Ben Blewett High School - Brochure Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1943 volume:

,Our :Diary . A symbol of a strong heart, true faith and a willing hand. fabiary orlrayecl- ung 7943 Our year book is portraying student life at Blewett in Diary form and the Staff 1 sincerely hopes that all the efforts expended in compiling this June Brochure of 1943 will provide enjoyment for all who read it and, in years to come, recall happy memories of the days spent among friends in work and play at Blewett High School. e $eclicate jltid In the heart of our beloved country stands the best school in the land. UR four years at Blewett have been completed, and incidents of those years both pleasant and unpleasant, are now Vivid memories to us all. We shall always remember that it was here at Blewett we studied, we played, we matured. Therefore, in memory of our Beloved Alma Mater, we, the June Class of 43, proudly and sincerely dedicate our Brochure. $.an to Our jfma Wafer rocAure 5th GROVER DANIEL Editor-inyChief JAMES STOBIE Associate Editor ANTHONY BELLO Business Manager DON KRUMMENACHER Associa te Business Manager NANCY NICHOLAS Art Editor AUDREY TOHTZ Literary Editor DICK OEH LER Photographer DAVID WHITE Activities Editor JANET PARK Quotation Editor JOYCE BERGEMIER Advertising Editor jAe $iary of Our Student ofize WE, THE SENIORS ACTIVITIES ADVISORS i OUR COMPANIONS TERMS ACTIVITIES OUR SPORTS INTERSCHOLASTIC INTRAMURAL OUR HOBBIES CLUBS 1 OFFICERS OUR WRITERS PROSE POETRY uh I wish to oEer sincere congratulations to the Class of June, 1943. Their achievement serves as an inspiration for others to follow. They go out into a world clamoring for assistance in help ing to solve its problems. I am confident that the members of this class will not fall short in their new obligations. Best wishes to all! H. H. MECKER. H. H. Meeker Mr. Chiles You are a group containing perhaps more than the usual quota really seriously interested in doing your share of work as American citizens. I think you have made great progress in Blewett. I recommend that you should plan to conn tinue to work for the betterment of American life, the lives of others, as well as your own. MR. CHILEs. jnclidloendahfe Oned ur First Row: Brown, Cable, Schlutius, Bryant Second Row: Timmerherm. Coakley, Dolan, Fitzsimmons Zahn, Gannon, Helmich, Soecknick. Watkins Bockelbrink, Crecelius, Maus, Pauls Third Row: Perrine, Mart . Krause. Barnes. Gallup Walka. Frankenberger, Seitz, Parker De Vilbiss, Bell, Forsman, Spurr Chambers. Thias, Bridges. Forbes, M. Smith Rothman, Hobelman, McGee, MCCann McLean, Osterman, McDermott. Fairham, Markham Gray, H. Smith, Harrison, Coultas, Wood Elcvcn WofAerd , CKuA Mrs. W. B. Harrison, Mrs. W. Burton, Mrs. H. E. Buchcr, Mrs P. Wi Plattcnburg, Mrs. I I. Epstein, Mrs. VVm. Martin, Mrs. G. Erskine, Mrs, VV, D. Killian. The purpose of the MothersY Club is to bring the mothers of Blewett students closer to school activities. Their aim next year is to double the membership, increase their c0eoperay tion with the school staff in the edUe cational, intellectual, physical and moral development of their children. The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. This year has been one of the most successful ones for a long time. The Blewett Mothers, Club was a coe sponsor of the Music Festival held at school in the spring, which raised money to be used by the Music De; partment. The last meeting was a guest program honoring the Senior Class and the officers of the Mothersi Clubs of other Saint Louis High Schools. The programs at the meetings this year were arranged by Mrs. Burton and Mr. Meeker, assisted by the school faculty and various advisory groups. After each meeting a social hour was held in the lunch room with tea for the mothers and teachers sometimes served by the Home Eco- nomics students. Twelve OFFICERS MRS. P. W. PLATTENBERG President MRS. H. BUCHER First VicC-Prcsidcnt MRS. W. BURTON Second Vice-Prcsidcnt MRS. J. 1. EPSTEIN Secretary MRS. H. B. ROWE Assistant Secretary MRS. WM. MARTIN Treasurer MRS. M. SILVER Finance Chairman MRS. G. ERSKINE Hospitality Chairman MRS. W. B. HARRISON Refreshment Chairman MRS. W. Dr KILLION Publicity Chairman grocAure EDITORS RICHARD OEHLER Photographer Art AUDREY TOHTZ Literature JANET PARK Quotations DAVID WHITE Activities JOYCE BERGMEIER Advertising STAFF GROVER C. DANIEL g - - - - , - ! - A Editor-in-Chief JAMES STOBIE - - , - - - - - - - d - M Assistant Editor TONY BELLO s A - - - - s s s y - - - Business Manager NANCY NICHOLAS DON KRUMMENACHER - y Assistant Business Manager Front Row: Krummenacher, Bcllo, Stobie, Daniel. Back Row: Oehler, Townsend, Nicholass Bergmeier, Tohtz, White. Thirtccn ibear ibiarg, ?- 7 Jar 01414 geam we ue gem, waiting to deg 0MP pictured in Mid jection oz flw year 1300A, am! now, lwre Meg are. 7A9 Sjem'om We fAe Seniord enior jcluizsord Mulholland Longfield Erskine Rowan CKOLffJ COKOVJ: Xkeen anal WILiie CAM Otto.- Wolflu'ng Jaj jmlooddiZ e Sixtccn 43 Hazel Forsythe SPOILISOP HOMER HARRIS ---------------- President ALICE SAGNER -------------- Vice-President CLAIRE BUTLER ---------------- Secretary ARMAND CANTINO ------------- Treasurer Harris Sagncr Butler Cantino Senior Officerd Seventeen BEATRICE ADAMS Not too serious, not too gay, A swell girl in every way. G.A.A., Band. PATRICIA ALVEY A lack of self-Conceit adds to her Charm and manner szucct. G.A.A.. Bowling, Archery, Social Service, Pep, Junior Red Cross, Senior Ticket Committee. JOHN T. ARP A good cause makes a stout heart and a strong arm. Aviation Club. BETTY LOU ATCHINSON Charming, lovely, full of wit, She's a girl that makes a hit. Band, A Cappella Choir, Poetry. PEGGY BARNES Truth is within ourselves. ROSEMARY BAUMANN Friends I have made, whom envy must commend, But not one foc, whom I would wish a friend. Griffin Representative. Class Day Coms mittce. LORRAINE BAXMEYER Never a worry, never a care, She seems to walk through life on air. Junior Red Cross Council. BETTY SUE BEHNKE Charm in her smile, kindncss in her actions, and personality in her voice. G.A.A., Ice Skating, Saddle Spur, Glee Club, French Club, Victory Corps, Senior Entertainment Committee, Quotation Committee. ANTHONY BELLO Always ready with his wit, To make you stop and laugh a bit. Track, Intramural Sports Representative, Dramatic Club, Brochure Business Man- ager, Senior Play. JOYCE BERGMEIER Personal beauty is a greater rccom' mcndation than any letter of intro' duction. A Cappella Choir, Los Guapotes, Honor Student. Senior Advertising Committee. Eighteen LAVERNA BESS Of modest mien and gentle smile; To know the girl is well worth while. G.A.A., Cheer Leaders, Pep Club, Super- Sellers, Victory Corps, Senior Prophecy Committee. BERNICE BEYL Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. Roller Skating, Ice Skating, Athenaeum, Social Service. Honor Student, Senior Announcement Committee. BERNELL BOLIN A sense of justice is a noble fancy. American Legion Oratorical Contest. EUGENE BRADY For 511m no minutes bring us more content Than those in pleasing, useful studies spent. Victory Corps, Track. MARY SUE BRANCH In virtues nothing earthly could surpass her. A Cappella Choir, Spanish Club, Senior Play, Senior Ticket Committee. GERALDINE BRANDT A warm glow of friendship is cucr surrounding her. R ollcr Skating Club. DOROTHY MAE BRANNAN A gentle maid, a minsomc lass, Whose smile endeared her to the class. G.A.A., Cheer Leaders, Pep Club, Poetry Club. Senior Ring Committee. Color Committee. BAALIS BROWNE She thinks I will and she does. Saddle Spur, Ice Skating, Poetry Club. French Club, Tennis Club, Madrigal Club, G.A.A., Grimm. EVELYN JUNE BROWNING chs go hand in hand, not one before the other. Girls' 6100 Club, A Cappellu Choir, Pep Club, Senior Class Day Committee. CLAIRE BUTLER She moves a goddess and she looks a queen. Ice Skating Club Student Council, Bush ncss Committee of Brochure, Senior-New Senior Committee, Senior Class Secretary. jlle jcluidor We girdt leeceiueal Nineteen MARGARET CADY If there were many more like her, the stack of halos would give out. Junior Red Cross, Student Council, Victory Corps. Senior Announcement Committee. ARMAND CANTINO Men of few words are the best mcn. Senior Class Treasurer, Track Team. Gym Club. CLARK CARLYON His disposition is a credit to himself. Gym Club, Ice Skating Club, Griflin Representative. DEAN CARNEY Suffers herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. G.AlA.. Mixed Glee Club, Chairman of Class Prophecy Committee. JAMES C CARROLL There is no genius in life like the genius of energy and activity. A Cappella Choir. Boys' Glee Club, Band. Corridor Officer Lieutenant. CLARA CHUCI-IIAN So neat, so manncrly, and trim. Pep Club. FRANCIS CLARK Today a fine lad, Tomorrow a gentleman Ice Skating Club. MARY CLARK It's a joy to know lici'. STANLEY CLIVER Happy am I, from can: I'm free Why aren't they all contented lilcc mu? Mixed Glee Club. Senior Ring Commit: tee, Quotation Committee. PHYLLIS L. COCHRAN She who sows courtesy reaps Iricncl- ship. Poetry Club, Victorv Circle, Junior Red Cross. Twenty GERALDINE COCKRELL Life to her is a joyous thing, Her laughter has a merry ring. Bowling Club. BETTY M. CODY For her heart is in her work. GiA.A., Bird Club, Poetry Club, Tennis, Ice Skating, Athenacum, Victory Corps, Junior Academy of Science, Pan'Ameri- can Representative, Senior Advertising Committee. FLORENCE COPPLE So individual and small. Is this little maid who's liked by all. Roller Skating Club, Victory Corps. WILLIAM CRANE As a man fhinkcth in his mind, so is he. JANE CROW Vim. vigor, vitality. Poetry Club, Music Appreciation. Girls' Glee Club, A Cappella Choir, Student Council, Senior Play. GROVER C. DANIEL Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it. Editor of Brochure. Senior-New Senior Party, Gym team, Baseball Team. MURIEL DEAN Modest, quiet, and sweet. Victory Corps. MARTHA JANE DEBORD Personality leads to popularity. Bowling Club, A Cappella Choir, Superv Sellers, Archery Club, Senior Ring Committee, Ticket Committee. ANGELINE DENNIS To be rather than to seem. Bowling Club, Iunior Red Cross. FERN B. DODSON High crcctcd thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy. Senior Class Day Committee. WAat Green jredltmen We Were Twenty-onc We jeft Out of pface yere ADELAIDE L. DONOVAN A daughter of the gods, divinely tall and most divinely fair. Swimming Club, Senior Ring Committee. GEORGE M. DUCKWORTH Wit is the salt of conversation. A Cappella Choir, Special Chorus. Ice Skating Club, Senior Ticket Committee. COLEEN DUNN Outward sunshine, inward joy Senior Class Day Committee. MERITA EBERT Beautiful as sweet, and young as beautiful. Ice Skating Club. JOHN EISE The greatest truths arc the simplest; And so are the greatest men. Scroll and Gavel, Debating Team. GEORGE S. EVANS Youth holdeth no society with grief. FLORENCE A. FALSETTI Kindness is a great virtue, Ice Skating Club. ELIZABETH FREEMAN Mind Can not follow it, nor words express her infinite sweetness. French Club, Senior Quotation Commit- tee. Ticket Committee. DOLORES FRIEBE A little bit of sunshine and a happy smile, Roller Skating Club, Bowling Club. Vic- tory Corps. EDWIN FUCHS He'll surmount the highest peaks, Success is ever what he seeks. Gym Club, Gym Team, Principal's Cabinet, Senior-New Senior Play, Senior Advisory Representative; Twcnfy-hvo LORRAINE GIBBS A true friend when you need one. Girls' Bowling Club. ADAH LUCILE GODBOLD Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels. Poetry Club. MARY GODWIN To hear her speak, and sweetly smile, You were in Paradise the while. Senior Entertainment Committee. BETTY LEE GRACE She giueth grace to every heart. Mixed Glee Club. EUGENE GRAY Always ready for lots of fun H271 play a joke on anyone. Baseball, Spanish Club. EILEEN GREGORY Bright and Charming, witty and gay, She'll be famous, we know, some day. GEORGE GREVAS Not that I love study less; But that I love fun more. Baseball, Basketball. LAVERNE HAMILTON How wise must one be to be always kind. Pep Club. Girls' Bowling Club, Victory Corps. LEO R. HAMILTON He was the mildest manncr'd man. HOMER HARRIS The great ability to lead and guide, 15 his to give and not to hide. Senior Class President. Senior Plays, Honor Student, Ice Skating Club. jAe guifaling Seemecl 30 Jon? Twenty-threc 3A9 Junclt periocl So Conzuoing MARGARET HART Shc utters no harsh words. Mixed Glee Club, Symphony Chorus, Girls' Pep Club. EDITH HEITERT Quiet, gentle and kind A sweeter girl is hard to find. Girls' Glee Club, Mixed Glee Club. Senior Color Committee, Griffin Repre- sentative. AUDREY HENDERSON Wearing all the weight of learning, lightly like a flower. MARTIN HOELSCHER Independently inclined, This boy will never lag behind. Basketball. ESTHER HOSKINS Efficiency such as hers is a quality rarc. Ice Skating Club, Victory Corps. WILLIAM C. HOTZE To lengthen to the last a sunny mood. Athenaeum. Roller Skating, Track, Senior Play, Senior Ticket Committee. JOHN HUDSON The mildest manners with the braucst mind. Bowling Club, Track Team, Intramural Sports, Senior Class Day Committee. FRANCIS HUELSKOETTER If a good face is a letter of recomt mcndation, a good heart is a letter of credit. Honor Student, Victory Circle, A Cap- pella Choir, Spanish Club, Athenaeum, Jefferson City Pilgrimage, American Legion Oratorical Contest, SeniorwNew Senior Party, Senior Play, Senior Photogh raphy Committee, Cap and Gown Com- mittee. LOLITA HULSEY She's the noblest of girls. JOHN HUMES Let knowledge grow from more to more. Track. Tumntyrfour MARJORIE IRVINE Her voice was over soft, gcntle and low. EARL E. JOHNSON Youth is the opportunity to do somcd thing and to bccomc somebody. Bowling Club, Intramural Sports. VICTOR KEITEL A very popular lad is he, Thcrcts every mason why he should be. Bowling Club, Ice