Clay High School - Minuteman Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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SENIORS LURELLA REED CHARLOTTE ROSE SHIRLEY SMITH ELMER SOSSOMAN MARGARET TOTH The 1945 Minuteman lab- Q. I A-T 4 L S.-fiiiiifi 1 11 T i g 1, - Qi SQ. X- - --islfi :riff X .K S A ge X gel -- T 1 ,, - X QQ-121 A Q, S . -xzri-Q. T Q 'QS - 3-wif Q yi- A ws: Q f , 'flifif 53 1: T' X1 Q2-X:-Pei , OF 1945 EMMAJANE RODGERS MARCELINE RUPLEY BERNICE SORRELL DARRELL THOMPSON ELLSWORTH ULLERY 15

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CLASS HISTORY Little did we realize that a few months after we trooped into W.C.H.S. as green frosh in September of 1941, that our great country would be involved in a war that has lasted through the whole four years and now we make up the fourth war-time graduating class. We elected officers pretty late in the year and they were Dale Hertel, President: Helen Augh, Vice-Presidentg Ralph Kubsch, treasurerg Marjorie Smith, Secretary: and Max Anthony, Ser- geant-at-arms. We had lots of enthusiasm and planned great things with the help of our sponsors, Miss Stienke, Miss Stinson, and Mr. Harbaugh. Just about the only thing that turned out was in the field of athletics. We had two freshmen girls who competed in the State Telegraphic meet for bowlers. They were Marjorie Smith and Muriel Witwer. The second string basketball team would have been pretty slim if it hadn't been for the freshman members, Bob Pingel, Bob Greene, Ralph Campbell, Ralph Kubsch, Albert Rose, and Shirley Fassett. When we returned to school in September of 1942 we were simply out of this world. We were sophomores!! We started the year by electing Helen Augh, Presidentg Fred Moomaw, Vice-President: Helen Desich, Secretary, Richard Bert, Treasurer: and Betty Church, Sergeant- at-Arms. Miss Stimson and Miss Stienke left the school that year so Mrs. Schultz and Mrs. Redmond joined Mr. Harbaugh in sponsoring us. , We had a War Stamp contest during the second semester. This did a great deal to build up sales. That year we helped the school to be County Champs by contributing Ralph Campbell, Ralph Kubsch, and Bob Green to the first string. Remember, that was the year we didn't lose a conference game. Central was the only fly in the ointment. In the fall of 1943 we returned to school again and behold! we were important juniors. We got a good start with Helen Augh, President: Wanda Chapman, Vice-President: Shirley Brinker, Secretary: Doris Miller, Treasurer: and Betty Church, Sereant-at-Arms. Due to some difficulty, the Junior officers were changed at the end of the Hrst semester. For new officers we found Fred Netz and Dale Hertel filling the offices of President and Vice-President, and Paul Jacobs. the Sergeant-at-Arms. Shirley Brinker and Doris Miller still held the oHices of Secre- tary and Treasurer. I We had a very busy and interesting time. There were two parties which we all greatly enjoyed. Monogrammed pencils were sold and also a variety of Christmas cards. We had a noon movie and two dances, one in the fall and one in the spring, which made quite an increase in the class treasury. We got our class rings too, which was an exciting event, but because of war conditions we could not get what we wanted. May 20th was the Annual Junior-Senior Prom, a night many of us will long remember. Once more and for the last time we all came back to Washington-Clay in the fall of 1944 to be mighty Seniors. We have so many pleasant memories to last into the future and some that weren't so pleasant. The class officers were elected immediately and the year was under way. They'were Helen Augh, President, Fred Netz, Vice-Presidentg Wanda Chapman, Treas- urer: Florence DeGrove, Secretary: and Dick Kubiak and Eugene Lesiuk, Sergeants-at-Arms. We had some difhculty and discontentment in getting started and after a few months there was a new election. We then found Bill Bartlett and Margaret Toth as President and Vice-Presi- dent. Florence DeGrove and Wanda Chapman remained with their offices and Dick Kubiak and Dick Evans were elected Sergeants-at-Arms. We sold monogrammed pencils again and had a big magazine contest with the Juniors. We presented the Sixth Annual Sweater Hop and had great fun planning Skip Day, a party, and giving a Senior play called Ever Since Eve. It was a great suc-cess. 9 To close we wish to express, in behalf of the Senior Class, our best wishes to the students and teachers and hope that the Juniors will have a profitable year benefiting by our mistakes. FLORENCE DEGROVE , DoR1s MILLER. The 1945 M1'nuteman 17