Monroe High School - Doctrine Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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REUNION OF 1959 On the memorable night of June 15, 19sa. the alumni of Monroe's 1944 Class met to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their graduation. As we were being ushered in by two little page boys, whose parents we all know are Mr. and Mrs. John Libby fRosalia Robideauxj, we heard the Master of Ceremonies, Charles Van Horn, introducing Dolores Docken, the talented artist, the main speaker of the evening. Her topic will be Q'How to Make Your House Beautiful. We were surprised and pleased to learn that Ann Hoepfl, Joyce Forbes, June Krenner, and Rita Dawn are here taking the minutes of this meeting in short- hand. We were sorry to hear that the two great movie lovers, Ronald Gagnier and Joan Mueckl could not be present tonight. Others who could not join us were: Bob Skinny Walker, the famous comedian, Vlasta Muska, the noted playwright, the Amundson twins fEdith and Dorisj who are now the dancing team on Broadway, Mary Ann Smith, the famous lecturer, and Sylvester Noha, the detective, who is working on an important case. As the music of Al Kubickais orchestra filled the room, his featured vocalist, Dolores Koutek stepped up to the mike and sang Give Me a Ring , written and published by Douglas Hellweg. As an added attraction, Stanley Collins presents his famous mod-els, Mary Banister Beverly Soash, Maxine Johnson, and Shirly Stroop. The staff photographers, Don Polta, Mary Meduna, and Ann Kirlin of the new St. Paul Dispatch edited by Howard Peabody, covered this gathering for a special edition. Over in the corner, we saw Rev. Willis Johnson and Rev. Raymond Hardy talking to that well-known ice- skating team of Walstad and Scheuern fLoris and Jacky. We also saw Le Roy Faser and Bill Felstow who are now professors at the University of Minn. They are experts on astronomy and math , respectively. We stopped to talk to Mrs. Steve Zobel fElinor Wilsonl for a while. She said that Steve would be late because their nine sons wouldn't go to sleep unless Steve read them a fairy tale first. She also told us that Lucille Nedved had taken over her father's business and that Thora Kurschner is now a street car conductor. On hearing a disturbance across the room, we rushed over, thinking we were going to be in on a good fight, but we found it was a group of girls, namely: Joan Gelhaye, Angela Gosling and Rose Dvorak, talking about the experiences they have had with different patients since their graduation from Nurses, School. One of the biggest thrills of the evening came when we met that famous singing star of stage and screen, Paul Burke, and his manager, Ival Pota. Alice Tomanek and Irene Dannecker, who are now joint owners of a grocery store, receives plenty of busi- ness from Phyllis Coleman's Old Maids, Home. Some of her paying guests are Donna Kane, Alvina Derks, Phyllis Fisher, Betty Gilbertson, Joan Schneider, Betty Josephson, Mary jane Keller, Charlotte Nagel, and Lorraine Le Master. Phyl's good friend Ray Paulsen has opened his home to bachelors. Living with him are Alan Alberg fHow did that ever happen?j, Robert Broos, 'Fred Hrachovina, Joe Massa fStill bashful, I guessj, Jack Larsen, Duane McQuay, Joe Carchedi, Richard Pratt, Gerald Popelka, and Henry Silke. Now Phyl and Ray are planning a Matrimonial Bureau. Maxine Bork, the new Dorothy Dix, and James Ryan, the new Mr. Anthony, will probably have their hands full. Earlier this evening we found Martin Mairentic, Lois Walsh, Dick Woodley, Bill Tierney, and Don Gode listening to the radio. When we asked them why they were doing that instead of enjoying the evening, they told us that right after Uncle Bill QBil1 Oliver, had finished telling his fairy tales there would be a news broadcast, and they were still trying to make up for the ones that they had missed in Miss Thornton's English Classes. If they kept it up, they would be finished by August 19, 1969. They are jealous of George Ralf be- cause he is all caught up. But then he should be-he is the commentator. By the way, Louis Breneman is teaching English in Miss Thornton's place at Monroe. fWe are not sure whether she got a pension or a hus- bandj We just learned from Ester Dotty and Lorraine Eller fthey still know all the gossipj that Ed Deziel has made over a million dollars on the stock market, that Wally Hetznecker has lost every cent he had playing the horses, and that Irene Stock was married and has two sons and two daughters. June Krenner, married now, and Catherine Healy were chattering just as they used to. They told us that the three Peterson girls, Carol, Betty, and Gloria fthey are not sisters, have formed a tap dancing trio and the Vacha twins fDorothy and Virginia, are known as the singing waitresses. John Wondra has mixed a little of everything in a bowl which resulted in a new hair shampoo. He hired Lois Prybelick to pose for the shampoo ads , Also posing for Mads is Irene Wagner, but she advertises for tooth paste. Many of our old friends