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

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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

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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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SPEAKING OF SPECIMENS MARIAN EAN BARBARA SYLVIA IULIANNE Poi LOK K ROBBINS SHARPE SIERER STANSBLIRY MARIAN POLLOFK With her raven hair and beautiful complexion Marian was an in comparable beauty was an efficient secre tary to Mr Hollenback practically his right land man sang vuth the Girls Chorus and quite naturally belonged to Girl Reserves could be usually found walking to or from school with Dot Lawry vxas an active work er for her class serving on a committee in every class affair IEAN ROBBINS lean Robbins was one of the most good natured girls vie had the good fortune to know belonged to the Girls Sports Club swung out on her clarinet at orchestra and band rehearsals . . . could play as good a game of baseball as many of the boys but was continually spraining her ankle . . .spent a lot of time figuring out crazy things to do and then doing them, BARBARA SHARPE Petite lively Barbara spent a great deal of time in the art room work mg on her favorite hobby drawing be longed to Girl Reserves was a much liked president of the Senior Drama Club sang with the Girls Chorus Group gave herself and others a great deal of pleasure through her little marionettes helped with the display work on advertising for the Publications Club SYLVIA SIERER Sylvia was one girl who made fun out of the hardest work loved to cook was an expert seamstress as witnessed by her neat clothes belonged to the Girls Sports Club and the Publications Club . . . helped the sopranos greatly in Girls Chorus . . . went roller skating during most of her spare time . . - if anything or anyone who needed squelched she was the one who could do it. IULIANNE STANSBURY Little Anne it was who really made you cheer as she went through her paces as cheerleader during the sports sea- sons . . , took major parts in Clutching Claw Seven Keys to Baldpate, Spring Dance ' and was a hit in the original mystery A Living Death . . . belonged to Girl Reserves . . . sang with the Girls Chorus . - . had her troubles with boys here there and everywhere , . . just could- n't make up her mind.