Ponce de Leon High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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. NXQPN A ADVENTURE IN FRIENDSHIP CLASS HISTORY WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG l94O - l94l ln l94O Ponce de Leon had Bnmttilh a record-breaking enrollment of 860 pupils. Of these pupils 225 were to be the class of H I ii' '44, We green freshmen wan- N V gg! it ' Maven! il? . . , L' a dered through the halls of PdeL never certain that we were going in the right direc- tion, for we were following in the footsteps of the decades of freshmen before us. The first thing we remem- Ler was the awful confusion of that first day when we met in study hall. There the un- known faces of Mrs. Bingham. my - 3 tl 3 ?5l Si I , Miss Ions, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Clawson, Miss Buchholz, and Miss Symonds greeted us. After the lists of names had been read, we realized that we had been assigned to home rooms. Thus school was off to a great start! This was the first year that freshmen had the privi- lege of electing class officers. With perfect assurance, we chose lack Bennett to lead our class with jackie Cordes, Kenneth Dorn, and Van chilton to assist him as vice- president, secretary, and treasurer respectively. Book Parade day fascinated us. All students came to school representing books. Miss Symonds and Mrs. Bing- ham carefully selected and sent to the library the best costumes. The girls made their way through home economics. pea soup and all, while the boys learned the art of manual training. lt didn't seem possible to us that any group of students could print a paper as wonderful as the Ponce Tribune. Algebra students were fascinated by Mr. Mateer's wit and bow ties, Mr. Messier carefully put into some pupils a portion Assemblies all the yells and award assembly win the coveted leanette Burton of general science. thrilled us too. One Thursday we learned songs of our Ponce de Leon. Here too, on day we saw Bill Prahl and jackie Cordes American Legion awards for the 9A's, and and Raymond Fulford, the awards for the 9B's. We felt proud when the band took state-wide honors at the St. Petersburg convention, especially when some of our own classmates marched triumphantly home. Van Chilton was the number one player on the girls' tennis team. George Dacy, Bill Byrd, and Al Huguelet made the basketball team: George also was on the football team. The rest of us participated vocally in sports, yelling at the top of our voices. The Hi-Y Club took pictures of all the freshmen for our permanent record cards. This was the year that the Hi-Y opened a school store. Although the Key Club took over the guard system, some of us still persisted in using the wrong stairs. We acted just like freshmen-faithfully wearing our red and black dinksg spending many days searching for the esculators of which the upperclassmen assured us, but which we never found, and striving ever forward toward the goal of being seniors. We intended to continue our good work and give wholehearted support to our Alma Mater. PlLGRlM'S PROGRES l94l - l942 In September, l94I, we pupils, no longer considered frivolous freshmen, ventured to see a new life. We had our own ideas of this life, but, of course. the green shone through. As there were many that did not return, the class began its second year with fewer members. How- ever, the pep remained and the class began to do things in a manner that would increase Ponce de Leon's prestige, and serve as an example to the incoming September class. We reorganized at the beginning of the year and elected Bill Prahl president, jackie Cordes vice president, Mary Frank secretary, and Bill Greene treasurer. Now we looked into the future and beheld the tremendous task of financing the junior-Senior prom, So-we sophomores gave a sensational shin-dig, a dance. By the way, our total profit was Sl.25. This, however, was just the beginning. During this eventful year Ronald Mann appeared with a winning essay for the Civitan Citizenship contest which brought him a handsome medal. The girls weren't to be outdone, for lean Rasco surprised us by winning the glee club medal, and Mary Lou Raulerson produced a dress which won the state-wide D. A. R. clothing contest. This was the year so many fy , of us enjoyed Mrs. Murray's Y 44, ' geometry classes in her porta- K . ble. Miss Gilkey amazed us in biology by her erudition and - skill in disecting earthworms and frogs. We also partici- - pated in such actions. This i was the year so many of the . girls took first aid and re- ? ml. ceived their cards from Mrs. Sample. During this year the Please turn to page 77 Twenty-five

