David B Oliver High School - Omicron Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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K 0 4 -V I ' , + s 0 ' . x , s . 5 x X ' A C W I , 5 K,,,,,5 V .., 0 XU 9 - -'5 l-lsnzik H .x. IR IIS THE OMICRON I I I THE L S OF FEBRUARY, 1940 X 1 X DAv D B. OLIVER HIGH Scuool. gy QQHI HEQQ . !i '1 l 4' SAILOS ' A w 1 I 5 wx W WW P F 5 X TO M OTUQDL HNDX CHTHCDL Wag your f'?1'iTIW'in Us has been our guide! Your praise Our f1eSllg!oal.,your5m'iIem1i'm, feeause in Table you were aT ourgde, ,ind TEQQIWT us rj9'lwT wagg'reaTer ir Than lgme, jeeause yoyfr Fnsp91161Xlwel ped us hwifoggfw, were dedieanw This, our Eol4,To you! The class of February 1940 will always ine grateful to Dr. F. Bailey for making our scliool rlays at Oliver ltappy. MISS MARY McARDLE Vice Principal CLASS OF FEBRUARY, l940 DR. J. F. BAILEY Principal For lter meticulous care of tile details upon wliicli our graduation clepencleal, tile class of February 1940 owe an overwhelming debt of tltanlzs to Miss lVIcArclle. Page Five TI-IE OMICRON MISS IDA G. CRAMER MISS BERTHA VAUGHN Page Six MISS EDITH REILLY MR. J. C. STUCHE CLASS OF FEBRUARY. I940 F A C U L T Y PRINCIPAL --ff f ' J. F. BAILEY VICE PRINCIPAL f f 1 1 f f MARY McARDLE DIRECTOR OF ACTIVITIES f f f f ELIZABETH GANNON GIRLS' ADVISOR f f - f NANCY STORMONT SNIVELY VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR f f ' - E. ELINOR SMITH CUSTODIAN -f-f f A. H. GREGG ENGLISH ALICE E. CHAPIN IDA G. CRAMER HAROLD K. HESS MARGARET KISKADDEN FRANK A. LUTZ ELIZABETH MILLER HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY ESTHER H. BEISWANGER MIRIAM COLVIN GENEVIEVE CUSHWA HELEN R. FALKENSTEIN MARION H. LING MARTHA A, PROVEN MARY E, MCANLIS 5-4.9.7 STH-Qa,...z.,g MYRTLE MCCREADY KATHRYN MCLAUGHLIN ART LORENA ROGERS GERALDINE SCOTT JESSIE M. SCOTT LOTTIE C. SCOTT MARY H. SEYBERT MARY B. SHAW GERTRUDE M. HAYES GENEVIEVE D. JEFFORDS EDITH REILLY ELLA M. SCHILLING SPECIAL CLASS J. M. MCLAUGHLIN, JR MUSIC ETHEL DISAY ARTHUR GOETZ MARIE KLEYLE MARGARET PFROMM THOMAS PHYSICAL EDUCATION ROBERT D. BELL WAYNE CHRISTIAN ALMA A. FENSKE HAROLD A. FISCHER? 4 ,If HELEN c. SOHN LANGU G24 X BESS A. HANKEY JULIA VAN KIRK AIMABAKER-Gwen HELEN L. McNAUGHER NELLIE L. FLANAGAN-S II RAYMOND W PETERS SCIENCE . pm MILDRED I. SNODGRASS CORNELIA ECKE HOWARD GREGG FRANK W. MURPHY G. A. SCHNABEL RENO F. SEYBERT WALTER S. SHIVELY EMILY M. THOMSON T. P. WEBSTER MICHAEL ZUKOVICH SOCIAL STUDIES MORRIS R. BECK ANNE E. CANNON PAUL M. DREIBELBIS FLORENCE A. DUTNEY HELEN FRAZIER IDA M. C. GEALEY OSCAR I. HARTER LUCILE FRUIT KASTHNER MARY M. KRAUS HAMILTON S. LYON RUTH LYONS NORALIE STICKLE J. C. TALLANT JAMES E. TOMB BERTHA E. VAUGHN HARRIET E. KELLY-Latun PAULINE KIRWAN-French MATHEMATICS ROSEMARY GEARY ROBERT K. HALL NELLIE E. HUDSON CATHERINE A. V. LYONS EARL M. McWILLlAMS CLERKS CAROLINE G. FINK LILLIAN E. GLOVER NETTIE HALLBERG FRANCES STEPHAN MARY ANNE PORTER INDUSTRIAL TRAINING NAN W. RENIERS JAMES R. BERRY J. Q- STUQHEL L. W. CORBIN HOWARD TRUSSELL C- B- DUFF s. ELIZABETH WALKER W- B- FARREI-L P. B. KIRSOPP WALLACE MacMASTER COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS ' J. W. ZIMMER H. s. BAUMGARTEN ALMA B. BOSMYER MAUD CLAYTON SWIMMING MATRON MARTHA DAVIDSON BESSIE MCKAY s. c. DIvER MARY CATHERINE DONNELLY LIBRARIANS L. L. HAMMOND RAY E. HEILMAN ELIZABETH ANN HILL MARY M. JAMIESON RHUAMA VINCENT Page Seven THE OMICRON Page Eight r OMICRON STAFF f- iff,-1' ifjfufvenf Kb '7f4 f'fff'V 4 CLASS or FEBRUARY, 1940 q P, 4, L . Pa . i ' 7 MTIII l D N WANDA FISCHER f l 1 ' oMlcRoN STAFF 1 I EDITOR-INfCHIEF oem myoo MA ER A Wziiida Fischer A Ham' jon . , l EDITORS y i jane Price james O'Ncill ' , Rita Brinner Olga Mill r I . , August janke jean O'N d yl J Arthur Bordt Hriwa r CLUBS COMMITTEE . 'f ' 5 Jeanne Briggs, Chairman j I Herbert Ittel Thomas Brow Joanne Bittner William udolph tb ADVERTISING COMMITTEE Fred Plank, Chairman Carl Bauer joseph Himmelstein Paul Chuchic Gisella Linder Roland Benevent Elizabeth Euwer Jack Campbell john Baltzer PHOTOGRAPHS COMMITTEE James Pollock, Chairman Helen Halliday Emma Kuntz Marie Critchlow Walter Middleton Doris Francis Olive Ahlcrs CIRCULATION COMMITTEE George Shaw, Chairman Thomas Milich Mary Sovyak Alonzo Freebairn Frank Vitelli Ruth Ketterer Mike Lomakin Feben Manco William Armstrong Donald Wittmer Michael Rogan Mimi Taylor TYPE COMMITTEE Marguerite Clark, Chairman Dorothy Lorkovic jean Chilcott ART COMMITTEE Rose Marie Stenger joseph Herzik Melvin Anderson Cover Design by Melvin Anderson Harriet Vesley Elizabeth Aiken Harriet Vesley Charles Kretschmaier Colors: Blue and Silver Page Nine N U rf ' ' ,il if EOQON CLASS OFFICERS will IWW President f f Vx7iIIiam Rudolph Vice President f Alonzo Freebairn Secretary f Marguerite Clark Treasurer f James Gloss Reporter f f Joseph Himmelstein Social Chairman f Joanne Bittner WILLIAM RUDOLPH SOCIAL COMMITTEE Joanne Bittner, Chairman Gisella Linder Alonzo Freebairn Lois McKay Donald Wittmer ROOM PRESIDENTS Joseph Himmelstein-Room 251 Jeanne Briggs-Room 148 Rose Marie Stenger-Room 244 Thomas Milich-Room 248 FLOWER COMMITTEE Gladys Roy Rita Brinner Jeanne Madden Anna Puakiz Page Ten CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I940 Honor Roll WILLIAM MARSHALL ARMSTRONG JOHN EDWARD BALTZER ROLAND C. BENEVENT JUNE ROSE BICKEL JOANNE BITTN ER ARTHUR CLARENCE BORDT JEANNE ELIZABETH BRIGGS L. RUTH BUCH AMY MARIE CHARLES MARGUERITE MARION CLARK WANDA FISCHER DORIS GRACE FRANCIS REGINA HERSTICH JOSEPH B. KERSTUKOS GISELLA MARIE LINDER JOSEPH FRANK HERZIK . EMMA RUTH JOHNSON HARRY VINCENT JONES DOROTHY ANN LORKOVIC LOIS MARTHA MANSFIELD JAMES EUGENE O'NIELL FREDERICK HARRY PLANK JAMES WILSON POLLOCK ANNA PUAKIZ PAUL J. SCHMITZER OLGA SENN HELEN SEPTAK GERALD DAVE SIMON MARY SOVYAK CARL ELMER STAHL HARRIET A. VESELY Page Eleven HER Muhiniwgx Jenemms 1123215 sis 2- RKOVW '40 JEANNE QRIGGS 1lJJ.LJ,GJ 51-JJJ-JI W ve Hmmm Ove MLGON To A Smz WERE AIM-ING Ar Tun JEKJJE? iii? 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' b fjfgf Jiijii ,QJ1f5JJJg',fJJ!qffl' J Ano Tawau Tms KRT-me As We SM, HAS Uffoueur ns Sum or PAIN JF fi? fE?:JFfi.: J JEL E1JJ1EPfgJg Q lT's Nov 6000- BY ITS on-LY Tms H-.Dusv!we'u Mm H -emu J J J J ' - 9 gf ELL 2 J' 3 Jififfgfigpfiiig J , f 1 C5 yi WV L THE OMICRON r: -,ff i Jjviml lvfj' I ,-f ff Jia' rf l lf, rx' , yy, , Wifi if If ' , ,ji J -Uh I 'J Ja UA! if I ,I I' W f i J . ,' J r vw' if ,sw , I r i f 0 I i 1 A I . if NE . BR i Mo I b: Ho - Nursing. ji Demu ene . . n exp it dr sm ' x ' akin . . . pen sp e tim ea , swi ng, s 1 r . , ' l t a n er i he tt n 1 - eo v Milland, ii Q, fi f i F n ai Q i . . . d l l t y he' t Ib ' , b air 0 ty ay 'i ay. Better a e - o o . . ar blue eyes. Ric - , an . . . e isi ora ri s, his or . us row ', p sing person . . . w s t OLIVE MAE AHLERS Vice President Home Room II: Secretary Home Room ll: Home Room Reporter IZ: Orpheus Club IZ: Oliver Choir II, IZ: Travel Club IZ. Ollie . . . John Morrow . . . secretary . . . in heaven while dancing and taking a walk around the block . . . Don't put oti until tomorrow what you can do to-day . . . cr-a-zy about Fibber McGee, Hedy Lamarr, and Hygiene with Miss Hankey . . . con- ceited people and apple pie are her dislikes . . . he is 5' II . . . pals with JB. and ES .... has dimples, ELIZABETH E. AIKEN Motor Club Il: Co-Ed College Club I0, II: Etiquette Club IZ: Business Guild IZ: Secretary Home Room IZ: Omicron Stal? IZ. Sis . . . Manchester . . . private secretary . . . loves playing the piano, sewing, organ music . . . To be happy, be friendly swimming, mushball . . . Myrna Loy, Spencer . . . hates mushrooms and being called Liz . . . likes tennis, Tracy. Kay Kyser I . . . will attend Robert Morris . . . tall brunette with sense ot 1 ry! 1 humor may apply . . , president ot Alpha Lambda Omicron. uf' V V Y-1, I rl UW: X I X ff! ' I -mf X ,e-' fr 1 ' ,f MELVIN ANDERSON , , Dip and Qfaw Club: Home Room Vice President. 'A I p74 M A Manchester grad ki. .xt tr 'i Melvin's great ambition zf . . , good artist . . rs n . . .Ji otgll, boxing, and 17 track . . . He w . a g s . . . entertained by X Joe Brown, CI e, and Cab Ciway, H. . likes English, of history . . . particular dislike girls. - ' 'ff . . I A 'I II A ' Motor Club I0: Girls Etiquette Club IZ: Adventurers' Club IZ: RUTH HELEN ANDERSON I I g, ' lj . Sergeant-at-Arms IO: Secretary Home Room II. I' f . I, . f Ruthy . . . quiet miss trom Manchester . . . to be a de- ' , 'ry-,1 Llsigner and visit Paris . . . Live and learn now, love comes later ' fl , ' I . . . movie vote goes for Sonja Henie, Loretta Youn , Richard . , 3 , I , li , ,. Green . . . likes sewing with Miss Cushwa , . . dislikes stocking . 'lu fu' firunners . . . will wait until the right gentleman comes . . . drives , I :I g I a Dodge . . . collects postcards and souvenirs. . 1. I . r V, l WILLIAM MARSHALL ARMSTRONG . If 1 Hi-Y Ill, IZ: Oliver News Staff II, IZ: Boxing I0, Il: Orpheus X , . bf fCIub resident IZ: Reporter of Go-To-College Club IZ. fi I ff f myf' . . . comes trom John Morrow. . . aims to be a mining V y i e r 4. . enjo s concerts and chemistry . track and basket- ', jj ff' ba r . . . or lose, play hard . . . dislikes show-offs . . . ff V Q gir rate ut as no favorite type , . . the day is too short 1 J for ill , . e ot our cross country tans . . . headed for W. and J. I L 'Q it' X i I L11 EMMA Home Nursing IO, II: Etiq II. Em . . . attended Columbus . . . to become a nurse . . . likes dancing, eating, sleeping . . careful . . . sources ot entertainers are Hugh I-Ierbert, Joan Davies and AI Jolson . . . must be tair with brown eyes and a swell dresser . . . seen with R.A. gang . . . excels in culinary art. RUTH MAR?AiRET BACIQIMAN - n,Motor Club' II: Coqill CoIIegei'CIub Iggl Business Service Gjildj I2' lEl'iquette Qluja 'I2. L I Rtithie . . . John M9lrow'l'1'. . collects pictures, souvenirs . , . will see United States' first . .5 . 'Dojit today, then rest CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I940 AYDENT uette Club I2: Judge of Elections . enjoys all sports . . . Be and A.S .... one of the A.B.C. A - tomorrow . . f akatingjsviimming, badminton . . . Hedy Lamarr, if' f y -Kay Kyser anti Robet'Young ,. Z . spinach and homework, not V, A 'wanted .,.'.'nextIstpp! is busi 'ess cqlI'ege , . . dark eyes. curly h ir' ,, I and 5' IO . president og Alpha Lambda Ornicroff en T! with Ismitty. .I of , - I XL -J 1 I t f , VV. if Jr 1 ,, IK newer B bw I Hrs 23,1 NjTr e erg ' -at, rwg'Ger g CI 9 Girl Rnerybgju Gjg1'f'Etiq te Lk! J, X J yy ,jr V V V ivacio s ' i . . ' t. Gabriel . ition ,is Hyisjfl r . . en' dancingfagfimming, dri ng . . . rt e by V i ennvmller aygysebfd Myrna y . .fbel v at - , X D you, 'ant Qjrien e o ,f.I'. ancither oppos f M n o n-' , I ,'-fha ust bjrfafgfisf atldresserjnssjo dajer . . lj igiazygbout-, -eanutipndt p Sgthips. 'l ,' ,X , I jo it xy , 2 . I c 'X C in J' if, r' X X' I ,CU W lx 7. r ,S ii if ii 1, r. ji d f f'i' iv l Q dx it G' ik , I ,O ALICE MAE BAKER Travel Club I2: Business Service Guild I2g Home Room Treasurer II: Home Room Secretary II. Al . . . John Morrow . . . a secretary or a seamstress . . . happy when walking and skating . . . a collector ot snap shots . . . Live and learn . . . entertained by Dick Powell. Bette Davis. Tyrone Power . , . shorthand with Mr. Diver . . . soup and con- ceited people are not encouraged . . . must be tall and attractive . . . seen with M.G. and H.S. . . . member of E.O.T. JOHN EDWARD BALTZER Secretary Go-To-College Club I2g Chemistry Club II: Senior Hi-Y IZ: Oliver-on-Parade: Tennis Team I2: Biology Club I0: Traffic Squad I2. J . . . John Morrow . . . physician . . . hobbies are home- work, and reading . . . basketball, softball, tennis are his favorite sports . . . What you are to be you are now becoming . . . Charley McCarthy. Orson Welles and Paul Muni . . . thumbs down on Ioating, show-offs . . . Grove City via DutI's . . . likes them all . . . president P.B.W. society. CARL EUGENE BAUER Senior Leaders Club II: Boys Photo IZ: Senior Orchestra 9, I0: Home Room Secretary II. John Morrow . . . Pitt to become an M.D .... collects pennies . . . enjoys tootball and baseball . . . Never give up the ship till it's sunk . . . dials Kay Kyser, Bob Taylor, Hedy Lamar . . . dislikes Sigma Phi girls, and netting up in the morning . . . a 5' 5 blond with personality from Philadelphia. Page Fifteen sl?- EN Wi 2 THE OMICRON RUSSELL EDWARD BELL Dancing Club IZ: Etiquette Club IZ: Home Room Secretary II: Judge of Elections 9. P Russ . , . rode in from John Morrow . . . our auto mechanic an in . . . Don't do today what you can do tomorrow . . . likes to X 5 I eat and sleep . . . goes hunting, fishing, skating . . . she must be V 'f 5' 2 brunette with brown eyes . . . Humphrey Bogart, Ned Sparks, K I and Lane Sisters fill his bill . . . tavors English . . . no home work, ROLAND C. BEN EVENT Second Vice President: Home Room President I0: Class Re- porter ll: Secretary of Photograph Club IZ: Oliver Choir IO: Etiquette Club. Ben . . . comes from John Morrow . . . aims to be a news commentator . . . likes playing the piano and losing golf balls . . . tennis and football . , , Me 'for me and all for me , . . Rooney, McCarthy, law with Miss Donnelly . . . hates back seat drivers . . . loves to argue . . . will be a bachelor . . . always whistling. ARTH U R C. BERNSTON Etiquette Club IZ: Oliver Choir IO, II, IZ: Dancing Club IZ: Traffic Squad I0, ll, IZ: Oliver-on-Parade II. Art . . , handsome chap from Columbus . . . Eat, sleep. and be merry . . . entertained by Tommy Dorsey and Glen Miller . . . in heaven while dancing with a certain girl . . . a star in football, basketball, and baseball . . . likes voice, but dislikes Halleck and conceited people . . . preters urisophisticated, friendly, quiet, miss with personality plus. - . if J jx JUNE Rose nickel. I Q an J , Q60-To-CoUege Club IZ: Etiquette Club IZ: Knitting Club IO: JP Assistant Tr surer IZ. , ,P Pigs udious lass from Linwood . . . to be a dressmaker . . , l, h keeps scrap books on designing . . . To have a friend, be one f fl i', s V4,-d-islikes pessimists and borrowers . . . not interested in opposite f , sex . . . member of J.M.K .,,. seen with Lois, Emma, and Florence Aff ff . . . tootball, baseball rate high . . . Irene Dunne, S encer Trac , A , P Y i' 9 ' Kyser please June . . . also sewing and German. ,V ' V JOANNE LEE BITTNER President IO' Home Room Treasurer II: Social Q YI' X Ch i an IZA Class: Go o-College Club I0: Oliver Choir II, A. 0 - I Etiqu e IZ. 5' r popul socia c airman . . . John Morrow . . , future tea er t m tic . .f. enjoys skating and Chinese checkers . . thi l K , Spencer Tracy, Glenn Miller are grand . . ' -t o I' Eng'h ith Miss McAnlis . . . oysters and tomato juice - a tl' . . hei'1is tall, dark, 6' 2 . . . lB.T.l . . . seen always .J W .s. and om, .1 , . , I fi i - ELMER FRANK sizA H I 9 Se 'or Hi-Y I0 II, ' Dan g IZ: Vice resi n Senior i-Y i Home Rook Se e io I. ' , ra e to iver to Duq n likes a ation, uilds o lan , qolle tamps . . tth . b sket- aseb are avor e orts . . . 'il ou succeed Q is ta e Ka Ky r, e y Alice Faye, Q e La rr. .l h b et l es High i s, ni t-work. I Page Sixteen sift' S7 CLASS OF FEBRUARY. 