John Adams High School - Rebelry Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1930 volume:

THE PORTAL Edited by the CLASS of JUNE 1930 JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL CLEVELAND, OHIO 'When the fire is ended, it is pleasant to feel an afterglow. The fire of our four years’ coin panion-ship is ended; and this is our afterglow. This is our record of what we saw by the light of our single fire. This is our record of what we have been, of what we have done in our high school years; what we were in the glow of the flame that lighted these days of our life. To F.. F. Bum ki iei.d our principal, who instilled in us a desire to give only of our best, who had the foresight to see that the success of the future depends largely on the hard work of the present, and who planned a policy that slowly but surely brought John Adams High School to the fore in scholarship, music, student government. and athletics, we, the class of June. 1930, dedicate this annual. t ii i : r o ii t a l ANNUAL BOARD Members of the annual stalT were chairmen of the following committee : Petra Sackerson, senior activities; Charles Krister, literary; David Katz, advertising; Mildred Figilis, circulaton; Bernard Kat , sports; Anna Figilis, clubs; Fdward Salim, makeup; Bernice Lllman, senior activities; James Baumruckcr, art; Mollie Choflin, clubs. Hditorial adviser, Hilda Wood; business adviser, Everett Augspurgcr. Four SENIORS T II i: l� (Ml T A I, SENIOR OFFICERS Who made that touchdown?— Jiggs Fisher. Who flipped that neat ball into the basket?—Jerry. Who placed in the shotput?—Fisher. 'fc ho won that set?—Jerry, the captain of the tennis team. Jerry was not only the leading light of our class—THE PRESIDENT—, but he played a stellar role in athletics. Of course, Fisher belongs to the Football Club and Basketball Club. His other activities were: President of his homeroom, N ice President and Bulletin Manager of the central committee of the Honor Study Halls, Smada Club member, and Wistgoma member. And that's the all-aroundness of Jerry. Leonard Schuman—that boy who had a monopoly on scholarships; that Whiz ’ who made the Honor or Merit Roll with the same pluggedncss each year—was in the Biology Club, Treasurer of the Nortcclc Club and in the Chemistry Club. Surely, he goes for science in a big way. Seems he was that way about vice presidencies too. Why?—He was Vice President of our I2A class, Vice President of the Chemistry Club, and Vice President of his homeroom. More added to his laurels and you had him as a member of the Smada Club, chairman of the Picture Committee, and a member of the Banquet Committee and commencement speaker. They called her Pat (with a long a please). She had all of that much talked about clement that accompanies blondness. She was President of the Nursing Club, Treasurer of the Friendship Club, Senior Editor of the Portal, and President of her homeroom. Petra was President of the Social Club; no wonder our 12B Mixer (Pat was the chairman) was so successful. First, you see the smile—then you see Ed Blazey. Surely, everyone knew Ed—you had to—; he was Treasurer of our 12A class. He was a Hi-Y man, an active member of the Student Council, member of the Smada Club, member of the Football Club, and President of his homeroom. But, we always thought of Ed as Football Captain in ’29. Yes, Ed was on the varsity track team. Mac —our 12B class President—steered manv a club through its course during his high school days. He was Wistgoma President, Smada Club President, Chef Club President, central committee of the Honor Study Hall President, Homeroom President, Journal circulation manager, and out for Varsity Basketball. If you asked an Adamite to name a synonym for high jumper or hurdler on the varsity track team, the reply was Frank Juzek, Captain. Frank also held offices in various organizations of the school. They were: Hi-Y Secretary, Smada Club Vice President, central committee of Honor Study Hall Vice President, and most important of all, 12B Class Vice President. Frank was a member of the Wistgoma Club. Smada Club, Banquet committee and Mixer committee. That blue-eyed, demure miss was Ruth Lorrey, who at various times was Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Council. Ruth was Friendship Club Council Representative, Kodak Club Secretary, and a member of the Portal Staff, Service Club, Dramatic Club and Banquet committee. Someday. John Ciganko is going to be the manager of a great athletic team or business firm if there is any weight in the fact that he was Minagcr of the varsity basketball team. Manager of the varsity track team, and assistant manager of the football team. You knew Johnnie as the I2B Class treasurer. Gym Captain Club President, Smada Club member, and Homeroom President. T II i: I1 O II T A L Hyman H. Aiikamovii Checker Club Football Club Vanity Track Ireni Adei STEIN Bridge Club Anna Antonos Student Council Social Club Bridge Club Mary C. Baranovich Social Club Vice President Bridge Club Homeroom Vice President Fannie Bash Student Council Social Club Booster Club Biology Club Hanai.ii A i i rod Dramatic Club Homeroom Treasurer Vernon A. Anderson Student Council Hi-Y President Wistgoma Football Club Varsity F'ootball Doha Adel man Music Appreciation Club Typing Club Homeroom Secretary Violet Barta Flori nci F. Baskind Bridge Club Social Club Ss i cn t ii i: r o ii t a l |amis P. BaL'MKI'Cki k Annual Staff Poster Club Honor Roll Banquet Committee. 12 B Homeroom President Bradford J. Bi i chi no Student Council Vice President Hi-Y Smada Club Poster Club Drama Hour Club Suit Committee Clifford S. Bene Wistgoma Picture Committee Stephen J. Benson Magic Club Thirf.sa E. Birniiolt Bridge Club Social Club Banking Club Jack Beams Varsity Track Varsity Football William J. Belinger Gym Leaders Club President Athletic Club President Varsity Track Manager Homeroom Journal Collector Eleanore M. Benethum Friendship Club Play Reading Club Gertrude Berkovmtz Honor Roll Gift Club Drama Hour Club Secretary Henrietta Bi.att Student Council Bridge Club Eight T II i: l� O II T A I Marguerite Blum Dramatic Club French Dramatic Club Leona Lucille Boaeui Sewing Club Christine A. Bon tempo Athletic Club Treasurer Nursing Club Treasurer Tap 'N Step Club Picture Committee Homeroom Secy., Athletic Mgr. Margaret B. Bramer Gym Captains Club. V. Pres. Athletic Club Vice President Homeroom Athletic Manager Homeroom Journal Collector Gerald Brant Checker Club Homeroom President Mu Dred E. Blum Drama Hour Club French Dramatic Club Maurice Bogod Solly A. Boss el Homeroom Vice President How ard J;. Brandt Homeroom Secretary Russell Braund Football Club Nine T II i: l� O II T A I, Emily M. Bric ma i k Vf.ra Buchman Joe Calta Hi-Y Secretary. Treasurer iugonu Vanity Football Vanity Track Homeroom President Dance Committee Ring Committee William Hali Cash ii Checker Club Julia Barbara Chayi Bridge Club Social Club Beatrice M. Brinkman Nursing Club Brdogy Club Kodak Club Secretary-Treasurer I Inmcroom Athletic Manager Hi.m.-room lournal Collector Lena Mae Buttitta Social Club Stella S. Carter Athletic Award, letter Athletic Club Friendship Club Service Club Otto Cerney Student Council Vi'istgoma N'ortcelc Club Football Club Varsity Track Lillian Ciiizmar Tap 'N Step Club Ih.in.room Athletic Manager Ten T II l : I O II T A I Moll if Choi i in Honor Key Student Council Advisory Hoard Annual Staff Journal Staff Honor Roll Swimming C lub Debating Club Nortcclc C lub Service Club Athletic Club Chemist rv Club Homeroom President Athletic Awards. First. Second Alvin J. Cipra Basketball Club Gym Captains Club FsKitball C'lub Frieda Cohln Annual Staff Debating Club Nortcclc Club Service Club Journal Circulation Staff Homeroom Treasurer Samuel Col m an Honor Roll Homeroom President Joseph F. Corsaro Student Council Football Club Chemistry Club President Homeroom Secretary-Treasurer Joi ClLSICKI Student Council ( hecker C lub ( heerlead.-rs lub Football Club (himroom Journal Collector Norman Cipra Student Council Track Homeroom Seercary and Journal Collector Leo Cohen Typing Club Homeroom Journal Collector Florence Mary Cooki Student Council Friendship Club Drama Hour Club Secretary Dramatic Club Honor Study Hall Secretary Homeroom Vice President Mixer Committee Vi'hat Happened to Jones Lead Andrew S. Corssar Hi-Y Football Manager Eleven T II l : V O II T A L Esther Natalie Crani Social Club Secretary Homeroom Treasurer Elizabeth K. Dahllr Service Club Social Club Friendship Club Homeroom President Ruth G. Davii s Music Appreciation C lub Social Club Travel Club Friendship Club Helen Estelli Deutsch Journal Typist Service Club Homeroom Sec retars Ivan Paul Dianiska Chemistry Club Martha Elizabeth Curry Bridge Club Homeroom Secretary Mixer Committee Distinction Day Committee Sol A. Danchik Honor Roll Chess Club Football Club Chemistry Club Homeroom Vice President Commencement Committee Frank Di Rose (ivm Captains Club Varsity Track journal Circulation Staff Max Diamond Checker Club Typing Club Helen Elizabeth Doering Friendship Club Social Club Dramatic Club T u Wi r T II i: l� O II T A I Ru hard C. Dzomba Basketball Club Football i lub (ivm ( aptams C lub Varsity Track Oscar Hi i i ant Stagecraft Club Checker Club Homeroom Athletic Manager I.II 1 IAN JtAN 1 MOI I Annual Staff Latin Club Service Club Drama Hour Club Rost Lois Feigles Daisev E. Hi rguson Athletic Award. Letter Wai iir Ecki rt Honor Roll Bl RNICE Radine Ellman Annual Staff Honor Roll Tap 'N' Step V. Pres., Secy. Service ( lub Lriendship Club Color Committee Banquet Committee Homeroom Journal Collector and Reporter Eleanor F. Erben Student Council Social Club Banking Club Dance Committee Homeroom President Sylvia Feeder Tvping Club Meyer Fertel Football Club Varsity Football Varsity Basketball Thirteen T II i: l� O IK T A L Anna Mu oki i Figii is Honor Key Commencement Speaker Student Council Pres., Adv. lid. All Hi Council Pres.. Sect Annual Stall 1st cm pore Speaker Journal Circulation Start Service ( lub Vice President Chemistrv C lub ortcJe ( lub Drama Hour ( lub French Dramatic Club President Honor Roll Color Committee Chairman Banquet Committee Picture Committee Homeroom Journal Collector Julia M. Fit i hi Pierrot and Picrcttc Club Nortcele ( lub Service ( lub Homeroom Sec retars Rutii Em i y Fousi Friendship Club Gift Club Homeroom Journal Collector Ci.AKL.Nci. J. 