Carroll High School - Eagle Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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CLASS PROPHECY Time: 1969 Place: Oklahoma City Civic Center Object of Attraction: The latest edition of the Daily Oklahoman, which announces the initial voyage of the Sodder Coaster , a giant roller coaster from whose heights the whole world can be seen. The reports of the sights thus obtained are: PHIL WIRT, the industrious member of our class has made his first million on his invention of the rotten egg de- tector, which he accidentally discovered while unstopping the fifth floor drain of the fabulous home of Mlle. CARO- LINE de VENARD, the famous hat designer and authoress of children's horror stories. The aforesaid bachelor is spend- ing his new-found wealth at the luxurious resort, El Rancho Medley, which is the mainstay of its owners, former Car- rollites JACKIE FENNESSEY and BILL MEDLEY. This oasis in the desert was financed by JEROME HARDESTY, wealthy Wall Street broker. The entertainment for the re- sort is fumished at JIMMY TENER'S near-by Hot Spot by the famous JACK DOLIN Scandals, featuring Hot-Feet HANLY and Choo-Choo REICHMANN. Most popular em- ployee of the Hot Spot is chief bartender RALPH BLA- SIER, whose motto, Draw twenty and let 'em roll! has endeared him to all. His two old sidekicks, JIMMY LOGS- DON and CHARLIE MAGUIRE have become widely separated. Jimmy is now in Hollywood, where he has re- placed the great lover, Clark Gable, in charming the ladies. His public refers to him as Lover-Boy Logsdon . Charlie has found his big deal in selling red and white socks to the Eskimoes in Alaska, and is now trying to get the natives in Cuantolegusta to wear red and white peppermint striped T-shirts in honor of his Alma Mater, John Carroll. Another member of our class has attained the high goal of the priesthood. ROBERT WEHLING is now a mission- ary in Lower Slobbovia, where JAMES FUTRELL is run- ning a lumber yard and sending his weekly tithes to the Jesuits through his partner, DOROTHY RUTHERFORD, who is still following her sailor Bill around the world. Trav- eling to Constantinople, the passengers find vacationing there the pair that made Okarche famous , GLORIA PAN- NELL and GEORGIE SCHREIBER, who have discovered the quick way to easy street via selling bicycle chains. In Rome the bright lights advertise the opening night of a modern version of Pride and Prejudice starring VIR- GINIA FALLASCHEK, while in the Vatican are two more of our worthy classmates. RICHARD HUDSON is in charge of the Pope's Swiss Guards, and speedy DON ILLE holds the record for guiding the greatest number of tourists through the city. Only with his fast gait could Don have earned this title. A famous resident of Tripoli is ENID EDMISTON, who is digging up the Main Street in search of the bones of ancient animals. The brightest star on the English horizon is MARY ELLEN TERRELL, who is as- sisting at the court of King George . In Russia, JOSEPH CODY, the best American diplomat of the century, has been soothing the atmosphere at all recent conferences by telling jokes in Russian, French, and Hungarian. China's latest and greatest thrill has been provided by Yo Shoe LACY, who is the first to introduce Midget Auto Racing with a new twist. ELEANOR was always so good at back- ing into telephone poles that she has perfected a new car which moves sideways. On the way back to America we detour to British Guiana, where the Rev. JAMES STEI- CHEN and Sister MARY ELIZABETH KRUGER of the Sisters of Mercy are working hard to care for the poor lepers. Arriving in Kansas City, we find the fast-talking lawyer, LEE MITCHELL, rousing public opinion against such time wasters as electric stop lights on busy corners. Then we pass over the filling station operated by BETTY PATA and her blonde Romeo, and notice Morgan's circus where the pride and joy of the barkers is MARY LOUISE GAFF- NEY. In the deep South we catch an enlightening view of KAYE KING and her husband raising cotton gin on a plantation just outside Nashville, Tennessee. BETTY EASTERLING has given up her collection of boys' rings and decided to stick to hubby JERRY MAYER, who is a used car dealer in gay New York. Jerry's specialty is selling the old cast-off Movemobiles worn out by playboy ROB- ERT SCHMITZ, who is really giving the ladies a thrill and painting the town red. Also thrilling the ladies is SIMON