Swissvale High School - Swissvalian Yearbook (Swissvale, PA)

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The Class oi ,45 is the tirst class to have completed a high school eclucation during tour years oi Vvorlol Vvar ll. Because ot this, our every clay lives have heen patterned arounol war. Some ot our hoys have alreacly leit tor the service. The tirst to go was Ray Liles, soon lollowed hy George Pyle. Atter the liirst semester, many more oi the iellows leitg most oi them tor the Navy. Vve are rightfully prouct ot them. ln the lielct oi sports our hoys excelleol. On the gricliron there were such notalole athletes as Louis Diana, a three-year letter- man in loaslcetlaall as well as in ioothallg Jacli Hzipn Vvagner, a two-year letterman in ioothall anol hasiiethall, ancl also Elmer Falcsilc, a two-year letterman in iootloall. These iellows clicinit let sports talce up all their time, either. as was shown hy their scholastic recorcis. As writers, Rosemary Squillante anol .loan Viwfilliams were tops. They were also leaclers in the class, along with Pat Christie, Bill Bain, ancl lVlae Fleming. Baccalaureate was held June 3, ancl Page l uwnty-I MARY LGUISE HOCKSTEIN . . . Latin Club 3, 4: Glee Cluh 2, 4. Canit you just see lVlary l.ou in a nurseis uniform? Always gets sluclc with the clirty wort: in chem lahihecause shels so goocl hearted. MARGARET lVlEl.iNlCK . . . Girl Reserves 4. A new aclclition to our school from Toronto, Ghio. ls very lriencily, ancl we wish she coulcl have been with us longer. RAY YURICH . . . Mechanical Drawing l, 2: Foothall 4. Canit you tell hy the gleam in his eye that he is not exactly the quietest senior hoy? Wants to he a pilot in the Army Air Corps. DONALD ROBERT ZENK . . . Foothall 4. Happy-gm luclcy, cheertul, and quite a wolf. The type that will the sergeantis prohlem child, hut is lvlr. .ielhartis now. ELIZABETH RAlVlSEY . . . Glee Cluh 3, 4. A teacheris pricie and joy-Elizahelh always has her nightworlc clone and hehaves well in class. Quiet. hut very nice. PHll-lP BERNHARD ZOELLER . . . Foothall 5, 4. Le amamos muy mucho, which is hy way oi saying Phil is a nice The Hstrong, silent typen or, as we say in Spanish, Ulxluestro hornhre guapof' then on June 5 we strocle up the aisle anct onto the stage in our caps ancl gowns to receive what symholizecl an amhition oi POUI' years-OUR With regrets, yet with high hopes, we now leave Swissvale High, some to enter the service, some to attend college, anci others to go into inclustry. We regret that our high school clays are over, hut hope that the tuture will he right. Xvalter Harrington, pr:-sirlentg Vincent Finno, vice- presiclentz seatccl, Elmer ljalrsili, secretary: not in picture, Ronalrl Bryan. treasurer.