1940 ARTHUR CLARENCE BORDT ' Chemistry Club II: Dancing Club I2: Sanitation Squad I2: fr f U i! 0 fs x ' A ' X r 13 J A I K X 1 PJ I rl Traffic Squad I2: Home Room President II: Sergeant-at-Arms I2. . K , sf' Art . . . John Morrow . . . mechanical engineer . . . ji xv' f I hunting, baseball, soccer. football are favorites . . . future Tech V , Us ' X student . . . abhors tardiness . . . arrives at school before it opens r,,- . . . Be helpful . . . Edward G. Robinson, Tommy Dorsey get X his nod . . . dislikes people who always talk . . . a 5' 7 blond, blue eyes rates . . . always wears a tie . . . pals with F.P. oi,-, MARIAN JANE BOYD Etiquette Club I2: Basketball I0: Judge of Elections II: Home Room Treasurer I2. Columbus . . . the girl with the curls . . . wants to marry into wealth . . . satisfied when eating and sleeping . . . plays tennis, basketball, swims . . . sewing and gym . . . could do without English and sales . . . ignores ankle socks and pillows . . . wishing for a maroon convertible . . . blondes, brunettes and red- heads preferred . . . The plural of men is menace. ADELAIDE BRAUN c .XA-'U 'ffv Go-To-College Club ll, I2: Etiquette Club I2: Judge of f Elections I0: Assistant Social Chairman of Go-To-College Club I2. ' ' X tm'-fe -4 1-J Came from Manchester . . . aims to be a dietician . . . .3411 collects menus and snapshots . . . Live, learn, and like it . . . I , V' soccer, swimming, and bicycling get her vote . . . entertained by 76 'f L Q,44,,4,a,., Paul Muni, Kay Kyser . , . dislikes previous engagements as an , gf . , H- excuse . . . wants him to be 6' I , brunette, with personality . . . ','4 '4! o to Ann Arbor, Michigan. JEANNE E. sarees ' Judge of Elections Home Room I0, II: Secretary of I2B Class: Secretary of Leaders Club I2: Omicron Staff I2: Secretary of Student Cabinet I2: Orpheus Club IO: Stage Make-Up Il: Senior Leaders ll, I2: Senior Council I2. Petite Jeannie , pride of John Morrow . , . will design her home . . . collects match covers and enjoys fishing, driving, rifle shooting . . , Your possibilities are limited only to your ambitions . . . Charles Boyer, Bette Davis . . . French . . . abhors amateur hours and cats . . . he , R.E.Y., has black hair, blue eyes, and personality . . . eats dill pickles l???l . . . her shadow is Ruth . . . Margaret Morrison. RITA MAE BRINNER Home Nursing Club I0: Travel Club I2: Etiquette Club I2: Home Room Treasurer IO, II, I2: Secretary of Travel Club I2: Omicron Staff I2. - I Little miss from Manchester . . . to go'to China some day . . . tandem bicycling and football excite her . , . Never do today what you can do tomorrow . . . entertained by Glenn Miller and Donald Duck . . . likes sewing with Miss Cushwa . . . hates being teased . . . he is 5' IO , blonde, blue eyes II-l.l.l . . . likes to open gifts. ARTHUR A. BROOKS Oliver Choir ll, I2: Orpheus Club I2. Red . . . I-lall's Grove . . . Sleep, eat, and be merry . . . a would-be fashion designer . . . passes time dreaming and collect- ing foreign coins . . . excels in football. baseball, mushball, and basketball . . . Victor McLaglan, Glenn Miller, Bette Davis, and Grouch Club favorite entertainers . . . abhors crowds and inquisi- tive people . . . she must be 5' 5 brunette with dark eyes. Page Seventeen . H 1 - '4-of-1f4f'i'f5 . 2,L4.,,Ls4 2 9 . THE oMicRoN M 9 . anci ' I2: c uad ' panish - : ' Tom . . . ' 'Z at Jo ,-1 . . ure . s n ' - ooks - ig shots . . en oper Grabl Fred W rrng entertain him . . . - 'A s dia' . 5 5' bo wit ue eyes suits . . . favors Du . . . t all and track take his eye . . . member l.C.I-I. Clu . . coll s sport stories. Sanitation Squad I2. RUTH BUCH Co Ed College Club I0: Home Nursing IO: Motor Club II: Butch . . . comes from McNaugher . . . hobbies: playing the piano and reading . . , Priscilla Lane, John Gartield . . . ive and learn . . . likes skating, mushball, dancing . . . avoids Snobs, hats, and kopy-kats . . . he must be tall, handsome and good dancer . . . languages and math, rain drops make her happy . . . seen with L.B .... belongs to the A.B.K. JAMES BURNS Etiquette Club: Senior Leaders. im . . . St. Francis Xavier . . . will make a good surgeon enjoys reading, sleeping, eating, baseball. skating, football Kay Kyser, Fred Allen . . . math, history, law rate . . . about 5' 6 blond . . . doesn't like pencil tappers . . . Jim is known for his curly locks . . . on to Johns Hopkins. rl l MILAN BERNARD BURRY i Go-To-College Club: Experimenter's Club: Home Room Treas- urer and Reporter. Herkey . . . Manchester . . . always haunting people . . . Never do today what you can do tomorrow . . . spends time listening to Bing Crosby, watching Myrna Loy and Gary Grant . . . likes history and petite brunettes . . . has two lett teet . . . goes in tor tootball, baseball and golt . . known as Horatio, QW the Hilarious Haunting Halt . . . from gnqken. , if UANTIQIONY CXLEGA E J Hg7efkoom residentflI0: Pincing Club I2: Traffic Squad I2. A I Cormfs Tro eelelrtgrood iz . . wants to b me an architect . . . bui ds airganes Wand, c ects stamps 1. . 'endship is the greatest ot tr aslyesu yrna Loyi Er' l Flynn, Ann Sheridan me han: al rawing French d s ikes sophisticated girls i 'Vgoe 'Pr 5' d blonde. enjoys good books . . . Zfth . . avpyjerispd' s are football, baseball, and mushball. I E R r. Af c J JACK REYNOLDS CAMPBELL Biology Club I0: Travel Club I2: Boys' EtiqueI:teiCIub I2: Home Room President and Secretarv Advertising Committee. ack . . . John Morrow is his Alma Mater . . . wants to be E s esstul e cutive . . . Never look back and regret, always nd prepare . . . preters Victor McLaglen, Lionel . yser and Baby Snooks . . . preters blonde, medium ' , hei ht an good smooth dancer with nice personality . . . Pitt . . il: crowds and umbrellas . . . likes English. ge Eighteen i MAS LIAM I' N I ' A Il Se Leaders I 2: port II: H ' oo Preside 0. i r d hr w r t o E n b 1 B l G , B A 5 I I r.. L im-5 I. 1.11. 'L 1. aff, 1 efg u-1 . 'fy . L. ,gf 7 ffl 'fff' Q 54 ...- I 1 K . 1 CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I94O I M Ame c s' O I Iiv Junior ws taff Edit , l2:4Vice Pr ' At Go- I ' -College C 2: o Vice Pre 'd I: porter of Ho e Roo I0 II, rphe s Club liver Choir I0, II: Ch ' CI 2. is norecl Horace ann . . . s eacher . . enjoys t ' huntingy singing, and badminto . . practic To have a iend, be ne . . . elighted by Ma anfxnderson, Beulah 1 Marston. Edith eorge . . . English and math are tops . . . thumbs I' down on gre striped dresses and chemistry reports . . . Am Y - likes shy ypeople and cynics . . . Pitt . . . best triend ot E.M.G. VV f I , 1 ff V iii! JEAN err bi-iii.LcoTT . y , J, X! -Id-College Club FO: iquette Club I2: Golf Club II: I V Orph us b l2: Sanitatigfvf' quad I2: Home Room Treasurer IO: J, If Wkron W I2y'Rfpo,'ter of Orpheus Club I2. fly, I ,'V' t ,lg dean Jy3xlyt Morrow . . . secretary . . . likes music, A F, 'r l VU drollicing . ,lf What you see, what you hear. when you leave, 'J ' ' A ,leave it here . swims, plays tennis . . . entertained by Glenn I Luiq' L, Miller, Kay Kyser.ACary Grant . . . transcript with Miss Hill . . . fy ,f sf dislikes soup, medicine . . . her type tall, dark . . . a Lamba Tau by ff . . . always with G.R. and D.D. lf' V PAUL MICHAEL CHUCHIC L, 'I Boxing Club 9, IO, II, I2: President Il: Room President 9, I0: f Room Secretary I2: Traffic Squad Il, I2, Secretary I2: Experi- menters' Club 9: Home Room Reporter I2. Chuch . . . Woods Run . . . wants to become a boxing champ . . . football, basketball, swimming . . . phone numbers . . . likes voice . . . Joan Blondell, Benny Goodman. Preston Foster . . . 5' 4 blonde, good cook, knows how to darn socks . . . Alabama . . . always with T.M.. W.M.. P.V., A.F .... sings in ' the bathtub . . . member of l.C.H. Club. l ' l MARGUERITE MARION CLARK Home Nursing Club IO: Athletic Council II. IZ: Girls Etiquette lx ' Club IZ: Secretary of Home Room IO, l2: Home Room President X X II:bl2A Class Secretary: Omicron Staff I2: Secretary of Etiquette Clu I2. I3 Our sweet class secretary . . . Manchester . . . aspires to be JN KP land isl an etlicient secretary . . . toreign correspondence and collecting menus rate . . . swimming and bicycling . . . Eat. - drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die . . . Jack Benny. Baby Sandy, and Richard Green -. . . h tes w k-end night work . . . ' el sqorts an Allegheny ring, initials .B. . race Martin's . . Apha m a Theta. RT JA C D 'le a ' I: nior Le I, t Club I : resident P n I 'I e , ent Eti tte C I2: Da g Club I2: .I ge Elec s I II. . ll . ve rs a 'e . start in M - est . . fiom day w get S , .99 goes in tor - .P st s .a dathl ...ra ea ard th .3 abig -. . . tai d y Pris l Lan n Mille. ommy Qgey . . . be mpl nd swee girls . . ember lC.H. Club. LLOYD FREEMEN COLLINS X Biology IO: Etiquette Club I2: Traffic Squad I2: Home Room Reporter 9. Came by way of John Morrow . . . make money . . . likes 0 to play-cards . . . swimming and camping occupy his spare time . . . Live and let live . . . turns to Henry Fonda, Ned Sparks, Tyrone Power for entertainment . . . bring on the history . . . no Halleck . . . likes to take it easy . . . not particular as to the type. 'N s. 5 I ' Page Nineteen , s W Qi A, .y :A .Sf gg my is SI! 1 I Ti-it oMicRoN Q A -Q E- '-. -5' I c j 'TM r J. VIVIAN LOUISE coNNeR I N -- lGoIf Club: Sketch Club: Etiquette Club I2: Vice President of I L-ifuppet Club. Red . . . a gift from Avalon . . . always sketching . . . future fashion illustrator . . . turns to walking, swimming, badminton for sports . . . Live and let live . . . Boris Karloff, Orsen Welles, Walt Disney . . . at home in art and English . . . abhors screaming in showers . . . on to art school . . . types hers as light brown hair, blue eyes, medium height. X X X1 ,MV RY. GRACE i NNoRs udge of Eledc s IO - -Q, -at-Arms I0: otor Club : P Ta I Club IZ: Girls Etiqu ' b I2 . . enjoys dancing, collectin s' phone um ers ' q an the world'Smles with you' . . ' ard reene a : L f a xy. r. I-larter . . . prefers a blond, sh' V ncer . . w I to DufF's . with L. . a rnemberflof A.G.T x., V D V6.2 N' ' rr . N . I' ile X tt X'-, 'ipung . . :like specially E ' Ro - estvl wan tor , it X ag! ii .. -fi I RosAi.iE c N I Et' . se ' . ur Columbus grad . . . a jitterbug fan . . . ai 5 be a auti n ... , lies mus all . . . Count Basie, Ja Ca ney et vote r. . s wi is favorite study . . . 1 f- dis ik s tw face pe I 1 Q t p satisfy as long as they p Ll to Vi inia e . . . v r do today what you can I tom .' I X ROSEMARIE COSENTINO Spanish Club II, I2: Etiquette Club I2: Judge of Elections IZ. Pretty miss from Conroy . . . to be an air hostess . . . keeps a scrap book on aviation . . . always be good . . . Jimmie Cagney, Lee I-lanley, Tommy Dorsey are tops . . . dislikes being teased, tobacco smoke and suspenders ? ? ? . . . has a one and only iH.S.l . . . has beautiful black wavy hair . . . one of the N memb s . . enjoys tennis, baseball. I fi ' MARIE CRITHCHLOW esident of Home R om 0, II: Vice President of Home Ro m II, I2: President of ursing I0 cretary of Athletic uncil II: Social Chairm of Leaders IZ: President of eaders Club IZ: Vice P ent of Athletic uncil I2: Omicron , Staff I2. Horace Mann t this sweet flax aired miss . . . another A Floregce 'ghtin . ho of llecting menus . . . keeps i trim i , dancing, la asketball . . . Laugh and 5 e restl t sorority laug wi you . . . Kay Kyser, Priscilla Lane, an m with Miss I-la y rate high . . . can't stand sitting still and ale jokes . . . h ust be tall with ability to dance or skate . . . always chewing gum . . . belongs to A.B.C, gang . . . inseparable from Dill, JACK EDGAR CROKER Chemistry Club II: Experimenters' Club 9: Home Room President 9. Jack . . . a worthy contribution from Horace Mann . . . reading . . . swimming, wrestling, football . . . thumbs down on homework . . . good at mechanical drawing and physics . . . entertained by Amos Sr Andy, Fred Allen. and Charley McCarthy . . . Do it now and get it over with . . . blondes, 5' 6 . . . always with The Dutchman . Page Twenty ' Cissy . .3 olumbus . . . to be 1 e f ' secr t ry y i te CI I2 ,a 5 5 CLASS OF FEBRUARY. I940 X PJ PKO oys' Life Savi IO: thl Lea r II: Dancing Club I - tiq tte I I : ic uad Hails es . . aims to Australia . . . goes or rea g, ' , pi hle . . . icipates in football, so ball, ketb . . D t dream to be but be . . . seeks Spen T cy. l Fly ester, Kay Kyser for diversion . . . 'kes and ist . . . ' 4 blond with personality and ready s re . r wears a . . . l.C.H. member. DOROTHY JEAN DAVIS Co-Ed Go-To-College Club I2: Stage Make-Up Club I2: Home Room President I0: Home Room Vice President I2. Deedee . . . John Morrow . . . wants to travel around the world . . . collects menus and napkins . . . dancing, skating, ping- pong . . . Bette Davis, Mickey Rooney, Baron Elliot . . . People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones . . . hates beet stew, history, snobs, and being alone . . . admires dark wavy hair, sense of humor . . . another Lamba Tau, MARIE ANITA DI LULIO Senior Leader's I2: Posture Club I2: Sergeant-at-Arms I0: Judge of Elections Il: Home Room Treasurer I2. Dill . . . comes from HaII's Grove . . . our 'future fashion designer . . . collects souvenirs and enjoys dancing . . . happy when she's eating . . . entertained by Robert Taylor. Baby Snooks and Kay Kyser . . . blows bubbles and is one ot the ABC gang seen with Marie . . . golf doesn't appeal . . . neither do high or conceited people . . . gym rates. CATHERINE A. DOBSON Motor Club: Home Nursing I0. ifyfk-Z1-X QTY22 LCC-3 'chewy -1,1 fr 'f .E!ffaf , fl? .I liters '71 ,ffl .- , . 1 - rg 'T 3' Kay . . . lovely southpaw from McNaugher . . . has a longing to enjoy lite in Ohio . . . saves greeting cards . . . motto is Look ahead . . . enjoys Henry Aldrich, Baby Snooks. Spence I' Tracy, and Loretta Young . . . can't stand waiting 3 weeks to see D. l???l, and writing themes . . . He is a brunette with blue eyes and Personality Plus lD.L,T.l . . . always with Rene , Secretary I0. swimming, and hockey, favorites . . . Never do SARA RUTH EBERHARDT anish Clwll. Penny . . a ther Manch rite . . . to be a musician . . enjo danci and bike ri ' . . Live and learn, die and forge i all . . likes Ella ' ger d and Count Basie . . . dis- likes nceit d le -- sh . he is tall and handsome with onalit lu, . . with M.D. and C.H .... plays mush- all w . . joy anis with Miss Flanagan. DOROTHY ALICE ENGLISH Home Room President l2: Secretary of Home Nursing Club IO: Home Room Treasurer I2: Senior Leaders Club I2: Home Room Dorrie . . . Columbus . . . glamour girl . . . eating, sleeping, today what you can put oft until tomorrow . . . David Niven, Ginger Rogers. and English with Miss McAnlis are tops . . . getting up mornings bores her . . . not partial . . . sees movies three times a week . . . one ot the A.B.C. gang . . . seen with Old Maid . Page Twenty-one .TL .T MWWW 'f-New 51, My ELIZABETH ANN EUWER Co-Ed College Club IO, I2: Stage Make-Up IO: Senior Speakers Il: Apparatus Club I2: Senior Leaders I2: Home Room Reporter II: Home Room Treasurer IZ: Social Chairman Go-To- College Club I2. Beppy . . . peppy little bundle sent from John Morrow . . . aims to be a success . . . crazy about hockey, horseback riding . . . Easy come, easy go . . . tavors Tyrone Power, Glenn Miller, gym with Miss Hankey . . . detests chop suey and chemistry . . . tall, good looking boys, with a sense ot humor . . . will go to Bethany . . . always with Janey and Joan. ' Q , I bl JULIA MAE rec yojce Qu IW Il, I27:GirI Reserves II: Home Room Secretary. Je IN :Na I-Iota Mann gift collects football auto- hs Yxqtyiililling, tenn , 'ng . . . lives up to her motto e milin' . . . wa es tor Lanny Ross, John Garfield, Priscil Lan .R . likes Bmmercial geography and type . . . doesn ike nceited pe . . . goes tor tall, dark, and hand- so Iej. seen with lorence and admires J.D .... brother, a Qtbaghero. 0 'xx EUGENE CHARLES FISCHER Choinxbife Saving Club: Vice President of Orpheus Club: Reporter of Hi-Y. Fish , . . thinks he will make a million . . . a candid camera- man, stamp collector . . . football, swimming . . . Don't do today what you can do tomorrow . . . John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Ritz Brothers . . . sales with Miss Donnelley is the nuts . . . no snobs and socialites . . . on to V.M.l .... blue-eyed blond. brunette, or redhead . . . seen with the C gang . . . from Columbus, WANDA FISCHER I Editor-in-Chief of Omicron I2: Editor-in-Chief of Oliver News , II, I2: Senior Leaders II, I2: Chemistry Club I2: Stage Make-Up Club IO, ll, IZ. Our adorable lett-handed Editor-in-Chief . . . John Morrow . . . wants to write a best seller . . . finds pleasure in reading, and Miss Hankey's classes . . . she will Try anything once . . . entertained by Kay Kyser and Chet . . . interested in journalism, chemistry, and law . . . irritated by hats and pessimists . . . Northwestern . . . writes poetry. LEONARD FISHER Senior Leaders: Dancing Club: Traffic Squad: Home Room Sergeant-at-Arms: Home Room Secretary IO: Home Room Judge of Elections ll: Home Room Reporter I0. Minnow . . . Horace Mann . . . to be a successful business man . . . football, baseball, skating, basketball, tennis . . . likes to argue . . . Always try to do your part . . . Spencer Tracy, Kay Kyser, Margie Heart . . . experimental science O.K. . . . dislikes conceited people . . . Notre Dame . . . 5' 4 brunette, blue eyes, weight I2I lM.D.l . . . eats apples at bed time . . . R n with J.P. W.M., D.Fyl Boxing Clu 0 ing Club II: Senior Hi-Y Club I2 ri z collects stamps and snap- shots oo swims . . . Treat others t ey tr r n Elliot, Kay Kyser, Charlie Mc ar y one l Fields . . . 