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

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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

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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

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 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