Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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WE VIEW THE FUTURE Yvonne Strawbridge is pounding the Hivories for the f'Hotsy Totsy Swingeroosf' Who's that little lady knitting so furiously? Itls Evelyn Veresh, of course! She's knitting socks for soldiers. Keep your feet dry, boys. Those socks shrink. On the corner of Hairline and Part Avenues we see a flashy sign announcing 'fWitz's Wiggleless Wigs, an innovation made by Betty Witz. Over the zoom of the motors we hear Louis Nagy shouting, f'Got that order?7' Louis Nagy is the president of the HSilver Tip Safety Pin Cofl, which employs George Kurzyniec and Byron Wade as sales managers. Barky Aranosian and Harold Neubacher are orators opposing each other on political questions of the day. Our finely tuned radio picks up Steven Lukas, a popular orchestra leader, saying, ffNow let's have it again, as he directs his musicians, Wesley Hill, Tony Foresi, and Louis Gyetvay. Managing a roller skating rink in this neighborhood is John Caprielian who employs Edward Peartree and Gordon Burke to teach new skaters the art of falling without a bounce. Nearby we fly over Yail, our local law college, where Frank Arnosky and Oscar Taylor are the star graduate pupils of Professor Arson Kalajian. Acting on the stage are Louis Argenian, james Noel, and Frank Palamar in a smashing new hit, which will last SH days! l Featured in 19517s World's Fair Aquacade are Rudolph Koss and Earl Williamson as high diving stars. It's fresh off the press! Kenneth Shirtz and Russell Trominski have just completed Home With the Gale , a sequel to Gone With the Windn. Steve Allic owns the '4Slo Plug riding academy with Robert Simpson, Oliver Lambdin, and Charles Moore as riding instructors. Wham! The 7-10 split is made. Harold Begdorian and Fabian Fox are bowling in the A.B.C. tournament. Albert Grosel and Ira Korkigian are leaving the city to explore northern Canada for botanical research. Flying closer we see that john Chizmadia is out to build a speed plane for the Navy. Retired business men who have made millions drawing new map designs of Europe are john Moerlines, Mike Deak, and Bill Toth. The symphonic orchestra is admitting two promising musicians, Douglas Hetterley and James Downes. Roy Hildebrandt is editor of 'fThe Daily Blahl' and now employs Patrick Smyth and Frank Muchy. Harry Lange, james Ferguson, and Frank Diedrich are joint partners of a submarine convoy company. Those famed scientists, Maynard Pepin and Mike Toth, have just discovered H20 in Lake Superior. Michael Fodor and Gaspar Papp are working on plans for escalators in Southwestern High. Thomson Ferrans is acclaimed the World's Golf Champion. His closest rivals are joe Samulonis and Joe Veres. The Southwestern Sweet Shop, now owned by Frank Rice, employs Roy O'Brien and james Shory as special de- signers of banana splits. As we loop the loop, we hear Bill Chonko yelling, 'fGuard your man, to George Ditzhazy as he goes around end in their game against U. of M. This time television comes to our aid to see William Dumbauld, the most popular comedian in this new field of radio entertainment. Roland Kaminske and his running mate, joe Belous, recently won a great victory in defeating Roosevelt for the Presidency of the U. S. A very popular trio heard and seen on station J. O. Y. is Elmer Kester, William Palmer, and Marland Munroe. Richard Hollis and Michael Nelinger are the star quarterbacks of Notre Dame's football team. Those ffbring 'em back dead big game hunters, Phillip Kehetian, Edward Mugerdichian, and Albert Varga, are now searching for white mice. John Tanciar, William Sarkisian, and Rae Munroe are local short circuit electricians. Edward Johnston and Henry Sternisha are forwards on the Red Wings' hockey team. Ray jones and Daniel Murray are giving ballet lessons. Their star pupil is William Penzes. Thaddeus Pietras and Nick Popovics are acrobats in Farnum and Dailie's traveling circus. William Peterson and Pete Rolando are writing an American translation of English literature. Our trip is over-We've heard and seen all-through short-wave telescope and television . . . Station G. B. R. F. now signing off. Page Sixteen

