South Hills High School - Lives Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1945 volume:

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Those of us at home have made South Hills first in every war-aid campaign . . . And some of us have made the supreme sacrifice, we have given our lives for America . . . and you. If you are older than we, as you read between the covers of this book, you will know that the young men and women of today are not, can not be the gay, frivilous, unpurposeful young people of days gone by. If you are younger than we, you will be sobered a little as you see the task which AYOU must perform. Second in order but not in importance, we are part of the generation chosen to establish the foundation of eternal world peace. We have studied and will study to be capable of this job. And so, to leave a record of our fight and ac- complishments, we have selected as our year book theme, Education for Victory in Warg Success in Peace. 2 FACULTY .......... IN MEMORIAM ..... SESAME STAFF ...... SENIORS ..........................A... Q .... oUR BLAZING DECADE ...... j TABLE OF CONT-ENTS . 5 . 6 7-8 9-24 . 25 Last Will ..A.......................,........ . 26 And We Hereby Bequeath History ............ Class Prophecy ....... Class Play ........ Stage Crew ......... Clubs ............ . Jingle, Jangle ..... So Long ........ Class Day ............... Answers to A.B.C. ....... . NNYAH ............. TRAINING LEADERS ...... S.C.A. ....... . Sesame ....... Band ....... Choir ..... . 27 28-30 31-33 34-39 . 40 . 41 42-43 . 44 . 45 . 45 . 46 . 47 . 48 49-50 . 50 . 51 National Honor Society ,.,,,,,, ..... Orchestra ...... ,,,,,,, Leaders Club ......... Wearer of the S. .... . Continued .............................. FACING THE PRESENT CRISIS Salute to Seniors in Service ....... .. Draft Board .....................,.. My Day .......... Blood Donors .......i... Goodwill Reader's Digest ....... .. PMTC, 'Post-War Plan ............. .. BUILDING BETTER ,CITIZENS Assembly Programs ......... Art and Craft News .,...,.. Commencement Program ,.... .. Sports ............. . Baby Plctures .........,............ America's Town Meeting .....,... .. Cheer Leaders ...................... Autographs ........ 52-53 54 55 56-57 58 59 60 62 63 64 65 66 67 68-71 72 73 74-79 80 81 81 83 PHILIP H. RINEHART, Principal Principal ..........,.............. Acting Vice Principal ...... Vocational Counselor ...... Girls' Adviser ............. Chief Clerk ...,.. Clerk .......... Clerk ....... ART Agnes Bittaker Marie J. Dollard COMMERCIAL Mabel E. Belcher Owen C. Lewis Donna Cooperider Olive McDonald Marie F. Gribbin Elisabeth M. Ramsay John K. Stratiff ENGLISH Rebecca Miller Lucille O'Donnell Mary Lou Ogden Alberta M. Ellis Raymond P. Farrell Edith H. Griffith W'illiam Y. Hayward Stella A. Price Florence M. Heenan Happer B. Storer Esmeralda Yellig FOREIGN LANGUAGES Dorothy M. Green FL Carl A. Maffeo Mathilda E. Meyer Marion Jane Smith Ruth White HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Clarence H. Boylan M. Grace Hubbard Eva E. McKinney Fred W. Mack Marie R. Messer Ann R. Cameron Marion Garland Alice Harper Pearl L. Walter HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY Edythe Dougherty Marie McCahill Margaret F. Weiseman 4 Deceased-October 21, 1944 FACULTY ADMINISTRATION Philip H. Rinehart Harry D. Book Marjorie Siedle Marguerite B. Prichard Evelyn A. Taggart Veronica Zehfuss Audrey M. Putman LIBRARY Caroline WVakefield Kathleen E. Kelly MANUAL TRAINING Andrew Chuska James WV. Heatley William G. Davis Murl L. Herrington ie Leroy Everett Albert H. Vogt Robert Watson MATHEMATICS Forrest F. Craig Eugene H. Johnston Helen L. Jacobi Edgar V. Straitiff Charles F. W. McCready MUSIC Florence A. Wayman Raymond Linkenheimer PHYSICAL TRAINING Marie Adamson Edward Mazeski L. Guy Carson . Ruth G. Stevens Thomas J. Cuddeback Alice V. Walton SCIENCE Fredrick W. Arnold Ann R. Cameron Joseph Arnold Charles W. Mitchell Challis S. Overcash Dorothy Rome 49 Leave of Absence. 5 3111 Mvmnriam CARL A. MAFFEO September, 1925-October. 1944 We, the june Class of 1945, pause in respectful tribute to our beloved guardian who died October 21, 1944. 6 SESAME STAFF Mid-Year Graduates Seated-Left to Right-Wollbrandt, Lorencik, Schroth, Fontana, Scholes. Standing-Seitz, Grimm, Coscarelli, Tross, Hildebrand, Callin. EDITORIAL STAFF CONTRIBUTORS Go-Editor-in-Chief .......................... Henry callin Jack Morgan Don Coscarelli Associate Editor ..... .......... I rma Tross Copy Editor ..... Art Editor ............... Business Manager ...,., Assistant Bus. Mgr. ...... . Photographer ........ Betty Johnson Gordon Olsen Betty Vogel Mary Di Bernardo Richard DeMoske Max Nernmer Earl Humphreys George Tjiattas 7 Florence Fontana Mildred Grimm Mary Hesse William Hildebrand Dorothy Kruse Mildred Lorencik Nellie Scholes Edward Seitz Joann Walter SESAME STAFF June Graduates First Row-Left to Right-De Moske, Humphreys, johnson, Morgan, Henry, Vogel, Tjiatas, Nemmer. Second Row--Renkin, Weslager, Nolte, Miller, Di Bernardo, Schafer, O'Connell, Barr. Last Row-Burks, Steindel, Fornear, Olsen, Gallagher, Smith, Di Ricco. Insert: Mr. Hayward-Miss Heenan. CONTRIBUTORS Joan Barr William Burks Donald Fornear James Gallagher Marilyn Miller Dorothy Nolte Patricia G'Gonnell Betty Renkin Rose Ann Schaefer Clyde Smith Albert Steindel Mary Jo Storte Loie Yveslager FACULTY COMMITTEE William Y. Hayward Florence M. Heenan Marie Dollard ALLIED NATION LQVEQNMWW ubuuul i mmmms muafwmwp SENIORS 9 Class fficers WILLIAM HILDEBRAND VIRGIL FASSIO XV K President Vice President FRED VV. MACK Guardian anuar 1945 FLORENCE FONTANA EDWARD SEITZ Secretary Treasurer MOTTO: The future belongs to those who prepare for it. FLOWER: American Beauty Rose. COLORS: Maroon and Gray. 10 DONALD EYLES President r Class fficers X CHARLES F. W. MCCREADY MICHAEL MARLOW Vice President Guardian HUC 1945 SHIRLEY LENTZ ROBERT FREUND Secretary Treasurer MOTTO: Do Noble Thingsg Not Just Dream Them. COLORS: Green and White. FLOWER: American Beauty Rose. I 12 13 N l 14- 15 ll 1 16 AMELIA JANE 1 JAMES FALAVOLIT ELLEN i A 1 i l n 1 1 W 19 I 1 2 s 5 I 1 1 1 v 1 , 1 20 l 21 22 GEGRGE 24 OUR BLAZING DECADE 1-L .- 2. - -Q. : - . i , .. 3- '- llant will Anil Ulraiamrni We the class of anuary 1945, being of sound mind and memory, do make publish and decree this to be our last will and testament. We leave the faculty more than a bit bewildered at our antics. To the 12B class me leave our beloved theme work drafts. Rita Catlzone leax es her lovely singing voice to Rodrian. .E , , J , - a Q f .-1 W 1 Y And here is what remains: --' 1. ' ' ' gf.-...-'-T-. 2 s 'L P- P- C:- I 1 yn ST ga., Dolores del Sole leaves her wit and good humor to one of the good- natured Juniors. Virgil Fassio leaves his executive ability to Bill Crehan. Fuzzy,' Byrne leaves the football team minus a great center. Arlene Jackson and Bob Johnston leave arm in arm as usual. Lillian Stark bequeaths her fiery tresses to Nlary Lou Lauman. Betty Lasher leaves her tiny stature to some diminutive Sophomore. Ed Seitz leaves his financial worries to the next treasurer of the Senior Class. Bill Geisler, Ray Schwalm, and Lane VVheeler just leave. Bob Lucchino leaves his fine pitching ability to S'Scrappy Allen. Mary Lou Woy leaves the editorship of the Sesame News. Earle Clark bequeaths his ability to tickle the ivories to Betty Voegel. Edith Staniland leaves her mathematical genius to Ray Carson. Jim Williams leaves his fine basketball record to Duck Eyles. lN4ildred Grimm bequeaths her ability to draw pin-ups to some talented Junior. Don McKenzie leaves the girls swooning. Bill Hildebrand leaves his hand-shaking ability to another potential politician. Alice Shutzback leaves her sister, Barbara. The Class Day Committee donates its worries to the next group of brave Seniors. Pat Hartman leaves her sweet disposition to those who could profit by it. Ed Kirsch left for the Navy January 8. Eleanor Kuech bequeaths her dramatic ability to Mae Lawson. The Class Play cast leaves us still laughing at their antics in '4Spring Green. We all leave a swell sponsor, Mr. Mack. January 18, 1945. Signed: William Hildebrand President Witnessed: Donald C oscarelll Florence Fontana --iii?-, -.-A... 1.-.-l ..v 7 ' ,.,, -L-l ? . . i , ,l Anil HEP ilvrrhg iflrquwtlf' We the class of June 1945 have pulled through fwith a boost from the facultyl and are finally leaving this world for a better one fNo reflection on S.H.H.S.J First to our principal and vice principal we leave many thanks for the patient and We leave our thanks to our teachers who have been friends as well as teachers. Just so the loss won t be too overwhelming we hereby bequeath some of our talents to lower classmen Liberty D1 RICCO leaves his honor roll cards to Frank Brosman. Elizabeth Horgan leaves her quick wit to Sally Woy. John Mandros leaves Mr Lmkenheimer many happy memories, broken chairs, and eardrums Bob Page and D1ck Brewer give their Ds to Mr. Hayward. Herby Rosfeld bequeaths his versatility and popularity to Lawrence Rizzo. - Dean Streator leaves the third table in the small lunch room to another lucky suitor. M.. CC ' 5: 7 - 9 7 V .1 1 - . , . . . - . - . , . understanding guidance throughout our high school life. .lf 2' i . . .-- - 3. . rv'-'H 4 D - ' ' sc as 5 6 7 'I V F' P 5,- P' 5-... George Tjiattas leaves his camera to Mr. Hayward with many happy negatives. l Agostino Buccieri bestows his tardy marks upon John Cooper. Don Fornear wills his imitations to John Gross. Joanne Barr leaves her trombone but takes her cases with her. 11. Michael Marlow bequeaths that beaming smile to Robert Elliott. fHow about throwing in some of those suits, Mike?J 12. Rich Frey leaves a gap in the football, basketball, and baseball lineups soon to be filled by another Frey. 13. Ray Carson leaves the disposed of shell to Bob Perky. 14. Arthur Hipkiss leaves and let's hope he takes his saxophone with him. 15. Bill Crehan leaves his correspondence course with Miss Heenan to some other habitual absentee. 16. Jean Woods leaves her baton to Bernice Eltringham. 17. Betty Vogel leaves that laugh-let's hope nobody picks it up. 18. Cliff McCoy leaves those selling war stamps to roll their own pennies. 19. Pat Seigworth leaves her titian hair to Alice Lawson, who really doesn't need it. 20. Don Eyles leaves his bashfulness Cwe hopej to Don LeVine. 21. Grace Miller and Shirley Lentz leave their friendship to June Rigdon and Jeanne Patterson. 22. Mary Justice leaves her gymnastic ability to Clare Fleischner. 23. Pearl Zook bestows her name Lefty upon Ed. Werries. 24. Norma Pfister and Kay McGrath leave their megaphones and sweaters to whom- ever they think can fill them. 25. Jim Ryan, Gordon White, and Richard Dunn leave Miss Hubbard the quiet solici- tude of 218-lacking for 4 years. 26. Gerard Obert leaves the first seat in math class to his brother Paul. 27. Skipy Gross leaves his perpetual smile to the under-classmenll-a lot of them need it. Red Walsh leaves-to be followed by Red Walsh II. Mae Lawson leaves the dusty choir piano to Lois Dawning. 30. Gordon Olsen leaves the headache of writing yearbook jingles to some wit on next yearis staff. . Al Reynolds leaves for the Navy. Mary Steigerwald leaves virtue and sweetness to Louise Larson. Pat Petri leaves her stature to Gertrude Gleichner. Vince Arcuri leaves Those big brown eyesn to the junior girls to dream about. Owen Thomas leaves-for the Air Corps. Mary Delle Douglass leaves a lovely disposition to Jean Miller. Bill Henry leaves his wanderlust to another curious Spanish student. Shirley Hieftje leaves South Hills to become a career girl? Pat McAfee leaves her answer book to Mr. McCready. Mary McGann leaves her absence excuses to Eleanor Frantfetter, who, we hope, is more successful with them. -1-1 Joe Ashliman leaves the band wondering who will be the one to play on all the rests and G. P.'s next year. Bob Freund, Jimmy Glaser and Lee Smith leave a blank column in the Sesame News. Dick De Moske leaves that air of composure to Bob Manus. Bernard Hoffman leaves many romantic memories in the halls of good old S.H.H.S. af 9. 10. 28. 29 31 32 33 34 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40 42 43 44 45. Dot Sample leaves a vacancy in Little Theatre Club plays. 46. Lois Copeland wills that midnight oil to June Rigdon. 47. Ken Chuska leaves his jokes to Bob Morton. 48 Bob Vislosky leaves a pair of sturdy tonsils to Victor Coticchia. 49 Pat O'Connell and Rose Ann Schafer leave the will-we hope the class likes it. 50 And last of all we leave to Mr. McCready, our class guardian, a parasol to protect him from the heavy shower of congratulations which will fall upon him for so successfully guiding the best class ever graduated from South Hills. We express our regret upon leaving him after an all too short acquaintance. P.S. We consider ourselves very generous inasmuch as we will permit the succeeding classes to compete for our well-known prestige. I President Witnesses: Donald Eyles Pat O'Connell Rose Ann Schafer ,-MM.,-. -.....-M M Y. :rr . HISTORYTANUARY As we, the seniors of January, 1945, prepare to venture out into a new world, let's pause and look back at some of the unforgettable times, so vivid in our minds. Some of them are humorous, some a little sad, some silly, perhaps, but all remembered and cherished. Remember that first day at South Hills? It was just four short years ago in February, 194-l. We were freshies entering South Hills amid the usual razzing from upper-classmen. That was the day we anxiously looked for the auditorium where we were to meet Dr. Winner, the Principal. To upper classmen, he was known as Pop,, Winner. After a few hectic days in South Hills, we longed to be back in grade school. We tried to act as though we belonged , but the seniors could always pick us out. Yes, we were freshies, and as in years before we, too, made some terrible blunders. It was a freshie who did not hear the bell ending the first lunch and stayed for two lunches! It was a freshie who could be seen carrying all his books under his arm all day because his locker was in the cages, It was a freshie who was instructed to find Mr. M. P. Booth, and was so perturbed when Mr. M. P. Booth never answered the knocking on his door. It was a freshie also, who laughed very, very unconvincingly when told of our esculators-but then went secretly to look for them. Finally, our freshman year was over, and, after a very brief vacation, we were back at school. Then we were sophomores, which means, wise foolsf' Then was our chance and we took it! We sent the new freshies on every wild goose chase we could think of. By this time our school was on a war-time basis and the students were busier than ever. Buying war stamps and bonds was one of the important projects. Mr. McCready was the sponsor. With February came basketball and how can we forget the wonderful year when we emerged City Champs ! One day we even got an extra vacation! An extra glorious snow fall was the cause. Mr. Glaser, the vice-principal, left us to become Principal of Gladstone Junior High School. Mr. Book, the former vocational adviser, took his place. After Easter, another war-time change took place. School began at 9:30-an extra hour of sleep in the morning-but school wasn't out until 3:50! Dr. Winner came back to visit us on our 25th anni- versary. There was a beautiful assembly program followed by a dance in the gym. The students enjoyed a special treat during sugar rationing registration-three and a half days off.f Some of us helped out by ushering and trying to be as useful as possible. Our Christmas program was wonderful. We all sang sentimental, White Christmas. It was during this assembly that we learned over 500 members of South Hills were already in service and we all felt very sad and very, very proud of them. Then we entered the eleventh year of school. We began to feel as if we owned,' the school. We elected class officers and a class sponsor, who were as follows: William Hildebrand, President. Virgil Fassio, Vice-president Florence Fontana, Secretary Edward Seitz, Treasurer Fred W. Mack, Guardian The highlights of the year were the hayride, and the bowling party. The hayride was a joyous affair and took place in the midst of inclement weather in October. The bowling was a huge success, too. The boys naturally had to show-off their skill on the alleys, making the girls look rather pale by comparison. Suddenly, we found ourselves Seniors, and began to realize how fast the time had gone. We celebrated the birthday of South Hills for the last time-it was one welll never forget. Our class picnic was held at South Park, when as is usual, it rained. Nevertheless, we had a good time. Then our beloved teacher, Mr. Maffeo died. It came as a severe shock to the students as well as the teach- ers, Mr. Maffeo had been in what seemed perfect health. This day was a dark one on our calendars. A physical fitness program was given for our par- ents,-when it was over we were fine physical wrecks! On September 7, we returned to school as senior A's and were disappointed a little to find it felt just the same. When we entered classes, we found they were very small. There were almost three girls to every boy. What a field day for the boys! We retained our former officers and chose maroon and grey as our class colors. Open house was held on November 8-that was the last chance our parents had to hear about our good work from our teachers. Harrumphl It sounded like a riot when we got our graduation picture proofs. We were all disappointed with them at first, but after we looked at them awhile, our egos deflated and they became tolerable. Our class play, Spring Greenn, was a great suc cess--one of the best ever given in spite of our small class and the manpower shortage. Class Day, January 12, was a day! The seniors in their ribbons were really terrific. The most awaited day of the semester finally ar- rived-Senior Prom Day. It was held at the William Penn Hotel. Afterward, many of the couples went to the Mt. Lebanon Lodge, and some went to the Colonial. It was a glorious evening. Commencement came sooner than we realized and, to our surprise, we all felt a little sad to leave. Now to the future-whatever it may hold for us, we feel confident. We step forward, our heads held high. MEMORY, REFRESHER September 3, 1941 There we were, 250 strong, walking timidly through the portals venturing into the unknown. December 1, 1941 War stamps and bonds went on sale for the first time in Pittsburgh Public Schools. Young and willing, we cheerfully did our share by bringing in our spare money. December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor! The fateful day that was to make ours an unusual education. C March 25, 1942 Through the efforts of the Freshmen cheering them on to Victory, the Tunnelites won their first basket- ball trophy since 1922. YP-. . ' Q -sz f X -,QI - X! 1,3 Y ' 51. X xx! March 25, 1942 Everyone mourned the death of our friend Dr. Benjamin G. Graham, Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools. I its I 0 . Q , 1 - zen Z 1 Ho Hum-Here We Come! South Hills Hi-Sophomore Bums! September, 1942 Our class was made larger by the addition of many new Prospect pupils. October, 1942 As we look at the freshmen, we wonder- sleepers Creepers, were we ever like that?', ,r N' , 1 ff if 4 L- il 5+ 1151 . sf? X iialilii' .g f .1 ,- -1' il , March, 1943 We all became members of the Victory Corp. April 17, 1943 Twenty-five years old! We celebrated S.H.H.S. an- niversary with a gala assembly program. May 18, 1943 The first big event we participated in S.H.H.S. was the Physical Fitness Program which had field drills and war aquatics. This was the second mass ex- hibition in the history of South Hills. June 1, 1943 An active interest was taken in the boys' way of life. Girls were now wearing slacks and requesting wood shop for next semester. June 14, 1943 Our true friend and Vice Principal, Fred W. Glaser left S.H.H.S. to become Principal of Glad- stone Jr. High. nf , , .15 . Cp 4. 