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

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sf' the classg they stopped Off at Bagnell Dam On the return home. This year as juniors the class journeyed to Hannibal, the home Of Mark Twain. Notice should be taken of the spunk of the class in general. Last spring each member of the class was given fifty cents to be invested and increased by Odd jobs during the sum- mer. The following fall, each memberls prin- cipal and interest was returned to the swelling class treasury. The purpose of all this industry BACHELORS s llI1lOl'S SHIRLEY BRANSTETTER l BOB FABRY JOAN HOECHST ROGER HOLDEN MARGUERITE HARDT A- 1 ff f CLARENCE HILL ,5 ? W EDNA NOETH ff T DELMAR DAUM T ' ,A J NANCY Moss A - JACK MEIER - I M5 QM ' DONNA SMITH RAYMOND SCHAEFER . It DIXIE HOGAN ' Wg JACK O'KEEFE TISH PORTER ,' RAY HUIGHE 5 . JANE JERASHEN' ,V ' JERRY NAVRATIL ' .', VALRIE CRIGGER ,770 BILL CARSON ANN SORG ' ROBERT REILLY THELMA BUSCH NORMAN POPOVITCH JEAN DELANEY GEORGE WEBER LAVERNE NIEMEYER CARY THOMPSON LAVERNE KAssEBAUIvI BURRELL LEE A JANICE OSIECKI was the financing of the Junior-Senior Prom, the festive Occasion when the gym and its contents was carried on a magic carpet to that legendary land Of Arabian Nights. Although the class's enrollment has de- creased from 77 to 57, the juniors of 1948-49 have been well represented in the activities Of Mehlville High School. They hopefully seek richer and brighter horizons as they approach the culmination of their high school careers. Page Tzsvnly-Um'

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BACHELORS mga n Io rs JOHNNY WESTHAUSE I'rr'.vidvnt DICK MOERSCH Vin'-l'rrxid4'11f BETTY SNEED .S'm'rrtnry MARILYN ALTENBERND Trvnxzfrm' LINA WILLIAMS Qzrvm BOB GLAESER King SHIRLEY BECK FRANK DOERR DORIS CLOONEY HARRY GEBHARDT RUTH DIETZ BILL ALTENBERND VIRGINIA WEIMANN DON MATHIS 'S CHARLENE WRIGHT RALPH RECTOR FAYE COLEMAN DONALD DULIN VIOLET KELLER HAROLD HEITZ MARLENE RICKARD ROBERT HARTMANN LAVERNE BALTZ JOHNNY SCHROETER SHIRLEY OSTER . RALPH MILLER ELLEN MUEHLHAUSER WILLIAM GEBHARDTJ DORIS ALEXANDER BOB LOHMAN As battle-scarred participants in the annual duel between ignorance and learning, the 1948-49 Junior Class of Mehlville High boasts a colorful past. Some credit for such a proud past is undoubtedly due to wise choice of spon sors and ofHcers who were willing to strive to ward perfection in class activities. This year the juniors re-elected Johnny Westhouse for his second term as president, Dick Moersch as vice-president, Betty Sneed as secretary, Mar- ilyn Altenbernd as treasurer, and Bill Alten- bernd as Council representative The sponsors of the previous year, Mr William Schmidt and Mrs Martha Freeman, were again chosen As timid Freshmen the class presented its first contribution to Mehlville social life a Val entine s Dance That year they also established the precedent of an annual spring excursion by visiting Springfield, Ill., and the reconstructed village at New Salem State Park. In 1948 the state capital at Jefferson City was visited by P1190 T'Zx't'llfj'