Skating Club, Track, Intrmnural Football. Baseball, Field Day, Corridor Officer, Victory Corps, Senior- New Senior Play, Senior Play. PEARL KELLY She adds a precious seeing to the ego G.A.At, A Cappella Choir, French Club, Senior Class Prophecy. DOROTHY KENNAN Quiet, modest, pretty and sweet, As any girl you'd care to meet. Brochure Representative, Chairman Class Day Committee. EDWARD J. KIEFFER Onc of our prominent athletes, With a record that is hard to beat. Baseball, Basketball, Field Day, Gym Club. K DOROTHY KIRKWOOD Fricndlincss that warms the heart. Roller Skating Club, Iunior Red Cross, Victory Corps. Senior Cap and Gown Committee. ELEANOR KLEES Her warm friendship and kindness are appealing to all. Bowling Club, Dramatic Club. Senior Ticket Committee. GARNET KNIEVEL What is lovely never dies, But passes into other loveliness. Senior Quotation Committee, New Senior'Senior Party, Brochure Repre- sentative. BETTY KRACHT Pretty, Clever and full of fun. Known and 11'de by cucryonc. Ice Skating Club, Spanish Club, New Senior-Senior Party, Senior Quotation Committee. Our jour- ear pfan Wad Starteol Twenty-fiuc jhere Were lee?uireol Suhiecfd DONALD KRUMMENACHER A friendly lad, whom we can say, Did his work and had his play. Ice Skating Club. Track, Mixed Glee Club, A Cappella Choir, Business Man- ager 0f Griffin, New Senior-Senior Play, Assistant Business Manager Brochure Staff. VERNON F. LA BRAYERE Beneath that mighty chest, tlzcrc breathes a heart of gold. Roller Skating Club, Victory Corps, Sent ior Cap and Gown Committee. CHARLES LANDUYT An ouncc of wisdom is worth a pound of sorrow. Senior Ring Committee, Senior Ticket Committee. ROBERT LATSHAW Why worry about my size? Napolvon was a little man. RiHc Team, Archery Club, Track Team, Spanish Club, Portuguese Club, Student Council. SAM LEGAMARO Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingcrss MARIE MCCARTHY Her personality speaks for itself. G.A.A., Ice Skating Club, Bowling Club, Senior Ticket Committee. LORAYNE MCCOOL The sunshine that sparkles from the skies Is reflected in her laughing eyes. G.A.A., Mixed Glee Club, Senior Ticket Committee. DOROTHY G. MCDANIEL Second to none. Social Service, Senior Announcement Committee RAMEY M. MCFARLAND A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom hcard to laugh. Track, Student Council. MARY JANE MCGROARTY To us she does appear, Prottier, prettier every year. Bowling Club, Dramatic Club. Twmty-six JAMES McNEILL I am not of that feather to shake off my friend when he must need me. Tennis Team, Athletic Council, Senior Ticket Committee. BEN McREYNOLDS A merry heart is as good as medicine. GERALD MAIETTA Endurance is a crowning qualify. Roller Skating Club. ELMER B. MATHER, IR. Wise to resolve, and patient to perform. Band, Music Appreciation, Movie Ap' predation, Poetry, Spanish Club, Roller Skating Club, Griffin Reporter, Senior Play, Senior Literary Committee. VIRGINIA MATTHEWS Intelligent, pretty and sweet, A girl like her is hard to beat. Frcnch Club. Gii'ls' Bowling Club, Super- Sellers. Honor Student, New Senior- Scnior Party, Senior Color Committee. EDITH E. MIDDLETON Anything worth doing is worth doing wclli Student Council, Senior Prophecy Com- mittec. DOROTHY MISETICH Her voice was ever soft, gentle, and Iowian vacllcnt thing in a woman, Junior Red Cross. THOMAS MITCHELL Thomas is a fine name, and to this lad may if bring much fame. RiHe Club GLENNON MOHAN A man's style is his mindis voice. WILLIAM MUELLER Stately and tall, he moves down the hall. Chairman of Senior Color Committee. afectiued, WaI'OI-d anal Winoro Txucnty-scncn 6ngfi54, Watlt, Science anal 1414 GENE MURRAY An affable and courteous gentleman. Gym Club, Gym Team, Rifle Club, BOWL 1119 Club, New Scnior-Scnior Play. ELAINE JOYCE NEWMAN To soc her is to love her. Spanish Club, Girls' Pep Club, Senior Group Representative, Senior Ticket Committee. LUCY NEWTON The greatest beauty is in the mind, She has the greatest beauty we find. Band. NANCY NICHOLAS Gentle in manner, resolute in execution. GwA.A., ICC Skating Club. Bird Club, Dramatic Guild, Athenaeum, Poetry Club, Honor Student, Griffin News Editor, Art Editor of Brochure, Junior Academy of Science. SUE NOEL Not many girls like this you'll find Will and skill and looks combined. French Club, Senior Poster Committee. MARY NOONAN A witty woman is a treasure,- A witty beauty is a power. GA.A., Tennis, Field Day, Senior Class Day Committee. RICHARD OEHLER For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever. Roller Skating Club, Science and Engi- neering Club, Spanish Club, Victory Corps, New Senior-Senior Party, Bro- chure Staff, Photography Editor. JANET PARK A lovely lady, garmentch in light from her own beauty. Ice Skating Club, French Club, Lcadcrs' Club, G.A.Aw, New Senior-Scnior Party, Griffin Representative, Honor Student. Brochure Representative, Chairman of Quotations Committee, Senior Play. M. JUNE PESKORSE Her air, her manners, all who saw ad- mired. Ice Skating Club, Bowling Club, Junior Red Cross Council. CHARLOTTE POWERS A good laugh is sunshine in our school. G.A.A., Girls' Glee Club, Symphony Chorus, Senior Ticket Committee. Twonty-dght EDWARD I POWERS Edward so clcbonaz'rincvcr seems to have a care. Track, Intramural Sports, Game Day, Bowling Club, Super-Sellers. PATRICIA ANN POWERS Her Unicc Cxprcssvtlz what her soul doth fch Girls' Pep Club, A Cappella Choir. LENA ROSE PREWETT Courteous, though cog, and gentle though retired. WILLIAM pRICE A man. he seems, of L'hccrful yester- days and confident tomorrows. Aeronautics Club, Brochure Advertising Committee. BILL PURCELL His powers of accomplishment are many. Basketball. JAMES QUINLAN Thug also serve who only stand and wait. Bowling Club. FREDERICK REECE In a Class all by himself. Truck, Swimming, Band, AllaCity Band. RUTH REISS Ruth is quiet and sclf-composcd, And few in number are her foes. Roller Skating Club. Junior Red Cross, Victory Corps, Senior Cap and Gown Committca MARY JANICE RILEY Thu power of thought, the magic of the mind. Bowling Club, Athcnueum. LOIS RING True worth rcuvals itself. ind Wad Onfg file geginning Twenty-nine We Were Wichnamecl thew Jagf, JAMES RINGO Education is a possession of which man can not be robbcd. Orchestra, Popular Music Club. Music Appreciation Club, Movie Appreciation Club, Poetry Club, French Club, Griffin, Brochure Motto Committee. Literary Committee. VIRGINIA RIPLEY Thc mildcst manners and the gmtlcsr' heart. Honor Student, Junior Red Cross. SHIRLEY ROBERTSON A manner so unaffected, so sincere. DOROTHY E. ROGERS Conversation is the music of the wind. G.A.A., Social Service. Student Council. RUTH RUDOLPH She smiles at cvcryone she meets, And her smiles are hard to beat. Musica Niissourizmu. ALICE SAGNER Whvn she had passcd, it scumcd him the ceasing of exquisite musiC. Girls' Pop Club, Roller Skating Club. Griffin Representative, Principal's Cub- iuct, Honor Student, Senior Class Vice, President. ANTHONY SAN FILIPPO Talents give a man superiority. Track. Bowling Club, Pre-Flight Club. Art Appreciation Club, Senior Ring Com- mittee. Chairman of Senior Entertainment Committee. M. SUZANNE SAUNDERS Happincss consists in activity Band, Spanish Club, Griffin. Glee Club, Honor Student. Student-Faculty Cabinet, SupersSellers, Brochure Photography Stag. Senior Entertainment Committee. LEATRICE IOY SCHANUEL Her gentle ways are as soothing as the murmur of the breeze through the trees. Bowling Club, Dramatic Guild, Poetry Club. LIONEL W. SCHULTZE Efficiency such as his is a quality rare. Gym Club, Gym Team. Thirty ROSEMARY SCHWELLER A smile that radiates vitality. G.A.A., Roller Skating Club. Student Council, Senior Ticket Committee. MARJORIE SCOTT The only way to have a friend is to be one. GAA MARVIN SHERIDAN He looks upon the world and is anmscd. WALTER SHOUPE Dare to do right and you'll find your way through. Basketball. DONALD SIMPSON There's music in the air, and in his soul. Band. Track, Scroll and Gavel, Chair- man of Senior Cap and Gown Com- mittcc. WANDA LEE SIMPSON Silence is a mine that yields pure gold. JOHN B. SLIMP 'Tz's somcthz'ng to be willing to Com- mend, But my best praise is, that 1 am your friend. Senior Ticket Committee, Class Prophecy Committee, New SCIIiOIwScnior Party. ALYCE L. SMITH Simplicity, swootncss, stillnesshshe. MARGIE LOU SNIITH She's all my fancy painted her, She's lovely, sths divine. G.A.A., Leaders' Club. Ice Skating Club. French Club, Griffin Representative, Student Council, Victory Corps, Senior Quotation Committee, Senior Play. ROBERT G. SMITH HC is truly a great man who hath a great Charity. Band. AlI-City Band. jar Our Continuaf Widtahed Thirty-one .JLzloweuer We Manages! to Survive RICHARD R. SPRUNG For his type is hard to find, For he is gracious, noble and kind. Gym Club, Aviation Club, Science of Aviation. FORREST STARK Hc is over precise and promise keeping. JEANNE M. STEVENSON Sincerify never grows out of fashion. Ice Skating Club, Saddle Spur, Social Service JAMES STOBIE To be a wcll-fauorcd man is the gift of fortune; But to write and read comes by nature. Ice Skating Club, Tennis Team, Athen nacum. Spanish Club, Victory Circle. Griffin Sports Editor, Brochure Associate Editor. ELSIE STORK Here's a student, here's a friend. Alllrays ready :1 hand to lend. Ice Skating Club, Social Service. GILBERT K. STUART His knowledge, vigilance, and bright ideals are wanted everywhere. Chairman Senior Ticket Committee. GENEVIEVE B. STUBBLEFIELD A very active miss is she; A5 bright and gay as she can bc. Roller Skating Club, Bowling Club. BETTY SUNDSTROM Zealous, yet modest. Roller Skating Club, Bowling Club. Chairman of Senior Announcement Com- mittee. EDWARD TANAKA Not a sinner, yet no saint; Just one of teachefs complaints. Gym Club, Gym Team. Swimming Team, Track, Senior Ticket Committee. JAMES THOMAS A gallant man needs no drums to arouse him. RiHe Team, Roller Skating Club. Thirty'fum ANDREW F. THURMOND He seems to snd his greatest joy In being just an average boy. ICC Skating Club, Pep Club. AUDREY TOHTZ She is a girl of the rarest kind, Great in spirit and great in mind. A Cappella Choir, Spanish Club. Portu- guese Club. Athenacum, Honor Student. Dramatic Guild, Student Council, Victory Circle, City Pan-American Council. Grif- fin. Associate Editor Griffin, Associate Editor Brochure. FRANCES MARIE TOWN Quicf, sincere, reserved, Frances our highest praise deserved. GEORGIA TOWNSEND With affection beaming in om: eye and calculation shining out of the other. Ice Skating Club, Bird Club, Poetry Club. Dramatic Guild, Athenaeum, Victory Corps, Editor of Griffin, Associate Art Editor of Brochure. JAMES TSICHLIS A jolly, happy-go-lucky lad, Always smiling, never sad. Boys' Glee Club, A Cappella Choir. GILBERT TWELLMAN His pencil was striking, rcsistlcss and grand, His manners were gcntlc, complying and bland. Tennis Team. MILDRED F. UNVERFORTH Dark hair, dark eyes, and a very bright nature. Roller Skating Club, Bowling Club, Jun- ior Red Cross. ROBERT J. VIERLING Well timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. Track, Gym Club, Bowling Club, Intra! mural Sports. OLIVER VORDTRIEDE For the more a man knows, the more worthy he is. Aeronautics Club, Junior Academy of Science, Honor Student, Radio Club, Science and Engineering Club, Survey, ing Club, Griffin Business Manager. Bro- chure Literary Committee. CARL C. VUTERA He that hath knowledge sparcth his words. Roller Skating Club, Game Day. We ginaffy 0806! Our SILynedo Thirtysthrcc We jcluancec! Sfowfy, gut 3141'ng BETTY WARD She is poetry to walk with, Witty to talk with And pleasant too, To think on. Senior Cap and Gown Committee. DAISY WARFEL A kind heart is a fountain of gladncss, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. G.A.A., French Club, Victory Corps, Iunr ior Red Cross, Griffin Reporter, Brochure Committee. PATRICIA WATSON Quiet and composed, what she thinks, nobody knows. A Cappella Choir, Girls' Glee Club, Chairman of Senior Poster Committee. MARJORIE WEASE As merry as the day is long. Band, Senior Ring Committee. ANN WHELAN Yes, we must ever be friends and of all who offer you friendship, Let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and thc dearest. Social Service. DAVID WHITE WC can make majors and officers every year, but not scholars. Bird Club, Science and Engineering Club. Honor Student, Victory Corps, Griffin. Brochure Staff. 