Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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Page 26 GRANITE HIGH WORLD Tuesday, May 27, i952 Makers Display Their Ware Posing proudly are the students who designed and made the class flag. Squatting are Dale Cook and Mike Papp, the drafting shop boys who designed the flag. Standing are Twila Edmonds, Shirley Ohms, Kathleen Hillmer, Willa Mae Groves, and Margaret Cafeteria, Library and Office Will Lose Many Faithful Top Seniors When the June '52 class graduates, several cafeteria, library, and office workers will leave. These faithful 4-2's have donated their services to help lessen the jobs of others. Two top-senior boys who have worked in the cafeteria during lunch periods are Everett Steele and Ray Hoffman. Loretta Young is the only 4-2 serving as library assistant. Helping in the office during their free periods are Marilyn Ogden, Sandra Dore, Phyllis Serfas, Phyllis Cooper, Audrey Burich, and Willa Mae Grove. Every day after school, Vineta Mercer and Rae Jones work in the school office until 5 o'clock. Assisting Miss Hetty Pick, the girls' dean, during the 4th hour have been Sue Cocagne, Phyllis Cooper, and June Miles. Kathleen Hillmer, Pat Townsend, and June Hlaston aid Miss Pick the seventh hour. Mr. Lawrence McCauley, the boys' dean, has had as his helpers Pat Town- send, Sandra Dore, Marilyn Ogden, Twila Edmonds, Marian Dillie, Pat Bucky, Bar- bara Nicol, and Mary Joyce Sanders. Vacancies for helpers will be numerous Haug, the girls who made the flag. when these seniors graduate. :aids from ,the Wise Hallowed Halls of Granite High hi 'S'P Y Provide for Cherished Memories By Pat Townsend The top seniors have given us their philosophy-bits of knowledge which have seen them through life thus far and may see them through the years to follow: Bob Ka,stelicHThe thing that goes the farthest toward making life worth- while that costs the least and does the most is just a friendly smile. Norman Reiske-On my honor to do my best, to help myself and cheat the rest. Leroy Petty-Staying out possible. Dale CookfPatience can mountains. Charlotte Lewis-Never until trouble troubles Wilbur Higgins-Hear counsel, and receive instructions, that thou mayest be wise in thy later end. Don Twellmain-You are never rich enough in friends that you can afford to lose one. Helen Shaver-To rise higher, aim higher. Margaret Haug-Do what ever possible to- day because tomorrow never comes. Helen Astorian-Happiness is everythingg sadness is nothing. Lois Wallace-Be yourself. Jule Blakee-Don't take life so seriously. You'll never get out of it alive. Jo Kelih-Giving is living. Albert Lesko-Everyone is ignorant. It's just that they are ignorant of differ- ent things. Joyce Rice-If you tell the truth, you don't have anything to remember. Linda. Hernandez-Charity is the multi- tude of all sin. Dennis MontgomeryfBe a live wire, and you won't be stepped on. of trouble when build and move trouble trouble you. By Gus Lohmann As we top seniors leave the hallowed halls of Granite high we take with us the memory of one cherished accomplishment. In the years to come when we tell our children and grandchildren of our high school days the memory of our cherished accomplishment will be the most vivid. Everett Steele, Mary Herr, Don Con- reaux, Mary Hess, Mariann Kientzy, and Bill Hodge take pride in passing their language courses. Richard Turner, Sandra Mills, Charles Mucho, Lavetta Mann, Har- old Davis, Joyce Rice, Eunice Oberdieck, Charles Becherer, Bob Miller and Jim Cle- ment cherish the thought of passing their junior and senior English courses. Science presented a challenge to Willa Mae Grove and Betty Lavelle. They are proud of their chemistry grades, while Virginia Kientzy is pleased to have passed biology. Passed Algebra Donna Ellis, Bob Graf, and Jim Hacke- thal claim passing algebra with Mr. Vernon Orr as the teacher as their accomplish- ments. Curtis Stover, Paul Greer, and Chalmer Tucker are also proud of accomp- lishments in the field of math. Mrs. I-Ieuman's typing courses were mastered by Cecilia Finck, Shirley New- man, Janet Bridges, and Loretta Young. Cherishing their accomplishments in short- hand are Gerry Perry, Rae Jones, Vineta Mercer, Shirley Luecker, and Juanita Vaughn. Vineta Mercer-Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until