1. qi ,W 1972 ? f 3 1 ' M ,f, xi ,, iv if .xXx -new SK' D x': I 1 ' fi? XM! 652 ti rv f ? f lm., fQ - 9. X 61 - .I Ie:-,:,- xv . l ' X if Q' 'lf .S , , if tl' -. l X I li ,4 5 .1 We're Getting There, Slow But Sure As Juniors Through the Halls We Tour September, 1943 Our class was completed by the arrival of the students from Knoxville. October, 1943 Now we're really getting down to business. We elected our class officers and sponsor: Robert Ros- feld, President, James Coll, Vice President, Jean Crissman, Secretary, and Harold Grazer, Treasurer. Carl Maffeo was elected class sponsor. November, 1943 We really took a live interest in sports, now that our own classmates were members of the team. X 0 J if f O..-fl , -'-Qi-lb ZILU' '51 ' In 'WJ ' 'gg' 0 ' 'ee M ' 713' Q ' eb Es. . X, fijiflii 3' N Wx fffgpgf --fag, 1 cis: flu February, 1944 More honors for S.H.H.S. Our basketball team won the section title. April, 1944 This was really a gala year for S.H.H.S. in sports. An undefeated swimming team won the city Cham- pionship. 5- -3 - M3 - J fgflgmgt M May, 1944 Nationwide recognition for S.H.H.S. We brought in 1090 blood pledges. 1090 pints of blood to help save our boys' lives!!! Bang!! Boom!! Rah!! Seniors At Last!! September, 1944 The curtain went up on the last scene of our high school education. October, 1944 What fun we had!! Our class picnic at South Park. Most of the class attended and had a swell time. November, 1944 We were all shocked to hear of the death of Mr. Carl Maffeo our class sponsor. He is greatly mourned by all. It was the first 12A class meeting where we elected new class officers. The victorious candi- dates were: Don Eyles, president, Michael Marlow, vice-president, Shirley Lentz, secretary, and Robert Freund, treasurer. November, 1944 Ohhh-Groan-Moan-Giggle-it was just us look- ing at each others proofs. December, 1944 We elected Mr. Charles F. W. McCready to suc- ceed Mr. Carl Maffeo as class sponsor. December, 1944 Raymond Carson, our History Whiz, was placed fifth in the Hearst History Award. Clifford McCoy and William Kost also won honors in this test. January, 1945 Robert Rosfeld, Ray Carson, Gerard Obert, and Ken Chuska became our SCA school officers. January, 1945 The Junior Town Meeting of the Air was broadcast from S.H.H.S. auditorium. The subject discussed was Does Our Government Employ Enough Force in Dealing With Labor Disputes? January, 1945 Our class was again honored! Michael Marlow was chosen to represent the Pittsburgh Public Schools in a nation-wide Junior Town Meeting of I the Air over KQV in Syria Mosque. x 'i V L i N 1' NA 1 i I X! 'i A .K . bww'-5'!e.n f f2i3.g5,S5 L get 4,5 4316 fx 1 NMR, WS CLASS PROPHECY- NOVEMBER, 1955 Ray Schwalm has completed his experiment and will testify that Bill' Geisler is positively not the missing link's brother. Dr. Robert Lucchino has discovered the fourth di- mension and has been awarded a free ticket to see Frank Sinatra II. Frank Vertullo, Dale Osborne, and Tom Deakin are scrubbing the decks of the U.S.S. Sesame. Bill Callin has written a new play entitled Bawang the Wolf, starring Virgil Fassio as Bawang. Nina Patterson is his leading lady. , Fuzz,' Byrne has invented a new pigskin guaran- teed not to fumble. His assistant is James Williams, and his patent attorney is Roger Tiel. Bill Courtney is teaching English in the park at Queensboro and Brookline Blvd. Among his pupils are Doris Medzius, Jane McGurk, and Ruth Wentland. JUNE, 1956 John Barbour is the new U. S. Ambassador to Brooklyn. Pat Hartman has recovered from her Prom worries and will soon marry Ed Kirsch. NOVEMBER, 1956 Nellie Scholes and Eleanor Kuech are acclaimed in New York for their play The Life to Betty Lascherf' Flora Massimi is the nation's leading accordion player. Arthur Smith has set the new record for the indoor mile at 3.9 minutes. JANUARY, 1957 Irma Tross announced her retirement from the movies after a short and successful career. Joann Walter has received the degree of Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig and will return to the U. S. JULY, 1957 Mary Lou Woy, editor of the Brookline Journal, is made famous by her editorial Whatls Wrong With Brookline ? Betty Lauer is an author of thrilling love stories. Her publications appear monthly in The Joe Frantz Review of Literature. FEBRUARY, 1967 Mildred Grimm's portraits of Lillian Stark and Mil- dred Lorencik have won acclaim in Banksville. Helen Wambolt, Dorothy Kock, and Flora Massimi are making up all the recipes now used by the civilized world. Jim Kerkham and Earl Clark have finished writing their fourth theme for English 8. Florence Fontana designed the gowns used in Earl Judy's Hollywood production Spring Green , starring Peggy Crowe and Cristy Crease. The sound-effects man is Frank Cafaro. The world's most emminent psychiatrist, Don Mc- Kenzie, is still wondering what makes Dorothy-Kruse and Louise Franks-tick. DECEMBER, 1970 Criminal Lawyer, Lane Wheeler, is defending Wil- liam Geisler for shooting rabbits in Mt. Lebanon. Mem- bers of the jury are Beatrice Russo, Betty Lascher, Olga Holica, Pearl Ostermeyer, and Irma Tross. Jim Kerkham and Earl Clark have finished writing their fifth theme for English 8. Rita Catizone, owner of Rita's Ritzy Restaurantl' has employed Isabelle Crawford to wait on the great writer, Marian Brace. Dr. John Heck and his assistant Frank Rizzo are still working on a great compound that will be of value to all MANkind. It is KISS-PROOF lipstick. They are testing their experiments on Dorothy Murry, Cath- erine Amiano and many others. President of Smitty Shining Steel Companyn, Arthur Smith, has employed Angeline Rizzo, Angelina Petrone, and Emily Oresti as welders. MAY, 1975 South Hills is still missing Dolores Burns' column, Give and Taken. The Frick speaker, Alice Schuetzbach, came to South Hills to speak on K'How to avoid Flappy Earsf, She got her information from Dr. Helen Schroth. Ruth White is still getting up for school-she is Mr. Book's private secretary. The great English scholar, Bob Dengler, is retiring to his large home in Brookline to write his book, How to Study English Literature . He is writing this book from his own experience. Mildred McCahn is the world's number one pin-up girl. Anna Meyers is private secretary to Robert Johnston, president of Tower's Model Agency. Among his models are Ethel Cerovac, Louise McPherson, and Mary Hesse. The astronomer of the year, Louis Beyer, found a new planet around Mars and was the first to recognize the people on it. As a reward he got SlO0,000,000 from Joseph Frantz. Jack Brake won a large sum of money by betting on Bing Crosbyis horses. Eileen Martin is still working like mad on Hamlet and seems to understand it finally. Leo Zini designed the home now being built for William Hildebrand and C?j near Beechwood. Math Review is still keeping Eleanor Pelissier up at nights. Mr. McCready is still teaching her some of the things. Betty Wolbrandt is a cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Press, and her comic strip Super-woman has brought her fame. Some of her fans are Frances Sperro, who is now planning lunches for South Hills and Betty Guenther now replacing Ester Williams of the movies. Robert Johnston sponsored a nation wide beauty con- test. The winner is Doris Macter. The followers are Pat Hartman, Teresa Esposito, and Eleanor Kuech. Dr. Hill has turned over his position as Superintend- ent of Public Schools to Italo DelRe. A great change has taken place. Mr. Hayward helped Ed Murray a little to get an appointment to West Point. Jim Kerkham and Earl Clark have finished writing their six themes for English 8. Ylpx Q9 s von xx, l-9 SQL 553' ff 'S+ sa 1 3 QD Q BT -15 . L boa, -Fl 4' fs, ,,,,+'49 Amoco OQL 6 E Volume 20 SOUTH HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, PITTSBURGH, PA.-April 9, 1965 No. 1 HHS 48 TODAY Betty Vogel I Well, gossip lovers, here I am again, back from my fascinating and informative tour of North America. I've been waiting for this marvelous moment when I could get all the noisy news I have to tell, down in black and white, so here goes: Advice to well-dressed women: the next time you take a trip to Cali- fornia, ladies, stop in at Beyerls Bo- nanza. Yes, Lois has a wonderful little dress shop on the corner of Thundering 'Throwback and Silent- song Avenues which is packed full of the latest styles. Her clientele consists of: Norma Leaf, a dainty dress designer, Rodda Dean, a snappy business manager, Ellen Hart, quite a clever commercial artist, Roberta Fri- zell, an efficient private secretary, Grace Miller, the chief cashier, and Shirley Hieftje who sees that all of the snaps are snapped, buttons but- toned, and belts fastened. A very tricky model, Dolores Vaccaro, at- tracts the passing crowd from the busy streets, made safe by Patrolman Al Reynolds, by her widely applauded poise and personality. fThe men seem to think so anyway-figurativm ly speaking, of course? During my stay at Poor Man's Paradise , an inn owned and oper- ated by Al Meier and Earl Humph- reys, I heard a lot of tales spun by some champion story-tellers: Jack Morgan, George Tjiattas, William Crehan, Cyril Myers, and Mickey Nemmer, concerning a thousand acre ranch a mile or two away from P. M. P, Some said it was haunted, others just shrugged their shoulders when anything was said about S'Loony Lay-Outfl Getting up my courage, I went over to a wise, shrewd look- ing individual, who was said to know all the answers, and asked him why everyone regarded that place with such a mysterious air. When Bob 17reund's orchestra, with Joe Ashli- man playing the drums, quieted down after just finishing Illiad to a Snake Charmeru by Joanne Barr, I learned that every so often, usually around the branding season, when the moon was high in the star-lit heavens, a fContinuecl on Page 331 SOUTHERN EXPOSURE Pittsburgh, February 7, 1945-The annual convention of the South Hills June class of '45 was held at the William Powers Hotel last night. It was a gala night for all, including your reporter, who had the pleasure of meeting so many celebrities. Tom Ostermeir, alias 100 per cent good Yokus, Chairman of the Lily White Legion of Purity , said that the league will start a new drive to recruit new members next month. Donald Severn who has been a prominent member of the i'Carry Na- tion Temperance Society of Americaw said that he will be a candidate for president of the society in the forth- coming election. The charming star of the Saturday night Hit Parade, Dorothy Raisbeck was present and favored her former classmates with a few vocals from the smash hit Wildfire Speaking of vocalists, the three popular Mud Spots , in real life Vic Satter, Jack Cunningham and George Tjiattas sang, by popular request, their record breaking arrangement of 'gGin and Pepsi-Cola. The world of sports was well rep- resented by the presence of Don Eyles, basketball coach at Long Is- land which team thus far remains unbeaten. Don said his team would probably receive an invitation for the tournament in New York next week. Rich Dunn and Jimmy Ryon team- mates on the St. Louis Cardinals are both anxious at the prospects of spring training which will begin next month. P. S. Both predict another pennant for the Cardinals. Earl Humphries is still basking in the triumph of his defense of Mr. Greenwalt in the Greenwalt Murder Case. This was Earl's first important case, and it was the opportunity that leads to 'Sbig time. Nice going Earl, good luck and continued suc- cess. A world of steel is the prediction of Al Stiendel, President of the American Steel Corporation. Of course we have all become accus- tomed to steel houses, but Al has any amount of new plans for the indus- try. Wonder if he will experiment with womens' hats. With a man of that caliber at the helm the most un- usual could be expected. CContinued on page 33D 32 Today is the forty-eighth birthday of dear ol, South Hills. We, the Sesame staff, have decided to com- memorate this occasion by printing two columns which appear daily in the Press. The columns are written by alumni of South Hills-Betty Vo- gel and James Gallagher, who gradu- ated from high school in 19-l-5. Betty is the leading Htraveloguel' of the country. Her column is said to take the place of over-the-back- fence chatter and certainly she brings to us a general picture of various topics, ranging from soup to nuts. Her column can be appropriately named only by the exclamation mark she uses as a title! Your reporter went up to thc Wil- liam Penn Hotel two weeks ago to interview Betty Cwe feel privileged to call Miss Vogel, Betty, because she belongs to the family of South Hills studentsuj. When asked, 'SBetty, were you especially quiet, mild-man- nered, little girl in South Hills? - only a groan came as an answer, which I took to mean that she didn't care to go into detail. Betty be- longed to the Little Theatre Club and had a large part as g'Mrs. Lawrencen in 'iJanie , the class play. Her main interest during that time was dra- matics-she attended a drama school called 'fCaravan'l. When asked why she didn't choose dramatics as a life- work, she said that only the top rank- ing stars have a chance for a decent living. . . . andfl she added, . . . social reporting allows me to do a great deal of traveling and to meet a lot of interesting people. And I guess, too, that Ilm a born gossip. Jim Gallagher is the top political and personality reporter of the na- tion. He is the joy and the heart- ache of conventions, because of the way he has of- catching political fig- ures in unguarded moments and put- ting them down that way on paper- a knack which ruins some and makes others great. Jim is responsible for making many of our leading men seem like real people to the general public. When queried about his school days, Jim struggled desperately not to answer--but all in vain, the answer was dragged out of him finally. There's no need to embarrass Jim with the gruesome details-it's enough said that the STUDENTS liked Jim. CContinued on page 335 fContinued from column l, page 323 tall, thin man could be seen wailing and weeping. I asked this wise per- son, Raymond Carson by name, if he knew why. Yes , he replied, nthe owner can't stand to see animals suffering. In fact, to see them being branded usually hurts him more than it hurts the cattlef, The gal- lant rancher, I later found out, was none other than Richard Zehfuss. In the small town of Kinzombie, I noticed a quaint and ideal news- paper officeg I asked the editor, James Glaser, to please show me around his offices with the explanation that I had never before visited a print- ing plant. The sports' column was written up by Robert Rosfeld who insisted he had the ability to predict football scores. CThe mere fact that he only missed them by thirty or forty points wae but a minor detail.l Next, the editor took me into a small room with hearts and Cupid's ar- rows painted all over the walls. Seat- ed at the desk, was charming Marie Vierling, Advice to the Love Worni' Editor, giving some helpful hints to Jean Meess, thrice divorced heiress, and nation's number one luress Doro- thy Knowles. William Colt, a school teacher was next in line. By the way, he still spends his summer va- cation reading twenty-four volumes of history. Next, I was taken into the scandal news room under the capable charge of Gordon White and Clyde Smith, who both spend their spare time working as soda jerks in Lois Copelandis Doopeytown Drug- store-the Dugout of Dowdy Dowag- ers. My next stop was at Wicked Wing airport with grounds and buildings of the most modern design imaginable. The buildings, circular affairs built along beautiful lines were planned by three very brilliant architects: Don- ald Eyles, who perfected the droop shingle swing, an affair which he him- self is still trying to understandg Wal- ter Gross, who was responsible for the painted murals of pin-up girls in the Municipal building: and Vincent Arcuri, who almost forget that win- dow and door placements are usually included in the erection of buildings. A new addition in the main hangar is the sleek new clipper, McCoy's Miracle , designed by Clifford the Great. Roy Ginn is the chief pilot on this ship with George Langan as co-pilot and Tom Davis as chief radio operator. Lovely Elizabeth Horgan and Mary Steigerwald are the vivaci- ous hostesses. The plane, however, has not yet made any flights be- cause of a theft caused ,by some sou- venir fiend. It seems that this wicked man must have been delighted with the impossible-to-renlace rudder which took Cliff twenty years to perfect. William Werling, the night watch- man, described the thief as being short, athletic, dreamy-eyed, and an- swering to the name of Richard Voiceless,' Frey. fContinued from column 2, page 325 Naturally Bill Crehan was examin- ing every nook and cranny-not that the management minded. Any hotel would welcome a suggestion from the owner of the world's largest. From all reports the service, etc., is uout of this worldfi Must take Bill up on the invitation for a tour of in- spection. Joe Pearson, president of the Pearson Amusement Companyn says that he will take John Metzger in as a junior partner. John has sev- eral new ideas that will put Joe's new roller rink over with a bang. The famous cartoonist, Bob Freund, announces that he will pay five thou- sand dollars to the person offering ideas for a new character in his daily syndicate. He wants something along the Gravel Gertie line. Jack Morgan and Ray Carson who hold several national swimming rec- ords are planning to organize an olym- pic team to make an international tour. Their main source of woe at present is- Money,'! ll Nothing short of spectacular was Bill Henry's description of his latest adventure in the wilds of Africa. Bill claims he has found a native who can solve the fifth dimension. Dr. Max Nemer and I became en- grossed in a conversation regarding his latest discovery of a cure for can- cer. As you remember, a few years ago this was considered practically im- possible. The world owes much to this brilliant man who has made so many magnificent studies in the field of medicine. Bill Burkls only topic of conversa- tion lately--his new ultra modern night club. Plans are still in the making, but Bill's enthusiasm hints we may expect the unusual in the near future. Latest Hollywood report advises that Don Fornear, the great dra- matic actor, has accepted the lead role in the new horror movie, 6'Grea.t Great Grandson of Frankensteinf, In this role, Mr. Fornear will have to grow a beard.