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OUT OF THE SKIES OF' 1951 By RITA FRANKS and GORDON BURKE G. B. R. F. CGordon Burke and Rita Franksj reporting to Station S. H. Sfaltitude 5,000fvisibility good! now flying over the heart of greater Detroit. There's the Detroit News Building just ahead. I see Elizabeth Albrecht, of the comic section, Roy Mae Adams and Rose Aranosian who write What to Wear and How to 'Wear It , and Helen Bartok and Audrey Bauss of the f'Lonely Hearts column all entering the building together. 'tWant flash news? Read Alvin Neubacherls and James Shannon's column about fashions. The sign across the street announces the tfGulpit Doun Restaurant . We see Marcella Bertrand and Susan Boghosian serving luncheon to Irene Bolla, Grace Brock, and Elizabeth Malinak. Who's that rambling down Woodward Avenue in a daze??Why, it's Margaret Bricklin. I hear she got Hmoonstruckll while painting that famous tfEgyptian Sunrise? Wherels everyone hurrying? I can see now-itls a big sale at 4'Cleo Burnett's Cut Rate. This store features original creations by Joyce Compeau. Irene Catlett, Arvilla Burgess, Bette Buckshi, Elizabeth Mate, and Marion Challoner are there to help you choose the latest style in gunnysacks. Yola Casoris owns that little Bower garden in the center of Grand Circus Park, she sells a few vegetables as a side line. We can see Elizabeth Conti, Mary Cook, Goldie Csekei, and Rose Mosigian storing up on their spinach. Just outside the city limits is Yahooti University. Mae Del Piero, Winifred Dixon, Thelma Gabriel, Betty Ann Danto, Helen Dovica, and Mary Dull are there. Of course they are on their way to the Campus Sweete Shoppe where June Edwards, Mary Eloian, and Elizabeth Emry make delicious ice cream sodas. As we pass over the Wi Psin Sorority House we hear Hazel Erdman, Geraldine Bazin, Rose Ferlejewski, June Flaugher, and Agnes Georgine discussing the latest gossip. If you're looking for rabbits, visit Rita Franks who is running a ranch for lost rabbits. Rosemary Godoshian and Betty Godfrey are in charge of the rabbits' rations. A Returning to the out-skirts of the city we pass over the law firm of Bessie Garras and Juliette Greco. A peek into the Public Library reveals Betty Green deep in a study of the past. Lucille Grjekian, Pleasant Grosfield, and Irene Grosos smilingly assist all bookworms. They're the librarians. Q Can that be-yes, it's Bernice Herr, Gladoris Hill, and Stella Homick dashing down 'Warren Avenue toward the Swing Bowl operated by Theodore Lada, Harry Kachadourian, and Richard House.. Nellie Hoyer and Jean Johnston are just leaving the National Bank after a hard day's work. Evelyn Jones, Mary Joseph, Rose Kachadorian, and Bertha Kalmar are running wildly for a Kercheval street car. Will they make it? Prasdan Keossian is swinging with Teddy Trumpit's band at the Ritz Plaza, where Lucy Keteian is head waitress. A glimpse in the City Hospital reveals Virginia Kisner and Margaret Kodobocz repairing Norda Korff and Margaret Lange who were injured in a recent explosion at the Boom Chemical Company. The explosion was the result of an experiment by Georgia Keysaer, the mad chemist. Shirley Langley, Julia Lipchik, and Elizabeth Magusin are the youngest school 'fmarmsv in Southwestern High School where Harold Brunsch, Dilmus Hall, and Henry Vargo are teaching, too. Alvin MacNeil is finishing his plans for HThe Lazy Dog Escort Bureauf' Among his most popular escorts are John Manoogian, Harold Diedrich, and James St. Holmes. Mary Medzigian, Dean of Yahooti University, is chaperoning a few students, namely Elizabeth Nagy, Viola Paisley, Marie Parker, Bessie Perkins, Marjorie Petrangelo, Agnes Petrie, Anna Petrunic, Eleanor Raftary, and Betty Reilly who are on a sight-seeing tour. Elizabeth Ribich and Ruth Ann Rickert have a beauty salon for men. Step right up, boys. As we near the residential section we see Janet Ross and Helen Rito going from door to door as singing saleswomen for the Harmless Brush Company. The latest Broadway hit is starring Isabel Sarkesian, Virginia Rudin, and Nevart Sarkesian. The costume designers are Judith Sartor and Jean Searth. On opening night we noticed Rose Semezian, Annabelle Sisko, Marie Sobodash, Evelyn Steftier, Dollie Sturm, Bertha Sutton, Ruthe Sweeney, Eleanor Sysak, and Charlotte Szabari. What's causing all the disturbance in the Detroit River? The water is white with foam! Do I see mermaids splashing around? No-it's a race. The contenders are Josephine Thomas. Helen Toth, Ruth Tyson, Marion Veltigian, and Esther Vosgerchian. Look out, Windsor, here they come! Page Fzfteen

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T0 THE CLASS OF JUNE, 1941 By ELIZABETH ALBRECHT and THOMSON FERRANS We, the class of January, 1941, of Southwestern High School, of the City of Detroit, in the County of Wayne, State of Michigan, being of age and sound memory and mind, do make and declare this to be our last will and testament and leave the following bequests: We, Betty Ann Danto and Evelyn Veresh, do hereby will and bequeath our super-intelligence to Lillian Stawowczyk and Rosalie Sulok. I, Marion Challoner, do hereby will and bequeath my debutant appearance to Naomi Del Torre, Goldie Fazekas, and Edna Mae Roloff. We, Harold Begdorian and Harold Brunsch, do hereby will and bequeath our bowling scores to