your good is better and your better best. Howard Robertson-Try once and try again. Then quit-don't make a fool of yourself. Kathleen Hilmer-When you think little of a person, say as little as you think. Non-failures Their non-failure records are cherished by Rodney Blevins, Ed Manoogian, Rose Ann Duckworth, Evelyn Carnahan, Albert Lesko, June Miles, Bob Withers, Gloria Fedorchak, Dorothy Wilmouth, and Ro- bert Laub. Twila Edmonds, Bob Kastelic, Marlene Mitchell, and Pat Bucky cherish the memory of being on the honor roll. Having four majors pleases Mervil Masey. Jackie Burckhartt and Geraldine Harley will long remember their accomplishments in band, while Gail Spengel, Josephine Keli, Dixie Haley, and Marilyn Ogden cherish their membership in Masque and Gavel. Marian Dillie and Clarice Dameron are proud of being cheerleaders. Cherish Letters Earning letters in tennis rate high with Ronald Branding, Tom McRaven, and Earl Branding. Joan Cann, Shirley Ohms, and Lois Wallace are proud of being members of G.A.A. Jack Reese cherishes the most valuable player on the football team title. Don Henson and Eddie Cook will never for- get the hours spent on the basketball court and the baseball diamond, while his track accomplishments stand foremost in the mind of Tiny Robertson. Margaret Haug proudly supervised the making of our class flag. Mildred Hollis learned the art of sewing, and Joyce San- ders the art of driving a car. Wins Award Winning the Lesche Literary Award is Joyce Shelton's proudest memory, while their work in art will never be forgotten by Betty Favier and June Hlastan. Jean- nette Allen obtained a diploma in three and a half years. Sandy Dore and Helen Brazier cherish the thoughts of serving as vice-president of the student body. Audrey Burich is happy to be chosen second attendant to the May Queen as well as class treasurer.

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l Tuesday, Moy 27,1952 G R A N I T E H I G H W O R L D Page 25 Dv You love Graduates State Muriel Wim ' . Cigar Voted Future TV Stars HI Wlsh I Hadll Mos' Popular Lucyordesi? ' . U --I Wishw is now one of the most used What do top seniors like in the way of By JON DRESSEL I Love Lucy , the Lucille Ball-Dezi Arnaz television show was recently award- ed the title of the funniest show on tele- vision. According to top senior girls, only one thing is wrong with the program--the name should be changed to I Love Desi. Admlrers Sue Cocagnc, Barbara Nicol, Dixie Haley Sandy Dore, Marilyn Ogden, and Phyllis Cooper are but a few of the many top sen- ior girls who chose Lucille Ball as the role they would most like to portray on televi- sion--because they like her husband. Despite this warning only one male heed- ed the signs of the times. Don Conreaux would like to play Desi Arnaz. Wild amd Wooly The wild and wooly West should have no trouble finding wild and wooly actors as long as graduates of Granite High are on the market. Earl Baker and Harold Zellin would like to be Texas Bruceg while riding along beside them would be the Ro- bin Hood of the old West, Don Bright, as the Cisco Kid. Don't be surprised if you look into your television set someday and see the smoking six-guns of Bob Withers, who would like to portray his hero, Hopa- long Cassidy. Completing the list of des- peradoes is Jack DeGonia, who woul-d like to be Wild Bill Hickok because he enjoys Kellogg's Corn Pops. Herman Hemken has an envious eye cast on the job of the fellow who drinks beer on the commercials: while Jack Reese pre- fers to smoke Old Briar, and Tweed as Martin Kane- --Private Eye. Born five- hundred years too soon are Lois Woerman, Don Twellman and Bill Hodge, who would like to blast away from it all in their rockets as Space Cadets. Undercover Robert Pieper and James Giese prefer to work under cover, as Sam, Red Skelton's unseen property manager. Bob Kadanec is less bashful, as he wants to be the guy who kisses all the beautiful chorus girls. Dagmar has several unknown admirers in Max Anderson and Gale Cuvar. They would like to portray her boy friend. They leave us to guess the reason. Looked at Dennis Montgomery's ears lately? He wants to be Crusader Rabbit. George Robeff would rather keep the whole thing on a formal basis. He wants to be Frank Eschen, because he likes Frank's tuxedos. If you ask Bob Kastelic