Mount Lebanon High School - Lebanon Log Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Swanson Swartz H. Taylor M. Taylor Thompson Tiel Timko Whinnie Whipkey Zahniser Zeisig IOHN MEHNER. B.S. Mr. Mehner got right into the swing of things at Mt. Lebanon this year as a cadet teacher and already sponsors Hi-Y basket- ball . . . likes modern music and drama, consequently falling into the pattern of a true Mt. Lebanonite . . . acts as an Air Raid Warden on those blackest of nights . . . earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Grove City College . . . his students are won- dering if he also learned at Grove City that lots of homework is good for the soul. A. S. MIESCER. M.M., Mus. Doc. Mr. Miescer, the power behind the baton, is director of instru- mental music in all Mt. Lebanon schools . . . in our high school he is in charge of the band . . . his favorite expression is, Watch the stick! . . . outside activities are swimming, fishing, and hunt- ing . . . from his studies at Ithaca College, Eastman School of Music, Dana Musical Institute, and the University of Pittsburgh he has become a B.A., a M.M., and a Mus, Doc. DONLEY MOLLENAUER. B.A. Coach of Mt. Lebo's fleet-footed wood nymphs and one of the most popular teachers at our A.M. is Mr. Mollenauer . . . both W. G I. and Pitt claim him as an alumnus . . . has just finished his fifth year as one of our faculty . . . subjects he has taught X re history, gym and English . . . he's the hand behind the gun to ur track squad and cross-country team . . . for outside diversion e prefers classical music . . . many remember him as Chief uard at our ole swimmin' hole last summer. MABEL MOORE, B.L.S. Miss Moore is our school librarian and a counselor to whom students go for advice on all their reading matter . , . loves to travel, particularly in boats, and has reached both coasts of the United States in her automobile . . . is planning to elaborate on the garden she started last summer, growing both vegetables and flowers this year . . . always willing to be helpful in any way she can, a busier or more earnest person you will never see. GERALDINE MORGAN, M.A. Mrs. Morgan, Senior English teacher, trains our peppy cheer- leaders in her spare time . . . acts as chairman of all auditorium events . . . helps the war effort by supervising the air raids and the organization and assignment of student help in rationing , . . played basketball in college and still likes it . . . once in awhile plays her trumpet in the privacy of her own home, as she was a soloist in her college orchestra. MARIE NEUMARKER. M.Litt. Miss Neumarker, eleventh grade English teacher, dims the lights in Mt. Lebanon as an Air Raid Warden . . . enjoys travel very much . . . has been to Europe, the West Coast of the U.S., the New England States, and the South . . . likes reading non-fiction books , . . enjoys classical and semi-classical music . . . her students learn to like essays, short stories, and American poetry . . . enjoys bowling and is a member of the Faculty Bowling League. ADA PATTERSON, M.Litt Across the hall in room 210 we find Miss Patterson, who teaches Latin during school hours but will speak French to you on her own time . . . likes plants as evidenced by the flowers on the window sills . . . got her Bachelor of Arts at Geneva College and her Master of Letters at the University of Pittsburgh . . . has traveled to Arizona, New England, and Wisconsin . . . is noted for her good sense of humor . . . is a member of the faculty typing class. MARTHA L, PICKENS. M.A. Seniors can thank Miss Pickens, Commencement Program chair- man, for their lovely Commencement, and the way it rolls off without the slightest hitch . . . Senior English is her specialty , . . says she'd rather teach Mt, Lebanon students than any others . . . her particular peeve is to hear students gripe about their school, when it does so much for them . . . her one and only hobby, color photography, takes up most of her spare time.

