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

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emo: Lstory OLD SALTS INITIAL VOYAGE In the fall of 1944 fiftv one lonely freshmen boarded the S S Mehlv1lle and were placed at the mercy of the ruthless officers We the freshmen were cruelly tortured by various means but we ab sorbed all pumshment knowing that we would rise next year as glor1ous shell backs As pollywogs our most promlnent soclal aCt1V1ty was the May Dance wh1ch was a great success Our class was hon ored by having one of our members Ver dell Rlck crowned Queen of the May M Evans and Mrs Krebs were our captams durlng th1s our 1n1t1al voyage SECOND VOYAGE In 1945 we embarked on our second voyage mmus several of our former class mates We were strengthened by add1t1on al members however and felt quite secure as shellbacks W1th Mr Woods as our sponsor we presented a Chrlstmas Dance which aided our bankroll and furnlshed us w1th much enjoyment Totsy Rauhut up held our growlng prestige being crowned Reflector Queen of 1946 THIRD VOYAGE Our third voyage was one that we shall not soon forget for lt contained many pleasant experiences We were now officers We d1d unto the pollywogs as was done unto us and we reaped great dellght from the past1me Our greatest enjoyment was derlved from such 3CtlV1tleS as the Hayseed Howl The aftermath of this event was the scrubb1ng of the gymnaslum by our female members for lt had been strewn with hay The g1rls enjoyed It though? MISS Ellzabeth McDonald and Mrs Barrett negotiated w1th the old salts the seniors successfully and we pooled our efforts toward the staglng of a carn1val Our co operatlve Splrlt made the great undertaklng a success Our merrlment was increased by the crowmng of MISS Verdell R1Ck as Carmval Queen The Junior Senlor Prom h1ghl1ghted our wonderful junxor year W1th the set tmg a Dutch garden our class performed a feat wh1ch had never before been at tempted the channelmg of water around the gymnaslum floor 1n an aluminum trough A Dutch style w1ndm1ll fed the stream wh1ch was surrounded by tuhps real grass and sod Mlnnows romped 1n 1ts blue waters and quaint wooden bridges passed over It We jun1ors although pre jud1ced belleved our Prom to have sur passed all others The Prom cl1maxed our th1rd voyage and we found ourselves anx 1ous for the commg final voyage FINAL VOYAGE In September of 1947 thlrty five good reasons to bel1eve our semor year would be the finest attalnable passed beneath the Mind 1n a Sound Body The election of Mrs Barrett and Mr Fox as our sponsors vlrtually assured us of success on our fourth voyage The Hayseed Howl our first dance of the year was enjoyed by all and placed us ln sem1 retlrement We are gazlng Wlth eager eyes toward the 1948 Prom for 1n the hands of the jun1ors it should be a memorable OCCHSIOD Our ship has just anchored for the last t1me and we must now depart Words cannot express the gratltude wh1ch we feel at this moment of departure gratitude to the school boald and to the entlre fac ulty especlally to our sponsors durlng our four voyages gratltude to our classmates our frlends 1n the other classes the Mothers Club and to everyone who has taken an lnterest in us Above all we salute the S S Mehlv1lle May her green and white sa1ls never be soxled by dis honor i , , . . i . - i ' x , - ' 7 - ' y i l y s ' a ' ' , . r. . . , ' s - 9 ' , - a a ' ' . I . archway bearing the inscription A Sound ' ' 77 , . . 7 ' 3 , . - v , . . 0 1 n , , l ' . . g , 1 . 7 , - s U . . , . , , n . Q. I n u Pagr' I mn'!rvn

