Susan Miller Dorsey High School - Circle Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Laurence Carty, President M ODER The W ' 41 class, proud of the fact that they were the first winter class to complete three years at Dorsey, selected the name of Modernaires to identify their class, and the distant unknown planet of Futura was fixed as the destination for their rocket ship of Ambition. Under the able guidance of Mr. Heath, the class sponsor, whose help they could not have done without, the class got off to a good start which continued throughout their domina- tion of the school. It was not long before many important decisions were made and Lawrence Carty was unanimously chosen to lead them along the rough roads and bumpy terrain of this important final semester. Chosen to aid him in his work were Helen Kennedy who was selected as Girls ' Vice-President, Dick Yockey was given the authority of Boys ' Vice-President, Mar- garet Sample was chosen to keep the class records, officiating Helen Kennedy, Cirls ' Vice President; Dick Yocky, Boys ' Vice President; Margaret Sample, Secretary; George Willey, Treasurer as class secretary, and George V illey was elected to handle the class funds as class treasurer. Soon, the arrogant seniors were displaying two-toned blue tweed jacket styled sweaters for which Don Bender, an ingenious member of the class, designed the emblem of a rocket ship shooting through a fleecy white cloud with WA] in the foreground. This, along with senior pins and guards similar to the emblem, completed their garb — and proud they were. A highly competitive class struggle took place when the semi-annual Senior Brawl was held in the sta- dium to test the prowess and brawn of the Senior Aye Class. The Modernaires were pitched against the Senior Bee Comanches in various races, tugs-of-war, sack fights, egg throwing contests, and mud baths. Even though the final outcome was not to the complete satisfaction of the Modernaires, they praised the winners, showing a true spirit and sportsmanship. One of the most successful social highlights in the class ' history was the Senior Prom. For this ex- clusive affair, the Modernaires entered a rocket ship which supposedly took the merrymakers to a star 28

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■ ! ' ». ' v: ' V Vw ' I Dugout DUGOUT — Manager — Sid Laskey, Assistant — Phiilp Brown. Custodians CUSTODIANS — Row 1 — John Thomas, Donald Haight, Isabel Perry, Eliza- beth Daugnerty, James Brand, Francis Murray. Row 2 — William Moore, George Nelson, Lester Syren, Ruf fen Evilsizer, Raymond Wickman, Henry Bradley, Leo Weiler. Cafeteria Staff CAFE STAFF — Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Supry, Mrs. Benbow, Mrs. Cain. NOON AND PERIOD HALL SQUADS — Row 1 — Dick Allen, Jack Bryant, Jimmie Wilson, Jack Pelzer, Irving Smith, George Supple, Lester Silverman, William Wasserman, Rosemary Youree, Claire Schneir, Pat Bray, Irene Andrade, Sally Leanse, Martin A. Millstone, Jack J. Leener, Ira Nagin, Marilyn Bromberg, Evelyn Gilman, Myrtle Feinberg, Connie Hall, Phyllis B arnett, Francine Alters, Don Krout, Bob Sansing, Floyd Lyman, Clinton Cox, Chrys Chrys, James Destiche. Row 2 — Al Schlom, Al Weintraub, Mike Mazmanian, Charles Enjaian, J ere Musser, Douglas Elliott, Roland In low, Evelyn KaLifman, Jean MacGregor, Shirley Marshall, Gloria Johnson, June Wright, Stella Rush, Esther Preston, Dollie Parks, Shirley Fenton, Lorine Johnson, Meribeth Topham, Maxine Morton, Alice Myers, Lisbeth Lieblich, Audrey McCulloch, James Pestiche, Al Elliott, Tom Moxley, Fred Wehrly. Row 3 — Fred Lorona, Bob Hanley, Richard See, Lorry McConnell, Lester McCown, Harry Shepherd, Earl Lang, Lillian Planer, Betty Rae Knittle, Mar- gie Robinson, Shirle Kress, Myra Lockyer, Shirley Pruitt, Willowdean Wig- ger, Evelyn Schroeder, Jane Elliott, Bobbie Lott, Gloria Arthur, Catherine Nihos, Beatrice Kamboorian, Betty Wyatt, Edna Parr, Betty Wells, Harold Freeman, Burt Pink, Victor Abrams, Warren Schofield, Tony Wilson. Row 4 — Bob Larson, Richard Co Berman, Robert Lark in, Frank Foster, Phyllis Rogers, Beverly Peters, Shirley Haymore, Joe Norwood, Bibb Noble, Jane Moran, Nancy Olds, Milton Chim, Gaston Claude Abinear Jr., Tom Ed- munds, Phil Ransom, Edith Gipple, Janiece Burnet te, George Ann McClel- lan, Helen Hackfield, Dorothy Hyndshaw, Nancye Kirch, Audrey Murf in, Norman Davies, Dick Jennings, Keith Leffeur. Row 5 — Ralph Altabet, Mickey McKeIvy, Wayman Porter, Fred Wohlfarth, Kenneth Fitzgerald, Ray DeMott, Gene Wolter, Byron Burton, LeRoy Nelson, Herbert Anderson, Kathleen Ebbert, Maxine Edwards, Alice Millhorn, Kay Thomen, Merle Sorenson, Norman Schneider, Al Jacobs, Norman Bernstein, Barbara Bruner, Dorothy Davis, Nathalie Bertschy, John Robb, Hazel Johnson, Bettie Dolan, Margaret Rush, Kenneth Golding, Kenny Martin. , rf ? fei i =« XJ

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M A I R O where they danced under fleecy, white, bal- loon clouds. On Tradition Day, with an impressive cere- mony in the very early hours before first period, the class presented the school with their gift of a trophy case which was to be placed in the administration building facing the circle. After the presentation of the ex- clusive Senior Court to the Comanches, the Modernaires proceeded to breakfast in a rocket ship bound for Futura, where the class proph- ecy, written by Florence Smith and Norma Laver, was read over the din of seniors par- taking of minute steaks, jam, and cocoa. Brawn Versus Brawn At the helm of the Modernaire rocket ship, piloting and planning for the success of all of these class undertakings, were the Committee Chairmen. Justin Bloom, Social Committee Chairman; Edith Kadison, Caps and Gowns; Jim Hansen, Field Day; Janet Veitch, Break- fast; George Vane, Tradition Day; Jerome Fox, Senior Play; Pearl Beyer, Senior Prom; and Albert Lizer, Announcements; all performed their duties admirably, charting an even course, and arriving victoriously at their des- tination.