a ques- tion and hear only a honk in reply, don't be too alarmed. He's practicing for the role of Clara Belle, the clown on the How- dy Doody show. This is merely a sample of the tremend- ous reserve of television talent available at Granite High. Every one interested, how- ever, should hope that Don Davis never a- chieves his role-that of the censor-be- cause he wants to ban ALL T. V. programs. Davis Elected Next semester Quill and Scroll will fol- low Jane Davis, president, who is replacing Leslie Deatherage. Replacing Gus Loh- mann as vice-president is Beverly Kellami Donna Hawks will serve as secretary, the position left vacant by Karen Andersen. Pat Hawks replaces Jane Davis as treas- urer. expressions among the top seniors. If they were given a chance would they do the same as when they started in as fresh- man? Some of them would not, but let's go to them for their wishes. Among those who sai-d I wish I would have worked harder and made higher grades were Betty Rose, Paul Greer, Mil- dred Hollis, Dick Curtiss, Lucretia Stamps, Jean Corey, Robert Laub, Loren Davis, Rodney Blevins, Charles Russell, Rose Duckworth, Fred Mehl and John Breyer. Wishing that they had worked harder to be honor students were, Juanita Vaughn, and Donna Ellis. But Don Bright stated, Everybody says they would have studied harder, but not me. I would probably do the same thing I did before. The wish of having played hookey comes from June Miles, Edward Kerke- meyer, Geraldine Harley, and Albert Lesko. These girls would have liked to have got into more activities when freshmen: Willa Mae Grove, Marlene Mitchell, Alice Free, Margaret Haug, Evelyn Carnahan and Cleeta Snelling. Shirley Ohms quipped, I wouldn't talk in class when the teacher could catch me. Just to have been able to be calm would have satisfied Sue Cocagne. More commercial work would have been taken by Betty Favier, Betty Lavelle, Dorothy Wilmouth, and Gerry Perry. To have been able to go out for cheer leading attracted Marilyn Ogden, Margar- et Francis and Dixie Haley. Don Twell- man would study less and loaf more, while Don Conreaux would do a little more of everything and a little less of nothing. Helen Shaver, Sandy Dore, Helen Brazier wished they had joined the glee club. With sports as appealing as ever to the boys, among those who would have liked to have gone out for more were: Chalmer Tucker, Herman Hemken, Jack Reese, How- ard Theis, Jerry Hicks, Ed Manoogian, James Giese, Earl Baker, Bob Basarick, Harold Zellin and Jack DeGonia. Bob Kastelic wouldn't have made so much trouble in Miss Garlich's classes. With these girls comes the wish of having joined G. A. A.: Rita Penrod, Mary Nonn, Lotus Craig, Pat Townsend, Audrey Bur- ich, Linda Hernandez, and Gail Spengel. Ed King and Dale Cook would have enjoy- ed the thought of joining G. A. A. also. I would have stayed away from girls stated Bob Pieper while Norman Ober- dieck wished he would have had more fun. Kathleen Hillmer declared I would do anything I haven't done. television commercials? A lady cigar! In the popularity poll of the commercials the easy winner was a shapely white haired miss known as Muriel, the fine cigar. Mur- iel received the votes of Bill Hodge, Don Twellman, Jack Degonia, and Norman Reiske. Real Gone Geraldine Arbeiter thinks Muriel is real gone , while Dixie Haley thinks she's cute. Nancy Brady, -Geraldine Beasley, and Vin- eta Mercer like her because she's the most original, but Milton James came up with the oddest reason of all-he likes her beau- tiful legs! Judging from the enormous amount of votes this cigar received there's only one comment to be made. It's a good thing cigars aren't eligible for May Queen! Marilyn Ogden and George Robeff thrill to the boom, boom, boom of the Ajax cleanser ad, while Gloria Fedorchak likes it because the little men in it are real cute. Gale Cuvar prefers Ajax because it foams and floats the dirt right down the drain. Teddy Bear Although most top seniors have no doubt outgrown their teddy bears, many of them still go for Teddy Snow Crop, the little bear on the Snow Crop Frozen Foods commer- cial. Jack Reese goes for Teddy because Teddy reminds him of Sandy Dore. Vir- ginia Kientzy, Pat Bucky, Mary Ann Kos- ick, Jeannie Serfas, Alice Mowry, and Mer- vil Massey think the bear is just plain cute. Jerry Hicks likes the way