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

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The The Washington High School Class of I948, being on this date in full possession of its intelligence and anxious that its undeniable gifts should not be scattered unwisely about upon its demise, do ordain these bequests: I, Frances De Buysser, will my ability to skip and be late in Mr. Redlings' class to Elmer Van De Weille, who gets caught every other day. I, Gene Brekrus, will my long-treasured book of excuses to Mr. Wright, who will make good use of it. I, Johanna Weiss, will my ability to control my temper to George Shire. I, Dolores Lewandowski, will my pencil, used for four years, to any freshman who wants it. IP.S. It still has an eraser.J I, Pat Wozniak, will my ability to make senior high in six semesters to any underclassman who would like to try it. We, Jerome Goralczyk and Gene Manuszak, will our ability to sing to Jerry Klaybor, who can only whistle and - ugh! I, Evelyn Leopold, will one clam to Emery Modos, who made art class miserable with his babblings. From this tiny mollusk I hope he learns to Shut Up! I, Frank Vander Hagen, will my ability to play the right notes on the snare drums to Cozy Dog Moultry, who usually puts in extra ones at the wrong time. I, Arlene Phillips, will my beat-up body, including my skinny bow legs, to any conceited person who thinks he is heaven-sent. I, Ben Sobecki, will my ability to graduate from high school in four years to all the probable tive-year-men now in school Cnot mentioning any names, Mikel. I, Patricia Robakowski, will to Elmer Van De Weille, the ten cents with which he so eagerly bought a bag of potato chips for my sister Ithe 3-year-oldl. I, Leonard Mixtacki, will my machine shop abilities to Butch Wroblewski, who needs them. I, Dorothy Pingel, will my Cadillac to Mr. Pilarski. I, John Vukovits, will my ability to clip a guy in basketball and get away with it, to Richard Fenimore. I, Martha Mills, will my ability to understand bookkeeping to Julie Lambert. I, William Austin, will my ability to dance in gym class to Nathaniel Roberts, who hates to go on the floor. I, Leona Kush, will all the hair I cut from my head to Mr. Holley. I, Marion Pilarski, will my determination to tind out Mr. Covert's middle name to any curious underclassman. I, Geraldine Martynowicz, will the remainder of my notebook paper to Gertie Levan, who can't afford any. I, Richard Kazmierczak, will my precious Esquire magazine to Mr. Herringer. May he treasure it as I have! I, Betty Janicki, will my ability to stay the biggest 'flirt in the '48 class to Marvin Abraham, the most bashful boy I know. I, Gus Kohler, will my driving ability to any underclassman who can raise S100 for damages. I, Dorothy Banicki, will my fourth of the Gang's dirty locker to Mary Jane Dobbelaere and Arlene DeCook, whose lockers are always neat. I, Edward fMoosel Van Rassen, will my ability to go steady for two years to John Mersich. I, Lucille Wlodarek, will my pack of Blood-hounds to Mr. Wright and Miss Stover -- to help them in their occupation. I, Dorothy Romanowski, will my Will ability to get someone to go across the street for me to Jo Ann Ver Hagen, who always goes anyway. l, George Tarr, will some of my black hair to Mr. Robinson, who pulls his trying to teach us civics. I, Ted Piechocki, will my ability to talk like Mr. Kitsel to Lawrence Van Lake, who tries to sing like Vaughn Monroe, but sounds like Arthur Godfrey. I, Mary Parsons, will my ability to eat sweets and stay slim to the Panther who needs it most. I, Ray Ewald, will my ability to play football to Robert Zakrzewski, who is too lazy to play. I, Doreen Sokol, will my ability to graduate without having tried to teIl oft my teachers to Julie Lambert. I, Pat Dudeck, will my fancy handwriting to any boy or girl in Mr. Robinson's Civics classes. I, John Lawecki, WILL take care of any guy who tries to steal my girl. I, Lorraine