Oil City High School - Oil Can Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1934 volume:

MMM A YEARBOOK PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS of 1934 At ... . THE OIL CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION SENIORS CLASSES ATHLETICS ACTIVITIES LITERARY PROPHECY ADVERTISING OIL CAS 193 1 Oil City High School HARLAND C. MITCHELL Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 DEDICATION ULLY REALIZING his pleasing personality, his helpfulness and friendly attitude toward all, his practical judgment, his keen intelligence, and his indefatigable energy in promoting higher standards of Music, we, the Class of 1934, dedicate this volume of THE OIL CAN to HARLAND C. MITCHELL OIL CAN 1954 Oil City High School j Oil Qity High School Pag 6 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 rage 7 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS PROFESSOR R. A. BAUM Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 SCHOOL BOARD h R.M.STANTON % %W. M. FLANNs A.S.TURNEfc ISABEL KUMNS '‘WH.KLASE’ •-G.WEBER.T3 3 ROY BROWERv Page 9 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School PRINCIPAL PROFESSOR R. C. THOMPSON Page 10 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1914 A Message to THE CLASS OF 1934 8? On the stage of the great theatre of our high school another play is ending. Soon will the final curtain be rung down for the Class of 1934 and the familiar haunts of the Senior High School will echo to their tread no more. To the Class of 1934 in this sundering of old ties and associations, the faculty of the Senior High School extend all kindest wishes for happy and successful roles in that larger drama of Life in which they will soon be summoned to play their parts. R. C. THOMPSON, Principal Page 11 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Page 12 Oil City High School OIL CAN 1934 !. C. H. TOWNSEND Miami University Ohio University University of Pennsylvania Economics Senior Class Faculty Adviser Central Treasurer of Central Treasury System 2. FLORENCE STEVENS Grove City English Biology 3. F. LA MONTE LEWIS Syracuse University Columbia University English Public Speaking Dramatics Dramatic Club Adviser 4 MAURINE E. BREWSTER Carnegie Tech Mcrcyhurst College Business Arithmetic Business Organization Shorthand Typewriting 5. ROBERT D. STANTON Alfred University Physics Plane Geometry Senior Class Faculty Adviser 6. JEAN MACKENZIE Allegheny College Latin. II.. III., IV. Concilium Olympi Societas Romana Adviser 7. LAURA E. RONEY Rowling Green Business University State University of Kentucky State University of Florida Bookkeeping 8. BERTI1A E. WARD Allegheny College Westminster College Mathmetics 9. HENRIETTA LEY DA Allegheny College Columbia University American History 10. O. N. SKINNER Columbia University Chemistry Chemistry Club Adviser 11. KATHERINE CRIBBS Oswego Normal School University of Michigan Problems of Democracy American History 12. EDITH PINNEY Mansfield State Teachers College Typing 13. AUDINE STANLEY University of Pittsburgh Columbia University English 14 1IERBERT C. COLEMAN University of Wisconsin Mathematics 15. MARY REBECCA McATEE Gouchcr College Columbia University English Senior I li-News Adviser 16. H. E. LINDBLAD Indiana State Teachers College Shorthand Senior Hi-News Adviser 17. ELIZABETII GOODWIN Greenville College English 18. BERYL EDDY Gouchcr College French English French Club Adviser 19. ROSEG. MEDITZ Columbia University Senior English Debating Club Adviser 20. FLEMING SMITH University of Cincinnati Bookkeeping 21. LILLIAN E. ZALZNECK Indiana State Teachers College University of Pittsburgh Shorthand II. Office Machines Business Organization 22. BELLE McCORMICK Westminster College French French Club Adviser 23. JAMES D. TOWNLEY Fdinboro State Teachers College Art 24. ELEANOR IIOY Allegheny College Librarian 25. HARLANDC. MITCHELL Warren O. Military Band School Indiana State Teachers College National Band Camp Music Clubs 26. GERTRUDE E. KLEMM Dickinson College Ithaca College Physical Education 27. H. L. WELLS Hiram College Gymnasium Coach of Athletics 1 ligh School Varsity “O” Club Adviser Page 1.3 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School INEZ MOATE -JUNE 1,1933- FRANCIS ANDRES -OCT. 2,1933- 3ti iHcmoriam We stand at their graves with tears in our eyes. They're gone! And too soon we realize O, how much these friends of ours meant. They were eager, yes glad, to help with a tasl{. They always did more than they ever were asked. O, how much these friends of ours meant. These friends, I am sure, are in heaven above, All overcome with the glow of God’s love, For He discovered how much these friends meant. 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Unless I knew then all personally I would place then this way. 1.1.1.1.1.1. serry I cannot render a letter decision hut you psked for It and here It ie. In cloalj : cay I ark you for an easier task next tine you write. . 1th ny rery lest wishes to all concerned. Page 17 OIL CAN - 1954 Oil City High School HISTORY of THE SENIOR CLASS Contact! To the symphony of jangling bells, our ships of destiny soared away on the great four-year journey of our life—High School, 1930-1934. We took off in two groups, one at Lincoln and one at South with passengers of both planes watchfully viewing the accomplishments of upper classmen in the ship ahead; that, when we would begin the real work of our high school career, we might profit by their experiences and carry the banner of our class to heights untouched by preceding classes. In the closing days of our Sophomore year, our ships landed at South’s gymnasium for a dance with Merle Keyes ’Orchestra. The committee was composed of Robert Jones. Chairman. Richard White, John Ward, Madeline Wilbert and Elinore Hitchcock, who carried the affair successfully. At this particular point of the flight, character medals were awarded to Richard White and Mary Lou Carlon on the South Ship, and on the Lincoln Ship to Frank Tambourine and Dorothy Hanna who were the outstanding boys and girls of our class. Then came our Junior Year with the journey of both the South and Lincoln factions of our class at Senior for manoeuvers. We elected the following students to pilot us through the ever-increasing undertakings of our school life. Pilot Richard Stoudt Co-Pilot Mary Jane Strickland Hostess Grace Underwood Purser Sheridan Stoudt These were finally selected from a group of students recommended by the following nominating committee: John Moltz, Chairman, Dan Breene, Anna Marie Hall, Sloan O’Donnell, Helen Reimann, and Betty Millhizer. We elected Miss Eddy and Miss Pinney as our guiding beacons. During the course of our Junior year, we were floating leisurely in mid-air when suddenly we dived again to the South gymnasium to stage the annual Valentine Dance, ably managed by a committee of LeRoy Cousins, Chairman, Dorothy Hanna, Sheridan Stoudt, Richard Earley, Dan Breene and Harriet Carlson, who contracted Merle Keyes and his band to play for us. This was followed by the election of the following Easter Dance committee who likewise planned and staged a highly successful dance: Harry Ziegler, Chairman, Richard Earley, Dorothy Hanna, Dan Breene and Harriet Carlson. Merle Keyes furnished the music. Page 18 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 At the next stop, we elected Victorine Wolstoncroft and Sheridan Stoudt as Junior representatives to the Oil Can. Next, we headed east in our course as far as Henry’s Bend where we alighted to enjoy a hilarious Junior-Senior Picnic. Peg Inglis, Anna Marie Hall and Walter Lindquist were the Juniors who in cooperation with the Seniors made the outing literally a howling success. As we soared to the finish of the third lap of our journey, there finally came the biggest event of our Junior Year, the Prom — our gift to departing Seniors—in charge of a committee which consisted of Hugh Martin, Chairman, Mary Jane Phillips, Jane Bruner, Grace Underwood. Emily Exley, Gail Depew, and Frank Tambourine, who selected Tal Henry and his North Carolinians to furnish the musical inspiration. It was a huge success- a fitting end to our Junior year. Then, with the opening of our Senior Year and the goal of our journey in sight, we elected new leaders from a group of students selected by the Senior nominating committee composed of Jack Wilson Chairman, William Buckley, Robert Leach, Geraldine McCoy, Kenneth Simpson, Mary Jane Goodrich and Dorothy Hanna. Pilot ...............................................Gail Depew Co-Pilot.................................. Betty Ryan Hostess .............................................Grace Underwood Purser.....................................................Dick White Mr. Townsend and Mr. Stanton were elected to guide us through the most outstanding year of our high school life. Our first landing in the Senior year was to hold a football dance staged by the Senior Dance Committee of Sheridan Stoudt, Chairman. Hugh Martin, Benedict DunLany, Madeline Wilbert, and Mary Jane Phillips. With the festive day of Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, a play committee consisting of John McFate, William Beuck, Ted Stoudt, Victorine Wolstoncroft, Geraldine McCoy, Emily Exley, Eileen Saltzmann, was chosen. They selected an unusual play “Out of the Fog,” which was brilliantly portrayed by Sloan O’Donnell, Victorine Wolstoncroft, Elvina Logan. Dorothy Hanna, Martha Berry, Edytha Homan, Emily Exley, Albert McFall, Dan Breene, Benedict DunLany, Matthew Donohue, Thomas Grisell, Eugene Russell, who were under the direction of F. L. Lewis. With this impetus the fate of our Oil Can rose with us out of the fog into the sunny heights above. Our dance committee, encouraged by the success of our Football Dance, presented a very enjoyable and successful Christmas Dance with music rendered by Jerry Chic and his Orchestra. The next business of our flight was to elect an Oil Can Committee which consisted of Richard White, Chairman, Ted Stoudt. Sloan O’Donnell, Waldron Schruers. Stephen Szalewicz, Jack Seaton, Walter Lindquist, Dorothy Hanna, and Mary Lou Carlon. They chose Sloan O’Donnell, Editor-in-Chief and Jerome Silverman, business manager of our annual. Soon after the election of the Oil Can Staff came the selection of the cast of our Commencement Play, another of the joyful activities of Graduation. Barrie’s “The Little Minister” was the play selected, Mr. Lewis, the director. The cast chosen was Eva Goldman, Dick DunLany, Page 19 OIL CAN - 1954 Oil City High School 1 Victorinc Wolstoncroft, Eugene Harriger, Thomas Grisell, Harold Blakely, Philip Montgomery, Elvina Logan, Roger Yaple, George Mohr, Hazel Barr, Jack Couch, Floyd Daum, Milton Marks, and Eugene Russell. Thus we were assured of a fitting landing to mark the end of our high school career. We elected a committee composed of Joseph Wojtowicz, Chairman, Peg Inglis. Betty Millhizer, Jane Bruner, Dorothy Hanna, Philip Montgomery, and Sheridan Stoudt to select our class rings and pins as souvenirs of our memorable flight. Several members of our Senior class were members of the cast of the school play, Cat O Nine Tails, sponsored by the Student Council and directed by Miss McAtee, Miss Brewster, and Miss Zalzneck. Martha Berry, Harry Ziegler, Jerome Silverman, Geraldine McCoy and Hazel Barr were among the participating Seniors. Jack Wilson and Betty Griffith sang admirably the solos in the Music Clubs, concertized edition of the opera “Faust”; there were also many Seniors in the choruses and orchestra of this laudable production. These final committees were selected on the last wing of our flight—Banquet, Betty Ryan, Chairman—John Perry, Jerome Silve-man. Eva Goldman, and Harold Blakely; Picnic— Philip Montgomery, Dorothy Hanna, Edwin Jory, Harry Ziegler, and Waldron Schruers. Color Margaret Inglis, Helen Leroux, Paul Nelson, Jack Walker, and Jack Seaton. With our ship rushing onward and our goal, graduation, in view, we are sorry to be unable to record the result of our May Dance. Picnic, and Senior Banquet. EDWIN JORY. MARY LOU CARLON. PAUL NELSON, Page 20 O 1 L 1can GAIL DEPEW “Curly” Senior Dance Committee; Junior Prom Committee; Football Varnity 4; Banket-ball Varsity 2-3-4; Student Council: Chairman Student Council; Nominating Committee; President Senior Clans; Secretary lunior Hi-Y. Baseball. President Home Room 341 Pft! Whiz! He’s off! Look out Lindy! A sky rocket on the way! “Curly is starting now the blazing fiery trail to the land of the GREATS in history. Look out. you big-wigs, your master is on his way. BETTY RYAN “Squirt” Vice-President 4; Latin Club 3-4; Home Room Reporter 3; French Club 3-4; President 4; Debate Club 4; Library Staff Associate Editor Oil Can Staff; Bc-Square Club 4; Senior Hi-Ncws 4; Banquet Committee Everybody’s pal. that's Betty. Who wouldn't be everybody’s pal with all that personality? Betty will be popular all her life, simply because she just can’t help being charming. Betty says she’s going to be an old maid. No one could let that ridiculous statement go uncontestcd. MERLE ABER Orchestra 3-4; Brass Quartet 3-4; Trump?t Trio: Chemistry Club; Cornet Solo: Glee Club: Junior Orchestra I-2-3-4 How Merle can toot that horn! No wonder we have a good orchestra. Besides being an expert musician. Merle is on the honor roll every month He is a credit to our school and a loyal member of our class. ALMA AKINS “Curly” Glee Club I-2-3-4: A Capella Choir; Art Club; Op?ra Faust: Girls Trio 3; Riding Down the Sky; Bells of Beaujolais: Solo Contest 3; Second Place Northwestern Contest The Glee Club certainly must be good with “Curly” in it—she’s a real canary. Those who know her recognize Alma as studious, always in a hurry, and a good sport. CHARLOTTE AMSDELL “Babe” French Club Latin Club 2 Library Club 3 Girl Reserves Who doesn’t know that tiny blond? She certainly fits her nickname (in size). We believe her heart is bigger than she i3. but perhaps some one of masculine attire can tell more about that. GRACE UNDERWOOD Secretary of Junior Class; Junior Prom Committee; Secretary of Senior Class: Student Council Nominating Committee; Cheer Lender 4 Fifteen “rahs” for Underwood! Another of our splendid cheerleaders and the best sport in the class! Her curly hair, her cver-ready laugh, and her keen dancing could captivate any hardened bachelor. But she’s already captured, boys, and he owns a yellow Chevie. RICHARD WHITE “Dick” “Rose Bud” Treasurer of Senior Class; President of Hi-Y; Chairman of Debating Club; Chairman of Oil Can Committer; Senior Hi-News 3-4: Cheer Leader 4; French Club 3; Oil Can Staff Ah! God’s gift to women! Rosebud’s blond, curly hair and fair complexion only emphasize his sunny disposition. I le has capably attended to his duties as purser of our class besides his other numerous activities. ADAM ANDRES “Ets” Football 2 Varsity I Glee Club “Ets” belongs to the group of pupils who prefer to be seen rather than heard. I lis blond locks and readiness to blush proclaim that he would be as big hit with the girls as he was with football, if he would only give them a chance. SYLVIA ARMSTRONG Sylvia is the Jean Harlow of our class. She is petite and quiet, but beneath that calm exterior we know she’s as kittenish as the rest of us. Isn’t that so. Sylvia? RICHARD ASEL “Dick” Dick is decidedly air-minded. If there’s anything you want to know about an airplane, see him. Rich should be successful in any line of work for he is conscientious and level headed. Page 21 OIL i CAN MARGARET JAYNE BABCOCK “Peg” “Peg Jayne” “Babs” Girl Reserve 4 Diploma Committee Basketball 4 Blond hair, blue eyes, good-looking —a ready smile for everyone a faithful member of Be-Square Club, that’s Peg! Emlenton surely lost and we gained a lot when Peg moved here. JUNE BANNON “Shorty” Riding Doen the Sky 3; Opera Faust 4; Library Club 3; Secretary Hall 14. 3; Glee Club 2-3-4; Diploma Committee 4; .Secretary of Glee Club 3-4; Paid to Worry Cute, diminutive, full of pep. that’s June. For such a little girl she surely gets a big hand wherever she goes, especially from the masculine sex. June seems to like to sing, but then all little birds do. HAZEL BARR Dramatic Club 4; Treasurer of Dramatic Club 4; Glee Club I-2-3-4; Drmaatic Club Play. Sweet Bill”; School Play. Cat O' Nine Tails”: Opera Faust; Commencement Play. Little Minister We will never forget 1 lazel in her roll of Bridget in the “Cat O’ Nine Tails.” She has a pleasing personality and oodles of friends. She is one of the most active members of the Dramatic Club. EDWARD BARTOZEK “Ed” The original answer man! Eld always has some answer to whatever question he is asked. Although he is quiet mannered, we bet the boy has some secret passion. Who is she. Eld? KENNETH BEIGHTOL Ken has a weakness for drawing and his efforts are not fruitless because he won first place in the Tuberculosis poster contest. Ken left us at mid-term and he surely is missed hereabouts. ALFRED BELL “Pete” Sports Editor for the Oil Can 4; Student Council Member 4; Coach Sophomore Basketball Team 4; President of A Canella Choir 4; Glee Club 3-4; Captain Oiler Football Team 3-4; Basketball Team 2-3-4; Chairman Electric Committee for Dramatic Club 4; Boys Quartet 4; Mixed Quartet 4 When Pete came out on the football field or the basketball floor, everybody sat up and prepared for a good game. And they always got it. Pete’s ready to grin and friendly manner have made him one of the best-liked boys in the class. GERTRUDE BENSON “Gertie” Orchestra Latin Club Gertie comes in from Dempsey-town every morning just to be with us. She is a preacher’s daughter, good-looking. and lots of fun. She and Irene are the best of friends. MAURICE BERNSTEIN “Dutch’ Oil City Glider Club French Club Dutch seems to have an unusual amount of knowledge stored in him; maybe that is why he gets such high grades. In reality, he is quiet, studious and friendly just the right pal to have. MARTH BERRY Latin Club I-2-4; French Club 4; Chemistry Club 4: Newspaiwr Staff 2; Treasurer of Student Council 2; Secretary Student Council 3; Senior Play. Out of the Fog. School Play. Cat O’ Nine Tails Smiling, intelligent, attractive, are the adjectives which characterize Martha. Everyone who has seen Martha act says she is a second Katherine I lepburn. When Martha isn t studying, she is riding her favorite horse. Everyone likes Martha. BILLY BEUCK “Whiffles” Orchestra Senior Play Committee Who’s that little boy under that big saxophone? Why don’t you know, that’s Mrs. Beuck’s little white hope. ’’Willyam”! The girls tell us that besides being so-o-o-o handsome escort, he’s an oh so-o-o-o marvelous master of dance. Page 22 °,LJ CAN k ALBIN BIEGAJ “Burgi” Al’s pet hobby seemed to be day dreaming in English class. We don’t wonder Al. for who could apply all his attention to Macbeth and Burke when there are more pleasant things to do? HAROLD BLAKELEY “Pete” Debating Club 3; Commencement Play; I .at in Club 3: Glee Club I-2-3-4; Ri ling Down the Sky: Opera Faust: Dramatic Club: Junior Nominating Committee: Advertising Staff of Oil Can: Banquet Committee Whenever you see a little group gathered and hear some bright remarks, make up your mind Pete’s the cause of the fracus. I le spends his days tormenting teachers and his nights tormenting the Millhizers. A W.P.C. member. ROBERT BOAL “Bob” Dramatic Club Robert is one of the quiet members of our class, but his keen ability to talk when he is expected to will prove very useful to him in the later years. Then. too. how many girls that know Bob have not admired those rosy cheeks? CLETA BOLTON “Clete” Commencement Play; Thespian Dramatic Club: Senior Girls' Basketball Team; Evening Dress . Out of the Fog” Kentucky lost and we won! Did you ever hear this. I just love to hear Cleta talk, she has the darlingest accent!” We re sorry she didn’t come north sooner. VARNES BORLAND “Barney” Barney never has much to say. but when he does, we all sit up and pay attention, especially the girls. Besides being good-looking. Barney has a way with him. How about it. Josephine? LENA BOWERS Library Club 3 Another fair miss from Cosmopolitan Rouseville. Lena doesn’t give the boys around here a break; however, she goes in for the big cities. We hear his name is “Bud” from Pittsburgh. Lucky guy! DANIEL BREENE “Dan” Junior Nominating Committee; Senior Play. Out of the Fog”; Student Council: Cat O' Mine Tail� : Secretary Room 29; Junior Dance Committee The aviator of our class! Dan soars here and there but finally decided to make a landing and graduate with our class. And incidentally, sec Dan about “What the well dressed man will wear.” NEVA BROWN “Brownie” Ah. these eyes, them lips, that hair! Neva has got them all. and then a little bit more. Has anyone ever seen her when she wasn’t talking? But that’s all right. Brownie, we know it’s about that new boy friend of yours. JANE BRUNER Junior Prom Committee Ring and Pin Committee Curves, looks, clothes, and all She is very popular with the opposite sex; but. the girls can't help liking her too. Who doesn’t know that smile? JOSEPHINE BRUNO “Jo” Girls' Glee Club Opera Faust Jo is another of our small girls, who quietly acquires friends. Seeing that Jo belongs to the Glee Club, we presume she is musical. Maybe that is why she is smiling. Page 23 O I L CAN WILLIAM BUCKLEY “Bill” Senior Nominating Committee; Junior Cliss Basketball: Senior Class Basketball: Office Boy; Glee Club 1-2-3; Hi-Y Basketball 3-4 Hi-Y Club I-2-3-4; Senior Hi-News 3 Bill is a swell kid but the Seniors cannot forgive him for one thing. He has violently persisted in making us quiver and quake with that familiar quotation. ‘You are wanted in the office.” We have of late discovered that Bill is a faithful member of the W. P. C. JANE CANCEMI A quiet, loyal friend is Jane. We know she has worked hard to graduate, and we appreciate it. For such quiet girl, we hope the future may be bright and cheery. Jane has black hair and dark eyes. MARY LOU CARLON “Louie” Treasurer French Club 3; French Club 4. Treasurer Latin Club 3; Latin Club 4; Debating Club 3-4; Oil Can Committee; Oil Can Staff Did you ever see such a profile? No. we’re sure you haven’t. Besides having perfect features. Louie is perfect in other ways. She’s very brilliant, is pleasant company, and a general favorite around school. She’s also a favorite of a certain person named Bill of University of Penn. FRED CARR “Boo-Boo” Hi-Y I-2-3-4; President Home Room 211: Opera Faust: Glee Club; Debating Club 3 Did you ever see Fred without a grin and a mischievous gleam in his eye? Although always happy-go-lucky Fred makes a first rate home room president for Miss Cribbs and treasurer of the W. P. C. LOUISE CHITESTER “Sophie” Home Room Reporter for Senior Hi-New� Senior Basketball Team French Club Such experiences this young lady has and a preacher’s daughter at that! Louise is a member of the basketball team and an amateur referee. Sophie is planning on being a nurse be careful. Soph, don’t fall for a sick guy. ALVIN CLOUSE “Bud” “Shrimp” Chemistry Club Senior Hi-Ncwj Hi-Y Small of stature but such a mind Alvin is always on the 1 lonor Roll. Ted and Bud seem to be among his closest companions. I le is especially interested in Chemistry, and some day he may make a fortune in this field. CHESTER COCHRAN “Checkers’ “Chet” Glee Club A Capelin Choir Chess is that basso prof undo we hear so much about these days. He dominates to some extent both the Glee Club and A Capclla Choir. If any of you are familiar with the Animated Cartoon. Flip the Frojf. you’ll have some idea of his voice. STEPHEN CONNERY “Steve” Hi-Y Club; Glee Club; Dramatic Club; Stage Force Dramatic Club Plays; Property Manager for Out of the Fog”; Stage Manager for Cat O' Nine Tails”; Stage Force for The Little Minister Ready, willing, always on the job! A play couldn’t be put on successfully without Steve’s able assistance behind the scenes. Bob. Steve, and Dove form a trio ready for anything. EARL COOK “Cookie” Glee Club Opera Faust Riding Down the Sky Earl is another passenger of the I lolt bus from Siverly. Under Cookie’s quiet exterior there’s a fun loving nature which both the Student Body and Faculty are well acquainted with Earl is seldom seen without his pal I lerm. HENRY CORNELIUS “Hammy” I lenry is quite a driver, at least he should be because he gets lots of practice driving to Mcadville to see Mary. We can’t blame Mary for liking I lenry because he’s quite a handsome fellow. Page 24 wm O I A N BETTY COUCH “Midge” Betty has gained many a friend by her friendly smile and pleasing personality. Her fine sense of humor and her every-ready supply of jokes make her a jolly companion. JACK COUCH “Jackie” Commencement Play Hi-Y Representative Senior Hi-News Reporter Jack is a good dancer, and a nice looking boy. 1 le and Gotham are pals. Both are quiet but they surely have peronality. Everyone likes Jack, that’s certain. We’re sure he is going to be something in the world. RUTH COUCH “Couchy” Home Room President. Junior Home Room Secretary, oenior Glee Club I Couchy is another of our P. G.’s but she is one that we couldn’t do without. 