George Washington High School - Surveyor Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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BILL OLSON to be meat inspector . . . will study at Cal Aggies . . . likes to lie on beach, gorge himself on spaghetti and banana pie. WILLIAM O'NElL is going to S.F.j.C. and will major in science . . . he wants to be a dentist . . . his favorite subject-ceramics. SHIRLEY OVERTON was history major and her pet likes are singing and spaghetti . . . her favorite subjects were biology, French, and Spanish. HELEN PAPATHAKIS will major in literature at Cal. . . . she would like to be a librarian . . . G.A.A. member, Eagle staff, and senior advisor, CLARENCE PARR majored in industrial arts at Geo. Washington . . . he enjoys all sports . . . plans to enter business . . . likes to eat onions. MARIAN PARTRIDGE plans to go to business school . . . active in the G.A.A. . . . is mad about Spanish, lemon pie, blonds and active sports. CASPER PENIRIAN hopes to become an expert ma- chinist . . . he was on track team . . . hates history, likes motion pictures and lemon pie. HARRY PESHON majored in mathematics at Geo. Washington . . . intends to be an engineer . . . physics was favorite subject . . . likes ham. JAMES PHELAN to be a salesman . . . hc will go to S.F.J.C .... was an Eagle Society member and also played basketball for GW. '40. ELEANOR PILCHER majored in language . . . will go to J.C. to study commerce . . . hates homework, likes cokes, walking . . . in G.A.A. IRMA POLSTORFF majored in German and wants to be a commercial artist . . . she likes everything she eats . . . dislikes almost nothing. ERMELYN POMMER will major in science at the S.F.J.C .... played baseball and basketball with G.A.A. . . . she plans to be a nurse. LEXV POSICH was a member of track teams of '39, '40, '41 . . . the ticket sales, Block W, senior play committees . . will go to State. ROSALIE PRAGER to J.C .... member G.A.A. and Block W . . . played bad- minton . . . likes Latin-Ameri- can music- . . . would travel. BOB PRITCHARD majored in science and math . . . senior advisor . . . to So. Cal .... worked on journal . . . will be a chemical engineer. WALDO PUTZKER will study Chemistry at Cal . . . played soccer, baseball . . . ambition is to be success- ful commercial photographer. COLLINS ORTON science major . . . will go to J.C .... likes ice skating . . . was in R.O.T.C. band . . . fav- orite subjects physiology, P.E. GEORGE OSTERTAG was a member of the swimming and tennis teams . . . plans to study business administration at Stanford . . . likes dramatics. MARJORIE PAPE she was an active member of the G.A.A. and belonged to the C.S.F .... was a member of G.S.S .... to attend U.C. CATHERINE PARAC to study business at J.C .... editor of Eagle, senior advisor, in Principal's Cabinet and a member of Floral Arts Club. ROSS PEARCE majored in machine shop . . . will be a mechanic . . . will go to Samuel Gompers' . . . in Sparks Club . . . likes potatoes. MAXINE PECK will continue her art major at S. F. State . . . she was a senior advisor, G.A.A. member, and also a Block W member. MARGIE PETERSON will go to S.F.J.C .... she was senior advisor . . . belonged to G.A.A .... her ambition is to make trip round the world. JEANNE PETRALLI plans to attend S. F. State . . . teaching will be her career and reading is her favorite pastime . . . likes to eat fried chicken. MARION PIONTEKI majored in sewing . . . ambi- tious to own a dress shop . . . enjoys dancing, sewing, week- ends . . . hates homework. HANNELORE PLAUT was active in the G.A.A .... her ambition is to travel and Spanish was her major . . . she likes badminton and candy. JACK POTTS majored in French, history and math . . . he intends to go to U.S.F. upon graduating . . . he was a member of R.O.T.C. BERNUS PORTER registry secretary . . . she will work following graduation . . . dotes on reading, dancing, his- tory, green salads, Uncle Sam. KEITH PROVOO was Lt. Colonel of R.O.T.C. . . . president of the C.S.F. . . . Principal's Cabinet, Saber Club, Spanish Club member. WARREN PURDOM was called to active army duty during his high senior year . . . was a member of the G.W. track team . . . language major. DONALD RAINEY will take aeronautics major at J.C .... favorite subject was wood shop . . . likes hunting . . . to be in Army Air Corps. ELAINE RAMBO will continue her music major at U.C .... she was a member of G.S.S., G.A.A .... wants, to be a concert accompanist. PAGE TWENTY-THREE

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.-Q I'm really not rardy. It just takes ra long to.get over from the gym l And Sam Gevirtz hopefully waits for Esther Grobler to give him that cherished admit to class. PETER MEYER will attencl J.C. to major in interior decorating . . . was Capt. of chess team . . . enjoys econ., steak, and swimming. NlARVIN MILLER on the basketball team and is going to Santa Clara where he will major in history . . . he was in the Eagle Society. DOROTHY NIIRSKY was a senior advisor . . . ma- jored in history . . . exec. coun- cil member as soph .... plans to attend some business school. PHYLLIS MIRSKY will continue her education at U.C., was an active member of C.S.F., Block W., and G.A.A. . . . likes tennis. MAURINE MORGAN majored in history . . . she will attend S.F.J.C .... was vice-president of I-L12 class, member of Floral Arts Club. BETTY MORRIS to take up pre-nursing at J.C. . . . this busy girl was a senior advisor, Pres. of Block W, and pres. of Latin Club .... G.A.A. THOMAS MUIR was an olficer in George Wash- ington's R.O.T.C .... he likes to collect phonograph records . . . language major, C.S.F. SAWAKO NAKANO majored in French . . . favorite pastime playing the piano . . . will major in commercial at the San Francisco jr. College. RUTH NUSSENFELD maj. in French, Latin . . . will