Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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C oss History by V1ncent Kanalos and Sh1rley Sherwood V1ncent Kanalos Sh1rley Sherwood Scene Local record shop one afternoon T1me January 1954 Hey Sh1rley look' Ablg month end sale on both old and new records' Let s go 1n and look them over W mlght be able to f nd a few good ones Golly V1nce they werent k1dd1ng when they sa1d old These aren t exactly what you m1ght call new D you remember these? ' Dream a Lzttle Dream of Me by Frankle La1ne, A Bushel and a Peck by Betty Hutton and Perry Como, Be My Love by Marxo Lanza, Mona LISR, by Nat K1ng Cole, I Apologlze by Tony Mart1n, If by Perry Como, and there are so many other ones we d be here the rest of the after noon l1sten1ng to them Boy they certa1nly br1ng back a lot of memor1es don t they Sh1rley'? They certamly do Those tunes were popular just about the t1me we flrst entered Southwestern as fresh men There were about 150 of us 1n January of 1950 Boy weren t we a bunch of crazy m1xed up fresh1es, fall1ng for those elevator passes? The varlous schools that we came from were Hunter, W1lson Morley McM1llan Boynton Cary Nemas and even Sandwlch Colleg1ate 1n Wmdsor Gradually we started to get acqualnted w1th South western and Jolned some of the many clubs mcludmg the Y Teens Rapxd Wrlters Nurses, Red Cross H1 Y Lettermen s Young Men s Servlce and Dramat1c s Club Some of the students tr1ed out for the varlous sports and muslcal act1v1t1es were Pr1sc1lla Ban Mary Gonder, Imogene Hogan Tony Farchlone Paul Nemeth Pete Bowman, George Regan, Ollver Lagman Joyce Ch1lds V1ncent Kanalos and Don Carmlchael Among those earmng letters W1nn1ng f1rst place 1n an oratorlcal declamatlon was Val Zaw1la w1th h1s speech of The Common Cause , by Woodrow W1lson Sh1r1ey Summers won recogn1t1on 1n the dramat1c declamatlon contest The wlnner of two consecutlve typlng contests held by the Rapld Wrlters Club, was Shlrley Sherwood Dur1ng our stay at Southwestern many changes oc curred We had our blood typed and chests x Rayed for tuberculos1s by the Red Cross MOb11e Un1t To add to the populatlon of Southwestern H1gh School approxl mately 600 Taylor Townsh1p and Ecorse Townsh1p students took over the 9B grade m September, 1952 and 1953 Also the old Prospector 0ff1Ce, and rooms 239 237, and 235 were torn down to make way for the new Home Economlcs Department aluxur1ous new home 11v1ng un1t wh1ch was completed 1n the fall of 1953 As eleventh graders we were anx1ously awa1t1ng our flrst class day It f1nally came on December 12 1952 We dec1ded to have yellow carnat1ons w1th blue and gold rlbbons That mght one group enyoyed themselves tremendously at a party g1venby Pr1sc1lla Ban Another group of 11A s had a gather1ng at Cottrell Hall Chosen to head the 12B class as presxdent was Paul Nemeth Capably ass1st1ng h1m were Pete Bowman as George Regan as secretary Commlttees were soon chosen to see that the varlous class act1v1t1es were properly carrled out The most successful of our events was the 12B Var1ety Show en t1tled The Hollywood Star Rev1ew , wh1ch took place on Apr1l 15 16 17 1953 Another enjoyable event wh1ch took place on May 15 1953, was the 12B dance called the May Hop featur1ng Bert DJerk1ss and h1s band One of the most strenuous class act1v1t1es was the 12B 12A basketball game The 12B g1rls won 12B boys lost May 29 1953, was the day on wh1ch we celebrated our 12B Class Day followed by a party that n1ght at the home of Shlrley Sherwood Our flowers were tmted green carnat1ons w1th kelly green rlbbons Wh1le 1n the 12B several part1es were g1venby mem bers of the class Pr1sc1lla Ban gave a Halloween party wh1ch was a great success Joyce Ch1lds had a b1rth day party on February 7 wh1le a party was g1ven for Sh1rley Sherwood on December 13 1952 Around the corner was the New Year so to celebrate the occas1on, a group of students got together at the home of Sharon Zundel where everyone had a wonderful t1me C cont1nued on page 40 J I o Q N41 . : y . . .. , - ,, . . - . . 7 7 ' . ' . e , ' ,Q 77 ' I. Q 1 7 ,, . , . . . . . 7 7 7 . ' ' . o , . K ' 77 ' 9 - ' . cz n - - ' 7 7 . ll 77 ' ' ' , . , . . KK ' 7 ' , it ' 77 ' ' ' 7 7 ' Q If 77 . ' ' ' , . , . . . , - u - ' 77 J - ,, . . . . 7 7 I l 7, 1 - p 9 ' - vice-president, Catherine Butski as treasurer, and Ci ' ' 77 v 0 gf . . . - 1 - - ' - ll - 77 - 7 . ,, . . . 7 7 7 ' 7 . . I , . 7 , 7 7 7 7 7 , . , . . . ' 1 9 1 ' 1 1 7 - - 1 - 7 7 7 7 ' 1 z .I . , , . . , . . - l 7 7 ' 7 9 1 7 ' ' . A , I . 1 - , . 1 4 7 ' ' ' CC 77 7 7 - 13 .

