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

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OIIIOI W We senrors havrnq completed tour gruelrng years ot labor aboard the U S S Mehlvrlle are now consrdered tully qualrtred to assemble our own wrlls It has requrred thrs span ot trme for the faculty to pronounce us possessors ot sound mrnds tWe had to twrst therr arms at that? Therefore we now place our admrrable trarts and qualrtres at the drsposal ot the remarnmg students and teachers In all srncerrty however we senrors of 1948 do wrll Our deepest gratrtude and rncessant attectron to our sponsors Mrs Barrett and Mr Fox May they take pr1de rn the tact that we shall always cherrsh therr memory Rrchard Brnder do wrll To Barbara Smrth a pencrl vhrch she mrsplaced one day To Rrclrard Paul a lot of luck rn teachers college All my love to the grrls of Mehlvrlle Hrgh School Joe Frank do vxrll To Phrlrp Hertz a few glass wrndows for hrs you ll pardon the expressronl cu To Pop Becker a lounge chan for use rn the borler room dur mg hrs rdle moments A wrnnrng basketball team to Mehlvrlle Hrgh Evelyn Klund do vrrll My ex erlastrng fr rendshrp to the grrls of the serrror class My passrng grades to anyone who needs them A pan of gloves to Faye Coleman so her hands xxrll not alvsavs be cold My five extra pounds to Totsy Rauhut My tardrness to school to anyone who has study hall first perrod My abrlrty to drrve a certarn Joe Marrnos nevs Burck to absolutely no one .lean Delaney do wrll My abrlrty to get home early to my srster Joyce and Peyton One parr of flannel pajamas to Totsy Rauhut My rbrlrty to drrve Don Bovx er s car to anyone who wrshes to rrsk rt Totsy Rauhut do wrll MV frrendshrp wrth five certam gn ls to no one One of my 1950 cars tvx 1th a heaterh to Jean De laney so she can drrve Don Bowers around My way wrth Brll Gardner to Sue Frank so s e can wrn Paul Maybe s love B111 Eves do wrll 'Vly frrendshrp wrth Brll Hurghe throughout the last four years to no one One nrckel crgar to Mr Gentry My abrlrty to do push ups wrthout becomrng strtf for a week to Don Anderson Illia I Robert Jenrrewern do wrll My abrlrty to drrve a car to Don Bowers My abrlrty to play trddley wrnks to Glenn Erb when he plays basketball My suctron wrth Mrs Barrett to Vernon Wrethop tvrho needs rtb I Rosemarv Bratton do vxrll To my brother Charles locker 107 wrthout a com brnatron so he wont have any trouble opening rt My frrendshrp and fun wrth Mrldred Schmrdt Betty Rose Wrrght and Vrrgrnra Abrams to no one The good trmes at Mrldred Schmrdts rare payama partres to anyone who can afford to lose a lot of sleep Mrldred Schmrdt do wrll My frrendshrp to Lourse Lrndel and Vrrgrnra Abrams Mx shortness to Rosemary Bratton My strarght harr to Betty Rose Wrrght Phrlrp Hertz do wrll My apple polrshrng job for Mr Schmrdt to Jack OKeefe 'VI5 C rn Physrcs to Ralph Mason My posrtron on the basketball team to my brother Harold Jerry Green do wrll My abrlrty to speak to my srster My basketball abrlrty to Zoot Mrller My lazrrress to Bob Fabry Barbara Smrth do wrll My everlastrng frrendshrp and good trmes wrth the gang to no one but them My abrlrty t drrve a gray Chevrolet and my frrendshrp to a svx ell fellow The great trmes we have had on double dates wrth Verdell and Lloyd to absolutely no one I Nerdell Rrck do wrll My swell trmes at Mehlvrlle to my brother Don a Freshman of 49 A heatrng pad to keep therr feet warm at nlght to Barbara Smrth and the rest of the gang My dates and vxonderful trmes wrth a swell fellow rn the class of 46 to absolutely no one CD . ,I i U 1 , I , .5 1 . . . , . 1 1 f , . ' , ' 1 , ' , ' : . y tv i . . ' ' 7 I 7 ' ' . r' : . . . . , . ' 1' 1 , ' ' trf ' - ' . l U 'r '. V' 't - . A , . . I . . . . . . 1 .' ' ' , ' . . . , . , 1 . ' D I. ' ' , ' 1 V. Y . . ' v , Jackie Kettler, do will: ' - I. ' ' ' . ' I . ' . , an . - 17 - ' 4 ' Y' ' ' ' . ' .' Y. , 1 V tt vs ' 1- I . ' ' - -, I Y ' Z l . . Q . 17 - - , 5 y 1 , . . . r ' . . ' ' K6 I7 ' 2 ' ' ' , 31 . . ' A I, ' ' , ' : 7 ' : H 71 v . , . . Y 0 . . , . . - . . ' . 7 I ' 1 Q l l ' - , ' tr v1 . y . , . h , I 7 ' V' , Q . 1 7 ' ' ' ' Y 1 u 1 . . . . . Q , Q . . - . . . V . . ' 7 , . . ' 11' .S'r'.rtr'r'rr

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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

