Washington High School - Memory Lane Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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SENIOR CLA T THE end of eight perfect semesters we seniors look back on the four years we have spent at Washington and find them good. It all began in the fall of '34 when a group of seventh graders formed the nucleus of our class of '4O. In the fall of '36 five elementary parochial schools supplied about one hundred twenty-five new students for our freshman class. The new entrants in addition to the Junior High students already here formed one of the largest classes ever enrolled at Washington. In its freshman year the class held two parties and participated in other activities. The boys played pass-ball and basketball and the girls joined the G. A. A, The A section of the class chose Victor Golubski as recipient of the D. A. R. award. The B section one-half year later elected Marie Bogacki and Ervin Dombrowski to receive the same award. During that year Isabelle Balint, Gertrude Zakrzewski, Esther Spychalski, and Chester Lindorf were accepted as reporters on The Hatchet staff. In the fall of '37 the majority of us returned as sophomores, We were sponsored by Mr. Arm- strong, Mr. McNamara, Mr. Becht, and Mr. Nel- son. With the beginning of a new semester came the beginning of new activities. The Hi-Y and the Girl Reserves were organized. Many of the boys were members of the football team that went through the season without suffering defeat. That team made the first of the squad's visits to White Plains, New York, to play the Thankgiving game there. During that same year the class had two sopho- more dances, many of its members took minor roles in the production of H. M. S. Pinafore, others were members of the basketball squad, and the choruses ofthe spring musicale Home on the Range had many sophomore members. During its Junior year the class elected Joe Ro- dick president: sent Ernest Wasikowski, Don Schramski, John Weinzetl, Ed Hanyzewski, Peter Ratajczak, Charles Kovath, John Strykul, Joe Pajakowski, Bob Hajzyk, Albert Suppinger, Joe Rodick, and Herb Zakrocki to White Plains in the second eastern invasiongof the foofall squad. During that year the class did a lotg of talking: Ervin Kalka and Gertrude Lodyga debated, a whole group participated in radio broadcasts with SS HISTORY Victor Golubski masterminding scripts and presen- tations, and another group presented 'AElmer as the junior class play. Frank Ripsco, Helen Grze- lewski, Margaret Nagy, and Mary Pozvar played the leads with Eleanor Staszewski, Helen Grun- wald, Mary Ramenda, and Victor Golubski hold- ing down the minor assignments. As Juniors the members of the cla.ss also held two very nice dances, one of which was a semi- formal affair, and the girls gave a tea for the senior girls. General chairman of this affair was Regina Litka. Just before Christmas vacation Maxine Dhoore, Ervin Kalka, and Alex Kovacsics played the leading roles in the playlet Why the Chimes Rang. After Christmas Ed Hanyzewski and Bob Hajzyk starred with Riley and Central in the Rochester tournament, and Ervin Kalka received the Speech medal. In the spring of '38 many juniors participated in the operetta The Marriage of Nanette, and Wroblewski, Hanyzewski, Barczykowski, Rodick, and Sciba were members of the baseball team that won the N, I. H. S. C. championship for the year. At the beginning of the class' senior year, Ervin Kalka was elected first semester president: Herbert DeGreve, second semester president, Marian Nagy, vice president: Alex Kovacsics, treasurer: and Ger- aldine Freel, secretary. Elizabeth Mayerhofer took over editorship of the new paper This Week. In athletics members of this class, now playing first string for the second year, swept the slate in football championships, drove through a fairly successful basketball season, and as the history is being written are on the verge of cinching a second N. I. H. S. C. championship in baseball. Socially the class has staged two very successful Senior Proms: the first at the Proigress Club, and the second at the Palais Royale. In drama the class produced Death Takes A Holiday as its senior project: and Joseph Sarka and Joseph Pajakowski did much to make Pirates of Penzance the success that it was. u Special honor was bestowed by the class on cer- tain of its members at the time of its dances. For the January Prom John Strykul and Helen Grun- wald were king and queen, and for the spring dance Evelyn Danch and Ervin Dombrowski were so honored.

