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BRENHAM HIGH SCHOOL, MAY 25, 1942. .
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Till We Meet Again.”
LAST SENIOR BIOGRAPHIES
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Seniors Gather For
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SENIOR DAY BRINGS IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIES J
He is a member of the football | joys,
team of ’41-'42 and president of
the National Honor Society.
He dislikes dancing, “big shots"
Also she enjoys
are one of her
and
likes
i or
all he is a good
On June 1, he i« ,',^A. A
M. to learn to be an electrical en-
gineer- Everything is ail set for
him to leave.
He doesn’t like arguments. As a
hobby he builds model airplanes.
He has one gas model with a six
foot wing spread It has a gas
motor that is supposed to flyjfrbt
Jack has never tried to fly it.
PAUL GINN
Paul la another football player.
He was co-captaln of the team. He
really likes to piay football and
swim.
"Bubba” likes ail kinds of glrte.
Also he Mkes woodwork and typ-
ing. Miss Farrell and MUs Smith
are his favourite teachers
He doesn't like conceited girls.
Bubba wants to work for a year
then go off to school somewhere.
ANNA MARIJEt SEIDEL
Anna Maris was pep squad lead-
er for two years, navfng lots of
pep and energy which she distri-
buted very well at all games.
She likes Mite Smith and Mias
Park. Sta likes to ride horse-
back, read and play the piano for
and
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Mtehed by Ban-
-PiMi, Ins-
try afternoon *
ept Sunday, at
K. Main EU^
■tata Texas.
I. KU Dy rvoDvrxaon
HENRY LUERSON ,.
Henry- is one of the b«.. .wat —
are very quiet. He likes to swim.
Also he likes to play basketball.
As a pet Henry has a-solid black
cat. That is to bring him good
luck.
After school he wants to work
defense factory for Uncle
As I look into my i
its
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er is married.
i together quite |
Alton seems to like a cer- ,
. year 1952.
after
school, she has not dacided. Prob-
ably she will become a private’s
wife.
ALLEN MILLER *
Allen wants to a chemical
engineer or a doctor when he fin-
ishes school He has not decided
just where he will get his train-
ing.
Allen is about the only really
JACK PANKONIEN and his:
Junior -girl friend are broken up
over something right now. what's
wrong, Jack?
Jack’s cousin, LEE ROY, is still
one of the B. H. S.’s ladies nien.
Friday morning at 9 o’clock in Senior play, Student life confer-
ence, Student council. Library
best.
“Ben” wants to take a
courae and de^secretorial work, .
She likes to read and talk a lot.
She also enjoys being around dif-
ferent people. Her dislike for dogs
is very strange, and she doesn’t
like to see them. Grouchy people
annoy her. Something very dif-
Recognition To i Ehlert Crystal
Bi Hye J. Powell
We Wish to give credit to Billye '
Jean Powell, pretty, popular hnd '
Intelligent senior girl who, as a
victim of circumstances, is not an I
honor atudenL Billye Jean rank-
ed high lnr4he graduating class,
but since she has been hero only
since mid-term last year, she
could not complete the required
two years work to qualify as an
honor student.
refused oeeause she was staying
with ELIZABETH WEISS Elisa-
beth didn’t want a date because
she goes with a boy from Rosen-
berg.
LUCILLE ZWERNENMANN is
interested in exactly one person
right now, that being a certain
lucky boy named GEORGE ENG-
LISH
Well, folks, we won’t be seeing
you anymore this year, but we
do hope you miss us. You will
won’t you?
Yours,
THE NEWSHOUND.
car,
football.
He likes bookkeeping and me-
chanical drawing, and English un-
der Miss Brown.
When asked about hft pets, Bus-
ty said Mio Farrell aad Mr. Hol-
loway were hia pets.
He is taking up electric welding
with the N. X. A.
JACK PANKONJEN
Jack likes giyte and he likes to
follow people in his Model “T”
Ford.
On June X, he !•
In her freshman year, Anna was
elected the most beautiful girl in
her eta**
She collected stamps but gave
them to Miss Park when she was
coitecting them for defense wort.
Aaaa has a pet Bpita dog that
she calta "Sporty."
Tennis is her favorite sport. She
went to district meet to A A M
this year.
ARLEE APPEL
Arlee is the handsome geat of
tbs school He has broken the
hearts of many of the girls.
