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

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BARBARA J. CRESSMAN BARR COMMERCIAL Good at a ight, but better at play Basketball, 9, 10, 11, 12, Glee Club, 9, 105 Hockey, 105 Allied Youth, 10, 11, Secretary, 125 Cheerleading, 9, 10, 11, 12g Shop Club, 11g Class Play, 113 Torch Staff, 12. Dark brown hair . . . twinkling brown eyes . . . expert dancer . . . has a variety of friends . . . easy to get along with . . . goes steady with Duke . . . when she laughs, she cries . . . never worries about anything . . . is very fond of her brothers . . . likes most sports . . . detests homework and skating . . . works as a soda-jerk at Eddie's Cup . . . would like to find a job at the shore this summer . . . will probably work as a secretary. HARRIET DETWILER HHARRIETH ACADEMIC The one exclusive sign of a thorough knowledge is the power of teaching Band, 10, 11, 125 Glee Club, 10, 11, 125 Mixed Chorus, 10, 11, Sextette, 10, Allied Youth, 10, 11, 12, Assistant Class Treasurer, 105 Torch Staff business manager, 125 Camera Club, 12. Shining, chestnut brown hair . . . neat dresser with good taste . . . good sport . . . goes along with the crowd after a little coaxing . . . is pleasant company . . . hails from Buck- town . . . likes writing to her French pen pals . . . excellent pianist . . . during summer can be found at Stone Harbor work- ing and enjoying her leisure hours . . . is a peppy trombone player . . . never has any boy trouble? . . . a very good business manager . . . usually found with one of the Big F our . . . belongs to the studious group . . . will enter Juniata College to study elementary education. IRMGARD DRENCKHAHN IRMGARD ACADEMIC Honor lies in honest toil Class Play, 12, Allied Youth, 12, Glee Club, 123 Norco News , 125 Color Guard, 12, District Chorus, 12. An exchange student from Germany . . . short brown hair . . . bright brown eyes . . . vivid personality . . . co-operative . . . takes part in many school activities . . . enjoys playing the piano . . . has a great interest in studying other people . . . finds pleasure in dancing . . . likes to travel tespecially in Americah . . . thinks America is a wonderful land of opportunity . . . hopes to become a journalist or a foreign correspondent . . . would like very much to return to America to work for a German company. JOHN T. EACHUS HJACKU VOCATIONAL So sweet the blush of bashfulnessu F.F.A., 9, 10, 11, 12. Smallest boy in the class . . . likes working on engines . . . works in a garage . . . active member of the F.F.A. for four years . . . takes pride in getting to the cafeteria first . . . travels with Jim . . . school doesn't worry him . . . thinks the teachers give too much homework . . . will work as a mechanic in a garage.