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CLASS PH Curtain opens. Dick Bakcr and Van Chilton are seated at the table. Dick-Hello, folks, this is Dick Baker and Van Chilton bringing you the dedication ceremonies from the beautiful new Ponce de Leon auditorium. This year, l964, we assemble all the various members of the history-making class of l944g said members having made it an object cf their own personal intent to re-appear for an exercise which their opulence and good-will made possible. This is a tribute to the success and genius of a really loyal school group. Today, l have the express honor and privilege of presenting to you the individual members of a group of outstanding citizens which made possible the impossible, who moved the mountain to Mohammed by the truckload, who have presented the faculty and students of Ponce de Leon High School of l964 with a beautiful new, genuine auditorium. The office of president of the group was assigned back in l944, with full honors, to: George Dacy, Naval officer and popular hero of the Second World War, who is accompanied by that Dean of female journalists, Diana Epting. She is compiling a book of Admiral Dacy's war experiences. Van-Well, it certainly is interesting to le a come- dian's secretary, Dick. Today l'm getting a chance to see all my friends. Look! There are those old high school companions, lack Gale, now a prominent newspaper edi- tor, and lackie Cordes discussing the interior decoration of the new auditorium. jackie handled the decoration of this one. Dick-Yes, and Miss Mary Ann Moore, famous design- er of dresses, comes escorted today by Walter Baker, one of the country's outstanding legal minds. Following them is another great lawyer, Hal Carter, with Alice Bliss, whose modeling has been a factor in building the fame of Miss Moore's dresses. Twenty-fou r OPHECY Van-You have heard of the Bumstead 'Mars or Bust' Expedition. The engineering genius of Bruce Chase de- signed the rocket ship used on the ill-fated Bumstead voyage. lncidentally, Mr. Chase has abandoned his ideas about Mars long enough to escort Miss Peggy Carter today. Dick-Barbara Kaye, a laboratory technician, is discuss- ing with Ted Magill some newly found evidence on his current case. Ted is the eminent criminal lawyer, with a large practice in the courts of Dade county. Van-Next on our programme, we have the Scientific Hayseed, Richard Campbell. This intrepid young adven- turer raises food for invalids under the direction of Miss Margaret Edwards, trained nurse and director of the Chattahoochee lnvalids' Home. Dick-Discussing the beautiful auditorium are Ronald Mann, civil engineer, and Nannie Baldwin, nursery school principal. They are both tops in their fields and are called 'on for advice as experts. Van-Betty Lou Green, Daisy Gilmore, and Lillian Win- terringer, private secretaries to rival executives, may lose their positions by appearing together today. But positions that they vacate would not be easily filled. Dick-lf you look outside ten minutes after these exercises are over, you will see Sumner Gurney, handsome Navy flier, posing for Patty McKie, noted photographer. She is taking this picture for a full-page ad concerning Phillip Luckfield cigarettes. Van--Bill Greene, U. S. Consul in Havana, today is es- corting, Bettv Butler, who thought she wanted to be a psychology professor, but changed her mind and became private pilot for Mr. Greene, and together they fly on many diplomatic missions. Dick-Pan-American Airways kindly consented to spare us Kasper Eulette, one of their experienced pilots, and Ruth Lorber, of Passenger Service. They knew each other at Ponce and decided to renew their old friendship today. Van-Claude Everett, district head of General Motors, is conferring with his wife and secretary, Betty Hagberg, on the possibility of an evening at the theater. After all, a lusy husband doesn't often get to step out with his wife. Dick-Dr. Elliot Dick, local sawbones, and one of his many nurses, lean Burton, are looking the place over. You will find this pair constantly together in the office or any- where else. Van-Of the many airmen among our former classmates, we find Kenneth Dorn, an aviation enthusiast, who enjoys the company of secretaries--Miss Zalene Powell's in particular. Dick-The entire world has heard the nimble fingers of Hank Beebe at the piano. He is really an electrical en- gineer on the side. Franklin Smith, who is his constant Please turn to page 74

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