Leechburg High School - Minetas Yearbook (Leechburg, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1940 volume:

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THE PAST YEAR THROUGH It has been the traditional endeavor of previous year- books to record in various ways memories of school life. In this, the '40 Minetas, the Staff has attempted to por- tray as informally as possible, through the camera lens and the write-ups, the life of L. H. S. Leafingthrough these pages, we hope you will be reminded of the happy experiences during your school life. CCDNTENTS S om L 2 if A c M S --A THE CANDID CAMERA LENS This annual is divided into the three parts that combine to make school life. First, the Academic, or school, second, the Activities, or the art of developing personalities, and third, the Athletics, for coordinating the mud and the body. The Minetas Staff for the year of l94O, under the editorship of Leone Bowers, has attempted to present to the student body a unique year-book. The style of the preced- ing year-books has been discarded for a more informal one. The Staff has tried to bring to you the student life as it is seen through the candid camera lens. Clair Good, the photographic edi- tor, with the assistance of Lloyd Peterman, has endeavored to catch with his candid camera all forms of s t u d e n t life, including dances, games, and other activities. The art department of the vear- book was very well managed by Kathleen Nolte, whose efforts have brought candid sketches in life-like manner to the students. Robert Parks, whose business ability has made the sale of the Minetas a sure thing, is worthy of his position of Business Manager. RT EDITORS Editor ......,...... . ......... ..... B owers Assistant Editor... ..... Gallino Business Manager .,...,.,... .,..... P arks Photography Editor ..............,.... Good Assistant Photography Editor. .L. Peterman Activities Editor ...,.......,........ Cvglietti Senior Editor ................ ...... S tetter Art Editor ........ . ........ ...... K . Nol,te Sports Editor lBOYSl ..... ...,.. T ench Sports Editor iGirlsl ..,,. ........ G roves Junior Editor ..,..,.... ..... S tevenson Sophomore Editor .... .... , ..Norris Freshman Editor ...,..... ..... F 'indley Circulation Manager .....,........ Bollinger Assistant Circulation Manager ..... Roberts Distribution Manager .......... F. Peterman ' Typist .........,............ Mary Minyarik TI-IE MINETAS STAFF this year was held by Aleda Gal- lino. Her position called for unlim- ited work in various phases of school activities. The fo o t b all and basketball games were well covered by the sports editor, Robert Tench, while the girls' sports were equally well covered by the girls' sports editor, Jean Groves. The activities of the different clubs have been written up by Gretna Bollinger and Melvina Og- lietti in an effort to give a review of all social events. Credit should be given to the fol- lowing people who have done much towards the completion of the Mi- netas: Karl Stetter, Floyd Peterman, Matilda Stevenson, Richard Norris, and John Findley. The Staff wishes to express their appreciation to Miss Hill and Miss Ebner for their ceaseless efforts in helping with the annual year-book. THE SCI-IOCDL Noisy closses, crowded holls, fountain-rush, lost- minute gossip, tordy per' mits, detention hall, bul- letin boorcl. Candiclly Viewing Gur BOARD OF DIRECTORS Shakespeare once said: There is a time in the affairs of all men which, if taken at the flood, leads to fortune. Today we would say: There is a time in the affairs of all men which, if taken at the flood, leads to success. You of the graduating class stand on the threshold of what may mean success or failure. This fast-moving world of ours is very exacting and nothing but a wholehearted en- deavor can achieve success. So let your every endeavor be for the mental and moral betterment of yourselves and for the good of all mankind-adopting for your motto: Rowing, not drifting. THE MINETAS Through the Camera's Eye Pl'ESidEI'lt SCHOOL BOARD .N. H. Slonaker S ta y.. ......., C. S. Hill Dr. O. C. Neely H. L, Myers Mrs. E. C. Good P' Administration SUPERINTENDENT PRINCIPAL ln the grade schools children are preparing for high school. We frankly call the high school a Pre- paratory School because we place the emphasis on college prepara- tion. In college our students are preparing for business or profes- sional careers. Then they spend the balance of life preparing for secur- ity in old age. Are worthwhile things always in the future? School life should be a fine and worthwhile thing in itself, so that if a student never goes any further, he has still had a rich and enlarg- ing experience. In a real school we are not getting ready to live-we are living. The best preparation for life is participating in Iife. In the responsibilities of life the carefree attitude of a concentrated mind is the chief essential to suc- cess. Successful men know that the only way to make the future secure is to live wholeheartedly in the present, to fling oneself totally into the work of each day. Goethe put this into unforgettable words when he wrote: Wherever you are, be wholly there. --V. R. BLAUCH. PRINCIPAL In order that people may be happy in their work, Ruskin said: Three things are needed: They must be fit for it, must not do too much of it, must have a sense of success in it. These statements live because they can be applied to so many V. R. Blanch T. E. TEDCI1 life situations. You can not have a successful day in school unless you are fit for it, that is, you must have sufficient rest, prepared lessons, mental alertness. These ingredients properly mixed should insure you a happy day's work. Do not use all your time at your work. This is a more serious error than too much play. Balance your school life between work and play. Attend parties, dances, musical events, athletic contests. lf at the close of a school day you still feel free and happy, you have responded in class, you have enjoyed associations with classmates and teachers, you have properly balanced the school day. You were happy in your work. --T. E. TENCH. OUR FACULTY MARY CLARKIN, B. S. Slippery Rock State Teachers' College Physical Education, History Freshman Sponsor FOREST A. FORD, B. S. Waynesburg College Physical Education, History Freshman Sponsor HELEN McCAUSLAND, B. S. Carnegie Tech College Ithaca Conservatory of Music Music Junior Sponsor GEORGE M. HAZEN Ithaca Conservatory of Music Music RUTH HILL, A. B. ,. Goucher College Languages Senior Sponsor KATHRYN E. EBNER, B. S. Indiana State Teachers' College Business Education Senior Sponsor DOROTHY KLINGENSMITH, A. B. Concord State Teachers' College English and Social Science Junior Sponsor CATHERINE M. COOK, A. B. Goucher College English Sophomore Sponsor PARKER D. BAKER, B. S. Ursinus College Science Senior Sponsor JOHN McCOY, B. S. Indiana State Teachers' College Science, Geography Sophomore Sponsor WALTER SLONAKER, B. S. Washington and Jefferson Col- lege Social Sciences Sophomore Sponsor T H E M I N E T A S Through the Camera's Eye MICHAEL DZVONIK, B. S. Waynesburg College Mathematics, Science Junior Sponsor CHARLES MESSNER, B. S. Franklin and Marshall College Manual Training Freshman Sponsor MARGARET CAWLEY, B. S. Seton Hill Home Economics Freshman Sponsor HELEN HERR, B. S. Millersville State Teachers' Col- lege Librarian IRMA TEGZES Summer Library at Penn State College Assistant Librarian MARION ARTMAN, B. S. Indiana State Teachers' College English Eighth Grade Sponsor ANNA GROVES Grove City College University of Pittsburgh Mathematics Eighth Grade Sponsor MELVA P. HOUCHENS Grove City College Social Sciences Seventh Grade Sponsor ADDALINE MANNING Slippery Rock State Teachers College Business Training, Writing, Lit- erature, Spelling VICTOR R. BLAUCH, A. B., M. A. Lebanon Valley College Columbia University T. EDWARD TENCH, B. S., M. A. Grove City College University of Pittsburgh Mathematics I SENIOR OFFICERS President ..,,......,....,..., Clair Good Vice-President. . . .,.., Albert Harwick Secretary .... , ....,. Melvina Oglietti Treasurer. ....... Robert Tench Seniors Tell Their Story ' The class of '40 began their last year with the usual dignity that be- fits the Seniors. The first few months of the year were spent in the beginning of work of the student publications and other extra-cur- ricular activities. Near the end of the first semester, January l9, the Senior party was held. Dancing was the principle attraction. Games were also played and refreshments served. During February and the first of March name cards, caps, ties, pen- nants, and invitations were ordered and received. Preparations for the Senior play, held March 29, began late in Feb- ruary. The play was a three-act c o m e d y entitled Foot-Loose. Credit for its success is given to the members of the cast and commit- tees whose conscientious efforts backed it up to the evening of per- formance. Minetas sales began at this time, also. On May IO the Senior picnic was held at the Marconi picnic grounds, and a dance was held in the gym- nasium. This was the last informal affair left for the Seniors. May I6 marked the date for the Junior-Senior Prom and Banquet. The theme carried out the effect of an old-fashioned flower garden. The Baccalaureate service was held in the high school auditorium Sunday evening, May l9. Approximately IZ3 Seniors at- tended the service. Commencement services, held on May 24, had as its theme: Music- Indian, Plantation, Modern City. A large number of the students par- ticipated, making the ceremony a truly impressive one. l Adams, Charles Andreo, Mary Barello, Madeline Balboa. Ronald Barraclough. Raymond Bisaha, Ann Bollinger, Gretna Beecher, Glenn Best, Albert Bonello, Ann Bouch, Evelyn Bischoff, Courtney Chikar, James Bowers, LSOIIE THE MINETAS Through the Comerds Eye -14- Senior Achieve It is always customary for the gradu- ating class at West Point to pass in review before receiving their commis- sions. Irnitating the military style let us review the ranks of our own gradu-I ating class. There is much to see. There are those who have achieved high pin- nacles in scholastic and athletic en- deavor. There are those who were ac- tive in organizations, clubs, societies, etc. There have been merits and de- merits awarded. There have been con- gratulations and condemnations. How- ever, through their trials and struggles, the class of 1940 has emerged with standards flying high and colors un- blemished. Let us briefly inspect the rows of our fellow