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Presentation of the Pick by Edward Borowski I have the honor at th1s tlme to present to the June graduatmg class th1s tlme worn but h1gh1y respected symbol of our school The honors and v1rtues whlch Southwestern and 1ts graduates represent ln the record of success are offered to you w1th th1s P1ck Amb1t1on courage rel1ab111ty and respect symbohzed by th1s P1ck are some of the quahtxes we should take w1th us through 11fe W1th the hope that your class w11l contmue to uphold these honors I offer lt to you Acceptance ot the Puck by V1rg1n1a Cox IS an honor and pleasure for me to be chosen to accept the P1ck for our 12B Class We real1ze that 1S IS an everlast1ng symbol representmg the fmest trad1t1ons of Southwestern Speak1ng 1n behalf of my class I know that we shall do everythmg 1n our power to ma1nta1n and promote the 1deas and attltudes th1s P1ck represents N 'Q Presentation ot the Spade By Cather1ne Horne In behalf of the graduat1ng semors I present to you th1s cher1shed Spade In our four years at Southwestern we have worked hard to mamtam the standards that precedmg classes have set for us We have come to understand the s1gn1f1cance of knowledge and good 1eadersh1p for a happy and free soclety We hope that you also w111 rea11ze and keep these standards as we leave you th1s symbol to gmde and br1ng you success Acceptance ot the Spade by Douglas Parker I am proud and happy to accept th1s Spade for my class I feel conhdent that we w1ll preserve the h1gh standards of scholarsh1p and leadershxp that have been set for us We wxsh you the graduates luck and happ1ness 1n all your future achleve ments 12

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Cllff MOTFIS We the January class of 1954 of Southwestern Hxgh School do hereby w1ll and bequeath our most cherlshed possess1ons wh1ch we have acqu1red durlng our past years to the succeedmg sen1or class I Duane Hunter, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my hungry look the hour before lunch to R1chard Rad1ff and Lou1s Sherr1ll I Fernando Lena do hereby w1ll and bequeath to Robert Barthold and W1lbert Berry my ab1l1ty to bew1tch a g9rl I Joseph Zaff1n1 do hereby w1ll and bequeath the toothp1cks I use to keep my eyes open f1rst hour to Carl Norman and Mlke Soter I Sh1rley Boswell do hereby w1ll and bequeath my speclal seat 1n the corner hangout to Glor1a Ellout and Pat Johnson I Lo1s Crouse do hereby w1ll and bequeath to Ahce Martm and Dorothy V1rden my ab1l1ty to get along w1th the teachers and students I Sh1rley Reavls do hereby w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to f1nd a seat 1n the lunchroom to Sue Wllson Betty W1ll1amson and Janet Dallos I Arlene Reckmger do hereby w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to f1nd and keep a boyfrlend taller than I to Judy Remlck Vera Sm1th and Sh1rley Henley We Beverly Grant and Esteen Ward do hereby w1ll and bequeath all the cholce boys espec1ally George Rhodes to V1v1an Johnson Lucret1a Carmons and Wlnl fred Dyson I John Vamplew do hereby w1ll and bequeath my p1e a la mode to John Gaydos and Lou1s Toth We V1ncent Kanalos and Val Zaw1la do hereby w1ll our ab1l1ty to rema1n loyal to each other and not have any arguments for four years to Tom Mahoney S1las M1nn1e Gerald Terry Gerald Parsons and Robert Nagy