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. . . .OUR SPONSORS. . . . MARGARET HOLLIDAY, M.A. Without Miss Holliday, our genial Latin teacher, and her Now, children, here's an opportunity for an education, Mt. Lebo wouldn't be the same . . . her pet peeve, as her students soon discover, is a gum chewer . . . has lots of outside interests, among them dogs, photography, gardening, and church . . . trav- els include a trip around the world, one to England, and one to Labrador . . . we felt a bit skeptical when she said her ambition is to be a glider pilot. RALPH HORSMAN. M.Ed., Ph.D. Mr. Horsman, our principal, has the democratic ideals of the student at heart, supervising the instruction and promoting the welfare of his pupils . . . is a member of the Civilian Defense Council and director of messenger training . . . hunts on free Sat- urdays . . . has B.S., M.Ed., and Ph.D. degrees from Slippery Rock Teachers' College, George Washington University and Pitt . . . always willing to cooperate with those who sanction student government, he is a principal Mt.L. is glad to have. ELLA ION. M.Ed. Miss lon, vice principal, makes schedules, checks attendance, teaches classes in algebra and remedial arithmetic, organizes messenger training courses, and does guidance work . . . on her own time she likes to bowl and play bridge but insists she's no expert . . . during long vacations she enjoys traveling . . . am- bition is to visit Alaska and South America by the new automo- bile highways . . . a graduate of Clarion Teachers' College, she received her B.S. and M.Ed. degrees at Pitt. RUTH KLEIN, M.S. With Miss Klein at the helm, it don't take long to change all the don't's of bad grammar to doesn't's .... University oi Pennsylvania is her Alma Mammy . . . began her teaching career as a cadet at Upper Darby Senior High . . . has been located at Mt. L. since February l942 . . . sponsors the Medical Squad . . . as to pet expressions -she hopes she doesn't have any . . . isn't hard to please when it comes to outside interests , . . summers are spent at her home in the country, near East Brady, Pa. MILDRED LEEPER, M.A. Miss Leeper helps our students make up their minds abou schedules, college, and vocations . . . this year more than ever endeavored to assist the Seniors in their vocational and wartime problems . . . also organizes home room programs . . . is responsi ble for the handling of all commencement equipment . . . favor: gardening and landscape architecture and loves her home in the country . . . every Senior thanks her for those interviews. DOROTHY MATHIAS, B.A. Her main interest is Spanish, but whenever there's a dramer' in the offing Miss Mathias is right in there helping to turn some Mt. Lebanonite into a potential Helen Hayes or Maurice Evan: . . . thinks our students are a fine group of boys and girls anc especially appreciates their courtesy and manners . . . as is to be expected, her pet phrase is Spanish- Muy bien, clase . . future ambition is just to be a better Spanish teacher. t MABGERY MCCLURE, M.A. Miss McClure teaches Latin during school hours and supervise: the editing of the Lebanon Log after school . . . has been ir Mexico and Bermuda and in nearly every state in the Union favoring New England and the West . . . her ambition is to gr by burro to the bottom of Grand Canyon . . . probably uses jus a 'lapsus linguae' Islip of the tonguelu more than any other ex pression . . . received her BA. degree at Oberlin and MA. de gree at Pitt . . . her Log staff thinks she is a grand person tc work With. FLORENCE MCLAUGHLIN. M.A. The frenzied goings-on preceding the shining of each Lantern would floor any other person--but not Miss McLaughlin--sh' thrives on it . . . likes the friendliness and pep of Mt. Lebanonite and their ability to do things-they feel the same about her . . activities she sponsors make an imposing list: Lantern, Publicit' Committee, War Service Roll Committee, and Printed Poster Squat . . , among a few of her outside interests are reading, concerts antiques, knitting, and letter-writing. Morgan Neumarker Patterson Pickens Powell Riqhtmire Roeqge Ruth Saxton Schade Shultz Smith Srp Stoner

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. . . . AND FRIENDS NORMA POWELL, B.A. As a substitute, Miss Powell has taught every subject in this school except gym and chemistry . . . as a former graduate of Mt.L., these halls are well known to her . . . pet peeve is the pupil who, when he sees a substitute in the room, decides to take a holiday from work and torment the substitute to the best of his ability . . . loves to cook, especially to experiment with new recipes . . . is a '42 graduate of the College of Wooster, hav- ing received her B.A. degree there. ANNE RIGHTMIRE, M.A. An able instructor in the intricacies of squares and triangles is Miss Rightmire, one of the most popular teachers of the faculty circle . . . Allegheny and Columbia are her Alma Maters . . . she likes our school and its students very much . . . uses, Guess what! quite frequently . . . as for side interests, right now she enjoys nursing better than anything else, having spent her sum- mer vacation as a Volunteer Nurses' Aid at Montefiore Hospital. RITA ROEGGE, M.A. Without Miss Roegge quite a few of Mt. Lebo's budding senors and senoritas would have been left out in the cold . . . a graduate of Middlebury College, she has done graduate work at Pitt . . . has also taught Latin at the Senior High . . . thinks that every- one is quite congenial, but dislikes students