East High School - Exodus Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1944 volume:

EXODUS January '44 EXODUS STAFF Chairman: Ann Haggerty Marilyn Bristol Gloria Joseph Marillyn Bolton Ruth Sengebusch Vivian Mady Bill McCraw Bob Mertz FACULTY ADVISERS Miss Katherine Kyle.....................Activities Mr. Harry C. Harnish...................Collections Mr. Evan Lodge..........................Production 2 January '44 EXODUS ADMINISTRATION The character of a class, as of an individ- ual, shows up when the going gets tough. This year has been a hard one for this class with the additional war responsibilities because so many good people graduated last summer. In spite of these things, we have never had mat- ters go better than they have with this grad- uating class. In the name of the faculty and for myself personally, I wish you every continued good fortune. —EMMET E. SMELTZ Principal You are graduating into a world in dire need of greatness. Will it strengthen you in your resolve to have a part in this by remembering that there will always be an East High School to glory in your brave efforts and in your successes. —GRACE A. MARTIN Assistant Principal Rarely have high-school graduates faced so per- plexed a world. Your education at East High School has been directed in developing your under- standing and the ideals of democracy, so that you can effectively participate in the citizenship of your nation. In accepting this challenge, I am sure you will bring honor to yourself and to your community. —LYOYD Z. WALTON Assistant Principal 3 EXODUS January '44 SENIOR ADVISERS MISS IDA F. BUDDE Auditorium I MR. HARRY C. HARNISH Auditorium II MISS KATHRYN KYLE Auditorium III MISS FRANCES A. MURPHY Class Adviser 4 January ’44 EXODUS CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT ANNE “ANNIE” FENTON 9403 Edmunds Avenue Pres. National Honor, Pres. Ath- enaeum, Sec. Laurean, Sec. and Treas. Fencing Club, Sec. Jr. French Club, Sr. Revue, St. Council, Ger- man Club, Junior Town Meeting speaker. VICE-PRESIDENT ELEANOR “ELLY” CAPPELL 7405 Hough Avenue National Honor, Managing and 2nd Pg. Editor Blue and Cold, H. R. Chairman, Sec. Athenaeum, Lau- rean, jr. French Club, Sr. Revue, Victory Corps SECRETARY JANiCE “CAN” CAVAN 2139 Murary Hill Road Sr. Revue, Sergeant-at-arms 12B Class, Athenaeum, Laurean, H. R. President TREASURER ALMIRA “AL” SVATEK 650 i Hough Avenue National Honor, Athenaeum, Lau- rean, St. Council, Bank Teller, Sr. Revue, Tea Room SERCEANT-AT-ARMS SANTO “SONNY” RECALBUTO 2105 Random Road 12 Class Pres., Drum Major, Marching Bank, Tennis, T rack. Victory Corps. “Hi-Y” Pres., Boys’ Glee Club, St. Council Slim, dark-haired Anne Fenton loves rare roast beef and hopes to be- come a dietitian some day. She has appeared on ihe East High School stage innumerable times to intrcduce speakers and has, herself, spoken on several social studies programs both at school and on the radio. Always rushing somewhere, “Elly” Cappell has held a top post on the Blue and Cold for two years. Bowl- ing is her favorite sport, but she en- joys watching a football game, too. Called “Torchy” on account of her mop of red hair, she loves to read and rates chemistry as her favorite subject. Everyone who has met her likes Janice Cavan, who is always smiling and willingly eager to do whatever jobs are assigned to her. Her home- room appreciated her leadership cap- abilities so much that they elected her president several times. Listening to music for a pastime is tops, according to pert Almira Svatek. Beneath her reddish-brown hair is a genius for bookkeeping that has rated her straight “A’s” in that course all through high school and has placed her in a responsible position in the school bank. With a tight uniform (a constant source of worry) “Sonny” Regalbuto led the East High School band down the field during the autumn football games. Ability to prepare Italian dishes, and jitterbugging instincts, add much to his popularity. The pin he wears on his sport coat signifies that he has been accepted as a Naval Aviation Cadet. EXODUS January '44 CLASS COMMITTEES MIXER Bill McGraw, Chairman Bob Clarke Jane Curie Marjorie Caitanis George Traub SENSOR REVUE Dorothea Swirsko, Chairman Lois Jean Batten Mae Babcox Cora Hulbert Anna Mae Lohman EXODUS Ann Haggerty, Chairman Marillyn Bolton Marilyn Bristol Gloria Joseph Vivian Mady Bill McGraw Bob Mertz Ruth Sengebusch PROM Co-CHAIRMEN Marillyn Bolton Doris Boop Ernest Santora PROGRAMS AND INVITATIONS Janice Cavan Josephine Grasso Margaret Koprek Arlene Pearson DECORATIONS Zora Borovac Lillian Butler Eleanor Cappell Anna Mae Lohman Gloria West