess, Dan Hill, Mary Lou Hosler, Don llseman, Harry lngraham, Shirley Iverson, Jim Jacobs, Opal Jackson. Theresa A my L J Jaffke, Owen Q, W .,, . H, Johnson, Eva V l ' ,-3 X , Johnson, Roberl N. I .3 :f- T.. I . it A if is Qs is N L Zi, are by ,, 'F , ,LW ,,,-.,,.oe, QF' ., Q81 Q - A. lrzh , E PAGE I9 Johnson, Roberl' E. Johnslon, Rulh Jorgenson, Jack Kahle, Virgil Kinnally, John Jr. King, Lucille Kleinsmilh, Rulh Knapp, Jane Konzak, Pafricia Lafferly, Joyce Ann LaMagdaline, Dona Lane, Barbara Lanrz, Darlene Lalham, Elaine Laz, Don Leasure. Owanda Leino, Fairy Lilley, Don Livsey, Frances Livingsfon, Paul Lungren, Lynn McFarland, Norman McKeagie, Jim McVicker, Barbara Merkel, John Marzuki, Jack Meyers, Arlene Michels, Gloria Miesuk, Sylvia Miller, Lou Miller, Marilyn Mi+cl1el+ree, Lloyd Milclrler, Harlan Mosluer, Delores Murray, Isabelle Nanninga, Slnirley Nelaergal. Maxine 6 , Nelwring, Janef Nigro, Anna Mae X X ' Nuyen. Juddy 7 f Olsen, Dick . f Pailleron, Tonygggd l nf , X I x Palmer, Jean fff-DA V. Palmquisf, Ken X Pafelslxi, Sally , Paulus, Bob J Peacock, Lucrefia Pessina, Caryl -' L Pelers, Joanne , Plnalen, Charles V , Pike- Tom 571'-5 1 A Pilmer, Marvin A AQ A V I Porfner, June Priegal, Don ,: ' ' I A Purcell, Lucille QU8Ck6hbUSl'l, Brad if Recior, Eleanor Q ,ZW Reedy, Mariorie may Reising, Gloria ai' y Rice, Vernice s W! Richardson, Joyce y Richmond, Gerald , ' , ' A Q E. Ries, Dolores ,' is ,Q . ' g Roberls, Nancy Y ' W 4 ' Z Saaflloff, Beverly, NN ': 5 r: 'Y , - z Q senden. Joy , R ,ir o r 9-M V Q ' ,193-3, ,,.-i -5 , 'Nc M , Scheels, Jim Schramm, Kirk Shelp. Donald , Shelfon, Marion 7, ' wi, I Sipple, Kennella ': ,fl , Siosfrand, Gene ' , Smilh, Don Smilh, Grace I Smith, Marvel -1, . I A V Smnhl pay --- V, z A .a , .. Sncwden, Sue Q ,,,. , Speiler, George , W 5 r Spring. Kallierine Slaib, Sally Ann Sfaley, Rulln Sfimpson, Barbara Sfollz, Ernie Sfone, Roger Siroman, Warren ' , , Swan, Margie A. - - Swilzer, Venelfa 2 ,vil A I Tebell, Jean A5 7 Tellison, Gene . Tews, Eugene 'Q' E PAGE 20 if Y Vi! I . Ml X. L 'JJ PAGE 2I Tlwompson, Marilyn Tooley, Alice Tremain, Richard Unwin, Bessie Van Devenfer, Jerry Verna, Janice Viola, Alberi' Vonhoff, Vera Wallace, Grelchen Whiicomb. Dorollwy Weil, Carol Weingarfh, Freddie Ann Whisler, Myron Whileside, Dolores Wiley, Jean Willcening, Gwen Williams, Dick Williams, Keifh Williams, Ray Windeff, Jim Building High SUPERINTENDENT CARL E. LARSON Three 'rhings are io be loolced io in a building: ihar ii siand on 'rhe righi spoig ihai ii be securely founded: ihai ii be successfully execu'red. Goeihe To ihe archiieci enirusied io plan from clay and moriar Wesi Aurora l-ligh School, locaiion, loundaiion, and execuiion deiermined success. No less archilecis are ihose delegaied io mold from raw maierials ihe siruclure ihai is ihe Wesi High senior. These human engineers are ihe direciors, adminisiraiors, and personnel oi our school, and ihey, loo, combine localion, ioundaiion, and ex- ecuiion io produce a sound and solid consiruciion. Thai ir siand on ihe righi spo+ -ihai all pre- liminary delails are sound, 'rhai ihe blueprinis are wisely drawn, and Thai' The iinesl maierials and labor are employed-ihese are The dulies of 'rhe Wesi' Aurora Board oi Educaiion. A group of ien cirizens inieresied in educaiional progress, ihis organizaiion ol which Mr. Frank C. Paull is presi- deni, Mr. Samuel A. Lilley, presideni pro-iempoe rare, and Miss l-lelen Leigh, secrelary, acls as head of ihe Wesr Aurora school adminisiraiive sysiern and execuies ihe business affairs which conduciing six schools eniails. Mihai ii be securely ioundedufihis is ihe re- sponsibiliiy oi Mr. Carl E. Larson, Wesi Aurora school superiniendenl, and Mr. A. G. l-laussler, Wes'i l-ligh principal, in molding ihe developing consiruclion. Members of I945-46 Wesi Aurora Board of Educa+ion include, lop row, lefl fo righf: Presiclenf Frank C. Pauli, J. Allison Binford, E. Wallace Gibson, Samuel A. Lilley, Mrs. Emma C. Rice, bofiom row, lefi 'ro righla John M. Spence, Raymond E. Thorpe. C. L. Valentine, W. M. Willeff, Jr., and R. F. Williams. PAGE 22 Adminisiraiion iw PRINCIPAL A. G. HAUSSLER Mr. Larsonls main duly is shaping progressive educalion To lil lhe needs of The Wesl Aurora schools, and Ihis he expedienlly accomplishes 'rhrough his seleclion of curriculum and educa- lional melhods. Assuming Ihe posilion of principal in a slrange commun- ily aliler school is well under- way is a dillicull laslc, bul Ihe versalilily which Mr. hlaussler, who, aller serving as principal al Pekin Communily I-Iigh School in Pekin, Illinois, came lo Wesl I-Iigh on Oclober I, I945, lo succeed Mr. Ross Bergman, has exhibiled, has been rellecl- ed in lhe smoolh lunclioning ol Wesr I-ligh curriculum and ac- livilies. A+ Ihe same lime be- coming acquainled wilh Wesl I-Iigh personnel, rouline, and Iradilion, Mr. I-laussler has served as personnel counselor lo problems of sludenl and facully alilce and as a medium belween lhe school and lhe communily. Assisling wilh adminislralive Dean of Boys EX-PRINCIPAL ROSS M. BERGMAN dulies lhis year have been Mrs. Gerlrude Scoll Smilh, assislanl principal and dean of girls, and Mr. A. C. Ridinger, dean ol boys, who have con- cenlraled on mainlaining a minimum of absenlee- A. C. Ridinger Assislanf Principal Gerlrude Scoll Smifh PAGE 23 . - .l MISS CARROLL DUNNING, A.B. Born wiTh a gifT of lauqhTer Spanish, LaTin Spanish Club MR. FREDRICK O. FINCHUM A.A., B.S. Ed. I have laid aside business, and gone a-fishing Problems of democracy, physi- cal educaTion Frosh-soph. TooTball-baslceTball coach, varsiTy Traclc coach, LeTTermen's Club MR. LESLIE L. GEE. B. Ed. Engraving, Then, is, in brieT Terms, The ArT of ScraTch PrinTing MISS ELIZABETH HARMON B.A., B.L.S. l have no superfluous leisure Librarian Library Club MISS ESTHER BALLARD. B.S. NeaTness is The asepsis of cloThes CloThing, foods Junior Red Cross MISS GLADYS C. BROWN A.B., M.A. For she by qeomeTric scale Could Talce The size of poTs ol ale, And wisely Tell whaT hour o' The clay The cloclc does sTrilce, by algebra General maThemaTics, plane geomeTry Senior class advisor MR. THEODORE F. EICHLER B. Mus., M. Mus. As good-naTured a soul as e er Trod on shoe of leaTher Band, OrchesTra MR. CHARLES M. FRIDAY B. Ed. FacTs and Figures! PuT 'em down! Algebra, plane geomeTry AssisTanT varsiTy TooTball-Track coach MR. RAY K. GRANT B. Ed., M.A. As uprighT as The cedar General Science, physics Visual aids, senior class chairman MR. STEN G. HALFVARSON B. Mus. Ed. WiThouT music lile would be a misTalce A Cappella Choir, Jr. A Cap- pella Choir, Mixed Chorus Girl's Glee Club lsecond semesTerl PAGE 24 MR. CLARENCE BLUBAUM B.S.. M. A. PaTience is The besT remedy Tor every Trouble Business lundamenTals, Typing I IvVar Saving Fund MR. W. P. BURCKHARD, B.A. Men of Tew words are The bes men General shop AssisTanT Trosh-soph. T Tb l baslceTball coach MR. C. J. NEBERGAL, A.B. MISS MARY T. HOLTY B.A., M.A. NoIhinq is so diiiicull buf lhal I+ may be found oul by seeking English I MISS LOUISE LANE, B.S. And gladly wolde she lerne, and gladly 'recheu English l, IV, general lileralure Freshman class chairman MR. GEORGE KECK A good hearI's worlh gold A Cappella Choir, Jr. A Cap- pella Choir, Mixed Chorus, Girl's Glee Club liirsl' semeslerl MISS LAVERA S. LAZER, B. A. I make rhe mosr oi all lhaf comes. And 'rhe leasl ol all 'Ihar goes General science, general malhe- marics, chemislry Science Club MR. HAROLD F. MEYER B. Ed., M.A. The lion is nor so fierce as painledn Mechanical, machine and archi- feclural drawing Vocalional Club, iunior class chairman MR. DONALD L. PAUL B. Ed.. M.A. Size is nol grandeur Generaljcience MR. HUGO W. PETERSON B. Ed., M.A. Dimes and dollars! Dollars an dimes! The emply pockel's lhe wor ol crimes Advanced Iyping, office praclice EOS business advisor Commercial Club MISS LYDIA B. RAYMOND Q--1 I-le knows lhe precise psycho- logical momenl when fo say nolhingu American hislory, problems oi democracy Golf coach, debale, oralory, ex- Iemporaneous speaking, humor- ous and serious reading coach MISS UNA J. PEASE, B.S. A mind equal lo any under- faking Ihal she puls il along- side ol General science, biology. ad- vanced physiology Freshman class advisor MISS JEANITA PETERSON, B.A. There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip Lalin Sophomore class advisor MR. A. C. RIDINGER, B.S., M.A. Ph' B- Good counsellors lack nor Pearl of gre-al' price clienlsl' American hisfory, world hislory American hislory, problems of Junior class advisor democracy PAGE 25 Sludenl Council MISS HARRIET STEVENS B.S. Ed. She fha? has palience may compass anyfhingu Shorfhand I, Il, salesmanship, consumer economics Shorlhand Club MISS MARIAN WINTERINGHAM, B.S. Ed. The hand fhaf halh made you fair hafh made you good English I, IV, general liferalure Junior and senior dramafics assislanf MISS LAURA YARGAR A.B., M.A. DaughTer of lhe game Girls physical educalion G. A. A., cheer leaders, Gym Club MISS OLEDA B. RISLOW, A.B. The world's a Iheafre, Ihe earfh a slage Which God and Nafure do wilh aclors fill English I, III Junior and senior dramalics MRS. GERTRUDE SCOTT SMITH She shall Iighl a candle ol un- clerslanding in Ihine hearl' which shall nol be pu? ou? Advanced algebra, Trigonom- efry, solid geomelry, college algebra Girls Club if.- MRS. ARDITHEARL THOMPSON B.S. Ed. The Norlhern word 'guess' is bul lillle used among Soulhern- ers. We say 'recon' English III, journalism Red and Blue, EOS MISS HELEN WOOD. A.B., M.A. A peace above all earlhly dignilies, A slill and quiel conscience English II, III Sophomore class chairman MR. KENNETH W. ZIMMERMAN B.S. A winner never quifs and A quiffer never wins Boy's physical educafion Alhlelic direclor, foolball and baslcelball coach, assisfanf Track coach, Gym Club PAGE 26 MISS HELENA M. SAUER Ph. B., M.A. As The sun colors flowers, So does arf color liIe Fine arls, dress design, carloon ing, commercial arl Pain? Pol Club MISS MILDRED SPANGLER A.B., M.A. Consislency, lhou arl a iewel' Bookkeeping. personal lyping commercial arilhmelic, commer cial geography ism ThaT The sTudenT may reap Tull beneTiT from his edu- caTional opporTuniTies. ThaT iT be successTully execuTed represenTs The goal of every member oT The WesT l-'ligh TaculTy, Tor he is The sculpTo.', The medium beTween blueprinT and producT. Upon him depends The combinaTion af deTail, The achiev- ing oi: assembly Trom layouT. The WesT l-ligh Teacher, in The Tinal analysis, deTermines The sTrengTh oi The sTrucTure. AlThough This sTrengTh is deTermined by innumerable individual meriTs insTilled by The sculpTor, his main pur- poses are These: To deTermine and develop individual in- Teresi' and abiliTy Through selT-expression in class acTiviTy, To provide a general background by exTending The indi- viduals undersTanding oT world problems, and To develop The abiliTy To reason and The appeTiTe Tor knowledge so Thai, even when The sTudenTs Tormal educaTion is com- pleTed, he will never cease To learn. And iusT as cerTain qualiTies-sTrengTh, durabiliTy, and beauTy-are To be desired in every Type oT consTrucTion, wheTher skyscraper or ranch-house, so iT is aTTempTed ThaT These essenTial qualiTies be developed by every sTudenT oT every cur- riculum, college preparaTory or manual Training, so ThaT he may be a sTronger sTrucTure. Reconversion To peace-Time producTion has naTurally changed some oT The maTerials WesT l-ligh sculpTors em- ploy and The Type oT consTrucTfon aT which They aim. No longer is hasTe, Though Temporary value, The prime requi- siTe. Once again a well-rounded, permanenT sTrucTure is The goal, and alThough The place of Technical knowledge has noT been undermined, The imporTance oT humane un- dersTanding and unpreiudiced reasoning is emphasized in This day of broadened value and inTernaTional scope. Many years will pass beTore The True worTh oT The compleTed sTrucTure can be gauged. Only iT a building becomes more mellow and beauTiTul despiTe howling winds and driving sleeT, can iT be called a success. Only ii, having been bequeaThed a sound ToundaTion, iT in- creases in heighT and breadTh oT iTs own, will iT be a True example oT Tine craTTsmanship. YeT There can be liTTle doubT as To The evenTual heiqhTs which The WesT High senior will scan, Tor, as The poeT once apTly said, Whenever men have become skillTul archiTecTs aT all, There has been a Tendency in Them To build high. Miss Cafherine Kelly, RegisTrar, Miss BeTTy Klaren, ATTendance Clerk ftecrefary To Principal Miss DoroTl'1y Okapal Miss Helen Leigh. Secrefary To Superlnfendenf Secreiary To Board of Eclucafion Mrs. Helen Sfein, Cafeferla Manager Miss Marie Klein, R.N.. Red Crggg Hume Nursing Ing-h-ucfor Mrs. Margarei' EmmeTT RN School Nurse Miss Delcris Argianas, B.A., Mrs. Mary Rihman R N School Nurse Speech Correcfionisf Refired l945 PAGE 27 p, T, A, Present Day Youth in the Post War World The final meefing of fhe I945-46 season of fhe Wesf Aurora l-ligh School Parenf-Teachers Asso' ciafion was called fo order af 8:00 P. M., May 7, by Mrs. Daniel Volenfine, fhe year's presidenf. The minufes of fhe previous meefing were read by Mrs. Marlc Livingsfon, secrefary, and approved as read. Treasurer A. C. Ridinger presenfed a sum- mary of fhe associafion's financial sfafus, followed by a discussion of old business including fhe sev- eral proiecfs in which fhe P. T. A. has parficipafed fhis season, namely, redecorafion of fhe principals office, cooperafion wifh fhe P. T. A. council in sponsoring Co-l-li dances, and parficipafion in fhe annual Band Benefif Carnival. Following a special reporf on membership by Mrs. D. J. Dellrafes, membership chairman and second vice-presidenf, fhe meefing was furned over fo fhe program chair- man and firsl' vicefpresidenf, Mrs. J. Emil Brunne- meyer. ln This lasf program in fhe series of six which correlafed phases of The I945-46 fheme, Presen'r Day Youfh in a Posf War World, a movie of in- feresi' fo all concerned wifh educafion, Pop Rings fhe Bell. was shown fo P. T. A. members and fhe eveningls guesfs, eighfh grade graduafes and fheir parenfs. Previous programs of 'rhe year included fhe Oc- fober I6 discussion of 'rhe vifal subiecf, The PAGE 28 Conferring P. T. A. board mem- bers include, sealed, leff 'fo righf: Mrs. Gerfrude Scoff Smifhg Mrs. Marla Livingsfon, secrefaryg Mrs. Daniel Volenfinc, presidenf: Mrs. J. Emil Brunne- rneyer, vice-president and Mrs. D. J. DeFrafes, second vice-pres- idenf. Sfanding are Mr. A. C. Ridinger, freasurer, and Mr. A. G. Haussler, principal. Coming Afomic Age by Dr. William F. Ogburn, professor of sociology af fhe Universify of Chi- cago, and an inferesfing fall: on Europe in This Generafionw by W. A. S. Douglas, wrifer, col- umnisf and war correspondenf for fhe Chicago Sun. Mr. Douglas' program followed fhe popular annual pof luck apple-polishing dinner, held fhis year on November 20. The W. A. choral deparfmenf under fhe direc- fion of George Keck presenfed fo fhe P. T. A. a Chrisfmas program in song, December l8g Miss Madi Bacon, dean of school of music, Cenfral Y .M. C. A., Chicago, spolce on Culfural Values in fhe Posf War World before fhe annual mofher- daughfer fea on January l5: Dr. Theodore P. Sfephens, presidenf of fhe Aurora College, on March I9 enlighfened parenfs as fo fhe complexify of college for foday's youfh. Thus fhe Wesf l-ligh P. T. A. complefed anofher season in if's consfanf sfriving fo bring info closer relafion fhe home and fhe school fhaf par- enfs and feachers may cooperafe infelligenfly in fhe fraining of fhe child. Respecffully submiffed, ......,Secrefary All kinds of talent are developed by the activities, and all kinds of minds are This is the construc- trained by the classes. finished product. Creative abil- tion of the ' ower are the distin- ity and reasoning p ' haracteristics of the human race guishing c been developed to pre- Both of these have pare us for our challenge of the future After you have seen the process of con struction, we present the . . . Music, Maesfro Thaf musical group behind all fhe pep rallies fhroughoui' fhe year is fhe Wesf Aurora High School Band. Foofball and baslcefball games would noi be complefe wifhouf fhe familiar sfrains of and fhe loyalfy song. The band is sfep in concerfs, parades and any where fhey are needed. fhe figh+ song always righf in ofher occasion Before Their rade grueling hours of pracfice musf be spenf, very offen before school fime, marching af 7:30 A. M. and during fhe firsf period of fhe day. The band played af all fhe home foofball games, spur- ring our foofball heroes on and on fo vicfory. Af each pep assembly, fhis organizafion proudly saf on fhe sfage leading fhe sfudenfs in peppy marches, loyalfies and fighr songs, especially fhe Wesf High Tighr song, Roll On Blaclchawlcsf' and fhe loyalfy song, Wesf High Loyalfy . Through performance af any game or pa- Please all halffime foofball programs, fhe band remained ever faifhful. On Ocfober 27 fhere was a special Navy Day parade in which fhe band parficipafed. Early in November fhere was a Bond Rally and a Navy Show af fhe Burlingfon Depof. Af fhis show, many clifferenf fypes of Navy Warfare were shown and demonsfrafed. The firsf program for fhe music deparfmenfs was on November 8 when our insfrumenfal di- recfor, Theodore F. Eichler, wifh fhe band, and our vocal direcfor, George Keck, wifh fhe A Cap- pella Choir ioined fo give a choir-band concerf. Before fhis concerf, many long and weary hours were spenf by bofh fhe choir and fhe band in preparing fhis firsf formal appearance for fhe year. Finally, all was sef and on Thursday nighf ai' 8:00 P. M., fhe audience joined wifh fhe band Leff fo righl, FIRST ROW: Rufh Sfaley, Alice Criger, Paul Livingsfon, Marlin Peferson. SECOND ROW: Bernard Schwie- sow, Mary Lou Hill, Donald Holclx, Earl Monfgomery, Donald Darf, Jaclr Franklin. THIRD ROW: Roger Seagrisf, Gerry Richardson, Franlc Doll, Ellioff Burlchardf, Roy Thegersfrom, Freddie Ann Weingarfh. FOURTH ROW: George Filip, Rich- ard Crufcheff, Roberf Flefcher, Keifh Williams, Sammy Sollami, Donald Harding, Luanne Mushrush, Dwighf Hurlbuf, Roberf Mason, Jerry Jern, Bradley Marfin, Ralph Council. STANDING: Lucille Purcell, Peggy Mifchell, Pai Konzalr, Marilyn Darling, and Bill Veach. PAGE 30 i and choir in singing our naTio1al anThem, STar Spangled Banner by Key and SmiTh. Some oT The Tirsi' selecTions were l'Chimes oT Peace, a medi- TaTion by Charles J. RoberTs: and Send OuT Thy LighT'l by Charles Gound. David Rose's Our WalTz, and Cheerio by Fdwin F. Goldman ended The bands parT oT The concerT. On Thursday evening, February 7 aT 8:00 P. lvl., WesT I-lighls ConcerT Band presenTed iTs second all popular concerT. Cvershwinls 'lSTrilce Up The Band began The concerT. Several sTudenTs ap- peared aT This perTormance. Joyce Richardson sang Giannina Mia by Friml. The I-lungry Five appeared, playing a Spanish, a German, and an Irish song. Duke FIlingTon's l'SoliTude, sung by Joyce Rich- ardson, Mary Lou Council, and Lynn Lungren, was one oT The main TeaTures. The dance band made Their iniTial appearance ThaT evening and did ad- Band mirable 'ln The Mood and Pennsylvania 6-SOOO. IT was hard Tor The audience To resTrain Themselves when The hiT song, lTls Been A Long, Long Time, was played. STudenT direcTor, Jim Kaser, conducTA ed Two selecTions. When April 5 rolled around. The band puT on anoTher splendid program. ChrisTiansen's BeauTi' Tul Saviour lead The group oT selecTions. Marches and rhapsodies Tilled The TirsT parT oT The program. ATTer an inTermission, The B TlaT ClarineT QuarTeT, comprised oT RuTh STaley, Alice Criger, Paul Liv- ingsTon, and FllioTT BurIchardT played a delighTTuI Tune. This was The quarTeT ThaT enTered The con- Tesl' in Chicago aT Bloom Township I-ligh To wallc away wiTh a division I raTing on March 2. Their conTesT number was Whimsies by Felix Borowslqi. An added aTTracTion Tor The evening was The sighT reading number in which The band members were handed an arrangemenT which They had LeTT To righf, FIRST ROW: Richard HarTman, PaT Ross, Evelyn ST. Clair, Cedric Benson, Claire Busiclm, Walfer Deuchler. SECOND ROW: KeiTI1 Smulrler, June Davies, EmmeTT SmiTh, DoraTI'1y Cook, RoI'JerT Brandt Paul Baudovin. Mar Mae WalTers, Bill Murphy, MargueriTe Nigro. THIRD ROW: Ralph Council, RoberT WesTon, Vernon BuTIer, Duane Swan, Jim Kaser, Don Miller, Ernie STolTz, John Alexander, Merrill Berg. STANDING: ChesTer Johnson, Roger STone, KenneTh Palm' quisT, RoberT Linfloo, Bill Veach, RuTI'1 Larson, Opal Jacobs. PAGE 3' The Hungry Five, leTT To righT: Jim Kaser, Gene WesTon, Paul LivingsTon, EIlio++ BurkhardT, and George Filip. The Hungry Five give ouT wiTh a liTTle of Their corny rhyThm aT The all popular concerT. never seen beTore. The name oT This Tricky piece was My Hero by Oscar STrauss. lT was remark- able how well The band sighT read This enTirely unTamiliar music. WiTh The lovely song Deep Pur- ple by DeRose. The band ended Their concerTs Tor The year. The largesT proiecT Tor The year was The Band- P. T. A. carnival which was a huge success. Every club and organizaTion in WesT High had some sorT oT a concession aT This carnival on February l9. The band had charge oT The aucTion, door prizes, and lasT buT hardly leasT, The Parisian CaTe. The dance band Turnished The low, exoTic music in The caTe. Hidden TalenT was revealed in many a W. A.er aT This show. Special recordings were made oT The band and oTher musical groups during The year besides Those made by The school's recorder. WiTh The proTiTs received Through The concerTs, The band has spenT The money in keeping The band eguipmenT in Top noTch condiTion and in buying new and modern music. WiTh The aid OT oTher organizajrions in school such as STudenT Council and aThleTic deparTmenT, The band also boughT Two new Tlags, an American one and a school Tlag. These will remain in The audiTorium excepT Tor use aT TooTball games and in parades. Plans Tor enTirely new uniTorms Tor The maioreTTes were begun. A delegaTion oT The band wenT To The Civic Opera l-louse in Chicago To see and hear The Tamous Duke EllingTon. The enTire band, along wiTh The oTher musical groups oT The high school, weni' inTo Chicago on April 24 To The EighTh STreeT TheaTer. l-lere They wafched The Chicago Symphony OrchesTra pracTice and laTer heai'd Them broadcasT over The Chicago radio sTaTion. This proved To be a rare and very valuable ex- perience. AT The Tlag presenTaTion ceremony sponsored by The band on May 9, The new school Tlag and The new American Tlag were presenTed To The school and Mr. l-laussler. For This assembly The band played several num- bers Trom The Spring ConcerT. ResplendenT wiTh The head oT W. A.'s symbol, Chief Blackhawk em- blazoned on a snowy whiTe background, The new school Tlag was presenTed To Mr. Haussler on be- halT oT The sTudenT body by Bob Kesel. STudenT Council presidenT. ln his shorT presenTaTion speech Bob sTaTed ThaT You Won'T Be 5aTisTied is The Tune ThaT This Trio of girls, Mary Lou Council, Joyce Richardson and Lynn Lungren, are singing. Their songs re- ceived loads of applause from The audience aT The popular band con- cerT. Upper leTT: Jim Kaser plays a solo on his bariTone aT The March P. T. A. meeTing. Upper rigi-iT: WesT High's solid dance band pracTice a few of Their numbers aT dress rehearsal Tor The Gym Circus. The new Tlag should ever remind us oT The princi- ples oT TruTh and honesTy Tor which WesT l-ligh School sTands. The Illinois LoyalTy, March ModernisTic, My Hero, a selecTion wriTTen by Mr. Paul Gib- son, a reTired Army colonel, and Pavanne were The numbers ThaT made up The musical parT oT The program. Mr. Gibson's composiTion was well re- ceived by The sTudenT body. The band closed This impressive assembly wiTh The lively march, Bells and Chimes. Each year deserving members oT The band re- ceive a beauTiTul band leTTer Tor Their services. CerTain deTiniTe requiremenTs have been adopTed and a member musT have saTisTied These require- menTs in order To receive a leTTer. In order To be eligible Tor a leTTer a member musT have earned aT leasT seven oT a possible Twelve poinTs. PoinTs are awarded Tor The Tollow- ing: mainTaining a B average during The year, perTecT aTTendance during The year, Tor bofh reg- ular rehearsals and 7:30 A. M. rehearsals, enlisT- ing new members in eiTher band or orchesTra, per- TecT conducT', passing The band TesT wiTh a 70 or beTTer grade, winning a TirsT division raTing in conTesT work, parTicipaTing in solo work, Taking privaTe lessons, playing in oTher organizaTions, and Tor passing Two people in your secTion. PoinTs Tor secTional work are also awarded To individuals. This may seem like an easy Task, buT very Tew OT PAGE 33 The members are eligible Tor a leTTer each year. Freshmen are noT allowed To earn a varsiTy band leTTer buT are given a smaller leTTer if They can TulTill The above requiremenTs. The smaller leTTer maTches The regular leTTer in every deTail. The oTTicers were Jim Kaser, presidenT: Paul LivingsTon, vice-presidenT: DoroThy Cook, 2nd vice-president Mar Mae WalTers, secreTary: and Merrill Berg, Treasurer. MaioreTTes were Lucille Pursell, RuTh Larson, Peggy MiTchell, and Opal Ja- cobs. Those individuals who worked hard aT keep- ing The music sTraighT were RuTh STaley, Alice Criger, DoroThy Cook and PaT Konzak. Jim Kaser was assisTanT conducTor. When asked abouT bands, Mr. Eichler said ThaT bands are The mosT under-developed musical or- ganizaTion Today. Because oT The recenT improve- menT by The manuTacTurers in each one OT The band insTrumenTs iT is possible To do much more Than was ever expecTed OT a band. Many com- posers are Turning To The band Tor experimenTa- Tion and as soon as This experimenTal sTage has been reached by more composers, we shall see a never beTore dreamed oT varieTy oT color in band music. We had reached a sTalemaTe in our Tran- scripTion oT orchesTral works, buT even This Type oT band music has been arranged in a vasTly im- proved manner by our presenT day arrangers. This drasTic change in band idea has been broughT abouT largely Through The eTTorTs OT The The clarinel' quar+e+ which placed firsl' af conlesl. Lefl fo righlz EllioH Burlrhardl, Alice Mae Criger, Rulh Sfaley, and Paul Livingsfon. FLUTES Waller Deuchler Cedric Benson Claire Busick Evelyn Sl. Claire CLARINETS Rulh Slaley Alice Criger Paul Livingslon Bernard Schwiesow Mary Lou Hill Donald l-lolck Gerald Richardson Roger Seagrisl Frank Doll Ellioll Burckhardl Marlin Pelerson Richard l-larlman Pal Ross ALTO CLARINET Roy Thegerslrom Charles Phalen Earl Monlgomery BASS CLARINET Freddie Ann Weingarlh Theresa Jackson BASSON Marguerile Nigro high school band. Unlil we reach our peak in lhe developmenl ol lhe high school inslrumenralisl 'rhere is no lirnil lo whal we can expecl from our composers and arrangers. They have been handi- capped al' 'rhe presenl' lime by lhe low slandarcls ol lhe high school musician. ln order 'ro be paid lor 'rheir work 'rhey musl sell il and under lhe presenl' condilions 'rhey musl slay wilhin 'lhe limils oi The school musician. BAND ROSTER ALTO SAXOPHONES Bill Murphy Mar Mae Wallers Paul Baudouin Roberl Brandl TENOR SAXOPHONE Dorolhy Cook Emmell Smilh BARITONE SAXOPHONE Vernon Bu'l'ler FRENCH HORNS June Davies Keilh Smukler Jack Franklin Donald Dari CORNETS George Filip Jerry Jern Richard Crulchell Bolo Flelcher Keilh Williams Sammy Sollami Luanne Mushrush Dwighl l-lurlbul John Heimdal Roberl Mason Dale Jackman Don Wood Don l-larding PAGE 34 BARITONES Jim Kaser Duane Swan TROMBONES Merrill Berg John Alexander Donald Miller Ernie Slollz Eugene Tews BASSES Roberl E. Weslon Ralph Council Bradley Marlin TYMPANI Bill Veach BASS DRUM Roger Slone CYMBALS Chesler Johnson SNARE DRUMS Kennelh Palmquisl Roloerl' Lindoo Bennie Torrence BELLS Pal' Konzak Marilyn Darling Thesil-'lfels Freshman Girl's Glee Club Do, re mi, la, sol, la, li, dom-do, sol, mi, do. This is probably whal you would hear il you al- lended a rehearsal ol lhe Freshman Girls' Glee Club. The obiecl ol lhis choral group is lo leach lhe girls music apprecialion and lhe lundamenlals ol music. During lhe year I945, lheir lirsl appearance was al Chrislmas lime. Al lhis P. T. A. concerl lhey sang Chrislmas Song by Reineclce, Chrisl- mas Dawn by Kaunlz, and lhe delighllul dilly, l-lear lhe Sledges Wilh lhe Bells by Roberlson. This club, a musical organizalion ol lilly-lhree voices, is accompanied on lhe piano by Marilyn Snyder. Under lhe direclion ol Mr. George Keclc lhe lirsl semesler and Mr. Slen l-lallvarson lhe second semesler, lhese girls learned proper voice produclion, lhe lechnique ol brealhing, placing ol lones, and oblaining resonance. Securing good ensemble ellecl was slressed. Malching lone qual- ily, pilch, volume, and singing in good rhylhm called lor lols ol drill. Al limes small groups were chosen lo demonslrale lheir proliciency by sing- ing lrios or sexlels. Meeling during lhe lirsl period each day, lhis chorus sang such songs as Now Thank We All Our God, My Lover ls a Fisher- man, The Omnipolenceu by Schuberl, a special arrangemenl ol 'lPop Goes The Weasel, and an old Lalin composilion lrom lhe sevenleenlh cen- lury by Aichinger Assumpla Esl Maria. One ol lhe oulslanding evenls on lhe school calendar lor lhis choir was lhe excursion wilh lhe olher musical groups ol Wesl l-ligh inlo Chicago lo hear lhe Chicago Symphony Orcheslra malcing lhe linal rehearsal belore lhe radio perlormance and lhe aclual perlormance. Transporlalion was lurnished lor all allending lhis allair on April 24. This group planned lo sing in lhe Fox Valley Feslival bul because proper accommodalions could nol be made lhis leslival was cancelled. Since lhese girls have very good inlonalion and seem very much inleresled in lheir music, lhrough lhis musical group, lhe sludenls can oblain musi- cal lraining which will lil lhem lor A Cappella Choir membership laler on. LEFT TO RIGHT--TOP ROW: Amber Newland, Marilyn Huller, Marilyn Snyder, Lois Marlin, Marilyn Von Hoff, Darle Hanson, Terry Pasilis, Glenora Spidell, Marjorie Iverson, Cynlhia Turner, Jeanne