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

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A. LAWRENCE SPENCER Spence Spence was one fellow who 4-ould really tight out there on the football field. From th.. midgets to the top man on Avonworth's team. he was always in the spirit of the game and a swell sport. One of the co-captains of the team, he led the boys to an undefeated season . . . received the Best Player of the Year trophy at the '43 football banquet . . . Spence also starred on the basketball team . . . was over- come in his senior year by a Gail and had a hurricane of fun . . . was really on the ball with his sharp remarks. VERNON EDWIN SMITH Baggie' Avonworth's Esquire model deluxe . . . goes everywhere, sees everything, tells everything, and then some . . . we thank him kindly for adding lots to a couple exchange pro- grams and loaning his manly form to the basketball pre- liminaries . . . he was super-preliminary star at both Belle- vue and Avalon games . . . at the latter he scored 18 points . . . we'll never forget those big blue eyes. RAYMOND MATTHEW STEELE, JR. Ray Made more noise than anyone in the Senior Class . . . when he went to town on that bass drum the surroundings vibrated . . . treated life in a happy-go-lucky fashion, and always wore a broad grin . . . Ray was an excellent bowler and enjoyed this sport very much . . . he was a fine student in Math and Science . . . Ray is to become a member of the Army Air Corps, and has the best wishes of all. LETA STRATFORD Dit Known to her friends as Dit' . . . a very active member of the class. serving on a committee for almost every affair . . . liked sports and proved it by spending her summers at Avalon pool . . . added spice to football games as a drum-majorette in her junior year and a cheerleader in her senior year . . . had her troubles with boys, just couldn't seem to End the right one, EDYTHE MARY STUDER Eden Ede comes from Glenfield and makes the trip by bus day in and day out. For four years her voice has been heard in the Glee Club. Her personality and sense of humor entertained all those around her. If you ever want to find her just look in the commercial room. Ede's two hobbies are writing letters to and collecting pictures of a certain sailor named Eddie. Her typing ability landed her a job for the summer already, MARGARET ANN THOMA Margie Well known as Margie . . . one of the good looking senior girls, with blonde hair and attractive smile . . , was gen- erally quiet in the classroom but hilarious at West View, where she spent most of her time on skates . . . had a weakness for the Navy blue uniform . . . the students of the second hour P.O.D. class had a good laugh at Margie's addition, when she insisted that 1570 of 15 thousand dollars was 15 cents. CLIFFORD GRANVILLE THOMAS Ippy A fleet-foot on the basketball floor. Ippy received his letter in his senior year. Mr. Elste's battered truck had a very stormy season under Ippy's masterful hand. Always among the first to express his strong opinions in P.O.D. He started to master the trumpet in his senior year, becom- ing a member of the band. Well liked by members of his class. JOHN MOORE THOMAS Bud The fellow behind the wheel of the big red Oldsmobile . . . Avonworth's man-about-town . . . several senior classes have been enlivened by his droll sense of humor . . . divides his time among all the girls . . . that's not all . . . a four year football man and a hero in his own right . . . we hope he will make the same record in the Army Air Corps. CARL ALBERT UTBERG, JR. Bud Carl was the President of the Senior Class and a three year varsity player on the football team, was co-captain this year , . . Bud always had a cheerful smile and a hearty hello for everybody . . . we can easily see why a certain alumnus of ours was fascinated by his many charms . . . was a very opinionated person when it came to an argu- ment in P.O.D ,... Bud is Navy bound and we wish him bon voyage. HELEN ROSE VANDERPOOL Toots Known to her classmates as Toots . . . one of Avon- worth's outstanding drum majorettes . . . commercial activities were her pride in school . . . anyone visiting Lex- ington Skating Rink would very likely run into Helen as for her heart interest the Air Corps hits the spot! VERNON SMITH LARRY SPENCER RAYMOND STEELE LETA STRATFORD EDYTHE STUDER MARJORIE THOMA CLIFFORD THOMAS JOHN THOMAS CARL UTBERG HELEN VANDERPOOI

