West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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ARTICLE I We the class of June 1947 supposedly be1ng sound mlnd and body do hereby declare th1s to be our last w1ll and testament ARTICLE II As a class we leave To tne school a S40 page 1n Rodeo for auto graphs S525 to the llbrary and S7 50 to be ap plled on the plaque To the freshmen the fond hopes that they grow up phys1ca11v and mentally To the sophomores the pr1v11ege of bemg upper classmen also the challenge of keeplng up the1r 98 averages through the terrors of chemlstly phys1cs Amer1can hlstory and solld geometry To the JUHIOIS an earnest prayer for stretch 1ng the Federal Reserve System to 1nc1ude vour senlor act1v1t1es fee To the l2Bs and any other d1s1llus1oned senlors who stlll remam cheer up It wont be too long or W111 1t'7 ARTICLE III As a class We leave To M1ss Murdock the consohng prom1se that her phllosophy on morals w11l not soon be for gotten To M1ss Bockstahler the secret formula for debubbhzlng and d1s1ntegrat1ng bubble gum To Mr Snea111ne a volume of the latest ed1 tlon of Semor Tr1cks for Boys w1th code trans 1at1on To Mr Schoner the understand1ng of the econonnc theory of Amer1can government and IHISSCZ falre To Mr Culp the hope that he too can leaxe to go back to Indlana for the summer ARTICLE IV All the followlng generous bequests are made by 1nd1v1dua1 members of our large graduatlng class elther l1v1ng or dead and are purelv 1n tentlonal Mary Kollas w11ls her 1mag1nat1on to any underclassman who can use II successfully DICK Bucey leaves h1s Howdy to Mak Rothal By speclal request Elleen Welnert bequeathes one sllghtly used 01,1133 board sultable for 1nqu1s1 t1ve fresh1e g1rls Elleen Arnold leaves her 12B worry for some one else to worry about Donald Thomasson J1m Gerber and Daud Butler bequeath the1r he1ght to needv freshmen especlallv Hastler and Staats Jan1ce Foley leaves w1th soul mate the ln ev1tab1e George B111 Blake w111s h1s extraordlnary ab1l1tv to get back lnto class 1n whlch he had been k1cked out to Alan Maxwell Dolly Kohs1ek wants to leave a good Voyo For references see M1mm1e He1n1e or P Conn Gus Galehouse leaves h1s sex appeal to Dav1d N1codemus Pat Fr1tsch leaves her secret formula for shellac to the noses Manocchlo and Mattucc1 Joe Ep11ng and M1ke F1ne111 leave West wlth the memor1es of many happy hours spent f11ck mg at the Gr1lle Jean Garr1gan leaves understandmg Mr Tucker Ph11 Verplanck Jerry Tracht and Don Plotter leave and st111 cont1nue to be the modern Wynken Blvnken and Nod Eun1ce Boone bequeathes her walks to Nell1e Spenser Johnny Campbell w111s h1s techn1que to Bob Mull1ns Dottle Go1dsm1th leaves Pat Kneale another good Gravesmlll Ann Dabney bequeathes her demure ways and manners to Ada Mae Morgan Sklp Maxson leaves all h1s parkmg spaces wherever they may be to B111 Morgan Balbara Johnson leaves ln three well known words Roger and out' Dlck Gravesmlll bequeathes h1s student theocracy to h1s brother B111 ARTICLE V To Mr Flood We the June Class of 1947 leave our slncere wlshes that he w11l cont1nue 1n the vears to come as 1n the past to turn out of the portals of West hlgh fme young men and women worthy of the d1p1omas they have rece1ved ARTICLE VI We do hereby appomt as executors and guardlans of th1s our last vtlll and testament those eff1c1ent conve1sat1ona11sts Joksters and teach e1s Mr A H Mase Mr Paul B1yant and Mr Robert Tucker We now 3ff1X our s1gnature to th1s document th1s twenty th1rd day of Mav mneteen hundred and forty sex en Class of June 1947 JANET PATTERSON 1 , ' tt av of , . , . 7 . . . . I H . . H . . L I r 1 ' ' 9 y - ' ' ' Y . 1 ,, - . . . . - . ' at ' sa 9 1 1 ' V ' i - 1 1 1 . . . , U ' Y ., y ' , . . . Q 1 . . . . , ' . at ' 11 , ' ' - . . . . - ' AA Y, , . 1 . . .. 7 . , , V K 1 . . , - ts' ' ' as . . . Y ' K V ,, C . , , - - 1 - ss as ' I . . . , . . - f , . . . 4 .I . I V- I I . 9 . - 1- 7 i . , I . - D 7 , a Q ..

