Monroe High School - Monrolog Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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JANUARY ELASS HISTUHY THE MYSTERY OF ALEXANDER STREET A dismal September morning presented itself as l peered from the fog-curtained window of my Balcer Street flat and prepared for what was to be one of the greatest cases of my brilliant career. Buttoning my broadcloth shirt in preparation for my guise as a 7th grade baby, l glanced at my friend Watson, harbinger of this strange case. Any clues, my dear fellow? l questioned him as l snapped the loclcs on the new brief case and on the massive lunch box. None whatsoever, answered Watson, quietly finishing his cup of tea. f'lt's a rather disheartening start, but if you re willing to tolerate my blunders, l should lilce to offer my assistance in the case. Fine, l exclaimed. UJust don these knickers, and as soon as lyou've parted your hair in the middle and slipped on these goggles well start. It s 8 o cloclc now, and we musn t be late. Just one moment,,': interrupted Watson, HLoolc at the note l found at the foot of the stairs of your flat. Dear Mr. l-lolmes: My indentity is to remain sub rosa. Your excellence in detecting and your professional scruples are sufficient proof to me of your reliability. Merely find the solution of this problem and your reward will be great. The problem is: l'low will a heterogeneous group of 'IQ8 victims escape their scholastic incarceration? Little did l lcnow that years would elapse until l would reach the end of the trail .... Together Watson and l traced our way along Monroe Avenue mingling with hundreds of other embryonic scholars and scholarlesses. Qne in particular attracted our attention. She wore long braided pig-tails, blond, of course. HShe'll bear watching, l whispered surreptitiously. :find out her name, Watson! A moment later he returned, breathless. 'fl saw the name Barbara Coolc written on her boolcs, but we can't be sure. Unlcnowingly, he was right. Later that morning, while stumbling through the corrdior, schedule in hand and eyes gazing upwards Cas yet, we couldn't familiarize ourselves with gigantic stone structure, Monroe l'ligh Schoolnb CJaiD .... later, we came upon the same lass. l'liding behind two snoozing seniors, we followed her into a class. HBarbara,,' aslced the teacher, give mean example of curves of beauty. Mae Westf' answered Bobby. A few moments later, Miss Cramer dismissed the torpid class. They stampeded down the corridor like so many wild cattle. l was astounded at this strange action but followed at the rear of the herd, running flat-footed with my tongue and boolcs hanging out. HWhat a peculiar thing to do, l shouted to Watson. We finally arrived at our destination-the Monroe High Jail Cafe. As l entered with the pack of lcnowledge-newts l staggered baclcwards into the arms of Watson, almost asphyxiated by a barrage of nauseating odors. Watson, at all times my superior in physical endurance, managed to resuscitate me and explain that l simply was not accustomed to strong aromas. Suddenly, my attention was drawn to a group of three new inmates sitting near a window of the cafe. Behind them glowered a huge Senior inmate who was on the verge of a parole for good behavior. l-le polced one of the three CI discovered their names from their teeth marlcs left on an aged hamburgerj. The three were Baby-Face Sanderson, Stanton 'fSpilce', Setner, and C. J. Bat Stolbrand. You-'Bat'-pull down the shadelu he growled. The Bat turned to obey. l'lowever, there happens to be no shades in the cafe. Slowly, Watson and l compiled clue upon clue in a huge noteboolc. What good they were to be was to be learned later. Ar the time we had to be satisfied with clues, theories, and chance incidents. Ahl Those were trying days. 16

