1959 - 60
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers - President: John Turner. Vice President: Yvonne Heiser; Secretary: Anamarie Enderlin; Treasurer: Jay Gamble.
Senior Class Officers: Presidents: Doug Slawson and Bob Mitchell; vice presidents: Richard Bailey and Patrick Stone; secretaries: Anita Tezak and Susan Hunter; treasurer: Larry Eagan.
Junior Class Officers: Presidents: Jeff Paoletti, Paul Hill and Phil Purcell; vice presidents: Paul Johnson, Judy Eagan and Hugh Cotterell; Secretaries: Sherilynne Palmer and Joan Arnold; Treasurers: Donna Lyons, David Beck and Ricky McMichael.
Sophomore Class Officers: Presidents: Gary Fedor, Buzz Rhea and Joseph Merritt; vice presidents: Genie Lahey and Robert Thompson; secretaries: Kathy Polanshek, Sharon Secrest and Jay Pierce; treasurers: Douglas Grose, Gilbert Bruce and Daniel Hays.
Freshman Class Officers: Presidents: John Miller, Richard Dudley and Jerry Mika; vice presidents: Michael Gallivan, Gregory Megowan and Julian Bills; secretaries: Sandy McChrystal, Paula Priattie and Donna Tippetts; treasurers: Gary Shuey, William Barber and John Coombs.
The Student Council also included representatives JoAnn Troske, Nancy Crowder, Brynn Wood, Leslie Morginson, Harriet White, Virginia Sturdevant, Patricia Cosgriff, Shirley Molitor, Danielle Clawson, Ellen Friedley and Jeanne Cafarelli.
During the Summer
Nancy Crowder represented Judge at Girls State.
The representative at Boys State was John Turner.
The Year
National Merit Finalists: Nancy Crowder, Michael Mulchay and Douglas Slawson.
National Merit Letters of Commendation: Robert Mitchell and Robert Barham.
Faculty: Sr. Leo Anthony, principal; Fr. James Kenny, superintendent of Diocesan schools; Sr. Corinne, English; Sr. Bonavita, business; Robert Pettit, math; Mrs. Robert Pettit, health and PE; Fr. Jerald Merrill, science; Fr. Lawrence Spellen, history; Fr. David Goddard, Spanish; Sr. Vincent Clare, religion and history; Sr. Irmalyn, religion; Sr. Noel Marie, religion and Latin; Frank Klekas, history, health and PE; Robert McFarlane, biology; Vesta Seidel, sewing; Sr. Rosarita, math; Sr. Eugene, music; Sr. Thaddeus, librarian; and Sr. Bethania, English.
The Sept. 4, 1959 faculty bulletin noted the withdrawal of two sophomore boys, one being future teacher and coach David Disorbio.
The Varsity Cheerleaders were Patricia McMahon, Annhara Bannon, Connie Sawaya and Julie Heiser. They were joined by Junior Varsity cheerleaders Anne McNamara, Susan Miller and Sharon Houtz.
Anamarie Enderlin was Homecoming queen. Jay Gamble was Mr. Football.
Carren McGill was president of the Quill and Scroll Society, putting out the newspaper, producing assembles for National Newspaper Week and Catholic Press Month, and sending delegates to the Teenage Press Conference. The students interviewed then Sen. John F. Kennedy, Russian delegates and newly elected Salt Lake City Mayor J. Bracken Lee. McGill’s fellow Quill and Scroll officers were Patricia McGean, Hugh Cotterell and Anita Tezak.
Elected to lead Girls Sodality were seniors Pat Bastian (prefect), JoAnn Troske, Pat McGean and Pam Walker, and juniors Leela Beaudry (prefect), Julie Heiser and Mary Ann Cunningham. The Boys Sodality leaders were seniors George Malouf (prefect), Pat Stone, James Bennett and Paul Woll, and juniors Jim Yerkovich (prefect), Richard Gaspari, John Powers and Peter Nakowski.
Running the Pep Club were president Barbara Anderson, vice president Leslie Brown, secretary Linda Hunt and treasurer Carol Davis. Frances O’Hair, Susan Miller and Leslie Jones were the freshmen elected as future sophomore representatives. Members included Nancy Hart, Carolyn Johnson and Joan Walz. The group’s monitor was Sr. Noel Marie.
