Butler High School - Magnet Yearbook (Butler, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 230 of the 1940 volume:

Syr . The Class of 1 V ■ i i sii� 1' DEMOTION We, the members of The Magnet Staff, have here endeavored by picture and words to portray the life of our school and in some small measure to capture the spirit and enthusiasm of our daily life together. Thus, may this book be a Storehouse of Treasures for all who have attended Butler High, and especially for the Class of January 1940. May this book constantly refresh the memories of a departed day. M'l. ZlliA. I 9k Jicm i l One who has directed our thinking through mazes of triangles, squares, and circles . . . IVho has preferred reason to memory . . . IVho with skilled hand has encouraged our efforts with T square and compass . . . To Frank M. Ellis, our mathe- matics and practical arts teacher, our counselor, and our friend . . . The Class of January, 1()40, affection- ately dedicates this volume of the Magnet. CONTENTS x , , , AdiwiieA £fl0tiU , x x Ide uvuf, ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION PRINCIPALS John D. Anderson Miss Bertha Miller J. T. Hogg ART Mrs. Narcissa S. Corey BIOLOGY Ellis U . Love Chandler McMillan Ralph A. Nicholas Joseph E. Robison CHEMISTRY George C. Atwell Lucille Critchlow CIVICS George L. Bernlohr COMMERCIAL Anna H. Brier Robert F. Galbreath, Jr. Harry F. Garner Richard C. Martin Ray IV. Miller Anna Margaret AJorrison Eleanor M. Murphy Martha M. Powell Edna G. Riggle Ruth E. IVhite Mary A. IVigton COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY J. B. Storey ENGLISH Mary C. Adams Irene Baker Clara E. Bartley Laura Boulden Elizabeth R. Campbell Martha A. Colbert Alice E. Douthett Jessie L. Graham Jane Harper M. Eleanor Hervey Mary Jamison Margaret Kilmer Esther M. Mapes Agnes M. McGlincy Jeanette McKee Elizabeth J. Murrin Gertrude Reed Lucile Ritts ECONOMICS H. Vernon Comin FRENCH Betty Greenough Ruth E. Helm ADMINISTRATION HISTORY Dorothy L. Anderson Alma M. Boyer Dorothy Grafton William C. Graham Regis L. Heinzer J. W. McDowell Beryl C. McKee M. J. Siljander INDUSTRIAL ARTS Dorothy Fletcher Christie Knowles G. Eldridge Frank M. Ellis Maxine Foster Mont R. Frederick Frances E. Gerber M. Lawrence Flammer Grace M. Jennings Norman G. MacFee Leon W. Silzle Mary Elizabeth Til brook LATIN Lila A. Adams Elizabeth Hepler Elizabeth White LIBRARIAN Georgia Mechling Grace A. Patterson MATHEMATICS Jean A. Bell Sara M. Black Lucile Johnston Florence Kramer John H. Seyler, Jr. Ford C. Stevenson Mary Margaret Turner Karl W. Yingling MUSIC H. Richard Dryden Don Bishop Gibson Amanda Manny PHYSICAL EDUCATION John E. Mixer Gula Bernice Sechler Virginia Varnurn PHYSICS W. B. Herron Nelson P. Palmer SCIENCE William L. Cross Joseph W. Douglass Hyman S. Hurwitz SPEECH Aliene D. Montgomery Gertrude Ritzert BOARD OF EDUCATION TO THE CLASS OF 1940 • Life is the acceptance of responsibilities, not their evasion. • It is the business of meeting responsibilities, not avoiding them. • To everyone the chance is continually being offered and by the manner of his choosing you may fully judge him. • In the actual work of life it is difficult to find those who will accept the responsibilities and do the job in shop or store or factory with a feeling of responsibility, initiative and imagin- ation. • It is the hope of each member of the Board of Education that you have not only learned facts, but that you have been taught to think. • In the last analysis, education is not enough. You will find it takes a state of mind, which may include ability and a willingness to work with your hands. • We can truthfully say that every member of the Board of Education is sincerely inter- ested in you and in your fellow students and is working with school officials and teachers to bring about the kind of education suggested. • To you who are graduating we offer our heartiest congratulations. Frank A. McClung I). BREADEN DOUTHETT, Vice President RALPH E. FORSYTHE DR. C. EDWARD MILLER, Secretary FRANK A. McCI-UNG, President DR. ROY W. WILEY, Superintendent FERD J. SPANG EARL W. REED R. J. FERGUSON -2)4. UJileq, TO THE CLASS OF JANUARY 1940 • Congratulations and best wishes to the mem- bers of the class of January, 1940. May your success in school lead to even greater success in the years that are to come. May you ever be true to the school you represent; to the parents who reared you; to the community which educated you and to the state and nation which has given you freedom and opportunities. • May you always stand fast to the best that is in you; to the God you worship; to the ideals you cherish and to the nation you love. M'i. AndeMan TO THE CLASS OF JANUARY 1940 • In this publication you have presented a pano- rama of your days of activity in high school. Its pages will remind you of challenging class prob- lems, of thrilling athletic contests, of inspiring pro- grams, of delightful friendships. • The members of the faculty would like to have it recorded here that they have enjoyed working with you. We of the faculty will follow your progress with keen concern and will welcome op- portunities to be of further assistance. It is our sincere wish that each of you will experience suc- cess in your chosen vocation, and that you will find happiness in a life well lived and in a work well done. CLASS ADVISERS OUR ADVISERS ARE THE ONES WHO: DRIVE US TO FRAZZLES TO GET OUR WORK IN CONSOLE US WHEN THINGS LOOK BLACKEST SMOOTH THE ROUGH SPOTS FOR US IN HOME ROOM AND COMMENCEMENT AFFAIRS ON THE OTHER HAND, WE ARE THE ONES WHO: TURN THEIR HAIR GREY MAKE LIVING WRECKS OF THEM AROUND JUNE AND JANUARY AND WILL THINK KINDLY OF THEM ALWAYS MlSS tocGllNCY and Miss white SENIOR h gh zhglish teachers Mr- °aerrEath MISS MURPHy MR- miller MarTin SENIOR Joan J. Abes . . . outspoken . . . hilarious . . . kept C. E. from succumbing to Morpheus ... a staunch friend . . . voluble ... an expressive grin. Hugh Ali.en, Jr. . . . “Jump” . . . humorous asset to 205 . . . thrives on painting houses in spare time . . . remember him in the Singapore Spider. William J. Andrew . . . Bill, our popular class president . . . championship varsity bas- ketball team ... a talented Thespian . . . junior Rotarian ... a good student ... a true leader. Rita Bayer . . . favors Haming-red hair . . . skating enthusiast . . . devours lemon pie . . . hopes to become a beautician—unless matrimony sets in. Harriet Louise Behm . . . unaffected by her beauty . . . radiates charm . . . loves pine- applc-upsidedown cake . . . adores base- ball . . . worships Nelson Eddy. George Bellis . . . short, light-haired lad . . . quite bashful . . . studious . . . generous . . . hopes to become an aviator . . . thinks Norma Shearer is grand. GERALDINE Beneigh . . . slender . . . winsome ... a sense of humor combined with the serious . . . her hobbies, roller skating and going camping. Esther Vita Berland . . . unselfish . . . eager to help . . . efficient . . . ambition, to be a doctor . . . happiest memory, a vacation in Lorain, Ohio. THE MAGNET CLASS J. Kenneth Hillman . . . “Ken” . . . nonchal- ant . . . good sport . . . persistent . . . accommodating .... evcr-ready with an answer . . . studious ... a true friend . . . Hi-Y fan. R. Jennings Bish . . . “Jens” .... courteous and immaculate ... a tease and an expert skater . . . prefers brunettes and red ties. Lyle F. Bish . . . loyal Hi-Y-er . . A Mixed Chorus . . . ambition, aviator, as there are no cops to arrest him in the sky. Anne Boi.iver . . . Our Magnet editor . . . highest honor student .... combination class secretary — accompanist — basketball guard . . . interested in music . . . popu- lar, good-natured, lovable. Audrey J. Breth ... a sweet little person, with pretty blue eyes ... a winning smile and a charming personality . . . enjoys sewing and chocolate pudding. Doris Breth . . . sweet . . . unaffected . . . enjoys fishing and collecting old books . . . clever writer . . . aims to be an outstanding nurse. John Brown ... an asset to 1938 football . . . won his “B’ in basketball . . . hobby, breaking tennis racquets . . . favorite pastime, walking up Morton Avenue. BETTIE E. Browne ... a blue-eyed red-head . . . loves to skate . . . was once (?) caught talking by Mr. Ellis . . her weakness, red trucks. SENIOR Leo Burgess . . . certainly not a woman-hater . . . horn in “Kaintuck” . . . bluffitious, lo- quacious, nonchalant at all times. Ruth A. Burns ... an attractive brunette . . . favorite ambition, to be a perfect typist . . . her hobby, dancing; she likes ice cream, too. Arthur A. Clouse . . . Bashful “Bill” from North Oakland way . . . always smiling and looking gay . . . always happy and very keen . . . know he’s Irish ’cause he likes green. Walter James Cochran . . . greatest football manager of all time! ... a military man from the C. M. T. C. . . . honorable judge of the civics trial! Charles Randall Conabee . . . also answers to “Garkon” . . . quite adept at sparkin' ... an actor, so we’ve heard ... as a fid- dler, gets no bird. Rosemarie Corea ... a truly sweet brunette . . . fond of music . . . enjoys Bette Davis and Robert Taylor . . . vanilla ice cream is her flavor. Rene Cornibf. . . . six feet tall . . . brown eyes, sandy hair . . . likes chemistry . . . born on Thanksgiving Day . . . longs to be a successful engineer. Marie Crawford .... soft-spoken, studious, poised, and charming . . . won herself a trip to the World’s Fair this summer. THE MAGNET CLASS OF 1940 Clarence Criner . . . “Red” . . . red hair, brown eyes, sense of humor, a pleasant per- sonality . . . hobbies—girls, cars, and skat- ing . . . valuable friend. Janet LaRue Culbertson . . . good sport, full of fun . . . favorite pastime, chewing gum . . . lover of baseball . . . chief desire, to sing with an orchestra. Robert G. Dandoy . . . outstanding typist in our class . . . Junior Kiwanian . . . Com- mencement speaker . . . member of Mag- net staff . . . ambition, aviation. Vivian Jane Davidson . . . “Bibs” . . . “jitter- bug” extraordinary . . . vivacious . . . gay . . . sometimes a dreamer . . . loads of fun . . . has a way with boys. Evelyn Day . . . “Rusty” ... a brilliant, blue-eyed lass . . . “tops” in volley ball and bookkeeping ... a Richard Greene fan . . . deservedly an honor student. R. Arthur DeFoggi . . . “Art” . . . wants to be a criminologist . . . neither knows how to dance nor cares to learn . . . likes bookkeeping. Albert DeMatt . . . “Al” . . . courteous . . . pleasant . . . hobby, dancing to famous orchestras . . . likes Napoleon, Indian stories, and fishing for big ones. Mary DeMucci . . . brown eyes, brown hair . . . little . . . vivacious . . . pet hobby, arguing . . . and memory selections (?) ... loved by all who know her. SENIOR Robert F. Denny . . . tall, handsome red-head . . . girls like him . . . star in basketball . . . ambitions, a college education and a position at the ice plant. Joseph R. Dent . . . striking looking with his jet black hair and eyes . . . jolly . . . earned A’s in math . . . aims to be a lino- type operator. Frank D. Dietrich . . . “Hank” . . . hails from Connoquenessing . . . blue eyes . . . sandy hair . . . likes baseball and chocolate cake . . . nice guy. Henry M. Dimmick .... “Butch” .... tall, sandy-haired lad ... a camera in each hand . . . most dignified (?) ... a screw- ball . . . truly a friend. John Dorcy . . . witty . . . cheerful ...our biggest bluffer . . . prefers bachelorhood . . . likes all sports, especially swimming .... juietest(?) person in 205. Robert Dreher . . . “Bob” . . . tall and hand- some . . . yearns for a hunting lodge in the North woods . . . likes girls and cars. Walter Dunlap . . . happy-go-lucky . . . Bos- ton-born . . . knows all about dancing and practically nothing about physics . . . has a keen smile . . . yes, we like him. Walter J. Eisi.er, Jr. . . . “Bud” . . . jolly ... a hamburger-and-onion fiend .... slaps a mean drum . . . one of the most popular. THE MAGNET CLASS OF 1940 William Enright . . . tall and brown-haired perpetual-motion gum-chewer . . . lives in a grey Plymouth . . . ambition, to be a good citizen. Kathryn Marie Fetterman . . . dashing little lady . . . nicknamed “Shorty” . . . ener- getic and efficient .... Commencement speaker . . . loves skating . . . often yearns for Ellwood City. Doris Rose Forcht ... a gregarious person (loves “Freemen”) .'. . well dressed . . . good sense of humor . . . sweet . . . under- standing . . . lovely lady . . . some people have everything! Gerald Ford . . . “Jerry” . . . fun-loving, but enjoys working in the “Inn . . . collects new nickels . . . plays football with the “Oilers” ... a valuable friend. Stephen Franko . . . brown eyes . . . big heart . . . one of the best boys who ever broke into Butler High . . . interests—military. Gladys Mae Frederick ... a tall, attractive miss . . . popular ... a good cook . . . member of the A Mixed Chorus and the Mixed Quartet Richard E. Freeman . . . slim . . . debonair . . . loves cars and chemistry . . . sociable lad . . . sincerely appreciated by all who know him. William Frank Fuller . . . likes to chat with teachers . . . favorite pastime, talking . . . happiest memory—days he went to see Mr. Hogg about dropping subjects. SENIOR Nelda Gaiser . . . sweet . . . sincere . . . lots of fun . . likes all sports . . . her favorite —volley ball . . . hobby, collecting souven- irs from Holland. Peter Gavula . . . loves to argue with his teachers . . . light-hearted . . . plays foot- ball . . . wants to become a salesman . . . a good sport. Virginia Gerstner . . . brown eyes . . . cheer- ful smile . . . fond of dancing . . . good sport . . . drives a big car . . . “goes for” brown curly hair. Paui.yne Louise Glover ... a jolly pal . . . “jitterbug” who loves bubble gum . . . en- joys Mickey Mouse . . . ambition, stamp- collecting and news reels. James C. Graham . . . Jim, alias “Red” . . . . . . uniformly courteous . . . wears a cheerful grin ... a fine sense of the ridicu- lous ... a perfect gentleman. Joan Y. Grant . . . “Joey” . . . gorgeous big brown eyes . . . finished high school in 3‘ 2 years . . . loves golf and her riding horse. Guy E. Green . . . laughing blue eyes . . . loves to go hunting (although he seldom gets his rabbit) ... a great baseball player. Rita Marie Grossi . . . “Brickie” . . . attrac- tive . . . auburn-haired . . . cute freckles . . . likes history . . . keen on music . . . loves to sing with an orchestra. THE MAGNET CLASS OF 1940 John Hallstein . . . “Johnny” . . . merry . . . pleasant disposition . . . smooth dancer . . . infatuated by the gentler sex . . . pet hate—school. Florence W. Heaton . . . chatter-box . . .sun- ny disposition ... a smile with personality ... a cute little trick with loads of friends ... a tease. Joseph Heitzer . . . “Swifty” . . . twice win- ner and now holder of the W. P. I. A. L. low hurdles championship . . . favorite hobby, dating girls. Margaret Heller . . . faithful “Tri-Hi-er” ... a pleasant little lady . . . favorite pastime, skating . . . hopes to become a good secretary. Thomas M. Hepler . . . versatile . . . Vice President of the class . . . played John in Smilin' Through . . . speedy member of the track team. Annabelle Heroi.d . . “Sizzle” . . . superior typist . . . trustworthy . . . valu- able friend . . . enjoys building aircastles . . . heart set on being a steno- grapher. Ethel Irene Herold . . . Charming brunette . . . big brown eyes ... a weakness for Grove City . . . lively . . . nice smile . . . ambition, professional skater. Pearl Ora Dell Herold . . . “Polly” . . . unpredictable ... a cookbook, her favorite text ... we wonder if Ellwood will be her home. SENIOR Wayne F. Herrit ... a tall, dark laddie . . . likes variety in girls and automobiles . . . favorite pastime, eating . . . ambition, to learn to dance. Jeanne Irene Hii.i.iard . . . wistful, gentle, dreamy little miss, yet her favorite pastime is reading detective stories . . . serious but fun-loving. Dorothy Hindman . . . “Dome” . . . gay and light-hearted . . . loves to read, cook, and drive . . . especially interested in Olds- mobiles from Jefferson Center. Emerson L. Hopper . . . reserved except when with his friends ... a Portersville product . . . likes Macbeth, Wallace Beery, hunt- ing, and apple pie. Louis Hortent . . . “Louie” . . . sturdy, brown- eyed lad . . . favorite sport, sleeping . . . droll sense of humor . . . never knowm to be late(?) James F. Hunt . . . moved here from Virginia in ’39 . . . popular . . . fascinating South- ern drawl . . . outstanding record as typ- ist ... a skilled pianist. Virginia Jane Jackson . . . “Jinny . . .brown curls, brown eyes, good disposition . . . mighty wise ... a willing participant in any fun . . . desires fame. Thomas Jamison ... a booster from Meridian .... light-hearted, tall and slim . . . co- operative . . . answer to a teacher’s prayer (quiet in home room). THE MAGNET CLASS OF 1940 Catherine Johnston . . . captivating . . . clever . . . likes Clark Gable, and Clove chewing gum . . . drives a car . . . fav- orite costume, a nurse's uniform. Fred Andrew Josephs . . . known to his fel- low football players as Jojo” . . . football captain . . . junior Kiwanian . . . last of famous Josephs clan. Genevieve Kapp . . . Ginny” . . . pleasing personality . . . beautiful voice ... a mem- ber of A Mixed Chorus ... an expert dancer . . . be-you-ti-ful dimples. Bernadette Kemper . . . rather quiet in school . . . longs to become the Sonja Henie of the roller skating rink . . . minor hobbies— reading and dancing. Peter J. Killmeyer . . . “Pete” . . . our Best Looking Boy . . . noted for the wearin’ o’ the green and capacity for cocoanut cream pie. Elizabeth S. King . . . pretty, copper-red hair with sparkling blue eyes . . . does not like home work ... a welcome addition to any crowd. Gene Klugh . . . quiet, grey-eyed mushball player . . . hard worker . . . always willing to help . . . ticket committee . . . likes girls and they reciprocate. Anna Louise Knobloch . . . our most athletic girl . . . likes murder mysteries and dancing . . . peppy . . . full of fun . . . ambition, nursing or aviation. SENIOR Mabel Lucille Kummer . . . “May” .... a brunette with snapping brown eyes . . . friendly . . . keen sense of humor . . . could live on tapioca pudding . . . voca- tion, stenographer. Joe A. Lauteria . . . “Pippy” . . . wants to become a Fred Astaire . . . good typist .... likes music . . . always willing to do favors. Lila Gertrude Layton . . . diminutive . . . brown-eyed . . . loves riding a horse and collecting butterflies . . . wants to be a second Florence Nightingale. Howard Lefever . . . hobbies, championship baseball and chocolate pie ... A Mixed Chorus-er . . . took part in three oper- ettas . . . longs to sing like Nelson Eddy. Joseph Lehnerd . . . likes adventure ... a softball fanatic and a football fan ... an electrical engineer-to-be . . . she lives in Grove City. Pearl G. Levin . . . friendly, dependable . . . A No. 1 Magnet representative from 205 . . . favorite(?) pastime, driving . . . ambition, to learn to park between two cars. Joseph W. Lohner . . . “Joe” . . . likes base- ball and chemistry . . . also blondes, red heads, and brunettes ... a highway pa- trolman, hell be, you bet! C. Reid Longweli. . . . blue eyes . . . brown hair . . . liked everywhere ... to be a naturalist he’s tryin’ ... an island home he dreams of buyin’. .THE MAGNET CLASS OF 1940 Vera Jane Marsh . . . “Vee” ... A demure, pleasing manner . . . our “Best Sport” . . . lovely dancer . . . witty, talkative, and ready for anything. Donald Martin . . . “Donnie wi’ the dark brown hair” . . . likes ice cream and driv- ing to Herman ... a martyr in our Civics T rial. Louise Patricia Martino . . . tiny person with brown hair and brown eyes . . . perfect “jitterbug.” . . . just adores Errol Flynn . . . ambition, to be an aviatrix. Arnold McCormick . . . neat, brown-eyed lad . . . likes red ties and vanilla milk-shakes . . . collects rare coins . . . hopes to be government clerk. Carol Jane McCoy . . . blue-eyed, blond, belle of C. E. . . . also, of Mixed Chorus and Quartette . . . we suspect she likes “Jerk” Vasbinder. Loyal M. McDonald . . . our Scotch football laddie . . . good-natured ... a good friend . . . drives a red Willys and likes redheads. Joseph E. McGary . . . “Joe” . . . black hair . . . green eyes . . . gay sense of humor . . . likes sports, especially soft ball ... a confirmed bachelor. Geraldine E. McGinnis . . . has a pleasant smile for everyone . . . real friend . . . “Gerry likes skating and is a camera fiend. SENIOR Helen Mae McGinnis . . . “Muggs” to her friends . . . loyal ... a good sport . . . good dancer . . . played basketball . . . pastime, listening to radio. Roy McKissick, Jr. . . . mild-mannered but mischievous ... a good student . . . his greatest disappointment—too small to be a football player. Cari. H. McQuistion ... a baseball player and track man of real ability ... a friend to everyone ... a diligent worker. Tony C. Menchyk . . . tall, light-complexion- ed . . . handsome . . . bashful but brilliant . . . greatest ambition, to travel ... a great admirer of sports. Alma Louise Milleman . . . very talkative . . . lots of pep, vim, and vitality . . . goes for blondes . . . ambition, to be a dress designer. Edna Mae Miller . . . blue-eyed blond from Greenwood Village . . . grand good sport . . . likes camping, peach pie, and Gone With the Wind. James Nebel . . . “Cam” ... six feet tall . . . loves hunting and English (even if he can't memorize poetry) . . . and pretty girls. Grin Henry Nicholas . . . “Nicky” . . . the fun-loving boy with the sandy hair . . . worked hard for the Magnet . . . future automobile designer. THE MAGNET CLASS OF 1940 Kbnnketh Noel . . . brown eyes . . . brown hair . . . physique like a grizzly bear . . . when he meets ’em on the field, the enemy sure has to yield. Mary Catherine Nuth . . . “Cathy” . . . laugh- ing blue eyes . . . noted for her dimples . . . loves to dance . . . her ideal, Richard Greene. Janet O’Brien . . . lovely miss with brown eyes . . . always found riding in a Pontiac con- vertible . . . remarkable sense of humor. Norman O ester LING, Jr. . . . “Skcets” . . .great ball pitcher . . . reads the sport page relig- iously . . . enthusiastic ice skater . . . loves his Ford pick-up . . . also his motorcycle. Ruth Dolores Osborn . . . voted our Most Beautiful . . . brown eyes, winning smile . . . always exquisitely neat . . . boys, take notice—she’s a g-g-rand cook. Robert H. Overcashier . . . photography fan . . . Junior Rotarian ... an honor student . . . shark in chemistry . . . plays a smooth sax . . . popular lad. Marry Pakutz . . . bashful ... a good sport . . . likes to play softball . . . ambi- tion to awake early some morning . . . loves travel and books. Marcella A. Patten ... a vivacious brownette . . . favorite pastime, dancing . . . hates to be teased (watch out, boys!) . . . ambition, to be a beautician. I SENIOR Cornei.ia E. Penick . . . “Cookie” . . . lovely, pretty, dainty . . . devoted Democrat . . . very fond of boy named “Gim” ... a grand person to know. John C. Portman . . . runner-up for hand- somest ... an especially fun-loving lad . . . would rather study than eat(?) . . . see his wonderful stamp collection. Alice A. Potts ... a lovely blue-eyed platinum blond . . . peppy . . . witty . . . has many friends . . . and a smile for everyone Genevieve F. Kearick . . . demure . . . depend- able . . . dynamic forward on our basket- ball team . . . Class Night Committee . . . desires to be a good stenographer. Gregory Reott . . . “Jack”, a pleasant boy who hails from East Butler . . . horses, hunting, and economics are his consuming interests. Dorothy Rock . . . blue eyes . . . blonde hair . . . cheery, gay and kind ... to be a beautician is uppermost in her mind. William J. Rogerson . . . jet-black hair . . . likes the ladies . . . loves the out-of-doors . . . rather jittery . . . always smiling . . . haunts print shops. Betty Rae Roth . . . serious . . . witty . . . blond . . . wants to go to Hawaii . . . loves English, basketball, and the Beechnut Man- ufacturing Company. •THE MAGNET CLASS OF 19 40 Elizabeth Ann Schmid . . . salutatorian . . . sweet, witty, modest, pretty . . . Like an- other Ann in history, she “Hath-a-way” about her. Frank R. Shannon . . . Dick” . . . blond six- footer from Petersville . . . likes hunting season, A Senior English, baseball, and . . . blondes! Witty . . . lots of fun! Neil H. Shira . . . blond lad with an cvcr- ready answer . . . kept civics trial in hilar- ious mood . . . would make a grand lawyer. Michael Slish . . . friendly . . . has a flare for sports . . . loves dancing, golf, travel . . . handsome . . . brown-eyed ... he fasci- nates the fair sex. David Fraser Smith ... a happy-go-lucky Scotchman . . . never (?) slept in class ... a sports enthusiast ... on our class basketball team. Ruth Smith . . . another of the famous Smiths from Carbon Center . . . truly sincere . . . happy . . . friendly . . . enjoyed commuting from her country home. Mildred H. Solesha . . . black-haired . . . brown-eyed ... a forceful person . . . sincere and dependable ... is most interested in becoming an expert cook. M. Althea Stalker . . . demure . . . sweet . . . winsome personality . . . loves music and volleyball . . . very neat . . . 61 Vi inches of friendly fashion. SENIOR Gayle Starr ... a bright-faced, fair-haired lad . . . super-intelligent . . . bashful . . . waxes enthusiastic over movies, Mac net subscriptions . . . and young brunettes. Lawrence Edwin Stf.iohner . . . “Red” . . . very studious . . . favorite pastime, strum- ming the old guitar . . . favorite ambition, to take up television and sound pictures. Harry S. Stitt . . . “Steve” . . . well-liked . . . a really good sport . . . plays various stringed instruments and varsity football . . . longs to fly. Regis Streitmann . . . that tall blond usher from Renfrew . . . would rather play baseball than eat . . . devours raisin pie and hard geometry problems. Steve Sytar . . . yearns to be a big league ball player . . . dependable in class . . . always willing to cooperate . . . sincere and admir- able. Grace Thompson . . . “Grade” . . . sincere . . . charming person to know . . . humorous at the proper time . . . dotes on mathematics . . . favorite pastime, making lovely laces. Norma Jeanne Thompson . . . “Normie” . . . selected unanimously as Most Popular . . . outstanding on the gym floor . . . vivacious . . . class treasurer ... a charming per- sonality. Willis C. Thompson, Jr. . . . “Bud” . . . Ten- nis, swimming, softball—he likes ’em all . . . also, girls . . . and chemistry ... a nice chap. THE MAGNET CLASS OF 1940 Margaret Torquato . . . autograph enthusi- ast . . . everlasting smile . . . admirer of Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald . . . petit black haired “Miss” of 4 feet 11. Grace C. Trimbur . . . blue-eyed, brown-hair- ed, lively, loveable . . . pet peeve, home- work . . . likes baseball and chemistry . . . ambition, dress designer. James W. Usei.i.er ... a strapping big boy . . . mathematical genius . . . hobbies, chemis- try and stamps . . . eternally busy with play practice . . . brilliant civics lawyer. Anne Voytowich . . . “Smiles” . . . that popu- lar little girl who acquired the title of Best Dancer . . . efficient member of the Hop Committee. William Wagner . . . dark and handsome . . . likes tennis and Hedy LaMarr . . . best dancer . . . witty, fun-loving, mischievous . . . has a sparkling smile. Lee Edward Waltz . . . Super Shell fullback . . . played class basketball . . . gained fame in our orchestra and band with his “sax”. Grant Harold Weaver . . . “Bud” . . . hand- some, cheerful, friendly, courteous . . . en- joys working in the “Shell” station . . . hobby, putting “gadgets” on his Ford. Kathryn M. Werth . . . sociable . . . ladylike, trim, seiious, companionable . . . likes Tyrone Power and Loretta Young . . . ambition, to be a stenographer. Winifred West . . . “Winnie” . . . winsome, blue-eyed blonde . . . full of pep . . . wins the boys .... smooth dancer . . . ambi- tion, to be a private secretary. Lois L. Whitesell . . . “Chubby” . . . Class Night Chairman . . . honor certificate in “First Aid” . . . sunny smile . . . forever a friend to those about her. John H. Wigton . . . “Curly” ... a fine, en- ergetic type of lad . . . hopes to become a state policeman . . . likes skating, history, and elderberry pie. Mary Wilhelm . . . friendly, witty, attractive . . . excellent student, especially in chem- istry . . . favorite pastimes, Hying about in her Packard—and the boy friend. Dorothy A. Williams . . . “Dot” ... a de- lightful friend . . . enjoys dancing and traveling . . . witty . . . loves aviation . . . favorite pastime, building model airplanes. Andrew Wittik . . . lightning sense of humor . . . always smiling . . . hobby, hitch-hik- ing . . . likes golf and track . . . beats tardy bell by an eyelash Edgar Wolfrom . . . “Dopey” for short . . . tall, lanky . . . likes comic books . . . could live at Isaly’s . . . member of Boys’ Chorus. Celestine Wynn . . . kind-hearted . . . sincere a more-than-a good dancer . . . loves to drive her Pontiac at 50 m. p. Julie Ann Zgibor . . . attractive blond athlete . . . captain of girls’ basketball team . . . loves to swim . . . well-liked by the class. THE MAGNET Jl n I nn a r i a m Michael Povlich TRIBUTE From His Scout Master: “He was one of the hardest workers I have ever known in the troop. No matter how much work of his own he had to do, he always had time to help the newer and younger boys. He was always on the side of the smaller boy against anyone trying to take advantage of him. He was an Eagle Scout and Assistant Scout Master when he died. “Not only in Scout work, but everywhere else he was always busy, try- ing to get ahead. He never gave up. He was liked very much by the other boys in his community.” From a Classmate: “I am proud to say that I knew Michael Povlich. He was a quiet fellow, concealing from his friends any troubles he might have. Respected and revered, we mourn his passing.” From One of His Teachers: “Michael was quiet and reserved, but eager to do his best in his work. His teachable spirit and courage under difficulties made one wish the best for him.” NEW EPOCH Virginia Jackson We close the book and lock the door On gay and happy memories. VVhat comes soon passes,—’tis the way of life— So come what may, our high school days are o’er. We leave our friends, our books, our fun together, And go forth into the world to make our way. They say this world is dark and grim But joyously, courageously we face it. There’s one great wish 1 have for you. As the years go by, may you find success In your own special path, and gain the happiness Which comes to those who forget themselves in others. ACTIVITIES SENIOR TOM DORIS KEPLER BRETH HENRY JAMES DIMMICK HUNT The Magnet office during the seventh period presents an ever changing, highly var- ied atmosphere. Today, Adviser Miss Bart- ley and Exchange Editor Virginia Jackson sit writing at the long, ancient, initial-scarred table. Nearby, Henry Nicholas, his usually placid brow drawn into a perplexed frown, is hunting new jokes. The golden silence is interrupted only by gliding pencils and softly rustling papers. Suddenly Columnist Leo Burgess enters and demands the typewriter (lent by Adviser Miss Jamison out of the kindness of her heart.) In a moment loud clacks penetrate the stillness at slow uneven intervals. At this point four more staff mem- bers stamp loudly through the door. James Hunt takes over the typing duties and soon the hammering keys are filling the room with a rhythmic but deafening clatter. Anne Boli- ver and Ann Schmid enter and start checking names at one end of the table, assisted more or ROBERT KENNETH NEIL DANDOY BILLMAN SHIRA Seventh Period In less vociferously by anybody who happens to be near. Over in one corner a hot argument breaks out between General Stooge Uscller, Columnist Bob Overcashier, Business Man- ager Starr, and Photographer Dimmick, who has just come in. “Henry,” says Miss Bart- ley, “if you don't quit making so much noise. I’ll make you help the boys write that.” Henry vanishes. “And you, Bob, where’s that material I asked you for yesterday?” Bob insists that he had to consult Miss Mapes about his Commencement speech, but he’ll have it in tomorrow sure. Starr, Useller, and Overcashier really begin to concentrate. A question arises over the spelling of a name, and Miss Bartley departs to consult the office records. Instantly the discussion ranges far afield. Dimmick (who has returned), Usel- ler, Starr, and Overcashier get into a heated argument—something about the Prom. Dim- mick yells, “Useller, I’m coming over there to STAFF ANNE SCHMID BOB OVERCASHIER JAMES FLORENCE USELLER HEATON The Magnet Office climb all over you!” In a moment the air is filled with flying books, tablets, and fists. Bedlam reigns. Useller falls to the floor and rolls over twice, mute evidence of Dimmick’s book-throwing ability. Overcashier breath- lessly exclaims, “Dimmick, put down that chair; we can arbitrate this.” The chair is put down and the two depart, arm in arm, friends once more. Activities gradually re- turn to normal after Joke Editor Nicholas and Typist Hunt carry out Mr. Useller, feet first. Leo departs for Turgeon and McCar- ren’s. Ken Billman and Neil Shira stop long enough to leave the work they promised yes- terday. Bill Andrew sticks his head in at the door long enough to say that he has to go to basketball practice, but he’ll have that write- up in for sure tomorrow. Vivian Davidson and Flo Heaton stop to ask if anybody has any more ideas for that Last Will anil Testament, but receiving no encouragement, they go off to find some quiet corner in which to concen- trate. Doris Breth arrives with her Inter- views almost done, and sits down to finish the last paragraph. Tom Hepler brings in his write-ups on the lettermen. Once more, ex- cept for gliding pencils and rustling papers, peace reigns supreme, and when Bob Dandoy slips in at the end of the period to see if there is anything for him to take home to type, he is greeted with almost the last page of copy for that superlatively wonderful book, the January Magnet of 1940. (Editor’s Note: No, dear reader, we do NOT have free-for-alls in the Magnet Of- fice. The author just needed that bit of hy- perbole to work up a good journalistic climax. We do enjoy editing the Magnet, however, even when we get in a rush such as we had here.) GRADUATION Baccalaureate The stately traditional march opened our Baccalaureate Service on January 14, and our graduation week. We will long remember the inspiring message of the Rev. C. L. Hunt of the Trinity Lutheran church. Class Night Class Night saw us seniors gathered on the stage to be entertained by a group of our wittiest. First, Bill Andrew, our president, set the stage for Class Night by his address on “The History of the Stage.” Then we went for “A Trip to New York” with Mr. and Mrs. Philbert Milkiway (Frank Fuller and Lois Whitcsell) and their darling son, Snicker (Henry Nicholas), who had won this trip in a “Gooey” Soap Contest. Arriving at Grand Central Station they asked the girl at the Travel Bureau Desk (N. J. Thompson), a great variety of questions (especially John Dorcy). On the way from Grand Central Station to their hotel, they met Chas. Chizzle, the city slicker, who had a very interesting way of getting money from the Stock Market. Chas. conducted them to their hotel and later about the city. The things the Milkiways saw in New York and their reactions to them caused many a laugh. Remember the Happy Journey from Camden to Trenton, the auto- mobile made from chairs, the jolly old family and the stage manager who, besides directing the play, took the part of all the minor characters? In the Milkiway’s glimpse of society didn’t Joan Grant make a darling Brenda and wasn’t that a snappy little song the bunch sang to introduce her? Who is going to forget Lyle Bish and his jitterbugging lassies (Vivian Davidson and Ann Voytowich) ? To close this typical family visit to New York, Chas. Chizzle sold Milkiway the Brooklyn Bridge, and when Mrs. Milkiway found it out, she was so angry that she packed up the family immediately and took them home. To give them a royal send-off, Chas. rounded up all the people whom they had met in New York, who arrived at the station just in time. Tom Hepler was the able narrator, and the prop crew, those little men you did not see, included Kenneth Billman, Leo Burgess, Wayne Herrit and Jennings Bish. We are sorry we don’t have all the other names for you; plans were not quite com- pleted as we went to press. EXERCISES Commencement Our Commencement program had as its theme, “Modern Magic”. The inter- esting speeches presented were as follows: Modern Magic in Medicine (Salutatory)...................................Ann Schmid Modern Transportation..................................................Evelyn Day Magic In Lighting...........................................................Virginia Jackson Radio and Television............................................Kathryn Fettcrman Modem Magic In Agriculture....................................................Robert Dandoy Modern Magic In Chemistry.......................................Robert Overcashier Modern Magic In the Home (Valedictory).................................Anne Boliver The diplomas were presented by Prof. T. Earl Boliver. F are well (Please fill in the spaces for yourself) January 19, the day of Farewell Exercises, found a group of new alumni strug- gling between happiness and sorrow, seated on the stage. Our class presented the school with.................................................... William Andrew, our president, presented it, and it was accepted for the school by the B Senior presi- dent, Hugh Miller, and for the faculty by......................................... The members of the various committees were read by their chairmen, and the follow- ing awards were presented to various members of the class: Music Award ...................................................................... D. A. R. Award.................................................................. V. F. VV. Auxiliary Trophy........................................................ Veterans of Foreign Wars Trophy................................................... THE SENIOR PLAY Smilin’ Through “When two eyes of blue, coming smiling thru’ at you—I’ll be there—at the end of the road.” With the melody of these words and song, there passed into memory the most beautiful and the most smoothly finished of Senior plays. The depth of understanding given by each character to his role revealed a sympathy and interpretative power, rarely found in a high school cast. Orchids, indeed, to Tom Hepler (John Carteret )who so convincingly old-aged for us in Act I and Act III and who was a dashing Beau Brummel of 1864 in Act II. We wept with him in his pathetic moments and we cheered or laughed with him in his hot-head- ed arguments with shy, sweet, meek Dr. Owney (James Useller), who completely won our hearts in his unselfish devotion to Kath- leen and her love. To William Andrew, who played Ken, the lover on one evening and Jerry, the villain, on another evening, goes high commendation for his versatility and and ability to individualize the two roles. Les Sarles did equally well with the same roles. A more gracious and charming nineteenth century lady could never be found than was depicted by Isabel Barker as Mary. That one so alive could give the right spiritual touch to the role of Sarah, gives us a para- doxical view of Esther Berland. Our war- mutilated Bobby Datchet (Randall Conabee) made many people realize the tragedy of war and its ballyhooed glory. The charming Irish child who captivated all our hearts was char- acteristically done by Irma Jean Kramer as Kathleen. Willie Ainly (James Loucks) was the everlasting perpetuation of youth. Doris Kryder’s interesting portrayal of Ellen made us appreciate her. It is a compliment above compliments to be cast as Moonyeen. We feel that Jane Cowl herself could scarcely have given Olive Kathryn Daugherty’s Moonyeen more sweetness, more strength, more charm, and more grace. To the success of this play the following contributed in various necessary ways: Guests: Marie Bowser, Ruby Brown, Elsie Mae Bryant, Mary Macko, Jean Mc- Carren, Ada Jean Myers, Peter Baycura, Steve Bilowich, John Bennett, William Con- rad, Edward Gerstner, Theodore Jamison. The Committees: Stage Committee: William Shaffer, chair- man, Clarence Rettig, Hugh Allen, Steve Bilowich. Costumes Com.: Mary Demyanovich, chair- man, June Boring, Ruby Brown, Elsie Mae Bryant. Make-up Com.: Grace Trimbur, chair- man, Linda Marino. Poster and Publicity Com.: Mary Jane Brenner, chairman, Dorothy Rumbaugh, Peter Baycura. Decoration Com.: Isabel Barker, chair- man, Helen Wallace, James Loucks. Music Com.: Irma Jean Kramer, Ann Boliver, Clinton Hummel, Robert Over- cashier. Pre-Vue Com.: Jean McCarren, chair- man, Ada Jean Myers, Theodore Jamison, William Andrew, Esther Berland. Properties Com.: Polly Keck, chairman, Norma Thompson, William Conrad, Gayle Starr, Marie Bowser. The Production Personnel: Allene Mont- gomery, Director; Mont Frederick, Scene Designer; Don Bishop Gibson, Orchestra Di- rector ; Mary Maffei, Prompter; William Andrew, Student Director; James Loucks, Lights. SENIOR HALL Bill “Zig” Wagner—The Best Dancer among the boys of our class. Fast or slow, “Jitter” or smooth, hot or cold, “Zig” is always more than O. K.