St Marys High School - Marian Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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-u Q ,if COMPOSED 'BY Margaret Butch Bach Patricia Parksie Parks Joe Pocket-Size Wachter James Jim Helmert Norma Normal? Valentine Virginia Dinny Rae Helen Poe Postai Pat Roach McCann Betty Blue-Elves Swan Gertrude Gert Peak Pat Skill' Scalet Therese Isha Lero Jim Flash O Connor Joan Herby Herbeck Anna Annie Francis Barbara Baba Davied Charlotte Carlota Hensley Howard Birdie Wilbert Margaret Mag Wilson Pat Reverend Moore Shirley Butch II Forshay Helen Sicicle Saia Richard Ripper Waymire Thelma KBillJ Doherty FAVORITE LYRICS We sure tried hard enough Got two letters from Tommy today. Hey Butch! Sr. Flavia appreciates me That ole Pot Neat as a bird Rog-er Hi-di-hi-di-hi-di-hi Well I'll swan Now wait a minute Is the Weir Observer here yet? Oh! What broad shoulders Bob's got Haven't got time Oh, I don't care Hi beautiful Oh guy!! Oh gee! Where's Fr. Dennis? Are you kidding? I bowled a 212 game last night Oh! those Minden men! Oh my cow! Forgot my Spanish book again T ' .... 72 . ACCENTS ON FINALE Atoms, molecules and Jim Helmert Her letter box That porchlight on College Street A problem that will stump Sr. Ferdinand uetaways The Good-Neighor Policy The Voice Spirit water Older Lieutenants Passing gum in American History Bell bottom trousers and Weir BOB Baskets from the middle of the court Penny's Basement G. I. Joe Greenbush Socials Tower swing Four chevrons and a star The Lock CDonD that matches the key to her heart A 300 bowling game Chocolate sundaes Bang waves 1930 Chevie Hamburgers To collect Christmas trees-legitimately To get the paper out in time To manufacture invisible porchlights To be another Einstien To have a famous laughing scene in the movies To live long enough to see a Republican President To dance with Donald O'Connor To make women swoon like Frank Sinatra To live in the big city To be promoted to the other side of the Ash . To go places with her voice- especially to the basement To join the WAVES To get one Honor Card To do something new and different To be a famous hair stylist To be at home more often To have a 4 caret diamond To become a music grinder To be a Mrs. To get a diploma that's signed To own a balloon factory To be a radio announcer To be a flea trainer in a circus To Be a secretary

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T1-IELMA DOHERTY 'I'll Get By Glee Club 1, 2: Latin Club 1 eniom VIRGINIA RAE There Will Never B'e An other You Glee Club 1:Social Club Of- ficer 4: Latin Club 1, 2 Marianette 4: Marian -1 G m 1, 2: Camera Club 4: Choir 1, 2, 3. 1 SHIRLEY FORSHAY Oh You Beautiful Doll Latin Club 1. 2: Gym 1, 2: Glee Club 1, 2: MBYIBHECLE 4: Marian 4. MARY MARGARET WIIBON More Than Your Know Glee Club-1, 2: Lntm Club 1. 2: Marianette 4: Marian 45 Choir 1. JOE WACHTER 'I've Got Plenty of Nuttin' Glee Club 1, 21: Camera Club 3, 4: Marianetbe 4: Marian 4: Class Officer 1: Basketball 2, 3, 43 Choir 1. RICHARD l'Time Alone Glee Club 1. 22 1: Camera Club ette 4: Ch0ir 1, B 1 2 8 4' N0 RMA J EA N VALENTINE SK:atterbrain Glee Club 3 9 Camera Club 4: Camera Club Officer 4: Marianette 4: Marian 4: Class Officer 3: Choir 3, -1. THERESE LERO 'I've Got Gobs of Love for the Navy Glee Club 1, 2: Latin Club 1, 2: Marianette 4: Marian 4: Class Officer 13 Choir 1, 2, 3, 4: Social Club Officer ,1 if ANNA FRANCIS Swinging on a Star . Latin Club 1. 2, 3: Latin Club Officer 3: Glee Club 1, 2: Mnrianette 4: Marian 4: Sodalit Officer 4: Choir 1' Social Club Officer 4. BARBARA DAVIED Cool, Calm and Collected Glee Club l, 2: Marianette 4: Marian 4: Volley Bull 8

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Ilhl IIS!-Ill Ill I l lYl ll I III' IIITIIIIIV IYQ 0 I , . l' I Y . -- 1 'f li - .- 1', S 4 , , - . I - . , , -- I . Li ,iw i 1 - :Y o . Down through the ages there has come out of each century some outstanding char- acters. The twentieth century has held to this tradition, for it was in this century the years of '41, '42, '43, '44, and half of '45 that many sad Sals and Sams blossomed into blooming womanhood and manhood. It was a glorious day in September, the year '41 that the aforementioned were christ- ened Freshies. Feeling as old as Methusala, we embarked on our high-school career with little in mind tsl and full of enthusiasm. Keeping on the beam was our only theme as we started out right by electing Helen Postai, a slick Hick, as President: Pat Mc- Cann, a glad lad, as Vice-President: Therese Lero, a jivin' Jane, as Secretary, and Joe Wachter, a great gate, as Treasurer. Skip- ping all morbid details, such as school work, we then put