Walson, Phyllis Eccles, Donna Hallers- ley, Liane Morris. SECOND ROW: Barbara Henry, Ann Jebe ns, Maribah Willel, Elizabelh Weiss, Rulh Krenlz, Sally Hope, Donna Millman, Marlene Dullon, Joan Telford, Corinna Moncada, Doris Carler, Rose Jackson. THIRD ROW: Bealrice Robinson, Joyce Morrison, Janis Reed, Lorna Flanders, Irene Musso, Marilyn Slrunk, Pal Chandler, Pal Shelp. Blossom Balmer, Marlene Benson, Marilyn Weiland. FOURTH ROW: Mary Burman, Doris Baughman, Jane Willing, Nancy Busch, Mildred Greenman, Doris Jaclrson, Lois Clausen, Sue Podolalr, Carol Siegmund, Mary Glissman, Dorolhy Krull. PAGE 35 It Takes A11 Kinds l l FOURTH ROW: Gerald Daw, Ken Cochrane, Richard Fifzgerald, James Meyers, William MiTchell, and Don STewarT. THIRD ROW: Joe Corrigan, Harvey Michels, Gene Gandrau, Rol'JerT Gemmer, RoberT Bobo, RoberT ApplequisT, and David LaDew. SECOND ROW: Jacqueline Sass, Carol HunT, Jacqueline HaTTersley, KaThleen Nebergal, and Joyce Pal- mer. FIRST ROW: Joan Kaiser, Anna Mae Zeigler, Delora ReingardT, Mary EllioTT, Maureen Almond, and Joan Finkel. The Mixed Chorus is one oT The rare groups ThaT always sings on piTch, said Mr. l-lalTvarson when he was complimenTing The diTTerenT choruses on The year's work. The music made by The chorus was composed OT vocal exercises and pracTice in sighf reading. The group, primarily Treshmen. made up oT more boys Than girls, was a Training class in which The young singers learned The Tunda- menTals oT singing and good musicianship. This chorus, which meT during The TourTh period, sang noT only Tor enTerTainmenT buT also Tor The purpose oT learning To read and sing noTes. Judg- ing Trom direcTor T-lalTvarson's commenT, They have done a good iob on This end OT iT, Too, The sighT reading music was in Tour parTs, sinco The chorus was iusT in The TirsT sTage in learning The essenTials oT vocal Training. Under The direcTion oT George Keck, The chorus made iTs TirsT appearance in The annual ChrisTmas concerT given by The choral groups Tor The enTer- TainmenT oT The ParenT Teachers AssociaTion. WiTh a background oT silver ChrisTmas Trees, The Mixed Chorus sang The Carol oT The Russian PAGE 36 Chilolrenl' by Gaul and The merry Carol OT The Bells, The laTTer number TogeTher wiTh The Junior A Cappella. The girls, dressed in pasTel colors, and The boys, in whiTe shirTs and dark panTs. pre- senTed a pleasing picTure. The same program was again presenTed Tor an enThusiasTic sTudenT body. The Mixed Chorus was even more aT ease when They made Their second appearance. ATTer The ChrisTmas concerT The chorus began Their work under Mr. l-lalTvarson's direcTion. The group didn'T mind The vocal exercises and Time beaTing ThaT were inTroduced by Mr. T-lalivarson because They knew ThaT Those vocal TundamenTals were helping Them To pave The way To a cerTain goal-fThe Senior A Cappella Choir. A special TeaTure oT The Training ThaT proved inTeresTing and insTrucTive was The pracTice in small ensemble singing. ATTer each new composi- Tion was learned, Mr. l-lalTvarson chose Two Trom each secTion To presenT The selecTion Tor The class. l.aTer in The spring, The small ensembles became guarTeTs wiTh only one person on a singing parT. Several class members were also given pracTice in conducTing and in using The direcTor's baTon. The Music Makers l l i FIRST ROW: RuTh Boy, Lois Copelin, Doraihy Kellogg, Sadelle PieleT, Barbara Rufh Daly, Joan Dalseg, Isabelle Murray, PaT Frey, June Hooper, Shirley Benson, and Jean Melcherf. SECOND ROW: Delores Keil, Shirley CurTin, Lois Le- Compfe, Jean Wendorff, Vera Van Hoff, BeTh Nehring, Barbara Lane, and Joyce Duy. THIRD ROW: DoroThy WhiTcomb, FaiTh Gordon, Merrill Wilson, Russell Foley, Bob SmiTh, Tom Gerner, Sid STevens, Anne HeiTl:oTTer, Barbara Council, Joy San- dell, and Barbara Biever. WiTh The soTT lighTs oT WesT l-ligh's sTage shin- ing upon Them and The holy, inspiring aTmosphere oT ChrisTmas all around Them, The members oi The Junior A Cappella Choir presenTed one oT Their year's programs, a porTion oT The ChrisTmas as- sembly given on December 2I. This was one OT The Tew programs OT The iunior choir This year, Tor The choir is primarily a Training group. The Junior A Cappella is The choir which prepares Those Treshmen, sophomores, and juniors inTeresTed in music Tor The A Cappella Choir. MeeTing during The second period, These TuTure members oT The A Cappella learned The Tunda- menTals oT music. They were TaughT proper breaTh- ing, correcT reading OT noTes, and oTher basic principles oT music. Mr. George Keclc was The in- sTrucTor oi This group unTil The second semesTer when Mr. STen l-lalfvarson reTurned Trom The army and Toolc charge. Their porTion oT The YuleTide program presenTed Tor The sTudenT body on December 2I consisTed oi Jesus, Jesus. ResT Your Head, Shepherds PAGE 37 Ann Gee, Marianna HesTer, Mariorie Dean, Barbara Schule, Barbara Cochrane, Barbara Myers, Mary Marie Awake, and The Virgin's Lullaby. Then combin- ing wiTh The Mixed Chorus, The iunior choir sang Carol oT The Bells and The Shepherds STory. This ChrisTmas program was also presenTed Tor The ParenT Teacher's AssociaTion on December l8. Many members oT The Junior A Cappella were chosen To sing aT The BaccalaureaTe services held Tor The seniors on June 2. This year The group was hindered greaTly by The shorTage oT male voices which Tended To puT The choir ouT oT balance. Because of The TacT ThaT The Teminine members Tar ouTnumbered The boys, quiTe a Tew small ensembles were organized, and small group and solo worlc was done. ATTer The senior choir spring revue, The iunior choir learned several oT The selecTions used in The revue. SummerTime, lT's a Grand NighT Tor Singing, The Erie Canal, and Blackhawk War ChanT were among The group. ln spiTe oT The cancellaTion oT The Fox Valley Music FesTival, The junior choir learned several oT The selecTions ThaT would have been used on ThaT program. Sing! Sing! Sing! FIRST ROW: Mary Lou Kellogg, MarTha Hope, Helen Rae Biorsefh, Nancy Thompson, Esfher Dannenberg, Maxine Neber- gal, Jean Mireley, and Helen Silviusg second row: Mary Ann Saaf, ETheI Perry, Anna Mae Nigro, Norma Hawlrins, Jo- Anne PeTers, Florence Rice, DoroThy Landgraf, and JoAnne Ludwig: Third row: Marjorie Nehring, Arlene Myers, Joan McGraw, Charlene Quisforff, Jane STewarT, and Roberf Lyon: TourTh row: MarTha Boyd, Mary Lou Council, Sue STewarT, Marilyn Downs, Dolores WhiTeside, Don Layden, and Gene SiosTrandg fif+h row: Gene WesTon, Bob Noland, Bob Ander- son, Ken Corlcum, Gerald VanDevenIer, Norman Herringfon, and Keifh Williams. Singing aT The BaccalaureaTe Service on June 6 ends a successTul year oT perTormances by The WesT High A Cappella choir. This year The choir has been under The direc- Tion oT Two diTTerenT leaders. From The beginning oT school in SepTember To The end oT December I945, George R. Keclc conducTed The choir, and in January STen HalTvarson, who received his dis- charge Trom The Army on November 24, I945, re- sumed his duTies as choral direcTor aT WesT High. Mr. HalTvarson leTT his posiTion here To enTer The Armed Forces on March 30, I942. The TirsT program by The A Cappella Choir in The Tall, given Tor The OcTober I6 meeTing oT The WesT High ParenT Teacher's AssociaTion, consisTed of religious numbers, EmiTTe SpiriTum, wriTTen by SchueTky and sung in LaTin7 Hail Gladdening LighT, wriTTen by Woody The Lass wiTh The DelicaTe Air, a delighTTully gay old English Tolls PAGE 38 ballad: and a very Touchingly humorous KenTucl4y mounTain ballad called Careless Love, arranged by SCOTT. The choir concluded iTs program wiTh Three very lively well done Negro SpiriTuals, Hal- leluiah by Youmans, SpiriT ob de Lawd Done Fell on Me, and Bring DaT Sinner Home by Cain. RepeaTing The P. T. A. program, The choir sang Tor The sTudenT body in an assembly on OcTober I8. Singing aT The meeTing oT The NorTh EasTern Division oT The Illinois FducaTion AssociaTion on OcTober I8 was The nexT evenT on The choir's cal- endar. AT The AuTumn ConcerT given by The WesT High Band and choirs on November 8, The A Cappella inTroduced Two new songs, LowIands, a very weird and beauTiTul sea chanTy wiTh an arrangemenT by ScoTT, and LisTen To The Lambs, A Cappella Choir FIRST ROW: RuTl1 Johnson, Donna Reiland, Velna Rice, JaneT Daw and Marianna Herringfong second row: Jean King, Sally STaila, Elaine LaTl'1am, Mary Jane King, and Mar Mae Ebinger: Third row: Dick Thorpe, June Mirely, Carol Brunne- meyer, Lillian Barrigher, Marfha Schramm, and Ann Hamrick: fourlh row: Jim Kaser, Jean King, Sally Genoways, Cafh- erine Beyer, and Jane Quackenlaushq fif+h row: Ellis Gurry, Jim Leyden, Jack WiTTe, and Merrill Berg. a very lovely Ueye-misTingl' rendfTion by DeTT. The choir concluded iTs parT oT The program by sing- ing 'lBenedicTion by LuTkin. The annual ChrisTmas concerT Tor The WesT l-ligh ParenT-Teacher AssociaTion was given on December I8. An appropriaTe chapel backdrop and shimmering Tinsel-covered ChrisTmas Trees, Tlooded wi+h blue lighTs were used To enhance The Teeling oT The YuleTide SpiriT. The girls in The choir wore preTTy silver leaves wiTh red holly ber- ries in Their hair. The program consisTed oT all oT The choirs, The Mixed Chorus, The Girls' Glee Club, The Junior A Cappella, and The A Cappella Choir. As a pre- lude To The A Cappella's parT oT The program, The OcTeT sang I Wonder as l Wander com- posed by Niles and l-lorTon. The enTire choir Then sang Adoramus Te ChrisTe in LaTin, wriTTen by Rossello. Three diTTerenT selecTions Trom l-Tandel's diTTiculT buT very beauTiTul Messiah, And The Glory oT The Lord, For UnTo Us a Child ls PAGE 39 Born, and Hlflalleluiahw were sung. Dickensonls Tine porTrayal oT The Shepherds' STory, Han- del's Joy To The Worldf' and SilenT NighT by Gruber Tollowed. The program was concluded by The audience's singing a number oT Tarniliar and beloved ChrisTrnas Carols wiTh The choir members. AccompanisTs Tor The program were l-lelen Rae BiorseTh, Mary Lou Kellogg and Marilyn Snyder, and The vocal soloisTs were Mary Lou Council, Jim Layden and Gene SiosTrand. A pleasanl' surprise To all specTaTors was The singing oT The ReciTaTive, ComTorT Ye My Peo- plefl by William Wunder, Tormer choir member. Cn Sunday, December 2 The members OT The choir wenT To The Elks' Club To sing aT a memorial ceremony Tor de-parTed Elk members. Mueller's Now Thank We All Our God, Recessional by Dekoven, and l'BenedicTion by LuTkin were The selecTions chosen. AT The ChrisTmas assembly Tor The sTudenT body on December 20, George Keck, choir direcTor, l made his Tinal appearance as direcTor oT The WesT High Choir. ATTer ChrisTmas vacaTion, The choir members were ready To go wiTh Mr. l-lalTvarson, Their new direcTor. They began To learn EasTer songs, which They sang aT The EasTer Sunrise Service. The selec- Tions included, The EasTer Hope, an original composiTion oT Mr. l-lalTvarson's and Cheribum Song, wriTTen by Muzicheslci-Tlcach. AT The P. T. A. meeTing in March several oT The choir members appeared on The program. Joyce Richardson played a piano solo, Clair De Lune, by Debussy: Mary Lou Council sang Mo- zarT's Allelujah: and Jim Kaser played The diTTi- culT and inTricaTe bariTone solo, AndanTe eT Allo- gro. JoAnne PeTers concluded The program by singing A SpiriT Flower by FipTon. Helen Rae BiorseTh and Mary Lou Kellogg Turnished The ac- companimenTs. Some members oT The A Cappella decided To Torm an ocTeT To do special singing. The members included Norma l-lawlcins, TirsT soprano: Maxine Mr. George Kecl: direcTs The choir aT The band and choir concerT given in November. The ocTeT performs af The P. T. A. ChrisTmas concerT. LefT To right Norma Hawkins, Max- ine Nebergal, Jim Kaser, Gene SiosTrand, Merrill Berg, Ellis Gurry, RuTh Johnson, and JaneT Daw. Nebergal, second soprano: Rufh Johnson, TirsT al- To: JaneT Daw, second alTo: Gene SiosTrand, TirsT Tenor: Jim Kaser, second Tenor: Ellis Gurry, TirsT bass: and Merrill Berg, second bass. The ocTeT sang on numerous occasions, such as The RoTary Club meeTing on December I8, a Chamber oT Commerce BanqueT in January, The Choir-Band AuTumn concerT, a P. T. A. Tea in January, Know Your Servicemen program over sTaTion WMRO, The Band Carnival's VarieTy Show on February I9, and a disTricT music conTesT. AT The conTesT The ocTeT received a division l raTing, which permiTTed Them To go To The secTional conTesT. A Tormal vesper concerT was given by The A Cappella on Sunday aTTernoon, May I9. No TickeTs were sold Tor This perTormance, buT a Tree will oTTering was Taken. Among The ouTsTanding selec- Tions sung on The vesper concerT were Wake, Awake, an old choral melody daTing Trom I599 arranged by F. Melias ChrisTiansen in a very Tlorid seTTing: A June Moonrise by Eric De LamarTer, an exquisiTe Tone poem in very modern conTem- porary harmonizaTion: Say Thou LovesT Me by Noble Cain, a beauTiTul seTTing of The ElizabeTh BarreTT Browning sonneT No. ZI: Negro spiriTuals, The TradiTional Deep River arranged by Burleigh and Chillun Come on Home arranged by Noble Cain: WinTer and Spring by The Chicago com- poser Felix Borowslci: and ln Dulcis Memoria by ViTToria, an old LaTin anThem composed in The polyphonic sTyle oT The sixTeenTh cenTury. OTher selecTions compleTed a Tull cycle oT choral worlcs Through Three cenTuries OT musical hisTory provid- ing The choir wiTh a wide background oT musical experience. OTTicers oT The A Cappella Choir Tor The year. 1945-I946, elecTecl by The choir members, were Janel' Daw, presidenT: Nancy Thompson, vice- presidenT: Norman I-lerringTon, secreTary: and Jack WiTTe, Treasurer. Big Top FroIics STep righT up here, Tolksl GeT your TiclceTs Tor The big show! Thus began Big Top Frolicsf' given by The A Cappella Choir, under The direc- Tion oT STen l-lalTvarson on lvlarch 28 and 29. ln The TirsT scene, Ballyhoo, The curTain opened on a circus midway wiTh a barlcer rusTling up business and vendors selling balloons, canes, and singing birds. Four sailors, Mike O'Brien, Bruce Johnson, Jim Layden, and Norm Herring- Ton, saunTered in To sing Anchors Aweigh and We're Shovin' RighT OTT Again. Gene Sios- Trand Then sang his own composiTion, The BashTul LiTTle Lion, which was Tollowed by The playing oT LauTerbach and T-li-Le l-li-Lo by The l-lun- gry Five: Jim Kaser, Robe-rT WesTon, Paul Livings- Ton, EllioTT BurlchardT and George Filip. The child wonder, Joey Corrigan, dressed as a girl sang The Big Bass Viol lin realiTy, wiTh Jack WiTTe's bass voicel. The ocTeT aTTired in gay nineTies cosTumes sang ClemenTine. ln The second scene, The Big Top, John Arm- brusTer as ringmasTer announced The evenTsg and The choir, seaTed on bleachers, was The circus audi- ence. lT's a Grand NighT Tor Singing was sung by The choir wiTh The solo parT by JoAnne PeTers: Erie Canal, a solo by Bob Noland wiTh his danc- ing horse, Tollowed. The choir sang Holiday Tor STrings wiTh Nancy RoberTs having The dance solo and l-lelen Rae BiorseTh playing The piano solo. Choir Review Bob Noland Takes his mule, Sal , Through her many diTTiculT Tricks. ATTer The reappearance oT The Gay NineTies boys singing RigoleTTo QuarTeTTe, The baThing beauTy chorus enTered singing By The Sea, Ac- companied by The choir, Norma Hawkins sang The solo parT in SummerTime. Nancy RoberTs re- appeared doing a Russian dance as The choir sang The Sleigh Ride. The program conTinued wiTh The singing oT The Sleigh, Yankee Doodle, and Blackhawk War ChanT, an original compo- siTion by Mr. l-lalTvarson in which Don Laz por- Trayed an lndian chieT. The curTain Tell as The choir sang Good NighT Ladies. LEFT: In old-fashioned swimming suiTs The six bafhing beauTies and Their male parfners gaily kick To a chorus of By The Sea. RIGHT: Don Laz, as chief Blackhawk, does a lively Indian war dance while The choir sings The Blackhawk War Chant. The Third ACT LEFT TO RIGHT: Doris Dowell, Nanny WebsTerg Jevene HancheTTe, Mora McLarne: Norma Hawkins, Jean McFad- den: Jo Anne PeTers, Babbieg Dan Hess, The liTTle minisferg and Lynn Lungren, Mrs. DisharT, his moTher. Speak louder! YOu're ouT oT characTer. Use more expression! were Tamiliar commands ThaT echoed Through The audiTorium while The Junior DramaTic Club was working diligenTly on The Junior Class play Tor I945. Their hard work paid dividends: on Thursday and Friday nighTs, November 29 and 30, The house lighTs dimmed, The audience was hushed, and The curTain wenT up on The LiTTle MinisTer by James Barrie. lvliss Oleda Rislow, assisTed by Miss Marion WinTeringham, Anna Mae Nigro, and David l-lardy guided The casT Through many rehearsals To perTecT The periformance. AT The beginning oT The play The audience was immediaTely TransporT- ed To The liTTle village oT Thrums, ScoTland, and became engrossed in The problems oT The liTTle minisTer. The ploT begins To Take Torm when Gavin Dis- harT, The liTTle minisTer, porTrayed by Dan l-less, arrives in Thrums To Take up his duTies as The new pasTor. MargareT DisharT, his moTher, played by Lynn Lungren, accompanies him. She is a sweeT, undersTanding lady, who is pleased aT once wiTh her new home. Don Shelp as Rob Dow, a wayward man who spends mosT oT h's Time aT The local PAGE 42 pub, carries The liTTle minisTer's bags Tor him and soon becomes devoTed To The new preacher. Jevne l-lancheTTe, in The roll oT Mora McLarne, a good-hearTed gossiper, hearTily receives The new parson. Jean McFadden, The new servanT girl, played by Norma Hawkins, nervously helps To greeT Mr. DisharT and his moTher. Gavin DisharT, aTTer looking over his new home, learns oT Babbie, The EgypTian, an evil woman who has sTirred up The weavers in The Town. Jo Anne PeTers as Babbie soon presenTs herselT and denounces Gavin Tor his shorTness. As play progresses, Gavin DisharT and Babbie cover Their love Tor each oTher. The dis- Gene SiosTrand as Dr. McQueen, The deaT vil- see old lage physician, comes To The liTTle minisTer To iT he can help Nanny WebsTer, a desTiTuTe woman, played by Doris Dowell. AnoTher charac- Ter is SergeanT Halliwell, a gullible oTTicer OT The law, porTrayed by KeiTh Williams. John Armbrus- Ter as Lord RinTouI, an impressive characTer, dressed in a Tlowing cape and carrying a cane, sweeps in several Times and Tinally announces ThaT his wedding To Babbie is impossible. This adds a surprising TwisT To The sTory. ETTie, Rob Dow's daughTer, played by Joyce Richardson, is a lov- The .lunior able liffle girl who becomes clevofed fo fhe liffle minisfer and who dislikes Babble because her love for fhe liffle minisfer has made Effie's fafher again frequenf fhe local pub The Liffle Min'sfer comes fo a happy con- clusion when Gavin Disharf announces fhaf he and Babbie are married. The sfage was fransformed info fhe parlor of fhe minisfer's house by fhe properfy commiffees. Mr. Meyers and Mr. Friday as faculfy advisors and John Markel as sfudenf chairman collecfed sfafely porfraifs and anfique chairs fhaf fook fhe audience back fo l86O. Gas lamps and old-fash- ioned fire fending ufensils were a few of fhe ifems collecfed bv fhe hand properfies commiffee head- ed by Miss Dunning, faculfy advisor, and Joyce Anne Lafferfy, sfudenf chairman. The cosfume commiffee was under fhe direcs fion of Miss Spangler and Carol Weil. sfudenf chairman. Miss Rislow and Sally Pafelski were heads of fhe make-up commiffee. Miss Rislow as- sisfed by Lucille King handled Beacon publicify. Miss Raymond, faculfy advisor, headed The fickef and posfer pub- licify commiffees wifh Sally Sfaib and Jim Armsfrong as sfudenf heads of fickef selling, and Maureen Avery, adverfising. Mr. Friday and Mr. Granf wifh several iunior boys fook charge of fhe lighfs. Mr. Friday, assisfed by Barbara Slimpson, sfudenf chairman, direcfed fhe ushers. The final curfain fell on The Liffle Minisfer affer The casf had been called back fhree firnes by Friday nighf's enfhusiasfic audience. Having hurriedly removed fheir cosfumes and make-up, fhe casf was invifed fo Joyce Richardson's home for affer fhe show fun. Dancing, singing, games, and plenfy of con- versafion abouf fhe play 'topped fwo successful performances of The Lif- fle Minisferf' TOP-An exciling momenl in The Li'l'rle Minis- +er . Lord Rinfoul announces fhaf Babbie is noi going fo marry him. BOTTOM-The enlire casl comes happily forward for a well deserved curfain call. Dramafic Club The nexf imporfanf evenf was affending Efhel Barrymore's performance in The Joyous Season on February 2. The club members spenf fhe morn- ing shopping and lisfening fo fhe lafesf records. Then fhey all mef af fhe 'rheafre for fhe mafinee performance. Miss Barrymore in her role of a nun appealed fo fhe Junior Dramafic Club members so much fhaf many waifed af The sfage door for her aufograph. The Old l-leidleberg Resfauranfu wifh ifs Ger- man afmosphere made fhe day complefe, since fhe fourfeen 'rheafre goers mef fhere for dinner af nighf. Soff dinner music played by a sfring quarfel' and good food also added fo fhe day's enioymenf. Bofh plays, The Liffle Minisfer and The Joyous Season, gave fhe Junior Drarnafic Club members varied experiences. They, as amafeurs, worked hard 'ro produce a play, and fhen saw Miss Barrymore in a professional performance. The dramafic club members learned by doing and also by seeing. l l i The Imaginary Invalid Angelique porfrayed by Barbara Bagley meefs The man her fafher wishes her lo marry. The bridegroom fo be is Thomas Diafoirus. Thomas was played by Bill Veach. and his fafher by Bob Kesel. The imaginary invalid, Bob Herring, and his wife, Beline, played by Mar Mae Ebinger look on. Above: Angelique and her lover, Cleanfe, played by Ed Foore, sing a duet for Argan and Thomas. Below: Monsieur Purgon. Argan's physician, displays his disgusl wifh his pafienf. 5 PAGE 44 The fhealer-goers of Aurora hurried lo iheir sears, 'the house lighis dimmed, and The curiain wenl' up on The firsf acl of +he Wesl' High Senior Dramaiic produclion for lhe year. The lmaginary Invalid, a comedy by Moliere, arranged and adapled by Kennefh Turner, was fhe produclion presenfed. Under The able direc- iion of Miss Oleda Rislow ihe play was given iwo nighls, May 2 and 3. The characiers were as follows: Argan, +he gul- lible, imaginary invalid, Bob l-leriing: Beline, Ar- gan's sell-cenlered and scheming wife, Mar Mae Ebinger: Angelique, Argan's older daughier, Bar- bara Bagley: Toinefle, The impish maid, Nancy Thompson: Cleanle, Angelique's lover, Ed Foofe: Lousion, Argan's younger daughfer, Marguerile Tyler: Monsieur Fleuranl, Argan's apolhecary, Ray Benson: Monsieur de Bonneloi, a noiary, Jack Knapp: Monsieur Diafoirus, a physician, Bob Kesel: Thomas Dialoirus, Monsieur Diaioirus's ignorani son, Bill Veach: Beralde, Argan's brolher, Jim Ka- ser: and Monsieur Purgon, Argan's physician, Tony Salerno. The selling was ihe sevenleenfh-cenlury privale siiling room of The frivolous and gullible Argan in Paris, France. Argan wanled his romanlic daugh- Ter, Angelique, io marry a docior, preferably awlcward, young Thomas Diafoirus, so Thai he lAr- ganl mighr have Jrhe services of a physician af all Times. Thomas Diaioirus was a iypical booby and lried To impress everyone wilh his brilliance by using flowery oralory. Angelique, who would have noThing To do wiTh Thomas, was in love wiTh an- oTher young man named CleanTe. In order To see Angelique, Cie-anTe disguised himseli as her music masTer's assisTanT and came To Teach her boTh love and romance. Argan's money-minded wiTe, Beline, who preTended ThaT she was desperaTely in love wiTh her husband, wanTed Angelique To be puT inTo a convenT so ThaT aTTer Argan's deaTh all OT his money would go To Beline. ToineTTe, The in- TelligenT and impish maid, reTused To Take Argan's illnesses seriously and conTinually plagued and pesTered The imaginary invalid wiTh her many pranks and Trouble-making schemes To make him uncomTorTable. She conTinually changed her Teel- ings and emoTions, depending on whaT was going on aT The Time. Once she preTended ThaT she was on Be-line's side while she was really helping An- gelique. So ThaT he mighT have knowledge abouT everyThing ThaT was going on in his household, Argan had his younger daughTer, Louison, spy Tor him and Tell him whaT she had discovered. Beralde, Argan's philosophic broTher, came on The scene To Try To show Argan ThaT his physicians were only Taking his money Trom him and also To Try To expose Beline's Talse characTer To Argan. The climax oT The play was reached when Toin- eTTe suggesTed ThaT Argan TesT his wiTe's love by Teigning deaTh. Beline Tell inTo his Trap, and he discovered The Type oT a person his wiTe really was. Since his plan had been so sucsessTul, Argan decided To also TesT An- gelique's love Tor her TaTher and Tound ThaT she had True aTTecTion Tor him. WiTh The help oT Toin- eTTe and CleanTe, Be- I ralde Tinally goT Argan To consenT To leT Cle- S anTe marry Angelique and To TorgeT his imagin- ary illnesses. This gave The play a happy ending and rang down The cur- ' is Tain on The Senior Dra- maTic Club producTion Tor The year. Besides The casT and direcTor, crediT musT be given To The many com- miTTees ThaT worked on The play To help make ir a success. The sTage commiTTee was under The supervi- sion oT Miss Sauer and Mr. GranT wiTh Claire Senior DramaTics lmpish ToineTTe, played by Nancy Thompson, TorTures Argan by pouring boiling waTer on The poor man's feei. PAGE 45 Busick and George Bell as co-chairmen. The arT posTers were supervised by Miss Sauer wiTh Virginia Dean as chairman oT The group. Those assisTing her included Mar Mae Ebinger, Russell Foley, Joanne Ludwig, Shirley PenningTon, Janis PorTer, and Shirley Rowan. CosTumes Tor The play were under Miss Bal- lard's supervision and Barbara Messenger was The chairman oT The commiTTee wiTh MarTha l-lope, Helen Rae BiorseTh, Doris King, Ray Monaco, Charles O'Connor, Don RoberTs, Ray Rogers, and Sue STewarT helping Them. Miss Yargar was in charge of The hand proper- Ties wiTh Sonia Moncada as sTudenT chairman, and MarTha Boyd, Caryl Campbell, Mary Jane Land- graT, Germaine McClaskey, Audrey Pierson, and BeTTy Schumacher assisTed Them. PubliciTy was under The direcTion of Miss Win- Teringham wiTh chairman Jane STewarT and her commiTTee: Marianna l-lerringTon, RuTh Johnson, Mary Lou Kellogg, Marjorie Richardson, and Shirley Rowan. STage properTies were handled by Mr. Ridinger, his sTudenT co-chairmen, Carol Brunnemeyer and Bob Burch, and a large commiTTee oT senior sTu- denTs. The disTribuTion and sale of TickeTs Tor The play was under Miss Brown's supervision wiTh The help oT chairman BeTTe T-laTTersley and her group. The Tinal making up oT The casT was handled by Miss Rislow and her sTudenT chairman Donna Reiland wiTh a commiT- Tee of JaneT Daw, Phyl- lis Drury, BeTTe l-laTTers- ley, Joanne Ludwig. Vel- na Rice, Carol Thomas, EsTelle Hogan and Mar- jorie Nehring. Besides giving The Imaginary Invalid , The Senior DramaTic Club opened a very popular concession aT The gala WinTer Carnival spon- sored by The WesT T-ligh Band on February l9, l946. Their concession, Ring The Cane, was The same one ThaT The club had used The year beTore. All during The pasT year many members of The club disTinguished Themselves in various oTher perTormances. Library Club Vacalion in Nuren- berg, Germany, The Toy Town ol lhe World, were lhe words lhal headed one ol lhe many lravel poslers in lhe display ar- ranged by lhe Library Club in order lhal Wesl High sludenls mighl have a more cheerlul almos- phere in which lo read l and sludy. A beaulilul masked lady on a black background comprised a posler adverlising lhe gala Mardi Gras, and a lancily dressed cowboy on a horse adverlised lhe dude ranch counlry. These poslers and many olhers made by lhe arl classes were dislribuled lhroughoul lhe library. The Library Club arranged olher displays lhroughoul lhe year. Al Chrislmas lime dark green lir boughs wilh red, blue, and green ornamenls scallered lhrough lhem were laid on lhe lops ol lhe book cases lo give lhe library a Yulelide al- mosphere. The club was indebled lo Helen Silvius lor lhe gill ol lhe lir boughs and lo Barbara Coun- cil lor lhe ornamenls. During February an allraclive display was made lealuring Lincoln and Washinglon in a piclure lrame ol red hearls ol various sizes. Book week and olher holidays also provided lhemes lhal were carried oul in library arrangemenls. Olher jobs such as dusling, liling, and shelv- Audrey Pierson, Jane Knapp, Lucille King, and Helen Silvius look over a new book lhal Gloria Carlson is showing lhem. Lucille King wisks a fealher clusler over lhe books lhal Jane Knapp is holding. Bugs About Books ing books were done by lhe seven members, Bar- bara Lou Council, presi- denl ol lhe club: Lucille King, vice presidenl: Jane Knapp, secrelary-lreas- urerg s Gloria Carlson, l-lelen Silvius, Audrey Pierson, and Donna La lvlagdeline. lvliss l-larmon, librarian. was lhe lacully advisor. Though shelving and dusling may sound uninleresling, lhe mem- bers discovered, lhrough doing lhis, many books lhey decided lhey musl read lhal lhey hadn'l even known were lhere be- lore. During lhe year a complele shell check was made ol lhe books now in lhe library and nola- lions made ol books losl. Calalogue cards were wilhdrawn lor lhe losl books, and new calalogue cards were lyped lor new books lhal were added lhis year. The girls worked on lhe calalogue bring- ing il lo a more accurale and complele relerence lool lor sludenls and leachers. Lucille King lyped lhe calalogue cards: Jane Knapp, Gloria Carlson, Audrey Pierson, and Donna La lvlagdeline liled new cards and wilhdrew cards lor books Iosr. Olher aclivilies ol lhe club included a conces- sion al lhe baskelball game, January I9. Al sev- eral meelings lhe members parlicipaled in guess- ing aulhors, lilles and characlers ol books. All work in lhe library was done during lhe members' sludy-halls and belore and aller school. When a sludenl was working hard on his source lheme, usually a library club member was lhere lo help him. ll he couldn'l lind lhe malerial lhal he wanled or il he were hunling a reference book, some member ol lhe club was