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To Those Who Made Our School Possible ...
THE COMMUNITY
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
THE SUPERINTENDENT
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Bening fbe CommalliUM
..PEOPLE WHO COULD BUILD A PLACE LIKE TIUS. DEDICATED
CAGO RIDGE.
CO~DMlBUS
Throughout the planning and construction
of our new school, the Board of Education has
shouldered the responsibility of making all
final decisions. They have discriminated wisely
and have chosen carefully for us . Their patience
has reaped great dividends , as is evident in
our beautiful new campus buildings and
grounds .
DR. HAROLD L.
RICHARDS
B.A., B.M.S., Ph.B.,
M.A, D.S.
From dreams to reality
could well be a motto fo r
Community High School,
and the one man who has
made this his creed is
Dr. Richards. Since 1935,
when he was mad e superintendent, he has laid
plans for a new and better
school, and , at long last,
his dream has come true.
We owe Dr. Richard s a
big vote of thanks and
loads of. gratitude for our
new school, and hope that
he will continue to help us
make more dreams become realities.
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To this group we give thanks-this group
whose first thoughts concern the welfare of the
students, the community, and the faculty .
Under the guidance of our competent Board of
Education, we are certain that our school will
reach even greater heights in the future .
Seated: Dr. H. L. Richards, Su p eri nte nden t; Elbe rt T. Smith, Me mber; Leslie L McCord,
Secretary ; G il b ert A. Roll, Membe r.
Standin g: He nry L. Du ff, Pre sid ent; Fran klin Kle in, Attorne y ; George M. Peterson , Member.
DR. RICHARDS
NAMED OUTSTANDING CITIZEN
OF HIS COMMUNITY
In recoonition of interest taken , cooperation rendered and
a very valuable and meritorious service given by his accomplishment in building the Community High School of Blue
Island, durino his tenure as superin endent to is present widely
recognized high level, and at the same time supporting all
worth while activi ies in the community of Blue Island. '
Quotation from he citation presented to our superintendent by A torney Leonard Carriere, representing the State Department of he Veterans of Foreign Wars, who honored Dr.
Richards by naming him the outstanding citizen of our community.
Dr. Richards is wearing one of the two medals presented
with the citation.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIST ANTS
CHAS B PRICE
B.S Bradley University; M.A.,
University of Chicago. Old
Mam Building Principal.
With men like our principals, chief counselor and curriculum advisor holding the reins for
Community High, we students are guided on a
path that will surely lead us to success in future
years.
Aside from their many duties, they help
plan various student activities. Included is the
magazine campaign which Mr Davidson so
ably directs, Mr. Ewing 's vocational guidance
program, and the help that Mr. Miller offers to
students regarding their individual problems.
This year Mr. Price was promoted to be
Dr. Richards' representative at the Main Building, while Mr. Pooler took his place as Principal
of the Freshman Class. He and Mr. Caauwe,
Sophomore Principal, under the direction of Mr.
Price are keeping " Old Main" in first class
condition.
Over at the new Campus Building we find
Mr. Ames and Mr. Frobish taking care of all the
matters concerning the seniors and juniors.
In our memories of high school days, these
men will ahvays be outs anding .
FA CUL TY ADVISORY BOARD
This board, which consists of eight members appointed by Dr. Richards, discusses and
makes recommendations on school activitres.
They handle the financial mat ers and make out
::mr budget from the sales of student cctivi y
tickets and money obtained from our annual
magazine drive. They recommend honor students and approve student council members
and make for a very happy school year.
Seated· Miss Pfeiffer, Mr. Frobish (chairman), Mr. Driver, Mr.
Porter Miss Hudson, Miss Russell, Miss Cluver, and
Mr. Baps
FACULTY
R. L AKEY
B.S., Des Moines Universi y;
C E. AMES
Morningside
College;
M.A., orthwestern University;
Columbia University; University of Illinois. lTniversity of
Iowa. Physics, Senior Class
Principal
B.A.,
M.A.,
Columbia
University.
Chemis ry,
Head of S c i e n c e Department.
"People' You must be definifel"
D E. BAPST
Nor h Central College· M.A.,
~olo_rado State Co!_lege.
B1?logy.
We,;e hm·rng ano:r.er mov:e today.
HELEN L BARI-ES
B.S., Missouri University; AM., Universi y of Denver. Visiting Counselor. "At rhe moment.
B.A
CARL BERG UIST
Wabash College. American
History, French.
How's it going?"
A.B..
CLYDE WILBUR BLA KE
B.A., Drury College: M.A. University
BIRT E. FROBISH
Ph.B., University of Chicago
Bookkeeping,
Junior
Class
Principal.
R. W CAAUWE
State Teachers College;
M.Ph., University of Wisconsin.
Geography, Conservation of
Natural Resources, Sophomore
Class Principal.
B.A.
ROLLIN POOLER
B.A .. Iowa Wesleyan; MA., De
Paul University. Social Studies, Freshman Class Principal
of Chicago. English, Publicahons.
"Ohl ls that so?"
C. L. BLUNK
B.Ed., Whitewa er State Teachers
College; M.A., University of Wyoming. nlinois Government, Commercial Law, His ory of the West, Sociology. "Ii you don't se/J these tickets,
I IJ ger ou my little hammer!"
ESTHER M. CLUVER
B.Ed., Illinois State Normal University; M.A., University of Illinois.
German, Spanish. "Learn /or keeps."
MARIO CO ELLY
B.Ed., Wes em Illinois State College,
M.A., University of Iowa. Physical
Education. "Its easier than it looks."
DOROTHY M. CRUISE
B.S., University of Illinois; M.A.,
orthwestem University.
Physical
Education. 'Call out your numbers."
GLADYS DAVID
B.S., Iowa Sta e College. Homemaking. "Manage your time."
). FRED DA WSO , JR.
M.A., Washington University. 9th Grade Science.
"Think - Its easy!"
B.A., Tarkio College;
G. W. DA VIDSO
B.Ed., Illinois State
ormal;
M.S., University of Illinois;
University of Missouri. Curriculum Advisor.
WILLIAM T EWI G
Beloit College. Guidance
and S udent Aide
B.A
RUSSELL M. MILLER
B.A., Culver-Stockton College;
M.A., University of Illinois; Illinois State Normal University;
University of Chicago. Counselor.
MARY K DEWEY
Lindenwood College; M.A.,
University of Illinois. Economics,
American Government, Chairman of
Social Science Department. "[[ you
don't get anything else, get this,
people/"
B.A.,
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C. M. DISHAROON
B.A., Park College; M.A .. Washington University. Algebra, General
Mathematics. "[ reckon. "
ALICE L HUDSO
B.S ., Iowa Wesleyan College. Homemaking. "Watch your posture. '
0. L. DRIVER
B.A., Eureka College; M.A .. University of Illinois. American Government, Applied Economics. "This little daily test wi// help fatten your
grade.'
JEAN DUNNINGTON
B.S., lllinois State Normal University.
Counselor. "Tomorrow is another
day_
W. R. INGERSOLL
B.A .. Iowa Wesleyan College BS ..
The Stout Instltute. Diversified Occupa ions. "Herr.ember - don I qe:
/ired."
VIRGI fA JO ES
8.E., Illinois State lormal University;
B.S. in Library cience University of
Illinois Librarian . 'What is worlh
doing is worth doina we//."
ORVILLA A KESSLER
Ph.B.. Marquette University; M.S ..
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
State Teachers College
Visiting
Counselor. "By and iarge.'
FLORE CE EBEL
B.A., Valparaiso University. Girls'
Physical Educa ion. " Please listen to
instructions!"
HELE E. KE ISTO
A.B .. University of Illinois; M.A .. MidJilebury College.
Spanish, Latin
"Learn to ake responsibility, to be
depended on.
H C . EBERHART
M.A ., Columbia University. Physical
•Education. "Hey, you boys!"
RUSSELL D. EDDINGFIELD
B.E .. Western Illinois State College.
Typing, Bookkeeping, Business English. "Keep your eyes on the copy."
MARY LOUISE FI LEY
B.S., Southwest Missouri State College; M.S..
ew York University.
Typing, Shorthand. "Let's speed it
up."
EDIL YN GRIMMER
B.A., MacMurray College. History,
Art. "It's pretty, but is it art?"
WELDON GROSS
B.S .. Iowa State College. Woodworking. " uality is worth more than
quantity. '
WILLIAM F. GUTCHES
B.S.. Upper Iowa University; M.A.,
Columbia University. Physical Education, Varsity Football. "Stay in
school, get an education, take part
in school activicies."
KA THRY A. HAEBICH
Ph.B., University of Chicago.
brarian. "So what?"
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ELIZABETH E. HANSE
B.A .. M.A., University of Chicago.
Counselor
"Let's look over the
tests.
NELSO KIAS
B.S.. Southern fllinois University.
Commercial Geography
"Lack of
preparation hur:s only yourse//."
J G. KOHLHEPP
B.S .. M.A .. Northwestern University.
Algebra, General Math. "Say some·
thing in algebra for the lady, sonny.'
PAUL V. KOPRUCKI
B.S .. Iowa Stale College. Machine
Shop, Metal Shop, Drawing. "Something like that."
MARY LATHAM
Ph.B .. M.A .. University of Chicago·
Cambridge
University,
England,
Summer School certificate. English I.
"To do your bes and not succeed is
no' failure.'
BO !TAJ. LAYTON
B.A .. University of Illinois. Spanish,
English. "Oh.I A new post card/"
CLELL G. LEDFORD
B.S.Ed.. Northeast Missouri State
Teachers College; M.Ed .. University
of Missouri. World His tory. "You
varsity debaters wi// meet tonight."
ROBERT F. LEWIS
B.S .. Northwestern University. Science, Health. "Take two laps and
then go in."
ELMER HAUG
B.Ed., Northern Illinois State Teachers College. Mechanical Drawing.
"Your attention, please!"
LLOYD J. LOWE
B.S.. Ball State Teachers College;
University of Illinois. Machine Shop.
"Pay particular attention lo safety."
LEO ARD R. HAUPT
B.E .. Illinois ;orthern State Teachers College. Woodshop.
'A carpenter is known by his chips."
LEE MASKREY
B.S.Ed., Northwestern University. Art.
" Art is the beauty of nature."
FLORENCE VIRGINIA HOLDEN
A.B.. Albion College; Northwestern
University; University of Southern
California, University of Michigan;
University of Chicago. English. "Do
your own work.
PEARL AUGSPURGER McCOY
B.E., Illinois State ormal ; University
of Illinois; University of Chicago. Algebra, Geometry. "Pencils down,
eyes on the board."
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JANET McQUJSTAN
A.B.,
ebraska University; M.A.,
Columbia University.
Shorthand,
Typing.
"No gum while typing,
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p.ease.
ELIZABETH MESENKOP
B.A. University of California. Social
Studies. "Budget time - allow for
work and play."
DOROTHEA MOORE
B.A., Northwestern University. English. "Take out pen and paper for
test."
KENNETH O'KANE
B.Ed. , Northern Illinois State Teachers College. General Metal Shop.
" All projects must be in on time."
GRACE PENDLETON
B.A., University of Illinois; M.A. ,
Northwestern
University.
Latin.
"Semper Paratus."
ANITA PFEIFFER
B.A., Harris Teachers College; University of Illinois. Business Training.
"Do you understand?"
GEORGE W . PORTER
B.Ed. , Southern Illinois University.
Geography, Conservation. "When
you have a question, ask me. I'm
here to answer or find the answer."
BEULAH PROTSMAN
A.B., Hanover College; Chicago University; De Paul University. Mathematics. "The answer isn't written on
the window."
MARIE M. QUAAS
B.S. in Public Health Nursing, Uni versity of Minnesota; Coe College;
University of Chicago. Nurse. "What
time did you get to bed last night?"
LUCILLE RUSH
B.A., Lombard College; Graduate
Work, University of Iowa. English.
"Read all directions carefully."
CAROLE M. RUSSELL
B.S.E. , Northern Illinois State Teachers College.
Journalism, English.
"Look it up in the dictionary."
DORIS K. SCHIEBER
B.S., Ohio Northern University. Western Reserve University; M.Mus.,
Northwestern University. Choral Music, Mixed Chorus, Boys' Chorus,
Vocal Ensembles, Introduction to
Music. "Don't be satisfied with anything less than your best."
RUTH SINGLETON
B.S.H.E., Purdue University. Homemaking. "Excuse me for using per·
sonal expenences."
F M. SPURLOCK
B.A., Iowa State Teachers College;
Northwestern University; M.B.E., University of Colorado. Typing, Shorthand, English. "Fo!low your direct~ons."
F. L STEELE
B.A ., Oakland City College; M.S.,
University of Indiana. Plane Geometry, Industrial Geometry. "In the
process of learning we must go from
the known to the unknown."
NOVA DEE THOMPSON
M.A. Iowa State University. Stenograohy, Comptometry, Office Practice.
"Pick up - ready to leave."
SUZANNE TWINEHAM
B.A., Wooster College.
English.
" Ask questions ii you don't understand."
ROBERT B. WEBER
B.A., Lake Forest College; M.F.S.,
University of Maryland; Graduate
S udy, University of Zurich, Switzerland. American History. "Be sure
'o know these terms omorrow."
SHELDON C WESTMAN
B.M.E., American Conservatory of
Music; M.M..
onhwes em University. Concert Band and Girls Chorus.
"Now play so we know what you're
p/ayfng."
ELL WJLLHOIT
B.S., William Penn College. Algebra,
General Mathematics. "You get as
much out of your work as you put
into it."
MARY EM YARNALL
B.A., Lake Forest College. Dramatics,
Public Speaking, English. "Practice
is the key to success."
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PAULS. YATES
A.B., M.A., Washington University.
English. "Just right!'
B.A.,
si y
r:et
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CHARLES ZODA
Cornell College; M.A., Univerof Iowa. History. "You can't
one hundred per cent results
lit;y per cent effort."'
RICHARD ANOE
B.M.E., Chicago Musical College.
Music. "Think with your head, not
your lee;."
FACULTY MEMBERS NOT PICTURED
C. M. SCHOENOFF
B.S., The Stout Institute. Printing.
"Keep your work neat and clean."
IV AN SCHULTZ
B.P.E., American College of Physical
Education; B.S., Central Normal;
M.S., University of Alabama. Physical Educa ion. "If you talk in this
study hall, you'll stand up and
study."
MARY E. SIMER
B.A., Knox College. Librarian. "Could
you please be quiet."
THEDDA CHILDS (Successor to Miss Yarnall l
B.A., M A, Northwestern University. English and
Speech
SHIRLEY LEA THE RS
B.A., Carthage College.
Health,
Biology. "A word to the wise should
be sujri.cient."
LUCILLE LARSON (Successor to Miss Quass) .
B.S., Peabody College; R.N., University of Missouri; St. Louis University; University of Minnesota. School urse.
MARION J. LEAVEil
B.S. Iowa State College. Cafeteria Manager
JOHN McCURDIE (Firs Semes erJ
B.A., Roosevelt College. Counselor
CATHERINE MILLER (Successor to Miss Pfeiffer)
B.A., Western State College Mathematics
YVONNE ALEXANDER
Bon can swim ;ust li ·ea fish,
And in a ba hing sui, she's quite a dish.
BARBARA MARIE ALM
We admire ihis gal, cause she's so calm.
We think a lo of Barbara Alm .•
EVELYN MAE ANDERSON
Here's a gal with a lace like a baby;
We all like her, we don t mean maybe.
HELEN ANDERSON
Lots of fun and known as Swede ,
With all her friends, she's in the lead.
JERRY AUSTIN
A healthy lad is our Jerry·
Of the girls, he's very wary.
C. E. AMES
JAMES MELVIN BABER
A D.O. student is James Baber
After school he gee\; to labor.
KIERNAN Mc ULTY
President
ELIZABETH KATHRYN BALE
In GA C she's really tops.
Basketball volleyball, flips and flops.
EDWARD SZW ABOW SKI
Vice-President
MARY LOU BALLING
JOAN DRYSCH
She wi hout Shirley, wouldn't seem right
Two inseparables and never a fight.
Secretary
RICHARD BRUNO
WAYNE GORDON BAUER
He can tickle the ivories our boy Wayne Bauer.
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, he plays by the hour.
Treasurer
WILLIAM BAUER
As an ndertaker he wants to get ahead;
He II like you better when you are dead.
THE SENIOR CLASS
MYRA BEARD
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Usually shes shy and quiet,
But when she laughs, she starts a riot.
NANCY CLAIRE BECKER
GRADUATING SENIORS BID FAREWELL
We, the graduating class of 1951. acknowledge with gratitude the efforts
of our parents throughout all our school years.
We wish to express our hanks and appreciation to our teachers who participated in preparing our class for the problems that lie ahead. We appreciate he work of the faculty in their important service to our high school. Recalling the past, let us not forget the cheerful and industrious Mr. Ames, who
gave so much of his time to leading us through our last year.
The juniors, in staging a splendid prom for us, did a fine job. This prom,
the last school dance we as seniors attended, was undoubtedly the best.
We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to be the first class to be graduated from one of Illinois' finest high schools. No other school has such ultra
modern conveniences. We can well say that without such splendid leadership
as shown by our superintendent, we probably would not have attained these
goals.
As good things all come to an end, so we must leave our new school
forever! As time goes on, so must we, always remembering our wonderful
high school days at Community High. With gratitude and appreciation, our
class of S1 bids farewell.
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Busy Nancy with her job as clerk
First to school and then to work.
HYLA BENNETT
Short and cute with lots of brains
It's a gal like Hyla tha makes the gains.
VIRGINIA LEE BIELA
Dancing and tennis is fun to Virge ;
To work in comp ometry, she has the urge.
RONALD BLATT
Paint and paper are in his store
Go there once, you 'll go there more.
ANN MARIE BLODEN
Teachers like Thompson she likes the best
And watches football games with zest.
LOIS LOUISE BOCHMANN
Lois Bochmann, the baseball fan.
Watch her play it, golly man I
BARBARA BOECKER
Here is a good sport as all of us know;
Basketball and tennis, just call her a "pro''.
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WALTER MARVIN BOLLMAN
Here's a young man who's known as "Walt ,
With him the gals can find no fault.
CHARLES BOZA
In football this fella has loads of luck.
Passes and kicks for our boy Chuck.
BARBARA LOU BRADY
Here's a gal who likes to cook;
She doesn't need a recipe book.
WILLIAM BRAGG
A rather smart boy, sometimes called Bill,
Low grades on report cards he tries to kill.
DORIS BROWN
She knows her French without a doubt;
If you cant translate, she'll help you out.
LOIS MARIE BROWN
When neatness coun s, she'll never let you down;
This gal by the name of Lois Brown.
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ROBERT ELLSWORTH BROWN
When a yellow whiz you see go by;
You II know, of course, that it's this guy.
REANELIA BRUNK
Government and Economics, taking both at once;
When it comes to schoolwork, she is no dunce.
RICHARD BRUNO
Rich is a pro while on the mat
'Cause when he wrest! , he lays them flat.
JAMES EDWARD BULLOCK
On the football team he s a strong reserve
Blocking and tackling with plenty of nerve.
GORDON BYFORD
He will fix your car when it's on the bum;
He knows just how to make it hum.
ANDREW CARLSON
Here's a guy with grades just dandy;
Could you guess whom? Of course, it's Andy.
WILLIE JAMES CARTER
Hurry, hurry, what's the fuss?
Willie Carter missed the bus.
ALBERT CHEEKS
Another Gene Kruppa is our Al ;
With all hep cats, he's really a pal.
FIORE CHIAPPETTI
"Chip" thinks that football just can't be beat
But best of all he likes to eat.
MILDRED LOUISE CHOLKE
Clerking in a store she soon will be seen;
Homemaking to her is super keen.
PAT CIALDELLA
On the diamond, "Sop" we see;
A future Cub or Sox he'll be.
JOAN CIBOCK
Highest among her many desires
Is to be a teacher before she retires.
JEAN CLAYTON
Jean has a way of getting the guys;
I guess it's because of her pretty brown eyes.
RUTH ALICE COLEBOURN
A cute secretary Ruth will be
Sitting on her boss's knee.
FRED COLLA TZ
His ambition is to be a photo engraver;
Baseball and printing are in his favor.
CHRISTINE COLLIER
Christine is a gal that really rates;
While at the rink on roller skates.
