Menaul School - Sandstorm Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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THE SANDSTORM Ameteen Form three 3525 R11 roamlng the woods and mountams for days she reached Alll on where she like ll so w ell that she dldnt go any further Ruth IS known for her sweet dlsposltlon her long nalr and her smlles She rs well llked by both boys and glrls A certaln member of the class of l94I took with htm the keys to Ruth s heart She wrshes to become 8 nur e ln an orphanage She also wishes to vrslt Fort Bliss to see the boys ln action for which she has a good reason Instead we prophecy Ruth Lucero with her surname changed stxll hung among the Luceros Cleveland New Mexico sent us an Intelligent young man ln George Maestas who IS our class vlce president George got tlred of cllmblng mountains to go to school so he decrded to go someplace else George has made progress durmg the years with us but he still doesnt go for any particular glrl though he rs well liked by them I fact he can easily make friends wlth all Georges ambltron IS to take up engmeer Ing Due to hrs deep and smcere interests along thus llne ln the near future we md George the leading engmeer of hrs county constructing hrghways Walsenburg Colorado declded to let us know what the people there looked like so they packed lVlon1ca Vrgrl and her belongings rn a trunk and sent her to us by express Indeed the people there drd a good Job IH choosing Monica to represent that part of the country for she IS very attractlve and neat ln dress Monica can really sew knlt and crochet During her spare trme she sews or kmts Her ambrtlon IS to be a teacher Our astrologer prophecres that Monica will be a teacher tn Colorado Ranches of Taos sent us a barrel of dynamite not ln a destructive form but as brains rn Elru Vlgll our class presldent Ellu has kept his grades hugh above all others without falling to be on the honor roll a smgle sux weeks for three years Ellu now receives our class s highest honor as valedlctorlan Besides being an honor student he IS also an excellent athlete and a frlend of all ln fact he rs an all around gemus Hrs ambition IS to JOID the signal corps After the war IS over we see Captain Elru Vrgrl the youngest man ever sent to Washrngton as a state representatrve Tomaslta Romero who was contributed to us by Ranches of Taos rs the quretest one of our class and one of the best behaved Her sweet and pleasant dlsposltlon has enabled her to wm many friends Tommy s ambltron rs to be an arr hostess Smce she rs so deeply Interested ln her studies the crystal ball reveals Tommy as an alr hostess rn l953 but she may surprise Us slnce we never know what Tommy may do next Another Struck was handed to our class This doesnt mean strrke struck but Wlllre Struck who comes from Ranches of Taos He IS often called Dutchre Willie decided to find out w here Cecrlla had gone the wlnter before and so he followed her hopmg to acqulre some of the valuable knowledge that Cecllla was getting some where Wlllle saw the brg beautiful buildings at Allison ames and thought there was plenty of room there to accommodate htm so he stayed Wrllle IS our cho ce for an all around athlete He has participated In most of the athletic actlvltles at Menaul Besldes thls ablllty Wlllle IS a good student and a faithful vlsltor at Old Brick Hrs 8mbltlOH rs to be a cxvll engmeer but due to hrs affection for Dutchles we prophecy that by 1935 Vvlllxe will be counting his last dutchles The year 1940 saw us completmg our work at the Allison James School and that September found us bravmg untrled flelds as we entered the tenth grade at Menaul At that time three poppets hopped mto vrew to jom our class These were Dulcmra Aragon Emma Martinez and Cresenclo Montoya Dulcrnla Aragon who comes from Chacon the place often called the Valley of Romance for reasons strll unknown rs a well liked person around the campus She has a friendly and cheerful dlsposltron long eye lashes and a smrle whlch leads to , rt a 'f V- 'ZIU 4 A f'I 3,1-LTQQ l V , - , , I A - o V 1 ' ' O Y ' . , f . . . . I V ' n a . 1 . . ' . . . lf I , ' , . , - , ! I ' I . , , . . V Y . I , . . . V I . ,, . ,, 7 1 , - . , -J . . . . Q , . - U I l u . a I V I I Y Y - ' . Page Seventeen

