Dormont High School - Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1944 volume:

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T' ,,wx Editor-in-Chief Business Managers Marjorie Jett jean McGregor, Roland Killeen Assistant Editor Boys' Sports Editor Lois Beadling Donald Green Art Editors Girls' Sports Editor Virginia Reynolds, Agnes Bodecker Catherine jones Feature Writers Director of Art Lea Fredericks, Ida Mae Leahy William E. Reed Club Editors Editorial and Business Advisor Marjorie Williams, Gordon Elliott Frederick W. Agnew Gilbert Hoffman Student Plootograploer gl 1 - Tresenting DANNY AND DOTTIE DORMONT Early in September, 1940, my brother Danny and I made our dramatic entrance into Dor- mont High as shy, demure, innocent little freshies when, awe-stricken, we viewed our place of abode. For weeks we were perplexed as to why the upperclassmen didn't have yo- yo's and didn't ride to school on their skooters. Once Danny even offered to lend a senior his skooter to coast down Annapolis Avenue, but the ungrateful lout simply ignored him. Soon we regained our self-confidence, however, and we, too, joined the merry throng playing Hi- Spy at second lunch. As the year progressed, we Freshies gained more and more prestige and finally in june, 1941, we reached a turning point in our high school career. We graduated into the Sopho- more class. Oh, glorious supremacy that was ours!!! Danny and I fearlessly drank strraight cokes and stayed out until 8:50 without bat- ting an eyelash. Once I even touched a senior. But, what Danny and I really gloated over was the changing of seats in assembly. At last, we could see what was going on without our binoculars. Ah, yes, the magnificent ecstacy of our Sophomore year beamed out on all sides. But as all good things must come to an end, so did our second year in September, 1942, when we entered one by one into the old red schoolhouse. Thus began our one year at hard labor. Our average period consisted of march- ing in, drilling, and marching out, mingled here and there with blood, sweat, and tears. Our study halls were very boring, though. All we did was study. But the Junior Year wasn't so bad as all that, it had its highlights, too. As I recall, we had quite a satisfactory football season. And those football players! Ummm!!! I won't go into that any further, but anyway, Danny couldn't understand what they had that he didn't have. On June IO, 1945 fand none too soon, I might addh, our junior Year came to a wel- come end. Danny and I were now suave, illus- trious seniors, and on September 7th began our year of lofty frivolity. For one thing, the football season started off with a bang. We lost the Mt. Lebanon game!!! But our senior boys land a few juniors and underclassmen, also! came through in the end, and D. H. S. was co-champions again! One by one our sen- ior boys were whisked off to the services. and we senior girls were left at the mercy of the underclassmen wolves. This didn't stop us though. We senior girls dated the cutest little Freshies you ever saw and Danny, who is wait- ing induction into the army, goes stag. Well, I've given you a very brief outline of our four years in Dormont High, but bear with Danny and me and you'll see much more. DANNY A D DOTTIE EXPLORE D H S ART AWARDS Congratulions are in order for these art students of Dormont High School. Their achievement was in winning recognition in the National Scholastic Art Contest, the most important award of High School Art. Agnes Bodecker, senior and one of the art editors of the Torch, won first prize in the pastel and water color division of the contest, which amounted to 5540 in prizes. Janet Bair, a junior who made some fine linoleum cuts for the Torch, won second prize in the same divi- sion of the contest, and netted S2750 in prizes. She also won an honorable mention. Sally Sutton, a Junior, won third prize in oil paintingg S15 for a pastoral scene of farm life in Ohio. plus a sketch book. Gwendolyn Bach, a Freshman, won an honorable mention, a pastel drawing of horses, a prize of 332.50 Wfe are expecting as good or better things of these splendid art students next year. DR. D. H. STEWART Superintendent of Dormont Schools MR. C. E. GLASS Principal of Dormont High School 1 CE BIAS WHERE LIFE BEGINS IN D. H. S. fb.- . 916 J'7f- 5 in is ' X. A , 3' s., I .521 Ns ,'T'll, R Mr. C. E. Glass, Principal Miss Irene R. Blank, Assistant Principal DORMONT HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY ENGLISH MODERN LANGUAGES '1'George W. Snyder Marjorie Jones Mary Burton Ruth Nebinger Martha M. Morrow john G. White HISTORY -rf 'Russell L. Church Edith Pew Ruth Nebinger Mildred E. Suckling F. May McKinney Margaret Miller MATHEMATICS :N-Ielen E. McLain L. Ruth Fretts janet Dague Irene R Blank Florence M McKinney SCIENCE Charles B Dickerhoff lrene R Blank Fred W Loeffler Donald R Predmore Fred L Wilson LATIN Irene P Wood Ruth Nebinger COMMERCIAL Mrs Al1ceF Aten Harriette Luckhardt E J McLaughlin fcMary Burton French Robert G. Luckey Spanish jean R. Maclay Spanish Fred W. Agnew Mechanical Drawing John E. Crawford Shop Mrs. Anne G. Wilson Foods-Seuing Margaret H. Miller Speech Margaret O. Simons Girls Physical Ed. Lynn W Kllng Boys Physical Ed Margaret Perkins Robert G Luckey Music William E Reed Art Education Mrs Bertha DeHaven Girls HJ gzene George W Robertson Boys Hygie e Mrs Grace Foresman Librarian Mrs Nettle Skillington Directress of Cafeteria C,ha11man of Department ll ' 1 ' A . f I rw! A '. , I. OUR GUIDING HAND AROUND THE CLOCK DORMONT FACULTY MISS IRENE R. BLANK Assistant Principal WE MADE HISTDRY IN OUR YEARS IN D. H S In the fall of 1940 we introduced ourselves to Dormont High as Danny and Dotty Dor- mont. We took over six report rooms-5, Miss McKinney, 51, Miss Dague, 107, Mr. Church, 108, Miss McLain, 204, Mr. Predmoreg 218, Mr. Reed. Later, Mr. Church's class picked up their books and trotted down to Room 100, where they remained for the rest of their stay in D. H. S. Like all the better classes, we had our dance. This was called the Fresh- men Fling. There were a few of us who non- chalantly flung ourselves to the dance, but the majority remained at home, buried in books. Thus we were duly initiated into the mysteries of Dormont High. Our Sophomore year found us becoming in- telligent and worldly. The school had built a new gym for us, and during dancing at lunch, we learned the truth about the manpower shortage. But we didn't worry about that. There were several couples, however, who saw their geometry problems in a romantic light and began to go steady. So we ended another year. It was inevitable that we should become Juniors, but still it left us dazed. As upper- classmen we had to assume responsibility and dignity. With the Weight of the world on our shoulders, we still found time to have a good time. Monthly dances were put on by Junior Councillors with recordings furnishing the musical background. At the end of this year we received our class rings. There was no doubt about it-we were at last ready to be- come Seniors. The great day finally dawned. We entered the school as Super-Seniors. We showed great intelligence and chose as our class officers Bob Dangott, President, Don Cerveris, Vice- Presidentg jinny Mansfield, Secretary, and john Steinhilper, Treasurer. Being a social group, we thronged to the dances held by the Dormonitor staff and the Cheerleaders' Club. Our interests turned to the usual Senior ac- tivities, which we undertook with our usual success. We showed good taste in choosing our class day colors-blue and white, and put on one of the best class day programs ever seen in Dormont High. Wfe ended the day with a classy prom, with rhythm beat out by a swell orchestra. It was a pleasure to relax long en- ough to go through baccalaureate and com- mencement exercises, and to suddenly find ourselves with diplomas. It was the perfect end to four perfect years, as we left the school to go out and help make more history. ,VL W' x ,JD S-E-N-IQO-R-S MARJORIE ANN ABBOTT DOLORES MARIE ABT Marjorie is always gracious and A quiet blonde and very jolly sweetg A pretty girl, she's really neat. ROBERT W. ALLISON Bob is witty although quite shy Really a very likable guy. GERALDINE J. ANTONIN I For looks and neatness, personality, Is a gal that we all know as Dolly. JAMES AMBILL At sports he's very fast and pluckyg A truly swell athlete is Bucky. GERALD G. ARNOLD Tex is full of mischief and fun, too, He is a happy-go-lucky one. It's Gerry for us 'cause-she'll do! GERALDINE J. ARNOLD VIRGINIA ELIZABETH BARKER Gerry is lively, blonde and tall, Pretty eyes and complexion mark She's one of the wittiest of us all. herg A lovely gal is Ginny Barker. LOIS BEADLING Her wit is sharper than a needle A doggone clever gal is Beadle. JAYNE LOUISE BIBBY Her friendliness is always the same, A pleasont, cheerful gal is Jayne. DORIS MARILYN BOSTED Blonde, lively Doris Bosted Is smart as a whip and very well read. ROBERT BECKSTROM DORIS JEAN BEITLER BABETTE JEAN BETTE A sociable senior boy is She's a gal that will never A pretty girl with little Bobg bore us to say He's dependable, always That's vivacious, dark- Is dark-eyed, petite Bab- on the job. haired Doris. ette Bette. PEGGY BIRD LUCILLE AUDREY AGNES HELEN A funnier girl you never BLUME BODECKER heard Lulu', is tall and happy She's brown-eyed, always Than l i v e l y care-free too, smiling so, Peggy Bird. Her outlook on life is That's our own attractive never blue. HBO. DORIS BOSWORTH AL BRENNFLECK CECILE HARRIET Doris is shy, but very Fleet of foot is trackman BRUDER sweet Brenniev Cece is clever and cute Her friendliness just can't Making records not beat as can be, be beat. by many. She is always smiling and very friendly. SARA LOUISE BURKE Sara is quiet but never a bore, We wish her luck in the Nurses' Corps. DAVID AARON CAREY Dave is music from head to feet He's talented, witty, really neat. MARCELLA KATHRYN CASSIDY Marcie's clever, full of wit She's always bound to make a hit. ROBERT LEO CHAVERN Chavern's cartoons are really neat, When it comes to wit, he can't be beat. FRED G. CANAVAN, JR. Fred is always neat and trim, Casanova is a good nickname for him. WILLIAM CARR When it comes to humor we can't bar One of the funniest-Bill Carr! DONALD WILLIAM CERVERIS Don is a dark and handsome fellow His boogie-woogie is really mellow. VIRGINIA R. CLEMENS Clem is cute as she can be Shels got looks and personality. WILLIAM CRAIG Bill has joined the service too, His uniform is navy blue. ADELE MARIE DENNISON She can sing and write so well, A pretty and clever gal, Adele. URBAN L. DRESSEL A quiet guy not much can disturb Is steady, easy-going Urb. MALCOM E. CROSSER BOB DANGOTT Mac is full of jokes and He's good looking and vim, swell as can be, Adele is always seen with Best 0' luck to you, Pri- him. vate Dingie. JOYCE DE PIERRE JOSEPHINE ANN Dep has pep and per- DI MATTEO sonality plus, Jo is cute and full of And is heartily liked by fun, all of us. She surely is a happy one. GORDON XV. ELLIOTT MARTIN J. ELZER He's a friendly fellow and His manner is friendly worldly wise and heartyg Who'll be a success, we All the kids knew tall, may well surmise. blond Marty. DAVID ALBERT DENGLER 'Member when Room 100 gave That sleeveless sweater to ycu., Dave? XVILLIAM H. DOUGLASS Tall, red-headed, peppy, A too He's most commonly known as Moof' FLORENCE BETTY ENDERS Flo leaves in a rush at 5:05 when She goes to work at the five and tenf, J SAMUEL E. ENGLEHART DOROTHY JOAN ENTRESS He's athletic, blonde and smart, A winning smile and friendly eyes A nice fellow is Sam Englehart. Mark Dorothy Entress, you may well surmise. JEAN ESLINGER RUTH ELIZABETH FAAS Jean is quiet as she can be Ruth is peppy and right in style Her manner cheerful and friendly. With her bright and friendly smile. XVILLIAM EENSKE JUNE LUCILLE FOOTE Bill's fond of jive and a bright tie Personality, plus friendliness, min- He's a neat artist and a swell guy. us conceit, Equals June Foote who is really sweet. GUY FORD WALTER FRAZIER Another handsome senior of Dor- He's left us to sail over brine and mont Hi salt Is one we all know-Guy. A very handsome sailor is Walt. LEA FREDERICKS Dude is always neat and trim Clever is she and cute and slim. NEAL W. GRAFFIUS A boy that's witty and full of fun, Is known as Micky by everyone. DOLORES GULICH Friendly Dolores causes a racket W'henever she wears her pretty fur jacket. DOROTHY MAY FRIDELL MARY ALICE GIGER MADELYN GLASER The object of many an Mary Alice is tall and fair Madelyn is always quiet envious stare She also has lovely red and sunny Is Dottie's beautiful red hair- No wonder the kids all hair. call her Honey. JANE GRAHAM DONALD GREEN RICHARD HOWARD She is witty and very Don is intelligent, witty GUCKERT brainy, and Heat Wie girls all want to A truly swell person is AS I1iCe 3 guy as evef know how or where Janey. Y0u,d meet- Dick gets those super waves in his hair. CALVIN HALE HAZELLE COPE HALE JOHN HALL Friendly Cal, as most of Hazelle is popular and One of our stars in you know, petite, basketball Left for the Army quite a She is friendly, funny and Is handsome, fr i e n d ly while ago. and very sweet. Jacky Hall. IDA MAE LEAHY ARLENE PATRICIA LEONARD A Pepsodent smile and turned up nose She's a likable gal, wherever she goes. YVALLACE M. LIST For a guy full of fun we all insist That Wally comes near the top of the List. VIRGINIA KATHRYN MANSFIELD Ginny's got personality which is a treat A pretty gal, she's hard to beat. JANET LORRAINE MASON Janet's a high-steppin' drum ma- joretteg She's got looks and personality, you bet. A pretty girl, sweet and sereneg Everyone knows and likes Arlene. HERMAN JOSEPH LITTLE, JR. Joe is surely one great guy, See him play football if you want to know why. MARGARET E. MARRIN Chickie is witty and lots of fun, She really is a popular one. JOAN ISABEL MATTHEWS One who has intelligence enough for three Is a peppy gal we all call Jody.,' JACK DEAN WILLIAM EDWARD MAUERSBERG MCCLURG Jack is a friendly, likeable A peppy fellow, never guyg still When it comes to wom- Is blonde, good-looking en he's kinda shy. ' Bill. ESTHER MCMANN TOM MCMULLEN One of 44 beauties in the A pleasant fellow, never Variety show sullen Is cute little Esther Mc- Is tall, handsome Tom Mann Cas if you didn't McMullen. knowl. JANET MOLVIE DOROTHY MORAITIS Janet is witty and full of A gal who always smiles fung a lot She is a quiet and brilli- Is little but artistic Dot. ant one. VELLEDA A. MCCORMICK JEAN MCGREGOR Velleda's proud of One we Jeannie Mac is pretty all know and that's no lie, That one being a soldier She'5 the Doggy of Dor- named Joe. mont High. MARGARET JEANNIE JANE MENARD MEI-I-ON A gal who worked on Not often can be seen Varieties hard A girl as neat and sweet 15 everyongs Pa1QJanie 35 Jean- Menard. HEIDY BERTHA BEULAH EVON ORNER NEBIKER Boo is quiet, helpful Hi is always laughing and sweet and shy, As nice a girl as ever She's a cute swiss missj' you'll meet. and that's no lie. LEO PANICK MARVIN PARMELEE Leo, the Panick of Dormont Hi, He's talented and clever as can be Is surely a swell, all around guy. We all like Editor Parmelee. RICHARD NORMAN PAULL JOHN HOXVARD PHILLIPS One of the best-looking boys of all If ambitious Howard has his way Is easy-going Skippy Paull. He'll be Reverend', Phillips some day. WILLIAM WALLACE POIRIER JIM PURDY Bill's always witty and in a hurry Jim is friendly and easy-going, He can dance like a second A. The biggest bluffer welll be know- Murray. ing, WILLIAM P. RAINES BERNICE RANDALL A senior noted for wit and brains Bernice is a friend to allg Is tall and quiet Bill Raines. Studious, happy and tall. MARJORIE ANNE RANKIN Marge's smile is friendly and sunny She's peppy, cute and very funny. VIRGINIA MAE RENNER Ginny came in her se- nior yearg XVe all enjoyed her being here. BETTE V. SANKEY Bette Sankey, Air Corps gal, Everyone likes her, she's a pal. BETTY JEAN RAY ROBERT CHARLES REED ELAINE RUTH REMY Betty is cheerful all of He's as handsome as can Elaine is pretty and the time be, serene She is indeed like a Ray Everyone l i k e s friendly She's sweet and really on of sunshine. 