KUEHLER, test pilot and stunt fiier for an advertising company run by JACK ECKROAT. One of the top-flight models around Oklahoma City is PATRICIA DIERKER, well-known in cafe society. Her former classmate, SHIR- LEY MCKANE, is starting a revival of the Pyramid Club, remembering the luck she had back in '49. As our coaster trip comes to an end, we all agree that as the inventor of the Sodder Coaster, our thanks are definitely deserved by SALLY O'HERN. CLASS WILL We, the Class of '49, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, and almost superhuman understand- ing, do make and publish this, our last will and testament. The possessions that we have acquired during the past four years, we dispose of as follows: We give and bequeath to the members of the faculty, who have been our instructors in the wisdom of all ages, a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams, also the amazing knowledge and startling informa- tion that we have fumished them from time to time in our various examination papers. We bequeath to our beloved pastor, Monsignor Connor, and to the other priests of the parish, our sincere affection, our deepest reverence, and our most heartfelt gratitude. We will to Sister Mary Alicia, this worry bird to help her with the problems of,the coming Seniors. To the basketball team of next year, we leave the ability of Jim Steichen and Don Ille. We couldn't induce Richard Hudson and Jerry Mayer to surrender theirs. Ralph Blasier bestows upon Richard Bizal his habit of staying home at night. Joseph Cody wills his ability to get away with talking in Spanish class to Terry Hudson and his longing to retum to Philadelphia to Lois Simpson. Pat Dierker bequeaths her ability to sing on bus trips to Mary Ann Durr. Jack Dolin wills his ability to draw to Betty Barton, and to Ann Kavanaugh and Kathleen Robinson he leaves a revised list of the boys at Gregory's to stimulate their correspondence. Betty Easterling wills her ability to get into shows for half-price to Al Gaylor. ' Jack Eckroat wills his ability to come late to school, and get by with it, to Frank Manley. Enid Edmiston wills her habit of writing letters during school to Kathleen Dunn. Virginia Fallaschek wills her lab apron to Joan Slater to keep it in the family. Jacqueline Fennessey wills the ring, traditionally passed on from year to year, to Suzanne Barr. James Futrell wills his abilities for safe driving to Tom Wolf, and to Charles Gaffney he bequeaths his soothing voice to help keep the boys' choir as good as the girls'.. Mary Gaffney leaves her chewing gum to Eva Bateman. She'll find it under the third desk. Margarite Hanly wills to Bob Mannix a car in which he can go to Enid. Jerome Hardesty bequeaths his permanent wave solu- tion to John McCann. Richard Hudson wills his lab book to Francis Vater. Don Ille wills fifteen pounds to Charles Guerrero. Kaye King gives to Carolyn Gier her collection of dent- ed fendersg and to J. B. O'Reilly she leaves her pull with Sister Mary Clement in Trig class. Mary Kruger wills her shyness toward boys to Helen Rafferty.

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'Tk I PATRICIA DIERKER: State Honor Society '46, Girls' Choir '46, '47, Ea- g1ettes '46, '47, '48, '49, Children of Mary '46, '47, '48, '49, N.A.P.S.L. '47, Eagle Queen. JAMES FUTRELL: Boys' Choir '46, '47, '48, '49, St. Aloysius Society '46, '47, '48, '49, Delegate to Diocesan Youth Conference '48, Delegate to City Youth Recrea- tion Committee '49, Basketball Scorekeeper '49, junior Rotarian '49, Sports Editor of the Eagle , N.A.P.S.L. '47. BETTY PATA: Children of Mary '46, '47, '48, '49, Eaglettes '46, '47, '48, '49, Glee Club '46, '47, '48, '49, Girls' Choir '46, '47, '48, '49, State Honor Society '46, '47, '48, N.A.P.S.L. '47, May Queen '49, 1.-J I ' i , . - J Iv RALPH BLASIER: Track '48, '49, Baseball '48, Basketball '48, N.A.P.S.L. '49. 5.--, 'IPI '72 T w if! .2 x , I 5 ,..-J ,Alf MARY KATHERINE REICHMANN: Girls' Choir '49, Glee Club '49, Children of Mary '49, es '49, National Society '49, N.A. P.S.L. '49, National Lat- in Honor Society '49. i t RICHARD HUDSON: St. Aloysius Society '46, '47, '48, '49, Basketball '47, '48, '49, State Honor Society '46, '47, '48, National Latin Honor So- ciety '47, Sophomore Class Treasurer '47, junior Rotarian '49, N.A.P.S.L. '47. ,f nina 'W BETTY EASTERLING: State Honor Society '46, '49, Ea- glettes '46, '48, '49, Children of Mary '46, '48, '49.

