St Josephs Academy - Academy Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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CZ... YM We, the class of 1945, being of sound mind and body, do hereby make this our last will cmd testa ment on this, the seventh day of Iune, one thousand, nine hundred and forty-five A. D. Struggle no more Marilyn McNamee, Rosa- mond Walters wills her blond hair to you. Although it's a great sacrifice, Margaret gitiifgston wills her athletic ability to Margie o . Mary Catherine McDonnell wills her frank love for the Navy to Dotty Carroll. Kippy Tracy wills her fascinating freckles to Mary Ann Bisch. Betty Foerster wills her vim and vitality to Alice Doherty. Mean as it may seem to the faculty, Teedy Bub wills her gift of gab to Lucille Bianchi. Betty Lux's passion for food to Barbara Quick. Although she needs most ot it herself, Anne Weir wills her height to Cynthia Colombo. Betty Iostedt's abbreviated hair-do to Mary Alice Wolff. Norine Smith's celestial voice to Mary Ioy Molumby. Lois Meyer wills her iaith in humanity to Polly Coleman. Mardel Miller's job of marking the seniors tardy to Betsy Mullen. Mary Ieanne Reedy wills her Irish national- ity to Rita Siegrist and Annette Schroeder. Helen Shutz's knitting needle knack to Anna Lonnemann. Dolores Hynes' big, brown eyes to Nancy Drees. Audrey Schniedermeier's pug-nose to Vir- ginia Wilson. Iewel Bergin wills her size 40 uniform to the Sullivan twins. No arguments, girls, it's big enough for both ot you. Marian O'Malley wills the first half of her name to Lucy Gittins. Iosephine Russo's Shorthand Dictionary to Theresa Reid. Gloria Amighetti wills her quiet ways to Ioan Kerper. Pat Hannefin wills her intelligence to Ioan Burdeau and Pat Houlihan. As much as Ruth Bussmann loves Spanish, she willingly gives to Kathryn McGrath her second year Spanish book. Margaret Rohde wills her perfect attendance to Phyllis Walz. lane Fechter's terrific tan to Iackie Nickl. Kay Henneberry's twinkle toes to Carol Cas- sidy. - Ann O'Connell wills her perpetual 90's to Winn Burton and Mary Tracy. Ioan Porter wills Beepie to lean Freesmeier. Rita Hart's part in the middle of her hair to Shirley Sauer and Iosephine,Monti. Mary Agnes Eickel's love for horses to PGQQY Shirey and Margaret Natsch. Iosephine Ferrario's talent for art to Marie Iones and Ioan Dettenwanger. Ioan Cambria's innocent wit to Kathleen Bocklage and Mary Iean Branch. ' Bonny Iostedt's love of the business world to Betty Beffa and Lucia Poster. Elizabeth Kaletta's jack, for her car naturally, to Mary Le Echele. Eileen Meifert's study-period snoozing to Iune Steuby and Gloria Cento. Mary Gene Monahan's sweet, quiet ways to Pat Wulfmeyer and Sara Sansone. Bette Newman's chic appearance to Betty Tuchschmidt and Pat Echele. Kay O Hanlon's coquettish smile to lean Smith and Mary Ellen Wheeler. lane O'Malley inherited timidity last year but she found no use for it and so is passing it along to Paddy O'Connell. Margaret Power's dark beauty to Ann Man- ning. Iackie Rapp wills her dimples to Theresa Loos and lean Ratican. One apiece. Mary Lou Streit's love of study to Rosemary Holland. Evelyn Vohl's queenly ways to Myra Sude- kum. Ruth Water's Boogie Woogie talent to Iackie Sears. Peggy Murphy, Sr., wills to Peggy Murphy, Ir., her middle name, lean. Witnessed by: PEGGY MURPHY IEWEL BERGIN Page Twenty-Five

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gfdlrkf M010 QC? A glance into the city directory of St. Louis, Missouri, l955, reveals that the forty-four graduates of St Ioe's Class of '45 have prospered in the social and business world. Gloria Amighetti-Gloria, Iosephine Ferrario, and Iosephine Russo comprise the latest trio sensation since the famous Andrew Sisters team. Their recordings and movie contracts are numerous. Iewel Bergin-Iewel is now the Physical Edu- cation lnstructor at St. Ioseph's Academy. Theresa Bub-Teedy is the owner of her own florist shop called, The Max Bub, Inc. Ruth Bussmann-Ruth informs us that she thor- oughly enjoys being the wife of a world- famous orator. Ioan Cambria-Our Ioan is the first St. Ioe graduate to be a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Mary Agnes Eickel-Babe has introduced to St. Louis the first all-horse-drawn-vehicle taxi company. lane Fechter-We hear Iane's Irish husband enjoys eating German Struddle, made by his wife's hands. What ever