East High School - Exodus Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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We organized our 12A class with Richard Krajec, president; Norma Fasciano, vice president; Mary Pitterman, secretary; Norman Petite, treasurer; and Jim Tassie, sergeant at arms. The president appointed committees for the Year Book, the Prom, the 12A Mixer, the Financial Affairs, and a Class Historian. On the Year Book Committee were Vera Kanareff, chairman; Dolores Anglovar, Robert Keiter, Robert Lynch, Evelyn Nicholls, Albert Samperisi, and Gloria Smargiassi. Serving on the Prom Committee were Lois Merkle and Carl Viviani, co-chairmen; Rose Christopher, Emma Padolski, Walter Simpson, and James Tassie. The 12A Mixer Committee consisted of James Skowronski and Verjean Kuivenen, co-chairmen; George Antolovic, Rose Cortese, Anthony Kruszewski, Vera Sosa, and Stella Zailac. The students on the financial com- mittee were Norman Petite, chairman; Natalie Delnostro, Pat DeFrancesco, and Stella Klaich. The Class Historian was Evelyn Nicholls. Those on the Class Prophet Committee were Mary Jo McMahon, Helen MuKavetz, Frank Shima- mura, and George Skenzic. The school elected as its Student Council officers Richard Krajec, vice president, and Jean Weiss for secretary. Eastites buzzed with the excitement of choosing the football queen. Janet Spurney and Mary Pitterman were elected attendants to the queen. Philip Kovalchuk was captain of our football team. Serving with him on the squad were Patrick DeFrancesco, Walter Simpson, James Tassie, and Carl Viviani. Gene DelNero was captain of East's cross-country track team. Lois Merkle was a Community Chest speaker from East High and gave numerous speeches to different organizations in Cleveland on behalf of the Community Chest drive. Indeed, our senior year has been filled with extra-curricular activities. We can look in retrospect at rallies, activity ticket sales, and the excitement of planning our graduation at John Hay High School, our Prom at Tudor Arms Hotel, and our senior dinners given by home rooms and various clubs. There was our 12A mixer complete with music, toothpicks, balloons, and beans. We had ice cream cake roll with candies. Also there was a memorable Christmas dance which was held in the gym. This class of January, 1948, will enter the community as citizens dedi- cated to the struggle for peace. The war is over, but the fighting goes on with world-wide peace as its goal. We have studied the fumbling progress of the world toward this goal as found in our history books. We have come to put our faith and hope in the United Nations Organization for the prevention of any future world war. Our country we know, must take an active part in the sup- port of this world-wide government. If our own government is to fulfill its honor-bound duty there stands the necessity for active, wide-awake, interested, and intelligently informed electors. We have been exposed to training which was to prepare us for this important task of citizenship; now we must go forth with the confidence of youth to prove this education worth while by exercising it in the form of leadership, character, and of good citizenship. We have tried to hold up the standards of East High as a class and now we shall do it individually. EVELYN NICHOLLS

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CLASS HISTORY We came from near-by junior high schools with curious eyes to find a new world, and a new alma mater, East High School. We knew that new friends would join us, and that varied courses of study would be offered to us. As lOB's we didn't dream how important this great school would become in our lives. How could we? The future was.misty. The events now so very important to us were as yet undreamed of. It has taken them three years to unveil themselves. As lOB's we got together socially for the first time with the 10B mixer. Re- member the mad line-up for the ice cream and pretzels? During the spring of 1945, we were humming these new songs: Don't Fence Me In, Rum and Coke, and Candy”. The class was pushing the war bond drive hard with home room goals, the cost of shells, motorcycles, and even bombers. The military war was supreme then in our daily interest. The day of 10B recogni- tion came and twenty-five people received credit for outstanding work in different fields of study. We progressed; we passed into the 10A. This semester the