Publishing
It was not so long ago that a boy graduated from Howe '.l light hearted young gentleman with the intention of going to college and then perhaps taking a position in his father's business or setting up the profession he had planned for his life work. It's different this year. \Ve are faced with the grave problems to which this war has given rise. We kno\\' that it " ·ill be our duty as American citizens to take part in the almost overwhelming task that the unsettled world will present. It is the desire of each member of the Class of Nineteen Forty-Five to fulfil his duty so that some day young men can graduate from school and go into a world where there will be everlasting pe.ace.
We publish this book in remembrance of those joyful days at· Howe Military School, the institution to which we owe so much.
To one whose guidance has made our school life one of the utmost value; to one whose wisdom has aided us through our work when the going was the most difficult; to one whose helpfulness has made Howe an institution that will live in our hearts for many years to come, the Class of Nine-teen
dedicates this Tatler.
Mr. Edward P. Droste
Mr. Edward P. Droste
Bottom row (left to right): Mr. Downs, Dr. Murphy, Mr. Dro te, Colonel Bouton, Major McAlister, Mr. Stambach, Mr. McGill, Mr. Merrell.
Second row: Mr. Miner, Mr. Schilling, Mr. Quick, Mr. Oppy, Mr. \/\lard, Mr. Guy, Mr. Ros s.
Third row: Mr. Bennett, Mr. Rexroad, Mr. Fi . her, Dr. Freudenthal, Mr. Yager, Mr. Manat.
Fourth row : Miss Libey, Mrs. Rexroad, Mrs. Slater, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Runge.
We honor these Howe men who have given their lives in the ser ... vice of their country.
in Pace"
GEORGE E. AMIOT
GEORGE N. BROWN
JAMES S. BROWNE \VII.LIAM A. BURRIDGE
JAMES H. EMERY
GORDON J. ENCLISII
RICHARD B. FRANKLIN
ROBERT L. HEIDENREICH
C'IIARLES R. MARQPlSS
ERNEST D. ORCUTT
JOHN L. RCBSAM
ROBERT N. SCHLESINGER
ERNEST H. VICKERS
PAUL T. XANDERS
We regret that photographs of the following men were not received in time to reproduce here:
DOUGLAS M. BO DEMANJAMES DUFFY
GEORGE W. GAGE NICHOLAS MANOS DONALD C.
"Callie"
Lower School, '40; Lower Football, Basketb al l, Track, '40-'41; Corporal, '41; Star List; Compa ny " B", '41; Intramural Foot ball, ' +1; Re se rve Basketball, '41-'42; Varsity Basketball, ' 42; Varsity " H" C lub; President Va r ity " H ", '43; A ll Star Football team, '43-'44; Commander Old Guard, '+ +; Ca d et Major, '44.
"Wa lt '1 Company " A ", '42-'43; Intramural Football, '42-'43; Intramural Basketball, ' +2'43; Conduct Ribbon Group, '42-'44; Comp a ny "('" , '4 3-'45; Se rgea nt, ' 43-'44; Rese rve Basketba ll, '43-'44; Varsity Ba eba ll , '++; Staff Se rgeant, '44; Fir t Lieutenant, ' 44 -'45; Varsity Ba s ketball, '44-'45; Honor Card Gro up, '4 4; Varity " H " Club, '44'+5 ; Sword and Shi e ld C lub, '44-'45.
Lo" er School, '39-'41; Tumbling, '39-'40: Knick Club, '39-'41; McKenzie Literary Society, '39-'+1; Choir, '39-'+1; Golden (,loves, '+0-'41; Sergeant, '40-'41; Head Acolyte, Lower, '+1; Vires Society, '41-'45: President, \'ires Society, '44-'45; Old Cuard, '42-'+5; St. Vincent Guild, '+2-'+5; Intr:imural Footba ll , '43; Intramural Basketball, '+2-'+3; Battalion Staff, '+4-'+5; Corporal, '+3-'+4; Company "A", '42-'44: Sergeant, '++; N. C. 0. C lub, '44; Head Aco lyte, '++-'45; Second Lieutenant, '44: First Lieutenant, '44-'45; Secretary, Sword and Shie ld Club, '44-'45; Battalion Adjutant, '+4-'45; Best Posture Medal, '+4.
Company "A", '43-'45; Intramural Softball, '43; Summer School, '43; Corporal, '43; Intramural Football, '43-'44; Conduct Ribbon Group, '43-'45; Rifle Team, '43'++; Science C lu b, '43-'45; Vice President, Science C lub, '44-'45; Sergeant, '44; Staff Sergeant, '44; Technical Sergeant, '44--'45; N. C. 0. C lu b, '44-'45; Choir, '44-'45; \Vrestl.ing Team, '44; Honor Card Group, '+4 .
Lo,n r School, '3 6-'40; Lower School Footba ll, '38-'4 0; Todd Literary Society, '38; Sergeant at arms, Tudcl Literar y Society, '38; McKenzie Literary Societ: , '39-'40; P. F. C., '38; Sergeant, '39; Ma ster Sergeant, ' +O; Knick Club, '37-'4-1; Old Gu:ird, '+1-'+5; Sword and Shie ld C lub , '44-'45; Sergeant, '43; Captain, Company "A", 'H -'+5; Intramural Football, '42-'44; C'o1nrne11cement Dance Con1mittee, '44; \Vre stling Team, '44; Expert Rifleman Meda l , '+4; Track Team, '42-'44; Battalion Staff, '43-'44; M. P. Commander, '4·3'++; Conduct Ribbon Group, '43; Intramural Basketball, '42-'45; Track Meda l , ·+1; Decl::im:-ition Contest, '44
Lower School, '40-'41; McKenzie Literary Societv '40-'41 · Star List '40-'41 · Lower School 1 '40-'41 1 ; Drill Piatoon, '40-'41; Lower Tumbling, '40-41; Golden G l oves, '40-'41; Acolyte, '40-'41; Corporal, '41; White Club, '40-'41; Legion of Honor, '40-'41 ; All-Point Medal, '41; Beta Lambda Sigma, '40-'41; Company "A" '41-'45 · Choir '41-'44 · First Year Hab'er l y Medal, '42;' Second Year Haberly Meda l, '43; Ranking Cadet, Second Form, '+2; Ranking Cadet, Third Form, '43; Varsity "H" Club, '43-'45; Vice President, Com us C lub , '42-'45; N. C. 0. C lub, '44; Sword and Shield Club, '44-'45; P. F. C., '+3; Sergeant, '43-'44; F ir st Sergeant, '44; First Lieutenant, '44-'45; Midget Football, '+1; Commencement Dance Committee, '44; Founde r s' Day Dance Committee, '44; Honor Card Group, '41-'42; Glee Club1 '42-'44; Conduct Ribbon Group, '4-1-'44; Summer School, '43; Vires Society, '4-3-'4-5; Intramural Football, '43-'4-4-; Intramural Basketball, '43-'45; Old Guard, '4-4--'4-5; Declamation Contest, '44; Intramural Softba ll , '43-'4-4; Vires Scciety Dance Committee, '43.
Band, '+2-'43; Company "B", '43-'45; P. F. C., '43; Sergeant, '43-'44; Staff Sergeant, '+4; Second Lieutenant, '44-'45; Sword and Shie ld , '44-'45; Conduct Ribbon Group, '42-'45; Reserve Basketball '+3-'45; Intramural Football, '43-'44; Varsity "II" Club, '+4-'45.
Cond uct Ribbon Group, '43-'44; Honor Card Group, '43-'44; Intramural Softball, '4+; Herald Staff, '44-'45; Intramural Basketball, '43-'45 ; Intramural Football, '44; P. F. C., '44; Sergeant, '44-'45; Alpha Delta Tau Society, '45.
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Company "C", '43-'+5; P.F.C., '+3-'4+; Sergeant, '++-'+5 ; Intramural football, '+3-++; Intramural basketball, '4+-'+5; Track, '4+-'45; Humorous Declamation Medal, '++; State Declamation '++.
Company "A", '+2-'+5; Midget Football, '+2; Intramural Football, '+3-'++; Intramura l Basketba l l, '44-'45; Intramural Softball, '43-'45; R ifle Team, '43-'44; P. F. C., '+3; Conduct Ribbon Group, '+2-'+5; Honor Card Group, '43-'+4; Corporal, '++; Hospital Sergeant, '+4; Sergeant, '++; Alpha Delta Tau, '++; Second Lieutenant, '+5; Sword and Shield Club, '45
Low er School, '40-'41; McKenzie Literary Society, '+0-'+1; \Vhite Club, '41; Lower School Baseba ll , '+1; Special Drill Platoon, '+1; Choir, ' +0-'41; Conduct Ribbon Group, ' +0-'4+; St. Nicholas Gui ld, '41'+3; Golden G l oves Tournament, ' +1; C'ompanr "A", '41-43; Midget Football, '+1; Midget Ba ketball, '41-'+2; Archery, '+2-' +3; Company "A" Football, '42; Boxing, '+2-'+3; Company Bugler, '41-'43; Editor, "Bug l e", '+2-'+3; Comp:iny "C", '43-'+5; Sergeant, '43-'4+; Chicago Tribune Medal, '++; Excel l ence in Spanish Medal, '++; Technica I Sergeant, '++; Tumbling, '43; Company "('" Football, '+3-'++; Varsity Baseball, ' 4-+-'+5; Rifle Team, '+3-'+4-; N C. 0. Club, '++; Dance Committee, '+4; Second Lieutenant, 'H; Captain, Company "C", '++-'45; Intr:11nura l Basketball, 'H-'+5; Sword and . hielcl Club, '++-'45; Old Guard, '+5 .
Company "A", '43-'45; Conduct Ribbon Croup, '43-'+5; Intramural Football, '43'++; All Star Football Team, '++; Var ity "ll'' Club, '44-'45; Corporal, '44; Sergeant, ' ++; Staff Sergeant, '45; Rifle Team, ' ++; \Vrestling Team, '+4-'45; Intramural Softball, '44-'45; Vice President, Vires Society, '44; President, Vires Society, '45.
HAROLD R. CLEMETTCompany "A", '+3-'+5; Intramural Football, '+3-'++; Intramural Basketball, '4+'+5; Vice Science Cl uh, '++; Intramural Softball, '++; Com us Club Play, '++; P. F. C., '++; Conduct Ribbon Group, ·++; llonor Card Group, '+3-'45; Science Cl uh Bronze Medal, '++; Corporal, '++; Sergeant, '++-'45; Herald Staff, '44-'+5; Science C lub , '44-'45; Tennis Team, ' +5; Machine Gun Medal, '+5.
Company ··C", '+3-'45; P. F. C., '+3-'44: Band, ' +3-'45; Orche tra, '43-'45; Dance Band, '+3-'+5; Dance Band Leader, '+4; Varsity Footba ll , '+3; Captain, Intramurnl Basketball team, '+3-'4+; Var ity Track, '+4; Commencement Dance Committee, '++; "H" C lub , '43-4-5; Most Earne t Endeavor Medal, '44; vVrestling, ' +3-'44; Vars it y Basketball, '44-'45; Sergeant, '44-'45; Staff Sergeant, '45 ; Machine Gun Marksman's Medal, '45
Assistant Tactical Officer, Lower School, '+3-'++; Compa n y "A", '43-'45; Honorable Mention, Mathematics Medal, '44; First Place Medal, Oratorical Declamation Contest, '4+; Honor Card Group, '44-'+5; Alpha Delta Tau, '44-'45; Science Club, '++-'+5 · Band '43-'+5 · Orchestra '43-'45 · Chape l 1 P. F. 1 C., '44; Corporal, '45; Expert Machine Gun Medal, '45; Conduct Ribbon G roup, '+5; Co-operative \Veather Observer, '44-'45; Intramural Football, '44; Intramural \Vrestling, '44-'45; Intramural Football, '+5.