'lBobby.,' the beam. VIRGINIA JANE RUTH MARGARET FELIX C. RODGERS REYNOLDS RICKETTS Felix is full of pep and Jinny is tall, fair and Ruthie's a cheerleader, fun wittyg lively and cute, He also is a capable one. Her blonde hair is very With personality-plus, to pretty. boot. ROBERT SCHELL BERNICE SCHMALZRIED EUGENE A. SCI-IMID A fellow who wrestles ex- Bernie'l is an attractive As witty a senior as ever ceptionally well gal, we'll meet Is short but mighty Bob She is everybody's pal. Is happy-go-lucky, neat Schell. Re-Pete. RALPH FREDERICK SCHNEIDER Ralph is quiet and amiable too, He takes time to thing things through. AUDREY R. SCHWEINBERG Attractive Audrey is really neat Her gorgeous eyes are hard to beat. DONALD S. SHAVER If you wish to ask a favor Just call upon our Donald Shavor. BETTY YVONNE SHEW She is attractive, clever, toog A swell girl is Betty Shew. GEORGE E. SCHUBERT George is quietg a really swell guy He is liked by everyone in Dor- mont High. PHILOMENA MARY SCOTTI Scotti's lively and full of wit She's always bound to make a hit. ROSSIE MAE SHERIDAN Wfe all like attractive Rossie 'Cause she is so cute and saucy. DAVID M. SIMPSON Dave is a good-natured humorous Sul' He's talented and that's no lie. BRUCE SMITH B r u c e apparently never walks far We see him speeding around in a car. ROBERT STEENSON He's a basketball player supreme, A swell sport and fellow is Steen. MARY JANE STEWART Mary Jane is sweet and shy She is new to Dormont High. -Q FRANK SMITH JOHN ANTHONY SMITH BERTHA STAEBER The air corps soon will A smart fellow and very Bertie's,' a quiet and be getting Frankg witty, capable person We know he'll work 'way Is our c h e e r l e a cl e r She's bound to make a up in rank. Smitty. success at nursin'. JOHN HARRIS CHARLES STEXVART JANE STEWART STEINHII-PER Another sen i or in the Janie's a majorette, really Treasurer for the class of service is Chuck, neat '44 He's in the Navy and we Her charm and looks are He's all of that and even wish him luck. all feet. more. JUNE ROSE MARIE STILZ WILLIAM R. STRONG JANET M. SWANGO June is pretty, witty and Bill is sailing right along, Jan is talkative and neat, You can now call him funny A sweeter girl you'll nev- Seaman Strong. Her manner always bright er meet. and sunny. DORTHEA ROWENE SWEETALL She has plenty on the ball, Shels pretty, clever Rowene Sweet- all. BARBARA JANE TILDEN A girl who is lively and never crabs, Is that attractive brunette- Babs. CARL G. UNFUG Carl is amiable and shy Vye think he's a very nice guy. JOSEPH ANTHONY XVALCZAK He's a pal, as we all know, Tall, dark and genial joe. WILLIAM WALLACE THOMSON On a wrestling mat he's really a roughie, Everyone likes friendly Toughie., MELVIN C. TINTLENOT From out the depths of the wish- ing-well We draw luck and pluck for lanky Mel. DAVID CARL VETTER Youlll not find a guy liked better, Than bashful, friendly Dave Vet- ter. ALVIN KERR WAUGAMAN Tall, blonde Whitey', really does rate With us all, and especially Kate. WILLIAM WEBER He's tall and slim, is smil- ing Billg XVe like him well--and always will. LAURA JEAN WILLIAMS Laura has looks and charm galore With her personality she's never a bore. CLARENCE LAMONT ROBERT CLARENCE DONNA JEAN VUILLIAMJ WHIPP WIEMER Derma is always laughing For an all round fellow, Bobbie is a dashing lad and gay, here's a tip Whose beautiful locks She seems to grow hap- One of the best is good- drive us mad. pier day by day. natured Whipp. MARJORIE S. WILLIAMS MARY WILLIAMS ALLENE V. WILSON Looks, brains, personality, Pretty Mary is quite a live The shoes she wears are Lucky Margie has all wire. high and slick three. And being with her we She surely is a well- never tire. dressed chick. ROBERTA ZIMMER 'Bobby dresses sharp and neatg She's tall and slender and can't be beat. Students without Photos GLORIA COREY ORLIN CUTLER Here's a gal with real appeal, In looks and wit, he doesn't lack She's seen with Kelly a great deal. He's known by everyone as Jack. ALICE KELM We're glad she's back with us once more 'Cause Dolly never is a bore, 3111 flllvmnriam In loving memory of a classmate, Frank M. Bries, who died Dec. 5, 1941. I climb the hill: from end to end Of all the landscape underneath, I find no place that does not breathe Some gracious memory of my friend. Alfred Lord Tennyson HDR .ACTIVITIE MARJORIE ANN ABBOTT Cooking Club l, 5 Girl Reserves 2 Co-Manager of Magazine Campaign DOLORES MARIE ABT ROBERT ALLISON JAMES AMBILL Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 GERALDINE J. ANTONINI Glee Club 1, 2 Cheerleaders 1, 2 G. A. C. 1, 2 Varieties 2, 5, 4 GERALD G. ARNOLD Basketball 2, 3, 4 Cross Country 2 Wrestling 4 Class Day Committee 4 GERALDINE J. ARNOLD G. A. C. 5 VIRGINIA ELIZABETH BARKER Cheerleaders 1, 2 Dormonitor 2, 5, 4 Rifle Club 2 G. A. C. 3 Varieties 1, 5, 4 Gee, Danny, remember all the clubs we belonged to? Didn't we use to have some good times though? You bet, Dotty, they sure helped cheer up some of those long, dreary days. Oh, they weren't as bad as all that but honest I sure did look forward to those meetings at 3:05. I have been trying to decide which one I en- joyed the most but it looks like I'm puzzled. They were all swell. Right you are, Danny. But they weren't all only for pleasure. I mean, I learned as much at those meetings as I did in class, of course, in a different sort of way. Donit you think so? Sure do, Dot. We learned how to co-operate with one another and lots of other practical things. I'm sure glad I joined those clubs and I think everyone ought to have some outside interest in some of the clubs instead of just all school work. After all you can't learn everything out of books. At least that's what someone told me. You know, Dot, I wished I had joined a couple more clubs. LOIS BEADLING G. A. C. 1, 2, 5 Current Events l, Service Corps 3 Defense Stamp Represen- tative 3, 4 Assistant Editor of Torch 4 ROBERT BECKSTROM DORIS JEAN BEITLER G. A. C. 1 Glee Club 2, 5, 4 Band Concert 2, 4 BABETTE JEAN BETTE Dormonitor 3, 4 JAYNE LOUISE BIBBY G. A. C. 2 PEGGY BIRD LUCILLE AUDREY BLUME Dormonitor Typist 4 AGNES HELEN BODECKER Cheerleaders 1 Library Club l, 2, 5 G. A. C. 2 Girl Reserves 2 Torch Art Editor 4 DORIS MARILYN BOSTED Varieties 1, 2, 3 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 G. A. C 1, 2 Current Events Club 1, 2, 3 DORIS BOSWORTH AL BRENNFLECK Football 1, Z, 5 Track 1, 2, 5, 4 Tumbling 3 Varieties 5 Safety Committee 4 CECILE HARRIET BRUDER G. A. C. l, Z, 3, 4 Varieties 3 Girls Service Club 4 Reservation Committee 4 SARA LOUISE BURKE Cafeteria 1, 2, 3, 4 FRED G. CANAVAN, JR. Jr. Hi Y 1 Band 5, 4 Defense Stamp Represen- tative DAVID AARON CAREY Band 1, 2, 5, 4 Orchestra 1, 2, 5, 4 Track 1, 2, 5, Varieties 1, 2, 5 Varieties 1, 2, 4 Dormonitor 1, 2 WILLIAM CARR MARCELLA KATHRYN CASSIDY Cheerleaders 1, 2 Dormonitor 2, 5, 4 Girl Reserves 1 DONALD WILLIAM CERVER IS Cheerleaders l Student Council 2 ROBERT LEO CHAVERN Tra-k 2, 3, 4 Football 2, 5 Science Club 5 Torch 4 Class Day Committee 4 VIRGINIA R. CLEMENS Cheerleaders Club 1 Varieties 5, 4 GLORIA RITA COREY WILLIAM JAMES CRAIG Student Council 1 MALCOLM E. CROSSER Flag Bearer 3, 4 Varieties 3, 4 Hall Guard 4 Stage Crew ORLIN CUTLER Rifle Club l, 2 BOB DANGOTT Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4 Track 1, 2, 5 Varieties 2, 5 DAVID ALBERT DENGLER Cap and Gown Commit- tee 4 IOR ACTIVITIES ADELE MARIE WILLIAM FENSKE JANE HARTMAN ELINOR JORDY DENNISON Transfer from I-05 An' G. A. C. I, 2, 5, 4 Cheerleaders Club I, 2 Dormonitor I geless Califofnla Girl Reserves 2, 5 G. A. C. I, 2, 5 Glee Club 2, 3 Girl Reserves 2 Varieties 3 Class Day Committee 4 JOYCE DE PIERRE Varieties I, 5, 4 Cheerleaders 1, 2 Girl Reserves 2 Dormonitor 4 Color Guard JOSEPHINE ANN DI MATTEO Cheerleaders I, 2 Glee Cleb 2 Varieties 5 XVILLIAM H. DOUGLASS Football 1 Basketball l, 2, 4 URBAN L. DRESSEL Football 1, 2, 5 Track I, 2, 5, 4 Hall Guard 4 GORDON W. ELLIOTT Current Events Club 2, 5 Flag Bearer 2, 5, 4 Varieties 2, 5, 4 Magazine Campaign 4 Torch 4 Class Day Committee 4 Hall Guard 4 Track 4 MARTIN J. ELZER Track 2, 5, 4 Science Club 5 Prom Music Committee 4 FLORENCE BETTY ENDERS Cheerleaders 1, 2 Glee Club 2 Varieties 2 SAMUEL E. ENGLEHART Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Track I, 5 Wrestling 5, 4 Prom Music Committee 4 DOROTHY JOAN I ENTRESS Girl Reserves I JEAN MARIE ESLINGER RUTH ELIZABETH FAAS Cheerleaders Club I G. A. C. 1, 4 Camera Club l Varieties 2, 5, 4 JUNE LUCILLE FOOTE Student Council 1, 2 GUY FORD Student Council 5 Reservation Committee 4 WALTER FRAZIER Basketball l, 2 Football I, 2, 5 Track 2 LEA EREDERICKS Library Club 2, 5, 4 Varieties 2, 4 Torch 4 Magazine Campaign 4 Glee Club 3 DOROTHY MAY FRIDELL MARY ALICE GIGER Camera Club l Cafeteria I, 2. 5, 4 Cheerleaders Club I Service Club 4 MADELYN GLASER NEAL W. GRAFFIUS JANE GRAHAM G. A. C. I, 2, 3, 4 Cheerleaders l, 2 Girl Reserves 2 DONALD R. GREEN Track I Student Council 2, 5, 4 Torch 2, 5, 4 Dormonitor 2, 5, 4 Football 5, 4 Varieties 5 RICHARD HOXVARD GUCKERT Track 2 DOLORES GULICH Transfer from Westview High HAZELLE COPE HALE Glee C lub 1. 2 Glass Day Committee 4 CALVIN HALE JOHN HALL Student Council 2, 4 Basketball l, 2, 3, 4 DONALD HASLEY Rifle Club 2 Basketball 2 BETTY HEATH G. A. C. I Play Day 1 Cheerleaders Club 1, 2 SHIRLEY MAE HIRSCH Cheerleaders Club I G. A. C. 2 Girl Reserves 3 ED HISCOTT Football I, 2, 3, 4 Basketball l, 2 Band I Varieties I, 2, 5, 4 Wrestling 2 Stag Crew 2, 3, 4 Light Crew 3, 4 GLORIA A. HUDSON Cheerleaders Club I, 2 Varieties 4 LAWRENCE HUFNAGEL Football I, 2, 5, 4 Track 2, 5, 4 ALBERT W. INGHAM Service Dormonitor 5 SARA G. JANOEE Prom Reservations 4 Cafeteria Cashier 4 MARJORIE M. JETT G. A. C. I, 2, 3, 4 Current Events Club 1 Varieties 2 Girls Service Club 5 Editor of Torch 4 CATHERINE B. JONES Cheerleaders Club 1, 2 Varieties I, 2, 3, 4 Band I, 2 G. A. C. 1, 2, 3 Rifle Club 2 Girl Reserves 3 Girls Sports Editor of Torch 4 Class Day Committee 4 DONALD M. JONES Art Club 4 CHARLES YV. KAUFFELD Gatekeeper 3 JOHN KELLY Football lv, 2 Student Council 4 SARA KELLY Transfer from South Hills High ALICE KELM Transfer from Detroit, Michigan GERTRUDE JOAN KEPLEY G. A. C. l, 2, 3 Cheerleaders Club I, 2 Rifle Club 2 Girls Service Club 3 Class Day Costumes 4 JOSEPH ROLAND KILLEEN Wrestling I, 2, 3, 4 Varieties 5 Football Manager 5, 4 Dormonitor 4 Torch 4 BILL KNECHTEL Football 1, 2 Track 3, 4 Wrestling 4 Safety Committee 4 ELMER KOZORRA Football I, 2, 5, 4 Basketball I, 3, 4 Track I Student Council 4 Class Day Program 4 IDA MAE LEAHY G. A. C. I Dormonitor 2, 3, 4 Torch '4 ARLENE PATRICIA LEONARD G. A. C. I Girl Reserve 2, 3 Motion Picture Club 2 Reservation Committee 4 WALLACE M. LIST Band I, 2, 3, 4 Tumbling 1, 5, 4 Jr. Hi-Y 2 SE IOR ACTIVITIES HERMAN JOSEPH LITTLE, JR. Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Track 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Mgr. 3 Varieties 3 Wrestling 4 Student Council 4 VIRGINIA KATHRYN MANSFIELD Varieties 1, 2, 3, 4 G. A. C. 1, 2, 3,4 Cheerleaders Club 1, Z Colorbearer 2, 3, 4 Class Secretary 4 MARGARET E. MARRIN G. A. C. 1, 2, 3 Varieties 3, 4 Camera Club 3 Chairman of Defense Stamps 3, 4 Class Day Committee 4 Girl's Service Club JANET LORRAINE MASON Glee Club 1, 2 Band Concert 1, 3, 4 Cheerleaders Club 2 Varieties 2, 3, 4 Maiorette 3, 4 Skating Club 3 Class Announcement 4 G. A. C. 2 JOAN ISABEL MATTHEWS G. A. C. 1, 2 JACK DEAN MAUERSBERG Track 3, 4 Gatekeeper 3, 4 WILLIAM EDWARD MCCLURG Track 3, 4 VELLEDA A. MCCORMICK Cheerleaders Club 1, 2 Glee Club 2 Varieties 2, 3 JEAN MCGREGOR Varieties 1, 3, 4 G. A. C. 1, 2, 3, 4 Cheerleaders Club 1, 2 Art Club 1, 3 Girl Reserve 2, 3 Torch 4 Subscription Manager Varieties Decoration 3, 4 ESTHER MCMAN N Cheerleaders Club 1, 2 G. A. C. I Band 3 Girls Reserve Club 3 Varieties 4 Reservation Committee 4 TOM MCMULLEN Class Day Colors 4 MARGARET JEN NIE MELLON Color Bearer 4 JANE MENARD G. A. C. 1, 2 Cheerleaders Club 2, 3 Varieties Decorations 3, 4 Make-Up Club 4 Varities 4 JANET E. MOLVIE Dormitor 2, 3, 4 Library Club 3, 4 DOROTHY MORAITIS Movie Club 1, 2 Glee Club 3 Art Club 4 HEIDY BERTHA 1 NEBIKER Library Club 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Prom Reservation Com- mittee 4 BEULAH EVON ORNER Service Club 4 LEO PANICK Football 1, 3, 4 Student Council 1, 4 Track 1 Magazine Campaign 4 Safety Committee 4 MARVIN B. PARMELEE Glee Club 1 Dormonitor 1, Z, 3, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Varieties 1, 2, 4 All Western Band 2 All State Band 3 Class Day Committee 4 RICHARD NORMAN PAULL Football 1, 3, 4 Track 1, 2, 3, 4 Wrestling 1, 2, 3, 4 Varieties 1, 2, 3, 4 JOHN HOWARD , PHILLIPS WILLIAM WALLACE POIRIER Current Events Club 1, 2, 3 Dormonitor 1, 2, 3, 4 Varieties 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Prom Invitations 4 JIM PURDY Football 3 XVILLIAM P. RAINES Current Events Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Camera Club l, 2, 3 Science Club 3 BERNICE RANDALL Typist for Dormonitor MARJORIE ANNE RANKIN Cheerleaders Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 1, 4 Cheerleader 3, 4 Varieties 4 Prom Invitations 4 BETTY JEAN RAY G. A. C. 1, 3 Dormonitor 1, 2, 3, 4 ROBERT CHARLES REED Football 3, 4 Ring Committee 4 ELAINE RUTH REMY VIRGINIA MAE RENNER Transfer from Carrick High School VIRGINIA JANE REYNOLDS Motion Picture Club 1 Library Club 3, 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Assistant Art Editor of Torch 4 Prom Decoration Com- mittee 4 Varieties Scenery Com- mittee 4 RUTH MARGARET RICKETTS Cheerleaders Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Cheerleader 3, 4 Varieties 3, 4 Class Day Committee 4 FELIX C. RODGERS Band l, 2, 3, 4 Orchestra 1, 2 Glee Club 3, 4 Track 3 Student Council 4 Chairman of Stamp and Bond Sale Chairman of War De- fense Committee Varieties l, 2, 3, 4 BETTE V. SANKEY Dormonitor 1, 2 G. A. C. 1, 2 Cheerleaders Club 1, 2 Varieties Decorations 4 Varieties 4 Girls Service Club 3 ROBERT SCHELL Transfer from Landsowne High School Football 4 Wrestling 4 - S t a t e Champion Dormonitor 4 Tumbling 4 BERNICE SCHMALZRIED Cheerleaders Club 1, 2, 3. 4 Cheerleader 3, 4 G. A. C. 1, 2, 3 Varieties 1, 2, 3, 4 Band l, 2, 3 Girl Reserves 2 Student Council 3 Prom Invitation Com- mittee 4 EUGENE A. SCHMID Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Track 1, 2 RALPH FREDERICK SCHNEIDER Track 4 GEORGE E. SCHUBERT Football 1 Basketball 1 AUDREY R. SCHWEINBERG G. A. C. 1, 2 Cheerleaders 1 Motion Picture Club 1 Girl Reserves 1, 2 PHILOMENA MARY SCOTTI Assembly Program Com- mittee DONALD SHAVER Track 1 Student Council 3, 4 Class Ring Committee ROSSIE MAE SHERIDAN G. A. C. l Cheerleaders Club 1 Commencement An- nouncements BETTY YVONNE SHEW G. A. C. 3 Girl Reserves 3 Varieties 3, 4 Chairman Ca p s a n d Gowns Committee SE IOR ACTIVITIE S DAVID M. SIMPSON Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 2 Varieties 2, 3, 4 FRANK SMITH BRUCE SMITH JOHN ANTHONY SMITH Varieties I, 2, 3 Boys Glee Club I, 2 Cheerleaders Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Cheerleader 3, 4 Tumbling I, 2, 3 jf. Hi-Y 1 Student Council 1 BERTHA STAEBER G. A. C. 1 Cheerleaders Club I, 2 Girl Reserves 3 Girls Service Club 3 Caps and Gowns Com- mittee ROBERT STEENSON Football 4 Basketball 3, 4 JOHN HARRIS STEINHILPER Varieties I Basketball I Student Council 3 Treasurer of Senior Class CHARLES STEWART JANE STEXV ART Cheerleaders Club I G. A. C. I, 2 Dormonitor 1, 2 Majorette 3 Head-majorette 4 Band Concert 3, 4 Girls Service Club 3 Varieties l, 4 MARY JANE STEWART Glee Club l, 4 JUNE ROSE MARIE STILZ Glee Club I, 2 G. A. C. l Cheerleaders Club I, 2 Dormonitor 2, 4 Motion Picture Club 2 Girl Reserves 2, 3 WILLIAM R. STRONG Wrestling 1, 2 Rifle Club I JANET M. SWANGO G. A. C. 1 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Varieties 1, 3 Band Concert 2, 3, 4 DORTHEA ROWENE SYVEETALL G. A. C. I Make-Up Club 4 WILLIAM WALLACE THOMSON Football 1 XVrestling 1, 2, 3, 4- W. P. I. A. L. Cham- pion Tumbling I, 2, 3, 4 Football Manager 3, 4 Ring Committee Class Costumes Commit- tee BARBARA JANE TILDEN Varieties 3, 4 Girls Service Club MELVIN C. TINTELNOT Track 4 CARL G. UNFUG Aviation Club l, 2, 3, 4 Rifle Club 2 Announcement Commit- E66 Gatekeeper 4 DAVID CARL VETTER Football 1, 2, 3 Track 1, 2, 3, 4 JOSEPH ANTHONY WALCZAK Cross Country l Track 1, 2, 3 ALVIN KERR XVAUGAMAN Football I, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Track l, 2 Student Council 2, 3, 4 WILLIAM WEBER CLARENCE LAMONT WHIPP Basketball 3, 4 Track 3, 4 Football 4 Wrestling 3, 4 ROBERT CLARENCE WIEMER Football 3, 4 Varieties 3, 4 Stage Crew 3, 4 DONNA JEAN YVILLIAMS Varieties 1, 4 G. A. C. I, 2, 3, 4 Cheerleaders Club 1, 2 Student Council 4 Dormonitor 4 LAURA JEAN WILLIAMS Cheerleaders Club l, Z Cap 84 Gown Committee MARJORIE S. WILLIAMS Student Council 1, 2, 3 G. A. C. I, 2 Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Band Concert 2, 3, 4 Varieties 3, 4 Torch Staff Chairman Reservation Committee MARY W. WILLIAMS Cheerleaders Club I, 2 G. A. C. 1, 2, 3 Dormonitor 2, 3, 4 Girl Reserves 3 Color Bearer 3 Girls Service Club 3 Student Council 4 Prom Decorations ALLENE V. WILSON ROBERTA ZIMMER Cheerleaders Club 1 OUR GREAT DAY CLASS DAY It is a custom of each graduating Senior Class to entertain the rest of the school for a brief period of time on Class Day. In spite of the many pleasures that awaited them and the few hours left in which to enjoy them, the members of the Class of '44 very unselfishly forgot themselves on May 26, in order to pro- vide for the rest of the school a show, which will always, yes, ALWAYS be remembered. The festivities were started off with a solid rendition by the snazzy five piece Senior Swing Band. The theme of the program was Senior Secret Ambitions. Various members of the class revealed by truly professional per- formances their heretofore undisclosed aspira- tions. A tap chorus of sixteen beauties ex- ecuted routines that were quality deluxe. There was a boogie Woogie solo and a classic, if not classical, violin and clarinet duet. A male quartette was so inspirational that every- one who heard them will, in the future, be playing Croquet. A horticulturist and a chem- ist, several singers and a poet presented their aims in life with faultless perfection. As for drama, there was plenty of that too, for three clever skits were enacted by members of the class who surely were famous for one day, if never again. No one who listened to The Decision will ever forget how hard it is to choose sometimes. Loaded should have taught a lesson indeed, while The Hold-up , in complete darkness, was a breath-taking ordeal. Never before has a Senior Class re- vealed such desires, designs and intentions. The program was climaxed with the an- nouncement of the not so secret ambition of everyone-namely the wish that all those from the Senior Class and from the school who are in the Armed Forces will return safely. f E IOR HO OR ROLL if JF X ,, .