Blairsville High School - Blaire Yearbook (Blairsville, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1943 volume:

THI1943 IBLAIIQE PKIIIOIS joan Glass Mary Dot Walkmshau Advzseu M135 Almeb M155 Slelghter Business Manager f Berry Forsha THE 1943 Ee? C C 4 2 943 QQQ BLAIRE NINETEENTH EDITION Published by the Students of BLAIRSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Blairsville, Pennsylvania Blalrsvllle High Calling-- Wlll you lake fhe message Editors Mary Dot Walkunshaw 4 We mterrupt the wlres usually laden wlth the messages of war of sorrow despalr and sacrxfrce to brmg you a message of the llfe m an average Amerlcan hxgh school durmg thls crltlcal era 1n the hlstory of the world Amerlcan schools have never lagged behmd the natlons actxon m tlme of cr1s1s Now they are out ln front agaln not only geared for war as long as the natnon must fight but also plan mng for reconstructxon when the peace has been won All over the nation ln the mldst of communxtxes where factorles are busy makmg shells and tanks where bond rallles are ln sessxon on the streets and where honor rolls dommate the square stand schools buslly engaged rn building soldxers and homemakers farmers and factory workers the Amerxcan cmzens of tomorrow We shall endeavor to show you through story and plcture the typlcal lxfe lh such a school our Blalrsvxlle High where we have learned cmzenshnp honor tolerance xdeallsm and patrlotxsm the fundamentals on whlch the postwar world and ns people must stand I O O O O I - , . Y . I , I , . . y N Joan Glass ' , U V , . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' Directory Education . . . . Administration Faculty Seniors Vnderclassmcn Activities . . . Publications Music Clubs Productions Athletics . Football Basketball Boys' Intramurals Girls' Sports Pages 8-43 Pages 44-59 Pages 60-76 6 Seniors Honor Miss Almes We, the class of 1943, dedicate this nineteenth annual Blaire to Miss Garnet Almes for her many deeds of service and her willingness to share her time and knowledge during her three years of teaching in Blairsville High School. Supervising the English Department, presenting plays for chapel programs, organizing a journalism class which publishes the school newspaper, guiding our class last year, and sponsoring our yearbook are some of her generous contributions to our class and to Blairsville High. Since Miss Almes is personally interested in each one of us, she is more than just our teacher. She is always willing to hear our problems and give us sincere advice and help. Because of her patience and sympathy, Miss Almes is a haven in the storm when we students become excited and troubled. Before present conditions she found pleasure and relaxation traveling over the countryside in hex black Chevrolet, Skylark . Now she spends her lei- sure hours digesting the works of her dear friend William Shakespeare. In appreciation for her competent leadership in our classes, her cooperation in our activities, and her understanding personality, we offer immeasurable devotion and respect to Miss Almes as we dedicate this Blaire to her. ., , 551' ' nm-'r A Miss Almes Interviews A Prospective Student for the Winter Term 7 l ,,- I x , fi sg. it T .71 ' L . jFT I I -x ..L.n: -' 1 FP.: - will - ' I... ' , , 'ii :gg , T , ., ' - ,if .v .:,,' ' I ' I ' T !' ' V sm 'Q sl wig- . ,,, M, , -.., -.. 4 , '-' in ,Q kwa .. .qn...,., 4, 5' ' iq-1...1,. .J ...-.no-4, ... Us rua..- e.,,. ' 6 z , , 1 .,w,., A. , ' ' 1 . ,f . I 'J x' r ,,,.,f., P r fs.. .cun- ,vb 1. J If I ,, ..' pt V , 1, ', .xkiv I , 2? .Wg n , 1 is S2313 mf-,Q T! ?',,: Us if 2 1 f v v 1 i -4 'E Z W 5 , 'lj Q Q 132, Q3 1 , F '--W , f . lp , f - v Q V I ,E fn., ,dl I S, 3 I Q ' .5 3 , W' X .I 5 if it I 'g' U? fwgli 5 ', :fm A Ja Us fl-1f2,ff. f Q 3 1 ' 5 12 , 1 if ' 9' ' V A ,534-L'1A4..,,4h ,Lf-i - I V 1 !, 'i I E 4 E I ' H f E . . .1 HH' uw Q, 'I Q ' , ? 'i S! . , pu f . ,, -- Q.-.aaizisgfg u, I . , I . 5' If .- ', W H.. XM -'M' HH . k X . , l . - - V. .. A 5 1 '. , can .. . ,'! :-i- ' ' :SF . -.gn I A 'Uv-. V- -. ' M ' ml Q' . fp,--5 ri- ,sv mfg 'Amo ' 1 Y A , .x .-. 41 .. An M To Thee We Sing . . Alma Maier Hail. Blairsville High, glorious Alma Mater. You who guide the steps of youth With your torch of faith and freedom: Blairsville High, to thee we sing, Accept the heartfelt praise we sing. Hail, Blairsville High, glorious Alma Mater, Loyal friends we met through you, Loving menfries linger ever, Blairsville High, to thee we sing, Accept the thankful praise we sing. Words and Music by Anne Protz Left to Right Mr Shlck Mr Elrlck Mr' Bowser Mr Piper Mrs Turner and Mr Wilson Sponsors of Youth Few students reallze the enormous task undertaken by the ftve men who compose our Board of Lducatton In addlt1OTl to the valuable serv1ce they donate to the school they hold POSIYIOH of honor 1n the communlty Mr Wllson IS an msurance agent the Pennsylvama Rallroad employs Mr Elrlck and Mr Ptper M Shtck manages the Ford garage and Mr Boevser owns and opelates a grocery store on Chestnut Street Although Mrs Turner the secretary IS a non member of the board she supports school act1v1 tles and sports as loyally as do the students themselves Because some of their own chxldren have recelved dlplomas from Bla1rsv1lle Htgh School the members of the board are better able to understand the problems and needs of young people Electmg teachers ts not the only responslbtllty of thls group Early ln the fall coal must be ordered to heat the bulldmg durtng the wmter months Board members are anxtous to secure the best quxpment and supplles obtamable for they wlsh Bla1rsv1lle youth to have every educatlonal advantage IH thexr work and play The board also voted yes for a glft of one hundred dollars to prov1de for professtonal artxsts to entertam the students ln chapel Because thoughtless young people dlsflgured the walls students had pleasant surprlse when they returned to school and found the mtertor of the bulldlflg attracttvely repamted Through thls ctvtc mmded group the taxpayers money IS xusely mvested ln helpmg to bulld better clttzens . . v - . . . . 1 - . , . . . . . ,Q , ,, . . , . . , Y. K ' , . . . , v ' - ' . v D . . . - U J, . . . . . . , , , . .- U - t v - - , . , . Uur F rzend Nevlr Montgomery supervlsmg prxnctpal rs the busrest person ln Blarrsvllle Hlgh School for he rs dolng the Job usually performed bv two men It takes a competent person to fulfill effrcxently the numerous dutxes en trusted to hxm xncludlng arranglng chapel programs chedulmg classes keepmg the halls clear and matntalmng drsclpllne We have such a person ln Mr Montgomery We usually asso crate htm wlth the admmrstratlve part of scnool l1fe but hts true personahty lb revealed as he laughs w1th us durmg assemblles and cheers be slde us on the athletxc field He dxscards the dlg n1ty for whlch we respect hlm durmg school hours as he mans a broom and helps to clean up We honor Mr Montgomery our prlncxpal as he encourages us to thlnk clearly and work accurately We admlre hxm a true frlend as he wholeheartedly enters mto our 3CIlV1Il65 -4, +A X Mlldred Mulr NEVIN MONTGOMERY Our Pal Mxss Mxldred Muxr school secretary and a grad uate of our own commercnal department rs a splen dxd example to all would be secretarles Durmg twelve months of the year Blaxrsvllle s efhclent secre tary answers the telephone locates Mr Montgomerv and glV6S lnformatxon to strangers Her tramed fin gers speed over the keys as she types the absentee 11st Although her work IS often mterrupted Mlldred takes tlme out to glV6 the lntruder an amrable smxle and cheerful asslstance before she returns to her end less task of wrmng letters dupllcatmg tests and H11 mg out reports 13 C A I U Q Y .s . I V 'Q . - , , 5. . I ' . 1 after dances and parties. r , , . .I x . - 4 ' . ' , ' ' . . v I f..,,f. 4 ' , A 4 I Y . g Q, , . . . 1 . m--V, Q .' - I L, V Q . . ' ,v - Advisers lnstill in Us... MR. ACKERSON. A. B., Penn State . . . Algebra . . . supervises the wayward in 104 . . . willing to help all students who have trouble with math . . . industrious insurance agent . . . enjoys giving exams . . . precise in all matters. MISS ALMES, B. S., Indiana State Teach- ers College . . . guides the studies of English and journalism . . . Blaire and Blair-Hi News adviser . . . most active . . . magnetic person- ality. MISS ASPER, B. S., Westminster College . . . mathematics . . . enumerates various values of trig while chatting with students . . . likes movies . . . possessor of an enviable smile. MR. BOOK, B. M., Grove City College... music supervisor . . . well-groomed . . . out- standing baritone voice . . . likes to sing and to amuse students . . . admirable . . . has an in- terest at Indiana. MR. DeLUCA, B. S., Duquesne . . . health education . . . built Blairsville athletics to their greatest height . . . enormous vocabulary . . . joined Uncle Sam's Naval forces in February. MR. DUNLAP, B. S., Penn State . . . agri- culture . science . . . enjoys skiing . . . neat ap- pearance . . . sponsors the Future Farmers of America . . . missed usual trip to Penn State this year . . . friendly. MISS FENLON, Ph. B., St. Mary's of No- tre Dameg M. A., Columbia University . . . so- cial studies . . . exceptional sense of humor . . . has unceasing trouble with her window blinds . . . a pal to all students. MISS GARLOW, B. S., Indiana State Teachers College . . . head of commercial de- partment . . . interested in Girl Scouts . golf . .. willing to aid all students in trouble . . . con- genial . . . efficient. MISS GILLINGHAM, B. A., Waynesburg . . . freshmen English . . . delights in reading Browning and assigning themes . . fun at parties . . . favorite outdoor sport is archery . . . con- scientious. MR. GLASS, B. S., Ursinusg M. Ed., Penn State . . . chemistry . biology . . . enthusiastic hunter and fisherman . . . appreciates his own jokes . . . delights in disturbing sleeping' stu- dents with H-2-0. Chemically Speaking-Sulphuric Acid Rotten Eggs. to Us! John Ackerson Mary Jane Asper E. Albert DeLuca Mercedes Fenlon Jane Gillingham Garnet Almes Edward Book William Dunlap Elsie Garlow Allen Glass Keep Your Eyes on the Copy! Now is the Time for All Good Men . . . James Hosack Joseph Loya Zilpha McCreery Alice McMiIIen Wilma Power Helen Repine Eleanor Rodgers Irene Sleighier Lois Smith Julia Swan MR. HOSACK, B. S., Slippery Rock . . . science . . . attempts to maintain order in cafe . . . interested in Civilian Defense, athletics . . . well attired . . . took over as coach after Mr. DeLuca's departure. MR. LOYA, B. S., California State Teach- ers College . . . industrial arts . . . likes to make furniture . . . did much in making last year's prom decorations outstanding . . . a hidden ability discovered when he played cello in the school orchestra. MISS McCREERY, B. S., Indiana State Teachers College . . . drafting and art . . . likes to travel with a candid camera . . . makes stage settings between T-square operations . . . quietly efficient . . . gracious. MISS McMILLEN, Indiana State Teach- ers College . . . geography . . . enjoys traveling in the United States . . . head of the Salvage Drive in the high school . . . an untiring worker . . . sincere. MISS POWER, B. S., Slippery Rock, M. Ed., University of Pittsburgh . . . health educa- tion . . . collector of cups and saucers . . . ex- pert square dance caller . . . interested in help- ing girls to be competent first-aid workers . . . cooperative. MISS REPINE, B. S., Indiana State Teach- ers College . . . English . . . interested in dra- matics . . . enjoys good books . . . cheerful . . . friendly . . . always willing to help students. MISS RODGERS, A. B., Grove City Col- lege . . . junior English . . . advises the junior class . . . smaller than her students . . . likes to dance . . . dependable . . . can enjoy any sports activity. MISS SLEIGHTER, B. A., Seton Hill College . . . Civics, U. S. history and English . . . interested in her work . . . accomplished or- ganist . . unusually pleasing personality . . did much to aid the Blaire Staff, MISS SMITH, B. S.. Woosterg M. A., Penn State . . . teaches history . . . guides the sophomore class over the rough spots . . . en- joys traveling extensively . . . collects dolls . . . enviable hair. MISS SWAN, A. B., Bucknell University . . . history . . . assistant Tri-Hi-Y adviser . . . personal interest in each student . . . chums with Miss Repine . . . cheerful smile for all. 15 Ambition to Achieve . . . Virginia Th0mPS0f1 CHFOIIHQ Tipton S. Augusta Turner Elizabeth Vorlage Vada Watt Louise White MISS THOMPSON, B. S., Indiana State Teachers College . . . head of home economics department . . . helps boys to become practical husbands . . . witty . . . keeps rooters fed at foot- ball games. MRS. TIPTON, A. B., Albright College . . . librarian . . . spends many hours checking books . . , teaches senior English fourth period . . . enjoys kidding . . . interested in music . . . helpful when doing reference work. MISS TURNER, Litt. B., Grove City Col- lege . . . expounds Latin and freshman algebra . . . ardent sports fan . . . annual senior adviser . . . sponsors Ushers and Latin Club . . . guides the activities representatives. MISS VORLAGE, B. S., Susquehanna Uni- versity . . . sophomore English . . . loves to hike . sponsor of the Freshman Hiking Club . . . fun in a crowd . . . likes to go bicycling . . . regular blood donor. MISS WATT, Indiana State Teachers Col- lege . . . mathematics . . . has