St Stanislaus High School - Stan Em Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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,QIL .... That autumn day four years back when you entered the portals of St. Stanislaus School? The air was so warm outside, but the atmos- phere at school was cold. The upper-classmen seemed to know where to go but we merely waited to be placed. Some of us had been here eight years already, but this was like starting all over again. The sisters placed us in three classes that were later called our home rooms. Elections of class officers was one of the great events of this year, never before experienced by us. One day on entering school the halls were bedecked with all kinds of postersg no hall missed. It seemed funny until we learned that the seniors were campaigning. As freshies we didn't vote, but the scores were reported to us. Even though we felt very dumb then, we learned that freshies receive the most A's. Remember the day when the sophs came in and told us that we were to be initiated in two weeks? Our skirts were to be worn inside out, one side of the hair braided, the other curled. We were to wear one shoe and one rubber boot, and last but not least a vegetable cor- sage. The funniest stunts were the imitation of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Red Skelton wasn't bad either. The sophomore boys ate all our corsages except the onions. All through vacation we plotted stunts against the coming freshies. Ah sweet revenge was here at last. Inner Sanctum and Hermit's Cave gave us such wonderful suggestions but we had to be lenient, and so murder was de- finitely out. This is the year when Bookkeeping came in. Remember dealing with thousands of dollars that never passed through your fingers? Re- member those twenty-seven chapters of prob- lems and no answers in the back? Even the in- dex and appendix seemed to have more prob- lems. That was the year when ink-eradicator was bought, sold and borrowed at all timesg rubber arasers too were, effective but they're too slow. Remember the tests with one-hundred and fourteen questions? Weren't you glad to give in your book to the scrap-drive in self de- fense. The iirst few weeks of the eleventh grade were heavenly but, then the books came. Re- member the Biology Class, and the formalde- hyde that we took to the typing class on the tips of our fingers. Remember the extra hand- ful of worms Eddie took and placed on our Shorthand books? Those worms may have been dead but they certainly enlivened the class. Shorthand was introduced in the eleventh grade, but whenever we wanted to write some- thing fast we used good old reliable and legible long-hand. After selling the Shorthand SPEED STUDIES Page I8 fn' and buying a dictionary we had all the hard words at our reach, but it was the brief forms that gave us difficulties during Theory Tests. We, who were not yet eighteen, stayed in the senior class, while many of our childhood friends and classmates were enduring the hardships of war over there. Considering the difficult life they were leading, it Wasn't hard to buckle down and do our bit to hatsen victory and secure a just and lasting peace. In previous years various epidemics pro- longed our summer vacation, but the senior year school started on schedule. We came in looking forward to longer Christmas vacations, but we were fooled. It was peace time and we were on peace time schedule. Many of the seniors had part-time jobs af- ter school, and that often meant giving up the study periods at two o'clock and hastening to work. The paper shortage was still severe this yearg many boys had to borrow writing sheets for every assignment and every test. Rationing of coffee was the excuse of a sleepy class for a time, because they had no stimu- lating drink in the morning to wake them up. The lack of alarm clocks made many a boy and girl late for early Massg some were never late for the second period. There were only a limited amount of tires, and C cards, so lengthy vacations were out. Selling bonds and stamps was always done through the oflice. Wasn't it nice standing in a single file with a dime or dollar for war stamps, while others were studying? Because of the lack of sugar, seniors weren't always as sweet as they could be. Whenever a Paper Drive was announced, re- member how the students started to clean their tablets, giving in all their typing exercises, shorthand papers, books and just about every- thing from assignments to zeros on the report card? Among the many strikes the most welcome was the D. S. R. strike. But the faculty beat some of us to it making arrangements to have us picked up. Even though there were only a few boys in our freshmen classes, the shortage was felt most in the junior and senior year. There were times whe nit seemed that St. Stanislaus wasn't co- educational, but strictly a gir1's school. Our twelfth year wasn't all excuses and com- plaints. It was fun and knowledge administered in equal doses. Remember the Grand March at the Stan- nies' Roundup Dance. Don't forget the candy salesmen and the announcers at the broken down loud speaker or was it the other way around. There was the campaigning for school of- ficers which afforded brain work for about two