WILLIE COLLINS
A star on cinders is our Willie
Makes other runners look qui e silly.
HARRY JOHN CONZA
Harry plays baseball with greatest zest;
Of all his subjects, l'unch is best.
GLORIA MAE CROMWELL
Working in Oak Lawn in the dime store;
What better sales girl could you ask for?
DENNIS DABROWSKI
Enrolled now under the D. 0. plan;
Electrical engineering is the future for "Dan".
THOMAS DANTZLER
Thomas Dantzler is this boy's name
As an artist he hopes lo win lame .
ELISSIA DA VIS
Elissia is a very fine girl;
Never excited, never in a whirl.
ROGER DECKER
At night he does not sleep at all,
But makes it up in study hall.
ROSEMARIE DEHNICKE
Here is a gal whom everyone knows,
Blonde and sweet. Of course, it's Rose.
HAZEL JOYCE DeLIBERA
Comical Hazel makes life funny.
When it comes to joking, shes no dummy.
BETTY DELL
full of fun and plenty smart
In "Kiss and Tell " she had a part.
JAMES RONALD DEXTER
As a deep sea diver he'll win renown;
May he come up when he goes down.
CAROL DIFFENDERFER
Her big desire is to travel west;
Geography is the study she likes best.
MARIE ELLEN DiNOVO
She gives a cheer for basketball
And wants he Cards to win them all.
CASIMIR DLUZEN
Casimir would be a printer by trade;
Seeing the news right when it's made.
EMILY MARY DOEPP
Cadillacs appeal to this gal from B. I.
When 'he driv€s her car, g ys and gals all sigh.
MELVIN DOKTER
A truck driver speedy he may become,
Stay out of his way if you re not dumb
CHRYSTAL A
DOLE JS
She can decline amas, amat '
At Latin she is really hot
MARILY
ELAINE DOMIKAITIS
SpcrkLng brown eyes that glitter and flirt;
They couldn '.belong to anyone but "Mert".
ED DORNHECKER
A cast on his ioo from the Raceway track;
~;ext time he'll pay, and this trouble he'll lack.
VIOLET LORRAINE DREBLOW
Studen aid is our gal Vi
To conquer something, she will always try.
RICHARD DRESP
;o home work is Dicks decision;
He d much rather watch television.
JOAN EASTRE DRYSCH
Our gal Joan is rather slick;
And better known to us as "Chick'.
LORETT A VER A DUNCAN
An archery shot is Loretta Duncan,
Jn Business English, shes never bunkin.
LESLIE JOA
DYER
Dimples and smiles hat attract us all
The type the fellas yearn to call.
MENNIE PEARL ECHOLS
Mennie likes the Biology Club best
And hopes she II pass that steno test.
IRE E EDMOND
Laughing and talking, leave that to the rest;
When it comes to dancing, Irene is the best.
MARIANNE EICHLER
A graduate of ·50 is her heart throb·
Marianne is lonely without her Bob.
JEAN ERICKSON
Heres Jeannie with the light brown eyes;
Always baking cakes and pies.
PETER ESCOBEDO
A vicious tackler is our Pete ;
Puts opponents on their seat.
ARTHUR EV ANS
Bowling is no a whim ;
To this dark haired fella Jim.
JAMES ARTHUR EV ANS
You ve heard of Arthur of the Round Table,
We also have Arthur, but hes no fable.
PATRICIA FALCONBERRY
She 'll be on radio at an early age ;
And a great success upon the stage.
MARY LOU FARINO
Dance cheer, wirL and sing;
This little gal can do everything.
RONALD IRVIN FEHSER
He goes to work and he goes to school,
Always prac icing the Golden Rule.
GEORGE ALLEN FE CL
Hes known to ali of s as "Chuff"·
While on the iootball held he's rough.
CAROLE
ARIE FI LA YSO
A whiz on skates down at he rink;
Quite a skater, people think
RAYMOND WALTER FISCHER
Photographer Ray, they call his guy;
Click goes he camera, shut er and eye
RUSSELL T FITZGERALD
When you tune in on WRBI
There's Rusty praising Community High.
CAROL FLEISCHER
Tw irling in her freshman year;
Is a memory that is really dear.
ALICE FLORIAN
Th e lucky guy who marries Alice
Will think her simple hut a palace.
BARBARA FROBERG
Horses to Barbara are rnally great;
A man who rides, will really rate.
GEORGE ALBERT FUNCHES
George is big and George is fast,
In athletics, his victories will last.
MARY LESLIE GAERTNER
As a future dentist"s aide
She'll hold your hand if you re afraid.
FLOYD FRANKLIN GANZER
This football star is a real pal;
Sure wish he'd consider me his gal.
BETTY JEAN GEBERT
Betty cant wait till graduation;
Foo tball she likes, and a good education.
ILA MAY GERDES
Typing to Ila is really a bore;
Just see her look as she walks in the door.
ANDREW GILES, JR.
A ~uy who has many smiles
Is nobody else, but Andrew Giles.
JAY DEXTER GILSON
A mathematics whiz is this boy Jay
Tough problems to him are just like play.
ANTHONY F. GIORDANO
Managing a store, he would like to do
Ambitions like this are very few.
JEAN GOLDTHORPE
"Goldie" is one of our swimming stars
Thats why she wants to join the Spars.
BENNIE GOODWIN
Beating the drum is out of his line;
Picking the guitar o him is line.
ART GORNEY
His laugh is merry his jokes aren t corny
Thats our boy, friendly Art Gorney.
LOUIS GUTIERREZ
A wrestling star with grunt and groan;
Making all opponents moan.
JANE HALLE BECK
"Becky' is a nick name given to Jane
Ice skating she loves, and college her aim.
PATRICK HALLINAN
Pat gets the ball from one of the guards;
Two more points for the good old Cards.
DEMETRA ANN HAMMONDS
A pnmary teacher she wants to be·
This girl who 's known to friends as "Dee".
ROBERT HANUS
'Farmer· Hanus likes to sleep;
Memories of school, he ll always keep.
DOROTHY HARKER
Dot is a gal wi h pre ty blue eyes;
The kind he fellas idolize.
HARRY HARNESS, JR.
This is a fella who's really a whiz
When it comes to a daily Government quiz.
GEORGE HARNEW
George Harnew, known as 'Saleh"
Lot'es baseball and can really catch
BETTY HARRELL
She came from a school by the name of Flower;
She likes Blue Island better hour by hour.
MARILYN HARRISON
Manlyn Harrison likes to bowl·
A perfect score she tries to roll.
GLORIA HEIM
Daugh er of a flonst, she need never fear;
For the lacf. of flowers any time oi the year
ROBERT HE SCHEL
Working in a garage Bob wants to be
A mechanic earning plenty of do-re-mi
JIM HICKEY
For girls who are picky
Here s a prize - Jim Hickey
DICK HOAG
To all his friends. hes known as Dick,
In wres ling his guy ts really slick.
JOAN KAY HOEKSTRA
To tell the difference between Kay and Joan
Causes boy friends of both to groan.
KAY JOAN HOEKSTRA
ow which is Joan and which is Kay?
Even the year boo~ staff cant say.
JOAN D. HOHMANN
Receiving a le ter in G.A.C.
Was quite a thrill to Joan, you see!
ELEANORE HOLT
An accordion, Eleanore likes 10 play;
She practices faithfully every day.
MARY HOWALT
Soon Mary hopes o get a start
At teaching her favorite subject, art.
GERALDINE HUBBARD
Jerry has a personality that cant be beat;
We all think she's mighty sweet.
EVELYN M . HULL
Effie was thrilled as she could be
When she won her letter in G.A.C.
KATHRYN HUTCHISON
The fella who gets Kay Hutchison
Will surely be a lucky one.
SHIRLEY HARRISON
She likes ofhce practice and Miss Mesenkop
Without any doubt she will reach the op.
REO HARVEY
In football basketball, and track
He has that ability that others lack
NORMAN J. HAWKER
He likes to play basketball·
A cheery hello he gives to all.
MARY LOUISE IGNACZAK
Mory s favorite eacher is Mr. Blunk;
She gets her typing, and is neve r su nk.
HAZEL JACKSON
Her fondest hope she will discuss
Is to get a grade of A plus.
KENNETH GEORGE JANSEN
Fut ure manager of Woolworths store;
Bookkeeping to him is never a bore.
CHARLES HA YES
Making money is his aim, and plenty of it, too Less than 50 million will make him blue.
JOYCE HEIDE
Typing and shorthand are liked by Joyce;
A secre aria! career may be her choice.
DOROTHY HEIDE
A sense of humor that can't be beat;
With a gal like "Der\", you'! can't com pete .
MARVLENE JEFFRIES
Always cheerful is our Marvlene;
The brightest smile you've ever seen.
FRANKJENDRAZAK
Hi s ambition is somethi ng new;
Instead ol one million, he wants two.
D LE JENSEN
EeiM a dor:t\or · Dale's ambition;
l'!deP-ooe tohdilion.
.l"WJ!fiLI IJl.d'l(e'if
ROSS MARKLAND JEPEW A Y
Ross is a sharpie, alwavs well dressed;
Came back to us after visiting the West.
FRED ARTHUR JOHNSON
If your radio soon goes dead
Take it to this expert, Fred.
LLOYD JOHNSON
Liking pretty gals is no one but "Swede";
Swimming to him is fun indeed.
PEARL JONES
In steno, Pearly Jones is really reel;
She does work that can 't be beat.
KAYO JUAREZ
As a wrestler, he 's just as quick as a cat;
Kayo, our champ, winning points on the mat.
LORETT A THERESE KACZMAREK
Loretta stars as a student aide;
As a private secretary she'll be well paid.
BERN ARD KALISKI
"Bernie 's" favorites are baseball and art;
Rather nice, and rather smart.
WILLIAM KALISKI
A peppy guy is Bill Kaliski ;
Young and gay and always frisky.
ROBERT GEORGE KASPAR
A willing lad is Robert Kaspar;
A sweller feller you couldn't ask for.
YVONNE KESSLER
Bowling and shorthand appeal to Yvonne;
To all her friends, she 's known as "Bon ".
PATRICIA RUTH KING
In dramatic dee she has winning ways;
And besides that she stars in plays.
DAVID ROBERT KIRK
This fella goes by the name of David Kirk;
He 's very ambitious, and likes to work.
DONALD KNIZE
He 's not big, not much on size
But a real good guy, is Donald Knize.
LORETTA MAE KLEIN
Hair of gold, eyes of green;
Here's a gal who dresses keen.
MARIANNE KOLENDA
A campaign manager for the "Majority Party"
Marianne's smile is always hearty.
RAY JOHN HENRY KRAFT
He wants to be a farmer, getting in his crops;
To him playing football, just now, is tops.
CHARLES KROUT
A winning wrestler is Charles Krout;
All his opponents are counted out.
BETTY KRUEGER
A cute little miss is Betty Mae
With a bow and arrow, she likes to play.
WILLIAM KRUEGER
With Bill you better not get rough
Or he will sell you a steak that 's tough.
BARBARA JEAN KRUSE
Pretty well known at the skating rink ;
Hope she's as good at the kitchen sink.
THOMAS JOSEPH KRUSENOSKI
"Kruse " looks forward to graduation day
When he starts drawing top machinist's pay.
JOYCE LA VONNE KUHR
Baseball she likes, Joy is her name;
Having pretty clothes, is her fame.
JAMES ROBERT KWIATKOWSKI
Pitcher for our good old team;
When he makes a homerun, watch him beam.
JANET MAE LaMONTE
At oratory, Janet really can please;
Winning medals with the greatest of ease.
GWEN LANE
Gwen, with her lilting soprano voice;
A singing career may be her choice.
MARIAN LaPINE
Swimming she likes, that 's our "Mar";
Someday she 'll become a great star.
TERRE LARNED
When 2:40 P. M. rolls around;
No where but home, Jerre will be bound.
LIONEL LARSONEUR
In track he likes to gain a win;
Drawing and wrestling, they appeal to him.
BETTY JEAN LASKY
The sport of bowling she really likes
If she could only make those strikes!
ROSIE NELL LESLIE
Fun loving Rosie, that 's our gal;
None but Leslie is our pal.
GEORGE LEWIS
George Lewis is known as "Rocky" ;
He wants to box and be a disc jockey.
STEVE LIPINSKI
Steve likes baseball of all sports best
And he certainly hates to take a test.
PHYLLIS LOAR
Phyllis,is bright and Phyllis is sweet;
To know this gal is quite a treat.
RICHARD FRANCIS LOSCHETTER
Dick has a nose made for news;
A reporter 's life he may choose.
MARY ANN LUENSER
To New Mexico went Mary Ann.
Hope everyone noticed her tan.
CAROLE LUNDQUIST
Carole, as editor of the "Red and White"
Did her job and did it right.
RONNIE D. LUNN
MARY FRANCES MOORE
Frankie the second from B. I. High The one who makes the girls all sigh.
Mary 's the girl with the lovely smiles
And she wears the latest styles.
RICHARD MAIER
ZOLLIE MOORE
An ambi ious lad is our own Dick,
In conservallon we think he's slick.
ineties on tests are her biggest thrills;
Clothes, to her, are best without frills.
ANTHONY FRANK DANIEL MARCHIONE
Tony is a lad who studies
And has a lot of baseball buddies.
"Angie" with his Pontiac in blue;
Is a lot of fun and a friend 10 you
MARY MARSH
ROBERT MORROW
Popular singing to Mary is grand;
She'd like to sing someday with a band.
'Bob' likes wrestling and forestry too
And too much homework makes him blue.
LORA MARTINO
JEAN MOWAT
She likes Miss Cruise and likes to swim Her future interest? It 's a him!
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There Jean and George go hand and hand,
Always together. Ain t love grand?
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DOROTHY ELLEN MUELLER
1 dis known as "Moe"
Wide awake always is our Dorothy Mueller.
Not even her boy lri!fnd could tease or fool her.
in I= all he' qu;,e a pm
JOAN ELAINE MAXIMOFF
LORRAINE MARIE MUIR
To be a singer is her ~irst choice
No trouble mall with her lovely voice.
Lorrie, our Girls Club president, is plenty smart;
Many offices she's held, right from the start.
JOYCE MAYER
MARCELLA MULLMAN
Joyce Mayer, known as "Bop",
Playing the piano she will reach the top.
DIANE McCOY
Diana now, Diana forever;
McCoy now, but not forever.
QUIN McNUL TY
Not only the president of our class is "Quin"
But give him a racket, he'll really win.
BURNETT A Mc WILLIAMS
A student aid is our gal "Mac"
She II make a good secretary, thats a fact
DOROTHY MEDRANO
She'd rather walk than ride any day;
Keeps her slim figure and it will pay.
MARION MERCEDE
Psychology she likes and basketball , too.
She gave lots of hep in her cheers for you.
ARLENE MILLER
Roller skating to Arlene is fun indeed
When out on he floor, watch her speed.
PAT MILLER
"Debo" gives her very best cheer
For being in school her freshman year.
ELLEN-LOUISE MILLWARD
"Shorty' they call this sweet little gel;
Once you meet her, you II think she's swell.
ART MONEY
"Toothpicks" Money - a carpenter to be
With that name, we'll wait and see
LILLIAN MOORE
In volli1Y ball she takes her part,
Best subject of all to her is art.
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She hopes to teach art at a very high salary
And hang her pictures in an art gallery
WILLIAM MURPHY
Art and drawing to "Murph are swell;
With an ambitton like his, he'll ring the bell.
MARY MUS
When studen s are absent she takes their names
To come in the office and see Mr. Ames.
JANET MARIAN NAGEL
To be an efficient secretary to some big man
Is the ambition of our gal "Jan".
IRENE HARRIET NEAL
As a seamstress and dress designer
Renee is sure to be a headliner.
PA TRICIA ANN NEIBERT
She can strut and she can twirl,
A whiz with a baton is this girl.
KENNETH GUY NELSON
Kenny wants to go to college
Where he can gain a lot of knowledge.
REMUS NESBIT
For that basketball goal, he 's got a keen eye,
Scoring again for Community High.
MARY O'CONNOR
Homework over weekends she ha es;
Bowling is the sport that rates.
ERNEST WILLIAM OHL
Printing and tennis please this boy.
Winning his first tennis match was a great joy.
JEAN OLSON
We hope this girl will get ahead.
She likes to type, so it is said.
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AL PALUSKIEWICZ
Al would like to be a photographer
If he makes money, he'll have a stenographer.
GEORGE PETERS
George is nice and George is smart
And in basketball, he took part.
SALLY PICKETT
Fashion coordinator and model she ll be
On "Vogue" covers, Sally Jean we 'll see.
HELEN PIZZA
A steno brain is no one but Helen.
When a cheerleader, she kept 'em yellin'.
ROSE VIRGINIA PIZZA
Always happy, never sad.
As an air-line stewardess, she'll surprise her dad.
JAMES PLASIL, JR.
... Another baseball fan is Jim;
Speech the favorite study for him.
MIREILLE PRICE
The sparkler on her finger makes her think
Of how she'll make out at the kitchen sink.
RICHARD PRIEBE
Tennis and woodshop are best to Rich;
Always in school, never tries to ditch.
GUY PROCTOR
Over the bar, away up high,
Winning the pole vault, goes our Guy.
JERRY RACK
Jerry plays the big bass fiddle.
Music, to Jerry, is not a riddle.
EVELYN RADEKE
" Lyn" would like to be rich someday.
Skating to her is fun, and gay.
LUCY RANGEL
Mr. Ames ' secretary is Lucy Joan Rangel.
Any time of the day, any problem she'll untangle.
LILLIAN RAY
Lillian is always merry and gay
Doing housework, school work, and at play.
DON NORMAN RECH
Don was in the Senior Class Play.
He likes to act and dance ballet.
JOHN ROBERTS
Amuses us all , 'cause he's a real lot of fun;
A new joke is gained before each day is done.
JAMES ROBINSON
Something Jim always cheers about
Is the final bell when he gets out.
JANET ROBINSON
Calm as a star, serene as a planet;
Never disturbed, that 's our Janet.
MARILYN ROBINSON
An English teacher is " Freckles' " dre=.
This shows she's really on the be=.
J
HOW ARP RUNYAN
Dexter's the part he played so well
!rt the play, " Kiss and Tell".
CAROL ELIZABETH RUTH
A high ranking student is Carol Ruth.
She knO'N s her subject. Ain't it the truth?
GAR ET RUTZ
Does well in her studies; she can be proud That her part in the Junior play amused the crowd.
ARTHUR VASQUEZ SALAZAR
The name of this tall boy is Art.
In Srx:mish class he's plenty smart.
RICHARD KENNETH SAUERBIER
" Rich", as everyone calls this boy,
Finds m basketball lots of joy.
TONY JOHN SA VINO
To all of B. I. he is known as "Agony" .
Maybe that's because he acts like Cagney.
LOLA SCARUFFI
Chemistry is swell to "Lo".
She's real nice from head to toe.
RALPH SCHAEFER
If you want to go north, he will be your guide.
His liking for cycling he does not hide.
MARIE CAROL SCHIEDEL
Quil't Marie, never a peep;
Orderly conduct, she tries to keep.
WANETA SCHELLHASE
In homemaking this young lady knows her biz.
She thinks this subject is the best there is.
JOAN SCHICK
A future M. D. is Miss Joan Schick;
Go to her when you get sick.
JEAN SCHNEIDER
Jean starred as Corliss in the Senior Play.
She's a very good actress, we all say.
BILL SCHOENROCK
Bill's gripe is getting up early each day;
He 'd like to be a millionaire, the easy way.
JOAN SCHUEMAN
Proms and art in school are fun.
She'll be sorry when they are done.
HOWIE SCHULTZ
'He likes to sing in the school quartet
And hasn't hit a sour note yet.
JOHNNY SCHWARZ
John is handsome, John is tall
And hasn't an enemy at all.
JOYCE VIRGINIA SCHWARTZ
Pianos and Joyce certainly do get along.
Classical, popular, she can play any song.
FRANK SEELEY
"Harmonica" Frank could well be his n=e.
Playing that instrument may get him f=e.
GA VINA GLORIA SERBANTEZ
In the Junior Play she was the maid.
Everyone liked the way she played.
CARRIE SETTLES
A clever young miss, is Carrie Settles.
We all love her, because she never meddles.