He likes to dance, swtm, play
tennis and fish. Brunettes, good
cars and green are Ms favorite co-
lors and types Appel doean t Uke
blondes, short girls, chemistry,
physics and stuck up girl* H* de-
finitely Ukea BWye Jean Powell
Arias has no hobby, hut wants
ta go through A. A M. H* doesn't
know what he wants to be.
Appel is g,member ef the Na-
tional Honor Society aad ef the
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Busse, Dorothy
Fuelberg, Anita
Mertz, Annie Marie Meyer, Leona
Speiss and Elsie Bohne, who were
quiet and unassuming in high
lay, Scouts, and dramatics
Also he takes an active part in !
these clubs. T
is to be a success in whatever he
tries to do. He tries to live up to
the standards of De Mohiy and
Scout. Also he does a good job
school, taking their places as lead- of living by this standard,
era in hospitals and in offices.*
I ..«• Mary^AUce.Bogdsch.
She’s a* EeCfdtary. I see Dolores
Kokemor as a nurse. Doris Drey-
. ----. . j cannot tell any
more. Wait! There are two more
way back, in the crystal. It is the
One is talking to a
certain chemistry teacher. Yes, it
is W. J. Ehlert I can hear him
paying,’" Gee, Miss"Wilson, I sure-
ly hope I pass chemistry this year!
Me and Busty Plaehn are the on-
ly ones of the class of ’42 Jeft.”
Well, folks, Goiti’e and I are on
the honw stretch This week
we’re going to tell you all about
the seniors.
EARL ANDERSON seems to
unjoy going out to New Wehdem.
We hear he has a girl out there,
but then he is popular up at B.
H. S.
ARLEE APPEL and BILLYE .
JEAN POWELL have been seen
together all year. They still
seem to be doing O. K.
,VIOLA BECKERMANN has had1
porter. Kldo Grimm Aa
swihg drummer
band.
I see Bernice
Farquahr, Dora
Dolly and they cal! themselves
•Dutch” and “Buddy.”
BERNICE BUSSE
Bernice doesn’t like frees. Not
in color or in green beana. She
collects recipes and has a scrap-
book. •
Baseball and jvoUey ball are het
favorite sports. She plays oa the
Prairie Hill volley ball team.'
She wantq to go in training to
be a nurse and she is just the type
to do it. She plans to go in Sep-
---tembae ' -4 nof know definite
Eating peppermint iy just where she will go.
' weakness.- She VIOLA BECKERMANN
Viola likes to eat and dance; al-
so she likes to go to shows and
talk to boys. ' ..
She has been one of the out-
standing girls in homemaking and
likes it very much, also she likes
Miss Pope Having learned the
good and bad points of character
traits, she dislikes conceited peo-
ple.
After finishing high school,
Viola wants to get a job some-
where and then afterward in later
years get married and live on a
big farm. .
MARION KRAMER
Martan is one of the girts who
makes everyone laugh all of the
She also likes boys, shows, i ing. He is a very good uancer and
and everything that is fun to her. I is very popular with all of the
But she doesn't like turnips, oth-1 kids, in school and otherwise,
erwise she is easily pleased- Her) T“
pet cat's name is "Meatsie."
Kramer likes Texas history and him.
| The subject*
t/ptng^ eml ^1
doesn't
and dislikes 1
know her boy friend. Nor do we
know MAURINE VOGELSANG’S. 1
But w.e do know that TOMMIE
BLAKE asked Gladys for a date
Miss Park and Miss Farrell. .. .
-m When schcul. is over she wants
to go to-Duncan Field and work
in an airplane factory.
LADISLAW KAMA S
Ladislaw is known to the kids
in school as Lad. Most of them
probably did not ever know that
was his name.
He likes to drive a car and just
ride around, even if someone else
drives. Lad enjoys the picture
shows, especially the “shoot-'em-
ups.” Also he likes Miss Wilson.
Swimming, hunting and fishing
and th* bird js. calle<l Eyra.
s not sure of her career but
trucks
a
And a big timp there
graduation- Guess T“‘
and give Goitie one too.
I ALTON FUELLER and GEO
I JAEHNE are seen 1
I U lot. JLltrrn
tain junior, too.
EVELYN GASKAMP and ELI-
ZABETH WEISS are a big credit
I ta Brenham High also.
I hi a grand dancer, so
I ROUTT says.
I Goitie and we would really
like to thank PATRICIA GID-
I DINGS for all the work she did
on the annual this year.
seems to be interested in VER-
NON ANDERSON, too.