able lo assisl him. The number ol hours +ha++l1e member worked de- lermined who among lhe library club members were awarded lhe allraclive lellers, lhe design ol which was drawn by Barbara Lou Council. The lel- ler was in lhe shape ol a book, and lhe words Library Club on lhe lronl and I946 on lhe bind- ing added lo lhe clever design. Wesl High colors were used in lhe red book wilh blue lellering. Every Library Club member even lhough she was nol able lo pul in enough lime lo be awarded a leller lell lhal lhe library lraining she received was invaluable and learned lhal books can be very inleresling companions. Resolved One oT The inTegral uniTs oT WesT High's exTra-curricular program is The DebaTe Club. EsTablished in I925, This organizaTion under The guidance oT C. J. Nebergal has always sTrived To de- velop Those menTal TraiTs which are es- senTial To successTul living as well as To a winning debaTe Team. This year's Topic was Resolved: ThaT every able-bodied male ciTizen OT The UniTed STaTes should have one year oT Tull-Time miliTary Training beTore aTTain- ing The age oT TwenTy-Tour. EsTablishing The aTTirmaTive criTerion were Ed FooTe, Nancy Puklin, and alTernaTe, Wally Deuchler. Bob HerTing, Bob Kesel and alTernaTe, Don Shelp, composed The negaTive squad. The iunior varsiTy cone sisTed oT Two juniors, Kirk Schramm and Bill Farley, and Two sophomores, Gene Piazza and Guy Schick. OThers parTici- paTing in inTerscholasTic debaTes were Dale Badner, Jerry Ellis, Jim Ferguson, DebaTe The varsify debaTe Team, leTT To righf: Bill Farley, Don Shelp, Kirlr Schramm, Bob Kesel, Walfer Deuchler, Ed FooTe, and Bob HerTing. Howard ivlaTson, John IvlcAlpine, Bill McCullough, Joan lv1cNanna, and Louis NewTon. ATTer Two non-decision pracTice TournamenTs aT Hammond and Downers Grove The varsiTy emerged vicTorious Trom a Tield oT 25g schools in The Elgin InviTaTional Tourney. On The Tollowing Friday, January l2, The varsiTy won The l-aPorTe, lndiana TournamenT Tor The TiTTh consecuTive year. Among Their vicTims was Horace Mann High School oT Gary, The lndiana sTaTe champions oT i945 and I946. A dangerous slump Tollowed These Triumphs, and The A Teams made only mediocre showings in The AugusTana College and Chicago IvleTro- poliTan Tourneys. However, They recovered in Time To place Third in The Big 8 ConTerence Tour- namenT and second in The lvlendoTa SecTional. The laTer vicTory qualiTied Them Tor The STaTe Tourney Finals aT The UniversiTy oT Illinois on April I2 and I3 where They won Third place. The speech squad also Tared well during The season. Nancy Pulclin's blue ribbon in original ora- coupled wiTh Bob Kesel's Third place in ex- re gave WesT High The Big 8 speech Trophy The TirsT Time since l938. ln The IHSA sTaTe conTesTs, lvlarTha Boyd, Bob HerTing, and Ed FooTe passed Through The DisTricT and SecTional meeTs To qualiTy Tor The Tinals aT The UniversiTy oT Illinois. ABOVE: Nancy Pulllin, an enTry in The original oraTory con- TesT, and Marfha Boyd, an enTry in dramaTic reading and verse reading con+esT. Below: The fresh-soph debafe Team. PainT PoT Club The painT pol' club officers, left To righf, Virginia Dean, Shirley Rowan, and EsTher Neill wiTh Miss Sauer, faculTy advisor, malre lasf minuie plans for The club's Chicago Trip. SlceTching downTown Aurora Trom The New Yorlc STreeT bridge was The TirsT acTiviTy oT The PainT PoT Club Tor The year. The amaTeur arTisTs, equipped wiTh paper and painTs, had a Io+ oi Tun painTing landscapes Trom The bridge. One meeT- ing in The Tall was devoTed To The elecTion oT oT- Ticers. EsTher Neill, presidenT: Shirley Rowan, vice- presidenTg Virginia Dean, secreTaryg and Shirley PenningTon, Treasurer, were chosen To help Miss Sauer, The TaculTy advisor, direcT The club's ac- TiviTies Tor The Tollowing year. The presidenT ap- poinTed a chairman and a program commiTTee Tor each meeTing To insure a varieTy OT programs. EsTher Neill was hosTess To The club aT a ChrisTmas parTy aT her home. The group began The TesTiviTies by playing games and ended by singing ChrisT- mas carols and eaTing reTresh- menTs. Even Though The club was more oT a social group, arT played an imporTanT parT in all The games. AT a Tew meeTings The girls pracTiced silhoueTTe cuTTing. Since several members seemed To have The lcnaclc oT shaping a silhoueTTe, The group All The members of The PainT PoT Club looll aT The birdie. Canvas Capers decided upon silhoueTTe cuTTing as Their conces- sion aT The midwinTer Band Carnival, which was held in February. Many people were TascinaTed by The acT and had Their silhoueTTe cuT by The PainT POT Club. During January The girls Turned To The arT oT selling, by operaTing The concessions aT The bas- lceTball games. Popcorn, ice cream, poTaTo chips, and pop ThaT were sold helped To Tinance club acTiviTies. A Trip To Chicago was The highlighT oT The group's spring acTiviTies. The T-ligh School Scholas- Tic Club aT The Fair STore was The TirsT poinT oT inTeresT on The day's schedule. The club members enjoyed The display since The arT worlc was done by Teen-agers. The nexT sTop was The ArT lnsTiTuTe on Michigan Avenue, where all arTisTs, boTh ama- Teur and proTessional, can spend many hours. The exhibiT oT George Bellows painTings was The main aTTracTion aT The insTiTuTe Tor The PainT POT Club. OTher painTings and works of arT held The groups inTeresT Tor several hours. Club pins were ordered in The spring Tor all club members who wanTed Them, and TurTher plans were made Tor The group acTiviTies Tor The remain- der oT The year. The ouT-of-doors was The seTTing Tor The slceTching ThaT The girls did and also Tor The picnic +ha+ climaxed The evenTs oT The PainT POT Club's calendar. By means oT The club The members are able To meeT oTher arT sTudenTs and gain conTacTs wiTh noTable people in Their Tield. The members are chieTly Those wiTh serious inTenTions oT going on in The Tield, and The club avails Them oT a won- derTul opporTuniTy To geT acquainTed wiTh all as- pecTs oT The Tield. M eddling with Microscopes Oh Miss Lazer, whaT shall l do now? The sul- Tur in The combusTion spoon is burning like mad and The smell is TerriTic. Never Tear, everyThing was broughT under conTrol by Miss Lazer, and The nervous demonsTraTor conTinued his Talk on sulTur dioxide. You musT realize ThaT This was near The TirsT oT The year and ThaT one was noT as sure oT himself Then as he was aT The Three-quarTer mark. On The TirsT and Third Tuesdays oT each monTh some sorT oT a demonsTraTion or program was planned. The program chairmen, JaneT Daw, chem- ical scienceg Dave Hardy, physical science: and Don Shelp, biological science, were in charge oT The various programs. Dr. HuberT, a psychiaTrisT oT Aurora, gave a very inTeresTing Talk one evening on WhaT is PsychiaTry. Mar Mae Ebinger, Nancy Puklin, and JaneT Daw gave an experimenT and discussion on combusTion and oxidaTion in The early parT oT The year. lIncidenTly, These aren'T The sTudenTs who were begging help Tor Their experimenT in The TirsT parT oT This arTicle.l A very inTeresTing movie was shown on The pro- ducTion and use oT The elecTric eye. Dave Hardy and George Bell, aTTer The movie was shown, gave a very inTeresTing and inTormaTive demonsTraTion on The eye. which produced many Oh's and LLAh's Trom The resT oT The TascinaTed club mem- ers. A member oT The Federal Bureau oT lnvesTi a- Tion was scheduled To Talk aT one oT The cTub meeTings in The spring, explaining The science oT crime deTecTion. AT The gala WinTer Carnival held in The WesT High Gym on February I9, The club operaTed Science Club Nancy Puklin, leTT, and Mar Mae Ebinger, righT, perform a diT'FiculT experimenT aT a Science Club meeTing. The Telegraph booTh. The Science Club also had charge oT a concession aT a baske+baIl game. The proiecT chosen Tor The year was ThaT of Tinger prinTing every sTudenT and Teacher aT WesT High and keeping an accuraTe record on each oT These prinTs. AT an evening meeTing, Mr. J. Bushnell, a mem- ber oT The Aurora Camera Club, discussed The geology oT The Black Hills. The leaders oT This scienTiTic club were Norman MacFarland, presidenT: Doris Dowell, vice presi- denT: Maureen Avery, secreTary: and Jean Pal- mer, Treasurer. Miss Lazer was The TaculTy advisor. In The early parT oT May, The members Took Their annual Trip To Chicago where They visiTed places oT scienTiTic inTeresT. ATTer This very educaTional Trip, each in- dividual pondered on ThoughTs oT whaT Tomorrow's world would be like. The purpose oT The Science Club is To increase ouTside inTeresT in science, and To develop an in- creased use oT scienTiTic meThods by sTudenT parTicipaTion in experi- menTal work, and To creaTe an in- TeresT in sciences oTher Than Those covered in regular classes. Doris Dowell examines a specimen: Norman McFarland looks inTenTly inTo The microscope: and Maureen Avery seems inTeresTed in 1 Sammy, The skelefon. The Spanish Club meeTs To discuss plans for Their concession af The P. T. A. band carnival. The club very suc- cessfully sponsored a Torfune Telling booTh. Spanish Club Vayan Vds, al molino de vienTo were The Spanish words ThaT composed The TirsT clue on The Treasure hunT ThaT provided Tun and a lor oT sTrenuous exercise on The Spanish Club picnic held in OcTober aT The Fabyan EsTaTe. The club mem- bers had To use Their knowledge oT Spanish since all The clues were wriTTen in ThaT language, and also a loT oT speed because The clues were placed all over The esTaTe. ln spiTe oT The TorrenTs oT rain ThaT descended upon The picnickers, They enjoyed The roasTed hoT dogs, poTaTo chips, pickles, baked beans and pies. The oTTicers, Jevene l-lancheTTe, presidenT: Bob Yellin, vice presidenT and program chairman: RuTh KleinsmiTh, secreTary-Treasurer: and Miss Dunning, TaculTy advisor, aside Trom making plans Tor The picnic, organized a concession aT one oT The bas- keTball games. Popcorn, ice cream, pop, and poTa- To chips were sold. QuiTe a large proTiT was made aT This booTh. The Spanish Club was in charge oT The TorTune Telling booTh aT The MidwinTer Band-P. T. A. Car- nival. Marianna l-lerringTon, Jevene l-lancheTTe, RuTh KleinsmiTh, Mary Lou Council, Blossom Baker, Gloria Carlson, Corinna Moncada, and Joy Car- penTer wore gypsy cosTumes, acquired a mysTeri- ous Toreign accenT, gazed inTo a crysTal ball, and predicTed The TuTure oT many eager paTrons, The PAGE 50 Good Neighbors aroma oT incense also added To The gypsy aTmos- phere aT The TorTune Telling booTh. The concession TascinaTed so many people ThaT The Spanish club made quiTe a biT oT money Tor The bank, and ended The year very successTul Tinancially. OT aT WesT l-ligh are helping To qualiTy The sTudenTs OT Today Tor The inTernaTional world of Tomorrow. The Spanish Club is one excellenT example The way in which The acTiviTies and classes The officers, le'fT To righT, Bob Yellin, vice- presidenh Jevene HancheTTe, presidenf: Miss Dunning, faculTy advisor: and Rufh KleinsmiTh, secreTary, consulT The Spanish calendar in planning 'FuTure meefings. l i It's a buII's eye Bang, whiz, crack-bang. Yes, if's fhe Rifle Club hard af work, frying fo do fheir besf before fhaf mafch wifh Easf High, Moosehearf, Sf. Charles or whoever if mighf be. ls fhaf Gene Wesfon or Beverly Brown who is making all fhose grand shofs? Bofh seem fo be good, buf undoubfedly fhe sfars of fhis club are Wally Deuchler and Joyce Ann Lafferfy. Meefing on Thursdays af fhe range on River Sfreef, all fhe members pracfice diligenfly so as fo keep up fheir good repufafion. Mr. Mason, a member of 'rhe sfafe milifia, insfrucfs fhe sfudenfs as fo fhe dif- ferenf ways fo shoof a rifle. The club enfers many fournamenfs wifh ofher schools from Aurora and near by fowns. These are mosfly Easf High, Marmion, Sf. Charles and Moosehearf. ln fhe Sf. Charles mafches fhe feam won one and losf one. Also every year fhe club enfers fhe l-learsf Tournamenf from which Wesf High always gefs several honors. Buf fhe largesf fournamenf is fhe one called Nafional Rifle As- sociafion's, or more commonly known as fhe N. R. A. Compefing in fhis confesf are 284 feams, all from fhe Unifed Sfafes. ln fhis fournamenf a con- fesfanf is required. for one fhing, 'ro fake IO shofs prone, or in ofher words, lying down. ln fhe Hearsf Tournamenf The confesfanfs are also required fo fake I0 shofs sfanding up. Of course, all fhis shoofing is wifh a .22 caliber rifle. ln fhe N. R. A. Wesf High's own Rifle Club gof 5ls+ place which is indeed very fine considering how many clubs enfered. Sfanding wifh fheir rifles all ready for a mafch are fhe fiffeen members of fhe rifle club. On Safurday nighf fhose ambifious marlrsmen pracfice af fhe Aurora rifle range. Rifle Club Gene Wesfon, Joyce Ann Lafferfy, and Walter Deuchler, fhe officers of fhe Rifle Club. Gene and Walfer were co-presidenfs. The Rifle Club is one of fhe mosf recenfly or- ganized aciivifies af Wesf High, since if was or- ganized only four years ago. Louis Olson served as presidenl- one year, and Sfuarf Befz served for fwo years. ln i944 fhe Club ranked lO+h in fhe Hearsf Trophy mafch, and in I945 fhey ranked l3+h. A+ 'rhe beginning of fhe year fhe members elecfed Wally Deuchler as fheir presi- denfq Gene Wesfon as fheir vice-presi- denfg and Joyce Ann Lafferfy as fheir secrefary-freasurer, who helped fhe club fo affain ifs high sfandard of marksmanship. The Rifle Club enioyed a frip fo Culver Milifary Academy where fhey shof several mafches. This frip was one of fhe biggesf evenfs on fhe club's calendar. Members of fhe club included Wal- fer Deuchler, Gene Wesfon, Joyce Ann Lafferfy, Roberf Brandf, Paul Bau- dowin, John Benson, Vernon Bufler, Tony Pailleron, Mike O'Brien, Bruce Johnson, Cedric Benson, Beverly Brown, and Bob Mason. The Rifle Club members enjoyed many good fimes af fhe rifle range, while fhey learned many useful poinf- ers on fhe arf of being a good marks- man. This qualify has been an imporf- anf assef fo former members now in fhe Army. Democracy aT Work Knowledge To assisT The ciTizen oT Tomorrow in wisely exercising his righTs as a member OT a de- mocracy was gained Through WesT l-ligh's sTudenT governing body, The STudenT Council. Under The direcTion oT Mr. Ridinger, council Tounder and adviser, This governing organizaTion represenTed The schoolls sTudenT body as iTs mem- bers consisTed OT all club presidenTs, class presi- denTs, and secTion represenTaTives elecTed by The sTudenTs. The STudenT Council This year was under The able leadership OT Bob Kesel, presidenT3 Ed FooTe, vice presidenT3 Carol Brunnemeyer, secreTaryg and Jane STewarT, Treasurer. Besides Taking care OT dOnaTion collecTions, ChrisTmas baskeTs, pep rallies, and The service- men's plaque, The STudenT Council conTinued wiTh iTs plan oT eliminaTing sTairway congesTion Through The up and down sTairway plan. Members of The council acTed as sTair guards To enTorce This TraT- Tic rule. To TurTher aid The W. A.er in using The righT sTairway, signs oT up or down were painTed on The walls near The parTicular sTairway. InaugeraTed This year was a hall moniTor sysTem in which nine sTudenTs were selecTed each period To serve as hall moniTors. Their sTaTions were siTu- aTed aT viTal spoTs and Their duTies consisTed of Taking care oT hall lighTs, picking up paper on The floors, checking To see ThaT all lockers were locked, STudenT Council officers look over plans for The year's pep assemblies. S+anding, lefT To righT: Mr. Ridinger, faculTy sponsor: Bob Kesel, president Ed FooTe, vice-presidenf. SeaTed: Carol Brunnemeyer, secrefary and Jane STewar+, Treasurer. making sure ThaT any sTudenT wandering Through The halls had a hall pass, and direcTing visiTors To The oTTice or The parTicular room They wished. Many discussions were held during council meeT- ings This year concerning The problem oT beTTer and more spiriTed pep rallies. A commiTTee chosen by The presidenT worked on These rallies under a council suggesTion ouTline. As is cusTomary, The STudenT Council Took The council al work. PAGE 52 l l STudenT Council LEFT: John Auiher addresses The sfudenf body af The pep rally before The Thanksgiving game, while big chief, Bob Kesel, sifs by his wigwam. RIGHT: Carol Brunnemeyer, homecoming queen. surrounded by her aTTendanTs, lef+ To righf, Virginia Dean, Beffe HaTTersley, PaT Wafson. and JoAnne Ludwig. charge of The Homecoming and Thanksgiving day fooTball pep rallies and dances. To reign as queen of The homecoming TesTiviTies on OcTober 26Th. Carol Brunnemeyer was elecTed by The sTudenT body and her aTTendanTs were Virginia Dean, Jo- anne Ludwig, PaT Wafson and BeTTe l-laTTersley. This year To add To The homecoming fun, WesT l-ligh STudenTs performed an enThusiasTic snake dance around a blazing bonfire aT The game and following The game W. A.er's made merry aT The Vicfory Dance held in WesT l-ligh's Gym. Affer The Easf-WesT Baskefball game on Feb- ruary 22, The STudenT Council sponsored a dance held in The gymnasium. Music was furnished by Murray STone's band. For The firsf Time since The war, a STudenT Coun- cil convenTion was held in Peoria on April I2 and I3. To represenT WesT High aT This convenTion, The members of The organizaTion elecTed Sally Sfaib, Lynn Lundgren, John AuTher, Brad Quaclc- enbush, and Don Shelp. During The day These dele- gaTes aTTended business meefings and discussions. AT nighT They wenT To a banquef aT The Pere MarqueTTe l-loTel, and as a climax To The Trip They aTTended The dance held in The grand ballroom of The hoTel for The delegaTes and advisors. Bob Burch and George HaThaway really fighT if ouT aT The variefy show sponsored by The STudenT Council aT The mid-winTer band carnival. PAGE 53 WesT T-ligh's STudenT Council may be proud To be recognized as one of The oldesT and mosf ac- Tive in The sTaTe. A sTudenT governing body is an inTegrai and imporTanT parT of any high school's make up and WesT l-ligh's STudenT Council has eTficienTly and ably represenTed The opinions and desires of WesT l-ligh's STudenT Body. A good governmenT is an essenTial parT of a sound and peaceful fufure. ln a democracy each ciTizen musT be Trained in governmenT, The STu- denT Council is The organ for This Training aT WesT l-ligh. T Deadline Dodgers l'm from WesT l-ligh School. l've come To see you aboui' our yearbook, The EOS. You do wanT To be a paTron, don'T you? Many senior girls nervously uTTered These words as They hurried around Town geTTing paTrons Tor The yearbook. The EOS paTrons' conTesT, supervised loy Mr. l-lugo PeTerson, TaculTy advisor Tor The business sTaTT, launched The year's work on The book. Meanwhile, The ediTors and Their sTaTTs were busily working on The conTenTs oT The book. Bob l-lerTing, ediTor-in-chieT presenTed his ideas Tor a Theme, and Mar Mae Ebinger, arT-ediTor, and her sTaTT, consisTing oT Joan Ludwig and EsTher Neil, wiTh eraser, ruler, and pencil in hand, drew up The EOS edifors, Tirsl' row, leTT To righfz Rufh Johnson, class edilorg Bob HerTing, ediTor-in- chief, and Marianna HerringTon, acfivifies ediTor, Second row, leff To righT: Jack Knapp, sporfs ediTor, Nancy Pulrlin, adminisfralion ediTor, Mar Mae Ebinger, arf ediTor, and Marlha Hope, copy ediTor, TirsT dummy. Mrs. ArdiThearl Thompson, TaculTy advisor, guided The sTaTT wiTh Their work. Soon, proud seniors wenT down To Assell's PhoTo STudio To have Their picTures Taken. The proofs came back, and There were The usual commenTs, Oh, how awTull or Gee, mine Turned ouT swell! The class ediTor, RuTh Johnson, and her sTaTf, JaneT Daw and Carol Brunnemeyer, began The sTicky job ol mounTing senior picTures, while The underclassmen had Their porTraiTs snapped. Jack Knapp, sporTs ediTor, enioyed a TronT row seaT aT all sporTs evenTs, so ThaT all scores and im- porTanT plays would be recorded in The yearbook. Bob Kesel, Ed FooTe, and Shirley Rowan composed Jack's sTaTT. The EOS sTafT work diligenTly To help The edi+ors meeT Their deadlines, sifTing leff To righT: JoAnne Ludwig, Ann Hamriclr, Helen Rae Biorselh, and MarTha Schramm. STanding: Carol Brunnemeyer, Nancy Thompson, Shir- ley Rowan, EsTher Neill, Mary Ann Saaf, and JaneT Daw. l PAGE 54 l Facul+y advisors for The EOS, Mrs. Thompson, edi- Torial advisor, and Mr. PeTerson, business advisor. Marianna l-lerringTon, acTiviTies ediTor, saw ThaT all The clubs in school were represenTed in The book. PicTures were scheduled Tor every acTiviTy Trom The VocaTional Club To The Girls' Club. Mar- Tha Schramm, Nancy Thompson, and Ann l-lamrick assisTed The acTiviTies ediTor. The Teachers were noT excluded Trom The round oT picTure Taking. Nancy Puklin, adminisTraTion ediTor, wiTh The assisTance oT Mary Ann SaaT made appoinTmenTs Tor Them wiTh Mr. Assell. Ray Monaco and Bill Veach, as sTaTT phoTo- graphers, divided Their Time beTween The dark room and aTTer school picTure Taking. January II was The dead line Tor The paTrons conTesT, which deTermnied The business manager The EOS business sTaf'F, SEATED. leTT To righT: Donna Reiland, busi- ness manager: Velna Rice, assisT- anT business manager: and June Mirely, circulafion manager. STANDING, FIRST ROW: Lois Dikkers, Dolores Lloyd, Audrey Pierson, BeTTy Schumacher, Wini- fred Swanson, Jean Mirely, Sonia Moncada, and Shirley Rowan. BACK ROW: Doris King, Mary KoesTer, Mary Jane Landgraf, BeHy HaTTersley, Mary RuTh Far- rell, Rosemary Slaker and Har- rieT Deal. EOS Siaff phofographers, Ray Monaco, lefT, and Bill Veach, righi-, work in The dark room. Tor The I946 EOS. The conTesT was a huge success, and Donna Reiland won The chieT posiTion. Velna Rice received The iob OT assisTanT business man- ager: June Mireley, circulaTion manager: Jean Mireley, adverTising manager: Lois Dikkers, disTri- buTion manager: Doris King, secreTaryp Mary Koes- Ter, Treasurer, Mary Jane LandgraT, recorder: and Ten oTher assisTanTs composed The resT oT The busi- ness sTaTT. Spring rolled around, and deadlines loomed be- Tore The ediTors' eyes. MarTha l-lope, copy ediTor, and l-lelen Rae BiorseTh checked and rechecked all copy, and oTher sTaTT members scurried around To Take care oT lasT minuTe deTails. AT lasT The yearbook was compleTed. STudenTs oT WesT l-ligh, The I946 EOS is your book now. Mr. Gee takes time out from his chores in the print shop to smile for his EOS picture. Mr. Gee 69' Printshop Print West High Paper Approximately 850 Red and Blues were printed for each edi- tion by Leslie Gee, printing in- structor, and the boys in the print shop. The time consumed in print- ing each edition is 750 aggregate print shop hours. The boys in the vocational printing classes, who as- sisted Mr. Gee, were Richard Ber- geman, John Bibb, Vernon Butler, Charles Erickson, Richard Fetzer, Laurence Fleming, Leo Lage, Wayne Lehnert, Frank Olden, and Roger Stone, M1'. Gee also prints programs, posters, tickets, and office forms for all West Side schools. Eavesdrippings At West ll-llii As their much too short high school career draws to a close sev- eral of our illustrious Seniors have deemed it fitting and proper to will their most prized talents or possessions to those whom they leave behind. Bill Benny Hogan leaves his ability for getting- at once call slips during Miss Winteringham's English class to anyone for whom it would be a convenience. Sue Stewart reluctantly leaves a certain junior boy for any girl who possesses a great deal of patience and fortitude. Jim Kaser leaves his very flat feet which he no doubt acquired from tramping up to his third floor locker. Norm Herrington wills his posey peddler to some individual who is in the market for a job. Bette Hattersley leaves, and we quote, Her wonderful Mr. Peter- son to those in the commercial courses. Robert G. Weston just gratefully leaves. Mary Ruth Charlie Farrell leaves her toni wave set to any- one who wants it, hoping that they will have better luck then she did with it. Helen Rae Bjorseth leaves, look- ing for a tall, dark and handsome man. Carol Brunnemeyer leaves a good-sized wad of gum outside Miss Winteringham's room. The forty-two reporters that make up the large part of the Red and Blue staff gather in room 206, fourth period for a staff meeting. PAGE 56 Big Staff Forty-Two Help Editors A staff of forty-two composed of reporters, columnists, artists, typ- ists, staff photographers, and the business manager assisted the edi- tors with the publication of the Red and Blue. The reporters were Helen Rae Bjorseth, Gloria Carlson, Bonnie Jean Clark, Mildred Clark, Nancy Crow, Janet Daw, June Davies, Pat Davies, Virginia Grey, Dan Hess, Ruth Johnson, Marianna Herrington, Lucille King, Sonia Moncada, Janet Nehring, Maxine Nebergal, Marjorie Reedy, Marion Richardson, Nancy Roberts, Shir- ley Rowan, Mary Ann Saaf, Kirk Schramm, and Nancy Thompson. These reporters each had a beat, that is they were to report all news of some certain club or teacher in the school. Ronnie Barnes, Herbert Jebens, Dick Priegal, Tony Salerno, and Kirk Schramm as sports' reporters aided the sports editors in writing the last page of the Red and Blue. Columns appearing regularly in the Red and Blue were Jive Jar- gon by Jim Kaser, Our Alumni , by Carol Brunnemeyer, Eaves- drippings by Mary Ann Saaf and Marjorie Richardson, and the jokes in ??? by Shirley Rowan and Sue Stewart, Zim's Zoo by John Auther and Don Caughey, G.A.A. by Lucille King, Hawk Talk by the sports editors, and Hawkseye View by Jere Corrigan. The art staff of the Red and Blue consisted of Mar Mae Ebin- ger and George Spieler, while Ray Monaco took the pictures that ap- peared in several issues. During the first semester, Sally Patelski proofread the publication, and Maxine Nebergal was proof- reader second semester. Pat Da- vies, as business manager, handled the financial records. The Red and Blue, a member of the National Scholastic Press As- sociation, was awarded the honor rating of excellent by the All American Critical Service spon- sored by N. S. P. A. In winning First Class honors this year, the paper was judged very good and excellent in news Writing and edit- ing. The All-American Critical Service has judged more than 41,- 000 publications. This year the Red and Blue was rated with about 1250 college and high school news- papers. N if 4 ff 1.3 PUBLISHED AND PRINTED BY WEST HIGH SCHOOL AURORA, ILLINOIS 850 Subscribers Get W. A. News The circulation of this year's is- sues of the Red and Blue was managed by Sonia Moncada, who was assisted by Helen Rae Bjor- seth. The issues were distributed among the student body, the fac- ulty, and 100 subscribers to West High's school newspaper. At the beginning of the year post cards were sent to the mem- bers of the class of 1944-45 in or- der to get subscriptions to the pa- per. The post cards urged them to take the Red and Blue and keep up on the happenings at West High. Issues of the Red and Blue were sent free to all West High alumni in the service, and many thankful letters were received from them. F un+W01'k:4th Hour Red 6e9Blue Uforkshop Will the paper come out this Friday? Oh, Jere, quit fooling around with that typewriter. I'm trying to get this story ready for Mr, Gee. These are remarks that could be heard coming from the Red and Blue office any day fourth period. At times it was just one big mad house. The odor of rubber cement that the EOS edi- tors were using to mount pictures added to the very informal atmos- phere, and all the hurrying and scurrying around to meet their deadlines was accompanied by the steady click, click of the trusty old typewriter in the Red and Blue office. Any editor can certainly say, I'll miss those fourth periods! Say, when's that story due? TOP ROW, left to right: Martha Sclmramm, editor-in-chief, second sem- ester, Nancy Puklin, editor-in-chief, first semester, and Sally Patelski, managing editor, second semester. BOTTOM ROW, left to right: Jere Corrigan, co-sports editor, second semester, Bob Kesel, sports editor, first semester, and Bill Farley, co-sports editor, second semester. fs in PAGE 57 JUNE 5. 