Palatine High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Palatine, IL)

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E SPOTLIGHT This page tells in words and pictures a brief history of the class of '34. The Senior class this year has a record in scholarship that will challenge any class grad- uated from Palatine. Miss Hackbarth advised the class through its first three years and Miss Cook and Mr. Mc- Elroy helped the class in its final year. 1934 Upperclassmen in '33, '34 Our Junior year was quite an eventful one and most of our activities were centered about the pi om. First we sponsored a Stunt Show, then a movie at Barrington, and then came the J uns fe. ., SHl'll0MU1Clf1S, 1932 Front Ituw-Vernon lie-rgnian, Ifllgvlil' Kelly. Lu- Blank:-nship. ll:-rhurl Sw:-ltm-1'. lddwarml 'l'nniasl10wski, I'Iv0rm-tl NV0s1-nmn. Ilolwerl l':ulrlm-k, t'h:lrlvs Warilr-r. Sm-mid llim'-V-Irwin llnlmfvldt. Jayne We-Idvn. Elsie l rohnv. llvnrivtta M1-yn-rs. lsaln-l W4-ute, Miss ilill'lilHll'lll, Ili-lon Svhoppv, lfruna-vs 1'x'oppor. Elsa M4-ss, Irene SC'lll'2l1ll. Virginia Ihnnek. John DQ- 1'llv. 'l'hirml How- Dorothy Mi-yer. llnssvll Wm-lde-n. Grace llierke-i', Norman Si-In-ring, lmruthy Slll l'lllt!T'. Mary Samson. Mavve-lla Santlmlf. Bernice Rich, Mary Pain-sek. Ilnris lion l'll1ll'I'XVlNlll. Iius' sn-ll Goeikiwclit. l Iorn-In-u Iflngrelking. Adclim- Ilrnns. Shirley ior play, all of which were very successful and helped to make the prom a gala affair. one party, exclusively for the Juniors, was held at Christmas time at the home of Miss Hackbarth. September, 1933, finally 1'olled around and we entered school feeling rather amazed at the fact that we were really finally, Sen- iors. Mr. Iler had come to take Mr. Butler's place and although we were sorry to see Mr. Butler leave, we were eager to start work under our new superintendent. The class con- tinued to rank high in athletic as well as scholastic ability and we had a very fine year as far as they were concerned. The Seniors topped all the classes in names on the honor roll and defeated the juniors 19 to 18 in the interclass basketball finals. Senior players we1'e big factors in winning the conference cage championships. The Senior play and the Prom were big events of the final -students ranked exceptionally high in llolnn-s, Gustav Nt'll!VilIlIZ. llnynioml Ilinrie-hs. Norman Iievlfinziin. Underclassmen in '31, '32 ln case of fire, it won't be necessary for the Freshies to run because fire doesn't burn green things. That's the manner in which the upper classmen greeted us when we first en- tered P. T. H. S. We weren't children any longer, but young men and women. Our class, numbering 46 students, was one of the largest that had ever been enrolled in High School up to that time. Most of our first year was spent in getting acquainted and trying to at least act ambitious. A number of the scholarship and some of the boys show- ed great athletic ability. Ou1' Sophomore year proved successful in many ways. We had several delightful parties, and by that time our athletes had made a great name for themselves. Norman Beckman and Lee Blankenship received letters and several boys held track records. The class continued to rank high in scholar- ship and those who did exceptionally well were Elsa Mess, Dorothy Meyer, Eleanora Oltendorf. Mary Samson, Dorothy Shermer and Isabel Wente. P. T. H. S month of the senior year. .ll'Nl0IlS. 1032 Ifront How- Ilnllwt 1'urrignn, l':llNVill'll 'IllPlllil?4lIl'XYNiil, liver:-tl xVONl'HlIlll. K'lii'l'or4l