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

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MARY ELLA LIPCHAK A good smile is sunshine in a house, Anon Mary Ella . . . deceives people who think she is quiet , came to Oliver from John Morrow , . . is fascinated by science and math . . . plans to go to college . . . enjoys eating loads of food and having fun with the gang . . . is an avid baseball fan . , was honored by being the Personality of the Week LEONARD J. McKEON As men, we are all equal in the presence of death. Syrus Leo a very happy lad . . . came to Oliver from St. Cyril . . . favors mechanical drawing and print shop . . . can be found loafing with the gang at Zillian's drugstore . , . his ambitions are still unknown ,, enjoys ioking with Ted Streba . . . will work after graduation GEORGE M. McGUlRE Most happy he who is entirely self-reliant. ' Cicero Pudge . . spends most of his time driving his i950 Mercury or replacing parts that happen to fail . came from Horace Mann School . , , loafs on Vogrin s corner . , is usually quiet unless someone breaks the silence Lwonder whol . , . if he passes algebra, he will graduate and probably enter the Air Force, JAMES W. MELVIN A wise man never refuses anything to necessity, Syrus Jimf a cute boy, came to us from Horace Mann School . , . enjoys physics with Mr, Gregg and trig . . . hobby is electronics . . . won a Junior Championship letter in swimming , , . loafs with Henry Bosse and Mark Brozell . . . plans to go to a technical school. PETER PNAMISNAK A man's own character shapes his fortune. Cornelius Pete is a blond, curly-headed boy . . . con- servative in speech but noticed , . . likes to tinker with cars . . . enioys physics with Mr. Gregg and mechanical drawing with Mr, McKean . . . came from Manchester to us, thank fortune , . , finds pleasure in making ice cream cones at lsaly's . , . says he is going to go to work when he graduates, Twenty-nine

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Twenty-eight MARY LOUISE KENNEWEG Without friendship life is nothing. Erinius Vivacious Mary Lou , a John Morrow graduate, laughs in school with Fran, Florine, Joann and the gang . , . enioys English, advanced composition, history, and clerical training. .dances the cha- cha and likes water-skiing with Rich , . . won a school letter in ninth grade . . . ripped her slacks while fence climbing . . , plans to go to business college, THOMAS J. KYLE Never promise more than you can perform. Syrus Moose . . has a host of friends . . is a grad uate of St, Francis Xavier . . . favors typing, wood shop, and printing . . . is o good dancer . is mischievous and enioys loafing . . is small from north to south but large in the pedal extremeties . . was considered by one policeman to be too young to operate a motorcycle , . . hopes to become o Marine. JOYCE YVONNE LEE A good disposition is God s happiest gift. Bridges .loycie, who came from A. Leo Weil via Conroy says she likes business law, bookkeeping, and playing ci trumpet and violin in the orchestra lnot at the some timej . , . owns a pin for her orchestra work absorbs the cacaphony of Burbeck s progressive 'azz albums . , plans a medical technology course at Wayne State DELBERT H. LESEMAN lt is only the ignorant who despise education, Syrus Del o likeable person , came from Columbus School enloys bookkeeping and electric shop . likes thick steaks and also pizza is usually found loafing with Veke in school can be found working with electronics in his spare time , , , is some- times found at Danceland , . expects to loin the armed services or the army of the employed. MAXlNE LEWIS Work is only well when it is done with a will Ruskin Fun loving Maxine boarded the good ship Oliver from Manchester via Conroy , . favors bookkeeping, clothing and history . . considers sewing favorite pastime . . can always be found with Vincent . . . will never forget the day she met Pungie . plans to rock the business world after graduating from business school.

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Thirty THOMAS W. NICHOLS What we do willingly is easy Scarborough Thos . . . is tound joking with his classmates . came to Oliver from John Morrow . enloys English in 206 and physics with Mr, Gregg . . has won two letters in baseball . . , plans to attend college . . , likes all sports . gets a laugh every day riding home from school with Ray Fischer SUE ELLEN OPIPARE While we stop to think, we otten miss our opportunity Sylas Sue is well behaved in school but noisy on the outside . . came from Horace Mann School . . enloys riding in Hutchle s bomb and loafing with the girls . . . won a shield in ninth grade tor partici potion in sports , . favors typing and advanced composition classes . . enloyed being Rhonda in class play , . . likes popular music wants to attend college, JO ANN E, RODENBECK No matter how much she talks, she never has any regrets. Wilde Excitable 'Joanne gets pleasure in clerical training and gym . . , can be tound talking on the telephone or listening to records . . . rides in a '54 Ford . . queen of the TQA-T23 dance . . , becomes happy at the sight of pizza and Big Boys lbig boys alsolt , , . remembers the car trouble at Eat n Park, STEVE R RUSSO Reason and calm iudgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader Tacitus Witty Steve . . favors chemistry, geometry, and trigonometry . , balances the books in 206 as business manager ot the OMICRON . . . has plans to be a metallurgist . . . enjoys all Pittsburgh sports events . , will be remembered as Ted, the romantic lead, in the class play WILLIAM R. SANTA A good reputation is more valuable than money. Syrus 'Veke . . a fast talker . . . came to Oliver from Horace Mann . . . enjoys typing with Miss Perl and mechanical drawing with Mr, McKean . . . likes girls. . , plans to enter the service and then become a state policeman , . , loats at Marg s store with Sputs and in school with Del Leseman and Ray Slepak.