K i-: PAUL “BUBBA" GINN is real
l 1g * ladies man. We bear WIL-
LIE MAE TAPPE invite* him to
t.. a big chicken supper Sunday,
ki For acme unknown reason EL-
V 'DO GRIMM just isn't interested
E in girl*. Whats wrong with them,
"Boy?”
| J. Ye* sir. ELAINE HARMON
B - still goes for "Doug" in a big way.
| ’ so we won’t tell anymore.
DANIEL KLAR and ED MUEG-
L LQE don’t seem to have girls eith-
E -Of- What’s wrong with you guys
I ’alijrway’ Maybe Ed's brooding
L 2 ovor ANN HOHLT.
| ; DOLORES KOKERMORE is
r .otUl going steady. Hey, you
, •yuroa't guana get married right
Z‘away too, ar* you?
| -■ ARTHUR LEHMANN still
L l/Tasr'1 hav* a girl. What's wrong
I -wMh y«s glrla, anyway ?
Z As for HERBIE L1NNSTADE-
| TER and FRED SEIDEL, well, we
aM know they are in love with
juator f irlp
X ’**1 FRANKIE MICHALAK is
really a ladies' qjan. He has more
~THria than he ean handle. Right,
!■= Brenham Banner-Press
Frankie ? Or is SIRETA BEAU-
MIER the only one now?
ALTON MUELLER seams to
be quit* interested in Caldwell r
lately^ Whatchajgot^therc, boy ? I aPe conceited and those who talk
about themselves so
After finishing'
wants to be a stenographer,
ANITA MERTZ
Anita is on* of the girls who
------- ...-------— ------- has not been In school with
GLADYS STERN is a girl who always but hag really taken
w .1 placc ^.jth
' glrla. She likes to dance, ckt and
a hoy friend from out "berejhe E)a.p Harmon l8 marrie(1 to Doug;
“ ’ Elizabeth Weiss is an H. E.
teacher. I sf-e Willie Mae Tappe
teaching speech. Arlee Appel is
manager of the JState-iyide “Ap-
pel garages, dealers -of Chryslers
and-Plymouth." I see a very hand
sojbk —J*sbert A. Winkelmann.
‘Yes, A is Winkle. ' He is\hmning
for governor with a platform to
help the farmers and $maU busi-
nessmen.
Anna Marie Seidel is an airline
hostess. W. B. Eimann and Ar-
thur Lehman own a chain of gro-
cery stores. Gerald Zlotnlk is
manager ’for,* large sporting
equipment concern. Frank Beh-
rens is a well-known professional
golfer. Frank Michalak owns a
large dry-goods store.
Alton Mueller arul Ed Muegge
are lawyers. I see Milton Routt,
all-American tackle, owning a
large cattle ranch. I see Vernon
Anderson and Jack Pankonien as
electrical engineers. .Also in the
engineering field are Oscar Hoff-
man, Daniel Klar, Leroy Panko-
nien and Fred Miller. Kathryn
Estes Is working in the office of
a law firm and you. Miss Zwerne*
mann. are to be a famous actreas.
Viola Ueckermann and Viola Lehr-
man are ^married anti lining, on
farms. - - .--------■ •'
Grace King, is married to Char?
lie Boy Winkelmann. Dollic Roes-;
ler owns a beauty shop. J see pret-
ty Billye Jean Poweii married.
NUGmOBHOOD
2 MATCHeky
also played baseball. He was
good to all. Mueller likes to ride
horses and ptey the marble ma-
chines when he finds someone who
has aom* free games.
“Tush” is the reporter of the
well known Tush Hogs. He likes
____, chocolate malted milks and al-
ferent about her Is that ahe ddesf most all of the gtrte. Atao he tikes
to dance. Alton is rather fond of
eating and sleeping.
He doesn't like to study nor
does h« Mke th* tire rationing.
Alton wants to go to A. A M.
and study to be an Agricultural
Administrator.
GRACE KING
Grade is about to become an
old married woman, as her chief
interest Is Charlie Boy. She will
then be Mrs. Charles Winkelmann,
Jr. They will be married as soon
as school is out.
She like* to cook and to eat.
Her favorite foods are chicken
and pineapple. The qqjors she
likes ar* blue and red;
Grae* doesn't like for people to
shave her or push her when she
is in a crowd.
Miss Brackett and Mias Pope
ar* her favorite teacher* Home
economics is her favorite subject.