-Nothing unusual for Don. 33 fContinued from column 3, page 32l His main interests were baseball and mushball, politics and debate, history, and the '4boys . Jim savs he'll never forget some of his chums like Moe , Hose , Ig,', S'Dade , and S'Ramon Jell . He says those were really days of fun. And then followed hours of stories of old days. Jim said frankly that he liked the common herd, the hoy poloy, and the straight ticket voter -which means I don't know what. Jim is a staunch Republican, and, since your reporter's views dif- fer, we passed over the subject lightly. Y ll uumlllllll .nl Ill M- M- -- 1.- .1- .1 Q l .-. . .1 --- -i .1 it - - M -ip 1.- 1 .l. Ml., iii? .Mill-1. ..1M.1-...u1- CLASS PLAY-SPRING GREEN Standing-Left to Right-Hildebrand, Geisler, Byrne. . - Second Row-Patterson, Crowe, Staniland, Scholes, Kuech, Lascher, atlgone, Callm. ' First Row-Johnston, Seitz, Kirsch. S P R I N G G R E E N DIRECTED BY STELLA A. PRICE CAST CIn order of appearancej Nina Cassell .....,..........,.,....,............ ELEANOR KUECH Mrs. Rumble ..,.... .... R ITA CATIZONE Scootie Cassell ..,... ...,. B ETTY LASCHER Mr. Putnam ...... ..... W ILLIAM CALLIN Tony Cassell ..... ....... N INA PATTERSON Pinkie Ames ..... ..... E DITH STANILAND Dunk Doyle ....... ....... R OBERT JOHNSTON Bing Hotchkiss ..... ,.,,,,.,,.,,.,, D ONALD BYRNE Genevieve Jones ..,.. .,.....,,..,,.,., N ELLIE SCHOLES Major Todd ............ ...... W ILLIAM HILDEBRAND T. Newton Todd ....... ............ E DWARD KIRSCH Eula Hotchkiss ........... ....... P EGGY CROWE Dr. Luther Blodgett .....,..,.,..,,..,,,,.,,,,,, EDWARD SEITZ Officer Ryan ................................ WILLIAM GEISLER SYNOPSIS Act I. An afternoon in early Spring. Act II. Scene lvTwo weeks later. Scene 2--Two more weeks have passed. Act III. Afternoon and evening of the next day. , . , . . C tThe curtain will drop to indicat the passage of several hours.j Place: Playroom of the Cassell house in Elmwood Time: The present Spring Greenw, presented by the graduating class of February, 1945, was well received by a large and appreciative audience. This hilarious three act comedy, by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements, was pro- duced under the direction of Miss Stella A. Price. The setting was laid in the home of the Cassells, a typical American family. Every member of the fam- ily, from Scootie, the harum-scarum ten-year-old scrap collector, to grumpy, sweater-knitting grandpa Putnam, was busily engaged in some phase of war work. To help relieve the housing shortage, Mrs. Cassell, a widow and the mother of two children, rented a wing of the house to an Army officer, Major Michael Todd, and his scatter-brained son Newton. Newton, who, much to his father's disgust, had an insatiable passion for breeding earthworms, fell madly in love with Eula Hochkiss, one of the neighborhood Ugangw. Dunk Doyle, king of the high school wolf pack, also fell for Eula, and set out to take her away from Newton. He threw New- tonas most treasured possession, his earthworms, into the creek to get and sell the iron containers in which the worms were kept. He wanted the money to buy Eula a large bottle of Spring Greenw, her favorite perfume. Action was injected into the story by two breath-taking fights between Newton and Dunk. Dur- ing one of these bloody brawls, Dr. Blodgett, Hthe greatest worm man in the worldu, entered the room and announced that Newton's new breed had been ac- cepted by the United States Government. Dunk and Bing, his fellow conspirator, brought back Newtonls ill-fated worms, thus saving the day, As the play ended Newton was pawning over Jumbo and Salome, his favorite worms, with Tony, his new lady love, hang- ing on his arm. CContinued on Page 391 PRODUCTION STAFF Second Row-Left to Right-Stark, ,Hartman, Wollbrandt, hlaeder, Johnson, Fontana. Delsole. First Row-Guenther, Niichaels, Oresli, Jackson, Carr. STUDENT ASSISTANTS Dolores Del Sole Arlene Jackson Emily Oresti MAKE-UP Patricia Hartman, Chairman Evelyn Carr Adeline Michaels Betty Jane Guenther Lillian Stark Phyllis Johnson Betty Wollbrandt STAGE Major meet Scootie Does it breathe? Betty Wollbrandt, Chairman Dolores Del Sole Arlene Jackson 1 Florence Fontana Doris Maeder Patricia Hartman Emily Oresti PROPERTIES Florence Fontana, Chairman Evelyn Carr Doris Maeder Betty Jane Guenther Adeline Michaels Phyllis Johnson Lillian Stark What is it? O, Bing! 35 JUNE--JANIE CLASS PLAY Seated-Left to Right-Miller, Bancroft, Petri, Hieftje, Paisbeck, Welsh, Lentz. Second Row--Vaccaro, McAfee, Krause, Di Bernardo, Vogel, Miller, Paul, Steigerwald. Third Row-Obert, Arcuri, Fornear, Olsen, Crehan, Marlow, Nemmer, Henry, Frey, I-Iipkiss. Insert-Miss Price. CC J A N I E 77 Presented May 10, 11 In School Auditorium Directed by Stella A. Price CAST QIn Order of Speakingj CHARLES COLBURN .,,,.,...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Gorden Olsen ELSBETH COLBURN .............. ,..,. .,.....,. P a tricia Petri Lois Welsh LUCILLE COLBURN ..,... ..,... S hirley Hieftje Marilyn Miller RODNEY .............,..,,..,.,..... ........ V incent Arcuri JOHN VAN BRUNT ...,. Michael Marlow JANIE COLBURN ........ ......... G race Miller Lois Paul BERNADINE DODD .... .... P atricia MacAfee Betty Bancroft PAULA RAINEY .......,. ..,.,........ S hirley Lentz Mary Steigerwald SCOOPER NOLAN ....,.... .,.,,.. M ax Nemmer THELMA LAWRENCE ....... ...,... D olores Vaccaro Betty Vogel DICK LAWRENCE .,...,. .........,.. W illiam Henry TINA .................,,.......,... ....... M ary Di Bernardo ANDY ...................,.... ...... K enneth Chuska FRANK ....,,.,,.,.......V.i,................ ......... R ichard Frey OSCAR .....,......................,,....,.,,... .....,. D ick DeMoske HORTENSE BENNINGTON .....,..,,,. Dorothy Raisbeck Stella Krause DEADPAN HACKETT .......... ...., D onald Fornear JOE JEROME ....,....,,.... ,..... A rthur Hipkiss MICKEY MALONE ....... ....... H arold Amatto UNCLE POODGIE .....,. Gerard Obert At last the long awaited time of 8:15 finally ar- rived, the lights dimmed, the music ceased, the audi- ence settled back in their chairs, the curtains parted revealing the living room of the Colburn residence, and the colossal production of Janie', was under way. When Charles Colburn returned from Washington, D. C., where he tried to get a priority for a printing press, he found that his daughter, Janie, received quite a lot of publicity in a national magazine because she had sponsored a blanket party. Of course, that action was but an introduction to a series of rollicking events and humorous predicaments that this sixteen-year-old high school senior seemed to get herself into. Her love affair with Scooper Nolan, the boy next door, was going along very smoothly until Dick Law- rence, a dashing young soldier, made his entrance. From then on things moved quickly, Dick made a play for Janie, and his mother flirted with Charles, business partner John Van Brunt. John decided to throw a party at the country club for his new-found love, Thelma Lawrence. Janie took advantage of this opportunity and gave a party for the soldiers from a nearby camp, assisted by her girl friends, Bernadine and Paula. The party was a great success- that is until the fellows found her father's pistols and had a riotous target practice on the terrace. Then to top everything, Charles, completely unaware of the jeeps parked on the front lawn, crashed into them as he came home from the party. To add to the con- fusion, Elsbeth, the youngest member of the family was nowhere to be found. In spite of all the turmoil, Janie turned out to be the heroine of the day. Because of her patriotic at- tempts to make the soldiers stay in Hortonville a pleasant one, she won the admiration of Matthew Q. Reardon, the man who issued priorities for printing presses. He not only relieved the Colburn family by QContinued on page 58D PRODUCTION STAFF Seated-Left to Right-Copeland, Saccio, Pfister, Davis, Vierling, Evans. Standing-Zook, Horgan, Weslapzer, Lindner. Oh, Uncle Poodgie Tall darKand Yas'--She's handsome not here 37 Here And There Just Deadpan Hackett Quiet! Why weenies-Of course! 38 He stoops-She conquers CLASS PLAY-BEHIND THE SCENES Mirthful moments always abound at class play re- hearsals- Spring Greenv was no exception. One night during a very tense, dramatic scene, Rita Catizone was to come on stage by way of a kitchen door. She was given her cue, but much to her dismay, when she tried to open the door, it came off its hinges! There she stood stupified with the door in her hands and the funniest expression possible on her face. Luckily, the stage crew came to her rescue before she collapsed. Refreshments were often available at rehearsals for the actors to guzzle,' while off stage. Of course, cues galor were missed as a result of the actors being more interested in their gullets than in the play. Bill Hildebrand had just jammed a lump of something into his mouth on one of these occasions, when he was called for his cue. He rushed out on the stage trying desperately to say something but succeeded only in gag- gin gand sputtering and ruining the scene. Bill Callin was the terror', of the cast so entitled for his wicked way of zooming around in his wheel- chair. Even the most valiant cringed when he saw Bill coming, and suggestions were in order several times, i.e. to burn the chair, or hand a cow bell around Billls neck as a warning to innocent pedestrians. To add to the general confusion and giaety, the east engaged in snow ball fights outside. Many were the times when a suposedly neatly dressed young mani' would answer his cue spattered from head to foot with snow. And the fun was crowned with stitches on dress rehearsal night, when Ed Kirsch entered the scene in his Romeo costume-what a shape! Stomaehs split, faces turned purple, hysterics reigned supreme when Ed Seitz portrayed Dr. Luther Blodgett, the greatest earth worm authority known. Those were the times--times well never forget-you DRAMATICS ' as Gosh. Name It and you can have It , say the interested students of South Hills, as they gaze awe- stricken into room 415. Oh, thatls just the dra- matic students passing their English 12 requirements, answers a knowing senior,'. Yes, outsiders are amazed at the things they see, but, for that matter, so are the English 12 students. All kidding aside though, it is a wonderful course. Everyone has his heart set on being in the class play, but there are many other productions that one can par- ticipate in. Each pupil in English 12 must begin by presenting a scene sixty speeches in length to the class, taking the main part, and also directing it. Miss Stella A. Price then teaches the Art of Makeupw, and also the basic rules for acting. The next assignment for each person is to give a scene in which he must take all the parts,-or as a preference, give a review of a playwrightls life, report on three plays that the dramatist wrote, and read a typical scene from one of the plays in class. The class then starts to work on various one-act plays, which are assigned to us by Miss Price. Finally, the last and largest assignment is the one- act play that everyone in the class has to write. Oh, what a struggle to put genius to work in producing a finished production! Of course, to liven things up in between these assignments, there is the Class Play, the play for Par- ent's Night and the many assemblies which offer parts to all. Everyone in English 12 agrees that Dramatic Eng- lish is swell',, as well as being of importance to anyone even remotely interested in Dramatics. Hats off to Miss Price for making our course so enjoyable, even though we have to work hard and long. can see why. He's mine! Ugh! Hush money! The climax of the play was reached when Newton appeared wearing a Romeo costume several sizes too large. Amid uproarious laughter from the audience, Newton, with part of his costume torn from his back was chased madly around the stage by Dunk. Through- out the play, Dunk, the irresistable, successfully evaded the amorous advances of Pinkie and Tony. More humor was added by Mrs. Rumble, the kindly, but acid-tongued cook, by Genevieve the neighborhood nuisance, and by Officer Ryan, the typical small town policeman. The cast is to be congratulated for their excellent work. Spring Green will long be remembered as one of the outstanding plays ever to be presented in the South Hills auditorium. Thanks are extended to Mr. Chuska and his stage crew and to Mr. Linkenheimer and his excellent or- chestra, without whose able assistance, success could not have been achieved. CContinued from Page 34-Q 1 41 STAGE CREW Isler, Haver. WVhite, Falavolito, Solter. Insert: Lit. Chuska. THE STAGE CREW The curtain closes-the roar of applause fills the auditorium--we are all very well pleased with the stage production. But do we ever stop to think of what goes on behind the scenes? If we should begin an investiga- tion, we would find a hard working group of boys known as the Stage Crew. It is these boys who are responsible for the scenery being correctly placed, the spot lights finding the right person, the lights dimming just at the proper moment and all the other endless tasks which go into a stage production. Our investigation would also uncover an inexhausti- ble supply of energy and talent. The members of the Stage Crew are never seen in the mad rush of students at 3:05 and can usually be found busily working back- stage before classes begin in the morning. The ex- cellent way in which their work is handled is sufficient testimony as to the talent of these boys. As to the organization of the crew, one would find a manager, an assistant manager, a carpenter, a property man, an electrician and the ever present :'rookies fthese are the humble beginners of the crew who learn their duties under the iron hand and Heagle eyel, of the experi- enced membersl. All of the activities of the Stage Crew are ably supervised by Mr. Andrew Chuska, who is known to the boys as i'Mr. C . The senior members of the Crew are James Spa- ghetti Falavolito, Victor Dog Satter and James Goof White. These boys have proved their ability by not only helping to turn out fine productions at South Hills but also by working on an outside produc- tion. They were hired to take care of the technical effects of the operetta, HTauciedi and Clovidcw at the Stephen Foster Memorial. So the next time the curtain closes, don't forget the boys behind the scenes--the Stage Crew. They certainly deserve a lot of credit for their work in turn- ing out stage productions which have helped to make our stay at South Hills High School truly a Blazing Decade . HIT PARADE Trolley Song -South Hills Junction at 3:10. Sweet and Lovely -Peggy Crowe. Two in Love -Louise Frand and Don MacKenzie. Jim -Jimmie Kerkham. Small Fryw-Richard Broke. All That Meat and No Potatoes -Cafeteria stew. My Herol'HVirgil Fassio. Amor -Jimmie Williams and Midge McCahan. Dark Eyesll-Marion Brace, Cristy Crease. K'Flash --Mr. Mack. '6Pistol Packin, Mamma -Emily Oresti. HA Lovely Way to Spend an Evening -W'riting themes. Rio Rital'--Rita Catizone. The Very Thought of Youl'--To our boys in the service. Mary Lou -Mary Lou Woy. SML Five by Fivel'-Fuzzy Byrne. Make Way for Tomorroww-Class Song. THE CAMERA CLUB The sponsor of the Camera Club, Mr. Overcash, gives members of this organization some of the points on basic photography. He has given them instructions on developing, printing, and enlarging. The members have had a few lessons on taking portraits, criticising pictures, and using lenses. In order to become a mem- ber, one must have a camera and an interest in pho- tograph. The membership is limited to fifteen or twenty persons, and they should be in the tenth, elev- enth, or twelfth grade. By limiting the membership to this number, Mr. Overcash has more time to devote to each individual. First semester officers: George Tjiattas, President, Richard Maushardt, Vice President, Eugene Lenk, Sec- retary. THE LITTLE THEATER CLUB First semester officers: Gerard Obert, President, Patricia O'Connell, Vice President, Gordon Olsen, Sec- retary, Max Nemmer, Treasurer. Second semester officers: Paul Obert, President, Olga Prokapec, Vice President, June Rigdon, Secretary, Patricia Petri, Treasurer. The Little Theater Club is an active drama or- ganization in the school. With Miss O'Donnell as sponsor, the actors and actresses have been quite suc- cessful. The Chairman of the Program Committee plans all of the programs for the semester. A play is given every two weeks. The other meetings are de- voted to talks and discussions about such things as coming productions at the Nixon, reports on plays at the Pittsburgh Drama League, and socials and outside events. A scrap book is kept by one of the members and it contains all the items of interest about the club and the members. In order to become a member, one must have a speech of some sort prepared to give by memory. A committee listens to it and decides whether or not the applicant has any dramatic ability. If so, that person is invited to join the club. Our leaders of tomorrow learn poise, self control, good diction, and audience reaction in the activities of the schoolis thespians. THE RIFLE CLUB First semester officers: Dale Osborn, President, George Langdon, Vice President, Edward Ruppen, Sec- retary, Robert Page, Treasurer, Robert Lee, Executive Officer. Second semester officers: George Langdon, Presi- dent, Edward Ruppen, Vice President, Art Stein, Sec- retary, Al Fair, Treasurer, Jack Rush, Executive Of- ficer. The purpose or aim of the Rifle Club, under the sponsorship of Mr. Lewis for the first semester, and Mr. Watson for the second, is to give the members a better knowledge and understanding of guns, which will help them when they enter the armed forces of the country. Most of the boys who were members of the club are now non-commissioned officers in the army. Practice is held at the Knoxville YMCA. The ammunition is purchased from the Department of War. All kinds of rifles are brought to the club meetings and are ex- plained and handled by everyone. There are never more than twenty members at a time in the club. Here is a club helping to face the crisis of the future. DO YOU KNOW YOUR ABC??? VVhen we were in grade school so many years ago, The alphabet was the first thing we had to know. To learn each letter was the thing to do 'Fore making up words and jumbling the stew. Word association was the method most used, But poetic license in rhyme bool-is was abused. This is no exception as you will readily see, But we trust you know the alphabet from A to Z. Matching last names and descriptions is the thing you must do, Turn to page - to see if your guesses were true. A is for Anne, very quiet, blond and fair, B is for Betty, at jiving sheis no square. B is also for the Betty who's hot on the bass, C is for Cliff, so happy a face. D is for Delores with the long-hanging tresses, hereis another Dolores, her smile really blesses. E is for Eileen with the clear, dulcet voice, and for tall Eileen who'd make a good noice. fOr ain't you bums never hoid of Brooklyn?l E is for Ed on the football team, and the other Ed in every girl's dream. F is for foolish, we wouldn't cast a slur, G is for Gracie, everyone knows her. H is for Helen, the basketball star, and Harry whose bass is eight to the bar. I is for Irene in slacks but no slacker, J is for June, Oh that fingernail lacquer. J is for John with his nose in a book, and for Jackie, who rates a second look. K is for Katherine and Katherine was Great, L for Lucille who always will rate, and the Loisis four, four ranges in size, Mfor Marie of the lovely brown eyes, and Margaret and Massie and Marjorie, too, and so many Marys we don't know what to do. N for the Normas, both about 5' 3 O is just out, there's no name we can see. P for two Phyllises, both whizzes at math, and Parthenia, sweet tempered and far from wrath. Also for Pat, the cheerleaders' crush, and then for Percy, who never would rush. Q is for queer, you supply the name, R is for Rose, who would never seek fame. We have three Ruths, three Ruths who are gay. S for Sadie-have you heard the wolves bay? for Sally and for Spanish, her pet, Shirley and Stella, the wolves bay yet. T, U and V you'll have to learn on your own Wfor the William who never has grown. X Y and Z is up to you, too, Without names there is nothing we can do. No picture to show you, no image to paint, How can I picture a guy who just ain't? The alphabet's over, but then you learned it before, This list has done nohting, except maybe bore. Now turn to page -, see how many you've guessed. Only that many? How about the rest? You get the booby prize, a face full of scorn, And also a bushel to fill with this corn. QSee Page 45D JINGLE J ANGLE JINGLE f v- , -r . , y ggssx. In sg-1 Fw-5 lt 2 I -nun! ,le 4. 