St Martins High School - Samahi Yearbook (Lacey, WA)

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Back row: Bird, Mallon, Aigner, Kruger, Thornton, Monda, Thompson, Feucht Middle row--T. W. Gaffney, Moran, Riser, Schade, Baer, Baxter, Miessen, 0'Neill. Front row-Keene, Graaff, Boback, Walker, Hubert, Lingo, Landeis. THE JUNIORS The Class of '46 claims to be outstanding in the school. Title to this distinction is based on its record. In a class beginning with thirty, having twenty-four at the end of the year, ten were honor students, seven were varsity squad men in football. one was a first string basketball player. Tom Mallon, A.S.B. president, was a junior, as were three of the schools best musicians. Jim Walker, class president, set a good example to the juniors. Coming to St. Martin's from Longview he once topped the Honor Roll, was a main cog of the basket- ball quintet, and an able leader in extra-curricular affairs. Two Kent men, Tom E. Gaffney and Fred Bohack, held the offices of vice president and secretary respectively. Jim Baxter of Port Angeles controlled the purse strings. Seattleite Joe Schade was sergeant-at-arms. Scholastic leaders of the class were Ralph Baltzo, who left at the end of the first semester, and Joe Monda, a second semester student. Next in achievement were Bob Aigner. George Keene, Jim Walker, Jim Baxter, George Landies, Earl Baer, Tom Mallon and Carl Feucht-all honor students. The football team listed Ben Goldenberger, right half, Mike Thornton, quarterg Bill Kruger, tackle: Earl Baer, guard, Tom Mallon, Tom Gaffney and Bob Aigner, ends. In basketball, Walker was the smallest but speediest man on the floor. Jack McCoy and Fred Boback were second string players. John Moran, drummer and spark of the Mad Martiansf' Bob Aigner and Earl Baer, pianists, were the musicians of the class. They helped to furnish interval enter- tainment at school functions, and to pep up student assemblies. I The high-light of the year for the juniors is the Junior Prom-event of early May. This chief social event of the year is the stepping stone from juniordom to the long awaited senior year.

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Class Will . . . THIS IS TO CERTIFY That the Senior Class of 1945, somewhat broken in body but sound of mind, is graduating, and disposes of its properties and talents to those who struggle after. To the Junior class we leave the sorrows and joys of another year. To the Sophomores we bequeath the ability to act grown-up. We just leave the Freshmen-bless them. To the college students we give the threat of joining them next year. To the faculty we grant a breather for the next three months. INDIVIDUAL BEQUESTS Benefiel wills his touchdown ability and bass voice to Walker .... Ewing leaves his basketball and dirty gym socks to McCoy .... Boyle leaves his job in the bookstore to anyone who can handle Father Denis and wants to .... Kenney would grant his way with the women to Wayerski, only he still wants it .... Lamm gives his wreck to any other reckless student who likes to drive upside down. . . . Griffith wills his muscles and Atlas course to Ted Emerich .... Hutchin- son leaves all the students at the mercy of Father Meinrad .... Sweeney hands over a mashie, a driver, two golfballs ino coversl and a broken tee to Boback .... Hodgert grants Tuma the ability to get away the 'lfustest with the mostest. . . . Ueland bequeaths one of his shoes to Schade so he can always have a private room. . . . Schmalz grants his capacity to sleep in to Provo .... Miller would like to give the whole Navy to Kruger .... Wilson gives his ability to wear crew haircuts to Moran .... Collins leaves his slip-over sweaters to Bob Kenney. . . . Fitzpatrick gives his upper bunk to anyone with hopes of flying. . . . Fraser leaves his billiard skill and hair oil to Peterman. Class History . . . Fourteen nervous, but eager young freshmen greeted their professors on a Sep- tember morning of 1941. They had great hopes for their future scholastic accomplish- ments. Only two members of this original group, Jack Hutchinson and Ray Ewing, have stayed through the four years. In the sophomore year there were only nine members in the class, among them Hodgert, Sweeney and Ueland. The junior year saw the class total boosted to twenty- two, among them Benefiel, Boyle, Collins, Fraser, Kenney, Miller and Schmalz. The juniors played a major part in the athletic and social events of the school. This year brought in Mike Fitzpatrick and Bill Wilson. At the same time Uncle Sam took away several members of the class-Miller, Wilson, Schmalz, Collins, Fraser, Fitzpatrick and Hodgert finished their high school work at midyear. Two members of the junior class, Jerry Lamm and John Griffith, joined our ranks at midyear and by long hours of persevering study, will earn the coveted diploma. viii? Three students who left school in June, 1944, are receiving their diplomas at the 1945 Commencement. They graduate with military credit. They are Arthur C. Marchetti, S 2c, who is in Cooks and Bakers schoolg Marine Private Patrick Marker and Private Robert G. Whalenfboth of these men are now in 1 the Pacific Area. We regret that we do not have pictures of Privates Marker and Whalen in uniform. '

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Back row-Twardoski, Tifft, Shryne, Wisniewski, Hart. Fifth row-McAllister, Kenney, R., Schwartz, Russo, Henkels, Nieland, Beaulaurier. Fourth row-Wells, Eckroth, Wayerski, Downer, Nillson, Brobeck. Third row-Ceratto, Fortney, Peter- man, Riedl, LeRoy, Lee, Zintheo, Bergh, Renaud. Second row-Bidwell, Mehan, Roberts, Magladry, Emerich, Trayor, Finch, Vincent, Courtney, M. Front row-Shaw, Schwab, Downey, Provo, Courtney, L., Scheuneman. THE SOPHOMORES Variety is the theme of the Class of '47, There is the mighty Wisniewski, the di- minutive Shaw: there are Californians, Oregonians, Tuma from the wide open spaces of Cut Bank, Montana, and many Washington lads---some from such famous places as Skykomish. The class, largest in the school, numbers nearly a half hundred. Football drew a considerable group of sophomores-Phil Downey, letterman of last year. played a bang-up game at guard: Joe Dawson, quarter, light, fast, fine kicker, suffered a broken collar bone in the first game of the season at Aberdeen, and was out for the season, except to do some spectacular kicking in the last games played. Bill Wisniewski, 225 pound tackle from Olympia, was a stalwart of the line. Other squad men were Lawrence Courtney and Dick Twardoski of Buckley, George Lawson of Olympia, Carl Hoffman of Seattle, Wes Tuma of Cut Bank, Jule Schwartz of Skykomish. Kelso's Charles Renaud was a capable manager. Basketball letters were won by Joe Dawson and Frank Peterman. Pete Eckroth was a second team player who promises to develop into a good man for next year. Many sophs were stellar actors in league play in both football and basketball. Re- turning in large numbers, they should make athletic history in '46 and '47. Perhaps the class was too athletic -Y for its percentage of Honor Roll students was not too high. Tom Shryne and Bill Wisniewski of Olympia, and Joe Traynor of Tacoma, were con- sistent Honor Roll students. Provo and Dawson won the coveted spot at least once - and there were quite a few who were close to the 3.00. Officers of the class are Phil Downey, president: L. Courtney, vice president: Wayne Scheuneman, secretaryg Jerry Shaw, treasurer, and Wesley Tuma, sergeant- at-arms. The sophomores have been very active in extra-curricular affairs. They can be looked to for many interesting happenings in the years to come.