Brownsville High School - On The Moon Yearbook (Brownsville, PA)

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'fozci f fx 1 ,I A , 'FL4 ,if i 1 lvl it , Mr, Addis Miss Allen Mr. Bruce Mrs. MR. EDWIN ADDIS-B. S.-California Teachers COI- lexe Mr. Addis. better known to the students as coach of the Junior High basketball team, teaches Problems of Democracy. In college he majored in English ond social studies. His main interest and hobby is athletics. which is only natural, for in high school and college he took an active part in football. basketball. and baseball. MISS E. ANN ALLEN-B. A.-Grove City College After graduating from Grove City. Miss Allen came to thc senior high school to fi'll the vacancy in the Spanish department, left by the resignation of Mrs. Knapp, Her favorite pastimes include read- ing current books. and attending movies, Early in the fall Miss Allen assumed the sponsorship of that vcry active organization, the Tri-Hi-Y. MR. EARL BRUCE-IQ. S.-Washington C-r Jefferson Our renowned football coach is a quiet man. participating in various activities around the school. Aside from his teaching duties. he often can be heard spreading his enthusiasm for athletics among the students. His first interest is sports, While in college he participated in track and football, Algebra and math arc his subjects. Mrs. Dorothy Carson-B. S.-Westminster College The wife of our former band director, Paul Car- son. is well known to the student body. having been a substitute before being elected to a regular teach- ing position for the 1943-44 term. Sho teaches Eng- lish to commercial Sophomores, In addition to her English, Mrs. Carson majored in Music. Unfortu- nate-ly, illness kept her from being with us for 11 greater part of the winter. MRS. PAIILINE CLEMMER-B. S.-State Teachers College, Indiana. Pa. Mrs. Clemmer introduces the commercial students to the various branches through her course in Jun- ior Business Training, She first taught in the Brownsville schools in 1936, then returned to Browns- villa- ln 1942 after teaching in California. She has very 'little time to indulge in her favorite pastime of reading. MR. JESSE COLDREN-A. B. and A. M.--Pitt and California Normal Mr. Coldren keeps his P. O. D. classes inter- esting and original with his humorous anecdotes. Ht- enjoys doing rr-search work on the history of Brownsville and collects political campaign songs of the United States. He is said to have probably the best collection in the country, In the summer he likes to travel and has visited most of the states. Mrs. Dearth Miss Donahey W. Mr. Dudzak ...- in , Carson Mrs. Clemmer Mr, Coldren MRS. LOUISE DEARTII-State Teachers College, California, Pa. Mrs. Dearth teaches Business Arithmetic and Economics to the Juniors. She enjoys piano accom- panying and at the present she is studyng music with Dr. Veon. Her pet hate ls b1uffers. MISS JEAN DONAHEY-B. S.-State Teachers Col- lege, California, Pa. M. Ed. Penn State Miss Donahey teaches World History to Soph- omore Academic students and American History to 11C-1 in addition to being sponsor of National Thes- plan Troupe 187 and Dramatic Club. she is trea- surer of the activities fund and sponsor of the Yearbook. During tne summers she likes to travel, read. and make qui'lts to add to her collection. JOSEPH DUDZAK--B. S.-Duquesne Med. Pitt-Mas- ter in Economics-Pitt Students will always remember Mr. Dudzak's U. S. history class for the vivid debates held there. Through his discussions he encourages the students to think more deeply on world events. Besides being a member of the coaching staff of the football team, he is also faculty manager of athletics. He con- siders reading a. necessity. MR. HARRY FAULK-B. S.-California State Teach- ers College From his former experience as a Marine. Mr. Faulk trains our senior boys in military drill. He came to us in the middle of the first semester to take up the duties as physics teacher. Reading and seeing movies are his hobbies. He is also very fond of sleeping, MR JAMES FIKE-A. B.-West Virginia University Mr. Fike teaches Pennsylvania history and aero- nautics, His chief interest is the study of dogs and genetics. In the form of entertainment, Gypsy Rose Lee rates first. His pet worry is the loss of his hair, He enjoys going to school and does so every sum- mer. MISS SHIRLEY GANO-- B. A.-Carnegie Tech. Miss Gano came to Brownsville from Pittsburgh to be our music directoress. She belongs to the Sigma Alpha Ioga, an honorary national women's music society. She enjoys reading, dancinil. and go- ing to the movies. Brownsville holds attractions for her, Concerts bore her but swing bands rate high. Faulk Mr, Fike Miss Gano --MP !

