Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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ELIZABETH C. MILLER Commercial Betty . . oh, those eyes! . . Knitting Club secretary . . class pessimist . . Abingtonian typist . . spends leisure drawing or reading . . YEARBOOK . . secret aim—fashion illustrator . . plans office work. MADELENE R. MOORE General Elene . . vivacious brunette . . Student Council . . treasurer in Senior A. year . . YEARBOOK editor . . Cat and Canary lead . . Abingtonian co-editor . . always on Honor Roll . . Scholastic art award . . Commencement speaker . . Internos . . hopes to attend art school. C. ROBERT MORRIS Engineering Farmer” . . German class clown . . managed baseball nine . . Student Council . . girls envy those blond tresses . . vice-president of Sports Managers' Club . . future engineer . . next stop—Drexel. DORIS E. NEESON Commercial Murphy . . fast talker . . shy . . J. F. E. typist . . has hopes of being secretary in advertising agency . . Knitting and Badminton Clubs . . Senior A switchboard operator . . those huge lunches! FLORENCE E. NOONAN Classical Nooney . . one of those Latin students? . . Latin, Craft, Home Mechanics and Leather Clubs . . likes shipmodeling . . aims to be occupational therapist . . rather witty . . her goal—college. DOROTHY OCH Commercial Ochie . . peppy brunette . . uses 50c words . . good at extemporaneous speaking . . senior play coach . . switchboard operator . . cheerleader for one term . . J. F. E. typist . . would like to be secretary to a Congressman. DOROTHY R. O'DONNELL Commercial Dot . . typed for Abingtonian . . Honor Roll . . YEARBOOK . . likes to talk . . Cicily in Cat and Canary . . Bowling, Alumni-in-Service Clubs . . goes to movies constantly . . Commencement speaker . . wants to be a private secretary. BARBARA J. PARKER Scientific Parker . . secretary, vice-president of Student Council . . Civic Attitude Award . . YEARBOOK . . Honor Roll . . hockey captain . . swimming monogram . . Internos vice-president . . sparklin' li'l curly top . . Commencement speaker . . tennis racketeer . . FRANK PASSERIN. Jr. Vocational Pass . . interested in sports . . Bowling Club member . . likes golf . . oh, that black wavy hair! . . part-time volunteer fireman . . has entered A. A. F. Reserve . . wants to be a pilot. HERMAN H. PETERS Engineering Pete . . tall, stomg, silent type . . varsity letters in track and soccer . . YEARBOOK . . medal for Intramural wrestling championship . . thrice member of Chess Club . . best known for vocabulary . . hopes to attend Drexel. 16

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MARIETTA JONES General Lovely soprano voice . . J. F. E. . . Knitting, Style, and Craft Clubs . . interested in music and clothes . . N. A. A. C. R. Conference . . wants to do social service in South. DOROTHY M. KELLY General ''Dotsy . . Canteen and Home Nursing Club's president . . demure colleen . . Cat and Canary cast . . wants to get married . . neat seamstress . . Student Council . . will work after graduation. MARIE E. KOOB General Bette . . Bowling, Plane Spotting, Needlework, and Badminton Clubs . . was badminton finalist . . loves to receive letters from service men . . collects pennies and stamps . . her aim—job as secretary. JULIA M. KUHN Classical Judy” . . classical knitter . . swimming . . Civic Attitude Award three times . . Holy City . . German Club president . . Cafeteria milkmaid . . Elizabethan pianist . . assembly organist . . Susan in Cat and Canary . . Internos president . . Bob's steady . . plans Connecticut College. CAROL M. LIMPERT General Little Chum . . gum chewer . . Old English Christmas and Holy City” . . Home Nursing certificate . . Badminton Club . . wants to be a comptometer operator . . finished work in summer . . moved to North Jersey. EDNA I. MAJOR General Eddie . . Sketch Club vice-president . . good-natured and quiet . . likes roller skating . . interested in dress designing . . ever see her service insignia collection? . . plans business school, then art school. DONALD A. MARKS Scientific Don . . the class's most shining example of bashfulness personified . . quiet . . agreeable . . vice-president of Agriculture Club . . thrice member of Printing Club . . will attend engineering college. JUNE E. MARPLE Scientific Un-e-j . . nonchalant blonde . . Glee Club . . vice- president of Photography Club . . Susan in Cat and Canary” . . men—her specialty . . future cover girl . . Marriage of Nannette . . modeling or junior college next year. DORIS M. McALLISTER General Mac peppy and talkative . . prize giggler . . Glee Club . . Leather Club secretary . . art enthusiast . . YEARBOOK . . ambition—to become an illustrator . . off to Pratt Institute next year. MAREN S. McKAY General Marny . . Student Council welcomed her as soph . . Abingtonian . . Mammy in Cat and Canary . . Holy City . . A Cappella, Elizabethan alto . . argumentative . . that laugh . . noisy . . pianist . . jitterbug . . Internos member. 15

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GEORGE W. PURVIS, JR. Vocational Member of track and soccer teams . . electrician . . Auto and Glee Clubs . . his green Ford and good nature known by everyone . . Lucky Seven member . . a future pilot . . Navy service likely. ANNA RADANYI Commercial A shorty . . future secretary for aviation company . . has earned two gliding licenses . . besides flying, art is chief interest . . will people ever pronounce her name correctly? THOMAS W. RAY, JR. Engineering Tom . . Student Council . . Stamp, Current Events, and Teletype Clubs . . happy-go-lucky guy . . college . . then a history teacher. DOROTHY E. RAYNER General Dottie . . sunny disposition . . attended Cheltenham for two years . . iikes sports . . president of Needlework Club . . spends spare time sleeping . . plans designing career. RICHARD ROBINSON Commercial Dick . . cute blond with uncontrollable hair . . full of fun . . managing editor J. F. E. . . Student Council . . Civic Attitude Award . . Table Tennis Club . . builds model airplanes . . plans to join Navy and later become accountant. WILLIAM C. SCHWEIKLE Engineering Wee . . Student Council . . Camouflage Club vice-president . . well-known for crazy hats . . left school for Swarthmore College in senior year . . interested in railroads and airplanes . . president of Blue Print Club. MARJORIE G. SHANNON General Margie . . always first on and off Bus 1 . . goes in for knitting in a big way . .president of Knitting Club . . Travel and Caraven Club secretary . . YEARBOOK . . future Cadet Nurse. ELLIS I. SHOOK Engineering Elly . . outstanding band member . . played drums and tympani . . sergeant in senior year . . Crosby in Cat and Canary . . Radio Club President . . good-natured . . likes to dance . . will study radio engineering. KENNETH SNYDER Vocational Ken . . should have been on a debate team . . life of the machine shop . . serving Uncle Sam as Navy man . . possibly a future machinist. ELAINE D. SOMMER Commercial Lonnie . . a brain . . quiet . . J. F. E. typist . . YEARBOOK . . Honor Roll . . has artistic talent . . secretary of Arts and Crafts and Sketch Clubs . . clever dresser . . aspires to be a fashion illustrator. 17