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

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OUR YOUNG MODERNS LOUIS WENZEL B111 Wusotv E1 MER W1sE LOUIS WENZEL Another of Avonvxorth Hlghs famed mtelhgentsla Louls seemed to enloy studymg much more than the average hlgh school sen1or In th1s modern day and age sanq wxth the Bots Glee Club blushed furxously at mentlon of a certam Senlor g1rls name was about the most efhclent exper1 menter In the chemlstry lab for two years served efhclently on the Student Patrol a flne servlce to the school BILL WILSON Young B111 was a favorlte wlth both boys and glrls everyone lnked hmm because he never crossed anyone alvtays was agreeable and yet was one of the WlIll6Sl most fun provokmg people we knew a more guts on the football fleld than any box tw1ce h1s sxze made h1s letter by playmg the couldnt Hnd a better fellow In school also Presldent of Senate In P O D ELMER WISE We here donate the un contested tltle of quxetest sen1or of 1942 to our Elmer Wlse however dont let that fool you he may not have sa1d much but you can bet he thought plenty hked to play basketball and collect cartoons read sports magaz1nes had h1s troubles wxth the ad m1n1strat1on now and then vnas an actnve member of the Huntmg and FlSl'llflQ Club and the Emsvtorth H1 Y It ISDY very often that a graduat1ng class has more glrls than boys but thls Xear the glrls outnumber the boys 42 to 29 ThlS made It pretty tough for the gtrls as far as the socxal events vtere concerned However the boys m xnaged to stay on equal terms vnth the gmrls on a leadershlp bas1s Don McClelland and Marxon Barnhart two old standbys left IH the mtddle of the year to flnlsh up at Oklahoma and Greenbrler mnhtary 1cadem1es respecttvely 8 . Y . git. ' I .. ' . . . h d 1' guard postion . belonged to the Varsity Club

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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.

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Mademoiselle Page 27 FEMININE PULCI-IRITUDE IEAN STEELE-As pretty as she was quiet. Ieanne was one of several newcomers to Avonworth during her senior year in high school - . . soon joined those active Girl Re- serves . , . belonged also to the Senior Drama Club . . . planned on becoming a commercial artist and really knew how to draw . . . gave a swell party we'll all remember for many a day . , . proved herself to be a real loyal Avon- worth fan. VIRGINIA SYKES-Ginny was always gay. always laughing. ever making someone around her a trifle brighter or more cheerful , - . kept herself busy tinting seniors' pictures , . . play- ed the violin. . . loved to ride, draw, sing, dance and did all of them well . . . was a member of the Publications Club serving as artist along with jack Otterson , . . was handicapped in ac- tivities by an appendix operation in the middle of the first semester. TIIELMA THORNE-Thelma was another girl whose lovely blonde hair we all envied . . . worked industriously in all three of Mr. Espy's commercial classes . . , had oodles of person- ality . , . was crazy about sports of all kinds and was quite proficient at basketball, swim- ming and bowling . ..was a member of the Girls' Sports Club. - . beamed with pride over brother Iohnny's athletic accomplishments... had a swell fellow by name of Paul. LOUISE and VIRGINIA WoLc:oTT Came to AvoNwoRTII March 1 to graduate I IANE WALTON-Ch66ffLll, intelligent jane was everybody's friend . . . everybody liked to kid her . . . worked real hard to edit our first printed newspaper which was a huge success , . - was a member of the select National Honor Society . . . could be counted on to cooperate 100W on anything attempted by the class . . . was a typical Girl Reserve . . . known for her expressions, Ohl heavens! and Now, don't be silly! PATSY WYATT-GQHQFOUS, sweet, pretty, kind . . . wornout adjectives perhaps, but they still adequately define Pat . . .joined the Sports Club in her senior year . . . spent a good deal of time in Avalon and with Donna Arnold . .. is the last senior in this senior section but not the least. IEAN VIRGINIA THELMA IANE PATSY STEELE SYKES THORNE WALTON WYATT as