Donora High School - Dragon Yearbook (Donora, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1948 volume:

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J , Z , We fy 5- ?,' F 7 W 1 Q:-x kink CRUJQLFI' 0 I R J , Q - , ' v-.iff I J - h l X 1 f VI o . fy: .xrx A ' ' A ' -f JN ,g ' + an v ' 1 Q ' izf gf a - n ' 1 up ' XL blk W' -'fx LIBRIS Ljffsvy, yy , 71, DGNORA SENICR HIGH SCHCGL X af? fx 'P Q Alma Mater X, jigrfea A ss 'Rf--T' . it .s.?gNss E Faith, Service, Hope, and Honor These are the things you've taught us. Our Alma Mater We sing of thee. Enter to learn, go forth to serve That is your noble motto We will uphold it where e'er we go. We sing thy praise Donora High School and we pledge All through the years we do pledge our loyalty For our dear old Alma Mater No other will surpass thee We will remember you always. THE DRAGON THE CLASS OF 1948 Donora Senior High School Donora, Pennsylvania W n BRUCE JOHNSTON LOUISE ROSINI Editor-in-chief Business Manager Foreword HE 1948 Dragon has deliberately for- i'5D'2 P'5 ' 555.56 saken the central theme idea to encourage individuality of expression in writ- ing, art work, and pictorial set-up. Scholastic, extra-curricular and athletic achievements of the year have been recorded. May you find enjoyment in reading the accomplishments of Donora Senior High School. 4 Dedication The Student Congress Group composed of Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors and their coach, Miss Helen L. Kloz, represented Donora at the Student Congress Session at Sacred Heart High School and in competition won the coveted cup which means the best in the field of Speech in Western Pennsylvania. It is the first time Donora has been so honored. We are proud of the achieve- ment this represents. In recognition of the patience, cooperation, ability, and hard work of these students and their coach, we respectfully dedicate THE 1948 DRAGON THE STUDENT CONGRESS WINNERS And Their Coach MISS HELEN L. KLOZ First Row, l. to r.-D. Szymanski. H. Kloz, Coach. D. J. McKee. Second Row-S. Johnston, B. Johnston, J. Rumora. Third Row-A. Clay, S. Weiss. R. Siren. 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION ..,. . Faculty ..............,.... Principal ....... ..... Superintendent ..,....,.. Board of Education ....,. CLASSES ......i..,.i ....,.. Senior Officers The Seniors ..,.......,.,.,, ..,..... . The Master Weaver ..,..,......... 4. . Shopping with the Class of '48 .,... The Juniors .......................,,..,,.,. Junior Officers ..,... ,.,,...,,..,.,.. .,..... The Junior Express ........... ....,......,...,...... Rcminiscing with the Sophomore Class . The Sophomores 4...,....... ..4,....,..,...,.... , A Reminder of a ,Fleeting Year .. ....., .. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ,,..., The Yearbook - The Dragon ....,....,. Debate .,.....,.........,.4.........,.,,....,.,........,...,.,. The Newspaper -- Varsity Dragon ..... .. Class of '48 Dramatics ........4.,,,.............. Concessions ...,.....,..........,.. Junior-Senior Orchestra ..... D. H. S. Band ......,......,..... Student Council .,........., Girls' Athletic League .,,,. Tri-Hi-Y .,...4......., t .,....... Usher Club ..,.... ................... Junior Classical League ........ Junior Chamber of Commerce .. THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM ...... . Cheerleaders .... ,......,........ ,.... Boys' Intramurals ...............,. Seniors in Football ..,........ 1947 Football Record ....,.. Our Unsung Heroes .,..,...,.,......., Football Squad ,.........,...,....,........... Basketball at Home and Away .......,, On the Ball in Basketball ,............ Basketball Squad ...,.......,,.........., Varsity Wrestling ....... . Track .,..,...,.4,......... Baseball ,.............. 6 TI-IE ADMINISTRATION IS TI-IE FOUNDATION OF SCHOOL ORGANIZATION vx 5 S M 1,36-flu 4 First Row. l. to r.-Miss State Register Foertsch. The Chefs. Band Master Hallen. Second Row-Summer Sport for Clark, Parlervous Pitzer style. Working'ntan Demeter. Rembrandt Grilli. Third Row-'lVIr. Shamhach, H. Kelly. Fourth Row'-Hagetllan and Foertsch on the warpnth. D. Nevin. M. Kelly. Russell. E. Wedtlln-, A. H.ig1emm D. Goggin. 7 l I X FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES EXTEND BEYOND ,I. BALAS fR.nRKl ul M. CLARK R. CRAIG M. CURRY L::t:lj.tDAXISl?CU-i JOHN PAUL BALAS, B.S.li. AIARCELLA M. CLARK, B.S. California State Teachers College 898 Nleldon Avenue Plane Geometry, Business Arithmetic Sophomore Party. Senior Dance, juniora Senior Prom Aloitial foal mnzrr . . . policeman . . . li1'r1di.flI . . . -z'Pr.I1'd on tcorlrl alfrltrf . . . HII',l1I'fI' ya goin boy? loIIN P. CLARK, B.S.li. Duquesne University 207 Ninth Street English Senior Party, Senior Class Day. Football Deep low, for poetry . . . t'fF!IlIi'z' zlllilitv . . . footlmll llloozl lui! . . . lzezlrtltcwrrrtirzg .rmilf . . . Utvtlflllllll lzut lllf frutlf' .fll7VIt'.f? l'.THEL la. ltwmrz, AB. Geneva College R. D. No. 2. Box 255. Aliquippa. Pa. Latin. World History Tea Dances, Commencement Program. Junior Classical League, junior Party. Usher Club xlrt Holtfr izlol . . . zlramatiz' .fpeztleirlg lztoicff . . . z1ltrr11'ti'z'1' . . . friendly . . . lmx quirlc flritlf' . . . 'u'ift3'. ALBERT ICIIWARII FI-IRRARA, HS., lVl.lttl. University of Pittsburgh 433 Murray Avenue Physical Education. Hygiene l'Iallowe'en Party. junior Party, Senior Party. Boys Intramurals. Senior High Track Former national track vlzzlmpion , , . 111'11tr:f'.f.f lux . . . wzztialllf ftllltilllllg P record . . . rllwzzyx gizer Jtutlerzt lume- ,lit ol tlu' doubt . . . rrmiedirzrz . . . Hwy lvlla, did you fwfr .rw llll, human r1'ril1l1lf'? .lol-IN CIIDICK, B.S., lVl.A. California State Teachers College. University of Pittsburgh 67 Lincoln Avenue Art l V I Sturdy rortrtztutlort . . . leuzmtt . . . r'njoy.r tlaizfirzg . . . pntifnt . . . alfo on junior High Fzzfitlty. R D Duquesne University 207 Ninth Street Music lfrzzzffznrzotg . . . lacvrfi other wife, tlziy fir!! love if literaturrl . . . de- termirzatiou. . . . quiet difpoiitimz. OBERT CRAIG, B.S. West Virginia Wesleyan 310 Meadow Avenue. Charleroi. Pa. Advanced Algebra, Vocational Mathe' matics. Biology. Spanish Tea Dances. Junior Party Croft you hear thofe rrzaideru .riglz . . . don everything well . . . .fclzool math. authority . . . lvriile . . . dif- viplinarian. oRoTIIY K. Gotscsm, AB. Trinity College 827 Thompson Avenue English Sophomore Party, Varsity Dragon, Year- book L'lIl6ll1 f.fl!IIldlIlg . . . tlzorouglz. . . .joy to work with . . . fportf entlzu.via.rt . . . likff originality. E. EWING S GRI LI A. FERRARA J. GIDICK D. GOGGIN ' a 0 '-ll MARY M. CURRY, B.S.F. California State Teachers College 94 Kenric Avenue English Commencement Program. Junior Part' Soft ,rpokeri ..,. I 'mootlz apparel . quiet but firm .... v ntiriml at tif . . . plearant. REI: S. DAVISON, B.S.li., Ml Indiana State Teachers College. University of Pittsburgh 667 McKean Avenue Problems of Democracy Senior Party, Senior Banquet. Comme! ment Program. Senior Marching Army recruiter . . . popular . . . re. between the liner . . . immaful nppeararzczr . . . agrfralrle, Yer, go along witlz you tlzrrrf' F SAMUEL GRILLI, B.S., lVI.S. Waynesburg College. Univ. of Alabai 1545 Gilmore Avenue Chemistry Concessions, Senior Dance. junior-Sei Prom, Senior Marching. Senior Banc Intelligent . . . getr ll lmng out Jtudrrit antirxr . , . tellr really gt joke! . . . i'Nou' tl1i.r ,Hull if al lutnly llarnllrmfYll'lf.'.'f ALICE IIAGEIVIAN, B.S. Indiana State Teachers College 451 Fifth Street Bookkeeping. Business English, Salesr ship Concessions, Senior Dance, Junior-Se Prom, Junior Chamber of Commert .'Il'YL'lIyJ bury ,felling . . . rrzuorally t-lined . . . nice lluir . . . willing lilcrf lun. KATHERINE Nl. HAYES, Bb., Nl. California State Teachers College. University of Pittsburgh 574 Thompson Avenue Algebra. Trigonometry. Solid Geom Psychological Studies Commencement Program Cou11tlf'.r.s' f'xpf'rirI11'ff.r . . . lm! tu down wrmrlfrful opporturzitim' . .flllltlldcoff rP.fpon,fil1ilit3' . . . IlUlt tt l'tHI'1'P1'.I'L1fl07I. A. HAGEMAN K. HAYES TEACHING. INCLUDE EXTRA'CURRICUI.AR ACTIVITIES PAUL fiARRl-ITT HAYES. BS.. MII.. University of Pittsburgh ' 62 Kenric Avenue hdlvl' Physics Junior Party. Nlovie Machine Operator. Public Address System. Letter Award Assembly. Faculty Nlanager II ml1f1'rI11f .rlwry fuller ,.., I1wj111'11l 11.f1' UI .f11p1'rl11l1':'1'.t ':1'I11'r1 ,xf7l'1l!s'l'Il,Q . . . IIIlJA'!'l' pmlzlrmf funk ifmple' . . . L'rmfz'.f 11 liflfw bi! fllmul l I'1'fj'fllIll,Q . . . H0111' f1'1111' 'fl'lII'7I I fc'11.r f:'nrL'i11g up 11l . Duquesne Universit 988 Thompson Av Commercial Geography. Business Arith- metic Tea Dances. junior Chamber of Com- merce. Sophomore Party SIIIOOIII 1l11n1'1'r , . . IHIIH5' .rIu1l1'11l 1111- 111ir1'r.f . . . 1i1'1'p J'fH'.fIA'I7Ig -1'nf1'1' . . . 111m1'I111l11ut 11fr1f111f1'. llr:i.icN R. KI'Il.l.Y', BLK. WARGARI-:'r M. Kr:l.l.Y, BA. University of Pittsburgh 405 Eighth Street Shorthand Yearbook. Varsity Dragon, junior Cham, ber of Commerce. Senior Dance. jun- ior-Senior Prom klltfillflf ,rmifr . , . 1'rmp1'r11ff-Ne' . , . lypfml lfffll . . , rm14g1'r1i11f . . , I1lll.l'Ilf'.V I1l'1IllfIflllIj'. CUNA Plmas, B.S.. MA. University of Pittsburgh 665 Thompson Avenue English. American History Commencement Program. Junior Party llifllff II .will 1lifp11.vil1'n11 l11'1z1'11ll1 m11l1'I1i11g 111rl.f . . . 1'f1'1'11lrir 111 l1'm1',v . . . Hllfifflry Inv 11 p1l,e1'1111t, 1111! II pfrz'l11,mpl1y. 1. QAROI, Prrzrzit, BA. University of Pittsburgh 2829 Capitol Street. McKee-sport. Pa, Spanish. French junior Classical League. Usher Club, Tea Dances Sf1'1'1'l .... fluff' 1r1w:'i11g . . . p11p11l11r :'1'l.'I1 ,rl111l1'1lf.v . , . um! 11jvfv1'11r11u1'1' . . . r1',Vlg1I1'11' 111 f'1'f1f'11111'y, 5 D. NEVIN H lCl,Ii. I.. Knox, 1 B.S.l'.., l3.l,.b,. lVl.l'.cl. Kutztown Teachers College. Columbia University. University of Pittsburgh 318 Castner Avenue Librarian Debate Club. Student Council. Com- mencement Program l,.l'yflIIIlUf.fI.ff .fllPI'r III!' . . . pn.f.r1'.f.f1'f 1111 of I1'111'11i11g in 11d'dif1m1 In ar! ui A'IIlJ1'l'IHg . . . 111'11t . . . 11rig1'n11l Il'I'F.f,l'r 7' . . . l'11ti1'n1'1- ii billet. 1114! ilf frui! if ,1'f!'I'!'I.H NJPHIA H. I.l-iwicowicz. l3.S. University of Pittsburgh II3'--43rd Street. Pittsburgh 1. Pa. Typing, Office Practice V junior Chamber of Commerce. Senior Dance, junior-Senior Prom l,I'Ug7'IlIII,f, flllfi' 1r11111y m14plr'f. Ilflfl' 11111171 !HfHll'j' . . . lla, lla. H11 . . , 'Stiff Ilwlp IIIIYIIIIV, 1111y!11111' . . , Ul,IlA'f' . . , i1lnf ntl IIII' .ilngw 11'1'fc'. HOMAS B. MCIJUNN, l3.S.lC. Indiana Stale Teachers College 68l McKean Avenue Biology - Sophomore Party. Tea Dances. Dramatlcs. Stage Crew fffrff lf. IJ1'.'II1'f1 f 1'llIIlI'I7lf3Il7'!17'y . . . 1j11f1f1'11 fr1'11111'ntlAx' . . . pI11'n.mpl11'r I',X'ffIIIJflfIP1l1l'j' . . . S1'n11'l1 ft'!Ij'J'. IDORIS li. Nisvm, HS. Slippery Rock State Teachers College R. D. No. l. Nlonongahela. Pa. Physical Education. Hygiene Girls' Athletic League. Cheerleaders. Hal- lowe'en Party. Senior Party Spnrlf galfirf , . . lmru 111111 Il .fmilf anrl 111't'1'rlrul il . . . f9!IllfIl.HI'IIII' . . . rm! ,I'l'If'II!l. SARAH CASTNIQR Rurlf, A.l3. OLGA lf. VAZUR, IHC. Lake Erie College 520 Murray Avenue American History. Problems of Democracy Senior Banquet. Senior Nlarching Rolf Calf flllllllf' 111111 mon' fi 1'.Y- pf'1'I1'1f lllllll your 11111111 ' . . . rm! 111' fungi: III II11' 1111m1' fwulzl irnply . . . ,QPIJ .fu11f1'1'f 111'rr1,v.r i'l'flIl .'Il11:.z1'y'.f Ilwlp . . . IM'1'.i lmyi, .IAMIES IQICNNICTH Russian., AB. University of Notre Dame 677 McKean Avenue American History. World History Football. Tea Dances. Senior Dance. jun' ior4Senior Prom i-.IlIlA'I' .lff111' f.'11f'1'g1' Sfj'I1 ' . . . H111- f11I'.X'. 11 flf.flfl11l1m1 ov f111111m' . . . 111'1f1'n' 1'ff111i1'1'. Duquesne University 948 lVIeldon Avenue Business Principles. Business Law. Book' keeping Concessions. Tea Dances. junior Chamber of Commerce. Sophomore Party H111 zlogy. porn, f1'1' 1'r1'1l111, lzfirnkkfwp- ing. rwfu' . . . I'l'7'j' 111'11l . . . I!lA'f'Y 'icvnrl' 1.f',i1m,vly. VA lf. Wi-:nm,ia, 15.8. Bucknell University 208 liiighth Street. West Newton. Pa. English Senior Party. Senior Banquet. Senior Nlarching. Tri-Hi-Y lll'l' H1111 l1f:'1' ii l,IJI'Il'X 1l111f l.I'l'7't1Il4fl' . . , 1111f1'l . . . f1l1'11ff1l . . . p1'rii.v!1'11! E. PIPES C. PITZER S S.gUFF J. RUSSELL O. VAZU E. WED:?E A .. me . A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR IS PLANNED From this desk Principal Andrew S. Sukel has planned many a student schedule in the past decade. His office has also been the source of the extra-curricular opportunities available to students. The thoroughness with which both phases of student life are organized indicates Mr. Sukel's genuine concern for the educational development of those in senior high school. Accepting responsibilities seriously himself, Mr. Sukel expects his associates to do likewise. He possesses a keen insight in coping with student problems, has patience in meeting the interruptions of a school day, and though of a reserved disposition he can enjoy the humorous predicaments which inevitably are a part of school life. The students respect himg they trust his judgment, admire his executive ability, and appreciate the sense of fairness with which they are treated. Sports are Mr. Sukel's chief interestg he is an enthusiastic spectator at all varsity competition and personally is happiest when it's hunting or fishing season. Nlr. Sukel takes an active part in community progress and serves on many committees to promote the best interests of Donora. Townspeople like him because they feel he is sincere in his work with the schools and the communityg they have confidence in him as an active supporter in all projects which offer new opportun- ities to them. As secretary to the principal, Miss Martha Foertsch is a friendly part of every school day. Her tasks are multiple and range from secretarial duties to answering numerous questions from inquiring students. She is efficient in her work, obliging to all, types lengthy reports with a patience which reflects her excellent secretarial training and is straightforward in stating what she thinks. Miss Foertsch attends all school affairs, particularly enjoys good music, likes socializing and has a sense of humor which makes working with her fun. 10 AND SUPERVISED BY THE PRINCIPAL WW, XxnRuu'S.SrKuL.XJi,NlJk wvaflnxugtuxw .und ,lvlfclssm Colin-go, Pvnx1sx'lx'.xl1l.l Stats' ffollcgv il Y'l'.lddcll Avcnux' xn,,ff.1fm1f' , . . ffrrrz , 4 , Hn furfl' ff: fimzlrrmfm, 3:2111 rm' 41 ffflf' . . uf!f1.w1l'f1vK11 flfwwff' .:'f' ff flfvt . A. NIARTHA FouRTscH Prunuqmlk S4-rrvmrx' 417' Short Stn-vr l'!rfu1'r1g nmumv' , . . llwlflffy ,vpfril . . . p1'l1'ff' um! fillpllllll' , . . fr:Ax'1.'f. 11 I THE SUPERINTENDENT OVERSEES THE OIIN li. SHAMIZACH, BA., MA. lTmvn'l'5xrV of Nllc'l1ig.1n, L7n1vg-:wily of Pitt5burgl1 H57 Nlvlclcm Avonuv ff' l'r'r'w1lIf1' . , . glf1f:'1'f1g ,'7l'l'.Hl7I1lHfj' . . . vflfwyf fl grwd fitflll' , , . prf.v3v'w'.w,v riffz lllllliflllff' . . . pfzilmnplif fzzllurw. ZICLHC QYIIABRIQ Supl-runlendn-nr! Serremry IIUT ML-ldnn Avcnuv l3r'1fnm1! . . . ff'IvVl'X' Huff' flu',+ . . i11fz'1'li1mf ,wnlfff . . , ,fwzffav fZ'l1j'J'. 12 GENERAL PROGRESS OF ALL Mr. john E. Shambach is serving his fourth term as superintendent of Donora Schools. Earning his B.A. at the University of Michigan, Mr. Shambach continued his education at the University of Pittsburgh from which he received his Masters Degree. He has been associated with school interests for many years and finds in his work enjoymen nd pleasure which mark him for the true schoolman he is. Administerin cational facilities to the best advantange of approximately eighteen hundred ents is the important job to which Mr. Shambach devotes himself enthusiastically and with special interest in all for whom he isfresponsible. Classroom progress for each individual is his first thought, but he also derives great satisfaction from the numerous successes students enjoy in participating in the extra-curricular programs. He finds pleasure in the many social opportunities offered to the students and when his busy schedule permits makes an effort to be present at these events sponsored throughout the year. Mr. Shambach has an appreciation of honest effort and does not neglect to commend the students and his fellow workers on a job well done. Civic affairs are his personal extra-curricular activity. He frequently represents the schools at varied functions always contributing an amusing anecdote along with his philosophical views. He likes people and enjoys being with them in school, church, and community contacts. In turn the people like him, for to the students he represents the type of dignity which never forgets what a student's viewpoint might be, and to the Donora citizens his active participation in community life is evidence of his interest in them. Miss Zelie Chabre has been secretary to the superintendent for over a year. Her gracious yet business-like manner extends a welcome to the many who have occasion to visit the superintendent,s office. Her personality is the very quiet pleasing type which radiates friendliness at all times and conceals within it an efficiency that gets things done in the most thorough way. Graduating from Donora High School Miss Chabre was the secretary at junior high school before her present job. She is sociable, enjoys dancing, attends school affairs and is a very likeable member of the school organization. 13 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DETERMINES SCHOOL POLICY J. Shambach. G. rrazxer SCHOOL BOARD, left to right-R. R. Schwerha, C. Stacey, S. Johnston, langelo, L. Demeter, P. Barna. President . Vice-President Secretary . Treasurer Solicitor .. . . R. R. SCHWERHA ., .. ., .THOMAS PUGLISI ., .. ...GEORGE O. FRAZIER I-I. O. COLGAN S. L. NEWMEYER PATSY AMATANGELO LOUIS DEMETER SCOTT JOHNSTON CHARLES STACEY 14 PAUL N. BARNA i . , M , V 5? K .f .Q F335 i f 5 ES T ' x fl ' I Q gl Qgaff if f- N 'ix fi Xu 55 3 x x K 1 Y A 'Q x,F'W V' ay WP 4 ex ,, VV I Am if El' M ' u fl. up Eg, 'fc 'P K . Q, 9 S 2133 .fs H, 4 I Wx 'S--ns. fi hd' K .4 K WW, 5 :2 - 3 in if U 1-5 n' 4 x,. i .I ,E 9 xv. I Q H VV. N RW? J J' 1 X THE CLASS OF '48 TIPS ITS HAT T0 THE OFFICERS I wwe ,,f-H ' V s L r.,.,-. nl K V , ,,..,f Presidenr ,,.. ....,..,...,. H ARRY MILLER Vice-President ,. . . ..,...,A. WILLIAM DOZISKI S ecre tary . I, ...,. .,,. .... N A NCY HOWARD Treasurer , . .4,. .MARLENE FROI-IMAN I 16 4 ,i . 'i mrnonucmc ni: zmonsw 1 , ,, I K . . fi i f A 12 fi xggvgt N. ACKERMAN J. ALVAREZ NORMAN ACKERNIAN Academic Home room 101 355 lVlcCrea Avenue Debate Club 2. 3 Sludiozrf . . .lllfllllfll . . . amwing . . . lnlflligerlt ..., 1 'ltippezl lUi'l'l1 . . , non' in l,n.r flngelef. jam A1.vAREz General Home room 204 1299 McKean Avenue Uazr of rlzr Fozzrlrmzflz SI. gang . . . ,vlm1'.rl1i11f' fxpcrl . . . grnfzzl . . . lzancl- ,rmnr apparel. Doi.oREs j. ALEXANDER Commercial Home room 108 453 Seventh Street Glue Club 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 .'Vr':'1'r lmf mzzvlz In my . , . zrlomm ,rlofvly . . . fllzfrrful mzzrnzrr of doing flzingf . . . Paffr llarl friwzd. JIARY ALVARIQZ General Home room 204 821 McKean Avenue Girls Athletic League 1. 3. 4 Um' of ilu' Spanifll gang ..., f rierldly zmfurf' . . . Iliff' In l'no':z' . . , plfamzzi .1 milf. -WW D. ALEXANDER M. ALVAREZ L. ALVAREZ G. AMoRoso Louis A. A1.vARi-:Z Academic Home room 205 1154 NlcKean Avenue Varsity Dragon 3. 4: Junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Yearbook Staff 4 jourzznliftit' ambifimzf . . . leazvuxf all llzf a11glf.r . . . good ftzulent . . , original . . . rm! llniffernzlf. GEORGE G. AMoRoso General Home room 102 855 Linden Alley .fluto FA'jJPfl ..,, rf'rin11.r al lizr1f',f . . minuf lmiglzf . . . lilrfir to dance. NIARGARET A. ANDERSON Academic Home room 201 503 lVlcCrea Avenue Varsity Dragon Staff 3. 4: Glee Club 2. 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3, 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3, 4 Cuff zlrfmfr . . . H1l?lHIIl'1IOly moral . . . excitable . . . arlrzzcfifve perfum- aliry . . . if yozfnf' 1.lIll'7'c J'lEd call !l11zly. NCJRMA C. BACHETT1 Commercial Home room 108 224 Caslner Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce 3: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Very ifny . . . rzluvzyf lallcing anal laugllfng . . . life of llm parfy . . . frnml of fnmlf. M. ANDERSON N. BACHETTI '17 R. ANDABAKER R. APPLEGATE Ruimwii li. ANIJABAKER Academic Home room 107 469 Liberty Avenue Football 2. 3 llvell i'crfftl . . . Plg,Il'lII farm' . . . :lv- lillcmlc .rpcakfr . . . 1lflic11lr ' . . . .ffyli.rl1 apparel , . . Well, da bar! man wuz. Russ!-31.1, D, Ai'vl,l-:tsA'l'i-: General Home room 201 General Delivery. Donora. Pa. Football 2. 3. 4: Track 3, 4 Big llruffrfr . . . l111n1oroz4.r ..., rnzrmllz 11'1'r,f.rf1' . . . framflrf' un llm .rrlmol lnu . . . good fullback. PAULINE D. Banzuc Commercial Home room 102 851 Koehler Avenue Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Pmfllff and cream rfmiplm-im: . . . rliflilerf rmifr' and !'011f1l,I'I'III1 ..., 1 ZL'l'f'l . . . doll face. MARY ANN BAINER Academic Home room 205 123 Walnut Street Junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Art Club 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Quiet zinifr . . . lradrmnrk: psp . . . rmlgfwial. . . unparalleled l1andu'rits'r. P. BADZIK ' M. A. BAINER 4' MN 's n f , -f fl' THEY HAVE BEEN BUSQY + l We A- .. -, it A .if Q ef, 1 ,ai fi .. , l . b::. .C-, . f Z f s ? J. BARBARossA J. BEDNAR R. BEDNAR v. BORINO v. BOYD W. BOYD JOSEPH F. BARBAIQOSSA RAYMOND J. BEDNAR VERNON A. BOYD General Home room 201 General Home room 204 General Home room 2 14 Mellon Avenue loan . . . voice like a ruxty gate . . . unexeilallle ..., r low and .relf-axfitred. JOHN lVl. BEDNAR General Home room 201 303 Fifteenth Street Likef athletiar . . . willing . . . good- lzinnored . . . one of Iwo. ELVA L. BARTRON Commercial Home room 108 133 Bertha Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce 3: Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4 Tall and refined . . . mode!! . . . at- tentizie . . . friendly diipofition . . moderate ta.rre,r. IRFNE G. BELAK Commercial Home room 108 432 Fourth Street Student Council, secretary 2, 3. 