South High School - Southernaire Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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ri.iss I'roplien Dear Mr. Jenks: Ten years have gone by, ten worderful, exciting years that I thought you would like to review with me. Recording the activities of the June '52 doss was quire a problem, considering the miles they managed to put between one another. But as I contacted each of them, the conversation ran something like, What ever happened to Carmie ? and Did Genie become a teacher ? Well, Mr. Jenks, I met Carmela Bornino down on the Florida West Coast where she was relaxing after having swum the English Channel in record time under the guidance of Kay Evans, her instructor. Genevieve Chesko, os you probably know, is teaching, having taken over Miss Virginia Gallagher's position. Also on the faculty is Josepine Kaminski, while the Big Boss is Robert Vales, the new Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Lander has been assisted these past few years by Susan Bender who can keep books with an A in bookkeeping to prove it. While in Florida, I ran across Larry Donat who had planned to drift but who got coralled by a beautiful blonde and now owns the most exclusive hotel in Miami Beach. Frank Vondrok is the hotel's manager. When the occasion arose for a trip to Cleveland, I took the opportunity to look up severol who had stayed in the old home town. A group of top secretaries who work for the most important men in the country recently held o convention there. You may remember some of them: Dorothy Kolakow-ski, Agnes Bielen, Joan Hrywniak, Arlene Waters, Pot Koprowski, Carol Leszko, Gloria Novak. Grace Proctor, Eleanore Baczkowski, and Evelyn Stuczynski. They told me about Carol Amtsberg, Pat Karo-vich, Felicia Lugina, Marie Spisak, and Lillian Bojanowski, who became private secretaries to prominent congressmen. The Cleveland Indian's star player, Albert Kobak, and the newly formed Cleveland Flasher's stor basketball player, John Lesniak, are two who collect real pay checks Four of the fellas did what we all really wanted to do-retire. The lucky ones are William Wertz, Stanley Gryc, Eugene Kekelis, and Val Lavensky, who paints masterpieces os a hobby. Barbara Rizsak has become an art critic, putting high on her list of good artists, Rita Griswold and Arlene Phillips. Have you noticed the top-flight commercial art in all the newspapers? It's probably the work of Apollo Turchi. I have learned that several of our boys have become successful business men. They are Joseph Kuhel, Jr., Glenn liddicoat. Gilbert Myers, Frank Swonek, Obie Bagdasarian, John Stokar, Bob Vovrek, Raymond Roginski, and Ralph Weglowski. Richard Baker is now the Admiral of the United States Fleet, under the supervision of our old class president, John Russell, who is now the Commonder-in Chief of the United Stotes On a shopping tour I met Bette Barnes, now married to her rich boy, and Mary De Carlo, who married a millionaire—the lucky girl! Mary fold me that Ann Morino finally found herself a man, and what a manl Dorothy Shefski gave a party, with her newly acquired millions, for several of the girls, Dorothy Kosprowicz, Lucille Kruszynski, Mary Kerr, and Mary Ann Lovell, who is now a kindergarten teacher, and Rose Marie Waski, who owns a very foshionoble shoppe on Fifth Avenue While in New York City, I sot in on one of Professor Milo Kaufmann's classes, and attended the Met to hear Ray Zobukovec give a great performance. Barbara Peltz is teaching dramatics and speech in the big city ond has trained some of the greatest stars on Broadway. Successful in the greatest career of all, being a housewife, ore Marge Reardon, Dolores Priebe. Barbara Zoniewski, and Doris Wojciechowski. I almost got run over the other day by that Hot Rod Driver Richard Sikorski, who just missed wrecking Charles Rogalski's brond new Cadillac! Last week I flew to the west coast, and who do you suppose the two stewardesses were? Jacqueline Knerem and Nancy Huxtoble! We had a wonderful chat obout old times ond Jackie told me that LoVerne Primer finally got to call Arizona home when her husband bought a ronch just outside of Tucson. Ann Zonowicz, who has done loads of traveling on the airlines had been out visiting just the week before my flight. Nancy said that Roberto Prymas is also a hostess on the airlines. John James is smash hit on television show, read the morning edition of the Los Angeles Tribune when I arrived in Hollywood. John Rokosky's orchestra was playing at Ciro's that evening. So I dropped in for a few minutes and met Barney Menosion who got off the list and is now singing for a living. He hasn't changed a bit—women still love him. Melvin Hoch, still single, to the disappointment of all the females in the world, was also there. 31