our shoulder to the wheel, and took top honors in the Stamp Contest placing Pat Scalet and Jim Helmert, as Stamp King and Queen, which only goes to show that through loyalty we gained royalty. Our own glad lad McCann kept us well supplied with spirits, as cheerleader representative from the Freshman Class and Pat Scalet kept all in the know about what went on in the sacred realms of our classroom by being selected as Freshman Class reporter. All of us being a little bird-brained and loving to chirp, flew into the minstrel and operetta and put an- other feather in our caps, Then came spring and our pin-feathers having sprouted, we passed into our Sophomore year with fly- ing colors. We started out our Sophomore year a bunch of dopes with high hopes, but we soon learned differently. As rulers of the room we selected Jim Helmert, as President, Gert Peak, as Vice-President: Pat Scalet, as Sec- retary: and Howard Wilbert as Treasurer. You've all heard of Dorothy Dix Qgreat re- porter, isn't she?j, well, we had one of her greatest fans to write our news, Pat Parks. Pat also was our Sophomore cheerleader: she kept us glad when the outcome looked bad. We began to show our love for the higher things of, life when we all took part in the operetta and our own Jim 0'Connor Boyer captured the thieves and the audience in one night's performance without one tomato com- ing his way. Then come spring again and our high-school years were half over but being of strong hearts we tripped gaily over one another with the happy thought of moving upstairs and being called Juniors. Having come to the halfway mark in our high-school careers we opened the third year little knowing what was in store for all of us. But we leamed fast that it was we the Juniors who provided funds for the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. The of- ficers in charge of these affairs were Bill Yoakam, Presidentg Pat Scalet, Vice-Presi- dent, Norma Valentine, Secretaryg and glad lad McCann as Treasurer. We felt quite hon- ored when Pat Parks was elected one of the associate editors on the Marianette staff and to top that off we had Margaret Bach, with her masterful pen to tell all our class news from beginning to end. Three of our baller- ines of the basketball court, Howard Wilbert, Bill Yoakam and Jim Helmert were on the first five and being noisily inclined we were behind them all the way led by two Junior lasses, Pat Scalet and Pat Parks. The most colored event in our Junior year was the minstrel. We kept everybody captivated even the audience. Our own Caruso Yoakam and Lily P'-ns Scalet held two of the leads in the yearly operetta. They kept everybody on the edge of their seats with their yodeling. You've all heard of the Navy--well, they got wind that B'll Yoakam was ready, willing and near eighteen, so Bill is now sportin' the Navy blue and answers to Admirable Yoakam. All of us being a little bookworm- ish, just a little. mind you, we hardly noticed that spring had come again. The birds were chirpin', the bees were buzzing, and we were no longer Juniors, just the same size Seniors. The Fall of Paris was nothing compared to the Fall of. '44. This was the beginning of our last year at SMHS and feeling as old and as run down as the tires on our cars we shifted right into the first business of the year by electing class officers Jim 0'Connor. as Presidentg Gert Peak, as Vice-President: Helen Postai, as Secretary, and Pat Moore, as Treasurer. A. lot was cookin' in our Senior year, for instance. the Sodalityg was kept in the groove under the leadership of Jim Helm- ert, as Prefect, Jim 0'Connor, as VicePre- fect: Anna Francis, Secretary: Helen Postai, Treasurer. The Marianette kept all the Sen- iors hopping or rather jumping, especially Pat Parks, who edited this masterpiece. The co-editors of this gem fthe Marianl were Pat Scalet and Margaret Bach. Our Senior class play kept everybody guessing and many wondering. Being a little simple we kept it simple. Even I could understand it. Things began to happen fast along about spring, class picnic, sneak day, May crowning, an- nual day, class night exercises and we all began to realize we'd spent the best years of our lives behind these brick walls, but I guess that comes with growing up. Graduation day left a lot of lumps in a lot of throats and I couldn't begin to express here our gratitude to Monsignor, to the Sisters of St. Joseph, and all our teachers. But their best assur- ance is the knowledge that through their guidance we were educated and graduated, and those wonderful principles which were ini stilled in us will live with us the rest of our lives, to make us better men and women.