Port Allegany Union High School - Tiger Lily Yearbook (Port Allegany, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1953 volume:

THE 1953 SENIOR CLASS PRESENTS - TIGER LILY PORT ALLEGANY HIGH SCHOOL PORT ALLEGANY, PENNSYLVANIA EDITED BY jim McLaughlin CATHERINE BUTLER SYLVIA MILLER - Editor In Chief - Associate Editors RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO MR. JAMES L. BARREN The 1953 Senior Class dedicates this, its yearbook, to Mr. James L. Barren, former president and member of the Port Allegany Board of Education, in appreciation for his generous service to school and community. APPRECIATION OF MR. HARDY His little acts of kindness. The year 1953 marks an important event in the history of our high school. The retirement of our supervising principal will leave a gap in our lives that will be felt by everyone. The community of Port Allegany and its schools have benefited for twenty-three years from the services of Mr. Hardy. In the course of the years, Mr. Hardy has not only been a good administrator, but has also aided hundreds of students in personal matters. Through his efforts, the standards of our school have been raised, more curricular opportunities have been offered to students, and extra-curricular activities have been encouraged. The students of Port Allegany High School are grateful for his help and guidance and publicly wish to express their appreciation and thanks. Mr. Hardy at desk. four SCHOOL: My School Year 1952 - 1953 an essay School is an inclusive term. When I consider the noun school, I think of my heavy, one-thousand page history book, of teachers—eloquent, pleading, disturbed, convincing— but always trying, trying to make me understand. I think of geometry, of book reports, and of squeaky chalk. But I also think of Judy Dwyer singing O Holy Night, of Jim McLaughlin’s place kick to win the Bernies game, and of Mrs. Nadal’s coaxing the right notes from throaty children. School is life: varied, complex, demanding, monotonous, and satisfying. School is everything. I have been speaking generally. But I realize that school serves a definite purpose. I shall outline that purpose. five SCHOOL IS LIFE: Varied, Complex, Demanding, Monotonous, and Satisfying. There is much to learn. The school introduces us to the infinite realm of technical, practical, and historical facts and to beauty and ideas as expressed in art, music, and literature. The sciences make us aware of our physical and biological environment and help to prepare us for future work and calculations. The arts introduce us to the cultures of all people, to the ideas of great men and to the achievements of great men. Studying achievements and studying ideas make us humble and, realizing our own littleness, make us work. The primary business of the school is to teach students subject matter. THERE IS MUCH TO LEARN: The Primary Business of the School Is to Teach Students Subject Matter. COMMERCIAL Porky Freeman eight AGRICULTURE AND SHOP Agriculture is another practical course, the purpose of which is to teach students the fundamental skills of farming. Its facilities, which are modern, are located in the building behind the Smith house. Regardless of the course selected, all boys take instruction in Shop. From it, they learn to do many comparatively simple yet important jobs. This department has been greatly improved. Lathes and other types of machinery are now available to the student. Helen Benson Port Allegany High School offers three courses: Academic, Commercial, and Agriculture. The school also provides instruction in health and physical education and in vocal and instrumental music. Perhaps the curriculum is not extensive enough, but it does reach most of the students. The Commercial course is a practical one which is taken by many students who will complete their formal education in high school. Facilities for the course are adequate. People are taught typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and other basic office work. Having completed this course, they are ready for immediate employment. ACADEMIC There are many students who wish to continue their education. To prepare themselves for college work, they study the Academic subjects. Emphasis is placed on languages, sciences, and mathematics. Numerous students leave Port High with four years of Latin and two years of French in addition to English. Physics, chemistry, biological science, the algebras, plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, and the various histories are also included in their curriculum. Kay Burleson The Commercial course will help some of our students to be efficient secretaries or successful business men. Agriculture will help our boys to take advantage of nature’s goodness and to become good farmers. And perhaps the Academic course will aid in producing the engineers, scientists, ministers, teachers, and scholars who will add culture and vision to the practical and workmanlike. flint Bob Lemmler MUSIC That music is not neglected is certainly an understatement. Port’s band and chorus are well instructed. Our instructors believe in the fact that to make a good musician, you must begin teaching him when he is young. And the young are taught. We know—for the silence of many study halls is broken by a youngster playing the scale on his shrill instrument. And don’t we see Mrs. Nadal with her attendance roster rounding up the delinquents to attend choir practice. They learn to sing by singing—often. Our curriculum has been briefly outlined. But we must not forget the library, the place where much knowledge is available for the student who wishes to get it. A great aim of public school education is to make the student capable of self-education. And self-education begins in the library. ten Joe Studholmc Dona Tubbs Nancy Wennerstrom But school isn’t just classes. It’s experience, too. Ambitious and energetic individuals have the opportunity to learn by doing. Students have the privilege to develop their abilities and to use their ideas. School is the smaller society which aids individuals to become an integral part of the larger society, the town, state, and world. The smaller society has organizations which need political and business leaders, has a paper and a journal which require writers and planners, and has need for singers, instrumentalists, and athletes. • Certainly, the individual is not neglected and he can assert himself. He learns by experience. School Isn't Just Classes. It's Experience Too. The Individual Is Not Neglected and Can Assert Himself. CLASS OFFICERS The gym doors opened and the happy couples swarmed out. The Junior Prom of the class of 1954 had been a huge success through the combined efforts of the Junior class and its president, Joe Studholme. What did the president do? Nothing much. He merely met with all the committees, supervised the entire project, and did all the odd jobs. Yes, being a good president is hard work. It’s more than just directing the prom, though. It’s the difference between a united and cooperative class and one of discord. A president must be chosen for his efficiency, popularity, leadership, and courtesy. In short, he must be a good example to his fellow students. Port High considers itself fortunate to have Jim McLaughlin as the Senior president, Joe Studholme as the Junior president, and Gerald Stayer as the Sophomore president. PRESIDENTS Studholme McLaughlin Stayer twelve TREASURERS Howard Thwing McAfee But presidents need help. They must have vice presidents to advise them and, occasionally, to relieve them. Secretaries are necessary. These people must record the business of every class meeting. They must work with the president to promote better class organization by assisting him to formulate plans. The treasurers collect class dues and profits. You’ve probably seen Carolyn Howard hurrying to the bank with a bag full of Senior class money. It is her job, as it is the job of all the treasurers, to be responsible for the depositing of money and for the paying of bills. SECRETARIES VICE PRESIDENTS Tripp Baker Howard Baker Robbins Skok thirteen Boy and Girl of the Month Besides tracing the gradual degeneration of the character Macbeth and learning a new physics law, a Senior also wonders whom the Exchange Club will honor next, whether Mrs. Jornsen will renew her subscription to Good Housekeeping, and how much money the class will need to finance the yearbook. The Senior, perhaps more than the underclassman, has many opportunities to meet the public. A splendid opportunity and a prized achievement is to be honored as the Exchange Club’s Boy or Girl of the Month. A Senior selected by the faculty