Her hobby is coHWIing station-
ery and as a by-line ah* works
wiih •ighiwwi b»by chicks anil of-
ten you see her driving her black
ford. Sb* intends to b* a good
house wife and intends to taka a
trip to th* valley on their honey-
moon. • ♦ f
Graco to rarely s*«n without
Oscar likes to hunt and fish. He
likes, to play baseball and basket-
ball. He likes all of his teachars
and almost all of his subjects-
KATHRYN ESTES
. W»>«w “Katy" gets out of school
she wants td gi> to Blinn and take
two business courses. If possible
she would like to go to some other
college after Blinn.
She has two dogs that she calls
She real-
Alao she
has a horse which she calls 'Sal-
’ Kathryn likes to ride horses
and play tennis. She enjoys watch-
She also likes to
j masuig ciuo, »■ r. re., umnisuvi
‘ rlnh CanaAFM r.hih,
j. After this, Billye J*an Powell,
read th* will of th* **nlors. W. J.
Ehlert then read the class pro-
phecy.
Fred Seidel, president of th*
senior class, then preaanted the
brad of the Daisy chain to How-
ard Kochwalp, president of the
junior class, Howard made an ac-
ceptance speech. Then each sen-
ior presented a link in the chain
to a junior. A* the ceremony con-
tinued, the seniors marched to the
baok o< th* auditorium and the
junior* took th* senior saetioa in
the auditorium- A* the program
not like funny papers.
HENRY LOUIS BRAU
Henry is on* of the largest boys
in school. He said that the last
time h* weighed, he weighed 275
pounds. Henry is vefy good nat-
ured and takes jokes very well.
"Baby" likes to go to shows but
would rather hunt and fish. H«
also lik*s to go motor boat riding.
Hbit he doesn't Ilk* to have motor
trouble. Neither doe* he like to
go fishing and not catch anything.
Henry's pet dog's name is "Hec-
tor.” That is an odd nam* for a
dog. Henry is very fond of his
‘log.
After finishing high school.
Louis wants to go to Dallas and
take up an engineering courae. He
will probably take up mechanical
engineering.
He ia very studious and takes his
work seriously.
DOROTHY FARQUHAR
Dottie hails from Clay Station
but Maya in brennsm so inat sne
may attend our school. That te
how much ahe likes our students
and school. Typing is her favo-
rite subject and Mis* Park I* her
bttBt tOACiMM*.
Dorothy likes to dance and rid*
I red-haired boy that we hav* in
Henry is valedictorian of the the senior class. He has red hair
class. His character and steady and freckles but is very attractive,
progress have made him a favo-1 Swimming, basketball, and foot
rite of the students and teachers., ball are the sport* he mo*t en-
He made an excellent man-
ager of the football team for 1941-
4». “ f)-'*
^filler has chosen as a hobby
the art of stamp collecting. His
main stamp interest is foreign
stamps and old or odd stamps, but
as a aide line, just plain postage
stamps with letters under them
interests him most.
Allen ig very human, so he likes
girls, clothes, dancing, and all the
things that go along with a nor-
mal boy of high school age. He
likes fresh calf ’liver, egg plant,
and spinach. Also he likes to eat
anything, just so it’s food.
A» it is' natural for boys to dis-
like silliness, so Allen does not
Uke for girls to be silly and un-
reasonable.
The teachers he likes best are
Miss Park and Miss Smith. Chem-
istry and law are the two sub-
jects he likes best.
Allen is a member of the Cav-
aliers, which has cpme to be a_
very interesting organization.
OSCAR BOCKHORN.
Oscar is a, yery quiet boy. He
is not loud and boiaterous’as many
Voys his age hre. He is always’
clean and neat in appearance
He enjoys good picture shows;
hoover he doesn't know which
type he considers best" or would
rather see moat. Oscar Uke* to
dance and go to dances, especial-
ly the dances that are> given in
high school.
Hobbies are supposed to be edu-
cational. Oscar’s hobby is per-
haps the most educational one
that we have found. He collects
{Petrified things, such as rocks,
bones, etc.
* After leaving high school, he is
going to Blinn. From, there. Os-
car wants to go to A. A M. aj»d
study to be an architect. He is
very interested in this type of
work.
The on* thing that Oscar will
remember most clearly of his high
school days ia the friendly boys
For the class of 1942 I see
bright future,
crystal ball I can see the student
cur classmates, employed in nixn;
fields.
For Fred Seidel our All-Around
« » 1’1- UifflLKVS UailUlUK, MIK »HVM>
\ P™P,e who ire conceited. He
! ei.lA T run err fl mite little r «
; does, however, like girls and
hustler*.
Brennecke's favorite sport is
baseball He plays center field
on the Prairie Hill team.
| Henry's favorite teacher is Mr.