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A C BAGARUS, LOUIS. Home Room Secretary: Varsity Football and Basketball: Clubs--Social, Bachelors. Football, Typing. BALINT, ISABELLE. Hatchet reporter: G.A.A.: Death Takes A Holiday: Senior Steering Commit- tee: Class Will Commit- tee: Commercial Assembly: Clubs-Social, Pep, Girl Reserves, Bridge, Commer- cial. BALUKIEWICZ, MARIE. Marriage of Nannette: Hi- awatha's Wedding Feast: Class History Committee: Clubs - Social, Singers Commercial, Girl Reserves, Glee, Cantamus. BARCZYKOWSKI, MAT- THEW. Football. Basket- ball, Baseball: Clubs - Arts and Crafts, Football, Bachelors, and Treasurer of Arts and Crafts. BARTOSZEK, VIRGINIA. Spring Festival: Young America On The Air: Co- lumbia School Of The Air: Clubs-Social, Sin- gcr's, and Commercial. EENTKOWSKI, JOSEPH- INE. Secretary and Presi- dent of Home Nursing: President of Ushers club: Clubs-First Aid, Knit- ting, Social, Usher's and Girl Reserves. BERGMAN, RUSSEL. Pin- afore: Young America On The Air: Clubs--Know Your City, Arts and Crafts. Hi-Y, Airplane, Bachelors, Glee, and Games. BOGACKI, MARIE. Junior Class Treasurer: D. A. R. Medal: Marriage Of Nan- nelte: Hiawalhabs IVed- ding Feast: Senior Steer- ing Committee: S e n i o r Home Room Treasurer: Junior Class Treasurer: ANN WINKIEWICZ EUGENE WOI-TMAN IRENE WOZNIAK ERVIN WROBLEWSKI HERBERT ZAKROCKI GERTRUDE ZAKRZEWSKI BETTE ZEICHMAN CHRISTINE ZYZAK TIVITIES OF GRADUATES Clubs - Social, Knitting, Theater, Commercial, Can- tamus. Glee. CHILI.AG, MARY. Home C On The Range: Irish As- sembly: Garden of Music- al Dreams: Club Assem- bly: Gym EX.: G. A, A.: Art Pageant: Commercial Assembly, Spring Festival: Clubs-Social, Glee, Sin- ger's, Commercial, G i rl Reserves. H W A L E K, CARRIE. Treasurer of Home Room: G. A. A.: Pep Assembly: Clubs-Social, Swimming, Commercial. COLLNER, JOSEPHINE. G. A. A.: Art Pageant: Young America On The Air: Council Member of Band: Death Takes A Holiday: Band Assembly: Easter Assembly: Orches- tra: Secretary - Treasurer of Home Room: Clubs- Social, Theater. Swim- ming. CSAKANY, STEVE. Clubs - S p c- r t, Recreation, Swimming, Bridge. Study. CZEGLEDY. ALEX. Clubs -Social, Bachelors, Rec- reation, Typing, Games. CZERNA, PETER. Foot- ball: Patrol Boy: Clubs- Recreation. Know Your City, Swimming. DANCH, EVELYN. Mar- riage of Nannette: The Kings English: Education Crew: Orchestra: Patrol EVANS, PHYLLIS. This Boy: Spring Festival: Hi- awatha's Wedding Feast, Clubs-Glee, Harmonica Bachelors, Hi-Y, Canta mus. Week Reporter: President of Social Club: Easter Assembly: Clubs--Social, Theatre, Bridge. EWING, BETTY. G. A. DECLERCQ. ALICE. Clubs A-1 Clubs-Sefieh The- -Knitting, Social, Cam.. atre, Commercial, Usher's. era, and Girl Reserves. FIELDS. AUDRY.HOme On DECOOK, ANNA. Pep As- semblies: Art Pageant Commercial Assembly: G A. A.: Gym EX.: Clubs-- Knitting, Social, and Com mercial. DE GREVE, HERBERT The Range: Marriage of Nannette: Triple Trio: Hiawathais W e d din g Feast: I r i s h Assembly: Garden of Musical Dreams: Treasurer of First Aid: S p r i n g Festival: Singers: Clubs - F i r s t Assembly: Science Assem- bly: G. A. A.: Sopho- more B Secretary and Treasurer: Dedication Committee: Art Pageant: Columbia School Of The Air: Clubs-Swimming. Knitting. Social, Girl Re- serves, and Glee: Senior Prom Queen. r DANKOWSKI, H A R R Y. Pinafore: Lelatuala: Stage President of the Senior Class: Dust of The Road. Death, Takes A Holiday: This Week Reporter. Patrol Boy: Football: Pa- triotic Assembly: Easter Assembly: Arts and Crafts Assembly: Columbia School Of The Air: In- tramural Basketball: Pres- ident of Sponsor Room Z Years: Clubs - Sports, Gymnastics, Hi-Y. DEREN, HELEN MARIE. Young America