COMMENCEMENT Robert Clark Pauline Lembo Dorothea Swirsko 6 January ’44 EXODUS MAE “GIMMIE BABCOX 8722 Meridian Avenue Student Council, H. R. Secre- tary, Sr. Revue, Riding, Bank LOIS JEAN “PEE WEE” BATTEN 1 921 East 97 Street Stage Crew, P A. Operator, Bank, Riding, Sr. Revue LOIS “LOIE“ BEYNON 5906 Linwood Avenue Inter Nos, H. R. Sports, F. N. L. Club, jr. Friendship Public- ity Chmn., Glee Club, Choral Club MARILLYN “BEAU” BOLTON 9735 Woodward Avenue Athenaeum, Whirlo, H. R. Pres., Sr. Revue, Prom Co- Chairman, Band, Marching Band, Orchestra, Flute Trio, Blue and Gold DORIS “BOOPSIE BOOP 9601 Talbot Avenue Sr. Revue, Prom Co-Chairman, H. R. Sec., Tea Room, Riding ZORA “QUEENIE” BOROVAC 1 125 East 79 Street Sr. Revue, Bookery Clerk, Tea Room, H. R. Treas. CAROL “BRANDY ’ BRANDT 11601 Carolina Road Athenaeum, Laurean, Victory Corps, Inter Nos, Band MARILYN “RED” BRISTOL 5 06 Luther Avenue Athenaeum, Laurean, Sr. Revue, H. R. Pres., Victory Corps, H. R. Sec. and Treas., Glee Club LILLIAN “BOBBIE” BUTLER 6014 Utica Avenue National Honor, Athenaeum, Laurean, French Club, Sr. Re- vue, Prom Committee, Concert Band, Marching Band, Wood- wind Quintet, Girls’ Leaders, Whirlo, Orchestra ROBERT L. “CLARK” CLARK 7705 Superior Avenue National Honor, H. R. Sec., Pres. Inter Nos, Lincoln Club, Class Historian, Victory Corps, Commencement Comm. ROBERT “RED” CLARKE 2057 East 82 Street Lincoln Club, 12A Mixei Comm., Sr. Ensemble, Operetta, Choral Club, “Hi-Y” Sec., Sr. Revue RUTH “COOKIE” COOK 1426 East 1 09 Street Victory Corps, Sr. Revue, Glee Club, Office Assistant 7 EXODUS January ’44 CLASS HISTORY By Robert Clark World War II has affected our graduating class more than it has any other. As early as the tenth grade we felt its effects. The fact that our class enrollment dropped from 222 in the 1 OB semester to 74 in our senior year, that we were the first class in many years to have a prom in place of a dinner dance and that we elected a girl president may be attrib- uted mainly to this war. Yet, not all of our high-schoo! enjoyments were interrupted. We had our mixers, dances, football games and most cf the ordinary high-school activities. The 10B was our first and last term during peacetime, and we made the most of if. Our first social event of the semester was the 10B Mixer, which was attended by 150 of us. At the mixer we became better acquainted with our new classmates through the mediums of games, a snake dance and refreshments. There was a war in Europe, of course, but that had been going on for some time and was very remote to most of us. if we could have only realized its path then! Having been assigned to our various homerooms, we began to take an active part in high-school affairs. Cora Hulbert became active in Student Council committee work; Anthony Novak snapped pictures for the Blue and Cold, and Carol Brandt worked overtime as Miss Budde’s assistant. In April, just as we were beginning to setttle down to our high school routine, the first real effect of the war in Europe came about when our principal, Floyd L. Simmons, later made a lieutenant-colonel and sent to North Africa, was called to one year’s active service with the Army. No one knew then that his one year of defense service” would be length- ened into a “duration job.” Assistant Principal James B. Fenwick became acting principal We were further shaken out of our cocoons by the arrival of George Traub. George and his family had just escaped from Czechoslovakia in time to avoid the “Berlin Express.” He was assigned to Mr. Fleishman’s homeroom, one of the four in our small class. By the time 1 OB Recognition Day came, we were fully launched in the work of becoming worth-while citizens. We were studying manners and proper dress as special homeroom projects, and we were doing our share in buying Defense Bonds and Stamps. At the recog- nition assembly we honored those who excelled in scholarship, student council participation and attendance. At the end of the semester the war was beginning to spread more and more, but we still felt secure in the fact that we were separated from it by thousands of miles of water. It was on December 7 of our 1 0A semester that this theory was blasted out of existence by the attack on Pearl Harbor. All of our enthusiasm, which had gone into the support of Activities Tickets and our football team, was diverted into making bandages for the Red Cross and buy- ing the newly-issued “War Bonds and Stamps. Dorothea Swirsko was helping to promote health among Eastites by informing them in the Blue and Gold how to gain “vim and vigor” through “vitamins,” and jimmy Johnston and Paul Landon