1 ler cheery disposition only emphasizes her mental ability which marks her as an honor students. DAVID CRAWE “Dave” Glee Club 3-4 How such a handsome lad can come through the crowds without a scratch is something for Ripley. He doesn’t spend much time on girls, but then, he uses the time with the scouts. Dave is an Eagle Scout and is quite far advanced with the Sea Scouts. CHARLES CRAWFORD “Chuck” Glee Club Chuck has been a member of the Glee Club for two years and he surely can sing. Maybe he’s a second John McCormick. We don’t see much of Chuck, but he’s always around when he is wanted. DORIS CRAWFORD “Dorrie” Concilium Olympi 3-4; Senior Hi-Newa 3; Debating Club 4; Inter-City Debating Team 4; Home Room Secretary 3; Bc-Square Club Who's that petite but forceful de-bator? Why Doris, of course. She could even make a woman confess her age. She’s not only quiet, studious, and smart; but she is a very, very loyal friend and a good sport. GRACE CROCKER Grace’s mental ability and her host of friends are certainly not in comparison with her small stature. She’s neat, petite, sweet and makes the honor roll every month. She and Phyllis are the best of friends. DONALD CROPP Don left us at midterm and we certainly miss his curly hair, and pleasant grin. I lis main interest is a coed at Penn State Dorothy by name. Luck to you. Don. JACK CROYLE Cat O’ Nine Tails’ Artist supreme! and the friendliest smile in school. 1 le never seems to be in a hurry—but somehow he always gets there before the rest. We wish you the best of luck. Jack, in your future. JACK CUMMINS “Dace” Glee Club 3-4 Operetta. Riding Down the Sky Opera Faust . Hi-Y 3-4 From Jack’s activities record we judge that he is a good singer and while we have heard nothing to the contrary, we’re curious to see for ourselves. 1 low about a solo. Jack? Page 25 O I A N ANNA CYPHERT “Ann” This little stranger from afar has made her way quietly into our midst. There is no one who is not cheered a little by the pleasantness of her cheerful little grin. FLOYD DAUM “Whiz0 Glee Club 2-3-4: Pepila”: Bells of Bcau-jolais : “Riding Down the Sky”; Dramatic Club 4; Dramatic Club Play. Sweet Will”; Commencement Play Floyd reigned as king of Detention Hall during the past year. In spite of his fun-loving nature, he has a real dramatic ability of which he has made good use in our school plays. Incidentally. red hair. ARTHUR DAVIES “Art” Art must have been one of those “bouncing blue-eyed baby boys. Art has aspirations to be a newspaper columnist. Good luck to you. Winchel Possibly though. I larriett may have something to say about it. ANNA DAYTON “Ann” Opera Faust Glee Club 1-3-4 Anna has two great passions, singing and Bernard, but with a voice and dark, twinkling eyes like hers, do you blame her or Bernard much? Maybe you don’t know Anna; in that case, you’re missing something. CHARLES DECKER “Chuck ” Chuck plays chauffeur, adviser, and what-not to Jerry and likes it. In fact, they both do. I le’s a good dancer. We wonder how Chuck can say such humorous things and still keep a straight face. GERALD DEYOE “Jed” Art Club Scene Painter for Cal O Nine Tails A little ford tells me that Jed is quite a lady killer, being as how the ladies (God bless ’em) like a nice gentleman as well as a pretty posie. “Say it with flowers is the proper spirit. Jed. VIRGINIA DINGER “Ginny” Glee Club Virginia's sense of humor has got her many things, friends and -detention. We re not so sure about the boy friend’s name, but we re pretty sure Virginia has one. She’s got everything that attracts them. MARGARET DOHERTY “Marg” Glee Club I-2-3-4: Latin Club 2; French Club 3-4-: Library Staff: Opera Faunt; RirlinK Down the Sky”; Be-oquare Club Marg and her side kick Virginia are regular inhabitants of Vengold’s We bet she doesn’t have any trouble get ting the men friends because she’s a good kid. V CELINDA DOLBY “Bab ” Glee Club 1-2-3-4 When Celinda isn’t talking, laughing. or chewing gum she is entertaining the boy friends. Does Celinda have the cute skirts and sweaters. I’ll say. We only wish we had half of them. Everyone agrees that she’s a good, likeable kid. GERTRUDE DOLBY “Giggles0 Gertrude is an expert at (her) waving hair which she proves by her experience. I ler nickname invariably tells on her nature. A happy cheerful girl with a certain interest in Paul. Page 26 CAN DANIEL DUNDAS Glee Club I-2-3-4; Pepita ; Bells of Beau jolais ; Riding Down the Sky ; Student Council 2-3-4; Opera Faust; Boys' Quartet Here he is! Tall, handsome, with a grand tenor voice, the most hearty laugh this side of the Rockies, and a smooth dancer. Dan’s a friend worth having. His popularity with both sexes shows us that he is a favorite. He’s managed to spend a few minutes on his lessons so he could be graduated with us. BENEDICT DUNLANY .Secretary Student Council: President Dramatic Club: Senior Play. Out of the Fog ; Senior Dance Committee; Dramatic Club Ploy; Commencement Play The last of the DunLanys! Dick might be the youngest, but he is by no means insignificant. I le spent the last two winters in New York, but he came back because he just didn’t like those New York women. We re willing to bet they liked him though. I lave you seen those eyelashes? Dan” “Dick” Tody PEARL DOUGLAS Glee Club Library Club Basketball Team We believe that this little blond was sent to school for the sole purpose of keeping us from getting blue. For Pearl’s cheery smile and sunny disposition eliminate depressed spirits better than anything we know. HERMAN DOWNING “Herm” Student Council 4 Without a doubt. Herm has the best blush in the school Besides having a perfect blush he also has an exceptionally friendly smile along with exceptionally friendly disposition. We're sure that Betty agrees with this, too. JAMES DRISCOLL “Jim” Red hair and plenty of freckles is an excellent description of this young fellow. The most we can find about Jim is that he works earnestly in Economics. minds his own business, and is a good kid at all times. FRANK DZ1EKCIASZ “Jackie Jackie is a man of few words no he hasn’t got a wife but when he says anything, we all give him our undivided attention. He is a quiet but insistent worker and usually attains what he strives for. HARRIETT EAKIN “Harry Glee Club Basketball Team Harriett is small—cute—full of fun and is often seen riding in an Essex with her grand old friend Arthur. She is one of the bright spots of the business classes. Jim JAMES ELLIOT Orchestra I-2-3-4 Debating Club 4 Alternate on Inter-city Debating Team 3 Student Council 3 1 lere’s another one of those scarce pupils known as “Honor Roll Students. We don’t know why Jim doesn’t give the girls a break. We know some girls that would jump at the chance. Page 27 A N WILLIAM ENGLISH “Bill” Orchestra Glee Club President Room 224 President Room 14 Student Council Bill can usually be found in a model T Ford with his drums. He is a popular member of our class and has been very successful. We can predict success for him in his other interests which are two in number. One is to graduate in June and the other is just June. MILLY ENSLE Oil Can Staff; Secretary Room 10; President Room 10; President Room 212; Senior Basketball Team; French Club: Library Club 3; Library Club Picnic Committee Milly holds the honor of being Home Room President for two consecutive years. She can t be beat, that’s certain! In addition to this. Milly has for four years been on the Honor Roll. Oh. for half her brains! ADELAIDE EXLEY L.ibrary Club Glee Club Bc-Square Club Adelaide is a certain proof to the fact that quality comes in small packages. Short, sweet, happy, and kind, that’s Adelaide. She and Em are a happy-go-lucky pair. EMILY EXLEY Em” Student Council; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Play Committee; Senior Play; Treasurer Be-Square Club: Glee Club: Humor Staff of Oil Can Emily is one of the wittiest members of our class which can easily be proved by noticing the little smile constantly lurking around her mouth. I ler curly auburn locks have caused many sighs of envy from both sexes. I le shall never forget Em and her cough in “Out of the Fog.’’ LOTTIE FEROZ I lere is the original “How many, please.’’ girl. I folding a job as a ticket girl at the Drake. Lottie is certainly getting up in the world. I low do you do it, Lottie? Is that blond hair any help? ROBERT FLECKENSTEIN “Bob” Bob’s that tall lanky fellow who steps over desks and table tops much the same as you and I step from the street to the curb. He has a ready smile and genial nature and is always willing to help out. Ever jump center against Bob. boys? MARY FLIS Just a chubby, cozy. little bundle of good humor, bubbling over for almost no reason. Question—Are you sorry? Answer —No. not by a jug full. We all like that animation and radiance of her quick little smile. LEWIS FORMAN “Lou” Hi-Y Latin Club Did you ever see Lewis without his characteristic sleepy expression? We sympathize with him. however, because we all know how difficult it is to nap in school. In spite of his inclination to drowsiness. Lou is one good fellow. RAYMOND FOUST “Ray” “Lefty” Glee Club 2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 4 Contact! I lere you have, folks, the co-pilot of the Senior class. Ray can make one of those bird-like machines do tricks just as a magician goes about his performances. I le is seldom seen with a girl, but is surely one high-flyer. EDITH FRAKES “Sugie” Although we just met Edith at mid-term, we have known her long enough to realize that although quiet, she is a true friend of everyone. We are told there’s a man (or perhaps men) in her life. Page 28 OILi CAN HOWARD FRALICK “Huck Gjee Club M “Riding Down the Sky” Opera Faust I lere’s another member of that famous fraternity, the W. P. C. Howard is rather quiet in school, but he’s quite a likeable and good-looking fellow, the girls don’t seem to rate with him. Give ’em a chance. Huck. GENEVIEVE FRENCH “Gen” Orchestra 3-4 French Club 4 When Gen isn’t with AI. she’s probably sawing on the violin. I ler French pronunciation is about the best anyone can get. and probably she will make a second Miss McCormick. VIRGINIA FYDA “Virg Glee Club 1-3 Virg is one of our most likeable classmates, for she can carry on a conversation any time. We all have enjoyed her playing on the Senior Girls Team, and we sincerely hope there are more Fyda’s to carry on our school athletics. WALTER FYDA “Fido Football Squad 2-3-4 Lettcrman 4 President Home Room 222 Junior and Senior Chss Basketball An all around good fellow, that’s Fido. He had a fling at every little sling in school. He did not make all his bumps and tumbles on the grid, but for a certain blonde. LEONARD FYE “Bucey Orchestra Mixed Chorus Opera Faust Lat in Club It is hereditary in the Fye family to be accomplished in the musical line, and Leonard certainly mastered his share. 1 le plays several instruments with ability that is above the average But we are more than impressed by Leonard’s jolly face and his love for jokes. LOTTIE GABRYSZEWSKI “Ada Secretory-Treasurer Home Room 14 Good-looking, cheerful and neat— that’s Ada. She captivates the customers in her daddy’s store by her never failing smile. We are sure that she will be a success in whatever she undertakes. LOTTIE GARBACZ “Leo Senior Basketball Glee Club 1-3 “Smile and the world smiles with you” seems to be Lottie’s slogan. But that doesn’t mean that she cannot be serious, for she can be just that too. I ler initiative will help her to attain her goal. AGNES GEHANN “Peg Glee Club 3-4 Opera Faust This quiet yet friendly girl is a decided factor in lending a calm peaceful atmosphere to commercial classes. Agnes. I lelen and Ruth made a good lunch hour trio. They’re always together and are all of a like personality. MICHAEL GIERLAK “Russiah Glee Club 3-4 Football 3 Varsity 4 Commencement Play Baseball I Here he is! Steve’s partner in football managing—and he’s done a good job of it. l ie’s a frequenter of the Library Staff dances, which makes it nice for the girls. He’s a smooth dancer. IONE GLASS “Dimples lone has one of the sweetest dispositions of all the members of the Senior Class. She doesn’t have much to say but when she does, what a vast amount of knowledge she reveals. O I L J C A N EVA GOLDMAN “E” “Goldie” French Club: Thespian Dramatic Club: Be-Square Club: Vice-PresHent Debating Club: Cast of 200 Riders : Director of 200 Riders : Latin Club 2-3: Commencement Play: Library Club 3: Banquet Committee Eva is a very good actress, an accomplished pianist, and a true friend. Who doesn’t like this curly-haired, smiling lassie? She’s everybody’s pal; she and Martha are great friends. DAVID GOODMAN “Dave” One look—that calm, peaceful face looks deceiving. A second look—not such a bad looking fellow. Appearances may be deceiving, but the studious calm on Dave’s face is a true indication that the mind behind that face is just as studious. MARY JANE GOODRICH “Goody” Secretary of Home Room: Member of Senior Banketball Team: Secretary of Library Club 3: Glee Club 3; Latin Club 3: Costume Committee for Cat O’ Nine Tails”: Senior Nominating Committee Here’s a girl who can be serious or humorous, gay or quiet, as the occasion demands. Mary Jane has a host of friends but among them one rates an exceptional place—yes. it's Bob. AMOS GOSS “Andy” Student Council 3; Orchestra 3-4; 200 Riders”; Out of the Fog”; Latin Club. 2 Andy has many traits that any boy wants—personality, tact. zeal, energy, a real he-man stature, and a way with women. Because he is a practical joker (not one that does the same thing until you want to throw him out). Amos has many followers. NORMAN GOTHAM “Norm” Stage Force for Senior Play Stage Force for Commencement Play Here’s our own tree sitter, half owner of Gotham and Borland. Tree Sitters. Inc.,—remember? To Norm deserves much thanks for his efficient work. JOAN GOTHAM “Jo” French Club 3-4 Library Club 3 Tall and slender with black wavy hair and dark eyes. Jo attracts attention wherever she goes. Although finished at mid-term. Jo stayed with us for the rest of the year. We’ve heard that a certain Franklin boy sees a lot of her. LEON GREENE “Greenie” Football 3-4 Leon is one of those quiet men who never seems to give the girls a break. Always willing to do his share. Leon has made a lot of friends in high school. MARION GREENEBERG Latin Club French Club Senior Hi-News Dramatic Club Play. 200 Riders Marion is a sweet, studious girl interested in various activities. We like her merry smile and quiet nature. Although she conceals her merry nature, she has acquired her many friends slowly but surely. ELEANOR GREENFIELD What large eyes you have. Grandma! How brown those eyes are. Grandma! Those eyes of Eleanor’s only help to add to the attractiveness of Eleanor’s smile and increase the magnetism of her appeal. TOM GRIFFIN “Hooper” Tom. Steve and the Austin— what a trio! Tom made a handsome ’’cop’’ in Miss McCormick’s assembly. How the girls fall for a uniform! We re glad to have him in our class. Page 30 ° 1 LJkc A N BETTY GRIFFITH Presi Jent of Girls Glee Club: Opera Faust; “Riding Down the Sky”. Representative of Student Council: Secretary of Home Room: Girl’s Trio 3 Music must appeal to Betty in a big way. for she certainly has become interested in Glee Club activities. Betty spends every lunch hour with Pete could this be the keynote to all this harmony? DOROTHY GRIFFITH “Dot “Griff” Student Council 3; Glee Club I-2-3-4: Secretary. Sonhomore Home Room: Opera Faust: Riding Down the Sky” Dot s got the characteristics everyone likes. She’s got personality, pretty hair and she’s a neat dresser. Besides being everyone’s pal. she's partly Becks—partly Bell's. Maybe her good sense of humor accounts for this. THOMAS GRISELL Tommy Latin Club; Chemistry Club: Senior Play: Senior Commencement Play: Dramatic Club; Hi-Y Tommy has gradually lost (or forgotten) his New York accent since coming to Oil City, but not his popularity. which only goes to show that an accent isn’t every thing. I le’s another of our budding actors and Betsy must be proud to be escorted by him. LUCILLE GROLEMUND “Lu” Giggling Gerty! That's Lu all over. But what a cute giggle she’s got Not everybody has such a nice one Lu and Lila are the female Damon and Pythias around this school. Where one is. the other isn’t far of. GRETCHEN HAHN “Dutch” Is there anyone who can rival Gretchen’s ability to talk? She sure thinks that our class needs people who talk a lot to make up for the quiet members. SIGISMUND HALKIEWICZ “Zig” A good sport, a friend worth having. with a quiet manner that makes us all like him that’s Zig. In school he tends pretty much to business, but we re not so sure he's always so quiet. Me doesn’t go much for the opposite sex. but we re betting on him. Go to it. Zig! ANNA MARIE HALL Junior Nominating Committee Junior Picnic Committee Glee Club. Home Room President Anna Marie is one of the nicest girls in school a true friend to both sexes. Also we hear there is a certain boy friend that is just cr-a-a-azy about Anna. ROBERT HALL “Bob” Glee Club 3-4 Bob’s proved a valuable asset to the Boys’ Glee Club during the years he’s been there. Bob’s many friends have surely missed his constant smile and cheery greeting since he left us at mid-term. RAYMOND HANKEY “Horse” “Ray” Glee Club 2-3 Hi-Y 1-2-3-4 Art Club 1-4 Football Riding Down the Sky.” Ray has a really cheerful disposition. This coupled with a keen mind and ready wit make him a likeable friend to all those who know him. DOROTHY HANNA “Dot” Senior Hi-News 3; Junior Dance Committee 3; Vicc-Prcai Jent Latin Club 3; Secretary of Be-Square Club 3; Vice-Prcsi-dent of Library Club 3; President of 10; Vice President of 10: Secretary of Chemistry Club 4; Associate Editor of Oil Can: President of Latin Club 4; French Club 4: Cast of “Out of the Fog”: Secretary of Student Council 4; Senior Nominating Committee; Oil Can Committee; Vice-President of Be-Square Club 4; Rin and Pin Committee: Senior Pi-nic Committee Enter the girl with individuality plus! The class’ brightest, sweetest, most popular (quick. Jimmy Durante, another adjective) member. But beware. boys, a Cornell student claims all her attention—Bill is the name. Page 31 ° ' L4 CAN Ik EUGENE HARRIGER Commencement Play; County Round-up General Science 2- 2nd place: County Round-up Algebra I,— 1st place Eugene s frequent appearance on our honor roll and his ability in class prove to us that he has a keen mind. A boy with Eugene’s intelligence should succeed in any type of work. There are surely great things ahead for him. JOHN HARTNETT “Fritz” Hi-Y Club: Riding Down the Sky”; Glee Club; Senior Class Basketball Team; Opera Faust John is another of our tall silent he-men who doesn’t give the girls much of a break. He’s quite a likeable fellow who has made many friends through his love of fun. IRWIN HILL “Blondie” The answer to every doctor’s prayer. How many whole bones have you. Blondie? But this doesn’t keep you from going up to Lincoln every noon. We wonder who the big attraction is. JAMES HINDS “Jim” Hi-Y 3-4 Latin Club Football 3-4 What a man -curly hair and everything. Jim is one of the good-looking boys in the class; but for all of that, he got on the honor roll ’’once.” I low’d you do it. Jim? NEALE HOLLINGSWORTH Neale is a rather quiet boy who doesn’t make himself very noticeable. There is a saying. The still water runs deep. We’re sure this applies to Neale. Neale is a good fellow and we’re happy to have him as a member of our graduating class. EDYTHA HOMAN Concilium Olymoi; French Club; Debating Club; Senior Play; Oil Can Staff; Girl Reserve Edytha loves to talk, so there’s no chance of her being a bore. She may look serious, but her nature is naturally sparkling. She takes an interest in all school activities and has proved to be a valuable asset to our class. CLARENCE HOOD Chemistry Club Who is this tall blond, silent man? None other than Clarence, one of Mr. Skinner’s excellent students and a faithful member of the Chemistry Club. He is interested in any kind of science, and we hope that he may have a successful career along that line. IRENE HUFF Latin Club Irene never has much to say and she’s always studying. Keep it up. Irene, that’s a sure way to success Who’s the lucky man in your life? HENRIETTA HUNTER “Hank” French Club Latin Club Be-Square Club .Senior Basketball Team I lank's a good kid if there ever was one. 1 ler weakness is talking, laughing and a certain tall, dark man with a deep bass voice. I lank has no trouble getting friends, male or female. because she has a likeable personality. LLOYD HUTH “Speed” Latin Club Football 2 Senior Hi-Ncws 3 Hi-Y Glee Club We see by Lloyd’s activities that he is interested in many things. Besides being handsome, he can always stir up a prank. Speed” is very much interested in machinery, so hail to our future mechanics. Page 32 A N MARGARET INGLIS “Peg” Glee Club: Library 3; Girls Trio 3; Ring and Pin Committee; Junior and Senior Picnic Committee 3: Assembly. Room 224: Riding Down the Sky ; Oil Can Staff; Color Committee Be-Squarc Club When Peg smiles, we all smile with her. She was born in Ireland, where she probably inherited her beautiful voice and sweet face. It’s no wonder she has enslaved Bill. BETTY