5' 3 brunette. i must n e a transport pilot . . . eats l li , O K v I I L' i' Ai S F't '1 . . l- '- - - .r. a t au, Wt-I-ki . as h t ' . - '- C Mi e H ,I . . ' . asy th 'I . -I- cakeagcfeyorb . b N Page Twenty two LYDA LO RRAINE FORRER Lycla will be a secretary . . . hails from Manchester . . . collects pictures of favorite movie stars, saves souvenirs . . . amuse- ment parks, skating. dancing, and movies interest her . . . Live and learn . . . Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Huston, Don Ameche . . . tall men with dark hair and eyes . . . favorite subjects, short- hand, type, and English . . . chewing gum fan. ORA PHYLISS FORSYTHE Treasurer of Etiquette Club IZ: Home Nursing Club IO, Il: Girls Etiquette Club IZ: Band IO. Red . . . Horace Mann . . . to be a nurse and travel . . . skating, dancing, and swimming fill her spare time . . . Always take things easy . . . entertained by Richard Greene, Sonja Henie. and Key Kyser . . . math and study periods are favorites . . . home work. cats, and tests disagree with her . . . tall, dark, curly- headed males apply . . . Carnegie Tech. DORIS G. FRANCIS Home Room Secretary IZ: Home Room Sergeant-at-Arms I2: Go-To-College I0, II, IZ: Chemistry Club IZ: Girls' Etiquette Club IZ: Omicron Staff IZ. Horace Mann . . . aspires to be successful in life . . . intrigued by crossword puzzles and playing the piano . . . lives by To thine ownself be true . . . favorites are Nelson Eddy and Wayne King . . . all studies rate high with Doris . . . has a special dislike for cats lboth kinds ???l . . . she'll pick the tall refined kind . . . Tech. CLASS OF FEBRUARY l940 ft I H 1 ALONZ CI GE FREEBAIRN enior i-Y' I0 I, IZ' etary of Traffic: i P ent o I'II'1 ROITIC OIOCC M FI to be G SUCCESS CI P t 'F '- .yi - 0, I2 EF I . o . ful n' ter . . like w t U4 people an ncing . . . exces rn kt ,A-.' ' g ... foo bal s e and swim To be a great f o m I mic Staff 1- 4 man t rve a use greater than himself . . shoves only Saturdays . . . i partial as to fair sex . . . dislikes egotistical conceited people . . . Myrna Loy. Kay Kyser and Gary Cooper DOROTHY LOUISE FULLER Cheerleader IZ: Judge of Elections I0: Senior Speakers ll Stage Make-Up I0, Il, IZ: Girls Etiquette Club IZ. Dotsie . cheerleader, to be a professional dancer Mary Jane Cowley . . . keeping a diary and making clothes keep her busy . . . Live and let live . . . Eleanor Powell and Warner Baxter are almost wonderful . . . hates Monday mornings his only requirements are personality and sense of humor member of A.S.K .... Pitt . . . pals with E.F., K.K., D.H., and M T JAMES ALLAN FULTON n' r L ders IZ: Football IO, II, IZ: Track I0, II, I Ilan foo all' leader fom Horace Mann . . . future . Phy' I Educ c . . football o cupies his s a time . . . 'Nev 've a -ke an e . . . ente Gary o r, r ber ee. 'ght pe s in the offi . . . es m nd s ach . . . he is 5 , dark ha W eyes . alwa h The B n . . . avors Penn kk N gl 57 it ii is sa XVHE oMicRoN seventy-tive . . . collects old ball and mushball. From Wellsville, Ohio . Savitt, English, voice . . . dislikes IOOO-word themes . early to bed 'lor him . . . enters into every sport . . JOSEPH GARIANO Traffic Squad IZ: Home Room Librarian IO, ll, l2. Joe . . . hails 'From l-lall's Grove . . . wants to live to be and new jokes and telephone numbers . . Take it easier and live longer . . . hates Oliver hash . . . girls! he is easy to please . . . tool room boy eight semesters straight in S.M .... likes bookkeeping, teminology, football, soft- JAMES EBERLEIN GLOSS Treasurer of IZA Class: Home Room Vice President l2g Life Saving Club: Dancing Club: Traffic Squad I2. . . aims to make a good living . . . . Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Jan 'Listen not to a woman's jive . . . . . make them 5' 3 and solid . . always with Chee and Bab . . New Mexico State Teachers' College. JULIAN ADAM eoticiewicz Caesar . . . hails from Manchester . . . has a desire to make billions . . . votes 'for Ted Lewis . . . likes to sleep and eat . . . inditterent to girls . . . dislikes conceited people . . . motto- Hold tight . . . likes to throw pies 7 ? ? . . . a practical joker . . . heading for college ot Hard Knocks . . . likes to read in bed . . . likes pumpkin pies. 1 T- .. 1 ,n 'i' 11 A ' i :vi ft'-'it L r' y f r i-iLIqg'rRic5 Giluwisf' , Vice President Electric Cldbfltfycftjo Club lZr-3Sh.ra'pbook 9. Hugo came from ljlgracef Ma n . f',4,.Ciifil Engineering is to be his profession ,Ai fishing, tar et shooting Liv 'and' let live . . . tin sm. electric, an sics are his 'T ' studies- . . . not much intel' ted in gillilf lx 's T QT Ei usa A G e c e tr Hor Man . . . football, baseball, basketb l r de hi recre ti n V likes to argue . . . Live a l nt to work o Big .loe's ranch . , . Bing G n Mi Kay ys 1 ft. Miss Shaw's English class. ith blu e e X . . heading tor Pitt. Sl Y 'li JOSEPH FRANK HALAGICH Big Joe . . . Manchester his Al a er . . . to be a great athlete . . . singing and dancin avorite study English with Miss Shaw . . . Live and t L . . . favors i uaye, Kay Kyser, and Glenn Miller . football star li 'v . . . will 'Further his education at ma . . . ' s a 5' 7 brunette . . . memberaot e Ich clu 15,9 Page Twenty-tour M My it in . f My W ' Mgt cmtsysor Wig P , HELEN R. HALLIDAY 1 l Social Chairman IO: Cheerleader I2: Go-To- llege Club 9. I0: Etiquette I2: Senior Speakers ll: Stage Make-Up 9. I0: Apparatus Club I2. Sam . . . this peppv cheerleader came . . . wants to own her own car and go to N. J. say anything good about anyone, keep quiet! Glenn Miller . . . good dancer and dresser with personality . . . likes doing boogie-woogie with Johnny . . . seen with Jeni or Gerry. via John Morrow . . . lt you can't . . . Tyrone Power, THOMAS WILLIAM HALLIGAN Travel, Etiquette, Life Saving, Motor, Sculpture Clubs: Home Room Reporter I0, ll: Vice President Travel Club. Happy . . . thumbed in from St. Francis . . . successful businessman . . . dancing and making new 'friends are his hobbies . . . Always put off today what you can do tomorrow . . . ancl does he? . . . swimming and ice skating . . . sensible, sincere, attractive, wealthy and brunette are all he requires of his girl . . . - und at Oxie's . . . with Dick. . D THY .IEANNE HANCOCK ath Puzzle : Hom! Nursing ll: Etiquette Club l2: Judge o ections ll : Se nt-at-Arms I2. ottie . . o s Run , . . will teach dancing at Meyers Stu . . a clan ck collector . . . horseback riding, dancing, sw'mmin pp l . . Smile and the world smiles with you . . . ' Ja nard, cer Tracy entertain . . . gym with Miss Hankey ill hon .CW .... can't stand Babe, and Toots . . . . seen with Moe, Lil, and pre rs gentlemen ouise. ,Mt ANNA HARP Spanish Club: Etiquette Club I2. Anna . . . formerly ot Manchester . . . wants to teach math takes algebra problems and reading seriously . . . hockey, mushball, basketball . . . Count Basie, Cab Calloway. Clark Gable entertain her . . . enjoys algebra, shorthand and Spanish . . . dislike tor gossips and cats . . . further ducation at Howard . . like him to be neat, sm ll, goo okin . seen with W.H. WILLI Rl APL HEINEMA rH' I eas r Il:Dani I I2: Orpheus easur I o o sno likes 5 5 brunettes who are Sei . . . is st ping tone. olum s . . . wants to see t ld . . . li s tball n t tball . . . - t . . disk . . ' ' e In t . . . e i d by June Lang, Frances Dee, ei . . 1 sci . . . . . . I 'th . . an Eg or Eat today starve orac en o cross country star seen wi B REGINA C. HERSTICH Go-To-College Club l2: Spanish Club l2: Senior Council II, I2: President II, I2: Vice President IO, Secretary l2: Treasurer I0: Social Chairman I2. G-inya . . . Woods Run School . . . to excel in dancing . . . lt a task is once begun, never leave it until it's done . . . entertained by Glenn Miller, Bob Hope, Bette Davis . . . dislikes conceited people . . . tall, blond ibut definitely handsomel always seen with Mary S .... P.C.W .... always chewing gum and hunting new shades ot lipstick. N U Page Twenty-five x . - I . '. N ' X ' . my V J ...,4.4fefC1,:vo gf. -nf - 1 ' 0 0-w-t.,1.,.. 7 . Q11 THE OMICRON JOSEPH RA K HERZI Dip an w CIub'I 7 nior y ' Lead Club I2: Chemistry Club I2' as h O I Presi t mi y Cub J rn BC's gg chei r . .jco rcial artist . . . whe not epi . oe ske an ave m me . . . his motkg Thin es Ka ys , Bobv e, Donald Duc, ary G t nd n en e ovi ente.ai nt . . . dislikes horrkjfor math and' uer t . . likesiwart and gym lC.R.l . . . tavo 5' 6' brune es . . d esn't mind' Halleck. Li! J H WA ER HIMMELSTEIN, JR. G T ege Cub Senior Hi-Y I2g Senior Leaders Club :K 0. II, 2: e Room President I2g Omicron Staff I2g R? er ZA CI s : Traffic Squad I2. rove to Oliver to Cornell wants c always late Better late than automobile riding skating and f '. . ro Ha ' . . . 2 65+ eh 'JT K . . or - ri . . . ' ' ' , ' , o . . W I c Be Robert Taylor, Artie Shaw are favorite K . . . . N en rta ners Ik history and snobbish people short with pleasing pers ality likes Biology with Miss Ecke DELILIAH CHRISTINE HOPKINS Girl Reserves II: Home Economics Ilg Etiquette Club I2. Deedie . . . Glen Flora, Wisconsin . . . stenographer or Mormon missionary . . . collects souvenirs and autographs . . . basketball, swimming . . . Remember what others have done tor you and forget what you have done tor others . , . likes Richard Greene, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, shorthand, transcript . . . ei ,W curly hair and handsome. .fire D MAE ARD My age Mak U , II: q tte I . ' M Destiny . . St. An . a pro ional mo . . . c ll souv 'rs, ce ra . e 'oy cing, skati badmi . . late t n e er . rtie Shaw, Ju y Garlan , Micke R ney . . with ' ushwa . . . dislikes kopy-ca? . . 5' 6 d air, blue eye . . eating. reading . . . A. 1 orority . . seen with Jean, Betty, M.E., and Dot . . . Pitt. HERBERT LOUIS ITTEL. JR. Boxi g Club II: Tr vel I2g Traffic Squad II, I2g Football IO, II, I2' Track I Presi ent Home Roo I0, II: President Travel b o Pu . . . tir-hair lad from John Morrow . . . ant o p II . . . I ar at Pi Dental School . . . Eat a e il u can . . . I I I .'.'likes Heinz vegetable so p a E glish with Miss M A ' . . . football, track, swimming, hunting, an tishing . . . disli s istory, night work, and chemistry . . . small, ' I brown-eyed brunette . . . R.B. WILLIAM GEORGE JA SON Orpheus Club: Boys' Phot lub. Bil . . . hails tro rrow . . . aims to be an aviator Ia sec Congan? . . . tor ex cis 'll take swimming, toot- ball, m ball . . . Kyser, u a . . . math, crafts, study peri ds . . tor th i g' ' is his motto . Q . dis- likes 8: . . and home room . . . preters 5' 6 blonds. Page Twenty-six hates bragging, conceited people . . . he must be 5' Il dark -,,, -. QL... .R eg. '-4 ..-f-vb P' ci- if 'JF' W R 'ff s. I ii: CLASS OF FEBRUARY. I940 HARRY VINCENT JONES' Secretary of Finance I2: Business Manager of Omicron: IZB Class Treasurer: Senior Leaders Club: Biology Club: Co-Ed Club. Har . . . our handsome Business Manager from John Morrow . . . wants to be somebody . . . could play basketball 23 hours a day . . . I ain't mad at nobody . . . likes Spanish ? 7 7 . . . Priscilla Lane, Chester Morris, Bob Hope, and Glenn Miller . . . particularly prefers a 5' 4 brunette . . . dislikes home-work, rainy days and conceited people. ROSE JUBA Golf Club: Oliver Choir: Spanish Club: Co-Ed College Club. Likable Rose came from Woods Run . . . ambition . . . to be a perfect wife . . . Love and learn . . . cooking, singing, playing piano . . . dances, skates. swims . . . entertained by Clark Gable, Kay Kyser . . . favors French, Spanish . . . prefers to sleep in the mornings . . . 5' 8 dark hair and handsome . . . likes to take otF shoes in the theater. , , 1 , x sv ' .V f ' ,I V h wt . , Jo KERS os JVJ SEBI-I I2 T ll I-Eg , . , x . , r Senior Ni! Club LO, I , 3 , Lg: emistry Club If Dancing Club I2: eJSaving Cl IO, ll. ' fi' .L. . ntlemanx-liro H r e ann X . rts, XJ da g, plf if aphy . . . Bert La , Artie Shawhrate h . . . l L ' old fer H2 t . . Xxjdtarvard . likes them all lespecially if U H 'Yirom Perryl . . . h 'habit ot wre ing new cars . . . member of Uv . . .dhme room meeting have no appeal for him . . . W . e wb lawyer. ' ' Litsusr JA JANKE li Choi , Or heus I2: Vocal Club I2: Experimental ll: micron a'FF I2 A u ' . I I-Io ann . . . warts be singer or jeweler I ar , swimming, to t all, ball, mushball . . . Liv ove, a earn . . . disli es s b , stuck-up, egotistical p le, pl alleck . . . she i , runette with personality I pus . . rives a wicked Plymouth-an how . . . enjoys dancing with a ertain person lM.B.l . . . lo s to sing. E R BART JEREMIAS Senior i-Y I2: Se ' r chestra I , I2: All-City Orchestra e ony ii, - I S ph I i ,i ere' lmer . . l's Gro . . . urtis Institute N o be musi .tea . . pr bly ill e . . . composing Wm an layi t , horseb ridin ack,. . . Deanna urbin h ie arth . . conc e girls,' getting up in the ning d Qaugi to ke air com ed are especially dis- lik d . . . Ii s the tall, dark, with blue eyes. EMMA RUTH JOHNSON Senior Athletic Council ll, I2: Senior Girl Reserves I2: Business Guild I2: Girls' Etiquette I2: Home Room President IO: Vice President II. Came via Columbus . . . her ambition to see California . . . Better late than never . . . Mickey Rooney. Donald Duck. Baby Snooks tops . . . favors English with Mr. Lutz . . . dislikes getting up in the morning . . . determined to learn to drive . . . one of the A.B.C's, . . . collects souvenirs and snapshots . . . enjoys skating, swimming . . . sororities Old Maid . M Page Twenty-seven I Q, R VP Lf-'Z' W' r 4 f . ,YJ ,vs-f. fvl W4 A' Vu XZIHVEHOMICRON . M. f-.af LAI .1 fl' H! M 1 . ., Alfa s.f ,fin Y li RUTH M. KETTERER Stage Make-Up II: Senior Leaders II, IZ: Business Guild IZ: Treasurer Senior Leaders IZ: Vice President Home Room IZ: Treasurer Business Guild IZ. Sis . . . via John Morrow . . . wants to travel . . . Live, Iove, and Iearn . . . enjoys Richard Greene, Priscilla Lane, Deanna Durbin, Kay Kyser . . . favors English with Miss McAnlis . . . dis- likes fish and eggs, aiso snails . . . he is tall, good-looking, and has brown, wavy hair l'F.C.C.l . . . always seen with .leanne . . . loud people taboo . . . Dutts. CHARLES ALBERT KRETSCHMAIER Dip and Draw Club 9, IO: Temporary Secretary IZ. Kretsch . . . discovered by Columbus . . . going into the grocery business . . . Keep smiling and you can't go wrong . . . dislikes people who can't take it . . . Iikes horseback riding, skiing, and swimming . . . Hal Kemp, Tommy Dorsey . . . likes art and sleep . . . just have to be good-looking . . . draws cartoons as a hobby. ROBERT F. KRIEGELSTEINER Electric Club II: Dancing Club IZ: Photographic Dark Room C 91? 29? NG' os in Q 'x YN. .I Club IZ: Home Room Reporter IO: Home Room Sergeant-at-Arms II. Halls from St. Joseph School . . . aims to inherit a million and retire . . . goes in tor aII sports . . . turns to Laurel and Hardy, Kay Kyser, Dick Stabile tor his entertainment . . . favorite studies , are photography, mechanical drawing, biology . . . dislikes home S work and oh, how he hates to get up in the morning. EMMA MARIE KUNTZ Home Nursing Club IO: Co-Ed College Club IO: Spanish II: Etiquette Club IZ: Judge of Elections Il: President of Etiquette lub I2: Omicron Staff IZ. Emmy . . . Conroy . . . will join the white parade . . . colle atch covers, movies stars . . . swimming . . . Smile it it kill . . . John Garfield, Loretta Young, Orson Welles favorites . . S nish, history . . . Pitt . . . must be medium in height . . . ats crackers in bed . . . N club . . . always seen with F.R., R.C., J.B .... president ot Alpha Lambda Omicron. MARY K. KUROWSKA Music Lovers IO: Senior Orchestra 8, IZ: Little Symphony IO, . IZ: Reporter of Home Room Il, IZ: Sergeant-at-Arms 9, IZ. Our girl Concert Master contributed by Manchester . . . wants to be a success in lite . . . collects musical programs . . . Horace I-leidt and George Ratt entertain her . . . dislikes stutiy rooms 7 ? ? . . . he must be tall, dark, handsome, and musicall . . . likes to be alone . . . seen with H.S .... Patience is a virtue . . . basketball, volleyball. NICHOLAS LABAS Etiq 'te Club IZ: Home Room Secretary IO: Judge ot Election I. ,y V Ni . . . flew here 'From Woods Run . . . our 'future 3 aeronaui al engin er . . r' ulges in stamp collecting, swimming. baske b I, rifle s otings. . Better late than never . . . thrills at Risk , Errol lynn, Charlie McCarthy . . . favors math and hani ravving . . iitterbugs and silly girls beware . . . headrg strai' Wech . . . one ot K.O.V.O's. X E X' x In 5 ig. Pfaggeawenty-eight w' I I - xl, .. so I Q P 'lx . x jrjxf, Wi Q12 ,. CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I940 ANNA MARIE LEVANAS Co-Ed College Club II, I2: Business Service Guild I2: Reporter IO. Annie . . . Manchester . . . secretary . . . a good cook . . . collects photos . . . jitterbug . . . enjoys dancing, driving, baseball . . . Night lite before nightwork . . . Glenn Miller . . . Kay Kyser . . . Janet Gaynor . . . votes for shorthand and type . . . dislikes being alone, conceited males . . . DutF's next stop in education . . . 