were rating articles in the Blue and Gold for their track work. This track work was to help prepare them for duty with the armed forces, which they both entered soon after. It was in the eleventh grade that some of the most drastic changes in our high-school life presented themselves. We all began to experience something very new to us—ration- ing. Many of us aided teachers in distributing ration books to i'he public, and although these were given out in elementary schools, East High School itself was chosen to house Ration Board 18-10. Even though there was a great deal of excitement, we took part in the usual Life Career programs. Many of the plans and decisions made by us then had to be cancelled later on, for the war and draft boards intervened. 8 January ’44 EXODUS MARIAN BURRHEAD” CRAN- DALL 7905 Whitethorn Avenue National Honor, Athenaeum, Laurean, French Club, Whirlo, H. R. Sports, Tea Room, Sr. Revue KATHLEEN KAY CROKE 1460 East 89 Street H. R. Secretary and Treasurer JANE CURLEY” CURLE 1 1 85 Addison Road Student Council, 12A Mixer Committee, Whirlo BEVERLY “BEVY” DAME 1346 Ansel Road Sr. Revue, Choral Club FLFANOR EADIE 8109 Melrose Avenue Jr. French Club, Commercial Club, Sr. Revue, 12A Nominat- ing Comm. Chmn., Choral Club ROBERT “BOB” EDWARDS 10321 Ashbury Avenue “Hi-Y,” 12A Mixer Commit- tee, H. R. Sports, H. R. Officer MARTHA MARS” FATICA 2089 East 125 Street Sr. Friendship, Sr. Revue, Tea Room, Riding MARJORIE SANDY” GAITANIS 6314 Quimby Avenue St. Council, Bookery Helper, Bank Teller, Sec. 12B Class, 12A Mixer Comm., Sr. Revue, Riding, H. R. Sec. MARY CALVIE” CALVIN 1355 East 1 15 Street French Club, Senior Revue, Blue and Cold, Choral Club ROSE RO” CEORCE 1905 East 121 Street Senior Revue, Victory Corps. Attendance Clerk JOSEPHINE JO” CRASSO 2085 Random Road Athenaeum, Laurean, Sr. Revue, Choral Club, Allied Youth ANN HACGY” HACCERTY 9501 Wade Park Avenue Mantle Orator, Sec. National Honor, Vice-Pres. Athenaeum, Pres. Laurean, Vice-Pres. and Sec. French Club, 2nd Pg. Ed- itor Blue and Cold, Chmn. Exo- dus, H. R. Chmn., Riding, Vic- tory Corps 9 EXODUS January 44 CLASS HISTORY (Continued) Despite all this, we were taking an ever-increasing part in school life. Marillyn Bolton, Lillian Butler, and Bonnie Watters were coming to the front of the band ranks. Robert Clark was again elected secretary of his homeroom. Lois Jean Batten was ably assisting on the stagecrew. It was at this time that Emmet E. Smeltz from Lincoln High School became our new principal. The opening of the 1 1A term found many changes in East High School. Aeronautical physics was offered to would-be aviators. In addition to the old, familiar fire drills, we were instructed how to act in the event of an air raid. We were asked to take part in the collec- tion of scrap metal which was to be used against our ruthless enemies. It was also in 1 1A that the greatest single blow came to our class. It was resolved by Congress that the draft age should be lowered to include 18- and 19-year-olds. One of the first results of this law was the enrollment of girls in the marching band. But not only the students were affected by the Conscription Bill. Early in December the boys lost one of their homeroom teachers when basketball Coach William Fleishman joined the Army. With the realization that most of the boys and a few of the girls would soon be in the service, the Victory Corps was instituted in the high schools. There was a branch of the Vic- tory Corps for each division of the armed forces. It was the puipose of this Victory Corps to help prepare us for various jobs in the armed forces, and it proved invaluable to many of our class later on. Finally the day which many of us had awaited so anxiously arrived. Seven of our mem- bers were inducted into the National Honor Society. Those seven classmates who had shown outstanding ability in scholarship, leadership, character, and service were Eleanor Cappell, Robert Clark, Beverly Dame, Anne Fenton, Ann Haggerty, Bonnie Watters, and Cordon Whit- ney. In the 1 2B Pauline Lembo, Martha Waldrup and Bob Mertz joined them. New mem- bers inducted in the 1 2A included Lillian Butler, Marian Crandall, Almira Svatek and Doro- thea Swirsko. The opening of our senior year found us with only one boys’ homeroom. The draft was really beginning to take its effect! Those of us who were left were menaced from still another quarter. The temptation to leave school for high wages offered by industry was great, but most of us compromised by finding a part-time job. Even though we were seniors, we were given gym, and for the boys there was gym five days a week. But none