Avonworth High School - De Rebus Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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MANNISI-I MATERIAL TOM HANEY BILL HAN sHuMAKER LEO KASH IOE KEL1 Y TOM HANEY Tom was on of the best llked boys 1n Avonworth Hlgh School thmg put on just hxmself won a line repu tatxon for hrs courage on the football field where he suffered a broken leg 1n the Leetsdale game really made thlngs hum as a very act1Je presxdent of Student Councll capably wrote up sports for the class annual performed ln What A Llfe could put on a super lrnsh brogue BILL HANSHUMAKER To all who knew hxm Bxlly was quxte a character llked to talk more than anythlng ln the world and d1d lt most of the t1me belxeved nn talklng flrst and thlnkmg afterwards proved hlmself quxte a capable photographer belonged to the Varslty Club after recelvlng a letter as track manager spread h1s 6 out over several chalrs as he tooted h1s trumpet at band re hearsals LFO KASH Leo was a smart boy xn many could tell xou all about avnatlon and what 18 wrong wlth the opposlte sex was a crack math student an Emsworth H1 Y member quxte a prof1c1ent bowler 1n the Bowlmq Club belng scxentlflcally m1nded Leo d1d qulte well m chemlstry class expected to attend one of the local unxversltxes OE KELLY Scholar as well as sportsman oe could retam more knowledge than most of the rest of us put together all of whxch gave hlm a spot IH the Natlonal Honor Soclety vxon hrs letter m football ln hls senxor year hls fxrst year out belonged to the Bowlmg Club developed mto a super basketball player IH h1s senxor year was vnce president of the senlor class played center fleld on the newly organlzed baseball team and d1d a great gob A - e ' ' ' -no- p-1 7 ways . . , didn't apply it in some fields but I I- e . l .

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Mademoiselle Page I5 WE BRING YOU BELLES CHARLOTTE BISHOFF-Dependable little blonde Charlotte was one of the hardest work- ing seniors Avonworth was proud to produce , . - meticulously wrote up her daily assign- ments . . . was always willing to help you if you were stuck with that assignment in P. O. D. or English . . . never burdened other people with her own worries . . . was quite the excel- lent typist in Miss Anderson's class . . , would like to be a social worker some day. ELEANOR CARUTHERS-Eleanor came to Avonworth as a freshman from Glenshaw . . . went back during her sophomore year, but liked us so much she returned to graduate here . , . belonged to Girl Reserves and was able vice- president of the Library Club . . . talked of be- coming a lady architect. and wanted to join Sister Kate at Pembroke to learn whys and wherefores of the business . . , was a big help to Miss Phinney in the Girls' Chorus. RosA1-lE CRITCHFIELD-Rosalie just came to us in her senior year from Langley and im- mediately proved herself intelligent socially and scholastically - . . joined the Girl Reserves and the Senior High Drama Club . . . was quite an artist , . . said she missed only the swimming sessions at Langley . . . provided a great deal of fun for a great many people . . . was one of the most photogenic girls in school as is plain to see. RUTH DAVIS-Ruthie may have been small in stature but she possessed plenty of brain power . . . busied herself around school as vice- president of the French Club, devoting Mon- day evenings to Girl Reserves, and making posters for every dance or play that came along .... Ruth was an exceptionally good English student-read intensively , , . plans to become a fashion designer if there will be such a thing after the war is over. PAT DECOURSEY-Pat was one of the prettiest little blonds in school . . .palled around with newcomer Rosalie Critchheld and joined her in such activities as the Girl Reserves and the Senior High Drama Club . . . particularly liked to roller skate and dance . . . before com- ing to Avonworth in the sophomore year, she lived in Hazelwood . . . was seen now and then with Rosalie's brother, CHARLOTTE ELEANOR ROSALIE RUTH PAT B1sHoFF CARUTHERS CRITCHFIELD DAVIS DECouRsEY

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FEMININE TGUCI-I Iurinr ANNA IANE B TTY EVELYN Ciuusrv Gris R GOODWIN GRANDE GUEHL HousToN u1lE1 GEISER Iulie Geisers mfectiou giggle intrigued all who knew her was pop ularly known as the young miss vxho planned those delicious eats for the Girl Reserves divided her valuable time between the Libraix Club and the Avonworth Publications where she wrote features for both the AVONFWS and the DE REBUS besides acting in the Clutch ing Claw Spring Dance, and Seven Keys to Baldpate, she served as make-up assistant. ANNA IANE GOODWIN Anna lane was by all means one of the prettiest and most capable red-headed leaders Avonworth has ever pro- duced . . - not only was president of our Girl Reserves but busied herself as city-vs ide G. R. president . . . led the revolt against uninterest- ing chapel periods and helped revolutionize them . , . was president of the National Honor Society sang vsith the Girls' Chorus, played First violin in the orchestra, was on the annual staff and was first senior elected to Merit P1- rade this year. BE! IY GRANDE Betty was a pretty dark hured liss who sang in the Girls Glee Club and wus a member of the honorable Girls Sports Club seemed quite bashful unless you really knew her was alwaxs cool calm and collected spent most of her time in the commercial rooms where she was an Outstand ing typist could be seen most of the time with the blond bomber from the other side. EVELYN GuEH1. Little Evelyn combined a certain gay liveliness with a quiet somber air which vue all envied . . . roller skated probably more than any other single member of the sen- ior class and was quite an expert at this art . . . went in for deep historical novels . . . wanted to be a nurse or an air hostess although Mr. Espy thought she would make an excellent sec- retary . . . when she was peeved. you really knew it. Cnmsrv HOUSTON Lighthearted Christy always had a cheery smile for any and every classmate , . . sewed like a professional . . . helped make the Girls Glee Club a success . . - took part in the activities of the French Club . . , liked to play the piano just for a hobby . . . decided to bring her artistic talents to the fore some day as an interior decorator . . . escorted everywhere by a certain classmate named Louis. Mademoiselle Page I7 'T KT V I A ., F- - - ' - ' 5 F' - ' ' 't . . . 1 - e' e. . ' ' ' '. f ' e. ' l 7 C V ' c