5' IO brunette with blue eyes and a good dancer . . . seen with H.S .... member of O.A.O. CAROLINE JANE LEVIS Orpheus I0: Home Nursing I0, II: Stage Make-Up II: Girls' Etiquette I2. Carol . . . came to us from Manchester . . . wants to be a missionary, or a secretary . . . enjoys O.E. with Miss Scott . . . Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Spencer Tracy . . . he can be a pilot or missionary . . . he who laughs, lastsl . . . seen with I-l.V. . . . likes to watch storms . . . collects old coins, pictures. GISELLA MARIE LINDER 'ff Co-Ed, College Club IO, II: Y-Co-Ed Club II: Apparatus plfl' ' Qlub I2: Semrllhaders II, I2: Pictorial Club I2: Home Room l ll' ' qu Presidei ome Room Treasurer II: Home Room Reporter I2. ff 4 I u!j'G zy . . . John Morrow . . . travel . . . a doll collector . plays tennis, swims. ice-skates in spare time . . . Don't give fi A up the ship . . . Baby Snooks, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Crane y. ' t fpfychologistl appeal to her . . . German, hygiene with Miss , I ' Hanwy dislikes . . . homework, insects, bugs. myriapods . . . ' lg r Carnegie Tech , . . Southern gentleman wanted . . . membefog Sigma Phi Sorority. e l RAYMOND J. LOICHINGER , Hi-Y II, I2: Traffic Squad I2: Social Chairman Hi-Y I2. Ray . . . hails from Linwood . . . collects old coins . . . aims to become a machinist or designer . . . dancing, hunting, riding, and golt . . . Benny Goodman, Charlie McCarthy and . Tommy Dorsey . . . Eat, drink, and be merry, tor tomorrow we L may ? ? 7 . . . dislikes snobs, braggarts, and I0:0O o'cIock girls .UNK if' . . . 5' 3 brunette. ir Kf' , H, MICHAEL PETER LOMAKIN 'il 91 Senior Leaders I0, II: Stage Crew I0, II, I2: Dancing Club Pyvl H I2: Senior Life Saving I0. II, 'I2: Treasurer Home Room I0. i Mfr, ,M ' ,LA T ff'-f rv xo ,li 77 Minky or Hollywood . . . ventured from blonde, streamlined and good dancer. I JOHN NICHOLAS LoNDlNo Home Room Judge of Elections I2. . . . all sports . . . dancing, photography, model Brothers, Charlie McCarthy . . . enjoys shorthand, good dancer . . . member ot the Mystic C , Woods Run . . . lt you can't, Lomakin can . . . likes photography, traveling, and camping . . . football, swimming, basketball, hockey and dancing . . . entertained by Glenn Miller, Bob Burns, and Hedy Lamarr . . . strangely, he likes English . . . dislikes jitterbugs . . . 5' 2 Senior Hi-Y II, I2: Dancing Club I2: Boxing Club IO, II: Johnny . . . Woods Run . . . wants to make a lot of money airplanes occupy his leisure time . . . entertained by Kay Kyser, Hedy Lamarr, Ritz history with O. I. Harter . . . Never get excited . . . likes 'em 5' Z , brunette, Page Twenty-nine ytfwtf fq ,MJ ft? if ly . , wil' ' , hw Q wb' jot X ,P fl I-la'Il's Grove alumna . . . aspires to be a stylist . . . Slow, E 5, ltit suqe' disl k l DOROTHY ANN LO RKOVIC Leaders Club Alumni Secretary IZ: Leaders Club II, IZ: Oliver Choir I0, II, IZ: Business Service Guild IZ: Secretary Home Room II: Orpheus Club IO, IZ: Home Nursing Club I0: Omicron Staff IZ. Lorky or Dot . . . a sweet miss from Manchester . . . to become the perfect se-cretary . . . collects perfume bottles and autographs . . . To err is human, to torgive is divine . . . enjoys Tyrone Power and Norma Shearer . . . likes shorthand and walking in the rain . . . 5' IO , pleasing personality, sportsmanship . . . Pittsburgh Academy . . . an N member. 't ' .WALTER D. MACHER M Rript CI bjll: liurcing Club IZ: Etiquette Club I2.fl ,I . John Mlrloiw his ALZLMQL. ,n wishes kto' beoome a VICCZSS in lite . . . to0Q0gJi, -SW' ming . . . 'Never.letfthe vgqmenf-get'the best of you f.f. . entertai egl Mickey Rooney, Sammy Kaye . . . dislikes s,ovcaIle'd 'Big-PShot.s . . . not pagticular about type ot girl . . . hafppy,fwI14zn,no4'web-ring ghebk tie? f JE NE CAR N DEN Etiq e Clu IZ: H me oom P sident II: ome Room Vice Pres ent I J ne . . . h . . . e o a ' e r y . . ' ,r , ' . . . ' ' s smil ith you' . . . e aine by rian Aherne, Kenny X Jo n rrow y arns be private e obbies minton Smile and your ak r, Mad ine rroll . . . ish with i McAnlis . . . avoids u s, un iendly eye . . . iness-Coll fa. . . he must be ediu , rk, and: ndsome . . . always seen with B.F., E.F.. RB.. CJ V.M. X N X f FEBEN MANCO I , I X I :I , Q, f dGol'f Qgb IO, II: Girls' Etiquette Club IZ: Dip and Draw i X . Oll IZ , fi, .Q . Orson Welles, Fanny Brice, Kay Kyser . . . ies yi em a ,.,. . bicycling, golf, skiing, skating . . . ' ies soups l I . 'lloud people . . . will enter Pittsburgh Ad Art School . . . cares . tor twin ducks. X i ' s MICHAEL MAND K 5 Se ior nd II, Z: Golf II, I ancing Club IZ: Ad- v tur s'.C IZ Hom Room Report I Z. D isy' . . trolle in from I-lora ann . . . his ambition is to e a p lter . . . collect pi ur . . . baseball, tennis, ing o an ce ska ing . . Ne er say die . . . dials to a by no s an Tom ix . . vori study histoy . . . will onti ue t Pen Sta . . . 5' bl nde . . . bru ette will do . lw s KQQL . one ot the ' esquires. I Lois ARTHA MANSFIELD Motor Club II: Tra I Club IZ: Etiquette Club I : Basketball I0, II: Treasurer IO' Ju e of Elections II: Sergeant at-Arms II. Colum us . . . s r ary to a millionaire . enj ys dancing N f . . colle ts friends' pi' res A . Better late an ever . . . Ri z Both s, Richard Gre e, ie Roth's orch stra . . . favors tory A Mr. Hart r, 'hortha . . . special 'slike, conceited an washing dis . . . ti's Busin C lege . . . 5' 8 lon blue eyes . . always een wi h . a d Cissy . . . emb t A.G.T. l ' i : I 1' ,QP . r fr' 5' ' CLASS OFLFEBRUARY, I940 Q , LIAM A. MA Hi-Y Club IO: Dancing Club I2: Etiquette Club I2: Traffic Squad l2: Home Room Reporter ll: Vice President I2: Judge of Elections II. Red . . . blew in from Horace Mann . . . his ambition is to see the world . . . Better late than never . . . collects road maps . . . likes football, baseball, basketball . . . Sonja l-lenie, Artie Shaw . . . favorite study, English with Miss Shaw , . . dis- likes conceited people . . . forward to Carnegie Tech . . . a cer- tain 5' 5 brunette, brown eyes . . . a member of the lch club. PEARL McCREARY Senior Girl Reserves: Home Room President II. Pearl will be a secretary . . . collects dance racks and songs . . . finds recreation in dancing and bicycling . . . Hitch your wagon to a star . . . George Raft, Alice Faye, Sammy Kaye . . . gym with Miss Hankey . . , history and snobbish people stay far away . . . he is medium height, good dancer, light hair . . . seen with D.L. RICHARD McDOWELL Dark Room Club: Electric Club: Stage Make-Up Club: Hi-Y: Motor Club: Travel Club: Home Room Secretary: Home Room Sergeant-at-Arms: Home Room Treasurer. Mick . . . grad of Columbus . . . to be a millionaire . . . collects stamps . . . race driving . . . football, baseball . . . Errol Flynn, Bing Crosby, Kay Kyser . . . Love them all , . . does not like stuck-up people or history . . . likes activity periods . . . l goes for a 5' 2 brunette . . . Pitt will be his destination. X - l Noam ELHAI R Mc Voice Club IO: Biology Club 0: u I2 J Club I2. A 1 Up from John Morrow . . a c pished pianist . , . Live, love, and learn . . . ent ' Be is, Gary housekeeper . . . rain keeps her at home. LOIS PEARL McKAY Cooper and Phil Baker . . . favors nglish islikes extreme hats . . . must be tall, wavy hair, brown es, and a gentleman . . . seen with V.C .... swims, skates, rows . . . will be good me Roo .Racial 'min I2: H m President I0 G -Collegeygl ll' C ry Club , tage Make-Up I2 , iquette'Qlbb Q2 A gy f f 1 I . nl A, X. Q came fgvonroy . .i,-aims to fee . . . enjoys e ers r time w n e isnt, n a l brunette base a JV Tread , che se,i' ocolategmilld shake' . .I t g and dancing lxtil r4'iLZ' hq shi'f' '9 bll t o WALTER E. MIDDLETON women . . . seen with M.R. and D.F. kgs ar trdx aut of town , L d go ,or sulky ople . . . chemistry with Mr. Murphy7,bn'd Baby oks rdte . . . seen with Betty. Go-To-College Club II: Traffic Club ll: Etiquette Club I2 Omicron Staff l2. Bub . . . from John Morrow . . . ambition . . . own his own convertible coupe , . . football, basketball, baseball . . Better late than never -lhe isl . . . entertained by Glenn Miller Priscilla Lane . . . likes cratts with Fagan . . . dislikes getting up in the morning . . . headed for Duquesne . . goes for all the Page Thirty-one ,fi Q. W if 3 GR I s fits ii Q55 0- NW, MARY JAYNE MOSCHAK Home Room Reporter IZ: Senior Girl Reserves II, IZ: Etiquette Nth: f lik, if 1 .. '. 'I X 1 Club IZ. Moe . . . jolly package from Woods Run . . . tuture dress- maker . . . enjoys dancing, tennis, swimming, and tootball . . . staunch believer in Better late than never . . . soothed by Guy Lombardo, Baby Snooks and Bing Crosby . . . conceited people just don't rate to Moe . . . tall, neat dressers and good dancers may apply . . . inseperable 'From Lil and Dot . . . sings when washing dishes . . on to Belltield. JOHN RAYMOND NESTLEROD Go-To-College Club I0: Electric Club: Hi-Y Club II: Dancing Club I2: Motor Club II: Home Room Reporter IO, Il. DOROTHY ANN MIKA Go-To-College I0, II: Girls Reserves IZ: Business Service Guild IZ: Etiquette IZ: Sanitation Squad I2. Dot . . . via Horace Mann to Grace Martin . . . enjoys Glenn Miller, roller skating, John Garfield, and Kay Kyser . . . dislikes cats and tests . . . he must be tall, dark, handsome, and well educated . . . one ot the ABC gang , . . seen with Jean . . . believes in losing enemies last, and making friends fast . . Grace Martin's. THOMAS W. MILICH Senior Leaders: Swimming: Traffic: Dancing: Home Room President II, IZ. Torn . . . to become a great athlete . . . likes to play football, basketball, baseball . . . Be good . . . Tyrone Power, Hedy Lamarr, Joe E. Brown, Kay Kyser, Glen Miller . . . enjoys English with Miss Shaw . . , 5' 3 brunette is his tavorite diversion . . . math and history are his pet bores . . . Alabama is his destination. OLGA RUTH MILLER Treasurer of Go-To-College Club IZ: Motor Club II: Omicron Staff IZ: Go-To-College Club IZ. Quiet little lass from John Morrow . . . yearns to travel around the world , . . interested in aviation, tennis, and baseball . . . Olga lives by the Golden Rule . . . Errol Flynn, Bob Hope, and Spanish rate high with her . . . can't stand conceited people . . . likes to get a good night's sleep . , . any gentleman stands a good chance with Olga. Red . . . received his early training at St. Andrews' . . . to be a drattsman . . . collects stamps and likes billiards . . . Keep A' smiIing . . . football, baseball, swimming . . . Bing Crosby, Glenn Q! i Miller, Priscilla Lane . . . teels right at home in mechanical drawing A . . . dislikes home work . . . on the lookout tor a 5' 3 brunette G . . . Tech is his next stop. MARGARET MARION O'KEEFE Dancing Clu : e Make-Up Club: Motor Club. Margie . . . . Francis Xavier . . . wants a convertible oupe . . . collects souv d photographs . . . skating, swim- ing, horseback riding, bo lin , ancing . . . Night lite betore n t work . . . Alice Fa , Baby Snooks, Richard Greene, Kay Ky r . . . will not be kept iting . . . dishes, cats, and conceited , l peo are o , curly haired skaters can apply. r ss: 0 f x CLASS OF FEBRUARY, i940 JAMES EUGENE O'NEILL President Students' Association I2g First Vice President Students' Association II, I2: President I2B Class: Room President I0, Ilg Track IO, Il, I2: Football Il, I2. Jim our school president . . . Horace Mann . . . wants to be a successful aeronautical engineer . . . all sports . . . music, reading, math, physics . , . Ann Rutherford, Hal Kemp . . . brunette, 5' 4 , good sport . . . hates rainy Sundays, women drivers . . . runs out to see every airplane heard . . , interested in psychology . . . Jean's twin brother . . . There is always tomorrow . . . headed for Carnegie Tech. JEAN AGNES O'NEILL Senior Leaders II, IZ: Business Guild IZ: Athletic Council IO, II I2- Go To College Club II Om'cron Staff I2 Hom , , - - g z 1 e Room President I2: Athletic Council Reporter II, I2g Oliver News Staff II, l2. Our Secretary of Sanitation hails from Horace Mann . . . aspires to be a private secretary . . . collects souvenirs . . . enjoys skating, tennis, dancing . . . don't worry . . . entertained by Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo . . . can't stand galoshes . . . tall and handsome . . . interested in psychology . . . member of ABC . . . Jim's twin . . . loves to read . . . active in athletic department. ELIZABETH JANE PFEIFFER Home Nursing IO: Make-Up II: Etiquette Club IZ. Betty . . . via Horace Mann . . . our swing accordionist . . . enjoys skating, taking snapshots, and ping pong . . . Never trouble trouble, till trouble troubles you . . . Deanna Durbin and ' Kay Kyser entertain her . . . taboo on peas and carrots. hands shakers and cats . . . dotes on spaghetti . . . he must be a good skater . . . seen with Lois . . . an H.A,H, 4 SAVERIA PISCIONERI and the world smiles with you. FRED PLANK , Latin Club IO. S EVEL PLOESCH ite p r alre '21, ,L x.11J,-we-f' - , - S , i 'irbvf fi - LLL, 'YLALS-ft.Yxl:' -4.cf f I -I ' ,'::44.,s.: ' I iv: 7.0 f'-.,Q'l-:ig in qxcxwgi Travel Club IO: Senior Speakers II: Posture Club I2. Sarah . . . lovely lady . . . drifted down from Hall's Grove . . . will style your coiffure . . . collects china dogs . . . Mickey Rooney and Ann Rutherford rate . . . favors English with Miss McAnlis . . . dislikes snobs . . . uncovers tales of love . . , 5' 9 dark and handsome . . . seen with ER., J.R., and ES .... Smile Omicron Staff IZ: Boys Etiquette Club I2g Chemistry Club II: Our advertising manager comes from Manchester . . . he aims to be a gentleman farmer . . . enjoys cheese. swimming, kite-flying, and shooting . . . Sit tight . . . Orsen Welles, Mickey Mouse and H. C, Gregg are his favorite entertainers . . . physics and study periods rate . . . home room meetin s bore Fritz . . . II 9 C0 ess of hard knocks. ok 9 Secre ry of Chem: Cub inW'o orris e s r an T s morrow k care fi bl aseb a Sc Bo I 1 ' l . Li to et ' . . . ts l rs an enj y B nie B e d Or u er . . . n to i th ' . . ' 2 u ly d la ea ap . islikes y ers a ond mo ings . . . ' ive toda . l to e 'tse . . . muh b ll, ti g . . . whiz chemistry . . . al s worryi . . col ects in resting letter Page Thirty-three THE OMICRON JOSEPH JAMES PODANY Senior Hi-Y Club I0, Il, I2: Etiquette Club I2: Home Room Vice President I2. Poe . . . Horace Mann . . . wants to succeed . . . likes to work with photography and automobiles . . . enjoys swimming, tootball, and picnics . , . Keep your word and never lie . . . tavors Jack Benny, Robert Donat, Lawrence Olivier . . . enjoys history . . . conceited people best stay away . . . is partial to a tall blond with glasses . . . Rfx. 7 7 7 . . . will go to any small college. JAM ES W. POLLOCK Go-To-College Club IO, II, I2: Omicron Staff I2: Home Room President: Treasurer: Secretary: Vice President IZB Class. Jim . . . honored John Morrow . . . collects stamps . . . ambition . . . missionary . . . likes track, swimming . . . Mens Sana in Corpore Sano l???l . . . enjoys acting ot Spencer Tracy, Madeline Carroll . . . tavors Latin, French, physics . . . dislikes being called James . . . she must be pretty, intelligent and brunette . . . likes to examine stock in a second-hand store. JOHN T. POTOSKI Dancing Club I2: Etiquette Club I2: Traffic Squad I2: Ser- geant-at-Arms I0. Johnnie . . . Horace Mann . . . chief ambition . . . an architectural engineer . . . Be yourself . . . likes learning new dance steps . . . Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Bob Crosby . . . basketball, swimming, 'football . . . mechanical drawing . . . thumbs down on book reports . . . will continue at Carnegie Tech . . . she must be 5' 5 brunette . . . member ot the Ich club. CLEVELAND POTTS Photo Club II' Etiquette Club I2 Home Bo ' g I ' , : Roo erg rms I0, II, IZ' e President I2. nr y i . . o 1 ts old coins tnew ones tool sottbagyf . baseb ' r put ott until tomorrow what you c n t d . is wt' - ners . . . Spencer Tracy and Count Wiplaltudies Wi istory, print . . . likes his women O i I O '1 1 . . . . i . n t too ig and no t thumbs down on noisy people Knitting Club I0: Motor Club II, IZ: Girls Etiquette Club I2: Sergeant-at-Arms: Judge of Election. Hails from Columbus . . . skating and dancing . . . Live, love, and learn . . . entertained by Tyrone Power and Kay Kyser . . . enjoys sewing with Miss Cushwa . . . dislikes I-lalleck, homework over the week-ends . . . he is tall, dark, and handsome lJ.K.l . . . member ot A.G.T .... aims to become a good wite . . . tinds good sport in football, volleyball, and mushball. s mfr c Chia Manchester . . . ing to -travel .Ano ertisher- man in our midst . . . also inter ted in,-rbdjbglyafafogitball . . . entertained by W. C. Fields. El fitzjbf . . . enjoys type . . . no talkative girls tor him . . type is brunette, slender, beautitul . . . loves to chew gum . . . Minnesota next stop. Page Thirty-tour ESTH ER POWELL wwywffff 4 dzqieijw. PRICE I .. sg A, 'J 1 T H x f, -., CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 2 21 I . 'T JANE AUDREY PRICE Oliver News Staff II, I2: Senior Speakers II: Apparatus Club I2 Senior Leaders I2 Omicron Staff I2 President ' : : : ' of Co-Ed College I Club IZ: Home Room President II: Home Room Secretary I0: x Social Chairman Senior Leaders I2: Social Committee I2B Class. Janey . . . John Morrow . . . to be a journalist . . . own Q 'gf a convertible I I I . . . saves pennies . . . horse-back riding, Z hockey, dancing . . . Variety is the spice of life . . . entertained - by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Bing Crosby . . . abominates liver, oysters, late dates , and chemistry . . . Westminster . . . W prefers them tall, blonde, and good dancer . . . always with ' Joan and Beppy. ANNA PROTZIK Q1 I hemistry Club I2: Go-To-College Club II: Class Treasurer I0 udge of Election II: Sergeant-at-Arms II. Up fror Woo Run . . . aims to s m ne . . . enjoys , s ing, mu a , vimming, and en ' . . uriosity killed the . 'e alleck ners ermani??7... , -i eH... .sen wit . ...t'ls to Nelson X dy, Lily Po an Gr M . . al ay n a h rry . . oves to be alone. N PU I - o-C : si e ice d I2: Judge of o I er nt-a r I0. ' co es tom ods un . . . wants to live happily ever e . il' ts ' coll ing gadgets and listening to Baby Snoo an urb' . . . dislikes related work but likes short- hand . . i s 'em all an good-looking . . . reads the comics and ats it fr ently . . . an H.A.H. . . . Variety is the spi oyfef' , W , AQUILLA MAE RAGSDALE Art Club: Spanish Club: Sergeant-at-Arms IO, II, I2: Secretary of Home Room 9. I-lailed from Manchester . . . to be a success in life is her aim . . . collects old coins and interested in photography . . . What can't be cured, must be endured . . . Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, set her feet tapping . . . as to type, she's neutral . . . on to Hampton College, Virginia . . . usually with L.M. . . . enjoys English and reading. . FLORENCE RANKIN J' NLUVIJ! Golf Club: Home Nursing IO: Etiquette Club I2: Home Room Chairman: Social Chairman. K 7 ' Florence . . . a delightful miss from Horace Manvxflf ' be a police woman . . . wishes to correspond with ,peope . . . WM M! snapshots . . . enjoys ice skating, swimming, dancing . . . Live, , love, and learn . . . Dead End Kids and Alice Faye entertain her f' . . . likes sewing with Miss Cushwa . . . dislikes snoopy and unde- pendable people . . . tall, dark, neat, mannerly, B.H. ? ? ? . . . always on time . . . seen with P.P., L.W., and L.P. 'l I' LUELLA REUSCHER Fd ' 'ter ir IO, I I2: Or hfus Club I2. u ' . . . o C u bus . . . her worthy ambition is to be go d citiz . ph graphy a hobby . . . she chooses ' min riding, Ik g, ushloall . . . Smile awhile . . . orites e Joh ar I Dorothy Lamour, Priscilla Lane, voice, t y . . dil s e rally conceited people, homework . . . II I es eal . ats with a couple of Juniors . . . saving goo ic N? Page Thirty-five K . 1' J- xl' Q j A , ., LX' L, -so 5, - l ,I R THEGOMICICN 5 ' if ' I 'lx JM . 1 ff u A, ' MARY ELIZABETH RICHARDS fl- I Social Chairman Home Room II: Vice President Senior Girl Reserves: Senior Girl Reserves II: Travel IZ: Etiquette I2. 4 Smiling Lizzie hails from John Morrow . , . wants to work in a department store . . . dancing, roller and ice skating are tops . . . Live, love, learn . . . entertained by Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, and Fredric March . . . dotes on English and sewing. K' but thumbs down on being called Blondie . . . nightly dates . with a handsome I'l.J.K. If I FLORENCE JOAN Rici-iEy - S' V J, f Go-To-College Club IZ: Etiquette IZ. ff 1 1 1,7 Aims to be a private secretary . . . collects autographs of J W, movie stars . . . tennis, hiking, and football are her favorite 1,3 ' pastimes . . , entertained by Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Cary I fly! Grant . . . likes O.E.-but not tests . . . not interested in the if gallant sex! . . . reads last chapter of a book first . . . seen with June and Emma. X YM . RINGGO D orphan E iz: Lit vi 5 Club , ihyfilix Ray . . . Manches r . . P an to s ve a lot of money . . swi in softb II . . . uil m del alplane . . Jimmy Lun ef rd, Glen M' keep hi in a rh thmic . . . A ap be calm , easy ' . . . cxetests tor oil . . . pref his lady ds small cute . . . can al ay: lsten to a go d joke. Y . T af' Lf. ,.,. - 7 gli K I 1 iqH6tt'sDALniEi3XRoqAN- rf f Tra ' ad I0,'I I?.gKAssen5bIy-Squad IZ: Hoiie Room Vice e' ent gitique 6'Club IZPGO- o-Collefel-Club II, IZ: r . X E Spanish lub I .' A E 5 -- If UH Y.. 'iii F Mile . . . aims to gaetdaydi Ioma ' ra convertible . . . makin oney ' his h byx . . Lo out for yourself . . . study . petycd-s nhdbmcligfsv Late eh Mike ., Erlerg Miller and Bigd Joe - l .entertai I .' t re u ion or eing a snappy resser Y ther ch? umgm. not interested in the fair sex Iii 5 S Ido 't like me tea s . . . likes his girl friends short and GLADYS CHARLOTTE ROY Sergeant-at-Arms I0, II: Treasurer Home Room II: President Home Room I2: Vice President Etiquette Club IZ: Oliver Choir II: Sanitation Squad IZ. Glady . . . John Morrowite . . . a successful secretary . . spends time collecting souvenirs, having tea leaves read . . . enjoys Richard Green, Benny Goodman, and transcript . . . claims that he who is wrapped up in himself is considered a small package by others . . . he must be a tall, perfect gentleman . . . Grace Martin's . . . L.T.S. member . . . always with Dot, Fan, Jean. . . . . 3 g muchI . . . headed for Riverside Military Academy. ROBERT RUDOLPH esident, J nior Hi-Y Club: Treasurer, Senior Hi-Y Club. ob s. . John Morrow . . . enjoys swimming, tennis, ping pon ice ska ng . . . and experimental science . . . his hobby auto obiles: ides it . . welcomes constructive criticism . . . . . i ds no lure in dancing. 5, Page Thhtqqsix it WILLIAM JOHN RUDOLPH President Home Room I0g President of Senior Hi-Y 9, IO, II, I2g Omicron Staff I2: Treasurer Senior Leaders Club I2g I2A Class President. Rudy . . . Horace Mann . . . ambition, salesman . . . Fight to the end, never give up . . . photography, basketball, football. dancing, skating . . . favors Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper. Alice Faye . . . English. and sales . . . dislikes conceited people . . . will continue at Pitt . . . 5' 2 blondes with sense of humor catch his eye . . . member of the famous C . E TH FRANCES S V 0' tage M e- - I irls Etiquette ' - I2. 'Betty' . . s -i- Horace -. n's halls . aims to travel col - .go f ogr hs and -. ce ra ks . imming, skating, X dan i tr r . . T ave fri s, ' . . . Richard lg 1 I- yser, I'-1 - Durbin . w. biology . . . f- es -1' work . . . tall pleasi personality nd a sense of um r . . . eats apples while readi . . . seen with A.N. HELEN SATNIK Girls Etiquette Club I2. Came to us from Manchester . . . aims to be a stenographer or a dress designer . . . collects snapshots . . . Keep Smiling . . . enjoys law, sewing. and shorthand . . . likes them tall, dark, and with blue eyes . . . always seen with M.K .... hopes to enter Carnegie Tech . . . basketball and swimming are her sports . . . enjoys Barry Wood, Mischa Auer, Jeanette MacDonald. V Duff's and perhaps Westminster. ac ntry I CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I940 Wi? 1 eff' 74 I ELIZABETH MARJORIE SCHELLMAN Home Nursing I0, II: Business Service Guild Il, I2g Etiquette Club l2g Sergeant-at-Arms Home Room II. Contributed by John Morrow . . . to own a skating rink . . . skating is tops lrollerl . . . Be yourself . . . tunes in Lawrence Welk, Grey Gordan and Baron Eliott . . . favors law with J. C. Tallant . . . a certain I2B and all gentlemen with a sense of humor . . . dislikes giving oral talks, snobs. and conceited people . . . RUTH VIRGINIA SCHMIDT Assistant Treasurer of Co-Ed College Club IZ: Motor Club Il: Etiquette Club I2: Co-Ed College Club I0, I2. Smitty . . . John Morrow . . . collects dogs. recipes . . . football, badminton, horse-back riding . . . lf life's a dream, don't make it a nightmare . . . favors Robert Young, Kay Kyser, John Garfield, Ginger Rogers . . . hates lemon pie, peanut butter, back seat drivers . . . Carnegie Tech . . . 6' 2 with brown eyes . . . president of Alpha Lambda Omicron . . . seen with Ruthie. t PA sci-mi ER resi e I R m V Pr :dent Senior HiY Dancing R .d I H ic . : . .- : . b I , kg ss C I. Got is st at S P r . . aims to be a C.P.A. . . . to ra g . . all s r . . , Kay Kyser. Betty Grable . . dislikes obs, tin . . e c' conquer who believe they can , 69 . . P ts r cho of untancy . . . likes small blondes . .QI-rates 1 .' oat. Page Thirty-seven , x-I FE 'U n 1 D Home . . - . vt X , ll: Table Tennis Club ll, IZ: Hi-Y IO, Il: Medal Award l2g Science S+'-' r., my va . l. LJS AN- :I If cijyo, fw' '1 ,mir NMMA Y THE OMICRON BM WILLIAM H. SEILING , Biology ll: Home Room Secretary 9, ll: Home Room President II. Butch . . . John Morrow . . . ambition . . . a successful business career . . . lt it's worth doing at all, then it's worth doing well . . . camping, hunting, swimming . . . entertained by Victor McLaglen, Benny Goodman, Paul Whiteman . . . studies, math and science . , . dislikes sophisticated glamour girls . . . headed for Duke University . . . a modest brunette preferred. OLGA SENN Etiquette Club I2. A Manchester grad . . . to succeed in the work she undertakes . . . swimming, tennis are tops . . . Love them all, marry none . . . favorite study shorthand ? ? ? . . . dislikes conceited males and fresh ones I I I . . . not in the market for the opposite sex . . . seen with Marie. HELEN SEPTAK Orpheus Club IO: Stage Make-Up II, l2g Business Service N Guild l2g Reporter of Home Room I0. John Morrow . . . will travel . . . crossword puzzles, piano, iitterbugging . . . sports . . . To err is human, to forgive, divine . . . Richard Crooks, Lily Pons, Horace l-leidt . . , favors typing and O.E. with Miss Scott . . . show-offs, spaghetti and bashful boys are not wanted . . . 5' lIIf2 brunette, good dancer . . . seen with Anne Levanas, Alice Baker . . . member O.A.O, L I ALEXANDER VICTOR SEWALD Home Room Secretary llq Room Treasurer 7 8 9 I0 Experimenters 9. Aleck . . . Hall's Grove . . . wants to make someone happy ' . . . College of Hard Knocks . . . collects old books . . . golf, football, baseball, table tennis, pinochle . . . The Golden Rule . . . Orson Welles, Jackie Cooper . . . enjoys hygiene with Mr. Christian, English with Miss Shaw, German . . . woman hater . . . constantly singing. HELEN CLARA SHARP Home Nursing Club IO: Go-To-College II: Girls' Etiquette l2g Social Chairman. Sherpe . . . comes from Conroy . . . soon to be a nurse . . . collects important murder stories I I I . . . Seeing is believ- ing . . . Nelson Eddy, Baby Snooks, Madaline Carroll . . . English with Miss McAnlis . . . dislikes conceited people and giddy girls . . . must be 6' I , blond, good looking-J.H .... hopes to enter Pitt . . . mushball, basketball, and tennis. EDNA SHAW Go-To-College I0, ll: Golf Club llg Etiquette l2: Class Reporter I0, l2g Social Chairman Golf Club ll. Another John Morrowite . . . she'll aim to have a happy life . . . collects miniature souvenirs for a knick-knack shelf . . . Live and like it . . . likes to swim and does it well . . . dislikes baby talk and cats . . . enjoys Hal Kemp, Bette Davis, and Spencer Tracy . . . a tall brunette is welcome . . . likes to study . . . interested in psychology. l Page Thirty-eight CLASS OF FEBRUARY. i940 GEORGE A. SHAW Biology Club IO: Senior Leaders I0, II, I2: Table Tennis Club II, I2: Etiquette Club IZ: Sanitation Squad l2: Omicron Staff I2: President of Table Tennis Club. Artie . . . a John Morrowite . . . keeps a scrapbook of Pittsburgh sport activities . . . tennis, golf, baseball, swimming . . . thinks the Golden Rule should be practiced . . . likes Jeanette MacDonald, Clark Gable, Tommy Dorsey, and Donald Duck . . . history and shorthand are mellow . . . conceited girls and busy telephone lines are taboo . . . a 5' 4 brunette, athletic type leases . . . Tech. P GERALD D. SIMON Chemistry Club Il: Boys' Photo Club I2: Etiquette Club Secretary I2: Go-To-College Club IO. Jerry . . . Conroy . . . metallurgical engineer . . . pho- tography, stamps . . . baseball, basketball, football . . . redheads, 5' 4 . . . Look ahead-not behind . . . entertained by Paul Muni, Horace Heidt . . . Carnegie Tech . . . always smiling. CHARLES EARL SIMS. JR. Make-Up Club ll: Sergeant-at-Arms IO, Il, IZ. Horace Mann . . . make good in business . . . football, mush- ball, dancing, swimming . . . collects stamps, autographs coins . . . lf at first you don't succeed, try, try again , . , thinks Three Stooges, Myrna Loy, Kay Kyser are swell . . . English favorite study . . . hates stuck-up girls . . . Carnegie Tech will claim him . . . looking for a 5' 2 girl with personality. i aww- aww MARTIN SMALL Elections. eww ik IL M J. SNEIDER Mcing Club I2 ting Club IO. wtwyi 0. 7' few' I . O Www X ii .45 Spanish Club: Go-To-College Club: Home Room Judge of From Manchester . . . to see the world . . . billiards. cross- word puzzles, horse shoes . . . Why stand when you can sit, why sit when you can lie down? . . . football, mushball, golf . . . entertained by Joan Blondell, Peggy Goodwin, Jack Leonard . . . likes orchestra class . . . book reports, conceited people out . . . 5' 5 brunette, nice smile as his type . . . Chicago University. wxjf' Bi . . .l Ava on . . . ambition . . . make a million L . . . ' f.ctffirst you don't succeed, try something else . . . V h . . . ra i g, eating . . . football, baseball, basketball . . . e terta' y mmy Kaye, Bing Crosby . . . studies best at En lis is's w . . . dislikes nightwork . . . headed for i MF am . . . 'n 5' 8 blue-eyed blonde. WILBERT WARREN SNYDER Orpheus Club: Oliver Choir. 5' 7 blonde with blue eyes. Manchester . . . wants to make good in the theatrical world P . . . loves to read detective stories . . . enjoys symphony music . . . basketball, tennis . . . Laugh and be merry, tomorrow you ' may die . . . admires Bette Davis, Mickey Rooney, enjoys voice but not conceited people or walking in the rain . . . she must be ,W W Page Thirty-nine cj 5 if X . W I MARY J. SOVYAK Go-To-College II, IZ: Athletic Council I0: Spanish Club I2: Senior Leaders IZ: Omicron Staff IZ: Social Chairman of Home Room II, IZ. Jitterbug . . . Horace Mann alumna . . . to be a history teacher . . . listens to radio . . . Lite can be beautiful . . . likes tennis and basketball . . . entertained by Glenn Miller, Tyrone Power . . . likes them tall, blonde, and handsome . . . seen with V.S. and R.H .... one of the D.E.G's .... enjoys gym with Miss Hankey. -Emi WTA Qty. CARL ELMER STAHL Room Vice President Il: President Modeling Club: Go-To- f , College Club: Chemistry Club ll. QQ -h i 'UJA' Came to us from Spring Garden . . . chemist . . . interested in chemistry, languages, astronomy, art, butterflies . . . swimming, wrestling . . . Mickey Rooney, Charlie McCarthy . . . Today is yesterday's tomorrow . . . likes blondes . . . can't stand people who talk a lot about nothing . . . always seen with Croker. HELEN STANICH Life Saving Club IO: Motor Club IZ: Business Service Guild IZ: Vice President of Business Guild IZ: Sergeant-at-Arms IO: Judge of Elections I0. . . . dancing, collecting snapshots . . . bowling, mushball, swim- ming . . . lt it's good, take two . . . entertained by Richard Greene, Mickey Rooney, Johnny Davis . . . likes commercial geography with Miss Davidson . . . hates Halleck and hats . . . boy friends must be tall and good-looking . . . always cracking gum . . . loves to just loaf. f Manchester's contribution . . . wants to be a private secretary TH SEIUJPKO Photo Clullijl dge of E tions IZ: lub IZ. f T 2 . . h ls Hall's . . . to become a F.B.l. man . . ollects coins . . is tops . ll' good things don't co e i rge packa e ' . . . gi dy Lamarr, Kay Kyser . ikes allmpbjec . . . disli e war paint on 'rls . . . she 4 s be ' lp runett i s sports . . gabs with e rs . . . likes jo I is I do - a CAN' Ni tj . , pose MARIE SJENIGER i' Liferfrairag -Club IO: Go-To-Qdlege Club II: Athletic Council I Il, IZ: 'Sketc taut: IZ: Class Rresident IZ: Vice President Senior Leaders and Sketch Club I2. ., 'b A grad of Coliimbus 1:x. to be dlfillustrator . . . draws in -X .f spare jltne . . . Uwake up andsliveftbecause you'll be dead a long ' ' X i timdt . . .khkes gymitwith Miss .I-lonkey . . . dislikes nightwork or 1. any other kind ot,vJork . . . one- of the D.E.G's .... always seen x N with Helen and Vera . . . Bette Davis, Tyrone Power rate. Q s i JOSEPH GEORGE SUDATZ Senior Y Cf i . . . imported tom Woods Run . . . hobby . . . raising pi ' . . b 'eves at you save, you will have . . . dis- gust . wi '21 silly eople . 