O Dea High School - Olympian Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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CLASS PROPHECY Survlvmg the Atomlc Bomb the Republlcan IXOITHIIQIIOHS the U M T and the New Look we see the class of 48 stlll struggllng agamst the odds of the world IU the year 1968 Strollmg mto our old Alma Mater we find that we have arrlved on the dedxcatlon day of the new Wlhg constructed by the Grxnnell Cor poration The funds for thls buxldlng were do nated by Eugene Charvet The Hop Kxng ust 6HlSl11hg hxs address prlnclpal Brother ohnson announces the next speaker as Bnshop ones Another classmate stlll wxth the school IS the head janitor Robert Klug As we leave the school we chance upon Mayor Delbert Mmaha who along wxth one of hrs councrlmen ack Lavell IS also leavmg the dedlcatlon As xt was lunchtlme he suggested that we have dmner at Pete D1Mart1no s Spaghettl Bowl Upon enterlng the 8dl6CC we are greeted by to a table we catch a qurck glxmpse of Dxck Sllvernale and Dan Ihler two hustlmg bus boys Fmxshmg our meal we leave the Mayor as he has an appointment wlth the Allard Betzler law flrm ln the ohn Maxwell Bulldlng As we saunter across the street we eve the slgn over Slderlus Shoe shlne Parlor bordermg Brown s Pool Hall After a qulck shlne we step 1nto the prosperous establlshment and watch the excltlng match between Denton Sherry and Dennxs O Keefe for the Natlonal Bllllard Champlonshlp Cleanlng out the cuspxdors IS our fellow grad Bob Baratta Headxng for Bernard Whltes Zoo we pass Kenny Klngs Dress Shop where Peter Oos 15 deslgnmg the latest fashxons Further down the street an unorthodox neon sxgn caught our eye whrch advertlsed the parlors f Gnms Glslason and Dlck Naxsh the frxendly undertakers Employed as embalmer ns Patrick Graesch Reachlng our destmatlon the zoo we pur chased some peanuts at Bukoskey s Nut House Strolllng through the park we stopped to chat wlth two of the attendants Andy Mathay and ames Mnller It was getting late by the time we had fin 1shed tourlng the zoo so we lnqulred at Bernard Rosenstlnes Informatlon Bureau concerning lodglngs for the nlght He dlrected us to OMearas Hotel where the two bellhops Al England and Henry Kohler showed us to our rooms Passlng through the lobbv we were scru tmlzed by Todd Reeder the hotel detectxve Before retlrmg we declded to hlt the high spots first stopplng 1n at B111 King s Night Club Whlle belng served by the bartender Del Guard we were held under the spell of Duck Lvnch and hls mellow pxano Hearxng there was a sportlng event at Trll s AUdltOF1Um we hopped 1nto oe Shaughnessys taxl and headed for the wresthng matches Tan ghng ln the prellmmary were Kxller Sulllvan and Tiger Dldeon The mam event featured Duke Robbms and oe Borg The Mauler Refereelng these matches was 1m Farrls The next mornmg we were shocked into real lzatxon by the sound of axes breaklng down the door as firemen oe Tvo and Ted Pearson rushed xnto the room They gulded us from the burnlng structure to safety Arrlvlng on the scene to take plctures was Pat Wllson freelance photographer After our harrowlng experxence we had break fast at W1lllamS and Dores Greazy Spoon Insxde was Frank Pamter stlll beatlng the pm ball machmes Glancmg through the paper whlch we had prevlouslv purchased from Dick Ellmgton we read the headllnes whlch stated that Lawrence Carosmo and Stephen Lebel had been appointed professors at Fordham U by the Presldent Louls Pablan PhD Add1I10U3l headlmes proclaimed . . . , . . . . , , - . . H ., , H yy , . . . , - , . . . , . . - , 4 . . . . . - ' 3 ' ' cc - aa ' ' ' A , Q I 3 7 . . . . . , J , J . 7 . . 7 ' , . . . . . 1 . I I l l l ' 7 v ' ' ' . . . 7 7 7 J 1 ' . . l I I , . . . , . . - - - J 1 headwaiter Howard LeMay. As we are guided - - ' ' ff - H ' I ' U an - as - - U , . - . sc av Q J , ts .HY . . , - . , . Joe . I, , . , ' A , . . , . . . s ' ' ' , ' ' I . . . , ' . , . 3 s D I . . , O an ' v ' - - , . K . l 9 - - , . .