is the dinner guest of the Exchange Club. The Senior is introduced to the club, his personal services to the school and community are summarized, and he is presented with a certificate as acknowledgement of his good work. Pres. Kanally McLaughlin Miller Butler Abbey iourtcei] Jack Knight During our Senior year, we must earn money. Earning that money gives us an opportunity to meet people. We all sold magazine subscriptions, but the title of super salesman belongs to Jack Knight. After two weeks of approaching scores of people, punching doorbells, and quitting work late at night. Jack sold $ 6. worth of subscriptions. Our subscription campaign managers, Jerald Baker, Bob Lemmler, and Jim McLaughlin, relaxed at the Sugar Bowl after struggling all evening filing the subscriptions, balancing totals, and counting money. They announced that the Seniors had sold over $2000. worth of magazines and had earned $730. for themselves. Baker McLaughlin Lemmler fifteen Personal opportunity and achievements were not limited to the Seniors. The other classes were also working and personal abilities and incentive were in evidence. Clubs and organizations also inspired students. Judy Dwyer, a Junior, gained recognition as a soloist for the band and choir. We can still remember the Christmas program and the hush of the audience as Judy sang O Holy Night. All the loyal Gator fans who felt pangs of hunger during football games appreciated the concession stand run by a crew of four Seniors: John Abbey, Kay Burleson, Rita McGonnell, and Catherine Butler. The girls opened bottles of coke and made change while John lugged cases of pop. ordered groceries, and gave orders. Their combined efforts, plus the cooperation of Mr. Farmelo, succeeded in earning $150. for the class. Judy Dwyer sixteen School teaches us to work with people. There are numerous organizations in school. As members of these organizations we learn to respect the wishes and opinions of others, to judge the quality of advocated ideas, to restrain our own ego and criticism, to think and to speak clearly, and to work with others for a common goal. We cooperate and are proud of our achievements. We develop a wholesome pride for our school and for our way of life. But most important of all, we realize friendship and recognize the value of others. seventeen School Teaches Us to Work with People. We Develop a Wholesome Pride for Our School and Our Way of Life THE BAND Where is harmony needed more than in music? Each Monday and Thursday our high school band meets and practices under the supervision of Mr. Moyer to produce this harmony. Our band is comprised of fifty students from grades six to twelve. The students begin to take lessons from Mr. Moyer in grade school; then they graduate to the Junior Band. Becoming more proficient, they become members of the Senior Band. Through the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, they are given a chance to attend County, District, and State Festivals. To see and hear a snappy band on a Saturday afternoon makes a football game complete. Our band attended all the home games and a number of away games. It also presented two big concerts, one in the fall and one in the spring. Playing in a band develops a student’s musical talent, teaches him to work in a large group, and is a course in music appreciation. But belonging to the Band also means the thrill of being the center of attention as you march down the field, being able to cut up as you lead the Kid’s Halloween parade dressed in a fantastic costume, and getting that horrible, shaky feeling before a solo. eighteen Band Personnel FLUTES Janet Baker Joanne Bayline Susan Thomas CLARINETS Katherine Hagstrom Jerald Baker Gay Gilmore Myles Sweeney Judy Dwyer Jane McConnell Carol Lovell Shirley Ostrander Jack Knight Thomas Poole Elaine Hermanson Virginia Harrison Hollyce Olson Virginia Caffo ALTO CLARINET Dorothy Tubbs BASS CLARINET Nancy Wennerstrom BASSOON Audrey Nelson ALTO SAX Larry McAfee Jo Anne Winterquist Jerry Wennerstrom Imy Tampuu Audrey Spokart Patricia Tripp TENOR SAX Colleen Tripp Lois Tripp CORNETS Norman Baker John Dudzinsky Sally Messner Paul Tripp David Hagstrom Sam Mole Dorothy Anderson HORNS Carolyn Rumsey Ann Rittburg BASS Bill Dwyer TROMBONES Lawrence Brundage Graham Nadal Rosalie Knapp BARITONES Sylvia Miller Patricia Hockman PERCUSSIONS Margaret Farrell Fred Lundgren Gus Marinos Gil Krepps Jon Connolly Carolyn Anderson Janice Stoll FLAG BEARERS Vaike Tampuu Mary Louise Sweeney MAJORETTES Janet Baker Audrey Nelson Dorothy Tubbs Joan Summerson Caroline Thrash nineteen The Glee Club During the ist period every Wednesday afternoon, a group of singing enthusiasts entered the auditorium. Books were distributed and as soon as the flurry of chatter ceased, the music-making began. This was the Glee Club at work. They strived to attain harmony, unity, and timing. These aims were accomplished only through hard work, much practice and capable direction. Their hard work was evident in all their well-prepared concerts. The audience enthusiastically acclaimed them and gave generously to furnish them with choir robes. They practiced in every spare moment and were well rewarded for their efforts. Mrs. Henrietta Nadal was the third necessary part, the director. Mrs. Nadal has completed her second successful year in Port Allegany and has helped the Glee Club to undertake much. Nelson, Butler, N. Cooper, Howard, Rcdington, N. Wennerstrom, Janet Baker, Hagstrom, Ju,jy Douvlos, Tubbs, Britier, Miller, Ruinsey, Rittburg, Healy, Reynolds J. Weqqerstroni, H. Cooper, Jerald Baker, Brundagc, Studholme, Anderson, B. Dwyer Dw r, Farrell twenty THE TRIO The Glee Club is composed of several specialty teams. Among them is the Girl’s Trio, consisting of Judy Dwyer, ist soprano; Janet Baker, 2nd soprano; and Norma Cooper, 2nd alto. The girls have participated in many school and church activities and are to be commended for their fine work. THE QUARTET Another branch of the Glee Club is the Boy’s Quartet whose members are Jerald Baker, Bill Dwyer, Harlan Cooper and Ray Anderson. The boys did an excellent job in their interpretation of many religious and classical songs. They deserve praise for their hard work and earnest effort. Dwyer Baker Cooper Cooper Baker Anderson Dwyer twenty-one The Tiger Lily Staff Long hours and tedious work. Yes, that’s what it took, but these people were not to be denied. They went to work and when they finished, they had compiled enough data and ideas to publish a yearbook that would serve as a worthy reminder of the year 1953. Those on the Advertising Staff proved worthy representatives of their class by securing a record amount of advertisements. Still, others did their jobs well by directing the sales of Tiger Lilys, by collecting the necessary copy, and by providing the various drawings. Butler Mr. Rackish Miller McLaughlin Abbey, Knight, Farrell, Grimes, Cooper Baker, Turner, Burleson, Rumsey, Benson twenty-two The Press Club EDITORIAL STAFF Miller, Dwyer, Farrell, Turner, Rurasey, Benson, Rediugton; Hagstrom, VanNcttv, Nelson, Russell, Larson, Blood; Michclitsch, Tripp, Tubbs, Norton, Hayner, Winterquist; Grimes, McDivitt, Grimes, McConnell, Burleson, Tubbs; Patton, Tripp, Tripp, Knight; Wenuerstrom, Lcmmlcr, Lundgrcn, Cooper twenty-three Janet Baker, Luce, Tripp, Jerald Baker, Butler, Studholme, Miller, Mr. Rackish The staff consists of students who desire experience in newspaper work. Every second Friday is Gossip Day. Where can all this gossip be found? In the Bugle, of course! The Bugle which sells for a mere dime is a biweekly newspaper containing all the important school news — clubs and class news, sports, fashion, gossip, jokes, alumni news, and an original story. The Press Club, an organization of forty members, collects the news, compiles it, and sends it to the Steno Club for publication. The Steno Club Abbey, McLaughlin, Harrison,, Norton, Mrs. Holman The copy was written and the editors of the Press Club had checked the details, but the final step was the Steno Club’s task to turn out readable issues of the Bugle. Cooperating with their advisor and with each other, the students prepared their typewriters and started pounding furiously. After the stencils had been typed, the art work perfected, and the paper mimeographed, the finished editions were ready for the student body. Although the school paper was their main project, the members assisted in various other jobs such as the printing of tickets and programs. Artistic talent and time were essential in producing the Senior Play programs. The experience gained by participating in this club is useful for the Commercial student in his future career. twenty-four Wintcrquiit, Runiscy, Benson, Turner, Renner, McDivitt, Kcech, Grimes, Kerr, Mowxry, Spencer, McNeil, Tronetti, Redington 1353 twenty-five EDITORIAL By observing Ihe faces of the students in school, one might think that half of them had just inherited a million dollars while the other half had just lost everything. Of course, these reactions arc caused by report cards and mid-terms. If you are not one of those smiling faces, ask yourself, Why not?” You may think you have a dozen valid excuses, but let’s ennumerate and see. I Fill in the following: Name _____________________________________(no aliases) Address ______________________________ (no hangouts) Sex_________________________ (answer Male or Female not yes or no) Desired life work_______________________ (no unlawful work allowed) II True-False (answers arc up to the discretion of the teacher) 1. This course is for the birds. 