Monroe High School - Doctrine Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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World War. Talking to them were Ray Byrne, Don Connacker, Larry McLean, George Ruhberg, and Tom Sutherland, all with women who were not from Mon- roe. fProbably uhussiesi' that used to go to Central.J Senator Tom Fleming just came in. With him was his private secretary, Margaret Cadwell, and her assistant, Donna MrCarty. Helen Landis is now head librarian at Monroe, with Ruth Mansfield and Jane Kilroy as her assistants. We heard that John Palewicz and Jim Clark finally found Valley City, North Dakota and decided to settle down there. When passing to the dining hall we noticed signs, made by the Amos and Conway Sign Making Co. fBernadette and BeulahJ, informing anyone who is in need of interior decorating that Charles Pence and Charles Maty are the men for the job. On our arrival at the dining hall, dinner was served. We later dis- covered that Gladys Anderson, Agnes Avedision, Helen Karasawa, Eleanor Vincelli and Ruth Smith did the cooking. You remember the old saying Too many cooks spoil the brothn-well, you draw your own con- clusions about the meal. We noticed that Jim Wilfred was talking vigorously to James Gosselin, the new manager of the Randolph Pharmacy. We later found out that he was trying to sell one of his old used cars to James. After dinner, the master of ceremonies asked us to remain in our seats. The lights were dimmed, drums rolled, and the spotlight shone on Helen Mansfield, Dorothy Nash, Lois Komro, Marian Krieger, Shirley Parker, and Bette Cincera as they showed us the latest dance steps. The drummer was Harry Dolan, the piano player was Tom Frederickson. Brother, were they hot! We were then entertained by Jerome Hamilton, Donald Janssen, Lowell Hesse and Warren Holmgren, who are members of an internationally-famous choir. Well, well, look who just came in when the party is almost over-it's Milton Johnson. His excuse this time was, The wife wouldn,t let me outll' Poor Milton. Others who were late were Cecelia Mandel, an eleva- tor operator who has had many ups and downs during her life, and Mildred Kubik, a telephone operator. There was a little game of tiddly winks going on over in a corner, so we naturally had to see who was in it. There we found Gordon Woessner of Greene En- graving Co., George Wiede, principal of Monroe, and Charles Koutek, Superintendent of St. Paul Schools. The game soon broke up because Gordy got mad and took his tiddlies home. After the game we listened to Mary Ann Smith, the great lecturer, and the famous authors, Marlyn Saver, Jeanette Schneider, Carol Echwandt, and Phyllis Rice, and also the weatherman, Robert O'Keefe. Robert didnit stay with us long, though, because we all kidded him about 9 out of ro times he had been wrong about the weather. Jeanne Teitscheid and Shirley Erickson are now working in the post office answering dead letters. fWhy, I never knew dead letters could talk.J The post office also employs Monica Goiffon and Betty Kratovil as Postal Packin' Mammasf, Mary Larsen takes pictures for the one-cent stamps and Jack Weber poses for her. Although it was not well-known, the ambition of Ed Faeth and Donald Field was to travel and see the country. Well, it has been fulfillled-they are both working as truck drivers on a trans-continental freight line. Monroe is well represented in sports, for Shirley Lillistrom and Ruth Mangan are tennis champions, Lorraine New is a skiing ace, Helen Tierney, the diving and swimming star, Lorraine Sarka, an ice-skater, and Delores Tamble, a physi- cal fitness teacher at Central. We forgot to mention it before, but the host- esses of the evening are Margaret Califano, Ruth Kurka, Betty Daeffler, and Jeanne Reher, the four most talked about society figures in Amer- ica. Just as all good things must come to an end, so did this evening. At the close of this meeting we want to extend to all an invitation to attend our next meeting which will be held June 