Conshohocken High School - Echo Yearbook (Conshohocken, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1940 volume:

, , I • Ag ip 3;:£ ■ - jry 'i • rf v «� ■£ y- . a Vf 1; FOREWORD We, the class of 1940. present this first issue of The Torch to all those interested in the welfare of Conshohocken High School. We have endeavored to gather together in this volume certain records of our high school life—certain episodes which we would remember and treasure in the years to come. It is our earnest hope that all who read these pages may experience in some degree the pleasure and satisfaction that has been ours in bringing this book to completion. hr V J V rss 7fTf sss; 7. ZZ£ DEDICATION We, the students of the Class of 1940, respectfully dedicate this first Issue of The Torch to Edward W. Oermann as an appreciation of our gratitude for his many kindnesses and % attentions during cur four years of high school. His unselfish interest for the welfare of the students manifests itself in the manner in which he had aided them to prepare for the future. Without the impetus provided by his constant efforts, our student activities would not have been complete. He is more than a teacher; he is our adviser and friend. r Ji ■v 777777777777777777-7777-77777 77 77777777 J T7T. our mm BERTHA KLENCEW1CZ Alone, we face the shore of life A little shy, but not afraid Determined. In the face of strife. To work until our goal is made. We won’t complain, though things may seem At times, discouraging and blue. With level heads, we'll plan and dream. And—if we lose—well start anew. For we are young, our hearts are strong. And one defeat can't make us quit. And though at first our steps are wrong. We’ll straighten them out bit by bit. And when success knocks on our door, We won't say gladly, ‘“Now, we’re done,” But we'll work still harder than before, Until the battle’s really won! Ethel Bet ton Alberta Betz Leonard Blake Lillian Blake 'T''rTmr r r 4,4 4 4 + d4 Ll.L4A. Marie Buckley John Calrne Bessie Cardaraone Edith Cardaaone Sarah Clpolllnl John Clark Anna Coahln Willlam Culp $ George Czop Marie Daohino Frank D'Angelo Flora Dann Marian Davis Anna DeGideo Otto Deising Anthony DeMedio 00000000000000000000000000000000000 0 0 0 00000000 0 0 0 00 0 Cynthia Gibbs Merrill Gray Norman Greene Ethel Griffiths Joseph Gr2ywac2 Eleanor Gunning Dorothea Harvey Kathryn Hauahulter Charles Herron Henry Hill Ruth Hippie Samuel Horn Virginia Houok Idnund Hylinaki Barnard Jaoobs Louis Jaoob; Ruth Johnson Anna Kasopsky Hadwig Katausz Robert Katz Kenneth Kilpetriok John King Bertha Klenoawloz Stanley Kniezewskl Gertrude Koval Bessie Kriebel SdBuud Kucharevloz Helen Kunaszuk 77 7 771777117777 Arthur Kurylek Lillie Lebold Jennie Licwlnko Catherine Looonsole Helen Maciag Frances Maykut Robert McCauley Sllen McDade 5 T — — ’ffrrr r r f T F TT f 7 T TT'T T ....... . . . . Jobss McGulgan •alter MoLean Cora Uallor Marilyn Miller Jaaes Mlaelagna Mary Mlsolagna Jaaes Morgan Frank Nardl Irene Olazta Elizabeth O'Hell Helen Opelskl Frederick Oppelt ■ ■ V r Ronald Rockett Josephine Rupton ZuIIb Salvia Pauline Santonl Tfayne Shaw Karl Sheppard Adb silk Charles smith Kathryn Smith Gerald Speaker Joseph stemporosky Carolyn Streeper I XP‘ J77nf 7T7J777 7,' JJ. 'Stfl ZIZZL - - - - - ■ - ! 7 V V 7 V7 7 V V7 V7 7 V7 V V7 V V7 7 V7 V7 V7 t AS HIE SEE THEm FULVIO JOHN ANDREY Cheerleader (3, 4) WILLIAM MURRAY BATE Baseball (3, 4); Band (1, 2. 3. 4) Orchestra (1, 2, 3, 4); “June Mad” (4) Music Festival (2, 3, 4) LEONARD WALTER BLAKE Orchestra (1, 2. 3) JOHN CAIRNS. JR. Band (1, 2. 3, 4); Orchestra (1, 2, 3, 4) Music Festival (2, 3, 4) JOHN FRANCIS CLARK Football (2, 3, 4) GEORGE PETER CZOP Golf (2. 3) FRANK DOMINIC D’ANGELO Football (4) OTTO HARRY DEISING, JR. ‘Ryerscn Mystery” (4); “June Mad” (4) Treasurer of Class (3, 4) ANTHONY JOHN DeMEDIO Football (2, 3, 4); Blue and Gold Staff (3) PETER ANTHONY DePALLO Football (2, 3, 4) HARRY ALBERT DeWALT, JR. National Honor Society (4) V V 7 V7 7 V v7 7 V V V7 V V 7 V 7 V V V V7 V V7 V y V7 y 7 V7 V7 V7 V 7 V V y V7 V7 ¥ t NORMAN ROSCOE GREENE. JR. Orchestra (1. 2, 3. 4); Band (1, 2, 4) Music Festival (1, 2, 3) CHARLES HERRON, JR. Band (2, 3, 4); Glee Club (2) HENRY EDWARD HILL Football (3) SAMUEL MARKLEY HORN Football (3, 4) EDMUND FRANCIS HYLINSKI Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4) BERNARD VINCENT JACOBS Vice President of Class (2, 4) LOUIS FRANCIS JACOBS Football (2, 3, 4); Basketball (2, 3, 4) Baseball (3, 4) V7 V7 V V7 V y V V7 7 V V7 y 7 7 V V V 7 V 7 EDMUND THOMAS KUCHAREWICZ Football (4) ARTHUR STANLEY KURYLEK Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4); Football (3, 4) I— Basketball (3, 4); Baseball (2, 3, 4) JAMES LEO McGUIGAN. JR. Orchestra (2, 3, 4); Band (1, 2, 3. 4) Music Festival (2. 3); Track (2, 3) JAMES ROBERT MISCIAGNA National Honor Society (4); Glee Club (3) Orchestra (2. 3, 4); Baseball Manager (4) JAMES ALVIN MORGAN Baseball (4) FRANK JOHN NARDI Music Festival (1, 2, 3, 4); “June Mad” (4) Football (2, 3, 4); Track (1, 2. 