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

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Mademoiselle Page 23 CI-IARMINC-3? WI-IY CERTAINLY' HELEN MCMURRAY-Helen was our choice for the most sedate young miss from Emsworth . . . quiet, yes, but thoughtless- never . . , was another of that huge group of Girl Reserves that ran around Avonworth High . . . never turned up at school with her lessons unprepared . . . kind, sweet-tempered, consider- ate always was our Helen . , . her speed in typ- ing class was something close to phenomenal. MARCELLINE MORGAN-Marcelline was a vivid, slim brunette from Emsworth . . . never walked places . . . either hopped, skipped or ran and sang cheerily . . . didn't let the worries of the world bother her as she wended her merry way through Avonworth High . , . belonged to both the Girl Reserve Club and also the Senior Drama Club , . , had a correspondence with a young Avalonite at Grove City College. ANN PATTERSON-Ann always said she wanted to be a stenographer, and we know she'd make any employer's heart happy . . . quiet, efficient, business-like, Ann always had her work done on schedule or beforehand . . . loved to type and revelled in commercial work of any kind . . , was one of the five girls who had Mr. Espy for three subjects in the senior year learning what every young secretary should know . . . she was well qualified for a position. IOAN PHILLIPS--Pretty Io had the most beautiful blond hair ever . . . although known as a 'Anutn around school she settled down enough to be devotions chairman for the G. Rfs . , . played cello in orchestra when she could find a whole cello . . . was vice-president of the Girls' Chorus group . . . belonged to Student Council - . . had a truly beautiful so- prano voice and was a swell artist . . . loved to have her feet tickled . . . wherever she went a long slender shadow went with her. LILLIAN POLLOCK-Lillian was easily one of the most outstanding commercial students . . . was secretary to Mr. Espy in her senior year . . - whenever she was absent, things got in an awful mess . . . took her place with the Girl Reserves and joined the new Home Nursing Club . . . was efficient in everything she did . . . did the bulk of the typing and secretarial work for the 1942 DE REBUS. HELEN MARCELLINE ANN IOAN LILLIAN MCMURRAY MORGAN PATTERSON PHILLIPS POLLOCK

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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

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NOT EASILY FCRGOTTEN NELSON SHONDEL ROBERT STEIGER wA1D GEORGE THOMA ROBERT THOMPSON NELSON SHONDEL Llttle Nelson lnked to kld everyone nn h1s frxendly lmmxtable way enjoyed sports So much tl at he organlzed h1s own Emsworth Independents ba ketball team belonged to the Huntmg and I1 hmg Club got lots of x O k expeuence at Latshaw S Drug Store vta cheerful at all t1r1es ROBERT STEIGERWAID Happy go lucky Bob was the class w1t proved hlmself a rnot of fun durmg pract1cally any perlod ent h1s cheerful Support to the hard work1ng but pOSlt1V6lX wacky stage crew became real ly serlous when he played football or basket ba was Secretary of the Varslty Club and manager of the baseball team h1s Sp1r1t teamwork and excellent playlng made hxm one of tl'e outstandmg semors ln Avonworth ath GEORGE THOMA He dldnt look morbnd but nt was George s alry desnre to be a mortxcxan Saxd there was lots of buS1neSs these days amused his classmates w1th gruesome de Scr1pt1onS of such mterestmg and cheerful places as the County Morgue always drove around tovtn ln some n1ce automobxle probably cook 1ng up a lnttle busmess he was the compe tent Cxrculatnon Manager of the Avonvs orth Pubhcatlons lntends to go to the P1ttsburgh School of Embalmmg ROBERT THOMPSON Bob may have been a b1t wlld and untameable durmg his senlor year m hlgh School but nobody could help l1k 1nq h1m was a member of the honorable Student Councll acted as Secretary of H1 Y Sang ln the Glee Club carted a lneatl portable radlo around wxth h1m wherever he vxent llked a game of pool nova and then laround 2 301 or a good argument wxth Mr Kuhl and r1Sk1ng h1S llfe m Patterson S car S . . ' Vs ' . . . v 1 V - ' . . . ' S in 1 . ' ' ' . , . l ll . . . ' . letics-no one will take his place. Y . . . ,. - . . V D . I Y V A r W , I: . ' ' . C W 'R 1