St Michaels High School - Michaelinian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Captain's room to find his visiting buddies, Pilots Earl Augustine and William Zink, look- ing very natty in their uniforms and busily devouring all of George's candy, in spite of his noisy protests. She dismisses the two trou- blemakers with an angry gesture, and they go laughing down the corridor, ready for some other victim. While talking to the Captain, the visitors learned that the world's greatest collaborators, Mr. Robert Czarniewski and Mr. Walter John- son were also visiting Captain Mahoney, and so decide to visit them at their penthouse apartment. Mr. Czarniewski and Mr. Johnson are the greatest wits of the age. They write and produce their own radio showg they write the songs that their orchestra features: and Hollywood is offering a fabulous salary for them to write a movie scenario. The visitors are greeted with an unusual barrage of ques- tions, and heartily enjoy their visit. When the coach returns to his hotel, he is met by The Times sports reporter and com- mentator, john -Ianas. After the reporter's curiosity is satisfied, he hurries back to his paper to write up the interview. The next morning the team arrives at the station for their return to college. Because of the efficiency of their cab driver, they arrive early, just as the 8:45 train is pulling in. Sev- eral noted passengers disembark. Among them are Colonel and Mrs. Southley, wealthy own- ers of a large plantation in Virginia. Mrs. Southley is the former Miss Selma Wild of Pittsburgh, who has come to New York to visit her friend, Miss Evelyn Holland, now secretary to Mr. David Rockefeller, and to have Miss Lois Staab, America's foremost milli- ner, design some new spring hats for her. The State Supreme Court Reporter, Mr. Robert Gatz, who is considered to be the speediest shorthand writer in America, has returned with the Southleys from a southern vacation. The crew of the 9:10 train are standing in a group discussing the small talk of the day. The crew is none other than Miss Bernice Jen- kins, engineerg Miss Anna Marie Kuchta, fire- mang and Miss Anna Mae Grzeczka, brakeman, all of whom have been holding their jobs since their graduation in '42. As a sideline they own and operate the High and Dry Exclusive Boarding School for Girls in Arizona. At present, the school is in the capable hands of Miss Marie Salava. Engineer Jenkins is telling her crew about the marvelous ornamental glass clipper ship she has received as a birthday gift from Miss Irene Doerschner, whose fame as a glass blower is world-wide. Fireman Kuchta gives a report of the delicious lunches served by Shaller's Cafe, where Miss Bertha Shaller now acts as proprietress and bartender. A newsboy comes by, and Fireman Grzeczka buys a paper. On the Grst page are pictures of two familiar faces. The article is titled lVest- inghouse Research Scientists Discover New Element. The pictures are those of Mr. An- thony Paga, and Elizabeth Kraemer, who, by the way, is also coach of the fast-stepping, champion Westinghouse Girls' Basketball Team. just as the train is about to pull out of the station, the wail of a fire siren becomes audi- ble and the Ere chief's car pulls to a stop. Chief Emma Hunger has used her official pres- tige to get her two visiting friends, Miss Rita Ernst, an exceptionally capable bricklayer, and Miss Antonnette Dunsky, an expert Welder, to the station in time to board the St. Michael Flyer , best equipped and fastest train in the Pennsylvania System. As the last sounds of the train die away, the writer returns to the earth of 1942, with a wish granted. Mercedes Amrhein, '42 Alma Mater Dear Alma Mater, To you we'll always be true. For we shall never forget The courage you gave us to smile, In spite of sorrowg To continue in spite of fears. You taught us the meaning of Charity, Honor and Service. And now we pause with grateful hearts To whisper a fond farewell. Rita Ernst, '42 Antonnette Dunsky, '42

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Class Will We, the Senior Class of '42 with deep regret and perhaps a little joy, do hereby make this our last will and testament: To our Beloved Pastor, Father Benedict, we offer our heartfelt gratitude for his many kindnesses and the privileges he gave us during the past four years. To Father Wfendelin, Father Wztlter and Father Harold, we offer our sincere thanks for their spiritual guidance in the various activities. To the Faculty, the Sisters of St. Francis, we owe a grateful remembrance of their patience and kindly interest in our welfare. To the Juniors, we bequeath the dignity of Seniors and all the privileges attached thereto. To the Sophomores, we leave the great desire to occupy a certain classroom on the second floor and the right to prepare for the Junior Prom. To the Freshman girls goes the privilege ol developing their basketball ability for the varsityg to the boys, the opportunity of carrying on the glory of the Mustangs. To each Junior individually we leave a special token ol our comradeship: RUTH BERINGER .........,l,.......,,..,....,........,... .. . .....,.. Anna Mae Grzeczka's slender figure BERNADETTE DIETHORN t..,..,, ..,,............ E lizabeth Kraemer's natural hair RUTH BUSHMEIER ...,........ ..l.,l , .............. lt Iercedes Amrhein's dignity and poise JUSTIN BARCHFIELD ......,...,, STANLEY BIELEYVICZ ............... . SYLVESTER DOERSCHNER ........ ROSEMARY DREISTADT ....., XVILLIAM FISHER ......,.......,..., HERBERT HARTMAN ........ MARIAN IMMEKUS .......,., CLARENCE KNORR ,..,.,..,..,. ELEANOR KOLCZYNSKI ......,. AGNES KRAPPWVEIS ...,..,,,.... BERNARD NOVAK ............ BERNARD LEASE ........ SYLVIA MAY ........,......... A in-:'rTY McKIBBEN .,....... MILDRED MEYERS ts,tr,tt,ti GERTRUDE MOELLER tttt,,, RAY Mrsuwczvk .,....,,. jonn PANASKO ir.r.i....... JOSEPH TRIMBUR t..tt.., EUGENE POSLUSFYNY ....... JAMES oconnoiz ...,t,, jonn SALAVA ...,...,......,,..Y.. 'rEaEsA scnunrz .,..........t... AN1'o1NE'r'rE scoctio t.... i MARIE sE'r'rELMA1ER .....t.. A MILDRED SULTOVVSKI ........,,... MARY JANE WERTHMAN ....... ....,,,,,,,...,Pai1l Amrhein's speed and spirit of fun ........Donald Fuch's weight, height and ambition johnson's wit and humor Evelyn Holland's beautiful Irish eyes Raymond Linski's ability in the Chemistry Class ..,,..,....F1'ed Singer's wrist watch in order to ring the bell May's melodic voice ........Robert Gatz's position as President of the Senior Class .......Anna Marie Kuchta's position as typist for the Shield Lois Staab's sense of responsibility .,...,.Ear1 Augustine's love for the sound of the dismissal bell ......,.,,,,,,,.Johi1 Janas' husky physique and his way with girls Rita Fe1dmeier's height and dimpled smile Selma Wild's all-around friendliness Emma Hunger's position as drum majorette Salava's wardrobe ....l....Robert Czarniewski's position as artist on the school paper Donald Smith's gentle reserve Roobert Czarnewski's pleasant smile .,.......Stan1ey Walker's contagious smile and quiet dignity Zink's boyish ligure , ,.,,,,,..l.l.......,,.......,,..,,,,l.....,.....,,...................,..,,.,.. Paul Santa's chubby figure Margaret Schneider's position as Business Manager of the Year Book Bernice jenkin's notebook of secretarial notes Bertha Schaller's cosmetic bag and its contents .,,.,,,.........,....Margaret Krappweis' privilege of writing the class will .,.......lrene Doerschner's charm and fascination plus her desk mirror WALTER WICHMANOWSKI i,,,,,, ,,,,,,,i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, E dwin Kaczmarek's capability as Student Manager RAYMOND BITTNER ,..,,,,,,,r,ri,, ,,,.,..,.......,.,., A nthony Paga's ability to play basketball ROBERT BOSLE ,,,,,,.,,,r,,rAAr,,,,,,, .,,.,,,..,....,..,.... R obert Czarniewski's dramatic ability JOSEPH ANTHONY ,r,,,,,, .,...,.,.,.,,,., H enry Kujawski's distinct manner of speaking CAMILLUS PFISTER ,,,,,,,t. ,.,,...,....,...,,...............,,............ j ames Mahoney's dancing ability CATHERINE HIRT ,,,,,,,, .,.... R ita Ernst's hair bows and Antonnette Dunsky's boots MAY HUBERT ,,,,4,iii,r,i, ......,,.,,....,, R osemary Bitte1's manner of getting into a joke LORRAINE GR1MM A,,A,,,,,r,,, ,,Y,,rr,r,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,i,,ii,,,,,,,,,,,, E lizabeth Kie1ar's laughing eyes and pleasant manner ln witness thereof, VVe, the Seniors of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-two, have subscribed to and aflixed our seal this, the first day of the month of June, A. D., l942. Margaret Krappweis, '42 Margaret Schneider, '42 1942

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Log of the Good Ship SL Michael SEPTEMBER 2-The Senior Ship put out to sea. The jour- ney began with five new crew members transferred from Duquesne Prep School. SEPTEMBER 29-All hands were given a free day, because it was the feastday of the great warrior, St. Michael, and was it welcomed! SEPTEMBER 30-The crew experienced great disappoint- ment. since the movie scheduled for that day was not shown because the representative of the Community Fund could not come. OCTOBER l-Our Retreat, given by Rev. Raphael, C.P. began. and the High School responded to it magnificently. OCTOBER 7-The movie scheduled for September 30 was finally shown. OCTOBER 8-The Junior crew QFreshmenJ were initiated. l-'or awhile we thought we were among ghosts, the Fresh- men were so white. Vic Powell and his orchestra furnished the music. A senior crew member, Don Fuchs, was the first dancer on the floor. OCTOBER l5-A commotion occurred in the Senior division because of the measuring of Class Rings. OCTOBER 17-A field trip was enjoyed by the Seniors. They went to Horne's to see how glass is blown into shapes and sizes. We bought a small ship and a glass hell for souvenirs. OCTOBER 23-Formation of a Dramatic Club directed by Father Wendelin. C.P., to help St. Michael's Students be- come better players. OCTOBER 24-C.C.A. Meeting