1946 Schramm, Puklin Edit Red and Blue The Red and Blue has this year been guided by Mrs. Ardithearl Thompson, advisor, Nancy Puklin, editor-in-chief for the first semes- ter, Martha Belle Schramm, edi- tor-in-chief for the second semes- ter, Bob Kesel, sports editor for the first semester, Jere Corrigan and Blill Farley, co-sports editors for the second semester, and Sally Patelski, managing editor for the second semester. The issues of the Red and Blue usually came out every two weeks, and on the Monday following, a meeting of all the staff members was held fourth period in room 206 to discuss the paper, get point- ers on news and feature stories, and receive assignments for the coming issue. Between meetings the staff of about 42 reporters worked independently, A change in staff positions was made at the semester. Martha Schramm, who had been managing editor, relinquished her position to Sally Patelski and took over Nancy Puklin's duties as editor-in-chief. The job of the managing editor was to plan the third page of the paper, and the editor-in-chief planned the remainder of the issue and wrote an editorial. Jere Corri- gan and Bill Farley took over Bob Kesel's duties as sports editor and planned the sp0rt's page for alter- nate issues. A chapter of the Quill and Scroll, the International Honorary Society for high school journalists, was bc- gun this year for the first time at West High. Selections for member- ship were based on contributions to school publications and scholas- tic standing. The following were selected for membership from West High: Nancy Puklin, Martha Schramm, Bob Kesel, Bob Herting, Mar Mae Ebinger, Marianna Her- rington, Ruth Johnson, Jack Knapp, and Martha Hope. The Junior Red Cross Council poses for ifs picfure while Tony Salerno, presidenf and Marrha Hope, vice-presideni display a colorful Junior Red Cross posfer. Junior Red Cross F0ffheG00d0fHumanffy Juslr before Chrisimas a colorful parade oi siufied animals were lined up along The wall in B3. Bugs Bunny wiih his usual carrot Felix The Cai, and Donald Duck were iusi a few of ihe adorable animals ihai The cloihing classes made for children boih here and abroad. This proieci was one oi Jrhe many sponsored by The Junior Red Cross of which every person in Wesi High is a assembly ieaiured Jim Kaser's Killers who ren- dered a few iive numbers. Rev. Gerald Richard- son, former Red Cross field direcior, Told ihe slu- denis a few oi his inieresiing experiences ai Navy Pier and also emphasized The many ihings Thar The Red Cross has done io help lhe boys in service. Bob Kesel asked The siudenis io coniribuie generously io The drive. member' Mr. Burkharlr and his shop classes made many arficles such as ash siands and checker boards for The servicemen's clubs and hospilals. Miss Sauerls arf classes made menu covers for The Navy. Un- der The direciion oi The various English Teachers, ihe freshmen classes made scrap books 'ro be sen? io servicemen's cenlers, hospiials, and children's homes. Two lilile girls ai The Soldiers and Sailor's Home ai' Normal, Illinois, had a merry Chrisimas because ihe Junior Red Cross seni each a large box coniaining books, games, gloves, and cookies. Miss Esiher Ballard, The iaculiy sponsor for The organizaiiom Tony Salerno, president Marrha l-lope, vice-presidenig and Jane Knapp, secrerary- Treasurer, planned The Junior Red Cross assembly which siarled The groups aciiviiies. The Ociober These acis of kindness and oiher proiecis prove Thai' The Junior Red Cross ai Wesi High helped many people from all walks of life-servicemen, orphans, and children in iar off lands. Rev. Gerald Richardson, +l1e main speaker af +he Jr. Red Cross assembly program, +ells of his experiences as a Red Cross field direc+or. PAGE 58 Feminity Plus Briglfnl red pins wiTh bold blue leTTers, WesT High School Aurora Blackhawks, gleamed Trom pracTically every WesT High sTudenT's coaT aT TooTball games, since The oTTicers oT The Girl's Club, ElizabeTh WrighT, presidenT: MarTha Boyd, vice presidenT: June Mirely, secreTary: and Mar Mae Ebinger, Treasurer, braved The la+e auTumn winds in order To sell Those aTTracTive pins To all WesT High Tans. Their salesmanship was super, and The proceeds Trom The pins really made guiTe a diTTerence in The Treasury. Along wiTh This TirsT proiecT oT The year, WesT High sTickers, which dis- played The head oT ChieT Blackhawk, were sold Through The secTions. ChrisTmas broughT The usual ChrisTmas parTy aT The recreaTion cenTer Tor all Aurora's needy children. Since every girl in WesT High is a mem- ber oT The Girl's Club, a group oT TiTTy girls volun- Teered Their services To enTerTain The liTTle boys and girls The day beTore ChrisTmas. The girls en- ioyed waTching The liTTle children's happiness when SanTa Claus came and disTribuTed presenTs. The helpers also played games and sang songs wiTh The delighTed boys and girls. In The laTTer parT oT January The Girl's Club members were hosTesses aT The P. T. A. MoTher and DaughTer Tea. The girls and Their moThers gained much Trom The Talk by Madi Bacon, head oT music aT RoosevelT College, Chicago, llli- nois, aTTer which re- TreshmenTs were aT- TracTively served in The caTeTeria. Spring broughT several conTerences Tor The oTTicers oT The Girl's Clubs in all The high schools oT The Chicago area. The iirsl' conTerence aT Proviso High School, Maywood, lllinois, was aTTended by Eliz- abeTh VVrighT and Mrs. GerTrude S. SmiTh, TaculTy advisor Tor WesT Highls Girl's Club. AT ThaT meeT- ing, plans were made Tor The nexT conTer- ence when all The oT- T Ticers oT each Girl's Club would aTTend. ThornTon Township High School was The scene oT The nexT and LeTT To righT: Mar Mae Ebinger, Treasurer: Mrs. SmiTh, Taculfy advisor: MarTha Boyd, vice presidenT: ElizabeTh WrighT, presidenT: and June Mirely, secreTary, examine The aT- TracTive WesT High pins ThaT The club sold aT TooTball games. PAGE 59 GirI's Club Doris King and Nancy Thompson help in enTerTain- ing liTTle boys and girls aT The empTy sToclring 'fund Chrisfmas ParTy. mosT imporTanT conTerence. All Tour oTTicers and Mrs. SmiTh aTTended. Phyllis WhiTney, who wriTes a column in The book secTion of The Chicago Sun, was The main speaker, and The girls enioyed hear- ing oT her inTeresTing career and experiences. AT- Ter The Talk The girls divided and aTTended group discussions. ElizabeTh WrighT led The discussion in The group whose subiecT was A Bal- ance beTween Social l.iTe and School Work. OTher Topics discussed were Ra- cialTolerance, Mar- riage versus Career, SororiTes Pro and Con, and How To TreaT ReTurning Serv- icemen. Mary Jane l.andgraT as presidenT oT The G. A. A. was a member oT The board and aTTended The conTerence ac- companied by Miss Yarger. The girls who aTTended Trom WesT High TelT ThaT These Topics were very Timely, and ThaT The ideas broughT ouT in These discussions would help Them be beTTer ciTizens in This posT-war world. Sl1OI'l'l'l8I'ICl Abbreviafed The Shorfhand Club members pose af The Chrisfmas parfy before fhe refreshmenf 'lable gaily decorafed in red and green wifh fir boughs for a cenier piece. Siffing on The floor are, lefl' fo righf, Barbara Lane. program chairman: Dorofhy Whifcomb, social chairman: Norma Hawlr- ins, vice presidenfg Lucille King, freasurerg Jane Knapp, presidenf: and JoAnne Peiers, pro- gram chairman. Miss Sfevens, club advisor, is sfanding on fhe righf. Your hair should be combed nafurally, nof a fry af some new fancy hairdo. Your clofhes should be neaf and freshly pressed. So goes fhe advice fo fhe members of fhis new club. Affer a pefifion for fhe opening of fhis organ- izafion was filed and vofed on in fhe Sfudenf Council, fhe club officially had ifs firsf meefing in November. Af fhe elecfion of officers fhe mem- bers chose Jane Knapp, presidenf: Norma Hawk- ins, vice-presidenfp Margie Swan, secrefary: and Lucille King, freasurer. Jo Anne Pefers and Bar- bara Lane were fhe program chairmen while Ar- lene Meyers and Dorofhy Whifcomb were fhe social chairmen. Af fhe Chrisfmas parfy in December, fun, food, and fellowship were in abundance for fhese fufure sfenographers. ln January Mr. Paul Benbow from Barber- Greene gave fhe club a few poinfers as fo fhe fraifs of a good office worlcer. In February fhere was a slcif on correcf grooming. Mr. Roland Avery from fhe Unifed Sfafes Employmenf Service was PAGE 60 guesi' spealcer in March. During fhe model infer- view which he conducfed, Arlene Meyers, Jo Anne Pefers, and Norma Hawkins applied for a iob, demonsfrafing fhe correcf affire, over-dressed sophisficafe, and fhe bobby-socker as well as porfraying desirable, bored and flippanf affifudes in fheir applicafions. The field frip fo Chicago in May gave fhe girls a chance fo see whaf opporfunifies are open for sfenographers. Pond's movie on Good Groom- ing was presenfed af fhe May meefing. Even fhough fhis is fhe club's firsf year of or- ganizafion, enfhusiasm is evidenf. Since fhere is a Commercial Club for fhe older office pracfice girls, fhis organizafion seems fo be enfirely fiffing for fhe firsf year shorfhand girls. This group sponsored a concession af a baslcef- ball game and fhe Penny Pifch boofh af fhe Band- P. T. A. Carnival. Under fhe faculfy advisorship of Miss l-larrief Sfevens, fhis club seems oufsfanding in ifs guid- ance for fufure shorfhand sfudenfs. Employees of the Future To prepare inTeresTed young women Tor careers in The complex business world is The aim oT The Commercial Club organized by Mr. l-Tugo PeTer- son, business Teacher. Taking charge oT The supply sTore, acTiviTy TickeTs, caTeTeria Tunds, TexTbooks and all TickeT records, The Commercial Club was one oT WesT l-ligh's busiesT and mosT eTTicienT organizaTions. ln The Tall aT The opening oT The school Term, The club began Their busy year by handling The imporTanT iob oT disTribuTing and keeping a rec- ord oT The TexTbooks renTed To WesT T-ligh sTu- denTs. The managemenT oT The school's supply sTore was one oT This organizaTion's maior duTies. The members Took Turns working in The sTore beTore and aTTer school. keeping Track oT The Tinances and supplies. The Commercial Club had compleTe charge OT disTribuTing and keeping a Tinancial record oT The TickeTs Tor all plays, concerTs, and oTher WesT High programs. Cashiers in The caTeTeria were Commercial Club members working in shiTTs lasTing one week. A Tew oT The members oT The organizaTion col- lecTed sTudenT paymenTs Tor The lunches, sand- wiches, milk, and ice cream purchased in The caTeTeria and kepT a record oT The Tunds. Besides oTher Time-consuming exTra curricular work, The members oT This club Took care oT a baskeTball concession and all oT The concessions during The TournamenT games. As Their oTTicers Tor The year, The club elecTed Lois Dikkers, presidenTp lvlilena Tognarelli, vice presidenTg Lorna Cearlock, secreTaryp and Joan Flannigan, Treasurer. The Commercial Club held meeTings only when The presidenT called Them, buT The members oTTen Shirley PenningTon Types in office pracfice class, while Paul Killian runs The mimeograph. Commercial Club PAGE 61 The officers, leTT To righT: Lorna Cearlock, Joan Flan- nigan, Lois Dikkers, and Milena Tognarelli geT ready To sell TickeTs Tor The Thanksgiving Day game. me-T wiTh The ShorThand Club Tor combined meeT- ings. Some oT The speakers who were guesTs aT These meeTings were Mr. Paul Benbow, personnel manager oT The Barber-Greene company. and Mr. Roland Avery, veTeran adminisTraTion's represen- TaTive. The Commercial Club has proved To be a viTal parT oT WesT l-ligh's exTra curricular organiza- Tions. Besides providing invaluable services by way oT managing TexTbooks, The caTeTeria, The supply sTore, and program TickeTs, This club assisTed The individual sTudenT by giving her a varied and es- senTial background Tor a TuTure business career. OTTen The sTudenTs are called upon To do secre- Tarial work Tor The various Teachers and help ouT in The high school and grade school oTTices. These sTudenTs are willing and able To assisT in all Types oT oTTice work Tor The experience gained. When They leave high school, They are recommended Tor posiTions which call Tor Their parTicular abili- Ties, and They quickly adapT Themselves To The work required. A Tollow up sysTem on each oT The Commercial Club members is operaTed in order To help The graduaTed members To secure beTTer posiTions. Files are kepT on each member Tor TuTure reTer- ence. This sysTem noT only helps The members buT also The prospecTive employers in The Aurora area. WesT l-ligh's Commercial Club has builT up a Tine repuTaTion in The Aurora oTTices. During This pasT year a number oT members worked parT Time in indusTrial oTTices To help relieve The demand Tor secreTaries. lv1osT oT These members will go on Tull Time employmenT when They graduaTe. VocaTional Club The DraTTing DeparTmenT aT WesT l-ligh is play- ing a viTal parT in aiding indusTry in Aurora. Be- Tore The war only high school graduaTes wiTh aT leasT Two years oT draTTing could hope To geT a iob in an engineering deparTmenT. Then The sTu- denTs usually spenT Trom six monThs To a year mak- ing blueprinTs and Tiling Tracings or acTing as gen- eral uTiliTy oTTice boys. BUT wiTh The coming oT The war and iTs resulTanT manpower shorTages and necessiTy Tor mass pro- ducTion in all lines, high school boys wiTh mechan- ical or machine draTTing experience became val- uable asseTs To many indusTries. Many WesT Au- rora boys worked in engineering deparTmenTs be- Tore graduaTion. MosT oT Them aTTended school in The morning and reporTed To Their draTTing iob aTTer lunch. Some oT These boys worked Tour hours a day Monday Through Friday, Tour To eighT hours on SaTurdays, and Tull Time during vacaTion periods. The high school Through The War Emergency Board was permiTTed To granT high school crediT Tor The work done wiTh The employer. This arrange- menT TogeTher wiTh The TiTTy-Tive To sevenTy cenTs per hour, which The sTudenTs earned, made This Type oT work very aTTracTive To Those boys who were qualified. On the Board There are Tive boys who work under This ar- rangemenT. Jack FriTz has been working Tor Aurora MeTal ProducTs, makers oT small and medium pre- cision parTs Tor machine guns, arTillery pieces, pumps, and Turbines, Tor a year and a halT. RoberT Hayward has been a member oT The Barber- Greene Engineering DeparTmenT Tor a year and a halT. Barber-Greene Company manuTacTures diT- chers, paving and many Types oT loose maTerial loading machines. All-STeel-Equip, makers oT Tro- zen Tood lockers, small saTes, Tiling cabineTs and oTher sTeel TurniTure, has employed Charles Red- Tield Tor nearly Two years. Since OcTober William Von l-loTT has worked Tor The lndependenT Pneu- maTic Tool Company, rnanuTacTurers oT precision power-driven Tools. Melvin Woodard has worked Tor Richards-Wilcox ManuTacTuring Company, makers oT sliding door equipmenT, boTh hand and elecTrically operaTed, since lasT SepTember. The VocaTional Club purchased several Wrico leTTering guides Tor The use oT advanced sTudenTs wiTh Tunds raised aT a baskeTbaIl game concession. ln The I946-47 school year The VocaTional Club will again resume regular club meeTings, aT which speakers Trom indusTry will discuss VocaTional op- porTuniTies in Their respecTive Tields and Thus guide sTudenTs in Their vocaTional decisions. VocaTional Club members working in Aurora 'FacTories. CenTer, Bill VonHo'fT wiTh Mr. Meyer and Mr. C. V. Ludinrighh upper IefT, Bob Hayward: lower left Jack FriTz: upper righf, Melvin Woodard: and lower righf, Charles Redfield. Lights 0... ElecTricians' Club T FIRST PICTURE: Members of The ElecTricians' Club pose for Their picTure. Back row, leTT To righT: Edward Clark, Fred Knowle, Don Paules, Gene WaTson, Lawrence PenningTon. FronT WaTson. SECOND PICTURE: Edward Clark, Fred Knowle, and Lowell Jensen operaTe The movie proiedor during a social sTudies class. lnTrOducing The men behind The lighT swiTch- The members OT WesT l-Tigh's ElecTrician's Club. Organized and supervised by Mr. Ray GranT, This club is made up OT boys who are inTeresTed in learning how To OperaTe movie machines, sTage lighTs, and OTher elecTrical devices. The TirsT Three weeks in SepTember were spenT in learning how To cOrrecTly run and adiusT The movie machines. The boys wenT inTO Mr. GranT's room aTTer school and pracTiced manipulaTing The machines. The club meT The TirsT and Third Mondays OT each monTh, and Their OTTicers Tor This year were presidenT, Bob Manella, and secreTary-Treasurer, Ed Clark. TO be a member OT This OrganizaTiOn one musT have a knowledge OT and an inTeresT in elecTriciTy. Besides OperaTing The movie prOiecTOrs Tor all class movies, The ElecTrician's Club Took care OT any IighTing necessary Tor school assemblies. Tak- ing an acTive parT in many W. A. programs This year, The members were in charge OT IighTing eT- TecTs Tor The iunior class play, The LiTTle Min- isTer, and The senior class play, The Imaginary lnvalidf' The ElecTrician's Club was also an essenTial working uniT in The annual Gym circus held in The spring: The Three band cOncerTs7 The choir revue, Big Top FrOlics, On March 28 and 29: and The TradiTional P.T.A. ChrisTmas program presenTed on December 2l. In order To make enough money TO cover any PAGE 63 row, leTT To rigl1T: Bob Manella, Lowell Jenson, Merrill expenses which The club mighT incur during The year, The elecTrician's organizaTion Took charge OT The popcorn, ice cream, and soTT drinks con- cession aT The York-WesT l-ligh baskeTball game. Several OT The members OT The club helped in The lighTing process and assisTed wiTh The sTage work Tor The Two plays, Rip Van Winkle and Aladdin's WOnderTul Camp, given by The Claire Tree Major play Troupe Tor The grade schools in W. A.'s audiTOrium. One OT The elecTrician's maior duTies was TO run The movie prOiecTOr Tor The movies shown in The various classes during The year. Two boys were assigned TO The diTTerenT class-rooms each period. and Their job was TO see ThaT The movie and sound Track ran smooThly. The members OT The club who acTed as movie proiecTiOnisTs during The year were Bob Paulus, Donald Spring. Roy ThegersTrom, George Bell, Jim Ludwig, Ed Clark, Gene Walker, Ray l-TaThaway, Dave l-Tardy, Ed Knowles, Bob Gareski, Lawrence PenningTon, RoberT Manella, and Merrill Wilson. Those who helped wiTh The sTage IighTing Tor The many programs were Jim Gray, Lloyd MiT- chellTree, Bud Kuhns, and ROberT WesTon. WiTh all The liTTle recognized and very impOrT- anT work OT manipulaTing sTage lighTs, running movies, assisTing wiTh sTage props, and seTTing up The public address sysTem, The EIecTrician's Club is an essenTial parT OT WesT T-ligh's exTra curricu- lar OrganizaTions. T is for Touchdowns ABOVE Sfandingz Coach Friday, Corrigan, Layden, Williams, Hallman Mifchler. Sealed: Manager Markel, Heimdal, Herfing, Hafch, Olson, Trues dell. BELOW Top: Caughey, Coach Zimmerman: cenferz Bell, Aufher boi fom: Fleming, Wesion. Af fhe oufsef of fhe i945 season Coach Ken Zimmerman was confronfed wifh fhe difficulf fask of molding a foofball feam. Since fhere were very few refurning leffermen, he had fo depend a greaf deal on fhe maferial coming up from fhe frosh-soph ranks. The I945 Wesf l-ligh Foofball edifion opened ifs season on fheir home field wifh a very unimpressive 6-O defeaf af fhe hands of a nof-foo-sfrong Downers Grove eleven. Wesf's backs suffered from fumblifis, miscueing fhirfeen fimes. One of fhe fen Wesf fumbles recovered by fhe Grovers led di- recfly fo fhe winning fouchdown. Faulfy line play also did noi' aid fhe l-lawk cause. For fhe second game of fhe schedule fhe Blackhawks fraveled fo DeKalb fo meef fhe Barbs. Affer spoffing fheir opponeni' an 8-O lead, fhe Red and Blue feam sfarfed fo play ball and wenf on fo win fhe game I3-8. The fwo Hawk fouchdowns were scored by Don Laz, on a 36-yard off- fackle iaunf, and l-larlan lvlifchler, on a QI-yard aerial from Brad Quackenbush. Mifchler converfed affer fhe second fa y. PAGE 64 VarsiTy FooTball ABOVE Back: Pike, Deuchler, Arundale, Barnes, Smifh, BarreTT, Manager McCurdy. FronT: Roberfs. Marzuki, Foley, McGowan, Beckman, Manager Hess. BELOW Top: Lai, Quaclrenbushg cenTer: Darby. Burch: boTTom: Mc- Viclrer, GusTa'Fson. In one oT The wildesT and besT conTesTs ever wiTnessed aT The WesT AThleTic Field, The l-lawlcs dropped a hearT-brealc- ing 25-2O decision To LaSalle-Peru. ATTer Johnny Konczalc, LP. sTar, had scored Twice To puT The visiTors ouT inTo a saTe'appearing I3-O lead, The home boys suddenly came To lile. l-larlan lvliTchler Traveled 46 yards on an end around play.To The L. P, seven To seT up The score. From here Don Caughey circled The end Tor The Tally. Going inTo The Tinal quarTer, WesT, behind i3'6, Tied The score as Caughey again wenT over, This Time Trom The one yard line To climax a 25-yard march, and l-laTch's placemenT splinT The up- righTs. LaSalle-Peru's air-minded Cavaliers bounced baclc inTo a I9-I3 lead wiTh a powerTul 67-yard aerial march, which consisTed oT Three consecuTive compleTed passes. The deTerrnined WesT l-ligh Team, marching 66 yards in Two plays, reTaliaTed wiTh Don Laz going over Trom The Twelve, aTTer Don Caughey had raced 54 yards around left end. l-laTch lriclcecl The exTra poinT To puT WesT ouT in TronT 20-I9. WiTh Two minuTes remaining The l.. P. crew Tinally pulled ouT Their vicTory as Konczalc, wiTh a desperaTion heave, passed 65 yards over The WesT deTense To AisTer in The PAGE 65 l Quackenbush scores againsf LaSalle-Peru as Herfing, Jaffke, Deuchler, Ha+ch, and Hallman look on. end zone. The final whisfle halfed a Wesf renewed drive and gave L.P. fhe 25-20 win. Ken Zimmerman's boys, possessing renewed spirif soundly drubbed fhe visifing Maffoon Green Wave, Big I2 Conference Champs, I9-O. This meefing was broughf abouf indirecfly by Paf Har- mon, well-known downsfafe sporfs edifor, who sfafed fhaf The I944 lasf place Big 8 feam, Wesf Aurora, was as good as fhe I944 Big I2 Champs, Maffoon. The Blackhawks very neafly proved Har- mon's poinf. Affer gaining a 6-O half lead by vir- fue oi Brad Quackenbush's fouchdown in fhe sec- ond periocl, Wesf applied fha finishing fouches as Quackenbush scored 'rwo more fallies, and Hafch converfed once. Dick Truesdell, regular Wesf guard, received an iniury in fhis game fhaf kepf him ouf of acfion unfil Thanksgiving. The Hawks remained on fhe winning pafh as fhey upsef a highly-foufed Elgin fe-am, I9-l3. The Maroons scored firsf on a 63-yard Graf-fo-Johw son aerial. The fighfing Blackhawks fhen marched Don Caughey ends his long gain af fhe expense of an L. P. man. J PAGE 66 69 yards for a fouchdown wifh Quackenbush scor- ing from fhe fhree. Hafch kicked fhe exfra poinf fo pui' fhe home feam ahead seven fo six. This lead was shorf-lived for fhe Elgin eleven came back wifh a 67-yard fouchdown drive fo lead I3-7 ai' fhe half. ln fhe fhird quarfer, affer fhe Elgin defense had sfopped a Hawk drive af fhe nine. a 37-yard Quackenbush-fo-lvlifchler pass climaxed anofher Wesf march of 68-yards fo fie fhe counf af I3-13. Shorfly affer The sfarf of fhe final period fhe Red and Blue feam scored whaf proved fo be fhe winning margin as Brad Quackenbush crossed over from fhe four. Very nofeworfhy in fhis ball game was fhe Wesf line's sfopping of Wally Graf, Elgin's friple-fhreaf ace, in fhe second half. In Wesl s fhird conference game Jolief com- plefely dominafed fhe firsf half, a half in which only poor quarferbacking by fhe Sfeelmen fhem- selves kepf fha score down, affer which fhe Hawks sformed back fo pull fhe game ouf of fhe bag, I3-6. ln fhe fhird sfanza Quackenbush found Bob Beckman in fhe end zone for 29 yards and a score. Lafe in fhe final period, Wesf puf on a 69-yard march, feafuring Johnny Aufher's clufch passing. Aufher affer passing confinuously fo Beckman, crossed up fhe Jolief defense by passing fo Don McGowan, alone in fhe end zone, fo climax fhe drive. Bob Smifh added fhe poinf- affer-fouchclown. If was in fhis game fhaf Harlan Mifchler, regular end, suffered a leg iniury fhaf was fo keep him ouf of bofh foofball and baskef- ball. On fhe following Friday nighf fhe Wesf Black- hawks very appropriafely shellacked fhe LaSalle- Peru gang, already crowned conference champs, fo fhe fune of 25-O. Affer holding a 7-O lead fhe firsf half on Quackenbush's score and Hafch's conversion, fhe Aurora feam iced fhe game, fheir fourfh sfraighf vicfory, as an Aufher-fo-Beck- man aerial, anofher run by Quackenbush and Caughey's sprinf all added fo fhe Hawk fofal. For Their eighTh game oT The season The Black- hawks Traveled To JolieT, where They Took an 8-O decision Trom The STeelmen in a non-conTerence game. ATTer Dick Hallman and Dick Olson had Tackled Chiodo oT JolieT in The end zone Tor a saTeTy and 2-O lead, The Hawks were conTenT To punT raTher Than gamble on The muddy JolieT Tield. Quackenbush's coTTin-corner kicking and The charging WesT line kepT The Prison CiTy Boys' OT- Tensive TacTics aT a minimum. In The lasT period The Hawks, geTTing The ball TirsT down-and-Ten on The JolieT TiTTeen, Tinally decided To run The ball. Three plays laTer Quackenbush cracked over Trom The Tour Tor a Tally and added insurance Tor The Hawks' TiTTh win in a row. The Tinal Blackhawk game oT The season and The mosT imporTanT one Tor WesT was The Turkey Day baTTle wiTh Their arch-rivals, EasT Aurora. On an elemenT-beaTen EasT High AThleTic Field WesT Tell vicTim To an EasT sneaker aTTack, 6-O. Wear- ing gym shoes on The Trozen Turf, The EasT Team early showed Their advanTage. ln The TirsT Two minuTes oT play Tesch oT EasT grabbed Quacken- bush's blocked punT and ran unmolesTed 48 yards Tor The only score oT The ball game. The Two seri- ous WesT Aurora ThreaTs in The Third quarTer Tell shorT aT The EasT Three and Twelve-yard lines. Al- Though many of The WesT boys were Flu vic- Tims previous To The day oT The game, The lighTer WesT Team played a Tine game, even Though The breaks and weaTher condiTions were very deTi- niTely againsT iT. This loss, WesT's Third consecu- Tive To EasT, enTiTled EasT To permanenT possession oT The Exchange Club Trophy. Brad Quackenbush goes over. Don Lal, on The ground, and Bob Burch. in background, are infer- esTed specTaTors. Thus WesT Aurora closed iTs Tooiball season in Third place in The abbreviaTed Big EighT. W L T PTS. Opp PTS. LaSalle-Peru .... 3 O I 70 39 i l I 56 3l Elgin ................ 2 WesT Aurora .... 2 2 O 52 50 EasT Aurora ...... I 3 O I2 37 JolieT .........,.... l 3 O l2 45 The nine game WesT schedule was Tinished wiTh six wins as opposed To Three losses. WesT RIGHT: Caughey is on The loose. HaTch and Mifchler 'Form Tor The downfield blocking. LEFT: Caughey is finally Taclrled by an L. P. man aTTer e long dash. PAGE 67 Top: BarreTT and MiTchler lead Wesi back onTo The field affer The iniermission. Cenferz An Elgin player is having a difficulf Time bringing down an unideniified Hawk back. Bob Herfing, Black- hawk Tackle, is blocking in The background. BoT- Tom: Don Caughey runs The end againsf LaSalle- Peru while Dick Olson aTTempTs a block. PAGE 68 amassed II7 poinTs while Their opponenTs gar- nered buT 64 poinTs. Many oT The regulars ThaT spiriTed WesT To iTs vicTories will be reTurning nexT year. IT Their Team- work and TighT is The same as ThaT oT The T945 uniT, WesT Aurora will very deTiniTely be a con- Tender nexT year. AT The TooTball banqueT on January I2 varsiTy leTTers were given To Ten seniors: CapTain Bob Burch, Bob Beckman, George Bell, DelmonTe Darby, Russ Foley, Allen l-laTch, Bob l-lerTing, Don McGowan, Don RoberTs, and Dick Truesclell. Eleven juniors, which will Torm The nucleus Tor nexT year's eleven, also received leTTers: CapTain- elecT Brad Ouackenbush, Bob Arundale, John AuTher, Don Caughey, Wally Deuchler, Roy Gus- TaTson, Dick l-Tallman, Don Laz, Jack lvlarzuki, l-larlan MiTchler, and Dick Olson. Coach Zimmer- man also gave manager leTTers To John Markel, Dan I-less, and Dwane McCurdy. On his lisT oT a Big 8 all-sTar Team a JolieT sporTs scribe selecTed Two WesT Aurora iuniors: Johnny AuTher, classy ball-handling quarTerback, and Dick Olson, aggressive lineman. Coach Zimmerman musT indeed be commended Tor his very successTul swiTch oT WesT l-ligh's brand oT TooTball To The modern, decepTive T- FormaTion. Through This pigskin TormaTion he has supplemenTed wiTh speed and decepTion whaT The smallesT school in The conTerence, WesT Au- rora, lacked in size. Coach Friday's work wiTh The line was also com- mendable. ATTer much work in geTTing The boys under him inTo condiTion, Mr. Friday succeeded in making The lighT WesT Aurora line The TasTesT and mosT eTTicienT uniT oT The area. So compleTe was his work and ThaT oT The players ThaT Coach Friday had a very diTTiculT Time in picking The seven men who were To Torm his sTone Torward wall. In The Tinal game oT The year againsT The heavier and highly TouTed EasT TomcaT line, The enTire array oT linemeniDick Hallman, Bob l-lerT- ing, Allen l-laTch, Dick Truesdell, Dick Olson, Don RoberTs, Russ Foley, Don McGowan, Bob Beck- man, Wally Deuchler and Owen JaTTke-played an excellenT ball game. As head coach and backTield specialisT, Coach Zimmerman was responsible in developing The pre- cise Timing and decepTion ThaT is necessary in The use OT The T TormaTion. CapTain Bob Burch, Don Caughey, and Brad Ouackenbush TogeTher wiTh Johnny AuTher Tormed The regular backTield. Don Laz alTernaTed wiTh Burch aT righT halT during mosT oT The season unTil The Tinal game when he Tilled in very noTably Tor ailing Caughey in The Turkey Day game. Frosh -Soph FooTball Fi11Ch11m'S Fighters While his ouTsTanding Frosh-Soph maTerial oT i944 sTarred wiTh The varsiTy, Coach Fred Finchum was Taced wiTh The worlc oT building up his Team. l-lis aTTempTs did noT succeed, as The laclc oT ma- Terial and The moving oT sophomores Bob SmiTh and Jim Layden up To The varsiTy proved To be Too greaT an obsTacIe. The l945 Frosh-Soph squad won The TirsT Three games oT Their campaign only To lose The lasT seven in a row. WiTh This 3-7 rec- ord The WesT l-ligh boys scored 52 poinTs while Their opposiTion rolled up l82 poinTs. In The TirsT game oT The season The l-lawlcleTs puT on a Tine showing in deTeaTing a much heavier Downers Grove iunior varsiTy Team, 7-O. The lone Tally oT The ball game was scored midway in The TirsT guarTer. Bud Kuhns seT up The vicTory drive by recovering a Grover Tumble on The Downers Grove 25. From This poinT a Kelley-To-Miller pass wenT To The ThirTeen, Don Layden ran To The seven, and Russ Kelley again Tound Lovey lvliller on an aerial Tor The Touchdown. Dick SmiTh Then added The exTra poinT. From This poinT on The l-lawl4leTs very sTrongly deTended Their lead-Twice puTTing on goal-line sTands. For Their second sTraighT win Finchum's boys grabbed an easy 27-7 Trom a hosT DeKalb Team. ln The TirsT period Don BurzlaTT scored Trom The eleven, and Diclc SmiTh added The poinT. The halT- Time score was increased To I4-O aTTer BurzlaTT had again plunged over Tor a Touchdown, and AuTomaTic SmiTh converTed. Bill Joy scored Trom The Ten, Kelly wenT over Trom The one on a quarTerback sneak, and SmiTh booTed an exTra poinT To increase The score To 27-O. DeKalb re- duced The margin wiTh a lasT period score. Playing on an elemenT-beaTen WesT High Tield, The l-lawlcleTs challced up Their Third, and lasT vic- Tory oT The year aT The expense OT The visiTing EasT Aurora KiTTens, l2-7. Lovey Miller scored The TirsT Touchdown Tor WesT on an end around play To puT WesT ahead, 6-O. EasT Then bounced back wiTh a Touchdown and Then Torged To The TronT as They added The exTra poinT. WiTh Two minuTes remaining in The ball game, The l-lawlcleTs Tinally pulled The game ouT of The Tire as BurzlaTT scored Tor WesT. The TirsT mishap oT The season Tor The WesT Frosh-Soph was suTTered aT The hands OT The La- Salle-Peru, QI-O. ATTer The l-lawlcleTs had Talcen The opening kick-oTT and had puT on Their only oTTen- sive ThreaT, Two sTraighT TirsT downs, The LaSalle- Peru yearlings recovered a WesT Tumble. For The remainder of The game The WesT lads played wiTh Their baclcs againsT The wall. The pass-happy, well Fax 9 O . I M, dl QQZLZ4..