hearty laugh . . . enjoys her hobby of swimming as she performs her lifeguard duties at municipal pool. MISS WHITE, St. Hilda's Hall: M. A. University of Pittsburgh . . . French and his- tory . . . fond of story telling . . . kept busy sending French dictionaries to boys in Africa . . sponsor of French Club and Tri-Hi-Y. Home Economics Student Teachers Misses Betty Baird, Bette Goddard, Catherine Hen- derson, Dorothy J, Black, Mary Ermacoff, Livia Rucci, Eleanor Anthony, Carolyn Bullock, Dorothy Lowe, Martha Ward. Commercial Student Teachers Misses jane Corazza. Betty V. Butts, Lillian Durbin, Edna Smider, Martha M. Brewer, Liberty Costas, Dor- othy Jean Herrholz, Norma Ferraro, Dorothy Anis, Fay Martin. Gladys Shoenfelt, Martha Dalzell, Caro- lyn Glessner, Virginia Roberts, Margaret King, Re- gina Schrall, jean Ward, Betty Branthoover, Lena Zigarella. Messrs. john Olshock, Paul J. Bergman, Robert D. Cochrane. We Cherish the Past . We Look to the Future o The Senior Class officers test their skull on the bowling alley Dave Naylon president prepares to roll a strike as Betty Walter vice presldent anxiously awaits the droppmg of the puns Helen Grater secretary and Mary Dot Walkmshaw treasurer are ready with crayon to mark up Daves score How well we seniors remember the eventful day in September 1938 when we entered Blairsville High School for the first time As freshmen we were as unso phisticated as any group of newcomers could be We were confident Anthony Macky Bill Leonard Hoppie and Dave would be the future stars on the football team In our sophomore year we elected Dave Naylon president an honor he has held ever smce Hoppxe Macky and Dave were moved from the Jay Vees to the var sity basketball team The Sophomore Hop the years big event was eagerly anticx pated how we enjoyed our First fling at bemg grown up' We vividly remember our Junior year Under the capable supervision of Miss Almes we sponsored bake sales tea dances and a super-special variety show to raise money for the Prom. The seniors entertained us at their junior-Senior party in November. The winter wore on and with spring came the long awaited Prom Eager hands trans formed the gym into a Hawaiian paradise We danced to the muted strains of Lenny Martin s orchestra and at ll'lt6I'ITllSS10Il Sam McClel1en swung it on the drums When our final school year started we met many new teachers and also welcomed back former students as student teachers in the commercial department Cheerlng the teams to victory were our faithful cheerleaders Mary Lee Hel en Jane and Irene In the band we saw Mary Dot Jack and Lawrence playing the clarinet Betty the bell lyre Sam and Tommy the drums Guido the bass horn Robert the trombone and Albert and Harry the horn We also had Dick as our color guard We will never forget how Sonny would tease the teachers nor how easily Mary Etta went to sleep in chem istry class. Now we have graduated and have only memories of our high school days. These will live forever in our minds as priceless treasures. Days of Our Youth m Blairsville Hugh IRENE ADAMS Rene small joys dancmg haulmg the gang ln her car skatmg wrltmg to soldxers wants to be a nurse JAMES ALLISON Jlm qulet but not bashful a good cook has frlendly and cheerful dxsposltlon would l1ke to be a master of all trades HELEN JANE ASPER Asper peppy cheerleader good student Emmy s pal mlschlevous fond of dancmg bowlmg havmg good txmes wlth the gang wx be a nurse ANNA MARIE BADURA mam 1nter est m New Kensmgton llkes dancing bowllng wants to become a smger wlth an orchestra some day ANTHONY BANKO Banko IS played great ablllty on the grldlron speedy fullback chalked up many touch downs for B H S l1kes to go dancing with his best gal MARTHA JANE BEATTY cheerful favorxte pastlmes are dancing skatmg wishes to become a home economlcs teacher may realxze her ambxtxon ln her own home KENNETH D BEERS Ken served the football team as manager llkes bowl mg shootlng pool with fellow classmates chemxstry loathes typing expects to jom the Navy ROY BENNETT enjoys all klnds of sports especially 1ce skating mterested ln agriculture wants to jom the Navy and see the world LAURA JANE BERGMAN enjoys workmg ln journalism class fond of lce skatmg roller skatlng falthful church worker a dependable member of the Ushers THOMAS D BOLDT Tommy mam mterest IS Smlth enjoys lzstenmg to Harry James beatmg It out on his drum wlll enlist ln the U S Navy Top Row I Adams J Allison H Asper A Badura A Banko Bottom Row M J Beatty. K Beers R Ben'-jeff, L J Bergman T Boldt 18 W! I I I I . ... ...en- ll 71 . U Q 7 1 1 . . . . d' - f . . . . , , 4 Cl YI ' I . .--n . . it . .I ' A v' . 4 Vg mag . ,fjgg , 9 K' - N T ' v ' U 1 1 n 1 4 E. Bowersox E. Burkley E. Bushnell L, Byron O. Calabrese R. Campbell N. Carmo J. Churilla W. Citeroni D, Clemgnf R. Constantine K, Covigh ELMIRA JANE BOWERSOX . . . athletic- ally inclined . . . a jitterbug enthusiast . . . likes Dutch . money . . . dislikes chemistry . . . is an accomplished chewing gum artist. EMERSON BUSHNELL . Doc . . . happy when driving from Blairsville to Black Lick in his automobile . . . interested in aeronau- tics . . . wants to be an aviation cadet. ORNELLA CALABRESE . . . friendly . . . usually can be seen but not heard . . . dances and skates for recreation . . . her weakness . Law . . . aspires to become a secretary. NORMA CARMO . . . dark wavy hair . brown eyes . . . full of fun . - . enthusiastic rooter for B. H. S .... can do justice to any tempo on the dance floor . . . likes bowling. WILLIAM CITERONI . Bill . . . finds pleasure in driving his car . singing in the chorus . listening to good music . . . would like to become a bookkeeper after graduation. RICHARD J. CONSTANTINO . Chink little but mighty . . . an accomplished wrest- ler . . . interested in all kinds of sports . . . builds model airplanes for a pastime. EDNA MAE BURKLEY . Mae . . .blonde . witty . . . fond of dancing . riding in a cer- tain car . . . outstanding in athletics . . . a future physical education teacher. LAWRENCE BYRON . Bludge . . . an efficient stage manager . . . likes to work in industrial arts class . sleep . to be with Mazie . . . dislikes too much hard work of any kind. RUTH CAMPBELL . . . a friendly and like- able person . . . likes to spend her leisure time dancing . . . genial . . . ambition . to be a teacher. JOHN EDWARD CHURILLA . . . on Blaire staff as artist . . . fond of drafting . shop . chemistry . . . wants to become an aviator . .. an indispensable aid to Senior Class. DARYL CLEMENT . . . Latin Club secre- tary . . . knows how to give a convincing sales talk . . . likes camping trips . dancing . . . in- tends to become a nurse. KATHRYN COVISH . Kay . . .black hair . brown eyes . . . a cheerful worker . . . Mid's helper . . . fond of dancing . Rustic . . . typist on Blaire staff . . . wants to be a private 3 i secretary. 19 ,jf J. Cravotta H. Crucknol E. Culbertson J. Cummings E. Dallara J. Davis R. DeMaio P. DeSalIe C. Fairley L. Fairley J. Fatora W. Ferencz 20 JOSEPHINE CRAVOTTA . Jo . - . jolly . . . runs around with the Black Lick gang . . . enjoys dancing . good music . . . would like to become a nurse. EDWARD R. CULBERTSON . Ed . . . French Club vice president . . . likes to be with Nellie . . . interested in automobiles . . . will succeed as a construction engineer. EDITH DALLARA . . . talkative . . . fond of all sports . dancing . Homer City .... out- standing in basketball . . . main ambition is to become a nurse or WAAC. ROSE MARIE DEMAIO . quiet until her interests are aroused . . . likes to sing . draw . . . hopes to attend business school . be a secretary . good typist. CATHERINE FAIRLEY . . . tall . dark hair . . - voices her own opinion in spite of opposition . . . enjoys sports . summer camping . clerking . singing . . . has a pleas- ant disposition. JEROME FATORA . Jerry . . . French Club treasurer . . . says little . . . thinks much . . . rates high among his classmates in scholastic ability . as a friend. HELEN CRUCKNOL . . . one of last year's inseparable three . . . a popular commuter . . . likes movies . dancing . . . aspires to be a nurse .join the WAAC or both. THALIA JEAN CUMMINGS . . . assistant editor of the Blaire-Hi-News . . . aspires to be a nurse . . . favorite pastimes . singing . listening to good music. JOHN R. DAVIS . Jack . . . fond of hunt- ing in the great outdoors . bowling . being a good boy . most of the time . . . claims his ambition is a military secret. PAUL A. DESALLE . Shadow . . . a build- er of model airplanes . . . enjoys sports and excitement . . . causes others to envy his dancing . . . expects to go to the Army. LOIS FAIRLEY1 . Sis . . . secretary of Ushers . . . rarely worries . . . is often seen driving a carload of students to school . or to ? ? . . . will be a Navy nurse. WILLAM R. FERENCZ . Bill . .. friendly . . . enjoys working in the family store after school hours . . . interested in aeronautics . . . ambition . to be an aviation cadet. Those Unforgettable Days When RICHARD FERGUSON Dxck a col lector of pxcture post cards lnkes to shoot pool lxsten to popular orchestras asplres to become a mortnclan MARIAN FETCHKO has brlght smlle enchantxng dlmples sweet dxsposltxon enjoys swlmmmg war pxctures wants to be a salesclerk wlll succeed because of her personahty GABRIEL FICCA Gabby clalms Law ns hxs weakness 1n hxs school subjects lover of outdoor sports IS undecided as to hrs ambltxon WILLIAM FLEMING B111 fond of havmg a good tlme creatm mlschlef 8 left school durlng the first semester to go to work ROLIN LEE FORD IS artlstlcally ln clmed lxkes roller skatmg gxrls pxres to be a combat fighter for the U S Alr Force BETTY FORSHA busmess manager for the Blatre neat 1n appearance small has a cheery hello for everyone w1ll make an eflicnent secretary BETTY JEAN FORSHA Betty Trl H1 Y presxdent happlest when wxth Johnny Jolly vice presxdent of chorus llkes to slng and be happy wlll make a good housewife ALBERT FORTUNATO Al helps keep the band m tune a handy wxth a monkey wrench xndustrnous full of un mechamcally mclmed llstens to Sammy Kaye for recreatlon pleasmg dlsposltlon mam ambltlon IS to be a beauty operator ROBERT E GAMBLE Shanty fond of huntmg outdoor sports mann mterest IS on Cemetery Hlll will be a goo m Navy -,, Top Row R Ferguson. M Fetchko, G Fncca, W Flemmg, R Ford Bottom Row B Forsha, B J. Forsha, A Fortunate. L. Gabella, R. Gamble. 21 ' ' ' ...a ' -..t'll.....' ' . ' . .. LENA GABELLA...fun-loving...dances ' .' ...as- ' .Q The Spmt of B H S Brought Us Inspiration and Accomphshmenf RIVERLEE GIBSON Glbby mtends to go to an all gxrl school ln South Carolma hkes travelmg to Chncago mam m terest bemg a good gxrl SUSAN GIFFEN Jolned our class just thus year has made many frlends enjoys correspondmg wlth a Sergeant roller skat mg wants to be a teacher WILLIAM GILMORE B1 a so known as Cat little never makes much nolse makes good grades especlal ly m hxstory has many frlends JOAN GLASS Blalre co edltor hxgh scholastlc ratlng good history student dlsllkes mxddle names especlally hers plays a saxophone fond of cats good mus1c HELEN GRATER Grater blonde haxr blue eyes Sam s devoted Wlf6 athletxcally 1ncl1ned mam lnterest IS keep mg house ambxtxon IS to learn to fly an alrplane JACK GOULD Blackle often can be seen drlvmg hrs car skatxng mam lnter est the opposlte sex enjoys hunting ln the mountams Wlll Jom the Army JAMES ROBERT GUNDY Bob Joys skatmg clalms Engllsh IS h1s hardest subject cant want to do hrs bit for the U S A ln the Army HARRY HEBENTHAL Dutch mem ber of band orchestra chorus favorlte class IS mdustrxal arts plans to learn en gmeermg deslres above all to be a suc cess ROBERT HENRY Bob artlstxcally mclmed full of good ldeas usually prac t1ca1 ones mam asplratlon 1n l1fe IS to be come an avzatlon mamtenance man ELMER G HOLZAPFEL Hoppne H1 Y presndent handsome happlest when smkmg baskets and maklng touch downs for B H S llkCS to dance have fun see others happy 1- Top Row R Gvbson. S Glffen W Gnlmore. J Glass H Graier Bottom Row J Gould R Gundy, H Hebenthal, R Henry. E Holzapfel 22 I I I O O I I I u - u - H . ,, ' ' ' n vs - - ' . . . . en- - - . , . . . L4 '11!Y 1 .K y, at va - 1 - - ' ' ' KK YI ' ' U sa - n - 7 - . . . . S. . A Ar, ,- isuffbd I .2'EL,.. a ' .' D J U CLARA BELLE HOWARD . . . an Activi- ties representative . . . in favor of discontin- uing all homework . . . likes to have friends . . . an enthusiastic sports fan. EUGENIA HOWARD . . . likes to have a good time . . . enjoys reading in her leisure moments . . . main aspiration in life is to be a good housewife. JACK IRWIN . . . good looking blond . . . plays clarinet in the band . . . outstanding tenor in chorus . . . Activities representative for six years . . . enjoys playing in a swing band. IRENE JORDAN . . . important member of the cheerleading squad . . . small in sta- ture but not in personality . . . likes choco- late ice cream ambition is to make money. MARY JANE KICMOL . . . possessor of a hearty laugh . . . demands her rights . usually gets them . . . made many friends in her few years at B. H. S. MARY KORAGE . . . very friendly . co- operative . . . fond of clerical work . . . likes dancing . singing . . . main ambition is to become a successful typist. ETHEL HOWARD . . . fond of sewing . dancing . swimming . . . enjoys playing her violin . roller skating . . . hopes to become a beautician after school. DORIS HUSTON . . . quiet but very friend- ly . . . likes to sew . cook . . . would like to further her education and become a teacher of home economics. THERESA JELLISON . Jelly . - . enjoys the company of Martha Jane . . . can fre- quently be found skating. . . likes to work . .. wants to be a nurse. BETTY KANYON . . . Blaire typist . . .am- bition is to drive a car . . . Mr. Dunlap's secretary . . . enjoys skating . mushball . . . will be a private secretary. DOROTHY ELDORA KITZMILLER . . . a quiet miss . . . likes sewing . cooking . . . dislikes noise . most boys . . . writes poetry at her leisure . . . wants to be a successful seamstress. PAUL KRITZER . Cap'n . . . helped B. H. S. mantain a high sports rating . in wrestling . track . . . left school after first semester to go on a payroll. 