South High School - Southernaire Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Our Homeroom Teachers ONE OF THE FEW MISS LAURA JONES—Yes, she is one of the few person left who combine skill, sincerity, and humble kindne to form one of the bett homeroom teacher in the entire building It wo our good luck to have hod her at a homoroom teacher for three year of South. She not only helped preterve our good nome, but intpired ut to yet greoter attainment in tcholarthip and in participation in school octivitie . Our homeroom in number wot only twenty-eight, but it wo unturpotsoble in character, We know thof without her help we would never hove gained »uch achievement. A o friend jho took the top. You were truly one of the few, Mi» Jones. You could remain calm and composed under any tfroin and by to doing you in- spired u to succeed. We'll always remember you at an ideal person who hos helped each of u in many way . JUST GRAND MRS SARA LEWIS—One of the best teachers who hod one of the fine ! collection of well-known homeroom member at South. We owe all our recognition to the wonderful guidonce of o grand woman. Mr Lewi will remain in the memories, at well os the heorf of oil her homeroom girl . In fact, every girl who ha attended South will remember her for the excellence the displayed in teaching gym. Her words of intfruction will always echo in our memories. Soro lewis it jutf too wonderful for written word . Her little acts of kindness will remain with those who hove ever been in contact with her, especially with homeroom 203. Remember Ihote flower the gove ut when we mode the honor roll? We alwoys tried to excel, and we usually were on top in school affairs. If there was anything doing oround school, we'd always find her in the middle, pitching with the rest. Thonk you for everything, especially the qualities of good sportsmanship you hove taught u . We'll olwoyt carry these with us. We hope you will accept this bit of acknowledgment as our way of showing our secret key to the successes we have hod in our three years at South. A GOOD JOE MR. JOHN SHALLCROSS—A man who we will alwoys remembor as a reolly good guy. You were, Mr. Shallcross, one of those persons who could discipline u» without being loo »trict and still be enough so that our homeroom made it top mark in tox stomp , attendance, and other activities oround school The boys in this homeroom walked owoy with many top honor in different fields of octivity, ranging from art to boxing. It wos with your help that all thirty-two of us will be friends forever. It wot you who wos so well liked and so well admired by all of u». One day in the future some of us will return for a visit to Room 114, bearing successful job and good name Then we can truly thonk you for playing on important role in our getting them. Although we'll mi » you, you’ll never be forgotten. Thonk for all you've done for us A GREAT GUY MR CONRAD 8ECMTOLD—Yet, sir, all thirty of u will remember you, Mr. Bechtold. ond the many qualities which you brought out in us to produce one of the moil liked homerooms at South. The room itself wos nothing unusual. In foct, 201-8 wo u»ed os a movie room, remember? We'll never forget the good time we hod, the fun, the pranks, and the good will. Go»h, remember thof first doy in 1950 when at 108' we walked into 201-8 scared to deoth the first holf hour ond wolked out toughing, joking, and at ease the next holf hour? The man who mode such an immediate influence in that room was Conrad 8«chtold, o metol teacher. But do you remember the moments when it seemed the whole world hod collapsed? Yet whot seemed to be a catastrophe wos reolly nothing—thot is when you hod o man like Mr. Bechtold for homeroom. C. 8.. we'd just like to express a simple ond plain thonk you and toy it's been mighty nicel POPS IS TOPS MR. RAYMOND SHRIVER—We hove never hod o homeroom cheer but, if we had hod one, if would hove resounded in a chorut of Yes, Fops is Tops. We reolly liked Mr. Shrivcr during thot brief time he wos our homeroom teacher. Although our group was not notoble for quantity, it wos recognized for it high quality. Fops wos the kind who could be easily liked and one who took an interest in every one of his girls. His booming voice, which spoke with such authority, always had in if on overtone of kindliness. Not until we wore shifted to Pop’s Hount in 318 did we reolly get up there. Of course, we suspected that Pop realized he hod on exceptional homeroom, but whot he didn't know wos thot it wos all due to him. Our morks of leadership and honors wore nothing in comparison to our way of sticking together. Fop, all we can say is you've been wonderful to us and it would be on endless tosk to try to tell obout everything you've done. Deep within, though, we oil know how pleasant you have made our three years ot South.

