University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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NANCy HOLMES BARBARA JENSEN Nancy it the tpark plug of the Senior Clatt. Her greateit ambition it to live to see the year 2000 A.D. Meanwhile, the hat had four busy years at U. High, taking in the Bis-bila Board (Feature editor), Latin Club, Girls' Club Cabinet and Coun-cil, Class officer, Spanish Club. Library Board, President of the Typing Club, Chairman of the 1943 J. S. Committee, and U. Highlitet. DOROTHEA JENSEN Dottie came to U. High from Oak Park, III., in her Junior year. She hat made a fine record for herself by being active in Dramatic Club and school plays, and giving readings in assembly and the Highlitet. She hat alto chalked up Science Club. Spanish Club, Breeze reporter. Camera Club, Choir, and Mothers' Tea Committee on her list of activities. JAMES KAMISKE Jim has had his fingers in a little of everything during hit five years at U. High. This year he had the very difficult task of being Senior Class Treasurer. Other things that kept Jim busy were the Bisbila Board, Science Club, German Club, Breeze Staff. AVOC. Track Team, class officer, Model Airplane Club, and the Pep Club. PHYLLIS KING Around our halls Phil it famous for her cheerful laugh. Outstanding for her wonderful cooking, she also has a long list of U. High activities to her credit. She has spent her time in Dramatic Club, school plays. Stage Force, J. S. Committee, Library Board, Choir, Typing Club, Mothers' Tea Committee, Pep Club. Graduation Committee, Knitting Club and U. Highlit . SHIRLEY KNOBLOCH Clever, cute, and conscientious, Shirl has made hcrtelf known and appreciated by everyone during her two yean at U. High. She was the General Chairman of the Senior Mothers' Tea. She also shone in the Dramatic Club, Typing Club, Choir, and Bisbila Board this year, and in the Speech Club and Choir during her junior year. Devoting her spare time to Dramatic Club, Acme, Girls' Club Cabinet and Council, Spanish Club, Typing Club, Mothers' Tea Committee, Graduation Committee, U. Highlitet, and Art Directors' League still left Barb time to smile and join in local gossip. She hailed from Washburn in her junior year, but likes U. High better. She wants to be an illustrator and we'll expect to hear of her success. SALLY JESNESS Sal is known to everyone for her friendlinest and good humor. There is one thing the really lovet to do —laugh. She is full of school spirit and has helped the Pep Club, U. Highlitet, Graduation Committee, J. S. Committee. Stage Force, School plays. Camera Club, Latin Club, Senate, Library Board, Mothers' Tea Committee, and Knitting Club with her energy and ideas. JACQUELYN KING Jackie came to U. High from West just last September, but you'd never know it from the number of friends she has made. While at West, she was president of her class during both her sophomore and junior years. This year at U. High, Jackie belonged to Spanish Club, Typing Club. Mothers' Tea Committee, Graduation Committee, and the U. Highlites. DON KNAPP Don has made quite a name for himself at U. High as an outstanding athlete. He has taken an active part for three years on the basketball. track, and football teams. Don is the life of any party, and there is never a quiet moment when he is around. He has been very active in both Gopher Hi-Y and the Boys' U. Club. CAROL KOENIG Carol certainly has a head for figures, if her work as Co-Business Manager of the Bisbila is any evidence. Besides juggling the Bis-bila's finances she has been an active member of German Club. Knitting Club. Dramatic Club, U. Highlites. and band, and acted as Secretary-Treasurer of the Typinq Club during her two years at U. High. 15

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JEAN DOYLE PEGGY DOYLE Jean is the friendly type. During school she has been an active mem-ber of Latin Club, Spanish Club, Breeze Staff, Camera Club, J. S. Committee, Library Board, and the Knitting Club. Outside of school she is quite an all-around girl also. She is a good dancer and many people know of Jean's beautiful skating. JACK DUMAS The class clown. President of the U. Club, and a good athlete, is Jack or Dula. He has three rough and tumble years on the football and basketball teams behind him and two lively years on the track team. He has also been a never-to-be-forgotten member of the German Club. Hi-y, and U. Club. JEANNE PURNELL A sparkling personality and a wonderful dancer. Nellie is the girl with the many nicknames. When she wasn't keeping things rolling in the Senior Class, she was busy with the Library Board. Girls' Club Cabinet and Council. Graduation Committee, Mothers' Tea Committee. Vice-President of the Typing Club, and being a chorine in the U. Highlites for two years. GLORIA HAMMERSTEIN With the nickname of ''Hammy' , Gloria came to U. High from Johnson High to take part in the Latin Club, Stage Force, Dramatic Club. Speech Club. 8rccxc Staff, Mothers' Tea Committee. Knitting Club, and the '44 Highlites. When we see her in the trim uniform of a nurse we will remember the huge St. Thomas sweater that she once sported at U. High. EARBARA HENLY Speech Club. Brsbila Board (Organization editor), Vice-President of French Club. Library Board. Typing Club. Mothers' Tea Committee, Graduation Committee, Instrumental music. President of Knitting Club, U. Highlites, Chairman of the Book Committee for 1943. and Red Cross Council