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

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Class Hi tor Seniors!!! my, what a wonderful title . . . ours all this year '54 - '55. It is what we dreamed of always. It was so long to come, so soon to go. Before we lose it, let's turn the pages back to the day when we were Freshmen and this Iune seemed so far away. As we entered the building in our Freshman year, we felt proud but yet we were afraid and quite uncertain of the things that would happen. I'm sure we will never forget the feeling we had when we went to the first assembly and saw all those strange faces. Everyone was curious and quite uncertain about who would be his home room teacher and if any of his friends would be with him. In our first year in high school, we also had our first experience with the voting machines. We elected Carolyn Filchak as our president. Remember the great time we had at our first social event, the Freshman Party? At the end of the year Shelia Brantley and Dick Stenberg received the DAR citizen- ship awards. But we survived the troublesome year and we finally began to feel as though we were really a part of Washington High. When we came back in our Sophomore year we found that something new had been added. We had a new principal, Mr. McNamara. So, once again, things seemed quite strange. not only to us but all the others as well. Everyone was anxious to see how things would be with a new principal. Things didn't look too bad, though, and we elected Mike Mondovics as president. To really get into the swing of things, everyone began joining the various clubs. Our activities were once again limited to a class party, but a good time was had by all that attended the event. With the year coming to a close, everyone was already looking forward to coming back in the fall. As we returned from our vacation, everyone seemed to say, Gee. but it's great to be a Iunior. After all, by now we had two green classes under us. To start the year off with a real bang we chose Ron Meiszberg, president: Iosie Molnar, vice-president: Marlene Meert, secretary: and Bugsy Meszaros, treasurer. Our football team had a great season, capturing the State Football Championship. Mike Mondovics and Ioe Kozakiewicz made the Tribune's N.I.H.S. Conference Football Team and the All-Twin City team of 1953, with many more getting honorable mention. ln basketball. we won the City Championship and the Holiday Tourney which were real accomplishments. We had many things to look forward to in the spring. First, we had our class play, Seven Sisters. Barb Borowski and Sally Albert won the leads. It was a wonderful experience for all who par- ticipated. Another all-important .event was the ordering of our senior rings, which we received on May 15. This gave a spark to everyone. Last but not least, came the Iunior-Senior Prom, which was held at the Indiana Club on May 28. Ioan Galvas and Vic Kasznia were chosen to be princess and prince. On the Iunior Court were Iosie Molnar, Mary Io Weninger, Ioan Schweiger, and Marlene Meert. Many mem- bers of the class participated in the Glee Club production, The College Widow . At the end of the year Meert, Talboom, Sten- berg, Weninger, Arelt, and Watson were chosen to be members of the National Honor Society and McClone, Meert, Brantley, and Stenberg were chosen to be the page editors of the Hatchet, which was to be taken over by Mr. Guin in the fall. By this time we felt as though everything was in the bag. Then. all at once, we were Seniors. It was a wonderful feeling to walk down the hall - you felt so important. After all, we were tops now! Under Matt Iackowiak, our football team had a good season. With George Hill as captain, our basketball team once again won the Holiday 'Tourney and City Champion- ship. Bob Rogers and Ron Andrzejewski, swimming co-captains. Dick Dering, baseball captain: and track co-captains. Bugsy Meszaros and Clyde Austin, all seniors, led our teams to re- spectable seasons in their respective sports. For our class officers we elected Ron Meisberg as president: Dick Thompson. vice-president: Marlene Meert, secretary: Ernie Meszaros, treasurer: Mary Forray, historian: and Art Widawski, social chairman. Seniors who were chosen as presidents of the various school clubs were Marlene Meert, Ushers' Club: Mary Forray, Panda Club: Sue Bartok, Y-Teens: Dick Dering, Hi-Y: Dick Stenberg, Student Council: Ernie