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MARY LGU STADTFELD . . . HlDoe-IDs-e's pastimes are dancing, swimming, and llorsellaclc riding. Lilies Eng- Iisli. Amloition is to lie a model tsllelll malce one ot tI1e glamorous typel. RICHARD lvl. STANTON . . . Nloclmn- ical Drawing I, 2. A steady, relialule lmoy, wllo wants to lie a pilot and slioulcl malce a good one, He's a wlaiz at malcing model airplanes. LAURA E. STEIXIER . . . Glee Clulb I, 2, 5, 4. Laurals llolotbies are malcing scraplnoolcs and collecting stamps. Slle wI1at it talces to malce a good secretary, l1er ambition. FRED STEINHAUS . . . Vatistic 2: Student Council 5. Hljritzlsll Iavorite sulmject is typing and Iris amloition is naval aviation. Ciets around and is well lilcecl. CHRlSTllXlE TENEKEDES . . . Hcrissieu . . . Loolf, you luclcy men,-1 Hcrissielsu amloition is lo lJe a good Inousewite. Her l1ol3tJy is dancing. .ICDHN TRONETTI . . . UI' . . . Cvlee Clulv I3 lvleclwanical Drawing 2. Tllis looy really lias an amloition -to loe tlle laeavyweiglit cllampion. A great tallcer. Always on tl1e move. RICHARD TURDCY . . . Hlxfloen . . . lvleclianical Draw- ing I, 2, 5, 4. lvloe is llappiest wlien dancing and swim- ming, lout Iood rates Iligll witli liim, too. A l1appy-go- lucliy Iellow wllo wants to a dralitsman. IRENE VENTURELLA . . . Upee-Xweell . . . Girl Reserves 53 Cldorus l, 2, 5, 43 Salesman 2, 5, 43 Leaders, Clulo I, 2: Yearbook 4. If you want to dance witli Pee-Wee get your reservations in early and leave your stilts at lworne. Sl1e is always clieerlul and peppy. RUTH VENTURELLA . . . Rutl1 preliers tlae Navy, especially one ol its memluers. l:asl1ion plate ot CLENIENT VIOTT . . . lxlunioru . . . Football 2. Clement is a regular out-door linoy wlio lilces to liunt and IisI1. Always jovial. EIQDWARD JACK VVAGNER . . . Baslcet- IJalI 1, 2, 5, 43 Footloall 1, 2, 5, 4g Nleclianical Drawing I, 2, 5. HZipu is a popular atlulete at SHS. Hopes to loe a pilot. EVA PEARL VVALTON . . . Cleo Club 1, 2, 5, 4. One ot tlae most tallcative Swiss lVIisses is Eva. Sllelcl lilce to worlc in aviation alter graduation. ROSE ELEANOR VVEDGE . . . 'iXVedgie'i . . . Sales- man 5, 43 Art I, 2, 5, 4. Talces tl1e grandstancl wllen it comes to sleeping. Sl1els not sllort on pep, tlwougli. lVlARlAN RUTH VVELSHON . . . HGerryH . . . Latin Clulo 2, 5, 4: Leaders' Clulim I, 5, 43 Girl Reserves 5. Gerry is a gal wlio collects records for a l'1ol3lJy. St1ElS a real pal, and nice to know. RUTH LAVERNE WES'l'lN . . . Butcl1'i . . . Glee Cluln I, 2, 5: Salesman 5, 43 Leaders, Cluln 53 Student Council 2, 43 Ciirl Reserves 5, 4. Hutcli is lull ol' pep and -lwas a super personality. Her laolotnies are dancing, eating, and ice sliating. VVILLIAM VVESTLAND . . . lVlecl1anical Drawing I, 2: Latin Club 2, 53 Foottmall 4. Bill is a lad w'l1o is atllletically inclined and also gifted with a lceen sense ol liumor. HUXNARD XVESTDVER . . . lx'lecl1anical Drawing l, 2. Howard is laetter Icnown to us as Hl-inLly.H Sports rate tops witli liirn. KAIIEHRYN XVETNIDRE . . . Darlc-Ilaircwct uKittyH lilies swimming and slcating. Slle is wellalilcecl lJy I1er classmates. JOAN FRANCES VVILLIANIS . . . Lf-aolers Clulo I, 2. 5, 43 Latin Cluln 2, 5, 43 Art 1, 2, 5. 43 Quill and Scroll 5, 43 Student Council 2, 5: Vatistic I, 2, 53 Yeartwooie co- eclitor 43 Salesman 2, 5, 4. Hxvimpieu is everylaoclys Iriend. GERALDINE NVOODS . . . HGerryu . . . Art I3 Cliorus I, 2. 53 Aeronautics Clulb 5. Gerryls liolalby is collecting recorcls. If tier plans worlc out, slaelll Ive a llier some clay. MARGARET LOIS WRIGHT . . . Mpeg . . . Leaders' Clulo 13 Yearbook 4. Keeping a scraplmoolc ol important events is Ijegls idea ot a liololuy. To tue a sailorls wife is tier amlmition, as we all Icnow. ge Twenty-one

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