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0 I 11 Jn way, tri? l i ou.. ow...--... .,.c...s, to nun... we ae'-.1-eo 'terse-I vnu' uve diligence. S JEANETTE KOLODZIEJSKA - Though a loquacious type of a woman, Jakie won many friends with her friendly and helpful advice. She was the star player on girls' basket- ball team and helped to bring the trop y, who is always your fr end you do or say. His vocalizing was heard in e ee Club for three years. He was never late for th second period. CLARA KOWALSKA - A favorite in her own crowd, she will be remembered for her bashful ways. She was Red Cross Representative as a sophomore and Sodality Representa- tive as a iunior. ROBER- ATOW - Bo n who returned tzh ud is ' I , T1 T LUCILLE KOVALAUSKAS - Lucy is interested in what makes a good housewife. She takes cooking and sewing and lends her hand to decorating the Eaglet. ELEONORE MARGRETA - Marge is a regular bookworm, or at least she is in one sense. During the lunch period, she is to be found in the library, taking in the books from students or helping others find information. She has had three years of experience in this line of work. WALTER MAKSIMCZYK - Max, the hard-driving guard of the Basketball team, is a favorite of all S. S. High fans. He has been active in every field of sports in the school. Hay- py-go-lucky Max is always surrounded by friends and ad- mirers. ALICE MATERNICKA - Beaming with personality, Alice has a kind word for all. As School Relations Representative, she has attained success and has made many friends. FRANK NAJDUK - A vocabulary master, always enioyed a good argument. After starting one he always finished it with a gentleman's mastery. As Co-Editor of the Stan-Em and the Eaglet, Frank has shown great ability and integ- rity. LORETTA OLEJNICZAK - She can play anything from Rock- o-bye Baby to Tommy Dorsey's Boogie. She is a sought- ofter celebrity when it comes to who plays the piano. if - wnsuuwivu img.: 'vi muse in me service. If I .1 JVM . I I effort to satisfy one and all, and usually suceeds in he own charming way. Pat made a hit as an associate editor for both Eaglet and Stan-Em. PATRICIA KUBICIEL Tall and gracious Pat makes Ufky DANIEL LISINSKI - Definitely a speed demon, he enioyed crowding his classmates into his car and driving off in a cloud of dust. He and his car were always on hand when needed. Dan was a football hero in his Senior year. JOAN MAJCHRZAK - She didn't seek fame throu'h school activities and was known to her classmates for her carefree ways. She did lend her vocal chords in the Glee Club for three years. DOLORES MANKOWSKA - Dolores is a friendly little girl who carries a smile for all. She's gay and iolly and bright-eyed too. Dolly dreams a wee bit of becoming a millionaire. Right now, she has a million dollar smile but that is as far as her millions go. BERNADETTE PRENTZ - 'Ne readily admit Bernie is an at- attractive go-getter. With her talent, we predict on ap- pearance at the Opera House. She has been an active stu- dent furnishing the Eaglet with news worth while reading. WALTER NOWODWORSKI - Accommodating and reliable, he was a favorite in class. His sincere friendliness was a fac- tor in winning him new friends. Walter was the represen- tative of the Holy Name of IO8. CHARLOTTE ROSIEK - Lottie will do anything for friend- ship's sake, claiming it is fun. During her junior e she was Librarian of her class, a fine op is help- ful and obliging miss. Mu, t gf J I y rchie knows how to wash floors o'i 1 ' K ellfd y of practice. When he finally learned how io write legibly the school decided to give him a typewriter. Running out of erasers he went into Physics. GENEVIEVE SKAZALSKA - Non-talkative . . . neatness and order are her virtues. Her ambition is a secret yet. She'll do anything for anyone and not expect a thing for it. Such a girl is hard to find anywhere except in St. Stannies. Page 17

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weeks. The addition of votes and ballots was done correctly too, so there were no recounts. The football banquet was a gala affair for both football players and student council. We had movies there, but no Mickey Mouse. It was to be a dinner party, but before all speeches and awards were given everyone was hungry enough to have supper. There were Class and Pep meetings, Sodality and Holy Name meetings which came on often and stole an hour of lessons away. Weren't We sorry! Remember the News conference we covered and the trip to Masonic Temple for an after- noon of Music. It didn' take long to learn how to issue an EAGLET. Remember how you strove to see your name on one of those eight pages. Ring measurements took an hour, cap and gown measurements another, and there were those frequent visits from the photographer. Calling cards and invitation cards made us feel quite grown up. Remember, how some of the girls, from Home Economics Class, brought some fudge which was put ouside the window to cool. It started to rain into the pan and the fudge never got solid. S Ring Day, fthe beginning of the endj, made the girls nervous at the altar railsg but the boys went through the ceremony as if they had done it dozens of times. During Easter vacation prepartions were be- ing made for the Night of Nights, the Prom. Then quickly followed in succession - Re- ception into the Alumni Association, the Sen- ior Class Day and the breakfast day in which the juniors paid their last honor and respect to the graduating class, pals of school days. Did you notice how kind people are and how they shower upon you Words of praise and recogni- tion when you are going out? The pendulum swung, the seconds ticked on -day after day we advanced to that Commence- ment Day, leaving behind us mountains of homework, an enthusiastic and driving faculty, those quarterly exams, 16 treacherous report cards in four years, interminable reading lists and book reports, dozens of poems memorized, years replete with extra-curricular activities, parties, the prom, glorious years of youth, head- aches, heartaches, smiles and tears. With all this, we should have been scholars and trained well to stand at attention for an alternate about face and what more to do it well. Page 19