0 ' i i S . 7 'E . org +1 gQ .. ll X N E 1 if ' ill ,aa-at ,fe 5 5 . Q fi I r, he l r ln. ,Fm N- .,,-X l, P aw I 1 1555- ' I J g 6, gg g a . . Jgcglyn Adams: Elva Herrle: I I She's very attractive, a good dresser too, For a while in English she filled the first seat, To see her is delightful, we're telling you. Because her paragraph just could not be beat D ' A h th: Bill Hetherington: 0nTre3dle,r?f. of the Leaders Club is she, This bright, smiling chaplfrom Beechview, And's just as nice 35 ghe can be, H15 kind, smiling ways will not rue. Mamie Becker: Jim Hodsehl , l , To go to school she considers a treat, Basketball 1S this boy .s espoused sport, For in 414 she held the first seat. And il1CH I00 he S 21 l1liC21blC SOFI- b B : Louis Hurbanek: I Ro egh Sfdgiiie News he's quite a reporter, He PlaYs The French horn m the band, And with many girls he's quite a fast courter. And's always ready to lend a helping hand. B d: Betty Johnson: Ge0rgIee'glil:1lealad you see upon the stage, On the yearbook staff she doth write, Playing the cello in a masterful way. Blond hair, blue eYes make a hlce sight- h, Ann Jones: . Edwelsliiisntlilsk-haired fellow named Brush, She sets a good grads 1h eVefY test, Has for physics, a powerful lust- . M Bht signin it comes to English, Ann's best. Alice Bushee: arcs 3 amam . . . . Sheis the little blond you hear in the choir,. Vefbi fond of music ls this Slfl, And when speaking with Alice, you never tire. Whes hcfes are true as the Pufest Pearl- I C l': Evelyn Kane: Pau Wsyywgulrls are his one pride and joy, ShC's lhe Slfl with the lovely smile, Thus he's a dashing spark of a boy. Who has all the dope on the latest style. Richard Carnahan: .lack Kennels? ,I , Although he's small with that innocent sheen, Thls sh0ff ,smllmg lacl who llkes to bex, Remember girls, he's that harmful eighteen. Rolls uP his trousers to Show his scclls- Joe Chamberlin: Grace Leef , , , This short, little fellow dubbed Joseph Clark, Theres .a slim little Slfl Secs by Grace, Will always be striving for a good mark. who With vvlley ball keePs flshf 1h Pace- Jean Crissman: V Ben? Lmflemahf A , Sheis a neat little dresser who loves to bowl, Bf00l4l1he ls the Place from Whlch BetfY hallsi And has the power to enhance- In any enterprise she never fails. Robert Davies: Catherine Loch: u , He's handsome and has the cutest blush, Loads Of fuh 1s that glfl KaY, But he simply frowns on all that gush. Who seems to STOW cuter eVe1'Y 4laY- Harry Dillon: Doris Malsch: On him would look well a bright sombero, She shoots many baskets for the basketball team, For he's 219,s gay caballero. And very seldom is she off the beam. Ann Dittmam Charles Miller: Ann's 'the girl with the lovely hair, A basketball star is that lad Chuck, Who never seems to have a care. Who's always seen with his pal Duck. Ida Di Ricco: Dorothy Mlllcfl To gaze at Ida is a treat, Sheis the cute little trick you see everywhere, Because she is so very neat. Who does everything with the greatest care. Margaret Drummond: Betty Murray! Shg I-gpm-ts to 2195 Whois that standing over there? Laughing heartily she is seen. Betty Murray with the lovely blond hair. Eloise Epperson: D0f0fl1Y. Nolte: . Miss Eloise is a great music lover, She's the Slfl Wh0 10vCs to dance, She reads the great works from cover to cover. And has the P0We1' lc ehhahce- Agnes Evans: Mildred RClCl'l! Shels the brightest pearl of South Hills High, Mllly' ahd BetfY, two fflehlls true, Her stack of blood pledges reaches the sky. Whc heVef, he heVc1' seem to be blue' Anna May Flaherty: James Robertson: , I Anna May's a regular whiz in Math, Mt- Washmgtch las .l1mmYis home, Who never arouses a person's wrath. Oief thls hlll he lilies to TOHITI' James Gallagher: ROSCIIIHTY lfllpell I He argues and cannot be swayed by a whim, lh fypmg R0semaTY shmes, , There's also a good sense of humor in him. Cause she hates to Wflte ch lmss. Lorraine Ghezzi: R0bCl't Saltlmallr She is short, but stately of port, This boy's seen in Mr. Arnold's class, And 21 happy-go-lucky sort. Thus he knows the terrible strength of grass. George Gianopolis: Albert Schmotzerz' h He works hard in his father's shop in town, West l-'1beflY1s his alma mater? Whenever he greets one he does not frown. T0 scl'100l hooks he clceshit really cater- 42 a s SENIOR POLL .Ulllnl 'A 'ii , Z A ' l !!! X S -it lll p es ., :Q Q ll l l Q1 L : i if lr i I . E ef-4 Where do you have the most fun? Robert Davies ..... Helen Fogarty ...... Norma Leaf .,....... Anne Patterson Rina Mae Tambelline ...... Lunch Gym Leaders Club Crafts Math Review Rita Yoegt ,,,,,.,.4,,,.,,,,,,.,, ....... E conomics Jean Williams ..... ----.---------------------- C rafts Harry Dillon ,.,, ,,,,,,. M r. Watson's Class Ed B,-ust ..,,,,.,,,,,,, ,,..,.....,......... E conomics Jane Minsinger Martha Pratley George Olinger Joe Chamberlin Cooking Lunch Machine Shop Mechanical Drawing Don Eyles ........... ------------------------------ G Ym Marie Zini ...... Joanne Barr .. Mr. Haywardls Class Room 8 Bob Rosfeld ,.,.,,, ,..,.. W 'ith Mr. Mazeski Gordon Olsen ...... ----------------------- L Unch Bob Freund ....... ------- G Ym John Mandros ..... ............---------------- - Band Day McGrath ....... .................... B ookkeeping Cliff McCoy .,.,,, ,.,,,. M r. McCready's Class Rodda Dean ..... ..........-------------- S Paflish -L-I- r 1-I-T l I -Soum, HILLS e ' SiiQnI1iilUHl'1'5a lltnweits-e?2il NIH M T - 'lu I fm tl 'ld l gl .. W 1 !f4f?j,y,l, ,glial 1. X Where are you at 3:10 P. M. Bernard Hoffman ................ Looking for that one and only-Miriam R. Baxter. Margaret Moore ........ Wasting no time getting out Dorothy Patnick ................ Hanging onto my locker to prevent being swept away. Frank Marx ................ Finding a place for my chassis in the 'icattle car. Mary Adelle O'Keefe ................ Plowing my way to the water fountain and then trying to get my head out once I get in. Anne Dittman ................ In front of the bookroom waiting for the girls???? Gordon White ................ Watching the girls go down the steps. Jocelyn Adams ........................................ Flying home Loretta Kohlmeyer ................ Practically to my Home Sweet Homen. Lorraine Ghezzi ........ Blazing a path to the junction Lucille Publiese ................ At my locker wading through the junky with one arm in my coat sleeve, the other being pulled by the crowd. Don Severn .................................... At the junction Ethel Williams .... ..... O n my way to the Gypsy Tea Room. Robert Lee ........................................ Going to work Jack Thomas ................ On the 12th step from the third floor on the south side of the building. Joan Conrad ................ Fighting through a crowd of giggling girls to get to my locker. Vince Arcuri ............... . Making eyes at the girls just anywhere. Dot Knowles ........ At trophy case with Mr. Freund Ken Chuska ............................ 232-Mr. McCready's Stella Krause ...................................... Halfway home Al Wilder ........ .............. L ockers What is our idea of a perfect school? Bill Henry ................ No teachers where students could absorb their lessons slowly and easily, while they eat tea and crumpets. A four-year course could take ten years, and not a trace of ugliness or worldliness would creep in fthe last referring to home work, report cards, teachers, etc.l Shirley Lentz ................ Coke bar, more study periods, dancing, at lunch time. Don Fornear .................................... 24 hours sleep John Krieger .......... .................... N o homework George Wintell .................................... No teachers Norma Pfister ................ Comfortable lounges, large mirrors for all, free swims, no guidance classes. CContinued on Page 44D CC0HfiHUCd ff0rf1 Page 433 PERSONALITIES 7. Dick De Moske ................ Guards taken from doors, less heat in rooms, more heat in pool, classes end when the bell rings. 8. Bessie Brutico ..............,. One in which you may do as you please as long as it doesn't interfere with the rights of others. 9 Rose Ann Schafer ..............., Where teachers realize the problems of youth. Thirty minutes be- tween classes to iron out these problems. 10. Alice Jane Daniels ............,... Elevators for the daily you like humans. Elevators for the daily climb.H Soft cushioned chairs. 11. Jack Morgan ........,.,..... Fifteen minute classes. Two hours for lunch, no homework, current motion pictures every week. 12. Marilyn Miller ............,... Books kept in rooms so you don't have to carry them. No excuse slips to be signed. No reports. 13. Bill Burks ................ Classes changed to lecture periods, passing or failing grades, large cut in homework. 14. James Gallagher ................ No teachers over 35, smoke between periods. Start at 10, end at 2:30. A boxing ring for pupils and teachers who differ to have a fair chance. 15, Jim Hodson .......,,,,...., More girls like Barbara and longer between classes. CContinued from Page 4-2D Charles Schwarzwalder: See him standing six feet tall, Charles towers 'bove them all. Joan Serafini: S V Joan had a semester in 4135 Consequently now sheis really quite keen. Mary Shaughnessy: Mary's as Irish as Irish can beg So her name really fits her to a HT . Elizabeth Sims: Tall and thin is that girl Liz, Who with all her work is a busy Miss. Oteria Smith: Mr. Hayward is her English teacher, Thus she is a miserable creature. Roy Soderquist: Blonde and fair-skinned is Roy, Yes, heis a Swedish boy. James Spratt: This chubby chap, oh! alack'. Does not remind one of Jack. Cutest .............................,,..,,.,, Craziest ............... Groaner .............., .. ,..,,,,, ,. Most Scholastic Busiest .....,...,...... Talkiest ..... Neatest ...... Singer ........ Smartest ....... Smallest ........ Goofiest .............. .. Edith Stamland Alice Schutzbach Bob Johnston Joann Walter Bill Hildebrand Irma Tross Dot Murray Rita Catxzone Betty Lascher Most Athletic ....,...,.,. .,,,,,,, Most All-Around Slickest .........,...,, Happiest Brightest ...... Sanest ........ Hottest ......... Coldest ............... Reddest Hair ..... Shyest .............. Sweetest ....... Politest ..... Gladdest ............ Violinist ...........,..., .,,,, Hardest Worker ....... ...,, Sunniest ............. Tallest ....... G rooviest ............ Dearest .............. Most Humorous Laziest ................... .,,,,,,,, Most Fearless ....... ..... Most Smilish ........ ....... Most Ambitious Bestest ..........,..... Baddest ..... Fastest ............. Slowest ........,...... Most Dignified ..... Most Cheerless ..... .. Best Giggler ....... Most Cunning ....... .......... Spryest ............... Virgil Fassxo Don McKenzie Richard Brake Florence Fontana Jim lV1ll1ams Mildred Lorencik Lillian Stark Frank Cafaro Earl Clark Emily Oresti Lane Wheeler Eleanor Kuech Catherine Amiano Harold Rockllffe Frank R17ZO Olga Holica James Thomas: Q In typing he's really quite a whiz, Q , A right good fellow, this he is. :F .5 M Rita Tole: ! as ' She's learning a lot about dramaticsg Q U , She now knows how to make crazy antics. ,W 5 'V All X '1 A. lf P Lois Welsh: x 6 ex 4 She plays the fiddle in Orchestra A, 121 'R A l A cute little number, that Lois Fay. 0 I Jack Welty: ' I I s Curly-top's'l the name we gave this lad, QE ' I Who's often seen jitterbugging just like mad. X . S 1- - Lois Weslager: Q Q W X -- 33, Sheis a lovely person with personality plus, 0 . To be a friend to all she considers a must. l , f Alfred Wilder: I He's the lad who dresses fit to kill, A Friend? And give the girls the loveris chill. April 7, 1942 An extra hour for the late sleepers! School day started at 9:30 to 3:50. .. Don Coscarelh .. Mary Lou Woy Betty Lauer Nina Patterson Frank Vertullo John Barbour Patsy Hartman Evelyn Carr Ruth White Peggy Crowe Dolores Del Sole SO LONG The day had arrived, those farewells were bid And slowly the ties were undone. The mem'ries we had were now ours to keep, There lingered those times of school fun. No longer the same road shall we travel No longer the same scenes to view, Nor things so well known to look at again But a world all diff'rent and new. There lay in the distance something quite strange, A future for each one to face. We now are grown-up, ourselves we have made Each one to secure his own place. But yet thru this all there still is one thought That burns in us ever anew. Of school days and youth days, echoing on Thy remembrance so fair, so true. Thoughts of the teachers, our classmates, our friends, The little remarks of each day. Of programs, and clubs, of songs, and of games And cheers as we watched our team play. Weill cherish the school, its halls and its rooms, Remember each cranny and nook, For small petty things will stay in our hearts, Long after we have our last look. All these we'll cherish as gifts ever ours Thru all future gladness and tears, Recalling again whenever we please Sweet thoughts of our joys in past years. Thus take we our leave, our footsteps grow dim, And all our good-byes softly die. In one mighty voice, in one mighty song- So long to our dear South Hills Highf' -Liberty Di Ricco. Answers to DO YOU KNOW YOUR ABC??? -Anne Patterson Betty Renkin Betty Jones -Clifford Richards -Delores Smith Dolores Petrelli -Eileen Martin Eileen Dahlinger Edward Nyczaj Edward Ruppen -Grace Robbins -Helen Fogarty Harry Johnson -Irene Preuhs -June Larkin M -Marie Zini Margaret Moore Massie Wallace Marjorie Staley Tvlary Virginia Long Mary Murphy Mary O'Keefe Mary Seidl N-Norma Fiore Norma Klein P-Phyllis McMahon Phyllis Pfeiffer Parthenia Reed Pat Rosenberger Percy Wallace R-Rose Lipp John Smithyman Ruth Park Jacqueline Hawkins Ruth Pelzel -Katherine Bucciarelli Ruth Leahy S-Sadie Duff -Lucille Pugilese Lois Hoover Lois Hurley Lois Teckemeyer Lois Ginn Sally Smith Shirley Interthal Stella Krause W-William Raber CLASS DAY-JANUARY - The Class Day assembly for the February class of 1945 opened in the groove with the Hot Licks com- bone playing The Jersey Bounce . The Licks were Earl Clark, Betty Jones, and Flora Massini. Then the M.C., Fuzzy Byrne gave the introduc- tion and the program was under way. Helen Craw- ford tapped her way across the stage fand into the hearts of the audiencej and was drowned with ap- plause. Some guy who was off his nutf' came running across the stage screaming, First Fm in the pot, then I'm out of the pot . No one understood the gag but the audience roared with hilariiy. The nutl' turned out to be Wild Billu Callin-who was, in the opinion of some, merely acting natural. We wonder where he got that hat! To soothe our jangled nerves, Flora Massini played Twilight Timew on her aceordian-sweet wasn't the word for it. Flora was closely followed by another in- strumental, String of Pearls and Betty Jones stepped out of the Hot Licks group and sang Mr, Five By Five -if you closed your eyes and listened, you could hear a cross between ol, Southu and Tonny Baker-it was so good it made tingles run up and down your spine. Cuteness was more than amply provided by charm- ing little Betty Hasker who, in a nurse's guise, sang a ditty on agonies which can be prevented with a little first aid-you should have seen the boys in the audience trying to break their fingers! And of course South Hills is never without imported talent-the Andrews Sister sang while a spotlight flitted around them as they stood on a darkened stage. The Andrews Sistersv turned out to be, not at all to our disappointment, Mildred Lorencik, Dorothy Murray, and Screams rend the air, women fainted and men glow- ered as the great Voice sang Ya Gotta Accentuate the Positive . Bob Johnson didnlt need a big name for his singing-some of the girls really felt like swooning- unless we miss our guess. Along the vocal line, Harold Rockliffe, Bill Hilde- brand, and Joe Franz all appropriately dressed, sang 'fThe Waiter, the Porter, and the Upstairs Maid . And the students finally got to do with Shakespeare what they've always had a secret desire to do. A scene from Hamlet was rendered-or should we say rended? It was really mauled, beat down, and dragged along. Rita Catizone and James Brake jitterbugged. That's all that need be said for those in the know-you wouldnlt see why James was funny until you saw Rita-and Rita is James' humorous complementt David and Go- liath, Mutt and Jeff-Rita and James-an allegory. The final, inevitable moment came-tears were shed, goodbyes were said and the class song was sung by the entire graduating class. Some of the boys and girls were thinking of that famous line, f'Parting is such sweet sorrow -and they werenlt smiling. This was goodbye to dear old South Hills High. I QD! mag ' V X 1 t 1 X 3 Vvlvnhvy Subzjvfpffdn NAME N ICKNAME HZ ' 33 Joseph Ashliman ....... ip .... Joanne Barr .......... . .... Jo Robert Berger ........... f'Numpy .... ss George Brevard ......... Speedn Raymond Carson ...... ' 'Towser .... as Beatrice Cooper ........., Bea ....... Jane Cooper ...... ,....., ' 'Coop ..... Alice Daniels ............. Dimples,' .. Virginia Davis ........... f'Jinny Richard DeMoske ...... ' 'D1ck ........ Donald Fornear ......... . Geronimo Richard Frey ........,..... Rich ........ Lorraine Ghezzi .......... ' 'Shortyu Earl Gothe ,...,....,.,....,. Deacon .... Jacqueline Hawkins ... Jackie'l Ida May Hoover ....... Irish,' .. s Doris Huss ................. ' Bootsl' ..... Sarah Jones ................ Betty Rose Kaczmark ........,. Rosiel' ..... Dorothy Knowles ...... ' 'Dottiew Anne Knuth ................ Annie , Caroline Kranak ....,.. Carol' George Langan .,..,.... Moet Mae Lawson .i.... ...... ' 'Vicki Shirley Lentz ............. Shirl .. John Mandros .,..,,...... K'Yani', .. John Metzger .... ....... Willie Alfied Mier ...... ....... ' 'S0nny sc Grace Miller .... ....... G racie Jack Morgan ............. None ......... Max Nemmer ........,..... Mickey .... Ed Nyczaj ........ ......V ' 'Nitchl' Gerard Obert .............. Pirtle ..... Patricia O'Connell ... Patl' Gordon Olsen ........... OlCy .---- Ruth Pelzel .,.,,,,. ......, ' 'Pretzel' .... Patricia Petri .... ....... ' Tetel' ..... Norma Pfister ........... Dorothy Raisbeck ..... Doris R ..,, oberson ..... cindy .......... ac csMargoas John Schmidt ........... .USII1iftY,' sc Marjorie Sopher ........ Gopher .... Mary Steigerwald ...... 6 ' Dean Streator ....,..,... Ri , ........ csDizn UM cs Dolores Vaccaro ........ Dolly .,... Dorothy Vallelunga as as .. Dot Robert Vislosky ....,.,.,, Irish .. Lois Ann Weslager .... Wessie' Ethel Williams ............ ' 'Kitty' ----' Gravel Gert ........... NNYAH WHERE IS YOUR HEART? .Room 320 ..... .Guess ? ............ Carol Dehn ........ ,ln living .............. ........With Infantry ........In India Defense plant ...... ......... In my chest ........ ,Thoracic cavity ..... At choir piano ....... AMBITION .......Musician .Music teacher ...... HOW D0 YOU WASTE PET PEEVE YOUR TIME? ........No time to waste don't! .Pass Eng. 8 ..................... Sleeping .Medical specialist ........... Sleeping See Rep. President ........ Doing Trig. .War bride ......................... Trying to sing Matrimony ..... ........ G oing steady .Beautician ....................... Singing .M.ed. technician ............ Doing things!!! .Automotive designer Overseas on Iwo ............. Be Boris Karloff II. In sports ................. .In the dumps .,.... .In my body ........ .South Pacific ...... .In France ..... .........On ice .Men and music .In France ........ .Room 2 18 ........... In my body ....... A... Havenlt decided .............. With her .............. .Year book staff ..... .In the clouds ......... ......,Playing pool ......Drinking Coke .Play ball in college ......... With girls .Pass English ............,........ Sleeping .Presidentls Secretary ....... Sleeping Designer ........................... Wolfing To get married ............... Homework .Interview Frankie .......I-Iomework Concert singer ................. Going to school .Meet Frank Sinatra .......Dreaming of ideal .lo be successful ............. D0 I? .To have fun ......... .To graduate ..,... .......To live .......'I'eacher .......Career girl .Where it belongs ............. None ......... .Visiting Aunt Minnie .... .Floating on clouds .......... .Far, far away ....... ...... Don't know ........ ...... In the country ....... ...... .With any girl ....... Set on college ...... ...... In music? ............... ...... .ln correct cavity ............ .On my sleeve .................. .Running after P.P.D's. .. .Often wondered! ............ ,Cold storage ........... ...... .In me! I hope! ..... ...... .Brookline ............ ...... .Wisconsin ........ .In discoveries ..... ...... .I oom 223 ..... Somewhere ............. ...... .W here it belongs ............ .Can't find it ......... Connelley Voc. ..... ..... . ,Germany ............. ...... .Drafting ...... .Prize fighter .......... ........With friends ........Gossipping ........With girls?? ........Dreaming ........Dreaming ........Sleeping ........Reading ........With girls ,Private secretary ........... i.Pushing buttons .Lawyer ..........,....... ........ D onlt ,Writer ,.,..., ...., ' Thinking of girls Loafing .None ..... ....... I Jonlt waste it LLD, ,....,.....,...........,.......... A t drugstore .Do profitable work ......... Dreaming .Interior decorator ........... Movies .Be old maid ..................... Blabbing .Get a man ..... .Psychologist ...... .Be a lady ....... .Surgeon ...... .Architect . ............ ........Eating .......,Going to school . ...... Talking on phone .Having Day Mares ........Flirting .College graduate ............. Day dreaming Air hostess ....,... .To graduate ...... .Go West ......... . ? .Nurse ................ .Get my man ....... 46 ........Not wasted ........Day dreaming ........Loafing ........Talking to A. D. ........Eating-ah! ........Day dreaming Silly Girls ....... Bob Elliott ..... Carol Dehn ...... Silly Girls ....... Typewriting ......... Math Rev. Class .... Non-jitterbuggers ...... Ah! Fudge ........... No Mail ................... Muffing Pool Set-up ..... Home Work ............. mighty Girls ...... Silly Boys .................... Called Wrong Name ..... Lousy Gum ................ Called Hoover ..... Female Wolves! .......... Domineering People ..... Swim First Pcriod ....... No Mail ......................... Called by Last Name ..... Themes ........................ Talkative Girls .......... Anklets-High Heels ....... Putting on Airs ....... N aggmg ............ ...... English ........................... Girls Fighting Over Me No Date ......................... Tardy Dates ...... Master Minds ...... Flipping ......................... Street Car Mutilators Conceited Boys .......... Ignorant Girls ...... Boys! ! ................ Night Work .......... Writing Letters ....... Night Work ......... Women Primping ........ Hit by Mr. H. ..... . Sour Teachers ..... Conceited Men ....... Stubborn Women ...... Noisy Street Cars ...... Giving Talks ....... Showing Off .... Wednesday .,... Male Situation ..... l TRAHWKNG LEADERS FUR TOMORROW STUDENT COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION First Row-Left to Right-Alger, Green, Lentz, Baxter, Carson, Rosfeld, Obert, Chuska, Preuhs, Datum, Interthal, Di Benedetto. Second Row-Pfeifer, Crissman, Jones, Shively, Stroebel, Russell, Malsch, O'Connell, Wehner, Hager, Freeman, Walsh, Kovak, Richards, Schutzbach. Third Row-Polaski, Sonsinger, Rollin, Beach, Baxter, Ruppert, Zargan, Durniok, Bertaccini, Scheidler, Vogel, Nild, J. Walsh, Ross, Doerzbacher, Ninness. Fourth Row-Staley, Phillippi, Salbach, Kienzl, Hasson, Phillips, Marks, Kiel, Nemmer, Rahenkamp, Green, Eyles, Hawk. Insert: Mr. Heatley. First semester officers: President, Virgil Fassiog Vice President, Robert Johnston, Secretary, Jean Reid, Treasurer, Robert Luchino. Second semester officers: President, Robert Rosefeldg Vice President, Raymond Carsong Secretary, Gerard Obertg Treasurer, Kenneth Chuska. TUDENT COOPERATIVE First Semester 12A Council In order to train better citizens, the people of a nation must be taught the functions of their govern- ment. They must acquire adequate knowledge of vot- ing and governing, so that they can perform these momentous tasks prudently. This knowledge of gov- ernment is a part of the educational system given to students of the South Hills High School. The students receive their governmental training by participating in the activities of their own government. This stu- dent-government is known as the Student Cooperative Association. The Student Cooperative Association is fashioned similar to the United States Senate. Each homeroom selects a delegate, who presents his roorn's opinions and suggestions at the bi-weekly meetings of the Associa- tion, This gives to each student a voice in the school government. The SCA is a vivid example of democratic administration' l Seated-Lucchino, Reid, Fassio, Johnston CCOHTlHUCd on page 58D Standing-Brake, Staniland, Byrne. 48 SESAME NEWS First Row-Left to Right-Braun, Twinbaugh, Henry, Smith, Business Manager, Glaser, Editor, Reid, Berger. Second Row-Alsnauer, Kobula, Pfeifer, Bancroft, Steigerwald, Feeman, Barr, Eisenbeis, Davis. Third Row-Hipkiss, Davies, Marlow, Dotts, Schumann. Insert-Miss Ellis . SESAME NEWS As every high school should have a newspaper to inform the students of current happenings of the school, so South Hills High has the Sesame News. Sesame aims to'present a maximum of actual news and a minimum of so-called editorial material. The original Sesame News made its appearance way back on October 29, 1926, under the editorship of William Miller. It was published every other week, and it sold for the price of twenty cents a semester. The original staff contained thirteen members and six faculty advisors. Gradually the newspaper staff increased throughout the years. The present-day faculty advisor, who took over its direction in 1935, is Miss Alberta Ellis. James Glaser is the present-day editor. He is a very busy person, for he is a general supervisor over the whole staff. It is his duty to see that everything runs efficiently and that the paper is always up to par. Off and on the paper has changed from bi-weekly to weekly. At present, it is edited about five or six times a semester. This decrease has been due to the critical shortage of paper and the shortage of labor in the printing business. Even the size of the paper has been greatly reduced. The Sesame News staff has much hard work to do in getting the school news ready for the pressg more than many students -realize. From one publication to the next, the staff members are kept busy doing their special jobs connected with having the Sesame ready in time to deliver the finished copies to the students. CContinued on Page 58D O First Semester Graduates Mary Lou Woy-Editor. Cattherine Grotticelli-Typist. BAND First Row-Left to Right-Brewer, Hurhanek, Williamson, Barr, Cardillo, Smith, Mandros, F. Ward, Schumann. Second Row-Cooley, Lockhart, Nelson, Ronig, Clark, De Vaughn, Lawson, Dallesandro, Collie, D. Smith. Third Row--Clark, Mastoraki, Shuff, Schafer, Taylor, O'Connell, Strattiman, Morton, Fair. Fourth Row-Ashilman, Summerfield, Brosman, Scheidbauer, Douglass, Goelz, M. Walsh, Elliott, C. Ward, Steele. Fifth Row-Curcio, Streator, Brewer, Nist, Gross, Entress, Werries, Tardio, Rush, O'Malley. Insert-Mr. Linkenheimer. THE BAND The band is an old and well-established organiza- tion in South Hills. Under the capable leadership of Mr. Raymond Linkenhimer, it continues to improve and each year rises to greater heights of achievement. The director attributes much of his success to a well bal- anced practice period and a pleasant atmosphere. The musical repertoire spans a wide range of clas- sical, semi-classical, and modern selections as well as the typical marches and school songs. This varied collection holds the interest of the musicians through- out the long and numerous practice sessions. Ever ready to do its part is the band whether in assembly, on the football field or in civic parades or dedications. The season's activities were opened by playing sev- eral stirring marches for the first pep assembly pre- ceding our first football game. Color was added to all our home games by the band's lively tunes, letter formations, and the twirling baton of Miss Jean Woods, the first drum-majorette in the history of South Hills. To close the semester's activities the band in full uniform presented a concert assembly. The outstand- ing numbers were: The Calif of Bagdadf' an overture by Bouldieu, Napoli,', a trumpet solo played by Robert Elliot accompanied by the entire band, Mardi Gras,', a selection from the Mississippi Suite, by Ferde Grofe, Sunday Morning in Glion, by Bendel, and Old Man River,', by Jerome Kern. The main event of the second semester was the evening concert-the proceeds of which were used for the replacement of instruments. The program con- sisted of selections by the full band, solos, duets, and ensembles. With the coming of spring came the parades, wav- ing flags, dress uniforms and familiar marches. ing flags, dress uniforms and familiar marches. Clos- ing the season's activities the band presented the Memorial Day assembly by playing patriotic and service songs. The band is an important part of any high school and all the students of South Hills are proud of theirs. It does something that stirs the emotions and makes stu- dents realize what a fine school South Hills is. The only February graduate was Earl Clark, French horn player, who returned for a post-graduate course, and played with the band the second semester. The june graduates are: Charles Ward-trumpet Joseph Ashliman--drum Dean Streator-drum Mary Delle Douglass-flute. Patricia O'Connel1-clarinet Richard Brewer-clarinet Jo-Ann Barr-trombone John Mandros-trombone Louis Hurbanek-alto horn. Rose Ann Schafer-saxophone Jean Woods-drum-majorette CHGIR Fourth Row-McHugh, Schumacker, Slater, Kirchner, Amato, Hartung, Ward, Petrelli, Lenk. Third Row-Crouthamel, Zook, Blakeley, Kotula, Huss, Lindeman, Lawson, Fatkin, Proie. Second Row-Rodrian, Thompson, Knowles, Sopher, Amigh, Downing, Hill, Frizzell, Schiedler, Kelly. First Row-Left to Right-Petrelli, Sturm, Raisbeck, Simpson, Petri, Newman, Busltee, Sompel, Hieftje, Scarpaci. Insert-Miss Wayman. CHOIR The 1944-'45 South Hills High School Choir is one of the best in Pittsburgh. Under the leadership and direction of Miss Wayman, the members have given several polished programs of Professional fibre. The choir has no particular favorites among songs but en- joys singing any song from Gounod's 'iAve Maria to Cole Porteris 'iBegin the Beguinew. Members are chosen for the choir after careful con- sideration of character and singing ability, by Miss Wayman, who succeeds in this way, in getting a well balanced group of boys and girls. Students are eligible for membership if they elect Voice on their curriculum in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grades. After the choir is organized, officers are elected consisting of a junior director and three monitors, who aid greatly in the large task of running the choir. The choir forms the backbone of many assembly programs. It participates annually in the Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, and Easter programs. This year th echoir made a special contribution by aid- ing the United War and Community Fund Drive. Par- ents Nighters were also entertained by a choral pre- sentation. Recently, the choir has been given the added task and privilege of singing the benediction to the Scripture reading from the balcony. We of South Hills owe a great deal to our choir and are proud to have it represent South Hills. First Semester Graduates Left to Right-Maeder, Murray, Johnston, Hildebrand, Rauch. Reid, Catizone, Oresti, Lamison, Amiano. ii FIRST SEMESTER GRADUATES Seated-Left to Right-Tross, Coscarelli, Seitz, Hildebrand, Fassio, Lamison. Standing-Left to Right-Carr, Hartman, Schutzbach, Scholes, Woy, Staniland, Crowe, Fontana, Reid, Holica. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY First Semester Officers President ............................ William Hildebrand Vice President ,....,,.,, ,,,,,.,,,.., E dward Seitz Secretary-Treasurer ............ Donald Coscarelli Second Semester Officers President .,...................,..,.,.,,,.,.,. Clifford McCoy Vice President ,....,..,.,..,.,,.,,,,,.,, Mary Douglass Secretary-Treasurer ...,...........,.... Betty Johnson Sponsor .................... Charles F. W. McCready The National Honor Society is an organization that aids in preparing students for the rigors of the post- war world, and rewards them for their achievements. Since its foundation in 1918 by Joseph G. Masters, principal of an Omaha, Nebraska High School, the society has been concerned with the development of four main points in millions of young men and women. The initial charter to a Pittsburgh school was granted in 1921 to Fifth Avenue High School. South Hills received its charter in April, 1929. South Hills was the 729th school in the United States to enter the organization. Mr. Fred W. Glaser was selected to head the society in our school, and he served until 1938 when it came under the sponsorship of Mr. Burns. Mr. McCready became sponsor in 1942 and is its present head. At first, scholarship was the only requirement for entrance into this body. Later, however, it was found that scholarship alone was too narrow a basis for en- trance. So leadership, service, and character were ad- ded, and,together with scholarship, they now form the basic requirements for entrance. Membership is limited to Junior Ais and Seniors. Students must be recom- mended by at least one member of the faculty. A group of teachers, headed by Mr. Rinehart, finally votes upon the eligibility. An initiation is held for new members each year and takes place on the stage in a spceial assembly. Each prospective member bears a lighted candle and forms a keystone in the center of the stage. As they stand in this formation, the president administers this oath: I pledge myself to uphold the high purposes of this society to which I have been elected, striving in every way, by word and deed, to make its ideals the ideals of my schoolf, - Then all the new members go to their seats and later receive their official membership cards. To be a member of the National Honor Society is a great honor. All those who do not belong, have a high goat at which to aim. So it is with pride that we, of South Hills High School point to our National Honor Scoiety. QContinued on page 53D NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY First Row-Left to Right-Woodside, I. De Rieeo, Petri, Petrelli, L. Di Ricco. Second Row-Beyer, Bancroft, Giles, Labovitz, johnson, McCoy, Douglas, Wadsworth, Lippencott, A. Barr, O'Connell, J. Barr. Third Row-Schaefer, Lentz, Miller, Renkin, Pfeifer, Patterson, Rizdon, Prokopec, Leaf, Kovac, Suirin, McAfee, Lawson, Kotula, Feeman, Richards. Fourth Row-Welsh, Heiftje, Olah, Bleichner, Thompson, Malsch, Huss, Di Bernardo, Ashworth, Knowles, Vogel, Downs, Davis, Sopher, Sompel, Copeland. Fifth Row-Carson, Rahenkamp, Morgan, Schumann, Freund, P. Obert, G. Obert, Nemmer, Glaser. Insert-Mr. McCready. THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ASSEMBLY The annual initiation of the National Honor Society was highlighted by the speech of Larry Bogart, a fomicr pupil of South Hills. Larry entered South Hills from Mt. Lebanon, but lived in Brookline while a student here. He was a member of the Photo Nature Club in South Hills. Mr. Bogart spoke to the senior assembly on the im- portance of getting as much education as possible before entering the armed service. Larry enlisted in the Marine Corp on February ll, 1941, and was trained at Paris Island, South Carolina. He was stationed on board ship during battles in the Coral Seas and around Midway. The ship was bombed near Santa Cruz, Larry was wounded, he received five blood transfusions and had three major brain opera- tions. Larry, discharged on August 3, 1943 is at present enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh. Edward Sietz, vice-president of the Society then gave a brief report on the work of the group. Following this address the initiation took place, after which Mr. Rhinehart presented cards to the new mem- bers. The following were initiated: Doris Ashworth, Alice Barr, Evelyn Carr, Margaret Crowe, Mary Di Bernardo, Liberty Di Ricco, Mary Douglass, Mary Feeman, Shirley Hieftje, Arlene Jack- son, Betty johnson, William Kost, Eleanor Lamison, Shirley Lentz, Clifford McCoy, Grace Miller, Jack Morgan, Max Nemmer, Anne Olah, Jeanne Patterson, Dolores Petrelli, June Rigdon, Lawrence Rizzo, Paul Schumann, Dorothy Sompel, Betty Wadsworth, Lois Welsh, Richard Zehfuss. CContinued from page 523 Members serve as ushers at all assemblies. Besides this, the National Honor Society has charge of war stamps and bond sales in South Hills. Last semester, these sales bought two field ambulances and one hos- pital unit. This year the National Honor Society has set the school's goal at four heavy ambulances. The latest report puts them well on their way toward achiev- ing that goal. l l li ORCHESTRA Left to Right-First Row-Cooley, Wittman, Cooper. Second Row-Manko, Lockhart, Taylor, Fryer, Niekmeyer, Beile, Larson, Welsh, Wilson, Randlett, Finnegan. Third Row-Kalman, Wild, Isenberg, Morgan, Gregus, Nelson, Hoerger, Douglass, Barr, O'Connell, Romig, jones, Ziefel, judge. Fourth Row-Tau, Buccieri, Mayhle, Brevard, Moore, Gulden, Mandros, Gross, Werries, Taczak, Streator, Ward, Ashliman. Insert-Mr. Linkenheimer. THE ORCHE THA Work is always behind anything of value: our South Hills Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Tlavmond P. Linker'- heimer, has discovered this fact and the reaping of this discovery may be enjoyed by students of South Hills. Members of this group receive experience which will prove valuable whether they continue with their music or not. It is important that individuals work together in an orchestra, and this is one of thc main reasons for the success of our orchestra. The orchestra provides a selection for each assem- bly and for all evening entertainment. Preparation for a worth while performance requires rehearsals every day during the first period and frequently after school. Aside from these activities, many members were chosen for the All City Orchestra. This organization demands extra time and practice. The Christmas Program was a fine example of what our orchestra really can do. They played The Toy Shopw which was the setting for a short play in panto- mime. They then played i'Christmas Fantasy. At the February Commencement we all heard Martha , a very difficult selection. The Commence- ment selection is always one that takes practice and more practice, one that the seniors can be proud to work at and to play for their last time with the or- chestra. 