Penn Joint High School - Penn Point Yearbook (Claridge, PA)

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HIGH HONOR STUDENTS Gerald Breakey Margaret Kozain Ruth McElwain Alice Fennell Jane Lauffer Esther Stover Mary Watt HONOR GROUP Betty Barton Kathryn Galuska Jean Pratt Annabell Bohince June Moore Theodore Perich Richard Weightman SENIOR AWARDS Academic English.....................................Jane Lauffer Esther Stover Mary Watt Art..................................................Richard Weightman Robert Whisner Chemistry............................................Gerald Breakey Jane Lauffer Commercial English...................................Margaret Fishell Margaret Kozain Dramatics............................................Rudy Labor Myrtle Lintner French...............................................Esther Stover Mary Watt Mathematics..........................................Gerald Breakey Jane Lauffer Music................................................Gerald Breakey Jane Lauffer Shorthand............................................Margaret Kozain Ruth McElwain Social Studies.......................................Margaret Kozain Jane Lauffer Spanish..............................................Margaret Fishell Ruth Stephens Typing...............................................Mary Cramer Jean Pratt IN MEMORIAM Thomas Parsons—May 31, 1946 17

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SENIOR PERSONNEL John Stamlx)] Clementine Stepnick Phyllis Vaglia Richard Weightman James Wilson Ruth Stephens Esther Stover Robert Whisner Robert Yerina JOHN STAMBOL . . . Yums . . . May 15 ... a member of the Chorus and the football team . . . has black wavy hair . . . participated in “A Christmas Carol” . . . favors mathematics and girls . . . constant companion of “Jim.” RUTH STEPHENS . Poochie . . . September 21 . . . impatient people provoke her . . . fears Spanish examinations . . . lovely in blue . . . her favorite sports are baseball and Imsketball . . . she spends her spare time roller skating. CLEMENTINE STEPNICK . . . Step . .. April 1 . . . likes to travel . . . a mischievous student . . . very communicative . . . usually seen with Norma ... a member of the Bulletin Board Club . . . native of Claridge. ESTHER STOYER . . . Est . . . July 21 . . . attrayant et amical . . . one of the assistant editors of the yearbook . . . belongs to the Tri-Hi-Y . . . irritated by snobbish people . . . competent president of the Ushers Club. PHYLLIS VAGLIA . . . Phil. . . May 24 . . . very loquacious . . . greatest thrill was attending an opera . . . detests uncooperative people . . . finds jewelry from foreign countries very interesting . . . reading novels is her favorite pastime. MARY WATT ... Mitz . . . August 4 . . . neat and attractive titian-liaired maiden . . . ambition is to make a success of whatever she does . . . one of the assistant editors of The Penn Point. . . was crowned May Queen. RICHARD WEIGHTMAN .. .Dick .. . March 17 ... terrified by French Class . . . member of the Band . . . excels in art . . . reading “The Robe” gave him much pleasure . . . art editor of the yearbook . . . had the role of Christopher Morgan in the Senior Play. ROBERT WHISNER . . . Bud . . . December 3 . . . interests are hunting and fishing . . . favorite teacher is Experience . . . aims to be an airplane mechanic . . . acting and art are his specialties . . . would like to attend Pitt. JAMES WIIJ50N . . • Jim . . . June 25 . . . excels in history . . . an ardent farmer . . . he is greatly embarrassed when he makes low grades on tests ... a great fan of Fred Waring . . . will gladly eat pumpkin pie. ROBERT YERINA . . . Hammers . . . February 20 . . . bowling is one of his interests . . . very talented in Dramatics . . . student manager of the basketball team . . . played the part of Andy in the Senior Play. 1()

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THE SENIOR PLAY On May 2, “Step right this way, ladies and gentlemen, right this way” resounded through the auditorium as the introduction to the Senior Play, “Hold Everything,” began. Those participating in the introduction were Jim Wilson, as the barker; John Stambol, as a patron; and Ruth Broker, as the crystal gazer. Madam Bolo. The story of the play, “Hold Everything,” presents Niobe, the superstitious maid, who has recently visited Madam Bolo, the crystal gazer. Now she believes her experiences at the tourist home of Caroline Caruthers, the attractive young widow, are the result of her counting the voodoo beans, carrying the rabbit’s foot, and sleeping with four horseshoes under her pillow. Christopher Morgan, a banker, has set his heart on a marriage between his daughter, Connie and Courtney Barret. Learning of this, Connie, with her friend. Bee Williams, runs away and arrives at the tourist home of Caroline Caruthers on Honeymoon Trail. There she meets a young man who falls in love with her. Discovering Connie’s flight, her father starts in pursuit and, because of car trouble, decides to remain overnight at the same tourist home. Two strange men arrive soon after with a mysterious grip. Later another man comes to inquire about them. Everyone becomes suspicious of everyone else and the black bag starts on a merry-go-round of ownership. How all the problems are solved to the satisfaction of most of the guests at the tourist home is accomplished in an entertaining manner involving the characters in some humorous situations. The cast of the characters are: Niobe, the superstitious colored maid, Alice Fennell; Caroline Caruthers, owner of the tourist home, Roma Mellon; Connie Morgan, sophisticated daughter running away from Courtney, Sally Deibler; Bee Williams, Connie’s friend who enjoys life. Myrtle Lintner; Courtney Barret, the son of Christopher’s old friend, Theodore Perich; Mrs. Julia Gibbs, an ambitious mother, Lois Kidd; Lottie Gibbs, the singer who has won three prizes, Betty Barton; Wanda Gibbs, the elocutionist who paralyzes her audience, Jane Gauffer; Daisy Gibbs, the daughter who does many styles of dancing, Loretta Kozain; Steve, the likeable youth with dishonest tendencies, Richard Martin; Andy, the youth with more courage than intelligence, Robert Yerina; Christopher Morgan, president and owner of the State Bank of Albany, Richard Weight-man; Tim Macauley, a typical middle-aged detective, Rudy Labor. Between acts the audience was entertained by Miss Betty Mae George’s dancing group. The program was very well received by the audience at both the matinee and evening performances. Clifford Felmlee, president of the Senior Class, presented the director of the play, M iss Ruth Peters, with an orchid. 18