1 u C. Howard E. Howard J. Irwin I. Jordan M. J. Kicmol M. Korage E. Howard D. Huston T. Jellison B. Kanyan D. Kitzmiller P. Kritzer 23 '95 'U' L LaMantua N LaMantua W Lnbengood G Locatn D Lgre N Loring J Lowman R Lowman A Lukclk A Mann E L Marshall P Marmas 24 LEONARD PAUL LAMANTIA Sam an enthusxastlc sports fan one of the mamstays on the football team a so wrestled will Jom the Au' Force WILMA JEAN LIBENGOOD fond or sewing dancmg enjoys playmg tunes on her guxtar would llke to become a farm er s wlfe some tnme ln the future DOROTHY LORE Dottie dreamy frxendly fond of dancmg chocolate sodas Sammy Kaye s orchestra wants to go to beauty school after graduatlon JOHN LOWMAN jack ta says llttle sleeps much dlslxkes radlo commer clals wants to operate a tank or Jeep ln the Army has much hidden abllxty ANN LUKCIK helps keep the commer cxal department on xts feet enjoys roller skating dancmg wants to be a secretary after graduatlon EMMA LOU MARSHALL Emmy always glggllng has a fondness for poetry pllOf her own airplane NATALIE LAMANTIA Babe brown curly halr green eyes peppy jolly enjoys dancmg sports clerlcal work wlll be a prlvate secretary GUIDO LOCATI talented player of the sousaphone trumpet barltone lxkes pretzels Jazz anxlous to fight for Uncle Sam will be a famous orchestra leader NELLIE LORING French Club secre tary mam mterest IS a certaxn Chevy or the guy who drlves xt 7 9 w1ll be a successful beautlcxan RALPH LOWMAN fond of roller skat mg swlmmmg huntlng 1n the mountams Farmer s pal w1ll work for Uncle Sam m the Navy ANNABELL MANN dlS1lkeS homework llkes to go bowlmg 1n her lexsure tlme enjoys dancmg and popular orchestras wants to be a good housewlfe PETE MARINAS halls from Black Llck xs qulet helps hls pal Paul ln the school bank IS a good busmess man C 'Q ' 1 , . l A ... ll... ...likes to be with joe...will some day We Learned Cmzenshlp Through Our Activities FLORENCE MARTIN enjoys workmg crossword puzzles readmg corresponding wlth servlce men good student 1n French desires to be a Navy nurse ANDREW MAYTEA Sonny ta dark and handsome fun lovmg a j1t ter bug enthusiast Mlss Whlte s teacher pest llkes to be anythmg but senslble usually IS PAUL MAZZIOTTI served a success ful year as school banker enjoys drnvmg h1s car should be prosperous m lxfe be cause of hxs excellent money management help to our basketball and football squads VICC president of the Monogram Club mam mterest IS Sweets SAMUEL MCCLELLEN Sam lxkes get hot on hlS drums has many frlends full of mlschlevous pranks destlned to be Cab Calloway s drummer ANN MCFARLAND ta good na tured llkes to take blke rldes m summer partxclpate m outdoor sports m wmter hopes to become a WAVE after graduatlon PATRICIA MCKELVY Pat tmy wears a bng smlle fond of dancmg playing the pxano bowlmg smgmg proof that good thnngs come ln small pack ages JUANITA MCNUTT Nita sunny smxle defends her rlghts enjoys smgmg nn the chorus good muslc dancmg bowlmg an enthuslastlc sports fan ARLINGTON D MITCHELL Arl1e a lover of out door sports especlally hunt mg mam mterest xs m New Florence anxlous to start drxvmg jeeps for Uncle Sam DOROTHY JEAN MOLOGNE Dot good worker favorlte pastlmes are read mg roller skatmg sewmg llstenmg to the radno aspxratlon to be an Engllsh teacher housewlfe J., Top Row F Martm A Mavtea, P Mazzlottl, R McAfee S McCIelIen Bottom Row A McFarland. P McKeIvy, J MeNutt, A Mitchell, D Mologne 25 I I I I I I Du 1s'.. ll. . ' hu xv -...- ROBERT MCAFEE. MaCky ...agreat - ' 'u- 'Hui to H ' . I 1 . . ' .' A c 4' 5 w as Q 3 'f' Athletics Taught Us Sportsmanship JANE MOORHEAD one of the Black Lxck gang treasurer of the Ushers hopes to enter mto medlcal tramlng and be a nurse MARY ANN MOSCO short frequents the Club skatmg rmk says Glenn IS her weakness wants to be a good housewlfe EVA MAE MUIR small frlendly mterested ln sports llkes to go square dancmg mam ambltlon IS to be a good housewife LORRAINE FAYE MUIR enJoys roller skatmg dancmg readmg would llke to teacher MARY JANE MURRAY Jame falthful member of the Ushers act1v1t1es representatlve secretary of the Salvage Commlttee w1ll be a successful private secretary SOPHIE JOYCE MYERS Blanre H1 News typlst fond of office work Tommy Dorseys orchestra dlSllkeS rldlng buses wants to be a prlvate secretary DAVID NAYLON Dave class presl dent for three years popular outstand 1ng athlete attractmg personalxty llkes to have a good time w1ll succeed nn hotel management MARY NESTICH finds pleasure m dancmg llstemng to good music enjoys commercnal subjects ln school hopes to get a secretarlal posxtxon LORETTA NEW Lletch a collector of souvemrs hkes to go dancmg skatmg asplres to enter nurses tralnxng school enjoys the company of Jack ILLA ROI OLSON typxst for the Blalre wnllxng to do hard work wants to at tend Duffs Buslness School and become a prxvate secretary Xi? QL- Top Row J Moorhead M Mosco F Mulr L Muir M J Murray Bottom Row S Myers. D Naylon M Nestnch L New I R Olson 26 f-Q i I I . H n . . . 4 . . . . ll II '- - u - u . Q I n I Cl ' V! travel . f . main aspiration . to be a good - -' ' - - , . , . . . ' . . . a ' ' ' . ' 7 I V A . W I J I ' ,,' l',.4 X' s , 4, . A x GEORGE ONGLEY Bud makes sleepmg hls hobby a new member of our class this year mtends to enter the ser vtce v1a the Navy EDWARD PALGUTA Max has a habxt of mtssmg school enjoys drtvmg truck for a local frult market undecided as to h1s future career mam mterest loafmg JOSEPHINE PAVLIK J fond of all sports commerclal subjects are her weakness wlll do defense work after graduatxon later jo1n the WAAC JOSEPHINE PENNAVARIA J short lnkes pretty clothes good tlmes wants to be a housewnfe or clerk ln a ladies clothmg store HORACE POLLOCK Hoss attends movnes llstens to popular orchestras for recreatnon shows hls mlschlevous mstmcts at tlmes wxll be a sailor ln the U S Navy MARIAN RAGER a pretty red head halls from JOSCPIIIHC jolly happy lucky dances for recreation aspires BARBARA OVELTON attends movles swxms for recreation enjoys muslc col lectmg phonograph records would xke to be a beautlclan later a housewlfe DONALD PALMER Don ta easy gotng quiet w1ll be hard to re place as band manager always w1ll1ng to help when needed frlendly to everyone FRED PENDER a great booster of the Blaxre sales m hns home room enjoys be mg a grocery clerk after school hours ambxtlon undecxded ROBERT PIPER Plpe a lover of dogs happy when huntlng xce skatmg drxvmg hxs green Studebaker would lke to travel and see the world ANNE PROTZ finds enjoyment tn col lectmg poetry readlng skatlng a cheer ful classmate hlghest ambxtlon IS to be come a good nurse MARIAN ROSBOROUGH small qulet dnsposltlon likes roller skatmg for a pastlme also enjoys dancmg expects to enter nurses tralnmg school after gradua txon 'TY G Ongley B Ovelton E Palguta D Palmer J Pavllk F Pender J Pennavarla R Piper H Pollock A Protz M Rager M Rosborough 27 ll YI Q . o . . . ' . o . . . ' , ' W 4 4 N' 4 L sc vw F X ' ' ' -go- to be a beautician. . . . . ll . . . . .. - ,, ne M. 'Rovison R. Rumbaugh E. Sansonetti D. Scuccimarra D. Shearer M. E. Shirley E. Skripets F. Smith V. Smith A. Staniscia R. Sundry C. Swasy 28 MARY ROVISON Mitzie alwaY5 smiling has a cheerful word for everyone dances and skates in her leisure time her weakness Pittsburgh ELEO SANSONETTI quiet has 110 time for the opposite sex happy when scouting around in a red coupe listening to swing recordings DOROTHY NEOMA SHEARER likes to keep up the soldiers morale by writing letters also enjoys dancing playing vol ley ball aspires to be a beautician EDWARD FRANCIS SKRIPETS ta looking forward to seeing the world in the Navy finds enjoyment in sports and listening to music VIOLA SMITH a friendly classmate her heart is in the Army left school First semester to become a soldier s wife RALPH SUNDRY Yak black curly hair good dancer likes to be with the gang Daves pal hopes to wear a pair of silver wings ROBERT CHARLES RUMBAUGH Stm main stay of the trombone section in the band plays piano sings bass likes pretty blondes to act nonsensical wi succeed in music DAVID SCUCCIMARRA . . . a reporter for the F. F. A- . . . wants to be an airplane de- signer . . . practices his ambition by building model airplanes. MARY ETTA SHIRLEY . . . interested in all sports . all boys . . . puzzling . . . likes to fry frankfurters in Conomos . . . talkative . . - aspires to be a lawyer or nurse. FLORENCE SMITH . . . finds enjoyment in reading . . . a collector of novelty playing cards . - . desires to learn medical training and be a nurse. ALBERT R. STANISCIA . Hobart . . . likes hunting and outdoor sports . . . keeps room 104 in a continuous uproar . . . ambition . to be in the U. S. Army Mechanized Divis- ion. CHARLES SWASY - Farmer . . . blessed with large amount of brains . seldom makes this evident . . .an F. F. A. member . . . keeps his pals in a happy frame of mind. Classmates Brought Us Lastmg Fnendshlp NANCY SWEET Nan collects mm y spends most of her lelsure time at the skatlng rmk swnmmlng nn summer wxll be an alr hostess natures for a hobb HAZEL TEDESCHI has a great weak nes for chewmg gum roller skates dances m spare moments loathes homework chlef goal to become a clerlcal worker ALICE TERNEY a pretty blonde dxllgent wants to be an employee of the Bell Telephone Company spends her I elsure tnme dancxng dlsllkes cooklng GAIL THOM Blalr H1 News staff does embroidery work for a pastime lxkes all sports partlcularly roller skatmg JEAN THOMP towner very much mterested m sports enjoys danclng for recreatlon aspnres to become an a1rl1ne hostess SON a popular out of CARMEN TOMB a collector of photos gnrls names enjoys clerkmg m her spare trme desires to be a mnsslonary nurse xn Chma HELEN TRINKA IS amlcable :ke 1ce skatmg roller skatlng finds pleasure ln dancmg has a very pleasmg personallty wants to be a prxvate secretary MARY LEE TURNER Turner an ar dent sports fan head cheer leader Blanr Hx News edltor fond of smgmg takmg the gang campmg an avxatnon en thuslast Miss Garlow s secretary has a hablt of coming ln late chlef goal IS to be a pn vate secretary WILLIAM VALLA Bxll Ends plea sure ln drlvxng loafmg w1th the fellows amb1t1on alrplane pilot helped brlng us many vlctorles on the grldlron and basketball court Top Row N Sweet, H Tedeschi, A Terney. G Thompson, J Thompson Bottom Row C Tomb H Trinka M L Turner, H Urucmltz W Valla 29 I n n . . . ' ' . . . 1' s Q PSON - I ' member of the HELEN URUCTNQITZ . . . is good natured s 2 J Vukman J Wa-ddle Waddle M D Walkmshaw B Walter E Warhola Warhola D Waugaman H Wnlllams G Young 30 JOHN VUKMAN lxkes to partxcxpate nn all sports mam deslre IS to see the world usually IS quxet expects to be ln the service soon MARGARET AMELIA WADDLE Mar 16 spends much of her tlme lnstenmg to the radxo jolly mam aspiration ns to become a nurse BETTY WALTER Betts xrreplace able mlstress of the pxano abounds m laughter a demure llttle lass but not with her close frxends unexcelled personality has heart mterest ln the Navy MARGARET WARHOLA enjoys all sports especlally bowling skatlng talkatnve a good clerk her chxef goal to be an avxatrxx HELEN WILLIAMS presldent of her home room has a weakness for coal mln ers bowlmg danclng will be a success ful offxce worker JANE WADDLE frlendly spends presldent of the Ushers her hlghest ambltlon IS to be a good housewife MARY DOT WALKINSHAW Dot Blaxre co edxtor lnterested ln muslc wltty enjoys poetry dancing bowhng excels m tenms semor class treasurer hopes to attend college ELLEN WARHOLA Tmy charac terrstlc of her mckname a good artlst has a quxet dlsposltlon many frlends aspxres to be an office worker DONALD E WAUGAMAN Don llk8S to wrlte poetry skate read eat candy left school durmg second semester to enter Indiana State Teachers College GRACE YOUNG enjoys slngmg good musxc dancing wants to be housewife after the war llkes Dunty vamlla cokes dlSllkCS chemxstry tl - g' 99 . 