Duquesne High School - Echo Yearbook (Duquesne, PA)

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LGARET DIMIDUK ROBERT DOUGHERTY MELVIN DRAGO JOHN DROTAR WILLA MAE DUKES EPH DZURCANIN JANICE ESCOTT IRENE FEDOR DANIEL FERUCK ROSE FLAl'fERTY V1 'UV' from all of us . . . MARGARET DIMIDUK Commercial JOSEPH DZURCANIN Vocational Dim . . . has that wholesome look . . . special boy- friend-Rich . . . special girlfriend-Donna . . . would consider it an achievement to graduate... has no time to fret...likes people, chicken, and I Love Lucy. ROBERT DOUGHERTY Technical Doc . . . provides keen competition for Jeffrey Hun- ter . . . lost his heart in Kennywood . . . convincing sort of a guy . . , quips Times are bitterli' . . . thinks ideal career is the one of taking temperatures. MELVIN DRAGO Vocational Lefty . . . curly, curly hair . . . spark from the shop . . .down to earth guy. . .just needs a football or basketball game to cheer him up . . . member of the Grant Avenue and Meadow Street Club. JOHN DROTAR Technical Deets . . . clean-cut look . . . earns his spending money by working at Gravity Fill . . . vice-president of the Spanish Club . . . is destined to catch many co-eds' eyes at Pitt, where he will study physics. WILLA MAE DUKES Home Economics Will . . . quietness covers her nice personality . . . will be a successful beautician . . . preparing for future by learning the A.B.C's of a home. . . buddy pals are Myrtle, Barb, Janie, and Ernestine . . . I'm telling you. Joe. . . one of our shop boys . . . short. . .friendly spends his time at the top of Kennedy Avenue. . , plans to see the world as a sailor . . . works at Isaly's . . . loafing is his middle name. JANICE ESCOTT Academic Jan . . . possesses the sweetness and demureness of Dorothy Collins. . . lovely golden locks accented by blue eyes...Student Council and Cliff are her heart's interests. . .designs and makes her own clothes. IRENE FEDOR Commercial I . . . ardently led the school in cheering . . . perfect model of femininity . . . has an eye for attractive clothes . . . haunts Butlers . . . will her future em- ployer be able to keep his mind on dictation? DANIEL FERUCK General Danny , . . slender basketball celebrity . . . will fol- low in the footsteps of Fred Astaire . . . assumed role of hard-working superintendent on Youth Day . . . an asset to the Dramatic Club . . . boosters morales by That's the spirit. ROSE FLAHERTY Home Economics Rosie . . . sparkling green eyes . . . wants to serve her country by wearing the uniform of a Wave . . . English, fried chicken, and swimming rate tops . . . learns the knacks of cooking and sewing with Orie and Judy. Kg, ,

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THE 1954 SEN IORS C WILLIAM CRAFT IRENE CURRY JOHN CUSlCl EDWARD DAVIES LELAND DAVIS RAYMOND DICKE The many special assemblies rat WILLIAM CRAFT Technical IRENE CURRY Commercial Cheese . . . tall, lanky, and easy going . . . scoops Renee . . . never serious . . . always in a hurried ice cream at lVlatt's . . . passes a greater part of his frenzy . . . head waitress at Green's . . . end girl in time at the Hilltop with Bob, Jack, and Ernie . . . Minstrel . . . dance fiend . . . bubbles constantly prefers hunting and fishing to reading Shakespeare. with laughter . . . aiming at a secretarial career . . . gift of gab. OHN CUSICK General Cue . , . ran the Choo Choo in Kiddieland . . . in the future we see him working in an auto shop in Detroit . . . usually found in the Burns Heights vicinity or traveling with his three pals. Where's Eleanor? -I EDWARD DAVIES General Ed . . . raven black hair with hazel eyes . . . out' door type . . . assumes a nonchalant attitude . . . always behind the wheel of Woolfarth's bakery truck. . .appears to be out of place behind a desk. LELAND DAVIS Technical Lee . . . short in stature, high in wit . . .can easily be found at Monessen, Clairton, or lVlcKeesport . . . an employee at Isaly's...will settle to be no less than an executive. RAYMOND DICKERSON General Dickie.. .intense like for singing shown in Choir, Spiritual Singers, and Boys' Chorus...burns up the track field in a meet. ..shys away from slow dancing for jitterbugging. . .treasurer for Debate Club. 24

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X s. 553 . Y l LORRAINE FONTANESE HOWARD FOREMAN RUTH FORSTHOFFER FRANCIS GARSHAK GENE GENES LAWRENCE GEYER GEORGENE GRAW ROBERTA GUNDY IDA MAE HABER MAXINE HAMAK Spirit of competition turned our thoughts to Christmc LORRAINE FONTANESE Academic LAWRENCE GEYER Technical Font . . , fun to be with . . . dreams of wearing the nurses' white , . . identified bv loud chatter . . , still talking about the Lancaster Convention . . . swim- ming, roller skating, and writing ECHO articles are her pet pastimes. HOWARD FOREMAN General Fonk . . doesn't believe in hurrying . . . enjoys tallying points for the Clovers . . . belongs to the majority, hoping to live in a luxurious penthouse . . . has the class in an uproar during guidance discussion. RUTH FORSTHOFFER Commercial Ruthie . . . tiny, active brunette . . . raps gavel for Julius LaRosa and Barry Kaye fan clubs . . . would like to occupy a boss's lap for a career . . . arranges meetings with jean and Diana. FRANCIS GARSHAK Technical Frank . . . owns a clark blue '48 club coupe Ply- mouth . . . works earnestly at Isaly's . . . neat dresser . . . tall, dark, and handsome . . . a wonder- ful guy to know . . , never seen with a frown on his face. GENE GENES General Pep . . . to have fun at the present time is his main ambition . . . has traveled to see the capitols- Harrisburg and Washington, D.C .,.. in his cate- gory of subjects, democracy is first. Larry . . . will reach the ladder of success by be- coming a Catholic priest . . . plans to attend St. Vincent's College . . . watched the football games from behind his cymbals in the band stand. GEORGENE GRAW Commercial Georgene . . , twinkling eyes . , . her next role will be that of housewife . . . the Octette appreciated her soft singing voice . . . working out chemical equations proved to be quite interesting . . . spends much of her time playing the piano. ROBERTA GUNDY Commercial Roberta . . . painting figurines keeps her well occupied . . . becoming an excellent English teacher is her only thought . . . you can find Roberta in the swimming pool practically every Monday . . . has a yen to write novels. IDA MAE HABER Technical Ida . . , always replied to Mr. Mooney, 'KI don't understand it . . . collects boys for a hobby . . . baby blue eyes . . . laughs her way through life . . . this future Penn State co-ed will major in Speech Therapy. MAXINE HAMAKER Commercial Max . . . fun loving brunette . . . fashion wise . . , Somebody goofedf' is Maxirxe's only answer after an error has occurred . . . settling down after gradu- ation sounds great to her . . . favorite loafing spot is Septer's.