-kV . - V' NAVY Paul Genis Chuck stewart MARINES jack Beltz Eugene Botsford Jack Broderick Chuck Cochran Wlilliam Craig James Crissman james Cuff Bill DeHaven Walter Frazier jack Hall jack McCauley Vern Dunbar George Ehrlinger Bob Kost Ed Link Bob Morgan Bruce Smith .ff Bill Strong joe Walczak Bill Masters Richard Guckert ARMY Chuck Conrad Calvin Hale Carl Unfug Bob Dangott Don Hasley Edward Wisnewski Russel Wise ARMY AIR FORCES Phillip Diodati Dick Wagner jack Black OUR DEDICATION Lois Beadling We dedicate this Honor Roll, As at trihute to the men Who are striving to bring freedom To all war-torn lands again. Wfe are oroud of all these soldiers, W'e are proud of every one, lVe are proud of their courage and valor, Ami of u joh thut is well-done. Fame is writing the names of these hoys On the pages of history. They are girirzg their lifes so we may live In a luncl of liherty. ' SE IOR AWARDS ' ' HIGH HONOR Marjorie Ann Abbott Jack Dean Mauersberg Gordon W. Elliott janet E. Molvie Lea Fredericks Marvin E. Parmelee Donald R. Green William P. Raines Virginia Kathryn Mansfield Marjorie S. Williams HONOR Doris jean Beitler Charles W. Kauffeld Doris Bosworth William Wallace Poirier Cecile Harriet Bruder Bernice Randall Donald William Cerveris Betty Yvonne Shew june Lucille Foote Bertha Staeber I jane Graham jane Stewart lVIarjorie M. Jett Mary W. Williams NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Don Green Leo Panick Marjorie Jett B - S .h 1 - Marjorie Williams ermce f , ma med Marvin Parmelee Mafl' Wllllams Virginia Mansfield Al Waugaman CLASS GUARDIANS CLASS COLORS Miss Burton - Mr. Church Blue G Wfhite CLASS POEM Lois Beadling At last the glorious day has arrived, At last the time is here, Our class is leaving D. H. S. It's the end of our Senior Year. Many good times were had hy all, And we worked a little, too. Wfe'll never forget our many friends IV ho were always loyal and true. The memories of these four long years That were spent in Dormont High Will stay in the hearts of all of us, They'll newer, erer die. 4 Qa- 'J Clj 1949 306 C5 Q09 CN' Qi ' QS' owl x - Q39 X faq 59 4.4635 X7 ib I Q ar, Q,vCmLwc: W, 2 KJ Q- X :BEST LOOWNGQ ki X X ,Q H BGB D-IN - g ,gfgifxs VWGGW NANSFZTLD AQUE 3 1 . QW G-L'7 -'.Q QQ fm- Y iv'Qx LX97 , Kwj -NW: '33 Q f Kvm-'x?S ON 2 9 f K X W! 50122 I ' - 1-vg ' 5 4fVKOS'T J 'B E s T DRE .SSW QQK UETTV 1 .V L 000 Og: DANGO WA WH! c'W19UGA,Zi,v t f N ' Lb A , v , U to qxeivl .. - M Som -mcg-r MHLQTNC 6- 4 i i , A705 1 I, cw C FR E- T QUENTLY .SEEN A H U, J OU phs. N SXSW W ESQSEGE K fa, 0- . 'MQ 'BW GSS? e,w.v5PEf9S'ZfQJJ? 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Robert Allison-leaves his winning personality and pleasing disposition to Jack Krah. James Amhill-leaves his energetic ways to Tim Healy. Geraldine Antonini-leaves her vim, vigor, and vitality to Shirley Blake. Gerald Arnold-leaves his mischief making to Bill Trump. Geraldine Arnold-leaves as Jerry's Big Sister. Virginia Barleer-leaves to become another Sue Barton. Lois Beadling-leaves her dimples to be distributed among the Freshies. Robert Beclestrom--leaves his cowboy driving to Jer- ry Dumas. Doris Beitler-leaves her sweet disposition to the Sophomores. Babette Bette-leaves her attractive clothes to Mamie'i Williams. Jayne Bibby-leaves a host of friends behind her. Peggy Bird-leaves to build up the servicemen's morale. Lucille Blume--leaves her height to Betty Jo Ramsey. Agnes Bodecker--leaves singing jim, the salty sailor. Doris Bosted-leaves her intellect in Room 117. Doris Bosworth--leaves as quietly as she came. Allan Brennfleck-Leaves Carol to get along as best she can with the underclassmen wolves. Cecile Bruder-leaves still chewing her carrots. Sara Burke-leaves Mrs. Skillington minus a loyal helper. Fred Canauan-leaves his boy scout suit to Bob Straw. David Carey-leaves his drumsticks to Bob Branden- stein. William Carr--leaves his gift of gab to Shirley Bead- ling. Marcella Cassidy-leaves her Irish humor to Peggy Gil- lespie. Donald Cerveris-leaves after advancing from Vice- President to President. Robert Chavernf-leaves his beautifully coiffured hair to Babe and Gink. Virginia Clemens - leaves to join Reds in the Air Corp. Gloria Corey-leaves with Sara. William Craig-left for the Navy in February. Malcolm Crosser - M i l t 0 n Chaucer leaves Mr. Snyder without a stooge. Jack Cutler-leaves the girls talking about his long eye- lashes. Robert Dangott-left his class presidency for the Ma- rines. David Dengler-leaves his quiet friendliness to Mary Tambellini. Adele Dennison-leaves her clever wit to Nancy Tre- varrow. Joyce DePierre-leaves still flipping coins with Bob to see who gets the top or the bottom of their locker. Josephine Di Matteo-leaves her cute looks and swell personality to Mary Little. William Douglass-leaves still writing notes to Chick- ie on Mr. Church's desks. Urban Dressel-leaves with the rest of the gang. Gordon Elliott-leaves his nice smile and pleasing per- sonality to someone who needs it. Martin Elzer--leaves to spend many blissful hours in a theatre. Florence Enders-leaves her long hair to Shirley jes- teadt. Samuel Englehart-leaves his sister to follow in his footsteps. Dorothy Entress-leaves her pepsodent smile to Rita Fredericks. Jean Eslinger-leaves Mr. Luckey without a bright Senoritaf' Ruth Iiaas-leaves for the Roller Skating Rink. William Fenske-leaves, a new transfer who gained quick popularity. June Foote-leaves her little black book with addresses of servicemen to Marilyn Fink. Guy Ford-leaves the management of his printing shop to Gerry Becker. Walter Frazier-gave his ring to M. Konstanzer and fearlessly left for the Navy. Lea Fredericlas-leaves with Leo, we hope. Dorothy Fridell-leaves her red hair and bookkeeping ability to Miriam Jett. Mary Alice Giger-leaves her gorgeous red hair to Bar- bara Irvine. Madelyn Glaser-leaves a perfect attendance record be- hind her. Neal Graffius-leaves his pool cue to Bob Anthony. Jane Graham-leaves her classy hair-ribbons to Roberta Holzer. Donald Green-leaves still eating Cecile's carrots. Richard Guckert-leaves promptly at 3:05. Dolores Gulich-leaves with Allene. Hazelle Hale-leaves to raise chicks in Greentree. Calvin Hale-leaves driving a jeep instead of a Nash. John Hall-leaves his basketball ability to Jim Cun- ningham. Jane Hartman-leaves still wondering whether it's the Air Corps, Marines, or A.S.T.P. Donald Hasley--left Dormont High, and Janey, for the Marines. Betty Ann Heath-leaves her long sweaters to jean Schreiber. Shirley Hirsch-leaves-and glad of it! Edward Hiscott-leaves for Crafton to take care of the IO other boys. Gloria Hudson-leaves her insignia to Marty Staub. Lawrence Hufnagel-leaves his quiet ways to Jim Black. Albert Ingham--left for another school. Sara Janoff-leaves Mrs. Skillington to count the cafe- teria money. Mariorie Jett-leaves Miss Simons without her one and only girl athlete. Catherine Jones--leaves her swell personality to Isa- belle Braham. CLASS ILL Donald Jones--leaves, still painting pictures for vari- ous Sophie girls. Elinor Jordy-leaves with Little Joe. Charles Kauffeld--leaves as one of the well-known Keystone Cops. john Kelly-leaves his red hair to Dan Cassidy. Sara Kelly-leaves, still worrying about her gray hair. Alice Kelm-leaves, after meeting many friends in D. H. S. joan Kepley-leaves Miss Perkins without an impres- sive Music Appreciation pupil. Roland Killeen-leaves his Irish songs to Bernie Pow- ers. William Knechtel-leaves for the Army Air Corps iGood luck, Billb. Elmer Kozorra- Big Kaz leaves, still exchanging pa- per money with Don Cerveris. Ida Mae Leahy-leaves the Dormonitor without its feature writer. Arlene Leonard-leaves her heart to the Air Corps fboth of themh. Wallace List-leaves Mr. Luckey without a clarinet player. joseph Little-leaves Coach Loeffler minus a star kicker. Virginia Mansfield-leaves, still in a muddle about her men. Margaret Marrin- Chicky leaves, still writing notes to Moo on Mr. Church's desks. Janet Mason-leaves the school without one swell ma- iorette. joan Matthews-leaves 117 without a Straight A student. jack Mauershurg--leaves his brains to Kenny McCus- ker. William McClurg-leaves to take a long trip home. Velleda McCormick-leaves to join joe-as if you didn't know. Jean McGregor-leaves, dancing her way to Rufe. Esther McMann--leaves to become a permanent jay walker. Thomas McMullen-leaves to repaint his car-with Audrey to supervise, of course. jean Mellon-leaves her blushes to Tim Healy. lane Menard-leaves, kissing the mailman for the right letter. janet Molvie-leaves her intelligence to be spread among the Freshmen. Dorothy Moraitis-leaves her art ability to Izella Ster- ling. Heidy Nehiker-leaves her secret for long hair to Peg- gy Gillespie. Beulah Orner-leaves in her silent mood. Leo Panich-leaves his quarterback position to Bernie Powers. Marvin Parmelee-leaves the Dormonitor minus a swell editor. Richard Paull-leaves his dancing to Joe Durish. Howard Phillips-leaves to become a minister. William Poirier-leaves his Freshie gal to the mercy of the remaining wolves. James Purdy-leaves the teachers in mourning. William Raines-leaves Miss Suckling minus a Current Events President. Bernice Randall,-leaves Mrs. Aten minus a good Com- mercial student. Marjorie Rankin-leaves her cousin to take over where she left off-if that's possible. Betty Ray-leaves, still being kidded about Red. Roger! Reed-leaves with gobs of love for the Navy? Elaine Remy-leaves to become a nurse fand a cute one she'll make, tool. Virginia Renner-leaves Miss Reed minus a good helper. Vir inia Reynolds-leaves her natural blond hair to Ciara Ingram. Ruth Ricketts - le a v e s the school minus a good cheer- leader and a swell girl. Felix Rodgers--leaves his sing- ing ability to David Cook. Betty Sankey-leaves for the Sunny South. Roherl Schell-leaves his mus- cles to Mike Rubino. Bernice Schmalzried - leaves a vacancy that will be hard to fill. Eugene Schmid-leaves D. H. S. without a pete. Ralph Schneider-leaves his easy gait to the Sopho- mores. George Schubert-leaves his guitar to Gene Autry. Audrey Schweinherg-leaves, but brother Tommy's go- ing with her. Philomena Scotti-leaves her sheep to Mr. Snyder. Donald Shaver-leaves, still trying to make a basket. Rossie Sheridan-leaves 'Yondy all alone Koh, yeah?J. Betty Shew-leaves us singing Shoo Shoo Baby. David Simbson-leaves to become another Harry James. Bruce Smith-leaves the black Olds to the family, finally. Frank Smith-leaves his car to Jim Davis. john Smith-leaves Dormont High minus a swell cheer- leader. Bertha Staeher--leaves to occupy her time as a student nurse while waiting for Mac. Bob Steenson-leaves us amazed to find Rabbits are good sportsmen. john Steinhilper-leaves his position as treasurer to be filled by some able senior to be. Charles Stewart-leaves as jolly as Santa Claus. lane Stewart-leaves Dormont High without a capable head maiorette. Mary lane Stewart-leaves her sweetness to all-she has plenty. june Stilz-leaves, being A-1 in everyone's opinion. Bill Strong-leaves Dormont without the strong ap- eal. jaiiet Swango-leaves her piano ability to 'Horowitz. Rowene Sweetall-leaves with wrestling as her favorite s ort. Billj Thomson-leaves Professor Dickerhoff without a Tuffy, Barbara Tilden--leaves us, still starry-eyed with her diamond. Melvin Tintlenot-leaves with Babs still on his mind. Carl Unfug-leaves to be a gentleman from the old South. Dave Vetter-leaves his track shoes to Arthur Nass. joe Walczak-left to sail the ocean blue. Alvin Waugaman-leaves, glad that he isn't leaving Katie behind. William Weber-leaves-period. Lamont Whipp-leaves his physique to Ulysses. Robert Wiemer-leaves his blond tresses to J. Anderson. Donna Williams-leaves, hoping she can melt more ice-cubes. Laura Williams-leaves her peaches and cream com- plexionu to Shirley Fraelick. Marjorie Williams-leaves an unbeatable school record. Mary Williams-leaves, still saving herself for Bill. Allene Wilsor:-leaves her high heels to Helen Pieprzny. Roberta Zimmer-leaves her sewing ability with Mrs. Wilson, to be passed out among the sewing students. QD TIVITIE MUSIC HATH CH The Boys' Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Perkins, did a beautiful job in singing a med- ley of airs from Oklahoma, the popular Broad- way hit. The Orchestra conducted by Bob Deahl, whose fine conducting caused Toscanini to comment, A'Tbat cat .ture is on the beam, played Manhattan Sere- nade, doing an excellent piece of work on this difficult number. Not to be outdone, the Band played Heroic Overturefi The Appendectomy Kid, Dave Carey, played, In A Mist on his celebrated xylophone QI-Iis ac- companist was Lois Doeblinj. Dave was unable to play or conduct this year because of the loss of his appendix. A mixed choral ensemble gave a beautiful ren- dition of Hoagy Carmichael's immortal Star Dust. The Brass Ensemble played A'Soldier's Chorus by Chas. Gounod. Gounod's great, great, grand- daughter was in the audience and was heard to say, I have never heard the work so beautifully done. The highlight of the evening was the exciting mellerdramer, Nell, the Farmer's Daughter, put on by the Band with Gilbert Hoffman as narrator. Would the money for the mortgage be gotten in time? Would the villain Desperate Desmond get the hand of Nell, the farmer's daughter? Many of the people in the audience were soon to be weep- ing as Desmond demanded the hand of Nell or the mortgage would be foreclosed. A sigh of relief was heard throughout the audience as the hero, jack Dalton, rescued Nell from the tracks on which the train was coming fast. All in all, the Band Con- cert was a huge success. As you all know, the Varieties of '44 was a great success. This show would not have succeeded had it not been for the stage, light, and decoration crews. As stated by Mr. Robertson, It's by far the best stage crew with which I've ever worked. The cooperation of these crews was the keynote throughout the whole production. They were well organized under the leadership of Mr. Reed, of the Art Department. Members of the stage and light crews were Ed Hiscott, jim Hiscott, Reid Kelly, Mac Crosser, Don jones, Bill Fenske, jack Krah, Chaun- cey Bonnar, Bob Wiemer, Jim Jeffrey, Don Gothe, and George Meighen. In the decoration crew were Jane Menard, janet Bair, jean McGregor, Shirley Fraelich, Jeanne Schreiber, Virginia Reynolds, Adele Sevy, Betty May Grace, Shirley Link, Genevieve Megoran, Martha jean Evans, Ida Mae Leahy, Lois Beadling, Nelle Haxby, Nancy Trevorrow, Barbara Irvine, lzella Sterling, Elaine Remy, Mary Lou Kagrise, joan McCarthy, and Joanne Thomas. To these and many others go Dormont's sincere thanks. SPRI FE TIV L of USIC On Friday, March 24, 1944, the music de- partment, under the supervision of Mr. Luc- key, united their efforts, and the result was the musical highlight of the century for all who attended the Annual Spring Music Festival, sponsored by the Dormont High School Band. After the concert, it was rumored around Dickson's that the Band, Orchestra, and Glee Clubs could have gone on tour, but the fact that many of the musicians had other engage- ments, caused the cancelling of the tour. The Concert opened with El Capitan, a march by Sousa. Then the Orchestra followed up with Light Cavalry Overture. Not to be outdone, the band gave forth with their ren- dition of In the Hall of the Mountain Kingf, Next the Drum Majorettes appeared, dressed in stunning cowboy costumes Cguns includedb, loking a perfect picture of the old rugged West, and did