On The Air: This Week Repor- ter: Clubs-Theater, Sin- ger's, Social. Bridge. DHOORE, MAXINE. Why The Chimes Rang: Pa- triotic Assembly: Dedica- tion Committee Chairman: G. A. A,: Death Takes A Holiday: Double Trio: Commencement Commit- tee: Chorus: Sophomore A Class Secretary-Treasf urer: Young America On The Air: Hatchet Staff: Clubs - Knitting, Bridge. Cantamus, Usher's. Glee: Valedictorian. DOMBROWSKI, IRVIN. President of Home Room: Clubs-Sports. Recreation, Boosters, and Vice-Presi- dent of Boosters: King of May Senior Prom. Aid, Glee, Theatre, Com mercial, Cantamus, Typ ing, Social, Girl Reserves FINZLER, JOAN. Clubs- Social, Theatre, Usher's. F R E E L, GERALDINE President of Home Room Secretary of Senior Class G. A. A.: Home On The Range: Marriage of Nan nette: Clubs - Typing Singers, Glee, Commer cial, Usher's. Library, Girl Reserves, K n o W Y o u r City. GEORGE, CARL. Clubs- Theatre, Games, Sports Camera, Basketball. Recre- ation. GOLICHOWSKI, ELEAN- OR. Commercial Assem- bly: Clubs - Social Bridge, Girl Reserves. GOLUBSKI, VICTOR. Le- awala: Newspaper Cor- respondent: Marriage of Nannelte: Editor of Year Book: Death Takes A Holiday: Rotarian: Pen- rod: Football Publicity Manager: Pirates of Pen- zance: Young America On The Air: Columibia School of The Air: Pinafore: Clubs-Social. Cantamus. Hi-Y, Secretary, Treasur- er, and Vice-President: Cantamus Club President.

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SENI LAS ILL It being customary for graduates to assign their more or less precious possessions to some more permanent fixture of the scene, ye editor sent forth a squad of census takers to plumb the kind depths of graduating hearts. Here then are the results uncensored, unpolished. and un- consciously revealing: I, Helen Grzelewski, bequeath my title Ev- erybody's Sweetheart to anyone who can live up to its name. I. Tony Kuhar. assign my skill in Chinese Checkers to Irene Klebusits. I, Catherine Hallis. bequeath my rombina- tion of beauty and brains to any Junior who needs it. I. Steve Hupka, will my lonely A to Joseph Kodba and Emery Keszie, who have yet to get one. I. Evelyn Danch. bequeath my talent to ice- skate like Sonja Henie and clean off the ice to Virginia Toth. I. Peter Ratajczak, give my athletic ability to SMALL HYDUK. I. Mary Chillag, would like to see Dan, the Janitor, carry on my Jitterbugging. I, Goldie Karacson, will thc freckle on my nose to anyone with a fair complexion. I. Carrie Chwalek. assign my ability to get around the boys in the sponsor room to any timid junior girl. I, Ruby Walker, should like to see Hattie Mae Myers imitate my style of doing the Suzi- Q. I, Joseph Rodick. have done pretty well at bcing tardy and getting away with it: carry on. Mike. I. Alfonse Ver Wilst, will Miss Martindale all the gum in her waste basket. I. Betty Ewing. bequeath my Irish temper to Mr. McCowan. I, Marie Balukiewicz, will my ability to get a drag with a teacher to any promising young girl. I, Mr. Matt Barczykowski, will my title of Mister to any up-and-coming senior. I. Josephine Collner. bequeath my band uni- form and place number 44 in marching to any- one who likes to walk. I. Alice DeClercq. will some of my slim- ness to Elaine Monserez. I. Robert Hajzyk, will my position as presi- dent of the Hajzyk and Isaac Inc. Protective Association to anyone who is willing to look after the welfare of the Washington girls. I. Frank Hobor. will my best excuse on the day that rabbit season opens to John D. How. I. Anne Horvath, will my love for Wash- ington School to anyone who thinks that school is a waste of time. I. Wanda Jakubowicz, bequeath my dinky little locker to any junior that wants it. I, Virginia Janicki. will my