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

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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

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SENIORS HENRY VAN KEMPEN CHARLES WEBBER MURIEL WITWER 16 QQ-S TULA BALL-No picture XVESLEY WELLS-No picture 'A' OF 1945 RICHARD W'ALLACE BETTY JO WEBER The 1945 Minuteman

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CLASS WILLS I, Doris Miller, do hereby will my home across the street to Barbara CElkhartj Sechrist. You're wel- come, Charlie. I, Grace Bennett, do hereby will my proficiency in making pin curls to Annie Green. I, Henry Van Kempen, do hereby will my will- power to stay home most of the evenings to that hap- py-go-Iucky sophomore, Richard Scheid. I, Dale Hertel, do hereby will my truck to Harold Seggerman. If his class is like the one of '45-he'll certainly need one. I. Darrell Thompson, will my Bachelor traits and Hillbilly tactics to Dick Asire. I, Blaine Cripe, bequeath my athletic form to that little fellow, Pinky Gardner. I. Helen Nagy, will my ability to clean fountains to any future Lassie who will take the responsibility. I. Paul Jacobs, will my ability to get on the bas- ketball team to Clarence Hill, who has been unsuccess- ful for three years. I, Fred Lamb, will my ability to be in school every day. and to do my work, to Tiney . I, Betty Church, will my misfortune of living near Granger to anyone who thinks they can stand it as long as I have. I, Elmer Sossoman, will my tall, slim figure to Pewee Trowbridge. I. Thomas Frisz, do leave unto any and all de- sirable juniors, my IA Draft Classincation. We, Bill Edwards and Helen Augh, will our ability to stick together to any of the many couples that seem to need it. I. Peter Haney, will my ability to be good in Mr. Harke's class to anyone who wants it. I, Frances Newman, will my height to Johnny Haney. I, Fred Netz, do hereby will and ordain my knowl- edge of Sociology and facts of life to Mr. Milton Harke. I, Lurella Reed, will my griefs and worries on the Colonial to Pat Romine. I, Eugene Lesiuk, will my beautiful women to my brother, Dick, I Tula Ball, do hereby will my natural blonde tresses to Betty Lou Brown. After all, dye is pretty hard to get these days. I, Marjorie Bauer, will my ability to get along with a certain senior boy to anyone who would take the chance. I, Dorothy Kollar, do will my ability to get along with boys from Mishawaka to Ruth Buckland. I. Florence De Grove, will my messy locker, 249, to any junior who is fast enough to jump away from the door when it is opened. I, Dick Evans, do hereby will my ability to never miss a long shot to Wilton Besemer. I, Howard Couch, do will my ability to bring up a discussion in Government to any bashful junior. I, Ray Hunt, do will my ability to be a race driver to any speedy individual. I, Eugene Izdepski, will my ability to stall a car on dates to anyone who can get away with it. I, Walter Burnham, willlmy ability to get along with Coach to Clarence Hill. I, Norma MacCormick, hereby will my bright red Lassie jacket to anyone who doesn't like the color green. I. Betty Bogue. do hereby will my ability to work for Miss Dearing to any one who will take it. 18 I I. Clifford Montgomery, do will my good fortune to be known as The Monster to Bill Davis. I, Bill Bartlett, do will my good fortune to be known as The Feet to anybody who wears number 8 tap shoes. I. Margaret Toth, do hereby will my quiet nature to Edna Holderman. I. Delbert Gardner, do will my ability to get along with Mr. Harke to Billie Lowe. I, Bernice Sorrell. will my ability to run around the halls to anyone who can get away with it. I, Joan Mulligan. will my ability to talk Miss Dearing out of homework to any fast talker who will take the risk. I. Dick Kubiak. do will my ability to stay away from the girls to Dick Asire. Ye Gods! What am I saying? I, Rosemary Forsythe. do hereby will my ability to chew gum and get by with it to my sister, Jackie. I, Evelyn Nelson, will my boots that I have worn faithfully through the winter to Mildred Thompson, who also likes to keep her feet dry and warm. I, Mrs. Marceline Inman, will my ability to get married to any junior who will take the chance. I, Jane Call, will my ability to do Bookkeeping to all future bookkeepers. I, Joan Patrick, will my Fads and Fashions Col- umn to any junior who will take it. I, Ruth Frisz, do will my ability to get along with Mr. Rogers to Shirley MacCormick. I, Charles Webber, will my ability to do Book- keeping to Cruly Walsh, who, I know, likes to work with figures. I, Maxine Krieter, do will my place in Bookkeeping to any junior who will accept it. I, Bill McNerney. do will my ability not to miss basketball practice to that unfortunate sophomore, Max Wilder. I. Betty Jo Weber. do will my sense of humor and ability to carry on a long conversation to that talkative junior, Howard Post. I, Ellsworth Ullery, do will my ability to make the rounds with girls to Larry Heckaman. I, Shirley Smith, do will my oflice of Lassies to any junior girl who will accept the responsibility. I, XVanda Chapman. do hereby will Theodore the mouse in Locker 238, who, incidentally, has a craving passion for Government books. to any junior who is capable of getting a lesson by reading between the lines. I, Muriel Witwer. do will my ability to study in third hour Study Hall to that industrious Fred Ream. I, Dick Wallace, will my wild women and car to VNVee Wee . I. Wesley Wells. do will my great master brain to James Holton. I, Pansy Carter. will all my A's in History and Government to any junior who doesn't need them. I. Charlotte Rose, will my roller skating ability to anyone who can stand up on them. I, Janie Rodgers, do will my ability to get along with sailors to any other girl who thinks she can handle them. Last but not least, we hereby will to our sponsors, Mrs. Steinhart and Mr. Harbaugh, another senior class just like ours. MARGARET TOTH BILL BARTLETT The 1945 Minuleman