Cornpanv "B" '43-'45 · Conduct Ribbon Group, N. C.' 0. Club, '44-'-J.5; P. F. C., '4-3 ; Choir, '43-'44; Sergeant, '43; ] ntramural Football, '43-'44; Rifle Team, '44-'+5; Headwaiter, '43-'45; Intramural Basketball, '43-'44; Staff Sergeant, '44-'45.
"Ilitcl1"
Company ·'A" '44-'45; Intramural Football '+4; Science Club '++-'45; Intramural '++-'+5; Intramural Softball '+5; Rifle Team '+5; Private First Class '+5; Alpha Delta Tau '45; Varsity "II" Club '+5; Conduct Ribbon Group, '44-'45; IIonor Card Group '44-'+5.
((Gari"
Company ''B", '43-'45; Intramu r a l Footba ll , '43-'4+; Intramura l Basketba ll , '43'++; Track Team, '44; Varsity \Vrest li ng Team, '++-'+5; Baseba ll , '45; Conduct Ribbon Croup, '43-'+5; Commencement rJance Committee, '+4; P. F. C., '43-'44; ergeant, '44; Color Guard, '4+; Battalion Supp ly Sergeant, '44; Staff Sergeat, '44'+5; Technica l Sergeant, '45; Battalion Staff, '++-'45
Company "A", '4 1- '45; Midget Football, '+1; Midget Basketba ll , '41; Choir, '+l·+3 · Treasurer Freshman Clas '41-'42 · Rifle 1 '41-'45; . Conduct Ribbor; nroup, '41-'4·5; P. F. C., '42; Corpora l, '+2; Glee Club, '42-'43; Var ity Baseball '42-'+5; Dance Committees, '42-'4+; Honor Card Group, '42-'+5; Vice Pre ident, Sophomore C l ass, '+2 -'43; Chicago Trihune Medals, '+2, '+5; Company "C", '43 ; Second Lieutenant, '43-'44; Intramural Football, '+3-'+4; Varsity "H" C l ub, ' 43'+5; Secretary and Vice Pre ident, Varsity "II" Club, '44-'45; President, Junior Class, '43-'++; Com us Club, '43-'45; Dance Band, '43-'+4; Sword and Shield Club, '43-'45; Secretary, Sword and Shield Club, '45; Corporal, '44; Sergeant, 145; Secretar:v nnd Vice President, Senior Cla , '44-'45; Intramural Ba ketball, '44; As ociate Editor, Hera ld Staff, '44-'+5; A l p h a De lta Tau Society, '44-'45; Vice President, Alrha Delta Tau Society, '45; Cum Laude Society, 'H-'45; Batta li on Staff, ' 45; Captain Adjutant, '45; Old Guard, '+5.
Company "A", '4+-'45; Intramural Football Manager, '++; vVre tling, '44-'45; Varsity Track Manager, '45; Marksman, Rifle, '44; Expert, Mac hin e Gun, 145.
C'ompany "A'', '43-'45 · Orchestra '43-'+4 · Band, '+3-'++; Chapel' Orchestra,' '43-'44; Dance Band, ' +3 -'-J.5; Intramural FootbaJI, '+3-'++; Intramural Basketball, '43-'45; Intramural Baseball, '44; Varsi t y Baseball, '+5; Company Clerk, '44 ; Speech Contest, '++; State Speech Contest, ' 44; Herald Staff, '++-'+5; Commencement Dance Committee, '44; Corporal, ' 44 ; Sergeant, '++-' 45; Supply Sergeant, '44'+5; Staff Sergeant, '+5; Speech Medal, '+5; Con du ct Ribbon Group, ' +3- '4 5; Machine Gun Medal, '45; Honor Card Group, '+4-'+5; Alpha Delta Tau, '45 ; Comus C lub, '45; Bu sine ss Manager, Tatler, '45 .
"G9 rdo"
Company "A'' , '43-'45; Intramural Football, '43-'44; Varsity Wrestling, ' 44- ' 45 ; Intramural Softball '44-'45 · Varsitv "H" Club, '45; Sharpshooter, Machine- Gun, '+5; Tennis Team, '44.
"Lucky,,
Company "A", ' +4-'45; Spring Dance Committee, 144-; Intramural Basketball '++; Commencement Dance Committee, '++; Intramural Track Team, '44; Varsity Football, '44; Varsity Wrestling, '44--'45; \ 'arsity "H" Club, '+4-'45; Commencement Dance Committee, Januar y '45; Herald Staff, '++-'45; Sharpshooter, Rifle, '+5; Sharpshooter, Machine Gun, '45; VarBaseball, '45.
"Swede"
Company ''B", '43-'45; Band, '+3-'45; Intramural Footbal l, '43-'44; A ll Star Football Team, '44; Re se rve Team '4..J.-'45 · Varsity "H" C lub '44-'45 · Machi 1 ne Gun Medal; '4 1 5; Com: pany C l erk, '45; Commencement Dance Committee, '44; Corpora l, '45.
Company "C", '+3-'+5; Alpha Delta Tau, Com us Club Play , '44; Pre ident Alpha Delta Tau, '43-'+5; Choir, '44-'+5; Expert Rifleman, '+.+; Expert Machinegunner, '45; Rifle Team, '+5; Herald Staff, '++-'+5; P. F. C., '++; Corpora l, '4+; Staff Sergeant, '.+4-'45; Honor· Card Group, '+3-'45; Conduct Ribbon Group, '+3-'45 · Supplv Sergeant '44-'45 · Ranking 5th. Form Medal, '44; Haberly Medal, '++; Best First Year Cadet Medal, '++; Founder's Day Dance Committee, ·++; Intramural Athletics, '+3-'45; Track Team, '+5; N. C. 0. C lub , '44-'+5; Cum Laude Society, '++-'45; Tatler Board, '+5.
Company "B", '+4-'45; Company "B" Footba ll Team, '4+; All Star Football Team, honorable mention, '44; Intramural Basketball, '44-'45; Var ity "H" Club, '44'45; Herald Staff, '44-'45; Copy Editor, '+5; P. F. C., '44-'45; Conduct Ribbon Group, '44; Honor Card Group, '4+; Alpha Delta Tau Society, '44-'45.
Company "B'', '43-'45; Band, '43-'45; Intramural Football, '43-'44; Commencement Dance Committee, '44; Choir, '43'++; Haberly Medal, '44; P. F. C., '44; Sergeant, '44; Supply Sergeant, '44- 145; All Star Football Team, '44; Varsity \Vrestling, '44-'45; Varsity 'H" Club, '44--'45; Expert Machinegunner Medal, '+5; Comus Club, '45.
Company "B", '41-'45; Midget Football, '+1; Midget Ba ketba ll , '41-'42; Varsity Track, '42; Commencement Dance Committee, '41-'44; P. F. C., '42-'43; Blake Football, '43; Blake Basketball, '43-'44; Rifle Team, '41-'45 · Guidon Bearer, '41'43 · Varity Baseball '43-'45 · Military Police, '42-'44; "B': Fo '.:l tball, '+3 '44; Color Guard, '43-'44; Varsity "I-I'' Club, '43-'45; Sergeant, '43-'44; Conduct Ribbon Group, '41-'45; Sergeant-AtArms, Freshman Class, '41-'42; SergeantAt-Arms, Sophomore Class, '42-'43; Sergea nt-At-Arm s, Junior Cl as , '43-'44; Sergeant-At-A rm s, Senior Class, '44-'45; Choir, '43-'44 · Supply Sergeant '44 · Gu "B", '44; Staff' '44; Secon d Lieutenant, '4+; F ir st Lieutenant, '44-'4·5; S·word and Shield Club, '44-'45; Treasurer, Varsity "H" Club, '44-'45; Honor Card G roup , '44-'45; Herald Staff, '44; Expert Rifleman Medal, '+4; All Star Football Team, '44; Captain, V\Trestlin g Team, '44-'45; Old Guard, '45; Athletic Council, '45; Captain, Company "B", '+5 .
Comp::rny "A", '+3-'+5; Intramural Foothall, '+3-'++; Intramural Basketball, '43'+5; l ntramural Softball, '44; Track, '45; P. F. C'., '++; Corporal, '++-'+5; "A" Com"BT.GLE" Staff, '++-'+5; Honor Card Croup, '44; C'onduct Ribbon Group, '+3-'+5; Sharp);hooter, Machine Gun, '+5; Editor, Herald, '44-'45.
Company "A", '+3-'45; Intramural Football, '+3-'44; Varsity "H" C lub, '43-'45; Intramural Basketball, '43-'45; Intramural Softball, '44; Varsity Baseball, '45; P. F. C., '44-'45; Vo ll ey Ball Team, '45.
Company ''JV', '42-'43; Intramural Football, '+2; Intramural Basketball, '42-'+3; Intramural Softba ll , '43; Company "C" , ' +3-'+5; Corporal, '43-'+4; Conduct Ribbon (,roup, '43; Varsity Basketball, '43-'45; Varsity "II" C lub , '+4-'+5; Var ity Track, ·++-'+5; Cross Country,'++; First Sergeant, '++-'+5; President, N. C. 0. Club, '+5.
Company "A'', '4+-'+5; Intramural Footbal 1, '4+ Intramural Softball, '45; Intramural \Vre tling, '4+-'4-5; Dance Banc!. '++; Band, '44-'45; Co nduct Ribbon Group, ' ++; Sharpshooter, Rifle, '44 .
"Rob hit " Company "A", '+l-'45; Midget Football, '+l; Midget Basketball, '41-'42; Varsity Baseba II, '·1-2-'4E; Conduct Ribbon Group, '+1-'+5; P. F. C., '42; Varsity "H" Club, '+2-'+5; Honor Card Group, '+2, '44-'45; Secretary, Freshman Class, '+1-'+2; Pre ident, Sophomore Class, '42-'43; Vice-Pre ident, Junior Cl ass, '+3-'44; P .1eside11t, Senior Class, '44-'+5; Dance Committees, '+2-'4+; Intramural Football, '42-'44; Intramural Basketball, '42-'+3; Sergeant, '43; All Star Football Team, '43; Varsity Basketball, '43-'H; N. C. 0. C lub , '43-'45; Vice President, Varsity "H" Club, '44; Society, '44-'+5; President, Varsit.\· "II" Club '+4-'45 · Herald Staff '44-'45 · President, 1 N. C. 0. C lub , '44;' First eant, '44; Captain, '45; Svrnrd :111d Shield Club, ' +5; Old Cruard, '45; Athletic Council, '45; Sports Editor, Tatlu, '45.
Lower Schoo l, '34-'38; Beta Lambda Sigma, '36-'38 ; Jack Nour e Medal, '37; Lower School Knick, '34-'38; P. F. C., '36; Lower School Reserve Footba ll , '34-'35; Lower School Reserve Basketball, '34-'35; Lower Schoo l Reserve Baseball, '34-'35; Lower Go ld en G love Medal, '34-'38; Lo,ver Tumb lin g, '34; Corporal, '37; "H. M. S. Pinafore", '37; Company "B", '41-'44; Todd Footba ll Team, '41-'42; Gray Basketball Team, '41-'42; Corporal, '42-'43; Sergeant '43-'44 · Choir '42-'43 · Honor Card'
ity "H" C lub , '43-'45 · Old Guard '41-'45 · Varsity Ba ketball: '42-'45; Ba 1 eball, '42-'45; Varsity Football, '43-'44; Tenni Double s Cup, '44; Dance Committee, '43-'44; Chicago Tr ibun e Medal, '45; Captai n, Company "B", '44-'45; Sword a nd Shield Club , ' H-'45; President, Old Guard, '44-'45; Secretary, Junior C las, '43-'44; Secretary and Vice President, Old Guard, '43-'44; Treasurer, Senior C la ss,, '44-'45; Captain, Varsity Basketba ll, '44-'45; Conduct Ribbon Group, '42-'44 Herald Staff, '42-'43; Batta I ion Staff, '45; Cadet Major, '45; Comus C lub Plays, '44; Track Medal, '44.