4 Tall . . . lanky . . . bright Jmile . . . like: to jitterbug . . . active . . , fun in a crowd. is 303 Fifteenth Street ,fltlzletically minded . . . diminutizie . . . amiable . . . quiet . . . the other one. VINCENT F. BORINO Academic Home room 107 427 Prospect Avenue Band 2. 3. 45 County Music Contest 41 Glee Club 4: Orchestra 2. 3. 4 I-ill. that flute . . . friendly nature . . . eornex from long line of rnuficianf . . willing. l,II,I.IAN B. BISACKY Commercial Home room 108 729 Waddell Avenue Band 4: Glee Club 2, 43 Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Drum majorette . . . friendly . . . likes jewelry and flowerf . . . frizzy lmir . . . dO6J'4'L,l .ray much . . . never craelef a book. DOLORES BLAIR Commercial Home room 102 1384 Meldon Avenue Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Ifverywlzere at onee . . . al'way.f on flu' go . . . diflileef .fcliool . . , knocw all . . . Jeef all. E. BARTRON I. BELAK L. BISACKY D. BLAIR 13 833 East Main Street. Monongahela. P Country gentleman . . . Uelcfrly aint llair . . . Jlzy . . . eonzierr'i',IziliII,sf. WAYNE G. BOYD Academic Home room 471 Fifth Street Football 3. 4: Track 2, 3. 4 xl footlmll .ftar with boxing dj' zz .ri line . . . eafy going ..., i un loving . likealile . . . nIi,rclIiezIozI.r nature. KATHRYN li. BOBULA Commercial Home room 1154 McKean Avenue Concessions 4: Girls Athletic Le: 2. 3. 4 Dimplef , . . lzeautiful eye! . . . fc'ay,r ,ringing . . . no z'omplainf.r . lim' a bag ,full of jolcex, SHIRLEY Nl. BOYD Commercial Hllfne foofll 471 Fifth Street Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4: Tri-l Corresponding secretary 3. 4 llflodeft . . . likeable . . . full of and gay laughter . . . lieartccarr .t'I71ilf'. K. BOBULA S. BOYD 'EQ WITH STUDIES. TESTS. NOTEBOOKS y J. BRLETICH W. BURNS JOSEPH li. BRLE'r1c1i General Home room 204 719 Waddell Avenue Lirllf 12141 miglify . . . nl:c'ay.r gfl71111.llXQ . . . lil.-rf all .fpnrif . . . rafy to gr! along 'fl'lllI . . . never gum a1zyi'L'l1e'rr'. W1Ll.1AM 'l'. BURNS General Home room 204 580 Sixth Street HTIINIIJXYV . . . admil ire .rlinger . . flzlflly flrffnfr . . . dropped fclmnl. VlARY A. BOZIK Commercial Home room 102 604 Castner Avenue Junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4: Varsity Dragon Staff 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 7'almr llrr .rfzzlifhr .1-rriffwly . . . Mi.1'.1' l Oerf,rrl1'.r ,rfvrrlary . . . nent . . . qulrl . . . lmrd ctvirltfr. DOLORI-IS j. BRODY Commercial Home room 102 84 Thompson Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4: Stu- dent Council 2: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Very reliable . . . agreeable . . . .rumzy di.rpO.rlIlO11 . . . mtlzm lop. W. BUSH J. BYRON XNILBUR L. BUSH Academic Home room 107 126 Castner Avenue Stage crew 3, 4 HU hair U10l!'1If',f lzlf unmr' . . . rrorlef lmrzl ..., rayf little' . . . rlrffinilely mll. .lAMEs A. BYRON Academic Home room 107 Overlook Terrace Baseball 2. 3. 4: Football 3. 4: Track 2. 3, 4 Bolffrrouf lauglz . . . pep and zfigof plzu , . , prazzlefler . , . mandy ffmper . . . grfrrzl rlglll end. MARIANNE CAMDEN Commercial Home room 201 119 Allen Avenue Junior Chamber of Commerce 3: Year- book Staff 3. 4: Cheerleader 2: Girls Athleric League 2. 3. 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4: Nothing But The Truth 4 Mac . . . lilaex the lwyf . . . alwayf .rmllizzg . . . Cllllliby . . . lzaf ills devil in lzrr ryef. lCuNA CARLSON Academic Home room 205 R. D. No. 1. Monongahela Varsity Dragon Staff 3. 4: Junior Class' ical League 2. 3. 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. softball chairman 3. President 4. Cute .i-mile . . . prefty lvlue eyef . . . loff of fun . . . fru.rt':c'Ortl1y friend . . . .fIltY'!'.l'.ffIll C..fl.I.. prffidenl. If .L I , I .3 P. CHOPYAK G. CIPA PAUL CHOPYAK General Home room 204 454 Fifth Street Concessions 4 lHfdlI.f'ffI.01l.f fT07I!'!'.f.flO7L.f 'worker . . nf?110f1.l'H . . . Blldlf a1'm'1.'ed enemy . . fnlem efveryllliizg in frridr. GEORGE A. CIPA General Home room 101 812 Heslep Avenue LOz'e'J' tliem all . , . enormouf :rrids . . . rare laugh .... fludda lwlvba. EMMA L. CHENEY Academic Home room ,201 145 Thompson Avenue ' '- ,- Glee Club 2, 4: Girls Athletic Leagli 2. 3 .4: Band 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4i Peril: . . . lilaer Ihr fellaf . . . major- rllr . . . mfy on flu' eyef. GWEN1llJ1.YN L. CHIPRICH Academic Home room 101 421 Fifth Street Debate Club 2: Junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Student Council. president 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League. individual sports 2, social chairman 3. volleyball chairman 4: You Can't Take It With You 3 ljllillllllllilf . . . alzwnyf liar zz quick zznfcvrr for ewerytlzing . . . cute . . . lrndrmarle: Cliff: nr f:L'L'l'71U . BuIz'l1'.r buddy . . . Jludiouf. M. BOZIK D. BRODY .filmfgf L y 70 M. CAMDEN E. CARLSON 1 9 G. CHIPRICH ff! , 1' . MANY SENIORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED Q ' I 1' .I - . .. .. 6 . 4 3 ' ,.--A. A Wit iii Q X Y . :Eff V. CIRELLA A. CLAY R. CONN P. CONWAY COSTA W. COTTLE VINCENT L. CIRELLA ROBERT J. CONN JAMES F. COSTA Academic Home room 107 General Home room 204 General Home room ' 656 Fifth Street 69 Allen Plan 1030 Marelda Avenue Track 21 COUCCSSHPHS 4 Mi.fclI.ie2.'Ou.r . . . boifterouf . . , felf- Ex C. I .... earner! ...' I IO! mz Changeable . . . Heai dre.r.rer . . . likef frmffderzl . . . lileef to play fnolball. IO my . . . zleperzflallle. atterzffimz . . . prankifer . . . a cute muftaclze . . . infelligenr . . . Dorff get me mad. H. ALLEN CLAY PATRICK j. CONWAY WILLIAM A. COTTLE Academic Home room 205 General Home room Academic Home room l0l R 107 Thompson Avenue Baseball manager 3. 4: Varsity Dragon 3, 4: Debate Club 2, 3: Business Man- ager 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Concessions 4: Journalism Club 4: You Can't Take It With You 3: Nothing But The Truth 4 Analytical mind . . . Jhrewd debaler . . . juft lover Min Hayef . . . Jar- clonic at time: . . . willing ccorleer. ROSE MARY CIUCA Commercial Home room 108 341 Third Street Junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4: Vars- ity Dragon 4: Girls Athletic League 2. Ass't. secretary-treasurer 3: Secretary- treasurer 4 Stuzlimu . . . Min lVe'ui1z'.r prntege . . ..fl1yfrrzile. . . rIml1ifiOu.r . . . rnalcei deliuimfr J'1l71d!I3J'. PATRICIA A. CONWAY Academic Home room 201 672 Heslep Avenue Cheerleader 2: Glee Club 4: Arr Club 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. Vice-President 3. 4 Many true friendx . . . energetic . . . lileef ro dance . . . lmf joking dir- pofifion . . . I1 livin. R. M. CIUCA P. CONWAY 672 Heslep Avenue Baseball 3, 4 Girl Thy . . . great Jportf fan . . . .flmffling walk . . . admirex Mr. Balaf . . . gely in embarrafring predicamenlf . . . good fport . . . twin. SHIRLEY R. COOK Commercial Home room 102 96 Allen Avenue Band 2, 3. 4: Student Council 3: Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4: Tri-Hi-Y 3, 4 Head majorette . . . popular . . . expe- cially with Oppofite rex . . . cheerful . . . thouglnful . . . laughing 'manner- Lrnu. NANCY J. CORSTORPHINE Commercial Home room 108 127 McKean Avenue Band 4: Junior Chamber of Commerce, Ass't. treasurer 4: Glee Club 2: Art Club 4: Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 43 Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3, 4 .411 irzdeperzderlt air . . . fun loving . . . likef tlze boyf . . . llIf'ff.f.l'Ufy. Ipealrf up zvlzmz 630 First Street Track 3. 4 Ladief' man . . . ronfiderate' Of Ol . . . .Veriuni at timer . . . patierri I agreeable mrzmzer . . . regular guy. VIRGINIA J. COSTA Commercial Home room 1030 Marelda Avenue Petite . . . ,reen al every clauve faleef life eary . . . Irooperalifwf' HO! IOO quiet. LAVAUC1-IN CZOUGHIENOUR Commercial Home room 649 Fourth Street Yearbook Staff 2, 3. 4: Glee Club Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 4 Shorfv ..,. I Illifle . . . FlO',v ln lzalf . nlsvayf xnzilirlg. S. COOK N. CORSTORPHINE V. COSTA L. ?I?lENOl M., 20 .19 ,- TIME AND TALENT T0 ASSEMBLIES fgfffzf' . . 0 , F -Af M o J evnnnh R. COURTNEY W. CRONER If. DAITTILLIO W. DOZISKI T. FENDYA L. FERNANDEZ RUSSELL G. COURTNEY FRANCIS C. DAITTILLIO TIIoIvIAs F. FENIJYA Academic Home room 101 Academic Home room 107 General Home room 107 323 McKean Avenue Band 2. 3. 4 Firm roar:'irIion.r , . . lllin' 1'ip1 .r .rtar pupil . . . fieizrlirh lnzigli . . . con- tagiouf giggle. VVILBER W. CRONER, JR. Academic Home room 107 681 McKean Avenue Football manager 3. 4: Track manager 2. 3. 4 .llflrmgerifil llll1J'l6'VNIlII!l . . . fart talker . . .frifmlly . . . lllr. Ri1.f.rrll'.r ,fi1lz'kiz'k. lo ANN C. DEROCCO Academic Home room 101 422 McKean Avenue Cheerleaders 2: Art Club 3: Girls Atha letic League 2. 3. 4 liliglity . . . tlif office girl . . . good- imtzrred . . , a.fl.',r 'NIIIHA' queftiovzf. JoI,oRIss I. DEVCJRE Commercial Home room 108 207 First Street Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Six . . . l'Z'!'7'j'OJ1l .l' friend . . . rimf Capt , . . original lazigli. 514 Eighth Street Band 3. 43 Track 2, 3, 4 Yer Mr. Silzferf-No lklr. Silver! . . . neat dreffer . . . track ftar . . . pepmdent fmile . . . knowf the Jcore. WILLIAM S. DOZISKI Academic Home room 101 222 Castner Avenue Basketball 2. 3. 4: football 2. 3. 41 track 2. 3. 4: Junior Classical League 2, 3. 4: Student Council 43 Class Vice'President 4 Bmrlifiil walk . . . popular . . . great Jtuff on dance floor . . . all around allzlete . . . moody. DOROTHY ELIAS li Academic Home room 201 740 Thompson Avenue Glee Club 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Cool . . . calm and collected . . . Im- olrtrufizie . . . kind heart . . . 'willing to lzelp. LEANQR L. FARR Academic Home room 101 R. D. No. 1, Monongahela Varsity Dragon Staff 3. 45 Junior Class- ical League 2. 3. 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4: You Can't Take It With You 3: Nothing But the Truth 4 .fl country kid . . . Regie'f little cup- cake . . . playx good 'volleyball . . . eafily emlmrraiufed. V 83 Watkins Avenue Taciturn . . , dead .thot in gym clan' . . . ready Jmile . . . mciable. LLoYIJ C. FERNANIIEZ General Home room 201 1602 Meldon Avenue :lgitatef lWi.r,r W . . . likef good joke . . . rllifeutee . . . fun-lotier. A lRENE li. FASEKAS Commercial 99 Allen Plan Cheerleader 2. 4: 2. 3. 4 Talkatizie . . . very lively . . . cheer- leader . . . gay . . . alwayf .teen with Betty. Home room 108 Girls Athletic League MARGARET E. FITZPATRICK General Home room 204 R. D. No. l. Monongahela Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Perf . . . znmmurrzirzg 'manner . . r1c'tiz'e in .rportf . . . lileef fun . . . zzgreealzle I .flulzlmrn at timer. . 'ff' J. A. DeROCCO D. DEVORE D. ELIAS E. FARR I. FASEKAS M. FITZPATRICK 21 .yi ' ATHLETIC riizsrs nav: BEEN Mon: .VA ,N W. FRANCIS R. FRESA WILLIAM W. FRANCIS General Home room 201 1536 Nleldon Avenue Cy? broom puiher . . . very heal dreyfer . . . flim . . . irzduftriouf . . . appreciatef a good joke. ROBERT G. FRESA General Home room 107 438 McCrea Avenue The proud owner of a jalopy . . . ex- uberant . . . lenazcn for .rnappy retortx . . . ea.rily make: friendf . . . Pea- nulf' . . . drauur. ROSEMARY FRANCIS Academic Home room 201 Carroll Township Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Popular . . . gooa' looleer . . . neigh- borly . . . lenowf all the anglef. MARLENE M. FROHMAN Academic Home room 205 l10 Brokaw Avenue Debate Club 25 junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Yearbook Staff 2. 3. 4: Stu- dent Council 3. 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4: Class Treasurer 3. 4: You Can'r Take It With You 3 Carlylr right-hand ccomari . . . Butch . . . popular with the lzoyf . . . .fludiouf when neceffary. P. FRONZAGLIO E. GARDNER PAT N. FRONZAOLIO, JR. Commercial Home room 201 436 Kenneth Avenue Baseball 2, 3. 4 Strong . . . rzoify . . . driver a roffiri on zcheelf . . . good worker. ELLERY A. GARDNER, JR. General Home room 107 740 Thompson Avenue Home from the wan . . . .vtudiouf . . . comediarz . . . apprentice engineer lDmzora Southernl. THERESA A. GEDEON Commercial Home room 102 R. D. No. l, Box 163, Monongahela Cheerleader 2, 3, 45 Student Council 4: Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4 Zeftful cheerleader . . . friendly . . . .fliglztly 071' the talkative fide . . . lileef athletic! . . . country girl, ANN LQERNAT Commercial Home room 108 130 Washington Alley Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4 Small and .rweet . . . lileef to feafe . . . Zlllllfudl laugh . . . everywhere at omfe. R. M. FRANCIS M. FROHMAN x I T. GEDEON A. GERNAT C. GAYDOS R. GRAHAM CORNIQLIUS W. GAYIJIJS Academic Home room 1 303 Waddell Avenue .llifief .flelry . . . good Hamlet uh after . , . not, loo talleatiw' . Horny RONALD D. lf. GRAHAM Academic Home room ' 138 Ida Avenue Band 2. 3. 4: Orchestra 2 ffafy going . . . depmzdable fell . . . friendly permnaliry . . . po . . one of the bert. FLORENCE M. GESSNER Academic Home room 487 Seventh Street Junior Classical League 2, 3. 41 Girls I letic League 2, 3, 43 Tri-Hi-Y 2, V president 3. 4: Class secretary 3: ' Canlt Take It With You 3 Perforzality plzaf . . . cute frien .rmile . . . active . . . lense of hui . . . likes to dance. NANCY L. GORDON Academic Home room 562 Thompson Avenue Varsitv Dragon 3. 4: Yearbook Stafl Art Club 4: Concessions 41 Girls . letic League 2. 3. 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3 Usher Club 2. 3. 4: You Can't 'l It With You 31 Nothing But Truth 4 Sharp tongue wlzeaz rozuea' . . . .I heazxr, tellf all . . . witty? . . . ji lover . . . a1'ti'z'1'. twig-I N. GORDON inrznzsriuc B.1:cAus1: of mm Q.9TL!2,,,,,f,4f . j1f,3,g 1 R. GRECO M. GULIANO RALPH j. Giznco Academic Home room 205 210 Third Street Short . . . quirl . . . fnjnyf II grnnf laugh . , . 1vl711'1 ,1 n1'm1'.fi.f. lVl1CHA1-21, bl. CTULIANO General Home room 204 948 Heslep Avenue Track 3. 4 Ufniiging . . . fnlwv' ...A fnmff . . rltfzff 'I.l'.1'f In t'frIJ.f . . . zfffff f.X'p1'1'l, l,oRkAlNl-: V. fiRAZZ1N1 Academic Home room 205 X54 Linden Avenue Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4 llifll-1f7I'fI'7' . . . f'l'I'I1l'li!lI4f . . . IIHIIII- ing . . . w1gg1'rfr1rf1u1 . . . pfr.1:m.rit'r. !lARc:Ak1s'1' A. fiU'l'lliRRl-IZ Commercial Home room 204 1264 Mcliean Avenue Student Council 4: Girls Athletic League 3. 4 Cowl ff1l'r1g.v' rmm' in .rrnalf flIIl'A'!Jg1'V . . . prnfuff' f7'l!'I1tL1' , . . frzwgffir' . . . nnrialnlc. L. GRAZZINI M. GUTIERREZ . A G. HAYES A. HIXENBAUGH PAUL G. llAvl-zs. jk. Academic Home room 107 62 Kenric Avenue Track 2. 3. 4: Student Council 4: Or- chestra 2: Band 2 Crea! joker . . . fancy KJIIIIFFI' . . . willing fcorlwr . . . gif! of gall . . . I1 lndief man. ALBERT R. HIXENBAUGH General 409 Fifth Street Band 2. 3. 4: Track 4 Home room 201 lli.x'ie . . . drzznanmr' .... ffmrl in ffntzzrr' . . . Cmvy fmfr. NANCY 1. HOVVARIJ Commercial Home room 108 102 Ida Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce. Corre- sponding secretary 4: Varsity Dragon 2. 3. Editor-in-chief 4: Yearbook Staff 2. 3. 4: Student Council 4: Conces- sions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3. 4: Class secretary 4 Charming pfrmnafily . . . Inn many men . . . 1lr'l1'rn1fne'ff . . . fiff of Czzrlyfi fffqzu' .... -'zzlirifaf in knnfc' . . . nllifily. . . . .nwll MARGARIQT V. HLUUZIK Academic Home room 201 649 lVlcCren Avenue Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Tiny . . . frwffy lzrnfrn lmir .... mf!- ,ipnkcn . , . II plmffng pm'.mn11l1'ly. X Xa 'N . x X . 'F A in kc K X JW z Q I 1 ' Q J k.'.- .fi t tx: U: Qu. A. HOLOWICH A. HOLT Amex S. llowwicn General Home room 204 316 Prospect Avenue Junior- Chamber of Commerce. Vice, president 3 Lazy . . . likmfflz' . . . illllllfffffllf . . waxy going . . . inlrffigfnl. ARTHUR C. HOIJI' Academic Home room 101 133 Thompson Avenue Varsity Dragon 3. 4: Junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Student Council 2. Vice-president 3: Concessions 4: You Can't' Take It With You 3: Class Vice-president 3 Drzznmtiz' ability . . . Ffofr fdml . . . ':'igr1rrn4,r . . . greal admiration for flt lll'fl'.f lfnnl and lfafyl . . . lwmn- ing tvzirf. JUAN N. JACKMAN Academic Home room 205 316 First Street Cheerleader 2: Art Club 3 . 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Gigglff . . . arl clam model . . . wear: 1 I If ' f 1' nr mr rw' . . . plxif' gln,r.r'.r arf' lifr frndfnzark . . . R1ufy. SIIIRLEY A. JOHNSTON Commercial Home room 108 142 Ida Avenue Girls Athletic League Z. 3. 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4 Gif! of gah ..., firm' in manner . . fmf nmrnfly mmnfnlf . . . fafefree . . . grral frllfr frriffr. N. HOWARD M. HLUDZIK J. JACKMAN S. JOHNSTON 23 H. Hd1itIA L. HORNAK HENRY HOMA General Home room 107 84 Allen Plan Neat . . . participatef in. atlzleticf . . quiet . . . driver car to xchool. LEO G. HORNAK General 109 Brokaw Avenue Glee Club 2: Art Club 2 Quiet . . . anzufing . . . eccentric . . friendly. Home room 201 BETTY M. JONES General Home room 204 120 Allen Avenue Friendly .... f mall of ftature . . good-natured . . . lotr of fun . . popular. MARY M. JURLINA Academic Home room 101 515 Wood Street Debate Club 2: Concessions 43 Girls Ath- letic League 2. 3. 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4 That friendly ,vmile .... r o round, .ro firm, etc .... popular . . . jane . . . Trademark: energy. B. M..l ' r MV' SENIOR GIRLS HA ADVQNCED M. HORNAK R. HOWELL W. JEFFERSON B. JOHNSTON MICHAEL B. HORNAK WALTER JEFFERSON Academic Home room ll General Home room 204 486 Liberty Avenue 435 Sixth Street Basketball 4 Unpretentiouf . . . moody . . . plea:- ure feeker . . .fond of comrader. ROBERT E. HOWELL General Home room 201 106 Meldon Avenue Art Club 43 Stage crew 2, 3, 4 Cadillac . . . prornifing future in mari- tal blifx . . . curly hair . . . artift. Skyxcraper . . . good bafketball play . . . five gallon and check the oi . . . eafy to get along with . . . R Van Wirzkle'f counterpart. JAMES BRUCE JOHNSTON Academic Home room 1 404 Eighth Street Bageball 25 Football 33 Journalism Cl G Varsity Dragon 2. Sports editor 3. ebate Club 2. 3: President 4: Ye book Staff 2, Sports Editor 3, Edit in-chief 43 Student Council 3. 4: K chestra 23 Intramural captain 43 Y Can't Take It With You 33 Nothi But The Truth 43 Junior Classi League 2 Loquacioux . . . dorrzirzalzng perm ality . . . active . . . independent . great friend of Mr. Balax . . . exp ronz'erfatiorzali.rt . . . A-I worker. ANN M- KAPTY JOAN R. KELLY Commercial Home room 108 Academic Home room 1 306 Tenth Street 11,46 Marellfia Avenue Varsity Dragon 3, 4: Yearbook Staff Glfls Adjleflf League 2- 3- 4 Cheerleader 2, 3, 4g Girls Athl Attractive . . . 'uivacioux . . . cute is-59gz1ueY2. 43 ':jrIl?uhCan'tBTake manner of expreuion . . . long eye- Trithu 401' 3' 0' mg ut Ifuhar' Rah, rah, rah . . . came of much e ftraining . . . active . . . by no mer fzcallflower. SHARON M. KEFOVER 'VIARGARET J. KERN 1 Academic Home room 205 910 Meldcn Avenue Band 2. 3. 43 Junior Classical League 2. 3. 43 Glee Club 43 Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4 Mayorette . . . owwwwoooo intelligent . . . alwayr obliging . . original Jweater girl. Commercial Home room 709 Waddell Avenue Junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4: Y book Staff 3. Subscription manage: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Pretty bright eyet . . . ready 51 . . . quiet manner . . . reliable . lileef to bowl. M. fx-ERN ' ONES M. JURLINA A. KAPTY S. KEFOVER J. KELLY 24 'k Qt LSMBY PALTJCIPATION in c. A. . 4. 4. .ffm lf-'ff-na E. JOHNSTON W. JOHNSTON iz. KAYDA s. Kosxosxr T. Kosrtositl M. LABASH l':RN1-IST R. jOHNs'rON RUDOLPH D. KAYDA TOM R. KOSKOSKI Academic Home room 107 Commercial Home room 102 General Home room 204 90 Allen Avenue Basketball 3. 4: Track 2. 3. 4: Art Club 2 Quia! manner . . . lran .... 1 'liglll zlrafvl . . . agrrralflr . . . fooperaliw . . . Text, XKVILLIAM M. JOHNSTON General Home room 204 217 Seventh Street .fl z'rIeran of many jobs . . . Bob'J pal . . , .rpa'nzl.r a lol of time in Mori Cily. DOLORES li. KILVADY Academic Home room 101 526 Eighth Street Glee Club 4: Art Club 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Calarafl Katie ..,. 1 'tartling laugli . . . lilcfxr lo lraff' . , . full of fun . . . HlOf:'1'r, lllr. Crillif' VIAROARET L. KOIJAY Commercial Home room 108 651 Thompson Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce 3, 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Diligrnr fl'OVkl'f .... f tudiouf . . . ronlir al iimrf . . . a plmfing 'way . . lilcmhlf. 532 Castner Avenue Baseball manager 2, 3. 4: basketball manager 2, 3: football manager 2. 3. 4: junior Chamber of Commerce 3. President 4 Anoiher commercial flaih . . . planf to open a Jporlx .rlore upon gradizaation . . . managerial geniuf . . . willing in do a favor. STEVE I. KOSKOSKI General Home room 201 727 Waddell Avenue Baseball 3. 4 Lazy . . . lanky . . . hill-topper . . . flzarp rritir . . . frequenlly in froulnle. RITA M. Kosi-t Academic Home room 205 215 Fifth Street Yearbook Staff 2. 4: Girls Athletic League 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. Treasurer 4 Bleaclied bangf . . . flow talle . atlrarlive . . . good mixer, MARCQARET KUBIK Academic Home room 101 431 Waddell Avenue Band 4: County Music Contest 4: Varsity Dragon Staff 4: junior Classical League 2. 5. 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4: Or- chestra 2. 3. 4: You Canlt Take It With You 3 clzlaf the izforief . . . drearnf of Torn . . . Poorlzif . . . writer good rllfrnff . My Unrle' Andy. Ti 631 Eighth Street Congffnial . . . Mi.f,f l'11:.ur'.r prol7lern rliila' . . . lallzf our in cla.r.r .... roller fnfial rfxprrmriori. MONTE 'lf LABASH Academic Home room 101 53 S. McKean Avenue Baseball 2: Football 2, 3. 