Snowden High School - Aquila Yearbook (Library, PA)

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A Seniofs Diary This is my diary-I am a Senior of the grad- uating class of 1943. It began when I was a Freshie and continues until I graduate. Try to visualize my liing thru Memory Lane. Freshman - 1939 Dear Diary: Well, I finally got to High School-sure was thrilling. The Girl Reserves gave an Initiation party for us. Louise Jagnow did a swell imita- tion of Blondie and Howard Minnick took the prize for his impersonation of The Little Man Who Wasn't There. . . . James Jaklich took us all by surprise when he answered the call Is there a doctor in the house? . . . short but awful nice . . . Pinky Smith was blushing a very nice shade of red when Jutch Fircak came over to her and asked her for the next dance . . . thrills, just came one after the other. Betty Kepple came wandering in, she's awful bashful, everyone noticed .... Joe Jacoby is too, but they'1l get over that .... Gee . . . did Antonia Mayer surprise Sam Velmer? . . . She showed him how to translate that difficult Latin word .... Also noticed today in Activities Period that Veronica Urbania was writing Sonny Boy over her tablet .... I wonder why? ? ? Connie Buttice, Erma Butelli, Wilda Batelli, Joan Comis, and Dorothy Campbell started off with a BANG . . . they began the Terrific Five club. Sophomore 1940 - You should have seen Irma Ivan today .... She got up to read in Literature class and noth- ing came out . . . but August Guza was there to help her .... Bill Atkins is a swell trumpeter . . . what would our band do without his music? . . . Mildred Whiting helps too, with her piano playing .... Nellie Archie, Hazel Greene, and Helen Butler are taking Home Ec. seriously this year . . . they said they want to be good housewives . . . who knows? Ellie Fabiszewski and Walter Royer are having a contest . . . their goal is to see which one reaches six foot first .... Overheard James Nagle say that he was going to hold the family tradition with Touchdowns galore this year. . . A1 Treylinek was elected vice president of our class at our first Sophomore meeting .... It sure was thrilling. Bill Phillifent just drifted in from Baldwin this year .... He's a whiz at Biology .... Paul Borchick with his blonde locks picked up the name of Butter-Cup. . . . Alice Bratkovich is known for her neat hair arrangements . . . and Irene Dolii is showing her how to fix it .... She'll be a beautician or bust. Junior 1941 - We were all thrilled to get our rings . . . and besides, we're upper classmen now. Dave Sad- ler and Mike Fircak are busy all the time . . . they're showing Della Grubesky how to trans- scribe shorthand words .... that reminds me . . . Grace Leppla showed me a letter from her beau . . . he's in the Army . . . ioodles of para- graphs? .... Elizabeth Miller typed her Hrst let- ter for Mr. Weaver . . . all her aims are for the perfect secretary .... We inherited two new pupils this year from different townships . . . Grace Kelly from Baldwin and Nick Bellino from Clairton .... They both made a hit with our students .... Phil Gattens insists on being bashful, I wonder who will be the lucky girl. Gwen Young's thoughts turn the same way .... She's also shy .... Elizabeth Semak is quite a girl. . . . Everyone notices her strut .... Helen Susko and Victor Jevsevar are that way about each other .... I saw them talking in the corner at the G.R. dance .... Love, where is thy destiny? We now leave our Junior year with Jean Verno's apppointment as our new cheerleader. Senior 1942 - 43 - After three years of hard work we finally reached our goal, Seniors . . . Mary Ellen Smith reached hers when she got her driver's license .... Jack Gabig and Joe Levitske are, so they say, holding down the 35 mile speed limit . . . that remains to be seen. Marie Re- bolt insists on being tardy .... Janet Mahalkey checks the roll every day. Anne Likovich in- herited a new name from the coach, Chip- ah-wa, he never will quit teasing her and Helen Krizo who by now says she can take it. Lillian Pope, as everyone noticed, wears quaint little hair bows . . . she's off beaus for life . . . who knows? . . . Louise Pfeiffer has been true to her Bunny all year-how many more? . . . No one will know but time .... Joe Uzmack still holds the title of Snowden's Popeye. Saw Cal Johnston clicking his camera for shots for the Aquila. Harold Keener is holding two jobs .... One at school and another in a De- fense plant .... Uncle Sam won't have to worry .... There's Andy Marin who as Mr, Moto will join the F.B.I. and track clues . . . Charles Kotow will enlist as a Chemist-so I heard today .... Berneta Bateman and Irene Drexler are still keeping our school in smiles . . . they're really swell .... Ernie Glod is flying his colors through basketball season . . . while Bob Wisniski is keeping the Hi-Y going as its president. Last but not least I still see Harold Simmons trying to learn Macbeth and from what I've seen . . . it's conquering him. This diary is but a small part of our short step to success. We have worked hard to achieve our goal in every way. Every senior of the graduating class of 1943, can truthfully say that he is Ready for Service. LOUISE PFEIFFER. Twenty-one

