Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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ROBERT WERDEN Tall. Crinkly eyes. Always smiling. President of Math Club. Vice-President French Club. Honor Student. Oracle staff. Junior Fourth Estate Speedy typist. Bob. Drives like the wind. From “way out West.” Those Winnetka schools! Dependable. A boy's boy and so the girls like him. Bob is as versatile as his grin, ALMA MATER Rise up one and stand ye all, for our dear old Abington. Fail not ye, but heed the call— To the White and Crimson— We will ever cherish thee, Vict’ry or defeat it be, Staunch and true our schoolmates all— WILLIAM MELLOR WIHTELEY Tall. Slender. Der Deutsche Verein. Dramatic, Science and Camera clubs. Wants to be a chemist. Favorite pastimes are talking and giggling. Fair Obliging. Bill is rare. He appreciates the jokes he is told. VIRGINIA MOORE WILDRICK “Oh! my word.” You’ve guessed it — Jinny. Blonde waves of hair. Gray eyes. Etiquette and Dramatic clubs. Vice President of the Reading Club Hi-Y. Sweet. Latin and Science clubs. Class hockey. Loves tennis. Abingtonian staff. The proper charm for a business woman. SUSANNE CU.MM IN'G WOLL Sue. Tall. Jolly. Strong personality. Versatile. Full of rhythm and harmony. Dramatic and French clubs. A Cappella Choir. Glee Club. Sonia. Etiquette Club. The Bells of Capistrano. Tennis. Hockey and Swimming teams. Always or the go. A sportswoman and a pal. HORACE WUNDERLE, Jr Big man from Rydal. Likes short fellows. A good mind Science Club member. Intellectual dissertations. Nature lover Well read. Brown eyes. Know “birdies, trecses, flowers.” Plans to retire early. Good old Horace. To our dear old Abington. Many days way come and go, To thee, dear old Abington; Storms may rise, and winds may blow, Firm and true our Crimson— Let not mem’ries faded be As we go o'er land and sea. Alma Mater, hail to thee, To our dear old Abington. LOUISA ELIZA WURST Reticent. Sings. Types announcements. El Bandido. Sonia. The Bells of Capistrano. Picturesque. Treasurer of Library Club. Commercial Club. A Cappella Choir, Glee Club At home in the church. MARGARET CLAIRE YERKES Claire. Secretary of Commercial Club. Blonde, blue-eyed slender. Dashing around with announcements. Smiling. Glee Club. Student Council. Hi-Y Junior Fourth Estate, Abingtonian business staff. A Cappella Choir. El Bandido. Sonia The Bells of Capistrano. Efficiency plus. HARLEY AMMON SIIRIVER, Jr. Blue eyes. Brown hair. Medal for four years’ meritorious service on football squad. Assistant swimming manager. Full of fun. Likes auto racing and boxing. Favorite expression: “Boy, that’s a darby.”

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LAVERNE JAMESON TAYLOR Tall. Brown hair. Brown eyes. Science, Math, and Vocational clubs. Tennis enthusiast. Wants to be a draftsman. Quiet. Can be found skating any time. A gentleman of intellect. ODELE TERRY Reticent. Dramatic and Art clubs. Reads many novels. Class hockey. Jolly. Fond of irritating Virginia. Sympathetic. Intends to enter field of Social Service Work. Need a nurse? Call Odele. JEAN EVELYN THOMPSON Reserved. H i-Y Service Desk. Keen. Dramatic and Glee clubs. Courteous. Secretary of the Junior class. Science Club. Loves to read. A delightful nurse for her future patients. THOMAS CARRINGTON VEALE The tall handsome youth whe has twirled the baton as drum major for four years. Carries himself perfectly. Captain of the Tennis Team. Always singing. Cleveland Octette. Parts in four operettas; lead in The Bells of Capistrano.” Unexcelled trio with “Smitty” and “Honey”. Sky-reaching pole-vaulter. The perfect ladies’ man. LOUISE SARAH VENABLES Tall. Brunette. Good speller. Commercial Club. Professes love for hiking and reading. Spends time in Room Three. Spanish Club. Plays piano. Loves animals—especially rabbits. Pleasant to talk to. A pleasing disposition. Accurate. ELMER THOMPSON JOSEPH WAELTZ, Jk. Brilliant soccerman. Dark-complexioned, brown-haired fellow. Science Club. W ants to be a wireless operator. Vocational Club. Plays baseball as a