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

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The Forty-niners HELEN RUTH GONGAWARE . . . Helen . . . April 30 ... a lively cheerleader ... a future sailor is high in her interest category ... senior activities thrill her most . .. co-editor of yearbook . . . won American Legion Award . . . inquisitive ... a member of the Ushers . . . GAA President. PATRICIA GOSS . .. Patty . . . May 18 . . . buoyant cheerleader captain . . . tall and very cute . . . enjoys drinking milkshakes . . . likes dancing and carnations . . . teasing embarrasses her . . . assistant editor of the yearbook . . . fears taking tests ... a collector of snapshots . . . thinks hiking is fun. Helen Ruth Patricia Goss Gongaware THELMA KELLEY . . . Snooky . . . September 1 ... a Pitt fan . . . first hayride proved thrilling ... a member of dramatics and band . . . usually seen with Ginny . . . snobbish people annoy her . . . Vaughn Monroe’s music delights her . . . one of our assistant Penn Point editors . . . likes square dancing . VIRGINIA KELLEY . . . Ginny . . . July 8 . . owner of flashing blue eyes . . . difficult moment occurred in history class . . . often found walking . . . interested in football . . . conceited people disgust her .. . belongs to GAA, Chorus, Dramatics, and Home Economics Club . . . a Penn Point artist. Thelma Kelley Virginia Kelley GLENN KEPPLE . . . Boney . . . January 24 . . . fond of Joanne . . . best friend is Willie ... a proud resident of McCullough . . . possessor of a very contagious smile . . . enjoys eating chili ... a great asset to our football and basketball teams .. . he’s a polka lover ... hunting is his hobby. GLORIA KIDD . . . March 22 . . . quite satisfied with Danny . . . pet fear is rainstorms ... a quiet lass . . . enjoys roller skating . . . found with Dorothy and Mary . . . listens to the radio and reads in her pastime . . . embarrassed by praise . . . Notre Dame is her choice of college ... a typist for the yearbook. Glenn Kepple Gloria Kidd CECILIA KUCZKIEWICZ . . . Tillie . . . November 22 . . . blessed with beautiful teeth and blonde hair . . . Joe is her only interest . . . friend of Vivian ... a lover of chocolate cake . . . belongs to Chorus and Dramatics . .. home room secretary . . . worked at Millsteins . . . chooses the Navy ... a class editor. DOROTHY LOVERIDGE . . . Dot.. . June 12... annoyed by teasers . . . the quiet type . . . usually seen with Kay . . . playing the Marimba is her hobby ... enjoys playing field hockey ... the joy of eating watermelon is hers ... Guy Lombardo is her favorite maestro ... an assistant editor of The Penn Point. Cecilia Kuczkiewicz Dorothy Loveridge MARY McELWAIN . . . April 21 . . . enjoys eating chicken and waffles .. . bothered by tests . . . dislikes boastful people . . . she is an admirer of Mrs. Permar and her shorthand class ... at times she can be quite talkative .. . Dot, Gloria, and Helen are her closest pals ... a biographer for The Penn Point. RONALD MARRONI . . . Reno ... June 17... snakes bother him — the vice president of Ushers Club . . . disgusted by demerits ... a member of the Varsity P Club . . . usually seen with Chalmers . . . likes the combination of roses and Vaughn Monroe . . . one of the yearbook sports editors . . . hopes to play baseball. Mary McElwain Rona,d Marroni LOCAL UNION NO. 5753, 17 U.M.W. OF A. CLARIDGE, PA.