'Galas da Commercial Club Stevln Josi i� h Gal i Nortcele Club Magic Club Gym Captains ( lub Mildred Anna Figii is Student Council Advisory Board Annual Staff Journal Circulation Manager lournal Pin Drama Hour Club French Dramatic Club Service Club Nortcele Club Booster Club Athletic Award—first Homeroom Athletic Manager Francis J. Finan Magic Club Safety Council Jessie E. Freiheit Student Council Advisory Board Friendship Club Service Club Treasurer Gym Captains Club Secretary and Treasurer Athletic Award—first Checker Club Dance Committee Margaret F. Gallatin Typing Club Homeroom President Marian C. Gilvary Social Club Checker Club Bridge Club Friendship Club Annual Staff Fourteen T II K l� O II T A I, Anna Gikman Social Club Novellv C lub President Bank mg C lub Travel Club Friendship Club Marie Caiiiirim Goddard Home Nursing Club Friendship Club Biology Club Kodak Club Song and C heer ( lub Secretary Student Council Homeroom Secretary Morris B. Goidiaru Student Council Bridge Club Banquet Committee Homeroom Treasurer Mary Florence Goldman Banking Club Raymond E. Govs hr Nortcclc Club Syi via May Gi assbi r . Social Club Treasurer Banking ( lub Secretary Bridge ( lub Homeroom Secretary AI BfcRT JOSI PH GOI DBI RG Honor Roll Magic (.lub Harry A. Goldman Nortcele Club Homeroom Secy.. Journal Col. Mae Cordelia Golias Student Council Social Club Nursing Club Secretary Fannie Irene Greenmeld lif teen T II K I O II T A I- mm A in Grelnis Homeroom Vice President Eli na J. Guglioi ta Homeroom Vice President Ernest Halford Football Club Stamp Club Checker Club Varsity Track 'arsitv Football Ring Committee August A. Hanacek, Jr. Gym Captains Club Varsity Football Varsity Basketball Varsity Track Dance Committee Homeroom Secretary Beatrice Mas Hamili. Honor Key Valedictorian lourna! Circulation Staff I lonor Roll Debating Club Friendship Club Ring Committee Nortcclc Club Service Club Secretary Commencement Committee Homeroom Secretary Rutfi Anna Gruehi Friendship Club Bridge Club Treasurer Homeroom Secretary. Treasurer Agnes Mary V. Gyorgak Social Club Service Club Tap ‘N Step Club Homeroom Athletic Manager Kathleen Marietta Hall James August Hanacek Student Council Gym Captains Club Varsity Football Varsity Basketball Varsity Track Boxing Champion VTrestling Champion Lillian Hausner Tap N Step Club President Homeroom President Sixteen T II K l� O II T A L Gladys Josi PiiiM Hlnsi i Student Council Social Club Homeroom Secretary Lucille T. Heutsche Homeroom Journal Collector Edith Ellen Hi nderson Aquatic Club Swimming Team Rubin A. Hirsch Annual Staff Chess Club Xortcclc Club Chemistry Club Eleanore M. Hornyak Travel Club Winii red Jessie Hlnsey Bridge Club Gift Club Margaret L. Heutsche Dorothy B. Heydorn Journal Typist Social Club Music Appreciation Club Leslie Alvin Hooker Nortcele Club Chemistry Club Color Committee Stephen J. Hospodar Student Council Journal Circulation Staff Magic Club Suit Committee Homeroom Trcasurcr Snen een t ii i : l� O II T A I Chari i s John I Irl1 i k s Marion Janet Hugo Bridge Club Flora May Jam i Student Council Stagecraft Club Secretart Jeanette Rose Jankovsky Nortcelc Club Service Club Friendship Club Homeroom Athletic Manager Benjamin Johnson Music Appreciation Club Checker Club Homeroom Vice President Honor Roll John R. Hudak Stagecraft Club 1 itcraturc Club President Honor Roll Lois Hi eanor Jackson lournal Typist Travel Club Ribbon Novelty Club Swimming Team Anni Agnes Janko Homeroom President Gertrude Wilma Jenkins Aquatic Club Bridge Club Homeroom Pres., Journal Col. Lorna Rose Jones Eighteen T II i: V O II T A L Mildred Jeanette Jones Booster Club President Friendship Club Kodak Club Homeroom Athletic Mincer Clara Mart Kalish Janet S. Kaspy Student Council Checker Club Social Club David Katz Annual Staff Magic Club President Scarlet Masque Club Nortcele Club Chemistry Club Debating Club Homeroom Journal Collector Robert R. Katz Typing Club Chess Club Magdai ena A. Kaczmarek. Flomcroom President Ruth Kansy Biology Club Secretary Dramatic Club Secretary Bernard Katz Student Council Annual Staff lournal Sports Editor Football Club Scarlet Masque Dramatic Club Smada Club Varsity Football Varsity Tennis What Happened to Jones Lead Mixer Committee Manuel Katz Football Club Homeroom Athletic Manager Varsity Football John Kavulla Football Club Nineteen T II K l� O II T A I Epw A Kl | AMI Kl UK I I Harmonica Club Checker Club Porter Club Eva Keilin Drama Hour Club Homeroom Secretary Robert C. Kiei h r Annual Staff Stagecraft Club Homeroom Secretary Michael P. Knazek Student Council Louise Catherine Koenig Social Club Homeroom Journal Collector l.i ora Elizabeth Keeble Friendship Club Campfire Club John Ki rr Student Council Advisory Board Gym Captains Club Athletic Club Homeroom Journal Collector Commencement Committee Dorothy Alfreda Kleve Honor Roll Tatting Club Homeroom Journal Collector Edward J. Kochmit Checker Club Varsity Track Irmng Jerome Koiin Journal Managing Editor Student Council Scarlet Masque Club President Debating Club Smada Club Poetry Club Twenty t ii i: v o ii t a i. fosi m I . Koi i sar, Jr. Sylvia Yarmila Kosar Travel Club Typing Club Skating Club Fannie R. Kraciiman Social Club Jt STINE L. KREJCI Annual Staff Kodak Club Secretary-Treasurer Friendship Club Service Club Tap Step Distinction Day Committee Charles Krister Commencement Speaker Student Council Annual Stalf Honor Roll Debating Club President Typing Club, Xortcelc Club Smada Club Chemistry C lub Slide Rule Club Homeroom journal Reporter Banquet, Dance Committee Distinction Day Com. Chair. Sun Committee El Sll Koi OZSVARY Student Council Novellv lub I liimeroom lourn.il Collector Cil ORGI Kossoi I Student Council Homeroom Y. Pres.. Secy. Football Club Cal ORGI KrLISL Student Council Stagecraft Club President Hi ii n Virginia Krisch Social Club Homeroom Vice President Helen Krug Typing Club T h en y-onc T II K I O It T A L Earnest Davis Krlpman Banking Club Robert Laidman Picture Committee Homeroom Treasurer Anthony Lauria Homeroom Vice President Martha Clara Lenz Student Council Social Club President Homeroom President David Levin Journal Staff Honor Roll Drama Hour Club Dramatic Club Chemistry Club Nortccle Club Distinction Day Committee Anna D. Kudysh Social Club Vice President Dorothy Ada Latnick Annual Staff Social Club President Homeroom President Distinction Day Committee Milton Lefkowitz Anne Lessovitz Social Club Booster Club Banking Club Nathan H. Levine Black Circle Club President Orchestra Club Twenty-two T II i: l� O II T A Is Gi ni vii vi Marie LiBassi journal Circulation Start Social Club Typing Club Homeroom journal Collector (SADORE I II SKI I Chari i s A. Litteria Sylvia Lockspliser Campfire Club Typing Club George B. Macro Adamincs Dramatic Club Kodak Club Gym Captains Club Varsity Track Julia T. Liciliman Journal Typist Secretarial Club Mollie L). Linderman bridge Club Social Club Angela LoBosco French Club Helen C. McCafferty Honor Key Annual Staff Honor Roll Friendship Club President Service Club President Dramatic Club Social Club Homeroom Pres.. V. Pres., and Journal Collector Banquet Committee Commencement Committee Harry Boris Maeroff Tu enty -three T II E I O II T A L Giotto 11. Mam ki Student Council Frieda Margolin Bridge Club Nursing Club Typing Club Elizabeth E. Marko Student Council Homeroom President Picture Committee Mary Miller Annual Circulation Stall Story Club Marian E. Moore Annual Circulation Stall Bridge Club Friendship Club Homeroom Secretary-Treasurer Evelyn E. Marc us Social Club Art Club Novelty Club Irene Mark Annual Circulation Staff Friendship Club Nursing Club Homeroom Journal Collector Ethi i Lucille Micle Kodak Club Arr Club Swimming Club Eva Louise Mosely Student Council Social Club Lampshade Club Ribbon Novelty Club Tii ruty-four t ii i : l� O II T A I J Anni Franc i s Muni Student Council Annual Start Service Club French Dramatic Club Novelty Club Homeroom President. Secretary Merit Roll WlNllRED H. Naismitii Friendship Club Social Club Nursing Club Secretary Sarah Mai Nelson Annual Circulation Stall Bridge Club Social Club Typing Club Banking Club Leon Isadore Norr Joseph M. Ondlrcjk Gym Captains’ Club Homeroom Athletic Manager Ruth Mary Murphy Novelty ( lub President Josephine A. Naso Social Club Gilt Club Friendship Club Giorci John Nikolatos Gym Captains Club Varsity Track Homeroom President Ci aui ia V. Norton Annual Start Friendship Club Service Club Nursing Club Social Club Ring Committee Homeroom Secret ary-Treasurer JOSI PHINI ORABELLO Homeroom President Turnty-fii, T II i: l� O It T A L Bl N JAM IN ORI ON I Student Council Chess Club N'ortccle Club Honor Roll Ring Committee Banquet Committee Homeroom Vice President Frances D. Panzari i i Annual Circulation Start Friendship Club Tap N Step Club Nthletic Club Homeroom Athletic Manager Lillian Priscilla P ris Dramatic Club Lot'IS S. Plkar Homeroom. V. Pres.. Secy. Er'x in Pevovarovy Suit Committee Anna Palcut Novelty Club Gilt Club Homeroom Secretary Aurelia Joanne Papp Friendship Club Social Club Homeroom Secy.. Ath. Mgr. Lillian Pasek Student Council Novelty Club Peggy A. Pi pos Honor Roll Aquatic Club Pres.. V. Pres.. Secy. Drama Hour Club Mixer Committee Banquet Committee Stella R. PivovARovt Student Council Nursing Club Treasurer Social Club Secretary Tii ruty-xix T II i: I O It T A L Evangeline L. Phillips Student Council Advisory Board Drama Hour Club Homeroom V. Pres., Secy. Dance Committee Helen Anna Pilskaln Friendship Club Social Club Gym Captains Club President Athletic Award—Letter Homeroom Secy., Ath. Mgr. Banquet Committee Jack Kenneth Poff French Dramatic Club Drama Hour Club Distinction Day Committee 'Ji'hat Happened to Jones Lead In Arcadv” Lead Pirates of Penzance Lead Edith Yetta Polansky Marjorie Mae Porter Annual Circulation Staff Social Club Friendship Club Bridge Club Hi i i n Marie Pike Homeroom Treasurer Anthony Frank Piraino Student Council Nortcelc Club Homeroom Vice President Noonday Movies Gcnl. Mgr. Grace M. Pokorn'i Social Club Treasurer Homeroom V. Pres., Trcas. Alex Polsky Honor Roll Stamp Club President Commencement Com. Chair. Dance Committee Sylvia Frances Prochazka journal Circulation Staff Service Club Homeroom V. Pres.. Journal Col. Turn )-mrn t ii i: r o II T A I Mil DRED G. RaGI NT Honor Roll Drama Hour Club Dramatic Club Barnett Reich Drama Hour Club Chemistry Club Mystic Club Distinction Da Committee Elizabeth Anna Robinson Friendship Club Artoraft Club President Dora Blanchi Rosen Annual Staff Nursing Club Nortcelc Club Laura E. Roth Nortcelc Club Nursing Club Anoii Virginia Rainier Sot ill Club ( .mipfirc Club Josi PII Rl MINK K Chess Club Bridge Club Homeroom V. Pres., Treas. Anne Dorothea Rosen Nortcelc Club Nursing Club Esther P. Rosen Service Club Social Club Bridge Club John Rowlands Homeroom President Tii mfy-i'inht T II l : V O II T A L Mars Bi.ssii Rlsnak Honor Kill Student ( ouiu il Taninjj Club Typing Club Service Club Homeroom President Victoria St i bbi Student Council Friendship Club Athletic Club Nursing Club Athlct ic A ward—Fetter Homeroom Journal Collector Louis Schreibi k Football Club Mars Rita Si di ak Friendship Club Michael J. Segax Homeroom Secretary Edward Sai im Honor Key Commencement Speaker Annual Stall Student Council Honor Roll Journal Managing Editor Dramatic Club Homeroom Journal Reporter Banquet Committee I.AVI-RNI E. Sc FI ACM A Commencement Speaker Flonor Roll Service Club Friendship Club Service Chair. Debating Club Banquet Committee Homeroom V. Pres., Secy. Goldie A. Schwartz Shorthand Club 1SADORE I. SEGALL Chess Club Bridge Club Homeroom Secy., Journal Col. Edna Slllers Social Club Homeroom Journal Collector and Reporter T u enty -tune T II i: V O II T A L Ci ii i okl Paul Si hai i i i k Alvin L. Siegan Black Circle Club Hvman Howard Slatln How ard Wallace Smith Stamp Club Vice President Homeroom Vice President Frances D. Solomon Dramatic Club President Health Club President Distinction Day Committee Homeroom Vice President Lottie Mae Shy Typing Club Artcraft Club Bridge Club Bi ssii Siegel Health Club Dramaitc Club Stagecraft Club Thomas Slaten Typing Club Saniord W. Soldow Chess Club Vice President Ruth L. Solomon Dramatic Club Scarlet Masque Club Secy.