East High School - Exodus Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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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

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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

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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