Executive seniors lead campus clubs in vivid profiles
Barbara Swain, president of the Dramatic Club, serves on the annual board and leads committees while enjoying classical and popular music and Blue and Gold glory. Gilbert Fidalgo, president of the French Club and secretary-treasurer of the Spanish Club, is on Script staff and lists basketball and swimming among favored sports. He plans Navy service after high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Swain
Dramatic Club
Barb
Hi-Tri
T. Dorsey
Johnny Weismullers
B. J
Cornell Wilde
Screenland
D. G
Greer Garcon
Gilbert Fidalgo
Mexico
Gilbert
Canada
France
Bennyman
Thoroug
Greer Garson
Shirley Temple
van Johnson
Sen
University of Illinois
United States
Third quarter A honor roll recipients listed by class
The third quarter A work honorees include juniors Gilbert Fidalgo Ken Gould Lois Hammelman Marian Weasels Sally Winn Betty Bull Jackie Gossard or Larson Carol Moyer Beverly Welker sophomores Phyllis Frank Charles Kornman Virginia Main Don Woessner Jim Young freshmen Peggy Beach Carel Chall Nancy Doermann Phil Ward Polly Jewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Fidalgo
Ken Gould
Lois Hammelman
Marian Weasels
Sally Winn
Betty Bull
Jackie Gossard
Or Larson
Carol Moyer
Beverly Welker
Phyllis Frank
Charles Kornman
Virginia Main
Don Woessner
Jim Young
Peggy Beach
Carel
Chall and
Nancy Doermann
Phil Ward
Polly Jewell
Diplomatic Dreams and Student Life Highlight Joan Holler
A college portrait describes Joan Holler, freshman and Spanish Club president, active in the Robed Choir and G A A. She favors Latin American culture, enjoys Carmen Cavallero, Gary Cooper, and St Louis Blues, and seeks peace of mind while eyeing a future in diplomacy and languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Joan Holler
Senorita Holler
Cross
Joan
Gary Cooper
Margaret O’brien
Carmen Cavallero
St. Louis
Tchaikovsky
Ken
Prom May with Annie and Gene O Connell exchange
Dialogue fragment shows Annie and Gene O Connell in a playful exchange about affection and a Cola purchase from the prior week. The brief interaction hints at a romantic context and casual humor within a social setting.
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Gene O’connell
What is success and how is it attained
A reflective piece asks what success means beyond worldly gain. It contrasts material aims with moral growth, urging self development, faith in self and humanity, and steadfast effort to overcome difficulties on the path to lasting achievement.
S H S Student Delivers Clever Musical Revue at Coliseum
Joyce Blum, a senior, staged the April 7 revue Harem Frolica at the coliseum. The show featured a princess wooed by Prince Charming with tap ballet acrobatics and ballroom numbers performed by students and guest singers including Beach Harrison Williams Gleason Church Haugen Hill Schumaker and Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Blum
Coliseum
P Beach
Sue Williams
Gwendolyn Gleason
Charlotte Church
Virginia Haugen
Maxine Hill
Babe Schumaker
Pat Harrison
Spanish Class Welcomes Guest From Chile
Rotary International from the 147th district hosts the second year Spanish class with Rafael Errazuris of Chile as guest speaker. He discusses Chilean people, customs, government, climate, and education, noting Chile spans 2700 miles and differs in leisure pace and sports from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stager
Rotary International
Chile
Rafael Errazuris
University of Chile
Northwestern University
Errazuris
Rotary Club
South America
United States
University of
Santiago
Embarrassing Moments Highlight School Tales
June Welker vows to avoid steak on dates after a corn spill. Kay Hoogeveen recalls family embarrassment when her sister intervened on a date. Gunder Haag recalls reporting a timeout amid jeers at a basketball game. Tom Hoffman jokes about ripping his pants while catching in a summer baseball game. Mary Ellen Sauer giggles during an English class talk, drawing laughter from a front-row student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Welker
June
Kay Hoogeveen
Kay
Gunder Haag
Gunder
Tom Hoffman
Mary Ellen Sauer
Ellen
Examination on the honor system announced
Mr. Lee orders students to sit three apart and in alternate rows for the examination, enforcing an honor system.
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Mr. Lee
Air Mail Defined as Post Office on a Higher Plane
The note frames air mail as a superior postal service concept that elevates standard mail by speed and reach. It suggests a broader, almost aspirational role for air delivery in faster communication.
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Miss Swain
Knox College
Galesburg
Illinois
Annie
Roger Larson
S.H.S
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