3, 4) National Honor Society (4) FREDERICK JOSEPH OPPELT, JR. Baseball (2) V V V V vv vv v vv V V V V V vv V vv vv vv V vv vv RONALD PIERCE ROCKETT Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4) Orchestra (1, 2, 3, 4) WAYNE ELMER SHAW Football (2. 3, 4); Basketball Manager (4) Treasurer of Class (2) EARL GARETH SHEPPARD Music Festival (2, 3, 4); Glee Club (2, 3) “Apron String Revolt (3) “June Mad” (4) “The Ryerson Mystery” (4) CHARLES WILLIAM SMITH Orchestra (1, 2. 3); Band (1, 2. 3) Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4) GERALD CHRISTIAN SPEAKER Blue and Gold Staff (3). Editor (4) Music Festival (3); Orchestra (1) President of Class (4); “June Mad (4) STANLEY FRANK STUCZYNSKI, JR. Football Manager (4) REID KEELER TODD. JR. Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4); Track 2, 3) Band (4); Music Festival (1, 2, 3) V V V V V V W V W V vv w V V w V V V vv vv FRANK BENJAMIN WILDER National Honor Society (3, 4); Band (3) Blue and Gold Staff (3); Orchestra (1, 2, 3, 4) Music Festival (2); “Ryerson Mystery” (4) MILDRED ELIZABETH ADAMS Music Festival (3f 4); “June Mad” (4) JOSEPHINE ELLEN MARIE ALFONSE Basketball (3. 4); Glee Club (1, 2. 3) Music Festival (1, 2, 3, 4) EARNESTINE ALVAREZ Music Festival (1, 2. 3); Glee Club (1. 2, 3) FLORENCE THERESA ANDRAKA Music Festival (1, 2) WISLAWA SOPHIE BACZEWSKI Basketball (4); Orchestra (1. 2, 3. 4) Band (1, 2, 3, 4); Music Festival (1. 2) MILDRED JEAN BEAVER Cheerleader (3, 4); Basketball (3, 4) National Honor Society (3 .4) Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4) JOSEPHINE MARY BELLO Basketball (2. 3, Captain 4) Glee Club (3) ETHEL ELIZABETH BETTON Music Festival (1, 2. 3) ALBERTA MARIE BETZ Music Festival (1. 2, 3, 4): Glee Club (1. 2, 3) Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4); Band (2) V BESSIE RENE CARDAMONE Basketball (3); Music Festival (1, 2, 3) EDITH DOROTHY CARDAMONE Basketball (3); Music Festival (1) Glee Club (2) SARAH MARIE CIPOLLINI National Honor Society (4) Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4) MARIE RITA DACHINO Glee Club (3) FLORA MAE DANN Music Festival (1, 2, 3, 4) MARIAN ETHEL DAVIS Music Festival (2, 3); Glee Club (2) ANNA CARMELLA DeGIDEO Music Festival (1, 2, 3) JENNIE MARIE DESIMONE Music Festival (1. 2, 3); Glee Club (1, 2) EVELYN MAE DOUGLAS MUsic Festival (1) CYNTHIA ELIZABETH GIBBS Music Festival (2, 3) ETHEL RACHEL GRIFFITHS Music Festival (1); Glee Club (3) “June Mad” (4) ELEANOR GRACE GUNNING Biue and Gold Staff (3, 4); Band (2, 3) Corresponding Secretary of Class (2, 3, 4) National Honor Society (3, 4) Orchestra (3) V V V vy vy y v y vy vy vy v vy v vy vy vy yy y y DOROTHEA MILDRED HARVEY Music Festival (1, 2); Glee Club (1) National Honor Society (3, 4) Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4); Cheerleader (3, 4) “Ryerson Mystery” (4); “June Mad” (4) “Speed” (1) RUTH ANNE HIPPLE National Honor Society (4) Blue and Gold Staff (3) Basketball Manager (4); “Ryerson Mystery” (4) “The Ghost Flies South” (2) VIRGINIA ELIZABETH HOUCK Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4); Glee Club (2) KATHRYN MARIE HAUSHALTER Blue and Gold Staff (3) RUTH MARIE JOHNSON Music Festival (2. 3) ANNA EDNA KASOPSKY Music Festival (1, 2, 3, 4); Glee Club (1, 2) HEDWIG CECELIA KATEUSZ Music Festival (1, 2) BERTHA MARY KLENCEWICZ Glee Club (1) GERTRUDE HELEN KOVAL Music Festival (1, 2. 3); Glee Club (1, 2, 3) HAZEL BESSIE KRIEBEL Music Festival (1); Glee Club (1, 2, 3) National Honor Society (4) LILLIE MAE LEBOLD Music Festival (1, 2, 3); Glee Club (1, 2, 3) CATHERINE RITA LOCONSOLE Music Festival (1, 2, 3) yy yy yy yy y y vy y y yy v v w yy v y y v yy y HELEN ANNE MACIAG National Honor Society (4) Blue and Gold Staff (3. 4) Music Festival (1, 2) ; Orchestra (1. 2, 3, 4) FRANCES ANN MAYKUT Music Festival (1, 2) MARILYN MARGARET MILLER National Honor Society (3. 4); Glee Club (1) Blue and Gold Staff (3. 4); Music Festival (1,2) Band (3); “Apron String Revolt” (3) “The Ghost Flies South” (2); “June Mad” (4) Recording Secretary of Class (2, 3, 4) NORMA ELIZABETH O’NEIL Blue and Gold Staff (3. 4): Glee Club (2) Music Festival (1, 2) HELEN THERESA OPELSKI National Honor Society (4) Blue and Geld Staff (3, 4) NAOMI DOROTHY PAPIERNIK National Honor Society (4): Glee Club (3) Blue and Gold Staff (3. 4) Music Festival (3, 4) MARY TAYLOR PEACOCK Music Festival (4); “June Mad” (4) JANE HAZEL PEARSON Mustic Festival (1): Glee Club (1, 2) Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4) RITA ANN PIERMANI Music Festival (1, 2. 3); Glee Club (1, 2) Band (3, 4) VERA FAITH PILECKI Basketball (2, 3, 4) ; Music Festival (1, 2) Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4); Glee Club (2, 3) VV V7 y y vV y 7 7 v V 7 V v7 7 V7 L 7 V V7 V V V y v y y v y v y v v v y y y y y ANNA MARIE TRAUB Music Festival (1, 2. 3. 4); Glee Club (1, 2. 3) RITA MARTE GRACE VAN HARPER Basketball (2): “June Mad” (4) MUsic Festival (3, 4) ELEANOR LOUISE VERCOE Music Festival (1): Glee Club (1) National Honor Society (4) JANE WARBURTON Basketball (2. 