Nielson, Vvrnon Ile-rgrxnzul. Second How Vlnlrlvs Xv2ll'lll'l'. llc-lon S1'llupln', .layno W4-lqlvn. l1'f'i1e lA2'lll!ll0l'Sf. llvnrielta M4-yvrs. Ifilsis- l rohnv, Mary I'an4-snk, I i'am-os 1'r4-ppt-r. Dorothy Sin-rnivr. Grmw- lil:-rkvr. ll0I'iN'l'l. Swvitvvr. Third Row---Miss H:n'kh.lrth. Mary Szunson. l IIIl'4'lll'l' lingui- lcing, Irene S1'lll'2ll!l. Shirley Ilolnws, lfistlu-r H4-ntvr. i':l1'ElliUl'II Hlttgnclorf. Elsa Mess, M:lr1vlla S:1:1tlinIY'. Virginian il4lllN'li, Bn-l'nlm'v cl. I-'nurth How -llolu-rl I'afl1lrwk. ICIIIIPIII' K1-ily. Nun-nmn Seller- ing, Irwin Iiahnfoldl. Russell lhuilmm-lit. Lee- l!l:mk4-nship. ltays d H' il Gu S h t Ile 1 I - mon mr vis, stay .'v wnn z, vw: rm Kramhifr. Norman Beckman, John Do Pin-, Martin l'hilhin. Marvin l'i-asc. YEAR BOOK

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THE SPOTLIGHT Who's Who In 1945 Beckman, Norman Emil-Joined Arlington Park Race Track Club, March 1938. Co-partner of Aurora Race Track Aug., 1940. Owner of Hawthorne Race Track June, 1943. Cropper, Frances May-Graduated from Charleston Nursing School June, 1938. Head nurse at Cook County Hospital March, 1940. Married Rufus Dean April 19, 1942. De Pue, John N.-Join-ed New York Yankees as short stop March, 1937. Joined White Sox January, 1940. Man- ager of White Sox February, 1942. Dierker, Grace A.dlVIade debut as an actress at Chi- cago Theater June, 1937. Entered movies April, 1939. Leading lady in Her First Date March, 1940. Finished 50th picture November, 1944. Engelking, Florence-Secretary to Mr. Jones, man- ager of the United Air Lines, March, 1940. Stewardess for United Air Lines June, 1942. Godknecht, Russell Adolph-Made first solo flight Jan- uary, 1936. Joined pas-senger air force between London and Chicago March, 1941. Hahnfeldt, Irwin E.-Graduated from Cornell June, 1939. Taught English at Palatine High School 1940-41. English professor at Harvard September, 1943. Hinrichs, Raymond Henry-'Practiced at Danielsen's morgue 1935-37. Funeral director of Palatine, Ill., March, 1942. Iler, Robert Wilson-Became member of Chicago Board of Trade June, 1940. Selected Secretary of Com- merce during the Appleblossom administration, March, 1942. Kelly, Francis Eugene-Admitted to the bar October, 1941. Elected member of P. T. H. S. board April, 1942. Elected Senator from Illinois April, 1944. United in mar- riage to Miss Dorothy Shermer June, 1945. Langhorst, Irene Mae-Designer for Molly Dress Company February, 1938. Buyer for the Nuwear Depart- ment Store in Seattle, August, 1942. Mess, Elsa-Married Alfred Lunt June 1, 1936. Moved to Tomiashewski farm October, 1940. Meyer, Dorothy Louisa-Graduated from nursing school June, 1938. Nurse in Community Hospital at Palatine, Ill., 1938-40. Member of the nursing staff of a large German hospital in May, 1942. Meyers, Henrietta Rosina-Graduated from Chicago Conservatory of Music June, 1938. Pian- ist for the Tom, Dick, and Harry program April, 1940. Played while the newly elected presi- dent, Appleblossom was marching to the inaug- ural platform Jan. 20, 1941. Awarded medal by National Association of Pianists May, 1945. Oltendorf, El-eanora Viola-Sailed for Paris, 1939. Became Countess Ponsetti, May, 1941. Paddock, Robert Young-Established news- paper omce, Cuba, Illinois, March, 1936. Became editor of The Chicago Daily News April, 1941. United in marriage to Miss Isabel Wente, 1945. Paucsek, Mary Annamarie-Graduated from nursing school June, 1938. President anti-saloon league, 1939. Philbin, Martin A.