South High School - Southernaire Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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DECEMBER Friday I: Swish . . . Swish . . . Just one more point fellows, please! That did it “Bunny” . . . South 25-Garfield 23. Friday 8: “Oh. we sail the ocean blue” . . . voices singing . . . music ringing . . . operetta “H. M. S. Pinafore” a huge success. Friday 15: “Mitties Kitties show East Tech a fast game . . . hut not fast enough. Saturday 16: Ili-Y dance super . . . lights dim . . . music sweet . . . everyone had a perfectly lovely evening. Thursday 21 : A Christmas play . . . caroling through the halls . . . real Christmas spirit found everywhere. Monday 25: Merry Christmas . . and may God bless you every one . Saturday 28: Acting like night owls . . . what will we do when we get back to school ? Sunday 31 : Resolved: to study all of my lessons for at least a half an hour ... I mean all of them in that time. JANUARY Tuesday 2: Back again with wheels rusty . . . gee I'm sleepy . . . must be I got used to sleeping late during vacation. Friday 5: South at West... what a time .. . what a game .. . what a referee!!!??? Tuesday 9: Auditorium darkened and great anticipation . . . some joy, some heartbreak . . . National Honor Society induction. Friday 12: Wreck Tech . . . that's what we said . . . that's what we did. South 37-West Tech 26. Friday 19: Mid-semester graduation . . . looks like we're next on the list. Tuesday 23: Student Council election today . . . polls open bright and early . . . it’s a real Democracy. Friday 26: Fall semester closes . . . what a wonderful semester. There’s just one more semester left for us. FEBRUARY Monday 5: Coast Guard Band appears here ... a wonderful bunch of fellows. Wednesday 14: Cupid . . . hearts . . . flowers . . . it's Valentine’s Day. Wonder how many boys tried to forget ? Friday 16: The Irish” chased us all over our floor . . . and we ran. Tuesday 20: Three hours of reading and punching holes ... no, it's not a game . . . just the State Psychological Test. Thursday 22: The Father of our Country gets an extra vote of thanks from the students ... no school. Friday 23: Flyers” do it again . . . it’s about time too . . . we win our final basketball game by defeating Marshall 38-21. MARCH Thursday 1: In like a lamb . . . only three mouths of untranslatable German . . . not much more chemistry. Friday 2: Seniors have fun ... 12A dance . . . games, cookies, ice cream . . . how did I manage to cat four cups of ice cream? Or should I say how did I manage to get four cups ? 27

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“From A Senior’s Diary” SEPTEMBER Monday 11 : School ... so soon ? This ought to f e a good year. Tuesday 12: Going crazy trying to get my program fixed up . . . what a schedule. Wednesday 13: Entire student body gets together for Activities Ticket Rally . . . what noise . . . what fun! Friday 15: First game of season . . . Shaker hands us a walloping! Monday 18: It’s a true blue Monday” ... we received word of Frank “Judge” Chudoba's death. Friday 22: We mighty Seniors had a super time at the 10B Welcome Party . . . muh-h-h-h . . . some pretty cute additions (boys as well as girls). Saturday 23: Flyers'' edge West 7-6 . . . feels pretty good to win. Friday 29: Flyers” migrate to West Tech ... oh, that hurt. OCTOBER Friday 6: South “Flyers” edge Rhodes Rams” in senate upset . . . such passing, such playing, such excitement . . . gosh! Monday 9: First deficiency slips . . . but we don't talk about that”. First edition of the school paper . . . the Beacon” . . . news, scandal, and all the trimmings . . . not bad. Saturday 14: Adams tramples South. Adams crowns their Football Queen and Southerners look on . . . she was good to look at too!! Wednesday 18: Jump and jive, man alive . . . the Jamboree that’s for me . . . Friday 20: Were getting discouraged . . . Lincoln ! eat us . . . if we could only do something. Monday 23: First report cards . . . wonder if my writing looks enough like my mother's ... oh well, it's just the first marking period. Friday 27: Slept late . . . playing hooky? . . . no . . . teachers at N.E.O.T.A. No school today. Saturday 28: Downed again . . . this time by St. Ignatius. NOVEMBER Friday 3: Big pep rally given for the big game today. Irish” lead bloody massacre .. . victims . . our team. Friday 10: South victorious . . . Marshall defeated . . . feels good to win even if it is our last game. Thursday 16: Problems discussed . . . Friendship and Hi-Y Clubs hold joint meeting. Friday 17: Sweet and low . . . tra-la-la . . . Instrumental Concert ... to Hoffman’s afterwards. Wednesday 22: Student Council tosses first dance of season ... a big success too. Thursday 23: Thanksgiving vacation sure came in handy . . . after last night!! 1 Saturday 25: Off to the Charity Football Game we go. B-r-r-r it sure is cold . . . can’t feel my toes. 26

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Monday 19: Naughty Senior girls cause minor disturbance . . . but you did look cute in your boy shirts and pig tails . . . huh fellows? Wednesday 21 : Senior group pictures for Annual taken. Keeping an eye on the clock . . . must remember the time and place of each picture I'm in. Friday 23: Willard and his band . . . Dick Prusha sings . . . everyone dancing and happy . . . last day of school for a week . . . Spring vacation. APRIL Sunday 1: Happy Easter ... it didn’t rain ... oh, happy day in the morning. Tuesday 3: Nice day for fishing and I don't say so myself . . . right Ed? Thursday 12: The country is shocked .... the world is shocked . . . President Roosevelt dies. South High School pupils and faculty are saddened and sobered by the news. Friday 13: Unlucky??? . . . heck no . . . 12B-12A Social in the gym. Thursday 19: Instrumental Concert at 8:00 P.M. in the school auditorium . . . A Cai pella and Small Ensemble sing. Pretty cold walking home but I didn’t mind. Friday 27: A busy night . . . Small Ensemble gets first rating in contest. Student Council dance fun too . . . yes, a very, very busy night. MAY Tuesday 8: It happened, it happened!!! GERMANY SURRENDERS UNCONDITIONALLY . . . thank you dear God. Friday 11: Spring night . . . soft lights . . . soft music . . . romance . . . and the Senior Prom fades into memory. Wednesday 16: “My name is King Menelaus ... A Cappella puts on a musical program in the auditorium. Saturday 19: No rain today . . . first time in weeks. Hi-Y Canteen tonight . . . dancing, skating, swimming . . . what a night!!! Monday 21: Started budgeting time for exams . . . had a wonderful time wrestling hours and minutes around. Wednesday 23: Why, oh, why didn’t I study two months ago. Friday 25: Use my notes? Why I didn’t get a chance! I mean . . . Monday 28: Got 99 out of a 100 . . . Right? No, wrong! Can they flunk me now? JUNE Friday 8: Senior Day . . . recognition . . . class speaker . . . and the 12B president is presented the gavel. Friday 8: You’re a Senior . . . what are you doing in school? Aren’t you glad to be away from here? The answer is NO! Monday 11: South American pageant . . . then Caps . . . Gowns . . . Speeches . . . Diplomas ... A few tears ... I wouldn’t believe it but I will miss this place. Now I wish I had it to do all over again . . . but cheer up ... off we go .. . good-bye. 28