—he is super-superlative! Henry “Butch Dimmick—Most Dignified? How could the picture-taker of our Magnet be that? He’s a good friend, though . . . and big-hearted . . . and swears by a 5' 3 brunette. Frank Fuller—Do you hear a chatter? Oh yes, here comes Frankie, the Most Talkative boy boy of our class . . . Full of fun and efferves- cent with ideas . . . Always has a cheery “hello” for all. Bill Andrew—Most Popular; nonchalant; versa- tile ; member of the famous quintet of ’39 who were section basketball champs; “killer” with women ; busy with presidential duties; honor- ed as Junior Rotarian ; Phi Beta Phightem ! OF FAME Fred Josephs—Our Most Athletic . . . Serious, deep-thinking boy; one of these “strong silent men”; captain of our football team; hopes to be a French professor someday; has Apollo’s curly hair. Walter Dunlap—Mushball captain and track star; carried good sportsmanship into other fields beside athletics. He is our idea of a really Good Sport in the Game of Life. John Dorcy—“Little man who is never there” (in class, we mean) ; not even to be aroused by a beautiful damsel; but don’t let him “kid” you—he’s only living up to his title of Biggest Bluffer. Tom Hepler—See his Versatile record: member of the ’39 track team; the senior basketball team; an excellent swimmer, actor, and student . . . Loyal to one, and friend of all. SENIOR HALL Joan Abes—We never questioned why “Jackie” was picked the Wittiest. She can make any- one lose their grouch. Whenever you see a crowd of kids having fun, “Jackie” was right in there. Doris Breth—Nice brown eyes and a delightful sense of humor seem to go with being Most Bashful—at least that is so in the case of Doris. Ruth Osborn—Our petite little Ruthie, deserved- ly our Most Beautiful . . . Add pep and gay- ety to dark hair and fair complexion and you have the Beauty of the Class of ’40. OF FAME Walter Eisler—Elected Wittiest on the strength of his memory—for other people’s jokes . . . the way he says things makes them sound amusing . . . always calm and unhurried . . . takes everything good-naturedly. Bob Dandoy—Our Most Bashful ... He really isn’t bashful; because his cheeks are rosy every- body thinks he is blushing. Feels right at home on a softball diamond ... A Junior Kiwanian . . . Business success will be his. Pete Killmeyer—Handsome and divinely tall is our “Pete” . . . An answer to any girl’s dream. No wonder he was voted Best Looking. He’s very popular with all the “gals” and “fellers.” SENIOR HALL Anne Bouvkr—Versatility plus personality; add a dash of wit and there you have it. Anne, whom we picked to represent our class, is the all-around girl who participates in everything. Doris Forcht—Our Biggest Bluffer, but she hasn’t been bluffing for the last four years about that certain somebody from Fifth St. She’s a tall, dark beauty, very popular. Vera Jane Marsh—The cutest little bundle of fairplay in the graduating class. You find her where you find fun and four-square sports “lady”ship. VVc Seniors rightfully chose her Our Best Sport. Anna Louise Knobi.och—Our Most Athletic girl is an ace-high participant in bowling, bas- ketball, badminton and tennis, and an enthusi- astic fan at all baseball, football, and varsity basketball games. OF FAME Norma Jeanne Thompson — “What are little girls made of? Sugar an’ spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls arc made of.” At least that’s true of our Most Popular “Norm ie.” Florence Heaton—A gal who is Forever Talk- ing. We aren’t complaining, though, ’cause her chatter really is entertaining, and every here and there she mixes a bit o’ sense with that giggle of hers. Ann Schmid—If Dignified means demure and de- lightful, then Ann is the most dignified person in the world. A quiet sense of humor and a quaint, charming manner combine to make her very popular. Ann Voytowich—A “jitterbug” is a great asset to any party, and when we think of “jitterbug” —Ann pops in mind. Our Best Dancer and a grand girl; that’s our Ann. THE MIXED CHORUS For music ... is like a voice, A low voice calling fancy, as a friend. To the green woods in the gay summer time. —Browning Gladys Frederick, Carol McCoy, and Harriette Behm, would certainly echo the sentiments of Mr. Browning. They are the proud possessors of the three music letters of our class, won by faithful and outstanding work in that field. U li - V .if i r What is the Mixed Chorus? The Mixed Chorus is the pride and joy of every student who has the opportunity to be in it. Though the day may be dreary, and the morning ses- sion a nightmare, a member of the Mixed Chorus has the fifth period to look forward to, to begin the afternoon right. Besides the pure joy of singing in this group, the Mixed Chorus does much for the person who participates. It tends to take away self-consciousness. When working with the group, he forgets himself, forgets his audi- ence, and thinks only of his music. Being in the Mixed Chorus takes a lot of time. It is necessary to rehearse constantly, always striving for perfection. At times one gets discouraged and wonders if all the prac- ticing is worth anything, but after a while you realize that practice makes perfect. The most important feature of being in the chorus is the opportunity to work with Mr. Dryden. He understands our moods and always has a way of encouraging us. Often he reads to us about the problems that famous musicians have had and of their courage. Some times we attempt to sing songs with- out giving any thought to the meaning of the words. Here Mr. Dryden does wonders, in- sisting that we try to express the thought as well as get the tone. After he explains the meaning of the words and the tone quality, if we sing them remembering these remarks, a smile comes over his face and he says, “That’s what I call a choir!” Yet, when our singing has not been so good, Mr. Dryden will encour- age us by saying, “I still think you’re a good choir, but let’s do better this time!” En- couragement means a lot to those in a chorus. A DELIGHTFUL ACTIVITY First Row, right to Irft—R. Chambers, D. Boliver, J. Campbell, II. Connell, P. Krisko, E. Burton, K. Pierce, E. Johnson, M. Campbell, H. Behm, O. K. Daugherty, J. Cheeseman, I. J. Kramer, J. Lewis, G. Frederic, B. Rehn, Joan Morris, M. MaHrei, A. Hartman, R. Dryden. Srcond Row, right to left—M. G. McCowin, M. Monday, M. Bowser, G. Kapp, I). Kaufman, J. Hartman, G. Perry, A. Mason, M. Bush, E. Beatty, M. Painter, J. Grant, B. Hoch, R. Stewart, S. Johnson, E. McKinney, N. Shakelford, I. Barker, C. Sullivan. Third Row, right to Irft—J. Patterson, F. Miller, CL Black, R. Nicholas, I). Cornelius, J. McClester, II. Lefever, D. Gumpper, B. McGuirk, B. Foster, T. Gaiser, M. Schlicht, J. Loucks, R. McMann. Fourth Row, right to left—H. Miller, C. Hughes, B. Miller, J. McMurtry, L. Bish. In this chorus you learn the technique of good singing. Breathing is an important fac- tor. To breathe correctly, we learn to use our body correctly, and to stand straight. This helps a person’s appearance also. After being in the chorus for a short time, you learn to recognize the pitch of a song, know whether the chord is flat or sharp, and learn how to correct these faults. Being in the Mixed Chorus has its lighter moments. Every day there is some one who blushes all colors of the rainbow when he has to dispose of his precious chewing gum in order to sing better. There is always some one who tries to say a few words to his neigh- bor without being seen. This leads to dis- aster. Also there are always giggles when “those basses are flat.” To make a long story short, the Mixed Chorus has meant more to me than anything else in my high school career. The advantage of singing with this group is to me and to most of the members an experience with which nothing else can compare. The soft hum of joyful voices can be heard as you enter the auditorium fourth period. Of course it’s the B mixed chorus. The B mixed chorus was founded for the purpose of giving the pupils a chance to be in a more advanced group. The chorus consists of approximately ninety members who meet every day of the week. The same type of music is used in the B mixed chorus as is used in the A mixed chorus. The B mixed chorus specializes mostly in Bach “Chorale.” Mr. Dryden has put his greatest effort into establishing the B mixed chorus and as usual, has succeeded in producing another outstanding music group. At first, the group starts reviewing and learn- ing all over again, drills and exercises of every kind, breathing, vowel pronunciations, correct posture, and practicing phrases over and over so as to learn the songs perfectly. After our music is learned, we then have the opportunity of singing in the different sections of chapel. We have also sung in several concerts. We have our good times, too! Mr. Drydcn’s riddles really keep our experts stumped. But through all our work and play our greatest aim is to make Butler High as proud of the B mixed chorus as they are of the A mixed chorus. Orchids go to Mr. Dryden for his good work. Reading left to right, First Row—L. J. Hindman, A. Callahan, H. Paserba, E. Plaisted, V. Elder, M. Kelly, B. Simmons, L. Minehart, B. McQuistion, B. Zarnick, M. Mock, M. Scott, M. A. McCandless, F. Dunn, A. Varhola, M. McCracken, P. Levin, B. Black, R. E. Jack, B. Fink, E. Shira, A. Thompson, P. Perry, K. Sandhach, C. Weaver, Mr. Dryden. Second Row—F. Cohnen, J. Gaiser, M. Desatnik, M. Schaffner, J. McCarren, N. J. Thompson, I). Rosenberg, M. Muldoon, E. Uber, E. Thrower, V. Trimarki, R. McDonald, H. Lowry, M. Cruikshank, M. Russin, G. Hobaugh, J. Taylor, B. Baron, E. Chiprean, E. Phillips, V. Kramer, W. Steele, D. Billman. Third Row—B. Hutchison, H. Hopkins, T. Stewart, B. Elder, H. Kliskey, M. Campbell, M. Stewart, M. McDougall, M. Stover, P. Timblin, A. Mucha, H. Blisak, S. Davis, J. Boring, L. Forcht, J. Schenck, R. Jones, E. Green, H. Osche. Fourth Row—J. Fitzpatrick, C. Sullivan, W. Becker, N. Bilowich, B. Cleeland, D. McCandless, B. Maharg, W. Stitt, F. Glass, J. Rearick, J. McCarren, D. Pashkoff, R. Schimdter, R. Corbin, R. Reithmiller, E. Hayes, 1). Brandon, G. Wadika, F. Zorb, A. Homich, P. Hobaugh, H. Halstead, M. Tsagaris. THE JUNIOR CHORUS The Band of our school this year is one of great color and spirit. Mr. Gibson, director of the band, had a difficult task in patiently teaching and training this undisciplined group until they emerged a presentable, compact or- ganization. He has done a fine job and 1 be- lieve we all appreciate it. Students who arc non-members have no idea of the hard work and long hours of prep- aration which arc necessary before the band is ready to appear in public. In football sea- son the band must be able to provide drills on the field. This, again, requires long hours of strenuous practice. In order to prepare for the concert, the group was obliged to stay after school many evenings after the others had gone home. The hours of preparation were easily forgotten when the pleased com- ments of the audience at the concert were reported to them. The Baton Twirlers, who contribute much color and spirit to the band, were a new addi- tion this year. 'These girls, though inexperi- enced, were willing to go on the field and do their very best, and their efforts were much appreciated. Their demonstration at the opening basketball game was well received and very effective. Since the girls who have become Baton Twirlers are not a part of the normal music group, their addition to the band enlarges the contact of the music group with the school in general. The members of the band unite in express- ing appreciation to the teachers and supervis- ors for the cooperation they have received. First Row, left to right—Mr. Gibson, V. Kennedy, C. Hummel, R. Buckley, S. Fennel, W. Wilson, P. Bovard, M. Pet- singer, B. Russin, F. Miller, K. Hilliard, D. Weisenstein, R. Hunnsottee, R. Mills, D. Swartzlander, B. Shakley, J. Kramer, Drum Major. Second Row—R. I.outzenhiser, R. Shultz, Jos. Bonafesta, G. Flinchbaugh, M. Patton, G. Winkler, J. Bernlohr, R. Hall, R. Keefer, J. Gregg, D. Brandon, M. Bissell, H. Hurnme!!, R. Henshaw, J. Cottrell. Third Row—L. Hilliard, W. Myers, R. Kryder, C. Sutton, B. Detrick, R. Walker, A. Snyder, V. Wach. L. Waltz, 1). Cor- nelius, J. Fisher, V. Richal, W. Pithers. THE BAND THE ORCHESTRA Hearken, all ye music lovers! Gaze at this picture and marvel. It is a picture of young musical genius at work. Really, none of us happen to he geniuses, but we all have an in- terest in music. Practice is scheduled to begin at 8:30 sharp. About 8:35 all of us, with the exception of Dave Cornelius, arrive. Mr. Gibson is al- ways there on time, we think, because no one is there at 8:30 to check on him. He has chosen for us a book of symphonic arrangements. The numbers are difficult but all very beautiful. They comprise a com- plete concert program, parts of which you have heard in chapel and at the band concert. Mr. Gibson has encountered many difficul- ties in training us, and his job has been far from easy. One of his chief worries is the length of Russell Keefer’s legs, which take great delight in entwining themselves about any object near at hand. Frank Miller proves to be another problem because of his strong desire to “slap the bass.” Our orchestra may some day become fa- mous because it is here that our super-colossal master mind, Keith Gehr, produces some of his greatest inventions. His most recent is the piano-harp, where you take off the front of the piano and play the strings as a harp. But seriously, we have all very much profit- ed from Mr. Gibson’s skillful and inspiring directing. He has trained several student directors, and his kindly way and real talent make us love our work. Mr. Gibson has also given us a new knowledge of our instruments and he has taught us how to work together in harmony. From left to right — Dave Cornelius, Donald Meeder, Melvin McCandless, Anne Boliver, Julia Brown, Margaret Cramer, Clinton Hummel, John Bryant, Ruth Buckley, Russell Keefer, Lee Waltz, Mr. Gibson, William Pithers, Betty Dietrich, Dorothy Boliver, Nick Bilowich, Elmer Massey, Frank Miller, Gregory Reott, Keith Gehr, Sigrid Johnson, Wilma Geibel, Rosamond Graham. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS ROBERT VIRGINIA EVELYN KATHRYN ROBERT OVERC’ASHIER JACKSON DAY FETTERMAN DANDOY Wings have we .. . wilderness and wood . . . Dreams, books are each a world; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good. —Wordsworth If, as has been said, books are the greatest thoughts of the world’s greatest men at their greatest moments, how wise and happy are those people who develop the ability to be carried away on the wings of a book. If we can do it as these classmates above have done, without narrowing our interests to that one thing alone, we are indeed fortunate. We know that they would not have us praise them, but we are intensely proud of a group of honor students who have not only done an outstandingly good job at their books, but who have taken part in so many outside activi- ties, and who can be as gay and delightful company as these classmates of ours have been. To be faithful to the thing which, after all, school is really for, and yet to maintain worthwhile outside interests, is no easy task. Of course, there may be something in having the name of Anne (or Ann!) or Robert, but after all, we have our Virginia, our Evelyn, and our Kathryn, too! We certainly wish for them every success. SENIOR COMMITTEE OF COMMITTEES Bill Andrew Kenneth Billnian Bob Denny Joseph Lehnerd IVillis Thompson Margaret Heller Genevieve Kapp Gladys Frederick INVITATION Ann Schmid Katherine Fetterman Rita Grossi Jack Portman Loyal McDonald MEMORIAL Joe Heitzer IValter Cochran Betty Browne Alma Milleman Reid Longwell ATHLETICS Fred Josephs Kenneth Noel Julia Zgibor Jack Brown Anna Louise Knobloch CLASS NIGHT Neil Shira IValter Eisler Lois Whitesell Genevieve Rearick Joan Abes Hugh Allen COMMITTEES FAREWELL Albert DeMatt Wayne Herritt James Hunt Ethel Herald Evelyn Day HOP Pete Killmeyer Bill Wagner Grant Weaver Carol McCoy Ann Voytowich Janet O’Brien BANQUET Harry Stitt Tom Hepler Mary Wilhelm Gladys Frederick Harriet te Be Inn PROM Lyle Bisli Bob Denny Bill Andrew Vivian Davidson Betty King Joan Grant TICKET Joe Lauteria Willis Thompson Leo Burgess Eugene Klugli Donald Martin Doris Forcht Annabelle Herald Althea Stalker Vera Jane Marsh Dorothy Rock Alice Potts Mary DeMucci THE JOYS AND SORROWS OF A SENIOR Anna Louise Knobloch I always thought to be a Senior would be grand, But now I’ve changed my mind you understand: The proms and hops are all most joyous fun, But that darn homework never does get done; The laboratory odors nearly stifle, You cough and choke and splutter—that’s no trifle. But then—1 must admit I like the games; The deafening noise and those excited dames; The boys are always glorious, in victory or defeat, Both we and their opponents know they’re very hard to beat. I wouldn’t miss a game, I must admit. With me those boys have surely made a hit. I always thought to be a Senior would be grand; I’ll think so now and always—understand? But now—we Seniors join in sayin’ Where is that job that brings some pay in ? FOOTBALL First Row, Ujt to right—K. Noel, W. Fedokovitz, L. McDonald, F. Josephs (Captain), W. Bilowich, R. lannotti, H. Mintz, G. Deal. Second Row, left to right—W. Siljander (Coach), J. Patterson, P. Perri, S. Smith, H. Stitt, L. Sandloop, J. DeRose, V. Wise, F. Druda, J. McDowell (Asst. Coach). Third Ronv, left to right—J. B. Storey (Athletic Director), W. Cochran (Manager), N. Sawhook, J. Gladis, R. Paffrath, T. Brown, A. Yenkala, C. Fleming (Manager), N. Bilowich (Manager), R. Ileinzer (Coach). H. Miller and J. McAnany not present. FOOTBALL 1939 The 1939 football scores show that Butler High School had an outstanding season, not as losses and wins are concerned, but as to the type of football displayed. The Tornado has every reason to be proud this year of their splendid work in keeping their home goal line uncrossed by any of their opponents. The road trips proved costly for the Gold and White, with the locals losing all but one game away. These defeats, it must be realiz- ed, were caused by the numerous injuries which the boys received. The substitutes, who were almost as prominent as the first string combination, played “heads up” ball even though at a disadvantage. The largest crowds ever to witness gridiron engagements by the Butler High School came to see this team in action. The throngs were well re- warded, for our team gave plenty of action. Our gridders opened the season with a win over Zelienople 12-0; a win over Har Brae 6-0, the first time in three years. The Tor- nado then defeated Mars, 31-0; defeated Kittanning 6-0, on a very muddy field; and closed the season with a win from Aliquippa 6-0. The team had one tie, with Ellwood City, 0-0 in a hard fought game. Our boys lost to New Castle 20-12, in one of the best games against the Red Hurricane in a long while; lost to Beaver Falls 6-0, a bruising battle in which the Tigers got the breaks. The team was beaten by New Brighton 13-6, in an upset; but the Brightoneers played bril- liantly and were not to be denied. I bis made 5 wins, 3 losses, and one tie. The losses were all by one touchdown, and all by bitter battles. The team, unscored upon on the home field, garnered 79 points against a total of 39 points by their rivals. This shows that the team this year was the best in a long time. Some of the highlights of the season were: the surprise win over Har Brae; the fine de- fense against Ellwood City; the scoring of two touchdowns against New Castle; and the fine defense and offensive play against Ali- quippa. 1'he squad was well coached by Coaches Regis Hcinzer and “VVhitey” Siljander. Our school is mighty proud of the record made by the team and its coaches during the past sea- son. Ken Noel: Great defensive guard on our foot- ball team. Opened gaping holes in the op- ponents’ line all season. Always ready to help a team mate. Loyal McDonald: Another magnificent guard on the football team from the A Senior Class. Broke up a great many plays this year. Capt. Fred Josephs: Center of our stonewall for three years and a bad man to have against you in a football game. GchzcU JleinjeA. Boys’ Class Basketball Although our team didn’t win the champ- ionship, we were runners-up last season, losing only one game in a hard-fought battle bv the score of 20 to 18. The boys were all more than willing to play and had that old never- die-spirit which is an asset to any team. We were coached by Mr. Yingling, who was very much liked by the members of the team. The boys who gave all they had for the good of the team were forwards, A1 DeMatt, Carl McQuistion and Dave Smith. At the guards were Joe Heitzer, Lee Waltz and Andy Wit- tick. We also had two capable centers in Tom Hepler and Tony Menchyk. A new member of the team this year is Bob Denny, who was a member of the Section III champ- ionship team last year. Henry Nicholas is the manager, and can always be depended upon to do his part for the team promptly and well. Our boys always observed good sports- manship and fair play, and held the respect of their opponents as well as of their own class- mates. First Rone, left to right—H. Nicholas (Manager), R. Denny, A. Wittick, D. Smith, T. Hepler, C. Ying- ling (Coach). Second Room, left to right—A. DeMatt, ). Heitzer, C. McQuistion. Boys’ Class Mushball The A Senior mushball team, started last May when we were B Seniors, was composed of a group of hard-fighting, fleet-footed boys. The “do or die” spirit prevailed throughout all their games. Though they never won the championship, they never gave up. There were thrills and plenty of action as the boys came from behind in many of their games to win. Leading this team was their captain, “Walt” Dunlap, the “spark plug” of the team. Plenty of thrills were supplied by “Walt’s” stupendous, running catches. An- other great star of the team was Bill Wagner, the pitcher, whose slowball was hard to hit. The rest of the star-studded team, whose brilliant fielding and hitting kept the team near the top of the league, was made up of such stellar infielders as Ford, whose play at third base prevented many a hit. Joe Lau- teria’s timely relief pitching kept the team from defeat in many games. Fred Joseph’s spectacular play at first base converted many wild throws into easy put-outs. Bill Klause’s, Joe McGary’s, and Bob Denny’s play also featured. To see Bob Dandoy gather in a sure hit and make it look easy sent a thrill through the spectators. John Dorcy’s and Wayne Herrit’s hitting helped the team many a time when the prospect looked hope- less. Criner, Dent, and Rogerson did good work at their posts. Dave Smith, Lyle Bish, and Loyal McDonald also greatly contributed to the team’s success. Here is a team, al- though never champs, of which the fellow A Seniors should be proud. First Row, left to right—C. Criner, J. Dorcy, W. Dunlap, C. McQuistion, R. Dent. Srconil Row, left to right—D. Smith, J. McGary, J. Lauteria, R. Denny, P. Dunkle, W. Rogerson, R. Dandoy, L. Bish. Girls’ Class Basketball • • • In the year of 1937, ten girls reported to their first basketball practice. These were the future graduates of the class of 1940. The first practice that we reported to, we met an enlivening personality, Miss Varnum. We gave our names to her and sat down to watch basketball played by girls’ rules. In those consecutive days, we, alternately, had our chance to show ability. Later we learned our first official game was to be held in Feb- ruary. (It was a tie score.) Lady Luck has been with us by letting these same ten girls remain to be our A Senior team. At the head of this enthusiastic team, we have our likeable captain, Julie Ann Zgibor, noted for perseverance, and an idol for us girls to follow. Another excellent for- ward is Anna Louise Knobloch, being quick on her feet and skillful with her passes. That small dynamic miss, one of our star guards, is Virginia Gerstner. Genevieve Rearick, a very versatile player, played both guard and for- ward. Anne Boliver and Virginia Jackson, two of the keenest guards we have, are also very alert. Our other forward, Norma Jeanne Thompson, a co-captain, is a capable all-around player and adds humor to tense moments. Mary Nuth, Betty Roth, and Ethel Herold are aggressive guards who aid in making this a grand team. Although not champions in name, we are champions at heart, for we have had a grand good time together. Left to Riff it—Genevieve Rearick, Norma J. Thompson, Anne Boliver, Anna Louise Knohloch, Julie Zgibor, Mary Nuth, Virginia Jackson, Ethel Herold, Virginia Gerstner. LETTERMEN Walter Cochran: A great help and manager of our championship team. Continually helping the fellows even when they lost. Joe Heitzer: Captain of our track team. Still holds record for low hurdles at Pittsburgh after breaking his own record this year. Bob Denny: Red-headed flash of our championship bas- ketball team. Played a very strong end on our foot- ball team last year. Arthur DeFoggi: A willing worker and cheerful all the time. A good word for everyone. Manager of our '39 track team. Bill Andrew: Stalwart guard and steadier of our Sec- tion III leaders. Always cool and calm as he was against New Castle. Walter Eisler: A dependable, jolly manager to keep the weary track-men in good spirits. Always will- ing to lend a hand when needed. John Brown: A peppery forward on our championship team. Full of spirit and aggressiveness. Always playing to the last second. Harry Stitt: A very handy man with his feet in both football and track. A mainstay of our successful football team. Pete Kili.meyer: One of best linemen on the football team last year. Always doing his part and a little more. A mighty guard. Walter Dunlap: Walter reached the heights on the track team, being our best high jumper last year. Tom Hepler: (Picture omitted) A great asset to the track team, in the 100, 220 and the mile ... an all around athlete . . . and the girls say he isn't bad at romancing. ALMA MATER 'Mid these scenes in recollection Thy name shall resound. Youthful dreams and fond ambitions IVith thy name are found. Thee we honor, thee we cherish, Thee we’ll love alway; Hail to thee our Alma Mater, Hail to thee for aye. LITERARY Readers Digest of B. H. S. Section I Being the most outstanding work of our Most Outstanding Authors for the year 1939. Big Steel Neil Shir a “No, I’m sorry but we’re not hiring any- one just now,” said Mr. Johnson, General Manager of the Great Eastern Steel Corpo- ration. “We have more men than positions now as it is.” “But you don’t understand, Mr. Johnson; I haven’t eaten in twenty-four hours! I can’t live another day without food!” “Here you are, boy,” murmured Mr. John- son, who was a kind man in spite of his gruff exterior. “Here’s a dollar. Go and get your- self something to eat.” “I’m not looking for charity,” the gaunt boy growled to the surprised Johnson, who had thought that no one would refuse money. The telephone shrieked discordantly just as the boy, Steve King, turned to go. Mr. Johnson picked up the receiver and motioned for Steve to sit down. Steve, wondering at this new turn in affairs, complied with the request. He heard Mr. Johnson exclaim, “Yes! I’ll he right down! Keep out of his way till I get down there!” Whirling about, Mr. Johnson told Steve to follow and ran at top speed out of his office with Steve at his heels. They hurried direct- ly to the open hearth where they were met by an excited group of workmen who were watching a crane racing madly back and forth between the walls of the mill. Mr. Johnson took one look; then he shout- ed harshly, “Who’s in that crane? Whoever it is, he won’t have a job after he comes down from there, regardless of who he is.” “It’s that hohunk Nick Brown,” a work- man told him. “He’s drunk again. This is the third time in a month he’s come to work drunk, but the first time he has slipped in without anyone’s seeing him.” “Young man,” Mr. Johnson exclaimed, turning to Steve, “if you can get that madman down from there before he tips that ladle, you will have a job.” Steve took off his coat, which had obviously seen better days, and ran up the ladder to the crane runway at the end of the mill, which was two stories high. He gained the plat- form at the top and waited for the crane to come by his post so that he could leap into the cab of the crane. He hadn’t long to wait. As the crane came shuttling back to where he was standing, Steve took a deep breath and leaped for the moving cab. The drunk in the cab paid no attention to Steve’s hurtling figure, as he cackled joyously at the thought of a ladle of steel tumbling upon the group of workmen, for that was what he was planning to do. Steve clawed at the outside surface of the cab as it went hurtling through space. For one desperate moment he clung to the outside of the cab and then clambered into it. The first sign Nick had of Steve’s presence in the cab was Steve himself landing with a thud on the floor of the cab. Nick closed the controls and with a snarl leaped to grapple with Steve. The men were evenly matched in size and weight, but Nick did not have full control of his liquor-sodden senses. Steve, on the other hand, had not eaten for so long that he was weak from hunger. The men fought like demons, for all that. Steve fought for a job, and to save the helpless men underneath, but Nick fought without reason. Both men were breathing hard when Steve tripped and fell sprawling. Quick as a flash, Nick jump- ed upon him and tried to gouge his eyes out. Steve managed to gain his feet and hit Nick a heavy blow in the face that sent him danger- ously close to the door of the cab in which they were fighting. Nick stood up, but his sodden senses refused to support him and he fell backward through the door opened by the fierce fighting which had taken place. Nick fell to a horrible death in the massive caldron of bubbling white steel which consumed his body in a flash of white steam. Steve staggered weakly down the stairs of the ladder and collapsed on the open hearth floor. The men carried him to the first aid room where he received food and bandages. All the men but one, a friend of Nick’s, waited outside the door of the room to see how Steve was. This fellow followed Steve around for sev- eral days until he had found out where Steve lived and what his habits were. Steve, un- aware of the attention, felt supremely happy at his new job. Everyone liked Steve’s good humor and kind heart. About a week after Steve had started his new job, he was walking home when a shot rang out and a hot pain ran through his arm. He turned quickly and saw a man running away from him. Steve ran after the fellow, but his wounded arm hampered him from catching the man. However, the firer of the shot had dropped a bit of metal as he ran and Steve picked it up. It was an admittance check for the steel mill in which Steve was employed, and a check that only active em- ployees of the mill could possess. Steve went to a doctor and had his wounded arm band- aged. He was determined to find the man who had wounded him. The next morning Steve reported sick at the mill and asked for a list of their checks and the names of the men who had each check. It was supplied and after a moment of search- ing he found the man he wanted; he was a Joseph Winters, a worker in the strip mill. Steve found also, upon inquiring among the men at the mill, that Mary Johnson, Mr. Johnson’s daughter, was to be married to this same Joseph Winters. Steve had a warm place in his heart for Mary, and he could not bear to think of exposing her sweetheart as a thug. He had to think of some way to warn Mary of Winter’s true character. Two days later Steve met Mr. Winters at Mary’s home. He had a suave personality and seemed to be a good fellow. It was evi- dent that Mary did not know what a fiend he was. Since Steve had not told anyone in the mill the cause of his bandaged arm, he was surprised to hear Mr. Winters say, “I was sorry to hear that you had been shot, King. 1 always liked you.” Steve answered by asking how Winters had known what was wrong with his arm. Win- ters made some vague excuses and quickly changed the subject. Steve was now sure that Winters had shot him, and he made plans whereby he could make Winters confess. Several days later when Steve’s arm was well enough to do light work, he went to his old job. After working his shift he came to the open hearth floor and was chatting with an inspector, whose job it was to see that the mill was kept going to full capacity, when Winters, who was due to go on his shift in a few minutes, came up and spoke to him. The inspector left for other parts of the mill and Steve and Winters were left alone. Winters, while chatting with Steve, asked him what time it was. Steve took out his watch and said it was 11 :30, but he didn’t think his watch was exactly correct. He moved out near the pit so that he could see the large clock over his head on the wall. Steve had his back to Winters; then Winters decided to act. He kicked Steve towards the pit where the ladle with a fresh pour of steel waited to be lifted to the ingot moulds. The kick knocked Steve down, but he didn’t quite go over the edge as Winters had planned. In his haste he hadn’t kicked Steve hard enough, and now he was going to pay for that mis- take. Steve got up from the floor, and with a gleam in his eyes, started toward the fright- ened Winters who, in trying to get away, stumbled several times. Finally, he got his wits about him and began to run with Steve after him. He was going to the strip mill, Steve knew, and he wondered what purpose he had. He did not know that Winters had a gun concealed in a clothes locker in the strip mill which he had determined to use on Steve, even if it meant his own life. Steve, uncon- scious of the added danger, ran along, confi- dent he could catch Winters and determined to turn him over to the police. Winters reached the strip mill a little ahead of Steve and started out to cross a cat walk that passed over massive rollers to get to his lockers where he had his gun. Just as Steve was about to cross the cat walk after Winters, he witnessed a terrifying thing. Winters, in his haste, was running across a place where no one was per- mitted to run, as the runway was narrow and had only one rail. When he was in the middle of the runway he slipped and fell to the conveyor belt which carried the hot ingots to the rollers. Steve covered his face. The poor man’s screams became fainter and fainter until they ceased entirely. Steve, sickened by the fatality he had witnessed, went to find Mary to tell her of the death of her betrothed. He entered Mr. Johnson’s office and found her there. Trying to be gentle, he related the death of Winters to her. He did not tell her of Winters’ character, but rather wished to win her through his own goodness, as he did after her grief had subsided. Read This Again,, Twenty Years From Now Our Commencement theme is a most in- teresting and timely one—“Modern Magic” —from the world of science. It has occurred to us that our class might enjoy, twenty years from now, seeing what time has done to such discoveries as the following: From Ann Schmid’s salutatory: “Frozen sleep, resembling the hibernation of bears and produced by packing the patient in ice, has great possibilities in the treatment of cancer . . . It has recently been discovered that cer- tain types of insane people may be shocked into sanity by overdoses of insulin . . . Plastic surgeons are paying from $100 to $500 to persons willing to sell them one inch of cartil- age from their ears, nose, or floating ribs, to use in remodeling faces . . .” From Evelyn Day’s oration: “A European engineer has recently proposed a ‘flying trans- portation system’. He believes it is possible to hurtle a new type of streamline passenger car across the country at more than six miles a minute. This type of railway car would have stubby wing surfaces and a body like the fusilage of an airplane. At low speeds the vehicle would roll on flanged wheels at front and rear. Under full throttle, however, the whole front of the car would rise from the tracks and, lifted by the wings, would ride the air. By reducing the friction of the front wheels, a speed up to four hundred miles an hour might be attained . . . Also, a ‘super clipper’ flying boat is proposed, which, in twenty-four hours, would cross the sea on which Columbus’ Santa Maria tossed for ninety-two days. No other craft ever crossed the seas with as many aids to comfort and safety as this new boat will carry. The plane will be sound-proof to reduce the noise in the cabin. The cabin will be air-conditioned and kept at a constant temperature. Inside the plane, during a transatlantic flight, life will be like life in an up-to-date hotel. The top speed of the plane will be two hundred miles an hour, but engineers are dreaming of a time in the not-too-distant future when larger and faster ships will cross the Atlantic overnight.” From “Magic in Lighting” by Virginia Jackson: “Conveniences soon to be found in the home include telephones equipped with small lights, insuring light to see the num- bers to be dialed; read-while-you-eat lamps, which hold your newspaper; a certain kind of glass tubing, through which light can be piped from one generating source in sufficient inten- sity to light the whole house at much reduced cost. Germ-killing lamps which generate ultra violet rays, the best destroyers of bac- teria, will prevent the spread of disease in hospitals, schools, canneries, bake shops, etc. An electric eye, set up in the school room, will adjust to the pupils’ needs the amount of light coming into the room ... A new type of automobile head light has a sealed beam which focuses the light a little to the right, so that it does not shine directly into the eyes of the oncoming driver ... A new airport lighting system is being tested by which pilots may land safely in bad weather. Powerful lamps with a complicated lens visible for five hun- dred feet, will permit a plane guided by radio to this lane of light, to land in all but ‘ceiling zero, visibility zero’ weather.” From Kathryn Fetterman’s “Radio and Television”: “In some cities patrol cars are being made small broadcasting stations in themselves. If a burglar attacks your home, you talk directly to the police car . . . “The stay-at-homes will come into their own if television becomes practical. The crowds at the baseball games and movies will certainly be decreased. Why go to Pittsburgh to see a game, or even to a local theatre to see a Robert Taylor film when one can stay at home and relax in the comfortable old family chair and get the same results?” Robert Dandoy gave us some interesting facts about modern agriculture: “You may have known before, or you may not, that it is now possible to produce such products as eggs and potatoes in any color of the rainbow. . . . There is a chemical spray which makes apples redder and can even put a slight blush on yellow apples ... a new spray is just out which prevents apples from falling off the trees . . . Another interesting fact is that cattle grease is the source of glycerol, which may be used in as widely different things as the anti-freeze in your car or an ingredient of dynamite . . . The most interesting discov- ery, however, is soilcss gardening. Using this method of growing plants, eighty tons of to- matoes or 2500 bushels of potatoes have been grown from an acre by the use of chemicals. The only drawback is that it is not for the amateur just yet, but for the chemist. It is predicted that in a few years this country will be able to provide food and clothing for its population, using soiless gardening, on one- fifth acre per capita. Just think of it!” In his “Modern Magic in Chemistry” Bob Overcashier said in part: “Chemists today are building a new world. While your high school laboratory partner or some other begin- ner may seem to produce only some unpleasant odors, research chemists, working on much the same principles, have given mankind some 200,000 entirely new products since the World War. For example, natural rubber is being used less than formerly because of a new substance called neoprene. Closely resembling rubber, it is actually superior because of its resistance to oil, certain chemicals, heat and age ... In the textile industry, fabrics are being spun to some extent from soft, flexible glass thread. Italy consumes for army uni- forms great quantities of lanital, a cloth one- half wool and one-half casein (milk protein). . . . Articles formerly made of wood, metal, into all imaginable shapes: colorful toys, beau- from mysterious plastics, which are pressed into all imaginable shapes; colorful toys, beau- tiful radio cabinets, auto ornaments, steering wheels, jewelry, at the rate of one million pieces a day ...” Anne Boliver in her valedictory summed up the situation for us: “All of us can dream and imagine what will be in the future. And dare we say that our dreams will not come true? One hundred years ago, the United States government wrote into a homestead law the provision that a four-paned glass window must be built into every log cabin. Today, houses made of glass have already been built. Formerly, a primitive street lamp was a luxury. Today, the electric eye is a scientific invention which regulates the bright- ness of lights, opens doors, and counts the cars which drive through the Holland Tunnel. No one can estimate what the world will be able to do in the future.” Chemical Fudge, or How to Study the Modern Way Doris Breth If you have trouble with your chemistry, as I do, I’m sure you will appreciate this very interesting way of studying that formidable subject. For alas! chemistry can be very bor- ing even when you sit in a comfortable chair and gaze at the book; it can be simply ex- asperating when “Radio’s Romantic Tenor” is singing IVhere Are You?, and you have to shut your ears and frantically clutch at the leaves of your text trying to find that lost equation. There are ways, however, to make this dis- agreeable subject more pleasant. Next time, if possible, tuck the disgusting book under your arm and ramble out into the secluded kitchen. It helps to sing a bit as you go in; You’re a Sweet Little Headache or the like, aids to soothe your distressed spirits and gives you courage to face your task. Let us imagine that our heroine has already sung herself into the kitchen, and propped her book up before her. As we listen in, she is beginning the artful process of studying while cooking: “Hm-m-m! Now let’s see; the lesson is about—‘2 cups of sugar, one—two’. The lesson is about—‘1 cup of milk’ . . . The milk . . . , where is the milk? It should be in the refrigerator, ah, yes . . . now where’s the cup ? Where did I put that cup ? H’mm, right before me. I must be blind. There we are. Now. . . ‘one-fourth of the earth’s crust’—oh, yes, this is my chemistry book—‘silicon forms one-fourth of the earth’s crust’. Gosh, why don’t they tell us some- thing we don’t know’. . . . ‘Three table- spoons of cocoa . . .’ where the Sam Patch is the cocoa? Don’t tell me we haven’t any. Hey Mom! Oh Moth—er! Where’s the cocoa? No—not the quota! The cocoa! C-o-c-o-a! You know, the stuff you put in fudge! Yeah. You haven’t got any? Well of all the—! What kind of a house is this anyway ? For heaven’s sake, send Betty down to the store to get some right away. 1 need it . . . Oh—hum, time out while the kid sister runs down to the corner store. Might as well play the radio while she’s gone. Gee, what a smooth orchestra! Where’s that broom ? I gotta dance.” After a few turns around the floor, Sister brings home the cocoa and our lesson proceeds. “ ‘Three tablespoons of cocoa’. Oh! Oh! I spilt three extra ones in. Oh well, why wor- ry? We have to take the bitter with the better, I guess. ‘Sand is also used in making mortar and concrete’. ‘Add a large lump of butter’. ‘Sandstone differs only in that the particles are held together by a kind of ce- ment’. Now some vanilla. ‘It is also sawed into slabs and used for sidewalks and making grindstones’. And, ‘last but not least, some salt’. Salt! Well, well! Na Cl. ‘While pure rock crystal is colorless, traces of impuri- ties impart to it characteristic colors’. The mixture complete now, you can put it on the stove, and proceed with your studying as our heroine does. ‘It has so low a coeffi- cient of expansion that it may be heated red hot and then plunged into cold water without breaking, etc, etc!’ (If you find that the candy is going to be finished before you are, it is quite permissible to lower the fire.) Now, my friends, you have the outline of how to study chemistry; of how to mix busi- ness and pleasure, so to speak. But, in clos- ing, may I make one suggestion: it is advis- able to have a few pieces of the fudge handy when you go to class the next day. Perhaps it will serve to sweeten the teacher’s anger when you discover that the correct answers have slipped your mind. Tapping a Furnace Tony Menchyk Tapping an open hearth furnace is the most spectacular sight I have ever seen. Standing across the floor about twenty yards away, you can see the head supervisor extending his long-handled dipper into the glowing hot fur- nace and obtaining a sample of the steel to be tested before the furnace is tapped. If the sample is shown to be satisfactory, the gas is turned out from the furnace and the last-min- ute preparations are made by the men. As you walk over to the side, you can see the men in the back busily breaking the brick partition through which the metal will come out. By then a signal has been given by a loud shriek- ing whistle to notify all the men that the fur- nace is about to be tapped. The men in the back stand off to the side as several of the others go to the front and, with a long bar, tap out the hole in the back. Then the huge mass of fifty tons of glowing hot steel pours out over the runner into a large ladle lined with fire brick. As the ladle becomes full, it begins to overflow into a small ladle by its side. This smaller ladle contains the impuri- ties and leaves the large one full of pure metal to be taken away by a large crane and poured into molds. This process is the most interesting sight I have ever seen. On Doors Ann Schmid Doors must have a deep knowledge of hu- man nature since they see both sides of hu- manity. They have an intimate view of the private lives of the members of the family, and they can even read character; they know that people who quickly draw on their gloves in order to avoid touching the handle are ex- tremely fastidious and sensitive, and that people who sail through doors are probably used to having their own way. Feelings and moods are also obvious to doors; when one is tired and melancholy, or dissatisfied with life in general, he has a tendency to push open the door slowly by leaning on it; when one feels brisk and efficient, he swings it open with his hand and gives it a little extra swing to close it. Doors, 1 think, are sensitive to people’s emotions; for kind, considerate people they have a kind of inanimate affection; to others who slam them or kick them open they give an unhappy, battered submission, but they scowl under this kind of treatment. So re- member, the next time you go through a door, grasp its handle firmly and open it with con- sideration and respect, for doors, to those who can read their language, reveal much about their owners. Persons I Have Wished to Be Harrietts Behm Although my life has not been very out- standing as yet, I hope some day to make something of myself, perhaps not the sort of person I’ve dreamed about, whose name will go down in history, but a person whom a few will always remember. 1 have dreamed of being a Florence Night- ingale or a Clara Barton, wearing a white, starched uniform and a small white cap, and doing good for those who are depressed. I have also imagined myself as Amelia Earhart, who proved to the world that women could fly the skies as well as men. Then I imagin- ed 1 wanted to be a great singer or actress whose name would appear on Broadway, and have thousands worshiping me. Yes, I have wished to be these famous wo- men, but now I wish some day to be like an elderly lady whom I know. Her name may not go down in history, but she will linger in the hearts of many. This lady lives alone in her little cottage not far from the country church. Every Sunday you will find her in church, praying for those who need help, not for herself. She had a family at one time, but they were all wounded or killed in the great World War, or died at the time of the influenza disaster. She is not bitter towards life, however, for she felt that it was God’s will and went on doing services for others, when she had no one of her own to care for. She devotes most of her time to sewing for the poor, nursing the sick and dying, and teaching the children of the village the Golden Rule. People pity her and say she is all alone in the world. She is any- thing but lonely, however, because she is al- ways helping those less fortunate. To me this little old lady is doing as much as those whose names are high on the Roll of Fame. She may not he great or well-known, but she will re- main in the hearts of many an inspiration for all their years to come. Shoestrings Robert Dandoy Shoestrings are practically the lowliest things on earth, but who could do without them ? Man could not climb the highest mountain without the aid of the lowly shoe- string. It is valuable but costs little. The article with the highest price is not always the best. Without shoestrings, people would have to wear slippers or walk in their bare feet all the time. Of course, one could use rubber boots; but think how uncomfortable they would be on a torrid July afternoon. Shoe- strings are small, hardly noticeable, and yet they are invaluable to man. Like many equal- ly indespensable things, man seldom thinks of shoestrings until they break, and then he real- izes their value. Buckles, also used on shoes, may be lost or broken and a new one needed; but a shoestring can be tied together, if broken, and still be used. Buckles are small, large, colored, noticeable to all, and change or even disappear with the fashions, but the low- ly shoestring lives on forever. Ye Olde Seventh Period Willis Thompson Here it is again, seventh period on Friday. I finally find my seat after passing through a “fog” somewhere. I am not sure just what circumstances or what guiding hand led me here, but since I recognize the place I don’t particularly care. 1 am suddenly brought back to reality by a door closing. Whether it was just the mental door of my uncon- scious mind or whether it is because Miss Bartley has just entered the room, I cannot say, but I remain in this world long enough to get my English assignment at least. This is usually my limit on Fridays but today I have to stand and recite some memory work I slaved all night learning—or did 1 ? Oh well! it won’t take long. Soon 1 will be able to sit down again. I complete the Herculean task and fall exhausted into my seat. Having contributed my part to the recitation, 1 be- come absorbed in the wonders of nature on the distant hills where the sweeping chill of November’s wind has bared the trees and browned the rest of the landscape to a turn. On this background I can see moving red specks which I know to be hunters after rab- bits. Poor things—the rabbits, I mean. They are happy eleven months out of the year, but just as they are getting fat and decide to take life easy for the winter, this army of hunters breaks into the contentment of their lives with the deafening roar of their guns. I am re- flecting upon this when the scene before me dims and I drift gently into a vast, well known space containing nothing but dark- ness. Suddenly I jerk myself erect, look around in a dazed stupor, and when I finally collect part of my senses I look suspiciously at “Monk” Noel and think to myself, “I won- der, did that guy shove me? No. Ha, ha! I guess I must have dozed off and almost lost my balance. Hm! Reading Shakespeare’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner, are they? Guess I better find the page it’s on. Ah! here it is: ‘Oh sleep it is a gentle thing, Be- loved from . . .” Suddenly I come to with a start. Don’t tell me I dozed off again. Well, well! everyone’s leaving. The bell must have rung. Say!—the Hop is tonight, isn’t it? I have a date with that blond I was introduced to during summer vacation. Nice kid. You can bet 1 don’t fall asleep to- night.” “Bare” Faced Lois Whitesei.l I paused on the steep wooded path, so scar- ed I couldn’t move. 1 was simply paralyzed. There, completely blocking the path before me, stood a huge cinnamon bear. This moun- tain of destruction, towering far above me, teetered back and forth on the balls of his enormous paws, and glared at me from blood- shot eyes. A red, drooling tongue hung from his cavern-like mouth, exposing cruel teeth which I could already feel clamped in my flesh. I trembled so that my knees sounded like castanets and my teeth chattered till 1 was afraid they would come loose and fall out. My hair promptly rose on end and my tongue clove to the roof of my mouth. Soundless words issued forth from stiffened lips. With a supreme effort, I weakly said, “Go ’way!” and promptly fainted. Upon reviving, I found my father bending over me and my ter- rifying visitor gone. It was only then that I realized that I had missed my one great chance of being a heroine; 1 had completely forgotten that I was carrying a shiny new rifle! June in January Henry Nicholas We all know that the new year begins on January the first; that it, unless President Roosevelt has changed it since the last broad- cast. We know also that Saturday isn’t Sun- day and morning isn’t evening; but some- where along the line, things seem to be a little mixed up. You glance in the Sunday paper that you can buy Saturday evening and you see large advertisements reading, “See the 1940 Models at the Auto Show.” Something is wrong somewhere; the calendar says this is 1939. You walk down Main Street in the evening and what do you hear? “Morning Paper!” You know darn well it’s not morn- ing; it’s only nine o’clock at night. You de- cide to go into the newstand and get the new “detective thriller”. There on its cover, just above the dagger sticking out of the dead girl’s heart, is the date—November 1939. The month is actually October. Now we don’t mind energetic business officials trying to get ahead; but when they try to change the time and date, that’s going a wee bit too far. Only Mr. Roosevelt can do that. At the Basketball Game Virginia Jackson Hipp-i-ty-hop, and away we trot, out to a good old basketball game. Why for do we go? Gee whiz, you know as well as I do! To see who else is there and what the score- board says after the game is over. I’ll admit, we mustn’t forget that little group that hasn’t seen each other for such a long time, which meets right in the middle of everything. They talk about everything imaginable from the rat their old cat caught to the D they got in— well, almost anything. Doesn’t anyone watch the team ? Well, I should say so! Aren’t the new shirts the boys are wearing just supercolossal or something? And who IS that curly-haired fellow all the girls are raving about? My mistake, it seems that some of them see a tall, dark, handsome, etc., etc., etc., in their dreams. Doesn’t anyone watch the game? Sure, but who is that silly, asking that question all the time!! You know only too well that there is always some one interested in the game. He either stands up just as you are pointing out someone interesting on the other side of the gym and obstructs your view, or else he yells like the dickens when you get up to take your coat off, (just as something im- portant happens). I know you didn’t know it was going to happen. They didn’t tell you! Of course it doesn’t matter to you; you never know just what goes on. Anyway, I don’t. Sure I can tell when someone makes a basket! And 1 most certainly like a little fight now and then. But that little whistle the guy in stripes blows always did annoy me. Oh well! we have to put up with a lot in this world, and I can take it. See you at the next game!! ?! Out of The Heart Grace Thompson It was a dark, dull spring morning in the frontier valley and the rain was descending in torrents. Dan Johnson, having frantically packed his most precious possessions, his few books, rushed off down the wooded trail at a quick trot to join his family before the flood overtook him. He had just passed the already deserted Dalton cabin when he heard a fran- tic cry for help. As the cry was repeated, he circled the thicket cautiously, to avoid any trap. Peering through the bushes he found the victim. Mark Dalton! His most bitter enemy, and son of his family’s enemy! Dan’s eyes gleamed with triumph. He would van- ish quietly, and no one would know, not even Mark. But could he do it? How would he feel in after years? The fight in his heart was sharp and hitter; then moved by an inner impulse not to be denied, he stepped through the bushes to Mark’s side. “You!” The exclamation of surprised, despairing hatred escaped Mark’s lips at sight of Dan. With a lightning move he grasped a broken limb and attempted to strike. Quick as a flash Dan wrenched the club from Mark’s hand and hurled it away. “This is no time to fight,” he said. “I will at least wait until you are on your feet.” Then using his strong muscles in a mighty effort, he lifted the log aside to free his enemy. On guard, he waited for Mark to get up, but the boy did not move. He looked «again. The drawn features of Mark’s face showed he was suffer- ing pain, and after a cautious examination Dan discovered that the boy’s leg was fractur- ed. What should he do? Both boys glared at each other in silence. Dan was sure that Mark would make no plea for mercy and would perish in the flood before he would ask Dan to save him. Should he go and leave him ? Mark suddenly answered the unspoken question with a taunt: “Go on, Johnson, kill me! I’m licked. I might as well die by your hands as perish in the flood.” Kill him! Dan Johnson kill a man while the flood was menacing his own life? Sud- denly the fallacy of the whole business of hatred burst on Dan. Why should lives be wasted in hatred when life was so short and there was so much beauty to be enjoyed? Lifting Mark carefully upon his back, Dan started slowly toward the distant hills, where his friends waited, leaving his treasured books to be ruined in the mighty onrushing flood. The tree limbs lashed his Lace and hands, and the rain beating in his Lace blinded him, caus- ing him to stumble, so that he almost dropped his burden. Mark let out a low painful groan as Dan lifted him higher on his shoulders and advanced along the rugged path again, inch by inch, foot by foot, until at last he left the muddy thicket and was in the cleared ground. From there it was only a matter of min- utes to the hilltop and safety. As they saw him coming on through the dusk, a husky cheer came from the crowd of friends and neighbors gathered there. Dan was the hero and the family feud was over. TO BUD BISH’S JALOPY Ken Billman When I ride in that palatial hack, It’s lots more fun than a Cadillac; It stands serenely against the sky With nary a windshield to greet the eye. Green paint proclaims it far and wide; A top would be welcomed by all inside. ’Neath its battered hood a motor of power( ?) Sometimes starts within an hour. The lovely horn, when it is heard, Is like the song of the cuckoo bird; The two doors have hinges, but if you should look, You’ll find they’re held by a buttonhook. The inner tube has nineteen patches; We'll add some more—not a color matches. The brakes in the old crate are not up to par; The tail light you hold, if you’re going far. If you venture to sit in the seat, Beware that the springs and you don’t meet. And as you get out, won’t you please look around And see that no parts are on the ground. HE WAS AN A SENIOR! Dick Shannon Listen, my children, and you shall hear A tale that will bring to your eye a tear. This heart-tugging story of radical hate Is about a Senior who always was late. He grew to hate school more every day. And later each morning in bed he would stay, Then rush to school like a house on fire,— Most times he didn’t get under the wire. Of course he used his excuses all; Then spent ten weeks in Study Hall. On January first of a brand new year Over his cheek coursed a hot, salty tear; He resolved at last to be late no more But that lad did not know what the Fates had in store. One morning soon after, he awoke with a bawl— “Eight thirty!” had just boomed the clock in the hall. He jumped into his clothes and slicked back his hair, And with one flying leap he was clear down the stair, Tore out to the garage and backed out the car, Zipped into the road at speed far above par. At last on two wheels to the schoolhouse he came, Leaped out of the car like a track man of fame. He tugged at the school door, then fainted with shock, For wonder of wonders, that school door was locked! It was Saturday morning, day after Farewell! The lad was heart broken, so you must not tell! ON SEEING THE SENIOR PLAY THROUGH A HAT Gene Klugh Our Senior play was a big affair; There were so many people there. But one thing got my goat that night, I was so mad I wanted to fight. Right in front of me some one sat; Perched on her head was a big red hat. (The sight of it would kill a cat!) When I tried to see John Carteret, That hat loomed up like a stack of hay. When Willie came over the garden wall, Did he charm the fair Kathleen at all? And when at length we heard that shot, How hard did Moonyeen really drop? I think perhaps the poor girl died, But I couldn’t see, though 1 tried and tried. The temptation in my ears did ring To crush right down upon that thing; But I’m a gentleman, and all that, So 1 simply said, “Lady, p-p-please remove your hat!” TO MY PICTURE, AGED SIX Vivian Davidson Gee! I was an ugly brat! My hair was long and my teeth didn’t match; Long and gangling were my legs And 1 walked as if I were stepping on eggs. As I sit and gaze at this picture of yore, I realize now that I was a bore; And nothing pains me so much as to see I’m still the same as I used to be. TO YE OLDE “FLIVVER” (With apologies to Byron) Ann Schmid There is a mud-hole in the pathless woods, There are some car tracks on the lonely shore, There was a fir tree where now none pro- trudes— The little fir tree was, but is no more. Roll on, thou old and battered Plymouth— roll! The garden hose sweeps over thee in vain, For thou art marked with ruin; my control Ends with the brake; on thy poor scarred mein The wreck is all my deed. TO BUTLER HIGH Randall Conabee B is for the many “Bumps” she gave me. U is for the “Ups and Downs” she brought. T is for the many Tests that slayed me. L is for the Loves I’ve won and lost. E is for the Excellents( ?) she gave me. R the rules I broke, at what a cost! H is for the Hundred Friends we knew here. I is for the Intellects( ?) we grew. G is for our Grand Good Times together. H appy days we leave for others new. What a Life! Esther Berland The time for which I have waited has finally come. This last semester of high school, my A Senior term, has brought many joys and sorrows with it. It’s wonderful to he able to stroll majestically through the crowded halls with my nose high in the air because, after all, I’m an A Senior. The hurry-scurry of being on committees, the ex- citement of trying to “make” the Senior play, dismissal after sixth period, all add up to the thrill we A Seniors have looked forward to for three and a half years. The best feature of the semester is the fact that it is not neces- sary to take the final exams if we don’t let our marks fall below a B average, and most of us try exceptionally hard not to allow them to do so. Of course, there are a few troubles to being an A Senior, too, but they are few compared to the thrills. I don’t know how the rest of the Seniors feel, but to me, the last time I walk through these halls of Butler High School as a student will be one of the saddest yet proudest days of my life. ON THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A SCHOOLMATE Only yesterday, it seems, You sat near me here in the class room. Today you are gone. Yesterday, as we came in, The room was gay with laughter, Light-hearted fun, and the usual stir That comes before the bell. Today a hush falls involuntarily, Not at command of bell or teacher, But because one seat is empty. The desk is silent, yet it talks louder Than any human voice can speak. READY FOR THE PROM! Vivian Davidson Apple Blossoms and Orchids are so far apart, And yet they nestle, close, here in my heart, One as a perfume, the other as a flower, And I love them both for my dancing hour. Arrayed in a gown of filmy net, My hair arranged and perfectly set, I glide down the stairs at the sound of the gong Ready and waiting to go to my prom! Personality and Pencils Clarence Criner A pencil is a tattle-tale sort of object. If you were to take a trip through all of the desks in a school room after dismissal, you would understand what I mean. First, take the desk of a person w’ho is an “A” student. (Continued on Page 88) Section II QUESTIONNAIRE VVe were in English Class. We had just been discussing life—how different it seems to different people, and how valuable it is to gain that sympathy with other people and that quality of awareness to all the beauty and the humor and the sadness continually in the world about us which makes life so rich and varied. “That is part of what English class is for,” said our teacher, “to help us to see these things through the eyes of others as well as our own. That is what good books are for.” Then she proposed the questionnaire the re- sults of which we are giving you below. We did not get a grade out of it—no one even signed his name, so that we do not know who wrote any particular item. Each pupil was to write sincerely and honestly what to him or her was the loveliest, the funniest, the sad- dest, the hardest, and the bravest thing in all the world. We are giving you below some of the re- sults of that questionnaire, as they were writ- ten by the members of the five A Senior Eng- lish classes. We hope you will find them as interesting as every one has to whom we have already showed them. To us they present a new and very beautiful composite picture of the Class of January 1940. LOVELIEST Boy— To me, the LOVELIEST thing in the world is: ... a beautiful girl . . . sunlight shining through church win- dows painted all different colors . . . to be out in the country early in April . . . slow rising and fading music such as a waltz . . . the first bird in spring, or the first flower coming out of the ground . . . crude oil as it comes green and frothy from the ground . . . the woods at the first sign of daylight on a spring day . . . to be hopelessly, honorably, passionately in love (when the time comes) . . . church service on Easter Sunday ... to be able to get up in the morning not hearing any guns booming or soldiers marching . . . the rippling of a brook . . . sunset in summer at Mount Gretna ... to hear a chord of music perfectly bal- anced . . . valleys and hills covered with bright green pine trees with wisps of mist curl- ing from their midst . . . the life everlasting . . . good old Nature . . . a buck deer standing in a pine woods when there is snow on the ground ... a “screamer” from the middle of the basketball floor that goes through with- out touching the hoop . . . my mother (given several times) Girl— . . . watching the snow gather on a pine tree . . . an orchard of peach blossoms . . . a good home with grand parents . . . a little child with bright blue eyes and light curly hair ... a winter scene in the country—a fresh snow on the ground, snow still softly falling, and silence, with no one there except one’s self ... a happily married couple . . . flying—just think of dabbling your toes in those fleecy white clouds . . . attending formals . . . a beautiful sunset on a warm summer evening . . . a beautiful net evening frock . . . our table on Christmas Eve . . . midnight mass on Christmas Eve with the church all lighted up and the choir singing . . . music in the sunset ... a beautiful white rose . . . a congenial happy home . . . sunset on the water . . . a picture of my parents, sisters and brothers as we sit together discussing the happy times we had when we were youngsters Will You Do Things With 1940 Or Will 1940 Do Things With You? This year may be nearly V r of the success-making part of your life. That’s quite a large enough part of it to make it important to you. We feel like being impertinent to the point of asking you what you plan to do with it—invest it or spend it? Success takes a lot of planning and studying these days. Competition is keen, no matter what fields you enter for a livelihood. You can’t begin too soon. You can make 1940 into a valuable 3%. We wish you a Happy and Prosperity-Planning New Year The Butler County National Bank and Trust Company Butler, Penna. Member Melbank Group . . . Member Federal Reserve System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation . . . Sydney Carton’s, “It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done before” . . . a rainbow . . . the glitter of pretty things . . . the sky filled with stars . . . love between a mother and a child . . . music, because you can express what is inside you by singing certain songs . . . seventh period (when you are an A Senior) . . . love itself . . . a bush of white roses . . . reading books for enjoyment . . . a picture in technicolor . . . snow with moonlight on it . . . twilight . . . church services with the beautiful organ chimes softly peeling Are Maria, the heads of the entire congregation bowed in prayer; all classes, aristocratic or poor, very humble in the presence of God . . . Christmas Eve with great white snow flakes dropping very thickly from the sky . . . a lilac garden at dawn in the spring . . . hearing Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy singing together FUNNIEST Boy— I think the FUNNIEST thing in the world is: . . . Magnet jokes . . . girls! and their habit every time they pass a mirror of stopping and looking at themselves . . . listening to a boy learning to play the trumpet . . . to watch a donkey baseball game . . . the small freshmen in high school . . . human nature . . . a class A pie fight . . . two heavy weight champions fighting on a slow motion reel. . . . a monkey looking into a mirror . . . a person who gets into an argument with another when neither of them knows what he is arguing about . . . a girl (any girl) trying to learn to ski . . . Joe Penner . . . the Marx Brothers . . . another person’s mistakes . . . watching some one fall while walking on the smooth sidewalk . . . a conceited person bragging about him- self . . . Bob Hope . . . good clean jokes . . . young puppies at play . . . a bald headed man buying a comb and brush . . . sitting on Main Street watching the people pass by . . . after a person has ordered a big meal in a strange city to find that he has forgot- ten his money Girl— I think the FUNNIEST thing in the world is: . . . a tall lady with a short man . . . noticing the different methods of falling on a banana peel. . . . a man doing housework . . . seeing a lot of people trying to be “Jit- terbugs” . . . swallowing a snore . . . ladies’ hats . . . a lady’s wig falls off when she is pur- chasing wearing apparel (if you were the clerk) . . . to watch a little boy with trousers too long for him . . . to see a square dance . . . to have two dates come at the same time, one of which you had forgotten you had made . . . going to school with my blouse on wrong side out . . . while hanging the wall paper, to get twisted with the paper . . . Class Night meetings when we were writing skits . . . a mixture of Andy Devine, Robert Benchley, Bob Burns and Ben Turpin . . . seeing Daddy trying to shave one time with tooth paste instead of shaving cream . . . little girls playing house . . . the way my girl friend talks at times . . . to watch some people put on airs . . . watching someone looking at himself in a mirror when he doesn’t know he is being watched (Tr OF 29,000,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE U. S. OVER 6,000,000 HAVE DEFECTIVE VISION. — Better Vision Institute 4? r ON'T expect the child to ask for ■ ' glasses; how can he know that his eyes should see more clearly than they do? Watch for headaches, dislike of school, poor marks, squinting, cross disposition. If your child doesn’t need glasses, we’ll tell you so. If he does, you do him a lasting injustice not to supply them at once. CLEELAND'S OPTOMETRIC EYE SPECIALISTS ... a fat man running after his hat on a windy day SADDEST Boy— To me, the SADDEST thing in the world is: . . . in the present war situation in Europe, the children being taken from their mothers . . . the death of my pet dog ... an A Senior failing . . . the death of either one of my parents . . . the first day of school . . . to be the kind of person who always agrees with everyone . . . a wild animal or a human, being hurt . . . music—because music has always some sad part in it . . . “Parting is such sweet sorrow” . . . for me the saddest thing I have experi- enced is to watch my sister and brother lying on their death bed. It is also the nicest thing to know that God had called them . . . a dog I saw once following its master’s coffin to the grave. After everyone left, he still waited . . . a woman, a widow perhaps, or the wife of a drunkard, beaten, starved, loved by no one, who just keeps going because she cannot die . . . to be left alone, when the only thing you can think of is that you are an out- cast Girl— To me, the SADDEST thing in the world is: . . . the breaking up of a very dear friend- ship . . . watching an elderly person cry . . . a wounded animal . . . seeing a person dead whom you love, knowing all the tears you shed will not bring them back to life . . . a lame dog, homeless on a cold winter day . . . getting a zero in Civics . . . a person who has grown old and is being mistreated by younger people . . . insufficient funds to keep the family, and conditions due to this ... to look at pictures of war-stricken people . . . the day my mother almost died . . . the day my brother died . . . death . . . the eyes of a little beaten dog . . . a broken heart . . . I’ve gone with two girls for ten years and to part with either one of them would be awful . . . when someone dies at a very early age and misses all the latter part of life . . . to see a father with several small chil- dren spending his money gambling and drinking . . . being hurt or mistreated by the ones you love . . . the end of this semester when 1 see my Civics grade HARDEST Boy— The HARDEST thing to do is: . . . to admit you arc wrong . . . to be content with what you have . . . to date a girl and, when you reach the movie, find you are broke . . . not to tell a lie about something that would affect your life in some way . . . to try to tell a girl about a thing that she doesn’t understand . . . behaving in school . . . my hardest thing is to study, especially English . . . to keep from spanking the children I saw- burying a kitten alive in an inner tube. . . . to write a composition . . . my bed at C. M. T. C. . . . trying to awaken yourself when your eyelids are so heavy you just can’t lift them . . . to ask for your first date . . . to ask a new girl for a date . . . supporting myself and helping my mother . . . trying to get through school . . . to get up in time for school . . . to make a speech on the stage . . . to get every lesson every day perfectly . . . trying to keep your chin up all the time, taking the world as it comes . . . not to take your favorite pie from Moth- er’s pantry . . . to try to see your mistakes and correct them without criticizing other people . . . to tell a person that someone they loved is dead. 1 had to do it once; I know . . . to break away from some habit you have formed . . . for me, the hardest thing would be to find one fault against a teacher whom I have had in Home Room for two years . . . to be wronged, deeply wronged, by the world, and not say a word about it . . . to consecrate yourself to God Girl— The HARDEST thing for me to do is: . . . to please other people . . . trying to get through school . . . being nice to someone you don’t like . . . trying to keep a baby quiet . . . getting up in the morning . . . learning memory work . . . to stay in when your friends can go out . . . to be able to control your temper when offended or criticized . . . standing before a class to give a semester report . . . to make and keep staunch friends . . . reading books for English class and try- ing to get some sense out of them . . . to leave school and your school friends . . . to live down a bad reputation or to live up to a good reputation . . . to be glad to die . . . to regain our faith in people and the world after you have once lost it . . . to wash dishes . . . to apologize for something I have done . . . walking through the halls of B. H. S. for the last time as a student . . . to keep your mind on your work—especi- ally home work with radio on or a room full of people . . . to try to study when sleepy . . . to try to understand some people . . . taking your stand for someone or some- thing which you believe is right, when everyone is against you . . . to face someone to whom you owe a debt when you don’t have the money to pay it . . . to believe that you have failed . . . trying to get acquainted with people . . transcript . . . not holding a grudge against someone who has given me a blow, real or fancied . . . trying to make conversation with some- one I don’t know well BRAVEST Hoy— I think the BRAVEST thing in the world is: . . . to ask a girl for a dance when you are just learning ... to give one’s life for his or her country as Philip Nolan did . . . after being down and out in your occu- pation, to stage a great comeback . . . the bravest thing would be to sign your name to something like this question- naire . . . a person who lays down his life for a friend or for a belief that he really be- lieves with all his heart . . . a dog who dragged himself ten miles with both legs broken in order to get home . . . to take everything that life brings with- out grumbling ... a person who can face death with a smile . . . our football center . . . a person who does something courage- ous, but not with the intent to boast . . . Tarzan ... to ride with a woman driver . . . to see some boy or girl pull a drowning person out of the water . . . getting up on a cold morning . . . to walk into Miss Helm’s class without your lesson ... to feel that: “It is better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all” . . . to leave someone dear to you, knowing that you will never see them again . . . a mother bird trying to protect her young from a cat . . . when one person, for the good of an- other, steps out of that other person’s life, even though they mean more to each other than any hero and heroine in the movies did . . . to consistently place the other person ahead of yourself to ease their pains and hardships . . . when you have failed, to try again Girl— I think the BRAY’EST thing in the world is: ... to do a good deed when you don’t feel like it ... for a young man to have to leave home to go to war . . . when there are just girls in the house and someone says, “1 think there is some- one on the back porch.” The one who investigates is brave, because I know I wouldn’t ... Sir Gareth ... to give up something to someone that you think a great deal of because you would rather see them have it than you ... to aim for a goal and stick to that aim to the finish ... to go to class when you did not study your lesson . . . the saving of a person’s life by a doctor who has to take the life of another into his hands to perform a delicate opera- tion ... to associate with people possessing so- called worldly habits and not adopt them . . . telling your parents of an accident you have just had . . . going to the dentist . . . not being afraid of a mouse . . . to be willing to help another in distress who happens to be your enemy . . . one who never loses his faith or hope in life no matter what happens . . . trying to be yourself and act natural when your heart is breaking . . . always to tell the truth ... to capture a convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz, all by yourself . . . not to cry when someone who is close to you dies . . . to be able to put up a fight for something worth fighting for . . . being able to face the truth . . . to conceal a deep hurt . . . to help others without telling them who is aiding them . . . Amelia Earhart . . . a woman going to be operated on, with her chances of living very few, worrying about whether her family will be well cared for. Not one thought for herself . . . someone who voluntarily gives his life for another, especially if he has thought about it beforehand I think the bravest thing is to be able to resist temptations to do things which sometimes your friends insist that you do PERSONALITY AND PENCILS (Continued from Page 81) His pencil is medium-sized, also freshly sharp- ened, and he has a good-sized eraser. Then there is the lazy person. His pencil is dull, worn to the wood, and the point is dingy. A nervous person’s pencil is usually chewed up. You will find his old stubs with the metal part mashed to squeeze the rubber out more, for it is worn down to the level from his nervous erasures. Then you find the pencil of the boy who is very handy with a knife. It is sliced and chopped beyond recognition. There is one more type. It is the fresh new pencil which has never been used. Some miserly person is saving it to bring out when every- one else’s pencil is small and worn. You may not always hit the personality with the ap- pearance of the pencil, but nine out of ten times you will. Debts I Cannot Pay Back in Money Kathryn Fetterman Most of the reminiscences of my happy childhood could not possibly be paid back in money. I often think of the times when my sole companion was my mother. When I was ill, or had been deprived of some small toy, I always looked to mother for her kind and loving words of sympathy. If, when I first started to school, I had been slightly scolded for some misguiding habit, my mother would caress me and try to cover up my sor- rows by her own simple reasoning. Even after I had reached the age when I was capable of taking care of myself, her gentle smile and much needed advice were always welcome. However, all this is not in vain. The time is coming when I shall be one of those to whom she will look. I shall have a share in making her happy. While my life is still just beginning, the veil of time will be slowly dropping for her. Then I shall try to com- fort and cheer her up as she had always done to me. Section III FAMOUS INTERVIEWS WITH FAMOUS FOLKS In response to the many letters of demand- ings fans, we have endeavored to interview, at very great exepnse (including a number of black eyes, etc.,) some famous personages who brighten up our humble halls with their gracious presence.