Snowden High School - Aquila Yearbook (Library, PA)

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DONALD TAYLOR yields his carefree attitude to George Waggett. BRUNETTA BRUNI grants her prayer for growth to be faithfully carried on by Wilda Barton. FRANK WILLIAMS imparts his wonderful sense of humor to the world in general, hoping to make it a happier place in which to live. NORMAN PONTELLO donates his position as official music-maker of the school to john Ambrose. DOMINICK METZ leaves his musical fingers to the magic touch of Connie Buttice and her accordion. NELLIE DOBROWOLSKI gives out a list of hints to the girl taking the part of the maid in next year's Senior Play. NAOMI KULIK leaves Aquila work to next year's typists. JOHN BLASKOVICH bestows his duties as election driver to Jack Gabig. JOHN COLLINS leaves Sam Velmer to carry out the Business-Law class arguments alone. LOUIS FITTERER leaves his love for Macbeth all rolled up in a tiny bundle balanced on the head of a pin-point. LOUIS KRAVANJA yields his sincere interest in aeronautics to Frank Lipovsek. FRANK TULAK leaves his typing speed to Anthony Farelli. EVELYN MOWRY leaves Dave with his day-dreams. LEO FRANCES blesses us all with his donation of an illustrated and explicitly written volume entitled, How I Don't Resemble Philip. BEATRICE TOWERS leaves her lovely blondness to be fully justified by Louise Jagnow. DOROTHY RUSSELL yields her golden silence to the school building to help combat the noise made after the two-minute bell. BESSIE MAE LEE grants her perfectly-balanced system of work and play to Lois Lee. TOM LEE leaves with us the comforting knowledge that Where there is a will, there is a way. RAYMOND MOMON imparts his extreme quietness lurking about as a hint to the noisy , DONALD MEREDITH calmly leaves the bookkeeping class in a jumble of fountain pens and meaningless numbers. ROBERT MOUREY leaves his dancing to Chuck Fircak. JAMES AUSTIN surrenders his remarkable attendance record for Joe Levitske to beat. JAMES WHITE leaves Mr. Citron still wondering if he knows his shorthand. CECELIA KULIK leaves Naomi's side for only a minute at a time. ANDREW FERLIC leaves Sam Velmer the privilege of a small senior. STANLEY MARKIEWICZ leaves a record of salesmanship that is yet to be beaten. EDWARD OPFERMAN leaves a huge empty space which will take at least two others to fill. HELEN SKERBETZ donates her studiousness to Helen Krizo. IDA VALDISERRI leaves her quietness to Ann Lickovitch. FRANK AMBROSE leaves us to turn pro in the golfing profession. CLAIR SCHULTZ bequeaths his favorite sport page to Jim Jaklich. RALPH BATELLI offers his lucky dice to anyone interested in getting rich fast. CONSTANTINE YUNKUN leaves through the East Entrance just as fast as he does at 3:45 every afternoon. JAMES YUNKUN bequeaths his basketball reach to August Guza. PHILIP ENGEL leaves his hunter's cap and rifle until next November. JOHN NOAKES leaves us all seasick from looking at his waves. TIMMY GREY gladly donates his shortness to Harold Keener. MARY KOKAL bequeaths her gracefulness to Eleanor Fabiszewski. LILLIAN HERDA reluctantly leaves her cheerleading to Jean and Charlotte. FRANK ROVANO leaves his will to finish school to anyone as ambitious as he. LILLIAN HERDA. Page Twenty one