comrades. Let us give them full credit and honor for what they have given and earned. Mary Andreo, energetic, friendly, with athletic prowess . . . Ray Barra- clough, better known as Butch, low in demerits, holds his colors high . . . Gretna Bollinger, business her career- she has gained an early start . . . Glenn Beecher, Allegheny playboy-an advo- cate of getting places in a hurry . . . Courtney Bischoff, a musical pillar in band and orchestra-aspires to a medi- cal career . . . James Chikar, quiet, un- Recognition In Scholastic Endeavor assuming-a steadfast friend . . . Leone Bowers, busy executive- responsibi1- ity rests heavily upon my shoulders. . . . Marie Castelnouva, a reporter with a nose for a story like a bloodhound . . . Mike Cibik, outstanding on field and floor-likes to make speeches . . . Catherine Chiatello, another charming career girl . . . Elby Coy, swing en- thusiast-plays a mean sax . . . Kath- ryn Clark, noted for her mother parts in plays-can carry on an interesting and-vertical-conversation . . . Elea- nor Dale, tickler of the ivory keyboard and bell-ringer in the band . . . Agnes Eagleson, reliable basketball player and all-around good sport . . . Bart Favero, my ambition is to be a good athlete . . . Betty Fulton, suburban is my style' '... Page Gerheim, girls are nice people -Page intends to open a taxi service in town . . . Clair Good, chief executive of the class of '40- It's a great life' '... John Ghiardi, 'twhen greater things are needed, Science will produce them' '... Kitty Gosser, some people talk a lot because they have something to say . . . Aldo Gorelli, lives across the way, a never-ending source of wisecracks and jokes . . . Jean Groves, outstanding in athletics and scholarship-expects to teach physical education . . . Meade Jack, one of these men about town . . . Albert Har- Ciblk Leo Castelnuova, Marie Canto, Edward Chiatello, Catherine Csonka, Frank Crawford. O'Jean Doyle Phillip Bruner Bemeice Cibik, Mike Cevario, Kathleen Coy, Elby Clark, Kathryn Dobradenka, Amel Crooks Martha Seniors Outstanding In wick, master stage technician- what they need for this stage now . . . Charles Kirkwood, holds up the sport panel in Trotty Veck-is a good steady all-around fellow . . . Arlene Jack, an- other pillar in band and orchestra, ac- tress of no small renown . . . Bill Lan- der, with my height and deep voice do you think I can pass for a man? . . . Phil Logero, I like sports, but there is nothing so fascinating as Science . . . Dorothy Klingensmith, a bit of the old and a bit of the new-scholastically and socially active . . . Mildred Mac, part of the main attraction at the high school office, personification of fun, friendliness and attractiveness . . . Anna Motko, I don't know what I'll do when I get out of school' '... George Nelson, a small but potent package of human animation . . . Rose Nigra, low in demerits and high in credits-schol- astic and otherwise . . . Madalyn and Kathleen Nolte, like a rose among the thorns' . . . Karl Palczer, his spe- cialty is the trumpet . . . Bob Parks, aspires to a career in radio-practices before the student body every Tues- day morning . . . Melvina Oglietti, pri- vate secretary to Mr. Tench, finds seats in the dark for movie-goers . . . Floyd Peterman, has a winning personality, an experienced actor and class officer . . . Lloyd Peterman, high scoring for- Edwards Laverne Dale, Eleanor Elliot, Kenneth Ednie, Harriett Eshelman, Edward Eagleson, Agnes Favero Bart Dyett Betty Gasbarro, Armondo Furman, Marie Gerheim, Page Ferrick, Helen Good, Clair Fulton Betty Jane T H E M I N E T A S Through the Comero's Eye Athletics ward on the Varsity five-a good man that will be missed badly . . . Roland Peterson, shy, reticent, firm-a broken mold specimen . . . Georgetta Ritchie, one of the promising songstresses in the versatile class of '40 . . . Bill Roberts, a permanent fixture of fun, cheerfulness, and general jolliness . . . Ruth Sinail, studious, friendly, with a winning smile . . . Jack Shearer, What was it you wanted to know about a car?' '... Rus- sell Smail, a Stonewall on the gridiron, a student in the classroom, and a good guy otherwise . . . Wallace Stitt, a Sportsman of field and stream . . . Wil- liam Vincler, acclaimed on the basket- ball floor for his knack of strategy . . . Anthony Vota, captain of Varsity five and fullback of the Varsity eleven . . . Jean Welsh, diminutive, energetic-has a knack for getting things done . . . Charles Adams, typical of Leechburg's men about town . . . Madeline Ba- rello, poise is the pathway to beau- ty . . . Ronald Balboa, football man- ager . . . Anna Bisaha, local skating rink fan . . . Albert Best, gentleman farmer to be . . . Ann Bonello, industrious, self-reliant . . . Evelyn Bouch, quiet, reserved . . . Berneice Bruner, charming, vivacious . . . Edward Conto, better Ghlardi, John Gosser, Kitty Grimm, Ellen Gorelli, Aldo Harmon, Jim GFOVCS, J68.!1 Groza, Kathryn Jack, Meade Harwick, Albert Giworonik, Anna Ignatz, Anna Kasacj ak, Andrew Kirkwood, Charles Israel, Etta Krafick, John Jack, Arlene Jakubek, Elizabeth Lander, William Klingensmith, Dorothy Logero, Phil Mann, Earl Lingenfelter, Virginia Livrone. Pierina Markby, Harry Mottura, Anthony Mac, Mildred N Marchuk, Mary , Mazzocco, James r T H E M' I N E T A S Through the Comerds Eye ...181 Seniors late than never . . . Kathleen Cevario, black tresses falling in profusion . . . Frank Csonka, a bulwark in the foot- ball line . . . O'Jean Crawford, Daisy Mae . . . Amel Dobradenka, crank pusher of the Troity Veck's mimeo- graph . . . Phil Doyle, Miss Klingen- smith's English protege . . . Martha Crooks, tall and blond, commutes via bus . . . La Verne Edwards, trombone tooter in band and orchestra . . . Ken- neth Elliot, scholarly, Trig and Geomet- ry exponent . . . Harriett Ednie, blond, blue-eyed, Hyde Park belle . . . Junior Eshelman, football quarterback . . . Betty Dyett, like the heather on the highland . . . Armondo Gasbarro, am- ateur sports promoter . . . Marie Fur- man, constant companion of Martha Crooks, studious commercial . . . Helen Ferrick, attractive, friendly, efficiently business-like . . . Ellen Grimm, studi- ous, hard-working, but enjoys a good time . . . Jim Harmon, general sales- manager and chief advocate of Stude- baker products . . . Katherine Groza, managing editor of Trotty Veck . . . Anna Giworanik, an average student, in studies, sports, and social functions . . . Anna Ignatz, an essential cog in the Typing Classes . . . Joseph Krafick, one Active In Field O Music of the future farmers of America . . . Andy Kasajak athletically inclined, is seen frequently with Steve Zubay . . . Etta Israel, important member of the Trotty Veck production staff . . . Eliza- beth Jakubek, quiet, unassuming . . Earl Mann, accomplished gymnast . . . Virginia Lingenfelter, a quiet, se1f-re- liant, student . . . Perina Livrone, an accomplished conversationalist, a good sport, has many friends . . . Harry Markby, Harry has an aversion for science and math . . . Tony Mottura, basketball manager . . . Mary Marchuk, cheerful and friendly . . . Jim Maz- zocco, basketball manager . . . Mary Minyarik, always lending a helping hand-a good student too.. . Pat Musso, sketching is his hobby . . . Pete Musso, soda jerker deluxe . . . Mar- garet Morrison, a quiet, reserved girl with a nice appearance . . . Louis Pac- chioni, a commuting student, who likes Mr. Baker's classes the best . . . Anna Pecus, Hillville resident, she looks down on the school . . . Mary Pityk, ace cartoonist for the Trotty Veck . . . Jim Plazio, Hyde Park resident, likes to go to school . . . Sam Plazio, does a good brother act with Jim, likes vacations frequently and long in duration . . . Isabell Pert, plays the bagpipes but Won't admit it. . . Adam Raczka, a quiet, reserved student, one who is a keen Mmyarik Mary Musso, Pat Motko, Anna Pacchioni, Louis Nolte, Kathleen Park, Robert Ogliettl Melvina Musso Peter Morrison, Margaret Nelson, George Nigra, Rose Palczer. Karl Nolte. Madalyn Peterman Floyd Seniors Participate In Club observer of world events . . . Irene Rose, a commercial student of the at- tractive, efficient type . . . Mary Louise Shearer, runs her own bus line to and from school . . . Martin Roppolo, a stu- dent with an eye towards the future . . . Vernon Shick, Pee-Weel' always has a Word for everyone . . . John Slifko, a friendly, observing student who knows who is doing what where . . . Karl Stetter, a capable executive who is get- ting considerable experience . . . Daryl Stull, maestro of the Knights of Rhythm, member of band and orches- tra . . . Ethel Tegzes, has a pleasing personality, and an intelligent well- rounded opinion of things going on about her . . . Bob Tench, an embryo of the flower to be, Bob plans to adopt a career in the field of newspaper work . . . George Trogolo, plays' the clarinet, and is interested in sports . . . George Vuksta, L. H. S. jack of all trades- when something needs fixing George is put on the job . . . John Wasas, blond, blue-eyed, inseparable with Phil and Frank . . . Mildred Woody, very friend- ly, plans to take up secretarial work after graduation . . . Merle Whitehead, strong defensive man on the football and basketball teams . . . Sherman Wil- liams, a smile and Word of greeting for everyone . . . Bessie Zanotti, pretty commercial student who is bound to U1 Peterman, Lloyd Pityk, Mary Plazio, James Ritchie, Georgetta Raczka, Adam Shearer, Mary Louise Roppolo Martin Pecus, Ann Peterson. Roland Pert, Isabel Plazio, Samuel Rose, Irene Roberts, William Small Ruth THE MINETAS Through the Comero's Eye -20- Activities succeed . . . Mary Zimmerman, new student from Allegheny, has gained a quick popularity, but continues to be her modest, charming self. Thus we have passed in review. This is what we think we are. That in itself will be a deciding factor in the years to come, but what others think of us will be equally important. There are those in our class who will enter into every phase of life, science, govern- ment, religion, politics, and rise to the very top, and there are those who will sink into oblivion and obscurity. Some will get jobs that they will keep for the rest of their lives, satisfied with just getting along. There will be those who sacrifice their lives for the sake of science, invention, or discovery, or in the noblest of sacrifices-for the sake of their fellowmen. There are those who will perhaps fight in wars, at home or abroad. Perhaps a President of the United States has sprung from our