Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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ELIZABETH E. OTT BETTY” will have to stop saying Shucks when she becomes a private secretary. She belonged to the Scrapbook, Travel, and Camera clubs and served as secretary of the Printing Club. ELEANOR L. REED REEDY, who likes to make scrapbooks and take pictures, has been a three-year member of the Leathercraft Club. Out for hockey in her junior year, she now wants to become a physical education teacher. RICHARD F. PETERS PETE liked his German well but printing better. In his junior year, he won his monogram for track and as a senior helped manage the wrestlers. In Anybody's Game he played the masculine lead. EDWARD L. REIM BINKEY, voted the cutest boy in the class, earned his letter in wrestling and a monogram in soccer. He yras a member of the Local History Club for three years. His hobby is tropical fish. MARY N. PHILLIPS PHIL, class optimist, made a suit for her senior project. She was prompter for Anybody's Game and, having served as president of the Care of the Sick Club, is going into training as a nurse. KENNETH C. PLEWES KEN received Civic Attitude Awards, was an honor student, and member of the Band and Math Club, but found time to win letters in football and wrestling. For building model boats, he gained the Rotary Hobby Prize. GEORGE A. RAESLY AMBROSE displayed his talent as an actor in Anybody's Game, besides going out for track and soccer teams. He would rather drive racing cars than eat. DOROTHY A. SCHAEFER DOT, typist for the Abingtonian and member of the Junior Fourth Estate, belonged to the Little Theatre, Style, Etiquette, and Local History clubs, and was on the oublicity committee for Anybody's Game. He hobby is stamp collecting. MARY C. SCHLAFER MARY has been a member of the Commercial Club for her four years at high school. A devotee of crocheting and fond of reading, she aims to be a mathematics teacher. JOHN G. SCHWARZ JOHN, the Iron Man of Railroads, argues on the I. C. C. or any subject connected with trains. He majored in mechanical drawing and served on the football squad but, of course, aims to be a railroad executive.

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MARIE F. LICHETTI MARIE was a faithful hockey player, never missing a practice in three years. She was an active member of the commercial group, but her ambition is to be an airplane hostess. HELEN S. LITCHFIELD HELEN, who hailed from Brighton High, Massachusetts, belonged to the Glee Club and A Cap-pella Choir, and appeared in Anybody's Game. She spends her spare time playing the piano and making hooked rugs. MARIAN C. MALONEY MARIAN has done a very good job as advertising manager of the Abingtonian, besides being an active member of the Etiquette and Dramatic clubs. While dancing is her hobby, she aims at a secretarial job. JANE G. MAURER JANIE made the Honor Roll, was vice-president of the Etiquette Club, belonged to Hi-Y and Senior A Theatre group—all in one year. She saves anything from stamps to photographs. DOMINIC E. MERCALDO DOMINIC showed his talent as a musician in the band for four years, his dramatic ability in the minstrel show and senior play, and his speed on the track squad and varsity cross country team. CAROLINE F. METZ METZIE was treasurer of the Travel Club as well as business manager for the senior play. She models boats and wants to teach handicraft, but she did well that important job of typing announcements. GORDON MULLEN GORDON, who earned his letter as a star swimmer and diver, is ambitious to make the Olympics. He belonged to the Camera, Printing, and Life Saving Clubs, and his hobby is collecting coins and stamps. ROBERT NAYLOR BOB played three years of soccer, making varsity his senior year. He appeared as .Dennis Gibbs in Anybody's Game. His club activities included the Science and Current Events clubs and Student Council membership. M. LOUISE NICHOLS While LOUIE participated in the Latin, Dramatic, and Nature clubs and the Hi-Y, she found time to belong to the Student Council for two years. Her ambition is to be a kindergarten teacher. GRACE M. NICKERSON GRACE, who came from Utica Free Academy, was a prompter for Anybody's Game. NICK enjoys reading and traveling, but we enjoyed her New York accent and helpful attitude. 21

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FRANK SHARP, JR. FRANK has been the towering light of the basketball team for four years. A member of the Etiquette, Vocational, and Current Events clubs, he likes horseback riding, driving, and hunting, and has musical ability. VIRGINIA R. SHEIL Sketching filled this artist's leisure time after she played class hockey and basketball. A member of the Etiquette, Bird, Style, Dramatic, and Local History clubs, GINNY is studying the use of the comptometer. WILLIAM SHINN BILL was a member of the boys' chorus in the Minstrel Show. He once held a place on the Honor Roll and was in the Commercial and Garden clubs. EARLE H. SMITH, JR. A pianist and organist, EARLE hopes to continue with music as his career. Endman in two minstrels, actor in Anybody's Game, and interested in photography, he belonged to several clubs. Those suspenders! JANET J. SMITH JANET, excellent in sports, served on Student Council, was vice-president of the Hi-Y, sang in three operettas, won Civic Attitude awards, was a Commencement speaker, played in Anybody's Game, and was an honor student. ROBERT J. SMITH BOB helped sports as cheer leader, tennis player, and swimmer. His good voice was heard in A Cappella Choir, Glee Club, and Robin Hood. President of Magazine and Little Theatre clubs and Yearbook associate, he still made good marks. NELDA B. SOWERS NEL, a true sportswoman, earned three letters and three monograms in hockey, basketball, and track. Besides holding two class offices, she was secretary of the Commercial Club and did her bit as announcement typist. ALICE M. STOCKER ALICE, a member of Oracle and Yearbook staffs and Junior Fourth Estate, showed her dramatic ability in Anybody's Game, was on the track team, and belonged to the Bird and Local History clubs. ELEANOR R. THEURER EL, a staunch Commercial Club member, served as announcement typist. Although she enjoys reading and seeing movies, she looks forward to a career as bookkeeper. LORRAINE E. TITLOW Abingtonian editor, Hi-Y, Junior Fourth Estate, announcement typist, act tress in Anybody's Game, treasurer of the Little Theatre Club, Commercial Club member, and Honor Roll student—that's LORRAINE. Her autograph collecting and creative writing occupied her spare time.