Gotowka, will my chewed-up clarinet reeds to Lucille Dehert, who always has good ones. I, Bill Hauguel, will my ability to go home between classes to eat to anyone who lives close enough to try it. I, Loretta Zmudzinski, will my ability to limit the names in my little black book to a few, to Phyliss Dhaene, who is now carrying an encyclopedia. I, Fred Polonka, will my ability to get two women at one time to Elmer Van De Weille, who struggles a whole semester to get one. I, Delores Van Wynsberghe, will my one and only broken violin string to Barbara Hamilton, who may need it as an excuse in band. I, Margaret Staszewski, will my ability to eat all the time and not gain weight to Darlene Schoen, who wishes she could do it. I, Ervin Kaczynski, will nothing to nobody, because nobody willed anything to me. I, Rosemarie Bykowski, will my ability to chew gum in every class, including Miss MartindaIe's, to Joseph Bykowski, who is afraid to try it. I, Adeline Ciesiolka, will my 29-cent fountain pen, used since the 7th grade, to any freshman who needs one badly. lP.S. It doesn't blot - much.l I, Ervin Wroblewski, will my dirty locker to Bab Zakrzewski, whose locker is iust as dirty as mine. With both together he might win a prize for the dirtiest locker in school. I, Lorraine Chamberlain, will my credit in dramatics to Bill Hamond, who get into all the plays, but never takes the course. I, Ed Magiera, will my ability not to study to Robert Silrorski, who is always studying. I, Doris Bennitt, will my ability to be a successful teacher and to get along well with people to anyone who needs it. I, John Sinka, will my moldy garters and shoestrings to Elmer Van De Weille, so that he too can keep in the card game the next time we play. We, Sherry Arpasi and Adeline Ruskowski, will our high stand- ards of mental ability to Ronnie, John, and Ed. I, Norb Rzepnicki, will my ability to tell the latest iokes to Tom Peczkowski, wha's in a rut. Somebody tell him that latest one ain't come out yet. I, Pat Daurer, will my ability to get rid of money to Miss Halnon, who is always having to collect it. I, Frieda Kurczewski, will all the kicks and bruises I received in soccer to Miss Wolfe, who encouraged the game. I, John Paksi, will my shy manner and my ability to stay away from girls to Casanova Klaybor, who is lost without

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interested in being a good professor that he offers special classes for girls only. FRIEDA ZALAS is first in line for help. GUS KOHLER, mayor of Crumstown, has hired MARION PILARSKI, head of the F.B.l. lFire Bug lnspectionj, who did such a wonderful job last year catching Fearless Fosdick, who went mad chasing chairs and also convinced lawyer FRANK VANDER HAGEN that ROSEMARY BYKOWSKI and BETTY LOU JANICKI are innocent of the charge of slander made in 1748 while writing the Washington prophecy. John adds, ' SaIes-on-Fire Circus' is passing through town with quite a few of our school chums included. ERVIN KACZYNSKI is the circus barker and is kept up on news through NANCY SCHEU'S newspaper, 'Mine Aren't.' JANET 'Muscles' BAR- KOWIAK is first on the show as one of the best women wrestlers: in fact, she is so good, her husband never talks back . . . Look! Here's ED VAN RASSEN'S picture. He has put in ten years of faithful service cs a mail carrier and is teaching his nine MOOSE juniors, who follow him faithfully each day. I heard he found BEN SOBECKI a job dusting test tubes at the South Bend Medical Lab. He learned his trade from Miss Murphy . . . This says, ALICE SZYMCZYK and THERESA DEGUC, both happily married, are sueing HELEN RININGER on a charge of disturbing the peace. People shouldn't entertain their children in a jeep, especially four of them. Emily remarks, Alice and Theresa may think they have troubles, but pity the poor neighbors of DELORES LEWANDOWSKI, who just recently presented her hus' band with quintuplets . . . I see by this ad that ERVIN