of us who entered the armed services ever regretted all the training. Despite all the handicaps, however, we were still maintaining a leadership in the school. Santo Regalbuto was elected president of the 1 2B class and also drum major; Ann Haggerty was acclaimed Mantle Orator, and Eleanor Cappell became Managing Editor of our news- paper, the Blue and Cold. At last the semester toward which we had all looked for so long arrived. We were 12A’s! Out of the original 222 there were only 74 of us left. There were only 16 boys, since most of the others had been forced to graduate in summer school in order to complete their education before being called away to the services. We were determined to have all of the activities usually associated with graduating classes. 10 January ’44 EXODUS EILEEN SHORTSTUFF HOLLI- DAY 854 East 75 Street H. R. President, Glee Club, Rid- ing FLORENCE FLOSSIE” HOLOWINKO 8100 Simon Avenue Whirlo Sec., Riding ERWIN BUCK HUFENBACH 1 0007 Ostend Avenue Hi-Y, H. R. Treasurer, Wrestling, Ha!! Guard Captain CORA CORKY HULBERT 1478 Addison Road Vice-President L a u r e a n, St. Council, H. R. Pres., Chmn. Ticket Comm. Sr. Revue, Sr. Revue GLORIA JO JOSEPH 6801 Edna Avenue Athenaeum, Laurean, German Club, F. N. L. Club, Sr. Revue, Exodus CYRILLE ROSE K KOHN 9326 Amesbury Avenue Athenaeum, Laurean, Sr. Friend- ship, Sec. Jr. Friendship, inter Nos. F. N. L. Club MARGARET SNUFFY KOPREK 9000 Kenmore Avenue Athenaeum, Laurean, French Club, Whirlo, Sr. Revue Script Comm, and Chmn. Publicity Comm. ALBERT AL LANCASTER 1779 East 20 Street Orchestra LOIS JEAN LANCLAND 6614 Wade Park Avenue Jr. Friendship, Choral Club, Glee Club, H. R. Officer, Bank Teller PAULINE PAUL LEMBO 1852 Lakeview Road National Honor, Athenaeum, Laurean, Sr. Revue, Bowling Club, Choral Club DOROTHY DOTTIE LOCKWOOD 5620 Quimby Avenue Glee Club ANNA MAE PENNY LOHMAN 1956 East 79 Street Bookery Clerk, Captain H. R. Sports, Chora! Club, Sr. Revue, H. R. Treas. ! I EXODUS January ’44 CLASS HISTORY (Continued) After cheering our football team under the captaincy of Ernie Santora, we began to make plans for our senior revue. After considering the small size of our class, we decided to draw talent from all the school. Who will ever forget Bill McGraw as Frank Sinatra,” the beau- tiful singing of Beverly Dame, or the graceful antics displayed in the Fine Arts Number?” The Senior Revue was followed by plans for our dinner dance, but again we were cheated by the war. Because of the rationing program it was impossible to have a dinner, but we decided on a prom at which light refreshments were served. It was held at the College Club on December 1 1. The social climax of our entire high-school life, we made the most of the opportunity, realizing that most of the boys would soon be in the service. After the excitement of the prom was over, we began to make plans for our com- mencement. Again because of our size, we decided to have an outside speaker. After many days of rehearsal, our commencement was finally held in the John Hay High School auditorium on January 27. Our president, Anne Fenton, told us the part our education would play in achieving victory, and Ann Haggerty passed the mantle on to the incoming seniors. None of us will ever forget the thrill of receiving our diplomas, which represented twelve years of educational endeavor. As we left East High School, some of us to go into the armed forces, a few to enter col- lege, and the greater part to enter a world of business, we felt that we had received advantages which only a fine school could give us. Despite all our handicaps and restrictions, we had enjoyed twelve years of education which has helped to equip us to face the varying situations of our troubled world. U January '44 EXODUS DOROTHY DOT” LOWE 8013 Melrose Avenue H. R. Pres., French Club, Sr. Revue, Office Assistant EDITH “IDA” LUCIC 1036 East 68 Street Student Council, H. R. Treas., 12B Mixer Comm., Riding VIVIAN ”VIV” MADY 6114 Quimby Avenue Choral Club, Glee Club, Exo- dus, Tea Room, Sr. Revue BILL BILLY” McCRAW 1383 East 86 Street Lincoln Club, Sr. Revue, Blue and Cold, Bank Teller, Chmn. 12A Mixer, Exodus, Treas. Whirlo DICK TENNESSEE” McSWEEN 7202 Hough Avenue Football, Lincoln Club, Victory Corps IRENE CINDERELLA” NOCENTE 2187 Murray Hill Road Sr. Revue, Victory Corps, Chor- al Club, Glee Club, Tea Room ARLENE DUCHESS” PEARSON 1 0520 Ashbury Avenue Prom Committee GENEVIEVE JENNIE” PELLO 1835 East 75 Street Blue and Gold, French Club, Sr. Revue, Glee Club, Riding RUTH RUTHIE” PHILLIPS 1 0625 Ashbury Avenue 12A Mixer Committee, Movie Cashier MARY REG” REGAS 11015 Wade Park