Greater Latrobe High School - Latrobean Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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1., , I y., S 1, Q, 5 A Ik A a MARGARET M. SEAMENS RAY V. WILD rj IRENE H. MERTZ IOHN W. TITUS IOHN R. CHARLESWORTH IAMES W. LAUGHLIN WILLIAM BURDICK VIRGINIA A. DANIELS -..--1 X 1 ,' f 'f O MICHAEL PAVOLO, Elaine Marks, Fred Palme.. Dolores Rufi- ner look on as Hr, Wild. Civics teacher, explains Pennsylvanias border line. 41

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They Prepare Students For Tomorrow's Future In Their Chosen Fields Forty-seven teachers comprise the faculty of La- trobe High School. Giving the students a well-rounded background in grammer and literature are the teachers of the English department. Seniors are instructed by Mr. Mars Dovey and Miss Martha Osborne. Mr. Dovey attended Notre Dame, Harvard, Columbia and the University of Pittsburgh. Outdoor lite occupies much of his spare time. A grad- uate of Wilson College and the University of Pittsbui gh. Miss Osborne enjoys reading and traveling. During the forensic season, she serves as the extemporaneous speaking coach. Instructing English III and Iournalisrn I and II classes is Mr. William R. Couchenour. A graduate of Washington and Iefferson College and the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. Couchenour is an ardent sports fan. He is the vice-president of the Western Pennsylvania School Press Association. Coaching poetry reading, Shakespearean reading, and declamation are extra duties for Miss Mabel Lind- ner, English III tacher. She schooled at Seton Hill Faculty .V X Xt I x 'Sb X SALLY ANN SCHWAB HAROLD E. STOVER RICHARD H. BRAUN MARY ALICE GRAHAM College, Pennsylvania State University and Middle- burg College. Her outside interests are centered upon writing, speech work and broadcasting. Teaching English II is an important phase of Miss Irene H. Mertz's day. Other enjoyable pastimes include traveling, reading and decorating her apartment. Ad- vising the Sophomore class is an added duty which she enjoys. Mr. Michael Rizzo and Miss Louanne Love instruct both ninth and tenth graders in English. In addition to teaching, Mr. Rizzo is an assistant football coach. He is a graduate of nearby St. Vincent College. Miss Love teaches French and Guidance as well as English, and prepared for the profession at Seton Hill and West- minster Colleges. She served as adviser of the cheer- leaders this year. Dramatics coach, Miss Sally Schwab instructs Eng- lish I. Allegheny and Geneva are the colleges she has attended. Necessary training tor tuture secretaries and book- keepers is given by instructors of the Commercial De- partment.

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Faculty Taking Interest In Class Projects Is Everyday Occuranc Teaching Shorthand II and Typing II Miss Blan- che Quick. She is included in the alumni of Ball State College, Muncie, Indiana and the Lrniversity of Pitts- burgh. Her favorite outside activity is playing golf. Bookkeeping I and II are the subjects taught by Mr. Robert E. Cook who attended the University of Pitts- burgh. Interests of this commercial teacher vary from Dixieland jazz to golfing and hunting. Another member of the Commercial Department, Mr. Harold Sover, trains future secretaries in Commercial Law and Office Prac- tice classes. His schooling was taken at Indiana State Teachers College and Syracuse University. Mr. Mitchell A. Barron instructs Typing I, Junior Business Training, and Sales. He attained a Masters De- gree and a Bachelors Degree from Duquesne University. For the past two years he served as head football coach and jayvee basketball mentor. Subjects taught by Miss Florence Gill are Short- hand I, Typing I, and Writing and Spelling. She re- ceived a Bachelors Degree from Indiana State Teachers College and a Masters Degree from the Pennsylvania State University. Preparation for future homemakers is given to girls enrolled in the Homemaking course by three faculty members. Hobbies of Mrs. Margaret M. Seamens, Home Eco- nomics teacher, are sewing and gardening. She receiv- ed degrees at the Pennsylvania State University and has also attended Seton Hill College. Teaching high school homemaking girls, Mrs. Lois Patterson is inter- ested in photography and foreign cooking. Millersville State Teachers College, Merrill Palmer School, and Pennsylvania State University are the schools she at- tended. This was her first vear at Latrobe High. Related Art, Family Living, and Foods are the sub- jects Mrs. Katherine Stumbaugh teaches future home- makers. Having attend Pennsylvania State University, Indiana State Teachers College and the Boston Univer- sity, she enjoys gardening and interior decorating. A state required subject, physical education, is taught by Mr. Richard Braun and Mrs. Mary Alice Graham. A graduate of Slippery Rock State Teachers Col- lege and the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. Richard H. Braun, claims hunting as his hobby. He teaches Health and physical education and is also the track and cross O DISPLAYING A project poster to Mary Shuric, Anna Mary Kintz, Rex Patterson and Eugene Sarp is Mrs. Gadd, World History teacher Q- ? fr sig ..