rosy blush to Bernice Zmudzinski---not that she needs it. I. Leonard Kaczmierczak, will some of my height to the Washington athletes who partici- pate in basketball. We. Gertrude Lodyga, Marian Nagy. and Joyce Newman. will our seniority rights to anyone who cares to carry on our tradition of eating lunch in Room 121. I, Mike Medich, will my title as The Best Darn Paper Boy That Ever Hit This Prairie to Anton Igaz. I. Arnold Much. will my ability to stay awake in Civics and listen to Mr. McCowan's bearded jokes to all his future students. I. Ircne Nagy. bequeath my suspenders to Bernie Witucki for his extra large pair of cor- duroy trousers. I. Wm. Tschida, will my ability to slay those eighth grade girls to Robert Choka. I, George Racz, will my drag with Mr. Becht to any boy that is an expert at wielding an oil can. I. Henrietta Widawska. bequeath my natural curly hair to Betty Darmos to have and to hold. I, Esther Spychalski. will all the Latin I've learned to the future Latin students. I. Joseph Sarka. bequeath my cheerleading job to any sap who'll take it. I. Julia Horvath, will my spare time to Mr. Schoeppel to chase truants. I. Margaret Nagy, will all the typing paper I've borrowed to anyone who'd like to use the clean side. I. Ervin Kalka. will my sandpaper baritone voice to Miss Goppert. I. Alex Czegledy. bequeath to Emma Czeg- ledy my ability to study if or when I am in the mood for studying. I. Vincent Kovaloczki. will my job as stage hand to Emiel Fabyan. I. Frank Ripsco. will my Robert Young features to Mr. Wilmer Robert Taylor Arm- strong. I, Irene Wozniak. bequeath my ability to polish nails in class to anyone interested. I, Ernest Horvath. bequeath my golfing abil- ity to Mr. Nelson. I. John Weinzetl, bequeath my passing abil- ity to Steve Vecs. I, Mitchell Stepniewski, bequeath my ability to talk well with the girls to Maurice De Volder. I, Bette Ziechman. will my ability to learn amo, which is the only thing I understood Qand who doesn'tD to any future Latin student. I. Tom Isaacs, will my ability to get in more trouble than any other student in school to anyone who wants it. I. Margaret Karacson, will my cafeteria work to anyone who wants to take a chance. I. Elizabeth Horvath, will my ability to write business letters to all business students. I. Marie Bogacki, will my curly hair to Adeline Bilinski. I. John Kruk. will my good looblts to Cas Koszyk. I, Carl George, will my ability to sleep and still know the answers when called upon in Civics to Earl Dhoore. I, Casimer Sitarz, will my ability to take life easy to anyone interested. I. Emery Szerence. will my ability to ice skate to Bertha Cholaj. I. Ed Powicki. bequeath my success in writ- ing letters to beautiful girls to Alex Czegledy. I. Chester Sciba, will my dancing ability to Clem Sobieralski. I. Joseph A. Molnar. will my tennis back- hand to Clem Ladewski. I. Joe Klebusits, will my use of the Dic- tionary, Encyclopaedia Britannica. and Who'r Who to Emery Dead Eye Keczei and Joe Pepsie Cola Kid'l Kodba, who could use it. I. Hattie Wilder. will my technique of start- ing things rolling in the sponsor room to Geor- gia Bell Ward. I. Edward Specks Kwestorowski. will my bow tie to Chuck Zakrocki. I. Harry Dankowski. will my mechanical and machine drawing ability to Louis Oswald. I, Isabelle Balint, bequeath my A's in Civics to that charming junior. Ann Kovach. I, Virginia Bartoszek. bequeath my singing to Dorothy Czarnecki. I. Joan Finzler. bequeath my Jittetbugging to Mr. K. C. Becht. I. Irvin Dombrowski, bequeath my dimple to Fred Chreist. Jr. I. Anna DeCook. bequeath some of my ex- cessive height fwhich I haven't gotj to Dor- othy Beke. I, Eleanor Staszewski. willingly give all the