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Page Twenty Last W111 and Testament We, the patriotic Senior Class of l94Z, High School of the democratic Township of Snowden, autonomic County of Allegheny, Republican Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania, having now prepared ourselves to justly represent the spirited youth of an illustrious nation at war, do hereby state, with sound mind and clear conscience, that to avoid any undue confusion as to the disposal of our priceless treasures, material and otherwise, we are publishing the following document to be considered Our Last Will and Testament on this first day of June, nineteen hundred and forty-two: SECTION l - Class Bequests I. To the Seniors of l943, we reluctantly hand down that once-in-a-lifetime feeling of being a senior. ll. To the new but world-wise Juniors, we leave just a hint about learning the art of salesmanship before stepping through the portals into their Senior Year. Ill. To the rising Sophomores, we leave that splendid feeling of satisfaction that comes from knowing you are no longer just a Freshief' lV. To the unknown Freshmen coming to stay for a few years, we leave as much courage as we can possibly spare to face the taunting upperclassmen. SECTION II - School Bequests I. To our unforgettable faculty, to whom we are deeply indebted, we pour our deepest regrets for practicing the indecent and illegal policy of skipping classes. II. To S. T. H. S., our former home from nine till four, we leave our pencil-marked texts. IH. To the desks and walls we shamefully leave our engraved autographs. IV. To the janitor and janitress we are forced to leave the paper behind the radia- tors, which they couldn't get out. SECTION HI - Individual Bequests EDMUND RIGATTI leaves to Sonny Dolence an empty spot in the backfield. DONALD lVlICI-IAELS hands his shorthand pad and pencil, together with his gift of greased lightning speed to Nick Bellino. FRANK MAYER bequests his priceless notebooks to the highest bidder. JOSEPH KURTAK leaves with us his nickname of Brains just to see if there is perhaps a younger genius who might acquire it. MARGARET BRUCE leaves her natural journalistic traits to the members of next year's Broadcaster staff. PHILIP FRANCES leaves the school still in a state of confusion as to whether or not he is Leo. MARGARET RESNIK leaves her dancing shoes at the front entrance for Pauline Elko. BETTE lVlATTES assigns her secretarial duties and favorite typewriter to Helen Susko. MAYME TRILLER bestows her gift of gabu upon the willing accepter, Betty Cingel. ANNE WATTIK leaves all her unspoken words in a volume filling the first two shelves of the library. DONALD HALE leaves S. T. H. S. with the problem of finding anyone taller and more blonde than he. DAVID BASI-IOR consigns his duties as chief executive of the class to some ambitious mem- ber of the class of '43. JOHN HOSTOVICI-I hands down his friendliness and good naturedness to Howard Sedan. HARRY ROSCOE leaves all the girls wondering who she is. ALMA SI-IIFFLER offers her good marks to anyone willing to devote his spare time to study. i .IOSEPI-IINE HRNCI-IOREK laughingly leaves her frequent giggling spells to Elizabeth Haberstock.

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True, much more is forgotten than is remembered, But some fond memories are destined to live forever. Among Our Souvenirs Two Hershey bars smuggled from the top desk drawer of Mr. Weaver, our amiable democratic principal, whose appetite, if properly measured, would still not quite overlap a space filled with his knowledge of so many little things that count. A slightly used, yet much worn, P. O. D. book unconsciously brings a tired smile to our tired faces in memory of Mr. Sowa, whose classes were quite as colorful as his ties and frequently as loud. This clicking of typewriters in our ears must come from a look at this beautifully arranged business letter, undoubtedly the product of our typing instructress, Miss Reiser, whose patient drilling and helpful scoldings forced our still fingers into agility on the keyboard. The quiet softness of this small poem we hold, left to us by Mrs. l-luckestein, cannot help but remind us of her own pleasant self. From the ceiling we see suspended a dangling participle to cheerfully remind us of Miss Maloney, whose good nature and spirited sense of humor mixed so harmoniously with her ability to conduct a class. The shorthand we learned is well forgotten now, but with us still are the amusing recol- lections of the humorous Mr. Citron, whose singing and wittiness take the credit for his never-boring classes. This - ouch . . . needle with which we have just pricked ourselves, has obviously strayed from the neatly sewed pin-cushion of Miss Tercheck. Her tactful Home Economics instruction has helped us to be the model housekeepers of today. If we take this X2 and multiply it by itself, we have as a result a very clear and distinct picture of Mr. Phillips, our authority on Math - his teaching ability is well worth remembering. A much-handled basketball speaks loudly of the memories of the energetic Miss Marzolf. Her vim, vigor, and vitality were good examples to all. Our heads grow slightly dizzy as we hurriedly glance over a now ancient piece of journal paper, once so laboriously perspired over every seventh period, under the skillful direction of Mr. Petach, whose ability to keep our jumbled Bookkeeping hgures straight is still as clear as mud to us. A buzz, a clang, a whir I ! l . . . and we remember with a smile the noisiness of the shop with its able instructor, Mr. Dumm, who kept the wheels turning and the saws buzzing ! Tattered and aged as it is, this blue operetta book holds within its music-filled pages refreshing memories of Miss Rothaar, whose daintiness and golden voice made our four years just a little more pleasant. Laid away also with this beautifully drawn picture, from the pencil of the artistic Mrs. Cochrane, is the pleasant memory of her able - though frequently futile - attempts at artistic instruction. As we hold in our hands this tiny card with the name l... R. Cutshall engraved upon it, we are again reminded that silence is golden and quietness one of the first symptoms of intelligence. The noise of the shop is again prominent in our ears - but this time a shade lower - as the wheels are being controlled by the newcomer, Mr. Costarello, who is catching on to the customs of S. T. H. S. K Any of our handy fiction books continuously act as printed reminders of our pleasant librarian, Miss Love, whose quiet manner and calmness often unconsciously brought us back to our senses in times of turmoil. A popular tune, coming from the direction of the nearest radio, is all we need to bring back memories of Mr. Markowitz. I-lis gym classes had few dull moments. Page Twenty two