a snappy routine to Pistol Packin' Mamma. Griegls Concerto in A Minor was master- fully played by Tim Healy, Dormont's out- standing trumpet soloist. The Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs are among the long- est established organizations in Dormont High School. In spite of many difficulties, due to the war emergency, the clubs consisting of fifty-two members are conclud- ing a highly successful year. During the Christmas sea- son they gave an impressive candle-light service at the closing of school for the holidays. For the fifth con- secutive year, they again presented an evening pro- gram of Christmas songs and carols for the Boggs and Buhl department store of Pittsburgh. In late March, together with the school Orchestra and Band, they contributed their part to a Spring Fes- tival of Music. On April 22, fifteen members of the clubs were fortunate participants in the 250-voice- Chorus of Allegheny County high school singers at Millvale High School. The clubs will assist as usual in presenting the Varieties in May, while their final appearance will be as the choir for Baccalaureate services of the June graduating class. Not wishing our readers to conclude that the year was all work and no play, we must add that a most successful Valentine party was held in February. THE CIRCUS COMES TO D. H. . Danny, hey Danny! Did you see Varieties? Weren't they colossal? Colossal? They were spectacular, really in the groove. That was a clever idea, having a circus as the theme this year. It fitted in with the acts perfectly. Yes, And I liked the way the show opened with a song by the glee-club attired as chil- dren, followed by a dazzling circus parade in which the entire cast participated. Then the lights dimmed and the spot- lights focused on three rings of 44 beautiful girls, the 1944 tap-chorus, giving out with a brand new routine. Not only was the chorus one of the largest, but it was one of the best organized and most versatile ones in the his- tory of D. H. S. Yes, and the girls, luminous Indian Club routine really was an old act with a new twistg it gave you an eerie feeling to see those glowing clubs flying around in mid-air. And then came the girls' and boys' tumb- ling teams with flips, spring-board demonstra- tions and other gravity-defying stunts that evoked applause and squeals of awe from the audience. There was a specialty dance number, too, featuring Skip Paull and Ginny Mansfield which went over big. Janie Menard was orig- inally to dance in the number but she was hurt in an accident while posing for a year- book picture. The Gay-Nineties Revue came next, didn't it, Dottie? This was something never before attempted in D. H. S.: an all-boys' tap chorus. Their dancing was well done and they justly deserve Commendation. Don't forget the clowns and the animals, though Danny. They did a fine job of break- ing the monotony during the shifting of scenery. One of the most graceful acts of the show was the girls acrobatic routine which featured Lois Wetterstein and Gloria Stetzerg this was followed by a hair-raising wrestling match between Lamont Whipp fthe Angell and Ulysses Zuppas which brought forth shrieks of laughter from the audience. Then, as a fitting close to a sensational show, the Tap Chorus returned to the three rings and presented a specialty tap routine, which was followed by the grand finale in which, again, the entire cast partici- Q pated'.' I think, Dottie, that we should commend the boys be- hind the scenes, who don't get any of the glory, but who play so big a part in putting a show over successfully. That is, the stage crew. Without the help of these boys, our Varieties show couldn't have been the suc- cess it was. Sure thing, Danny, but we don't want to forget all the teachers that helped us out. Mr. Reed and the art department deserve a big hand and Mr. Robertson, Coach Kling, Miss Simons, Miss Perkins, Mr. Lucky, Mrs. De Haven and Mr. Wilscmn and the Make-Up Club. in fact, all the teachers who had to put up xx ith us during those hectic weeks. They all helped to make Varieties, of '44 a great suc- ccss. ' TWO AMAZING ACTS IN BIG TOP ' M. BOYS' TAP CHORUS For the first time in the history of the Varieties a boy's tap chorus graced the show. This super-terrific team had the girls' tap chorus quite worried for a while, for our he-men were graceful and light on their feet. Under the direction of Gordon Elliott and his brother Dick, the Gay Nineties number was worked up into something pretty special. The boys who volunteered for active duty in this novel arrangement were Bill Poirier, Donald Trapp, Chauncey Bonnar, Frank W'ilson, Jack Krah, Gordon Elliott, and Dick Elliott. They tripped the light fan- tastic to the tune of In the Merry, Mer- ry Month of May, accompanied by janet Swango on the piano. Bedecked in three-inch collars, derbys, spats, and curly mustaches, they sang and danced in an elegant fashion, bringing back the good old days, and adding more variety to the Varieties. GIRLS' TUMBLING TEAM This year the Varieties had a new ad- dition to their show-the Girls' Tumbl- ing Act. The gracefulness of these girls thrilled and amazed the people. It was an outstanding act and will always be remembered as being a great hit in the Big Top. Under the direction of Miss Simons, these girls worked hard and long and deserve a lot of credit. Miss Simons deserves a big hand not only as sponsor of Tumbling, but also for her direction of the Indian Club Act. The girls who participated in Tumbling were: Anne Eckley, joan Sinclair, Louise Rubino, Gwen Bach, Margarita Fredericks, Ala' thea Delp, Phyliss Heslin, Anna Crosser, and Harriet Pigoni. SE IOR PRC 'Xa Danny, that was positively the best x dance that was ever given in Dormont High! Honestly, those Pan-American det- orations were superb-very apropos, too. I think we must have danced practically every dance-but then who could have re- sisted that music? Billy May's orchestra certainly helped a lot toward making the Whole thing a huge success. What do you mean, what am I talking about? Why, Danny,-the Prom of course. What else could make me so excited? You know though, when you stop to think about it, it really is not a bit odd that those decora- tions were so exceptionally beautiful, just look what distinguished people were on the decorations committee: Chairman, Elaine Remy, Ed Hiscott, jane Menard, Don jones, Mary Williams, Dick Paull, Virginia Reynolds, and Bob Wiemer. Be- sides these, we must not forget those persons responsible for sending out all the prom invitations: Chairman, Bernice Schmalzriedg David Simpson, Mar- jorie Rankin, Bill Poirier, and Babette Bette. With capable chairmen and efficient members like these comprising the committees, you Wouldn't ex- pect anything less than record-breaking! Positively, I canlt think of any better way that we could have ended our High School days than by a won- derful prom like that one. CThe underclassmen seemed to have enjoyed themselves, too-I wonder whether their proms will be able to compare with the one on May 26, 19445 After the Prom was over, all of the seniors went directly home so they could get plenty of sleep and arise bright and early Saturday morning in order to help with the spring house-cleaning. ff CLU BS N1 Let's listen to Danny and Dottie Dormont, as they begin the better half of D. H. S., which, of course, occurs after 3:05 P. M. fThose of you who have to convoy your better half home, wouldn't know about thisb. Say, there they are now, reading the new Dor- monitor-we may as well go over and read it with them. Hmmm, not much time spent on the first page, was there? You could probably guess what they are reading now-those juicy tid- bits in the gossip column fcompli- ments of Marvin Parmelee and his clever staff and reportersb. Say, Danny, haven't you often won- dered what goes on before a publica- tion comes out? Why can't we go up to the Dormonitor Room and see what's going on? Oh, Dottie, they will be busy, and besides, we already know who make up the staff, because it tells us up in the corner of the second page here: editor, Marvin Parmeleeg assistant edi- tor, Bill Poirier, assignment editors, Maryann Rehm, Mary Milligan, Flor- ence McWade, and Nancy Trevorrow, copy readers, Lois Doeblin, Sally Lance, and Erla Johnston, typists, Lu- cille Blume and Bernice Randall, cir- culation manager, Mary Williams, ad- vertising manager, Babette Bette, and business manager, Janet Molvie. Miss Wood and Miss Morrow are the capable faculty advisors. You know, it seems to me, that they all deserve as much credit as anyone could give, for the excellent work they have done in making the Dormonitor equal and even surpass the high standards set in former years, in spite of the try- ing wartime condltions. That sounds like music, Danny-must be the Glee Clubs prac- ticing for the Spring Concert and the Varieties. The officers for the Girls' Glee Club, which meets every Monday, are: president, Marjorie Williams, vice-president, Erla Johnston, secretary, Heidy Nebiker, librarian, Virginia Waslosky, assistant librarian, Jean Gibson, and business manager, Virginia Reynolds. As to the Boys' Glee Club, I think it is really hard to say whether this year has been a highlight or a low tide. Due to the present emergency, many boys have left, and others are working after school. Ignor- ing these facts, the boys had a very good double quartet, which really made a fine showing on every occasion. One of the mem- bers told me, Danny, that they worked so well together, that they felt officers were unnecessary. There you have a summary of a group which, under the skilled direction of Miss Perkins, not only contributes to the assemblies, Christmas programs, Easter sunrise services, and the Baccalaureate service, but also takes part in the Spring Concert and the Varieties. Speaking of the Varieties, Dottie, did you see the grand deco- rations that were made for that occasion? The stage crew and the Art Club deserve a lot of praise for their good work. Another organization, the newly founded Make-Up Club, sponsored by Mr. Wilson, certainly showed their skill in making up some of the characters in the Varieties cast. This group, composed of over twenty girls, meets every Monday in Room 210. The presi- dent is Jean Zinsmeister and Lois Burnett is the secretary and treasurer. All of these clubs helped to make the Varieties of 1944 a wonderful success! By the way, Danny, have you noticed those honor rolls the Girls' Service Club have been fixing? It certainly shows that our boys are right in there helping to win this war. The Service Club, sponsored by Miss Pew and Miss Nebinger, really has been work- ing. Their meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month, and membership is open to all high school girls. This year the gfficers were: president, Ann Little, vice-president, Erla Mae Johnston, secretary, Ruth Jones, and treasurer, Theodus Foster. Besides this organization, there is the War Service Club, spon- sored by Miss Blank, which provides girls to sell tags on the various tag days. Oh, Danny, did I have a close call last Thursday! I almost got trampled to death. Just as I was walking peacefully past Room 200, out stormed a group of Athletic enthusiasts-that's right- the G. A. C.! I know it is something to have earned enough points to get a D, but after all-well, it was no use, they had already begun to inform me about their organization CGirls' Athletic PART OF LIFE AROUND THE CLOCK Club, if you haven't guessed ith. There were eight-five girls en- rolled this past year, which is a thing to be proud of in any club. Besides attending the bi-monthly meetings, the members partici- pated in playing basketball, volleyball, badminton, pingpong, bowling, and various other sports. Through these activities, a few girls earn enough points to receive certificates or a letter. The officers, under the direction of Miss Simons, were: president, Erla Mae Johnston, vice-president, Mary Milligan, secretary, Nancy Wible, and treasurer, Lois Mae Rapoport. Say, Dottie, that girl looks familiar! Oh, I know now, she was a colorbearer last year. You know, every year, eight girls are se- lected by the student body, to represent the school colors, and to raise the school flag at the beginning of each football game. Those girls really looked swell out there on the field. During 1943-1944, they were: jane Williams, Dorothy Clemens, Shirley Culp, Janet Bair, jean Mellon, Joyce De Pierre, and Virginia Mansfield. By the way, have you noticed how quiet the halls have been at noon? Those husky hall guards have sure done a grand job! Don Green and Leo Panick have been in charge at first lunch, helping them, were: Malcolm Crosser, Urban Dressel, Chuck Kauffeld, Eugene Schmid, Don Shaver, Gordon Elliott, George Schubert, Dave Simpson, Bill Knechtel, Alan Brennfleck, Roland Killeen. The two boys in charge of second lunch, were Tim Healy and Phil Spicuzza, these were assisted by Dick Dennison, jack Hol- den. Hugh Bloom, Dick Stoeltzing, Dick Lyons, Bob Muhl, Bob Rice, Chuck Christen, Charles Schmalzried, Andy Fenton, Don Wingerzahn, Leonard Kist, Bill Cuff, Dave Scott, jack Haseman, Paul Hammaker, and Dominic Calabrese. Dottie, what do you suppose is going on in Room 202? It must be the Current Events Club, because there is Bill Raines calling the meeting to order. I was there at their last debate, and I know that Bill is the president. The other officers are: Gordon Elliott, vice-president, and Doris Bosted, secretary. Miss Suckling, the advisor of the club, told me that they have their meetings the first, and usually the third Tuesday of each month. The purpose of the organization is to better acquaint its members not only with the world conditions, but also those of the United States. Danny, I'll bet that those people are coming from the Student Council meeting, it probably was a short one tonight. When you look over this past year, they have a number of important accom- plishments to their credit. Besides helping with the Magazine Campaign and the numerous scrap drives, they were in charge of the noon dancing. In case you have wondered how many rep- resentatives make up Student Council, Miss Blank, the supervisor, told me that each senior report room is represented by two peo- pleg all other report rooms. by one. The officers were: president, Don Green, who also presided over the assemblies, vice-president, john Hall, and secretary, Marjorie Rankin. Yesterday, I tried to get that book for your report, Danny, and honestly, if it hadn't been for those girls in the Library Club, I probably never would have found it! Yes, sir, they sure are an asset to the school, and just think, those twelve girls, under the direction of Mrs. Foresman, actually run the entire school Library. Well, while I was down there, janet Molvie told me about their business and social meet- ings, which are held the second Tues- day of every month. The real high- lights of the year are the Annual Do- Nut Fry, held in Mrs. Foresman's home, and the Spring Clean-Up Picnic held in the Library. The officers of this worthy club are: president, janet Molvie, vice president, Lea Fredericksg and secretary, Mary Steinhilper. So there you have it! One of the most ancient and honorable institutions of D. H. S.! Well, folks, we have tried to give you a picture, seen through the eyes of Danny and Dottie Dormont, our two typical high School students, of the doings after the regular school hours are over. We hope that we have written some- thing here that will, several years hence, bring back memories of the activities, good times, and friends you made during the hours you spent from 1943 to 1944 at Dormont High. x w Q , w I X THE PE IS MIGHTIER THA THE SWORD Almost every high school boasts of a school paper or magazine, and D. H. S. is no exception. The Dormonit0r very definitely plays an important part in our high school life. Published every other Thursday, it brings the students interesting write-ups of outstanding school events such as basketball or football games, wrestling matches, election results, assemblies, etc., clever gossip columns and feature stories, and many fine and timely editorials. Putting out a publication such as this requires the hard work and cooperation of every member of the staffg each person has his own job to do and is expected to do it to the best of his ability. The editor, Marvin Parmelee, with the help of Bill Poirier. assistant editor, plans the make up or arrangement of articles for each issue, writes editorials, and supervises the rest of the staff. After each copy has been published, the assignment editors. Maryann Rehm, Mary Milligan, Florence McWade, and Nancy Trevorrow, make out assignments to the cub reporters who are at the present: Virginia Hageman, Mary Little, Patrina Cipriana, Mary Tambellini, Ernie Sofis, Fred Pitts, Marilyn Williains, Mary Jane Larkin, Doris Kirkland, Betty jo Ramsey, Ann Dattilo, Carolyn Shaw, Marjorie Livingston, Bob Schell, Marion Orr, and Lavisa Blazier. The assignment editors get what is known as the dirty work because, besides making out assignments, they have to write the biggest stories. do a lot of the copy reading, and even help in the make-up work. Most of the copy reading is done by Lois Doeblin, Sally Lance, and Erla johnson whose job it is to check all the articles carefully for errors in spelling, grammar, and accuracy. Don Green, assisted by Shorty Killeen and Bob Schell, writes the sports page, These very original linoleum cuts that have added so much to the Dormonitor this year were all done by Izella Sterling, the art editor. Since special columns and feature stories play a big part in this paper, the writers must be the very best. Ida Mae Leahy is the feature editor, Joyce DePierre, Donna Williams, Virginia Barker, and Marcella Cassidy are the gossip columnists, and Skip Mattern handles the 'Band Box. Typing is thankless but essential work and the typists, Lucille Blume and Bernice Ran- dall, have done a good job of it this year. Not everyone on the staff writes, how- ever. Four persons are needed to carry on the business end of the paper, the cir- culation, advertising, and financing. Mary XVilliams is the circulation manager, and , it is her responsibility to see that every- ' one who subscribes receives each issue of the paper. The advertising managers, Babette and janet Bair, see various storekeepers and merchants in the commu- nity and ask them to put their ads in the Dormonitor . janet Molvie has the job of business manager and takes care of all bills and other expenses. Two older per- sons ate needed to advise and assist the student staffg Miss Morrow, as editorial ad- visor, and Miss Wood, as business advisor, fill these positions. The entire staff deserves as much praise as anyone can give for the excellent work every person has done in making the Dor- monitor equal and surpass the high stand- ards set in former years, in spite of trying wartime Conditions. SE IOR SNAP HOTS Marine Corps' Inspiration The working Girls Alone, at last! Little Joe Is that a new cheer????? Oh, you kid Our Pal XVhat are the girls like in Italy, Mary?? All we need is some paint. Where did you get that hat?? Gee, I wish we had a ball!! Nice sunburn- Who hit you, Scotti?? Anybody hear of the man shortage??? Danger!! Men at work!! 