IRELAND “Pat” Cheer Lender 4; Latin Club; French Club 4; Library Club 3; Be-Squarc Club With that happy smile for everyone. Pat just naturally rates with teachers and pupils alike. As a cheerleader. well who wouldn’t yell lustily with Pat to urge us on! We’ve noticed that Chuck seems to think she’s pretty nice too. ZELDA IRWIN “Punkie” Mere is a girl who has both charm and brains. Not only does she give enjoyment with her smile but makes many friends with her winning personality. She ranks high in her studies. BETTY JACKSON A Capclla Choir; French Club: Parliamentary Law Club: Library Club; Glee Club: Opera Fauat; “Gypsy Rover.” This is Betty, folks, who seems to prefer a good time to studying. Wc really don I blame her for who could resist her dark eyes, sparkling with fun and her black wavy hair? She slays them all. but her present flame is apparently a student from Gove City College. EDWIN JORY “Ed” Stage Manager for Senior Play St age Manager for Commencement Play Senior Orchestra Oil Can Staff Senior Play Committee. Ah! Sh!!! Who goes there? Our official stage manager of all class plays. I landsome sparkling, brown eyes excellent taste that’s Eld. a confirmed bachelor now. but we hope not for always. HELEN KARG Member of Glee Club 3 Home Hygiene This is “I lelen.” not Ruth. Whenever you see the one. you see the other Helen is quiet and you always sec her with books, which means she studies a lot. ISABELLE KARG “Izzy” It isn’t often a graduating class is fortunate enough to have a girl like Isabelle. She is a true friend and can always be seen with Alice. Is there a better half. too. Izzy? RUTH KARG Glee Club 3-4 Onera “Faust ' Library Club With her quiet personality. Ruth has achieved something that anyone would be proud to have. That something is the mere fact that she hasn’t an enemy in the school building. A better trio than Ruth. I lelen and Agnes is hard to find. BEATRICE KIBBE “Bea” Glee Club I-2-3-4 Library Club Bea is a mainstay of the Glee Club. Everyone will surely miss her sunny smile when she has left Senior. We don’t know what career Bea has chosen, but we can make a good guess. Who is he. Bea? WILLIAM KIBBE “Bill” Our married man. Even though Bill is married, he wished to graduate with us and we re very glad to have him in our ranks. He is a good friend and a loyal classmate. Lucky Regina. O I A N MARY KIELBOWICZ Don’t think that Mary’s stature fits her name, for it doesn’t. She is one of the smallest and most quiet girls in our ranks. Nevertheless we believe she has some passion which may bubble over some time and surprise us all. IRENE KIMES “Kimsey” A Capclla ( hoir; Gle ; Club 1-2-3; Cpera. Faust”: Middy Maids”; Atr Club: Senior Basketball Dark hair, dark eyes, and long slender fingers that seem to fly over the ivory like some kind of a bird that's Irene. Dallas didn’t make any mistake when he chose Kimsey on whom to bestow his favors. FREDERICK KLEIN “Fred” Frederick hasn’t been with our class all four years he just came to Oil City last year; but in that short time he has. for his quiet, studious manner, been rewarded with many friends. RUTH KLUCK “Rudy” Library Club 3: Latin Club 3; Bc-Square Club; French Club 4; Chemistry Club 4 Rudy is a good-natured kid. This will come in handy when she becomes a nurse. Who wouldn’t like to be sick and have Rudy around? She is also the other half of that well known company. “Max and Rudy.” MARIE KLUGH “Pee Wee” Here is the little lady whose hair is always waved to perfection! Pee Wee is cute and well liked because she always has a smile for everyone. She is especially fond of “Bill.” MAXINE KNARR “Max” Library Club 2 Be-Square Club French Club 4 Latin Club 3 Sweet, kind, quiet, and studious that’s Max. She and Ruth are Les Inseparables. We don’t know of any special favorite, but her pretty hair and lovely disposition have surely won her a gentleman friend. MARY NETA KOHLMAN Gjee Club Girl Rritcrvci Opera ■'Faust” Senior Basketball Mary Neta is quite the basketball player. Besides that she is a nice quiet lassie who knows when she is supposed to talk and through that quality she has acquired the ability to win many friends. STELLA KOSZALKA Orchestra 1-2 Music seems to take up most of Stella’s time. Perhaps she has “fiddled” her way into someone’s heart but if not. we are quite certain she will eventually do so. ROBERT LEACH “Einstein” Senior Orchestra “Gypsy Rover” Glee Club 4 Bob is one of those strong, tall, silent he-men about whom books are written and for whom women sigh. So far they seem to have a pretty good chance as he is heart-free and care-free. JAMES LEE “Smoke” Footbal 2 Intcrclass Basketball 3-4 Glee Club Smoke may seem a little sleepy in school, but out of school, especially on the basketball court, he is by no means sleepy. He has made many friends in high school and with his likeable personality he should make many more outside. Page 34 O I L J C A N HELEN LEROUX “Flash” Be- Square Club: Senior Basketball Team: Vice-P resident Room 212: Secretary Home Room: French Club Our star forward! I low these Rouseville gals can play basketball! Helen has many, many friends among the girls; and the boys sure go for her in a big way. Those brown eyes and her peppy smile certainly slay them. WINSOME LESH “Peg” Glee Club 1 low lucky Bethel is to have such a charming person as Peg.” She always has a smile for everyone and we are sure she will make good in anything she attempts. EVELYN LINDQUIST “Lindy” Library Club 3 Debating Club 2 If you get to know Evelyn, you will see what a lot of fun she is and yet she can be just as studious. She is one of our leading typists. WALTER LINDQUIST “Abe” “Walt” Debating Club 3-4: Sport Kditor of Senior Hi-Ncws 3; Junior Picnic Committee; Glee Club: Student Council 4; Oil Can Committee: Oil Can Staff; Cheer Leader 4 Tall, blond, and handsome. That described Walt to the nth degree. He doesn’t seem particularly ambitious but he’s made lots of friends with his big broad grin and friendly disposition. ANN LOEBELENZ Glee Club Opera Faust” Bo-Square Club Come thither men! It’s Ann! The answer to your prayers. A good dancer, good loooking. and what not! She never has trouble getting to dances. Who would with her looks. ELVINA LOGAN “Viney” Glee Club 1-3-4; Orchestra 1-2: Debating Club: Be-Square Club: Senior Play: Opera Fiusl”: Commencement Play I lello. baby! I low’d you get so cute? I low about a date? Form in line, please! Viney has dramatic ability. and can she tickle the ivories? She sings, she plays, she acts (nice). Viney could probably work her way through college with that line of her s. HAROLD LOLLEY Glee Club That young fellow over in the tenors who seems to put forth all his 170 pounds of brawn into those high notes that’s I larold. That little fellow trailing along behind may not be any too big but he’s a fine friend of Harold’s. PAUL LOPER We wonder how Paul likes Toot’s cooking. However, we won’t ask for he probably does because he appreciates other things school for instance. He shows his gratitude by occasionally working over time. HOWARD LOVERIDGE Bud is everybody’s friend but especially that of one of our Alumni Class of 33. Bud has many pals besides Dot who are proud of the title and welcome his buoyant smile and greeting. DOROTHY LYTLE “Dot” Latin Club: Library Club; Glee Club: French Club; Riding Down the Sky”: Girl Reserves Dot is another one of our vocalists. A future Prima Donna. She not only sings, but takes an interest in many school projects. Those who try her find her a true pal. oil4 1 C AN JUNE McCALMONT Quiet, studious, and always doing something, but ready to stop and lend a helping hand. I wonder who occupies her mind when she isn’t studying? Aren’t his initials L. S.. June? MILTON McCANDLESS Dramatic Club Play Newspaper Staff French Club “1 lello. Milton, you old smoothie. And is that boy really smooth! I le’s the fastest and wittiest talker in school besides being the answer to a maiden’s prayer. I fe’s the life of every party and the despair of every teacher. 1 low-ever. beneath that curly head there are brains, you may be sure. ELMO McCARTY “Bud” Orchestra 3 Art Oil Can I lere is one of Mr. Townley’s young hopefuls who stands in good stead with everyone. I lis lurking ready smile fills old friends and new acquaintcnanccs alike with the flow of congeniality which fills his heart. I le is quite a hand at playing the drums. HELEN McCLELLAN “Mike” Art Club; Latin Club; Be-Squarr Club; Senior Basketball Team; Art Staff of Oil Can: Chemistry Club; French Club. When you think of Helen, you think of art. but that by no means is this active young lady’s only accomplishment. Her friends say she talks almost as fast as she acts, and judging from her speed on a basketball floor, that’s pretty fast. GERALDINE McCOY “Jerry” Dramatic Club 4; Senior Nominating Committee; Glee Club 1-3-4; Secretary of Room 12; School Play ' Cat O’ Nine Tails”: Dramatic Club Hay. Sweet Will”; Opera. Faust”; 22 a Home Room Assembly; Assistant Director of Commencement Play: Secretary of Room 222. What makes Jerry so popular? It may be dramatics, but I think it’s her personality and ability to get along with people. She has many interests and friends but Chuck is her predominating interest. FRANCES McCREA “Frannie” Girl Reserve I-2-3-4; French Club 3-4; I .atin Club; Library Staff 4; I .ibrary Club 3; Mixed Chorus; Opera Faust.” When it comes to technical English grammer. Frances has It”. Why it’s really a marvel how she can so easily untangle participles, gerunds verbs, etc. Perhaps someday Frannie will be a school teacher. ruth McDonald Glee Club 3-4 A Capella Choir Ruth and Peg are great chums and may usually be found together. Ruth loves to sing and may some day do great things with her voice: nevertheless. she makes a cheerful companion. KATHERYN McELHATTEN “Kate” Concilium Olympi 3; Library Club 3; Glee Club; French Club 4; Be .Square Club; Debating Club. That’s she! Kate, who was recently acclaimed as the most talkative girl in the Senior class. And we believe it! But in spite of all her frivolity, there are real brains in that curly black head. ALBERT McFALL “Al” Senior Class Play Debating Club 3-4 Senior Hi-Ncws -Business Staff At first Al impresses one as quite solemn and serious, but how deceiving first impressions are! His pals know that he can be anything but serious at times. Remember him in the Senior Play? JOHN McFATE “Mac” Secretary of Hi-Y 3-4. Senior Play Committee; Junior Basketball; Senior Basket ball; Debating Club 4. John is one of the quiet members of our class. He is an active member of the Hi-Y and is a good athlete, excelling in basketball. You can always find him at one of two places, at the W. P. C. or at a certain house near Oleopolis. Pagr 36 °,Lj A N FRANCES McFETRIDGE Glw Club Fannie is another of our quiet girls. She always has a smile and a sweet word for everyone. Besides Glee Club she has a main interest out of school. We wish that we could enjoy her friendship longer. anna McLaughlin “Ann” Dramatic Club • 200 Riders Ann is rather a quiet girl as a rule, but she is certainly a shining star in Home Hygiene class, especially in the way she makes envelope corners on beds, and takes pulses. She seems to possess the qualities of an excellent nurse. leo McLaughlin “Gert” Orchestra Besides being one of our finest violinists. Leo is everybody's friend. Leo is always ready to oblige and many an otherwise dull Home Room program has been saved by his genius. MARTHA MANGEL “Mart” French Club Be-Squ are Club Glee Club Marthas sweet disposition and pleasing personality have won her scores of friends. She is as popular with the men as with the ladies. 1 low the Oil City High School will miss that melodious giggle so often heard when Martha is around! HERBERT MARCY “Herb” Orchestra When Herb leaves the good old high school it will loose one of its best fellows as well as musicians. When Herb isn’t driving his Pontiac, he’s probably practicing on the trumpet. MILTON MARKS “Milt” French Club Treasurer; Commencement Play: Football; Dramatic Club; French Club Play Eddie Cantor’s sole rival that’s Milt full of fun with those big brown eyes. Whenever you are around Milt, you are always certain of a good time, and we know one tall blond young lady who enjoys him a great deal. HUGH MARTIN “Mighty” Stage Manager Senior Play 3: Chairman of Junior Prom Committee: Senior Dance Committee; Varsity Football: Advertising Staff Senior Mi-News 2: Football 29- 0. Varsity 3l- 32- 33; Hi-Y ’3l The class’ big shot! You see him on the football field, in detention, at dances, in fact anywhere and everywhere. Now that I lughey has a new car. he delights in tearing around the country. Our hero attended Miami and the girls come all the way north to see him. Nice going. Hooey! MADALON MAUL “Madge” Library Club 3 A small maiden but very full of words. We appreciate her effort in making up credits to be able to graduate and only hope that she will be equally successful in life. RUTH MEALY “Ruthie” Subdued and modest Ruthie has a very pleasing personality. She is quite a lover of dogs and the great outdoors. Ask her how she likes to bring the cows home during a few weeks of our summer vacation. CECELIA MECH “Sis” French Club Newspaper Staff Oil Can Staff Latin Club Did you ever see a dark-haired brown eyed lass hurrying? Well, that’s Sis. Teachers seem to enjoy mistaking her for her chum. Stephania. Despite the fact that she has maintained an active interest in the school, we wonder whether the interest she displays in the newspaper is for it alone or for some one on it. Page 37 i CAN EILEEN MILLER Eileen left us at mid-term and how everyone has missed her! She has a pleasing personality and has kept a permanent place on the honor roll. We wonder who the lucky gentleman is who has attracted her attention. JANE MILLER “Jay” Latin Club 3; French Club 4; Library Club 3; Chemistry Club 4; Be-Square Club 3-4; President 4; Home Room Reporter 3 1 lere’s the little girl with the big laugh and the good marks. She’s a helping classmate, and a good sport. Though she had a hard time maintaining order, she made a capable president of the Be-Square Club. BETTY MILLHIZER Ring and Pin Committee; Be-Square Club; Riding Down the Sky ; Opera Faust ; Library Club; Glee Club 1-2-3: A Capella Choir; Paid to Worry Our Betty (or is she Pete s Betty?) of the curly hair, big eyes, and lovely clothes, is a song bird it seems. We haven’t had much chance at this pretty little lady cause she’s all dated up. Ask Harold. HELEN MOFFATT We re not so sure who and what I lelen’s interests are outside of school, but we know she’s a nice girl and a friend of every one. If silence is golden. Helen would be in the United States mint. GEORGE MOHR Maskctball Manager 4; Latin Club 3-4; Dramatic Club; Hi-Y; Commencement Play George was the highly efficient manager of our basketball team this season. He has done his part well and deserves much praise and thanks. Even his slightest acquaintance is attracted by the rosy red of his cheeks. PHILIP MONTGOMERY “Felix” Ring and Pin Committee; Oil Can Staff: Cheer Leader 4; Commencement Play: Vice-President Hi-Y; Senior Hi-Nev s 3-4; Student Council 4. Dramatic Club Play; ice President Dramatic Club; Senior Picnic Committee Rah! Rah! Here is one of our indefatigable cheer leaders! Phil is an all around good fellow who doesn’t have any particular interest in the weaker sex Phil’s motto is “Everybody’s friend.’’ MARGARET MOONEY “Peg” Glee Club Board Member of Glee Club Thoughts of Peg and thoughts of a cheery smile come to one’s mind simultaneously. for who sees Peg without seeing a smile? Ruth is Peg’s special pal and sometimes we wonder if they are ever apart. MABEL MORRISSEY “Mabe” Glee Club Opera. Faust” Maybe the fact that Mabel is a twin accounts for her quietness and then probably her quietness accounts for the fact that she is so well liked by those who know her. JOE MOSKOT “Skeeter” Oil City Glider Club Hi-Y Club Skecter’s yellow sweater, suspenders. and all was an irresistible combination for feminine attraction. But Joe’s attention seemed to focus on nature and aviation. Some day he may blaze into the headlines as a famous flyer, but whatever he undertakes he will accomplish. ''ROLAND MOTTER “Curley1 “Ron” Glee Club 2-3-4 Roland is a member of that army of students who hail from I iasson I leights. I le has a happy-go-lucky look, and he seems to have a good time wherever he is. Page 38 O 1 L 4 ICAN k BETTY MULLINS Betty is that fine young lady that left us at mid-term much to our sorrow. I lowever. she’s going to be more than pleased at being the happy young bride of not so long ago. Wherever she goes, she’ll never make more friends than she has in the past four years. MARGARET NEELY “Peg’ At first look, you think Peg is reserved and quiet, but no sir. soon afterwards, you find that she makes a wonderful friend. We think Peg has good things in store for her. PAUL NELSON “Swede” Oil Can Staff Hi-Y Club Latin Club 3 Color Committee A blond Nelson! Well, variety is the spice of life, and Swede is the spice of everything he’s in. Teachers say he’s a nuisance, but teachers wouldn’t be happy without their nuisances. Need we mention the fact that his redeeming features entirely over-balance all others? SLOAN O’DONNELL “Ossie” “Cream-Puff” “Jelly-Roll” Editor-in-Chief Oil Can: Junior Nominating Committee; Oil Can Committee: Debating Club 4; Latin Club 2-3-4; Glee Club 4; Senior Play. Out of the Fog”; Opera. Faust ; County Round-up. Declamation 3 Where does our editor get the name of Ossie”? I lowever. nicknames don’t cut any ice, for Sloan is one grand fellow and everyone will have to admit that. I lis originality, his cleverness, and hi resourcefulness are qualities that have endeared him to his class. Another paragraph is needed to tell what endeared Joan to him. JOHN OLESZEK “Shiek” Football 2-3-4 Varsity Football 3-4 John and his two pals. Zig and Leon form the Three Musketeers who seem to go in for walking, but not as an exercise. Mis achievements with the football are far outshone by his popularity with the weaker sex. NICHOLAS OLSZOWKA “Nick” This young chap is one of the most serious and solemn boys in the class. He hasn’t been seen with any girl around school, but we wonder if he is putting one over on us? LEONARD OSMAN “Luke” Hi-Y Lat in Club 3 Leonard’s so bashful and unassuming that if all pupils were like him. the teachers would probably be in second heaven. Leonard’s only fault is that he doesn’t seem to notice the girls. A member of the W. P. C. STEPHANIA OSTROWSKA “Steffie” “Steve” Latin Club 3-4; French Club 2; Newspaper Reporter 3-4; Senior Girls' Class Team: Oil Can Staff Stephania is pep. ambition, and brains all rolled into one. The Senior girls’ basketball team and the newspaper have witnessed her ardent cooperation. As to the opposite sex. she really has a mysterious weakness for someone. By the way. where’s Cecelia? They’re always together. Let luck be with you. Steffie. JEAN PATTON “Pat” Latin Club I-2-3-4 Debating Club 4 Newspaper Staff 3 This charming lass hails us from the West End. She studies a great deal and always has her lessons. Pat” seems to be a great favorite with the opposite sex. LINNEA PEARSON Although Linnea is a very shy sort of person, she possesses a way of getting acquainted. She has been an ever-dependable student, so naturally is one of our best pupils. � Page 39 °1 CAN JOHN PERRY “Caesar” “Fagan” “Joe” “Bing” “Rat” Hi-Y Club Basketball 3-4 Varsity 4 Home Room President 3 Banquet Committee “Caesar” has enough nicknames to fill a book. He is a star member of the basketball varsity and his excellent sense of humor has won him many friends. Why don’t you give the girls a break, John? EVA MAY PETERSON “Pete” “Eve” Glee Club I -2-3-4 Opera, Faust Home Hygiene 4 Eva is very studious, and we don’t see much of her outside of school. She has a smile that has won her scores of friends, not only of the fair sex, but also among the “he-men” type. HOWARD PETTIGREW “How” “Pet” Chemistry Club Napoleon was a small man —but today he is called a genius. “How” is a small fellow now -no doubt he’ll rate high tomorrow. Watch out. stars! You’ve been warned. You’ll see him soon. EDITH PHILLIPS “Shorty” Shorty is a very serious young lady and a friend worth having. She tells us that she aspires to be a missionary in foreign fields. Best wishes to you and your faithfully planned career. MARY JANE PHILLIPS Girl R.'ncrve ; French Club 4; Debate Club 4; Library Club 3; Junior Prom Committee 3: Senior Dance Committee 4. Can you blame anyone for buying anything from a football ticket to a boudoir lamp from Mary Jane? She certainly has what it takes to be a popular member of our class a winning way. a pretty face, and a line of sales talk plus. And incidentally that tall dark man always at her side is named Ted. JOE POWESKA “Pearly” Captain of Basketball Team at Lincoln Basketball 2-3-4 Varsity 3-4 French Club 4 “Pearly” is an answer to any maiden’s prayer. Many hearts thumped when he flashed his beaming smile, displaying dazzling white teeth! Never-the less, he sought new laurels in the basketball field, to which he was quite an asset. His sportsmanship won him favor and recognition from everyone. HELEN PRICE The eldest of the Price trio, I lelen has beautiful curly hair, pretty white teeth, and a pleasing personality. We re very glad to have her in our ranks. ALBERTA RAPP “As a Wuzzie” —That’s Bert’s pass word. If you ever wondered why Mr. Stanton’s room is so quiet now. it’s because Bert left at mid-year. 1 low Bert thinks up so many bright remarks is more than we can see. GERALDINE RAPP “Deanie” Secretary-Treasurer Junior Library Club. Student Council. Riding Down the Sky : Glee Club: Opera. Faust ; Dramatic Club: Be-Square Club; Secretary Home Room 4: Home Hygiene 4 “Deanie and her giggle! She is the “life of any party.” and the good-natured disposition and humorous comments have won her a host of friends. Deanie’s special interest is centered in a young gentleman named Howard. CHARLOTTE REED Glee Club Opera. Faust “Charlotte” seems to be the name for small girls, but nevertheless both the “Tiny Tots” of our class are nice girls. Ask Kenneth what he thinks of this particular one and then because he knows her very well, consider his words as authority. Page 40 OIL s . A N HELEN REIMANN “Skippy” “Gracie Newspaper Staff 4 Dramatic Club 4 Be-Square Club 4 I lelen is the tall, stately brunette, whom everyone knows by her infectious giggle. Gracie Allen’s sole rival! You can always find her having a good time at noon with a bunch of girls. MARY RITA REINSEL Opera. ■’Faust” Bunny is our most promising bid for the Broadway stage. She is quite a dancer and. we might add quite a dancing teacher. She was responsible for most of the ballets in the school’s musical productions in the past several years. This ability coupled with her good looks and personality should go far to make her a success. SAMUEL RHODE “Sam” Football 4 Basketball 4 We gather Sam is the athletic type and to see him handle a football or basketball readily convinces us. lie’s quiet but sincere. His quick sense of humor and willingness to help have made him many friends. RICHARD RHODES “Sunshine’ Sunshine takes the prize for being the most unassuming boy in our class. However, we all know that under his quick exterior there is a fun-loving heart. Best of luck—Richard! GLEN ROBERTS Glen has ridden in from Seneca for the past four years to be with us in school, and we were surely glad to have him. We understand he plays baseball very well, so we hope to sec him in the big leagues soon. MILTON ROSEN “Milt Debating Club: French Club: Inter-City Debating Team 3; Senior Hi-New Advertising Manager: Spelling Contests. 