Mehlville High School - Reflector Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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!CZ.S'.S' f.mI'OpllQCy Strange things happen to us, some- times, and mysterious gifts are apt to fall into our hands just when we least expect them. I thought I would never be surprised at anything, but when a newspaper dropped into my lap from the very air about me, I was willing to take back the rash vow I had made. lt was certainly a startling occurrence, to say nothing of my amazement when I read the name and date, Mehlville Advertiser - N o v e m b e r 30, l968. Where did it come from? What could it signify? The thought flashed a c r o s s my mind that it was to predict to some de- gree of accuracy the lives into which my classmates' personal characteris- tics and inclinations would lead them in the years that are to be. I was never one to remain long in suspense when the means of gratifying my curiosity were at hand, and I opened the paper hastily and from the records of twenty-one years yet un- born, here are some of the things I read: Across the headlines, Witzel Wins Presidential Election on the platform of re-opening prohibition. It seems that Bill Franz was one of his strongest sup- porters. I-Iow those boys must have changed! Somehow I just can't imagine that. I-Ie has given Balph Wilke, Bill Gardener, and Leonard I-Ioeffner posi- tions in his cabinet. The new Mouldy Four is as popular now as the Big Four was twenty years ago. Maxine Moore has done quite well in predicting the weather. They say she hasn't missed in over ten years. It has something to do with the way her hair curls. According to her, tomorrow is to be fair. I hope so, because it is a big day for Marilyn Schierhoff. She has become a wrestler and will try to gain the championship then. I-Ier opponent is Gloria Gardner. Should be a great fight! Violet Hoffman never could make up her mind and, consequently, it is still Miss . She has the only complete collection of salt and pepper shakers in the world and is due to exhibit them in Paris soon. Herbert Laudel and Iirnmy Meister have built one of the most gigantic en- gineering jobs of the century - a mod- ern airport on Mars. Dick Eime will fly you there in no time in his plane. Bev- erend Elmer Tanzberger is planning on starting a colony there. I believe Doro- thea Windey, Maurice Woods, and loan Schierhoff are among the first ones leaving. Arlene Iuergens and Mary lane Coco are two famous explorers. They are afraid of nothing! On one of their recent trips to Cinoda Ca new continent caused by an atomic blast and discov- ered in l958l they found George Conini. It seems he was disappointed in love and became a hermit. On the amusement page, I saw sev- eral familiar names. Florence Nichting is on the stage. Everyone swoons when she sings Tears on My Pillow. Aud- rey Bauer, too, has gained recognition by singing. But we always counted on Audrey. Page Twenty-Two

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PAUL WITZEL Class Treasurer, '47 Volleyball, '43, '44 Chorus, '43, '44 Navy, '44, '45 FLORENCE NICHTING Chorus, '44, '45, '47 Softball, '45 Librarian, '47 Mixed Chorus, '45 Drarnatics, '47 JAMES MEISTER Chorus, '44, '45, '46, '47 Picked Chorus, '45 Double Quartet, '45 AUDREY DALE Volleyball, '44, '45, '46, '47 Softball, '45, '46 Dramatics, '45 Sextette, '44 Chorus, '44, '45 Mehl-Hy News Staff, '44, '45 Reflector Staff, '47 Pep Club, '47 Cheer Leader, '47 Librarian, '45, '46 Class Queen, '47 BOB COLE I Baseball, '45, '46 Student Council, '45 Drarnatics, '45 Pep Club, '45, '47 Class Vice-President, '47 Chorus, '44, '45, '46, '47 M-Club, '45 CLARINE SCHMITZ Cleveland, '44 Chorus, '45, '47 Mehl-Hy News Staff, '47 Pep Club, '45 Dramatics, '47 Q4'Ll'OI'.S' Page Ttccnty-0110 BONNIE WOOD-SMITH Reflector Staff, '44 Reflector Queen, '44 Softball, '44, '45 Volleyball, '44, '45, '46, '47 Cheer Leader, '44, '45, '46 Chorus, '44 Class Queen, '45 Green and White, '45 Pep Club, '47 Business Manager of Reflec tor, '47 ELM ER TANZBERGER Pep Club, '45, '47 Chorus, '44, '45, '46 Basketball, '46 Class King, '46 Drarnatics, '46 SHIRLEY KOLB Class Secretary, '47 Dramatics, '47 Class Queen, '46 Librarian, '46 Student Council, '45 Mehl-Hy News Staff, '45 Pep Club, '45, '47 Reflector Staff, '45, '46, '47 Chorus, '44, '45 RICHARD EIME Chorus, '44, '45, '46, '47 MARILYN SCHIERHOFF Chorus, '44 Librarian, '44, '45, '47 Volleyball, '44, '47 Pep Club, '47 Reflector Staff, '47 Mehl-Hy News Staff, '47

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!ClSS .Gbroplzecy Well, Pat Bensing is due to give an- other lecture tomorrow on Women's Rights . Ah, here's the W o m e n ' s Page. You'll pardon me but l love to read these lovelorn columns. And look who is writing it - Shirley Kolb. The first letter is from Elmer Rolf. ls he still ask- ing Shirley's advice? Here is the recipe of the day. Bo- berta Gautney figures them out in her spare time. Strong imagination - that girl. This one looks more like a sure formula for indigestion. Maybe she is working with Dorothy Stoltrnan, one of the best nurses in the country. Virginia Krueger designs clothes in New York. Today's pattern is one of her original ideas. Of course, l know this isn't her correct name any more. She eloped secretly right after gradu- ation. Walter Ludwig certainly has a large ad in the paper. The World's Largest Helicopter Station. Evelyn Uthoff is his private secretary. A permanent position, too! Glancing over the sports page l noticed Art Voerg is first baseman for the Cardinals. Several ball clubs have offered huge sums for him. Bill Keane also plays with the Cards. Remember him? Merel Meister is manager of the club and he said these two are his most valuable players. On the society page l read that Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Woker have just gone to Florida for the winter. Mrs. Woker is the former Audrey Dale. Bonnie Wood-Smith is also leaving for Europe. She has traveled more than any other woman. She owns her own plane and makes her living collecting rare butterflies. Lucy Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ferry Myers, will make her debut this coming season. lt seems that ferry got all his money by inventing a new kind of pin-ball machine. Let's see. Divorces, no, but maybe marriage licenses. Yes, here is Ethel Bess. Personally, l never thought Ethel would wait this long. l-lere's the best part of the paper, the comic section. Dead-Shot Elan- negan , drawn by Bob Coleg and an- other, Mary Little, by Betty Belknap. The rest of my high school friends are on the staff. Glennon Pellet is edi- tor. I-le always was good back in sec- retarial practice class. Betty Lightfoot is working for him. She liked working on the BEFLECTOB so much, writing the copy, rushing to meet the dead- line, and urging students to get their work in on time, that she couldn't stay away even after the wedding bells chimed. Donald Heberer is in charge of all the photography for the paper. You'll remember Clarine Schmitz and Shirley Geitz - they have become two snooping reporters. Oh, yes, Betty Dud- ley, with all her mathematical genius, can tell Glennon exactly how many words will go on a line and what size to make them. So this is what has become of all my friends. For a minute, I was too astonished and kept glancing over the paper unable to believe it. Suddenly somebody nudged me, Wake up, Mrs. Polley is watching you. Asleep in study hall, again! Page Tzveniy-Tltrec'