Downingtown High School - Our Year Cuckoo Yearbook (Downingtown, PA)

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QLcl a. (xJilL We, the Class of 1954, School of Downingtown, State of Pennsylvania, being of legal age, sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling any other will or wills by us heretofore made. To MR. EMERY we leave the many problems of next year’s Seniors. To MR. EVANS we leave continued patience in Senior Class meetings. Upon the OFFICE STAFF we bestow the courage to continue their good work. To the JUNIOR CLASS we leave the ability to accumulate a large treasury. To the SOPHOMORE CLASS be bequeath our skill to make a success of everything it undertakes. To the JUNIOR HIGH we give confidence in some day becoming Seniors. BETTY ALIFF wills her blonde hair to Helen Trainor. JANE ANDERSON bequeaths her sparkling personality to Mildred Seeds. JOAN BAER leaves her position in the Senior Class to her sister, Jean Baer. MARTHA BOGGS wills her ability to keep quiet to Betty Thomas. PETE BONADUCE is giving his ability to make noise in English class to Richard Short. FAY BOUSUM leaves her position as noon monitor to Kenny Johnson. LEON BROWN bestows upon Joe Ursini his ability to play the trumpet. Keep up the good work, Joe! PATRICIA BROWN wills her artistic ability to Elizabeth Klase. GERALDINE BUTCHER leaves her ability to keep quiet to Jack Miller and Sammy Pierce. MARY CAMPBELL gives her shyness to Roxanne Gibson. CHADDIE CAMPBELL bestows upon Bill Baldwin his love for playing baseball. FRANCIS CANNELLA gives his position as hall monitor to Attmore Pollock. BERNARD CELLINI wills his athletic ability to Lee Robertson. TERESA CIARLONE leaves her ability to hold a class office to Joe Mingione. EDDIE CLAYTON leaves his parking space behind the school to George Supplee. MARGARET COON bestows upon Eileen Higgins her southern accent. SHIRLEY CUMENS wills her acting ability to Claudette Rimel, although Claudette doesn't need it. FRANK DELIO gives his love for living near the school to Betty Hayes. MARY ANN DELPAGGIO wills her ability for talking to Louise DiPietro. SARAH DETTERLINE leaves to Franny Walton her joke book. You probably won't need it though, Franny. HARRY DEWEES leaves his ability to pick a harvest queen to Wayne Wells. CHARLOTTE DiGIOVANTONIO gladly gives her long, difficult last name to Joyce Lewis. JUDY DIXON leaves her ability to flirt to Nancy Jefferis. ALYCE FAHEY bequeaths her smile to Mary Jane Jameson. CARMIE FARNUM gives her position as mother in a play to Sonja Scheie. ROBERT FISHER hands over his place at the firehouse to George Buller. THOMAS FISHER leaves his shyness to Joe Sarmento. ESTHER FLOWERS wills her pep to Bill Wisler. NANCY FLYNN gives all her boyfriends to Joan Romig. NORMA FRANK bestows upon Patty Bittle her love for horses. SHIRLEY GARVINE leaves her position in the band to Skippy Amway. DICK GOUDIE bestows upon Anthony Doto his ability to drive a car. This will come in handy, Anthony! PEG HACKMAN wills her knack of cooking hamburgers to Richard Busby. SARA HARNER leaves her ability to get out of classes anyway she can to Arlene Arters. JACKIE HARPLE gives her pretty eyelashes to Virginia Whiteman. HELEN HENRY gives to Wayne Smith her bowling ability. PHYLLIS HENRY wills her love for the Navy to Sophie Jankowski. NORMAN HORNER bequeaths upon Dale Wells his love for farming. LEONA HUGHES leaves her quiet ways to Elmer Fredd. THOMAS HULME very unwillingly leaves Doris Katherman with the Juniors. Please take care of her. Kids! MARLENE INGRAM bestows upon Barbara Simp-kinson her love for the Air Force. MAXINE INGRAM leaves her love for Glen Moore dances to Barbara Ford. THERESA IPPOLITO wills to Esther Supplee her ability to chew gum in shorthand class. JANE IRONS leaves her love for dancing to Patty Sciarretta. GLADYS JONES gives her quiet disposition to Sylvia Hall. MARIAN JONES wills her love for P. O. D. to Judy Fry. PATIENCE KINLOCH leaves her athletic training to Sally Johnson. DOTTY KIPP gives her musical ability to Ginny Nixdorf. HORACE LATSHAW wills his ability to struggle with French to Buddy Stauffer. HERBY LEE leaves his nice personality to Emery Miller and Norris Miller. There's enough for two, boys. EARL LOOMIS leaves a few of his A's to Joe DiMarco. Take heed, grab these! MARTHA LOWE gives her hockey position to Joyce Sanner.