was held by the Junior crew in the ship's auditorium. OCTOBER 31-Hallowe'en-Our Band was supposed to march. but the rain made it impossible: it was postponed till Monday. NOVEMBER 3-Well, our Band paraded. Our instruments were polished until they shone like new. We won first prize. Although it was cold we had quite a few spectators. NOVEMBER 4-A half-day free for us, and a whole day free for the Band members. NOVEMBER ll-Another free day-Armistice Day. NOVEMBER I4-A sorrowful day in school, among the Senior crew especially, because Cecilia Dunsky, a sister of a Senior crew girl died. She was an eighth grade pupil and also a member of the Band. NOVEMBER 16-The band went to see Parachute Bat- talion as a reward for their splendid efforts and success in receiving first prize in the contest. NOVEMBER l7-Hurrayl a movie, Mutiny in the Big House. Comics included. All for a dime. NOVEMBER 26-C.C.A. meeting was held by the Senior CFEW. DECEMBER 10-We're all excited over the skating party that's being held tonight. DECEMBER ll--Juniors beat the Seniors to the score of l4 to 21 at a game of inside baseball. DECEMBER 12-American History assembly was held in the auditorium. We learned and we laughed. DECEMBER 17--We enjoyed two short plays put on by the Senior crew Uuniorsj called Shepherds of Bethlehem and Bracelet of Doom. DECEMBER 23-Christmas vacation begins today. We ex- changed gifts, received our candy and enjoyed the enter- tainment. JANUARY 5-School reopened, with much excitement as to what each one received for Christmas, etc. JANUARY 26-Another Catholic Action Assembly sponsored by the Seniors. JANUARY 27-Since the Ship was stopping on the shores of the Allegheny, the crew disembarked and went to see They Died with their Boots On. JANUARY 28-We went to solicit aid for the Red Cross and met with real success. FEBRUARY 6-Music Assembly held in the auditorium. FEBRUARY 9--A debate was put on today by the Senior girls and boys. The girls won. The topic of the debate was Isolation is better than Cooperation. FEBRUARY 10-A pagfty was held for the members of the Shield staff. Good eats and plenty of interesting talk. FEBRUARY ll-Every one on board the ship this afternoon had a good time. The Sophomores held a Valentine Social. The dummy orchestra proved an attraction. FEBRUARY 14-Valentine Day! And it would fall on a Saturday! FEBRUARY I6-A lecture on Appendicitis and a movie to illustrate it was viewed by the ship's entire crew. FEBRUARY I7-Midyear reports and test results announced. Happy faces and glum one, too. FEBRUARY 22-Too bad! Washington's birthday on a Sun- day. What is this world coming to? FEBRUARY 23-Oh well, the Seniors really didn't mind the loss of that free day so much, because today was a very exciting day. Cameras were brought to school by the Seniors, and we were caught in every pose imaginable. FEBRUARY 27- Michaelinian Patrons are due today. Things look promising. MARCH 17-St. Patrick's Day. School all day with a full schedule of work. MARCH I9-Feast of St. Joseph-not much different from the other days. MARCH 20-Today Father Henry, C.P., tells us about his little chocolate drops down in sunny Alabama. MARCH 21-Our Pastor's feast day today, a Saturday, but we know we won't be gypped. MARCH 23--A free day in honor of St. Benedict, and it couldn't have come at a better time. MARCH 27-Senior boys beat the Juniors at a basketball game. Vile always knew they would. APRIL 3-Both Senior and Junior crew members are let- ting their imaginations run wild as to the things Easter va- cation will bring. APRIL 12-Oh! eek! etc., are a few of the exclamations that were heard in the auditorium when the Juniors pre- sented a thrilling play, called The Thread of Destiny. APRIL 22-Catholic Action Rally. Seniors presented a round table discussion on our Catholic Philosophy of Educa- tion as developed during the past year. MAY 24-8:15 Curtain rises aboard the shipl The lights are dim: the Seniors are presenting their class play. Ap- plause was thundering through the hall: it was a great success. MAY 25-The lights are dimg the orchestra is playing: the dresses are swirling in billowy folds as the Seniors and the Juniors participate in one of the big events of the year. JUNE 4-5-Worried looks are registered on the faces of the world. But besides being concerned about the world af- fairs, the whole school is concerned about the final tests. Excitement increases as the day progresses. Wonder if I passed is the familiar saying. ' JUNE 10-A joyful, yet sorrowful day for the Senior crew. The four years have come to a close. JUNE 14-Graduaton, the day of days! What a beautiful sight as the Senior crew in white and gray are being escorted over to Church by the Juniors wearing blue and gold. As they file up the center aisle they know it will be the last time they will receive Communion together as members of the ship's crew. This evening our work will be crowned. Those longed-for, worked-for diplomas are now ours. SELMA WILD, '42