institution. There are those who will enter the professions, achieving honor and distinction. There will be truck-drivers and ditch-diggers, and train engineers, and store owners, and innumerable other positions in life filled by the ranks of our own gradu- Shearer, Jack Tegzes, Ethel Slifko, John Shick, Vernon Welsh, Jean Smail. Russell Stetter, Karl Stitt, Wallace Stull, Daryl Woody, Mildred Tench, Robert Trogolo, George Vincler, William Vota., Anthony Vuksta, George Wasas, John Zimmerm an. Mary Zanotti, Bessie Whitehead, Merle Williams, Sherman ating class. Who can say where I shall go or where you shall go? That will be largely determined by the opportuni- ties presented you and how you take advantage of them. What the world thinks of you and how much value it credits you with is another important and deciding issue in your future. Can We come through, produce the neces- sary goods when the time comes? But why wait? The time has come. Let the world look us over now-present us with the facts confronting us. Class attention! Pass in review! SENIOR CALENDAR January I9, Senior Party. March 29, Senior Play. May IO, Senior Picnic. May I6, Junior and Senior Ban- quet. May I9, Baccalaureate. May 24, Commencement. Theme-Music Indian Plantation Frontier Modern City T H E M I N E T A S Through the Camera's Eye INTELLIGENCE TEST RESULTS l.Q. James Chikar ..... ..cl, I 30 Kathryn Gosser ..... ...., J ean Groves ul,.,t. ,.... I I26 I23 Robert Tench .... ...., I 22 Leone Bowers ..... ..... I 2I Harry Markby o.,.. ..... I Zl Pat Musso ....cu..,.. ..., . .I I9 Robert Parks ,uu,l.....u, ..,u. I I8 I I7 I I 5 Laverne Edwards ...... ..,.. James l-larmon u..t..,,u,,u,u. HONOR STUDENTS Leona Bowers. Jean Groves. Robert Parks. Leo Cibik. Arlene Jack. Amel Dobarbenka. Bessie Zanotti. Robert Tench. Kathryn Clark. Jean Welsh. Dorothy Klingensmith. Rose Nigra. Senior History In the four years that we've hung our hats in Leechburg High our class has done enough to write a complete book about and still have quite a few pages left over. ln our Freshman year, with Floyd Peterman as president, we began collecting funds which we were to use as Juniors for the Banquet. Floyd, with the help of Earl Mann as treasurer and Mike Cibik as sec- retary, engineered quite a few mon- ey-making schemes. The greater part of our activities was limited to skating parties and bake sales, but we came through with a substantial deposit in the bank. Highlight of our year's activities was the Fresh- man party. The next year, with real spirit in our hearts as Sophomores, we came back to begin our work anew. This year the presiding office was held by Phil Logero. With the assistance of Jean Groves as secretary and Leone Bowers, treasurer, our little nest egg grew considerably larger. It was in this year, after great quib- bling, that the class colors of ma- roon and white. were definitely de- cided upon. Again the year was crowded with bake sales, candy sales, and skating parties. The first dance, sponsored by us as Sopho- mores, took the form of a Thanks- giving celebration. Climaxing our year was the biggest event of our immature lives . . . the Sophomore Hop. Perhaps best remembered about it was the pouring rain which drenched everyone. The next year, as Juniors, our headsizes definitely increased, for we were now to plan the much en- v.ed banquet which had been ut- most in our dreams for years. Floyd Peterman was re-elected as our president, with such able aides as Jean Groves, secretary, and Mel- vina Oglietti, treasurer. The great task of raising money was begun and every activity under the sun was attempted. At the beginning of the year we selected our emblems and were very self-conscious when they first adorned our sweaters. We spon- sored several dances, but they were not what could be called complete financial successes. The solution for the many problems was found in selling magazines for a well-known publishing house. As our Junior presentation in as- sembly we gave a riotous farce en- titled His First Shave. It was pre- sented as though the audience were attending the dress rehearsal and was greatly enjoyed by everyone. Accompanied with much dissen- sion and ill-will our class rings were finally selected before Christmas. When most of the rings arrived, however, they c h a n g e d hands quickly. Shortly after Christmas, plans were begun for the Junior-Senior Banquet. The class unanimously decided that it was to center around the Hawaiian theme and work was begun immediately. Various com- mittees were selected and the school began humming with activity. The night of the prom came and the vicinity of the church was crowded with new suits and vari- colored flowing formals. After com- pletely stuffing themselves with food, the Juniors and Seniors flocked up to the gym where they danced in a typical Hawaiian paradise to the music of Eddie Keins' orchestra. Then we were prepared to take over the job of being Seniors and wonder what was in store for the year to come. JUN IOR CLASS OFFICERS President ....., Louis Wagner Vice Pres..Mati1da Stevenson Secretary .... Harriet Walker Treasurer. . .Lawrence Frank Akos, Arduino, Ashbaugh, Becker, Begonia, Bell, Ben- nett, Boarts. Booth, Bopp, Cattell. Chepel, Cherry, Chi- rafisi, Chovanes, Cline. Con- ti, Cribbs, Crookshank, Cru- cis, Csonka. Czirjak, Deste- fanis, Donahey, Dzvonik, Frank. Gallino, Gallinatti, Gorelli. Gregor, Grosso, Groves, Guazzelli, Gucken- berger, Hales, Hamilton, Heasley, Higginson, Hill, Hilty, Hoffer. Kasanicky. Kezmes, Kish, K l a ni c a, Kline. Klugli, Knepschield, Kodobocz, Kretowiocz, Le- wandowski, Livrone, Livrone, Lovelace, Madarasz. Mala- czuskas, Markby. Matuscin, McR,eyriolds, McTigue, Mil- ler, Miodusezwsky, Miskinis, Moore, Mottillo, Mozga, My- ers, Myers. Nigra. Nigra. Nofsker, Odasso, Parks Pat rick, Pecus, Pityk. Purvi- ance, Ravotti, Robbins, Rob- erts.Romanowski, Rose, Ru- bus. Ruggeri. Schall. Sekeres, Shavensky. Smith, Sterosky, Stevenson. Stitt, Stull, Sza- rek, Sziraki. Takacs. Tegoni, Thompson. Thompson, Vogel, Wagner, Walker. Walters, Wolfe, Yajko, Yonck. Zargo, Ziruolo. ..24.. Mix., , , ,,.., , i.,,.i ii, , ',.y,..J-.,, ,gl .., Class of 1941 4 After ten years of tedious climb- ing, we, the class of '4l, arrived at the next to the last step of our lad- der of knowledge. We now felt per-f fectly safe in uttering Out of our way, underclassman, and let an up- perclassman pass. We naturally felt from the first that our Junior year would be one of the most en- joyable. One fine- day we were rushed down to the auditorium, where after a brief skirmish, we elected the offi- cers who were to lead us through our many tasks. It seemed as though our tasks were well on their way, for a few weeks later we chose, without any hesitation, our class rings and class emblems. All through the year we planned and carried out various schemes to raise money for the annual Junior- Senior Prom and Banquet. All of our money-making ideas-the sale of Christmas cards, a few motion pictures, candy and bake sales, were very successful. The crowning climax of the year, of course, was the annual Junior- Senior Prom and Banquet. Many committees were organized and various programs were planned un- der the assistance and advice of our sponsors and the leadership of the following chairmen: Gym . ..,.. , Lawrence Frank Banquet l-lall ..... -Betty Lou Roberts Orchestra .....,. ---..,-.Andrew Zargo invitations .,.. a.., Aleda GGllir1O Entertainment---.-.Matilda Stevenson Fgvors ,,,A,,,,,,,,,,, , ,,,., -W Betty Groves Programs, ,,,,. ,,,,,,,.., Ailene Rose The theme for our decorations was cleverly executed in an Old- Fashioned Flower Garden. This big social event held on May l6 was ac- claimed by all as being an affair which would be remembered for a long time. Our plans and sparkling entertainment were enjoyed by all who attended. With the Junior-Senior Prom and Banquet over, our thoughts turn at once to new and bigger duties and responsibilities. Questions arise such as: Will we be able to carry on the many class activities as well as the class of l94O? Will our class play be a success? Will our Trotty Veck and Minetas under the direction of Marion Grosso and Aleda Gallino be as successful as those of other years? We truly hope that we can take over the high office of being seniors and carry out our various duties with as much success and honors as the class of l94O. Class of 1942 The election of the officers of the Sophomore Class lighted the fires of interest of the class members that burned constantly throughout the i939-40 school year. Toward the end of October the Sophomores spent a very enjoyable day in Pittsburgh visiting such places as KDKA, Heinz's, the Mu- seum, ond other such places of in- terest that the smoky city has to offer. The first Sophomore assembly program was given on November 22. lt was in the form of a play written, produced, costed, and acted by Eddie McNutt, The play, Scoop's Thanksgiving Scoop, was seemingly enjoyed by the entire stu- dent body. W February 6 marked a revival of the interest of the class. On this day the Curtis Company offered the Sophomore class a plan whereby they could obtain funds to build up their treasury for the Prom of the following year. Between this time and March 26, Sophomores can- vassed the town seeking out the literary parts of the population and interesting them in various maga- zines published by the Curtis Com- pany. Although the class did not break the record of the Senior class' efforts of last year, they did make T H E M I N E T A S Throuah the Camera's Eve the campaign one of note and of value to the class. For their second assembly pro- gram the second-year men put forth great pains to choose a talented cast and a play which was different from any other, but still of inter- est to the school. The Red Lamp was presented on April 24 using a novel idea of presentation. The play was selected, the cast chosen, and the drama directed by four members of the class itself. At last the long-expected day ar- rived and bashful boys, large and small alike, marched arm in arm with their female friends in the Grand' March at the Sophomore l-lop. Th evening that followed was filled with fun, frolic and dancing but seemed altogether too short. The evening of May l7 faded slow- ly. Silently the girls and their es- corts left the attractively decorated gymnasium as the immortal day ended. The Sophomores wish to express their appreciation of the work of the sponsors, officers, and faculty in making the 1939-40 school year one of real success. The Sophomores look forward to next year with its many new experiences and hope that it may be as great a success as this year. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS President--. . ,Louis Boloenia Vice Pros. ...., Edna Phillips Sec1'Ptary. .Martha Ashbaurzh Trvzxs .... .Margaret Tallarom Abersold, Altman, Armagost, Artman. Ashbaugh, Balash, Balla, Barello, Bsrisone, Bell Bliznak. Bodenhorn, Bodenhorn, Bollinger, Bolognia, Bolognia. Booker, Bryson. Cambal, Chernay, Cherry, Chiatello. Churik. Chovanes,Cihat, Clark, Clark, Columbus, Coy, Cummins, Davis, Demyan. Dezzutti, Dobas. Elwood, Eshclmzxn, Fazio, Firestinv, Fouse, Frangoulis. Fryer. Fryer, Gasbarro, Geminetti, Glenn, Goodbread, Goodbread, Gorelli. Hadel. Hale, Haney, Heasley, Heasley, Held, Hill, Hobbins, Huskuliak, Jsmtosik. Kanas. Katz, Keefer, Kidd, Kish, Kish, Klaric, Klingensmith, Kober, Kolenchak, Kostiuk. Kovalchik, Kulakowski, Kummick, Largo, Leport, Lessig, LeSuerer, Lipsie, Livrone. Mago, Mago, Marco. Mattu, McElroy, McHenry, McKallip, McMurray, McNichols, McNutt, Motko. Mozdir. Morris, Palzer. Pattersoh, Peppler, Peterman, Phillips, Piorkowski, Poch- iber, Ponsetto, Posati. Pyles. Querio, Ravetto, Redding, Ressani, Richardson, Riddle, Rosselle, Salsgiver, Schrecengost, Schumaker, Shoop, Simon, Sipolino, Smail. Smvltzer, Solonicke, Stano, Stetter, Stewart, Sulava, Swagger, Takach, Tallarom, Tench, Thomp- son, Toman, Toncini. Trombetti, Vallosio, Vincler, Vittone, Wolosencuk, Wright, Zachar, Zana. Zeigler, Zubay. FRESHMEN CLASS OFFICERS President .....,....,.. Victor Fondrk Vice Pres ..... Dorothy Klingcnsinith Secretary ...,.....,, Theresa Oiglietti Treasurer ............ Louise Ravotti Adamchuck. Ashbaugh, J., Ash- baugh, R.. Atchison, Azarone, Baker. Barber Barraclough, Baudi- no. Becker, Begonia. Belon, Berry, Berta, Besci, Binando, Bish, Bisaha, Bliznak. Bone, Bono, Booker. Bouch, Bowser. Bruner, Broglio, Budosh. Eurket, Cadcr, Cahoot. Campos, Castelnouva, Caveglia, Caviggia. Ce- sario, Chikar, Clark, Contino. Coy, Crissman, Croyle. W., Croyle. W., Csonka. Cuffia. Cummins. Demya- nek, Dezutti, Dobradenka. Face- meyer, Favero, Fedder. Feeny, Fer- rari. Ferrick, M., Ferrick, P., Find- ley. Firestine, Flarkey. Fondrk, Frank, J,, Frank. K., Fry, Fryer, Forney, Gaggini. Giworonik, Greg- or. Hales, Hall Hart. Heasley, M., Heasley, P., Hensley, R., Hoculock, Hogue, Hritz, Hunt, Irons, Jago- drinski. Jones, Kally. Kasuba, Katz, Kertes, Kish, Klanica, Klingen- smith, D., Klingensmith, K., Kling- ensmith, M,, Klugh. Kochmanski, Kovalchik. Krzyczweska, Kulick. Ladik, Lander, Leech. J.. Leech, M., Lege, Lessig, Lipsie. Livrone, Look- abaugh. Lovelace. Mackuliak, Mago, Mamros, J., Mamros, M., Marchuk, Massimino, Mazzocco, Michalik. Miller, Moore, Mottura. McReyn- olds, Myers, Nigra, Oglietti, Pastva, Perrone, Pityk, Patterson, Plazak, Querio, Ravotta. Ravotti. Redding, Ritchie, Roberts, Roppolo, Rubus Schumaker, Scott. Shaiier, Sharp Shay, Shearer. Shoop, Sink. Skuru J.. Skura, M,, Slomka. Slonaker Smail. Smith, Sorisio. Sproull Stoiio, Stefanek. Stull, Summcrhill Szarek, Tira, Tokarek. Toman, Ty- ler, Warf, Wargo. Wasylink. Webb Worthman, Williams. Wolford Wonders. Wright, Yajko, H., Yajko P.. Yurga. Zaiia, Zatko, M., Zat- ko, M. -23- y Class of 1943 After a three months' stay in the harbor Vacation, our good ship, The Class of '43, lifted anchor on September 5, l939, and set sail on a four-year journey to Gradua- tion. Many hardships were en- countered in the first year of our trip but the crew stood steadfastly against all odds and eventually were successful in bringing the year to a happy conclusion. We were out to sea but a few hours when our year of servitude to the upper-classmen was im- pressed upon us land our posteri- orsl ll For approximately a week, we received rather harsh treatment but no lives were lost uuring this expected initiation. After the above mentioned paddling, the crew was herded into the ship's auditorium where the officers were elected. After an almost photo-finish race, the combination Red and Gold were chosen as the ship's sail- ing colors. As the year progressed, we Frosh became active in quite a number of the school activities. On March l3th we presented an as- sembly program in which we enter- tained the students in our best mu- sical fashion. We sponsored two dances this year. The first was held March Zl st. It was more or less a build-up for the second Freshman dance on April 26th. These were quite suc- cessful, both from the monetary and entertainment standpoints. For our benefit, we held an old- fashioned party on April 29th. Leaving but a skeleton crew to keep our ship on its course, everyone else attended the party. Dancing, games, and imprompter entertainment were the main features of the evening. Of course, a party isn't a success unless food is served so-my maties, grub was given to everyone. This night proved to be another event which received special recognition in the log of our trip. We have received so much coop- eration from the faculty and upper- classmen in all our activities that we are encouraged to face the fu- ture three year lor morel with a little more confidence than we had at the beginning of our Freshman year. Since we visualize a bright future pushing its way over the hori- zon, just keep your eyes on the Red and Gold as the The Class of '43 forges with full steam ahead. Eighth Grade Abersold Artman Ashbaugh Balbo Barcel I ino Ba risone Bartha Bartino Becsi Bisaha Bischoff Bonello Bright Ch i ri fasi Cline Cockroft Crookshank Czirjak Demyan Dyett Dzvonik Elliott Faust Fetterman Fiscus Fulton THE MINETAS Gal l i nati Gasbarra George Gerheim Goldberg Gradwell Gusky Hague Hritz Jok Kantor Katz King Kish Knepshield Koteck McCormick McDonald McKallip McTigue Maher Markey Michael Moore, D. Moore, S. Mozzocco Nolder Nowacki Paulin Phillips Pugh Raczka Rankin Roberts Rose Sekeres Sensor Shearer Slonaker Spiess Sproull Stetter Stonis Stull Strapac Swank Vorko Wagner Walker Wantz Welsh Yonek Ziruolo Through the Camera's Eye ....1L.-il---l-- Seventh Grade Arduino Armstrong Ashbaugh Audo Balbo Balla Barella, G. Barella, J. Boris Beatty Bertetti Blewett Bonello Booker, E. Booker, J. Bothell Boward Castelnuova Cherry Cokefair Coy Dale Dezzutti Edwards Elwood Favero Fetterman Forney Frank Ghiardi Goglio Goodbread, Goodbread, Goodbread, Gorden Graham Green Heasley Heckman Hilty Hinderliter Hoffer Jack Jakubek Jok Kertes Klaric Koteck Lasher Logero Lookabaugh Mago Miho I i k Miller I. L. W. Moravaci Myers Musso O'Neill Patterson Purviance Ritchie Rimkunas Sendry Shannon Sharp Shavensky Slomka Smith Stevenson Stonis Strapac Strawcutter Stull, B. Stull, J. Torella Wasbroad Wolford Wray Yonek Zatko : CANDID MEMGRIES CDF YEAR Looking upward Let's swing it PIease keep off grass Studyhall antics Next year's editor Snow-who said Attention-Play Let's make something After practice Unaware 132-. G 4 vw 7 TI-IE ATHLETICS Pep meetings, time out, off-side, referee, smoke- donces, ner-ball, batter- up, center jump. -33 Top-Balboa, Ford. Sulava, Vallosio, Kanas, Fryer, Sipilino, R. Bolognia, L. Peterman, L. Bolognia, Swagger, Zargo, Kish, Vin- cler, Frank, Toman, Rubus, Plazak, McKal1ip, Miskinis, Wagner, Logero, Doyle, Mot- tura, Glenn, Kasanicky, Eshelman, Favero, M. Cibik, Vota, F. Peterman, Smail, L. Cibik, Frank Csonka-not in the picture. The Football Season Thirty-six sweating, puffing boys walked off a football field two weeks before school began last fall after the first workout of the new season. They composed the football squad which was to represent L.H.S. on the gridiron during the coming 1939 season. After two weeks for getting into condition under the direction of Coach Ford, this same squad passed the ball around in such a fashion as would make the experienced eye of any former L.H.S. star stop and stare in wonderment, for it really looked like Leechburg had a cham- pionship team on hand for I939 gridiron competition. And it actually did appear as if the Leechburg lads did have some- thing on the ball when they held a strong Indiana High School team THE MINETAS Through the Camera's Eye 1351- to a scoreless tie for the first game of the season, played on the Wel- fare Grounds under radiant ole Sol on September 15. Twice during the contest the little Boy Blues threatened to score but did not pos- sess enough power to complete the long drive down the field. The Indiana game wasn't a ma- terial victory but it certainly was a moral win for the Fordmen. The surging blue wave traveled to Van- dergrift on the 23rd of September bound to defeat the up-river rival. Leechburg was defeated in this, the second game of the season, by a score of l6-O, the Ford defense cracking under the onslaught of the Van eleven. Completing a thirty- yard pass in the final quarter of the tilt, the Leeches threatened momen- tarily but lost the ball on downs and the attempt to score was over. oUR HERoEs Coach Ford's lads lost the third contest of the season to the Free- port Yellow Jackets who passed bril- liantly, ran brilliantly and kicked brilliantly to win by a count of l6-O. Helmick, Jacket left end, intercept- ed a ,Leechburg pass and weaved through the Leechburg defense for 70 yards and a touchdown. Vota, regular Leechburg fullback, in his first game of the season, helped the Leechburg boys down to the Freeport five yard line where he was injured and had to be removed from the game. But again the Leeches were unable to crack the opposing de- fense, and went down to defeat. Under the lights at Arnold on October 6 Leechburg, spark-plugged by Tucker Vota, scored its first points of the season. The only trou- ble was that they . didn't . score enough. The Blue Wavers marched 70 yards on five first downs during the first quarter and pushed the ball across the Arnold goal during the second canto to lead at half-time by a count of 6-O. But the Leechburg defense was not strong enough to prevent the Arnold offensive from plunging over the Leechburg goal twice to defeat the Kiski Valley lads by a score of I2-6. Again the Leechburg team fell, this time before a strong Apollo eleven under the arc lights at Apol- lo's Owens field with a score of 26- O. The up-river team was master of the entire battle although they were held scoreless during the second and third periods. Leechburg fumbled its way to this defeat. Ah! Sweet victory at lastl Leech- burg's little boys in blue tripped a highly favored Kittanning team on October 2l on the home field by a score of l3-O, playing an entirely defensive ball game throughout, as is shown by