—Ahem!— These people have condescended to give us a few statements which we hereby print for your benefit and pleasure. Thus, without further ado, we give you our column of Interviews with Famous Persons. Our first interview was with the charming Rosemarie Corea. “We understand, Miss Corea,” we said, “that when you get married you will be a very great help to your hus- band.” Miss Corea’s lovely dark eyes looked a little mystified. “Why?” she asked. “I don’t think I quite understand.” “Well, we think you can probably win all the furniture for your house. By the way, just how did you win that refrigerator, any- “Well—I don’t know. You see—I just smiled at the ticket man—” Knowing Rosemarie’s smile, we decided that should be quite enough. (Editor’s Note: Rosemarie really did win a refrigerator once.) We next sought out the famous (absent- minded) Prof. Conabee, sometimes known as Willie the Weird. Question: “There must have been some excitement, Randall, when you banged up the family car. Did you do it only once?” Mr. Conabee: “Only once so far.” Question: “Whose fault was it?” R. C.: “The other falla’s, of course.” Question: “Can you explain the art of banging up a car without banging up your- self?” R. C.: “Well, if you haven’t got luck on your side, the only hope left is a suit of armor, I guess.” Next we called upon the Wolfroms We found Edgar in the kitchen, with all the bowls and cooking utensils in the house around him. “This is fortunate, Mr. Wolfrom,” we said. “We have heard that you are a per- fectly wonderful cake baker, and we have come to learn your secret.” “There isn’t any,” said Edgar. “Just take some pastry flour, add a couple cups of H O, a cake of yeast and some sodium phosphite, add a lump of shortening and a pound of sugar, and cook in the oven to the boiling point. If you follow these directions care- fully, your cake is guaranteed to last at least a month.” We went away a little sad, for Edgar is a grand cake baker, no kidding, and we suspect- ed that he did not want to tell us his secret. Next we came to our old friend, Lyle Bish. Question: “Well, Mr. Bish, how does it feel to be an Amateur Speed King?” Lyle: “Wonderful, but I never really knew until I got my new green car. Question: “I imagine you have travelled a great deal in it already. Ahem! You’ve never been pinched in it anywhere yet, 1 sup- pose ?” Lyle: “ Well, n-no, only in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina—” Question: “Are there any states where you’ve not been pinched, Mr. Bish?” Lyle: “Oh yes, in New Mexico, and Nevada, and—” Question: “In which state do you find the cops most accommodating?” Lyle: “In Vermont. They’re all Repub- licans up there.” Our friend Harriette Behm greeted us with a flashing smile. Question: “Is it true that you met ‘Arkie’ Vaughn last summer, Miss Behm?” Harriette: “Indeed it is. I met him at the game between Brooklyn and the Pirates.” Question: “Wonderful, Miss Behm. Were you in too much of a daze to rememher anything about him ?” Harriette: “O course not! He’s six feet four at least, I’m sure, has lovely brown hair, heavenly blue eyes, a gorgeous smile, and says hello in the darlingest way.” Question: “Can you tell us the score of the game?” Harriette: “N-no, but I think the Pir- ates won. You see Arkie was playing on that side.” Going through the hall, we met William Enright. Question: “Good evening, Mr. Enright. Could you by any chance direct us to the place called Study Hall?” Bill: Study Hall? Me? Never heard of the place.” Question: “Why, congratulations, Mr. Enright. To what do you attribute your ability to keep out?” William: “It takes either good brains or good behavior to keep out of that place.” Question: “Yes? To which would you say you owe your success—good brains or good behavior?” Bill: “Well, I don’t want to brag, so I’ll be very modest and say that I’m an extraor- dinarily lucky person with a slight touch of both!” Our next interview was with the sure-to-be famous Walter J. Eisler, Jr. (At least if penmanship is any sign, he’s sure to be.) “Mr. Eisler,” we said, “we hear that you are an utterly illegible penman—so much so that when you wrote your memory selection from Browning, Miss Bartley wasn’t sure whether you had written it or cut the poem in Mr. Browning’s handwriting out of the Halleck.” Mr. Eisler (indignantly) : “I wrote it myself.” We, Us Co.: “It is a fine art, Mr. Eis- ler.” Bud: “Sure, and a mighty useful one, too. Don’t you know that old saying, ‘If you don’t know how to spell Kalamazoo, don’t write too plainly’?” No wonder Bud got an “A” in English. Gladys Frederick was looking extraordin- arily pensive when we approached her. “Why so sad, Miss Frederick?” we asked. “Well, it’s like this,” she replied. “I just got through making another zero in Civics. But what can you do when you just can’t sleep nights any more?” “Why, Miss Frederick, what is wrong?” “Well, you see it’s this way. Last sum- mer I only went to thirty-six ball games (Edi- tor’s Note: She really did!), and now when I can’t go any more, instead of walking in my sleep, I play baseball in my sleep. Last night I broke my lamp and knocked over three chairs making a home run—” Leaving this pitiful victim of baseballitis, we went on to another strangely afflicted soul. Question: “Mr. Dorcy, what is your greatest ambition ?” John: “Well, just lately it has been to sleep for a week.” Question: “Is that why you are always so quiet ?” John: “No, I was just naturally born that way.” Having no time to spend on prevaricators, we went on to Mr. Cochran. “What’s this we hear about you and Mr. Atwell, Walter?” we asked. Walter: “I sit beside him in church.” Question: “Does he follow the usual man- nish custom of catching up in his sleep during the service?” Walter: “I don’t remember.” Question: “Does he attend church regu- larly?” Walt.: “I don’t remember.” Question: “Is he a good singer?” Walt.: “I don’t remember.” Question: “Just one more question—why don’t you answer my questions?” Walt.: “Well—I have him for chemis- Is it any wonder that after that, we decided to give up interviewing? Section IV NUTS FROM OUR NUTTIEST GUESS WHAT! Harriet Behm wants to try her hand at theatrical makeup and apply for the position of M rs. Nelson Eddy. Walter Cochran has a secret ambition to be President of the U. S. A., but he says that he will settle for a West Point appointment. Vivian Davidson, the perfect model, be- lieves that she will succeed Ann Sheridan as the oomph girl. Why not? Prof. Henry Dimmick, M. A., B. S., N. U. T., has discovered through his untiring efforts a new type of ink for use by Maestro Conabee in writing his new opera. Upon drying, the ink disappears forever. At present the Maestro is working on Mein Schooldays, a series of compositions he began some twenty years ago. Mrs. Joan Grant Overcashier is having quite a time keeping the fourteen little Over- cashiers in hand while her husband makes his public appearances as America’s Greatest Case of Saxaphobia. Thomas Hepler, of Smilin’ Through fame, has just completed his 439th performance on Broadway as Dopey in the crash, Poodle White and the Seven IVoofs. Sonny Longwell has attained his lifelong ambition, which is to reside on an island (off the Calif, coast, at the Govt’s, expense). Our fair city is host to royalty. Mary “Kaiser” Wilhelm has announced her inten- tion to take a tour of Butler. She has just returned on the S. S. Tugboat from a visit in Holland, where she rummaged about among the family skeletons, etc. Sgt. Walter Eisler has just received a new post. He has been put in complete and full command of Stable No. 6 at Fort Meade. By his acceptance he has shown his great love for horses. We understand that Miss Ann Schmid has just applied for position of instructress at the Butler Driving School, her recommendation being that she has driven the same car for 3 weeks without even tearing off a door. That’s really an accomplishment. REMEMBER WHEN In Center Avenue school, Ken Billman felt sorry for Miss Puff's gold fish and fed them paper wads, much to his subsequent sorrow. Conabee’s brakes wouldn’t hold and his car went down a hill to collide with another ve- hicle. Randall didn’t even hear the crash, however, because he was on Genevieve Kapp’s porch saying Good night. Pauline Glover as a freshman spent a whole day looking for the elevators in Senior High School, but in vain. Don’t give up, Pauline; take a Post Graduate course. During Mr. Bush’s algebra class Frank Fuller sent notes containing little sweet noth- ings to Doris Forcht. Was he embarrassed when he had to read one aloud! Miss Siebert told Ethel Herold, in cooking, to roll the pears for the salad in cracker crumbs. She proceeded to do so with a rolling pin! Bud Bish got his first speeding ticket. “E Pluribus Unum.” Dick Freeman went around with rings un- der his eyes and went without sleep for a week after meeting a “certain little girl.” Henry Nicholas stayed every night for a week till five o’clock in 214, just to chat with the teacher; well, maybe he had another rea- son—who knows? In the fifth grade Pete Killmeyer fell on the way to school and had to go the whole afternoon stuck together with safety pins. Walt Dunlap slipped through the gates of B. H. S. when nobody was looking and fre- quented a movie. Joan “Sharpshooter” Abes spent a week in study hall because she shot Frank Fuller with a rubber band. Fred Josephs first played football. (If you can, you have a better memory than we have.) John “Punchy” Brown became punch- drunk at a football game and ran 30 yards in the wrong direction. Jimmy “Snow Shoe” Hunt walked three miles through the snow to rescue the fair ladies when the bus broke down. During a snowball fight someone reached for Gayle Starr’s head by mistake. Little Dorothy Rock was sent to the office in the West End, though it was all Jimmy Useller’s fault. WHEN YOU PAY CASH YOU EARN A DISCOUNT Obtain S H Green Stamps and Get All You Earn S 8C H Green Stamps are Given at OFFUTT'S EVERYBODY’S STORE BUTLER, PA. Many Young Persons Had Memberships in Our 1939 Christmas Savings Club Why Not Enroll in Our 1940 Club and Have Extra Money For the Holiday Season? • BUTLER SAVINGS TRUST CO. BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA In the Heart of the City Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Evelyn Day slapped Dick Billingsley’s face in Center Avenue School. Carl McQuistion played hookey and got caught. Little Althea Stalker, in the first grade, lost a tooth, and the teacher told the class a little mouse had taken it. Jim Useller, at play practice, actually got through the evening without losing his cane. WE’VE HEARD THAT— A good many parents were not surprised at all to hear of their chillin’s graduation. It seems that they have expected it every year for quite some time now. A noted song writer has dedicated his latest to Joan Abes. You have all heard it. The song is Scatterbrain. Talent scouts were trying to get Tom “Barrymore” Hepler to go on the stage after seeing him in his debut, Smilin’ Through, but his father made him turn the offer down. A true friend of the theater, don’t you know? One reason Tom thought seriously of act- ing is because someone told him movie kisses last through fifty feet of film. That’s noth- ing, Tom. We’ve heard of some that lasted over a mile of pavement. Bud Bish’s flivver is a four-wheeled thing to ride in that runs on payments. After Gayle Starr’s annual shave, he always runs for a glass of water, just to see if his neck will hold it. The reason The Little Man wasn’t There is because Joe Blow wrote him up in his col- umn. He had to leave town. QUOTABLE QUOTES Dave Smith: “It’s the first seven periods in the day that get me down.” Annabelle Herold: “What’s in the Eng- lish test?” Mike Slish: “If you don’t buy a new pen, Andy, I’m going to quit using it!” Gayle Starr: “Saw me off and call me ‘Shorty’.” (Continued to Page 95) DIEHLS Sliced Bread ASK FOR IT AT YOUR GROCERS Winters Drug Store Cor. MAIN and NEW CASTLE STS. —4— Butler’s Largest and Most Complete Drug Store —+— Yardley and Lenthric, Early American Helena Rubinstein Toiletries YOU’LL ENJOY THOMPSON'S Ice Cream Y E S SAN IT ARY I S We Have Your Kind” Dial 44-511 Pay Weekly No Carrying Charge ROBERT O. CRAWFORD ilruirler WATCHES + DIAMONDS + SILVERWARE WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING Headquarters for Your CLASS RINGS Since 1925 Pay Weekly No Carrying Charge DR. R. W. KUHN SirgtatrrrJi (Dptmnrtriat OPTICAL SERVICE THAT SATISFIES SPECIAL PRICES TO STUDENTS Do not be misguided by cheap merchandise offered at a low price. Saving sight is more than a matter of fitting glasses. It is most important that you have your eyes accurately examined and glasses adjusted properly. True sight conservation means real eye comfort. LOCATED ON BALCONY—CRAWFORD’S JEWELRY STORE Call 34 145 for Appointment 148 North Main Street, Butler PHONE 39-330 P. O. BOX 549 BUTLER CHAIN COMPANY, Inc. Manufacturers and Distributors Automobile and Truck CHAINS Automobile ACCESSORIES Wholesale Only” BUTLER, PA. Troutman-Reiber Co. BUTLER'S FINEST SELECTION OF MENS' 'Kent-Craft' Suits and Topcoats $2185 $24.85 USE OUR 20-PAYMENT PLAN! QUOTABLE QUOTES CONTINUED: Mr. Heinzer: “Quiet!!” � Neil Shira (in Chemistry Lab.) : “P-P- Please tie my apron, Rita.” Ann Schmid: “W-Well, 1 don’t know—” Flo Heaton (at meeting of Class Night Committee): “Let’s give the play, Lost Horizon Loyal McDonald: “All right. Whom shall we have for the horizon?” WHAT THE FUTURE GIVES--------------- TO 205 Norma Jeanne Thompson To Althea Stalker—a desk, nice and neat; A school marm she’ll be, so pleasant to greet. To “Jump” Allen, a painter, by occupation; A marriage bureau will be his destination. To Margaret Torquato, the autograph fiend; In Ripley’s Believe it or Not, she’ll be seen. Willis Thompson, a business man will be; Financial matters he’ll solve easily. To Janet O’Brien, a cook so grand, On Favorite Dishes That Please Her Man. Steve Sytar, the sculptor of the class, Will unveil his masterpiece, The Broken Hourglass. For Alma Milleman, who we know will play, In Carnegie Music Hall, we’ll applaud some day. To Walter Dunlap, trucking’s always in ses- sion, For dancing, we know, will be his profes- sion. Edna Miller—a beautician is her aim, And her slogan will be, “Beauty Without Pain.” John Dorcy of the ladies’ charms is aware; They prophesy that young man will get somewhere. Grace Thompson, a trained nurse, will never fail To tread bravely the path of Miss Night- ingale. (Continued on Page 91) THE MARDORF CO. General Merchandise ’’Come in and Look Around—We Sell Most Everything” Dial 31-860 212-214 S. Main St. KOZY KORNER - ON THE HILL - Sodas, Cigars and Confections Newspapers Magazines Corner Second and Brady Streets ICE CREAM SODAS MILK SHAKES, SUNDAES CREAM TOP MILK Herold's Dairy 122 E. Jefferson Street You’ll be Proud of the Dis- tinctive Appearance of Our Dry Cleaning And the Careful Finish given your Laundry to get the Maximum Wear and Appearance. BUTLER STEAM LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING PLANTS 2175 W. Cunningham St. Butler, Pa. Here They Are- All Of Them- Policeman, fireman — doctor, lawyer, chief — the butcher, the baker, the candle-stick maker—and best of all your friends and loved ones. The Telephone puts you in touch with the rest of the world. That’s what it does for you. Any hour, day or night, whether it is pleasure, convenience or emergency, the Telephone will let you talk to those you want to reach. THE PEOPLES TELEPHONE CORPORATION CONGRATULATIONS! CLASS OF JANUARY 1940. As your last semester in Gibson Senior High School comes to a close, you will be giving serious consideration to your plans for the future. Consider all the advantages of an accredited business course at the B. B. C. Send now for outlines of courses, booklets of information, and statement of tuition costs. Full credit is given for high school commercial work which you have com- pleted. OUR SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS FEB. 16, 1940 THE BUTLER BUSINESS COLLEGE 313-315 SOUTH MAIN STREET BUTLER, PA. WHAT THE FUTURE GIVES (Continued from Page 95) Lee Waltz, as musician in the band, Will make his debut from a large grand- stand. Esther Berland, a doctoress of high renown; With degrees in science, her name will be found. Our Guy Green, an explorer of icy conditions, Will accompany Admiral Byrd on many expeditions. Ann Schmid, with a lengthy string of degrees, As Dean of Smith College will charm young ladies. Tony Menchyck, great lecturer the world around, As traveler of continents will tell what he’s found. Doris Forcht? Of her we wish to relate, She’ll be “Beauty Queen” at old Penn State. To “Red” Criner, we award the machinist’s degree; He decided after quoting, “To be or not to be.” Our Janet Culbertson, better known as “Kit- chen Kate,” Sings for Chase Sanborn Hour, every night at eight. Emerson Hopper? Cartooning is his goal; He’ll draw Pinocchio’s adventures at the North Pole. Ann Bolivcr, the world’s most enthusiastic scholar, Will soon reach her goal, as editor of Collier’s. Reid Longwcll, to the girls a handsome Apollo; In Taylor’s footsteps he will someday fol- low. Mary Wilhelm, better known as Mrs. Jones, In Florida will live, in a new model home. James Nebel? That boy has a gift all his own; His prowess as a hunter is very well known. Cornelia Penick a commercial artist will be, When looking through the magazines, her drawings you’ll see. William Wagner, a dancer always at his best; As an idol on the dance floor, he’s any girl’s request. (Continued on Page 99) Give Your Photograph The Highly Appreciated Gift By Sheffler Studio Largest Selection in Town Frames Portraits Weddings Union Trust Company ------ BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA.- Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation AUTOMOBILE DEALERS • BUTLER COUNTY MOTOR CO. FORD MERCURY STANDARD MOTOR COMPANY CHEVROLET BUICK EISLER-HOCH AUTO COMPANY DODGE PLYMOUTH C. C. WATSON MOTOR COMPANY OLDSMOBILE LA SALLE WATSON and FERGUSON Insurance-All Forms Furnishing reliable coverage for more than a Quarter Century. Savings Bank Bldg. Butler, Pa. Dial 36-100 Sckoerner's Pastry Shop High-Class BAKERY PRODUCTS Dial 36-480 119 East Jefferson Street Save Time ... Quick Service .... Visit this nice well-known store ... Try our fine Sodas and Sundaes—22 Exclusive Quality Flavors of Ice Cream, eagerly served by happy, attractive sales personnel. I S A L Y'S Ice Cream (Continued from Page 97) Jean Hilliard? Yes, “Gerry’s” wife she’ll be; But maybe not, if be is called to go across the sea. Kenneth Noel, a talented football man, Will coach his own team someday for the fans. Our Ruthie Osborne, true beauty—no less— She’s Hollywood bound; or 1 miss my guess. Regis Streitman, master of mathematics, Will show up Einstein, by his keen tactics. Our Pearl Levin gets a set of law books In order to correct the misdoings of crooks. Our Gerald Ford we know won’t object, If you call at his “Inn” to pay your re- spects. Julie Zgibor, as a singer will be “made” When her songs take a “first” on the Hit Parade. To Joseph McGary, a sportsman, we say, “A professional berth will be yours some- day.” Joan Grant, the charming bell of the ball, As a model in Saks will be seen in the fall. Our Gladys Frederick a singer will be, With her aim at “B-Flat”, above “high C.” Pauline Glover—may her humor never grow less— In the sea of matrimony will be a success. Nelda Gaiser, we will attest, Will be a beautician, one of the best. Margie Heller a success will be hailed; She will surely succeed where others have failed. And last but not least, Miss Mapes we salute, With wishes for long life, and happiness to boot. And from the Room as a whole, we wish to add, As an Authoress, Norma, you aren’t half bad!!! LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Us, of the January Class of 1940, do be- queath and donate to you simpering seniors of next June all of the worldly goods and otherwise that we can’t find anything else to FRANCOIS LEFEVRE School of Dancing BALLET TAP ACROBATIC BALLROOM DANCING Special High School Classes K. of P. Hall or Phone 20-292 THE PERFECT GIFT There’s no gift quite so per- sonal and friendly as your photograph. Russell Bennett Studios 145 South Main Street BUTLER BATTERY CO. DELCO BATTERIES We Offer Complete IGNITION SERVICE RADIO SERVICE LUBRICATION SERVICE Chas. H. Foringer 216 S. McKean St. Dial 45-250 FOOTWEAR FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Authentic Styles In All New Materials Price Range To Suit Your Budget C. E. MILLER Butler’s Leading Shoe Store (Continued from Page 99) do with. We proudly leave Rooms 104, C. E., and 205 to those green and inexperienced sophomores. With them, we leave our “wun- nerfui” but worn home room teachers, Miss Jamison, Miss Mapes, Mr. Ellis and Mr. Heinzer. Howard Lefever leaves that melodious bar- itone voice to Jim Patterson. Mary Nuth leaves those very serviceable dimples to Pat Krisko. Bob Overcashier leaves his desk for some other poor sap to clean out. Henry Dimmick leaves the photography craze to Dick Billingsley or any other dash- ing B Senior who wants it. “Ziggy” Wagner, the “yodeling jive”, leaves his marvelous dancing ability to Ted Jamison. Frankie Fuller lets some one else have his place in algebra class. To Ferd McCowin goes Ken Billman’s good nature. Vivian Davidson takes part of her follow- ing with her but leaves some behind. Pete Killmeyer leaves gum under every seat he has been in during his high school career. Pearl Levin leaves her place in the Mixed Chorus to Edith Beatty. Nobody leaves notin’ to Julia Brown; she’s got all she needs. “Bud” Bish leaves the road open to “Les” Sarles. Norma Jeanne Thompson leaves that beau- teous “lid” to Dick Weaver. Randall Conabee leaves his particular “Jit- terbug” to Bob Oakes. Dorothv Rock leaves her serene temper to Polly Keck. Overcashier, Starr, and Shira can take their cowboy shirts with them, ’cause nobody wants them here. We almost had to leave Leo Burgess be- hind (just on account of you beautiful gals), but we finally dragged him out. “Pappy” Starr would like to keep his plati- num blond locks in the family, so he leaves them to little sister Jeanne. And look, fellers, we wouldn’t leave those beautiful “babes” behind if we could help it, so we are taking Ruth Osborne and Carol McCoy with us. YVe leave our good old Joe Heitzer’s track record to any one who can break it, and the skill of those basketball champs, Denny, Andrew and Brown, to this year’s team. Evelyn Johnson is lucky to get Jim Hunt’s typing ability left to her. Florence Heaton, “Gabby”, leaves you her bag of tricks. Any that she hasn’t used, you can. The rest of us, the most illustrious class on record, leave our shadows dancing on the wall, and a little bit of our hearts always in B.H.S. THE WINDY CORNER By Joe Blow Greetings, folks! Here it is time for me to leave this Great Institution for the Better- ment of Mankind and to dive into the great unknown of the Outer World. Last month those great poets laureate of modern litera- ture, Mag Net, so nobly obliged by chal- lenging us to an election to determine which of us two columnists should not appear in this greatest journalistic achievement of all time. Well, folks, just look for those Scums’ col- umns ... At last we have found the reason Gayle Starr hangs around the Magnet of- fice. Could it be because Virginia Jackson is always there? 1 see by the proofs that our most talkative little man, “Frankie” Fuller, is at last getting out of this mad house. He says he has no time for the women, but I notice every spare moment is spent with the girls in the auditorium. Wow! . . . Joan Grant is making pretty good time with Bob Cohn and his new car (some bus, eh! Joan!) . . . Esther Bcrland was teaching that dash- ing B Senior Class president some new dance steps at the Cast Party (ain’t that fun, Hugh!) . . . The girls all flock to Lyle Bish since he got that new convertible coupe! (don’t run too fast, girls, you might out-run the car) . . . Jim Hunt, our star typist, is quite the man with the fair sex. It is rumor- ed that he writes to 13 different girls in the U. S. A., no less. Oh! that Southern accent! . . . Now that basketball is well under way, Glamor Bov Steve Dorcy will have a longer string of females. Better look out, Vivian!! . . . Marie Emrick and Gladys Frederick have been seeing a good bit of each other dur- ing school and now that she’s through, with Ronald R. McCandless PROFESSIONAL PHARMACIST 138 W. Jefferson St., Near Postoffice Telephone 20-570 PRESCRIPTIONS Called For and Delivered Miss Bessie K. Shannon Teacker of Piano 215 Walnut St. Phone 34-920 BUTLER THEATRE COMING ATTRACTIONS THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME” The Lane Sisters FOUR WIVES” James Cagney FIGHTING 69TH” MacDONALD GAS OIL COMPANY FISK SAFETY-FLIGHT AMERICA’S SAFEST TIRE” Prompt and Courteous Service BRADY AND FRANKLIN STS. G-l-R-L-S VISIT THE Sara Ann Beauty Salon 132V6 E. Jefferson Street FOR YOUR NEXT PERMANENT Waves From 1.95 to 6.50 All Work Guaranteed Open Evenings By Appointment DIAL 32-052 GUNS REPAIRED Hunters’ Supply Station for Guns and Ammunition Smith's Repair Shop 126 New Castle St. Ph. 31-474 JOHN C. DILLON Choice Meats 121 EAST JEFFERSON ST. Dial. 3791 Motta? of 3laffr Humrtt’a anil fSiaapfl’ Bearing Apparrl 100 NORTH MAIN STREET, BUTLER Telephone 32-315 Plan Now To have ... Reynolds Bros. Furnish Your Home! all day free—won’t that be sump-in! . . . Did you know that Norma Thompson and Jack Bennett got thrown out of the “Nut House”? Wonder why! (could it be the “contented” look on Jack LaRue’s face?) . . . Bob “Snoop” Overcashier and Betty Fink were really swinging out at the cast party but Bob felt a little low about the pro- gress Jim Laugh ran was making, too . . . These underclassmen really do all right!! . . . Bill Andrew couldn’t seem to wait for Christ- mas vacation. Was it Santa Claus or Ruthie? . . . We just found out why Althea Stalker doesn’t date. She dates out of town! . . . When the Older Boys’ Conference was in town, Anne Boliver and Dottie Sue sure were thrilled when two romantic lads came to stay at their home . . . No, dear children, that “G” on Ethel Hcrold’s sweater does not stand for Gibson Senior High School. (We have heard that it sometimes stands for Grove City) . . . Dick Weaver is turning out to be a well dressed man even down to the last corduroy hat. Watch out, Dick, Miss An- derson has one, too . . . We see Dick Gaiser waiting outside of 102 every day after 7th period; it must be Anne Stehle . . . Boys, for your information, Dot Schriver’s eyes are green, not blue; she told me so herself . . . Friends and fellow stooges, it’s time for me to get that proverbial hunk of sheepskin, so I will close with wishing you many happy study periods for the New Semester and to Mag Net, a very FOND adieu. So Long. Joe Blow alias Leo Burgess THE FALL OF HEPLER By O. H. Nicholas One by one I’ve seen them fall, Friends of mine both short and tall; And now it’s Tom, so slim and straight, Who helplessly accepts his fate. He scribbles poems in a book; On the cover her name will be found if you look. ’Most every evening he doth hurry Up to the home of Virginia Curry. He follows her ’round as a child would a band; Now I ask you fellows, “Ain’t love grand ?” HUMOR TO ROOM 104 Here’s to the Room where we’ve only boys; No A Senior girls, so of course, no noise! But we have a red-headed Basketball Star; A Football Man, too, ere you look very far; A Track Man of note, who beats all on deck; A Typist who Hunts but never does peck. YVe have also the Handsomest Lad in the na- FOR... Home-Made Candies, Ice Cream and Ices, Call 28-632 Cummings Candy Shop 146 North Main Street tion, And a Talker whose tongue doth wag like all creation. And as for the others—the whole bunch are fun; I’ll have to admit that I like every one. So now as we pass the last time through the door, Here’s Best Wishes, Miss Jamison, for Room One-O-Four! DAFFYNITIONS Sanctuary—word of gratitude, as “sanctu- ary much.’’ Nothing—balloon with the skin off. Viaduct—what Joe Penner says—“wantta viaduct ?” THE FASHION 223 South Main Street SPORT and DRESSY APPAREL —for— THE HIGH SCHOOL MISS Always on hand for your inspection Leith's Flowers Flowers Telegraphed Anywhere —+— 112 WEST NORTH STREET DIAL 32-970 Sweeten—country where Greta Garbo came from. Quota—one-fourth of a dolla. C. O. I).—Call on Dad. —B. H. S.-- Harry Stitt: “Dr. Beatty is not a painless dentist.” Rene Cornibe: “Why, did he hurt you when he pulled your tooth?” Harry: “No, but he yelled when I bit his finger.” —b. H. s.— Norma Thompson: “A girl can make a fool out of you in five minutes.” Grant Weaver: “Yeah, but think of those five minutes!” Central Parking 125 E. Jefferson St. 225 North Main St. The Inn Confectionery Sodas, Cigars and Confections NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES Service with a Smile” Cor. Brady and Franklin Sts. Butler, Penna. MANNAS Typewriter and Office Equipment Co. Now! Royal Portable with Magic Margin Guaranteed Service All Makes Sold, Rented or Repaired 236 W. Jefferson St., Butler Phone 23-204 Phone 45-011 FOR FINE PORTRAITS PERRY STUDIO Commercial and Banquet Pictures 230 S. Main Street Butler, Pa. R. E. KIRKPATRICK -JEWELER- 125 South Main Street BUTLER, PA. QUALITY Diamonds — Watches — Silverware See Our Line of B. H. S. Class Rings Over Forty-Seven Years of Service Janet O’Brien: How did your civics trial turn out?” Althea Stalker: “Oh kinda complicated. The man was shot in the head, a knife was found beside his body, so who poisoned him ?” Janet: “The editor of these lousy jokes says I have to bite, so who did ?” Althea: “Nobody, he committed suicide.” —b. h. s.— These jokes are like “$30 every Thursday.” Nobody gets it. ---B. H. S.- Afflicted: “Joan, sweetheart, 1 have been thinking of something for a long time . . . something is trembling on my lips.” Joan Grant: “I know. Why don’t you shave it off?” —B. H. S.— Annabellc Herold: “Can you sew, Mary?” Mary Nuth: “Don’t be prehistoric.” —b. h. s.— John Hollstein: “Is that a real diamond you’re wearing?” Flo Heaton: “Certainly, it’s imported. Here is the name of the ship it came over on, right on it.” John: “What ship was it?” Florence: “The S. S. Kresge.” —b. H. s.— HEARD AT THE BANQUET Edgar Wolfrom: “This ham is terrible.” Waiter: “What do you mean. It was cured last week.” Edgar: “Well then, it must have suffered a relapse. —b. h. s.— George Beilis: “How do you know this is real Italian spaghetti?” “Norm” Oesterling: “Because when it slips off your fork it goes ’Wop!” —b. h. s.— Bob Denny: “Pass the Indian potatoes.” Walt Dunlap: “What kind are they?” Bob: “Scalloped.” When a girl is sixteen, she is good looking. When she is twenty-two, she has wrinkles. When she is thirty she has gray hair. At thir- ty-five she turns into a blond and starts all over again. —b. H. s.— Don Martin: “Last night 1 had an awful pain in my arm.” Bill Rogerson: “I know, I saw you danc- ing with her.” —b. h. s.— AN ODE TO OOY Ooy Gooy was a worm, A little worm was he; He sat upon a railroad track, The train he did not see— Ooy Gooy! —b. h. s.— Fred Josephs: “Where did you get that big ‘U’?” Tiger Noel: “Playing football.” Fred: “But Butler begins with a ‘B’, not a ‘U’.” Tiger: “That’s right; I played on the second team.” —B. H. s.— Tom Hepler: “Do you mind if I hold your hand ?” Virginia Curry: “Thanks, but it’s really not heavy, I can manage.” —B. h. s.— Doris Forcht: “Isn’t it marvelous. This beautiful new silk dress came originally from an insignificant little worm?” Ruth Osborne: “If 1 were you, I’d show more respect for my father.” —B. H. S.— TACTFULLY Johnny, an applicant for a job as office boy, had to take an examination. He got along all right until he came to the question: “How far is it from the earth to the sun?” After considerable thought, he wrote: “I can’t recall exactly, but I don’t think the sun is close enough to interfere with my duties as office boy.” P. S.—He got the job. —FOR YOUR— MAGIC CHEF STOVE —+— Reliable Furniture Co. Corner North and Main Streets Butler, Pa. SUTTON SALES COMPANY 150 Kittanning Street Distributors of F L E E T - W I N G GASOLINE AND MOTOR OIL Young Men of B. H. S. SHOP GREEN YOUNG'S For Your FALL CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS KNOW YOUR BIBLE Hear what God has to say The Y. W. C. A. Provides Miracle Book Clubs for girls Two Bible Classes—Thursday Nights at 7:30 o’clock for Young People and Women —+— For further information call Y. W. C. A. Where Youthful, Smart Apparel Costs No More 109 North Main Street Bang! Silas Clam Lies on the floor; He tried to slam A swinging door. —b. H. s.— “The streamlined bathtub has made its ap- pearance.” “Yes, but what we need is a cake of soap equipped with hydraulic brakes.” PAUL KIRKPATRICK Sporting Goods Bill Folds Fitted Cases Gladstone Bags Guns Ammunition FREE—Name in Gold on all Leather Goods 130 E. JEFFERSON ST. PHONE 36-021 BEAUTIFUL SHOES Nationally Advertised Paris Fashion 2.99 and 3.99 Betty Barret 3.99 Foot Rest 6.50 Jean Adair 7.50 Rice-O’Neill 9.75 Taylor-Made for Men.... 5.00 to 6.75 Goodman Bootery 130 South Main Street Our New Location MILO R. WILLIAMS Jeweler and Optometrist Class Rings — Gifts for Every Occasion Convenient Credit Terms 114 South Main Street BUTLER, PA. —B. H. S.— “Mary had a little watch, She swallowed it—it’s gone. Now every time that Mary walks, Time marches on.” —b. H. s.— A lonesome young laddie named Pat Sat down near a mule for a chat— When he woke up in bed, A day later, he said: “I sure got a kick out of that!” —B. h. s.— Mr. Herron’s definition of mustard: “Sy- rup for hot-dogs.” ----B. H. S.- “When does a teacher reach real success?” Cynical A Sr.: “When he retires.” —B. H. S.— There are many ways of doing things A casual glance discloses: Some folks turn up their sleeves at work, And some turn up their noses. —B. H. S.— Hugh Allen: “I wish I was ten years younger.” Bob Dreher: “Why?” Hugh: “I’m in love with Shirley Tem- ple.” —B. H. s.— Mr. Atwell: “A fool can ask more ques- tions than a wise man can answer.” Senior: “That is why we all flunked.” —b. h. s.— Up to sixteen a lad is a boy scout, but after sixteen he becomes a girl scout. Newlywed: “There’s something wrong with this steak. It tastes queer.” VVifey: “I can’t understand it, dear. I did burn it a little, but 1 rubbed vaseline on it right away.” —B. h. s.— Mr. Davidson: “Well, I can’t see why you don’t like Horace. He’s so intelligent. Why he’s a walking encyclopedia.” Vivian Davidson: “Yes, but I’d rather have somebody with a car.” —B. h. s.— Pappy Starr: “I’m a little stiff from bowling.” Ken Billman: “Where’d you say you were from.” —b. h. s.— The cornier these jokes get, the harder they pop. —B. H. s.— Some men thirst after fame, some after love, and some after money; but there’s one thing we all thirst after—salted peanuts. —b. H. s.— Teacher: “Frank, are you yawning?” Frank Fuller: “No, ma’am. That was a silent Indian war whoop.” --B. H. S.- Barber: “Was your tie red when you came in here?” Art Clause: “No, it wasn’t!” Barber: “Gosh, I must have cut your throat!” —b. h. s.— NOT BRAGGING A concert was being held at the village schoolroom, and it came to Sandy’s turn to give his bagpipe solo. When the applause had died down a voice from the back shouted: “Give us Annie Laurie, Sandy!” “What?” asked Sandy, surprised and flat- tered, “again ?” —B. H. s.— War does not determine who is right— only who is left. STILL ON THE SHORT SIDE CLARA B. WALKER Vanity Box Beauty Shoppe 316 North Chestnut Street Phone 42-440 Pessimist: “You haven’t had all that you wanted in life, have you?” Optimist: “No; but I haven’t all that I didn’t want, either.” —b. h. s.— Joe Lohner: “Let’s get our girls together and have a big time tonight.” Art DeFoggi: “Good idea! Where’ll we leave them?” ----B. H. S.- HEARD AT THE PROM Bob Overcashier: “Don’t I look swell in my tuxedo tonight?” Vera Marsh: “Yeah, and those under- wear sleeves sticking out of your cuffs make you look like a baseball player.” ----B. H. S.- Ann Voytowich: “Gee, the floor is slip- pery tonight.” Loyal MacDonald: “It isn’t the floor. I just had my shoes shined.” —b. h. s.— Neil Shira: “These shoes are killing my feet.” Rita Grossi: “They are killing mine, too.” —b. H. s.— Bob Dandoy: “Is Walter Eisler a musi- cian ?” Frank Dietrich: “No, he just plavs in the band.” ----B. H. S.- TO OUR BEST DANCER Zig’s our best dancer; as you all know, He trips the light fantastic toe. But let me tell you something now— Boy, this surely is a wow! He dances well in halls and barns, But dances best in Sylvia’s arms. ’Course you may think he is a wowzy, But really, folks, he dances louzy. (Editor’s Note: No hard feelings, Bill. One of your friends just suddenly turned poet.) Old Ladv: “What’s that writing on your card ?” Beggar: “Please, mum, it says I’m deaf and dumb, and can you spare me a copper?” —B. H. S.— Waiter: “There hasn’t been much stir- ring around this cafe.” Diner: “Why not?” Waiter: “Somebody stole all the spoons.” —B. H. s.— One: “That train smokes a lot, doesn’t it?” Two:“Yes, and it choos a lot, too.” —b. h. s.— “The doctor is here, John.” Absentminded Professor: “I can’t see him. Tell him I’m sick.” —b. h. s.— “No, Miss, a neckerchief is not the head of a sorority house.” —B. H. s.— Two Senior girls were discussing men. Asked one: “Which would you desire most in a husband—brains, wealth, or appear- ance ?” “Appearance,” replied the other, “and the sooner, the better.” --B. H. S.- “Professor! Professor!” “Well, what is it?” “There is a burglar in the library.” “Dear me! What is he reading?” —B. H. s.— Teacher: “There is only one honest man in the class.” Bill (to boy beside him): “That’s me.” Teacher: “Did you speak, Bill?” Bill: “No, ma'am.” —b. h. s.— “You shouldn’t be so vain, Emily. You are always looking in the mirror.” “I’m not vain, Mama. I don’t think that I’m half as good-looking as I really am.” HAROLD B. EHRMAN QUAKER STATE PRODUCTS Corner Washington and Jefferson Streets Phone 38-360 BUTLER, PA. Men's Quality Clothes Use Our Easy Budget Payment Plan ISRAEL'S 142 South Main Street Butler, Penna. Calibrated focusing mount. Built-in ex- posure meter; certified f:4.5 triplet Anastigmat lens; 1 25 to 1 200 sec. shutter speeds. Uses 3t m� � ' -vie film. Cameras Bought and Sold Grohman's Drug Store We Give S. 6c H. Green Stamps ROMANCE RIECK'S BUTLER — 3717 Slippery ice—very thin ; Pretty girl—tumbled in ; Saw a fella—on the bank; Gave a shriek—then she sank; Boy on hand—heard her shout; Jumped right in—pulled her out; Now he’s hers—very nice; But she had—to break the ice. —b. H. s.— With Violet cuddled in his arms, He drove his Ford, poor silly; Where once he held his Violet, There now is clasped a lily. —b. h. s.— FISHER'S Beautiful Dry Cleaning 131 E. Wayne Street PLAIN DRESSES SUITS TOPCOATS CASH AND CARRY For Prompt Delivery, Dial 43-100 WE ARE YOUR CLOTHES FRIENDS” (IhninjtHim 3Fmu ral Mom? Yesterday is gone—forget it. Tomorrow doesn’t exist—don’t worry. Today is here—use it. —B. H. s.— And then there was the widow who sued the editor of her local paper for saying in an obituary that her husband “had gone to a happier home.” —b. h. s.— Jasper: “Git yo’ hands up, bruddah!” Rastus: “Cain’t do it ’cause Ah’s got rheumatism in mah hands.” Jasper: “Nebber mind dat; Ah’s got auto- matics in mine!” Rastus: “Bruddah, yo’ wins!” —b. h. s.