2. The professor is punchy. 3. It signifies the end of the world. 4. This section of true—false questions is ridiculous. 5. There is no counterfeiting machine in the furnace room. 1. You don’t have enough brains. Nonsense, everyone has an approximately equal amount of gray matter. You just haven’t bothered to put enough wrinkles in it. (Wrinkles arc caused by retainment of knowledge.) 2. You can’t remember things. Memory is caused by concentration and a willingness to learn. Given an assignment, don’t say, But I can’t do this! It’s too hard.” Say, Well, I’ll try,” and turn off that radio! 3. You can’t concentrate in class. If your mind wanders, it means you are not interested in the subject; consequently, you won’t pass that course. Be interested and you’ll find yourself listening and remembering. If you can’t get interested, then tolerate the subject because you must listen. 4. You hate homework. Everyone gets tired of it, we admit, but never come to class without your work done. It is easy to slide into a no-work rut but extremely hard to climb out. School isn’t a six hour per day proposition. It is a tweniy-four hour job training you for adult life. Now see, you are half way to becoming an A student already. Port Allegany High School will start the new trend of smiling faces on report card day. O.K.? 87—100 you cheated 42—86 average 32—41 neurotic 27—31 psychic 22—26 emotionally disentegrating 4—27 example of Dewey’s theory Below 3 no hope If your test has any one of the 3029Vi pages missing, put your right ear in the air. You will find a piece of charcoal and a slab of wood to write on in your desk. If you don’t know ninety percent (90%) of the answers, report to the psychology department for obesrvation. (Bring your own cage.) III Reading Comprehension 1. A student with his head split open is found on the floor. Another student, a fair-haired lad in his early eighties, is leaning over him with an old scythe blade dripping catsup with which he has just been fixing a hot dog in the attic. This passage was written: 1. To embarass you 2. To fill up space 3. For Laughing Larry Lovengood 4. For outside reading 5. For sheer abandon 2. An idiot entered the broom closet, coyly scratched his head with a bolo knife and said, Illogical price rises increase hysteria with a resultant sloping off of buying power.” The idiot is really: 1. Going to try to assassinate Truman 2. A sheep in wolf’s clothing 3. A coach who lost fifty games in a row 4. The next principal of Mud Flat High 5. Dead 6. Frankenstein’s son IV How many cows in a herd? 6 13 47 120 B. How many drinks do you consider a couple? 5 7 4 1 C. Name three popular directions besides down D. Name the author of these lines Roll out the coffin We’ll have a burial of fun Every pig to his own mire” V How many Shetland sheep-dogs were raised in Czechoslovakia last year? If you answer this question correctly, you automatically pass the test. VI Character study (answers up to the discretion of the psychology department) 1. Are you frequently bothered by a burning desire to stick your finger into an electric fan?_____ 2. Do you sometimes imagine that your left foot is a cocker spaniel? _____ 3. Do you ever have an irresistable urge to crawl down a gopher hole? _____ 4. Do you have difficulty reading in the dark? 5. Do you ever wish that you were a mattress so you could lie in bed all day? ----- 6. Do you sleep with your eyes closed? -------- twenty-six SONG TITLES Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better—Jack Knight Sophisticated Lady—Helen Benson The Loveliest Night of the Year—Graduation Kentucky Babe—Norma Cooper Jalopy Song—Kenneth Hamilton Where Are You—Knowledge in Physics Class Sin—Committed by basketball boys after 10 o’clock You’ll Find My Name Written There—On the desks I Get Ideas—Don Tronetti Five Minutes More—Junior his'ory test Beginning of the End—Trig, problems Can Anyone Explain—Physics to Rita McGonnell Pretty-Eyed Baby—Carolyn Howard Dark Eyes—Sylvia Miller Fcudin-Fussin-and A Fightin Carolyn Rumscy and Beverly Turner I’m Bashful—Mike Borowski Roving Kind—Jerry Mowery Side by Side—Betty Norton and Dick Hults In My Merry Oldsmobile—Dick Burdick She’s a Lady—Kay Burleson More, More, More—Tiger Lily Subscriptions Song of the Wanderer—Fred Lundgren The Little Boy and he Old Man—Jim McLaughlin and Mr. Rackish No Help Wanted—Taffy, when her car breaks down FASHIONS for this WEEK Because Monday seems to be the longest day of the week, it has been nicknamed Blue Monday. Therefore. let’s mention some of the prettiest blue outfits. Margaret Farrell wears a shade of aqua-blue to cheer this drab day. The outfit is a skirt and weskit with which she wears a nylon blouse. If the day happens to bo rainy (as Mondays often are), you’ll be sure to see Kay Burleson wearing a bright tur-quoise-blue corduroy raincoat. Tuesday finds many of the gals wearing touches of red to brighten the atmosphere. Perhaps most prominent is Sylvia’s Eldred “E.” Dona Tubbs wears an eye-catching little bouquet of red flowers in her hair. Wednesday’s color is gray. Among the many shades are Judy’s light gray sweater and skirt and Audrey Spokart’s charcoal skirt with a pale gray and charcoal sweater. Sylvia Miller looks striking in her ombre sweater and matching knit skirt. Now for Thursday. This is near the end of the school week, so a variety of colors are in evidence in the form of plaids. Norma and Shirley Grimes show the latest in sister fashions of aqua and pink teamed with gray. Here’s to Friday, the day before vacation. The symbol of gaiety is yellow and since the gals have monopolized Ihe rest of the week, we’ll give this to the boys. Definitely worth mentioning are the sharp shirts of Ralph Harrison. Fred Lundgren, and Topper Brundage. Man of the Hour—John Abbey The Rover (from classes)—Ralph Crowe The Human Comedy—Danny Kerr Little Aliens—Freshmen Great Short Stories of the World—excuses Ivan-Hoe—F.F.A boys To Have and To Hold—a diploma Good Companions—Beverly Norton and Virginia Renner Wit, Humor, and Wisdom—Joel Gamble Brave Men—our football boys Highway Past Her Door—Jo Anne Winterquist Listen, Little Girl—Mrs. Gillen to Margaret Farrell Man and the Motor Car—Poncho Wennerstrom Something Special Helen Benson Anybody Can Do Anything—the code of Bob Thomas The Highwayman—Don McNeil Lord Jim—Jim McLaughlin Captains Courageous—Jerry and Jim Milestones—the past twelve years of school Twice Told Tales—those told by Mr. Poole I Never Thought We’d Make It—the Seniors The Three Musketeers—Iona McDivitt, Norma Grimes, and Delila Keech The Quiet Man Bob Tronetti The Laughing Boy—Chuck Spencer The Return of Ihe Native—when Bob Keech returned frojn Eldred Ten Lessons on How to Handle Women—Harlan Cooper’s delight Main Street—Kay Burleson Gone With the Wind—Three Wonderful Years of High School £ twenty-seven The Biology Club Wennerstrom Mr. Bates Knight Baker “Hold him while I cut his head off.” “Perhaps we ought to boil him first.” These were a few remarks made by a group of Senior boys. These boys were members of the Biology Club preparing a pickerel fish for mounting. Several purposes of the Biology Club are to create a better understanding of biology, to think scientifically, and to furnish wholesome recreation. As the club members reviewed this year, they found it to be a busy one. During the summer vacation, they held meetings and had a swimming party. Then came initiation with eight new members passing the ordeal. Of course everyone was proud of the Club’s projects. Among these projects were a twig collection, a stuffed pheasant and the Senior’s pickerel skeleton. An excellent assembly program which honored the Club’s twentieth year was presented. An outing and party climaxed the