--9 'NA 5 .M K final' ff fiiiffsei ' -4 .L . ,, , FOURTH ROW: Newfon, Cochrane. Baker, Kuhns, Jern, Shuhow, Gurry, Arundale, and Diklrers. THIRD ROW: Coach Burlrhardt Holder. R. Smiih. Faiouf, Kuhn, A. SmiTh, Essig, Mifchell, Hagemeier, and Coach Finchum. SECOND ROW: Zalroselr, Dannewih, Palmer, Miller, Joy, ScoH', Phillips, Thorp, and Shorrg. FIRS-T ROW: Manager Flynn, Einig, D. Smith llgllnv KAI-1.1!-If Nlqmnunr Anllunr .nan-I .KA.nnannrlDlncnn 'X V ij rf T, N l ,, i'N:.f i f T 'Fi' , NN x 3 l., ' , ,M i PAGE 69 V bl , J ,U 1 'i . ,T liNJ , , T T . -1 l C . ., xi N Fourfh Row: Ellis, Faxon, Puklin, MiTchell, Fifzgerald, Arundale, Cochrane, Chapman, and Newfon. Third Row: Maf- son, Clark, R. SmiTh, Gadow, McClaslxey, Snyder, WeisheiT, C. Benson and Coach Burlchardt Second Row: Daw, Zalroseh, Auiher, Sfrong, Niemeyer, Smuclrler, Richardson, and Ferguson, Corrigan, SToolcey, and Tracy. coached Cavalier eleven very deTiniTely proved To be more Than a maTch Tor The l-lawlcleTs. A powerTul and heTTy LaGrange iunior varsiTy aggregaTion very convincingly Trounced WesT's Frosh-Soph, 29-6. The charging LaGrange line broughT Dick Baker, l-lawlcleT baclc, Tor a saTeTy and a 2-O quarTer lead. ATTer holding a 9-O mar- gin aT The halT, The visiTors scored Twice in The Third quarTer To ice The game. WesT scored Their lone Tally when BurzlaTT bulled over from The one. LaGrange added an insurance Touchdown iusT before The end oT The ball game. NexT, Elgin's I945 Frosh-Soph Champions dis- played Their power aT The expense oT The Hawk- leTs, winning 28-O. The lv1arooneTTes Tallied Twice in The TirsT quarTer, relaxed during The second period, and Then Turned The game inTo a rouT wiTh seven poinTs in each oT The lasT Two quarTers. ln addiTion To Their powerTul oTTense, Elgin puT up a Tine deTense as The l-lawkleTs were compleTely sTopped. I944 Spoilers oT The WesT l-lawlcleTs' almosT perTecT season, JolieT's STeelmiTes, TurTher added To The WesT losing sTrealc by a very decisive I8-O win over The Aurora Team. Paced by a rugged, hand-charging line, The JolieT Team lcepT The Hawk- leT oTTensive aT a minimum. The only WesT ThreaT was in The TourTh quarTer when The I-lawlcleTs Trav- eled To The JolieT Two. For The eighTh game oT The season The Hawk- leTs Traveled To The Marmion Tield To Tace The PAGE 70 RoberTs. FirsT Row: Manager Flynn, J. Benson, Darby, Cadef Frosh-Soph Team. ATTer playing To a sTand- sTill Tor Three periods, The l-lawlcleTs were deTeaTed 6-O as The CadeT seconds squeezed over a Touch- down, laTe in The Tinal quarTer. ln The preliminary game To The varsiTy's shel- laclcing oT LaSalle-Peru, The l-lawl4leTs were snowed under by The LaSalle-Peru crew. The Cavalier yearlings, as They scored, Tailed To sTop aT ThirTeen poinTs in The opening period, ran wild Tor TwenTy-one poinTs in The second quarTer, and Then, wiTh The L.P. coach clearing The bench, seT- Tled Tor seven poinTs in each oT The lasT Two sTan- zas To malce The Tinal score 48-O, LaSalle-Peru. This was Finchum's TighTers sixTh deTeaT in a row- Their TourTh sTraighT game in which They were held scoreless. The Frosh-Soph Team's Tinal game was played againsT The STeelmiTes oT JolieT. ATTer TighTing valianTly To hold Their opponenTs To a halT-Time scoreless Tie, The l-lawlcleTs succumbed Tor second Time To The Prison CiTy lads, I9-O. The STeelmiTes puT across a Tally in Third quarTer and Then poured on The sTeam wiTh ThirTeen poinTs in The lasT period. ln The reinsTaTed Big EighT ConTerence, WesT Aurora placed TourTh in The abbreviaTed Tive-Team sTandings: Their deTeaT oT EasT KiTTens gave The EasTerners The coveTed cellar sloT. In spiTe oT This record, which is apparenTly quiTe poor, The ouTlool4 Tor nexT year is noT so bad. l-lere are The sTandings: Big 8 W L PcT. Elgin ......... ..... 4 O I .OOO LaSalle-Peru ..... 3 I .750 Jolie+ A.,.. ..... 2 2 .500 WesT ...................... I 3 .250 EasT ...............,........ O 4 .OOO Coach BurkhardT's Treshman Team had a Tairly successTul season: winning Tour, losing Three, and Tying one. AgainsT Their cross-Town rivals, EasT Aurora, The WesT greenhorns, in True WesT spiriT, rolled up Three lop-sided vicTories, I9-O, 28-O, and 26-O. Their oTher Aurora opponenT, lvlarmion's Treshmen, eked ouT a 2-O vicTory over WesT. This loss was revenged in The second meeTing beTween The Two clubs in which The Red and Blue Tresh- men Team immerged vicTorious, I3-O. The class oT '49's TooTball squad suTTered Two deTeaTs aT The hands oT a snappy JoIieT squad: The TirsT game, I2-0, and The second I9-6. The oTher Team Taced by The Treshmen was The Elgin club. The Two Teams played To a I3-I3 Tie. In The eighT games played by The Treshmen, BurkhardT's charges scored IOS poinTs while Their opposiTion counTed buT 46 poinTs. AT The TooTball banqueT Coach Fred Finchum gave Frosh-Soph leTTers To Doug Arundale, Brud AuTher, Dick Baker, Don BurzlaTT, Ken Cochrane, Eddie DannewiTz, Bob Dikkers, Carl Einig, Joe FaTouT, Ellis Surry, Warren I-libben, Gene Jern, Bill Joy, Russell Kelley, EvereTT Kuhn, Bud Kuhns. Don Layden, Jim Layden, Ray Ivliller, Fred Nei- meyer, Louis NewTon, PeTe Palmer, Bob Phillips, Ray Schuhow, Dean ScoTT, ArT SmiTh, Dick SmiTh, Richard SmiTh, Bob STrong, Dick Thorp, and Dick WyaTT. Managers Dan Flynn and Jim Oleson also received leTTers. . Coach BurkhardT gave freshman awards To Cedric Benson, John Benson, EIberT Chapman, Joel Corrigan, Jerry Ellis, Bob Faxon, Dick FiTz- gerald, Bill Gadow, Dan lv1cClaskey, I-loward MaT- son, Dick Puklin, Jerry Richardson, David Snyder, Howard Tracy, Bill WeisheiT, and Tom Zakosek. These sixTeen Treshman-award winners along wiTh The seven Treshmen ThaT received Trosh-soph leTTers should Torm a very welcomed nucleus in Coach Finchum's plans Tor anoTher Trosh-soph conTender. ThroughouT The 45446 season all oT The above indeed deserve praise, buT ouTsTanding among Them was TirsT capTain Ray lvliller, brillianT ri hT end oT The Finchum line. l-Ie more Than any oTEer sparked The Team when success was doubTTul and his consTanT play appeared To sTabilize The enTire seT up. NexT year Ken Zimmerman can cerTainly make use oT his exTensive TalenTs on his VarsiTy squad. Two oTher linemen who obviously deserve recommendaTion are Jim Layden, parT Time var- PAGE 7l siTy man, and Gene Jern, l75 pound sTalwarT. This pair oT Tackles consisTenTly made opposing back- Tields quake and Their deparTure To varsiTy com- peTiTion nexT year will leave a big breach in The Frosh-Soph line. ln The backTield The play oT Don BurzlaTT was also ouTsTanding. I-le in a cluTch was The dependable who sparked and many Times pre- served vicTory. To TurTher sTabilize This condiTion Fred Finchum had Don Layden and Bill Joy, a pair oT backs ThaT mosT Frosh-Soph coaches would, indeed, coveT. In summary Fred Finchum's line and backTield cerTainly possessed a number oT players whose adroiTness will be very diTTiculT To replace in The years To come. Frosh-Soph TooTball is TundamenTalIy a builder oT varsiTy squads, and is mainTained chieTIy Tor ThaT purpose. In iT The Treshmen are exposed Tor The TirsT Time To The game's many TundamenTals. Top: Joy is off for a long gain. BoTTom: PeTe Palmer wafches Don Leyden brough+ down affer a shori gain. being Huslling Hoopslers , , ,Q -ii x- Varsily Squad, Lell lo righl, FRONT ROW: Jim Armslrong, Jere Corrigan, John Kinnally, Tony Salerno. Tom Burch, John Aulher. BACK ROW: Coach Zimmerman, Don Caughey, Brad Ouackenbush, Tom Pike, Don Laz, Bud Williams, Mgr. Bud Kuhns. Coach Zimmerman had lwo lone relurning vel- erans, Brad Quackenbush and Tony Salerno wilh which lo build his I945-46 leam. Throughoul lhis season lhe Blackhawk varsily played spolly baskel- ball, al limes displaying greal power, olher limes showing signs ol weakness. Filled againsl some ol lhe linesl leams ol lhe slale, lhe Blackhawks always loughl gamely. In lhe season opener lhe Wesl Aurora quinlel, showing lraces ol loolball, dropped a 50-36 de- cision lo Somonauk. Aller holding a 26-I4 hall- lime lead, lhe Somonauk increased lheir lead lo 4-I-2l al lhe lhird quarler and lhen coasled in lor lhe viclory. Johnny Aulher, diminulive lor- ward, led lhe Hawks' scoring wilh eleven poinls. For lhe second game ol lhe season lhe Black- hawks lraveled lo Quincy lo meel lhe perrennial sweel sixleen leam. Aller lhe regular game ended al 38-38. Brad Quackenbush dumped in lwo lree lhrows, and Tony Salerno nelled a baskel lo give Wesl a 42-40 overlime viclory. Salerno and Quackenbush led lhe Wesl allack wilh lwelve and len poinls respeclively. Elgin's highly louled Maroons lormed lhe op- posilion in Wesl's Big 8 opener. Aller malching shols wilh lhe Maroons lor lhe lirsl period, lhe PAGE 72 Blackhawks lell by lhe wayside as lhe lasl break- ing Elgin leam rolled on lo a 48-34 win. Don Laz, playing al guard, was lhe main l-lawk ollensive lhreal wilh lilleen poinls. Playing wilhoul lhe services ol Salerno and Quackenbush, lhe Blackhawks mel deleal al lhe hands ol lhe Freeporl Prelzels, 60-47. Allhough Wesl oulscored Freeporl in lhe lasl lhree quar- lers, 39-33, lhey slill couldn'l overcome lhe 27-8 margin which lhe hol-shooling Prelzels had al- lained in lhe opening period. Don Laz, playing his lirsl game al cenler, dropped in I8 poinls lo lead Wesl, while Aulher added Il. During lhe Chrislmas holidays lhe Blackhawks played in lhe DeKalb cage lourney. ln lhe lirsl round lhe l-lawks, led by Laz's and Quackenbush's rebounding, avenged lhe early de- leal sullered al lhe hands ol Somonauk. As Laz gol I2 poinls and Quackenbush gol 9, lhe Red and Blue cagers delealed lhe Somonauk gang, 40-30. Sycamore's Sycos were lhe viclims ol Wesl's all around greal playing as lhe Blackhawks ad- vanced lo lhe semi-linals wilh a 50-37 win over lhe Lillle 7 Club. Quackenbush, Burch, Laz, and Williams wilh l6, I2, IO, and 8 poinls respeclive- ly all led The Hawk offense Tacfics. STerIing puT an end To WesT's Tourney hopes by defeafing The Blackhawks, 4I-30. Affer aTTain- ing an early lead, The Sferling lads could noT be caughf by The WesT cagers. Quackenbush Tallied I0 poinTs, and AuTher, nine To lead The Hawk cause. The Hawk's nexT game was againsf The JolieT Sfeelmen. Affer The Jolief crew had lumped To an II-6 quarfer lead, The Blackhawks rallied To close The gap To one poinf, 2I-20. aT The half. In The Third quarfer The Hawks gained a one poinT advanfage To Tie The score, buf JoIieT came back in The final quarfer wiTh a 9-8 advanfage To gain Their 37-36 vicTory. Brad Quackenbush wiTh II poinfs and Tony Salerno wiTh nine led The Wesf offensive. Wifh Tony Salerno passing experfly and Don Laz scoring aT will, The Hawks beaf a visifing Ur- bana five, 55-43. WesT lumped To an early lead and Then, wiTh a fourfh quarfer barrage, iced The ball game. Laz neTTed 25 poinfs, Salerno goT I3 poinfs, and Burch dumped in I3 poinfs To score 5I poinfs of The 55-poinT WesT Tofal. Wesf fell vicfim To LaSalle-Peru's lasT minufe rally in losing To The Cavaliers, 37-35. The L.P. boys lumped To a I8-6 quarfer lead, buf The Black- hawks gradually hacked aT The lead and Then forged ahead 29-27 aT The end of The Third quar- Ter. The LaSalle-Peru gang, affer forging info The 37-36 lead wiTh only a minufe and ThirTy sec- onds remaining, played conTrol To win The ball game. Laz gof I4 poinfs To Take The scoring hon- ors for Wesf, while Salerno wiTh I0 Took runner-up honors. On The following nighT The varsiTy Ios'I' To Riverside in The lasT minufe of Varsify Baskefball pulled ouT a vicfory wiTh a lasT quarfer rally, 33- 3I. Capfain Tony Salerno hauled down scoring honors wiTh I I poinfs, while Laz and Quackenbush Tied for The runner-up posifion, each wiTh nine poinTs. Wifh four of Their regulars playing Their lasT ball game, The Elgin Maroons clipped WesT's win sfreak, 53-3I. The Red and Blue varsiTy was no mafch for The much superior Maroon Team as The Elgin Team sTaved off a second quarfer Wesf rally and wenf on To Their lop-sided vicTory. Laz and Quackenbush led Wesf wiTh nine and eighf poinfs respecfively. Coach Zimmerman's Team Then dropped an- ofher close ball game, This Time 52-50 To Mar- seilles. Affer leading 29-28 aT The half, The Mar- seilles builT up a 44-38 Third cluarfer lead which was only reduced by The lasT guarfer I2-8 ad- vanfage of The Aurora Team. Brad Quackenbush and Tom Burch each garnered Il poinTs. Before a packed house in an lnfan+iIe Paralysis Benefif game Kirkland eked ouT a 4I-40 vicfory over The Blackhawks. Affer leading The Kirkland quinfef for Three quarfers, The Hawks Iosf The game as Thurlby, mainsfay of Kirkland, personally led his Team To an 8-5 lasT period advanfage and The vicTory. Laz was high for Wesf wiTh I2 poinfs and Burch was second wiTh eighT. The Blackhawks won Their second conference game aT The expense of Wesf Rockford Rabs, 54- 52, in an overfime. Wesf Aurora led mosT of The way, buf a lasT half Wesf Rockford rally Tied The gam aT The end of Thirfy-Two minufes, 50 all. In play' 44,42 l-az' Salerno' and Wllllams To Tip The ball as The Elgin game begins. all Tallied nine poinfs for Wesf. The Easf Aurora ancienf baskefball courT proved To be no disadvanfage To The Hawks as They whipped Their cross- Town arch-rivals, 43-28. Alfhough Don Laz, Hawk high-scoring cenfer, fouled ouT early in The Third guarfer, The Black- hawk cluinTeT wiTh Brad Quackenbush in personal command sfaved off a Third quarfer EasT aTTack and pulled away in The final period To win easily. Quacken- bush conTribuTed five baskefs and Ten free Throws for 20 poinTs and The game's scoring honors. The Bafavia Bulldogs Then invaded The Wesf High gym To face The Black- hawks. Affer Trailing The Bafavians for Three quarfers, The Wesf Aurora Team fhe fiffh period Salerno of Aurora and Ivlarkuson of Rockford fraded baskefs before Brad Quacken- bush fossed in fhe winning fwo-poinfer from fhe foul line area fo win fhe ball game for fhe Red and Blue. Quackenbush collecfed I9 poinfs, while Salerno added IO poinfs and I.az eighf. Traveling fo Jolief, fhe l-lawks were soundly frimmed by fhe Jolief Sfeelmen, 37-22. The Wesf lads couIdn'f penefrafe fhe fighf Jolief defense and also couIdn'I' cope wifh fhe Prison Cify Boys' hof-shoofing offense. Salerno fopped Wesf's scorers wifh six poinfs, and Laz was second wifh five. Paris, sevenfh rafed feam of fhe sfafe, fhen frounced fhe Blackhawks, 49-36. The Parisians rolled up a 23-I4 halffime lead and 'rhen coasfed in fo win handily, The Wesf efforf was led by John Kinnally, who, affer scoring I8 poinfs in fhe preliminary J-V game, 'rallied II poinfs, and Sa- lerno had eighf poinfs. Wesf fhen fraveled fo Easf Rockford fo meef fhe Conference Champs. The highly regarded Rab guinfef clearly showed fhe Aurora boys fhaf fheir press clippings were frue. Alfhough Don Laz amassed I2 baskefs and seven charify fosses for a fofal of 3I poinfs, fhe Rabs rolled up a 66-43 vicfory. The Blackhawks, behind I6-4 af fhe quar- fer, fhen rallied fo close fhe gap fo 27-I9 af fhe half before succumbing fo fhe lasf half Easf Rab onslaughf. York of Elmhursf fhen defeafed Wesf I-Iigh, 46- 35. Wesf, affer being behind 23-I4 af fhe half, rallied momenfarily fo close fhe gap fo four poinfs 34-30. buf York sformed back fo ice fhe ball game. Laz, wifh one baskef and eighf free fhrows for IO poinfs, led fhe Wesf scorers. Again facing Easf Aurora, fhe l-lawks were defi- nifely handicapped since fheir mainsfay in fhe firsf meefing, Brad Quackenbush, was ouf wifh fhe measles. Jere Corrigan, wifh only I5 seconds Ieff, dropped in a long one-hander fo give Wesf a 55-53 vicfory. Wifh Quackenbush ouf fhe condi- fions were reversed, and Don Laz, who had fouled ou? early in fhe firsf feud, rose fo fhe occasion. I-le nof only poured 23 poinfs fhrough fhe wickefs bul' also was a powerhouse on defense as he fime affer fime came up wifh fhe rebound. Wesf led 48-38 midway in fhe final guarfer, buf Easf puf on a comeback fhaf fied fhe score af 5I-aIl. Cor- rigan and Rennicke of Easf fraded buckefs fo fie The counf af 53-53 fo sef fhe sfage for Corrigan's game clincher. In addifion fo Laz, Corrigan wifh I3 poinfs and Kinnally wifh IO also led Wesf. Noficeably fired from fhe nighf before, Wesf was massacred by Waukegan, 58-29. Affer fhe fourfh rafed feam in fhe sfafe had rolled up o 33-I6 half lead, fhe Waukegan coach complefely cleared fhe bench as his feam confinued fo widen fhe margin. Tony Salerno led Wesf wifh eighf poinfs, while Johnny Aufher gof six poinfs. Many of fhe varsify feam received a fouch of food poisoning from a meal served affer fhis encounfer. The Blackhawks fhen played in fhe Wesf Aurora Regional Tournamenf. In fhe firsf game fhe Blackhawks had very Iiffle frouble wifh Sf. Charles, winning handily, 55-33. Leading 25-I5 af fhe half, Wesf came back wifh fhe forrid fhird quarfer 22-8 advanfage fo insure fhe vicfory. Don Laz 'rallied 23 poinfs, and Tony Salerno added nine poinfs. Enfering fhe semi-finals, fhe Wesf feam quali- fied for fhe regional finals as fhey again displayed a sfrong finish in beafing fhe Yorkville Foxes, 44- 27. Wesf foughf fo a I I-9 quarfer lead, mafched Yorkville in fhe second period, and fhen exploded wifh a 25-IO Iasf half margin. The smaller Fox LEFT: Tony Salerno hifs fhe floor as he fighfs fo hold fhe ball in fhe firsf Easi' High confesf. RIGHT: Possession is nlne poinfs of fhe law. Don Caughey goes up wifh a Wheafon man in a Junior Varsify +il+. PAGE 74 UPPER: Three Handed Quackenbush reaches high for The ball under his own baskei' in The second encoun+er wiTh JolieT. Buddy Williams fighfs for ball. LOWER: Tom Pike Tries a Tip in as Quack waifs for The rebound during The Urbana conTesT. Team was no maTch Tor The much Taller Hawk quinTeT. Laz again led The scoring, This Time wiTh I4 poinTs, and Quackenbush neTTed I3 poinTs Tor runner-up honors. ln The Tinals oT The regional Tourney The Black- hawks were swamped loy lvlarmion CadeTs, 75-42. EveryThing seemed To be wrong Tor The Hawks, louT The CadeT scoring machine clicked wiTh ex- Traordinary consisTency. ATTer being swarmed under 23-3 aT The guarTer, The l-lawks never re- covered To oTTer any ThreaT To The Marmion powerhouse. CapTain Tony Salerno was high Tor WesT wiTh II poinTs while Don Laz was second wiTh I0 poinTs. Laz's 47 poinTs in The Three Tourney games placed hirn Third among The Tourney's high scorers. The Blackhawks Tinished Their Big 8 season in a Tie Tor TiTTh wiTh LaSalle-Peru. Big 8 W l.. PcT. EasT RockTord .......,.. 9 I .900 Elgin ............... ...... 8 2 .800 Jolie+ ............ ...... 7 3 .700 FreeporT .............,...... 6 4 .600 WesT Aurora ............ 3 7 .300 LaSalle-Peru .,,.. ...... 3 7 .300 EasT Aurora ..........,... 2 8 .200 I00 WesT RockTord ........ l 9 . ln The 26 games played, The l-lawks won Ten and losT sixTeen. They scored I,059 poinTs and Their opponenTs Tallied l,I68 poinTs. Don Laz Tinished second in The Big 8 scoring race wiTh 51 baskeTs and 32 Tree Throws Tor I34 poinTs in Ten games. Brad Quackenbush was elev- enTh wiTh 28 l:naskeTs and 22 Tree Throws Tor 78 poinTs in eighT games. WesT l-ligh's newly Tormed iunior varsiTy Team played a TourTeen game schedule. The J-V's had a successful season, winning eighT games and dropping six. Junior VarsiTy WesT OpponenT 42 ..... ..... lvl armion ...... .......... 2 8 38 ..... ...... M aple Park ....... ...... 3 3 32 ..... ...... E asT Aurora ....... ..,... 4 9 33 ..... .......... J olieT ......... ...... 2 3 38 ..... ........ W heaTon .... .. 45 36 ..... ...,... B aTavia ....... ........ 3 8 33 ..... ........ R iverside ,..... ....,, 3 5 39 ..... ,..... E asT Aurora . ...... 4l l l i i PAGE 75 The good players on The WesT Aurora quinTeT wiTh reserves, and Then Takes a narrow margin vicTory wiTh The TirsT Team. ln spiTe oT The odds, how- ever, The Blackhawks have a repuTaTion Tor TighTing aThleTic Teams. This is indeed a repuTa- ble asseT. No Team can Take WesT Aurora wiThouT a good baTTle, and This makes Tor greaT- er inTeresT and beTTer sporTs- manship. Crowd enThusiasm can par- Tially be given crediT Tor This phenomenon. Any Team will TighT harder and answer more successTully The challenge oT SHT: Don LEFT: Jere Corrigan spliTs The neT 'for WesT againsT ST. Charles. RI Laz scores from The Tree Throw circle in The regional Tourney semi-finals againsT Yorkville. Bud Williams has iusT finished a good pass. 33 .... ...... D undee ..... ..... 3 2 44 ....... ......... M armion ........ ..... 2 8 44 ........ ...... E asT Aurora ...... ...... 3 4 44 ....... ...... Y orkville ..... ..... 4 5 72 ..... ....... E asT Aurora ........ ...... 5 O 49 ........ ............... Y ork ................. ...... 4 O Won 8 OTTensive ToTal 577 LosT 6 DeTensive ToTal 52I Since only one member oT The I945-T946 squad was a senior, CapTain Tony Salerno, Coach Zim- merman will have a loT oT valuable baskeTball ma- Terial Tor nexT year. The main reTurners will be Don Laz, Tall, high-scoring cenTer, and Brad Ouacken- bush, rebounding deTensive man. These Two were named on The Big 8 second Team, while Laz re- ceived an honorable menTion on The sTaTe all-sTar Team. John Kinnally, Johnny AuTher, and Jere Corrigan all saw plenTy oT acTion Trom The Torward posiTion. AT The guards, in addiTion To Ouacken- bush, will be Bud Williams, Tom Burch and Don Caughey, all oT whom played Tine ball. Tom Pike will be back To supplemenT Laz aT cenTer. Besides The varsiTy reserves The Frosh-Soph squad can be counTed on Tor a reasonable num- ber oT game-winning elemenTs. Jim Layden, Dick WyaTT, Jamie BinTord, and Charles Essig all played TirsT sTring Tor The T-lawkleTs during The season. These boys will all be juniors nexT year, and Therefore will provide The reserve sTrengTh which is so essenTial To a winning ball club. One oT WesT l-ligh's chieT problems in sporTs has been The lack oT reserves. Having The smallesT school in The Big EighT conTerence, They naTurally have had a lack oT a suTTicienT number oi good men. In Tough games The larger squad wears ouT PAGE 76 keen compeTiTion wiTh a spiriTed crowd behind Them. All These TacTors Tend To bear ouT The high value OT baskeT- ball in consTrucTion oT The youTh oT Today Tor The peace- Tul world of The TuTure. AThleTic compeTiTion leTs oTT miliTarisTic sTeam and Thus creaTes a subsTi- TuTe Tor war Tor boTh parTicipanTs and specTaTors. AnoTher essenTial elemenT in The building oT good characTer is The use oT Teamwork. Teamwork is closely Tollowed by The developmenT oT good sporTsmanship, The bulding oT sTrong bodies, and The enhancing oT menTal alerTness. BaskeTbalI serves in a scholasTic capaciTy also because oT The rigid eligibiliTy sTandards which require each aThleTe To mainTain an average pass- ing grade in aT leasT TiTTeen hours of his school- work each week. WiTh The desire To play baskeTball as an impeTus The sTudenT Then sTrives To make beTTer grades in his academic work. OT course This can be applied To TooTball, Track, and The oTher sporTs Too. The Tendency has been Tor acTiviTies To have so much emphasis placed on Them ThaT sTudies, which are The mosT imporTanT parT oT The school curriculum, are soon neglecTed. WiTh The eligibiliTy rules This Tendency is counTer- acTed, and a good balance is mainTained. As These aTTribuTes become more pronounced aT WesT High under The capable leadership oT Coaches Zimmerman, Finchum, and BurkhardT, Wesi' Aurora's Blackhawks look Torward To a real cage record in The I946-I947 season. OT course The real measure oT a successful season is ex- pressed by The quoTaTion: Por when The one greaT scorer comes To wriTe againsT your name, l-le marks noT ThaT you won or losT, BuT how you played The game. GranTland Rice a J i W ll Y fx, v, 'i T T K Basket Babies Frosh-Soph Baskefball The T-lawkleTs coached by Fred Finchum goT oTT on The righT TooT by winning The season's opener Trom The Somonauk Reserves, 23-2I. WesT, ahead I9-9 aTTer Three quarTers, played possession in The lasT minuTes oT The game To prevenT a Somonauk rally Trom winning The game. Gene Jern was The high scorer wiTh Tive baskeTs Tor Ten poinTs. The Elgin lvlarooneTTes, behind 27-2l aT The end oT Three quarTers, used Their heighT To good advanTage as They ouT-scored The WesT Frosh- Soph I3-3 in The lasT period To win The ball game, 34-30. Charles Essig and Dick WyaTT, each wiTh nine poinTs. led WesT's scoring. For Their Third game The l-lawkleTs Traveled To FreeporT, where They dropped a 48-33 decision To The PreTzel yearlings. The WesT lads scored buT eighT Times Trom The Tieldg Their opponenTs made TwenTy Tield goals. CapTain Dick WyaTT dropped in Two baskeTs and nine Tree Throws To lead his Team in The scoring column. Rolling up an advanTage beTore Their opponenTs could Tind Themselves, The l-lawkleTs sTaved OTT a 29-2I lasT halT rally by The ..lolieT STeelmiTes To salvage a one-poinT, 39-38 vicTory. Gene Jern wiTh Twelve poinTs and Jerry Ellis wiTh seven led in The scoring deparTmenT. ATTer a lasT minuTe wild heave by LaSalle-Peru yearling had Tied The score aT The end oT regula- V l l , 1 Tion Time aT 30-30, The visiTing L.P. crew wenT on To win in The overTime, 36-32. The l-lawkleTs had iurnped To a I8-IO lead, buT aTTer The visiTors had knoTTed The halTTime counT aT 20 all, The game was nip-and-Tuck unTil The end. Jern again was The high man Tor WesT. This was indeed a hearTbreak- ing aTTair, buT iT broughT ouT some real Blackhawk TighTing spiriT. The l-lawkleTs ToughT gamely againsT a more ex- perienced EasT Frosh-Soph Team. An easTern halT rally wiped ouT a WesT lead and Turned The game inTo a rouT', 48-32. Gene Jern and Jamie Binford were high wiTh Ten and eighT poinTs respecTively. The Tollowing nighT Finchum's FighTers swamped The BaTavia Frosh-Soph squad. 33-I4. Bob SmiTh wiTh nine poinTs. Charlie Essig wiTh six, and Jim Layden wiTh six, led The WesT scoring punch. Fol- lowing This encounTer many Tans ThoughT The WesT yearlings had Tinally Tound Themselves. Even Though Their own shooTing was noT Too accuraTe, The Freshmen-Sophomore squad showed some mighTy keen deTense work in holding The Bulldog pups To a scanTy TourTeen poinTs. The Elgin Frosh-Soph were iusT Too hoT aT The wickeTs as They rolled The HawkleTs under, 42-26. While Their opponenTs were shipping in TiTTeen baskeTs, The Aurora Team Tallied buT six Times Trom The Tield. Dick WyaTT, diminuTive HawkleT, Frosh-Soph Squad. FRONT ROW, leff To right Mgr. Flynn, McClaskey, Essig, WyaTT, Miller, Palmer, Coach Fin- chum. SECOND ROW: Mgr. Oleson, Lindsay, STrong, Aufher, Hurlbuf, Soule, Frosh Coach Burlrhardf. THIRD ROW: Mgr. Merkel, Ellis, Diklrers. Layden. Hibben, NewTon, Council, Pulrlin. PAGE 77 Two Elgin players gang up on Dick WyaTT. played a scrappy ball game againsT The much Taller lvlarooneTTe Team and was WesT's high scorer wiTh nine poinTs. Charley Essig collecfed anofher six for runner-up honors. For Their ninTh game of The season The Hawk- leTs Traveled To Marseilles where They losT 28-22 To The hosT frosh-soph club. The Marseilles crew spurTed To an early lead, and WesT's lasT quarTer rally only closed The margin beTween The Two Teams. Jern and WyaTT lead The Aurora Team wiTh eighT and seven poinTs respecTively. lnabiliTy To hiT from The field proved To be The decisive facTor. ln The nexT ball game The WesT Rockford Soph- omores, I945-46 Frosh-Soph champs, faced Fin- chum charges. The Tall, smoofh-working visiTors rolled up a sizeable lead before The Rab coach, Milo Wilson, cleared The bench as The Rockford bunch wenT on To win 50-33. CapTain Dick WyaTT was The game's high poinT man as he garnered nine baskefs and a single free Throw for I9 poinTs. Brud Aufher, freshman forward, dropped Through nine poinTs. ln This game Coach Finchum em- ployed a revamped line-up as WyaTT was The only sophomore To see major acTion. When The HawkleTs Traversed To JolieT To seek Their second conference game vic- Tory, The STeelmiTe defeaTed The Aurora boys, 34-25. AfTer WesT had momenTarily rallied To Tie The score aT The half, The JoIieT yearlings compleTely dominaTed play in The lasT Two canfos To win handily. Dick WyaTT again led his Team's and The game's scorers as he neTTed eleven poinTs. WyaTT was The only HawkleT ThaT solved The Tricky JolieT floor as no ofher WesT man Tallied more Than one baskeT. Where's The ball! Bob Dikkers goes up in The air To find iT. The nexT game on The HawkleT slafe was The encounfer wiTh The Easf Rockford sophomores. The Rockford Team massacred The WesT lads, Sl- 34. AfTer running rough shed over Their oppo- nenTs in The firsT half To lead by an amazing 5l- I7 margin, The Rockford hosTs seTTled down To a comparaTively slow 30-I7 advanTage in The lasT half. The WesT Aurora Frosh-Sophs aT lasT marked up Their second conference win as They Took a decisive 52-25 decision from The EasT Aurora KiT- Tens To avenge an earlier deTeaT, dealT Them by The cross-Town rivals. EasT held The HawkleTs To an I8-I5 lead before The HawkleTs poured on The sTeam for Their lop-sided vicTory. Dick WyaTT led The games scorerers wiTh I7 poinTs, while Jim Lay- den capTured The second spoT wiTh Ten poinTs. The following nighT The hosT Waukegan Puppies handed The WesT Team Their Tenfh loss, 35-26. Eighfeen Waukegan players saw acTion as The Hawks wenT down in defeaT To The Suburban Frosh-Soph Champs. Jerry Ellis and Jammie Bin- ford each goT six poinTs To lead The HawkleTs. AfTer The regional Tourney The WesT HawkleTs enfered The Belvidere Frosh-Soph Tourney. Scoring aT will, The WesT Team romped over Harlem, Their firsT round opponenT, 53-20. Dick WyaTT and Jerry Ellis Tallied eleven and Ten poinTs respecfively, buf The game's high poir1T man was Layden wiTh fourTeen poinTs. The HawkleTs TiTle guesT and season was Then ended by Dundee, LiTTle 7 Frosh-Soph champs. AfTer holding The Dundee Team The firsT quarfer, The upriver Team jumped inTo a I9-II halfTime lead. From here They coasTed To a 34-23 vicTory. WyaTT and Layden led The Aurora Team as They each garnered five poinTs. ln The Big 8 Frosh-Soph league, The HawkleTs Tied wiTh LaSalle-Peru's yearlings for sevenTh place. Again, as in foofball, The Frosh-Soph squad is a Training group where fundamenfals are TaughT. Here are The Big 8 Frosh-Soph Conference sTand- ings: Big 8 W L Pcl. Wesl Rocldord ,......... 