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All cheat sheets in German ore left to future students by JOHN RAKOSKY. MARY WIRASZKA wills her robe, collar, and flowers to another A Coppella member. MARY KERR leaves her opron to oil future cooks. Happy thoughts, wonderful memories, and a flute ore left by DOLORES WISNIEWSKI. RICHARD BALCER also leaves Mr. Kraft for the flats. DORIS WOJClECHOWSKI leaves one sewing needle (size 8) to Miss Holiday. For the next bunch of angels. LOUISE ZALESKI leaves the Student Council Room. HOWARD BREWER leaves o chartreuse tie for Mr. Keehn. All of her latest sewing tricks are left to Miss Holiday by HELEN ZALEWSKI. RAY ROG1NSKI wills to all 106's the pleosure of giving Mr. Keehn a hard time. The movie booth is left by ROBERT VAVREK to Ken Korbel. ANN ZANOWICZ leaves her seat in Hank's to more daring students. RALPH WEGLOWSKI leaves all spoiled metal in the machine stop to some handy 10B. VIRGINIA ZlDLlCKY leaves her seat in 9th period study hall to some unfortunate soul who foils typing. The ability to get along with Miss Munn is left to Patsy Ross by LOVELLA ANDERSON. BILLY WERTZ leoves Mr Eridon to all future Driving classes and also to posterity. CLYDE JEROUSEK wills his shot rod to any 105 who wants it. JOHN ZADZIELKA leaves not'n. JEAN FEDDOR leaves a big book of troubles to any pupil who works to get it. PAT KOPROWSKI leaves her gown from Pinafore to the next fortunate girl who gets a chance to wear it. Artist ARLENE PHILLIPS leaves Miss Niebes all her strength and a dust cloth. A new set of batteries for Mr. John Lee and a wonderful teacher, Mr. Lander, are left by RITA POBEGA NORA GRANAT leaves oil her paper, pencils, and problems to the next 12B class secretary. ARLENE RUTKOWSKI leoves all the duties of getting out the Beacon front page to the next editor. To oil the lower classmen, the Class of June, 1952, leaves our outstanding achievements with our wish that you also gain from South knowledge, friendships, and happy experiences. 30

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The next slop on my trip was Son Francisco, ihe most interesting city in the country; or so Virginia Zidlicky thought, because she left Cleveland to make her home there. Jacqueline Stephen had no choice, her millionaire bought a ranch house on the 'Frisco cliffs! Word got to me from my spies that Howard Brewer and Ray Cieslinski are still combing the Hawaiian beach together—what a life! With my vacofion just obouf over, I returned to Cleveland to see my folks before going home to Florida, and collected some more info' on my old classmates. Arlene Rutkowski loves a Billy goot and she doesn't live on a form either! The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra is very proud of their French Horn player, Pat Sladewski. Remember the twins, Mona and Tom Rickard? They both married. Mona had her twins—three sets of them, and Tom is the proud Papa of nine boys, the most promising baseball team in the country! Mary Baran wrapped Wally around her little finger ond married him to prove it. Helen Zalewski mode her Johnnie hear bells, too. Theresa Banoszok and Joan Bartholomew took a trip around the world and when they saw Paris in the springtime they stayed there! Head surgeon at the new hospital in Cleveland is Joseph Kawczynski. On the staff are two of the best nurses in the business, Dolores Wisniewski and Barbara Vikowski. Dr. Joe recently informed Larry Lawrence that he'd live to a nice old age. Dan Zehnal is now a famous electrical engineer John Zadzielka and Arlene Kuzok, who always wanted to be successful and happy, most certainly are. You probably know that Pete Wolchanowicz finally ran Honk out of business and that his chef. Rich Bzdafko, can make better coffee and hamburgers thon Hank ever did. The Stock Car Races are really thrilling now that Bob Hopkins has been driving !?) on the track. Lovella Anderson, telephone operator, wos recently voted The girl we'd like most to have handle our calls,” and Rita Pobega, also a telephone operator, has been training future operators for their jobs. Dorothy Jasinski became a city official, and the police force gained Jean Rogel and Mary Wiroszko. Two of the most educated bums in tho world are Richard Jancewicz and Clyde Jerousek. George Hruby became o successful draftsman, ond Donald Klier is a precision tool maker. A hit all over the country is the flea circus owned by, of all people, Ed Christy. And speaking of hits Walter Woznicki is a hit on records as a hillbilly singer. Louise Zoleski hasn't hod a bruised nose since her high school days, and Richard Peterson is, you guessed it, growing old! Head retail buyer for a leading department store is Jean Feddor, whose pal. Bonnie Carnes never did receive an A in Math II, but did go on to teach it in a country school in Kentucky Bernadette Gesinsky is married to a certain grocery store owner. Joan Kaye and Geraldine Bucinski hove both become speed typists. I had my tea leaves read by Pauline Jones, who informed me that Carol Lash had married a Rane, that Carol Pawlak and Don Pubal had made lots of money, and that part of Tom Mowchan's first million was used to finance Walter Kocar's expedition into the jungles of South America. Jean Mikula moved to Chicago where she became a cake decorator, ond Tony Zdrojewski is now a Tutti-frutti tester. Remember Shirley Bate wanted to be a fat lady in a side show? She never did, but oh, you should see her now! Ernest Kallis recently got married, as did Joan Connell, Fay Murray, ex PBX operator, and Terry Koczmarek. Jerome Wieczorek owns a twenty-acre farm and now has ten children. The Army is my career, is what Captain Charles Schodowski would fell you. Navy Flyer Raymond Uzel! is making plans for his band to moke a cross-country four as soon as he is discharged. Another Navy man, Robert Rogalski, is now a doctor in the Medic Corps. Well, Mr. Jenks, I guess that about ends my letter to you except to say that while my Tall Texan is making millions in the oil fields of Texas, I, as a pastime, am a Torch singer at Larry Donat's Miami Hotel. You'll remember me as, JUDY CIMLER. 32