'AROUN THE CLGCK Energetic, huh? Gas shortage? D. H. S.'s contribution to the Navy Cute dog Buck-Buck, how many fingers up Beauty AND Brains Are they dead? Our C. A. P. girl After-lunch conference They're just carrying books for atmosphere C'mon out, Katie, we see you! Mt. Lebanon's sorrow The giggle girls just our boys Busy little bees This is a posed picture kb X PX Q MJ S SPGRT 'Aa-N THE GUIDI G HA COACH LOEFFLER The l943 football season was a great tribute to our coaching staff. And as the head of the staff, special credit falls to Coach Loeffler. Even though the team had a big gap in its morale when Coach Smith left it pulled through, not only with a ordinary season, but with a championship team. To Coach Loeffler above everyone else go the congratu- lations and thanks of every member of the team. When Coach Smith left, Coach Loeffler stepped right in from his position as assistant coach and filled his new job as head coach very ably. He not only guided the team in its on-the-field plays, but he also helped keep them together in their thoughts during their non-playing times. All realized the great vote of thanks due to Coach for his part in their success. f COACH KLING The other half of the coaching staff, for there were only two men on it, was Coach Kling. This was the first year that Coach Kling was a regular member of the high school faculty, and it was on his shoulders that a great deal of the burden of the team fell. Heretofore, Coach Kling had served the team faithfully in his capacity as coach of the Hillsdale school. This year, as with Coach Loeffler, Coach Kling had more to do than ever before, but never-the-less he carried out his task just as ably as in the preceding years. Coach Kling had, especially, care of the B Squad and freshmen teams. It was he that molded these fellows together and gave them the necessary training to enable them to scrim- mage successfully against the older boys. Along with Coach Loeffler, we give our heart- iest congratulations to Coach Kling. oUR IGHTY SQUAD Third Row: Left to right: Danny Cassidy, Bill Thomson, Tom Hansas, Eugene Dolphi, Jack Haseman, Art Nass, Joe Durish, Ray Blair, Dominic Calabrese, jim Hoover, jim jeffrey, Roland Killeen. Second Row: Left to right: Doc Robeson, Chuck Thomas, Don Wingertzahn, Bernie Powers, Sam Englehart, Don Green, Jim Hiscott, Bob Schell, joe Rubino, Skip Paull, Eugene Schmid, Bob Steenson, Bob Wiemer, Coach Kling. First Row: Left to right: Elmer Kozorra, Bob Reed, Bob Dangott, Dave Simpson, Ed Hiscott, Joe Little, jim Davis, jim Ambill, Lamont Whipp, Bill lNIinnich, Al Waugaman, Leo Panick, Coach Loeffler. ITM ,xr-.. I l in R-,:::-. I , ' Q if X v fy 1945 FOOTBALL MANAGERS The football managers this year were: Tuffy Thomson, Shorty Killeen, Dan Cassidy, jim Jeffrey and Jim Dunn. This incidentally is the first time that any manager has had the privilege of managing two championship football teams in Dormont High history. These fellows all deserve a great deal of praise for their untiring work. Although they never received any attention, unless maybe they spilled the water going onto the field, they were always in there working and enabling our players to go into the game with all their equipment attended to in advance. The splendid record this year can partially be traced back to their ceaseless team loyalty. THE SEA BEGINS: MT. LEBANON Not unlike many of the previous battles, the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon game, held on the Bulldogs' own ground, had to be listed in the defeat column for the Maroon and Gray. Opening the game Mt. Lebanon kicked off and halfback Bob Reed made a fine runback. The Bulldogs lost the ball on downs but then forced the Lebanonites to do the same. There followed an ex- change of punts, on which the Mounties gained some ground. The only scoring threat was stopped then when a Blue Devil drive was terminated on the 21-yd. line. The second quarter showed the opposition stopped dead until about eight minutes had passed. Then they opened a drive from their 45-yd. line and were held on the 20-yd. line. Luck was against the Bull- dogs when a 15-yd. penalty for interference was called on them. After several line bucks, during which the Bulldogs yielded some 4 yds., Mt. Lebanonls quarterback shoved his way over the goal for the first and only score of the game. SOUTH The second game of the season found the Bulldogs aveng- ing their defeat of a week earlier by wallopping a king-size South Hills eleven by the tune of 26 to 6. On the first play of the game after receiving the kickoff, quarterback Panick called a long pass to Simpson which caught the Tunnelites off guard. Moving swiftly the Bulldogs kept their surprise advantage and soon they were deep in the enemy territory. It was then that Elmer Kozorra, our fullback who didnlt play in the Mt. Lebanon game except for two plays, proved his worth when he plunged over the goal line after a fifteen yard run through the right side of the line. joe Little then booted the extra point. After the following kickoff the Maroon and Gray became a brick wall and soon forced the opposition to punt. When they received the ball the same thing happened-our fellows ran wild. Once again it was fullback Kozorra who made the score, this time by a wide end run of six yards. The attempted conversion failed. Thus the quarter ended. During the second quarter the Tunnelites SNO Keeping in stride the Dormont gridmen next snowed under a lighter but hard fighting Snowden team by the score of 51 to 0. Prior to this time Snowden had defeated a fast moving Brentwood team to the score of 19 to 6 and the Bulldogs were expecting plenty of trouble from their smaller rivals. After receiving the kickoff the Bulldogs marched into Snowden territory and on the second play, a long pass to halfback Reed, the first touchdown was made. joe Little then added the extra point. Later in the quarter the Snowdenites lost the ball on downs and the Bulldogs then proceeded to bull their way down the field, the drive ultimately ending with Reed crossing for the talley. The attempted conver- sion was unsuccessful because of a bad center. For the re- mainder of the first quarter and the beginning of the second the score stood at I3 to 0 until fullback Kozorra intercepted C AR By meeting and winning over a powerful Carnegie eleven by the score of 19 to 7 the Bulldogs remained in the Class A running. Carnegie received the opening kickoff but lost the ball on downs. On the first Dormont play Reed made a twelve yd. run which netted a first down. Next came two successful passes to put us in Carnegie territory. After a run by Kozorra and several passes the ball was on the two where it was soon pushed over. Little converted to add another point. The second period was very uneventful except when the Bulldogs, by means of a series of running and passing plays, got the ball on the Carnegie three yd. line. A penalty then set our gridmen back and Carnegie held. In the third quarter the Orange-and-Black men were very successful. An The attempted conversion was unsuccessful because of a wide place kick. Following the kick-off the Bulldogs tried evening the score but time caught up to them and the half ended. The second half was a see-saw battle with no scoring. Throughout the two periods the Blue Devils relied heavily on their aerial attack. The Bulldogs' defense was very weak and several times Mt. Lebanon made gains. The only thing that stopped the Mounties was the fine tackling of the Dor- monters. Many chances were thrown away when the Leb- anonites lost the ball on fumbles. The game came to an end with the Dormont hosts losing a really hard fought game by a score of 6 to 0. The game showed many of the Bull- dogs' weaknesses which they tried to remedy for the next games. Mt. Lebanon ..., , 0 6 0 0 6 Dormont ..., 0 0 0 0 0 HILLS tightened up and allowed only one touchdown. This tally was the result from a drive within Dormont territory, and it was ended when halfback Dangott caught the opposition off guard on a quickie play and plunged forward 15 yards. The half then ended soon afterward with the Dormonters 19 points ahead. The third quarter was a deadlock with no scoring on either side. But soon after the final quarter started our fellows began to click and drove deep into South Hills territory. This drive was terminated only after Minnich, left end, caught a beautiful pass and lugged it the rest of the way. In the closing minutes of play, South Hills pulled one of its reverses, which our fellows had blocked before, and scored on a 10 yard run. Despite this touchdown, the game showed our fellows had plenty on the ball and were ready for action. Dormont . . , 15 6 0 7 26 S0utl1 Hills . . . 0 0 0 6 6 'WDEN the pass and ran thirty-three yards for the third touchdown. The attempted conversion was unsuccessful. The second half found the Snowden boys still fighting and Dormont didn't score until almost the end of the quarter when Bob Reed intercepted a pass and ran for his third touchdown. The center was bad again and the conversion was unsuccessful. Coach Loeffler began making many substitutions and these boys succeeded in scoring on the opposition when the one and only Re-Pete Schmidt plunged over the goal from the Zyd. line. This time the conversion was attempted by Jim Hiscott, but unfortunately the ball was low. The final score was then brought up to 31 to O. Dormont .. 13 6 6 6 51 Snowden .. 0 0 0 0 0 NEGIE intercepted pass set them up and after a twenty yd. pass they pushed the ball over from the one yd. line. The extra point was made and the score was 7 to 7. The Bulldogs weren't to be outdone and soon afterwards, by a combination of runs and passes, they once again hit paydirt. However the extra couldn't be made. Soon after the last quarter began our fellows once again started hammering at the tiring Car- negie team and finally Kozorra plunged over for the last score of the game. The conversion was unsuccessful. After that both teams succeeded only in holding the other off and the game ended with the ball on the Carne ie 26 yd. line. 7 0 E 6 19 Dormont ..,.......... Carnegie ...,,..... . . 0 0 7 0 7 OUR TEAM AT WORK MT. LEBANON . . 6 DORMONT .. 0 DORMONT 26 SOUTH HILLS A 6 DORMON T . . 3 1 SNOWDEN ..... 0 THE FIGHTI ELEVE J-42 in mf., gf 5 iw. Wx Nl' 1943 FOOTBALL CHART Inlercepted Pasxes Average Run Bffcks Total Net Gains Times Gains per Mixc. Guius Gains Plays Only Curried Play KOZORRA 161 729 568 103 5.51 REED 156 707 551 8.88 DANGOTT 78 635 5 55 99 5.60 SIMPSON 50 254 184 16.72 PANICK 140 203.5 65.5 4.88 SCHMID 0 88 88 5.89 MINNICH 15 88 75 15.00 WAUGAMAN 77 79 1.00 HUFNAGEL 70 72 2.00 STEENSON 0 44 44 6.28 RUBINO O 58 58 4.22 DORMONT . 7 MCKEES ROCKS. 0 DORMONT . , .52 CRAFTON . 15 COMES THROUGH ' McKEE Traveling to the opposition's field Dormont was barely able to win one of its hardest tif not the hardestb games of the season when it edged out McKees Rocks by a 7 to 0 score. After kicking off the Dormontors held for a time but upon receiving the ball on downs they fumbled deep in their own territory. The Roxmen recovered and the Bulldogs barely adverted a Rox scoring. Once again a Rox threat was stopped in the first period when Bob Dangott intercepted a pass and got the Maroon and Gray out of danger. In the second period our boys clicked: the drive from Rox's own 41 yd. line featured Panick and Dangott and it ended when fullback Kozorra plunged the goal for the only touchdown of the game. While the line held Joe Little kicked the extra point. The third quarter showed the Roxman having it all S ROCKS in their favor with their fullback Batrim and left half Spisah really getting gains. The Rams passes were weak however and usually fell short. The final period found Kozorra stop- ping a threatening Rams, team on the Dormont five where he intercepted a pass and ran it out of danger. Twice the Bulldogs were stopped in their drives, once by a stone-like Rox line, and once by a penalty. During the course of the period Dormont blocked two kicks but lost the ball both times on penalties. Greatest disappointment of the game was the calling back Panick's 45 yd. run which ended in a touch- down. True to form Rox was well up to par and they really forced Bulldogs to work for their victory. Dormont . . . , . 0 7 0 0 7 MiKees Rocks ..,. O 0 0 0 0 CRAFTON Coming out from the famous Dormont dust bowl the Bulldogs put their first divisional game on the ice by cutting down the scrappy Crafton team with a 32 to 15 score. After receiving the opening kickoff the Bulldogs lost the ball on downs. After an exchange of punts our fellows got on the beam with a series of line plays. Then left half Reed caught a pass and went for a total of 69 yds. to a touchdown. Joe Little then stepped out of the line to give the extra point. Soon after the kickoff our boys regained the ball and on a quick play through the line Art Reed dashed 85 yds. for his second tally. The conversion was unsuccessful. The next quarter found our boys plowing down the field again. The Bulldogs then took to the air where right half Dangott caught a short pass and ran for a touchdown. Joe Little added the extra point. Soon afterwards Coach Loeffler yanked the first . BAL Amid the rain and snow of a cold November day the Bulldogs defeated a new divisional rival, Baldwin, by the score of 19 to 6. After receiving the kickoff the Bulldogs succeeded, on the fourth play, in sending Dangott off tackle for a 60 yd. run ending in a touchdown. Little, however, missed the conversion. Later in the same period the Bull- dogs terminated another drive by having quarterback Panick going over from the four yd. line. This time Joe Little made good his extra point try. In the second quarter the Bald- winites buckled down, but our fellows managed to squeeze out a touchdown when Bob Reed threw a 30 yd. pass to Minnich, left end. Minnich then ran for six yds. till he crossed the goal. During the second half it really got muddy and both teams were held back. However, Baldwin scored BREN The last regularly scheduled game on the Dormont roster went down as a victory for the Bulldogs as they defeated a big, slow moving Brentwood team. Within five minutes after the game had started Elmer Kozorra tore away and ran 33 yds. for the first touchdown. Joe Little's kick was bad and the extra point wasn't made. In the second period Kazz ran wild again and he succeeded in scoring two touchdowns, once from the 10 yd. line and once from the 20. joe Little's conversion try on the second touchdown failed as did Wauga- man's pass to Schmid after the third score. In the third period the Loefflermen pushed their way down the field again where quarterback Waugaman threw a 15 yd. pass to Reed who ran the few remaining yards for the tally. string and the Craftonites put on a drive which terminated in a score. Their drop kick conversion was unsuccessful. The third period saw our boys showing their way down the field again and this move ended with Reed crossing the goal on a short line drive. The conversion was unsuccessful. In the final period the teams were battling harder than ever. The Bulldogs were the first to hit paydirt when, after a series of power plays, fullback Kozorra plunged 12 yds. for a score. Once again the try for the extra point was unsuc- cessful. In the closing minutes of play Crafton opened up a fast aerial offensive which finally gave the Craftonites a score on a long pass. Their extra point try was successful and the game ended. Dormont .......... 