1. n ' 4 u so ' - . ' ' . ' . . . is . her leisure time roller skating and bowling ll li ' an - n - ll Y! - . . l ' ll U1 ' M. . . ' M. . asks Well Done Personalities To Remain DARYL CLEMENT-counts money and adds columns of figures to make the Activities books balance . . . will be awarded a B for her efforts. PAUL MAZZIOTTI-collects the student banking money . . . spends many hours in the small room in the rear of 103 doing his duty as a banker . . . trustworthy and dependable. MANAGERS-responsible for all football equipment . . . sponge tired athletes . . . water boys and first aid attendants . . . unpleasant task scrubbing the shower room floors. DON PALMER-unsung hero , . . arranges the stage for the band every Fifth period . . . helps the band at football games. ROBERT RUMBAUGH- One, two, ready play! . . . produces music from a highly polished trombone . . . member of the harmony class . . . attended State Band with Locati and Irwin. BOYS' GANG-always see the funny side of a situation . . . keep classes in a continuous uproar... their motto, Never a dull moment. Daryl Clement Paul Mazziotti Jim Allison, Ken Beers B. Walter D. Naylon M. L. Turner W. Valla A. Fortunato J. Fatora M. D. Walkinshaw J. Glass M. Fetchko I. R. Olson 32 Achievements to Remember MARY LEE TURNER served as a cheer leader for five years an enthusiastic me nber in gym class drove a carload of rooters to out of town football games Latin Club officer Blair H1 News editor WILLIAM VALLA captain of the football squad spurred the team o victory in spite of overwhelming odds member of the Mono gram Club his rin and Jokes made him in dispenslble to classroom fun ALBERT FORTUNATO worked in the projection room fashing pictures and words to songs on the screen top notch alesman in the Blaire campaign skilled in handling lathes saws and an alto horn JEROME FATORA Bill Stern of BHS present at all athletic event did sports write ups for the Dispatch Blair H1 News and the Blaire always knew the right answer in chemistry DAVID NAYLON leader of our class for three years captain of the oasketball quin tet and elected honorary football capta1n member of the Monogram Club admired for his sportsmanship friendly to all MARIAN FETCHKO an outstanding Home Ec student also ranks high in commercial department . . . capable and willing to do more than her share . . . assistant business manager of the Blaire. ILLA ROI OLSON - an outstanding commer- cial student . . . spends her study periods typing for the Blaire-Hi News and the Blaire . . . high scholastic rating . . . not afraid of extra work . . . quiet b11t dependable. BETTY WALTER - twice elected vice-presi- dent . . . versatile musician . played piano in orchestra . bell lyre in the band . sang alto in the chorus . . . high scholastic rating . . . ardent sports fan . . . always willing to help. MARY DOT WALKINSHAW - co-editor of the Blaire . . . outstanding clarinetist in the band and orchestra . , . a volley ball exper . . . class treasurer for two years . . . has gained much deserved praise for her dramatic ability. JOAN GLASS - C0-editor of the Blaire . . , former member of the band and orchestra . . . dependable Tri-Hi-Y worker and officer last year. . . stands out among her fellow classmates because of her mental ability . high scholastic attainments. HONORS WELL EARNED Ftrst Honor Students BETTY WALTER JOAN CLASS JEROME 1-ATORA MARY DOT NVALKINSHAW ILLA ROI OLSON JANE WADDLE DOROTHY MOLOGNE HELEN JANE ASPER KATHRYN COVISH ROLIN FORD SOPHIE JOYCE MYERS JOSEPHINE PENNAVARIA Second Honor Students WILLIAM FERENCZ JEAN THOMPSON LENA GABELLA ROBERT HENRY DARYL CLEMENT BETTY FORSHA HEI EN WH LIAMS NATALIE LAMANTTA HEI EN TRINKA CLARA HOWARD MARIAN FETCHKO HELEN URUCINITL JOSEPHINE CRAVOTTA JEAN CUMMINGS ROBERT RUMBAUGH BETTY KANYAN PATRICIA MCKELVY JOHN VUKMAN WILLIAM GILMORE HAZEL TEDESCHI CHARLES SWASY PETE MARINAS FLORENCE MARTIN HARRY HEBENTHAL ELLEN WARHOLA JAMES ALLISON RICHARD CONSTANTINO LORRAINE MUIR EVA MAE MUIR ELMIRA BOWERSOX 'L A ' .- ... I X, D, .V A . x P -A' 9 j . N ,fl 4. I Nix v ff.. 4 . 8 ,. H 1. 3 lk? W Ve A ag Q W - - A - 'f ' ' VXI x. , , , f .if '-' -' 0 - 5 x ' 1 f f V ' '. C., 5 -- S 5 'M g- . ,A , 1335 ,,, f,, xKjl ' 4, .6 .uf my ,,,. 1 -. T 2 Q 5 0 wt '- C lg. i 3' ' ' F 1 ' T4 rw ,.'a', A , . g, 2 7 4 . , . 1 ' ' f ! , 3.1 ' , 1 1 , , , J KW : .1 5,I'.1 'f-. sf ' ' 4? 'ul . . , f xwiJN! ,, 'XV' K. fl ti r My Eg? M i 'ff -an 3 'A an Au H, 40 -5, wi, 3 - Q Tir pr, 5 W .A ,.,, 5 4 , ' ,-5 fy X ,Fi A X 'A -- , ! -I W :dba N ' , 4 l' : 32 .lf uf 9:1 Q - if ,r , - Az, J 1 , ef fu:-Pl 'Q ffm A Q 1 .M ,,, s I ffl? BL I Juniors Looking Forward o Paul McCambs, vice presidentg treasurer Helen MacMurdo. and president Joe Tur- ney brave the wintry blasts. Absent is Mar- jorie Griffith. class secretary. HARRIETT ALEXANDER . . . Tootie . . . tiny b.onoe . . . ambitious for secretarial career. SALLY LOU ANKNEY . . . a tennis enthusiast . . . . hopes to become a C. A. A. instructor. HELEN DEVINNY . . . Ish . . . commercial . . . JEANNETTE BAILEY . . . Commercial . . . an0ther uses bangs as black-out shades . . . collects shells. Jeannette MacDonald.. .future toll operator. ALICE JEAN DIXON . . . rides bicycle during DOLORES BENNETT . . . Honey', . . . a very week-ends . . . will follow nursing career. quiet junior . . . will follow nursing profession. MARGARET DIXON . . . Dixon . . . commercial DANTE DI BUSSI . . . Dunk . . . collects airplane . . . loves walking . . . ambitious to be successful pictures . . . ambitious to be an aviator. bookkeeper. CHARLES BLACK . . . Dutchman . . . agricultur- MARTHA JAYNE DUNLAP . . . pastime is horse- al . . . quiet blond junior . . . will be a farmer. back riding . . . hopes to be a Navy nurse. STEVE BRUZDA . . . commercial student . . . en- WARREN DUNLAP . . . Mutt . . . motto is My joys playing baseball and football. Gal Sal . . . happy when driving his car. BERNICE BUCO . . . Bernie . . . commercial . . . BETTY LOUISE DUNMIRE . . . Betty Lou . . . vice president FBLA . . . hobby is photography. commercial . . . collects match covers . . . future BERNARD CALABRESE . . . Bern . . . clarinet typist. player . . . ambition is to see the world. BARBARA EVERETT . . . Barb . . . loves tulip BETTY CAMPBELL . . . commercial . . . jolly . . . sundaes . . . has interesting stamp collection. often seen bowling . . . hopes to be rich. DON FAITH . . . Rabbit . . . commercial . . . en- JAMES CAMPBELL . . . Jim . . . likes riding joys hiking. . . greatest ambition is finishing school. buses tto New Alecl . . . future gob. MILDRED FARRAR . . . Mid' . . . serious junior VIRGINIA CECCHI . . . Vickey . . . Blair-Hi . . . has unusual hobby of collecting autographed cig- News cartoonist . . . career . fashion designing. arettes. RAYMOND CHRISTOPHER . . . Christy . . . MARYANNE FATORA . . . very quiet . . . honor commercial student . . . enjoys hunting. student . . . hopes for musical career. BETTY JANE CLAWSON . . . Stinky , . . hobby MARY ALICE FERGUSON . . . Teeny . . . happy- is collecting coins . . . rides bus . . . future secretary. go-lucky . . . enjoys roller skating. DORIS MAE CLAWSON . . . spends spare moments DOLORES FETCHKO . . . Peggy . . . commer- bicycle riding . . . ambition is teaching music. cial . . . spends spare time reading . . . future beau- NORMA COLANANNI . . . commercial . . . enjoys tician. reading . . . ambitious to become a secretary. ZELDA FISHER . . . keeps a scrapbook of poetry FRED CORNELL . . . King . . . collects aviation . . . will follow nursing career. material . . . will wear silver wings. CARLYLE FLEMING . . . Bud . . . nightly reads HARRY COY . . . Coy . . . spends vacations sleep- books on aviation . . . ambitious for silver wings. ing . . . future Diesel engineer. BARBARA FORSHA . . . Babs . . . capable . . . PHILLIP CRAVOTTA . . . Phil . . . has match hopes to be a second Florence Nightingale. top collection . . . ambition is engineering. CHARLES FRIEND . . . Chuck . . . enjoys driv- WILLIAM CRIST . . . Bill . . . energetic . . . en- ing on his A card . . . ambition is aviation. joys making furniture . . . hopes for clerking career. NATHALIE FULLERTON . . . Nat . . . loves JANE ANN CRONIN . . . has postcards from 37 movies . . . greatest ambition is to make money. states . . . will study psychiatry. THOMAS GASBARRO . . . Ferdie . . . commercial BERTHA CUNKELMAN . . . Cunk . . . serious . . . enjoys athletics . . . ambition is working on rail- blonde . . . likes walking fwith Harry, of course.l road. MARCELLA DALLARA . . . Mal . . . fun-loving MAX GEORGE . . . strawberry blond . . . enjoys . . . nightly dusts skating rink floor. skating . . . left second semester. HAROLD DAVIS . . . Harry . . . commercial . . . ISABEL GILMORE . . . Izzy . . . skating fan . . . helps war effort by collecting cans. hopes to own a dress shop. MARYBELLE DAVISON . . . Mitzie . . . spends GEORGE GRAHAM . . . G. G. . . . enthusiastic spare time eating . . . ambitious to be governess. journalist . . . moved to Washington first semester. ALBERT DETTORRE . . . Abba . . . varsity bas- RALPH GRAY . . . Rap . . . nightly seen at roller ketball star . . . hopes to join paratroopers. rink . . . ambition is drafting. 35 To Posts of Responsibility LOUISE GRIFFITH . . . Weezie . . . tiny junior . . . ambitious to join the WAAC. MARJORIE GRIFFITH . . . Margie . . , commer- cial . . . will be a private secretary. WALTER GROER . . . Walt . . . industrious . . . hobby is aeronautics . . . future draftsman. ELLA GUNDY . . . commercial . . . favorite comic strip character is Fritzi Ritz. MARY HALL . . . would rather dance than eat . . . hopes to be a housewife. JAMES HARKINS . . . Jim . . . passes time con- structing model airplanes . . . future aviator. ROBERT HARKINS . . . Bob . . . hopes to fly a B-19 for Uncle Sam. VIRGINIA HARRIS . . . Gingy . . . collects mov- ie stars' pictures . . . future bookkeeper. MARGARET HART . . . Marg . . . competent . . . patronizes local skating rink . . . ambition . clerk. GEORGE HAYDON . . . Jim . . . has a stamp collection . . . ambitious to become a draftsman. MARYi JANE HAYDON . . . Shrimpy . . . tiny dark haired junior . . . ambition . bookkeeper. MARGARETTA HILL . . . Margets . . . favorite pastime is eating . . . future aviatrix. MELVIN HILLIARD . . . looks forward to hunting season each year . . . ambition . Army. MARTHA JEAN HOSACK . . . Marty . . . enjoys swimming . . . will be a second Florence Nightingale. J. E. JONES . . . J. E. . . . goes hunting . . . en- joyed history class . . . left second semester. 0 Junior dancers swell the prom fund! o NoeI! Noel! sing members of the French Class in festively decorated 108 36 MARTHA BELLE JONES . . . Jingle . . . com- mercial . . . tiny blonde . . . ambitious to enjoy life. ERVIN KITZMILLER . . . newcomer from Bolivar High . . . is ambitious for a T card. BETTY MAE KUNKLE . . . Bet . . . collects movie stars' pictures . . . ambition . WAAC. AUGUSTINE LA MANTIA . . . Gus . . . has a smile for everyone . . . future housewife. BETTY LEAR . . . collects miniatures . . . hopes some day to own a beauty shop. FRANCIS LEE . . . commercial . . . could dance forever . . . left second semester. CARL LEONE . . . roller rink is his habitat . . . fu-- ture merchant marine. RAYMOND LIBENGOOD . . . Ray . . . baseball fan . ambitious to become a mechanic. HELEN LICCIOLI . . . peppy . . . loves dancing and skating . . . ambition . nurse. WILLIAM LOWMAN . . . Bill . . . our Johnnie Weismuller . . . future surgeon. DONALD LUKEHART . . . Luke . . .capable . . . football star . . . will wear silver wings. DONALD MACMURDO . . . Doc . . . likes shop work . . . ambition . grease monkey. HELEN MACMURDO . . . lucky letter is L . . . class treasurer . . . ambition . WAAC. WILLIAM MANARELLI . . . Bill . . . lives for day he will be in the Navy. DON MARSHALL . . . Termite . . . won't reveal his recipe for curly hair . . . basketball manager. JUNIOR MARSHALL . . . Bugsy . . . would like to be a male Sonja Henie. CHARLES MCATEE . . . Chuck . . . hobby is bi- cycle riding . . . future forest ranger. LEONARD MCLARREN . . . McLarren . . . likes shop work . . . moved to Ohio first semester. PAUL McCOMBS . . . Baldy . . . class vice presi- dent . . . would like to own a rink-ie. BURNELL MCCONNELL . . . enjoys hunting . . left during second semester. DALE MCCONNAUGHEY . . . commercial . . pastime is wood work . . . ambition . secretary. MURIEL MCCRACKEN . . . Moddie . . . comed- ienne of the junior class . . . likes drummers. HERBERT MCCULLOUGH . . . Tiny . . . beats the skins . . . in the band . . . ambition . druggist. MARTHA BELLE McCURDY . . . Dollie . . . commercial . . . loves dancing . . . ambition . secretary. ELIZABETH McDOWELL . . . Pet . . . commer- cial . . . ardent movie fan . ambition . seamstress. MARILYN MCKELVY . . . comely junior . . . plays marimba . . . favorite comic is Flash Gordon . JAMES MELOY . . . Jumbo . . . wrestler.. . left luring second semester. CONNIE MIKESELL . . . Mike . . . compliment to fairer sex . . . hopes for ballerina career. BOB MILLER. . . Fat . . . spends spare time eat ing . . . hero on the gridiron. RICHARD MILLIMAN . . . Dick' '... hobby is hunting . . . left second semester. LILLIAN NASTASE . . . Lilly . . . commercial . . . enjoys dancing . . . hopes to be a secretary. WILLIAM NEW . . . Bill . . . likeable . . . aspires to be a 20th century Rembrandt. cvigrnheers! JEAN NOSAL . . . Jeanie . . . collects pictures of Bring-S orchestra leaders . . . ambition . beautician. chocolates RAYMOND OVERDORFF . . . Ray . . . Joe Louis do 2 di-S' of B.H.S .... ambition . big-time boxer. gggearmg MARY ELIZABETH PARKS . . . Libby . . . likes ' dancing above all else . . . future beautician. RITA PAVELL . . . efficient . . . hobbies are read- ing and dancing . . . ambition . WAVE. EUGENE PESCI . . . Gene . . . football and bas- ketball star . . . favorite song is Margie , GENO PESCI . . . dubbed Sullivan . . . humorous . . ambition . naval radio operator. ARNOLD PETRARCA . . . plays clarinet and sax . . . is very merry . . . future musician. EILEEN POWELL . . . commercial . . . patronizes local skating rink . . . ambition . beautician. ELIZABETH PROTZ . . . Betty . . . keeps base- ball scrapbook . . . hopes for nursing career. DONALD RAGER . . . Don . . . commercial . . . collects aviation