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JAMES C. COX To Go Out With a Girl Who Doesn't Get Mad About or At Me Jim , who is cute, conceited, popular, congenial, and moody, likes Full House members, Galehouse, Heinie B., and Pat Wallace. Pet Peeve: Kid sisters. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 4' Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4, Cheerleader 4. MARY CRANMER Pro--Roller Skater Smiley , a chatty, friendly, gay gal, may be seen with Beulah and Butch roller skating, dancing, and swimming. Pet Peeve: Conceited people. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 4. JERRY DALES To Get G. PhD Coke , succinct, stubborn, argu- mentative, athletic, and blunt, is in- terested in Jess, Jake, Gus, Ralph, food, football, '41 Ford, jazz, and athletics. Pet Peeve: Cheeseburgers with catsup. Activities: Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Bas- ketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Red Cross 1, 2, 3, 4, Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4, Booster Club 1, 2. 3, 45 Honor Society 4: W Club 2, 3, 4, Student Council 3, 4: Baseball 4. EVELYN DAVID To Get Out of School Evelyn, who is friendly, calm, kind, and understanding, thinks Karla, Delores, Phyllis, Margie, ham- burgers, cokes, basketball, and foot- ball games are tops. Pet Peeve: Getting up in the morning. Activities: Booster Club 1, 21 Junior Choral Club 2. CHARLES DAVIS To Be An Engineer Chuck'l, who is cheerful, bashful, and loveable, likes Mary, Ronald, Buddie, Jack, Arthur, athletics, pic- nics, tennis, and skating. Pet Peeve: Conceited people. Activities: Booster Club 4. FRANCES KATHALEEN DAWSON Social Leader Cheerful, warm, and active, Kay is usually found with Mary, the Hurstons, Sara, and big three, sing- ing, and playing games at the Baptist Training Union. Pet Peeve: Self-centered people. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 42 Red Cross 1, 2, 3, 4: Share-Aid Serv- ice Group 2, 3, 41 Glee Club 2, 3, 41 Leaders' Club 33 Library Assistant 2, 3, 4. ESTELLE DROPE Stenographer Blondie , who is sincere, truth- ful, reminds you of Bob, '46 Ply- mouth, R. B. R., Jean, Betty, Dora, and Bonnie. Activities: Booster Club 3, 4. Bowling Club 4, Y-Teens 43 Share- Aid Service Group 2, 3, 4. JEAN DUNLOP To Be Mrs. Walter Kinnan Jeanie , who is good-natured, cute, chatty, and friendly, likes Walter, Estelle, R. B. R., Bonnie. Dora, Jane, and the other six. Pet Peeve: Getting up in the morning. Activities: Booster Club 2, 3, 42 Y-Teens 4, Glee Club 2, 3: Share- Aid Service Group 2, 3, 43 Library 1, 2. - KATIIRYN MARY ELLIS Private Secretary Kay , friendly, talkative, gay, and pert, usually is seen with Jean, Louise, Alvis, Goldie, drinking milk- shakes, listening to dreamy music, and skating. Pet Peeve: Alarm clocks. ' JOE EPLING Go To Atlantic City Graduation Night With Mike Finelli Curly , cunning, devilish, noisy. and energetic, likes Joe, Sam, Andy, Mike, women, hamburgs, Snookie, and Pete's Pool Room. Pet Peeve: Quiet people. CHARLOTTE BERNICE EVANS Nurse Slim , optimistic, courteous, lazy. and amusing, reminds you of Anna, James, Tom, Eunice, ice-cream, pie, and Spanish. Pet Peeve: People who can't match colors. Activities: Booster Club 3, 4. SHANNON EVERT To Play the Piano Like Dick Schrurn 'Little Bantam , enthusiastic, kind, plump, and earnest, likes Bobbie Fitch, Joe Malick, Walter Allen, Mike Finelli, Bob Norris, food, women, and song. Pet Peeve: Boring classes. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 41 Junior Glee Club 2. CAROLINE FILLEY Model Caroline, honest, adorable, sophis- ticated, considerate, and big-hearted, enjoys good-natured boys, horses, truck drivers, football, Pat W., Pat P., and Ralph. Pet Peeve: Insincere people. Activities: Y-Teens 45 Booster Club 43 Service Group 4. MICHAEL FINELLI To Acquire Enough Money to Become a Philanthropist Big Mike , tall, good-looking, ro- mantic, and easy going, pals with Baitz, Kalail, Lauck, Bahr, Pat, Sally, and Jim Vafiades. Pet Peeve: People who put on an act. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Football 2, 3, 43 W Club 3, 4, Golf Team 1, 2.

