West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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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 . . .

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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

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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