East High School - Minaret Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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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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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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66144 Fzzopdecq F1re Chlef Leo Stadler who IS always on h1s toes nowadays saved the llves of Jack Blacks ch1ckens when h1S poultry shop went on f1re John Jenrette was credlted w1th waklng Chlef Stad ler up PAGE 2 Mary Pastorlus much sought after gun moll was captured When asked whether she was gull y or not Mary Itchy Fmgers Pastorlus spat on the floor and repl1ed I ma no gonna say The Sllver Tonsll TFIO Alan Mouche Herb N1chols and R1chard Montgomery serenaded royalty on the1r tour through London Goodyear Research has a new sky l1ne open a1r roof Th1S was the achlevement of Wllllam Landers and Jack Keleher who acc1dentally mrxed the wrong formula The board of educatlon announced vesterday 1ts nevs replacements Mr Cnarles Hlltbrand East Hxgh pr1nc1pa1 M1ss Nellle Flgg 12 A H1story and Mr Rlchard Butcher custod1an When the new pr1nc1pa1 was asked to say a few words he sa1d There ll be some changes made Yak Yak PAGE 3 Soczety Page Edna May Smlth soc1ety page column1st g1VES out w1th some 1nterest1ng news Wllllam Paulls well known cheesecake photo grapher pxcked Mary Lou Rueffer as the most photogemc swrmmer of the year Rev W1ll1am Webb and Ass1stant Pastor Hugh Hunt were honored at a dmner party celebratmg Rev Webbs f1fteen years as pastor Akron before she w1ll return to Admlral Chalk 1n England The Qulltlng Club of Falrlawn H61ghtS an nounces IIS new offlcers Pres Mrs Marjorle Brewer Astorbllt Sec Mrs Martha Gebhart Dmglehlmer Treas Mrs Roberta Underwood Uppxtysnoot The1r motto IS Joln our club and well keep you 1n stltches PAGE 4 Theater Page The Palace presents a dehghtful new ballet Twmkle Toes starr1ng Jack Lukashuk Nancy McCann and Gladys Mart1n The Rockettes famous chorus l1ne starrlng Dee Dee Stalllngs and Loo Loo Probst are also at the Palace Loew s newest plcture IS I Am Frankenstem s Wlfe starr1ng Wanda Sult Flash' Blue Pond Resort IS opened to the pub l1c The bluest clearest water known Canoes 1n shapes of l1ly pads dot the Waters surface Kyral Wessmuller Wylle expert hfeguard Un der proprletorshlp of Mr Denms W1ckl1ne L1sten over W S F E to MISS AIICE Gllbert s AdV1Ce to Lovelorn 2 00 P M And o oo ooh' L1sten over W S F E to the deep resoundlng VOICE of B111 Beckett comentator of World Affalrs PAGE 5 Peggy Rlvenbark has won lnternatlonal fame IH the world of art Her portralt of Anxta Marcus has been accla1med far and w1de and IS at pres ent hanging 1n the London Museum of Art Al1ce Sutton 1S Stlll Wlth the Evans Savmgs and Loan ASSOCIHIIOH She was made Cha1rman of the Board of Dlrectors at the1r last annual meet mg and Rosxlyn Porter was appolnted treasurer of the same flrm J ul1a Gebhart has won f1rst prlze 1n the cake baklng contest at the Oh1o State Fa1r for the past f1ve years and she has had several artlcles wr1t ten about her cul1nary arts 1n varlous magazmes D1ck Montgomery exponent of modern art has just completed the mural for the corr1dors for the new East Hlgh These murals dep1ct scenes 1n the 11ves of the January 1949 senlors one feat ure belng the flrst dress up day parade 1n the h1story of the school Gladys Mart1n has opened a dress deslgn school on the corner of Market and Johns streets PAGE 6 Sports Kenny Brassknuckles Groves and Phlllp Punchdrunk Llsterman w1ll frght for the t1tle tomorrow nlght 1n the Akron Armory wlth Swoose Alexander actmg as referee D1ck Schoonover has recently accepted the presldency of the Cleveland Indrans Baseball Club He and B1ll Veeck have been closely asso cxated for many years and Schoonle w1ll undoubt edly f1ll Veecks shoes w1th no trouble at all Carroll Pettry w1ll cl1mb 1nto the managershlp left vacant by Drcks promotlon Betty K1bble has retalned her sk1ll wlth the bow and arrow and has been travellng about the country g1v1ng demonstratlons 1n archery and rec1t1ng her own poems PAGE 7 Advertzsements John M1HOV1Ch llcensed undertaker Odell Dlgger Young graveslde asslstance Motto We get you there cheap' French ha1r styl1st Ze great Wayne Pastorla You w1ll look l1ke you never looked before Arnys Eatery Arnold Kalaj proprxetor Star mg s1ng1ng waltresses Nancy McCann and Loo Loo Rosche Dent1st Dr Robert Kenny Fme False Plates Dur1ng Chrlstmas he sprays the mouth Wlth Kxckapoo JUICE Ass1stant Floramae Spencer Sc1ent1f1c farmer James Srers If you eat my spmach ha1r w1ll grow on your chest 50 cents a pound Route 324 Rob1nsons Junk Lot We accept anythlng everyth1ng and all the rest Junkers Charlle Robmson and Johnny Stouffer What does the future hold for you See Madame Irene Hear all see all know all Za klyn corner of Palmer Fleld and Blue Pond - 1 7 - . . . - Q . . 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