Buckley. His favorite subject is
chemistry. He has a lab at home
which is said to be very wel equipl-
ped.
We will remenjber him always
as an A-l student.'^ .
SUSAN ALINE BARNETT
Susan is a very sweet girl Ymd
all of the kids in school Uke her.
Anything that she starts out to
do she does well. There’s no play-
ing around.
She likes to correspond with a
lot of people. She enjoys playing
the piano and making her own in-
terpretations and accompani-
ments. She is a member of the
Journalism and Dramatics clubs.
She is a member of the National
Honor Society and is on the honor
roll 6f the Senior class. Aline
was typist for the annual and'a
member of the pep gtuad for five
years. x
Not long ago she wrote a fire
theme and won first prize on it.
-Her hobbies are collecting post-
cards and sheets of music. Also
she collects what-nots and knives.
Her . faVorite sports are swim-
ming, dancing, tennis and foot-
ball. Susan helps Mr. Buckley In
the office.
She Ukes to dress up, but hates
to wear a hat. Sue doesn't Uke
to eat onions
As an ambition, she wants to
be a career woman, a good secre-
tary. ‘
ED MUEGGE
Ed is one ef our most dignified
seniors. He is a wonderful work-
er and wjll cooperate with any-
thlte UkJs Khis food well cooked. I and <lrte he has «TOWn UP with
He likes nis food welt cooked. , Mk f/i anH ft H
Also he Ukes all of his teachers!
unless they give hiip a reason for
not liking them. As a hobby he
has chosen a very nice one. That
is studying. He is always study-
ing and is a member x>f the J
tkaud Honor ^ociety.„. ■
When lights were bright and air
was fresh,, when girls were In
their spring evening dresses and
boys in new suits—that was the
senior banquet Friday night, hjpy
82
The banquet was held in the
American Legion Hall at 8:00 o’-
clock. After a few minutes of
rambling, ail were seated and
ready for the banquet that we had
been awaiting for eleven year*.
The theme of. the banquet was
outstanding events and students
of the class of *41-'42.
Frad Seidel, the class president,
acted as tosatmaster. The follow-
ing program was rendered in
short speeches and solos by mem-
bers of the class:
Football—Alton Muller. ' >
Cub Growl WUUe Mae Tappe.
Tennis—Gerald Zlotnlk.
Barnett.
Zwerne-
peopte absolutely are not agree-
able to her.
Viola thinks that Miss Park is
the sweetest and prettiest teach-
er ia school. Coaunarcial law is
the’course she likes best.
During the summer, she intends
to go to Southwestern Business
College and take up a business
course. Nookie want* to be a pri-
vate secretory. < \
Viola is a member of the Na-
tional Honor Society.
W. J. EHLERT
W. J. is one of the excellent
speakers of this school. He can
talk on any subject that he is giv-
en.
H* likes football and baseball,
basketball and frog gigging. But
definitely h* Uke* a blonde. Al-
so he enjoy* sleeping, eating and
swimming as a sideline.
W. J. doesn’t like silly, giggly
girls. His favorite subject is
speech and the teacher he likes
best is Miss Freeman.
He wants to b* a big Army of-
ficer somewhere.
He is a member of the Journa-
lism club and is chaplain of the
De Moiays.
ELDO GRIMM
Eldb likes girls, dates and danc-
By his side I can see a cute little ]
blonde. I see Henry Brennecke,
sometimes called Burrhead, in the
House of Representatives. 1 see
a beautifult girl, Ann Hohlt, I be-
lieve. Of course she is married.
I She is too pretty to stay single
and be an old maid. Mattie Bess
Bogusch is married to Bill King.
I see Herbert Linnstaedter as a
. weU-known architect, "Moose”
! Glddingit as a doctor. Bernard
Bockhorn, Henry Brau, Oscar
F'uelburg and Lad Kamas owning
large farms. Each is a credit to
his community.
I see Susan Barnett, Pauline
Brisbin. Mary Borman, and Ber-
nice Pawlak as highly paid secre-
| taries. Victor Hess is a preacher.
Bubba Ginn and Doug Calmelet
are famous football coaches.*
De Molay. He is a tall good-look-
ing blonde. ' '
WILLIAM KIEL ’
William is the third honor stu-
dent of Brenham High. He ia Vice
president of the National Honor
Society and an outstanding mem-
ber of the F.F. A.
He wants to s. 2^4 "'it»B4g*
but has no further plans.
.. William Mkes to hunt, fish,
swim, hunt ducks and play base-
ball.