1. FRANK WHITE That I should love a bright particular star. and think to wed it. A Cappella Choir, Senior Class Day Committee. BETTY LOUISE WILLIAMS An active and jolly girl is she, Eucr busy will she be. Girls' Glee Club, Symphony Chorus, A Cappclla Choir, G.A.A., Dramatic Guild, Roller Skating Club, Griffin Representa- tive, Senior Entertainment Committee. CLARENCE WILLIAMS Schools are work houses, not play houses. Gym Club. Spanish Club, Senior Ticket Committee. JOHN C. WILSON John is a Iikeable lad, one of the best we've ever had. Band, Gym Club, Ice Skating Club. Thirtyifnur WM. RANDOLPH WILMERING Fortune favors the bold. Gym Club, Track, Basketball, Senior Color Committee. BETTY WINDMULLER A light heart and a pleasant smile we shall always remember. A Cappella Choir, Junior Red Cross, Spanish Club. DICKMAN YEE Everybody likes and respects a sclfh made man. Surveying Club. Scroll and Gavel, Dc- bating Team, GriEin Staff, Senior Motto Committee. BETTY ZELLER Her smile is welcome everywhere And she ranks high among the fair. G.A.A., Ice Skating Club, Saddle Spur, French Club, Social Service, Victory Corps, Senior Quotation Committee, Senior Literary Committee. FLORENCE ZURFLUH The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it. Bowling Club, Ice Skating Club, Social Service, Athenaeum. ROBERT GUY EMMONS Thought is deeper than all speech. Bowling Club. FRANK BROYLES He'll always have courage in the strife To hnd the things he wants out of life. Mixed Glee Club, Rifle, Airplane, Cam- era Club. hitlere We .411, Seniord .x4t Judi Thirtyfive Cfadd $0? Class Day started for us in the morning, when we came to school all dressed up. After going to our usual classes, we all ate lunch together and at the beginning of the fifth period, formed a procession in the first floor hall. Then. after parading proudly around the campus, we stood near the flagpole while we pinned our colors, green and white, on each other. While the band played HTo the Colors. the class banner was raised by the New Senior officers; and it was a big moment when the wind which had been blowing our hair awry filled out the folds of the pennant overhead. Then our procession continued across the campus where the tree planting ceremony was held. Mr. Mecker aptly put our thoughts into words by comparing our growth to that of the tree. After this we pinned our colors on the faculty members and strolled about the halls and visited classes. Soon the sixth period bell rang; we reformed the pro- cession and amid the applause of our guests took our places in the auditorium. The President opened the program with some appropriate remarks and pre- sented the Class of June, '43, to Mr. Meeker, who spoke to us about our prepara- tion for the future. The Class Prophecy, in the guise of a radio program ten years hence, revealed our future careers. Then we sang our class song, HThere'll Always Be a Blewett, written by the President, Homer Harris. After this the Class Officers led the recessional to the Girls, Gym for dancing. The pennant was lowered and another Class Day was over except for memories. Thirtu-six jde Senior pfag Our play, SPRING FEVER, was a riot of laughs and surprises, with a plot involving several students rooming in a college boarding house. The curtain opened on Vic Lewis, an art student, setting up his easel, while Howard Brant works frantically on a zoology term paper, for if he hands it in on time, he can graduate the next day. Anne Purcell, his friend, tells him she didn't reserve rooms for her millionaire parents, and persuades Howard to let her father room with him. But when the dignified Mr. Purcell arrives, Vic thinks he is the model engaged to pose for him as a Bolshevik; so he and Ed, a chemistry student, grab and gag him, tie him to a hatrack, and thoroughly scare him. The mistake is dis- covered, and Mr. Purcell angrily departs, withdrawing his gift, a new science building for the College. Meanwhile, Howard's aunt, who wants him to graduate, arrives, and discow ering that he is failing zoology, decides to pose as a famous zoologist and per! suade Prof. Bean to pass Howard. Anne. with Vic posing as a doctor, puts on a deathbed scene to get her father to sign a paper promising the science building if Howard graduates. But Vic's mustache drops OH, and their trick is discove ered! Howard, carrying the signed paper to President Dixon, decides they cannot go through with the hoax, but will pull out, leaving his girl, his aunt, and his diploma behind. While packing, he is finally persuaded by Mr. Purcell and Anne to stay. Everyone goes to the graduation dance with the proper partner, and the play ends happily. SPRING FEVER owes its success to the able acting of the Senior Dramatics Class, under the direction of Mrs. Bridges. I . 'ii-uu i I suit W: W i Dear Diary: December 17, 1942 We have just entertained the Seniors with a modernized version of Cinderella with an all-male cast, and refreshments and a dance following. It was quite a shock to see the big bad wolf cut in on Goldilocks. Dear Diary: February 18, 1943 We started our senior term off with a pop, more or less. At least we sold cokes at our Hrst dance, The Cherry Hop. It was given in memory of George Washington and his cherry-tree incident. Dear Diary: April 15, 1943 Just for variety, we gave a Diversity Show in which the student body, faculty, and administration displayed their talents. It was a total success, the main feature being a little skit called HThe Early Worm. Dear Diary: May 5, 1943 Class Day dawned bright and clear. to our joy and relief. We were all decked out in our best array, and it was then that we realized what graduation meant. Dear Diary: May 7, 1943 'iBow Week ended with the Senior Bow tBeauxi Dance. By this time everyone knew who the Seniors were, because we certainly tried hard enough. We wore bows of every size, shape, color, and description. Dear Diary: May 18, 1943 The Mothers' Club gave a tea in our honor. For a change we were receiving the entertainment instead of giving it, and we had a grand time. Good food, too! Dear Diary: May 21, 1943 We had HSpring Fever at the beginning of the summer. It didn't seem out of season though, the way the all-star cast worked us into a fever of laughs. Dear Diary: May 26, 1943 The New-Seniors made their debut by giving us a barn-dance party and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Dear Diary: June 10, 1943 Now we are looking forward to the climax of four years at Blewettaa beautiful evening, an impressive procession, our diplomas and goodebye. Dear Diary: June 16, 1943 Now we are Blewett Alumni! Thirlyecight Forty WAoB WAD Best personality WOW F F F F F F F George Duckworth Best personality ngrh F F F F F F F F Martha DeBord Besthressed boy F F F F F F F F F Don Krummenacher Best-dressed girl F F F F F F F F F F Betty Sue Behnke Most studious F F F F F F F F F F F F Dickman Yee Most athletic F F F F F F F F F F F F F Ed Kieffer Most prominent in Senior activities F F F F Grover C. Daniel Sweetest girl F F F F F F F F F F F F Garnet Knievel Nicest boy F F F F F F F F F F F F Armand Cantino Glamour girl F F F F F F F F F F F Margie Lou Smith Esquire boy F F F F F F F F F F F F F F Vic Keitel Cutest girl F F F F F F F F F F F F F F Pearl Kelly Most handsome boy F F F F F F F F F F F Ed Fuchs Most popular boy F F F F F F F F F F F Homer Harris Most popular girl F F F F F F F F F F F Alice Sagner Most generous F F F F F F F F F Miss Hazel Forsythe Most likely to succeed F F F F F F F F F Audrey Tohtz Best student F F F F F F F F F F F F Nancy Nicholas Best singer F F F F F F F F F F F F Charlotte Powers Best speaker F F F F F F F F F F F F F Eugene Gray Best dancer F F F F F F F F F F F F Edward Tanaka Most beautiful girl F F F F F F F F F F Elaine Newman Most coFoperative F F F F F F F F F F F F John Slimp Most fun F F F F F F F F F F F - F F Tony Bello Wittiest F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F Bill Hotze MP Q. Q WJM jutograloAd 4N o 4053 mg ibear ibiary, W zeaue AeAinc! M5 LLAede undercfajdmen, wlzo jfiKK $04 zorwara, f0 tAe mydiem'ed anallom'w'gged 0X 5mg Sniom. gow we J0 envy IfAem. 7A9 gniom OM! Comraded JANUARY V147 Ralph Akers Bob Anthonis Bill Baker Florence Bastunas Jimmie Bish Norma Blackwell Betty Bracy Margaret Carr Iohn D. Clark Angie Cumbarelis Rosemary Dalton Betty Davenport Edith Davenport Socrates Dendrinelis Andy Doumouras Audrey Dvorak Judge Eagle Parker Eaton Bill English Michael Fandos Ralph Fischer Eddie Harris Betty Heim Edward Hoppe Bill Inglish Marilyn Jarrett Bob Johnson Norma IolliH Norma Keeling Ramona Kidwell Lucille King FOrty-four Livingston Lanning Aldav Limbaugh Bill Long June Manning Marialma Massucci Wiletta McCarty Ted Merrims Dorothy Moes Paul Nolan Frank Olive Katie Pamvakas Marie Petzold Fred Pipkin Lillian Rafterv James Ray Carolyn Richter Lorraine Robertson Charles Schmidt Harris Smith Earl Staufer Beverly Steele Elenore Storey Bill Story Doris Strocker Elinor Tebbetts Jeannette Toublanc Eric Ungar LaVerne Voelker Robert Voss Robert Vreeland William Wallace Mary Walls GUESS WHO? As long as we can remember, Don has been doing this. He's What is known as the student! director of our Band. Cfadded of January anal June ,44 Raymond Weis Marietta Welsh Paul Wiesler Ellen Williams Tom Williams JUNE '44e Margie Alexander Betty Armes Richard Backs Joyce E. Ball Mary L. Ballard Robert Bauers Paul Baumann Beatrice Baynes Mary Blackard Alfred Bonni Bill Boston William Boxley Marie F. Brand Bob Brazell Betty Brown Phyllis Brown Frances Browne Lauramae Bryant Larry Couey Carlos Cox Alvin Creqqer Imogene Crismon Rosemary Davis Tom DeMent Sam Dendrinelis Bob Dolan Edward Doran Charlotte Downing Earleen Duncan George Dussold Betty Eggers Catherine Ehlers Jean Elam Billy Eller Dolores Exner Thomas Fowler Violetta Fredricksen Betty Funke Jasper Giaffino Jessie Graves Marilynn Gregory Bryce Hall Helen Hall Nancy Hall Elinor Henrichs Norma Hildebrand Ican Himmelmann Viola Hirst Barbara Hockmuth Patricia Hockmuth Evelyn Hoops Don Hutten Waldo Isom Elizabeth Jacobs Harry Jasper Don Johnson Dale Iones Charlotte Kent Jeanette Ki 9 Bill Knehans Ruth Kramer Edgar Krattli Margaret Krober Bob Krueger Molly Lampe Harold Laurence Peggv Lavin lean Lechtenberg Bob Madden Betty Manne Dick Marshall Elinor Mauer Mary Milner Leonard Mudd Harrv Mueller Ruth Noonan Donald Nunn Sue O'Neil Frank O Toole Bette Parmenter Donald Perkins Doris Pipkin Ronald Pohle Earl Purvis Richard Quinlisk Ioseph Redden Doris Richter Shirley Ripley Marie Roano Eleanor Ruler Muriel Salby Lewis Schaefer Kathleen Scott Bill Seltzer Iohn Semar Mildred Simmons Patricia Speck George Stevens Jeanne Stout Pat Street Janet Stretch John Sullivan Jane Thornburgh Ralph D, Thornton Bob Turner Maybelle Waller George E. Ward Pat Warne Kenneth L. White Billie Jean Whittle Sam Wilson Frances Wiseman Marilyn Wood CLASS OF JANUARY '41 JUNE '44 Forty-fivc SOUTH AMERICAN WAY We really did PanaAmerican Day up in a big way. This is just a sample but What a sample! exam oz gm ,44 W! yaw, ,45 JUNE '44 Bob Allen Herbert Angell Eleanor Auld Jane Ball Dale Blackwell Gloria Boron Betty Boston Margaret Branch Charles Branson Marie K. Brecht Evelyn Broadfoot Baalis Browne Marty Browne Loretta Cady Carmen Capasso Christine Capuano Jack Carney Richard Cole Ella Crandall Gerald CunniE Margaret Daly Rose DeLano Lewis Draper Winifred Egan Joseph Eise Richard Emmons Cecyle Erskine Bob Eversole Doris Frentzel Paul Galati Francis Gegan Charming Godbold Jim Graham Forty-six Colleen Gray Thomas Guest Robert Hansberry Ruth Hildebrandt Jack Hishon Evelyn Hodge James Francis Hogan Virginia Hughes Helen Jones Ruth Kaplan David Kleinberger Dorothy Kline Ed Knowles Beulah Lay Anita Lee Bob Light Betty Ann Lindsey Loewina Lohmann Eileen Lupo Betty Jane Lynch Lillian Martin Mary Helen McCullough Jeanne McFarland Charles Moore Gloria Moreau Bob Morehead Kathleen Morrison Mary Norton Thomas O'Brien Josephine Odien lack O'Neal George Overall Alexandra Pappageorge Pete Pasalaqua Gloria Patch Carol Patton Jim Pohtos Mary Alice Porteous Richie Pratte Gene Price Iris Rector Bonnie June Reeder Ann Reis Gene Rich Loretta Ryan Leon Sadler Morris Schachter Virginia Schanuel Fred Schiller Betty Jane Schneider Edwin Schriefer Robert Schroeder Virginia Shelley Burtonette Shoop Margaret Starke Clarence Staudte Betty Jane Stickley Bob Stiffler Eileen Stolle Sibyl vander Maden Arthur Vervack Rose Vila Edward Walch Maxine Westegard Peggy Williams Mary Jeanne Wilmering Mary Jane Wolfe Frank Yung Glenn Zimmermann Marvin Zumwalt JANUARY '45H Betty Lou Anders Addie Austin Dave Barnes Jeanne Basler Shirlee Beckmeyer Audrey Biermann Marion Blumer Marjorie Bum Pat Burch Richard Bush Aris Chuchian Jim Colburn Jean Colley Madeline Como Pano Dennis Richard Duesing Ann Dugone Audrey Durrer Mardell Dyer Barbara Eversole Wesley Finke Herman Finkelstein Iohn Fischer Phyllis Foreman Jeanne Franklin Betty Gillett Florence Gold Gerry Grace Lily Grevas Lawrence Hall Norma Hanna Richard Hertel Ollie Hiller Thomas Hogard Jack Holt Milton Hoss Margery Hughes June L. Johnson Dixie Johnston Mary Kennett Clara Kerrigan Robert Kirven Monty Kisslinger Russell Kite Charles Kramer Charles Krug Edwin Krummenacher Joy Kuchenbuch Aloah Kunce John Lake CLASS OF JUNE '44 Minnie Licklider Bill Lindhorst Wendell Marx Richard McGee Bill McReynolds Dick McWilliams Rosemary Meyers Lois Miller Cynthia Mirras Eugene Mocciola Ioan Morris Ted Mrosek Richard Mudd Ellen Murphy Ian Nicholas Richard O'Connell Geraldine Olsen CLASS OF JANUARY ,45 Charles Osborn Mary Lou Padget Angelo P. Paspalas Erlene Mae Petty Noel Pfeilfer Jane Plattenburg William Pohlman LeRoy Quernheim Virginia Reid Richard Reilly Martin Rubenstein Bill Ruhlman Louis Schneider Charlotte See Corinne Shoemaker Frieda Smith Esther South Constance Specking Nancy Steinkamper Warren Stice John Storey Henrietta Swonder Olene Tibbs Stanley Topper Betty Van Horn Pat Ward Pat Warner Howard J. Westcott Robert Williams Dorothy Willingham Earl Wooldridge Russell Charles Zichler Forty-scven Cfadd 0K June ,45 Bill Adams Irwin Arata Ruth Baker Barbara Bartlett Louis Baur Don Beard Doris Bezdek Jeanne Bick Darrell Biggs Albert Bingenheimer Rose Marie Birkman Donald Blume Dorothy Boyles Pat Branagan Fred Branstetter Eldon Brewer David Browne Don Bruce Joe Buerk Bob Bumpus Hilray Buntin Ioe Carrara Clyde Conrad Leonard Coons Helen Coukoulis Helen Coullette Emmett Cronin Stanley Crow lean Crowe Forty-eighl Betty June Daily Dudley D. Daniel Charley Ioe Davis Wilbert Dettmer Mary Diestelkamp Francis Dolan Ruth Doney Virginia Donovan Doris Dool Harold DuBois Bert EnHeld Samuel Epstein Virginia Foreman Mary Anna Fouch Sidney Fox Charles Frier Lloyd Graf Evelynne Greenwood Bob Griessen Charles Gross John Harris Frank Harrison Patricia Hartnett Catherine Helberg lack Held Martha Henderson Pat Henry Bob Hesse Mary Hickey ORGAN GRINDERS AND . .. One of the funniest acts in the Diversity Show. You can easily see why. Wayne Hinton George Hope Walter Hudson Gerald Humcs Adrienne Hunter Almaretta Hutchings Norma Jean Irvine Charles Jackson George Jameson Frances Iezich Maralene Johnson Maxy L. Jones Iohn Karay Lee Klobe Iohn Koppel Melvin Kornblatt Sylvia Jane Krallman