East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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JANE ELEANOR MERCER Merc The way to have a friend is too be one. Pleasures: Sports, long assemblies, friends. Peeves: Tempers, sissiiied boys, leaving East. Student Council Alternate 8, Honor Roll 6, Scroll Staff 7, 8, Monitor 4, 5, 6, Clerical Staff 4, School Party 4, 5, 6, Class Officer 8, Art Service 5, Nurses Helper 6, Zeta 5, Modern Miss 3, 4, 5, Booster Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Latin Club 3, 4, 5, 6, Spec- tators Club 4, 6, 7, Y-Teens 3, 4, Future Nurses Club 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Athletic Assem- bly 7, Senior Prom Hostess 4, Latin Club Banauet 3, May Festival 6, Election Of- ficial 7, K.D,P.S. News 7, Future Nurses Club Pin 6, Senior Parent Dinner Hostess 4, Future Nurses Club Banquet 7. Purpose: To be a successful R,N., Live, Bc happy. PATRICIA JEAN MILLER Pat or Trish t'Generally speaking she's generally speaking. Pleasures: Politics, Jazz. Peeves: Sledding parties, narrow-minded people. Honor Roll 3, 4, 5, Quill Staff 7, 8, Spat- light Parade 4, School Party 4, Latin Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Golf 6, All School Play 4, Horizon Club 3, Pep Assembly 5, Joint Meeting with North 3, 5, 7, K.D.P.S. Broad- caster 8, Class Night 8, P.T,A. Babysitter 7, May Festival 4, P.T.A, Program 7, Mock Election Official 7. Purpose: To write my way to a million dollars. VIVIAN MONACO Viv 'Kindness and beauty combined. Pleasures: My folks, Italian food, Tier's A certain someone. Peeves: Hominy grits, leaving East. Senior Assembly, Honor Roll 3, 4, 5, Moni- tor 5, 6, 8, Class Secretary 3, 4, Art Service 3, 4, 5, Crafts, Fellowship Clubs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, President 4, Won 2 gold keys in crafts, also an Honorable Mention. Purpose: To be a great success and make my parents proud of me. RICHARD MOORE Dick To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first. Pleasures: Food and summertime. Peeves: Cliques. Purpose: To be a success in whatever I do. GLENDA EVELYN MOSHER Glenda l find that nonsense, at times, is sing- ularly refreshing, Pleasures: Music, swimming, new clothes. Peeves. Cliaues, wearing same old clothes. Monitor 5, 6, 7, Usher 8, Radio Broad- caster 7, 8, Essay Contest 7. Purpose: To follow an airline career with Connie, WALTER DANFORD MURRAY Budgee Music is the universal language of mankind. Pleasures: The best in music. Peeves: Poor music. Spotlight Parade 4, 6, Usher 8, School Party 6, Concert Band 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, March- ing Band 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Purpose: To stay in the Air Force for 20 vears. MARILYN ANN MILLER Butchie To love and be loved is good Pleasures: Gordon, cheeseburgers, 48 Ford convertible. Peeves: Cliques, pizza. Class Night Hostess 7, May Festival. Purpose: To be liked by all, and loved by OOC. LORA MILLS Lori She is a good friend who docs good. Pleasures: E's parties, '49 Mercury, horse- back riding, music, skating. Peeves: Leaving East, New Jersey. Honor Roll 5, Spotlight Parade 8, Choir 8, Booster Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Spanish Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Y-Teens 6, 7, 8, Purpose: Airline Stewardess, make my folks as proud of me as I am of them. CORLISS MONK Cork Every inch a