Swissvale High School - Swissvalian Yearbook (Swissvale, PA)

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Swiss Miss and Swiss Mister and their ABCE ev SWISS Miss and Swiss Mister on Friday, May 2, got nehhy and sponsored an eiection to torm a senior aiphahet. Here are the iong awaited resutts: A stands for Art. The three highest students in this field are Gertrude Geyer, Sylvester Niatinosici, and Crahriei Valentino. B stands tor Beauty. Vvhiie this attrihute is easiiy found among the maidens ot SHS., for the sake of simplicity it has heen narrowed down to Helen Stewart, Gloria Duncan, and Rhea Bost. C stands for Charm. And our three charm- ing seniors are dashing Paui Castner fthe answer to a maidenis dreami, ioveiy Grace Nichaughiin, and Ed fiady iciiieri Murphy. D stands tor Dancing. We ati iiice to dance hut never have we seen such Utangie- iootersu as Pat McKee, Tom Kane, and Mike Pschoiinshi. E stands for Eyes. it seems as though the mate iris is not appreciated tor the most entrancing eyes heiong to Helen Stewart, Jessie Vviison, and Grace Mchaughiin. F stands for Fooiing. it we were to ash the teachers they might say that we ati tool too much. But the toiiowing peopie seem to he quite adept at Wiiiliiig their time away in such a manner. They are Grace Furgey, Donald Echer, and Biii Bardes. G stands for Gymnastics. The most active muscles in SHS. are those of Charles Fusco, Vivian Kammerer, and the Forquer twins. I-I stands tor Handsome. Naturaiiy ati the hoys are good ioohing just as ati the giris are heautitui, hut for the same reason that we piciced oniy three giris, we have picked only three hoys. These handsome iads are Al Mahler, Ed Murphy, Ed MeCeiiii. I stands for initiative. Aithough the giris have the prettiest eyes, the hoys have ati the initiative, and they are Paui Castner, George Anderson, and Date MacDonald. J stands tor Joiiity. You wiii always iind these three smiiing and ready for tune-fthey are Biii Bardes, Grace Vvinwood, and Harry Benner. Ii stands tor Kindiiness. The three hind souis in S. H. S. are Mary Hoppa, George Anderson, and Mahie Wehher. L stands for Loyaity. Those students chosen to represent this characteristic are Date gfiacigonaid, George Anderson, and Phyllis irst. Page Twenty-fotn' M stands tor Music. We wiii iong rememher Eugene Lomhardi and his vioiin, and our exceiient pianists, Lois Kost and Norma Ehersoie. N stands for Napping. The three outstanding Hsnoozersu ot our ctass are Ralph Korn- rumph, Ed Murphy, and Ray Qnderich. O stands for Qriginaiity. in one way or an- other, everyone is originai, hut aiasi every- one's originality is not appreciated. The toitowing have heen voted our most original seniors: Sylvester Niaiinosici, Date Mac- Donald, Joan Wetzei, and Ed Murphy. P stands tor Pais. in our haiis and going to and from schooi, we find the Grace Mc- Laughlin-Pat McKee comhination and the Forquer pair, Ray and Ralph. Q stands tor the Quartet that represented SHS. in the Post-Gazette Merit Parade. They were Ray and Ralph Forquer, Norma Ehersoie, and Date iViacDonaid. R. stands tor Radiance. The dictionary deiiines radiance as iustre. The toiiowing indeed have shining personalities: Gloria Duncan, Ed McCann, and Adeen Johnson. S stands for Sports. We have thriiied to them in hasicethaii, toothaii, and hasehaii. They are our outstanding athietes: Ray and Ralph Forquer, and Ray Qndericic. T stands tor Taiiness. Many of our graduates wiii reach Hthe heighth ot their amhitionsu hut few wiii reach the height aiready at- tained hy Boh Cuigan, Bud Saunders, and Biii Nicois. U stands tor Usefulness to our schooi. Voted to this honored position were George Anderson, Date iViacDonaid, and Phyiiis First. V stands tor Vim and Vigor, and Sis Baizaretti, Ray Forquer, and Biii Bardes have pienty ot it. W stands tor Vviitingness to heip. No matter what the tasic or how ditticuit it may he, Cari Picicering, Biii Macon and Norma Ehersoie are aiways wiiiing to heip in any way they can. X stands tor Hxceiienceu that is found in ati ot us. Who icnows, even you may he a ndiamond in the roughf, Y stands for Yetica. This is the ieiiow who tahes care ot things in Detention Room. Rememioer him? Z stands tor Zinohiie. Dominick is our oniy in the senior ciass. it it werenit for Dom, we couidnit iiinish this aiphahet.

