Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Se+uxvi Ga+tututte i CLASS DAY Jim Crooks, Marjorie Flanigan, Aleta Sowers, Wayne Nysven, Doris Tassin, Russell Bianco, Bill Doud, Tom Hadden, Jean Garwick, Gene O ' Neill, Julia McPherson Terrell. CAPS AND GOWNS Dorthy Ellis, Frances Cocking, Nellie Jones, Fern Jackson, Dick Wilson, Bill Porter. SENIOR PROM Louise Thomas, Warren Dooley, Mark Viere, Benton Press, Ernie McDonald, John Schweiker, Bob Izumi, Jim Risden, Dick Briggs, Bob DeCocker, Sam Sirianni, Jean Derrough. BACCALAUREATE Jean Derrough, Jean Reed, LeRoy Judkins, Argene Rose, Bill Burrows, Lyle Anderson, Lucille Avant. COMMENCEMENT Dorothy VanCourt, Bob Brady, Arlene Henderson, Robert Storey, Merle Ainley, John Aduddell, Russell Jose. CLASS PARTY Aileen Hull, Duaine Mossman, Marcus Silverman, Ted Randall, LeRoy Crusan, Donald Huffman, Eugene Burch, Eugene Sheldon, Maxine Fletcher, Mary Korte, John Lemon, Bill Franklin, Don Grier. QUESTIONNAIRE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Jean Silletto, Leroy Barickman, Glen Erickson, Betty Evans, Betty Frazell, Richard Hopper. SENIOR BANQUET Pat Bloomburg, Walter Gannon, Don Brown, Kirk Fowler, Ray Reinhart, Herbert Miller, George Roberts, Mary Jackson, Ruth Vandenburgh, Jeanne Buschusen.

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VANCOURT. DOROTHY E. Victory Corps 6; Advertising Sales Committee 8; Chairman, Commencement Committee 8 Sweet disposition , heart of gold VANDENBURGH, RUTH E. Student Council 7, 8; Assembly Committee 7, 8; Judicial Committee 8; Senior Banquet Com¬ mittee 8 It ' s nice to be natural when you are naturally nice VER HUEL. JAMES W. Student Council 7; Building and Grounds Com¬ mittee 7; Band 5, 6; Treasurer, Senior Class 8; Warrior 8 None but himself can be his parallel VIERE, MARK C. Social Committee 8; Assembly Committee 5. 6. 7, 8; Building and Grounds Committee 8; Hi-Y 7, 8; Chorus 6. 8; Wrestling 7; Senior Prom Committee 8; Stage 7, 8 All-round good fellow WALKER. DONALD WILLIAM, JR. Band 3, 4, 5, 6; Orchestra 3, 4, 5, 6; Warrior 8 He ' s different , all right WILSON, RICHARD E. Cap and Gown Committee 8 He comes up smiling ANDERSON. LYLE H. Baccalaureate 8 We have never seen him mad or mean JACKSON, FERN ELIZABETH Pep Club 7, 8; Senior Cap and Gown Com¬ mittee 8 Modest and shy MICHAEL. CLAYTON Senior Prom Committee 8 Marines have landed; situation well in hand MARASCO, MICHAEL Warrior 8 Time and tide can wait ROSE. ARGENE T. Baccalaureate Committee 8 Mine ' s not an idle cause SILVERMAN, MARCUS Senior Class Party Committee 8; Tennis 4 A redheaded guy with brains

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ei u cAiAt uf, COLORS—Green and Gold FLOWER—Talisman Rose MOTTO— ' The ability to start is worthless without the stability to finish! ' Today they are mighty seniors. Tomorrow, soldiers and citizens doing their part in the advancement of civilization. June 8, 1944, was a red letter day in the lives of 85 boys and girls who had spent the better part of 12 or 13 years working toward one goal—graduation from high school. West Tech High had put the finishing touches of education upon this group, who, as llB ' s, had taken advantage of the opportunity which the new school offered. We are proud of the part we have played in the advance¬ ment of a new technical school. We hope our influ¬ ence has been good, and that we have set and maintained standards high enough to be a challenge for those who follow. We thank our many instructors for their understanding and sympathy in recognizing the problems of youth in these troublesome times. Our senior year at West Tech High was a busy one. At our class election on February 24 the following persons were elected as officers: John Schweiker, President; Gene O ' Neill, Vice President; Ruth Vanden- burgh, Secretary; Jim Ver Huel, Treasurer; and Jeanne Silletto, His¬ torian. Committees were set up to take care of the numerous activities that were to come. The class prom, first in the history of West Tech, was held on the evening of April 14 in the gaily decorated auditorium. Music for the dance was provided by the Morrow Melodians, and the program in¬ cluded an enjoyable floor show. A seemingly inexhaustible supply of punch was served during the evening and, from the reports, a grand time was had by all. The senior class party of May 5, better known as the Farmers ' Hop,” was a gala affair held in the West High auditorium which was appropriately decorated in keeping with the farm theme. The seniors danced to phono¬ graph records, played games, and a prize was awarded the best-dressed farmer of the evening. Entertainment was topped off with a floor show by a few of the many talented class members. On the evening of June 2, the senior class ban¬ quet was held in Younkers Tea Room, which was attractively decorated to conform with the theme