Snowden High School - Aquila Yearbook (Library, PA)

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Semor Class Play The Senior Class Play of I940 1941 was presented in the High School Audi torium on the seventeenth and eighteenth of December It was directed by our English teacher MISS Maloney The play The Smoulderlng Flame centered around a young author who wa unable to hnd a satisfactory character for his novel until one day an accident occurred outside his home The victim a young girl was carried into his library The story from then on took shape The characters portrayed xx ill long live in our memories Elda Valdlserri Alice Smithj as the young girl played a very convincing role and Edward Rupnik Victor Dreyfus as the author was perfectly cast Mary enlcms Mrs Edward Dreyfus made a very charming mother for the author and ohn Lipovsilc Parsons as the butler scored a hit with his military maneuvers Ralph Trax Tommy O Brien portrayed the Todd, as a fluttery society lady provided the comedy with Grace Smith fV1lma Todd who created a sensation with her Yes of course Collette Peternel Emily Carring ton, graciously gave her lover to the herome of the play The three society girls Ruth Mattes Blythe Duball Marlon Hassall ean Greene Helen Tobiczyk lda Arnold, were most natural with their gossip Ann Casey as the young maid Rosettal provided a bit of flirtatlon for the play CABLES AND LAIVIARRS POWER OF THE PRESS Broadcaster Our monthly publication the Broadcaster serves as the vehicle of expression be tween our school boys and girls and the home It helps to further the home and school relations that are so very important to the development of a good home school and com munity ln the home we learn to live amiably with those we love best ln the school we get into the secondary group we learn to appraise our capacities through competition with others Various views of our life are ransferred to the home by the school paper This gets us a way from the cut and dried type of school attendance . J, , - l ' C - ' P i l i l f 7. , ' ' ' 'A - C ' ' l role of a boy from the slums exceedingly well-tough guy. .Ioan Bainbridge flVlrs. . . , ,, , V .., C l. ' . - c . s U J. ' c I C ' . . . . I Page Twenty mne

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY ned 'left tl Il,., tv n :Nu T nmn R 'Uni G1 me Sin lette PQIQ1 nel Helen Toblczxl-l Eldx X 1ld1 Clll S cond rmx left to fht 'Xlnx Jenlxln Edu nd Rlljlllllx Jnhn Llpm Sllx Ralph Tux Aldo Fulno lStage Manacelv Juan BE1lIlblldh6 Ml 'Xhlunex mix I ww -D q Standing lleft to riglnv-lNliss Mnllmey. Helen Susku, Mn!'gzn'cI Bruce. Mary Anctsky. Stella Bubeck. Helen Tubiczyk. Frances Zelesky. Bcity Kg-pple. Constance Buitiru VIII Weaver. Second row lleft in ldghllgplllll Dl'HLiUl'. Jenn VL-rnn. lmuife Jugnnw. Audmy Carter. Ruth Illzntlcs, Juan Bznnbrlduc. Vwlct lzlrljlllll Ann Curvy. C-,lla-llc Pctcrncl. lilcla Vzlldiserri 1Ediln1'v. Clmrlcs Pctcrncl, Third ww +lcft tw Viglxtv- Tlllflllilr Calsn-5. Rclwalrcl Yung-li. Slunlcy Sadler. Jnhn L.,- uvslk, Joseph Kukul. Aldo Furnw. Eclwurcl Hupnili. Jnseplm O'Rnu1'lw. Pagv Twwzly-cigllz BROADCASTER

