East Huntingdon High School - Mirror Yearbook (Alverton, PA)

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CLASS PROPHECY Dear Mr. Davis, We are sorry that you were unable to attend the 10th anniversary of the graduation of our class. We know that you are probably anxious to find out what has hpppened to us after all these years. We will try to give you as good an explanation as possible of the events of our reunion. As we pulled up at the Stork Club, we were met by Edwin Dillinger, who pointed out to us the new jet-propelled auto designed and driven by John Bandemer. The first person who recognized us was Judge Earl Bollinger, who asked us to join his party. We hardly recognized Bob Findley, owner of a famous chain of restaurants, and Louise Davis, one of his well known hostesses. At the same table was Jack Cole, who is currently singing with the E. Z. C. Ranch Girls. Music for the evening was furnished by the Blue Boys Quartet, consisting of Ronald and Donald Gratzinger, Waddy Grippo, and led by James Shaw. Orchestral music was provided by Kathryn Hresko's dance band. At dinner we sat beside three East Huntingdon teachers: Albert Miller, French teacherg Blanche Wick, Elementary teacher, and Irene Brodak, Gym teacher. The after-dinner speeches were given by Senator Florence Potoka, Don McCloy, famous orator, and George Stepanic, coach at Notre Dame. A style show was then presented by some of our classmates. The designs were made by Martha Dye, Thelma Fenton, and Patty Kachmarek, and modeled by Connie McCloy and Nancy Crouse. When the evening's entertainment was over we danced. Eugene Livingston, well known Arthur Murray dance teacher, and Robert Lineberry, prominent movie star, asked us to dance with them. However, after just a few bars of music, Eddie Kimmel, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Admiral Andrew Fada, cut in and asked what we thought of Carol Ruth's great channel swim. After dancing we were quite thirsty, so we went to the refreshment table. There we met Virginia Stoner, who had just completed a piano concert tour, and Andrew Soforic, famed writer of crossword puzzles. Huey Vincent, President of the Scottdale Bank, told us that Beverly Walsh owns a chain of drive-in restaurants. John Berg and Joanne Shaffer came over to join us. John is still advisor to the President and Joanne is an airline hostess. Joanne told us that Gladys Edwards is head nurse at the Mayo Clinic. Dorothy Brodak and Maxine Brothers work there also. Nancy Car- nack is a nurse at the Walter Reed Hospital. As we were leaving the refreshment table we met Robert Colbert who told us that he is stage manager for South Pacific. While talking to him we were joined by Ralph Fretts, who made a million dollars posing for Sealy mattresses, and Charles Geckle, designer of Atomic Toys for Children. They informed us that Fred Hayes had just resigned as head of a girls' camp to join Edward Swartz to search for gold in Alaska. The fabulous eomedienne, Barbara Miedel, and Thomas Soforic, pitcher for the New York Giants, invited us out to the terrace for a breath of fresh air. Meredith Trout and Ethel Wat- kiss were out on the terrace also, discussing their impending trip to the moon. With them were Harry Weitzel, noted physicist, and Jack Zimmerman, chief ranger in Yellowstone National Park. As we were talking, Theresa Morgan, Singer Sewing Machine consultant, joined us. She told us that Phyllis Porter and Joanne Myers are secretaries for a New York Real Estate Com- pany, and that Patty Muha is the first lady editor of the New York Times. Patty has just written a book on the missionary journeys of Beulah Pritts. The models for the Toni ads: Margaret Johnson, Ruth Ann Fox, and Ken Yezek were on the terrace also. They were conversing about the big snuff factory that James Hiles opened. A few late arrivals were Marlene Geary, who came all the way from Texas, and Tom Shirer, 62

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artist for International Studios of Hollywood. They were approached by Nancy Hepler and Loretta Kaczmarek, trapeze artists for Ringling Brothers Circus. These four started over to greet us when they were detained by Earl Reagan and Edwin Schmitz, owners of the Lazy Time Dude Ranch located in Reagantown. The mistress of ceremonies, Dolores Verostko, called us to attention, and announced that several prizes were to be awarded. The first, for having the largest families, were given to Florence Hodgkiss and Charles Moore. The prizes for the most unusual occupations went to Patty Kozer, who trains pigs to play the piano, and to Marie Leonard, who polishes jelly beans. The final prize went to Donald Walsh, for having the most pleasant job-that of selecting girls to model Jantzen Bathing Suits. Ken Lehman, who now owns his own studios, took photographs of our reunion. We are enclosing a few of these to show you what we look like. See if you can figure out who we are. Farewell from two devoted physicists, Koleen Tice and Sally Simmons. I ev' 'isa 'i3'if?f?5c2' I 'fr - Q Wg ! Q 68