material . . . ambition . aviator. CLARK RANDOLPH . . . enjoys hunting . . . ambi- tious . to be a gob. ' M'-'Sic' THEODORE RASTOK . . . Ted . . . commercial rlziirf' . . . plays football and baseball . . . future aviator. ' LILLIAN JO RICHARDS . . . commercial . . . fa- vorite pastime is dancing . . . ambition . housewife. BETTY LEE RICKARD . . . Bay . . . loves sports, DALE STADTMILLER . . . Stadtmiller . . . foot- especially skating . . . enthusiastic journalist. ball player . . . left during second semester. EILEEN RINGLER . . . Rinkie . . . commercial ESTA SMITH . . . Smitty . . . history genius . . . . . . enjoys roller skating . . . chatterbox in history. hopes to become a nurse. JEAN ROBERTS . . . Jeanie . . . energetic . . . VIRGINIA STEELE . . . Ginny . . . serious jun- female Johnnie Weismuller . . . future nurse. ior . . . likes reading . . . future history teacher. ARTHUR ROSBOROUGH . . . skating enthusiast DOROTHY STEIN . . . Dot . . . newcomer from . . . left during second semester. Greensburg . . . loves skating . . . ambition . nurse. ROBERT RUNZO . . . Bob . . . our Eddie Duchin GAIL STUART . . . commercial . . . likes dancing . . . ambition . music teacher. and reading . . . aspires for secretarial career. FRANCIS SADECKY . . . Suds . . . sports fan . . . DON TAUBLER . . . commercial . . . enjoys hunting left during second semester. . . . moved to Freeport first semester. GLORIA SANTARELLI . . . Chris . . . commer- JOHN THOMPSON . . . Jack . . . witty member cial . . . likes movies and skating . . . future typist. of class . . . ambition . doctor. CONSTANCE SATRYAN . . . Connie . . . movie- WILL TORRANCE . . . movie usher . . . history goer . . . will follow secretarial career. class orator . . . hopes to be an executive. ELSIE SCOPARO . . . commercial . . . loves danc- JOE TURNEYQ. . . Brub . . . class president . . . ing . . . left during second semester. football star . . . is forever Grumbling . ANNA SCUCCIMARRA . . . Annie . . . bakes de- JOSEPH VUKMAN . . . Ozark . . . commercial . . . licious chocolate cakes . . . future nurse. enjoys movies . . . future bookkeeper. CLYDE SHAFFER. . . Shaff . . . commercial . . . RUTH WALLACE . . . quiet member of junior class enjoys fishing . . . hopes to be a radio technician. . . . ambition . clerk. BETTY JEAN SHANK . . . noted for lovely hair RAE WALTER. . . dreamy . . . loves dancing and . . . ambition . home economics teacher. bowling . . . will join the WAVE. PAUL SHILINSKI . . . commercial . . . builds model ELEANORA WEAVER . . . enjoys cooking and airplanes . . . ambition . aviation instructor. sewing . . . ambition . secretary. ANNETTE SHIREY . . . newcomer from Latrobe LeROY WILLIAMS . . . Williams . . . tall humor- . . . loves playing jacks . . . future journalist. ist . . . left for Army second semester. MILDRED SIMCIC . . . Mid . . . roller skating BERNICE WILSON . . . Bernie . . . roller skating fan . . . will join WAVE. fan . . . future Navy nurse. ALBERTA SMITH . . . Birdie . . . commercial . . . EVELYN WIMMIL . . . Wimmil . . . favorite loves to dance . . . future secretary. Bible character is David . . . ambition . WAVE. RAYMOND SPIARDI . . . Ray . . . capable . . BETTY YOUNG . . . owner of a pleasing personal- commercial . . . ambitious to work in store. ity . . . plays sax . . . ambition . secretary. 37 0 Cokes and sophomores in the spotlight. Left to right: Bob Robinson. vice Dresidentz Joan Smith. secretary: Jane Reed. treasurer: Willard Hess. presi- dent 38 Row l-I. Libengood. C. J. Li- bengood. D. Bernini, M. Gamble. DePaola. P. Dettorre. Erneri. P. Moorhead. M. R. Graff. J. Taubler. Strayer. Row Il-Cole. P. Clark. Craw- ford. M. Hudec. D. Calabrese. M. L. Forsha. Deleandro. Hran- ec. J. Skripets. Simpson. D. Pe- tratos. Hockenberry. Rosenthal. Row Ill-A. Ficca. J. Marshall, C. E. Miller. C. H. Miller. Rigby. B. Fluke. Hanna. Shick, W. Hess. R. Beard, F. Fairley, Alexander, Anzelone. Row I-J. McConnell. M. Gould. Chick. Svetkovich. Stock. Far- ina. Joyce, C. Banko. S. Cronin. D. Campbell. E. Libengood. C. Baker. Row II- Robinson, Piccolin, Quinn. Worthing. Rook, C. Mill- er. Haupt, P. Howard, A. Liben- good. Green. Irvine, L. Bogdan- ski. Row Ill-Brantlinger, Frattini, Winchell, Anderson. W. Claw- i son, Clark. Mewherter, Freed. G. Moreno. Peters. F. Kanyan. Bongianino. Schrack. Shacreaw. This year, with its great events for the sophomores, has been one we will not soon forget. The officers that were chosen by the class were ambitious and depend- able. Willard Hess was elected president with Bob Robinson, vice president: Joan Smith, secretary: Jane Reed, treasurer: and Miss Smith, class adviser. The first social event of our class was the Sophomore Hop. which we hcld on March 5. We were all determined to make the Hop a success and looked forward to it with enthusiasm and excitement. To raise funds for this we had a drive on dues in which everyone cooper- ated. Our class was very prominent in sports this year. Eugene Hanna and Carl Lagoda were both on the first string football team. Hanna, a promising player on the team, would have continued as such had he not been halted by a broken shoulder bone. The undefeated jay Vee team was built up almost entirely of sopho- more boys. We were proud of these boys and their Sophomores. We outstanding ability proved that they will soon be on the varsity squad. Those who participated in basketball were Bob Robinson, Ottavio Frattini, and Leon Rigby. Pugi1istic aspirants were Harry Clark and George Staniscia. Bob Sansonetti was the only one from the class that took up cheerleading. Twirling batons before the band were Mildred Gamble, Betty Amend and Phyllis Graham. Our mu- sicians in the band were Benny Brantlinger, Anthony Ficca, Buddy Weaver, Bennett Fluke, Duane Ander- son, Bob Robinson and Crissie Rook. One of our classmates, Bob Shank, is now working for Uncle Sam. We were proud when he enlisted in the Navy this year. The class is willing to cooperate and to do every- thing they can to help make our group outstanding and successful. We are all striving for the same goal-to be juniors next year. Row I-Gillingham. J. Grumb- ling. J. Smith, P. Giffen, Stasio Witmer, E. Waddle. Amend, J Reed. E. Mologne, Ickes, Pezzi. Row Il-Henigin, M. Protz Stremetsky, Flaminio, E. Dixon. E. M. Hosack, Graham, Burpee. V. Marinas, B. Petratos, A. Pes- ci, J. Waugaman. A. Kelon. Row Ill-J. Delcoco, R. Olson Chakot. D. Friend, L. Howard P. Smith, Lagoda, R. Crucknol Flowers. Thayer. Chapla. Axe Shumaker. Row I-Houser, E. Smith. G Forsha, C. Wadding, S. Sweet L. Paterson, J. Tedeschi, Pavel chick. B. Dunmire. L. House- holder. Row ll-A. Hirko. A. Weaver. B. Dettorre, Byers. L. Tomb. M McConnell. A. Jones. Row lll-G. Staniscia, B. Shank R, O'NeiI, Erb, J. Long. Bene- dusi. Holmes, J. Bruzda, Long- necker. is We IN MEMORY OF OUR CLASSMATE JAMES F. FERGUSON One of the largest freshman classes ever enrolled ln BHS numbering more than 180 students hopes to be one of the best The first few days ln September were l1vely ones wxth schedules to be arranged and rooms to be found Teasmg and 1n1t1at1ng even to powdermg by upperclassmen were taken ln good stride One of the chief bugaboos of the fresh man IS algebra with 1ts pOSlt1V6S negatlves and equatxons Latxn IS another hazard but even wlth these handicaps a fair number of names appeared on the honor rolls for the first and second sxx weeks Lols Ankney Nell Jack Rowley George Rowley Frxeda Shlrley Mary jane Smith and Dlanne Stltt Yet lt was not all work and no play for the freshles They were well represented m all actlvltles that were open to them Ten played m the band Dlck Boone Mary Lou Clark Tom Clement Bob Gtbson Douglas Glass Bob Hobart Arthur Marcozzl juamta Muller Gene Mclntnre and Nora Wxlkmson Actxvltxes representatives were Vnlma Buco Don Bogdanskn Stewart H111 Jack Tyson and Douglas Glass Chorus members mcluded Dorothy Burkley Dolores Bolxnger 40 lntroducin g The Freshmen Over the hulls and far away wander the mmds of these freshmen as they turn the pages of Natnonal Geographic Vllma Buco Lena Bush Mary Lou Clark Nancy Ferguson Martha Jane Hamllton and Paulme Lovette Boys leaned more to athletics and Johnny Madonl emulated Head Coach Al DeLuca by playmg varsity football m his freshman year Others who made the undefeated Jay Vee team were Paul Fleming Frank Grdgon Stewart H111 Tom Nestlch Ed Mermer Charles Starry Arthur Sundry and B111 Walter Pugxllsm appealed to Agean Glb son and many of the boys played intra mural basketball For the gurls there was WAAC and WAVE trammg Axr rand drills war stamp sales and sal vage collectxons kept the class war conscxous Other class members found interests ln the Latm Club and the FFA Many found extra currlcular Interests at Brlzzx s Several of the gurls drew prom blds Class funsters mcluded Patty Lou Patter son Douglas Glass Richard Kelly Nancy Ferguson and Dan Shxrey to name a few Spurrmg the class to at least passnng grades was the ambmon to become sopho mores for the sole purpose of havmg some body to look down upon next year . ' A ' v s I 1 , , . , . . ll l S! D . . I V ' li Il - ' ' ! D Y U I Y ! . , - ' ' v ' : ' , . Mary Lou Clark, Joseph Gibson, Helen O'- . . . ' 1 9 1 . ' ' - ' , . . , I ' u' vu . - 'v . I . , I I U ' ' V V O l ' ' .fs 2 . ' Q . I In , . WA,-,,,... L- I. 2 ' X x mix , ,K .kk I xx 4 Q V as , ' ' , K 'N Y 1' fi! K . g r---Q 1 i ' Q fi ' 4 H' re - 4 ? . 94 -H -, r 0 , 4 ' ' 5 i 9' E V 9 A 3, ez Q as . Y f 'url 5 1 0, ': Wg 9:14 ,'1 V P A - ,' Q!! ' I 0 1 -' r x N Nd ' Q!! 4? A J' - W AFX A 2 1 -4 Q O P ' Q Q ' f f.. - I I ,fl'f'ff 'iwf' A-21 ga. i , Vw.. as k I 1' 'tif li 'D ' V ' L'-K i Tay if '-u ' Q ' x ' .Q ', -. 1 H W A Y N. ga. 4 A Q., .u fu-wt 'gvlg-f 5- . L V ff' iq 'Q' z W aug , 1 A Q -- '1 fx U4 ' L A . 'f x 2' Q ER W 'ix nf ff 'fa V pq. V 'si 1? Q - r 5 ,. 9 -. 'T' , ', 5 'f' ' - Mn 1- , 1 L A-- - . 4-R ' ' '1l A,:' ,Q'f4hiP i -.. A ,I cr h .4 4 X A-. A , NJ. A I if ' 0 4 -A 4 V' .. ' 'if ' T? ga Q' ' v we I ' .1 ,, ,, ' V Q . ,f '1' Y . .T :I 5 A M N' 41 l j A ' A' , fm 71 ,L g: D I V Q V ' N 'f 4 A H323 ' Q +5222 7 Q ' 23, X., U mf XJ V Q., Q P f'?f - . ' - 3 I km. I 4, ,I N. , ' , c- -' ww, 'W ' , ka i , L ' ' 55' 'f ff ff' -e iw -74 l- T ' 3 - N sb. y , ' AA W K H x' Y 'D fr A ' ' as cr, 11. '92 , , Q, . - , XV iv. , .vi l Q 1 55313, . . , . . , ,L , . Xfxgxmf ' . ' r I, Y t U- Q A - V 'Q AQ, 2 l EIGHTH GRADE Row I-C. Hudec, Gelston, D. Forsha, S Campbell, J. McCrea, M. A. Bergman, J Bennett, Mihalyov, M. Stiles, Hassenpflug Gerard, H. Doreza, Civitarese, A. L. Clark Row Il-W. Jones, L. Butler, N. Palmer, P Waugaman, M. O'Neil, M. L. Haid, D. Grum- bling, Carney, Farance, R. Faith, L. Young Frattura, J. R. Campbell, J. Haydon. Row Ill-K. Baker, J. Sansonetti, J. Tomb. F. Cecchi, Loucks, K. Fisher, T. McCrea w. Gunter, J. Sandberg, H. Fairley, cf Moore, Moliterne, C. Calabrese. Row I-C. Dixon, J. Fletcher, Pontius, L Patterson, Henderson, Kridler, M. Baker H. J. Clark, D. Fairley, Slagle, G. McCrady Wyant. Row ll-Auen, J. Petrarca, R. Powell, Par- adise, D. Cribbs, L. Wilson, Jeffries, A. J Campbell, Hamer, Pifer, Nixon, McBurney Row III-C. Henry, J. Cribbs, G. Adams, W Miller, F. Spiardi, J. C. Reed, Krise, Vorl- age, B. J. Donahue, R. Waddle, H. Curtis Varner. SEVENTH GRADE Row I-E. Holzapfel, West, B. L. Reed. D Petrarca. V. W. Beard, Keller, Noble. S Dunlap. G. Wadding, Hoover, Altimus, Spi' ardi. Row Il-L. Johnson. Tirdel. Mellott. M. J McCurdy. DeNardis. Sams. P. Clark. Clift J. Wilson. Demetry. G. Bailey. M. Haid Keil. S. Gindlesberger. Row III-N. Rager. B. Dunlap. Zundel. W Parks. P. Moore. Magowan. C. M. George. P. Pender. V. Sandberg. J. Grumbling, G McCombs. McKee. J. Gilmore. H. Fluke. Row I-A. Baker, B. Hart, Hilty. I. Smith Harvey, I. Muir, G. Martin, R. Mardis, A Householder, E. Johnson, G. Milliman, W A. Reed, B. Delcoco. Row II-Curnow, C. Constantino. H. Foust R. McCIelIen. Devinney. G. Weinell, B. Gam ble. S. Davis. Luchsinger. G. Gibson. J. Pi per. C. Culbertson. J. Groft. Row Ill-L. Foust. Vance. Streeter. E. Cal abrese. R. Lukehart, A. Stitt, M. Gindles berger, R. Mannarelli, Maskrey. A. Dunlap J. Householder. R. Miller. 