year. Stayer, Higlcy, Anderson, HofTowcr, Hughes, Nadal, I honias, Borowski Robbins, McAfee, Burdick, Nunn, Lundgrcn, Wennerstrom Dwyer, X. Baker, Mr, Bates, Studholine, Skok, Clark, Abbey, J. Baker, Minard, Knight, Brundagc, Lcmmlcr twenty-eight Future Farmers of America Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Scre-e-e-e-ch! The new shop was under construction. The Future Farmers of America of P.A.H.S. were vigorously working uncrating machines, bolting them to the floor, and testing the new equipment. With excellent cooperation, they were rapidly putting the shop into tip-top condition for the training of our Agriculture students. Mr. Cherrington was working as enthusiastically as the boys were, checking that the implements were properly oiled and giving the final inspection and approval. The result of their long hours of hard labor is a modern, well-equipped shop of which they are proud because it represents their own handwork. The new tools include several types of welders, a lathe, a circular saw, a band saw, a jig-saw, a sander, several emery wheels and brushes, and well varnished hardwood tables which include cabinets containing a wide assortment of hand tools. An important event in which they participated was the dairy judging contest and field day at Penn State. Attending this were Bob Keech, president of the club, and Leroy Austin, accompanied by Mr. Cherrington. They obtained a variety of practical knowledge from the recent research carried out by the college and brought it back to the other club members. The Future Farmers of America are considered to have completed a very progressive and successful year. Sr Niks, Peterson, Freeman, Stone, DeHaven, Hamilton, Keech, Russell, Taylor, Wcimer, Grimes, Mr. Cherrington twenty-nine The Latin Club Wennerstrom Michelitsch Tripp Mrs. Nadolske It was a lovely afternoon. All day the Latin Club members had been scurrying to and from the High School. The smell of food was drifting out the door. The day for the annual Roman banquet had at last arrived. This is the big event in the lives of the club members. The purpose of this banquet is to better acquaint the members with the Roman life and dress. After the initiation of the new members, all the energy of the club went into making this banquet a success. Here Latin customs and mannerisms were cultivated to the fullest extent. Finally the tables were set in the typical Roman fashion, and everyone sat down to eat. After several hours of eating and entertainment, the girls emerged stuffed but satisfied. thirty Howard, Butler, Miller. Burkson, Mrs. Nadolske Tripp, VanNttte, Tubbs, Spokart, Farrell, Dwyer, Wennerstrom, Michelitsch, McUonnell The Tri - Hi - Y Splurging and deciding on what they wanted to buy was the order of the day. They caused confusion and headaches for the clerks, but with the groceries in their arms, they trudged to Mrs. Holman’s home to arrange the treasure. Those extravagant shoppers were the Tri-Hi-Y girls on their annual buying spree to brighten the Christmas holiday for a needy family. The Tri-Hi-Y’s reputation as a religious and a charitable club was upheld in this manner. There was a mad rush to repair their makeup and rearrange their coiffures before gathering around the tree to have their pictures taken for the Tiger Lily. Mr. Barton, the photographer, was at his wit’s end contending with the vanity of the girls. Anxious for refreshments, the girls eagerly responded with typical teen-age appetites to a bountiful lunch. Christmas, being the season of giving, all thoughts turned to the gifts which were to be distributed among themselves. Even though the meeting had proved to be one of merriment for the members, the primary purpose for it was to present the gaily decorated basket to the most deserving family. The gratitude which was expressed in that humble home more than amply repaid the group for their efforts. Sherwood, X. (Irimes, Brincr, limning, Sweeney, Rumscy Reynolds, S. (Jrimts, Wintenjuist. Keech, Summer son, Turner, Rcdington, Norton, Renner Pcttcys, McDivitt, Hetty Norton, Henson, Mrs. Holman thirty-one The Athletic Association Catherine, are you busy this afternoon? Jim, will you be doing anything at two o’clock? This was Mr. Bates corralling the members of the Athletic Association at the swimming pool last summer. At two o’clock, the Association gathered around a picnic table. Mr. Bates did the talking. Here’s what we must do now. To have the football program printed in time for the season’s opener, we must begin work now. The members took these words in stride. They began visiting the local businessmen and collecting the necessary advertisements. One month later, they had earned enough money to print a suitable program and also add a record amount to the treasury. The paying of referees, the buying of new equipment, and this year, the purchasing of a new basketball scoreboard were a few of the many responsibilities of the Association. This year, as in the past, the organization greatly aided the Seniors in the purchase of award jackets. The members of the Association are chosen each year by the student body. They are guided by Mr. Bates and Mr. Hardy. Their aim is to promote sports in Port High and to keep sports self-supporting. thirty-two McLaughlin, Abbey, Stromberg, Baker, Mr. Hardy, Butler, Gamble, Luce, Hughes Football Before our opening game with St. Marys, coach Poole assured the team that the first game could easily decide the league championship. That incited them to work exceptionally hard to be in their best physical condition. When the day of the first game arrived, the thermometer had risen to one of its highest peaks of the year. After taking an early lead, Port faltered in the heat and the game ended in a 14-14 tie. It was nearly mid-season before the Gators began to show their power and when they did, they rolled over all opposition. They beat an over-confident Kane team 39-18, eked out a 7-6 win over St. Bernards and climaxed the season by beating their arch rival Smethport 20-12. The season thus ended with a fine record of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie. Port will lose ten men by graduation. They include Co-Captains Jim McLaughlin and Jerry Mowery, Dan Kerr. Joel Gamble, Mike Borowski, Don Tronetti, Bob Burdick, Charles Spencer, Ralph Crowe, and Ralph Harrison. CAPTAINS McLaughlin Mowery thirty’three TACKLES: Anderson, Tronetti GUARDS: Harrison, Freeman, Luce, Hults ENDS AND CENTER: Pfeil, Borowski, Gamble, Mowery McLaughlin, Wykoff, Kerr, Marinos BACKS: thirty-four thirty’five RUNNING TACKLING BLOCKING WINNING thirty-six Basketball After trailing St. Bernies at the half by 13 points, Port came back to tie the game at the end of regulation play; therefore an overtime period was necessary to tell the outcome. Both teams added a bucket apiece in this period and the game was again deadlocked. A sudden-death period was now necessary. The first team scoring two points would be the winner. Although Port added a foul shot, St. Bernies came back with two quickies to win the game 57-56. Yes, we had lost another heartbreaker. This was customary of the ’53 season, for many times, after matching the opposition point for point, they failed in the clutch and dropped the game. At times, the team played brilliantly. On several occasions, they played the league leaders right down to the wire—only to lose. Next season, the team will be without the services of John Abbey, Jim McLaughlin, Joel Gamble, Jerry Mowery, and Mike Borowski. During the careers of these five boys, Port has had three successful seasons. They will be sorely missed in the next basketball campaign. 