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

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SUPERMAN APPEAL IIM KOFMEHL Iimmy was another new comer to Avonworth during his senior year immediatelx captured the hearts of three fourths of the senior girls with his fine phys ique nonchalant manner disregarded them all but one lucky blonde cheerleader proved himself a more than capable sportsman by his fine work on both the footbwll and basketball teams made the Varsity Club by makmq letters in both of these sports DON Mr CLELIAND Don unfor unatelv left us in the middle of th senior year to at tend the Oklahoma Military Academy however he was with us for 111 the precedmq years Don took a lot of kidding but it did nt seem to dim his spirits in 'mx way served as circulation manager on the old AVONEWS staff liked sports of all kinds although un able to make his letter we all wished he could have finished with us WA1.1.Ac:E Mr:CoY Debonair W ally liked everyone' in turn vias liked by all . . . thrilled more than one spectator with his amaz- ingly high vside and handsome punts on the football field where he played a bang-up game in the fall of 41 - . . had quite an important role as erry in the senior play The Clutching Claw . . . was a Varsity Club member and a member of the Publications Club . . . was in the same jitterbug class as pal Ctterson. OE MCMILLAN Leetle oey' vias about the best basketball player pound for pound vse've ever had . , . vias co-captain of the te'1m which he led in number of points . . . hurried over to the Presbyterian Church Thursday exenings to ofliciate at Hi-Y meetings as its president - . . vias a prominent member of the Varsity Club and Publications Club. beinq sports editor of the AVONEVVS . . . loved to argue with 'Professorn Kuhl and have dates with a young miss from Emsworth. IM KoFMEHL DoN Mc CLEL LAND WAl.I.ACE MCCOY ou Mr:M1LLAN , Page I8 Esquire . C B I 3 . - 1 I C I - ' ' ' - Q . U . C V . . . - 7 ,. l l -H l ' ' 7 V c c I

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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

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Mademoiselle Page I9 PCJSING PRETTILY IEAN IERELE - Always laughing was cheery lean . . , she seemed to be one of our happiest seniors . . , sang in the Senior Girls' Glee Club . . . had a rather faraway look in her eyes most of the time which some people attrib- uted to her thinking of a tall, dark, and hand- some boy from Avalon - . . took a lot of kid- ding from the commercial teacher in her good- natured way . . , A'Stag insisted on calling her Brenda for some reason or other. MILDRED IOHNSON-MlldF6d'S neat ap- pearance was envied by the other girls . , . dressed like a model . . - carried herself per- fectly . . . was known to be always kind and generous towards everyone - , , stood high scholastically in the class, especially in com- mercial work where she was outstanding . . . proved to be a very competent secretary of the senior class , . . wrote interesting articles on fashions for the AVONEWS. PEGGY Lou IoHNsToN-Always willing to do a hard job well defines Peg . . . worked over- time as business manager of the Girl Reserve Club . . , was prominent in music . . . played clarinet in band, violin in the orchestra, and sang in the Girls' Chorus . . . wrote about these musical organizations for the annual . . .made a fine French Club President . . . could cook up a super dinner or throw together a modish dress- MARY KNAPP-Not quiet, not loud: but just right, Made the most noise when she played the drums in the band . . . because of her athletic interests, was selected sports chair- man of the Girl Reserves and was girls' sport editor of the Publications Club . . . doesn't have an enemy in school because of her like- able personality , , . her excellent sewing and cooking should keep her from being a career woman. PEGGY KORB - Lovely Peg of the big brown eyes was a favorite with everybody. - . dressed and looked more like a model than a school girl . . . was an enthusiastic Girl Reserve . . . helped the Senior Drama Club greatly as its vice-president . , . sang alto with the Girls' Chorus . , - played in the Clutching Claw and the lead in the original mystery play, A Living Death . , . worked hard on the adver- tising staff of the Avonworth Publications. IEAN lVllLDRED PEGGY Lou MARY PEGGY IERELE IoHNsoN IoHNsToN KNAPP Kona