St Agnes High School - Lamb Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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her so that we might see Joe Bel play basket-ball in the National tournament of amateur teams. No doubt you know that he is captain of the Kansas City Trailers. It seems strange that two of the '37 graduates have found their life work together. Joe Newton heads the staff at the Washington Hospital in Washington, D. C., where Maxine Vienhage is supervisor of nurses. Neither Maxine nor Joe let the rest of us know that they had enough sympathy for the sick to be in charge of those helping the unfortunate. Mary Frances Pollak is teaching dancing in a very popular school in Hollywood. She accompanied me as far as Denver while she was on a tour for talent last month. She informed me that Ezl Duggan has been coaching a football team in Chicago for several years, but in the near future he expects to be identified with Notre Dame. I think that about finishes my gossip about the grads of '37, Do you think it could possibly be arranged for us all to meet again '? What fun we should have discussing those good old days at St. Agnes! Please write soon and tell me more about your beautiful new school. Sincerely yours, ROSEMARY HRUSKAX'

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glass Qrophecy New York, New York May 14, 1947 Dear Monsignor Hally: How very proud I am today that I was one of the ten seniors who composed the first graduating class of Saint Agnes High School a decade ago. Who would have visioned on the street where the white frame building stood, the largest Catholic educational institution in Springfield 7 I am now a traveling reporter for the women's section of the Times magazine here in New York. VVhile on a survey, from which I just returned, I met the other nine 1937 graduates. I am sure you will be interested to know what lines of work each took up: therefore, I shall hurriedly give you a short account of my knowledge of them. Harry Gabriel and Louis Lindberg successfully completed their trans-continental flight in an incredible record-breaking time. These two always appeared to have high ambitions, and no doubt they thought the sky was the place to put their desires to work. In a recent letter from Marie Wissbaum she men- tions that she has accepted the position to head the English department in the Hardin College in Texas. With Marie at the helm, the students of Hardin College should capture many first prizes in the writing contests throughout the country. Monsignor, imagine my surprise when I saw Lois Parker graduated with high honors last week from the Missouri Law School! I remember how Lois wanted to talk and argue everything out to the point where all con- cerned we1'e satisfied. She has been offered a splendid position in a large law firm in Chicago where I am sure she will succeed. Lois wanted me to stay a few days with

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uzziors SEATED: Martha Watson, Agnes Hilmes. Hortense Nation. Mary Imelda Brovvn. Nellruth Miles, Mildred Sparks. SECOND ROW: Joe Smith, Dorothy Jean Stark, Dorothy Chambers, Clara O'Reilly. Harriet Rettig, Margaret Zellweger. TOP ROW: Bud Dobyns, Ben Hennessy, Joe Murney. Jack Fischer, Bill Giinson, Gene Ricketts.