he bounces a- round on the orange juice sign. Close Shave Among hairy boys Gillette Blue Blades is a favorite. Loren Davis likes Gillette because it reminds him of Peach Fuzz Dressel. Jon Dresel likes it because it takes only two strokes to shave. If you want to be like Hoppy, you've got to eat like Hoppy, is the motto of Eugene Lowell, so his favorite is the 'Grape Nuts Flakes ad. Falstaff, Budweiser and Stag receive the votes of Charles Mucho, Mike Papp, Herman Hemken, John Breyer Albert Lesko, and Leroy Petty. The reas- on - they like it! No Sink Smog There's no smog in the sinks of Joyce Shelton, Pat Noeth, and Gerald Riess, be- cause their favorite is the bass voice which booms out, There's no sink smog with Bab-O! Most members of the class have at least one favorite commercial, but not Jule Blake and Bob Kadanec. Jule thinks they are all lousy, and Bob likes the test pattern -it lasts only one second! All Americans Ala Granite l Boys Jack Degonia. Max Anderson .... .... .HAIR. . EYES. GIRLS .. . . .Betty Rose . . . . .Gerry Perry John Breyer ...... ..... N OSE ..... ......... Sa ndy Dore 'Charles Mucho .... .... M OUTH .... .... C larice Dameron Ed Cook ........ ..... L EGS ..... ..... K athy Hillmer Don Spalding. Don Twellman .... .... 'Neil Kirchner. ....HANDS.... . FEET . . BODY . . . . .Shirley Ohms . . . .Pat Townsend .......Joyce Sanders Ed Manoogian .... .... T EETH .... .... J ackie Burckhartt Ed King ...... . . .... SMILE .... . . . . . .Dorothy Lesko

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Tuesday, May 27,1952 G R A N I T E H I G H W O R L D Page 27 Shop Course Gives Practical Background By MAX CLINARD Which shop would you say had the most seniors in it? Pattern shop or Machine shop? Well, if you did, you would be wrong. The welding shop leads with 18, pattern shop has 13 and machine shop 12. Through the years, these shops have es- tablished a reputation of helping the school and students. If it weren't for the shops of Granite, the school would pay un- told repair bills. The fellows also benefit by gaining experience which later gets them jobs in industry. Welding Shop Welding shop is the most expensive shop in the school, it consumes S1000 a year on oxygen and acetylene. Yet, it is one of the most helpful. The welding for the foot- this shop. Sen- Jim Clements, ball scoreboard was done in iors who do this work are Max Clinard, Harold Davis, Neil Kirchner, Albert Lesko, Jack Reese, Bob Withers, and Marvin Bohnenstiehl. The fellow leading Mr. William F. Brown's Welders with outstanding electric work is Glen Davis. Rodney Blevins is close behind. Ed Dombrosky, Jim Hacke- thal and Ed Kcrkemeyer are the seniors leading in acetylene. Richard Paterson, Gerald Reise, and Harold Zellin also should be included in the welding shop picture. Pattern Shop 4 Most helpful, the pattern shop is the one which is always busy, whether decorating the stage, or fixing some other part of the building. Mr. Ralph Bailey has his charges all around the school. You may have seen Earl Barker, Charles Becherer, or Robert Miller fixing something. These are the ones with the best grades. Helping in any way they could, Jack DeGonia, James Geise, Paul Greer, Charles Mucho, Bob Nunn, Richard Paterson, Norman Rieske, Gerald Riese, Don Twellman, and Harold Zellin have managed to keep busy. Machine Shop 'INvo of the finest instructors of the school head the machine shop, Mr. William Diefenbronn and Mr. Ralph Grange. If you need anything done in metal work and done right, this is the place. The fellows to do it are Tom Barnucia, Rodney Blevins, Marvin Bohnenstiel, Bob Cann, Fred Ken- ncrly, Ed King, Ed Kerkemeyer, George Maier, Norman Oberdieck, Howard Rob- ertson, Kenny Sudholt and the master at the head of the list, Herman Hemken, Al- bert Lesko also belongs in this group, be- ing in the unit metal's class. Unit Woods This shop leads all others in the produc- tion of useful projects. Headed by Mr. Harvey Mullen, it has the following seniors on the roll call: Bill Hodge, Joe Hahn, Max Clinard, Glen Davis, Ed Manoogian, Tom Barnucia, and Bob Withers. Electric Shop The shop which takes care of that all im- portant factor, the lights, and other elec- trical devices too numerous to count, is headed by Mr. Louis Metcalf. Dick Curtis has the honor of being the only shop fore- man in