Company "B'', '42; Company "C", '43-'45; Intramural Football, '42-'44; Intramural Basketball, '42-'44; Varsity Baseball, '44'45; Second Place Medal, Humerous Declamation Contest, '44; Sharpshooters Medal, Rifle, '44; Comus Club, '45.
Company "C", '44-'45; Battalion Staff, '44-'45; Sergeant, '44-'45; Color Guard, '44-'45; Rifle Team, '45; Intramural Football, '44; Intramural Basketball, '44'45; Conduct Ribbon Group, '44-'45.
ROBERT L. ROSSW. MITH Two YE \RS "Bill"
Company "A", '+3-'+5; \Vrestling Squad, ·++-'+5; Track Team, '++-'+5; P. F. C., ·++; Corporal, '++-'+5; Sergeant, '+5; Honor Card Group, '++-'+5; Conduct Rihbon Group, ' ++-'+S; Editor, "A' Company "Bl"GLE", '++-'+5; Herald Staff, '++-'+5; Editor, Tatler, '45; V ire s Society, '+5; Choir, '+3-'+5; Science Cluh, '44-'45; Commenceme nt Dance Committee, '+4; Founder's Day Dance Committee, '+4; Marksman, Machine Gun, '45.
GUSTAV K. SPELLER
Two YEARS "Du t eIi" Company "C", '43-' 45; Company Football, · \Vr est lin g '43-'45 · Boxing '43' +5; Manager, v;rsity ·+4-'+S ; Com u s Club Pla ys, '44; Machine G un Marksman' Medal, '45; Conduct Ribbon (1roup, ' +4- '45; Sergeant, '44-'45
Band C'omp:rny, '+2; P. F. C., '+3; Bronze 1laherl: Medal, '+3; Intramural Football, '+2-'+3; Intramural '+3; Comp:rny "B", '43-'+5; Sergeant, '+3-'#; Reserve Ba:-kethall, '44; Reserve Tennis, '4+; Orche-,tra, '42-'+3; Chapel Orchestra, '+2'+3; Dance Band, '+3-'44; Staff Sergeant, '++-'45; N . C'. 0. Club, '45; C'onduct Rihhon <;roup, '+2-'+5; Fir!-.t Sergeant, '45.
tour vears found himself Captain .Adjutant on the Battalion Staff. While here, he cnchantrd with a package from \Vellesley College, and wrapped himself up for :-omr time.
Our ships crew was growing fast when "T ]'' Petee climbed the gang-plank and started to educate his fellow crew members about the benefits of living in a wonderful tmrn like Flat Rock, more privately called "Leve l Pebble." "TJ" found himself carrving Captain buttons after a while, and became one of the old timers amongst the cm;, of the S. S. Howe.
Dan Cupid came aboard in the form of "Robbie" Robinson, who, during his hitch on our ship, was severely bitten by the bug. One spr ing morning he climbed atop the watch tower and threatened to jump off into the drink if the women didn't stop chasing him armmd. But then, some fellows are just that way.
\Vhen '-J.2 rolled around, the skipper decided the ship needed something to liven things up and pep up the moralr. So you see, it was a very appropriate stroke of fate that brought John Breitmeyer into the yards that day. John had been trying for hour s t«) get change for four ce nts, and for this purpose, he happened on deck that gloomy day. \Vrll, it ".:asn't very long before John had installed a gorgeou new tavern in the ship's hold, and ·was charging seventy-five cents for a bottle of beer. John really went far ...
\Vhen a scrawny looking CO\Yboy rode up on his hoss that same year, nobody paid much attention, but Dick Everson hadn't been with the crew very long before they began to sit up and take notice. l\1any's the night the boys would sit out on <leek and listen to the thrilling episodes of "Tom Mix'' Everson out on the range. Rut Dick proved to the lads that just because he was a wild Westerner didn't mean he couldn't do a fine job on the Howe.
"\Valt" Fader made hi entree on the S. S. Howe that same year. Walt was long and lanky with a voice that almost everyone mistook for a fog horn. I say almost evervone. One of those exception was <leek-hand first class "Spook" Rerick, who boar.ded ship that same year. "Spook" spent most of his night running all over the haunting the skipper and the rest of the crew. He was called deck-hand first class because of his prnfitable proficiency with a pack of cards. Spook also brought on board a basketball, which he kept tossing through the hoop during his days on the Howe.
About this time the crew had to shell out some money to provide for the widening of the main gate, thereby permitting the entrance of the next crew member, "Slim" Ross. Our beloved bubble of fat rolled through the gate and almost caused a major catastrophe when he stepped aboard. The S. S. Howe hadn't been built for such tremendous tonnage and she almost went to the bottom. But stoking coal into the hungry engines took away some of Slim's beef, and everything soon returned to normal.
Two more Yeoman signed their enlistment papers to finish off the lads coming aboard in '-J.2-"Ronnie" Sablain and "Stub" Stoffels. Ronnie spent two and a half years down in the galley putting the holes in the crew's donuts. Stub Stoffels, on the othe:· hand, found that he had no time for such foolishness, for most of his time was spent trying to figure out how he could mess up his next morning report. He did a mighty fine job of it, too.
"Roy Boy" McLeod \Vas the first to sign up in '-l-3. Roy was a red-head, and they always seem to go places, especially in Company "A", so it wasn't long before he was straining under the weight of Tech-Sergeant stripes.
Next to enter the portals of the S. S. Howe was "Dizzy" Baxter, with one pant leg rolled up, shirt tail out, hair mussed, and in general disorder. "Ya got a cigarette huh? I'll pay ya back tomorrow; I just smoked my last one." Sure! Sure! We know I "Diz" spent much of his time placing an impediment in his speech and entertaining his fellow laborers .
\Ve were now honored with the arrival of "Elmo" (it doesn't rain in Californiadrip , drip, drip) Dinnis, pulling up with his 20 mule team. claimed ?e hailed from Riverside, California, a suburb of Death Valley, the land of ram, snow. ice, sleet, and deserts. Every time the pony express came in to bring Elmo his Riverside County Gazette, the froi1t page was adorned with pictures of the terrible rains falling out yonder. But in spite of being an eager beaver from the sticks, "Elmo" did a swell job.
One night after lights out, a loud thud was heard out on deck. Everyone rushed out to hear horrified cries, "I've been duped, I've been doped, I've been dripped, I've been-oh, well, I've been Shanghaied." Boatswain's mate Jim Merritt untied the sack w hile holding a belaying pin in the other. Out rolled "Siege'' Gorham to take up an A number 1 position on the ship's totem pole. Gorham turned out, after a few whacks on the skull, to be 'one of the boys.'
A few miles up the river we heard the cries of a screaming clarinet The noise : eemed to be coming our way and soon it grew so loud that none of the crew could stand 1t. With plugs in our ears, we ventured out to see what all the racket was. In a row-boat blasting away on his clarinet was Ross Gregory the handsome lad from Fort Wayne. We soon grew used to the noise, however, for Ross o:-ganizccl a band to play for some of the dances we held on board ship.
Straight from the Indian country came Dick Grundy, the Oklahoma kid. Dick s pun some mighty weird tales about the big oil well explosions down thar' in Dead .Man,s Gulch, but by this time the crew had become so accustomed to hearing people s peak right through the mike that it didn't l:othe:· m mut h.
Floating d0\n1 the i<ver on a raft and talking to himself came "Wilcl Bill" Hinckley, the man who knew the ans\\', r to any and every question that anyone had to ask. Bill wanted to get to the Catpain,s cabin via the elevator, but he forgot that the S. S. Howe didn't have an elevato:·. Consequently, he ran into some trouble trying to find the quick way up
A big black chauffeur-driven limousine pulled up at the gate to the yard and very briskly a well groomed young chap hopped out flicking the ashes from his 25 cent cigar. Immediately he began to tell everyone within ear hot about his days with the stock market. Gari (so I took the fifty thousand dollars) Kersten flooded the decks of the S. S. Ho\ve with that good old sarcastic humor during his days abo ard ship.
"Marv" Lieberman, the lad with the perpetual smile, made his appearance on board and started immediately to make the proper ties here and there. He set the precedent for the rest of his mates in that respect by becoming company clerk his first year on board. But \vho would be satisfied to stop there when with just a little more effort one could ea ily become supply sergeant. Marv showed us how to do that, too, but after all ha been said and done, I guess that's the way to get places in this world.
Things had been running so smoothly on the Howe at this time that it was really a shame when "Gordo" Montie came aboard to upset the apple cart. Right away, all fi ve feet of Gordo got themselves a smoking permit and became full-fledged nicotine fiends. The crew kept telling him that it would stunt his growth, but, as a matter of fact, there wasn,t much there to stunt.
One day there arrived a huge trunk, and the crew thought that the king himself had arrived. Several days later, a roly-poly young lad who called himself "Ross" (I can't make up my mind) N orberry strolled into the yards. There was much anxiety to see just what he had brought along in that huge trunk. Their curiosity was satisfied when he opened it, bringing out dozens upon dozens of large pictures, which, he said, were merely pictures of his girls. Ross spent most of his time trying to make up his mind as to which one he would date during his next shore ]eave.
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Don Samis, th e bo y with a s mil e from ear to ear came floating do\\·n the ri v er 011 a b a r ge on e d ay (g a rba ge scow t o be mor e ex plicit) looking for the Toonerville Yacht Club. Don took a likin g to the S. S. Howe and that night he squeezed through a port h o l e But Don' s eyes w e r en ' t ve r y good , a nd he cut himself on the gla ss window he thou g ht w a. n ' t th e re.
One mornin g whil e prac ti cin g a bandon ship the crew ripped the cover off one of t he life bo a t s and found a towa w ay. All we conld see at first was a genuine "Butch H a irc ut.'' whi ch w e found ev entuall y to be decorating the dome of R. W. Smith. "Smitt y " sa id he want ed to bec om e a minis ter, but the folks at home wouldn't let him , !> O h e ra n awa y to preach t o som e int e lli ge nt se amen. "Smitty" did a great deal of pr ea chin g whil e on th e How e
\ V ith a keg under on e a rm a nd a lar g e mug of beer under the other, through th e g at e m a rched Gu st av Karl Speller , corning directl y from 'der Vaterland.' "Dutch" , as he wa s ca lled, w as a fl ee ing Naz i in disguise, but he soon became accustomed to the demo c rati c prin c iples of th e S. S. Howe, and rlecirlecl to settle down and be "one of the bo ys "
W e arin g a s aron g a nd drinking " Rum and Coca-Cola," "Arnie" Gorham danced up the g an g- plank. He had come all the way from Trinidad and said he wanted to s tart working for the 'Yankee Dollah.' After a while, however, "Arnie" decided to quit working for the dollah and started working for some sergeant stripes.
Earl y one morning w e hauled anchor to fi x a broken link in the chain and ther e sat "Gene" L ev inthal. He politel y inquired if this was the way to Chicago. Despite the viol e nt prot es ts of the c re w , " Gene" was roped in, and I do mean roped. Once he almo s t s trangl ed himself trying to coll up some heavy string.
Big noi se bl ew in from Winetka ! They always said Chicago was a windy city , but nobody believed it until proof arriv ed. Bob Mowery could tell you anything you wish ed to know , and if you didn't belie ve it, all you had to do was to ask him. Bob proved to hi s mates that one c ould g0 far that way, however .