13 7 6 6 32 Crafton .....,.. 0 6 0 7 13 DWTN its only tally in this period when their fullback passed to their end, and despite the fact that there were three Bulldogs around him, he snagged the ball for his team's only points. The tty for the extra point was no good. Many penalties during the game stopped the Bulldogs many times. During the third and fourth quarters our gridmen had three touch- down called back because of penalties: two were short runs, one by Schmid and one by Dangott. The other run was about 60 yds. long and it was called back on a clipping charge. It was during this game that Larry Hufnagel, right end, injured his leg enough to keep him out of the next game. Both teams were glad enough to quit the field and escape the terrible weather. Dormont .....,, 13 6 0 0 19 Baldwin ...., 0 0 6 0 6 TWOOD Waugaman then passed to Dangott for the extra point. A minute later the Bulldogs stopped the Brentwood eleven again and soon the Dormont boys were on the march again. The drive ended when Waugaman threw a 50 yd. pass to Schmid who juggled it over the goal. Because of the mud underfoot a pass was tried again for the extra point. As before Waugaman flipped the ball successfully to Dangott. This was the only game in which every man of the squad saw action. The score, when totaled up, found Dormont out ahead by 32 to 0. This game clinched the Bulldog's entry in the Class A Championship with Glassport High. Dormc nt .,...... 6 1 2 14 0 32 Brentwood ....... 0 0 0 0 0 C0-CHAMPS AGA !!! l F .I E DORMONT vs. GLASSPORT 1943 Class A Championship Game On Saturday, Nov. 20, the Bulldogs, for the second time in as many years, traveled away for a Class A championship game, this time meeting a battling Glass- port team at Clairton Stadium. Present were approxi- mately 3000 fans to cheer on both sides. The first three quarters showed both teams holding each other. The only thrilling event in the first half was when Bob Reed ran for 53 yds. before Glassport's fullback, Iron Mani' Kusserow, pulled him down. But once again the Bulldogs lacked the strength and the attack was stopped. A few minutes after the last quarter started Bob Reed caught a punt in midfield and ran it to the 21 yd. line. As a result of the following tackle Bob was injured and replaced by RePete Schmid. On the next play Bob Dangott bulled his way for 7 yds. and then Kozorra threw a pass on the second down. Dangott caught the ball on the 12 yd. line and fought his way over the goal. Next came Joe Little's placekick to add the extra point. Following the kickoff, on the first play, Kusserow broke through the Dormont line and iust as he was to be tackled on his own 45 yd. line, he lateraled to halfback Tudek who ran down the sidelines for 55 yds. for a touchdown. Kusserow's pass for the extra point was batted down. Following the kickoff Dormont was penalized 5 yards but retaliated when fullback Kozorra passed to Dangott on the forty. Dangott really moved it and ran 60 yds. outrunning his opponents, and scored his second touchdown. Then Joe Little attempted a conversion but the ball went wide. Following the kickoff Glassport took to the air in the remaining minutes. It was here that Kusserow came into his own. On the first down he passed to the 58 yd. line for a first and ten, then he passed to the Glassport 45 yd. marker. On his third straight throw he passed to his right and who caught the ball but was forced out of bounds immediately on the Bull- dogs, 52 yd. line. The next play saw Kusserow passing to his left end who caught the ball on the 1 yd. line despite his being covered by quarterback Panick. He then stepped over for his team's second tally. At this critical time. with his team trailing 12 to 13, Kusserow connected with still another pass and the score was tied up. Following the kickoff Dormont tried a field goal from the 35 yd. line, but the kick was low. Al- most immediately the game was over. Both teams had their strong and weak points and both were glad that their opponent was still in there pitching at the last moment. OUR BASKETBALL TEAM First Row flefl to rightl-Coach Kling, Bill Douglass, George Tons, Bob Steenson, Adolph Scotti, Joe Rubino, Jim Davis, Art Nass, Coach Loeffler. Second Row fleft to right!-Don Foreman, Dick Elliott, Paul Lenor, Jim Rutledge, Lenny Kist, jim Hoover. Jim Jeffrey, Bob Boucher. Third Row Cleft to rightj--Managers Beck, Tom Kendricks, Skip Mattern. Suffering from the loss of practically the whole first team of last year, our basketeers took to the court once again with somewhat discouraging re- sults. The first engagement was with the WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA DEAF SCHOOL resulting in a 45-22 defeat on the home floor. Staying home another defeat was suffered at the hands of CLARK by a 39-12 score. Traveling away the floormen met and were defeated 34-31 on the BELLEVUE court. Continuing their non-league games our courtmen had their first success in defeating ALLEGHENY VOCATIONAL 34-20 on the home floor. The next victim was a hard passing LANGLEY team that went down to a 37-20 defeat. Next our fellows traveled away and met DUQUESNE, future state champs, and were on the short end of the 44-23 score. The next games were heartbreakers with the Bulldogs losing to SOUTH HILLS and SCHENLEY with the respective scores of 28-27 and 36-35. Com- mencing the league games the BRENTWOOD lads triumphed 29-21. Remaining home our lads had their revenge by defeating both CARNEGIE and CRAFTON with the score of 28-23. Even though our boys left their own court they continued their winning splurge and conquered STOWE 50-32. But then coming to the home court our swishers were defeated by the MT. LEBANON quintet by a 39-36 score. Traveling away our boys got in the losing rut with a decisive 49-29 defeat by CORAOPOLIS. MCKEES ROCKS helped keep up the losses when they handed out a tight 31-30 defeat. Starting the second half of the league games, BRENTWOOD, future section 7 champs, administered a 31-19 beating. Then, once again, our fellows took over CARNEGIE-this time 31-20. Reversing the former decision, CRAFTON gave our non-swishers a 40-26 defeat. The next game was the same with STOWE handing out a 32-25 decision. Again MT. LEB- ANON proved its power by holding the Bulldogs 31-15. Then for one of the upsets of the season our fellows took over CORAOPOLIS 39-34. How- ever, MCKEES ROCKS handed out another beating, this time. The tallies found that the Bulldogs had won seven games while losing fifteen contests to their opponents for a below par season. 1. 1 2 DORMO T'S MATME ilncluding regular season, W. P. I. A. L. and stateb In the course of the 1944 wrestling season our local grunt-and-groan union, under the able direction of Prof. Dickerhoff, won many new supporteds to their cause. Despite the fact that the team finished the season slightly under par, the supporters of the grap- plers were never disappointed by the performance of the matmen. The final tally showed the wrestlers with three wins, two ties, and five defeats. As usual our fellows had a tough schedule but they did the best they could. The first match was held with Shadyside on the academy mats. The match was finally won by the locals, 8 to 7. In the second match our grapplers defeated Millvule by a 9 to 6 score. But then started the bad luck. for when the boys met Waynesbzzrg they were decisively defeated 11 to 4. Next on the list was a tight match in which Carnegie finally got the nod on the decision. Coming home again our grap- plers met a strong Canonsburg team and suffered a 12 to 5 defeat. Staying home our boys then met West View and held them to a 9-9 tie. But then, when they hit the road again, our fellows met another decisive defeat at the hands of Waynesburg by the lop-sided score of 17 to 2. The next meet was a return engage- ment with Slaadyside in which the locals obtained an- other victory, this time with a close 6 to 5 score. The ninth match was also a repeat performance, but this time the Millvale team tied the locals with a 9 to 9 score. Then in the last match our fellows met one of the strongest teams they had encountered in the form of Clmrtierx. Here they suffered a defeat of 14 to 2. Following the regular season our school sent six fel- lows to the XV. P. I. A. L. Championships. Of these six representatives, two emerger as champs. In the 103 lb. class Daryl Homer was pinned in the quarter finals. In the regular weight Tuffy Thomson won all three of his bouts and became the 112 lb. W. P. I. A. L. champ. In the same way Bob Schell won his three matches, two of them by pins, and became the 120 lb. champ. But then Mike Rubino lost a tight decision in the 127 lb. class in the quarter finals. In the 154 lb. class Bernie Powers got a by in the quar- ter finals but was then defeated by a tight score in the semi-finals. The last representative was Joe Little, 185 lb. challenger. Joe was defeated in the semi-finals by a close score. When the team scores were totaled it was found that Dormont was tied with Greensburg for fourth place, each having twelve points. The lead- ing teams, in order, were Canonsburg, Chartiers and Waynesburg. After the W. P. I. A. L. Tournament the resulting champs, in our case Bob Schell and Tuffy Thom- son, were sent to Penn State to compete in the state championships. In the 112 lb. class Tuffy wrestled his way up to the finals and it was here that he lost a heartbreaking 8 to 4 match to become runnerup to the State Champion. In the next round Bob Schell proved his worth in the 120 lb. class by going all the way to the top and securing the first state champion- ship in Dormont history. In the semi-finals Schell pinned his opponent for one of the few pins of the meet. At the end of the tournament, when the unof- ficial district scores were totaled, unofficial for dis- trict winners are not recognized, it was found that District 7 of the P. I. A. A. CW. P. I. A. LJ, of which Dormont was a part, had secured first place. To add to his laurels Bob Schell was acclaimed the outstanding wrestler of the entire State tournament Z D-4 F gl 3 E-4 C I A 1 .I Q X V 5 Schell . . , , 10 7 3 V - Thomson ,,,. 8 4 4 . . I Powers . . . 5 2 5 . 4 4 Little . . , , 5 1 4 1 2 2 Hanzas , . . . . Z 6 2 8 Homer .,.,.. 2 1 1 1 1 l 2 Rubino . . . 2 1 1 . 6 6 Schmalzried . . . . 7 1 8 Philips ..,. , . 2 2 4 Prezioso ,..,, 1 l . 4 4 Fowkes . , . . . 5 3 6 Bruggeman , 5 1 4 Strand ,,., 3 1 4 Arnold . , , . . 1 2 . . 2 Extras Killeen , , , 2 2 . . . Heinrichs . . 1 1 . . - t Lofquist . . 1 1 Knechtel . , 1 1 Tintelnot . . 1 1 1 Paull .,,. 2 2 A. M. A. SENIOR .AND JUNIOR MEETS THE GRUNT A D GROA ERS INTERCLASS WRESTLING During the course of the year two wrestling matches were held be- tween the various classes of the school. In the first meet the seniors won a close 6 to 4 decision over the combined underclassmen team. The second, a tournament which had each class with its own team, saw the freshmen pull down first place with 37 points. The seniors had 24 points, the sophomores 23, and the juniors 9. In the finals, the 85 lb. class, Zuppas, freshman, defeated Wernert, sophomore, while in the 95 lb. class Eriksen, freshman, decisioned Bonnar, sophomore. Gibson, freshman, was 105 lb. champ when he pinned Achammer, sopho- more. Mattern, only junior champ, won over Madden, 115 lb. fresh- man, by a pin, while Collins, freshman, decisioned Christen, sophomore in the 125 lb. class. Boucher, freshman, then proceeded to pin Bloom, sophomore, in the 135 lb. class. Next Al Brennfleck, senior, won over Hoover, the Sophomore 145 lb. man. Then Dangott lost to Rubino in the 154 lb. class. Next Reed of the seniors, pinned Minnich, junior, in the 165 lb. class, and Hiscott, senior, decisioned Dunn of the freshmen in the 180 lb. class. For the first time in Dormont history, a team representing Dormont in the A. M. A., A. A. U. Senior and junior Wrestling Championships, won not only one of the Championships, but both. In the junior event, Daryl Homer lost in the final round in the 112 class by a close score. Also entered in the 112 pound class was Bob Hall who lost in the semi-finals. The 118 pound class had a visitor from Philadelphia wrest- ling for Dormont, Bruce Harlan, Dis- trict 1 champ in the 112 pound class. Bruce won the championship in the A. M. A. by defeating two opponents. In the 123 pound class our represen- tatives were Killeen and Collins. Collins was defeated in his first bout but Shorty1' went on to win the champion- A wiki wax' ship. In the 135 pound class, Bob Schell was defeated in the finals by a tight score after winning two matches. The last Dormonter was Thomas Hanzas who lost his first bout in the 145 pound class. The following week found Dormont again winning, this time the Senior Tournament. In the 112 pound class Daryl Homer lost his first match, but in the 118 pound class Shorty1' Killeen won both his matches to become champ. Likewise Tuffy Thomson won his two matches to become 123 pound class. In the 135 pound class Bob Schell won two bouts but lost a close decision in the finals. In the semi-finals, Bob Schell secured his 12th pin of the year, his record thus exceeding any previous Dor- mont wrestler. The next match was Mike Rubino's 135 pound class in which Mike lost a tight decision. In the 158 pound class Bernie Powers lost a close decision to Rupp of Shadyside Academy, while joe Little lost to last year's cham- pion in the 191 lb. finals The last contestant was Lamont Whipp in the unlimited weight class, who won his title by securing the fastest pin of the meet. For winning the Senior and junior Meets these fellows received two cups, as well as individual medals. Totaling up the titles it was seen that Dormont had two champs and two runner-ups in the Juniors and three winners and three second places in the Seniors. WI v C First Row Cleft to right!-Jack Haseman, Ken Tintlenot, Dick Dennison, Dave Vetter, Al Brennfleck, Bill Knech- tel, Ed Mulvaney, joe Littte, Chuck Thomas, Coach Loeffler. Second Row fleft to right!-john Hendricks, Bob Boucher, Jack Mehoff, George Tons, Marty Elzer, Rich Dressel, Bill Knopfel, Paul Hammaker, Lenny Kist, Phil Spicuzza, Jack Inderwish. Third Rod fleft to right!