4: junior Class- ical League 2, 3, President 4: Student Council 2, 3: You Can't Take It With You 3 Luvnpy . . . Sarnlr 0.11.0 .... always lair . . . ganrrouf with chewing gum . . . refreshing laugh . . . carefrer zlrizfer. FLORENCE l. KUMA F Commercial Home room 108 631 Third Street junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4: Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4 Pleafanl twice . . . preily blue eyef . . . lileef our-of-1ou'n lmyx . . . a ,rmile with every lzzzllefin. LORENCE C. LAW Commercial Home room 102 404 Allen Avenue Glee Club 2. 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Not a lmol u'r1rn1 .... rwivf of llumnr . . . gay laugh . . . good .ringing voice . . . lilcar flu' lzoyf. X D. KILVADY M. KODAY R. KOSH M. KUBIK F. KUMA 25 F. LAW Yi BOYS' INTRAMURALS HAY! ENSOUNREGED D. LEATHERS L. LEONE DONALD I. LEATHERS Academic Home room 101 204 Fifth Street Football 2, 3, 4: Junior Classical League 2. 3. Secretary 4g Concessions 4g You Can't Take It With You 35 Nothing But The Truth 4 On the talkative .fide . . . for .rome- tlzirig 'well done, call Donny . . . effi- cient . . . helped finance thif book. LOUIS C. LEONE Academic Home room 107 350 Carroll Avenue Band 2, 3, 43 You Can't Take It With You properties 3: Orchestra 4 Sax man . . . antique dealer, at teen in furniture donated for jr. play . . . ready to a,f,ri,rt. PATRICIA L. LEWIS Commercial Home room 108 447 Sixth Street Junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4: Year- book Staff 3, 4g Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4: Orchestra 2, 3, 4 Friend to all . . . plearant Jpealzing 'voice . . . enioyf a good joke. RUTH ANN LITTLE Commercial Home room 102 Gilmore Terrace Junior Chamber of Commerce 3 : Year- book Staff 2: Concessions 45 Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Her heart belongf to johnny . . . will- ing and able worker . . . never in .rchool . . . quiet manner. IXSXJU I J. LOMAX M. MADAR JAMES V. LOIVIAX Academic Home room 205 740 Norman Avenue Band 2, 3. 4g Baseball 3 Hot lip.r , . , rarely .rerioitf Peep . . . will laugh at anything . . intelligent. tt Bo- MICHAEL A. MADAR Academic Home room 101 259 Thompson Avenue Football 2. 3. 4g Track 2. 3. 4 Athlete . . . friendly . . . erect . ,rlide rule corutant companion. ERESA M. LOIVIBARDO Commercial Home room l02 631 McCrea Avenue Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4 Referved . . . Jpealef with her eyef . . . good tafte . . . coruiderate. . Af V bfi-c. -ff' ' DOROTHY M CKO Commercial Home room 108 1320 Marelda Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce 49 Girls Athletic League 2. 3, 4 Small . . . blithe . . . .thy . . . inclined to blzuh . . . trim. G. MANECCI ERNEST A. MALENCIA Academic Home room 2 653 Sixth Street linioyf tearing otherf about their gt . , . hill-topper . . . rarely getf in . . good egg. E. MALENCIA GINO F. lX4ANECC1 Academic Home room 1 224 Mellon Avenue Junior Chamber of Commerce 3: Del: Club 4 Perxonality . . . cooperative . . . int cited in Fnreruicf . . . jocular . taker correction very well. ROSE li. MAISANO Commercial Home room 311 Third Street Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4 Lower to dance . . . contagioztf la . . . ratef with the boyf . . . ta dreffer . . . jovial. MARY ELLEN MAJOR Academic Home room 302 S. lVlcKean Avenue junior Classical League 2. 3. 45 I Club 41 Girls Athletic League 2. 3 Willing worker . . . good-natured quiet manner cltaiiffeztr? . . . Do you wht: ' P. LEWIS R. LITTLE T. LOMBARDO D. MACKO R. MAISANO M. E. MAJOR 26 RIVALRY IN sPoR1's,. THRouoHouT Hom: Rooms 4 ' D ',.7l f 1 l X I 1 .4 I 1 UU E. MARTINEK T. MATSICK B. McCLEARY R. MIGLIORI H. MILLER R. MINGO EDWARD S. IVIARTINEK BARRY F. MCCLEARY HARRY S. lYlII.I,ER Academic Home room 101 Academic Home room 107 Academic Home room 101 53 S. McKean Avenue 679 McKean Avenue 401 McKean Avenue Art Club 4 Baseball 3. 4: Football 2. 3. 4: Basketball Basketball 2. 3. 4: Football 2. 3. 4: ,lun- ncohau frolitjomp enjlwf H 3. 4: Student Council 2 ior Classical League 2, 3. Vice-president good laugh . . . dlrrzirzllllve . . . no apprfrialzon for work. l'HoMAs B. MATSICK General Home room 201 1020 Nlarelda Avenue Track 2. 3, 4: Varsitv Dragon Staff 3: Yearbook Staff 33 Art Club 4: Student Council 2. 3 Rarely feen uillzout .lnn . . . pleafing permnaliry . . . wavy lzair . . . quiet. DAULINE A. MAJORIS Commercial Home room 108 R. D. No. 1. Victory Hill. Monongahela Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Counlry lieau . . . aHrartiz'e blonde hair . . . talkative . . . roll.r eyes . . . Fuic IPIIIIHIEF. Talleative nature . . . lofi of fun . . . quite a joker . . . bolfferouf . . . lziglz fpirited. RICCARDO R. MIc:L1oR1 General Home room 107 17 Watkins Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce 3 Curly lzalr .... 1 'far commercial .flu- deni . , . ouifpoleen . . . lazy walls. l':VELYN M. MARASCDVICH Academic Home room 201 601 Allen Avenue Debate Club 4: Glee Club 4: Art Club 4: Student Council 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4: You Canlt Take It With You 35 Tri-l'-li'Y 2. 3. 4 Ideal companion . . . l1a.r ,rpeeial group of friendf . . . favorx lmyf of a 'neigh- liorfng town . . . experienced hot dog falefman. iE'l'TY A. MALINCHAK KATHRYN A. MARTINEZ Commercial Home room 102 General Home room 204 122 Modisette Avenue B27 McKean Avenue Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Tall . . . lzax domineering cvayf . . . xlnirnated . . . natural lmfr . Q. loadf of fun . . . alfvayf loafing . . . no .fenfible . . . regular rarer or fcorrief haf flze. 4: Student Council 3. 4: Class Presi- dent 3, 4: You Can't Take It With You 3: Nothing Bur The Truth 4 flapalale azl1n1'ni.rtraIor .... r fmlioul . . . lzair Ilmt figlztf lzafle . . . mn- .rirlerafe . . . avleenzezl by vla,r.rrnate.r. Ruuomfll M. Mmuo Academic Home room 101 525 Castner Avenue Baseball 3. 4 l,acl'a1lal.fifal . . . lrlark .rlzirf . . . lllll lopprr . . . eafy Lo gf! along fvlllz . . . vlefver. FLORENCE MEDINA Commercial Home room 108 1169 Meldon Avenue Girls Athletic League 4 Hai an ina'epenzlenI aililudc . . . .reriouf mornenrf . . . agreeable man- ner . . . arrive .... r nzall. VERA l.. MICIENKKB Commercial Home room 108 212 Fourth Street Junior Chamber of Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Commerce 3: Girls fun loving . . . .vlmrp danrer . . . allrafrifw . . . orig- inal 'ffallx gunl-frafkrr . . . P. MAJORIS B. MALINCHAK E. MARASOVICH K. MARTINEZ F. MEDINA 27 V. MICENKO X. SALESMANSHZI51l:5RgillvGH sus IP Ions , - ' ,Q Q W P. MURPHY R. OBIE T. PAWLOWSKI R. PEATROSS PATRICK j. MURPHY 'l'EImY L. PAWLOWSKI Academic Home room I07 Academic Home room 107 328 First Street 461 Eighth Street Baseball 2. 3. 4g Basketball 2. 3, 4: Glee Tally dark and hand-foyng D . , fe- Club 4 E mmf . . . mail with flight draw! Curly rerl llllll' . . . lofi of fun . . . D . l good A-tudem. Janie of humor . . . a bafleetlzall champ . . . twinkling eyef. ROBERT 013112 ROBERT E. PEATROSS General Home room 201 General Home room 102 1339 Gilmore Avenue 328 Tenth Street Tall and fart . . . quiet . . . lileef hiv Band 2, 3. 49 Track 4 gym cla.r.ra5 . . . flaflzing Jrrzile. Playf in the band . . . fmall . . . dix- lihex argunienif . . . big Jmile for everyone . . . fleepy. MARIAN F. MIHALIC MARIANNE MOSEBAUGH Academic Home room 205 624 Fifth Street Band 2. 3, 4: Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4 Great girl friend . . . eafy on the opticx . . . playf in band . . . neigh- borly. Commercial Home room 108 214 Allen Avenue Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4 Shy . . . lilefar a cerfain navy boy . . . dimpler . . . mzall build , , . denzure. LOUISE li. MOSES Commercial Home room 102 FLORENCE lVl. MOSCHINI Academic Home room 205 453 Eighth Street Art Club 4: Concessions 4: Girls Ath- I35 lVlcKean Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce 3, Treas- Q C x. N E. E. PELCZAR L. PERROTTA EDWIN A. PELCZAR General Home room 621 First Street Basketball 2, 3 Pecleyl' . . . lady killer . . . par! G6ll6y,f gang . . . .rmoofh bafket player. LOUIS R. PERROTTA Commercial Home room 317 Third Street Rani . . . likef to .rhafe . . . 1 in appearance . . , lileef the oppc .rex . . . Splllllfllf if 50-O-o COl1l1l.Vl7II 'l'HEREsA T. MUHA Commercial Home room 82 Castner Avenue Glee Club 2, 4: Girls Athletic Le 2. 3 .4 Fuzzy hair. . . neat . . , very attar, . . . :mall . . . never .rtays in lou' CLEMENTINE MUIA General Home room 116 Tenth Street Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4 412fiC ITBHEI-12 2, 3, 4f f b Egagl1rs3IV3D2-asorl 22 Girls Afh' Clen1'l . , . haf oulfide iuff're,vf,v A fffflfflw - - - 0119 U 0 SWK 0 H OW . l ' . aftiz'e . . . eve-uatclzing fmile. fiffgen . h . pjemmg pg,m,mji,y ' I I If! lilack hair . . . banana ,rplzlf her ' www bangif. .rpeczaliy . . . what a laugh . . . neat . . .,6llCO1l7'dgi7Lg. XlXfDK.L'L'NMf M. MIHALIC F. MOSCHINI M. MOSEBAUGH L. MOSES 28 T. MUHA C. MUIA REACHED NEW HEIGHTS WITH THE '48 SENIORS J. PERUNKO M. PRESTON OHN V. PERUNKO Academic Home room 107 Box 1082. Donora, Pa. Baseball 2. 5 RIlIfj .l' parfrzfr fu rrimr' . . . nzfify aroufrd . . . fmf un .rympailzy for lm.fr'l1all pfnyrr.-' . . , llIdIlJ'fV'II0l1,f. lAYNARD PRESTON General Home room 107 713 Fon-rth Street Baseball 2. 3, 4: Basketball 2. 3. 4: Football 3. 4: Track 3. 4 Long folm . . . red .rlzfrt and ,ruf- prlzdrm' . . . nnzirnlzlr . . . all-amzmd zzflzlrlf. lARc:1E L. MUIR Academic Home room 205 R. D. No. 1. Nlonongahela Varsity Dragon 3. 4: junior Classical League 2. 3. Treasurer 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4: You Can't Take It With You 3 l.lT'I'lj' . . . Fllfl' . . . fnlf Of friezzdf . . ,rmontlz dancer . . . um! drzanrer rrllornf lam' frm-,r. ARGARET li. MURDOCH :ommurcial Home room 108 49 Ida Avenue iirls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 'rrlly rfd llllllf . . . long ryelrzflmr . . likrf IO laugh . . . 11lu.f11f,r mfily . . mi.ff1rif-:'O1z,f. j. PRYSTASH 0. REGINELLI JOHN PRYSTASH Academic 59 Allen Plan Qniel . . . 2101 raffly aroufed . . .frudiff hard . . . nm! . . , fx-.frat of Hfhrlfp Field. Home room 101 lJRLANDO R. REOINELL1 General Home room 204 418 Second Street Lileef to voice hir Opirzimz . . . curly flair . . . llllppy-H0-lZlt',?j' . . . man- urrly. FLORENCE H. MUSIAL Commercial Home room 108 602 Castner Avenue Varsity Dragon 2: Glee Club 4: Con- cessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. 4 Sufi .rpeaking voice . . . ,ffrafglzt mf llllllgf . . . rehrerved perxorlalily. ALICE MYCHALISZYN Commercial Home room 102 1382 Meldon Avenue Sofl-.rpokmz . . . demurf' . . . friendly difpnfftimz . . . clzefrful mazzner . . . liked by all. ix .. Q ffggi . ' I 'F ' D. REVAK A. RITACCO DANNY REVAK General Home room 201 1133 Nlarelda Avenue Band 2. 3, 4: County Music Comes! 2. 3 Popular . . . fjlf' rrfd lmy . . . grfal In-:'fr . . . :cuff ,.., rdf-.rf1fi,rfifrl. AOOLPH I-Qnvvmw RITACCO F F Commercial Home room 102 821 Nleldon Avenue Student Council 2 Smnollz dancer .... rprf1'alizr.r in fel!- ing Ia!! .rlorfftr . . . prmlltflfr . . . darfr fFf1flH'I'.l' . . . rnmrn, RIEDA M. NEUMIEIR Academic Home room 205 93 9 Heslep Avenue Debate Club 3. 4: Glce Club 4: Art Club 2: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4 .fl dl!'fl'?'7l1lII6ff mmmrr . . . friendly J'!1lI'fHl7'l . . . rllrrrfuf r'l1z1r11fffri.flI'1'.f. LURENCE L. OsLOwsKi Commercial Home room 102 710 Allen Avenue Glee Club 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 .vffr 1'fr1lfl1'f . . lafkalivr rmturf . . . rjufl II jo! r'1'. MWJ . ruff ,l!'l1lIlV!'.f . . . . . . lr1-:wt In ware M. L. MUIR M. MURDOCH F. MUSIAL A. MYCHALISZYN F. NEUMEIER F. OSLOWSKI 29 . ' it I I i y ,ijJ. SENPOR DEBATERS BY HARD WOR Y' it Ir is J W. ROBSON RODRIGUEZ WILLIAM Ii. Rorssow Academic Home room 107 125 Allen Avenue Band 2, 3, 41 County Music Contest 3. 4 Sllarp dreffer . . . playboy . . . an afroinpliflled footer . . . never in a lzurry. JESS RODRIGUEZ General Home room 201 1324 Meldon Avenue Georgiefr l7o,rom pal . . . rugged indi- ifidualift . . . enjoyf life . . . never alone. EMY Lou OXLEY Academic Home room 101 610 Walnut Street Varsity Dragon 4: Junior Classical League 2, 3, 49 Yearbook Staff 2, 43 Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 41 Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3. Recording secretary 4g Nothing But The Truth 4 Tru,vtwortl1.y friend , . . actzfue . . oecaxioizally moody . . . likealvle . . an experienfed .rorla jerker. HELEN M. PASTOR Commercial 405 Chestnut Street Girls Athletic League 2. 3, 4 Home room 108 Referred perfonality . . . xotvlable , . . finfiere . . . V7ll.1'ClllE'L'O1l,f .... v eriouf moments . . . fteady male. E. L. OXLEY H. PASTOR E. RONGAUS M. SABOLCIK F. SALA P. SAMBOL EUGENE E. RONGAUS FREDERICK SALA Academic Home room 205 General Home Room 85 Castner Avenue Baseball 2. 3g Basketball 2. 3. 4: Foot- ball 2. 3, 4g Track 2, 3, 4 Genie . . . equal to any occasion . . . dynamite comet in ,rtmall pack- agex . . . active . . . carefree. MICHAEL J. SABOLCIK Academic Home room 107 233 Brokaw Avenue Baseball manager 3, 43 junior Classical League 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 4: You Can't Take It With You 3: Nothing But The Truth 4 Small . . . neat . . . could probably teach Caefar Latin . , . enjoyf elanef. MARGARET M. PROTZ Academic Home room 205 346 Carroll Avenue Band 2, 3, 4g Debate Club 3. 41 Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4g Orchestra 2, 3. 4: Usher 3, 4 Modext . , . rexerved perfonality . . . a reliable, comcientiouf worker . . . ainbitiouf . . . active in mulls and forenticf. lVlARLENE M. RIESENBECK Academic Home room 205 33 South McKean Avenue junior Classical League 2. 3. 41 Glee Club 45 Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4 Soeiable . . . good-natured . . . de- termined . . . enthufiaftic . . . l' ly . . .good to look atjn lf' M. PROTZ M. RIESENBECK 30 124 Mellon Avenue Baseball 3. 4 Hurky . . fighter . . one of Rue boy: . . . playi a good game of J ball. PAUL SAMBOL General Home room 307 Waddell Avenue Obliging . . . Sambo . . . Wa gang . . . enjoyx life. COLLEEN ROCHESTER Academic Home roon 573 Linden Avenue Varsity Dragon 3. 4: junior C1 League 2, 3, 43 Yearbook Staff Concessions 4: Girls Athletic I 2, 3, 43 Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3, Presids Usher Club 2. 3, 4: You Can't It With You 3: Nothing Bu Truth, Student Director 4 A helpful, dependable laff . . fpokeit manner . . . likeable . . operative .,.. r tudioux. LOUISE A. ROSINI Commercial Home roo' 228 Castner Avenue junior Chamber of Commerce 3, 4: book Staff 3, Business Manag Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Pleamnt Jmile . . . charming n . . . raxteful drener . . . Jteadg . . . ,rweet perfonality. E C. ROCHESTER L. ROSINI .xi --! 5. it l snoucnr Honoit T0 THEIRQSCIHOOL ' i 1 ll ull! 'i 4 at N-f f1:1,L 1 . ff i' t x ts R. SCHMITT SHORT REGIS V. SCHMITT Academic Home room 101 410 Second Street Track 2. 3. 4: Wrestling 4: Concessions 4: You Can't Take It With You 3: Nothing But The Truth 4 Clayfr protege, or tire-z'Pr.ra . . . mn- grnial . . . familiar .riglll at I2lt1I1t'f'.f . . . inlflligfnt . . . Spills:-ay n1.enmrif.r. osEt'H L. SHORT General Home room 201 Eldora Football 2. 3, 45 Stage crew 2. 3. 4 lfafy going ..,. rrlmol lmf pa.r.rengrr . . . gona' .rporl . . . faflllfzll 1'1'0rkar of .rlaga rrrcc' . . . licirly . . . llfdflj' lauglz. IARIAM S. RUBEN Academic Home room 205 102 Tenth Street Glee Club 2: Girls Athletic League 3. 4 Quiet in flair . . . grnllr . . . lilerf Frfnflz . , , nbliglng . . . rrvn.tiflf'rafr. VNA M. RUIJINEC Commercial Home room 108 201 Fifteenth Street Iunior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4: Girls Athletic League 3. 4 'l1llP and .flly . . . lmf a .l'lIllIII'UIl.f man- zrr . . . rlrlfrzninrtl . . .friendly fo all. M. RUBEN A. RUDINEC . X... m.tA. . R. SIREN L. SMITH RAYNIOND L. SIREN Academic Home room 101 628 Fifth Street Band 2. 3. 4: Baseball 2: County Music Contest 3. 4: Varsity Dragon 3. 4: De- bate Club 3. secretary 4: Yearbook Staff. Art Editor 3. 4: Orchestra 3, 4: You Can't Take It With You 3: Nothing But The Truth 4: junior Classical League 2. 3. 4 Vfrfatile Nlllflflllll . . . ll'lr. l,K1ll!'71lJ' right-lzand man . . . adepl .fpealcrr . . . lflllglll lllr. Balaf grmnalrx' . . . Did Acley gel an A mo? D LEONARD H. SMITH General Home room 201 217 Thompson Avenue Stage crew and public address system 2. 3, 4 Smitty . . . faithful .flags hand . . . affalzlc . . . Plea.re loan me a fart' rfmrdf' lon lzrzzdnl kneel. BETTY J. SADLER General Home room 204 Allen Plan junior Chamber of Commerce 3: Cheere leader 2: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Frienflly . . . appealing clfmplff . . . altr'nzl.r lmazllifiazifr .frlmnl . . . fllarnz- ing aitrilwulrzr. K. STEWART R. STIMA KAROL R. STEWART Academic Home room 205 810 Heslep Avenue Student Council 4: Concessions 4 Genllrmanly manner , . . nznvif firnzl . . . popular . . . big pferrr of man tlzere. RAYIVIONIJ STIIWA General Home room 107 503 Third Street Football 2. 3 Samfr lwy .... fpnfff minzlrzl . . . pranleflzfr , . . likeable . . . amafaur ramframan. PHYL1.1s li. SCOTT Commercial Home room 108 434 Fifth Street Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Vary quiel . . . allmzliw' . . . quile flzy . . . llnlifnl lzeiglzf . . . gond- nalzzrffl 1li.rpo.r1'rinn. ANTOINETTE M. SASKO CQNNIE j. SHULLER Academic 214 Third Street Glee Club 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Home room 20 5 Confiilfnl . . . a .rwefff fmfle . . . .mprr .ralrfgirl . . . many fricndf. Commercial Home room 102 424 Fourth Street Varsity Dragon 2: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Uffice liclper . . , no! a man lzarrr . . . Il Quia! .rprakirzg 'Z'fII.I'f' ..,. r hy mmnmllf. B. SADLER A. SASKO 31 P. SCOTT C. SHULLER ' f M lfi X X' .Z f N. XI, 1 9, ' J TI-I5 SGHQLASTIC Honon Ron new Q0 W S tg 'X d, A 1 HW: , w. Q r G. s'roEKo E. SUKEL GRECECJRY F. STOEKO Academic Home room 205 681 McKean Avenue Varsity Dragon Staff 3 Nife reading voice . . . The Thin Man . . . diligent worker ..., r orialzle . , . polite. EUGENE L. SUKEI, Academic Home room 205 122 Waddell Avenue Student Council 2: Concessions 4 Ba,r.ro-profundo . . . particular about hir appearanre . . . Vincel' better half. DORIS IC. SIMPSON General Home room 201 249 Waddell Avenue County Music Contest 2, 3: Glee Club 4g Girls Athletic League 41 Tri-Hi-Y 2 Recent arrival from Charleroi . . . quiet . . . popular . . . eulogizef Walter felferfon. REsII.vIA 1. SIMPSON Commercial Home room 102 411 Short Street Junior Chamber of Commerce 3: Varsity Dragon 3: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Tall and darh ..., r low in manner . . . ha: an out-of-town admirer . . . independent. 1 J. SYRKO A. THOMSON JOSEPH C. SYRKO Academic Home room 205 323 Fifth Street Driver more cart than General Motor! maker . . . expert rneehanir . . . read- ing .rtyle all his own. ADRIAN L. THOMSON Academic Home room 107 567 McKean Avenue Baseball 3: Basketball 2, 33 Track 2, 3: Debate Club 35 Wrestling 4 Hlllicheyl' . . . authority on rnofvies . . friendly . . . enjoy: athletief. DORIS L. STEWART Academic Home room 101 122 Castner Avenue Cheerleader 2, 3, 45 Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4: Tri-Hi-Y 2. 3, 4: You Can't Take It With You prompter 33 Noth- ing But The Truth 4 Lively cheerleader . . . fun to be with . . . lileer Jportf . . . pert . . . the Heraldfr favorite letter writer. PAULINE STIMAK Commercial Home room 108 315 Fifteenth Street Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 Dainty . . . naturally curly hair . . . 1H1H.f5Zt'77li7Zg manner , . . bright .fnzile . . . timid. 5,,,,l3re- t . A. TODORA C. TOMASIAK ANTHONY -I. TODORA Academic Home room 1 76 Castner Avenue Art Club 4 Shunx .run in clan . . . weary w .vhirtf . . . The Whiftler , . . optirnif COLEMAN S. CIQOMASIAK, jim. General Home room 516 Wood Street Glee Club 4 Strong .filent type . . . blond w hair . , . deep voice . . . Casan . . . original anfwerf . . . thy grin RITA B. STOFKO General Home room 615 McKean Avenue Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4 Carefree . . . writer poetry . giggling . . . wonderful Jenfe of hi . . . neat dreffer . , . rnifelzievou. al: JOAN li. STRANG Academic Home roon Box 575, Donora. Pa. Junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Club 4: Girls Athletic League 2. Orchestra 2. 3. 4 Short and yweet . . . cooperative 1 er .... r inrere . eoniiderate nzutically inclined. . STRANC D. E. SIMPSON R. SIMPSON D. STEWART P. STIMAK R. STOFKO J O 32 MANY SENIOR NAMES THROUGHOUT TQHE YEAR 7 , in ,A 1 gt' ,- A 1 - ft Q sk - P. TOMICH D. VAYANSKY S. WEISS R. WHITE J. WIECLAW C. WILES l'la'ri4: A. 'l'oM1cu, jk. SEYMOUR Weiss Alosl-:PH lf. VV!!-:c1.Aw Academic Home room 107 Academic Home room 205 General Home room 201 454 Fourth Street Football 3: Track 2 Crrfll ,l'!'PI.1'r' of lzzmmr ..., 1 '11'z'nrl1P pax- rimr' if lzrznging Pa! Cmzrvay . . rmfmrlz dzmrrr , . . m4r.i-pnkrn . lil'r.f ffmrlmll lfor .1 rvrrlcfl. 'JoNAl.n R. VAYANSKY 612 Fifth Street Debate Club 2. treasurer 3. 43 Junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Concessions 4: Orchestra 2: You Can't Take It NVith You 3 Slazlgllifrliozur . . . talk lzif tony our of llilyflllllg falmoffl . . . good .rporl . , . .ftill growing . . . Iradf'v1arlc.' lr! flu' rm! of the world go l7uy. ROBERT D. WHITE 517 Ohio Street Skillful with ll mrmlli organ . . . plmf- ing rmturr . . . difficzzll In m'1'il1'. CHARLES Wiuis Academic Home room 101 General Home room 201 General Home room .Z01 214 Waddell Avenue 339 Thompson Avenue 769 Nleldon Avenue Student Council 3 Likpf 10 makf up ,l'!J71g,1' . . . Hillfr mu- ilflzlrlr ..,, rlalalr lmy . , . gund- Plm.ranl . . . drrp, rnmlflfrig 'l'Ull'!' . . lcmporary . . lzaf l1i.r .ffrioux mmzmnn !llll71!7l'PIf . . . intramural flmlz. lilmf r1u,rf't lmntf . . . curly mp . . . . . Bob . . . well liked. l'nnlim .f dnvzm lmat. tflARt:AR1eT li. STUNDA DURUTHY L- SWAGERTY DOROTHY B. TAKACH Commercial Home room 108 Academic Home Room 205 642 Sixth Street junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4: Vars- ity Dragon 4: Concessions 4: Yearbook Staff 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 lfrlizllllr . . . lilzrarizm . . . fun lnzfing . . . .ffm-rf . . . wry ,rmialnlr . . . fypff 5 50 McKean Avenue Junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 lmzirl-lzfadrd , . , proud :calls . . . plf'a.fi11g liI11II'Ff.f!IflO71 . . . azlfrlf argu- vlrnlf. Academic Home room 205 317 Market Street junior Classical League 2. 