North Coventry High School - Torch Yearbook (Pottstown, PA)

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ARTHUR QUACKENBOS Quack VOCATIONAL SEPTEMBER 28 A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men Comes from Stowe . . . has a wisecrack for every occasion . . . never heard of the word serious . . . looks at school books once a month . . . likes to tease June . . . will worry about the future when he gets there . . . works at Berks Refining Company. EDITH RICHARDS Edith VOCATIONAL OCTOBER 17 Glee Club, 10, 11, 129 Class Play, 115 Travel Club, 113 Allied Youth, 11, 12. Love begins with love Excellcnt vocational student . . . friendly manner . . . reserved . . . blushes easily . . . likes to sew and cook . . . enjoys Saturday night dates . . . saves her love for one . . . always with Nadine . . . will make a good housewife for some lucky man. GEORGE ROADCAP Roadcap ACADEMIC JANUARY 13 Football, 9, 10, 12. Hair of gold, eyes of blue Handsome blond . . . also known as Curlecue . . . likes to tease the academic girls about clothes, hair, and makeup . . . fatalist . . . nothing worries him . . . does homework before school in the morning . . . good French student . . . never without Smith . . . plans to tal-re a long trip after graduation.

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CHARLES C. MURRAY Charlie VOCATIONAL FEBRUARY 8 Football, 9, 10, 11, 125 Basketball, 10, 11, F. F. A., 9, 10, Reporter, 11, Vice-President, 125 Patrol, 9, 10. Don't agree with all men's opinions, but formulate your own Takes studies as a pastime . . . doesn't believe in worry- ing. . constant joker . . . easily influenced, but can be stubborn at times . . . likes to go out with girls . . . lends his car to a junior girl . . . good dancer . . . crew hair cut . . . will probably enter the Navy. JANET R. NIMMERIGHTER Shorty COMMERCIAL SEPTEMBER 14 Glee Club, 9, 10, 11. Silence gives consent Shortest person in the class . . . long brown hair . . . pretty brown eyes . . . co-operative . . . very quiet . . . day dreamer . . . seldom seen at school activities . . . not interested in boys . . . modest . . . enjoys school. JEAN F. OLEXA Jeannie COMMERCIAL AUGUST 2 Glee Club, 9, 10, 115 Class Play, 11, Prompter, 125 Norco News, 12, Allied Youth, 11, 123 Band, 105 Torch Staff. Popularity is power Doesn't let her height worry her . . . Jeannie with the light brown hair . . . very popular with the boys . . . likes new cars . . . seldom seen without chewing gum, Jane, and Elma . . . not often found at her Pottstown Landing home . . . would like to join the Waves, but expects to become a secretary.

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MELVIN N. SCHEIDT Scheidt ACADEMIC SEPTEMBER 8 Patrol, 9, 10, 11, 12, Band, 9, 103 Travel Club, 11, Foot- ball, 9, 11g Basketball, 105 Class Play, 11, 12, Typing Club, 125 Norco News, 12. Let us live and be jolly Class clown . . . good actor . . . has great interest in boating and the Schuylkill River . . . picture appears often in Mercury . . . fears draft board and prospects of Korea . . . tries to imitate Globetrotters on basket- ball court . . . ambition is to be a clown in a circus. RICHARD J. SMITH Smitty ACADEMIC SEPTEMBER 20 Football, 9, Class Vice-President, 11, 12, Torch Staff. You cannot choose your battlefield The gods do that for you, But you can plant a standard Where a standard never grew The Rip Van Winkle of the class . . . likes to give the teachers a hard time . . . always ready with a remedy for any illness . . . assistant to all other assistants at People's Drug Store . . . known for his elaborate hair-do . . . never without George . . . favors Pottstown girls . . . favorite saying is Cherchez les femmes . . . would like to be a pharmacist. SHIRLEY STAUFFER Jiggs COMMERCIAL JULY 26 Basketball, 9, 109 Band, 105 Norco News, 11, 12g Class Secretary, 123 Torch Staff. Beauty is momentary in the mind The Iitful tracing of a portal: But in the flesh it is immortal Sophisticated . . . has pretty dimples . . . known as the Body . . . likes to read and talk . . . always talking about Jiggs . . . knows something about everything . . . has her hope chest almost filled . . . is ready to walk to the altar any day.