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Simon Kuehler bestows his Roman collar upon Gene Beavin. Eleanor Lacy bequeaths to Linda Huffman her A's in spelling and to Beth Connelly her Spanish love letters, un- translated. james Logsdon wills his unused razor to Robert Hau, with the hope that he will get some use out of it. He be- queaths his ability to waste time in study hall to Bill Wilson. Charles Maguire wills his Irish personality to Virginia Haag: and to june Balkenbush a lock of his flaming, red hair in case hers doesn't grow. jerry Mayer wills his scintillating blush to ,Iarrel Wade. Shirley McKane leaves her gift of gab to Tom Maloney, and to Dian jedlicka, her rosy lips. Philla Lee Mitchell bequeaths her habit of staying home from school to Bobbee Schulte, and to Louise Brandt, her wavy hair. Sally O'Hern wills her typing speed to Judy Moyers. Gloria Pannell wills her quiet ways to Mary Belle Har- desty. Betty Pata leaves a cow-bell to Maureen Fitzgerald to push the team to victory. She also bequeaths to james Gray her home during lunch hour so he and his girl friend won't have so far to go to visit. Mary Reichmann wills her Coy smile to Robert Babiak. CLASS It was a warm September morning in 1937 when sixteen of us present Seniors, with tablets and pencils under our arms, entered the first grade at john Carroll, little knowing what was in store for us. Many a tear was shed until Sister Mary Francisco sheltered us under her loving wing. Having learned our ABC's , we were sent on to Sister Mary Fabian and the second grade. At this time, the num- ber of our class was increased by the addition of Pat Dier- ker, joe Cody, and Sally O'Hern. The most important oc- currence of this year, the reception of our First Holy Com- munion, was an event never to be forgotten. It was also in this exciting class that we acquired a fad for keeping cray- olas and pencils in a match box. At the close of this school year we were elevated to the third grade Cthat is, we were promoted from the basementl. Sister Mary Modesta greeted this hardy little group, now including jackie Fennessey, james Futrell, and Shirley Mc- Kane, with a big smile on her face, and a ruler in her hand. In May, she bade us adieu, completely worn out from the struggle of teaching the third graders how to use a fountain pen without breaking a bottle of ink every time. In the course of our fourth year, under the guidance of Sister Mary Boniface, we received the Sacrament of Con- firmation from the late Bishop Kelly. The fifth and sixth grades passed quickly, under the supervision of Sister Mary Andrea. By the time we had reached the seventh grade, our number had increased with the addition of Kaye King, je- rome Hardesty, and Eleanor Lacy. Now we turned our in- terest to boys, girls, and parties. The eighth grade was climaxed not only by the coming of Simon Kuehler, jimmy Tener, and jim Steichen, but also by our graduation from grade school and the wonderful party that followed at jack Eckioat's home. At last we had entered the whirl of highschool activities -Pep Club, Honor Society, Basketball, feeds, Glee Club, Choir and last but not least LATIN. Dear Latin! Many an hour Sister Mary Alicia spent drilling agricola, agricolae into the thick-headed Freshman Class. Here our class took time out to welcome two new members-Mary Ellen Ter- rell and Betty Easterling. It was during our Frosh year that we spent two memorable weeks after school memoriz- ing The Lady of Shalott as a punishment for shooting rubber bands at one another. In March of this year, the Pep Club and team joyfully ventured to Tulsa, only to see our team emerge defeated in the State Catholic Basketball Toumament. At the end of the year we were surprised to see how many of our class eamed a place on the State Honor Roll. Our Sophomore year began with a triangle, as we were then taking geometry from Sister Mary Clement. Not only were we drawing angles in our