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THE SANDSTORM Nmetcen Forty three chrle and frurt she and Wrllre got on the wagon and rode rn rt untrl a strong whrrlwmd prcked them up and blew them to Allrson ames w here they lrked rt so well they remarned to go to school A succession of grggles and mrschrevous proverbs are characterrstrc of Urbanrta She never falls to keep up the sprrrt of the class Her ambrtron rs to jorn the WAAC, We belreve that she wants to Jorn the WAAC because of her deep rnterest rn some fortunate young man Why Urbanrta3 ln 1953 we shall frnd Urbanrta happrly helprng Uncle Sam rn the army Have you ever known any person who rs handsome but rather bashful and neat rn dress3 If you dont you had better get acquainted wrth Wrllre Martrnez He really rsnt so bashful rf you know hrm well for he rs a nrce person who struggles hard for what he learns He used to be the kmd who stays away from grrls but now one can see hrm at Old Brrck very often vrsrtrng wrth a certarn sophomore Wrllre s ambrtlon rs to Jorn the army and see the world In 1953 Wrllre s ambrtlon wrll be fulfrlled and he wrll be happrly lrvrng among the Serbs Holman yrelded to our class three more students Eutrmro lVlaestas Prdel lVlaesta and Andy Ortrz These three boys thought that rt was too cold to stay near the rcarlta Nlountarns so they mrgrated down south to Santa Fe to a mrlder clrmate Flhey drdnt find rt much drfferent there but stayed just the same The followrng season they mrgrated strll further south where they found w hat they were lookrng for Eutrmro known as Smrley was known for hrs determrnatron to do thrngs Hrs name was often seen on the honor roll He never sard what hrs mbrtron was He left us at the end of the frrst semester he sard to Jorn the Navy We dont take too serrously the rumor that he rs happrly wedded to a young lady rn Colorado Frdel Chrcken rs known for hrs neatness rn dress and hrs love for roses He rs a partrcrpant rn relrgrous actrvrtres and rs actrve rn some sports l'rdel can do thrngs but hrs mrnd rs concentrated on a certarn red head from Drxon He Just loves to tease and pester the grrls Hrs ambrtlon IS to take up some kmd of engrneerrng Ihe near futurr reveals Frdel on the honor roll as an Army technrcran Andy Ortrz la lVlosca rs characterrzed by hrs popularrty among both exes Andy has a frrendly attrtude toward all and rs always puttrng sprrrt rnto hrngs Andy has shared to a great extent rn marntarnrng the standards of the lass rn all ways He has farthfully partrcrpated rn sports relrgrous actrvrtres and class work He rs one of the authors of the class wrll Andy s ambrtlon rs to jorn the srgnal corps and we see hrm rn the near future sendrnv messages for Uncle Sam s forces Mora New lVlexrco should feel proud to have sent us such an rntellrgent young lady as Consuelo Romero Connre possesses more than her share of brarns and gen eral rntellectual abrlrty Connre rs an actrve member of the Gospel Team She also has a good soprano xorce and rs a member of the senror sextet She not only srngs but plavs the prano Often we can hnd Connre at the prano playrng hymns or popular songs for us Connre seems to have trme for ererythrng and strll have her name on the honor roll The crystal ball rereals to us that rn 1953 one of New Mexrcos lead rng woman polrtrcrans rs none other than Consuelo Romero and her ambrtlon rs more than fulfilled for she rs State Commrssroner of Schools Lee Montoya from L Cueva New lVlexrco was a member of our class but he too left us to go to work rn the mrnes of Colorado Drxon New Mexrco w as gettrng too small for Ruth Luceros grggles so Ruth brarded her long harr got her possessrons packed and started towards Santa Fe After Vt. :Ella - 'ffai'i'ff . , ' . , . ' v I V . , Q , . , . , , . . z. . , . , , S . ' , ' r . ' , . -3' Y' I I . n g . ! U - y A . f , . ' 3 , , ' . , ' ' . .' . ' ' ' , Pagesrxteen