WROBLEWSKI and HARRY HOMELESKI have finally succeeded in opening a used-car business. Harry buys old cars and Ervin repairs them. They seem to be supporting ART STRZELECKI, who is running for president and has MIKE FARKAS as his campaign manager, using the slogan, 'Let's Abolish the New Look and Go Back to the Old' plastered inside and out of their cars. I think he will at least get the men's vote. The new program, on the A.B.C. network CAlways Beautiful Cropt, 'The Woman on the Street or Traftic CoIIision,' with FRIEDA KURCZEWSKI as announcer and ALEXANDER HEYWOOD, MARSHALL PHILIP as bus boys interviewed PAT HOLEW- CZNSKI and DOROTHY ROMANOWSKI, who have just opened a new Penny and Nickel store in place of Kresge's which they burned. Theyy have DICK BENNING- HOFF demonstrating how to melt any vegetable shortening and use it as a hair tonic. JOE SZABO rudely interrupted the program to collect money owing for the HATCHET from students 'way back in 1948. Her program, which is 15 minutes long, is divided so that she has ten minutes to advertise for the Indiana Theatre and the Home Lunch, proprietors, JOHN VUKOVITS, GENE ANDERT, and JOHN PAKSI. Following her program is RAYMOND SKARBEK'S debating hour, then Spike Jones and his City Slickers, featuring LOUISE NOWAK, who has just signed a long term contract to warble with his band. John asks, Have you ever heard anything about ERVIN WlERZBINSKl? Yes, he has just invented a new type of flying contraption, wingless, tailless, and motorless. A 'Flying Seat.' In the same lab, GENE BREKRUS is still figuring on the mathematical problem, How Far ls Up? His secretary is none other than our one and only LEONARD MIXTACKI. On the side, Leonard is writing articles for the HATCHET on 'How to Entertain the Chemistry Class While the Teacher's Away or While the Cat's Away the Mice Will Play' . . . Speaking of success stories, here's a picture of JOAN GUZOWSKI, PAT DAURER, and MARY TOMASZEWSKI, who are representing America at the International Olympic contests. Joan is competing in the bubbfe gum division, Mary in the Yo-Yo division, and Pot in the squirt gun division. Here's another picture of 'The World's Number One Hunter,' CLIFFORD MILEW- SKI. It says he has captured every animal in and outside of civilization, but those little pink elephants and green bats which come out of little holes in the walls every night . . . DOROTHY BANICKI is giving GLORIA KRUSZEWSKI quite a bit of competition in the nationwide contest entitled 'Women Are Still the Weaker Sex' . . . LEONA KUSH and GEORGE TSCHIDA have finally succeeded in becoming co- owners of Kush 8. Tschida's Dry Goods. It is the former Robertson's Basement. Their slogan is, 'Anything That's Dry We've Got' . . . CHET DLUGOSZ, who is president of the DLUGOSZ BRUSH COMPANY, has a hard time trying to convince people that any resemblance between his product and his hair is purely coincidental . . . JOHN SINKA is now building steamships. The slogan for his company is 'Sinka Builds Ships That Flota.' MARGARET STASZEWSKI is his secretary. DELORES LISEK has just written a sequel to 'Gone With the Wind.' The title of her book is 'Left With the Breeze' . . . MARTHA MILLS is trying to write a book entitled 'How to Snare a Man That Doesn't Drink, Smoke, or Exist! Emily, who is star reporter for the New York Times, then lost her dignity when she hollered, Look out the window! There's RICHARD 'Squirrel' KAZMIERCZAK, looking for some nuts for food! ROSALIE SZABO is an old maid, due to her 05-and-on engagements to several different boys, I hear. And GEORGE BONCZYNSKI, living on a farm, comes into Washington High School to teach track to his five sons every day . . . SYLVESTER GERSHOFFER got married and took his wife's name 'for better or for worse' . . . DOROTHY PINGLE is living on a farm near Niles, raising pigs. ALEX HOWARD is also busy taking care of his family . . . ERVIN RYBICKI and NORBERT RZEPNICKI are models for Saxton's Fifth