3. 4): Music Festival (1) Blue and Gold Staff (3, 4) VALERIA JOSEPHINE ZOLTOWSKI Music Festival (2) 7 W V V V w V y v Y y v Y CLASS HISTORV ELEANOR GUNNING As the sun rises over the eastern horizon, a new day is bom. The day lives while the sun Journeys across the sky, and passes a-way as it slowly sinks into the west. Our school life was like such a day. As Freshmen we were shy and bashful as any ninth grade class would be. High school was so new and different. Many mistakes were made, much to the amusement of the upper classmen. There was almost always a Freshmen “jamming up” traffic in the halls because he couldn’t find his next class room. But as we gradually gained confidence in ourselves and our new surroundings we offered our support to school activities. As the day grew brighter we advanced further in school life. We were Sophomores now and were given more consideration. We were allowed to take part in more activities. It was during this term that we elected our first class officers. They were as follows: President ______________________ Vice President _________________ Treasurer_________________________________ Recording Secretary_____ Corresponding Secretary ____Kenneth Freas ____ Bernard Jacobs _______ Wayne Shaw -----Marilyn Miller ... Eleanor Gunning Miss Crossmore and Mrs. Nichols were our class advisors. The noon of our day came as we reached our Junior year. At last we were upper classmen and were privileged to wear a class ring for the first time. How important we felt! ■llm'.i. apgaan vscmmmmmmmmmm ■■■MU Under the leadership of our new president, Arnold Perloff, we continued to add to our class fund for our Senior trip. Then came our Senior year, the most eventful cf all. In the third annual election. Gerald Speaker was made president. In October there was a Hallowe’en Dance given by our class for the student body. Then there were the Monday afternoon dances in the gymnasium. For a while a dark cloud made our day glcorny. That cloud threatened to deprive us of our trip to the Capitol because of insufficient funds. But the day soon brightened again, for early in March our Senior play, “June Mad,” a hilarious cemedy of the average modern family and their teen-age daughter, was presented. The proceeds of the play made possible our long-awaited Washington trip. Last, but not least, was the publication of our yearbook, “The Torch.” We shall always remember our yearbook and the fun we had preparing the material for it. Having our pictures taken created a wave of excitement in the class. Incidentally, '“The Torch was the first yearbook to be published by Conshohocken High School for quite a number of years. We are proud to be the class that has brought such a publication back into our school, and we sincerely hope that future classes will carry on with The Torch . Now as the sun sinks slowly into the west, we realize with some sadness that our day is ending. But as this day ends a new day will be b:m tomorrow, and what this new day holds for us, none can foretell. As we face this new day, we shall strive to make it bright with success and happiness. V V 7 vv 7 7 V7 7 V7 V7 V V7 V V7 V7 V7 V V7 Nt After a grand and glorious graduation, I set off in my path cf life which eventually led to the doorstep of “The Dr. Bronson” of comic strip fame. I stepped in and was immediately persuaded for the benefit of science, and incidently, for my pocketbook, to become a human guinea pig. After making out My Last Will and Testament, I climbed on the “Time Machine” platform and with one blinding flash disappeared into the future. When I awoke, it was to find myself in a strange city, with thousands of hurrying pedestrians bustling along crowded streets. Almost immediately, I was knocked over by a tall, blond, competent-looking young man. whom, after I had regained my equilibrium I recognized as none ether than Gerald Speaker. Gerald told me that it was in the year 1950, and that I was in the city of Conslrhocken which had a population of 75,000. He also informed me that Holland Earle, while swimming in the Schuykill one day, had come up with a meuthful of gold, thus making the town famous overnight. Gerald, I learned later, was one of its most successful businessmen. Continuing on my way, I came upen a small colonial store with the sign, “Alfonse and Andry, Interior Decorators.” I entered and met Mildred Adams on her way out. Mildred informed me that her name was no longer “Adams” and that she had Just employed our two decorators to do over her new home. She told me that Marie Buckley and Ruth Johnson were married too, the latter being the first one of ’40 wed. Jo and Eva were doing a good business with Robert McCauley, Jack-cf-all-trades, as assistant. Eager to talk over pleasant memories, Jo, Eva and I went out to lunch. V V V7 V7 V V 7 V7 V 7 7 V7 7 V 7 V 7 V 7 t 7 r r T7 r 7 777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777771 They took me tc the elite “Peacock s Tea Gardens, where we were greeted by Mary herself. For old