Evans City High School - Echo Yearbook (Evans City, PA)

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Mr Anderson Sen1or Class We started on our road to knowledge 1n 1939 when twenty two anx1ous br1ght eyed chlldren enrolled 1n f1rst grade It was 1n th1s year we proved our ab1l1ty as mus1c1ans when we produced a rhythm band In the course of our h1sto1y we won a pr1ze f1rst DFIZG no less be1ng dressed as doctors and nurses 1n a Halloween Parade Much to our great sorrow a great tragedy oc curred the school burned In order to cont1nue our educatlon we had half day classes 1n the flre were able to f1t us xnto the hlgh school T1me marches on and so d1d we by now we were 1n Jun1or H1gh School We had the new ex DQPIEHCES of changmg classes gym home mak1ng and shop As the cllmax of e1ghth grade we studled and worr1ed for weeks 1n order to pass the county exams to become worthy freshmen The out come of th1S test made us full fledged honored freshmen after weeks of dodglng and h1d1ng from those 1n1t1at1on happy sen1ors The enrollment of our class was forty three fMy how we re growmgll Th1S year proved to be a b1g year for us as we put on a Hallowe en Dance and a Sweater Hop w1th much success On to Sen1or H1gh School' Now as sopho mores we spent many ch1lly n1ghts selhng refresh ments at the football games One of the h1gh l1ghts of th1s year was sell1ng magaz1nes for wh1ch we rece1ved a rad1o for sell1ng S563 00 worth It was a year of exc1tement and fun as we put on the class play t1tled Oh' Brother' As a clxmax of th1S year we sponsored the Sophomore Sen1or Banquet for the mlghty sen1ors As we rapldly advanced near our goal we had an eventful Jumor year One of the b1ggs-st events was the order1ng of the class r1ngs They were of a new style Croundb and everyone was very much pleased Wlth h1s Th1S year our class started a new trad1t1on 1n Evans C1ty H1gh School the Your Annual It IS not merely a book of p1ctures It IS not Just busy work to keep a few students amused It IS not an 1nvent1on of photographers engravers pr1nters and book bmders for the benef1t of the1r own self1sh 1nterests It IS a memor1al to the class sponsor1ng the proJect but 1t IS more than a memor1al It 1S more than a book of memor1es An annual IS a l1v 1ng storehouse of all the 1nc1dents that have oc curred 1n a year of the l1ves of all the persons asso c1ated w1th the book It IS a composlte of all the 1deas 1deals credos phl1OS0phleS preferances pre3 Jdlces tastes fears superst1t1ons perplex1t1es hab1ts Joys sorrows 1ntu1t1ons personal1t1es m1s haps adventures romance fOlb16S sk1lls knowl edge manners 1d1ocyncrac1es fash1ons fads In br1ef It IS creat1ve express1on attemptmg to por tray llfe 1n school E L Anderson I-Ilstor Sad1e Hawkxns dance 1n wh1ch all students dressed as Da1sy Mae and L11 Abner We danced to the mus1c of Tommy Stuck and h1s or chestra Followlng trad1t1on the class of 1952 put on the Valentme dance w1th the mus1c of the Cabarettes At th1S dance the school Sweetheart Lena Noto was crowned Another of our dutles th1s year was the ed1t1ng of the school newspaper The News Reel Then 1n the summer of 1951 a great tragedy occured Our good fr1end and classmate J1m Connoquenessmg Creek F1nally we reached our long awalted destrna t1on sen1ors Our f1rst pr1v1lege was to lnltlate the freshmen Th1S was qu1te a Job for us as there were erghty f1ve freshmen to our th1rty n1ne sen 1ors In November our class sponsored the Sad1e Hawkms dance WhlCh was a huge success w1th the boys as the g1rls footed the b1lls and asked the boys for the