man. Pleasures: Girls, food, sports, parties, music and happy people. Peeves: Essay contests and short lunch hours. Monitor 7, Hi-Y Club 3, Football 3, 5. Purpose: To become rich and happy. GERALD MORRIS Jerry The will of a man is his happiness. Pleasures: New East High Gymnasium, math, auto mechanics. Peeves: Logarithms, superiority complexes, sneaky people. Chess and Checker Club 7, 8, Golf 7. Purpose: To make a million dollars before George, watch making. MARILYNN MURRAY Mac Her bright smile haunts me still. Pleasures: My S.D., Picnics, Lyon lunches. Peeves: Fords, flats, and pushing Margie's Mercury, West Waterloo 3, 4, Student Council 7, Honor Roll 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Vocabulary Club 7, Science Club 5, 6, Latin Club 3, 4, Fellowship Clubs 3, 4, 5, Future Nurses Club 5, 6, 7, 8, Tennis Team 6, 7, 8, G.A.A, 3, 4, 5, 6, Visual Aids Club 6, G.A.A. Play Days 5, 7. Purpose: To finish nurses training and own a farm. ELAINE NACE E She is beauty and goodness. Pleasures: Giving parties, horseback riding with the gang. Peeves:, Wearing shoes, and cold winter mornings, Honor Roll 4, 5, Clerical Staff 5, 6, 7, 8, Zeta 5, 8, Philo 5, 6, 7, 8, Modern Miss 3, 5, Spanish Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Specta- tors Club 3, 4, Y-Teens 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. President 6, 7, Nativity 7, Class Night Hostess 7. Purpose: To always be happy and make a success of life.

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THEODORE DONALD LUSSEM Ted Success is the child of audacity, Pleasures: East, a good '4l Oldsmobile, pizza, a certain someone, Peeves. Leaving East, 35mm operators that break the film. Honor Roll 5, 7, Scroll Staff 7, 8, Advertis- ing Manager 7, 8, Monitor 5, 6, 7, 8, Chess and Checker Club 6, Spectators Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Secretary 7, Forensic Club 7, l6mm Operator 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Elec- trician 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Visual Aids Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Officer 5, All School Play 4, 5, 6, 35mm Operator 5, 6, 7, 8, S75.00 Club 5, 6, K.D.P,S. Announcer 7, 8, Legion Oratory Speaker 7, Voice of Democracy Speaker 7. Purpose: To be successful in what ever l undertake. ROBERT W. MARDIS Bob A good man like he, hath many friends. Pleasures: Chicken, sports, sleep. Peeves: Cliques. Spotlight Parade 4, 6, Concert Band 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Marching Band 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Hi-Y Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Future Teachers Club 5, Baseball 4, Election Official 7. Purpose: To go to college and make my folks proud of me. ROBERTA NELLE MATTSON Bobby or Berdy A maid who laughs, is half gone. Pleasures: Ron , cliaues, plays, all-night rendezvous, Bermuda shorts, S.O.S., H. P 's Peeves: Rowdies, Sandra's Diets, Judy's complexes, boys that cross their legs, Student Council Alternate 3, 4, Honor Roll 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Spotlight Parade 8, Moni- tor 3, 4, 5, Nativity, Vocabulary Club 7, 8, Zeta 7, 8, Philo 5, 6, Modern Miss 3, 4, Booster Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Spectators Club 3, 4, All School Play 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Speech for Democracy 3, 7, Assemblies 4, 3, gg Nativity Speaker 7, Legion Oratory Purpose: Success, happiness, love and ad- venture. JUDY ANN MCGAFFEE Shrimp Boat or Jute Cute Jute with wit at will. Peeves: Rowdies, skinny people, Berdy little jokes. Student Council 7, 8, Alternate 5, Hono Pleasures: Tea, S.O.S., parties, eating. 