5 THE SENIOR FIVE McLaughlin, Borowski, Coach Gamble, Gamble, Abbey, Mowery thirty-seven THE JUNIOR FIVE Luce Wykoff Hoffower Hughes Clark THE JUNIOR VARSITY Coach Gamble, Jerry Bosworth, Taylor, Dick Bosworth, Minard, Stayer, Johnson, Gamble Kerr, McAfee, 1'roebcl, Thomas, Robbins, Gregg, Higffcy, Doll, Nadal thirty-eight ACTION AT PORT TRACK Run. Run. Run. Those are words which all the former participants in track remember well. Under the guidance of their new mentor, Mr. Watkins, this year’s track team did considerably well. Although working under adverse conditions, the boys trained exceptionally hard and proved surprisingly strong against the much larger area schools with which they participated. thirty-nine The Cheer Leaders It was the Port-Smethport game. There were three minutes, twenty-two seconds to go. Port asked for a time out. The referee blew his whistle. The floor was cleared. Six girls dressed in orange and black bounded to various parts of the gym. Are you ready? Hep! Hep! Eeeeeeeeeee! The cheerleaders screamed, the students screamed, the rafters shook. Port lost but the cheerleaders tried. Perhaps the cheerleaders were mostly responsible for Port’s rousing spirit. They cheered at all the games certainly, but they also were responsible for assembly programs. One of these was done in the old fashioned melodramatic style with all the girls taking the parts of the traditional hero, villain, and the lady in distress. During football season, they also staged pep rallies. On hand to support the J. V. players was their own group of cheerleaders chosen from the Freshman class. Under the able supervision of Miss Kennedy, the girls developed into a well coordinated team. Jfe TO INSPIRE THE STUDENTS AND THE TEAM THE VARSITY THE JUNIOR VARSITY Larson, Kerr, Goochee, Keltz forty-one Girls' Gym It’s homeroom time, Monday afternoon. There goes the bell! “Mr. Rackish, Mrs. Nadolske. may we go now?” ‘‘Miss Kennedy, do we have to wear our gym suits today? What are we going to do? These are typical questions heard before the gym classes. The girls have gym only once a week, but they manage to cram a huge amount of activity into one hour. Sometimes it’s basketball or volleyball. Again it may be tumbling, apparatus work (remember the spring-board?) or pyramid building, one of which you see in the picture. Gym isn’t just a class of physical knowledge. It has been one in which girls learn that cooperation and teamwork are important. In addition, they have developed skills in leisure time activities which may be continued in after-school years. Most important of all, however, as participants in gym class, the girls learn the leadership, initiative, and ideals of good sportsmanship which help to make them better citizens. Baker, Howard, Hayner, Butler, McConnell, Renner, Winterquist: Tubbs, Burleson, Dwyer, Gilmore; Benson, Redington, Rumsey, Sweeney, Hagstrom, Norton, Miller, Norton, Turner, Farrell, Messner forty-two School is books and activities. But most important, school is people. Impressive buildings and new equipment are not measures of the value of a school. The value of a school is measured by the quality of the students and the teachers. Pupils with a desire to learn and with a sense of courtesy, modesty, and obligation and compatible teachers with a thorough knowledge of children and of the subjects which they teach are the two greatest factors of a school. Of course, the school is the community’s responsibility. And much of the community’s authority is delegated to the principals and the Board of Education. Good schools must have sound, alert, and respected governing personnel. forty-three The Value of a School Is Measured by the Quality of Its Students and Teachers. The Junior Class It was during the half at a basketball game that a large crowd was noticed in a corner. Upon closer examination, it was found that the members of the Junior Class were selling pop and fudge to the spectators. This was a method of raising money for their Junior Prom. Aftei the arrival of their class rings, the rest of the year was spent in making this event an occasion to remember. January found the students running from door to door selling chances on a ham. This was raffled off in an assembly program. In the halls, pupils pushed to buy candy at the candy sales. Early Saturday mornings, the Juniors busied themselves working at baked food sales. At Christmas time, the Black Knights were engaged to play for a Christmas dance. When at last the Prom was over, the Juniors agreed that it surpassed all former dances. THE JUNIOR PROM THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR Norma Cooper forty-four JUNIOR GIRLS Henning, Blood, Larson, McAfee, Miss Kennedy, Grimes, Niles, Todd Nelson, Baker, Dwyer, Kitthurg, McDonald, Russell, Hagstrom, VanNettc JUNIOR BOYS forty-five Luce, Lewis, Dull, Walker Mr. I'oolc, Skok, Nad a I, Hughes, H ilfowcr Units. Marinos, WykolT, Thwing, Studholme, Clark, Turner, K app, Anderson Patton, Brundage, Walter Tripp, Paul Tripp, Pfeil, Stromberg, DeHaven, Nunn, Salford, Burdick The Sophomore Class As they filed into the auditorium on their first fateful day last September, the Sophomores appeared to be nervous and unsure of themselves. The upperclassmen viewed them carefully to make them feel inferior and insecure. They were eyed from every angle and it was decided that they were, as a whole, a favorable group. Keeping that fact in mind, the Seniors decided to be lenient in the forthcoming execution. Surprised and relieved, the new members of the student body enjoyed an Initiation Dance rather than the customary hazing. Having become acquainted, they began to enter into the high school activities. Many of them joined various clubs and organizations. Devoting their spare time to making candy for noon hour sales, their treasury began to mount for future years. Having expressed their acting ability and unique wit in assembly programs, there wasn’t any doubt that they would contribute to our Alma Mater. SOPHOMORE INITIATION Baker, Anderson Abbey forty-six SOPHOMORE BOYS Lindsey, Job son, Trivette, Mrs. Gillen, Higley, Robbins, Dwyer, Stayer K. Bosworth, Freeman, Taylor, Wciroer, McAfee, Minard, J. Bosworth, Stone, Baker, Anderson SOPHOMORE GIRLS forty-seven Summcrson, Wennerstrom, Brincr, Mrs. Holman, Mowcry, Bak r, Gilmore, Crowe Black, Abbey, Healy, Michelitsch, Hults, Tripp, Sweeney, Sherw � d, Hoffman, Reynolds Tubbs, Mcssner, Fortner, Knapp, Pettcys, Douvlos, Tarbox, Hockman The Sophomore Hop On April 17, at 8:30, the Sophomores, bless their little souls, provided a splendid Sophomore Hop. The gym was decorated in a Parisian atmosphere. The confetti bag was a big stove pipe hat which hung in the middle of the gym. The Sophomores imported Joe Preveski's orchestra from Olean. The music was great. We all had fun. Thank you, Sophomores. Norman Baker Patricia Briner forty-eight The Senior Class “Faster,” shouted the Seniors. “Wha-a-a-ck” went the hickory two-by-six. We were being initiated, but proper. Sweat was pouring from our brows as we ran miles around the gym in lipstick and long-johns. This was the senseless type of initiation which we are proud to have abolished. “Isn’t the scenery dazzling?” remarked Joe. “Yes,” replied Cynthia, “the moon is certainly an ingenious creation and the leis and palm trees add a touch of gorgeous color.” Such were the comments on our Junior Prom, the theme of which was Hawaii. “How many did you sell last night, Oscar?” “Only seventy dollars worth. Didn’t have much luck.” However, our luck was good, our percentage on magazine subscriptions amounted to $730.00. “I didn’t do it. Honest I didn’t.” “Are you sure, Henry?” The Senior play was the greatest success in years, netting us $205.00 profit. We feel that we have made a financial as well as an educational success of our high school years. JOHN ABBEY JERALD BAKER forty-nine HELEN BENSON MICHAEL BOROWSKI ROBERT BURDICK fifty KAY BURLESON CATHERINE BUTLER fifty-one NORMA COOPER PHILIP COOPER fifty-two MARGARET FARRELL NORMA GRIMES fifty-three KENNETH HAMILTON RALPH HARRISON KAYE HAYNER fifty-four CAROLYN HOWARD DELILA KEECH I fL. ROBERT KEECH fifty-five DANIEL KERR JACK KNIGHT ROBERT LEMMLER fifty-six FRED LUNDGREN IONA McDIVITT RITA McGONNELL fifty-seven james McLaughlin DONALD McNEIL SYLVIA MILLER fifty-eight JERRY MOWERY BETTY NORTON BEVERLY NORTON fifty-nine ANN REDINGTON i VIRGINIA RENNER CAROLYN RUMSEY sixty CHARLES SPENCER ROBERT THOMAS DONALD TRONETTl sixty-one ROBERT TRONETTl DONA TUBBS sixty-two JERALD WENNERSTROM RICHARD WENNERSTROM JOANNE WINTERQU1ST sixty-three The Teachers A good school must have a good faculty. The teachers are the people who mold and strengthen the characters of their students. Good teachers must be kind, patient and understanding. It is up to them to prepare today’s youth for tomorrow’s citizen. They must aid the students in their extra-curricular activities. They must offer council and advice. It is their responsibility to help each individual in choosing his life work and preparing for it. The teachers are the paymasters. It s their duty to reward the pupil through his grades for the work he has done. Often a good teacher must surrender much personal time to aid a pupil. He must instill his charges with initiative, originality, and above all the ability to cooperate. The high caliber of our faculty is a deciding factor in the all-over goodness of our school. LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL STUDIES Mrs. Loraine Gillen A.B. Mrs. Hanna Nadolske B.S. sixty-four COMMERCIAL Mr. A. E. Cherrington B.S. Miss Martha McFarland A.B. Mrs. Henrietta Nadal B.S. MUSIC Mr. John Moyer B.M. PHYSICAL EDUCATION .. „ „ vi Miss Margaret Kennedy Mr. Cecil Gamble ” 0 _ 0 D.O. Mr. Alton White B.S. SCHOOL NURSE Mrs. Helen Michelitsch R.N. SECRETARY Miss Ruth Hilton sixty-five Good Schools Must Have Sound, Alert, and Respected Governing Personnel. THE PRINCIPALS Mr. Jones came to Port Allegany High School last April. To him was given the tremendous job of supervising the Port Allegany District Schools. Because the school system is expanding, his job is one of increasing responsibility. Although Mr. Jones was in Port Allegany High School for only a small portion of the year, his remarkable personality, generosity, and efficiency instantly won the approval of both teachers and students. Mr. Bates is principal of the Senior High School. Besides being principal and teaching biology, solid geometry, plane geometry, and trigonometry, he has found time to counsel the Biology Club. Mr. Bates is not only to be commended for the manner in which he has served Port Allegany High School but also for the length of time which he has served. He has taught in Port Allegany for twenty-three years. Mr. Clifford Jones Mr. Edison Bates B.S. M. Ed. B.S. M.S. sixty-six The Board of Education The government of the school is the Board of Education. In former years, this included only the Port Allegany Board. However, with the 1952-53 school year came a change. Area schools formed a jointure, and now the combined board consists of board members of the Port Allegany, Liberty Township, and Pleasant Valley Districts. The Board is not only concerned with the activities going on in the present buildings, but is planning grade school additions and also a new junior-senior high school. Every few years, officers and members are elected from a group of candidates. They serve terms of two, four, and six years. They represent all phases of community life and give much of their personal time to the school and community. PORT ALLEGANY BOARD Dr. Arvid Baker James Isherwood Gauin McCoy Michael Herger Mrs. Ruth Glesk LIBERTY TWP. BOARD Theodore Pearson Glenn Klein Paul Ostrander Clayton Larson Mrs. Donald Michelitsch PLEASANT VALLEY BOARD Mrs. Myrtle Baum Mrs. Dorothea Goodrich Mrs. Ferman Reese Mrs. Harry Rennells Harold Baker leven Paul Ostrander, Glenn Klein, Theodore Pearson, Leah Lewis, secretary, Dorothea Goodrich, Myrtle Rennells, Myrtle Baum Clayton Larson, James Isherwood, Jr., Michael Herger, Harold Baker, Dr. Arvid Baker, Gauin McCoy I have discussed school with particular reference to Port Allegany High. School is students, teachers, administration, books, and activities. School is an essential part of the United States of America. An enlightened, educated population is an assurance of permanent democracy. The purpose of school is to make people good citizens of the best country. sixty-eight Memories Senior Record Facts Boosters Directory Alma Mater sixty-nine What A Life Everyone was in a dither on Sunday, February 15. Why? The Senior play dress rehearsal of course. They rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed until they were ready to drop. Miss Kennedy said, “Well, 1 guess that’s all we can do.’’ So home they went for a good night’s sleep. When 8:00 Monday night rolled around, the house lights were dimmed and the audience was tense in their seats—but wait. What’s the delay? Jerald Baker hasn't arrived yet. Gosh, what are we gonna do? CURTAIN TIME!! Guess who? Jerald Baker naturally. On with the production. The curtain rose on a scene in an ordinary principal’s office in an ordinary school of extraordinary pupils and teachers. Three wonderful acts without a bit of trouble and loads of laughs from the audience. Down went the curtain on the most successful Senior play Port High has ever experienced. 5 THE CAST KniKht, Rumsey, RcdiiiKton, Cooper, Thomas, Benson, Butler, Lcmmler Miss Kennedy, L . Tronetti, B. Tronetti, Renner, Turner, Morton, Farrell, Miller, McDivitt, Norton, Kerr, Baker, Wcnnerstrom seventy Henry causes consternation The embattled Henry. seventy-one The Last Will John Abbey leaves his basketball ability to Dunk Wykoff. Jerald Baker leaves his seat in band next to Katherine to Tommy Poole. Helen Benson leaves her extensive wardrobe to Ella Todd. Mike Borowski leaves his bashfulness to Carole Kio. Bob Burdick leaves his truck to the Turtlepoint boys. Kay Burleson leaves her sharp wit to Martha Nelson. Taffy Butler leaves her red convertible to cousin Harriet. Elton Cooper leaves his agility in track to Graham Nadal. Harlan Cooper leaves his bones to anyone who can play them. Norma Cooper leaves her title of “Frenchy” to Katherine Hagstrom. Ralph Crowe leaves his “Lookout Station” to Raymond Hall. Margaret Farrell leaves her ukelele to Judy Dwyer. Joel Gamble leaves his physique to Larry McAfee. Norma Grimes leaves her sweet nature to Roberta Niles. Kenneth Hamilton leaves his willingness to help to Norman Gregg. Ralph Harrison leaves his freckles to Lucille Blood. Kaye Hayner leaves her petiteness to Betty Peck. Carolyn Howard leaves her dimples to Mary Lou Sweeney. Bob and Delila Keech leave their vacant assembly seats to the Amundson sisters. Dan Kerr leaves his referee’s whistle to George Luce. Jack Knight leaves his determination to Joe Studholme. Beb Lemmler leaves Colleen to carry her own books. Fred Lundgren leaves his “pocket book” library to Miss McFarland. Iona McDivitt leaves her friendliness to Ray Anderson. Rita McGonnell leaves her Physics marks to Dick Burdick. Jim McLaughlin leaves extra touchdowns to Alvie Doll. Don McNeil leaves his curly hair to Bob Hughes. Sylvia Miller leaves her job as Editor-in-chief to some ambitious junior. Jerry Mowery leaves his Mercury to Babe Larson. Betty Norton leaves Dick Hults to anyone who dares to take him. Beverly Norton leaves her office practice set to Louise Russell. Ann Redington leaves her Charleston steps to Gay Gilmore. Virginia Renner leaves her house plan to anyone who has the money to build it. Carolyn Rumsey leaves her long walk to school to Audrey Spokart. Charles Spencer leaves his shyness to Gerry Anderson. Bob Thomas leaves his role as Henry Aldrich to Dick Thwing. Bob Tronetti leaves his hatred for girls to Brooks Pfeil. Don Tronetti leaves his playboy personality to Orval Minard. Dona Tubbs leaves her beaming personality to Janet Baker. Beverly Turner leaves her gift of gab to Pete Marinos. Jerald Wennerstrom leaves his Oxford 0100” to Everett Robbins. Richard Wennerstrom leaves his set of traps to Dick Bosworth. Joanne Winterquist leaves her rubbers and umbrella to Paul Hoffower. seventy-two Activity on the court Letitia was murdered Photographer’s on the goal post The gridders seventy-three Slumber Party Hold it! A pretty picture. Correcting papers. Skating party. seventy-tour SPORTS AT PORT seventy-five Doin’ What Comes Naturally Romans at CASTLE Take My Picture Sophomore Initiation Frosty Dance, Dance, Dance The Black Knights seventy-six The Senior Record JOHN ABBEY— Biology Club 3 yrs., Vice Pres. 3; Basketball 3 yrs.; Co-Captain 3; Athletic Council 3; Steno Club 3; Curtis Certficate; “Boy of the Month”; Tiger Lily Staff, Business Editor; National Honor Society. JERALD BAKER— Class Vice President 3; Biology Club 3 yrs., Pres. 1, 3; Band 3 yrs., Pres. 3; County Band 3 yrs.; District Band 3 yrs.; Glee Club 3 yrs.; District Chorus 3; Boys’ Quartet, Pres. 3; Press Club 3 yrs., Ass’t Editor 3; Athletic Council 2, 3; Curtis Certificate; “Boy of the Month”; Tiger Lily Staff, Copy Editor; Senior Play; National Honor Society; Track 1. HELEN BENSON— Tri-Hi-Y 3 yrs., Pres. 3; Press Club 3 yrs.; Glee Club 1; Steno Club; Curtis Certificate; “Girl of the Month”; Tiger Lily Staff, Copy Editor; Senior Play; Nat’l Honor Society. MICHAEL BOROWSKI— Biology Club 3 yrs., Treas. 3; Football 3 yrs.; Basketball 4 yrs.; Glee Club 1. ROBERT BURDICK— Science Club 2; Football 3 yrs.; Curtis Certificate; Track 3. KAY BURLESON— Latin Club 3 yrs., Treas. 3; Press Club 3 yrs.; Glee Club 2 yrs.; Tiger Lily Staff, Copy Editor. CATHERINE BUTLER— Latin Club 3 yrs., Treas. 2, Vice Pres. 3; Press Club 3 yrs., Ass’t Editor 3; Glee Club 1, 3; Athletic Council 3, Sec’y 3; Curtis Certificate; “Girl of the Month”; Tiger Lily Staff, Associate Editor; Senior Play; Nat’l Honor Society. ELTON COOPER— Biology Club 1; Science 2, Treas. 