3. 4: Glco Club 4: Art Club 4: Concessions 4: Girls Athletic League 2. 3. 4 fiflllllllf . . . mild zliipruifiml . . . a good !1'.I'lPIlI'f . . . Illlfllllfifl' lulnndf mrytliing. llair. ms M. SUSKY RITA lVl. TABISH l'iRANN1li 'l'oKAY Academic Home room 101 Commercial Home room 102 429 Sixth Street Hand 2. 3. 4: Debate Club 4: Girls Ath- letic League 2. 3, 4: You Can't Take lt With You 3: Nothing But The 269 Third Street junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 4 Qzzirf . . . 1'ndu.rlrir111.r mafznrr . . Academic Home room 101 432 Eighth Street Varsity Dragon Staff 3, 4: Debate Club 2. 3: Yearbook Staff 3, 4: Girls Athe I , letic League 3. 4: Tri-Hi-Y. corre' Truth 4 Hlllllfllllj' Flfrly 115117 . . . fflflldlj' . sponding secretary 2, 3, 4: Nothing . - 4 ,l .f,, Quzrf nf maunfr . , . I1 TC'UfIl'1Cl'lIllF 'l 'l'r f1 ffMfff- MBU' The Truth 4 A j,,,,m' I A V K,-uw., tHJ.pm.fri,m . I U Tin- llllflllufljr. . . zzllrarlrvr . . . tjl'Pt1f!'.1' Hn, . E V in '.lm.J. pfaw.. lurnmzl in l'.0.lI ..,, nfmfzmzallv M. STUNDA L. SUSKY .flulzlmrrz . . . Illlllllllillllf , . , irzqufring mznd . . . z'11r1'r'r gzrl. D. SWAGERTY R. TABISH D. TAKACI-I F. TOKAY 33 THE SENIORS WERE CAPABLE LEADERS CLYDE F. WILLEBRAND Academic Home room 205 114 Ida Avenue Junior Classical Leapue 2. 3. 4: Con- cessions 4: You Can't Take It With You 3 Bud . . . happy-go-lucky . . . al- ways 'wiih Harry . . . clefzfiliflz . . . unrettled. DOLORES L. VAROSKY Commercial Home room 102 237 Allen Avenue Junior Chamber of Commerce 3. 41 Vars' ity Dragon 43 Girls Athletic League 2, 3, 4 Taker par! in everylhing . . . makex ffiendx emily . . . intelligent . . . near dppeafaVlC5. BETTY L. Vn.x.ELLA Commercial Home room 102 No. 3 Allen Plan Twinkling green eyer . . . reliable . . . friendly , . . redate . . . refereed per- Jonality. . 5 'fl if on A. YUSCHAK ALEXANDRA YUSCHAK Commercial Home room l02 434 Liberty Avenue Band 2, 3, 4: Junior Chamber of Com- merce 3g Girls Athletic League 2, 3. 4: Orchestra 2, 3, 4 Likex to read . . . future beautician . . . dreamer . . . never raifex her voice . . . kind hearted . . . on the quiet fide, 34 . 2 s x 54 N DORIS L. WHIRLOW Commercial l-lome room 655 Thompson Avenue Yearbook Staff 3. 4: Girls Athletic Lea 2. 3. 4 Good dancer . . . never withou lfeau . . . friendly . . . eafy going. BERNICE M. WOJNAR Commercial Home room 643 Sixth Street junior Chamber of Commerce 3: 4 cessions 41 Girls Athletic League I 45 Orchestra 2. 3 Many friendf . . . alwayf Jinging lzleeable . . . powerhmue. JOHN H. ZACHEFSKY Commercial Home room 327 Sixth Street Woman :hy . . . driver car . . . a keen fenxe of liurnor . . . fun lox THE MASTER WEAVER QQ!! Q ,v,Q, ,O O 9s4 o' 9545 'No sw Q '44 Q' 'S 4 'ss Q Arachnida, of famed biology lineage and the master of them all, was looking for an apprentice. His time was short and it was necessary to find someone quickly to whom he could teach his trade, that of Master Weaver of the Fine Things of Life. The helper he sought had to be versatile, studious and carefree, jolly and serious, and personally familiar with qualities which would produce a web of master caliber. Eagerly Arachnida searched, almost despairing of finding suitable talent, depressed of spirit he was only encouraged by a chance meeting with Ernie John- ston f who was in Mon City, per usualj and at Ernie's suggestion Arachnida boarded the Orange Special at Black Diamond and began a critical survey of Donora High for threads of character strong in endurance, elastic in expansion, lovely in pattern. As Arachnida was greeted by the Senior Officers, H. Miller, W. Doziski, N. Howard and M. Frohman and conducted to the assembled student body he thought within himself, I shall figuratively weave a web from all I see and soon will I locate the ideal helper. Alas his very first efforts were thwarted as R. Peatross weary from too much work, no doubt, wrapped himself in a web of sleep, while P. Fronzaglio, Rodriquez, R. Migliori, P. Tomich, N. Corstorphine and E. L. Che- ney, being their usual noisy selves, were eliminated from so silent an occupation. H. Smith's enthusiasm as a candidate caused him to turn on the wrong lights thereby casting a reflection upon him, W. Bush knocked a light over on R. Howell making it quite obvious to Arachnida that tangling fno quality for a weaverlj was their strong point. So impressive was Sir Arachnida's appeal to the students that Kelly, D. Stewart, T. Gedeon, and I. Fasekas led a cheer for him, Eat 'em up, Spider - excuse please, Arachnida. When Mr. Sukel dismissed the group, K. Bobula, D. Blair, R. Maisano, V. Boyd, Brletich, C. Tomasiak, and R. Stofko got trampled by the Sophomores and Juniors in the rush and were disastrously removed from active consideration. After the mess was cleaned up the search proceeded. It was necessary for Arachnida to become invisible in order to observe the students as they really are and not as they would like to be seen. He arrived at chemistry class just in time to see B. Johnston, R. Graham, M. Labash, and D. Kilvady go flying through the door for singing a little too loudly during a valence test. M. Kubik, G. Chiprich, E. Farr and R. Schmitt were having a gay time swapping answers while Mr. Grilli told a story to G. Cipa, R. Siren, M. Madar, A. Todora, and D. Vayansky. .Finding that no one in this class measured up to standard Arachnida followed the advice of the Class Fairy, D. Leathers, and visited a commercial room just in time to hear P. Badzik, A. Ritacco, M. Bozik, S. Boyd, B. Malinchak and F. Oslowski get a lecture on the fact that X comes before y and that a failure to remember this got them C's on their file cases-perhaps they couldn't learn the A, B, C's of weaving thought Arachnida. Meanwhile G. Amoroso, W. Cottle, L. Perrotta, Zachefsky and S. Cook were cleaning the keys on their typewriters after D. Brody, F. Law, R. Little 35 THE MASTER WEAVER and M. Lombardo had switched typewriters on them and put eraser dust in the rollers. It's too bad they canit be nice like D. Whirlow, L. Rosini, C. Shuller, and L. Moses whose only faults are talking too much and getting too violent with the bubble gum. Perhaps the next room will yield the long sought for person, so Arach- nida followed the trail to the trig room. Surely that sterling character Miss Hayes will have produced someone who will end the search. Miss Hayes seems to be berat- ing M. jurlina, N. Gordon, L. Alvarez, Lomax, E. Rongaus, and C. Rochester for calling sine A over B. S. Weiss, C. Willebrand, K. Stewart and Strang just can't seem to draw a straight line properly, so for them Miss Hayes is laying down the ruler instead of the rule. As Arachnida was about to leave, DeRocco came in with the bulletin, he decided to wait a second and listen: Alvarez, R. Bednar, W. Burns, A. Holowich, M. Alvarez, K. Martinez, B. Jones, and C. Muia were absent again with colds, shall we charitably say. P. Lewis, V. Borino, Drummer Boy Hixenbaugh, L. Leone, M. Protz, B. Wojnar, and A. Yuschak were mentioned among those to report for Orchestra practice during the sixth period. Hearing that M. Muir, M. Bainer, E. Carlson, Sonny Boyi' Holt, S. Kefover, M. Major, E. Oxley, M. Riesenbeck, M. Sabolcik, D. Swagerty, and D. Takach had not yet paid their Latin Club dues was enough, Arachnida left, being more discouraged than ever. Since it was lunch time he decided to observe the students leaving and returning later on ffor you see, invisible people donit need foodj. A. Clay was chasing friendly F. Gessner out, with R. Courtney, Corny Gaydos, Goltz Martinek, and R. Mingo battling their way out the door. F. Tokay was leading you know who as L. Susky and Prystash got knocked over by V. Cirella and G. Hayes having one of their daily feuds. B. McCleary, P. Murphy, M. Preston, and W. Jefferson were discussing the mistakes in the previous night's basketball game. Arachnida felt with so much energy set free, and the feudin' and fussin, that the future of the web business was most insecure and he began to feel himself fortunate if his own talents were not shaken out of him before his departure. With not much going on he decided to sit and wait until school was resumed. In about a half hour W. Croner arrived in the coach's chariot and soon after the others put in an appearance. E. Gardner, Costas, W. Bush, Crusher Boyd, and R. Andabaker made themselves known by their charming manners! Arachnida decided to get inside before the bell rang as he can't stand the sight of blood which is often spilled going through the door. R. Kayda and Perunko, managers, were seen slinking down the hall with a few bulges under their coats, but this was to be expected with baseball season coming on and new equipment arriving daily. A. Mychaliszyn, R. Simpson, R. Tabish, D. Varosky, and B. Villella became a part of the late list on the bulletin for stopping to gab in the halls a little too long. J. Byron, F. Daittillio, T. Fendya, R. Fresa, and H. Homa would have been almost perfect as Arachnida's helper but alas, they don't shave often enough. W. Robson, D. Revak, and M. Mosebaugh were dressed up in band uniforms ffor pic- tures as was later discovered, and looked very neat at that. Continuing the round of classes, the English classes offered the first real gleam of hope for a discovery with boys like T. Pawlowski, F. Sala, R. Stima, A. Thomson, and a few girls such as D. Alexander, E. Bartron, L. Bisacky, and V. Costa who had the will to learn. Moving on to one of the study halls where Arachnida saw Jackman, R. Greco, Patrick Conway, E. Malencia, E. Sukel and a few others slowly driving Miss Hage- man to distraction, Arachnida decided there were many harder ways of earning a i 36 THE MASTER WEAVER living than being a talent scout as he was, as a contrast P. Scott, P. Stimak, M. Fitzpatrick, B. Sadler, M. Ruben, and A. Sasko were a little too quiet to suit him. In one of the gym classes he visited G. Stofko, Syrko, W. Johnston, T. Koskoski, E. Pelczar, and O. Reginelli were waiting their turn on the floor while R. Obie, K. Ross, Short, C. Wiles, Barbarossa, and W. Francis were busy whipping a few underclassmen. R. Applegate, Bednar, L. Fernandez, and L. Hornak had a fast game of ping pong going on as S. Koskoski, T. Matsick, P. Sambol, R. White, and Wieclaw got sent to Study An for forgetting their gym shoes and suits. Checking the waiters, the nwhippersv and the forgetters from his list the attention of Arachnida was attracted by the click, clack, click, clack of typing keys as Miss Luke was helping D. Devore, A. Gernat, A. Kapty, P. Majoris, F. Medina, and V. Micenko to type up some back night-work-and who would want a backward weaver, it's hard enough to go forward! Meanwhile M. Mihalic, F. Muha, M. Mur- doch, and H. Pastor efficiently operated the mimeograph, Arachnida decided they belong to the machine age and not to a life of gloom - pardon, loom, The sounding of the bell for the sixth period gave Arachnida an opportunity to see the work of some of the organizations. Eavesdropping on the C. C. meet- ing, he heard N. Bachetti, R. Ciuca, M. Kern, M. Koday, F. Kuma, D. Macko, and A. Rudinec discussing the place of women in the business world and as they enum- erated the interests of the professional woman, Arachnida noted weaving was not included so he moved on to more fertile grounds. The social amenities seem to be a part of Tri-Hi-Y training as Senior representatives S. Johnston, .F. Musial, M. Anderson, M. Camden, and R. Kosh could be seen planning the Tri-Hi-Y activities very commendably and Arachnida made a mental note of these workers as future entertainers. Arachnida watched Miss Kelly pasting Concession Workers' pictures in the Yearbook and there he saw M. Stunda, Patricia Conway, E. Marasovich, P. Chopyak, L. Grazzini, F. Moschini, and F. Neumeier, but their chief recommen- dation as an apprentice seemed to be their ability to weave a spell over some unsus- pecting customer and thereby prove their salesmanship. As the list of Senior candidates dwindles, Arachnida gives credit to G. Manecci fwith debate work for a referencej L. Coughenour of the Yearbook business staff, M. Guiterrez and I. Belak of the Student Council, D. Elias, Rosy Francis, Shorty Hludzik, D. E. Simpson, R. Conn, M. Guliano, and M. Hornak represent- ing the charming smile department. Analyzing the sample web he has woven in his rounds of Senior High, Arach- nida finds no wholly ideal person, not one person well grounded physically, mentally, socially, and morally, not too loud, not too silent, consistent, and depend- able. Yet the combined characteristics of the Class of '48 have woven a web of strength and knowledge to trap those things requisite for success in life. Truly, reflected Arachnida as he wencled his way to other climes, Donora Senior High offers to this world not a person but a class well grounded in Faith, Service, Hope, and Honor, it has really 'Entered to Learn' and now 'Goes Forth to Serve.' 37 SHOPPING WITH THE CLASS OF '48 We had all waited anxiously for this morning for did your mother have to drag you too?j and at last it was a reality. We are on our way to the fashionable super market of education. The structure itself was immense with its many entrances at Fifth and Second Streets, McKean, Thompson, and Heslep Avenues and we were a far cry from the obstreperous seniors of today as we walked timidly into the ground floor. We soon overcame our constraint, however, and when the elevator which had replaced the steps to knowledge started on to the second story, we had made some of the contacts that were to give us companionship throughout' our school lives. The price tags on most of the articles at the attractive scholarship coun- ters read perseverance plus perspiration' and under the guiding hands of the obliging clerks we purchased our essentials. Up on the fourth floor we were confronted with the haze of long division, but we slid past on the ink we had spilled learning how to use pens. In the spring all the boys' fancies turned to thoughts of marbles, all, that is, except Billy Robson who spent his time rescuing scores of damsels in the Music Week plays. We had no sooner become accustomed to our esteemed position as sixth graders when it was time to move up to the floors that constituted Junior High School. Upon entrance we were introduced to the new self-service panels, where activities and relaxation could be acquired for every individual taste. As greenies we cheered the first W.P.I.A.L. basketball championship in the history of the town and wrote out half the Bible for talking, when we should have been listening in Miss McHugh's classes. The ninth floor held such a variety of merchandise that we couldn,t possibly get to all of it. Some of us swung out on the commercial wing and others down the academic aisles. We all converged for the May Queen crown- ing and the picture of attractive Florence Gessner and her equally becoming court shall linger always in our shopping bag of memories. Despite the war-time air of solemnity cast on our promotion exercises, our faith in America and the impertur- bability that bespeaks youth made the occasion gratifying. The exemplary achieve- ment of Raymond Siren and Margaret Holovacz warranted them the Legion Awards which terminated the program and concluded our spree through Junior High School. We were ready for higher ground! As we stepped out of the elevator on the tenth level, the dynamic pace of the older, more experienced buyer, the dazzling array of self-service counters, and the expanding choice of products staggered us momentarily. After a sympathetic clerk assured us it was not a bargain day but merely the fervent pace of senior high, we charged into the fray. Mr. Balas helped us over the mystifying angles of not so plain geometry with his vast study of figures, and Shakespeare died, died and re- died while we laid his noble Julius Caesar to rest. Although we forgot practically all of our complex biology terms, we managed to absorb the way of life it teaches and tried to apply it to ourselves as individuals. If the burden of the day grew heavy, the refreshing tonic of assemblies, dancing, basketball, club activities and the class party sent us back to the counters with renewed vigor. And suddenly the ever important elevator was on its way again. Our first privilege as juniors was to select the class leaders. We dug down into our parcels for some good judgment and chose Harry Miller, Arthur Holt, Flor- ence Gessner and Marlene Frohman to guide us for the coming year. We were 38 SHOPPING WITH THE CLASS OF '48 disciplined in American History when Miss Pipes court-martialed some of us for going A.W.O.L. from General Washington and Winfield Scott in their glorious campaigns. We came out of the guard house, though, in time to enjoy the whole- some entertainment and keen competition of the well-planned games at the class party. On April 25 we sent the town home laughing over the uproarious production :'You Can't Take It With You. Some folks insist when the moon is down on a windy night that you can still hear the ghost of a crackpot Russian ballet teacher swaggering down the corridors calling vainly, not for Chloe, but Rhebiska! my little Rhebiska! The crowning event of the year was held on a romantic spring evening in honor of our departing seniors: The Prom. The mellow music of Ben Boden, mingled with a jigger of gay spirits, poured into a scenic ballroom and whirled for a couple of hours, resulted in a highball of genuine pleasure. We looked joyfully back over the scenes of junior escapades, then stepped to the rear of the car and took off on our last lap. With the end of our shopping tour lurking just over the scholastic horizon, the senior days flew by quickly. We cheered our bloodied but unbowed football team through a scrappy schedule and then took up the cause of the hardwooders. Don Leathers had an extra large serving of something one fall morning and promptly sold enough magazines to help finance the book you now read. We comforted Arthur Holt in P.O.D. when he became indignant about the price of pencils in Canada and when people said the class play was very good it was Nothing But The Truth f pun, sonj. Bill Doziski and Nancie Howard became the vice-president and secretary respectively while the other officers were re-elected. We frolicked at the Senior Dance to the delightful scores of Henry Eberhart and supported all the well-publicized intramural festivities. Purchases were running smoothly in the commercial section while over among the academic counters we finally picked up everything, but Trig gave us a little trouble. It seems we couldn't get rail tempo or was it log rhythm? The laddies all donned their go to meetin' pants for the Class Banquet and the lassies quenched their thirst at the Senior Girls' Tea. We pre- sented our class program as a finale to the lighter events and settled down for the spiritual message of the Baccalaureate service. Ora et laboraf' Finally on com- mencement evening the edifice that we had learned to cherish presented us with the highest certification it could bestow on qualified shoppers: our diplomas. We have spent twelve harmonious years as carefree consumers and now with one endur- ing glance that recaptures the drama of yesteryear we move on, humbly but con- fidently offering our good to the world. THE SANDS OF TIME HAVE DWINDLEDg OUR DAY OF LEAVE IS DUE, STILL, THE FELLOWSHIP WE'VE KINDLED, LIVES ON THROUGH SAD ADIEU. 39 THE IUNIOR CLASS ASSUMES ' M ' . ni ' , A A l ,gl . '.::, I 7, , ...2 V' 3 ,, V' f A .. H . . '5 N. 9 f ' ,,,, ' 2 1 f '. . f Vi I H in f , .gf .1 , ' A y f , Z 'Vs .. , 0? . . . D , 4 . ,. ,, ,, .. , ' V A ,. K H ...-v I Iv 11.1, ,.-: V as ,,,2 5, - ,, ,.f.. ., e , ,:.23.., if 3,5 it - K za. 0 Ilv- , -Y 11,51 gl Q V ' f . Y 'ii A-7 I f ' A I j 9 4 . .-: R' 5 W ' . ' f - J' f 7 ,. ' A ' ' ' ' 'A A ' 1 V, f .g g 2 , ' e V V, - 1 f ,, , A X Z ' - 1' F' R' 1, A af ' ' ff W S3 45 f X 'L JW :- f - ' 2 Zgvi ' f ' V ' ' ' 1 I 2 ' 2 , X 2 'WZ , , xy, P, hz... e 5' Q 7' , r r, A A , 2 K! Q if W 1 Q I gz, ,, .V s dk. A ,, , 4. A f . in at . 1- fi f A,.V a f. . 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I. to r.-4.1. Moser.. V. Wliite. R. Wichtermali. D. Valerie, H. Caason, M. T. Coyne. Turkovich. I. johns, N. Smith. A. Cioccio. B. Brown. V. Jasc. Second Rowfll. Seger. G. Albert. F. Koslcoslcy, D. Gecle-on, E. Birrell, H. lVlcNab, D. J, McKee. J. Widzis, zewski, C. Kalemtis, P. Bartalcovic. T. Tomasiak, E. Hutchison. Third Row-'T. McConville. C. Andler. J. Rumora. A. Smith, D. D'Isidore, J. Zomber. M. Perfetto, M. Can dida, R. Garcia, M. L. Merritt, G, Srunda, V. Mayton, Viscus. E. Amicucci. just. W. Whitefield. P. Rudinec, W, Fourth Row?C. Zimmeran. T, Kolodychalc. D. Carter, A. Pensak. C. Tomich. P. Gillingham, B. Svercek. Fifth Row-J. Mesher. R. Koslcosl-ci. S. Saws. P. Patch. G. Gembarosky, U. Ritchie. F. Badzilc. A, Amatangelo. V. Wall, E. Nlastrianni. D. Evans, L. Polcol. Sixth Row-A. Hortoii, K. Haller. C, Wolfe. W. Bennett. M. Fernandez. L Ponta, A. Oros. K. Barhao. M. Marconyak, B. Vrable. C. Mclntosh. D. Shuba. Seventh Row-F. Lengel. D. Feil. R. Amarangelo. F. Dulak. A. Massafra. A. Glaros, F, Amoroso, R. Perry. S. Danek, D. Gunther, P. Bercik, M. Brandini. Eighth Rowgll. Allen, E. Pandolph. L. De Nicola, C. Semetkoski, B. Forsyth. C. Stetser. D. Marta, M. Reginelli. M. J. Charinko. R. Hibar. G. Isaacs, J. Borinc. Ninth ROWJT. Bednarczylc. M. L. Amatangelo. 