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

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VIRGINIA PIERCE NGINNYL' Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe o bloody nose Basketball, 9, 10, co-captain-125 Cheerleading, 9, 115 Shop, 11. Pretty, naturally curly hair . . . cute . . . dresses neatly . . . wears a diamond on her left hand . . . has her own car . . . acquires injuries quickly . . . declares every Monday and Fri- day a holiday from school . . . quick temper . . . her heart be- longs to Rich . . . will be boss in her household . . . can be found at Ludwig's Corner . . . travels with Shirley, Mary, and Frances . . . will get married as soon as she graduates. LARRY PORTER ACE COMMERCIAL Flirtation, attention without intention Football, 10, 11, 12, Basketball, 9, 10, 113 Small but mighty . . . interesting personality . . . short hair- cut . . . dark-rimmed glasses add to his appearance . . . Coven- tryville's gift to Norco . . . easy-going . . . well-liked by the opposite sex . . . enjoys all kinds of sports . . . has no interest in doing homework . . . finds it hard to concentrate . . . usually seen with Lowell and Jack . . . hangs out at Trunk's . . . future is undecided. WILLIAM E. POWELL UBILLU VOCATIONAL Anything done for another is done for oneself Band, 9, 10, 11, 123 Glee Club, 9, 10, 115 Allied Youth, 10, 11, Safety Patrol, 11, 12, F. F. A., 9, 10, 11, 12. Tall and thin, with dark hair and eyes . . . very friendly . . . not too tall . . . never gets angry . . . Mr. Koons' right hand man . . . always around when something is to be done . . . doesn't participate in sports, but attends all games . . . will do anything for someone else . . . good farmer . . . never bothers with girls . . . will probably work on a farm. ANNA T. REINSTEIN uANN,, VOCATIONAL Every artist was jirst an amateuf' Softball, 10, Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 12, Norco News , 9, 10, 11, 12, Allied Youth, 10, 11, 125 Band, 10, 11, 129 Torch Staff, 12, Class Play, 11, 12. Sophisticated . . . unpredicatable . . . argumentative . . . short hair is becoming to her . . . excellent at art . . . drives a 49 Chev . . . good color guard . . . plays piano . . . favorite pastime is eating . . . dislikes people who are hard to get along with . . . enjoys horseback riding . . . likes to be her own dress- maker . . . known for her large lunches . . . works at People's Drug Store . . . plans to go to college and study fashion illustration.

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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.

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LILA G. RITCHIE ULILU COMMERCIAL One hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 129 Librarian, 12, Allied Youth, 10, 11, Torch Staff, 12, Class Play, 12. Pretty auburn hair . . . brown eyes . . . has a provocative smile . . . cowboys a 47 Chevy . . . giggles a lot . . . works hard in shorthand class . . .has a keen sense of humor . . . seen with Barbara, Gloria, Shirley, and Patsy . . . has an answer for every remark . . . can be found washing the blackboards in Room 11 . . . friendly to everyone . . . has excellent selling ability . . . excercises this talent at Woolworth's . . . loves to argue . . . attends school dances . . . plans to become a stenographer. DORIS E. SEARS runny VOCATIONAL Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed Glee Club, 9, 10, ll, 12, Allied Youth, 10, 11, 125 A very quiet girl . . . well-liked . . . co-operative . . . never raises her voice in anger . . . one of the engaged girls . . . likes dancing and swimming . . . a good home ec. student . . . travels with her sister . . . good worker in the cafeteria . . . enjoys a hearty laugh . . . will probably get married after graduation. LINABELLE SEARS HLIMABEANH VOCATIONAL No virtue goes with .vize Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 12, Allied Youth, 10, 11, 125 Travel Club, 105 Hockey, 10. Short brown hair . . . can be quiet at times . . . likes to laugh, but at times her giggling gets the best of her . . . friends with everyone . . . feelings are hurt easily . . . one of the seniors who sport a diamond . . . can be found in a green Mercury . . . often calls Don in Kentucky . . . enjoys hillbilly records . . . will probably settle down to keeping house. CHARLES W. SMITH sMmw GENERAL And what he greatly thought he nobly dared Basketball, 11, Football, 123 Shop Club, 11: Glee Club, 12. One of the short boys of the class, with a long crop of hair . . . often seen with Rodney . . . enjoys telling good jokes . . . usually amiable and agreeable, but-beware of that temper! . . . sometimes is a problem to Mrs. Shinehouse . . . will always take a dare . . . likes hillbilly records . . . good caller for a hoedown . . . takes homework as a joke . . . hasn't decided what he will do after graduation.