San Antonio Vocational and Technical School - Artisan Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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UNDERCLASSMEN MUCKY THROUGH LEARNING

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY A mong the prophets of old we recognize: Confucius! JLSL Elijah! Isaiah! Jeremiah! Moses! Amos! Nathan! and Nostradamus! As the greatest prophets that have ever lived. Yet who arc they to be classed with our great modern prophet, who prophesied that we would find the graduates of the class of 1942 working and doing the following ten years from now: Leonard Hippchcn is the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper, “No News Charles Frandolig is an aviator for the We Always Crash-or-You're-Lucky, airlines. Donald Smith is now president of the country's largest military college. Lenoard Tallas has finally won the Junior ping-pong championship. Robert Staewen is welding for the Enormous Ship Building Company. Fauntcll Cook now after many years is sponsor of the Red Jackets. Henry Huntress is owner of the Progressive Welding Company, trying to build airplanes. Johnny Gavlick has become a good retail salesman, he just sold the Smith Young Tower to Garth Parsons who is now a building collector. George Schroeders is a good bookkeeper, who likes producing plays better. Mildred Black is designing hair styles for New York and Paris. Warren Beadle still has a desire to be the world's greatest loafer. Bobby Pluemacher is still studying chemistry at college; he hopes to get his degree any day now. Eleanor Viola from the retail selling class, is chief sales clerk in a large department store. William Casper, after eight years at college, still needs one credit: “English! Tony Valencia is playing the tympani in the army band and likes it very much. Henry James has become a government bookkeeper and auditor. Leroy Cobb, just retired from the Junior Yanks, will make his home in the country. Jimmy Dukes and Ruben Scheffler, are coaching professional football in Chicago. Henry Moy and Sidney Digulla are electrical engineers for Public Service Company. John Holterman is still under the impression that he should have a movie contract. Albert Hillmeyer is the chief engineer for a large radio corporation. Basil Jackson is drafting engineer for the Exceptional Drafting Company. Milton Hillmeyer and Hubert Lawson now own their own department store Walter Thorman would like for someone to tell him how to repair a car. Garland Threadgill will soon be able to draw a straight line, after taking a special drawing course to learn it. Clifford Wagner has just received permission to operate a lathe by himself. Thomas Agnew is now permitted to remove the old tubes from radios. Jack Lacey has actually learned to handle a soldering iron. Norma Acklcson is the designer of the latest fashions on Broadway. Mary Ruth McCoy is the proud owner of the latest misfit dress shop. Doris Wiley and Dorothy Hazen are conducting a secretarial school for those who don't want to be secretaries. OUR PARTING WORDS GOODBYE, dear Tech, we're leaving you; We have to go for it's forty-two. For three long years we've been penned in; For all twelve years we've striven to win. And now our Senior days have passed. They seem to have flown so very fast. And to our teachers this parting thought: We thank you for all that you have taught. You've been mighty patient with us each day; We know out in life, your lessons will pay. To Mr. Fox and Mr. Fling we give our thanks. You're swell to overlook our many pranks. And Mrs. Gossett and Mr. Planto we offer praise For guiding us through our Senior days. Mr. Lane has been our guiding hand: There's not a better dean in all the land; Unless, perhaps it's Mrs. DcPue, Severe and stern, yet kind and true. You've all been good and treated us swell, You've taught us our lessons and taught us well. We've had our fun in club and class— We only wish that it could last. But as we take our places in office and shops. We'll think of Tech and say it's tops. Now to the Juniors, the class of forty-three, We leave to you this little plea: Keep on trying, even when the way is dim. Beat Jefferson at Football, keep trying for a gym. Inspire school spirit, be a Techman true. Keep on with the Annual, we started it for you. Have fun in your clubs, and work with a will— These things we ask when our shoes you fill. To go from school life into life's school. And now as we leave and follow the rule. We utter the Parting Words of the class of forty-two— Goodbye, Tech, we'll always be thinking of you. Evelyn Word and Irene Skloss own the new Painless Burn Beauty Salon. Clemmie Downing and Marie Broski have become nurses in the army medical service. Ethel Howard's latest heart throb is the owner of a soap factory. Frances Harle received her diploma as an unfinished printer. Myrtle Lieck is trying to be a good bookkeeper but doesn't know one column from the other. Louise Shinn was chosen Miss America, her uncle was one of the judges. Bobby White after many years of labor has finally been promoted from usher to head doorman. Sam Uhl was elected “King of the Hoboes at a recent meeting. James Fischer has just been appointed as chief dance instructor for the wild Indians. Earl Stcinhauer is the modern prize fighter who hasn't won one out of a hundred fifty fights. George Wissman has been chosen as president of the Hot Air Institute. Henry Moy is learning how to do electric wiring in ten easy lessons. Ralph Lewis the handsome Romeo, is editor of the Lovelorn Journal. Marie Helen Sargent is in a concentration cramp . Dorothy Bogasch is getting married for the third time, she will comment on the reason. Ruth Knight is drawing for the We Don't Know Who Studios. Elmo Brockman is rounding up cattle on the Bar-B-Q ranch. John Lovell is a traveling salesman for the Never Last Shoe String Company. Page 26

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OUTSTANDING JUNIORS Row I—Margaret Sargent, president; Mamie Meneses. treasurer; Lorena Goodwin, Junior Editor of Vo-Tech; Dolores Boldt, secretary; and Frances Marrs. Row II—Bobby Rudewick, Uriel Gonzales, Dee Casler, E. W. Price, Alex Habeeb, and Mr. Groos, Sponsor. JUNIOR CLASS ACTIVITIES The Junior Class, the Class of '43, was organized as the Sophmore Class early in 1941. The following were elected officers: President, Frances Marrs; Vice-presi-dent, Joyce Bankston: Secretary, Diana Reid; Treasurer, Mamie Meneses; Parliamentarian, Alice Biemer. The Sophomores enjoyed a picnic at Woodlawn Lake in May, 1941. In October, 1941, this group of students, now Juniors, elected the following officers: President, Margaret Sargent; Vice-president, Carl Hoffner, who later had to resign because of employment; Secretary, Dolores Boldt; Treasurer. Mamie Meneses; Parliamentarian, Alex Habeeb. In December, 1941, the Junior Class entertained with the annual Christmas Dance in the Library of Tech School. This year it was called the Mistletoe Prom; the high spot of the evening was the very excellent floor show. This dance helped to put everybody in the Christmas spirit. The Junior Class, the Class of '43, upon graduation hopes to take its place and do its part in the defense of America. Page 2S