's l' Roll 4,,5, 6, 7, 8, Spotlight Parade 4, 6, 8, Clerical Staff 6, School Party 5, 6, 7, 7: Concert Band 6, Zeta 6, Modern Miss 3 4, 5, Booster Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, B, Lgfifi Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Treasurer 8, Romar i Bomluef 6i FT-A. Club 5, 6, 7, 8, Treasure 6, School Play 8, Director 6, Majorette 3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, May Festival 4, 6, 8, Golf 6, Veisha Parade 6, 8, Nativity 7, Purpose: To graduate from college anc have a MAC-NANIMOUSH time frying JIM McGOVERN Jim' .. . 4 . , One thing is forever good, that on thing is success. Pleasures: Bowling, blondes, movies. Peeves: Noisy people. Honor Roll 7, 8, Student Teacher 8, Ches and Checker Club 7. Purpose: Engineering. CAROL ANN McKlNLEY Piqadel' 'A , r E Women are to be loved not unde stood. Pleasures: Rainy summer nights, Beani Weinies, S.O,S., all night rendezvous, Peeves: Confusion, haunted houses, Hig walls. Student Council Alternate 3, 5, 6, Honc Roll 3, 6, Quill Staff 8, Scroll Staff 7 Clerical Staff 4, Class Officer, Secretary 1 Zeta 6, Modern Miss 3, 4, 5, Booster Clu 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Latin Club 3, 4, 5, 4 Asst. Treasurer 6, lO-B Registration 1 Nativity 5, School Play 7, May Festival 6, High School Day 6, North Assembly ' Thrift Essay Contest 7, Usher 7, 8, Cla Night 8, P.T.A. Hostess 8. Purpose: To some day find the pieces ' my scattered brain. 2ENA MANOS Keep true to the dreams of thy youth. 'Ieasures: Sweet music, tango, swimming. 'eevesz Slowpokes, Q Student Council 8, May Festival 4, Nation- Jl Assembly 4, 7, P.T.A. Hostess 7, Teen Toppers Club 7. Purpose: My secret dream to come true, DARLENE RUTH MATTHEWS Ruthie or Matt A light heart lives long. Pleasures: Pizza, cucumbers, The T.T.E.R., organization. Peeves: Fried oysters, leaving East and the gang. Scroll Staff 6, Monitor 3, 4, 5, Clerical Staff 6, Booster Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Latin Club 4, 5, Nativity 7, May Festival 8, Senior Assembly 8, Assembly 7, Latin Ban- quet Committee 4. Purpose: To make my life worthwhile. MARLENE MCDUFFEY Marty We like a dark haired, dark eyed bru- nette. Blondes don't have the whole field yet. Pleasures: '50 Plymouths, Mel, June l8th, Peeves: Boys who cross their legs, claues. Monitor 5, 6, 7, 8, Booster Club 5, 6, 7, 8, Spectators Club 4. Purpose: To marry young, live long, die happy. BILL A. McGEE Fibber Judge a man by his questions other than by his answers. Pleasures: Hot toads, rockets. Peeves: None. Monitor 5, 6. Purpose: To be a Chemical Engineer. GERALD E, MCGRIFF Jerry Man is the measure of all good things, Pleasures: Pizza, Bev's fudge, money, Peeves: Dale's Nash, cliques. Art Demonstration 5. Purpose: To go to college. DRUSILLA ANN McNALLY Dee Short, sweet and hard to beat. Pleasures: E's parties, football games, weekends. Peeves: Snobs, getting up early, Wednes- day nights. Clerical Staff 6, 7, Zeta Club 5, Philo 5, Modern Miss 4, Y-Teens 5, 6, 7, 8, Class Night 8. Purpose: To slide down the banister of life without getting any splinters and to make my parents proud of me.