8 2 .300 Easr Rocldord .......... 7 3 .700 Elgin .................. ...,. 7 3 .700 Freeporr ......... ..... 7 3 .700 Easr Aurora ..... 4 6 .400 Joliel' ................ ..... 3 7 .300 Wesl Aurora ............ 2 8 .200 LaSalle-Peru ............ 2 8 .200 In winning live while losing eleven, fhe l-lawlclels scored 5l6 as compared To Jrheir opponenrs' 589 poinls. This year Wesr Aurora was 'rhe proud possessor of iwo successful freshmen Teams. The A 'rearn had a line record of I0 wins and 2 defears, while fhe B squad dropped bur one game in four sraris. IIAII Wesr Opponenl 4I ..... ..... M aple Parlc ...... ..... l 4 28 ..... ....... E lgin .,,.... .... 3 8 30 ..... ....... J olier ....... ..... 2 8 53 ..... ..... E asl Aurora ..... ..... l 5 35 ..... ..... E asf Aurora.. ..... I2 46 ..... ..... D undee ..... .... 2 4 27 .,.. .... E asi Aurora .... .... 2 5 42 ..... .......... J oliei ....... ..... 3 8 25 ..... .....,.. M armion ........ ..... 2 4 29 ..... ........ M armion .... ..... 3 8 35 ........ ...... E asf Aurora ..... ..,.. 2 2 29 ,...... ....... E lgin ....... .... 2 4 Won I0 Poinls-420 Losl 2 Opponenrs' poinls-320 IIBII Wesr Opponenrs I3 ........ ...... E asf Aurora ..... ........ 7 37 ,......, ...... E asf Aurora ..... ..... l 4 21 ..... ..... M armion ,...... ..... 5 26 ..,..... .,... M armion .... ..... 4 7 Won 3 Poinrs--97 Losr I Opponenls' poinls--73 This would seem +o indicare Thai lhese boys know rheir lundarnenrals well and lhal we can ex- pecrl' a good Frosh-Soph squad nexr year and lhen a real varsily. TOP: Cepiain Dick Wyaif drops in a +wc-poinfer despiie The defensive efforis of an Easf Rockford player. BOTTOM: Jim Leyden cages a se?-up in fhe LaSalle-Peru baffle. 1 I PAGE 79 FIRST ROW: C. Benson, R. Benson, Barnes, Kuhns, Williams, Corrigan, Heimdal, Truesdell, Laz, Beckman, Marzuki, Mo- naco, Olson, Arundale, Pike, and WesTon. SECOND ROW: Coach Finchurn, Spring, MiTcheII, Daw, Tracy, Richardson, Darby, Caughey, Dikkers, Palmer, Miller, Burch, Gusfafson, Miller, Arundale. Deuchler, and Hill. THIRD ROW: Coach Burckhardf, Ellis, STrong, Heiss, R. Hurlbuf, Council, D. Hurlbuf, and Newion. FOURTH ROW: Coach Zimmerman, Coach Friday, gan, Benson, Mafson, EmmerT, Chapman, SmiTh, and Gadow. Track WiTh The Turn in The weaTher came The WesT Track season. Coach Fred Finchum looked forward To a very successful season. Then disasfer sfruckg Two I945 poinT geTTers, George Bell and Russ Foley, were declared ineligible. In Their season's opener The Track Team enTered in The Naperville inviTaTionaI relays in The Merner field house aT NorTh Cer1TraI College. WesT Au- rora wiTh eleven poinTs Tied wiTh Glenbard for eighTh place. The relay Team, composed of Darby, Beckman, Bell and Caughey, finished fourTh and Don Laz placed second in The pole vaulT and Tied for second in The high iump To accounT for WesT's poinTs. In The Oak Park inviTaTionaI relays Don Laz Tied for Third place wiTh 9 oThers in The pole vaulT To give WesT 6flO poinTs and a Tie for 23rd place in The meeT. By virTue of a IasT evenT relay win, The class of '46 for The second consecuTive year won The inTer- class Track meeT. The seniors Tallied 72 poinTs, The iuniors ToTaIed 683A, The sophomores finished wiTh 29274, and The freshmen were IasT wiTh I8 poinTs. PAGE 80 Hope, Ward, Warren, Ewing, Essig, Fifzgerald, Shelp, Milbacher, FiTzgeraId, WyaTT, Niemeyer, SmiTh, Corri- Cinder Cutters Nine records were seT: Roy GusTafson in The high hurdles, George Bell in The IO0 yard and The 440 yard dashes, Russ Foley in The mile and 880 yard run, Dick Truesdell in The low hurdles, Don Kaz in The pole vaulT and high jump, and The senior relay Team of Darby, Bell, Monaco, and Beckman in The half mile relay. In Their firsT oufdoor dual meeT of The season The I-Iawk varsiTy Thinclads Took a 73-40 decision from BaTavia. Roy GusTafson copped boTh hurdle evenTs, DeImonTe Darby won boTh The IO0 and 440 yard dashes, and Don Laz Took The pole vaulT and high iump To lead The poinT geTTers for The Red and Blue. The I-IawkIeTs dropped a 7I-42 vicTory To The hosT BaTavians. Charley Essig, Brud Aufher, Pefe Palmer, and Bob STrong garnered The only firsTs for The Trosh-soph Team. Three WesT Trackmen compeTed in The annual Geneseo relays and scored a ToTaI of I2If2 poinfs in The meeT, which was won by WheaTon. Don Laz won The pole vaulT and Tied for firsT in The high iump, and Dick Truesdell placed Third in The broad jump. The oTher WesT conTesTanT, Bob Beckman, reached The semi-Tinals in The IOO yard dash be- Tore being eIiminaTed. Coach Einchum's Blackhawks Then edged EIgin's Ivlaroons, 58-55, while The WesT Trosh-soph squad was Taking an 86-27 shellacking To The Maroon- eTTes. Don I.az, wiTh a TirsT in The pole vaulT and a Tie Tor honors in The high jump, and Bob Beckman, wiTh a win in The 220, a second in The IOO and a Third in The pole vaulT, each garnered nine poinTs Tor WesT. Roy GusTaTson and Dick Truesdell, each wiTh eighT poinTs, TurTher added To The Hawk cause. Charley Essig and Dick WyaTT, in The high and low hurdles respecTiveIy, won The only evenTs Tor The HawkIeTs. On MoosehearT's Track oval The Blackhawks won a very decisive vicTory in a Triangular meeT. WesT garnered IOI poinTs. As compared To Moose- hearT's 66IyQ and Oswego's ZOV2. Finchum's Thin- clads won seven TirsTs--Don Laz in The pole vaulT, high jump, and broad jump, Bob SrniTh in boTh weighT evenTs, Roy GusTaTson in The high barriers, and Dick Truesdell in The low hurdles. On April 4, The Hawks played hosTs To The Jo- Iie+ Track Teams. The varsiTy Took a 68 To 45 vic- Tory over The STeeImen, buT The HawkIeTs Tell To The STeeImiTes, 75If2 To 37If2. The main poinT win- ners Tor WesT's varsiTy were Don Laz wiTh Three TirsTs and Bob Beckman wiTh Two wins. The Hawk- Ie+ poinT geTTers were led by Essig wiTh a win in The high hurdles, Brud AuTher wiTh a win in The 440 and Tie Tor TirsT in The pole vaulT, Ray Miller wiTh a vicTory in The 880. and Dick WyaH wiTh a Tie Tor second in The IOO, a second in The Iow hurdles, and a Tie Tor second in The 220. In The annual WheaTon relays The WesT Squad placed TiTTh in The Class B compeTiTion wiTh 27If2 poinTs. Don Laz goT I4 poinTs by virTue oT wins in L f IM, The winner! Bob Beckman, No. I dash man Tor The Hawks, snaps The Tape aT The Tinish of a 220 yard sprinT. The pole vauIT and broad jump and a Tie Tor TirsT in The high jump. The remainder oT WesT poinTs were made by Dick Truesdell wiTh a Third in The broad jump, Bob SmiTh wiTh a TourTh in boTh The discus and shoT puT, Bob Beckman wiTh a Third in The IOO, and WesT's Two mile relay Team oT John AuTher, Ray Miller, Jerry Ellis, and Dick Olson wiTh a TourTh. Finchum's boys Then had e dual meeT wiTh Na- perville, compeTed in The Kane CounTy MeeT aT Elgin, played hosT To Elgin, and Then Took parT in The disTricT, sTaTe and conTerence meeTs. OTher iTems on The schedule included The MoosehearT Relays, a Trosh-soph meeT wiTh LaGrange, The Blackhawk Relays, The EasT-WesT Trosh-soph meeT aT W. A.. and The EasT-WesT varsiTy meeT on The TomcaTs' oval. LEFT: WesT High's major poinT geTTer. Don Laz. Tries his hand aT The broad jump. RIGHT: The sTarTer's pisToI cracks, and five milers begin The grind. PAGE 8I Golf The Golf S und. Lef? fo ri h? fron? row: Wiffe Kna q 9 . . gg. McCullough. Back row: Coach Nebergal, Spake, Kesel, Sa- lerno, Duckeff, McGowan, Cru?che??, Swan, and Mafson. Mr. Nebergal, ?he golf coach, s?ar?ed ?he I946 season wifh fhree refurning veferans, Allen l-lafch, Charles Sfadler and Jack Knapp. Wifh ?hese fhree ?he Golfhawks had ?he nucleus for anofher good Wes? feam. In fheir firs? mee? ?he Wes? feam didn'? show ?oo well. The cross-?own rivals, Eas? Aurora, sfocked wi?h an enfire refurning feam, ran away from Wes?. LaGrange and Jolie? ?o win a quad- rangular mafch play mee?. Eas? finished wi?h 36 poinfs, LaGrange was second wi?h 27lf2 and Wes? edged Jolie? l4V2 ?o I2 ?o ge? ?hird place. Allen l-la?ch and Charles Sfadler bofh sho? 87 fo lead Wes?. Eas? and Wes? ?hen hooked up in a ?wo-way mafch. Eas? emerged vicforious by ?he slim margin of 8 fo 7. Alfhough S?adler scored an 82, l-la?ch's 83. Spake's 86 and Knapp's 86 accounfed for all seven of Wes? poinfs. Showing a marked improvemenf, ?he Wes? Golfhawks wi?h a five man aggregafe ?o?al of 430 finished second fo Eas? Aurora's very remarkable 416. The ofher fwo con?es?an?s in ?he meefing, Elgin and Jolief, finished wi?h 432 and 445 re- specfively. The Wes?'s ?o?al consisfed of l-la?ch's 80, Knapp's 82, S?adler's 88, Spake's 88, and Kel- ley's 92. l-lafch played ?he Phillips Park six?een?h hole in professional fashion as he calmly sunk a seven-iron sho? for an eagle ?hree. On April 25, ?he Downers Grove golf feam ?raveled fo Aurora fo play a mafch wi?h Eas? and Wes?. By virfue of a las? fhreesome margin, ?he Downers Grove squad finally edged ou? a I6lf2 1 fo I6 win over Eas? while Wes? was no? far back wi?h l2lf2 poinfs. Charles Sfadler scored a very brillian? 77, ?he lowes? score of ?he season for a high school mafch in ?he vicinify, fo win 4lf2 poinfs and lead ?he Wes? squad. Spake's 85, Knapp's 86 and Kelley's 96 added 4lf2. 2, and IV2 poin?s fo accoun? for ?he remainder of Wes?'s ?o?al. The remainder of ?he schedule consisfed of a four-way mee? af Jolief, a rnafch af Sf. Andrews Counfry Club. a friangular mee? af Downers Grove, a quadrangular mee? a? Elgin, and anofher ?rip fo Jolief. The Golfhawks ?hen played, as defending winners, in ?he dis?ric? fournamenf a? Wood- ruff Counfry Club. Jolief. Following ?he dis?ric?, ?he Wes? ?eam played a quadrangular a? Phillips Park, an Aurora mafch a? ?he Aurora Counfry Club, and ?he Big Eigh? Conference fourney a? Rockford. Wes? ?hen finished fheir very busy schedule wi?h a mee? a? LaGrange. Alfhough losing fhree of his ?op five men. Coach Nebergal has a lo? of valuable maferial coming up. The mos? promising of which is Nor- man Spake, a long-driving ho?-shoofing sopho- more. The golf feam receives li??le credif. bu? a good golfer requires no? only physical skill, bu? also nervous confrol. Several former W. A. golfers have achieved fhis and made good on college feams. Chuck Sfadler looks info ?he disfance in anficipa- ?ion of Allen Ha?ch's sfupendous drive. sf' Tom row's Supermen C I u b BACK ROW: Lyons, Shelp. Preigel, Wes+on, Bufler, Advisor Zimmerman. FRONT ROW: Salomi, Pailleron, Young, SiosTrand, and Gilson. AlThough The ThreaT oT war was over, The WesT l-ligh members oT The Gym Club conTinued To demonsTraTe To oThers +ha+ a sTrong body as well as a sTrong mind was an essenTial in The peaceTul posT-war world. WiTh such organizaTions as The Gym Club The physical unTiTness raTe would be lowered if anoTher war ever endangered The liTe oT our Treedom-loving counTry. This year The Gym Club was under The super- vision oT Ken Zimmerman and Laura Yargar. The club meT on Thursday evenings during The school year. Bob Burch, Gene Sjosfrand. and Sam Salomi display Their body-balancing abiliTy as Young, Pailleron, and Williams give Their solemn approval. 1 ' ', PAGE as QMET Sl When The Gym Club was TirsT inTroducecl, iT was a boys' organizaTion. This year, Tor The TirsT Time in The eighT year hisTory oT The club, girls were also allowed To join. No club elecTion was held This year, which may have been because oT The TacT ThaT There was a possible ThreaT oT a Teminine oTTicer. As in oTher years, The club served as The special evenTs deparTmenT oT The Gym Circus. ln This capaciTy The Gym Club worked hard and long on work wiTh The high bar, The Tlying rings, The parallel bars, The Trampoline, Tumbling acTs, and body- balancing acTs. OuTsTancling among The members was The work oT Bob Burch and David Young on The high bars: Tony Pailleron, Russ Foley, KeiTh Williams, and Gene SiorsTrand in Tumbling: and Don Shelp, DoroThy Cook, and Russ Foley on The Tlying rings. The body-balancing anTics oT Bob Burch, Gene SiosTrand, Sam Solami, and Ray Shu- how were also noTeworThy. WiTh an abundance oT underclassmen personnel and The admission oT The girls To The organizaTion, The Gym Club looks Torward inTo a brighT TuTure. Supervisors Zimmerman and Yargar are indeed worThy oT praise, since Through Their pains and or- ganizing, The Gym Club Took iTs place as one oT The ouTsTanding acTiviTies oT The sporTs program. This has now become an imporTanT club in The consTrucTion oT sTrong girl ciTizens as well as sTrong boys, and Thus holds an advanTage over regular sporTs and The Gym Clubs of The pasT. The Gym Club is an example of The consTrucTion OT Tomorrow's ciTizens aT WesT High. 1 U The Amazons To sTimulaTe inTeresT in girls aThleTics and sTandardize and promoTe ideals oT healTh and sporTsmanship -This is The goal Toward which The AssociaTion has been sTriving. guidance oT a new leader, Miss our G. A. A. organizaTion has ac- number oT new acTiviTies. Heading Girls AThleTic Under The Laura Yarger, complished a The IO3 members Through The year I945-46 were Mary Jane LandgraT, presidenTp Jane Knapp, vice- presidenT3 Marjorie Dean, secreTary-Treasurer, and Lucille King, poinT secreTary. Following The new plan, which was begun lasT year and which proved exceedingly successTul, sporTs managers were selecTed To preside over and manage all sporTs. Managers were chosen, each Tor a diTTerenT divi- sion oT sporTs. Sally STaib had charge oT Tall sporTs: Marilyn Miller headed The winTer sporT acTiviTies: and Joan Wolslce handled The spring sporTs which ended The years acTiviTies. NOT long aTTer school began This Tall an Indoor Play-Day was held, and all The girls who wished To become members oT The G. A. A. were inviTed To aTTend. AT The play-day progressive games were played in The gym, and lighT reTreshmenTs were served. For many girls This was The TirsT ac- quainTance wiTh The organizaTion OT which They would like To become members. To begin The year's sporTs acTiviTies, soccer was The TirsT sporT ThaT goT under way. Each Tues- day aTTernoon, Tor as long as The weaTher permiT- Ted, a number oT girls wenT To The Greenman GeTe Tyler, BeTTy Schumacher, and Mary Jane Landgraf pull ouT Their bulls' eyes. ' rf I , fi 'A A PAGE 84 G. A. A. officers, Sally STaib, Mariorie Dean, Jane Landgraf, Marilyn Miller, Lucille King, Jane Knapp, and Joan Wolslre, gaTher around Miss Yargar. school Tield To engage in This sporT. WiTh The weaTher growing colder, The girls Turned To The indoor sporTs, mainly baslceTball. AT The end oT The baskeTball season was The inTerclass Tourna- menT. The winner oT This TournamenT was The Treshman Team led by Barbara Caudrey. Second place was Taken by The senior Team while The iunior Team had Third place. LasT came The soph- omores wiTh TourTh place. ATTer baslceTball came bowling and swimming, Two sporTs recenTly added To The G. A. A. cur- ricula. Once a weelc The girls bowled aT The Syl- vandell alleys. Geraldine Fuller, WinniTred Swan- son, Sally STaib, Mary Jane LandgraT, and Mar- gueriTe Tyler were high scorers. AT The same Time a number oT members were enioying swimming in The Y. W. C. A. pool. Roller slcaTing was added To The lisT OT acTiviTies This year. Carol Sigmund and Darlene Day were ouTsTanding slcaTers. In March any girl who wished was allowed To order a sweaTer on which To sporT her hard earned leTTers. A choice oT red or whiTe and slipover or cardigan was given. Individual sporTs were nexT on The agenda. These were held in The gym and consisTed oT ping pong and badminTon. A Tew TopirnamenTs were held, buT mosT oT The games were merely played Tor Tun. The Gym Circus came along wiTh April and provided many weeks oT hard worlc and Tun Tor members oT The G. A. A. and Gym Club. 6. A. A. girls made up many oT The main acTs oT The show, The specialTy being an acT on The Trampoline wiTh DoroThy Cook, Valerie Vining, Sally Genoways. The G. A. A.'s popular confrilaufion 'lo fhe Gym Circus: roclreffes Quaclrenbush, Meidell, Von Hoff, Hanson, Genoways. Snyder, Biever, and Nebergal. and June Clark as fhe performers. The rockeffes and mosf of fhe fumblers were G. A. A. girls. ln May came anofher busy unif for all mem- bers. Soffball was begun. Archery confinued from lasf fall. Volley ball was finished, ancl badminfon and fable fennis were begun. On May 2I fhe lvlofher-Daughfer banquef was held. This is an evenf long looked forward fo by each G. A. A. member, for if is fhe fime when each mofher may see iusf whaf fhe G. A. A. has achieved fhrough- ouf fhe year. Af fhe banquef fhe awards were presenfed. A large red A on a blue field was awarded fo fhe freshmen who had earned fheir poinfs while a large red W was given fo fhe de- serving sophomores. These are bofh local awards. Girls receiving fhe freshman leffers were Lucrefia Peacock, a iunior, Barbara Caudry, and Sally l-lope. Sophomore leffers were awarded fo Paf Frey, Joyce Lafferfy, Marilyn Miller, Rosalie Al- shuler, Shirley Benson, Barbara Biever, Dorofhy Cook, Peggy Crawley. Sally Genoways, Anne l-leifkoffer, Billie l-lill, Nan l-lipp, Dorofhy Land- graf, Jane Quackenbush, Florence Rice, and Joan Wolske. Juniors and seniors are given sfafe awards. Also af fhis fime, a iunior and a sophomore girl, chosen beforehand, were presenfed wifh fhe Camp Award which enfifled fhem fo eighf days af Norfhern G. A. A. Camp on Lake Geneva. The week spenf in camp is always a very happy one for fhe girls. lf is a busy week filled wifh fhe fun of individual and feam games, dancing, hiking, and swimming. Girls who have fhe privilege of going meef girls from ofher schools and enioy fhese new friendships very much. lf is a covefed honor fo be selecfed as fhe ones fo affencl camp. Winners of fhe Camp PAGE 85 G. A. A. Awards were Jane Knapp and Dorofhy Cook. Junior leffers were awarded fo June Clark, Lucille King, Jane Knapp, and Owanda Leasure: and senior leffers fo Jane Landgraf, Jean Mireley. June Mireley, Beffy Schumacher, lvlarguerife Ty- ler, and Winnifred Swanson. The final award was a giff awarded fo fhe senior who had been fhe mosf oufsfanding in leadership, sporfsmanship, and parficipafion in or- ganized and unorganized acfivifies. This Senior l-lonor Sporfs Girl award wenf fo Jane Landgraf. Officers were announced for fhe coming year so plans could be made fo sfarf fhe new year off well organized for fun. They were Jane Knapp, presidenfg Lucille King, vice-presidenf: Barbara Biever, secrefary-freasurer: Joan Wolske, poinf chairman: Paf Shelp, fall sporfs chairman, Florence Wolf, winfer sporfs chairman: Dorofhy Cook, lafe winfer sporfs chairman, Barbara Caudry, spring sporfs chairman: and Efhel Perry, news reporfer. Each year fhe acfivifies are varied so everyone has fhe opporfunify of learning new games. This year fhe Gym Club was added fo fhe program. For over eighf weeks more fhan 40 girls worked fo become adepf af execufing handsprings, en- gaging in body balance acfivifies, and swinging on fhe rings. Nexf year dancing will also be added. Tennis will be offered and also hockey, speedball, and a play day. Jusf as fhis year was a successful and happy one for fhe G. A. A.ers', fhe girls are looking for- ward fo anofher very happy one nexf year. These G. A. A. mermaids are Lucille King, Donna Miffman, Sally Hope, Dorothy Mifiman, Peggy Crawley, Befh Nehring, Efhel Perry, Dorofhy Land- graf, and Jane Knapp. Under the Big Top The Gym Circus Queen. Mary Jane Landgraf and her aTTendanTs: Joan Wolske, Marny Miller, Jane Knapp, The queen, Lucille King. Marjorie Dean and Sallyann STaib were noi' presenf when picfure was Taken. The annual WesT l-ligh Gym Circus presenTed on April II and I2, I946 was well received by Two highly enThusiasTic and impressed audiences. On boTh occasions Mary Jane l.andgraT, presidenT oT The WesT High Girls AThleTic AssociaTion, was crowned queen and reigned over The enTire Teg- TiviTies. Her aTTendanTs were Sally STaib, Jane Knapp, Marilyn Miller, Joan Wolkse, Marjorie Dean, and Lucille King. An acT Tabbed Fun on The Trampoline, which included clowning and Two performers bouncing in rhyThm on The spring-sup- porTed canvas, highlighTed and sTarTed a program oT Thrilling maneuvers. ChesT sTands on parallel bars, inTricaTe Danish gymnasTics, hand springs and Tlips, daring cuT-aways, and high bar arTisTs followed To augmenT crowd inTeresT and respecT. VarieTy was sprinkled over The whole in The Torm oi TasT baTon Twirling, Tap dancers in color, Tul cosTumes, rope skipping and comedy. The lovely and now Tamed rockeTTes reTurned again This year To add Their usual precision and oT course arouse audience inTeresT. The Two nighTs oT successiul gymnasTic enTer- TainmenT did noT come, however, unaccompanied wiTh work: iT was The climax OT weeks or even monThs OT Tedious insTrucTion and drill which Taxed The paTience and TenaciTy oT boTh perTormers and Teachers. In TacT The grand work oT The circus was laid as Tar back as SepTember I945, when The Gym Club TirsT convened. There The basic ideas and various perTormances were decided upon, and wiThin a monTh progress had been made To ac- Tually organize The acTs. By April of I946 The polish ThaT was apparenT ThroughouT The Two per- PAGE 86 Tormances had been acquired. As a special purpose Tor The physical educa- Tion deparTmenTs' producTion was The dedicaTion oT ThoughT Tor The Two evenings To The dire need of cooperaTion among The big Tour powers and all members oT The uniTed naTions. Music Tor The circus was Turnished by The dance band under The direcTion oT Theodore Eichler. CerTainly all Those who saw The T946 Gym Circus exTend Their wholehearTed complimenTs To The direcTors, Laura Yargar and Ken Zimmerman, who more Than any oThers were responsible Tor The success and praise received. Bob Burch Thrills The crowd wiTh his high bar acT. Exhibition of Unusual Talents I lnTramurals Hayward and McViclrer hoolr up in a l1oT ping pong game, while Siosfrand, Pailleron, anal Johnson loolr on. This year under The new Two-hour lunch period arrangemenT, more sTudenTs parTicipaTed in The inTramural program. Miss Yargar was promoTer Tor The TourTh hour of inTramurals, while Fred Fin- chum was in charge oT The TiTTh hour program. The TirsT evenT on each inTramural period's agenda was volleyball. QuiTe an array oT Tourna- menTs were played during boTh periods. ArT SmiTh's Team, aTTer some sTiTT com peTiTion emerged The vicTors oT The TourTh hour. Ray Mo- McViclrer, Sfadler, Berg, and Priegal sTand by as an unidenTified sharp-shoofer Tallies. PAGE 87 naco and company Tinished in second place. ln The TiTTh period race l-lap Jebens' Jeeps were crowned champs aTTer The smoke oT The TighT had cleared. ln The TaculTy vs. inTramural all-sTars game The proTessors swepT The lasT Two games, aTTer The dropping The TirsT To The youngsTers, To again prove Their volleyball superioriTy. A new idea in The WesT l-ligh inTramural pro- gram was a boy-girl volleyball TournamenT which proved a greaT success. BaslceTball Then came in abouT The laTTer parT oT November. In boTh periods There was a greaT deal oT enThusiasm, which has always been True oT The cagey game, The number one sporT oT in- Tramurals. ln The TourTh hour cage league a round- robin TournamenT was played. AT The compleTion OT compeTiTion in The eighT-Team league, Three Teams, Noland, Williams, and ScoTT all Tied Tor TirsT place. In The double-eliminaTion play-oTT Tour- ney These Teams and Ericlcsorfs TourTh place Team ToughT Tor The baslceTball TiTle. ln The Tinals oT The play-oTTs ScoTT's quinTeT eked ouT Their second sTraighT one-poinT decision over Noland's cagers. The winners' Team consisTed oT Bill Joy, Don Mc- Gowan, ArT SmiTh, Don Beher. Dean ScoTT, George Banbury, and ElioT BurlcharT. In The TiTTh hour compeTiTion Jebens' Jolcers proved To be The besT oT The league. They TurTher demonsTraTed Their abiliTy by breezing Through a posT-league all-sTar Tourney. The members oT The lnlramurals TOP: Dick Bergeman and Ellis Gurry are lhe cenler of allraclion in a volleyball lill. MIDDLE: Halhaway sinks one as Carney and Bell wail for a possible rebound. BOTTOM: Darby prepares lo slam lhe bird back over lhe nel. PAGE BE Jolqers were Gene Carney, l-lap Jebens, George Bell, Allen l-lalch, Delmonle Darby, and Bob Beck- man. A casually ol lhe i945-46 season was lhe dis- conlinualion ol lhe lacully-inlramural baskelball conlesl. Following lhe baslcelball season, bolh periods held lree-lhrow shooling lournamenls. ln lhe lourlh period Dick Wyall linished lirsl wilh lhirly- lhree, and Bob Smilh was second wilh lhirly-one. The lillh hour lourney consisled ol lwo divisions, junior-senior and lrosh-soph. Bob Beckman, senior, nelled 29 charily losses lo nose oul Merrill Berg, senior, who dropped in bul 28. ln lhe lrosh-soph division lhree shoolers proved lo be as good as lheir' older brolhers. Diclc Pulclin linished wilh lhirly-lwo lree lhrows lo edge oul his lellow lresh- man, John Milchell, who garnered lhirly-one. Sophomore Diclc Baker placed lhird wilh lwenly- nine. The lourlh hour lhen look parl in a spol-shool- ing conlesl. In lhe linals ol lhe lourney Bob Swe- sow linished wilh len shols, while Gene Tellison and Bill Joy lied lor runner-up posilion wilh lil- leen. Eliol Burclcharl linished lourlh wilh nineleen shols. ln lhe meanlime lhe lillh hour parlicipaled in a spol-shooling goll lourney. This evenl consisled ol nine spols, corresponding lo nine goll holes. in lhe iunior-senior division Tom Burch, alias Lord Byron Nelson, linished his goll wilh a lhirleen- under-par lwenly-one over lhe par lhirly-lour dis- lance. Ken Kuehne wilh an eighl-under-par lwenly- six led lhe lrosh-soph enlranls. Aller lhese evenls bolh periods immedialely swilched over lo lhe spring schedule. Ping-pong, badrninlon, and aerial darls were lhe main slays ol lhe inlramural program lor lhe remainder ol lhe year. ln lhe lourlh hour ping-pong race, Jack Carney, Don McGowan and Dick Wyall all loughl lor lhe lille. ln lhe aerial darls division lhe same lhree appeared lo have lhe inside lraclf. ln lhe lillh hour Tony Pailleron and Paul Killian played lor lhe ping-pong championship. ln lhe upperclassmen badminlon lourney Charles Slad- ler, lhe lone undelealed player, appeared lo be lhe lavorile lo beal eilher Tony Pailleron or Clelus Mclficlcer, The lillh aerial darls division was slill a mad scramble. lnlramurals have become a lradilion al Wesl l-ligh. They are parl ol Wesl l-ligh's curriculum which helped lo build lhose youlhs who cannol parlicipale in regular sporls programs. Ji The class of 1946. Following are today's youth M- tomorrow's world. Each of us have spent the most sacred part of our lives being trained in the fantasy of our youth so that we now feel prepared for the reality of a post- war world. We are the completion of four years at West High School. Thus we have come to the realiza- tion of the vision of four years ago through the construction just re- viewed. Senior Class The senior class officers are shown above as They pose informally while srrolling abouf The grounds. LefT To righT They are Ray Monaco, vice-presidenfg Marilyn Ries, Treasurer: Marion Richardson, secre- Taryg and Bob Burch, presidenT. The inserT picTures Miss Gladys Brown. head advisor of The class. We, The members oT The class oT '46, have many pleasanT memories oT high school liTe. EnTering as enThusiasTic Treshmen, we chose as oTTicers: George Bell, presidenTg ElizabeTh WrighT, vice-presidenTg MargueriTe Tyler, secreTary1 and Virginia Dean, Treasurer. Many OT us enTered clubs. One oT The mosT popular acTiviTies was The DramaTic Club which presenTed Too Many l-lands on The WaTch as an assembly program. LaTe in The spring we gave our class dance, The Robin Romp . EnTering our sophomore year, we elecfed Charles O'Connor as presidenT wiTh Bob Kesel, Bob l-lerTing, and Shirley Rowan capably assisTing. Our sophomore dramaTic club presenTed Or- ville's Big DaTe as The class play: The Shamrock Whirl was very successTul as our class dance. Beginning our iunior year, we elecTed Gordon Thurow, president Tony Salerno, vice presidenTg MargueriTe Tyler, secreTaryg and Edward FooTe, Treasurer. On December I we presenTed Arsenic and Old Lace, a hilarious comedy, wiTh Marjorie Nehring, Carol Brunnemeyer, and Bob l-lerTing in The leading roles. Our Tinal social evenT of The year was The Junior Prom in which we used a nauTical Theme wiTh blue and whiTe as reigning colors. The climax OT The evening was The crowning oT The prom queen, PaT Frazier. PAGE 90 In The spring oT i945 we elecTed as our senior class oTTicers Bob Burch, presidenT: Ray Monaco. vice presidenT7 Marion Richardson, secreTary: and Marilyn Ries, Treasurer. Bob Kesel was elecTed presidenT oT The STudenT Council wiTh Ed l:ooTe, vice presidenTg Carol Brun- nemeyer, secreTaryg and Jane STewarT, Treasurer. The posiTion oT EOS ediTor was held by Bob l-lerT- ingg Red and Blue ediTors were Nancy Puklin and MarTha Schramrn. The Balsam Bounce. The annual senior dance, was held in December. On College Day, February 6, many oT us con- sulTed represenTaTives Trom 35 colleges oT The Middle WesT. The Imaginary lnvalid, The senior class play, was presenTed To enThusiasTic audiences on May 2 and 3. Then all Too soon Tinal examinaTions came, and we enTered The acTiviTies which climaxed our lasT year aT WesT l-ligh. BaccalaureaTe was held The Sunday evening beTore graduaTion. The Tollowing week was a busy one wiTh The Junior Prom, The Senior picnic and Class Day. We'll never TorgeT marching down The aisle To Pomp and CircumsTance aTTired in our robes oT whiTe and blue. Now as we leave WesT l-ligh wiTh courage and enThusiasm, we are eager To Take our places in shaping a peaceTul TuTure Tor all mankind. AL ANDER, JOHN Give me neifher poverly nor riches Band 3, 4: Chess Club 3: Inlra- murals 4: Jr. A Cappella 3: Dixon I-liqh School, Dixon, Illi- nois I, 2. BAGLEY, BARBARA The mildesl manners and lhe qenllesl' hear? Dramalics 2, 3, 4: A Cappella 2: Science Club 4: Nolre Dame de Sion, Kansas Cily, Mo. I. BECKMAN, ROBERT Should life all labour be? Baskelball I, 2: Foolball 2, 3, 4: Gym Club I: Inlramurals 2, 3, 4: LelIermen's Club 2, 3. 4: Track I, 2. 3. 