Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Southwestern By JERRY M. GHUITCH How careless we came to your beautiful home, How thoughtlessly entered your life, So inconstant, and fond of the follies of youth, lVith triiiing and vanities rife. Though our thoughts were capricious, we were wel- comed by you, To your halls of perennial peace, The spell of tradition was over these walls, And your strength bade lickleness cease. Still careless, we've studied in your beautiful homeg The cycle has turned since we came. The years cannot alter your vigor and truth, But our hearts are no longer the same. And then, at the end, what your influence has wrought, ' W'hat power your teaching has given, In maturity, Southwestern, your aim is achieved, In our hearts your purpose is driven. Presentation of the Pick By EARL FRIESIC VVhen we stop to consider what we have accom- plished and what there is 'yet to achieve, we realize that we have only begun our task. This pick sym- bolizes the diligence by which we have reached this first stage of our career. Vile have regarded this pick as a prize much sought afterg and when possessed, it should be zealously guarded. It has been the custom of the preceding classes to leave some token of friendship to their successors to inspire them on to victory and graduation. Vile, the Seniors, pass this token of our friendship on to you, the Juniors, with more fame and victorious records added to its increasing glory. VVe hope you will take up this pick, our symbol, and carry it to greater heights than have ever been attained before, for the glory of our dear old Southwestern. NVe extend to you our heartiest wishes for success in the years to come. Acceptance of Pick lly HLA LAFGHLIN Representing the junior class, I accept for them this symbol of the conscientious efforts of the Seniors. I am ready, as an eye witness, to testify for them. that the Class of 1929 is deserving of much praise for the way in which they have upheld the honor and the standards of Southwestern. It is my earnest belief that every member of the Junior class will regard this pick as a means of dig- ging deep into the vast lield of knowledge. XVe will try to accomplish as much as you Seniors have. As you leave this court. where you have always found justice, ready helpers, and companionship, we extend our heartiest congratulations for your past successes and best wishes for your future ones. Page Eighteen Presentation of Spade By CLARA KNITLI VVe are about to leave you nowg but before we go, we want to leave with you this spade, which we value very highly, since it is the implement which we have used to dig our way to our linal goal-graduation. XVe have dug deep and have been successfulg but we hope that with the aid of this cherished spade the junior class will be able to dig deeper and End un- known riches which still remain untouched. The Senior class of June, 1929, hope that you will continue using this spade in'as worthy manner as we have, so that when you have Finished your 'high school career, you, too, will be able to pass it on to the next junior class umnarred and beyond criticism. Acceptance of the Spade By VVILLIABI VOELLINIIG For three and one-half years we have been digging earnestly and have uncovered many treasures. VVe finally reached the point, where with our present tools we were unable to proceed further. VVe were aware of the fact that, in this instance, the mostpre- cious metals lay at the greatest depths. The gloomy atmosphere in our section of the Prospector camp was instantly dispelled when word was received that we were to be given this excellent tool. Our class was suddenly transposed from one of sadness to one of great rejoicing for we realized that with this spade we might uncover the priceless treasures that re- mained. The quality of this implement cannot be questioned. For many years it has received the rough, harsh treat- ment that is typical in the use of such a tool, and still it has retained its edge. So as representative of the 12B class, I hereby for- mally accept this spade, promising that we will do our best to put it to the same good use it has been subject to when in the possession of yours and pre- vious classes. VA LEDICTORY tContinued from page 51 all going to work hard, so that we can bring fame to Southwestern. We will make our friends, parents, and teachers proud of us, because that is about the only way we can repay them for the many sacrifices they made for us. And because we are so ambitious and industrious, I know it won't be long before we hear of a great deed or good work which some one of you has done. They will be able to point to you with pride and say, I-Ie is from that wonderful class of June, 1929 -a class which I know none of us will ever be able to forget. As I say farewell to our faculty and teachers, I know I express the feelings of every classmate when I say that each one of us is going to strive to bring more honor and fame than has ever before been brought to the name of Southwestern High School.