'oys sheet metal .k. . a whizz at ' baseb l, -.nn . d bas o ' . . . gets a ic out o Victor KM -gg oltz . not particular about the opposite 1 ' A Xl SS ,CD Osex ' Page Forty j . lay, CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 1940 ' rsoReE s r U' Noi- - l 'o y Club 0: Serg n -at- s I 'ice sident enior i Lead II, IZ: ome Ro Re er 22 olt ub IZ: ralilic s iz. ' ' Joe . . . Ho e M n.. biti ... o ain X J l igher th' s of lite . . . llects st ps a d . . . tr k, hx too , a . . . ke hlay ile u s es . . . oris 9 fa tt. ree oogex . tavorlq' ist' it O .H. . . slike'Q ceite ple . . continuesa t . a certai 5' 5 ti nette. Q ' VERA SZEFHEK Senior Girls' Leaders Club IZ: Go-To-College II. IZ: Athletic Council IZ: Class Reporter ll: Sergeant-at-Arms II. Set . . . curly-headed athlete . . . hailed from Woods Run . .. aspires to be a nurse . . . draws in spare time . . . To have a triend, be one . . , likes gym with Miss l-Iankey . . . medium, blue-eyed blond with a maroon convertible coupe . . . dislikes textbook teachers . . . one ot the D.E.G's .... always seen with Rose Marie and Mary . . . Art School. HOWARD A. TAYLOR f Band I0. II: Senior Orchestra IZ: Table Tennis Club: Photo ,U Club I0, II: Etiquette Club IZ: Traffic Squad IZ: Omicron Staff IZ. . Howie . . . John Morrow . . . ambition . . . big business . . . Always give an even break . . . spare time taken by home movies, tlowers . . . 'favors law with J.C.T. and music . . . football. ice skating and tennis . . . dislikes book reports . . . dials to Horace Heidt. Baron Eliot . . . must be 5' 5 blonde or brunette . . . happy when slappin' the bass. W l ,- J NATALIE JANE TAYLOR Go-To-College IO: Senior Leaders II, IZ: Apparatus Club IZ: Pictorial Club IZ: Room Reporter Il: Treasurer Leaders Club IZ. Darling Mimi . . . our cheerleader who sailed in from John Morrow . . . to tly to the moon . . . paints with water colors and collects dolls , . . loves tennis . . . All things that are. are with more spirit chased than enjoyed . . . 'favors biology . . . dislikes oysters and ruttles . . . it's the personality that counts . . . member ot Sigma Phi. WJ WW AyMoND TROI I fy l c' g I2: Senio Hi-Y I ' Vo e Room Treasurer I2. l 'Ray . . . Columb . . . ' s t' b a aviator . . . collects mps od pl s . . oot l ball, and horseback of riding . , . ' k e e s ' he do . . e ertained by Alice F , Spenc racy Bing Cr udies mechanical awing . . . dislikes g speeches n work . .gdhooses Pitt . . certain 5' 2 br nette, initials a 'J' LOUISE TRAVATO N., Business Service Guild: Senior Girl Reserves I2: Girls Etiquette 6,..q Club I2. Lou . . . Horace Mann . . . a future private secretary . . . hobbies dancing, eating, sleeping . . . likes football . . . Keep smiling . . . Kay Kyser, Jackie Cooper. Bing Crosby . . . law with Miss Donnelley . . . hates gum crackers and Stuff . . . heading tor Duquesne . . . tall. handsome. sense of humor lJ.M.l . . . loves chicken and big sister . . . member ot P.P.T .... seen with W Helen and Dottie. Page Forty-one vs? X S T oMicRoN ' g MAUDIE TURNER J ie . . . to be a beautician . . . plays piano and dances X You nl live once . . . Ella Fitzgerald and Jimmy Lunceford er vqte . , favors sewing . . . dislikes conceited people . . . dsome it curly hair and pretty teeth . , . will enter the Ella-Rene eauty Culture School. MARTHA ANN TURN EY . Orpheus Club IZ: Go-To-College Club I0. II: Cheerleader I 0' ii, iz, Reporter io, ii. Marty . . . our peppy cheerleader from St. Peter . . . to enter nursing field . . . collects photos . . . skating, dancing, riding, driving . . . Ke trying . . . entertained by Ritz Brothers, Judy Garland, Prisbilla ane, Fanny Brice . . . dislikes Halleck. hand- 6 shakers, conceit o le . . . he is 5' 7 dark, handsome, wears a uniform . A. orority . . . seen with K.R. . X X , 1 . , Ome I' I 2 IOT TZ TCT l S UI X xi' N Ni A- A , s'n I0 ge key p 'I S i de IZ: T - ll: '-' IZ: I: ' l IZ. Ca fro Ma ii - . . . o ess signe . . Li 's ha yo i. ke I ' si a t tai Gin R ers, ry ri an -. nja 'L f Wk is' s u en p o e a c . . . nts a athlete -- 1 e Ro eri' aylor type, .l Art stit te of Pi ts urgh . . . seen ith C.L. ix N J I PAUL Dancing IZ: S nior Lead s II: Boys Life raffic II, Home m Vice President . . . a ition s t successful in life basket all, all . . Be yourself bu , ory . . . Nebraska will a 5 4 blond '. . . Gary Cooper, Jack Lane are O. . . . hates to wear ties I.C.l-l. , J FRANK P. VITELLI Ni i tte b IZ: Basketball I0, ll: Track I0, II, IZ: Print I I: His Squad IZ. Vi . . om Horace Mann . . . ambition, to be a success in e . . Y nliytnowu his motto , . . stamp collecting, danc- in ska g, si i . . football, basketball . . . tunes to Barry od. c . dislikes handshakers . . . heads for Penn Q St t . . Ii his dark and beautiful . . . lbashfull. X JbH rs. WALKER ' Band . I IZ: O estra IZ: Experimenters Club 9: Hi-Y ' I0: Chem tr C IZ: Pr ident Chemistry Club IZ. Jo ni . . il rom John Morrow . . . at ease while untin ' hi , nd dr ' g a fash tball, boxing, and s ' ming . . Eat, sle , ri , an e me . . . listens to rt: Sha -In Ace ye , . . likes mistry and band, not at and Latn . ' n to P' . . . e is 5' 3 . IO6 pounds, gre eyes, - wn , S 1 Ek A l Page For y-two x 9 A. GEORGE WEINBERG Oliver Motor Club II, IZ: Etiquette Club IZ, Second Vice President. Dudy . . . enters from Linwood . . . ambition . . . to be a success in life . . . motto To thine own self be true . . . likes dancing, golf, football, swimming , . . entertained by Benny Good- man, Hedy Lamarr . . . studies math . . . dislikes foreign languages . . . will favor Pitt . . . she must be 5' 4 brunette who can dance . . . a member of the Ich club. EDWARD CHARLES WEINMAN Radio IO: Traffic Squad II, IZ. Ed . . . hails from St. Peter . . . to be a great electrical man would suit him , . . likes to experiment with electricity . . . enjoys all sports . . . Honesty is the best policy . . . likes Joe E. Brown, Edward G. Robinson, Tyrone Power . . . favors electric shop and history . . . Carnegie Tech . . . not particular as to the type of girl . . . dislikes to wear a tie. f' ' x fa CLASS or FEBRUARY, I94 J' ,Af ALO! fee. 92 y ,MJ ' , We l MtM,,,,,, f , 1 'QTHY isAa LLE eweu. 1 -lf' I f Trea' rer f otor Club Il ' Club IZ: Etiq CI ' I , yt IZ: 'al alrman I ome R o , II. - ffl . Dot ' . . C mius .' 'fa s esstul se . . ects ily' ','..' glnapsitslt... ..l 'fcd J 0-j , JF? S' lea 'Miv 'I elegwseu ii Sp iies ronemlg . n ,X Auf f an ' . . s history ith r -. . I hates h in peo ck g . . . will go to Gra'ce rt 's . . . tallfilaiii JW han o e . . ,seen with Betty and Helen . . member: of AfG.T. V Sorgfity. , 4 Y of l if I ' JV I J I - . rl lf i J! I I J ' l W .. jj J .VERNA JMARIE MGLEY A ' N IfGo-To-Qoltege Qlins y, II: Mgtor Club I, IZ: Etiquehf b I2. 'j W J' yy rj ti' Var . via M' cheste . . . aims 'col be a futud Elsa A Maxwellj . . has long'etTIand:Afdst envied fmgernails . . enjoys r havingpartigf and aking syn shots . . , imming an Glenn J Millerj. . . abhorsjwritingjhemes and friiceited peb e . . . happy whdqfin Miss McAnIrs' English class . . . he must be tall and havftjwavy hair . i I , ' s 1 V . x .ij .,. VIN J ES IN R ' . Senior -Y g ife Sa g b I0 Il: Etiqu e Club I2: anci g IZ: -To-C ege b I i . . . t his s rt at ood un . njoys football base asket l . . ah, cha ' I draw' g . . . Be pre- ' N pare ' . . ertai b 'key oney, icilla Lane, Kay X Kyser . . . wa s to a :id . A. . . Notre ame . . . 5' 4 blonde . T' df D AL. s TTMER Hom Roho T, urer 0: o al Chairman IZB Class: Vice g Presid , ZSIR anc K : or Leaders: Football: Track. ur oo a mattress tester hails from find pleasure lond blue e es em er h c seen wit the Count QL! f ll h ai to . . . ' 0 l-lor ce Ma . . Do t ry . . . enjoys lunch period, all s rts.1 wi a5'4 . y I b t e l. .l-l. b . ' . ff ,, . - Q f V jg Page Forty-three .zfwc JW' in BL THE OMICRON 1 l l Page Forty-tour EARLIE BEATRICE BATTLE Go-To-College Club llg Travel Club IIA. Bebe . . . Langley . . . Go and get it . . . aims to join the nurses ranks . . . swimming and basketball are her recreation . . . likes voice and Gracie Allen . . . no rainy weather or spinach please, please! . . . he must be medium height, pleasing personality, not serious . . Alabama State College. .i WQMQMW at if l t Traffic quad I2g Judge of Elections Ilg Directory of Sptftkvt' A Bernie . . . Columbus claimed him . . . find a wite with a P ' million dollars . . . selects Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Stepin Fetchit tor entertainment . . . outstanding in football, track, and 3 mushball . . . 5' 2 girl who weighs l2O pounds tills the bill . . . girls who know more than Bernie stay away. CLASS OF FEBRUARY, l940 COMMENCEMENT Q3 SENIOR PROM Commencement exercises were held at Heinz Auditorium on Tuesday, January 30. I wore.. ....... i........ ,.... ..,... ....,.,,........,..,.,.. .......i...,..,. . , . . . .. .. Those who came to see me graduate were PASTE YOUR COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM HERE The Prom was held at Schenley Hotel on February 2, 1940. I went with .,.,o..........,.................... The orchestra was The music was After the Prom we PASTE YOUR DANCE RACK HERE Page Forty-five THE OMICRON STUDENT CABINET The Student 'Cabinet is the group which is selected by the entire student body to officially represent it in its most important activities. Page Forty-six President f First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary of Sanitation Secretary of Finance Secretary of Publicity Secretary of Traffic f Secretary of Cabinet Sponsor f f 1 f james O'Neill f Sam Special f Walter Sapp f Jean O'Nei11 f f Harry Jones f William Cadugan f Alonzo Freebairn f f Jeanne Briggs Miss Elizabeth Gannon CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I940 jUNIOR COUNCIL OFFICERS President f fffff f f Rohert Sapp Secretary f f f fffff Rosemary Sehmoker MEMBERS Willz1i'd Manna, Clarence Rohaly, joseph Hrahak, Earl Timmins, Albert Brody, Donald Graham, Thomas Vukson, Arthur Culver, David McLeary, Edward Shaginaw, james Guerra, Dorothy Morrow, Margaret Bowman, Charles Wtmwk, Charles Bailey, jane Porter, Mae Conway, Mary Cilg, Lucille Seherh, Olga Holish, Rohert MeClaflerty, Mildred Crawford, Harry Vance, Christina Starnpfl, Ray Van Horn, jean Allerton, Marianne Boggs, Margaret Bark, Ethel Gardner, 'Charles Kirwald, Sophie Ligenza, Anna Sehwah, jack Tornello, Roberta Roy. SENIOR COUNCIL The Senior Council is composed of the home room presidents in the senior division of the school. President 1 f 1 f f f f Samuel Special Secretary f 1 f f f f f f Mildred Dixon MEMBERS Beverley Becker, Charles Thomas, Mildred Dixon, Irene Quiring, Wiliiia Ott, jeanne Briggs, Rohert Maxwell, Mary Rose Neely, james Fisher, Betty Inskeipt, Frances Ciorgianna, David Poole, john Moran, Rose Marie Stenger, Frank Raynak, Thomas Milieh, Harry Miller, joseph I-Iimnielstein, George Qgilvie, Qtto Kester, Peter Siinleo, Ruth Fry, Virginia Doud, Robert Vv'etzel, joseph justko, Helen Swetonic. Margaret Nistico, Adelaide Flinn. Peggy Chantler, josephine Cantella, john Kmatylc, jack Marshall, Rita Barker, Dorothy Payne, Elise Miller, Rose Stefano, Edward Smith, Ruth Baust, Marion Madder, Lester Ross, Walters Sapp. james Hannon. Page Forty-seven THE OMICRON l . wff' hu-M 1n.'u-Ml9- 1' y4'kl. cl TRAFFIC SQUAD OFFICERS President f f f f f Alonzo Freebrairn Vice President f f Thomas Milich Secretary f f f Vxfilliam Marx Treasurer f f Carl Bauer Social Chairman f Paul Chuchic First Row-left to right: John Caravan, Don Fagan, Bill Cadugan, Williani Marx, Paul Chuchic, Alonzo Freebairn, Howard Stringert, Paul Vida, Thomas Milich, James Gloss, Roland Benevent, Harry jones. Second Rowfleft to right: George Wilk, Joe Halagich, William Cody, Gerald Simon, Thomas McCloskey, james O'Neill, William Armstrong, Bernie Younger, Joe Himmelstein, Raymond Loichinger, Arthur Bernston, john Kamatic. Third Row--left to right: Jack Brickly, Thomas Brown, Carl Dortic, Paul Czapko, Lloyd Collins, Howard Taylor, Arthur Bordt, Jack Haure, George Smith, Walter Middleton, Carl Bauer. Page Forty-eight X-, ,Q rx X x A K., x HN - 'RN b sz CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I94O - 'w 'M X R R N lx I M1 , 1 L fy' V If , , 4 OLIVER HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Q' Director 1 f Mr. Arthur Goetz THE OMICRON l 148 Room 148 is inade up of IZA girls who are very proud of the 10092 record set in banking. OFFICERS President 1 ffff Jeanne Briggs Vice President 1 1 jeanne Madden Secretary 1 1 1 1 Marguerite Clark Treasurer 1 1 1 1 Dorothy English Reporters 1 1 1 Olive Ahlers, Mary Moschak Sergeant1at1Arms ffff Doris Francis judge of Elections 1 1 Dorothy Hancock Social Chairman 1 1 loanne Bittner Sponsor 1 1 1 Miss Grace Cramer ROOM 244 Room 244, a 12A class, extends to those whom they leave behind, every wish The officers of this IZA room are: Rose Marie Stenger 1 Ruth Ketterer President 1 1 1 1 Vice President 1 1 1 Secretary 1 1 1 Harriet Vesely Treasurer 1 1 1 1 Marie Dilulio Sergeant1at1Arms 1 Adelaide Braun 1 Rosemarie Consentino 1 Mary Kuroswka Shaw and Lois McKay Sponsor 1 1 1 1 Miss Edith Reilly judge of Elections Reporter 1 1 1 Social Chairmen 1 Edna Page Fifty th ey have 1 for success CLASS OF FEBRUARY I94O RGOM 25l Under the sponsorship of Mr. j. C. Stuehel, we, the boys of 251, wish the best of luck to the future grads. ' President f f f f joseph Himmelstein Vice President f f f William Marks Secretary f - f james Pollock Treasurer f f Raymond Troiano Reporter f f f George Sutherland judge of Elections f William Rudolph SergeantfatfArm-s f f f George XVeinberg 1 Arthur Bernston Elmer Bizarth Arthur Brooks Milan Burry jack Campbell john Fitsko Alonzo Freebairn joseph Gariano Hugo Gruener joseph Halagieh Thomas Halligan William Heinman joseph Himmelstei fl Herbert lttel August janke Elmer jeremias Harry jones Chas. Kretsehmaier Mike Lomakin joseph Herzik Walter Maeher Mike Mandzak William Marx Vw'alter Middleton james Pollock john Potoski Cleveland Potts William Rudolph William Seiling George Shaw William Sneider Thomas Stefanko joseph Sudatz George Sutherland Howard Taylor Raymond Troiano Frank Vitelli john Walker George Weinberg Raymond Nestleroad Page Ffty o THE OMICRON ROOM 122 The girls of Room 122, who are sponsored by Miss Julia Van Kirk, wish to extend their sincere hopes for success to the February graduating class of 1940. Our officers are as follows: President f f f Adelaide Flinn Vice President f f jane Pennington Secretary f f Gloria Newell Treasurer f f 1 Marian Slanina Sergeantfatflirms f f f f Helen McCarthy Judge of Elections fffffffff Alma Seibert Reporters f f joan Leach, Frances Sanguigni, jean Cunningham ROOM 116 OFFICERS President f f f f f Helen Swetonic Vice President f f f f Dorothy Bigley Secretary f f f Margaret Speer Treasurer f f f Virginia Kreas SergeantfatfArms Mary lane Schlagle judge of Elections f Helen Schmude Reporters f f chweitzer, Mae jones Sponsor f f Mr. Ray E. Heilman Page Fifty-two CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I94O ROOM 125 OFFICERS President 1 1 1 1 1 1 Vice President Peggy Chantler Marian Haberland Secretary 1 1 1 1 Mary Hall Treasurer 1 1 1 Robert Hattman Reporter 1 1 1 1 William Yost Sponsor 1 Miss Nellie E. Hudson ROOM 105 Sponsor f--ffff Miss Mary McAnlis HOME ROOM OFFICERS President 1 1 fff---fff Ruth Frey Vice President 1 ffffff 1 Doris Dennis Secretary 1 1 1 1 1 Dorothy Herb Treasurer 1 1 -fff Audrey Jones Reporters 1 imitt, Ruth Battle 1 Romaine D Sergeant1at1Arms 1 1 1 1 judge of Elections Social Chairman 1 1 Program Chairman 1 Dorothy Lindner Patsy Giovengo 