40 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE SCHOOL .I f 1' .gf ,.' f I. V ...J V .QI VI. JV? A V ir VV 1221! . H I , V -bl . ,ir 1 fr ., A AI ,I nf S VV, V I. V t I , Z,,,, I 4 Q 'V , 'V I . I I I . ' If W Q fi Q . . Vg . 'L -if 1 f' I A fx! VP ' . ,,, ,v ' F I, - . Q- Q fl RI. 4 f lx 'Y' l 5 A I 'P 4. M A 'J I A 4, ff I I I I KI, f 'Kr1fa'f V 'O J 2 -Q' . I . nw NI VVVgV 1 V- I 'QQ Hi .V ' Q VV ' ' 9 'v dd 5-.V V I I AV A V Lf lI.N 3 . VV ,,LV, ,,G. f V , 'Sr gc 5 A V: V: A , F I 1 1 3 . ' . I ' ' '-3 IV V VV .Aj V VV I v QI V , AH IV V X 4 V ul .x -Qc f.. I SESI It 1 H ' L1 . I Y ' ' - ffl lf. ii JL. I . I j I . . X- an fr I . X f H-fvf X 'L If I JI 2 5, 'ref I .n' A' L L Q-' V 'f ' -'-X V A . V :V VVVV V T2 L. V VV V V V V V V I V any I 'ug -I I III, 4 A - 2 . I ' 'ff 'W 15.1 X Zhi 'U I A . i ' ' T- ' ' I' i ' i f . I I ' I VQAL I . A . , I ' . I - .I If W II- ,P . I I 4' .5,, . TY I ' .5 I A . f. A QV I VV, I I... . an In if . I I . A A T A I.,I I V If .A ff, mx - .V I f ' III 2 V IIII L Ifuxr Row. l. to r. -ff-- I. Charxnko. R. Bergamasro. L Muia. A. Kuzemka, M L. Hewlcp. A. Yan.-5. N. WaIks'r'. H. Rosenthal. G. Pokol. R. Curran. H. Oxley. C. O'I.c-mc. Sl-fond Row-M. Pcatross. A. Nlaisano. P. Culyba. M. Fraacamrv. M. Tirpak. P. L, Lyric. E, Hagay. D. Lomax C. Staff.-y. Ii. Unger. W. W'alron. C. Uomamro. Third Row Adamcik. H. Nowak. N. DeRofa. A, Anderhon. G. Sasz. P. Kalcmtls. J. Roda. R. Norton. I.. Allrldgc. L. Ncwstrom. H. Kovalak. C. D21-ndvcl, Fourth Row--RI Ramagc. H. Brun. P. Mona. M. Oyroich. R. Runcorn, C. Cross, F. Kotlensky. T. Romanrnzo. M. AI Wirliluhky, A. Pura-I. S. Hudak, M. A. Ijalcy Ifufth Row--S, Knlinoski. Chatlak, I. Gullano. T. Saxon. C. Rozik. S. Sanzi. L. Hubbard. H. Zdllla. L. Mom NI. A. jackson, D. M. Steiner. W. Cullingford. Snxrh Row- -j, VVund1-rlich. J. Vfilea., M. Surar. M. Morgan. W Anderson, F. Hixenhaugh. J. Tharp. R. Sala: I.. Rivas. W. Dudgvon. M. Valeri. N. Lee. S4-vcnrlu Rowf'fA. Hora. R. Siba. B. Wapiexmrmik. B. Paaror, E. Yuhas. V. Garcia. j. Sxmpmn. H. Ficek R.A Y- ' W - ' ' -' marangmlu. C. Evam. J. Humberr. N. Ixumnnger. l Eighth Rowf-VU. Mitchell. V. Blangger. R. Borticelli. D. Murphy. Valko. G. Andrews. G. Richardson. B Clvgg. L. D'Medao. D. Nye. F. Sxrkelb. A. Dickie, Nlnllx Row iM. jordan. W. Smith, 41 THE IUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS 1 President ...........,.,. ...... ........,,...... J O HN GONZALES Vice-president .,.. .,., . ..,. , . ..,. DON PUGLISI Treasurer ........,. . .. . FLORENCE LUKANICH Secretary .... ...., .... .....,.. . . .,......... M A RY POLICHAK THE IUNIOR EXPRESS In the fall of the year nineteen hundred thirty-six, approximately two hundred and nine of the students in the senior high school were gazing up the tracks that represented their road to success. They were anxiously waiting to board the train that would take them on their journey through school, perhaps the longest continuous journey in their lives. At last the Education Express arrived and the prospective Juniors of '48 boarded the first coach, giving scant attention to their surround- ings. Year after year for the first six trips they returned to the same section of the train and enjoyed their ride with a limited amount of work and outside activity. The Age of Explor- ation was still just an historically significant period to them at that time. However, the scene was a little different for them the seventh year. Their very own coach was labeled Greenies of Junior High School and the occupants became much more observant adventurers. The Train of Education began to take on practical meaning for them- they noticed that the engine of the train fa very important partlj was none other than the faculty, their teachers. Soooo! That accounted for the puff, puff, puffing from that region- worked up steam driving pupils to work, no doubt. The journey had been rather s'ow up until this point, but with added energy from the tinder box of books and knowledge it began to pick up velocity. Each year had been like a station seemingly slow in arrival yet all too quickly fading out. Suddenly they found themselves to be lord and masters of the junior High School. With their entrance into ninth grade there were many new schools repre- sented. Students from St. Charles', St. Dom- inics', and Sampson-Starr were added to the roster for that year. The many dances were a slightly new feature in their social life. The Freshmen Party was a great event of that year: the fun, dignity, and importance of being leaders made it seem a very personal success. The surefootedness of Don Puglisi, Stanley Sawa, Bob Ramage, and Willie Mitchell, whc represented the class in basketball, helped tc pave the way for the District Championship in the Junior W.P.I.A.L. The climax of that year was commencement, which was highlightec by the crowning of the May Queen, Ramon: Allen, by the Maid of Honor, Betty Svercek The Legion Award presented to John Gonzale and Ramona Allen together with the promotiol certificates marked a fitting close to a journe' marked with experiences, some old, many new and interesting. Scheduling called for a stopover at Sun mer's Point, the Student's Paradise, and afte an all too brief delay the Class of 1949 we hustled aboard the Senior High section fin th Silly Sophomoresu deluxe carj and was soo speeding along toward Graduation. The trai was rolling faster now but it did not take tho: Cubs long to get into the swing of things. Tl Sophomore Party was one to be remember: because that was the night the girls prove themselves to be no longer the 'iweaker sex In this year, they were honored by having tl District Band at Donora. It was three days classes mixed with music. Among the musicia representing Donora were Sophomores: Thoi as Kolodychak, Harriet Brun, and Willie Anderson. Important events that will alwa be cherished in their hearts were the two bigg. dances of the year, the Senior Dance and t Junior-Senior Prom. This type of enjoyme made travel seem very pleasant, indeed. QCUIIIIIIIIPII on pagr 75j REMINISCING WITH THE SOPHOMORE CLASS Armed with birth certificates to prove that they were born, the class of '50 entered first grade. Never before had such a class entered into the school system of Donora. They spent their first three years of school at Allen, Fifth Street, Castner, and the parochial schools. Here they learned to obey their teachers and that is why they are such, An outstanding group of pupils fquoting them, of coursel. They also learned to hold a pencil and book and in time, growing weary of using this combination for drumming purposes, they put them to profit- able use. Music Week was one of the import- ant functions of early school life and after being drilled for Christmas plays and other smaller attractions, the principal part in the operetta was a peak to be reached. John Madar was one of the fortunate ones, he was seen as a brown cow. Those with no particular talent to display managed to find smaller attractions of their own i.e., measles in third grade seemed to be a popular pastime. Sixth Street School was an institution of higher learning for the pupils of Allen and Fifth Street Schools while down at Castner it was a promotion to fourth grade. Bob Altenhof received the title of actor of the yearn when he was chosen to play Robinhood. The books and pencils were really put to work. Intermedi- ate teachers were wise and understanding and the pupils were growing in learning so time passed quickly and they were ready to enter Junior High School. Junior High School! Little Dolores Szy- manski got lost the first day when she couldn't find the way back to her homeroom. Now the fun began. There were tea dances, skating par- ties, and basketball games. At the tea dances the boys were a little too shy to ask the girls to dance but the girls kept hoping that time would take care of that. Scott Johnston will never forget the skating rink fespecially the hardness of the floorl. Girl Scouts were started, so naturally most of the girls joined. When the girls began to tie knots better than the boys, heated arguments arose. At the end of eighth grade, the students chose their high school courses. Ninth grade brought the rest of the class from the parochial schools and Sampson-Starr School into the midst of the growing class of l95O and with their coming many new interests md friendships had their beginning. Football was started and the class really participated whole heartedly. Richard Popp, along with many others, was seen in action at every game. Tea dances were the favorites of both boys and girls. Now the gentlemen of the class ven- tured out onto the dance floor with their favor- ite miss and had themselves a gay time. This really marked the class as growing up. The Odyssey and Ivanhoe were read with little difficulty f??j and much enjoyment Charles McIntosh could recite the names of fifteen different Greek gods and goddesses. Basketball season came in December. The class cheered the team on to many victories. Manuel Campa was seen making basket after basket. Spring came bringing with it ninth grade promotion and all its attending social functions. Graduation night was a huge success. For the first time it combined May Crowning with Peggy Campa as the queen, and promotion exercises with all the students feeling important. Michael Hornak and Martha Brackemeyer had special reason for rejoicing since they received the American Legion Awards. Senior High School, which had been the groups' goal, was everything they expected and more. The class was separated and greeted by their new teachers. Beverly Mermelstein was heard conversing in French with Eddie Kubik. Study periods brought the upperclassmen to- gether with the so-called Cubs of the school and so, many more friends were added to the rolls. Lamon Ogletree was the Class of '50's contribution to the 1947 football team. Kitty Conway and Rita Corstorphine led the class in cheers at the pep meetings. The Sophomore Class Party on November 14 was well attended. Ruth Ellis won the doorprize with Bernard Bercik and Ethel Jaso winning the other prizes. The evening was spent playing relay games, dancing and enjoying refreshments. As the only strictly Sophomore event of the year it was voted a huge success. There were the usual scholastic challenges which Sophomores expect to encounter, the class of ,50 was unusual only in that they met them with an eagerness and determination marked their first year in senior high as a year of accomplishment. , . iv f 'W ,Ji 5' 1 ,J ' i V!! THE SOPHOMORES. TI-IE CUBS. - bfi ff L'-f' A X, 1 l , . 5 Y ll pn ,EY 1 5 m, l N A fl L Q X 5' Qi. I , K .1 ,-4 I Fire.: Row. l. to r. f J, Madar. S. Brown, NI. Campa. J. Spurling. J. I-lozdulick. D. Osiol, J. Breedlove. M. Chromulak, J. Novlan. J. Fronzaglio. L. Menendez. Second Rowfll. Corstorphine. F. Rozik. L. Urich. Jackman. E. Courtney, C. Sloan. C. Mincks, R. Jericho. J. Lamendola. L. Greco. Nl. Mullen. Third Row-fA. Burns. M. Jobes. E. Muio. L. Bueno. D. Wiles. A. Johnson. E. Mastrianni. M. Forlini. Ruben, M. White, L. Sickels. Fourth Row'lVl. Pa10s. S. Tomasiak. Nl. 'xVall. M. Pandroclc. P. Megella. R. Kucia, I. Sanchez, N. Radic, Nl. Braclccmeyer, H. Ostrander. S, Johnston. Fifzh Rowf-J. Petrus. C, Fernandez, Fernandez. Nl. Zelenalc. R, Bell, Z. Burazer. A. Koreclci. Nl. Dorincz. Nl. Bednar. H. Carter, T. Trona. Sixth ROWIM. Steward. F. Drake. A. Depietro, E. Zandanel. B. Wiles. L. Miller. Long. W. Stone-man. M. Yocolano. R. Tabish. C. Shark. Scvemh RQWJG. Pail. K, Conway. R. Hauck. D. Gula, A. Morich. G. Palucis. F. Dzik, L. Vrancik. P. Pasrerirk. E. Jasc, R. Miller. 44 SUPPORT ALI. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES X ig' g A. First Row. I, to r.-T. Nye, I. Spontak. 1. Ozahanics. R. Morabito, P. Pantoni. A, Buchak, E, Dzendzc-I, D Cecconi. F. Simmons, D. Guarascio. V. Bush. Second Row-P. Simpson. 1. Crabb. H, Brown. R. Alrenhof. R. Wapiennek, L. Ogletree. R. Costa. J, Haller I... Gedeon, T. Bucich, NI. Hornak. Third Row+S. Johnston. B. Mermelstein. D. Stoioff. R, Ellia, H. I-lolovich, B. Zachefsky. B. Kelly. B. Wood side. j. Barrina. P. Camps. R. Snyder. Fourth Row-A. M. Toth, C, McIntosh, E. Watson, L. Durka. 1. Dunyak. D. Szymanski. T. Kuma. I. Koscelek. B. Richardson, S. Duncan. S. Alvarez. Fifth Row-J. Jake-la. G. Law. R. Popp. S. Pinchalk. D. Slclenar, K, Brooks. W. Blangger, I.. Ross., R, Castner C. Berkley, D. Godfrey. Sixth ROWLS. Brown. S. Crawford. T. Swanmer, D. Cccconi, G. Lopez. B. Bires. C, Hill, Rock. L, Kuzemka. P. Vo-ras. R. Greco. Seventh Row-QI. Mihalic. F. D'Amore. P. Horvath, R. Adamczyk. B. Ross. B. Bercik. P Pace-y. B. J. Stevenson J. Lucasey, P. Matsko, B. Pastcriclc. lfighth Rowij, Bartilina. 45 A REMINDER OF A FLEETING YEAR SEPTEMBER- 2. School reopens with a bang. 4. Varsity Dragon Tea Dance - the bells of friendship rang. 6. Johnstown Central at Donora-our first night game. 10. G.A.L. Play Night--proved the girls were far from tame. 13. Charleroi at Donora-our first defeat. 15. Art Lecture-Mr. Pont with a real treat. 17. G.A.L. Tea Dance--deserving of a rounding cheer. 19. Van Cavel Assembly-tales of the Netherlands for all to hear. 19. Pep Meeting-new cheers are presented. 20. Monessen at Donora-title chasers are contented. 27. Donora at Latrobe-defeat suffered on foreign ground. 29. Wade Quartet-familiar melodies did resound. OCTOBER- 2. Intramural Dance-a fine time had by all. 3. Donora at Clairton-showed strength of forward wall. 6. Student pictures taken-ego disputes these did settle. 8. Lion's Club Children's Play-Hamel and Gretel. 10. Latin Club Swim-the Latins swim to keep in trim. 11. Central Catholic at Donora-for the Vikings this was grim. 13. joel Guin Assembly-a lecture on the United States. 15. G.A.L. Play Night-with the girls surely rates. 17. Steel Plant Tour-industry seen in its great might. 18. Brownsville at Donora-Dragons lose, but put up fight. 25. Yearbook Tea Dance-lights were dim and music divine. 27. Navy Day Program-Thomas Koumas tells of his service fine. 29. I'Iallowe'en Dance -- witches, ghosts, and goblins galore. - 30. Melville Glass Blowers-clever little figures that all adore. NOVEMBER- 1. Washington at Donora-their chances were very slight. 8. Donora at Monongahela-football is finished tonight. 10. Harold Russell-taught us not to be prejudiced about races. 11. Armistice Day-the holiday brings many happy faces. 12 The Kilties Assembly - Oh's and Ah's about their dress. 14. Sophomore Class Party--careful planning led to success. 15. Donora at California-debate team never caught napping. 20. The Cavaliers' Assembly-pleasant music brought on clapping. 22. Sacred Heart Speech Contest-orators never seem to rest. 28. Senior Dance-certainly nothing but the best. DECEMBER- . 1. Football Banquet-Mr. Clark was the toastmaster. 2. The Serenaders' Assembly-who would want their music faster? 4. Washington at Donora-basketball team is as keen as a sleuth. 5. Senior Class Play-truly, Nothing But The Truth. 9. Donora at Monessen-Dragons bow as small floor gives trouble. 11. G.A.L. Tea Dance-as Christmas nears, the dance crowds double. 12. Sharon at Donora-down by one point the Dragons go. 13. Choral Speaking-select speech over WEDO. 15. Movie- Electrons on Paradev gets approval. 16. 17. 18. 19. 30. JA 2. 6. 8. 13. 14. 15. 16. 16. 20. 22. 23. 23. 29. 30. Wrestling Demonstration-work for opponents removal. G.A.L. Christmas Party-games are really on the beam. Andrews Trio Assembly-songs bring watchful eyes that gleam. Christmas Assembly-vacation thoughts as snow flakes glisten. Donora at Farrell-opponents score as our boys are m1ss1n'. NUARY- Rostraver at Donora-first of three without a rest. Donora at Monongahela-Dragons prove best. Munhall at Donora-tactics and techniques are taught. Donora at Homestead-all our boys' passes are caught. Pep Meeting and Wrestling - first in history, tie East Pike. Duquesne at Donora-first game broadcast over mike, District Band-victorious from Canonsburg come the tooters. Ambassador Quartet Assembly-enjoyed greatly by classic rooters. Donora at McKeesport-the Champs we salute! Clairton at Donora--root and shoot, root and shoot Wrestling at North Fayette-first real victory fo the maulers. Semester Ends-the school could have some ucallers. Irwin at Donora-fans view the champs of Class B. Movie-religion has a place in our lives constantly. FEBRUARY- 2. 3. 3. 6. 7. 9. 9. 10. 12. 12. Monongahela at Donora-once again the cagers shin Ijlypnotist-the morning occupied with a prograi ine. Tri-Hi-Y Party-junior High supplies the guests. St. Charles School Play-Indians start off on the quests. Speech Contest-orators vie for medals all day. Great Expectations -finally seen after some dela Homestead at Donora-holds fans in a trance. G.A.L. Cupid Hop-among the hearts and arrows i dance. Wrestling-lVIcKeesport's hopes are forsaken. Tuberculosis Movie-revealed that X-rays would taken. 13. Donora at Duquesne-the Dukes win once more. 16. McKeesport at Donora-Tigers score, score, score 18. Wrestling at East Pike-again the victory we c claim. 20.-Donora at Clairton-defeat suffered in last leai game. 23. St. Regis Trio-tunes are great and topics vast. 23. Movie-the title of the picture was, Bound to La: 24. Wrestlers at McKeesport-win or lose, our tearr scrappy. 26. District Orchestra-Wilmerding, as host, made players happy. MARCH- 2. Junior Class Party-plenty of talent this class claim. 8. Girls Basketball-East Pike falls in an easy gam 11. County Invitational Games-our reserves mak fine showing. 12. Intramural Game-the Champs, 205, leave the l with faces glowing. 15. Formal Opening of Home Making Rooms-the 24 in the state. . Easter Vacation-long anticipation of this date CContinued on page 845 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OFFER RELAXATION. COMPANIONSHIP. SELF-DEVELOPMENT F' R .rst ow, I. to r.-Relaxing hand members. J. C. C. comes to order. Second Row-A snow man sends Xmas. greetings. Have a randy har? Athletic ushers. Watrh the birdie. Pete. The Dragon spreads his wings. Third Row-j. C. I.. ff' o lcers preside. Buy your refreshments from G. A. L. Student Council at work. 47 THE DRAGON STAFFS SHARE INTERESTS BRUCE JOHNSTON Editor-in-chief DOROTHY K. GOGGIIN RAY SIREN Artist and ig RL Editorial Adviser Qbig '7HEX1 ,X 1 N ri 'Ax -324' My Qi pglgri? ,A ',,i. p7 fig O N, 1 uf 1 x MARGARET M. KELLY Financial Adviser 5956 LOUISE ROSINI WW Business Manager 48 MARGARET KERN Subscriptions EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS MEMBERS COOPERATE The Yearbooks are here was a frequent refrain heard through the halls as the last days of school rolled around and the fine work the editorial and business staffs had done was shown in the 1948 Yearbook. Editor-in-chief, Bruce Johnston, business manager, Louise Rosinig and subscription mana- ger, Margaret Kern worked long and hard hours with the advisers, Miss Goggin and Miss Kelly, to make the Yearbook one of which the seniors could be proud. The business staff started the subscription campaign in the first weeks of school working hard to get the students aroused and interested in the contest. Although the cost of the Dragon was raised, there was still a lively contest be- tween the juniors and sophomores to get the most subscriptions in their homerooms. At the end of the contest, rooms 203 and 200 were rewarded with a box of candy for having the highest percentage of members buying Year- books. The seniors were actively enthusiastic in the magazine subscription contest. Don Leath- ers super salesman's ability did much for the Yearbook financially, and besides bringing honor, glory, and the five-pound candy prize to his room 101, he had the pleasure of accept- ing a candy bar for each homeroom student from Principal Sukel-this generosity being the result of an agreement between Don and Mr. Sukel. The personal prize awarded the winner by the Cromwell-Collier Publishing Company for the highest individual sales was an R.C.A. Radio. A Sheaffer pen and pencil set was awarded Theresa Gedeon as second high sales- man. It was the most successful campaign the Yearbook has sponsored. While the business staff was chiefly con- cerned over profits, the editor and his staff of sixteen seniors, five juniors and two sopho- mores spent much thought in planning assign- ments, preparing them, and helping in many ways to make the copy and pictorial section what their schoolmates wanted. The efforts put forth seemed very worth- while as the students reacted pleasurably to the chic cover, the chic-er senior sweater girls, and the interesting accounts of activities in which they had been a part. First Row. Y ive D I I V 1, to r.-ali. Oxley, M. L. Nluii' L Alvarez J Kelly D McKee M Srunda M L H l . . . . . . . . . . . es ep. M Brackemeyer. A. Holt. Second Row+A. Clay. N. Gordon. N. Howard. M. Kubik. E. Farr. M. Valeri. D. Whirlow. D. Szymanski. A. Ores. Third Row-B. Svercelc, B. Mermelsrein. E. jaso. E. Yuhas. E. J. Simpson. W. Whitefield. P. Lewis. C. Andler. C. Shark. Fourth Row+C. Rochesrur. M, Frohman, W. Brown. I.. Coughenour, E. Carlson, D. Gula, L. Petrosky. R. Kosh. P. Bartakovic. 