Chester High School - Annual Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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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.

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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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14 THE ANNUAL Mabel Park—Chester’s best pian- ist. Member of Dramatic Society. Capable of portraying flirtatious widows of the early twentieth cen- tury. Delights in combing her hair. Elizabeth McCabe—R e d head. Secretary of Commercial Club. Talk- ative. Member of Dramatic Society and Girls’ A. A. Preparing for a sec- retarial position. Interesting. Margaret Morley—Tall; dark hair and eyes. Contralto voice. Appealing smile. Member of Commercial Club and Dramatic Society. Always talk- ing to Mary. Future stenographer. La Wanna Minor — Black hair. Medium height. Commercial student. Former secretary of Dramatic So- ciety. Member of Commercial Club. Rather quiet. Has not revealed her ambition. Winnie Smith — Always dashing hither and yon. Joyful countenance. Make-up committee of Dramatic So- ciety. Likes to read. Member of Com- mercial Club. Expects to be a busi- ness woman. Mary McCullen—Short and slen- der. Always writing shorthand. Mem- ber of Social Service and Commercial Clubs. Margaret’s pal. Another fu- ture business woman. Ruth Oliphant—Always carries a stack of books. Dignified. Quiet. No ambitions indicated yet. Member Dramatic Society. Slightly curly hair. Wonderfully pleasing smile. Rather plump. Richard Puls—Large and jovial. Serious at times. Chairman Wash- ington trip committee. Likes to play the villain in dramas. Expects to enter Duke University. David Phillips—A member of the cast of nearly all the plays presented. Enjoys arguing. High school educa- tion in three and one-half years. Saxophonist and pianist. John Lord — Jolly and carefree. Showed his dramatic ability in one of the senior plays, “In the Zone.” Relishes arguments. Has a plaintive tone in his voice when in doubt. Delia Sims—Quiet. Rather short and slender. Books seem to be her best friends. Member of the Dunbar Society. Hasn’t revealed her ambi- tion. Ann Mahon—Tall. Slender. Light-haired. Capable actor of fid- gety old ladies in Dramatic Society play and senior play, “The Rector.” Member of Current Events Club and Dramatic Society. Helen Lobb—Rather tall. Slender. Loves parties. Member of Dramatic Society and Commercial and Social Service Clubs. Carries a stack of books. Studies hard to be a stenog- rapher some day. Edward Pearson—Rather tall. Dark hair. Blue eyes. Plays football. Member of Industrial Society and Boys’ A. A. A future machinist. Known as “Ed.” Herbert Messick—“Herb.” Blonde hair and blue eyes. Former treasurer and secretary of Industrial Society. Member of Boys’ A. A. Cooperative industrial student. Expects to be a machinist. Edward Clegg—Blond. Handsome. Modest. Baseball for two years. A weakness for brunettes. A chap they all like. Future vocation: dentistry. Donald Joseph Eichinger—Placid bespectacled youth. New to the school, but not to the teachers. A brainy chap. A future civil engineer. Albert Benedict Palombo—Black hair. Dark eyes. Placid countenance. Vergil Society. Newswriter. Assistant football manager. Future? Henry Nelson—Treasurer Indus- trial Society. President Aviation Club. Hard worker. Course in draft- ing. Ambition? Leader of industrial world. Robert James Anderson — Mem- ber of Dunbar Society. Quiet. Hard worker. Likeable. Will matriculate at Lincoln University. Future? Teacher.