-Entered radio April, , 1 1937. Starred on Phil Baker -program 1939-40. Interviewed President Apopleblossom June, 1945. Renter, Esther Marie-Maried June, 1937. Moved to the Langhost farm, February, 1939. Saathoff, Marcella Edna--Graduated from Cooking In- stitute June, 1936. Married to John Winkle July, 1938. Samson, Mary-Became Secy. to Samuel Insull, Jr., fthe second Insull utility magnatej, August, 1936. United in marriage to Mr. Charles Warder, June, 1937. P. T. H. S 1934 Schering, Norman Charles-Became member of Chica- go Board of Trade, 1939. Moved to New York, 1941. Started as a New York broker, April, 1943. Schram, Irene Lillian--President of the Beauty Spec- ialists Society, August, 1940. Selected to represent Chica- go at the National Beauty Specialists Convention in New York, June, 1945. Schwantz, Gustav-Member of Arlington Jockey Club, 1936. Owner of Fleetfoot and Lightning, famous race horses, 1940. Owner of Schnozzle, winner by a nose in 1944 Kentucky Derby. Schoppe, Helen A.-Became stenographer for the Schoppe Bros. Dept. Store at Palatine, Illinois, June, 1938. Toured country as speaker for Anti-Saloon league, 1941. Shermer, Dorothy-Washington correspondent for The Chicago Daily News 1939-41. United in marriage to Senator Kelly in June, 1945. Schweitzer, Herbert Edward-Ordained August, 1941. Became minister of Episco-pal Church, Evanston, Illinois, July, 1942. Tomashewski, Edward Peter-Jockey at Arlington Park 1937-41. Trainer of the famous Schwantz horses, 1941-45. Ward-er, Charles Noel-Co-apartner in the United Dress Company, 1936-37. Became owner and president of company April, 1937. United in marriage at the St. James Cathedral to Miss Mary Samson June, 1937. Became fath- er of 12th child, April, 1945. Welden, Jayne W.-Secretary to Mr. Iler, principal of P. T. H. S. 1938-42. Became sheriff of Cook county, 1944. Welden, Russell Edward-Co-partner L. C. Smith Typewriter Company, April, 1938. President of L. C. Smith Typewriter Company, March, 1944. Wente, Isabel Clara-Taught French at Palatine High 1939-44. United in marriage to Mr. Robert Paddock June, 1945. FIQICSHINIEN. 1931 Front Ilow--IIex'hort Sweitzer, Everett NVQ-se-lnzlll. I-Edward 'l'0lll2lSIl0WSki. Charles Wnrder, V4-rnon Bergmann. lilugeue Kcllv. Sem-ond Row-Leonard Luerssen. Nnrnmn Svlu-ring, Orrin Neagle, .lhohu De I'uo. Irwin Hnhnfehlt, Russell Godknevht, Ray- mond Hxnrichs. Gustav Scliwzlntz, Norman Beckmlnn, Marvin Third How-Virginia Ilomek, Dorothy Consor, Adeline Ilruns, Doris Lon Underwood, Irene Schram, Elsa Mess. Mary Samson. Dorothy Meyer, Marcella Snnthotf, Gmce Dierker, Dorothy Shermer. Fourth Row-Lorraine Steinwedol. Elsie Frohne. Henrietta Meyers. Mary P2lll0S0k, Itllennorn Oltendorf, Esther Iteuter, Irene Langhorst, Isabel Wente, Helen Schoppe, Robert Paddock. YEAR BOOK

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THE SPOTLIGHT JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Frank DeBerge ..,............ .......................,.. P resident Emma Grace Trepus ...... ...,....,........ V ice-President Maurine Roberds ..............,,.... Secretary-Treasurer Miss Jumps and Mr. Vervloet .,A..,..,..,, ...Advisors l'lI'4lIlI row. 11-fl to right Yirgrinin Nlvlmli:1l4l. Iilllll XVe-ii4lI:m1l. il Iillmi liimu Xiumx Is ul lun Nligrmnillo Xlislul. Mililrc- 5' -'. L-' -': '-: ' U lmorg, l'lllllllll Grzim- 'l'r1-pus, Nlaiurins- Ilolu-rds, Gorailnlim- lmmvlsvn. Allan-l'l:i Welton-i'. Sm-oiinl row- ilflvm-rf-tl NY1-si-iiizin. Mr. V1-rvlm-1. M:11'vm-llzl Smilin- ofl' lifclnn xVlllIIll'gI1'l', llorotlnv W1-ilvr. Uwe-liz: llalrz. Alive Bvlil, .lulm 'lJlIllVIllIlll, llzlymuml Sclimiulr, Miss Junips. 