Niedbala, Latin Club: Frances Urban, FTA: Marguerite Watson. Library Club: Darlene Olden. Nurses' Club: and Mary Forray and Ioan Schweiger were chosen to be the Co-editors of the 1955 Memory Lane. Our Senior Varsity Cheerleader for football was Dolores Aszklar. Marlene Meert reigned as queen of the Washington-Riley Roundup. On her court were Shelia Brantley, Ioan Galvas, Carol Grzeskowiak, Betty McClone, Marcia Plencner, and Ioan Schwei- ger. The members of the class who were Iunior Rotarians and Iunior Kiwanis members were Dick Thompson, Ron Meiszberg, Dick Stenberg, Don Ogorek, Matt Iackowiak, lim Northrup, Iim Sinkiewicz. and Ron Andrzejewski. Don't Take My Penny was chosen for our senior produc- tion. With Miss Fortin directing, we had a double cast of nine girls and eight boys, Mary Io Weninger and Iosie Molnar getting the leads. The play was a real success and everyone who took part in it had a wonderful time. On April 3. it was announced that Marguerite Watson was to be class valedictorian and Marlene Meert and Richard Sten- berg were to be class salutatorians. With the passing of time and the nearing of graduation. everyone was looking forward to the last social occasion when we would all be together - the all-important Iunior-Senior Prom which was held at the Indiana Club on May 27 from 9 to 12. Tony Ruli furnished the music. And so our years at Washington High came to an end. They were four wonderful years in which we accomplished many things. Our school spirit. our countless hours of study, and our good times together were not in vain. For all this will help us to help make our community a better place for everyone to live in. As we receive our diplomas. we know that as a group we shall never be together again, but our spirit will never leave us as we strive to go Ever Onward.

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PONSOR MR. E. N. ROBINSON MR. W. C. COVERT MR. HUBERT MILLER MR. R. C. STILSON

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La t Will iItfLTe tament WE, THE CLASS OF 1955, being of sound minds and bodies at the writing of this will, recognizing our various skills, talents, and possessions which will be of little or no use to us in our later life, do hereby make the following bequests, de- claring this to be our last will and testament. I, SHELIA BRANTLEY, will my record of staying warm on a trip to the All-City Prom in an unheated car in 14 degrees below zero. to any underclassman who wants it . . . I, HELEN DOMNANO- VICH, will my talking habits to any underclassman who thinks the teacher will let him get by with it . . . I, CAROLYN FILCHAK, will my success in resisting temptations to go steady, dating five fellows at one time, and still retaining my sanity to any under- classman . . . I, IOSEPHINE MOLNAR, will my Molnar strut to any freshman who thinks she can handle it for four years . . . We, EVA MAE PAVICH and MARILYN ZIMMERMAN, will our ability to quarrel but stay buddies for four years, to any under- classman who is willing to try . . . I, PEARL CHAMBERS, will to Rebecca Murphy the desire to participate in Glee Club . . . I, STELLA WITUCKI, will my success in escaping poor-work slips to any underclassman who needs it. We, MATT IACKOWIAK and DICK DERING, will our ability to talk German and still not get confused to any underclassman who takes Spanish . . . I, CAROL GRZESKOWIAK, will to my brother Tom, my ability to take the teasing, kidding, and nicknames I have for four years because he can't . . . I, RITA BALUKIEWICZ, will to anyone my ability to give Mr. Redling ulcers in drivers' training class . . . We, PAULINE SMITHLEY and IACKIE STEIN- HOFER, will our shorthand notes to any underclassman who thinks he can read them . . . I, PAT BELAKOVICH, will my pa- tience and seat in social living class to Sylvia Zarobinski . . . I, ROGER ROSS, will back to my parents their car, which they almost forgot thev owned. I, NORM NIIAK, will my distinguished seat in Mr. Robinson's home room to any freshman who can stand it . . . I, ART WIDAWSKI, will all the fun I have had in high school and the wonderful understanding teachers to all you underclassmen . . . I, ROSEMARY TALBOOM, will my toleration for the name Red and my long hair for three years to lolo Paprocki. I'm sure you can manage that, can't you? We, RON PASZEK and DICK FUESSEL, the center and guard for the Hawks , will our talents to the future basketball teams of Washington . . . I, DON OGOREK, will to any underclassman my record for getting to school on time every day of the school year . . . I, IAMES CROSIAR, being ol sound body and weak mind, will to Robert Zmudzinski my tennis skill. Please, Bob, use it wisely . . . We, IACQUELINE TOBOLSKI and IOSEPH KOZA- KIEWICZ, will our capacity to go steady, break up. and make up to any underclassmen who think it's fun . . . We, IACKI WEILER and MARTY INGLE, will our back booth at Trudy's to Ianie and Virg. Hope they have more luck in it than we did . . . I, LYDIA VARGO, will my success at going steady for two and hall years without breaking up once to any underclassman who can't succeed. I, BETTY LOU TOMCZAK, will to some future freshman my seat in Mr. Covert's room and hope that he learns to like him as well as I do . . . We, BOB DHAEZE, RAY CZARNECKI, DICK FREE- MAN, MIKE WEGENKA, IOHN MARKIEWICZ, DICK DE GRAVE, will our capacity to make Mr. Barnbrook, co-op teacher at Cen- tral, angry by being late and doing nothing to any underclass- man who can get away with it . . . I, ANN RAFALSKI, will my choir loft seat in Mr. Lewinski's class to anyone who wants it . .. I, MARTHA KAFKA. will my success to get through Mr. Robin- son's social living course, and retain the desire to get married to any unsuspecting underclassman . . . We, RON MOLENDA and FRANK LEBIEDZINSKI, will our ability to get up at 8:00 and still get to school on time to any underclassman who thinks he can do it . . . I, DANIEL BURZYNSKI, will to any junior my ability to take two all-girl classes. You'll be sorry! I, DARLENE DERANEK, will my height to any underclassman who needs it . . . We, MARY ANN LESNIEWICZ and RITA KWASNESKI, will our old faithful black suede shoes, that rarely got us to school on time and often got us tardy slips, to Pat Grabarek and Barbara Sparazynski, who seem to have more faithful ones . . . I, RICHARD LENCZOWSKI, will my lonely tenor seat in Glee Club to Richard Lodyga, who, I'm sure, will enjoy it . . . We. DICK THOMPSON and RON MEISZBERG, .be- ing of sound bodies but weak minds, will our numerous. and abundant abilities, both physical and mental, and our overflowing talents to any ingenious underclassman who can carry on with these outstanding fundamentals, and may they be as Great as we . . . We, DON GRAY and MIKE VARGO, will our Linco bottles to Gil Fujawa, who needs them . . . I, GEORGE COOPER, will my ability to get along with Mr. Stilson to any underclass- man who may need it. I. IOHN MARKIEWICZ, will my originality at excuses for coming in late mornings, to any underclassman, who has none . . . I. MARY ANN LUKACS, will my ability to be confused and still understand Mr. Guin in Spanish class to Loretta Nalepinski . . . We, DENORIS BROWN and MARGIE HAGENIERS, will all our notes in Miss Fortin's third hour study hall to Iack Duftin, who is the note carrier . . . I, EVAN ALBERT, will my ability to do nothing in woodshop and get a good grade to little Kozy, who has none . . . I, IACQUELINE WILSON, will to Betty Fox my ability to go steady with one boy . . . We, DAN GAWENDA and RON ANDRZEIEWSKI, being of sound body and mind, will our ability not to go with girls through our four years of high school to anybody who wants it. I, IIM SINKIEWICZ, will my ability to talk in classes and not get caught to my brother Tom, who can't . . . I, BETTY MCCLONE, will all the extra credits I've made in my senior year to Don Wesolowski. I hope he won't need them . . . I, RAY BOGUCKI, will my success for seven semesters to escape breaking a ma- chine in machine shop to any underclassman who wants it. tHad a lot of close callsll I. IIM ROGACKI, will my success in getting along with that Big Hunky, Ron Meiszberg, for four years even though I'm a little Polak , to anyone . . . We, GARFIELD HUBBARD and ED WATHEN, will our locker to Charles Walker, if he can find the time to clean it . . . I, MATTIE GILKEY, will to Marquita Alex- ander my ability to walk down the halls and be seen, not heard. for just one year . . . I, MARY IANE SLABY, will my ability to hang around with Mishawaka girls for four years and still be faithful to good old Washington to anyone willing to try . . . I, AGNES PRIKOSOVITS, will my black umbrella to my sister Betty because she always seems to get caught in the biggest splash . . . I, EVELYN SZYMCZYK, will my luck to go home fifth and sixth hour to Dorothy Chmiel, if Mr. MacNamara will give her his permission.