time’s sake, she treated us to a free meal, which even included a floor show. Was I surprised to see billed as the WORLD’S RIPPLING RUGCUTTERS, none other than Fulvio Andry and Merrill Gray, with Marie Dachino as their accompanist and director! Talking to the boys after their breath-taking performance, they told me that Hugo’s had given them their start in Jitterbugging. They also told me that Hugo’s had turned into a well-known night spot with Florence Andraka as blues singer and Evelyn Douglas as hostess. We left the Tea Gardens, the girls going back to their shop, while I ambled up main street which was still known as Fayette Street. The Cmshohocken Cubs and Norristown Nobs were having a double-header. Of course, the Cubs were greatly favored and had no trouble quelling their opponent. The game took on added attraction when I recognized Louis Jacobs as pitcher and Sam Horn as catcher for the Cubs. With two such players what could the team do but win? I stayed after the game to get the boys autographs and also some news about the rest of the class. They told me that John Clark was now the owner of CLARK’S DAIRIES, and was revolutionizing the milk business with the slogan, TRY THE MILKY WAY TO HAPPINESS. Jennie Desimone and Catherine Loconsole had made the “Windmill” at Eleventh and Fayette into a hot dog stand, killing two birds with one stone—making money and watching the professionals play. On my way out cf the field I met Joseph Stemporaskv and Stanley Stuczynski, the Cubs’ managers. They were also managing Walter McLean, World’s Leight-weight Champion, whom they hoped some day to bring up against Joe Buniak, the World’s Heavy-weight Champion. X 777 7777777T77777777777777777T77777T7777:7J7J7777777 77IZZ7777ZZZ7. Joe and Stuc also told me that Mickey Pilcicki had worked his way up to be manager of Grant’s store in Conshohocken and tfikt William Culp had done the same thing in Woolworth’s. I could easily imagine how hearts fluttered as they made their daily tours of inspection. After the afternoon at the ball game, my hair looked a sad sight, so I decided to try one of the home town’s beauty salons. I took the first bus coming along, which turned out to be a sightseeing bus with the Ladies’ Man Anthony DeMedio himself, as chief driver and guide. He tcld me the most exclusive shop in town was owmed and operated by Eleanor Gunning and Anna Coshin. In a few minutes he pointed tc their striking sign “Do You Want to Look Beautiful? and I hopped hopefully out cf the bus. I was greeted at the reception desk by Edmund Hylinski who was advertising and business manager for the girls. He took one look at me and bocked me for a complete treatment. He then called his assistant, Vincent DiYenno, to usher me around. Vincent seemed to enjoy his duty of telling women what to do and what not to do. Then I met Elcancr and Anna, both stunning in original coiffures. They took me in hand and while working on me, told me some more news of my old classmates. Sarah Cipollini was working for them, modeling hair styles. Her beautiful hair was more attractive than ever. Kay Haushalter and Irene Olszta were nationally known professional models. Jane Warburton was working in the shop as Private secretary. Hedwig Kateusz, one of the employees, was gaining a coast-to-ocast reputation for her vivid and original combinations in nail polish. Next I was taken to the well-known skin specialist, Antionne. Imagine my surprise to see r. Anthony Giandonato as this famous personage. He was making thousands each week on his formula for mud packs, which formula he had discovered one day by accident while making mud pies! Anthony told me Charles Herron, after working his way up from the bottom, was now distributing manager of one of Philadelphia’s largest newspapers. James Morgan was working on the same newspaper as advertising manager. He got his start by selling ads for the Senior Class program back in 1940. With a few minutes to wait, I picked up the evening paper glancing at the comic strip first, of course. In the center of the page was a new column entitled “Girl Detective,” but what caught my eyes were the names Alberta Betz and Mary Misciagna. Anthony told me that they were partners, Alberta doing the drawing and Mary supplying the words. On the front page was a scoop of a big fire, and on the by-line was the name Genevieve Drozd. That meant that Jean had achieved her aim to be a reporter. At last my treatment was finished and I went out a new woman. Just then, a green truck came speeding down the street. I knew as soon ar I heard “Hiya Annie” that the driver was Norman Greene. He was now his father’s partner in the trucking business. I was hungry by now so I went to the “Little Ritz” for my dinner. The first person to greet me was the charming hostess, Virginia Houck. She had taken this job because she wanted tc be sure “to get her man!” I looked around and in the orchestra pit was at least one, Charles Smith, fiddling furiously as usual. Ginny told me that Betty O’Neil and Mary Lou