William Lake Clarence Lange Ioe Leipziger Dorothy Lee Levy David Lewis Ross Licare Gertrude Lichcnfeld Ethel Loesche Rose Marie Long Jacqueline Mahaney Jane Mahon Donald Malter Arthur Marx Frieda May Bob McCarthy Justin McCarthy Mary McDonald Mary Ellen Meenehan Bernice Meyer Frieda Michalas Louis Miller Wallace Miller lack Molloy John Mudd Betty Noonan Iohn Noonan Wayne Oden Richard Oth Marcella Pace Don Parrish Leona Pelot Betty Pesold Ioe Phelan Joe Pittman Walter Platte Helen Pope Robert Pribble Bob Province Maury Putnam Paul Rea John Reardon Willa Deane Richmond Betty Sidebottam Bill Robinson Rolland Roesch Dorothy Schaefer Ellis Schmidt Ronald Schmidt Joe Schneider Geneva Schultz Vivian Schultzc Albert Schweiss John Shoop CLASS OF JUNE '45 CLASS OF JUNE '45 Helen Smith Jimmie Stathis Ruth Stephens Doris Mae Stophlet Alfred Story Harry Stroer Myron Stuart Ruth Summa Jean Sundstrom Helen Swain Roberta Tallman Elizabeth Temple Mildred Tosh Harold Tracy Sam Ulett Dorothy Utley LaVerne VanKirk Celeste Vincenz Kathryn Volner Milton Walkwitz Bob Walters Betty Joy Webb Rita Weinrich Leanna Weinzirl Stanley White Jeanne Williams Tom Wilmering Nettie Womble Josephine Yocum Jerome Zigrang Fortymine Cfadded 0! June ,45 ancl ganuary JUNE '45- Don Allen Angeline Anton Lorraine Ballard Hazel Barnett Gloria Barry Betty Beauton Meyer Brownstein Betty Burroughs Gene Butler Rose Caradona Marilee ChaHee Bud Cook Jane Cook Geraldine Cooney Bob Cosgrove Loretta Dace Virginia Davidson James Desmond Doris Dillman Mary Margaret Dulle Don Dunsworth Genevieve Egan Marion Embree Virginia Fellows John Ferguson Gloria Ferretti Fifty Jerry Fillo Joyce Firman Rose Mae Fletcher Delores Freund Dick Gibbney Gene Gutgesell Bob Hampton Murlenc Haskins Don Heidel Harvey Herrmann Pauline Higgenbotham Marian Hoffman Meredith Jones Jackie Killion William Krafft Doris Kramer Rosemary Krpan Tom Krummenacher Gene Lamb Dolores Louks Vera Louks Stuart Mansfield Iess McFarland Tom McKelly Bill Moll Opal Moore Fred Morehead Ferdinand Mucci TEA FOR TWO What an act! stars HMaus-Perrine as head You remember the shouts of ap liners in mTea for Two. Imagine the Vplause from the audience . . . you were Clapping tool Lawrence Murphy Opal Nasse Roberta Oberstein Jim O'Fallon Pat Parker Robert Paul Alita Ponder on Price Jim Proctor Earl Radley William Reddan Jewel Reed Geraldine Roselauf Edward Rudolph Richard Sattazahn Sandy Shaner Lynne Sneeden Carolyn Steinbeck Ruth Tannehill Alethea Thomas Lee Thomure Francis Tierney Rose Marie Torlina Donald Trautman Ed Voigtman Walter Voss Raymond Wallace Pete Walker Bob Walther Ben Weaver Margie Whelan Fred Wolf JANUARY '46 Gene Andrews David Baker Audrey Ann Boehning Elliott Burton Georgia Carney Charlotte Carter Charles Castro Alice Constandin Helen Constandin Milton Cooper Dorothy Davis Mildred DeSha Doris Dooley Joyce Doumont Robert Dunlap Dorothy Edwards Delores Ehlers Betty Eller Rosemary Esther Joyce Fraizer Dolores Frossard Mildred Greer Mary Griffin Bill Hehmann Marie Hirschfield Elvira Huelskoettcr Norbert Kidwell Helen Kinnevey Harold chmp Bola Koob Billy Joe Lakcy 10c Laws Icannc Lucas CLASS OF JUNE 45 CLASS OF JANUARY ,46 Charles Lurcott John Maxwell Geraldine McCain Charles Meyer Hattie Moore Patricia Moriarty Helen Palumbo Leo Plinski Ruth Pope Alican Prentice Betty Jane Richardson Charles Ridgway Shirley Rosenfelder Teresa Sargent Milton Silver June Smith Melvin Sova Doris Spann June Spence Betty Tucker Richard Vauqht Gloria Vortruba Chester Walkowitz Oreon Wall Richard Warnhoff Doris Watson Virginia Watson Harold Weber lack Whittinqton Clifford Wilson Marion Wilson Vernon Wischm yer Fifty-one RHUM BOOGIE! Homer can tickle the ivories with everything from boogie to woogie. What a lad . . .What a pianist! Cfadded 0f yanuary ,46 anal June JANUARY '46 Richard Acton Ruth Adams Betty Akers Roy Baker, Ir. Barbara Baldwin Margaret Baldwin Genevieve Bastunas Mary Lou Becker Stella Behrcns Cyril Bitza Donna Bolin Catherine Bowers Gloria Brcen Loyce Brenton Rona Bryan Pauline Camp Mary Jane Carney Jacquelyn Casey Eloysc Cather Vanig Chuchian Waski Chuchian Madelyn Clark Val Jean Cooksey Helen Cooper Mary Coukoulis Earl Dick Roger Diccquafe Lucille Donnelly Maxine Draper O'Neal Durrwachter Betty Emmett Fifty-tu'o Mildred Eppley Mary Lou Fandos Eva Fassler Tom Finneran Gene Frentzel Betty Jeanne Giles Jane Gray Norma Griffith Charles Groves Bob Gucssfcld Iolm Hanson Helen Harlow 1VIaric Harris Roger Heberer Doris Hcinsheimer Mary Lou Hiller Bill Houqhton Richard Jamison Mary Jones Ivcmn Joseph Don Keller Mary Louise Knox Lorraine Kootman Bernard Kraus Mary Jane Krueqer Gene Kuykendall James Larkin Geraldine Ludwig Dorothy Martin Glen May Jean Meyer Courtney Moore Edward Moore Ruth Moore Patricia Muren Fay Nelson George Peterson Mary Jane Raftcry Michael Raikes Gloria Satterfield Virginia Schiller Lamoine Schroeder Gene Schultze Lcota SiHord NIary Jane Simmons Lou Ella Sloan Jeanne Sotier Marilynn Stickley Allan Stoddard Dolores Thaller Tom Tucker Shirley VanKirk Pat Walker Norman chncker Rosalie Wicdensahlcr Betty WofTord Violet Yancey JUNE '46- Mary Adams Cecil Bacon Glenn Baker Kenneth Barton Dot Bayless Rosemary Benson Robert Berni ,46 Marshall Bishop Charmain Blattcrmun Eugene Bowling Rosemary Brawlcy Tom Brooks Andy I. Brown Lorraine Buckley Robert Caimi Frances Calif Rose Marie Ccrgnul Miriam Conner Iamcs Cooper Catherine Cox Margaret Crandall lack Dalton Warren Daughcnbuugh Salvatore Deno Richard Desselman Esther Dettlcff Omar Dcwhirst Betty Donoff James Drake Ivan Engle Marilyn Ewing Betty Freeze Lucile Friedli lane Fuchs Mary Ann Greene Carol Greer Allyn Gunn Bob Haggard Jean Hammcl Earline Harrison CLASSOFIANUARY CLASS Roland Hays Pat Higgins Roy Holschen Gloria Happe Doris Hoppc Iohzmna Huttcn John Iohnsen Pat Jones John Kaiser Iames Kane John Lewis EllaMae Loving Barbara Mahon Charlene Manning OF JUNE '46 Richard McCullough Dorothy Dean McMinn kuncs McSherry Richard Merod Ierry Metcalf Lomond Middleton Harry D. Miller Helen Miller Herbert Milster Ican Lee Nelsen Joanne Pohlman Larry Powers Lyman Price Buckley Robertsen Clara Mae Roderick Dorothy Roth Robert Rowe Darwin Schlaq V u'ry Seaman Helene Sims Betty Lou Smith Doris Smith Norma Stevens Donald Stewart Ruth Stout Robert Tarrant Ianis Temple Lamae Thee Harvey Thompson Sara Tremaine Sam Tsichlis Arthur Wagner George Walden James Wayland Margaret E. Walden Don Wentz Burton Williams Dorothy Mae Wylie George Zelenovich Fifty-thrcc 67mm 0X June ,46 JUNE '46 Marilyn Alvey Clarice Anchell Eunice Anderson Geneva Arnett Sophie Athanas Patricia Barry Bernadine Barworth Eileen Bascom Donald Becker Jane Berner Robert Binkley Barbara Black Eddie Blackard Gloria Blumberg Ruth Boxley Lorraine Braud Eunice Brown Phillip Brusca Myra Bryan Henry E. Bucher, Ir. Teresa Buckley Albert Buckner Betty Lou Budde Mary Burnett Pat Burns Martha Burton Dorothy Bush Wilma Byerly Bruce Cagle Annette Carrato Iane Catalano Iean Catalano Fifty-four Vaso Christ Marie Cook Jerry Cronin Darman L. Davis Louise Davis Raradolph Davis Wilma Davis Mary Delany Angelo Dendrinelis Velma Jean DeWoody Vincent Dickherber Shirley Dodds Mary Dolan Clifford Doll Mildred Dowdy Pauline Driver Ellen Dulle Barbara Dungan Gilberta Dungan Carol Dyes Delores Eagle Virgil Ellis Robert Faller Bessie Fellows Mary Ann Fillo Bobette Frei Eugene Garrett Faye Gerace Iacque Gibson Ted Gilmor Sally Glaves Iohanna Glitsos Fred Gobble Joseph Goedecke NO FAIR PEEKINGI Since he,s speaking before half the school, we'll forgive him this time, but really, Bob, you shouldn't have to refer to your notes! Ioan Gould Valhea Granneman Iune Green Carole Gregory Nick Greles Dolores Guibor Dorothy Harqan Tommy Harkins Irene Hartstein Irlean Heady Madeleine Held George Hensic Iames Hicks William Hoffman George Hoffmann Scott Hollenberg Louise Holloman Maxine Holmes Elizabeth Hope Norman Hopson Iean Hostler Mary Lou Houser Betty Hughes Blanche Hulsey Harold Iacox Ethel Johnson George Johnson Patsy Jones Margaret Kennedy Art Kern William Klees Bill Klein Iack Kline Robert Krebs Alan Kuegele Bob LaFollette Ella Lawrence Florence Lee Vincent Licare Iean Lingenfelter Marjorie Liston Marie Lueders Frank Lynch Raymond Lynch Nelson Mackc Rose Marie Maniaci Sherleen Maple Francine Marbain Jacqueline Martin Harriet McCaughen Bill McCormick Robert McCullough Betty McFarland Gloria McLean Robert Meihofer Bernard Mange Rosemary Mitchell Donald Montgomery Marianne Mosello Anna Mae Mustain James Nestor Bob O'Brien Margaret O'Connor Barbara Oehler Mary Lou Ogden Patt O'Neal Mary Betty Orsech Marilyn Oster John Oth Catherine Patten Ruthel Payne Nancy Pearce Mary Perulfi Ruby Pittman Mary Pohtos Roy Powers Jim Quinlivan Donald Rankin Frederick Rapert Marian Reader Edward Reagan CLASS OF JUNE '46 CLASS OF JUNE '46 Melvin Rector Betty Iane Reilly Glen Riefsteck Evelyn Ripley Colette Rucker Nadine Sanders Roy Sanderson Chrisula Sarandos LeRoy Schultz Maureen Scott Richard Sherk Audrey Roe Simines Jewell Smith Walter Smith Otto Soer Raymond Stansbury John Stanton Fred Starr Jackie Steele Florence Stewart Duane Stilwell Joe Stites Eugene Thomure Patricia Thurston Valeria Tinkham Ednabelle Tromp Angelo Tsichlis Mary Turner Eugene Vagen Beverly Iea' Walker Bette Jean Wallis Daniel Walsh Bobby Ward Dolores White Suzanne Williams Marcella Wooldridge Vivian Yeargain Mary Zorzovilis Fred Zurfluh Fifty-fiue WHOS WHO? This must have been uBe Kind to Dumb Animal's Week, judging from the appearance of things, but you are entitled to your own conclusion. Cfadded 0X June ,46 CLRCI ganuarg JUNE '46- Ioe Adrian Dolores Andrejeski Arnold Bendel Velma Blackwell Wilma Blackwell Ardath Brace Betty Brunson Jean Bryzeal Thelma Callahan Grace Caradona Helen Clipoer Wayne Coplen Manuel Cornejo Florry Curran Ruth Davis Eileen Deal Carmen Demme Iolm DeWandeIl Lillian DeWoody Dorothy Dickens Ethel Dumbould Norman Edwards Shirley Feeney Gerald Felix Betty Jeane Foreman Carol Frey Betty Garvelman June Gier Margaret Gordon John Grenard Lee Grigqs Dorothy Harris Imogene Harris Virginia Haslach Wilcox Held Betty Henry Elizabeth Hesler Quiller Hines Fifty-six Harry Hirst Ronald Holtman Frances Iaas Mary Iaas Dorothy Jackson Hazel Ieffries Morton Jester Ray Klobe Bob Kohl Nick Kotakis Mary Jean Lammert Robert Lee Charles Leimkuehler James Lesniak Corrine Lewis Shirley Lindsey Marie Lukefahr Glenn McConnell Shirley McDowell Marie Midyett Norma Fay Millard June Miller Elsie Myers lack Myers Lorraine Norton Dawn O'Neil Margaret O'Neill Francis O'Shaughnessy Donald Parker Bruce Pence Mary Pierron Donald Prewctt LaVeme Purvis James Quinlisk Anthony Ramacciotti Margaret Reinecke Vcra Ring Doula Rodes Laverne Schmidt Iunc Shepheld Ioe Sherman Tom Smith Rosemary Vaccaro James Walters Don Westphale Betty Wilson Ruth Wiltfong Margaret Wolf Larry Wooldridge Alma Yost Geraldine Zinn JANUARY '47a Angela Adragna Wanda Elaine Aikman Beverly Arden Virginia Amott Marion Badgley Eugene Bain Albert Baker Henrietta Barqmann Gerald Baumann Gerry Bireley Billy Blackard Shirley Bruns Dorothy Lee Buss Phyllis James Church Sam Clark Florence Cohen Edward Cook Georqe Cooke Virginia Croci Elizabeth Crowson Margaret Cuddy Arthur Davis George Demetrious Evelyn Dent Shirley DuBois Delores Dvorak Velma Eatherton Marcella Eggers Annie Evans Iris Finch Francis Fink Pat Foster Willie Fullinqton Mickey Gaines Bill Goza Jerry Graham Bob Gray Eddie Hagenbrok Betty Hambley Marvelle Lee Hamilton Curtis Hansberry Selma Hanson Margie Harms Shirley Hartmtn Helen Hartzog Robert Heetfield Joyce Holm Robert Houghton Anna Marie House Marie Howard Bill Hulsey Ned Inglish Pegqv Gene Johnston Harold Jones Ronald Ioncs Albert Kandel Nelda Keenoy Ed Kelly Iack Kiely Rose Kintz Iune Knowles Iack LaBricr Sam Lafata Violet Lashley Norman Latta Dorothv Laws Howard Lentz Patricia Lloyd Nancy Lopinski Arliene Lotton Odette Loubard Ann Louks Florence Lueddecke Betty Luyendyk lean Mancz Betsy Martin Roberta Mayor Bett McAllister Virginia McCaughey lune McDaniel Susan McElwee Robert McHale CLASS OF JUNE '46 CLASS OF JANUARY ,47 Jerry McNeal Rita Meadows Shirley Moore Richard Morris Joe Mueller Jeanne Nicholas Elizabeth Pollak Pat Rafferty Patricia Raines Mattie Redmond Yetta Jane Reiss Oliver Rice Mary Rosa Gloria Schiller Jacqueline Schonlau Mildred Schrader Ida Seidel Dick Sides Bob Simmons Nathan Simon Dorothy Sizemorc Bill Slaughter Rosemary Snider Raymond Sotier Andrew South Doris Stalcup Flora Stevenson Florence Stewart Robert L. Sullivan Jane Swain Neil Trudell Bob Tullv Curtis Underwood Betty Urberger Carol Vinnedge Rosemary Walch Andrew Walker Ianet Walters Doris Williams Charles Wilson Dorothy Mae Wilson Russell Woerheide Robert E WoodruflC Fifty-scvcn ibear ibiary, W; want to rememzer tlw team WA; AW to Army gin? to our JWW Waller; 5A9 dportmamAL-p J m pfagem anal tAe Xrienalfy Imjry 52mm dCAOOZS. jAe Sniom Our Sparta a nvEWETm ,9 First Row: NIoore, Murray, Dolan, Ulctt. Slaudtc. Fallcr. Here is one field where Blewett need bow to no oneethe field of winning Gym trophies. Early this April Blewett won the public high school trophy for the sixth consecu- tive year. Much credit for the Championship is due Mr. Seitz, the coach. Mr. Seitz, who was a champion gymnast himself, has patiently shown the boys all the tricks that are necessary to make a good apparatus man. He earnestly believes that the enjoyment derived from apparatus work is sec- ond only to the strong bodies that are acquired from this form of exercise. The Gym Club has been organized at Blewett now for nine years. The members of the club are taught to do exercises on the horizontal bar, parallel bar, rings and horses. The members of the team are selected from the Club. The rank at the meet was as fole lows: Srcoml Row: Third Row: Fuchs, Schullzc, Pohws, Held, Dcmcnt. ' X 1 A awn- J4: , u - t J; Tanaka. Thumin, Lindhorsr. Marshall, Daniel, Second Grade Staudte, second; Dolan, fifth; Dan- iel, seventh. First Grade tfirst through sixtM L. Schultze, Thumin, Lindhorst. Marshall, Bauer, Murray. 