As a sort of hobby, he raises
pigeoM
BILLYE JEAN POWELL
Billye J*an was elected football
sponsor for thia y*ar. 8h* has
really enjoyed it all. “Bill” I* one
of the most popular girl* la
school. Sil* is secretary to the
student council. If Billye Joan
had b**n here long enough she
would have been one of th* honor
stwtanfe. She ia a member of the
National Honor Society.
BUI like* soft music, picture
show* and to eat and sleep. She
had a decided southern drawl but
th* kid* teased her so much about '
it that ahe has just about stopped **
it. She enjoys picnics, dancing
and *pptea .
Even though ah* to smart in
aiaiikra people with <
brain* Sh* Uke* peanut butter.
A hobby that I* a favorite with
her i* b*r scrapbook. Atoo ah*
used to collect Stamp*
Bttly* Jean would Uk*sto be •
Private secretary to some good
locking man.
OSCAR HOFFMANN. Jr.
Oacar * ambition is to own a Ng
ranch and just to loaf and own
car*
Cars ar* the only thing that in-
t*r*at him. He likes to draw pic- .
tur** of them and aleo to take
them apart and put them togeth-
er again.
He Ukes Mr* Hugaaon but he
doesn’t Uke gver.
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Annlvenmry Cards. Your frierids
win appreciate your remembering
them on their wedding anniver-
sari*a. Banner-Press Stationery
Department.
Waving goodbye to
locking underclassmen
school Wednesday, the
with picnic basket* under their
arms piled in cars and
headed for Artesian Park and
big time,
was, too.
The group that went swimming
looked as if they were having
There were rpcea, all
won naturaUy by Fred Seidel and
fancy diving by Frank “Knpck-
All - the - The - Water - Out - of
- the - Pool,” B*hr*n* Boonie
Dyer, Daniel Klar, and "Punk"
Pankonien. A strange form of
water, polo also took place.
And then the biggest, moot im-
portant, best event of all—food
waa served. It seemed as if the
sandwiches, pickles, olives and
deviled eggs were inhaled because
the table was empty in * flash.
Some of the teachers didn’t do so
badly themselves, either.
The girls seemed to work off
thejpounds they gained from the
lunch, dancing to “Milk Cow
Blues” and "Jersey Bounce” in
the dance hall.
A tired but gay class got home
about seven-thirty.
the auditorium, the Senior class ,
of Brenham High School [reseat- club, Tex** History club, Home-
ed the annual Senior Day pro- making club, F. F. A., Dramatics
gram. Fred Seidel class president club, Camera club,
acted as master of ceremonies.
The opening scene of the pro-
gram presented Vernon Anderson
and Frank Behrens, who were
meeting in 1947. They were look-
ing over their "Brenhamite” for
’42. As they called the name of
each outstanding student for 1942
he would step out of th* large,
simulated cover which was on
the stage. The acenes were as
follow*: - -----
Annual Staff, Football team,
Football Sponsor and cheer lead-
er* Twlrier* Band member* Cub
G«vwl, Basketball, Clpa* officers,------------ -------
Home room officers, Assembly, ended, the seniors sang the “Alma
Tennis players, Class favorites, *" " “ “
Honor society. Honor student*
are the sports he enjoys most. His
favorite subject is vocational ag-
. He liked Mr. Todd but
now he likes Mr. Menefee very
much.
Lad already knows where he is
going to work and what he will
do when he finishes there. He is
going to Houston and work with
a Brush factory there. He thinks
he will like that very much.
THOMAS GIDDINGS
Thomas is a membqr of the new-
ly formed high scuool orchestra.
He really enjoys this work. Tho-
mas plays the clarinet and saxa-
phone.
He likes to have dates and rid*
around. Also he Ukea to done*.
“Moose" was a senior letterman
in footbaU. He really played
some good games. Football is a
favorite sport of his. H« also
' plays tennis. He went to district
'meet at A&M and won second
balk forward in basketball and he Place-
u. .. He dislikes silly girl* His hob-
bies are music and his car. Tho-
mas has an odd pet. It is a cow
named “Pretty Fem.".
“Moose” wants to take * pre-
med course. He will probably go
to Blinn this summer, then later
on to 8. M. U.
Hv ih a member of the Texas
history and Camera clubs.
GERALD ZLOTNIK
Gerald is the great ten*!* ptoy-
er of this school. He has won
many places in oeunty meet*. Hi*
ambition is to be on the Varsity - -
Tennis team at Texas University, j
“Gerry” is really a good aport
and sportsman. He Ukes to swisn
and ride horseback. BaaketbaU 1*
the game he Ukea beat to play.
