East High School - Minaret Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Zhu gfdatofzg Nichols as her escort. Bob Kenny and Odell Young were members of the Royal Court. Alice Gilbert, Anita Marcus, Floramae Spen- cer, Wayne Pastoria, and Willis Pope were always on hand to liven up the classes. Never a dull moment, you know! In the Couple Corner were Bud Hiltbrand and Agnes Weakland going strong, as were Dona Davies and Ed Kaminski. Joanne Johnson and Lorin Wagner continued seeing much of each other. Mary Pastorius and Ken Parker and Ida Jean Tobias and Glen James were also on the steady list. The Dramatic Club came up with a rip-roar- ing comedy, Nine Girls . The seniors participat- ing were Muriel Thorp and Wanda Sult, The Glee Club gave a fine performance in its Christmas Concert Taking part were Harriet Boggs Herb Nichols Dick Montgomery and Bill Paulis At this time the Senior officers consisted of Carroll Petry as president Joe Marton vice pres ident Betty Harris secretary Betty Adams girls treasurer and Harvey Fuller boys treasurer Those odd sounding noises audible when a pretty girl went by in the hall were the wolf whistles of Gene Alexander Don Flannery Dick Butcher Bob Hylbert and Jack Schaefer Carroll Petry h1t a triple to help defeat Buchtel in the baseball contest Bill Simmons won state championship in the hurdles while Bill Wal lace won the broad Jump 1n the Salem relays Mr Gruccio also sold his rolling death trap during 1948 Jack Keleher and Duane Wolf were the last to endanger their lives by taking a ride in it Dick Montgomery received a summer schol arship for his winning poster in the Summit County Tuberculosis Poster contest and Peggy Rivenbark received honorable mention along with Connie Morin Slaving away at the typewriters and mimeo graph machines in the new Office Practice class were Catherine Wahl, Alice Sutton, Ruth Chal- man and Anna Thayer. The Caravan Staff, consisting of Wanda Sult, Betty Adams, Edna Mae Smith, Muriel Thorp, Rex Gosnell, and Norman Muth, were always looking for enough words to fill up the black and white printed four-page Caravan. Bless those pic- tures! Herb Nichols was elected president of Glee Club, Carroll Petry, president of National Honor Society, Tony Leonino, president of Co-Ed As- sembly and Wanda Sult, editor of the Caravan. After much questioning we learned from Joe Marton, Paul Mullins, Dennis Wickline, and Dick Bittinger that the most popular pastime with the senior boys was-you've guessed it GIRLS. Ragena Rutherford and Joan Ange spent their study halls the last two years working in the of fice as assistants Those metal bracelets displayed by Mary Kay Podrosky Louise Probst and Irene Zaklan were made in their Crafts class It seems the busiest person at East was Mrs McCarthy the nurse Ahhh some of those ex cuses' Some educators feel that gaily painted rooms are conducive to a higher degree of learning In a few years we may walk into Mr Mearig s office and instead of the drab dull colors find the room decorated in brilliant reds and blues Could be' One of the many senior activities was the Hobo Party Looking extremely fetching in their Jeans and shirts were Virginia Morris Nancy Mc Cann Betty Efferson and Liz Lake Not to be out done were Arnold Kalaj Mary Kapioltas and John Feotis This year has drawn to a close for the 1949 class and with it closes our happy high school life Some of us will never see each other again but when we want to remember all we have to do is look into our Yearbook to recall our Joys thrills and heartaches for this memorable year of 1949 MODEL SENIOR Glr Lillian Griffin Alice Gilbert Catherine Wahl Betty Efferson Pearl Ford Marion Roberts Julia Gebhart Mary Pastorius Mary Poore Marv Kay Podrosky Connie Morin Merdis Grundy Mary Lou Rosche Nellie Figg All round Most Talkatix e Most Bashful Smile Sleepiest Shortest Tallest Best Dressed Best Looking Dependable Best Athlete Personality Studious W1tt1est Boy Carroll Petry Wayne Pastoria Mike Kristan Bill Beckett Bob Kenny Kenneth Groves Rex Gosnell Dick Schoonover Odell Young Tony Leonino Bill Webb Bill Wallace Arnold Kalaj Joe Marton 1 v s - a - , , 1 1 ' ' - . . . - . , . 1 1 1 1 ' , 1 , . ., . 7 ' T - , , . . . t y , . . . . , . , - . . . . . , - ' ' ' ' as ' 71 7 y . ' . 1 . , 1 1 ' a ' 7 . . . Y - V --------------------------------------- A---Y------------ - -- ------- ---------------- - ---