Ye , there's one in every crowd! So it was with the S. S. Howe. Phil (Big Politics) Parmenter was our politician. He had a theory for everything in the book Of course, he also had theories for things that couldn't be printed in the books. Phil "·as one of the boys from Highland Park, but that didn't hold him back; he was a big on the Howe.
"Wiley" Schultz hailed from "Kaintuck," some foreign country south of the :'.\Jason-Dixon Line. Most of the time he was on board ship was spent trying to convince his contemporaries that the South won the Civil War. We found ' it much easier to agree with him than to puncture our eardrums with his southern drawn. "\V il ey" did a good job as a crew member.
Bill Hitchins, the Toledo flash, was one of the last to board ship. During his year on the Howe, Bill developed a unique technique of hopping around on one foot, because he had a hole in the bottom of one shoe. Somehow it never occurred to him that man was macle to walk on two feet.
Just as \Ve thought we had our full crew aboard and started to haul up the gangplank, Bill (I'll be a Sergeant in no time at all) Rice stepped up and fell into the river. But we fished him out and put him to work on deck. where he did OK for his term 011 the Howe.
At last our entire crew was assembled and we were ready to haul anchor and set out for the open sea. The skipper and all the gang got together and gave the S. S. Howe a nick-name The Good Ship '45 The ship will always be sai ling, and its crew will always cherish the memories of the days they spent preparing to venture out into life and the future.
Thus ends the log of the S. S. Howe-19-l-5.
Ten years ha ve quickl y pas se d s in ce Comme nc eme nt, 1945 , when our noble class set out from Howe to make its way in the worl d. The "Duration plus six months" has ended, and travel throughout the nation is again encouraged. It seemed fitting, therefore, to start out to see what has happened to the var ious enterprising members of the C l ass of '45 during the past t en years .
Hav ing made my own fortune as Superintendent of Passenger Service on a 15 mile freig ht -serv ice-onl y railroad in Northern Michigan, I boarded my private car one da y with my st aff, and set out on the journe y.
The first unofficial stop came in the middle of the woods of Michigan. where the train was caught in a b ea r trap se t by none other than Bob Ros s, who has been "up nort h" ever s ince lea vi ng Howe. "Skinny" has been arguing with the railroad for years about trapping locomotives in his traps instead of wolves.
Passi n g through a village near Lansing, the train was stopped by a parade crossing the tracks. Upon investigation, it turned out that "Marve" Lieberman was in town, with a tremendous dri ve to collect a two million dollar fund for the relief of Howe Schoo l Cadets.
It was r eported that " Ronnie" Sabb in broke his ten year silence, begun at Howe , to wh istle at a girl on the streets of Lansing, but we couldn't obtain any first-hand informa tion.
Upo n arrival in Detroit, we enjoyed a fine dinner at "Rosati's Spaghetti Shop'', where "Ros ie" was on hand to serve us in person. He has established these slophouses all over town, an 'd is reported to be making a fortune on his "Spaghetti Bender Specia ls."
While driving through the streets of Detroit, we collided with "Pee Wee" Clemett, speed ing home from his la b on the left side of the street. "Hal" is a chemical engineer, work in g on a special formula developed at Howe School in the production of cinnamon toast. It's ve r y secret, but he did say that it would revolutionize the synthetic rubber industry.
While standing around the scene of the accident, who should arrive but "Herb" Neely, looking for more business for his thriving undertaking establishment. He has spotters all over town searching for wrecks, so he can grab the business first-hand.
In the midst of the disorder around the scene of the accident, "Greek" Partalis, accom panied by his henchmen , Ross Norberry and "Dimples" Petee, appeared. The "R ig Three" ha ve been out on a drive to clean up the city liquor stores. "This sort of thing shouldn't be allowed to continu e," they said. "We are a self-appointed committee of three to confiscate all in the city." Guess what happens then!
When passing the "Avenue Theater" in Detroit, we chanced to note that Ross Greg or y and his Seven Sad Sacks were billed for the follO\ving week. "Greg" has been doing w ell with his band, especially with their latest feature attraction, "Legs" Rice, an d hi s super-soprano rendition of the latest song hits.
Enough of the big town-on to Toledo. Upon arrival, we were conveyed to the mansion of Sir Thomas Knowlson, retired multimillionaire. Tom is reported to have been married six times, and to have eight children, as well as seventeen airplanes. He is co ns idering starting a private air training school in competition to Howe, for trainrng fema le air cadets.
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Present at the mansion was "Sandy" Evans, trying to raise funds for an expedi ti on into darhst Africa in search of a prehistoric dinosaur reported to have li ved 1,900,000,000 years ago. He is trying to hurry in order to locate the monster befor e he becomes extinct.
Also in Toledo, vre found the fine home of Lal\1ar K. Baxter, who has made hi s fortune by his book, "Ho"· To 1\Jake Cigarettes Last Longer", and its se quel , "How To Bum A \Veed." "Dizzy" \note his books based on his ac tual experiences at Howe.
\Ve heard that "Corky'' Quinnell has been chosen to run in the Olympic track meet to be held in the streets of Tokyo. Bob got his initi al training under Dick Quick a t Howe.
Just for old times' sa ke, a vis it to the Howe Campus see med in order before headin g South and West. We found that "Robbie" Robinson, now a tactical officer of "A" Company, has been placed in charge of the Athletic program. He has been s truggling to teach the cadets "how we did it ba ck in '45 under the Duke's coaching."
The village parson and School Chap l a in , "B ill" Smith, was on hand to greet u s. At that time, he was preaching a series of se rmon s entitled "How to stay away from e nt ang lin g all iances with v ill age girls," b a ed on ac tual experiences.
Dr. Gari Kersten, the school physician, showed us through the new Howe infirmary. U nder hi s rule, malingering became legal, as well as the free distribution of hosp ital slip s Gari ha s wa nted to bring thi s into practice for ten years.
Turning west to South Bend, we found "Spook'' Rerick coaching one of the high sc hools on the proper method to pla y basketball. One of his sidelights is writing, and he has already produced a book , "How Not to be a First Sergeant" since his Howe d'ays
Also co-o pe rating with Dale was Keith Stoffels, who has perfected a magnetic has ket which attracts the ball s automatically. It has been said that he collaborateci on the publication of Dale' s book , but thi s is ju s t hearsay.
In a small flag -st op station in Indiana, we chanced to find "Kelly" Calbeck running a small garage bu siness during the day time. This, however, does not cover hi s night activities.
Down Kentuck y way, we reached th e country estate of "Colonel" Speller, a retired criminal law yer. " Dutch" has settled down to enjoy the finer side of life, and is waited on b y his three wives. He made his start in the world of criminal law b y matching wits with the tactical officers at Howe many years ago.
On "Dutch's" country estate, we found "Bathless" Rerick tilling a small section of land. Art has been here in the Kentucky mountains for several years, following a "down-to-earth" \Va y of life.
Living nearby is the famous brain specialist, Dr. "Willie'' Schultz. He is noted for his examinations of the brain s of candidates considering coming to Howe School. He always said, "There must be something wrong somewhere."
While om· train was pass ing through the Indiana countryside enroute to Chicago , we passed many signs advertising "Breitmeyer's Taverns-All Over The Country". He has made quite a name for himself with his motto, "Where good feltows meet."
Upon leaving Central Station in Chicago, we found a huge crowd gathered in the park near Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago. Upon investigation, it turned out to be a mass meeting of the Socialist party, in support of the "Parmenter for President" drive. "Phil" has been wanting to change administrations ever since his days at Howe when he attempted to overthrow the school administration by assassinating a tactical officer after Commencement.
Strolling down State Street, what should we see but a large store, "Samis's Bargain Basement", just opened. Don has been advancing steadily in the second-hand business ever since he got off to a flying start with "Gimbles" Fader selling secondhand uniforms before the January Commencement at Howe.
Need ing a little exercise, we walked over to a newly-constructed gymnasium, where the finer arts of wrestling are being taught by Howe's two ex-wrestlers, "Gordo" Montie a nd his partner, "Muscles" Mowery. These two have been making a fortune instruct ing unsuspecting souls in the manly ( ?) art of self defense. P. S.- They are teaching typing on the side !
We sto pped by Bill Hinckley's former residence, but found out, much to our sorrow that he never returned from the war. He was sent to the South Pacific, and made such a hit with the native girls that he was listed as "missing in action'' after a night out. Bill received much of his combat training in the Sturgis Theater of Operations .
Just before boarding a train for the "wide open spaces'', we chanced to find "\Valt " Fader running a modest florist shop in the comer of the North\vestern Station. "Fader's Floral Farms" features his new breed of skunk cabbage, which has made a hig hit \Yith the people passing through the station.
Feeling the need of something to read on the train, we strolled over to a newsstand and looked over the available literature. Finally, we purchased a copy of "McLeod's Fairy Tales", then in its 85th thousand.
We summ oned a porter to carry our baggage to the private car. We vvere surprised that it turned out to be "Gene'' Levinthal, who has been \Vorking steadily ever since hi s graduation from Howe. It is rumored that he has been managing the Proviso Poker Team in his spare moments.
Finally the train pulled out, headed West. When ·we stoppen for water somewhere in Nebraska, we chanced to see one of our illustrious class ambitiously svving a spike hammer on the track. Always vvanting to go places, Bill Hitchins has been worki n g on a section gang all over the Northwestern System. He is reported to have deve loped a spike that <lo es not need to be pounded in, but, judging from the heft of his swing, the experiments were not successful.
lJ pon our arrival in Oklahoma City, \Ve were met by "Gruesome'' Grundy. He anxious ly inquired about Howe, saying that he had received an offer to return to his olrl post of assistant tactical o.fficer of "L'' Cornpany. Dick has been ;:i weather forecaster in Oklahoma for five years, but he was aske<l to resign because he forecast "Wet \\leather" during a state prohibition election.
Down Skiatook way, we found the two Gorham brothers settled on an eighty acre farm. After graduating from Howe, they both went back to Oklahoma for their "+O acres and a mule". Arnie has married Gretta and has 23 children, but "Seige" preferred the mule.
Swinging west to Arizona, we chanced upon the small ranch belonging to "Buck" Eve 1:son. When we arrived, "Evie'' was rolling a cigarette and trying to comfort one of hi s Indian wives with, "Minnie, whatcha cryin' fer?" He has been living in the "wi ld and wooly ( ?) West" ever. since 1945, alone with his wives and horses.
Finally, San Francisco was reached. We found that "Elmo" Dinnis has, during t he past ten years, acquired a string of Barbary Coast Saloons, which are doing a million dollar business. After returning to his native California, he started with a lowly tavern on a side street, and has been expanding ever since.
( )11 a corner near one of "Elmo's" places of business, we noticed another hu ge crowd list ening to someone discussing the latest \\·ays to influence people. ' pcm im·e:-.ti12:atio11. it turned out to he "Superiority Complex" Kennedy, expoundin .g hi:-. latest theories of hem not to get on with people. Jim has been working out his pet thenri<'s e\·cr si nce hi.; first days at Ho\\ ·e
S\\·in:.6ng .outh to Holl y\\·oocl, we decided to visit the "Frank Sinatra" of 1955, "( Rose. Ever since his Howe days, has been developing his voice to the point that it excells even the original "\"'"oice". He is now making a movie picturing the life of a Howe cadet.
Out at Long Beach Naval Yard, \Ye found another member of our class, Jim Ernns, busily polishing the 16 inch gun. on a navy rowboat. He enlisted in the Navy right after Commencement, and has been in the service ever since.
Sinre the trip by this time had covered all the members of the Class of '.+5, we hoarded the private car, and returned to Northern to resume duties with the long-neglected 15 mile railroad.
