Swissvale High School - Swissvalian Yearbook (Swissvale, PA)

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FIRST Row: Dolores Suttcostii, Ntary St'1E1LIQt1t1CSSy, tietty Ntitter, Ruttl t,c-ntiutt. Nflilfy StlCCtNlE1f'l, JEIHG XVttkttlSOIl, Rose SCtlLlStCt', Atlflillhflay By'FIlCS, tg0VCI'ty t-tZlI1COCti, rI1t'lCFCSH DCtttl0, Zamore. SECOND RQJXVZ Dave .IHIYIQS Strauster, Francis Cirstcy, Dave Sudac, Bill Vvitson, Torn Pctiotinstci, Cart Rebate. SWISSVALIAN Hard vvortcing co-editors ot ttais yearts Swissvatian were Nancy Jones and rtacti tltricti. rtttaey and tvliss Jacobs ot necessity to ptan ttie yearbootc eartier ttian any previous Swissf Uatian. Ttiey and ttle statt Wortced bard to acbieve wtlat we wanted, a yearbootc wtiicti would represent our Alma Mater as welt as ever even under ttre tiandicaps ot wartime condi- tions. Jactc Utricti also dict iris bit to matce ttie bootc attractive artistically in addition to tits otber duties. Ctreertut Bob Pickering undertootc ttie tauge tastc ot matcing ttie IQ44 Swissvatian pay tor itsett ttirougb. sales, patrons, and ads, and came ttirougtr it wittr tits good nature intact. He never Mm .tartc and Nancy even brougtit ttieir dinner to wortc on your IQ44 St,t7tSSl7UttCtFl.. Page Twenty-two strirtced tiis duty anct got tiis job done very welt bettore leaving tor tile Air Corps in tVtarct1. His able assistant was Anna Mae Byrnes. Art editor Ken tVtcDowett bad to get tiis art wort: completed quictcty betore teaving tor tile army very earty in ttie year. His speed did not attect ttae quality ot tiis wortc in tile teast. Activities Write-ups were done by Dave Sudac, Francis Cirstcy, Bill Vvitson, Dolores Suttcostxi, and Betty Miller. rtttley att did ttieir best to stiow vviiat time SHS student is interested in outside ttie usuat curriculum. Beverly Hancock interviewed and Wrote up time tacutty. Tire sports pages were ctone by Jim Strauster Wtio wrote ttqe tootbatt page and Bob Kost wtio dict ttae bastcetbatt page. Ttae tastc ot doing ttie Senior Write-ups tett to Rose Marie Schuster and Mary Stleetian. Pictures were managed by Cart Rebete. Typing Was done by Ettaet Zamore, tvtary Stiaugtlnessy, and rtitieresa Detino. Vve sincerely tiope ttiat We tlave actiieved our aim to matce tt'liS Swissvutian Worttiy ot ac- curately representing our Alma Mater.

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FQIRST ROXVZ Xvaller lmwis, Freci Sleinlmaus, Louise Nicliricie, Joan Xvilliams. Nlary Slmauglmnessy, Cari Reimele, Dick Horst. SECOND Row: Ben Jones, Holm ljiclcering, Carl l.atslmaw, Don lylorrow, ljiclc Grigg, .loc Creslo. THIRD Row: Xvalter Remster. Xvalter Harrington. Don Cuttings, Larry Vvestover, Harolcl Xxjil lClt'0l1. STUDENT COUNCIL Vvlmen time Student Council ol Swissvale Higlm Sclmool was organizecl lor time 1945-44 sclmool year, Bill Hodder was electeci presiclent, Boim Piclcering. vice-presiclentg and lim Miller. treasurer. ivlary Simauglmnessy was appointecl secretary. Miss Beatrice Tomlinson was taculty aciviser. Following time plan lormulaleci last year, swings were organizeci ancl sponsoreci tmy time Council every two weeics. At time lmeginning ot time seconoi semester, Holm Pickering tooli H0flClfYf'S otiice wlmen Bill lelt to serve in time Army. Time Council sponsored a ilmonct Rally to put time Fourtim Vvar Loan Drive over time top. Time program, consist- ing ot Ken Hilclelmranci as ivlaster oi Ceremonies anci speeclmes lmy two Vvar Heroes lrom Deslmon Hospital, succeeclect in raising SSI,03l.05 in IJOTICIS Hfld StElITlpS. in time early spring meimimers sponsoreci time advertising lor time Banct Concert. Anotlmer pro- ject Council unctertoolc was to secure patrons tor time Swissvalicum. Towarcl time enci ol Niarclm, Jim Miller tool: Holm Piciceringis olilice Wimen Pmoim leit to serve in time Air Corps. For its project time Council pur- clmasecl a lootlnall tropimy to tme excimangeoi between time winning teams ot Vvilliinsimurg and Swiss- vale for a period oi seven years. Timey were also instrumental in lmaving flags imouglmt tor time imome rooms, anti tlmey purcimaseci a llag for time auditorium. Time Council lmaci a imusy year anci ac- complislmeri nmuclm toward tlmeir cimiei object-to promote stucient responsiinility anti leaclersimip. Page Twerlly-tlzrw