'SMartha was played so well that Dr. Hill said the group was the finest he had heard for a long time. First Semester Graduates Seated-Left to Right-Ashton, Russo, Deakin, Espito, Coscarelli. Standing-jones, Cafaro. Another good thing about our orchestra is variety. Everyone remembers the Open House entertainment and, of course, the much praised Deep Purple. At the class play all surely remember, The Desert Song. 54 LEADERS CLUB First Row-Left to Right-Carle, Horgan, McGrath, Joseph, Datum, Olah, Hart, Paul, Dean, Barr, Reddington, Dunlap. Second Row-McQueary, Mascaro, G. Miller, Richards, Lippincott, Hawkins, Bushee, Giles, Kennelly, Larson, Gross, Richard, Downs. Third Row-Lentz, Sodine, Thomas, Luppe, Leaf, Ashworth, Malsch, Baldasseroni, Johnson, Bender, Glenn, Herman. Insert-Miss Stevens. THE LEADERS CLUB First semester officers: Joann Walter, President, Shirley Lentz, Vice President, Betty Woolbrandt, Sec- retary, Jackie Hawkins, Treasurer, Elizabeth Horgan, Reporter. Second semester officers: Doris Ashworth, President, Doris Malsch, Vice President, Elizabeth Giles, Secre- tary, Norma Leaf, Treasurer, Rodda Dean, Reporter. Almost every person in South Hills High School is familiar with the Girls, Leaders Club whether they know it or not. The members are the ones who say, Walk please and, Go to the end of the line. Watching the lunch and ticket lines are the most important duties of the members. But all is not work in this organiza- tion. Each week the members participate in such sports as mushball, basketball, and volley ball, deck tennis, badminton, and schuffle board. When the hot weather comes, the girls enjoy a refreshing dip in the pool. The club meets every Tuesday the sixth period in the girls' gymnasium. In order to cover the expenses of the club, each member pays fifty cents a semester. This covers the expenses of a Christmas and senior farewell party. First Semester Graduates Seated-Left to Right-Walter, Tross, Guenther. Standing-Wollbrandt, Massimi. The motto of the club is 'leadership and Service in School and Community. If all of the new mem- bers live up to this motto as well as the old ones have, the club will continue to be a success and build better citizens. I r 1 ob ,IN 1-. ,, 7 :.. . , k Q 5 I ILA A iz 25f':3'f?' I f 5 V Z STUDENT COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION CContinued from Page 481 The Student Cooperative Association is not an in- active figure-head of government, but an exceedingly lively body. It undertakes the sponsorship of all school dances, athletic programs, the sale of Sesame News, and Sesame yearbook, and all the drives and campaigns in which the school takes a part. Foremost of these drives is the annual Clean-Up Campaign. South Hills has emerged from this campaign in first place for seven consecutive years during the history of its participation in the campaign. The annals of the Student Coopera- tive Association have been filled with success by such typical initiative as witnessed in the Clean-Up Cam- paign. Like many other institutions, he SCA has heartily taken up its war-time duties. During the past two years it has sponsored annual blood donor campaigns in order .to obttin blood plasma for our fighting men. In the first of these two campaigns, the Student Co- operative Association has led South Hills High School to first place, ahead of all the other High Schools in thelwimation. United War Fund Campaigns have also been added to the curriculum of the SCA. The Stu- dent Cooperative Association is doing its share to hasten victory and insure safety to organizations of its type. Furthermore, the students elect their own officers whose duty it is to preside over the meetings of the SCA. The officers for the fall term of 1944 were Virgil Fassio, president, Robert Johnson, vice presi- dent, jean Reid, secretary, and Robert Lucchino, treas- urer. The SCA has continued its traditional success through recent years under the sagacious guidance of James W. Heately, director of extra-curriculor activi- ties. A magnanimous debt of gratitude is owed to Mr. Heately for his brilliant sponsorship of this or- ganization. iii' SESAME NEWS - fContinued from Page 4-9j In past years, Sesame News has received many awards from the Quill and Scroll, a nation-wide or- ganization for all schools who wish to encourage good journalism. The most recent award won by Sesame News in the contest was second place in 194-4. Awards also came from the National Scholastic Press Associa- tion and from the Columbia Scholastic Press Associa- tion in 194-3. These many honors bestowed upon Sesame News show that the school paper has grown and has become very successful since it made its first appear- ance. Sesame News has done its share in training leaders for the future. LEADERS CLUB fContinued from Page 565 The requirements for membership are as follows: any girl, who has been in South Hills for at least one semester, who has an average of B in gym, who has no E's in her school grades, and who is recommended by one of her gym teachers, can qualify. Then confes the initiation. It is really fun for the old members to plan the fate for the new ones. The old members usually have the new members wear their hair in pig- tails or curlers, appear without make-up, wear their blouses backwards, and carry their books in a shopping bag. If any of you have seen a poor creature wandering around the school bowing down to the old members, have pity on her and don't make too much fun of her. The new members also have to carry the lunch trays of the old members or sing a song for them. The new members are officially initiated when they come to the gymnasium on the first club meeting of the semester. 'A' 'A' 'A' JUNE CLASS PLAY fContinued from page 361 giving such a priority, but he also turned up with the missing brat,', who had spent an evening at a carnival with him. Janie gave Dick his ring back and resumed her affair with Scooperg thus ended a joyous evening for all. The success of the play was due to the fine direction given by Miss Stella Price, the never ceasing efforts of the various committees, the excellent cooperation con- tributed by Mr. Chuska and the stage crew, and the lovely music supplied by the orchestra. .D Facing The Present Crisis A SALUTE TO OUR BOYS IN SERVICE Men of South Hills High, we salute you. You are the young men who have bravely left the ones and things you love dearly to fight for what is right and just. Some of you loved your country so much that you went to service of your own accord. Others waited at important posts, in school and in homes until your country laid its hand on your shoulder and said, It's time nowg we need you. W'hen you fight, we are safe and when you win we are grateful and proud. If you fall we will follow the news with sadness and anguish because you have put your heart and utmost strength be- tween barbarism and the decencies that have been the American way of life. Men of South Hills, WE SALUTE YOU! 60 FJ S'E1N I 'V FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER GRADUATES GRADUATES Donald E' Berg Vincent Arcuri Raymond Francis Carr Louis NOFIHHH Backes John Thomas Carson n2il::1mAI?dg?g:flE:2ks James Louis Coll Herbert Cowen Joseph A. Davoli William Earle Crehan Robert Freund Thomas A. Deakin Ray Edgar Ginn Robert Dengler Frederick Thomas Green, jr. ,Richard Norman Heck 35:I:3:nGi1,gl-lfflth Edward Stewart Kil'SCh Gerrad Greenler Heilmann Ellis Knight Kunig Thomas Murry Kohl john bletzger Dale Harton Osborne Robert Willard Page William S. Portellos Anthony Blase Petrone Ralph Seaman, Jr. Alan D- RCYUOMS Dale Cook Spohrer James Alexander Robertson George Walter Treusch Robert Rosfeld James Charles Ryan Frank A' Vertuuo Chas. E. Sehwarzwaelder, Jr. Leo Edmond Zini William Seigel Donald F. Severn Seth Owen Thomas, Jr. Calvin Bruce Timmons B John J. Welty Gordon White James Howard White Richard Harry Zehfuss i 1 i P. H. Rinehart Draflee Albrecht, Mildred E. Allen, William Bancroft, Betty Bergin, James S. Bulford, Dorothy Chuska, Kenneth A. Davis, Lois De Palma, Helen Di Carlo, Mafaldo Dillon, Harry A. Eiter, Dolores M. Eyles, Donald W. Falavolito, James Garner, Ruth Ann Hackett, Emma Harris, Amelia Jayne James, Dorothy Mae Keaeher, Norma Kick, Betty Knudson, Harold MacPherson, Sara Minsinger, Jane, Irene Parker, James Paul, Lois M. Pearson, Joseph C. Rose, Betty Joan Sacco, Frances Schmidt, John Scott, Robert Spadafore, Margaret Sporo, Frances Storte, Mary Sturm, Berneice Sunder, Rose Alice Tau, David Timmons, Calvin Walls, Richard Walsh, Mary Agnes Weatherly, Dorothy Wetzel, Martha Jane Williams, Gene DRAFT BOARD NO. 1945 OFFICERS IN CHARGE Draft No. Station Div. 1336 Fi. 423 Ev. 339 He. 129 Camp Belasco Ev. 1500 Fort Plymouth Lo. 951 Arabella Barracks Ho. 131 Fort Sycamore Ev. 137 Camp Crane Ev. 36 Sunglow Barracks Am. 15 Fort Sycamore He. 2125 Fort Virginia He. 848 Camp Norton Ev. 1518 Camp Boggs He. 1823 Camp Arlington Lo. 219 Fort Estella Ev. 900 Wells Barracks Xy. 1207 Fort Liberta Fi. 818 Camp Grandview Zq. 25 Fort Taft Ev. 409 Oakridge Barracks Ev. 516 Camp Boggs He. 48 Fort Norton Ev. 612 Olympia Road Barracks He. 927 Griffin Barracks Le. 2126 Fort Cowan Fi. 324 Freeland Barracks He. 1201 Fort Fordham He. 217 Camp Pauline Oo. 1300 Camp Republic Fi. 1645 Fort Virginia Le. 1824 Camp Flack Le. 740 Woodbourne Barracks Fi. 407 Camp Natchez Le. 151 Fort Southern Ev. 101 Camp Grandview Ev. 125 Haberman Barracks Ev. 105 Fort Secone He. 126 Camp Nenova He. 1301 Fort Beechview Le. 428 Clarence Barracks Ev. 1339 Fort Kenberna Ev. . 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BLOOD DON OR Once again South Hills served above and beyond the call of dutyl' in the Red Cross Blood Donor Cam- paign. But this time the credit for success goes to the girls of South Hills. When the Red Cross called for more blood pledges, the girls said, Let,s go! and made a bang-up job of the drive. This is the second year that South Hills has stood at the top of the listf one glance at the service flag with 124-4 blue stars and 81 gold stars will give you the reason for such en- thusiasm! The above charts were made under the sponsorship of the S.C.A. Every girl in South Hills is represented on the charts. Each chart consists of two discsfa smaller one placed on top of a larger one. By turn- ing the discs on both charts to a hornc room number, you can see on one chart the girl's name Qin the little cut out blocksj and on the other chart, the soldierls name to whom the blood is pledged. The bottles in the centers of the charts are blood plasma bottles. At the bottom of the chart on the right is a picture of the chart used last year, On the chart at the left, a red cross is drawn. As each girl contributes a blood pledge, a block is printed red in the cross. This yearls drive was backed by eighty percent of the girls who turned in l80O pledges. One girl, Agnes Evans, turned in forty-five pledges-the highest in the school! The girls who didn't give any pledges are undoubted- ly shamed, but the girls who DID, are proudly happy because they know now, that some of those blue Stars will never be gold. GOODWILL CAMPAIGN South Hills High School adds another badge of merit to its record as it annually took an active part in the Goodwill Drive. The work undertaken in this campaign was truly characteristic of the School's ideals, because foremost among the virtues of South Hills High School is community service. The students were ex- ceedingly propitious to take part in the fine and bene- ficial work of the Goodwill Campaign. The realization of the fact that vast numbers of people would be aided through their efforts made the students addition- ally zealous to participate. The Goodwill Drive commenced in South Hills on February 26, 1945. The spacious campaign bags were placed in all classrooms and the students deposited their contributions in these receptacles. Admirable success had been attained in the campaign of the preceding year which yielded 41 repleted bags of clothing. This campaign of 1945, however, excelled that former achievement by setting a new record of the number of bags filled by the school in one drive. For, on March 2, when the campaign terminated, the com- mittee in charge of this enterprise reported that the total number of bags filled had reached 69. Both the members of the faculty and of the student body were gratified to learn that their efforts led to such a prosperous ending. The bags were sent to the head- quarters of the Goodwill organization in the city of Pittsburgh. It is hoped that this drive will be continued each year in the future by the students of South Hills and that the record of each year will be surpassed by that of the year following thereafter. The goods received in this national campaign are used to bring security and comfort to all those who might be in need of them. This is the main reason why South Hills High School was so proud to devote its time and effort to make the Goodwill Campaign a triumphant success. if 'A' dl' WILL POWER What's a starving pang or two, To look the way that models do? You should gladly leave the table For the measurements of Grable. He who hesitates is lost, Pass up that cake at any cost! Pie and pudding add no vim, Just another double chin. Leave the whipped cream off the jello Or youlll have curves like Lou Costello. It really isn't hard, you'll see, Why can't you be real brave like me? I plan to start this coming Monday But now-I crave a chocolate sundae. 319 READER'S DIGEST CAMPAIGN In the early spring of 1943, Room 319, made up of all 12A's, with Mr. Lewis as their home room teacher, thought of the idea of collecting Reader's Digests for the boys in the armed services. Soon they put their ideas to work. A campaign was started which lasted for two weeks. 1,883 Digests were collected and taken to the U.S.O. Headquarters. Each magazine had a little notice stapled on the inside telling the reader where it came from, who the contributor was, and asking the reader to write a few lines if he cared to in appreciation for the service. In 1944 the same type of campaign was conducted- only this time by 10A students. These students collected and were responsible for 2,885 Readeris Digests and pocket-editions of mystery stories and other magazines of this type. All of these Digests were taken to Neville Island and to the American Bridge Works down the Ohio River where they were placed on LST's for dis- tribution among the sailors. During the past year, the class has received hundreds of letters from sailors on LST's all mfr the world. In March of 1945, the same home room, only these 10A's had now become l1A's, set their goal for 3,500 Digests. Imagine their amazement when they finally closed the campaign and found that they had 6,512 Digests, Coronets, mystery stories, and others. This year the magazines are going to be taken to the Penn- sylvania Railroad in lots of one hundred and placed aboard special troop trains where they will be put to good use. This is a fair indication that Room 319 again will receive many letters from boys scattered throughout the world. The students of Room 319 with the cooperation of the other pupils of the school deserve the praise and thanks that is showered upon them. Undoubtedly in the future when they are needed to help again, they will rally whole-heartedly to do whatever needs to be done. T . gi x PMTC If you should happen to be walking through the halls of South Hills some Friday night and be startled by a sharp command to HALT-don't be alarmed--the school has not been taken over by the Army, it is just one of the members of the Pennsylvania Military Train- ing Corps practicing guard duty. This organization is but one of the many extra-curricular activities offered at South Hills. The general purpose of the PMTC is basic military training. Of course, it cannot begin to cover the many activities which this term suggests. Its chief aim is to teach discipline and military drill. In doing this its leaders are hopeful that the members of the PMTC will be able to adjust themselves more easily to military life. The unit at South Hills is one of ten such units scattered throughout the city. For ten months of the year each unit meets at its individual school, but during July and August the two units with the largest enroll- ments are used as training centers. Pittsburgh is the only city where these units are a part of school activi- ties. They are organized under the Evening School Department but meet the year ,round instead of the usual Evening School Term. Military drill is not the only activity of the PMTC. It offers classes in physical education, swimming, map reading, and military courtesy. And when the weather permits, the boys go camping over the weekend at South Park. During these camping trips the boys are instructed in the fundamentals of field maneuvers. They also have organized a basketball league. Each of the ten units has its own team and there is much rivalry between them. The boys at South Hills are indebted to Captain Charles W. Thomas for his untiring work with their unit. The rank of captain is an honorary oneg Captain Thomas has no present affiliation with the Army. His past experience, however, well suits him for his job. Captain Thomas is a veteran of the Mexican War and held the rank of first lieutenant during the first World War. We dedicate this article to the many men who are giving their time to help our students and many others like them better prepare themselves for their job of facing the present crisis . OUR POST-WAR PLAN We pattern a dream world on spacious land, Each day we are weaving future years, We dream unconsciously of joy and success, And even our share of righteous tears. Such stately dreams though hidden from view, By ugly, mis-shapened chaos of men Whose hearts we feel have never been true, The souls of whom thirst but for power. But one day, we shall meet our hour- We shall hold the guiding reins, All we are through ourselves and others Will lead us in its pealing strains. ii? Building Better Citizens 67 ,.