Avenue H. R. Sports, H. R. Officer Choral Club EDWARD EDDIE” MOORE 1712 East 68 Place EXODUS January ’44 CASE OF THE MISSING MUNITIONS MANUFACTURER (TIME 1951 ) By Dorothea Swirsko I opened the door marked “Editor’’ and slipped into the office of the editor at the Cleveland Press. The weary, red-haired girl sitting at the desk I easily recognized as Eleanor Capped. She was talking earnestly to Ann Haggerty, who holds the same position at the Cleveland News. I greeted them briefly and they nodded to me and continued poring over the long lists in their hands and at the front page of a five-day-old newspaper from which glared the head- lines, “Munitions Manufacturer Missing Three Days.” The item beneath told that George Traub was missing and that it was feared he had met with violence. The cooperation of the public, and especially the members of the graduating class of East High School of Cleveland, Ohio, in January, 1944, was sought in establishing his whereabouts. This information would greatly aid in tracking down his kidnappers. Il was stated by his family that he had mut- tered something about “going to see a classmate about a reunion.” All information was to be reported to the Cleveland Press. “Say, Eleanor,” I said, “is that the kid in chemistry lab who was always blowing up the place?” “This item refers to George Traub, the munitions manufacturer, who invented all those deadly explosives used during the last war,” they replied coldly. “Well —” I began, but was interrupted. “Read the list of names,” Eleanor demanded.. . “We’re getting responses from lots of the members of the class in answer to this item carried by the Associated Press throughout the nation. The telephone shrilled, and Eleanor eagerly answered it. “New York calling? .Oh, hello, Zora!. . .you haven’t heard from George? How’s the new play? That sounds good. So long.” She turned to us and smiled.. “That was Zo'a Borovac, the Broadway star. Her latest play has run six months in New York. “Ann, I wanted to tell you—” I offered weakly when the door opened and Lois Lang- land, the office girl, walked in and deposited some telegrams on the desk. Eleanor read them aloud, “IN PERU EXPLORING RUINS BUT HAVE NOT SEEN GEORGE. MARjORIE GAI- TANIS AND DORIS BOOP” and “HAVE NOT SEEN GEORGE SINCE GRADUATION. EILEEN HOLLIDAY, 1st LT. ARMY NURSE CORPS, HONOLULU, HAWAII.” “How do you suppose they heard about George?” queried Ann. “It seems hard to believe that he’s gone, no one seems to know where. George is important, you know.” Our next caller, Gloria Joseph, swept in regally as befitted a Director of a School of Nursing. “Well,” she said. “I’ve come to report for my girls at University Hospitals. Lois Batten, L.ois Beynon, Marilyn Bristol, Kathleen Croke, Janice Gavan, Cyrille Kohn, Dorothy Lockwood, Pat Ryan and Delma Zenobi all say they haven’t seen George since we graduated seven years ago. They’re all nurses at University Hospitals where Carol Brandt is our chemist. Marian Crandall, our occupational therapist, and Mary Galvin, our psychiatrist, both said ‘No’ when i asked if they had seen George. Oh, yes, I nearly forgot; Martha Waldrup, our personnel director, said to tell you she hasn’t seen George for three years. I’m late for a meeting now, so I’ll have to scurry off,” she finished, leaving breathlessly. M January ‘44 EXODUS JEAN “TINY” REX 1613 East 78 Street LORRAINE “LORRY” RUNYON 4417 Superior Avenue Victory Corps PATRICIA “PATTIE” RYAN 1 643 East 40 Street Athenaeum, Laurean, F. N. L. Club. Inter Nos Treas., Fenc- ing Club, Chemistry Club, Vic- tory Corps ARTHUR “SEAHAC” SAHACIAN 1423 East 51 Street “Hi-Y,” Orchestra ERNEST “HONEY” SANTORA 995 Ansel Road Football Capt., Vice-pres, “Hi- Y,“ Prom Co-Chairman, H. R. Officer, H. R. Sports MICKELINA “MICKEY” SCATA 2110 East 125 Street Senior Revue, Riding, Tea Room GERALD “SCOTTIE” SCOTT 2057 East 88 Street “Hi-Y,” Sr. Revue, Choral Club, Glee Club, Sr. Ensemble, Oper- etta RUTH JEAN SENGEBUSCH I 404 East 1 05 Street Sr. Revue, Commercial Club, H. R. Officer, Exodus ALICE JANE SHERRY 10410 Pierpont Avenue H. R. Sports, Glee Club, Blue and Gold RITA “SQUEETZ” SIEFERD 562 East 1 1 4 Street Sr. Revue Ticket Comm., Vic- tory Corps EDWARD “SMITTY” SMITH 9105 Blaine Avenue Marching Band, H. R. Sports DOROTHY “DOTTIE” SVELC 6708 Edna Avenue Athenaeum, H. R. Secretary, F. N. L. Club 15 EXODUS January 44 CLASS PROPHECY (Continued) Ann read a letter from Lorraine Runyon’s mother. It stated that Lorraine was doing missionary work in Madagascar and that it was doubtful that she had seen George recently. “Well, let me tell you about—” I started again. “Dorothea, will