Chester High School - Annual Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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12 THE ANNUAL Michael Vacarro—Fiddler. Ches- ter Symphony Orchestra. Dark. George Trapnell — Prize typist. Commercial course. Howard Schroeder — Fractured wrist fractured his football dreams. Flies a Whippet. Mary Strohm—Basketballer. “Welcome” and “Spectrum” staffs. One of the hardest workers for the ’32’ers. Mary Weir—Ambitious. Smiling. Quiet (sometimes). Always ready to help. Commercial student. Brunette. Wavy hair. Sweet. Lots of fun. Verdie Turner—A sincere friend. A good student. Small. Blond. Gray eyes. Ambitious to do big things. Always smiling. Busy, but willing to help. Hilda Stahle—Quiet(?). Bright. Ambitious. Never fails to smile. Friendly. Commercial student. Some- body’s “stenog,” someday. Brown hair. Laughing eyes. Holds her own. Annie Smith—Little. Quiet. Red- haired. The other member of the Sileo and Smith Company. A true friend. A future teacher. Good na- tured. Mary Sileo — Sincere, always. Quiet. Studious. A model commercial student. Ready and willing to help. Dark hair and eyes. Plays the piano well. Anna Smith—One of our best students, never failing to hit the Honor Roll. Studious, bright, and happy. Always smiling. A future teacher in Chester High. Gladys Williams—Sedate, quiet, and capable. Commercial student. Good scholar. One of our all-around students. Brown curly hair and brown eyes. Laura Surowski—Laughing. Full of fun. Dark. Cute. A promising young artist. Commercial student. Medium height. A lovable friend. Anna Taylor—Manager of the girls’ basketball team. The girl who never worries. Smiling. Lovable. Never down-hearted. Talking, almost always. Mary Tryens—To Village Green, we owe thanks for this addition to our class. Ambition: to be a business woman. Good-natured. Funny. Hilma Thompson—An outstanding student, especially in German. Does not find it hard to get on the Honor Roll regularly. Bright, well yes. Elizabeth Landis—Always in a great hurry in the hall between peri- ods. A good student and friend com-, bined in one. Dark hair, red cheeks, and brown eyes. Katherine Koury—A brunette of ability. Fond of the country. Aca- demic student. Small, dark, and a friend to everyone. Talkative, but friendly. Hilda Walter—An ambitious commercial student. Short, merry, and an asset to our class. Sincere, sedate, and good student, all in one. Louise Yetter—A blond head, blue eyes, and smiling lips. Quiet but sometimes surprising. Likes swim- ming. Sincere. Busy, always. Good- humored. Altogether, a good sport. Isabel Whitehead—Reserved. Quiet. Greatly loved by all of her friends. Demure. Attentive. Helpful. Sincere. Gracious. Studious. All in all, just right. Sophie Savinski — Tiny. Cute. Laughing. Carefree. Sweet. Typist. Someday, hopes to be a stenographer. Enjoys reading. Blanche Singleton—Busy, ambi- tious, and well liked. Small. Always has time to help the other fellow. Ever see her dance? Reads a great deal. James McGinn — Blue eyes and light brown hair. Rather tall. Indus- trial baseball team. Boys’ A. A. In- dustrial Society.

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THE ANNUAL 11 HOME ROOM 18 George Stroud—Room 18’s presi- dent. Blows manfully on a cornet. Soccer letter man. Honor roller. “Welcome” staff. President of the Current Events Club. Oscar Schmidt—Room 18’s vice- president. Curly hair. Popular with both sexes. Melvin Minshall—Studious and serious countenance. One of the most humorous of seniors. Assists the or- chestra with his saxophone. Weston Taylor—T e n n i s letter man. Well groomed. William Roberts—Actor. Remem- ber the cockney in “In the Zone”? Vernon Sweet — Up in the air about aviation. Donald Davidson—All round ath- lete. Miron Sawicki—Soccer team’s diminutive former manager. John Whitby—Another manager. This time it’s baseball. John Woolley — Mad man (par- don) ad man for the Spectrum. Toland Van Stan—Radio enthu- siast. 12B’s most unusual name. Rogers Reinhold—His serious moments are as rare as snow in the Sahara. Spectrum advertising staff. Robert Wiley—C. M. T. C. soldier boy. John Blakely — Tennis enthusi- ast. Saver of pennies. Henry Stromberg — Pedestrians (g)Nash their teeth when he is abroad in the land. Also when he toots his saxophone. Ames Wilkes—Draughtsman. Ladies’ man. John Tomlinson—Machinist. Hot temper. In a hurry. Joseph Lastowski—Machinist. Connie Mack of the Fifth Ward. John Taylor—Draughtsman. De- bater.

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THE ANNUAL 13 HOME ROOM 301 Louis Francis Di Virgilio—Foot- ball. All-Suburban guard. Black hair; sturdy countenance; heavy beard. Future? Sh---- office work. Ambi- tion? Football coach. William David Longquist—Active member of A. A. Manager of basket ball. Popular? Ask the students. Ambition? Big business manager. Koler Orpinuk—Hail the soccer star! Bonde. Sturdy. Modest? You said it. Future undecided. But suc- cess? You bet! Ross Nicholas—Football. Banjo player. Crooner. A leading member of Dunbar Society. Appealing to all who know him. Future? Jazzy or- chestra leader. Ercolino Pappano—Black hair, blue eyes. Quiet, modest, sincere. Handsome to the point of danger. Harry Nyce—Class president. Captain of 12A debating team. Tall. Blond. Member of Dramatic Society. Capable actor. Chief drummer in orchestra. President Senior Debating Society. Expects to enter Duke Uni- versity to study medicine. Marian Varlan — Treasurer of class. Honor Roll student. Shy and quiet. Untiring worker. Dependable. Literary editor of “Spectrum.” Vincent Nacrelli—Football play- er adept at injuring himself, but also a good player. Likes to act. A true knight on horseback. Member of Dramatic Society. William McGlincy—President of Student Council. Can talk with a Scotch burr. Capable actor in senior plays. Member of Boys’ A. A. Usually answering questions asked by Harry. Albert Anmuth — Violinist. Or- chestra member. Rather short, but always seen. Likes to argue with teachers. Delights in talking fast. Amusing. Nino de Prophetis — Football player. Cross country and track teams. Always on the Honor Roll. Tall, dark. Can always give an in- telligent answer. Strong, silent man. Helen Newsome—Tall. Blond hair. Member of Commercial Club. Property committee of Dramatic So- ciety. Inclined to be quiet unless aroused. Future business man’s sec- retary. Charles McCann — Rather tall. Always about. Basket ball and swim- ming. Member of Boys’ A. A. and Industrial Society. Likes music. Am- bition? A great violinist.