-Don Foreman, Dave Armstrong, Paul Lenor, Mike Rubino, Bill Miller, Art Nass, Joe Rubino, Larry Hufnagel, Jack Mauersberg, Jim Lersch, Ton Kendrich, Manager Beck. Following once again on the heels of wrestling, the cindermen went to work and counted them- selves in for a swell season. During the course of events the thinclads participated in four dual meets, the annual Relay Carnival, the Coaches' Invitational meet. the Independent Districts meet at Clairton, and the W.P.I.A.L. and State championships. The season's opener was a dual meet with Brentwood in which the Bulldogs won a secure victory by the score of 70 2X3 to 46 1f3. During this meet Bob Chavern threw the javelin 165' 9 and broke the old Dormont High record of 164' S . Then, after this success, the Bulldogs went and lost to the old rival Mt. Lebanon squad. Here it was vividly pointed out that Dormont's main lack was distance runners. The final score of the Lebo meet was 76 1X2 to 50 1f2. Finding it rather degrading to their high standards by losing to Mt. Lebo, the cindermen then took it out on their next opponent, the Bridgeville squad, and finished them off with a 96 to 51 score. Here it was that Al Brennfleck broke last year's record for the 440 yd. run 52.6 by lowering it a tenth of a second. Following the Bridgeville meet the boys then had a mild workout one afternoon and in doing so defeated a shattered Langley team by the score of 98 to 11. Here again Al Brennfleck broke a school record. this time his own 440 yd. by running it down from 52.5 to 51.2 seconds. Next on the list of team victories was the successful entry in the annual Relay Carnival of the W.P.I.A.L. held at Ambridge. Beaten only by Mt. Lebanon our thinclads then over- came 25 other schools to take a worthy second place. In amassing their points the Bulldogs took first in the 880 relay and the javelin. Then, besides second place in the two-mile relay, they also secured third places in the shot and discus. Continuing in stride our fellows then went to the Coaches' Invitational meet held at Washington, Pa. Once again Mt. Leb- anon took first while the Bulldogs could only overcome ten other schools to take fourth place. The points were secured by a first place 880 relay team, a second place in the century, a first and fifth in the 220 yd. dash, third and fifth in the iavelin and a third place in the pole vault.Then the boys left home again and traveled to the Independent Districts meet at Clairton where they took third place. In the pole vault they got first and tied for second, in the javelin got second, third and fourth, second place in the shot, fifth place in the discus, -'SL' ' tied for first and got fifth in the century, first and third in the 220 dash, while they got first in the sprint relay. Continuing in good form our boys then went seven schools except four, Dormont took fifth place. The 880 relay team placed first, there was a second in the 220, a second and fifth in the 100, a fourth in the discus and a fifth in the javelin. The following week Dormont entries in the century, 220 yd. dash and the 880 relay went to the State finals at Penn State. There they really made a fine showing by securing second in 880 relay, second in the 220 dash and third in the 100 yd. The relay team consisted of Vetter, Boucher, Dennison and Brennfleck. The places in the other two events were secured by Brennfleck. . to the W.P.I.A.L. championships at Connellsville. Here, overcoming all District W MBLI First Row Ileft to right!--Bob Schell, Harry Cover, Frank Pardew, Wally List, Bill Thomson, Paul Lenor, Phil Levine. Second Row K left to right!-Ed Collins, Don Burns, Bill Phillips, Roy Dear, Joe Rubino, Don Wingert- zahn, Dick Lang. Third Row fleft to right!-Paul Coss, Tom Hanzas, Gene Dolfi, jim Cunningham, jack Haseman, Ray Hylton, Mike Rubino, Coach Kling. A man-sized job, that of retaining the standard set by previous tumbling acts, was ably fulfilled this year by twenty-two fellows under the guidance of Coach Kling. Once again the boys kept up the hard-earned reputation by performing many of the old routines, but also some new stunts never before tried in any of the preceding tumbling clubs. This year the tumbling club was actually com- posed of two teams, this being a new innovation. The two teams, captained by Wally List and Bill Thomson, performed separate routines but then for their finale and a few other stunts, they formed together. Very noticeable this year was the lack of the spring board, usually so heavily depended upon. Instead, this year they were sparingly used. Head-liners of the act were several bo s who did indi- vidual stunts. Captain List performed a full gainer, using, of course, the spring board. A second feature of the show was a simultaneous flip off the spring board by Captain Thomson and Don Win- gertzahn. Then, in still another act, Captain Thomson did a hand- stand atop a vertical ladder. Climaxing these acts came Bob Schell, who gave a remarkable rope-climbing exhibition. After gaining the summit of the rope Bob did several tricks, then re- versed his position and came down headfirst. Topping it off, he then left the rope by means of a flip to land safely on the mats. But now, getting back to the mass aus. The boys were all quick on their feet and their cooperation in all the acts enabled them to come off in the best style. There were several running jumps, executed over kneeling fellows by a couple of their teammates. Then .155 X too, there were the usual flips and somersaults. v Strong men of the show were Gene Dolfi and Joe Rubino. These two fellows bore the usual brunt of the attack. Climaxing the entire tumbling act there were a series of pyramids. These were The teams wore different colors on their uniforms and when they got together the effects was very pleasing. Taken all in all the tumblers did a swell job and as usual held the attention of the X x -I crowd every moment they were on the mats. In order to arrive at the perfection they so excellently displayed, the tumblers prac- ticed, roughly, for a month and a half. During this time they had very frequent practices and it was during these grueling times that they earned the praise later given them. As usual, the club was formed exclusively for the Varieties and after the show it was X disbanded, leaving a high standard for next year's boys. ,.. Q , i . c I X I about the largest ever attempted but they came off extremely well. -. fp AAL. X Q A I 5 t NSPIRATIO Danny, did you see those majorettes pass by? fNeed I ask?J Are you kidding, Dottie? They sure are a glamorous bevy of girls! CSay, where did I pick up all those words?J I'll say, Danny, and besides that, don't forget the swell job they did at the football games and Band Concert. When they strutted down the field, it really added zest to the games and school entertainment. Mr. Lucky will lose Jane Stewart and janet Mason this year, but he'l1 still have Barbara Blair, Nancy Wible, and Carol judge to carry on. Honestly, they deserve a lot of credit for helping the boys in the games! They did a grand job! Say, Dot, while we're on the subject, those cheerleaders certainly deserve a big hand too! They're really tops! Talk about glamour and personality! Johnny Smith is kind of out numbered isn't he, Danny? What with Margie Rankin, Ruth Ricketts and Bernie Schmalzried. Three gals to one fellow, but I guess he doesn't mind! Think so, Dan-yell? I doubt it! I wouldn't mind being in his shoes! But all kidding aside, they really are a swell group of cheerleaders and they deserve a lot of credit for getting out there in all kinds of weather and giving out with all they had. Right you are, Danny. I agree whole heartedly with you! UNDER CLASSMEN n QUR ILLUSTRIGUS JUNIQRS UNNY JUNIORS ARE UH S0 F ff f f W .1 cy, K' I! :I X A W f Q we? x ' XN X l l if Mix I f , I . f , ' r A ' 1 EQ, A A, ' 1 .1 Q, 5 15 'S' 5, 1 p RCU THE CLOCK Mary Abbott-Sweet little Miss with a winning way. Elaine Abraham-Much to sayg says it too, always happy, never blue. Ruth Agnew-Has a smile for everyone, chummy, like- able, full of fun. Carol Aiken-You miss lots if you don't know Aiken. She's FUN, we're not fakin'. Boy Anthony-Piano keyboard, cards-52, plus per- sonality-pleasing to you. Pete Bailey-Mischievous Madison with the Marvelous Manner. janet Bair-Dreamy, reserved-the swell-gal kindg the type which is hard to find. Marlysse Baker-Easy-going, worries notg she's the kind you like a lot. Peggy Baney-If there were more like pretty Baney, no one's days would be rainy. Eleanor Bardsley-She's got a lot to say, happy-go- lucky, and O. K. Mary Margaret Bauer-jolly, witty, and true, girls like Maggie are very few. Lois Beckfield-Becky has super looks and dancing ability. joan Beehrman-Joanie's our choice for good-humor girl. Mary Belegris-Always has a good retortg and she is the likeable sort. Alan Bennett-Easy-going, not much to sayg never an enemy to stand in his way. Mary jane Bieber-Says things funyg smiles are sunny. james Black-Used to set the pace in men's headgear, and is still doing so by sporting that Army Air Corp style. Raymond Blair- Blair the word about, he's the guy for whom to shout. Luella Bosworth-Mac's little prote'ge'e-the rest also think she's O. K. Isabel Brahm-Rates tops in popularity. Bob Brandenstein-XVith his drum sticks, very handy, a great hit-that's Brandy. Ruth Brazell-May be quiet, Ruth Brazell, but let us say she's mighty swell. Ronald Bruggema1i4Short, blond and happy-go-lucky. Irene Collazo-Even temper, athletic skill, if you can't do it, Irene will. David Cook-Lots is Cook in' with Dave. Shirley Czilp-We love it when our Shirley croons one of those smooth tunes. Marge Dangott-A tricky little chicky with a slick personality. Ann Dattilo-Super at dancing, ever on the rung on top of that, oodles of fun. Jim Davis-Whatever he does is a success, and all who know him, think he's the best. Robert Deahl-Heis liked a great Deahl.', Robert De Pierre--Affectionately known as Philippe. Lois Doeblin-Lois is Doeblin her enthusiasm and delight. Barbara Donehoo-Lack-a-daisy way, swell sport any day. Joanne Douglass-Here's a neat and clever lass who's liked by everyone in class. Lois Drake-A newcomer is Miss Drake-the kind of gal that really rates. Richard Dressel-Talking about one swell fella? We'll cast our vote for Rich. Dorothy Drumm-A whole Drumm full of oomph. Simon Dumas-Destined for greatness. George Dunn-Identified by the grin he wears. Joe Durish-just a guy named Joe, but what a guy! joe Dykeman-Big Joeg swell to know. Doris Eiler-That she's swell is one sure thing- summer, winter, fall and spring. Betty Enscoe-With paints or crayon in her hand, she'll be successful in any land. I justin Fair-Not just a Fair humorist, but our most clever. Ruth Fattlle--Ruth rates right. Anthony Pazio-His accomplishments as musician are highly appreciated. Mary Ferrang-This little girl just couldn't be in a fog. Grace Ferrero-Practical and pleasant. Marilyn Fink-This gal's really hepg she's always full of pep. Betty Fisher-There's nothing Fishy about her wit or about her. William Fowler-His congenial disposition' suits all. Helen Fricla-This red-head creates Frick tion. Anne Glenn--Neat, reet, and quite attractive. jim Goodboy-Wfonder why Junior girls don't interest this Good ilookingl boy? Lloyd Grace-There's not much of him we must admit. With all who know him, he's a hit. Charles Greiner-Our Poet Laureate. Anna Haberman-Kind of quiet but really nice. Tom Hanzas-Tom's Hanzas are not tied in his ath- letic achievements. Dorothy Hasley-Has a go and get itn style, a will to work, and a cheerful smile. jane Harley-jane is one of the well known two. We like her and so do you. Carmen Hatfield-Things are lively without a doubt, whenever Carmen's about. Alan Heilman-Of the scientific mind. Fran: Heinrichs-To be perfectly Frank, he's a solid ki . Allyn Herrman-A great guy is Al-everybody's pal. Harriett Hilsenrath-Rather quiet, never seems mad, knowing her weire very glad. jim Hiscott-That guy with the muscles is lots of fun, great, according to everyone. Lois Hodge-Lois with her manner sweet, to talk to her is just a treat. Gilbert Hoffmann-The boy with an eye to the future Bob Holloway-Bob's so good on his violin that some- day we'll say we knew him. Roberta Holzer-Curly locks is tops on stilts or otherwise. Therese Howard-Marvelous nature and brains galore. Raymond Hylton-His panmanship is on the blink, but Rag is really swell we think. Barbara Irvin-Rollicking Redhead with the cute clothes. Rodney james-Nice looking and a swell fellow. lim jeffrey-There's one like Jeff in every classg there should be more. Willa Mae jesteadt-Sophisticated lady with an answer for everyone. Miriam Jett-Full of pep and sunshine. Erla Mae Johnston-Erlais the most likeable galg any- one would want her for a pal. Mary Lou Kagrise-There's a song, we'll write one, too, about a swell gal-Lou. Audrey Karr-A whole Karr load of sweetness. Patricia Kelly-Likely success for this little lady. Reid Kelly--An ardent Greentree enthusiast. William Kelly-A iaunty fellow with humor mellow. Dave Kepecs-Jolly is he, good natured, and carefree. Ann Kirkland-One half of the Kirkland two makes Anne pretty and pleasant to you. Doris Kirkland-One of the Kirkland duet, she's pretty swell you can bet. Ruth Knoeidel-Nice to look at-nice to hear. William Knopfel-Tickles the ivories among other things. Marge Konstanger-Smiling, charming, chic and gay, Margy's that way every day. Nancy Kuhn-Swell sport and all-around girl. G0 HEART D SOUL A P RT OF D.H.S Frank Lance-His smile Lance right in your heart and stays there. Mary jane Larkin-A little Lark-inn the Glee Club. Henry Lillemeon-The good-looking, strong type, but not silent. Anna Mae Link- Links good looks with personality and fun. Ann Little-Of Little Ann we sing our biggest praises. Virginia Lofe-Real talent for the piano. Le: Lofquist-A right nice guy we confess. As time goes by hels liked more not Les. Ioy Logie-A joy to one and all. Patsy Lyons-XVe're not Lyonfs7 when we say she's swell. Philip MacGregor-jack of all trades. Louis Mackey-An ace at that. john Mattern-Will donate some of his good humor to any morbid character. Meredith McCormick-Very pretty and mighty nice. Claire McCormick-Lively lassie, lilting, and laughing. Kenneth McCusker-Kenny's cute and New Yawku is grand. Dick McKinney- Happy am I, from care Ilm free. Why can't they all be gay like me? Lorraine McLaughlin-just new, but darn nice. Florence McWade-Attractive, reserved and efficient is she. Lyle Merritt- Merritts the title Casanova. Doris Miller-Our choice for Neat as a pin and Pretty as a picture girl. Mary Milligan-Guilty of reason, wit and senseg varied interests-fun immense. William Minnich- Willi-am a great athlete and a nice fellow. Lawrence Moncrief-Larry's cute, though he hasn't much to say, for him we root-we like his way. Dorothy Morris-A cheery smile for everybody. Marion Morrow-never at a loss for words. Ed Mulvaney-A pleasing sightg he's quite all right. Arthur Nast-His quiet personality has gained him popularity. Freda Nomidex-XVe like Fredals happy ways. Roherta O'Brien-Lots of pep mixed with a smile, here she is happy the while. Ion Offerdahl-Our Individualist. Betty Orr-If you want to laugh and have fun look for Orr, she's just the one. Gerald Patton-Gink has a pledge of loyalty with Babe and chewing gum. Jack Pearce- Pearces many a heart and we don't mean with candy. Helen Pieprzny-Carefree and congenial, chatterbox, and what a gal. Dorothy Petrakas-With eyelashes long, she's nice as can beg sweet as a song. Sophia Petrakax-Nothing somber about Miss P. Ag- greeable nature-nice to see. Dolores Petrone-She often has a lot to say and with a smile waves cares away. Ruth Pidgeon-This cute little Pidgeon can be seen flying around. Mary Privadore- M stands for Merryg P, for pretty pert person. Dorothy Powell-Full of vim, cute as can be, and lots of fun. Bernard Powers-Has those irresistable hypnotic Powers. Lois Mae Rapaport-C. A. P. girl is Lois Maeg grand friend-spirit gay. jane Raum-On Janey Raum you can depend, for her there'll be a happy end. Maryann. Rehm-Deserves blue ribbons for her many activities. Boh Rice-Always Rice ing for a laugh. Mary Rohertxhau'-Behind those big brown eyes is a complete mental department. Theodora Rohertshaw-Ambition strong, doesn't say much, brilliant, and we like her. Joanne Rohinxon-Jo's a cutie, hard to beat, with manner gay and voice so sweet. jim Rutledge-Never let it be said that Jim's in a Rut or out on a ledge George See-The more we See of George, the more we like him. john Sentz-Is there Sentz in this lad who is so witty and never sad? Yolando Sheridan-Sweet and charming, at times alarming. Edward Simon- Everyone should attend school at least twice a month-QI do.D Betty Simpson-Warbles clear and true. Dorothy Simpson-That Massanutten boy is the grand- est thing, huh? Audrey Smith-If you know Smitty you can't help but like her. Clifford Smith-His witty remarks are quite a few. He will gladly laugh with you. LaVerne Smith--Forever laughing with Smitty. Martha Stauh-A lively damsel is Marty Janeg makes sunshine when there's rain. Mary Steinhilper-We like her clothes, we like her ways, in fact we like Mary. Angeline Stepp-Angie's one Stepp ahead of us with her neat personality. Richard Stevens-Wanted is this boy who's lots of fun, a friend to all with malice toward none. Margaret Stewart-She's mighty nice, welll say that twice-she's mighty nice. Boh Straw-Out in Greentree, Straw is a necessity. Sally jane Sutton-The pretty little lassie with an artistic touch. Kenneth Tintelnot- Babe to everyone. George Ton:- Tons of fun. Bill Trump-Firmly believes in hard work Qfor the other fellowb. Donna Warnock- XVar-nock's the hearts of all the boys and so does Donna. Virginia Waxloxky-Ginny's swell, brain is keen, al- ways neat and never mean. Betty Welsh-Congenial gal and plenty cute. Nancy Wihle-Swing and Sway with Nancy Fay- our Personality Girl. Fred Wilkinson-Has the gift of eloquence, well sup- plied with common sense. Marilyn Williams-Just a cheerful, classy lassie. Frank Wilson-Everywhere gay all day, we think Frank is sure O. K. Marjorie Wilson-Has a giggle none can imitate, fun, a sales talk, first rate. Betty Young-Betty's new and on the beam-as for looks-she's a dream. Greene, Jim- Ah, Sweet Misery of Life- Gurtner, Mary Lou- Tee hee, etc., etc. Tsk, tsk! That laugh! Haher, Elaine-Fulfills