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01/08/26 02:28 PM #2662    

 

Charles Whitcomb

Susan, Fanny's was at 1600 Simpson at Ashland. We lived across the street and all of my family worked there at one time or another. The last job I had there was working Fanny's factory next to the restaurant making frozen spagetti diners and Fanny's famous salad dressing. The spagetti sause was my mother's family (Roketti) receipe.

01/08/26 02:29 PM #2663    

 

Charles Whitcomb

Is that Helga in the front row?

01/08/26 05:57 PM #2664    

 

Vernon Neece (Neece)

I took a city bus to/from school when I didn't walk with friends.  I picked up the bus at the corner of Oakton & Wesley and got off at Dodge & Greenwood (I thnk) between Dempster & Lake.

Bill the Campus Den pizza restaurant I remember was just north of downtown near the Northwestern camppus.  The Spot Restaurant on Emerson was a few blocks north.

01/08/26 08:59 PM #2665    

 

Patrick Furlong

Art, I might be able to confirm or identify a few of the faces in your picture.
  • 1st Row: Merry Anderson, Bob Bristol, Steve Bruhn, Jim Deerfield
  • 2nd Row: Marilyn Golan, Holly Romans, Ilene Katz
  • 3rd Row: Fred Ferro
  • 4th Row: Ed Boesel, Webster Edmond, Jim Gustafson, Marty Grenzebach
  • 5th Row: David Childs, Jon Andersen
  • 6th Row: Roger Dorio

01/09/26 08:38 AM #2666    

 

Renee Sherer (Schleicher)

Front row, center, green shirt: Roy Gutman.

01/09/26 11:08 AM #2667    

 

Sherrie Igoe (Dembrowski)

Front row in pink, Toni Schlesinger? Big tall, gray shirt guy with glasses, Eric Barinholtz?

01/09/26 03:03 PM #2668    

 

Ruth Gross

2nd row--Next to Ilene Katz is Gloria Friedman, behind her Karen Kennedy and Debbie Ancheta.

Third row the other side of the person next to Debbie Ancheta is Lauren Dolinky.

01/09/26 05:06 PM #2669    

 

Vernon Neece (Neece)

1 Of the signature characteristics of Spot pizzas is that they were square/rectangular rather than round like other restaurants.

01/09/26 09:22 PM #2670    

 

Alice Rosengard

Front row 2d from L is Merry Anderson. Next to her in the green shirt is Stan Bratman.

01/10/26 01:23 PM #2671    

 

Roger Dorio

Am I wrong or was this just East Hall home room? Somebody confirm or tell me I am wrong it was only 59 years ago ! Lol

01/10/26 02:24 PM #2672    

 

Ruth Gross

I think that's Sue Draut next to Holly Romans, and I also think I was wrong about the one I thought was Debbie Ancheta. I think that's Ruth DeVera.

01/10/26 04:07 PM #2673    

 

Alice Rosengard

Glad you caught that, Ruth. I knew it was not Debbie Ancheta but I didn't know who it was.

01/13/26 02:45 PM #2674    

 

Jane Henry (Andersen)

I spent 4 years never eating the food in the cafeteria and now you want us to eat that food at our 80th class birthday party.  Are you trying to kill us off? devil  Oh well, I will be sure to put that in my obituary.  laugh. I still remember that shiny beef.

01/13/26 06:32 PM #2675    

 

Janet Bos (Lefevre)

Glad I am not in any of the pics.
I did not look good then. I blossomed after I graduated. LOL

01/14/26 07:44 AM #2676    

 

Arthur Hallstrom

According to Helga, that "Look" group photo was students rounded up from East Hall. (Helga was in East too.) At that time, there was about 250 seniors in East Hall so you looking at roughly 40-50% of the gomeroom.  What is anazing to me is our class was about 1000 students. The classes behind us were much bigger so in our senior year ETHS had about 4500 students IN one school.  They started the expansion project into 4 schools around 66. It doubled the footage! 650k to 1,200k sq ft. Just in time for the class of 72 or 73 which peaked total attendance around 6000-6200 students. These classes had less compression since students would stay in the "school" for everything but the centralized events {sports, swimming, theatre, etc.). Eah school had it's own cafeteria.  By then they also had switched to 20 minute time blocks which somewhat reduced hall congestion.  

01/14/26 08:58 AM #2677    

 

Frances O'Connell

A shout out to Gerri Engeln McCabe who has authored and published  her book WHO CARES?, a telling of her medical adventures as nurse and patient, and what's she's learned about the healthcare system.

01/15/26 08:58 AM #2678    

 

Fred Brostoff

The complete Look magazine article is shown as "Sept 1964 Look Magazine" within the "Class of '64 Photo Galleries & Music" page. 

01/16/26 04:35 PM #2679    

 

Ruth DeVera (Meyers)

You are right, Ruth Gross, that is me, Ruth DeVera Meyers in the photo...

 

01/24/26 04:28 PM #2680    

 

Arthur Hallstrom

Anyone know who these students are - from the 1964 Key. In the Library. 

01/24/26 05:22 PM #2681    

 

Alice Rosengard

For starters, that's Alice Elliott on the right in the rear--the one with long hair. 

01/25/26 03:29 PM #2682    

 

Patrick Furlong

I remember Alice's (Elliott's) hair as much darker.

01/26/26 01:23 PM #2683    

 

Jack Hayes

Pat--that may be due to AI colorization. Take a look at the b&w shot on page 63 of The Key.  (And while you are at it, take a look at page 45 for a good laugh.)

 

02/04/26 02:52 PM #2684    

 

Arthur Hallstrom

In doing reserach for the "Here and Now" reunion video I had a review done on the 1964 Student Handbook. The highlights.  