school. Under him, he has such wizards as Richard Turner, David Whitsell, Larry Denning, Harold Davis, Ed Dom- brosky and Jim Hackethal. There are no top seniors in the unit electric shop. Draftln Shop Last, but far from least, is the drafting shop. This shop is perhaps the brains of all the shops-the one which is counted on to produce the plans. There are only three graduating seniors-David Hileman and Bob Graf, plus Eugene Lowell, who is gn the Co-op plan working at Laclede tee . The shop boys who do not get all the credit due them are pictured above. They are, from left to right, front row: Bob Graf, Eugene Lowell, Bob Miller, Jim Giese, Charles Becherer, and Earl Baker. Second row: Dave Hileman, Dick Curtiss, Richard Turner. Jim Hackethal and Ed Dombrosky. Third row: Ed King, Herman Hemken, Glen Davis, Ed Kerkemeyer, Bob Cann, Ed Manoogian, Howard Robertson, Max Clin- ard, Norman Oberdieck, and George Maier. Mr- Jackson Wins Dubious Honor Champion Thorn in Students' Side By JULE BLAKE Mr. Elmer Jackson reigns as the undis- puted champion when it comes to being the thorn in the students' side. No other teacher even comes close to the number of times Mr. Jackson was named by seniors on their questionaires in filling out the blank, What has been your most embar- assing moment in high school. To illustrate, Joyce Rogers didn't es- pecially appreciate Mr. Jackson's implica- tion that the only reason she read Ro- mance Comics was to find new techniques to find a boy friend. The cafeteria also provides the back- ground for many embarassing moments. Gail Spengel remembers the time she sat on the little chair that wasn't there. Ed Manoogian, thinking he had a new brain- storm , opened a bottle of milk by sticking his finger through the cap: but he got more than he expected. A half a bottle of milk squirted into his face. When Bob Basarich dropped his tray full of food, he had the once in a life time pleasure of hav- ing his new pants covered with all the goodies from his tray. A I-Ic+Man Shy and reserved Everett Steele will never live down the time a group of attrac- tive young girls began singing a love song to him while he was riding home on a bus. Of course, he did the thing every average young man does. He got off the bus and walked the rest of the way home. Marian Dillie, Lotus Craig, Wanda Houseman, and Geraldine Harley all be- came red faced in a similar manner. At one time or another, they all have acci- dently found their gym suits open when a group of boys just happened to be passing y. Earl Branding is still being reminded that he forgot his speech of acceptance when he was given the class chain at last year's recognition assembly. Rodney Blev- ins still has the jumps from the day De- tective Grigsby caught him sneaking through the locker room while he was sup- posed to be in class! It's Blackmail! It's blackmailer Gus Lohmann nowg ask Howard Theis. He has been paying off to keep a certain photo of himself in a grass skirt out of circulation. During one of these crowded mornings around the boys' lavatory Donna Ellis was accidently car- ried along with the crowd into the rest- room. Sue Cocagne believes she was more scared than embarassed when she opened her locker one bright morning to find a dead squirrel with the accompanying exotic aroma staring her in the face. Bob Ka- danec wanted to play basketball so bad he dribbled right on in the gym without notic- ing that the girls had it. tThat's what he says anwvayi. VVateh Those Whispers Dorothy Stark watches what she says now, even if it's only a whisper, because she found out the hard way that Mrs. Statton is an accomplished lip reader . . . After spotting an open window in Miss Dod's room the bird decided one of the ne- cessities of life could not be delayed. Spot- ting unsuspecting Juanita Vaughn, he let go. Plenty of soap and water plus avoid- ing other people for a few days was the only cure . . . After a great performance the star is usually carried off the field of his great- est triumphs. Well, what her accomplish- ments have been are in doubt, but Sandy Mills was carried through the boys' locker room . . . though it happen quite often, Mervil Massey is the first to think that having car trouble after the !Prom is em- barassing . . . And finally Don Conreaux is one of those kind, he says Nothin' even embarasses me.