the ad, Ipana for the Smile of Beauty . Haherman, Rita- Will ou save me a seat on the bus? Y Haefner, Lois-Her views on speech-making: Be sin- cere, be brief-be seated. Haffner, Martha-Fond of Report Room period lunches. Hall, Bah- Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? -Now I didn't do that! Hammaker, Paul-Two ice cream bars every day. Paul! Think of your 'girlish figure'! Haseman, jack-Jive hot or jive cold, Jack likes it any way, so we are told. Healy, Tim-Future Harry james, II. Henderson, jim- Oh to have been in Mark Anthony's shoes when he 'buried Caesarlf' Heslin, Phyllis- Chatter, chatter goes the stream-'Z So does Phyllis. Holden, Iacle-- Be sure to vote for me when I run for third term. Homer, Daryl-Looks like a cherub, eh? We still say looks are deceiving. Hoover, Jim-A typical Sophomore. Horward, Bill- -and everyone that Billy went,, his dog was sure to go. Hudeck, Charles-Theme song: Paper Doll . Reason: They're not so hard to get. Hughes, Thelma- My Victory Garden was a little jewel-fourteen carrots. Ihrig, Betty--She of the golden tresses and bright blue eyes. Jeffery, Norman- I'll Be Around. johnson, Harold- Once and for all--I have nothing to do with 'johnsonis Glow-Coat Wax'. jones, Ruth- Beginners luck, Ha! I've never seen it. Joyce, Patty-When Patty comes, we all re-'Joycef judge, Carol-A cute little girl who's always in a twirl. Kelly, Elaine-Of course she's Irish. Kelly, Virginia-Splash! And Kelly wins by two lengths. Kern, Harry-Joins jack Bauer as a woman hater. CHmph!J Kist,Leonard- Why do they always move the basket when I shoot! Knordell, Frank- If silence is golden, why don't I get paid for mine? Krah, ,lack-'Chorus gal'-oops! we meant man for did we?b Lance, Sally- Our Gal Sal Linhart, Genevieve-My heart! What art! Livingston, Rohert-His antics in history class sure are hard on the furniture. Lynch, Catherine-Always fiddlin' around. Lyons, Dick-Goes in for locker interior decorating. McCarthy, joan-No one ever has to say, I Came Here to Talk for Io. McConaughy, Bernice-Bea's always buzzin'. McGrath, Dolores- I'm not talking, Miss Nebinger. Honest Ilm not. McNally, Dorothea-'Mac' turned 'Christen' back in February. Megoran, Genevieve-Likes to play basketball Sun- day, Monday, or Always . Miller, Bill-Must have a sixth sense-there's no sign of the other five. Miller, Margie- The kids still call me Sinatra! Miller, Ruth-Swung a mean Indian club in Varieties. Mocahee, Norma- It may be from 'Porgy and Bess', but it sounds like 'Mairzydoats' to me. Moneyhun, jack- Tiny Morrone, Al- Aw gee, Marcie. Don't be mad. Morton, Clarle-A'Friends, Romans, countrymen-lend me your ears. Moss, Ralph-Has cute dimples, but don't let him hear you agree. Moyer, Ann- Green Eyes Mnhl, Boh-QWouldn't pay our two-bit fee, so-J Natase, Tony-Theme song: Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning . Reason: I Couldnft Sleep a Wink Last Night . Nestor, Paul-He's not a card--he's the whole deck!! Nicholas, George-How often do you have to set your hair, Nick? Passarell, Ellen-A regular attender at the J. C. dances. Patrellis, Adele--Dark hair, brown eyes, and mmmmm! Peiger, Barhara-Famous for her cooky bakin'. Phillips, Bill-Wrestling has Bill all tied up . Potts, Marion- The Dreamer. Rago, Marie- No, it's not Cliff's jacket, it's mine.' Rankin, Charles-Known to all as My Bud-dy . Redinger, Bill-'xVe can't put a wolf cry down in print, but you get what we mean. Reed, Gerry-Always a center of 'Ah'-traction. Reynolds, Muriel- Only one Hershey bar to a cus- tomer, please. Rice, Bruce- I washed my hair last night and I canlt do a thing with it. Riddle, Thelma- Louie'll be home again in 'umpteen' daysf, Ruhino, joe-Joe must eat The Breakfast of Cham- pions . Ruhino, Louise-- Get off my back!!' Schauers, Marnie- Schauers are always refreshing. Schlag, Shirley- S.A.S. is a geometric statement, but Shirley Ann Schlag isn't. Schmalzried, Tom-Typical crack: I call my girl 'Geometry' 'cause she's so 'plane' and 'solid'. Schmid, Esther--A brunette Veronica Lake. Schoenfeldt, Alberta-Dynamite comes in small pack- ages, too. Scott, Carol- just call me 'Aunty'. Scott, Dave- Habla usted Espanol? Scotti, Adolph-How do you know when to answer when you have so many nicknames? Seaman, Amaryllis-We just can't keep up with her dimples. She has a new one each time we look. Shiperly, Boh-That blush is very naive, Bob. Where'd you acquire it? Shreffler, Eileen-Will be waiting Till Johnny Comes Marching Home . Smith, Graham- Whatta ya say? Spicuzza, Phib-Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those weepers? Sterling, Izilla-Please draw us a girl, Izzy. Stetzer, Gloria--Has too many talents to mention in this limited space. Steuernagel, Peggy-Third from the left on the right hand side-. THE MIDST OE THEIR SCHOOL CAREER Stoeltzing, Dick-A solid sender on the 'sax'. Sweetall, Bob- I knew it all the time. Taylor, Dirk-Still paying for those calls you made to Greentree, Dick? Tazanosky, Gloria- Do goldfish have teeth, Mr. Pred- more?,' Thomas, Charles- No I'm not j0an's brother. Thomas, joan- No, I'm not Chuck's sister. Tilden, Ralph- Now I'll bet you think I did that, d0n't you? Trapp, Don-Gum gets stale after it's cracked awhile- so do jokes, Trapp. Trevorrozv, Nancy-When necessary can acquire a Southern accent. lValter, Bill-His fiendish chuckle made him the per- fect villain in Back With the Breeze . W'el1er, Helen-A certain Ajunior' can tell you more about her than we can. Wfernert, Tom-'Turnips' grow small in Greentree. W'laitebead, jean--Little but not to be 'overlookedl Wilbelrlz, Marie-Called 'Willy Lump-I.ump', but why. don't ask us Wfilliams, Jayne-Minus an appendix, but still going strong. Wfingertzalan, Don-Maybe it's his name that makes 'Wingy' go places in football. lVolher, Margaret- I'm lucky-when I make a mis- take someone is sure to correct it. Wfood, Fred- Oh gee, did we have Spanish nightwork last night? Wfright, Dolly-Samson's weakness was his hairg Dolly's is Sinatra. W'under, Charley-The 'Wonder Boy'. Ziegenfuss, Hilda- Look, girls. I can play more than Lhopsticks, now. Znppas, Ann-The composer of 'Dark Eyes' must have been thinking of 'Zup'. ll I L 9,4 4. X 'f l V Ill .-L. -L i- 9 PV' N0 HERE COME THE ERESHIES W- dy . ' Q GOOD START AROU D THE CLGCK Lois Abel-We envy her wavy hair. David Armstrong-Goes with Paul. Ruth Atkinson-A perky, little songbird. Gwen Bach-Her atractive manners are envied by many. Charles Bagenstose-A newcomer but a swell fellow. Bob Balfour-Knows all the current happenings. james Balph-Bashful-Ha! Ha! Ha! William Betz--An up and coming artist. Alberta Blanleenbiller-A hard worker who will fi- nally reach her goal. Lavisa Blazier-The cheerful live longer. Ronald Bloom-Well, did Ronald bloom? ?? Chrysanthe Bolaris-A girl of winning ways. Mary jane Bond-She delights in teasing people. Marjorie Bonnar-Little sister of Big George. Bob Boucher--A peach at basketball. Bob Bradley-He is proud of his curly locks. Edward Brahm-just ask the sophomore girls. Ioan Brown-A cute trick with a friendly smile. Marilyn Buckley-Bucky is always cheerful. Lois Burnett-Knows all the popular songs. Donald Burns-just one of the boys. Bob Carnahan-Enjoys all jokes. john Carney-Likes cats and kittens. Daniel Cassidy-A person worth knowing. Patrina Cipriani-Little, but knows a lot. Carl Clesh-Did he ever speak out of turn? ? Edwin Collins-Definitely, the independent type. Virginia Conrad--Has colloquial ability. Geneva Cook-Another happy-go-lucky freshman. Dave Cory-With that voice he's everywhere. Paul Coss-A future Gene Kruppa. Ray Corrigan-Women gather round. Anne Crosser-Strictly a basketball fan. james Cunningham-Seems to like the sophomores- girls of course. jack David--Tall, redheaded and likeable. Lorraine Davis-You'll find her in 210. Earl De I-vernois- Duffy to his friends. Lois Dick-Left to make the good grades her brother did. Shirley Dittmer--Pals around with Dot. Virginia Donaldson-Her ways are unhurried. jack Drake-Certainly is the friendly type. Barbara Dunbar- Duzey always has an answer. joe Dunegan-Better late than never-Hey joe?? jack Dunn-Smooth on a dance floor. james Dunn-What's it like to know a senior person- ally? jean Edwards-Ladylike and reserved. Dorothy Elcocle-Mama gets Dot up, but Math gets her down. Richard Elliott-A walking encyclopedia. Ann Engelhart-Personality plus. Otto Eriksen-Noted for his polite manners. Emma Fanlana- Silence is golden. Walace Feldman-Grades seem to come easy. Alex Fenton-A very willing person. Bill Ferguson-An air minded Freshie. Silvio Ferrari-A good person to know. Anthony Ferrero-Confirmed bachelor!-Whom are we tryin' to kid? Nancy Field-A soft voice that speaks volumes. Martha Fisher-She's fun and a good friend, too. Miriam Flecker-Tall, tan and terrific. Robert Fleming--Steers clear of the women. john Flower-Quiet and a good worker. Charles Foote-Another arrival from Greentree. Donald Foreman-Old sunshine himself. Shirley Fraelich- Her face is her fortune and it runs into a nice figuref' Richard Fraer-The Greentree special. Margarita Fredericks-Peppy and full of fun. Robert Gibson-Did you ever notice his eyes? Donald Gothe-He thinks girls are just swell. Betty Grace-Artistic ability. Carl Grande-A friendly fellow who likes the girls. Lois Griffith-She's not easily excited. Florence Groticelli-Little and cute with a nice sense of humor. Virginia Hageman-Carries on quite a correspondence with the U. S. Army. Thelma Halloway-She's always ready and willing to help. Kathleen Hanzas-A cute and peppy brunette. Evelyn Harrison-An efficient business woman from Greentree. Robert Hartnett-To know him is to like him. Nelle Haxby--She likes her books thick. Norma jean Hazen-She likes the Navy-Don't we all? Thomas Heinrichs-A very friendly freshie. john Henricks-Mr. XVilson's great pal. Charlotte Hertrick- A Greentree giftf' Louise Hilsenrath-All good things come small. Betty Hirsch-Agrees with everyone. Mimmi Hirsch-One of Frankie ardent fans. Edward Holzer-Is he old enough to be a freshie? William Hayman-You wouldnlt know he was around. Irma Hufnagel-A lasting friend. jack Inderwish- Red is a good sport and a friend to all. Chata Ingram-Her phone is always busy. Robert lakes-You'll not find many better than Bob. john Innocenti-Hails from Banksville. Donald lvol-Plenty of pep and vim. Shirley jesteadt-A really neat little dancer. Ruth jones-Quiet and contented. Harold Kayser-Does he have the speed of Henry,- You know how? Donald Kelly-A nose for news in the Post Gazette. Tom Kendrick-Doesn't care for women. BEGIN N IN TO M KE HI TORY james Kern-Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Charlotte Komrnen-Plenty of pep for 4' ll . Ethel Lane-Noted for her sincerity. Dick Lang--Easy to get along with. Anthony Lenor-He never walks unnecessarily. Paul Lenor- Red is a good sport and a friend to all. Annett Leonard-Everybody's pal. james Lersch-A kind and winning smile. Phillip Levine-Present, but inconspicuous. Charles Liga-Enjoys the girls' company. Shirley Link-Quiet, serious, a good friend and stu-- dent. Mary Little-I've run out of things to say. Marjorie Livingston-A nice girl who loves to talk. Norris Logan-We think he is the shyest boy in D. H. S. Gene Lowery-A Greentree cartoonist. Nancy Luce-Just couldn't stay away from D. H. S. Tom Madden-Apt in the math line. Carl Matter-A great sense of humor. Dolly Markle-Possesses a sunny disposition. Robert Mayfer-Will probably grow up to be a fine mayor. Robert McCrum-Owner of the Grandin Avenue chicken hatchery. jim DcDade--Give us a few more months and we'll know something about him. George Meighen-Fre from care and worry. Virginia Miller- Merit is the road to success. Fred Moder-One of our fellow classmen. jean Muck-She's a feather weight but far from a feather brain. Joan Mulherron-Those big brown eyes. Skip Munroe-Oh, those corney jokes. Lois Nalitz--As long as there is a Nalitz around D. H. S. can't fail. William Nelson-Considerate of others. Walter Orbin-Gimme some of that fast Boogie-XVoo- gie, boy! Marian Orr-Possesses a kind heart. Theresa Palambara- Francis Palma-What is there more to say? Frank Pardew-That great magician. Dolores Pauley--A good friend to all. joan Paul!-Gets a big kick out of life. Bill Peppell-A nut, but a nice one. Harriet Pigoni-Always stands for fun. Viola Pigott-- Quietness is a virture. Bill Pitchford-A Texan newcomer. Fred Pitts-Those platinum locks. John Poirier- Uncle Alfalfa the second. john Prezioso-Tall??, dark and handsome. Bill Pulford--He's forever throwing things. Betty jo Ramsey-Our tiny violinist. Gloria Reagle-Quite a reagle person. Dick Rice-Few words are best. Charles Richards--Chuck and his pompadour. Bob Roberts-Knows Ruth Atkinson. Margie Rodgers--An improvement to our class. Michel Rubino-Grunt and groan artist. jean Sandora-She's keeping up with the family tradi- tions. Betty Santomo-As long as Betty is around the post office can't go out of business. Bill Schiller-The Bob Hope of his class. Paul Schneider--Don't debate with him. Jean Schreiber-Hmmm-Pretty hair. Nancy Schoenefeldt-Tops in everyone's opinion. Marian Schuchman-Hasn't, as yet, been caught with a comeback. Charles Schultz-A swell kid who has much to say. Nancy See-A smile for everyone. Adele Sefvy-Pretty, with a high I. Q. Carolyn Shaw-A great war bond and stamp seller. Gordon Shockey-Nothing bothers this boy. joan Sinclair-Interested in the athletic department. Dick Smith-An all around good fellow. Donald Smith--A regular trooper. Ernest Solis-A born comedian. ' Patricia Stewart-A quiet and demure little lady. Blair Stitt-An intelligent little fellow who is going to go far. Bill Stoehr-Noted for his generosity. Ronald Strand-Silent as a mouse. Bill Sturm-That Southern drawn. Danella Sullivan-We all think Danny is really swell. Iohn Swartz-He can always find something to laugh about. Mary Tambellini-Indeed our Latin whiz. Evelyn T homas-Good matured and pretty. Robert Thomas-Allergic to the name Robert-call him Bob. Joan Thompson-Owns an unlimited wardrobe. Irma Twigg-A new limb to D. H. S. La Verne Uhlrnan-Frequently seen with Betty Jane. Arthur Walsh-Always eats his Wheaties.,, Shirley Wasson-Baldwin High's loss. David Weale-A quiet fellow-but nice. james Welsch-Always on the job. jo Wetterstein-She has what it takes and it seems she takes it. Lois Wetterstein-Redhead but not temperamental. lane Whitlinger-Wants to know all the whys and wherefores. Martha Wilkie-Asset-Pretty eyes. james lVilliams-A blond, blue eyed ladies' man. .Shirley Williams- Kitten on the Keys. james Workman-A faithful Boy Scout. jean Zinsmeister-She's pretty as a picture. Ulysses Zuppas-Needs a pair of roller skates to keep up with the band. ' APPRECIATIO This is Danny and Dottie signing off 5 but before we go, we wish to pay a well earned tribute to the Torch Staff, whose industrious work provided a Torch, the like of which we have never seen. Torches of old have been along the same general lineg however, this year the Torch staff wanted something different and they produced it. Starting from scratch with an entirely new type of book, and despite rising prices and inability to obtain materials, they published a brand new Torch. After seeing the Torch, we are sure you agree with us. What do you think? Doesn't the Torch Staff deserve a great big hand? We also wish to extend our many thanks to the art students, who certainly helped to make this Torch successful, and to the class representatives, Ann Kirkland, Junior, Nancy Trevarrow, Sophomore, Mary Little, Freshman, and their committees. Well, here it is june, and the time has come to bid our old Alma Mater a fond farewell. Of course, we are eager to get out into the world, but it is with regret that we leave our school days behind. True, we have spent many a sleepless night cram- ming for exams, but our eminently superior grades were reward enough?? Many last- ing friendships, among both students and faculty, have begun right here in Dormont High. Then, too, the senior class of '44 his witnessed something no other class has, that is, two successive championship football teams. We are proud, too, that many of our seniors boys helped to bring this honor upon our school. In our four years here, Dottie and I have studied hard and learned a lot, but we havenlt been without good times. Welve taken part in most of the social events and extra-curricular activities and, generally speaking, had four fairly full years, CYes, we even saw the inside of Mr. Glass' officeb. So it was, with all this in mind, that Dottie and I, standing side by side in our white caps and gowns, were handed our diplomas. Those di- plomas mean one thing to us, we are on our own and it is up to us now to make good. Dormont High and everyone connected with it has given us a head start on the long, steep roads ahead. 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