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POPULARITY POLL BOB FIESER SONNY LAIGO BOB, voted our number one athlete for 1948 has proven hlmself both as a fme sports man and a scholar Startmg hxs athletlc career as a freshman on Br Treacy s Bantam basketball team, he rose to the rank of a letterman the followmg Aprll when he landed a berth on the Irlsh s dxamond squad Throughout the past four years, he has constantly been the spark plug of the O Dea mheld Not lgnorlng hls ablllty as a Casba player, Bob has shown exceptional talent on the Bas ketball team durlng hrs umor and Senlor years Bob s greatest thrlll came when he bucketed the wxnnmg basket against Prep m the 1948 campaign As for college, Bob IS plannmg on reglstenng at Gonzaga Umversnty next fall IN a recent school wlcle poll SONNY LAIGO was voted the most popular non athlete It must be sald he IS well cleservmg of the title Sonny IS a popular figure at all of the O Dea dances, and a very energetic partaker ID school actlvltnes lh general Dunng the past year Sonny has taken care of all the art work m connectlon with the year book But Sonnys talent IS not llmlted, as he was very actlve as Sports Editor on the Chlmes whlch he enllvened with his art1st1c touch As for hxs plans for the future, he has none except to go to college and to make a success of whatever he does HONOR STUDENTS Valedlctoruan Donald James McCluskey Salutatornan Stephen Joseph Lebel HONOR GRADUATES Flrst row Edward John Aamodt Roddy Michael Baskett Lawrence Enrnco Caro slno Eugene Patrick Charvet John Joseph Collins Second row Mlchael Wlllnam Delorenzo James Edward Dooley Robert Franklln Fleser Stephen Joseph Lebel Donald James McCIuskey Third row Rlchard Eugene Naash Wllllam Kenneth Stelnauer Patrnck Otto Wrlson

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CLASS PROPHECY Conhnued George Larsen wins first honors in nationwide art contest Ryan and Ginnett meat company officials meet to discuss corporation of the two leading West Coast companies and Leo Sherrick elected Supreme Court udge Turning the pages we read the following advertisements Situation wanted ames McAtee as model for Toni Home Permanents onathan Collins Lonelv Hearts Club open for new members Baird and Baskett s Used Cars Dick Regimball s Dandruff Remover If this doesn t remove your hair nothing will For the perfect brush off use Werlech s Fuller Brushes by im Filarca we read that Sonny Laigo was elected head coach at Holy Cross Also in the news was the announcement that Eddie Aamodt and Dick Ashling have been emploved as ski mstructors at Mope Millers Ski Lodge The nucleus of the Yankees pro baseball team is composed of Bob Fieser and Bob MacDonald Before putting the paper aside we turned to the funnies for we just had to read Duane and Brandts infamous comic strip Tracy Dic Following breakfast we went to Skeeks Forrests Race Track to watch im Ross test Don Rudds new midget auto On the way back we stopped in at ack Kellys Lazy U dude ranch Reachlng town aboard Bill Peake s beer wagon we got off at Dooleys Theatre just in time to catch the matinee of Shakespeare s Romeo and ul1et with Roger Alexander and Francis Shea in the respective title roles Selling his wares in the lobbv was ohn Dermody That night we went to oe Fay s Big Top circus where we had the time of our lives The whole population turned out and the main at traction was Peter Ruddys Fun House which featured Dave Norton the only living descend ant of Hercules Another side show attraction was the Unbelievable Accomplishments f Swami DeLorenzo Maestro of the Mystic Finding ourselves short of funds we attempted to sneak into the arena but were quickly appre hended by Bill Stemauer Chief of Police We told him of our financial situation and he sent us to Ronnie Ellmgsen President of Loans Inc Vic LaFranch1 who needed more money to start his Swiss cheese business was right behmd oe Vidos was to furnish the remainder Getting hungry we found our way to Chow Bergs Cafeteria which employs only those trained at Warren Tufts School for the Epi curian While serving ourselves we noticed the busy outline of Bob Gockel eagerly repairing the uke Box while the janitor Donald Mc Cluskey began his nightly sweeping chore Sitting in the booth across from us were Marty Paup and Eddie Mangold grabbing a light snack before proceeding on their fishing trip to Dan Lynch s Fishing Grounds After a good night s sleep at Frank Minalia s Sunset Hotel we decided it was time to leave so we called Paul Razzore and im Carrs Get You There Quick Service and before the im pression of the city had vanished from our sights we were home once again fT,7E End! . - . K . . . . 5 ,g M J ' 1, ' ' ' T - J sg rg - as . , . , - i . as - -i 0 ' ' L 'Y ' 7, J , , - - , H w 7 - N . . , . . D ' Y ' ' ' YY D I I . , . . . . 7 7 7 ' , Browsing through the sports section, edited us awaiting his turn. He said that his partner, J' ' , SL 77 ' J ' , ' ' - ' ' KK 77 7 X A 9 , . . . , ,h '-' as sv - 9 - - - - i J , ' ' ' , - . . , , U I N I . , . 9 . . . . Y ' ' ' cc s . , . . ' k. ' . , . . , ' 17 9 J' . I ' Q J' Y EC , . ' . . ,, . ' .I s cc vs ' . . , , . . .