you please stop interrupting! If you want to talk about past history, look at all these clippings I have collected in my scrapbook about our class. There are also some clippings on what our classmates did in the War.” I eagerly thumbed through the book. There was a clipping about Anna Mae Lohman, who had ferried bombers to England. “Gee, the air corps uniforms looked wonderfully well on Bill McGraw, Robert Edwards and Albert Lancaster! Bill's a bank manager now, and Albert is a transport pilot. Here’s Gerald Scott, who got the D. S. C. for bagging 129 Japanese planes! Here’s Robert Clarke in the Air corps; he-took Sinatra’s place after the War. Dick McSween and Santo Regalbuto got their wings without any trouble in the Navy. Dick’s an electrical engineer in Cleveland now. Ann offered calmly, “Yes, we all know that, and we've heard from our two WAVES, too. They were Mickelina Scata and Rita Sieferd.” “Now, see here, Ann and Eleanor, let me tell you—’’ i said belligerently. “Yes, we know, Dorothea, you’re a biological chemist, and you haven’t seen George either,” chorused Ann and Eleanor. Eleanor picked up a letter. “Here’s d note from the WHITE COLLAR WORKERS’ CLUB OF CLEVELAND. It includes Irene Nocente, Dorothy Svelc, Bonivere Watters and Pauline Lembo, now stenographers, and Mary Regas, an accountant. They’re sorry but George is a thing of the past tense to them, too.” I continued looking at the clippings. There was one about women in war industry. I recognized one picture as that of Edith Lucic, riveter. There was another of Florence Holo- winko. Both had set production figures at a new high and had been singled out as shining examples of Women’s fine record in industry during the War. Both were now important members of labor unions in the city. The door flew open and in burst an alert-appearing young man. “Robert!” we cried joyfully, for it was Robert Clark, the F. B.. i.’s detecting genius. With him was Anne Fen- ton, Congresswoman from Ohio. “She had to make a speech, and so we flew in together,” Robert said, indicating Anne. “What information have you got for me?” asked Robert, wanting to get down to business immediately. The office girl stuck her head in the door and announced: “Mr. Erwin Hufen- bach.” Erwin was top theatre man in Cleveland and had all the Broadway shows stopping at his theatre. He handled most of the affairs of the theatrical people in Cleveland or those passing through. “Came in to report for some of my troupers,” he announced. “Vivian Mady and Eleanor Eadie are playing in an operetta which is here this week. Neither I nor they have seen George for seven years. Josephine Grasso designs most of our scenery for us now, and John Lokar, the famous hypnotist, appears on our stage annually at Christmas time to please the kiddies. Art Sahagian, the advertising man, stopped by to see me. Neither he nor Vivian Walters, the John Powers model, have seen George. The same is true for Edward Moore, my program printer, and Gloria West, who runs an advertising agency in Chicago,” he concluded. The telephone rang again. This time Ann answered, “Cleveland Press... Oh, Gloria, again. .Martha Fatica,, Rose George, Jean Rex — all medical social workers at the hospital? All right, we'll cross ’em off our list.” 16 January ’44 DOROTHEA DOC SWIRSKO 1233 East 81 Street National Honor, Sgt.-at-Arms Athenaeum, Laurean, Sr. Revue Script Chmn., Health Commit- tee Asst., Class Prophet, Com- mencement Comm. GEORGE TRAUB 1911 East 90 Street Victory Corps, 12A Mixer Comm., French Club, Student Council, Math Club MARTHA WALLY WALDRUP 2029 East 89 Street National Honor, H. R. Sec., Whirlo, Athenaeum, Laurean, Inter-Nos, Sr. Revue, H. R. Sports VIVIAN VIV WALTERS 1358 Giddings Road Student Council, Sr. Revue DELMA DEL ZENOBI 2272 Murray Hill Road Sr. Revue, Tea Room, H. R. Of- ficer EXODUS BONIVERE BONNIE WATTERS 6305 Linwood Avenue National Honor, Athenaeum, Sec. Laurean, 12B Class Treas., H. R. Chmn., Blue and Gold, Orchestra, Marching Band, Sr. Revue, Bank Bookkeeper, Flute Trio, Woodwind Quintet, Of- fice Assistant GLORIA WESTIE WEST 1539 East 82 Street Capt. H. R. Sports, Sr. Revue, Whirlo, Riding GORDON WHITNEY 9410 Edmunds Avenue Inter Nos, H. R. Officer, Choral Club, Operetta (Work finished at Kenyon College) CONSTANCE HELYN ZARKO Strongsville, Ohio H. R. Officer, Bookery JOHN CARROT TOP LOKAR 6001 Dibble Avenue Hall Guard 17 EXODUS January ’44 CLASS PROPHECY (Continued) I gazed at some more clippings. There was one on Mae Babcox, the draftswoman, who had done outstanding work during the war,. . .The face of Ruth Cook smiled at me from some clippings on aviation which