65;: dz; Zn Jl. $st Swimming 39am Fandos, D. Kellen F. Keller. Ungar, Tanaka, Moore, Bingenhcimer. McCarthy, Marshall, Mr. Parker, Blewettls swimming team again displayed a fine aggregation of swima mers for the 1942-43 season. The squad, under the direction of Mr. Parker, made its presence felt in every meet and climaxed its season by capturing fifth place in the State Meet at Washington University. The team was only six points behind the Championship Roosevelt Team. Red McCarthy was crowned state diving champion, helping to keep the title here at Blewett Where it is usually won. The most outstanding victory in dual meets was at the ex- pense of Beaumont when Blewett's swimmers defeated the Bluejackets 36 to 29. The squad can practice only twice a week as it is forced to share the Y. M. H. A. pool with Soldan. It is at these sessions that coach and swimmer together work to Clip sece onds off the performers' time trials. Here. too, the perfect diving form that can be gained only by constant practice is mastered. It is the im- provement gained in these practice sessions that largely determines the caliber of the team. Sixty-one jracA 39am First Row: Overall, McShen-y, Paul, Duntze, Holtman, B. Ward, Hays, Rankin, Miller, Schweiss. Fl Keller, Riefsteck. Second Row: Hollenbcrg, 0th, Wieslcr. Stevens, Marshall, Brewer, Zichler, G. Ward, Brusca, Zigrang. Third Row: McNeal. Smith, Kucgcle, Dewhirst, McCarthy, Daniel, Montgomery. Branstcttcr. Lee, Lange, Enfield. Fourth Row: Mr. Parker, Dunlap, Larkin, Ungar, Underwood, Perkins tManagcrl, Epstein tManagcrl. This season the rapidly improving Blewett track team attained new heights in track circles. For the first time in several years Blewett's track team defeated the runners from Soldan. Whenever the squad entered a meet it really made its presence felt. A new practice of letting all fellows fifteen years old, regardless of height, run in the midget division instead of confining it to boys under 62 inches, was initiated this year. The team has worked out every day of the season. On fair days one could see the boys in their bright orange sweatshirts going through calisthenics or speeding about the track on the front campus. On rainy days, however, the boys romped noisily through the halls endeavora ing to be in prime condition for each meet. The strength of the team lay in the junior division since the senior division lost most of its stars by graduation, and although a few rey placements from the juniors were Sixtyetwo added, they were comparatively weak. Although Thumin piled up a large number of points, the midget division as a whole was also rather weak. .Atlzfetic jddociation ' w First Row: Gray, Esther, Robertson, Cody, Ioseph, Raftery, Wiseman, McCarty, Hughes, Eller, Bryzeal. Second Row: Miller, Scott, Eittman, Roselauf, Reed. Strocker. Dc Sah, Hamilton, Reiss, Boehning, Cather, Raincs, Crismon, Mt Noonan, Arnott. Third Row: Butler. R. Noonan, Bess. Sect Dalton, Steele. Howard, Dvorak, Lloyd, Fullington, Wilson, Swain, Daily, Lotton, McAllister, Miss Harrison; OFFICERS LILLIAN RAFTERY ------ President MISS WOOD - - -------- Sponsor MISS HARRISON -------- Sponsor The Girls' Athletic Association was organized for girls interested in sports. This is the only opportunity that the girls of Blewett have to engage in athletics except for the small amount of time spent in gym Classes. The meetings are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. The activities in Which the girls participate in Spring include recreational games, apparatus work, basketball and softball. When the season begins, the girls practice for a few weeks, then take part in a tournament. A girl receives a G.A.A. letter When she has earned a total of eleven hundred points. These points are awarded to members of the wine ning teams and to members of the Leaders Club, as well as to officers of the club, the captains of the teams, and to girls with consistent, regular attendance. A great deal of the success of this organization is due to Miss Wood and Miss Harrison. Sixty-three Eade4aff kn First Row: Krueger, Giaffino, S. Dendrinelis, Eller, Brownstein. Semar. Second Row: Stalhis, Wagner, Harrison, I. Grevas, S. Dendrinelis, Inglish. Topper, Proctor, Third Row: ML Frankenberger, Keitel, G. Grevasi Gray, Kieffer, Groves, Thorntont Dement, Reddan, Staufcr, Mr. Walka. The baseball team which took the diamond for Blewett this year was one of the best teams in recent years. The team won two of six nonyleague games that preceded the regular sea- son and at the time of this writing it has lost only one league game Which was a four-hit shut-out against Southwest. This year's team had good strong pitching supplied by Inglish, Topper and Dendrinelis. The hitting power was rather well divided with Kieffer, Keitel, Eller and Gray leading the hitters. The fielding, for the most part, was good but often at critical times faulty fielding caused plenty of worry. The squad, under Mr. Frankena bergeris direction, spent every after- noon that weather permitted on the campus practicing fielding, hitting and long throwing for the outfielders. An intra-squad game often broke the Sixty-four monotony of the long practice drill. Since most of the team members are lower termers a championship team is expected next season. First Row: Reddan, Nelson, Eller, Light, Hoelscher: gadheanff 57:5,; l Second Row: Dennis, Allen. St Dendrinclis, Kruegtr. Third Row: Shoupe, Mr. Walka. Proctor, Cunnirl, Purccll. Snufcr, Carmra, Sims. Fvlr. Frankcnberger. The 1942-43 basketball season was the expected aftermath of Blewettls victorious season of 1941a 42. Coach Frankenberger started from scratch to build a team that promises to be a league leader next season. The squad won only two contests all season, both of which were in nonyleague competition. Bob Light, a newcomer from Florida, who was the high scorer for the season, and Bill Eller were awarded honor! able mention on the Public School AllaStar Team. Semiaweekly in the Gym at the Y. M. H. A., the Blewett Five, plus substitutes, were found drilling over and over on offensive plays which, when perfected, won many a point for the dear old Alma Mater. The defensive play was drilled and drilled in a constant endeavor to make it impenetrable. This once green team will be able to use the experience gained in these practice sessions to a great advantage next year. There was no captain for this year's team. Sixty-fiuc ibear ibiary, Our C7144; repredenlf m in uarioud mooald anal inferedlld; we, fAe deniom, a5 wefK a5 fAe unalergraalualfed, Aaue zZNxLVIIZIQPOzL-t anal enfogmenlf in parficiloaiing in lfAem. j e 524me Our JUoAAied First Row: Volume XIII BLEWETT HEARS FROM MR. ANDREWS . MR PRATT REPLIES FOR SCHOOL Mr, Andrews found time hetwccu c and studies in Florida to write a hMM to in tx'lemls at Blcwntt recently, wmng and uxking many things. Right now he is probably m: through the clouds practicing in. the. air we hau- been learning on the ground. Hi: MFhu subject Saint Louis, Missouri, March, 1943 Wm . Number 1 BLEWETT TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN RATIONING All day February 2i and half a day each from Fcbrum'y :23 through 2?, most M 11w Blewolf SUD dent body had a holiday, while the faculty and some of the seniors helped Uncle 9am with Pumt Rationing Registration, The stun of this experiv encc range from those of back-ln'eakh 1g, km: of hard and steady work. to . u' a ing to amuse t a , l 3 H Ia ' A 'x- .; '5 meeting of the term the sculm's . 00 to keep the offiu they elected 1:151 fall. These are: Humor Harris, Alice Sagncr. Claire Bub lcr. and Arnmnd.Cunthm, as president; vicevresi- dent, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. They also decided to return to the former way of open- lng the BROCHITREv-opcuing on Llu: long sidehin- steml 01' the short side. The committees 'nn the Class Sung, the motto. eut'erlaiument. and others , under way, and this springs BROCHURE staff is: already much funhm' along than :my other Muff thal Blmven has ever hudx Nicholas: a plum. iioxu David White. bucu wry no government freezing orders romp through. 1110' class will be wry limo lmmpen-rl in putting on! :l hook that win mum. BloweN standardsv Tohtz, Vordtriede, Nicholas, Townsend, O'Neal. p hawn been chosen as follows; ,1 wary EL nr, Audrey Toh Goo h annsond; Photugxl Dick 0 Adx rtismg Editnr, Joyce Berge- Quotation Editor. Janet Park; Activities Ed- 'l'hi group. under the guidance uf Miss Forsytho, thei1 lexss sponsor. has commenced working on the yearbook, although Last term thcre was some lalk' about hthe January BROCHURE being the last for the, duration. After going into the matter with the pub or. the staff found that 90 far there have few changes in materials. and. pruvidiug Second Row: Mr. Forsman, Yec. Reis, Merrims, Miss Coultas, Eagan, Stobie. Sixty-nipht Grizzin erbonnef STAFF Editorein-Chicf - - - - - - GEORGIA TOWNSEND Associate Editor - - - - - - - AUDREY TOHTZ News Editor - - - - - - - NANCY NICHOLAS Features Editor - - - - - - - - JACK O'NEAL i Sports Editor - - - - - - - - JAMES STOBIE Business Manager - - - . - OLIVER VORDTRIEDE Assistant Business Manager - - - - - DICKMAN YEE Assistant Business Manager - - - - - TED MERRIMS Circulation Manager - - - . - - WINIFRED EAGAN Editorial Aduisor - - - - - - - MISS EMMA COULTAS Business Advisor - - - , - MR. GUY C. FORSMAN The GRIFFIN, Blewett's newspaper magazine, is one of the finest high school periodicals in Saint Louis. It contains twelve pages of interesting news. features, sports, editorials and gossip concerning and wholly written by the students themselves. The editorial department, directed by Miss Coultas, gathers the material for publication, while Mr. Forsman assists the Business Staff in arranging for sales w 1 . SalcsManagCr - - - - - - - - ANN REIS s and collecting the money for the paper. REPORTERS First Row: Wiaslcr, VViHiams. Olsen, Lindsey, I. Nicholas, Browne. Reis, Eagan. Downing. Saunders. Zorzovilis, Kirvcn. Second Row: Constandin, Raftcry, DuBois, Pohlman, Rcincckc. Blackwell, Ballard. Hinmn. Parker. Bryzcal, Mitchell, Hodge. Third Row: Schultz, Miller, Brawlcy, Dooley, Tohtz, Davis, Wiedcnsohlcr, McLean. i Croci, Burroughs. Fourth Row: Schmidt. PfeiKcr, Perkins. Popc, MCEIWCC. Keller. Zumwalt, Pact, Mlss leltas. Fink. Fifrh Row: Maker, VVhite. Ungar, Tash, Dendrinvlis. Starr, Ringo, Mr. Forsman. Sixty-ninc 5am! OFFICERS WALTER HENDERSON CARLOS COX DOROTHY McMINN Atchinson, Ball, Branstetter, Browne, Carroll, Chattee, Cooksey. Cux, Engle. Finke. Gaines, Gross. Hall. Heberer, Held. Henderson, Himmelmann, lanes, Kornblatt. Kirven, Marx. Mudd, McGee, McMinn, Newton, Oden. ReECE, Rubenstcin, Schiller, Schmidt, Simpson, Smith, Stuart, Vagen. Vaught, VValker, Waller, W'allist Weldcn. For color, rhythm, and ability, the Blewett Band is outstanding. It has been working for some time to proe duce the best musical as well as marching organization possible. The purpose of the band is to pro! mote educational entertainment, the pupils learning while they enjoy re! hearsals. The Band has been on hand for pep sessions, auditorium Seventy sessions, Blewett's Music Festival, Class Day and Graduation Exercises, as well as playing for the flageraising ceremony every Friday morning. Though Blewett's Band is not the best in the Saint Louis High Schools, it is one of the top ranking ones, since it won second place at the AIl-City Spring Festival at Beaue mont, and is the third best marching band in the city. President Vice-Prcsidcnt Secretary-Trcasurcr 13W, gag cm The Boys' Glee Club has once OFFICERS more put in its appearance at Blewett. BILL INGLISH ,,,,,,,,, President Two years ago Blewett s Glee Club LEONARD MUDD - - - , Vice-Prcsident was composed of both boys and MR PERRINE Sponsor girls, most of whom used that ex- perience as a steppingastone to the A Cappella Choir. Now. the Glee Clubs are two separate flourishing organizations in their own right. Under the able direction of Mr. Perrine, the members have received valuable vocal training as well as the pleasure of singing together in a group. The members are developing the ability to read, produce, and em joy all types of music. and in gene eral are acquiring a wellerounded musical background. This term the boys participated in the AllaCity Spring Festival and in Blewett's Music Festival. The num- bers they sang were: 1. UCall to Arms. 2. HThe Dutch Companee. 3. HSong of the Vagabonds. 