South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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First Row: Miss Amanda Hemmer and English class, Mr. C. A. Bex, Mr J. Henry Chappell, Mr. Stuart Monroe at a lathe, and Mr. Louie Hull in the physics Ulabf' Second Row: Mr. Lloyd Wfhelan in physical geography, lVlr. Earl Ster- ner and English class, Mr. Albert Heine in biology laboratory.

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as-if PRESENTING-U ,J est'- f '7' AN ALL-STAR CAST IN THE MAGNIFICENT PROCESSION By LEONA MENZE Front Row: James Dern, Virginia Fathauer, Grace Nelson, Don Reichert. Back Row: Mr. Chappell, Helen Kelsey, Victor Nusbaum, Miss Fiedler. Seniors! That,s what they call us, we,re proud to say that's what we are. Some of us realize, almost with tears in our eyes, that soon we'll be just another grad- uating class, the class of '37. That 1,937 symbol seemed a far-distant, terrifying, almost unapproachable goal some four years ago. Re- member then , ,Thatis the time we always managed to get lost in the halls, wasted precious minutes waiting for the elevator ,and finally rushed breathless- ly into class-late. But it was fun. More of us then broke the ice by attending the Sophomore Kid Party and acting the part as well. We took the bit into our own mouths then, and in our sophomore year, produced the never-to-be-forgob ten Gingham Gallopf, The Horse Race presented in the cafeteria, just after we had indulged in ice cream, cake, and punch, was most outstanding. ' Then came the dawn, or rather the year We began to regard ourselves as a real part of South Side High School. Yes, we had reached our third year. We used initiative that year and separated our Junior Prom from the Banquet. The upumpkin Pow Vfown was pre- sided over by Big Chief Jerry Zehr and was the sub- ject of our conversation for days afterward. We de- cided, then, to don rufiies and newly-pressed suits for the Junior Prom. The decorations were carried out in true naval style with even wet weather responding to our wet theme. We now recall that the help of our citizenship teach- ers was most valuable to us, for they were persistent in their efforts to have us join some of the extra-curricu- lar activities,of this awesome school. The promising held of clubs-Girl Reserve to Travel to Philatelic-ab tracted many of us, although some were inclined to 'ewait a bit. H ' 24 Now we're about to leave. The leadership of popu- lar Jim Dern and the friendly attitude of the entire senior class sufhce to make this year outstanding in our minds. Some of our stage-minded seniors went dramatic on us, and for a very good cause-the senior play. Upholding our class tradition for being some- what outstanding, they presented The Taming of the Shrew, the well-known Shakespearian play. Mildred Hoff, popular lead in the play, ably por- trayed the role of Katherina, the Shrew. The part of Katherinais suitor and ultimate downfall, Petruchio, was played by John Bex. Vernon Miller, as a rich gen- tleman of Padua, and Jim Dern, as the comic Grumio, also gave the necessary zip to the play to make it en- joyable to a large audience. The formerly unfamiliar names, Vincentio, Lucentio, Gremio, and Tranio, all lit into our minds now as part of us. Finally, then, we look to the Graduation Service it- self. The last rush and hurry just before graduation will etch itself in our memory, no matter how little is written or spoken about it. The speeches at the grad- uation service and the awards at the Recognition Day program also will be remembered, because we were in- terested and because they were likable. The senior dance, too, was a fitting climax to the gaiety of grad- uation activities. From the very first to our very last high school day, some have been perhaps a little more outstanding than the rest of us, some have excelled us in things we wanted with all our hearts, and, yet, with diplomas in our hands, we know that once again we are all fresh- iesn in the world we are going to conquer. Whatever the ups and downs may have been, we've enjoyed our years together.