0 They sew a 0 Now brung me a nanl The Youngest of the Young .lumor Hugh SEVENTH GRADE How txmldly we wandered through the halls those flrst days ln September stopping to peer questnomngly tnto unfamlllar rooms yet terrx fied lest we break rules of which we had had no opportumty to learn We seventh graders wnll never forget those dxfhcult mfant days We were proud that at last we were a part of BHS Although we were the youngest group we set out to be the peppxest We formed a Vxctory Club wxth Mxss Re pme as our advxser Dues collected by the secretary treasurer Maureen Hard were sent to the March of Dlmes Led by Phyllxs Clark dent we salvaged silk and nylon for the war effort At football and basketball games we jomed wholeheartedly m the cheers and pep songs Seventh grade entered three girls volleyball teams m the Jumor hxgh tournament Our Actlvltles representatlves were Sally West and Leonard Luchsmger Bob McClellen and Grace Waddmg sold us our Blalres Because this year has been full of new ex perxences we are eager for elghth grade and more thrills' EIGHTH GRADE We were no longer the greenhorns of the Jumor high when we regxstered ln September as elghth graders Our confidence slmply oozed fortn as we realized that we knew a surprx mg number of teachers and students and best of all that we knew how to dlrect the lost seventh graders to thenr rooms When band uniforms were dlstrlbuted four of them went to elghth grade members Lucxlle Butler Charles Moore and John Molxterne rn the clarinet sectlon and joan Bennett soprano saxophone Joan also sang m the chorus as dld her classmates Shxrley Campbell and Charles Henry Two people kept busy on Thursdays were our Act1v1t1es representatives Gene McCrady and Loxs Gerard L1l11an Patterson and Lucille We too had three girls teams ln the Junior hmgh volleyball tournament Even the mlghty senlors bowed to us when the results of the tm can collectlons were an nounced for the eighth grade rooms boasted the largest number of cans m the entxre hlgh school In March we presented our first chapel program under the dlrectlon of Miss Swan We shared the thrlll whxch came to jonathan Sand berg as a representatlve of the D A R pre sented hlm w1th the medal for excellence hxstory We have enjoyed our days nn 208 209 and ln the balcony at chapels but we are ambltlous to become freshmen for then we can truly call ourselves hlgh school students fme seam and a hammer 43 I I D V - 1 -Sn 5 president, and Gwendolyn Bailey, vice presi- Butler collected our Blaire payments. , l 1 1 ' - 1 ' i ' ' in O 0 I I 1 . Q 1 ' lil. 1144: - nun. 5., A 1 Q , f X That l943 May he Remembered 46 BLAIRE STAFF Row I-J. Glass. B. Forsha. P McKelvy. Walkinshaw. B. Wal ter. M. Fetchko. D. Mologne. D Clement. McNutt. I. R. Olson Miss Sleighter. Row II-Miss Almes. Naylon Ford. R. Piper. B. Kanyan. Cov ish. A. Lukcik. Irwin. McAfee LQ. Holzapfel. REPRESENTATIVES Row I-A. Sundry. L. Patterson L. Butler. G. Wadding. R. Mc- Clellen. Row ll-Rosenthal, Hranec. A Pesci. Colananni. G. Butler. Row ill-R. Starry. Witmer. S. L. Ankney. DeMaio, W00d- ruff. P. L. Patterson. Row lV-Washington. J. Fatora F. Pender. Fortunato. R. Henry I: VVho's Who? Asks Jane Waddle as She identifies Blaire pictures. THE BLAIRE . . . Pictures! Copy! The Blaire goes to press! Behind these words lay the long hard process of planning, selecting pictures, writing copy, reading proof, checking details, securing adver- tisements, and conducting a subscription campaign. Because of the success of the drive for more subscriptions this year, the Blaire staff attained the goal for which they have long hoped- padded covers. Under the leadership of the editors, Joan Glass and Mary Dot Walkinshaw, and of the advisers, Miss Almes and Miss Sleighter, the following staff for the Blaire was chosen: senior class editor, Patricia McKelvyg junior class editor, Annette Shireyg sports editors, Jerome Fatora and Dave Naylong iden- tification editor, jane Waddle. Serving as club editors were Daryl Clement and Dorothy Mologne. Juanita McNutt and Rolin Ford were responsible for faculty write-ups, and Betty Walter for senior write-ups. The art work was done by Robert Henry and john Churilla. Business manager, Betty Forsha: assistant manager, Marian Fetchkog advertising staff, Jack Ir- win, Robert McAfee, Robert Piper. and Elmer Holzapfel, and typists, Illa Roi Olson. Kathryn Covish. Betty Kanyan. and Ann Lul-tcik completed the staff. The reward the staff members received for their service was the pleasure of perpetuating life in Blairsville High through words and pictures for present enjoyment and future retrospec- tion. Row l-J. Cummings. R. Gibson Fullerton. D. Clement, E. M Publications - Literary and Journalistic THE BLAIR-lil NEWS With Mary Lee Turner as editor, jean Cummings, assistant editor and Jerome Fatora, sports editor, this year the journalism class took over the publication of the Blair-Hi News, bi-weekly school paper. An editorial in the first publication asked the students to feel free to express their point of view and to send letters of advice, suggestions, or criticism to the staff. With this as a beginning the staff endeavored to publish a paper that would appeal to students and patrons. Blairsville High School has seen much improvement in the school paper this year both in format and in the quality of its contents. Taking an additional forward step, the staff voted to join the NSPA, National School Press Association. The staff is to be commended for their efforts in making the Blair-Hi News not only a credit to the school but also an anxiously awaited publication. llur Bi-Weekly Spokesman Burkley. Jordan, L. Fairley, M L. Turner, D. Mologne. L. J. Bergman. R. Campbell. I. Gil- more, V. Cecchi, Pavell. Row ll-G. Thompson, A. Shir- ey. B. Cunkelman. N. Sweet. Rickard. C. Fairley. J. Fatora. Davison, Irwin, Roberts. R. Pip- er. B. J. Forsha. Liccioli, M. Hill. o Journalists go into a huddle to plan Christmas edition. 0 Typewriters bang as typists and student teachers prepare stencils. Rowl Amend R Dettorre A Flcca F Falrley A Weav er Joyce T Clement M J Hosack Wlmmnl Row ll M Gamble J Ben nett C Moore Mollterne Marcozzl B Walter Walkin shaw G Mclntlre Wulkln son Graham w Ill Flu e M a Iara J Mlller McCracken Boone R Walter M McKeI vy D Clawson B Calabrese Row IV Shnck Anderson R Gubson Rook D Ferguson B Forsha Kelly B Young H MacMurdo Runzo Row V Leone Rumbaugh D Glass G Locatl Fo tu nato Torrance Robinson D MacMurdo J Thompson A Petrarca H Hebenthal Bl0W' BUGLES I 48 Music Swells the Breeze The trumpets blare the drums roll and the band begms playmg the Vlctory March as It parades on the football Held durmg the half to dlsplay drllls mdustrlously worked out dur mg the week The snappy new mllxtary umforms of brlght orange and black trlmmed ln gold have made the band more than a match for any vxsltmg Organization Fxfty players sux hlgh steppmg majorettes and four color bearers make up thxs orgamzatlon 1n whxch the school and com mumty take much pnde Rehearsals are held on the Leglon Held durmg football season and on the Alumm Hall stage dur mg the rest of the year under the dxrectlon of Mr Book On several occaslons band members arose from warm beds at 5 00 a m m order to glve Uncle Sams selectees from thus dlstrlct a hearty send off to the strams of Khakl B111 Thls year State Band was held at Farrell Pa Blalrsvllle was well represented by three outstandmg band members Jack Irwln clarlnetlst Robert Rumbaugh trombomst and Guxdo Locatl master of the sousaphone Wxth the presentation of the spmg concert Music for Victory the band concluded xts year s actlvmes Ro -B: k , . D I- . , . ' ', r I BEAT! BEAT! DRUMS' . r ' I 1 . , . . . . - The Melody Llngers In the mmds of hlgh school muslclans of today the martlal rhythm and brllllant um forms of the band have detracted from the lnterest for the less showy but harmonlous strams of the orchestra It IS for thls reason that our orchestra along wlth many other hlgh school strmg groups has suffered ln respect to numbers The group dld not become act1ve unt' the second semester when lt rehearsed IWICC weekly under the dlrectlon of Mr Book muslc supervlsor Its members numberlng approxlmately thlrty flve students were re crulted from band members and avallable strlng players At the tlme of the class play the orches tra made 1ts Flrst formal appearance tt also furmshed muslcal background for the sprmg commencement CXCYCISCS I Hear America Slnglng Durmg every twenty mmute perlod the hxgh school chorus composed of seventy flve volces rehearses dlllgently to prepare for 1ts musxcal programs of the year usmg as pepper uppers to these rehearsals the songs GCGICBI eu to tne var1ous orancnes or Uncle Sams rngnung torces lhe strams ot LHYISLUIBS carols drut from the doors ot Alumm Hall as tne chorus practlces tor the annual candle ngnt servlce and the tradxtxonal carol servlce tnrougn the halls precedmg L,nr1stmas vaca txon lhe chorus sang both secular and sa cred muslc at the sprmg concert m Aprxl lh1s group deserves much credxt for lt has been through th1s orgamzatlon that many students possessmg talent ln volce have been gxven lmpetus toward muslcal careers follow mg gracluatlon ORCHESTRA Kelvy Walklnshaw B Walter McCullough T Clement R w II E Howard, D C w son Joyce J Muller Rosenthal M McKeIvy Row III B Fluke A Petrarca B Young McCracken H Mac Murdo B Forsha Runzo Irwln Row IV Rumbaugh G Locatl Fortunato Robinson H Heben thal CHORUS R w I Bush J Smith B Wal r J Bennett S Camp e Bollmger Stasvo R M Hobart Row II J Grumbllng S Sweet Ferguson orn J Cum mlngs B Ruda Bailey P Moorhead Weamer Row III N Sweet Chuck u Ingham Hamllton V Duco Ioyce V Cecchu M B Jones Row IV E M Hosack Amend Gould, McNutt, M L r ner A Ruda B Howard Stray er D Burkley. Richards Row V McCracken. R Beard ors a Faure . Waddmg. M L Clark Lovette. P Clark J Waugaman. J Reed Row VI Clteronl, Bushnell, S cCIeIIen G Locatl Irwm Runzo. Rumbaugh. Roblnson Torrance I I I I Row I-Moore. A. Ficca. P. Mc- o - . . Ia - o - . . ' . . - te . . . . b ll. N. ' . H .' I - 4 . f ' . cw:- M. I l .1 . Tu - B. J. F h . c. I y cf M . . ', ' . TRI-HI-Y Row I-Walkinshaw. Siuart. J Thompson. Fullerion. R. Wal ter. Wimmil, B. J. Forsha. Gra ter. D. Clement. McNuti. D Mologne. I. Gilmore. M. J. Ho sack. Row Il-J. Glass. P. McKelvy L. J. Bergman. M. Gould. J Grumbling. E. L. Marshall. M L. Forsha. Amend. J. Wauga man. J. Reed. Gillingham chick. M. Mcxeivy. Miss white' Row III-J. Waddle. B. Camp- bell. H. MacMurdo. S. L. Ank- ney. E. M. Burkley, L. Fairley B. Young. McCracken. Graham A. Shirey. M. Hill. Ringler. Hl-Y- Row I-A. Banko. D. Marshall. E. Pesci. E. Sansonetti. Valla. D. Ferguson. Maytea. E. Hol- zapfel. Torrance. J. Campbell. Ongley. J. Gould, Byron, R. Lowman. Row ll-Mr. Book. Coy. Hay- don. L. Forsha. P. McCombs. D. Lukehart. McAfee. S. McCleIlen. J. Thompson, Leone. B. Low- man. Gray. B. Gilmore. W. Dun- lap. A. Dettorre. lrwin. Row III-R. Sundry. E. Culbert- son, G. Locati. Naylon. B. Fleming. Ferencz. D. Wauga- man. Fortunate. G. Pesci. D. MacMurdo. L. Williams. Turney. R. Piper. USHERS- Row I-Murray. L. J. Bergman. Grater. L. Fairley. M. L. Tur- ner. P. McKeIvy. G. ThomPS0 - Row ll-J. Cummings. N- Sweet. B. J. Forsha. C. FairleY- J. Waddle. H. Williams. E. M. Burkley. In Club Actlvltles . Strlvlng to Serve To buxld a better world is the alm of every member of the Tr1H1Y a club whlch, smce xts organlzatxon ln 1933 has strlven to help each gxrl buxld high standards of Chrlstlan char acter Twlce each month forty girls gather 1n Mlss Whxtes room for thelr business meetlngs conducted by the president Betty jean Forsha As the girls wltness the Joy of a dlstressed mother who receives thelr g1ft of a Thanksglvxng dmner, as they listen to squeals of delxght from llttle chxldren whose only Chrxstmas party will be that glven by the Trl H1 Y as they lxsten to m spxratxonal messages of guest speakers at thelr dmners they learn ln thexr daxly llvmg to Follow the Gleam We Practice Fellowship On alternate Tuesdays of every month the H1 Y club organization for boys sponsored by the YMCA meets ln Alumm Hall Always promment ln the thlnklng of the mem bers IS the goal of the Hx Y to practxce the ldeals of Chrls tlamty m da1ly lxvmg Begmnmg wxth a party to 1n1t1ate the new members the club held a number of soclal events through out the school year Complymg wlth the war restrxctxons the boys held many of thexr HCYIVIYICS xn the communxty The mem bershlp has almost doubled thxs year and the H1 Y Club IS once agam the useful and fixed part of Blalrsvxlle Hlgh School that xt was m former years Eager to Welcome In thexr black sklrts and whxte blouses the ushers stand at the doors of Alumm Hall ready to be of servnce to all Each of the seventeen members who are chosen from the semor class, must be a member of the actlvxtles assoclatlon must be cheerful at all tlmes and wxllmg to cooperate The gxrls be gm thexr servlce to the school durlng thelr Jumor year as they usher at the class play commencement act1v1t1es and other semor events ln the sprlng of the year The ushers were fxrst recogmzed as a club m 1940 when they adopted their uniforms OFFICERS TRI HI Y CLUB Presudent Betty J e a I1 Forsha Vlce Presldent Evelyn Wammll Secretary Helen Grater Treasurer Rae Walter Adviser Mnss Whnte OFFICERS HI Y CLUB e Vuce President WIII Tor rance Secretary Treasurer Andrew Maytea Chaplam Duck Ferguson Advnser M r Book OFFICERS USHERS President Jane Waddle Vlce President Laura Jane Bergman Secretary Lows Falrley Treasurer Jane Moor head Advuser Mnss Turner 51 I I I I I I I - .- , . . . . . . , 1 Q- x ' . ' -. - .