the number of first downs: Leechburg-4, Kittanning- lO. Vota tallied both of Leechburg's touchdowns. A blocked punt which rolled over the goal line to be fallen upon by Miskinis, Leechburg quarterback, was how the locals won their sec- ond game of the season, this one from Derry Borough by a score of 6-O. lt was also a punting contest. November 4 was Leechburg's big day in '39 football history, for in that momentous Saturday afternoon, Leechburg traveled to Pitcairn and defeated the high school grid team there by a count of Zl-Ol Inspired by the L.H.S. band, the team could not be stopped until they crossed the Pitcairn goal three times and made good all of the tries for points after touchdowns. The season ended on the home field when Mount Pleasant, a very strong team, invaded Leechburg on November l l and were glad enough to sign an armistice and get out of town. The armistice gave them a 7-6 one point edge over the local gridmen. Statistics for the year show that Vota had four touchdowns, with Favero, Miskinis, Glenn, and Zargo each having one. Leechburg had a total of IOO4 yards gained against l5OO for their opponents. VARSITY Top, Left to Right-Zargo Vota, Romanowski, Mozzac- co, Glenn, Peterman, Cibik Whitehead, Mottura. Valla- sio. Vincler, Gorelli. Logero Favero RESERVES Left to Right - Vincler Dzvonik, Booker, Cibik, Le- wandowski, Mr. Dzvonik Sorisio. H. Booker, Jagodrin- ski, Fondrk, Balbo, Strapac Katz, Miskinis, Raczka, Ka- suba. The Hardwood Season Leechburg l-ligh School's basket- ball squad was off to a good start in W.P.l,A.L. competition in defeat- ing the long standing arch enemy, Ford City, on the home court, Jan- uary 5, by a count of 35-27. The Blue Wave piled up an appreciable lead in the first half of the contest, the score at half time being 21-5 in favor of the Blues. This, one of the first games in Section V competition, was regard- T H E M I N E T A S Through the Camera's Eye ed all over the area as the key game for the entire Season. The Purple and Gold of Ford City the previous year had won the sectional basket- ball crown at the expense of the local lads. lt was, therefore, gener- ally believed that if Leechburg could down the Allegheny Valley cagers, the little boys in blue were in as far as winning the long sought Sec- tion V basketball crown was con- cerned. GUR I-IERGES But Leechburg found out in the next league game that there were other teams in this section who also had the idea of removing the Ford City regime from power in an at- tempt to get a new deal in Arm- strong county basketball. On Janu- ary l2, the Wildcats from Kittan- ning invaded the Leechburg hard- wood court and promptly trounced the Leeches by a count of 44-l9. Rusty Creighton, Kittanning for- ward, led the visiting squad to vic- tory when he tossed nine open floor shots and two fouls to run up a total of twenty points. Tony Vota led the home team in scoring with three baskets and three charity shots for nine markers. Then the Vandergrift High School basketball passers came to town to battle the Blues and when the tilt ended, they went back home, again defeated. Leechburg out-scored the up-river rivals by a count of 29-20. Most of the Leechburg regulars did not see action in this game. At half time in Section V basket- ball season, the local boys had man- aged to cop two out of the three games played for a percentage of .666. On the return game to Ford City which was played away from home, the. Leechburg Blue Wave suc- cumbed to a fast moving quintet by a score of 35-30. The game was brilliantly played in its entirety and one of the season's thrillers for Leechburg fans. Tony Vota and Bart Favero were the ace offensive men far the Leechburg squad. Things began to look more and more difficult for Leechburg to win the much-longed for Section V bas- ketball crown. As the season wore on, the head piece seemed to get farther and farther away from the grasping fingers of the Fordmen. Probably the most thrilling game of the entire l939-4O basketball season, so far as Leechburg fans were concerned, was the second contest with the Kittanning Wild- cats. This battle was waged on the Kittanning floor, February 9. The situation was that if Leechburg could win this game there would be a three-way tie for first honors in Section V. But the bottom fell smack dab out of Leechburg's bas- ketball hope chest when the Blue Wave lost a heartbreaking battle by one very big point. The score was 32-31, with Leechburg on the short end. This thrilling game was actually won in the closing seconds when Wolfe, ace Wildcat offensive man, sank a lucky shot to turn a one-point victory for Leechburg into a one-point victoryrfor Kittanning. And with that basket went Leech- burg's hopes. Leechburg ended the league games when the boys went to Van- dergrift to play the last game of the season. This game was the last for many first stringers for the old alma mater. Those players made that game really a game, not a bat- tle, playing far the fun of it, they defeated the Vans by a count of 45-l6. Leechburg led throughout the entire tilt. In a review of non-league games engaged in by the Leechburg team during the l939-40 basketball seas- on, it is discovered that the Blue Wave lost twice to the Golden Tor- nadoes of Butler high school, once by a score of 30-26 in a thrilling contest at Butler, and on the Leech- burg court by a count of 42-29. The Blues were also once defeated by Sharon High School, a strong up- state squad. The Blue Wave defeated the Apollo, Har-Brac and Tarentum teams each twice. The Leechburg men won one from and lost one to the Arnold High School basketball quintet. In most of these contests, Lanky Lloyd Peterman, Tony Vota and Phil Logero aided the Leechburg squad in an offensive manner, while Bart Favero and Merle Whitehead were the key men in the defensive spots. rf as -- if -f ,. fi' .V . 3 I, l 354 Wa. 1 X if l 5 T H E M I N E T A S Through the Camera's Eye ...38... N' if kk.. K sp- OUR HEROES Lanky Lloyd Peterman-bril- liant forward on Varsity, who'led Leechburg school cagers in scoring with a total of l42 points. Bart Favero, first string senior guard. Played his last Leechburg High School game in tussle with Vandergrift, Leechburg won, 45-l6. Phil Logero, also a senior who played forward on basketball team. Third among Leechburg sharpshoot- ers with total of 97 points. Tony Vota, high jumping center on Leechburg's first string. Second in scoring record-50 field goals, 32 fouls-totaling l32 points. Merle Whitehead, one of the bet- ter defensive guards to play Leech- burg Varsity basketball. Possessor of characteristic waddle on basket- ball court. George Glenn, tall sophomore understudy for Varsity center during season. Probably will fill that posi- tion on next year's basketball squad. Mike Cibik, a senior who played in many of Leechburg cage battles. Only non-regular man to net over 50 points. Aldo Gorelli, senior of the high school basketball squad. Played in several of the Leechburg tilts, fill- ing shoes of regulars. Dom Vallosio, and undergraduate who will probably compose part of next year's team with experience obtained in last season's games. Andy Zargo, junior who will make up part of next year's squad. One of the fastest on the i939-40 squad. William Vincler, a senior who saw action in battles on many occasions. Was sixth in scoring column with 38 points. Eugene Romanowski, who will probably be a part of next year's hardwood team representing Leech- burg in interscholastic and sectional competition. t GIRLS SPORTS SENIORS VICTORIOUS A fast, hard-fought basketball tournament, from which the Seniors emerged the victors, was the pre- dominating features in the girls' year of sports. Each member of the squad, lcomposed of following peoplel will receive the coveted award of a school letter. VICTORS! FORWARDS-A g n e s Eagleson, Georgetta Ritchie, Anna Bisaha, Mildred Mac, Arlene Jack, Jean Groves. GUARDS-Helen Ferrick, Mary Marchuk, Jean Welsh, Mary An- dreo, Irene Rose, Perina Livrone. Captain l-lelen Ferrick SCORES AND CLASHES Seniors vs. Juniors, 59-29 Seniors vs. Sophomores, 55-20 Seniors vs, Freshmen, 49-26 Juniors vs. Sophomores, 38-29 Juniors vs. Freshmen, 45-26 Sophomores vs. Freshmen, 34-2l The tournament was composed of three battles for each team. From these three contests, the following ten led the scoring: Jean Groves, 68, Louise Gorelli, 44, Agnes Eagleson, 32, Rose Go- relli, 30, Betty Chovanes, 29, Janet Stitt, 27, Cecelia Becker, 22, Marie Becker, 22, Georaetta Ritchie, 2l, and Arlene Jack, l8. Basketball Girls Luft to Ri ght Y Livrone W 0 ls h, M a c, Marchuk, Ritchie, Miss Clarkin, Bisa- ha, A ii d 1' e 0, Eagleson, Groves. Rose. F' ick Girls' Mushball Lvft to Ri cliuk, Jack, Minyarik. An Livron ght-Rose, Mar- Eugluson, Dyctt, d , Grimm, Ritchie, Grove Ferrick, N e, Welsh. GIRLS SPORTS At the end of each year's tourna- ment, an All Star Team, consist- ing of the most outstanding players of the season, is chosen by Miss Clarkin. 