4 Stout-Hearted Men. First Rmu: Reagan, Gaines, Kellyl Fink, Ward. Bowling, Iohnson. Buckner, H. Millert W. Miller, Stathis. Davis. Second Row: Iacox, Desselman. Baumann, Houghton, Clark, Merod, Stansbuxy, Eisel Hopson, Blackard. Drake. Third Row: Hansberry, South, Andrew, Klobe, Gobble, Wilmering. Bishop, Cagle, Sherk, Arata. Wayland, Schultz, Kline. Fourth Row: Provinse, Menge, Quinlan, Gibson, Smith, chcs. Walden. Muddt Fallen Carroll, lnglish, Mr. Perrine. Seventyeone CHEER LEADERS Front Row: Beauton, Rubenstein. Back Row: Brannan, Bess. OFFICERS PAT O'NEIL President SHIRLEY DU BOIS Secretary MISS SCHLUTIUS Sponsor PAT ALVEY President MARTHA DE BORD Secretary BOB TULLY Equipment Managcr First Row: Tully, Nlachll, Kuykcndall, Hughtsi Second Row: Robertson. Miss McLeani Alvey. Parker, DcBord, Barrow i A R C H E R Y C L U B i Blewett's Cheer Leaders have the self-evident task of leading the cheers of Blewett sport spectators in spurring our teams to Victory. As members of the Pep Club, they have been very active in keeping up the school spirit. The leaders are Chosen by the Pep Club from among those who perform The Archery Club has been reory ganized this term under the sponsore ship of Miss McLean. The meetings are held every Thursday after school on the east end of the campus. The membership of the Club is limited to fifteen members. Dues of the club in open competition before them, and each member receives his letter after earning a certain number of points by participating in the Club activities. Scucnty'tu'o are $0.50 entrance fee and $0.25 a month. This money is used to re' place equipment that has been worn or broken. Girfd, ela Cqu HSitting in the grandstand, Beating on a tin can, Who can? We can! Nobody else can! The job of arousing Blewett's school spirit during auditorium seSe sions and at athletic events belongs to the Girls' Pep Club. These girls Will be found in the crowds and the Cheer leaders' section doing their part in pulling Blewettts teams to the top. The actual cheering is done by those who have mastered the actions and cheers, and have received a let! ter. A Pep Club letter is awarded to OFFICERS the members Who have gained enough points by selling banners, PAT O'NEIL ---------- President pencils, beanies, and tickets for Sports eVentS' This money 9095 into ROSE MARIE MANIACI - Vice-President our athletic funds. The Club meets every week after school in room 108 With Miss Schluy tius. MISS SCHLUTIUS - - - . - . - Sponsor First Row: Brannan. Beauton, Bess. Second Row: Parker, Murphy, Newman, Shaner, Killian, DuBois, Dvorak, O'Neal, Maniaci, Sneeden. Semincs, Moore. Lawst Third Row: Birely, Stewart, Pittman, Reinecke, Ring, Harris, Arden, Pierron. Norton, Thee, Hughes, Frei, Oehler, Branch. Fourth Row: Miss Schlutius, Reid, Hart. Miller, Browning, Shepherd. Tramp, Ponder, O'Neil, Blumberg, Hope, Ogden, Stewart, Dodds. Raftery, Freeman, Osrcr, Alexander. Seventy-thrce Alexander, Behnke, C. Butler. P. Butler, Chaffee, Cody, Dettman, Duntze, Dyer, Erskine, Eversole, Falsetti. Franklin, Frei, Garrison, Hope, Keitel, Knehans, Di Krummenacher, T. Krummenacher, Lake, B. McFarland, I McFarland, jce .SZafing Cqu OFFICERS EVANS DUNTZE President TOM KRLIMMENACHER Vice-Presidcnt LA VERNE VOELKER Secretary Ii Nicholas. N. Nicholas, Oehler, Plattenburg. Price, Reed, Reis, Roseleaf, See, Sherk, Sherman, Shoop, Speck, Steinbeck, Steinkamper, Stephens, Stevenson, Stohie, Swain, Thaller, Thurmond, Westcott, Zeller. Whether hesitantly wobbling along, or gliding easily around core ners, ice skating is a great sport. This is a fact borne out by the size of Blewett's Ice Skating Club, which boasts about fifty members. The Club is one of Blewettis oldest and most popular organizations. The attendance has been quite good this year, and it was with great regret for many members that the Seventysfour season closed With the beginning of spring. The Ice Skating Club met at the Winter Garden every Friday afternoon where the students skated until five o'clock. The organization, under the sponsorship of Mr. Bockele brink, has had an ever-increasing membership. Blewett can proudly say that sev- eral members have already started to makes names for themselves in this sport. The junior Red Cross service at Junior K26! 6065 Councif Blewett this year has been one of the best since 1917. Through the Conny OFFICERS Ctl at hBlewett they ?Ian and sugera RUTH STEPHENS eeeeee President Else t e eiecutlon O ektenswe e MARIE ROFFINO - Secretary-Trcasurcr r055 wor ' MISS FORBES --------- Sponsor The girls do Clerical work at head; quarters. and various duties at the Production division on Saturdays. A Surgical Dressing Class meets every Saturday morning at Saint Lukes Hospital to fold gauze bandages for use at the front by the Red Cross. Forty-eight girls and three boys have earned I. R. C. armbands for over thirty hours' service. Hundreds of tray favors, cross- word puzzles, menu cards, Easter and Mothers' Day cards have been dise tributed to hospitalized service men all over the country. Also many chil- dren of institutions have been kept amused with scrap books and holia day baskets. The advisory groups of Misses Pauls, Bryant, Zahn, Forbes, Maus. McDermott, and McLean have com- pleted eight lovely afghans. Standing: Stephens. Rotfino, First Raw: Tash, Brand, Alveyt Ring, Benson, Scott, Second Row: Maple, Croci, Iohnson. Hattstein. Stewart, Snidert House, Heimsheimer, O'Neil, Temple, Reader. Becker, Smith. Seucnty-fiue PRE-FLIGHT CLUI Firs! Row: Hinton, San Filippoi Reis. Second Row.- VVall. PvIncGraw, Arpi Mr. Krause. OFFICERS A. SAN FILIPPO President JOHN ARP ViCCuPrcsidcnt MR. KRAUSE Sponsor NOEL PFEIFFER President CHARLES OSBORN ViCC-Prcsidcnt MR. GALLUP Sponsor 7 7;? First Row: XVOChide, Ruhlmzm, Pfeiffcr, Hicks. McCullough. Second Row: Grnss, Slice, Mr. G.I11up. Boston. Osborn. MilIeL BALSA BUTCHERS On Tuesday afternoons in Room 210 this group of students meets to exchange their knowledge of avi- ation. The newly organized club has been doing research in the char- acteristics of planes and the sciences 0f the air which determine flying. The subject matter is of particular importance to fighter training. A basic interest in aviation is being built up for the purpose of achieving a future in the field of modern air transportation. Seventyvsix The Balsa Butchers are a group of aireminded boys who are intera ested in building and flying model airplanes and gliders. They convene in Room 202 every Wednesday morning at 8:15 and discuss model airplane building with Mr. Gallup, their sponsor. Gliders and rubber- powered planes are flown in warm weather. Corrialor OKzicerd For the first time in many years, Blewett has a system to aid in the regulation of trafh'cithe Boy and Girl Corridor Officers. This organy ization was revived by Mr. Chiles. Assistant Principal, who was an ad- ministrator once before at Blewett. It has been in operation for a little over a school term and was originally for boys only. However, in recoga nition of the service they have been doing, it was expanded to include girl monitors. The members are identified by orange and black arm bands. which contain the letters B. B. C. O. tBen Blewett Corridor OHicersy, and the members number. The organiza- tion contains different ranking oHi- Cers with various duties. Some prob lems concerning the Corridor Officers have been discussed by members of the Student Council in their respec- tive advisory groups. First Row: Wivsler, Friedli, Carroll, Hope, Daniel, OFFICERS BOB TURNER Major BILL KNEHANS Captain DUDLEY DANIEL Captain Ill .11 .h. Bascom, Turner, Temple, Isom, Greene, Price, Frentzel. Stathis. Second Row: Reinecke, Scott, Lawrence, Sanders, Hartstein, Garret, Montgomery, Zumwalt. Klein, Pfcilfcr, Adrian, Reilly, Kucgele. Third Row: Vincenz, Lohmann, Bracy, Tebbetts, Walls, Fouch, Gilmore, Iacox. Sandor- son, Seer, Wayland, Walkwitzt Fourth Row: Toublanc, Hughes, Voclker, Zeller, BehnkLn Couey. Blume, Muddt Shoop. Iohnson, Kcitcl, Lake, Keller. Fifth Row: Groves, Baker, Karayl Simpsont Kornblatt. Provinse, Underwood, Robinson, Scmar, Proctor, McCarthy, Knehans. Laurence. Sixth Row; Langc, Backs, Heidel, Drake, Hesse. Emmons. Brewerl Mr. Chiles, Stiffler. Seventy-scucn 01206 gualaofed OFFICERS EUGENE GRAY President IAN NICHOLAS Secretary SUE BRANCH Treasurer First Row: Piartcnburg. Branch, Nicholas, Bergmcier, Third Row: Miss Robinson, Gray. Krummvnacher, Second Row : Lupn. Wenneker, Mather, Stobie, Hcim, Tohtz. Richmond, Ruhcnstcin, Harris, Fourth Row: Barnes, Ochlcr, Huclskoetter, Angell. Hola Amigos! Any student who is interested in some phase of Latine American life is eligible for member; ship in Los Guapotes, the Spanish Club, which has been meeting under the sponsorship of Miss Robinson on Tuesday afternoons this term. The purpose of this club is to stimug late the interest of Blewett students in their South American neighbors. This term the club has had several Seucnlyecight discussions on South American prob lems and their attitude toward the war. Many of the members of the club also participated in the Pan American Day Program on April 14 and 15. A few of the students had leading parts in the program and several sang in the chorus. Los Guapotes is a Mexican coly loquialism meaning nice, charming people. Judging from the membership. the Roller Skating Club ranks high in the hearts of Blewett students, and it should, because roller skating is one of the most popular sports now! adays. Although only in its third term of existence, the club has undergone several hardships, such as the losing of its sponsor, Miss Dolan. Howe ever the members are very fortunate in having Miss Zahn as their new sponsor. Roller skating is an exciting and healthful sport. It takes a lot of courage to get up from some of the spills and continue to skate around the rink. If you think your skating days were over with your last pair of short pants, you were mistaken gaffer SAafin'g Cfu4 OFFICERS VERNON LA BRAYERE - - - President RICHARD OEHLER . - - Vice-President BOB DOLAN - - - - Secretarvareasurer because roller skating has become quite a popular pastime with the young and old. Learn how to waltz on skates and do figure skating. It looks hard but itts really not too hard tthe floor, we meanL The Club skates at the Arena every Wednesday during the season. First Row: Martin, Church, VViIliams, Dolan, La Brayere, Oehler, Stewart, Reilly. Second Row: Helbcrg, Iezich, Lashley, Eathcrton, Urberger, Foster, Branch, Pipkin, Hostler, Reagant Third Row: Iones, Wilson, Byerly, Pittman, Vervack, Westegard, Macke, Robinson, Frossard, Satterfield, Miss Zahn. Seuenty-ninc ALEXIS CARREL Merrims, Cody. White, Vordtriede, Wallace, Oehler. First Row: Eversole, I Nicholas, Stephens, Nt Nicholas. Second Row: Clark, Bruns, Giles, Townsend. Third Row: Cody, White, Mr. De Vilbiss, Helm. BIRD CLUB The Alexis Carrel Chapter of the Science Clubs of America is com- posed of scientificgminded students Who meet in the chemistry laboratory on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Under the sponsorship of Mr. Bell, they work on projects of their own selection in the Helds of physics, chemistry and biology. The purpose of the Club is to help its members further their knowledge and interests by personal research. Eighty The early birdnhiker sees the birds. Blewett's Bird Club is a group of natureyloving students who meet with Mr. De Vilbiss in the fall and springs to study birds. Weather per! mitting, they participate in hikes in t Forest Park before school, starting out south of IeEerson Memorial at seven o'clock in the morning, since birds are most active at that time of day. The various species of Warblers are the main interest to bird-hikers in the spring. OFFICERS RICHARD OEHLER President 0. VORDTRIEDE Vice-Presidcnt DAVID WHITE Secretary-Treasurer BETTY CODY President G. TOWNSEND Vice-President MR. DE VILBISS Sponsor oetry Czu4 The Poetry Club is a group of literatureyminded students Who have met with Mrs. Bridges in room 129 every Thursday to have informal discussions about the various types of poetry. This year the main topics of in- terest have centered around Russian and German poetry written since the first World War, and American and English poetry that has come out of this war. Modern poets, such as Robert Frost, this year's Pulitzer prize winner, and collections such as F. P. Adams' Innocent Merri- ment have been subjects of other OFFICERS programs. One member even tackled Dante's HDiVine Comedy, and used the fruits of his labors in an excellent JAMES RINGO '''''''' President program. Georgia Townsend and Michael MICHAEL RAIKES - - - Vicc-Prcsident Raikes each had a poem read at the College Club Evening of Poetry, ADAH LUCILLE GODBOLD - - and Michael also won Erst honorable mention in the Wednesday Club's poetry contest. Sccrctary-Trcasurcr First Row: Raikes, Townsend, Saunders, Mrsi Bridges, Nicholas. Cody. Lupo. Crmxx Bccker. Tnht:. Atchinson. Second Row: Bexley, Branson. Perkins, Ringo. Mather, IVIahon. Godbold. Cochran. Eiylity-onc Eigth-two hr :4 , IHMNV . 