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IGaat Hill and Sffitamrnt I, Charles Dolezol, leove Sooth as I found it 1 hope) . . I, Don Kiesel, leave the halls deserted. . . . I, John Ober, leove with the intention of growing ... I, Steve Nowak, leave my hall guard posi-sion . . . With my Hot Rod. I, Don Zgrabik, leave ... To future 203ers, I, Pat Patucek, leave my homeroom teacher, Mrs. Lewis ... I, Casimer Olenski, leave with my cherished diploma ... I, George Neun-dorfer, leave the following advice to future flats— Take art. . . I, Richard Hubbard, leove some battered-up football equipment . . . Since I can't stay, I, Elaine Rabant, leove good old South . . . Nobody will hear me when I, George Renkel, leave ... I, Richard Korfont, leave an empty locker behind. I, Tony liparino, leave my third period sandwich to a 10B ... I, Chester Soukoup, leave all the hot-rods to the lOB's To onyone who has nerve to ride it, I, Ronold McCarthy, leave the freight elevator ... For one of the flats, I, Donald Penikowski, leave o big parking space in front of the school. To Mr. Keehn's mechanical drawing class, I, George Harchick, leave all my used thumbtacks . . . I, Shirley Vonek, leave all my unfinished Chemistry equotions to anyone nuts enough to tackle them. . . . I, Irene Struzenski, will my crowning glory to all the poodles ... I, Jim Bowers, leave my pin-up in my locker to cheer up some I OB . . . I, Barbara Kerr, leave South High os a nervous wreck. I, Jeonette Kunze, leave the memory of Miss Hagan's office homeroom ... To some deserving flat, I, Leonard Storme, leave my drawing equipment ... I, Bernie Skufca, leave all the debts that South High School owes me for the overtime fhof I put in during tenth period ... To any poor unfortunate in Mr. Shriver's history class, I. Lucille Nawrot, leove o raccoon coat . To all the underclassmen, I. Sylvia Novak, leave the nicest school I know of. I. Bernice Pudlin, leave all the English cheat sheets to certain underclassmen ... I, Audrey Levan, ieave Mr. Lander's Hershey Bars to the next Brownie ... I, Agnes Bonk, leave South High to the future little flats . . To someone who can get everything into it, I, Franklin Koberna, leave my duffle bag ... I, Frank Cerrolvo, leave the dirty point pans to some ambitious young Rembrandt ... I, Audrey Stettin, leave with the memories of our good times in journalism. I, Richord Brysacz, leave the radio room in one piece ... I, Mary Clemente, ieave my height to some future bosketball star ... I, Carol Kvet, leave the Beacon to another struggling journalist ... I, Joe Marvin, leove my hall guard position . I, Jack Picard, leave c house for my girl friend to ram into To a future 204'er, I, Mary Ann Russo, leave my carver desk . . . 30

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Our Advisors... MR. HERBERT V. JENKS As a way of showing our appreciation, we would like to reserve part of this page for the advisor who has shown sincerity and initiative throughout these years. He hos proved beyond a doubt that success comes to those who deserve the best. Since he has been to us the best as a friend, scholar, and advisor, he cannot and will not be forgotten for the many years to come. An outstanding personality such as his makes such a strong impression that it cannot be overlooked but must be recognized as a determining factor of good-will. No words can express the many efforts of this man to moke our lives at high school a memory book composed of three wonderful years. MRS. H. ELLA McWHERTER Helpfulness and congeniality make Mrs. H. Ella McWherter the pleasant and poised person whom we knew os our guidance counselor. We first met her when she visited our junior high schools to help us plan the courses of study we would follow at South High. When we actually reached South we realized how wise her judgment was. From that time on our problems were her problems. Under her encouragement we rounded out our studies with benefiting extra-curricular activities, which have aided us in learning to get along with our classmates. We will alwoys remember Mrs. McWherter as the person who started us on the road to success.