-Trcas. Homeroom Treas., and Journal Reporter T birty T II i: l� O It T A I Mil I ON SOLTZBI RG Black Circle Club Homeroom Treasurer Dorothy J. Spaihi Gym Captains Club Friendship Club Vice President Orchestra (dub Dramatic Club Secretary Homeroom Treas.. Ath. Mgr. Banquet Committee Commencement Committee [.II I IAN S. SOSKIN Social Club Bridge Club Homeroom Athletic Manager Bl ATRICE SPERO Bridge Club Homeroom Journal Collector Ll NA FlORI NCI SPII I MAN Stagecraft Club Party Games Club Homeroom Athletic Manager Lois Evelyn Stamm Service Club Friendship Club Dramatic Club Nortcclc Club Homeroom President Color Committee Commencement Committee Rosi Anna Sramek Journal Typist Aquatic Club Gift Club Homeroom Vice President Eleanor Ann Stefanek Friendship Club Service Club Vice President Nortcclc Club Secy.-Treas. Modern Play Reading Club Homeroom President Ring Committee Irwin Bernard Strauss Black Circle Club Homeroom Treas. and Journal Collector T birty -one Ladimi r J. Svoboda Stamp Club Secretary T II r O II T A L Mil l)RI l Hills Svt R I Student Council Pub. Chair. Journal, Aninant I ditor Service Club Friendship I lub Nortcelc I lub Modern Pla Reading Club Benjamin Terman Irene Toth Student Council Honor Roll Nortcelc Club Chemistry Club Sec.-Treas. Service Club Martha M. Ueberschar Kodak Club Homeroom Athletic Manager GlZl I LA Vargo Typing Club Kodak Club Homeroom Vice President Albert Henry Terry Student Council Dramatic Club President Drama Hour Club President FJonor Study Hall V. Pres. Varsity Football Manager Homeroom President What Happened to Jones Lead In Arcady Lead Pirates of Penzance Lead Eugene S. Trybyszewski Varsity Track Smada Club Athletic Club Violin Club Banquet Committee Flrmeroom President Bessie Levinsky Service Club Social Club Dramatic Club Student Councillor Homeroom journal Reporter Homeroom Vice President Charles Vinitsky Student Council Poster Club Kodak Club Homeroom V. Pres., Secy. Thirty-two T II K V O II T A I. Samuel A. Vinocur Checker Club Chew Club Bridge Club F.i vt ari) F. Vizni r Hi-Y Wistgoma Smada Club Journal Circulation Staff Homeroom Journal Collector Jack Weiss Aviation Club Chew Club Homeroom V. Pro., Secy. Journal Collector David Lester W ilder Debating Club Stagecraft Club Treasurer Athletic Club Band Orchestra George F. Wiklinski Chef Club Hi l l N VlSOCKY Homeroom Treasurer Norman F. Vorel Eva Wi 11 .man Honor Roll Stagecraft Club Sketch Club Service Club Homeroom Secretary Helen Alice Wigston Bridge Club Nursing Club Lawrence H. Williams Annual Staff Drama Hour Club Honor Roll Homeroom Secretary Banquet Committee Tbiriy-tbrtt T II K I O II T A L S'! « JA WlNOI R Annual Circulation Start Social Club Booster Club Stanley J. Woi i Homeroom Athletic Manager Edu ard A. Zalkind Student Council Stamp Club Suit Committee Homeroom Journal Reporter Florence Zelmanomtz oi HiKUDi Rosi Wold S rial Club i ilm Club Mary Woi ini i Journal Editor Kodak Club Social Club Homeroom Secretary Ethei C. Zeelo Student Council Novelty Club Homeroom Vice President Frieda Zucker German Club Son ; and Cheer Club Ben Steinberg Frank V. Urbanovitz Poster Club Thirty-font T II i: l � IK T A L Senior Class History To the Seniors of 1930 is given honor of membership in a graduating class which is the largest in the history of John Adams High School. Oh, to be a senior! A rank which for twelve long years we struggled and aspired to reach will soon be past history, for our last lap has almost been completed. As soon as our class organized in September, 1929 a very capable president and group of officers were elected. Immediately plans were made for a 12B Mixer which proved a great success. Our 12B Dance brought money to our coffers which helped make the affair of the Pirates Den”—12B Banquet—the most unique ever had by any class. At our meeting in February our class, under the sponsors, Mr. I. S. Winner and Miss Cora Welday, instituted the petition form of election. Members of our class have been called to various positions of responsibility in the Student Council, Honor Study Hall, Athletic Teams, and Journal. All demanded our assistance and never have we shirked responsibility. As the time draws near when we must say our last goodbye, we grow reluctant and more appreciative. Our memories of the years at John Adams will be the happiest in our lives—here we were young—here we made our friendships—here we saw visions of things beautiful. As a class, while extending good wishes to all, we hope that we shall ever appreciate all that John Adams, its teachers, and its influence have done for use in this first step of our journey. The end has come as come it must To all things in these sweet June days. The teacher and the pupil trust Their parting feet in separate ways.” Thirty-five T II i: I O II T A I. Long, Long Ago In the far dim fastness of the sky, a pale white star set like a great diamond. The Martian commander strained his eyes at it. There was a whir of wings, and a western Interplanetary Messenger boy leapt from his gyroplane and quickly conversed with his commander. Hallelujah!” he said. The planet earth did once hold life! At two this morning our electric disentegrater struck unusual clay formation, and an hour later we stood at the threshold of a fossiled civilization. The first building excavated was a great rectangular affair, in perfect state of preservation, somewhat resembling one of our medieval prisons; over its entrance were inscribed characters which our Telophographic Thought Ray translated to read 'John Adams High School.’ At the very portals lay a mouldy steel sarcophagus, which on penetration disclosed this strange document. Here is the translation”: Our l©iU In Testimony herein, hereof, and thereat: We, the June Class of 1930, being totally deranged as attested by our beloved instructors, place now our Conklins upon this lily white sheet, and let the ink gush as it will. In the following manner do we, individually, distribute our possessions (no down-payment): Article I—Mollie Cholfin leaves her memory book to the custodian for the furnace. Article II—John Ciganko leaves for good—Amen! Article III—Leo Cohen leaves his dancing ability to Billy Hutchins. Article IV—Meyer Fertel leaves his four-day stubble to young Julius Fisher. Article V—The Figilis twins leave the Kookoo Club in despair. Article VI—Leslie Hooker leaves his voice—what a cheap-skate! Article VII—The Katz family (Manuel, Robert, David, and Bernard) leave their kittenishness to the ever-advancing legions of Katzes. Article VIII— Ernest” Krupman leaves his ability to answer the question of what’s in a name to Hamlet. Article IX—David Levin leaves his books in 120 per usual. Article X—Stella Pevovarow leaves her ability at First Aid to Rose Rainin. Thirty-six T II E l� O II T A L Article XI—Leonard Schuman bequeaths his knowledge of chemistry to Everett Rykes. Article XII—Lois Stamm leaves her freckles to Goldie Abosch. (The angels must have been kissing promiscuously.) Article XIII—Mildred Swartz leaves her superiority complex to Ruth Nagelbush. Article XIV—Jerry Fisher bequeaths his athletic ability to Ronald Curry. Article XV—Eugene Trybyszewski leaves the bar at six feet to Wylie Everett. Article XVI—Vernon Anderson leaves the Hi-Y, high and dry. Article XVII—Jack Beavis leaves his track shoes to the snail-paced Frank Tupta. Article XVIII—Bradford Beeching leaves his curly locks to the next wiry-haired fox terrier. Article XIX—Edward Blazey leaves his keen insight into high finance to Florence Takacy. Article XX—Dora Rosen leaves her flirtatious mannerisms to Edith Jorgensen. Article XXI—Petra Sackerson bequeaths her smile to Alma Balbach. Article XXII—Ed Salim leaves his all knowing” attitude to Alex Groner. Article XXIII—Al Terry and spouse nee Dorothy Spaeth leave their effected affcctionisms to Jimmy Davis and Alma Balbach. Article XXIV—Eleanor Stefanek bequeaths her ability to wash the homeroom blackboards to Pauline London. Article XXV—And above all, lest we forget, we leave our sponsors, Miss Cora Wclday and Mr. I. S. Winner, to the tender mercies of the next Senior class. Thus, in the trust that these memoria may stand unto time eternal, we leave this will to be executed. Signed, SENIOR CLASS June 1930 A. D. The Martian commander sighed and a tear trickled piteously down his military cheek. Sic transit gloria mundi.” Thir y-sfirn t ii i: r o ii t a l Revelations The wedding march played slowly by Dorothy Spaeth and Nathan Levine, world famous concert artists, started Joseph Calta and his French bride Mme. Sylvia Lockspeiser on the road to ruin at exactly 10 A.M., Wednesday morning in the Little Church Around the Corner, New York. Harry Boris Maeroff, Russian Olympic bomb throwing champ, was best man while Rhoda Miller was the maid of honor. Ushers were Solly Bossel, Richard Dzomba, Walter Eckert, Milton Lefkowitz and Giotto Maneri. Bridesmaids were Florence Baskind, Gertrude Bcrko-witz, Helen Deutsch, Janet Raspy, Ann Rosen and Florence Zelmano-vitz. As this was the main social event of the season several of the blue-blooded elite of New York were present, among them Howard Brant, iceman, and