4. BENNETT. BARBARA Beware, I may be famous Commercial Club 4: Glee Club I: Shorlhand Club 4. ,- V! -i,f' If f ' --7 ,l ,QNX . 4: 'I V . Ii ,II BERG, MERRILL Openly quief bul oflen fools usl' A Cappella Choir 3, 4: Band I, 2, 3, 4: Band board 4: Drama- fics 3, 4: Inlramurals 4: Science Club 3: Spanish Club I, 2. BJORSETH, H ELEN RAE Un+wisIinq all Ihe chains Ihal lie 'rhe' hidden soul ol harmony A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4: A Cappella Choir board 4: Dra- mafics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2, 3: Mixed Chorus Ig Red and Blue 3, 4: Science Club 4: Spanish Club 3, 4. PAGE 9I ALMOND, JANICE Varie+y is Ihe spice of life Commercial Club 4: Drarnalics I, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club I: Jr. A Cappella 2, 4. BARRIGHER, LILLIAN Tis well Io be honesl' and lrue A Cappella Choir 4: Commer- rial Club 4: Debale 2: Glee Club I: Jr. A Cappella 3: Jr. Red Cross Council 4. BELL, GEORGE The world knows nolhing ol ifs grealesl men A Cappella Choir 3: class pres- idenl I: Eleclricians' Club I, 2, 3, 4: Foolball I, 2, 3, 4: Infra- murals I, 2, 4: LeHerme'n's Club 2, 3, 4: Rifle Club I: Science Club 4: Spanish Club I, 2: Slu- denl Council I, 2: Track I, 2, 3, 4. BENSON. RAYMOND An honesf man is lhe nobles? work ol God Band I, 2. 3: Dramalics I, 2, 3. 4: Intramurals 4: LelIermen's Club 3, 4: Science Club 3: Slu- deni' Council 3, 4: Track 2, 3, 4. BEYER, CATHERINE A penny for your fhoughlsn A Cappella Choir 3, 4: Glee Club I: Mixed Chorus 2. I, . X1 BOYD. MARTHA She s lull of Iilej she's lull ol fun A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4: A Cappella Choir board 4: Dra- malics I, 2, 3. 4: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Girls' Club council 4: Mixed Chorus I, 2, K4 X BRUNNEMEYER. CAROL ANN The very peak of perleclionu A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4: A Cappella Choir board 3: De- baie 3.4: Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue 2, 3, 4: Science Club 3, 4: Siudenr Council secreiary 4. BU RKHARDT, ELLIOTT Endurance is a crowning qual- ily Band 4: Fooiball 4: Ulica I-ligh School, Uiica, Michigan I, 2, 3. CALTRY, MARIE I-lappy and carefree is she CEARLOCK, LORNA Mischief lurks in every climpIe Commercial Club Treasurer 4: Dramalics I, 4: Jr. A Cappella 4: Mixed Chorus I: Paini For Club 2. CURRY, WILLIAM J. A man ol few words DARBY. DELMONTE All gre-al' men are dead or dy- ing, and I don'+ 'Feel so well myself A Cappella Choir 2: Baskelball I, 2: Foolloall 2, 4: lnlramurals I, 3, 4: I.e+Iermen's Club I, 2, 3, 4: Mixed Chorus I: Siudenl Council 2: Track l, 2, 3, 4. PAGE 92 BURCH. ROBERT Few Ihinqs are impossible 'Io diligence and skill John Adams Jr. High School, Sania Monica, California, I: Morgan Park I-Iigh, Chicago. Illinois 2: class presidenl' 4: Le++ermen's Club 3, 4: Sludenl Council 4: Track 3, 4. BUSICK, CLAIRE Never do ioday whai you can do Iomorrow Band I, 2, 3, 4: Dramalics 3, 4: Jr. Red Cross Council I. CAMPBELL, CARYL PaIience is Ihe key oi conleni- men? Dramalics I, 2. 3, 4: 6,A.A. I. 2, 3, 4-. COUNCIL, BARBARA LOU She's like a violet modesl and shy Dramarics I: Jr. A Cappella 2, 4: Jr. Red Cross Council 3: Library Club 3, 4: Pain? Pol Club 2, 3, 4. DANNENBERG, ESTHER I-ler ways are ways of pleas- aniness and all her palhs are peace A Cappella Choir 4: Jr. A Cap- pella 3: Naperville High School, Naperville, Illinois I, 2. DAVIDSON. PAULA ANN Quiet innocenl, and meek: lhus she seems and lhus she speaks Commercial Club 4: Library Club 3. DAVIES. PATRICIA A companion 'lhal is cheerful is worlh gold Commercial Club 4: Glee Club I: Jr. Red Cross Council 2: Library Club presi en: 3 Red and Blue 4. 19 ,fr DEAL, H ET A merry earl goes al Ihe day Cheer leader 4: Dramalics I, 2, 3: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2: Jr. A Cappella 2, 3: Mixed Chorus I: Pain? Pol' Club 3, 4. DIKKERS. LOIS To lcnow her is lo love her Commercial Club presidenl' 4: Dramalics 3, 4: Jr. A. Cappella 2: Science Club 3: Easl Aurora High, Aurora, Illinois, I. EBI NGER, MAR MAE WhaIever she does, she does well A Cappella Choir 4: Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS arf edilor: 6.A.A. I, 2. 31 Girls' Club Ireasurer 4: Mixed Chorus 3: Orcheslra I. 2: Pain? Pol Club 2, 3, 4: Red and Blue 4: Sci- ence Club 4: Sludenl Council I. FARRELL, MARY RUTH Seeing only wha? is lair, sip- ping only whal is sweeI A Cappella Choir 2, 3: A Cap- pella Choir board 3: Dramalics 2: 6.A.A. I. 2, 3, 47 Mixed Chorus I: Science Club 4. ll .I li ilfilfhl iz- I' I' iw I I VTIXIIAIXI FERRARIO, JOSEPHINE Hlmaginalion rules Ihe world In l .kiss PAGE 93 5. .794 DAW, J NET She was one m all would choose 'ro cal a friend A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4: presi- denl 4: A Cappella Choir board 2. 3: Dramalics 2, 3, 4: EOS: 6.A.A. l, 2, 37 Girls' Club council 2: Glee Club l: Red and Blue 3, 4: Science Club 3, 4: Sludenl Council 4. I ., 0 5944 CMI Uh .J ne,AN.LQe'QiZ 'lflfll gl - f ly, friendly, popular K IA Cappella Choir 3, 4: A Cap- pella Choir board 3: Cheer leader 4: class 'treasurer 4: Dra- malics 2. 3. 4: 6.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Jr. A Cappella 2: Pain? Pol Club 4. DRURY, PHYLLIS She is ever fair and never proud. has Yongue al will yer never loud Dramalics I, 2. 3, 4: Painl Pol Club 4: Science Club 3. 4. ERICKSON, ROBERT Men may come and men may go. bul' I go on forever Inlramurals 2, 3: Track I. FATOUT. BYRIENE Quie'rness hides conspicuous ness Library Club 3. FILIP. GEORGE His iolces afford him many ioys, he lilces Io spring Ihem on 'the boys Band 3, 4. FITZGERALD, THOMAS I-le has cullivaled slowness Foolball 3: Inlramurals 2: Le'I' +ermen's Club 3: Srudenl' Coun- cil I: Traclc I, FLETCHER, ROBERT I-lappy I am, from care I am free Band I, 2. 3, 4: Foolball 2, 3, 4: lnlramurals 4: Tennis 4. Yin!-' I ,, FOOTE, EDWARD L. WhaI' are 'rroubles lo me, l'm a bachelor bold and free Chess Club 3: class 'rreasurer 3: Debale 2, 3, 4: Dramalics 2: lnlramurals I, 2, 4: Jr. Red Cross Council 2, 4: Red and Blue 3: Science Club 3, 4: Slu- deni Council I, 4, vice presi- denl' 4: Vocalional and Indus- Irial Club 2, 3. FRAZIER. EVELYN S'riII we ask from day Io day, where does she find so much 'ro say? Commercial Club 4: G.A,A. I, 2: Jr. A Cappella 2: Jr. Red Cross Council I: Mixed Chorus I. GA A . GERAL Oh, wha? is so rar s a clay in June? Jerry's vio'n s our of Iune Orcheslra I, 2, 3: Rifle Club 2, 3, 4: Camera Club I, 2. HALLING. MARILYN Arr is power Jr. A Cappella 2: Mixed Chorus I: Painl' Pol Club 4: Norris School, Norris Cily, Tennessee 2: Easl Aurora I-ligh School, Aurora, Illinois 3. PAGE H.. sk- if . f fi, - 'Ami Laws- Q.-eff:-' fy. . ,W ...... , on ,,.,., FLANNIGAN, JOAN An ounce ol mirlh is worlh a pound of sorrow Commercial Club 3, 4, secre- Iary 4: Girls' Club council I: Jr. A Cappella 3: Mixed Chorus I. FOLEY. WILLIAM RUSSELL JR. I-lis hearl is as Irue as sIeeI Baslcelball I, 2: Foolball I, 2, 3, 4: Gym Club I, 2, 3: Inlra- murals I, 2: Jr. A Cappella 3: LeIlerme'n's Club 2, 3, 4: Slu- denl' Council 3: Traclc I, 2, 3. 4- FOOTE, RAYMOND I-le is a dependa Ie or Commercial C . FRITZ, JACK Of all good men Jaclx was lhe basl Gym Club I, 2: lnlramurals 4. GIBSON, ROBERT W. AnyIhing for a quiel life Gym Club I: Mixed Chorus I: Rifle Club I: Spanish Club 2. HAMRICK. ANN MARY SIrewing Ihe palh wifh smiles in The absence' ol flowers Canion I-Iigh School, Canlon, Illinois I, 2. 37 A Cappella 4: EOS: Painl Pol Club 4: Science Club 4: Dramarics 4. HATCH. ALLEN A man affer his own hearI Baslcelball I, 2, 3: Dramalics 3: Fooiball I, 2, 3. 4: Golf 2, 3, 4: Gym Club I. 2: Inlramurals I. 2, 3, 4: LeHerr'nen's Club 2, 3, 4: Traclc 2, 3, 4. K N, Hi Barre charieleasxl go S- . cm, Ickfommerciaxl-,Club 4: Dramalics . N. 2, 3, 4, e.A.A. I, 2, Jr. A XJ y Cappella 2: Mixed Chorus I: Rx: x . Y -,Ncience Club 4: EOS. Q. HAYWARD, ROBERT Never foo busy io ioin in 'rhe fun A Cappella Choir 2, 3: Infra- rnurals 2, 3.4: Mixed Ch rus I: Track 2: Vocafional an lndus- Irial Club 2. 3. X HERRINGT O .'WhaI' c I a can Iive 1 A Ca hoir 4, sec- relary ' 'xed. s I: Track 3, 4. X HOGAN. ESTELLE OI a merry and gay disposi- lion Library Club 2: Easl Aurora I-Iiqh School, Aurora, Illinois I. HOPE, MARTHA The mirror of all cour'resy A Cappella Choir 4: Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS copy edifor: G.A.A. I: Jr. Red Cross Coun- cil I, 2, 3, 4, vice presidenf 2, 3, 4: Mixed Chorus 3: Orches- lra I, 2, 3: Shorlhand Club 4: Spanish Club 3: Sludenl' Coun- ci I. PAGE 95 Y is HATHAWAY, GEORGE Happy go luclcy he goes his way Baslcelball 2, 3: Foofball I: Gym Club I, 2, 3, 4: Inlramurals 4: LeHermen's Club I, 2: Orches- Ira 3: Rifle Club 3, 4: Tennis 3: Track I, 2. HAUSLER, ESTHERMARY I don'+ mind worlc, I sleep be- side il HERRINGTON. MARIANNA ll: I were idle I should go mad A Cappella Choir 3, 4: Drama- 'rics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS acfivilies edilor: Girls' Club council 2: Jr. A Cappella 2: Jr. Red Cross Council 3: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue I, 4: Science Club 3: Spanish Club 3, 4. H ERTI NG, ROBERT LESLIE I-Ie could rare, debafe, and orare, in all 'rhree he was greaI ' Chess Club 3: class secrerary 2: Debale I, 2, 3, 4, secrelary- Treasurer 3, 4: EOS edifor: Foofball I, 2, 3, 4: Inframurals 3, 4: l.e++errnen's Club 2, 3, 4: Red and Blue 3: Science Club 3, 4: Sludenl founcil I, 4: Traclc I, JMOL, 616 HOGAN, WILLIAM K A noled lad with laug'I'fI'nq eyes, he's always pulling a gay surprise Inlramurals 3, 4: Marrnion Mili- 'rary Academy, Aurora, Illinois I, 2. HUNGER, JOHN I-le lovefh fun as fun loverh him Inlramurals 3, 4: Tennis 3. 4. JEBENS. HERBERT Oh lhis learning, whal a Ihing il is Baslcelball I, 2: Inlramurals I, 2, 3, 4: Jr Red Cross Council I: Le'f'rerrnen's Club I, 2: Slue den? Council 4: Traclc 3, 4. JERVIS, JACK I-Iis slyle is iusl' a par? of hime self, He's nol' lhe Icincl Io rusl on a shelf JUDD, MYRON Ambilion is nolhing lo mey ,guy I , i-if Le casa- WW ,433 My f , KASER, JIM A va' .Z Be+ler lale 'khan n ver A Cappella Cho' 3, 4: Band I, 2, 3, 4, pr enl' 4: Drama- lics 3, 4: Eleclricians' Club I. 2: Foofball 3: Jr. A Cappella I, 2: Red and Blue 4: Rifle Club 2: Sludenl' Council 4. KELLOGG, MARY LOU Many 'things is she, buf mosl of all sincere A Cappella Choir 4: Band 3: Dramalics 4: Jr. A Cappella 3: Yorlcville High School, Yorlcville, lllinois, I, 2: Wes? Chicago High School, Wesl Chicago, Illinois 2. KILLIAN. PAUL I+'s no disgrace lo be shorl, buf mighly inconvenienf' Commercial Club 4: Inlramu- rals I. PAGE 96 JERN. JERRY Some day I will cas? off my childish pranks and be a man Band I, 2, 4: Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: Inlramurals 2, 3, 4: Jr. Red Cross Council 4: Orcheslra I: Sludenl' Council 4: Traclc 2. JOHNSON, RUTH BIesl' wifh lhaf charm, lhe cer- lainfy lo please A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4: A Cappella Choir board 3, 4: Band 3: Dramalics l, 2, 3, 4: EOS class edilor: G.A,A. I, 2: Glee Club I: Orcheslra 3: Red and Blue 4: Sludenl' Council 4. KAUFMAN, EDWARD In soul sincere, in acfion faifh- lui Dramalics I, 2. 3: Mixed Chorus I: Jr. A Cappella 2: A Cap- pella Choir 3: Red and Blue I, 2, 3: Universily of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 4. 'N3Q'v'looof CTL, KEINE, BARBARA A lempesl in a leapo+ Jr. A Cappella 2, 3: Mixed Chorus I: Painl Pol' Club 4: Science Club 4. P , ,V , ,,,,..1, J I fb' M41-4-1 WL fgmf -ape 'IY'EsE'L OBERT 7 Never a rnomenl wifhoul some- duly Baslcelball I, 2: class vice presi- denl 2: Debale I, 2, 3, 4: Dra- malcis 3, 4: EOS: Golf 4: ln- lramurals 3, 4: Jr. Red Cross Council 2, 3: Red and Blue 3, 4: Science Club 3, 4: Sludenl Council presidenf 4: Traclc 3. KING, MARY JANE Hlvlosl' lilceable in a quiel, ge'n- 'rle way A Cappella Choir 4: Jr. A Cap- pella 2, 3: Spanish Club I. 'lfjfi Ilyllafh Ki, .,. .J KING. DORIS The olher half who proved Tha? Iwo of a good Ihing are beiler Than one A Cappella Choir 4: Commer- cial Club 4: Dramalics 4: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2, 3: Jr, A Cappella 2. KITANO, RICHARD Only silence suils besf Rohwer Cenler High School, McGahee, Arkansas, l, 2, 3. KOESTER, MARY CORONA I+'s Io be naiural if you're nalurally nice Commercial Club 4: Madonna l-ligh School, Aurora, Illinois I. LANDGRAF, MARY JANE NoIhing is impossible Io a willing head Dramalics l. 2, 3, 4: EOS: G. A.A. I, 2, 3, 4, presiclenl 4: Jr. A Cappella 3, 4: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue 3: Shorfhand Club 4: Sfudenl Council I, 4. LANKOW, SYLVIA She Irips lhe lighl fanlaslicn Dramalics 2, 3: Jr. A Cappella 2: Mixed Chorus I. LARSON, ESTHER All Ionques speak well oi her Commercial Club 4: Drarnalics I: G.A.A. I: Glee Club lg Mixed Chorus 2. 'S LJ,r.v1HQ l-fi lv fi L-I .- I xr , .' I E i PAGE 97 KING, JEAN They say all good Ihinqs come in pairs A Cappella Choir 4:1 Commer- cial Club 4: G.A.A. I, 2, 3: Glee Club I: Jr. A Cappella 2. KNAPP, JACK l.e+ every man loolc before he leaps Dramafics I, 2, 4: EOS sporls edilor: Golf 3, 4: lnlramural I, 2, 3, 4: Red and Blue 3: Slu- denf Council 2, 3. KRZEMINSKI, JOSEPH Unknown in oufside aclivilies bul' he has made many friends Ihrough his school years Band l, 2. LANGUS. GENEVIEVE Full of lun and love ol living Commercial Club 4. LA MAGDALINE- JEAN As quief as a mouse Commercial Club 4: Glee- Club l. LAVOY, EDWARD His demeanor is 'ringed with a shy reserve Baslcelball 3: lnframurals 4: Vo- calional and lndusirial Club 2. IRELEY, JUNE LLOYD, DOLORES El'licien+ and quieI Commercial Club 4: EOS: G. A.A. I: Mixed Chorus 2. MANELLA, ROBERT A pal wor:Ihwhile Hinsdale High School, Hins- dale, Illinois I, 2: Easl Aurora High School, Aurora, Illinois 3: U. S. Navy 2 years: Eleclricians' Club 4. MARZUKI. DELORES A goodly maid, bolh calm and sIe'ady Commercial Club 4. McGOWAN, DONALD Good af work buf beller al play Foofball 3, 4: Inlramurals I, 2, 3.4: Lallermen's Club 4: Mixed Chorus I: Spanish Club I: Ten- nis 2, 3. 4. ,Mui To be busy is Io be happy A Cappella Choir 4: Commer- cial Club 4: Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Girls' Club secrelary 4: Jr. A Cappella 2, 3: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue I. MESSENGER, BARBARA I She's noled for her quiel ways Dramalics 2, 3, 4: Jr. A Cap- pella I, 2: Painl Pol Club 4. PAGE 98 LUDWIG, JOANNE Thar perlecl' smile A Cappella Choir 3, 4: Drama- I'ics 2, 3, 4: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2: Glee Club I: Jr. A Cappella 2: Painl Pol Club 2, 3. 4: Spanish Club 2, 3. MARTIN, DONALD Wisdom grows in quiel pla- ces Gym Club I, 2. 0 M LASKEY. GERMAINE She was besl friend wilh qaiefyu Cheer leader 4: Dramalics I. 2, 3, 4: 6.A.A. I, 2: Spanish Club 3, 4. McVICKER, CLETUS Happy and carefree is he Foolball I, 4: lnlramurals 4: Track 3. fl If IVIIRELEY, JEAN A merry hearl and +rue A Cappella Choir 4: Commer- cial Club 4: Dramalics I, 2. 3, 4: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Jr. A Cappella 2, 3: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue 3. MONACO. RAYMOND SinceriIy is a vilal power A Cappella Choi , 3: A Cap- I pella Choir : crass vice presidenl 4, ' : Inlramurals 4: J. a 2: Jr. Red Cros il 4, eHermen's Club 4: e and lue 3, 4: Science Club 3: Traclc 2, 3, 4: Vocalional and Induslrial Club 3. ,I I JU MONCADA. SONIA Small and nea+, winsorne and sweel Dramalics I, 2, 3, 41 G.A.A. 2: Jr. A Cappella 2: Jr. Red Cross Council I, 3: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue 4: Spanish Club I, 2. MOREL. EUGENE Nor lhal he lilies sludy less, bul' lhal' he Iilces Fun more Band I, 2: Foolball 2: Leller- men's Club 2. MOUTRAY. GLENN I have an ambilion lo be lough and drinlc pop Sugar Grove High School, Sugar Grove, Illinois 2. NEH RI NG. MARJORIE Cheerlulness is fhe principal ingredienl in 'rhe cornposilion ol heallh A Cappella Choir 4: Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: G.A.A. I, 2: Glee Club I: Jr. A Cappella 3: Library Club 3: Mixed Chorus 2: Spanish Club 2, 3. NORKS, RUBY Capable, induslrious and friendly Commercial Club 4. OWEN. JOYCE Sinceri+y and friendliness please all A Cappella Choir 4: Drarnalics I, 2, 3, 4: Girls' Club council 4: Jr. A Cappella 3: Mixed Chorus 2: Spanish Club 2, 3. La! . Q 3 , I X 1. PAGE 99 , 3 . 'P xl! liftfx H ly f . ian!! X: MOREHOUSE. ROBERT I-le never said a foolish Thing??? MOUNT, HOWARD GeniaIi+y is a universal char- aclerislic lnlramurals I, 3, 4: Jr. Red Cross Council 3: Sludenl Coun- cil l, 4: Vocalional and Indus- lrial Club 2, 3. NEILL. ESTHER Eve-r pleasanf, ever friendly Dramafics I. 2, 3, 4: EOS: Girls' Club council 2, 3: Jr. A Cappella 2: Painl Pol' Club I. 2, 3, 4, presidenl 4: Science Club 3: Sfudenl Council 4. ,!, . NOLAND, ROBERT Resolu+e and delermined. he does his bes+ A Cappella Choir 4: Debale I. 2, 3: Inlramurals 4: A Cappella 3: Tennis 3, 4. CHARLES O'CONNOR I-le is winding lhe' walch of his wil, by and by il will slrike Class presidenl 2: Foolball I: Inlramurals 3: LeHermen's Club 2: Red and Blue 4: Sludenl Council 2, 3. PARKER. LOIS The mosf quiel brook will somelimes ripple Dramalics l: G.A.A. l: Mixed Chorus I, 2. PENNINGTON, SHIRLEY A sweel' allraclive kind of grace, a lull assurance' given by her looks Commerc'al Club 4: Drarnalics I, 2, 3, 1 Glee Club I: Painl- Pol' Clu , 3, 4. V Q PLESE, HELEN From lillle sparks may bursl a mighly flame G.A.A. l, 2: Mixed Chorus l. PRIEGAL, RICHARD A silenl man he was, and so- ber Gym Club 47 lnlramurals 3, 4: Red and Blue 41 Track 4. QUISTORFF. CHARLYNE A merry hearl' makelh a cheer- lul counlenanceu A Cappella Choir 4: Chess Club 3: G.A.A. 47 Glee Club l: A Cappella 3: Mixed Chorus 27 Spanish Club 3. ND, A Go nalure is a crowning virl e X Cappella Choir 3, 47 Com- mercial Club 4: Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS business manager: G.A.A. I, 2: Girls' Club council 4: Jr. A Cappella I, 27 Red and Blue 2, 3. RIES, MARILYN Life wilhoul' sporls is nol life Class lreasurer 4, Drarnalics I, 2, 3, 41 Mixed Chorus l. PAGE IOO PIERSON, AUDREY Ouie'rness indicales line quali- lies Band I, 2: Chess Club 3: Dra- malics 3: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2, 3: Library Club 4. PORTER, JANIS The shallow murmur, lhe deep are silenl Mixed Chorus I. PUKLIN, NANCY Much individualily and lols of slyle Debale I, 2, 3, 4: Dramalics 2, 3, 4: EOS adminislralion edilory Girls' Club council I: Red and Blue 2, 3, 4, edilor 4: Science Club 3, 4: Sludenl Council 2, 4. REDFIELD, CHARLES Worry and l have never mel Gym Club I, 2: Rille Club 2. 3, 4. RICE, VELNA The only way lo have a friend is lo be one A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 43 Band 37 Commercial Club 4' Drama- lics 3, 41 EOS assislanl business manager, G.A.A. lg Jr. A Cap- pella I: Jr. Red Cross Council 2, 45 Red and Blue 3. REYNOLDS, DON Wi+h a quiel reliring nalure ' Band I. RICHARDSON, MARION Silence is her only qreai arl ol conversaI'ion Class secrelary 4: Debale I: Dramalics I. 2, 3, 4: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Girls' Club council 3: Jr. A Cappella 2, 3: Red and Blue 3, 4. RISHEL, ELM ER ll silence is golden, l'lI be poor all my life Vocalional and lnduslrial Club 2, 3. ROGERS, RAYMOND I-Ie smiles and sleeps on Foolball I. L SAAF. MARY A Laughing eyes and ilashinq smile all while A Cappella Choir 3, 4: Dra- malics I, 2. 3, 4: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Jr. A Cappella 2: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue 4. SCHRAMM. MARTHA SI1e's all lhaf fancy painled her A Cappella Choir 4: Dramalics I, 3, 41 EOS! G.A.A. 27 Jr. A Cappella I, 2, 3: Pain? Pol Club 3: Red and Blue 3, 4, edilor 4: Sludenl Council 4. SCH U MACH ER, BETTY Can malce Ihe morrow cheerful as lhe' day Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS: 6. AJR. I, 2, 3, 4: Girls' Club council I: Mixed Chorus I, 2. RICHARDSON, MARJORIE I lhink well of myself as I riqhlly shoulcl. If I didn'I', who Then would? Debale I: Drarnalics 3, 4: G. A.A. I, 2, 3, 47 Girls' Club council 2: Jr. A Cappella 2, 3: Red and Blue 3, 4. ROBERTS, DONALD A rare combinalion-alhlele and scholar Foa+baII I, 2, 3, 4: Inlramurals 3: l.eIiermen's Club 2, 3, 4: Track I. ROWAN. SHIRLEY She is preily Io wallc wilh and willy Io Iallc wiIl'1 Class Ireasurer 2: Dramalics I, 2, 3, 4: EOS: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 47 Girls' Club council 2: Jr. Red Cross Council 3: Mixed Chorus I: Pain? Pol Club 4: Red and Blue 3, 4: Sludenl Council 2. Y cr K.. -fhjffic half' X , f- 4 --' ' , 'n 1 -SALERNQ, ARAHONY Honof lie in honesl foil Baslcelba I, 2, 3, 4: cheer- leader 4: class vice presidenl 3: Dramalics I, 2, 3. 4: Fool- ball 2: Golf 3, 4: lnlramurals I, 2, 3, 4: Jr. Red Cross Coun- cil 4: LeHermen's Club I, 2, 3, 4: Red and Blue 3: Sludenl Council I, 3, 4: Traclc I, 2, 3. SCHULTZ, LAWRENCE Some say he s very smarl, we all agree he's Icind ai hearl Dramalics I, 2, 3: Debale I, 2: Foolball I: Purdue Universily, I.aFayeIIe, Indiana 4. SELLEN. DOLORES Silence is more eloquenl Ihan words Commercial Club 4: Glee Club I, I C SHALES, DONNA A quiel person is welcome everywhere SMITH, DORIS I-Ier voice was ever soil, genlle and low G-lee Club I. SMITH, WAYNE A confenled spiril is all I ask Easr Aurora High School, Au- rora, Illinois I, 2. SPURGEON, FREDERICK I-Iis aim soars high Band I, 2: Dramafics I, 2, 3, 4: Inlramurals 3: Jr. Red Cross Council 4: Science Club 3, 4: Sludenl Council 2, 4: Track 2. STEWART, JANE The essence of humor is sen- sibiIi'ry A Cappella Choir 3, 4: Drama- fics I, 2, 3: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Jr. A Cappella 2: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue 2, 3: Sludenl Council Ireasurer 4. STEVENS, DORIS A quief unassuming air Dramalics 3: Orcheslra I, 2, 3. PAGE IO2 SLAKER, ROSMARIE A lighl hear? lives long Commercial Club 4: Debale 2: Dramalics 3: EOS, G.A.A. 2. SMITH, MARTHA Fair ol hair and brighl ol eyes Eliol Jr. High School, Pasadena, California I: Ferry I-Iall, Lake Foresl, Illinois 2. SPIELER, HERBERT I-Iail fellow, well mer lnlramurals I, 2, 3, 4: Jr. Red Cross Council Ig Camera Club I. STADLER, CHARLES Why work when you are hap- pier wilhoul il Foolball I, 2, 3: G-oll 3, 4: Gym Club 3: Inlramurals 2, 3, 4. STEWART, SUE BIiIhe of cheer and gentle of mood A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4: Dra- malics I, 2, 3, 4: G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4: Jr. A Cappella I: Red and Blue 3, 4. STOLP, CAROL EIFicienI and quieI A Cappella Choir 4: Dramalics 3, 4: Jr, A Cappella 2, 3: Mixed Chorus I: Science Club 4: Spanish Club 3, 4. -5 SWAN, RALPH c- W-fi A fellow keen anfikclever, willy and wis BdSk6i II are 3: Drama- lic 3, . U all I, 27 Golf 3: NX Lef r 9n's lub 2, 3, 4: Sci- Qe glub 3: Sludenl Council ' . vu XXN1' TEBBIT, GLORIA l-ler mollo - pleasure aller +oil THOMAS, CAROL BARBARA No legacy is so rich as hon- esIy Dramalics 3, 4: Science Club 3, 43 Washinglon High School, Roodhouse, Illinois l, 2. THUROW, GORDON Avasl' lhere ye knaves or l'll 'rear ye limb from limb Gym Club I, 2, 3: Dramalics I, 2, 3, Science Club 3, Band I, 2, 3: Universify of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois 4. TOGNARELLI, MILENA Prel'ry as a picIure Commercial Club vice presidenf 4: Jr, Red Cross Council 3, Sludenl' Council I. TYLER, MARGUERITE Joy rises in her, like a summer morn A Cappella Choir 2, 3: class secrelary I, 3: Dramafics I, 2, 3, 4? Gv.A.A. I, 2, 3. 47 Jr. Red Cross Council 31 Mixed Chorus I: Sfudenl' Council I. SWANSON, WINNIFRED A slill, small voice G.A.A. I, 2, 3, 4. THEURER. MARY ANN OlIen seen bul' seldom heard Glee Club I. THOMPSON, NANCY As merry as 'rhe day is long A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4: A Cappella Choir board 41 Dra- malics Il, 2, 3, 4: EOS: Girls' Club council I, 3: Paint Por Club 41 Red and Blue 4: Sci- ence Club 3, 4. TIFFANY, EDITH Genfle of speech, benelicienl of mind Glee Club I. I or 1. . -f ww 1 I LrL 1,...., X c RUESDQL. WQHARQBA. Always carelriee, always happy Baskelball l. 2. 3: Foolball I, 2, 3, 4: Gym Club I, 2. 3: lrlifd- murals, I, 2. 3, 47 Jr. Red Cross Council Ig Le'fI'e'rmen's Club l, 2, 3, 4: Spanish Club I: Track I, 3, 4: Vocalional and Indus- lrial Club 2, 3, 4. H? USRY. RUTH A maiden calm and reserved G.A.A. I: Girls' Club council 25 Mixed Chorus 2. PAGE IO3 VONHOFF, WILLIAM Modes+y becomes a young man Band I, 2: Traclc 3: Vocalional and Induslrial Club 2, 3. WALTERS, MAR MAE She has Ihe underslanding ol Ihe hearI Band I, 2, 3, 4: Band board 4: G. A. A. I: Orcheslra I, 4. WESTON. ROBERT Grea+er men Ihan I may have lived, bul I doubl il A Cappella Choir 3, 4: Band 2, 3.4: Chess Club 3: Eleciricians' Club 2, 3, 4: Foolball 4: Infra- murals I, 2, 3, 4: Jr. A Cap- pella I, 2: Mixed Chorus I, 2: Rifle Club 2, 3: Sludenl Coun- cil 4. WOODARD. MELVIN Glad Ihal I live am I Eleclricians' Club I, 2, 3: Fool- ball I, 2, 3: Gym Club I, 2, 3: lnframurals I, 2. 3, 4: Science Club 2, 3: Traclc I, 2: Voca- Iional and Induslrial Club I. 2. 4. 1 I VEACH, VI RGIL ARTHU R And who are you? Band 4: DramaI'ics 3, 4: EOS: Gym Club 2, 3, 4: lnlrarnurals 3.4: Red and Blue 3, 4: Tennis 3, 4: Easf Aurora High, Aurora, Illinois, I, 2. WATSON, PATRICIA A rhapsody of words G. A. A. I, 2: Mixed Chorus l. ?,4.4.,4v49l'f-A--. WITTE, JACK I-le is willy and he is hand- some A Cappella Choir I, 2, 3, 4. Ireasurer 4: Glee Club I, Golf 3, 4: Inlrarnurals 3: Spanish Club I. 2: Vocalional and In- duslrial Club 3. 4. WRIGHT. ELIZABETH Pearl ol qreai price A Cappella Choir 3: class vice presidenl I: Dramalics I, 2, 3. 4: G. A. A. I, 2, 3, 4: Girls' Club council 4: Jr. A Cappella 2: Mixed Chorus I: Red and Blue 2, 3: Sludenl Council 3, 4, SALLEE ANN LEE GRADUATES IN SERVICE BRADY, CLAYTON BRIGGS, RALPH PAU L CAMM, WALLACE HALL. EDGAR LATHAM, KENNETH MEEKER, CLARK OTTO, ARTHUR PASILIS, JULIUS RUMMEL, LEON VERNA. JIM LUKOWSKY, FRANCIS J. PAGE I04 National Honor Society On fhe basis of Scholarship, Characfer. Service and Leadership, fhe following members of fhe Class of I946 fwon membership in Ihe Naiional Honor Sociefy. BARBARA BAGLEY HELEN RAE BJORSETH CAROL BRUNNEMEYER ROBERT BURCH ESTHER DANNENBERG MAR MAE EBINGER EDWARD FOOTE MARIANNA HERRINGTON ROBERT HERTING MARTHA HOPE HERBERT JEBENS RUTH JOHNSON ROBERT KESEL JACK KNAPP MARY JANE LANDGRAF SYLVIA LANKOW RAYMOND MONACO SONIA MONCADA ESTHER NEILL JOYCE OWEN NANCY PUKLIN DONNA REILAND VELNA RICE MARTHA SCHRAMM MARGUERITE TYLER ELIZABETH WRIGHT PAGE IO5 PATRONS Z The hearr and hand of Ihe Business Manager and slaff of fhe i946 EOS goes our fo you, lhe kind pafrons fhal' made our efforls Io publish a cherished book of remembrances a success. We wholehearledly say . . . Thank you for your cooper- S afion. ------- ACCOUNTANTS Jack A. Berman Chicago, Illinois Arfhur Podolak III Downer Place AUTOMOBILE AGENCIES Aurora Molor Sales 229 Galena Boulevard Crowe Mofor Sales 70-72 South River Srreel Dewey and Company 233-37 Galena Boulevard J. F. Kelley Molor Sales IOI Lake Sfreef AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES Akeley-Sieele Company, Inc. 225 Galena Boulevard B. F. Goodrich Company 37 Galena Boulevard Goodyear Service Aurora, Illinois J 81 R Molor Supply Company 2 Norfh River Sfreef Carl Oleson Aufo and Radio Service I5 Norih River Slreer Phillips Au+o Paris Company 225 Holbrook Slreei Robinson's Aulo Supply Company I26-28-30 Soulh Broadway Valley Chevrolel 230 Soulh Broadway Valley Tire Service I33 Galena Boulevard H. H. Wood 220 Galena Boulevard BAKERIES Federal Bakery 5 Souih Broadway Fisher's Bakery I46 Soufh Broadway PAGE I06 Rainbo Bread Company 605 Plum Sfreef BANKS Aurora Nalional Bank 2 Soufh Broadway The Merchan+s Na+ional Bank 34- Soufh Broadway Old Second Narional Bank 37 Soufh River Slreel BEAUTICIANS AND BARBERS Barry's Barber Shop 20l Galena Boulevard Charm House 2 Norih Island Avenue CIark's Barber Shop 2I2 Prairie Sfreef Curl Beaury Shop 53 Soufh Broadway Eugene Beaufy Shop I8 Soufh Broadway Fiffh Slreef Barber Shop 404 Fifrh S+ree+ Galena Barber and Beauly Shop 937 Galena Boulevard Hari' Beau+y Shop 2II Jackson Slreel Isle Barber Shop I5 Downer Place Marie's Beaury Shop 940 Claim Sfreel Marinello Shop 4I4- Aurora Nalional Bank Marions Beaufy Parlor I04 Fox Slreef Riverside Barber Shop 43 Fox Sfreef SiIhoueH'e Reducing and Beauly Shop 8 Downer Place Verue-Redd Beauiy Shop I9 Main Sheer Waunefa's Beaufy Shop 33 Soufh Island Avenue BEAUTY AND BARBER SUPPLIES Esser's Supply Company I8 Soulh Ches+nu+ Sireer Fox Valley Beauiy Supply Company 39 Walnut Sfreel BUILDING MATERIALS John H. Armbrusfer and Company 723 Soufh LaSalle S+ree+ Geneva Consfrucfion Company III Downer Place CAFETERIAS AND RESTAU RANTS Sam Bowman's Cafe 3I Norlh Broadway Broadway Cafe 63 Fox Sfreel PATRONS Carlson's Reslaurani 27 Soufh River Sireef Davidson Cafeferia 63 Soufh Broadway The Dufch Oven I60 Soufh Broadway Eaf More Lunch Room I0 Norrh Broadway Fairbanks Cafeferia I0 Main Sfreef Highland Coffee Shop ZI6 Highland Avenue Louis Howard Norfh Lalre and Indian Trail Norfh Side Cafe Norfh Lalre Sfreef Oriole Cafe 23 Soufh River Sfreef Paradise Inn 26 Norlh Broadway Rivoli Cafe River and Walnuf Sfreefs Snow's Snack Shop 6 Downer Place Sfrand Resfauranf 57 Souih Broadway CIGAR AND TOBACCO STORES Ben's Smoke Shop 206 Fox Sfreel' Broadway Smoke Shop and Billiards 8 Wafer Sfreef Bud's Pipe Shop 55 Main Sfreei' The Hub Sfore 44 Downer Place John's Smoke Shop I8 Soufh River Srreef Schiclrler-Lech 67 Fox Sfreef CLEANERS AND DYERS Andy's Cleaners 55 Soufh River Sfreer Aurora Cleaners and Furriers I3I Galena Boulevard Balmer Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Inc. Easi' River Road Big Four Cleaners and Haifers I2 Fox Sfreei Broadway Cleaners 50 Galena Boulevard Illinois Cleaners and Dyers II4 Downer Place Walker Laundry Cleaners and Dyers 32 Walnul Sfreet CLOTHIERS Alshuler Brofhers Clorhing I7 Soufh Broadway Anderson and Duy Paramounl Theafre Building Bender's Army Sfore 33 Norfh Broadway BiII's Hal' Shop 6 Fox Sfreei' Franch's Panr Shop 56 Main Sfreel Joe Hauser's Men's Wear 42 Downer Place KleinerI s 69 Fox Sfreef Schmifz