sleep, but we were -fighting Caesar in our nightmares. At the beginning of the year we Dorothy Rutherford wills her slow Texas drawl to jerry King. And to Joanne Boecker and joan Williams, she be- queaths her reserved booth at the drug store, in the hope that they will get quicker service than she received. Robert Schmitz wills his bottle of peroxide to Dorothy Hoffman. Georgie Schreiber leaves hei famous giggle to Clara Ann McGuire. james Steichen wills his charming way with the women to Eddie McCarthy. james Tener bequeaths his Trig book, with answers, to Eddie Chew. Mary Ellen Terrell wills her talkativeness to Gracie Thomas, and to Phyllis Heckenkamp and Betty O'Meara she bequeaths a pitch pipe to keep the altos in tune. Carolyn Venard wills to Margaret Ann Murphy her ability to talk thirty minutes after she's dead, and to Wanda Nichols she bequeaths her ability to read shorthand and look at the answer sheet at the same time. Robert Wehling wills his ability to grow side-burns to jimmy Eckstein. Phil Wirt wills his track medals to Diane Schneider. Signed by -SENIORS, '49 HISTORY welcomed Virginia Fallaschek, Gloria Pannell, jimmy Logs- don, and Ralph Blasier. The Catholic Tournament of '46 '47 was held here in Oklahoma City, with our team upset- ting Tulsa, and coming out victorious with a trophy to prove it. What a thrill! With the arrival of our junior year came not only jack Dolin, Margarite Hanly, and Philla Lee Mitchell, but also the excitement of the junior Carnival and the junior-Senior prom. The Camival was a booming success, and we knew we would have a super prom. Of course, it was through class co-operation and through the aid of Sister Mary An- drea that both were successful. Again our team ventured to Tulsa for another three day tournament and again we captured the championship cup. Our Junior-Senior Prom occurred May 4, and a week later we still felt the after effects. It was a marvelous affair, with everyone enjoying himself. Finally the end arrived-with all the Juniors' eyes looking ahead to their Senior year. It was on September 6, 1948, that all thirty-seven of us. now including Mary Reichmann, Enid Edmiston, and Dor- othy Rutherford, entered the Old Bastile to complete our last year. At last we were Seniors, and who was our home- room teacher and principal but Sister Mary Alicia, whom we welcomed back from St. joseph's with open arms? Leave it to the Seniors to start the year with a bang-we were caught eating Fritos during Lab period. We all repented. and Sister mercifully forgave us. School had hardly started when our long-awaited class rings arrived, more beautiful than in our dreams. The Class of '49 resolved to undertake the publication of a yearbook-the first sponsored at Car- roll in over twenty years-but this year we were fortunate in having Joe Cc-dy as our Class President and Sister Mary Alicia as our Principal, so great things could be expected. In December we mourned the loss of Dolores Grout, who finally hooked her ball and chain around jim McGinley. In February the school elected Don Ille and Pat Dierker as Annual King and Queen. By then the basketball tea,m was well on its way to victory, with both the team and the Pep Club looking ahead to the tournaments in March. After coming out victorious in the first two games, the team was defeated by two points the final night. Even in defeat we didn't lose very much, because we gained the mid-state and state runner-up trophies, and a lesson in good sports- manship. Next in our best and final year, came the Senior Play. The class chose Pride and Prejudice and selected a cast of very talented Seniors to present it. After this our thoughts turned again to the prom-this time the last one. And now as we are nearing the moment of graduation, we stop to wonder how we made the goal, and realize how much the Sisters of Mercy and the priests of the Cathedral have helped us in their guidance these past twelve long years.