have changed. For in- stance, we saw Merle johnson with black hair. She ex- plained that her husband preferred it that way. Dorothy Bushinski is wearing her hair in a straight short bob. Dick Gurney has grown. He now stands 6' 1 fall the credit is given to his physical fitness trainingj. Dorothy Wood and Phyllis Anderson also have come up in the world, but as far as we know they did not attend those Jr. Commando classes-so it must be vitamins. Betty Barnes, Carol Berkins, Evelyn Jaskulka, and Charlotte Kriesel have opened a restaurant right in the heart of New York. Some of the notable people whom they have served are Corrine Carter, Muriel Ries, and Ed La Pointe, all great opera stars, Myrtle Kaufer and Georgia Larsen, the authorities on Child Psychology, Ellen Melchoir and Eileen Marsh, who are writing the Modern Dictionary, and Roger Schmidt, and Dick Quaas, known the world over for their effective method of exterminating book worms. It seems that DeLores Anderson, Patricia Deering, Delores Ricci, Geraldine O'Donnell, Betty Strigel, and Rose Marie Franzen have found their hearts desire out- side the bounds of Old Monroe . The men with them look as if they were Australian. We have heard that these girls were WACS in Australia during the Second Page Twenty-One

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DEAR DIARY, Sept. Sept. Sept. 8-Ah, school again! just what we've been sitting around all summer waiting for. Time to haul out your books again, you lucky kids! 9-Something new has been added. Plastics class starts for all junior and senior girls. 16-Football season begins. Come on, kids, let's give them that good old Monroe spirit. Sept.-It looks like Monroe really turns out good Oct. football material. Our own Bob Lossie, ,43 grad, made the big ten on Minnesota's foot- ball team. 1-I-Iomecoming game and dance. Come on, team! Hey, you big oaf , whoever told you that you knew how to dance? Oct.-Looks like all we've done is study this month. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Oh, aren't we Monroeites the studious ones though? 3-Mt. Tracy answer the call of his country. I-Ie joined the Navy to train Naval Air Cadets. ro-Extra! Extra! First Monitor comes off the press. 11-Armistice Day. 15-Yeah, team! Basketball starts today. I hope we do better than we did in football. Nov. 25-Thanksgiving. Ohhh!!!! I knew I shouldnlt Dec. Dec. jan. jan. have eaten so murh. I doubt if I'll be able to move from this couch in a week. 20-Christmas vacation begins. Now I can catch up on some of my long lost sleep. fWho am I trying to kid?J 25-1,771 Dreaming of a White Christmas. Looks like I'll just have to keep on dream- ing. 1-New Year and still no snow. I3-I4-OPCFCCIB. The Forest Prince , was a big success. Ummmmm! Those voices were simply divine. I I al A l Ei 'Zia' LUV ah 1 is ff I If 1 Q c I' U' 'Y ' gov' - - v L 1 s v ' Page Twe n ly jan. jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. 18-Don Gode was elected President of the Senior Class. 26-Midyear graduation. 31-Seniors have their pictures taken. On re- ceiving their proofs, the studio rang with such exclamations as, Is that me? , Oh, no!',, and Eeeeeeee! 14-Valentines Day. Better watch your figures, girls. 28-Donna McCarty is chosen DAR represen- tative for Monroe. You deserved it, Donna. 8-Senior Aptitude Test. Oh my gosh! I never knew I was so dumb. Could there be a streak of moronity in my family? ro-At last! Our long awaited first paid assemblyf' 13-Junior Town Meeting put on under the direction of Mrs. Conant. 17-Juniors put on St. Pat's I-Iop for all good Irishmen. 21160 fetch the sulfur and molasses, Gran. Don't you know spring's here? 28-The Senior Tea was a big success. Be- tween 6o and 70 senior girls attended, and Miss Margaret Doty, Dean of Women at Macal- Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May june June ester College presided. Four of our own Mon- roe graduates, Helen McCarthy, Beverley Bambusch, Caroline Korbel, and Evelyn I-Iausker helped in the discussion. 3-7-Spring vacation. Ah, this is the life! 9-Everyone get out your new bonnet. Easter's here again. zo-21-Senior Class Play this year was Don't Take My Penny. Jackie Marsh as Penny and Jim Ryan as her rather prankful but devoted lover, along with the rest of the cast had us rolling in the aisles. 281M0hIOC Day. Thanks a lot, Juniors. You're one swell bunch. Sincerely, The rest of the Monroe students. 4-No folks, seldom any silverware at all, Roman food, sitting on only one side of a U shaped table, and different forms of enter- tainment, all go towards making up the tra- ditional Latin Club Banquet which has been held for five years under the supervision of Miss Leila Asher. 26-Junior-Senior Prom. We ought to do this more often. I don't know when Ilve had such a good time. 29-Decoration Day. First holiday in six weeks! We need it! 8-Exams begin. I-Iey, what have I been doing all year? Maybe I should have taken my books home once, anyhow! 14-Where did that choked-up feeling inside of me come from? Gulp! You know, school wasn,t really half bad after all.