Avenue. Also modeling is FRANCES BOYER, GERALDINE MARTYNOWICZ is her fitter. DELORES VAN WYNSBERGHE plays 'Pizzicata Polka as ERVIN, FRANCES, and NORBERT show off their goods. John said, Speaking of music, I hear ROBERT KALKA is giving BOB ROBERTSON1 some competition at the Metropolitan Opera. Bob has a very good reason for falling' down on the job of keeping the aisles clear of paper, as he is trying to teach his. nine young sons, ages one to nine, to play football. He is not doing so well as at teacher, because his two baby sitters, FRED POLONKA and ED BUCHOLTZ, are giving, too much free advice. LUCILLE WLODAREK and JOYCE WOODARD are substituting for the whistles which broke down on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. MARY ANN CZAKANY and ELAINE VANDER HAGEN are watchwomen at the Oliver Street crossing . . . TED DEGUC is president of Studebeggers. MARY ANN BENCSICS is his private secretary . . . BETTY JANE WOLTMAN is chief cleanup girl at Herman's. She was promoted. after she was caught selling too much merchandise. Gee, it's getting late! Let's hail a cab and go home. Both agreed. As they were walking down the steps, a cab screeched up to the curb. It was FRANCIS DE BUYSSER, driving his own Buick. On weekdays he takes all his old classmates' juniors to school for a mere five cents. Emily and John, the new street cleaner, got into the car and as it drove out of sight into the dusk, we conclude these memories of the Class of 1948.

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them. I, Rosalie Szabo, will fifty cents to Lily Bencsics, Stop smiling, Lil - it's the fifty cents I borrowed last year. I, Theresa Deguc, will my engagement ring to my cousin, Virginia Sienkiewicz, who is patiently waiting to get one from her Georgie. I, Mike Farkas, will my ability to sleep in all my classes to any tired underclassman. I, Janet Bartkowiak, will my nickname Bartz to Mr. Redling, who seems to make enough use of it. I, George Tschida, will my ability to play the sax to Joan Badur, who needs it most. ll can't play it either.i We, Melvin Klosowski and Dick Orlowski, will to the underclassmen the good times we had in Mr. Covert's homeroom. I, Louise Nowak, will my experience as a secretary to Dorothea De Meyer, who will need it to land that iob in the newly- elected mayor's fGene Manuszak'sl office. I, Richard Andrysiak, will my ability to comb my hair every day and make it look at least half-presentable to Eugene Chavis, who doesn't know what a comb is. I, Delores Jozwiak, in a sound state of mind, will my twirling outfit to any freshie who will take the pains to get into it. I, Frieda Zalas, will my ability to be friendly but not conceited to a little sopho- more, Jimmy Zmudzinski, who can easily use it without much trouble. I, George Bonczynski, will my track ability to any sophomore who is willing to make the effort it takes to win. I, Patricia Holewczynski, will my ability to keep my will-power to Miss Fortin, who has to have Miss Wolf watch hers for her. I, Clarence Filipski, will my voice to any unclerclassman who will help Miss Chapman in the future. We, Francis Boyer and Nancy Lee Scheu, will the little paper doll which hung in our locker for four years to Rose Flowers and Colette Berndt. Care for it well, because it has been given the Purple Heart for iniuries received while serving during the shortage of men. I, Nick Badowski, will my nose to John Rybak so he can keep up with Donald lDeadeyeJ Vargo. We, Mary Tomaszewski and Helen Rininger, will our friendly relations with Miss Wolf to Joan Badur. I, Dick Benninghoff, will my ability to skip school to any underclassman who can't think of the right excuses. I, Rita Arndt, will the dill pickles in my lunches to Lily Bencsics, who is always mcoching. I, Bob Kalka, will my vocal talent to Mr. Robinson for should I say Sinatra Robinson?J P. S. What have you against music, Maestro Robinson? I, Dolores Lisek, will my ability to ice skate to