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

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ROBERT I. MATTHEWS BURR ACADEMIC Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound togethef' Class Play, 12, Allied Youth, 10, 115 Camera Club, 12, Boys' Glee Club, 12g Torch , Staff, 12. Dark hair . . . usually has an expression of serious con- centration . . . lives on Chestnut Hill . . . blushes when some- one mentions Bernice . . . collects stamps and coins . . . enjoys photography . . . likes to hunt and fish . . . likes plenty of food tand girlsl . . . doesn't want to get up on Monday mornings . . . the Republican politician of class . . . Mrs. Shinehouse's math problem . . . is planning to go to college. SHIRLEY A. MAUGER sHmL COMMERCIAL Good humor makes all things tolerable Hockey, 9, 10, Softball, 109 Allied Youth, 10. Short brown hair . . . blue-green eyes . . . long hngernails . . . enjoys sports . . . hasn't any hobbies . . . enjoys walking home at night with Steve . . . has no love tor homework . . . co- operative . . . likes to dance . . . never seen without Virginia, Mary, and Frances . . . enjoys arguing with classmates and teachers . . . can't wait for gym classes . . . rarely seen at home in Pottstown Landing . . . takes unexpected rides on elevators in Philadelphia . . . plans to work after graduation. ADELLA J. MILLER DELLA COMMERCIAL Laugh and the World laughs with you Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 129 Norco News , 9, 10, 11, 12g Allied Youth, 10, 11, 125 Cheerleading, 10, 11, 12g Torch Staff, 12. One of the tallest girls of the class . . . cute smile . . . laughs hilariously at anything . . . eats lunch between giggles . . . peppy cheerleader . . . is a good joke-teller . . . dresses neatly . . . likes to have a good time . . . enjoys roller skating and dancing . . . works at the Bell Telephone . . . usually seen with Jean . , . dislikes homework . . . Charleston enthusiast . . . menace to highways . . . likes to read Joe's letters . . . comes to Norco from Pottstown . . . will continue to work at the Bell Telephone Company. HOWARD J. MOYER 1-towns! ACADEMIC The man that blushes is not quite a brute Band, 9, 10, 11, 129 Allied Youth, 10, 115 Class Play, 12. Looks studious in his horn-rimmed glasses . . . has expressive eyes . . . dresses neatly and in excellent taste . . . always laugh- ing at something . . . blushes easily . . . works hard on the wave in his hair . . . has Harriet problems . . . is glad the front of his brother's car is small . . . likes to dance, but has to be in the mood . . . dislikes bright porch lights . . . usually on honor roll . . . enjoys making geometric figures . . . menace to Mrs. Clark . . . the band couldn't do without him . . . argues over anything . . . has no temper . . . is an ardent Democrat . . . dependable . . .good vanilla salesman . . . likes to be helpful . . . will attend college after graduation.

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MARILYN J. LONG comm ACADEMIC The only way to have a friend is to be one Torch Staff Editor, 125 Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 12, Band, 10, 11, 12, Mixed Chorus, 10, 11, Sextette, 10, 11, Allied Youth, 10, 11, 12, Hockey, 10, 123 Basketball, 9, 10, 11, co-captain, 12 5 District Chorus, 125 Camera Club, 12. Attractive blonde with a friendly smile . . . likable personality . . . good dancer . . . is known as Corky by everyone . . . peppy player of bell lyre . . . expert horse back rider . . . capable editor-in-chief of the Torch . . . also a member of the Big Four . . . interested in doing the Congo . . . has eyes only for Paul . . . is a lover of music . . . can be found at Laurel Locks' Dairy Bar in the summer . . . hotrods her dad's Chrysler . . . one of the brains of the academic course . . . likes to eat subs Ol . . . good alto singer . . . will attend Penn State after graduation. PATRICIA A. LOUGHIN PATSY COMMERCIAL Speech is great, but silence is greatef' Glee Club, 95 Basketball, 9, 10, 11, Band, 9, 10, Class Secre- tary, 9, 10, 11, 125 Cheerleading, 10, 11, Secretary, 125 Allied Youth, 10, 115 Torch Staff, 12, Class Play, 11. Tall, slender, platinum blonde . . . dresses neatly and be- comingly . . . quiet . . . usually seen with Barb . . . goes steady with Fred . . . works at Woolworth's . . . likes cheer- leading . . . good artist . . . enjoys dancing . . . blushes easily . . . has a temper but rarely uses it . . . efficient typist . . . loves P.O.D.? P P . . . plans to be a secretary for some lucky boss. SHIRLEY A. MCGOWAN sHoRTv COMMERCIAL Gentleness! More powerful than Hercules Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 12, Librarian, 12, Allied Youth, 10, 11. Dark hair . . . the shortest girl of the class . . . friendly . . . quiet in school CPD . . . comical laugh . . . likes to play the piano . . . nice smile . . . always ready to hear a good joke . . . pals around with Carolyn and Lila . . . enjoys the bus rides from Geigertown . . . likes to tease Patsy . . . supplies candy in classes . . . attending parties is a source of much pleasure . . . her future plans concern Bob. RODNEY E. MCMULLEN MACK GENERAL Humor is the harmony of the heart Patrol, 11, 12, Football, 11, 12, Glee Club, 125 Class Play, 123 District Chorus, 12. Tall and well-built with roguish brown eyes and short dark hair . . . comes to us from Union Township . . . fond of foot- ball . . . doesn't care too much for teachers . . . possesses a good tenor voice . . . doesn't see why he has English classes . . . gives Mrs. Shinehouse a hard time . . . blushes rather easily . . . travels with Jim and Smitty . . . hopes to attend Millersville S.T.C. to study Industrial Arts.