49 ,fiilr A It has been said that nothing succeeds like success and it was with this motto that the 1947-48 Debate Season opened. Under the guiding hand of Miss Helen L. Kloz and her Senior Advisory Staff the organization soared to heights previously unknown in Donora. As was expected the A team went through the opening tournament at California and the Pitt University gathering undefeated. A practice Student Congress soon followed at Monessen and Donora established itself as a power to be reckoned with in subsequent tour- naments with seven of its students accumulat- ing the maximum point totals possible. All this merely served as a tuneup for the Student Con- gress held at Sacred Heart High School in Pittsburgh this year. At the Congress was gathered the best speaking ability in Western Pennsylvania. Donora's representatives led by Bruce Johnston and Ray Siren in the Senate plus Seymour Weiss and Allen Clay in the Houses battled their way through the toughest competition possible and emerged victorious The efforts of Miss Kloz, these boys, and the support of underclassmen Scott Johnston, Jerry Rumora, Dolores Szymanski, and Doris Joan McKee gave Donora the first Congress Cham- pionship in the school's history and possession of the coveted silver trophy. The brilliant speaking of these boys also earned them the confidence of those present and in the voting that followed, Bruce Johnston and Seymour Weiss were awarded silver medals and Allen Clay one of bronze. These boys left a mark on the Congress not soon to be forgotten. Soon after this the B team composed of Scott Johnston, Dolores Szymanski, Jerry Rumora, and Doris Joan McKee won the B division mallet at the Greensburg Debate Tournament. Underclassmen again did a fine job in winning the B mallet at the Monessen Speech Tournament. Throughout the season, outstanding work was done in the speech field by Doris Joan McKee, Jerry Rumora, Florence Lukanich, Bruce Johnston, and Ray Siren. OUTSTANDING RECORD OF DEBATE TEAM The Donora Club sponsored a Novice Debate Tournament from which three of our own teams emerged victorious. Soon after this a large speech tournament was held here with Doris Joan McKee finishing second in Orator- ical Declamation and Bruce Johnston andRay Siren tied for second place in Ex-temporaneous speaking. The outstanding speaking ability of Weiss, Clay, Siren, and Johnston caught the eye of the Lions Club and the boys were invited to put on an exhibition for them. They per- formed admirably and were commended for their splendid efforts. These successes were followed by many more. At the annual NFL District Speech Tournament held at Duquesne University Donora again excelled-this time placing Bruce Johnston third and Ray Siren seventh in Ex temporaneous. The An team composed oi Weiss, Clay, Siren, and Johnston was ther entered in the NFL District Debate Tourna ment at Geneva College. Nineteen of the thirty two schools in the district were present as thi battle for district supremacy opened. At th end of two days and six rounds of debate, th local aggregation had succeeded in capturin third place and the bronze medals. Over th season, the An team had amassed the unbeliew able season's record of twenty-two wins a against four losses. In the first three months c competition the efforts of the members accumi lated more competitive points than had bee earned by the club in the five previous years. We see that the season is nothing mo1 than a tale of repeated success. Debate woi is designed primarily to teach the mind to thir rapidly, logically and efficiently. With th goal in mind coupled with a desire to win, tl Debate Club is turning out the champions 4 today and the statesmen of tomorrow. Significantly enough the Debate Topic tf year was one with which the people of Dono should be familiar. It was, Resolved: That tf Federal Government should require arbitratii of labor disputes in all basic American indl tries. IS BEST IN SCHOOUS HISTORY Firsr Row. l. to r.-B. Johnston. President: W. Whitefield, Vice-President: R. Siren. Secretary: S. A. Mclmash Ass't. Secretary: S. Weiss, Treasurer: A. Clay, Business Managnrg J. McKee, Utility Officer: M. Prorz E. Simpson. Second Row--B. Marmelsrein, F. Neumeier, F, Lukanich. G. Manecci. M. Brackemeyer, J. Spurling. M. Valeri V. Jaso. C. Dzendzel. Third Row-fJ. Breedlove. L. Bueno. Executive Board and H. Kloz, Adviserg Speech Group, M. L. Heslcp L. Susl-cy. Fourth RQWTE. Marasovich, D. Szymanski. Rumora, M. Wall. A. Cioccio, l. Johns, M. Jobex. S, Johnston A. M. Toth. lfitrh Roww-R. Altcnhof. P. Matsko. G, Isaacs. Ruben. 51 THE VARSITY DRAGON. STUDENTS' NEWSPAPER .3 X sg rx it Fifi' .gf su X X x. wt s .wi l X First Row, I. to r.fE. Farr. D. Leathers. E. J, Simpson. C. Rochester. E. L. Oxley. M. L. Muir, R. Siren. lVl. Kubilc. Kelly. Scfond Row-N. Gordon. M. Zelenak, V, jaso. N. Howard, Editor-in-chief and D. Goggin, Editorial Adviser. C. Fernandez, C. Andler. R. M. Ciuca. Third Rawls. Johnston. Spurling. P. Simpson. Nl. L. Heslep. S. Kalinoski. F. Lulcanich. B. Svercek. M. Bozik, D. Varosky. Fourth Row-E. Carlson. M. Brackemeyer, A. Holt. V. Blangger, Business Manager and M. Kelly. Financial Adviser, T. Swanter. M. Valeri. A. Clay. Fifth RowfA. Saslco. M. lobes. A. Smith. W. Whitefield. McKee. M. Stunda. A. Thomson. M. Candida. j. Ruben. Sixth Row-L. Alvarez. C. Wolfe. B. Johnston, P. Lytle. B. Brown. G. Evans. 52 IS EDITED AND FINANCED BY THEM li-12? if The staff of the newspaper began an active year by sponsoring a Get Acquaint- ed Dance which was held in the gym early in September. This initial dance not only marked the opening of the numerous social events on the high school calendar but it was also remembered by all present as a gala evening of real fun and entertain- ment. Ar six periodic intervals during the school year the students eagerly awaited the arrival of the school publication, the Varsity Dragon. The school paper is comprised of an editorial and business staff. Nancy Howard, editor-in-chief of the Varsity Dragon and her staff of reporters composed of fifteen seniors, ten juniors, and five sophomores constitute the editorial staff. Under the competent direction of the editor-in-chief assignments are given to reporters. The reporters can then be seen hurriedly traversing the corridors in search of current news. The assignments, having been completed, are turned over to the editor-in-chief, corrections are made, and when necessary the articles are revised. This completes the preparation and the news is then on its way to the press to be published. Through long tiring hours of intricate planning by the editor-in-chief and the pleasing and efficient cooperation of the editorial adviser, Miss Dorothy Goggin, the editorial staff completed its nineteenth successful year within our high school. The financial responsibilities rest on the shoulders of Virginia Blangger, the business manager of the Varsity Dragon and her staff of approximately twenty home room treasurers whose job is to sell subscriptions to the paper. For the fourth consecutive year the annual subscription fee has been twenty-five cents or five cents per copy. Through the capable advice of the financial adviser, Miss Margaret Kelly, the business staff of the Varsity Dragon has also finished another prosperous school year. Every paper has a favorite column for the reader and the Coffin Corner section seemed to rate with the students since it kept them posted on the latest happenings among classmates. The sports writers, general reporters, circulation workers all followed their respective leaders with an enthusiasm that made 1947-48 a headline year in Varsity Dragon records. 53 alt? Y The lights dimmed, the music ceased, the curtains were drawn, and the class play, 'iYou Can't Take It With You, presented by the class of ,48 had begun! When the curtain came down, with it came a thunder of applause from the smiling faces of a satisfied audience. The play had been a success! The cast and directors, Mr. Thomas Mc- Dunn and Miss Mary Margaret Murphy, a stu- dent teacher, alone could not have put on the play if they had not been so capably assisted by the stage crew, the prompters, the make-up com- mittee, and the property committee who secured all the necessary props. The cooperation among the entire group was typical of the Donora High School students. There were many incidents that happened during the preparation of the play that will never be forgotten, For instance, during the 2 THE CLASS OF '48 DISPLAYED matinee performance, Bruce Johnston had a terrible time trying to set up the easel because it fell apart time after time, and he had quite a struggle trying to pick up the parts. This wouldn't have been so bad except that his toga was only held together with one pin. No one ever got tired of rehearsing the scene where Kolenkhov fArthur I-loltl threw Mr. Kirby fMonte Labashj on the floor, after which the rest of the cast dashed over to pick him up and brush off his coat. No one, that is, except Monte, for sometimes brushing off his coat got to be a little rough. The audience will never forget the con- fusion and bedlam in Act H when the Kirbys arrived for dinner unexpectedly! To the cast all their work, their time and efforts seemed worthwhile when that thunder of applause sounded on the final curtain. linst Row. l. to r.-fL. Suskv. B. Johnston. R. Siren. Nlarasovich, R. Schmitt. E. Fa 4. ri M, L. Muir. M. lfrohman. Kelly. M. Labash. St-cond Row-flVl. Mtlrphy. Assistant Director. A. Holt, D. Leathers. S. Wfeiss. C, Willtfbrand. M. Saholruk, ' H. Millar, N. Goratm. il. Grantham. A. clay. 54 DRAMATIC ABILITY AS IUNIORS AND SENIORS lwrsr Row. l. to r.ffl'. l'ol.a.'. ll. Siren. M. A. Camde 1. D, Sic-wari. I.. Susky. Si-fond Row--A, Clay. B. Johnston. Ql. Ki-Ily. H. Miller. D. Leathers. N. Gordon. C, Roclu-sim HA big black bug bit a big blaclc bearug ushe sells seashells at the sea shoren etc. So began Mr. Dunn and eleven performers on the long hard trail toward their goal of another successful class play, Nothing But the Truth. And what a hard trail it was for some thespians. Ray Siren, for instance as a wealthy speculator of the New York Stock Exchange began to loolc like a human spectrum being carried out feet first for ten consecutive rehearsals before he finally learned how to handle that cigar. Frannie Tolcay was shocked fpleasantly??l to discover what a little incentive could do to an already superhuman memory, and her rendition of Sweethearts diclnlt have to be that hideous. The homemade clock rolled any hour regardless of the position of its hands! The smooth precision and fine portrayal of the roles earned the praiseworthy comments and applause which assured the cast and direc- tor that they had produced a truly fine play. iOMAS Ma-DUNN I N, STAGE CREW MEMBERS XV. Cullmgliord, W. Brown, W. Hush. A. Diiklo, CONCESSIONS WORKERS SURPASSED PREVIOUS RECORDS F 1 ll Sig Ill K ,r I A 7153, JEZX xl I gf The concessions as a business has grown literally in the expansion of space occupied, and financially in the high profits earned. The fine concrete stand with seven windows from which the public may be served is a notable improvement over the roped-off section of land used in 1930 when concessions first became a business at the football games. Hot dogs, candy, pop, ice cream and choco- late milk are dispensed with such speed on football Saturdays that it seems to be a self- operating business. But the speed and facility is so evident only because of the efficient plan- ning of the Senior Gfficers, volunteer worlcers from the Senior Class, and the experienced faculty sponsors: Mr. Grilli, in charge of hot dogsg Mr. lVlcDunn in charge of beveragesg and Miss Hageman and Miss Vazur, the joint managers and financial advisers, Concessions is a Senior project because the profits from all sales go into the Senior Class treasury and are used to defray the expenses of social affairs sponsored throughout the year. While it is an activity which flourishes only in the football season so much time and effort are devoted to its efficient operation that concessions is recognized as one of the extra- curricular activities which works hard for the pleasure of many. This year with the combin- ation of good weather, a seven-home game sche- dule, super salesmen and zealous faculty sponsors the class of '48 broke all previous profit records. First Row, l. to r.-G. Chiprich. M. Stunda, F. Nlusial, A. Clay, B. Wojnar. F. Neumeier, P. Conway, F. Mos- chini. A. Holt, M. Jurlina. Second Row-R. Schmitt, Conressionaires, Marasovich. M. Frohman, C1. Sukel, E. Carlson. C. Willebraiid. D. Blair, K. Bobula. Third Row-E. Farr, D. Takach. R. Little. V. Cirella. D. Kilvady, Advisers: S. Grilli, A. Hageman, O. Vazur, and T. McDunn, D. Leathers, C. Rochester. Fourth Row-N. Howard. P. Chopyak. M. Kubik. L. Grazzini. D. Brody, N. Gordon, K. Stewart, M. Bainer. 'P 1 JUNIOR-SENIOR ORCHESTRA PRESENTED CONCERT The junior-Senior High School Orchestra constitutes a major part of our musical organ- izations. By the tireless efforts and patience of Director Karl Wapiennik considerable progress has been made, thus gaining much well deserved public recognition for a diligent group of musicians. The main purpose of the group is to provide a grand opportunity for students who desire to play instruments and to learn better classical music. The orchestra also tries to familiarize our community with this higher type of music. In recent years membership in the orches- tra has slightly increased, the enthusiasm and interest of the musicians have attracted new- comers until the orchestra now has forty-five members on its roster. Since membership in- cludes both Junior and Senior High School students a picture of the group was not avail- able. Orchestra members attend frequent re- hearsals, sometimes by sections, in the Junior High School building every Monday and Thursday during the sixth period. This usually utilizes time intended for other extra-curricular activities, but precision, timing, and harmony necessary for perfection in classical selections Orchestra members are: l Mary Amoroso Donald Anderson Edward Bagay Marie Elaine Barton Eugene Borino joseph Borino Vincent Borino Loris Marie Copack Pete Culbya Stanley Danek Marie Dorincz Mary Kathryn Hallen Albert Hixenbaugh 1 John Hozdulick Paul Kalenik KARL WAPIENNIK W2 . if Y' X X 7 s In 3 fy! require systematic practice. Cooperation from the musicians is one hundred per cent and very often practice extends after school hours. The annual spring concert held on April twentieth was an enjoyable contribution to the Music Week program. Scores of entirely new music were presented and as an added feature to the program a few of the orchestra's capable soloists displayed their talents. just recently the school has begun to en- courage its musical artists by presenting them the letter D upon graduation. However, only students faithfully attending concerts and re- hearsals during their Junior and Senior High School years are entitled to this letter. Pete Culyba and joe Borino represented the senior high school at the annual District Orchestra Contest held at Wilmerding in Feb- ruaryg Eugene Borino, a bass viol player atten- ded the All State Orchestra at Allentown, Pennsylvania in March. As a perfect ending to a successful season plans have been made to combine the orchestra with the band for the annual musicians banquet. The cooperation of the School Board, encouragement and support from the admin- istrators and faculty contributed much to the success of the orchestral season. Margaret Kubik Edward Kustron Louis Leone Patricia Lewis Dolores Lomax Sophie Lomax Gloria Lopez John Lucasey Jackr-y Luyker Doris Murphy Bernard Pavelko Aldon Pell Dimitri Petro Paul Petro Margaret Protz Rosemary Pro tz Frank Puente Patricia Ready Helene Riesenbeck john Ruben Lucille Russel Raymond Siren joan Strang Dolores Szymanski ,leane Tharp Robert Tucceri Martin Valko Bernice Wapiennik Regina Wapiennik Bernice Wojnar Alexandra Yuschak THE D. H. S. BAND ENLIVENED SCHOOL Iiir-,x Row. l. m rf-NS. Cook. Drum Majorettcg N. Corstorphine. Drum Nlajorctre: E, L. Cheney. Drum Major- vrtn-. S. Kcfovcr, Drum Mn.oretie: W. Hallen. Director: F. Hixenbaugh. Drum Majorette. L. Bisafky. Drum Nlalorvttc. D. Valerio. Drum Majoretteg M. Protz. Second Row ----- B. Guyker. Borino. Marino. P. Gillinham. F. Dairtillio. R. Graham. Vlunderlich. H. MrNafw. Third Rowfli Pavell-io. P. Yugchak. R. White. T Kolodychak. D. Anderson. S. Duncan. M. Kubik. T. Mr- Convillc. T. Perform. L. Leone. Fourth Row fC, Nluia. F. Christofori. Snyder. H. Brun. E. Bagay. D. Revak. R. Courtney. A. Hixenbaugh. V. Borino. M. Nlosebaugh. Iiifih Row-'fP:. Wnpierinik. W. Robson. lf. Bafizik. A. Yuschak. Hozjnlik. Simpson. C. Weightman. Siren. l.. Susky, Bcrgamasro. fiixlh Row-f-P. Culybn. H. Gnydob, R. Protz. L, Siren. E, Jauo. Lomax. L. Kapac. B. Anderaon. R, Siren. B. Forsyth. 58 AFFAIRS 'WAS REPRESENTED AT STATE BAND X X -frslrffzli -,.. The Dragon Band under the capable direction of Mr. Wendell Hallen plays an important part in the activities of the Donora Senior High School. The musical group this year consisted of approximately sixty members. It ranks high in popularity throughout the school and has its own special place in athletics, school events, and holiday parades. The music provides inspiration to the athletes and helps to enliven the school spirit of the members of the student body. Can you imagine how unexcit- ing a football game would be without the spirited playing of familiar marches and popular tunes? It would seem strange indeed not to stand, listening, as the clear flowing notes of the Alma Mater fill the air. Many intricate formations were created on the football field by the members of the band at half-time. Frequently these formations had song titles as their themes and they were applauded vigorously by the crowd. The D.H.S. Band was well represented by W. Robson, R. Siren, R. Graham, V. Borino, Borino, T. Kolodychak, A. Hixenbaugh and D. Revak at District Band when it presented its concert at Canonsburg in January. As a tribute to their fine music ability Bill'Robson, first trumpet player and Ray Siren, baritone soloist were among those representing their school at the State Band Festival held at Elwood City in February. A very important sub-division of the band is the majorettes. This group of six girls was chosen at the beginning of the school year by Mr. Hallen. They were: Sharon Kefover, Fern Hixenbaugh, Emma Lou Cheney, Nancy Corstorphine, Betty Bisacky, and Dorothy Valerio. These girls led by the head mnjorette, Shirley Cook, made an attractive showing at every football game, twirling their batons with a skill that comes only from long hours of practice. Their bright new uniforms brought out to advantage the school colors. They wore black satin jackets trimmed in bright orange braid and set off by an orange dragon which contrasted with short, white, pleated gabardine skirts. The outfit was complete with white fur hats and black riding boots. A new addition to the group this year which the football enthusiasts enjoyed was an animated dragon mascot portrayed by Garret Hayes, jr. Through the years we have all heard and appreciated the inspiring music of our high school band as our teams have risen to victory and tasted of defeat but no doubt the band leaves its most lasting impression on each senior as he marches in the solemn graduation procession to the strains of Pomp and Circumstancef' 59 STUDENT COUNCIL SPONSORED ASSEMBLIES S One of the most representative organizations of the Donora Senior High School is the Student Council. It consists of twenty-eight members under the excellent direction of Miss Helen Kloz. At its first meeting on October 6, 1947, the officers were elected. Those chosen to represent their school for the 1947-48 term were Gwen Chiprich, Presidentg Michael Hornak, Vice-presiclentg Dolores Gula, Secretaryg and Michael Tirpak, Treasurer. These officers with the capable assistance of the Junior and Senior class officers comprise the Executive Board. The remaining home room representatives form the House of Representatives. Each home room representative is elected by his room and holds this office for the entire school year. The purpose of the Student Council is to promote in every way the best interests of the Donora High School, to arouse and develop proper school spirit, and to further student participation in school activities. It attempts to provide an opportunity for student cooperation and participation in the management of school affairs. It also prepares the student for citizenship. The duty of the home room representative is to attend the meetings and report to their respective home rooms all items of which they should be informed. Ar the Student Council meetings each student has the right to express his opinions and also the right to vote on any problems that may arise. This helps to create proper school attitude. One of the constant reminders of a functioning student council is the recep- tionist in the hall ready to greet visitors to the school and offer any information which would be helpful. Handbooks for student use have been prepared to inform all of the rules and regulations of the school. Student Council members earn pins for their service and finance the purchasing of these awards by taking charge of the candy concession after school hours. The Council works for the fulfillment of the wishes of faculty and students. so CONSIDERED PROBLEMS OF STUDENT BODY Fun: Row, l no nf-G. Chiprich, President. S1-cond Row 7 M. Hornak. Vice-President: D. Gula, Secretary: Nl. Gutierrez. H, Miller. N. Harvard. W. Dozlskx, T. Gedeon. Thnrd Row--K. Srewarr. Executive Board. H. Kloz, Adviser, Student Counril. B. Johnston. Fourth Row-Nl, Nlarconyak, I. Belak. Ifrfrh Row'--flf. Nlarnmovich, G. Hayes. M. Frohmnn. F. Lukrmich. Nl. Fernandez. NIcKec. F. Amornso 61 THE GIRLS' ATHLETIC LEAGUE DEVELOPED President .A......,..., Secretary-Treasurer .......,, U!! Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer Vfllll lllll u M-srl. Ill N , f 1 Social Chairman .,..,.. ...,... K X f ,, , ' Individual Sports Head . ll Volleyball Chairman 4... . FK Basketball Chairman .. Softball Chairman .. . Vice-president ,... .. ..., ,..... . . EDNA CARLSON CATHERINE ANDLER ROSE MARY CIUCA FRANCES DULAK MARY POLICHAK .JACKIE LONG GWEN CI-'IIPRICH .....,..BETTY FORSYTH MARLENE FROI-IMAN Under the capable sponsorship of Miss Doris E. Nevin, the Girls' Athletic League has grown to be one of the most popular and largest or- ganizations in the senior high school. It is now composed of approximately 275 girls, who are athletically inclined and who are excellent examples of good sportsmanship and leader- ship. The calendar of athletic events of the year: September: Meeting and organization of the G.A.L. for the fourth consecutive year. Tennis-Single and Double Tournament Badminton October: Informal Recreational Periods were started. These were held two nights a month. This helps promote recreation and stimulates in girls an interest in athletics. Badminton-Single and Double Tournament Volleyball - Home Room Tournament, Home Room School Champion 101. November and December: Volleyball- Home Room and Class Tournaments Shuffleboard and Paddle Tennis Tourna- ments Ping Pong-Single Tournament fclass members playingj Volleyball-Orange and Black Varsity Tournament January: Basketball-Mixed Class Tournament Double Elimination Ping Pong-Double and Single Tournament Qclass and champs playingj Basketball-Home Room Tournament fRound Robinj February: Basketball-Home Room Tourna- ment, Home Room School Champion 203 Ping Pong March: Basketball-Class and Orange and Black Varsity fRound Robin Tournamentj Champion Class-Seniors Basketball-Free Throw Contest April: Mushball-Round Robin Home Room Tournament For the class teams, a selection committee consisting of three members for each class was chosen by the sponsor, president, and head oi that particular activity. In turn these thre4 members of the team selected the rest of thei: team members from the best athletes. For the varsity team, the sponsor, president and head of that particular activity chose an orange and black team for that activity. Thi was made up of the best athletes and goo: sports in the whole school. Class varsities and Orange and Black Var sities are chosen for each main activity such as volleyball, basketball, and softball. Individua contests include track. tennis, bowling, pin pong, badminton, shuffleboard, and archery. All these events are scored on the point bas: and are recorded on individual participatiox achievement, and accomplishment. Points ar cumulative. Awards are given in forms of en blems, pins, and ribbons. Some of the social events of the year were An Indian Summer Dance which proved I be a success. Hallowe'en Party sponsored by both tl G.A.L. and the Boyis Intramural League. R cordings provided the music for dancing. I intermission a program of singing, dancing, an a juggling act was given. Prizes for costum and door prizes were awarded. Refreshmen were sold. C1.A.L. Play Day. A day when girls fro several schools meet and play with rather th: against each other. A Christmas Party, February Dance, V: entine Party, and a .Farewell Party for tl Seniors were also held. Membership to this league consists of 4 senior high school girls who wish to participa in the various athletics governed and promot in the program of the Girls' Athletic Leagi The principal of the high school, if he so c sires, can refuse students doing failing work guilty of improper conduct within the buildi the privilege of participating in the activities the G.A.L. The G.A.L. concludes another year feeli that it has accomplished successfully what planned to do in 1947-48. -qipy ff-,f Six xv 'Yr f W, 3 .ak u D uf ..H..,,.. m m THE TRI-HI-Y AIMED T0 HELP OTHER Y Completing its third year as an organized club in Donora Senior High the Tri-Hi-Y had a membership of forty-eight girls, all interested not only in the local organization but also in Tri-Hi-Yis throughout the state. To be acquainted with the progress of similar clubs in other communities the members subscribed to the Torch, the official club paper. Motivated by a feeling of religious fellowship the objective of the organ- ization is 'QTO seek, to find and to share. Ably advised by Miss Weddle the officers helped with club projects through- out the year-a bake sale, a dance, and the checkroom concessions at basketball games. The Tri-Hi-Y prayer best expresses the goal which individual members set for themselves: We praise Thee, O God, for our Tri-Hi-Y girls and counsellors For their desire to be of service in this world, We seek to build. May our love for Thee awaken in us An overflowing love for all Thy creatures. May our spirit of adventure lead us only In the trail once blazed by Thee. For this, give us Thy help. Amen 1 I f I First Row. l. to r.-C. Rochester. Presidentg E. J. Simpson, Vice-President: E. L. Oxley, Recording Secretary: F. Lukanich, Corresponding Secretaryg R. Kosh, Treasurerg N. DeRosa, N. Howard, F. Koskosky. A. Horton, A. M. Glaros. Second Row-S. Cook. B. Mermelstein, C, Beckley, V. White, E. Weddle, Adviserg B. Forsyth, M. Wall. M. Brackemeyer, M. Valeri. Third Row!D. Szymanski. C. Shark, M. lobes, M. Jurlina, R. Corstorphine, P. Patch, M. L. Heslep, D. Guia. L. J. Allridge, C. Hill. Fourth Row4-F. Gessner, D. Stewart. E. Marasovich, N. Gordon. E, Cheney. S. Johnston. H. Brun. F. Musial. S. Boyd, P. Gillingham. 64 USHER CLUB MEMBERS SERVE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY A vi' X i'ii-sr Row. I. to r.- fE. Farr. Pres Treasixwr: J. lumber. C. R ident: M. Riesenbeck. Vice-President: E. L. Oxlev. Sc-creraxvg M. Marconyak. och-star E OI B I e, . . x ey. H, ru 1, St-:ond Rowf' V. Kissinger, At the C. M. A. Concert. P, Gillingham. M. L. Hr-slep. L. Pokol. C. Pitzer and ruws E. Ewing' Advisers: G. And Third Row G. Isaacs. lf, Unger. E, Mastrianni. C. Cross. N. Gordon. lfnurrli Rim- iM. Prou. li. Nt-um eler. A. Rudinec. A. Hortoi1. M. Polichak, P. Patch. R. Allen. M, lit-rnandvz. Although the Usher Club is making its initial appearance in the year book, it is not a new club in the Donora Senior High School. It was originally founded by Miss Kloz who was adviser until this year when Miss Ewing and Miss Pitzer sponsored the girls. Now, as in the past, the Usher Club is considered one of the main service clubs of the school. The duties of its members are varied, but they are all in connection with the programs held in the high school auditorium. They collect tickets. distribute programs, and help the patrons to find their seats. Ar these affairs the girls make new acquaintances and they give the townspeople a first impression which is very important in later life in many cases. They give an impression not only of themselves but also of the school which they represent. The group ushers at nearly every school program including the Junior and Senior Class Plays, Baccalaureate, and Commencement. In addition to this they were called upon to usher at the Lions Club Children's Plays and the Civic Music Association Concerts. The sponsors of these programs certainly must have had a feeling of satisfaction in knowing that they could ask the Usher Club to take over and that the service was dependable and satisfactory in all ways. The official membership of the club is twenty-seven. This number is made up of both Junior and Senior Girls. The officers are as follows: President ELEANOR FARR Vice President MARLENE RIESENBECK Treasurer MTLDRED MARCONYAK -1 ff 14 . 4, f . . i 3140 . X . Kiki secretary EMMA Lou oxLEY S L' I i ,AM THE IUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE CARRIES , 3 '42 if ,avi L,,, . V Q W f A Q ' Ii lgl I Q V V F A ,, VV ik 1 Qfifgif in ' R 3 L i .. L '52 .gfl fit L All 'W , i E First Row. l. to r.--M. Labash, President: H, Miller, Vice-Presidezitz D. Leathers, Secretary: M. L. Nluir. Treasurer: C. Rochester. P. Gillingham. Tharp, 1. Johns. Second Row--C, Andler, G. Andrews. U. Ritchie. C. Pilzer and E. Ewing, Aclvimersz W. Dozislci. M. l.. Heslep. F. Gessner. Third ROWYF, Amoroso. Nl. Bainer. F. Lulcanich. E. Farr. A. Holt, E. L. Oxley. Fourth Row-'V. Jasc. A. Nlaisano. M. Riesenbeck. L. Alvarez. E. Oxley. M. E. Major. Borino. Nl. Kublk. Fifth Row4C. Willebrand, D. Swagerty, R, Siren. S. Kefover. W. Whitefield. E. Carlson. E. J. Simpson, B. Johnston. Sixth Row-D. Takach. Roll Call. M. Sabolcik. 66 ROMAN THEME INTO MODERN ENTERTAINMENT yn H 1 ix if if ig of .Qi I Qs f of as ff, Among the pleasant recollections of extra-curricular activities that many Seniors will have, the colorful contributions of the Junior Classical League will be an outstanding reminiscence. The J.C.L. or Latin Club completed its ninth year of organization in Donora High School. Its educational aim is to familiarize members with customs and interests of early Roman times and to instill an appreciation for the cultural con- tributions of the Roman period. Since the revision of the curriculum had placed Latin I in Senior High School, new members could not be inducted until the close of the first semester when averages were computed and those earning the necessary B for membership were invited to join. To honor these new members fand amuse their more experi- enced colleaguesj the annual banquet was held in February. Refreshments and the program had a livelier flavor than is usually associated with the dead language and, as always, headlining the entertainment was the initiation of the new happy Latins. The social and business planning of the club was directed by the officers: President, Monte Nero Labashg Vice-president, Harry Marc Antony Miller, Secretary, Donald Brutus Leathersg and Treasurer, Margie Lee Muir. A committee was appointed to outline the social activities for the year which included a haunting Hallowe'en party, a swimming party at the Y.M.C.A. in McKeesport to which members of the faculty were invited. A farewell party closed the club's activities. Miss Pitzer and Miss Ewing as co-sponsors did much to help the J.C.L. enjoy a pleasant year of association with fellow Romans and they also directed the serious meetings of the club to encourage a better understanding and appreciation of classical interests. D 67 THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PREPARES FOR THE BUSINESS WORLD task mix -w ga Xu f ' .f'.,., ,XJSOURE ' D fff -Z-C The junior Chamber of Commerce is an organization limited to commercial students of Donora Senior High School who have main- tained a B average or better in all their subjects. The chairman of the faculty sponsors for this year was Miss Vazur who was assisted by Miss H. Kelly, Miss M. Kelly, Miss Hageman and Miss Lewlcowicz. The officers worked with these advisers. The meetings which were held every second and fourth Tuesday in the month were of a varied nature. The organization meeting was followed by professional meetings in which questions pertaining to business problems were answered and discussed. The Club's contribu- tion to the entertainment of the school was the movie Great Expectationsi' at which the students got more than expected, a double showing. N N 1 .Q , A ,. I, fi' 1 First Row. l. to r.f4R. Kayda, President: N. Howard, Secretary: D. Mana, Corresponding Secretaryg L. Moses, Treasurer. Second ROWAWG. Pokol. G. Sasz. N. DeRosa. P. Lewis. R. M. Ciuca. A. Oros, M. Ostoich, F. Kuma, D. Feil. Third Row--E. Amicucri. M. Kern, S. Kalinoski. G. Andrews. Miss Kelly, Miss Hageman. Miss Lewkowicz. Miss Vazur, Miss H. Kelly, D. Macko. A. Horton. M. Valeri. C. Cross. Fourth Rowfl... Rosini. Zomber. M. Polichak, E. Oxley, R. Koskoski, M. Reginelli, M. Bozik, C. Kalemtis. Fifth Row-M. Fernandez, M. Marconyak. P. l.. Lyrle, P. Patch, N. Corstorphine. M. Morgan, M. Koday. M. Maisano. D. Lomax. H. Kovalak. Sixth RowfC. Wolfe, E. Yuhas, A. Rudinec, M. Stunda, R. Tabish. D. Brody, P. Gillingham, D. Varoslcv. H. Brun, P. Bartakovic. THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM TEAC!-IES SELF-DISCIPLINE. FAIRNESS. SPORTSMANSHIP lint Row, l, to xx- -fABoyd tonscs one . . Hit that linvw . . A spare moment for tlxv managers . . Go out and wln. team. St-cond Rowf-Pleasant trophy memories . , . Ducla. Russell. Clark . . . Romantinok all get , . . Track roarlx Ferrara . . , Hyron and Doziski get practxce. l'lnrd Row--f-jump ball . . . Nlilcv Madar . . , Track stan. . , . Timo: out on the hardwood. lfourth Rowgljlay lmll . . . Lct's have n K. O, , . . Give a flu-vr for the Dragon. 69 ,- SCHOOL SPIRIT VOICED BY CHEERLEADERS DORIS NFVYN Let's go, Donora, Let's go, Donorav is typical of the many cl and yells which encouraged the athletic teams to put forth their be. all sports. The cheerleaders formed an important part of the athletic pic during the year. Selected from a large number of candidates who all ticipated in rigorous try-outs, the four seniors, three juniors and two so mores were trained by their capable adviser Miss Nevin. Frequent pra sessions developed the precision with which the girls led the students ir cheering section. Weekly pep meetings during the football season affo an excellent opportunity for the cheerleaders and student body to ' together. As representatives of the school at many competitive func throughout the year, the cheerleaders assumed their responsibi seriously and in a manner which reflected the unaffected, happy, energetic personality of their adviser, Miss Nevin. First Row. l. to r.+K. Conway. T. Gedeon, D. Nlurphy. L, Allridge. Second Rowfl. Fasekas. R. Corstorphine. j. Tharp, D. Stewart. J. Kelly. 70 INTRAMURALS OPEN T0 ALL BOYS liirst Row, l. to rffG, Rongaus. T, Bednarczyk. Gonzales, A. Ferrara, Adviser: W. Walrcxli. D. Godfruy G, Albert. St-cond Row-f--I. Charlak, D. Puglisi. E. Ritatro, B. Johnston, R. Andabaker, G. Pail. Third Rowflloom 107 Touch Football Champs. Alvarez. N, Radic. Basketball in action l'ourth Rowell Ross. A. Buchalc. Ozahanics. I The boys intramural set-up under the direction of Mr. Albert E. Ferrara afforded wholesome recreation and just plain fun to a host of non-varsity athletes. The events included home room contests in football, basketball, softball, volleyball, ping pong, track, foul shooting and tennis. Awards are given to outstanding per- formers at the termination of the program through the funds raised in sponsoring an eventful fall dance. The knowledge of a job well done and a purpose accom- plished serve as a tribute to Mr. Ferrara and his assisting captains. VOLLEYBALL FOOTBALL Class Room Sophomore 204 109 10 Ol Sophomore 109 109 Junior 207 Junior zos 107 107 Senior 107 107 Senior 107 BASKETBALL Sophomore 200 Junior 105 205 Senior 205 71 MAN lg' X Y SENIORS WERE ACTIVE If 1 - .Q .Q ix ' , vi .Mix Y if ,Y ---if NW- ilu, ,sn mkxlx Tl X AMX- , NX K M- xxx X . X XX-X R N. Xxx- lflrxx Row, l. lo r.--J. Short, R. Applegate. Sccond Row-J. Byron. Bix VI End: J. Russell, Coach: M. Lababh. Third Row--M. Madar. R. Ka cl v a. Manager: Left hand corner: 72. Faculty Mgr. Hayea, IRON SPORT IN TI-IE GRID X 6 9 X Q X Q.. NN - A 1 1 Z Z' -X31f44 lT-4.xW'-M-fff --W, -f NK N Tex? .xy ... f sxs - XXX XY- N --X si 1 K 1 Iflrsz Row. l. to r.'-J. Clark. Coach: B. Duviskl. M, Preston Svcond Rowfw. Boyd. M. Duda. Coach: H. Muller. '+W. Croner. Manager: Righn hand upper corner-Rosters: Right hand lower cornorf- Chee-rlead 73 Third Row YI' I947 FOOTBALL RECORD Donora Edges Johnstown Central The Orange and Black footballers started' their ,47 season rolling with a sensational fourth period touchdown that enabled them to con- quer a resurgent Johnstown Catholic team 19-18 before 5,000 raving fans. On the second play from scrimmage, Wayne Boyd banged into the middle, bowled over the backer up, and raced 51 yards for the first six points. Early in the second stanza the Russell- men took over on a punt exchange and with Boyd, Mitchell, and Madar alternating they swept 73 markers to chase the score up to 12-0. The crimson Crushers got moving in the second session and hammered across three T.D.'s by the time the closing minutes had rolled around. With 90 seconds to go Bill Doziski was forced to pass. He took one glance at the situation, pulled in the arm, shook off a tackler at mid- field, flipped a lateral to Mitchell, and the fleetfooted halfback shot into paydirt. The extra digit job was given to Mike Madar and he finally squirmed through to climax a thrill- ing game. Donora still holds the amazing re- cord of never having lost a home game under the lights! Dragons Lose To Cougars An alert, hard charging, Charleroi eleven defeated a phlegmatic Donora squad 13-0 by grinding out two touchdowns after a scoreless first half. Early in the third canto Joe Cardinale wig- gled through left tackle on the first play and battered his way right down to the one yard line. Lucas pushed over with the tally and Cardinale added the point on a cutback. The Magic City boys travelled 34 yards for the clincher with Cardinale crossing from the two. The tricky running of Cardinale and Pritchard, coupled with timely blocking proved to be a little more than the local lads could handle. Monessen Defeats Donora Monessen High School's powerful Grey- hounds were taxed to the utmost to stop a tremendous Donora rally in the second half of a uknockdown-dragout battle, to win 27-13. When the Hounds' matchless aerial assault pioneered three rapid tallies in the initial half, the black and whiten looked like they could name the final score at intermission. The re- juvenated Dragons came out in the third quarter and started their counter attack by sending Whizzin' Willie Mitchell around the left side for 22 chalk stripes and a first down on the enemy 17. Jim Byron then went all the way, to score the first points against the Grey- hounds. After Monessen winged downfield for another T.D., the Dragons started again and marched 70 yards with Puglisi hitting the scoring column on a sneak to make the final reading 27-13. The work of the forward wall in throttling the single wing power plays, plus a spirited backfield made it a very rough after- noon for the title chasing visitors. Donora Bows To Latrobe The orange and black Russellmen traveled to Latrobe High School where they took their third straight game, on the chin that is, by a score of 19 to 12. In the initial period halfback Roscoe pitched a pass through the heart of a weak Donora aeri- al defense for a Latrobe touchdown. Following a punt exchange in the second stanza, Gene Ron- gaus banged down a kick in the Wildcat end zone and Preston pounced on the skin to dead- lock the fray at 6-6. Then before you could say, What happened? Ken Luttner went sweeping of the left flank, 67 yards to put the local boys a touchdown behind. As the half closed, the Dragons bounded back on a spot shot from Doziski to Preston, to work back into the ball game. The Wildcats marched 36 yards for the winning margin, With Luttner hitting pay clir1 from the None. Led by the fine terminal play of Preston, the slashing tackling of Rongaus and Mitchell's hard running, the Dragons triec furiously to get back on the victory wagon only to be fought off by a veteran Latrobe power house. Dragons Crush Pittsburgh Central With Willie Mitchel1's sweeping dashes pav ing the way, the Dragons ran rough shod ove an alert Central Catholic team 33-7. Mitchell's swift, vicious slices through th flanks set up one T.D., and scored three, ann in general made life miserable for the visitor: In the fourth frame Coach Russell cleaned th bench, and the reserves sent Miller and Shoi thundering through the tackles for the fin: 6 points. The unbalanced score was the logic: result of the unit functioning displayed by th team. Dragon Rally Overcomes Bears A fast starting Clairton eleven was twic denied victory by a tireless Donora aggregatioi in the dying moments of their contest. The Bears picked up two points on a safetj took the kickoff, and started again, rolling 4 yards to the Dragon end zone, with Spritz goir in for the tally. Willie Arnold sliced the sticl and the hosts led 9 to 0. Midway through the second stanza, the Do: ora backfield came to lifeg with Boyd ar 1947 FOOTBALL RECORD Mitchell slamming the ends and tackles, they moved 71 yards to their first tally and Ogletree nailed on the extra digit to pull the Orange and Black up to the short end of a 9-7 count. With seven minutes to go, Fallador wobbled a punt from the ten to his own ZS, where a penalty exchange shoved the Dragons back ten more. Bill Doziski completed his fourth pass on the next play, firing 23 stripes into the anx- ious arms of Maynard Preston. Mitchell, the local express, then bolted right end, and choo, chooed across for the winning tally with Ogle- tree converting to make it final at 14-9. Dragons Overpowered By Brownies Beneath a warm October sun an undefeated Brownsville High School eleven squeaked out a victory over the never say die Dragons by a 7-0 count. The first stanza was drawing to a close when the rugged Donora line, led by Byron took over and Bill Doziski fired a pass. Then the Brownies really took over-right over the goal line. The conversion was good and try as they would the local boy's couldn't move that big Browns- ville line. Although the Dragons dropped potential touchdown heaves late in the game, they still gave the valley champs a furious battle with their usual sterling play. Donora Smashes Windber Donora's momentum-gaining Dragons hand- ed the Windber gridmen their worst going over since the ,44 season, in a grand display of offensive might, 27-6. Doziski spit fire from the Dragon head by cracking the center of the line for a touchdown climaxing an eight play drive and from there on it was all Donora with Boyd, Applegate, and Byron jacking up the score with T.D.'s. The typically fine line backing of Miller and Applegate plus the hard charging of the for- ward wall was reflected in the score. Once again the combined Dragon talents made it a field day for the locals, giving previews of greater things to come. Dragons Roll Back Washington Paced by the slashing speed of Whizzin' Wil1ie,,' the Dragons notched their first Big Six victory to the tune of 39-13. The downfield blocking carved huge paths for the fleet Donora backs and they used them to good advantage. Mitchell traveled around the field almost at will, scoring on jaunts of 23, 46, 10, and 49 yards, while teammates Byron and Boyd gobbled up 38 and 14 respectively. The little prexies were good enough for two uneventful touchdowns but didnit have quite enough to stop the powerful Donora offense. Dragons Subdue Monongahela With five minutes to go in the first half, the Russellmen unleashed their fury on the Wild- cats of Mon City enabling themselves to over- come a touchdown defeat and choke off the chances of an upset. The Cats scored early in the second period and sent a booming kickoff down the field. With Mike Madar in true form, Donora took the kick and rolled goalward. Mike raced through the middle for 11 yards and three plays later bolted 40 lime lines for the T.D. The Cats fumbled on their first play