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

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C9010 'zomore gftstory SHELLBACKS We all remember September 3 1946 when we started our hlgh school career as freshmen We are proud to say we were the largest class ever to enroll as freshmen at Mehlv1lle H1gh School We were pleased to have Mrs Chambers and Mr Schm1dt as our sponsors Our officers were D1ck Mo rsch presldent Myrtle Kuntz VICE pres1dent Mar1lyn Altenbernd secretary Lina W1ll1ams treasurer Blll Nelson klng and Llna W1l11ams queen DIXIE Lee Hogan and B1ll Altenbernd were chosen to represent the freshmen on the student counc1l Our contr1but1on to the soc1al l1fe of the school was a successful St Valent1ne s Dance g1ven on February 15 1947 We started our second year of h1gh school w1th slxty four sophomores Mrs Rutter and Mr Schmldt were selected as our sponsors When Mrs Ruttel reslgned at the end of the first semester the class chose Mrs Freeman as co sponsor Johnny Westhause was elected class pres1dent Nancy Moss v1ce presldent Dor1s Alex ander secretary and Ellen Ann Muehl hauser treasurer Laverne Kassebaum candldate for Reflector queen and Dxck Moersch candldate for Reflector kmg Blll Altenbernd IS the only sophomore on the varslty basketball team wh1le I Ralph M1ller Harold Heltz Cary Thomp son Johnny Westhause Jack Meler Bob F abry Bob Hartmann Bob Glaeser Jack OKeefe and Roger Holden are all stars of the Mehlv1lle B team We are proud to have such a greatly 1ncreased representa t1on 1n athletlcs The sophomore g1rls were also well represented 1n athlet1c act1v1t1es Joyce Delaney Sh1rley Beck Jamce OS1eCkl T1Sh Porter LaVerne Nlemeyer Jane J erashen and Dor1s Alexander were outstand1ng on the Mehlv1lle B Volleyball team Thls year the sophomore class gave one of the greatest events 1n the h1storv of Mehlv1lle H1gh School We sponsored the we played host to many of the a1umn1 As freshmen we establlshed a pohcy of taklng a class tr1p near the end of the school year That year we went to Spr1ng field Ill1no1s and Old Salem State Park at Petersburg Ill1no1s In keeplng w1th the trad1t1on we are golng to take a class tr1p to J efferson Cxty th1s year We are str1v1ng to be an outstandlng class 1n Mehlv1lle H1gh 1n the hopes of learn1ng how to become better C1tlZ911S ln our commun1ty To th1s end we ded1cate ourselves N 9 I 7 U 1 - 7 7 7 7 ' 7 7 7 I 1 7 Q . . . - . . . . . a 9 : ' Z , Q , , 7 7 . 7 7 7 7 3 , - l y . 7 ' 7 1 ' Homecoming Dance on February 14. when , . Q - 7 7 -l Q . . l . ' . 7 - 3 ' . . 7 7 ' f 5 v . . . 5 . , . . Q , l'ug 1' T':t'v1lfy-151'-:'f'