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JEAN A. BROWER HJEANIERH VOCATIONAL Beware of her hair, for she excels all women in the magic of her locks Allied Youth, 10, 115 Color Guard, 9, 10, 11. Short blonde hair . . . grey eyes . . . always looks trim and neat . . . pleasant personality . . . doesn't like health tests . . . worries about her weight . . . usually seen with Adella or Carolyn . . . has her share of boy troubles . . . likes to play baseball after school . . . enjoys going to Trunks after games . . . attends practically all school activities . . . likes to talk . . . never in a hurry . . . believes in taking life easy . . . after graduation hopes to continue working as a telephone operator. TERESA H. BROWER nes COMMERCIAL Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 125 Allied Youth, 10, 11, 125 Norco News , 11, 125 Band, 11, 125 Class Play, 11, 125 Torch Staff, 12. Attractive . . . pretty, long black hair and sparkling dark eyes . . . gets angry easily . . . self-reliant . . . friendly . . . seen with Thea-Mae . . . enjoys roller skating . . . portrayed well the role of mother in the class plays . . . excellent color guard . . . enjoys Rod's company . . . despises sledding . . . seldom seen at school activities . . . will probably become a secretary after graduation. GLORIA M. CARE NCORAH COMMERCIAL Honesty is the best policy Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 125 Allied Youth, 10, 115 Norco News , 10, 11, 125 Class Play, 11, 125 Softball, 9. Short . . . dark hair . . . attractive freckles . . . always chews gum . . . travels with Janet and Lila . . . a Douglass- ville commuter . . . good commercial student . . . works hard in typing . . . likes to tell jokes . . . very seldom gets angry . . . enjoys going to the Reading Y dances on Saturday nights with Lila . . . ilirts with the boys . . . her hobbies are letter-writing and dancing . . . plans to become a bookkeeper. WILLIAM P. COLLINS BILL ACADEMIC Sharp wits, like sharp knives, do often cut their owner's fingers Patrol, 9, 10, 11, 125 Band, 9, 10, 11, 125 Allied Youth, 105 Glee Club, 125 District Chorus, 12. Dark brown hair . . . expressive brown eyes . . . tall . . . well liked . . . a real joker . . . nothing bothers him . . . approves of exchange students, especially from Austria . . . can never make up his mind . . . detests homework . . . doesn't make use of his abilities . . . an excellent trumpet player . . . can usually be found in Eddie's Cup . . . never a dull moment when he's around . . . Mr. Springer's pride and joy . . . plans to join the Air Force to tly jets.

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LOWELL K. FRIES ULOWELLH COMMERCIAL How handsome is he, that handsome does Boys' Glee Club, 11, 12g Baseball, 10, 11, 125 Football, 12. Small, lively, and energetic . . . black wavy hair . . . Shrum's dreamboat . . . interested in girls . . . a good baseball player . . . likes horses . . . doesn't care to pay fines . . . seen with Larry Porter . . . dreams of a new car . . . after graduation is going to work with his father as a stone mason. CAROLYN J. GARNER wINNrE COMMERCIAL A cheerful look makes a dish a feast Glee Club, 9, 105 Shop Club, 11, Color Guard, 115 Norco News , 9, 10, Torch Staff, 12. Cute . . . pretty smile . . . has lovely front teeth . . . one of the Tintair girls . . . often wears a fashionable horse- tail . . . proudly displays a diamond . . . hails from Douglass- ville . . . likes to buy presents for Lefty . . . enjoys good jokes . . . capable typist . . . efficient secretary for Mr. De- Vincentis . . . spends extra time purchasing household articles . . . will make a good housewife and telephone operator. JANET S. HOFFECKER SALLY ACADEMIC The human brain is the highest bloom of the whole organic metamorphosis of the earth Class Treasurer, 9, 10, 11, 125 Glee Club, 10, 11, 12, Allied Youth, 10, 11, 125 Torch Staff, 12, Mixed Chorus, 10 11g Camera Club, 129 Softball Manager, 10. Light brown hair . . . her smile reveals a set of pearly white teeth . . . neat dresser . . . very argumentative . . . never be- lieves in an answer until it is proven . . . one of the brains of the class . . . spends much time studying . . . liked by every- one . . . has an appreciation of the lighter side of life . . . a lover of cats . . . corresponds with foreign friends . . . no apparent interests in the opposite sex . . . youngest member of Big Four . . . is an expert tap dancer . . . is used to get- ting her own way . . . teases John Smith . . . is always starting new projects . . . works at Herd's . . . plans to enter West Chester State Teachers' College and major in elementary education. EDWARD F. JOHN BUICK ACADEMIC Once a gentlemen, always a gentleman Basketball, 9, 10, 113 Band, 9, 10, 11, 12, Camera Club, 12g Torch Staff, 12, Glee Club, 9, 11, 12. Small but lively . . . full of mischief . . . very polite . . . blushes easily . . . remains calm in any circumstance . . . good natured . . . could do without homework . . . often with Paul Pentz . . . thinks trig. is a waste of time . . . drives a Ford . . . has an interest in playing drums . . . works at Sidley Motors . . . wants to attend trade school after graduation.