1940's All Star Team! FORWARDS-Georgetta Ritchie, Sr., Louise Gorelli, Soph., Jean Groves, Sr. GUARDS--lrene Rose, Sr., Doro- thy McMurry, Soph., Helen Ferrick, Sr. A Captain. s,.,.,. Georgetta Ritchie Honorable Mention Agnes Eagleson, Sr., Rose Gorelli, Jr., Betty Chovanes, Jr., Jean Welsh, Sr., Kathryn Frank, Fresh., Perina Livrone, Sr. Captain ssssssssss.,,.s,ss Jean Welsh Thumbnail Sketches of All Stars - and qualities that gained them their recognition! G. Ritchie-Outstanding for ac- curacy of off-balance and side shots. L. Gorelli-Fast, hard-fighting forward known mostly by mid-court shots. A sophomore rating second high in scoring with 44 markers. J. G roves--Dropped greatest number of buckets. Mostly short and under-basket shots. T H E M I N E T A S Through the Camera's Eye I. Rose--Close guard, very valu- able in defense of clucking basket tosses. D. McMurray-Another close guard, very fast with powerful toss in passing. H. Ferrick-Very necessary in retrieving the ball and well timed passes. Outstanding Player At the end of each season there is also chosen one person who par- ticipated in the tournament as the most outstanding player. The award is based on the three distinctive characteristics of ability, coopera- tion and sportsmanship. This year's award was given to Georgetta Ritchie. Volleyball and Mushballl These two activities were also in- cluded in the girls' world of sports. The Seniors also captured the vol- leyball tournament and led the field of mushball with the following team. Jean Welsh, Agnes Eagleson, Mary And reo, Perina Livrone, Georgetta Ritchie, Betty Dyett, Mary Marchuk, Helen Ferrick, Arlene Jack, Mary Minyarik, Jean Groves, Irene Rose. Cheerleaders Senior, Jean Grovesg Jun- iors, Matilda Stevenson, Dorothy Ashbaughg Sopho- mores, Jean Sinclair, Peter Livrone: Freshmen, Jack Leech, Leona Slomka. HAH! HAH! RAI-I! The cheerleaders started the year off at high tide!! They coped the first dance, thus earning the neces- sary amount for long cherished uni- forms and some badly needed meg- aphones. Along with the weekly job of ex- ercising their limbs, they introduced several new style cheers and songs into the sports swing section of alma mater. More frequent this year than ever before were the various snake dances swung into with great vigor by the enthused crowd after their champions' previous rendezvous with Victory! The cheerleaders led all the pep meetings, kept the crowd roaring at the games, and deserve credit for being responsible for most of the uplift in the spirit of the school! -4 A Candid Sports Review Shift -42-98 Hey tellowsll l'm com- ing through. Prophet's pet. --3 of o kind. Grin ond beor it, Kick off Come on yell. Sit still ond wotch the birdie. Combat floor. Instruments up. Pile on. Hoop throwers. l-low mony yords did we rnoke? At eose, l-loppy Londing. ..42- TI-IE ACTIVITIES Sour notes, fire-drills, stage crew, Trotty Veck, snap-shots, class dues, brass section. -43 Leechburg Senior Band 1939-40 FLUTES Smail, Zanotti. OBOE Jack. CLARINETS Stewart, Parks, Bollinger, Miller Nolte, Jack. SAXOPHONES Kish. MELLOPHONES goulis, Kline. BABJTONES Gosser, Klingensmith. CORNETS ro, Findley, Koboscz, Palczer 110. TROMBONES E d w a r d s, McNutt, Slonaker Thompson, Hale. BASSES Elwood, Fryer, Carnbal. SNARE DRUMS Ritchie, Sensor, West, BASS DRUM Hilty. CYMBALS Firestine. BELL LYRE Dale, McHenry. l l MUSIC HATH CHARM Under the direction of Mr. George Hazen and the supervision of Miss Helen McCausland, the high school band of l939-l94O sur- passed the record of former years, and takes its place with outstanding high school bands in the Allegheny- Kiski Valley. Not only did this year's band play a more difficult grade of music but added a new accomplish- ment to its performances-it pre- sented for the first time three-letter THE MINETAS Through the Camera's Eye formations on the gridiron. The band, accompanied the Blue-Wave to Vandergrift, and with profits from a dance and bake sale, paid its way to Pitcairn-the longest trip the band has ever taken. lt also played for the four home games. The second annual concert was given with the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Male Chorus, and the band was the feature attraction of the spring Musical Review. Lewandoski, Thompson, Coy, Don- ahey, Klugh, Ashbaugh, Trogolo, Keefer, Norris, Firestine, Ritchie, Irons, Clark, Kallay, Barber, Markey, Stull, Marco, Hill, Good, Stevenson, Schall, Tench, Fran- Bowers, Bischoff, Glenn, Gasbar- Peterman, Coy, Coy, Besci Sori- sio, Palczer, Nolte, Lessig, Brog- Girls' and Boys' Glee Club Girls' Officers Dirt-ctor--Miss Ht-len McCausland Pianist--Dorothy Ponsetto l President Matilda Stevenson Vict- Pri-s, Eleanor Dale Sl'Cl'K'lFtI'y Kathryn Clark TI'l'llSlll'l'l' Arlvnc Jack Boys' Officers IJll44'I7l0l' Miss Helen McCnusland Pianist Arlene Jack President Anthony Vota Ls-tt to Right--Vuksta. Good, SHARPS AND FLATS GIRLS' AND BOYS' GLEE CLUB Under the direction of Miss Mc- Causland, the Glee Club was organ- ized, including titty-two members. The climax ot the club's success was the Musical Revue where the girls appeared in new outfits. A lot ot credit goes to the boys for their co- operation in their first attempt ot organization. From the Glee Club, Miss McCausland selected a Girls' Sextette and Girls' Trio which proved to be successful. Parks, Stull. Bischoff, Vota. Peter- snn. Jack. Petvrman. BNTCIIPF, Wag- ner, Svliall. C. Becker. Groves, Jack, K. Clerk. D. Klingcnsmith. Eagle'- son, Gossvr. McHenry. L. Clark. Stitt. Qui-rio, Peppler. Lipsie. Moore. Fir:-stinv. Katz, M. Stano. Shay. A. Stano, Klugh. Stull. Cummings, Wi-lsh. Ednie. Miss McCaus1and. L. Wolford, K. Klingensinith, Kertis. Bruner. Davis, M. Becker, Abersold, Barber, Dale, Cummings Stevenson. Ponss-Lta. ORCHESTRA MEMBERS TRIYMPETS Bowers. Bischoff. Findlay. TROMBONES Edwards. Thompson. McNutt. MELLOPHONES Schull, Steveiisoii. DRUMS Sensor. SAXOPHONES Good. Stull. Hill, Marco, Katz. CLARINETS Millvr. Ritchie, Stevenson. Stew- art. FLUTIGS Znnotti, Smnil. BASS FIDDLE Elwood. CELLO Elwood. VIOLINS Clark. Donaht-y, Pacchioni, Cline, Bright.. Gticlccnbvrgeix, Elliott, Barcellino, Katz, Bollinger, Dr-- zutti, Bonn-llo. ORCHESTRA This year the orchestra under the capable direction ot Miss l-lelen McCausland made a great improve- ment. Many members were added at the beginning ot the year and new music was obtained. To Strengthen the weaker string sec- tion, a bass fiddle and cello were purchased. Besides playing for assembly pro- grams throughout the year, the orchestra entertained in the annual concert and the Senior class play. TO SEEK-TO FIND-TO SHARE HI-Y The Hi-Y's purpose is to create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community high stand- ards ot Christian character, Carry- ing out this aim, the club donated baskets of tood and toys to the needy at Thanksgiving and Christ- mas, assisted the Tri-l-li-Y as hosts at o valley l-li-Y and Tri-l-li-Y rally, held numerous dances and parties throughout the year, ond sponsored a l-li-Y basketball league. T H E M I N E T A S Through the Camera's Eye TRI-HI-Y Under the guidance of Miss l-lerr and Miss McCausland, the Tri-l-li-Y opened the year with its rough and formal initiations. The main proj- ects of the year were donating bas- kets ot Christmas and Thanksgiving, acting as hosts at the inter-valley Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y rally, holding dances and serving at banquets. Through the kindness of Mr. Nich- ols, Y.M.C.A. secretary, the club en- joyed several noted speakers at its meetings. HI-Y S p o n s 0 r s-Mr. Slonaker, Mr. Dzvonik. Around, Left to Right-K. Stet- ter, Hill, Donahey, Ghiardi, Crook- shank, Bollinger, Norris, Coy. Cam- bal, Balash, Elwood, Williams, Good, Glenn, Fryer, Peterson. Chickar, Vuksta, Stull, Adams, Tench, Mc- Kallip Musso, Bischoff, Edwards, Barracloueh. G, Stetter, McNutt. Purviance, Kirkwood, Jack. OFFICERS President .......,....... Karl Stetter Vice Pres. .,..,,,.....,. Meade Jack Secretary ....,.... Charles Kirkwood Treasurer. ,,..... ...Floyd Peterman Advisers. .Mr. Dzvonik Mr, Slonaker TRI-HI-Y OFFICERS OFFICERS President. .,,...,...,, Leone Bowers Vice Pres. ,... ..., M elvina Oglietti Secretary ..,,..... Georgetta Ritchie Treasurer ,.............. Janet Stitt Advisers. . .Misses Herr, McCausland TRI-HY-Y Bollinger, Bowers, Bruner, Cherry, Clark, K., Clark, L., Cline, Craw- ford. Crucis, Eagleson, Ednie, Fire- stine. Fulton, Gallino, Gosser, Gros- so, Groves, B., Groves, J.. Higgin- son, Hilty, Israel, Jack, Keefer, Klingensmith. Kober, Mac, Mc- Henry, McMurry, McTigue. Miller, Moore, Nolte, K., Nolte, M., Oglietti, Phillips, Ponsetta. Ritchie, Roberts, Roselle, Schall, Searer, Simon, Stev- enson, Stewart, Stitt, Takach, Tegzes. Tench Thompson, Walker, Welsh, Zimmerman, Myers. VARSITY President ,. .,..,... Groves Sec.-Trens. . ....,.,... Tegzes Sponsor ............. Miss Clarkin MEMBERS Eugleson, Ferrick, Grimm, Groves, Marchuk, Ritche. Tcgzes. Welsh. REFERENCE ROOM Stevenson, Schull, Thompson, Stewart, Phillips, Cvoodbread, Gor- elli, Arduino. Groves. Firestine, Rose. Ziruolo, Myers. R. o b e r t s, Ritchie. PLEASURE AND KNOWLEDGE VARSITY The Varsity Club provides a pro- gram of well-balanced activities throughout the school year. Among the various activities in which the girls participated werei Swimming at the Tarentum Y, bowling, sleight riding, attending the Pitt-Duke football game, and the Ice Follies at Duquesne Gardens. The main project of the club was the making of stuffed cloth dolls, which were presented to the Pitts- burgh Children's Hospital. REFERENCE ROOM Books open the door to knowledge -the reference's motto. The room, located at the end of the hall, was a place that helped students pre- pare reports and settle arguments, that filled the body with vitamins N R G, that was an excuse to skip classes, that held gossip circulation and that was a short cut to the library. All this ended when the references were transferred to room 3l2. FIRE SQUAD Left to Right - Stetter, Parks, Coy, Zargo. Eshelman, Good, Tench, wood, Elwood, Glenn. Peterman, Norris. Musso, Peterson, Williams, Ghiardi, Hill, Edwards Adams, Stull, Stitt, Bischoff, DRAMA CLUB McNutt, Crookshank, Hill, Dona- hey, Musso, Good, Maica, Fryer, Barroclough, Kirkwood, Norris Mrs. Cook Miss Klingensmith, Miss Causland, Plrivance, Kline, Stull, Parks, Ghiardi, Tench, Stetter, Vuksta, Bowers, Tench, Thompson, Gosser, Clark, Firestine, Thomp- son, Schall, Pert, Nolte, Dyett, Stewart, Clark, McTigue, Roberts, Miller, Jack, Stitt, Ponsetta, MC- Henry, Rosselle, Walker, Lipsiei Grosso, Stevenson, Welsh. Zimmer- DeAncly. Chikar, Vuksta, Kirk- Kober. FIRE ALARM-PAINT AND POWDER FIRE sQuAo As required by law our school must have a certain number of drill practices each year. ln accord with this law, a tire squad has been or- ganized and fire signs have been placed in rooms so that the build- ing may be emptied as quickly and safely as possible. The record time for the South entrance is two minutes, one sec- ond, North entrance one minute and forty seconds. THE MINETAS -48- Through the Camera's Eye DRAMA CLUB The Drama Club started this year out with a whizzbang stage en- trance, they carried their lines through in typical fashion, and concluded the season with a quick curtain, Perchance to dream. Their one-act drama production, was enjoyed in assemblies both here and in Freeport. A tea dance and several trips to see professional play productions in Pittsburgh provided the social side of their activities. man, Moore, Hilty, Cline, HigsinS011, OUR TROUBLES ARE MANY CLASS OFFICERS Each class elected its individual class officers at the beginning of the school year. The purpose of the first meeting of the class officers was to divide the different holiday dances among the groups. The juniors were given the preference in the choice of dances, because of the need of funds for the junior-senior banquet and prom. Individual activities were under- taken by various classes. HOME ROOM OFFICERS At the beginning of the year, each room elected their home room officers. The duty of these officers was