West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Maxene Andrews NUFSB Andy is attractive, cheerful, humorous, flirtatious. Reminds you of Air Cadets, Doro- thy, working at Kresge's, being ab- sent from school. Pet Peeve: Hilda Lambright. Junior Red Cross 13 Girl Reserves 1. Chester Ashworth, Jr. Lawyer Mustache is active,. happy-go- lucky, humorous, romantic. Reminds you of drapes, fight manager, sharp clothes. Pet Peeve: Conceited people, Hammit Bellamy Basketball Hammit is athletic, amusing, cour- teous, happy-go-lucky. Reminds you of zoot suits, basket- ball, a long line of jive. Basketball 1, 23 Football 2, 4. George Curley College Curly is clever, courteous, faith- ful, handsome, loyal, generous. Reminds you of Strephon, Senior Glee Club, J. Y., jumpin' jive. Hi-Y 3, 43 Glee Club 2, 3, 43 Biol- ogy Club 2. Arline Dohner Nurse Arline is bashful, courteous, tidy. Reminds you of the office and Kenmore. Pet Peeve: People who are snob- bish. Girl Reserves 2, 33 Tutor 43 Lariat 33 Booster Club 3. Richard Gerber Actor Brain is brainy, conceited, giggly, talkative. Reminds you of Mr. Harris, Miss Baer, Florence and Ruth, Glee Club. Pet Peeve: Miss Baer. Lariat 1, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Biology Club 23 National Honor Society 4. Dan Marsellas Band Leader Dan is amusing, bashful, cheerful, versatile. Reminds you of playing the trum- pet, bowling, O'Neil's. Pet Peeve: Boys who blow their tops in class to show off. Band 1, 2, 33 Orchestra 1, 2, 3. N g . A .S ' ' : Ex iw ,- S A 4 33 .. ,XS ' 14-gps if Q ' R L 1 i f im., 3 ., -' K X f ' I , f '72 . :,, ,'f,2 3 .W E , A Q 54 ll 5 r. 1 i X59 2 t , , ., V , -v , - W. , Q fl 'rss . 5, 1 , .3 i. , ,,,. -545 lim . ik ' f -x . . X A A H8 1 'I' -1-. IRM 361 V , I F - 1 f X Q LaRee Martin To be a Success LaRee is absent-minded, brainy, natural, a wolfess. Reminds you of beautiful blonde hair, Lakeside, Louise, Jeanne. Martha Washington Candy Shop. Pet Peeve: Myself mostly. Girl Reserves 2, 3, 43 Service Group 43 Lariat 43 Riding Club 3. James Materna Funeral Director Red is bashful, baby-faced, jolly, plump. Reminds you of the Materna Fu- neral Home, eating, red hair, the hearse. Pet Peeve: Fat women in slacks that don't fit. Band 1, 2, 33 Traffic Squad 1: Stu- dent Council 2. Saul Nudel Machinist Reminds you of a nice boy, Shir- ley, records, combed hair. Pet Peeve: A person who always gripes. Lariat 4: Junior Red Cross 3, 4. Margie 0'Brien Join the Armed Services Termite is devilish, Conceited. flirtatious, attractive. Remids you of Mary Louise Gross. Pet Peeve: Conceited and bragg- ing boys. Junior Red Cross 2, 33 Girl Re- serves 3, 4. Vera Phillips Secretary Shorty is active, attractive, fem- inine, honest, natural. Reminds you of pretty hair, lots of fun, lots of pep, wavy hair. Pet Peeve: Conceited people. Eva Popper Textile and Dress Designer Eve is ethereal, pert, sincere, quiet, romantic. Reminds you of an adorable ac- cent, angora sweaters from Vienna, her marine, long black hair. Pet Peeve: Chemistry. Art Club 1: French Club 2: Girl Reserves 33 Bowling 3. Gloria Strauss Waves Glatch is a Sinatra-swooner, chatty, jolly, chummy. Reminds you of Beryl , Colonial Shoe Repair, Ruth Strauss, Shirley Chapman, apple pie. Pet Peeve: Slacks with high heels and socks. Girl Reserves 1, 3, 43 Lariat 3. page thirteen

