St Ann High School - Silver Pennies Yearbook (Lansford, PA)

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SIL VER PEN N I ES S TA FF J Seated: Manuel Dominic, Alumni Editor: Helen Cram sie, Secret r g Ed 1 d C T p a y war oury, reasurer: Inez McCul- lion, Advertising Manager: Ioseph Kocon, Sports Editor: Mary Melley. Assistant Editor. Standing: George Qemctriades, Circulation Manager: Helen Galqoci, Advertising Manager: Iohn Nowak, Ex- 2555995 change Editor: Edward Boyle. Sports Editor: Edward Hebda, Art Editor: Ann Boyle, Circulation Manager: Anne Coury, Editor-in-Chief. cffqymj Patron: The Immaculate Conception Flower: Yellow Tea Rose Colors: Blue and White Motto: Semper Paratusn

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SENIOR YEAR With the mantle of seniorship placed upon our shoulders, we began the last lap of our high school journey. Our number was augmented by the com- ing of Frances Stachina. No new subjects were added to our roster, but we felt ourselves pursued by the Hound of Heaven and sat with King Arthur at the Round Table. Our anthologies made us poetry conscious and one of our number, Theresa Ogozalek, had her poem, Dreaming, published in the National High School Anthology. Eton hats in our class colors were the envy of the underclassmen. The spotlight shone on us in the presentation of Thanks Awfullyn at our senior social. Attendance at the regional press conference in Mahanoy City woke our journalistic senses and three editions of SILVER PENNIES, as well as the Year Book, were the result. Prom night found us leading the grand march. A spiritual retreat was something new and a treat to our souls. Class Day and Sing a Song of Sixteen found us before the footlights and an apprecia- tive audience. Graduation -our diplomas in our possession -finds the cur- tains of our high school days closing on the Class of '46. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Senior Class Officers of St. Ann's High School, Lansford, are. left to right: Edward Boyle, Treasurer: Helen Crampsie, Secretary: Joseph Kocon, Vice-President, and Iohn Nowak, President. 24

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT Here it is Iune 7, 1956! I would never have believed that I could look back and gaze upon those carefree graduates of '46 who have since emerged as the most prominent citizens of the United States. Who am I to tell you this??l!! Introductions are not in order: I am Father Time. All individuals interest me, and especially do these thirty-live distinguished young men and women, members of the alumni of St. Ann's High School, Lansford, Penn- sylvania. Fame and fortune is theirs in all walks of life, and I deem it my greatest privilege to present them to you. Foremost in my line of focus lies Mary A. Melley. Mary is an ace test pilot for the Glenn Hammond Curtiss airplane-manufacturing plant, New York. In all probability you have read accounts of her daring performances for she is renowned throughout the world. Now, behold Anne Coury, who resides in the Empire State. As mana- ger of the illustrious Dreamway Theatre, at Times Square, she is constantly in connection with the playwrights, actors, and producers of the 'Great White Way, As I recall, only a few days ago, Iames Ferrara, celebrated trumpet player, and his Syncopators, featured Helen Liposky as vocalist in Anne's theatre: a feat which brought acclaim from the leading critics, among these being Edward Boyle. His views of theatrical exhibitions are published as a daily column in the New York Times, of which Francis Bubak is editor. I remember how he hated to write compositions in high school, but Stephanie Benek is his amanuensis and advisor. lust the other day, Francis had pub- lished a detailed account of Manuel Dominic, who is now in Peru, conducting an expedition for the recovery of ancient relics and records of the Inca Indians of Peru. In his company are George Repik and Edward Coury, surveyor and engineer, respectively. George and Edward discovered the site of an Inca temple which is more than 1,000 years old. Back in New York, Edward Hebda is the illustrator for this geographical research. Manuel will forward his findings to the New York Museum, where in September he will begin a series of lectures on the customs and life of this ancient tribe. Doctor George Demetriades, D. D. S., has just opened his Park Avenue ofHce in New York. George has recently received the degree of Bachelor of Medicine from Penn State University, where four years ago he was acclaimed the man most likely to succeed. In the same vicinity, a promising young lawyer, Iohn Kelly, resides in a Park Avenue penthouse. He is recognized for the valuable assistance he gave the district attorney in prosecuting the expose? of the State vs. Densley case. In the midst of the hubbub in the nation's capital, Washington, D. C.. Postmaster General Iohn Cannon has returned from the Hfteenth consecutive U. N. O. conference held at Berne, Switzerland. While overseas, he encoun- tered Eleanor Porambo, who is acting secretary for the Polish Ambassador, Augustus Poniatowski. Iohn also learned that Irene Uher, a former class- mate, is employed as chief interpreter for the Czechoslovakian embassy. His return trip was marked by an impressive coincidence, for his plane was piloted by Marine Captain Iohn W. Nowak, who at this time was on a mission to Washington, D. C. His mission completed, Iohn made his way to the Walter Reed Hospital to visit a buddy of his in the Marine Air Corps, who was recuperating from injuries sustained in an airplane crash. Iust by chance. 5626