AL SIGNORE
Al keeps busy working at Scott 's.
He sells candy, pans, and pots.
CAROL SILL
Carol Sill is full of pep.
When she cheers, she's really hep.
MICHAEL SINISE
Mike wants to be president of the U. S.
He won be satisfied with less.
ROBERT SISON
Owning a business sounds good to Bob.
He likes art, and does a good job.
ROY SKOGLUND
football to Skogg is on the top,
His favorite class is the print shop.
NORMA SLATER
Blondie or Nora, either name will do.
Being a housewife, her dream to come true.
JAMES SLUIS
To be a truck driver is Jim's ambition.
To school he goes on one condition.
DON SLUSARSKI
Don can drive, Don can putt;
He likes golf, and nothing but.
CHARLES SMITH
As every one else, his gripe about school
Is too much homework, but that's the rule.
HELEN SMITH
A real cute gal, the boys adore.
Boy, can she cheer when the players score.
HOW ARD SMITH
He plays the piano and leads the band.
Drum major Howard is best in the land.
NEIL SMITH
To own a business, is Smitty's aim
And ping pong is his favorite game.
THERESE SOLA TKA
On the staff of the "Red and White"
Therese worked with all her might.
DAN SPINAZOLA
History is his favorite, he reports,
And baseball best of all the sports.
DORIS STALEY
Going to Divinity school is she,
To be a teacher or missionary.
RICHARD STAMER
His favorite study seems to be conservation.
I wonder if he's good in multiplication.
MARY LOUISE STEFFEN
A sweet young miss is Mary Lou;
Girls like her are very few.
BARBARA STEPHENSON
The first big dance was one of her thrills.
She looked very pretty in all of her frills.
EUGENE STORK
Stock car racing is a thrill to Gene.
On the race track, he hopes to be seen.
JOHN STUEBE
His studies he will never shirk
If he has TV with his homework.
VINCENT STUPAK
"Stup" can remember anything about football
But ests and homework he can't recall.
EDWARD SZW ABOWSKI
Our football star, we all know is Ed,
Who favors a girl .who has hair of red.
RICHARD TEUTSCH
President of the TAG Club, is this lad.
He likes to multiply, subtract, and add.
WILLIAM HAMILTON THOMPSON
Bill is nice and Bill is smart;
In both class plays, he had a part.
LOUIS TIBERI
Lou" says he'd like to coach the Cards someday
And wm a victory each time they play.
JACK TIEMAN
Working at a station, selli ng oil and gas,
You II get a cheery smile from Jack as you pass.
ROSE MARY TITZ
Tobogganing to Rose Mary is quite he thing.
She's happy to hear the school bell ring.
SHIRLEY TOMLINSON
Brown hair and blue eyes, that is Shirley
With a generous smile, and teeth that are pearly.
CLOTILDE TRAMUTOLO
' Tillie' Tramutolo, noted for her fame in speech,
Trying harder each year, for more goals to reach.
JACK TUOMEY
"Chick" likes mechanical drawing and baseball
But likes stock car racing best of all.
JOANNE TURNER
Joanne is quiet and very meek;
A better friend you need not seek.
DOROTHY URBAN
Left us to go to sunny Cal ;
Wherever she is, she's our pal.
GRACE VAN HENKELUM
Miss Grace Van Henkel um, pert and sweet A pretty girl who can' be beat.
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MARGARITA VARGAS
Marge hopes to have a tailoring shop.
As a dress designer, she'll reach the top.
MARY LOU WAGNER
To the new bowling league, she does belong.
Just watch her bowl you cant go wrong
JOAN WALKER
Joan is an athletically minded girl
And that baton she can really twirl.
ROSA WALKER
A smart young miss is Rosa Walker,
A cute Ii tie trick but not a talker.
HARRIET WALLACE
She wa~ a s;m in bot!"'. class plays.
As a s.nger she hopes to win tuture praise
·RANDALL WARD
To be a success is the wish of Randy.
He thinks graduation will be 1ust dandy
RONALD W ASUNG
Ron's success will be made
Following up the printing trade.
JOAN WASZAK
An cfhce future for this 1Ceen teen,
Running a comptometer machine.
GERALDINE LOUISE WATKINS
She will keep you laughing, yes i!"s Gerry·
A real nice pal. ana always merry
BERNICE DELLIE WEA THING TON
Bernice 'Neathington ts her name
She never will miss a football game.
THOMAS CHARLES WEILAND
Heres a guy who really rates,
Tom, the boy with many dates.
PA TRICIA ANN WEISFUSS
Pat'5 amb: ton is to be a teacher,
A first qrade class is where you'll reach her.
BILL WELTER
That cute little car out by the street
Belongs to Bill, isn't it sweet?
JEAN MICHAEL YN WERNIAK
A real swell gal who dresses keen
I you were to guess, you d know it was Jean.
MICHAEL JOSEPH WERNIAK
President of the D. 0. Club was he;
A car painter he would like to be.
CHARLES WESTCOTT
On the tennis court wllh a racket he is handy
And on the basketball court he's also dandy.
RICHARD GERALD WICK
A thrill to Dick i~ getting an 'A";
If he"ll work harder, he"ll get one someday.
EDWI A WILCKE
Tall and lovely, a fashion plate
Is our Winnie, we re here to state
MARLENE DOROTHY WILCKE
For subjects in school, she ge s straight "A";
Could it be that she studies every day?
CAROL WILLCOXSON
Debo gives her very bes cheer
For being in school her freshman year
EDWI
WILLIAMS
In class ors udy hall he's a joy;
Never disturbing any girl or boy
HAZEL LEE WILLIAMS
Someone has said Hazel can skate.
A the rink she rates a date.
LUCILLE WILLIAMS
Gay and wit y, resourceful and wise;
She s both smart and easy on the eyes.
HELEN WILLIAMSON
To all her friends shes known as "Stumpy"'
And ail her cakes are never Jumpy
LORRAINE ELLEN WILLSON
Right now a boy in Kansas holds all glory·
Every few weeks, thats where you·ll find Lorrie.
ALEXANDER NIVEN WILSON
A student council member with hair of red;
In tr.e future he's sure o get ahead.
ELMER WILLIAM WITT
Elne to everyone, that's his nickname.
Someday flying may get him fame.
STEVE JOSEPH WOJTAS
Being a machinist is Tex's ambition;
But even so, he"d rather go lishin'.
PEARL WONDAAL
A real fast typist, so just call her "Speed".
Wl!h a skill such as this, she will get far indeed.
RICHARD WONDAAL
Any make of car, any time of the year Richard will fix it, don t have any fear.
JOAN EMMA WOODS
Happy and gay, don't worry about Joan ·
ot even a test would make her groan.
EDWARD WROBLEWSKI
Eddie and wood shop both agree
And baseball games he likes to see.
NICHOLAS WYMA
Always hungry is famished Nick.
He hopes 1hat lunch time will come pretty quick.
THOMAS YEHLING
£hort, smart, and full of fun;
After the girls, he will always run.
CAROLE JUNE YORK
Carole June just loves to swim
And she has a lot of vim.
JACKIE ZEIMETZ
Know a girl who s full of fun?
Jackie Ziemetz! She's the one.
DIANA M. BROWN
Her future she hopes for the rest of her life
Will be to become a happy housewife.
NORMA COOMES
In he future she'll look plenty cute,
All dressed up in a snappy WAC suit.
MATTIE DENNIS
Mat ie would ra her play baske ball than eat;
A basketball con ract would be a treat.
BIRT FROBISH
Principal of the funior Class
MAE HENRY
Ou- girl "Mae just loves to skate
In the roller derby, she'd be great.
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EDNA REITSMA
President
Edna spends her time working at a bakery.
She likes to sew, so she'll make her own drapery.
TILLIE SURRIDGE
Vice-president
JOAN ROLL
Secretary
BEVERLY REYNOLDS
BOB NOVICKI
Volleyball to Terry is fine as can be.
A future gym teacher she wants to be.
Treasurer
JUANITA RICE
0 r girl, Nita, just loves to sing.
She has a charming voice, with a golden ring.
JUNIORS RA TE THEMSELVES FIRST
DELORES SAUNDERS
Everyone likes our gal "Dee".
A homemaker for some nice boy she II be.
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JAY EDWARD ULMAN
A career in the army is for our Jay.
He hopes to be an officer some day.
JUNIOR
CLASS
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We are the second best class in school in the
eyes of the seniors, but we like to think that we are
better than the high and mighty seniors.
Our reasons are ones that you surely can't beat.
Who sponsors the most important dance of the
year and whom do they ask to be their guests and
just who pays the bill? Why the important juniors,
of course!
We have the pleasure of giving our third junior
class play in the spring, when people really can
enjoy coming.
Now finally this is what makes our class tops:
At commencement day the seniors are so bewildered
and confused that we, the juniors, have to be called
upon to lead them down the aisle to their proper
seats. After receiving their diploma we must then
see that they are properly escorted to their mamas
and papas.
Next year though, there will be no need for such
nonsense, because we have proved definitely that
we are the best class in the school.
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Wal er Abney
Carl Ackermann
Rober Adam
Randall Aldous
ick Alex
Clark Alford
Robert Allen
Manon Engstrom
Margaret Escobedo
Lois Faille
Paul Fane
Robert Faretta
Patricia Feldner
Barbara Folkers
Florence Anderson
John Arnold
Ted Artmenko
Marilyn Bailey
Donna Bauer
Charles Benda
Willa Bently
Don Foss
Marilyn Foss
Richard Foss
Robert Foster
Adrienne Ganzer
Gail Ganzer
Mary Garber
Dorothy Blew
Harold Bodine!
Charles Boecker
Harold Boomsma
General Bouie
Bruce Braden
Lmnetta Bradley
Julia Gasteyer
Jacqueline Gaudio
Marcia Gedicke
Marianne Germano
Katherine Gester
E gene Gierman
Ann Gilpin
Catherine Brand
Elizabeth Braun
Mary Lou Brawley
James Bronson
Rosetta Brooks
Mary Broomfield
Elizabeth Brown
Howard Gingerich
orma Giovannetti
Delores Goodwin
Francis Grabiec
Marilyn Greager
George Green
Joan Grill
Morris Brown
Zelma Brown
Davetta Bryan
Emil Buczek
Connie Bullens
Mary Ann Bulow
AnnaMae Bult
!Janey Gus afson
Sonia Hafermann
Patricia Hanko
George Harman
Bever! y Harvey
Darylene Hatfield
Mariorie Heim
Dolores Burke
Elaine Burmeister
Earl Burnett
Elizabeth Burress
Bert Busch
Delores Bu1ts
Jerome Cephus
Dean Heimbach
Geraldine Hemmons
Jack Heniff
Richard Hermanson
John Heuser
William Hofer
Fred Hogle
Don Chapman
Barbara Chellino
Elizabeth Cheshier
June Christensen
Joseph Cipolla
Sandra Clark
Jim Colby
Joanne Hoselton
Alllda Howalt
Carol Howatt
Kenneth Hueter
James Hughes
Mark Humek
George Hunt
William Collester
Albadean Colquitt
Virginia Cook
Robert Cooper
Daniel Corradino
Cecil Davis
Charles Dagenais
Edith Jacobson
Gwendolyn Jacques
Dorothy Jamison
Zetta Jameson
Virginia Janecyk
Henry Jendraszak
Earl Tohler
Henry Dalloz
Albert Dell
Evelyn Dewar
Helen Disabato
Rudy Disabato
Ralph Draeger
Patricia Drumm
Diane Johnson
Jacqueline Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Ruth Jones
Wendell Jones
William Josefson
Edward Joyce
Kenneth Duey
Donald Duff
Herman Eber
Margaret Echols
Janet Ecklund
Miles Ehlers
Marianne Eisenhauer
Harold Kanost
Eugene Karczewski
Joye"' Karlstedt
Joy Katamay
Leo Kerkstra
Patricia Kettell
Earl Kistner
Charles Knapp
Paula Kohs
June Kenley
Eugene Korzenko
Melvin Kraas
Maurice Kramer
Irene Krause
Gladys 'ilsson
Jean Nordstrom
Robert Novicki
Thomas O 'Connell
Roberta Oliver
Ingrid Olsen
Alice Olson
Joyce Krech
Edwin Krueger
Norbert Kurtz
Gerald Lamb
Barbara Lambert
Phillip Landgraf
Robert Leach
Lucy Orozco
Lorraine Orsolini
Phyllis Otte
Arlyne Pake!
Sophia Palos
Ronald Panichi
Chester Papierski
Alan Leppin
Dorothy Leppin
James Lloyd
Gloria Loftus
Jean Lohse
Eugene Luka
Richard Luth
Eugene Paino
Joan Patno
Janet Pearson
Shirley Perryman
Lenore Peters
Audrey Petrie
Julian Petrini
Richard Lysholm
Patricia Mager
Jack Mansfield
Curtis Mapp
James Marcheschi
Sue Markle
Richard Marsh
John Petta
Barbara Piazza
Ruthmary Pilcher
Caryl Polosky
Irene Puttkammer
Pa ricia Rabidoux
Richard Racine
Gloria Martin
June Mason
George Mat son
William McCoy
George McElligott
James McEleny
Charlene McKay
Thomas Radeke
Mary Rangel
Robert Rauch
Rosemary Reitsma
Jeanine Reuss
Fannie Mae Rice
Lucymae Rice
Carlos McNab
Enedina Medrano
Nate Mendoza
Marlene Mentz
Christian Mercede
Edna Merk
Carolyn Meyer
Joanne Rickhoff
0 is Ridgner
Dorothy Ringwald
John Rita
Barbara Rober s
Carl Robinson
Mildred Roche
Elaine Meyer
Lillian Meyer
Edmund Michalski
Barbara Miller
Catherine Miller
George Miller
Joan Miller
William Rock
Joan Roll
Anthony Roshko
Warr en Rouson
Rolf Ruf
Maryann Rypczynski
Barbara Saggan
Walter Miller
Carole Mills
Arlene Mindeman
William Minkler
Arnold Moldovan
Jewel Moore
Eddie Lee Morgan
Allan Sasveld
Ella Schaal
Gordon Schedin
Gaile Schicht
Arlene Schmalfuss
William Schmude
Audrey Schneider
James Mueller
Patricia Murnane
Donna Myers
Gretchen Nagel
Dorine Napolian
Katherine eel
John eeland
Arlayne Schoenbeck
Harriet Schuld
Arthur Schultz
Darlene Schultz
Elizabeth Schultz
Ronald Schultz
Charles Schwarz
Ronald eibert
Jeanne elson
Vernon Nelson
Georgia Nemeth
Barbara Nevrenchan
David ightingale
Phyllis illes
Jim Sedder
Margaret Sellers
Mary Seyfarth
LaVeer Sharar
Robert Signore
Arlene Simon
Jacqueline Simon
'
Wayne Sippel
Wilbur Smith
Sigmund Smyrock
Jeanette Solatka
Caryl Sonnenburg
Jerry Sorenson
Carole Space
Harvey Spencer
RoseAnn Spinazola
Harold Spindler
Ronald Spitzer
Jimmy Splay!
Adrianne Sredzinski
Harold S aley
Susan S ebbins
Charlotte Steinberg
Ruth Steve
Sally Stolarek
James Stone
Fred Lynn Storey
Donna Stortz
Marilyn Summers
SOPHOMORE CLASS
OFFICERS
.r' Seated: Gail Michaels, Vicepresident; R F. Caauwe, Principal of the Sophomore Class;
Marilyn Ganzer, Secretary.
Standing: Jim Alsip, Treasurer; Paul Duffie, President.
Kenneth Sundquist
Matilda Surridge
John Swalec
Kenneth Swanson
Roland Swanson
Raymond Szwabowski
Robert Tarbet
Emily Tarquino
Marjorie Thomas
Joseph Thompson
Ster ing Tigue
Treasa Tinkham
Edward Trump
Dorothy Truschka
Jason Tucker
Fred Ultsch
Barbara Urban
Margare Vaccaro
Henry VanderWerf
Elizabeth Van Housen
Frances Van Laten
Irene Vorpahl
Carole Ann Voss
Caryle Voss
Faith Voss
Lynne Edith Vynalek
Irene Wall ace
Edwin Walsh
Peter Walter
Ronald Waschke
Winona Washington
Robert Waters
Myrtle Wehlan
Wanda Wells
Charlotte Werkmeister
Marilynn Wetzig
Vivian Wheatley
Claude Wheeler
Buster Whi e
Victor White
Robert Whitten
Frances Wiessner
Richard Willcoxson
Pendora Williams
Maurice Williamson
Janet Winkler
Collene Witcher
Earlean Witcher
Marilyn Workman
Arthur Wortz
Ralph Wozny
Robert Wyma
Robert Young
Bill Zakar
Rita Zanck
Loretta Zoetvelt
COCKY SOPHOMORES PAT THEMSELVES
ON THE BACK
Why we are the best sophomore class ever :
THE
SOPHOMORE
CLASS
1.
We won the first tug of war without a struggle
- advancing from the North Building to arand
Old Main.
2.
We were the hrs! sophomore class to be highest
in prestige at Old Main.
3.
Instead of taking orders from the juniors and
seniors there, we gave them to the freshies.
4.
Comments have cer ainly led us to believe that
ours was the most popular night-party.
5.
At all the games and socials, no one could deny
that we were most prominent, not only in attendance, but also in enthusiasm.
As last year's freshies, next year's juniors, we
are definitely part of Community High 's big
family.
6.
7.
The question is: Will here ever be such an outstanding sophomore class?
9.
Answer: Definitely not!
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First Row:
Margaret Cianci
Anna Cizmar
Dick Clairmont
Patrick Cleary
Mary Cleggett
Orniece Clendon
Adolph Coleman
Rudolph Coleman
Diane Collings
Eugene Conrad
Second Row:
Judy Conrad
Elias Contreras
Phyllis Contreras
Armand Conzachi
Patricia Cory
Richard Cosentino
Adrienne Crispe
William Crispe
Dillard Crume
Jacqueline Curry
Filth Row:
George Driese
Jack Dubose
Joyce Duey
Paul Duffie
Carolyn Dunham
Clara Ebbens
Marlene Ebeling
Vivian Eberhardt
Jacquelyn Ebers
Dolores Ebert
Firs• Row
Carol Jean Aggen
Donald Alfreid
James Alsip
Jeanette Ames
Carol Anderson
Georgianne Anderson
Sylvia Anderson
Barbara Aregood
David Asplund
Lyle Aulwurm
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Second Row.
Barbara Austm
Sherry Austin
Gordon Babbitt
Joyce Bagagli
Richard Bahls
Marilyn Bailey
Ria Balkas
Carol Barnet;
Delores Barry
Pat Basile
F;!ih Row.
Beatrice Brown
Carl Brown
Earl Brown
George Brown
Janice Bryan
Darlene Buchholz
James Buckley
Carol Buege
Willie Bullock
Alice Buras
Shirley Beckwith
John Bedoian
Mary Bedoian
Elinor Beilfuss
William Beilfuss
Betty Benda
Ruth Bender
Ka hleen Bestson
Gilber Berger
Eugene Biela
S,x h Row:
Kay Burmeis er
Esther Burne t
Wilham Burress
Gloria Bultron
Edward Calderon
Everette Calegan
Ernest Calloway
Adene Campbell
lack Caple
Michael Cardin
Frederick Bond
Allen Boyce
Donald Braden
Eugene Bradley
Roy Brandt
Eleanor Bravo
Ramona Bravo
H. Dego Briant
Loretta Brigh
Arthur Brown
Sevenrh Row.
Raymond Carpenter
Kenne h Carr
John Carter
Toni Cassaretto
Catherine Ca anz
Mildred Cheeks
Phil Chouinard
Louise Christian
John Churilla
Viola Churilla
Third Row:
Thomas Czyz
Virginia Dabrowski
Carhe Dahlstrom
Caryl Damm
Georgia Damm
Lome Davis
Elberta DeLibera
Lucy Dennis
Sherry Dertz
Charles De Vault
Sixth Row:
Paul Eichhorn
Richard Eichhorn
Richard Elliott
Donald Engelhardt
Richard Erflt
Janet Erickson
Arthur Ermscher
Rita Errico
Chuck Esposito
Gloria Estrada
Fourth Row:
Nancy Dewar
Wayne DeWitt
Daniel Disabato
Richard Dix
Georgiane Dolejs
William Donaldson
Marilyn Domhecker
Marvin Domhecker
Anna Dreher
Joy Drew
Seventh Row:
Chere! Fancher
Mary Ann Fecko
Lawrence Fencl
Marlene Fentem
Mary Finch
Geraldine Flanders
Robert Fleckenstein
Joan Fleischer
George Fletcher
Judy Folk
F:rst Row:
Diane Jon es
Robert Jones
Thomas Jones
Alice Joyce
Es her Juarez
Miriam Jurlow
Alice Kaliski
Daniel Kalkauski
Edward Kalkauski
Marion Kanost
Second Row
Edmund Karc:e'.•:si:t
Robert Keehr.
