Oakmont High School - Periscope Yearbook (Oakmont, PA)

Page 23 text:

engineer.-ROBERT THOMAS, known to many as Baldy , is a loyal devotee of basketball. Being a member of the Rifle Club, he is naturally a straight shooter who admits that next to his job at the gas station, P. O. D. and history are to his liking.--DOMINIC I. VIALE . . . Anchors Away for Dom who entered the Navy in March. This basketball player and football manager collects football clippings and reads good books.--LAURA IEAN WARD . . . The first day I entered Mrs. Foster's room and she shouted at me to stop talking, is my favorite memory of O. H. S., so says this golden-voiced senior who spends her time practicing, but with ta voice like her's, the neighbors have no objections.iDOROTHY IUNE WARNER . . . Charming Dottie expects to become a telegraph operator. This pin collecting lassie considers a skating rink ideal for leisure time. Standing out in Dottie's mind, will always be English IV class.--DOLORES ZOGG . . . Dolly wants to join the army, so the Army Nurse Corps will gain a capable member. This Girl Reserves and Leaders' Club member will always remember her history classes, and the O. H. S. football games.-THERESA C. GOLLETTI tno picturel . . . Tree , a former rooter for Plum, but now strictly for Oakmont, spends her leisure time reading and listening to the radio. Tree will take her place in the world as a stenographer. HP-QQQE9' The Story Behind an Excuse Slip A white slip of paper, an excuse slip, was passed from the girl to the teacher. On the dotted line following, Reason for illness, was: Severe Cold. It just so seemed that there had been an epidemic of colds that Week. Oddly enough, the boys were unaffected. In the halls, groups of the absentees could be seen and heard talking. Ohl wasn't he wonderful? I just adore that little lock of hair on his forehead. When he sang, 'All Or Noth- ing At All', I just felt faint. After he smiled, I just got 'woozy'. Diagnosis of cold: Acute Frank Sinatritis. Most prevalent in teen age girls. Symptoms: Moan, sigh, or a drool. -ROBERT CHASE, '45. Study Hall As I sit here idly dreaming, Cas is the usual procedure in study hallsl my eyes happen to glance at the desk upon which rest my elbows. I begin to ponder the many wonderful events of which this desk must have been the scene. From its battered top to the scratched legs, this desk exudes an air of distinction. In my mind, I picture the incidentsp the many ro- mantic notes penned by the Rorneos of Oak- mont, the last-minute scribbling on overdue nightwork, the painstaking digging of their initials by long since departed heroes. The network of scratches and names indicate that this desk is a veteran of the strife and conflict of school life. What important secrets rest hid- den within it never to be revealed! Suddenly the bell interrupts my musing, and I postpone philosophic ramblings till another study period. -R. M. HAYSI '45.

Page 22 text:

In RICHARD G. SIMPSON the Oak Leaf Staff, '43 Periscope, Student Council, French cmd Dramatic clubs found an energetic worker. Sich enjoyed being cheerleader for his Alma Mater and still had time for a part in Plane Crazy .---CHARLES W. SLAGLE . . , Chuck , business manager of the Oak Leaf, plans on medicine as a career. Editor Slagle got his biggest thrill the day his H1943 Periscope came back from the press.--HARRY RICHTER SNAVELY . . . This O. H. S. doodler prefers football to any other sport. Our future Air Corps pilot is intrigued by Rifle Club.---DAVID STANLEY . . . Dave , a smooth music arranger who also likes wrestling, hopes to play in a name band someday.-ROBERT STEFFEY . . . When Steff tickles the ivories, he's happy. Music is his only ambition and recreation. With his ability Bob can go places .-ELEANOR STITTICH . . . Sewing and horseback riding outside of school, and Dramatic, Art, and French clubs and Girl Reserves keep Elly busy. Although she enjoys English and Spanish, her heart belongs to nursing.--DALE LYNN BEATTY fno picturel . . . Zeke , who came to O. H. S. from Sandy Lake, is a future commercial pilot. Baseball fascinates this member of the Civil Air Patrol. Skating and reading rank high in his estimation. FRANK STODOLSKY builds model planes in his spare time and flying is his main hobby, which shows that he wants to become an aeronautical 'WP-Q23!6 Primary Problems Oh, What a Beautiful Morning. The strains float out on the frosty Monday morning air. You've had a wonderful week end and don't mind going back to school. Happily humming, you hurry to school determined nothing can spoil your good humor. With a cheery hello to both friend, foe and teachers, you gather up your books and contemplate the day's schedule. First period is band. When the bell rings, you go cheerfully. Rain! You stand at the door and watch the miserable little drops. Oh, Well, it's all in a lifetime: still smiling you make a dash for the other building and go dripping up the steps. The ink from your books has run all over your arms, hands, and even your clothes. Your nicely pressed skirt has acquired new pleats in the most unex- pected places. You force a grin, and then glance in a mirror. Oh, no! What lipstick is left isn't as it should be. Your hair is standing out where it should be lying down, and that once pert little ribbon is now drooping miser- ably over one ear. Someone behind you, all safely wrapped in a raincoat, starts humming Oh What a Beautiful Morning. You turn around and give them a murderous glance. Why doesn't someone build cr subway? you Wonder. The whole day is ruined. Miser- ably you sit through band curling and uncurl- ing your toes and feeling the water swishing around in your well-Worn l8's , until one of the drummers regards you thoughtfully and inquires casually if you shouldn't be in gym class instead of band today. Gritting your teeth, you splash back to the high school and down to the gym, Wondering what genius said, The best time of your life is your care- free school days. -YVON NE MCGOUGH, '45.

Page 24 text:

OFFICERS OF '45 CHOOSE PROM COMMITTEES Viola Birtcher. treasurer: David Faw- cett, president: B. I. McMahon, vice president: Iune Hulings, secretary. Margaret H. Foster, A.B.. English III Paul E. Masters, B.S., Biology, General Science Charles Marshall, A.B., M.D., World History, Problems ol Democracy, Economic Geography, Consumer Education. Parliamentary law with plenty ot punctua- tion was fun for the juniors with MES. FOSTER, who left Ol-l.S. the end of November. We all miss her and wish her all the happiness in the world .... Never a dull moment in ME, MASTERS home room, lO5, not with this goodf natured loiology teacher acting as MC .... Always bubbling over, is MR. MARSI-lALL's junior home room. This P.0.D, and world history teacher has a knack for dishing out dry corn. Helen B. Shellaby, B. ol Ed., Typing, Shorthand, Secretarial Training I. W. Hornbeck, B.S., MJX.. English III The click, click, oi the typewriters, and the scrawl ot shorthand suggests advancement to MISS Sl-IELY LABY, the ever smiling home room teacher in lU6. . . . One good laugh in every class is the motto oi ME. HORNBECK, our new English teacher, who tell heir to the juniors after Mrs. Foster lett. 20