Wheeeoooo's that have been blown at me to any girl who doesn't like to be whistled at. I. Stanley Rzepka. will my musical talent to Miss Chapman. I. Mary Ramenda. assign my place as the saucy little red head to my sister, Pauline. I. Eugenl Oswald. bequeath my shyness and addiction to argument to my brother, Louie. I. Josephine Bentkowski, will my smile to Alfonse DeMeugere. I, Louis Bagarus. will my ability to keep away from the girls to Hank Bognar. I. Ann Winkiewicz, will my ability to dance the Beet Barrel Polka to Mr. McNamara. I, Eleanor Golichowski. will all my jokes to Bernie Witucki. I. John Pajor. bequeath my antique bicycle to Mr. McCowan, so that he won't have to walk to and from school. I. Al Kosinski. will my locker and all the assortments in it to any studious person provid- ing the person interested sees it first. I. Bill Hack. will my flirting ability to any- one interested because I don't need it any more. I. Casimer Koszyk. will my middle name. Clemens, to William Chauncyfzrious Hayworth. I. Joe Sobczyk, will my ability to catch flies in study hall to anyone that has had pre- vious experience as a dog-catcher. I, Leo Kaczorowski, will 25 pounds of beef to John Zielinski. I, Herbert Zakropki, will my ability of mak- ing a good taper job to Clem Ladewski. I. Peter Torma. will my love for machine shop to any freshman. I, Stanley Piotrowski, will my love for English to Miss Martindale. I. Steve Kovacherich. will all my continuous low grades throughout high school to any stu- dent who has been tired of being on the honor roll constantly. I. Joe Sanders, will my position in the band to anyone qualified. I. Henry Malinowski. will my ability to play a violin to anyone else playing one. I. Christine Zyzak. will my desk in 1l2 to any future pest of 112. I. Dorotlhy Martin. will my dark brown eyes to Bennie Rzepnicki. I, Geraldine Freel. will my height to Miss Murphy, who might need it in dealing with future toughies. I, Alex Kovacsics, bequeath my drag with the teachers to all the freshmen who need it. I. Ed Hanyzewski, bequeath my right arm to any up-and-coming baseball pitcher, provid- ing he pitches for Washington. I. Joe Pajakowski. will my athletic prowess to Cas. Hyduk. I. Jesse Harrell. bequeath my nationality and nickname. Yankee. to any Polish or Hungarian student who wishes to accept it. I, Ernest Wasikowski. bequeath my ability to skip school and get into trouble with Mr. Schoeppel to Norbert Wasikowski. I, Erwin Wroblewski. bequeath my ability to ice-skate with all the glamour girls in a blushing manner to Eddie Talboon. I. Mary Sharkey. will my Russian name. Marie Sharkovich, to Mr. McCowan. I. Elizabeth Hegedus, will all the mouth- ers at the candy counter to Pauline Ramenda. I. Irene Kish. will my daily sleepiness to any wide-awake student. . I. Audrey Fields. will my Chinese finger- nails to anybody who likes chop-suey. I. Phyllis Evans, bequeath my ability to get along with Miss Martindale to Emil Fabian. I. Regina Litka. bequeath my charming smile to Mr. Byers. I, Helena Vargo. bequeath my blonde hair to Rose Botos. I. Mary Jane Piechowiak, bequeath my Shir- ley Temple curls to Henrietta Nowstowska. I. Steve Csakany. bequeath my curly hair to Mr. Nelson: he needs it more every day. I. Louis Treber. will my meekness to some- one who gets around too much. I. Albert Suppinger. will some of my black curly' tresses to Mr. Ogelby. I. Maxine Dhoore. bequeath my hand bag to anyone who wants it. it has a slot for everything from a hair pin to a grand piano. I. Helen Marie Deren. bequeath my slap- happy disposition to Mr. J. V. Hayes. I. Elizabeth Lemanski. will my technique at making friends with my fellow classmates to Mr. Eugene Lnczkowski.