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

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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

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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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FUTURE LEADERS NORMAN PATTERSON Norm vias known to one and all as the pundit of the senior class his wit was so corny it turned out subtle especially in Commercial law class was quite the expert photographer was advertis ing manager of the Avonworth Publications Club liked all the prettiest girls of Avon worth High and any other pretty girl from here to Asia they could usually be found in his Bu1ckt7l clever Graham had a genius I Q and we can easily believe it belonged to National Honor Society was a distinct threat to Harry ames by his trumpet plaung in the band and Orches ra debated like a trouper knew a lot about a great many things was envied by the girls for his curly hair served as manag ing editor of the AVONEWS HOWARD RINGER Another of the East Siders Bud Ringer scared all the kids as the Clutchinq Claw in the play of the same name . . . worked industriously at paper hang- ing and shifting scenes for all the plays as stage crew manager . . . loved to kid the daylights out of Maize . . . solicited advertising for the Publications Club and spent every Saturday this last semester supervising the paper collec- tions the success of which was due to his hard work. Dick SELBY A bright future is predicted for Dick Our scholar supreme . . -spent most of his time debating but usually showed up at band rehearsals with his trusty trumpet , . . was secretary of the National Honor Society . . . drove around Ben Avon in a beautiful maroon Packard . . , liked all the girls in general and a few in particular - . . was a most efficient presi- dent Of his senior class . . . supervised the Hn- ancing of the Publication Club as its business manager. - NORMAN PAT1 ERSON GRAHAM RENBERG HOWARD RINGER DICK SELBY Page 22 Esquire GRAHAM RENBERO-It was said that