537,1 ; Twat, xrjnnd :f I nwm First Row: Anderson, y, Backs, Van Kirki Fischer. Cody, McCaughcn, Houghton, Garvclman. Strand Row: Harris, Super SQKKQI'J OFFICERS MARTHA DE BORD Prcsidcnt MICKEY GAINES Vicc-Prcsident SAM DENDRINELIS Secretary Sam Dcndrinelis, Matthcwsi Hinton, Hunter, Gnincsv Vaught, Dcndrinclis, Hanson, Hodge. Bess, Pipkin, Laws, Larkin. Vag'en. Third Row: Mr. Martyr. Leimkuchler, Schlay, Karay, Kregelc, Slaudtc, McFarland Malloy. The Super Sellers is an organiza- tion which has charge of the ticket sales for competitive activities in which Blewett students participate. This group has made an effort to raise sufficient funds for athletics in order to meet the current need for material and supplies for the various sports of the school. Since the athletic teams depend upon the support of the student body to sell and buy tickets to their games, it is up to us to get together and put over the sub- scriptions and thus help make our sports more self-supporting. Each advisory group has one repe resentative in the club and ticket purchases are handled through this student. The Club is sponsored by Mr. Martyr and meetings are called whenever new tickets are on sale. The Victory Corps at Blewett was organized last fall by the Student Council in accordance with the gov- ernment bulletins arranging for nay tion-wide war activity in the high school. Any student regularly pap ticipating in a war activity is eligible. The Victory Corps Executive Com- mittee, composed of the officers and four students representing each year in high school, is the governing body. It is necessary to have a committee, because it is impractical to have the large number of members meet regu- larly. The members of this committee are: Donald Perkins, president; Frank Keller, vice-president; Ann Reis, secretary; Elizabeth Hope, Freshman representative; William Lake, Sophomore; Walter Hendere son, Junior, and David White, Senior representative. uctory Carlod OFFICERS DONALD PERKINS ------ President FRANK KELLER ----- ViCC-Prcsidcnt ANN REIS ----------- Secretary The Victory Corps itself is divided into two divisions: the General Div vision and the Special Division. The General Division is open to anyone in high school, but the Special Die Visions are open only to those in their Iunior and Senior year. The Victory Corps is sponsored by Miss H. Smith. Eightgrthrce VICTORY CIRCLE First Row: Siobic. Second Row: Cochran, Tolitz. Third Row: McCullough, Dc Sha. Duncan. Fourth Row: Boehning. Lohmann, Rector. Brown. Fifrh Row: Lawrence. Du Bois, Dean. Meyer, Lupo. Si.Y!h Row: Provinsct Huelskoener, Mrs. Chambers. Cuddy, Lnngc, BHUL First Row: Scan Niurphy, Da:lyv Robertson, Steelet Dalton. VViscmzmi Siu'ond Rom: Scott, Hughcs. D051, Strockcr, Raferty. Eller. Millcri G. A. A. LEADERS The Victory Prayer Circle was started last term. Under the leader- ship of Mrs. Chambers, the group has been studying the Bible with en- thusiasm and interest. Each morning sincere prayers are offered for former Blewett students now in the service of our country and for a Hjust peace after this conflict is overi Membership in this club is in no way limited. Ezghty-four Third Row: Gray. Roselauf, Simines, Morrison, Crxsmon, Exneri The Leaders Club, which is chosen by Wiss Wood and Miss Harrison, assists activities of the Physical Edu- cation Classes and referees games of the G. Ai A. The purpose of this Club is to train girls in leadership, an important factor in their character. Membership requires a thorough knowledge of rules and techniques of games as well as good scholastic record. Student Councif Last year Blewett's student gov: ernment consisted of the Student; Faculty and Principal's Cabinet, out of which has grown the present T Student Council. This group meets t every Thursday morning with Miss 1 Mulholland at 8:15 to discuss and make recommendations on problems concerning the school. The members, who are representative of the1forty' eight advisories in the school, pre- sent the opinions of their groups in the meetings. This year the Student Council has been responsible for the organization OFFICERS 0f the Victory Corps, the sale of $3000 in War Bonds and Stamps for the Rush Hughes dance, the MAURICE MCFARLAND'avPresiant stabilization of student government NA PERKINS V P . through the efforts of the Attendance DO LD ' T ' mc' rmdent and Constitution Committees, and MISS MULHOLLAND ----- Sponsor has been active in meeting the prob lems of the Corridor Officers. First Rom.- Davis. Mevcr, Hope. me. Reix. McFarland, Stephens. Downing, Perkinsl Rogers. O'Neil, Berner, Vervack. Second Rouanoskins, Hclbcrg Greer, Walters. Kuchcnbuch. L. Cady. M. Cady. Mahon, Butler, Nicholas, XVilliams, Fcency. Third Row: Clark, Leipziger, Knchans. McFarland, Pcsselman, Hansbcrry, Thomurc. Hoffman, Stansbury, Miss Mulholland. Fourllx Row: Provinsc. Inglish, Mucciola. Eighty-finc Firs! Row: Nelsen, Sims, Matthews, Robertson. Strouker. Raftvry, Walls. Holmes. Stubblelleld, Kuchenbuch. Wlebh, Stophlcl, gz away am OFFICERS JOY KLICHENBUCH President VIRGINIA MATTHEWS Vicc-Presidcnt MISS HOBELMAN Sponsor V; A 's l. t Ballard. Second Row: Lee. Camp, Tibbs. Tlerd Row: L. Schanuel. Fletcher, Bryan, Fcrretti, Freund, llcllxcrg, Donovan, Dennis, Helm, Gibbs, V. Schanucl, Miss Hobclmzm. Imagine having the opportunity to participate in a healthful recreation. an opportunity to make social con- tacts, and an opportunity to develop skill in the art of bowling. The Girls' Bowling Club offers its members all these benefits. The group meets every Monday with Miss Hobelman at the Nelson Burton Bowling Alleys. There are six teams whose captains are: Lor- Eightyaix raine Ballard, Betty Heim, Kuchenbuch, Virginia Matthews, Erlene Petty, and Doris Mae Stophlet. Besides the captains there are four active members on each team. Also belonging to the club are substitutes who take the place of absent team members. 10y The Club boasts of no outstanding event because the girls are not con! cerned with receiving recognition. They bowl only for the fun of it. This organization is composed of Madrigaf Cfud students who are interested in bring- ing into the world a new language OFFICERS through music. The club, under the BOB DOLAN ---------- President sponsorship of Mr. Perrine, has been newly organized this term in place of FRANCIS HUELSKOETTER th A 11 h '. Vice-President e cappe a C CH LORRAINE BALLARD The A Cappella Choir has to have Secretary-Treasurer at least sixty members to sing eight- part songs. There weren't enough members so the group was turned into a Madrigal Club which has forty members. This club can sing, with fourepart harmony, pieces which are simpler. The group has taken part in the All-City Spring Festival, which was held at Beaumont, and our own Fese tival presented here at Blewett. The Madrigal Club took first rating at the former, where it sang: UAll in the April Evening, and uApril Is in My Mistress's Face. At the Blewett Festival HMy Heart Stood Still and I'll See You Again were sung. The club gives its members many hours of entertaining music as well as stimulates Blewett students to un- derstand and know good music. First Row: Graham, Wooldridge, Bergmcier, Shantr, Schmidt, Webb, Louks. Hogan. May, Stephensl Dolan. Second Row: Kleinherger, Gillan, Parker, Tully, Tannehill, Richmond, Browne, Stevens, Downing, Lampe, Inglish. Third Row: Akers, Cohen, Ballard, Montgomery, Tohtz. Watson, Dyer. Huelskoetter, Alexander, Lavin, Langc. Fourth Row: Firman. Moroau, Franklin, Thurstoni Ponder, Mr. Perrinc. Eighty-scuen P. O. P. DRAMATIC CLUB First Row: Zelenovich, McCaughen, Deal, Fink. Second Row: Filla, Wiltfong, Wallist OFFICERS MARTHA BURTON President H. MCCAUGHEN Vicc-Prcsident MISS THIAS Sponsor JIM STOBIE President BOB PROVINSE Vice-Prcsident MISS GRAY Sponsor First Row: Provinse, Steele, Stobie, Dalton. Zelenovich. Second Row: J. Pohlman, W. Pohlv man, Tohtz. Huelskocttcr, Miss Gray. AT H E N A E U M The Dramatic Club is a small group of students which meets on Thursday afternoons in room '221 with their sponsor, Miss Thias, for the enjoyment of studying and acting The Athenaeum is a group of Blewett students interested in good books, plays, and other types of literature both,old and new. The short plays. The group has given several auditorium sessions in which they have presented plays to the lower term groups. One of these plays was written by Martha Bury ton, the president. The meaning of P. O. P., Which the Club is somey times called, is known only to the members. EiglIIy-eight membeislmeetgevery other Wednes- dayl'fof the purpose of discussing booksi; that :they have read and that havelafipealed to them. Lloyd C. Douglas' The Robe has proved most fascinating as have HBlow A11 Ballast, USeven Came Through and HThe Moon Is Down. gm, gag em The Girls' Glee Club, sponsored by Miss Gannon, has been doing fine work this term. The main event for the club this year has been the AIL City Spring Festival and the Blewett Music Festival, in which the group was quite active. The purpose of the Girls Glee Club is to help the girls to appreciate good music, and enjoy a fair skill in singing in a group. At the same time they are acquiring a well- rounded musical background. Their last appearance of this season will be at the June, '43 graduation at which they will sing two numbers: HLet All My Life Be Music and a very stirring patriotic song: Hl'm Proud to Be an American. The girls hope to improve their talent so that Blewett's Girls' Glee Club may take its place with the top ranking glee clubs in the Saint Louis Public High Schools. OFFICERS JACKIE KILLION -------- President DAWN O'NEILL ----- Vicc-President MISS CANNON -------- Sponsor Eighty-ninc xhonor Sfudenb Keep up your grades and they will keep you up. The Honor Students are recog nized for their high scholastic ability. At the end of each marking period the Honor Roll is posted in the halls of Blewett. These are students who have made at least all G's on their report cards, and those who have all E's win the distinction of having their names placed on the Super- Honor Roll. M. Alvey. Pi Alvevi Barnett, Behrcns. Benson, Bvrner, This picture is a tribute to the stuw dents of Blewett who have deserv- edly earned a place on either or both of these rolls for four consecutive marking periods. When a graduate applies for a job one of the first questions the prospec- tive employer asks about is the pu- pil's scholarship. Blackwell. Branstctter. Brccn. Brewer, Burroughs. Christ, Crismon, Dalton, DEttleif, Dewhirst, B. Dungan, Gt Dungan, Epsteini Erskine, Godbold, Greenci Greer, Harlow, Harrison, Heim, Hope. Hutton. Kite, Kruegeri Larkin, Leipziaer. Lupo. Lynch. Mcrrims. Malter, Montgomcrvi Nelson, 1. Nicholas. N. Nicholas. Olsen, O'Connelli O'Neill, Palumbo, Park. Pfeiti'er, Ii Pohlman, Wt Pohlman, Riley, Sagner, Schmidt, Smith, Steele, Strocker, chbetts, Temple, Thompson, Tohtz, Torlina, Townsend, Vcrvack, Vordtriedc. Wallis. Warfel, Yet, Zelenovich, Zumwalt. Ninety This semester the Saddle!Spur Club started off at a gallop for its tenth term as an organization at Blewett High School. The group is sponsored by Miss Coakley, who rides with the members. Membership is open to all boys and girls desiring to ride horseback for relaxation and as a leisure activ- ity. At present the Club has sixteen members, and every Thursday at least nine or ten of them ride at the Missouri Stables. delLS w 6qu OFFICERS MARILEE CHAFFEE ----- President SHIRLEE BECKMEYER - ViCCePrcsident PAT HOCKMUTH - Secretary-Treasurer When the weather permits, the club rides on the cinder trail through Forest Park. In bad weather the members ride on an inside ring at the Stables Arena. Here they receive instructions from professional horsey men and gradually become proficient. Nincty-onc Book worms Three little maids Pitcher Bill Tea for Two Have a drink? Working hard? Yea, Blewett! Look pretty Please Who has the ball? Between halves Bottoms up Our favorite period Red Cross bandages Have a bite UWe want a basket URush Hughes dance What a life! Taking it easy Class Day ibear $iary, 55 W lwwe rectal LLAaLL ofilfwafwe M an arf, a dcience, a IomXeMion, a fracle, anal an accialenf. AM are our confrigmfiond, ylet may fualge OI youmegxed. jjlw SIMON Our J4u tAord 740 More 3401'! Started By DAVID KLINEBERGER The boy flipped his ruler up in the air and, failing to catch it, bent down to pick it up. Ugh, he grunted, Ha short story. Everybody knows there ain't any ideas left for a short story. Oh, nuts, wish theyid turn down that radio. Too loud! The boy was absolutely right. The voices next door were too loud. Only they weren't from a radio! t i i HNein! I am an American citizen now! Your Gestapo can not hurt me! The voice was thin and frighty ened. HTrue, but your brother still is in Germany and we have easy access to him and to his wifeithe woman you once loved! The second voice was thick, brutal, and commanding. You could almost picture it belonge ing to a black and silver uniform, a red, bull neck, Clipped hair and swastika. HVery well. What is it you want? HThats better. We know you work in a chemical factory. Now, tonight you will . . The voices died down to mumbles. k i 1' uThatis better, the boy said. HThese women and their radio serials. Tsk! A short story. No idea for one. Well, he could try. Not too hard, but still try. He leaned out the window, pursed his lips and let fall a teardrop of spit. He watched it fall and heard the wet splat of it as it hit the walk. Then he gazed up at the sky and thought. The spit fell on an ant which, after getting out of the microscopic swamp with difficulty, sought the shelter of a leaf and sat there sunning himself and grumblingiabout the thoughtlessr ness of the human race. HA short story, mused the boy, Hstory, story, story! The bubbles of thought were whirled about in his mind like leaves in a March wind. He continued to gaze up at the sky. tk k tk A bedraggled knight-o'ytheyroad IV'mcty-sn was attracted by the glitter of some- thing on the sidewalk. Hurrying across the street as fast as his bulk would permit, he bent down to pick up what he thought was money. A doity trick, he grumbled as he wiped his fingers on his coat. The wail of a fire engine burst upon his thoughts. HOh, 0h, he said, Hbetter get across da street. He was half way across, when his hat blew off. Running back to pick it up, he stumbled and fell. The wail of the engines grew louderi Looking up he saw the leading engine loom larger. He put his hands in front of his face and screamed, but his cry was lost in the screaming of the siren and the sound of his bones snapping as the engine rolled over him and finally ground to a stop. UGee, fire engines, yelled the boy. HWonder what's up? Too much of a crowd to see anything. Oh, well The boy found an easy chair and, snuggling into it, he turned on the radio and fell asleep. i k i A burning beam fell and pinned the watchman to the floor. It tore through his leg and bit deep into the floori Half fainting from pain, he watched the fire dance around him like a live thing. Where, where were the fire engines? A hundred times he had asked himself as he tried to escape from the building. The flames came closer. Suddenly the numbness of the shock wore off and he cursed, raved and gnashed his teeth with pain until they were bloody white stumps. He tore at the floor in mad! ness and his fingers looked like raw, dead flesh. He could smell his own flesh burning. He went half mad with the realization that he could hear the fire engines. What had kept them? He tried to scream but blood choked him, poured out of his mouth and sizzled on the hot floor. If they had only come five minutes sooner. What