Baseball and football ar* hi* spec-
tator sports.
He likes to travel andosee many
interesting thing* He really en-
joys eating and dancing a lot. Al-
so he is very good in dramatics.
Hia leading part is usually that of
the father. Later on. he should
know just what jams a father can
get in to.
Mr. Buckley is hia favorite
teacher and math is the courae in
school be Ukea beat.
VIOLA LEHRMAN
Viola ukes to cook,
she really can get up som* deU-
etotM meal* Some boy will be
lucky. She Ukea to g*t new
things and have nice cloth**. ■
Her p*< f»d dislike* are spin-
ach and carrot* also atuck-up
tell everyone her likes ,
Why, we don’t even I gi,.^
. 8]eep
Nita doesn’t like English.
Somehow she and English have
never been abl* to get along.
Home economies is her favorite
subject. Miss Pope and Miss
Park are the two teachers she
like* best.
Collectin* letter* is her hobby.
She has quite a collection too. Al-
so she coltecta recipes.
After school ahe wants to stay
at home. She la very happy that
school is out. But ahe has real-
ly enjoyed her days spent in good
old Brenham High.
GENEVA PATTERSON
Geneva likes to talk a lot If
aha can talk, she ia very happy.
She also likes to sing, especially
solos. Also, she sings with the
choir in church.
“Gene"likes to ride horses, hike,
and play tennis.
dancing. Pets are one
weaknesses. Cate, dogs
chickens are the pets ahe
best.
As to what she will do
in a
Sam.
IRENE BOHNE
This is Irene’s first year in high
school with -ns.
like It here, she says she has en-
joyed every moment in school.
’ She likes picnics and parties^.
Irene likes to ride around and
watch people dance, but she can’t
dance,
Irene doesn't like people who
livas %>! along. VIOLA LEHR-
MANN seems to have something
out that way too.
' FRANK BEHRENS never is
aeen abound much, but he did take
ANN HOHLT to the Junipr-S*n-
|or dance. ,
. That real tall guy. TOMMIE
BLAKE. has been seen with
MARY AUCE BOGUSCH quite a
tot iatelv What's happened to
“MOOSE” GIDDINGS?
• MATTIE BESS BOGUSCH and
(JRACE KING are getting ready
to settle down to married life. We
hope you two wiU be very happy.
’ The girl with -aU the Aggie
friends is MARY BORMANN. You
know Goitie and me. figured up
and she had seventeen, yes sir,
seventeen. Can you beat that?
PAULINE BRISBIN and LOU-
ISE WATSON are still the biggest
of pals. By the way, Pauline got
an Elgin watch from one of her
boy friends for graduation. Nice
going.
DORIS DREYER and VICTOR
HESS still have the flame of love
burning. BONNIE DYER and
ARTHUR HEINECKE aren t
doing so badly either.
W. J. EHLERTS heart seems i
to Ue with a certain juiuor girl.
We think her initials are G. M W.
We wor.der if JV. B EIMANN
•ver goes out to see DOROTHY
KOLWES any more. Can't you
two tell us anything?
KATHRYN ESTES seems to be
the "gooaip center” of B. H.-S.
If you want' to know anymore dirt
just ask Kathryn.
RAY FAITH AUER and ROSA
LEE FUCHS teally make a cute
couple. We don't See them togeth
er very often though.
You should see the pretty
watetem DOROTHY FARQUAHR
L 25 - aad,ELIZABETH WEISS got for
~ graduation. Gueas 1’11 chump off
i A piano solo—Susan
Senior Play—Lucite
rr»ann.
i Brenhamite—Patricia
I Band Grace King.
Pep Squad M&rjr Borman.
Futures- W. J. Ehlert.
F. F. A.—John Mikeaka, Jr.
Student Council <Leroy Panko-
nien. . v „
Saxophone sow with piano ac-
i oompaniment—Ann Hohlt and
Thomas Giddings
Our Superintendent—Ed Mueg-
I Our principal—BUlye Jean, Pow-
ell.
I Our sponsors — Herbert
steadier.
» Mr. Selman and Mr. Buckley
i made -short responses as their
i farewell addresses to the class.
AU the speeches will long be re-
membertd, as they were very im-
pressive. The program was end-
ed with the entire party singing
i the Alma Mater.