1st Place. City— 2nd Place. County; Hi-Y. Milton can spell almost anything you can think of. in fact he won the spelling contest for the city last year. Also he is a very successful business man on the Senior-I li News Staff. RUTH ROSENBERG I lere is pep and good looks. Ruth possesses a contagious smile and unconsciously spreads happiness. Although small, she is very industrious, but still finds time for outside activities. Her main interest is Wade. ANTHONY RUBY “Duck” “Tony Senior Orchestra; Boys’ Quartette; Operetta; String Quartette; Trio: Hi-Y; jlee Club: Dramatic Club Play; Dramatic Club The happy-go-lucky member of our class. Tony’s password, theme song, and watchword seem to be. “Do you want to buy a duck?” I le simply can’t be hurried and won’t worry about anything. The orchestra and especially the Glee Club will certainly miss him. ADELAIDE RUSH “Heidi French Club I leidi always has something in tow whether it is a box of Kleenex, knitting needles, (for she knits those sweaters herself). David, or the red buick. Her “whoopie” room is the favorite rendezvous for ping-pong players on Sunday evenings. JRT5I M 1 EUGENE RUSSELL “Gene Senior Play ’’Out of The Fog” Commencement Play ’’The Little Minister When Gene isn’t practicing for a play, he is peddling his little Ford out to Cranberry to visit—? Lucky isn’t she? Lionel Barrymore hasn’t anything over on Gene when it comes to acting. Page 41 MARIAN RUSSELL Bc-Squarc Club: Secretary Home Room 2: Senior Hi-Newa Home Room Represcnta-tive; Home Room Play Marion’s clothes are neat, and her hair is always waved. Wherever you see Marian, you are sure Teenie is somewhere near. She drives a Dodge and often is seen with Bill! JOHN RYBAK “Fish” “Ribby” Hi-Y Inter-Clans Basket bill Team Fish! Can that boy wield a hook, line, and sinker! I le expects to see the world with the Marines if Rita would fall in some convenient lake, or river. Good luck. Fish! LESTER SALKIN “Tailspin” Chemistry Club French Club This tall, dark, serious lad s outstanding interest in life is—no it isn’t some girl, it’s gliding. We wouldn’t be surprised to hear sometime in the future that Lester has been the first to glide the Atlantic. HOWARD SALLADE Debating Club 4 French Club 4 Latin Club 3-4 Newspaper Staff 3-4 I lere’s a lad who docs not believe in taking life seriously. I le laughs and jokes all day long. I le is willing to argue on any subject at any time. ALBERT SALTZMANN “Al” Cat O’ Nine Tails” Paid to Worry Al is a person who is neither too quiet nor too noisy. At first one feels that here is another one of those quiet boys, but after you know him. you find out that he knows what, when and where to say a thing. EILEEN SALTZMANN “Shunnie” A Capclla Choir. Committee. Out of the Fog” Shunnie is a favorite among us. She is quite a dancer besides being interesting. If it weren’t for B. Tarr from Titusville, maybe she could give the boys around here a chance. KENNETH SARLIE “Ken” Do you know Ken? No? Well you should. For identification, he’s short, peppy, and interesting. Ken’s Christmas Seal poster won honorable mention, so now he wants to be an artist. WALDRON SCHRUERS “Wally” “Sureshot” Treasurer Hi-Y; Oil Can Committee; Student Council; Basketball 3-4; Varsity 4; Senior Picnic Committee Do you have any pie. if so. what kind, if not. who not?” Shureshot is a pie face in one sense of the word, but certainly not in the other.He’s good-looking. a good dancer, has a ready line—and ooohhh—sparkling wit— blonds preferred. PAUL SCHULTZ Paul, tell us how on the gloomiest day you can yet manage to grin. We predict that your good nature will surely see you through any difficulty that this old world might have in store. JACK SEATON Varsity Basketball 3-4; Football; Dramatic Club Play; Vice-President of Home Room An actor, a dribbler, a good sport, and a popular lad arc all mixed up to make one person Jack. 1 le is quite found of sports and Wild West stories. “Go West, young man. go West.” Page 42 CAN JAMES SETH “Jim” French Club; Art Club: Senior Hi-News 3: Stage Force. Out of the Fog ; Hi-Y 2-3-4 Who’s that shiek with the black curly hair? Why. that’s Jim! He seems to have a permanent place on the honor roll and a pretty good one with Janet. BETTY SHAUBERGER Chcmiatry Club Secretary Bc-Squarc Club Parliamentary Law Club Betty is always talking in the halls, in classes everywhere. She’s a friend of everybody, but goes in quite strong for a certain “Dick.” GEORGE SHAW Chemistry Club Senior Play School Play Cat O’ Nine Tails Home Room Plays. Why does he spend all his time on electricity when all the girls are just aching for a break? George is a mighty fine electrician and is always on the stage force of some play. I lail to our future meter-reader! GLENN SHOTTS “Pete” Glee Club 1-2-3 Operetta Riding Down the Sky Operetta. Pepita Football 1-2 Where’s Pete? Let’s look in the circus. Yep there he is! Maybe he has other passions, besides the three rings. If he hasn't, it won’t be long now. Look out. girls, there he comes. EVELYN SIEMB1DA Orchestra Evelyn is a quiet and bashful, but good looking blond girl. She has a remarkable attendance record and hates to miss school. She also plays a violin in our contest winning orchestra. CECELIA SIEMBIEDA “Celia” Clee Club 1-3 Celia is one of the valuable assets to our Girls’ Glee Club. I ler cheery smile and pleasing personality won her many steadfast friends. Keep smiling Celia and everybody will smile with you—even the boy-friend. VERONICA SIEMBIEDA “Nina” Nina is one of the most pleasant girls in the class. She’s quiet in school but when she’s outside, then it’s a different story. We wonder whether she has any secret amibtion—or is it a secret? JEROME SILVERMAN “Butch” Huftincsft Manager Oil Can: Glee Club 3-4; Debating Club 3-4; Assistant Circulation Manager Senior Hi-News 3; Circulating Manager Senior Hi-News 4; Advertising Manager Senior Play: Cat O' Nine Tails ; Advertising Manager Opera Faust.”; Riding Down the Sky : Committee Senior Christmas Dance: Paid to Worry”: Board Glee Club: Banquet Committee Wanna buy a duck? You will if Butch is handing out the old pep talk. Besides selling advertisements, backing anything from newspapers to plays. Butch is an actor of no little ability. KENNETH SIMPSON Ken's sparkling eyes and brilliant wit have made him very popular, not only with the fair sex but with his classmates and the faculty. I le’s often seen with a small dark damsel of the Junior Class. I low do you do it. Ken? HAROLD SMITH “Smitty” Glee Club 3-4 When one first meets Smitty. one is impressed by his quiet manners but after being acquainted with him awhile—what a difference. Everyone who knows Smitty likes him and welcomes his cheerful grin. Page 43 ' A N RAYMOND SNYDER “Shorty” Secretary-Treasurer Home Room President Room 3 Glee Club 2-3 Riding Down the Sky” Shorty is always cheerful and has a smile for everyone. With a disposition like his. he can t help but succeed. We might add we can see no reason for a boy of his size being knicknamed “Shorty.” ROBERT SONOSKI “Dugan” Baseball I-2-3-4 Dugan has the distinction of being the only baseball letterman of our class. Me nearly drives the teachers to distraction. but who could stay angry at a person with as big a heart or as broad a grin as Dugan's? WILBUR SPEER “Red” Basketball. Home Room What’s the common question? And the answer here comes Red. From his ambling stride there drops in all directions his joyous carefree good humor. No wonder you sit up arid take notice when he passes by. WILLIAM SPRINGER “Bill” Another quiet lad! But when you learn to know Bill, you will find that he is a real friend and a good sport. Bill is also quite a lover of the great outdoors. Maybe he’ll be a game warden some day. MORTON STAHL “Punk” Senior Hi-New Punk is no nickname for one of the most brilliant boys in school. Anyone that went to school with Morton can remember that he always stood near the head of the class. How about letting us into a show! LAWRENCE STAHLMAN “Red” Chemistry Club Everybody knows Lawrence by his fiery red hair and deep bass voice. Red is an ardent supporter of the chemistry club as well as other school activities. We are all going to miss him when his school days are over. RAYMOND STEVENS “Steve” Steve’s curly hair and his Austin make him a much sought for young gentleman, at least Arlene seems to think he’s quite the man. You sec Tom and him together very often. BERNARD STILLER “Bern” At noon. Bern is always surrounded by several girls in the back of the study hall. Anne seems to be in his company most often. We ll wager that his evenings aren’t empty! JOSEPH STILLER “Joe” Football 3-4 Varsity 4 Joe has that quiet, winning personality which everyone admires but which is seldom found among athletically inclined students. Never-the less he can be sure of success in any walk of life because of his “stick-to-it-iveness.” MARGARET STILLER “Peg” Thespian Dramatic Club: Sweet Will . Dramatic Piny; Mixed Choru ; Glee Club: Opera Faust I lear that giggle? That belongs to Peg! I ler attractive smile and charming way have won her many companions. Who’s the boy friend. Peg? Page 44 °1 L s CAN RICHARD STOUDT “Ted” Junior President; President Student Council; Vice-President Student Council: All Junior Committees; President Glee Club. Glee Club Board; Secretary Glee Club. Glee Club 3-4; Basketball 1-2; Varsity 1-2: Business Manager Riding Down the Sky” . Business Manager Out of the Fog . Business Manager Cat O’ Nine Tails”. Senior Play Committee; Oil Can Committee: Assistant Business Manager Oil Can; Cheer Leader 3; President of Home Room: Vice-President Hi-Y 4; Opera. ’’Faust’ It would be hard to write anything about so versatile a boy. as you can easily see. Ted has so many things to his credit, in fact an activity couldn’t go through without him. His theme song? Why it’s Just a blue-eyed blond, who happens to be fond of me.” SHERIDAN STOUDT “Sherd’ Basketball I-2-3-4; Varsity 2-3-4; Football Varsity 4; Junior Class Treasurer: Junior Dance Committee: Senior Dance Committee; Pin and Ring Committee; Junior Representative to Oil Can 3 Sherd is one of our star athletes. I le was awarded all-sectional basketball honors for two years and was elected honorary captain last year; also he won his football for his excellent playing in the backfteld. He is very much interested in the affairs of our class but his main interest in one of our fair Juniors. MERLE STOVER Merle really is one of those silent men. He seems unusually stored with knowledge, but he keeps it to himself. Nevertheless, we are very glad to have Merle in our class. LUZETTA STRANFORD “Luzy” Newspaper Staff 3-4; Glee Club 3; Latin Club: Debating Club; Inter-City Debating Team; Oil Can Staff: President of Home Room; Secretary of Home Room: Be-Square Club Is Luzetta a good kid and can she debate? I’ll say. She’s a good friend of the teachers because she always has her lessons. But she not only thinks of studying, but she also likes to have a good time. Ever see her laugh? MARY JANE STRICKLAND “Strickie” Vice-President Junior Class; Senior Hi-News 3-4; Editor Senior Hi-News 4; Associate F.ditor Oil Can. Property Manager. Cat O' Nine Tails : Be-Squarc Club; Art Club; Debating Club Here is the little miss who never stays put. She must be doing something always to be the boiling, bubbling bit of humanity she is. Another contributing factor is a gay blonde from Franklin. STEPHEN SZALEWICZ “Steve” “Kid Szelki” Chemistry Club: Oil Can Committee: Football Manager: Senior Hi-News: Oil Can Staff It’s hard to write about Steve principally because he’s so well known. The football squad will remember him for his untiring efforts as manager and neither will we of the Oil Can Staff and Committee forget all the original ideas and other ingenious help he has given us. KENNETH TALLEY “Ken” Glee Club 2-3 Operetta 2-3 Ken’s slow stroll and lazy smile would seemingly belie the fact that he is ambitious. For don’t we always think of Ken in connection with his faithful paper bag? BETTY THOMPSON Library Club 3 Glee Club No one will ever forget her wavy hair. How does she do it? For all the waves in her hair, she is a straight thinking maiden. She is peppy and full of fun as well. BERT THURSTON Senior Orchestra French Club Bert has a head start on the rest of us. He left at mid-term to go to work and we hear he is doing well. If he works out of school as well as he works in school, he sou Id succeed in anything. LILIA VENTURELLA “Lil” Oil Can Staff: Library Club 2: A Capella Choir: Representative for Newspaper 4; Operd. Faust” Lilia is the exception to why teachers get gray. because she always has her lessons. Lil has a pleasing personality which has created for her a host of friends to wish her success. Page 45 O I L dm CAN MATILDA VENTURELLA Library Club. Vice-President Home Room 2 A quiet, attractive girl. She is interested in school projects and loves to make friends. Glossy black hair and pleasing personality combine to acquire her many friends. She is interested in art and story-writing. STANLEY WACHT “Stan” Whenever there is a disturbance, the teachers know that Stan is involved in it. But his smiling good nature and willingness to do a favor for a friend make him one of the finest boys in the class. BLENDINA WAITE “Bleny” Although a seemingly quiet girl Blendena can always produce a smile. She is jolly and makes friends easily, especially with a certain fellow named Baker. JACK WALKER Football 3-4 Charter Member of ‘‘Panther Club” Jack is a true sportsman, he played varsity end for two years and earned his well-deserved letter. Besides athletics, he is very much interested in hunting, trapping and fishing. With handsome Jack’s departure, a new king of Study I lall must be selected. LOTTIE WARCHOLIK “Ada” Glee Club I-2-3-4 Ncwspape Staff Tell me how can such a pretty brown eyed lass, looking like a million dollars, keep her mind mostly on her work? Lottie is quite a favorite among the students. 1 ler dancing and humor is lauded by all—mostly by a duke called Mickey. CHARLES WEAVER Charles should make a good husband for some lucky girl because he sure can cook! However, this is only one of his many outstanding qualities which make him a likeable fellow. JAMES WEAVER “Jim” Hi-Y Stage Force. Out of the Fog” Glee Club Opera, “Fauat” Did you ever see a boy who could be as friendly toward everyone as Jim is? That’s a good way to leave the old Alma Mater it promises success. Can Jim play the piano? Ask him. CONRAD WHITMAN “Connie” Connie sure has a way with women. Maybe it’s his marvelous tenor voice that works the trick. Connie seems quiet in school, but wait until you know him to draw your conclusions. IRENE WHITMAN “Teet” Glee Club 3-4 Opera. “Faust” Home Room President 4 Home Room Play Talking, laughing, having a good time that’s Teet. This young lady can have a good time any time, any place, anywhere. She’s seen most often with Winsome. Yes. she’s Connie’s sister. MADELINE WILBERT “Petty” Senior Dance Committee Library Staff 4 Library Club 3 Madeline has a weakness for Jane. Oiler football players (both past and present), and for a certain shade of red hair. And when she isn't interested in one of these, she’s attending a “Safety Pin Club” meeting. Page 46 JACK WILSON President Home Room; Opera ‘‘Faust’’; Glee Club; Senior Nominating Committee; A Capelin Choir; Committee for Selecting Dip.omas: Violin S-jIo: String Quartette; Concert Master of Senior Orchestra: String Trio; Boys’ Vocal Quartette: President Boys’ Glee Club; Mixed Quartette: Vocal Solo; Operetta Lead. “Riding Down the Sky”: Vocal Ensemble Judging from his list of activities, you would almost imagine that Jack is interested in music. Wcilding his violin bow as a baton, he directs the orchestra whose strains we hear wafting over the building during the library staff dances. A future Jan Garber if you please! JOSEPH WOJTOWICZ “Joe” Chairman Pin and Ring Committee: Dramatic Club: Football 4: Basketball 3. Glee Club 2-3-4 Cheer the football player! There’s a song. “You Gotta Be A Football Hero—but Joe is more than a football player. Besides being one of the best liked boys in school. Joe’s some talker—that is in public speaking. EUGENE WOLBERT “Gene” Sophomores seem to be Gene’s weakness. But he doesn’t spend all his time with Sarah because he has made many other friends who will probably prove valuable to him someday. VICTORINE WOLSTONCROFT “Vic” Debate Club 3-4; Newspaper Editor 4; French Club 4; “Out of the Fog : Senior Play Committee: Commencement Play; Oil Can Staff: Inter-City Debate 3 Dramatic Club Play 4 Library Club 3; Junior Oil Can Representative: Girl Reserves 3-4; County Round-up Debate: Secretary of Home Room; Dramatic Club Here’s one of the most versatile members of our class! Vic is a debater, a journalist, an actress, a good student. An artist, and a popular young lady. In view of her numerous accomplishments and her special interests in Allegheny College—we wonder what will be her future? WALTER WYGANT “Walt” If “silence is golden”. then Walt must be almost pure gold. He talks only when it is necessary, but that’s something of which to be proud. His dark eyes and black hair seem to appeal to a certain P. G. ROGER YAPLE “Ape” Chemistry Club; Dramatic Club; Glee Club 3-4; Orchestra 2-3-4; Hi-Y; “Out of the Fog : Dramatic Club Plays: Little Minister” Roger is the busy boy of our class. Smiling broadly, he always seems to be going somewhere in a hurry. Perhaps he is always rushing over to the orchestra room to play on that great big instrument. HARRY ZIEGLER “Abe” Student Council 3: Glee Club 2-3-4: Orchestra I-2-3-4; Secretary A Capclla Choir: Boys’ Quartette: Secretory Home Room: “Cat O’ Nine Tails”: “Riding Down the Sky”; Junior Basketball Team: Home Room Assembly: Chairman Junior Dance Committee Well. well. well, if here isn’t tall, dark and handsome, ye old ladee killer himself! Harry has the voice, the looks, in fact everything it takes, but if he doesn’t be careful those two women of his will clash. You two watch out. it’s just the Crosby in him. Page 47 OIL CAN 1934 Oil City High School Mr. James Townley Mr. Townley is “Old Reliable” if ever there was such a thing. The superior art work supplied to the many activities in the past several years has been of invaluable service to the school. Were it not for him. the joyfulness of our school life would not have been complete. Miss Dorothy Morehouse Dorothy has given us many a boost in our school life that we are going to miss sorely. She has done us many little favors and has been on the watch for anything to add to our general welfare. It is our hope that this small mention of her usefulness may in some way repay her for her faithfulness. Mr. Carl Townsend Throughout the past several years we have had Mr. Townsend for our friend and confidante. As we are about to leave these portals for a greater world, we feel in our hearts that any success due our class is in turn due to Mr. Townsend. Page 48 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 Page 49 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School £lass of 1935 • Juniors • History To this Class is given the difficult task of living up to the high standards of the Class of ’34. This they should be able to do rather easily for they have set high standards for themselves thus far. The officers they have honored by electing are: President Joseph Szafran Vice-President Lucille Cubbon Secretary................................................ Ruby Douglas Treasurer Benny Szafran In activities they have not been idle in the least. Their dance committee Ruby Douglas, Chairman, Curtis McCarthy, Alexander Marks, Helen Saltzmann, and Harry Reese, have staged two highly entertaining dances, the Valentine Dance and the Easter Dance. Robert Dreher, Joan Ricketts, Jane Lee. and Audine Roche were the Juniors in “Cat 0’ Nine Tails.” The various organizations of the school each have their important quota of Juniors. We, the Seniors, look forward anticipatingly to that event of events—the Prom. Best wishes. Juniors! Class of 1936 • Sophomores ■ History The Sophomore Class this year, like all Sophomore Classes before them, have had few activities of their own. Their first act as Sophomores was to elect officers. The results of this election were: President Harold Anderson Vice-President. Jean McKee Secretary Joan Jobson Treasurer Robert Ryan Although being rather inactive as a class they have contributed many valuable members to athletics, tbe Student Council, the Newspaper, and the many clubs and activities of the school. The Sophomores were represented in “Cat 0’ Nine Tails,” the school play, by Robert Ryan. Although they have received many jibes from the overbearing upper-classmen, we expect much from this class next year as Juniors and in 1936 as venerable seniors at the top of the ladder. We whole-heartedly wish them the best of luck. Page 50 Oil City High School OIL CA - 1934 'Jane.'' UOan GUEJS WHO? 'ANNE' 'RACH WERB-HIEMY' Jane' Page 51 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Junior Class • Boys Adams. Howard Alcorn. Jack Amsdell. Raymond Anderton. Robert Baer. Willis Bankson. Eugene Beightol, James Benson. Carl Berry. Frank Berry. John Blackford. Paul Boal. Robert Breene. William Bright. Donald Brown. Gerald Campbell. Francis Campbell. Harold Carpenter. George Clark. William Coast. Charles Connelly, Edward Crawford. Ronald Crosby, Forrester Cummins. Richard Czajka. Leo Day. Harold Decker. Richard Delahunty. Edwin Dennett. Robert Dolby. William Dreher. Robert Fleming. Robert Fox. Harry Fox. Ray Frak. Clement Garbacz, Joseph Gehann. George Gocdemote. Wade Guyton. Richard Hajduk. Stanley Hanna. Richard 1 lartwell. Terrence I lenderson. George 1 ioman. Myron I lomer, Edward Hutchinson. Jack Jones. Judson Keeney. Orel Kowal. John Kugler. Robert Leake. Kenneth Lowe. Delos McArthur. Robert McCarthy. Curtis McCracken. Robert McCrea. Earle McGarr. Chester McGinnis. Charles McKain. Vincent Marks. Alexander Mansfield. 1 larold Martin. Charles Mealy. Burnett Mizwa. Paul Morrison. Carl Nasky. I larold Nicol. William Nelson. Jack Noyes. Raymond O’Brien. Tom O’Neil. I loward Pierce. Carl Powell. Raymond Poweska. John Ray. Robert Reese. Harry Reese. Robert Rembold. Edward Rockwell. Wallace Rogers. Nelson Rosen. Herbert Rosenburg. William Sager. Arthur Schneider. Vincent Schmelzer. Walter Shaw. Jim Sheatz, Brengle Sherick. James Sittig. Frederick Slater. Roy Sloane. John Snyder. Paul Sorenson. George Stark. Edwin Stempin. Walter Stevenson. Gordon Stiller. Fred St ranee. Edward Szafran. Joseph Topping. Donald Toth. John Toth. Steve Toy. LeeRoy Vaughn. Gordon Waite. Charles Walker. William Weaver. Ellsworth Weber. Paul Wenner. Kenneth Will. Frank Wilkinson, Tom Wrhen. Ronald Wright. John Wydro. John Young. Fletcher Page 52 Oil City High School OIL CAN . 