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Ma they all reach their oal i xlife ev JOHN VALLO . . . ANK WILDAUER . . . Basketball, Baseball. lolln is ill? lflfl Wllfl 5l0l fl llfvdlli XX7lIPl'0l7Ql' julees unrl wit ure lounll, His U'Ul'Y 5701111 F 0 ' is 'ml U llllw- You l-anon' llllll l:l'flIllZ must iw llrouull, JEAN VEITH , , , Ari, Senior Girls' Club' DAN M. .WILKINS . . . Assembly Committee '39-'40, Student lean is Coy unll quite pelite: C9unQll- But rlillicult lJf'0lIlC'lllS ure lor ller no lent, Dfwmys U lm'0 il will' f'f'f'f5'0 5 He's illll ol zip tlllfl lots ol lun. JEAN LOUISE VIERHELLER . . . Glee Club, Swissvalian, Senior Girls' Club, Student Council. JOHIRII W?ILIfH7lSO1:l, ' If 'I Orchestra' Tull unri llunllsonle is tllis girl lellu, vxiu el nuwm S Twill 'Til UH' I Vxfitli poise anll polisll ll'll1'l'I'l'I'l' Slll',S seen rc wp? some lay W Own H Wu Omit PATRICIA ANN WILLIAMS . . . Ed' f N , 'll d S ll, HOWARD L. WALTI-IER . . . orchestra, Band, Student Council. Glee Club Senior Girls, Club, 'tor 0 ova Qu' an Cm HHOWJYH Xyaltlwr is A lNlu 'lwr KDHV: , Vwfliatelver ljut lloes, sill- lloes ll7llll zellli He's a mixture ol Sf'f'i0tISllK'SS, gooll sense, llllll lllu. Sim guides Jwr lift, on an 1,m,,l lwvlr MYRON A. WASHIL . . . Mechanical Drawing. ARCHIE WILSON . . . Mechanical Drawing. lVIyron spenlls liis time Klrtllflflilflg A royal iester, everyone lZfI!IlUSQ At liis booles unrl HSOKIII ierleingf' Illflfllil-',S u liii llvlwrever lm goes. MABLE HAZEL WEBBER . . . Glee Club, Junior Play '40, Assembly JESSIE L- WILSON - - - Senior Girls, Club- Committee, Swissvalian, Plenty ol sweetness, plenty ol spilte, Her spurleling eyes unli rulliunt personulily, lgssles flflinll' U 'l Slws ic - Are not a cirecun lllll trllly cl reality. GRACE E. WINWOOD . . . Glee Club, Senior Girls' Club. LOUISE WEIMER . . . Glee Club, Senior Girls' Club, Forum Club. QFUUPQS 0 Quifl Will' Plwlly lv SUYI Slle lilees to fiance uncl likes ill sing: bites lvls Ol lift , will rllwuys QUYA She luis ller lun in 1'lVf'Y'yilllllQ. ROY WISSINGER . . . Glee Club, Band. VICTOR WESTIN , , , Roy is IUGHYIQYIOIUII. lllrnllgllolll tlle sclloolg Smiling i,i his Jriiimlly way, Hes u cllulnpion ol llle Guillen Rule. Talzes UVic tllrollgll eucli lzllsy tllly. SHIRLEY JANE WOELKE . . . Glee Club, Senior Girls' Club. JOANNE WETZEL . . . Valistic, Quill and Scroll, Senior Girls, Fitlliltil never lenow from ller quiet looles Club, lllat slle S as l0llLl of sports us Slll' is of lmllles. All4.l y, llyslsy, Tllliaijgp llllllzlfllllllulllfllif' one llizzy. ALFRED E. YETKA I , , Strengtll ami silence typify At: v MILDRED JEAN WHITE . . . Swissvalian, Nova, Glee Club, Quill Hevs a brilliant lellullif-eUeryolles put. and Scroll. Efficiency plus is irue ol lean: J. PHILIP YOUNG . . . Glee Club. Shell maize ller uluy-tllutvs plllill to lm seen For pllil lllere is om? llllflly luis! rule-4 lgnore