I, ''Dizzy" Baxter, do will my flair for fine speech to future movie star Fox, D.
J. ''Pee Wee" Clemett, <lo will "C" Co. and l\lajor Vince to <iny future commander of Co. "C".
I, "E lmo" Dinnis, do will my "sunny California weather" to Capt. Po\Yell, who has the ill-fortune to live in Indiana.
I, Ed Evans, do will my physics grade to Ruud, who will probably need it next year.
I, "D ick'' Everson, do will my witty remarks and sharp sayings as a trust fund for the Vires Society.
I, "Arnie" Gorham, do will my ability to get rid of women to "Wolf" Logan.
I "Seige" Gorham, do will my butt room to the poor, hunted, non-smokers with my blessings.
I, "Gary" Kersten, do will my prominent place on the Battalion Staff to Koehler.
I, "Kelley" Calbeck, do will my dynamic football charge to Kalkanian.
I, "Walt" Fader, do will my good looks to Boise, who looks good in them.
I , " Jamie-Boy" Kennedy, do will my angelic smile to the next head acolyte.
I, "Bob 11 l\!fowery, do will my beautiful physique to Downer, the "·onder boy.
I, "No rma" Norberry, do will my uncanny ability to be crossed off special orders to Sablain.
I. " Hoimen" Page, do will my brains to :Mr. Droste,-please handle with care.
I, "Phil" Parmenter, do will my flair for Socialism to Brown, B. P.
I, "Frank" Partalis, do will my questionable drag with Mr. Stambach to who ever has the nerve to take it.
T, "Bob" Quinnell, do will my job on the Herald to Mr. Oppy,-too much work.
I, "Art" Rerick, do will my commanding voice and P.F.C. stripe to our own true boy, Miller, G. C.
I, "Spo ok" Rerick, do '"ill my wonderful "one-handed" basket ball shot to Opperman.
I, "Sgt." Rice, <lo will my winning way and magnetic personality to Connell.
I, "Robie" Robinson, do will P. Green to Venvys for "future use."
I, "Don" Rosati, do will my spaghetti bender to Bailin. I, "Chubby" Ross, do will my shirt to "C" Co. staff of next year-maybe they can use it.
I, "Willy" Schultz, do will my M. P. arm band to Schaubel.
I , "Bill" Smith, do will the honor of carrying on the "A" Co. Bugle to Telisky.
I. ''Roy-Boy" McLeod, do will my go::-geous red hair to Pulling to give him girlcontrol.
I, "Herb" Neely, do \\' ill my beat out, "I just got up" look to Doc. Meader.
I , "Gypsy" Rose, do will my women to any one that can locate them all.
I, "Brucie" Sablain, do will my self-confidence and poise to Rice, G.
f, "Don" Samis, do will my 1-A draft card to anyone who is thick enough to take it.
I, "Nod" Hinckley do will my head \niter's job to "Horror" Miller, for being such a "buddy" all year.
I, "Hitch" Hitchins, do will my trick basketball shots to Rosselott who w:rnts to be a star next year.
T, "Teek" Knowlson, do will my "beautiful face" to Stroud, who will need it if he expects to get any place with Janie.
I, "Gene" Levinthal, do will my spot in Howe Military School to Col. Bouton and head for "Chi"-but fast.
I, "Merv" Lieberman. do lvill my 15' x 85' drag and my salesman's ability to the next dope that volunteers to get ads for the Tatler.
I, "Gordo" Montie, do will my F conduct and Major Merritt to "all of those poor, poor under class men."
I, "Dutch" Speller, do will my proud "muscle" to the next boxing champ.
I, "Stub" Stoffels, do will my little g:irl to Dicky.
Jefferson,
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Beaufort Road, Toledo, Ohio
Wiltshire Road, Muncie,
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Bottom row (left to C., \'erwys, Miller, R. L.
Second row : Ra Yi net, An<l e r;.on, J. T., Kirkland, Campbell, l'tley, Crumb, Palmer, Meader, Downer, Stroud.
Third row : Koehler, F., Bailin, \Veinrichter, Alexander, Rosselott, Jenkins, Hugo, re, Shilling, Seybert, Ferris.
Fourth row: Brown, R. C., Speiss, Trink l e, Rock, IIorak, Green bury, Kalkanian, D exte r, Ruud, Opperman.
Fifth nnv: Clifford, Guild, Andersen, \i\l. J., Smith, J. E., Thornberry, \Y., Maddo x, R., Baird, Fox, D., Eccles. JUNIORS
One of the largest respon ibilities on the campus is the sponsorship of the Commencement Ball. This task is g iven to the ] uniors, and we are confident that this year with Cadet Verwys as their president the class will do a splendid job. Next year the leaders at Howe will come out of this group, and the school is counting on them for a flourishing year to come
Bottom row (left to right): Rice, G., Quandt, Morgan, Corbin.
Second row: Brown, P. B., Ford, Buckel, Gavrila, J., Joss, Radel, Hadden, Cronenwett, Schmidt, C. R., Vandervort, \Veisner, Te li sky , Dickey.
Third row: Logan, Page, H. M., Gehlert, Hammond, \Vi Ison, \iV., Auer, Matthews, Kavan, Collins, Pullin g.
Fourth row: Conne ll , Minton, Maddox, H., "'hittaker, Fisher, Gamer, Lantis , Boyce, Commons, C!ipsham.
Fifth row: Heinrichs, Hummel , Smith, R. 0., Schaubel, Sablain, Raeburn, Gregory, Smith, J. L., Akers, Bucknell. SOPHOMORES
Under the leadership of able Cadet l\llorgan, the Sophomore Class has been one of the most active groups on the campus this year. They had a class picnic during May, and they sponsored, with the aid of the Freshmen, one of the most successfu l Spring Dances ever held at Howe. Next year they will surely make a choice Junior Class. ·
Bottom row ( left to ri g ht ): Schultz, H., Lind sey , Smith, N., \Vareing, Duin, \Viles , Drafta, Barlow.
Second row : Tow nsend, \Vareham, Bass, Covert, Brill, How, G ilbreath, Swis her, Insley, Yg l es i as, Metros, Hufnagel, Harvey.
Third row: Finch, lfoohe r, Barnes, R. G., Knowles, Keeney, Paul se n, Carstensen, Baker, Edwards, Miller, G. C ., Stumpf, Jo se ph.
Fourth rnw: Ge r rard, Sc hmidt , Andersson, Sorenson, Mitchell, B l anchard, Ellison, Sutcliffe, Ca r se , Maple.
Fifth row: Schoenwandt, Kilgore, Ba u e r, Milholland, Harlan, Shook, Edwards, R. Y Gunn, Ilobeck, Fox, G., Co h a n
The Freshman Class has made a ve r y active showing this year, and they ha ve proven themselves excellent r ecru it s. Unde r the presidency of ever active Cadet Duin , they have held up their end of th e sc hool' s program throughout the yea r. There is plenty of material for future leaders hip at Howe in this cfass.
Top rov,• (left to right): Buehler, 'Whittaker, H ., llickso:1, lbll, ]., Bouton, L., Leason, Leonard, Simmons, Carrado, \\'eller, Deahl.
Second row: Cross, CJ., Lutz, Gross, J., \Vattles, Ruell, Sieber, Meyer, E., Davidson, Smith, G. M., Yerkes, Herring.
Bottom row: Gavrila, N., Ronnewitz, Walstrom, Barnes, R. S., Poljak, Orr, J., Flannigan, Myer, \Vi., Burbank, Stephenson, Shook, A., McWilliams.
With such a fine group as a nucleus, next year's Freshman Class should get off to a splendid start. In this class are to be found the leaders in all Lower School activities; this capacity for leadership, judged by present performance, should contribute much to the life of the Upper School.
Top row (left to right): Grant, Setzer, LeVeque, Koehler, G., Richards, March, Cooper, R. Ha., Dillon, deKuyper.
Second row: Lisle, Preussel, Stouffer, Smith, C. H., Insley, C. F., Thatcher, Templeton, Meck, Kirazian, Kessler, Duvendack.
Bottom row: Bucknell, Biggs, Zitney, Pappas, Komisarow, Graham, Dixon, Clark, Morre, J., Shapley, Thornberrv, D.
These cadets will be the leaders in Lower School affairs next year. Many of this group have already shown splendid capabilities: next year's responsibilities should further develop their abilities and talents.
Members of this class have already made a place for themselves in the life of the Lower. Next year, when they will be numbered among the "upper-classmen of the Lower", more will be expected of them in the way of leadership.
Top row (left to right): vVilson, R., Beardsley, Hays, C., Malmstrom, Bouton, N., Hunter, Mal lett, Hutchinson.
Bottom: Volpe, Owen , Baggott, Obering, Gihson, white, Riddell.
Size cloes not always count! Here is a group of real <iadets which has already learned more than the average boy knows about discipline, loyalty and the importance of team play.
Top row (left to right): Rorres, Kelly, Haynes, Sullivan, Martin.
Bottom : Barnes, J. L., Ohmart, Ober, Gray.
Sept. 7th-The Lower welcomes +2 new cadets. On hand to greet them ancl to introduce them into the ways of a military school were Cadets Poljak, Bouton, L., Gros, J., Wattles and Thornberry, D.
Sept. 8th, 9th-New cadets were bu y getting their uniforms, taking gracle placement tests and making new friends.
Sept. 10th-The old cadets returned today. Old friends were busy greeting each other and roommates were busy fixing up their rooms.
Sept. 12th-School formally opened this morning. We were introduced to three ne\\· masters: Mr. Rexroad, Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Bennett.
Sept. 16th-Cadet Templeton celebrated his twelfth birthday by entertaining some of his friends with ice cream and cake.
Cadet Pappas also entertained several of his friencls in Mrs. Miller's apartment in honor of birthday. Ice cream and cake ·were served.
Sept. 25th-General orders were published today. Cadet Johnny Gross is Company Commander. Cadets Poljak, Bouton, L., and \Vattles are our Lieutenants.
The K.nicks and Whites football teams clashed for the first time today. Score: Knicks 26, Whites 0.
Sept. 27th-Cadets Burbank and Hays treated their friends to cake and ice cream today in honor of their birthdays.
The Knicks beat the Whites in football again, 19-0.
Oct. 1st-Jackie Poljak was elected President of the McKenzie Literary Society. Larry Bouton is Vice President; Leason is Secretary; Gross, Treasurer; Burbank, Sgt. at Arms; and Walstrom, Program Chairman.
Cadet Beardsley was elected President of the Todd Literary Society and Bouton, N., Vice President.
Oct. 7th-The Lower Varsity football team trounced· the Midgets in their first game 10-0. Leason pushed over the year's first touchdown.
Oct. 8th-Cadet Sullivan's father spoke to the Ca det Corps in chapel this evening on his experiences in China.
Oct. 11th-Cadet Biggs entertained several of his friends at the Kingsbury House at a steak dinner.
Oct. 14th-Again the Midgets lost to the Lower in football, 25-0. Poljak starred.
Oct. 15th-Cadet deKuyper gave a very interesting account before the Literary Societies of his trip from his home in Holland to America during the Blitz.
Dancing classes started today. Sixty Lower Schoolers are taking lessons.
Oct. 18th-Cadets Bucknell and Koehler had birthd·ay dinners at the Kingsbury House this evening.
The Knicks took the Whites in football today, 37-0. Volpe starred.
Cadets Deahl and Medow tied for the best record of the period.
Oct. 25th-Mr. Downs along with Col. Bouton, Father Murphy, Major Little, and Captain Preston attended the Consecration of Bishop Mallett.
' 1det .:\lallctt \ms also in South Bend to see his "dad" installed as Bishop of \;mtlwrn Indiana.
Oct. 27th It's the Lower over the l\1idgets in football again, 19-0.
