University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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PHYLLIS JESNESS For information on the latest swing recordings. Phyl is highly recommended. Besides having an car for jive, she can take serious music, as is shown by her participation in Glee Club operettas. Other credits included Dramatic Club and Latin Club, of which she was president. JEAN KELSEY Jean has high ideals—she wants to be an air hostess. After going through U. High she'll be well equipped to meet the stiff qualifications required. She displayed her artistic skill in Beaus Arts Club and was also on the Library Board. BETTY KUEHN Nest year will find Betty industriously learning all about business in her course at Cable's Business School in St. Paul. Her favorite hobby is knitting, but she likes sports of all kinds, especially swimming. Secretaryship of the Latin Club and work on the Library Board occupied much of her time at U. High. SAMUEL LEWIS It is beyond us how he combined good grades. Dragomen, Boys' U. Club. J. S. Committee work. National Honor Society. Quill and Scroll, French Club, junior class secretary, and Brecie reporting with the job of editing the Bis . Sam also likes dancing, swimming, tennis. and football. GERALDINE MacDONALD As a member of Glee Club. Gerry enjoyed taking part in the operettas. Belle of Bagdad and Chonita. She also joined the Dramatic Club, the French Club, and was on the Mothers' Tea Committee. Outside of school life, she was a bridge fiend. You have to be good to take a game from Gerry. GAYLE JOHNSON Gayle possesses artistic talents. After getting through the renowned initiation, she became a member of Beau Arts Club, and at Stephens College she wants to go on in this field. She was also a consistent member of band, chairman of the social service committee, and on Mothers' Tea Committees. MILAND KNAPP If Miland takes architecture at the U. of M., he has a head start, for he has already designed several model houses. He also gamed experience in school by stage designing for the Dramatic Club Play, Hay Fever, by working on the Stage Force, and by being a member of the Beaux Arts Club. LORRAINE LEO Outside activities kept this gal busy, but she still found time to join Latin Club and to hand in Brecxc assignments before the deadline. Leo just loves to laugh when she isn't dancing or going to Tri-Tuck meetings. CAROL LOWE Life will never be dull for versatile Carol. She acts, composes music, plays the piano, sings, swims, dances, designs, and makes some of her own clothes. Her activities included being president of Dramatic Club, a star in Stage Door and June Mad, District winner of Speech Club, and a member of French Club and Library Board. BETTY McGOUGH Probably no girl has had her name more frequently mispronounced than this cute graduate, who has everything composing what is commonly known as “it . Betty was a member of the J. S. Committee, the Library Board, Latin Club, and French Club, and wrote several feature articles for the Breexe. Page Seventeen

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KATHERINE GIRTON JEROME HALSTEAD Speech Club can (hank Secretary Kappy for her assistance in making this a red letter year in victories for the organisation. She was alto an active member of Glee Club. Music Club, French Club, Dramatic Club, and Chess Club, took parts in the Senior Class Play and operetta, and was feature editor for the Bisbila. ANN HANNIGAN Hanna is labeled sophisticated— fun is her specialty! She's a whix at French—maybe that's one of the reasons she was president of the French Club. Other activities included Stage Force. Latin Club, Library Board, and Mothers' Tea Committees. MARION HARVEY Familiarly known as Harv, this Acme girl has been one of our hardest working seniors. As vice-president of Girls' U. Club and properties manager for a Dramatic Club Play, she had ample opportunity to bully us. Other credits were Speech Club, German Club, Music Club, Library Board, and ad-chaser on the Bisbila. SHIRLEY HENDERSON Looking forward to a career in merchandising and buying. Shirley will take preparatory work at Stevens College nett fall. Going to Oak Hall before her senior year, she was in Glee Club. Orchestra, and Owl Club. At U. High she joined F'ench Club, Speech Club, and appeared in Hay Fever. CORINNE HOLT It would take a page to do this gal justice—chairman of the Northwest Federation Committee, secretary-treasurer of Acme, co-editor of the Breeze, Speech Club. Dramatic