2; Curtis Certificate; Track 3 yrs. NORMA COOPER— Latin Club 3 yrs.; Press Club 2, 3; Glee Club 3 yrs.; District Chorus 2, 3; State Chorus 2, Cheerleader 2, 3; Tiger Lily Staff, Circulation Editor. PHILIP COOPER— Latin Club 3; Biology Club 1; Science Club 1; Press Club 3; Glee Club 3; District Chorus 3; Boys’ Quartette 3; Curtis Certificate; Senior Play. RALPH CROWE— Football 3 yrs.; Curtis Certificate; Steno Club. MARGARET FARRELL— Latin Club 3 yrs.; Band 3 yrs.; County Band 3 yrs.; District Band 2, 3; Press Club 3 yrs.; Curtis Certificate; Tiger Lily Staff, Copy Editor; Senior Play. seventy’seven JOEL GAMBLE— Class Vice President i, 2; Biology Club 1, Vice Pres. 1; Science Club 2, Sec’y 2; Basketball 4 yrs.; Athletic Council 3; Football 3; Curtis Certificate; Nat’l Honor Society. NORMA GRIMES— Press Club 3 yrs.; Biology Club 1; Tri-Hi-Y 3; Steno Club. CAROLYN HOWARD— Glee Club 3 yrs.; Class Secretary 2, 3; Class Treasurer 3; “Girl of the Month.” DELILA KEECH— Tri-Hi-Y 3; Steno Club; Senior Play. ROBERT KEECH— F.F.A. 3 yrs.; Pres. 3. DANIEL KERR— Varsity “P” Club 1; Basketball. Ass’t Manager 4 yrs.; Football 3 yrs.; Senior Play. KENNETH HAMILTON— F.F.A. 3 yrs., Treas. 3. RALPH HARRISON— Football 2, 3; Steno Club, Sec’y. KAYE HAYNER— Latin Club 1; Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3, Sec. 3; Press Club 2, 3; Glee Club 1. JACK KNIGHT— Latin Club 1; Band 3 yrs., Vice Pres. 3; Press Club 3 yrs.; Biology Club 2, 3; Glee Club 2, 3, Vice Pres. 3; Curtis Certificate; “Boy of the Month”; Tiger Lily Staff, Business Editor; Senior Play; Nat’l Honor Society. ROBERT LEMMLER— Biology Club 3 yrs., Sec’y 1, 3; Press Club 3; Curtis Certificate; “Boy of the Month”; Senior Play. FRED LUNDGREN— Biology Club 3 yrs.; Band 3 yrs.; Press Club 2, 3; Track 3. IONA McDIVITT— Biology Club 1; Tri-Hi-Y 3; Press Club 3; Steno Club; Senior Play. RITA McGONNELL— Latin Club 3 yrs.; Glee Club 1, 2; Press Club 3 yrs.; Curtis Certificate. james McLaughlin— Class President 3 yrs.; Football 4 yrs.; Basketball 3 yrs.; Co-Captain 3; Varsity “P” Club 1; Biology Club 2, 3; Athletic Council 2, 3, Pres. 3; “Boy of the Month”; Tiger Lily Staff, Editor-in-Chief; Steno Club. Pres. 3; Track 3 yrs. DONALD McNEIL— Football 2, 3; Steno Club. BETTY NORTON— Tri-Hi-Y 3; Press Club 3; Library Club 1; Senior Play. seventy-eight SYLVIA MILLER— Class Secretary i; Latin Club 3 yrs., Sec’y 2, Pres. 3; Band 3 yrs.; County Band 3 yrs.; District Band 3; Glee Club 3 yrs.; District Chorus 3; Press Club 3 yrs., Editor-in-Chief 3; Curtis Certificate; Cheerleader 2, 3; “Girl of the Month”; Tiger Lily Staff, Associate Editor; Senior Play; Nat’l Honor Society. JERRY MOWERY— Football 4 yrs., Co-Captain 4; Basketball 2, 3; Steno Club. BEVERLY NORTON— Library Club 1; Press Club 3; Glee Club 1; Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3; Curtis Certificate; Steno Club; Senior Play. ANN REDINGTON— Tri-Hi-Y 3 yrs.; Press Club 3 yrs.; Glee Club 1, 3; Curtis Certificate; Steno Club; Cheerleader 3 yrs.; Senior Play. VIRGINIA RENNER— Biology Club 1, Treas. 1; Tri-Hi-Y 3; Steno Club; Senior Play. CAROLYN RUMSEY— Tri-Hi-Y 1, 3; Band 3 yrs.; County Band 3 yrs.; Press Club 3 yrs.; Glee Club 3 yrs.; Curtis Certificate; Tiger Lily Staff. Art Editor; Sports Club 2; Steno Club; Senior Play. CHARLES SPENCER— Football 2, 3; Steno Club. ROBERT THOMAS— Biology Club 3 yrs.; Football. Manager 2, 3; Varsity “P” Club 1; Biology Club 2, 3; Ath-Track 3; Senior Play. DONALD TRONETTI— Football 2, 3; Biology Club 1; Steno Club; Senior Play. ROBERT TRONETTI— Steno Club; Senior Play. DONA TUBBS— Latin Club 3 yrs.; Glee Club 1; Band 1, 2; Press Club 2, 3; Cheerleader 2, 3. BEVERLY TURNER— Band 2, 3; Press Club 3 yrs.; Glee Club 1; Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3, Treas. 3; Curtis Certificate; ‘‘Girl of the Month”; Senior Play; Tiger Lily Staff, Copy Editor. JERALD WENNERSTROM— Biology Club 3 yrs.; Band 3 yrs., Treas. 3; Glee Club 3 yrs.; Press Club 2, 3; Curtis Certificate; Track 3 yrs.; Senior Play. RICHARD WENNERSTROM— Class Treasurer 2 yrs.; Steno Club. JOANNE WINTERQUIST— Tri-Hi-Y 3 yrs.; Band 3 yrs.; Glee Club 1; Press Club 1, 2; Curtis Certificate; Steno Club. seventy-nine Facts r . CLASSES SOPHOMORE Motto—Where there is a will there is a way ' Colors—Maroon and White Flower—White Rose Faculty Advisors—Mrs. Holman Mrs. Gillen TIGER LILY Advisor ................. Mr. Frank Rackish Photographer............... Mr. Bill Barton Printer.................... Mr. C. F. Boiler Engraver . . Queen City Photo-Engraving Co. Mr. Edward Drullard, Representative Cover .................. Miss Norma Grimes JUNIOR Motto—Onward to perfection Colors—Maroon and Gray Flower—Iris Faculty Advisors—Miss Kennedy Mr. Poole SENIOR Motto—We will find a path or make one Colors—Blue and Gold Flower—Yellow Rose Faculty Advisors—Mrs. Nadolske Mr. Rackish DATES OF SOCIAL EVENTS Sophomore Initiation .......... September 25 Band Fall Concert .............. November 25 Steno Club Skating Party ....... December 3 Junior Christmas Dance.......... December 20 Latin Club Saturnalian Party . . December 30 Senior Play..................... February 16 Athletic Banquet .................. March 24 Band Spring Concert ................April 7 Sophomore Hop ..................... April 11 Glee Club Junior-Senior Concert . . . April 28 Junior Prom ......................... May 28 Graduation...........................June 1 BOY AND GIRL OF THE MONTH November December Sylvia Miller James McLaughlin Catherine Butler CURTIS CERTIFICATES January John Abbey Beverly Turner John Abbey Jack Knight Jerald Baker Helen Benson Rita McGonnell February Helen Benson Jerald Baker Sylvia Miller Robert Lemmler Catherine Butler Beverly Norton March Carolyn Howard Robert Burdick Robert Lemmler Jack Knight Elton Cooper Ann Redington April Norma Grimes Harlan Cooper Carolyn Rumsey Joel Gamble Ralph Crowe Beverly Turner May Dona Tubbs Margaret Farrell Jerald Wennerstrom Jerald Wennerstrom Joel Gamble Joanne Winterquist eighty CHORUS FOOTBALL SCORES STATE Port 14 St. Mary’s 14 Janet Baker 33 Otto 20 0 Coudersport 6 DISTRICT Emporium 6 20 Raymond Anderson Norma Cooper 39 Kane 18 Janet Baker Judy Dwyer 26 Bradford J.V. 6 Jerald Baker Katherine Hagstrom St. Bernard’s £ Harlan Cooper William Dwyer 7 O Sylvia Miller 5i Sheffield 19 20 Smethport 12 COUNTY Raymond Anderson Margaret Farrell MEMBERS OF ALL-LEAGUE FOOTBALL Janet Baker Katherine Hagstrom TEAM Jerald Baker Carolyn Howard Norman Baker Jack Knight James McLaughlin Jerry Mowery Lawrence Brundage Larry McAfee Harlan Cooper Sylvia Miller Norma Cooper Martha Nelson BASKETBALL RECORD Judy Dwyer Ann Rittberg William Dwyer Carolyn Rumsey Port 66 Wilcox 41 47 Johnsonburg 55 BAND 48 Johnsonburg 56 STATE 55 Wilcox 34 Janet Baker 27 St. Bernard 43 77 Ulysses 30 DISTRICT Eldred 39 3i Janet Baker Gay Gilmore 32 Shinglehouse 56 Jerald Baker Katherine Hagstrom 50 Coudersport 56 Margaret Farrell Larry McAfee 35 Otto 48 Sylvia Miller 48 Smethport 39 COUNTY 56 St. Bernard 57 Carolyn Anderson Sylvia Miller 57 Ulysses 33 Janet Baker Larry McAfee 65 Eldred 50 Jerald Baker Graham Nadal 46 Shinglehouse 52 Norman Baker Audrey Nelson 42 Coudersport 7i John Dudzinsky Shirley Ostrander Otto William Dwyer Thomas Poole 22 35 Lawrence Brundage Ann Rittberg 37 Smethport 42 Gay Gilmore Carolyn Rumsey Margaret Farrell Miles Sweeney David Hagstrom Colleen Tripp NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Katherine Hagstrom Dorothy Tubbs Jane McConnell Nancy Wennerstrom John Abbey Catherine Butler Jerald Baker Joel Gamble DISTRICT ORCHESTRA Helen Benson Jack Knight Katherine Hagstrom Sylvia Miller eighty-one The Boosters Thank you for your contributions. 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PORT’S FROZEN FOOD REPORTER-ARGUS RICHARDSON CLEANERS WILLIAMS STERLING SERVICE Sterling Gas Quaker State Oil Port Allegany, Pa. Port Allegany, Pa. Port Allegany, Pa. Port Allegany, Pa. Phone 2-2350 eighty-two SECOND HONORS BARTON STUDIO Smethport, Pa. Photographer For Tiger Lily CARLETON’S LAWN MOWER SHOP Port Allegany, Pa. Two Mile EDDIE’S POOL ROOM Port Allegany, Pa. Class of ’37 GEORGETSON’S Port Allegany, Pa. HEALY’S DISTRIBUTORS Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of R. C. 1SHERWOOD Port Allegany, Pa. L. J. CHEVROLET Port Allegany, Pa. McKEAN COUNTY MOTORS, INC. Port Allegany, Pa. MEACHAM HARDWARE Port Allegany, Pa. Frigidaire Products Compliments of PFEIL’S PHARMACY Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of PAUL’S RED WHITE STORE Port Allegany, Pa. PORT MOTOR SALES Port Allegany, Pa. Joseph P. Stravino WAGNER and DOWNS Port Allegany, Pa. WALTER FUNERAL HOME Port Allegany, Pa. G. 0. WITTER and SON Burtville, Pa THIRD HONORS ANDERSON'S WAREHOUSE Port Allegany, Pa. Trucking and Builders Supply Phone 2-2373 ANDY'S WORKMEN'S STORE Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of BECK'S STORE Port Allegany, Pa. I. B. BERNSTEIN Port Allegany, Pa. BUCKHEIT’S STORE Port Allegany, Pa. W. R. BURDICK Port Allegany, Pa. Plumbing and Heating Phone 2-2642 Compliments of BURLESON’S FEED STORE