Chester High School - Annual Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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THE ANNUAL 11 HOME ROOM 18 George Stroud—Room 18’s presi- dent. Blows manfully on a cornet. Soccer letter man. Honor roller. “Welcome” staff. President of the Current Events Club. Oscar Schmidt—Room 18’s vice- president. Curly hair. Popular with both sexes. Melvin Minshall—Studious and serious countenance. One of the most humorous of seniors. Assists the or- chestra with his saxophone. Weston Taylor—T e n n i s letter man. Well groomed. William Roberts—Actor. Remem- ber the cockney in “In the Zone”? Vernon Sweet — Up in the air about aviation. Donald Davidson—All round ath- lete. Miron Sawicki—Soccer team’s diminutive former manager. John Whitby—Another manager. This time it’s baseball. John Woolley — Mad man (par- don) ad man for the Spectrum. Toland Van Stan—Radio enthu- siast. 12B’s most unusual name. Rogers Reinhold—His serious moments are as rare as snow in the Sahara. Spectrum advertising staff. Robert Wiley—C. M. T. C. soldier boy. John Blakely — Tennis enthusi- ast. Saver of pennies. Henry Stromberg — Pedestrians (g)Nash their teeth when he is abroad in the land. Also when he toots his saxophone. Ames Wilkes—Draughtsman. Ladies’ man. John Tomlinson—Machinist. Hot temper. In a hurry. Joseph Lastowski—Machinist. Connie Mack of the Fifth Ward. John Taylor—Draughtsman. De- bater.

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10 THE ANNUAL Henry Briscoe — Rising young poet. Managing editor of the “Wel- come.” Boys’ A. A. Recorder. Paper boy. A woman-hater. Catherine Buck — Stepping out lately. Theatre magnate of the fu- ture. Enthusiastic worker for the Stanley Company of America. Ad- mirable in all respects. Blanche Anderson — Would-be nurse. Undreamed - of possibilities. Friendly. A stenography wizard. Quiet. Conscientious being. Bernice Beswick—Tall. Dark. Mysterious. Basketball star. Side center. Vice-president of Mathemat- ics Club. Interesting. Considerate. Iola M. Bunce—President of Tri- Hi, Girls’ A. A. Busy, always. Good worker. Does everything. Quiet (?). Enthusiastic. An all-around girl. Mae Bonsall — Individual. Care- free. Good student. From Marcus Hook Junior High. Good conversa- tionalist. Different. Obeys her im- pulses. Loretta Casson—Commercial stu- dent. Likes basket ball. Boy-shy (?). Giggler. Has outside interests. Fond of bookkeeping. Elizabeth Lipski—From St. Iled- wig’s. A No. 1 Commercial student. Excels in bookkeeping and stenogra- phy and typing. Well worth knowing. Industrious worker. William Dannaker — Don Juan. Industrious Commercial. Sober faced. Great typist and dancer. Go-getter! Ernest Custer — Hi-Y-three years. Jolly. Happy-go-lucky. Talk- ative. Merry. David Curry — Athlete. Football star. Basketball. Track. Member of Boys’ A. A. Popular. Tall. Light. Winning smile. A landmark. A sales- man. James Brown—Tall. Wavy. hair. Personality plus. All-around sport. Popular. Interested in extra activi- ties. Weird. Juanita Bishop — Heart-breaker. Wonderful athlete. A school spirit enthusiast. Always on time. Genevieve Bishop—Petite. De- mure. Pleasing. Heroine in two school plays. Vice-president of Girls’ Glee Club. Violinist. Evelyn Baylin—Cheerful. A cut- up. Fond of commercial studies. Gig- gler. Willing to lend a helping hand, if necessary. Ella Blaine—The lady. An ex- ample. Full of fun. Possesses a poised shyness that is the envy of every girl. Jeanette Wolson—Fashion plate. Dark. Class beauty. Lady of leisure. Excels in public speaking. Popular. Helen Anderson—Beautiful and bright. Quiet. A future bookkeeper. Graduate of Resurrection School. Industrious. Dorothy Cauley—Somebody’s secretary. High heels always. Popu- lar with all. Friendly. Giggles. Has outside interests. Marian Cairns—A future private secretary. Unassuming. Likes to read and reads much. Likes photog- raphy and takes snapshots at school. Jorell Kelley—A real all-around student. Honor student. Class officer. Editor of the “Spectrum.” Conscien- tious. Interesting. Clyde Starr—Edie. Joe. A future cadet in P. M. C. and prospective engineer. Experimental. A Johnny- on-the-spot. Airplane modeler. Public speaker and private too. Sylvia Baylin—Sylvia sorta’ sits in the background. Not much known about her. Adopted into our class. Good sport. Plays basket ball.