and Grelencorl' 26 Soufh Broadway SIewarf's, Inc. Fox and Broadway Weingarf and PiIIa'I'sch I3 Soufh Broadway COAL AND OIL Brennan Coal Company I06 Cedar Sfreel Brown Coal Company 702 Soufh Lincoln Hurd Coal and Feed Company 408 Garfield Dan Lilley Coal Company I69 Woodlawn Avenue Rausch Coal Company 52 Norfh Lincoln Avenue PAGE IO7 CONFECTIONERS Dufch Mill I Island Avenue Liflle Dufch Mill 7 Soufh Island Avenue Reuland's Nui House 25 Norih Broadway CONTRACTORS Chas. V. Anderson's Sons l3I7 New York Sfreef George J. Broclr 7I6 Norfh Avenue Joe W. Heirlnoffer 335 Soufh Fourfh Sfreel Floyd M. Lee 6l5 Sexion R. A. Marlin IOI7 Walnu+ Sfreei Warren T. Sellen 344 Cedar Clayfon Sioner 547 Fiflh Sfreel' DAIRIES C. W. Barnes II4 Soufh Russell PATRONS Fox Valley Milk Producer's Associafion 52 Downer Place Oafman Bro+her's, Inc. 735 Prairie Road Oberweis Dairy Molifor Road Pilze's Dairy 208 Soufh Smilh Slreei DENTISTS Dr. Elroy Cigrand 47 Fox Sfreel' Dr. C. P. Currier 50I Graham Building Dr. William B. Downs 33 Soulh Island Avenue Dr. C. B. Freeman 2 Norfh Broadway Dr. Leroy L. Hill 2 Soulh Broadway Dr. Harry W. MaHhews 2 Soulh Broadway Dr. Arfhur Minch 5I Fox Sireef Dr. Marvin M. Pulzlin 25 Soulh Broadway Dr. Arfhur Roberfs Aurora Nafional Banlr Building Dr. P. H. Shaffer 33 Soufh Island Avenue Dr. C. C. Thomas 33 Soulh Island Avenue Drs. Thompson and Thompson Terminal Building Dr. J. E. Wadlzins I4 Soulh Broadway Dr. George W. Wilson 5I Fox Sfreef DEPARTMENT STORES Aurora Dry Goods Company I7-I9 Norfh Broadway Block 8: Kuhl 5 Main Sireef Lieh 8: Gromefer 24 Soufh Broadway S. S. Sencenbaugh 20-22 Sou+h Broadway Sidney Ginsbergs I8-20 Fox Sfreei DRUG STORES Bur-Han Drug Company 35 Norih Broadway I I PAGE IO8 Ci+y Hall Pharmacy I4 Fox Sfreef Eberly's Drug Slore 27 Norfh Broadway Ernsf Pharmacy I02 Downer Place Galena Pharmacy 93I Galena Boulevard Grimm's Drug Sfore 59 Fox Sfree+ Harfz Drug Company 40 Soulh River Sfreef Rollins 81 Rice Drug Company II5 Main Sires? S+aud+ and Neumann Company I5 Sourh Broadway WI1eIan's Drug Slore 35 Soulh Broadway Wilcox Drug Slore 33 Soulh River Sfreel ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CONTRACTORS A-I Appliance Confracfors 246 Norfh Farnsworfh AI May Elecfric Company 63 Wafer Slreef May Universal Appliance bl Fox Sfreel and I5 Main Sfreel FARM SERVICE AND IMPLEMENTS Apple+on Manufac+uring Company Balavia, Illinois Infernafional Harvesfer 25I-26I Soufh River Slreel FIVE CENT TO ONE DOLLAR STORES W. T. Granf Company I2 Souih Broadway S. S. Kresge Company I6 Soulh Broadway F. W. Woolworfh I9 Soufh Broadway FLORISTS Aurora Greenhouse Company I Downer Place Barion's Floral Shop 43 Downer Place Peler M. Freeman 358 Cedar Slreel Graham's Greenhouse Sullivan Road Pefer W. Jungels II7 Main Sfreef Schaefer Greenhouse Monrgomery, Illinois SmeIy's Greenhouse 5l6 Soulh Fourlh Slreel FLOOR COVERINGS Pence's I2 Downer Place Sodersfrom-Arbeifber 28-30 Walnuf Sireei FURNACE AND AIR CONDITIONING Holland Furnace Company 75 Souih LaSalle Sireei Leo M. Jungels 950 Mounlain Slreel Scoll' Healing Company 323 Galena Boulevard FURNITURE Aurora Upholsfering Shop 635 New York Sfreel' Bievers Furnilure Company 6I Norfh Broadway Leafhs Furnifure Company 24 Main Sfreel' Simon's Furnilure Br Rug Combanv 36 Downer Place Ward 81 Jones Furnilure Company 62-64 Souih Broadway GARAGES AND SERVICE STATIONS Andrews Service Sfaiion Norih Aurora Aurora Tire and Baflery 83 Soufh River Slreel Bill's Service Sfaiion Walnui and Lake Sfreeis Builders Supply Company II3 Soulh Waier S+ree+ DonkIe's Service Slalion River and Walnul Slreels Dui'ch's and Don's Pure Oil Siaiion 258 Soufh Lake Sireef Alberl' Frilz I25 Downer Place Gallaghers Garage 30 Souih LaSalle Srreef Heiman Moior Service 2I9 Norlh Lake Sfreel Ingraham's Service Siaiion 257 Walnuf Slreel Island Texaco Sfalion I Holbrook Sfree+ Jack's Super Service Slalion 2I0 Prairie Sfreef John's Shell Service I02 Norfh Lake Sfreel' Johnsons Pure Oil Service Broadway and Benron K and K Super Service 302 Souih Lake Sfreei Lake Sheer Body Shop 30 Norlh Lake Sireel Ari' Newquisi' Molor Sales 55 Soufh Lake Slreef PATRONS l North Aurora Pure Oil Service Norih Aurora James F. Palerson I20 Soulh Lake S'free+ Pe1'e's Super Service Siafion 225 Gale S+ree'I' PlanI s Garage Norlh Aurora S+ou'ry's Aufo and Implemeni Service 25 Norlh River Sireei Unifed Auio Service Siaiions 47 Soulh Lake Sireel While Fire Gas IZB Galena Ray Whiieside's Super Service Sialion Galena Boulevard af Oak Avenue GLASS AND PAINT Aurora Painr Supply Company 28 Walnu+ Sfreel Jewel Painl Sfore 26 Fox Slreel Olson and Robinson I3 Soufh River Slreef Pilisburgh Plafe Glass 20 Main Slreef J. D. Rice and Son 38 Souih River Sireei PAGE IO9 Schor Glass Company ZI9 Galena Boulevard Walbrunn-Kling and Company 30 Norlh Broadway GROCERIES AND MEATS Andy's Panfry 853 Walnui Sireel Aurora Cooperalive Associaiion lI5 Oak Avenue Aurora Poullry Marker lI5 New York Slreel Baker Food Company 29 Norih Broadway Bonifas' Royal Blue 508 Grove Sfreel' Boulevard Cash and Carry 945 Galena Boulevard Mrs. Margarei Carpenfer 901 Wesi' Lake Sireef M. DeBarloIo and Son 5I0 Soulh Lake Sireef Esser's Grocery and Meal 597 Lake Slreef The Handy Corner 839 Norih Avenue and Smiih Sf Hauser's Cash-Carry 443 View S+ree'r PATRONS W. C. Hawks 202 Woodlawn Avenue Hosler Food Slore 652 Hammond Avenue Kniep Marlrels I2 Norfh Broadway Manning MarIce+ I9' Soufh River Sireel C. W. Marshall and Company 46-50 Downer Place Nalional Tea SI'ore 82I Galena Boulevard Paramounl- Heighfs Oswego. Illinois Pealrs Royal Blue Marlcel 372 Walnuf Sfreef Pier:on's Grocery 701 Prairie Sfreei Public Food Mari' Il45 Norfh Lalce Sfreef Reliable Food Slore 5I5 Galena Boulevard Louis Ruffalo Groceries 32I Spruce Sfreef Schalz Food Mari 2I Soufh River Sfreel Schumacher Royal Blue Slore 89 Norlh Roof SI'ree+ Scribner Ochsenschlager 224 Blackhawk SIein's Fish Marlcef I0 Soufh River Slreef Sferling Groceries and Marlcel 4I3 Norfh View Sfreei T. E. Tevelin 3II Locus? Sfreel Thompson's Grocery R D No. I, Box 1205 U. S. Marlxefs 28 Norlh Broadway HARDWARE Myron J. Davis and Company 35 Soulh River Sireel' Karlheiser and Son 24 Norlh Broadway Tanner Hardware I5 Soufh River fS+ree'l' Wolf-Parker Company 62 Soufh LaSalle Sfreef HOTELS Aurora Hofel 2 Sou+h Island Avenue Leland Hofel 7 Souih Island Avenue PAGE IIO ICE CREAM Borden's Ice Cream 201 Norfh Lake Sfreel Fisher's Snack Shop I05 Wilder Sfreef Hydrox Corporalion 535 Fiffh Avenue Konrad's Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop 302 Jackson Srreef Prince Ice Cream Caslle 2I6 Walnuf Sfreef INVESTMENTS AND SECU RITI ES William H. Flenfye 33 Sou+h Island Avenue John K. Hucko and Company II5 Downer Place G. R. Worfman and Company 2 Sou+h Broadway INSURANCE G. A. Anderson 35 Soufh Island Glen E. Armbrusier 527 Fi'F+h Avenue Thomas J. Banbury I00 Main Sfreef Arlhur R. Bu'Hrey 2 Norfh Broadway H. V. Cannon Realfy Company 68 Fox Sfreel Chicago Molor Club 48 Galena Boulevard Chas. E. Day Agency 34 Sourh River Sfree+ Ralph E. Dunley Insurance Agency 305 Graham Building Frazier 8: Evans 44V2 Downer Place Fox Valley Insurance Agency 2 Norfh Broadway Emily A. Hurd I I I Downer Place The Massachuseifs Profeciive Companies 30 Soufh Island Avenue Milchler and Barron 38 Fox Sfreef Moeschel 8: Tomblin 9 Fox Promenade Mufual Benefif Healfh 8: Accidenf 2 Soufh Broadway Refail Credif Company 505 Terminal Building Arihur J. Shoger I94 Fox S+reeI' L. E. Shoger 8: Company 42 Galena Boulevard Wesfern Adiusfmenl' Inspecfion Company 2 Norfh Broadway Wilson E. Woodall 308 Keysfone Building JEWELRY Fred W. Aberle 8: Son 2I7 Main Sfreef Fodor's Jewelry Siore 28 Souih Broadway Harry Frohlich, Jeweler 8 Galena Boulevard E. P. Garvin 3 Norfh Broadway GreenwaId's Jewelry Siore 9 Soufh Broadway Huesing's Jewelry Slore 32 Souih Island Avenue May Jewelers 6 Norlh Broadway Menfon Jewelry Company I Fox Promenade Navarro's The Diamond House II Norfh Broadway PaHerson's Jewelry Sfore 6 Soulh Broadway Ridge Jewelry Sfore 82 Souih Broadway LAWYERS Mr. Henry D. Cheney I9 Souih LaSalle Sireei Chicago, Illinois Siolp D. Fraser 4I Soufh Island Avenue John P. Hari, Aiforney 4I Souih Island Avenue LiHle, Perrine 8: Clausen 33 Soufh Island Avenue Maifhews, Jordan 81 Dean 33 Soulh Island Avenue Dale K. MeAlpine 30 Souih Island Avenue Mighell 8: Coclrfield I04 Fox Sireei' Newhall 8: Givler 30 Soulh Island Avenue Thomas P. O'MalIey Aurora Nafional Banlc Building John G. Plain IO4 Fox Sireel A. L. Pulrlin 4I0 Keyslone Building Pulnam, Johnson, Alschuler 81 Ruddy 32 Waier Sfreel Sears O'Brien 8: Sfreil III Downer Place Carlelon A. Shulls I04 Fox Slreei LOANS Aurora Building 8: Loan Associafion 34 River Sireef Cifizen Loan Company I00 Main Sireef Home Building 81 Loan Associaiion 220 Main Sfreei PATRONS Home Finance Service Incorporaled 30 Soufh Island Avenue Improvemeni' Building 8: Loan Associalion I2 Main Sfreef Norlhern Illinois Corporafion 202 Terminal Building Tower Finance Corporafion IB Soulh Broadway LODGES Ellis Lodge No. 705 77 Sfolp Avenue Moose Lodge No. 44 69-7I Soufh LaSalle Sireef LUMBER Globe Lumber Supply Company New York Sireei Road Mall Lumber Company, Incorporafed 82 Norfh Broadway Ward Lumber Company 540 Norih Broadway While 8: Todd Lumber Company 58 Souih Lalre Sireei' Winn Supply Company 3I Cedar Sfreef PAGE III MANUFACTURERS All-Sieel Equipmenl' Company Griffiih Avenue American Well Worlzs I00 Norih Broadway Aurora Equipmenf Company 422 Cleveland Avenue Aurora Mefal Company 6I4 Wesl' Parlr Ausrin-Weslern Company 60I Norfh Farnsworfh Avenue Barber-Greene Wesi Parlr Avenue Consolidafed Paper Company 705 Norih Farnsworfh Avenue Durabili' Manufacfuring Company Jericho Road Independenf Pneumafic Tool Company 753 Claim Sfreef Louis Isman Xu Sons 46 Holbrook Sfreef R. 8: M. Kaufman, Incorporafed 4I Holbrook Sfreef Lyon Melal Producls, Incorporaled Monigomery, Illinois PATRONS Nafional Brush Company IOI Illinois Avenue Pic+oriaI Paper Package Company 232 Sou+h Lake Slreef Pines Engineering Company 260 Soulh Highland Richards-Wilcox Manufaciuring Company I74 Third S+ree+ Slephens-Adamson Manufacfuring Company Aurora, Illinois Sfoner Manufacfuring Corporalion 328 Gale Sireef MISCELLANEOUS Abraham Block Iron and Me'IaI Company I20 Holbrook Sfreel Ari' Bennel' X: Son 438 Penn Avenue Aurora Welding Service 3I3 Gale Sfreel' Book Shop 28 Soulh Island Avenue Vinceni' G. Cofey Maple Park, Illinois Leona Connery Srudio 8: Gill Shop I3 Wafer S+ree+ Corn Bell Ha+cheries Incorporaied 25 Sou'Ih River Slreel CourIrigh+ Molor Sales Lake and Galena Credii' Bureau, Incorpora+ed I I I Downer Place Jeanne M. Doran 34 Soufh River Sfreef EIsie's Milk Depol 5I0 Morfon Avenue Exposifion Swimming Pool Box 505, Aurora, Illinois Fagerholm Bike and Key Shop 68 Soufh Broadway Fox Valley Iron and Mefal Company 637 Norfh Broadway The Frui+ Juice House 955 New York S'rree+ Galloway-Bells Sporl' Shop 66 Soufh Broadway P. Goodendorg Harness Shop II Norlh River SIree+ Harling Servisoff Company I03 Soufh LaSalle Healy Underraking Company 332 Downer Place PAGE II2 The House of Vision 9 Soufh Island Avenue Louis Lee Body Shop I2I Woodlawn Avenue Lincoln Highway Cemelery Box I47, Aurora, Illinois Life Soap Company I8 Soufh LaSalle McDowell Plaslic Company New York S+reeI' Road Mefropolifan College 8-I6 Downer Place M. J. Meyees 645 Soufh Spencer S'IreeI Ralph R. and Kalherine M. Mifchell 33 Island Avenue William Muslach 33-39 WaInu+ SIreeI Norlh Aurora Elevafor Norfh Aurora, Illinois Fred G. Nuyen 207 Galena Boulevard Ogden Nurseries Incorporaled New York Sfreef Road Lulu M. Populorum 33 Soufh Island Avenue Red Slar Yeas+ Producls Company 2II New York Sfreef Sheeu' Melal and Furnace 22 Soufh River Demefre Theodor New York and Farnsworlh Troupe Music S+ore 8 Fox S+reeI Weslern Uniled Gas and Eleclric Company 50 Fox Sireei Cliff Williams Orcheslra 62I Mounlain S+ree+ OFFICE SUPPLIES Adding Machine and Typewriler Sales 44If2 Downer Place Columbia Office Supply Company 227 Main Sheer Erlenborns 30 Soufh River Sheer General Office Machine Company ZI8 Fox S+ree+ B. C. Jess Company I8 Downer Place Paramounl Slalioners 24 Fox Sfreef Reminglon Rand, Inc. 30 Soufh Island Avenue L. C. Smifh and Corona Typewrilers, Inc. II3 Downer Place OPTOMETRISTS Dr. W. J. Allen 67 Fox Sfreel Dr. Dr. S+ra Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Ralph W. Kendrick I3 Soulh Island Avenue F. Slanley Leverich 30 Soulh lsland Avenue +1 Oplical Shop I7 Main Sfreel PERSONALS and Mrs. John Aberle 428 Galena Boulevard and Mrs. Eldred Alcorn 469 Norih Union Reinhold Apsil 248 Walnu+ S+ree+ and Mrs. D. L. Armsfrong l40 Buell Avenue and Mrs. James W. Aulher 9I5 Downer Place 433 and Mrs. R. M. Avery 453 Plum S+reeI Mr. and Mrs. Augus+ Baclcman 444 Spruce Sfreel Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bailey Box 329, Rouie I Mr. and Mrs. Guy Banisler 2I0 Evanslawn Avenue Mr. and Mrs. H. Ashley Barber I346 Garfield Avenue Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Barnes 357 Plum S'Iree'l Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Barnes 807 Walnui- Sireel Mr. and 539 Mrs. F. L. Barrigher, Sr. Norfh May Mr. and Mrs. John Barry ll2 Spruce S+ree+ L+. Col. and Mrs. H. L. Beamish 30l Soufh Elmwood Drive Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Bealus Cleveland Avenue Mr. Mis Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Bergman 2l0 Commonweal+h ses Anna and Calherine Berlhold IIB Grand Avenue and Mrs. E. L. Beiz 324 Soufh Fordham Avenue and Mrs. Wm. L. Beyer 3I8 Norlh River and Mrs. R. Biorselh 329 Illinois Avenue and Mrs. A. B. Blanc 75 Fordham Avenue John W. Bolinger l020 Garfield and Mrs. W. H. Boyd 667 Walnui Sfreel Miss Rose Brown Mr. Mr. 669 Woodlawn Avenue and Mrs. A. C. Burch 739 lowa Avenue and Mrs. Tom Burch Zll Calumef Mr. C. M. Burgess 434 Evanslawn Avenue Lieuf. and Mrs. Frank K. Burgess Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. 256 Galena Boulevard and Mrs. D. C. Burnell 64 Fordham Avenue and Mrs. W. R. Burzlaff 74l Grand Avenue and Mrs. L. T. Campbell 8I2 Charles Sfreel' and Mrs. B. N. Carley 842 Walnui Sfreef Jaclc Carney 843 Kensingion and Mrs. F. E. Colb 430 Galena Boulevard T. R. Conlclin 84l Norlh Lalce Slreef and Mrs. Edwin Copelin 7l8 Iowa Avenue and Mrs. Fred W. Council 447 Walnuf Sfreel Bob Crane 422 Galena Boulevard and Mrs. E. A. Crowe 2Il Fordham Avenue and Mrs. G. Cummings 4I6 Galena Boulevard PAGE II3 Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dabney 420 Blaclrhawlc and Mrs. A. Daleiden 4 Commonwealfh and Mrs. Elmer Daly 426 Wesf Parlr Avenue and Mrs. Chas. L. Daniels 2l0 Blackhawk and Mrs. Wm. Davidson R. R. I. Box 336 and Mrs. A. S. Daw Naperville, lllinois and Mrs. Charles E. Day 376 Illinois Avenue and Mrs. L. D. Deal 323 Sunsel Avenue and Mrs. D. J. DeFraIes 6I8 Hardin Avenue and Mrs. C. R. Deindorfer 221 Norlh View Sheer and Mrs. A. F. DeSor+ 8 I 4 Walnuf Slreef Mrs. M. Dilclrers Mr. Mr. 238 Walnui Sfreef and Mrs. J. B. Divine 670 Woodlawn Avenue and Mrs. James Doane 4l6 Walnut Sfreef PATRONS P Mr Mr Mr Mr Dr. Mr Mr. Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr ATRONS and Mrs. D. E. Donahue IIB Wilder Slreef and Mrs. Logan F. Drury 343 Spruce Slreel' and Mrs. John Eccles 646 Galena Boulevard Bob Edwards 529 Gales Slreel' and Mrs. Wm. Ellioll' 449 Spruce Slreel and Mrs. C. B. Ellis 9II Hardin Avenue and Mrs. John L. Erickson Norlh Aurora, Illinois and Mrs. F. S. Ewing 600 Iowa Avenue and Mrs. Emmell E. Fisher 308 Norlh Elmwood Drive and Mrs. A. C. Fihgerald 6I3 Iowa Avenue Edward J. Flannigan 555 Woodlawn Avenue and Mrs. L. E. Flefcher 7Il Grand Avenue and Mrs. W. D. Flynn I28 Soufh Fordham and Mrs. R. A. Foole 60I Iowa Avenue Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Fosler Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Herfing 9l7 Hardin Avenue 304- Soulh Fordham Mr. and Mrs. R. Frazer Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Hess M:. Mr. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Rev. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mrs. Ml'. M rs. 542 Illinois Avenue and Mrs. L. W. Gesler 245 LeGrande Boulevard and Mrs. E. W. Gibson 8I3 Galena Boulevard and Mrs. WaI+er D. Gibson 206 Gladsfone Avenue Russell L. Giffin 526 Grand Avenue and Mrs. R. H. Hallenhoff 3I0 Plum Sfreel' and Mrs. Earl J. Hamrick I4 Oak Avenue and Mrs. Russell Hanson I24 Gladslone and Mrs. Howard S. Halch 30l LeGrande Boulevard and Mrs. Charles Haffersley I202 Galena Boulevard H. Hennis II6 Norlh Cheslnul and Mrs. G. B. Herringlon 4II Blackhawk Hale B. Herringlon 7I5 Wilder Sfreel PAGE I I4 Mr. 850 Galena Boulevard and Mrs. G. W. Hill I I5 Commonweallh Mrs. L. G. Hill Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Chicago, Illinois Edwin A. Hokenson 509 Calumef Avenue and Mrs. W. C. Hooper 337 Plum Slreef and Mrs. William A. Hope 365 Galena Boulevard and Mrs. Melburn Hupach 229 Prairie and Mrs. Clarence Iverson 540 Iowa Avenue and Mrs. H. H. Jebens 637 Hardin Avenue and Mrs. A. S. Jern II4 Commonweallh Avenue and Mrs. Chesler Johnson R. R. No. I, Aurora, Illinois and Mrs. E. H. Johnson 6I7 Iowa Avenue and Mrs. Glenn T. Johnson 9I4 Hardin Slreel and Mrs. J. A. Johnson Indian Trail Rev. and Mrs. Olin Clark Jones Mr. 523 Downer Place and Mrs. Wm. Joy 628 Wilder Slreel Mrs. Ira Judd Mr. R No. 3, Aurora, Illinois and Mrs. Ralph I. Judd Sugar Grove. Illinois Mrs. F. Chris Keine Mr. 6I Soulh Harrison Slreel and Mrs. F. G. Kellogg Yorkville, Illinois Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Kesel 900 Garfield Avenue Miss Norma Kies Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mrs. I030 Spruce Slreel' Mrs. I. R. King Norfh May Slreel and Mrs. Ormrod Knapp 60I Norlh View Slreef and Mrs. N. W. Knulh 8I8 Pennsylvania Avenue and Mrs. E. L. Koesler Norfh Lake Road L. B. Kuhn 552 Charles Slreel and 2I0 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lafferly Mr. Mr. Mr. I48 Gladslone Avenue and Mrs. LaMagdeIine 27 McMiIIian Avenue and Mrs. T. H. Landgraf 929 Garfield Avenue and Mrs. O. O. Lane 730 Norlh Lake Slreel Miss Genevieve Langus 460 Woodlawn Avenue Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lankow Norfh Lake Manor Mrs. Mildred Lanfz 354 Woodlawn Avenue Mr. and Mrs. George Larsen 7I Soufh Broadway Mr. and Mrs. Laurence 2II Williams Slreel' Mr. and Mrs. Carl Layden 5II Soufh Elmwood Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Leyden 452 Woodlawn Avenue Mr. Mrs. L. W. Leasure Spruce Sfreef Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Lilley 536 Iowa Avenue and 550 Mr. Mrs. J. E. Luke Cleveland Avenue Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lungren 2I5 LeGrande Avenue Mr. and Mrs. Henry Manuki 8I7 Wesl' Lake Sfreef Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Maury 842 Garfield Avenue Jean Rifa McKinney I4 Calumef Avenue and 42I Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Meidell 830 Iowa Avenue Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Melcherf l23 Soufh Russell Avenue Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Melfon Box 3, Lisle, Illinois Mr. Richard R. Merfz Universify of Chicago Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Messenger Norfh Aurora. Illinois Mr. and Mrs. Arfhur A. Meyers 380 Wesf Park Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mickelberg 424 Galena Boulevard Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Mireley 8I8 Spruce Sfreef Mr. and Mrs. Maf Monaco 840 Bowdilch Mr. and Mrs. A. Moncada 730 Downer Place Mr. Roberf Morehouse 702 Hammond Avenue Mr. and Mrs. Philip Morrison 326 Spruce Sfreef Vivien Mushrush 23 Norfh Highland Avenue Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Neill 5I6 Ridgeway Avenue Mrs. R. A. Newfon 34 Loucks Sfreef Mr. and Mrs. Frank Novofne 946 Galena Boulevard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oberweis 940 Mounfain Sfreef Miss Dorofhy O'Brien 732 Oak Avenue Mr. Mrs. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Marfin O'Brien 732 Oak Avenue and Mrs. D. W. Ochsenschlager Jericho Road, Aurora, Illinois and Mrs. J. M. Olesen I23 Ingleside and Mrs. Oppfelf I34 Downer Place Sfanley Oswald 443 Pennsylvania Avenue and Mrs. M. J. Palmer 206 Wilder Sfreef and Mrs. William A. Palmer I355 Downer Place and Mrs. Donald W. Parkin I044 Garfield Avenue Mr. and SI4 Mr. and 442 Mr. D. I 4l8 Mr. and 922 Mrs. W. 925 Mr. and 643 Mr. and 3l8 Mr. and 7Il Mr. and 65I Mr. and Mrs. Evereff Pafelski Hardin Sfreef Mrs. Frank Paull Grand Avenue Peacock Pennsylvania Avenue Mrs. Sfanley Perry Garfield Avenue Pessina E. La ke Sfreef Mrs. Charles Pierce Galena Boulevard Mrs. Fred Pifsfick Soufh Lake Sfreef Mrs. M. F. Ploger Garfield Avenue Mrs. I. Priegal Hammond Avenue Mrs. Bradford Quackenlqush 5 Commonwealfh Avenue Mr. and 320 Mrs. Edward Recfor River Sfreef Mrs. Grace Redfield 2l5 Walnuf Sfreef Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Reiland 332 Spruce Sfreef Phc. Norman R. Reiland, U. S. N. 332 Spruce Sfreef Mr. and 359 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reingardf Spruce Sfreef Mrs. Leo Reising 2 I Oak Avenue Mr. and Mrs. Irving Reynolds 830 Spruce Sfreef Miss Eloise Rice 44l Wafson Sfreef Lieui. and Mrs. J. F. Rice Mr. Mr. Mrs. Mr. 385 Walnuf Sfreel' and Mrs. L. W. Rice 385 Walnuf Sfreef and Mrs. E. H. Robinson 439 Grand Avenue Alice B. Rogers 729 Pennsylvania Avenue and Mrs. V. C. Rowan 305 May Sfreef Miss Shirley Rubarf 5l6 Jackson Sfreef PAGE ll5 -PATRONS Mr. Edward J. Ryan Mr. Mr. Mr. 527 Palace Sfreef and Mrs. Jack Salerno 52l Woodlawn Avenue and Mrs. Fred Sandell Norfh Aurora, Illinois Allan L. Schoeberlein 527 Oak Avenue Mrs. E. F. Schoeberlein Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mis I306 Downer Place and Mrs. Fred R. Schramm 52I Calumef Avenue and Mrs. C. W. Schroeder 308 Blackhawk Sfreef and Mrs .Harlem Schreul 340 Soufh Broadway and Mrs. Henry Schreul 322 Spruce Sfreef and Mrs. S. M. Schule 602 Oak Avenue and Mrs. Frank Seigmund 842 Spruce Sfreef and Mrs. A. J. Seffles 378 Walnuf Sfreef and Mrs. Geo. W. Shales 602 Grand Avenue C. Shanholfzer 3I7 Avon Sfreef and Mrs. Lawrence Shulfz 6l0 Grand Avenue s Beffy Slaker RFD No. I, Box 393 Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Slaker Mr. Mr. RFD No. I. Box 208 and Mrs. H. W. Slaker RFD NO. I, Box 393 and Mrs. J. H. Slaker 252 Sullivan Road Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Smifh I 75 Wesfern Avenue Mrs. Maxine Smifh Mr . and 2I7 536 Charles Sfreef Mrs. Royal J. Smifh Norfh Russell Avenue Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smifh 4I3 Walnuf Slreef Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Sfaib 656 Wesflawn Avenue Mr. an Mrs. S. L. Sfaley Mr. d 642 Galena Boulevard and Mrs. W. Richard Sfanley 547 Walnuf Sfreef Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Sfolp 330 Norfh Lake Sfreef Mr. John A. Sfrecker 6I Soufh Russell Mrs. Efhel Swanson 443 Pennsylvania Avenue Mr. and Mrs. George Alberf Swanson Mr. Mr. 426 Spruce Sfreef and Mrs. James Sfewarf, Jr. I6 North Locusf Sfreef and Mrs. Carl O. Siosfrand Randall Road PATRONS Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Spidell 706 Walnul' Sfreel' Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Slreel' 645 Garfield Avenue Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Tess 426 Grand Avenue Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Thayer 249 Cedar Slreel Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson 45I Fiffh Slreel Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Thompson 447 Blackhawk Sfreel Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tiffany I007 Allaire Avenue Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Tobin 207 Fordham Avenue Dr. Frederick Toenniges I4 Main Slreel Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Truesdell 339 Woodlawn Avenue Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Tyler 242 Buell Avenue Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Volinline 320 Oak Slreel Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wade I6 Norlh Locusl Sfreel Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Warner 327 Soulh Lake Slreel Mr. and Mrs. John Weisheil III Woodlawn Avenue Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Weifh 46I Walnul' Sfreef Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Wells I334 Downer Place Mr. and Mrs. George Weslon 338 Spruce Sireel Mr. and Mrs. V. Wildman Il00 Garfield Avenue Mrs. Helen Wiley 522 Palace Sfreel' Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Wilfe 409 Plum Slreel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wolf 2I Norlh Highland Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Woodard 4I4- Ridgeway Avenue Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Wrighl 602 Galena Boulevard Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Wyali I32 Soufh Fordham Avenue Mrs. H. T. Young 4l9 Pennsylvania Avenue PHOTOGRAPHERS Assell's Pholo Shop 4I Island Avenue Aurora Sfudio I6 Downer Place Merrill' Sludios 6 Downer Place Milfon Sludio 204 Fox Sireel' Anfhony Osfroif 2I0 Norlh Lake Slreel' PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Dr. E. R. Balihazar 59 Fox Slreei' Dr. R. K. Collins 33 Island Avenue Dr. H. M. DeBar+oIo 28 Fox Sfreef Dr. L. G. Dohren 30 Soulh Island Avenue Dreyer-Denny Clinic 33 Soulh Island Avenue Dr. David J. Evans 2 Norfh Broadway Dr. Garrison 2 Soulh Broadway Dr. R. H. Graham 63-A Sou'I'h Broadway Drs. Heimdal and Goodfellow 32 Soulh Island Avenue Dr. Kennelh P. Hoel I5 Soufh Broadway Drs. Kilenplon and Young 30 Soulh Island Avenue Dr. E. E. Meister Keysione Building Dr. H. L. Sanders 2 Norlh Broadway Dr. E. T. Tee 2 Soufh Broadway Dr. E. M. Thomas II5 Main Sfreel' Dr. W. T. Venn 30 Soufh Island Avenue Drs.oWeIIer and EllioH Aurora Na+ional Bank Building Dr. A. J. Zmugg 40 Soulh River Slreel PLUMBING AND HEATING Clark and Bollz 20 Soufh River Sfreel Edward J. Farrell SI Soufh LaSalle Slreei William H. Frazier 55 Soulh Wafer Slreel' Illinois Supply Company 530 Soulh River Sfreef C. A. Lewis-Sfale Dislribulor 737 LaFayeMe Sfreef Ruddy Brofhers 65-67 Souih LaSalle Sfreel PRINTERS Aurora Mid-Wesl Prinlers, Inc. 75 Slolp Avenue Barker Prinfing Company, Inc. 220 Fox Sheer Finch 8: McCuIlouch 84 Souih LaSalle Slreel Kelmscoll Corporalion 2l5 Fox Sfreel PAGE II6 Mid-Confinenl Press 330 Soulh Dearborn Chicago, Illinois F. O. Pel'erson's Sons I23 Spruce Sfreel Charles Reiland Prinling Company 332 Spruce Sfreel Sfralhmore Company 20 Soulh Lake Slreel PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLICITY The Aurora Beacon-News 4 Main S+ree+ Aurora Economisl 7 Norih River Sfreel' Lisberg Brolhers News Agency 22I Galena Boulevard WMRO 24 Soulh River Slreei RADIO SERVICE A and H Radio Service I30 Downer Place A-I Appliance 246 Norlh Farnsworfh Johnson Radio Service 203 Galena Boulevard Ray's Radio Service 42 Galena Boulevard REAL ESTATE Geo. A. Banbury I00 Main Slreel Percy R. Council I04 Fox Slreel' Frances H. Dalion 30 Soufh Island Avenue Merrill' K. Evans I04 Fox Slreel' Thomas F. McGowan I5 Island Avenue Herman Offui I5 Soulh Island Avenue Shindlbeck and Pafferson 29 Norfh Broadway Roberi' W. Weir Fox Sfreef al' Lincoln Avenue M. J. Whildin and A. W. Hubbard I04 Fox Sfreef RECREATION CENTERS Classic Bowling Lanes New York and Farnsworlh Fairway Skaling Palace Sandwich, Illinois Hill Top Riding Academy I036 Fiffh Avenue Sylvandell Bowling Alleys 35 Galena Boulevard ROOFERS 48 Roofing and lnsulafing 78 Soufh Broadway Malcor Roofing Company 2I9 Woodlawn Avenue SHOES AND SHOE REPAIR Arnesen and Michael 43 Fox Sfreef Aurora Shoe Repair Shop 2 Riverside Connie Shop 64 Fox Sfreef Galena Shoe Service 93TV2 Galena Boulevard London Shoe Repair 84 Soufh Broadway Masfers Shoe Company 27 Soufh Broadway Pefe's Shoe Shop 55 Soufh Broadway John Schele 25 Soufh Broadway Sherman's Shoe Repair 48 Main Sfreef Tanquary's Shoe Sfore 5 Fox Promenade Waegner's Shoe Sfore 25 Soufh Broadway Wesf Side Shoe Repair I06 Downer Place SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Y. M. C. A. 205 Fox Sfreef Y. W. C. A. 3I Downer Place TAILORS AND FURRIERS Hull Tailors 45 Fox Sfreef George E. Kuker 52 Downer Place Pasnick Tailors 36 Soufh Island Avenue Wm. Ploefz 82 Soufh LaSalle Sfreel TEACHERS OF MUSIC AND DRAMA Rufhanne Farrell I4 Main Sfreef Joy's Accordion Sfudio 5I Soufh Broadway Frances Sherwood I4 Main Sfreef Toenniges Conservafory I4 Main Sfreef Clara R. Wilson 933 Garfield Avenue TH EATRES Isle Theafre 2I Soufh Island Avenue Publix Greaf Sfales Theafres 23 Main Sfreef TRANSFER SERVICE Aurora Transfer Company 605 Spruce Sfreef Blackwood Mofor Service Soufh Lincoln Carl Transfer and Movers 825 Walnuf Sfreef Flemming Mofor Service 32l Holbrook Valenfine Transfer and Sforage Company IIO Cross Sfreef VETERINARIANS Dr. L. A. Dyksfra 2I2 Walnuf Sfreef Dr. Harry F. McEwan 36 Soufh River Sfreef VICE-PRESIDENTS R. W. Lamphere Old Second Nafional Bank Carl Schmih Old Second Nafional Bank WHOLESALERS Eby-Youngen Company I22-I28 Downer Place Illinois Wholesale Company 74 Norfh LaSalle Sfreef Q Candy and Novelfy Company I0 Norfh River Sfreef Rossons Disfribufor Sales Company I49 River Sfreef F. H. Weddige I3I Soufh LaSalle Sfreef WOMEN'S APPAREL Arfhur's 60-62 Fox Sfreef Asfor Haf Shop I Norfh Broadway Bluebell Dress Shop 34 Soufh Island Avenue Boorkman's 36 South River Sfreef Jackson's 47 Fox Sfreef Weil's Inc. 23 Soufh Broadway Young Modern Shop 24 Soufh Island Avenue PAGE II7 PATRONS AUTOGRAPHS A Cappella Choir ..... Adminisfralion ........ Band ......................... Baskerball lVarsi+yl ..... Baslcerball lFrosh-Sophl Calendar ................... Commercial Club ..... Complerion ............ Cons+ruc+ion Debafe ..... Dedicalion ..........,... Dramafics lJuniorl ..... Dramafics lSeniorl ..... INDEX Page 38 22 . ....... 30 72 ........IO6 . ....... 6I 89 29 47 3 . ....... 42 . ....... 44 Eleclricians' Club ........ ....... 6 3 EOS ........................ 54 Foolball lVa rsnryl ........... ....... 6 4 Foorball lFrosh-Sophl ........ ....... 6 9 Freshman Class ......,.. Freshman Girls' Glee Club .. .. ..,.. .. 35 G. A. 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