stated that her work had added greatly to the war effort. Eleanor was talking on the phone, “Oh, Beverly Dame? How are you? You re going to sing the lead in ‘Carmen’ for the Metropolitan? Haven’t seen George? Well, thanks a lot. Good-bye.” Robert crossed more names off the list. “Well, let’s be systematic,” said Anne Fenton. “What names do you have left. Robert read off, “Lillian Butler.” “Oh, she’s a public stenographer on a luxury liner between New York and Rio. She’s half-way down the South American coast by new, so she couldn’t possibly have seen George within the past four or five days,” 1 said. “I think I ought to tell you that—” Robert gave me a cold look and continued reading, “Jane Curie, Cora Hulbert—” “Cora called us for the girls who belong to the Hough elementary school P.-T. A. jane Curie belongs; she has twins. Alice Sherry is married and has a little girl, and then there’s Helyn Zarko. She belongs to the P.-T. A, too, and has four children, all boys. They said they haven’t seen George since graduation time,” Eleanor stated. “Here,” said Anne Fenton, “is a special delivery letter from Margaret Koprek, the county agent for Huron county’s farmers. She says that while she hasn’t seen George, she has seen Ernie Santora, coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes He hasn’t had a winning team for two years, but he keeps on hoping.” The telephone rang for the fiftieth time, and Robert answered. “Oh, Marillyn Bolton? Good. . .Composed any new flute solos? Oh, you’re calling from Severance Hall and Gordon Whitney wants you to tell us ditto. . . .playing his own concerto at the concert next week. Well, we’ll all get tickets to hear Gordon tickle the ivories. You bet! So long.” When the telephone rang again, I answered it. “Ruth Sengebusch? Sure, I remember you. At Halle’s advertising department? How nice. And Almira Svatek is a buyer there? Arlene Pearson works in the Credit Office? Hmmm, do you suppose you could fix up some' credit for me? Ruth Phillips is a model there? And not even ONE of you has seen George? Thanks a lot, so long.” “Ed Smith has a dance instruction studio now,” staled Eleanor. “He phoned us be- tween teaching sessions of'his newest dance creation, the ‘Smith Shuffle.’ ” “What about Genevieve Pello?” I queried. “She had the funniest ambition of all; she wanted to be happy and successful.” “Genevieve,” supplied Eleanor, “works for us on the Press. She writes the advice to the lovelorn column. Now she tells other people how to be happy.” “That,” said Robert Clark gloomily, “includes everybody, except Robert Mertz. In every town that I have visited in my F. B. I. quests, I have seen the nut shops which he oper- ates. That slogan ‘Nertz from Mertz' is really sweeping the country.” During the brief quiet which followed, I managed to comment, “I’ve been trying to tell you all along that George came in to see me about that class reunion. Then when we had settled that, he went fishing with Mertz. There’s no mystery; George’s wife and six kiddies just don’t like to see him go fishing, so he has to sneak away!” Oh, how I wish that all the nurses from our class had been there just then! Everybody fainted and I quietly left, closing the door behind me. IS January ’44 EXODUS WHO'S WHO BIGGEST BLUFFER Gerald Scott Dorothy Lockwood CUT-UPS Marillyn Bolton George Traub BUSIEST Bonnie Watters Santo Regalbuto MOST ATHLETIC Ernest Santora Lillian Butler BEST DANCERS Anna Mae Lohman Arthur Sahagian FASHION PLATES Margie Caitanis Bill McGraw DREAMIEST Ruth Phillips Edward Moore MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Ann Haggerty Robert Clark MOST OFTEN IN THE DOGHOUSE Genevieve Pello Bob Edwards CRAPE HANGERS Erwin Hufenbach Margaret Koprck MIDNIGHT OIL BURNERS Robert Mertz Dorothea Swirsko MOST BASHFUL Albert Lancaster Lois Beynon BEST TALKERS Mary Galvin Bob Clarke FLIRTS Eleanor Cappell Gerald Scott RASCALS Marian Crandall John Lokar GIGGLERS Doris Boop Edward Smith KIBITZERS Ernest Santora Zora Borovac INSEPARABLES Dorothea Swirsko Robert Clark EFFERVESCENT Bonnie Watters Bill McGraw PRETTIEST GIRL Vivian Walters HANDSOMEST BOY Bob Edwards 19 EXODUS January ’44 INSIDE STUFF NAME 1 S LIKES HAS NEVER LOIS BATTEN really blonde assemblies failed to be backstage MARILLYN BOLTON curly-headed “Ski Snoot” been serious CAROL BRANDT cheerful tuba playing practiced MARILLYN BRISTOL a redhead sailors liked crutches LILLIAN BUTLER sport loving gym stopped falling RUTH COOK earnest office work looked happy KAY CROKE a chatterbox funny jokes told one JANE CURLE a designer soldiers failed to please BEVERLY DAME dramatical to giggle been on