1954 Sophomore Class • Boys Ahrens. Richard Anderson. Harold Anderson. Marvin Andres. Adam Ausel. George Austin. Marsh Ball. George Bankson. Rudolph Bannon. Charles Barr. Lloyd Barr. Monroe Bechtel. Albert Bechtel. Leslie Beichner. Junior Beightol. Jerome Bernstein. Herman Bickel. Laird Bisher. Mortin Blum. Frederick Bonnet t. Frederick Bowers. Lester Brooks. George Buckley. Robert Burkhardt. Donald Butrin. Chester Caldwell. Harry Carlson. LeRoy Carson. Jerry Cartwright. Ernest Christenson. Bruce Clarkson. Jack Cockran. Jerome Conway. Jack Cook. Leroy Copely. Dan Costanza. Jack Crisben. William Crowther. Ralph Cunningham. Richard Curtis. Earl Czerw. John Czlonka. Joseph Davies. Wayne DeLucia. Anthony Dodds. Paul Dodelson. Abie Douglas. Donald Driscoll. Dan Easton. Thomas Edmonds. Donald English. Harold Feroz. Joe Fetterolf. 1 lenry Fleckenstein. Allen Formanik. John Fornof. Walter Galloway. Melvin Gatzman. Robert Gibson. James Glass. Shurl Gold. Frank Grant. Clifford Grant. Samuel Goreczny. Joe Greeneberg. Carl Grier. Lambert Grolemund. Wilfred Grover. Eugene I lamilton. Donald Hanton. William Hartwell. Fred Hiegal. Gordon Hill. Glenn Hodge. Merle Irwin. Russell Jacobs. Fred Jasiota. Joseph Johnson. Jack Johnson. Robert Karg. George Karg. Francis Karnes. Donald Kasc. Donald Keil. Jack Kerchncr. Howard Kerr. Robert Kellner. Fred Kinch. Richard Kowal. Stephen Krasowski. Sigismund Krawiec. Thaddeus Kresinski. Aloysius Krosmcki. Leo Kulinski. I .co Lagergren. Jonas Lauer. Andrew Lauer. Richard Lehnortt. Willard Lenar. Robert Lesh. Robert Lynch. Norman McCarthy. David McCray. William McCready. Paul McFadden. Kenneth McGraugh. Pat McGreevy. John McKelvev. William McLaughlin. James Mackintosh, jack Manson. Palmer Martina. Leo Marvin. Harold Maul. Robert Meals. 1 larold Meals. Walter Mellring. Ray Mohnkern. Richard Montgomery. Harry Moore. LeRoy Mork. Robert Morrison. Clyde Morrison. Donald Morse. Donald Moulin. Charles Nalepa. Frank Oleszek. Martin Olszowka, Michael O’Neil. Arthur Paciorkiewicz. Stanley Parsons. Richard Payne. Jack Pearson. George Peterson. Edward Pettigrew. Robert Platt. Jack Powell. Richard Pudelkewicz. Max Pursley. Jack Quinn. Maurice Ray. Gerald Redding. George Reichert. Stanley Reid. William Rhoades. Donald Richards. Charles Richards. Donald Rickhert. John Ritchu. Jack Roche. William Rockwell. Perry Rodgers. Virginia Rossey. Donald Rosen. David Ruby. Samuel Rudisille. Lester Russ. John Ryan. Robert Sandrock. Charles Schiffer. Eugene Schiffer. Joseph Schwartz. Wilfred Scott. Glenn Seiple. Jack Sinagra. Cormen Sharp. David Shawe. Russell Shoemaker. Harry Shutt. Paul Sibble. Edward Siegall. Harry Smith. Ted Stanford. Herbert Stanford. Robert Stiers. Frank Swab. James Swiondcr. Joseph Svnowski. Alexander Taylor. Charles Thurnquist. Jack Tompkins. Maurice Toth. Julius Trout. Eugene Turnbull. Herbert Tussey. Vance Uhloti. William Venturella. Joseph Venturella. Salvatore Ward. Robert Wardian. Robert Waslohn. I .ester Weidler. William Whitehill. Merle Whitehill. Milo Williams. Eugene Williams. Ted Wilson. 1 loward Winger. Edward Winger. Robert Wnuk. Stanley Wojtowicz. Frank Wujcik. Ladislaus Young. Norman Zillifro. Richard Zyck. Matthew rage 53 OIL CAN 1934 Oil City High School Junior Class • Girls Abcr. Maita Alexander. Freda Amore. Marie Askey. Maxine Bahr. Dorothy Bartholomew. Isabel Bartlett. Geraldine Beightol. Katherine Bills. Lila Blakely. Dorothy Boyer. Rachael Bucher. Isabel Bucholz. Marilyn Bunnell. Helen Burgess. Betsy Burns. Edna Carlson. I larriett Chitester. Mary Colin. Beatrice Contino. Jane Cornmesser. Rhoda Cubbon. Lucille Daniels. Margaret DeLong. Dorothy DeLong. Hazel Dillemuth. Mabel Dillemuth. Rachelle Dinkey. Florence Douglas. Betty Douglas. Florence Douglas. Harriett Douglas. Ruby Duffey. Mary Ellen DuPont. Wilda Dragoo. Frances Driscoll. Marie Ensle. Alice Faloon. Mary Feeney. Margaret Ferguson. Edna Foster. Betty Foster. Evelyn Frazier. Lila Futyma. Cecilia Fyda. Helen Gaddess. Helen Gordon. Dorothy Hahn. Myra Hall. Eileen Haskins. Margaret Hines. 1 lelen Hoffman. Dorothy Holt. Alice Hovis. Betty Hynes. Rita Irrgang. Marion Jackson. Winifred Jasioto. Cecilia Jones. Elizabeth Karg. Genevieve Kelley. Mary Kelley. Ruth Kellner. Elizabeth Keniston. Olive Kerchner. Myra Kerr. Sara Krasowski. Lottie Krawczyk. Genevieve Kucher. Caroline LaBrake. Ardelle Lantz. Alice Lee. Jane LeLand. Irene Lesh. Arlene Lesh. Lucille Locke. Mary Page 54 Oil City High School OIL CAN 1934 Junior Class • Girls Lund. Bertha McGreevy. Rita Mackintosh. Betty Malvaso. Pauline Mellring. Anita Miller. Evelyn Miller. Lucille Miller. Mary Louise Mock. Jane Mohney. Fern Mohr. Ycma Montana. Florence Neidich. Helen Nelson. June O’Neil. Pauline Pennington. Edith Pilewski. Jane Post. Myrtle Price. Dorothy Reed. Virginia Reichart. Katherine Reynolds. Edna Ricketts. Joan Roche. Audine Rodgers. Mary Belle Ross. Jean Roswell. Edith Russ. Helen Saltzmann. 1 lelen Sanders. Margaret Sawatsky. Ella Schulte. Lily Scott. Dorothy Shaffer. Betty Shaffer. Henrietta Shelby. Irene Siebiclic. Jadviga Siefer. Marjorie Slater. Florence Sloane. Mary Snyder. Barbara Snyder. Helen Smith. Elvie Smith. Winifred Smith, Vera Spangler. Esther Spence. Marion Stahlman. Irene Stanley. Betty Stanton. Mildred Stanton. Regina Stover. Lucille Stuck, Dorothy Streczywilk. Katheryn Struthers. Mary Swanson. Gertrude Tarr, Beryl Thomeier. Gladys Thompson. Margaret Uhlott. Elizabeth Van Kirk. Lois Vogan. Marceline Wallace. Mildred Walker. Lorraine Walters. Beatrice Whaley. Rose Wheeler. Jean Wilkins. Jane Wise. Wilma Woloszyn. Nellie Woodside. Virginia Zaccaria. Mary OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Sophomore Class • Girls Allen. Evelyn Armburger. Dorothy Arras. Elizabeth Asel. Lucille Baer. Lilly Bagnato. Anna Bailey. Olive Baker. Lucille Balph. Katherine Barr. Lucille Baum. Medora Biegaj. Bernice Bobbitt. Ruth Bolton. Reba Bresowski. Mary Borland. Rachel Bruno. Bessie Callahan. Alice Canan. Lucille Carey. Geraldine Carlon. Virginia Carr. Betty Carter. Florence Cartright. Lucille Chancellor. Marie Cleaver. Irene Clouse. Mary Jean Cochran. Margaret Cole. Isabelle Confer, Dorothea Conrad. Betty Crawford. Delores Crowther. Ruth Culbertson. Bernice Cummins. Mary Curran. Helen Curran. Jane Czerw. Antionette Dahle. Ruth Dailey. Helen Davis. Alda Davis. Alice Daugherty. Evelyn Delahaunty, Rita Dillemuth. Alma Disert. June Downs. Betty Duda. Stella Dunham, Mary English. Ruth Eshbaugh. Ruth Farren. Dorothy Firster. Marie Fisher. Carol Flockerzi. Frances Froncek. 1 lelen Fye. Marion Gander. Grace Gardiner. Marion Gardner. Cora Gates. Marie Gibson. Margaret Gray. Eleanor Grove. Margaret I {ague. I lelen I lart. Elizabeth Hartle. Delores 1 lawk. Margaret I leffner. Geneva I lenlen. Jane I lenderson. Lois I less. Janet Hill. Grace Hillard. Alice I linds. Mary I loover. Lorraine Jacobs. Clarice Jarzenski. Mabel Jobson. Joan Johnson. I lelen Kane. LaVonne Karns. Betty Kerchner. Mona Kibbe. Florence Kline. I lelen Klinko. Edith Kluck. Jessie Knarr. Mary Koszalka. Julia Krug. June Kulinski. Mary LafFerty. Ethel Page 56 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 Sophomore Class • Qirls Lausr. Louise Lantz. Alice Lauffer. Beatrice Lesh. Edna Lewis. Beulah Lilly. Betty Lind. Jennie MacDonald. lone MacDowell. Marjorie McGonegal. Marie McGough. Mary McKain. Nora McKean. Norma McKee. Jean Magdovitz. Shiprah Malek, Cecelia Malvaso. Pauline Mandale. LaVerne Marchinki. Violet Martin. Ruth Martna. Julia Miller. Betty Miller. Geraldine Miller. Mary Milner. Helen Monks. Edna Moore. Elizabeth Moore. Lena Moorehead. Betty Morrissey. Edna Motter. Mary Moyar. Adclia Mulkin. Ruth Nicely. Margaret Nichols. Helen O’Brien. Jane Osman. Margaret Parsons. Lenore Patz. Veronica Parys. Annabell Pearson. Nina Peters. Betty Lou Pokay. Loretta Powell. Charlotte Powers. Nina Price. Marion Redmond. Edna Reed. Margaret Remus. Emma Reynolds. Marie Rhoades. Sarah Rice. Alice Rodgers. Lucille Roesch. Betty Rybak, Jean Saltzman. Florence Sanders. Marie Schiffer. Veronica Schropp. Thelma Scott. Erma Shaffner. Adelaide Sheatz. Almeatha Shelby. Minnie Shutt. Margaret Shutt. Mary Simpson. Virginia Snyder. Irene Stock. Margaret Swasta. Gertrude Tarr. Bessie Tarr. Ruth Thompson. Audene Thompson. Erma Thompson. Jean Thurau. Dorothy Titus. Lois Tucker. Ruth Tuttle. Marion Vieyra. Ruth Walker. Anne West. Naomi Wheeler. Marjorie White. Christine Whitehill. Mae Wilson. Beulah Wilson. Jane Wolbert. Ruth Zimoski. Jane Page 57 OIL CAN - 1934 °il City High School 'WiSTMiNSTi H PEACH OFA' VGO-DIVA,S' ' WHO- AIP X%MUTS, X'CURUEStf mate' Page 58 Oil City High School OIL CAN • 1934 Page 59 OIL CAN - 1954 Oil City High School Mr. H. L. Wells Our Coach! He has been our ideal for many a year and has successfully trained our basketball and football teams. As a builder of brawn and muscle, he has no equal and he has a fine record in safety for the fellows. To anyone in trouble he was a true friend and wise counselor. Mr. O. E. Collins Just as Coach Collins cooperated with Mr. Wells, so did the aspirants for various positions work together for Mr. Collins. Although the calesthentics (Mr. Collins has such a fine repertoire for these) were not the duckiest things.” the boys would grit their teeth and execute them when Mr. Collins held command. Mr. G. F. McAlevy Mac has had the honor of keeping the Oilers out of the red financially. He has done that admirably. Besides such a slight task. Mr. McAlevy took care of our field. We have seen him at work and he seems to have had a personal interest in the slightest operations. That's why Flann’s Field looks so spic and span. Mr. W. H. Flann Mr. Flann did not use any guile to be called “Coach.” The boys took to him from the very instant that they knew him. After all they were justified, for through his efforts, they now have one of the finest playing fields in the district. Besides, Mr. Flann carries about with him some of the most tempting sweets. P i£e 60 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 VARSITY FOOTBALL SQUAD 1933 • Varsity Football Record • 1933 Score Date Oppo. Score 26 Sept. 23 Corry 0 27 Sept. 30 Girard 0 0 Oct. 7 Sharon 34 0 Oct. 14 Warren 12 38 Oct. 21 Titusville 0 0 Oct. 28 Meadville 40 11 .. Nov. 4 Grove City 41 0 Nov. 11 Franklin 12 102 .... Total Total 139 Played 8; Won 3; Lost 5; Tied 0. Coach—-‘'Hud'’ Wells Faculty Manager LETTERMEN Fyda McCarthy Oleszek Copley Brown Walker Andres McKain Synowski Rich Bickel Stiller Bob Bickel Martin Woj towicz Anderson Vaughn Szafran Toth Bell—Captain Stoudt Gierlak Managers Szalewicz Assistant Coach—Oscar Collins George McAlevy Page 61 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Page 62 Oil City High School OIL CAS 195 1 Qraduating Football Lettermen MIKE GIERLAK Field Manager A broken collar bone kept Mike from earning his letter as a football player. Being appointed manager of the field, Mike devoted his attention there. We say that the field was always nicely lined and well taken care of. So long, handy-man. GAIL DEPEW Halfback Gail had a bit of tough luck. He must have gotten out of the wrong side of the bed the day he broke his collar-bone. But a month later Gail donned the mole skin again and swung in where he left off. It was our misfortune that Gail was hurt. SHERD STOUDT- Halfback It’s too bad Sherd had not devoted as much attention to football as he did to the court game. We are of the opinion that he would have been a whizz. His performances in the Mead-ville and Grove City games gave us an inkling of what was in him. CAPTAIN ALFRED BELL-Full Back When Pete made the Varsity two years ago, he was a bargain—three for the price of one. If you wanted a pass, a few needed yards or a fine punt, you got it from Pete. He justly deserved the captaincy and we know that he will be hard to replace. HUGH MARTIN—Tackle Three year letter men are few and far between. The very fact that Hugh wins one speaks for his ability. Martin was a fine tackier, blocker and a gridder versed in all the tricks of football. The best were not too good when they squared off with Hugh. JACK WALKER End Jack was a rough and ready end. who smashed and sliced into the enemies’ backfield in just the manner that coaches want their ends to do. Big and rangy, he made life miserable for opposing ball carriers and frequently showed rare ability as a “ball hawk. They’ll miss him next year. JOE WOJTOWICZ Quarterback It took Flash four long years to make the Varsity and that proves that he had a dogged perserverance. He was an unsung hero and what praise he got came from his teammates. Joe liked to handle the pigskin on reverses and he could do it. NORMAN VAUGHN Halfback Vaughn was not deficient in brawn or ability. He was slightly below par scholastically. “Speed played a fair game but his performances could never equal those of his brother “Ray.” He was one of the two lettermen that won monograms for two successive years. ADAM ANDRES Guard We had a platinum blond in our teams’ personnel. Andres gets the credit for being the tow-headed individual. Adam played both tackle and guard. This year he sustained a dislocated elbow just before the first game, but he was back in a few weeks to help the team's cause. JOE STILLER Guard Joe was not a regular. There was a Senior, a Junior and a Sophomore before him. Yet, in spite of such overwhelming odds his stubborn grit gave him a chance and he made good. Now Stiller has attained his goal in athletics. He won an 0. WALTER FYDA- Center If you think that centers must be big and brawny, you are misinformed. Walter, a light but tricky lad. succeeded at the toughest assignment on the squad. He withstood the tremendous pounding and body-beating measured out to centers and often won back every yard gained through him. JOHN OLESZEK Center Here was another little Napoleon. Our players learned what nature in the raw is. They saw and felt it in Johnny’s 130 pounds of fight. It was his slight stature that kept him from being regular Varsity center, but they didn't keep a small man out. STEPHEN SZALEWICZ-“Steve” A good manager is a big asset to a team, and Steve is the answer to a coach’s prayer. Active, alert, and fun-loving, Steve never shirked work, and at the same time became popular with every fellow on the team. rage 63 OIL CAS ■� 193-1 OH City High School VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD 1934 • Varsity Basketball Record • 1934 OCHS Dec. 12 25 Grove City 20 Dec. 19 36 Titusville 21 Jan. 2 33 Alumni 22 Jan. 5 .. 35 Cochranton 21 Jan. 12 22 Franklin .23 Jan. 13 27 Girard ...22 Jan. 19 38 Rocky Grove 18 Jan. 20 25 Warren 19 Jan. 23 26 Sharpsville ...23 Jan. 26 31 Meadville 17 Jan.30 21 Grove City 34 Feb. 2 32 Titusville .23 Feb. 6 33 27 Feb. 9 .. 30 Cochranton 23 Feb. 16 20 Franklin 26 Feb. 23 44 Rocky Grove 25 Feb. 24 25 Warren 22 Mar. 2 20 30 Mar. 6 39 Girard 15 Total .564 Total 431 LETTERMEN Perry Guard Szafran Seaton ...Guard ..........Wydro Bell Center McKain Poweska Forward Schruers Stoudt ...Forward ........Kresinski Manager George Mohr Captain.................. Sherd Stoudt Coach—“Hud” Wells Faculty Manager—George McAlevy Games 19; Won 15; Lost 4; Pet. .789 Page 64 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 JUNIOR CLASS TEAM — Student Council League Champions OIL CITY BASKETBALL SQUAD Varsity • Bas etkall Class Page 65 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Page 66 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 193 1 Graduating Basketball Lettermen CAPTAIN DEPEW -1932-33 Guard Here’s the boy that kept the Oilers in many a ball game by his accuracy in blocking shots. When everyone else had given up. Gail was still in the game. Could this Depew boy toss them in from mid court, and how! He was praised highly by his teammates, and was elected their captain. TED STOUDT—1931-33-32 Ted was a good man at his forward post. He brought the Oilers to fame in the Cochranton game. We ll never forget Ted for his shiftiness on the floor and his ability to shoot those difficult corner shots. CAPTAIN SHERD STOUDT Forward -1933-34 Here’s our good-looking forward who made the best guard in this section take some pointers from him. Sherd was very fast and always alert. He was good enough to be able to play any position, and play it well. He was all-section forward for more reasons than we can think of. JOE POWESKA Forward -1932-33-34 “Pearly is that elusive gentleman that made his teammates feel as though he could never miss a basket. When Pearly shot the ball, it was two points more on the score board. Pearly was also very aggressive and full of spirit in offensive bursts. JOHN PERRY Guard -1934 They call him “Rat. He would take the ball, dribble up one side of the floor, and when you looked for him, he lived up to his nickname “Rat.” Anyone interested could find him on the other side of the floor. “Rat” could toss them from the charity line, too. WALDRON SCHRUERS Forward 1934 “Sure-Shot Schruers was another of those dead-shot Wellsmen. He could make some of the most impossible shots, it seemed. Schruers is the boy who developed his shooting in two years. Try to find a better defense man. JACK SEATON -Guard-1934 Jack is the good looking chap that would make his man believe he was motionless. Then suddenly he would break faster than a deer and leave his opponent running two or three steps behind. GEORGE MOHR Manager 1934 Here is a manager that would answer any Coach's prayer. George would always be on hand to assist any of his teammates in this or that pinch. Though George was not a playing manager, he deserves as much credit as anyone on the team. He held his own position as well as the first five themselves and clicked with them as a cog in a well-oiled machine. ALFRED BELL Center 1934 Reams and reams of paper would be used up in any attempt to cite Pete s hardwood accomplishments. Any player who could out-jump his opponent, make most of his shots count, pass accurately with either hand, and then top that off with an average of eight points a game must have been good. Page 67 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Varsity “O” Club The Varsity O Club is a conglomeration of the few who have been successful in their quest for O’s in athletic competition. Mr. Wells has banded them together into a cooperative organization for the betterment of athletics in the high school. Since its first get-together a few months ago, it has sponsored a basketball game between the lettermen who graduate and those who rema n. It is also trying to further social contacts made during playing season. © President Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer Jack Walker Vince McKain John Perry Page 68 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 CAPT BASKETBALL '33-3H' Page 69 OIL CAN 1934 Oil City High School I’age 70 ' otx v DAr-AE % WUCMtN OH Vf AH SAMPLE- nnantc Kmind f -SE6S EVERVTMIWO-- - H •• • • 1ELV.S •• «• - 'Vh n t us.brev - WITH Ht Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 rage 71 OIL CAS . 1934 Oil City High School The Student Council With Mr. Townsend as skipper, the Student Council has completed its course with acclaimed success. Many issues were sponsored by this group such as a candy stand at the football games, etc. Its attempt to co-operate with a better relation between the Faculty approval. It has acquitted itself with efforts should be lauded. President Vice-President Secretary T reasurer a lost and found department, pledges, the Senior Hi-News and to promote and the students was met with much merit in all its undertakings and their Ted Stoudt Joe Szafran Dot Hanna Harold Anderson Page 72 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 Senior Hi J ews The Senior Hi-News is the official publication of the Oil City High School. Reorganized by Miss McAtee and Mr. Lindblad it has become a larger more complete type of newspaper. Since there is no one student head of the newspaper, each page has its own editor, each responsible to Miss McAtee for the make-up of his certain page. These four heads are: Vic Wolstoncroft, Mary Jane Strickland, Robert Dreher, and Maxine Askey. They have done much to raise the paper to its present high standards. The staff is made up of students of all the classes in the school. They work well together and there is perfect accord between the literary staff and the business staff—a condition rarely found under such conditions. OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Senior Class Play • “Out of the Fog” (If you’d look it up as Marcia Duncan did, you’d find that) on November 30 and December I, the Senior Class presented the play Out of the Fog. under the capable direction of F. L. Lewis. This production fulfilled the desires of the aspirants for the play was enthusiastically received. The plot centered around a country store with cranky Sophia Duncan dominating not only her hen-pecked husband Henry, but the whole household as well. Sophie expects to inherit her mother’s fortune, but when the will is read, it is found that she is the possessor of only a dollar, while the bulk of the estate is bequeathed to Annabelle Parker, Henry Duncan, and Bert Nichols. Seeing their dreams realized, Henry shakes off Sophie’s manacles while Annabelle and Bert realize they that love each other, despite the former’s indiscreet affair with the Stranger. Sophie Duncan Henry Duncan Gladys Duncan Marcia Duncan Bert Nichols Paul Nichols Joe Blake Minnie Blake Annabelle Parker Jane Riddle Frank Walton Stranger....... Lemuel Cranston Victorine Wolstoncroft Sloan O’Donnell Dot Hanna Elvina Logan Eugene Russell Thomas Grisell Dick Dun Lany Edytha Homan Martha Berry Emily Exley Albert McFall Dan Breene Matthew Donohue Page 74 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1954 Commencement Play • “The Little Minister” “The Little Minister” will be presented by the class of 1934 at the Commencement exercises on June 8. The cast, which was carefully selected, is unusually good. Eugene Russell, who takes the part of Gavin Dishart. and Eva Goldman, who takes “Babbie , make a perfect pair of lovers. The supporting cast includes: Lord Rintoul Captain Halliwell Feece............... Thwaite Thammas Whammond Rob Daum Micah Dow Snecky Hobart Andrew Sergeant Davidson Joe Crickshanks Jean Nanny Harold Blakely Philip Montgomery Elvina Logan George Mohr Eugene Harriger Floyd Daum Jack Couch Dick DunLany Harold Lilly Roger Yaple Tom Grisell Hazel Barr Victorine Wolstoncroft The stage force have been very efficient in building scenery and taking care of properties. This staff includes: Stage Manager Scenery Manager Construction Manager Property Manager Designing Painting Lighting Make-up Edwin Jory Stephen Connery Michael Gierlak Norman Gotham Norman Gotham. Gerald Deyoe Milton Marks. Gerald Deyoe. Jack Croyle Milton Marks Hazel Barr We feel that this play will be one of the best ever produced by a high school class. Page 75 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School “Student Body Play • Cat o’ JS[ine Tails” “As Shakespeare says, me lads . . . The Cat O’ Nine Tails, a gripping mystery play was presented on February 8, 9, 10, under the capable direction of Misses McAtee, Zalzneck and Brewster. This was the first project ever undertaken by the whole student body with the cooperation of all school organizations. The scene is laid in a Maine wood’s lodge, hired by Mr. James Gordon, a wealthy New Yorker who is in possession of some valuable papers. This lodge is also the hangout of an international thief who signs his mysterious notes with the Cat O’ Nine Tails. The events which lead up to his exposure afford plenty of thrills as skeletons are found dangling in closets, men go crazy, women swoon and hooded figures appear in hallways. The thrills are offset by the sweet romance of Jimmy Gordon and Betty Webber, and by the humorous events either at the expense of or originated by Henry, the fumbling, awkward hired man who quotes and misquotes Shakespeare with equal facility. CHARACTERS: James Gordon Sr., Master of Gordon Lodge Mrs. James Gordon, his nervous wife Jimmy Gordon, their son Jacob Webber, caretaker of Gordon Lodge Betty Webber, his lovable daughter Theodora Maitland, a friend of the Gordons Henry, the chore boy Fox, the detective ................ Miss Smith, a female Sherlock Holmes Bridget, the cook Peggy, her daughter Cat O' Nine Tails........... Albert Saltzmann Martha Berry Robert D re her Harry Zeigler Joan Ricketts Jane Lee Bob Ryan Jerome Silverman Geraldine McCoy Hazel Barr Audine Roche 5555555555 Page 76 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 Music Club Opera • “Faust” On January 25 and 26, the combined music clubs under the efficient management of Harland C. Mitchell, presented a concertized rendition of the Opera Faust. This new venture in musical presentation was popularly acclaimed by a vast audience. Betty Griffith and Jack Wilson sang the solo parts. They were supported by approximately 400 young people, including the boy’s and girl's Glee Clubs and the A Cappella Chorus. The beautiful melodies of the Opera Faust, composed by Charles F. Gounod, center around an old German legend, immortalized by the poet Goethe. The plot is woven around a German astrologer, Johann Faust, who, while studying theology, became intrigued by astrology and black magic. Having invoked the evil spirits by means of magic, Faust made a contract with the devil in which Satan promised to aid Faust and do as he bids him in life in return for Faust’s devotion to Mephisto-pheles after death. Faust, having regained his youth, leads a riotous life for twenty-four years and then is carried away to the under-world to execute Mephisto-phele’s commands. Page 77 OIL CAN - 193 i Oil City High School Senior Orchestra “Music is what keeps this world smiling. This quotation is applicable to our prize winning orchestra which has lent a helping hand at every school function. During the Cat 0’ Nine Tails and the Opera Faust it provided musical entertainment for the audiences. Under Mr. Mitchell’s watchful supervision it has progressed rapidly and is now making advanced strides toward perfection. In the Northwestern contest they were not to be denied and they are now preparing in earnest for the State Battle of Music. Often successful before and better trained than ever they are sure to acquit themselves with honor. Page 78 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 193 4 A Cappella Chorus This is the first year that Oil City High School has had a mixed chorus. Under the able direction of Mr. Mitchell they have progressed rapidly and were a great help in presenting the Opera Faust. Those who have heard them have approved of their accomplishments. Much is expected of them soon and in the years to come. Officers: President Pete Bell Secretary Harry Ziegler Board:—Bill Fleckenstein, Joan Jobson, Dorothy Thurau, Dan Dundas. Helen Johnson, Matthew Donohue, Ruth Kelley, and Dave Sharp. OIL CAM 191 I Oil City High School The Dramatic Club Here we have the actors and actresses of the school! The Dramatic Club has done much to add to the entertainment of the vicinity. On November 3, they presented three one act plays: Sweet Will, Two Hundred Riders, and Evening Dress. The members enthusiastically participated in the events inaugurated by the club and we feel certain that such an interest will not go unrewarded. The personnel of the club is: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer..... ......... Dick Dun Lany Phillip Montgomery Geraldine McCoy Milton Marks Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 The Chemistry Club An active interest in chemistry led to the organization of a chemistry club under the able management of O. N. Skinner. Every Monday throughout the year the members gather in the chemistry laboratory and mix chemicals to their own satisfaction. The Club gives pupils who are interested in the further study of chemistry a chance to work out their theories. President Secretary-T reasurer Elmer Stanton Dorothy Hanna OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Boys’ Glee Club Meet the warblers of the school! The accomplishments of the boys’ glee club may be viewed with pride by the entire school. Since they won the state championship for the last three consecutive years and gained permanent possession of the cup, they were eliminated from competition this year. But this fact did not hinder them from acquitting themselves admirably as hosts to the Northwestern Contest held at Oil City, April 20. Their ardent cooperation helped to make the Opera Faust an overwhelming success. Because of the great interest in the club two sections have been organized to accommodate the boys in larger numbers. We are certain that the accomplished boys of Mr. Mitchell will gain many more laurels for our school and we wish them luck. Section A. President Ted Stoudt Secretary ......... Bill Fleckenstein Board Dun Dundas, Harold Lolley, Jerome Silverman, Joe Wojtowicz. Section B. President Harry Reese Secretary William English Board—George Redding, Dick Hanna, NormanVaughn, Willis McKain. Page 82 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 Girls’ Glee Club Hail to the winners! The girls have done it again. On April 20 they won the Northwestern Pennsylvania championship and as we go to press are on their way to another State Championship. The same vim and vigor which won this contest for them marked their participation in the Opera Faust. Under the capable direction of Mr. Mitchell the girls have made rapid progress and we wish them luck in winning the cup this year and gaining permanent possession of it next year. Section A. President Betty Griffith Secretary June Bannon Board—Mildred Wallace, Jean Ross, Jerry McCoy, Margaret Mooney. Section B. President Joan Jobson Secretary Rachel Borland Board Sara Kerr, Betsy Burgess, Grace Hill, Beulah Wilson. l'agc 83 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Be Square Club For many years the Be Square Club has served as a recreation center for Senior girls. At their meetings held twice a month in the club rooms, the members are taught and advised in the practical things in life. Among the outstanding issues on the Be Square’s program this year were a recognition candle service, a dance, a Mother and Daughter Banquet and a conference. President Jane Miller Vice-President Dorothy Hanna Secretary Betty Shauberger Treasurer Emily Exley Page 84 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 195 i The Hi-Y Club The Hi-Y, composed of High School boys, has enjoyed a successful year. Gratitude is due the Lion’s Club which furnished many prominent speakers for them such as Cameron Beck, Coach Higgens of State College, and Professor Talley, President of Allegheny College. The members sponsored Girl Friend night. Father and Son banquet, and joint meetings with the Girl Reserves. During the year the boys took many trips to visit likely colleges for the completion of their education. They also attended football games, basketball games, and a wrestling match at different colleges during the year. President Dick White Vice-President Ted Stoudt Secretary ............................. John McFate Treasurer..........................Wa’dron Schruers Page 85 OIL CAN - 1954 Oil City High School Library Club Here are our future librarians. These young girls make up a class which meets every week and receives instruction in library technique and practical adoption of its theories. Each of the girls assists in the daily routine of the library two periods a week. Along with our new and spacious library came a capable and well liked librarian. Miss Eleanor Hoy, who has innovated useful changes. The dances sponsored by this Club in the girls gymnasium added much not only to the entertainment of the student body but also to the raising of money to buy new books and covers for magazines. Page 86 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 195 4 Debating Club With Miss Meditz as organizer and adviser, the Debating Club has claimed its share of interest this year. Certain members of this club composed the Inter-City Debating League Team which has shown of what great help and influence this club is. There are about thirty members in the club. Meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at which the students discuss the important political questions of today. President Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer Richard White Eva Goldman Lucille Cubbon OIL CAN - 193 i Oil City High School Latin Clubs The increase in Latin classes augumented by the active interest of the pupils led to the formation of two branches of the Latin Club. Cicero and Vergil students make up the Concilium Olympi and the Caesar students, the Societas Romana. Under Miss MacKenzie’s supervision, the clubs held their meetings in Room 23; the former met on the second Thursday of the month, the latter on the third Thursday. An entertaining feature of the club’s programs was a series of reports on Roman life and customs. This was abetted by the various playlets, songs, and games of which Miss MacKenzie was an enthusiastic directress. We feel certain that next year these clubs will be followed with as much enthusiasm and cooperation as they were this year, and the Roman torch “Labor omnia vincit” will be carried high as a symbol. Concilium Olympi Societas Romana Dorothy Hanna........ Consul Joan Jobson Sloan O’Donnell Consul-Secundus Salvatore Venturella Jane Contino Quaestor Anne Walker Jadviga Siebielic .....Scriba........... ... Grace Hill Page 88 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 Le Cercle Francais Le Cercle Francais, better known to us as the French Club, is sponsored by Mesdemoiselles Eddy and McCormick. The club, composed of second and third year students, gathered in the auditorium on Monday evenings and attempts to parler francais. Les Saynettes and les chancons are usually the features of the programs which serves not only as entertainment but also as further knowledge of French. La Presidente Betty Ryan Le Vice-Presidente Henry Cornelius Le Secretaire June Nelson Le Treasureur • Milton Marks Page 89 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School Home Hygieyie Classes From these classes Mrs. Schubert turns out the future nurses and capable housewives of the future. The girls learn the seemingly easy but really difficult task of making beds. They soon progress to the detection of the symptoms of the more prevalent diseases. They are also instructed in the care of the sick. Another of their more troublesome tasks is giving baby a bath. Although a definite course in the school curriculum it has provided entertainment for those taking the course in the way of parties and light amusement. Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 OIL CAN - 1914 Oil City High School Something To Remember You Vic Wolstoncroft HAIR Dick White EYES Harry Ziegler EYELASHES Dick DunLany NOSE Sig Halkiewicz TEETH Joe Poweska SMILE A1 Saltzmann COMPLEXION Joe Moskot HANDS Elmo McCarty FIGURE-BUILD Pete Bell Lottie Warcholik MANNERS Dan Dundas Betty Millhizer CLOTHES Dan Breene POPULAR Ted Stoudt PERSONALITY John Perry BEST DANCER Henry Cornelius PROFILE Harold Smith ATTRACTIVE Bob Leach GOOD SPORT Fred Carr STUDIOUS .Eugene Harriger Kate McElhatten TALKATIVE Butch Silverman Adelaide Rush SARCASTIC Waldron Schruers OBSTINATE . Gail DePew LAZY ..Bill Buckley Jo Bruno TINY Ken Sarlie Page 92 Oil City High School OIL CA.S 1934 MISS EDDY... PHLOX MR. SKINNER TOUCH-ME-NOT MR. COLEMAN ..... BUTTERCUP MISS MACKENZIE VIOLET MR. WELLS FORGET-ME-NOT MISSCRIBBS PUSSYWILLOW MISS MEDITZ NARCISSUS MISS MOREHOUSE CARNATION MISS WARD GOLDENROD MR. THOMPSON TRAILING ARBUTUS MISS ZALZNECK LILAC MR. LEWIS PANSY MISS BREWSTER ORCHID MR. MITCHELL BLUEBELL MR. TOWNLEY MIGNONETTE MISS KLEMM BLEEDING HEART MISS HOY POPPY MISS McATEE ROSE MR. STANTON BABY’S BREATH MR. TOWNSEND J ACK.-1 N-THE-PULPIT MISS McCORMICK TIGER LILY MISS RONEY SNAPDRAGON MISS GOODWIN HOLLYHOCK. MR. NELSON BALSAM MISS P1NNEY PRIMROSE MR. SMITH SWEET PEA MR. DIGHT BACHELOR’S BUTTON MISS STANLEY LILY OF THE VALLEY MR. LINDBLAD LOVE IN THE MIST MISS STEVENS....................................LILY OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School THE cALPHABET A is for Aber, He plays a brass horn. You may hear him hard at it At night and at morn. B is for Bolton, What a swell southern drawl. And the smile that goes with it Is meant for us all. C is for Couch, Ruth, Betty or Jack, If you do not know them, A great deal you lack. D is for DunLany, Done up in a small pack. But when it comes to dramatics He surely can act. E is for English, Who has a tin liz Which sputters and puts And goes off with a whiz. F is for Fyda, Our football adonis. If he knew who wrote this He d jump right upon us. G is for Goss, A Boy Scout true. He’ll make a good citizen For the Red, White and Blue. H is for Homan, Who likes to joke. She tells and retells ’em To all of us folk. I is for Inglis, A songbird she’ll be. She sings like a lark From the top of a tree. J is for Jory, He is a swell guy. When he walks up the street, All the girls give a sigh. K stands for Kohlman, As well as for Kimes. Of these star basketeers, I could write many rhymes. L is for Leach. Straight, truthful and fair. Yet he deceives the teachers By that “I’m guilty’’ air. M is for McFate, Who can always grin. Though fates and furies Be against him. Page 94 Oil City High School OIL CAN . 1954 the Alphabet N is for Neely, A nice looking lass When it comes to beauty She surely has class. 0 is for O’Donnell, A quite busy lad His ambition’s to fill The shoes of his dad. P is for Phillips, She is quite a prize. Ah! Ted is the winner! Take your bow, Ted. Arise! Q is for Chinaman, So we want it not But if q is for questions We’ve got quite a lot. R is for Rush, Although she walks slow. You’ll be sure to see her Wherever you go. S is for Silverman, 0, how bombastic. He’s friendly and noisy. And perhaps, too, sarcastic. T is for Talley, Who has a slow smile. To do you a favor He d walk a whole mile. U is for Underwood, Who has pretty clothes. When she is cheer leading She’s up on her toes. V is for Venturella, We all know the girls, They’re friendly and lovely. And have many curls. W is for Walker, Who’s good at athletics. He has a grand build He may take calisthenics. X marks the spot Where shivering I’ll be To receive my diploma If my luck holds with me. Y is for Yaple, Who thinks life is fun, We often hear him Attempting a pun. Z is for Ziegler, Who ends this page. If you do not like it Go ahead and rage. Page 95 OIL CAN - 1914 Oil City High School OIL CITY HI MUSIC RACK YOU'RE IN MY POWER GOT THE JITTERS YOU OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS THE LAST ROUND-UP SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES CARIOCA FLYING DOWN TO RIO THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING ROSES ARE BLOOMING IN PICARDY LET'S FALL IN LOVE YOU'RE AN OLD SMOOTHIE JIMMY HAD A NICKEL TEMPTATION..... ONE MINUTE TO ONE MUSIC MAKES ME THREE LITTLE PIGS YOU'RE DEVASTATING BLUE-EYED BLOND YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY VIVE LA FRANCE SIX WOMEN.... EMELINE SHANGHAI LIL WHERE'S ELMER LET'S MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES TURN BACK THE CLOCK BUILD A LITTLE HOME I HATE MYSELF SO SHY KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL COFFEE IN THE MORNING and KISSES IN THE NIGHT A HUNDRED YEARS FROM TODAY THE CHURCH IN THE CHAPEL Mr. Thompson Seniors Vicie Graff Street Graduation Lavatories Mary Lou Dan Breene The Prom Dick White Mat and Hank Mike Gierlak Jim Elliott Skipping School Too Late Betty Griffith Schruers, Seaton and Silverman Pat Ireland Mary Jane Phillips Milton McCandless Frances McCrea AH go for you .Emily Exley Lilia Venturella Graduated Next Vacation At Commencement Bill Kibbe Dan Dundas Mabel Morrissey All you girls Betty Mullins We'll All Be Dead At Baccalaureate Page 96 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 WOULD BE’ s My dear friends of the ether world, I, R. C. Thompson, am about to send this, our huge enterprising class of 1934, out upon our vast nation perhaps to come in contact with you. I feel it my sublime duty to present to you, my audience of the air, just a few of the outstanding characteristics of my dear pupils, so that, in case you meet any of them, you can surely recognize them before they see you. Since my mind ever travels in circles which deal with the radio and movieland, I naturally appraise people with an eye ready to detect any or all likeness to my idols. Thus I have found many resemblances to my heros and heroines which perhaps you have overlooked. In view of the fact that I have made a close and careful scrutiny of every graduating darling, this program which 1 have prepared from that careful and close scrutiny I now present to you, dear unseen audience, that you may recognize some of my exceptional scholars when you see them. Here they come, one by one with: Ted Stoudt as Franchot lone Billy Beuck as Fred Astaire Mary Lou Carlon as Greta Garbo Betty Ryan as Loretta Young Lottie Feroz as Mae West Helen Moffatt as Polly Moran Milton Marks as Eddie Cantor Tony Ruby as Joe Penner John Perry as Bing Crosby Vicie Wolstoncroft as Joan Crawford June Bannon as Ruby Keeler Martha Mangel as Marie Dressier O’Donnell and Reimann as Burns and Allen Butch Silverman as Baron Munchaussen Jack Wilson as Fred Waring Leo McLaughlin as Rubinoff Bernstein. Clouse, Hinds and Goss as 4 Marx Brothers Jory and Gierlak as Stoopnagle and Budd Pete Blakeley as Clark Gable Bob Leach as Gary Cooper Mary Jane Strickland as Jean Muir Herb Marcv as William Powell Page 97 OIL CAN 1934 Oil City High School ill anti Testament Be It Remembered: That we, the Class of 1934, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and considering the uncertainty of life, do therefore make, publish and declare this to be our last WILL and TESTAMENT, in manner and form following. That is to say: First: We order all our just debts and funeral expenses to be paid by our executor here- inafter named, as soon as conveniently may be after our decease. Second: We as individuals give, devise, and bequeath our property as follows: Waldron Schruers leaves his alligator to John Wydro. Mary Lou Carlon leaves her green ink to anyone who will take it. Dot Hanna leaves her popularity to Ruby Douglas. Vic Wolstoncroft leaves her dramatic ability to Jane Lee. Gail Depew leaves his way with women to Bob Dreher. Ted Stoudt leaves his leadership to Jim Sherick. Dan Breene leaves his clothes to Bee Crawford. Milton leaves marks to Bud. Tony Ruby leaves his duck to the mercy of your class of '33. Martha Berry leaves her horse to Charles Waite. Bill Buckley leaves the office to Charles Coast. Dick DunLany leaves his mustache to Curtis McCarthy. Tom Grisell leaves his egotism to Jack Alcorn. Henry Cornelius leaves his good looks to Art Baughman. Helen Leroux leaves her athletic power to Caddy Streczywilk. June McCalmont leaves her quietness to June Nelson. George Mohr leaves the basketball team to Benny Szafran. Leonard Osman leaves his blushes to Merle Whitehill. Helen Reimann leaves her gift of gab to Betty Stanley. Ruth Rosenburg leaves Wade Goodemote to the old buick. Jack Seaton leaves his yellow sweater to the flag pole. Merle Aber leaves his trumpet to Bob Fleming. Charlotte Amsdell leaves her golden locks to Betsy Burgess. Betty Ryan leaves her personality to Jane Hoffman. and lastly, we do make, constitute and appoint Rosebud White, to be our executor of this, our last WILL and TESTAMENT, hereby revoking all former WILLS and I ESI AMENTS, by us at any time heretofore made, and declare this to be our last WILL and TESTAMENT. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto subscribed our names' and affixed our seal, the eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand one hundred and thirty-four. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the testat above named, as and for our last Will and Testament, in the presence of us who have hereunto at the request of the Juniors, subscribed our names in their presence, and in the presence of each other, as witnesses hereto. GAIL DEPEW BETTY RYAN RANCE C. THOMPSON GRACE UNDERWOOD Attorney at Law DICK WHITE. (Executor) Page 98 Oil City High School OIL CAN - 1934 Page 99 OIL CAN - 19 3-1 Oil City High School Steve Szalewicz’ Trip Around the World, 1954 It is a memorable sunny day in June when Steve, upon winning this trip as a prize in a scientific research contest, prepares to depart. On the way to the station, he stops in the bookstore of Howard Pettigrew, his old classmate, to buy a newspaper. He takes a taxi to the station, to find that Jim Elliot is the driver. After boarding the train for New York City, he sits down to read his newspaper. Well, well, what’s this Betty Griffith and Peg Inglis make their vocal debut in Chicago today. There two that are making good. Further down Second Presidential Ball held last night. Joe Poweska. World's Light weight Champion, dropped into town to attend the ball honoring President Gail Depew. Other notables present were Governor McFate of Pennsylvania, the Mayor of our city. Ted Stoudt, with his wife, the former Mary Jane Phillips, Morton Stahl, manager of the Stahl Chain Theatres, as well as other prominent business men Messrs. Sheridan Stoudt. Mike Gierlak, and Charles Decker with their wives, respectively, Betty Shaffer. Lottie Warcholik, and Geraldine McCoy. “Specials for this week at Rosen s Grocery: Condemned milk. 5c a can: paralyzed sugar. 3 lbs. for 25c; seedy raisins. 10c a box Don’t go elsewhere to be cheated come in here! I’m not interested in groceries just now. says Steve. What’s on at the theatre?” George Shaw presents Man of the Wilderness, starring Eugene Russell and Elvina Logan. That looks like an interesting novel, too, Heart Trouble” by Doris Crawford. Why, she was one of my classmates. 