— Rufus: “How is yo-all gettin’ along wifi yo’ ’rithmctic?” Gufus: “Well, I’se don learned to add up de oughts, but de figgers still bother me.” CLOTHES for the High. School Boy TURGEON MSCARREN EXCLUSIVE BUT NOT EXPENSIVE Autographs Autographs m°- y y ra ----- Y'jj ■i . I ' 5 5! ■ X bJs m .m V _ I Covers By Mueller, Cleveland Printed By The Eagle Printery, Butler Engraved By The Youngstown Arc Engraving Co K, 1 1 N ,Q Q ,x,, W , , V: 13 w NET 1940 WE HONOR Miss Ruth Helm, our counselor and friend . . . brilliant French instructress . . . one of the most highly respected teachers in our school . . . chic, likeable . . . her joyous sense of humor and un- derstanding personality have macle her a truly icleal senior adviser . . . to her the class of June 1940 affec- tionately cleclicates this issue of the Magnet.. X MISS HELM 'X Sf-, AADMINISTRATION GRADUATES ACTIVITES , ' B ATHLETICS ADVERTISERS Fifty years' progress in education-in .1891 Butler High School had a faculty of threeg in 1940, of eighty- nine. Little did Mr. Gibson, Principal, Miss Fisher or Miss Robinson realize how large' the school wouldrgrow in half a century. Ma. ,ameemn Puwfpd CLASS MR. GARNER MISS McKEE MR. YINGLING MISS MONTGOMERY fba. Wfdeq Sufzwzinllemfazl' ADVISORS MISS I-IELM MR. ROBISON MR. SILJANDER MR. McDOWELL ADMINI TRATION John D. Anderson ART Mrs. Narcissa S. Corey BIOLOGY Ellis W. Love Chandler McMillan Ralph A. Nicholas Joseph E. Robison CHEMISTRY George C. Atwell Lucille Critchlow CIVICS George L. Bernlohr COMMERCIAL Anna H. Brier Robert F. Galbreath, Jr. Harry F. Garner Richard C. Martin Ray W. Miller ' Anna Margaret Morriso PRINCIPALS J. T. Hogg Miss Bertha Miller COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY J. B. Storey ENGLISH Mary C. Adams Irene Baker Clara E. Bartley Laura Boulden Elizabeth R. Campbell Martha A. Colbert Alice E. Douthett Jessie L. Graham Jane Harper M. Eleanor Hervey Mary Jamison Margaret Kilmer Esther M. Mapes Agnes M. McGlincy Jeannette McKee Elizabeth Murrin Gertrude Reed Lucile Ritts Eleanor M. Murphy ECONOMICS Martha M. Powell H. Vernon Comin Edna G. Riggle FRENCH Ruth E. White Betty Greenough Mary A. Wigton Ruth E. Helm ADMINISTRATION HISTORY Dorothy L. Anderson Alma M. Bayer Dorothy Grafton William C. Graham Regis L. Heinzer J. W. McDowell Beryl C. McKee M. Siljander INDUSTRIAL ARTS Dorothy Fletcher Christie Knowles G. Eldridge Frank M. Ellis Maxine Foster Mont R. Frederick Frances E. Gerber M. Lawrence Hammer Grace M. Jennings Norman G. MacFee Leon W. Silzle Mary Elizabeth Tilbrook LATIN Lila A. Adams Elizabeth Hepler Elizabeth White LIBRARIAN Georgia Mechling Grace A. Patterson MATHEMATICS Jean A. Bell Sara M. Black Lucile Johnston Florence Kramer John H. Seyler, Jr. Ford C. Stevenson Mary Margaret Turner Karl W. Yingling MUSIC H. Richard Dryden Don Bishop Gibson Amanda Manny PHYSICAL EDUCATION John E. Mixer Gula Bernice Sechler Virginia Varnum PHYSICS W. B. Herron Nelson P. Palmer SCIENCE William L. Cross Joseph W. Douglass Hyman S. Hurwitz SPEECH Allene D. Montgomery Gertrude Ritzert ,, ,.,,M.,v., ww Q' ' i 3 i In May, 1891, the first class of ten students received their diplomas at the old Opera House. On June 7, 1940, the FIFTIETH spring class of three hundred and forty-two students held their commencement exercises in the Gibson Senior High School auditorium. Did our hearts beat as high as theirs, we wonder, on Commence- ment Day? J x fr J l ' f xl: lf-'H X J Hffifw-'PiTV..7v'l1'-.avnilimz.?57!'aElf?T'fi ' ' -5. f 1.1 -vii.15- g f1e13:.-:vel gf- gg is - GERALD S. ADELMAN-''Jargew-Friendly A stud- ent . . . likes aeronautical engineering . . . literally eats mechanical drawing and chemistry . . . chairman of B. H. S. motion picture projectionists . . . MARION EMMA BACHMAN- Buzz -gay Saxon- burg maiden . . . with her skates you can always Hnd her . . . a never-failing boy friend beside her . . . MARY LOUISE BALL- Gabby'y-Blonde, blue- eyed . . . loves typing, shorthand, skating . . . member of B Mixed Chorus . . . chatterbox . . . GENEVIEVE MARY BANDI-Q'Jem1y',-hazel eyes, chestnut-brown hair . . . loves chemistry, Nelson Eddy, and her dog , . . ambition, nursing . . . JOSEPH BANDURA-'ljollyv-Nice wavy brown hair, cheer- ful smile . . . agreeable . . . dictator of 206 . . . en- joys baseball, dancing, and his violin . . . truly ener- getic . . . ELIZABETH ISABEL BARKER-!'Izzy - Tall, slender, titian-haired . . . a talented dancer . . . adores French and dramatics . . . an excellent student . . . a charming girl . . . ROSANNE BARRON . . . That ambitious, fun loving, brown-eyed miss from 312 . . . likes dancing and movies . . . a smile for everyone . . . DOROTHY JEAN BAUMAN- Dotty Bean-Good sport . . . athletic . . . loves dancing, and swimming in Lake Erie . . . goes for brunettes . . . FERN BAUMAN . . . Diminutive . . . lots of fun . . . likes music, camping at Euclid Beach, and Graham cracker pie . . . LOUISE BAUMAN-Better known as TootieU . . . ambition, bookkeeper . . . pals around with Johnnie . . . . liked by everyone who knows her . . . PETER BAYCURA . . , Magnet artist . . . miler on track team . . . born in Czechoslovakia . . . reads and writes Slovak, Russian, French . . . ambition, quiet life in Florida . . . JOHN W. BEACHEM . . . Nice smile . . . pleasing manner . . . roller-skating enthus- iast . . . bashful. no interest in women . . . ambition, Hying with the Marines . . . EDITH MARIE BEATTY- Edie,'--Good dancer . . . pretty . . . A Mixed Chorus . . . likes Tyrone Power and Bill Winters, especially Bill . . . WILLIAM B. BECHERER . . . Gussie to his pals . . . short, witty . . . likes small girls, lemon pie, sailing on the HZO, and manual training . . . ROSE CATHERINE BECK . . . Industrious . . . ambitious . . . has a keen sense of humor . , . Ruth's favorite twin . . . ambi- tion, to be an efficient secretary . . . ,Q s 'if'EQEFW'Simii?v' HiK2I5i Mgfiflfi-'Wir 'fsff :-:i,Q 1 Lai7l,LQmi,2v5 ,Q 1' A s 3 ,, fu -- - wink' ' e f, V , A .ff-1,- :f.1 will J 113, iwgmf V -if 11 1 A' ' ' eefa'f55-f'vi?q2?5-,lficfiffv .?' ,. Q11g4fifi.y-ff i'5iz,',L,i,:sQ'ig'l4'sq2??h .9f,,Q 'fQf7fI1w?, :..53St .am..a.s-4, , -'ff-1'a'-,M-. fa.. 1 1 -2 '-1 , . - ' 1 mr 'ffm-91 We' , .f i, -N 4, afggx, . -5 , , Q-adn , ,, -- 1' 1 I -9- -'S '. , kan:-,,..f,::.2..::f'a'.f'az:--m.iis.za,.x..M1-f:e.is,3 ' .4 L,5w..e- ,-sr.ss.a.-ieia.e.w.. is 5'-QV' W'-1 553, 'rv t 1 RUTH MARGARET BECK . . . reserved, brown-hair- ed, dark-eyed . . . her pleasant, studious ways should win her her heartis desire-to be a private secretary . . . LOYAL A. BELL . . . Fun-loving lad from West Sunbury . . . A and P star clerk . , . 3lZls H. R. treasurer and Magnet representative . . . JOSEPH E. BENNETT- Joey,-a loyal friend and student extraordinary . . . Junior Kiwanian . , . artist with brush and trumpet . . , Magnet-artist . . . JOHN L. BENNETT, JR.- J, Lf,-tall, handsome home room president of 312 . . . Dynamite Dan of chemistry lab . . . prefers brunettes but believes in keeping them all happy . . . JOSEPH M. BENSON . . . loves to roller skate and play baseball . . . very ambitious, good-natured . . . nice fellow to know . . . CLIFFORD W. BEST- Jim -swing fan . . . hunt- ing, baseball, and tennis enthusiast . . . likes Stardust and movies . . . good swimmer . . . a real pal . . . JOSEPHINE BETRES--Hilo -very quiet, a good sport . . , always on the honor roll . . . ambition, to see the World's Series . . . FLORA BIANUCCL- Freckles -Carefree . . . makes everyone happy . . , pastime, riding in a gray Buick . . . always breath- less from trying to beat the bell . . . CLARENCE RICHARD BILLINGSLEY . . . Dick . . . A 6'3 lad who can fold up into either a Bantam or a Willys . . . snaps pictures . . . tennis and noon basketball champion . . . NICHOLAS M. BILOWICK . . . serious, scholarly, Magnet sports editor . . . basketball manager . . . Beta Hi-Y-er . . . violinist . . . likes tennis, golf and making unheard of compounds in lab . . . STEVEN BILOWICH . . . Tall, blond, gentle, stern . . . ver- satile lad, eager to learn . . . swimming, golfing, bad- minton, too . . . actor, editor, he's true blue! . . . RITA BIRCHBICHLER . . . brown-eyed, cheery little person from East Penn Street . . . naturally curly hair . . . always pleasant . . . HARRY BONDARCHUK . . . very much interested in electricity . . . loves fishing . . . likes humorous books and magazines , . . wishes to join Uncle Sam's navy . . . JOSEPH V. BONEFESTE . . . fascinating curly hair . . . blows a trumpet like Gabriel in trio and Melody Club . . . wants to attend Roman Exposition in 1942 .... JUNE LOIS BORING . . . Good dancer . . . loves to cook ftherels a reasonj . , . B Mixed Chorus . . . play committee . . . expert Chevvy chauffeur . . . , A I , ., 'v , ', ,. .1 ,J . 1 M ,.r, ...L 1 V , , ,. W, .L L,f,f,f, 1 'W as-14' PORTER BOVARD- Pete,'-Our Best Looking boy . . . star jitterbug, swing drummer . . . loves brun- ettes . . . talkative . . . good sport, grand fellow to know . . . OLIVE MARIE BOWSER . . . good-na- tured . . . brown-eyed . . . loves fun . . . also plays and operettas lcan she sell ticketsll . . . A Mixed Chorus . . . DONALD E. BRANDON . . . curly hair . . . tall, intellectual, athletic . . . ambition, to be a state policeman lgirls, here comes a uniformll . . . admires Deanna Durbin . . . DOROTHY M. BRANDON . . . D0ttieH . . . tall, slim, lovely . . . diligent . . . will make a fine secre- tary soon . . . has a particular boy friend . . . MARY JANE BRENNER . . . a striking beauty . . . very talented in costume designing . . . likes to write poetry . . . Most Dignified in our class . . . well liked . . . GEORGE F. BROOKHART, JR.- Red -Earned land deservesl title of Biggest Bluffer . . . favorite pastime, swimming . . . likes a pretty lass from 106 . . . ambition, army pilot . . . LAURA JEANNE BROWN- Browny,,-a nice little lass . . . winning smile . . . sincere . . . loquacious . . . an ardent gum-chewer . . . ambition, to become five feet tall . . . JULIA MAY BROWN- Juliel'-likes to tinker in chemistry lab . . . swims . . . Wittiest girl of our class . . . perfect tom-boy . . . grand friend . . . RUBY KATHERINE BROWN 1 Karen - a truly good sport . . . very athletic . . . laughing blue eyes . . . liked by all her friends . . ELSIE MAE BRYANT . . . Ar the Y. W., the school, or the dance, our blonde Elsie from Kentucky can certainly entrance ..... GRACE BUCKHAM- Bunky -Ambition, stenographer . . . major hob- bies are movies and skating . . . weakness, a Ford car . . . likes Ray Milland and Joan Bennett . . . RUTH IVABELLE BUCKLEY . . . Quiet . . . music letter for band and orchestra . . , thinks Errol Flynn's divine, but she'll stick to Bobby', . . . ROBERT O. BURKHOLDER- Flashn-Good-natured first baseman . . . carried the track team to many vic- tories . , . class basketball . . . likes the girl friend . . . CHARLOTTE JENIFER BURTNER . . , Little brown-eyed miss . . . ambition, to get an AH in French . . . loves drawing . . . devoted friend . . . lots of fun . . . MARY FRANCES BURTNER- Pinky,'-Petite .... contagious smile, sparkling brown eyes . . . loves to roller skate, swim, and what not . . . a sincere friend . . . my it-.,-,,m wmv, fiQA-fi-g7.L'mW5gmlV551 .a ris e MARTHA LOUISE BUSH-1'Mawtha -Sweet as a song fshe also composes, arranges, plays, and sings theml . , . always surrounded by a sea of friends . . . ALICE M. CARBIN-shy . . . well-liked . . . million- dollar smile . . . naturally curly hair . . . winning per- sonality . . . collects pictures of movie stars . . . JOSEPH CEHELSKY- -joe,'-good-looking, blond laddie from 313 . . , likes economics, hoc fudge sun- daes, and Brady Street . . . sincere, friendly . . . ELINOR M. CHIPREAN-'1Chip',-a pleasing smile . . . witty . . . loves music, aviation, tap dancing . . interested in becoming a good business woman . . . KEITH G. CHRISTIE-!'Chrisi,-Full of fun . , . usually doing something he shouldn't . . . a true friend . . . likes to skate and walk the halls with pretty girls . . . PHILOMENA CHRISTOFANO- Phil -Serious-minded . . . sympathetic . . . likes dancing and baking chocolate pies . . . ambition, to work in a drugstore . . . FRANCIS CHUBA--A tall, handsome lad from 312 . . . very studious . . . enjoys chemistry and apple pie with ice cream . . . well-liked . . . CHARLES CLAUSER-- Chuck -happiest down by the Old Mill Stream or at a hunting lodge . . . loves adven- ture stories, Myrna Loy, Conneaut Lake ..... DWIGHT CQCLICK-A West Virginia lad . . . likes economics, brunettes, Benny Goodman, engineering, and the Hi-Y . . . Assyt. Scoutmaster of Troop 10 . . . NOBLE COCHRAN- Cookie,,-tall, dark-haired . . fun-loving . . . likes all sports but just one girl . . class basketball . . . one of V. F. Wfs prize drummers . . . BETTY COLLINS--'lBets,'-Seriousness never enters her mind . . . kind and generous . . . being witty,s her favorite. sport . . . loves camping near Blairsville . . . EMMA JANE CONFER--Cordial . . . sparkling dark eyes . . . likes to skate and dance . . ambition, to be a telephone operator . . . ALBERT COLONNA-Uprofessorn to you-brown eyes and hair . . . radio and Pittsburgh Pirate fan . . . likes civics . . . ambition, to be a teacher . . . . WILLIAM CONRAD-Life of 201 . . . witty . . . has a way with women . . . good sport . . . most talka- tive boy in our class . . . DANIEL S. COREA-Dark hair and eyes . . . talkative . . . cheery . . . witty . . . loves dancing . , . Favorite subjects: geography, his- tory, anything leading to accountancy . . . 4 r 1, ,,-A, - at v:,:3f:Vw.,A -.fa .ga -, - , f , 4 .1 -.ei- J- 4 T M' - 'f 4, -' hr- , J 4' 1 MARGARET MARY CRAMER-'tpeggyw-a future bacteriologist . . . particularly loves bicycling and aqua-planing . . . a main-stay in the violin section of the orchestra . . . PATRICIA ANNE CRAMER- Patty -Magnet editor-in-chief . . . salutatorian . . . highest ambition, to be a journalist representing a million newspapers . . . loves to swim and snap movies . . , BETTY JANE CRAWFORD-l'Betsyl,-A sweet, blue-eyed blonde . . . likes stamp collecting, camping, music, Gene Autry, and the boy friend . . . MARY ESTHER CRUIKSHANK-Very neat and se- date . . . hobby, keeping political scrap books . . . true friend to all who know her . . . Magnet Repre- sentative for 202 . . . VIRGINIA ROSE CURRY- Jolly . . . real material for a private secretary . . . winning personality . . . efficient Magnet typist . . . favorite play, Smiling Through . . . KATHARINE J. CYGAN-i'Kay -Dimples . . . likes chocolate cake, ice cream, shorthand and roller skating . . . a good dancer . . . full of fun . . . PAUL CYGAN-mild-mannered six-footer from 202 . . . studious, bashful . . . loves ice skating, swimming and chemistry . . . likeable . . . MARY S. CZYZYK - Ciz',-tall, blond . . . witty, friendly . . . best guard on our girls' basketball team . . . good student . . . good sport . , . nice to know . . . OLIVE KATHRYN DAUGHERTY-'lO. Kf,-a lovely con- tralto voice . . . summer sports fan . . . charming . . . much-admired . . . studies hard . . . a lead in Oper- ettas and Senior Play . . . RICHARD DAVIDSON- Dick'l-good looking, quiet . . . will have many friends in life . . . favorite spot -the ole swimmin' hole, lalso the baseball diamondj . . . GLADYS ELAINE DEAN-uDeann-Quiet, sincere , . . loved by all her friends . . . very sweet and understanding . . . plans to study music . . . . ELEANOR MARIE DE NIATTEIS- Nora -Beam riful black curly hair . . . sweet smile . . . companion- able, a little shy . . . hopes to be a successful beau- tician . . . MARY DEMYANOVICH-''Demmyu-Always cheer- ful . . . wonderful dancer . . . An MA student . . . likes chemistryf?j . . . forward on our basketball team . . . loves tennis and football . . . AGNES PATRICIA DE ROSE- Aggien-brown hair and eyes . . . beau- tiful, long eyelashes . . . athletic . . . yen for sports clothes and Ujitterbuggingl, ....... ROBERT DESANTIS-a good typist and an excellent short- hand student . . . ambition-to join the army . . . a good basketball player . . . well-liked . . . - , V - -xxx-- i'f:?'!f'!. '22 ,X --N-mf .12-:NS-'ffl'2Fes:-, E' . ':g.1?'t--f':'a iw' - :s,1u:m,im5t-w :vwask:Afftq ms.a1fRii13eme,.i:2:.2:xM4.z-mmzi ' s vi' HELEN JANE DICKEY+ Janew-friendly, witty, at- ' tractive . . . from Mt. Chestnut . . . favorite pastimes: 1 roller skating and playing the piano . . . EVELYN BERTHA DIETRICH . . . a companionable red-head with a charming personality . . , volleyball enthusiast . . . member of Home Economics Club . . . MARION MAXINE DITTIG-blonde hair, blue eyes . . . sweet attractive . . . loves pretty clothes and a boy named Jack . . . LOIS PATRICIA DITTMER- Patty,'-typical little Irish chatterbox . . . full of fun . . . delights in swim- ming and other sports . . . STEPHEN DORCY- Steve -thrives on basketball . . . drives an Olds', . . . avid stamp collector . . . favorite food, tooth- l picks . . . would rather talk than eat . . . ambition, basketball coach . . . ANNE DRUGA-Most athletic girl . . . enjoys all sports . . . a born leader . . . loves to eat peanuts . . . versatile . . . great pal . . . ANNE THERESA DUFFER- Duffy,,-tall, dignified, fun-loving . . . sunny disposition . . . beautifully tailored . . . a sports enthusiast . . . ambition--to travel the world o'er ..... ROBERTA JEANNE DUFFORD-:'Berta -4 ft. 11 . . . loves to read . . . baseball fan . . . thinks the only nice thing about school is vacation time . . . MICHAEL A. DYMUN . . . simply craves ujitterbuggingn . . . enjoys me- chanical drawing . . . a very smooth dancer . . . likes a good joke, also the girls . . . l BETTY EATON-fun-loving, jolly, witty, sincere . . . loves her bicycle, horseback riding, and swimming in Lake Erie . . . roots fori' Muskingum . . . MARL EMRICK-tall, handsome, table-tennis champ . . . has only one girl, as everybody knows . . . York Club booster . . , class basketball . . . HELEN MARIE 1 ENRIGHT-blue-eyed, red-headed lassie . . . easily made to laugh . . , efficient Magnet distributor for 313 . . . RUTH MARIE FAIR-tall, fun-loving . . . greatest delight, roller skating . . . ambition, to travel . . . sincere . . . a truly good friend . . . loves cherry pie . . . WALLACE FEDOKOVITZ-quiet, conscien- tious, independent, energetic . . . adores any sport- varsity football, track, class basketball, swimming . . . dotes on camping . . . ALAN D. FENNELL . . . light, curly hair . . . very likeable . . . former mem- ber of band . . . enjoys swimming and mechanical M drawing . . . good student . . . 0 . five- ef - 1 i ,aff .p.'.i,,fs f . W , ' ' ,,g ' , f Q 31 ,f.,g,5,g,,1-.iqgp-1' 1, 1-nf --1 ,, - ' W5 BARBARA R. FERGUSON-athletic, fun-loving . . . loves dancing, driving Fords, her rifle, and the Kane Rod and Gun Club . . . CHARLES V. FLEMING- born in Petersville, but longs for Long Beach, Calif. . . . hobby, sleight-of-hand stunts . . . efficient foot- ball manager . . . MARTHA JANE FLEMMING- a blue-eyed blond . . . will make a lovely nurse, cap- ped in white . . . energetic, quiet, dependable . . . ROBERT C. FLICK-highly intelligent, friendly, hard- working . . . likes swimming, dancing, chocolate cake, the ladies, and any baseball park . . . DONALD FORD--good-natured six-footer from 201 . . . special- izes in tennis, blondes, and bookkeeping . . . favorite vacation, a camping trip . . . ROBERT V. FORSTER -good sport . . . a swell dancer . . .'liked by both girls and fellows . . . home room, the Magnet of- fice . . . CLARENCE HILTON FRY-happy disposition . . . mechanical-minded-builds miniature oil wells and experiments with gas engines . . . V. F. W. drummer . . . VICTORIA FRY-an attractive blond . . . quiet and reserved . . . a good sport . . . likes James Stew- art and cocoanut cream pie .... MARIE ANNE GAETANO . . . a Njitterbugn extraordinary , . . has a merry wit . . . loves basketball . . . thinks Pitt is a Fine college-why? . . . JOSEPH B. GAJDA-short, brown-eyed, brown-haired . . . yearns to drive a bus . . . loves travel and the out-of-doors . . . ROSE MARIE GALANTE-tiny, blithe, flirtatious . . . has a yen for 'ljitterbuggingn and becoming a news reporter . . . dotes on Henry Fonda . . . HENRIETTA GALI.-pleasant . . . loves dancing, butterscotch pie, and algebra . . . plays vol- leyball . . . 5'3 of friendliness . . . HARRY B. GARBER-talkative . . . likes to dance and go to movies . . . stern judge in Civics trial . . . plays football for Shell Oilers .... ESTHER MAE GARING-a newcomer to our class . . . full of fun . . . very musical, . . . loves to play basketball . . . a loyal Four H member .... DOROTHY LOUISE GATES--clever little lass from 206 . . . blue eyes, brown hair . . . likes to roller skate . . . ambition- dress designer . . . x r' - ., : W 1. -fmcz-:.,,-my-. 1 , . B, ,,,,,,,,a,,,,, , 'f ef : '.,F!.fv1gw ' ,a!Z:fm'67s. 5 'flvrffa ' sf ,' i.fw:J.Siifm.,f-:safe .wir-wzsslgiizixfiufa EILEEN I. GATTI-petite ijust 5 feet talll . . . at- tractive . . . lovely dark curls . . . fond of dancing . . . rates in class basketball and volleyball . . . ROBERT GEIBEL- Bob,,-quiet, dependable . . . particularly interested in English . . . neat . . . ob- servant . . . ambition-funeral director . . . MARY D. WALTMAN-Tall . . . brown eyes, brown hair . . , plays in an all-girls' orchestra . . . good art student . . . ambition, good stenographer . . . EDWARD JOHN GERSTNER--very talkative, indus- trious . . . efficient manager of A Sr. basketball team . . . attorney in a famous Civics trial . . . BETTY GIBSON-attractive . . . beautiful red hair . . . friendly smile . . . fun-loving . . . ambition, to own a German police dog . . . HAROLD GIBSON- l'Gibby', . . . a lad one doesn,t forget . . . slap- happyn . . . full of fun . . . a perpetual prankster who adds seasoning to the dull days . . . ZEPHANIAH H. GILLMAN-tall, grey-eyed, likeable lad . . . enjoys chemistry lab . . . reserved and quiet . . . good sense of humor . . . CECILE GOEHRING - Cec,,-gay, full of fun, friendly, attractive, cour- teous . , . well-liked . . . pretty . . . longs to travel . . . FREDERICK GOETTLER-!'FredU-tennis in summer, stamps in winter . . . dignified vice president of 202 . . . likes to travel . , . likes both French and German . . . SOPHIA GORNICK-Charming, industrious . . . her motto: Politeness is to do and say the kindest things in the kindest way. . . . CALLISTA A. GRAHAM- Tootie -good sport, fun-loving . . . pastimes, sleep- in and eatin um kin pie . . ambition, steno g g P P - ' grapher . . . ANNA MARIE GRANT-blond hair, blue eyes . . . always pleasant, witty . . . puts her Per in a whirl . . . ambition, to become a really good cook . . . EILEEN E. GREEN-charming little blue-eyed friend of everyone . . . likes dancing, shorthand, baseball games, and Herman . . . MALVENIA RITA GREEN - RitaH-talkative brunette . . . active member of G, U. M. Sorority . . . likes the Bronx, dancing and swimming . . . MILDRED LUCILLE GREENERT- peppy, happy-go-lucky . . . sparkling brown eyes . . . very likeable . . . hobby, collecting movie stars' pic- , tures . . . R -:fmt tiff.: w.w1:a3 , .eva-,:,-, fi , ,f-- -, fmt--... , A Wi, u ,L.,.1-f,,4f,,1ff',,,, gt-,L i J. 1 me i,5riii:f,i2if?zz3hf2ai'--fiatiff-' s - A 5 3A'W23.m'iXf?...,i..Wi:.li'f3?.i...t'4'li?'YL MARY ELIZABETH GREER-clemure, blue-eyed . . . sweet personality . . , enjoys roller skating and cook- ing . . . favorite star-Richard Green Qbut Keith will doll . . . KATHARINE P. GRISWOLD- Kay',- Lovely to look at, delightful to known . . . gorgeous red hair . . . has given her heart to a soldier boy . . . wants to attend Wellesley . . . JEAN GUETTHOFF -'iGabby -Our Most Talkative . . . Cute and little with big blue eyes . . . a good dancer . . . sweet, witty, modest, pretty . . . wins the boys . . GERALDINE GUINEY-'QGerryyl-vivacious, spright- ly . . . a loyal friend . . . likes English, bowling, skat- ing, and New Kensington . . . RUTH MARGARET GUISEWITE-''Ruthien-lovable brunette with big brown eyes . . . jolly . . . always very friendly . . . hopes to be an outstanding nurse . . . DELORES GERTRUDE HAGAN-an attractive miss from Springdale . . . lipstick her only makeup . . . de- voted to NAV' fGirls, he's 6'3 , blue-eyed, curly- hairedlj HELEN A. HAMDER-girls envy her beautiful hair . . . sweet and obliging . . . will be a great success in the field of designing . . . JAMES HAMILTON- Jim -a genuine friend . . . happy, witty, yet earn- est . . . vice president of Senior I-li-Y . . . lots of fun in chemistry lab , . . ANN THERESE HARTMAN -first of the Hartman duo . . . Mixed Chorus . . . full of pep . . . loves pineapple upside-down cake . . . Dodols ditto . . . popular . . . JOSEPHINE HARTMAN-'t'Dodo,,, of twin fame- Mixed Choruser . . . friendliness bubbling over . . . very lovable . . . absent-minded . . . likes every- thing Ann likes . . . popular . . . FREDERICK W. HECKATHORNE-''Heckiey'-tall, dark, handsome . . . carefree . . . a good sport, witty . . . likes stamp collecting, Civics, and travel ..... DOROTHY HEICHEL-friendly, cheerful, full of fun . , . likes skating, reading, and James Cagney . . . ambition, to be a perfect housewife . . . INEZ E. HENRY-the tall quiet lass from 316 . . . loves to type and hopes to be an efficient secretary . . . BETTY E. HENSHAW-beautiful brown eyes, sweet, 5' 5 of beauty . . . loved by all, especially a certain lad from 316 .... , CAROLYN ANNE HETRICK-favorite pastime, talking .... adores Wfopsyl' fher dogj , . . fashion-bound, chic . . . . happy-go-lucky . . . likes sweaters and saddle shoes . . . ,U 0 ,, I H ,gig-f',,,,5.. ls, , ,.h, .. . , . . , , . .,. A A' ' 1 - - ' f ' :W ' -fi 1 1 13.-E:-GA w.:'v,:.,f 'dw' If 4: ,:J'!L.Lwf,- 1-.1- .,wx,1,', ' ' ', g K.. .L ' . .1 L w-fqlvfff 3 qw. -' e:s1p.f,iq -,:::,fgmff g f ,Y ' .1 -git?-Q ,1,Pf L-2 ' I f ts .2 ,4-f-',w.,f5'e5iwA,'a:x,,-5-fx. fm--f--fm? ' f t fibfzaseifh i '-!f.,t.S' ??5::f- :2+:'i:iE'k .xiii-4:-'frxefnife-wt-f1fc5 .Smwf,.-, .m ais if-.ze-fi AVANELLE MARGARET HILDEBRAND- NeIl',- an attractive blonde, well-liked by all who know her . . . loves to dance with the boyfriend . . . KEITH HILLIARD-!'Kene,I-friendly personality . . . good dancer . . . vacations in Canada . . . active in band and orchestra . . . interested in aviation and sports . . . GEORGIA HOBAUGH-a petite, blue-eyed blonde . . . B Mixed Chorus . . . enjoys dancing, chocolate pudding, and Boris Karloff . . . PAUL R. HOBAUGH-friendly, likeable . . . hobbies, baseball and travel . . . B Mixed Choruser . . . took part in two operettas . . . champion softball team ,39 . . . DOROTHY GRAYCE HONENBERGER '- witty, unpredictable . . . has many friends . . . takes Ukiddingn well . . . likes fand wears, pretty clothes . . .BETTY HOOKS-a good sense of humor, a friendly smile . . . energetic . . . good student . . . valuable friend . . . collects souvenirs for hobby . . ALTA LUCILLE HOON-MAltan-cheerful, sociable . . . a brown-eyed red-head . . . likes roller skating, dancing, and travel . . . a Tyrone Power fan . . . IDA BELLE HOPPER-a Winsome lass of 5' 2 . . . friendly . . . thinks Richard Green is tops . . . likes to ride in a blue 'QOlds . , . knows her chemistry . . . GEORGE FRANKLIN HORNE-tgBenjy,, to his pals 1 . . . likes brunettes, dancing, swimming, and banana cream pie . . . noted for his bluffability and drawing ability , . . ANN HRYNYSHYN- a cheerful little blue-eyed blonde . . . happy-go-lucky, yet studious . . . always on the go . . . likes dancing ...... CLINTON E. HUMMEL-quiet, reserved, very studious . . . decided asset to orchestra and band . . . liked by all who know him . . . not a woman-hater , . . JEANE M. HUNTER tall, slender blonde . . . good student . . . loves danc- ing, swimming, movies, and Kay Kyser . . . enthusias- tic Tri-Hi-er . . . ROBERT G. HUNTER, JR.-bashful . . . likes swim- ming, hiking, fishing, photography . . . B Mixed Chorus . . . ambition, soldier boy . . . woman-haterC?, . . . PATRICIA HURLEY- Pat,'-attractive blue- eyed blonde . . . charming smile . . . lady-like . . . loyal . . . makes good candy . . . ardent Notre Dame fan . . . ROCCO M. IANNOTTI-companionable . . . likes dancing . , . took part in three varsity sports . . . a group leader . . . good talker . . . hopes to play big league baseball . . . f. ' f 1 .- ' I-+-,M ' 'ww ff' -,aff in V+,-may' A., fn- Q V-312-:HP--fr' qw .wa 4, Q H -w,q3:t,pz:af: A , ,, f .vfiw-mein..-Wa-..i,+i wt-W ,-wuiil,a.-,,z-tgzztw.-,--as.,-,,gv.,fmf-.eaf.1gxa.wf.g1-1.-afw.vaag-m.eeafqLa2'-2i9Q..,,,,,.,,1,,W-,,.,g3,,,,.i-,M,i ,,,,,,,,,,., DAVID E. IMBRIE-delightful sense of humor . . . ambitious . . . good student . . . fine sport . . . always willing to help others . . . Magnet joke editor . . . KATHERINE ISAAC-fun-loving, brown-haired lass of 312 . . . has a pleasing way with her . . . energetic Tri-Hi-er . . . loves dancing , . . THEODORE R. JAMISON- Ted,'-witty . . . he isn't bad at dancin' fand romancin'!J . . . good sport . . . Magnet joke editor . . . very popular lad . . . EVELYN ANNETTE JOHNSON- Blondie'l-peppy, pretty, popular . . . versatile . . . member of A Mixed Chorus . . . ambition, outstanding stenographer and orchestra soloist . . . GARNET ALENE JOHNSON- likes skating ,and movies . . . ambition, to be a beau- tician . . . bashful, but well-liked by all who know her . . . BETTY JANE JOHNSTON-likes movies, typing, and driving an OldsH . . . best cook in Con- noquenessingf' Tom says . . . DOROTHY LOUISE KAMERER-a petite personage, five feet one inch tall . . . loquacious . . . music-lover . . . friendly . . . always .ready for fun . . . likes camping . . . HERMAN A. KECK- Hoiman - good-natured . . . talkative . . . keen sense of humor . . . V. F. W. Drum and Bugle Corps . . . perfectly happy in a baseball park . . . PAULINE KECK- Polly,'-blonde, blue-eyed . . . the ideal girl student and friend . . . Magnet Activities Editor . . . lively, energetic, good-natured . . . accomplished pianist . . . ELEANOR L. KELLY-witty . . . full of fun . . . a good dancer . . . peppy . . . a marvelousl?j ice skater . . . very untallcativeC??j .... HELEN LUCILLE KEMPER-sweet . . . lovable . . . accom- plished pianist . . . ambition, to be a second Florence Nightingale . . . loves the theater, books, and Victor Herbert .... MARION E. KENNEDY-striking, stately brownette . . . pleasing personality . . . likes skating, dancing, swimming fat Lorain, Ohioj . . . has a smile for everyone . . . MARY KIESZKOVVSKI--laughing blue eyes . . . loves dancing . . . popular . . . guard on our basketball team . . . volleyball fan . . . EDWARD KILLEAN, JR.-wavy, brown hair . . . Pepsodent smile . . . likes airplanes, fishing, baseball, and apricot pie . . . dreams of big game hunting in Africa .... KENNETH HOWARD KING . . . blonde, blue-eyed . . . Zenith Hi-Y-er . . . prompt, efficient Eagle carrier in Center Twp .... loves camping and the big woods . . . ft 'im' . X. , , .. V '- ' ' - - V , .- , 1 ,gh -gf 5,t1.'g1,gsvg fl5Af'ff 'Y5'W ' V ' - ' t w S 9 -5,5-JIi'f1tqf.i -,f-:cpm4-rlfii'fwf56 'S CRAIG KINTER-tawny-haired, blue-eyed lad . . . capable of good school work when not too busy other- wise . . . NELLIE M. KLAUS- Sis,,-a blue-eyed, fair-haired lassie . . . loves to sing, read, go camping . . . a potential beautician . . . WILLIAM H. KLAUS - Bill', . . . industrious, cheerful, likeable . . . class basketball and varsity reserve . . interested in trade school in Pittsburgh . . MICHAEL A. KOVACH-peppy . . . good sense of humor . . , loves to study history and to fish . . . ambition, to be a baseball player . . . IRMA JEAN KRAMER-voted Most Popular in her class . . . sings like a lark . . . has a vivacious charm that wins the hearts of everyone . . . MARY VALDA KRAMER- Irish lassie . . . excellent student . . . dimpled smile for Danny . . . best sport . . . 'ltopsv in basketball . . . swell dancer . . . OLGA KRAUSTOK-slim, vivacious jitterbug . . . well-liked . . . full of fun . . . loves movies and movie stars . , . talkative . . . likes basketball . . . BETTY KRIESS . . . beautiful brown hair . . . loves chocolate cake and roller skating . . . has a weakness for a cer- tain DeSoto from Petersville ..... JOACHIM KRISTOF-good dancer . . . ticket committee . . . likes cherry milkshakes . . . companionable . . . brunettes are his weakness . . . flying future . DORIS LARUE KRYDER-brilliant student . . . witty, good-natured . . . beautiful blue-gray eyes . . . loves music and dramatics . . . Inquiring Reporter for the Magnet. . .JOHN KUDIKA-ujohnniei' . . . a curly-headed lad . . . would like to forget school . . . much-traveled . . . plays a wicked trumpet at its best . . . EDWARD LEITEM--Wfinyl' Q6'3 l--good stud- ent . . . best kind of friend . . . plays guitar and square dances . . . great ambition, to own a bakery . . . JEANNETTE LEE LEWIS- Jaddy -radiant smile . . . Mixed Chorus . . . Most Versatile . . . our witty Activities Editor . . . popular class secretary . . . Commencement Speaker . . , JAMES S. LITTLE- Jim -industrious . . . very friendly . . . can usually be seen tearing madly about in his Chrysler . . . A Mixed Chorus and Hi-Y . . . HOWARD LOGAN- Howdy -dignified . . . studious fwhen in the moocll . . . likes English, civics, chemistry, water sports . . . his courteous manner attracts many friends . . . JAMES VINCENT LOUCKS-NInquiring Reporter,'-- Of H. M. S. Pinafore and Smilin' Thru fame . . . vice president of class . . . pleasant, hardworking, trust- worthy . . . Junior Rotarian . . . swimming letter . . . JAMES REED LOUGHRAN- J, L. -A good sport, a swell pal . . . interested in engineering and salesmanship . . . Ex.-Hi-Y president . . . ardent ad- mirer of fair sex . . . TWILA VIRGINIA Mac- DONALD-modest, shy, fun-loving . . . always ready for a joke . . . loves to read and hike . . . ambition, sales clerk . . . ELIZABETH MacKINNEY-''Libbyn-dependable and serious, yet independent and gay . . . chants with the A Mixed Chorus . . . an AH student . . . radiates in- telligence . . . MARY MACKO-unusually attractive . . . . sunny disposition . . . wields a facile pen . . . great lover of the outdoors . . . class basketball . . . Magnet typist . . . a true friend ..... MARIE P. MADDALENA-an alert little person . . . enjoys skat- ing and dancing . . . intelligent . . . well-liked by all, especially the army . . . MARY MAFFEI-shining brown eyes . . . a smile that cheers the downcast . . . a little lady who knows the true meaning of loyalty . . . BETTY JO MAHOOD- naturally curly blond hair . . . vivacious, quick-witted, strong-willed . . . loves to roller skate . . . always in a hurry . . . MURSLAW MALESKI---'llVIurs -good natured . . . willing to help others . . . sturdy lad . . . valedictorian . . . Junior Rotarian . . . ambition, chemical engineering . . . present vocation, butcher's apprentice . . . LINDA MARINO- Lindy',-agorgeous big brown eyes . . . simply loves the Saturday afternoon operas ' on the radio . . . good English student . . . SONIA MARKIW-pert, petite, sweet . . . loves to dance and sing . . . likes red and Richard Greene, also clothes designing . . . CLARENCE MASSEY-pleasant . . . a tease . . . friendly . . . participates in all sports . . . excellent pianist . . . likesf?J to do homework . . popular . . . ELMER VAUGHN MASSEY-ttsnatchii-track and football letter man . . . winner of interclass track trophy . . . ambition, to be a good musician . . . well-liked . . . JAMES J. MCANDREW- Jim -a good 'gall-aroundi' boy . . . very Irish . . . a tall, dark, rangy lad . . . neverf?J late . . . ambition, electrical engineering . . . ALBERT MCCALL-tall, blonde . . . willing . . . his hobby, jerking sodas . . . haunts North Sixth Ave .... ambition, to learn to dance . . . lx ,f1?,v,f-fy, f 1 -:fl f f M f '- Q- W- -M-.L , ,. H z -. f ,Q 1 1 .r '1gQVw:e::g,:ff--. rv '-g,'g,,fgg ,if -' V , ,f 4 ,, .,, 'I-14feze,-L-2f:s.w.1,:p' 1-,f. :W , - 'ef ff 'M Hur.. Nm-.al me 1. if ,af ,Q -X H ',:'1f...fg. -1. forpiw-.w,,w,if-,-W. wt-2 1i,3,,i.1ew-fsuf35- 4, 2'-,ra 4, gg 5 H, g s .W 2- Az 1. ., fy .Nw Mwgg. '.a-5,1--if w-,.:Hixmu,j'. . iv.. 4- we 7 . 4 g4t ., W ,gg J ' M if t.H1 'a , ww if f fs if an f ' iff' is: SS Ti? Q I MV? is 'XY' Lifmlgim ..w,'f32s5 -4 fr:L, : ., Lf LOIS MCCALL-Well liked by her friends . . . chief interests: Black Plymouths, skating, and Home Eco- nomics . . . keeps us guessing about BiIl', . . . . MELVIN CECIL MCCANDLESS- Mely!-tall, dark- haired . . . likes hunting, algebra, athletic events, car- pentry, girls, tapioca, and airplanes . . . member of orchestra . . . JEAN McCARREN- She walks in beauty,', beauty of a magnanimity that mortals seldom achieve . . . words are inadequate . . . we remain speechless with delight . . . JOSEPH MCCARREN-Smiling . . . quict . . . happy Joe . . . makes the girls, hearts flutter so . . . spends his time in 206 . . . likes English and chemicals to mix . . . LLOYD S. MCCONNELL-tlRed,,-ambi- tious . . . likes shop, chemistry, and ye olde swimmin, hole . . . builds model airplanes . , . red-haired lad with a big smile . . . FERD MCCOWIN, JR.-witty . . , industrious . . . loves camping and the out-of- doors . . . never a truer friend . . . liked by all . . . FRANCES ELLEN McKNIGHT - Fran - friendly . . . witty . . . talkative . . . good sport . . . generous . . . good cook . . . conscientious . . . ambition, nurs- ing . . . RAY H. MCMANN-'lRay'7-ruddy . . . buoyant . . . pleasantly conscientious . . . tenor in A Mixed Chorus and operettas . . . nice smile . . . should be called 'lsandyn . . . MADALINE D. MCMILLIN-jovial bugler from Graham Terrace . . . loves to bake chocolate cakes and roller skate . very friendly . . . JAMES MCMURTRY-a staunch friend . . . Our Wit- B. tiest . . . tears up street lat 18mphj in powerful blue Austin . . . paper route still leaves time for class basketball and Mixed Chorus .... DONALD E. MEEDER-Quiet . . . good student, but also takes time out for fishing, the Marx Bros., and cherry pie . . . loves math and orchestra . , . BERTRICE M. MILLER--'!Bertie,'-sparkling brown eyes . . . good pianist . . . true friend . . . nurse-to-be . . . keeps us guessing about a certain 'lSlim . . . DEAN MILLER-ambitious . . . hobby, building model airplanes . hopes to join Army aircorps and girl from North Carolina . . . MARION HUGH MILLER-our popular President . . . modest . . . unassuming . . . varsity football man . . . A Mixed Choruser . . . good student . . . loves fishing, all sports, and electrical engineering . . . JOHN N. MILLER- Gus,'-wavy hair . . . admired by fair sex . . . likes English and roaming the outfield . . . favorite excuse for absence, grandfathezfs death! . . . ' ' 7 19' Q'-W-'S-1 f- ,, , , THELMA MILLER . . . naturally curly hair . . . blue eyes . , . modest, musical Meridianite . . . efficient H. R. treasurer of 206 . . . VIRGINIA MARIE MILLER- Ginny,'-dainty, charming . . . favorite pastimes: tennis, skating, dancing . . . artistically in- clined . . . ambitions to become a dress designer . . . HELEN MARGARET MISEYKA-a sunny smile and lovely red hair . . . ambition, to be a good steno- grapher . . . sincere, cooperative . . . MARY MISEYKA-Attractive brown eyes . . . likes dancing . . . hobby, playing piano and organ . . . popular with her friends . . . Magnet typist . . , . FREDERIC E. MITCH-tall . . . bashful . . . studi- ous . . . bright . . nice smile . . . especially interested in radio and electrical engineering . . . ANDREW MITCHELL-'iAndyU-Industrious, talkative, friend- ly . . . likes boats fbuilds themj . . . Eagle Scout . . . will do a good turn for anyone . . . MIKE MITCHELL-Ass't Scoutmaster of his troop . . . Eagle Scout . . . loves cycling, boat building, Informa- tion Please, aeronautics, and talking . . . LINCOLN L. MOORE- Link,'-our Most Bashful boy . . . ambitious, industrious . . . likes bicycling, the Hi-Y, and the Safety Club . . . GERALDINE MORRIS- Njerryw-our Best Dancer . . . exciting and popular as a jam session, yet sweet and lovely as a waltz . . . DAVID MORROW7- Dave'i-likes swimming, red- heads, noon basketball and his car . . . a pronounced Hsherman . . . Hi-Y-er . . . cheerful always . . . Ban- quet Committee chairman . , . ROBERT MORROW- Bohn to his pals . . . loves Hshing, Mickey Rooney and cherry pie . . . ambition, to bag the limit on No- vember Hrst . . . EUGENE D. MOSER-- Gene - pres. of 313 . . . good high jumper . . . big butter and egg man at A. 86 P .... June ,4-Oas future air- plane mechanic . . . ALFRED MYNDUS-UAF'-brown, curly hair . . . happy-go-lucky . . . fond of golf and swimming but thinks the girls more important . . . ADA JEANNE MYERS-Sweet, dainty . . . loves to dance to the swinging melodies of Glenn Miller . . . loads of fun , . .heart throb of one particular lad . . , . . JOSEPHINE M. M. NANNI- Jo-Jody',-Dario eyed, vivacious . . . roller skating enthusiast . . . likes reading, camping, Easy Aces, and strawberry short cake . . . J :S iii i' r A if i I .. it iii ' i i L i sf. ,,: , - 'i1p,,,'i.41-7 .5 ,g:.f,:.f..:,,.:f-.- , .., , ., ,, ..... ,, .... A, Juicfaffagenw asv'-,ai Lf J 'fr.w,.1:A+ ima-Nisswiwrfi-f W V...- .4 ' ' ' L ' -9, 1. nl . .. ' V WM ' - . - W r . .U h e vm MARIAN NAZAK-light brown hair, blue eyes . . . neat, fun-loving . . . likes skating, swimming, volley- ball . . . admires Nelson Eddy . . . RALPH M. NEBEL--six feet, two . . . slender, cheerful Herman- ite . . . a great baseball enthusiast . . . just as fond of ice skating . . . WENDEL H. NEBEL-ilFat,,- dignified lad from 316 , . . likes pretty girls better than school work . . . never let a friend down . . . DORIS NEELY--Not very tall . . . favorite color, blue . . . loves the out-of-doors . . . ambition, to be able to give permanent permanents ..... HELEN E. NIETRZEBA-brilliant, charming, modest, sincere . . . always willing to help others . . . ardent Girl Re- serve and Girl Scout . . . Commencement Orator . . . PAUL A. NOBLE-Humorous . . . likes dancing, reading, playing tennis . . . spends his spare time drawing , . . plans to be a commercial artist . . . RICHARD NOULLET- Dick 7Six feet tall . . . merry . . . devoted to skiing and his guitar . . . high- jumper . . . likes minuets and creepy movies . . . THERESA H. NOWAKOWSKI-'Tessn-quiet, bashful, friendly , . . enthusiast . . . bewitching hazel eyes , . . hobby, collecting pictures of movie stars l . . . ROBERT OAKES- Bob -dark-eyed six-footer ' . . . a good brain, none the worse for use . . . knows all about oil wells . . . enjoys his friends . . . JOAN O'BRIEN-blonde, blue-eyed . . . loves to dance and swim . . . natural-born tease . . . weakness for dark and curly heads . . . private-secretary-to-be . . . PATRICIA O'BRIEN-- Patty,'-Quiet, dignified, nice sense of humor . . . dates a certain BillH . . . favorite pastimes, dancing and swimming ...... HARRIET V. OESTERLING-shy, kind, friendly . , . puts forth her best effort in everything she does . . has a way with her chums . . . ELEANOR JEAN OESTERLING-''Corkyn-vivacious . . . sometimes demure . . . charmed by red hair . . . loves dancing, French pastry, her studies, and White orchids . . . VIRGINIA E. OSTROSKY-'ilinnyu -talkative, brown-eyed lass from Portersville . . . excellent cook . . . specializes in cocoanut cream pie . . . loves company, bicycling, dancing . , . JEAN E. OTTERBEIN-'tPinky -vivacious, charming person- ality . . . marvelous dancer . . . carefree . . . popular - . . . loads of fun . , . has bee-utiful hair . . . wants , to marry a millionaire . . . ' - 4 ? 