his loving spouse, nee Marion Hugo; Russell Braund, junk dealer and his wife nee Helen Wigston; William Castell, paperhanger, and his nemesis, the former Helen Krisch; and last but not least Ivan Dianiska, coal heaver, and his wife, nee Elizabeth Robinson. The wedding ring, later pawned at Laidman’s up-to-date pawnshop, was bought at the famous jewelry firm of Reminick and Schreiber.” Just as Reverend Hooker pronounced the words that made them man and wife, in rushed George Wiklinski, telegraph boy, with telegrams from Joe Ciescicki, gas fitter, Joe Corsaro, blacksmith, and Francis Finan, boilermaker, who sent their regrets at not being able to attend because their full dress suits had been burnt through carelessness in Polsky’s Piffy Pants Pressing Palace. The Bride and Groom now hastened from the church followed by old shoes from Dave Weider’s second-hand clothing establishment and rice from Esther Crane’s novelty shop. They got into their machine and dashed off to the docks just in time to board the S. S. Jadamic bound for Paris, with Captain Fisher on the bridge. The bride dropped her corsage, obtained from the Lottie May Shy Flower Shoppe just as she boarded ship and was unable to recover it. Just as Stanley Wolf piloted the giant ship out of the harbor, a taxicab driven by Leo Cohen and containing Irene Adelstein, Jessie Freiheit, Eva Keilin, Frieda Margolis, and Helen Visocky, famous singers, rushed up just in time to miss the boat. On the way out of the harbor the ship passed the coast guard cutter, Reagan, with Captain Anderson, Lieutenant Baumruckcr, and able-bodied seamen Zalkind and Steinberg, in hot pursuit of the notorious bootleggers, Williams and Kohn, who fled before them in a canoe. Aboard the ship was the U. S. Olympic team composed of Hy Abramovitz, puddle jumper, Jack Beavis, flag pole climber, William Belinger, 40 yd. marathon man, Ed. Blazey, Ping Pong champ, Otto T birfy-eighl T II i: V O II T A L Cerney, Pencil Sharpener, Andrew Corsar, 10 yd. dash man, Frank De Rose, Ed Kcbrle, John Kerr and Michael Knazek, 250 lb. relay, Antony Lauria, 13 day bicyclist, George Macko, 40 mile sprint and Ray Krac-koweicki, U. S. potato race champ. The entire passenger list was present in the ship’s auditorium that evening to view One Burning Kiss” with the great screen lovers, Dave Levin and Helen Pilskaln; the villain, Erwin Pevevarow; and a vamp, Dora Rosen. Several picture ads were shown previous to the main feature and Bradford Beeching was seen and heard in What the well dressed man should wear.” Several famous people traveling incognito—yet able to be recognized—were Steve Benson, noted explorer, who founded Chagrin Falls; Maurice Bogad, millionaire lingerie manufacturer; Bernard Katz, famous war correspondent and James Hanacek, world’s heavyweight champ and his manager and brother, August Hanacek. Following the show all assembled in the dining room where Norman Kelman, head waiter and Dorothy Latnick, Anna Girman, Martha Lenz, Frieda Cohen, Lucille Boaeuf and Dorothy Kleve, waitresses, served refreshments on china plates made at Newark, N. J. by the Robert Katz Petty Pottery Co., Inc. At this time Manuel Katz, cabin boy, rushed in with a telegram for Mildred Ragent informing her that G. Brant’s Radio Corp. of America had named a new loud speaker after her and were sending a money order on the Bank of France by following mail. The next day the sun dawned on a world made cruel to the steerage passengers by sea-sickness. Dr. M. Cholfin was called to the bedside of Anna Antonos, Fannie Bash, Mae Porter, Goldie Schwartz, Louis Pekar, Leon Norr and Joe Ondercik, one and all for whom she prescribed Panzarella’s Painless Pills. The day thus quickly passed and again the passengers gathered in the ship’s auditorium. This time to view Ed Salim’s Society Follies, reading left to right—Florence Cooke, Peggy Pepos, Winifred Naismith, Stella Pevovarow, Lois Stamm, La Verne Schacha, Eleanor Erben, Ruth Kansy, and Martha Curry, the headliner. Kochmit and Kolesar, specialty dancers, also entertained. Clarence Galayda, now on the 146th day of his milk diet, was carried in on a special stretcher by Ernest Krupman, Charles Litteria, Ralph McElroy and George Nikolatos, ship’s hospital attendants. He weighed about 400 lbs. and looked anaemic. As the ship neared mid-ocean Alvin Cipra, lighthouse keeper, waved a hearty greeting and directed the S. S. Jadamic to a rowboat floating in the distance. Upon coming up to it the great Prof. Charles Jules Krister was seen with a butterfly net and the equally great Leonard Copernicus Schuman with a microscope. The next day being Sunday Rabbi Kossoff Thirty-nine T II E V O II T A L held services in the ship’s salon. The radio program came from Station FIFI, Paris, France. Many former Adamites felt their hearts beat faster as advertisements came over the radio from Goldman’s Exclusive Kosher Butcher Shoppe. On the Champs Elysees, Goldfarb, and Orlove’s Peruvian Pool Parlors; on Rue de Rivoli, Halford’s Hasty Hairtonic, Krug, Rusnak, and Siegel Beauty Specialists and Polansky, Linderman and Bernholtz De Luxe Hash House. Later they danced to the strains of Sam Coleman’s Night Hawks coming from Mil Jones Corlett Cabaret in Montmartre. In one corner of the steerage Oscar Elcfant, big game hunter, Admiral Fertel of the Swiss Navy, Major Vinitsky, U. S. Major of Marines stationed at Chicago, Lieut. Com. Soldow of the Abyssinian Air Corps, General Vorell of the Salvation Army and Max Diamond, President of the I. W. W. were arguing whether Eleanor Stefanek or Mildred Swartz was the worst Mah Jong player in Kalamazoo. The ship stopped about a hundred miles from the French coast when Head Stoker Danchik fell asleep at his post. Needless to say he was removed at once in favor of John Kavulla as this was a post of great responsibility. Just at this moment two daring aviatrices, Frieda Zucker and Sylvia Winger of the Andorra airmail, flew over the ship and dropped some hand bills advertising the embalming firm of Lifskitz and Treman, A Smile to the End! As the ship drew alongside the pier two gendarmes, Steve In Gaul and Cliff Benes, leapt on board intent upon disarming four passengers from Chicago, Hudak the Horrible, Johnson the Rat, Scarface Hospodar, and Hrutkay the Herring. However these gentlemen from Cook County were not to be found but they appropriated Eleanor Benethum’s string of garlic as disturbing the peace. Ray Gower and Beatrice Hamill were also arrested as suspicious characters while Ruth Lorrey and Helen McCafferty were taken on general principles. Once in Paris, the passengers dispersed to their various destinations. While walking along the Seine, the Sisters Figilis bought the Eiffel Tower from two distinguished looking French noblemen, Juzek and Tryby-szewski, who had to part with their family estate in order to retrieve their fallen fortunes. Mary Baranovich, Margaret Porter, Stella Carter, Julia Ficzeri, Justine Krejci, Angie Rainier, and Fannie Krachman hastened to their special phrenology class taught by Anna Muni. Marie Goddard, Margaret Blum, Anna Kudysh, and Laura Roth, American school teachers on a vacation trip, rushed to Goldberg’s Glorius Gardens to view the latest Paris creations. Imagine their surprise when they saw their former schoolmates, Lillian Emoff, Marian Moore, Ethel Zeelo, Gertrude Wold, Esther Rosen, Henrietta Blatt, and Lillian Soskin acting as models. Forty T II i: IMMIT AL Their first night in France, Norman Cipra, John Ciganko, and Abe Greenis flew Mildred Bloom, Christine Bontempo, Bernice Ellman, Sylvia Kosar, Anne Janko, and Eva Weitzman to Monte Carlo to woo the goddess of chance. At the tables huge sums of money were being won and lost. Tom Slaten and Ladimcr Svoboda, internationally known gamblers, were sitting at the roulette table in their shirt sleeves raking in enormous piles of gelt. Several Czechoslavakian noblewomen, Princess Glassburg, Dutchess Jenkins, Countess Pikl, and Baroness Brinkman were trying to hook the American multimillionaire, Al Terry. But they were not the only nobility there, not by a long shot, as several members of the reigning houses of Europe were playing at the tables, incognito. A close observer, however, would have seen H. R. H., Crown Prince Isadore Segall of Sarsparilla, FI. FI., Princess Lena Buttita of Birmingham, and a very, very close observer would have noticed his Imperial Majesty Samuel Abraham Yinocur of Walla-Walla. But look who enters now stealthily behind the Emperor, a covetous gleam in his eye as he marks the jewels in the Emperor’s crown. It is none other than Frank Urban-ovitz. But three gentlewomen of the Emperor’s court, Gazella Vargo, Irene Toth, and Ruth Davies, screamed. Whereupon Captain Vizner of the Monte Carlo Mounties gets his man. The woman in the case is Petra Sackerson. And now a cold, grim scene is unfolded before our very eyes in Judge Alvin Siegan’s court. Howard Darrow Smith is counsel for the defense. Ruth L. Solomon is prosecuting attorney. There is no hope for the prisoner, as eleven women and one man step up to the jury box, Margaret Bramer, Elizabeth Dahler, Mary Goldman, Lillian Hausner, Martha Lenz, Ann Lessovitz, Aurelia Papp, Sylvia Prochazka, Victoria Scebbi, Francis Solomon, Martha Nebuscher, and Irwin Strauss. Lena Spielman, clerk of court, gazes cruelly about her in a wicked manner. Reporters sit tense and anxious, Rose Sramek of the Syracuse Star, Julia Lichtman of the London Letter, Lillian Paris of the Pei Ping Petal, Dorothy Heydorn of the Hong Kong Herald, and Emily Brichacek of the Brecksville Bulletin. Two Policewomen, Julia Chaye and Lillian Chizmer, guard the portals. During the intermission Ruth Gruehl, and Genevieve Li Bassi sell hot dogs and peanuts from Lo Boseo’s Beanery. Suddenly Elizabeth Marko in the audience screams, Fire! Help! Police!” and bedlam reigns. Around the corner comes the brave Monte Carlo Hook and Ladder, No. 3, Captain Rubin Hirsch at the wheel, Lena Gugliotta, Helen Doering, Daisy Ferguson. Ethel Micle faint and have to be carried out by firemen. Fireman Michael Scgan rescues them. forty-one T II i: I O It T A L The rest of the Americans were unable to leave the country as Monte Carlo had declared war against Jugoslavia. Soon soldiers marched the streets and a brigade of volunteer nurses consisting of Rose Feiglcs, Sylvia Felder, Louis Koenig, Leora Keeble, Eva Mosely were driven to the front by Anthony Piraino. At the head of the Jugoslavian army was General Jack Poff and his Rough Riders. In the first engagement they had stormed a border town