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JOHN IOWERY JOHN MANNING GAIL MILLIS JACQUELINE MORGAN GERTRUDE PIEPER ROSE REBEL HELEN RINGER GEORGE ROBERTS TERESA SABEL DOLORES SCHRAEPF JOHN ROBERT LOWERY Jack Jack was a man of height. You could spot him coming a mile away because of his read, red hair . . . was a very unusual and talented artist, and his drawings make you gasp. Ho just sits down and starts, and the beauty that comes off his pencil is wonderful to sec . . . was in charge ot' the decorations for the Senior Prom, and transformed the Gym into no less than a night club . . . could be seen climb- ing the lleights hill-he liked Hardie exercise! JOHN BERNARD MANNING Bumps You never could tcll about Bumps. Had quite a happy per- sonality . . . never let his study for lack of studyl get him down. Preferred to ignore anything serious. Bumps was tho baby of thc Senior Class, but he proved that this was ID age. not brains. A member of the golf team for two years and showed promising qualities as a golfer. Had a brand ot' humor which was hard to beat. His artistic talent. especially in drawing autos and airplanes, should lead to a promising future. GAIL LANSING MIIILIS Gail lilonrle and lovely, Gail was an all around girl . . . had a lovely voice which greatly enhanced the Glce Club . . . was the life of the Bureau of Secretarial Service and the life of a good hit else. She came to Avonworth two years ago and has earned a cherished place here, She will brighten the halls of Westminster when she attends there next year . . . was noted for her wit, which always sharpened up a dull moment in her profuse conversation. JACQUELINE ADDIE MORGAN Jackie Jackie was one of the most likeable and pleasant girls in the senior class . . . was envied hy all the girls for her beautiful honey-colored hair . . . used to be a member of that famous fourth period Spanish class . . . liked Phys Ed and was a good sport all the time . . . always greeted everyone with her gay little smile and her cheery Hello . . , known for her perpetual tardiness. GERTRUDE ANNA P1EPER Ge:-tie Gertie could he seen every morning walking to school with Beverly and Dolores . . . always willing to stop her work and help if called upon . . . Trudy spent a great deal of her time in the commercial room learning what every young secretary should know i?l . . . had the magical power to pep you up with her pleasant smile, w'hich was seldom absent from her face. osE MARIE REBEL Ro Ro sang in Miss Phinney's Glee Club for four years as a prominent alto . . . had a winning smile and a pleasing personality . . . was especially adaptive in commercial sub- jects . . . unofficially voted the most likely to succeed he- cause of her diligence and know how' . . , giggled in- cessantly in English class and consequently was the recipient of many of M'rs. Harris's dirty looks. HELEN SUE R1NoER Honey A pert young miss, full of smiles and jokes . . , her corre- spondence to the armed services is immense , . . we sug- gest she get a secretary to handle it all . . . what's lacking in size is made up in good humor . . . pet grievancefchem- istry . . . what ever she comes against after leaving Avon- worth. w'e're sure she can get through with her smile and Hood humor. GEORGE THOMAS ROBERTS, III Rob Came to Avonworth this year from D1'Vilbiss High School in Toledo, Ohio . . . even though he was a newcomer, he made himself right at home . . . you could always count on George to lend a helping hand . . . seemed to prefer Betty Lou when it came to the fairer sex . . . could always have a witty remark ready no matter when you saw him, in spite of Mrs. Harris . . . always insisted on the facts of the case in P.0.D. . . , we'll all agree that George was a welcome addition to our class. TERESA LE WELLYN SABELL Terry Terry enrolled from Allegheny High School in October of hier senior year . . . rather uuiet but possesses a wonderful sense of humor was a commercial student and has been working out of school all year . . . had been going with a lad from Emsworth, but her studies interfered. so she settled down to become one of our most conscientious students and a Whiz at English . . . will be remembered for her reticence, DOLORES SCHRAEPFER D D was vivacious and cheerful. always kidding. She was on hand, not only around the commercial room, .but behind Espy's Ice Cream Bar and there gave much of her person- ality to her job. She had quite a case on a certain guv named Walt, and spent most of her time dreaming of his coming furloughs. She did an excellent job as a majorette in her junior and senior years and also in teaching the new majorettes.

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JOAN WALWORTI-I GUY WEST STANLEY WHIPPO JAMES WILLIAMS EDITH JOAN WALWORTH Bonefy A business woman at the early age of 18, that'S what Joan is. She made illustrations for Elizabeth Woodward of the Ladies Home Journal during the past year and has had a good many of them published . . . provided the dear stu- dents of Avonwnrth with many clever cracks, jokes and funny actions. We have her to thank for our Youth Lounge, as she was the chief instigator of the plan . . . Beauty, wit, and plenty of personality was the rare cum- hination she possessed. GUY BARNES WEST Ga-ga An explosion . . . falling bricks . . . utter devastation: West was in the lab. Though not an actuality this re- mained a constant threat to Mr. Black. Other attractions in Guy's life consisted of a snappy blue car. Junior girls tone in particularl. and photography. Always on hand when a joke was needed . will probably take up some phase of electricity . . . really on the beam, y'know. STANLEY RAYMOND WHIPPO Whip Big, brawny and breathin' Whip . . . arrived at Avonworth to start his sophomore year with a bang . . . been doing it ever since . . . handled many chapel programs with poise and formality as Master of Ceremonies . . . added a lot to our class with his arguments in history and English and his own brand of humor. JAMES VINCENT WIIJLIAMS, JR. Jimmy Who will forget Jimmy with his red. hair and cheerful per- sonality? Was a member of the football team, and played a hard game. Jimmy had a difficult time settling down to one girl, doing quite a lot of walking with. a blonde in his junior year, but toward' the end of his senior year, a black- haired senior occupied much of his time. Jimmy was a demon driver and was in his glory at the wheel of the Luigi. Is a reservist of the V-5 and we wish him luck. IN THE SERVICE The following were members of our class, but due to the National Emergency, these boys did not have the opportunity to graduate: SAM BOYD U. S. Navy ROBERT CASKEY U. S. Army WILLIAM CORNUTT U. S. Army ROBERT DELP U. S. Army HARRY DOWNING Army Air Corps DONALD FINCH Sea Bees RICHARD HAGER U. S. Marines WILLIAM HEINTZ U. S. Navy ELMER RITCHEY U. S. Army JOSEPH HORNYAK U. S. Navy ROBERT HOUY U. S. Navy ROBERT GRAHAM U. S. Army CHARLES MARTIN U. S. Marines THOMAS MATTOX U. S. Army KENNETH MILLARD U. S. Navy ROBERT MOSEBERGER U. S. Navy GEORGE REMALIA U. S. Navy