-ei ASSEMBLY HALLOWEEN ASSEMBLY An air of fun and gayety was lent by our Halloween program which consisted of various talented representa- tives of South Hills. The overture by the orchestra under the direction of Mr. Linkenheimer was the ever popular Deep Purplei' by Peter De Rose. The setting was a night club, complete with a jive quintet, formed by Robert Elliott, trumpet, Dean Streator, vibraphone, Bob Negri, piano, Joe Ashliman, drums, and Carl Gulden, bass. Their rhythmic varia- tions delighted the audience. The remainder of the program consisted of a per- sonality quiz, with Edward Kirsch as master of cere- monies. Martha Joseph's piano solo entitled, Con- certon by Greig, initiated the program. Patricia Eb- ling, a promising young tap dancer, delighted the stu- dent body with her intricate steps. A young man with a voicel' was William Finn, soprano, who thrilled the audience with his contribution, Going My Wayf, Mary Anne Engel, another exceptional pianist, gave a fine rendition of Valse Ghromatiquew by Godard, which earned for her a hearty applause. Peggy Fundo's fascinating tap routine added zest to the program. The- resa Esposito, accompanied by her sister, Francis, played a violin solo, Spanish Serenadef, This added a touch of color to the program. The next and final selection was My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair, a soprano solo by Betty Jones. Betty was recently a competitor for the Marian An- derson Musical Scholarship at Philadelphia. Here a youth faces her Blazing Decade. An expression of thanks was given for the aid of Mr. Linkenheimer and the orchestra, Mr. Chuska and the stage crew, and Miss Price, whose direction made the program a great success. i Goblins and Black Cats On Monday, November 6, in our high school audi- torium, a speech was delivered to an interested audi- ence by Mr. Robert Kazmayer, a representative of the Henry Frick Educational Commission. Mr. Kazmayer has traveled extensively, having spent some time in some foreign country each year since 1927. He is an au- thority on a number of significant contemporary sub- jects. A realistic approach to the problems of the post- war world was presented in his talk, After the Warf' He stressed the idea that this peace should end all wars. Not painting an easy picture of conditions in this country, Mr. Kazmayer related just how Europeans have gained an impression of America. The motion picture industry has been instrumental in giving this impression, although it is not the real picture of America. He also discussed why America is not popular with other nations, despite the fact that we are leasing and lending our materials. Mr. Kazmayer has written a stimulating book on this subject, Out of the Clouds. Visiting our school for the third time, he was wel- comed with the usual South Hills hospitality, his speech was received with enthusiasm by all who heard it. 'Ai The Lady in the Moon Jive Quintet PROGRAMS ARMISTICE DAY ASSEMBLY In observance of the twenty-sixth anniversary of the Armistice, students of the dramatics class presented a play entitled i'Let Me Come Back. Betty Guenther was mistress of ceremonies. The program began with '6Knight,s Bridge played by the orchestra under Mr. Linkenheimer's direction. When the play opened Florence Fontana, as a conscientious teacher, was seated before her empty classroom with only a poem written on a blackboard to keep her company. She apparently was worrying over the fact that her pupils did not seem to care about anything taught them. Dennis, the janitor, played by Fuz,' Byrne enters and tells her to 'stake it easy.', As Dennis exits a new figure, dressed in the fatigue uniform of a Marine, enters. He confronts the amazed teacher and informs her he is Mike Creighton. The teacher is shocked as she knows this particular boy had been reported 'Kkilled in action! Mike, por- trayed by Bill Hildebrand, tells his former teacher that he is back for a short time to tell others the absolute necessity of applying themselves to school. Dennis re- enters and persuades the teacher to go home. Mike tells her he will be there tomorrow. The next scene finds Mike pleading with several fellows, Bob Johnston and Ed Kirsch, who donlt seem to hear him. When class convenes, Mike tries to get them to see the light and as he is on the verge of leaving, for his time is short, a few do grasp the mean- ing of his words. In the third scene Mike returns to the almost de- serted classroom and tells his teacher he must go, but his spirit will return again. As soon as Mike has left Dennis returns to the scene. The play ends when Dennis is told Mike will be in school next term but nobody will see him. A final solemnity was added to the occasion when Marjorie Sopher, president of the Civic Club, asked all to bow their'heads while taps were played in tribute to the members of the armed forces who had given their lives. The program ended with the singing of the Battle Hymn of the Republicw by the chorus under the di- rection of Miss Wayman. Silent Night-Holy Night Girls' Chorus THANKSGIVING ASSEMBLY Thanksgiving, 1944, was celebrated in South Hills by assemblies on November twenty-first and twenty- second. The program was entirely musical. The or- chestra, under the direction of Raymond P. Linken- heimer, opened by playing the Gold and Silver Waltzf' The next part of the program was taken over by Choir B and was announced by Shirley Simpson. After the singing of Without a Songn and The Night Has a Thousand Eyes , Dolores Rodrian, a soprano, sang Ro- ses Will Bloom Againfl After this thrilling solo, the girls of Choir B gave their renditions of those old favorites Tea for Twoi' and Shortnin' Breadf, The student body enthusiasti- cally applauded these popular tunes. The orchestra took over again and played 6'Agnus Deiw by Bizet, THE CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY The third annual Christmas assembly to be presented during the war period was given on December 21. Opening the assembly with Jingle Bells and 6'Silent Night , the orchestra proceeded to get everybody in the mood for the rest of the assembly. During a period of strain such as this, it is very hard to get a group to appreciate many things, but Christmas seems to be al- ways welcome thought. The students of South Hills High School, many of whom have brothers and friends in the armed service, fervently hoped that this would be the last Christmas to be observed during war-time. The curtain opened, revealing two small children sitting listening to their mother tell them Christmas stories. These stories were pictured in the background in tableau, while the girls' chorus sang such songs as Comes the Beautiful Dawnu and the Manger'l. While the mother and her children sat there, the telephone rang. The mother answered, her husband was coming home, during the scene a boy sang 'Tll Be Home for Christmasn. This song caused many of the students to think of brothers and friends who would not be home for Christmas. But this thought did not prevent every- one from joining in the singing of f'Silent Nighti' at the close of the program. 'f l M With the ANNIVERSARY ASSEMBLY To commemorate the Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of the founding of South Hills High School, various talented members of the student body took part in the beautiful anniversary program. Alma Mater, repre- sented by Mary Jo Storte, presided over all. Dean Streator, a member of the 12A class, played Going Homei' as a vibraphone solo. Dean is a mem- ber of the orchestra. His wonderful playing was en- joyed by all. Lois Wild assisted him at the organ. To set the audience in an animated spirit, onto the stage came the Tapsters Three, Elvera Dorneto, Pat Ebeling, and Peggy Fundo. Two promising pianists, Mary Anne Engel and Martha Joseph, participated in a piano duo. Dolores Rodrian, noted throughout the school for her fine soprano voice, sang The Rosy Mom. Joanne Barr, a talented 12A student, delivered a wonderful rendition of her dexterity on the keyboard. Jean Woods, dressed in her majorette costume of blue and white, displayed her great agility in twisting and twirling her rod to the music played by the orchestra. Following this act there was a Spanish dance executed by eight young ladies. The orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Linken- heimer, played a stirring overture. The choir, under Miss Waymanis direction, sang Alma Mater. And so South Hills added another candle to the parade of years. THE EASTER ASSEMBLY The annual Easter Assembly was staged in true South Hills fashion. The choir, under the direction of Miss Wayman, presented a wonderful program of Easter music. Their fine performance was highlighted by the featuring of some of the individual talent of the choir members These features were as follows: A so- prano solo by Marjorie Newman and a contralto solo by Muriel Thompson from This Glad Easter Day . . James Scheidler, tenor, sang The Palms . . . a soprano solo by Dorothy Knowles from In Joseph's Lovely Gardena' . . . a trio consisting of Marjorie Sopher, first soprano, Dorothy Sompel, second soprano and Dolores Petrelli, alto, sang S'The Lordls Prayer . . . Dorothy Raisbeck, soprano, sang f'The Rosaryw . . . and a so- prano solo by Dolores Rodrian from The Omnipotencef' Although these features were all vocal, we must also give due recognition to the fine accompaniment of Mac Lawson. The orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Linken- heimer, contributed an equally fine performance by playing Faust Waltzi' as an opening election, The Bells of St. Mary's as an intermediate number and in the accompaniment of the choir on the closing hymn, The Omnipotencef' Not to be outdone by either the choir or the or- chestra, the stage crew created one of the most beau- tiful stage settings ever seen at South Hills. We are grateful to Mr. Chuska for his guiding hand in direct- ing the boys in such a fine piece of work. We know that such memorable occasions as this Easter Assembly are the things that have made our stay at South Hills a truly pleasant one, and we hope that the talent that we have encouraged in this manner may contribute its share in our work of Training Leaders For Tomorrow. Stars Hallelujah RADIO PROGRAM For the second time in a year, the students of South Hills have had the opportunity to express their views on controversial subjects by radio. This was done through the combined efforts of the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette, radio station WWSW, moderator Dr. Hughes, and Mr. Mack, who directed the four student speakers and helped them prepare fine material. The topic, How Far Should Our Government Engage in Social and Economic Planning ? received a thorough review- ing with Helen Sufrin and Robert Rosfeld taking the affirmative and Betty Wadsworth and William Henry retaliated with their comments on the negative. The technical success of the broadcast depended on a now old friend, Mr. Joyner, the announcer, and the engineers from WWSW. Through Mr. Joyner's genial personality, the tension preceding the radio broadcast was broken Cha! ask one of the speakersl, and the speakers and audience had a good time checking voices with the engineer and then perfecting an applause which would not take up too much valuable time. The pro- gram then started with an opening announcement by Mr. Joyner 'followed by a brief speech introducing the subject and first speaker by Dr. Hughes, the broadcast had begun and was off to a smooth start. Helen Sufrin first did her part for the affirmative by attempting to eliminate two common misconcep- tions: the idea that economic planning is independent of the war, and that it is not a question of to plan or not to plan, but rather, granted some, but how much? William Henry followed for the negative warning to be careful about the government and the evils of planning destroying initiative and making robots of the peoplef' The second speaker for the affirmative, Robert Ros- feld, made the last depression and the resulting pleas for aid to the government his strong point of discussion. Betty Wadsworth concluded with the last of the speeches. Miss Wadsworth stated, in her support of the negative, that, through war-time hysteria, some people think that a dose of an 'ism' will cure all hu- man evils. She was, however, in favor of limited control of public utilities in reasonable degrees. Following these speeches, there was time remaining for questions from the student audience. Through the use of portable microphones, the radio audience was able to get a good idea of what the average high school student is thinking, and through intelligent an- swers, they were able to see that high school students realize their stake in the future. 444 The Child Wonder THE CIVIC CLUB First semester officers: Marjorie Sopher, President, James Gallegher, Vice President, Rose Ann Shaeffer, Secretary, Liberty DiRicco, Treasurer. Second semester officers: William Crehan, Presi- dent, William Henry, Vice President, Ida Di Ricco, Secretary, William Kost, Treasurer. The Civic Club has been one of the most active clubs in the school. Miss Hubbard, the sponsor, was asked by Mr. Rinehart to keep a record of all the boys from South Hills who are now in the service. The files are kept up to date at all times. During the club period, current problems of the world are discussed. This club might be called a history club since the history teachers hand in the names of the pupils whom they think are interested in history. This person, whose name is handed in, may join the club if he wishes. The club has had several get-acquainted socials and interesting programs. All, who have belonged or do belong, can truthfully say that it is an interesting club. This club is trying hard to build better citizens and meet the problems of our Blazing Decade. . i l ui ART NEWS South Hills High Schools, annual exhibition of out- standing work accomplished by the art students was held during the week of January 22 to 26 in room 418 for both pupils and faculty. These exhibits, under the direction of Miss Marie J. Dollard, consist of work done by the art students from not only the February to June semester, but, also the following fall and winter semester. By no means confined to work in one medium of art, these showings present art work in pen and ink, water color, pastel, charcoal, poster paint, colored pen- cil, oils, and also stencil designs on cloth. An outstanding feature of the exhibit was the clever surrealism drawings done both in water color and colored pencil. A certain idea, the student's own conception, is depicted by abstract sections or by various parts taken from real life arranged in an artistically bal- anced picture. Surface patterns ranging from small dainty ones con- sisting of flowers and butterflies to huge ones of white birds on a blue sky background were shown at the exhibit. Some patterns are more suited as designs for dress fabrics, while others are suitable as drapery de- signs. A comparatively new form of art work employed by the art classes of South Hills, that of stenciling designs on cloth, was also represented at the exhibit. This is a very useful form of art in which designs can be stenciled on scarves, blouses, dresses, curtains, etc. A special paint is used in this work which prevents the color from washing out. Paper sculpture was employed in the making of two posters shown at the exhibit. This art work consists of making certain figures or objects by cutting out the various parts from colored paper and putting them together by pins and paste, then placing them on some firm cardboard. The two posters exhibited were created to advertise American Education Week and the class play entitled Junior Missfl Water colors, done in delicate and exquisite pastel shades of color to more decided and somber colors, was the medium used to create several gorgeous scenes. Two or three excellent seascapes, done in poster paints, and perhaps one of the most beautifully painted pictures in the exhibit, an oil of pink dogwood blos- soms in a vase, were painted by Milan Bayan, now serving his country. The art classes of South Hills are, indeed, an in- stitution. The first four semesters in art consist of learning the fundamentals or basic facts about art and how to use the different mediums of art. Creativeness is stressed throughout the art course in South Hills. The last four semesters are dedicated to the applying of all the facts one has learned in creating something in art. These annual exhibits tend to show immensely that the art students have learned and applied marvelously well the knowledge which they have obtained from their art course. How It's Done CRAFTS We see one of the scarce males of South Hills walk- ing gayly down the hall. On his sweater we notice a bright and shining piece of costume jewelry. We might think he is in love and that this pin is a token of affection from one of the fair ones. But with closer observance we find that that gleam in his eyes is one of pride and not love. Girls adorned with three or four pins, a few rings, bracelets, and earrings are not trying to overdo the jewelry decoration, they are probably taking home the products of a semester's work. In all the process of making jewelry, most students agree that creating a design that is original, attractive, and workable, in metal is the hardest part of the task. Many brilliant ideas prove unsuitable and many at- tempts have to be made to find a satisfactory one. Under the instruction of Miss Agnes Bittaker, the ingenuity and leadership of our would-be' jewelers have begun to show up. Last year a sterling silver pin made by Gerard Obert was awarded first prize in the crafts division of the annual art contest conducted by the National Scholastic Magazine. At the regional exhibit, held at Kaufmannis Department Store, South Hills was awarded first prize honors for two years in succession. In 1944, Loretta Kolmeyer won first prize with a sterling silver pin and in 1945 James Glaser was award- ed first prize for a set of three rings. South Hills also took its share of the lesser prizes of the regional exhibit in 1945 by receiving fifteen key awards and nine honorable mentions. We cannot, of course, foresee what the future may bring, but the leadership shown here tends to prove that South Hills is accomplishing its task of '4Training Leaders For Tomorrow . 