1 winder if—”, T he porter interrupts, Sorry Sir, but it’s dinner time. Steve thinks that he ought to know that voice, and turns to recognize Pete Bell of 0. C. H. S. fame. While at dinner he glances across the table to see Miss Victorine Wolstoncroft, a world-famed actress who is on her way to New York, together with her publicity manager, Dick DunLany. Picking up his napkin, he notices that it bore the sign. Hinds Baked Beans. Oil City, Pennsylvania. New York at last! Getting off at Grand Central. Steve meets a group of sales ladies arriving for a convention. This group includes several of the former high school gang Betty Ireland, representing the Silverman Clothing Company: Cleta Bolton, agent for Exley and Exley Cosmetics: together :with Lottie Feroz. Mabel Morrissey. Maxine Knarr, and June McCalmont. Now for a good night’s rest at Jory’s Hotel. Early the next morning, Steve, having obtained his passports, strides over to the Customs Office for last minute details. Whom should he meet but Dot Hanna, the official interpreter! He finds that the ship leaves in a half hour. A few minutes of dilly-dallying and he hears the call to get on board. Going up the plank, he runs smack into Amos Goss, captain of the ship. Goss refers Steve to Dave Crawe, the steward, who assigns him his stateroom with an old friend. Joe Woj-towicz. I his was the beginning of many interesting en-ounters. Being restless, he is aroused early by the sound of the waves lashing the ship. Strolling on deck he collides with a shipmate, A1 McFall, with whom he has a good early-morning chat. They are disturbed by the breakfast gong. Whom should he meet at the breakfast table but Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Donohue (Mrs. Donohue is the former Henrietta Hunter). Sitting beside them are Arthur Davies and his wife, Harriett Eakin. Immediately a lively conversation ensues. One of their topics is “Castles in Spain, ’ a book written by Matilde Venturella, and they follow it up with a discussion on Eugene Harriger’s theory on lightning. What next! The sea becomes turbulent and everyone feels dizzy. The doctor of the ship, Alvin Clouse, and the nurses. Cecelia Mech, Ruth Kluck. and Lena Bowers come to the assistance of the many passengers confined to their cabins. That evening, after the banquet they are entertained by a unique program: The master of ceremonies is Billy Beuck. He presents first a chorus composed of seven girls JuneBannon, Betty Jackson, Mary Lou Carlon, Adelaide Rush. Jane Bruner, Ann Loebelenz. and Eva Goldman accompanied by Irene Kimes. Next, an orchestra selection directed by Jack Wilson. Page WO Oil City High School OIL CAN - 193-4 Leo McLaughlin plays the violin along with Genevieve French, while Merle Aber toots the trumpet. Bill English beats the drum, and Milton McCandless tickles the ivories. Next, Mary Rita Reinsel, of Broadway fame, entertains with a unique solo dance. Billy concludes the program with an after-dinner speech. So passes a day at sea. After a rather peaceful voyage. Steve catches a glimpse of the renowned Emerald Isle. He disembarks at Queenstown for a couple of hours. Walking into a coffee house, he meets Betty Ryan, who is traveling in the country of her ancestors, with Sloan O'Donnell. We next find him boarding a ship to cross to London. The first thing he sees is a little novelty cart, pushed by David Goodman. Further down, he passes Helen Reimann’s Pet Shop. As night rolls along, he decides to lodge at A1 Saltzmann’s hotel. Early the next morning he leaves for Boulogne, France. There he meets Helen Leroux, an instructress in English. From her. he learns that Geraldine Rapp is managing a group of juvenile acrobats, among whom are Josephine Bruno. Marie Klugh, Madelon Maul, Margaret Mooney, Grace Crocker and Kate McElhatten. After a short time here, he starts for Paris. Feeling somewhat timid in the large city, he strolls down a side street. Unconsciously he gazes and marvels at the beauty of the pictures strewn about everywhere. Looking upwards at the windows, he finds that he has come into the artists’ section of the city, and fixes his eyes on a certain window, as he recognized the familiar figure of Helen McClellan, painting. At the same time, she recognizes him and rushes down to give him a French welcome and to invite him to her home for dinner to meet some of her artist friends who are now at Paris. Now with the party at its height, we see Steve gliding across the floor with Stephania Ostrowska to the rhythm of Pete Blakeley's orchestra. Harry Ziegler is the blues singer, while Robert Fleckenstein does a jig. He leaves there in high spirits and decides to conclude the evening with some champagne. He spends the night at a down-town hotel, at which Bill Buckley is the bell-boy. So goes the night. Awakening from his slumbers, he arises to get a quick breakfast before he leaves. A pretty waitress. Pearl Douglass, comes to meet him. As she waits on him. she informs him that Blendena Waite is chief cook. Paul Schultz is the official bouncer. From Paris. Steve goes to Valencia in Spain. The next day we find him in the midst of a bull fight. We don’t know how he did it, but Steve won the fight and the bag of silver that was gathered for the victor. That same night, he departs on the moon-light for Rome. There he visitsthe renowned Vatican Palace, where he meets several travelers including Edytha Homan. Mr. and Mrs. George Mohr (Mrs. Mohr was the former Luzetta Straford) and the Misses Evelyn Lindquist and Irene Whitman. Shortly after, he begins his tramp over the Appenine Mountains with Ed Bartoszek as his guide. Soon he sees a speck in the distance, which proves to be a cabin and its sole occupant is Walter Lindquist who has decided to live a hermit’s life since Rhoda has jilted him. He stays overnight and proceeds next morning astride a donkey. He arrives at Venice and is immediately struck by the beauty of the place, especially by the gliding Gondolas. Naturally he must try them. The man steering the one Steve takes is Henry Cornelius, as romantic looking as ever. As everything nice must end, so does his enjoyable visit in Venice. We see him next on the Ship O. C. H. S. commanded by Robert Leach, crossing the Adriatic Sea. He lengthens his journey and goes across the Mediterranean Sea and lands at Alexandria. Egypt. Instead of going straight down the Nile, he takes a camel through the desert. 1 here are five other travelers with him. picked up in Egypt—Gerald Deyoe, Jack Couch. Varnes Borland. Robert Boal, and Connie Whitman, besides two faithful Arab guides. Occasionally bits of green grass are found speckled through the desert, but as for food and water, they must carry their own. Tired and worn from the journey, they pitch a tent towards evening. They prepare a small luncheon and then they retire. Early the next morning, a soft thud through the silence reaches the Arab s ears. Fie looks in the distance and sees a moving caravan. By this time Steve is notified and they all watch as the caravan comes nearer. ’’What’s this? Am 1 seeing things! exclaims Steve when Page 101 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School he recognizes li.e caravan leader as Richard Asel. They exchange greetings to learn that they are traveling in opposite directions. Now Steve calls his guides, closes up the temporary camp, and begins his finishing stretch through the desert. After miles of travelling on a camel’s back through intense heat, they come to the cool, calm banks of the Nile, across the lower part of the Arabian desert. Here Steve changes his guide as well as his carrel for a boat. About to ask his guide a question, he becomes confused and blunders out, Why, I know you. Sure as I live, you’re Kenneth Beightol. How are things going. Ken? Fancy meeting you here.” After being married to Hazel Barr, he had been employed as a guide down the Nile. Here Steve decides to rest a few days. While having an enjoyable time, he learns how a M iss Alma Aikens was so active in converting pagans. At length he must leave. In Steve's own words. T he Nile river is a beautiful place!” All along his journey he marvelled at this picture, “so like a painted portrait. Yet the homes along the banks are very unique. “By the way, says the guide, do you know that Steve Connery is coming down as missionary priest along here someplace? He is due anytime. 7 hat house belongs to the American school teachers here.” he continued, “among which are Charlotte Amsdell, Sylvia Armstrong, Jane Cangemi, and Margaret Babcock.” So passes the journey down the Nile. Now for the Belgian Congo. Fred Carr, the magician, as natives call him, can inform Steve on how to cross the jungle. Getting all details, he decides to leave with a party of Egyptians as guides, all travelling with elephants. Through the Congo follow many thrilling experiences with wild animals and birds which only Steve can describe; yet he tells us of two hunters that he saw; namely Earl Cook and Herman Downing. At last he is out of the jungle. From here, he decides to take the train down to Capetown. Jack Croyle is the conductor of this train with Robert Hall as the engineer. As evening comes on, when he is assigned a night berth, he finds that his neighbors are Betty Couch and Gertrude Dolby, dietitians. While conversing, Steve is informed that the attached car holds a group of doctors, scientists, specialists, etc., attending a convention at Capetown. Visiting the next car, Steve is delighted to find that he knows many of the occupants. There are Miss Edith Frakes, Mr. Charles Crawford, Mr. James Driscoll. Miss Eleanor Greenfield, and Miss Anna Cyphert among the travelers. Steve finds this journey somewhat of a change and more comfortable, he gets time to rest. One bright morning, he sees the modern Capetown which is not unlike an American city. Many of the inhabitants are white and are his old friends. He stops at a hotel and talks to Miss Mary Jane Goodrich, the clerk, who tells about the information bureau where Mr. Lewis Forman can tell him how to get to Bombay. Arriving at the bureau, he confronts the secretary. Miss Lilia Venturella, who directs Steve to the head man. Upon getting necessary information, Steve is seen again as he leaves on a boat, from Capetown, across the Indian Ocean to Bombay, India. After staying several days, he again resumes his journey. He crosses the West Ghat Mountains in a modern train owned by Thomas Grisell. A few of the waitresses in this modern car are Mary Dolby. Neva Brown, and Anna Dayton, all three being former high school friends. Going on to Calcutta, he sees some of the most beautiful buildings in the world, some built before Columbus’ time. However, he doesn’t stay long, but boards a ship across the Bay of Bengal. One of the commanding officers is Howard Fralick, who greets Steve after a hurried talk to Ruth Couch, Gertrude Benson, and Winsome Lesh, nurses bound for the islands. Soon they are out of the Bay, and go through the strait of Malacca straight to Borneo. One of his outstanding remembrances while passing through this section, stands out vividly in his mind; that is. the fact that houses along the water are rather long and often hold from thirty to forty families. Page 102 Oil City High School OIL CAS - 1934 Involuntarily he thinks about his own home in America. By this time Steve begins to feel the affects of the journey, and seeks a place to rest. He feels a slight fever, so a sole remaining guide, Lloyd Huth, who had come across the Bay goes for help. An American nurse, Virginia Dinger, comes to render aid; thus he recovers. Again he is off. Skimming around Borneo, Steve arrives at Hong Kong just in time to attend the National Cherry Festival of which an American. Miss Jane Marks, daughter of the well-known Milton Marks is the Queen. He spends the night with Adam Andres who is ambassador to China. Leaving early the next morning, he goes to Canton where he visits The Chester Cochran Tea Company. From there, he proceeds inland across the Nan-Shan mountains north to Shanghai. Approaching this city, he meets Donald Cropp traveling in a rickshaw pushed by Frank Dziekciasz. He orders another rickshaw and they go sight-seeing together. That evening he goes to the Imperial Canal and travels upward to Peking, only stopping for the night here before he goes on to the Great Wall of China. The guides then are Albin Biegaj and Leonard Osman. Turning back to Peking. Steve goes to the White Mission to spend the night. He finds that Louise Chitester is the regular missionary there, and Marion Greeneberg, another missionary, is with her helping to conduct a campaign. They inform him that Jane Miller, Betty Shauberger. and Milly Ensle are the mission teachers, while “Phil Montgomery is the mission doctor, and Helen Price, the nurse. They tells him, too, that Leonard Fye owns and operates a large rice plantation not far from there. The next day, he crosses the Gulf of Pechili to Port Arthur, Japan, where a carnival is in full swing. Dan Breene wins many honors for his performances. Next he goes through the Yellow Sea around Korea through Van Dieman Strait to Tokio. Thinking over his voyage as he sits in his room overlooking the street, he marvels at the numerous acquaintances and friends he has met in his journey. Suddenly he spies a group of American travelers, among whom he recognizes Frances McCrea, Joan Gotham, and Paul Loper. He goes down to see them and learns that they are gathering data on Japan for the (Paul) Nelson Geographical Company. He departs for Russia, across the Tangurie Strait and across the Sea of Japan. Travelling inland by rail, he reaches Moscow in a few days and seeks out the residence of Bert Thurston, the United States consul to Russia. Bert tells Steve how to go about equipping a party for the remainder of his journey across Russia and Siberia. After being fitted out at the American station of Scottstown near Moscow, Steve, accompanied by a party of Russian explorers and guides, sets out for Northern Siberia. When he becomes engaged in a conversation with the leader, who is the only one in the group able to speak English, Steve soon realizes that the leader is Howard Loveridge of O. C. H. S. Weeks of hardships and cold are endured by the whole group, and, had it not been for his great resistance and courage. Steve would never have reached the Bering Strait. At Bering Strait, Steve boards a fur-trading vessel loaded with gray squirrel, ermine, and Russian sable furs bound for Alaska and the State of Washington. The captain of the crew is Roger Yaple and the first mate is Neale Hollingworth. When the boat lands at Alaska to take on another cargo of furs, Steve finds that Walter Wygant is managing the fur-trading post and that Walter's wife, the former Dot Lewis, is residing in McFadden, Wyoming. Thus after an enjoyable afternoon in Alaska. Steve leaves on the same boat for Washington. He learns that Floydtown, in Washington, is a newly established fur-trading post and is named for Floyd Daum who has become famous through his work as Secretary of State. News of Steve's expected arrival reaching the post ahead of him, he is received at Floydtown by the mayor. Jack Cummins. Page 103 OIL CAS 19 3 1 Oil City High School After a peaceful night's rest. Steve speeds out to Moskot Field in the mayor's car. His arrivel at Moskot Field is filled with new surprises for he discovers that this landing field is owned and operated by Joe Moskot. A ticket to Hollywood. California. states Steve, upon being asked what he wishes. After a complete inspection, the plane with Steve in it. departs. Arriving in Hollywood, he is met by a group of stars together with a few prominent men of the city. The stars are Martha Berry, Grace Underwood. Jack Seaton, and Dan Dundas. The eminent men include Mayor Walter Fyda. Norman Gotham. President of the Oil Company, and Leon Greene, a prominent movie director. Steve spends the night at the home of Raymond Snyder who is acting as an extra in Miss Berry’s newest picture. “The Undiscovered Treasure.” Its good to get back to the United States.” Steve remarks as he sits by the fireside reading the stock reports. In the morning Steve remarks about the comfort and beauty of Raymond’s home. Steve states too that he will finish his trip in an airplane. The pilot of the plane that Steve takes is Raymond Faust and the mechanics, James and Charles Weaver. Some of his air-minded companions are Celinda Dolby. Robert Sonoski. Anna Marie Hall. lone Glass. Sigismund Halkiewicz. Margaret Doherty and Eugene Wolbert. all of whom had achieved success in the wide world. Looking out the windows. Steve sees an advertisement for Rosebud Matches, which reminds him of the famous Dick White. A placard near the window attracts his attention. It is an advertisement for the Stiller. Si tiler. and Stiller Chain Drug Stores, and it reads. “Our drugs are managed by Bernard and Joseph Stiller and our perfumes by Margaret Stiller. We carry nothing but the best. When your medicine cabinet needs replenishing, remember the SSS's”. Steve s journey, made interesting by talks with the other passengers, is ended before he realizes it. They land on the Salkin Field at Chicago. “I need a rest. he says to himself. “I'm going to stay here for a week.” Acting according to his thoughts, he starts out to hunt up a suitable hotel, but on the way he meets an old friend. Mrs. Madeline Wilbert Ruby, who invites him to stay with her and her husband for a week. The next evening Mrs. Ruby gives a big blow-out for Steve. Among the guests are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walker. (Mrs. Walker, the former Dorothy Griffith), Miss Gretchen Hahn, a night club hostess. Mr. Stanley Wacht and his wife, Betty Thompson Wacht. and Miss Mary Jane Strickland, the most noted newspaper reporter in the U. S., accompanied by Kenneth. Talley. Some of the professional women-haters present are Merle Stover, Lawrence Stahlman Wilbur Speer, and William Springer. The next afternoon (having slept all morning) he takes a walk around the town. He wanders aimlessly down a street which leads to the stock-yards where Tommy Griffin is the chief cook and bottle washer.' While Steve is talking to Tommy a rather dilapidated car drives up. Raymond Stevens crawls out and invites Steve for a ride in the Austin which has now attained the remarkable age of thirty years but is still going. Ray says that he is going to Pittsburgh at the end of the week, and will take Steve with him. Steve tells Ray where he is staying and accepts his offer. A week and a few days later, Steve and Ray arrive in Pittsburgh, tired but happy. Steve stops at a hot-dog stand to find that the operator is Nicholas Olsky. While biting a hamburg sandwich, Steve notices John Perry, coach of Carnegie Tech. Then Steve leaves and walks up Penn Avenue. Turning a corner without looking, he runs into Eva Mae Peterson. Eileen Saltzmann, Lucille Grolemund and Martha Mangel. Greetings and wishes for success are exchanged and then Steve hurries on. He stops in at Bernsteins Dep’t. Store. Some of the clerks are Mary Flis, Lottie Gab-ryszewska, Agnes Gehann, Raymond Hankey, John Hartnett and Clarence Hood. The seven floor walkers are: Irene Huff. Woman’s Dep't.; Zelda Irwin. Children’s Dep’t.: William Kibbe. Men’s Clothing Dep’t.; James Lee. Hardware Dep't.; Harold Lolley. Auto Equipment; Anna Page 104 Oil City High School OIL CAS . 1934 McLaughlin. Millinery Dep t.: and Ruth McDonald, Jewelry Dep t. The seamstresses are Helen. Ruth and Isabel Karg, and the models are Lottie Garbacz, Virginia Fyda, Beatrice Kibbe, and Mary Neta Kohlman. Steve looks around, talks with the clerks, and, finding that his time is becoming limited, leaves. On the way home, when a rear tire blows out, they almost crash into a snappy blue roadster occupied by Dorothy Lytle. Helen MofTatt, James Seth and Waldron Schrurers. Stopping at the next station to get the tire fixed and to get gas, Steve and Ray see Kenneth Sarlie. Glenn Shotts, and Kenneth Simpson, oil magnets. Steve and Ray buy a Mealy Candy Bar to eat on the way home. Along the road they wave at a group of professional coast to coast hikers, Veronica and Cecilia Siembida, Mary Kiclbowicz and Stella Koszalka. As they near Slippery Rock, Steve and Ray talk about common acquaintances—Frances McFetridge, a very famous woman scientist, who is at that time staying with Eileen Miller at Slippery Rock. They stop at Slippery Rock and the first thing they see is Paul Mitchell and Hirbert Marcy pitching horseshoes. Steve and Ray wave but do not stop to talk. Next they walk past the Neely-Mullins Glove Manufacturing Concern. “Come on. Steve, we haven’t got a week.” says Ray when he thinks Steve is spending too much time looking at a billboard which reds, “Camay Soap for beauty and shows a picture of Marion Russell. Returning to the Austin, they climb in and say goodbye to Slippery Rock. Nothing important happens until they reach Franklin. There, as they are passing the courthouse, they see two familiar figures come out behind a group of serious looking men and women. They recognize their former classmate, John Rybak, standing at the door in the robes of a judge. Their curiosity being arounsed by the strange antics of the first mentioned familiar faces, Steve and Ray stop for a friendly chat with the judge, who explains that the two figures, who, hand in hand, walked down the Courthouse drive, shook hands and then separated (one going east, the other west,) were John Oleszek and Ruth Rosenburg. Ruth was before the trial Mrs. John Oleszek, but she had obtained a divorce with mental cruelty as her grounds. Fully satisfied with this news, Steve and Ray wish John more luck and set out for Oil City. Just outside Oil City they pass the newly-established night club, “Petro-Pals”, of which Charlotte Reed and Alberta Rapp are proprietors. They stop to look the place over and discover, to their great surprise, that Evelyn Siembida and Glen Roberts are hostess and host, and that Samuel Rhode is the master of ceremonies. Just as the sun is beginning to set. they leave the “Petrol-Pals” to be met at the city gates by Mayor Hugh Martin and Mrs. Jean Patton Martin, in company with Miss Linnea Pearson, private secretary to Mrs. Martin, Richard Rhodes, city treasurer, and Miss Edith Phillips. Chairman of the Welfare Works Committee. A fitting home-coming for such a distinguished person as Steve follows the welcome. Then Steve retires to his laboratory to renew his scientific researches. Page 105 OIL CAN - 1934 Oil City High School cA UTOGRAPHS Oil City High School OIL CAS . 1934 Page 107 BORLAND LUMBER COMPANY LUMBER YARD AND PLANING MILL OUR SPECIALTIES HIGH GRADE —j j LUMBER | SASH INTERIOR BRICK 1 i ? LIME j DOORS 1 FINISH, I CEMENT I j PLASTER j : ; | GLASS | STAIR WORK | TILE BLOCKS j j BUILDERS’ | AND PAINTS j OILS 1 HARDWARE j STORE FRONTS I I Page 108 'A CHIP MITCH TEODIE Page 109 ,...... I How Old Are Your EYES? - : : . : ♦ - ♦ - - : � - ! ♦ ♦ . : : - : : � ♦ : ♦ « i � i : 23% of people under 20 years of age . . . 39% at 30 , . . 48% at 40 ... 