East High School - Exodus Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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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

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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

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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