15, 1984. Donit forget the date. If you cannot attend, please send your grandchildren in your place. CLASS WILL WE, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1944, BEING OF SOUND MIND AND BODY, DO HEREBY WILL AND BEQUEATH THE FOLLOWING: ALAN ALBERG to all, a wish for the best of luck and happiness. JOHN ALSEN to Bob Burnett, my locker on first floor. It opens on the fourth attempt. It closes with a good kick. BERNADETTE AMOS to any fortunate Junior girl, my freckles and long, red hair, and all the teasing that goes with it. DELORES ANDERSON to Roe Alexander, my orange peelings at lunch. PHYLLIS ANDERSON to Miss Schutte, my Page Twen ty- Two younger sister-who isn't any better than I am. PAUL BURKE to Paul Green, my ability to gold- brick in Mr. Fuhrmanls class. fNot that you need any further abilitylj RAY BYRNE to Don Jobe-because he needs them so badly-all by AA's. MARY BANISTER to Phyllis Walstad, by ability to keep my upsweep up. HARRY CARR to young Hames, freshman, my ability to play pool and sneak in shows-be care- ful, though! 2

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REUNION OF 1959 On the memorable night of June 15, 19sa. the alumni of Monroe's 1944 Class met to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their graduation. As we were being ushered in by two little page boys, whose parents we all know are Mr. and Mrs. John Libby fRosalia Robideauxj, we heard the Master of Ceremonies, Charles Van Horn, introducing Dolores Docken, the talented artist, the main speaker of the evening. Her topic will be Q'How to Make Your House Beautiful. We were surprised and pleased to learn that Ann Hoepfl, Joyce Forbes, June Krenner, and Rita Dawn are here taking the minutes of this meeting in short- hand. We were sorry to hear that the two great movie lovers, Ronald Gagnier and Joan Mueckl could not be present tonight. Others who could not join us were: Bob Skinny Walker, the famous comedian, Vlasta Muska, the noted playwright, the Amundson twins fEdith and Dorisj who are now the dancing team on Broadway, Mary Ann Smith, the famous lecturer, and Sylvester Noha, the detective, who is working on an important case. As the music of Al Kubickais orchestra filled the room, his featured vocalist, Dolores Koutek stepped up to the mike and sang Give Me a Ring , written and published by Douglas Hellweg. As an added attraction, Stanley Collins presents his famous mod-els, Mary Banister Beverly Soash, Maxine Johnson, and Shirly Stroop. The staff photographers, Don Polta, Mary Meduna, and Ann Kirlin of the new St. Paul Dispatch edited by Howard Peabody, covered this gathering for a special edition. Over in the corner, we saw Rev. Willis Johnson and Rev. Raymond Hardy talking to that well-known ice- skating team of Walstad and Scheuern fLoris and Jacky. We also saw Le Roy Faser and Bill Felstow who are now professors at the University of Minn. They are experts on astronomy and math , respectively. We stopped to talk to Mrs. Steve Zobel fElinor Wilsonl for a while. She said that Steve would be late because their nine sons wouldn't go to sleep unless Steve read them a fairy tale first. She also told us that Lucille Nedved had taken over her father's business and that Thora Kurschner is now a street car conductor. On hearing a disturbance across the room, we rushed over, thinking we were going to be in on a good fight, but we found it was a group of girls, namely: Joan Gelhaye, Angela Gosling and Rose Dvorak, talking about the experiences they have had with different patients since their graduation from Nurses, School. One of the biggest thrills of the evening came when we met that famous singing star of stage and screen, Paul Burke, and his manager, Ival Pota. Alice Tomanek and Irene Dannecker, who are now joint owners of a grocery store, receives plenty of busi- ness from Phyllis Coleman's Old Maids, Home. Some of her paying guests are Donna Kane, Alvina Derks, Phyllis Fisher, Betty Gilbertson, Joan Schneider, Betty Josephson, Mary jane Keller, Charlotte Nagel, and