who leave a book to remember them by after every class . . . quite naturally her favorite expression is Ay, madre mia! . . . ambition is to have a good class in third year Spanish. ROBERT RUTH, B.A. Mr. Ruth became familiar to Mt. Lebanon High students for the first time this year as a physics teacher . . . likes the outdoor ac- tivities of fishing and farming and prefers golf and tennis as his sports . . . as for his favorite expression, he says, l shall let my students tell you this one . . . received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of West Virginia and has done further studying at the University of Pittsburgh. KENNETH SAXTON, M.Ed. If Mr. Saxton's ambition is fulfilled, Mt. Lebo will be the loser because he'd like to teach in a university . . . attended Geneva College and Pitt, and is now doing graduate work at Harvard toward his Ph.D .... would like to try his hand at teaching biol- ogy or a course in modern verse . . . those polite little gentlemen on the usher squad are sponsored by him . . . outside interests include Boy Scout work, reading, sports, and his family . . . another ambition is to spend his time in travel. CHARLES SCHADE, M.Litt. Mr. Schade makes better citizens for Uncle Sam in his eco- nomics and sociology classes . . . is in charge of intramural bas- ketball at our school . . . likes to play bridge and work in his woodshop . . . in season hunts and fishes . . . loves to garden and has as wonderful proof of his ability a very fine garden of both flowers and vegetables that is the envy of everyone of his visitors . . . one of the nicest teachers in our school. JOHN P. SHULTZ. B.A. lf awards were given for service, Mr. Shultz would certainly deserve something extra special, for he has been here sixteen years . . . his only complaint about our school after all this time is the thirty minute lunch period . . . hobbies are gardening and landscaping . . . bowling, the legitimate theater, and eating take up the rest of his spare time . . . dislikes include parlor-games and women drivers . . . has traveled extensively in the U.S., from the Mississippi east. SARAH SMITH, M.Ed. ll Miss Smith helps to prepare our students for technical work ir the field of solid geometry . . . Seniors run to her for their ring and pin orders, commencement announcements, and name card: . . . her pet peeve is Cguess whatll-last-minute payments . . a lover of the out-of-doors, she has a lovely log cabin near Mt Pleasant, where she spends her summers. lt is probably a grea relief to relax there after another group of students has graduated IOSEPH SRP, M.Ed. A newcomer to our faculty this year, Mr. Srp is already welf known for his teaching of every geometry student's headache- the Pythagorean Theorem . . . although rather new, as far as he's concerned everything and everybody are O.K. . . . colleges a which he studied include Penn State and Pitt . . . movies, read ing, and athletic events take up his time outside school . . summer vacations are spent at school on work . . . has traveleo in California and New England. KATHERAN STONER. B.A. Miss Stoner is the one behind the scenes at Mt.L .... she directs all the Senior Class plays and the kids adore her . . prepares the students for drama or just in the plain art of talkin in her public speaking classes . . . also directs public addresj programs and announcements . . . writes a lot of the special occasion programs her squad of dramatists enact . . . Berkeley,' her cocker puppy presented by last year's Senior play cast, is her favorite pastime. EDWARD SWANSON. B.A. Mr. Swanson, another first yearer at Mt. Lebanon High, teaches chemistry and geometry, but has taught almost every subject a Reynoldsville . . . is assistant coach of football and helps witl' other sports . . . hobby is woodwork . . . gives First Aid instruc tions in school , . . his only regret is that we do not have mor periods in the lab . . . thinks our students are nice to work Witlj and they think the same of him. HARRY SWARTZ. B.S. Mr. Swartz introduces our students to the intricacies of mechan ical drawing . . . sponsors the rifle club and public address squa after school . . . acts as an Air Raid Warden and also instruct the boys' and girls' messenger service . . . his pet peeve is th Axis . . . outside of his family his interests center around photog raphy and handicraft . . . claims his ambition is to become a bet ter teacher . . . earned his B.S. degree at Pennsylvania State Col lege and has done graduate work at Pitt. HENRIETTA TAYLOR, M.S. Those odd smells that waft along the third floor from the chem istry lab, tickling the noses of many unwilling Mt. Lebanonites are Mrs. Taylor's pride and joy . . . she's been here only on year, but thinks our school is pretty O.K .... her particular jo is a bright, studious student . . . reading, singing, flowers, an dogs take up much of her spare time . . . although her ambitio is to travel, she's done quite a bit of it already, having toure Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. MARGARET TAYLOR, M.Litt. Miss Taylor is our activities director, who personally sponsor the school's social programs as well as the social, ways and means, honor award, decorating, hostess, and book squads . . teaches two classes in English . . . likes to bowl, ride horseback play bridge, and see movies and plays . . . enjoys camping ir the summer and would like to travel extensively . . . is welf known and liked for her fair treatment of every student in help ing him to earn his activities key.