Robert Lindner

"Que Será, Será, Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que Será, Será, What will be, will be"

Twenty twenty-six we go. It’s a New

Year with worry and hope

For a year we can cope

With, using just some soap

Time flies. And we must go

With it. Time won’t wait. So, go with the flow.

Sing Auld Lang Syne. The song

Of year’s farewell is not wrong.

Seems it’s taken too long

Exit from the world stage.

So, let’s, joyfully, turn the yearly page

And hope for the New Year.

Could be hard, but we’re here,

For Auld Lang Syne, my dear.

As a lucky success.

So now, my wish for you is happiness,

For that future will fill

The next year. It will still

Be here, whatever it will

Why not? The old year’s done.

And next year will just be another one.

So now, for Auld Lang Syne,

Let’s hope things will be fine,

Next year, for yours and mine.

Sets on New Year’s Eve.  So,

Then Twenty-twenty-five can pass and go,

Becoming history.

As for the mystery

New Year brings. Let it be

Ruth Gross

Another memory from long ago--Fanny's Italian restaurant.  Her meat sauce was famously good.

Preston Cook

I have lasting memories for perusing the magazines at the Chicago-Main Newsstand during the last two years in high school.

Most magazines I read while standing there without purchasing,  but each month I did buy Success Unlimited, a small configured magazine by our own Evanstonian, W. Clement Stone.  While not a reader of textbooks or assigned books in high school, I was drawn to Stone's, PMA - positive mental attitude. As well as his success in his business of selling insurance and owner of Combined Insurance Company of America.  Stone would state each morning, upon rising:  "I feel healthy!  I feel happy!  I feel terrific!"  I was taken by his enthusiasm and success.

The only book I recall reading before the age of eighteen was Stone's book, Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude.  The book inspired me during my life.  My high school years consisted of working to pay for material possessions:  motor scooters, a motorcycle, several cars, a few boats and clothes, not studies or extracurricular activities

Working at the Evanston post office delivering packages at Christmas 1969 a thought occurred to me.  I would find a package for Mr. Stone, drive it to his lakefront mansion and deliver it to him. I really wanted to meet him.  I waited till Christmas eve.  The post office basement was filled with hundreds of large canvas bags containing packages that would not be delivered before Christmas.  I began emptying bags, checking each package for Mr. Stones name.  After some fifty bags and hundreds of boxes, emptied on the floor then re-bagged, I found a small box for the Stone residence.  Mrs. Stone answered the door.  While talking with her, I noticed Mr. Stone approaching, with his distinctive jet black tailored mustache.  I told him the story of reading his magazines and book and how I wanted to meet him.  Then told him of the effort I went through the some fifty bags of packages to finally find one for him.  He was so impressed with my persistence that he offers me a job on the spot. An intriguing offer from a famous multi-millionaire to a mere high school graduate.  I had to turn him down due to my recent acceptance at Kendall College, knowing by then I needed higher education more than a job at his insurance company.  Though, I have often wondered how my life would have played out if I accepted his generous offer.

Vicki Hlavacek

Susan Spiegel (Pastin)

I remember Fanny's Restsurant too -  I went there with my parents.  But I can't remember where it was.  Was it somewhere around Central Street in North Evanston?  Or maybe on Green Bay Rd.?

Paula Massey

Fanny's was on Simpson, 1900 block I think.

And what was the name of that grill? near the cornerr of Church and Dodge that was so popular?   And all the supermarkets or food markets in Evanston at one time: A&P, Acme, Kroger, Stop and Shop, Oak Street Market, then later People's Market. Also Good's for framing and Vogue Fabrics for sewing projects on Main St.

Vernon Neece (Neece)

The hot dog stand on Asbury just before you got to howard was Bills.  If you were short on cash you could get a tamale for 10 cents.  When I was back in Evanston for our 25th reunion I went there for lunch with my wife & mother-in-law.  The young man who waited on us was Bill's nephew and Bill was puttering around in the back.  They only sold chips and canned soda drinks, no fries or fountain drinnks.  Chucks was across the street and next ot it was Cock Robin (fomerly Prince Castle) where I worked my senior year of high school.  Anyone remember the Camppus Den restaraunt just north of downtown.  When I was back for our 50th reunion I met 2 friends at Walker Brothers on Green Bay for lunch.  Regarding Ravinia, I saw the Ramsey Lewis Trio perform there.  The only other time I went to Ravinia was when a neighbor paid me to drive his wife & daughter there to hear 1 of the Sorkins (?sp?) whom the daughter was studying that summer.  I don't know if Old Orchard Shopping Center did it every summer, but they would offer free concerts in 1 of their courtyards.  A friend & I heard the Village Stompers perform.  Nobody mentioned Bahai Temple up by Wilmette Harbor.  TAlso, the local barbershop chapter would put on a free concert at the Wilmette Bowl in the summer.

Lauren Dolinky (Moss)

I have had a fall. In my bedroom I tripped as I was trying on some old jeans. How ridiculous is that! The really bad part is that I broke my left hip. At midnight the ambulance came and then requested a second team to carry me down 2 floors, 44 stairs. 
I'm writing this to tell all of you to be careful. I am always careful but this was just stupidity. Sit down when putting on pants and concentrate!

The operation to repair my hip was last Tuesday and I am still in the hospital and unable to walk more than a few steps without pain. I will be moved to rehab in the next few days. 
 

For a year Ron and I have been preparing for a major project to install an elevator in our 5 story house. It has taken so much planning and clearing out. The builders started the one month job today! How ironic is that!

just felt like sharing. Be careful. Accidents happen. 

William Wanlund

Vernon -  Campus Den  had good pizza, as I recall - right? And wasn't it on Dempster, next to the "L" tracks underpass?