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BARBARA PFLUEGER FITCH NUTSQ Sparkling, versatile, romantic, sen- timental, and loveable, are Bob- bie's characteristics. She enjoys the company of Fritch, Annie, the Buceys, Dottie, Gravy, Ranny, red- heads, and dancing. Likes her '39 LaSalle, and the gang. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Senior Choral Club 2, 3, 4, Share- Aid Service Group 2, 3, 4, Honor Society 4, Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4, Student Council 4, Corridor Guard 3, 4, Red Cross 2, 3, Lariat and Rodeo Edi- torial 2. JACK FLEITER Own My Own Burlesque Show Snookie , who is crazy, jovial, well-liked, witty, and wild, chums with Pablo, Pedro, Coke, Janice, Cox, and Gus. He enjoys pickled herring, cokes, and milk shakes. Pet Peeve: Clinging vines. Activities: Booster Club 3, 4, Foot- ball 4, Student Council 4, Corridor Guard 3, 4, W Club 4. PATRICIA FRITSCH To Keep Smiling Shellac Legs , smiling, glowing, loyal and peppy, enjoys candy, toot- ing around and M. B. Pals with Janice, Anne, the gang and the Full House Club. Pet Peeve: Men who think they're God's gift to women. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Share-Aid Service Group 2, 3, 4, Y-Teen 1, 2, 3, 4, Hall Guard 4. GEORGE R. GALEHOUSE Doctor Gus , loyal, nice to know, inter- esting, bashful, and mysterious, en- joys baked beans, sleeping, a gray '40 Chevvy, Patty, chumming with Coke, the boys, Filley, and Wallace. Pet Peeve: People who think they're big time. Activities: Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4, Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Honor Society 4, Red Cross 3, 4, Senior Choral Club 2, Football 4. JEAN GARRIGAN To Be Happy Squirt , sweet, pert, orderly, pe- tite, and faithful, likes Filly, Ruth Wells, Fran, Jim, T. W., Skip, Dick, jewelry, F. S., potato chips, and music. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Share-Aid Service Group 2, 3, 4, Y- Teens 1, 2, 3, 4, Honor Society 4, Lariat and Rodeo, 2, 4. BETTY GAUDER Algebra Teacher Boots , brainy, studious, hard working, charming, and happy-go- lucky, pals with Charlton and the rest of the gang, goes for singing, butterscotch pie, movies, Connie, A. K. in Japan, second period trig class, Mr. Bryant, and the seventh period lunch club. Pet Peeve: People who misspell my name. Activities: Booster Club l, 2, 3, 42 Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4: Senior Choral Club 2, 3, 4, Share-Aid Service Group 3, 4, Honor Society 43 W Club 2, 3, 4: Lariat Staff 3, 4. FLOYD GEORGE To L0t1,f Fox , careless, happy, devil-may- care, and bashful, can be seen with Gus Kotti, Sam Nukes, Joe Malick, Jim Kenasha. Activities: Booster Club 2, 3, Glee Club 11 Hi-Y 1, 2, 3. JAMES GERBER Own a Toll-Bridge on Canton Road Stretch athletic lank sh , , Y, Y, good-natured, and quiet, enjoys the company of Bill Lauck, Chuck Kalail, Baitz, Bahr, and Kautenberger. Pet Peeve: Grandstand strategists. Activities: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 49 Booster Club l, 2, 3, 4, Lariat and Rodeo Business Staff 1, 2, Lariat Editorial Staff 2, Junior Glee Club 2, Junior Hi-Y 2. MARVIN GERTZ Radio Announcer Jolly, likeable, humorous, lazy, and nice describe Muttle , who goes for Berny, Morrie, Dan, Fred, Edna, Janet, and Mike. The Kremls and the car take up a good deal of his time. Pet Peeve: Being called Kreml . Activities: Red Cross 2, 3, Hi-Y 2, Golf Team 3, 4, Swimming Team 3, Booster Club 2, 3, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, Lariat 1, 2, 3, Rodeo 1, 2, 3. ANGELINA GIORGIO To See Mexico Cute, congenial, Angie also is happy, bashful, pretty, and reminds you of Cora, Max, the other twin, singing, and the other six. Speaks four languages and dances, too. Pet Peeve: Pessimists. Activities: Bowling Club 2, Glee Club 2, Booster Club 3, 4, Service Group 2, 3, 4, Corridor Guard 3, 4. MARIA GIORGIO Novelist 'tMary , mysterious, enjoyable, un- assuming, fun-loving, and talkative, calls to mind Rhoda, Maxine, Cora, playing the piano, writing stories, and reading. Pet Peeve: Pests. Activities: Booster Club 3, 4: Share-Aid Service Group 2, 3, 42 Bowling Club 2, Glee Club 2. SOL GLICK Educated Ditch Digger Bashful, wolfish, careful, quiet and different all describe Salty , who can be seen with Jim Anzaldi, Garlitz, Beyer, Bichum and Paul Rosenthal. When not occupied with them, he goes for women and choco- late milk shakes. Pet Peeve: Wardens. Activities: Booster Club 3, 4. EDNA GLUCK To Sparkle With Ambition Edna, impulsive, independent, willing, original and unusual, re- minds you of the streak , polished humor, money in any condition, Muttle, Janet, paying library fines, and forgetting things. Activities: Quill and Scroll 4, Lariat Editorial Staff 3, 4, Rodeo Editorial Staff 4, Glee Club 2, 3, Red Cross 1, 2, Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Y-Teen 1, 2. DOROTHY GOLDSMITH Nurse Dottie is vivacious, charming, excitable, loveable, and pretty. You can always find her with Patterson and Rempes, Dick, Fitch, Gauder and the rest of the senior class. She adores music, skating, working at West Hill library and dates with Dick. Pet Peeve: Olives. Activities: Booster Club 1, 2, 3, 41 Bowling Club 1, 2, Senior Choral Club, 2, 3, 4, Y-Teen Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Honor Society 4, Share-Aid Service Group 2, 3, 4, Corridor Guard 3.