95% over 60 . . . HAVE DEFECTIVE EYES THESE figures are derived from a series of tests just concluded by science. They indicate the prevalence of eye troubles at varying ages among nearly one million human beings. Concerning these figures two eminent scientists have this to say: “Why arc the eyes of young people so defective? Why do the eyes become more defective with age? Certainly abuse of eyes combined with improper and inadequate lighting contribute towards this serious increase in defectiveness with increasing age.” Bear this in mind when you consider the lighting of your home. Choose lamps that give adequate light and so help to prevent the strain that impairs the sight of young and old KEYSTONE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY : t 2 : : • : ; ♦ ♦ : ; i : Page 110 Page J11 HO PA R PEEKING- AiNO OTHERJUlSE '''two cheers and ?in A MODERN Horn60 ACT ION, PHOTO IN SC PA RATE Page 112 . Let Us Remind You . . . —of the things a fellow really needs for graduation or the “Prom” We’ll even go so far as to convince the pater. The most important things, of course, are new suits and topcoats. � You’ll give your shirt to own one of the new Oxford Gray or Navy Blue “Pebble Weave” Cheviot suits, but you won’t have to do that, so everything will be dandy. Come in and have a look yourself. Two Irishmen were in a city bank waiting their turn at t re cashier’s window. This reminds me of Finnegan.’’ remarked one. “What about Finnegan?’’ asked the other one. ’Tis a story that Finnegan died, and when he greeted St. Peter he said: ‘It’s a fcine job you’ve had here for a long time.” ‘Well. Finnegan, said Peter, ‘here we ccunt a millien years as a minute and a million dollars as a cent.’ ‘Ah!’ said Finnegan. ’I’m needing cash. Lend me a cent?’ ‘Sure.’ says Peter, ‘just wait a minute’.’’ An Irishman with a very thick head of hair was one day in the center of a few Eng’ishmen, who endeavored to crack jokes at his expense. Why. exclaimed one of them, your head of hair is like a stock of hay. “Well. returned Pat. that’s what I thought when I saw so many asses standing around it. | t Ikey (to Father) Father, what is extrava-: gance?” I Father “Extravagance my son. is wearing a j tie when you’ve got a beard.” PURITY MILK COMPANY ACIDOPHILUS MILK PERFECTLY PASTEURIZED MILK i Page 113 THE REALLY SMART THINGS IN SUITS UNDLR-GRADS AND VARSITY-TOWN “TWO-SOME” $25 $30 $35 It isn't easy to always be “different but Printz Company always tries to show something out of the ordinary. That something is an Individual Sport Combination “Two-Some is the Ideal— The Smartest Sport Jacket anyone ever styled ar.d a Sla:k Talon Fashioned. «4444� ' 44««44l' t4.|44««4. «44«, Pat was in the museum looking at a copy of the “Winged Victory.” “And what may ye call that?” he asked an attendant. “That is a statue of Victory, sir,” was the answer. Pat surveyed the headless and armless statue with renewed interest. “Victory is it?” he said. “Then, begora. I’d like to see the other fellow.” ID ISS TO SICKLE Oscar—“Ven my intendet fairst told me der date of our wedding. I kissed her on der spot.” Adolf — Did it come off?” Os. “Vot. der vedding?” Ad.—“No, der spot. Mistress (who has just drunk a class of water in the hall)— I hat water had a queer taste. Jane.” Careful Servant (who has heard much scientific conversation)—“Its all right, mum. There ain’t a live germ in it. mum. 1 ran it through the meat chopper before I brought it to you.” HAYS’ BREAD “KUM UP AND SEE US SOMETIME!” Page 114 s 5 t ♦ ♦ j I : : : : I OUR PRESENT CAMERA ROOM WE PHOTOGRAPHED THE FIRST OIL CAN EVER PUBLISHED BY OIL CITY’S SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1921. AND NOW WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR PART IN THE PRODUCTION OF ANOTHER. DURING THE 13 YEARS WE HAVE STRIVEN TO OFFER THE BEST IN PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALL KINDS! WE HAVE DONE SO ONLY BY HARD WORK AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NATURE. Congratulations . . Graduates SO TOO. HAS EVERY STUDENT WORKED HARD TO REACH THIS IMPORTANT EPOCH IN LIFE. WE EXTEND OUR HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY BOY AND GIRL IN I934’s GRADUATING CLASS AND TO THE TEACHERS AS WELL. ART NOUVEAU STUDIO P ige 115 105 STATE STREET A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1881 Jewelry—The Gift Distinctive THERE IS NO FINER M A WATCH FOR GRAD- W. UATION— m GIFT THAN A— DIAMOND, RINGS, BROOCHES, PENDANTS Oiamoni •ng.- PRICES FROM $10. UP V iew iou 0i tees %2f up Eyes will sparkle at a __ gift of a watch from this ijjl store--All the nationally known makes— PRICES $9.75 UP ITie very latest in pendants, bracelets, clips, compacts, toilet sets, lighters and many other gifts that the graduate will cherish PRICES THAT WILL SUIT EVERY PURSE HARVEY FRITZ THE OLD RELIABLE JEWELER «• -« ' ' • � «•� � ♦� « Page 116 1 I : I S ! t SILVERWARE THOMPSON’S JEWELRY SHOP H. P. THOMPSON, Proprietor ODD FELLOWS ARCADE OIL CITY, PENNA. Again this year’s class selected their Graduation Announcements at this store i JEWELRY CLOCKS FINE REPAIRS f I I - ♦ ♦ ♦ J • ♦ | I i Some men have a den in their homes, others growl all over the house. Lady Waiter, there’s a hair in my pie. Waiter- That’s impossible madame. those $ apples were Baldwins. ♦ Leyda State the number of tons of coal shipped out of the United States in any given | year.' Paul — 1492—none. : • Beggar I’ve lost my right leg. Ensle It’s not here. Callahan — Oi want to get a book to put th photographs of all me relatives in. Oi think this wan will do. Shopman— But that isn't a family album, sir. that is a scrap-book.” Callahan Oh. that’s all right, young man. all av me relatives were scrappers. An Irishman went into a drug store one day and asked for some pills. When the clerk had got them, he said. Shall I put them in a box for you?” Well. said the Irishman, you don’t suppose I want to roll them home, do you?” SINCE WAY BACK IN THE YEAR 1918 C. L. PAYNE’S CANDY SHOP Has been the popular meeting place for high school boys and girls 18 EAST FIRST STREET ALWAYS WELCOME «.« I t � ««« « «-«■♦« « « «•� «-«•« J Page 117 ANN IS OocWt uve hegc an more SOPHISTICATED LADlGV Mvwivb hosh Rose' HOud r w hand going- to hcavei on a '? ' CARIOCA, C3ol6ro “� v m MPetERo ■ Music makes os P ige JI8 Jm ICE CREAM THE FINEST ICE CREAM YOU CAN BUY “AT ANY PRICE” M. GOLDSTEIN KELLER-HEUMAN-THOMPSON’S CLOTHES JACK WILLIAM’S SHIRTS FREEMAN SHOES i C N ! 1 ! 1 ! CANDY SMOKE I 3 i ! i | | EDWARDS BROS, j SHOPPE ! s DRY GOODS Candy for Her Smokes for Him ► i ] ! J : ; and READY-TO-WEAR Gifts for Them - ! 1 | 3 1 Page 119 CONGRATU LATIO N S and BEST WISHES SENIORS of 1934 May the success and happiness that have been yours in your present achievement continue to follow you and increase in the years that are to come . . . As you stand now . . . Ready to take your place in the world’s affairs ‘Tis good to resolve, “and this above all, to thine ownself, be true.” FOR CLOTHES. ACCESSORIES, AND GIFTS OF DISTINCTION C. H. SMITH SONS’ CO. PURITY MARKET STANLEY GABRYZEWSKI, Proprietor MEATS GROCERIES PET. PHONE 2981 9 MAIN STREET Finals, finals, everywhere. With drops and drops of ink. And never a prof who’ll eave the rcom. And allow a guy to think. • Miss Stevens 1 What do we have that’s made out of wood that could not very well be very well imitated by iron, steel, etc?” Rich Asel - A wooden leg.’’ Lottie W ”1 had a date with the General last night.’’ Lottie G.—“Major-General?” Lottie W.—“Not yet.” McCarthy “You are the first of my models I have ever kissed McFIhatten 1 low many have you had? McCarthy—- An apple, a banana and you.” Coach Flann I lere. Thompson, hold these two balls.” Mr. Thompson— Give me another and I’ll start a pawn shop. White “Our clock has to be wound only once a year.” McFate—“You're so lazy, you would pick a clock like that.” Martin About how much do I weigh?” Wojtnwicz Oh. I’d say about 60.000 pennyweight. (20 penny-weight is equal to I oz.) «-««• -« .«.«• « « «. - - -� • •«-«« ■«■«•«■■ Page 120 - � - -� � ♦♦♦♦♦♦� ♦♦♦ CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1934 FROM THE PENNZOIL CO. ' 0% Purr PENNZOIL eFubrica Tough-Film Pennzoil Motor-Matched Pennzip • •IMIIIIIII) •� •� � � � ••� ON GRADING Einie. meenie. minie. moe. Throw 'em up and let ’em go. There they fall: let them stay. The furtherest on will get an A. | | G. Dolby— What’s the difference between a snake and a flea? ! Maul— A snake crawls on its own stomach. but a flea’s not so particular. Sam Rhoades Maw. kin I go out to play?” I Mrs.— Not with that dirty neck Sam —“But maw. she’s a nice girl.’ I • Z I. Kimes What’s the difference between an I umbrella and Milton McCandless? I I lelen Me.- Well, you can shut an umbrella up but—! i | Eakin I suppose that this is another of those t terrible futuristic paintings? $ Clerk - I’m sorry, madam, but this is a I mirror. • I Teacher — Didn't I get my last haircut in this shop?” I t Martin I think not, sir. We’ve only been j I in business two years. | I $ Clouse—“Father’s just been caught by a cannibal. t Fralick— So that’s what’s eating the old ? i man? 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An English bank clerk who imagined that no one was as clever as he was recently on a visit to the south of Ireland. It was this young man's greatest pleasure to hold up the natives” to ridicule on every possible occasion. One morning when he was out for a stroll with some of his friends, he met a boy leading a very thin horse along the road and called out: Say, Pat. why don’t you get inside and fill him out.” “I would, sir,” said Pat. “if his mouth was as big as yours.” Pat was busy working with his coat off. There were two Englishmen laboring on the same road, so they decided to have a joke with the Irishman. They painted a donkey s head on the back of Pat's coat and watched to see him put it on. Pat. of course, saw the donkey’s head on his coat, and turning to the Englishmen, said. Which of yez wiped your face on my coat?” saw you Mistress— Mary, how was it I treating your friends to my cake and fruit?’ Mary—”1 can’t tell, ma’am, for the loife me. for sure I covered the keyhole. of COMPLIMENTS TO THE CLASS OF 1934 Oft Hake 20. !% teffee ■ ■ «-«- . . Page 126 The HOME of VALUE j 1 Ladies’ Apparel Shoes for the Family Men’s Clothing Children’s Wear i im«nj ! J. c. PENNEY CO. | OIL CITY, PA. COMPLIMENTS OF GRANT’S CENTER STREET OIL CITY, PA. | COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS OF ♦ TO THE SEEP BROTHERS CLASS OF ’34 : A Paradise for all Sportsmen j Hunting — Fishing S. S. KRESGE Baseball — Basketball CO. Football 5 2 7-29 SENECA ST. OIL CITY, PA. : TWO STORES j 5-25 cts. and 25 cts. - $ 1.00 fage 127 TlOO SENIOR. HIG-H SrtCiM M� SS LEtv rv 'SWUE4MM SAM Page 12S UP TO THE MINUTE STYLING IS THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF THE NEW GRADUATION CARDS NAME OR MONOGRAM STATIONERY Party Favors Table Decorations AT T AIT’S SHOP IN THE ARCADE Home of the ROYAL PORTABLE TYPEWRITER THE LINCOLN MARKET j TRY LINCOLN MARKET j FOR QUALITY MEATS — GROCERIES j AND PRODUCE 257 SENECA STREET PHONE 316 Page 129 There’s an EXTRA QUART of Lubrication In Every Gallon —OF QUAKER STATE Motor Oil! . . . And the reason . . because Quaker State is not only made from 100 % pure Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil — it is also super-refined! This famous extra step removes the 25% or more of non-lubricating material which ordinary refining leaves in every gallon of ordinary motor oil . . . and replaces it with pure, rich lubricant. As a result — you get an extra quart of lubrication in every gallon of Quaker State Motor Oil . . And that's why Quaker State lubricates better and lasts longer. Quaker State Oil Refining Co. OIL CITY. PENNSYLVANIA COMPLIMENTS OF OIL CITY SAND GRAVEL CO. OIL CITY 1 The FASHION 1 i . . BUY YOUR DRESSES j SHOPPE FOR LESS AT ! 1 | HATS, COATS, DRESSES ] i i SILVERMAN’S j I I ALWAYS TRY US FIRST i EXCLUSIVE yet DRESSES, COATS INEXPENSIVE | L j ! ! MILLINERY i I ♦««• ♦ � ■ Page 130 JEWELRY THE GIFT DISTINCTIVE Jewelry heads the honor roll of gifts. Especially when from our store, as every single piece, to be worthy of our name must bear a diploma of quality---and pass all tests for value. DICKINSON’S THE JEWELER WHO PLEASES 10 SENECA ST. A NEW FORD An Excellent Graduation Present also an excellent place to put your first earnings Remember a used Ford for $10.00 and up to take on a graduation trip W. W. JEFFREY AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER ONCE AGAIN WE GREET YOU | I ? And in our own small way remind you ? that the always friendly spirit existing between us is appreciated ! i | I THE STATE STREET i RESTAURANT ! MONT GRIFFIN, Prop. WE SPECIALIZE IN | BRICK ICE CREAM, I BULK ICE CREAM, : : ! and DAIRY PRODUCTS j JERKO | : rage 131 BREAD IS YOUR BEST FOOD EAT MORE OF IT East End Baking Company J. P. Langdon RUBBER STAMPS AND PRINTING OF ALL KINDS COMPLIMENTS OF . . The CHIC Shop | 109 SYCAMORE STREET TELEPHONE 272 RAYMOND’S ____and DYERS IN OIL CITY - FRANKLIN - TITUSVILLE MOORE'S MILK ICE CREAM Compliments of L. L. LIMBER j BAKERIES IN OIL CITY — FRANKLIN Pag.: 132 n i 9 i .jonvb dbvMoN MVNNIM 3H1 XHenvy id 54M«0tVVM v 01 -a3 v sHV SAO0MOO ino-xooi, : : ? $ 1 1 THE PLACE TO EAT SINCE 1888 OIL CITY FRANKLIN VISIT OUR NEW DEPARTMENT MILLINERY READY-TO-WEAR Welker Maxwell —— - j Compliments of ! % Kramer Wasson s Company AUTO BODY DEPARTMENT ! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF “34” WILLIAMS BEAUTY SHOPPE | EAST FRONT STREET Page 134 After We Recondition Your Car You’ll Get That New Car T-H-R-I-L-L ROCHE GARAGE 334 Seneca St. Phone 1 9 1 9 WE USE GENUINE PARTS SONNE’S PHARMACY Oil City’s Prescription Store Extends Greetings and Best Wishes For A Most Successful Career PHARMACY—THE OLDEST PROFESSION OFFERS MANY ADVANTAGES FOR YOUR LIFE’S WORK Congratulations To The Class of 1 934 WHEN LOOKING FOR A GOOD PLACE TO EAT TRY Harrington’s Diner 5 : Pat had but a limited knowledge of the bird kingdom. One day. walking down the street, he noticed a green bird in a cage, talking and singing. Thinking to pet it. he stroked its head. The bird turned quickly, screaming: “Hello! What do you want?” Pat shied off like a frightened horse, lifting his hat and bowing politely as he stuttered out: Excuse me. s-sir. I thought you was a burrd.” Nurse Kluck “Do you use baby talc on your little sister? Edytha No indeed. We only use the best English in talking to her. A. Rapp —“Did you ever see anyone as bow-legged as that girl?” McDonald —“No. legs like that are few and far between. ♦ A senior stood on a railroad track. A train was coming fast. The train got off the railroad track. And let the senior past. She was only a photographer’s daughter, but oh. how she was developed. Clouse—“I am always tired on the first of April.” Aber—“Why? Clouse Who wouldn’t be after a March of thirty-one days?” Page 135 • � � � - , J. Cummins “Did you hear about the lady that went to the store with three children and came back with six?” B. English— You're stretching that. J. Cummins “Nope, seems like the kids got into some green apples and doubled up.” ♦ Teet Say. Dolby married a struggling young man. didn’t she?” Dinger—“Yeah. Struggled but didn’t get away.’’ Doherty—“1 low did you like your supper at the restaurant? Loebelenz “Nope. I didn’t like it.” Doherty—“How did you find the ham?” Loebelenz— Oh. I just moved a bean and there it was.” 1 le that studieth between classes is a wise boob. Hunter “I think Clark Gable is the greatest lover that ever lived.” J. Miller—”1 don’t. I think Raphael was. He spent two years on Mona Lisa’s lips.” I.ogan What are you doing now?” O’Brien—“Working down at the nut and bolt factory.” Logan—“What are you doing?” O’Brien Nuttin.” - - - � • «• . W ««.H4 4 . « . , Mrs Ziegler- ! took great pains with the cucumber salad I made you last night.” Bill— And so did I.” Mary K Is the doctor in?” Klugh “No. he went out for lunch.” Mark K Will he be in after lunch?” Klugh “No. that’s what he went out after.” Neely—“Did you kiss Dot last night when you were out canoeing? Marcy— “Naw. she wouldn’t let me.” Neely What did you do?” March I paddled her back.” Poppy loves Mommy. Mommy loves men; Now Mommy’s full of buck-shot. And Poppy’s in the pen. Some Outstanding International Football Men Adolph I litler Because during the past season he has been blocking the kicks of other nations very effectively. I lenry Ford -For his perfect interference against 1 lugh Johnson. Alfred E. Smith Key man in the underhand pass combination of Smith vs. Roosevelt. Mr. Lewis—“Are you cheating on this examination?” Powell No. sir. I was only telling him his nose was dripping on my paper.” Mr. Thompson (who just dropped in on the football game) - So this is your uncle’s funeral. DunLany?” DunLany “Looks like it. sir. He’s the referee.” Irate Lillard at Hotel, phones down- “Say, night clerk.” Venturella— “What’s on your mind now.?” Lillard “Mind—the dickens, they’re all over the bed.” Song to the Prof “Everything I have is Yours.” Deanie—“Is that a real bloodhound. Mr. Silverman?” Silverman A real bloodhound. I’ll say. I lere. Rover bleed for the ladv.” JUST FOOTBALL He made a run around the end. Was tackled from the rear: The right guard sat upon his neck. The fullback on his ear; The center sat upon his chest. The quarter and the halfback then Sat down on him to rest. The left guard sat upon his head. Two tackles on his face. The coroner was then called in To sit upon his case. Judge Last time you were here I told you I never wanted to see you here again. Stoudt “That’s what I told the cop but he insisted on bringing me here. Gierlak “What’s the difference between a grass widow and a sod widow? Fyda—”1 give up.” Gierlak “Just a bit of dirt.” Shauberger Are you fond of indoor sports? Eileen S.—“If they go home at a reasonable hour. Grisell My wooden leg pained me terribly last night. Bob — How that?” Grisell— My wife hit me over the head with it.” Pete—“Darling. I have a question. I’ve wanted to ask you for weeks.” Betty “Go ahead. I’ve had an answer ready for months.” ‘I IKHKHK I K- - - - «• «•«■ , - . 4 . ’4 -4 4 I tHHHKfl ! «• Page 136 j Nation Wide Service Grocers NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT This emblem is displayed by all NATIONWIDE STORES. It is your Guarantee of Quality, Value, Service. Every store in the great chain is operated by the owner who has every advantage to serve you best. YOUR FRIEND THE AND NATION-WIDE NEGHBOR GROCER Page 137 FREEMAN MOTOR CO. I PACKARD PONTIAC GRAHAM | 364 SENECA STREET PHONE 1165 : .. • MANION PAINT and VARNISH ROUSEVILLE. PA. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL HIGH-GRADE PAINTS I COMPLIMENTS OF | LEWIS HARDWARE | I HARDWARE THAT WEARS HARD : | 105 EAST FIRST STREET ! ___________ _ 1 ! EDW. W. WALLACE ! t I ♦ ♦ BOOKS STATIONERY | j OFFICE EQUIPMENT I I 42 SENECA ST. OIL CITY. PA. I � ♦ ! : ♦ i « « � � � � • Compliments FROM A FRIEND •+€ i 1 ♦ 2 t : : I ♦ I • t : t : ♦ ] ; 4 The Edward Roess Co. Home of Quality where Quality in Food Products come first Choice selection of Ready to Serve MEATS 35 Seneca St. Phone 154 ♦♦♦- Sign in Wolbert’s Store—Use our toothless combs, you’ll never part with them. “I don’t mind.” said Miss Zalzneck. if I see a student fidget about toward the end of the hour; I don’t even mind seeing him take out his watch and look at it ... . but when he looks at his watch, stares at it. puts it to his ear. and then shakes it . . . .!!!” Asking a modern girl for a kiss is like sneaking in a speak-easy and asking for a coco-cola. Milly came into the pet store and asked little Pearl Douglas for some bird seed. Little Pearl just laughed and laughed; she knew that birds were hatched out of eggs. The clock struck twelve, and still Bob lingered at the Goodrich’s. The girl’s father yelled downstairs; What’s the matter, young man. is your self starter broken?” Came the reply— What’s the diff. as long as there is a crank in the house.” Saltzmann - Was that your best girl I saw you out with last night?” Stiller— No. but neck’s best. Prof. I larry Ziegler says that knowledge glove depends on how one grasps the subject. Page 138 Barber- Mangel ‘Shall I cut your hair close?” “No—stand off as far as possible. Reimann— I want to buy a pair of kid gloves for my daughter. Bernard S.— “White kid?” Reimann -“Sir!” Snyder—“Mere s a beer for you.’ Dundas—“Save it foamy.” ♦ They’ve discovered a new insect called the golf match. It does 18 holes a day. Mr. Wells says that the only exercise some people get is jumping at conclusions. A lion is one who has no partition between his imagination and his information. Little Harriet Eakin was driving through the country when she saw some cat tails growing along the road. “Oh. daddy.” she cried, “look at the hot-dog garden.” Porter Pettigrew— Where’s your trunks, sir?” Salesman Smith— I use no trunks.” Pettigrew— But I thought you waz one of those traveling salesmen.” Smith—“I am. but I sell brains, understand? I sell brains. Pettigrew— Excuse me. boss, but you is the first fella that's been here who ain’t carrying no samples.” Miss Zalzneck “Use candor in a sentence.” Lolley My father had a pretty stenographer but after Maw saw her. he candor.’ • Deman. with hands over her eyes If you can’t guess who it is in three guesses. I’m going to kiss you.” Grace—“Jack Frost, Santa Claus, and Paul Revere.” It takes 1500 nuts to put a car together, but it only takes one to scatter it all over the road. Martin—“May I have the next dance?” L. Bowers - I'm sorry. I’m engaged.” Martin—“Well. I don’t want to marry you.” Ruby— Do you neck? Leroux That’s my business.” Ruby — Well, how’s business during the depression?” Skinner What is a poisonous substance?” C. Wealcr Aviation: one drop and you’re dead.” He stood on the bridge at midnight. And tickled her face with his toes. For he was only a mosquito. And he sat on the bridge of her nose. Never laugh at a fat woman. She s only a girl gone to waist. � - •-� � � � -� -� I STERLING PRODUCTS THE STANDARD OF VALUE WHERE? STERLING SUPER SERVICE STATION Fi.st St. Wilson Ave. Oil City, Pa. Page 139 .... Picture your product before the world’s market in a manner that will bring profit and prestige to you .... OR SE ENGRAVING Co. JAMESTOWN. NEW YORK ENGRAVERS MAKERS OF THE PRINTING PLATES IN THIS PUBLICATION Page 140 CQnlin DIRECT MAIL ADVERTISING CATALOGS BLANK BOOKS FACTORY FORMS 11 Seven Center Street Oil City, Pa. o. Page 141 Staff of 1934 OIL CAN Sloan O’Donnell Jerome Silverman M ary Jane Phillips ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Dorothy Hanna Mary Jane Strickland Victorine Wolstoncroft Betty Ryan PROPHECIES: Lilia Venturella Milly Ensle Marian Greenberg ACTIVITIES: James Elliott Stephania Ostrowska Cecelia Mech HUMOR: Edytha Homan Philip Montgomery Emily Exley ATHLETICS: Stephen Szalewicz Pete Bell Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Assistant Business Manager HISTORY: Mary Lou Carlon Paul Nelson Ed. Jory ART:' Elmo McCarty Helen McClellan LITERARY: Peg Inglis Luzetta Stranford ADVERTISING: Grace Underwood, Mgr. Martha Berry Helen Reiman Dick White Pete Blakeley Dick Dun Lany Milton Rosen Ted Stoudt, Captain Gail Depew, Captain BUTCH BUSWfK MANAGER STRICKV1 BETiy lEmilvIi MARION liua1 MILUV PAUL MARV HELEN MARVJ GENEVlCVt'' ! I OSSIE E0ITOA.-m-CHirF fc. OAtsie Page 143 : - ! STAFF OF 1934 OIL CAN