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I, Edgar Killian, do will and bequeath to Albert Ba- UNE HUNDRED THIRTYHFIVE By JOHN MQCORMICK We, Walda Behnke and Thelma Burbank, do will and bequeath to Harriet Barron our ability as history sharks. I, Elizabeth Parker, do will and bequeath to Helen Balogh my stony silence. VVe, Alice Pilson, Mary Ridley, and Dorothea Gai- ley, do will and bequeath to future senior play aspi- rants our dramatic ability. I, Mary Gulyas, do will and bequeath to Virginia Avey my ability to fathom deep geometrical prob- lems. I, Gloria Keppen, do will and bequeath to Mildred VVard my skill in dodging library furniture. I, Clifford Jones, do will and bequeath to John Chiaravalli a ride in my Crazy Six. logh my soldierly appearance. NVe, John Hagopian and Ernest Hartman, do will and bequeath to Wilbur Ebling our lean and hungry look. VVe, Jerry Gruitch, Geza Pasternack, and Louis Svitkovich, do will and bequeath to Benjamin Rus- sel our ability to make a slide rule slide. I, Angus Morrison, do will and bequeath to any hery junior my knowledge of parliamentary law. I, Amphion Sheldon, do will and bequeath to Bernie VVinters my magical ability. I, Albert Stull, do will and bequeath to Bela Benko my razor. I can find no use for it. I, Albert Topor, do will and bequeath to Russel Gabbert my patented blush. NVe, Stephen Vargo and Newton Baxter, do will and bequeath to John I-Iodi our secrets in wooing the fair sex. I, Glover Roundtree, do will and bequeath to Ed- ward Kleckner my great oratorical ability. I, Carmine Scafuri, do will and bequeath to Robert Masecar my bowlegged knock knees. VVe, Suzane Hovorka and Henrietta Dattner, do will and bequeath to Dorothea Harms our good-natured attitude in giving away senior pictures. I, Dorothy Miller, do will and bequeath to 'Wilhel- mina Davis my Irish accent. We, Mildred Kuelm and Mollie Kovacs, do will and bequeath to Mildred Milatz our Irish brogue. I, Agnes Havigimian, do will and bequeath to Flor- ence Reno my pleasant disposition. XVe, Anna Drumni and Eva Schenk, do will and be- queath to Mary Kempton our powerful voices. lYe, Edith Karnatz and Dorothy Hoy, do will and bequeath to Elizabeth Martin our Pepsodent smiles. I, Irene Nagy, do will and bequeath to Mildred Duschane my ambition to ruin typewriters with hi- speed typewriting. I, I-Ienry Krig- ner, do will and bequeath to George Stefansky my job of beating off the girls who insist on follow- ing me around. 4 Q E 4 'P I Q Y 3 5 3 3 l -0--o--o--o-o-5 E, THE Seniors of June, 1929, who have cherished our natural talents and antibi- pated heirlooms for so long a time, are now prepared to part with them. We are bequeath- ing them to our successors, the January class of 1930, with the Q hope that they will realize I,Har01dBf0Wn, S their great value and feel the do will and be- queath to any jun- taking the attend- ance in record. I, Douglas Gor- don, do will and sentiment attached to each -of-0--M .... O S-. 2 W' 5 2 5' 'ff O V-qs Q 5332 W' 0 ru Phill 'I O0O O4 'we- an 52 SQ.. RE ?--S 'P- 5 QQ on 3 E-D. :S Is- 5-Q. Q4 .Q- minute endowment. In depart- ing we hope that our gifts will Juniors in advance for carrying out our wishes and we wish them the greatest of success. O l OWOMO l0O l l0O'vOwOvl1 bequeath to David McFadden my large bunch of horsefeathers. We, Alfred Farber and Gerald Johnson, do will and bequeath to James Hagen our retiring dispositions. Q I, Phillip Hamel, do will and bequeath to any wor- thy junior my position on the hockey team. I, Harry I-Iobley, do will and bequeath to Robert Linn a bolt from my DeLuXe Ford. I, VVilliam Neil, do will and bequeath to Charles Balogh my ambition to drive a street car. I, Harold Oke, do will and bequeath to Thomas Musson my ancient gym suit. I, Louis Varga, do will and bequeath to George Rasko my fifty-page book filled with girls' addresses. I, Glenn Stelfes, do will and bequeath to John Tur- ner my job as Prospector cartoonist. VVe, Stella Szatkowski and Ethel Toth, do will and bequeath to Vera Benn our sunny dispositions. I, Dorothy Stoll, do will and bequeath to Eleanor Frazier my ambition to become a female Paderewski. I, Velma Srocka, do will and bequeath to Mildred Milatz my job of banging a typewriter in the publi- cation room. I, Bessie Hopkins, do will and bequeath to Georgina Forrest my famous haircut. I, Lucille Emerick, do will and bequeath to Kath- rine Covert my strange attraction for junior boys. NVe, Lorene Golm and Dorothy Grunewaldio will and bequeath to Lorene Newton our ability to charm the senior class. lVe, Evelyn Hittinger and Menetta Hecht, do will and bequeath to Anna Steffler our ambitions to be- come school teachers. XVe've lost heart. I, Mable Scaife, do will and bequeath to Marion Smith my nymphlike qualities in Hitting about the halls. H lVe, John Mahin and XVilliam Kamorosky, do will and bequeath to lVilliam Peters our ability to settle all group questions without a war. CContinuecl on page 195 Page Seventeen