Leonard Hudak, who spends most of his time falling down. I, Ervin Wierzbinski, will my privilege to stay home when it rains without penalty to Steve Leopold. I, Joyce Woodard, will my alto voice to Frances Phillips, who is always being picked on because she can't sing hoarse. I, Haywood Alexander, will my winning smile to anyone who needs it. I, Jane Mikolaiczak, will my ability to skip school and write my own admits, to some poor student who skips and has to do double time. I, Ray Skarbek, will my ability to say a lot but make little sense to Mr. Robinson, who says a little but makes a lot of sense. I, Dick Snyder, do hereby will my suitcase of telephone numbers to any under- classman who'll pay a slight fee. We, Kathleen Jacobsen and Shirley Houk, being in a very sound state of mind, will our ability to get along with or without men to Marie Schultz and Barbara Hamliton. I, Henry Taberski, will my wavy hair to Mr. Holley, who could use it at the basketball games when we are not winning. I, Alice Szymczak, will my ability to go steady for two years to my sister Wanda, who has a different man every week. I, John Leszczynski, will my ability to go through eight semesters of high school without an F to Gene Chavis and Ernest Bucholitz, who can't seem to pass. I, Mary Ann Bencsics, will my lovely slim figure to any stocky gal who wants onep I, Art Strzelecki, will my ability to play pool to Ed Rogers, who has a one-track mind. I, Dick Mantel, will my pleasing personalilty and my knowledge of the opposite sex to George Shire, who just doesn't understand it. I, Clifford Milewski, will my ability to sleep in Miss Murphy's class to any other overworked Panther. I, Bob Robertson, will my ability to lie to Willis James and Jeff Rush. I, Joe Szabo, will my ability to say yes and no at the same time to anyone who likes to confuse teachers. l, Marshall Phillips, will my ability to lose my temper to anyone smart enough to use it. ' I, Sim Woodard, will my boxing ability to my younger brother, Joe Louis Wood- ard, who will enroll at Washington in 1958. I, Harry Homeleski, will my luck to go fishing with fishermen who catch fish in their sleep in the car while l'm in the boat and don't, to anyone who always catches something. I, Ed Bucholitz, will my quiet little manner to Mr. Redling, who is so-o-o-o- noisy. I, Chester Dlugosz, will my ability to stay away from girls my four years in high school to Ed Rogers, who thinks a man can't get along without them. I, Marie Miller, WILL, after all these years, be glad to receive my diploma! I, Phil Kulczak, will my athietic ability to Jerry IMusclesl Klaybor, who can do nothing but wiggle his ears. I, Richard Miller, will my luck to have such a smart sister to any other dumb kid who needs help. P.S. It's wisa wersa. I, Alex Howard, will my long hours of practice to anyone who thinks you just blow into a saxophone. I, Evert Austin, will my ability to get along with Mr. Stilson, to Nate Roberts, who seems to like standing in the hall. IWith the help of Mr. Stil- son, of course.J I, Betty Jane Woltman, will my courage to stay in school to the bitter end to Rosemary Wroblewslci, who's getting cold feet. I, Gene Andert, will a few pounds of my weight to that slender underclassman, John Beanpole Rybak. I, John Plonski, will my success in graduating by the skin of my teeth to those well- known scholars, John Pavich and Lawrence Van Lake. I, Sylvester Gerschoffer, will my knowledge of how to lose weight to Gertie Levczn, who wants to know how. Now as the night ending our school lives draws near, we, the Class of I948, wish to bestow upon the future senior class all our past enioyments and achievements. Just to keep life interesting, we also wish to leave a few of our trials and tribu- lations! May they use wisely these and the treasures we have individually bequeathed them, and may our bequests help them attain the goals toward which they have set forth. Good Luck! -1 x'?-by , N -X