East High School Yearbook Pages for Kathryn Ponceby, 1945

LAWRENCE "LITTLE
MARY "PELLS"
1309 East 114th

2117 East

PELLECRINO
Street

96Ih

Street

Track, Orchestra, H.R.
Cross-Country, " H i - Y , "

L I L L I A N " R E G I E " PESECKY
10517 Superior
Avenue
Boosters' Club

N A N C Y " S U N N Y " PLOE
1686 East S6th
Street
National Honor, Athenaeum, F.
N.L. Club, Bowling, Music Club,
Dispensary Asst.

FRANCIS " F R A N K "

1397 East

82nd

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JAQUELYN " J A K E "

7916 Crumb

OLGA " C O N N I E " PUSHKO
7915 Soivinski
Avenue
H.R. Officer, St. Council

POLAND

POLITO

Street.

KATHRYN " K A T H Y "

THERESA " T R E E "

813 East

RALLIS

Boulevard

Athenaeum,
Blue
and
Gold,
Commercial Club, H.R. Officer,
Exodus, Jr. Friendship

PONCEBY

PAUL REED

Court

9342 Amesbury

National Honor, Laurean, A t h e naeum, Lab. Asst., Jr. Friendship, Sr. Friendship

Avenue

Blue & Gold, Chairman
Committee

R I T A POOL

1575 East

FRANCES " F R A N "

9J,th

PROBERT

Avenue

Choral Club, Sr. Revue Publicity, St. Council Publicity

Pres.
National
Honor,
VicePres. Lincoln Club, Treas. St.
Council, V i c e-Pres.
Bowling
Club,
Treas. German Club,
Fencing Team, 12B Mixer C o m mittee, " H i - Y , " Sr. Revue

9715 Logan

Sports,
Band

GERTRUDE " G E R T I E " PREISS
7601 Lockyear
Avenue

JOYCE PRICE,

CATHERINE " S A N D Y "
673 East 92nd
Street

HARRY"
POWELL

Striet

1432 East

Laurean, Athenaeum, Chemistry Club, Music Club, Jr. Friendship, National Honor

81st

Exodus

RELIC

Street

National Honor, Laurean, A t h e naeum, M a t h Club, Chemistry
Club, French Club, Press Spelling Finals 3 Years

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president; Pat Marshall, vice-president; Norma Bona, secretary, and Jean
Yarmish, treasurer.
Jim Roberts soon became an outstanding member of the football and
basketball teams, and Bob Fulton placed in many track events. Doing outstanding double duty on the football and track teams were Erwin M e i n hardt and Dick M c W i l l i a m s , the latter of w h o m set a new State indoor record for the shotput in his senior year.
Nick Coso and Ed Dudek also served
on the basketball team.
Still doing its share in the war effort, East High pledged itself to buy a
$75,000 P-51 Mustang fighter plane. Jean Tadych was one of t w o leading
bondadiers in this drive.
Joe Nahra was elected to the position of Student Council treasurer for
a second time, and George Evans became the council secretary.
You were well represented on the Blue and Gold staff by Theresa Rail is
Rose Berwing, Virginia Donnelly, Jean Comer, Effie Condopoulos, Irene Taylor, A n n Brothers, Dorothy W e s t c o t t , Paul Reed, Mary A n n Cook, Joe Nahra
and Ruth Adler.
June Mansfield's w r i t i n g ability was evidenced by her w i n n i n g of a
Fighter Plane essay contest and second prize in the annual Horizons contest
in which Charles Andrew won a first prize.
Taking part in the production of "Stage Door," the annual play, were
Phyllis Ferlisi, George Evans, Dawna Cornelius, Helka Koski, and Ellen
Swartout.
Your National Honor inductees, numbering twelve, included Charles
Andrew, Norma Bona, Bernice Cappell, Effie Condopoulos, Irene Taylor,
George Evans, Lilmar Forward, Donald Kauer, Pat Marshall, Frank Polito,
Kathryn Ponceby, and Dorothy Westcott.
Thus ended your second year at East High.
You returned as seniors in the fall, ready to begin the t h i r d year of
study which would reward you w i t h your final citizenship paper, a diploma.
Again there was a new assistant principal, Mr. J. J. Stillinger, and there were
also several new teachers.
The annual W a r Chest drive was launched by Speakers Lilmar Forward
and Charles Andrew, who told of Community Fund activities.
George Evans was elected president of the Student Council, and Joe
Nahra and Norma Bona became its vice-president and secretary, respectively.
Another W a r Bond drive got underway, w i t h the goal a jeep for every homeroom; again your support was unanimous.
Your first class organization was in the 12B, and you chose Joe Nahra,
Irene Taylor, Pat Marshall, Bob Fulton, and Dick M c W i l l i a m s as your leaders. A n d the day you had your senior pictures taken, nothing could have
been more evident. The boys' hair was well-combed and they wore suit
coats. The girls tried hard to remain immaculate.
Thirteen more members of your class, Annabel Topel, Rosemary G r z i n cic, Frances Relic, Lois W o l f e , Evelyn Hoff, Pauline Krasowska, Audrey
Connelly, Tom Morrison, Elizabeth Scales, Rose Berwing, Joan Mette, Nancy
Ploe and Bob Fulton were inducted into the National Honor Society.
As had all other classes, you anxiously wondered which of your girls
would become Mantle Orator, and you were not surprised when Mr. Smeltz
named Lilmar Forward.
George Hite, a new-comer to your class from East Tech, became a valuable member of the Blue and Gold basketball team.
The results of the next Student Council election were Erwin Meinhardt,
president; Effie Condopoulos, vice-president, and Frank Polito, treasurer.
Those aspirants to a nursing career, the FNL Club girls, chose A r l i n e W u l f
as their president. A t a Lincoln Club banquet the boys elected George
Evans as their prexy, and Norman Cairns, secretary.
Officers of the Interracial Club were Jean Solether, chairman, and Elizabeth Scales, secretary.
Apparently satisfied w i t h their leadership, you re-elected Joe Nahra
and Bob Fulton as president and treasurer of the 1 2 A class. Other officers
were George Evans, vice-president; Rosemary Grzincic, secretary, and George
Hite, sergeant-at-arms.
The 12A Mixer proved to be one of the most enjoyable events in your
school career.
Even four girls couldn't " w h e e l b a r r o w " Dick M c W i l l i a m s to
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LIKES T O