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amor dqzstory BUCCANEERS First Crulse In the fall of 1943 seventy five bewildered but determlned pollywogs set out 1n Wonder ment aboard the S S Mehlvllle on what was to be thelr first LFUISE Being unfam1l1ar with the ship we had to learn the ropes the hard way Our fraternal mates the seniors never ialled to extend a friendly hand in time of need fNote Any relatlon between the precedlng statement and the truth IS purely comcldental J A little green 1n our manner we gave a Back ward Dance which proved quite a success under the guidance of Mrs Fowler and our class officers who were Bob Alexander pres1 dent Glenn Erb VICE presxdent June Franke secretry and Francls Baker treasurer Although a little rough at tunes it proved to be an enjoyable and adventuresome crulse for all Second Cruise A year later found us back agaln ready to board the now fam1l1ar ship for our second cruise Having by this time acqulred our sea legs we settled down to study vxith renewed vigor anxlous to prove ourselves worthy of our pos1t1on as shellbacks We accomplished much through the efforts of our capable sponsor Mr Orland Woods and under the leadershlp of the following officers Ray Hanbeck president Peyton Jenness v1ce president Janet Stein metz secretary LOUISE Llndel treasurer Dor othy Burghart queen and Peyton J enness klng The council representatlves were June Franke and Glenn Erb It was under this lead ershlp that we sponsored the COTOHat10H whlch was a very impressive and elaborate HHHII' Glenn Erb brought much renown to our class that year when he was crowned Reflector Klng of 1947 In action on the basketball court you would have seen such sophomores as Alexander Erb Stlebel Belknap Baldw1n Hicks and Kllnk hardt playing thelr usual v1gorous game Aware of the many experiences we missed as pollywogs we felt very confident in the fact that we had a complete and successful year In Th1rd Cruise An elated crew of fifty one hale and hearty Juniors returned this year eager to hoist the shlps anchor and shove off on their third cruise All were aware of the tremendous task ahead We were now the dauntless bucca neers and intended to have our presence felt by all that IS exceptlng the fearless old salts At the helm to pilot our merry crew are Ray Hanbeck presldent Peyton Jenness vice president Sue Frank secretary Dorothy Burg hart treasurer Martha Hagemann queen and Alf Cederqulst kmg To help keep the shlp on an even keel we sent Peyton J enness as our representatlve to the Board of Councllors The mates representlng us on the coveted A Team were qulte a crew congratulations go to the followmg for their yoeman l1ke work on the hardwood floor Erb Stlebel Alexander Baldw1n Belknap Hicks Cederquist and Mild It seems we JUHIOTS were constantly on the move Always one for talent we gave as our first entertamment the Amateur Show which was enjoyable as well as profitable Find mg time for a l1ttle relaxation we opposed the seniors ln a rip 1oar1ng football game wallop 1ng them 13 0 Possessmg the true yuletlde spirit we next gave a Christmas Dance for whlch the gym was decorated 1n a most novel way Not to be stopped by th1s we dec1ded to finish our l1st of entertalnments by presentlng a Tom Breneman Show which proved to be a howling success tickling many a funny bone with 1ts Sllly antics and fantastlc hats The pur pose of all these 8Ct1V1t1eS was to finance the Junior Senior Banquet The theme bemg Hawauan lt was most exquisite 1n all of 1ts pomp and splendor highlightmg a most event ful year The crew was greatly alded by the co lead ershlp of our two 1ndustr1ous and resourceful sponsors Miss Willlamson and Mrs Leonard who d1d practically everything except scrub the deck With the real1zat1on that the crulse IS near 1tS end we are informed by our navlgator in the crow s nest that 1n the not too dlstant fu ture we shall be setting sail on smooth and navigable waters toward a much brighter and broader horizon where we as seniors will be the Pride of the S S Mehlville . N . 'I J I I - y - 1 ' 1 . . , . . . . , - an , . . ,, . . , , 1 . . . . - f 44 11 - 1 1 ' ' ' H - 1 1 1 ' , ' 1 a 7' ' ' 1 1 1 , o 4 ' 1 1 1 1 , '- 1 ' 1 1 . ' - ' . 1 1 1 1 1 - - . , , . 1 ' 1 ' as 11, - ' ' 7 Y 7 1 1 1 1 ' . , Y - as 11 1 1 1 - - - - - sc . . ,L . 11 - . . . , 11 7 1 1 . , , , . V 1 ' 7 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' - ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' . ' 1 u ' , - 1 . H . . . 1 . . . - 11 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' , . . . , . I , . - - , 1 1 1 u - - 11 3 , 1- 1 1 f 1,11 Tau 1115-I our

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Q Q A15 4-A QSDOP OIHOFPS JOHNNY WESTHAUSE NANCY MOSS DORIS ALEXANDER ELLEN MUEHLHAUSER BILL ALTENBERND JOYCE DELANEY DONALD DULIN LINA WILLIAMS MARILYN ALTENBERND BOB FABRY LAVERNE BALTZ DARRELL WIDEMAN NOPMAN POPOVITCH SHIRLEY BRANSTETTER RALPH RECTOR TISH PORTER JANE JERASHEN JOHN SCHROETER JOAN HURST CARL SWINBURNE ROBERT GLASSCOCK DELORIS RIGGINS RALPH MILLER DONNA SMITH VIOLET KELLER CLARENCE HILL EDNA NOETH FRANK DOERR RAY HUIGHE CHARLENE WRIGHT JOHN TROLINGER LAVERNE NIEMEYER VIRGINIA WEIMANN BOB GLAESER FAYE COLEMAN WILLIAM GEBHARDT