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

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First Row: Noah Pride, Charley Austin, Tristan Grands, Georszc- Ream. Bob hrane Second Row: Dick Hager, Clarence Edmunds. Andy Churman, Bob Daumv. Jack La shaw, Ernie Sieber, Keyes Walworth, J U N Third Row: Clarence Divcly. Bob Haas, Bert. McNeil, Ed Rylander. Lawrence Marteney Jack Lavin. Fourth Row: George Erdncr, Leslie Jones, John Morley. Don Bashioum, Don Rankin First Row: Anim lfnkvr, Martha Short, Amlroy Mc'Al1lifTe, Mollie Wilson, Molly Alex- umlvr, liarlmra Moon-, Dorothy Crawford, Sylvia Davis, Marilyn Herr. Sm-nnd Row: l'Ill-nmrr lloll-ky, Marjorie Wilkins, Ru'h Scliauerhammer, Betty Wol volt, Charlotte Roberts, Mnrlha lflrlmunrls, Mary Rfso Deffner, Betty Lou Kibler. Third Row: lflorl-iii-v lim-el, lim-ssie llardiu, Virginia Siitn, Marilyn Walters, Louise .loin-s, Gladys Rimrl-r, liclty llouy. Ifourlh Row: Avis Mario Uchsvnhirt, Aurlrvy Marlier, Josvphine Emery. Elaine Lottes, Fully llolleiilumk, Th:-lma Morgan, Betty Lou Walker. 20 JUNIOR GIRLS

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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

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74444 WM Sacceecf W4- Dances? Revues? Musical Comedies? Proms? Sure! We have everything you'd want. And we'l1 prove it too! Let's turn back the calendar and take a look at the activities that have kept you students occupied throughout the past year and we'll bet a cookie that the Juniors had their fingers in the pie somewhere. Take for instance football season. Now what would our prize team have done without those lettermen Eddie Rylander, Keyes Walworth, Don Bashioum, and Bud Jones? And what would the crowd have done without those two peppy Junior cheerleaders, Betty Lou Walker and Audrey Mc- Auliffe? And what football season is complete without a Victory Dance? Well the juniors were right in there pitching with various super dances all through the autumn. You can't mention a sweater dance without say- ing something about those super-duper posters that Molly Wilson and her committee brightened up the school with. Practically every night after school you could hear screams and screeches from tht Art rooms, plainly signifying that the Juniors were at work. Early in the year we started to work on ou annual exchange program, which was to be a min- strel. Juniors were prominent in the cast: George Erdner being one of the talented End-men: the alto voice for the gir1's trio, lSy1via Davislg a sweet soloist, QElaine Lottesjg four members of the Dance Routine, fBetty Lou Walker, Betty Huoy, Dot Craw- ford, and Barbie Moorejg and many members of the chorus. We also had our fingers in the grease paint and powder as well as helping with the costumes. Miss Phinney's Glee Club would have been lost without the Juniors, who furnish almost half the girls and three soloists for that group. And speak- ing of Junior girls, they had a hand in the Girl Reserve's Christmas formal, too. During the basketball season, we supplied the hungering crowds with potato chips, without which the games would not have been the same. Our cage star, Don Bashioum, played a pretty game to become a great asset to the team. And those famous sweater dances! You know, the Juniors started the series, and we feel that they were pretty much of a suc- cessg for proof, you can consult our class treasurer for the facts. A great deal of credit for these successes is due, of course, to Chuck Austin and his dance band. He, ia Juniorl, organized the band and himself plays a ot trumpet . More power to them! Well, they say that Juniors are more susceptible to romance than any previous grade level, and ours was no different than the rest. In fact, if this were a gossip sheet, we could elucidate on this topic for a long while. But let's get on with the calendar. The spring season was ushered in with a bang bv the Gay Nineties Revue, a farce on our parent's and grandparent's environment, which was really the most unique form of entertainment of the year. Who could forget our hero's indictment, our hero- ine's double trouble, our villain's fiendish plan for 144'- elgt ,L -as 'L if 6-inf' 7 L the eradication of the true lover, or our theme, Fireman! Save My Child! ? Bob McWade, Joseph- ine Emery, and Shiras Holmes presented magnificent performances as their respective characters. Ana the Can-Can! Ann Williams really startled the un- suspecting audience with that one! The faculty appre- ciated those clever verses in song form about Mr. Black, Mr. Lomakin, Mr. Tischer, and Mr. Hollenback almost as well as the students did. But praise is also due to the stage crew and our production man- ager, George Erdner, who, with Miss Wilson, our swell adviser, and Mr. Lomakin turned out the revue with a minimum of trouble and a maximum of success. You're probably wondering what else we could have done. But you're forgetting what all these little things are leading up to-the Junior Prom. Our Stardust Ball was really the climax to all our hard work throughout the year and we are sure that it proved to be the most mellow dance of the entire season. Being the only dance of the year to be held at the Shannopin Country Club because of war- time,restrictions, it was to be expected that it would be rather on the exclusive side. Now' you are saying to yourself, Those Juniors must' have some pretty good leadership to do all they do! Well, brother, meet some of the classiest class officers of Avonworth president, Frank Sommervilleg vice-president, Ed Rylanderg secretary, Dick Irwing and treasurer, Don Bashioum. Now don't you agree that the Juniors have everything? Then make way for the class of 45 ! MR. LOMAKIN Junior Sponsor