to keep their home room in- formed on the different activities that occur throughout the school year. The first meeting of the home room officers was called by Mr. Tench. The purpose of this meeting was to start a campaign on the care of our school property. CLASS OFFICERS FRESHMEN Klingensmith, Oglietti, Fondrk, Ravatti. SOPHOMORES Phillips, Tallarom, Bolognia, Ash- baugh. JUNIORS Stevenson, Frank, Wagner, Walk- Ur. SENIORS Harwick, Touch, Good, Oglietti. HOME ROOM OFFICERS Lessig, Warf, Hilty, Mioduszcw- sky, Cantor, Ashbaugh Robbins, Myers, Bologuia, Ritchie, Leech, Doyle, Gorelli, Edwards, Sorisio, Walker. Elwood. EVERY TUESDAY MORNING MUSIC COMMITTEE This year the committee planned a large variety of programs which proved to be very entertaining and helpful to the listeners. The programs included group singing, directed by Miss McCaus- land, camp songs sung by Tri-Hi-Y girls, which were later taught to the student assembly, several selections from Daryl Stull's orchestra with the Three Bings of Kitty Gosser, Georg- etta Ritchie, ond Arlene Jack, and brass sextet. A County Library talk was given followed by more songs. The most original of all the pro- grams was the series of etiquette programs which proved to be very humorous as well as educational. This series illustrated etiquette of eating, of acting on the dance floor, and how to escort a lady to a movie. At Christmas season, after carols were sung by the students, there fol- lowed a deafening pep meeting. T H E M I N E T A S Through the Camera's Eye Later in the term, there was a worth- while spelling bee which made us all sit up and take notice. One of our favorite singers, Mrs. lsiminger, entertained us with sev- eral selections. Such talent as trum- pet trio of Courtney Bischoff, John Findley, Robert Lessig, trombone duet of La Verne Edwards and Eddie McNutt, saxophone solo by Daryl Stull and accordion solos was dis- played. ln honor of George Washington's birthday a play was presented. Later in the year St. Patrick's songs were sung and an amateur contest displayed more of our talent from the high school. As a whole our committee tried to entertain the student body with worth-while programs, and to bring to light all available talent in the school. MUSIC COMMITTEE Sponsor-Miss Helen McCausland Chairman, Arlene Jack: Matilda Stevenson, Dorothy Ponsetto John Findley, Maxine Markey Lucy ,..1... , .,.-Q... wi .. - A, Student Assembly Committee SENIORS Kathryn Clark, Lloyd Peterman. JUNIORS Aleda Gallino, Andrew Zargo. Betty Lou Roberts. SOPHOMORE Louise Clark. ' HUMOR AND PATHOS Assembly Programs The Assembly Committee started its activities rather late this year, opening with an Armistice Day pro- gram in November. The program was arranged and carried out by seniors. Rev. Pfeifer made a short address, and then offered his fare- well message to the school. Rev. Pfeifer was to leave Leechburg in another month. Then a one-act play was present- ed by Leone Bowers, Arlene Jack, Jean Groves, and Kathryn Clarkq , On December 6th the Dramatics Club offered its first project of the year--Perchance to Dream. The ac- tion takes place in the different compartments of a train. December 2Oth the Assembly Committee offered one of the main projects of the year in the perform- ance of an old favorite, The Birds' Christmas Carol. Anna Boris por- trayed beautifully and touchingly the little crippled girl. Bob Tench and Agnes Eagleson were the par- ents, Bob Parks, Uncle Jack, and Matilda Stevenson the nurse. Jean Groves as Mrs. Ruggles wielded a stern hand over her hilarious brood, which included Jean Welsh, Denny Moore, Alice Paulin, Maxine Mar- key, Billy Stevenson, Ernest Sendry, and Leonard Cherry. In January the Dramatics Club gave another performance of their play for our exchange program at Freeport. The program from Free- port was given here on January l7th. Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y gave a joint performance on January 30th, a one act comedy, The Advantages of Being Shy. February l4th, the two 7th grades entertained with a talent program. The Freshman class also offered an amateur hour. By vote John Massi- mino was first, Patty Bruner, sec- ond, and Jack Frank, third. On April 3rd the Apollo exchange program was presented here. The girls' glee club sang, instrumental selections were played. A group of Sophomore girls gave a one-act play, The Society of Midnight Feasters. The 8th grade gave the first half of their assembly on April 9th, This was under the direction of Miss Groves. April lOth was the ever popular gym exhibition. The Sophomores' contribution was a two-act comedy, The Red Lamp, on the 24th of April and on the 26th, the other half of the 8th grade was heard from in a one- act play, The Estabrook Nieces. As usual we closed the year's pro- gram with the Fashion Show and Shop Exhibit. -5 TROTTY VECK STAFF Editor-in-Chief ............. Stetter Ass't Editor ...... ....., G rosso Feature Editor ............... Parks Art Editors ..........., Nolte, Pityk Sports Editor iboysb .... Kirkwood Sport Editor fgirlsi ......., Groves News Editor .......... Castelnuova Typists ...Minyarik, Zanotti, Mac, Chiatello Business Manager ......... Bollinger Exchange , ................... Smail Proof Reader ..,............. Israel Advisers ...... ..., E bner, Cook, Hill. Feature Writers ........ Stull. Jack, Gosser, Parks, Walker, Moore. Organization News ....... Bollinger Science Inklings ............ Ghiardi Vogue Junior ...... Gallino, Grosso. News Reporters .... Crucis, Churik, Kober, Kirkwood. Bollinger. A NOSE FOR NEWS TROTTY VECK Trotty Veck was first published in l9l8. Jean Hill, a junior, gave the paper its name. Trotty Veck was continuously published until the depression. After a few years it was again started. A contest for a name was held. Miss Parks suggest- ed the old name of Trotty Veck, which was accepted. Since then, this bi-weekly publication of Leech- burg High School has appeared con- tinuously. Trotty Veck was a messenger in Charles Dickens' story of The Chimes. His first name of Trotty was derived from his pace. Although he was a feeble, weak, old man, he was Hercules in good intentions. He loved to earn his own money, and was delighted to believe he was worth his own salt. Trotty's head- quarters were in a sheltered niche of a church wall, and his most be- T H E M I N E T A S Through the Camera's Eye loved friends were the chimes which measured off his working hours. Wind and rain or fall of snow only increased his courage and made him more anxious to be helpful in his calling as a common carrier. Trotty Veck's message today is good cheer. Trotty Veck is a common car- ried thing on the day of its publica- tion. The paper, today, contains from I5 to 20 pages each issue. It's crammed with features, sports, car- toons, and news. The Juniors have published two issues under the guidance of the Seniors who worried about publish- ing it all year and now are quite en- vious of those who have taken their places. The staff wishes to express their thanks to the sponsors, the student body, and the business men who have been helpful. TROTTY VECK NOTES Results of a survey for the most popular column we find the results: l. Over the Back Yard Fence 2. Vogue Junior 3. Sports 4. Science lnklings 5. Crossword Puzzles 6 For Fun Only 7. L.H.S. Que 8. Gleanings Molly and Sadie Over the Back Yard Fence writes say:- Say it with flowers, Say it with sweets, - Say it with kisses, Say it with eats, Say it with jewelry, Say it and wink, But never, no never, Say it with ink. Vogue Junior thinksl Some of our faculty members lMiss Artman, Mrs. Cook, and Miss Clarkinl look nice in plaids. Sports have become quite a col- umn under Kirkwood. Sport Daffyni- tions: Soccer-ls what you drink your coffee from. Tennis-Tennis times tennis is o hundred. Basketball-A pumpkin stolen from a farmer's field at Hallowe'en. Trotty Veck has predicted a i960 bulletin of Leechburg Advance. The latest happenings are: Albert Harwick, the man in the flying trapeze. The Musso brothers, a twin clown act. Mr. Glen Beecher was mobbed by autograph fans, at the Hotel Pitts- burgher, last Saturday evening. They thought he was Mickey Rooney. What the editors of For Fun Only want: One extremely intelligent guy to do their lessons this year. No pay, just a free ticket to all classes. Bi-monthly brain teasers in L.H.S. Que: How many seats have we in the auditorium? lAnswer in next issue if you are not sap enough to count them in the meantime.l Daryl Stull, Gleanings, writes is quite poetical in his column: Butcher Boy's Love l never sausage eyes as thine, And if you'll butchehand in mine, And liver round me every day, We'll seek some ham-let far away: We'lI meat life's frown with life's curess, And cleaner road to happiness. SENIOR CLASS PLAY Left to right: lst Picture-Clair Good, Robert Parks, Ethel Tegzes, Mary Zim- merman. 2nd Picture-Roland Peterson, Kathryn Gosser. Meade Jack, Agnes Eagleson, Robert Parks, Courtney Bischoff, Robert Tench, Kathryn Clark. Mary Zimmer- man, George Vuksta, Arlene Jack. Clair Good. Ethel Tegzes, Jean Groves, 3rd Picture - R 01 a n d Peterson, Kathryn Gosser. Jean Groves, Mary Zimmerman. T H E M I N E T A S Through the Comerds Eye -54... THE CHARACTERS 1As they appeared! Kitty Gosser as Mary Early Roland Peterson as Randolph Jean Groves as Delphie Mary Zimmerman as Hope Early Robert Parks as Bob Early Courtney Bischoff as Dick Early Kathryn Clark as Emily Early Robert Tench as Richard Early Arlene Jack as Miriam Walker Agnes Eagleson as Jenny Malloy Meade Jack as Jack Milford Clair Good as Buzz Daily Ethel Tegzes as Mrs. Forester I George Vuksta as Sanford Welles l. SENIOR PLAY RECEIVED WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM SENIOR PLAY The play presented this year by the Senior Class was as usual a creditable performance. Foot-Loose, written by the same author as New Fires -the play presented by the Senior Class last year-was the story of the remaking of the Early family. The plot concerned the trials and errors visited upon the children because of the pampering and shielding from the world's harshness and reality, that they received from unwitting but well-meaning parents. When Dick, the oldest boy, decides to get married the protesting parents are persuaded to relax their strict parental super- vision and take a world cruise. With the parents gone, the family is left in the hands of Hope, the oldest daughter, who is doing settlement work. The youngest Earlys, Mary and Bob, provide plenty of interest and excitement through