sideline. Delightful sense of humor. ERNEST WATMOUGH Very musical. Ernie. Always ready to play the piano. Science Club. Humorous, brilliant and versatile. President of Student Council and Dramatic Club. Second John Barrymore. The Thirteenth Chair and The Family Upstairs. Tennis. Orchestra’. A pleasant companion. COURTLAND WELLS WEBER Ruins any remark with 1 think so. Latin and Science clubs. President and Vice-president of Band. Orchestra and Jazz Orchestra. Courty. Forgets to be blase in his love for music and dancing. KATHERINE MARGUERITE WEIL Kitty. Quiet. Latin Club Steady. Abingtonian staff Reading Club. Good-humored. Etiquette Club. Rig brown eyes. Secretary-treasurer of Mathematic Club. Whiz at Math. Dependable. Junior Fourth Estate Student Council. Reads. Likes to drive a car. Look for Kitty wherever there’s work being done. GEORGE ALBERT WENDT Quite versatile. Far-famed mathematician especially in Assembly. Record for selling Thanksgiving Footbrfll tickets 369 in four years! Treasurer of Camera Club. Secretary of Stamp Club. With Oraeic for long time. A Cappella Choir. Junior Fourth Estate. A in bookkeeping! No one like our George.

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blue Monday RING-innnnnnnnnnnnnng, darn that old clock, it would have to wake me up out of a nice sleep. “Oh! Mom, what day is this, Sunday?” “No, young lady, this is Monday morning and it’s about time you got up for school. Don’t you think so? It's seven o’clock.” Monday morning and school at that and me with no lessons prepared. And 1 have a history test, at that too. Woe is me. I was just wondering if there is any way of getting out of going to school today. Toothache ! No. That means a trip to the dentist and I’d rather have my history test any day or time than go to the dentist. Now let me see, I mean, think. I don’t know what's wrong with me but shut my mouth wide open if I don't think I'm going backwards. I mean, getting all twisted up. Say maybe I can lie here (this bed sure feels good and warm) until it will he too late to go. “Young lady, are you ready? It is now 8:30 and the bus is gone, I know your tricks. You think you're going to try another one over on me but I’m wise. Here, take this quarter for carfare and Don’t Forget to Bring Bock the Change. No more of your monkey tricks. I'll see you later about the change I didn't get from my dollar I gave you for church yesterday.” Oh, gee, I forgot all about it. Heck, here comes a trolley. I wonder if I’ll miss it, oh, I mean, make it. Yes, I did (puff) (puff). Boy that sure was hard going to get it, though. “Yes, Miss Clark, I’m prepared, (fibber). Are we going to have that test today? No. Gee, that’s great. Well, good-hve, Miss Clark, see you tomorrow.” Boy, that was a close call. Yes, hut wait’ll I get home. ❖ A Duality r'V UMB DORA was a graduate of —' Abington High School. She always left Study Hall by the wrong entrance and clattered down the hall, high heels tapping a tune. She never locked her locker and she never locked her lips but you can lick the lipstick off. When skirts were long, Dora fell over hers. When hair was hanged, Dora’s front hair tickled her eyelids. Dora had a boy friend, the Dumb-bell. The hoy friend thought that Hardy was out-of-date and he didn’t take to Carlyle. He considered Macbeth a poor attempt at a murder mystery. His deepest grievance was that he wasn’t allowed to read newspapers in the library. The Dumb-bell didn’t study English because he said he meant to spend the rest of his life in New Zealand. He couldn’t learn French because his tongue wouldn't work that way. He couldn’t do his mathematics because he counted on his fingers and he had only ten. His explosion of the day came in chemistry. He couldn't pass P. O. D. because he didn't know anything about baseball and he thought free silver was a handout. Dora and the Dumb-bell evolved a brilliant plan. Each took the other's examinations. Between them, they secured a synthetic diploma. It was good everywhere except in Abington High School but why worry about a trifle like that? 29