West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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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 . . .

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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

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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.