tlle girls till u ter scloo.. MARJORIE WILSON WICKERHAM . . . Art, Art Editor Swiss- valian, Senior Girls' Club. Junior Play '40- DGMINICK ZINOBILE . . . Basketball. Ulvlurgeu is u luss ulilll ll pleasing l7ltIllll1'f'Q At llzorle, ut play, in scllool Ullll ulll. Her ucllievernents in art deserve u lmnuer. Dom never luils to get ulmlll. .lolln Vallo .lean Vcilll .ll-un Vl1'fllKxlll'f Howard Vvaltller blyron Nvnsllil DIEll7lC Xvl-lzlmcr llouisc xXlCllllCI' Joanne Vveizel Jmin Vylllilc bluriuric xNllClU'l'lllllll llrilnli Xvildauer Dilllicl Vklilliins .lolln XNllllilllSOIl l,zllril'in xYlllllilIllS Jessie Nvilsun Grace Vvinwooll Roy Xvlssingcr Sllirley Vyloellce Allred Yctlia Pllilip Young Dominicli Linubilc Virtor Vvlestin Arltllic Vvilson Page Twenty-illree

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They tell us how they take part in School Governmentev THE year 1941 will undouhteclly come down as one ol the most outstanding in the history of Swissvale High School. This year something entirely new was introduced to the students. About the middle of the last semester, Mr. Douglas announced his intentions of organizing student participation in school control. lmmedi- ately the prohlem of setting up an efficient organization hegan. lVlr. Douglas, who had heen malcing an intensive study ol? its advantages and disadvantages, was well prepared to cope with all prohlems, as was Mr. Parker, our sponsor, who not only had talcen an active part in student council in his school days, hut was an ardent haclcer of the organization of our own council. The primary purposes of the Council was to develop student responsihility, initiative, leadership, and school prideg to promote citizen- ship trainingg to provide for pupil expressiong and to promote school activities. The Student Council was organized on the hasis ot home room representation. Each home room was organized with a president, a vice- president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The presidents represented their respective rooms on the Student Council. Before a hill could he hrought hetore the Council, it had to he en- acted upon hy the home room in which it originated. ln this way the less sensihle ideas were eliminated hefore they reached the Council. This was especially necessary since so much time was needed in drafting a constitution. At the first meeting of the Council, George Anderson was elected president, Howard Walther as vice-president, Helen Gadis as secretary, and .lames Byrne as treasurer. Along with these the following were also representa- tives on the Council: John Saunders Ijdrr Wilkins Jenn Vrerheller Rohert Sylves John Roth Ben Pozelc Gene lVlolVlnllen Sidney Aurelio Maxine lVloNernor Ed Stuart Roy Ford Marie Hoot Ed Damreau Jeanette Catone Celestina Tronetti John lXflcGarrity Charles Wright Bernard Lalouslies Alex Bigman Florence Chorloa George Preston Doris Eamigh