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MILFORD H. BEHNKE 51 Kirk Drive Mil No giood man ever became suddenly ric . Shop Baseball Q, 3, 4, Home Room Basketball 3, 4. Allen's Creek Undecided WARREN T. BROWN 5215 Gregory Street Brownie Nothing at times is more expressive than silence. Field and Stream Club, Swimming Team. No. 24 Undecided FRED L. DYSON 19 Scio Street Curley Persuasion tips his tongue Where'er he talks. Shop Baseball 1, 9, Home Room Basketball Q. No. 31 Undecided GEORGE FRANCIS 2 Edmonds Street Good instruction is better than riches. No. 12 Undecided LEONARD HART 185 Field Street Len Fools never understand people of wit. Home Room Basketball Q, 3, 4, Vice- President Home Room Q, 3, Manager Home Room Basketball 9, 4, Superin- tendent Corridor Aide 4. Nb. 35 Undecided oNEi. i-rigors: XJ 22 erst Street . ud., r e favors call: S e com nlooked for, lf she comes at all. ield and Stream Club 3, Riding Club 3, 4, Outside Patrol Q, 3, 4, Captain Outside Patrol 4. No. Q4 Undecided f me I light, ALVIN VICTOR JONES 100 Vayo Street Avie That what he will, he does. Manager Home Room Basketball 1, Q, Captain Home Room Basketball 3, 4, Track Team 4, Radio Club 3. Jefferson High Merchant Marine College ISABELLE LA MONDA 115 Belmont Street Izzy Genius is the ability to avoid work. G. S. A. 3, Meliora 3, 4, Vice- President Meliora 3, President Meli- ora 4. lrondequoit Undecided RUTH M. LE MOINE 427 Meigs Street Rudie Work! Alas l know thee not . . . Business Club 3, Typewriting Club 3. Blessed Sacrament Undecided THELMA ELAINE LEWIS 159 Laburnum Crescent Tanya She accomplishes more by saying less. G. S. A. Q, 3, Alpha Tri-Y, lnter- national Relations Club Q, 3, 4, Corridor Aide 4, Social Chairman Alpha Tri-Y. Jefferson Jr. High School Strong Memorial Nursing School JOHN T. McINTEE, JR. 255 Berkeley Street Mac If l chance to talk a little wild, forgive me. Nazareth Hall Parks Aeronautical College CHARLES C. O'CONNELL 1155 Monroe Avenue The dear Lord made him as he is And never made another. Blessed Sacrament Undecided CHARLES OSBORN 53 Comfort Street Chuck The worst use that can be made of success is to boast of it. Home Room Baseball, Shop Basket- ball. No, 13 Undecided ELSIE SIVOLA 378 Laburnum Crescent HEI.. Sweet and stately and with all grace. Basketball 1, Baseball 1, Senior Or- chestra Q, 3, 4, G. S. A. 3, 4. No. 35 Undecided HOWARD LEROY SMITH 100 Hickory Street USTTIIUYH The more worthless a man, The more fish he can catch. Swimming 9, 3, Stamp Club 4, Field and Stream Club 3, 4, Home Room Basketball Q, 3, 4, Honor Roll Q, 3. No. 13 Undecided FREDERIC M. STINER 1516 Edmonds Street Swish Modesty could be called one of his virtues. Camera Club, Home Room Basketball, Honor Roll, President Home Room 3. St. Mary's Yale Art School 'l 5 CARLOS JOHN STOLBRAND 465 Rockingham Street From a little spark may burst a mighty flame. President Home Room 1, Q, Home Room Baseball 1, Q, Home Room Basketball 1, Q, 3, Vice-President Home Room 3, National Honor Society 4, Beta Hi-Y Q, 3, Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, Commencement Play 4. No. 24 U. of R. SAMUEL JOHN TASCIONE 142 Burrows Street Sammy Dancing feet, l've got those dancing feet. Jefferson Undecided FANSTINE MADELYN TRELLY 52 Rosemount Street Fannie The true friend knows thy faults And loves thee in spite of them. Meliora, Baseball Q, Attendance Awards 2, 3. No. 94 R. B. l. PAUL MAURICE TREPANIER 485 Alekgnder Street dt Night after night he sat and bleared his eyes with books. Wrestling Club 3, Tumbling Club Q, Engineering Club 2, 3, Radio Club 3. Aquinas Mechanics Institute BRONSON TWINING 254 Alexander Street Tiny l-low doth the busy little bee. Wrestling Club Q, 3, Tumbling Club Q, Manager Wrestling Club 3, Honor Roll 3. No. 23 Mechanics Institute MARGARET ELOISE UTZ Pittsford, N. Y. Marg l am a woman, When l think, l must speak. Secretary Home Room 4. Pittsford High School Nursing School CHARLES VAN DYNE 67 Alexander Street Chuck l love wisdom more than she loves me. J Fl J ' e erson unior St. Lawrence University MARY EMMALYN WALTZ 43 Lansdale Street Red She took things easy, She graduated by degrees. No. 35 Undecided HELEN KATHRYN WERNER 339 Rutgers Street ..KdY,. A ready smile, disarming, sweet-f Baseball 1, Q. No. 35 Undecided ROBE?T JAMES YOUNG 1 'Thurston Road Bob To be young is to have youth's golden opportunity. Junior Soccer 1, Radio Club 3, Home Room Basketball, Honor Roll. No. 1 Undecided

