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

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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

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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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l BEING OF SOUND MIND We, the Senior Class of Avonworth High School, of the Borough of Ben Avon, County of Allegheny, State cf Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, bearing in mind that our days in this institution are limited and that those who remain behind to carry on the traditions which we have helped to estab- lish have need of our wcrthy contributions and ideals, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. Charles Bachman, Walt Clark, Everett Craighead, and Ray Hoover leave the good times they might have had to the Junior boys. Margaret Baird leaves her cheerfulness to Mrs. Harris. Gilbert Bailey leaves his Math to Marjorie Wilkins. Jchn Baker leaves Spanish to Miss Christy. Eileen Briggs leaves her personality to Mollie Wilson. Lois Bright leaves Leslie with an empty heart. Betty Burger leaves Room G quiet. Margaret Clarke leaves her eyes to Betty Hansen. Wesley Cotton leaves the piano to Gladys Omohundro. David Cummins leaves Addie to Walter Berg. Edna Dively leaves her typing to Audrey McAuliffe. Bill Dcerr leaves his height to Joe Pool. Edgar Downing leaves Industrial Arts to Don Speicher. Lois Drastrup leaves her athletic ability to Ann Hearl. Marion Dui? leaves Mr. Black to work out his own Math problems. Beverly Dyhouse leaves her studiousness to Bessie Hardie. Barbara Ebaugh leaves G.R.'s to Dot Crawford. Mary Eckert leaves the wolves drooling. Addie Edmondson leaves the school with a laugh. Stan Ewing' leaves Jane unprotected. Betty Fiser leaves Bookkeeping to anyone who can understand it. Bob Fuhr leaves his line to .Shiras Holmes. Betty Graham leaves her sweaters to Jean Mowery. Joe Grande leaves with the hope that Pete starts to grow, Bill Haney leaves his sailor hat to John Omohundro. Betty Hentig leaves Bill and Clarence good friends. Jim Hickey leaves those 20-word-per-minute code rectrds to Beanie Edmunds Betty Higgins leaves her energy to Keyes Walworth. Virginia Jeffries leaves the drugstore to Sally Keane. Sheila Jones leaves her dimples to Bob Downing. Thelma Kash leaves her handwriting to Mr. Tischer. Harry Kaufmann leaves his curly hair to Eddie Rylander. Clyde Knapp leaves his physique to Don Bashioum. Paul Lawry leaves a good set of golf clubs to Dick Irwin. Jo Ann Logan leaves to become a nurse. Ethel Loos leaves her red hair to Elaine Lottes. Jack Lowery leaves his brain matter to Jack Lavin. John Manning leaves the office entirely to Bill Downing. Gail Millis leaves her witty re-marks to Jane Watson. Jackie Morgan leaves her tardiness to Audrey Marlier. Gertrude Pieper leaves her blonde hair to Fanny Fisher. Rose Rebel leaves her long walk to Dolores Martin. Helen Ringer leaves Gladys to Janet Milne. George Roberts leaves Betty Lou with many memories. Terry Sabell leaves her quietness to Don Kim. Dolores Schraepfer leaves Mr. Espy without a good C?J clerk. Vernon Smith leaves Mr. Hollenback happy. Larry Spencer leaves his masculine build to Floyd Bennett. Ray Steele leaves one short cigarette butt to George Thomas. Edythe Studer leaves her long bus ride to Ann Williams. Marjorie Thoma leaves her skating to Thelma Morgan. Clifford Thomas leaves his trumpet playing to Charlie Austin. John Thomas leaves, still single. Leta Stratford leaves cheerleading for life! Bud Utberg leaves his brother to carry on. Helen Vanderpool leaves her twirling to Ella May Pcwell. Joan Walworth leaves the Manning family to Keyes. Guy West leaves Josephine Emery to Dick Irwin. Stan Whippo leaves Mrs. Harris without a pet peeve. Jim Williams leaves his freckles to Harry Felix. In witness whereof, we hereby place our hand and seal, this first day of June, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-four. SENIOR CLASS OF 1944. 19 5 -'FIV' l' 4 Q4 .. JAM