Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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Striking posters, sketches, painted scenes, plaster masks, sculptured clay-art under Miss Davis. Left to right in the picture we find: Ohmer, Schwinhart, Young, Berlin, Allen, Miss Davis, Osborne, Mc-Causland, Sakami, West, Robertson, Hall, Decker, Pile, Grimes. Fire? Luckily, no. Preparedness? Yes. We have emptied the school entirely in one and a half minutes and are proud of the record. Each month the show is interrupted while Lanny proves his efficiency and gets some fresh air. Embryo lawyers, effective speakers, future politicians learn to debate under the tutelage of Mr. Drake. From left to right we see Mr. Drake, Powers, Stanton, Patterson, Fitzgerald, Herold, Sharpe, Finn, Lippincott, Heussner, Schmidt, Kane, Cryer, Stiffler, Braun, Pile, Wilson. Mrs. Petty guides future secretaries and business men. Here, in typing class we see in the first row, front to rear: Gill, Smith, Strickland, Mathis: middle row: Wall, Boyd, Reiter, Vondas; third row: Stone, Wetzel, Mrs. Petty, Sinclair, Conway. .fT—fl-A-iff. m ft 5 f, ft ff - A ft A A - ft A A A A -A ,-W flf W iff

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The use and abuse of study hall. There is Ramsay on the trail of another A and an unknown, snoozing. Mary Cross ponders over a difficult German translation; the others seem just as studious. J. V. basketball star Eddie Mc-Causland and faithful Skipper, peacefully reposing in study nail. Dogs are not uncommon visitors to Lansdowne High. Popular are Dr. Ewan's Arno, our mascot, and Mr. Coronway's Larry. A general view of study hall 37 with a specific example of our decorative genius at Christmas time. A few bits of tinsel, an abundance of original ideas, some fresh greens, and warm greetings transform dullness into real beauty. The five-dollar first prize was won by home room 28, the old English inn. Room 22, beautiful with its greens and candles, won second honors. Each Christmas, the girls' Hi-Y decorates the main hall, puts trees and wreaths in the auditorium. T iventy-fi

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 f 111 1 1 1 1 1 Necessary refreshments at lunchtime speedily served by Ed Pollock to Juniors Phyllis Vernon and Cartie Wilcox. Jim McSuckin is in the background. Working in the cafeteria is a much coveted way of earning extra cash for those many expenses. Social Center at noon with swing by Benny Goodman and ping-pong by experts Bauder and King. The dancers: Trainer and Morrison, Bush and Eisenhauer, Harris and Brackin, Wood and Richards, Benedict and Young, Pike and Beck, Bailey and Gallagher. Starring on the parallel bars are John Gardner and Don Bender. Others in Mr. Horner's class are Hefner, Mercer, Mahoney, Harri-gan, Lonergan, Lafferty, Sivas, Allen, McCleary, Duncan (headless), Michaelis, Lewis (headless), Stevenson, J. Duncan, Richards, Williams, Beck, Buscher, Morrison. Miss Allen's girls line up for exercises. First row: Godfrey, Willits Cloukey, Price, McRea, Winocour; second row: Freas, Toleman, Castle, Hobbs, Carney, Weber; third row: Drennen, Heywood, Hoffmann, Kelly, Broughton, Swigart; fourth row: Goral, Fennerty, Pusey, Forgay, Wilson, Foster.