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SENIORS PRESENT ONErACT' PLAYS N May sixteenth and seventeenth, the June Class of nineteen lmndred and twenty-nine presented two one-act plays and a novelty act- The Eli- gible Mr. Hangs, The Londonderry Air, and Home, Sweet Home the NYorld Around. The one- act plays were a deviation from the customary three- act plays usually presented by graduating classes. The eligible Mr. Hangs was coached by Miss Tucker. one of the sponsors of the senior boys. The members of the cast are as follows: ,lane Foster. Alice Filson: Lucille Morgan, Ruth Uhleman and Dolly Alexander: Tom Foster, -Iames Nelson: Leigh- ton llaugs, Kenneth Lindquist and Herbert Ock- enfels. .Alice Pilson as -Iane Foster, with her husband. -Iames Nelson. as Tom Foster. in The Eligible Mr. Bangs. made a concerted effort to marry Lucille Morgan. played by Ruth Uhleman and Dolly Alex- ander. to Leighton Hangs. as portrayed by Kenneth Lindquist, with Herbert Ockenfels as understudy. Mr. Bangs holds a prejudice against the unmarried fair sex because he thinks that they are forever scheming to catch an unwary man in the toils and marry him. But Mr. Bangs is in love with Lucille. although he dislikes to admit the fact. Jane brings the two together once more after they have met, and introduces Lucille. XVho can imagine blames Nelson as the henpecked husband taking orders from Jane? The Londonderry Air has a unique setting. Old Ireland, with Dorothea Gailey acting in the capacity CLASS IVILL tfContinued from page 17j I. Albert Springstein, do will and bequeath to George Graybill my Horist instinct in picking out the largest dandelions on the front lawn. I, Mildred Handyside, do will and bequeath to Kath- ryn Hobar my strange characteristic of watching the clock. IVe. Myrtle Parker and Elveretta Simpkins, do will and bequeath to Margaret StefHer our ability to look pretty when the photographer says, XVatch the birdie. I, Anna Sukenik, do will and bequeath to Rose Shaw my quietness in class. I, Mable Sholtz, do will and bequeath to Dorothy Helwig my quaint southern twang. XVe, Marian Kerr and Lillian Malwitz, do will and bequeath to Velma Simon our pinafores to be used at the class banquet. of a bound-outv girl, XVilliam Csircsu as the pedler. Mary Ridley as the XVidow Boggs, and Frank Taylor the XYidow Boggs' son, give a phase of life unprece- dented. The Pedler stops at the house of XVidow Boggs to ask Irish Colleen, Dorothea Gailey, for something to eat. Tramps, says Dorothy, are against her princi- plesg but talk so wins her over that she burns two batches of cookies, gives the tramp the pig's butter- milk, the Xliidow Boggs' son the air, and herself to the Pedler as his wife. Frank Taylor, Dorothea's prospective husband, is forever forgetting to tell Dor- othea that he loves her. Once is enough, he holds. Home, Sweet Home, the XVorld Around pre- sented Thomas XYood as a typical Englishman. Al- fred Farber and Aluva Miller represented Germanyg Elsie Peterson, Scotland, Esther Dittman represented Italyg Mollie Kovacs and Irene Demchak, typical l-'Iungarian dancersg Dorothy Miller a dashing Rus- sian maideng Steven Scafuri a Chinese laundrymang Irene liecsky, a fair Spanish senorita, with Kenneth Lindquist as the gay cabellero, while Eleanor Died- rich and XVillard Shumate represented typical Ameri- can youth. Music was furnished by the Southwestern orchestra. The Senior Class wishes to express its appreciation to all who helped make these plays a success: Miss Kruke and Miss Tucker. the coachesg Miss Yocum, who supervised the dances: Miss Green, Mrs. Good- rich, and Frank Floreck, who aided with the makeupg Miss Snelling and the orchestra. who contributed the music: Miss Cornville and Mr. Mote, who designed and made the stage settings. I, Mable Schamp, do will and bequeath to Della Sidner my ability to mitigate humor. I, Floyd Page, do will and bequeath to Frank Pear- son my ability to grow a moustache. I, Julius Pavella, do will and bequeath to Richard Phillpott 1ny ability to hit in the pinches. I, Louis Guylas, do will and bequeath to Fred XVar- below my rather small pair of shoes. I, IYm. Carney, do will and bequeath to Oren Tauck my ability to get English assignments in on time. I, Eleanor Diedrich, do will and bequeath to Ro- berta Glenn my school-girl complexion. Wfe, Fern and Olive Blair. do will and bequeath to Irene Szabo our attentive attitudes at record. Duly signed, sealed. and notarized, this eighth day of June, in the year 1929. Signed: CLASS OF JUNE, '29. Signed: John McCormick. Notary. Page Nineteen