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THF SANDSTORM Ameleen Fortu three her attractneness among the boys Dulcres mterest are based on a certam red head from the yumor class Her ambmon rs to be a teacher and ln the future we shall hnd Dulcre teachrng school somewhere rn the wclmty of Chamrsal for she could not do without her red head El Prado New Mexico sent us a dancer rn the form of Emma 'Vlartrnez She wanted to make her professron dancing rn a tour around the world Therefore she started south wrth the rntentron of reachrng South Amerrca Instead as she was gomg through Albuquerque she stopped to see her brother Eh who consmced her that she should park at lVlenaul Emma has developed physrcally as well as mentally Her :deals are strll centered on the lure of the troprcs of South Amerrca Emma rs our class s best gurl athlete and she rs well liked by everyone The rest of her character rstrcs are pomted toward what seem to be her desxres She ns always found dorng something to pass time cuttlng paper and cartoons coloring scrap books or studying Her ambrtlon rs to become a home economlcs teacher but no accordmg to sta trstrcs rn I953 we shall frnd Emma dancmg the South Amencan way rn the moon lrght Cresencro Montoya was mrstaken for a pumpkm from La Cueva New Mexico and was shipped to us among the pumpkins that were being sent to lVlenaul Cresencro popped 1nto vrew and demanded a place ln which to stay He rs a hard workmg student who has done much toward helpmg the class keep rts good standards Hrs name IS often seen on the honor roll He IS now the other honorable author of the class hrstory Up to this trme Cresenclo never has had anything to do with glrls he never even thought of one But now he rs often lured to Old Brrck by the laughter of a certam yumor gurl Cresenclo s ambrtron rs to be of service to humanity The crystal ball of l953 re veals hrm as a Salvatron Army man The year l94l was generous and gave to our class three more lndlvlduals ln David Dommgues Ruth Rodrrguez and Eutlmro Medrna Davld Dommgues from Brrghton Colorado rs the mowe star of the class for he makes Robert Taylor and Tyrone Power look to their laurels David gets the girls vote for one of the best looking and frrendllest boys on the campus Hrs ambntron rs to Jom the navy and see the world but Instead we see that by 1953 David has replaced Mickey Rooney as a sensational actor on the screen Chama New Mexrco really sent us a studrous person rn Ruth Rodrrguez Ruth rs one of the few persons who are rarely seen among the group One can always flnd her rn her room for she rs always studying and doesnt care for extra actrvrtles outside her studxes She rs very friendly to all Her ambrtlon IS to be a Red Cross nurse ln the near future we find Ruth as a farthful public nurse among the people of Chama Eutrmro Medrna el muchacho alegre was contrrbuted by Carcra Colorado Trm thought that the people of New Mexico needed somebody to pep them up and thought that Menaul would be the best place to make hrs headquarters Therefore he boarded a traln and unloaded at Menaul Fl Muchacho Alegre hts htm just rrght for he 1 always chltter chattering everywhere getting a laugh even out of a stone He rs Inter ested ln rellgron and IS an actlve member of the Gospel Team Hrs ambltxon IS to help others ln the future we fmd Trm dorng some kind of work for charrty Durmg the Christmas vacation of l94l uha Dommgues was convrnced by her brother Davrd that she should accompany hrm to the sunny clty of Albuquerque Wlren her brother told her that shed acquire the charm of the Land of Enchantment she Immediately packed her hugh heels put on her hrgh at and sand Hr ho to her folk as she came to Menaul to yorn our class the second semester julla has a frrendls d s posrtlon and she rs a good singer She ls one of the members of the famous semor fl' , 4 -2 - as Y ,Eg ig. ' . A 4 1 . ' .5 ' ' ' ' - h - ' 1- -- no 5 . , H- g . Page Eighteen