dances Before Chrxstmas we or dered our name cards and class p1ctures wh1ch underclassmen begged from us unt1l our supphes were exhausted The p1ctures were taken by Mr Russell Bennett who d1d a f1ne Job and Satlsfled everyone In December our class put on the play Our MISS Brooks dlrected by Mr Cashdollar and Mrs Trxpp Our play was a huge success and proved the actmg ab1l1ty of our classmates Our Sen1or prom was also a success as we danced to the mus1c of Artle Demor and hlS orchestra We never real1zed how near we were to the end and Just how much we shall mlss good old h1gh school unt1l we take our f1nal step out of th1s school wlth our d1plomas Havmg completed twelve wonderful years of school each hav1ng been dlfferent and fxlled w1th new excltement we now take on an even greater task as we set out to carry on the ways of llfe that have been carefully guard ed by those who have gone before us The class of 1952 IS on to the future' PAGE THIRTEEN ' H . !! . . . , , Y - , . . 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The Semors R1chard Arthur St1efel R1Ch Ka1sers are h1S spec1altv also the g1rls from Penn Townshlp Rzch IS the b1g boy of our class He IS very Jolly and a good dresser He plays football and IS l1ked very much by all R1ch can be found 1n Room 3 tor ment1ng Smltty the 8th per1od Thomas Alva Sutton Toot Toot IS qu1te a guy tall dark and handsome 'lom seems t thlnk all the glrls from Butler are better than the ones from around here He can sleep the easxest of any boy espec1ally 1n Engl1sh class St1ll thmks he can go to Zel1e 1n four mmutes flat Creates n w fads around the hall Fou lt h d to 1 d a derby M n Tr1pp EW u lorence ,J w y a chee smlle and a h o and she has able p sonalxty Ann IS tr fr1en 1ndeed She IS one rd of people beh1nd m st of r class act1v1t1es She 15 a ve w1ll1ng worker Has a n1nety n1ne vear lease on a POHtl3C Only one who gets E for excellent 1n Shorthand Betty Joan Youngblood Sadxe Betty IS one of the engaged glrls of our class Also Betty 1S one of Mrs Strongs pr1ze com merc1al students She IS tall and th1n has black ha1r and dark eyes and she ha1ls from Har mony Junctlon Betty IS always trymg to play Jokes on you She 1S a real fr1end Is now work1ng on experlment to make black boards Whlte LOIS ValJean Z1nkham Lo1s LOIS IS the tall g1rl of our class w1th hght brown ha1r and green eyes LOIS IS a good typ1st and works 1n the off1ce She IS very charm1ng Watch her or she w1ll tw1st your mznd 1n a m1ll1on ways because she IS on the de bate team and IS also very good One of the glor1es of the glrls basketball team PAGE TWELVE ff Char s Ray Sutton Sog Ray runs the taxx serv1ce of Evans C1ty He IS very short and has a crew cut Ray w1ll take all the g1rls for a sp1n 1n ms trusty Plymouth prov1d1ng the wheels all stay on Sog IS a good worker and w1ll never let you down Ray loves to hunt and he IS 1nterested fox hounds and box1ng Rather ten to a dog bay than a con er Charles John Thompson Chuck We call h1m Mr Presxdent that lS r1ght he IS pres1dent of our class and also ot the varslty club Chuck has black ha1r and dark eves He has women trall 1ng after h1m for m1les Chuck IS Captalh of the football team WARNING Do not argue w1th Chuck because he w1ll w1n ev ery t1me Just as he does 1n P O D Developed new mck name Brown1e K uttle Slug Ruth ha 9wQha1tfa1td blue he s a wonderful fr1end very Iuce d1spos1t1on lug ears around tow her fathc-Qs Dodge -She o l out for basketball R ery h1gh 1deals aqd we all hope that she reaches her goal O all the numbers ln the world 37 or 78 rlngs the bell Robert Edward Zatt1ero Speedy Spongolxa Bob IS qulte a Jolly fellow full of fun and has always a cheery Smlle and laugh for ev eryone Speedy has black ha1r and brown eyes He dr1ves a Chevy and really wows all the women He and Fosnaught are true pals H1s teeth are al ways poppmg up 1n class Fav or1te say1ng Pass the plate Favor1te plant POISON 1vy or ,J Q , 1 1 jl - . . 