Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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. H TT-T wi JAMES GILLIES 1 ARMY Jim . . . formerly stationed at Fort Eustis, Virginia . . . now at Camp Rucker, Alabama . . . star salesman and president of Stamp and Bond Club . . . Glee Club . . . wrestling man- ager . . . Temple conferences. CONRAD LUBKAY, JR. SEA BEES Connie . . . enlisted in Navy Construction Battalion . . swing drummer in Sea Bee dance band . . . was at Gulf- port, Miss .... took Marine training with commando tac- tics . . . graduated in voca- tional electric course . . . out for track . . . chief hobby- music. HAROLD T. BORELL ARMY Hap . , . private in Ordnance training at Aberdeen, Mary- land . . . left Abington in Jan- uary, l943 .. . generalcourse . . . liked photography and me- chanics . . . member of Auto Club. STANLEY JANNEY NAVY Tippy . . . Boot training at Sampson . . . attended Fleet Sound School . . . now lo- cated ot Naval Operating Base, Key West, Fla .... vo- cational course . . . held down baseball first sack . . . Print- ing Club president. ROBERT G. RODENHAUSEN NAVY Skipper . . . began life of a sailor July l2, I943 . . . in- itiated when crossing the equa- tor . . . now serving in South Pacific . . . plays saxophone . . . enjoys singing and read- ing. DAVID J. GOOD ARMY Dave . . . entered Army sum- mer of 1943 . . . stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground . . . graduated in general course . . . color guard of band . . . expert dancer . . . collects cartoons . . . jovial and hand- some. JOHN R. WATSON ARMY Peck , . . went out for foot- ball . . . enjoyed buying and repairing old cars . . . carried out his hobby as president of Auto Club . . . vocational course . . . now stationed with Anti-Aircraft Section in San Francisco. I2 ROBERT DUNLAP NAVY Bob . . . in the Navy for near- ly a year . . . now stationed at Bainbridge Naval Training Sto- tion in Maryland . . . gradu- ated from Commercial course . . . played soccer for two years . . . sang with A Cap- pella Choir and Elizabethan Singers . . . served with chap- lain's department in Navy choir and as soloist. GEORGE FINLEY MERCHANT MARINE George . . . vice-president of Junior A clbss . . . Civic Atti- tude Award . . . A Cappella Choir . . . wrestling . . . drummer boy in band . . . Stu- dent Council treasurer . . . tennis champ . . . now a cadet in the Merchant Marine ln South Pacific. DOMINICK N. PILEGGI NAVY Mick . . . jitterbugging ball of fire . . . varsity football and basketball . . . Printing, Navy, and Sports Clubs . . . has traveled to British Isles in Navy . . . now on combat duty overseas.

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6ll'Llfl,d,l g 64,555 orrlcsns N President-James C. Krayer, Jr. Vice-President4Michael Toth, Jr. Treasurer-Frank C. Fryburg . Secretary-Mildred M. Zitzer Athletic Representative-Walter C-. Klumpp, Jr. Adviser-P. T. C-antt To the class: The business of making history is a unique privilege. Historically, the January, l94-4, class graduates into an era of unparalleled opportunity and responsibility. Let each member fill his individual niche to capacity in meet- ing the challenge. A P. T. Gantt Class Floweh-Pink Camellia Class Colors-Green and White Class Motto-The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. ' --Thomas Paine. P. T. Gantt, sponsor, Krayer, Zitzer, Toth, Klumpp, Fryburg l l

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CHESTER A. BURTON GENERAL Chess . . . president of Model Plane Club . . . expects to en- ter Army Air Corps . . . Print- ing and Auto Clubs. JAMES D. CAMPBELL GENERAL Jim . . . that mischievous look . . . Dutch in Best Foot For- ward . . . saw Jap attack on Pearl Harbor . . . builds model airplanes . . . expects to be flying real ones soon. ELIZABETH J. COLLADAY ' CLASSICAL Student coach for f'Best Foot Forward . . . lnternos . . . Library and Needlework Clubs . . . Betsy likes dogs and pi- ano . . . mans to attend Peirce Business College . . . girls envy her complexion. FREDERICK E. ALLEN SCIENTIFIC Fred . . . reliable . . . forth- right . . . basketball team . . . Best Foot Forward . . . al- ways ready to lend a hand . . . interested in stamp col- lecting and sports . . . expects to wear khaki soon. MARION H. BERRY COMMERCIAL . Quiet, good-natured . . . Ab- ingtonian typist . . . National Youth N.A.A.C.P, Conference . . . Commencement speaker . . . known for recitations of Negro poetry . . . hopes to at- tend college and work for bet- terment of her race. EVELYN F. BOISTON COMMERCIAL Evey . . . speedy J.F.E. typist . . . shy and quiet . . . loves toveat, knit, ride . . hopes to own a ranch . . . likes ani- mals . . . plans 'to take a sec- retarial position . . . Theater, Etiquette, Teletype Clubs. WALTER D. CAMERON SCIENTIFIC Bun . . . letters in baseball and basketball . . . Student Coun- cil as sophomore . . . never quiet . . . Best Foot Forward . . . Naval Air Corps V-5 trainee. ELIZABETH L. CLYDE COMMERCIAL Betty . . . Abingtonian staff . . . A Cappella Choir . . . 'Elizabethan Singers . . . Chorus of Marriage of Nannette . . . runs switchboard . . . hopes to make good secretary . . . Theater, Travel, Caravan Clubs. DONALD J. DAY SCIENTIFIC 'Hunschen . . . the musical type . . . plays sox and clarinet . . . Best Foot Forward . . . radio broadcast veteran . . . inter- ested in photography . . . ac- cent expert . . . will enter col- lege as pre-med. I3 VIRGINIA M. ARNOLD CLASSICAL Nursing, her lifelong ambition . . . likes sports . . . Latin Club . . . archery team . . . 'First Aid squad . . . gym class leader . . . hopes to become Navy nurse. JEAN E. BOEHNER COMMEICIAL Jeanie . . . loves music . . . plays piano . . . will take sec- retarial position . . . quiet and dependable . . . spent half year at Olney . . . has beauti- ful eyes. EDMUND F. BOYLE GENERAL Ed . . . Chester in Best Foot Forward . . . out for track and football for two years . . . the lad with the accent . . . Sports and Printing Clubs . . hopes to join Navy.