Meetings of the mathematics club Mu Alpha Theta focused on subjects including “The Slide Rule,” “Graphing” and “Chance and Probability.” Sr. Rosarita oversaw the club, led by president Jay Gamble, vice president John Turner, secretary Anamarie Enderlin and treasurer Richard Bailey.
The Glee Club produced a long-playing album under the supervision of Sr. Mary Eugene and with assistance from Alvin G. Pack, head of the University of Utah sound department. One side was recorded at the school, the other at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. The Glee Club officers were Guy DeLong, Nicki Yeager and Michael Mulchay. At year’s end, gold pins were presented to David Haley, Nancy Weider and Nicki Yeager. Receiving silver pins were Susan Arentz, Mary Derbridge, Mary Ellen Healy, Carolyn Johnson, Sharon Mooney and Frances O’Hair. Bronze pins went to Evelyn Gini, Geraldine Hecht, Jeanne Maryatt, Peggy Moore, Geraldine O’Brien, Connie Sawaya, Deanna Weiss and Dianna Weiss.
Led by officers Joyce Crestani (president), Al Bertagnole (vice president), Paul Hill (treasurer) and Joan Arnold (secretary), the Latin Club engaged in exams playing games of Scrabble in Latin.
1950 graduate John Hedderman was ordained on April 30, along with Michael Winterer, who attended Judge Memorial elementary school before moving to North Dakota, and William Flegge, who grew up in Magna and graduated from East High. The first triple ordination in diocese history was commemorated 35 years later. A dinner for Hedderman, by then a monsignor, included an appearance by former Utah Jazz Coach Frank Layden dressed up in priestly garb, claiming to be Hedderman’s “long lost brother.” Many people thought they looked alike.
Karen Baxter was president of the Secretarial Service Club.
Judge graduate Bishop Robert Dwyer delivered the eulogy at the funeral Mass for former Bishop Duane G. Hunt, 75, who died March 30 of a heart ailment. Hunt had delivered a radio talk on Catholic doctrine for 25 years. He also established the Trappist Monastery in Huntsville, coached CYO baseball teams and was instrumental in construction of the “new” Judge building.
Leslie Brown received honors in the International Poetry Contest. An essay by Anita Tezak took second place in a contest sponsored by the women’s auxiliary of the state VFW organization.
Junior Doug Slawson represented Utah at the National Voice of Democracy contest in D.C.
National Honor Society members in The Grail Society were led by president Anita Tezak, vice president Larry Eagan and secretary Pat McGean. The Judge chapter nominated Fr. Pierre De Smet, a Jesuit missionary who explored the American and Canadian West in the mid-19th Century, as a “Great American” for the society’s American Hall of Fame.
The Lettermen’s Club was led by president Mike Allem and fellow officers George Malouf, Jay Gamble and Larry Eagan.
The yearbook’s final page offered thanks to Judge staff members who helped make the publication possible: Helen Eugster, Ben Terashima, Roy and Teru Okamoto, Leona Small and Fred Weiss.
Region Language Festival winners were Susan Schanz, first in oratory; Guy DeLong and Patricia Jarvis received ribbons for oratory. Ribbons for vocabulary were presented to Barbara Anderson, Joyce Crestani, Patricia McGean, Leslie Morginson, Linda Hunt, Joan Arnold, Sharon Secrest, Carolyn Wheelwright, Genie Leahey, Martin Glantz, Julian Bills, Harlan Schmitt, Patricia Cosgriff and Jeff Paoletti. Jim Yerkovich won the junior division of a Serra International statewide essay contest on “The Importance of a Religious Vocation in American Catholic Life.” Gary McDonough was second.