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OUR PRINCIPAL Dr. Mark M. hvans transl'erred his work as principal lrom Prospect Building to the Senior High School in No- vember, l9fl2. He laced the problem ol' overcrowded class- rooms and an incomplete corps ol' teachers this lall and has kept the school functioning very elliiciently despite these handicaps. XVhile the dralt board kept him busy lilling out forms and questionaires concerning our students and alumni, he lound withdrawals had helped to balance the crowded study hall and classroom situations to a certain extent. Mt. livaus attended Dickinson College, receiving his Ph. B. in lilfil. In l935 he received his M. lid. at the University ol' Pittsburgh and his Ph. D. in 19435. Besides his duties as principal he has been sponsor ol the Student Council lor part ol' the year and helped organize, as well as sponsor, the the Hi-Y Club. During his briel' leisure hours he enjoys lish- ing. collecting old coins, and smoking his favorite pipe. Be- lore Pearl Harbor, he toured Southwestern United States and Mexico. Mark M. Evans The School Secretory Miss Virginia Pttglia came to Senior High during the H343 Cotntnencement rush. alter ul . . . . , . . , 's. l'rost lelt to loin her husband. She has very rapidly learned the names ol most ol the students and has learned to associate them with the proper laces, which is even more impor- ttnt. lVe wonder how she accomplished this lieat in such a short time. .Xlways cheerlul, she ts ready to give advice and help the students with their problems ol' tardiness. schedttle changes, cuses, bruised shins, lost and lound articles, delense Slzltllll sales, and transcripts ol' credits. She is a graduate ol' the ll. ll. S. commercial department with the class ol ISITSS. ller t interests center in tennis and bowling. Top LeftiMiss Puglia at Office files Bottom Left-Tri-Hi-Y Dance 1 Center-Our Secretary, Miss Puglia Bottom Center-Brownie Cadets Top Right-Dr. Evans reading an announcement Bottom Right-Tri-Hi-Y Dance -. - ns- ww ... f- .- . , .- 22

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Miss Grossman. Miss Johnson Z MISS ETI-IEL GROSSMAN-B. S.-California State Teachers College Miss Grossman belongs to the Pi Gamma Mu, an honorary scholastic fraternity. Her favorite stage production is Porgy and Bess, mostly be- cause of the music by Gershwin. She hates apple polishersf' plays bridge, makes candy, dabbles at the piano, and she does teach English. MISS MURIEL JOHNSON-California State Teachers College Miss Johnson's interest in the manual arts has resulted in her transfer from her chosen field of primary work to the senior high mechanical drawing classes for the duration. At present she is continu- ing her studies toward a degree in the field of her hobby, manual arts, Miss Johnson has also been very active in Girl Scout work. MISS THELMA JONES-State Teachers College at Indiana, Pa. Miss Jones is another newcomer to the faculty, who resides at Marianna, Pa., and drives back and forth each day. She teaches commercial math, book- keeping. and retail selling, to seniors and sopho- mores. In her opinion there is nothing better than an excellent sleep. MRS. PAULINE KELLER,-B. S.-California State Teachers College Mrs. Keller, nee Pauline Paling. is another new- comer to our faculty, who however is familiar with B. H. S. routine, being a graduate of the class of 1939. While in college she majored in geography and social science and has English as a minor. MR. WILLIAM KOOP-B. S.-State Teachers Col- lege, California, Pa. Mr. Koop has taken additional work at Ohio University, Besides teaching biology to members of the sophomore class, Mr. Koop sponsors the Biology Club. He lives in the neighboring town of California and travels to and from Work. He follows world events with much interest and enjoys discussions along these lines. A . ,, TA ' J21lfQ,v ,lag Jones Mrs. Keller Mr. Koop MR. JOHN LESSNER-A. B.-Bethany Mr. Lessner teaches geometry and trigonometry. We will always remember him for his practical ad- vice given during his classes. This year our basket- ball tcam had one of its most successful seasons under his guidance. His avocations are gardening sports, and musical shows. War news interests him greatiy. He hates to get up in the morning. IVIISS MARY lVIcDONOUGI'I-B. S.-Mt. Mercy-Pitt Miss McDonough, who hails from Fayette City, is one of Mr. Faulk's passengers in the share-the- ride plan brought on by the present world situa- tion, She teaches clothing and foods to girls of the general course. The Thespians can vouch that she and her foods class are excellent cooks. MISS ETHEL McGINTY- B. S.-California State Teachers College, Duke Unlverity Besides helping the Sophomores acquire a good foundation in English, Miss McGinty also sponsors the Creative Writing Club. She is prominent in church work and likes music, reading, and poetry. Her pet hate is deceitful people. MR.. JOHN McVICKER-B. S.-Wooster College, 0hl0 M. Ed.-Pitt and W. 8: J. Mr. Mcvicker teaches the Seniors chemistry and also works in the Metallurgical Department at the Pittsburgh Steel. He formerly taught at Cecil Twp. and California High School. at which places he was base- ball. basketball, and assistant football coach. FRIEDA MILLER,-A. B.-Bucknell University The Juniors take English from Miss Miller. Her main interests are reading and swimming, She also enjoys seeing good movies and likes to play bridge for the fun of it. Penn's Creek is her home town. Bluffers are most unpopular with her. 2 I Mr. Lessner Miss McDonough Miss McGinty Mr. McVickers, Miss Miller