St Clair High School - Clairian Yearbook (St Clair, PA)

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John Rennick Curly Nickname suits him well . . . takes part in all activities . . . class wit . . . gifted mimic . . . has a talent for getting in trouble . . . high spir- ited . . . popular . . . neat dresser . . . high pressure ad collector . . . reckless driver. General Course-Football 3, 4: Prom Committee: Clairian Staff. Robert Romans Punk Tall and friendly . . . known well throughout the school . . . witty and always smiling . . . can be seen riding around in a black Buick . . . very bashful . . . is going to join the Navy when he graduates . . . would like to learn to jitterbug . . . enjoys playing football . . . very frank. General Course-Class Of- ficer lg Football 4. Betty Lou Russell Tahoot Small and witty . . . clever twirler . . . loves to dance and eat . . . can always be seen at the Y . . , never runs out of jokes . . . popular throughout the school . . . neat dresser . . . inter- ested in Brady's trucks and a certain driver . . . infectious laughter. General Course-Glee Club l, 2, 3, 4: Twirler 2, 3, 42 Clairian Staff: Octette 4: Mary Sabados Diligent . . . quiet . . . excellent listener . . . willing worker . .. class booster . . . friendly manner . . . a Diener's girl. Commercial Course-BTC 3, 43 Glee Club l, 4: FHA 3, 4. FHA 4. Dolores Schrako Dolor Tall, willowy brunette . . . popular . . . graceful dancer . . . participates in all school and class activities . . . delightful voice . . . cheerful na- ture . . . expects to be a stenographer. Commercial Course - Glee Club l, 2, 4: Band 2: FHA 3: Prom Committee: Clairian Staff. I 948 Lillian Simsic MLW, Active member of senior class . . . popular . . . lots of fun . . . a whiz in the gym . . . wishes all school dances were on Wednesday . . . pleasing personality . . . captain of cheerleaders . . . loves a certain Dodge . . . plans to work in an office. Commercial Course - Glee Club l, 2, 3, 4: Cheerleader l, 2, 3, 43 FHA 4: Clairian Staff: Octette 2, 3, 4. Zl

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it Joan M. Pingor Elizabeth Plefka Steve Pogash njoanyii Pleasing smile and per- sonality . . . loves to dance . . . collects rec- ords for her hobby . . . just can't see tests . . . interested in baseball . . . takes her work seriously . . . keeps in good health by her daily walk . . . Oh Gee . . . has won many friends with both boys and girls. Academic Course-Glee Club l, 2, 3, 43 Alpha Delta Pi 3, 43 Prom Committee3 Clairian Staff. Betts Betts and her recording machine on hikes . . . gay . . . clever cartoon- ist . . . entertaining . . . excellent student . . . has a fund of droll stories . . . volunteers for any and all work . . class rooter . . . lovely voice. Commercial Course - Glee Club l, 2, 43 BTC 43 Clair- ian Staff. Mary Postushick C-ash Cash is very active likes to make noise . . . girls are his favorite sub- ject . . . crack shot in basketball . . . can take a joke . . . friendly . . . neat dresser . . . always has his hair combed . . . class politician. General Course - Basketball 2, 3, 43 Clairian Staff. Bertha M. Purnell uBunny1 i Tiny, petite brownette . . . seems shy and de- mure . . . really lively . . . neat dresser . . . very smart . . . hails from Diener's Hill . . . ambition is to work in office . . . sure to suc- ceed. Commercial Course-BTC 3, 4: Glee Club l. 3. t X- . eniom Pleasant disposition . . . good sport . . . can take a joke . . . very sociable . . . forever doing yester- day's homework in P. A. D .... never tires of tramping up East Mines Hill . . . relishes cold egg sandwiches . . . liked by all her classmates . . . summer finds her at Beury's Grove. Commercial Course - Glee Club l, Z, 33 BTC 3.4. Norma Reading Norm Our Class President for 3 years . . . inspires loyalty . . . first to laugh . . . last to get a joke . . . fine basketball guard . . . wonderful dancer . . . April disposition . . . . . . doesn't know what punctual means . . . hardest worker in school heroine of Juniorplay. General Course - Class Of- ficer l, 2, 43 Glee Club l, 2, 3, 43 Alpha Delta Pi 3, 43 Cheerleader 2, 3, 4: Octette 2, 3, 43 Prom Chairman: FHA 43 Clairian Staff. 20

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Wendell J. Skrohak Seldom speaks . . . an outdoor man . . . walks from Arnouts . . . his friends are numerous . . . prefers watching to work- ing . . . a sympathetic listener . . . and can he eat! General Course-Baseball lg Football 2, 3. Helen Sninsky Helen True friend . . . Student Council newspaper's girl Friday . . . so busy do- ing other's work she has no time to do her own . . . swings rapidly from depths of despair to heights of bliss . . . dances . . . dreams . . . sings . . . works. Commercial Course -- Glee Club l, 2, 43 BTC 43 Clairian Staff. John Stednitz Weasel , Dolores Stednitz Dolly Gay brown eyes , . . de- mure manner . . . excel- lent skater . . . good student . . . faithful sports spectator. General Course-Glee Club l, 2, 3, 4. Ann Grace Toner Grace en iam A jolly fellow . . . never hurries and never worries . . . loves to tease the girls . . . goes hunting and fishing . . . socially sought after . . . a clever cartoonist . . . charter member of Laurie's swing band . . . jitterbugging his specialty . . . lives at The Leg . General Course-Football 2, 3, 43 Band I, 23 Glee Club l, 4. Pretty majorette . . . lrish blue eyes . . . enjoys bagging classes . . . very interested in Port . . . takes part in all scholastic affairs . . . doesn't care for gym . . . hangs out at Sue's . . . can laugh merrily . . . easily dis- tressed. Commercial Course - Clee Club l, 23 Majorette 2, 3, 43 BTC 3, 4' Prom Committee' Student Council 43 FHA 3: 43 Clairian Staff. Virginia Ughes llJeanl! lnveterate teller of jokes . . . never serious . . . loves new shoes . . . hates walking . . . spends many afternoons in Pottsville . . . voraci- ous reader . . . excellent cookie baker. General Course. 22