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V11g1n1a Dollac do w1ll My frlendshlp w1th all the wonde1ful k1ds at Mehl H1 to no one My thanks to all my teachers at Mehlv1lle My love to my two pals of the last four yeals Juneva Gapsch and Ida Schaefer Sh11ley Iu1ck do w1ll My love for a guy named Charl1e to no one My French book ffxeel to anyone who IS brave enough to take the course My ab1l1ty to drlve to Lols G who needs It badly Estellemae Haas do w1ll My wonderful t1mes wlth a swell fellow ln e class of 45 to no one My ab1l1ty to sew to anyone who needs It My Job IH the office to anyone des1r1ng 1t Ida Schaefer do w1ll My everlastlng fr1endsh1p to my two pals V1rg1n1a Dorlac and Juneva Gapsch The best of luck to my slster Norma Jean 1n he1 future years Best WlSh6S to all the glrls fellows and teachers of Mehl Hlgh Betty Rose Wr1ght do w1ll My C s 1n alt class to my s1ster Charlene My love for a certaln sa1lor to absolutely no one To my cousln Faye Wllkerson all the luck 1n the world 1n gettmg what she wants most CH V J Juneva Gapsch do w1ll My love to my two pals of four years Vllglnla Dorlac and Ida Mae Schaefer My long halr to Laverne fBarneyJ Nlemeyer My fr1endsh1p to Pop Becker Donald Bowers do Wlll My portable telephone to Mrs Freeman My atomlc bomb for k1ll1ng qua1l to Mr Gentry My dr1v1ng ab1l1ty to Jean Delaney Jer1y Blumenfeld do w1ll My cafeterla Job to anyone who l1kes to heal grlpes The good luck Ive enjoyed at Mehlv1lle to those who need lt Much success to the future qualtette Jean Myers do w1ll To Shlrley D1ll ang fellow on my l1st that she m1ght want and doesnt already have My sllmness to Shlrley Beck or anyone who may want lt To no one the wonderful frlendshlps I have Joyed at Mehlv1lle H1gh I Hubert Frank do w1ll My years collectlon of c1gar butts to Mr Gentry My lntelllgence and ab1l1ty to play basketball to some other moron A w1sh of Good Luck to all the graduates of the class of 48 11111 .Sc 111 I John Comfoxt do w1ll My hlp boots to Mr Gentry A Chlppendale Chalr to Mr Woods for use lh the bo1ler room My tall tales of the Wooly West to Bob Jenne weln I Rlchard W1lk1ng do w1ll VIy ab1l1ty to sneeze and the expresslon drop dead to the rapldly progressmg sneezer Horton Slmons My drlxlng ablllty to engmeer Cahemj Leroy Flamm My lntermural basketball pos1t1on and the book How to Slng Bass ln 42 928 Lessons by I Rumble to Elmer Zumsteg I Ronny Keffer do w1ll The l1ttle women of the 6th per1od C1V1CS class to Chlcky Mlller My 5th perlod chem1stry nap to anyone as lazy as me To MISS Wlll1amS0n a Job as my secretary after Ive made my first m1ll1on I Richard Paul do w1ll My ab1l1ty to argue w1th teachers to anyone who IS t1red of the usual hum drum l1fe My hope that Mrs Barrett can get all of her geometry pupils 1nt0 class on t1me next year A l1fe long eversharp pencll to Verdell and Bar bara who always seem to be lOS1I1g the1rs Mary Jo H1rt do w1ll My ablllty to go steady to Jean Delaney My ah1l1ty to flunk shorthand to anyone who doesnt need the credlt My book How To Get a Man 1n Ten Easy Les sons to any poor glrl who needs It George Aff do w1ll My natural Bblllty of belng absent from school to Don Belknap My mop of halr to Glenn Erb Joyce Relch do Wlll My ab1l1ty to drlve Glenn Erb s car to anyone who needs It My ab1l1ty to have good t1mes any t1me and any where to Jean Delaney My everlast1ng fr1endsh1p to Mary Jo H1rt Homer Mlller do w1ll My wh1te skln to Joe Frank My bosss new car w1th a roomy front seat t George Aff B111 Hulghe do w1ll My ab1l1ty to sk1p school wlthout belng caught to Don Anderson To all Freshmen my ab1l1ty to graduate 1n four years My ab1l1ty to stay under 200 pounds to Leroy Flamm Arlyne Knorr do w1ll My th1rd hour class to Betty Mlld My posltlon as a senlor to George Weber , . , , . , , , 11 lv ' .4 , I 1 1 ' tl - vm 1 ' ' ' . 11 ' ' SK 17 1 ' 7 . l D .' . . Y. . . 64 . yy , ., . ' . H ' ' U Y 1 ' 1 - a y . , , . 11 - u - , . , . . . . . , . . y y . . ' y v 1 . . . y I . . . .1 v ,V - t - v - - - . , . . , , . . Iv y Z , . . . . 7 ' , H . v . YS V ' ' - I ' ' - 1. va I, , : , . I, , . . . . , Y ' ' . v - . 1 - , U I . . . . I, , : . Y ' , Z y 1 0 ' ' y ' . . - v - 1 H , 1, , . y ' CII- . , . , . . . l 1. , . ' It Y! ' . I , . . . 1 , ' ., . . Aj t U 4 1 IL