Seattle Preparatory School - Echo Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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' wx-at 0 RICHARD OECHSLI ILEWETT 0 i i:uw ' Butte, Montana Dick, a graduate of St. John's Grade School, entered Prep as a frosh in the fall of '47. lt wasn't long before he became outstanding in his favorite activity, that of acting in Prep plays. His complete record reads: Student Council 4, Class Officer 3, 2, lg Sodality 4, 2, I, Prefect 2: Echo Stal? 4, Panther Staff 3: Harlequin Club 4, 3, President 45 Cheerleader 47 Football and Bas- ketball I: Baseball 2. Dicl:'s pet expression is, Hey scho1zl M15- P ROIERT MAXWELL IOIACK Seattle, Washington Big Bob came to Prep as iunior, transferring from Marymount Military Academy. Wasting no time, he found his way down to Montlate Play- field and there he ioined his 'fellow Prepsters on the gridiron, mating the B-squad in his junior year and the varsity as a senior. He also was on the tract squad in his junior and senior years as a shot-putter, and as a senior he was received into the Letterman Club. Bob has a very worth- while ambition, to get out of school and lueep out of the Army . ARNOLD ROSWELL BEEZER Seattle, Washington '?QNs., JOHN FRANKLIN IQISE Seattle, Washington Frenchman, as he is called, hails from lm- maculate Conception Parish where he attended grade school. With a big smile and a witty re- marli whenever one is needed, John quictly be- came popular among his classmates. He was a Class Officer 4, 3, 2, and a Sodalist 4, 3, 2, I. His athletic ability stood out in the intramural baseball league where he made the all-star team for three straight years. John has a lifelong am- bition of wanting to own the only wine cellar in the French Foreign Legion , and his favorite saying is, Ha, ha, that's richl Coming to Prep from St. .loseph's in I947, Bee1 got off on the right 'Foot by always doing his best both inside and outside the classroom. This can be shown by his impressive record which includes: Sodality 4, 3, 2, lg Echo Staff 4: Panther Staff 4. 3, Associate Editor 4: Harlequin Club 47 Debate Club lg Var- sity. Football and Baseball Manager 2: Radio Club 4. Beez's loyalty belongs only to the German race, his ambition being the deportation of all Irish to potato farms . eighteen

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CLASS of 1951 JUNIOR YEAR 14949-uosoy The class of 1951 now moved into the bracket of upperclassmen . . .These juniors elected as class presidents: Bill Wilson, 3Ag John Haberle, 3B, Owen Deuchler, 3C, and Jack Boulanger, 3D...Moderators in order consisted of Mr. O'Dea, S. J., and Fathers Sneeringer, Renner, and Lanphier, S.J .... Swede Johnson earned the title of yell king...The strength of the football team rested on Owen Deuchler, John Petosa, Jerry Calabrese, Skip Kays, Paul Cruden, Pat Roddy, Jim Moriarty, Dave Dorgan, and Phil Waters...Pat Kelly was reelected Sodality Prefect... Jerry Jager, Tom Gahan, Bill Wilson, Chuck Riley, Ron Tracy, Marsh Fitzgerald, and Pat Manning pushed forward in the Debate Club...Bill Wilson took over the office of A.S.S.P. Secretary...Ernie Ferullo and Dick Blewett ob- tained roles in the school plays. . .Jack Nelson, Tim Healy, and Dick Kays worked as varsity managers . . .John Hab- erle was named All-Cross State in basketball, other varsity members included Jack Moss, Vern Callero and Skip Kays, B-squad stars were Tom Greif, Tim Ryan, and Bill Collier. . .Writing in the Panther Office were assistant editors Jack Riley, Bill Holland, and Arnold Beezer, . .Marsh Fitzgerald and Ron Tracy spoke in the elocution finals . . .John Pe- tosa served as Secretary of the Lettermen Club.. .The intramural limelight was dominated by Bob Godana, Augie Bown, and Jack Ladner.. .Tom Gahan won the school Hearst Oratory Contest.. .Pat Manning, Bill Wilson, and Pat Kelly directed the Publicity Club and Intramural League... Part of the juniors that pledged the Panther Club were Fritz Holt, Tom Greif, Ernie Ferullo, Pat Kelly, Pat Manning, Vern Callero, and Tom Gahan . . .John Petosa, Bill Col- lier, Owen Deuchler, Denny Ward, and Don Maddox sparked the baseball nine. ..Jerry Jager and Tom Gahan de- bated in the Gold Medal f1nals...Skip Kays captained the cinderburnersg other track standouts were Tim Flood, John Youmans and Jack Tallman . . .Chairman Bill Wilson supervised a memorable prom, some of his assistants were: Jack Foley, John Haberle, Denny Ward, Ed Maher, Chuck Riley, and Tim Flood. SENIOR YEAR mso-msn At last the class of 1951 reached the ranks of high and mighty