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

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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

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