go to Cal to be chemist . . . was in G.A.A .... likes horse- back riding, music and noodles. JAMES O'CONNOR was city editor of Eagle . . . member of Spanish Club . . . ambition is to be a composer . . . likes anything Spanish. PAGE TWENTY-TWO IEAN IYIILLSPAUGH French major . . . to attend U.C. and she will work for B.A. degree . . . likes juicy steaks, drama . . . was senior advisor. BEVERLIE MIRSKY French major . . . hates to study for test . . . was president of reg . . . likes Freddy-Martin, Orson Welles, liver sausage. EDITH MONTALVO desires to be a bookkeeping machine operator . . . was a S.B. collector . . . loves bike riding, roller skating, dogs. EDWARD MOORE plans to attend S.F.J.C .... his ambition is to become a Hrst class pattern maker . . . he likes wondshops and history. ALICE MORRISON majored in Spanish . . . she will go to S.F.J.C .... traveling is her ambition and ice cream and physics are her favorites. BOB MOSER had a commercial major . . . wants to be yeoman in U.S. Navy . . . played football and baseball for Geo. Washington. YOSHIO NAMBA major is aeronautical studies at J.C .... his ambition is to be an aircraft mechanic . . . he likes steaks, sports, drawing. JOSEPH NEELY likes sports and cars . . . dotes on turkey and thick, juicy steaks . . . will go to j.C. to study to be a machinist .... TERRY O'CONNOR football . . . track . . . majored in history . . . member of Hi-Y . . . to St. Mary's for training in physical education career. BOB OLIPHANT is going to Heald's Engineering College . . . major in civil en- gineering . . . high school ma- jor was math . . . likes physics. Graduates nf '41 der, and Secretary Nancy Gallagher. They won't forget .... As low juniors, they have a finger in every Washington pie-they're just hitting their stride. Debating contests in which Washing- ton is second to none, the Hrst Student Con- trol Day, junior Song Hit Day, several R.O.T.C. titles, and the better-than-ever Eagle and Surveyor are a few of the term's activities. The faces of the class of Spring '41 are getting to be known around the halls, especially those of the class officers, President john Contos, Vice President Mary jane Lin- kins, and Secretary Ruth Maltzer. At last they become grown-up high juniors l l I

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if' Three pretty seniors, Helen Bohm, Phyllis Burby, Martha Bohm, prepare each other to meet the critical eyes of their classmates when the lunch period ends. MARY RAMON will major in psychology at U.C .... shorthand, straw- berry cones and dreaming rate high with her . . . also travel. BETTE' READ took a commercial major at G.W .... she likes roller skat- ing, gum, and chocolate cake . . . wants to be a secretary. ELEANOR RITTLER majored in French . . . will go to S.F.J.C .... was G.A.A. yell leader . . . ice skates, plays golf and yearns to travel afar. MARJORIE ROBB will again major at J.C. in home economics . . . to travel is her ambition and writing long letters is her pet hate. PAUL ROGER wants to be an aviator and will go to S.F.J.C .... his major at G.W. was history . . . likes Coca Cola and gum. HELEN ROKAS science-French major . . . plans to attend S. F. State . . . likes horseback riding, ice skating, cowboys, chicken, and Greeks. EVELINE ROUSE played badminton in G.A.A. . . . majored in art . . . plans to teach dancing as a career . . . likes sports and spaniels. JOHN ROUSH was sergeant in R.O.T.C. and an active member of the Camera Club . . . he will major in game conservation at S.F.J.C. LOU S. SACHS will major in economics at Cal . . .rode with G.A.A. . . . L-12 treasurer . . . senior play board . . . mad about driving. ISABELLE SANDERS was active in C.S.F. and the Camera Club . . . she majored in history at Washington . . . likes drawing, dancing, poetry. PAGE TWENTY'FOUR FLOSSIE REEBALS will study at Munson's Busi- ness College . . . she was a senior advisor, a member of G.A.A., and likes ice skating. LAUREL JEAN REED majored in mathematics . . . she will attend business college . . . eating, typing, knitting or art are her favorite pastimes. CALOISE ROBINSON will go to Cal after gradua- tion . . . collects records and loves thick, juicy steaks . . Cal. History favorite subject. JAMES RODDICK was a movie machine operator . . . studied diesel engineering at Gompers . . . his ambition is to be an engineer . . . likes Hsh. HELEN ROSEBERG was a member of G.S.S .... she was a debater and a senior advisor . . . will go to busi- ness college . . . C.S.F. member. JANET ROSENBERG majored in French . . . played badminton with G.A.A .... hates to wear hats but adores candy, horses, and Superman. MORRIS RUBESIN plans to major in mechanical engineering at Cal . . . active member of C.S.F .... to see the world is his set ambition. KAY RUCKER takes teaching for her future work . . . an active member of Red Cross and G.S.S. clubs . . . to San Jose State College. INEZ SANGUINETTI is going to business college . . . she was a member of library staff and a senior advisor . . . she wants to be a. secretary. MARTIN SASLAW intends to study aeronautical engineering at the Boeing Air School . . . will be an airplane designer . . . likes tennis, dogs. Graduates nf'111 and with Sam Gevirtz as class president they are no longer called the babies of the school. Washington has her first night dance and it is the high junior class who does more than its share to make the dance a huge success. These juniors wind up the term with a hilarious Famous Character Day. Trudging ever forward with hopeful hearts, this spirited group of Washingtonians soon becomes low seniors. They decide upon attendance as their project for the term, no one expects Ol' Man Plum to appear on the scene. But sure enough he does, and his in- flu-ence keeps a huge number of students out for at least a week or two. So there goes