1 l - , ' . ' . ' . - I in y gl , A, 1 ,N . .. l Y, Y O A Y V .Q ' 5 ' . an 'fo 670' ' - . ,MJ 1 D I 2 1 y ' kv ' ' wt , , th k' ' ' nn ' t f t ' ' 1- -1 1 1 I X N' nt gal f t ass. She a.- X Cf -,h , r . . or , - - S . ,-, J ,ef n V U. A ' ' . . . - . I 4 . ' . f 9 J ' ' 1,1 ', yi .Q ,, . ,, , Q . , . :J 'g VA . . V I . l rf x , N , ' . , . . f' F ' 1' A . lv' 'bis S . - . . . . lf 5 ' - ' , j , 7 1 ' .f f X ir 1 f L

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Class Prophecy Dear Bez July 30 1972 Ann and I have just V1Slt6d most of the class mates and 1n your recent letter you stated that you would l1ke to hear about our classmates Th1s 1S what we have learned 1n our travels When sa1l1ng from Afr1ca we met the top Admlral of the navy Ronald Paul Moore Ron n1e 3dV1SeS all young men t1red of school to Jo1n the navy Before sa1l1ng we had Just f1n1shed v1s1t1ng Fred Beal one of the worlds lead1ng eng1neers 1n T1m buktu He has drawn plans for what he calls a Perfect Clty He cla1ms there w1ll be no trafflc problems housmg problems and all other prob lems confrontmg other CIIISS w1ll be el1m1nated After land1ng 1n New York we dec1ded we needed our faces llfted When we 1nqu1red we were told the Spongoll Beauty Shoppe on F1fth Avenue was the best ln town and who do you suppose was the ownerq Robert Zattlero On calhng for an appo1ntment the operator WhlCh was 1n charge of our call from the Shlp was our classmate Betty Lou Moore Betty Lou 1S the head of all the telephones ln the world and she has as much to say as ever She also told me she th1nks the telephone lndustry IS the best If I had lt to do all over Id st1ll have been a telephone operator Sald Betty Lou We happened to drop 1n at the MBIFODOIIIBD Opera Who do you thlnk we met? MOHSISUY John D1xon composer and d1rector was produc1ng h1s latest opera Baron of Yesteryear And guess who has the leadmg role Ruth Tuttle Ruth not only IS a famous smger but also Ed1 tor of New York Tlmes and employs Ruth Cr1tch low as her pr1vate secretary Ruth sa1d to tell Mrs Strong that she doesnt have to f1gure out tra1n schedules for Ruth When boardmg the plane to leave New York who do you thxnk we saw LOIS Z1nkham a1r hostess LOIS Sald that she never has a dull moment and she has a man wa1t1ng 1n every land 1ng In spare t1me Lo1s wr1tes her exc1t1ng art1c les for magazmes of The Woman 1n the A1r Arr1v1ng 1n WHShlngtOH we were met by Char les John Thompson The Honorable Mr Thomp son IS VICE Pres1dent of the Un1ted States He IS sa1d to be the best V1ce Pf6S1d8nt 1n the h1story of the Un1ted States Qthat IS for a democratb Chuck sa1d that he would never have been able to carry out h1s dut1es 1f he hadnt ga1ned so much from P O D Mr Thompson IS also the founder of E1dneau UHIVBYSIIY at Harmony Junctlon Wh1le 1n Washmgton we stopped 1n to see Nor man Barnett Pf9S1d9Ht of the Amer1can Bankmg Assoc1at1on He 1S Sald to have the largest accum ulatlon of cap1tal 1n the world Wh1le watchmg telev1s1on IH the lobby of our hotel over stat1on WJON we were pr1v1leged to see the star of telev1s1on He has taken MIIIOH Berle s place as comed1an and sponsors The Fyock Stars of Tomorrow 1n the F1eld of Sports