William Allen High School - Comus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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' m Q i is 'i 9 N A K . '-2, Q .' .Q . ei.. .. M ,...' -V177 ' 'TJ tllusq, X t K 1 age, gsfifff Ei e e - S Q Ii L QU r Ji lt HE l928 COMUS, celebrating the growth and prosperity of Allentown, iff ' fm Pennsylvania, is the largest yearbook that has ever been published 2 If r . . or ir by the students of Allentown Hlgh School. It has therefore required N greater effort and co-operation on the part of the entire staff and faculty U Ji, l advisers. ml N v- r i , QU We, the undersigned, have given our whole-hearted co-operation and Xl ,mv l have done everything within our power to make this year's COMUS worthy Z , ., of our class and our school. ll i l Al W , L',j,'fay. Nssf f'J1'fof K W in. : . ' 41, fl v t 1f N p,,5,,,eJ5 Ne,-U H-ist Buslnesf gh . ' w I- I Quart 44215 WM . Lffevdr-3 :P I. It , Hu rn O Y' I MW 7' iw 'rrrfr . NH, N fxchqyfze www I EZMAJJ Xn..M..IJ.,.w4.:4.,f,Q., ff' l 4 7 adm C 6 Adwmhfcfhfib ig - Sahsol News -f., f ILA J KGZ XI' Q Hthlet x f 4 ff - Q 04 QJKQM + l up 'V PA ofofrap rs ,gal 25 l' 3 ,i 'rl , WI 33 Curavlafaon 5 . E- .1 ug? MJ ,V i m HdIVPYtl5lH? '1 1, ,pr If K Lf Vi U63 ,MAJ F .0166 lgm,-1 V gill Flv-'C Hvf r , '- l ' lil: Am f iv l cl as-J 6-.AJR , V 45 v' 'f ,I W' Page Eleven ,A l l r X ' - a - g ' 'lk . -, t, Nw kk jj' J Xwrk ' N1 46,3 - I ' Cv N 'V X leg.- -Y , - H-iff? N I . i VV- I T ,V A .! I 3 X K I ,-Q ix!L' I f n' ' Q V, 3 ' Zin-' E: 4ii.iQ.2,f4:?i1',ll ti ', mlTml'.- 1 I - - fa . ff'--, r 22-14 ,g,-2-glphi-ff-vw QE-5 -- f 7 -

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