5 ii :'i:' ry ,I . . l Water Colors Sculpture When It's Done Twenty-Seventh MID-YEAR COMMENCEMENT South Hills High School Thursday Evening, January 18, l945 at Eight Fifteen O'Clock AUDITORIUM P R O G R A M The Star-Spangled Banner Invocation .,,,,,,,.,,.,.,,,,..,.,..,. ..... T he Reverend Robert W. Lewis Pastor, Knoxville Baptist Church 'I' 'X' 'X' 'I' Martha Overture ..................................................................................... ...... F lotow SOUTH HILLS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA RAYMOND P. LINKENHEIMER, Director if 'll' 'K' -X' General Theme: On the Threshold of World Order I. Introduction .................................ll......................................... William Hilderbrand II. Education and World Peace ...................... .............. O lga Holica Soprano Solo, uLet Bly Song Fill Your Heart ..,. ...... E rnest Charles RITA CATIZONE BEATRICE RUSSO, Accornpanist III, International Economic Collaboration ............... ..... E dward Seitz Violin Duet, Valse from 'iSuite Espagnoleu ...........................,........ Bachmann DONALD cosoARELL1 and TERESA ESPOSITO BEATRICE Russo, Accompanist IV. International Protection of Individual Rights .......... ........ I oann Walter Chorus, '6The House by the Side of the Roadn ...... ........ F oss-Gulesiau V. Colonies and Dependent Areas ............, , .................... ....... X 'irgil Fassio 'X' 'X' 'lf 'I' Address ....................,.......... .............................................. D r. Henry H. Hill Superintendent, Pittsburgh Public Schools Presentation of Diplomas America Recessional 73 The lineup with which South Hills played its best ball FOOTBALL'FEAM First Row-Left to Right-Gross, Anglock, Zeise, Schrall, Kienzl, Fassio, Lerda. Second Row-Grease, Frey, Eyles, Green, Williams, Burns, Arcuri, McCoy, Allen, Ryan. Q Third Row-Buccieri and Chuska fmanagersl, Miller, Reynolds, McKenzie, Fornear, Dunn, LeV1ne, F ' . I'a.IlClS Fourth Row-Osborne, Walsh, Danesi, White, Kemmler, Alstrom, Petrone, Ross. FOOTBALL The 1944 football season, while still a disastrous one, had a few bright spots, namely the winning of two games. Not that this is any great feat, but this is the first South Hills team, in about three years, to win more than one game. Mr. Mazeski must be congratulated highly for whip- ping up a respectable team out of comparatively green material. Coach Mazeski used three types of forma- tions this season: the tricky Tn formation, the un- balanced line formation, and a few plays from the kick formation. Three boys, Don Byrne, captain and most valuable player, Bob Rosfeld, quarterback, and Jim Williams, full- back, were the only holdovers from last year's first string. To add to the inexperience and bad practice conditions, four regulars failed at the mid-season re- ports. .This ill report was partly offset by the return of Don McKenzie, second string end from last year. is as follows: Eyles ......... ........... R ight End McCoy ..... ...... Denasi ...... Byrne. Arcuri ...... ..... Right Tackle Right Guard .. .............. Center . Left Guard Green .... ,.... L eft Tackle Ryan ..... ..... Left End Gross ..... .... Q uarterback Allen ........ ..... L eft Half Frey .....,....... ..... R ight Half Williams ..... Fullback The first game was played at Monument field on September 15, against Allegheny. Allegheny won this game by the tune of 20 to 7. Inexperience proved the winning factor. Allegheny drew first blood but South Hills came back to tie it up with Jim Hodson throwing a beautiful pass to Allen in the end zone. Denasi followed this by plunging over for the extra point. In the second quarter Allegheny pulled away and was never to be headed. Byrnes, the center and captain, played beautiful ball, backing up the line for South Hills. He proved himself invaluable and was easily the star of the game. The next game, a week later, was a repetition of the first. The opposing team, Dormont, had just too much experience and practice. With all this Dormont was extended throughout the battle and had a hard time ekeing out a 14 to 0 victory. Byrne again played wonderful ball along with Eyles, Hodson and Denasi. On October 6, Peabody, our first league game, was dropped by a 26 to 7 score. This game was more torrid than the score reveals. South Hills showed great prospects and was toted as a dark horse con- tender. Hodson scored on a quarterback sneak from the 8-yard line for South Hills, but Hall, of Peabody, was just too much for the Tunnelites. His great running proved the winning factor. The next game was against puowerful Westinghouse. In this game South Hills lost by a score of 40 to 7, but won a moral victory, they were the only team, with the exception of South, to score on the Silver- lakers in the ciyt-league competition. Frey scored from the 12-yard line for the Tunnelites and Eyles made the extra point on a pass from Hodson. Coles and Muse were the stars for Westinghouse while Green, Byrne, and Eyles played head-up ball for South Hills. Around End TCI1Si0I1 On October 20, South Hills played South in the rain and muck of Moore field. The score was 7 to 0 in favor of South Hills. Frey went over for the touch- down and followed it up by plunging over the extra point. The game was very sloppy because the weather was bad. The Schenley game, which was played at Monument field on October 27, proved to be an upset. South Hills playing as the underdog fought Schenley to a standstill in the first half and came through in the last half to win on a beautiful 80-yard run by Scrappy Allen, 7 to 0. This game was the best played contest of the season and proved an exciting affair throughout. Denasi at right guard played a flawless game along with Eyles, McCoy and Arcuri. The last game was played at Allderdice on No- vember 3. This game was a very exciting contest with Allderdice pulling out in front 7 to 6. Allderdice scored first in the second period on a pass play. South Hills came back in the fading minutes of the game with Crease scoring on a pass play. A mix-up on the conversion play was the cause of our team not tieing up the score. The season ended not with a bitter taste in our mouths as in the past few years, but with the fond recollection of a more than fair ball club despite the standing. In ending I would like to give recognition to the most loyal rooter of the South Hills Football team, Mrs. Byrne, Fuzzy's mother. She has not missed a game in four years and has always thought that South Hills had the best team no matter what the score was. P Quarter Through The Line What Price Glory Alma Mater CROSS COUNTRY TEAM First Row-Left to Right-Saunier, Metzmaier, Bertacinni, Strathmann, Volk, Rousse, Cooper. Second Row-T. J. Cuddebaek, coachg Daslliel, Ward, Mikut, Towns, Manns, Burks, Page. Third Row-Traugh, Colditz, Entress, Schmunk, Mgr., Gross, Shick, Butler. p CROSS COUNTRY By taking second place in the city finals this year, our team has again proved quality. Although they got off to a bad start, dropping almost all of their meets to their opponents, it was through the hard work and perseverance of the runners that they did end up well. By showing their real quailty at the crucial mo- ment the Tunnelites again came through with honors. South Hills dropped its first meet with a score of 60 to Central Catholic, while Perry took second place with 30. In the second meet Cannonsburg nosed the Hill ToppersQoutU23 to 32. Wilkinsburg took the next contest with'T.36,50ims, while the Tunnelites tied Brent- wood for second place with 42 points each. South Hills lost the next contest to Langley by a score of 23 to 32. Next came the meet with Mt. Lebanon, who ran away with it, winning by a perfect score of 15 to 4-5. Throughout these meets the team was kept going by the good running of Harold Rockiiffe, James Metz- maier, Robert Page, Harry Colditz, Edward Kirsch, John Bertacinni, and Herby Glenn. South Hills was handicapepdg however, when Harold Rockliffe, the best runner, was disqualified. He was unable to run against Mt. Lebanon or to run in the city finals. tit Those who placed in the first twenty-five per cent of the finals for South Hills were: Robert Page, seventh, Robert Manns, ninth, James Metzmaier, tenth, Herby Glenn, fourteenth, Walter Gross, fifteenth, and Edward Kirsch, eighteenth. We are thankful to these boys for their hard work in keeping up their school's reputa- tion. The team this year was under the able coach- ing of Mr. T. J. Cuddebaek and the management of James Schmunk. tit SWIMMING TEAM Front Row-Left to Right-Dengler, Petrelli, Gross, Metzmaier, Morgan, Ashliman, Carson. Back Rom-Streator, Ward, Werling, Schaefer, Kohl, Russel, Hienz, Tjattas, MEF- Insert Mr. Mazeski. THE SWIMMING TEAM This yearss swimming team did not quite equal last yearis array of mermen , since very few boys from the championship team returned. With these fcw as a nucleus, Mr. Mazeski, with the assistance of George Tjiattas, manager, tried hard to win the coveted award for a second time in succession. Last yearls swimmers out for the second time were: Tom Kohl, who took fourth in the 220, Alan Erm Reynolds, who left for the Navy before the season was over, and Jack Morgan, this year's captain. Some newcomers who proved their value at the inter-school meets were: Jack Russell, Norman Miller, William Hienz and William Schaefer. Other new candidates who showed their worth were Walter Gross, Ray Car- son, Joe Ashliman, James Dengler, Bill Werling and Vince Petrilli. South Hills held its first meet at Perry, where the honors went to Perry by a score of 43 to 23. The next contest was against Connelly Vocational, where South Hills won, 37 to 29. Next, South Hills went to Langley where they were beaten, 38 to 28. Westinghouse then came to South Hills to beat us by a score of 43 to 23. South Hills lost its next meet, and final one, to Allderdice, 50 to 16. Then came the city finals where Tom Kohl took fourth place honors in the 220 event. In the diving contest at the finals, James Metzmaier took first place and john Walsh took fourth. Although the record is not dazzling, the participation in these competitive events is helping to Build Better Citizens. 77 'M 1 -i BASKETBALL TEAM First Row-Left to Right-Lerda, Walsh, Parks, Guglusa, Frey. Second Row-Allen, Kertchner, Miller, Rosfeld, R. Walsh. Th' d R Ri Little Bertac 'n' E l W'll' . ll' OW' ZZO, , Cl l, YES, 1 lalns Insert-Mr. Cuddebaclz. Although the South Hills did not succeed in gaining a championship this past season the team made a fine showing. The boys were determined early in the season to gain victories, but they were thwarted by Norman Schade, Langley star, whose brilliant shooting caused the Hill Topper's downfall. With the veterans, James Williams, Don Eyles, Charles Miller, Rich Frey, Law- rence Rizzo, and William Allen, the boys were playing good ball, but there were a few tough breaks. The all-around floor play, and brilliant execution of plays seemed to destine South Hills for a championship, but, fate intervened and caused the coveted prize to be taken away. Under T. CuddebaCk's brilliant tute- lage, the boys recovered from their pre-season slump, and started to chalk up victories. The boys fought hard in Section Two. Just at the time hopes were all the way out, and the deck was stacked against them. There will be a great number of players back next year to form the nucleus of next year's team. These players include: Lawrence Lerda, Lawrence Rizzo, John Walsh, Dick Kirchner, and Harry Little. Two boys who played a good brand of ball and are graduating are: Robert Rosfeld who played first string after James Williams left. Robert Walsh was another boy that proved his worth. That South Hills was on the road to a champion- ship cannot be denied after looking at the records. Let's take a look. South Hills ..... ..... 2 9 South Hills ..... ..... 4 8 South Hills ..... ..... 2 9 South Hills ..... ..... 5 2 South Hills ..... ..... 3 8 South Hills ..... ..... 3 9 South Hills ..... ..... 5 7 South Hills ..... ..... 5 0 South Hills ..... ..... 3 5 South Hills ..... ,.... 3 2 South Hills ..... ..... 4- 2 South Hills ..... ......... 2 7 Total ..... ....... 4 87 Langley Oliver ...... Carrick .... Vocational Perry ....... Allegheny Langley Carrick .... Vocational Oliver ...... Perry ....... Allegheny Total .... 0 i GIRLS, SPORTS T The Ol, Dipsy Doodle Long Shot ' The Skyis the Limit, Mister GIRLS' SPORTS Throughout the year various sport activities were held for the girls after school. Anyone was eligible to participate in them, the only requirements were willing- ness to try and sufficient interest. Besides enjoyment of the sports for each game played whether the girl won or lost she was given a number of athletic points, after she received 150 she was entitled to a 1etter . Besides the usual after school sport activities under the leadership and sponsorship of Miss Walton there were unusual goings-on during school hours. Yea team! Come on! Get that ball! These and many other shouts of joy and sorrow could be heard coming from the girls, gym on October 23 or 27, l94-4-. What caused this commotion was a question asked by the uninformed? Just the inter-class volley ball games between Miss Walton's and Miss Adamsonis classes. The best players in both classes for every period were picked to play each other on teams of eleven players and two substitutes. The winning team received two A's and the losing team one. Although both teams couldnlt win, an exciting game was played, watched, and enjoyed by all. Touch back, touch front, touch back, kick, turn to the left, then turn to the right alternating the hands at the same time. We are the merry highlanders or so the gym teachers think. So what, if you don't get it right the first time you can always try again. Any mystifying stranger who might wander into the girls, gym would wonder what was coming offw, legs and arms flying in every direction and a few dazzled fresh- men standing woe-begone. The solution was simple, this was the Highland Fling. After this mystery was solved it was followed up by a few more similar ones which were solved successfully? ? ? ? Now the time had come again to-groan-exercise, guaranteed to kill or cure all troubles. With the usual fan-fare exercises came and went a lot of success and failure. ., . .QQ-jg 4 K' ,5 ,I ' gl Q . i1,.,v,f ..,.., Q si i. , Q.. . ., , f '9MQ,'M' . ...,. af .. U we ..,,w, A af... , be 1 f2f4i--i!.- ... - . 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Pictured above is South Hills' Michael Marlow, June ,4-5, along with three other high school students selected by program moderator, George V. Denny, to appear on 'SAmericals Town Meeting of the Air.', The program eminated from the stage of Syria Mosque on Thursday evening, January 25, 19-l-5. S'Do We Want Universal Military Training for Youth? was discussed on the one hour forum and was broadcast locally over Radio Station KQV, and to the nation, Canada, and Hawaii by 175 stations of the Blue Network. On the side delineating the benefits to be gained from universal military training for youth was Major George Fielding Eliot, noted military analyst, along with student winners Phyllis Battenfeld of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and john Kildahl of Webster, South Dakota. Heading the group vehemently opposed to the proposed legislation was Dr. Alonzo F. Meyers, head of the Department of Higher Education of the University of New York. The students on the negative side were Doris Montag of Cresco, Iowa, and Michael Marlow representing Pittsburgh and South Hills. Nearly 35,000,000 high school contestants in 39 states entered the preliminary essay contest, the medium which determined the semi-finalists. Eight semi-finalists were aggregated in Pittsburgh. One day prior to the nation-wide broadcast, the winners were chosen and announced by Mr. Denny. Michael Marlow gained the opportunity of representing Pittsburgh in the final eight by competing with representatives of the other Pittsburgh High Schools in local contests-a form of town meetings. The final eight were honored first by a banquet given at the Schenley Hotel by the American Education Press, publisher of the high school weekly, Our Times, and affiliated with the 6'Town Meeting broadcasts. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Radio Station WWSW, promoters of the 'fJr. Town Meeting series honored Mr. Denny and the eight members of the Town Meetingu party and the local school officials with a luncheon at Hotel William Penn, Paramount Pictures of Hollywood, on the night of the broadcast, which was open to the friends of the schools and the contestants, gave each student contestant a replica of the Bill of Rights for Excellence in the Study of Current Eventsug the Davis Memorial Medal was awarded the four panel speakers. And so South Hills was able to speak through her medium, Michael Marlow, in a pro- gram which functions in a world Training Leaders for Tomorrow and which Builds Better Citizens for a Better World. 81 CHEERLEADERS First Row-Left to Right-Pfister, Patterson, McGrath, Miller. Second Row-Morgan, Vislosky, Link, Coticchia, Frantz. THE KNITTING CLUB First Semester officers: Eleanor Lamison, Presidentg -M I x 4 S44 I+ . 'T Muriel Thompson, Vice Presidentg Oteria Smith, ! 'Wh Secretary. Second Semester officers: Muriel Thompson, Presi- dentg Shirley Pfeuffer, Vice Presidentg Sally Litman, s'-Qt Ms, The Knitting Club under the sponsorship of Miss 1.9 Wayman has been making afghans. The members of si: il J' T xv EACHJR5 QQ? the club sold pencils with some of the school songs and -N cheers inscribed on them to pay for the yarn used in the making of these afghans. After they were com- pleted, they were sent to the Deshon Hospital in Butler through the Red Cross. Truly the members of the club are helping face the problems of the future. lb 5 AEEWXE? 7 ' ' b i 'K 'I' h VNFAW 1- ,,-QEAIO 0 ST: ' 82 l PARTING THOUGHTS OF A SENIOR With thankful hearts the past we owng The future is to us unknown. And to this school we do impart, A pleasant thought and grateful heart. Four pleasant years have quickly passed, Years full of pleasure and profit for all, The time for parting comes at last, With memories we'll long recall. AUTOGRAPHS 1 N 14