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Moving-up Day was quite a memorable occasion for everyone concerned, especially our Junior Corps president, who, posing on a steel girder in a pageant of lNDUS-lRY, suddenly sneezed and hurtled through two feet of space to the floor to spoil the dra- matic exercises. l learned frcm Watson that Sam Laredo Meyer was named the in- tellectual and scholastic leader of the class, and that Janet Cry-Baby Webster was his partner in crime. At last, l thought, l was on the trail. Myjoy was soon at an end, forl had forgotten that, baclting the two leaders, was a secret organization called the l'lonor Guard consisting of well-lcnown rogues, galleryites. And so the culprits passed on into the Senior Ward of Monroe l'ligh without Watson or l having any material clues. But were we bothered? Not a bit. It was at this point that the case became more and more baffling. The 128 prisoners were now advancing rapidly, and Watson and l, after two and one-half years of fruitless detecting, were still in a fog. l-lowever, we did manage to obtain many a valuable clue, The following are excerpts from Watson's record-boolc: 'lO-B Margaret Stalder comes to the corrective classes with bandaged hands. The following day-A battered piano is found in cell-bloclc 904. Charlotte Vaughn slcips Hgymu because of bad feet. The following day-Jim Wood- ruff enters Mrs. Botsfords dancing class. 'IO-A Dot Meyers receives a letter from 'The Correspondence School of,Acting. The following day-D. M. gets the lead in Shalcespeare s Green Pastures. Ed Flutts is advised to get strenuous exercise for his health. The following day- Flutts is named Yo-Yo champ of the city. Tl-B Jaclc Benard and Ed Vincent stay awalce during l-listory class and do some heavy thinlcing. The following day-Political parties are formed at Monroe. Betty Jane Sundre, Eleanore Stewart, and Nancy Billinghurst go to the nurse to evade a Math test. The following daygfrancis MacArthur comes to school wearing a bullet-riddled racoon coat. , 'l'l-A Doris Jaclcson and Fred Myers are seen coming out of a neighborhood candy store late at night C8 o,cloclO. The following day-Fred is ousted from the library for snoring too loudly. Don West gets a clriver's license. The following day-l'lit-and-run driver reported menacing the city. Two days later-Driving club is organized at Monroe l'ligh Jail. The entire class suffers an acute attaclc of indigestion. The following day-A cafeteria investigation is begun by the Monroe Community Association. 'iQ-A The senior class begins to study for final exams-many open text boolcs for the first time in their lives-hopes are high for easy exams, good marks, and graduation. The following day-The Regents Board confers. An indefinite niumber of days later-Exam weelc-quote teachers and pupilsd the toughest ones yetl - Years later, l was again sitting comfortably in my Balcer Street flat. puffing away at my pipe and meditating, l wasn't aware of the sound of ascending footsteps on the stairs. lt was Watson who abruptly brought me back to earth. l didn't loolc at him. f'le didn't loolc at me. Our theories had not materialized, our clues had led nowhere. ln short, we were baffled and had failed. The great combination, Watson and Holmes, beatenl-unthinlcable, yet truel Watson handed me a note. It was from the same anony- mous person who had written, years before, Dear Mr. l-lolmes: l am very disappointed in you. Your failure to solve the problem has shown you not to be infallible. Neither you, nor Watson, nor l lcnow how the heterogeneous group of 'IQ8 victims escaped their scholastic incarceration- A soupbone to you J. F. 'I7