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1954, in order to form a more perfect High School . . . are leaving. But before we leave, being of sound mind and body, we declare this our last will and testament: John Bandemer leaves his happiness to be out of school to Vic Babura . . . John Berg wills his Physics book to his brother Dick . . . Earle Bollinger bequeaths his crew hair-cut to Bill Frye . . . Dorothy Brodak leaves her angel-like character to her brother Jim . . . Irene Brodak wills her basketball ability to her cousin Betty Ann . . . Maxine Brothers leaves her quiet Ways to Marlene Ray . . . Nancy Carnack leaves her unsolved problems to Lenora Thomas . . . Bob Colbert be- queathes his position as machine shop foreman to Wayne Sullenberger ----. Jack Cole leaves his girl friends to anyone who can keep them happy .... Nancy Crouse wills her engagement ring to Peggy Keefer .... Louise Davis leaves her big blue eyes to her brother George .... Ed Dillinger wills his farming know-how to Wally Lowe .,,,, Martha Dye leaves her Chemistry book to the Junwr Home Ec. girls - - - Gladys Edwards leaves her trumpet to Helen Craig . . . Andy Fada wills his position on the football team to Phil Weaver . . Thelma Fenton bequeaths her place at the candy counter to Judy Wilkie . . . Bob Findley leaves his joke telling ability to anyone who can get the point across . . . Ruth Ann Fox leaves her seat in Physics class to any capable Junior .... Ralph'Fretts wills his love for sleeping in class to Jim Miedel . . . Marlene Geary leaves her book of alibies and .excuses to Jane Wesche . . . Charles Geckle leaves his love for football and the girls to John King . . . Don Gratzinger leaves all his good jokes to Wilfred Fisher . . . Ron Gratzinger leaves his drum to any one who likes to play in the band . . . Wladdy Grippo wills his curly hair to Richard Borza . . . Fred Hayes leaves 20 pounds of his weight to Nancy Cunnard . . . Nancy Hepler leaves her front seat in Mrs. Waldron's English class to her sister Mary Ann . . . Jim Hiles wills his left end position to Ken Bentz . . . Florence Hodgkiss leaves her seriousness to her sister Nancy . Kathryn Hresko wills her giggle to anyone who can adopt it . . . Margaret Johnson wills her friendship ring to her sister Priscilla . . . Patty Kachmarek leaves her good time at her first Prom to anyone who can beat it . . . Loretta Kacz- marek bequeaths her cheerleading ability to any worthy Sophomore . . . Ed Kimmel leaves his job as head football manager to Earl Butler . . . Patty.Kozer leaves her sewing ability to any Home Ec girl . . . Ken Lehman bequeaths his camera equipment to anyone who will lug it around . . . Marie Leonard leaves her short hair-cut to Carole Lehman . . . Bob Lineberry 'leaves all the knowledge that slipped through his fingers to Joe Gettemy . . . Eugene Livingston leaves his seat in French class to Jack Antolik . Connie McCloy wills her Snow Queen Crown to any deserving girl in the Junior Class . . . DODDIGIMCCIOY leaves his quarterback job to Bob Fada . . . Barbara Miedel leaves her horse laugh to Lois Bowser . . . Albert Miller leaves his good French grades to Tom Catalina . . . Charles Moore wills all his P. D. talks to Dick Stoner . . Theresa Morgan leaves her temper to Barbara Shupe. . . Patty Muha leaves the mouse in Room 6 to anyone who wants it . . . Joanne Myers wills her 2000 freckles to Betsy Bair . . . Phyllis Porter bequeaths her ambition to get married to Dianne Baumann . . . Florence Potoka leaves her ability to make good fudge to Henry Rose . . . Beulah Prltts leaves her height to Bobbie Moore . . . Earl Reagan wills his English knowledge to J. R. Espey . . . Carole Ruth leaves her quietness to Karen Solomon . . . Ed Schmitz wills all his unfinished work to Bob Show . . . Joanne Shaffer wills her majorette boots to anyone who has feet small enough to Wear them . . . Jim Shaw leaves his base drum to Homer Barnhart . . . Tom Shirer bequeaths the shop building to Gene Bentz . . . Sally Simmons leaves her uncollected diagonstic English papers to Betty Myers . . . Andy Soforic leaves his Room 5 study hall seat to Art Barkley . . . Tom .Sofomc leaves his English grades to Wilmer Jakubek . . . George Stepanic leaves his fullbacknposltion to any boy Mr, Pugkgr thinks Capable of filling it . . . Virginia Stoner leaves the cash reg1ster.to Mary Ellen Davis . . . Ed Swartz wills his good grades in ag. to Eugene Suter . . . Koleen Tice wills her green sweater to her -sister Nadine who is always borrowing it . . . Meredith Trout leaves all his freckles to Jack Colbert who doesn't have any . . . Dolores Verostko leaves -all her unsolved geometry problems to her sister Carmella . . . Huey Vincent bequeaths his English knowledge to his brother Glenn . . . Beverly Walsh leaves leaves herambition to get ahead to Melvin Garner . . . Don Walsh leaves Mr. Flemming's cares to Eric Hodgkiss . . . Ethel Watkiss wills her third period study hall naps to Virginia Kovach . . . Harry Weitzel leaves all his Physics problems to anyone who can work them . . . Blanche Wick leaves her small feet to Marian Wagner . . . Ken Yezek wills her seat in Room 6 to John Bills . . . Jack Zimmerman leaves his Physics book to anyone who will take the thing. Class Attorneys: Bob Findley Earle Bollinger Ken Lehman Witnesses : Ralph Hough Virginia Pfoutz 61