Th1S star IS none other than Jon Fyock Jon 1S also the owner of the P1ttsburgh Steelers Commg back to Evans C1ty and surroundmg terr1tor1es we met Robert Lee Fosnaught VICE Pres1dent of the Edward Dambach Company He expects to own enough stock to control the com pany next year and become Pres1dent Bob stated that the bus1ness was better than ever Tom Pferdeh1rt 1S the producer of Pferdeh1rt s PAGE FOURTEEN Bake Beans and other Bean Products Pferdeh1rt grows processes cans labels and sells h1s prod uc Next door to Pferdehlrts plant we f1nd Betsy McElh1nny El1zabeth operates McElh1nny s Oyster Farm Betsy says the best thmg she 11k9S about the oyster bus1ness 1S fxndmg the pearls Betsys farm IS valued at one half m1ll1on dollars In Butler we f1nd Bowsers Beauty Shoppe The most modern and QXCIUSIVE ha1r dresser 1n town Edythe SPCCISIIZBS 1n tlntlng ha1r She IS known to have the prett1est ha1r on th1s Slde of the MISSISSIPPI R1ver Mary Ellen Burr IS the owner of Burr s Auto Repa1r Shop Mary Ellen says BUSINESS was never better w1th all the young cowboys Betty Youngblood now holds the worlds rec ord of Shorthand Speed She has held th1s award for f1ve years consecut1vely She IS also secretary to the pr1nc1pal Mr Anderson at the Evans C1ty I-hgh School We found Jeanette Schuyler prof1tably oper at1ng a Floral Shop Besldes her work 1n the flower f1eld she completed her f1rst book of poems for both the ch1ldren and the grown ups Just outs1de of Evans C1ty 1lVeS Earl Harter the founder and operator of Harters Dalry and Farm Products He IS sa1d to have the best farm 1n the state of Pennsylvan1a In the even1ng we dropped 1n at the hxgh school aud1tor1um for a concert And of course Mel1nda Cooper conductor of the Evans C1ty Symphony Orchestra was playlng the Evans C1ty School Song Of course we were at home r1ght br1ng1ng back many memor1es of our school days After the con cert we stopped back stage to talk to Mel1nda and Andrews leadmg her to conductmg Her Orch estra has Just f1n1shed tour1ng North Amer1ca and recordlng many numbers for ECHS Mel1nda 1S not only famous for her Orchestra but also for her rad1o program Wlth M1lton Carless as comed1an Leavmg Washmgton we headed West and ran across Bern1ce Kos1nsk1 Bern1ce went West r1ght after graduatlon and she struck gold by marry1ng the famous cowboy Tex Whlle out West we met Paul Goehrmg owner of the B1g Ch1ef O11 Company He lS runn1ng 1n over 10000 barrels a day and IS a good catch for any woman In Texas we ran across Paul M1tCh611 owner of M1tchells boots and shoes and all other cow boy needs Paul cla1ms he sells more than any other shoe manufacturer Paul st1ll th1nks school was Just a waste of t1me for h1m In Hollywood we spotted Lena Noto who after graduatlon from h1gh school was spotted by a tal ent scout and IS now one of the leadmg actresses 1n the world Lena also has the reputat1on of be mg the most beaut1ful woman 1n the Un1ted States V1s1t1ng 1n Detro1t we found Wllllam John RICE mult1 m1ll1ona1re des1gner and manufacturer of R1ces Super Deluxe Hydromatlc Automoblle B111 went 1nto the car bus1ness 1mmed1ately after end1ng h1gh school Nancy Bond 1S the founder and Pres1dent of Bonds exclus1ve g1rls school The Bond School IS located 1n Ind1ana We met Dr T Morgan N1cklas 1n Balt1more Dr N1cklas after all that school1ng to become a doctor ends up bemg a photographer takmg pm up Z . . - , ' ' . - 1 9 9 1 ' , I t. l - . , . - . . . . , . . . , t , , ' Y i - . . . . , . , I 7 3 ' ' ' ' - . - - . . . - . . 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