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January 1945 not only ushered in one of the coldest snowiest winters in Akron but also about 200 wide eyed green Freshies who began their h1story making high school career at dear East High Everyone made new acquaintances quickly the main source then being through record rooms which were l1ke fifteen minute periods held the first thing every morning During this time at tendance was taken announcements made pro grams given and activities of the previous eve ning thoroughly discussed The intelligence of our class was exhibited when Mary Pastorius Marjorie Brewer Mary Kapioltas Mary Lou Rueffer Arnold Kalaj Tony Leonino and John M1HOV1Ch all made the high ten at one time or another during their Freshman year We were represented 1n the marching East High band by Carroll Petry Norman Muth Jack Keleher and Rex Gosnell Junior Censowe Know Y Teenj and Frosh H1 Y memberships took a sudden Jump when we invaded their ranks Several outstanding athletes of our class wasted no time displaying the1r talents W1ll1e Webb played freshman basketball varsity foot ball and ran track h1s first year Bill Simmons and Bill Wallace also made names for themselves in football and track Oh mustnt forget Joey Martin who was the best manager the freshman basketball team ever had' dent Council were Dona Davies Wanda Lee Sult Carroll Petry and Tony LSOHIHO Dona was also elected 9 A attendant to the May Queen The war showed its effect on our school life in many ways The following notice appeared in November 45 CARAVAN The Annual Radio Staff Amateur show has been postponed because at the present time no coal can be used to heat the building at night Our sophomore year saw several changes taking place at East With the end of the Second World War in August 1945 a crop of teachers be gan returning from the service Among them were Mr Becker Mr Estey Mr Maxwell Mr Casen hiser and Mr McCallops Record rooms were discontinued that year and Lu Smith gave up his coachmg duties to be come athletic director We had the honor of be 1ng the first class to be promoted to morning school 1n 10 A and d1d we love 1t' We continued making ourselves known more and more Paul Mullens was a member of W S F E and several of our classmates including Dennis W1ckl1ne and B1ll Paulis took part in H1 Y s annual show Skit Skat Vanities B1ll Simmons escorted Louise Watkins to the Spring Concert and started a long and beautiful romance Speaking of beauty L11 11an Griffin d1d her part by being elected attend ant to the Homecommg Queen that year The 10 A attendant to the May Queen was Wanda Lee Sult The Student Lounge became the hang out and everyone made a mad rush for an 1ce cream bar or sandwich at noon Yo Yos were another fad and Herb Nichols became quite an expert when Miss Armstrong s back was turned' Our three Bills fWallace Webb Simmons! on the Fighting Orientals were in there pitching when we played Garfield for the championship and lost 20 6 But you can bet me every student stuck with them t1ll the end That well worn phrase Spirit Wins meant something to us By the end of our sophomore year East High was second to none as far as we were concerned but the best was yet to come' And then in the third lap or Junior year life seemed dull and unbearable until the girls de cided that education was not the only thing in life and began to take on unlimited possibilities For instance Marilyn Franklin put the ball and chain on Bob Blakely and Roy Hansrote surren dered to J anice Rearick s charms Not to mention Bill Beckett Rex Gosnell Hugh Hunt John Stouffer Jack Keleher and Norman Muth all of whom just dn 1ded their charms among all the girls The study halls were always so deadly s1lent OJ that Mr Mearig decided to discontinue our early morning get togethers The title of maid of honor for the May Queen was captured by Lillian Gr1ff1n and Wanda Sult was given special honor for her reading of A Along came basketball season and with It Bob Kenny During baseball season Dick Schoon over and Carroll Petry were backed by all the cheering Juniors Alan Mouche and Bud H1ltbrand earned their Es on the sw1m team that year Bill Simmons Bill Webb and Bill Wallace took honors for the track squad and played football too along with Harvey Fuller Bill Webb was chosen best all round football player to represent East High at the All C1ty Formal Came the May Festival in spring and D1ck Yeager d1d a fine Job with his drums Mary Poore one of the pretty l1ttle strutters was later to become head majorette A new club known as the Latin Club was formed Mary Lou Rosche was elected president Ann Robinson vice president Marjorie Brewer secretary and Kyral Wylie treasurer The greatest thrill of the year was when the first driver training car arrived You could tell by the gleam in the eyes of Bonnie Daisher Mary Lou Rueffer Merdis Grundy Roberta Under wood and Gladys Martin that they could hardly Walt to s1gn up for the new course At this time we find the most eminent ques tion 1S Why Wont Richard Open The Door? 