Perry Keeps
Carole Kellev
Harry Kelly ·
Evelyn Kemp
Philip Kemp
Eugene Kenneciy
Marjorie Kmderwater
Roland King
F1t:n Row.
John Liptrot
Johnnie Lucas
Louise Lucas
Beverly Luchene
Robert Luchene
Leonard Lvons
Jean Mack. nson
Allan Malvick
Joan Manning
Anthony Manzo
'.:: c ·onri R,y.-:
E:i•:,"'lr:i Gen•.!e
Co:;e;•e Ge·manr.
R-:ibert Gii:Jb.;
Fic!-:arci Gibson
f,,s• Ro·.·:·
Caco'.·m Fox
Ri.:;h Franco
Dm·:ci Frazier
: :atalie Frecie::e
Evelvn Ga10•1
Pau!;ne Gar.dee
Mari!yn Ganze:
Rona! :i G'.Jrcia
Sally Garcia
S!-:irley Garret•
;r:ian Gier!iahn
Joyce Gierman
Rm·mond G:ese! cnan:i
Joh;, Giloin
f-!L'roert Gil.;on
Ronald Gmaze.
F·:· .. Row·
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i:ancy H~mev
Ben1amm Har~ey
James Hayes
Barbara Havwooci
Ivar. Hedden
Fred Heicien
Rosemary Heintz
Marilyn Hemmons
Jean Henderson
Ronald Henning
Tr ITd Ro·.:
Amelia Gonzales
t!.arlene Gorney
Ruth Goulding
Joe Grabiec
Jeanette Green
Beverly Grider
Patricia Gron
Kenneth Grosicopf
Lowell Guffev
David Gunth~r
S.x·. ?o·,.,·
Donald Hen~c!.o:!
Ruth Hermann
Jean Hi!i
Dorothy Hollmge•
Joan Ho1me.
Lee Ho·.-:alt
Janet Hc:ebner
Kenneth Huggtn
Phil! Ingerson
Annie Marie Jackson
Four•J-. Row.
Ralph Gustafson
Bonnie Guthrie
Rober Guzak
John Haak
Mary Ann Haffner
Shirley Hammerstein
Warren Hardt
Harry Harmeyer
Thomas Horrell
James Harrison
$.:-ve:i:.i Ro·,o:
Florence Jackson
Thelma Jackson
Richard Jameson
Ric:iarcio Jenkins
Rae Jezisik
Adarine Johnson
Luella Johnson
Shirley Johnson
Virgmia Johnson
Barbara Jones
Th:rd Row·
Wanda King
James Kirchner
Louise Klem
Robert Klir
Shirley Knockum
Clara:nay Konrath
Mary Ellen Kramer
Millaine Krier
Diane Kuenzli
Audrey Kuiken
S.xth Rovl·
Earlene Mapp
Peter Marchese
Theresa Marciano
Betty Martignetti
Selso Martinez
Tony Martino
Edi th Massat
Diane Mavros
Patricia May
Fred Mayer
Foi.:rth Row·
Arlene Labriola
Betty Laird
Marilyn Landgrat
Carole Lassa
Dorothy Lawrence
Richard Lenan
Mary Leslie
La June Lewis
Jack Little
Robert Lipinski
Sevent1 Row
Margaret McCardle
Carleton McCollom
Nancy McCord
William McCoy
Barbara McCullough
Jesse McDowell
Patricia McReynolds
Marsda Mead
Rudolph Meliska
John Melzer
First Row:
Jennie Reitsma
Fred Rickert
Ralph Rio
Melva Roberson
Robert Roche
Caryle Roesner
Gayle Roesner
Ann Rogers
Robert Rolette
Rose Marie Ross
Second Row:
Seola Rowe
Phyllis Rowley
Elizabeth Rugg
Bill Russell
Lorraine Rykiel
Theodore Rypczynski
Theresa Ryska
Maurice Sanders
Lillian Sanford
Patricia Scatena
Filth Row.·
James Slusarski
May Smego
Chiquita Smith
Elbert Smith
Florence Smith
Hershel Smith
Mary Smith
Edgar Smoot
LaVerne Sobiski
Lillian Solatka
Firsi Row:
Gale Michael
Lawrence Michael
Ann Michaluk
Glenn Miller
Rober! Miller
Dean Mindeman
Nancy Mine!!i
Arlene Mitchell
Orville Mitchell
Dolores Mohr
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Second Row:
Rose Marie Mohr
Daniel Moore
Jean Morgan
Alfred Mosel
Arlene Mosel
Norman Mrotek
Bernard Muldermk
Steve Mullen
Jack Murphy
Fred Myers
Fifth Row:
Sally Paige
Catherine Palos
Donald Pape
Cloette Parker
Joanne Parkman
Rober! Parks
Kent Paser
Jeannette Paino
James Patterson
George Peacock
Third Row:
Robert Myers
Paul Nabor
Wilhamina Nance
James aughton
Roger Neberman
Barbara Nelson
Betty Nelson
Conrad Nelson
Mary Nemeth
Janet Nolley
Sixth Row:
S ephen Pecsenye
Nancy Pekin
Anna Mae Peoples
Jean Perryman
Doris Peterson
Teresa Peterson
Shirley Pinkham
Ida Pogue
Nancy Prillwitz
Gail Proctor
Fourth Row:
Robert Novo!a
Evelyn Oakley
Anna Oberg
Bernadine O'Connell
William O'Connell
Ellen O'Conner
James O'Hanley
Charles Okleshen
Julius Orzech
Ronald Paetsch
Seventh Row:
Barbara Provis
Sally Pumpin
Betty Randall
Shirley Reali
Geraldine Reed
Robert Reed
Jean Reichert
Alberta Reichow
Carol Reiher
Garnet Reinke
Third Row:
Marlene Schaefer
Jane Schaumberg
Joan Schaumberg
Sally Schee
Roman Scheidel
Barbara Scheldorf
Louis Schmude
Gilbert Schoenveld
Charles Schultz
Paul Schuliz
Sixth Row:
Melvin Spearmon
Ronald Stamer
Gerald Stanton
Ronald Stare
Joanne Steffes
Gail Stenek
David Stevens
John Stobba
Arlene Storz
Lola Stranczek
Fourth Row:
Ronald Schultz
Vernon Schultz
Leanne Schwachtgen
Norma Schwartz
James Schwer
Diane Scowcroft
Roy Shouse
Jack Simmerling
Melva Slager
Dorothy Sloan
Seventh Row:
Darlene Swanson
Donald Tait
Alan Tesnow
Earl Thomas
Jeanette Thomas
Thomas Thomas
Barbara Thompson
Grace Thompson
Luevenia Thompson
Steven Thompson
ROLLIN POOLER
Princi pal o f the Freshm an Class
.r
FRESHMA N CLASS
O FflCERS
Seared· Ru th Au sti n , Vi cepres ide n t. Stan di n g: Do nal d
Smith, Secretary ;
Dann y
Steele , Preside nt , Ro na ld Sn yder, Treasurer.
FROSH FAR FROM BASHFUL
As the proud freshies of 1950-51 we have had a
never-to-be-forgotten year, with the thrill of being
the largest and also the fi rst freshman class to attend
Old Main.
THE
FHs: Row:
Phyllis Tieman
Joseph Tolva
Dolores Topolski
Robert Tragmtz
Jean Triphan
John Trudeau
Lela Tucker
Donald Udoma
Dolores Vaccaro
James Van Gilder
Fourrh Row.
'ancv Werner
Barbcira West
Robert Westerhoff
Katheri ne Wiersma
Arthur Wiessner
Lois Wilcke
Eddie Willi'1ms
Joseph Williams
Pearl Williams
Rosetta Williams
econd Row.
Bertha Van Henkelum
Gerald Va n kus
Ja net Vasquez
Rose Vega
Jean Ventre
Gwendolyn Verner
Elea nor Villarreal
Tillie Vin k
Fra ncis Wagner
Marilyn Walenta
Filth Row
Carol Lee Williamso n
Edward W1ll1amson
Bruce Wilson
George Wilson
Jea nne Winterfeldt
Do nald Woe fel
Vi rgi n ia Woitas
Jean Wojtowicz
Alle n Wood
Charles Wood
ThHd Row:
Ledoris Wali n
Cary Bean Wall ace
Melv in Wallace
Barbara Wardlow
Eleanor Watso n
Carole Weese
Richard Weiga n d
Charle ne Wei n berger
Fred W eisfuss
Syd ney Welsh
Sixth Row:
Ida Wood
Dolores Wooley
Joa n Wor tz
Marie Wylie
Rose tt a You n g
An toi nette Zolfo
Ro nald Zue leke
Doro hy Zuidema
Bob Zukowski
FRESHMAN
CLASS
Though we were called green and inexperienced, we shall always be proud of our class elections and our wonderful turnout for the football
games. In the magazine campaign we were super
too .
The thrill of our first social and our first girl-askboy dance gave us a chance to show the apple of
our eye just how we felt.
Oh, and how could we forget our semester
exams and the suspense of waiting for the outcome?
This has all been part o f our most unforg ettable
year and now we shall bid farewell forever to "green
freshie days".
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Claudette Abbott
Norma Able
Lamora Abney
Leonard Abney
Harold Adams
Osceola Adams
Joan Albin
Peter Bulthuis
Walter Burnett
Earl Burress
Ollila Burres
Thomas Busch
Marion Bush
Evely!'! Bystrom
Michael Ahrendt
Bruno Alamprese
William Alderson
Gloria Alex
Darlene Ames
Barbara Anastasia
Ada Anderson
Herman Cage
Bernard Calderon
Theresa Campbell
Robert Carlson
Edgar Carlson
Russell Carpenter
Lois Caswell
Albert Anderson
Dorothy Anderson
Edwin Anderson
Janet Anderson
Marilyn Anderson
Marlene Anderson
Phyllis Anderson
Sandra Caswell
Thomas Cawley
Nancy Chase
Dorothy Cheshier
Fay Christensen
Albert Cianci
Sara Cicala
Elizabeth Angello
Ernestine Anthony
Sylvia Archer
Louise Arndt
Robert Arvesen
Ruth Austin
Ronald Baaske
Louis Cipolla
Wilma Cirullo
Peter Cistaro
Mildred Clark
Lewis Clayton
Tom Cody
Iva Jean Coffey
Patricia Bailey
Joyce Sako
Carol Balling
Ted Banks
Roy Barker
Shirley Barnett
Frank Baron
Harold Cogan
Mary Anne Cole
Bernice Coleman
Eugene Coleman
Robert Collins
Ezekial Contreras
Alice Cook
John Barios
John Basile
Anna Belle Bauer
Beverly Bawdern
Patricia Bebak
George Beck
Diane Becker
Rhys Cook
Darrell Corti
Richard Courtney
Phyllis Ann Cowling
Carol Craig
Freeman Craig
Georgia Criss
Fred Beech
Mary Ann Begeman
Jack Bellamy
Carol Benck
Julius Benning
Elsie Benson
Thelma Berry
Kenneth Crowl
Richard Cupp
Bernard Cyplik
Robert Dabrowski
Barbara Daelman
Donald Dahlke
Leon Dantzler
Sonja Bjornson
Porter Black
Peter Boersma
Marlene Boldt
Rita Bolek
joseph Bond
Thomas Bond
William Dauber
Lula Mae Davenport
Ann David
Ardine Davies
Joseph Davis
Carol DeChene
Dolores Dekens
!oseph Bowen
Monroe Bouie
Betty Ann Brady
Joan Brennan
Bill Britt
Marion Brown
Paul Brown
Sandra Desmond
Sarah De Vault
Edwin Diercks
Theresa Dix
Ronald Drenthe
George Drish
Robert Dudley
Robert Brownlee
Deloris Bryan
Ellen Brynteson
Richard Buczek
Charles Buerger
Virginia Bullock
Helen Bulow
Kenneth Dunn
Carol Dyer
Gail Ebers
Arthur Echols
Robert Eischer
Virgi nia Elliott
Gerald Engdahl
Donald Englishman
Dorothy Englund
Robert Erff
Ann Eubanks
Angelina Faretta
Carl Farmer
Milbert Federico
Dennis Hesting
Beverly Hillstrom
David Hinshaw
Helen Hinz
Steve Hogg
Fred Hofer
Patricia Hogeveen
Freeman Finch
LaVonne Fischer
Loretta Fischer
Ralph Fischer
Norma Flanary
Wayne Flassig
Nicholas Flores
Vera May Holiday
Lawrence Hopf
William Hopman
Joan Hovey
Yvonne Huber
Lenora Hutchinson
Corwin Hutchinson
Carole Flvnn
Patricia Frawley
Gail Frey
Geraldine Friebel
Lawrence Ganzer
Charles Garton
Barbara Gebert
Eli Hyde
Shirley Jachim
Ada Jackson
Edward Jackson
Ernestine Jackson
James Jackson
Joan Jackson
Carl Gester
Renee Geyer
Frank Gilbert
Robert Gilbert
Angelo Giovannetti
Barbara Goldsmith
Harry Gonzales
Eleanor Jamison
Edward Janetta
Russell Jeanes
Maurice Jenkins
Raymond Jensen
Robert Johler
Clarice Johnson
Patricia Gorman
Francis Grant
Don Gricus
Frank Grison
Donald Grube
Edward Goodwin
Gerald Gustafson
William Johnson
Robert Johnston
Suzanne Johnston
Dorothy Jones
Kenneth Jones
Larry Joyce
Maureen Joyce
Frank Gutierrez
Peter Gutierrez
Mary Jane Hacker
Geraldine Hahn
Grant Haiqht
Robert Haines
Robert Hajik
Thomas Joyce
Johnny Juarez
Matthew Juris
Patricia Kaldfell
Lorraine Karlstedt
Frances Kasprak
David Katamay
Kenneth Hallbert
Joan Hambel
Thomas Hammerstein
Patricia Hanchett
Gerald Hanke
Charles Hannan
Gerald Hansen
Betty Hantson
Shirley Hanus
Mary Harness
Frances Harper
Barbara Harrell
Lillian Harris
Roberta Hart
Neal Hasenfang
Clinton Hatfield
Bernard Hauger
Clarence Hawkins
Charles Hedges
John Heggi
Bettie Hemmons
Marlene Henschler
Charles Henry
Marks Hernandez
Phil Hernandez
Edward Herzke
Walter Hess
Wilma Hess
Martha Keeshan
Marjorie Kennedy
Sally Kennedy
Penny Kerrigan
Richard Kettell
Thomas Kettell
William Keyser
Richard Kindle
Julia Kingery
Kenneth Kirk
Dale Kissel
Kenneth Kia vi ter
Larry Kloep
Edward Klopp
Kenneth Koepke
Donald Koester
Patricia Kotlarz
Nancy Kott
Stanley Kozina
Wesley Krebill
Beverly Krier
Lloyd Krout
Carol Krueger
Marilyn Krueger
Richard Krueger
Marie Kunz
Betty Kwiatkowski
Richard Lamb
Shirley Lamke
John LaMonte
Barbara Land
Robert Landman
Patricia Lassa
Annie Lawery
Charles Lawrence
Warren Jelson
Wil iam .;elson
Donald Nielsen
Joan Nimmer
Ronald olan
Barbara ordstrom
Ronald Oldenburgh
Sandra Leckie
Harry Lee
Rose Leis
Hugh Leland
Margaret Lewis
Walter Lewis
Arlene Lievan
Doris Olinger
Ralph 0 Meara
Anthony Orfino
Joseph Orozco
Julia Orozco
Kathleen Osburn
Roger Overbeek
James Liddell
Noel Littlejohn
Odell Littlejohn
Oliver Loar
Reggis Lucious
Edward Luedke
Richard Londeen
Ronald Pacanowski
Elizabe h Palmer
Marion Papalis
Ronald Parchem
Barbara Parks
Charlene Pattenaude
Gail Peloquine
Barbara Lydeck
Robert Lyons
Robert Lyson
Shirley Magnussen
Joan Malatinka
George Manning
Carol Manson
Kenneth Peloquine
Mary Ann Perryman
S eve Peterson
Walter Peterson
Nancy Pfeiffer
Michael Philbin
Barbara Pie rot ti
David Markle
Fannie Marshall
Juanita Martin
Walter Masso!
John McCord
Gerald McE!ligott
Dorothy McGrath
Ruth Plasil
Mary Poindexter
Opal Pontius
Larry Price
Richard Pryor
Lorraine Rakowski
Caryl Raio!!
Edward McKimmey
Montez McNulty
Thomas McQuaid
Dave McWilliams
Lorraine McWilliams
Donald Mear
Vivian Meilleur
John Ramsey
Agnes Rangel
Lourdes Rangel
David Raske
Judith Raske
Linda Reali
Marie Redmond
Ruth Meliani
Joan Melzer
Mary Mendozo
Marilyn Mentz
Bill Meyer
Mary Ellen Meyer
Carl Michelis
Frank Militello
Donald Miller
Harold Miller
Marilyn Miller
William Miller
Casimer Milosh
James Minkler
Jacqueline Mirone
Richard Mislich
Estellina Moore
Sharon Moore
William Moore
Francis Moretti
Mabel Morris
Lorraine Muench
Raymond Muller
June Musch
Richard Myslewicz
Charles Napoli
Jeannine Napolian
Kenneth Nelson
Bernice Reiher
Eileen Reiher
Eleanor Relles
Margaret Relles
Sandra Rettke
John Richards
James Richardson
Charles Richter
James Riley
Tom Riley
Milton Rissley
James Robinson
Laura Robinson
Irving Rockrohr
joy Rockrohr
Al Rogers
Shirley Rogers
Barbara Rolfe
Mary Ross
Elaine Rouse
Mary Anne Rubino
Carole Russell
William Russell
Dorothy Russer!
Vincent Ryan
Dorothy Ann Rydzewski
Adolph Salgado
Richard Salnave
Phyllis Santeford
Shirley Sauer
Janice Scatena
Donna Schedin
Beatrice Scheidel
Lorraine Schmidt
Barbara Scholich
Kenneth Tieman
Howard Times
Mary Tometich
Norbert Topolski
Claudette Travers
John Trejo
Robert Truschka
Carl Schroeder
Donald Schroeder
Eugene Schueman
Gerald Schueman
Arlene Schultz
David Schultz
Geraldine Schultz
Kenny Ulrich
Nancy Uthe
Robert Valach
Ronald Van
Wayne Vanek
Carol Van Laten
Henrietta Van Schaik
Lucille Schultz
Ronald Schultz
Willis Schultz
Barbara Schwartz
Joyce Sellers
Edward Selonke
Jerry Sena
Lynn Van Velson
Lois Vasilis
Irene Vasquez
Eugene Vernon
Jane Voebell
Frank Vosholler
Sandra Voss
Jim Sessa
Shirley Shields
Howard Sidenslick
Harriette Simington
Marshall Simon
Beverly Singer
Sandra Singer
Eloise Walker
Vincent Walnoha
Richard Walshon
Hattie Wardlow
Don Warner
Theodore Washington
Kenneth Wassberg
Carol Sinise
Bob Skoglund
Patricia Slager
Marilyn Sleep
Barbara Smith
Donald Smi1h
Charles Smoot
Ronald Snyder
Ralph Sock
Richard Sock
Susan Sollenbarger
Eugene Sowa
William Specht
Yolanda Spinazzola
Joseph Spizzerr
Phyllis Sprycha
Rod Stahl
Linda Stanfield
Gloria Stanquist
Danny Steele
Norma Steinhart
Wayne Stelter
Edward Stepek
Eugene Stephens
Richard S erling
Jack Stevenson
John Stevo
Agnes S eward
Henry Stoll
Gertrude Stone
Marilyn Stork
Bill Stortz
Shirley Stranczek
Mae Sutton
Delores Swanson
LaVerne Synakiewicz
Mabelean Taylor
Zenobia Taylor
Odell Thomason
Rosemarie Thompson
Rueben Thompson
Virginia Tiberi
Delores Watkins
Jesse Watkins
Dorothy Weathington
Mary Weathington
Shirley Weber
Dwain Weese
Jimmy Wells
Edward Wencloff
Arline Wendland
Clarence Werkmeister
Delores Westerhoff
Joyce Wheatley
Susan Whiteley
Deborah Wiggins
Barbara Wild
Charles Wilbert
Beverlie Willey
Alvin Williams
Frank Williams
Willie Williams
Medoria Wilson
Samuel Wilson
Kenneth Winterfeldt
Maggie Wise
Diane Wi1t
Kenneth Wi!i
Gloria Ann Woike
Barbara Wolf
Arnold Wolff
Paul Wolfow
Olnette Woods
Samuel Wordlaw
Robert Wozniak
Lawrence Wysocki
Dock Young
George Zacharias
Helen Zager
Evelyn Zuidema
STUDENT DAY-A TIME TO REMEMBER
Was our Student Dedication Day Program, the
aftern<xm of October 23. Waiting to get a glimpse
o! Ike ... listening to School Board President Duff
... trying to keep warm in that cold wind ... applauding the speeches of our own students, who
made up the main part of the program .. . realizing
from the remarks of Dr. Richards what we owe to our
beautiful new school buildings and grounds . . .
truly our proudest dayl
STUDENTS' DAY
Monday, October 23
9 :00 - 10 :00 A.M.