are all the things that Barb squeezed into her two years at U. High. She has also entertained with her ‘Cello, playing at various U. High events. Peggy waited 'till her Junior year to come to U. High, so we missed too many years of her subtle humor. She was in the U. Highlites and an active member of German Club, Typing Club, and Library Board. Also in her two years at U. High she has been on the Bisbila Board, J. S. Committee and the Mothers' Tea Committee. MARY EMSLIE Noxy can combine work and play and have a good time doing cither. She is the Acme Apple winner of this class, President of Girls' Club, Acme, and Latin Club, and secretary of Senate. Besides this she is in National Honor Society, Dramatic Club, Speech Club. Class Officer. French Club, Pep Club, Graduation Committee, and was Mothers' Banquet Chairman in her Junior Year. DICK GEHLEN Dick has been a member of our class off and on for the past two years. Coming from St. Paul Academy, he has always kept things humming around the school. Carefree and independent, Dick is known for his antique car which breaks down almost daily. We will all miss it as well as its cheerful owner. PATRICIA HARTY Pat deserves a badge of credit for her wonderful work on the U. Highlites this year. No one could have been a better coach of the black face and paper doll choristers. During her sophomore year Pat was nominated as Queen Candidate from our class. This year she is vice-president of Acme, in the Spanish Club, and on the Library Board, Homecoming Committee, Senate, and Graduation Committee. RALPH HOGAN Johnny didn't make up his mind to come to U. High until his Senior year when he arrived from St. Thomas Military Academy. During the year he has been a faithful member of the basketball and track squads. In his spare time he plays a mean trumpet and is a member of a local swing band. 14

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LOIS KOVARIK GWENDOLYN LAMBERT Loir joined our ranks from St. Paul Central last year, and since she arrived, she has found her time during school hours taken up with Dramatic Club, Typing Club. Spanish Club. U. Highlites. Mothers’ Tea Committee. Graduation Committee, and Pep Club. Lois' thoughts are all up in the air—she wants to become a pilot; meanwhile, she spends much of her time on skiis. MAVIS LEOPOLD Mavis has made many friends at U. High during her senior year with her ever ready smile and charming ways. Choir, Mothers' Tea Committee, and the U. Highlites were her activities for the year. She likes to skate and play ping-pong, and best of all, she has high ambitions, she hopes someday to be an airplane pilot. LILA McGOWAN Until this year, Mac spent her high school life at Edison High. She has special talent in music, having played drum for six years, and has taken a very active part in junior and senior high school bands. Lila is interested in Botany and hopes for a career in some kind of work in the field of botany research. DOROTHY McQUEEN A newcomer this year, this personality girl from West High has brought a lot of pep and wit into our class. Dot was one of the blackface choristers in the U. Highlites and her other activities included Dramatic Club and Mothers' Tea Committee. Like several other artistic members of the class, she hopes to become a commercial artist after finishing college. RALPH NELSON Known as Whitie in our halls. Ralph proved his writing ability by serving as sports editor of the Campus Breeze 1943-44. He was on the wrestling and football teams, but he reports that baseball is his favorite sport. Add the Highlites, Hi-Y (of which he was vice-president), German Club, and Stage Force and you will see he has been really busy. Gwen joined our class during her junior year when she came to U. High from Nashwand High School. Like most girls from the Range, she excels in skating, skiing, and swimming. As her friends will testify, working in Latin Club and Camera Club have been just a part of the out-of-class activities Gwen has enjoyed at U. High. LOUISE McELROY There's nothing that needs to be written about Louie. Everyone knows what she did during her years at U. High. She was a member of the Latin Club for three years, Dramatic Club. Senate during her senior year, Stage Force. Spanish Club, an editor on the Breeze Staff. J. S. Committee. Choir, Mothers' Tea Committee, Pep Club, Graduation Committee, U. Highlites, the operetta, and Acme. BARBARA McKAY With her beautiful voice, Barb is on the road to fulfill her ambition of being a singer. Versatile as she is busy, she has combined singing in the U. Highlites and at assemblies with being girls’ sports editor of the Bisbila, a member of Dramatic Club. Graduation Committee, and U. Highlites cast. BETTY MUGGLEY Betty came to U. High in the tenth grade, and in her three years she has chalked up credits in many activities. Besides working in the Spanish Club for two years, Library Board, Dramatic Club, Typing Club, Pep Club, and Knitting Club, she has served as Cheerleader, organization editor of the Bisbila, and member of the Mothers' Tea Committee. A radio career is her ambition. ROBERT NELSON Bob has been in the National Honor Society for two years, on the football team for three years, and participated in wrestling one year. This year he joined the U. Club (who will forget his beautiful red bow tic?) and was also the school treasurer. With all this he was able to add Model Airplane Club and Typing Club to his record. 16