Od. 28th-Cadets Bonncwitz, "Whittaker, Barnes, J. L., and Riddell all had hirthday parties today-what a day!
Oct. 29th- The Lower School faculty and staff enterta ined the school faculty and staff.
Oct. 31st-The night we have all been waiting for! Such costumes! Cadet Hall, J won first and Cadet Richards won econd for the most original costume. Cadet :\Iallctt won first and Cadet Bonnewitz won seco nd for the best looking costume. Cadet Clarke won first and Cadet Zitney won seco nd for the funniest costume. We finished with ice cream and cake.
Nov. .+th-The l\IcKenzie Literary Society presented the two flags, the American and Christian, to Bishop Mallett for the schoo l today. Was it exciting?
A great many of our parents are here to help us observe Founders' Day. \Nish it "·oul<l turn warmer. Rifles can make the hands pretty cold during a parade.
Nov. 5th-The great week-end is over. N othing but school today. Oh, well Thanksgiving is coming.
Nov. 8th-Poljak and Gro s tied for the " best records" of the week.
Nov. 10th-The lVIidgets went down to defeat before our varsity m football again, 31-6.
Nov. 11th-We honored our dead of World War I at chapel services today. Cadet deKuyper sang a so lo in church today.
Nov. 17th-The Lower organizes a model airplane club with Deahl as President; Cadet Shook as Vice President; Bouton, L. Secretary; and Cadet Barnes, Sergeant-atArms. Captain Stuckey is the sponsor .
Nov. 18th-Mr. Downs and Mr. Fisher escorted the Star List to dinner at the Hotel Elliott and a movie in Sturgis.
Nov. 25th-Father Jennings was entertained at dinner by cadets and faculty.
Nov. 29th-Thanksgiv ing and a grand turkey dinner. The Lower sweeps the Midgets series seven games to nothing, winning the final game 38-6.
Dec. 2nd-Cadet Stephenson was the first and Kirazian second in drill competition today.
Dec. 4th-Varsity basketball practice commenced today. Twenty cadets reported to the squad.
Dec. 7th-The winter activities program has started. Mrs. Slater is teaching art; Mrs. Kelly, first aid; Mr. Bennett, tennis; Mr. Runge, tumbling; Mr. Rexroad, boxing; Mr. Fisher, calisthenics; and Capt. Stuckey, riflery.
Dec. 8th-Everything at the Lower is activity for Christmas. Mr. Rexroad is busy perfecting the Christmas play. Mr. Runge and his helpers are making the living room like Santa land for the Christmas Party. Mr. Downs is drilling the torchbearers, pages, for the Boar's Hearl Dinner.
Dec. 10th-We gave our Christmas play tonight. It was fine.
Dec. 11th-The Lower section of the choir ga v e a recital of Christmas songs for t he Philomath Club today. Plenty of cake to top it off.
Th e Boar's Head Dinner. Yum, Yum.
D ec. 12th- Our Christmas party tonight-Santa \\ as there. We can all work on a ir pl anes now.
De c 16th-The first contingent left for vacation today. Oh why didn't I make a ll " A' s " and keep a perfect deportment record? Oh, well , only two more clays.
Dec. 18th-And here it i ! Merry Christmas.
J an. 3rd Here we are again. Everyone reports a fine vacation. The Lower m ·komes White. B. back to the fold.
Jan. 6th-We win our first basketball game from the Midgets.
Jan. 10th-Cadet Thatcher entertained at a birthday dinner at the Kingsbury Hou se.
Jan 12th-Govern,ment Inspection: We were ready.
Jan. 17th-Cadet Simmons and Stephenson each had a birthday dinner at the I'in gsbury House this evening.
Jan. 18th-Cadet Insley was the "best record" cadet for the period.
Jan 20th-We are all attending the County Basketball Tournament. Plenty of pop .
Jan. 2+th-Cadet March celebrated his birthday today with a party in Mrs. J\liller's apartment. '
Feb. 3rd We had the movie, "King of Kings", tonight. Cadet Deahl and friends had dinner at the Kingsbury House this evening in honor of his birthday.
Feb. 7th-Cadets Zitney and Koehler had birthday parties at the Kingsbury House thi s evening.
Feb. 11th-Cadet Carse of "A" Co entertained the Literary Societies with some lo vel y accordion music.
Feb. l+th-Valentine Day-plenty of valentines in the form of candy, cookies, etc.
Feb. 17th-Cadet Bonne,vitz was the best drilled cadet at the competitive drill thi s morning. Hall, ]. ran him a dose second.
Feb. 21st-The Kingsbury House was the scene of two birthday parties this evernng. Cadet Komisarow and Smith, C. H. were the hosts.
Feb. 22nd-The Lower presented the Washington birthday exercises at Blake Hall this morning. Cadets Gavrila, Shook, Gross, Shapley, Duvendack, Bouton, L., \Valstrom, and Seiber were the speakers. A fine program.
Feb. 24th-Mr. Runge trotted out the sixth annual edition of the carnival this evening. The Mardi Gras of New Orleans hasn't a thing on us.
March 1st-The Lower wins C class intramural tournament.
Marsh 1st-The Lower wins B class intramural tournament.
March 3rd-We did it, yes sir! We journeY-ed to Chicago and returned with the "bacon". We won the Chicago Junior Prep School Tournament. We beat Mor-
gan Park." and Elgin. 'Vhat a \\·eek-end?
.:\larch 7th-\ Ve won the l\Iidgets series 7 games to non e :\larch 9th-Vacation again: Steaks? Well, maybe not , but at least plenty of 1110\"ll'S.
:\larch 19th- , r O\\ ' for the last lap. 82 more days until Commencement. :\Ia.rch 22nd-\Ve are ho t to the LaGrange County Elementary School Basketball Tournament. \Ve are perfect hosts, (or were we), for " ·e " on the tournament. This is the fourth tournament we have won this yea r.
l\Iarch 2.5th Cadets Baggott, Su lli va n , Bucknell, Graham, Biggs, Hays, l\1arch , :\Lorre, deKuyper, Cooper, l\Ialmstrom, and LeVeque, were confirmed by Bishop :'.\ Iallett this morning. Congratu lations!
l\Iarch 26th-"L'' Compa ny goes over the top again in the Red Cro. s driv e. Our subscriptions totalled $105.10.
l\Iarch 28th-Cadet \Valstrom had a birthday part y at the Kingsbury.
April 2nd Base ball, track, tenni , and marbles are now the popular sports.
April 8th- The movie "Kidnapped" b y Robert Louis Ste ve nson, \Vas shown at the Lower today.
Apri l 15t h-Exce ll ent Conduct Ribbon were a\varded at parade this mornin g. \Ve were \nll represented. Those receiving red ribbons for three months were Cadets: Bonnewit z , Hunter , Komi sarow, Obering, Ohmart , Riddell, Templeton, Volpe, Wal "trom, and Leaso n.
Cadets Du ve ndack Flanigan, Gibson, Insle y, Leonard, Lisle, Mallett, l\1arch, :\ledo"» Smith, C. H. , Thatcher, Weller, and Zitne y received the white ribbon for six months good con<luct.
Cadets Biggs, Bouton , L .. Burbank, Deahl, Gavrila, N., Gross, ]. Poljak and Thornberry, D. received the Red , White, and Blue ribbon for nine months good conduct.
April 16th-The Beta Lambda Sigma Honor Society joined with Alpha Delta Tau Honor Society of the Upper School for their annual joint dinner.
April 17th-The members of the Silent Drill Squad were selected today.
Ma y 9th We all entertained ourselve at dinner this evening in honor of a very successful athletic season. Club and Varsity letters were awarded and Col. Bouton presented gold basketballs to our champion basketball team. Among the many guests was Bishop Mallett.
May 23rd-Father Jennings, in absentia, entertained the basketball team at dinner. Capt. Preston did the honors for Fr. Jennings.
May 31st-The Annual Lower Picnic was held today. Many contests, lots of eats, and more fun.
June 2nd:_The Literary Societies have their picnics. The McKenzie at Twin Lake and tne Todd at the Summer camp.
June 6th-The Annual Bike Hike today.
] une 9th-We had our Annual Exhibition in the big gym today.
June 12th-Here it is Commencement and the year is gone-Whey! Where did it to so fast?
THE RIGHT REVEREND REGINALD MALLETT, D. D.
Bishop of North e rn Indiana and President of the Board of Trustees Howe ll!ilitary School
Top r°'\ ( left to right): \Vareing, Rock, Smith, R. vV., Page, H., Bouton, L.
Third row: Schultz, Hufnagel, Deahl, Brovrn, P. B., Ford, Clipsham, Radel, Everson.
Second row: \Vattles, Grant, deKuyper, Templeton, Barnes, R. S., \Valstrom, Morre, Bonnewitz.
First row: Mr. J. J. Schilling, (C hoirmaster), Riddell, White, B., Lisle, Obering, Biggs, Beard.ley, Mallett. THE CHOIR
The aim of the choir is to make each of the beautiful services held in St. James' Chapel more of a joy and an inspiration to all. The new members, as well as the old, have borne their full share in making the choir, under the leadership of Mr. Schilling, a splendid organization.
Bottom rov" (left to right): \Vareham, Campbell, Morgan, Gross, C. (Head Acolyte), Fr. Murphy, EYans, J., Pulling, Vandervo1t.
Second row: Blanchard, Minton, vViles, Smith, J. E., Dexter, Spei ss , Keeney.
The local chapter of the Order of St. Vincent has rendered splendid service this year. Many new acolytes have been trained and there is always a sizeable waiting-list of cadets who are desirous of learning to serve.
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These are the men who have given the cadets one of the finest years of military work ever enjoyed by any R. 0. T. C. unit at Howe. Their diligence, interest and patience have been apparent at all times and have been a source of inspiration to every cadet.
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2nd Lieut. \Vattles; Staff Sgt. Shook, A.; gts. Davidson, Hickson, Le:n.on; Corps. Koehler, U., \Valstrnm; Pfcs. F lani gan, KomisaroY\', Morre, J., \Vi., Obering, Sieber, Volpe, \Vhittaker, H.; Pvt!'. Buell, Buhler, Gross, G., Dillon, Grant, Gra\, Setzer.
2nd Lieut. Poljak; Staff Sgt. Corrado; Sgts. Barnes, R. S., Beardsley, Bonnewitz, Deahl; Corps. Biggs, Burbank, Templeton; Pfcs. Barnes, J. L., Dixon, Gibson, Graham, Ohmart, Pappas, Stouffer, Mallett, Y\7 eller; Pvt Baggott, Bucknell, Clarke, Hays, C., Hutchinson, McY\7illiams, Malmstrom, Meck, Martin, Preu. sel, Orr, J., LeVeque, \\7 hite.
Flute-Miller, R.-Drum Major. Clarinets-Gregory, R. Cunningham, N orberry, Dexter, Lantis, Lohss. Saxaphone-Baird.
Trumpets-Ferris, Hammond, Rice, W., Shook, Ruud, Brown, P. B., Gunn. Trombones-Grundy, Duin, Gregory, S. B. Baritones-Pre ton, Sutcliffe Basse Horak_, Byington.
Drurns-Partalis, Fox, D., Kavan, Schultz, H. Howe bands have gained an enviable reputation through the years; this year's band has enhanced that reputation
Besides playing for all military functions and ceremonies, the band presented an unusually fine concert during the winter term. Both Captain Ling and his musicians may take proper pride in their year's showing.
This year, a large number of Upper School cadets have met the academic requirements for admission and have become members of the Alpha Delta Tau Society. In addition to scholastic attainn1ent, good citizenship is a prerequisite for membership.
Beta Lambda Sigma So{:iety, of the Lower School, corresponds to Alpha Delta Tau and election to membership represents the highest academic honor a Lower cadet can achieve.