Miss Mary K. Dewey, Mistress of Ceremonies
Invocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. J. L. Pennington
"Built for You" . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... Mr. Henry Duff
Introduction of the Board of J>ducation ....
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ : . . . . . . Mr. Henry Duff
Our Workshop
People ..... .................. Robert Kough
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
David Nightingale
Results
Character
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elbert Smith
Physical Bodies . . . . . . . .
George Fencl
Academic Background ... Barbara Saggan
Social Graces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia King
Student Council Area Representative ....
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Smith
Music ......... Selections - Girls' Vocal Ensemble
Our New High School ..... Dr. H. L. Richards, Sup't
School Loyalty Song
Picrure One· Miss Dewey, mistress of ceremonies, opens the program. Seated in the from row are Dr Richards and Mr. Duff. On the
left in the rear are student speakers Patricia King, Barbara Saggan,
Robert Kough, David Nightingale, George Fencl, Howard Smith, and
Elbert Smith. At the right are Board Members Elbert T. Smith, Sr.;
Leslie I. McCord, secretary; and Gilbert A. Roll. At the far right is
Rev. ). T Pennington, who spoke the invocation. Mr. George M.
Peterson, the other Board Member, was unavoidably absen
Picture Two· Using the theme of he school as a workshop, the six
student speakers developed different aspects of this topic. Robert
Kough is shown speaking on the people of the workshop.
Picture Three· David Nightingale enumerates the tools of the work-
shop and tells how each may be properly
sed by the stude nt body.
Picture Four · Elbert Smith shows that a proper development of char-
acter is one of the desired results of the workshop.
Picture Five : Pointing out that the workshop aids in the physical
development of our bodies was the duty of George Fencl
Picture Six: Barbara Saggan told of the worthwhile academic background provided by the school as the workshop of the student body.
Picture Seven: Patricia King spoke of the school-workshop as the
training place for development in the social graces
Picture Eight : Howard Smith was the representative of the Student
Council of the area, and brought the congratulations of this organization to our new school buildings and grounds.
Picture Nine : The Girls Vocal Ensemble, composed of Burne ta Mc-
Williams, Joyce Mayer, Janet Huebner, Kathryn Hutchinson, Mireille
Price, and Jean Mackinson, contributed two songs to the program.
Picture Ten: Dr. Richards brought the program to a close by remind-
ing us of our duties to our beautiful new buildings and grounds.
Picture Eleven: The Chicago Sun Times photographer gets a section
of the band and some eager beavers among he students o pose on
the front steps.
Picture Twelve· The photographer calls for some action from the
bleachers and gets it. It was so cold that he kids were glad to
move around.
Row l: Harriet Schuldt, Carol Howatt, Harold
Staley, Albert Cheeks, William Collester, Dolores
De Runtz, Roderick Stahl, Mirian Jurlow, Drum
Major Howard Smith. Row 2: Jerry Rack, Nancy
Hartney, Phyllis Nilles, Ruth Pilcher, Dorothy
Sloan, Roland King, Harold Miller, Eugene Luka,
Arnold Moldovan, Norbert Topolski, Fred Hofer,
Phil Ingerson. ilow 3: Director Sheldon Westman, Donna Bauer, Jean Lohse, Judy Folk, Robert
Fleckenstein, Deyo Briant, Fred Mayer, Claude
Wheeler, Kent Poser, Robert Wyma, Wendell
Jones. Assistant Director Richard Anoe.
THE BAND
One of the outstanding departments
in Community High is the music department, with its fine band, carrying the
school's colors of red and white on the
football field, in community parades, end
in bi-annual formal concerts; and the various vocal groups, from quartets on up to
the many-voiced, sweet-singing Girls'
Chorus.
and
CHORUS
A main attraction at our annual
Christmas and Spring Concerts is the
Girls' Chorus. The sight of these 120 girls
in their lovely formals, lifting their voices
in song, is so~t thing to behold. Under
the able direction of Mr. Westman, we
feel sure this large choral group will continue to contribute successfully to the
school's music programs.
Increased student interest and enrollment in music has brought an increase in
the music department faculty this year, as
Mr. Richard Anoe and Miss Doris Schieber
join Mr. Westman in teaching Com Highers to make those melodious sounds
both vocally and instrumentally.
No community parade nor football
game would be complete without our
brightly-coated band, drum major and
high stepping twirlers. Following the rule
that practice makes perfect, many hours
are spent in the band room and on the
field before those intricate formations are
mastered.
How ! Adrienne Sredzinski, Jaco eline Mirone,
Vivian Meilleur, Delores Dekons, ·Marsda Mead,
Lora Martino. How 2: Frances Kasprak, Luella
Johnson, Ruth Austin, Lola Stranczek, Sophie
Palas, Laverne Synek. How 3· Gloria Stanquist,
Joan Gierhahn, Irene Krause, Virginia Tiberi ,
Charlene McKay, Diane Witt, Barbara Brady.
Row 4. Shirley Shields, Marlene Fentem, Barbara
Anastasia, Doris Peterson, Helen Pizza, Kay Burmeister, Claudette Travers.
THE MAJORETTES AND THE DRUM MAJOR
Pictured in a formal pose are Majorettes Ruth
Meliani, Pm Cory, Beverly Krier, Millaine Krier,
Joan Walker, Rosa Walker, Darlene S·Nanson
Te~esa Peterson. Ollila Burress, and Drum Ma1or
Ho·nard Smith
Row l: Carol Flynn, Penny Kerrigan, Marilyn
Krueger, Carol Russell, Charlene Peterson, Carol
Dyer, Eleanor Jamison. Row 2: Dorothy McGrath,
Judy Raske, Barbara Roll, Shirley Barrett, Jacaueline Curry, Mary Anne Rubino , Diane Scowc.roft
Row 3. Pearl Williams, Earlene Mapp,
Louise Christian, Elizabeth Rugg, Kathleen Kelley, Dorothy Russer!, Jean Ventre, Sharon Moore,
Arlene Labriola, Delores Sanders. Row 4: Nancy
Uthe, Marilyn Stork, Nancy Hartney, Rose Pizza,
Adrienne Ganzer, Joyce Krech , Jackie Simon,
Sylvia Anderson, Susan Sollenbarger, Joyce
Bako, Sandra Desmond, Barbara Scheldorf.
BOYS' CHORUS
We're quite proud to have such a talented group of boys in our Boys' Chorus.
This group, directed by Miss Schieber,
invariably move their audience with the
power of their voices and the stirring
quality of the music they provide. Their
past successes will undoubtedly be an incentive to even further achievement.
Row !: Everett Calegan, Gerald McElliott, Fred
Mayer, Ralph Schaeffer, Bob Luchene, Miss
Schieber. Row 2: Gene Vernon, Corwin Hutchison Harold Miller, Jerry Rack, Carl Schroeder,
Ralph Rio.
Row 3 Jesse McDowell, Roman
Scheidel, George Zacharias, Bob Harvey, Arthur
Salazar, Bill Russell, Jerry Vankus.
'
MIXED CHORUS
Two years ago this small group
started out as the "Beginners' Chorus",
but through hard work and patient practice, it has become extremely popular. It
is in demand for many out-of-school programs and has had several successful
performances on the radio. Miss Schieber
is the capable director of this fine group.
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Row l: Roberta Hart, Marilyn Walenta, Diana
Kuenzli, Anna Cizmar, jean Werniak, Jeanette
Solatka, Carol Fleischer. Alice Cook, Joan Meltzer, Joan Albin . Row 2: Barbara Wild, Barbara
McCullough, Florence Jackson, Lorraine McWilliams, Ann David, Marie Wylie, Lenore Hutchison, Nancy Kott, Delores Westerhoff, Pat Gorman, Beverlie Willey, Ida Pogue. Row 3: Joanne
Glowacki, Betty Martignetti, Catherine Miller
Donna Meyers, Gloria Buttram, Carol Ryer, Ann
Eubanks, Glory Ann Woike, Gail Peloquin, Virginia Cook, Betty Brady. Row 4: Pearl Pataky,
Melva Roberson, Carol Manson, Marjorie Kennedy, Lorraine Karlstedt, Lorraine Muench, Pat
Reback, Barbara Slater, Martha Keeshen, Janet
Nalley.
HOME ECONOMI CS DEPARTMENT
Style Show
"Playing House''
Popular with the girls now (and
certain to be popular with the fellows later) is the modern, streamlined home economics department.
Pictured on these four pages are
various activities of the large classes.
The home making for career
girls class had as one of its projects
this year a tea, in he study of e iquette and the art of being a good
hostess.
Last year near the close of school the department held an "Around the Clock·
Fashion Show, in which the girls modeled
the clothes they had made and worn for
various times and occasions of the day.
Pie ure one shows the girls at school at
9 35 in the morning, dressed in the costume
they had chosen for that day. Sea ed are
Jewel Moore, Arlene Bastic, Theresa Albino, Rosemarie Teutsch, and Evelyn Dewar. Standing are Rosie Leslie, Virginia
Biela. Belly Witherspoon, Dessie Crudup,
Lorraine Rockrohr, Ruth Roche, Helen Disabato, and Diana Brown.
A Saturday morning group, bright eyed
and ready for work at nine o·clockl Some
will help Mother, some will go shopping,
and some are ready for week end jobs
Seated are Donna Stortz, Audrey Schneider, and Elizabeth Cheshier Standing are
Joanne Turner, Gwen Jacques, and Vivian
Whea ley
All dressed up and waiting for the Saturday afternoon date (i s the fellows that
are late this time I) are Helen Villareal
and Dorothy Truschka (seated) and Daveta
Bryan, Ruthmary Pilcher, Mildred Roche.
Mildred Cholke, Carol Finlayson, and
Gladys ilsson
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The mo hers of the girls were interested
spectators of the ' Around the Clock" fashion show, and here inspect some of the
creations their daughters have made and
are weanng. Seated are Mrs Chellino,
Mrs. Truschka, and Mrs. Put kammer, while
Mrs. Pilcher, Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Heim,
and Mrs. Bryan stand Daughters displaying their own finery are Irene Puttkammer.
Marjorie Heim, Vivian Campbell, Ruthmary
Pilcher, Dorothy Truschka, Daveta Bryan,
and Barbara Chellino.
Carol Lundquist, he hostess, waits while
Marianne Eichler pours the tea. Ruth Colebourne has evidently d~cided that her ea
is not quite ready to po\.ir, so Beverly Reynolds mus also wait
Evelyn Hull, Joyce Heide, Marion La Pine,
Jean Olson, Shirley Harrison, and Be y
Lasky enjoy the comforts of the new furniture in the living room of the home making departmen suite of rooms.
Hostess Dorothy Urban (extreme right)
hopes she is doing the right thing, for one
of her guests is the teacher, Miss Hudson.
Joan Walker, Betty Bale, and Evelyn Radeke are the other guests.
Marie DiNovo and Carol York are being
served by Joan Maximoff, while Betty Bale,
Lorraine Wilson. Dorothy Urban, and Rose
Marie Dehnicke engage in sprightly conversa ion. Janet Robinson has a firm grip
on the tea pot in front of her, but no one
else seems to wan tea just now.
The table decorations, little cakes and
cookies were all made by the girls of the
class.
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Sewing
HOMEMAKING DEPARTMENT
The homemaking classes shown
in the se pictures are making jelly
and canning apples.
"How many young ladies do we see?" might very
well be the question here as Marvlene Jeffries,
Marcia Gedicke, and Arlene Simon admire the
stylish, checked suit modeled by Helen Williamson, who had just finished it.
One of the first steps that students in the homemaking class learn to undertake is to select the
right colors that suit them. Here Patricia McReynolds fits a color pattern to Tillie Vink, as
Esther Barnett turns the model for Barbara Chellino. Be careful that you don't select the wrong
colors, girls!
Five swell seamstresses all in a row, might be a
good title for these busy workers in the home
making class. At the particular time they are
making little favors for the faculty luncheon.
Seated are: Margaret Vargas, Willa Jo Ben tley,
Anna Gizman, Marilyn Landgraf, and June
Christensen.
Looks as if the boss of this particular corner of
the tailor shop is Diana Brown. At least she is
the only one with nothing to do as of now, while
Rosie Leslie is pressing her skirt, which she
proudly made, and Bernice Weathington is stitching a table cloth that would win a prize in any
sewing bee.
Arlene Labriola a nd Catherine Hoekstra select
apples that are sound and ripe.
Thelma Jackson, LaJune Lewis, Catherine Hoekstra, and Evelyn Kemp precook the apples as the
seco nd step .
In the jelly making departme n t May Smego, Joanne Steffes, and Nancy Werner (left) and Mary
Lou Cleggett, Rose Marie Ross, and Mildred
Cheeks make various tests to determine if their
jelly is done ye t.
Students timi ng their jelly at the other housekeepi ng units in the large room.
Cooking
DIVERSIFIED OCCU PATIONS CLASSES
The Diversified Occupations Class has
emerged through its second successful year
with the able assistance of Mr. Ray Ingersoll as
the faculty coordinator for the course.
Occupational diversification has proved
itself by bringing together the student learner
with actual on-the-job experience and an opportunity for earning money.
The diversified class was formed with junior and senior students who spend a half a
day in school and half in the occupation of
their choosing.
·
Community High wishes to express its
gratitude to Blue Island's many private business institutions and industries for providing
such an educational-commercial background
for its students.
The Blue Island Sun
Standard 's
student
learner is Anthony Savino. Tony has worked
for the Sun Standard for
the past few years. Here
we find him casting a
stereotype for a full
page advertisement.
Ronald Fehser, Community High 's laboratory technician for the
Great Lakes Refinery, is
busy testing oil. Ronald
determines the amount
of ash in a specified
amount of crude oil with
a balance.
Row 1: Carol Wilcoxson,
Renelia Brunk, Joan Schueman, Patricia Niebert, Barbara Kruse, Mr. Ingersoll,
Coordinator. Row 2: James
Baber, Eugene Korzenko ,
Harold Bo din e 1, Ralph
Schaefer, Kenneth Jansen,
Tony Savino.
Row 3:
Charles Schwartz, Art Money, Ernst Ohl, Ronald Fehser, Donald Slusarski , Robert Henschel.
Renelia Brunk under D.
0. is putting the finishing touches on the bed
which she has just made
up according to hospital
specifications.
Renelia
is employed by the
Saint Francis Hospital.
Trainer Edward Ricklus
i n s t r u c t s machinist
Thom a s
Krusenoski
about operating the surface grinder . . . Tom
works for the Rijon Tool
and
Manufacturing
Company.
Row 1: Nancy Becker, Arlene Miller, Betty Harrall,
Janet Nagle, Rose Mary
Titz. Row 2: Bert Busch,
William McCoy, William
Kaliski, Dennis Dabrowski,
Bruce Braden. Row 3: Frank
Seeley, Thomas Krusenoski ,
Art Wortz, Ross Jepeway,
Bill Hofer.
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Trainer Ollie Smith instructs Frank Seeley of
the dos and don'ts of
removing front wheel
bearings in preparation
for repacking the bearing.
Frank works at
Bronson's Garage.
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THOROUGH TRAINING
IN SHOP COURSES
•
•
•
Community High provides an excellent variety of shops and the boys
enrolled produce fine examples of useful learning that will help them later in
life. These courses are popular with all boys - from freshmen to seniors,
for these boys plan to go into special trades after they graduate.
Mr Kopruck i shows Ro nald Parchem how to lay out
a circle in mechanical drawing.
in 1h1s mechanical drawing class, we !ind Mr. Haug
supervisi n g the boys in heir work on machine drawing
Here Eugene Biela, Don Braden, and William Bielfuss
cut metal, Ivan Hedden and James aughton are buf'.ing metal, and th e filing is be ing done by Richard
Koprowski .
'lar:e n Hard and Robert Reed are making a layout
:n me al shop.
:.~;
s~~l0€!1 >:! ..) Jocktng
0'.'e:" One
::;ec::or.. v :
01...r lO!":!P
~nr.~ .. !-":op :.:> ~ F'? ·~a 1 v.! : .. go1nq ·::e!1 ::xn-::l :!-:a· e·/e;-.l'J!":'.? 1- ou.sy
.:.... · ·::e 'YPe case:3 ot:!-1 R:::i-:r!1er an-:i Josee~.
Jcnr..o:: are .·::ar:g type
Baci<: at ;ne :aole Charfe:
o;;:e-her: , Dc:mab Tall, an:i fre-:: Colla:z are loc;;ina
~p . '!. " torm2
Char'.e,, Dagenais, Renal
Wasung
.:::: J Cas.'""!'11· D! zer: are ge'.tl!1g ready :or a rLln on :he
· :w::e ]:JO pre so, wn!le Car: Ac;;erman anci Gecr:::e
Fie c::er a•e opera:ing fr:e smaller cb pres.·es
"N':la! a la•ae clean shop,
ts ever·r visitors com:nent
·1:hen he .: ; 0 es ;he school :nacb.ine ·shop, a s~c:ior. o:
;-.-nich is s!-:o·.·:n ::ere /,'.r Kcpruci:1 o·:ersees the ·::o:;; o:
•ne ooys In t!-:e adva!1ced r:iac!1Ine shop class Ea·
.nunci Micha!:;kt. '/incen: S:upak and f rank Jendrmza;;
are wo:-kmg on power lathes at ne left
Eugene
Kareze-.-:~r.: operates ne big millma machrne
Ir. •h
Oac~g!'OUn'j ;a:ne.s E·:ons and. r:ic~ -V./vr-:J.a a:e !~;nrn
C'..:t ·:-:e.:- proiec:s on lathes ~,.;hi:e A:th:..:·: E·1ar..- runs r:i
_Let er.; roll ' Comi_ng through the large press. under
ne v:g1:an• superv1s1on o: Casmtr Dl zen and Ronald
'.'/asun~ :s ano:_her two page form 01 the school pape:,
Tne Re:t and Wnite
/,; :he mi!ltng machine Charles Smtrh and Robert Kaspa: are cu;'ing and shaping an iron block, which will
\'entua.ly oecome a iinished and finely adjus ed vise.
0
o·:-1er ri!l!!nq r:iac:iine
MEANS GOOD JOBS
IN THE FUTURE
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COMMERCIAL
DEPARTMENT
One of the most popular - and most populated
departments at Comm Hi is the commercial department. Skilled and sympathetic teaching, modern up-to-date equipment and ideal surroundings
unite to give B. I. students the finest business training
possible Graduates of this department are welcomed in any business house in this great area.
Mary Lou Balling works this complex machine, a
comptometer, which adds. subtracts, multiplies and divides. with the skill of a professional operator
Rose Mary Ti z, one of the fastest typists in Community
High, will be a credit to her school in the future with
her perfect letters.