Lorraine Le Master. Phyl's good friend Ray Paulsen has opened his home to bachelors. Living with him are Alan Alberg fHow did that ever happen?j, Robert Broos, 'Fred Hrachovina, Joe Massa fStill bashful, I guessj, Jack Larsen, Duane McQuay, Joe Carchedi, Richard Pratt, Gerald Popelka, and Henry Silke. Now Phyl and Ray are planning a Matrimonial Bureau. Maxine Bork, the new Dorothy Dix, and James Ryan, the new Mr. Anthony, will probably have their hands full. Earlier this evening we found Martin Mairentic, Lois Walsh, Dick Woodley, Bill Tierney, and Don Gode listening to the radio. When we asked them why they were doing that instead of enjoying the evening, they told us that right after Uncle Bill QBil1 Oliver, had finished telling his fairy tales there would be a news broadcast, and they were still trying to make up for the ones that they had missed in Miss Thornton's English Classes. If they kept it up, they would be finished by August 19, 1969. They are jealous of George Ralf be- cause he is all caught up. But then he should be-he is the commentator. By the way, Louis Breneman is teaching English in Miss Thornton's place at Monroe. fWe are not sure whether she got a pension or a hus- bandj We just learned from Ester Dotty and Lorraine Eller fthey still know all the gossipj that Ed Deziel has made over a million dollars on the stock market, that Wally Hetznecker has lost every cent he had playing the horses, and that Irene Stock was married and has two sons and two daughters. June Krenner, married now, and Catherine Healy were chattering just as they used to. They told us that the three Peterson girls, Carol, Betty, and Gloria fthey are not sisters, have formed a tap dancing trio and the Vacha twins fDorothy and Virginia, are known as the singing waitresses. John Wondra has mixed a little of everything in a bowl which resulted in a new hair shampoo. He hired Lois Prybelick to pose for the shampoo ads , Also posing for Mads is Irene Wagner, but she advertises for tooth paste. Many of our old friends have changed. For in- stance, we saw Merle johnson with black hair. She ex- plained that her husband preferred it that way. Dorothy Bushinski is wearing her hair in a straight short bob. Dick Gurney has grown. He now stands 6' 1 fall the credit is given to his physical fitness trainingj. Dorothy Wood and Phyllis Anderson also have come up in the world, but as far as we know they did not attend those Jr. Commando classes-so it must be vitamins. Betty Barnes, Carol Berkins, Evelyn Jaskulka, and Charlotte Kriesel have opened a restaurant right in the heart of New York. Some of the notable people whom they have served are Corrine Carter, Muriel Ries, and Ed La Pointe, all great opera stars, Myrtle Kaufer and Georgia Larsen, the authorities on Child Psychology, Ellen Melchoir and Eileen Marsh, who are writing the Modern Dictionary, and Roger Schmidt, and Dick Quaas, known the world over for their effective method of exterminating book worms. It seems that DeLores Anderson, Patricia Deering, Delores Ricci, Geraldine O'Donnell, Betty Strigel, and Rose Marie Franzen have found their hearts desire out- side the bounds of Old Monroe . The men with them look as if they were Australian. We have heard that these girls were WACS in Australia during the Second Page Twenty-One

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LOIS CILEK to my brother, Wallace, the pencil I've loved and kept these four years. The one that, each day in study while I was asleep, I chewed on. It'll come in handy for all your tests, too. PHYLLIS COLEMAN to Miss Thornton, my little red rag doll and my half-used bottle of Follow Me perfume. fAnd also my wish that it brings her some prospects!!!J BEULAH CONWAY to Mary Ann Watson, my artistic talent in connection with the color navy blue. Also my most used expression, and truest, I like navy blue no matter what color it is. RITA DAWN to Evelyn Kalvig, my ability to be late and not get detention. ED DEZIEL to James Shetka, one hall study chair, one pair of well-worn