Bottom row (left to right): Finch, Grundy, Lieberman, Preston, Knowlson, Page, H., Thornberry, \V., Radel, Corbin, Hitchins, Svvisher. Second row: Bouton, N., Smith, N., Utley, Bouton, L., Leason, Cohan, Alexander, Quandt, Crumb, Barne s, ]. L.econd row: Robinson, Stroud, Clemett, Seybert.
Third row: Breitmeyer, Hevesi.
Fourth row: Preston, Gross, C. SWORD AND SHIELD
Membership in the Sword and Shield is open only to commissioned officers of the Cadet Corps and represents the
military honor obtainable.
The club meets weekly to discuss the affairs of the school with the Superintendent and to plan for the well-being and continued progress of the Cadet Corps.
Bottom row (left to right) : Rosati (Pre ident), Know Ison (Secretary), Petee.The Howe Herald is serving a more useful purpose than ever before. Each week it is sent to all the Howe men in the Armed Forces throughout the world and helps to keep them in touch with their school and \vith their old friends.
Seated (left to right): E\' erson, Parmenter (Copy Editor), Quinnell (Editor), Page, H. (Associate Editor), Knovvlson (As ociate Editor). Standing: Quandt, Smith, R. W. (Cartoonist), Akers, Opperman (Sports Editor), Maddox, H., Alexander, Lieberman.
Bottom row ( left to right): Morgan (Secretary), Rosati (Commander), Robinson.
Second row: Evans, E., Ferris, Petee, Radel.
Third ro·w: Logan, Gross, J., Clemett, Knowlson, Evans, J.
Fourth row: Bouton, L., Clipsham, Gross, C., Fox, D. E., Eccles, Smith, R. 0.
The Old Guard is composed of those cadets who have been in re idence at Howe for four years or longer.
The purpose of the organization is to develop the kind of school spirit which will encourage the cadet to do hi best work for his own sake, for the sake of his school and for the eventual good of his country.
Bottom row (left to right): Miller, R. L., Partali , Rerick, D. (Sergeantat-Arms), Knov>lson Robinson (President), Rosati (Secretary), Petee (Treasurer), Greenbury, l tley.
Second row: Hevesi, Verwys, Parmenter, Hitchin, Norberry, Rerick, A., Dickey, Stroud, Dinnis, Baird.
Third row: Stoffel, Smith, J. E., Mo" ery, Mr. Stambach (Adviser), Kalkanian, Gregory, R. M., Downer, Montie.
Fourth row: Ellison, Gross, C., Thornberry, \V., Opperman, Preston, Eccles, Andersson, W. E.
The Varsity "H" Club is composed of lettermen who have been elected to membership. The aim of the organization is to promote good sportsmanship and clean competition in all athletic affairs.
Bottom row ( l ef t to ri g ht ): Smith, R. \V., Quandt, Brown, P. B., Smith, N., Lindi-ey.
Seco nd row: Corbin, Mor ga n (Secretary-Treasurer), Gorham, C. (P res id ent), Gorham, A (V ic e President), Hitchins, Finch.
Third ro,..,. : Edwards, P. L., C lip s ham, Evans, E., Thornberry, \V. (Sergeant-at-A rm s), Mr. McGill (A d v i se r ), Horak, \iVareing, Page, H.
The I soh Club is composed of cadets who are aware of and keenl y interested in the great strides science has made and is making in the world and in the future developments in thi s field. Meetings are de voted to reports and discussions, this year's topic having been "Science in the War".
The orchestra, under the able direction of Captain Ling, furnishes music for the more important school functions.
This year, the orchestra's most noteworthy appearance was in connection with the annual Boar's Head Dinner v,rhen a splendid program was played.
First row (left to right): Horak, Grundy, Miller, R. L., Mr. J. J. Schilling. Second ro w: Gregory, Cunningham, Shook, G., Duin, Hammond.
1 he dance band is compo ed of a musically-minded group of cadets who have formed their own organization for the purpose of playing modern dance music.
The band's principal appearance was made at Lima High School when they furnished the music for the Senior Prom.
Bottom row (left to right): Norberry, Gregory, R. M., Cunningham, Baird. Second row: Fox, D. E., Dr. Freudenthal, Horak, Smith, J. E., Duin, Rice, W Gregory, S. B., Shook, G.The Non-Commissioned Officers Club is made up of the three ranking non( Ommissione<l officers from each company. This group, like the S-word and Shield Club, meets with the Superintendent to discuss matters pertaining to the Corps. The purpose of the group is to form a link between the officers and the rest of the corps.
Bottom row (left to right): Evans, J., Kersten, Rerick, D., Cooper, R. He., Ever son.
Second row: Palmer, Page, H., Meader, Shilling.
The Vires Society, affiliated with the National Preparatory School's Committee of the Y. M. C. A., is composed of cadets interested in raising the moral and spiritual tone of the Cadet Corps. The society has been active in such projects as collecting clothing for the peoples of Europe, furnishing Bibles to men overseas and holding discussions on moral and religious subjects.
The January Commencement dance \Vas sponsored by the Vires Society this year.
Members of the Cadet Corps who are interested in dramatics, have participated in school dramatic productions and who have been duly elected, are members of the Comus Club.
This year, the Comus Club sponsored an informal dance during the spring.
Seated (left to right): Partalis, Speller, Fox, D. (President). Know·lson (Secretary), Everson (Vice-President), Page, H. Standing: Dexter, Baxter, Gorham, A., Opperman, Page, H. M.
Under the direction of l\llajor McAlister, the team was composed of cadets who had qualified as Expert Riflemen on Rifle Course "F".
The team fired in the Fifth Service Command Rifle Match as well as in the annual Hearst Trophy Match.
First row (left to right): Crumb, Schultz, \V., Petee, Knowlson, Page, H., Page, H. M. Second row: Kirkland, Hinckley, \\7 iles, Fox, G. F., Baur.
\Vith Varsity football aboli hed for the duration inter-company compet1t1on was again the keynote of the fall sports program. Cadets from each of the three companies \\'ere placed in either the "A" group or the "B" group acco:·ding to their height and \\ eight, and teams were formed for each of these groups. Boys who were too sr111all for either of the e two groups were put on the "Midget" team which played the Lower School.
October -J.: The first game of the season between "A" and "B" Companies saw a strong "R" Company team roll up a core of 19 to 0.
October 11: "A" and "C" Companies battled, and "A" came out on top with a core of 6 to 0.
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Under the direction of Coach Howard Quick the Varsity basketball team went through their strenuous schedule with an enviable record of ·wins. They met their share of outstanding teams and regardless of their opponents they never gave up until the final gun which many number of times signified their victory.
Starting the season on November 25 they met an experienced Lima five which had already played four games. The "Wildcats'' won by the score of 55 to 27.
Throughout the six game spree before Christmas vacation they sho"ved all the signs of a really fine ball team composed of height and skill.
When the men went home at Christmas time they found themselves the holders of a record of five wins and one <lefeat.
After Christmas the team was partially slowed up although still capable of downing Scott with very little effort.
When the "Wildcats" met Fort Wayne Concordia it was a different story with Concordia handing the "Wildcats" their worst defeat of the entire season , 55-25.
After the Concordia defeat the team was in for a losing spell, being defeated by Shipshewana and Lima, also losing again to Lima in the County Tournament.
Bottom row (left to right): Thornberry, vV., Preston, Rosati (Captain), Stoffel!>, Opperman. Second row: Smith, J. E., Gregory, R. M., Grosti, C., Eccles, Re rick, D.Off to Detroit the team went with a several game losing streak following them. Hm,·ever, it was a different story in Detroit when the Cadets defeated Detroit University School by ten points. The next evening they lost a close thriller by two points to Cranbrook School.
Rome City sa"" the Cadets turn on their fast-breaking offense to full steam. They gave Rome City its worst d'efeat. 61 to -1-7.
It was almost the same story when they next played LaGrange as the "Wildcats" managed an easy win without too much trouble.
When D. U. S. journeyed to the home court for a return match it was treated to a nice reception all over the campus except on the basketball court where it hacl little chance against the powerful offense employed by Howe. D. U. S. lost by the score of 55 to 33.
The regular season ended the next evening at Bristol where the Cadets were handed a ten point defeat.
The team went into the State Tournament sectionals at Kendallville with a lot of fight and drive but they were unable to defeat a strong Shipshewana five, thus ending the competition for the year 1944-45.
This year's team was made up of only three returning lettermen, namely Rerick, D., Rosati, and Calbeck. Calbeck graduated at mid-year. The remainder of the team was composed of experienced intramural players who were ineligible last year. Rosati, captain of the team, with his excellent ball handling ability aided a great deal in possession of the ball. Opperman proved himself capable of sparking the lightning offense and especially in accounting for his share of baskets. Rerick, the vars ity center was invaluable in his rebounding and exception ally deft work under the hasket. Thornberry was very useful in ball controlling and handling. Gregory and Gross aided the team with their height especially under the basket.
Gross, Thornberry, Preston, Andersson, and Eccles are slated to return next year as they are only Juniors. Stoffels, who played reserve ball last year, improved greatly and proved' very helpful to the team.
Those who earned varsity letters were, Rosati, Opperman, Rerick, D., Thornberry, G ross , Eccles, Andersson, Preston, Stoffels, Fader, Calbeck, Gregory, and Koehler (manager).
A stro n g "A" Oompany team beat a d etermined "C" Company team, in what proved to be th e mosc exc itin g games see n on the ba sketball court throughout the year. "A" took the ch amp ion sh ip of the seaso n, with "C " seco nd ancl "B" thircl.
An additional tournament was pla yed at the end of the seaso n which included ''A", "B", a nd "C" Com p any teams a ncl the Varsity Re se rves. "A" eliminated ''B" whi le "C" took a close one from th e Reserves. Then "A" and "C" met in a thriller which !"nded w ith "A" out in front, 37 to 35, on a l as t seco nd bas ket
The "A" Company "B" team won both the seaso n and tournam ent championships by going undefeated through th e season "C" Co mpan y w as seco nd and "B", third.
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Bottom row (left to right): Joss, \i\Teinr ichter, Lantis, Dickey (Capt.), Baxter, Schaubel, Morgan, Duin, Brown, P. B.
Second row: Meader (Mgr.), Milho ll and, Ed,-.,·ards, P. L. Finch, Maple, Logan, Sorenson, Smith, R. W., Keeney, Carstensen, Levinthal (Mgr.)
Third row: Mr. Quick (Coach), Quinnell, Thornberry, W., Gregory, R., Maddox, R., c"., \iViles, Matthews, Rosati, Blanchard, Mr. Ward (Coach).
Bottom row (left to right): Ross, Stroud, Knowlson, Robinson, Petec, Verwy , Rosati, Hevesi.
Second row : Ker.ten (Mgr.), Fox, G., Lieberman, Partalis, Rerick, A, Kalkanian, Mowery, Speller, Clemett, Gehlert, Trinkle, Mr. Stambach (Coach)
Bottom row ( l eft to right): Pauben, Hammond, Shilling, Miller, R. I..
Second row: Boyce, Sablain, Everson, Cooper, R. He., Gorham, A., Corbin.
Third row: Gorham, C., Opperman, Maddox, H., Parmenter, Eccles, Preston, Rice, G., Stoffels, Thornberry,
The Tennis Team has had but one match as the Tatler goes to press, and they dropped that to Elkhart b y a small margin.
The team has sho,vn great possibilities and will undoubtedly encl up in the winning brackets in future matches. Mr. Manat is the tennis coach.
A new sport showed up on the campus this ·winter under the leadership of Mr. Stambach , who whipped· the wrestlers into condition. They entered five matches com ing out on the long end three out of the five.