HAS

NEVER

Ralph Darling

A

make like Ishkibble

rinsed his hair

Josephine

Out-of-doors type

fish

caught a fish

Dick M c W i l l i a m s

Athletic

play football

broken an arm

Carol

A nice kid

fall in love

been on a hay ride

Segro

Latham

red-head

Bill Oldham

A boy

go out nights

been married

Lucy Maesta

Serious

study

been in the dog house

Rita McBride

Innocent

come to school

told a joke

Harry Burker

Morbid

play baseball

been kissed

Jane Tomlinson

Tall

drink cokes

k n o w n a s i x - f o o t sailor

Inez Ollie

Engaged

be engaged

been married

Christ Stepanian

O u t - o f - d o o r s type

ride horses

been

Frances Savarino

thrown

Short

grow

grown much

Emily Skull

Kahki-wacky

date soldier boys

dated a Marine

Theresa Rail is

Fond of Southerners

date Southerners

been South

George Hite

Nice

participate in sports

been rich

Jean Comer

A good speller

spell

misspelled a w o r d

Joyce Price

Talkative

giggle

told a lie

Evelyn Hoff

Good in history

burn history books

burnt one

Nick Valentino

Always eating

be called " J u n i o r "

been in love

Al Albertsen

Handsome

date

been late on a date

looking

Connie Pushko

Partial to the Navy

date the Navy

stood up the Navy

Jackie Probert

Pleasingly plump

eat

appeased her appetite

Doris Sutija

A canary

sing

eaten bird seed

Ollie Mae Ross

Sweet and shy

go t o the movies

got in free

Joe Nahra

1-A

see Joy

been kissed

Good in chemistry

mess in the lab

created a wonder brew

Allergic to chickens

scare them

eaten one

Mary

Kniffin

Marilyn Arnold
Rose Berwing
Barbara

Langman

Grace Eggers
Vera Somrak
Barbara Dane
Gloria Kent
Mary McCobb
Phyllis Dunlap
Bob Geiger
Jean Tadych
Kathryn Ponceby
Lilmar

Forward

Paul Sofia

Sweet

eat sweets

refused them

Sugar and spice

read and w r i t e letters

neglected to do so

Good in baseball

make home runs

made one

Vivacious

drive

wrecked the A . A . A . car

A dancer

dance

fallen w h i l e performing

A soda fiend

drink sodas

had enough sodas

Sociable

talk

stopped t a l k i n g

A Dresden blonde

comb her hair

bleached her hair

Lazy

sleep

had a good job

Crooner-crazy

listen to Crosby

liked Sinatra

Always hungry

eat odd desserts

t h o u g h t of

M a n t l e orator

make speeches

forgotten one

A rascal

skip school

done

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it

dieting