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1974-The East Hlgh Class of Januarv 1949 has reached 1ts prlme Many of the graduates have cllmbed to pos1t1ons of prommence some have attalned fame 1n the enterta1nment freld some have gone 1n for the fantast1c some the subllme some the r1d1culous Joey Marton who got h1S journal1st1c urge durlng the years he tossed the Akron Beacon Journal onto porch roofs and through screen doors IS now occupylng the ed1tor s chalr of the newest Akron paper Harvey Fuller has gone 1nto the m1lk bus1ness w1th Ern1e Choate who by the way has become an outrageous fl1rt Together they have rnvented a d6V1Ce for catapult1ng a bottle of m1lk r1ght from the truck to the front porch W1th no breakage whatever and practlcally no effort on the part of the m1lk man R1chard Yeager has become a fur farmer He ra1ses m1nks for Don Flannery who IS now a nat1onally known furrler He has made p1les of money selllng m1nk coats to such celebr1t1es as Harrlet Boggs Metropol1tan Opera star Ann Rob1r1son mental Wh1Z who IS Chlef advlsor to the pres1dent of the Federal Reserve Bank Sys tem Dona Davles and L1ll1an Gr1ff1n foremost Conover models and Merdls Grundy performer 1n GXCIUSIVS F1fth Avenue supper clubs Mlchael Kr1sten IS known to pract1cally every man woman and ch1ld here and abroad H1s IS that fam1l1ar face seen on b1llboards and 1n mag az1ne advertlsements flashlng that Pepsodent sm1le The Fuller Brush eo le are st1ll o1n stron Tony Leon1no gett1ng all kmds of bus1ness for them He sold a broom to Norman Muth so that Norman flrst Republrcan presldent 1n qu1te a Whlle could sweep all the Democrats out of Con gpegs Muth has appo1nted Rex Gosnell Secretary o tate The C1ty of Akron has at last been able to reduce the cost of street sweepmg Instead of dozens of employees 1n th1s department there are now only two Roy Hansrote and Duane Wolfe have been h1red to sweep all the streets 1n town w1th the1r Jet propelled sweeper Zooooom There they go' Betty Efferson Mur1el Thorp V1rg1n1a MOTFIS Bonna Da1sher Betty Adams have worked out an entlrely new system of educat1on Thexr school has very hlgh standards and they wrll admlt only those students who have I Q s of 125 or hlgher People of lesser 1ntell1gence cant stand the pace set by these pedagog1cal wh1rlw1nds So far only a few January forty n1ners have succeeded 1n enrolllng the1r ch1ldren 1n th1s 1n st1tut1on of learn1ng Among these fortunate pa rents are Mrs Joanne Johnson Wagner Mrs Ragena Rutherford Temple Mrs Ruth Chalman Mrs Marllyn Franklln Blakely and Mr B111 S1m mons The former L1z Lake IS coachmg her Junlor so he w1ll be able to pass the entrance exam Mary Avenue 1S be1ng set wlth scarlet and gray mosalc John Feot1s IS m1x1ng the cement vxlth h1s feet and Glenn B1tt1nger IS laylng the desrgn wh1le Bob Hylbert supported by a shovel supervxses Gwen Fender has opened a bakery and 1S do 1ng a tremendous bus1ness She deals 1n fancy cakes cookles cand1es and all the necess1t1es for elegant partles Ida Jean TOb1aS and Anna Thayer handle the bus1ness end of Gwen s bakery Ida Jean consults w1th the customers and Anna handles the ac counts W1ll1s Pope IS also 1n the employ of the Fender Bakery He drlves the wagon Wlth Jack Schaef fer now a mere 260 pounds as h1S asslstant Jack attrlbutes h1S Welght and h1s n1ckname Cookle to h1s present occupat1on Fred Young has establlshed a most un1que drug store d1rectly back of East Hlgh on the shores of Blue Pond H1s store IS patterned after the Keedoozle 1n Memph1s Tennessee It IS an automatlc affa1r All the merchand1se IS set up on shelves 1n l1ttle glass cases All you have to do 1S put your n1ckels 1n the slot and out comes a chocolate m1lkshake or a hamburg Fred s1ts on a balcony overlook1ng the scene 1n h1s lexsurely fashlon wh1le D1ck B1tt1nger Alfred Terry Carl Franck scramble around keeplng the shelves well stocked Pearl Ford has charge of the news stand 1n Freds drug store She possesses the excluslve r1ght to sell Joe Marton s newspaper The Blue Pond Junk wh1ch IS an overwhelmlng success The latest ed1t1on of The Blue Pond Junk ap pears below BLUE POND JUNK Edltor Joseph Marton January 27 1974 PAGE 1 Newly nomlnated candldates for presldency Carroll Petry Woman Hater Party Joan Ange Woman Equallty Party Paul Mullens Hate Everyone Party Captaln Charles Landm ralded Perrlnes smgle handed and covered some 25 East students On examlnlng the1r credent1als he d1scovered that every smgle Or1ental had an authentlc permrt from the 0ff1Ce to have a hamburg 1n the mlddle of the mornlng Landm was heard mutter1ng as he left the scene Trmes are certa1nly d1fferent Gllbert Patsy Sears and B111 Muggsy Wal lace of the pol1ce force have been deta1led to Mary Avenue to keep back the crowd wa1t1ng to see the parade honormg Ted Gardner a former Easterner who went over Nlagara Falls m a bar rel When he was retrleved from the raplds h1s only comment was Glub' glub' Ohhhh , , av - 9 ' I ' , . , . . . , . 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