Club. German Club. Glee Club, National Honor Society, Quill and Sc'oll. J. S. Committee, operetta, and Senior Class Play were just a few of her accomplishments. Jerry is one of the privileged few who has lasted six years at 0. High. His many activities included Speech Club, Dramatic Club. Dramatic Club Play, Stage Door, operetta, Waltz Dream, German Club. Latin Club, band, swimming, and reporting for the Breeze. MARY HARDING This name will probably appear in leading periodicals someday under the title of Literary Critic, for Mary displays talent in this direction. Along with her high scholarship, other merits arc vested in French Club. Latin Club. Dramatic Club, the Breeze, and Library Board. ELINOR HEALY Elinor has spent five busy years at U. High since she entered in the eighth grade. She has established a notable reputation here: rated Acme, was treasurer of Girls' Club, did rewrite for the Breeze, was editor of the Bulletin and member of the J. S. Committee, Quill and Scroll. Latin, French, Dramatic, and Glee Clubs. JAMES HENLY There's nothing that needs to be written about Jim — everybody knows what he did during his last three years at U. High—member of Dramatic Club, French Club, track team, Quill and Scroll, Senate, casts of Pygmalion, Stage Door, Hay Fever, Belle of Bagdad. Cho-nita. and associate editor of the Breeze. FRED ISAACS What a man! Beat all the other boys in a beard growing contest and was crowned Paul Bunyan o' the greater U. High carnival, 1941. Besides being noted for his dancing and for driving his car to school every day, Fred was a regular U. High-ite for four years. Page Sixteen

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FRED McNEE Sports led in Mac's list of U. High activities. He went in for wrestling, track, football, Library Board, Boys' U. Club, and was vice-president of Senate during his junior year, art editor of the Breeze, and secretary of Dragomen. ROSEMARY MILLER Pretty as her picture, Peewee spent five happy years here, very happy since Louie decided to go to the U. Was a member of Dramatic Club, French Club, Library Board, Stage Force, and was chairman of the entertainment committee for the Seniors' Mothers' Tea. ELAINE NAFTALIN Elaine likes her football from the sidelines but in French Club, Mothers' Tea Committee, and Breeze reporting, the tables were turned. With nothing special in mind for the future, she intends to attend some college. To most of her friends she is known as Freckles or Nappy . ANNA MAY NIEMANN Coming to U. High from Oak Hall during her senior year, Ann made quite a place for herself with her friendly smile and studious ways. She belonged to the German Club and the Science Club, and at Oak Hall was in the Owl Club and the Orchestra. JANE OLSON Janie was U. High's famous notebook artist. Classes were sometimes disrupted by a crowd swarming around to catch a glimpse of her latest masterpiece. She was also active in the French Club. Jack's been the important man in her life for two years now. JOHN MERRILL When the squad went out on the football field, Big Jim claims he always put Barrel in first to scare the other team. John received merits for track, swimming, and golf, and was a member of Boys' U. Club. German, Chess, and Science Clubs, and Library Board. FRAYDA MYERS Frayda has carved a niche for herself in the U. High hall of fame. She was a consistent, reliable worker who divided her time among the Campus Breeze. Quill and Scroll, Girls' Club Cabinet, and Dramatic Club, and acted as treasurer and vice-president of Speech Club and chairman of Speakers Committee of N.W.F.S.C. RICHARD NELSON At high school in Williston, North Dakota, Dick made a good record in his sophomore and junior years. U. High agreed he was really on the beam. He plays a mean cornet, and keeps his scholastic average well above par. Chess Club, basketball, and presiding as treasurer of Model Airplane Club took up Dick's time. RICHARD NOLAND Dick is well known around the Alma Mater for his talents at the piano. — boogie-woogie, concert, jazz, swing—anything you want. He can beat out! That he has executive ability is shown by his acting as advertising manager of the Breeze, senior and junior class treasurer, Senate representative, and J. S. Committeeman. ANN O'ROURKE Annie, as she is known in these parts, is one of U. High's late comen. Arriving from Portland, Oregon in her junior year, she has made a great record. She's a riot to work with. Just ask anyone who was on the Library Board or Mothers' Tea Committee. Page Eighteen