and carried away several American women, Evelyn Marcus, Margaret Gallatin, Winifred Hensey, Mae Golias, and Magdalena Kaczmarek. Robert Kieffer, U. S. Consul, immediately demanded their release. The Jugo Slavs refused to give up their prisoners. The U. S. declared war on Jugo-Slavia. Admiral David Katz sailed to the war zone with the Atlantic fleet. As the S. S. Pennsylvania sailed into the capital of Jugo-Slavia, several patriotic women rushed aboard, among whom were Marian Gilvary, Clara Kalish, Marjorie Holroyd, Mary Miller, Josephine Naso, to beg the Admiral not to blow the town off the map. While this alarming state of affairs was going on, Fannie Greenfield, and Irene Murushko of Albania, who were peacefully rowing, bumped into the battleship and broke a port window. U. S. immediately severed diplomatic relations with Albania. All would have been well had not Ruth Murphy and Evangeline Phillips of Palestine thrown a stone at Captain Schaefer of the S. S. Arizona. The U. S. immediately tried to declare war on Palestine but Wall Street put down a firm foot. Our International Peace Commission met in Paris. George Kreisl, Lois Jackson, and Edith Henderson of the U. S., Kathleen Hall, Sarah Nelson, Claudia Norton of Wales, Milton Soltzberg, Edna Sellers, Hyman Slatcn of Madagascar, Mary Sedlac, John Rollins, Janet Jankovsky of Mazombrane and Flora Jaffe, Eleanor Hornyak, and Lucille Hcutsche of Baluchistan brought the war to a victorious conclusion for everyone. Everyone returned home on the Graf Zeppilin as the guests of the President of the United States, except for Josephine Orabella, Anna Palgut, and Lillian Pesek who married the Sultan of Turkey. “We sure had a good time,” said Gladys Hensey and Agnes Gyorgak. “It’s good to see the Statue of Liberty again.” Tarty-tun 11 WHERE THEKE 15 NO VISION THE PECFIX PERI5H. T II l : V O II T A I. Student Council The Student Council cooperates with the faculty in managing school affairs. Each homeroom in the school h.is one representative who must have at least passing grades in order to be elected. Councillors from each grade elect representatives to the Advisors Board w hich promotes the welfare of the council. Committee chairmen arc also on the advisors board. This year the Council purchased instruments for the orchestra and tools for the art department for making silver jewelry with proceeds from dances, sponsored by the social committee. The civics committee conducted clean-up and courtesy campaigns. The Council aided in the drive to send the orchestra to Nebraska. OFFICERS Anna Ficilis ....President Bradiord Beeching .... ... Vice-President Ruth Lorres Secretary Richard Szykowny .... .........Treasurer Lillian Xu bi s Faculty Adviser Councillor : 1’A—Bradford Beeching. Edward Bla cy, Anna Figilis, Jessie Frciheit, Giotto Mancri. Ruth Gruehl. James Hanacek, Steve Elospodar. Bernard Katz. Ruth Lorrcv. Mollic Choltin. Eva Mosley, William Richl, Mildred Swartz. Irene Toth. Edward Zalkind. Anna Muni. John Blazek. I-B—Edward Cook. Frank Fousck. Myron Jacobs. Selma Pickelner, Mary Smith, Bella Splavcr. Florence Takacy. Dick Vagner. Edward Faist, Eleanor Parsons. HA—Nadine Eggert. Eleanor Bendes, Meyer Bcrkowitz. William Jenkin. Charlotte Knott, Eva Kozclka. Annie Eauric, Marie Mulder. Irving Ncmccck. Irene Noall. Henry Bodwoski. Florence Rice, Helen Rubino, Mizabeth Sackerson. Helen Smetana. Albert Sedory. IIB—Eleanor Bents, Mildred Kolar. Jack Lewis. Andriana Rondmi, Minnie Rose. I0A—Robert Bell. Allen Conway, Flclcn Depew, David Farbcr. Dolores Euckay, Elmer Plat , Lucille Sturges. Richard Szykowny, Gwendolyn Williams. I OB—Edith Kaplan, Mary Louise Parsons, Elsa Schwartz, Anna Sokoloff, Anthony Sipko, Angelo Amato. 9A—Ronald Callihan, Valter Civik. Margaret Cseplo, Martha Fair, Frances Famiano, Tony Granata. Pauline Kuchis. Anna Li Bassi, Robert Mack, Eleanor McClimans, Marconi Nagelbush, Michael Orabella. Katheryn Pawlechlo, Dorothea Schwabc. Dorothy Paravano, Warren Thomas, W illis Doty. 9B—Susan Bassicr, Lucille Sturges, Louis Cherry. Gertrude Jenkins, Charles Piblinger, Sam Canitoe, Fred Becvar. Forty-four T II K V O II T A I John Adams Journal Since the first. small, five-column John Adams Journal, issued May IS, 1924 by the eleventh grade students in two journalism classes, instructed by Miss Hilda Wood, to the present six-column publication, the John Adams Journal has kept pace with the school, rising from an obscure unknown high school newspaper to an All-American prize winner. Not only has the paper ranked high, but the editors of the last two years have received city, state, and national honors in the writing of’ editorials, news stories, feature stories, and columns. The Journal won an All-American Honor Rating, the highest honor rating given, in the ninth annual National Scholastic Press Association Contest at the University of Minnesota in 1929. It took third place in the general competition for all Ohio high school newspapers in the eighth annual contest at Ohio State University. In the special contest for the best editorial page, the Journal received second place. It was one of the twenty-nine high school papers in the United States to win an All-American Honor Rating at the 1950 N. S. P. A. Contest. Each member of the staff is a ”G or E” English student, and each editor is first a cub” reporter and an assistant editor. Each reporter has a definite beat along with any assignments he may be given, and every editor has a definite part of the paper to take care of. The Journal Room, while the paper is in the writing, presents an appearance not unlike the city room of a metropolitan daily. Every law of journalism and newspaper life, written and unwritten, is strictly observed. Active Member' of the staff arc: editor'—Fdward Salim, Bernard Katz, Frank Fousck; assistant editors—Dorothy Bohn, Pauline London, Mary W'olinct ; reporters—louts Birnbaum, Amelia Blcchschmid, Ldith Bligh, Sylvia Bukarcsky, Jacob Cohen, timer Cooper, Martin Greenfield, Alex Groncr. Ruth Kcncr-Son, Rachel Miller, W illiam Ragcnt. Row Ramin, Lonnie Simon. Helen Vilita. Frank Fousck; advertising —1 rncst Chatham: circulation—Mildred Figilis and Ralph McF.lroy. forty-file T II l : l� O IK T A L Orchestra The hot high school orchestra in Ohio for I9J0 and (he third best in the country arc the titles won b the John dams High School Orchestra in the state Contest for high school orchestras held at Oherlm. Ohio, in April and in the national contest at I incoln, Nebraska on May $1. The award for first place i� a bronze tablet for the school, and a trophy to be kept by the school for one year. This trophs. it won bv the orchestra three times in succession may be kept by the school permanently. A bronze medal was presented to the orchestra for the ranking it won in the national contest. In 1929 the orchestra won second place ;n the state contest. This organization made up of 7S of the be't players in the school, meets every day during the seventh period for training in symphonic plas ing. The orchestra has played several times over the broadcasting stations T T A M and W J A Y. Mr. Amos G. NX esler is the director. The second orchestra is a group similar to the first orchestra, members of which train for the first orchestra. First Violins Norman Bauer Julius Bayer Rose Gordon Sam Halper Sarah Harris Ruth Janokaitis Edward Kain Lester Stewart Frank Lupica John Paizs Audrev Patterson Albert Schlueter Charles Tenglcr Helen Thcodororf Herbert Kohcn Theodore Vasserman Slco.ND Violins Robert Boehm Pearl Abraham Sarah Angcll Joseph Berger Viola Blasko Nathan Goldberg Joe Klein Nathan Levine Frank Pagel Alexander Pastcrak Frank Sova John Tcrcbcsi Lillian Waznich Fannie Weinberg Drums John Amor Fred Fennel Jack Stern Ty.mpani Robert Galambos Fri nch Horns Ldwin Bencs Sol Golden Emerich Hcnnel Maurice Rozclman Trumpets Carl Bickcrton John Blaha James Huml Elmer Svoboda Cl LLO Helen Boehm Dorothy Miles Josephine Halpuch Virginia Kosta Elsie Kolcsvarv Ruth Olgin David Morganstcrn Hyman Gold Violas Helen Bukovics Bruno Discasali Elizabeth Lindow Joscph Tcngler Anton Ziclcnski Phil Levine Bass Donald David Dianne Lcrtzman C harles Maresh Ed Menges Tony Granaia Mildred Kolar Oboe Steve Mayti Ethel Wcttrich Bassoon William Srp Lois Fees Flutes Abe Halper Theodore Rakocy Trombones Arthur Lund Jack Evans Harry Wcitzel Tuba Wilbur Page Harry Ravity I Jaap Marian Shulnun Piano Ardell Schrader Marian Shulman For y-i x T II K l� O II T A I first Row. U'dtteJ—Jerome Fisher. Ralph McF.lroy, Florence Cooke, Frank Juzek, John Ciganko. Second R� u—I Imer Anderlc, Caroline VTumcr, Eleanor Meyer, Either Gon, Charlci McDowell. First Ron. 'landing,—Bradford Beeching, William Doty. Joe Calta, William Keihl. St’eond Rou. standing—Leonard Schuman. Ronald Curry. Ralph Sickman. Honor Study Hall Officers Honor Study Halls arc conducted by pupils of the eleventh and twelfth grades. Each pupil must sign a pledge to obey the rules of the study hall before he is admitted. A president, vice-president, and secretary are elected in each study hall. The president keeps order in the room, the vice-president acts in the same capacity in the absence of the president, and the secretary checks attendance. After three warnings, the president may eject any pupil who does not obey the pledge. Officers of the Honor Study Halls form a central committee which organizes the work of the officers and discusses plans for the study halls. A committee of study hall presidents decide whether pupils are to be readmitted to Honor Study Halls when once ejected. The Honor Study Hall has grown steadily. Originally rooms 118 and 120 were used for this purpose, now room 125 and the auditorium balcony have been added. OFFICERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE Ralph Mt Elroy President Frank Juzi k Vice-President Florence Cooke. Secretary Jerome Fisher ... Bulletin Manager Forty-men SMADA NU MBERS Seated, left to rijibt—Bernard Katz, Eugene Trybyszewski, James Davit. Frank Juzek, Ralph McElroy. Jerome Fisher. Bradford Beeching, Edward Corsi. Slanding, left to r x tt—Robert Greenberg. Edward Vizner, Jerry Koiaba. Lawrence Williams. Charles Krister. Leonard Schuman. Julius Fisher. illiani Richl, Paul Ar . Joe Presti. Forty-ci bt Girls Service Club The aim of every member of the Girls Service Club is to serve the school in every way she can. The club is open to all eleventh and twelfth grade girls. Because club members are often asked to use some of their free time in club activities, girls are required to have grades of G or better in order to join and remain in the club. Members guard in the girls’ locker room and lunchroom, and usher at school commencements, plays, and operettas. OFFICERS Helen McCafferty...................................... President Eleanor Stefanek........ Vice President Beatrice Hamill .. ..................... Secretary Jessie Freiheit.......................................Treasurer Miss Lillian Xiebes..............................Faculty Adviser MEMBERS First Row, seated, left to right—Mol lie Cholfin, Anna Figilis, Stella Carter, Lois Stamm. Beatrice Hamill. Helen McCafferty. Eleanor Stefanek, Jessie Freiheit, Jeannette Jankovsky, Mildred Swartz, Ruth Lorrcy. Dorothy Bohn. First Row, standing, left to right—Ida Rudnick, Sylvia Frochazka, Violet Mental, Marie Jcdliscka, Mary Rusnak, Lillian Sli'ka. Margaret Eisner, Helen Polanka, Pauline London, Esther Witkin, Dorothy Votava, Frances Marciantc, Helen Smigal, Eva Wcitzman, Claudia Norton, Esther Rosen, Marian Male, Ruth N'jyelbush. Second Rou. standing, left to right—Lonnie Simon, Elizabeth Knott, La Verne Schacha, Dorothy Pcrrinc, Selma Pickclncr, Agnes Gyorgak. Rachel Miller, Antioncttc Pistilli, Elizabeth Sackcrson. Eleanor Zmudzinski, Marie Mulder, Esther Schmidt, Helen Schultz, Helen Smetana, Bessie Levinsky, Anna Muni, Helen Frank. Third Row, standing, left to right—Frieda Cohen, Goldie Abosch, Alma Balbach, Andriana Rondini, Louise Napoli, Irene Toth, Helen Borsos, Julia Ficzcri, Elizabeth Dahler, Marcella Baus, Adelaide Biondi, Verna Chapuis. (Adele Bligh, Ethyle Goldstein, Ethel Gratton, Catherine Rousch, Rose Schmotzcr, and Dorothy Stohlman were absent when the picture was taken.) Smada Club The Smada Club is the boys service club of the school. Members assist in taking tickets at school functions, in guarding the corridors and perform various other service duties. The name Smada, was derived from the word Adams spelled backwards. The club was organized by Mr. E. E. Smeltz, former assistant principal, in 1924, the year after John Adams was opened. Mr. Dwight W. Lott, assistant principal, is the sponsor, and the members meet in his office every two weeks. Senior high school boys who can meet the scholarship requirements are eligible for membership. They must have passed in all their subjects the semester previous to their application to the club, and must have grades of 75 or above when they are brought up for election. OFFICERS Ralph McElroy_________________________________________President Frank Juzek...................................... .Vice President Jerome Fisher-------------------------------Secrefary-Treasurer Mr. Dwight W. Lott_______________________ ______Faculty Adviser Forty ■nine T II i: l� O IK T A I. Friendship Club The Friendship Club, artiliatcd with th; Y W C. A., it in international urxmumon represented in almost all the countries in thr world. The lins is to promote friendship, and develop talent among girls at icHihsI, it churches, ind in the home. It endeavors to create a spirit helpfulness through social service work done in orphans' homrs and ether such institutions. The club is open to all ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade girls. OFFICERS Helen McCaimrty President Elizabeth Sacki.rsox Vice-President Ruth Howi.li.y Secretary PtTR Sackirso.v Treasurer Mm GthIMNI Haii Y. U . C. A. Secretary Miss Lina McCann .... ........ Faculty Ad riser Miss Glrtrldi A. Willy................. Faculty Adviter Miss Esther Spillnlr _. ____ Faculty Ah ser MEMBERS I rnsa Acel, Josephine Arcury, Alma Halbach, Marcella Baus. Viola Biatko, Dorothy Bonovite, Nina Bnckcr. Lena Buccicrc, Helen Bukortcs. Stella Carter, Stephan.j Cercck. Marjorie Cooke. Anna Chachola. Charlotte Court right. Julia Chaye. Elinor Davies. Dorothy Dula. Bernice Ell man. Margaret Eisner. Rose F.skra, Nadine Kggrrt Mart Louise Glattclter. Marion Gilvary. Jessie Freiheit, Jennie Globe. Ethel Gratton, Beatrice Hamill. Anna Hart. Margaret Hers . Ruth Hervgrt, Julia Hcvesy, Viola Hindulak, Ruth Howells. Wilma Hraban.-k, Anna Holccek. Elvira Humphrey. Margaret Canitano. Frances Lamiano, Mary Jacukovici, Jeanette Jan-kotikv, Marie Jcdlieska, Marjorie Jones. Mildred Jones, I dith Kaplan. Leora Kicble. Wilma Koenig, Joyce Klima. Justine Krejci. Freda Landore. Duns Lang. Ruth luchanskv. Dolores Luckav, Irene l.utkus. I li ahsih Lindow, Ruth Lorrey, Jeanette Macintosh, Frances Marcianto. Helen McCatfert v. Margaret McCatfcrty. Hilda Mercer. Constance Miholajc yh. Gertrude Mills. Marian Moore. Marie Mulder. Pauline Munn, Claudia Norton, Aurclia-Joanne Papp. Anne Parravano. l oeothy Parras ano. Mabel Peck. Helen Pilskaln, Helen Polanka, Marjisrie Porter. AnJriana Rondim, Gi .clla Rothschild. Rose Rosini. Catherine Roush, I lizabcth Sackerson, Petra Sackerson, Muriel Sanies. Mars Sasak. I aVernc Schacha, Helen Schultz, Rena Seipume. Lonnie Simon. Helen Smigel. Iholorcs Smith. Helen Smith. Dorothea Spaeth. Anna Snkolort. Fleanor Stcfanek. Bcrmcc Styphens, Dorothy Stohlman. Florence Takacy. Helen Vilita. Dorothy Votava, Mildred Wcintraub, Gwendolyn Williams, Lillian Zeman. Caroline Mi ureter. Antionctte Ziol. Helen Z.siga. Mildred Miller. Josephine Junck. Kathleen Wolfe. Felice Armstrong. Ruth Kenerson. Anna Kro ser. I leanor Zmud mski. Lillian Smola. Madeline Hoyle. Henrietta Gottfried. I mily Stcpanck. Blanche Gnldbcrgh, Ruth Davies. !'stall |orgen o e. Fitts T II K I O It T A I Orchestra Club The Orchestra Club is really a small symphony orchestra. It is composed of the best players of the first orchestra. The club plays for the annual play and during assembly programs, because the orchestra pit will not accommodate the entire orchestra. This year it accompanied the opera, Pirates of Penzance,” a feat never before tried with any of the operettas given at John Adams. Formerly it played for choruses only. Members meet during the tenth period on Tuesday. OFFICERS Norman Bauer President Ed Mi nges SecreUry-Treasnrer Helen Blkovics librarian First Violins Norman Bauer Phil Levine Alexander Pasterak Rose Gordon Second Violins Nathan Levine Frank Pagel Violas Helen Bukovict Bruno Dicasali Cello Hyman Gold David Mor anstern MEMBERS Bass Charles Maresh Flute Theodore Rakocy Obol Steve Matyi Ethel Vcttrich Clarinet Florence Enioff Leon Norr Bassoon Lois Fees Trumpets Earl Bickerton John Blaha Horns Edwin Bene Sol Golden Trombone Jack Evans Plano T d Menses PERCUSSION John Amor Jack Stern Tympani Robert Galambos fifty -one t ii i: V O IK T A L first Rou, hjI, I—Margaret Hurley. Dorothy Spaeth. EUic Karhk. Scion J Rou. uj cJ—Florence Brock. Betty Bcavis, Helen Pilskaln, Margaret Bra me r, Jessie Frciheit. li'tt Ron, ittinJinx—Grace Lcwit, Betty MacKay, Mary Smith, Virginia Kimack, Wilma Hrabanck, Ethel Sicha. Second Rou, itjnJ:nx—Mi Horencc Stehn, Theresa Zidjunas, Victoria Balandi. Catherine Cain, Virginia Pratck. Third Rou. standing—Helen Juzek. Emily Host. Dorothea Spaeth. Rote Schmot er. Alma Balbach, Caroline Wurstcr. Fdith Bligh. tLoite Kc-imics wat absent when the picture was taken.) Girl Gym Captains The Girls Gym Cape jins Club was organized to improve athletic ability and promote good sportsmanship among girls. Members aid Miss Florence Stehn, gym teacher, in taking care of classes and thus develop leadership. The girls referee games, make game schedules, and prepare health charts. They grade cards and take care of showers. The club was organized during the fall semester of 1924 with Miss Stehn, sponsor. Members meet in the girls’ gym every Monday. During club periods they practice teaching and work with apparatus in order to earn awards, guards for pins, and numerals. OFFICERS FiELEN PlLSRAtN President Margaret Bramer . Vice President Betty Beavis Secretary-Treasurer Fifty- uo T II i: l� O II T A L MEMBI RS Antdcuichcr, Ik-dnar'ki. B.lingor. Beveridge, Bobick. Ciganko, Cole, Cook, Dc Gregori, Dc Rom:, Fcldcn, Gambino, Grant, Hai. Haborak, A. Hanacck. J. Hanacck, Hooker, Jacob , Jamieson, Keeler, Kopp. Lchotskv, lentini, Levine, Nedved. Newman, Novak, Panuska, Pappa, Pelleticrc, Peiiito, Piblingcr, Pineik, Robinson, Rowlands. Russell. Scott, Sipko. Smith, S lranski. Tobin. Tomasccllo. Vcrsacki. Wlod ikowski, Zemerit . Boy Gym Captains Every other week the Boys Gym Captains Club, sponsored by Mr. Y L. Lorimer meets to discuss the best methods by which boys gym classes and intramural athletics may be conducted. The club endeavors to encourage interest in athletics, to uphold and carry on the highest ideals of true sportsmanship, promote a feeling of good fellowship among club members, and foster a spirit of genuine service to the school. The boys assist in the gym classes and intramural athletics. They also participate in all sports. OFFICERS Jacob Jacobs...... President Elmer Haborak................................. Vice President William Belinger Treasurer Gordon Scott Set ret ary Fifty-three members of the dance orchestra Saxtphonf Oliver Johnstone Isidore Horne Tenor Saxaphone VX'illiam Srp Tuba I d Mcnges Viol inf Alexander Pasterak Frank Pagel Trombone Arthur Fund Piano Robert Galambos Omni Fred Fennell Jack Stern Trumpets Earl Bickerton John Blaha Elmer Svoboda fifty-four T II i: V O II T A L Band Beginning last fall the band was an attraction at several of the football games. Uniforms for leaders as well as fifteen other members were provided, but the band grew so fast that there were nor sufficient uniforms. Next fall, forty of the best players will be chosen to appear in uniform at the football games. The band was rated as one of the six best high school bands in the city, at a high school band contest at John Hay High School on May 3. Working up the real section of the band is the task to be met by Mr. Amos Wesler, director, because most of the real players joined the band at the beginning of the semester. Trumpets Earl Bickcrton John Blaha Robert Boehm Louis Chudoba Charles Fair William Frill James Lowe Reiter Beman James Troyan Saxophones Oscar Codohas Nick Lovano William Srp Sol Stark Leo Apanasewicz Harvey Fawcett Drums David Weider John Amor Anthony Franco Clarinets Sylvia Anker Adclc Drosd, Florence Emoff Sarah Levine Esther Miller Ruth Mabery Leon Norr Robert Panko Elinor Werhardt George Mendel Harry Ziedi Morris Bernstein Itadore Horn Trombones Jack Evans Dan Patrice Harry Weitzel Bentley Chailinc Tubas Ed Menges Frank Page Harry Ravitz French Horns Edwin Bcncs Sol Golden Emcrich Mcmmel Maurice Rozclman Flute Abe Halpcrt Piccolo Frances Jenkin Oboe Steve Matyi Baritone Arthur Sund Bass Lois Fees Dance Orchestra In the fall of 1929 Mr. Amos G. Wesler, director of the Jazz Orchestra, was asked to organize