Swissvale High School - Swissvalian Yearbook (Swissvale, PA)

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62 5llilIllSll was inlroclurecl into lor llle tirsl time lllis year. Vi4lll'l'O coulmlnql lime ln-en il lmeller elloiee tlmn lxfliss Din lo lenrll il. lor slle lms lravelecl extensively in lX lexic'o zlncl lms slumliecl SfJilIllSll lor il numlxer ot years. lvliss Slrolmls elleerlul clisposilion malies enjoyatble ller classes ol general srienre nncl girls. gym. College llleme writing llolcls no terrors lor stuclents atler ttwey lmve lmeen llll'0llQl1 ltle mill willm Miss Vliomlinson. Stu-is Qooml nl tearluirlg American Lil., but at tl1emes Stl9iS il wliizz. ilqllll periorls ol geometry ancl algelmra in Room I1 nmler llle clireflion ot Jeltqart, will not soon lme llorgollen. lvliss .lonesi lll'llJl'lllIl4'SS in luer capacity as Counsellor lor girls mafle tier un essential pnrl ol sctliool lite al SHS. As usual, lvlrs. lfrnzer remainecl calm and unperturlbecl, even lliougli llle air rnicl clrill alarm sounolecl just as tile picture wus snappecl. Altllouglw stle isnil pointing to Vxlyoming, slie lms macle llml state llisloric to SHS. stuclenls. lVlr. llownie olten amazecl us witli, ttis clwemical experiments, lml liis patience ancl lwelptulness soon nmcle llie Complications ot ions ancl electrons easy. liven tlie llrreefperiocl-long slenogjrnplly Classes Miss Browne lezxclles ure enjoynlale. loecause ot lwer patience mul plensuntness. lVlr. fJlson, wlmo lelll us at miclfyear. laept ttle tmoolies ot trestlmen lmoys Hin tlie pinliu ns well ns leaeliing lJolt1 tmoys ancl girls llieir ltirst nlgelarn. lVlr. Vvallaee Coullcl usually tue touncl teaclming nieclianienl drawing to our tuture engineers in llne lmnsement ot Dennislon Sclwool. Haseltine is wel lxnown in tor tmer lively and interesting classes in junior Englislw. Room Q4 is representecl lay lmelovecl Hljopu laelxson, wllo taugtll us prolylems ol' cleinoerfxry ancl eeonomics. Page Thirteen

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paedenling, like Miss Tennant vviit ide rememtoered toy tier tiistory students in years to come tny tier cottection ot ctever student projects. Mr. Etder is ttie man vvtio straigtitens out att ttiose intricate detaits ot ptiysics and aeronautics. His ctass periods interested att oi us. nEyes on your copytu is tiiat wtiat Miss Sutter is on tiene verge ot saying? Hcoutd tJe,U say tier typing students. Room Qt, tiaven ot tnotti junior and senior Engtisti students, was presided over toy Miss Rotnioins, wtiose outstanding ctiaracteristic is tier sense ot tiumor. Mrs. Bennettis evertasting patience and good tiumor Witt atways tJe rememtaered tmy tier stiorttiand students. Teaching ttie iirestnman generat science at Dictxson we tind Mr. Durstine. He iirst introduces us to suctd timings as extoaust pumps and tnett jars. Miss Sctcnimeitis ttqorougin and comptete presentation ot German to tier students vvitt matce ttiem iong remember ttie periods in Room 27. Miss Hamittonis capatote direction ot our gtee ciuios tias been responsitate tor ttiose meiodic ctiords issuing trom Room 1. Mrs. ixteai coutd teacti any sutoject and maize us iitce it, taut ot course ttwis year vveitt rememtoer especiaity tiovv interesting stie made Engtisti and civics. tt vvasnit tiard to tceep tile debits and credits straigtcnt in our minds vvitii ttie tietp ot Miss Srnittiis never ending patience and tier store ot witty rcmartcs. txiiiss Jacobs is one ot ttie tuest tcnown persons ot SHS. Stie is in ctiarge ot ttie major portion ot stuctentavtivities sucti as Swissvutian and Vatistic. Sine is vveti titcect try att wtio Contact tier, even tide memtbers ot tier civics and commerciat geograptiy ctasses. Atttiougii Mr. Ctiapman was commissioned in tile U. Navy at mid-term, iiis capatJitity as adviser ot ttie Student Councii and teactier ot tiistory tiad made tiim one ot S.H.S.,s most poputar teactwers. Page Twctve

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Mr. Haseltine is known lor liis trienclly personality. He can lge louncl in liis ottice, Room 51 VZ, wtiere lie acts as looys, counsellor. VVl1itnell,s interesting Latin classes are enjoyed lay all tier stuclents. Sine can really get Latin across. Mr. Dennison,s ability in malcing algelora and trig interesting as Well as clear has maole liim a lavorite ot all llis stuolents. Miss Sternat, tlie scliool nurse, is one ot tlie jolliest persons with whom time stuclents come in contact. Vxfiih tier arounct, pllysical examinations. tuberculin tests, and sucli liolcl no terrors. Vvlnetlier teaclling algelora or business training, Miss Grace Coulter,s atmility can lime verillieol loy tier many stuolents. Can,t you tell by tlwat smile that clieertulness and goool liumor accompany Miss Elvira Sutterys tresliman English classes? Starting stuolents on a successful typing career is a specialty of Mrs. McGraw. ln lder sales classes, slie also turns out some excellent salesmen. Tide lwigliliglit ot Mr. Bullions, biology classes this year was tlne clissection ot HlVloe,U tlie village cat. Mr. Miller is a lriencl ol all ttle students, especially tlde lnoys, lnecause lie conolucts tlweir classes in gym ancl liealtlsn. Nliss Morrissey is popular witli all tlie tresliman Englisli stuolents lnecause ot tier lively and enter- taining Englisli classes. Everything from Junior Commanclo training to tolli olancing was tauglit to our Swiss Misses lay Miss Nlaclueocl. ln tliis picture slle is slsnown among tier girls in liealtlw class. Page Fourteen