In the transcription class the girls are learning some of
he many d ties of a secretary From heir notes they
are typing a le ter which they hope will meet with
approval from the "Boss".
L cy Rangel. Ralph Schaefer and Carol Sill are learning to type telegrams; while Loretta Kaczmarek is running the dictaphone These are several operations expected of an office worker.
In this firs year yping class, the students practice daily
to increase their speed.
These future stenographers - Evelyn Anderson, Marilyn Bailey, and Kathryn Neal - are struggling through
their first year under Miss Thompson's guidance.
The oi'1ce practice workbooks are full
du ies that a good worker mus master.
These students are learning that an efhcient bookkeeper mu t always have his books balanced; especially if Mr Frobish should collect them without
warning
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01
he many
To be able to type a mailable letter is the aim of
Loretta Klein, Pearl Wondaal, Mary Mus and Carol
Sill. This isn't as easy as it looks, especially with all
those carbons and Miss Thompson's idea that a perfect
letter is a mailable one.
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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
CHEMISTRY - PHYSICS
- BIOLOGY
The budding scientist certainly has a chance to learn more about his
favorite subjects at Community High, for classes in biology, chemistry, and
physics are all offered, and the equipment and teaching for these subjects
are strictly up to date at both buildings.
Showing the new chemistry laboratory at
the Campus building, Eugene Lucka and
Faul Fane are making nitric acid, while
Lenore Peters is recording the results
(Isn't it just like a girl to get out of the
hard work!)
One section of another division of Mr.
Akey's hopefuls are hard at work doing an
experiment on distillation.
Has television come to the physics class?
Here students Richard Dresp and Elmer
Witt are observing the effects of electric
waves on a cilloscope.
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,'
Here is an easy one. It's the old water
-11heel, fixed up and operated again by
these physics students in picture four. No,
wrong guess. Kathryn Hutchison is observing the results while Randy Ward operates the electro static machine so George
Fencl can charge a condenser.
Want some slightly used frog legs for dinner? If so, apply to these biology students.
Here .one of the large classes studies the
hf_e history of our hopping and croaking
friends
A gruesome foursome - Ida Pogue Kenneth Guggins, Gayle Roesner, and' Janet
Hueber - thirsting for more knowledge of
a frogs anatomy. Question: When is a
frog no dead? Answer: When he croaks
(Joke)
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LIBRARY
DRAMATICS ENGLISH SPEECH
Helpful to every department in the
school are the school libraries of both
buildings. Under the direction of Miss
Haebich, Mrs. Jones, and Miss Simer, the
obliging staff members help inquiring students find reference materials. The best
of reading, both fiction and non-fiction, is
provided, and numerous newspapers and
magazines are available. Best of all, studen s are always welcome to come in and
browse around.
The beauhfu] new library at the campus
builciing has a large staff to accommodate
seniors, j niors, and students from the
o her building.
Some o: rhe girls who work under he direcllon of Mrs. Jones Barbara S ephenson,
Loret a Duncan, Gretchen age], Dorothy
Blew, Loretta Zoetvelt, Paula Kohs, Dorothy
Leppin, Betty Schul z, Delores Goodwin,
a:id Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Rush helping her staff rr.embers who
are working in the magazines and reference book section - Yvonne Kessler Carol
Diffenderfer, Jean Nordstrom Mrs. R~sh !la
May Gerdes, Sonia Haferman, Atilda Howal , and Mary How alt.
Al hough the sraff at Old Main is smaller,
it is jus as efficient. Opal Pon ius, Renee
Geyer, Rita Bolek, Harriette Simington are
stamping and marking books hat Miss
Simer checks.
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Like every other group in the building, the English III
students in room 310 wanted to mark General Ike's
coming in some special manner Here students in the
sixth period class inspect wi h pride their special
bulletin board, marking the progress of the school
building from early to finished stages, and giving some
in ormation about our gues of honor, as taken from
the pages of Lile.
Miss Holden s fourth period English !! class is hold.ng
a round able discussion on some phase of their unit
on vocallons, with Harry Hormeyer acting as chairman
and getting the opinion of his classma es.
The Dramatics Class·. In the play scene Miss Yarnall
helps a one act play group work out some effec!Ive
stage business Miss Childs, who succeeded Miss Yarnall at mid-term, earns approval while Hazel Williams
reads a poem for the tape recorder that trusty Rusty
operates
What greater variety can be found than in the English and dramatics
classes of good old Community High!!
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The library in use, showing one of the
many modern and artistic arrangemen s
of the ligh blond oak furniture.
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ART DEPARTMENT
One of the newest and at the same time most popular departments of the
school is the art department, now in its fourth year. A large new and completely equipped room on the third floor of the campus building and the attractive room at Old Main are both in use every period of the day, with adult
night classes coming in in the evening to benefit further. The pictures on these
three pages show our artists at work at both buildings.
A touch of modern art is supplied by Lar y Marquardt
Who knows but that here is another Sal adore Dali?
While Norma Slater paints a beautiful design on her
aluminum tray, Patricia Feldner starts her poster.
Preston Stanley, lrene Neal and Alber Cheeks seem
to be doing all the work here wit
, eir oil paintings,
while Juanita Rice just looks o .
hich one will you
buy, Nita?
A great deal ol variety is possible in the same class,
as shown here. Students are seen etching aluminum
trays, painting in oil, tinting photographs, and working
with paper mache.
The end of a busy and productive period, with only the
task of cleaning up the laboratory left to willing hands.
What strange fascination does the bubbling acid hold
for Nick Alex, as he watches it eat into the aluminum
tray?
No, that isn't a prehistoric monster that Marcella Mullman and Rosie Leslie are working on. It's merely a
paper mache elephant.
The Lincolns birthday debate tournament wouldn t
have been complete without the clay bust of Aoraham
Lincoln, mouldec here by Jean Lohse and Randall
Aldous.
Mary Ann Luenser paints a peasant design on a
wooden bowl that her family will proudly display. It's
useful, too, for fruit or salads.
Why. even the Root Studios, official pho ographers for
the Chips, would be glad to hire any of these juniors
and seniors, who tint the photographs they have so
beautifully I
Campus Building
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ART DEPARTMENT
MATHEMATICS
What is that strangely shaped object Miss Protsman
is holding before the admiring class in her solid geometry group? ls it some rare jewel brought back from
Tarzan's secret cave? No, it's a polyhedron. The boy
in the first row on the left, Charles Okleshen, has another of these strange objects and Lucy Mae Rice, the
girl in the second row, has a rough model of another.
Maybe they are getting their Christmas tree ornaments
made on time for next year!
Students realize that they must know all their angles in
Mr. Steele's plane geometry classes. Here one group
waits anxiously at the blackboard, hoping that their
propositions have been stated correctly and that the
figures have been constructed so as to gain Mr. Steele's
approval.
Any class under the supervision of Miss Dewey is always an interesting one, and this group in American
Governmen" is no exception. The fact that all the students are seniors helps to make the class even classier,
of course.
"Gee, I wish all my classes were like this" is probably
the comment of all those in the above picture. They
are watching television on the set donated by the
Worth Township Regular Republican Organization.
They all look quite interested, too.
Looks like the start of a busy day for
Jane Schaumberg and Dorothy Lawrence, Art Il students, as Miss Grimmer begins handing out supplies.
While Mike Krier, Nancy Prillwitz
and Ann Oberg look on, Miss Grimmer tries to wipe the paint from the
painter, Jim Fouts.
Miss Grimmer points out features of
painting to Wanda King, Art Wiessner and Ronald Gmazel.
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Old Main
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Junior
Class Play
**
DRAMATICS
**
Senior
Class Play
On March 16 and 17, 1950, the junior
class presented the three act comedy,
Every Family Has One", under the direction of Miss Mary Em Yarnall.
"KISS AND TELL"
The play tells of the activities of the
Reardon family, a typical American group
with Mother as the self-appointed dictator;
dough er Penelope, a loud but unmelodious trumpet player; brother Warry, who
wants to become a great writer; father
Reginald, an auto mechanic who is never
successful in fixing the family car; and
grandmother Nana, who likes Der Bingle.
Laura is trying to marry her daughter
Marcia to Sherwin Parker, but thanks to
Nana, Cousin Lily, Penelope, and Essie,
he maid, she fails, and the Parkers are
glad to flee back to New York.
Under the skilled direction of Miss
Mary Em Yarnall, the seniors of 1951
scored a decided success with the presentation of the popular Kiss and Tell. From
the antics of Corliss to the amusing episode of Mr. Willar8 , the painter, the cast
of Kiss and Tell offered a fine rendition of
a play concerning a typical American
neighborhood and some of the untypical
events that occurred in it.
Uncle George (Russell Fitzgerald ) and
Doro hy Pringle (Pat King) scrutinize the
work o the painter, Mr. Willard (Dave
Kirk).
CAST OF JU !OR CLASS PLAY
Seated Fred Johnson, Harriet Wallace
Charles Krout, Patricia King, Jean Schneider, Garnet Rutz Standing: Bill Thompson Russell Fitzgerald, Evelyn Anderson,
Gavina Serbantez, Howard Runyan, Janet
LaMonte.
Nana (Janet LaMonte l welcomes Cousin
Lily (Garnet Rutz) who has just come to
the city with the ambi ion to become an
actress. Essie the maid (Gavina Serbanez) is not so happy about having an extra
one to wait on
Nana and Laura (Janet LaMonte and Patricia King) are admiring the beautiful
wedding dress that Marcia (Evelyn Anderson, he bride-to-be is showing them.
While Reginald 'Russell Fitzgerald) looks
on, his son Warry (Howard Runyan) is telling he plot of his la est story to an unappreciative Sherwin Parker (Fred Johnson).
Penelope (Jean Schneider) who plays
loudly and frequently on her trumpet,
gains no sympathy from the Parkers
Charles Krout and Harrie Wallace)
"EVERY FAMILY
HAS ONE"
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When Private Earhart (Bill Thompson ) returns to say hnal good-byes, Mr. and Mrs.
Archer , Howard Smith and Betty Dell) and
Lieu enant Lenny Archer (Ronald Lunn)
are annoyed with he fact that he left Cor11ss Jean Schneider) a box of candy, but
she seems to enjoy it all
While Louise 'Lois Bochmann). the matd
carries in refreshments, Bill Franklin (Fred
Johnson) and Mary Franklin (Yvonne Kessler) reprimand their son, Dexter (Howard
Runyan) on his latest escapade
In this scene, Mildred Pringle (Hamet
Wallace) tries to slap her brother, Raymond (Don Rech ), for eavesdropping while
their fa her, Robert (Ray Fischer ) watches
in quiet sternness.
CAST OF SENIOR CLASS PLAY
Seated : Pa King, Betty Dell, Howard Smi h,
Bill Thompson, Howard Runyan, Harriet
Wallace,
Jean
Schneider.
Sanding
Yvonne Kessler, Fred Johnson, Ronald
Lunn. Russell Fitzgerald, Dave Kirk, Ray
Fiscb..er, Donald Rech, Lois Bochmann
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YEAR BOOK
SPEECH- DEBATE - RADIO
YEAR BOOK STAFF FINDS JOB
BR! GS VARIETY
A somewhat smaller publications class
produced the year book this year, and soon
found that they had their hands full. rushing
here and there to arrange picture aking
schedules for the semors line up underclassmen, identify students m class or club groups,
sell pictures, and arrange the dummy pages as
the book began o take shape.
Mr. Blanke directed the planning and composition of the book, and Mr. Kias handled the
advertising section and the sale of the books.
Pa;ricia K:ng, Betty Dell. Geraldine
Hubbard Jean Olson, Georae Harne·,.,·. Irene Edmond, Helen Pi"iza, Pat
Falc•mberry
Jacqt..el:ne Johnson, Loretta Klein,
Be:y Bale, Ray Fischer (!irst semes.,,r
Mar:lyn Domikai:es, Ila May
Gerdes, Elizabeth Van Housen, Pearl
Vlondaal, Mary Lou Farino.
NEWSPAPER
RED AND WHITE WORKERS
This year the third and fourth period Journalism classes, who were responsible for the
Red and White, brought the students a school
paper of which they can be proud
From the reporters who gathered the news
to 4he editors who rewrote it, thought up head
Imes and made up the paper, their work went
smoothly. Staff members found that working
on a school paper taught them friendliness and
cooperation besides giving them journalistic
expenence.
The Speech Club, which consists of junior and senior varsity
speakers and debaters has had
great success this year. Three senior girls, Betty Dell. Pat King and
Janet LaM"'onte were most active in
individual speech contests, and did
much to make the name of Community High respected in this field.
Our debate team this year was
headed by a varsity squad of Lucymae Rice,
Eleanore Holt
Bill
Thompson, and Dave Nightingale.
This group suffered the loss of Dean
Heimbach early in the season when
he transferred to another school. but,
aided by the sub-varsity, they saw a
successful season.
A talented, lively group of freshmen and sophomore girls formed a
Forensic Club this year for the first
time in the school's history. With this
new addition, future speech activities at Community High should
reach new heights of achievement.
'Station WRBI presents Community High School!
FOURTH PERIOD CLASS
David Stone Richard Maier, Winona
·Nashington, Mary Ann Kolenda, Virginia Janecyk, Rebecca Stevens,
Carole Lundquist, Louis Matykiewiez, Jean Schneider, Ruth Colebourn, Therese Solatka, Winnie
Wi!cke, Richard Loschetter
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THIRD PERIOD CLASS
Seated· Barbara Miller, Helen Smith,
Kieran Mc ulty, Barbara Boecker,
Art Money. Standing: Miss Russell,
James Baber Charles Hayes, Roger
Decker, Jean Werniak, Ed Dornhecker, Lorraine Rockrohr, Bob Kaspar, Evelyn Hull, Ruth Rock, Earl
Johler, Bennie Goodwin.
When this announcement comes
over the air waves once a month,
listeners know that the radio workshop has been busy for the preceding weeks writing, re-writing,
rehearsing, timing, and finally presenting a !me, finished product that
reflects credit on the students the
sponsor and the school.
Miss Holden is the director of
the radio workshop and under her
guidance the students not only do
their own programs, but also aid
other departments in any phase of
radio work. Field trips to various
radio stations give ideas to the workers and help them in planrting their
programs.
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LIBRARY CLUB
PAPS
CLUB
Community High School has organized a
Library Club or the first time this year. It
consists of juniors and seniors. The junior section, which is made up of freshmen and sophomores, meets monthly at Old Main and the
senior section, made up of juniors and seniors,
meets at the Campus Building. Sponsors are
the librarians. Membership is limited to regular library aides, past and present, and any
other studen who actively helps in the library.
Russell Fitzgerald, Mr Ames (s ponsor). Melvin Krass . Al Palusktewicz,
Alber Smi h, Bob Adams , Alfred Mosel, Walter Miller, Jerry Engdahl, Bob
Myers, Duane Weiss.
A trade in pin system is used for service
awards:
First year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver pin
Second year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold pin
Third year
. . . . . . . . . . . Key type pin
Fourth year . .
. . . . . . . Key with guard
'
,(
This year Carol Diffenderfer is the only
club member to receive he fourth year award.
SE '!OR SECTIO
OF LIBRARY CLUB
Seated· Jean Nordstrom, Loretta Duncan
Dorothy Leppin, Delores Goodwm , Dorothy
Blew, Gretchen Nagel and Darlene Hatfield.
Standing: Miss Simer, Barbara
Stephenson, Yvonne Kessler, Ila May
Gerdes, Loretta Zoetvelt, Paula Kohs , Carol
Diffenderfer, Rosemarie Teutsch , Sonia Haferman, Mary Howalt, Atlida Howali, and
Mrs. Rush.
JU '!OR SECTrm; OF LIBRARY CLUB
Row 1: Opal Pontius, Jacqueline Ebers,
Gail Ebers, Harriette Simington. Row 2·
Shirley Hammerstein, Georgiane Dolejs,
Barbara West, Clinton Hatfield, Barbara
Thompson, Barbara Smith, Joan Schaumberg Row 3 Mrs. Jones, Janice Scatena,
Renee Geyer, Rita Bolek, Carol Barnett,
Joyce Sellers, Jane Schaumberg, Carol Lee
Williamson, and Miss Haebich.
HOMEMAKING CLUB
Many girls in the home economics department think enough o their major subject to belong to , and faithfully attend, their favorite club,
the Future Homemakers of America. This group
has a separate division for both buildings.
Some of their larger projects are making
clothes for their s yle show, working with the
junior Red Cross in making bandages, and collec ina gifts ~or a needy family at Christmas.
Officers at the campus building are Loretta Kaczmarek, president; Zollie Moore, vicepresiden ; Marian LaPine, secretary-treasurer;
and Barbara Chellino, program chairman. At
Old Main , Margaret McCardle is president;
Shirley Reali , vice-president; Louise Klein, secretary; and Jane Schaumburg, treasurer.
Row I Fay Christiansen, Shirley Reali ,
Margaret McCardle, Jane Schaumburg, Lamora Abney , Mrs. David. Row 2: Mary
· emeth, Georgia Damm, Joan Schaumburg, Carol Andersen, Sandra Voss, Arlene
Schultz, Agnes S teward Lucille Schultz.
Rov: I· Waneta Schellhase, Joyce Heide,
Jewel Moore. Row 2: Elizabeth Burress
Barbara Chellino, Zollie Moore, Marion LaPine
Row 3 Mi
Singleton, Marcia
Gedicke, Marjorie Heim, Be ty Las y, Joan
Hoeks ra, Miss Hudson.
Want a live wire announcer for the football
game - one who knows what's going on and
can tell you clearly and distinctly? Or someone to play soft and dreamy tunes while you
are .with the One and Only? Or o set up
music for the study halls at Christmas time?
Apply for any and all of these o Mr. Ames
and his PAPS Club, and you will get fellows
who know plenty about the many phases of
public address systems. Here 's a club which,
like "Ole Man River", just keeps rollin' right
along, for every year ambitious freshmen and
sophomores are carefully screened and selected by the high qualifications of club membership.
The outstanding job the club did this year
was to make a complete recording of our stt.:dent and formal dedication exercises
PRO CLUB
The Pro Club is divided into two groups
this year. The sponsors of the wo clubs are
Mr. Ingersoll at the campus building and Mr.
Dawson at Old Main.
These boys, about 40 in all, give up their
study hall time to show us our movies.
The officers of the Pro Club at the campus
building are: George Harnew, president; Howard Runyan , vice-president· Earl Johler, secreary and treasurer
Officers of the club at Old Main are
Phil Kemp president Vernon Schultz, vicepresident Charles Esposito, secretary, and
Jerry Semo, trec:surer.
George Harnew, president of he Pro Club,
showing several members how o use the film
splicer correct! y.
Wayne Sippel demonstrates the proper method of fixing film in the
projector o guarantee
an uninterrupted movie
Mr. Dawson is teachmg
his eaaer-to-learn followers the threading of
a motion picture projector.
Phil Kemp akes over
the task of splicing
film so he can show a
very welcome movie;
that is, if it lasts 40 minutes!
Mathematical MarvelsTHE T.A.G. CLUB
CLUBS OFFER VARIETY
If half a hen laid half an egg in half a day,
how many eggs will a whole hen lay in a whole
day?
Problems like this are just what the large
and enthusiastic membership of the T.A.G.
Club eat up - they will work on 'em fifteen
times, and give you all fifteen different answers!
Not only do they take every math course on the
schedule, but they come around ninth period
to work more problems, and use up their club
time o work more problems. Guess they are
these "problem" children we read about!
The S.P.Q.R.OUR LATIN CLUB
Oh, Latin 1s a dead language
As dead as dead can be
It killed off most he Romans
And now it's killing me.
Members of the S.P.Q.R. here at Community High will vigorously deny the story told by
the little verse above, for their Latin Club is
made up of second and third year Latin students who are genuinely interested in the life
and cultural background of the ancient
Romans.
CHESS AND CHECKER
CLUB
"I s your move now, ' and these two chess
wizards are really not asleep, bu studying how
to move their chess men most advantaqeously.
Now that the Chess and Checker Club is all of
two years old, most of the members will tell you
with dignity that checkers is only a child's
game, but that chess - now theres a game for
a brain! Mr. Weber is the sponsor of this group,
and, up to date, none of the students can beat
the teacher.