an orchestra that would furnish good music at all the school dances. The members of this group play at all school functions and receive excellent training in dance music as well. The boys arc paid a small fee for their services. It is the opinion of dancers that the orchestra is improving right along. This organization is comparatively new, but if it stays intact, the school can expect a very good dance orchestra. Fifty-pit T II E I1 O II T A L STAGECRAFT CLUB MEMBERS First Rou, seated, left to right—Alice Fillous, Raymond Schultz, Harry Karnavitz, George Kreisl, Wilma Poggiante, Irene Kolodziej, Robert Fillous. First Rou, standing, left to right—Irene Olah, Edna Siede, Helen Christopher, Harry Picnta. Second Rou, standing, left to right—Basil Piconc, Isadore Levine, Norman Peel, Alton Golden. ADAMIMES Seated, left and right—Theresa Csaszar, Lillian Nocar, Miss Grace Martin, Helen Vilita, Sophia Fagin. Standing—Margaret Heiss, Helen Pavelka, Sam Grccnucin. Thomas Martinck, Abraham Bercnbcrg, Ruhamah Parker, Lucille Horrocks, Dorothy Jones. Fifty-six THE l� � It T A L Statecraft Club The Stagecraft Club designs all stage settings for school plays. It makes properties, plans the color scheme, and paints scenery. Members cooperate with Mr. George Jackson’s stagecraft class which does the carpentry work, shifts scenes, and takes care of lighting effects. The club made the settings for the light opera, ’'Pirates of Penzance and for the school play, What Happened to Jones, and for plays given during activities periods. The Stagecraft Club was organized in September, 1929 by Miss Florence Vcrbsky so that there would be a trained group to prepare properties for school plays. Pupils who are in art classes and who have artistic ability are eligible for membership. They join in the ninth grade and remain in the club to become experienced. During club meetings, members bring in criticisms and articles about stagecraft. They work on the actual painting and planning during art classes, after school, and during study hall periods. The club meets during the tenth period on Tuesdays. OFFICERS George Kreisl.................... -...........President Robert Fillous ............................. .V Vr President Irenl Kolodziej....................................Secretary Harry Karnavitz ---------------------------------Treasurer Miss Florence Verbsky.....-................ Faculty Adviser Adamimes The Adamimes, organized in the fall of 1928 by students who were interested in the theatre, have as their aim play-going, play-acting, and play-writing. Anyone is eligible for membership to the club provided that he can show that he has some interest in dramatics. Meetings of the club are held on Tuesday, at which time the members give reports on plays and theatres, read and criticize original plays, give monologues and dialogues, and discuss current topics concerning the theatre. OFFICERS Lillian Nocar..................................... President Thomas Martinek........................... Vice-President Helen Vilita---------- Secretary Mildred Pevelka_......................................Treasurer Sophia Fagin__________________________________ Program Director Miss Grace Martin_____________________________ Faculty Adviser Fifty -seven t ii i : r o it t a i. hnt Ron. ujtsJ. Lit to n j't—Steve Mjtyi, Cljyton Cerny. William Imkm, Theodore Takacy, Everett R'Us. Abnhim Berenberg, Alex Groncr. Secoiul Rou. uj .J. left to right—Irene Toth, Lois Stamm, Gladys Prochaska, Julia Fic cri, Harland M. Bright—tacultv ad'iscr, Eleanor Stefanck, Mollic Choi fin, Goldie Abosch, Mildred ligilis, Anna Figilis. hut Rou. itanding, Lft to right—Marie Jedlicska, Dorothy Scott. Anthony Pirano, Bernice Holsingcr, Gertrude Beeching, Frances Jenkin. Second Rou, landing, left to right—Alma Balbach, Florence Takacy. Carolyn 'X'urstcr, Mildred Swart . Elizabeth Knott. Charlotte Knott. Helen Borsos, Jeannette Jankovsky, Mars Louise Glatfelter, Ruth Howells, Irene Ko sey. Lonnie Simon. Evelyn Luko. Third Rou. ilanding. left to right—David Levin. Dick Kolcszar, Charles Krister, Leonard Schuman, Dave Katz. Richard Glove. Frank Pagel. Harry Tanenbaum, Ray Gower. Norris Talcott. (Helen Baskowitz and Louis Siegel were not present when the picture was taken.) Nortcele Physics Club The Nortcele Physics Club was organized in 1926 by Mr. Harland M. Bright, the name Nortcele” coming from Electron” spelled backwards. Originally the club had for its purpose visiting various industrial plants and the study of their work as it is connected with physics; and discussions at weekly meetings about physics in commerce. Later, however, social affairs were brought in as a part of the club program, although trips to factories were continued. Now in order to carry out the social part of their program, club members take hikes to the outlying metropolitan parks where they come more into contact with nature; the science interest is still furnished by industrial trips. OFFICERS ffLiAFiczeki President Theodore Takacy .... ..Vice President Eleanor Stef ant k Secretary-Treasurer Harland M. Bright Facnlt y Ad riser fifty-eight m T II i: I O II T A I. S «■•� •■ . If ft to right—Helen Borw, Clurlct Krister, Joe Corsaro, Irene Toth, Leonard Schuman, Mollic Choi tin. Anna Fi.cili . SfjuJing, left to right—David Levin. S il Dane Ink. Ronald t. Kunklc—sponsor, Dan Diamska. Dave Kat . Rubin Hirtch. C h e mistry Club A group of pupils who were interested in chemistry, with the aid of Mr. George I.. Bush, head of the science department, organized the Chemistry Club in October. 1925. The club meets in the chemistry laboratory the tenth period every Friday. At this time, members perform experiments in which they are interested. Some start a project and work on it for the semester. They arc permitted free use of the laboratory. To be eligible for membership, a pupil must receive a G grade in chemistry. He may present his application any time after first grade cards are issued. The candidate must perform an experiment before the club and be able to answer questions and explain it. He is then voted upon by club members. F.ach member of the club is responsible for an exhibition to be placed in the science exhibition case. At the end of the semester, results of the members’ work are placed upon exhibition. OFFICERS Joe Corsaro............ ............................... President Leonard Schuman .............................. Vice President Irene Toth.................... ... .... Secretary-Treasurer Ronald C. Runkle .............. ... Faculty Ad riser Fifty-nine T II i: l� O IK T A I DRAMA HOUR MEMBERS lint Rou, seated. left to right—Hortense W'asscrman, Eva Lieberman. Pauline London, Adclc Drovd, Bradford Beeching. Gertrude Berkowit . Mildred Figilis. lint Ron. standing. left to right—Peggy Pepov, Lillian Rcvitch, Minnie Rove. Sylvia Anker. Evelyn McCImtock. F-lvic Stieglitz. Second Rou, standing, left to right—Florence Cooke. Mildred Ragent. Bernice Weingart. Anna Figilis. Third Rou, ilanding, left to right—George Chickcring, Jack Poff, Reynold Ellis. Albert Terry. TAP N STEP CLUB MEMBERS Srated, left to right—Helen Milner, I illian Hauvner. Mrs. D. B.. Newman, Mary Artino, Ethel Freeman, Matilda Carlino. Standing, left to right—Virginia Lee Turner, Teresa Vecchio. Margaret Canitano, Lillian Chizmar, Grace Kachelein, Rove Sanvonc, Annie Laurie. (Rosalie Pappa and Elvera Rcstito were absent when the picture was taken.) Sixty T II E V O IK T A L Drama Hoar Club The Drama Hour Club was organized by Miss Pansy Gabriel in September, 1926. The club reads and produces plays. Members devote club periods to practising and acting. The club also has social activities. It meets during the tenth period every Tuesday. Candidates for membership must give sufficient evidence of dramatic ability to pass the approval of members of the club. If they get the required number of votes they arc given a strenuous initiation. Those applying for membership have usually been members of junior high school dramatic clubs. Alumni sometimes continue this work in the Alaujuhi”, a dramatic club made up of the alumni of Audubon Junior High School. Some arc associated with small theatres. Among the plays which the club has presented at assemblies are the following: The Flattering Word,” The Wedding,” Pot Boiler,” The Travelers,” Dress Rehearsal of Hamlet” and The Man With The Bowler Hat.” OFFICERS Florence Cookl ........... Pauline London ................ Gertrude Berkowitz............. Bradford Beeching ......... ... Miss Pansy Gabriel ............ ........... President .......Vice President ........... Secretary Treasurer ..... Faculty Adviser Tap ’N Step Club The Tap ’N Step Club was organized in 1927 under the supervision of Mrs. D. B. Newman. The club is open to all girls who are interested in tap dancing. The tango, highland fling, saltcrella, and soft shoe dancing have also been introduced. OFFICERS Lillian HalSXEE...... President Ethel Freeman ........................................ Vice President Lillian Chizmer....................... ..........Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. D. B. Newman.................................. Faculty Adviser S fy -one T II i: l� O II T A L JUNIOR GYM LEADERS ScatcJ—Anna I i Bassi, Elia Schwartz, Dorothy Scott, Milt Elizabeth Whitney, Dorothea Schwabe, Martha Fair, Dorothy Bonovitz; stanJmx. first rou—Edith Nudclman, Irene Pyart. Marjorie Cooke, Eleanor McClimant, Audrey Evans, Beatrice Reakes, Antonia Rusian; second rou—Alice Pavelka, Ruth Swenson. Ruth Moberg, Ruth Niederman, Eleanor Yuderhart. GIRLS ATHLETIC CLUB SutcJ—Francis Pan arclla, Christine Bon tempo, Florence Brock, Miss Margaret Hawkins. Margaret Bramcr. Mary Smith. Victoria Sccbbi; it an Jinx, first rou—Anna Sangrick, Dorothy Bontempo, Anna Karlik, Beatrice Levine. Victoria Balandi. Wilma Hrabanck, Vera Bowen, Anne McCollum, Theresa Pet roles. Helen Ju ck; iccon.l rou—Catherine Conroy, Margaret Olexa, Helen Potter, Mary Jane Meek, Florence Takacy, Elsie Baucrlc, Emilic Stcpanck, Henrietta Gottfried. Margaret Canatino. $i ty-tuo mi (S.