Bill Brown, George Stol, and Joe Cieslak. I, Ira Korkigian, do hereby will and bequeath my calmness in speaking before an audience to Rudy Laslo, William Thiede, and Ray Mooney. I, Mary Eloian, do hereby will and bequeath the cheerful sound of my name to Mary Matsko and Mary Surma. We, James Downes and William Peterson, do hereby will and bequeath our permanent waves to William Major, Wilks Sanders, and Richard Baozzi. I, Anna Petrunic, do hereby will and bequeath my Southwestern elevator pass to Marilyn Sherman, Esther Zanoni, and Bruna Fioroti. I, Rose Ferlejewski, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to knit between class periods and to get to places on time to Mary Bonn and Roxie Korkigian. We, Oliver Lambdin, John Manoogian, and Oscar Taylor, do hereby will and bequeath our ability to play checkers to Edward Pilch, Joseph King, and Kenneth Goebel. I, Frank Muchy, do hereby will and bequeath my golf clubs to Lee Allen and Bill Buehler. We, Bette Buckshi and Mary Dull, do hereby will and bequeath our love of the Snack Bar to Sidonia Sudar and Jean Lewis. I, Mary Cook, do hereby will and bequeath my riding togs to Geraldine Beck and Betty Coffey. We, Edward Peartree and Earl Williamson, do hereby will and bequeath our Robert Taylor technique to Leroy Adanti, Julius Gasper, and Jack Fightmaster. I, Betty Godfrey, do hereby will and bequeath my sensible manners to Lilyian Mogor and Genevieve Brunarsky. We, John Tanciar and Gordon Burke, do hereby will and bequeath our natural brilliancy to Alex Toth, Berch Atamian, Alfred Manning, and Milan Barancek. I, Roy Mae Adams, do hereby will and bequeath my great knowledge of European history to Johnnie Hopkins. We, Ruth Tyson and Ruth Rickert, do hereby will and bequeath our ability to float like swans to Virginia Brumley and Elsie Drum. We, Edward Johnston and Wesley Hill, do hereby will and bequeath our love for fun to Leslie Wetterholt, Max Eckert, and John Maczkowski. We, James Noel and Theodore Lada, do hereby will and bequeath our charming acting ability to Donald Ward, Marion Kolodziejezyk, and Joe Saghy. I, Evelyn Stefffer, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to manage the Prospector and still keep on the good side of my ftpalsn to Kathleen MacKenzie and Louise Amman. We, Elizabeth Conti and Betty Witz, do hereby will and bequeath our sweetness to Ann Matyas, Florence Fillipps, and Shirley Kloss. . I, Joe Belous, do hereby will and bequeath my robust personality to Edward Paul and Marion Marusza. We, John Caprielian and James Ferguson, do hereby will and bequeath our chewing gum wrappers to Rob- ert Sweeney, Charles Kasparian, and Charles McGlothlin. We, Goldie Csekei and Elizabeth Emry, do hereby will and bequeath our over-used hockey sticks to Helen Gargal and Lenore Smith. I, Esther Vosgerchian, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get IOOW in both Prospector and Pictorial sales to Sadie Menoian and Helen Lewickos. I, Helen Dovica, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with the class president to Catherine Coffey, Alice Hacker, and Jessie Haskins. I, Hazel Erdman, do hereby will and bequeath my pert nose to Irene Gyori and Ramona Hidalgo. We, James Shory and William Chonko, do hereby will and bequeath our LOVE for civics to Joe Scursatone. I, Henry Sternisha, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to manage the business side of the Prospector without any flaws to George Mardigian, Steve Tuba, and Mike Vartanian. I, Mike Toth, do hereby will and bequeath my Letter Mens sweater to Savio DeAngelis and Peter Nagy. We, William Toth, Peter Rolando, and Mike Deak, do hereby will and bequeath our giant builds to Bill Oke, James Dykes, James Ferguson, Bill Duthie, and Melvin Tabbert. I, George Ditzhazy, do hereby will and bequeath my flashy bow ties to Korben Khederian, Anthony Mer- curio, Jack Saunders, Wilfred Rogers, Arthur Roselle, and Albert Darin. We, Albert Varga and Rae Monroe, do hereby will and bequeath our Lone Ranger pins to Willis Stone. We, Barky Aranosian, Harry Lang, and Michael Fodor, do hereby will and bequeath our broken shoelaces to Joe Fedea, Edward Duschinsky, William Molnar, and Joe Szabo. We, Joe Veres and Joe Samulonis, do hereby will and bequeath our odd given names to Joe Toth. I, Geraldine Bazin, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to transcribe my shorthand notes to Mathilda Torma, Irene Fuzy, Alfreda Klacza, and Lillian Standhardt. I, Grace Brock, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to find the hidden library books in the Southwestern library to Lillian Wajay, Felicia Schigelone, and Pauline Walters. . I, Isabel Sarkesian, do hereby will and bequeath my flirtatious manner to Doris Miller, Joyce Long, and Stella Maglik. Page Seventeen l eee e J