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Our Ideals Wo, flu- Seniors of S. 'l'. H. S., lmifl ax lmppy fam-xvc-ll to il great iiistituticm - our school. Um' nation is now ciigngwl in ai great war. We must lic llc-ally for Service. ln doing so wc- will i'0llfl'lllllll' our best to a nation that is wvll WHl'fll.Y of our lu-lp. Wm- arc all now .x1lll'l'll'illl citizcns and as .xlll0I'lC2lllS wc will uphold our imlcals and vontiiiuc to do our part. Our motto will lie Reaching for success. Eagerly searching for further education. Always helpful to others. Doing our part daily Yielding not to life's daily temptations. Forward with the best. On to Victory. Ready for any task, regardless of size. S erving our country at all times. Earnestly conserving opportunities. Ready for all emergencies. Valiantlyf aiding the poor and needy. Interest in all things concerning others. Conserving all materials and things that help. Ever dependable, looking for the best. We, as Seniors, will do our ln-st to uphold tlivsv ideals. lmlvcd, success will be ours! - Bie'r'1'Y Mixlcua 1il'll'l'Lli. Twenty

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Senior Class History As we slowly open the book of our mem- ories, we can scarcely conceive that we, the graduating class of 15343, are really about to close the last chapter in our High School life. We are naturally thrilled, but also somewhat saddened. A dark veil is slowly covering the many unforgettable memories and treasures that we will leave behind. ln skimming through our memories, we, the Senio1's of 1943, proudly entered S. T. Il. S. in the fall of 15339 as small back- ward children. We were truly Hgreen- hornsv in every sense of the expression, but it didn't take us long to gain the dis- dainful title of Freshmen, with the help of Mr. Desegi, Miss Reiser, and Mr. Pctach, who naturally gave us a push once in a while. On into our Sophomore year, we grew i11 size but not too much in knowledge. ive were now known as the forgotten class - that is until we presented the Sophomore Class play. This turned out to he a riot- ous comedy and put us Sophies', in the limelight for the remainder of the year. to a good start, we were anxious to cuter our Junior year to attain our high- est ambition. With time flying fast, we soon advanced into our Junior year, in receiving our class rings, and having that feeling', of being real upperclassmen, we without any doubt gained the title of Sophisticated Juniors. Much time and energy were spent in producing the class play, Who Said Quit ? , which was directed by Miss Maloney. Then came the never-to-be forgotten Junior-Senior Prom. a gala af- fair, which climaxed the events of the year. With many memories left but only a few pages in our priceless book, we see the vague and distant dream that had seemed so far away in our Freshie days has finally come true. -- .Xt last! lVe are Seniors, happy, smiling, -and cheerful. Our final goal yet to be attained, for We are just beginning to ready ourselves to go into our country to serve, under the stress and guidance of Mr. Weaver, Miss Ma- loney, and M rs. Philips. Moments we encountered, never - to- be - forgotten, was the smash hit of the class play, Aunt Til- lie Goes to Town, so successfully coached by Miss Maloney. The proud, W strong voice shouting hliuy War Stamps, the day we received our class pictures two pretended to be so disappointed, when we knew well they did us justicej, the Foot- ball Banquet with its Victory theme, club dances, gas rationing fthis tied us all tl0W1l a pegj, basketball games, the Prom in our honor sponsored by the Juniors, and finally, graduation. VV:-, the Ulass of '43, with smiling faces. are ready to fol- low the path of life. Each and every one of us going out into the world to serve our country in different phases of defense work. All of us together, united as the Vlass of l-135, keeping up the morale of those here and those over there - we 11ow leave our lligh School life. READY T0 SERVE . - JEAN Vmmo. Twenty-two