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FRANCES E. NIMMERICHTER HDAGMARH COMMERCIAL Happiness lies first of all in health Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 125 Allied Youth, 105 Torch Staff, 12. Big brown eyes . . . dark complexion . . . dresses neatly . . . co-operative . . . another shorty in the Senior class . . . likes to get Smiffy into trouble . . . wishes there were more handsome teachers at Norco . . . enjoys writing letters and horseback riding . . . secretary to Mrs. Trego . . . dislikes boys, iso she saysj . . . thinks she needs a mechanical brain for health tests . . . never seen without Mary . . . can be found driving a tractor around her home . . . after graduation hopes to acquire a secretarial job. PAUL G. PENTZ PAUL ACADEMIC Nothing succeeds like success Basketball, 10, 11, 125 Band, 105 Patrol, 11, 12, Allied Youth, 11, 12-vice president5 Class Play, 11, 125 Glee Club, 125 'tTorch Staff, 125 Camera Club, 12. Tall, slender blond . . . hails from Kenilworth . . . a good sport . . . Mrs. Shinehouse's problem, at times . . . spends a lot of time at Laurel Locks . . . thinks French is a waste of time . . . enjoys dances . . . sticks up for California . . . receives high marks in school . . . drives a green Pontiac . . . doesn't have much confidence in Chrysler products . . . likes to climb in windows . . . will enter college after graduation. JOHN P. PETRICK mc JOHN COMMERCIAL Variety is the 'very spice of life Football, 9, 10, 11, 125 Basketball, 9, 10, 11, 12, Baseball, 115 Band, 10, 115 f'Norco News , 95 Patrol, 11, 125 Class Play, 11. Heavy-set blond . . . crew-cut hair . . . likes sports . . sociable to all classmates . . . moves slowly towards classes . . . husky center in football . . . enjoys jazz . . . good dancer . . . always appears neat and well-dressed . . . usually has Pottstown dates . . . plans to go to school to study accounting . . . one of the basketball ive . . . friendly with Larry and Gloria when practice sets appear . . . drives a blue Hudson . . . enjoys mak- ing frequent trips to New York . . . hopes Uncle Sam doesn't call. THEA-MAE PHILLIPS HTHEASIE FLIPSH COMMERCIAL Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other 'iNorco News , 9, 105 Torch Staff, 125 Allied Youth, 10, 115 Shop Club, 115 Class Play, 12, prompter, 11. Co-operative . . .joker of the Senior class . . . often found writing letters to her boy friend, who is in the Army . . . cow- boys her father's car . . . likes shorthand class . . . has an answer for everyone . . . favorite pastime is cruising around with her pals in the truck on Sunday afternoons . . . thinks gym class is a waste of time . . . has a hard time saving money . . . keeps Beechnut Chewing Gum Co. in business . . . her ambition is to be the wife of her Army man.