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12 THE ANNUAL Michael Vacarro—Fiddler. Ches- ter Symphony Orchestra. Dark. George Trapnell — Prize typist. Commercial course. Howard Schroeder — Fractured wrist fractured his football dreams. Flies a Whippet. Mary Strohm—Basketballer. “Welcome” and “Spectrum” staffs. One of the hardest workers for the ’32’ers. Mary Weir—Ambitious. Smiling. Quiet (sometimes). Always ready to help. Commercial student. Brunette. Wavy hair. Sweet. Lots of fun. Verdie Turner—A sincere friend. A good student. Small. Blond. Gray eyes. Ambitious to do big things. Always smiling. Busy, but willing to help. Hilda Stahle—Quiet(?). Bright. Ambitious. Never fails to smile. Friendly. Commercial student. Some- body’s “stenog,” someday. Brown hair. Laughing eyes. Holds her own. Annie Smith—Little. Quiet. Red- haired. The other member of the Sileo and Smith Company. A true friend. A future teacher. Good na- tured. Mary Sileo — Sincere, always. Quiet. Studious. A model commercial student. Ready and willing to help. Dark hair and eyes. Plays the piano well. Anna Smith—One of our best students, never failing to hit the Honor Roll. Studious, bright, and happy. Always smiling. A future teacher in Chester High. Gladys Williams—Sedate, quiet, and capable. Commercial student. Good scholar. One of our all-around students. Brown curly hair and brown eyes. Laura Surowski—Laughing. Full of fun. Dark. Cute. A promising young artist. Commercial student. Medium height. A lovable friend. Anna Taylor—Manager of the girls’ basketball team. The girl who never worries. Smiling. Lovable. Never down-hearted. Talking, almost always. Mary Tryens—To Village Green, we owe thanks for this addition to our class. Ambition: to be a business woman. Good-natured. Funny. Hilma Thompson—An outstanding student, especially in German. Does not find it hard to get on the Honor Roll regularly. Bright, well yes. Elizabeth Landis—Always in a great hurry in the hall between peri- ods. A good student and friend com-, bined in one. Dark hair, red cheeks, and brown eyes. Katherine Koury—A brunette of ability. Fond of the country. Aca- demic student. Small, dark, and a friend to everyone. Talkative, but friendly. Hilda Walter—An ambitious commercial student. Short, merry, and an asset to our class. Sincere, sedate, and good student, all in one. Louise Yetter—A blond head, blue eyes, and smiling lips. Quiet but sometimes surprising. Likes swim- ming. Sincere. Busy, always. Good- humored. Altogether, a good sport. Isabel Whitehead—Reserved. Quiet. Greatly loved by all of her friends. Demure. Attentive. Helpful. Sincere. Gracious. Studious. All in all, just right. Sophie Savinski — Tiny. Cute. Laughing. Carefree. Sweet. Typist. Someday, hopes to be a stenographer. Enjoys reading. Blanche Singleton—Busy, ambi- tious, and well liked. Small. Always has time to help the other fellow. Ever see her dance? Reads a great deal. James McGinn — Blue eyes and light brown hair. Rather tall. Indus- trial baseball team. Boys’ A. A. In- dustrial Society.