school noon canteen opened. We danced and played games here when we didn't wish to go to the movies. We promoted a Victory Loan drive and studied very hard during this semester. Sixteen students made the honor roll. In the 1 IB we continued pushing our studies, or were the studies pushing us? Mr. Coughlin's 11B-2 Home Room showed up all of the school in the tax stamp drive which was to finance new band uniforms. Philip Kovalchuk's and Norman Petite's track ability was discovered. The honor roll list contained 11 names this time. At the start of our 11A semester Mr. Emmett E. Smeltz was transferred to another school and Dr. P M. Watson took his place as principal of East High. We all missed Mr. Smeltz very much but we soon came to regard Dr. Watson as a friendly and fair principal. Under the coaching of Greg Conly, Jim Tassie and Philip Kovalchuk helped our team upset Shaw High to the tune of 25 to 7. Drives for the attendance reward of a half-holiday, for the Community Chest, and for tax stamps needed to purchase a new football truck kept us busy. Jean Weiss was crowned football queen and was presented with orchids and roses at the East-East Tech game. The National Honor Society inducted Vera Kanar- eff, Philip Kovalchuk, Richard Krajec, Lois Merkle, Lenore Mitchell, Evelyn Nicholls, and Mary Pitterman. Our honor roll boasted nine 11A students for this semester. The next step forward found us realizing that this was our last year at East High. We were 12B's. Now we were more active as leaders in the school. The 12B officers' election finished with these results: Dick Krajec, president; Pat DeFrancesco, vice president; Norma Fasciano, secretary; George Skenzic, treasurer; and James Tassie, sergeant at arms. We drove for tax stamps to buy a 16mm camera and choral club risers. Jean Weiss was elected secretary of the Student Council. We cheered when East High became the East Senate Champs in basketball and sighed when we lost the City Championship to South High by only two points. Remember the big parade around the school with floats, posters, costumes, and balloons, accompanied by the band? Coach Fleishman was named scholastic basketball coach of the year.” Clara Minadeo was elected attendant to the May Queen. Our 12B Mixer was a success. We had our serious moments, too. On Memorial Day East dedicated the Memorial Plaque to those who gave their lives in World War II. The National Honor Society inducted Jean Chandler, Norma Fasciano, Marjory Hiscock, and William Soeder. Vera Kanareff was named Mantle Orator. We worked on— our time at East was running out. We left then for summer vacation, forgetting momentarily the responsibilities which we had held as 12B's and those which we would assume as graduating seniors.

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SENIOR PROPHECY EUGENE ANDREWS Smilirig Butcher DOLORES ANGLOVAR Department Store Owner GEORGE ANTOLOVIC Bob Hope's Successor NOLA BAILEY Another Florence Nightingale JOANNE BOYD Glamour Girl DOROTHY BRIAR Competent Secretary DONA BROCKOFF College Grad ARLENE BRONSTRUP Perfect Saleslady ROBERT BUSCH Eugene's Partner NANCY CARBONE Hedda Hopper II JEAN CHANDLER Pride of Heidelburg College ROSE CHRISTOPHER Cover Girl JOSEPHINE COMPOLA Driving Instructor MARY LOU CORBIN Career Woman ROSE CORTESE Favorite Teacher WANDA CRAINE Elevator Operator RICHARD CRANN Man-about-T own MARY CROOKS Vogue's Sophisticated Editor JIM DeFABIO General DeFabio, Marine Corps PAT DeFRANCESCO All-American GENE DelNARO Cross Country Track Star NATALIE DELNOSTRO Hattie Carnegie's Rival RUTH DIETZ Dress Designer GENE DiLAURO U. S. C. Athlete EVA DiPIPPO Eva and Gracie Allen SANTINA DOTTORE She'll Sing “Faust JOAN EDWARDS Our “Hit Parade Candidate NORMA FASCIANO Lady Executive HOWARD FISHER Movie Operator ANDY FOLKMAN Mystery Man JOSEPHINE GIANGIOBBE Real Estate Agent BETTY GLIVIC Ballet Russe Star CHARLES GROUDLE Hollywood-Bound DELIA HAINSEY Number, please. RAY HEISNER Engineer from Georgia Tech MARJORY HISCOCK Eb's Wife JEANNE HOVANEC Happy Housewife GILBERT JONES Bank President MORRIS JONES Dependable Chemist VERA KANAREFF Linguist OLGA KANILLOS House Designer BOB KEITER Walt Disney's Protege STELLA KLAICH Soap Opera Star PHIL KOVALCHUK Football Coach RICHARD KRAJEC Mr. Manring's Successor ANTHONY KRUSZEWSKI The Professor VERJEAN KUIVENEN Jane Arden, Girl Reporter RUDY LICURSI World Traveler ROBERT LYNCH Successful Businessman BOB MAKI Singing Waiter