Clairton High School - Clairtonian Yearbook (Clairton, PA)

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SENIOR OF 19 1 Adams. Eleanor Adcock, Regina Andreadakis, Chris Anrlrisko, Helen Armstrong, james Ashton, Anna Mae Assemi, Joe Augustine, Amerigo Babic, Mildred Backstrom, james Baker, Virginia Mae Balwanz, Rayne Barrow, Doris Uarzotli, Ann Batinich, Edward Baxendeil, James Baxendell, Thomas Behary, John Bclhore, Delphine Belich, Helen Benack, Guido Bernardo, Tony Bernardi, Laura Bernardi, Frank Beten, Eugenia Bickerton. Paul Bickerton, Richard Biddle, Albert Bilan, Syl Jester Bitzer. Bob THE NINETEEN HUNDRED

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FORTY-O After establishing such mercurial hon- ors as Bugs Woods' jitterbugging reign and Douglas Buffington's rhumba record, they blossom into full glory in activities. Ralph Caparosa, President of Student Council, puts over the Harvest Ball with Betty McGrew as queen. Elec Decima edits the Clairtonian News, in its first full year as a paper. while Laura Pattison edits the Annual. Star reporters of the Senior class are Virginia Mae Baker, Edward Cuba, Dorothy Metro, C. Murphy, Marilyn Unseld, and Mary Henderson. Dan Mircheff drums up business for the paper as press business manager. Bob Keller and Darlene Jones play the leads in Young May Moon, with Ann Shilling as business manager of the play. Sara Griffiths and Shirley Hammons compete in poetry and Shake- spearean reading. Robert Dowie and John Bryan are the class's entries in Forensic Oration and Declamation Con- tests. Louise Senor sings the alto in the musical Forensics. Frances Bucar and Jean Dearfield work diligently in Tri- Hi-Y. A tradition shaking change in the rating system has eliminated valedictor- ian and salutatorian and gives senior rank according to departments. At Playday in Mt. Lebanon, Pauline Rowan represents the Senior Class. Chester Poretta, violin soloist: Albert Orbell, trombone soloist: and William Van Voorhies, French horn soloist have distinguished themselves in Forensic in- strumental contests. All the Seniors attend their annual Senior Banquet, send commencement announcements, swap autographs and promises, and finally march solemnly in their black gowns and mortar boards on june 3 to cap two decades of tradi- tion, work. and fun. NE CLAIRTONIAN

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twentieth edition Will you give me that postcard? asks Eleanor Adams of Commercial Club and Girls' Chorus. She has some from the four corners of the world-and in be- tween them, too. . . . Preparing for dress designing, Regina Adcock designs her own clothes besides making annual post- ers. ln her spare time she takes care of Lost and Found in 103 .... Put me in, Coach, coaxes ace-repairman and com- mercial student Chris Andreadakis. l-le was signal caller and one of the two cen- ters on the football team .... Helen Andrisko collects pictures of all historical events . . . Bashful james Snoop Armstrong, hunter, says You should have seen the 'clear' that got away. I'l1 type it for you, offers Anna Mae Ashton, Tri-Hi-Y member, Annual Staff typist, and future stenographer .... joe Assenti brags about his nickname, Bom- mer, when he thinks about it. . . . Amerigo Augustine from Machine Shop has made innumerable baskets for the Clairton Basketball team .... Senior Council Member Mildred Babic swims as well as she crochets lace scarfs .... Three cheers for Clairton, yells Jim Backstrom, flute player in the band, who sells high-school newspapers on the side. Virginia njinny Mae Baker, who has worked so hard for the Press Club that she actually almost wrote a newspaper, teaches tapdancing in her extra time .... Swing your partner! shouts tall Rayne Balwanz as he barn dances .... Oh, for a hike on a summery day, dreams Doris Barrow, looking out a school window. . . Miniature statues, photos, coins, and old magazines clutter Ann Barzotti's room. . . . The old 'hack' runs now, brags Doc Eddie Batinich after hours of tinkering with his red and blue motor- cycle. James Baxendell of the Auto Shop doctors his Model A Ford when he has covered his Wilson paper route .... A-l football manager, Tom Baxendell from Auto Shop, repairs teachers' cars, but at the Stanley he's an Ualligatorf' . . . Ready and willing, john Behary earned his nickname Beetle by crawling into any electric work .... Office secretarial work is Delphine Belfiore's growing am- bition .... Click! Helen Belich just took another photograph. Clairton's Artie Shaw, Guido Benack, swings out on his clarinet in both band and orchestra .... Another strike for Bowler Tony Bernardo when he isn't fix- ing shoes .... Smashed another fender! wails chic Laura Bernarcli, Tri-Hi-Y member .... Football! Basketball! Base- ball! Frank Bernarcli likes them all .... Graceful Eugenia Beten dances as well as she roller skates. Paul Bickerton deserves his nickname, Curly, The girls are jealous of his hair .... Oh boy, killed another crow! Dick Boki Bickerton yelps with glee. . . . Albert Ribs Biddle hunts when he isn't puttering in his workshop and liter- ally scoots around the school .... l'm sorry I squeaked, Mr. Rotilif' apologizes Sylvester Bilan with violin in hand .... Mine is the best '40 Ford around, brags Bob Bitzer. FORTl--ONE- c'LAlR-TONIAN