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The Forty-niners ROBERT DAVIS ... Bob ... September 8 ... possessor of dark wavy hair . . . his visit to California proved thrilling . . . spoiled children annoy him . .. favorite query is ‘'When do we rest?” .. . law holds his interest for the future . . . best friend is Bobo ... an added attraction from Wilkinsburg. GRACE DEGUFFROY . . . Grade . . . February 1 . . aspires to become a housewife . . . cute lassie with a sweet disposition . . . Lois is her best friend . . . interested in a certain Push” . . . fan of Clark Gable . . . her hobby is keeping a diary . . . plays the piano . . . our enticing head majorette. Robert Davis Grace Deguffroy JO ANN DIVENS . . . Jo . . . September 7 . . . Wayne is her heart interest .. frightned by fishing worms . . enjoys reading and football . . . aims to make a good housewife . . . member of Home Ec Club . . . provoked by conceited people . . . can be seen with Naomi and Patty most of the time. GENEVIEVE DONALDSON . . .Jentiy . .. January 14. . . has a pleasing personality ... blessed with lovely hair and dark eyes ... is a member of the chorus . . . dislikes all proud people . . . outstanding accomplishment was learning to rap dance . . . often seen with Patsy and Eleanor . . . enjoys Mike’s company. Jo Ann Divens Genevieve Donaldson DONALD FINK . . . Don . . . March 7 . . . best friend is Bob . . . eating or loafing is his favorite pastime . . . quiet and shy around girls ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... on advertising staff for the yearbook . . . interested in baseball . . . would like to attend Pitt . . . chooses carpentry as his ambition. JAMES FINK . . .Jim ... September 27 ... tall and handsome .. . Ron and Walter are his constant companions . . . to join the Navy and see the world is his main desire . . .driving offers his greatest thrills... abashed by making mistakes . . . feasts on chocolate cake . . . fears losing his temper. Donald Fink James Fink EVELYN GARDY ... Eve ... December 29 •.. the boys are her least interest . . . likes to swim ... an ardent member of the Chorus ... a circulation manager of The Penn Point ... a determined lass . . . collecting snapshots is her hobby . . . her moments of difficulty occur with book reports. PEGGY ANN GAR VIS . . . October 6 . . . hails from Trafford . . . constantly busy ... her ambition centers around music ... Chorus and band asset . . . admirable student . . . noted for expressive eyebrows . . . disgusted by receiving an 89 . . . playing the piano occupies her spare time ... a yearbook club editor. Evelyn Gardy Peggy Ann Garvis GENE GEORGE . . . Burrells.. . March 17 ... carefree . . . frightened by girls . . . tall and lanky . . . our sports editor of the Pensindian . . . annoyed by backseat drivers . . . rates Vaughn Monroe high on his orchestra list . . . getting up for school is tough” for him . . . Don’s pal. JOSEPH GILKEY . . .Joe . . . September 20 . . . comes from Ardara . . . a very friendly lad . . . the Army Team is his favorite ... his ambition is to be a Westinghouse employee ... an admirer of Bing ... was excited by an airplane ride . . . enjoys chemistry class . . . pet expression is You’ll learn.” Gene George Joseph Gilkey CLARENCE C. WHIRLOW REAL EST. INS. 1« HARRISON CITY, PA.

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Helen Neiman Glenn Oesterling Kathryn Orr Richard Prady The Forty-niners JACK MASH ... July 21... one of the Klan ... a football player . . . has a crop of dark wavy hair .. . Senior Class vice-president ... a future sailor . . . fears all women except Helen ... a sports editor of The Penn Point.. . his difficult moments occur when riding with Chal. ETHELWYN MELLON ... Winnie... July 24 ... a biographer . . . Sammy Kaye’s music is her choice for dancing . . . Phil’s shadow . . . depressed by the thought of graduation ... a great asset to the Chorus . . . enjoyed Miss Mclntire’s classes . . . aspires to be a beautician . . . flashes a charming smile. HELEN NEIMAN . . . Squirt. . . August 13 • . . small but lively . . . to be a secretary is her main aim . . . her greatest disappointment was her senior proofs . . . Best friend is Mary ... shorthand is her favorite class... a loyal band member ... a Penn Point club editor ... bangs add to her attractiveness. WILLIAM NESBITT . . . Curly . . . July 14 . . . aims to be successful at farming . . . fond of Ruby . . . chums with Pracky . . . likes all sports . . . one of our best in football . . . active in the Varsity P Club . . . Penn State College is his choice ... thinks a hunting expedition is great fun. GLENN OESTERLING . . . Oysters . . . August 25 ... a favorite sport is hunting . . . hopes to join the Army Air Force . . . has lively brown eyes . . . missing a hunting trip brought a big disappointment . . . fears exams . . . pastime is target shooting . . . a great pal of Alvin. ROGER ONDER . . . Mops . . . May 5 . . . hopes to attend Pitt . . . comes from Level Green ... great football player ... is fond of ice cream ... a sports editor for the yearbook ... member of Varsity P . . . always joking . . . won the American Legion Award . . . has an infectious laugh . . . prefers the Navy. KATHRYN ORR . . . Kay . . . October 26 . . . very quiet . . . ambition is to become a nurse . . . seen a lot with Dorothy . . . a member of the Alpha Beta Gamma . . . likes novels . . . Gregory Peck is her favorite actor . . . interested in baseball games ... an artist for the yearbook. LOIS PAINTER . . . Lo . . . February 10 ... a vivacious cheerleader .. . has lovely laughing eyes . . . Dick is her one and only . .. likes Vaughn Monroe and dancing . . . attractive in blue . .. an assistant editor of our yearbook . . . member of GAA . . . friend of everyone . . . has a pretty soprano voice. RICHARD PRADY . . . Pracky . . . October 10 . . . Varsity P Club member . . . starred in basketball ... a four-year football man . . . his heart belongs to a certain cheerleader . . . Curly is his pal . . . has a nice personality . . . hopes to join the Navy . . . a great polka fan . . . likes to drive. RALPH PRATT ... Rip .. .January 25 ... capable president of our class for two years ... a friend of everyone ... he and Cliff are inseparable . . . driving different cars pleases him ... he sings bass in the Chorus . . . peeved by people who brag constantly . .. Air Force appeals to him. V v! Ethelwyn Mellon William Nesbitt Roger Onder Lois Painter Ralph Pratt G. E. BREAKEY SUNSET DRIVE 18 FOREST NURSERY LEVEL GREEN, PA.