Shady Side Academy - Academian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Z!! if I Z '-adj .I K, . , I if f 1 f ff ' I ' f ,. fl Q , ff ' . 4 PARKER BERG, A,B., Lehigh Uni- versity. Appointed I938. Teacher of Problems ot Democ- racy, U.S. History Il, Pennsylvania History. Coach of varsity soccer and junior tennis teams. Assistant House- master of Morewood. Alumni secre- tory. Member of Publicity, Housing and Space, and Memorial Commit- tees, S.S.A. graduate. Major in Or- dinance Department, World War ll. Board member of Fox Chapel Country Day School, Woods Run Settlement House. Part-time farmer, torester. ALLEN V. LAUB, B.A., Lehigh University, M.A., Lafayette College. Appointed I926. Master of Spanish V, Latin ll, Ger- man IV. Former member of Bethlehem- Bach Choir and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, professional quartet sing- er. Teacher in various eastern high schools for I3 years. 9 gi... X Q X f M W .Z J. LESLIE FIRTH, B.A., Cambridge University, M.A., Cambridge Univer- sity. Appointed l952. Instructor in Latin ll, III, IV, V, and VI. Assistant coach of track. Housemaster of Ellsworth. Adviser to Shady Side News. Member of Pub- licity and Curriculum Committees. R.A.F. veteran of World War Il. Former teacher at Lake Forest Acad- emy. Spare-time wood-worker, paint- er, photographer.

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PATRICK V. ROSS, B.S., Notre Dame, M.Ed., Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. Appointed l954. Teacher of History ll, Health, Science ll and lll. Assistant Director of Athletics, Assistant coach of toot- ball, wrestling, and track teams. Ad- viser to Gym Club. Assistant House- master ot Bayard. Member ot Chapel Attendance and Activities Commit- tees. Former graduate assistant at Penn State, head of hometown youth organ- ization. Music lover, sports en- thusiast. E. WALTER JONES B.S. Univer sity of Pittsburgh, M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh, Appointed i944 Teacher of Pennsylvania History World History, Ancient and Medieval History, American History. Director of Athletics. Coach ot football, bas- ketball, track teams. Adviser to Sargon Society, St. Andrew's Society, and Fishing Club, Assistant House- master of Croft, Member of Dean's and Guidance Committees. Amateur painter, enthusiastic angler. :iw Q 'T f E Z ROBERT D, ABERCROMBIE, AB., Brown University. Appointed l948. Master ot American and European History. Assistant coach of football, coach of varsity golf. Housemoster ot Croft, Chairman ot Dormitory Committee, member ot Curriculum Committee. Former faculty-member ot the Mite chell School, Harrisburg Academy, and Providence Country Day School. Avid golfer. IU'

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Y , ? Z Z f X... ..-5 ge, -i ii L11' 1 gg .-WV .f,f X ,if , of Ci ffj, 36,7 F f ff. ,f f 57 C . pi 4 . vzifgu gi. f- ly., I I ,ul f A V WMV LEON T. BUKER, A.B., Bowdoin College, Diploma ot French Studies, L'Universite de Poitiers. Appointed 1 l95,. Teacher ot French ll, lll, and V. Assistant Housemaster, Croft. Ad- viser, Model Club and Gun Club. Member of Schedule and Athletic At- tendance Committees. Automobile expert, ping-pong ploy- er, college pool champion, member ot college swimming team, former ticket collector with Pan-American, Army man. 'fffif f' Q . sfai5:fi..w'fff 1 -114:-Iv' it .- M . .-- .-Q.-'. ,M , 9 'a if 5 4 .1 I X CHARLES P. VORCE, AB., Mid- dlebury Collegeg A.M., Middlebury College. Appointed, l934. Master in French lV, French V, and Spanish IV. Assistant House- master at Ellsworth. Member of the Dining Hall Seating and Curriculum Committees. Traveler and teacher in Mexico and France. Translator of William Faulk- ner into French. Pittsburgh concert- goer and first-nighter. Lover ot clas- sical music. Former teacher at Blair Academy, Peekskill Military 'Acad- emy, Lycee du Mans. SAMUEL J. HAZO, A.B., Notre Dame, M,A., Duquesne University. Appointed l953. Teacher of Latin ll and IV, Span- ish lll, and English ll. Assistant De- bate Coachg Coach freshman base- ball, Chairman, Chapel Attendance Committee, Member ot Publicity Committee. Member of college debating team, avid reader, student of music, Marine reservist.