The Chris mas party and the spring picni~
STENO CLUB
One of the largest organizations m the
school is the S eno Club, composed of girls
v:ho intend to make a career for themselves in
the business world. Any girl who takes second
year shorthand is invited to become a member.
The sponsor, Miss Janet Mc uistan with the
help of Ruth Colebourn president· Marlene
Wilcke, vice-president; Joyce Heide, treasurer;
and Mary Mus, secretary; arranges for movies
and lectures o be presen ed to the club members at their meetings. These programs prove
not only entertaining, but useful for tho job in
the future
BIOLOGY CLUB
Biology Club has a small but enthusiastic
membership this year. Miss Leathers is the
new sponsor of the club and with the aid of
Guy Proctor, presiden · Dave ightingale, vicepres1dent, ancy Pekin, secretary; and Jackie
Ebers, treasurer, it ·is running very smoothly.
The club will go to the state convention at
Bloomington on May 4 and 5.
are the chief activities of the year. The student
leaders are Jeanne Nelson, first consul; Marilyn
Greager, second consul· and Albert Cheeks,
entertainment chairman. Sponsors are Miss
Keniston and Miss Pendleton.
THE PAN AMERICAN
LEAGUE
This year the P6n American League has
succeeded the Spanish Club, to direct the attention of Spanish students to the countries of
our good neighbors in Central and South
America. The group meets every other month
with Miss Keniston and Miss Cluver directing
their activities
GIRLS'
CLUB
Every girl in the school may become a member of the
Girls Club. which this year has two divisions. The campus
group is under the sponsorship of Miss Singleton, and the Old
Main group has Miss Haebich as adviser.
Two of their big projects this year were the style show,
which is pictured here, and the Spring Formal, held each year
to prepare the school for the coming of the Junior-Senior Prom.
In the style show this year the girls decided to model af ernoon evening and formal a tire. Models shown below are
Joyce Heide, Shirley Harrison Doro hy Harker Edith Jacobsen,
Joan Drysch and Lorraine Muir.
Seated: Emily Doepp, Betty Dell, Carol Diffenderfer, Jane Hallenbeck, Patricia Ciolkosz, Jean Mowat. Standing: Lorraine
Muir, Kathryn Hutchison, Ed Szwabowski, Russell Fitzgerald,
George Fencl , Howard Smith, Floyd Ganzer, Harriet Wallace,
Elenore Holt.
) OFFICERS
President
..... Howard Smith
Vice-President .. Kathryn Hutchison
Secretary
..... Emily Doepp
Treasurer
... Floyd Ganzer
National Honor
Society
Like many other high schools in the United
States, our school has a National Honor Society. The requirements for being elected to
this nationwide organization are scholarship,
service, leadership, and character.
Examples of these requirements are an average of 90 or above in school work; some contribu lion toward the welfare of the school;
ability to lead a group; and some admirable
qualities in personality.
Due to the fact that the election and initiation of new members of this society is held
toward the end of the year, only the juniors
elected in 1950 and the officers are pictured.
STYLE SHOW
Upper Left·
Seated· Susan Sollenbarger, Tillie Surridge , Toni Cassaretto, Joan Roll, Pat Feldner, Lenore Peters, Carol Sill,
Lorraine Muir, Cloette Parker Standing: Miss Singleton, Nancy McCord, Joyce Heide, Barbara Miller,
Yvonne Alexander
Upper Right·
Susan Sollenbarger, Ginger Tiberi, Cloette Parker, Toni
Cassaretto, Delores Wooley , Miss Haebich, Nancy McCord
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Student Council
One of the highest honors a student can
earn is o be elected a member of the Student
Council. Prospective candidates for membership are carefully selected by the faculty, the
advisory board, and their classmates.
This year the Student Council has undertaken to re-write and re-publish "The Cardinal''. the student handbook, bringing its information up-to-date.
The Student Council also sponsors our socials, and other student activi ies.
Seated: Mary Broomfield;
Lorraine Muir, secretary;
Edward Szwabowski, treasurer; George Fencl. president; Howard Smith, vicepresident: Evelyn Anderson; Joan Grill Standinq:
Danny Steele, Joe Tolva,
Jack Heniff, Ronald Panichi,
Andy Carlson. Alex Wilson,
Bob Kough, Kenne h Groskopf, Donald Engelhardt
Ronald Snyder, Johnny McCord
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P. F. A. OPEN HOUSE
OFFICE STAFF
To have such capable and efficient people
in charge of our ofhce is an asset to the entire
school. At all times they are willing to give
help whenever needed. Mrs. Dorsey, the office
manager, is in charge of all work that goes out
of the office Miss Babcock, our bookkeeper,
handles all fmancial transactions going through
the school. Miss Tracy is Dr. Richards' secretary and also assists in clerical work. In charge
of the switch board in the office is Miss Morrone.
At the Old Main building, Helen Duehr is
the capable secretary in charge of the general
office work, and Joyce Zuidema, acting as secretary to Mr. Miller and the counseling office,
also lends a hand when the work is especially
heavy.
To these people we owe hearty thanks and
our deepest appreciation for helping to make
our school a smooth running instit!Jtion.
PRINCIP AL'S
SECRET ARIES
The title "principal's secretaries" is just as
the name implies. These girls volunteer their
spare time to work with the class principals.
Their duties are recording attendance and
making out monthly attendance reports , taking
telephone calls, typing letters, and stenciling.
By helping the class principals they also
help themselves, for it's good experience for
them, and experience is the one thing needed to
get good jobs nowadays.
Latin Exhibit.
Geometric Designs.
Art Exhibit.
Wood Working.
A project in bird banding (Biology).
German Exhibit.
Once a year the Parent Faculty Association stages an
open house celebration, and large numbers of inte.rested parents come to inspect and approve the work of thetr sons and
daughters. These pie ures show parents viewing the displays
put up by the students in May of 1950.
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Senior Class Secretaries:
Mary Mus, Pearl Wondaal,
Lucy Rangel. Junior Class
Secretary: Nancy Becker.
Sophomore Class Secretaries: Joan Roll, Lorraine
Muir Sally Schee. Freshman
Class
Secretaries:
Gladys
Nillson,
Loretta
Kaczmarek, Barbara Pierotti, Dorothy Harker with Mr.
Pooler. (When asked if he
would pose with his secretaries, Mr. Pooler answered,
"With these lovely girls?
Of course!")
SPECIALISTS IN SERVICE
MAI TENANCE
Do the classrooms and corridors of Old Main and the
Campus Building get themselves clean? Or did those
miles of sidewalks sweep themselves free of snow last
winter?
Not so one could notice it! Those are just two of the
many duties performed by these industrious people
who keep both of our buildings neat, clean, and orderly,
Seen in the halls and class rooms of Old Main are
Mrs. Prince, Mr. Bette, Mr Uhruh, Mr. Ruzek, and Mr.
Hickman
At the Campus Building are Mr. James, Mr. Fuller, Mr.
Runge, Mr. Kobliska, Mr. Hedstrom, and Mr. Dieska.
CAFETERIA
We are always glad to see these smiling faces, especially when lunch periods roll around. After a meal
prepared and served by Mrs. Marion Leaven, Mrs.
Lydia Wiessner, Mrs. Minnie Kolofer, Mrs. Anne Vania,
and Mrs. Jessie Defries, at the campus building; and
Mrs. Bertha Sheehan. Mrs. Hilma Winterfeldt. and Mrs.
Florence Piesner at Old Main, we can go back and
tackle any problem.
BUS DRIVERS
ow that more than half of the students at Comm Hi
come from outside of Blue Island, the bus drivers are
on the road early, often, and late. Added to their duties
this year is the operation of shuttle busses, taking students from the campus building to Old Main, or bringing them back, every period. Here are John Tichan,
Nick Guglielmucci, Leonard Witt, Edward Schultz,
George Nelson, Harry Schultz, Robert Larrabee, Joe
Cirullo, and Tony Le Pore.
SECOND
YEAR
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FOOTBALL
COMMS HAVE BEST SEASON WITH 7-1 RECORD
The Blue Island varsity football squad completed its football season, with the best record in the history of Blue Island
Community High School, winning seven games and losing one.
The team was picked from a squad of SO boys, seven of them
lettermen from the previous year.
The first game of the season was played at Geneva, a
member of the Little Seven Conference. This game resulted in
a victory by the score of 28 to 6. All 33 boys making this trip
saw action.
Leyden High School of Franklin Park opened the home
season and after a very hard fought and well played game the
Cardinals came out on top by the score of 7 to 6. This game
was featured by hard blocking and tackling by both teams and
was without a doubt the toughest game on the schedule. This
game featured our second annual Dads' night and all fathers
and mothers of the squad that suited up for the game were
guests of the athletic department.
The next home game was played with Blue Island's nearest and greatest rival, Thornton of Harvey. This game resulted
in the Cardinal's only defeat of the season, the score being 16
to 0. George Fencl, Blue Island's No. 1 fullback, was injured
and only participated a short time. This was a big factor in
the only defeat of the season.
After an open date the team traveled to Cal City and
emerged a 39 to 12 victor in a game which saw Cal City handed
one of its worst defeats in the long rivalry between the two
schools.
The next game saw Community High hand Bloom its first
defeat in league play since 1944, by the score of 13 to 0. After
a scoreless first half, Blue Island received and Jack Heniff,
behind some very fine blocking, ran the kick off back 87 yards
for a touchdown. Another touchdown was scored in the third
quarter and the Cardinals were content to play it safe and
protect their lead. This was a well earned victory and one the
boys surely deserved.
On October 27, the Cardinals traveled to Kankakee and
handed them a 20 to 6 set back in a very exciting game. This
was Kankakee 's first loss of the season at home.
Morgan Park Military Academy was next on the schedule
and had to be content with the short end of a 35 to 12 set-back.
Our boys were determined to revenge the upset of the previous
year.
The closing game of the season saw Blue Island run over
a good Argo Team 41 to 0, on a night much better suited for
ice skating than football. This victory and Bloom's defeat of
Thornton gave the Cardinal's a co-championship with the
above mentioned teams. This was a long awaited honor, as
it was the first football championship in the history of the school.
Much of the success was due to the fine group of boys
with whom the coaches had to work. More speed than usual
was in evidence and a great number of these boys were excellent students, which is necessary for a good team.
Floyd Ganzer, Pete Escobedo, Bob Hanus, and Jack Heniff
were chosen by the South Suburban coaches for the first All
Conference team, while Chuck Boza and George Fencl were
honored by being picked for the second team.
Floyd Ganzer was honored by his teammates by being
elected Honorary Captain for the year and also received the
Veterans of Foreign Wars most valuable player's award.
Bob Hanus received the honor of being picked on the Daily
News 2nd All Suburban All Star team.
FIGHTING CARDINALS WIN COCONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM
Row I: Willie Collins, Tames Bullock,
Robert Hanus, Manager Miles Ehlers, Robert Tarbet, Julian Petrini,
Jack Heniff. Row 2: Manager Rudy
Disabato, George McEl!igott, Leroy
Brandt, Edward Szwabowski, Henry
Jendraszak, Richard Marsh, Clyde
Mariotti, Robert Novicki, Manager
James Marchescki. Row 3: Coach
Zoda, Bob Kough, Ray Kraft, Floyd
Ganzer, Louis Matykiewicz, Head
Coach Gutches, Louis Tiberi, Ken
Swanson, Vincent Stupak, George
Fencl, Coach Bergquist. Row 4: Pete
Escobedo, Albert Dell, Joe Downs,
Eugene Patno, Robert Foster, Patrick
Hallinan, John Heuser, Jim Bronson,
Charles Boza.
SENIORS LEAD CONFERENCE
CHAMPS
Seniors star on team that tied Thornton and Bloom for conference honors.
Fine line play with right end Pat
Hallinan, right tackle Clyde Mariotti,
left tackle Pete Escobedo, and left
end Joe Downs featured all of the
Card's contests.
Seniors Edward
Szwabowski, Ray Kraft, and George
Fend, backfield, went for many long
gains because of holes opened up
by right guard Bob Hanus, center
Floyd Ganzer, and left guard Louis
Tiberi. Senior Charles Boza place
kicked those valuable extra points
with the aid of Louis Matykiewicz,
another graduating player.
FIRST TEAM DECISIVELY
OUTSCORES OPPONENTS
Blue Island 28 Geneva
6
6
Blue Island 7 Leyden
Blue Island 0 Thornton
16
Blue Island 39 CalumetCity 12
Blue Island 13 Bloom
0
Blue Island 20 Kankakee
6
Blue Island 35 M. P. M. A. 12
Blue Island 41 Argo
0
Total Points 183
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VARSITY OFFENSIVE TEAM
LINEUP
Pat Hallinan, right end; Bob Foster,
right tackle; Bob Hanus, right guard;
Floyd Ganzer, center; Louis Tiberi,
left guard; Peter Escobedo, left tackle; Charles Boza, left end.
Louis Matykiewicz, quarter-back;
Jack Heniff, right half; George Fencl,
full back; Ray Kraft, left half.
FRESHMAN FOOTBALL SQUAD
1950 JUNIOR VARSITY
Row 1: Willie Collins, Roland Swanson. Raymond Szwabowski, Bob
Tarbet, Bill O'Connell. Row 2: Vincent Stupak, Henry Jendraszak,
George McElligott, Buster White,
Claude Wheeler, Dick Dresp. Row 3:
Coach Bergquist, James Bullock, Bob
Faretta, James Bronson, Julian Petrini, Gene Conrad, Dick Marsh. Row
4: George Funches, Art Salazar, Victor White, Bobby Brown, Albert Dell,
Gene Paino, Jack Heuser, Ken Swanson.
Row 1: Larry Ganzer, Ronald Van, Gerald !ltcElligott, Thomas McQuaid, Russell Jeanes,
Eddie Janotta, Ezekiel Contreras, Richard Buczek. Row 2: Joseph Casillo, Donald Smith,
Marion Bush, Robert Erfft, Ray Muller, Eugene Stephens, Corwin Hutchinson, Samuel Wardlow. Row 3: Manager Milbert Federico, Reggi Lucious, Wayne Flassig, Edward Wensloff,
Dave Markie, Wayne Stelter, Robert Gilbert, Ralph Cianci, Julius Benning, Robert Carlson,
Larry Price, Ronald Schultz, Coach Lewis.
SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL SQUAD
Row l: Edgar Smoot, Rudy Meliska,
Arthur Ermscher, Ivan Hedden,
Charles De Vault, Richard Erfft, David
Stevens, Conrad Nelson. Row 2:
Manager Paul Duffie, Gerald Stanton, William McCoy, Anthony Manzo,
Joe Tolva, Art Weissner, Willie Bullock, Don Englehardt, Eugene Novak.
Row 3: Dean Mindeman, Glen Miller, Raymond Carpenter, Paul Eickhorn, Robert Tragni tz, Harry Harmeyer, Allen Wook, John Trudeau,
Manager Don Braden. Row 4: Coach
D. E. Bapst, James Harrison, James
0 Hanley,
Don
Alfrejd,
Ronald
Paetsch, Lyle Aulwurrn, James Alsip,
Robert Rolette, Manager Ronald
Schultz, Coach T. N. Kias.
JUNIOR VARSITY RECORD
OUTSTANDING
Presenting next year's South
Suburban Champions - the Junior Varsity of Community High!
From their Inst victory over
Leyden, 26 to 6, they went on under the guidance of Coach Bergquist to end the secson with four
wins and one tie (which Mr. Bergquist claims never should have
happened). But after all, even the
bes teams can't be perfect all the
time!
This year the Varsity was
co-champion with Bloom and
Thornton, but next year the present Jayvees will be there all alone.
If you don't believe this - take a
look at those scores!
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JUNIOR VARSITY SCORES
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Island
Island
Island
Island
Island
26
12
7
12
39
Leyden
6
Thornton
6
Calumet Ciiy 0
Bloom
12
Kankakee
0
FOOTBALL SCORES FOR
SOPHOMORE TEAM
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Island 13 Geneva
15
Island 7 Leyden
0
Island 7 Thornton
8
Island 0 Fenger
20
Island 7 Calumet City 23
Island 6 Bloom
26
Island 0 Kankakee
12
Island 33 M. P. M. A. 6
Island 0 Argo
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SOPHOMORES MEET TOUGH
FOES
Members of the sophomore
football team this year have had
a very tough year, but with their
courage and determination they
were able to come out fighting
at all times.
Due to lack of material the
team was not able to win all their
games this season, as the teams
they met were heavier and more
experienced.
Next year, with a little more
experience plus the determination
that they have shown this season,
they could very well be good
championship material.
Although the coaches were
disappointed that the team did
not win more games, they were
very well pleased to have such a
fine spirited team.
FRESHMA N FOOTBALL
FRESHMAN SCORES
Under the leadership of Coach Lewis, the freshman football
team was undefeated. Their winning record was marred by
only one tie with Leyden. At the end of the season, Coach
Lewis presented the boys with a luncheon, where twenty-two
frosh g ridders and their managers received football letters.
With such material, future years should see another champion
team.
Com.
Com.
Com.
Com.
Com.
Com.
High
High
High
High
High
High
0 Leyden
7 Thornton
14 Cal City
12 Bloom
13 Kankakee
39 Joliet
0
0
0
0
7
0
99
BASKETBALL
VARSITY
Row 1: Remus Nesbitt, fack Heniff,
Robert Kough, fulian Petrini, Guy
Proctor, Charles Boza. Row 2: Manager Orville Mitchell, fames Marcheski, Louis Matykiewicz, fames
Bronson, Pat Hallinan, Albert Dell ,
Coach Schultz.
CARDINAL COURT MEN SHOW BEST
IN TOURNAMENTS
After starting off the season with three
wins, the Cardinal netters went winless until
they encountered Calumet City. Things began
to look brighter at the Paris tournament, where
C~::imurnty High was the surprise team of the
tournament and twice defeated teams that had
been picked to win. Returning to regular season play the Redbirds again dropped some
tough ones before snaring another conference
win over Argo. Their most decisive win of
the season, over Morgan Park Military, followed, and then they were shaded by Thornton, Bloom, and Calumet Ci y in a return game
be ore ending the season by defeating Joliet
Catholic.
In the section held at Thornton the local
five looked very good in the two opening
games until Lockport dropped in two quic;k
b::iskets to go into the finals.
BASKETEERS HA VE ROUGH
SEASON
Com Hi 49 Minooka
,.Com Hi 42 Lockport
Com Hi 57 Morgan Park
*Com Hi 38 Kankakee
Com Hi 42 Bradley
*Com Hi 46 Argo
*Com Hi 40 Bloom
Com Hi 42 Hammond Noll
*Com Hi 41 Thornton
*Com Hi 51 Calumet City
Com Hi 36 Gary Roosevelt
*Com Hi 33 Lockport
Com Hi 51 Harper
*Com Hi 56 Kankakee
•com Hi 50 Argo
Com Hi 60 M. P. M. A.
*Com Hi 48 Bloom
*Com Hi 36 Thornton
*Com Hi 37 Calumet City
.r'Com Hi 36 Joliet Catholic
• Conference Games
38
39
33
47
54
50
50
46
58
47
57
45
58
55
48
29
57
52
46
34
TOURNAMENT RECORD
Com
Com
Com
Com
Paris
Hi 35
Hi 43
Hi 49
Hi 46
Tournament
Flora
Wells(Chicago)
Mt. Pulaski
Matoon
28
35
51
49
SECTIONAL TOURNAME T
Com Hi 53 Grant Park
46
Com Hi 40 Lockport
44
GRADUA TI G PLAYERS
Coach Schultz outlines some court
strategy to his seniors who are playing their last games for Community
High this year: Louis Matykiewicz,
Charles Boza, Remus Nesbitt, Pat Hallinan, Guy Proc or.
fUNIOR VA RS ITY
These are the fellows who came in
for double duty - getting in some of
the games the varsity played, and
playing a schedule of eleven games
of their own. Boys making up the
squad are: Row I: fames Splay!,
Cecil Davis, Bob Faretta, James
Mueller. Row 2: Julian Petrini, Jim
Marcheski, Albert Dell, Fred Ultsch,
Coach Zoda.
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BASKETBALL
This year Coach Porter and his sophomores have decided very definitely that overtime and double overtime play does not pay
off very well, and besides that, it is very hard
on the heart. Six of their contests were of the
hair raising, heart stopping variety, with one,
the game against Lockport, lost by a single
point, of the super-duper thriller type. Of the
just plain old ordinary type of overtime games,
they won three and lost two.
