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

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Class History I947 1 , .f1:..Tv':1' 4 f ' +' ' ' 1 -1 1' 1

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MARTHA RORISON ARTHAS hgn scholastc record has ncaoe her a star nnember ot thrs class Martha rs noted tor her excellent debatrng on current events Thrs year she as presroent ot the newlytormed Forum Club has led many a lrvely o scussron A great sports tan especrally tootbalr Martha prrzes her collectron ot photographs ot protess onal ball players Marthas oependabr ty ano ntellgence comb ned wrth her pleasrng personalrty promrse success at Carnegre Tech JOSEPH RATTNER EED an ad tor the Wah l-loo7 Call Joseph a capable two year ad chaser and you wl' have rt Joe rs an honor student and plans to study merchandrsrng A member ot Boys College Club he chooses Englrsh and economrcs as hrs outstandrng subjects Joseph wrth hrs tanned smrlrng tace has entered rnto school actrvrtres wrth a vrgor and served trelessly on dance commrttees A capable tennrs player Joseph votes tennrs and swrmmrng tops on hrs lrst ot atter school actrvrtres ROBERT TEZAK N honor student Bob rs a member ot Student Councrl where he s actrve crvrc charrman l-le rs also vrce pres dent ot the senror class l-lard worlcrng Bob excels rn transcrrptron and boolclceeprng and rs the only boy rn the shorthand class Roller slcatrng talces up much ot hrs trme as he worlcs at the Dramono Roller Rrnlc Bob s trrendlrness wrll be mrssed by hrs classmates l-le plans to attend a busrness trarnrng college ROBERT WOODSIDE A STUDENT trom Rrversroe Mrlrtary Academy Bob has made qurte a name tor hrmselt l-le was the youngest major rn the school s hrs tory On the honor roll treduently Bob has also been presrdent ot hrs home room and a member ot Boys College and Tweltth Grade Drama Clubs Actrve rn the Communrty Chest Drrve he addressed the school assembly and many clubs Bob rntends to go to Caprtal Unrversrty to study tor the mrnrstry GEORGE McCOLLUM Tl-lERES never a dull moment when George rs around l-le rs always malsrng some rand ot humorous remarlc A memoer ot the Lrterary Statt ot the Wah l-loo he has contrrbuted several amusrng storres l-l rs also a member ot Chemrstry Club you can always trnd hrm worlcrng rn the lab George has also appeared rn several assemblres l-le s a member ot Tweltth Grade Drama Club too A chemrst rn the malc 'rg rs George who wrll major rn chemrstry at Prtt rf T r - j A M l r r r - J r . . X rl - I . . j. . . j , r r r r - r r l . ' Y 'li i ' 1 ' i ' ' rr r r , r N J r r - - , ir . - r - r r I , I , A r r . , j . , . . . . . , ,. . r . , . . . - r . r , , . . I . . j, j . l . . r . Q . . ' A . I , . l. r . Hag: wznty-:rv-3

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year as rn the tollowlng two we made a good showlng A change IU deslgn ot our report cards was made Almost all seemed to lrke the new gradrng system better Th s semester saw also our trrst Chnstmas rn Allegheny We ll never torget tne sung ng around the Chnstmas tree an Allegheny tradltron Soon we were Junuors We T ytully attended the St Patnck s Day Dance wearng our brrght green shamrocks A saoness came wlth the death ot Presldent Roosevelt a sadness that became sober rerorcrng rn the V E Day program celebrat ng our vlctory ln Europe Another tootball season su cesstul thrs tme We took over the Sectlon II Champronsh1p only to lose to Westrnghouse We attended the All School Vrctory Dance at wh ch the lrghts mystenously went out The VJ assemoly program also remlnded us that the trght to contrnue peace would be he next problem The problem ot tne control ot Atomrc Energy lS the current subject At last we are senrorsl But ts tunny though we dont seem to teel drtterent trom the way we telt as lOBs except tor teelng that we ve be ome more a part ot the school We went to the Get Acqualnted Dance and listened to Stanley Darbuts corny jokes Our basketball team came through wlth the clty trtle that season The Patrrck s Day Dance rn honor ot our trlumpnant basketball team Antrcr patrng our study ot l-lamlet we went to the Nixon to see the play Many ot our temrnrne classmates went overboard tor Mr Evans We thought wed never stop laughlng at the Boys College Club program The same old yarn ot the railroad track Our last semester was the best and the most actlve tor all Our tootball team agarn gabbed t Sectuon ll ttl and ag lost t Vfestlnghouse Well never torge the surprse we gave Carrlck Then came exclamatlons over our prctures trom Strem s We set them up al around the room so that everyone could see everyone elses The Power Strlke really had us worried But with true Allegheny sprrlt school went on wrth no apprecrable drop n attendance A very successtul Halloween Dance was sponsored by the Wah l-loo on Qctober 30 Prrzes were awarded tor costumes prctures were taken tortunes were told rn all everyone had a smell trme A breath takrng assembly was grven teatunng the chorus and the chem stry department Parents nlght came wlth tear to no one Allegheny cheertully welcomed the Evaluators who prred rnto our rnmost secrets We know theyll glve good account ot us The carolers gathered tor the last time around the Chnstmas tree the ancient carols It was hard to Imagine that rt was our last Chrrstmas at Allegheny Atter a happy vacatron we returned tor our last tew days Then came the night to which every sensor looks torward That was a 3 A I , ll I I ' l n t , . T A . To . T 'T r T I y Q , l . . X I T ,I T . . T n l l ' L . . , 1 L, ' c . T. - . . . L I Vaudevllle Show was a big hit with everyone. We attended the St. . . . , T .. , l ' X . ' r 'he ' T e aln o ' ' L 2 ' V . L l . I ' ' l . Pa Q Twcrtr,-seven