"The Way We Were: Rules for Civilized Kits."

1. The Dress Code (The "Anti-Distraction" Policy)

In 1964, the way you dressed was seen as a direct reflection of your moral character.

  • For Girls: Skirts and dresses were mandatory. The "pencil skirt" was popular, but if it was too tight or too short (usually measured by kneeling on the floor—if the hem didn't touch the rug, it was too short), you were sent to the office.

  • For Boys: No blue jeans. "Slacks" and collared shirts were the standard. T-shirts were considered underwear.

  • The "No PDA" Rule: Public Displays of Affection were strictly prohibited. Even holding hands in the hallway could earn you a "social probation" or a stern talk from a dean.

2. The Social "Curfew" & Conduct

The school took a Parentis Locus (acting as a parent) approach seriously.

"Students are expected to conduct themselves at all times, both in and out of school, in a manner that reflects credit upon themselves and Evanston Township High School."

This meant that if you were caught "parking" or behaving "indecently" by an Evanston police officer over the weekend, the school often found out, and it could affect your standing in clubs or athletics.

3. The "Code of Ethics"

Many handbooks from that era included a "Code of Ethics" written by the Student Cuncil. They often included lines like:

  • "A Wildkit is clean in speech, thought, and habit."

  • "A Wildkit respects the sanctity of the home and the high standards of the community."

4. The "Three-Foot Rule" at Dances

At the Senior Prom or the Beano, the chaperones were the "morality police."

  • The Lighting: "Moonlight" dances were often interrupted by the lights being flicked on if the floor got too quiet or if couples were "grinding" (though they didn't call it that then—it was "vertical lounging").

  • The Chaperones: You didn't just have teachers; you had rows of PTA mothers in corsages watching your every move.

02/04/26 08:14 PM #2685    

 

Rosanne Bass (Keynan)

Art--Did I ever send you the photos I found in a box in my garage? IMHO they'd be great to include in reunion materials of on this platform. (But I don't know how to post them here.) May I text them to you? Not sure I have your number. 

02/09/26 04:09 PM #2686    

 

Preston Cook

Wikipedia included me with a page.

 

Preston Cook

 
 
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
 
Preston Cook
Cook at the National Eagle Center in 2021
Born 1946 (age 79–80)
Education Kendall College
Lone Mountain College
Occupation real estate developer
Organization National Eagle Center
Known for National Bird Initiative; American Eagle Collection
Spouse Donna Cook (m. 1986 – present)

Preston Cook (b. 1946) is an American collector and commercial real estate investor. He created the Preston Cook National Eagle Collection comprising more than 40,000 objects featuring eagle imagery. Cook is credited with helping designate the bald eagle as the official national bird of the United States through the National Bird Initiative.[1] Cook has published three books on the eagle.

Early life and education

Cook was raised in Evanston, Illinois, and graduated from high school in 1964.[2] He attended Kendall College and Lone Mountain College in San Francisco.[2]

Career and collection

Cook worked for many years as a commercial real estate developer in the San Francisco Bay Area.[3] He began collecting eagle-related objects in the 1968.[1] His collection grew to more than 40,000 items, including everyday objects, historical artifacts, memorabilia, and fine art.[2] The collection, formally titled the Preston Cook National Eagle Collection, was later donated to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota.[4]

National Bird Initiative

While researching his book American Eagle: A Visual History of Our National Emblem, Cook discovered that the bald eagle, despite its longstanding symbolic role, had never been officially designated as the national bird.[5] In coordination with Jack E. Davis, author of The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird, and The National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota, Cook started the National Bird Initiative to create federal legislation on the matter.[5] Cook drafted a simple bill to designate the bald eagle as the national bird.[1] The legislation was introduced by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in the U.S. Senate and Brad Finstad in the U.S. House of Representatives.[1] It passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Joe Biden in December 2024.[6][7]

Personal life

In 1986, Cook married Donna Cook who had five children from a previous marriage.[2] He lives in Wabasha, Minnesota.[8]

Bibliography

  • Cook, Preston (2019). American Eagle - A Visual History of Our National Emblem. Goff. ISBN 9781941806289.
  • Cook, Preston; Davis, Jack E. (2024). Clearing the Air : Attack of the Giant Eagle. National Eagle Center. ISBN 9798218465698.
  • Cook, Preston (2025). How the Bald Eagle Became Our National Bird. National Eagle Center. ISBN 9798218660376.

References

  1.  Davis, Jack E. "The Bald Eagle Is Finally, Officially Our National Bird—Thanks to This Man". Audubon Magazine (Winter 2024). Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  2.  Grossman, Mary Ann (June 29, 2019). "He has a real eagle eye — Wabasha man's collection is the largest in the country". Twin Cities Pioneer Press.
  3.  Brown, Tony (June 16, 2017). "San Francisco real estate mogul lands in Wabasha with colossal eagle art collection". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  4.  "National Bird Initiative – National Eagle Center". National Eagle Center. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  5.  Paul, Maria Luisa (December 26, 2024). "The Bald Eagle became the national bird thanks to this one man". The Washington Post. (The Ann Arbor News). p. D2. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  6.  Molseed, John (January 1, 2025). "The Eagle Has Landed as the National Bird". Post Bulletin. Rochester, Minnesota. p. A1.
  7.  Klobuchar, Amy (December 23, 2024). "Text - S.4610 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the bald eagle as the national bird". Congress.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  8.  Gunderson, Dan (November 18, 2024). "In Wabasha, a collector puts his passion for all things eagles on full display". MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
 

 

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