The rest of the season was more satisfactory and certainly less breath-taking, as the
sophs battled their way to victory 13 times
while losing out only 7. Next year these boys
graduate to the varsity, but Mr. Porter has
made them promise not to take their fondness
for overtime games with them.
WRESTLERS TAKE TWO TOURNEYS
GRAPPLERS CONTINUE WINNING HABITS
" Winning the double" is getting to be the
accepted thing with Community High wrestlers,
for this year, for the second time in a row, the
Blunk-Bergquist forces swept aside all opposition to win both the South Suburban crown and
the sectional championship.
By winning first place in the sectional
meet, four fellows - Louis Gutierrez, Arcadia
Tuarez, Richard Bruno, and Bob Foster - quali-
lied for the state meet at Champaign. Foster,
a junior, won third place in the heavyweight
division in the state finals.
The secret of all the Cardinal wrestling successes for the past two years is said to be the
wonderful dinners that they have been given
at the end of the season by Miss Mesenkop and
the coaches!
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SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL
Row I· Bill McCoy, Jim Harrison, Jerry Vankus, Bob Rolette, Jack Caple, Dave Asplund, Don
Englehardt, Ken Groskopf, Coach Porter Row 2· Conny Nelson, Dick Erlft, hm Alsip, Dick
Weigand, Charles DeVault, Harry Harmeyer, Manager Paul Duffie Row 3· Manager Don
Braden, Dean Mindeman, Paul Eichhorn, Lyle Aulwurm, Glenn Miller, Richard Bahls,
Dick Eichhorn.
FRESHMA
BASKETBALL
Row I· John McCord, Wayne Vanek Ronald Snyder, Ezekiel Contreras, Danny Steele
Row 2 Donald Smith, Lester Hill, Corwin Hutchison, Marvin Sprewer, Reggis Lucious.
Row 3 Manager Milbert Federico, Donald Warner, Wayne Stelter, Robert Carlson, Coach R
Lewis. Row 4· Dave Markle, Ronald Schultz, Larry Price, Richard Walshon, Ralph Cianci.
The Overtime Boys
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Com Hi 28 Minooka
21
Com Hi 39 Lockport
40
(double overtime\
Com Hi 27 M. P. Hi
24
(overtime)
Com Hi 33 Kankakee
45
Com Hi 35 Bradley J. V. 33
(overtime)
Com Hi 36 Argo
31
Com Hi 44 Bloom
36
Com Hi 37 H. Noel J. V. 25
Com Hi 34 Thornton
39
(overtime)
Com Hi 42 Calumet City 37
. Com Hi 38 Gary Roose. 29
Com Hi 24 Lockport
26
Com Hi 28 Harper It. wt. 49
Com Hi 39 Kankakee
35
Com Hi 37 Argo
31
Com Hi 40 M. P. M. A. 29
Com Hi 38 Bloom
44
Com Hi 40 Thornton
41
(overtime)
Com Hi 46 Calumet City 45
(overtime)
Com Hi 49 Joliet Cath. 47
Row I: Louis Gutierrez, Arcadio Juarez, Richard Bruno, Don
Corradino, Bob Guzak, Bob Tarbert. Row 2: Coach Blunk,
Richard Teutsch, Bob Foster, John Swalec, Lionel Larsonneur,
Coach Bergquist.
Bob Foster, winner of third place in
the heavyweight division, state
finals
four first place sectional and conference winners Gu ierrez,
Juarez, Bruno, foster.
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FRESHMAN AND
SOPHOMORE SQUAD
WRESTLING
VARS'.TY WRESTLir:G S UAD
.'low 1 Selso Martinez, Arcadia Juarez. James S:one, Tony Mar:ino Miles Ehlers, Richard
Br;;no, LoUis Gu:ierrez. Row 2 Ray Snvabov:oki, Je:ry Sorensen, Pete Escobedo, John Pet.a
Sob Tarbert, Dan Corradino. Ro.,; 3 Coach Bl nk Rober: Guzak, Floyd Ganzer, Robert
Fos er. Richard Teutsch John S·,:alec Lionel Lar~onneur
VARSITY WRESTLING RECORD
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
24 Morgan Park Military
18 Joliet
14 Tilden
21 Ri versicle-Brookfield
18 Calumet
34 Racine (Wisconsin)
24 Thornton Fractional
27 Bloom
38 Calumet
22 LaGrange
21 Bloom
19 Tilden
28 Hinsdale
15 Hirsch
Total
Points 323
104
14
18
22
16
18
6
11
12
6
14
15
22
13
15
210
DOUBLE WINNERS FOR
SECO D TIME
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
SCORES
Community High
Thornton
Bloom
Thornton Fractional
40
36
33
29
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
SCORES
Community High
Thornton
M.P.M.A .
Joliet
Bloom
Thornton Fractional
37
36
28
28
26
11
FROSH-SOPH WRESTLING SCORES
Won 5 Community
Community
Community
Communjty
Community
Community
Community
Community
Community
Community
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
Lost 4 -
41
16
29
29
12
36
20
41
5
16
Tied I
Morgan Park Military
Joliet
Riverside-Brookfield
Calumet
Thornton
Calumet
LaGrange
University High
Thornton
Hinsdale
26
24
11
15
23
16
20
23
39
21
FROSH-SOPH GRAPPLERS
Row 1: Rober: Landman, Michael Ahrendt, Gerald McElligot• t!o•man Mrotei< Ralph Rio. Row 2 )uliuf Benning, David Stevens, Donald Gricus Joseph Tolva
Bernie Calderon Row 3 Coach Bergquis· John Trudeau Thomas Czyz, Paul Schreiber, Robert Tragni tz,
Allen Wood.
105
TRACK
BASEBALL SQUAD
Row 1 George Green, Robert
ovicki Richard Bruno, Pm
Cialdella, Donald Rech, Edward Szwabowski.
Row 2:
Coach Eberhart, James Lloyd,
Peter Escobedo, James Marcheski
Louis
Matckiewicz,
George Harnew. Richard Hermanson, Wal er Bollman, Dan
Spinazola
Row 3
Robert
Hanus, Kenneth Swanson, William Schoenrock, James Kwiatkowski, Dale Jensen, Victor
White, Thomas Dan zler, Albert Cheeks
The 1950 track team had another victorious
season. Our varsity team won all its victories
in dual meets including Kankakee, Lockport.
Argo, Leyden, Bloom, and Harvey. In the only
riangular meet of the year between Calumet
City, Joliet, and Blue Island, the Cards placed
second. The sophomore team had another undefeated season, winning all dual meets including victories over Bloom, Joliet, Calumet
City, Argo, Leyden, Kankakee, and Harvey.
The Frosh-Soph Conference meet. held on
our own field, resulted in a decisive victory for
Community High, winning by 78 points.
In he varsity team Kraft, Wylie, Ganzer,
and Page were the high point winners, while
in the frosh-soph team the high-point boys
were Lamb, Foster, Erfft, Trump, Sorenson,
Schultz, and De Vault.
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SCORES FOR THE BASEBALL GAMES
Com Hi 1
Com Hi 6
Com Hi 13
Com Hi 1
Com Hi s
Com Hi 4
Com Hi 4
M.P.M.A.
M.P.M.A.
3
K.K.K.
K.K.K.
3
0
9
Argo
Bloom
Argo
2
2
6
Com Hi s
Com Hi 3
Com Hi 7
Com Hi 3
Com Hi 10
Com Hi 2
Beacher
Bloom
Lockport
Fenger
Thornton
Joliet
4
4
1
BASEBALL
4
2
10
SWIMMING TEAM
This year Mr. Weber was called upon to
sponsor the first swimming team in Community
High School's history. Senior Howard Runyan
was made coach and elected captain because
of outstanding ability in this sport.
The lack of a local pool forced the team to
make their home at the Ridgepark Fieldhouse.
located at inety-fifth and Longwood Drive.
Despite the fact that these boys had no pool.
they entered the South Suburban Conference
Swimming Meet and came back victorious with
a fourth place and three individual medals.
Two of these were won by Howard Runyan
and the other by Dick Lysholm.
With such a fine start, Community High
can look forward to many years of successful
competitive swimming.
Row 1: William Josefson, Guy Proctor, Antoine Smith,
Eddie Williams, Floyd Ganzer. Row 2: George Fencl ,
William Wylie,
orman Hawker, Robert Page, Jack
Austin. George Funches.
Row 1: Ronald Panichi, Dick
Loschetter, Edmund Michalski,
Mr. Weber. Row 2· Howard
Smith, Donald Duff, Ralph
Draeger, Howard Runyan.
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SOPHOMORE SQUAD
Row 1: Maurice Sanders, John Lamb, James Mueller,
Richard Marsh, Edward Trump, Morris Kramer, Larry
Reeves, Richard Erlft. Row 2: Ronald Panichi, Charles
DeVaul, Earl Hoskins, Jerry Sorenson, Jack Heuser,
Robert Foster, Glen Miller, Richard Harmeyer, Ronald
Schultz.
winning
numerous points
for Blue Island in
the pole vault of
1950.
Sanders' future in
the
pole
vault
looks bright.
tance runs
Lamb was a consistent winner in the
spri nts and the high jump. He was
South Suburban Conference spri nt
champion for two consecutive years,
194 9 ar.d 1950.
Hawker is one of the best in the distance runs.
107
Buckley and Mel Blum in singles and Bob
Kleinz , Kieran McNulty, Bill Amit and Ted
Gasteyer in doubles.
As the season opened the Cards lost two
of their first three dual meets to Riverside and
Danville. Thereafter, the Cardinal Varsity won
17 of their remaining 18 dual meets. Their lone
defeat came at the hands of Pekin by a 5 to 4
count. The victims of the Cards included LaGrange York, Leyden Glenbard, Hinsdale,
Evanston, Downers Grove, Riverside, Morgan
Park Military, Jolie . and Thornton.
'Lets take it again, Bob,· Coach Paul Yates
see ms to be telling Bob Kough, his number
one singles player and last year 's state runner up as the two inspect the handsome trophy
that the Cardinal netters brought home in the
spring of 1950, after winning the first s a e
ti le in the his ory of Community High.
THE VICTORY TRAIL
Singles Matches :Bob Kough)
Joliet Distnct, May 6, 1950
Com H1 vs. West Aurora 6-2 6-2
Com Hi vs. Joliet
6-1, 6-0
Com Hi vs. M P.M .A.
Forfeit
Com Hi vs. Marmion
6-1, 6-1
State Finals, May 19, 20, 1950
Com Hi vs. W. Rockford 6-1, 6-1
Com Hi vs. Wheaton
6-1, 6-1
Com Hi vs. Pekin
6-4, 11-9
Com Hi vs. Senn
6-1, 6-2
Com Hi vs. Schurz
1-6, 0-6
Doubles Matches (Bob Kleinz
and Kieran Mc ulty)
Joliet District
Com H1 vs. W. Aurora 7-5, 6-3
Com Hi vs. Thornton
6-1, 6-1
Com Hi vs Marmion
7-5, 6-1
Com Hi vs. Com Hi. 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
<Bob Kleinz and Kieran McNulty defeated their own team
mates, Bill Amit and Ted
Gasteyer, lor the championship.)
State Finals
Com Hi vs. Hyde Park 6-4, 6-2
Com H1 vs. Grani;e City 6-1. 6-0
Com Hi vs. Hinsdale
6-2, 6-0
Com Hi vs. Maine
2-6, 2-6
Doubles Matches (Bill Am:t
and Ted Gasieyer)
108
Joliet District
Com Hi vs. Ottawa
6-2, 6-1
Com H1 vs. W. Aurora 6-2, 7-5
Com Hi vs. Joliet
1-6, 6-1, 6-3
Com H1 vs. Com Hi 3-6. 6-2, 4-6
(Com Hi won both first and
second place for a clean
sweep in the distnc doubles matches )
STATE FltlALS
Com H1 vs . E'·anston
3-6, 4-6
1950 STATE CHAMPIO S
Coach Yates, Ted Gasteyer, Bill
Amit, Bob Kleinz, Quin Mc ulty, Bob
Kough.
1951 SOPHOMORE SQUAD LOOKS
GOOD FOR FUTURE
Row 1. Danny Steele, Bill McCoy
Ed Williamson, Steve Pecsenye. Row
2: Jim Alsip, Jerry Vankus, Dean Mindeman, Lyle Aulwurm , Ken Groskopf, Coach Yates.
1950 FROSH SQUAD SHOWS
PROMISE
Wayne Vanek, Dick Pryor, Kenny
Kirk, Dick Sterling, John Richards,
Tohn McCord, Danny Steele, Ron
Snyder, Coach Yates, Dick Courtney.
On May 6 the Cards won their fourth consecutive district championship at Joliet and thereby qualified Bob Kough singles champion, and Bob Kleinz-Kieran McNulty, doubles champions, and Bill
Amit-Ted Gasteyer, doubles runners-up, for the state final tournament.
In the state event at Champaign on May 19 and 20, Bob Kough
was seeded eighth in the singles draw . Kleinz-McNulty were seeded
third in the doubles flight, and Amft-Gasteyer were unplaced. Kleinz
and McNulty reached the semifinal round as expected, and were
then eliminated by the Evanston district champions. Kough battled
his way to the semifinal round where he upse Dick McCaslin of
Senn 6-2. 6-1 to gain second place in the singles flight and the highlycoveted first place team honors.
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to use the new gymnasium most of this
r, the physical education teachers came up
th he very refreshing idea of introducing
quare dancing, and expanding the bowling
leagues for high school students. The cafeteria
• and room 316 were centers for those who liked
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We Make Our Own Ice Cream
13008 South Western Ave.
Telephones Blue Island 100-101-102
Blue Island, Illinois
12832 S. Western Avenue
GEO. J. ROLL & SONS
KRUEGER
FUNERAL HOME
COAL -
BUILDING MATERIAL -
12308 S. Western Ave.
Phone 5119
RIDGE OIL COMPANY
Compliments of
COKE
FUEL OIL
Blue Island 387
CITIES SERVICE PRODUCTS
High Grade Motor and Fuel Oils
AMBULANCE SERVICE
KLEIN ELEVATOR
Vermont Street at Rock Island R. R.
Phone: Office 13
OK POULTRY FEEDS
Grease for Every Lubrication
Phone: Blue Island 175
13050 S. Greenwood Ave.
Phone: Blue Island 1720
Blue Island, Illinois
"Best by Test"
Blue Island, Illinois
GASOLINE
2307 West 135th Place
KEROSENE
Blue Island
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YOUR OLDSMOBILE DEALER
THE MAYFAIR
FOR FEMININE FANCIES
BLUE ISLAND MOTOR SALES
WANT A JEEP?
A Dress or Just a Hankie
CONGRATULATIONS
And Best W ishes to Each of You
12637-45 Western Ave.
Blue Island, Illinois
12956 S. Western Avenue
COMPLIMENTS OF
Telephone 4640
Blue Island, Illinois
See BUD OVERTON
Gto. A. LUCHTEMEYER
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Best Wishes to the
BLUE ISLAND WILL YS
feweler - - - Optometrist
Class of '51
EXPERT WATCH AND JEWELRY
REPAIRING
12541 S. Western Ave.
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Special Service to All
High School Students
Phone 1083
ROEBUCK AND CQ
Island 65
13034 Western Avenue
BLUE ISLAND STORE
Phone 263
Established 1857
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Compliments of
MRS. STE¥£NS' CANDIES
Office Phone: Blue Island 222
World's Most Appreciated <tandies
Residence Phone: Blue Island 3349
2354 Burr Oak Ave.
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BLUE ISLAND PUBLISHING CORP'N
REAL EST ATE AND INSURANCE
Blue Island, Illinois
MOKENA
HENRY L. DUFF
We Mail and Also Deliver
Candy
Publishers of
2431 Vermont Street
SUN - STANDARD
Blue Island, Illinois
Blue Island's Only Newspaper
0 IL
Blue Island 900
VAN'S FLOWER SHOP
AND GREENHOUSES
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Best Wishes to All the Teachers
Phone Blue Island 2020
Phone Mokena 2 8 1 1
HOHMAN'S
Printers and Engravers
COMPANY
and Graduating Class of 1951
"Ours ls a Growing Business"
2350 Vermont Street
Blue Island, Illinois
BOOKS -
ST ATIONERY -
CARDS
Vermont and Gregory Streets
Blue Island, Illinois
118
13016 S. Western Ave.
119
WESLEY A. SMITH & SON
Phones B. I. 2300-2301
Remember Everybody Likes Candy!
L. NAGEL COAL & MATERIAL
Dealers In
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FOUNTAIN SUPPLIES
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2421 Grove St.
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WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERS
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• Lime
Phone : Blue Island 30
Blue Island, Illinois
• Plaster
SEGER ECONOMY COAL CO.
• Brick
• Tile
STOKER COALS -
COKE
FIREPLACE FUELS
FUEL OIL FOR ALL HEATING PURPOSES
Fuel Oils
Office and Yard
13538 S. Western Ave.
Phone: Blue Island 59
Blue Island, Ill.
2740 Union Street
Blue Island . Illinois
WASHERS - REFRIGERATORS
R. C. A. TELEVISION - VACUUM CLEANERS
You Can Buy with Confidence at
Sales and Service
BLUE ISLAND
HOME APPLIANCE STORE
ELECTRIC
APPLIANCES
HARDWARE
PAINTS -
Gur.nar Brask, Prop.
KITCHENS
PLUMBING GOODS
13118 S. Western Ave.
Phone B. I. 2252
Blue Island, Ill.
SUPPLIES
WATER HEATERS
DELTA POWER TOOLS
LIGHTING FIXTURES
ACCESSORIES
SEIBERT'S DRUG STORE
The Rexall Store
L. A. Seibert, R. Ph .G.
Prescription Druggist
Authorized
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GENERAL
fl ELECTRIC
Dealer
Blue Island's Finest Hardware Store
12665 S. Western Ave.-Corner Burr Oak
Phone 786
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12744 So. Western Avenue
Phone B. I. 858
Blue Island , Ill.
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CHRIS IS TOPS
For Knowing How to Cut,
Shape or Style Hair
For Better Permanent Waves
Call Blue Island 3370
Western near Walnut
12669 So. Western Ave.
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Best Wishes to the Class of 1951
Be~t
Phone: Blue Is and 7759
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THE MELVIN PRESS
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Wishes to
THE CLASS OF '51
JOHN P.
Commercial Printers
Blue Island, Illinois
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H. R. SW ANSON, Proprietor
Mc NULTY
COMPANY
Phone Blue Island 357
13152 S. Western Avenue
ROY CRIST MOTORS
HAROLD H. FEHSER
DURBIN BROS. INC.
12914 S. Western Ave.
FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Te lephone: Blue Island 2350 and 2349
BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS
WITTE MOTOR SALES
13037 So. Western Ave.
Phone: 4242
FLORIST
Blue Island, Illinois
Buick and Cadillac
Phone 255
12824 Western Ave.
Blue Island, Illinois
SALES AND SERVICE
REMEMBER . . . Your High School Activities WITH PICTURES
Let Watland Bro1hers help you select the right camera to take your favorite pictures of school activities
which you will cherish in years to come.
With the rjght choice of film and flashbulbs any type of picture can be taken with proper know-how. You
are always welcome to come into Watland Brothers for free advice and information on how to shoot the
mos1 difficult shots.
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13039 S. Western Ave.
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BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS
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Model Railroad Supplies
Compliments of
Plane and Boat Model Ki ts
Engines and Accessories
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Leather -
SERVE
Shells -
Stamps -
Plaster
SCOTTY'S HOBBY SHOP
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Telephone Blue Island 850
12661 Western Ave.
Blue Island, Illinois
HALLINAN FUNERAL HOME
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l 27th and Cicero Avenue
Blue Island, Illinois
Daily Deliveries to Blue Island
TEXACO PRODUCTS
TIRES, BATTERIES
14900 Crawford Ave. , Midlothian, Ill.
ACCESSORIES
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Compliments of
DR. CLARENCE E. FOLKERS
Mrs. L. C. HOLT
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suggestions . . . personal attention
and a considerate attitude well
above a purely business relationship . . .
To Mr. Norman Koenig of Campus Service
many spots we got ourselves into . . .
his handling of the
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