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Skeezix is absent-minded, bash- picfufzai nal' iwihwifef Eugene Battels Engineering Bat is absent-minded, cheerful, loyal, mischievous. Reminds you of Mae, going to Ak- ron U games, his solid yellow drapes. Pet Peeve: Exams. Ronald Butler Pilot Curly is bashtul, clever, mis- chievous, popular. Reminds you of Lord Tollillorf' swimming, nice clothes. Pet Pt-eve: People who talk about you when you're not around. Swimming Team 2, 3: Honor S0- ciety -13 Senior Glee Club Ll, 3, -1. Carl Dimengo Pilot 'tHols , is absent-minded, athletic, daring, talkative. Reminds you of baseball, Crystal Candy Shop, Fred Stockdale, Charles Szeles, sleeping in class. Pet Peevez School. Harold Eriksen Navy Pilot Tiny is blunt, boisterous, loyal. Reminds you of sodas, milkshakes, Highland fights. Pet Peeve: People who chew gum like a cow chewing cud. Junior Red Cross 33 Corridor Guard 3, 4. Robert Riggs Aeronautical Engineer Marion L. Tate Nurse Shorty is amusing, kind, impish, tidy. Reminds you of The Girls' Guild, pretty hair, being busy, brown sweaters. Pet Peeve: Girls who smoke. Tutor 1, 4. Liva Walker - Nursing Liva is bashful, patient, courteous, absent-minded. Reminds you of staying home, keeping busy, reading, slow motion. Pet Peeye: Talkative people. ful, faithful, intelligent. Reminds you of an absent-minded professor, clean clothes, straight hair. Pet Peeve: Prejudices. National Honor Society 4: Junior Red Cross 2, 3. anaaaq 616.44 will We. the class of january, l944, being of sound mind and body-yes, a bunch of 4I:'s-do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. ARTICLE ll As a class we bequeath the following: To the freshies four years of labor: to the sopho- mores, Stella, the black cat, a Jinx to all: to the juniors, our studious mannerg and to the l2B's we leave our Memorial fees, Rodeo contracts, caps and gowns, and, in general, everything that is con- nected with graduation. ARTICLE lll To Mr. Schoner we leave Walter Lippman, with a rope around his neck. To Mr. Culp and Tommy Brown we leave many happy hours in which to argue Ford gas mileage. To Miss Bockstahler we leave Shakespeare. To Mr. Snearline we leave lab fees, made by broken test-tubes, thistle tubes, and flasks. To Miss Bump we leave Spanish, French and any other language you may have left over. ARTICLE IV As a class we leave to Mr. Mase, that eminent auditorium sleuth, one slightly used lie detector. As a class we leave I5 second periods for T. B. and T. E. to change flat tires. As a class we leave to Stan Gustely one bale of hay for the West High mascot, Winwesty. ARTICLE V CThese are left by special requestl Hammit K. Bellamy leaves the little woman to Superwolf Maidenswoon Ed Curling. Poor girl. Bob Hendershot leaves several of his many volumes of telephone numbers to -lake Conn. George Curley gives to Mrs. Kauffman, with pleasure, all those area and volume formulas, such asSxTxL L xLxA. parm- fourteen Maxene Andrews leaves for Randolph Field, Texas. Someone told her that there were more Air Cadets in that part of the country. Mary Louise Gross leaves to Tom Egan a collec- tion of sharp records- Harry james' Flash , T. D.'s Boogey , Glen lVIiller's 'iBlue Rain . Ronald Butler leaves to Bob Cole and John Simpson a ping-pong table to play off those 3-2 scores. To that cue-ball of the class rooms, the esquirer of West High, the zippers renowned booster, Mr. Robert Foote Harris, Dick Gerber leaves-no, not four roses, but a bouquet of lilies. Charles Szeles leaves Fred Stockdale. Thank goodness. Margie O'Brien bequeaths her Beautiful engage- ment ring to none other than Gladys Mull, that is, if she can find it. Paul Kariotis leaves a city, district, and state basketball championship to Coach Piotter and Company. P. S. and P. K. also leaves dear old Naomie to Floyd Azar. jim Materna leaves. Period. Chester Ashworth leaves his failing establishment of spot and take to George Abraham. ARTICLE Vl Knowing that a few notes from his viola would eliminate all opposition to the ideas expressed here, we have appointed Tom, 'ihand rne my music , Brown the executor of this will. We now affix our signature to this document on this fourteenth day of january, nineteen hundred and forty-four. Class of january '44 Witnessed by: Eugene Battels Mr. and Mrs. Pruneface