Speaking of pizzas, Inferno on Central is one I remember, but as far as I can recall the only ETHS classmate i can remember seeing there was Charlie Whitcomb, who introduced me to the place. I occasionally delivered pizzas when, to keep the pies warm while enroute, I would place them on the passenger-side floor of my* '56 Chrysler station wagon, and crank up the heater and fan full blast.

*The car was "my" car only in the sense that my Mom was afraid to drive it - she and Dad stuck to the family Ford, probably wisely. For a while the passenger side front door wouldn't stay closed - I wired it shut with electrical cable. I don't think I carried many passengers - only the most desperate and/or devoted acquaintances felt it was worth the risk. I could write an essay about that car (but I won't).

William Wanlund

Lauren, I'm very sorry to hear about your fall. I feel your pain, almost literally -- I had (right) hip replacement surgery last year and because of various complicating factors am still getting therapy for it -- different causes, different circumstances, but still a pain in.., well, a pain. I wish you a speedy, and, I'm sure, a speedier, recovery.

P.S. - did the jeans fit?

Susan Chausow (Southam)

Lauren, I am so sorry! But I must say you sound as if you're keeping a "positive mental attitude" about it all, even to the point of noting the ironies in the situation. Good for you! I saw my mother through 5 hip replacement surgeries and I know what the rehab looks like. Do what they tell you to do! They know what works.

William, I love your question about whether the jeans fit! Made me laugh. Thanks

Ruth Gross

Lauren--heal quickly!! And thanks for the reminder to be careful.

Susan Spiegel (Pastin)

Lauren, I second the  motion To wish you a speedy recovery.  Physical therapy can be a great help!

I had a less serious for myself back on October 9.  I was walking to the L to see a play at the Goodman when I tripped - over a simple crack in the sidewalk!  It wasn't even a pothole!
 

  When I fall, I have always - Except in this case - Not hurt myself and been able to get right up and carry on.  But this time, my nose was bleeding profusely and two helpful bystanders and I agreed to call an ambulance.  I spent four hours in Saint Francis hospital's emergency room.  Turns out, I had a broken nose, also needed two stitches on my forehead, and broke the bottom, most joint of my little finger on my left hand.  I was in a soft cast for six weeks.  I probably also broke a rib as it started to hurt in my chest under my left breast.  Noses and broken ribs generally heal on their own, though.

Arthur Hallstrom

Hello Karen. Let me add my wishes that you get well soon.

My wife and I just finished a 8 week 2 hour class on fall prevention. Put on by the Wis Portage County. Was very good, much more than I expected.  It was comprehesive. It started with excerises to strengthen key areas of the body (and we had to do them every day - "we" kept records), then how to fall, how to get up. Then fall hazards at home and outside. Then hearing and eyesight. All this with professional instructors. Then walking as a group outside. We started with 15 folks. 8 completed it. Recommend a class like this as falls tend to be the number one injury for folks in their  80-90s. (At least that was what they said.)  

Arthur Hallstrom

The 64 production team is working on the "Remember ETHS" video for our next reunion in Sept. Just got the LOOK article that had several Helga pics and also a Helga / Bob Ward one. Will use them in the video. Would like your input on this question. How did you get to/from ETHS? What was your entry point to the school? I don't remember any yellow school buses. Seems close in folks walked or used bikes. Further out city buses. Special buses ran down central, dodge, church. Some took the church street bus downtown and switched to one to go home. Another group car pooled getting dropped off - maybe at the birdcage. Some seniors (the luckly few?)  had access to a car and a permit to drive it to school. Likely filled it with near by friends. How did you get there? 

Vicki Hlavacek

Paula Massey

I liked on Main St. and took the 3 bus to a south entrance on/off of Dodge Ave. I think it was in the Arts wing.

And more for the memories: Heubinger Drugs, 2 of them I think, and Williams Shoes in downtown. Along with Chandlers was the SBX. I collected stamps in those days and Chandlers had a nice stamp area on maybe the 2nd floor. Did anyone else look for wild flowers in Harms Woods? I was especially excited to see a Jack in the Pulpit one year.

Patrick Furlong

Susan Spiegel (Pastin)

Art, I took the Ridge Avenue bus (I think it was #2) to school.  I believe I was let off at the birdcage, but I'm not sure.   Sometimes in warm weather, I would walk back to all The way to our apartment at 330 Ridge Ave. after I was done with school and activities.  I remember how lovely it was to see flowering trees, which I had not been aware of when we still lived at 4900 Marine Dr. in Chicago.

Susan Chausow (Southam)

Art, I lived on South Blvd just east of Dodge. I took the bus on Dodge and went in the entrance on the southeast corner of the school, as Paula said, the arts wing.

William Wanlund

We lived on Noyes (my dad loved it that we lived on a street that couldn't make up its mind). I took #4 and transferred to #3(?) downtown.   Remember the student tokens? I recall them being about the size of quarters, the color of old pennies, and with holes. Later I carpooled.

Arthur Hallstrom

Thanks for the input on how you got to ETHS. Will touch on this in our new 80th class video. we are finding more inputs. Was shared the orginal Look Article on the best high schools in US which included ETHS as a model High School. We are getting cool classmate pictures that go beyond thehe uearbook ones. If black/white, we can bring them up to today's video standards. 

Arthur Hallstrom

Rumor has it this is of our class. Group photo. Recognize anyone? Yourself maybe?

Charles Whitcomb

Bill, I worked at the Inferno off and on at the orignal location at Central and Green Bay. Jerry one of owners also owned Mustard's Last Stand.

Vicki Hlavacek

The guy in the green shirt in the front row looks like it could be Jim Deerfield. The only ones in the second row I know are Marilyn Golan, Holly Romans, and Sue Draut.