1 Ruth Keay Beatrice Grumken Page Fifty-three THE OMICRON .M l ROOM 229 This class, sponsored by Miss Noralie Stickle, is new to Oliver. Its members have come from the various parochial and public elementary schools of this district. HOME ROOM OFFICERS President ffffffffff Marianne Boggs f f - 1 f Mildred Ehrler Vice President Secretary f f f Edith Ketterer Treasurer f f ffff Barbara Danver Sergeant'atfArms ffff-f Carol Fagan Reporters f f f Grace Strittmatter, Josephine Bynne, Mary Ann Chizmar, Martha Besterci ROOM 231 f Edward Smith President f f f f f - f James Calderaro - Charles Baxter Vice President Secretary f f Treasurer ' f Joseph Murphy SergeantfatfArms ffff Joseph Brtko judge of Election f f'ff Bernard White Reporters f f f Robert McKim, Harry Clutter Sponsor f f f f f Miss Anne Cannon Page Fifty-four CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I94O President f Vice President Secretary f 1 Treasurer f 1 Reporters - f SergeantfatfArms judge of Elections Social Chairman Sponsor - President f f Vice President f Secretary ' f Treasurer - Social Chairman judge of Elections Reporter f 1 ScrgcantfatfArms ROOM 150 f Mary Rose Neely f jean Shirley Smith f f Eva May Klug f - f f Claire Price Mary Helen Lenihan, Virginia Randall ROOM 124 f f f Dorothy Barry f f f Rita McCarty f Fannie Jane Yount f Miss Martha Davidson f Mildred Dixon - Shirley Forward - Ruth Sparks f Bob Birkel f Ioan Thompson f Ethel Wells - Betty Burns f f julia Benvenuto Room 124 is a 12B report room composed of both i l. d b .. Th l by Miss Rosemary Geary. g r s an oys e c ass is sponsored Page Fifty-five THE OMICRON ROOM 2l3 The girls of 21? extend sincere wishes for happiness to their fellow students. CLASS OFFICERS President fff-fff Frances Giorgianna Vice President f f f Bryna Axelrod Secretary f f f Genevieve Bruno Treasurer f fffff Lillian Bower Reporters - f f Ruth Anderson, Evelyn Slemmer Social Chairman f fffff Doris Bittner Sponsor f f f f Miss Wynona Baker MEMBERS Angeline Alampi, Ruth Anderson, Bryna Axelrod, Jean Baker, Dorothy Benton, Doris Bittner, Lillian Bower, Genevieve Bruno, Dorothy Burckart, Florence Duncan, Rose Evans, Mildred Faulkner, Anna Gaydos, Frances Georgiana, Helen Gusew, Mae jones, Ida King, Helen Kluck, Stella lM.ascaro, Margaret Schaffnit, Evelyn Slemmer, Dorothy Smith, Helen Smith, Mary jane Ward, Frances Zedler, Dorothy Zutell. Peg e Fifty'six CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 1940 ROOM 245 The hoys of Room 245' have heen together for tive semesters with Mr. Frank Lutz as their sponsor and Frank Raynak as president. Art North, one of Oliver's outstanding cartoonists is also 21 member of this room. Our room boasts of the following athletes: james McCarter, George Smith, and William Purcell. They are represented in the band by Robert Schlemmer and joseph Rozum. Sponsor President f f Vice President Secretaries f - Treasurer f Reporters f - judge of Elections Sergeant-atfArms Locker Inspector ROOM 110 - f f f Miss Elizabeth Hill OFFICERS f Virginia Doud f - f f Theresa Evans f Lenora May, Bertha Zierenberg f - f f Helen Zelinka f Helen Fitsko, Eleanor Holmes ' f f f f Sylvia Jacobs f f f Ruth Toplis - Helen Sehugar Page Fifty-seven THE OMICRON ROOM 206 This room is composed of 12B girls, who Wish the 12A's success and happiness President f f Vice President Secretary 1 - Treasurer - f Reporters f - judge of Elections SergeantfatfArms Sponsor 1 - ROOM 137 f Betty Inskipt f Mildred Thierauf f Kay Bracken 1 Jeanne Tuma Mildred Brown, Helen Zilliot f - f f Iris Morgan f f f f Rose Krul f Miss L. C. Scott This class is composed of 11A girls under the sponsorship of Miss Alma B. Bosmyei Our social activities consist of banking contests, parties, and class paper. Our aim is more A's. less U's, and a 10070 banking record each week. OFFICERS President f f ff-f f - Wilma Ott Vice President f f f - f Grace Arnold Secretary - f f - Grace Hubbard Treasurer - f-fff Margaret Profant Reporters - f f Esther Griffith, Elizabeth Stefanko Sergeantfatffxrms f ffff' Ruth Fischer Judge of Elections ff-ff Irene Sanders Page Fifty-eig ht CLASS OF FEBRUARY, l940 ROOM 149 Here's the best of everything to the seniors of the present and the seniors-tofbe! CLASS OFFICERS President 'f'f'-ff Robert Maxwell Vice President f fffff Albert Rosensteel Secretary f f Stanley Rokosz Treasurer ' 1 Donald Geyer Cashier f f f f Bob Gruber Judge of Elections Larry Weiblinger Sergeantfat-Arms f Jack Brickley Sponsor 1 f Mr. H. C. Gregg ROOM 208 This group of 11B girls extend their best wishes to the IZA Class. OFFICERS President fflffffffff Elise Miller First Vice President f-ff f Marcella Schwietzer Second Vice President f f'ff Lenore Wagner Secretary ffff 'f-fff L oretta Stone Treasurers f f f f - Margaret Beck, Helen Snider judge of Elections fffff- Marie Stevenson Reporters - ' f Lois Wigley, Dorothea Waldschmidt SergeantfatfArms ff-fff Marie Wagner Social Chairman f ffff Bernice Wasserman Page Fiftyvnine THE OMICRON Page Sixty President f 1 Vice President Secretary - f Treasurer f Reporters f f judge of Elections Sergeant'atfArms Sponsor - f President f f Vice President Secretary f f Treasurer 1 Reporter Sponsor f ROOM 224 OFFICERS ROOM 240 OFFICERS Helen f Christina Stempfl f f Leo Wolff f f june Gruber f - Joseph Nolan Malarkey, Ann Quinn f f jack Grusek - f Betty Shuba Miss Helen E. Frazier f john Foley f john Moran - Robert Williams joseph Vuckson f ' Jack Fuhs - Mr. James Tallanc CLASS OF FEBRUARY, l94O Room 241 sincerely wishes Our ollicers are: President f Vice President f Secretary f f Room Treasurer f f judge of Elections Reporters f f SergeantfatfArms Social Chairman f Sponsor f f 214 extends their he President f I Vice President f Secretary I - Treasurer f f Reporters f f judge of Elections Sergeant-atfArms Sponsor f 1 ROOM 241 the graduating Oliverites continued success and good fortune f Ruth Baust f Virginia Fisher f Rose Devecka Margaret Halligan f f Lois Suecop Mildred Blazek, Ruth Haggerty f f Ruth Burry f Kathleen Downing Miss Geraldine Scott ROOM 214 st wishes to the graduating class. OFFICERS f f f f f Rose Stefano f f f f f Phyllis Valiant f f Dorothy McMasters f f f f Alma Heil f Ruby Salters, Elizabeth Lee Williizi Vwlilde, Elvcra Ponteri f f f f jean Primorac f Miss Genevieve Cushwa Pa ge Sixty-on CLASS OF FEBRUARY I940 . f s s 1 , 'fsffgffT?rL2afff'Mrr President f Vicc President Secretary f Treasurer f Social Clmirml Reporter 'V lil :za cups OFFICERS 1 U Nuff K 1 Frank Raynak XVilliam Purcell f jean Smith Donald Geyer Bcrnard Dugo Arthur North Pag Z THE OMICRON NATURE STUDY CLUB Sponsor f f Mr. Walter Shively OFFICERS President f f f f Rose Mary Sehmoker Vice President f f f Jean Allerton Secretary f f Roberta Roy Treasurer f f Joseph Gasciotti MEMBERS George Bruback, Margaret Tait, June Smith, Marie Lapiska, Gloria Gallagher, Elwood Pearson, Mildred Cernansky, Richard Talanco, William Crumrnie, Betty Jane Abbot, Ruth Kandrack, Dorothy jean Morrow, Olga Dobransky, LaVerne Juha, Eleanor Conkel, Lester Robinson, Virginia Snyder, Dolores Rinier, Helen Spondike, Melvyn Shanina, Betty Vifilhelm, Clara Cenkner, Mildred Grandi, Vera. Eanilli, Dorothy Curiale, Helen Jopp, Martha Kandrack, Norma Keast, Nellie Jeanne Harrison, jane Morre, Calvin Meffarrell, B. Uhrin. Page Sixty-four CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 1940 ORPHEUS CLUB The Orpheus Club meets every Tuesday in Room 223 under the guidance of Miss Ethel Disay. The purpose of the club is to obtain a hetter understanding of music. The officers are as follows: President f Vice President - Secretary I Treasurer f Reporters f f f Social Chairman f Pianist f f Martha Tu William Armstrong f Eugene Fischer f Betty Konkle f Bill Hinneman rney, jean Chillcott f Bernard Baskin f Loretta Stone Pa ge Sixty-five f f Tl-IE OMIC C37 f, f, J T t N w,,MWa,a.M,,,. WW Aww BCYS' ETIQUETTE CLUB The Boys' Etiquette Club is composed of IZA boys who are interested in acquiring those social and courteous habits which make for more gracious living. tn and rofitable. This is due in The members find the meetings very interes 1 g p IVI' Mar Catherine Donnelly. large measure to the enthusiasm of the sponsor, iss y Peg e Sixty-six OFFICERS President f f Robert Cody Vice President f f Robert Marx Secretary f Gerald ' Simon Treasurer f Paul Vida CLASS OF FEBRUARY, l94O GIRLS' ETIQUETTE CLUB I The Girls' Etiquette Club is composed of members of the 12A Class who are interested in learning correct social procedure. It meets every Wednesday to talk over present problems. These discussions are led by the sponsor, Miss Mary Catherine Donnelly. OFFICERS President f f Emma Kuntz Vice President f f Gladys Roy Secretary f f Marguerite Clark Treasurer f f Ora Forsythe Page Sixty-seven THE OMICRON z l l PICTORIAL CLUB This club, sponsored by Mr. Howard Gregg, aims to help its members to thoroughly understand the art of taking pictures. Purpos Page Sixty-e President f Secretary f Treasurer QFFICERS MOTOR CLUB cz To make safe drivers and pedestrians. President 1 Secretary Treasurer f Reporter f Social Chairm an Assistant Social Sponsor f ight Chairman f Robert Birkel Shirley Forward f Lydia Kolcosh f Dorothy Schmidt f Isabelle Hodge Margaret Gallagher f Dorothy Lyons f f Francis Rind Elizabeth Stefanl-to Miss Emily Thomson CLASS OF FEBRUARY I940 BUSINESS SERVICE GUILD The Business Service Guild consists of twentyfiive girls under the sponsorship of Miss Elimheth Ann Hill. The Guild was organized for the purpose of aiding the faculty and giving mme knowledge of and experience in secretarial work to its members. OFFICERS President f f f f f Dorothy Beuter Vice President 1 Helen Stanich Secretary f f Eva May Klug Treasurer f Ruth Ketterer Reporter f Sponsorfpresident Vice President Secretary f f Treasurer LIFE SAVING CLUB OFFICERS 1 f - f Miss Hel Helen Septak en McNaLigher Ruby Salters Rose Stefano Alice Sovyak Page Sixty nine THE OMICRON l SENIOR GIRLS' LEADERS CLUB Purpose: To be leaders and to help others to become leaders. Aim: Do unto others as ye would that others should do unto you Motto: Right face! Forward march! OFFICERS President f 'ffff Marie Critchlow Vice President f f Rose Marie Stenger Secretary f f f f Jeanne Briggs Assistant Secretary f f Mary Sovyak Treasurer f f f f Ruth Ketterer Assistant Treasurer f f Natalie Taylor Social Chairman f f f f Jane Price Assistant Social Chairman f f Gisella Linder Reporter ffffff f Wa-nda Fischer Alumni Secretary fffff Dorothy Lorkrovic Guardian of the Honor Square f f Dorothy English Assistant Guardian of the Honor Square f Mildred Dixon Sponsor fffffff Miss Bess A. Hankey Page Seventy CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I94O GO-TO-COLLEGE CLUB jane Price f - - f President f f f f f James Pollock Amy Charles - f Vice President - f David Diehl jean Smith f f f Secretary f - f f Albert Meyer Mae Penwell f f f f Assistant Secretary f ' f f David Brown Leonore Wagner f f - f Treasurer f f f Joseph Solamon Fannie Yount ff'f-f Assistant Treasurer f f f f Robert Nichols Dorothea Waldschmidt f f f Reporter f f f f William Ward Grace Hubbard f-fff Assistant Reporter f f f f f Henry Conner Sponsor ffffff Miss Margaret Kiskadden Motto: Aspice Finemw Think It Through . Colors: The colors are rose and grey. Rose for the Beauty of Life and grey for the Wisdom of Life which we wish to attain. Club Pin: The emblem of the club is a square representing the fair square, of education, truth, virtue, and service. The four standards are enclosed in a circle representing the complete or perfect life. The candle represents the light of the world as the foundation in education. The letters G.T.C.C. are placed in the background representing the inspiration to attain these ideals. The lines from the circle represent the fields of service into which a college graduate may go. The emblem is connected by links of friendship with a small book bearing the letters O.H.S. fOliver High Schoolj. Page Seventy-one 1 A A . . - n 1 e V 1 ' .-f 1, , 1 is ,f X i r W, l 1 I 1,1 n ! 1' fy' If lj! Aj' tjnf' rf , Al J J M A i li ' f P Q THE oMlcRoN y,fq,,,ff J i if' f W c lyjlij Vi SAN ITATION SQUAD The Sanitation Squad is headed hy Secretary of Sanitation, Jean 0'Neill, and is sponsored hy Miss Helen Frazier. The most important duty of the squad is the inspection of lockers during Activity Period on Wednesdays. The members of the squad are: Kay Bracken, Jean Chilcott, Gladys Roy, Ruth Buch, Mary Jane johnson, Esther Griffith, Dorothy Mika, Albert Meyer, William Miller, George Shaw, Arthur Bordt. SENIOR GIRL RESERVES Sponsors f f Miss Elizabeth Miller, Miss Helen Frazier - Lenora May Kathleen Downing f Ruth Baust Marion Haberland Peggy Chantler f Ruth Toplis f Rose Devecka President f f ffff - f Vice President f ffff f Secretary f f f Treasurer f f f Program Chairman f f Social Chairman ' Council Representative f Page Seventyatwo lift MJ CLASS OF FEBRUARY, l940 STAMP CLUB The Stamp Club, sponsored by Mr. Earl McWilliams, is made up of boys in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades who are interested in philately. President f f Vice President f Treasurer f f Reporter Sponsor President f Secretary ' Treasurer 1 Social Chairman Program Chairman OFFICERS THE FIDELIS CLUB Mrs. OFFICERS PURPOSE Faithfulness Initiative Dependability Energy Loyalty Interest Sociability I l 1 William Smith f Robert Chemas 1 John Morrissey f Steve Lasko Lucille Fruit Kasthnei' f f Betty Inskipt Anna Marie Malarkey f - Ethel Travis f f Jeanne Tuma Mary Helen Lenahan Page Seventy-three THE OMICRON ADVENTURERS CLUB The Adventurers Club, under the sponsorship of Miss Cornelia Ecke, meets every Tuesday for the purpose of learning more about America through actual trips taken by the club members. OFFICERS President f f f f f Vice President f f Secretary - - Larry Weiblinger James Greaney f George Belo STAGE MAKE-UP CLUB The Stage MakefUp Club, sponsored by Miss L. C. Scott, aids in Oliver dramatic pro' ductions. OFFICERS President - f f - f f f Vice President f f f f f Secretary f f Treasurer Mary jane Johnston Reporter f f Mary Uhrin Helen Hughes Virginia Fisher Gloria Donnelly Page Seventy-four JJWA M M7222 Irv' ,ff CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I940 CHEMISTRY CLUB The Chemistry Club is made u-p of those stud Chemistry I and who wish to experiment more than OFFICERS President - f f f f f f Vice President - I Secretary f f f Treasurer f Reporter f - f SergeantfatfArms f f Sponsor ' f f f f MEMBERS Top row: Charles Perego, George Wetzel, Ge Richard Danver, Kenneth Fredley. ents who have made an A in ordinary class Work permits. f John Walker Robert Armstrong - Lois Ploesch f Henry Dreier - f Bill Allan Richard Danver Mr. Frank Murphy orge Tessmer, Vkfilliam Allan, Middle row: Wanda Fischer, Joseph Dorn, Nancy Betza, Earl McMunn, Annu Protzik, Helen Smith, Leonla-rd Kuntz, Amy Charles. Bottom row: Steve Truchan, Doris Francis, John Walker, Lois Ploesch, Mr. Murphy, Robert Armstrong, Henry Dreier. Page Seventy-five THE OMICRON LA TERTULIA ESPANOLA El proposito de la Tertulia Espanola es proveer la oportunidad para ganar mas facilidad en el arte de la conversacion y para creer una. simpatia y un entendimiento mas profundo de la gente espanola. La Lema: Saber es poder. Las oliciales son: La Consejera fffffff La senorita Miss Flanagan El Presidente f f f f El senor Bill Miller E1 Vice Presidente f f El senor Qrvil Hogan La Secretaria f f La senorita Mildred Thierauf La Tesorera ffff f f La senorita Esther Griffith El Reporter ffffff La senorita Lilly May McDowell El Presidente de los actividades - f La senorita Mary Sovyak SENIOR HI-Y CLUB Purpose: To create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character. This club, at present, is composed mostly of graduating seniors. President f f f f ffff William Rudolph Vice President f f Elmer Bizarth Secretary f f f Joseph Kerstukos Treasurer f f f William Heinemann Social Chairman Raymond Loichinger Reporter ffffff - f f Eugene Fischer Sponsor fffffffff' Mr. James Tomb Members: William Armstrong, John Baltzer, Alonzo Freebairn, John Fitsko, John Foley, Joseph Himmelstein, Elmer Jeremias, William Liggits, John Londino, Earl McMunn, John Moran, James O'Neill, Joseph Podany, George Shaw, Raymond Troiano, Gregory Mazza. Page Seventy-six CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I94O Sponsor President Vice President Secretary Treasurer SENIOR BOY LEADERS Mi'. R. VJ. Peters f Elmer Evans f Carl Dortie 1 f Thomas Truesdale Vvfilliarn Rudolph