had kept them? What? The flaming walls fell in on him and ceased his wondering. k f i . . Caught in the roundup was one of the most dangerous spies in America. We can well be proud of the F. B. I. Now for local news An unidenti- fied man was hit and killed this after- noon by a fire truck. The trucks were Ninety-scvcn rushing to a fire at Wood's ware house which burned down. Officials say the loss runs into thousands of dollars. Stock market reports are as fol- lows: Hogs, up ten points; sheep down two; beef unsettled. Weather tomorrow, because of northeastern winds, will be colder and e . The radio droned on but the boy still slept because there weren't any ideas left for short stories. Every- body knows that. Nilwtq-nght perlofexeal By JAMES STOBIE My big problem is, shall I go back to school or not? You see right now I'm on suspended status. How did I get suspended? Oh, that's right, I havent even introduced myself. My name is Cecil Wellington Potter- bottom but the boys call me Slim for short. I'm five feet six and weigh about 165, most of which isn't muscle. I have quite a crop of bushy red hair which wont stay combed so I just don't comb it. I tried a crew cut once but I couldn't get a date till it grew out so I had to give that up. I have blue eyes which the girls say twinkle when I am happy but. brother, be lieve me, they haven't twinklecl since last week. I am, or should I say, was a Junior over at Bradly High where I was the wolf of the school. I'm a bit smarter than the rest of the kids though cause I get by without working while they work their heads off and barely make the honor roll. Of course, I didn't make the honor roll but I did get three PS and an M which ain't bad for a guy who doesnt study. How do I do it? Well, I work on suction. Now suction is influence established with teachers, principals, and other officials that makes them want to give you the benefit of the doubt when there is any doubt. Grandpa calls it apple polishing, but in 1943 we call it suction. The best way to get suction is to stand in front of the teachers room with four or five books in your hands before and after school. I leave my books at the cor- ner drug store in the afternoon and pick them up in the morning for it's against my principles to study. I also get suction by doing favors for the teachers. My final grade is made by the use of ponies which I artfully employ every time finals come around to annoy me. I also play on the baseball team and am water boy on the basketball team. Don't laugh. The suction I build up on the basket- ball team makes me first string catcher on the school nine. Although I hit .285 and fielded .987 I have a lot of trouble carrying my 165 pounds around those bases and even if I have a nice peg to second I know better than anyone else I was only first string catcher through suction. Ninety-nine Oh, yes! back to my suspension. It all started when I went to the Spring Dance. I took Nancy Ellen, a cute little blond number from my home room. We doubled with my Chum, Ed Johnson, who was taking a freshman, who was supposed to be a wow! She was a brunette with beautiful brown eyes and a southern drawl that reminded me of a warm summer day under a shade tree with a Fishing rod in my hand. Well, anyhow, I danced the first one with Nancy, as Emily Post advo- cates, and then suggesed to Ed that we trade babes for the next number. Barbara, Edls date, and I started out and in thirty seconds the Hlove bug bit me. She was a hep Chick with a rhythmic kick. Gee, could she dance! I talked her into ditching Ed and Nancy so we could sit the third one out alone. She was really tops and quite mature for a freshman. It was then that I did it. I asked her if sheld take in a show with me the next night. But no, she had to go to the concert with her folks. HWell then, I suggested, Hhow about skipping school tomorrow and going? At first she was afraid to, but when I explained to her how I worked it she consented. I told her that I'd be at her house at eight-thirty the next morning. The third dance was over and when we found Ed and Nancy they were pretty peeved. I fixed it up with Ed all right but Nancy was clowna right mad. She wouldn't dance the fourth with me but danced with some sissy on the golf team. I didn't ask her to dance any more but by mutual agreement we danced the last one, again in accordance with Emily Post. We took Barbara home first and then Nancy. When we reached her door she asked me to wait until she got something out of the house. She returned with my letterasweater saya ing she wouldnyt need it any more. I accepted silently and left only slightly disgruntled. I didn't men- tion my prospective date to Ed but merely told him I wouldnt be at school the next day. That next day was all that a clay in May should be. The temperature was ideal and the air was heavy with the scent of flowers. Just the day Om: Hundred for a young man's fancy to turn to love. I got the family car on prea tense of having to run some errands for the coach after school. I arrived at HHer house at eightatwentyafive. She answered the door, thank goody ness, and had her books under her arm. She was dressed in a white blouse, green Sloppy Joe sweater and a black velveteen skirt. She wore brown and white saddles that had seen better days and white socks. When we got in the car I again had to assure her that we were partakers in a foolproof scheme. Since we were a little early for the morning show, we went to MayIs department store to play records. We idled away quite a bit of time before the first show. I had just bought the tickets when some old guy with a droop snoot asked me why I wasn't in school. I boastfully informed him that I was skipping. He asked me if I knew who he was and I replied negatively. He gloatingly informed me that he was an oldafashioned truant officer. I then asked if he knew who I was and when he said, uNo, I gave a cry of delight, grabbed Barbara and darted into the protection of the dark theater. Babs then reminded me that my letterysweater would be somei what of a Clue to my identity. I re! plied carelessly that if the old boy wanted to come out to Bradly to find me it was O.K. with me. I think it was one of those Andy Hardy pictures but I'm not sure since I didn't see much of the picture. We spent the remainder of the afternoon driving about and we even played some ping pong at the bowling alley. I took Barbara home shortly after the regular school dismissal time so her folks wouldn,t suspect anything. I made another date for Friday night. The next day in home room I was summoned to the office of Mr. Haley, the principal. He was leaving as I entered so he directed me to sit down while he attended to some business. I knew what was cooking and for once was really worried. That more tal enemy of all kids turned me in. Mr. Haley had been gone about three minutes when I got pretty Edgety so I unconsciously decided to have a smoke to soothe my nerves. I had smoked about half of my ciga- rette when the door started to open. One Hundred One Simultaneously it dawned on me that I shouldn't be smoking there, so I une wittingly dropped the cigarette in the wire waste paper basket. The old boy didn't notice the smell of the smoke so he questioned me about the proceedings of the previous day. As we talked I could see a Wisp of smoke rising from the base ket. Oh boy! did I sweat then. We were still talking When Coach Arnold popped into the office to talk with Mr. Haley. He detected the fire in the basket and With my help extin, guished it. On the floor Where it had apparently burned through all the papers, lay that destructive little cigarette. They had me red handed. Coach Arnold requested my baseball uniform and since my suction had run out with Mr. Haley, he suse pended me. I dont know now if I should go back to school and try to get by without my beloved suction or take the easy way out and join the Marines. One Hundred Two leefum Engagement A PLAY IN ONE ACT By ROBERT KIRVEN Characters Priest Third Man First Man Choir Second Man Crowd SCENE: The altar of a large outy door cathedral, brilliantly lighted by hundreds of candles. The dominate ing piece of scenery is a large organ console, placed near the center back of the stage. On both sides are Choir benches, where the choir is seated, waiting impatiently. In the left wing is the priest's throne. As the scene opens he is facing the audi- ence, and raising his hands for silence. Priest: Silence, please. He will be here soon. It is almost midnight. tThere is silence, but soon the noise of a subdued, excited crowd is heard. Three voices off stage dominate the soundj First Man: Three times he has said that. Second Man: I'm beginning to wonder. Third Man: What is there to wonder about? Helll be here, of course. He never has failed, has he? Second Man: Nevertheless, I would think that if he is coming he would be here by now. Third Man: Don't be silly. He does not need to be here until mide night. Every year we are always the same way; we always are afraid he wont show up, but he always does. One Hundred Three First Man: I wonder what will happen if he doesn't come? Second Man: organist prepared to take over the There is another performance. Third Man: Another organist indeed! Another organistl If there were anything that would prevent him from coming it would be this impious lack of faith. Second Man: I wouldn't say that! It is well to be prepared. The whole Christmas season would be spoiled for everyone without the midnight IDEISS. First Man: The season would be pretty nearly spoiled if he failed to show up. Second Man: Yes, no man alive could equal him. First Man: He can get more out of that instrument than any man I have ever heard. Third Man: After all, he's immor- tal. Perhaps a choir of angels comes with him. It seems that even the choir outdoes itself with him. Second Man: That's strange. too, without even a single practice with him. Third Man: What do you want to do? Kill the choir so they can go up and practice with him? tBy now the noise of the crowd has become so loud that the priest rises.l Priest: Patience, people, patience He will be here in a very few minutes. Third Man tafter the buzz of whispering has been resumedl: It certainly is a marvelous story. I never tire of hearing it. First Man: Me, too. It certainly shows what faith and the true love of anything will do. Third Man lspeaking dreamily, more or less to himselfl: Yes, he loved his instrument, and these masses were the very joy of his ex- istence. Second Man: He always began practicing for it as soon as the Passion was over. Third Man: He said in his cone fession that he did not mind death One Hundred Four except for the fact that he would not be able to play for another mass. First Man passionatelyi : And for fifty years, he treverently, almost has returned every Christmas eve to play for us. Second Man: Say, this will be his hundredth anniversary. He played fifty years before he died, and fifty a fterwards. Third Man: Itis strange. I always thought of resurrection and reincar- nation as something horrible and gruesome, but this is the most beau, tiful story I know. Look at the crowd. They are almost beside themselves. Various voices rising above the crowd. Heill come . no doubt about it . . . never failed . . . never missed a performance . . . never . . . hundred years . . . never . . . the sus- pense . . . patience never missed . faith . . . hope . . . must believe . . nothing else in life . . . believe . . . never missed in a hundred years . . . tThe clamor gets louder and louder, but is suddenly stopped by the sound of the Church bell striking the first stroke of twelve. Each consecutive stroke comes at regular intervals of fifteen seconds, throughout the en- suing action. Second stroke third . . . there is not a sound in the fourth stroke . . . the Choir stands up and holds up the music, but still there is no sound . . . Fifth stroke . . . sixth stroke . . . the organ bench creaks seventh stroke . . . the priest is straining in his seat to see the organ . . . eight. . . the stopst on the organ go in and out as though the organist were experie mentally trying out various combina- tions . . . ninth stroke . . . there is still not a sound . i . tenth stroke . . . the priest is gripping the sides of his chair . . . the Choir is shaking with excitement . . . eleventh . . . there is a thirty-second pause before the twelfth stroke, and before the echoes of it have died away, the organ triy umphantly bursts into the opening strains of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minorj church A phonograph is tuned to the volume of an organ in a real cathew dral, but diminishes until at the drawy ing of the curtain it is imperceptible. t'The stops are worked by stage hands inside the organ. One Hundred Five Judge Wot . . . called ye gt: By GEORGIA TOWNSEND I played with a tiny bug, On the end of my fountain pen. It had to cling to the point As I turned it again and again. I said to myself, UWhat a pity, This creature here hasn,t a brain. Only does what it knows to do. How dumb, I thought, with disdain. And so I went on with the teasing, Feeling masterful and smug. Not thinking in my vainness, How dumb to play with a bug! One Humlrcd Six 3A9 Oppredd 0P6 By JOHN SHOOP Like a cold bleak wave Of darkness, Like a Clammy bank OE fog, The hordes of oppressors Come onward Onward Like a pack of starving Dogs! They slaughter and they Pillage; They murder and they Burn! Like a tidal wave Of destruction yyyyyy Impossible yyyyyy Impossible To turn! Then ----- like the dawn Of redemption, The righteous sun Breaks through ...... The oppressor's grip Is broken hhhhhh Broken! Democracy stands triumphant! Born anew! One Hundred Seven jutograloAd :10? 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