Sports
STATE CHAMPION – The football team won its first state championship in 10 years, the third in school history, with a 31-9 crushing of Uintah. Winning all 11 of its games, the Bulldogs outscored their opponents by a total of 292-88 and were the only team in the state to go undefeated. Five players earned All-State credentials: Jay Gamble, Larry Eagan, Kelly Moore, George Malouf and Mike Allem. Coached by Frank Klekas and Robert McFarlane, the Bulldog defense limited Uintah’s vaunted rushing game to 54 yards while Gamble directed the offense to twice as much yardage. Judge led just 10-9 at the half but dominated the final two quarters, adding touchdowns on a run by Allem, a Gamble-to-Eagan TD pass and, after a Paul Johnson fumble recovery, a scoring throw from Gamble to Vic Lucero. Judge reached the finals by defeating Dixie 34-7 in the semis. Bobby Lucero keyed the win, intercepting a pass and returning it 71 yards for a score to break a 7-7 halftime tie. Judge never looked back. Going into the game, a faculty bulletin insisted that teachers ensure students displayed good sportsmanship: “The reputation of Catholic education and of JMCHS rests in the conduct of every individual who attends the game. We expect you to measure up and make us proud of the student body as well as of the team. Victory demands more self control than does defeat.”
Controversial officiating played a role in Judge’s appearance at the Class B state basketball championship. After posting an 11-5 regular-season record for Coach Frank Klekas, Judge faced eventual state champion Juab in the tournament’s opening round, losing 70-69. Both of Salt Lake’s daily newspapers commented on the officiating. The Salt Lake Tribune’s Bill Coltrin said “Judge will always think it should have won, and has a good argument in its favor.” Deseret News writer Jerry Cahill (later an LDS Church spokesman) noted that “overshadowing some fine team and individual play was the officiating. The two referees disheartened first one team and then the other with some strange interpretations and finally cost Judge its victory.” The Bulldogs bounced back from that disappointment to capture the consolation championship, besting Delta 58-54, Uintah 50-41 and North Sevier 52-40. Jay Gamble made The Tribune’s All-State team. Rounding out the squad for Klekas and Assistant Coach Robert McFarlane were Ron Babcock, Lennie Johnson, Jim Yerkovich, Larry Eagan, Phil Purcell, Hugh Cotterell, Earl Wyant, Bob Thompson, Mike Donohoe, Charles Vogrinec and Bob Lucero.
J’Ann Harris scored the game-winning basket in Judge’s 23-22 girls basketball victory over St. Mary’s in the Salt Lake County Women’s Recreation Association tourney. Diane Fernandez was the team leader.
Coach Robert McFarlane’s baseball team won the region championship with a 6-0 record and thumped North Sevier in the quarterfinals, 12-1. But the Bulldogs dropped a tight 5-3 decision to Pleasant Grove in the semifinals. Team leaders were Ron Babcock, Larry Eagan, Jay Gamble and Joel Pinkerton.
Four Judge track athletes scored points at the Class B state meet after the Bulldogs won their fourth consecutive region championship. Vic Lucero was fourth in the high hurdles and fifth in the low hurdles, Larry Eagan was third in the high jump and Bill Gully placed fifth in the 100-yard dash. Frank Klekas was the coach.
Tennis was dropped as a sport because there was no coach. The program was not revived until 1962-63.
Graduation
82 graduates, “the largest and probably last class to graduate from old Judge Memorial.”
Valedictorian: Nancy Crowder
Cosgriff Award: Nancy Crowder
Moran Award: Larry Eagan
Thom McAn Leadership Award: John Turner and Yvonne Heiser
Apostle of the Press Award: Patricia McGean
William McHugh Award: Nancy Crowder
Science Award: Nancy Crowder.
The Academy of Saint Mary-of-the-Wasatch had 24 graduates.
Academic Awards – Region Commercial Contest: Second-year Shorthand: Yvonne Heiser; Second-year Typing: Yvonne Heiser (first), Karen Baxter (second), Leela Beaudry (third); First-year typing: James Bennett and Camilla Vincent (first), Cara Mia Clayton (second); Religion Awards: Jim Yerkovich (juniors), Kathleen Polanshek (sophomores), Steven Kelly (freshmen); English Awards: Jim Yerkovich (juniors), Kathleen Polanshek (sophomores), Judy Vitzthum (freshmen); Latin Awards: Certificates of Superior Merit to Joyce Crestani, Jim Yerkovich, Andrew Grose and Helen Goddard.