The purpose of the Senior Boy Leaders Cluh is to help students to heeoine leaders in their classes. JUNIOR GIRLS' LEADERS CLUB The purpose of the junior Girls' Lenders Club is to promote good leadership inanship among the girls in work and in play, and sports' OFFICERS President 1 f ffff Gertrude Sekola Vice President 1 f - f f Jessie Paul Secretary - ' Elsie Durr Treasurer - 1 f f Virginia Blur Social Chairman ffff Anna lvloshy Reporters Eleanor Ranallo, Jennie Miller Sponsor f f f f Miss Alma Penske Page Seventy-seven THE OMICRON JUNIOR OLIVER NEWS STAFF EDITORS Amy Charles Esther Griffith REPORTERS William Aeberli Carl Eisenbeis Margaret Bark Mary Ann Fanclli Carol Baust William Lorkuvic ' ' Norma Maas Marianne Boggs Clyde Brunner Betty Myers TAFI: SENIOR OLIVER NEWS S Editorfin'Chief f Assistant Editor f Business Manager Faculty Advisor Typist f f Bill Armstrong Mickey Blatz Bill Cadugan Amy M. Charles Shirley Lou Fo Page Seventy-eight rward STAFF f f Wanda Fischer Lois Arleen Rowbottom f - jack O'Brien Miss Elizabeth Gannon William Glassbrenner Esther M, Griffith Eileen O'Brien ,lean O'Neill jane Price Peggy Rager CLASS OF FEBRUARY, l940 i 3 1 1 l THE OLIVER TABLE-TENNIS CLUB The Oliver TablefTennis Club, sponsored by Mr. R. E. Heilman, meets every evening after school. The club, one of the newest in Oliver, is now entering its second year. The membership is limited to twenty because of the limited playing space. The members pay monthly dues, from which the table and equipment have been bought. Each semester, a tournament is held to determine a champion. The six players who make the best showing are then selected as the team to play challengf ing teams. The first team won 10 out of 11 matches played with other schools and organizations. OFFICERS President f - ff-f f George Shaw Vice President f f Carl Bauer Secretary f - f William Ward Treasurer - f f Alex Sewald Sponsor f f Mr. R. E. Heilman MEMBERS' Peter Babin, James Fischer, George Shaw, Michael Blatz, Donald Geyer, Ted Tindor, Carl Bauer, joseph Kovach, John Wastchak, joseph Bayster, Allan Lorrish, james Weiss, Henry Connor, Emerson Phillip, Warren Wright, VVilliam Dean, Alex Sewald, William Ward. Page Seventy-nine THE OMSCRON Page Eighty CLASS OF FEBRUARY, QMICRON IN THE MAKING E THEO CO Z X454 P E h CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 1940 WE DON'T GO IN FOR MANY FANCY THINGS in the OLIVER HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH ROOM BUT WE DO TRY TO GIVE THE FACULTY AND THE STUDENTS THE THINGS THEY LIKE AND WHERE.. . I ASK YOU ...COULD YOU GET MORE EOR YOUR NICKEL? WE HOPE YOU LIKE IT IVIr. Judge: HXNIIIEFC is tI1e Imome of VVI1at is ttle younger generation Com- II1e swaIIow? ing Io? A Iiterature teacher tract askect for a definition of tI1e word hprosen. OIL tIlHt'S the nickname for the Pitts- burgh Pirates protessionat FootI3aII Teamf, a youngster repIiecI quick as a Hash! peter: Mtn the stomacI1. Cregan: Do you c'aII tI1is strawberry stmortrake? Waiter: Yes, sir. RIGHT! Professor: .What :are the tI1ree words Cregan: VVeII, Inere are the straw- H most used among coIIege students? Imerries, Iiut wtiere is tI'1e cake? Xvaiterz TI1at's what we are stiort ot, Freshman: ul dontt know? sir. Professor: UCorreCtI THE HOLLYWOOD E D G A R - 5 BEAUTY SHOPPE AII Branches of FLOWERS BEAUTY CULTURE FRANK D, EDGAR 1308 BENTON AVENUE 437 Wood Street Pittsburgh, Pa. N' S PITTSBURGH' PA' Page Eighty-three THE OMICRON f Tkeve Le no cloubs on your orizon no SXCUSES .... no olibis ...... ond no voin regrefs when you concentrate your photo engraving 1 purchases ond olwoys Q. 091 .Reliance PHOTO ENGRAVERS TO THE OMICRON Page Eighty-four The resident ot the school hoard hanged Iiis Iist on the tahle-he had just heard the superintendentis report on retardation. uThis is terrihlein he roar- ed. uIn my 'husiness we demand and get perfection. Vve should expect noth- ing If-ss in the scIlooIsIH Uvvhat is your IJusiness?U meekly ine quired the superintendent. HI manufacture kid gloves--and we get pertectiont uYes, replied the superintendent, But in your Ihusiness you can pick your own kids., Nteetingf adjourned. NVAY BACK Pele: Uvvhat is your hrother in col- Iegeifi .lat-If: HaIIImr-If. Pete: UNO. no. I mean in his studies? Jack: HOI1, I1e's way hack. Steve: uHow was your Iolind date Iasl night? Stew: UAWIUI thin. I het she could go through a IIute without striking a note. I5oIJ VVIIson stergned into Ijriceis the other day and aske tor a pair ot' socks. Hxvhat numher? asked the cIerk. Miiwo, you sapt Do I Iook Iike a centipecleyi CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I940 TRAINING COLLEGE Secretarial Accounting Business Administration Courses NEW CLASSES START FEBRUARY 5-I9 WRITE FOR CATALOG FULTON BUILDING AT. 2678 Teacher: usammy, teII me how iron was discovered. Sammy: UVVeII, pa told me they smelt it. UIceIand said the teacher, His ahout as 'twig as Siam. IceIand,U wrote VX7iIIie afterward. His ahout as hig as the teacher. Cougar Courier. PACKARD MOTOR CARS DOHLER BROTHERS INCORPORATED 250I BRIGHTON ROAD FAIRFAX 7000 Page Eighty-tive THE OMICRON 1 ' Tb Nfy 9 lx L fg'K f s V X v- he ,- Qi. if 4 l t is ' ' 1, K -as , VM' V Di , 5 1 L' 1 -., Q. 1: sf f e ,ap . if .iff iifji .,! A F Tl-IEP1' U ligation I'I0w ot-ten do you meclitate on tlme future of your clmilclren? Not for tomorrow or next Weelz, lout tive, ten or twenty years from now. You of course, want to cio every- thing possilmle to malze their lives secure. A trust fund can lie a lmulwarlz for your cliilclren in tlme years atleacl. We slioulcl lilze to tallz witl1 you atrout our services as trustee of such a luncl. FI DEl.l'I'Y TRUST Con PANY 341-343 FOURTH AVE. PITTS B LJ F2 G H Member Fedemz neposit Insurance Corporation Page Eighty-six CLASS OF FEBRUARY. l940 HPITTSBURGI-I'S PROGRESSIVE POST Riverview Post No. 68I THE AMERICAN LEGION I7I4 DAVIS AVENUE N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. Any ahnormat pupits in your ctass, Mr. Jones? astced the inspector. Yes, repiiect our dear teacher. utwo of them have good manners. CANNED GOODS DEPARTMENT First Man: uvvhat happened to you? Man With Btacic Eye: uIVIy wife threw tomatoes at me. First Man: uTomatoes coutdnit do that to you. IVIan With Btactc Eye: Hoh yes they coutd. She didn't tatce them out of the fan. DOWN ON THE FARM Farm Jahher: utive got a treat: on my farm. It's a two-Iegged caIt.U Farmer Corntassetz Yes, I Icnow. I'Ie came over to call on my daughter Iast night. Miss Shaw: Do yOU ICIIOW Very FIVE POINTS Essentiats for a good date garnered from a generat survey ot men around the campus: I Sh doesnit eat much. 2. Sheis good Iootcing. doesnit eat much. . C 3. She 4. Sheis a good dancer. 3. She ctoesnit eat much. -Gien Bard OUCHI A man visited his doctor about a pain in his hactc which had heen hothering him all day. The doctor examined him and very shortty the pain vanished. Greatty retieved, the patient said. Thats quictc work, doctor: was it rheumatismfti' No, reptied the doctor. Your suspenders were twisted. ,-Neat O't'Iara in N. Y. Post. Vvaynez Say, Hictc, go get me a caravan. much about Shatcespeareis works? Hictctingz uVVhat do you mean. a Vviitiam Seiting: Uvvhat Icind of a caravan?H factory did you say? Wayne: A pact: of cametsf' For Better Performance Let Us Tune-Up Your Motor MAXON TIRE SERVICE 39OI CALIFORNIA AVENUE Cal MAXON For Action LINDEN 3224 LOADS OF LUCK to JANE and BEPPY from THE SCOTTIES Page Eighty-seven THE OMICRON CARRICK 0262 D. RGSSER HOME PORTRAITS COMMERCIAL Ufficial Umicfzon .qDlz0fog'zaplzefz ix A-g 255 THE BOULEVARD PITTSBURGH HOT, PA Page Eighty-eight J. Miller: How close were you to the answer of the third question? NI. I-. Fuchs: uAhout three seats.U C. Costello: uttut teacher, Dacl says we are clescencled Irom monlceys. Mr. Graham: uVX7e canit cliscuss your private Iamily affairs in class. Small Boy: Uncle, when are you go- ing to play football? Uncle: Why do you aslc, young man? Small Boy: Cause Dad says I am going to get a lot of money when you kit-I4 oft. Diner: HDQ you serve crahs here? Waiter: We serve anyone: sit clown. -Clipped Hsomehow I get more Iciclc out ol hridge, when I play opposite my wilef, says a friencl as he rubs his shins. -La Crosse fKansasi Repuihlican A farmer and his wife wallcecl from their farm to the county fair, and she a heavy lunch at the fair, he was Iaclen clown with haslcet. After arriving considerately turned to 'her and said: UYou'cI ihetter let me carry the hasliet now, Mary: we might get separated in the crowd. --XNEIII Street Journal. CLASS OF FEBRUARY. I94O Eye It --- Trylt --- Buy It Visit The I940 CHEVROLET Display at I940 Brighton Road PINKERTON MOTOR COMPANY O.K. Reconditioned Used Cars FAIRFAX lI95 Sherwood Phillisa HO, Papa, there is a hig roach on the Ceiling. Fond Pfapa tahsentlylz Well step on it and stop hothering me.n, Honora: UI have been having quite a time to -tinci out what is correct: 'The yollc of an egg are whitef or 'the yollc of an egg is white'. Peggy: mlqhe yolli ol: an egg is white. Honora: No, the yollc of an egg is yellow. L. B. FOSTER CO. INDUSTRIAL RAILROAD TRACK MATERIAL NEW R A I L S RELAY SHEET STEEL PILING NEW YORK PITTSBURGH CHICAGO Page Eighty-nine THE OMICRON EOR HEALTHEUL OUTDOOR EXERCISE COME OUT AND SKATE TONIGHT R O X A R E N A ICE SKATING RINK THREE SESSIONS DAILY TWO SESSIONS SUNDAYS Rear of Roxian and Orpheum Theaters MCKEES ROCKS Khiacicie, your face is fairiy ciean, Iout how did you get such dirty hands?U said the hoyis mother. Hhvashini me facef' said the Iooy. Guide, in Siciiy: Hi couid teii you stories about that cave that would raise the hair on your headf, Tourist: ui donit ioeiieve itf' Guide: miihen you are very brave? Tourist: UNO, 'hut I am very iJaid.n The Ioaii game had just starte-dg the pitcher pitched ra perfect striice. Hstriice onei said the umpire. UGO easy on them striicesf, growled the batter. The pitcher threw another perfect one. HTWOIU yeiied the umpire. The igvatter wheeled around and heid the hat over the umpire's head uTwo vyhatfw he yeiied. HTOO highf, said the umpire. r-Borrowed. First cieric to assistant: Hpeterson, give this gentleman a Ioiacic shoeiacef' Assistant: Yes, sir. Which s.hoe?U -Exchange. Lady to saiior: nvvhat was your ranic in the navy, my good mran?U Saiiorz Hi was the shipis optician, lady. Lady: VVhat were your dutiesffn Saiiorz ni scraped the eyes out of potatoes. r-Borrowed. Has your sonis education proved of any reai vaiue? nYes, indeed, itis entireiy cured his mother of Ioragging about 'himfi --Pathfinder. A Scotchrman was stripping Waiipaper from the waiis of his house when a friend caiied to see him. Weii, Sandy, said the visitor, are you going to have new paper?H Na, na,U rerpiied Sandy. Ah'm just movin' to another housef, I A. SANGUIGNI soNs co. HEAVY HAULERS and EXCAVATORS Try Our Coal LINDEN 9400 3025 Brighton Rd. N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. PENN BAKIN6. INC. Pittsburgh Market House Retail Department I234 Brighton Road TED DOEI-ILA, President Page Ninety CLASS OF FEBRUARY, I94O' PHONE FAIRFAX 22II V G. A. DREXEL BOX CO. PITTSBURC5H'S LARGEST DEALERS IN RECONDITIONED CORRUGATED CARTONS Warehouse: 846 Spring Garden Avenue Office: 842 Concord Street Well, said the golfer. what do you tl'minlc ol my game? nl suppose itls all right, said the caddie, 'ibut l still prefer golf. Did you ever hear anything so per- lectly wonderful?', explained tlme daugh- ter as the radio ground out the latest thing in jazz. A No, replied Dad. ul can't say I lmave, although l once heard a collision between a truclc load of empty millc cans and a freight car filled with live duclcsf' ul don't lcnow fwlmat to malce of my lmusbandf' said the Cannibal Queen. Have you tried this soup?H aslced her best friend. Going down the street, Robert saw some young puppies at time dog-dealerls. l'0lm, Mr. Brown, he aslced time man, ulmow much do you want for those puppies? Tlmey're two dollars apiece. Holm, but l don,t want a piece: l want a whole dog. .lames Martin: UYes, sir, l saw a whole train load of VVrigley's gumf' Teddy Vvidigerz nl lcnowg it was a chew chew trainfl -Clipped. Mr. Setlilzfz Hlaast night my wife suddenly heard a noise, so she loolced under the Tbed-and there was a man's leg sticking outln Norman Lowe: UA burglary' Mr. Setlilil: HNQ, it was me'-fl lmeard tlme noise lirstf, -Exchange. A pretty maiden had fallen overboard, and as she rose to time surlace lmer boy friend leaned over the side of the boat and said, Give me your lm-and. You'll have to aslc Papa, She gently murmured, as she calmly sanlc lor the second time. -Clipped. Llaclc: uvvlmat is your car, a Five passenger? Holmes: uYes, 'but l can carry eight if they are well acquainted. George D. Campbell LIGHTING FIXTURES KOPPERS BUILDING PITTSBURGH Standard School Jewelers MAKERS OF High School and College Rings and Pins, Club Pins Sport Charms and Awards The House of Reliable Quality and Service Nixon Theatre Bldg. Pittsburgh, Pa. Page Ninetyaone THE OMICRON sous: ONLY LOCATIONV S LUDWIG ...- FLORAL CO. S foe FEDERAL s'r. XXX II ll 1' WI: P Reporter: HHOW sI1aII T hanctie the story of a ciog attacicing pectestriansff' City Editor: Uixiaice it snappyf, C. Hametz uIVIy dog had his taiI Cut ott in a raitroad accidentfi IVIr. Speer: Hit must have ruineci his carriagefi C. Hameiz uVVeII, I ctonit Icnow aIJout his Carriage, but it ia'I3soIuteIy ruined his Wagginfi Nlistressz HIVIary, when you wait at taI9Ie tonight for my guests, piease donit wear any jeWeIry.u Iwiaict: HI have nothing vaIuai3Ie, mayam, taut thank you for the warningf, -Seiectect. THE THREE R's OICI-fashioned: Ktwhat is meant Ioy the three RIS? Newafashionectz :The three Rys run all through Iife. At 25 itis romance, at 45 itys rent, and at 65 itis rheumatismf' SIGMA PHI SORORITY COM PLI MENTS ot PENNSYLVANIA UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION Law ancI Finance Building Pittsburgh J. BOYD EUWER, President FRANK P. FLETCHER, Secretary 81 Treasure SURETY BONDS CASUALTY FIRE and THEFT LIABILITY and PROPERTY DAMAGE All Iines ot Insurance except Lite H. Hameiz HDoctor, how can I repay you for your kindness? Doctor: KIBY cash, ITIOHCY order, OI' CITCCIQH Teacher: njohn, Can you name a city in Aiasiiairi J. HOXVSCFI UNO, II1,lTl.H Teacher: HCorreCt.u LINDEN 05I8 FREE DELIVERY TAYLOR'S MARKET GOGD LUCK CHOICE MEATS to and MIMI and GIZZY GROCERIES I276 Benton Ave. N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. I Page Ninety-two CLASS OF FEBRUARY, i940 CONIPLIMENTS FOI Betts' of the BUSINESS TRAINING ENTER PARAMOUNT THEATER 3240 Brighton Road DUFF'S VISIT OR PHONE ATLANTIC 4875-76 424 Duquesne Way SECORE ESSO STATION FOR HAPPY MOTORING See Your Neighborhood Dealer 3897 Brighton Rd. N. S.. Pittsburgh, Pa. Billy fill dinnerl: HDMI. are Cater- pillnrs good to eat? Dad tseverelyl: HHaven't I told you never to mention such things at the t1ihle? Nlother: uVVhy you aslc that ques- lion, Billy? Billy: ul just saw one on dadis lettuce, and itis gone novx --'Pasadena Post. A curious little man sat next to an elderly. prosperous-loolcing man in '1 smolcing Car. How many people worlc in your olliCe7H he aslced. HOh,'i responded the elderly man, get- ting up and throwing away his cigar. 'il should say, at a rough guess, about two-thirds Ol: themfi I-Selected. Little marlcs in English, l.ittle marlcs in French. Put a loothall player Back upon the hench. During the mad dog scare in Pitts- lnurgh. El man was seen writing lists ol Upon heing aslced what the lists were for he replied: ul am malcinq a list ol names ol men I want to hite names. when I get hydropliolniafi ICE SKATES SHARPENED HOLLOW GROUND QQMPLIMENTS WHILE you WAIT 25c Ot a FRIEND BALICKY'S SI-IOE REPAIR SHOP I3I0 BENTON AVENUE NEAR BRIGHTON ROAD Page Ninety-three THE OMICRON I TK-LTI I J X24 T JOHN CRAWFORD PARK I I8-20 West Stockton Avenue I I PRINTER OF THE oMloRoN Located in PITTSBURGH'S ALLEGHENY'S CIVIC CENTER AIVIID T LOVELY PARKS ACROSS TI-IE BRIDGE . TI-IREE CITY BLOCKS NORTH OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE Boost the North Side. We have to Iive here, I I I and we want to make it a good place to Iive. T Q3 Congfzatulations to flue Cjlass of gebruauy IQLIO Page Ninety-Tour CL SS O FEBRUA Z 74? 05 ' .,.,466,. 1,0 l W fl- ' , , wifi' we-4-1f.',b!4,7lH xl I f .X F , ff 4 1 af I yr-:bf'xl'v-Ja. QW , WOM ,f ,MJ WQ'fJ ' P X Nmct f , w I . 1 l ' 0 .. 1.3,-. '..-' ' -1.' 'v'p ' ' '-5 I I 'Sun' ' . ' I ' .-. - ',.' 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