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

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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.

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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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ELMA J. STOUDT Kandy COMMERCIAL JU,NE 22 Glee Club, 9, 10, 115 Band, 10, 113 Norco News, 125 Class Play, 11, 12, Allied Youth, 11, 129 Class Treas- urer, 9, 10, 11, Radio Broadcasting, 11, Torch Staff. Dark eyes flash, a ready smile reveals a double row of pearl Pretty brunette . . . likes the boys . . . appears to be Very studious . . . loves dancing and a good time . . . enjoys hearing good jokes . . . likes to write to a certain Marine . . . Jean and Jane are her inseparable friends . . . class treasurer for three years . . . she is a secretary after school hours at the Tyson Insurance Agency. ANNIE M. THOMPSON Ann COMMERCIAL MAY 27 Basketball, 9, 109 Band, 10, 11, 125 Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 12, Sextette, 123 District Chorus, 123 P. T. A. Operetta, 123 Norco News, 12, Class Play, 11, 125 Class Treas- urer, 12, Torch Staif. So gentle in her nature So lustrous in her charm A friend so very true. The only real blonde in the class . . . always ready to lend a helping hand . . . has her troubles with people who don't pay dues . . . enjoys washing the family car . . . very serious about her school work . . . filling station attendant at Red Corner . . . will probably be- come a secretary. DONALD TYSON Ape COMMERCIAL AUGUST 18 Basketball, 9, 10, 125 Patrol, 9, 10, 11, 123 Radio Broad- casting, 11, 12, Class Play, 11, 12. Tis only noble to be good Red hair . . . smooth dancer . . . easy to get along with . . . enjoys life . . . likes to laugh . . . ood sport . . . travels with Bob and Chazz . . . has aiig interest in Allentown . . . expects to go to work with the Phila- delphia Electric Company.