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

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MEN IN THE MAKING ROBERT NlORGAN BOB NESBII' OHN Nixon Al K OTTERSON ROBERT MORGAN Bob knew more 1nter estmq data about everythmg m general than most of the Quxz K1dS loved to get the floor m Englnsh or P O D class and tell hrs 1nter ested lxsteners sclentxllc explanatlons of SCICH tnhc facts devoured magazmes such as Pop ular Mechan1cs hrs favorlte subject was hara karl for the most part he was known to be very qulet BOB NESBIT Notlceable around Avon vuorth for hls beautlful wavx blond halr Bob was daft on the subyect of huntmg could expound on th1s art for hours at a tlme to any ardent listener whosoever was pres xdent of the popular Huntmq and Frshmg Club llked to read especxally books on his favor 1te sport seemed to prefer underclass wo men spent most of h1s spare evenings at the skatmg rmk IOHN NIXON Known to h1s many frnends as Nlck ohnny was one boy who sur prlsed a great many people wlth h1s clever comlc actlng durlng hxs senlor year both on and off the stage was outstandxng ln the Clutch 1nq Claw and What A L1fe llked sl1m brunettes partlcularly ones from Nebraska was partxcularly actmve ln that hardworkmg group the stage crew helped Wflte and pro duce the last play of the year A Lxvmq Death ACK CTTERSON lack had a personalttx any boy could be justly proud of was tal ented chxefly ln the art l1ne pamted scenery posters pretty gxrls drew all those clever cartoons for your DE REBUS also worked wuth the stage crew danced any and every style 1magmable appeared ln practically ez ern Avonworth Hlgh play productxon of the last four years was easnly one of the out standmg members of hrs class ln servlce to the school and to hls fellow students L f ,if - ,.. - 7 . . ' . 9 ' . . . , ' 1, ll . n I . . H I . ,. .. . H . . , . . . , . . . ' u . . . ' 1 vv I - v ,i I . v v ' - . V. , . .

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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

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F EMININE FASCINATGRS QXV' -QQ DA MARTIIA MARY ANN NANCY MARGARET ANN KuHN LAIRD LETSCHE MCCLURE MCKEE IDA KUHN Ida got along with every body was one of the hardest workers in school for her class for plays publications or any activity going on in school was 1nval uable to Mr Maize as an actress and along with ane Walton and Martha Bennett was responsible for the success of the AVONEWS this year serving as its news editor sang in the Glrls Chorus took a lot of good MARTHA LAIRD Martha was one girl who never got on your nerves was ever willing to lend a friend a helping hand possessed a beautlful alto voice which was put to good use in the Girls Chorus belonged natural ly to the Girl Reserves and the Publications Club was a big help to Miss Dils in the librarx knew all the answers on any prob lem of grammar or literature was outstand MARY ANN LETSCHE Christened Doo dle by her classmates Mary Ann was one of the most vivacious active and popular senior gir s could out talk any three men twice her SIZE stopped conversation lust long enough to play French horn in orchestra and band belonged also to French Club and to the Girl Reserves was quite a sight for sore eyes as a drum majorette never missed NANCY MCCLURE Nancy was lust chuck full of energy and clever ideas used these to good advantage in her important positron as program chairman of Glrl Reserves was an unusually good sewer and dressed beauti fully loved to cut a rug now and then could talk for hours on her favorite subyect Bungy hopes to enter Stephens College next fall mq in the commercial department MARGARET ANN MCKEE Busy as a bee Margaret Ann seemed to be a part of everx thing gomg on in school Played the part of a housekeeper in the Clutchrng Claw was Stu dent Council member last year treasurer of the senior class president of the Girls Cho rus member of the French Club played clari net in the band violin in the orchestra Nation al Honor Society member a Girl Reserve and wrote up the seniors in this the 1942 DE REBUS l , 'x 1 S, X ,V Y l 1 X' in Y I , ' ' ' ' . . . ' - ' l . . . - ' natured kidding with a smile. a dance, which was her favorite sport. 4 Ll ' I YY