After the banquet was over,
dancing was enjoyed by the
. group. The music was furnished
I from a nickelodeon with aU the
i new pieces being played. The hall
was decorated with profusions of
I flpwers and crepe paper
i inoujr school colors.
The banquet table was in horse-
shoe shape and lavishly decorated
with white candtes, green
white streaC daisies and f
The place cards v/erc minal
diplomas trimmed with small
green and-white satin streamers.
Names were written in green ink.
A delicious dinner was served
with fr,ecl chicken as the main
g^vell guy but food with all accompaniments.
w ; The ladies of the American La-
Busty, likes to Snce "drive a Kton Auxiliary served our dinner,
take this means of thanking every
one who helped.
His pet is “Busty” Plaehn, and
he has quit* a bit of trouble with
He likes to swim. »
‘ * '► h* lik** beat are
bookkeeping. «•
likes Mias Farrell best
When school is out he is going
to join the N. Y. A. and learn to
cut witn an acetyln* torch; then
he will get a good job.
NORWOOD LEA PLAEHN
Norwood is the little tough guy
of school. He is a i
talks like a little tough guy.
have dates, swim and play which we thoroughly enjoyed. We
♦ nlzr. ikia moaodi tkanVinar AArabteW
Ed does not like to dance. He
thinks it i* rather tiring. He wto
ty Billye Jean Foweu married, in the senior play and really en-
Pat Giddings is a newspaper re- joys dramatics and speech. , . .
He is a member of the b* Mo “Iaky” a,w* “Scrappy. ’
olub*' teves these two pets.
an acuve pari in i
Ed's one ambition I lX-’
ing football,
swim.
Her greatest desire is to travel!
around Ahe country in an auto.'
She likes to drive her car and all B
the time she is -3t*4 "gke’s"
ler hair continuously. r _.
Kathryn likes to read good,
books but seldom gets* to read. She I
likes picnics and shows? Also she'
likes to talk to people, but dislikes
silly. Unfriendly people. She
likes cokes and olives,but.dislikes
string beans.
BERNICE PAWL AC C
Bernice is the eighth honor, stu-
dent of Brenham High. We are
very proud of her for this honor.
She is also a member of the Na-
tional Honor Society.
Bernice, who is commonly oaL
led “Ben", likes any kind of mus-
ic, jazz, swing, blues, any kind
that has some life in it. She hails
from Chapel Hill and loves to
dance.
Going to school is one of Ber-
nice's favorite jobs. She really
likes school. Typing and short-
hand are the subjects she likes
After getting out of school
business
---—----—--7--—-1__
horseback. She lites to be with
a lot' of people, especially a gay,
happjl crowd F*11----**'----*“*
is her one big
just loves IL
She dislikes snobbish people and
spinach! Otherwise she Is very
easily pleased about everything
She faces.
Dottie travels a bit and so she
collects souvenirs from each place
she goes.
Her ambition is to be a steno-
grapher and get a good job.
FRANKIE MICHALAK
• Frankie' is another of our stars.
He was co-captain of the football
team and all-district, and in
basketball he wa* center.
HF is treasurer of the Tush
Hogs. He likes all sports of all
kinds, and marble machines. But
definitely he likes to go to coun-
try dances.
Frank wants to go to Baylor
arul be a football coach.
Geometry and Mrs. Hughson
and Miss Brown are his favorite
* ‘ , He likes to shoot the
bull with Coach Moormart -
v He doesn't like-Serwa.1^ parties
dances, but all in all he is a go
sport in everything.
PATRICIA GIDDINGS
Patricia was editor of the 1942
' “Brenhamite" and she made a
very good one. .
Pat likes to swim and play ten-
nis. She doesn't like castor oil
and conceited people.
As a hobby, Pat likes to collect
stamps. Her pets are a dog and
a Canary. The dog’s name is
Pooch i
ong piece of her hair Continuously, t tak’ u„ journaUsm Thiil riculture.
Kathryn likes to read good ig not -----
Blue is her favorite. This is
the color you see her in most of
the time.
LEONA SPIESS
Leona likes to eat almost any-
thing except okra. She also likes
to L J* lot. Being a human,
Leona likes boys.
She doesn’t like stuck-up peo-
ple and Leona collects souvenirs
and things for her scrap book. All
of her teachers and subjects agree
with her. ,
The career she has chosen for
herself is a very helpful and bene-
ficial on*. She is going to be a
nurse and go to the Kkig Daugh-
ters Hospital in Temple.
ALTQN MUELLER
Alton ia one of our star athletes
in school. He played end ip foot-
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