El Paso High School - Cometeer Yearbook (El Paso, IL)

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JUANITA WESSEL Band 1. 2. 3: Girls' Intramural 1, 2. 3, 4; F. H. A. 2. 3. 4: Office Girl 4. Ambition Nurse. JAMES WILLIAMS Boys' Chorus 3; Mixed Chorus 3; Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Stage Crew 3. 4; Football 3. 4; Track 3; Football Manager 1. 2; E Club 1. 2. 3. 4. Ambition Navy. JAMES VOLZ Tranfer Junior Year Boys’ Chorus 2. 4; Mixed Chorus 2. 4; Basketball 1. 2: Student Council 1: Reporter Sports Editor 4. Ambition— To Be a Success DEAN WATTS Transfer from Tremont High 4: Track 2: Boys' Intramural 2. 3. Ambition Engineer. KATHERINE W ASSON Girls' Chorus 1. 2. 3. 4: Mixed Chorus 1. 2. 3. 4; Girls' Intramural 2; Pep Club 2. 3; F. H. A 1. 2. 3. 4; Reporter Typist 4; Monitor 2. 3. Ambition Nurse. JOAN WEBB Class Treasurer 3; Girls’ Chorus 1; F. H. A. 2. 3. 4: ' Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick'' 4; Cometeer Advertising Manager 4: Freedom's Open Door” Third Place. Ambition College. KATHRYN WEBER Girls' Chorus 1. 2: Office Girl 4. Ambition Typist. CAROLYN MARIE WESSEL Girls’ Chorus 1. 2. 4; Mixed Chorus 1, 2. 4; The Campbells Are Coming 3; Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick 4; Girls' Intramural 1. 2. 3. 4: Pep Club 2; Spanish Club 2: F H A. 3. 4; G. A. A. 1. 2. 3, 4; Reporter Feature Editor 4: Debate 4. Ambition Nurse. FOURTEEN

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ROLAND SCHROEDER Track 3. Ambition Factory Worker. JO ANN SHUMAN Girls’ Chorus 1. 2; Mixed Chorus 2; Student Director of Junior and Senior Plays: Girls’ Intramurals 1. 2; Pep Club 1. 2: F. H. A. 1, Treasurer 2. 3. Vice-President 4; G A. A. Secretary 1. 2; Cheerleader 2. 3. 4; Office Girl 4; Cometeer Academic Editor 4: Reporter 4. Junior Editor 3; Honor Poll 1. 2. 3. 4: Freedom’s Open Door’’ First Place: Debate 4. Ambition Kindergarten Teacher. HOWARD STEFFEN Class President 1; Basketball 2; Boys’ Intra-murals 1. 2. 3. 4; F F A 1. 2. 3. 4; Student Council 1. Ambition Farmer. JOHN STIMPERT Football 3. 4: Track 2: Boys’ Intramural 1. 2. 3. 4; E Club 3. 4. Ambition Work at Cater-piller. ★ ★ ★ FERNE IRENE STINE Girls’ Chorus 1. 2. 4: Mixed Chorus 1. 2. 4; Girls' Intramural 1. 2. 3. 4; F. H. A. 1. 2. 3. 4: G. A. A. 1, 2. 3. 4: Librarian 4. Ambition Governess. LEO STOKES Boys’ Chorus 2: Track 3: Boys’ Intramural 1. 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 1. 2; F F A. 1. 2. 3. 4; Monitor 3 Ambition Apply for American Farmer. DON TATE Transfer from Oswego High 1: Class President 2. 4: Bovs’ Chorus 1. 2; Mixed Chorus 1. 2; Band 1. 2: “The Campbells Are Coming” 3: Football 3. 4; Basketball 1. 2. 3. Captain 4; Track 1. 2: E Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Spanish Club 2. Vice-President 3; Student Council 2. Secretary 4; Cometeer Editor-in-Chief 4; Monitor 2: Honor Roll 1. 2. 3. 4; Freedom’s Open Door Second Place. Ambition Commercial Artist. JACK VALENTINE Boys’ Intramural 2: F. F. A. 1. 2. 3. President 4; Monitor Assistant 3. Ambition Farmer. THIRTEEN

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Ssmioh, SksddfULL. These activities highlight our four-year educational pattern: As Frivilous Freshmen ’twas registration, orientation, initiation, creation (contests, committees), and vacation; then Silly Sophomores and registration, bug-a-tion (biology), party-ation, flirtation, vacation; Jaunty Juniors plus registration, magazine sale-a-tion, concession stand-a-tion. Junior prom-i-nation, dramatization, vacation; and at last Sagacious Seniors with registration, magazine sale--a-tion, gathering corn—money motivation, skip-day-a-tion, dramatization, Cometcer publication. Senior proniination, Senior breakfast-a-tion, Baccalaureate, and then—Graduation. Now what stands between our class and starvation? You’ve guessed it, a Super Vocation!! Several musical minded members of the class are M. Crusius and K. Poorbaugh, starring in Metropolitan Opera; L. Baity, our “Trumpet King”; J. Williams, conductor of U. S. Navy Band; M. Crawford, a certified public accordion player; and J. Kemp, St. Louis blues singer. Ringling Brothers hired S. Furrow to train monkeys and L. Bess to walk tight ropes. Charlie Bridges and B. Punke rated “Broadway” as “Mr. Zoot-Suit” and a famed Radio City “Rockette”. Industry claimed J. Volz and D. Watts, managers of “Watts and Volz Light Bulb Co.”; Betty Finck, manufacturer of Crunchy-Munchy Candy; and Jo Shuman, cook at ‘Popeye Spinach Co.” R. Schroeder believes eating “Popeye Spinch” caused him to win world shotput record. Hollywooders now are K. Wasson, “Movie Queen”; P. Remmert, Mel Blanc’s successor; and K. Weber, who assists Louella Parsons in editing her daily bit. E. Franke, designer of sensational Parisian hats; McCall’s leading stylist, C. Schertz; and V. Radebaugh, author of Glitter and Glow, a book on costume jewelry, emphasize the fashion world. J. Brown, World’s Speediest Typist; M. Rinkenberger, secretary to L. Roth, Editor of Esquire; and L. Ellifrits Regenold, typist, continued commercial careers. Farmers at heart are J. Stimpert, Texas chicken rancher; C. Miller. South Sea coconut grove owner; J. Valentine, race horse owner in the bluegrass country; and J. Cordts, moonshine maker in Kentucky. Leo Stokes is Professor of Fertilizer at Podunk University (good old P. U.). D. Tate, Queen Elizabeth’s personal shoe-shiner; Sir Thomas Morris of Britain’s House of Lords; and C. Wessel, Illinois Senator who went to Russia to tell Stalin off, now working in the salt mines of Siberia, are the class diplomats. F. Stine and J. Wessel, International Baseball Champions, have their own TV show which is managed by R. Krug and J. Webb. The age of “hotrods” cast its spell upon W. Herncjar, professional stock car driver; James Hall, Chicago taxi driver; Don Garrels, conductor of “World Sight-Seeing Tours”; and H. Steffen, Louie’s successor in the “Capital City of the Corn Belt.” M. Cackling, Professional Chop Suey Taster in Hong Kong; D. Dixon, collector of rare South American insects; and F. Gauger, who flies jet planes, are seeing the world. FIFTEEN