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OUR MISS BROOKS ★ ★ ★ On November 19 and 20, 1953, the Senior Class presented a three act comedy entitled Our Miss Brooks. It relates the troubles that beset Miss Brooks when she must, unwillingly, direct the senior play. She doesn't wish to fight with the coach over the use of the gym for rehearsals, for she feels sure that he is “the man for her. More trouble arises during the tryouts and the problems continue to multiply until the situation seems hopeless. But, at the last minute, everything is successfully resolved with Hugo, the coach, helping Miss Brooks, and appreciating her for the first time. We wish to thank the cast, prompters, stage crew, Mrs. Remetz, the Art Service Club, and Miss Laird, for making our play such a success. CAST Miss Brooks, an English teacher . Dorothy Kipp Miss Finch, the librarian Audrey Samworth Hugo Longacre, the coach Bernard Cellini Mr. Wadsworth, the principal.............Earl Loomis Miss Audubon, the music teacher Betty McClintock Mrs. Allen, Rhonda's mother Carmeline Farnum STUDENTS Elsie Maxine Ingram Elaine Jacqueline Harple Jane . Alyce Fahey Sylvia Fay Bousum Doris Shirley Garvine Marge Shirley Cumens Faith Rhonda Teresa Ciarlone Ted James Nelson Stanley Ralph D. Miller Martin John Ramsay Basketball Player Ogier Norris Prompters Verna Simpson ) Charlotte DiGiovantonio

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DERINDA MABRY wills her ability to go with out-of-town boys to Betty Bird. FRANK MANETTA leaves his ability to earn money to Lew Stratton. JIM MASCHERINO gives his curly hair to Clyde Thomas. BILL MASON wills his enjoyment in playing the drums to Tom Sheehan. SOPHIE MATHIAS bestows her knowledge of commercial subjects to Joy Ann Stevens. EDDIE McCAUSLAND leaves his ability to smoke during football season without getting caught to John Fusco. BETTY McCLINTOCK gives her ability to avoid the boys to Angie Stampone. HONEY LOU McNELLY leaves her ability to hot rod to Jerry March. JOHN MENTO bequeaths upon Joe Mascherino his ability to make eyes at the fair young maidens. BONNY MESSNER wills her ability to drive a tractor to Gail Lammey. GINGER MESSNER bestows upon Shirley Rowe her ability to go with an alumnus. RALPH D. MILLER wills his ability to go with a Smedley to Jack Hall. RALPH E. MILLER leaves his neat locker to Earl Thomas and Charles Ferguson. RUTH MOORE leaves her position at the organ to Ginny Schollenberger. JIM NELSON gives his acting ability to Eddie Caudill. ROBERT NIBLICK bestows his bumpy seat on the bus to Jon Stewart. OGIER NORRIS S SHIRLEY WERTZ will their love for going steady to Jacky Bartelmo and Jack Moore. BILL OSBORNE leaves his position on the basketball squad to Joe Cozzone. NOEL OSBORNE gives his red hair to Jack Bingham, but we know Jack doesn't need it. PAUL OSBORNE leaves his pole vaulting ability to Clarence Miles. ROSE ANN PACE wills her laugh to Marian Ramsay. NORMAN PANNEBAKER leaves his friendliness to Kathy Levengood. JOAN PEDANO gives her ability to wheel a Buick to Ronny Jefferis. At least the Buicks run, Ronny! JOAN PERELLA wills her ability to stay small to Richard Nields. BOB PLANK leaves several inches of his height to Frank Hammons. DAVID POMANTO gives his debating ability to George Forbes. BALDWIN POPJOY leaves his shortness to Bili Landrum. MALCOLM PRESTON bestows upon Ronny Harner his admiration for blondes. JOHN RAMSAY leaves his love for studying to Floyd DiGinto. EUGENE REESE wills his ability to get a good lunch to Tom McKeever. MEREDITH RUARK leaves his ambition to be a veterinarian to Paul McComsey. JOE SABELLICO wills his position on the stage crew to Tom Woodward. AUDREY SAMWORTH leaves her short hair to Joy Munzenmayer. DONALD SHEELER gives his height to Harry Shaffer. LOUISE SIMPSON leaves to Janet Bernard her neat blonde hair, so there will be a blonde in the Sr. class next year. VERNA SIMPSON wills her prompting ability to Ann McQueen. ROBERT SKINNER leaves his roller skates to Leonard Cannella. You will get much enjoyment from these, Lenny. GEORGEANN SMEDLEY wills her love for hillbilly music to Mary Ellen Trego. JOANN SMEDLEY leaves to Emily Ann Kennedy her love for horses. EMILY STANFORD hands down to Donald Miley her Macbeth notebook. Now you won't have to worry about graduating, Donny. JEAN STEPHENS wills her desire to be engaged to Helen Spence. ARLENE STURGIS gives her love of shorthand to Janet Fazzini. SAM SUPPLEE leaves his position in the Ag. class to Elmer Miller. LAURA TAGGART bestows upon Elease Keitt her dancing styles. RAYMOND TALUCCI wills his love for clowning to Eddie Thompson. RICHARD TAYLOR leaves his reserved manner tc Robert Henry. RAYMOND THOMPSON gives his grown-up appearance to Donald Hough. JACKIE TIPTON wills her position as Editor of the Cuckoo to Patsy Glennon. HAROLD TRIMBLE leaves his love for the country to Bob Davis and Allan Trego. RICHARD VALENTINO gives his water bucket to John Nichols. JAMES WALSH leaves his big blue eyes to Wally McCue. SARAH WHITE bestows upon Betty Henderson her homemaking ability. NANCY YOHN gives her position as manager of the basketball team to Ruby Gottier. MARIE ZITTLE leaves her happy-go-lucky ways to Dolores Collins. In witness thereof, we have hereunto set our hand to this, our Last Will and Testament, at Downingtown, Pennsylvania. I Betty Aliff Maxine Ingram Witnesses: Betty McClintock Recorder: RUTH FC. MOORE I Jackie Tipton ( Shirley Wertz