Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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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

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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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WARREN STROHMEIER Engineering Stroh . . cute and witty . . Abington's Dennis O'Keefe . . always smiling . . man without a tie . . vice-president of Junior A and Senior B classes . . constant Student Council member . . football and track squads . . plans to enter Drexel. BONNIE ULMER Classical Bones . . Student Council . . monogram for swimming . .gained place on Honor Roll . . hit notes for Glee Club, A Cappella Choir, Elizabethan Singers . . Internos . . worries about naught . . popular . . Carry On . . boogie woogie. BERNICE WAELTZ General Squeak . . short and dark . . everybody knows her . . J. F. E. worker . . candy seller at lunch . . vice-president of Abingtonian Distribution Club . . collects napkins . . wants to get married. MARIE K. WAELTZ General Cute and lively . . class secretary in junior and senior years . . J. F. E. . . Alumni-in-Service president . . our Snow Queen . . student coach for senior play . . always running to class . . aims to be somebody's secretary. BERTHA J. WARNKEN General Bertie . . lively blond cheerleader . . noisy . . J. F. E. and Abingtonian typist . . Glee Club . . student coach for Cat and Canary . . Abingtonian Distribution Club . . known for snappy retorts . . future doctor's secretary. CAROL A. WELSH Commercial Welshie . . gathered ads for Abingtonian . . made swimming varsity in senior year . . J. V. hockey as a soph . . managed Badminton Club . . secretary of Etiquette Club . . somebody’s stenog. ELIZABETH G. WINKLER Commercial Bettie . . quiet brunette . . Knitting, Craft, and Leather Clubs . . served in library . . wool-gatherer . . whispered answers caused teachers to grow gray . . plans office work after graduation. ERNEST G. ZEBE General Zoot . . never a dull moment around this boy . . gullible . . president of Printing Club in junior year . . enjoys sports, dancing, and smoking . . interested in organic chemistry . . first plans to serve country with Army Engineers. WE HONOR THEIR MEMORY JAMES WHITE, U. S. Coast Guard, killed in action when ship was torpedoed in Northwest Pacific, 1944. SERGEANT FRANK GASBARRA. aerial gunner in Army Air Force, killed in action over Mindoro, 1945. 18