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F 0fllOI ff P PC!! We angels are a sorrv lot We know all that 1S dest1ned to occur and conse quently l1fe pardon me death IS a dull affalr Smce I have noth1ng else to do except play upon my harp I mlght as well dlscover what the other members of the 1948 graduat1ng class are now dolng I am the only member of the class to res1de w1th1n these marble halls The rea son for my premature entrance was the crush1ng labor of Mrs Barretts mathe matlcs classes R1chard Paul managed to survlve and IS now the greatest actor ln the world Lawrence Ol1v1er powders Red s gray ha1r It d1d turn gray due to Joyce Re1ch s lnhuman screams at h1S per formances Jerry Blumenfeld took sol1d geometry too ser1ously and neglected h1s common ar1thmet1c consequently he forgot what two and two were and flunked a S10 000 000 exam He and Rlchard Wllklng are now noted organ grlnders Wlth Bob J enne weln as the1r br1ll1ant httle performer M1ldred Schm1dt Rosemary Bratton and Betty Wr1ght are successful secre tar1es they are blamed for the new trend of the boss s s1tt1ng upon the secretary s knee George Aff was 1mpr1soned for at tempt1ng to br1be h1s employer to leave town for a day Don Bowers has made m1ll1ons by ln ducmg the flowers to polllnate h1s bees He captures the flowers when they come to h1s bees and he has opened a floral shop Wh1Ch Jean Delaney operates nuf sed Evelyn Klund 1S the possessor of the world s typ1ng speed record Hubert Frank took a muscle bu1ld1ng course and can now turn the pages for her Barbara Sm1th and J uneva Gapsch are close relat1ves 1f you see what I mean Currently battl1ng for the HOUS6W1fE of the Year crown are Totsy Rauhut Jeanne Gross and Estellemae Haas I was sure Totsy would be a gardner and not a housewlfe Verdell R1Ck and Ronny Keffer are the duet stars of the Met Somehow I belleve Verdell holds that comb1nat1on together IJC Ronny can whlstle though Jackle Kettler and Mary Jo H1rt wrlte an Adv1ce to the Love Lorn column I never knew anyone better Sulted for the Job The1r latest out cry comes from Homer Mlller who cant dec1de between marrlage and a career H1s career I be l1eve IS marr1age Phlllp He1tz 1S a renowned basketball star He has mastered the unusual style of dr1bbl1ng Wlth h1s head Thls IS a great lmprovement over h1S hlgh school manner Ida Schaefer owns a successful dr1ve 1n for hehcopters Shlrley Lulck d1rects the traffic One day Shlrley became entangled 1n a propeller and marrled Arlyne Knorr I m not surprlsed wlth the hastv mar r1ages these days Jean Myers has opened a comb1nat1on dance studlo and reduc1ng parlor when Jean has fln1shed teachlng her patrons to dance they ARE reduced R1chard Blnder contlnued hlS dar1ng stratosphere I would stop 1f I were he W1th h1s l1st of wrongs he should Journey the other way Conversely Vlfglnla Dor lac IS a coal m1ner and surely does not be long down there B111 Eves and B111 Hu1ghe have pooled the1r talents to become the world s tallest m1dgets Theres Mehlv1lle H1gh School down there Whats that black th1ng w1th the Whlte strlpe 1n the study hall? Oh that s Joe Frank st1ll work1ng on the 1948 ReHector He 11 probably never finlsh Wlth John Comfort Slttlng next to hlm I won der what John s excuse IS for st1ll bemg around Mehlv1lle H1gh oh yes he was 1n Mrs Barrett s mathematlcs classes too Well Ive got to start play1ng my harp aga1n before Jerry Green the Chlef of the Angels sees me Jerry only comes up for week ends at other tlmes he 1S at temptlng to reform the naughty students at MGhlV1lIG H1gh School SOUND EFFECTS CStra1ns of the Harpb ff up I , U . , . l -- 1- . CC ' Q, , - u 7 . l - ' . 7 . . 1 7 . ' , , , . . 1 ' , . . - l . . Q . . . . , . . , M . , . . . 9 .. '- I f y . . ' - 7 . 7 7 - - . . - , , . . feats of being the first person to fly into the ! 7 ' ' 3 . . . , . . 9 , 7 - . . , I , a a i . I' 9 - - , . , - , . . . - ' Q n 1 , . . 7 ' . - I D , . I . - f . y -- . ' . . . , . , a 1 1 , ' N . , . 1 ' ' ' . . CK 7, - Q - Z 'ur Ififfvm