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World War. Talking to them were Ray Byrne, Don Connacker, Larry McLean, George Ruhberg, and Tom Sutherland, all with women who were not from Mon- roe. fProbably uhussiesi' that used to go to Central.J Senator Tom Fleming just came in. With him was his private secretary, Margaret Cadwell, and her assistant, Donna MrCarty. Helen Landis is now head librarian at Monroe, with Ruth Mansfield and Jane Kilroy as her assistants. We heard that John Palewicz and Jim Clark finally found Valley City, North Dakota and decided to settle down there. When passing to the dining hall we noticed signs, made by the Amos and Conway Sign Making Co. fBernadette and BeulahJ, informing anyone who is in need of interior decorating that Charles Pence and Charles Maty are the men for the job. On our arrival at the dining hall, dinner was served. We later dis- covered that Gladys Anderson, Agnes Avedision, Helen Karasawa, Eleanor Vincelli and Ruth Smith did the cooking. You remember the old saying Too many cooks spoil the brothn-well, you draw your own con- clusions about the meal. We noticed that Jim Wilfred was talking vigorously to James Gosselin, the new manager of the Randolph Pharmacy. We later found out that he was trying to sell one of his old used cars to James. After dinner, the master of ceremonies asked us to remain in our seats. The lights were dimmed, drums rolled, and the spotlight shone on Helen Mansfield, Dorothy Nash, Lois Komro, Marian Krieger, Shirley Parker, and Bette Cincera as they showed us the latest dance steps. The drummer was Harry Dolan, the piano player was Tom Frederickson. Brother, were they hot! We were then entertained by Jerome Hamilton, Donald Janssen, Lowell Hesse and Warren Holmgren, who are members of an internationally-famous choir. Well, well, look who just came in when the party is almost over-it's Milton Johnson. His excuse this time was, The wife wouldn,t let me outll' Poor Milton. Others who were late were Cecelia Mandel, an eleva- tor operator who has had many ups and downs during her life, and Mildred Kubik, a telephone operator. There was a little game of tiddly winks going on over in a corner, so we naturally had to see who was in it. There we found Gordon Woessner of Greene En- graving Co., George Wiede, principal of Monroe, and Charles Koutek, Superintendent of St. Paul Schools. The game soon broke up because Gordy got mad and took his tiddlies home. After the game we listened to Mary Ann Smith, the great lecturer, and the famous authors, Marlyn Saver, Jeanette Schneider, Carol Echwandt, and Phyllis Rice, and also the weatherman, Robert O'Keefe. Robert didnit stay with us long, though, because we all kidded him about 9 out of ro times he had been wrong about the weather. Jeanne Teitscheid and Shirley Erickson are now working in the post office answering dead letters. fWhy, I never knew dead letters could talk.J The post office also employs Monica Goiffon and Betty Kratovil as Postal Packin' Mammasf, Mary Larsen takes pictures for the one-cent stamps and Jack Weber poses for her. Although it was not well-known, the ambition of Ed Faeth and Donald Field was to travel and see the country. Well, it has been fulfillled-they are both working as truck drivers on a trans-continental freight line. Monroe is well represented in sports, for Shirley Lillistrom and Ruth Mangan are tennis champions, Lorraine New is a skiing ace, Helen Tierney, the diving and swimming star, Lorraine Sarka, an ice-skater, and Delores Tamble, a physi- cal fitness teacher at Central. We forgot to mention it before, but the host- esses of the evening are Margaret Califano, Ruth Kurka, Betty Daeffler, and Jeanne Reher, the four most talked about society figures in Amer- ica. Just as all good things must come to an end, so did this evening. At the close of this meeting we want to extend to all an invitation to attend our next meeting which will be held June 15, 1984. Donit forget the date. If you cannot attend, please send your grandchildren in your place. CLASS WILL WE, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1944, BEING OF SOUND MIND AND BODY, DO HEREBY WILL AND BEQUEATH THE FOLLOWING: ALAN ALBERG to all, a wish for the best of luck and happiness. JOHN ALSEN to Bob Burnett, my locker on first floor. It opens on the fourth attempt. It closes with a good kick. BERNADETTE AMOS to any fortunate Junior girl, my freckles and long, red hair, and all the teasing that goes with it. DELORES ANDERSON to Roe Alexander, my orange peelings at lunch. PHYLLIS ANDERSON to Miss Schutte, my Page Twen ty- Two younger sister-who isn't any better than I am. PAUL BURKE to Paul Green, my ability to gold- brick in Mr. Fuhrmanls class. fNot that you need any further abilitylj RAY BYRNE to Don Jobe-because he needs them so badly-all by AA's. MARY BANISTER to Phyllis Walstad, by ability to keep my upsweep up. HARRY CARR to young Hames, freshman, my ability to play pool and sneak in shows-be care- ful, though! 2