their various escapades. However, though the way seemed dark manyltimes, all difficulties were swept aside. By the time the folks were due home from their cruise, Dick had married Jenny Malloy, a young art school student, and Hope was engaged to marry Sanford Welles, an old and close friend. Bob, the youngest son, and o friend, Buzz, smash the back end of Mrs. Forreter's Lincoln with their rattletrap. Mary gives the social whirl a try, escorted by a young col- lege sophomore, Jack Milford, but finds the pace too fast for her original heart interest, despite the urgings and remonstrances of her friend, Miriam Walker. Meanwhile Delphie, the cook, has kept the family in good health and spirits so that when father and mother come home they find everything in the best of condition. ln place of the un- reliable, dependent family of old, they find a strong, con- fident group of young men and women. -55.. LYCEUM PROGRAMS During the year of l94O the high school enjoyed six Lyceum programs. Season tickets were sold to students at a very low price. As these attractions proved quite successful we are looking forward to next year's programs. lt is an educational as well as an entertaining type of program. Several numbers of an entertaining nature were extended to the younger students. Sponsored by the Assembly Committee, the proceeds went toward payment of the Minetas. The first in the series of Lyceum programs was a talk by Bud Waite, who had accompanied Admiral Byrd on an expedition to Little America. Mr. Waite had with him many articles of clothing which he had worn while at the South Pole. He also added interest to his talk by bringing his husky dog with him. Mr. Waite told of many thrilling and chilling adventures that he had experienced while on this most unusual expedition. The second in the series brought most of the younger students and many of the older ones to see the Puppet Show. This came to us in the way of a miniature circus. The animals, clowns, and trapeze performers were skillfully maneuvered through several circus antics. So human and lifelike were the movements of the puppets that many of us soon thought of them as living performers. A favorite with the audience was January, an excep- tionally intelligent mule, who knew how to count and answer numerous questions by the tap of his foot. January had many encores and the audience often participated in answering his questions. Interest in music brought many to the third in the series of perform- ances. The Blue Danube Singers were the attraction. Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Skinner, and Miss Arden sang several beautiful songs. They then gave a playlet depicting Johan Strauss-as a young man working in his father's music shop and how he came to write his immortal Blue Danube Waltz. His father believed that the Blue Danube Waltz would never achieve fame, but he grew to like the song himself. Once again attracting a large number of young students, the fourth in the series of Lyceum programs offered a magician. Mr. and Mrs. Sheetz brought with them a dog and a duck by the names of Dodo and Luke, respectively. Mr. Sheetz performed many feats in the art of magic, and in which he brought from a miniature house, apparently filled with endless yards of material, Mrs. Sheetz! One trick which was especially bewildering was one in which Mr. Sheetz seemingly made to appear from nowhere, a white pigeon into a small bird cage. He then, just as mysteriously, made the bird appear in a second bird cage leaving the first empty. The scientifically-minded enjoyed the fifth program. Mr. Morris, 0 lecturer and playaics teacher, gave us a demonstration of some of the wonders of electricity. Demonstrating with several assistants taken from the audience he charged enough electricity through them to light several bulbs without hurting the assistants. Throughout the performance the boys received a few minor shocks which created several Ouchesl ln one experiment Mr. Morris lit a candle with the tip of his tongue. This was due to the electric- ity in the air which was enough to kill a normal person. He also explained remote control and its possibilities. The last program of the year drew all snake lovers to the auditorium. The Johnson Brothers brought to the students many live snakes and spiders Mr. Lew Johnson gave us many interesting facts about our friends, the snakes. The brothers handled the reptiles with loving care. Mr. Johnson even con- sented to have a giant tarantula run across his face. After the program a crowd thronged to the stage to see one of the worId's greatest collection of snakes. THE MINETAS -56... Through the Camera's Eye TRIPPING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC During the l939-l940 school year, a number of dances were enjoyed by the student body. The first major school dance was held by the junior class, October twen- tieth, with the proceeds being used to defray the expenses of the Junior-Senior banquet and prom. Johnny Renaldo and his orchestra furnished the music. ln the prettily-appointed pavilion of Leechburg High School, on October twenty-fourth, Miss Lucinda Skelley Marnie Chi lll, alias Eddie McNutt, made her formal debut at the Drama Club's Tea Dance. Tea and cakes were served in the adjoining orange room, tea was poured by Marion Grosso, Marion Thompson, and Frances Miller. Our sturdy football squad played host to L.H.S. students at a dance on December the eighth. Taking advantage of l94O, the Tri-Hi-Y sponsored a Leap Year dance in the gym. January twenty-sixth. Profits were used to replace all articles de- stroyed by the l.0.0.F. fire. The L.H.S. band sponsored a dance, February the ninth, in the gym. Dayrl Stull's orchestra furnished the music. The annual Hi-Y dance was held in the gym, March eighth. Those at- tending danced to the tunes of Guy Lombardo, Kay Kayser and Benny Good- man, lvia recordingsl. The Girl's Varsity Club held a dance, April fifth, music was furnished by recordings. The Seniors held a party in the gym January seventeenth. Only sixty- five Seniors attended, because of the extremely cold weather. For entertain- ment, there was dancing. Rooms 204 and 303 presented several hilarious skits. Th boys of 305 harmonized on several popular songs. Mr. Nichols, Y secretary, led the group in a grand march and games. To banish any degree of chilliness, the Seniors had a gay time dancing the Virginia Reel. Ice cream and cookies were served. Miss Klingensmith and Mr. Messner were chaperons. . The Sophomores, not to be outdone by their upper classmen, presented a unique type of Leap Year dance-a Sadie Hawkins dance-originating from the popular comic strip, Lil Abner. The dance occurred April twelfth. The Junior-Senior prom was held on the sixteenth of May. The gym was decorated with masses of flowers-the theme being an old-fashioned flower garden. The Sophomores held their last gala event of the school year, May seventeenth, in the form ofa Sophomore Hop. The Sophomores felt very grownup indeed as this was their first formal school dance. g Q v mf f- ' www S un.s.,,, K i Numuuww .lzi rf X UI S .1 U , U.,,,-fgm xv 56 E' CAMERA PEEKS F '!Ff ' in 54 ..-iw: VW, Balcony bookworms Gone but not forgotten 3 inseparables - Smiling Trumpeteer To school we go Our School Future musicians Baker l Bike Excelesior Library interlude Soul full of music Haven't lied yet Book reports We wonl Our achievements Through these corridors Sr. Frenchmen Foot-Loose Whaml That'n hurt Reversing the birdie When I was going-fTench Nothing But Respect It was a hard winter Dignity personified Our audience -59- President DIRECTORY Tri-Hi-Y Leone Bowers Vice Pres.. ,,eee,eee,,e Melvina Oglietti Secretary Georgetta Ritchie Treasurer sssvsss ,,sss,,sss,,sss, J anet Stitt Advisers.- ss,,.... . Ao,,o .st.. ..... . M iss Herr, Miss McCausland Dramatics Club President .- .. sss,, . Robert Parks Vice Pres. . s,ssss.,,, Frances Miller Sec reta ry- scss - ------.Marion Schall Treasurer. ,cs,,ccs,,csc, ,Ollie Jane Hilty Advisers ,ccsccscc , Mrs. Cook, Miss Klingensmith, Miss McCausland Band President. s,css,,ssss Courtney Bischoff Vice Pres. ,ccss, .- .cc.,,, .-a-Daryl Stull Advisers..- .,ss,s,ssss,ssss,. ...Mr. Hazen, Miss McCausland Varsity Club President ,csc,,cssA,ss,,,A,,.. .Jean Groves Sec. 6' Treas. ,,scs,,scc,,c Ethel Tegzes Adviser ,ssss,cscA,s ,s.,sss, M iss Clarkin THE MINETAS Th rough the -60- Camera's Eye Hi-Y President s,,csc . .- Karl Stetter Vice. Pres Secretary Treasurer. Advisers .. E ........ Meade Jack . Charles Kirkwood Floyd Peterman Mr. Dzvonik, Mr. Slonaker Trotty Veck Editor E Karl Stetter Assistant Editor ....... .Marion Grosso Business Mgr. .....,. Gretna Bollinger Advisers ........ Miss Hill, Miss Ebner, Mrs. Cook Minetas Editor ....e............... - .... Leone Bowers Assistant Editor ......... .Aleda Gallino Business Manager .....e.e Robert Parks Advisers. ......... Miss Hill, Miss Ebner Reference Room Chairman. ..e....ev.... Georgette Ritchie DIRECTORY Senior Class Presidente, eev, ,..,.,ee,,ee,e Clair Good Vice Pres. eeee L eee, as Albert Harwick Secretary eeeee ,Aee Melvina Oglietti Treasurer, e.ee, eeeeeeeee,ee R obert Tench Sponsors ss,s,,ss Miss Hill, Miss Ebner, Mr. Baker Junior Class President so sssssssss Louis Wagner ' Matilda Stevenson Vice Pres., esee Secretary L L ss,ese Harriet Walker Treasurer is ,ss,, ss,,s, L awrence Frank Sponsors L L, .C Miss Klingensmith, Miss McCausland, Mr. Dzvonik Sophomore Class President e,,e ss,sv,..sss,ss Louis Bolognia Vice Pres. LLs,es,,ee,..,,,,.,, Edna Phillips Secretary esssss Martha Ashbaugh Treasurer Margaret Tallarom Sponsorsscc Mrs. Cook, Mr. McCoy, Mr. Slonaker Freshman Class Presidentcce s,,es,,ee , ee,,e Victor Fondrk Vice Presb Lccc Dorothy Klingensmith Secretary s,c,,,s,..cc..ec Theresa Oglietta Treasurer s,ss,,ss,sLL,L.,,c Louise Ravotti Sponsors L Miss Clarkin, Mr. Ford, Miss Cowley, Mr. Messner Fire Squad Chief L L L scceesscs, C ess, L,L sClair Good Assistant Chiefs, . . c,Lc,c, Bill Hill Assembly Committee Chairman cc,, Kathryn Clark Advisers e.Miss Hill, Mrs. Cook, Miss Klingensmith, Miss Artman Music Committee Chairman ,cc,, L ..., r .,.,...c, Arlene Jhck Adviser, ...L ..,cc,s M iss McCauslund A U T 0 G R A P H S TEACHERS SENIORS HEROES THE MINETAS , 5 Through the Comerds Eye - -+- -- - I -62- w F , f Q A U T 0 G R A P H S UNDERCLASSMEN- PALS UNCLASSIFIED Q -6 , r g 9 A N 9-1'Ya IMG PHOTOGRAPHER-PLANK STUDIOS H. C. PLANK o-O-o ENGRAVER-PONTIAC ENGRAVING AND ELECTROTYPE CO. DONALD L. 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