Allegheny High School - Wah Hoo Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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ROBERT BLASZAK ROBERT BLASZAK. reserved and intelligent. was a model student at Allegheny. Knowledge and Bob naturally go together. Frequently attaining a place on the honor roll, he claims as his favorite subject history. with physics a close second. Very popular in the senior class. Bob is noted for his versatility. l-le displayed his leadership as vice president of 424. ln order to enjoy more fully his hobby. dancing. Bob belonged to an after-school pre-prom dancing group. Bob is sedate and mannerly. and his lively sense of humor makes him a jovial companion. l-le would like to become a metallurgist. THELMA KNOEDLER YOU have all heard the song, Sweet and Lovely. Well the composer must have had some one like our class treasurer in mind. Thelma Knoedler. For sweet and lovely she is indeed. Thelma was an honor student throughout her course. She has a knack for asking for money in such a gracious way that even the hardest senior surrendered promptly to her appeals. Thelma impresses us all by her friendliness and her knowledge for bookkeeping and shorthand. JOHN PALKOT JOHN PALKOT, better known as Russian, is an all-round student. l-le turned to sports. study, and extra-curricular events with an l'll do my best attitude. Most people know Russian because of his participation in football and basketball. l-lis closer friends know him for and enjoy his humorous quips and bits of philosophy. One of his favorite sayings is: Poverty is no disgrace, but it's an awful incon- venience. The title Mad Chemist was bestowed upon John not without reason. for mathematics and chemistry are no sticklers for him. Those subjects are likely to be the foundation of a successful career- a career delayed by the war. BETTY BLAHA SMILING. dance happy Betty Blaha was responsible for the success of many of our school social events. Betz was also a conscientious student. l-ler untiring spirit in the Girls Leaders Club. the Wah l-loo Book Shelf, and dancing was marked. l-ler joy in dancing is contagious as shown in the l-lallowe'en Dance when Betz led some mem- bers of the Girls Leaders Club in a country tap dance and later joined the audience in cutting a mean rug . English is her favorite subject. but typing and shorthand are close seconds. Betty plans to enter business school next fall. Page Twenty-nine

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KAY JOHNSON ATTRACTIVE, stylish Kay Johnson will long be remembered at Alle- gheny as a sparkling mistress of ceremonies at many lively and entertaining floor shows. Our class dances and socials were always pepped up by her resourcefulness and talent. Kay, herself. an ac- complished musician, makes piano playing her hobby. A portfolio of music, both classic and popular, is always within her reach. Kay's versatility found expression on the Circulation Staff of the Wah I-loo: in the captaincy of the third period Service Squad: and in acting in Twelfth Grade Drama. I-ler ambition is to become a dress designer. WILLIAM LLEWELLYN WELL did William Llewellyn deserve the offices he held-president of the senior class, vice president of Student Council. and president of 424. Quiet, but at the same time jovial, Bill was on the track team for two years, where he majored in high jumping. Although the various offices which he held took much time, he found hours, too, for dancing and bowling. The class appreciates his leadership in the solution of many perplexing problems. William is an all-round good student. t-Iis college plans have been set aside until the close of the war. William prefers the Navy. GEORGE WRIGHT REMEMBER the busy fellow with the notebook and pencil who caught every play at our football games-George Wright, our Wah I-loo sports writer. This popular section of the school publication has long been under George's keen supervision. Quiet and reserved George laid down his notebook and pencil to join the ranks in Uncle Sam's Air Corps. There is no doubt that he will establish a record there as enviable as the one he made in Allegheny. While in Allegheny, he always held a place on the I-lonor Roll. Intelligent and efficient, George is just an all-round nice fellow with many, many friends. FLORENCE KOHLER WI-IEN it comes to selling bonds and writing shorthand, the versatile secretary of the senior class, Florence Kohler. takes top honors. Florence with her pleasing smile and manners, has fairly magnetized dollars for Uncle Sam's cause. She spent a year as an Allegheny repre- sentative of the Government. She is continuously on the I-Ionor Roll. Florence was indispensable in many school activities. Page Twenty-eight

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Looking Back September 5-On the calendar it's Tuesday. ln our minds it's 'the first day of school. We return after a glorious summer vacation. Oh, how good everybody looks! September 7-Books all ready. Oh well, we're seniors, now. l guess we can take a little bit of work with our fun. September 8-Allegheny plays Bellevue in a scrimmage game. Score is 20-6. Bellevue just isn't competition to us. Watch our smoke when we play league games. September I2-Tuesday is the new day on which we purchase bonds and stamps. l.et's all back the attack! Buying bonds will bring back our boys sooner. September I5-Why all the Red and Blue? Are all these the backer- ups of-our fighting eleven? South l-lills bows to Allegheny, 20-7. That eleventh-hour rally pepped our spirits. September 2 I-l-low good we feel up front in senior seats. Today was our first assembly. Our own class participated in it. September 22-Peabody also takes a back seat. Score is I2-6. Didn't we say that our team was sure-fire? September 28-l-lip, hip and pass that ball! Our dance was today. What a success! A pep-rally-get-acquainted dance with over six hundred people all dancing and watching the wonderful floor show of singing. dancing, and even the football squad. Some show, some dance! We want more. September 29-Allegheny shows Langley who is boss as we trim them, I3-7. Section ll, here we come. as champs again. October 5-Allegheny meets Perry today. Well, maybe we didn't want to be City Champions. What if we do lose one game! We'll beat ' Carrick next week. October 9-Today we learn that five of our best men are hurt. What luck! lt never rains but it pours. Drip, drip, drip. October I I--The class decides on its photographer. We go to Strem's for the first time. l-lere's hoping! Page Thirty