Robinson were both foreign reporters, Mary Leu having employed Jennie Licwinko A as her secretary to help answer all her letters from the men she met on her travels. The last Ginny had heard from Betty she had been on her way to the Congo in order to cover some tribal news there. Betty was accompanied by her old friend. Lillie Lebold. who was now a registered nurse. ■ Ginny suggested a little shopping tour and then taking in a movie, so after dinner we both set out. We entered Pick and Pick, and were immediately surrounded by a swarm of children in whose midst was Edith Cardamons. She was taking her kindergarten out for a study of nature and had stepped in to buy them each a lolly-pop. She told me that Josephine Bello was acting as athletic director in the local high school, and turning out ace teams. Just then the floor walker hurried up to us to learn the cause of the confusion. And who should it be but Frank D’Angelo! That he would ever hurry seemed impossible but Edith whispered to me that his wife was the driving force behind his energy. He ushered us through the store and up to Anna Kasopsky. sales manager of “Pick and Pick. Her assistant was Marian Davis. Evidently, Anna’s course in salesmanship had done some good. Marian told me that Cynthia Gibbs was now her mother’s partner in the cleaning and dyeing business. Benjamin Bailey was working for the store as head truck driver. r. Well, it was time to get to the movies if we intended to see the main picture. Imagine my surprise and pleasure to see billed in the feature picture, DOROTHEA HARVEY AND WAYNE SHAW. ON THE SCREEN AND OFF THE SCREEN SWEETHEARTS. Their romance hadn’t changed one bit since they had left school. In the lobby we met Helen Opelski who was taking in the show A ■ ■ with her boss! She told me that Ethel Betton was working court reporter in one of the U. S. District Courts. as We certainly enjoyed that evening. Besides the main picture, Ernestine Alvarez was featured in a short as “Tinkling Teenie,” and was setting the movie world aflame with her beautiful Spanish dancing. Scheduled for the coming attractions were Ellen McDade who had gained fame through her rolling skating skill, and James McGuigan who was another Robert Montgomery. I learned later that Jimmy had married a well-known movie actress and Ellen had married, too. ✓ On the way back, we stopped at a drug store to get something to eat. Ginny insisted that I try the “Soapy Soda.” which had made Kenneth Kilpatrick, our cld soda-jerker, famous. He now had all the sodas and cars he could use. By that time I was rather tired, so we went right home to the hotel, and there I climbed into bed. I turned on the radio and heard America’s No. 1 radio program. I might have known who the comedians would be. Bernard Jacobs and Gertrude Koval had teamed together under the names Benny Jack and Gertie Allen. How they made me think of my high school days when we enjoyed Jack Benny and Grade Allen so much! Finally, I dropepd off to sleep, only to dream that I was flying around the world in a plane driven by Smilin’ Pete DePallo, and hostessed by Flora Dann. We were flying over the Alps, the ceiling was zero, when suddenly the plane caught fire. The next thing I knew we were spinning through space and then—crash! I was back into the present, amply rewarded for my glimpse into the future. UJho’s Who In The Class of 1940 WILLIAM BATE Tallest Boy --------------------------------------- Arnold Perloff Class Parmer ______ _____ __________ _ James Morgan Most Bashful Boy _________________________________ John Dobbin Most Popular Girl ____________________________ Josephine Rupton Girl Jitterbug------------------------------------- Pauline Santcni Ladies' Man---------------------------------------Anthony DeMedio Boy Jitterbug ------------------------------- Fulvio Andrey Most Subtle Girl ________________________________________ Ada Silk Our Benny Goodman ____________________________________ John Cairns Tuffy ---------------------------------------------- Peter DePallo Most Vivacious ________________________________ Rita Van Harper No. 1 Lover ___________________________________ Lawrence Freas Neatest Writer Valeria Zoltcwski No. 2 Lover _________________________________ Anna Traub Most Ambitious Girl -------------------------------Polly Vinson The Deportment Room Boy________________________Vincent DiYenno Most Agreeable Girl ____________________________ Eleanor Vercoe Sl:w Motion Caroline Streeper Most Accomodating ____________ ________________ Jane Warburton Glamour Girl ______________________________________ Anna Pupek The Merit Badge Kid ______________________________ Albert DeWalt The Golf Pro _______________________________________ George Czop Prettiest Hair_______________________________________________Eulia Salvia Thinnest Girl ______________________________ Mary Lou Robinson Class Actor _______________________________________ Otto Deising Class Chauffeur ----------------- . Kenneth Kilpatrick Most Studious _______________________________ Herbert Risley Class Historian________________________________ Eleanor Gunning Most Refined ___________________________________ Virginia Houck Our Handy Man ________________________________ Stanley Kniezewski Most Conceited ___________________________________ Earl Sheppard Class Strong Man ______________________________ Frederick Oppelt Little Girl Who Wasn’t There________«__________ Betty Dodsworth Girl Artist --------------------------------------- Alberta Betz Little Man Who Wasn’t There _______ Merrill Gray Boy Artist --------------------------------------- Arthur Kurylek Our Marksman _____________________________________ Walter McLean V V V V V7 V7 V7 7 7 V V V V V V7 V7 V V V7 w Class Model_________________________________________ Vera Pilecki Most Handsome Boy _________________________________ Wayne Shaw Prettiest Girl ________________________________Dorothea Harvey All Around Worker _____________________________ Gerald Speaker Greta Garbo II______________________________ Kathryn Haushalter Most Immaculate Boy____________________________Joseph DePallo Most Polite Boy________________________________James McGuigan Class Accordian Player Walderman Uba Meekest Girl ______________________________ Genevieve Drozd Best Natured Person _____________________________ Bessie Kriebel Class Hunter __________________________________ John Dunacusky First Voter_____________________________________Benjamin Bailey Class Engineer ___________________________________ Frank Wilder C. 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Band _________________________________ Rita Piermani Farmerette ____________________________________ Frances Maykut Barney Oldfield II _____________________________ Leonard Blake Our Sisters_________________________ Bessie and Edith Cardmone Chubbiest______________________________________ Anna Kasrpsky Class Swimmer______________________________________________Horance Dutill Newsboy _______________________________________ Charles Herron Woman Chase ______________________________ Mencislaus Pilcicki Scandal Spreader ________________________________ Lillie Lebold Fairest __________________________________________ Irene Olszta Most Reserved _________________________________ Marie Dachino Most Childish _____________________________ Edward Kucharewicz Class Poet ______________________________Bertha Klencewicz Best Boy Athlete _________________________________ Louis Jacobs Class Prophet_____________________________________ Ruth Hippie Best Girl Athlete______________________________ Josephine Bello Class Rcmeo _______________________________________ John Clark V 7 V V V 7 7 V V V 7 w y V7 v vy v v vy V V V V V7 7 V7 V V V7 ¥ V V ¥ V ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Most Relaxed --------------------------------------- Holland Earle The Giggler ___________________________________________ Lucy Durn Most Nervous Girl ____________________________ Jennie Licwinko Most Jolly ---------------------------------------- Helen Opelski Biggest Appetite __________________________________ William Fozard Daddy’s Helper ------------------------------------ Norman Greene Class Skater __________________________________________________ Cora Mellor Best Girl Driver __________________________________ Jane Pearson Most Sociable -------------------------------------- Kathryn Smith Our Shoe Shine Boy_________________________________ Prank D’Angelo Pianist___________________________________________ Ellen McDade Quietest Boy _________________________________ Anthony Giandonato Tallest Girl_________________________________________Betty O'Neil Class Orator ________________________________________ Robert Katz Local Indian -------------------------------------- Samuel Horn Shortest Girl _____________________________________ Ethel Griffiths Class Invalid --------------------------------------- John King Best Musician ____________________________________ James Misciagna Class Blusher ______________________________________ Mary Peacock Class Secretary ___________________________________ Mary Misciagna Boisterous __________________________________________Frank Nardi Most Religious Girl____________________________________________Naomi Papiemik Class Soprano ___________________________________ Florence Andraka Quietest Girl______________________________________ Anna Coshin 9:02 Scholar _________________________________________ Flora Dann Class Tailoress Cynthia Gibbs Most Unconcerned Person __________________________Jennie Desimone Asst. Athletic Manager________________________________________Joseph Stemporosky Least Known Girl __________________________________ Lillian Blake Most Timid Girl______________________________________ Eva Andry Nicest Personality __________________________________ Jean Beaver Class Red Head ___________________________ - Raymond Alexander Most Willing Worker _______________________________ Sarah Cipollini Most Disgusted ____________________________________ William Culp Our N. Y. A. Worker _______________________________ Ethel Betton Cigar