'l'liii'il 'row Allvnlmy Plonsky, NI:li'jo1'io Blzlxwn-ll. llolnres Moy- ers, Vvrnzi Ilzlson, Nl:irjoi'iv In-4-lnimli. Viviun Sli-wart. Ixzitlnryu IIIIIIS, lrlstlu-1' Xyv. l I-'iourtli row--Rlzlrvin I'vl'rj'. M:ll'Ylll I'o:isie, Ilzirvoy IIUIIIIS. ' Williun '4 l l I'IlIlli l'lI'1llllll', lit'llll1'llI Stroke-r. Myron Lluul. 2 -f'lW2lll' I I1 ncis 11111 kuff, lvigrlilun XI-swf:-ls l-'rank lm- lh-I'- 0 'z1 is s-. o lk Nil I lx ldifilll row fxMKlj'?ll1'A.li'l'I'lVi'S, G clfwgl .S ' lin cosy, Ilainie-'I Im- nwk. .lolin llc l'iu-, Iwo lllunlu-nsliip, l':irl I4'lI'lIlUlIllIII'2f'I', hooiqgi- 1.1,,1,, U1-1-is Ni-ugh-, Gustav S1-liwuntx. I'Jdw:u'd Ilailinfoldt, llowurd Kruse. Junior Class From a group of smiling sophomores, the class of '35 became a family of jovial juniors last Sep- tember. Their disposition, their talent, falthough much more developedj and their other virtues were the same as they had been theng but were used more to the advantage of the school. In the sport showup we found Engelking, Helms, Krambier, Kruse, Neagle, Reuse and Tudy- man on the regular grid squadg while Blanken- ship, E. Hahnfeldt, Krambier, Kruse and Reuse held positions on the heavyweight cage squad. Blankenship and E. Hahnfeldt brought home first place medals from the Springfield track meet in which seventy-seven schools participated. In the dramatic field, talent was unveiled in the Junior comedy success Enter the Hero as well as in the Dramatic club mystery play As the Clock Strikes. Maurine Roberds placed third in the dramatic branch of the declamation contest at Dundee. Nine out of the fourteen leads of the operetta Melinka of Astrakhann were played by Juniors. In other fields of activity there are Frank DeBerge, foremost salesman of the Magazine Sub- scription campaigng Emma Grace Trepus, twice Maurine Roberds, Homecoming Queen, and Ruth Wendland, consistent honor roll student 1934 Enter the Hero Since it is a custom for people who write about a school play to praise it in all SO1'tS of fashion, it is needless to comment further on the success of the Junior play, it automatically becomes a suc- cess. But without jest, if the receipts reflected the popularity of the Junior play, then the play was indeed popular. Frank DeBerge, the meek lover in the farce comedy Enter the Hero played opposite Emma Grace Trepus, his protector and bride-to-be. Al-- lenby Plonsky, a suitor, and Wayne Drewes, the father, presented the lover's stumbling blocks. Vivian Stewart, the aunt was a comical character While Marjorie Beckman, Esther Zyc, Geraldine Danielsen and Kenneth Stroker were the lovers' allies. Jack Bretsnyder, the life guard, was both friend and enemy of the two. Miss Jumps again scored a dramatic triumph as director. Frank DeBerge was the outstanding player in a difficult characterization. Emma Grace Trepus deserves special mention. The Juniors made money on their play but they needed lots of it to put on a prom that would rank with the best Palatine High has had. Candy sales at games and a show at Barrington helped. Miss Jumps and Mr. Vervloet were good advisors and their efforts were appreciated. ink D If lin Ire l'IlII1IlI mn I XS asm, Dicxses Hsiin btewsalt Nlnxjoiit littkinin . I 1': ' 0 I-1114: - . . . En z G2 - i ,- winner at school parties for her timely costumes, .nr-i.i.y 1-i....siiy. ms .uilmllflTall..-ilui,-I-. .im-it i:r.-mi,-.1.-.- v Gr-'. v ' - lrlzxiiielsvii, Ke -tl Stroker P.T.HS YEAR BOOK