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HELEN NEESE Neese A man! A man! My kingdom for a man. Pleasures: Betty's and my P.C. , converti- bles, cashmeres. Peeves: Boys who cross their legs, cliques. l Honor Roll 3, 4, Student Teacher 8, Moni- tor 3, 4, 6, Booster Club 3, Golf 3, 4, 5, 6, May Festival 4, 5, Senior Prom 7. Purpose: To try and keep myself up there with Betty in the clouds, CAROL JOANNE NELSON Red Beauty is kindness as well as charm. Pleasures: E's parties, spaghetti, skating, Charleston. Peeves: Cliques, slow people. H Lincoln High 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Secretarial Staff 7, Art Staff 3, 4, 5, 6, Zeta Club 8, Y-Teens 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Purpose: To skate like Barbara Ann Scott and make Mom and Dad proud of me. FRANK E. NELSON There are wonders now and then, Be- holdl A lawyer, and honest man. Pleasures: Girls, movies, swimming. Peeves: None. Zion Cons. School 3, 4, 5, 6, Concert Band 3, 4, Class Play 4, 6, Mixed Chorus 3, 4, 5, 6, Basketball 3, 4, Baseball 3, 4. Purpose: To be a lawyer. DONALD NORTHWAY Don' Opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making. Pleasures: Holidays and C.A. Peeves: Essays and long classes. Honor Roll 3, 4, 5. Purpose: To be a success as an engineer BARBARA JO ANN OLSON Bobbie To love is to live. Pleasures: Bill, Bill's letters, Bill's leave' T.T.E.R. organization. Peeves: Four year hitches, leaving Eas and the gang. Monitor 3, 4, 5, 6, Booster Club 3, 4, I 6, Y-Teens 8, May Festival 8, Senior A sembly 8, Mock Election Official 7. Purpose: To marry Bill and to be a goc wife to him. CAROLE O'NElLL Peggy Self-trust is the first secret of success Pleasures: To sleep late, fried chicke D,P., tennis, to sing. Peeves: Conceited people, getting up at Gym Monitor 7, 8. Purpose: Be a success in what ever l c private secretary. Quietness is best.' Ieasures Pop eyed cars. eeves Working Saturday nights. onitor 3, 4, Usher 8. urpose: To be a success and live a happy and secure life. XRLYS NELSON Art Q I 4 D CHARLOTTE NELSON Char To friendship every burden's light. Pleasures: Roller skating, picnics, movies and food. Peeves: People with tempers. Zion High School 3, 4, 5, 6, Commence- ment Usher 6, Class Officer 3, 4, 5, 6, Library Staff 5, 6, Basketball Cheerleader 3, 4, 5, 6, Glee Club 3, 4, 5, 6, Mixed Chorus 3, 4, 5, 6, Class Plays 3, 5, Purpose: To be a Homemaking Teacher and be a success. DONNA NISSEN Donnie ln quietness, confidence shall be her strength. Pleasures: John, double dates with S.A. and G.C., New Years Eve, Peeves: Champaigne, riding busses. Honor Roll 3, 4, Monitor 6, 7, 8, Class Officer, Cafeteria Helper 3, 4, 5, G.A.A, 3, Purpose: Secretary, to earn Sl,500. ANTHONY T. OLLS Tom No Man can be wise on an empty stomach. Pleasures: Rainy summer nights, blondes, spaghetti, and sleep. Peeves: Pushing the Brown Bomber. Monitor 6, 7, Booster Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Spanish Club 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Spanish Banquet 6, 7, Hi-Y Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Football 3, 5, 7, City Champs 5, Big Six 7, Track 8, Pep Assembly 5, 7, Drake Relays Asst. 4, Wrestling 4, Second Team Big Six 7. Purpose: l have only to declare my genius. i MARLENE OLSON Lene Brown eyes that all beguile, and that sweet convincing smile. Pleasures: H..I.C., short boys, all night rendezvous. Peeves: Homework, early hours. Lincoln 3, 4, Clerical Staff 8, Usher 8, Choir 3, Roosevelt 5, 6, Spanish Club 7, 8, Purpose: To make something out of my- self and H.l.C, happy. SANDRA DEE OVERTON Sandy or Dee A happy life is a dream controlled. Pleasures: E's parties, olives and potatoe chips, slumber party congo lines. Peeves: Combinations of blue and white, pink and green, blue and yellow, maroon and gold. Honor Roll 4, Student Teacher 8, Monitor 8, Nurses Helper 5, 6, Philo 6, 7, 8, Trea- surer 8, Modern Miss 3, 4, 5, Booster Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Latin Club 5, 6, Spectators Club 3, 4, 5, Y-Teens B, Future Nurses Club 6, 7, 8. Purpose: To live, love, laugh and be happy as an R.N. whose folks are proud of her.