- , . . - . ' ' b 1, . . . . . ,, ,, I I '- , an . . . ., . ' . I . . . - President-Elmer Holzap- . . . . . . - . ' . . . . . f I- , - . , . . - , . y - i I 1 I OFFICERS INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB President - William Man- arelli. Vice President - Albert Fortunato. Adviser-M r. Loya. OFFICERS MONOGRAM CLUB President-Dave Naylon. Vice President - Robert McAfee. Secretary-Elmer Holzap- fel. Treasurer-Anthony Ban- ko. Adviser-M r. DeLuca. Workmen, Skilled and Competent One of the best equipped departments of Blairsville High is the Industrial Arts department, which is doing its part in the war effort by training boys to take their places in industry after graduation. During four mornings of the week, boys run the lathes, pound nails, and maneuver saws, turning out tables, lamps, desks, and chairs. The fifth morning is spent at draft- ing tables where the boys learn to draw blueprints. The stage and projection crew boys are selected from this group. The boys of the Industrial Arts Club are not only serving Blairsville High School but are also working hard so that they may serve on Uncle Sam's assembly lines in the future. Accent on Sportsmanship The husky lads of the gridiron, the basket shooters of the gym floor, and the speed demons of the half mile make up the Monogram Club, organized in 1938 by Mr. DeLuca. The aim of the club is to foster a closer relationship among the boys who have pledged themselves to uphold the ideals of sportsmanship, loyalty, faithfulness, and willingness to give their best for their school. This year the Monogram Club sponsored the annual long awaited varsity-faculty basketball game which is on a strictly- for-fun basis and is played without the formality of rules. The climax of a high school athlete's career comes to him in athletic chapel, when the senior members are presented with monogram sweaters and the underclass members receive a block B. Both awards are a symbol of achievement, they are proudly worn by every boy during the remainder of his high school days. Row I-McCrady, Tyson. West. Gerard, I. Gilmore, H MacMurdo. ray. Cole. Row IV-J. A. Cronin. Henry D. Glass. Irwin. Rumbaugh mings. Row II-Luchsinger. C. How- ard. A. Scuccimarra. Nastase. Row III-J. Grumbling, B. Buco, D. Clement. Miss Turner, Mur- Shacreaw. B. Fluke. J. Cum: We Laughed Away Problems . . . INDUSTRIAL ARTS Row l-Erb. R. O'NeiI. Row II-J. Marshall. A. Weaver, Pollock, Nowinsky. R. Dettorre, Crist. Row Ill-Mr. Loya. H. He- benthal, Byron, Fortunate, B. Calabrese. J. Gould, A. Ros- borough, Stadtmiller, Byers. S. Palmer. MONOGRAM CLUB Row I-P. Kritzer. R. Miller. A. Banko. E. Holzapfel. Nay- lon. McAfee. L. LaMantia. E. Pesci. Row II-A. Dettorre, Stadt- miller, Leone, Lagoda. Valla. Rastok. Hanna. Row III-W. Peters. R. Con- stantlno. Madoni. D. Mar- shall. Parade of the Silver Dimes The activities association, an essential factor in the func- tioning of Blairsville High School for the past six years, places all school activities on a cooperative basis. This association not only enables students to get bargain rate tickets to athletic events, concerts, class play, school news- paper subscription, and refund on the yearbook but also finances athletic equipment and helps to support school entertainments and publications. Any student in the high school or parochial school who pays one dime a week for thirty weeks may join the association. Twenty-four representatives, one in each room, collect the dimes every Thursday. OFFICERS Senior Head Daryl Clement Junior Head Jane Ann Cronin Faculty Sponsor Miss Turner 53 But We Learned to Solve Them' OFFICERS LATIN CLUB Consuls Dave Naylon Jean Thompson Praetors John Qumn Peggy Lou Weamer Scrlba Daryl Clement Quaestor Mary Lee Tur ner Advlser M Iss Turner OFFICERS F F A CLUB President Leroy Howard Vvce President Charles McAtee Secretary Tom Mnkesell thal Reporter Dave Scuccl marra Adviser Mr Dunlap OFFICERS FRENCH CLUB President Robert Henry Vsce President Edward Culbertson Secretary Nellne Lormg Treasurer Jerome Fato Advoser Mnss White 54 Hall Caesar, Vlrgul Cicero' As m former years the Latin Club the largest orgamzatlon of 1ts k1nd mn the school, IS an actlve group composed of senlors Jumors sophomores and all freshmen who manntaln an average of exghty flVC per cent Under the guxdance of Mlss Turner students endeavor to learn of the customs language, the ldeals of the Roman people and to llve up to their motto Carpe Dlem Sexze the oppor tunlty As a result of the automoblle llmltatlons thls year the Latm Club enjoyed one of the social experlences beloved by the last generatxon a hay r1de Members went garbed 1n overalls straw hats pxgtalls and bonnets and returned home hay seedy and surfexted Other actxvmes Included a hlke skatmg party wemer roast chapel program and a banquet carrled out ln true Roman style Gentlemen of the Soul Learnmg to do domg to learn earnmg to llve, and l1v1ng to serve IS the motto of the F F A a natlonal orgamzatlon made up of boys preparmg for farmmg through vocatlonal agrlculture The exh1b1t of the Blalrsvllle chapter entltled Increasmg at the Indlana County falr held thls year In a state wxde con test Charles Swasy placed eleventh w1th hrs laylng hen project State and county Judgmg contests cooperatlve buymg and sellmg and varlous types of exhlbxts were mcluded ln the work of the F F A thls year From thls organlzatxon w1ll come effl cxent farmer cmzens who shall attaln thelr goal of lmproved agrnculture and glve mdlspensable servxce to the postwar world Oul, Mademoiselle Blanc Every French student looks forward to membershlp m the French Club during h1s semor year This fun lovmg group organized by Mlss White lb now celebratmg lts twelfth year as a part of the soclal llfe of Blaxrsvllle Hlgh Thls year the forty members of the club experxenced through folk dances songs and games the gaxety ot pxewar Pans Business meet mgs were held ln the llbrary durmg the twenty mlnute period to plan wemer roasts skatmg partles and the annual banquet The French Club upholdlng nts annual tradmon honored xts hxghest rankmg student wxth the club medal P I I I I I 0 , . Y , ' 1 . . 7 . H . i . - 1 ' - n ' 1 - I V y . . , ' I Y y Y I K, . . , . . . . 7 7 - - . , . . ., . . i ' I ' . . . . . U . T - . . . ' . reasurer Dale Heben Food for Freedom Through S011 Conservation , won first prlze ' T I , l I Ta. . . . 4 41 - D - LATIN CLUB Row I-J. Harkins. Robinson. Nay lon. L. Forsha. D. Waugaman. J Thompson. Rumbaugh. R. Harkins Row Il-M. Rosborough. L. Muir J Thorrpson. D Cam bell. P. How- . . p ard. Pezzi. C. Banko. Stock. D. Mo logne. M. L. Turner. McNutt. J Smith. E. Protz. T. Jellison. Gra- ham. Svetkovich. Row Ill-A. Pesci. M. Protz. F Martin. C. Miller. S. Cronin. Haupt M. Fatora. C Fairle. C Tom . y . b. Henigin. Joyce. N. Sweet. A. Scuc- cimarra. S. Sweet. Miss Turner. Row IV-Stasio. E. Dixon. Shearer Gillingham. Amend. Grumbling Weamer. M E. Shirley. Roberts. Z. Fisher. Rook. Chick. J. A. Cronin. Wor-thing. J, Waugaman. J. Reed. E. M. Hosack. F. F. A. Row I-Streams. C. Mikesell, Earn- est Kitzmiller, H. Muir. K. Weinell. O. Cunkelman, Hilliard, J. Lukcik. D. Scuccimarra. J. McConnell. Row II-Spearman, J. Gibson. R. Kephart. Overdorff, Holmes. H. Williams. T. Mikesell. W. Dunlap. C. Swasy, Mr. Dunlap. Row lll-L. Howard, McAfee. Green, Ervin Kitzmiller-. R. Ben- nett, Longnecker. FRENCH CLUB Row I-B. Walter. Walkinshaw. E. M. Muir. P. McKelvy. E. Dallara. J. Fatora. Loring, E. Culbertson. R. Henry. G. Young. T. Jellison. G. Thompson, R. Campbell. Row ll- F. Martin. F. Smith. J. Glass. W. Libengood. Bowersox. J. Waddle. McFarland, M. Waddle. B. J. Forsha. L. New. Beatty. H. J. Asper. Miss White. Row Ill-Groer. Ford, S. McClel- len. R. Sundry, Maytea. E. Holzap- fel. Davis. Ferencz. Bushnell, Mc- Afee. Valla. R. Piper. E. Sanson- etti. Pollock. The Class of 1943 Presents The Stevens Famlly and Friends: Pose for a Tintype But Dad, you don't understand! You gotta have a tux , wails Tommy, jack Irwin, as he pleads with his dad, Robert Mc- Afee, for money to purchase a tux so that he may escort Doris, Helen Asper, to the prom. Mrs. Stevens, Daryl Clement, and Grandma, Joan Glass. stand by Tommy but to no avail. Even Einstein, Andrew Maytea, and Tommy's pal George, Dave Nay- lon, can figure out no way to help Tommy. Tommy's sister, Betty, Mary Dot Walkinshaw, has her own love interest in the person of Phil, Elmer Holzapfel. Roger, a fraternity man, George Ongley. complicates the problem by dating Doris for the dance. Janice, Mary Lee Turner, and Clara, jean Cummings, sympathize with Tommy but are busy with their own dates. Everything finally unravels and Tommy gives up women until he spies a female neighbor moving in across the street. Even George, the woman hater, yells, Wow! Look at that girl-a five bell picture! We Found Tommy's Coat on Better get those Wet Get your Friends and Come Back the Boat Landing. Clothes off. Tommy. for your Father LOVE TROUBLES TOM M Long to be Remembered THE NIGHT OF MAY 1 1942 HAWAIIAN GARDENS SOFT LIGHTS SWEET MUSIC Smiths residence 8 R Yes Id love to Last powder dab Check un on the necktre All et for a big night Awaiting the promenade The Grand March Leaving the dance . . . End of a perfect evening. . . Penn View and the juke box 57 Ji' il: 1 ml 'fv - . LQ f xi' ' MQW Q Q I Q. , Ao X: Q? K I s a - u JE-Q 6 '1'1'Qg -Ui 1 qgiyw, 5' A Q02 4' 9 x , 5 1 4' Q ,M 'F..Q.,-- R, X? M 55 if i filli C33 9 5 if' if 'P' 9 9 r WT ' as Q Y C ' ' ,: x Q Q f N - i -'E -. , 1- Q 1 Y 1 , : I egg :- r . , ff XE? ki 0 1 Y I f I A V . . , I 1 K ,, X I N iv- vo ' E-SF? sf 'f 1 qv- ..-- if Q - V-WM , ,A Q 'v .,-h. n 3 A ZA.. ,f ' 3, ff . ' 7 ff - f . g . .ev r 5 .vi f -Q iff, I Ivan Row I-A. Dettorre. McAfee, L. LaMantia, E. Holzapfel. Valla, A. Banko, Naylon, Rastok, Madoni. Row II-Gasbarro, Leone. R. Miller. E. Pesci. G. Pesci. McClarren. Lagoda, Stadtmiller, D Lukehart, Frattini. Row Ill-Turney, Irvine. Piccolin. W. Hess. Winchell, C. Fleming, DiBussi, Nowinski. Manager, J. Allison. ASON'S RESULTS Penn Twp. 6 Trafford 13 Apollo 27 Derry Twp. 14 St.Vincent Prep. 13N Indiana 0 Derry Boro. 0 Yea, Team. Late in August, Coach DeLuca gathered his prospects and set out for the second annual football camp with old Camp Wil- liam Penn as the site. Since twelve men were lost through graduation, the task of developing a winning combination was not easy. Also a preview of the schedule revealed the absence of breathers . In the opener under local lights, the Orange and Black downed Penn Township, Westmoreland Class B champs, 12-6. Failure to make the conversions cost the Bobcats a 13-12 loss to Trafford in a night game here a week later. A much heavier Apollo squad was held in check for two quarters, but they later rallied to swamp the visitors 27-7 on October 2. On October 10, the largest crowd of the season watched Derry Township defeat Blairsville 14-0 in a tough battle. After almost three weeks of rest, the locals clashed with St. Vincent in a night cap here on October 30. Again, failure to convert gave the Prepsters a 13-12 victory. The following Thursday, the DeLucamen defeated Indiana 12-0 at the county seat, thus capturing the county championship for the third consecutive year. On Armistice Day, Derry Boro and Blairsville staged their annual football classic. Derry's passing offensive thrilled the holiday crowd: however Blairsville displayed a ground attack which resulted in a BHS victory 6-0. Elmer Holzapfel, Anthony Banko, Dave Naylon, backfield- men: Bill Valla, grid captain: Leonard LaMantia and Bob Mc- Afee, linemen, will graduate in May. Heroes of the Gridiron ANTHONY BANKO . . . senior. . . right half- back . . . two year letter winner . . . best remem- bered for his 87-yard run against Indiana. ALBERT DETTORRE . . . junior . . . handy man of the squad . . . took a turn at center and halfback . . . finished at end . . . good disposi- tion and attitude. ELMER HOLZAPFEL . . . senior . . . quarter- back . . . ball handler deluxe on T formation plays . . . nephew of the great Norman Holzap- fel who graduated from BHS in 1927. CARL LAGODA . . . sophomore . . . end . . . inexperienced for the most part but has the makings of a Fine ball player. LEONARD LAMANTIA . . . senior . . , guard . . . first year on varsity . . . one of those watch- charm guards . . . aggressive . . . hard worker . . . likeable . . , very good attitude. CARL LEONE . . . guard and tackle . . . husky . . .aggressive . . . likes it rough. JOHN MADONI . . . freshman . . . halfback . .. clever runner . . . shifty . . . small and tricky. Dettorre Madonu E Pescl Banko Leone Naylon BOB MCAFEE . . . senior . . . center . . . two year veteran . . . hard worker . . . great defen- sive player . . . pleasing personality. LEN McCLARREN . . . junior . . . tackle . . . first year on varsity . . . large and slow moving. BOB MILLER . . . junior . . . tackle . . . hefty . . . lots of ability . . . may find himself next year . . . and should become a great player. DAVE NAYLON . . . senior . . . left halfback . . . signal caller . . . two year varsity performer . . . elected by squad as most valuable player. EUGENE PESCI . . . junior . . . fullback . . . brittle . . . well developed . . . looks like a terror in the open . . . should develop into a renowned back. TED RASTOK . . . junior . . . guard . . . first year on varsity . . . quiet and unassuming but vicious . . . splendid attitude. DALE STADTMILLER . . . junior . . .end and tackle . . . came to us from Indiana . . . has left us also to return to Indiana. BILL VALLA . . . senior . . . tackle . . . two years on varsity . . . played a few games at end last year . . . most experienced man on squad. E Holzaofel Lagoda L. LaMantla McAfee McCIarren R. Mil er Rastok Stadtmiller Valla BHS Rowl Naylon E Holzapfel M Afee Mr DeLuca Valla E Pescl A Dettorre Rw ll R Muller Madom Frat tlnl Rugby Robinson Torrance Row III L Tomb D Lukehart G Stamscla D Marshall G Adams W Hess Brantlmger Shoot 'Em High Blairsville Coach DeLuca sent out a call for all basketball asplrants xmme dlately after the close of football season Because Blaxrsvllle had entered Section XIII of the WPIAL league the BHS mentor was determmed to form a well balanced squad The opening two games of the season found the BHS cagers downing Saltsburg tw1ce 1n non league games by lopslded scores Derry Boro first league opponent captured a 36 32 wm on January 5 on the Ramblers floor A fast steppmg St Vmcent fxve won by a margm of 38 28 he e a week later In a league contest here on jan uary 15 Llgomer rallled and won 37 27 Wmmng thelr flrst league clash the locals reglstered an easy vxctory over Hurst 37 21 at the latters gym On January 22 the Bobcats made xt two ln a row by stoppmg Derry Townshxp 34 25 on the home court An exceptlonally tall Ramsay qulntet mvaded the Bobcat lalr on January 28 and romped off Wlth a 45 41 declslon The BHS bas keteers took tlme out from thelr regular league schedule on the fol lowmg mght to Scalp the I H S Indlans 44 32 on the home hardwood In a wlld and heated battle here on February 2 Derry Boro league champlons marked up another vlctory over the home courtmen The followlng Frlday the locals traveled to Mount Pleasant only to be swamped by twenty fxve pomts Indlana on February 9 avenged thelr earller defeat by topplng the vlsltors 30 28 ln a thriller at the county seat The next Frnday Blaxrsvxlle traveled to Llgomer losmg xn the last mmute of play 32 24 Wmmng thelr Fmal home game of the season the Bobcats overpowered Hurst 34 29 here on February 16 Playmg the fmale on Derry Townshlp s floor the Bobcats lost 34 28 ln a furlous battle Coach Al DeLuca athletic dlrector for the past fxve years left before the termxnatlon of the season for the U S Navy Mr Hosack dxrected the team for the remaxmng games 64 SEASON S RESULTS I Saltsburg 15 BHS BHS BHS BHS BHS BHS 'BHS 'BHS BHS LBHS BHS WBHS BHS BHS Saltsburg 23 Derry Boro St Vmcent 38 Llgomer 37 Hurst 21 Derry Twp Ramsay 45 Indxana 32 Derry Boro Ramsay 48 Indlana 30 Lngonler 32 Hurst 29 Derry Twp 1 Q ' V C. o - . ' , '. - I I I - I . , ' 1 1 . ' . Y . ' . . . . ' - - --42 - ' , 1 - . , .