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ALEXANDER DORIS ALTENBERND MARILYN BALTZ LAVERNE BECK SHIRLEY BRANSTETTER SHIRLEY BUSCH THELMA CLOONEY DORIS COLEMAN FAYE CRIGGER VALRIE DELANEY JOYCE DIETZ RUTH HARDT MARGUERITE HOECHST JOAN HOGAN DIXIE JERASHEN JANE KASSEBAUM LAVERNE KELLER VIOLET MUEHLHAUSER ELLEN NIEMEYER LAVERNE NOETH EDNA H me 1 1 H4551 s fd' Q JUNIOR PLRSOXAI TIES Always happv so eager to share lt outstandlng ln glrls athletics fervent school sp1r1t Fras le personage half the alto sectlon of the sextette Judge not her wolth by he1 S176 loyal to Mehlvllle and a certain alumnus Perpetual sm1le of v1vac1ty guardlan of the 1ce cream cones Oakvllle s emlssary to Mehlvllle square danclng OCCUPIGS much of her tlme math a favorlte study Talent for drawlng and wlnnlng frlends llkes ammals of all klnds plans to own a pet shop Red llves out 1n no mans land no one lS safe from her practlcal Jokes small ln statue but large ln Wlt Who wouldnt Ignore the styllsh short halr wlth beautiful locks llke hers? Undoubtedly the quletest girl 1n the class The g1rl wlth that Pepsodent smlle has bushels of pep falthful basket ball fan Expert at splklng that volleyball the class beauty regular at Mehlvllle s soclal functlons Oh' those dark eyes her two faworlte pastimes Bob and tlckllng the 1vor1es Qulet and thoughtful she llkes the partles ln 1nternat1onal relatlons class A newcomer from Ursulme Academy 1n K1fkWO0d hopes to own a stable of thoroughbreds some day Keeps up the morale of the class pres1dent has an earnest ambltlon ln the muslcal field Wlshes all men were SIX feet tall likely to show up wxth somethlng new and dlfferent IH halr styles Radlant Reflector Queen of 1948 proof ot the fact that gentlemen prefer blondes Goldllocks dlllgent worker for the 1un1or treasury enjoys shorthand brought honor to her class when she won the Oratorlcal Contest Anme passed blology desplte the fact that she cant touch a bug or cut a worm certalnly can play the plano though Barney enthuslastlc volleyball player sports a certaln Herculaneum class ring Damty lass Wlth a pleasant manner another quxet member of the class has a hobby of soap carvlngs OSIECKI JANICE Partlal to a certaln Bob big brown eyes constant laughter OSTER SHIRLEY Red newcomer from Southwest a real asset to the Klleg Klub always busy at something PORTER TISH Presldent of the OPPS and future Florence Nlghtlngale always wlllmg to do more than her share RICKARD MARLENE Dark of eye and darker of ha1r sedate manner and soft voice SMITH DONNA Smitty small charge of dynamlte just Waltlng for a chance to explode peppy cheerleader l1kes horses and Harvey SNEED BETTY Full of w1sdom and fun Just can t seem to make up her mlnd SORG ANN Looks glamorous even ln a gym sult blond curls and bxg blue eyes add to her charm WEIMANN VIRGINIA Wlllmg worker always Smlllhg a veteran behind the wheel and gl J nm in Inge .tl In 7 Y X , T l I 1 y H i ' Y Y KL 77 i AA . YY T ' , . .4 , , - ,vs - u ' I I7 A , Y . . . 5 . . - . , ' 1 , , . Y - . . . 1 I. sv - - I - 1 . ' ' ' . y . . . Y y , . . . . . . , . Y . . . - y . - . I - - - , tt N - , Y , LA ' .33 Y . . ' - . , . . - , . y - . . . . . . ' 1 3 , 3 . . . , I . . . y - , H . ' ',, . . . . . . 7 Y 3 ' MOSS, NANCY Effervescent and likableg claims her one and only talent is making facesg it ' ,YD ' ' 3 . V , . . ' 1 1 - It ,ry ' ' . u - n , Y , , 1 ' 4 Y ' 1 ' LS .YY ' 0 a 10 ' VJ ul ,vs , 7 . , I 3 . Q 0 X y ' if 71 - Ik . . . . lg J xl l . 6 W I . 6 S K ' u 2 , m - X If v' I . , . , . . I , .. Q, gl . ' ' 2 3 I L ' I X l ' . ' Y ! , I Y . Q xv' Y . .I , .. , . 7 y , ' Tl' nip 'U