time ELEANOR EADIE a mezzo to vocalize disappointed listeners MARTHA FATICA sleepy sleep snored JANICE CAVAN a sharpie lunch periods overeaten ROSE GEORGE 0. K. to talk been talked to JOSEPHINE GRASSO shy men seen the world EILEEN HOLLIDAY twitter-pated Jimmy dated him FLORENCE HOLOWINKO a worker horses run for a bus ERWIN HUFENBACH a book carrier junior high girls cut a class CORA HULBERT sweet dances broken a toe GLORIA JOSEPH efficient committee work missed a meeting CYRILLE KOHN brown-eyed parties chewed bubble gum ALBERT LANCASTER polite candy insulted anyone LOIS LANGLAND hungry uniforms blushed PAULINE LEMBO a hard worker parties got home early )OHN LOKAR cut-up to confuse people had a date IDA LUCIC foggy to get lost worked too hard VIVIAN MADY a doodler music changed a record DICK McSWEEN a hillbilly sports been awake EDWARD MOORE good natured swimming drowned IRENE NOCENTE an eater eating eaten enough ARLENE PEARSON lively aerial gunners been to California MARY REGAS quiet tall boys dated one JEAN REX a wo If ess wolves been wolfed LORRAINE RUNYON pious war work missed church PAT RYAN an early bird nursing soothed a brow MICKELINA SCATA diminutive V-12 students cut a class RUTH SENGEBUSCH pleasant crazy people been kissed ALICE SHERRY bashful anything blue screamed RITA SIEFERD lively sailors overworked ALMIRA SVATEK dynamic pills taken one DOROTHY SVELC pretty dancing stepped on toes MARTHA WALDRUP a smooth article roller skating been caught up with GLORIA WEST artistic horseback riding fallen off a horse CORDON WHITNEY an ivory pounder girls studied for a test HELYN ZARKO a tomboy sports never met a real one DELMA ZENOBI giggler jeeps ridden in one 20 January ’44 EXODUS REMEMBER THE TIME Athenaeum girls looked for dates for their annual spring formal? Doris Boop took a spill at the JOB mixer? Zora Borovac wondered who wrote the “They Were Seen’’ column? Lois Batten and Mae Babcox ate cinnamon bread outside the Blue and Cold room? Lois Beynon ate an orange in chemistry class? Marian Crandall and Margaret Koprek turned on their charm with red longies? Beverly Dame arrived late to her social studies class every morning? Bob Edward's face took on a queer look when he found out that teach- ers can make you stand in the corner in high school? Anne Fenton was congratulated on keeping third period honor study hall so-o-o quiet? Mary Calvin got a perfect score on an impromptu French test? Marjorie Gaitanis offered to hand in a modern problems outline that wasn’t required? Josephine Crasso used bobby pins from Mexico? Ann Haggerty was asked to go out for track as a result of her dash to get into the National Honor Society? Mr. Harnish's small homeroom bagged the record for contributions to the War Chest drive? Cora Hulbert hastily removed her socks before an assembly? Jimmy Johnston tried to escape the wrath of a yapping purp? Anna Mae Lohman wore her flashy green and white plaid shirt? Vivian Mady powerfully rendered “Rose Marie at the I 2A Mixer. Bob Mertz played a polka at the same party? Screams and sighs were heard when Bill McGraw appeared as “Frank Sinatra’’ in the Senior Revue? Santa Regalbuto’s drum major hat was passed among the band mem- bers for penny contributions? Someone explained their troubles with zinc pennies to Dorothea Swirsko? Art Sahagian consumed his lunch in homeroom? Ernie Santora had a double share of refreshments at the 1 2A mixer? Gerry Scott knew all about the Hatfield-McCoy feuds? George Traub looked high and low for a dancing partner? Bonnie Watters was half of a winning waltz team in a contest at a Wilson junior high alumni dance? Vivian Walters, on hands and knees, cleaned someone else’s shoes? Martha Waldrup wore corsages every week? Gordon Whitney ate a lemon for his lunch? The whole class sang “Happy Birthday” to Miss Budde? 21 EXODUS January ’44 January '44 Service Roll As well as can be ascertained, these are the boys who left our class in the eleventh and twelfth grades to enter the armed forces of our nation. An undetermined number of others who left school to go to work or for other reasons are now members of the armed forces. In order to graduate before called for active service, some speeded up their schoolwork so that they were graduated either in June 1943 or from summer school. TONY BANIS NAVY DOMINIC BATTISTA NAVY NARCYZ CHRYN COAST GUARD ROBERT CRANE MARINES HARVEY CANTOS NAVY JIMMY JOHNSTON ARMY PAUL LANDON NAVY ROBERT LINDSEY MARINES FRANK LONCO ARMY EDMUND MULLEADY NAVY FRANK MYSLENSKI NAVY ANTHONY NOVAK ARMY DOMINIC PASTIS NAVY DON PIUNNO NAVY TIM RENNICK NAVY JERRY STEWART NAVY NORMAN YEAGER ARMY Autographs 23