-43 - 3 , , ' . . .-32 -36 , - , - . . .-28 . ' - , , , . . .-37 - , , ' ' ' . . .-34 .-25 , ' , , ' l . ..-41 - , - - - ' ' . . .-44 ' - . , - . . .-18 -37 , ' , - . ..-23 - , , l . . .-28 ' - , ' - , , , , . . .-24 ' ' - , , , , , l . . .-34 - . , ' , , , , ' , l . ..-28 .-34 Set Shot and Foul Lme Artists ELMER HOLZAPFEL: Had a great background to draw from in athletics. His Uncle Norman, one time Blairsville great. encouraged him to excel in the realm of athletics. Hoppie is a very likeable chap. a hard worker who likes to win. ROBERT McAFEE: Became a regular in his sophomore year and held a guard posi- tion for two years. Macky's kindly disposi- tion makes him a shining example for other boys to emulate. DAVE NAYLON: Great set-shot artist. Takes things very seriously. Our acting captain, and general all-round lad of the school. Very good attitude towards his teammates and his work. WILLIAM VALLA: The big boy of the basketball squad. Bill always liked basket- ball, but was never quite able to make the varsity until this year. A great lad to have around for team morale. 1942 Track Review The '42 track team was hit hard by june graduation which left Coach Graham with only six lettermen: John Graham, john Santarelli, Ray Calhoun, Don Shearer, Richard Hanna and Jack Ficca. With these boys as the nucleus Ditty organized a squad for the first home meet with Homer City. The visitors demonstrated greater skill by defeat- ing Blairsville by two points. The following Saturday B. H. S. traveled to Elders Ridge to a quadrangular meet with Homer City, Elders Ridge and Saltsburg. Blairsville was runner up with Homer City taking the First place. In the county meet, Homer City proved to be the jinx for the third time during the season as they nosed out the Bobcats by a mere half point. The B. H. S. crack mile relay team brought home the relay trophy for the second straight year necessitating only one more victory next season to make the trophy a permanent possession of Blairsville High School. Coach Graham, track mentor for fourteen years, left at the termi- nation of the year. His loyal support of the track squad will be irre- placeable. 65 x x 755-x lx,,4px K fl L- xxx W x I ' L Q -4 ' ,x A , , ff . 9 I s. I'3: VA. , he F! -uni-, 'Q 1 Q '.,,.a 'Q- Q' 3 . .J - 1 1 ' 1 1 ff- 1, .1 ' ' I-is . 0 Y-5. 3 W' 1241.4 X , X X? , .N , JW I W df exe 3 24 3- - , ,. . 'S QPia3:.f4fv Q3 gg wh, 5 555' . A ,. 5 M ,l All , Q . 1 ,H I S u '-'X dxf I E f f 5 xi Q 5 . x 4 f' i K ' 5 13: 4' . -1 5' 'Ar' .., K, ' 5 'Q QW . M. K- R Q. me 'l ,L 2: t + I v.. Q , x V ' , , 1 .7 -L - t 4 Y 5 v.. Z ' A 5 x V 5 ' Q. 1 I X .'. N- I. 8464. ff . Q A Y x r .'a', gxfyjqv :N ,. .P JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL L , l - Row I-T. Nestich. Rigby. C. Miller. Grdgon. B. Peters. E. Baker. Flow ll-Axe. C. Starry. C. Mill- er. N. Cornell, B. Shank. P. Fleminq. G. Staniscia. S. Palm- cr. G. Adams. B. Dixon. Flow Ill-E. Mermer. Anderson. l L. Tomb. R. Crucknol. H. Clark. S. Hill. Flowers. H. Williams. Brantlinger. W. Clawson. o Not all plays are worked out on the gridiron 0 Fans look over practice scrimmage Down That Field Bobklttens' Under the capable guidance of Coach james Ho ack the jay Vees realized an undefeated season this year Near mid September Coach Hosack gathered to gether the remnants of last year s squad plus many new comers and began developing a cooperative and hard fighting eleven On October Q the Bobkittens traveled to St V1n cent and won their opener 13 6 Two weeks later 'hev again journeyed to St Vincent and topped the Bear pussies 6 0 Playing thelr only home game on October 24 the jay Vees showed real football ab1l1ty by down ing a much heavier Kiskl team 13 O KlSli1 played hos to the Bobkittens on October 29 when the locals con cluded thelr schedule by winning 6 0 over the Prepsters Headlining the team were lmemen G Stanlscla E Miller Grdgon and Fleming and backfieldmen Adams Sundry Rlgby and Starry s a I 0 . ,, . 4 . , . . ' . L ' - - . . t v - ' 0 - ' '- . . . . . . , - y Uncle Sai 0 Careful! Blood rushes to the head in that position. 0 Left jab to the head. or is it a right hook? 0 Defying the laws of gravity. 0 Ken climbs the rope to get a bird's-eye view of Johnny's head stand. BOYS' INTRAMURALS While the varsity sports are in the lime light during the year, there are other athletic activities for boys that are equally important in building physically fit, healthy future citizens. These athletic activities come un- der the heading of intramurals and include mushball, boxing, the obstacle course and feats on the horse and parallel bars. The first week of school proved to the mushball players that the field was harder and they were softer than they thought. However persever- ance prevailed and home runs soon became numerous. Next came boxing, introduced to Blairsville High for the first time. Judging from the enthusiasm there is no doubt that the sport will con- tinue. The pugilistic aspirants experienced much fun and exercise, but they also suffered a few shiners which temporarily marred their manly beauty. The commandos of our armed forces have nothing on BHS when it comes to the obstacle course. Although these fellows derived much pleas- ure in turning themselves into pretzels and in mimicking Tarzan on the ropes, their fun could not be compared to their gain in physical fitness. There is one lesson at all Times and Places! One changeless Truth on all things changing writ, For boys and girls. men. women. nations, races- Be fit-be fit-and once again be fit! Commands Be F lt Overguardlng Shoot one' Keep your eyes on the ball Maud Marlans u where are the Robm Hoods? 0 Charnpuons all proudly dnsplaymg awards earned on the volleyball court GIRLS SPORTS Early fall finds the glrls of Blalrsxllle Hlgh School out IH the sun shme playlng mushball and archery Mlss Power physlcal educatlon mstructor stands wlth watchful P s as jo Pavlxk h1ts a home run whlle on the other slde of the held Betty Kanyan prepares to h1t a bull s eye When cold weather comes the warm gymnaslum beckons where volleyball basketball and tumblmg furmsh the glf1S w1th relaxa lon Volleyball appears to be the favortte game of the g1rls Durmg the last half of the year volleyball tournaments are held and each member ofthe w1nn1ng team IS awarded a scr1pt B Thts year more than ever before the glrls welcomed tumblmg cause they reallzed that exercxses selected from those glven t t e future servlce ln homes lndustry or the womens branches of e Hghtmg forces Complylng Wlth the request of the Health and Phystcal Educatton Assoclatlon each glrl was urged to be a gym teacher m her home and help keep the famlly fit by exerclsxng The gtrls athletlc program for thls year was all out for vlctory I I I . 9 .4 ' ' . I . be- ' . .u 1, u A . O h WAAC and WAVE, meant the development of strong bodies, Ht for . l - , C - . f HA l - 0 ' ' - b t N How we have enjoyed this year ln Blalrsvllle Hlgh' We had fun cheermg the teams at basketball and football games laughlng at student comedy chapels and playing pranks on freshmen and new club members We learned much xn our classes and gamed physlcal fitness ln the gymnasium We were sorrowful when we lost our beloved coach to Uncle Sam We supported defense stamp sales and tm collections And now we come to the end of an eventful year To the underclassmen who w1l1 return next year we senlors wlsh as many memorable school days as we have had durmg our unforgettable days ln Blansvllle Hlgh School v We Lake to Patromze . Acme Market Adams Market Amerlcan Stores Company Andersons Food Market Andre Lumber and Supply Company W L Benz M D E H Bergman and Sons Blalrsvxlle Concrete Products Company Blaxrsvxlle Dlspatch Blalrsvllle Grocery Company Blaxrsvllle Lunch Blalrsvxlle Natxonal Bank Blaxrsvllle News Company Boeh Flower Shop Boones Electrlcal Weldmg and Cuttmg H F Bowser Grocerles Brazmskls Barber Shop CWest Marketj BYIZZIS Nut Shop Browns Boot Shop H E Buchman Mens Furmshlngs E M Bushnell M D Center Drug Store H C Cohen D D S Conomos Confectlonery and Restaurant Danner Gxft and Flower Shop Deans Dmer DlCklC Drug Company Dons Esso Statlon Duffs Iron Clty College Duke Servxce Statlon Ellashof s Clothlng Store Farmers Supply Company Federal Bakery Ferguson Chevrolet Motor Company Ferguson Furmture Company J Freeman Ferguson Funeral D1rector Chas D Fleld Optometrlst Forshas Sport Shop E and D Frattura Food Store Robt S George Stocks and Bonds Gxlmore s Store Goldfarb s Fashxon Shoppe R G Graff Insurance W T Grant Company Greensburg Bakmg Company Gulf SCIVICC Statlon Hart s Garage Heasley Drug Company Hosacks Wallpaper and Paxnt Chas H Hunter Funeral DIYCCIOT George Hunter M D Irwms Servlce Statlon jamlson Realty Company Ray C Jones Kelrns Daxry Store Klers Hosxery Shoppe Llsle Kunkle Lumber and Supplles LaMant1a s Market Latrobe Laundry and Dry Cleamng Co F T Lowman Garage Maccxohs Musxc Shop Manos Theatre Market Street Garage Elmer C Salsglver Mltchells Beauty Shop G C Murphy Company Paul E Naylon D D S Oakdale Dalry H P W1lllamS F B Pender and Company Penn Parts Company Peoples Ice Company Peoples Natural Gas Company Robert H Shoop D D S W1ll1am Showers Mens Furnxshmgs E J Smlth Maytag Repalr Shop H B Smlth M D Stanleys Expert Servlce S D Stxffey and Sons Streamlme Market Sutton Mlller Company Travxs Department Store J M Turner Insurance Umon Hotel Vxctory Lunch Walnut Street Esso Station P C Walter Garage Westmoreland Mmlng Company T C White D C W C Wlddowson M D W1dmann and Teah W S Woods M D 0 0 0 O 7. . . , I Y . . ,M , . ' ' r yi . I A . . . . , . . . , . . . , . . R. A. Clawson Paul's Barber Shop , . ,- 1 , . - 0 I . V . . . , . . . ,A . , . , . ' U - . , 4 . . , , . ' . . . I , . . . . , . . , . . nc BOOKS STATIONERY PRINTING ENGRAVIN OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES a azines Greeting Cards o r 1 G o o d s GAMES ill nlelplud .Street INDIANA PA 72 Class Rings Club Pins Hi-Y Pins . A. A. Pins Tri-Hi-Y Pins Commencement Invitations Diplomas f IN .' UNION TRUST BUILDING PITTSBURGH PA Medals Trophies Band Unifoims Caps and Gowns Choir Robes Devoted to Essential Business and Senretarial Training XO ill IHOXII' OX ALEXANDER CAMPBELL THOMPSON ANNE NOBLE THOMPSON Sttietarial Coutsr. Iltee Months Offite Muliine Couxsa. Key Pundi Course Day ind Exciting Atlxntit 2255 ite. llieatre Bun c 33 III TH AVLNUL PI TTSBURGII G lll',NIiX ll Xl.l. DON 44 mx I . , G Sp t-ng Q A. I Ai-,. A A, lNS'l'l'l'l l'li Pl! ' ---A ' ' Sta - H A 'lling 5 7 5 7 f . .. ' ' PIIO'I OCJRAPIIFR I Us 11.41114 Yom 1111110 5IIkCS Reisondble JI AN IJICKIIL s 111 Iknns IT 5 A PI LASURL 'IO ROI I I R SKATI WLI I 1 Duly I IiXx I IL J L L mx! lxhcx 1 J 74 III lx C r111111l1111e11zx 111 li Yum Iypcwrltu IVI111 Co11111l111w11ts ot The Prflsu 6 OlI11lTV Store MII WI I VI ' .I Ii ,X N II I fl li I Ii I'. III. II INK lm . A ' ' J. Hlziiryv' c, 1 .ylvzmiw C I' C 7 , , I TWI In at IIJIQAXI, I'II'IiNI'I'I'IiI llIllIiiiJ'S I D I ' NIUIJICIIX IISINIX IA ' I ' O1 A Ifxmfllilmp Iilnixxvillv, PLL jf! , IX.11kL-1 S1111 IQUIIUI' SIZQ tillg Ir. YI A VI AIR 1 i IIi1,I1ScI1LI1I 5IIILI'IIIIr IJAILQIM I' 5 I'I1 IA4 IV IV 1 11 Ihr' Cilixx uf '-J., COIHIIIIUYGHIS of IU COMMENCEMFNI V 5 I-'AINhbVII I L OIIIO rd Year S I NI 62 4 VVaIrur St Eabr m PIIIsIJL1TgI l Pa SLCRILFARIAI TRAINING IOR YOUNG WOMILN A fiVOI1It with H15 from out of town mfnnnr zo Iuast I :berry Y W C Nuxt Clin September 1943 Write for catalog ut bw L luhnxtux I X xx 1 s x bo N Telephone 326 160 E, Market 51 Wwe IIIVLSIITICIIIS War Bonds IJ I A IVI O N D 5 ,I In W E L R Y Sylv.m D Herskowltf If Our btou III Pexson For a Pfllc I J A ' , NIISQ XL' ,liY'S H Q Q V M 1 SMIIUOI, Illlu I'.IJlllAl XXI. Sl'I'I'l.Y CIO. I I EI IN ITATIONQ ' il, C0 '- 1 .' . . ,A. V ' V WII ' 1- in R , vm A A ,IL-yyQIl'5' .'lqy1'g Is Kuo 'rm Iy 'I'heye 'I' vo 'I gan? I Q I nI'IYL'I'f'IIIIIIQ lkn' llu- Ul'iicv' 1 fI2IIIL'I'j' ul' lliflsu ' . ' CQIIIQ ' ' 4 an