commando pants, and a Super Rabbit comic book. Next year you can wear my pants, sit in my chair and read of my conquering hero. Till then-Gung-Ho, Jim! SHIRLEY ERICKSON to my sister, Florine, my sense of humor. Watch out-it gets you into trouble at times, many times. BLANCHE FILKINS to future Radio Code Classes, all the code records and with them a fervent prayer you don,t all go code-crazy. JOAN GELHAYE to Laurie Fisher, my favorite expression, That's snaz, kid . ANGELA GOSLING to all the lucky under- classmen, my picture in the hall. ANNA HOEPFL to my sister Lal, my brown sweaterg itis wow wool! MAXINE JOHNSON to the younger generation of the Q'Evolies , my ability to suggest things, brilliant or otherwise. MILTON JOHNSON to Bill Trapp, my shyness. WILLIE JOHNSON to anyone who wants it, my seat of honor in the Senior Class of 744. fYeah, I'm kiddinglj DONNA KANE to any unhappy moron, all the peanut shells, gum wrappers, and used postage stamps you can find in my locker. MARY JANE KELLER to Karleen Chott, my sail- or-No, Karleen, just the pin! EVELYN KERN to Maxine Nutzman, my frank- ness of opinion. JANE KILROY to Rita Mergens, my grandmother --as an excuse for almost anything. CHARLOTTE KRISEL to Marie Byrnes, my 25 freckles! LORRAINE LE MASTER to Christy Sauro, the chicken's neck so, henceforth, he won,t have to ask, What,s cookin'? RUTH MANSFIELD to Gerry Schmitt, my ability to blush at the oddest times. JACQUELINE MARSH to Ron Gunther, total re- sponsibility for the Monitor's Sport Page. SHIRLEY NAGEL to Mary Lou Wheeler, my Frank Sinatra scrapbook. It'll keep up your mor- ale until Johnny f??J comes marching home. LORRAINE NEU to Dorothy Heinz, my half a sandwich for second period study. Itis cheese on rye, Dot! DELORES O'BRIEN to Florence Erickson, all the slightly-used gum under the Study Hall seats. WILLIAM IVAN OLIVER, ESQ., to Bruce Paul- sen, my ability to see that something developes in a dark-room . SHIRLEY MAE PARKER to Mr. Varner, a can of varnish for the mourner's bench in the office. HOWARD PEABODY to anyone who,s crazy enough to accept, my ability to catch cold. LOIS PRYBELICK to my sister, Phyllis, my shy- ness and quietness around men. Also, my sling- shot if they are hard to handle. JOHN RANDALL to Rod Jones, my shyness and ability to be quiet in classes and get along with the teachers. JOAN SCHNEIDER to Theresa Tierney, my knack for acting so-o-o crazy. fl believe you've already started, Theresa!J RUTH SMITH to Stella Peterson, all -the many f???J certificates I got in shorthand and typing. WALLY HETZNECKER to Jack Weimer, my old pair of commando pants which have served me faithfully for one gruelling year. JEAN STONEMAN to Rosalie Alexander, my torn chemistry apron, broken test tubes, my coverless chemistry book, and burnt fingers. SHIRLEY STROOP to Jo Mahowald, my school- desk, equipped with alarm clock, extra lunch, blanket, pillow and a very pleasant teacher to at- tend to all your needs. TOM SUTHERLAND to Dick Randolph, my warm seat on the bench. JEANNE TEITSCHEID to Mary Ellen Kilroy, my hall study chair on third floor. Take good care of it when I'm gone, Ducky! ALICE TOMANEK to my sister, my typewriter in 207. Don't work it too hard-I didn't. VIRGINIA VACHA to Stanley Stanz, the memory of my bright red suit. You always liked it!!! IRENE WAGNER to anyone dumb enough to take it, my position as editor of the annual. Poor you! ROBERT WALKER to Wally Bennett, my priceless zo-zo vision, and handsome head of hair, which he could use to advantage. LOIS WALSH to Shirley Krovis, my ability to get to class just in the nicotine,' ADA WILLIS to Joyce Bakula, all my numerous boyfriends GORDON WOESSNER to Les Kamp, my Jr. Commando pants holes, patches, and all. You don't know what you re letting yourself in for Les JOHN WONDRA to Adam Block my choice front seat in English cass STEVEN ZOBEL to Donald Zobel J 'm p g PW!! ' l ll' X , 1 ' 4. It K' . up! . . . i PW 1 . - .1 Q 0 my frien ship with all the teachers. : . 7 3,3 :ZS Youill need it Don! Page Twenty-Three