Port Allegany, Pa. HOTEL BUTLER Port Allegany, Pa. Corner of Main and Mill CANOE PLACE INN Port Allegany, Pa. DOCTOR PHILIP CARLSON Port Allegany, Pa. GEORGE P. CASE Burtville, Pa. Red and White Store CASKEY’S ESSO SERVICE STATION Main Street Port Allegany, Pa. Washing and Lubrication CATLIN ELECTRIC STORE Port Allegany, Pa. CAUSSAIN'S COFFEE POT Port Allegany, Pa. COOK’S QUALITY SHOP Port Allegany, Pa. COOPER'S MARKET Port Allegany, Pa. DANIELSON’S PRINTING CO. Port Allegany, Pa. Phone 2-7592 eighty-three DEALERS REPAIR SERVICE Electrical Appliances, Services and Repairs Port Allegany, Pa. DOWNSTATE FINANCE COMPANY Port Allegany, Pa. ELLIOTT’S PHARMACY Port Allegany, Pa. FARMELO’S MARKET Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of FLEMING BARBER SHOP Port Allegany, Pa. GEORGE M. FLEMING Insuring Agency Phone 2-2801 Port Allegany, Pa. R. B. FLINT Port Allegany, Pa. E. L. FORD GROCERY Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of A FRIEND Port Allegany, Pa. GARTHWAITE’S GROCERY STORE West Mill Street Port Allegany, Pa. GRAND THEATER Robert L. Stauffer, Manager Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of RAYMOND VINER HALL Port Allegany, Pa. HAMILTON’S FURNITURE STORE Port Allegany, Pa. HAMLIN S 5c - $1.00 STORE Port Allegany, Pa. IDEAL RESTAURANT Dominic Tronetti, Prop. Port Allegany, Pa. JOHNSTON’S BAKERY AND RESTAURANT Port Allegany, Pa. KANTAR’S Port Allegany, Pa. KEYSTONE ENGINEERING AND SUPPLY CO. Everything For Building Port Allegany, Pa. KITCHEN INN Main Street Port Allegany, Pa. LARSON S GREENHOUSE Everything In Flowers Port Allegany, Pa. ROY LILLY’S STORE Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of DOCTOR W. K. LOCKHART Port Allegany, Pa. IRVIN MANNING Plumbing and Heating Phone 2-7132 Port Allegany, Pa. MARTZ BODY SHOP Phone 2-2862 Port Allegany, Pa. McKenzies friendly service R. D. i, Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of McLAUGHLIN’S BARBER SHOP Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of DOCTOR MYER Port Allegany, Pa. PORT ALLEGANY CORPORATION Dealers In Wood Products Port Allegany, Pa. PORT ALLEGANY INSURING CO. Phone 2-2611 Port Allegany, Pa. RALPH’S GROCERY Port Allegany, Pa. RED AND WHITE STORE Compliments of WilcoXj Two Mile Port Allegany, Pa. SAMMY’S RESTAURANT Port Allegany, Pa. SMITH’S FRIENDLY SERVICE Mobilgas, Oil, and Accessories L. Smith Port Allegany, and Son Prop. Pa. SULLIVAN’S HAT SHOP Port Allegany, Pa. SYKES’ STORE Port Allegany, Pa. WEIMER’S DAIRY R. D. i Port Allegany, Pa. Compliments of A FRIEND Port Allegany, Pa. eighty-four A Directory of senior high school teachers and students. FACULTY Address (Port Allegany unless noted) Phone Jones, Clifford Hardy, Fred Bates, Edison O. Gamble, Cecil Gillen, Mrs. Loraine Hilton, Miss Ruth Holman, Mrs. Jeanne Kennedy, Miss Margaret McFarland, Miss Martha Michelitsch, Mrs. Helen Moyer, John N. D. Nadal, Mrs. Henrietta Nadolske, Mrs. Hanna Poole, Raymond Rackish, Frank Swanson, Miss Jean White, Alton SENIORS Abbey, John Baker, Jerald A. Benson, Helen Burdick, Robert Burleson, Kay Borowski, Michael Butler, Catherine A. Cooper. Elton Cooper, Norma Cooper, Harlan Crowe, Ralph Farrell, Margaret Gamble, Joel Perry Grimes, Norma Jane Hamilton, Kenneth Harrison, Ralph Hayner, Kaye Howard, Carolyn Keech, Robert 79 Katherine St. 2-2376 403 Arnold Ave. 2-2143 53 Katherine St. 2-7612 42 S. Main St. 2-7754 East Mill St. 2-2597 207 Broad St. 2-2195 311 N. Main St. 2-2839 50 Church St. 2-7484 305 Broad St. 2-7224 R.D. 2-2118 52 Volney St. 2-7325 2 Pine St. 2-7182 303 Arnold Ave. 2-7231 203 Main St. 45 Church St. 2-2681 115 Maple St. 2-7811 205 Arnold Ave. 2-7831 90 Pearl St. 2-7824 Roulette, Pa. 3941 212 Harrison St. 2-2357 Turtlepoint, Pa. 2-7787 205 Main St. 2-2358 222 Chestnut St. 2-2135 225 Chestnut St. 2-2507 115 Benton Ave. 2-2191 215 Maple St. 2-2892 East Mill St. 2-2539 RFD 1 2-7837 8 Willow St. 2-7965 204 Smith Ave. 2-7170 Port Allegany, RFD 1 Port Allegany, RFD 1 723 N. Main St. 2-2696 Wrights, Box 18 2-2389 Port Allegany, RFD 2 Roulette 3052 Eldred, RD Eldred 213R5 eighty-five Address (Port Allegany unless noted) Phone Keech, Delila Kerr, Daniel William Knight, Oscar A. Jr. Lemmler, Robert Lundgren, Frederick McDivitt, Iona C. E. McGonnell, Rita M. Miller, Sylvia McLaughlin, James McNeil, Donald Mowery, Jerry Norton, Betty Norton, Beverly Redington, Ann Renner, Virginia Rumsey, Carolyn Spencer, Charles Thomas, Bob Tronetti, Donald Tronetti, Robert Tubbs, Dona Turner, Beverly Wennerstrom, Jerald Wennerstrom, Richard Winterquist, Jo Anne JUNIORS Abbey, Alonzo Amundson, Joan Amundson, Jean Anderson, Raymond Baker, Janet Blood, Lucille Brundage, Lawrence Burdick, Richard Clark, William S. Dehaven, Walter Doll. Leonard Dwyer, Judy Grimes, Shirley Anne Hagstrom, Katherine Henning, Marjorie Hoffower, Paul Hughes, Robert Hults, Richard Larson, Marjorie Lewis, Norman Luce, George Marinos, Pete McAfee, Josephine McDonald. Cynthia Nadal, Graham Nelson, Martha Louise Niles, Roberta Nunn, Elwin Patton, James Pfeil, Brooks Rittburg, Anne L. 200 Smith Ave. 2-7682 300 Chestnut St. Roulette, Pa. RFD 1 401 Broad St. 2-2617 RD 1 2-2106 4 Church St. 2-2660 70 Pearl St. 2-2353 611 N. Main St. 2-2698 116 Mill St. Turtlepoint, Pa. 2-7858 24 Mill St. 2-2155 714 Main St. 2-7569 Ransome St. Smith Ave. 2-2326 RD 2 505 N. Main St. 2-2574 Brooklynside RD 2 2-7337 East Mill St. 2-7415 64 Pearl St. 2-2666 RD 1 2-7786 Mill St. 2-2756 86 Pearl St. 2-7173 720 N. Main St. 2-7954 4 Vine St. 315 N. Main St. 2-7454 RFD 2 2-7518 46 Mill St. 2-7013 46 Mill St. 2-7013 306 Broad St. 2-2142 89 Church St. 2-2508 RD 2 2-7501 Box 4, Wrights 2-7517 Turtlepoint, Pa. 2-7787 31 Ransome St. 2-2867 RD 2 2-7509 828 N. Main St. 2-2677 East Mill St. 2-2121 RD 1 26 Pine St. 2-7653 RFD 2 2-2115 RD 1 2-7626 41 Church St. 2-7582 RD 1 2-2120 RD 2 2-7438 RD 1 2-7127 5 Ann St. 8 Pearl St. 2-2396 301 Chestnut St. 2-7461 RD 1 2-7298 2 Pine St. 2-7182 Box 36 Wrights 2-7958 East Mill St. 2-7724 RFD 1 2-7636 Keating Summit 2-7317 54 Main St. 2-7360 25 Pearl St. 2-7927 Address (Port Allegany unless noted) Phone Russell, Louise Safford, Lawrence Skok, James E. Spokart, Audrey Stromberg, Paul Studholme, Joseph F. Thwing, Richard Perry Todd. Ella Tripp, Paul Tripp. Walter Turner, John Van Nette, Harriett Walker, Walter Wykoff, Dunk SOPHOMORES Abbey. Betty Anderson. Gerry Baker, Joyce Baker, Norman Black. Phyllis Bosworth, Gerald Bosworth, Richard Briner, Patricia Crowe, Betty Lou Douvlos, Argery Dwyer, William Fortner. Marcia Freeman, Bernard Gilmore, Gay Healy, Kay Higley, Edward Hockman, Patricia Hults, Alberta Johnson, David Johnson, James Knapp, Rosalie Lindsey. Harold McAfee, Larry Messner, Sally Michelitsch, Joann Minard, Orval Mowery, Shirley Petteys, Ella Reynolds, Carol Robbins. Everett Sherwood, Katherine Stayer, Gerald Stone, David Summerson, Joan Sweeney, Mary Louise Tarbox, Rebecca Taylor, Robert Tripp, Colleen Trivette, Barney Lee Tubbs. Dorothy Weimer, Robert Wennerstrom, Nancy RD 2 2-7909 RD i Turtlepoint 59Katherine St. 2-7773 800 N. Main 2-7000 Box 29, Wrights 2-2169 Bakers Acres 2-7161 RD 1 2-7406 Route 2 2-7497 RD 1 2-7338 RFD 2 2-043 RFD 2-7478 25 Pine St. 2-2875 RD 1 2-7536 RFD 1 2-7765 90 Pearl St. 2-7824 217 Main St. 2-2551 Box 112 2-7600 RFD 2 2-054 46 Mill St. 2-7855 26 Vine St. 2-7583 26 Vine St. 2-7583 Ransome St. 2-2520 RD 1 2-7837 210 Mill St. 2-7310 Mill St. 2-2121 Box 19, Wrights 2-7335 RFD 1 2-7150 211 Arnold Ave. 2-2580 430 Arnold Ave. 2-7752 RFD 2 2-7366 RD 1 2-7635 RD 1 2-2120 407 N. Main St. 2-2372 25 Willow St. 2-7047 RFD 1 2-7969 RD 1 2-7998 301 Chestnut St. 2-7461 205 Maple St. 2-2504 RD 2 2-7513 Box 93 2-7180 29 Mill St. 2-2608 RFD 2 46 Church St. 2-7388 101 S. Main St. 2-7813 7 Vine St. 2-7584 East Mill St. 2-2510 RD 2 2-7836 120 Mill St. 2-7704 RFD 1 2-7340 RFD 2 2-7189 East Mill St. 2-2598 Keating Ave. Ext. 2-7563 RD 1 Mill St. 2-7562 125 E. Mill St. 2-7734 4 Vine St. 2-7152 Alma Mater Although Yale has always favored The violet’s dark blue, and the gentle sons of Harvard To the crimson rose are true, We will own the lily slender; Nor honor shall it lack While Port Hi stands defender of The Orange and the Black. Through the four long years of high school Mid the scenes we know so well, As the mystic charm to knowledge We vainly seek to spell. Or we win athletic victories On the football field and track, Still we work for dear old Port Hi and The Orange and the Black. When the cares of life o’ertake us Mingling fast our locks with gray, Should our dearest hopes betray us False fortune fall our way; Still we banish care and sadness As we turn our memories back, And recall those days of gladness ’Neath the Orange and Black. eighty-eight