Dormont High School - Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Page 14 TORCH 1945 if if af D THE WAR VICTGRIOUSLY THE MARCH OF EVENTS When school started in 1941, a class of Freshmen wandered around the halls in a daze. They didn't know where their rooms were, where the elevator was, and some of them couldn't even find the cafeteria. tlncidentally, some of them still haven't found itll Fin- ally, after a month or two in school, they became so Well acquainted with their teachers and fellow students that they started to breathe again. The next year they enjoyed watching the Freshmen of 'that year go through their first days. This made them feel so much su- perior that they got brave enough to talk in class and some even acted up a little in the halls. Then they became Juniors!!! This was really a step forward. Why, some of them even had dates'???'?? They looked at the Seniors with awe and knew they would soon become Seniors them- selves. Some of them even did. Finally the great moment ar- rived. An August 31, 1944, they walked into school feeling very good. They had reached the goal for which they had been striving for three long years. But, would they graduate? They struggled through their last year and then came graduation day. They had looked forward to it for a long time, but when it arrived most of them felt rather sorry to give up the good times they had had in school. Well, good luck to all of you!!! ODD FACTS NANCY WIBLE Dormont High School is oddly located because originally it was to be a Junior High School for the people of Dormont and Mt. Leb- anon, and the seniors were to at- tend South Hills High School. There are 62 pure glass windows in the front of Dormont High School and 50 steps from the first floor to the 3rd. N Our chemistry room was orig- inally intended to serve the pur- pose of a general science room! CLASS POEM From out your spacious, still interior. Your ivy cloaked brick and granite walls, To make this sphere a world superior, As Seniors, we must leave beloved halls. And tread new paths in 1ife's unbroken ground, In realms of vast achievement, schools of thought. These great unfathomed depths we have to sound With instruments of knowledge, learning brought From high school profs and lessons that we blindly fought. Behind us are the pleasant things of youth, The rooms, the classes, dear to every heart. And leaving them we come upon the truth, We see the value they to us impart, A value that within our make-up lies, One which forms our character and mind, Invests in us the willing power to rise And make secure unfinished task we find. These are the ties, old school, the greatest ties that bind. We'll miss your fine traditions and respect, That closeness only classmates entertain. And though it seems these things we all neglect, The memories We've created still remain. Each glimmer of the past will yet disturb Thoughts which bring to us a tear, a sigh That neither time nor weariness can curb. Yes, even till our time on earth is nigh, We've longing in our hearts for dear old Dormont High. F. HEINRICHS This room has suffered through these years without a hood twhich is a closet containing a fan, in which poisons are keptj. This is the factual reason why our chemistry students have suddenly disappeared! The high school which the Seniors of 1945 have attended for four years is Dormont High School! Upon entering this high school they were not certain that it was the right place, as our high school has no name on the front. At one time we had 900 stu- dents enrolled QB. W., before the warl. Our school library was once lo- cated in room 200, which has also served as a music room. The schedule of each Dormont High School student at one time included a period known as a Study Hall. Mr. Snyder fofficial statistics re- vealing his mustache to have 84 full grown hairsb has in actions revealed that in order to elevate one's mentality land also see what is going on in the normal class- roomj a platform 1115 inches from the floor will do the job quite suc- cessfully, and the 1945 seniors were the first to benefit by this new addition!

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Page 16 TORCH 1945 'A' 'A' i' MARY ABBOTT One can't miss, and Like Jo Abbott. Making friends Must be a habit. ELAINE ABRAHAM Being charming An excellent plan. She's lots of fun, Elaine Abraham. RUTH AGNEW The best of sports, She won't plague you. A popular girl Is Ruthie Agnew. CAROL AIKEN When the record's All been taken, With the best Is Carol Aiken. MADISON BAILEY Whether his hair Is red or sandy, With the girls Pete is a dandy! JANET BAIR Here we have An artist fair. May we present Miss Janet Bair. MARGARET BANEY Pretty girl With lots of spirit, She has a smile And always wears it. MARY MARGARET BAUER We call her Maggie No one can deny it- Maggie's humor's A screaming riot. I LOIS BECKFIELD Lois dances With perfection. Finding fault Needs great detection. JOAN BEEHRMAN Joan's the center Of attraction. One single smile Gives satisfaction.