Smoker______________________________________ Edmund Hylinski Girl Who Came Back _____________________________ Wislava Baczewski Class Stenographer _______________________________ Helen Kunaszuk Noisiest Girl __________________________________ Josephine Alfonse Stage Manager_________________________________________________Robert McCauley ¥ vv ¥ vt V V ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ V ¥ ¥ ¥ vV V ¥ ¥ V ¥ Class Chemist _________________________________ Ernestine Alvarez Movie Fan ___________________________________ Aloysius Wisienski Class Trumpeter _________________________________ Charles Smith Neatest Girl_____________________________________Anna DeGideo Our Cartoonist______________________________________________ Reid Todd Gum Fiend___________________________________ Chester Orczekowski Loudest Boy________________________________________________Joseph Grzywacz Most Tempermental___________________________________Marian Davis Graduating Bride ___________________________________________ Ruth Johnson Most Eligible Bachelor___________________________ Ronald Rockett Consecration Words: Earl Sheppard Music: Naomi PapiemiW Now is the time for parting. We must bid thee adieu; Those happy bonds must be broken. That so recently we knew. E’en though we leave forever, Oft will we sing them o’er. The mem’ries we hold In our minds and hearts, Alma Mater, forevermore. Dear C. H. S.. dear C. H. S., It is for you we sing, Dear C. H. S., dear C. H. S., For you our voices ring. BERNARD JACOBS We, the Class of 1940 of the Borough of Conshohocken, County of Montgomery, and State of Pennsylvania, being, in minority, of legal age. and. in majority of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling any Will and all Wills made by us hereto-before: Item I. Unto our Faculty we do bequeath all our knowledge, pertaining to boys and girls so that it may use this same said knowledge in the securing and maintenance cf peace and quiet in our own Conshohocken High School. Miscellaneous Items: Raymond Alexander’s ease of changing color we bequeath to Clifton Campbell. With a little control Clifton may become a walking camouflage. Eleanor Vercoe’s agreeable nature we will to Jean Quigg. The slendei forms of Lucy Durn and Jane Pearson we leave to Sarah Jane Quigg and Jane Shade, in this respective order. Jchn Cairn’s knack for writing humorous essays we bequeath to Frank Marcucci. To Aleta Johnson we will Frank Nardi’s singing ability. Horace Dutill's modest and quiet ways we bequeath to Marie Nardi. This will be an asset to Marie since she is growing older day by day. Lillian Blake wills her typing ability to Anna Barnocki. V V V V V v V V V V V Valeria Zoltolski’s pitch of voice we bequeath to Jean Wells. This will help neutralize “things,’' since Jean is a soprano and Valeria’s voice inclines toward the alto group. To Sarah Grennor we leave Bessie Cardamone’s “easy to get along with” nature. Joseph Grzywacz’s tallness we bequeath to Loyola Brower. Now Loyola needn’t bother to carry a ladder with her for emergencies. Robert Katz’s diplomatic ways we will to William Wurster and Joseph D’Allesandro. Robert seems to get along so well, we figure he has enough to leave to two people. Edmond Kucharewicz’s determination (and he does have this quality) we bequeath to James Dougherty. James Misciagna’s love of music we bequeath to Russell Shade. To Sam Januzelli and Joseph Kushla we will Arthur Kurylek’s pitching ability. The ability oI John Dobbin to write poetry we will to Charles Smith. Don’t worry, Charlie, if you’ve never before written a poem, John’s ability will carry you through. Josephine Rupton’s athletic ability we bequeath to Jean Kury- lek. ■ ? ' V7 V7 7 V V7 V V V V 7 7 V7 7 Bessie Kriebel’s jovial nature we bequeath to Polly Borland. The Juniors now have their own “Jolly Polly.” A1 Wisienski’s gentlemanly ways we bequeath to Andrew Lan-utti. From now on we should address Andrew as ‘‘Mr. Lanutti.” As her share, Jean Deisinger shall receive the cheer leading talents of Jean Beaver. Otto Deising wills his ability as a treasurer to Richard Rid-ington. May he be as good a treasurer as was Otto! To Warren Fisher we will Leonard Blake’s driving ability; Warren wants to be a race driver—he has a necessary quality, nerve! Polly Vinson’s willingness to work and “help out” we bequeath to Mary Brunt William Bate’s baseball ability, we bequeath to his brother, Richard. This is in order to keep things in the family. Wislava Bacewski’s laugh we bequeath to the giggling Mary Powers. Now you can graduate that giggle into a laugh, Mary. George Czop’s ability as a golfer we bequeath to Billy Bythe- way. Anna Traub’s absence excuses we will to the present Junior absentees. To Gerald Pascale we bequeath William Fozard’s ever-present sense of humor. And, as in all classes, we have cur pugilistically inclined scholar. Henry Hill. Henry’s boxing ability we will to Lloyd Peters. V7 V V7 V 7 V 7 7 V 7 V7 7 V7 7 V V V7 7 V 7 .....