5 ' . .mi l 1,53 ' ,.fi3y'T'?l ,M -,ggi-:.f .. 's - Gfffilm. - ,- .sw -5512, - 5 , -get 5124455372 1 ' .ic M., '21-,z.f,, wwdix, 1, fi,-:-af-. , Q if . 1 -- Q ,- , . ,Q ,g', , .,, , A , .-A-ei,,g-1+ .f,,,.ii, . I t -V . - - 1' 'ri Q 5 'fi-'lzsft :H ' 454- H -e in 'iff' si, 1'7'KU 'N w' - .mavf imma!-ft.vtf ' fi f, 'ff .,. . 1'f. .- H , A , Y M ,im - sf ff ,, 45 W X, N 1. ., ,A . , 5164911-:SPM --sz mr irf,uui:.mLi2lw -Autxauft ?tfr'i4.azsw?it,t4.f:,12Q'.i31Zf1 .,w,JW':iii-S57 f m y Lili-nik niiidimgwfilweihhfr, iiiliiinwiifiyrlfiffWir-4535: MARTHA JANE PAINTER1''Marty,,-blond-haired . . . athletic . . . A Mixed Chorus . . . never known to miss a swimming meet .... MARY EVELYN PATTEN- Cookie +out-door girl . . . gets a thrill out of her trumpet . . . favorite ambition, to be leader of an all-girls, dance orchestra ..... JAMES A. PATTERSON . . . Versatile . . . interested in aviation and athletics . . . gave his all for football . . . A Mixed Chorus . . . distinguished for individual ideas and stick-to-it-ive-ness . . . LESTER G. PATTERSON . . . popular lad with a pleasing smile . . . a ladies, man . . . likes swing music, camping and bow ties . . ambition, law . . . HARRIET PAULSON- I-Iappyn-tall . . . pretty gray eyes . . . studiousf?l student from Saxonburg . . . loves band music, dancing, and chocolate pie . . . HELEN M. PENAR . . . an all-round girl . . . lots of fun . . . valuable member of the two-year champion girls' basketball team . . . efhcient student . . . real friend . . . GLADYS M. PERRY . . . very versatile . . . enjoys playing golf and making herself all A's and Bys . . . a winning way . . . a devoted friend . . . FRANCES CAROLE PESOCKY . . . A lively, blue-eyed lass . . . nick-named ujittersn . . . lovable, peppy . . . going to Hawaii someday . . . JAMES G. PETERS . . . Tall, blonde, handsome . . . very neat . . . popular . , . Our Most Dignified . . . ambition, teacher of botany at Penn State . . . ELEANOR E. PHILLIPS- Petey -A dark-haired lass of outstanding charm . . . A Mixed Chorus . . . a grand girl fjust ask Jimlj . . . KATHRYN PIERCE , . , dreamy dark eyes . . . lovely contralto voice . . . a fun-loving disposition . . . a good student . . . A Mixed Chorus . . . PAUL W. PIETROSKI . . . Has a keen eye for business . . . hates spelling, likes to sleep . . . lover of hamburgers and cake . . . well liked . . . ANNA MARIE PINKO- Pinky -Loves popular mu- sic, as styled by Sammy Kaye . . . movies, her delight . . . specializes in economics . . . longs to camp near a waterfall . . . WILLIAM S. PITHERS- Bi1l - quiet, easy-going . . . trumpeter of band and orches- tra . . . member of brass quartet . . . loves baseball and chemistry . . . LENA IRENE PORNELUZI- Lee -Brown-eyed . . . jolly . . . talkative, but bash- ful sometimes . . . loves Henry Aldrich, fudge, and Dentyne gum . . . 5.312-L.: ' a.5-c2i51.e...5:21.aaisL:izi::rf: fzafwfitfa-ami'-Eh. DOROTHY ANNE POST- Dottie Dimples,'-bub- bling over with gay spirits . . . loves basketball, volley- ball, and riding in a 1940 Plymouth ..... MAX PRENOVITZ . . . a serious, steady lad with a twinkle in his eye . . . likes to roam the woods with his dogs and gun . . . MARY RAABE . . . 5' 5 of charm and vitality . . . brown eyes, brown hair . . . will don a nurse's cap . . ELSIE REGIS . . . a comely, brown-eyed miss . . . full of fun and toil . . . Commencement Speaker . . . fu- ture airline stewardess . . . FRANK REIBER . . . blue-eyed, brown-haired lad . . . goes forw the girls . . . dreams of working in the Big City . . . DEWITT RENICK . . . good-natured six-footer . . . friendly sense of humor . . . desires to work for Uncle Sam in Washington, D. C. . . HOMER RENICK . . . West Sunbury lad . . . shy but nice . . . loves winter sports . . . good sport in his daily work, also . . . CLARENCE H. RETTIG . . . industrious young man . . . never unhappy . . . loves hockey and horseback riding . . . efficient stage helper for all important events . . . WILBERT RICKARD- Philbert -a perfect newsboy . . . always cheerful . . . favorite dessert, more pie . . . hopes to become a successful business man . . . PASQUALE ROVITO- Patsyn-a swell classmate . . . lots of fun . . . husky 'ilVlan Mountain . . . most important friend, pie a la mode . . . DOROTHY RUMBAUGH- Dottie,'--vivacious, gay, lovely . . . likely to induce palpitation of the heart . . . our class treasurer . . . address- Little Berlinl' . . . DAVID P. SALISBURY . . . 6' Z of pleasing personality . . . has a way with girls, especially redheads . . . an in- timate friend of the office . . . HARVEY LESLIE SARLES- Les -tall, tan and ter- rific . . . play-boy type . . . as a dancer, he's 'ltopsu . . . was the Clark Gable in Smilin' Through . . RICHARD SARVER . . . a Pogodie Lad . . . handsome . . . curly hair . . . a voice of experience . . . chief interest, blondes in Grove City . . . ambi- tion, highway patrolman ...., BETTE RUTH SCHMIDT . . . blond, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked little madchen . . . pleasant . . . aims to be a second Eleanor Powell , . . 2 'fm Q'1rf.v Y-1'-ff 'EMI -f af-1 '--1 L '-1 1' ,if X N A 1 s, I gr , Q 5 ,.., if M 5 - w V e.w..-e 1 tier 4 , 4, A . ' f f my Q N, in 4 L f ee -f i f w. ,,., A., mr, , 1i,,,m WV. ,A 3 ,-,,, Q, - 1 n It w it v Q 1 ,. ,., Q . Q H v. 4,1 ,V 1 J .21 rf 1 Iii' ' U. 1 W n ,is M ' QTEK 1 3, fi , Q, Y H., , I r it ,il. - 'Q 5 . Wi Q ft in igfmiiigrfg' THOMAS W. SCHNITZKI . . . member of winning softball and class basketball teams . . . spends sum- mers caddying . . . ambition, be a southpaw hurler . . . MARTHA GRACE SCOTT . . . brown eyes, auburn hair, gay smile , . . ardent chemistry and Latin fan . . . B Mixed Chorus . . . one who really enjoys life . , . RICHARD I. SEDORIS- Doc - light, wavy hair and blue eyes . . . loves the wide- open spaces and tinkering with machinery . . . HELEN L. SELFRIDGE- ChipU-reserved but inter- esting , . , swimming and football enthusiast . . . favors Errol Flynn . . . happiest at the piano . . . ANNA LUCY SENECA . . . a worthwhile friend . . . likes sensible dancing and the movies . . . Magnet typist . . . likes hiking and the out-of-doors , . . WILLIAM SHAFFER . . . blond-haired president of 206 . . . rather indifferent to the ladies . . . a keen sense of humor . , . countless friends . . . honor grades . . . KATHRYN JANICE SHEARER-''Jannyv-laughing brown eyes . . . witty . . . pastimes, dancing, skating, horseback-riding . . . a true friend . . . JOHN S. SHRAMAWICK . . . a wee bit shy, conscientious, business-like . . . keen sense of humor . . . loves electric shop and basketball . . . ELIZABETH C. SKAL-uLibby --A happy-go-lucky, light-haired lass . . . ladylike, merry . . . prefers dancing to eating . . loves secretarial work . . . BURNICE K. SKILLMAN- Norman-blue eyes, rosy complexion . . . even-tempered . . . chatterbox . . . loves dancing and camping near Warren ..... REBECCA G. SMITH-- Becky -Dainty little miss from 201 . . . a peck of fun . . . studious fin classj . . . president of Home Economics Club . . . ALICE E. SNYDER-I-Iails from Graham Terrace . . . has lovely brown eyes and hair . . . favorite thrills chocolate pie, aviation, and Paul . . . ARTHUR K. SNYDER- Art',--Studious, friendly, se- rene . . . actually likes trig . . . member of band and orchestra . . . loves hunting and the North Woods . . . DOROTHY R. SNYDER- Dot -A slender blonde with a weakness for black Plymouths . . . aim, beautician unless matrimony sets in . . . loves skating and lemon pie . . . WILLIAM J. SNYDER-Shy lad . . . author of unpredictable mixtures in lab . . . loves Q'Penrod,U his car, and any stream with fish in lf... - ., -' M gifQgmW:if.Q,ie' 1 P GENEVIEVE SPOHN-'tGenny,,-A quiet lass, but everyonels friend . . . happy when sheis in that Ford . . . longs to travel . . . ROBERT C. STAAF- BobH-happy-go-lucky . . . has a delightful, quiet humor . . . Magnet distributor in 206 . . . a C. M. T. C. fan . . . MICHAEL STASKO-uslabn-A master mechanic-to-be . . . loves camping, hunting, and skiing, when he is not model building . . . ALMA E. STEEN-Quiet, good-natured Petersville las- sie . . . loves to roller skate and swim . . . believes in loyalty to the home town lads . . . JOHN STEFURA -shining black hair . . . good history student . . . admirer of Walter Hagen . . . haunts Butler Airport . . . GERARD STEIN-'iPopeye -even disposi- tion . . . a smile for everyone . . . greatest worry, Eng- lish . . . favorite ambition, to smoke his pipe without an enforced vacation . . . EVELYN R. STEVENSON- Eview-Dainty, demure . . . five feet of quiet fun . . . likes to dance lujitter- buggingi' preferredj, and, believe it or not, likes to study chemistry . . . LILLIAN STEVENSON-a blue-eyed brunette, with a radiant smile . . . makes friends easily . . . particularly interested in June Weddings .... DOROTHY STEWART-q'Dot7,- Likes to drive . . . man-hater . . . yearns for a horse . . . ambition, to be an air hostess . . . ELEANOR MARIE STEWART-Petite little red-head . . . our Most Bashful . . . pet hobby, stamp collect- ing . . . enthusiastic member of Girls' Luncheon Club . . . ELIZABETH G. STEW7ART- Libbyn-happy go-lucky, lovable . . . likes music, roller skating, danc- ing . . . interested in Harrisville, Grove City, and home economics . . . MARJORIE D. STEVVART- Cab bon -a friend to everyone . . . chatters all day long . . . problem child of 312 . . . favorite pastime, the gym and Miss Varnum . . . RALPH STEWART- Pinky',-Light brown hair and blue eyes . . . studious . . . generous . . . good sport . . . a confirmed bachelor . . . interested in journal- ism . . . RICHARD STEWART-liwhiteyyi-blue eyes . . . lively . . . lots of spunk . . . always willing to help a friend . . . likes driving and outdoor sports . . . BILL GAYLORD STOCKARD-Vvavy brown hair, freckles . . , likeable, witty . . . likes English, algebra, and peach pie . , . ardent artist . . . we-5-n3i?z,,v'w-f..u . , . ,, , f - 4, , - ' e - ' '1 . -. . v . 2 ' f .' ggffgfikffgggfeigffiilwiii2f'lz-qfifi-Q,:,-'ia'if! A, -ng: f'.,?,g'ifg1w ,, 1' 'A-151 A-,,,, A:,,:L',u'gii:4g1wA, , fzg,,,i,,,1'ei,. L. : Eiiiiswcimv,m,:e5ittnr?izifdfmim W mx Yf i.'fShi1xC5Z?7,-iii-fiilddl-735:4Sl:riLQI3Z1J.-Q asartyfs: ,vt.-,zs.f4,,iirati1.it.a.'.Mui...,s.w,ii.is.,4...g.ii,we1a..ftWW.t.an.i,i.i....-,..,,,,.,,t..4.,i. ROBERT M. STOOPS-- Bob -shy . . . decidedly in- , relligenr . . . hobby, all sports . . . commutes on his bike . . . dreams of aviation . . . EARL E. STRALEY W - BuckH-a blue-eyed country lad . . . takes motors apart, but- . . . likes electric shop, banana splits and Sonja Henie . . . favorite rink, Etna Springs . . . ANN DOLORES STRAYNICK . . . Pretty brownette with beautiful hair . . . immaculate . . . loves dancing and reading . . . 'lgoes fori' the call, dark, handsome type . . . well-liked by her friends . . . l ROSE MARY STROBEL-Dreamy blue eyes . . . class basketball . . . enjoys skating, dancing, chemistry . . . l perpetual-motion-gum-chewer . . . ALBERTA MAE SUTTON- BertieU-lovely brunette . . . quiet . . . l sweet . . . studious, especially in chemistry . . . witty . . . loves Lake Michigan . . . LUCETTA SWIGART - Red,'-Five feet two, eyes of blue . . . tennis champ of B. H. S .... winning personality . . . divine auburn hair . . . JOHN C. TACK-'QDinty',-athletic . . . candid camera fiend . . . companionable, witty . . . weakness, blondes and hot fudge sundaes . . . journalistic future . . . quiet when asleep ..... CHARLES TAYLOR- Chuck -Tall, brown-haired lad from East Butler . . . loves chemistry, hunting and fishing . . . still thinks Fords are the best .... ALBERTA MAE THOMPSON- Berrien-Blue eyes, long black lashes . . . a winning smile . . . likes black Dodges . . . would love camping in the mountains except for the rattle snakes! . . . JOHN TIPTON-'lTip -Brown-eyed, brown-haired . . . friendly . . . football fan in noon basketball . . . V. F. W. Drum and Bugle Corps . . . MICHAEL VARHOLA-'QMickey,'ilight-haired, blue-eyed . . . interested in flying, golf, hiking, girls . . . Mixed Chorus . . . ambitious to fly a transport plane . . . ELEANOR BETTY VOGEL- Jimmie,'-Auburn hair . . . happy disposition . . . Mixed Chorus . . . likes housekeeping, Jimmie Stewart, and Gone with the Wind . . . JOHN HENRY VOGEL- Jackl'-co-captain of class basketball team . . , always ready for fun . . . per- petually Fixing his famous Ford .... MARTHA WAGNER-Big grey eyes, dimples . . . Winsome . . . excellent student . . . an ardent cyclist . . . ambition, to learn to drive . . . dependable, genuine friend . . . AGNES GRANT WALKER-Soft-spoken . . . Secre- tary of 313 . . . enthusiastic Girl Reserve . . . wants to be a home economics teacher . . . , , , 1 ,- -K , ,,, ..f-,, ,ti,.ff,.,- gf ,,.,f,z-1 ,. if-f,.., fi - V . . .. , 1, ,ix -n if ,i :f1.,.,. , v,w3w2.erffaf,' '- 'wtfatf' Wi, 'fr 1 wimswzi' ,,g1ik,g,,1, .bg ,i H .-, ,.,15.,1, ,.1':,.Q ,g,,fJ,fQ1i-S526-',2vQgc. 554533 g ig N .-, his f , Q . ,iw 4:iw4igq,.f,.L,h..ii1,,,vi.fx,,,,ft-i5,.r.,f,,,f,5,,,-A i F' r . HELEN HOPE WALLACE-A literary tomboy . . . graduated from editor of Junior I-Iigh's Butler Bugle to Assit. Editor of the Magnet . . . accomplished horsewoman ..... MARGARET CATHERINE WALSH- Meggy',-a hazel-eyed lss . . . a sure cure for the blues , . . Hobbies, bicycling, Zane Grey, and banana cream pie . . . PEARL ROSE GEIBEL- Blue-eyed lass from Bonnie Brook . . , likes western stories and cowboy songs . . . ambition, successful secretary somewhere near the Rockies . . . RICHARD WEAVER- Dick,'-Curly brown hair . . . snappy brown eyes . . . likes sports, typing, Glenn Miller, and the Hi-Y . . . we like him . . . BETTY JANE WEISENSTEIN-Sincere, sociable, courteous . . . loves algebra, Cook's Forest, and butter pecan ice cream . . . favorite pastime, riding around town in a green Ford . . . GRACE E. WEITZEL-Meridian lass . . . witty, happy-go-lucky little fan of V. F. W. Drum Corps fespecially the first row.J . . . VIRGINIA M. WELSH- Ginny -a lady-like little miss from Jefferson Center . . . truly sweet . . . loves to dance, swim, and sing . . . EILEEN A. WESER- A ray of sunshine . . . five feet tall fafter a good nightys sleepl . . , likes to swim, bowl, drive a car . . . MARILYN L. WESTERMAN- Westy -Gay, witty, brilliant . . . Magnet Literary Editor , . . literary genius-to-be in her chosen field of journalism . . . MERRIEL WHITE-Tall, athletic . . . likes to dance and skate, and above all, she likes the Little things in life ..... TEDDY WIECK- Ted,,-Sparkling brown eyes . . . handsome . . . quick-wittecl . . . ir- repressible . . . talkative-should make a good radio an- nouncer . . . FRANK THOMPSON WIGTON, JR.- TomU-A good sport . . . a good student . . . var- sity basketball, American Legion baseball . . . charter member of Senior Hi-Y . . . Business Mgr. Magnet . . . BERNICE ALBERTA W7ILHELM- Kitty,,-Pretty, dainty, dignified . . . bright brown eyes . . . witty when with friends . . . loves visiting on a farm in Somerset . . . FAY WILLIAMS-A quiet, studious girl . . . will finish high school in 3M years . . . loves her cottage at Conneaut Lake . . . ANNABELLE WILLISON-A blue-eyed blonde . . . of the Marines is fond . . . loves to dance and skate . . . and can talk at a furious rate . . . MARGARET LOUISE WILSON . . . Engaging, blue- eyecl brunette . . . has lots of friends , . . likes mys- tery stories and cream pugs . . . insists she will never marry . . . HERTA ERNA WINKLEMAN1iiHattie,' A Swiss Miss, with blue eyes, blonde hair, and a sense of humor . . . likes skating, dancing and Paul . . . VICTOR ROTH WISE-Tall, good sport, compan- ionable, talkative, bluffer, versatile . . . has a blonde weakness . , . likes chocolate pie . . . two year foot- ball letterman . . . future draftsman . . . GEORGE JAMES WLADIKA-A handsome, serious lad . . , belongs to A. A. A. plus group . . . likes dancing, math, chemistry . . . playwright . . . B Mixed Chorus . . . interested in engineering . . . JOHN A. WOJTYNA-Three years varsity golf, 1Captain Junior yearl . . . rifle enthusiast . . . quiet, conserva- tive, trustworthy, sturdy . . . hopes to become a pro- fessional golfer . . . MYRTLE IRENE WOLFE- Blue-eyed . . . loves chemistry . . . has eyes for only one . . . hobbies, photography, dancing, guitar, I-Iome EC and Tuesday Noon Club . . . ANNE GERALDINE YALSHEVIC-A charming, brown-eyed blonde . . . always on the honor roll . . . loves symphony orchestras and Lake Erie .... FRANCES J. YALSHEVIC-Talkative, jolly, char- mante . . . pretty brown eyes . . . likes commercial law, dancing, Victor Herbert, and pineapple pie with ice cream . , . MITCHEL C. J. YANKOWSKI- Mitch'! Tall and blond . . . an out-of-doors boy . . . friendly to every one fhates girls??lll . . . ambition, cartoon- ist . . . DOROTHY MAY YOUNG-t'Dotf'-Loves the Sunny South, especially Daytona Beach . . . also Ronald . . . also cooking, typing, and pie a la mode . . . HARRY C. YOUNG-Brown hair, blue eyes . . . bashful but brilliant . . . friendly . . . greatest ambition, to fly . . . favorite sport, baseball . . . EUGENIA ZAVACKY- Our Q'Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair . . . loves Sammy Kaye . . . hopes to be a figure skater some day . . . likes to dance . . . lin imlemnrg nf QBIII' Ollaaamatv liagmnnil iillintt The poem Raymond learned in English Class the day before his Death, began: Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for mefn 12155 uf 1391 SEATED, Left to Right: John Scheiring, Attorney lDecidl, Fannie Wing fMrs. T. A. Mor- risonj, Mary C. Graham fDecidl, Alice M. Collins, E. Penn St., Butler, Bessie Morri- son fDec'dl . STANDING, Left to Right: Earnest Graham, English Lutheran Minister near Wheeling, W. Va., Lillian McConnell QMrs. Chasel, Maude Sutton QMrs. Jas. N. Moore, Dec'dQ, Carrie Ensminger QDec'cll. We, the FIFTIETI-I SPRING CLASS, are delighted to have in our Magnet this picture of the FIRST CLASS to be gradu- ated after Butler High was organized. How we should like to have been able to peep in at that commencement! As you see, the girls all wore long white dresses with bouquets pinned at their waists. It is re- corded that the girls all read their essays, because they were too timid to trust to memory! The boys, however, were braver and memorized their productions. All nine of the essays dealt with school subjects: literature, physical culture, science, history. They were interspersed with musical num- bers: a harp solo by Mrs. S. Campbell, a vocal solo by Mrs, R. P. Scott, and selections by an orchestra led by Prof. Otto Davis. After the valedictory by Carrie Ensminger, Attorney S. F. Bowser presented the diplomas. Butler was very proud of this class. It was said that for several weeks after com- mencement, when any of them walked down the street, people would point him out and say, Q'There goes one of the graduatesf, One graduate confided to us that she was not nearly so proud when she was a bride, lots of people got married in those days, but only a few were graduated! Personally, we think it was a wonderful achievement to have been a member of one of those early classes. It showed a real interest in edu- cation which perhaps some of us lack today. , w Student activities half a century ago were limited to the Penn Literary Society, which met outside school hours. Today there is practically no limit to the extra-curricular activities in which a student may participate-vocal and instrumental music, the Magnet staff, public speaking, plays, diiferent clubs. Editor-in-Chief PATTY CRAMER The MAGNET M. Macko J. Hamilton M. Westerman B. Conrad V. Curry R. Forster J. Bennett D. Kryder H. Wallace M. J. Brenner A. Seneca N. Bilowich After heated months of feverish Worry and fretting, of brain-splitting toil, of tire- less energy, the 1940 Staff presents our year- book and regretfully passes that precocious impv, the Magnet, on to the future staffs. But, future editors and business managers, don't think it was all work and trouble. The fun first started at that never-to-be forgotten Magnet picnic last August. Ar that time our theme song was, Oh, what shall we do for the Magnet play? We all guzzled hot clogs and cup cakes until we found to our disappointment there were no more. But we had pretty much fun! ll And our trip to the Press Conference at Allegheny High this spring was fun, too. Maybe you think, however, that working on the Magnet is just one big party. All I can say is MTI-IAT'S WHAT YOU TI-IINKIU More gray hairs are grown over getting our material in on time than over final tests. We really mean it! How would you like to have to write compositions at the rate of about five or six a day? That,s about what the Activities Editors are faced STAFF Business Manager TOM WIGTON P. Keck D. Imbrie J. Lewis J. Loucks E. MacKinney P. Baycura T. Jamison E. Johnson S. Bilowich I. Barker J. L. Bennett M. Miseyka with the week before we go to press. Trying to figure out new ways of saying old things, and looking for jokes that aren't too stale are other problems. Think of our Literary Editors having to wade through piles of short stories, compositions, and poems, try- ing to find something not too mediocre for the great Magnet. fNow you see what an honor it is to have something of yours used.j But, donit get us wrongg we love it! Every worry, every care, every wrinkle and every gray hair we have received will be cherished as long as we live. The Magnet really means a lot to us. It's been lots of fun in spite of the hustle and bustle to get things ready on time. More than that, the experience in the field of journalism has been educational and of great beneflt to us all. A hard task is a challenge to the best in us, and although our tasks may not have been immense, they were stepping stones toward the greater ones life will present to us. And now, to our Magnet we say Thanks for the memories. .. .l4 1. Admiring Bennett 2. Sport Snoopers 3. Brains and Business 4. School Jesters 5. Our Literary Geniuses 6. Press Box 7. Rembrandt and Bonnb Bonheur?? WE HONOR VALEDICTORIAN Murslaw Maleski SALUTATORIAN Patricia Cramer H. Nietrzebra D. Kryder J. Lewis E. MacKinney E. Regis Commence Intelligence plus an understanding heart -the two things that make the world go round. So said a wise American recently, and we believe not only that he spoke truly, but that we have in these honor students pictured above just those qualifications. To be Mtopsi' in the world of books, their real business in high school, yet at the same time truly interested in those about them, giving freely of their time and talents for the good of their classmates-in other words, to be unselfish and public-spirited citizens of their little school world--augurs well for their citizenship in the larger world into which they are going. We can only wish the best for these honor graduates who have given their best here in high school. ment Speakers:- They chose, in this memorial year, to de- vote their commencement orations to the subject, Q'Butler During the Last Fifty Years. The orations were as follows: Butler Then and Now . .Patricia Cramer, Salutatorian Butler's Economic Developmentu .... Doris Kryder Recreation ..... . . . .... Jeannette Lewis The First Commencement ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth MacKinney Eclucation . . . .... Helen Nietrzeba Industry ................... Elsie Regis Looking to the Future . .Murslaw Maleski, Valedictorian GRADUATION Baccalaureate Our Commencement Activities began with Sunday Baccalaureate and the stately march clown the aisle which, when we think of all that it symbolizes, in spite of oneis self brings a lump to the throat. A very inspiring Baccalaureate address was delivered by Rev. W. E. Schramm, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Class Night Tuesday night, June 4, came Class Night. The Magnet went to press while Jim Little and his committee were still in the throes of planning, but they had already decided that the prologue should be followed by the heralds, announce- ment of a musical number using the A Senior members of the Mixed Chorus, and a dance number in charge of Isabel Barker, climaxed by Isabel's solo dance. Martha Bush was to have charge of an eight-piece Kay Kyser orchestra, while Irma Jean Kramer and O. K. Daugherty were to head a Skule Daysv number, portraying the March of Time in B. H. S. Another important part of the pro- gram was to be Doris Kryder and Betty Eatonls super-original Mellerdramer. In keeping with the times, there was also to be a B. H. S. Census Taker. 'kNoW if we could just get Joe Cehelsky to play his accordion and his mouth organ at once, and Jim Loucks to do some sort of stunt-, said the committee, and we left them going off to woo further the entertainers of our class, If you want the finished product, insert your Class Night program here. Commencement The program for our very interesting Commencement, centering around the subject, Butler During the Last Fifty Years , will be found in full on page 49, Before the speakers from the class gave their talks, Rev. S. Willey of St. Peter's Episcopal Church pronounced the invocation. Later Mr. Brookes Billman of The American Rolling Mill Company presented the diplomas. Farewell Farewell Exercises came Friday morning, June 7. Strangely enough, for all of us, even the most unstudious, they seemed to come too soon. It was not easy, at the last, to say goodbye to each other and the school. Our popular president, Hugh Miller, in his official role for the last time, presented to the school on behalf of the class our memorial, ................ . It was accepted by William Foster, B Senior class president, representing the students, and by .................... for the faculty. The class members who had distinguished themselves in activities were read by various committee chairmen, and the following awards were given: D. A. R. Award ...... ................................... Music Award ...... V. F. W. Auxiliary ........ Veterans of Foreign Wars ................................. Other parts of the program not yet planned when this book went to press were: EXERCISES Banquet Our class started an innovation this year by having their banquet one week early, on Wednesday, May 29, the idea being to give the worn-out seniors one day's rest between Class Night and Commencement. Our banquet, held at the Sterling Club, proved very delightful. I-laving studied Emily Post arclently in Home Room programs, a great weight was taken off our m'nds and everybody had a good time. The minstrel afterwards was a huge success, and everybody felt we had a really luscious time. Prom The Prom, held at the Sterling Club on the evening of June 7th was really our last farewell. Jim Loucks and Les Sarles when we interviewed them that this was to For onceflj they were right. The truly the dreamy music by Clyde Knight and MOOD. It was a fitting farewell to our and their committee stated emphatically be the best Prom in the annals of B.I-I.S. artistic Blue and Silver decorations and his orchestra sure put one IN THE high school career. G r a d u a 'r i o n Mary Jane Brenner Four years I wandered down a winding road, And the sun smiled down from a cloudless Through rainy days and sunny days I blue. tramped, - I didn't want to stop then! I felt like a Ever seeking new paths and finding them, conqueror! And with each success or failure I felt That I had gained something. Sometimes the road was rocky and wet, And I grew tired and wanted to lie down, But always some kindly voice repeated, Don't give up! Trudge on!', Then sometimes the days were bright and gay And I fairly skipped along, Exulting in the power to move, And the birds in the trees chattered to the blossoms, And then I saw a sign of black and white. It said in formal, stately letters, Gradu- ationf' And it pointed down the road! I felt a thrill, my triumph come at last! But underneath I felt a sadness, too. And when I reached the place, I stopped. I looked behind-I wanted to turn back And live again the years! I paused, then looked ahead Across the fathomless blue. I took a breath and stepped into its depths, Into another worldll SENIOR HALL BEST SPORTS STEVEN DORCY-one of our 1939 champion basketball teamg believes in fair play in work and fung goes for a gal named Vivian. VALDA KRAMER--everybody likes her because sheis so happy- go-lucky, honest, and willing to do her shareg loyal to Danny. WITTIEST JAMES MCMURTRY-motto- A good laugh never did anyone harm g hobby, driving his Austin. JULIA BROWN- laffter follers her -hobby, her violing boy- ishg super-colossal swimmer. BEST LOOKING JEAN MCCARREN-a matchless bcautyg silky golden locksg charming personalityg popular with boys and girls. PORTER BOVARD- the answer to a maiclen's prayer -June ,40,s No. 1 play boyg i'champ at drumming. OF FAME MOST TALKATIVE BILL CONRAD-blessed with gift of gabgv Magnet circulatorg life of the party. JEAN GUETTHOFF-can hold her own in any conversationg swell dancerg friendlyg cheerfulg fun-loving. MOST VERSATILE JEANETTE LEWIS- Jaddy is a singer, writer, and Com- mencement spealcerg class Secretaryg friendliest girl in 201. STEVEN BILOWICH-camera fang sports writerg badminton and golf championg super-aquatic man, strictly unserious. BEST DANCERS TED JAMISON-strictly a screwballg a whiz at the ballroom arty falls for all pretty faces. JERRY MORRIS-one of Gene Krupa's ardent admirersg swing- bug extraordinaryg she has what it takes. SENIOR HALL ANNE DRUGA-captain of class basketball teamg badmintong volleyballg full of fung never a dull minute with her. ROCCO IANNOTTI--football and basketball cliampiong an all round good sportg whiz at dancing. . . MOST BASHFUL ELEANOR STEWART-red hair and quietness combinedg a little bashful when not with best friends. LINCOLN MOORE-heid be the wittiest if he weren't sl1yest- you have to get to know him first. BIGGEST BLUFFER-BOY GEORGE BROOKHART-never believe in signs if George ha anything to do with themg reclaheaded nut. L- Af wx. .wr J, S OF FAME MOST DIGNIFIED MARY JANE BRENNER-designer of exquisite gownsg one of our snood fansg reserveclg amlnitiousg popular. JAMES PETERS-handsome giant who gets A's. Does he have a drag or does he actually study? MOST POPULAR IRMA JEAN KRAMER-vivacious Drum Majorg gorgeous voiceg personality plus, fancy freeg yen for dance floor. HUGH MILLER-President of the classg tall, blonde football herog earrxestg musical. BIGGEST BLUFFER-GIRL JEAN OTTERBEIN-lovely golden hairg best dresserg could make a lie detector look sillyg loads of pep. First Row: P. Perry, E. MacKinney, D. Kaufman, Starr, A. Mason, H. Connell, M. Bowser, M. McMarlin, K. Pierce, B. Russin. Second Row: E. Schreclcengost, E. A. Burton, B. Black, Morris, K. Sandbach, G. Black, B. Miller, McClester, Cheeseman. Third Row: Shuler, H. Halstead, M. Monday, fiiewis, Campbell, V. Trimarlci, R. Forshey, C. Goehring, Wolfe, I. Barker. Fourth Row: Fitzpatrick, B. McGuirlc, R. Schmeider, M. Bish, D. McCandless, E. Steven- son, C. Sullivan, D. Weisenstein. Fifth Row: P. McMurtry, W. sm, B. Mahafg, F. Glass. CAST Little Buttercup, a Bumboat Woman ,,........... '...,........ ........ O l ive Kathryn Daugherty Bill Bobstay, Boatswain,s Mate ................ ......................... G ilbert Black Dick Deadeye, Able Seaman .,..,,......... ......,... ,..... C h ester Hughes Ralph Raclcstraw, Able Seaman .............,....,..,............... ........ W illiam Foster Captain Corcoran, Commander of H. M. S. Pinafore .. .......... James 'Louclcs Josephine, the Captainls Daughter .....,...........,..............,...,...........,. ,..... I oan Cheeseman Bob Becket, the Carpenter's Mate ...S .......................... ...................... ...,...,. R o bert Miller The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter K.C.B., First Lord of Admiralty ..,...,........, John McClester Cousin Hehe, Sir Joseph's First Cousin .....,,.. .,......... ...,...,. ............. , I r ma Jean Kramer Scene Quartercleclc of H. M. S. Pinafore, off Portsmouth Act I-Noon. Act II-Night. MUSICAL NUMBERS Overture ACT I Introduction and Opening Chorus fsailorsj ........,...... ...,.. . We Sail the Ocean Blueu Recitative and Aria lButtercupl ..................... ,..,.., . . 'QI,m Called Little Buttercupn Recitative fButtercup and Boatswainj ........... ..,... ' 'But Tell Me Who's the Youthn Maclrigal fRalph and Chorus of Sailorsl, ,,.... ..,..................,...,. ' 'The Nightingale Ballad QRalph and Chorus of Sailorsj ........,. ..... ' 'A Maiden Fair to See First Row: D. Billman, B. Hoch, B. Rehn, Campbell, M. Muntz, L. Grafton, M. Mock J. Hartman, A. Hartman, B. Fink. Second Row: I. J. Kramer, O. K. Daugherty, J. Loucks, C. Hughes, B. Foster, G. Kohl, H Lowry, M. Campbell, P. Krislco, E. Hunka, M. Bush. Third Row: J. Stewart, G. Morris, M. Painter, M. Sharpe, G. McCowan, M. Stewart, R Stewart, M. Griswold, M. McDougall, E. Johnson, R. Jones, R. Corbin, R. Schmeider. Fourth Row: R. Lehnard, F. Lang, M. Schlict, P. Holbaugh, D. Gumpper, E. Beechy, H Nicholas, R. McMann, R. Reithmiller, D. Brady. Fifth Row: B. Cleeland, Reariclc, E. Hayes, F. Zorb, H. Miller. Recitative and Song 1Captain Cocoran and Chorus of Sailorsl ......., ...... ' lMy Gallant Crew, Recitative fButtercup and Captain CorcoranJ ....................,..,..... .... ,..... ' ' Sir, You are Sad' Ballad fJosephineJ ....,....,........,...........................,..........., ........,..,....... ' lSorry Her Lot' Barcarolle KSir Joseph,s Female Relatives, off-stagel ......,...... .. Q'Over the Bright Blue Sea' fChorus of Sailors and Sir Joseph's Female RelativesJ ,..,....,.,.,....... Sir Joseph's Barge Is Seen' fCaptain Corcoran, Sir Joseph, Cousin Hehe. and Chorusl ..,........... UNow Give Three Cheers, Song lSir Joseph and Chorusl ..,,........,............,..,.,.........,..,....,..........,.......... When I Was a Lad' fSir Joseph, Cousin Hehe, Female Relatives and Sailorsj ,....... i'For I Hold That On the Seas Glee 1Ralph, Boatswain, Carpenteris Mate, and Chorus of Sailorsl .......,..,......... A British Tar' Duet fJosephine and Ralphj ....... ..,....... .........,................................. ' K Refrain, Audacious Tar, Finale ........,..,............................... ...... ' 'Can I Survive This OverlJearing?, Entriacte ACT II Song fCaptain Corcoranj ..................,........,..,...............,...............,... Fair Moon, to Thee I Sing, Duet lButtercup and Captain Corcoranj ,...,. ...... ' 'Things Are Seldom What They Seem' Scena fJosephineJ ........,..,................................ ......,.........,..... ' lThe Hours Creep On Apace, Trio Uosephine, Captain, and Sir Josephl ....,.... ......,.., Q 'Never Mind the Why and Wherefore Duet fCaptain and Dick Deadeyej ..,............. ..,.. ' lKind Captain, Iive Important Information Soli and Chorus ,....,.....,,............,...,.... .,..,. .,.,.............,....... ' K Carefully on Tiptoe Stealing, Octet and Chorus ..........,..,........,..... ............,..,......... ' Tiarewell, My Own! Song fButtercup and Chorusl ...,...,. ..... ,.....,......, . .,..,... ' ' A Many Years Ago Finale ...........,...................,........... ....... ' 'Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen 1 a 7 x 1 TICKET-The Committee of Committees did a good job when they chose this group of hard- working people whom you have seen bustling around the halls collecting money or leaving tickets to be sold. They have to be very depend- able and careful not to make errors. They handle all the tickets for the plays, the operettas, band concerts, etc., the proceeds from which do so much to lighten Senior Class dues, to help publish the Senior Magnet, and to provide a fund from which GENERAL-Guided by our famous president, Hugh Miller, the Committee of Committees had a hard job and a lot of responsibility placed in their hands. They are representatives of all the A Senior home rooms. Their job is to choose all of the 47, W other committees. They have to know well each person in their home rooms, and his talents, They have to be tactful and fair and pains- taking in their effort to give every one a square deal. It has always been considered an honor to be on this com- mittee, who are the class presidentls initial advisers. They are: Front row, left to right-Edith B e a t t y , Agnes Walker, Betty Weis- enstein, Gladys Perry, Mary Maffei, Mary Czyzyk, Eileen may come the Senior Class memorial, in addition to helping buy equipment for the various musical groups and other extra-curricular activities of the school. The members of this committee are: Front row, left to right-Margaret Wilson, Flora Biannucci Mary Raabe, Eleanor Kelly Qchairmanj, Elsie Mae Bryant, Dorothy Gates, Back row-Robert Geibel, William Becherer, Lloyd McConnell, Paul Cygan, Keith Hilliard, Joachim Kristof. 