happened to those long nails, lane? Iosephine Ferrario-See Amighetti. Betty Foerster-Betty is the owner of Candle- light, since most of her high school nights were spent there. It was willed to her when the owner died. Pat Hannefin-Pat, one of the country's fore- most writers, has just completed her latest masterpiece, Why Ireland Is lrish. Kay Henneberry-Kay is simply worn out after ten musical comedy shows in one year. Hollywood is her next stop. Dolores Hynes-Dee loves having an Irish name like Ryan now instead of a German one like Hynes. Betty Iostedt-Besides being the Chief Labora- tory Technician at St. Iohn's Hospital, Betty is the only girl to correspond with twenty Marines at once. Bonny Iostedt-Bonny has made quite a rec- ord for herself: she is the first woman to ever ride the winner of a Kentucky Derby. Elizabeth Kaletta-Dutch is now a judge in the Traffic Courts of St. Louis: she speaks nightly over the radio on safe driving. Margaret Kingston-It is a mystery how Mari can edit the Post-Dispatch and manage her thirteen fair-headed children. Betty Lux-Betty has accepted a position as chief designer for Lucien Lelong of Paris. Mary Catherine McDonnell-Mac is still dating a certain medical student on his nights off from homework. Eileen Meifert-Eileen is trying to decide which boy to go steady with, and whom to like. Lois Meyer-Our Lois may be heard each Mon- day night over the air in her court of human understanding. l Mardel Miller-Mardel has a position in an essential war industry. She is employed as the chief time clock inspector. Mary Gene Monahan-Mary Gene is back at school furthering her knowledge of physical fitness. Peggy Murphy-Peggy is now a great author- ity on outdoor life, especially Forest Park on a spring afternoon. Bette Newman-Bette, quite settled in her man- ner, enjoys being the wife of a college pro- fessor crt Westminster College, Fulton, Mis- souri. Ann O'Connell-Hershey Bar O'Connell, as Ann is known in the Powers models circuit, is still her same glamorous self. Kay O'Hanlon-Kay is now the head of the Fashion Department at Stix, Baer and Fuller. lane O'Malley-lane and Marian are teachers of commercial subjects at a well-known col- lege in Missouri. - Marion O'Malley-See lane O'Malley. Ioan Porter-Ioan, always loving the French language and customs, now makes her home in France, with her family of six. Margaret Powers-Margaret, world-famous lec- turer, resides in Connecticut with the Doctor and children. lackie Rapp-As we always thought, Iackie has now settled down to married life. The Art Museum now claims one of her murals. Mary Ieanne Reedy-Mary Ieanne, the owner of Missouri Stables, is entering the used car field. Margaret Rohde-Margaret is KSD's leading commentator on the woman's world. Iosephine Russo-See Gloria Amighetti. tContinued on Page Sixty-Sevenl Page Twenty-Four

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unior Cfdffd lUNlOR A F1rstRow: McNamee, Gittins, Freesmeier, Bisch. Second How: Holland, Branch, P. Echele, Colombo Bilnchi Befia M F nele Third Row Kerper Carroll Lonnemann, Loos, Cassidy, Foster, Coleman, Dettenwanger. Fourth Row: Burton, Boll Houlihan McGrath Burd 'tu Bocklage Doliertv Erma Drees, Cento. Let's gaze at the crazy crystal calendar ot the Iunior class. lean Smith was president and Cindy Colombo, our vice-presi- dent. lean Ratican was the old reliable secretary, and the treasurer was Pat Echele. Margie Boll and Winn Burton did a Wonderful job in Our Lady's Sodality. Helen Einig, Shirley Sauer, and Phyllis Walz represented us in the Legion ot Mary. loy Molumby was treas- urer ot the Missions and Alice Doherty, secretary. The Vir- gilian Club, guided by Teresa Reid, accomplished a great deal. Cookie Foster collected Glee Club dues, While Peggy Murphy kept watch on the Science Club members. Dottie Carroll guarded the money of our glamorous Sub-Debs. Our repre- sentatives on the Student Council were Mary Le Echele and Sara lean Sansone. lean Freesmeier was treasurer of the Athletic Association. Strutting their stuff on the Varsity Basketball team we saw our star players Margie Boll, Gloria Cento, and Marian Gittins. On the side-lines were our faithful bench-warmers- Winn Burton, Iean Freesmeier, lune Steuby, and Marge Sulli- van. Ioan Burdeau was our swimming champ, Rosemary Hol- land, our tennis player, and Nancy Drees, our jumping-rope fiend. Page Twenty-Six