and then yielded a cally to Boyd on a quick opener to make it final at 13-6 climaxing an obliging season. Once again the Dragons have come through statistically on top, while providing thrilling spectatorsport. But the lessons, experiences, and blessings imbued in 50 boys cannot be measured numerically. For sportsman like conduct, com- panionship, and the interdependence of team- work, the season was unsurpassed. THE IUNIOR EXPRESS Cflontinued from page 421 Pulling into Junior Station early in September 1947, time was taken only long enough to add new wheels to assure smooth traveling throughout the year. These wheels of the Class of '49, the officers: President, John Gonzales, Vice-president, Don Puglisig Secretary, Mary Polichakg and Treasurer, Flor- ence Lukanich, worked most efficiently and covered all the essential ground on the trip including athletics, sponsoring school dances, the annual Class Party fwhich gave the Juniors their night to howl-and so they didly and their own Class Play, Handy Man, which definitely was an outstanding theatrical perfor- mance. A note of seriousness crept into the jollity of the group when as the train slowed down to discharge passengers the departing Senior leader transferred the pick of learning to Presi- dent Gonzales recommending it as a useful tool to carry along on the 1949 mile journey ahead of them. The Juniors cherished this parting gift knowing it will be invaluable in digging a sturdy foundation for their future lives. They look forward to a journey's end full of accom- plishment, keyed to the gathering momentum of the wheels as they click off the educational years to the rhythm of Well done, well done. OUR UNSUNG HEROES In hours spent working, in services rendered and in, countless and thankless missions accom- plished, probably no group is more worthy of mention than our athletic managers. In the chain of sporting events this sturdy link of fel- lows has carried on nobly with little or no reward and yet is as indispensable as any part of the unit. In assembling and distributing game and practice equipment, in washing uni- forms, in supplying first aid utensils, in collect- ing athletic property, in checking valuables, and in doing a host of jobs far too numerous to enumerate here, they labor on. It is with this thought in mind that we students shall try to appreciate in the past, assist at the present and respect in the future a deserving and respon- sible organization, Our Nlanagersf' First Row, l. to r.?E. Kubik, Nlanagerg R. Garcia, Manager. lVlanagt-r Sports ALLEN CLAY Baseball BILL CRONER Head Football. and Track RAY GARCIA Basketball RUDY KAYDA EDDIE KUBIK Football, Head Baseball Basketball. Football, Track PAT MONA Track MICHAEL PANDROCK Head Basketball JOHN PERUNKO Baseball MIKE SABOLCIK Baseball Class ilirade-mark Senior jay said so Senior Check, check. check Junior Go see Pandrockn Senior It didn't come in yet Sophomore Keep those towels folded Junior Good sense of humor junior Take it home Senior No, no. no Senior I have to go to work Second RQW4-P. G. Hayes. Faculty Manager: NI. Preston. I-I. Miller. R. Applegate. IVI. Madar. B. Doziski. -' ' ' -ki T. R ' . A. S k l. rincipal J. Byron. W. Boyd. Short. M. Labaah. W. Mitchell. Widziszews . omantmo u c p . Third RowflVI. Pandrock. Manager: Croner, Manager: J, Ozahanics. A. Kuzemka, M. Sirar, D. Puglisi. W. Wfalton. D. D'Isidote. G. Gembarosky, NI. Perfetto. Cvonzalcs. S. Sawa. R. I-Iaurk. D. Wiles. T. johnson, R. Kaycla, Nlanager. b K k. B. Richardson. Fourth Rowfj. Russell, Coach1 L. DelVIeClio. Madar, I.. Oglctree, K. Bar ao, asprcy F. Drake. D. Godfrey, D. Guarascio. R. Popp, Crabh. lVl. Campa. H. I-Iolovich. Nl. I-Iornak. Clark. Coach. 76 BASKETBALL AT HOME AND AWAY The 1947-48 Donora hemp-hitters abandoned their traditional Section 7, Monongahela valley rivals last season for a crack at another W.P.I. A.L. powerhouse, Section 6. The Dragons broke even in eight hotly contested pre-season tilts and were rated a good bet to be up with the leaders at the close of the league race. Although the local lads put out some fine basketball, their tendency toward spot playing cost them eight setbacks and the fifth position in league competition. Dragons Skin Cats The Dragons were forced to go all out with a stretch drive in the fourth frame of the league opener to take their first fray from the Wildcats of Mon City. Donora jumped off on the long end of a 16 to 9 count in the first stanza but the losers cut it down to 25-23 at halftime behind the sharp shooting of forward McVicker. The down river boys' determined play put them one bucket ahead at the start of the fourth period and then the Dragons let out the throt- tle. With Bill Doziski dropping in ten of the last eighteen points and Sawa in the supporting role, they eased out in front and stayed there for the remainder of the game to win going away 46-40. Dragons Conquer Munhall A nimble Munhall quintet was forced to yield to an alert Donora squad in quest of its second league victory to the tune of 47-40. The hometown hardwooders got started in high gear by working up a five point margin in the first period and widened the gap with a hard driving offense. The visitors' efforts went down disastrously in the third period when the rampaging Dragons peppered the nets with eighteen points. Donorais display of team ball coupled with sterling shooting on the part of Bull McCleary made the difference. Dragons Lose to Steelers The fast moving Steelers of Homestead High School sent the Dragon five down to de- feat in an avalanche of scoring power. Paced by Hanos, Steeler guard, who swished the cords for eighteen tallies, the winners grabbed an early bulge and just kept battering the boards with a volley of buckets. Bright spot in the dismal Donora performance was the floor play of Barry McCleary. McCleary dropped in six markers to lead the local cause while Home- stead was chasing the final count up to 48-16. Donora Shaded By Duquesne The Dragons went into the dressing room twelve points behind at halftime and seemed completely outclassed. The start of the third quarter, however, brought out an inspired team that shook the rafters with a ripping rally. Maynard Preston's net-splitting push shots paved the way to a fourth period deadlock at thirty-four points even. The first overtime session tied it again at 37-37 and in the sudden death canto the Dragon chances were killed by a one hander from Pocaha, the Dukes' forward, to end a thrilling game, 39-37. Dragons Bow To McKeesport The McKeesport Tigers defeated the 'iOrange and Black on the tiger floor by a reading of 44-30. Mousey Misenhelter led the hosts with 13 digits while McCleary shot for eight points to champion the Dragon efforts. Donora Humbles Clairton After three periods of nip and tuck play, the Dragons rammed twenty-one points through the rim to win handily 45-32. Once again McCleary carried off the scoring honors with twelve markers followed by Stan Sawa with eleven. Dragons Claw Cats By holding their rivals scoreless in the open- ing session and playing a superb brand of ball throughout the fray, the Donora hardwooders snatched their third league victory 54-40. The Dragons were never in trouble against Monon- gahela due in a big way to the one hand push shots of Maynard Preston. The loose and pow- erful senior let them go from way out and rustled the netting for twenty tallies to lead the scorers. Donora Trounced By Munhall Munhall's hard driving quintet tossed thir- teen tallies through the loop while holding the Dragons to a lone bucket in the opening quarter and the locals never got into the game. McCleary and Preston squeezed seventeen points off the boards between them as Mun- hall chased the final total up to 52-31. Dragons Clipped By Steelers Donora dropped a swift and rugged ball game to Homestead by a score of 42-36. The Steelers shoved off to a 9-8 lead in the first frame, but the Dragons came fighting back to take a 20-19 half-time margin. Try as they would, the Dragons couldn't maintain the pace and yielded just enough two pointers to give the visitors the victory margin. Preston slit the strings for fourteen points in an effort to stem the tide. Donora Dumped By Dukes The Wunderlichmen took their sixth section setback from the Duquesne floormen in a high scorin free for all 59-52. 8 a fC07lfiH1ll?ll on page 805 CUBS. IUNIORS. SENIORS 'mi 0 .,.. l R I Wl1nder'ich Clrulm Second Row-ffl. Connnir. Coach: P. Murphy. Third ROWYM. Presto: 1. lwrxx oww- . . . , . . ' ' ' ' - -I -. I5 h Row4R. Gmrcia. Manager: Kuhlk. Manaxger. Lower lefx- Fuurlh Now- Cyonznlnx. Nlesur ln hand rurnur: Hrondfaatlng, Trophy fa e. 78 W 'Y xfvnpwvs REPRESENTED D. H. S. ON THE COURT Q... Mm' 5 S Thtrd Row D Puglisi R Ramagv. Fourth l'nt Row- VU, Duzinkt. Second Row-HH. Mrclm-ary. S. awa, -W . ,. , Perform. M. Pandrofk. Manager. Upper righlrhand Corner: Row 'I-'. Drake. R. Norton. Fifth Row Jutnp ball! Lower right-hand corner: Foul Shooting! 79 BASKETBALL AT HOME AND AWAY 4l,m1l1r11u'1i from jmgr' Tij The Dukes stepped away to an 18-16 first stanza lead and held on for the remainder of the tilt. Once again Maynard Preston was the court standout. The Dragon spark plug pitched twenty points onto the books to become high scorer. Dragons Subdued By McKeesport Donora gave the W.P.I.A.L. finalist a first rate workout before faltering to the McKees- port steamroller, 52-42. The Tigers flipped thirty markers through the hemp in the initial half, but with great team fight and Preston's talented hands, Donora lurked dangerously close. The push shot, hot shotn shot hot and sank nineteen tallies before the visitors could bottle him up and ultimately coast to victory. The bitterly contested fray sent a capacity crowd out with a roar of approval. Dragons Finished By Clairton The foreign court uhexw was present in the final contest as Donora went down 47-38 to the Clairton Bears. Despite fine floor play by Pat Murphy and Barry Mcclearyas thirteen points the Bears managed to get in front and stay there. Little Martin Pastore took the scor- ing honors by connecting on eight fielders for sixteen points. P M h , B. McCleary. S, Sawa. W. Jefferson. liirst Row, l. to r.'---P. G. Hayes. Faculty Mziliagerg M. Preston. , urp y W Doziski. A. Sulcul, Principal. 91 cl VR w Pandrock Nlanager' Nic-sher. R. Norton, D, Puglisi. Jakela. E. Kubik. Nlanager. .won o - . . . . Third Row-iD. Connair. Coach: li. Drake. M. Perfelto. R. Ramage. Gonzales, R. Garcia, Nianagerg Wiiridn-rlicli, Coach. 80 VARSITY WRESTLING INAUGURATED IN I948 Ifirst Row. 1. to r.---P. G. Hayes. Faculty Manager: B. Blair, R. Miller. D. Wiles. R. Schmitt. W, Turkovicli. If Casson. R. Ifrctl. A. Suki-1. Principal. Si-cnml Row- l'. Pasu-i'1cl:, R. Ruscitu. Nlaclar. P. Ross. Coach: D. lflsidnxrn-, A. Thomson. ID. S1114-nai- R, lVIOr.ihim. Ilnrd Row P. H ' ihar. 1. Ixuma. R, Hostcnskv. T, Tomasialc. C. Nlrlntosli, P. Pafy. R, Hihar. R, Vary. 1-mirth Row lr. Mastrianni. C. Huglivs. R. Pastor. R. Andahalcvr. NI. Torma, Vfidzisrvwslu. Sums-in in The large and varied program of extra-curricular activities in the high school continued to expand during the past year with the addition of a wrestling squad. Under the flaw spotting eyes of Coach Paul E. Ross, the Dragon matmen grappled in six matches and the W.P.I.A.L. tournament in Washingtoil to round out a rewarding season. The contest results bear impressive testimony to the success of the Dragon team. They were anything but greenies in tying East Pike 12-12 in the opener and followed it up with a smashing 10-3 victory over North Fayette. After drubbing 1VlcKeesport 14-7, the locals lost their only engagement to East Pilce on the short end of a 14-8 count. The Tigers of 1VlcKeesport had little to purr about in the return meet as the Dragons poured it on again 15-4 and then dumped North Fayette in the finals 15-5. Although the Orange and Black aggregation was eliminated early in the Western Pennsylvania tourney, their over- all achievement for a beginning team aroused the pride and enthusiasm of the student body, coach, and community. 81 SPIKE SEASON SUCCESSFUL First Row, 1. to r.fP. Mona. Manager: W. Cromer. er, Second Row-P, G. Hayes. Faculty Manager: T. Matsick. B. Cottle. M. Madar. W. Boyd. J, Byron. W. Do7iskl. G. K1-pic. G. Hayes, L. Ponta. R. Norton. F. Daittillio. A. Sukel, Principal. Third Row-A. Ferrara, Coach: F. Grantham, Wilkens. D. Demeter. Foytick, Dauhe. Ge-ssncr. A. Rosenthal. D. Brown. W. Mitchell, E. Rongaus. Deliclicis, Fourth Rowffi, Johnston. C. Watsoti. B. Brown. M. Preston. T. Petrus. Zunich. P. Brown. M. Pi-rfvtto. N. DeRosa. T. Buchak. R. Applegate. A. Dickie. When the Dragons donned their spikes for the 1947 season they had the prospects of a good team. This fact proved itself later in every one of their meets. The first meet was with Mt. Lebanon and McKeesport, two topnotch teams. The Dragons were low scorers in this gathering, but this did not hold them back. As the season proceeded the boys improved, and when they met Greens- burg, they came out on the top end of a 69M to 6492 score. In this meet Willie Mitchell led the Dragon scorers with 14M points. Donora copped ten of the top honors and tied for one other. These firsts were collected by Mitchell in the 100 yard dash and the discus, DeRosa the shot, with top distant thus far in the season, Boyd the 220, Kallock in the 880, Wilkins the mile run, Kepic the pole vault event, Johnston the high jump, and DeFe1icis in the javelin event. The other firsts were chalked up by the 880 relay team consisting of Boyd, Mitchell, Byron, and Madar and the mile relay boys Foytick, Buchak, Ball- aban, and Byron. The Dragons won the top position in a five- school meet with Brentwood, Central Catholic, Bridgeville, and Scottdale scoring in that order. This meet took place at Brentwood, and the Donora fe11ows took four of the laurels there. DeRosa took the shot put event with a toss of 43 ft. 8 in., Byron copped the 440 yard dash hy rounding the ova1 in 55.1 seconds, the mile relay team took another with a time of three minutes and 38.8 seconds, and the 880 relay team snatched the fourth with a 1 minute 39.3 second run. The mile relay boys were Foytick, LaMendo1a, Buchak, and Byron, and the 880 relay team was made up of Boyd, Wal- ton, Byron, and Madar. The Dragons participated in the Amhridge Relay Carniva1 on Apri1 Z6 in which Mt. Leban- on captured high score of 36 points. There was a total of Z6 schools represented by 600 athletes in this meet. The Donora fieldmen took the only Dragon points, a total of five, by placing third in the shot put and fourth in the high jump. On May 16 the thinclads met New Kensing- ton on the Donora track in a heavy rain. They defeated their opponents 90 2 3 to 36 1 3. D. H. S. REPRESENTED IN BASEBALL Donora 5-McKeesport 9 Mclieesp-ort started the opener with a three run first inning. Donora men retaliated with one run in the bottom half of the first. In the fifth inning two more scores were added by the visiting nine sending Maynard Preston to the showers. Szymczylc replaced Preston on the mound and was promptly removed by a four run barrage of the invaders. Donora in return made four runs in the same frame by a wallc, an error, and a single. McCleary drew the walk, Mitchell bounced a hard grounder off the glove of Bubanic and Widziszewski followed with a single. Joe Hahn was the outstanding fielder and McCleary led in hitting with two hits out of three trips to bat. Donora 4-Perryopolis 0 Donora's first win of the season came when Preston and Vic Garcia combined to pitch a one hit shutout. The Dragons, first tally came in the first inning when joe Hahn laid a single into the outer garden. He advanced to second on an out by Mitchell and scored on a single by McCleary. Maynard Preston scored the second tally on a single by LaMendola. The final two markers came in the third inning when Hahn and McCleary both scored on singles by Mtirphy and Preston. Donora 2-Charleroi 7 After playing tight defensive ball in their previous games, the Dragons lost to the score of 7-2. The main cause of the loss was the four costly errors by the Dragon nine. Charleroi scored two runs in their half of the first inning, and Donora retaliated with two of their own, With one out, Joe Hahn and Barry Mccleary lashed out two successive singles. After Mitchell had looked at a third strike, Pat Murphy slam- med a triple down the left field line scoring Hahn and Mccleary. From that point on, the crowd watched the invaders score one in the second, two in the third, and a final pair in the sixth. Tolcar and Nandor each had two hits for the winners. liirsi Row. l. to r.--R. Kayada. Nlanager: A. Clay. Nlanager: C. Stacey. Nlanagrr: M. Salwolcik. Mziimagi-rg R Pastor. lVIan.lger: Perunko, Nlanager. Si-cond Rowe -P. Ci. Hayes. liacully lVIanager: Szymczylc. F. l,alVl4.-ndola. P. Nlnrphy. P. liallalmn. ll. Mffflearx. J. Byron. Hahn. R. Fernandez. A. Sukel. Principal. llurtl Row j, Gidick. Conch: F. Sala. Challak. P. Prunzaglio. Ainicurci. Gonzales, K, liarhqio. Y ' J fmrfia. Nl. lreston. rourth Row---J. Widziszr-wskn. li. Rongaus. T. Romanuno. A. Thomson. A. Prim-cko. W. Horton. lf. Kalluk. V J. Lomax. l lfKl1 Row-Y-J. lJel'i'ln'ls. N. De'R0s.l. T. ,lnkela C. Ste-lser 83 BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS NINE GAMES 1 5 N, Donora 7-Monessen 2 Behind the five hit pitching of Vic Garcia, Donora scored their first league victory. In the initial frame the Greyhounds combined a walk, a single and a double to bring across their first marker. After this Garcia promptly retired the side on two strike outs and a ground out. In the second period, the Dragons combined an error, four walks, and a single, to run the score up to five to one. Donora picked up one more in the fifth on a double by LaMendola and a triple by McCleary. In the sixth Ballaban sin- gled, stole the next two bases, and came home on a double by Hahn. Cieply and Harris com- bined a double and a single to score their final run. During the course of the game Donora stole four bases. Donora 3-Brownsville 4 The Donora Dragons had a final chance to win this ball game in the ninth. The picture was Hahn on third, LaMendola on second, and Barry McCleary on first. Widziszewski then flied to right. Joe Hahn had a chance to score but forgot to tag up on the out. Jakela missed the third strike, and Hahn scored on a wild pitch by Roebuck. The ball game then ended when DeFelicis, pinch hitting for Garcia, hit air for the third strike. Nichols for Brownsville was the only one to get more than one hit. Donora 2-California 5 The Dragons were the first to score in the ball game. In the third, Johnny Szymczyk came through with the first of his four hits of the day. He moved to second when Murphy ground out from third to first and scored on a single by Hahn. Seggda got a fluke home run in the game when his hard smash to Widziszewski was knocked down and slowly rolled under the fence. Syzmczyk started the drive for the final Donora run but was forced at second by Mur- phy. Murphy advanced to second on an out by LaMendola and then scored on a hit by Widziszewski. During the course of the game California bunched their only four hits to get five runs while the ten hits of the Dragons were scattered to permit only two runs. A REMINDER OF A icontinued f om APRIL- 9. K. T. Edgar-an hour that could not be resented. 13. Children's Play- Young David is proudly pre- sented. 16. Junior Class Play- Handy Manu depicts people as never before. 20. Orchestra Concert-waltzes and marches we all adore. 22. Western Chorus-dodgers of this demand our pity. 29 State Events-mainly the Forensics at Oil City. 1 - Donora 3-Monongahela 4 The Donora Dragons again fell short of the victory mark to the Monongahela Wildcats. In the top half of the fifth, the Cats put on a three run rally to break a one run tie and also win the ball game. Preston although wild at times finished the ball game with eight strike outs to his credit. Bordini for the winners had three strike outs. Again the Donora nine led in hitting, with five hits to three but failed to result in the tying or winning run. The Cats combined six stolen bases, with three hits to win the ball game. Donora 1-Monongahela 4 The Dragon nine got off to a one run lead in the first frame and held it until the sixth inning. In the bottom half of the sixth, the Wildcats fought their way back into the ball game with a four run rally to win. The hits in the ball game were evenly divided at five each. Victor Garcia on the mound for the losers had four strike outs and gave only one free ticket. Hahn and Ballaban each shared honors in hitting with two each and Pat Murphy had a two base drive to right center for the final Dragon hit. Donora 6-Monessen 0 The Dragon nine finished their season with a little more of what had been lacking in previous games. Maynard Preston along with fine sup- port from the team closed the season with a four hit shutout. The Dragons scored their first run on Johnny Szymczyk's single, a wild pitch and an infield out. To start the second inning, Widziszewski was safe on an error and was advanced on a base rap by Fritz Sala. Jim Byron then drew a walk and Barry McCleary sent a two base drive along the left field line to clean the bases. Szymczyk followed with another single and the Dragons were ahead 5-0. In the sixth Preston scored on a single by Mccleary and that ended the game. The Dra- gons ended the season with two wins and seven losses, leaving them in fifth place. FLEETING YEAR page 463 MAY- 7. Major Ditton-clear cut ideas and stories amazing. 15. junior-Senior Prom-sweet music with lights of love blazing. 18. Senior Banquet-memories of this will always hold fast. 28. Class Day Program-the whole class gets in the show at last. 30. Baccalaureate-a story of life the speakers tell. JUNE- 2. Commencement--Seniors bid a fond farewell. If - . ff 'A B IN A765-47 nf-Fifa' 11 K I WXFNW HM A ' Milam W' 1 ffZMiffQ, W,ff ,fQ , V fgfggmiff if my yiiy 'L . HM W ,, 2 . 'U' By 90 X ff. MMM ,- egg? Cf-N Q , ,3M M foil .-1 S X 1 ! 5 i 1 K I 4 i 1 1 1 r Q 1 I i 2