Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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JOHN J. DONAHUE Vocational Jack . . accomplished practical jokes . . Camouflage Club . . one of Mr. Wortman's printers . . ardent sports fan . . plans to wear the Navy blue. CATHERINE M. DORSEY General Kay . . loves to take life easy . . good roller skater . . wants to travel and learn to cook . . plans to get a war job or office work. CLARE M. DURKIN General Durk . . Student Council representative . . types for Ab-ingtonian . . J. F. E. . . president of Alumni-in-Service Club . . excellent dancer . . plans to be a secretary. MARY L. EICHELBERGER General Snappy brunette . . always on the go . . Glee Club . . Spring Green lead . . Elizabethans . . Student Council . . likes writing to that boy in the Navy . . plans to enter finishing school. ANN R. EVANS Commercial Annie . . loves to talk . . Abingtonian worker . . always smiling . . has the camera bug . . Bowling and Etiquette Clubs . . another stenographer . . would like a business of her own. MARTHA E. FINCKEL General Marty . . talkative . . came from Hatboro in junior year . . varsity basketball star . . senior play . . collects antique cups . . likes horseback riding . . plans college and nursing career. MARGARET R. FITZGERALD Commercial Peggy . . cute brunette . . likes skating, dancing, eating . . wants to be an accomplished skater and secretary . . Service, Badminton, and Abingtonian Clubs . . a dreamer . . plans for business school. AMY MAE FOSTER Commercial Arne . . humorous and happy-go-lucky . . loves to read . . a promising pianist . . Style, Craft, Needlepoint Clubs . . interested in Sunday School work . . plans business school and secretarial career. ELLSWORTH W. FRAME Vocational Squirt . . strums guitar . . guilty of puns and wisecracks . . crazy about horse racing . . wants to till the soil for life . . Navy will see him next year. JOHN R. FRANK Classical Mole . . J. F. E. reporter . . tenor in Holy City . . Erminie . . likes to argue . . Debate and Forum Club . . YEARBOOK editorial board . . Abingtonian . . Elizabethans three years . . well-known with his camera . . plans for Navy next year. 27

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JOHN W. COOK Vocational Jack . . shy and quiet . . interested in aviation . . makes model airplanes . . one of Mr. Clark's boys . . will sail with the Navy. CORALIE COPELAND General Lively Corky . . attractive brunette . . loves horseback riding . . football fiend . . joined Etiquette and Dramatic Clubs . . best known for height . . ardent Navy Leaguer . . hopes to be a model . . next year, college. PHOEBE W. CRAIG Commercial Febe . . attractive brown curls . . lots of energy . . jitterbugs, rollerskates . . will attend business school . . somebody's stenog. J. RICHARD D'ARDENNE Engineering Dick . . girls like his blonde hair . . Glee Club . . Student Council when sophomore . . football . . senior play . . aims to be aeronautical engineer . . Air Corps prospect . . but Penn first. LEWIS A. DANIELS Engineering Lew . . blondie . . mock Republican Convention . . clarinetist in band and orchestra . . his hobby—radio and electricity . . ambition—radio engineer. ERNEST W. DASCHER Vocational Bill . . came from Northeast High . . member of Sports Club . . best known for pegged pants . . hobbies—tropical fish and cars . . ambition—to become machinist . . future sailor. REGINA A. DEL SAVIO General Jeanne . . J. F. E. . . Glee Club . . senior play . . will join Cadet Nurse Corps . . final goal—Army nurse . . quick, friendly smile. NORMA N. DeMAISON Commercial Frenchie . . likes to write to servicemen . . petite brunette . . wants to travel . . lovely smile . . Abingtonian Club . . ambition, to own a hat shop. ROBERTA M. DEWEY Commercial Bert . . dependable . . Student Council . . aim in life to own a Packard coupe . . attended convention at Temple . . likes football . . plans to be a stenographer. FRANCES M. DOBBINS General Frannie . . Oh, those beautiful, beautiful eyes! . . came from Little Flower . . football fan . . J. F. E. . . likes to dance . . good at needlework. 26

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ORACLE 1945 RALPH FRIEDBERG Scientific Red sports enthusiast . . varsity tennis . . basketball . . president of Bowling Club in junior year . . known for that ever-present laugh . . plans to enter college. RUTH E. FULMER General Hobby—saving postcards . . Abingtonian typist . . YEARBOOK typist . . Alumni-in-Service, Camouflage, Abingtonian Clubs . . tall, dark, and witty . . good company . . somebody's secretary. NATHANIEL GAINES Vocational “Nate . . attended Jenkintown High . . his hobbies— woodwork, drawing, and sketching . . member of Auto Club . . hopes to be a cartoonist. CLIFFORD A. GEE Clif . . Student Council and reliable . . No. 29 in in all sports . . Navy next college. Engineering in sophomore year . . steady Ghosts' backfield . . interested year . .wants to graduate from MARGERY E. GERHARD General Lively Margy'' . . typist for Abingtonian and J. F. E. . . member of Knitting Club . . well-known for eating in class . . ambition—work on newspaper, she hopes. DOROTHY A. GIBBS Commercial Dot . . quiet brunette . . enthusiastic about baseball . . Canteen, Library, and Etiquette Clubs . . typist for Abingtonian Distribution . . wants to enlist in WAVES. ELIZABETH A. GRAFLY General Betty Anne . . popular blonde . . cheerleader . . senior play . . class secretary in junior year . . interested in art . . likes to dance . . Dramatic Club . . plans to go into nursing. M. JEAN GRAHAM Scientific Studious but lots of fun . . Honor Roll . . varsity tennis, swimming, and basketball . . Abingtonian . . attended mock Republican Convention . . Bowling Club . . likes French and sports . . plans medical research careeer . . college next year. WILTON C. GRASSER Vocational Bill . . strums on Spanish guitar . . would like to play in western and hillbilly bands . . interested in model building . . another shop teacher in the making. HENRI A. GROENHEIM Classical Hank . . carried Abington flag as color guard . . Spring Green . . Oracle staff . . J. F. E. . . interested in photography and swimming . . Latin award . . plans college. 28