9 Gatti, Ruth Fair. Back row-Paul Hobaugh, John Tack, James McMurtry, Hugh Miller, George Brookhart, Wilbert Rickard, Clinton Hum- mel. Absent, Loyal Bell. CLASS NIGHT--This group of A Seniors had a difficult task to perform, that of planning along with Miss Colbert the program for Class Night, choosing the persons to be in it, and helping with the rehearsals. Their very able chairman, James Little, and the rest of the committee worked very hard. To have this and not to have that, where to get talent, costumes, music, stage properties, and most of all-ideas, how, where, and when to re- DANCE-This group of hard working A Seniors comprises the all-important dance committee. They have to be not only socially inclined, but financial wizards as well. Any money left over from the hearseg a hundred and one other details to be de- cided1this is the job of the Class Night Commit- tee. They did it well. re: Bottom row, left to right-Ray Mc- Mann, Irma Jean Kramer, Jean Otterbein, Ada enar, Olive K. Daugherty, They a Jean Myers, Helen P Martha Bush, Francis Chuba. Back row-James Little, George Wladika, Harry Garber, Charles Fleming, Robert Burlcholder, Edward Gerstner. prom goes to the Senior Memorial. Our very able co-chairmen, James Louclcs and Leslie Sarles, did a fine job, along with the rest of the commit- tee, in choosing the right place, the right orches- tra, and the right decora- i tions, etc., to make ours the best dance ever. They are: Front row, left to right-James L o u c k s , Margaret Cramer, A n n e Druga, Georgia I-iobaugh, Mary Kieszlcowski, Marian Kennedy, Jerry Morris, Jean McCarren, Dorothy Rum- baugh, Leslie Sarles. Back row-Frank Reiber, Joseph McCarren, John T a c lc , ran, William Shaffer. Richard Weaver, John L. Bennett, R o b e r t Forster, Porter B o v a r d. Absent. Edith Beatty, James Lough- BANQUET-This group of intelligent A Seniors planned for that big event, the banquet. They planned where it was to be, what we were going to have to eat, and provided for entertainment. Their chairman was the energetic and efficient Dave Morrow. With the rest of the committee, he saw that everyone had enough to eat and a good time. Captain Jim fLoucl:,sl Show Boat provided delightful entertainment, followed by games and FAREWELL-This group of Fine looking A Sen- iors comprised the Farewell Committee. These in- dustrious young people consulted with Mr. An- derson concerning the various speakers for the occasion and received many valuable suggestions. They me also searched the Files of former farewell exercises in order to present for our en- joyment an entirely new program which fairly spar- lcled with their originality. This committee saw to it that the designated speakers were engaged and that the aid of the necessary ushers was enlisted for this last great day. In all, the re- sponsibility for the entire production rested upon them. The chairman was Pat Dittmer, who along with the 1 rest of her committee, did a fine job. dancing. The banquet has been, from time im- memorial, an outstanding social event of Senior Week, and ours certainly lived up to the best. The members of our worthy committee includ- ed: Front Row, left to right-Katherine Pierce, Dorothy Kamerer, Julia Brown, Kay Griswold, Martha Painter, Mary Demyanovich, Helen Mis- eylca. Back Row-Robert Hunter, Clarence Mas- sey, Dave Morrow, Dean Miller, Elmer Massey. They are: Front Row, left to right, Josephine Hartman, Pat Dittmer, Ann Hartman, Ruth Guise- wite. Back Row-Lester Patterson, Barbara Fergu- son, Joseph Bonefeste. Absent Betty Gibson, Ferd Mcffcwin, Eugene Moser. M'f:'W,.f's't-iimimfa ,cis ' wg 1- INVITATION--The committee had a heavy re- sponsibility placed upon it. It began to function he semester and with the capable guid- ance of Miss Mapes and Mr. Yingling held meet- One of its more im- early in t ings during the school year. portant duties was to talk with the various repre- sentatives of printing and engraving companies to decide upon a type of invitation pleasing to the class as a whole. This was no easy task since both January and June classes must be considered. TREASURERS--One of the hardest jobs that faces anyone is collecting money. These hard- . ,, , . . h pressed fby Dottie Rumbaughj individuals, w o served as Home Room Treasurers, were constantly Members also supervised the delivery of the invita- tions and collection of money. The chairman of this efficient group was Harry Young. They are: Front Row, left to right-Elsie Regis, Helen Sel- fridge, June Boring, Grace Weitzel, Joan O'Brien, P tricia Hurley. Second Row-Joseph Cehelsky, a Fred Goettler, Marion Dittig, Martha Scott, Harry Young, Clifford Best. eters, Lester Patterson. Thanks for a Third Row-Robert Flick, James P grand job! having to cry, Q'Please pay your class dueslv fAfter much beseeching in harried tones, they sometimes had to resort to garnisheeing the sal- tudents. That was difficult, in- deed, since none of the stud- ents had salaries. Of course, we donit mean a word of aries of the poor s thisg each student handed the money to the treasurer the very first time he was askedj These harassed in- dividuals also had to keep their books balanced. QIt,s very easy, you know.1 They proved their worth many times over and we give a big hand to: Jim Hamilton, Dorothy Rumbaugh, Steve Bilowich, Elizabeth Mac- Kinney, Thelma Miller, Loyal Bell, Mary Kiezkowski, and Helen Marie Enright. ATHLETIC-This is our Athletic Committee, composed of the A Senior athletes. They plan the athletic event and have charge of engaging people to be in it. James Patterson, chairman, and his committee planned the following excellent pro- gram: Ray Loutzenhizer's orchestra and the Girls, Trio, ping pong exhibition by Anne Druga, Mary Czyzyk, Nick and Steve Bilowich, jitterbug dance, featuring Jerry Morris, Ted Jamison, Dorn Rum- baugh, 'lSpider,' Green, Bill Foster, Gert Mc- REPRESENTATIVES-Here are the benevolent beingsl' who were faced each month with the very important task of seeing that you all got your Magnets. Perhaps you think this is a very easy job, but getting the right number of magazines to the right number of people at the right time, is often quite difhcult. Then, too, they had the difficulty of not be- ing able to please everybody all the time. If they rushed up directly after class, they were confronted with an irate circulation manager who grumbled that You,re in a mighty hurryu, and if they waited until noon the subscribers turned in their complaints. Really, though, they did appreciate being elected by their home room Cowin, Marie Gaetano, George Nlavromatisg vol- leyball game fsane vs. insanelg high jump, won by Elmer Massey, boxing by Painter and Clark. The committee includes: Front Row, left to right-Mary Macko, Valda Kramer, Dorothy Bau- man, Ruby Brown, Lucetta Swigart, Agnes De- Rose. Second Row-John Vogel, Gerard Stein, Marie Gaetano, Jean Guetthoif, Rocco Iannotti, Wallace Fedokovitz. Back Row-John Wojtyna, James Patterson, Steve Dorcy, Victor Wise. to such an honored position. We present orchids to these Home Room Representatives, Gladys Perry, Bob Staaf, Jean Oesterling, Mary Esther Cruikshank, George Wladika, and Anne Seneca. MEMORIAL-This group of people make up the Memorial Committee. Their job was to choose to what school cause the class should leave the money left over from our Prom. They interviewed Mr. Mixer and Miss Varnum, in order to find out if there was anything in the way of athletic equip- ment they might secure, but after due delib- eration they decided to leave the money to the organ fund. This committee also pre- sented a book to the library in memory of our classmate, Raymond Elliott. We are sure that Mary Esther Cruilcshank and the rest of her committee gave the money to the best cause of the school. They are: Front Row, left to right-Sonia Markiw, Linda Marino, Mary Esther Cruik- shank, Helen Kemper, Merriel White, Rosanna Barron. Back Row-Max Preno- vitz, Mitchell Yanlcowski, James McAndrew, Clarence Rettig. Absent: Dewitt Renick. THE LAST DAY Joe Bennett Down the Golden Lane of Yesterday We wander-you and I. Remember? It wasn't so long ago That we were part of that Rose-tinted Past Friend. It was glorious, wasnlt it? But it,s over now- Don't look back-it hurts too muchg Eyes front, head up, smile- We're leaving nowi WE HCNOR OUR The most thrilling event in a music-loving senior's life is the moment when he receives his music letter from Mr. Dryden or Mr. Gibson. How he has worked for that pre- cious piece of cloth! Now, what to put it on? It would look best on a white sweater, so the happy musician hurries downtown, buys the sweater, and comes to school the next clay, proud as a peacock with his new letter on his new sweater. After all, who wouldn't be proud! Just to show you how hard it is to earn a letter, here are the re- quirements: first, one must have been in some musical group for two years before the senior year. This includes band, or- chestra, or some vocal group. The hardest requirement is that the person must take part in some small musical group during his J Patterson K Pierce K Hilliard O K Daugherty R McMann I. J. Kramer J. Lewis C. Hummel MUSICIAN high school career. This involves much knee-shaking, and other signs of nerves. But after it is over, and the letter has been earned, everyone agrees that it was worth the effort. The music letters are lasting re- minders of high school days. The various musical groups in our school include: Band, A 66 B Orchestra, A 66 B Mixed Chorus, Girls' Chorus and Boys' Chorus ffrom which one graduates into the more advanced groups if he is good enoughj, Girls, Trio, Mixed Quartette, String and Brass Quartettes. One ambitious to he in any of these groups should begin at once. They are certainly well worth the time devoted to them. IRMA JEAN KRAMER V Buckley P. Bovard M. Bowser J. Loucks E. Johnson M. Bush W. Pithers HCME EC To the girl who is planning a successful career in the greatest held in the world, that of housewife, the opportunity to study Home Economics is really a goclsend. The completion of this study is the best send-off on a career a girl could wish for. Think of being able to plan and prepare meals, de- sign and create new clresses, jackets, or any- thing that strikes your fancy. The teachers as well as the students should be proud to point to the complete line of equipment with which the Butler Senior High School is able to practice this course. I know that I voice the unanimous opinion of all who have ever taken this course when I say that its suc- cessful completion is an achievement to always be proud of. To Miss Gerber and Miss Foster, we owe our sincerest thanks. 11 I! In Meeting place of all the future Edisons, Einsteins, Curies, and Pasteurs the physics lab we learn the why and wherefore of ohms and watts, how to wire a house and blow out fuses. It has cost a fortune, perhaps, to equip the modern lab that is the pride of B. H. S., but the excellent instruction has instilled into the students a deep and lasting interest in physics. Chemistry gives us a knowledge of electrons, ions, acids and minerals. We learn to make cold cream, to test for various elements and to balance equations. An exploding fire extinguisher or some 'd. erve only to add a little zest to the lab routine. The ' ' and study more ' arbon monoxi e s hemical education ' in- escaping c experiments make us want to further our c thoroughly any particular phase that interests us. All in all, the lab gives us d erience in science. valuable knowledge an exp Running into its second semester of ex- istence, the electric shop has fast become popular with the boys of Butler High School. Mr. Silzle, our talented instructor, has plenty on his hands trying to make fu- ture electrical engineers out of the boys at- tending classes. For the hrst semester of training, the more simple theoretical form- ulas and principles are taught. Fundamental bell and house wiring are learned for two report periods, and the last period is devot- ed to the making of projects of the students' own choosing. The classes meet for ten periods a week which enables the boys to spend considerable time on practical work. Next semester, the more complicated bell systems and burglar alarms are studied and actual house wiring is considered. Direct and alternating current motors of all types are used to acquaint the students with all phases of motor work. In addition to the jobs mentioned, telegraph and telephone work are touched upon to further develop the skill of the student electrically. The fact that modern electrical machinery is used in the work helps the students immensely. The more advanced students have the privilege of making tours through the Peoples Tele- phone Company, Spang and Company, and a few other firms to see actual high voltage or high frequency equipment in operation. These trips are especially beneficial to the boys, for they realize the different kinds of positions open to electricians and the differ- ent lines of Work that electricity includes. Since we live in a modern age, and elec- tricity may be termed very practical, these classes will increase in enrollment steadily. GIRL RESERVES Seated, left to right: R, Jones, H. Chernik, M. McDougal, M. V. McCandless, M. A. Pet- singer, M. Stewart, M. Wagner, Hollack, Hunter, M. Mitchell, E. Stewart, W, Steele, O. Zachar, A. Straynick. Standing: Zavacky, P. Dittmer, Y. Dietrick, B. Chambers, A. Michaels. The Magnet's celebration of the fiftieth spring class graduated from Butler High School has made us mindful of other birthday celebrations. Wouldn't you enjoy hearing about a few of ours-the Girl Reserves? In 1931, Girl Reserves throughout the United States set aside a week to cele- brate the fiftieth anniversary of girls' work in the Y. W. C. A. We celebrated in 1931 because in 1881 the first program for younger girls was established in Oak- land, California. Their club name there was the Juvenile Christian Association. Through the years this work has grown and developed. Many kinds of activi- ties have been carried on in the clubs during these years, most of them very differ- ent from those which interested girls who so many years ago were members of the hrst ujuvenilev Association. The Butler Y. W. C. A. has kept right up with the pace in development and progress. The total number of girls and women in attendance in clubs, both central and Lyndora, during the past month, was over 4,000. Nine local, as well as several rural clubs, serve high school girls in particular. Always the same last name, Y. W. C. A.l-But there have been a surprising array of first names. In 1918 the name Girl Reservel' was chosen. It means that a member is constantly building up and making a part of herself those skills, ideals, and attitudes which will help her to become a finer person. The name also means that Girl Reserves are the reserve force of the Y. W. C. A.-the future leaders. But more important than the first or 1ast name is the purpose of the organiza- tion. The purpose of the organization shall be to associate ydoung women in per- sonal loyalty to Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, to promote growth in Christian character and service through physical, social, mental and spiritual training, and to become a social force for the extension of the Kingdom of Godf' It is toward a 'lliving outv of this purpose that Gibson Senior High School girls progress through their club experiences and it is in the light of this purpose that they today interpret their own Girl Reserves S1ogan, Purpose and Code. SENIOR HI-Y The prime aim of the National Hi-Y organization is to create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian char- acter based on clean living, clean sports and clean scholarship. The Hi-Y's pro- gram is planned with these points in view. The Senior Hi-Y is active throughout the year, be'ng represented on the sports calendar by an able basketball team, which was the winner of the Fifth Annual Hi-Y Invitation Tournament held this year at the Butler Y. M. C. A. The club programs consisted of regular club meetings, interestfng talks, by well-known speakers, and delightful social events for the enjoyment of the club members. We are proud of the bond of friendship that linked us together, and take special pride in the fact, that as far as membership, leadership and progress go, we are unexcelled by any others. In behalf of the Hi-Y members and leaders, we want to thank all of the boys who have participated in making our Hi-Y club a real success, and we also want to express our sincere appreciation for the able assistance of our Faculty Adviser, Mr. Vernon Comin, and Mr. Walter E. Smoyer, Boys' Work Secretary of the Butler Y. M. C. A. OFFICERS President - - - - Dave Imbrie Vice President Jim Hamilton Secretary - - Bob Forster Treasurer - - Jack Guentner Front Row, left to right: Loucks, R. McMann, R. Forster, Loughran, W. Conrad, Hamilton, T. Wigton. Second Row: N. Bilowick, J. Patterson, Mr. Comin fAdviserl, D. Imbrie 1PresidenrJ, J. L. Bennett, I. DeArment, R. Weaver. Third Row: W. Stockard, H. Miller, L. Sarles, G. Brookhart, J. Guntner, W. Meyers, R. Oakes. A half century ago, football, basketball and baseball made up the athletic program of the high school boys- no girls. There may have been one person far-sighted enough to look ahead fifty years and witness five major and numerous intramural sports on some of which even the girls could also participate, but certainly not many people did. COACH SILJANDER At Right: Steve Dorcy Rocco Iannotti Tom Wigton BUTLER SENIOR HIGH BASKETBALL RECORD 1939-1940 Butler Opp nents Score Score ........Greensburg ........Zelienop1e..... ........Kittanning .... New Kensington ....,...SharpsVii1e ........Leechburg..... ........A1umni ........Erie East ........New Brighton .. ........Ambridge ........E1iwoociCity ........Aiiquippa ........Beaver Falls ........NewCastle.. ........Leechburg..... ........New Brighton .. ........Ambricige ........E11Woocl City.. ........A1iquippa ........Beaver Falls ........NewCast1e.. .....,..East Deer . ........A1iquippa . BALL A fine basketball team, though young and inexperienced, started the 1939-1940 basketball season with the usual pre-leaguen games. This season a total of eight pre-leaguen games were scheduled. We won six out of eight of these games, starting the season with all the fighting spirit and all the teamwork in the world. Even though the preleague season looked fairly promising, the Section TH League held little promise. With only four lettermen returning, Coach Siljander moulded together a good basketball team. Every player contributed to the teamis achieve- ments, every fellow was a star in one game or another. Even though our rivals did break through our unbeatable zone defense, the teams of our opponents were at times completely bewildered by it. For this reason the season came out as well as it did. Always the boys on the team observed good sportsmanship and fair play and held the respect of their opponents as well as their own fans. That is a kind of team of which, though they were not champs, we should be proud. Outstanding on the team was the work of our three A Seniors-Captain Rocco Iannotti, Steve Dorcy, and Tom Wigton. Rocco was a capable, all around player, who was a threat at any time, but when he was Q'hot there was no stopping him. Our other forward was Tom Wigton, whose love of the game was evidenced in many a hard- fought battle. Wigton was a snappy, fast forward, full of pep, vim and vigor, who showed well at his position, always rising to the occasion when necessary. Steve Dorcy' played the hard center position. Steve was a calm and sure player, always reliable, steadying the team. Steveas specialty was digging up the ball. We must not forget all the other players who did their part and on whom the burden of success falls for the next basketball season. Those who will be back again next year are: Larry McLafferty, Harold Mintz and Merle Iannotti, forwards, Robert PaHirath, center, Joe DeRose and Jack Denny at the guard positions. Due to the lack of experience, the team could not have an exceptionally good record, yet they gained a world of experience and practice. The majority of Coach Siljander,s players were sophomores and juniors, they will surely develop into a fine team in a year or two. The fine courage and splendid spirit of the boys throughout the year deserves recognition. May they carry on with the same spirit and conquer in the games to come! Front: Coach M. Siljander, Rocco Iannotti, B. Andrew. Back: R. Downing, H. Mintz, S. Dorcy, T. Brown, R. Paffrath, L. McLafferty, DeRose, Merle Iannotti. T. Wigton QNot in picturej. COACH MIXER The 1940 swimming season brought no record in victories or defeats, but revealed some brilliant individual performances throughout the year. In the early part of the season, broken arms caused the team to lose several meets which might have other- wise been turned to favor Butler. Coach Mixer and Captain Donald Starr found dif- ficulty in holding practice sessions because of the unusually cold weather which we had. During the regular schedule of six meets, Butler won the majority of first places in all meets, excepting two, but could not add enough second and third places to strengthen their scoring. After the splash- ing died out, Pete Crawford remained un- defeated in the 40 yard freestyle, while Dick Ball kept a clean slate in the diving. Dave Keck finished third in the W. P. I. A. L. backstroke and the medley relay fKeck, Starr, Crawfordl took a second. The med- lev won the right to represent Butler at Slippery Rock, where they placed third. This qualified the medley for the P. I. A. A. at State College, but the trip was too long to make. The last meet, Carnegie Tech Re- lays, saw the medley relay place third while the backstroke relay finished fourth. In the 1940 swimming circles, more records were established than in any one year previously. Bottom: D. Keck, S. Bilowlch, J. Loucks, D. Crawford, M. Bistransin, L. Paul, D. Starr, D. Ball. COACH HEINZER BUTLER SENIOR HIGH GOLF TEAM'S April April April April May May May May May May 1940 SCHEDULE 19-Away-Shadyside 23-Home-Ellwood City 26-Away-Beaver Falls 30-l'lome-Ambridge 3-Home-Shadyside 7-Away-Ellwood City 10-Home-Beaver Falls 14-Away-Ambridge 17-Away-Individual Tournament 24-25-Away-State Play-offs GULF The spring of 1940 found Butler I-Iigh's golf team defending the Section VII title for the fourth consecutive time. With only two lettermen returning from the previous year, Coach Regis Heinzer had a hard time finding material for the 1940 team. Al- though handicapped by the cold, wintry weather and the rainy days of April, the golf team finally got under way. The var- sity golf team consists of John Wojtyna, Steve Bilowich, Nick Bilowick, A1 Myndus and Hap Nicholas. All these lads were good golfers, but like all good golfers, they had a few og days, which accounted for some of the team,s defeats. With only three teams in the league, this year's schedule did not present as much variety in competition as formerly. We regret that our Magnet went to press before these matches were completed, so we cannot give you the outcome of Golf in B. H. S. for 1940. Left to Right: S. Bilowich, Wojtyna, N. Bilowiclc, A. Myndus, R. Loutz- enhiser, R. Nicholas. Front, left to right: V. Wfise, Vogel, L. McConnell, L. Sarles, T. Wigton, Patterson. Back: T. Schnirzki, E. Massey, J. Hamilton, P. Hobaugh. Front, left to right: T. Sclunitzki, E. Massey, P, Baycura, W. Fedokovitz, Vogel, Tack R. Billingsley. Back: R. Burlcholder, N. Bilowiclc, McMurtry, B. Klaus, C. Massey, N. Cochran, Coach K Yingling. GIRL'S CLASS BASKETBALL TEAM Front: M. Czyzyk, A. Druga, M. Gaetano. Back: M. Macho, R. Brown, V. Kramer, A. Duffer, M. Demmy, H. Penar, M. Raabe. A long time will probably elapse before Butler High will see another girls' basket- ball team equal in ability and sportsmanship to these A Senior girls. From their Sopho- more year, they held the championship title in both basketball and volleyball until the present year, when the B Juniors defeated them in basketball. Much credit must be given to their cap- tain, Anne Druga, who inspired them through all difficulties with her excellent leadership and her sharp shooting. A valu- able asset to the team, through her long shots and her steady fighting, was Mary Raabe. A game never passed without Ruby Brown stealing some of the top honors for her accurate shooting. Besides coming to see some good basketball, we know that the fellows were drawn to the games by the good looks of Mary Macko and Mary Demmy. Mary Macko's short stature had no effect upon her alertness and guarding ability. When Helen Penar played, she en- tirely forgot about the neatness of her hair and would not give her opponent a single chance to score. Although a very quiet lass, Valda Kramer's guarding and her fine pass- ing were a real necessity to the team. Marie Gaetano, besides being a fine guard, kept the team in good spirits with her yelling. Mary Kieskowski, though guarding utoughn for- wards, acquired the name of Q'Butch',, which suited her playing to a RT . The team would have been helpless without their tall- est guard, Mary Czyzyk, who was the most consistent recoverer of the ball. Until Anne Duffer became ill, she helped the team with her perfect shots. Put all these stars together and what have you? You said it-the Girls' A Senior Bas- ketball team! Nick Bilowich Jim Patterson Hugh Miller Vic Wise Wally Fedokovi john Tack Chuck Fleming Rocco Iannotti Tom Wigton Les Sarles Pappy Massey 99 Steve Dorcy Elmer Massey N John Wojtyna Steve Bilowich Al Myndus ' MEN 0F JUNE 1940 NICK BILOWICH-A modest but deserving guard on our football teamg a de- pendable basketball managerg sure plays a nice game of golf. JIM PATTERSON-A versatile athleteg twice letterman in footballg two letters in trackg two years varsity swimming. HUGH MILLER-Our class presiclentg twice earned his letter as a staunch guard on our football teamg he always works very hard. WALLACE FEDOKOVITZ-A running back was Wallyg on the offense proved to be a rockg a grand player and a swell fellow. VIC WISE-Played right tackle for the Gold and White for two yearsg tough and capable opponent for any team. JOHN TACK-Earned two letters in footballg he played the difficult center posi- tion in fine styleg threw accurate center passes. CHARLES FLEMING-Earned his B by managing the football teamg always willing to lend a hand when needed. ROCCO IANNOTTI-Scored his points in three sports-football, basketball, and trackg was leader in all three sportsg Captain of 1939-40 basketball team. TOM WIGTON-A peppery forward of our basketball teamg full of spirit and aggressivenessg always played to the last second. LES SARLES-A plucky basketball playerg he developed rapidlyg played on the championship team of 1938-1939. CLARENCE MASSEY- Pappy earned his B by managing the basketball teamg humorousg well-likedg QA manager always earns his letter???J STEVE DORCY-Steve won his letters by playing basketball for the Golden Tornadog always remained cool and calm in the toughest going. ELMER MASSEY-An outstanding back in footballg Elmer was one to be de- pended upon, when the game required men of brawn. JOHN WOJTYNA-Thrice letterman in golfg captain of the 1939 golf teamg hits a long ballg future Bobby Jones. STEVE BILOWICH-A versatile athleteg thrice letterman in swimmingg two letters in golfg boys' badminton champ. ALFFRED MYNDUS-Earned his B by playing on the 1940 golf teamg a con- sistent playerg can be depended upon to come through. LETTER MEN JIM LOUCKS-Jim earned his letter by diving for our swimming teamg he placed fifth in the diving event in the Western Pennsylvania swimming meet. JOHN L. BENNETT-J. L. made his letter by managing the swimming team efficiently in our junior year. BILL CONRAD-A great help and manager of our defeated swimming teamg he was continually helping the fellows, even when they lost. BOB BURKHOLDER-Captain of the 1939 track teamg long distance runnerg could be counted to bring points in when needed. HOWARD LOGAN-A willing worker and cheerful at all times. A good word for everyoneg manager of our '40 track team. PETE BAYCURA-A great asset to our 1940 track teamg ran the grueling mileg also ran in the relay. Loucks Bennett Conrad Burkholder Logan Baycura T R A CK Strenuous practice was started by the Gold and White tracksters in April. A squad of about fifty reported to Coach John Mixer. With such a large number of can- didates aspiring for a place on the track squad, great things were expected in track this year. There were only three returning lettermen, but with such a wealth of ma- terial, the shoes of the departed lettermen seemed assuredly filled. On the team there are only five seniors: Patterson, Noble, Scanlon, Baycura and Yenkala. Here are a list of the boys and what events they par- ticipated in: Baycura-1 mile . . . Scanlon--880 yd. dash . . . Sawhook-440 yd. dash and relay . . . Young-440 yd. dash and relay . . . . Paulowitz-100 yd. dash and discus, 220 yd. dash . . . Schnitzki-70 yard high hurdles, 110 yard low hurdles . . . Patterson-100 yard dash and 220 yd. dash . . . Dufford- 1 mile . . . Crouch-1 mile . . . Fedokovitz -Pole vault . . . Noble-High jump . . . Hobaugh-High jump . . . Clark-Broad jump . . . Yenkala-Javelin . . . Captain Gladis-Shotput and discus. Our book went to press too early to give a full account of the season. Down Throug ...in S Way back in the 1890's, when Butler High School was in the third floor of Jeff- erson Street School Building, our athletic program began. In those days almost every student in the school was on one team or another. Football began in Butler in 1894, and the early teams included such names as Butler, Negley, Sutton, McDowell, Keck, and For- sythe. Approximately forty boys reported for practice at the ball grounds two or three times a week. The average weight for But- ler High and their opponents was 150 pounds. The opposition consisted of Sun- bury Academy, Prospect, Portersville, and Markham Reserves, with five games complet- ing the schedule. In 1907 three players made their letters: Captain Wright, Ander- son, and Gensbigler. The record says: Sea- son successful, but a failure financially, deficit, 35.00 Perhaps our greatest name in football was Captain Pete McKee, who later played on the Navy team. Baseball also saw its beginning in 1894. The first team was composed of seven seniors, one junior, and one outsider. It had its difficulties. When our boys arrived at West Sunbury, for example, the West Sun- bury team was not in evidence, and their captain had to scour the woods and neigh- boring farms in search of his men. Be- sides the high school nine, each class had a team forming a high school league. Some great games were played during the best days of baseball with such teams as Sharon, DuBois, Pittsburgh, and Shadyside-but baseball was discontinued finally because of difficulties in transportation, etc. In 1911, with the completion of the Junior High School gym, basketball became offi- cially a high school sport, although teams made up of high school players had been thrilling the fans for some years before that. As early as the 1907 Magnet we read, For three years Butler High has had a winning basketball team, for two of these years win- ning the championship of Western Penn- sylvania with ease. About twenty candidates reported for practice this year. 1VIcCancl- less, Anderson, and Wright, the lightning trio from last year, will be the nucleus around which the new team will be built. The 1911 team saw such champions as Cleeland, Watson, Campbell. h the Years ports With the starting of inter-scholastic bas- ketball came inter-class basketball. The boys who were less fortunate than the ones who made the varsity squad could get a lot of enjoyment playing in this way. At this time the girls were enjoying volleyball. Just at the time when America entered the World War, Butler built their new high school building, for the Junior High had long since been overcrowded. This was truly a bless- ing, considering the new advantages offered to the boys and girls, physically as well as scholastically, by a building with a swim- ming pool and a large gym floor. Track, a sport known since the time of the Greeks, now claimed a position on the roster. The new swimming pool was put in in 1917, but it was seventeen years later that a swimming team was organized. In this same year golf, a sport added through interest of Coach Heinzer, became very popular. So the past has come to the present and the present holds a number of additional activities. Football, our school's oldest sport, still is in great favor with the students, baseball, had long been discontinued, basketball, though changing in speed, is still very popular, swimming gives a thrill to some boys too light to go out for football, etc., track shows a large number participating, and golf is pil- ing up an enviable championship record. These complete the list of major sports- five in all. But today not only the super- athletes take part in athletics, but there are many intramural activities which interest a very large number of students. The intra- mural sports are: softball, volleyball, bas- ketball, with a noon league included, bad- minton, tennis tournaments, table tennis, and life saving. In addition to these, the freshmen have a football team and a bas- ketball team. This large list of activities en- ables the students to get their physical train- ing in whatever sport they like best. But whether it were fifty years ago or to- day, fair play and good sportsmanship are the basic rules of the game. The idea of meeting the best, coming out with victory, and learning to meet defeat in the same manner as victory still holds first place in any physical contest. The friendships made and the spirit of cooperation learned are also benefits which will carry over into the Game of Life. are Fig , AXE, ...Y-DQ -,- - - ,fi -M :i5':l5fAA I 1. ff?-,271 i n .,.. Y. if A iam at 5235, 131 ily, 'L9'4gQ5'Q,g -Qivi? jew' , J --4 , f B J x N P, ffgiimff :iii Sh iga Kitixl :ws 2 xx'-. U Old Stow Housz' fl .'T'J1'f1t:f ' ISV 2 'f lI WNV -Q Rr? E S X . .4-iavfnfkit' i ,TL-4' NP-5'-Q IES S llc rum north 0 But Ettixt 2 S Siva 5.i4.f,, I I 4 lfr on Route fi- Y g i! once a famous mg ' 1 Q E 1 Q -3 5 5 X9-aff':,.1,'p, Y p - Q -- .sfiarfli -X ., f'faf,'wmf '1fj X I ZH- , 1 V352-all 7h.1 5I r trlatve fri zn tze .- - -1- ,I ., 75 l ' -5 -Rm X 3 1, fwzldfrnefx angel 5 ' '.f.f',:. ! ' 1. Y , ' 0 t . 5- 4- K .v I 'Qs S. x af, I ob Ill X F Y 'Q' ,. -f . Lis' - +l71Qf: 'f! i 'WHH..,,, N '-Q5 Q, ..- Confession oi an Historian Who could guess as he walks south on Main Street on a rainy Monday morning that there had ever been Romance and Ex- citement in Butler? Did Adventure ride this street before there were traffic lights to stop him where Route 422 crosses it? The writer of the Bank's Soth Anniversary historical series in the newspapers once wondered about it. He has no doubts now. He sees Isaac Zane escaping from the Indians near the Diamond. I-Ie watches George Washington crossing-not the Delaware, if you please-the Connoquenes- sing. Among the motor horns he hears Butler people shouting to welcome Lafayette. Route 8 south becomes for him a bridle path through perilous Indian country. There's more of it, lots more. The past of Butler is rich with the glamour of stirring events. Your historian promises you rare pleasure in your study of it-and a new and greater appre- ciation of your home town. The Butler County National Bank and Trust Company I 50 YEARS IIF SERVICE T0 llllll BUHEH DUUNTY IEIEHBURS I 1 A ' THE BIG BANK BY THE COURT HOUSE wld -:4, 'f: Member Federal Re- Member Federal De serve System and posit Insurance Cor Melbank Group. poration. LlTERARY's1940 What is Real Success? Mary Macho What is Real Success? The dictionary de- fines it as a favorable result to any under- taking. But does not success mean more than just that? Let me introduce you to some of the degrees which I think a person who has achieved Real Success has earned in the School of Life. There is first of all the degree of H.W., which stands for Hard Work. 'iGenius,,' said Thomas Edison, means ninety-nine blows of the hammer at the same spot. He was emphasizing the patience and industry without which there can be no Real Success. The second degree is NLC., for success demands Much Cour- age. You must be brave enough to meet all difficulties, and rise above them. Last of all there is the degree of L.H.-Lasting Hope. Success means faith in yourself and in what you desire to accomplish. Having won all these, is one necessarily a success? How is success measured? The word is a simple one, but it can mean such different things to different people. Booker T. Washington said, Success is not meas- ured by the height one attains, but by the obstacles one overcomes in its attainment. Surely that is true. I should like to add one more thing. I th'nk success should be measured in part by what it has done for other people. No one who has won his goal by hurting his fellowmen has the right to be called a Real Success. The worth of a life, however obscure, is measured by what it has done for others. Tribute To An Out-of-Doors Boy QTO Raymond Elliottb By a Classmate I will not chant a tearful funeral dirge. You would not choose such music, could you speak, But from the murmuring lips of rippling creek You'd hear your tribute. Nature's voice would surge Beyond familiar mossy trails, emerge From every tear-dew'd flow'ret, bud, and leaf That mourns your loss. The whisp'ring pines in grief Bend low their stately crowns. Here on the verge Of vast Eternity, all mortals stand, They know not when their hour is at hand. Forseeing destiny, the fools deplore Their fate, they do not know your secret, boy- That you have passed into a realm of joy. You are not dead, you have but gone before. The Open Door james Loucks The door of life is slowly opening. We who are about to graduate step through it. Are we afraid? No. We step out into the world on our own with a smile on our lips and hope in our hearts. We know that from now on what we do, what we make of our- selves, is up to us. We are resolved that we will do our best to make good. However, as we step through and the door actually closes on what we have accomplished, we know that in our memories that door will still ever be open to us, a symbol of work accomp- lished, new friends made and old ones never forgotten, and a better understanding of the fundamentals of life. The Open Door! You who fear to step through should not fear it. Our lives are young and earnest, and youth is in our favor. No matter where we go or what we do, we must always remember that which we learned before we stepped through the door. Some of the best years of our life have been spent inside that door. Let us prove to the world that they were not in vain. So come, all you Seniors, rejoice and be glad, let us meet the world, its temptations, its sorrows, its joys, its success, with a fresh and ready mind and body. Let us go out really to live those ideas of faith and hope and courage that we garnered here. Let us toss the world this challenge as we step through The Open Door. Thoughts in Study Period Jeane Hunter Caramels, chocolates, a bar named Ruth - For the million students with a sweet tooth. Fat students, thin students, short and tall, Love to eat candy, one and all. You and I, too, love a cocoanut mound- It's easy to see what makes the world grow round. ' ixx f bf. , . X. Zi aims S Q Q WllxwS S iii: H ,A xx X ii i ' 4 itll ' X V fymixx e e 'fi 1 X LM NDICATE FAILURE . ...Perhaps it's not the childs fault after all. He may not see his lessons clearly. One child in every five needs glasses. No need to handicap your children. An accu- rafe eye examination by a skilled refracrionisr has started many a youngster towards the head of his Class. Let us examine your childs eyes now. lEiivre1rg - Zin the Mag Ninrtien Have you ever wondered what the very first Magnet that was ever published looked like? We wondered that, too, so we looked through the collection of forgotten, time- mellowed pages in the office vault and found that the birth of the Magnet was on November 2, 1891. The cover of this his- tory-making edition was simply a sheet of white paper, printed in old-fashioned type, and the whole thing hardly exceeded fifteen pages. On the third page the two high school courses were outlined, the classical and the scientific, and the three faculty members were named: John A. Gibson, Miss H. G. Fisher, and Miss A. K. Robinson. Of course we must mention the staff, at whose head was Alden Kamerer, the Editor-in- chief. Edgar Negley and John Jackson were Associate Editors, Ada C. Gumpper, Liter- ary Editorg and Donald Windley, Exchange Editor. In charge of Locals, corresponding somewhat to our Activities, were Margaret Graham, Libbie M. Smith, C. H. Miller, and George Cronenwett. Albert Troutman was Business Manager, and Charles McElvain, Assfstant. The first few pages were devoted to edi- torials. One of these told about the High School Lecture Course, which was to have as a speaker the well-known writer, James Whitcomb Riley, and a violinist, Miss Bertha Webb, who was to use a Stradivarius violin. Then in the Locals, we found many in- teresting facts, some of them humorous to us now. For instance, these items: Professor Gibson is becoming aware of the fact that 'most too much fun is carried on during the afternoon study period. Desired-that the girls of the B division of the middle class fJuniorsJ do not spoon in the hallsf' And in a later Magnet: 1'Football is all the 'rage' now. Hope no- body will be kicked so hard that he will lose his mind. One of the Seniors has a mania for slid- ing down the fire escape. Last Monday morning he got the rope entangled around his neck and almost committed suicide. Some 40 scholars in the common school signified their intention of making High - - 1391 School at the end of the present school term. The psychology class has decided to re- cite at 8:15 hereafter to allow more time for other studies. The Senior girls are now ready for Com- mencement. They have decided to wear those elegant kid slippers. It is pretty bad when those dignified Senior Boys tie an innocent young lady to her chair! Oct. 24, 1892: White and Gold have been selected as colors for the High School. The first athletic page with line-up was in May 29, 1894: Sunbury versus Butler in baseball. Result: Sunbury 9, Butler 8. We read also: NI-Iitherto the sports of a field day have been indulged in only by the boys of the school, but the Seniors had a field day on Wednesday in which members of both sexes participated. Woman is surely advancingli' The students of B. H. S. have organized a football team, electing Bobby Wick man- agerf' The Joke Column contained some really good material: Teacher: Harry, take your own seat. Harry: 1'What for? Teacher: For the remainder of toda lv Y lol. Teacher: James you may define the word salt. James: Salt is the stuff that makes po- tatoes taste bad when you don't put any onf' ...-0.-.M Of all sad ends of lad or lass, The saddest are these, I failed to passli' ......o..... Say, did you ever hear about the chicken which went into a blacksmith shop and got shoed? .i0..... The Patient: I fear I am at death's doorf, Doctor fenthusiasticallyJ: Oh! don't fear. Welll pull you through. ...OM Her smile was most bewitching, as beside him down she sat, And she made a great impression, but she made it on his hat! Class of June 540 Our HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS And BEST WISHES 0 CFFUTT'S Butler, Pa. We Give the S 86 H Green S p S Th We Extend our Sincere Congratulations to the Members of the .Iune Class BUTLER SAVINGS 81 TRUST C0 BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA In the Heart of the City A Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation POST MORTEM Name JEANE HUNTER .,.... BOB FLICK ......,...,........., LUCETTA SWIGART ,... PORTER BOVARD ....... DORIS KRYDER ..,,,,.. FRANCIS CHUBA ..,..,. ALBERT COLLONA ..... ALBERT McCALL ...,.. JOE BENSON ..... JIM PETERS ....... J. L. BENNETT 4.4..... Bos OAKES ., ...... . JOAN O,BRIEN .......,.4 LLOYD MCCONNELL MARIE GAETANO ..,.A.,44. DOROTHY KAMERER . .,., .. MARY CZYZYK ,..,.,....... .. ROSE MARIE GALANTE ,..... .. DICK WEAVER .,.......,..,... BILL STOCKARD ...,..... CAROLYN HETRICK .... JOE BONEFESTE ....,. HELEN KEMPER ...... JIMMY LOUCKS .,.... LINCOLN MOORE ......, MARTHA WAGNER ., ..,,.,, .. FRED GOETTLER ...,......,..,... .. MITCHELL YANKOWSKI GERALD ADLEMAN ...,..,.. .. HELEN HAMDER ...,...,. MARTHA SCOTT ....,, STEVE DORCY .......,.. RUTH FAIR .... , ..,,......, . MICHAEL KOVACH ...... ROBERT STOOPS ...,,. TED WIECK ..,...,......... KEITH CHRISTIE ....... JOE BENNETT .......... MICHAEL STASKO .,... AGNES DEROSE ,....,.. ELMER MASSEY .,,... CLIFFORD BEST ........ JOHN BEACHEM .,..,. ZEP GILLMAN .... . NICK BILOWICK , ...,.. ., CLASS OF JUNE '40 .,..,... Died Eating lollypops Arguing ........,..... Dancing ...,.........,......, Attracting females ..... Telling another story ....... Asking questions ..,.....,. Disagreeing ,. .,...........,..,. . Trying to beat the bell ........ Fishing ...4...... , .........,.., .. Dressing ..,..,.......,...,......... ff Yes, but . . . QQ RQ lf H u tm rf Last Words What is this Havor?-arsenic! Music, maestro, please! Line forms on the right, girls!,' Now, as I was saying- But, I want to know- cc - I clon't believe it . . . Late again! Got a bite! Do I look all right?l' In a Chemistry explosion ....... M-Miss Cri-tch-low! Drilling oil wells, ..,, ..... , Hey, Neetch! OE lock jaw ..,..,....... Gimme another stick o' Spear- mintf' Making model airplanes ....,. Built it in the cellar and can't get it out! Talking ,.,. ........,.. ,......,. .,..,........ ' ' I snit that awful? Doing a chemistry experiment .,..... I-Ielp! Where,s the fire ex tinguisher?,' Arguing .,.,..,..,. ..,.....,........ . .. Writing love letters .... Wearing a collar ..... At home .............. Gossiping ,...... .. ,.... . Blowing his horn .....,. Playing the piano ...... Beating the drums .4.,,.. Blushing ,.,..,. ., In love .,.. Running ........... In salutation ..,... Mixing chemicals .......... In her garden .,..... u u cf it et ef me er we u I object! Yes, Joe sure is swell! Hmm, Hmm! Imagine that! I'1I be there tomorrow, QmaybeJ ! What's new? u pi Blow, Gabriel, Blow Are you listening?U Make it hot! Aw-ww!', Where's Dick Goodbye li I-Iowis tricks? Lookat this! Watch me hoe! With a look of ineffable content All A,s . . . H Wisecracking ..,..,..,...,.,. ,., ...,..... . Selling tickets ...... At the wheel ........ Taking pictures .,..,..., Playing mushball ., Playing hook ...,.. Drawing ,..,.... Wrestling ..,..,..,...... Treking westward Fiddling ..,..,.,..,..,,.,,,. SF 3U Riding a horse in the wide open spaces .....,.,...,...,..., Fishing ....... Golf course ., Smiling U If 'TH get there! K. R? U U in Play, fiddle, playli' in u me Q1 u Funny, huh? How many, please? Hold that pose!,' Home Run! Study Hall tonight! My Masterpiece! zaioo-f!Txr California, here I comelu Slow but sure! Get along doggie! You should see the one that got away! Broke 40! So long, Butler I-Iigh!! WEEJBERT o. CRAWFSRYIXECW Slmnrlvr WATCHES + DIAMONDS + SILVERWARE WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING Headquarters for Your CLASS RINGS Since 1925 Pay Weekly 4 No Carrying Charge DR. R. W. KUHN ilhgiatrrrh lwptnmvtriut OPTICAL SERVICE THAT SATISFIES SPECIAL PRICES TO STUDENTS Do not he misguided hy cheap merchandise offered at a low price. Saving sight is more than a matter of fitting glasses. It is most important that you have your eyes accurately examined and glasses adjusted properly. True sight conservation means real eye comfort. LOCATED ON BALCONY-CRAVVFORD'S JEWELRY STORE Call 34-145 for Appointment 148 North Main Street, Butler PHONE 39-330 P. O. BOX 549 fs 'is -A-use x-.........,,.57's - vo- , K N 'W'-u...... BUTLER CHAIN COMPANY, Inc. Automobile and Truck CHAINS -:- Automobile ACCESSORIES Wholesale Onlyv BUTLER, PA. Troulman - Reiber Co. BUTI.ER'S FINEST SELECTION OF MENS' Kent-Craft Suits and Topcoafs 521.85 524.85 USE OUR 20-PAYMENT PLAN! INQUIRIN Our inquiring reporters did some real in- quiring this time, for they felt that they just could not let this illustrious class get away without recording how it feels to be gradu- ated. Consequently, about six weeks ago, in nine of the A Senior English classes, the following questions were asked of every student: 1. 'SERIOUSLY, WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE BEST THING YOU GOT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL? 2. ARE YOU GLAD OR SORRY YOU ARE ALMOST THROUGH? 3. IF YOU COULD LIVE OVER JUST ONE DAY OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, WHICH DAY WOULD YOU CHOOSE? 4. IF YOU COULD GIVE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THE SMALL FRESHMAN WHO USED TO BE YOU, WHAT WOULD IT BE? 5. WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF REAL SUCCESS? The answers were written, and were NOT to be signed, so that each student might be free to say just what he thought. We have tried. to give you a real cross section of those answers here, just as they were written. We believe that you will be very much inter- ested in them. They certainly reflect all types of student opinion. With which ones do you agree? Personally, we found them inspiring, thought-provoking, and delight- ful. FIRST THEN, SERIOUSLY, WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE BEST THING YOU GOT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL? The best thing I got out of high school was friends, true friends, that I will have all the rest of my life. I got a heap o' knowledge-I hope!!! And lots o' fun! I learned to understand and judge people. Also, I liked the school work itself. The thing I enjoyed most was stolen sleep during study periods! I learned how to be a good sport when you lose, as members of teams do sometimes. The best thing I got out of high school was learning how to prepare different kinds of meals in our cooking class. I liked sew- ing, too. REPORTER I value my knowledge of our government and its functions received from our civics class. I learned not to jump too quickly into a task without thinking it through first. My music training. Lately we have had home room programs, and I have learned a lot from them. Fun!! I have learned to plan my time, and to study. I have learned how to get the meaning out of books. I like to read now. A The best thing I got was just learning how wonderful certain teachers can be flike Mr. Cominj. I think the best thing I got out of high school was help in overcoming my shyness. I didn't used to be able to make friends, but I can now. I learned how to take orders and try to carry them out without further help from any one. How to control myself in times of disap- pointment. Doing experiments in chemistry lab. I learned to speak English more correctly. The best thing I got out of high school was learning to adapt myself to the different moods of people. I learned that cheating does not pay in school, so how can it pay in life? My knowledge of shorthand. A good many headaches, lots of fun, and quite a bit of knowledge for myself. The best thing I got out of high school was an appreciation of poetry. I learned to stand up before people and express myself. I learned more about manners and when and where to apply them. The best thing I got was 32 credits toward graduation! I'm taking a new idea away-that teachers are not all like some that I have known. I have met quite a few here that have been willing to work with me and for me. The best thing I had in high school was shop work. Seriously, my training in Miss Helm's classes. It is important just to have a diploma, and be able to say you finished high school. Love! ah love! OQX die' wr hy R I X X O K V ,,f f s Q -s l lm: luzwf in N 171 do Thaf. .. TTT You'll be surprised at the many, many things a Telephone can do for you. For instance, on hot days, it's so easy to do your shopping by Telephone. Perhaps it's something you have for- gotten, no need to retrace your steps-TELEPHONE. Protection, pleasure, convenience-all these and more come with your Telephone. You cannot afford to be without your Telephone. THE PEOPLES TELEPHONE CORPORATION Congratulations, Seniors! As you prepare to leave Gibson Senior High School, consider all the advantages of specialized business training in another Butler institution-The Butler Business College-which has provided business training courses for the young people of this community since October, 1892. Visit our school, inspect che facilities and the modern business machines equipment used in our classrooms. Then ask alumni and employers their opinion of the B. B. C. 49TH SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS SEPT. 3, 1940 COMPLETE INFORMATION ON REQUEST THE BUTLER BUSINESS COLLEGE I learned how to think through my work and see both sides of a thing. I learned how to study and concentrate. Playing football was the best. In the end I finally understood the ways of my teachers. My experience working with the Senior Play Smilin' Through. A good foundation in math and science. I learned how to reason things out that were hard to grasp at first. My course in trig. If I could just be like a few people I have known here! A diploma. Mechanical drawing. I wore off five pounds of my precious bulk working. I learned how to make myself do things that I do not like to do. Miss Riggle taught me how to keep on go- ing, even when you're down, she helps you up. I learned to know a lot more about bas- ketball. I liked to read the novels in English, like Ben Hur and The Last of the Mohicans. I got fun, lots of E's, and study hall! For me, high school was preparation for college and later life through studies, also, extra-curricular activities and getting to know some of the teachers well helped build character and personality. The best thing I got out of high school was a feeling of being matured, so that I did not have to have a teacher standing over me with a ruler all the time. I believe one of the best things I have gotten out of high school is my friendship with all types of people my own age. This, of course, along with my education. High school has meant for me apprecia- tion of the better things, discipline, my classmates, and an ambition to go on. ARE YOU GLAD OR SORRY YOU ARE ALMOST THROUGH? WHY? Glad. I didn't like school in the first grade, and I still donit like it. Sorry because, coming down to the fine point, I seem to like the Old Alma Mater, after all! Sorry. I had so much fun and learned so much in school that I hate to leave. Glad. I've longed to get through to help pay back what Ilve taken from my people. Yes and no! It's swell, but I'm anxious to get out and try my hand at something else. Glad. I'11 have no more headaches over things I should have done and didn't. Sorry. I just started to have fun my senior year. Glad. I've been here so long itls getting me down. Glad that I have a chance to do bigger things, but sorry about all the friends and good times I am going to miss. Sorry. It was fun while it lasted. Sorry. Have to go to work now and slave for the next 80 years to make a living, and maybe get hooked up with a wife! Glad. I would rather be out doors. Glad. I won't always be having to worry about my home work when I want to go some place. Sorry, because I have had a good time, it will be like leaving an old friend. Sorry. I obtained information and train- ing I never would have gotten out roaming around or working. Glad. I am looking ahead to what life holds in the future for me. I always look ahead, not behind. Now I'm glad, at commencement, Iill be sorry. Glad. I hate exams, they scare me. Sorry. Knowledge is power. Glad. I have been here well nigh on to six years, and the freshmen are taking me for a teacher! Glad. It has been heartache from the beginning to the end. Glad, because I am anxious to start work- ing and have more time for my hobbies. Sorry. I'd like to be Peter Pan and stay young all my life. Glad. I'm tired. Glad. I won't have to write any more compositions for English. Glad. Because now I will have time to wait on my sick mother. Sorry. If I were here longer, I certainly would change my attitude. Sorry. I feel that I still have not had enough education. I like to go to school. UNION TRUST COMPANY -1-l BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA--T d AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ' BUTLER COUNTY MOTOR CO. FORD MERCURY STANDARD MOTOR COMPANY CHEVROLET BUICK EISLER-HOCH AUTO COMPANY DODGE PLYMOUTH C. C. WATSON MOTOR COMPANY OLDSMOBILE LA SALLE 'THE FRESHEST THING IN TOWN DIEHL' Sliced Bread ASK FOR IT AT YOUR GROCERS Winters Drug Store Cor. MAIN and NEW CASTLE STS. T+... Butler's Largest and Most Complete Drug Store ,+L Yardley and Lenthric, Early American Helena Rubinstein Toiletries YOU'LL ENJOY THOMPSON'S Ice Cream Y E S SAN IT ARY I S We Have Your Kind Dial 44-511 Sorry. I'1l miss my friends and the good old seventh period. Sorry. I wish I had it all to do over again. Sorry. I've gotten so much from high schoolg everything I could get in my line of worlc. Sorry. Iive had one grand time. And just suppose I had lived in a country where I could not get an education! Glad. Because I want to go on to meet life and try my hand at the age-old prob- lems its presentsg however, school will al- ways be one of my fondest memories. IF YOU COULD LIVE OVER JUST ONE DAY OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, WHICH DAY WOULD YOU CHOOSE? All of them. The day I became an A Senior. Any Friday at 4 P. M. The day I got an A in civics. The day Butler beat New Castle and won the sectional championship. A day in my A Freshman Latin class. The day I was excused from all A Senior final exams. The day I got my first football letter. Any day when my teacher was absent. The day when I was asked to go to my first Prom. The day I met Ada Jeanne Myers. My first clay in Electric Shop classg any day in Electric Shop. The evening I saw Charley's Aunt. The days of our civics trial. My whole senior year. My first basketball game in Junior High. Circus Day. The day I was a curtain in the Magnet play. The days we have experiments in physics class. Any day singing in the Mixed Chorus when the chords are perfectly harmonized. Saturdays. A day in English class. The day I received my eighth grade di- ploma. Probably the day I receive my Senior High diploma. The day I got all A's and B's on my re- port card. When I passed all my tests and was made eligible to play basketball second Semester. The day we girls in Mrs. Manny's room gave a play in Junior High. The day I got my music letter. The day our class basketball team won the championship from the B Seniors. The day of Z06's party. The first day I made the varsity football team. When I passed from Junior to Senior High when I didn't think I could make it. Any day in Miss Anderson's history class. The day I entered Senior High. I should like to live it over because I realize now the potentialities that I didn't recognize then. The day Patsy Rovito recited My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose in Miss Reed's English class. The Friday of the Senior play, Smilin' Through. The day that the two pianists played in chapel. The last day of summer school, when Mr. Hogg gave us a really easy history test. Day of the last New Castle game in 1939. When I was in an operetta in Junior High -it was a nice, scary time! The day I went to school expecting an SOQ certificate and got a 90W one. The day our sophomore team beat the dignified A Seniors in basketball and won the championship. Any day in Miss Wigton,s or Mr. Garn- er's classes. I would like to live over the days when the B. H. S. basketball team was playing in the play-offs. The evening of June 4 fClass Nighty. IF YOU COULD GIVE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THE SMALL FRESH- MAN WHO USED TO BE YOU, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Participate in all the extra-curricular act1v1t1es you can, but don't neglect your work for even one day. Make as many friends as you can. Learn to be a good friend. Finish school. THE MARDORF CO. General Merchandise H+, Come in and Look Around-We Sell Most Everythingi' Dial 31-860 212-214 S. Main St. KOZY KORNER - ON THE HILL - H+? Sodas, Cigars and Confections Newspapers Magazines Corner Second and Brady Streets ICE CREAM SODAS MILK SHAKES, SUNDAES CREAM TOP MILK HeroId's Dairy 122 E. jefferson Street Youill be Proud of the Dis- tinctive Appearance of Our 1 Dry Cleaning L,-3 L.-Q A fy gpt u p L Q p And the Careful Finish given your Laundry to get the Maximum Wear and Appearance. BUTLER STEAM LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING PLANTS 217W W. Cunningham St. Butler, Pa. FOR SCHOOL NEWS See The Magnet! FOR SMART CLOTHES See . . . Douthett 5 Graham 108 South Main Street AdoIph's Drug Store fLower Prices Than Uptownj T+L 502 W. Cunningham St. Butler, Pa. Dial 41-420 We Deliver E A T A T HEADLAND'S LUNCH CAR OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Give Your Photograph The Highly Appreciated Gift BY Sheffler Studio Largest Selection in Town Frames Portraits Weddings Don't stumble into the wrong room your first day in Senior High-especially if it is a room full of Seniors. Get into the Mixed Chorus if you possibly can. Start studying your very first month in high school, and get the habit of doing your best work daily. Then you won't have to worry when tests come along. Do your best work, so that it will count when you go to college. Study for A's,'. The sky's the limit. Work hard, but not for grades. Work for what you can get out of a subject. Act your ageg have some manners. Make friends with your teachers. They are here to help, not hinder you. Do your best while you cang you will have this chance only once. Learn to take it on the chin. Don't walk the first floor, it looks like an army regiment now. When choosing your course, be sure you are getting the things that will help you in your vocation later. Do a lot of thinking and questioning of older people. Dear Freshies: Hookey playing doesn't pay! Try to be courteous in the hall even if some one calls you Greenie . Don't get mad, that is what he Wants. If you get discouraged and want to quit school, talk to some one who has quit, and see if he doesn't say you are wrong. Donat go around all the time with a chip on your shoulder. Study so that you can graduate with your class. It's fun! Try not to take disappointments too hard. Donat bolt ahead into too much social life all at once. Make a start with a few con- genial friends whose friendship you can treasure. Always remember, your greatest achieve- ment is to be a High and Mighty Seniorf, Ahem! Participate in as many sports and extra- curricular activities as you have time for. For gosh sakes, NEVER put things off until you have too much to do! Don' t smoke. Don,t tell your home room teacher three different times that your grandmother died. She may suspect you of playing hook! Never think yourself better than others, there is always some one somewhere better than you. Don't suddenly develop a terrible tooth- ache if you have a test, the make-up test is always harder. If you want something in high school, go after it. Don't expect it to come to you without any effort. But don't be too push- ing. There is a difference between doing your best and trampling all over other peo- ple. Work hard when you begin, and it won't be so hard when you come to the last sem- ester of your last year. Get all the knowledge you can, because knowledge will rule the world tomorrow. Always review for exams. It will save you a lot of worry, and maybe another semester in the same subject. Make the most of your opportunities, I slipped up on some of mine, and am sorry now. First, work hard, second, make friends, third, be a good sport. lioi.. WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF REAL SUC- CESS? To have a good position with high wages. To be a leader of others. To be able to live comfortably and hap- pily on modest means. To have a good character and high morals. To know that you are doing your best. Still to strive to do your best when all the odds are against you. To be able to do well the work you like best to do-and realize how lucky you are to be able to do it. To love living more and more each day. To reach the point where other people ad- mire you, not for your money, but for your character. To make the best out of one's vocation, associate with good people, and try to help make America a better place to live in. My idea of success is quiet, peaceful hap- piness in a white cottage on a hilltop. Do well what you think you can dog don't go through life thinking the world owes you a living. True success is to be a friend to all and have others to be true friends to you. WATSON and FERGUSON Insurance-All Forms Furnishing reliable coverage for more than a Quarter Century. ,+1 Savings Bank Bldg. Butler, Pa. Dial 36-100 Schoerner's Pastry Shop -+7 High-Class BAKERY PRODUCTS Dial 36-480 119 East Jefferson Street Save Time . . . Quick Service .... Visit this nice well-known store . . . Try our fine Sodas and Sundaes-ZZ Exclusive Quality Flavors of Ice Cream, eagerly served by happy, attractive sales personnel. ISALY'S Ice Cream FRANCOIS LEFEVRE School of Dancing BALLET TAP ACROBATIC BALLROOM DANCING Special High School Classes K. of P. Hall or Phone 20-292 THE PERFECT GIFT Therels no gift quite so per- sonal and friendly as your photograph. Russell Bennett Studios 145 South Main Street BUTLER BATTERY CO. DELCO BATTERIES We Offer Complete IGNITION SERVICE RADIO SERVICE LUBRICATION SERVICE Chas. H. Foringer 216 S. McKean St. Dial 45-250 LOTS OF LUCK! - Graduates - g AND E ', Let us offer you a 5 complete stock of -c f STYLE FOOTWEAR f to help you look your' best 'l on this : occasion Qlixx . ASXRK 31.99 up 1 ' Butler's Leading Shoe Store MAG 81 NET And now, Dear Stu- .gxw ,. jents, we have come to the close of our cur- ricular activities. In MQ? this our last edition, 3. 1 T we are bringing to you l some of the last ant- ,W ' W actics of those superb, -Sb! those mighty, those wonderful, those ' colossal, those ingenious, those stupendous Seniors. What will B. H. S. do without them? Never has there been a greater class than June ,40! Never will they be forgot- ten! Their deeds will live forever! Such as Ada Jeanne Myers, passion for chewing gum or Jim Loughran's passion for Ada Jeanne Myers! The versatility, the courage, and the silver voice of Irma Jean Kramer coupled with the beauty, the loveliness, the personality, the boys, the llamour of Jean McCarren, make us think- . . . Ah! Those moonlit nights iwhen we stayed home to studylj Those sun-kissed afternoons fwhen we sat in Study Hall until 5 bellsj. Yes, it all brings back fond memories! The gayety -the laughter-even Bob Forster's bow tie -Hugh Miller's curly hair-Jerry Morris' twinkling toes-Lincoln Moore's dare-devil driving-Jean Otterbein's bussels Knot sproutsj-Little Berlin's gifts to Butler, namely Dottie Rumbaugh and Dottie Bau- man-O. K. Daugherty, Meridianis charm- ing FIRST LADY-Jim Patterson's bass voice lespecially over Thompson's tele- phone!-Jim McMurtry's Austin-George fFarmerJ Brookhart's ability to get ac- quainted lwith anythingj-Patty Cramer's scholarship-Les Sarles' checkered sport coat- Pete,' Bovard's good looks-Bill Conrad's innocence-Jean Guettoflvs mile- a-minute chatter-Joe Robison's Town Hall Tonight-Ray McMann,s rosy cheeks-Mr. Garner's mustache-Mary Maf'fei's pleasant disposition-Mr. Dryden's and Mr. Mc- Dowell's hairf?j-Back to nature, or Pappy Massey on the drums-Dwight Click's rec- ord collection of records-Helen Wallace's Magic Pencil-J. L. Bennett's gunpowder and fire extinguishers-Miss Bartley's high- pressure persuasion to make us get this thing in on time-Polly Keckls driving ability- Martha Bush's piano arrangements-Joe Bonefeste's corn-Steve Dorcy's blushes- All this tends to make us think of the days when B. H. S. was the school and we were the students! Well, anyway folks, we're leavin!! We donlt want you to feel too sad about this. Someone might be able to re- place us! fWe doubt itj . . . And let there be no sadness of farewell, when we have Hew the coope! In other words, we are go- ing to evacuate this HFC trap before it burns down about our ears. And what's more, that's why! . . . Because it get along without us, from will appoint committees to whatever assistance may be welfare of this institution. will be tough to time to time we come to render necessary to the However, in case Mr. Anderson or Dr. Wiley become confused in matters concerning the student body, your genial editors, Mag and Nut fex- cuse us-Netj will return in person and will surely straighten out any difficulties. Now for a wee bit of news! fvery weell Eddie Leitem likes a girl. Her name is Isabel Barker. So there! .... David fNeetchj Imbrie, of the David Imbries, of Imbrie and Co. Itch., has finally, as you have probably seen by now, has finally got- ten his driver's license. fI'Ie promptly broke all speed records by driving his father's new red Ford around the boulevard in second gear at approximately fifteen miles an hour.j It used to was that when Mary Jane Bren- ner's friend fDale Clovus from New Castlej could get his father's car, he was here three nights a week. But now that he has a car of his own, he is here seven nights a week and twice on Sunday . . . There is some question in our minds as to the real purpose in L. Bennett's trip to Cornell . . . Now to get back to us! To be perfectly modest, we think that we have not received enough praise and thanks for our labors, so we have devoted, as you have noticed, quite a little space in this our Senior issue to enlighten you as to our admirable qualities. To sum it all up, we wish to add that we are deux garcons models. Well chilluns, you have read our last column, funless some big newspaper finds usj. We might even be persuaded to help enlighten, for old time's sake, the future writers of this column that we have made famous through our undying efforts. And in the meantime and always, we remain, with utter devotion to B. H. S., your high school correspondents, Q-' MAG it JAMES LOUCKS 66 W NET ,T , ' TED JAMISON his T ' Ronald R. McCancIless PROFESSIONAL PHARMACIST 138 W. Jefferson St., Near Postoffice Telephone 20-570 PRESCRIPTIONS Called For and Delivered CAMERAS BOUGHT AND SOLD Let Us Do Your Photo Finishing Grohman's Drug Store We Give S. 66 I-I. Green Stamps BUTLER THEATRE COMING ATTRACTIONS BETTE DAVIS-CHAS. BOYER ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO ANN SOTHERN-HUMPHREY BOGART BROTHER ORCHID MacDONALD GAS C9 OIL COMPANY FISK SAFETY-FLIGHT AMERICA'S SAFEST TIRE Prompt and Courteous Service BRADY AND FRANKLIN STS. GRADUATION DAY Look Your Best With a Guaranteed PERMANENT WAVE Prices 52.50 to 86.50 Sara Ann Beauty Salon 132V2 E. Jefferson Street DIAL 32-052 Lawnmowers Sharpened See our Display of New Hand Mowers, Power Mowers, Electric Mowers and Lawn Tools. Smi'rh's Repair Shop 126 New Castle St. Ph. 31-474 JOHN C. DILLON Choice Meats 121 EAST JEFFERSON ST. Dial.3791 Ellie 31-lunar nf lluffr lillnmenli Ulifl illiiunni' wearing Apparel 100 NORTH MAIN STREET, BUTLER Telephone 32-315 Plan Now To have . .. Reynolds Bros. Furnish Your Home! The Long and Short of ii' OUR TINIEST-UNDER FIVE FEET Roseanna Barron, Jean Brown, Roberta Dufforcl, Eileen Weser. OUR TOWERIN G SIX-FOOTERS Gerald Adelman, Peter Baycura, J. L. Bennett, Steve Bilowich, Dick Billingsley, Francis Chuba, Steve Dorcy, Marie Emrick, Don Ford, Alan Fennell, Fred Heckathorne, Ted Jamison, Herman Keck, Ed Leitem, Clarence Massey, Jim McAndrew, Jim McMurtry, Ralph Nebel, Dick Noullet, Bob Oakes, James Peters, Dewitt Renick, Dave Salisbury, Leslie Sarles, John Stefura, John Tack, Chas. Taylor, Victor Wise, Jim Loughran l5'11 15fl6J P. S. Steve Dorcy, Ed. Leitem, and Dick Billingsley are the tallest, being each 6'3 . MOM Anything Unusual Happen to You af Any Time? A wheel flew off my Model An once on the Bon Air curve-Dave Salisbury. My trip to Boystown last summer-Wendel Nebel. I passed solid geometry fDave Imbrie did, tooJ-Ted Jamison. Haven't missed a day or been late since 1932 -Rocco Iannotti. Was taken for a minister out in Minnesota -Fred Heckathorne. Once in the rush of getting here on time, wore one brown and one blue shoe to school-'iDodo Hartman. Patty and I once caught the German measles during a trip to Washington, D. C.- Peggy Cramer. Got up one morning and started to school. Discovered it was Saturday.-Harold Gibson. Went to Kittanning High when Mr. Ander- son was there. Followed him to Butler.- Albert Colonna. When I was a baby, I fell out of the car on my head.-Grace Buclcharn. Fell out of a window and landed on a Ger- man police dog.-J. L. Bennett. Fell over a cliff and am still alive.-John Beachem. Evelyn Johnson is the last of the four musi- cal Johnsons, all of Mixed Chorus fame. 101 From Far, Far Away! Elsie Mae Bryant was born in Scottsville, Kentucky. Jeane Hunter, in Whittier, California. Helen Wallace, in Montana. Herta Winkleman, in Switzerland. Peter Baycura and Joachim Kristof, in Czechoslavalcia. 101 Woulc:ln't it be Strange If Jeanne were GREEN instead of BROWN. If Bob were a POST instead of a STAFF. If Teddy were both LITTLE and WIECK. If Carolyn were a STOOPQSJ instead of a HATRACK fl-Ietriclcj. If Jeane were a FORSTER instead of a HUNTER. If Hugh were a SMITH instead of a MIL- LER. If Agnes were DE BUSH instead of DE ROSE. If Charles were a WEAVER instead of a TAYLOR. If Paul were WISE instead of NOBLE. If Steve were a GATEfsJ instead of a DOORfcyj. If Elizabeth were a PAINTER instead of a STEWARDftj. If Don were a LINCOLN instead of a FORD. If Bob were a BEACHfemJ instead of an OAKfesJ. If Robert were a MARTIN instead of a FLICKferJ. If Marilyn were EAST ferlingj instead of WEST fermanj. If Franklin were a fchJTUBA instead of a HORNE. If Wilmer were a WIGftonJ instead of a HAIRfonJ. If Rosanna were a KING instead of a BAR- RON. DON'T FORGET! TRY A BOX OF Our Home Made Candy Cummings Candy Shop 146 North Main Street Call 28-632 THE SFAMSIZIION SPORT and DRESSY APPAREL -for- THE HIGH SCHOOL MISS Always on hand for your inspection ' I Leith s Flowers Flowers Telegraphed Anywhere -+.. 112 WEST NORTH STREET DIAL 32-970 Central Parking BUTLER, PA. Enjoy The Summer By Driving on Royal Master Tires With Mobil Gas Mobil Oil The Inn Confectionery Sodas, Cigars and Confections NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES Service with a Smile cor. Brady and Franklin sf.. Butler, Penne. MA N NAS Typewriter and Office Equipment Co. Now! Royal Portable with Magic Margin Guaranteed Service All Makes Sold, Rented or Repaired 236 W. Jefferson St., Butler Phone 23-204 Phone 45-O11 FOR FINE PORTRAITS -+- PERRY STUDIO Commercial and Banquet Pictures 230 S. Main Street Butler, Pa. R. E. KIRKPATRICK -JEWELER- 125 South Main Street BUTLER, PA. ...+L OUALITY Diamonds - Watches - Silverware See Our Line of B. H. S. Class Rings Over Forty-Seven Years of Service If Bell were ERNEST instead of LOYAL. If Geibel were a RUBY instead of a PEARL. If Dwight should BECK instead of CLICK. If Anne were WHITE instead of PINKIOI. If John were a HOOKISI instead of a TACK. If Mary were a CRUIKfshanlcI instead of a RAABEferI. If Meeder were a TWILAfightI instead of DON. If Sonia were a FRANCIIQI instead of a a MARKfiwI. If Martha were a WELSH instead of a SCOTT. If Agnes were a HOPPER instead of a WALKER. If Clifford were only FAIR instead of BEST. Moi, OUR CALENDAR OF FAMOUS BIRTH- DAYS Dorothy Heichel-.Ianuary l. Patricia Dittmer-February 2. Richard Sedoris-February 12. Helen Nietrzeba-March 17. John Shramawick-April 1. Noble Cochran-June 14. Helen Dickey-October 12. Polly Keck-October 12. Ray McMann-October 12. Mary Miseyka-October 12. Elizabeth Stewart-October 12. Georgia Hobaugh--November ll. Alma Steen-December 2l. .MOM- What was the most Vivid Memory of Your School Career? Two false teeth and one broken neck.-John Taclc. Wanting to start to school and wanting to quit all on the same day.-Michael Staslco. The clay my B. H. S. home room teacher told me I was a cry baby.-Rebecca Smith. The day I met Mr. Hogg going into the show as I was coming out.-John Miller. My first day in Senior High, when I spent a whole period in an A Senior English class because I was too proud to admit my mistake and walk Out.-Mary Macko. In first grade I cried every day for a month because I hated to go to schOOl.-Jean- nette Lewis. Was caught standing on my head in Room One by Miss Tebay.-Betty Eaton. Elizabeth MacKinney's lisp, until her aunt taught her to say lettuce. The time I got a story into the Magnet when I was a B Freshman.-Patty Cramer. The time I slid down the banister and landed at Miss Purvis' feet.-Julia Brown. Trying to get to school every morning be- fore the bell rang.-Flora Bianucci. The way the teachers got my sister and me mixed up.-Ruth Beck. How thrilled we all were when Mary Jane Brenner's picture was mentioned in the Scholastic awards last year. Last Will and Testament We, the Class of June '40-Las if you didnit know!--do hereby and herewith and whereas we are leaving darling old B. H. S., bequeath, will, leave, pass on, fand what have wel all our accomplishments to the dear under-graduates with our hopes that they will handle them with caution fthey are not concretelj. To-wit: Evelyn Johnson, our ash blond, leaves be- hind her be-utiful locks to Sophy Jeanne Starr. Joe Bennettis wonderful gift with the brush is presented to that talented A Junior, Marion Costa. Those jokes of Teddie Jamison's are will- ed to anyone who can stand them. Jim, Jam, Jumpin' Jive Loucks leaves his Gene Krupa qualities to Chuck Gould. The A Senior girls' basketball team passes on its technique to Cricket,' Jack and her team. We are leaving Bill Foster, and are quite sorry to do so. Evelyne Stevenson's fingernails !what's left of them! are to be supplied gratis to all future Cicero classes. Our boys hope we leave many broken hearts among the younger women!!! Tony Paulowitz is the recipient of Bob BurkhOlder's running ability. !We doubt if he needs it.j -FOR YOUR- MAGIC CHEF STOVE Ti.- Reliable Furniture Co. Corner North and Main Streets Butler, Pa. SUTTON SALES COMPANY 150 Kittanning Street Distributors of llFl-EET-WlNG GASOLINE AND MOTOR OIL Young Men of B. H. S. SHOP GREEN gl YOUNGS FALL CESTYITILISIG AND FURNISHINGS GIRLS! STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! 0n to Camp Alberta Marshall JULY IS THE MONTH Inquire at the Y. W. C. A. for informa tion about the 1940 Camping Season. . K TESL . , :WK Where Youthful, Smart Apparel Costs No More 109 North Main Street PAUL KIRKPATRICK Sporting Goods Bill Folds Fitted Cases Gladstone Bags Guns Ammunition FREE-Name in Gold on all Leather Goods 130 E. JEFFERSON ST. PHONE 36-021 BEAUTIFUL SHOES Nationally Advertised Paris Fashion ,,..,.,......,...........,.. 32.99 and 53.99 Betty Barret ......... ......,..............,... S 3.99 Foot Rest ,.........., ........... ..,,..........,..... S 6 .50 Jean Adair ........,...,........,...,....................... 87.50 Rice-O'Neill ..... ..,......,............,................... S 9.75 Taylor-Made for Men .... 35.00 to 36.75 Goodman Bootery 130 South Main Street Our New Location MILO R. WILLIAMS Jeweler and Optometrist ,+i Class Rings - Gifts for Every Occasion Convenient Credit Terms 114 South Main Street BUTLER, PA. We relinquish what is left of Chem Lab and Mr. Atwell to the next lucky class. Martha Wagner bequeaths her entire set of French notes to some new admirer of Emile et les Detectives. Alice Snyder leaves Shirley Cohn her raven-like hair. Jeannette Lewis leaves all her spare brains to Helen Connell. The broken motors in Electric Shop are hereby and whereas willed to all future electricians. Nancy Travalgio is blessed with a dose of Mary Louise Ball's laughing gas. Elinor Chiprean passes on her love for the Mixed Chorus to Helen Passerba. Ruby Brown wills her small metal basket- balls to the Junior team. Tom Wigton's mania for Herold's Super- thick Milkshakes we pass on to Pete Staples, fif he can afford itj. James Peters leaves his blond beauty to Frank Zalinka. Virginia Curry leaves her typing ability to Dimetri Pashkoff. We also relinquish all claims to Charlie's Aunt to anyone who can play Auntie bet- ter than Mr. Garner. Rocco Iannotti bequeaths his touchdown and basketball ability to Joe DeRose. Miss Jamison receives Eileen Weser's craving for Shakespeare. May it bless all future B Senior English classes. The famed Hartman twins give their friendliness to Ruth Joan Vincett and Ann McLafferty. Steve Dorcy's perpetual toothpick is re- gretfully left to Wayne Myers. Kay Griswold gives her lovely red hair to Mary Gove, her sister. Jeanie McCarren's beauty and popular- ity we bequeath to Joan Cheeseman. Dottie Rumbaugh and Jean Otterbein have decided not to leave their 10 'til 2 per- sonality to anyoneg they can't do without it. Jim Laughran leaves a well-worn path to Ada Jeanne Myers, door. The Class of June '40 does NOT leave its happy memories. We are taking those with us to be cherished always. Witness our hand and seal this 7th day of June, 1940. Literary. . .1940 ON A BOY,S POCKETS AT A DANCE fAny resemblance to any person living or dead is purely coincidentalj. Ted Jamison A fellow's pockets are generally used for carrying sensible things such as keys, a wal- let, a comb, a pencil, a cigarette case, and moneyf?j. But at a formal dance these sensible things must give up their places fmuch as you have to give up your room when company arrivesj to the woman's face , The pocket usually occupied by the front door key, and key to the car, now holds your date's lips. fl'ler lips are put up in a small round tube about two inches long and about three-fourths of an inch in dia- meterj. Your coat pocket, in which you always carry your cigarettes, is bulging with an evening bag about one-half inch larger than the pocket itself. And even your comb pocket has been transformed so as to carry a compact. fThis may be any shape, size, or dimension. The compact carries all that is essential of the girl's nose, cheeks, and forehead in the form of powder and rouge.i l-ler eyebrows occupy the pocket that has been reserved for your program and pencil. fEyebrows come in an object resembling a pencil and are applied by wetting the end and rubbing in an arc-shaped line above both eyes., Your change pocket has been divided between a handkerchief and a half dozen bobby-pins. The only pocket that re- mains unchanged during the dance is the pocket containing your wallet. Even this helps to make up your girl's face. It con- tains the key to the part of a girl's face a fellow notices most, her smile or her frown, depending on the contents of the wallet and the girl. Of course this is not true in all cases, but it is the usual procedure. I be- lieve that a girl should put her face on be- fore she leaves home and keep it on until the evening is over. 01. OUR GOOD T. O. fWirh apologies to Wm. Cowperj By Bob Flick Mr. Nicholas is a citizen Of credit and renown, A truant officer eke is he Of famous Butler Town. The Butler Florist CHAS. A. BORTMAS, Butler, Pa. CUT FLOWERS and POTTED PLANTS Let Us Telegraph Your Flower Order -For- BEAUTIFUL BATHROOMS Keystone Pipe 8. Supply Company Display Room, 115 E. Cunningham St. WARM AIR and HOT WATER HEATING SYSTEMS Capitol Portrait Studio Capitol Theatre Bldg. Portraits ot Distinction Special Discounts to Students Phone 43-530 PENN THEATRE BUTLER, PENNA. 4 DAYS STARTING JUNE 7th DOROTHY LAMOUR ROBERT PRESTON In ' ' T Y P H O O N ' ' In Glorious Technicolor ,azwsgn Nulinmf gala' ,H nrlirinus 'ff427.L..i- 1 hnmpann Ilinnvral Itlnme HAROLD B. EHRMAN QUAKER STATE IOOTLPURE ' Rs V . OEM' PRODUCTS Corner Washington and Jefferson Streets Phone 38-360 BUTLER, PA. Mens Qualify Clothes Use Our Easy Budget Payment Plan ISRAEL'S 142 South Main Street Butler, Penna. Clothes for the High School Student 'l'U N8.15ECARREN EXCLUSIVE BUT NOT EXPENSIVE Mr. Nicholas' job, you know, Is to be a sort of shadder To weary boys and girls who go To the show and come home sadder. No boy or girl from B. H. S., No matter what his plan, Can feel secure, for soon or late, He always gets his man fgirls, tool. The sad, sad moral of this tale Just get into your bean: l'Don't ever play hook, freshies, or You'll land in 313l', 101 PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT Alma E. Steen 66 Co. 1936-1940 What are my Profits for this school year? What did I get from my high school career? My Assets equal my Liabilities, I guess, But they cost me much grief and unhappi- ness. Many nights at home with my books I spent, When I wished to go out and gallivantg But one thought consoles me-I marvel to- day, That I got my diploma before I turned gray! ,...O., THE DAILY RACE fDedicated to my faithful bike,', with apologies to Browningj By Bob Stoops We sprang to our saddles, just Johnny and me, I pedaled, he pedaled, as fast as could be. It's late,', said my watch, as the gate bolt we drew, Latel', echoed the woods to us whistling through. Behind us a rattling and rasping of stones That sounded like gamblers a-rollin' them bones. A tire blew out and as quick as a Hash John jumped, and his bike hit the ditch with a crash. Then onto my bike in the wink of an eye, And we flew clown the hills toward that sweet bye and bye When battered and breathless, our bike came to rest, And into the high school we galloped abreast. We still lingered there from four until five,- Do you wonder we marveled we still were alive? HUMOR Cop: How do you know these men who stole your car were professionalsfy' Joe Gajda: Because no amateur could have started itf' .101- Sign at a busy, small-town filling station: Automobiles Washed, One Dollar--Aus- tins Dunked, Fifty Cents. Uim McMur- try? io.. Ruth Buckley: Did you have any diffi- culty with your French in Paris? Charlotte Burtner: No, but the French people clidf, .-OH. Miss Helm: Harry, have you whis- pered today without permission?,' Harry Young: 'gQnly wunstf' Miss Helm: Herman, should Harry have said 'wunst'?,, Herman Keck: No'm, he- should have said 'Twict'. I ' ,..o... Mr. Heckathorne: Son, is there any- thing worse than to be old and broken? Fred: Yes, father-to be young and broke. HO,- D. Hawks: I've never seen such dreamy eyes. Lillian Stevenson: You've never stayed so late beforelv ...-O., George Wladika: Do you want to mar- ry a one-eyed man?', Mary Demmy: No, why? George: Then let me carry your um- brellaf' H01 Mr. Mixer: When I was your age, I thought nothing of a ten-mile walk. Joseph Cehelsky: Well, I don't think much of it, either. -.OH Polly Keck's favorite dessert fon her ques- tionnairej was dates with nuts. Now just what does that mean, we ask you? Ted Jamison,s favorite study was Spelling I B. Of course! .HGH Mother flooking over boyis shoulderj: Your spelling is terrible. John Kudika: This isn't a spelling les- song it's a composition. CLARA B, WALKER Vanity Box Beauty Shoppe 316 North Chestnut Street Phone 42-440 Johnston, The Florist 105 South Main Street FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS CORSAGES OUR SPECIALTY Dial 44-400 SHAFFER'S DIAMONDS Watches - - Jewelry B. H. S. Rings and Pins THE NlxoN Q HOTEL K Q Butler, Pa. See Our Extensive Line of SUITS AND FURNISHINGS FOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS B E N S 0 N 'S 134 South Main St. BUTLER, PA