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

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Results of the Senior poll showed a degree of humor and a shade of opposition, although most of us de- cided on these members of the elitef, Ruth Garrison was sitting pretty on the ballots as the best speaker Umu- sically-mindecl Richard Rastetter was given the title of our most outstanding musician. . .Virginia Fathauer rates as one of the modest seniors in our midst. , .Walter Prange is most bril- liant in his subjects.. Don Reichert takes home the honors of most hand- some boy. . while the pretty locks of Grace Nelson give her distinction among the girls .Kenny Miller ad- iudged another modest senior . .Mar- jorie Scheumann is most generous to her friends, 'tis said Reginald Gerig is another master musician , Best per- sonality is the blessing bestowed on Jerry Zehr ,Betty Muntzinger, a part of the two seniors voted our most bashful girls Donald Sparkman is best-dressed boy and also a perfect gentlemann Helen Kelsey gets sec- ond best in drag with the teachers . John Bex, then, is acknowledged first in drag . . Bob Storm sits aloft with the class acknowledgment of boy doing most for the school .,Georgi- anna Jones is second in musicians, so there , ,Vera Crise is cutest and possesses the prettiest teeth , Class prex Jim Dern was voted most likely to succeed, best boy athlete, and most popular senior. . ,Forrestine Valentine is our perfect laclyn. .prettiest hair among boys is possessed by Fred Eakin Rosemary Lehman is most studious . Harold Schmidt is best boy dancer Totem boss, Homer Miller, is most bashful-absolutely, . Elizabeth Simp- son, the other part of the bashful girl tie Helen Gray is best dancer among the girls. . ,and Leona Menze sums up with award of best girl ath- lete and the gal who has done the most for the school. i W 5, l 1 ti 1

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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.

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THE TOTEM 1937 First Column RICHARD AKE Dick RiHe Intramural sports . Safety Contest Wfinner. IVIARY JANE ALLERTON G. A. A. Wo-Ho-Ma secretary. MARION BAILY, JR. Ba Latin Service Hi-Y. ANNA MARIE BAUMGARTNER Annie S. P. C. Student leader Lettergirls' treasurer. .G. A. A. . Dance Club Travel. Honor Basketball Team. EUGENE BECK Gene . A loyal booster of South Side sports and known especially for a good sport. RUTH BERNING Ruthie . G. A. A. secretary. . . Lettergirls' treasurer . So-Si-Y president and social chair- man . Library Club ..Math-Science vice-president. .. 1500 S. P. C. Service Club . .Times . Totem. . . Student Leader. Second Column DOROTHY ALDRIDGE . Dort G. A. A.. .U. S. A. So-Si-Y S. P. C. . .Philatelic viceapresident, sec- retary Wo-Ho-Ma Lettergirls. . Nlath-Science. EDWARD ARCHER Ed .Torch . Band . Or- chestra. MARCILE BANDTEL . G. A. A. So-Si-Y. .Service Music Letter . Band Orchestra . Glee Club. CLAUDE BAUSERMAN . Professor . . Band. . .Or- chestra. DORIS BENNETT Travel Art . .U. S. A. . . Wranglers' secretary. KATHLEEN BETOUNES Kathy .Travel Art . .Times. Third Column RUTH ALLEMEIER Bookkeeping certificates En- tered from Jefferson High School. JEAN ARONHALT Conservation secretary-treasurer . Travel Math-Science . Bookkeeping certificates. PHYLLIS BARROWS Meterites. . .U. S. A.. . .Math- Science S. P. C. Times So-Si-Y Library Club . G. A. A. . Service Club . Totem .. Bookkeeping awards. ELBERTA BEAL Bertie French Inter-Club Con- gress representative . Meterites. . .Times. HAROLD BENZ . . Short Senior Hi-Y. . Letter- mens . Varsity football and track. BETTY BEYRAU Sunshine . G. A. A. . Honor Basketball Team. 26