© i NURSING CLUB Fint Rou, seated, left to right—Christine Bon tempo, Julia Borbas, Mist Elva Horner—sponsor, Petra Sackcrson, Stella Pevovarow; firt rou ( xtinding—rsther Mitchell, Anna Rosen, Esther Jaffe, Anne Parravano, Rose Rainin; second row, standing—Anne Pcrsky, Antoinette Ziol, Claudia Norton, Augusta Rase, Irene Mark; third row, standing—Edith Fishman, Adele Fran olina, Helen Juzck, Margaret Canitano, Tanina Ragonese; fourth row, standing—Barbara Stelbasky, Anita De Capitc, Charlotte Knott, Helen Svchla. SONG AND CHEER CLUB Fint Rou, uateJ, left to right—Lena Linder. Marie Goddard. Mildred Jones. Dolores Smith. Mary Bachan; standing—Anna Lessovitr, Eva Schwartz, Fannie Bash, Irene Lutkus, Frieda Zuckcr, Virginia Kosta, Sylvia Winger. Sixty-three T II i: I1 o It T A I Hl-Y SeateJ. left to right—Andrew Cursar. Ralph Sick man, Joe Call a, Vernon Anderson. Albert Terry, Ralph McF.lroy, Bradford Beeching; jlanding, left to right—Edward Vizner, Jerry Kouba, William Doty, James Davis. Frank Mikulski, Gordon Scott, William Euvtcs, Richard Vagner; (Edward Blazcy. William Fleck. Harry Kitchingham. Robert Koran, and William Slama were absent when the picture was taken.) WISTGOMA Kneeling—Jack Lewis; icateJ, left to right—William Hutchins, George Bender, Carl Zibell. Earl Bickerton, Elmer Plat . Wylie Everett, Elmer Svoboda; st.inJnig left to right—Robert Bell. Edward Menges, Francis Bender, Phillip White, Oliver Johnstone, Charles McDowall, Tom Oudmore, Ralph Adams. Sixty-four ATHLETICS ff||' _____________T II E PORT AL Football Season 1929 The opening of the 1929 season found Coach Anthony R. Fiorette and his assistant Edwin L. Kregenow faced with the problem of building up a team from a large but inexperienced squad. For this reason the team consisted mainly of light untried men. The gridders turned in one of the leanest seasons in several years, but always plugging and fighting to the last ditch, they made every game a real battle against their heavier opponents. After being nosed out by the highly touted West Tech team in the season opener, Adams bowed to a strong South aggregation due to the stellar work of Frank Lewicki. Against Lincoln the pigskin punishers triumphed impressively. Followed a wild victory by Glenville on the dusty Thomas Edison field. The championship East Tech eleven then trampled Adams in a game played on a field of mud in a pouring rain and hailstorm. The final game of the season against the highly successful West grid representatives brought out the full strength of the team. It was not until after one of the hardest fought duels that the heavier West team triumphed. Knowing Adams’ weakness and realizing their own advantage, having one of the best organize ! machines in past years, the West team came into the game confident of victory. From the beginning of the contest the Wcstsidcrs were unable to penetrate the stubborn Adams forward wall. In the last minute of play Chilcot intercepted a pass and ran for a touchdown for the only score of the game. Mr. Kregenow who has taken over the coaching reins looks for a more successful season next year. SCORES Adams...... 6 West Tech............. 7 Adams............. 0 South ............... 20 Adams--------------20 Lincoln_____________ 0 Adams.—............13 Glenville.............21 Adams............ 0 East Tech ........... 20 Adams............ 7 Sharon ............. 26 Adams...—.......... 2 Cathedral Latin ......19 Adams—........... 0 West _______________ 6 Sixty-six T II E I O It T A I, Firit Ron—Kouba. N bcrg, Fisher. A. Hanacek, Bene, Leonti. Second Rou—Bla cv. Mikulski. Carter. Drosd. J. Hanacek Pierce. Vend. Koran. Svendsen. Third Rou—Collar, K ilal, Rosen. Skala. Fisher, Anderson. Bcavis. Corsi. Katz. Bauer, Edwards. Fourth Rou—Cunningham, W hite. Doty. Castiglione. J. Jacobs. Zibcll. Za irvy. Platz. M. Jacobs. Nikolais . Top Ron—Coach Fiorettc. Slama. Everett. Chatham. 1 ustes. Officers Edw ard Blazey Anthony R. Fiorette Andrew Corsar..... Clip it in Coach Manager LINE UP S vend sen LE Vend LT Carter Pierce. LG J. Hanacek C Skala Drosd RG Katz Mikulski RT ..Bauer Blazey RE....... Geraci I. Fisher Q Xvbere LH A. Hanacek RH Koran 1 Bene Sixty seven T 1C K O IK T A L Basketball 1929-1930 This team was just three baskets from being the Senate champion, two baskets shy against Collinwood and one against East,” said Mr. E. E. Butterfield at the close of the basketball season. So once more another of Coach Kregenow’s teams barely fell short of a basketball championship. With four lettermen back prospects were high for the Adams crew. The season started out as everyone expected with the formidable Presidents tripping both River and Spencerian easily. Then followed a series of reverses, the quintet dropping close games to John Hay. Cleveland Heights, and Tiffin. Ashland came here seeking to extend its Adams jinx but were sorely thumped by our boys who did a right-about-face. Against Lincoln the cagcrs opened their Senate schedule by winning decisively. Our quintet then rode roughshod over West Tech and Glcnvillc in Senate games. Just when the team was gaining momentum in its title swing, ineligibility crippled the team by cutting three regulars from the squad. After a loss to University School in an independent mix-up the reserves on the squad came through to bolster the team in great shape. Central was trimmed to give Adams a record of four wins and no defeats in the Senate. The championship was at stake when the cagcrs lined up against Collinwood as the underdogs before 3800 fans on the Collinwood court. At half time in this thriller the lanky Collinwood boys were holding a 12-7 advantage, but the second half saw the Presidents setting a weird pace which carried them to the fore. However, they could not maintain this whirlwind clip against the superb playing of the Railroaders, who saved the tussle with a late rails. The following week saw the team bow to East in a close struggle. The season was closed with a wild rampage over South, Adams shooting its way to a scoring record. While the team managed to win every game played on its home floor it could win only one game on opponents’ floors, that over River. Adams finished in a tie for third with Lincoln with five victories against two setbacks. They were never beaten by more than four points in any game. Fisher was all-scholastic guard while Koran, Fertcl, and Scnai were considered allscholastic material. SCORES Adams . _ 27 Rocky River 16 Adams 38 31 Adams 20 22 Adams 29 JL3 Adams 25 Tiffin 25 Adams.. 31 27 Adams . 33 27 Adams . 30 West Tech 17 Adams . 25 Glenville 16 Adams.. 29 yj Adams 26 Central 16 Adams 18 22 Adams 23 East 2 5 Adams . 53 4 3 407 354 Si fy-eixbt T II l : I O II T A I left to nttfit—Tom Lan a, W ilium lleishman, Ronald (urr . Tuny Granata, Elmer Flaborck, Andrew Corsar. Coach I'dwm I Krc enuw, Wylie Everett. Meyer lertcl, W ilium Sen.ii, Jerome Fisher, Robert Koran. Basketball on ICERS Robiri Koran E i in 1 . Kri gi now William Eistes Captain Coach .... Manager Font arJs Center Guards Fertel Koran Fisher A. Hanacek Slnai Everett J. Hanacek Fleishman Svf.ndsen Haborak Granata Curry Lanza S ixry.nine T II i: l� O II T A I Track OFFICERS Frank Jlzek....... ................................ Captain R. I . K m s i Coach W illiam Belinger ................................. Manager The 1930 track team, led by Captain Frank Juzek, closed a highly successful season although it lost the coveted city interscholastic title to W'est Tech by the narrow margin of six and one-half points. Preceding the interscholastic meet the thinclads took three places in the Ohio Scholastic meet held in Columbus and captured fourth place in the Northeastern Ohio Track and Field meet by placing in eight events. In the first track contest of the season held at the Equestrium, Adams tied with West Tech for second place and Coach R. E. Knesal discovered several new men to till the shoes of many of last year’s stars. This new material helped to balance the team later in the year when Cornelius Young, dash star, became injured and others became ineligible. At the C. A. C. meet, the greatest indoor spectacle in Ohio, held in the Public Auditorium, the team emerged first in Class B competition, the second time in three years. Although not one first place was captured by our speedsters, they managed to Jw-irw y 1 T II E I1 O II T A L Track—Continued win enough places to beat out by a distinct margin Collinwood, Cleveland Heights, and Cathedral Latin, their closest rivals. The team was triumphant in all its dual meets except the two day meet against East Tech which saw the Carpenters come from behind to snatch victory by less than three points. West Tech, Garfield, Shaker, and Collinwood were among the Adams victims. At the Salem High Night Relays the trackstcrs garnered 37 z points to capture third place in the meet with seventeen schools competing. William Senai, dash luminary, accounted for ten points in the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Captain Juzek and Gene Trybyszewski got together at the Ohio Relays to walk off with the high jump honors, Juzek setting a new state record of six feet and three-quarter inches. The team made a creditable showing against thi strong competition in the Lakewood Relays placing in four events. ENTRIES 100 Yard Dash—Senai. Young, Wargo, Levine. Platz. 220 Yard Datb—Senai, Young, Wargo, Levine. Plat . HurJItt—Belinger, Wargo, Everett, Bowc. High Jump—Juzek, Trybyszewski, Fisher, Plcsmid, Pierce. Broad Jump—Juzek, Blazcv, Wagner, Pierce, Curry. One Mile Relay—Cerncy, Hunt, Schonfeld, Ozimec, Tupta, Abramovitr. Half Mile Lightweight Relay—Robinson, Snow, Belinger, Abramovitz, Dc Rose, Guarnieri. Half Mile Open Relay—Senai, Wargo, Schonfeld, Ozimec, Young, Platz, Levine. S ao Put—Fisher, Krakowiecki, Dc Gregory, Curry. Trybyszewski. Pole Vault—Szafranski, Krakowiecki, Wagner, Bcavis. Mile Run—Tupta, Macko, Bcavis, De Rose, Taylor, Martin, Sherman. Half Mile Run—Tupta, Macko, Bcavis, Taylor, Martin, Sherman, Kochmit. 440 Yard Run—Ozimec, Cerncy, Hunt, Schonfeld. S« lenty -one T II K I O II T A I. left to right, titling—Jerome Fi«hcr, Elmer Flabor-k. Coach A. S. NcUon, Ronald Curry. Bernard Kat . StjnJing—Harr Fox. Jerome Sicgal. Arnold ( lenient, Harold Zieger, Julius Fisher. Julius Varga. Joe Volt. Tennis OFFICERS Elmlr Haborak . .......................-......... Cap!ain A. S. Nelson Coach Tennis is fast becoming a popular inter-scholastic sport at Adams. Since 1927 when Phil Greenstein captained the first Adams tennis team, interest in the sport increased rapidly. When Coach A. S. Nelson issued a call for candidates this spring over thirty fellows responded. This is the largest turnout for the team. An elimination tournament was arranged to select the players who were to make up the team. The eleven men to finish highest were: Jerome Fisher, Elmer Haborak, Harry Fox, Ronald Curry, Jerome Siegal, Julius Fisher, Bernard Katz, Harold Zicger, Joe Wolf, Arnold Clements, and Julius Varga; the first four named were on last year’s team. 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