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G1rl Reserves PURPOSE To face lzfe squarely and find and grve the best The G1rl Reserves lS now ID IIS fifth year of successful organ1zat1on 1n Snovxden Tovxnshtp H1gh school w1th a membersh1p of 87 Every club has certa1n hElght,S wh1ch must be atta1ned In order to accomplxsh th1S everv G1rl Reserves Club tr1es to develop five espects of the l1fe of each member The first d1.v1s1on of the1r IIVCS or personal 1t1es wh1ch must be met lS that of splrltual con sc1ousness All g1rls are taught to keep 1n m1nd that they are here by the power of a DIVINE Be1ng ThlS has been embedded 1n the hearts of our 87 G Rs long before they entered our club but the club endeavors to further 1ts 1m portance The ways 1n WhlCh th1s sprrltual character1st1c IS put forth to our members IS by the1r very formal 1n1t1at1on mto the club The 1n1t1at1on known as the Recognltlon SGYVICC recognlzes the glrl as one of 1ts number The second traxt WhlCh the club strlves to 1mprove IS the moral development To put th1s across 1n an understandable manner the G Rs held two 1mpress1ve plays dur1ng Natlonal Ed ucatton Week These prov1ded food for thought by hav1ng unanswered querxes The physlcal and mental s1de of our person 8111165 are 1n a un1t There appears to be l1ttle done 1n our club to 1mprove each g1r1 physlcally but when there IS a constant mental work1ng of our mlnds that IS uslng our own 1n1t1at1ve to physrcal rmprovement We must have a sound OUR FEMALE LEADERS mlnd to be able to work physlcally The above are encouraged by such thmgs as qu1.z programs programs for poetry enjoyment and programs to 1ncrease Nat1onal loyalty Our SOCl3l angle wh1ch must t1e ln to blend perfectly Wlth our other act1v1t1es lS sometlmes overworked The club trles to keep a happy medtum between all soc1al act1v1t1es and those WhlCh lnvolve defimte work both mentally and phyS1C81ly We combxne soc1al l1fe w1th respon s1b1l1ty and a sense of helpfulness Enjoyment was had by all who helped fill and contr1bute to the Red Cross boxes Our Chrlstmas dance The Mlstletoe Ball had mrrth as 1ts keyword Th1s was strlctly SOCl8l These are Just a few of the many act1v1t1es carrled on by the Snowden G1rl Reserves Club Asxde from all these there IS a certam pr1de each g1rl gams wh1ch IS an xmpetus that beck ons her to a much hrgher level W1th the ad vancement of the Amerlcan woman to such new fields each year there IS a deflmte need for clubs of thls type to develop the sp1.r1t of Amer 1can l1fe CLUB OFFICERS Supervrsor Mlss REISEP Prestdent Ann Casey VlC6 Presxdent Joan Baxnbrldge Treasurer Alma Sh1ffler OUR MALE LEADERS H1Y W1th the purpose of Creatmg ma1nta1n1ng and extendmg throughout the school and com mumty hlgh standards of Chr1st1an character the H1 Y was actxvely organlzed 1n the year of 1938 Wlth the never exhaustrng efforts of Mr Sowa and Mr Weaver the club got off to a fine start Only boys w1th good moral qual1t1es are admltted 1nto the H1 Y The boys hold thelr meet1ngs on Wednesdays durlng ACllVltl6S Per1od The meet1ngs are conducted 1n a most Democratlc way Every boy regardless of race creed or color has hlS chance to express hlS feellngs 1n whatever manner he chooses The outstandlng event of the year IS the gn 1ng of baskets to the less fortunate people of our tovtnshlp at Chr1stmas t1me B6Sld6 llS charlty work the H1 Y also holds entertaln ments such as m1nstrel shows learn to dance SESSIONS Sadle Haw k1ns Dance and the Svxezter Hop All of the events 1re very populxr w1th the boys and glrls of our school The Snovtden Townshxp HLY Ch 1ptcr IS also a member of the South Councll In the Councxl delegates from dxfferent clubs are sent to hold meetlngs and d1scuss the lCllXlll0S 1nd SGFXICES of the xar1ous clubs Page Tlurry Inductron servtces for new members come annually Inductlon IS an 1mpress1ve occaslon for It IS here that the new members take the oath that they w1ll l1ve up to the standards ot the H1 Y The standards are clean l1fe clean speech play clean athletlcs thmk clean thoughts and spread Chr1st1an character Mr Ross took over the adv1sorsh1p of the H1 Y for 1940 1941 and has done magmflcent work Mr Weaver and Mr Ross our advlsors have always been respected by the boys and thelr ddVlCE has always been taken apprec1a t1vely and sxncerely Mr R A Rope Executwe Secretary of the Plttsburgh Young Men s Chrls t1an Assoclatlon Wllh h1s frequent VlSltS has been very helpful to the boys 1n accordance wlth thelr moral sp1r1ts OFFICERS 1940 41 Prcsldent Stanley Sadler Vlce Pres1dent Raymond Campbell Trv, asurer Robert Cleary Recordxng Secret try Ch xrles Flrcak Chapl un Utban Welnhelmer Sergeant at Arms Joseph L1ckov1tch 0 .I l ' IV ' I ' ' - 44 - .1 A - . 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