I Albert Rosa do hereby w1ll and bequeath my great ab1l1ty to shoot snooker to Robert Staweck1 and Ez1o B1anco I Ralph Rlchter do hereby w1ll and bequeath the ex haust smoke from my 1941 Plymouth to James Gatcher and Dav1d Avram I Florence Waters do hereby w1ll and bequeath all my good grades 1n foods and personal standards to Ger trude Flaggs and Mary Lou Rempe I Ed Borowsk1 do hereby w1ll and bequeath the goal posts on the football f1eld to Bob Trosen and Fred M1glore All they have to do IS chop them down Seniors Will ond Bequeot by Cllff Morrls an I Dave Sz1lagy do hereby w1ll andbequeath my souped up 1950 Ford 1nclud1ng second gear peel to Gerald Beneteau and Jevan Bog1s1an I Betty Moss do hereby w1ll andbequeath to Dolores Carr and Carolyn Wr1ght all my day dream1ng and know ledge I Pete Bowman do hereby w1ll andbequeath my tltle the Most Sophlstlcated 1n the sen1or class to Robert Varga Alv1n Brasher and Robert Rusn1ca Eva Rohaly do hereby w1ll andbequeath my label as e Most Bashful 1n the sen1or class to Mur1el Shaw er Mona Rose and Betty Lobnowsk1 Paul Nemeth do hereby w1ll andbequeath to Charles McFarland Bruce Haml1n and V1ncent S1llanpaa my tenn1s racquet and three beat up tenn1s balls I Helen Nagy do hereby w1ll and bequeath my seat 1n economlcs 1n wh1ch I do all my other homework to Sh1rley Hartman, Em1d1o Santorl and V1rg1n1a Cox I Roz1e Szasz, do hereby w1ll and bequeath to Esther Watts Lo1s Kl1ne and Sh1rley Carl my ab1l1ty to lead stray dogs out of schools We Cher1e Stevenson and Lurl1ne Spencer, do hereby w1ll and bequeath our ab1l1ty to get along w1th the oppos1te sex to LOUISE M1lner, Jane Woodard and Rub1na Gee I Dor1s Provan do hereby w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to have a graduatlon rlng w1thout buymg one, even 1f I do use tape to keep It on, to Marlon Dubo1s, Betty Volgyl and Dorothy Vargo I Irene Szuch do hereby w1ll andbequeath my ab1l1ty to get through Drlver s Tra1n1ng and st1ll leave the cars 1n one pxece, to L1la Swang1n Rosemary bzucs and Soph1e Vas1leff I Chff Morrls do hereby w1ll and bequeath my park mg place 1n the cornfleld xn Taylor Townshmp to Pete McD1arm1d and Barbara Shelton I Kay Kukla do hereby w1ll and bequeath the secrets that locker 419637 holds and all the pr1vate notes that no one ever read to Zeb Kachadorlan Betty Jo Gresko, and John Kasay I Ol1ver Lagman do hereby w1ll and bequeath to James Hays Walter Baldarelh and Ez1o Branceo my ab1l1ty to stay 1n school and dodge the draft board I Cather1ne Butsk1, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to make mouth water1ng popcorn to Genev1eve P1etras Pat Norwortya, and Cec1l1a Polom I Jean Hmton do hereby w1ll and bequeath to Jean Butler, Jann1e Rob1nson and J ESSIE Thornton my ab1l1ty to have a boyfrlend 1n every branch of the serv1ce I Al1ne Byrd do hereby w1ll and bequeath my snow boots to Carolyn Perry and Delores Dav1s I, Imogene Hogan do hereby w1ll andbequeath to Betty Donaldson and Marlon Shepard my much lovedbrother I Helen Baryla do hereby w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to s1t ln the front seat of Engl1sh class and chew gun w1thout gett1ng caught to Dorothy Atkmson, Alma Bol11ng, and Rayma Jean Bagwell I Frank Patero do hereby w1ll and bequeath my 9 9 , 9 . 9 9 9 9 7 cr - 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