seniors... Bill Wilson, 4Ag Denny Ward, 4B, and Dave Dorgan, 4C, piloted the home rooms...Fathers Logan, Brady, and Lanphier, S. J., respectively, directed the classes . . .Spirited Tom Gahan led the A.S.S.P .... Popular John Haberle served as veep of the student body... All-Cross Staters Owen Deuchler, Skip Kays and Jerry Calabrese inspired the Panthers to a successful gridiron season ... Home of the Brave was presented with an all senior cast: Pat Manning, Tim Flood, Marsh Fitzgerald, Tom Gahan, Ed Maher, and Dick Blewett...Seniors occupied the various club presidencies: Bill Wilson, Panther Club, John Petosa, Lettermen Club, Jerry Jager, Debate Club, Dick Blewett, Harlequin Club, and Dan Newman, Pep Club ...Cheerleaders for football season were John Haberle, Tom Greif, and Tim Ryan. . .Skip Kays and Jack Moss were voted most inspirational on the football eleven and basketball five, respectively.. . Pat Kelly edited the PANTHER, the Panther Club The FCHO editorship was filled by Ed Maher with Pat Kelly Bill Wilson and Denny Ward as assistants ohn Cogan and Fritz Holt led the ski team to a tie for the city cham pionship. .The hustle of John Haberle, Jack Moss, Tom Greif Vern Callero Bill Collier and Skip Kays gained for the maple courters a sixth place in Prep s first appearance in the State A John Haberle became the first Prepster ever named to the All State basketball five Bill Wilson received a new car for winning the State Oratorical Contest. . .Jerry Jager won the Gold Medal De- bate Award...Two very successful senior retreats were held at Port Townsend . . .The debaters brought home their usual amount of many trophies from the various tournaments. . . Bill Wilson se- cured the valedictorian honors...Pat Manning gained the salu- tatorian award...Graduation on May 31 ended the memorable history of the spirited class of 1951. 49' O 9099 4 0955 4 O 50900 6.9! fi 1 assisted by Arnold Beezer, Bill Holland, and Jack Riley...Jack Boulanger and Denny Ward were admitted into . 7 . . , . J ' la gv . . . . . QQ .0 .l'6'l!e7llEe71 lb 415-I

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, ,,. W c,,,.,.5.V. I. ,.u.,.., ..,tv. .1cf.f:.. .. Mot . i-. Kansas City, Missouri Wild Bill came ridin' up from Texas iust a hundred years after the gold rush and entered Prep in I949 as a transfer from the Jesuit High School in Dallas. Being used to Jesuit schooling, Bill blended in with the ways of Adelphia and soon acquired many friends. Because of his short career as a Prepster, Buck was unable to really get rolling in extracurricular activities. Wild Bill intends to go on after high school, turning his hand to commercial art: however, he is seriously considering the Foreign Legion. ,:,,,, ,,,!,,,... Y.. i.:..il..- J,-fb... Seattle, Washington Jack came to Prep in I947 as a graduate of Blessed Sacrament Grade School. Friendly to all, it toot Jack little time to win the admiration of his classmates, for each year he was elected an olficer of his class and as a iunior he was on the Student Council. ln his iunior and senior years he was received into the Harlequin Club. being elected Secretary as a senior: and in his fourth year he was admitted into the Panther Club. Jack's hobby is automobiles, as he has owned one for years. fiifC+i,ff3'i':,33 i,'L?'l.l,5.'F'Iil.3 F Seattle, Washington Sonny came to us from immaculate Concep- tion where he attended grade school for eight years. The most striking thing about him is his ability to make friends with everybody, which fact can be attributed to his great sense of hu- mor. A proof of his popularity is that as a frosh and as a soph he was elected a class otticer. Sonny's athletic ability showed up in the intra- mural basketball league where for two years he was elected to the all-star team. He was also a member of the Sodality for four years. His am- bition is to play professional basketball , and his favorite saying is, Shape up or ship outl fv- li J .j 44' Q l :F Wyi. rw f all i Q , i t ff, V 7 1 2 ,- V: Q o a nineteen D .ff Vw- x. if X 1 fi'l.K 17137 '!'I-l'11Fh'l,'NLi ?ltt4f5bh'i'l Seattle, Washington Dick came to Seattle Prep as a member of tha freshman class in I947, after graduating from St. Catherine's Grade School. His record is as follows: Sodality 4, 3, 2. I: Echo Staff 4: Har- lequin Club 4, 3: Baseball I: Ski Club 4, 3, 2, I. As a Harlequin Dick manifested his acting abil- ity by taking part in Prep's musical, Hullabalu . When asked what his ambition was, Dick replied that he'd like to put in another six years of school. His favorite expression is, ls that right? 5