■■ Frances Maykut’s love for the outdoors we bequeath to Earl McFarland. Bertha Klencewicz wills her poetic ability to Martha Thornton. Albert DeWalt’s ability to rate high scholastically we bequeath to Jack O’Neil and James Koch. Perhaps these boys will need it. Betty Dodsworth’s carefree manner we leave to Marie Stral-kowski. To Marjorie Montross and Kathryn Erb we will Naomi Papier nik’s efficiency. Lawrence Freas wills his talents as a ‘‘guitar Swinger’ to Richard Gum. Richard doesn’t play now, but, he may some day. The dancing ability of Rita Piermani is left to Raymond Sir chio. Vera Pilecki—we leave her to Charles Butera; need we leave her, I wonder? John King’s tactful ways with the opposite sex we bequeath to Robert Ridington. With their combined talents, Robert should become quite a “ladies’ man.” Cora Mellor’s incessant chatter we leave to Viola Minnick and Violet Ellam. Between these two girls, the edition of a social paper should be only a matter of time. To Anna Manzi we bequeath Helen Maciag’s ability to keep herself in doubt. Hebert Risley’s habit of always having his work done promptly and accurately we bequeath to Paul Opelski. m v v V V V V V V w To William Welsh we bequeath Joe DePallo’s ideas concerning politics. Maybe Bill will now be able to foretell the outcome of the next presidential election. Walderman Uba—who has displayed so little of it—wills his athletic ability to Adam Zajac. If Adam doesn’t want this, he may secure as his share Walderman's ability as an accordianist. From now on we shall “give it out in bunches,” partly because these following items contain characteristics worth having and, also, because no new ideas wish to present themselves. So as has been said, we are going to “give it out in bunches.” To all those Junior boys not mentioned elsewhere in this Will, we leave Stanley Kniezewski’s trait of being helpful. It looks as if they are going to be a lot of “handy Andys in the 1941 Class. Helen Kunaszuk, Ada Silk. Caroline Streeper, and Eulia Salvia— these four girls will their love of peace and quiet to the noisiest group of girls in the Junior Class. To all those Junior girls not mentioned elsewhere in this will and who have obtained an undesirable height, w e will Ethel Griffith’s shortness. soBsamnanBaK V V V V V V V V V Arnold Perloff’s drum major tactics we bequeath to Betty Co-bum. Betty's quite an artist already but Arnold's ability will make her even more so. Earl Sheppard’s acting ability we will to Edward Sztubinski. The Juniors now have a promising actor for their leading man next year. Stanley Heleniak shall receive as his share Pauline San ton!’s ability to get high marks. And now, from one redhead to another—we leave Rita Van-Harper’s hair to Ruth Davis. Chester Orzekowski’s trait of chewing gum we leave to high school waste baskets. We don’t want anyone else to acquire this habit. Marilyn Miller’s pleasant smile we bequeath to Russel Carda-mone. Kathryn Smith, one of our most nearly married girls, wills her knitting ability to Olive VanDyke. Fritz Oppelt’s physical structure we bequeath to Clifton Woodward. Maybe Clifton will become another “Joe Atlas.” To John Patrick McMullen we bequeath Merritt Peters’ perfect attendance record. This should help to raise John’s percentage. To Henry Lewandowski we bequeath Ronald Rockett’s quiet and reserved nature. You may guess why if you wish. V V7 y y v7 v v 7 7 V 7 V] 7 7 vt 7 ¥ vt V V The Royal Moo’’—that group of dignified, refined, reputable, and sincere Senior boys—that group of Senior boys which has labored incessantly, cftimes at the sacrifice of health, to make this school a more interesting place in which to live—that group of boys which has been responsible, directly and indirectly, for the creation and social standing of the Royal Moo”— 7 V V w V7 7 V V7 V7 V 7 7 V V7 V V7 7 V7 V7 7 That group does hereby and now, will all its interests, real, personal, and particular, unto some group of Junior boys, as yet unknown, in the hope that said unknown boys will have the courage, initiative, and will power to create a similar organization which will aid them, even as the Royal Moo” has aided us to stand the stress and strain of the work and worry, Incident to the life of Senior boys. And to all those not concerned with this Will in any other way, we bequeath Ruth Hippie’s literary ability. Literary ability will always come in handy. Last of all—all of us Seniors do hereby bequeath unto all you Juniors our positicns as Head men” around this Institution of education, and with this we also leave to you our ringside seats in the C. H. S. auditorium. We, the Class of 1940, appoint Mr. Somebody as the sole executor of this our Last Will and Testament, signed at the High School, this first day of April, A. D. 1940, in the presence of: Archimedes Supreme R. U. Ready They Didit Isaw Them V V 7 V V V V7 7 7 7 7 V7 V 7 V7 V7 V 7 V7 7 ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------■ ................................ ...................... .' 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