First row (left to right): Ellison, Dovmer, Partali, Petee (Ca pt. ), Mowery, Montie.
Second row: Ba s, Cooper, R. He., Hobeck, Dinnis, Duin, Swisher.
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room.
room s lowl y fills up.
and finds a pipe ash left by t h
of '32.
rips up
Butt room is off l im its. Hinckley gives his butt to "Duke" . Now let us stro ll downstairs where w e find a g roup of smilin g ( ?) Seniors erijoying their morning shower.
Butt room is on limit s Knowlson insists h e is a much be tt er fl yer than Speller. Spe ll er thrm'\· bar of soap at Knowl on a nd misses. Samis oaks Speller for inefficiency. Eve rso n rides in and begin telling one of his yarns about the wild, \rn ol1 \V es t.
Partalis gets disgusted look on hi s face . "B uck " Everso n tl ec icles to finish shower later. Parmenter and Hinckley moan a chorus " How Dry I Arn". Both so n gste r re ceive wet cloths in faces. "S up er iorit y" Kennedy wades into the s hower. Mess ca ll is chewed up.
Ca lbe ck de c ides to rise. Calbeck changes mind.
Lord Jim 's voice is he ar d in barracks. Calbeck is up, washed, dre ss ed and down to formation. Seniors se ttle down to a huge meal of cinnamon toast. Alexander knocks off corner of table with piece of toast. Alexander is soaked for wasting food. Robin so n drags self into mess hall. Rosati for ces table to listen to a letter from the little woman. L ee Rose enters mess hall. sits down and immediately falls asleep. The Dog v ibrates his vocals and quiets the multitude.
"A" Company won't move out.
Breitme yer pulls out s oak pad.
"A" Company moves out.
Petee chases "B" Company out.
"PeeWee" on bended knees gets "C" Company to move out. "L" Company charges out.
Sarnis and Sablain decide to make beds. "Bunny" blows off and chews up some announcements. Robinson , Petee, Knowlson, Kersten, Partalis and Baxter file into U. S. Histor y Class.
Mr. Ross cracks joke. Baxter, Partalis, and Knowlson also crack jokes. Clernett gets soaked.
Seniors
hearlaches in
with Levinthal and Dinnis.
read his latest letter from Gretta.
book in his .face.
about the Herald eclitorial.
and r e minrls class of Parliamentarv Grundy moves the previous question. Neely, who hasn't moved in 2.+ hours, wakes up. Mowery falls into deep slumber ancl begins usual dream about l\lary, Judy, Betty, Joan, Mary Lou, Sylvia anrl Vera.
It is now the fourth period and as " ·e move down the hall we find Re:-ick, D. and Clemett chasing quadratic equations around Mr. Yager's classroom "Spooks" tells Clemabout Judy and ho"· he's going to "bust out'a this place". Both pull out wallets to compare pictures. "Spook" puts his wallet back.
"Quaker" gives class about 500 problems to do by the end of the period. Quinnell asks Mr. Yager how to do the 503rd problem. Time moves as slowly as molasses in winter, but finally we finrl the Seniors returning from chool and getting ready for mess. Weeds, butts and pipes.
Mess call is again chewerl up. Speller forces table to listen to the special delivery letter he 1ust received from Betty.
Fader lights up a weed. Col. Bouton ente:·s mess hall. Fader dou es butt.
Levinthal sells McLeorl a fountain pen. McLeod finds that the pen is no goocl. Levinthal buys pen back at half price.
Lieberman tells Montie about his plans for collecting for the Chinese relief. Montie flips Lieberman a penny.
Hinckley tells Rerick, A. to get rid of gum. Shultz trips on gum and drops tray. Back to the butt room t1.!2:ain. Stoffels relights butt.
Baxter tries to bum weeds from everybody, but in vain. "Dizzy'' has to smoke one of his own.
School call blows, but the Seniors crowd into Partali ' room and play a hard game of poker at a penny a hand. Partalis wins 50c and puts his cards back in his po cket. Herman bounces over to school.
Gregory explains the A. C generator to Rice. Mr. McGill treats Gregory for severe shock. "The Boys" file into trigonometry class. Schultz and Norberrv whip out their stationery. Petee and Calbeck taik to each other in their sleep. Baxter trots into classroom.
Baxter goes back to barracks for Trig book
is the last man 10 the company
the
proceeds to screw the morphasnatch
and get some erl.
how to wear the garrison caps.
looks in butt room, gasps, and decides to look elsewhere. U nder "Duke's" supervision , the Seniors duck-waddle around the track fifteen time
Montie take s two s tep s and collapses. "Duke" approaches Montie. Montie leads Seniors around the track. Neely and Ro se discuss the finer points of skipping athletics. Herman is made stretcher case in rush to the butt room.
Seniors line up four deep to take showers. Rice shows his well formed legs to Hitchins. Chapel call Seniors charge out of the showers. The Seniors do the Lambeth Walk into the Chapel to the beat of "Gruesome" Grundy and his greasy threesome. "Softshoe" hit an off chord. " Let us pray."
Kennedy in v ites Ro ss to attend mess. MESS.
Art Rerick brings the food to Neely's table. Neely take s half the food and lets the rest of his table fight over the remains. Alexander writes poem on napkin.
The "Dog", with a moan, gets the battalion to come ro attention for a minute. Tom gives us the correct time.
Lord Jim interrupts to give us the "official time". A whistle down in Howe indicates that it is now 5 :00.
The battalion hobbles out of the mess hall.
Seniors have a sham battle in the butt room. "Vince" enters butt room.
Seniors see a butt on the floor and make a quick exit. "Vince" leaves butt room.
Seniors file back into the land of nicotine. Mowery gives lecture on girls. Crumb disagrees on Mowery's method of getting a date. Mowery threatens Crumb.
Hitchins steps in to separate the would-be battlers. Hitchins picks self off floor. Capt. Powell enters. Subject changes to checkers. Robinson and Knowlson decide to go out and play a little catch.
Harold re-enters
his eye.
Unclerclassrnen
Seniors, led by Rerick,
and 1s followed by Tommy "·ith a \\·et
of all trunks.
of the guard with a hand of poker while the Seniors light up illegal weeds at the other end of the hall.
Baxter entertains the
Everson begins to e,'
on his experiences with l\Iinnie, while Herman anxiously listens.
Seniors hear someone corning up the stair and all become very studious, ( altl1ough half of them have their books upside dO\rn.)
Herman pole-vaults down to tattoo.
Jim Evans tells Petee that circumstances will not permit him to attencl tattoo. but to get along as well as possible \\'ithout him. Petee gives Jim a dirty look.
Jim decides that attending tattoo wouldn't be too much of an inconvenience after all.
We are given the honor of listening to a delightful oration on tomorro\\''s room inspection. This is, of course, very short. Short talk comes to a close.
Dennis charges into the canteen, run, up to the "bar", and orders a short root beer.
CQ blov,rs and Seniors quietly tiptoe up the stairs and go to their boudoirs. Taps blow. It is at this point that the day is supposed to be over, but if the reader will please keep the rest to himself, the author will continue with a Ii ttle restricted news.
The taps check is nrnde ancl the Seniors don earphones to catch the last few numbers by Woody Herman.
Alexander, who swears that he never walks in his sleep, goes out and puts up the flag.
Robinson gets permission to make a call on the telephone from Capt. Powell and calls Wolcottville.
Breitmeyer finds Crumb fully dressed at the common room door, and upon inquiry, received the reply that he is waiting for second call for reveille. The Seniors, exhausted from the day's labors, and the after-taps talking, fall into a deep slumber. Here endeth a typical day at Howe Military School.
XT*is not a matter of ripe cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a temper of the will .. a quality of the imagination . . a vigor of the emotions. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years people grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despairthese are the long, long years that bow the heart and turn the greening spirit back to dust. Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the undaunted challenge of events, the unfailing childlike appetite for what next, and the joy of the game of living. We are as young as our faith, as old as our hope; as young as our self-confidence; as old as our fear; as young as our hope, as old as our despair.
Michigan
1st SQUAD
S/Sgt. Dinnis Pfc. Aker
Pvt. Raeburn Pvt. Sutcliffe Pfc. Minton
Pvt. Mitchell Pvt. Knowles Pvt. Shook, G. Pfc. Blanchard Cpl. Telisky
Commanding: Capt. H. J. Robinson
1st Sergeant: RHe Cooper Company Clerk: Cpl. Alexan<ler
Commanding: Lieut. Stroud
Plt. Sgt.: T / Sgt. Meader
Plt. Guide: Sgt. Rosselott
2nd SQUAD Sgt. Smith, R. vV. Pvt. Greenbury Pvt. Guild Pvt. Commons Pfc. Matthe,.,, s Pvt. Barnes, R. G. Pfc. Milholland Pvt. Rice, "\\' . Pfc. Eccles . Cpl. Downer
3rd SQUAD
S/Sgt. Verwys Pfc. Utley Pvt. Pfc. Metros Pvt. Gavrila, J. Pfc. Smith, N. Pvt. Y gle ia s p,, t. Kavan Pvt. Vandervort Cpl. Anderson, J. T.
Commanding: Lieut. Breitmeyer Plt. Sgt.: S! Sgt. Palmer Plt. Guide: Cpl. Trinkle
1st SQ AD
S/Sgt. Lieberman
Pvt. Carse
Pfc. Rerick, A. Pvt. Brown, R. G. Pvt. Connell
Pvt. Hitchins Pvt. Pulling Pfc. Ellison
Pvt. Miller, G. C. Sgt. Quinnell
2nd SQl AD
3rd SQUAD Sgt. Weinrichter Sgt. Crumb Pvt. Spiess Pvt. Soren en Pvt. Ruud Pvt. Lindsey Pvt. Fox, G. F. Pvt. Ford Pvt. Byington Pfc. Finch Pvt. Levinthal Pvt. Ba s Pvt. Mowery Pfc. Cunningham Pvt. Stumpf Pvt. Han' ev Pvt. Drafta Pvt. Gilbreath Cpl. Gorham, C. Cpl. Grundy
By Order Of:
H. ]. Robinson
Captain ROTC
Commander
THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1945 And OUR SINCERE THANKS To THE FACULTY AND STAFF FOR THEIR HELP AND INSPIRATION
and
W.
and Mrs. Edwin D. Evans
OF
A. H.
Capt. Clemett
1st Sgt. Rerick, D. Pvt. Ross Pvt. Lanti
1st PLATOON
1st Lt. Seybert SI Sgt. Page, H. S!Sgt. Gregory, R. M. S/Sgt. GorJ1am, A. Sgt. Page, H. M. Corp. Radel Corp. Schaubel Corp. Andersen, W. J. Pfc. Baird
Pfc. Brown, P. B. Pvt. Bucknell, ]. Pvt. Covert
Pvt. Dexter Pvt. Gerrard Pvt. Harlan Pvt. Horak Pvt . How Pvt. ] enkins Pvt. Lohss Pvt. Md n tyre Pvt. Opperman Pvt. Townsend Pvt. Ware ham Pvt. Wareing Pvt. Weisner
2nd PLATOON
2nd Lt. Preston S/Sgt. Everson Sgt. Baxter Sgt. Schultz, W. Sgt. Speller Corp. Wilson, W. Corp. Joss Corp. Maddox, R. Pfc. Rock
Pfc. Duin Pfc. Smith, R. 0. Pvt . Boyce Pvt. Cohan Pvt. Dickey
Pvt. Edvlards, P. L. Pvt. Garner
Pvt. Gregory, S. B. Pvt. Hufnagel Pvt. Hummel Pvt. Keeney Pvt. Kilgore
Maple Pvt. Paulsen Pvt. Sablain, B. Pvt. Schoenwandt
