Hickory High School - Hickory Nut Yearbook (Hermitage, PA)

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John David Aber Irene Veronica Antus Beverly Wanda Blair Kenneth Lee Anderson Paul Azala Irma Amelia Bogolin Berniece Ethel Brooks Marie Burdick Rhada June Craig Elmer Jay Buchanon Sylvia Anne Carr Aurora Florence Crishon JOHN ABER, alias The Brain .... a very intellectual member of the senior class .... al- ways with Clang .... drove a Buick .... fiery red hair .... sold ice cream at the games. . . . . KENNETH ANDERSON, Oscar Levant of the Class of '42 .... greeted everyone with a smile .... dual personality in the senior play .... talkative ..... IRENE ANTUS .... always found with Gloria and Loretta .... liked cooking and sewing .... short but sweet .... fond of music .... her main interests were in West Middlesex. .... PAUL AZALA .... starred as a French designer in the senior play .... Maestro of Moonlight Dreamers .... enjoyed a good argument in P. O. D. class. . . quite a jitterburg. WANDA BLAIR. . . capable manager of magazine campaign . . . liked to read and served as a librarian ..... excellent vocalist .... sold subscriptions to Hickory Nut. . . . pleasant personality. IRMA BOGOLIN .... always willing to help others .... good basket- ball player .... drove a station wagon .... attractive dresser .... served on property com- mittee fOr many plays. BERNIECE BROOKS, . . . always with Wanda .... interested in music. . . . served on candy committee her junior year .... beautiful red hair .... liked commercial work .... enjoyed arguing in P. O. D. class. ELMER BUCHANON .... captain of the Hor- nets .... Elmo's three weaknesses were basketball, eating, and women .... liked to roller skate .... often found with Irish and Rip over at the Pennzoil. MARIE BURDICK .... served as an usher at various school entertainments .... an efficient office worker .... smooth dancer .... nice figure .... she and Mary were very good friends both in and out of school. GLORIA CARR .... commercial student .... three years' perfect attendance .... interested in all musical activities .... friendly . . . very witty .... it took so little to make her happy. RHADA CRAIG .... talented musician .... liked to draw and sew .... she and Betty Lou were very good friends both in and out of school .... always found in Mrs. Webb's room. AURORA CRISHON .... one of the country's outstanding Shakespearean readers .... Cush wielded the gavel in Student Council .... outstanding vocalist and actress .... very popular. ,- kg, .?.,.., ...f W,-fn-aaa:-:ra vu: Zvi. ues.-I V -

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WE EET TI-IE PEOPLE With our junior year completed, we became Seniors and at last could of upperclassmen. .... For the third time Albert Stefanick was chosen to lead Some of the senior talent was displayed in Don't Take My Penny , the senior rora Crishon was elected president of Student Council ..... The basketball team e most successful season Hickory had ever seen by winningthe Class'A ryn Snyderwine wielded the gavel in the Tri-Hi-Y and John Aber led the Hi-Y ..... Those musi- cally inclined again appeared in the band, orchestra and chorus ..... Nine seniors represented the school in Music-Forensic. .... When we receive our diplomas on May 28, our high school course will be over, but we have a good record to show, for we have been no hermit class. A large part of our success has been due to the leadership given us by our officers. For the third time, Albert Stefanick served as president of the class. Pete Radkowski was vice- presidentg Pauline Sobey, secretaryg and Norbert Metzger, a newcomer this year, was treasurer. ALBERT STEFANICK .... president of the senior class and basketball manager .... one of the busiest persons in the class .... in spite of many activities he managed to make the honor roll . . . . very popular . . . fond of all sports . . . proved a very capable leader for three years. PETE RADKOWSKI .... vice-president .... also a very active member of the class .... advertising manager for the Nut was only one of his many activities .... enjoyed reading .... nice to know .... real friend and capable leader ..... PAULINE SOBEY .... our very efficient secre- tary .... also an honor student .... she and Anna were always together .... was a member of the chorus and interested in all school activities .... good conversationalist .... friendly. .... NORF BERT METZGER .... treasurer .... came to Hickory his senior ye-ar from Bradford High School . . . .has held a class office all through school. . . .balancing the budget was quite a task for him . . . .very fond of the girls. . . .interested in all school activities. . . .very popular. . . . . We rea- lize that the task of being a class officer is not an easy one but we feel that Al, Pete, Pauline, and Norbert have really done a fine job and certainly deserve a big vote of thanks. We are sure that these students have gained valuable experience through this class leadership. Also to Mr. Walter MacDonald, our very capable senior adviser, and to Miss Bernice Gilmore, senior home room teacher, we wish to say a big Thank You. ALBERT J. STEFANICK PETE RADKOWSKI PAULINE S. SOBEY NORBERT W. METZGER President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer

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LORETTA CROWL .... did excellent work on make-up committee for senior play .... she was always seen at the Pennzoil at noon with Gloria and Irene .... perfect attendance for two years. MARJORIE DAVIS .... clever dresser .... liked to dance and travel .... main hobby was Arn .... often seen with Lillian .... good conversationalist .... charming and petite .... a music student. CAROL DERRENBACHER .... had beautiful long natural wavy hair .... attractive fig- ure .... played bells in the band .... her greatest problem was Bud . . .witty and very friendly. JAMES DUNHAM .... blonde glamour girl of the senior play ..,. led cheers at the games .... spent much of his time at Transfer .... worrying about the proper type of engagement ring. RALPH ECKELBERGER .... popular basketball star .... participated in many F. F. A. radio broadcasts .... good vocalist .... kept seniors well entertained with his humor and jokes. BILL ELLIOTT .... although quiet in school, Bill was lots of fun when you got to know him .... indis- pensible as an N. Y. A. student .... always shooting paper wads in study hall. RICHARD FLEET ....couldn't hide that cute little blush. . . .took care of the flag. . . .HA man of honor staunch and true, a friend who always sees you through. RICHARD FRAZIER .... amused every- one with his jokes and dry humor .... planned to be an undertaker .... often caught up on his sleep in P. O. D. class .... life of any party. JACOB FREI .... indispensible to everyone in the school as an excellent artist and painter .... assistant editor of the Leaf and always found in the press room .... always in for a good time. BETTY LOU FRYE .... a cute little miss . . . .she and Rhada were very good friends. . . .worked in Mr. Houck's office. . . .nice figure and a cute d1'esser. BILL GAUS .... active in all sports, especially varsity basketball .... main inter- est was Jane Lee .... easy to get along with .... drove a Nash .... liked parties. HOWARD GER- BER .... co-captain of Class A Champs .... Irish could be found with Emma in his spare time . . . .active F. F. A. member. . . .drove a truck after school. Loretta Jane Crowl Carol Marie Derrenbacher Ralph W. Eckelberger Marjorie Marilyn Davis James Lloyd Dunham William Leroy Elliott Richard Donald Fleet Jacob Frei William H. Gaus Richard W. Frazier Betty Lou Frye Howard Fredrick Gerber