St Edward High School - Co Ed Word Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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.E eUi5i0n .grwfaf ev! .gn Sf. gjclwarcl FIRST SHOWING TONIGHT by PHYLLIS FIELD Uune 9, l957l The gym of St. Edward High School was packed last night for the first public showing of the television set recently installed in St. Edward's. Among the notables present were the town's leading officials and many of the clergymen from the surrounding dioceses. The best known priest was the recently ordained Rev. MICHAEL MOONEY and his pastor, Msgr. William F. Boland. Sitting in front of me, I saw IOHN E. ROTUNDO, honorable Mayor of the thriving metropolis of Car- pentersville. Sitting next to him was KENNETH WEHRLE, Princi- pal of Elgin High School. lust entering the gym were Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD PAUL. fYou remember MARY CROTTY?l Mr. PAUL now owns all super markets in Elgin. With them was Mr. Paul's Assistant Manager, HOWARD REINERT. The house lights were presently dimmed. The first attraction of the evening was the last quarter of the game between the Chicago Bears and Elgin Eagles. In the starting line-up ap- peared TOM BONGARD, half back, and lOl-IN REINERT, center. Along the side line Coach SPRINKER was found giving some last minute instructions to his men. The ball was snapped to TOM. He went over for a touchdown and a decided victory for the Elgin Eagles. The screen dimmed and was focused on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House where Miss PHYLLIS KROEGER is making her debut in Carmen . In the band pit RICHARD KIRMSE skillfully led the Metropolitan orchestra through the difficult score. The scene again changed and we were at a fashionable night spot in down town Elgin, where we beheld in the lime light, IACOB DOWNS, the toast of night club society. A dancer crossed in front of the camera and our vision was momentarily blotted out by the face of our classmate, KLEA SEYLLER. The light of the club dimmed and out from the wings came that favorite danc- ing team, Carlotta and Romero, the former MARY CATHERINE SCHNELL and DONALD GILLIS, doing a superb rendition of the tango. As the camera took us through the crowds of night life we saw at one table a happy foursome of CAROL KAMP and HUGH MARSH with their better halves. At an adjoining table we found several R.N's, MARY ELLEN BRUCKER, GLADYS BURNELL, PAT HAVERKAMPP and HELEN ZELSDORF, celebrating their night off. Pgl8

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cf.. . . ., f 1 9 4 7 KENNETH WEHRLE. . . Speed . . .prod- uct of St. Mary's...Vice President of class in junior year.. .football and basketball l-2-3-4. . .track 3. . .future chemical engineer...hopes to find a girl who will teach him to dance... swims like a fish. . .girls irritate him. . . favors On Wisconsin as a song. HELEN M. ZELSDORF. . . Sa1 . . .ar- rived from Barrington High School in Sophomore year. . .member of the band 2-3-4. . .played baseball on girl's team in sophomore year. . .plans to follow nursing after graduation. . .hopes to own a station wagon. . .hobbies are horseback riding and knitting. . .will re- main loyal to Always . Page l7 MARY MARGARET WESTERMAN. . . one of the Marys . .wants to be an interior decorator. . .secret ambition is to go to South America or Mexico... hobbies are reading and sewing. . .fav- orite song Summertime . . .choral l-2 3 . . .verse choir 1-2. IOHN F. ROTUNDA, a Dundee High transfer, entered whole-heartedly into the athletic program at St. Edwards. He was voted the most valuable foot- ball player on the i944-45 squad. Be- fore finishing his junior year, Uncle Sam called Iohn to the army. With the ninth air corps division, lohn saw action in Italy and Germany. The seniors of 1947 are happy to have Iohn back at St. Edwards and a member of their graduating class. CNot picturedl

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The screen dimmed: the lights went on for a short intermis- sion and we looked around and found familiar faces we had not seen for these many years. Sitting in the front row we saw those two famous interior decorators from New York, MARY WESTER- MAN and MARY SUE PEABODY. They seemed to be absorbed in conversation with IOANNE FUNK and PAT DOUGHERTY, the administrators of the new progressive school plan in Illinois. ln another corner of the gym we saw members of the St. Edward's faculty, Sr. Rose Regina, CMARGARET REINERTD commercial in- structor, Sr. Marie Clement, language instructor CMARY ANN COSTELLOD conversing with PHYLLIS FIELD, the girl's physical education instructor. Mr. ROBERT SKIBBE, Coach at St. Edward's was with the athletic director, Father RANDAL BENSON. The house lights dimmed againy the audience resumed their places and the screen took us to Madison Square Garden in the final rounds of the fight between IOHN GARRELTS and the avenger and defender of championship title, that hard punching, light footed DONALD LATUS. The referee, WALTER BOYER, had a hard time keeping out of the way of those jabbing lefts. The crowd went wild as the champion went down. From the side lines we heard Latus' manager, ROBERT SCHREIBER letting out agonizing yells as he tried to get Latus on his feet. lt was too late. At the count of lU, Latus was still on his back and into the ring went that famous fight promoter, owner of the Elgin Water Softener, THOMAS L. RUEMELIN, who awarded the Champion- ship trophy to Iohn Crarrelts, the winner. News and Television then took the audience to Detroit, Michi- gan, where the National Bowling Leagues were being held. On alley three was Champion of the Women's International Bowling Association, MARY ROSE SAUNDERS, finishing up her line with a perfect 300 to take the national title again. AUDREY IACOBS star reporter for the Elgin Courier News, interviewed Mary Rose. The screen dimmed for the final time and as the audience dirfted toward the doors, we saw MARY LOU VOLK, the brilliant author just back from Cuba where she has completed her new book, a sequel to Peroxide and What lt Did For Me . As the crowd left the school, they headed for Leo's , a fashionable gathering place, owned by CATHLEEN LEONARD and IANICE LEONE. This truly was a memorable evening in the annals of St. Edward High School. For the first time in ten years, this meeting brought together the class of St. Edward High School that made this television installation possible. Although all of the alumni could not have been present at the gymnasium, we picked them up on the television set. But we know that wherever they were last night, their hearts were here at St. Edward's gym while this ceremony was taking place. Page 19