Pen Argyl Area High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Pen Argyl, PA)

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MEMOIRS 1 4 1 Y V vrrrr Yrrrrrv V YYYY , ,,,Y,,,,, ,,,,, v,v,v,Y,v,Y,MQmQY-Y A GLADYS WEIDMAN- Weidy Business Gladys is a home girl and quite a housekeeper, we hear. We wonder if Rudy has anything to do with it, ESTHER WERNER Business Staff of Year Book, Glee Club. Esther is quite a jitterbug, but lately Saturday night will find her at a square dance. Why the sudden change, Esther? JACK WILLIAMSON- Jack Business Band, Assistant Manager of Year Book, Basketball. Jack's the practical joker of our class. With his pleasing personality we're sure he will be a success. ALVIN WILSON College Preparatory Hi-Y, Junior Prize Speaking, Staff of Year Book, Football Manager. Alvin believes in plenty of vacations. For that reason he has more excuse blanks to his credit than anyone else in school. JAY YOUNG- Drip General Scientific Hi-Y, Junior Prize Speaking, Staff of Year Book, Football. Drip was one of our star ends on the football team this year. Perhaps his nightly Walks from Main Street to Applegate Avenue had something to do with it. MILDRED YOUNG-l'Youngie Business Glee Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Staff of Year Book, Honor Society. Ambition- To be a secretary. Mildred is our class secretary. With her expert knowledge of short- hand and typing she is very valuable to us. - 0 Twsmv-Five

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MEMOIRS J NEVIS VISENTIN Business Staff of Year Book, Captain of Cheerleaders. Nevis leads the cheerleaders. She has also been a great help in lead- ing our class through a successful year. EDITH VOSPER- Edie Business Glee Club, Staff of Year Book. Hobby-Roller skating. Edie visits the roller skating rinks very frequently. Is it because she likes to skate or is there some other reason? Twsmv-Foun 0 GORDON SMALE-' 'Coot' ' General Mathematics Gordon has the prettiest Wave in the class. There's only one, but it gives him more trouble than a dozen. He spends most of his time keeping it in place. PAULINE STOCK-A 'Stockie Business Glee Club, Band, Junior Prize Speaking, Staff of Year Book, Honor Society. Ambition-To be a secretary. Stockie says she's strictly off the tall, dark, and handsome type. She prefers them a little shorter, not so dark, but just as handsome -if you know what we mean. ELAINE MAE TOTH- Toadie Vocational Home Economics Glee Club, Staff of Year Book. Ambition-To study voice. Elaine is the proud possessor of a beautiful voice. We all enjoy listening to her sing, and sincerely hope that she will be able to study voice after high school.

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NAAAAAALSAA ,,,.... . ,,,YY N.-- ,YYYYYYYY YYY----- - - Y---H CLASS PROPHECY Probably the most exciting event of my life was spent on that glorious afternoon of June 10th, 1951, when I was granted a short vacation and returned to the scenes of my childhood+the corner of Pennsylvania and Robinson Avenues, Pen Argyl. After an absence of nearly ten years 1 was amazed with the many changes and improvements, but my attention was almost immediately attracted to the large neon sign inviting my inspection of the new SPACE-O-GRAPH-an inven- tion by Lewis Miller, an old classmate. This apparatus would promptly show a picture revealing the present activity and location -of anyone, simply by inserting a coin and speaking the person's name into the mouthpiece. This marvel, as you have undoubtedly suspected, was located in the pros- perous recreation establishment owned and operated by Allen Biechy and Bill Powell. A picture of our 1941 graduating class gave me a startling idea. 1 quickly pulled the picture off the wall, supplied myself with nickels, milled my way through the large crowd, and started furiously inserting money into the machine, calling off names of my classmates as I turned the handle. Joe Semolenyak was the first name mentioned, and it was a real satifaction to see him located in the Hertz-og Building, operating a first-class photography shop, ably assisted by Gordon Smale and Josephine DeNardo, who were endeav- oring to take an attractive picture of Arlene Barber, the new model. Next I noticed Joe Bosco busily engaged in preparing the evening edition of the Pen Argyl Index, with Robert Depp already seated in the truck ready for delivery. In a quiet, remote room 1 could see Donald Johnson preparing the latest drawings for the Comic Section. By again turning the handle of the machine I was transferred to the interior of a large modern hospital, under the capable management of Dr. Arthur Roberts. Chief of Staff. A quick glance revealed his secretary to be Lois Parsons. It was gratifying to see so many familiar faces, such as Betty Jackson, Velma Bowers, Madge Farleigh, Ella Fuge, Laura Eedon, Pauline Hendershot, Marilyn LaBar. and Joyce Lynn, acting in the capacity of qualified nurses. The chief dietitian of this modern hospital was Marie Lesh, and Harriet Ciodshalk was the labora- tory technician. My heart nearly dropped when I noticed that Wayne Avery was a patient, but I quickly learned it was nothing serious, He had simply taken another fall from one of his stands at Weona Park. 1 was particularly amused with the next scene because it acquainted me with two old chums in a hot argument. There was Lester Schlegel with a uni- form and a sheriff's badge attempting to arrest Johnny Miller. Schlegel alleged that the fish just taken from the Delabole Dam were entirely too small. The next scene shifted to a popular summer resort where everyone was having a good time. There I saw Bettie Ace, Bud Davis, Esther Werner, and Floyd Liero dancing to the delightful, but corny music of Connie Martin and his Alley Cats. Featured in the band was Dante DeBerardinis with his imper- sonation of Ziggie Elman, and none other than those songbirds Jane Darrohn, Catherine Sandt, and Elaine Toth. Believe it or not, on the veranda stood that social figure, Dot Allen, talking with the prominent movie stars, Mary Jane TWENTY'SlX U MOIRS 1941 MNNNNNNNAANNAN,V,7,lLN A6lA6AALNlw1sA!sl3!sAls!V- 'vvvsli 1 MIVMNVVANMNNNNVJNNNNAANVVWNVNAXQWXI