St Thomas High School - Retrospect Thomasonian Yearbook (Braddock, PA)

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ELAINE Quick on the Trigger MOSPAN Was considered in certain respects Unsuitable for the job Of correcting speech defects. DONNA The Quiet One LEY— Possessed a voice so strong She easily auctioned antiques To a noisy, impatient throng. BUTCH Titanic TOMASIC— In physique did seem The perfect substitute For the old Mr. Clean. CAROLEE Quizzical BAINBRIDGE— Not bribe-resistant. Met her downfall As J. E. Hoover’s assistant. PHYLLIS The Historian McCOY— To solve the mystery Of who founded Ireland Rewrote old world history. BARB The Vocie PUSKAR— Needed no words When she talked to her friends She was a caller of birds. KAREN Reliable PESTA Steady as a cock As a lady hobo For a dime a mile would walk. MARY ANN Lunch Bag FATULA — All purses disdained And instead used a lunch bag. Except when it rained. James. Thai s . ot Braille! Bernie, Pat. Mike, and Jim met difficulties while working on the SENIOR ENGLISH REVIEW BOOKS. 30 Smile, YOU’RE on Candid Camera! Carolee, Barb, Chuck, and Mike look mesmerized after being informed of this fact. JEANIE The Seamstress NACHYLOWSKI— Was chosen for her speed To make space suits for pigeons For there were too many to feed. MICHAEL The Artist BALOG— Headed a gang of quacks Who drew A. Neuman's picture On their counterfeit green-backs.” KATHY Ever Alert MYERS— Did not bury her head in books But employed her keen alertness As a look out for some crooks. JERRY The Irish MALONEY— Situated on a snowy mount Made counterfeit shamrocks To sell to his friends at a discount. ANDREA The Sweet EVANS— Was employed by an unruly dentist To sell sweet candy to little kids To cause their teeth to be menaced. LIN Rembrandt DI LUCENTE— With artistic expression did meet The challenges encountered in painting The yellow lines on Main Street. These are the tales the tombstone told for men, beasts, and busy kiddies to behold.

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Can I Let Go Now? Pat, Dorothy, Bobbie, and Joe assemble the decorations for the dance, while Jack starts the decorating. JOE The Missioner REPASI--Utilized well his feet: First in line for free soup At the mission across the street. SANDY Medic MATT A --A barber’s chair is the setting For this doctor who cured all ills By practicing blood-letting. RICH KingFish SCHULTZ--With an iron-fisted rule Disciplined the mermaids Enrolled in his school. FRANCIS The Kid LENNON-- With his fierce upper lip curled Knocked over every opponent To become heavy weight champ of the world. BOB The Feet FANTAZIER-- Blessed with out-sized feet Secured the job of crushing Grapes and half-ground meat. BERNIE The Fearless WELSH--Made the headlines when As a circus performer Met fate in a lion's den. CHARLES Calhoun” PASSAFIUME--Was admitted to the lawyer clan After proving that good ol' Santy Claus Is an honest-to-goodness man. BERNARD Briefcase W ALTER--With an honest-looking face Smuggled Fuller Brushes Hidden in his briefcase. PATTY The Maestro DURKIN--Respected and honored too For her skill as organgrinder At the local zoo. STAN The Man” PIESESKI--Garbage man paid by a fee Threw the garbage onto the truck With a great deal of accuracy. DON The Quiz Kid McKINNEY--All his life composed Questions to stump the teachers And his classmates who always dozed. DENNY The Nose SHORTRIDGE-- Luxury was his fate For teaching Jimmy Durante- How to keep his crooked nose straight. BECKY Long-Winded QUINN--Whose delight it was to talk Finally was despaired of And put under pad and lock. MIKE Atlas DOJONOVIC-Applied without delay For St. Thomas' physical ed. instructor With a year's advance in pay. MARY MARGARET The Chemist GUZOWSKI--Her life was far from drab: Every day a new experience Like blowing up the lab. DOLLY Meticulous MACKO— So careful and neat was she In keeping the books and records, She got off rich... and scott free. RUSSELL Don Quixote OTTO--His course was plain: He delighted in teaching The wonders of Spain. A Little Gas H on Id Help! Kenny, Phyllis, Mike, and Angy forget one ingre- dient in their experiment. 29

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Odds and Ends of 61 We, the Senior Class of 1961, at Saint Thomas High School, Braddock, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. First - We direct that all our just debts--tm-tion, fees, etc.--be fully paid and satisfied, as soon as conveniently may be, AFTER our departure. MARY ANN AIRHART leaves her typing errors to Maureen Ridge. ANN ALLEN leaves her friendly smile to Roseann Litzinger. CAROLEE BAIN-BRIDGE leaves her enormous bracelet collection to Arlene Wisniewski. VIRGINIA BELA VIC leaves her gift of gab” to Bernadette Sepcich. JOAN CATHCART leaves all the easy tests to the lucky juniors. EILEEN CLARK leaves her chair in the typing room to Pat Koscho. KATHLEEN CLAYTON leaves her typewriter to Bridget Fallon. Ladies First — to class only. Dot and Kathy are ahead of Don and Russ for one reason only--English class is next. CAROLYN CLUGSTON leaves two pounds of slightly used confetti, collected at the basketball games, to Kathleen Farren. CATHERINE DIGGINS leaves her shorthand note book to Paulette Toth, LINDA DI LUCENTE leaves her C. I. O. Hall ticket stubs to Bill Rossi. DOROTHY DONNELLY leaves her job of collecting the mission money to Andrea Kuftic. PAT DURKIN leaves her giggles to Anita Groark. ANDREA Prepare for Countdown Mary Pat warns Pat, Jack, and Leo of the five minute time limit. EVANS leaves her booth in Angy’s to John Fallon. MARY PAT FARREN leaves her picture of a 1961 Thunderbird to Carol Pricener. MARY ANN FA-TULA leaves her ten gallon lunch bag to some needy junior. MARY MARGARET GUZOWSKI leaves her debate handbook to Janice Halloran. PAT HAITZ leaves her fun and homework to Ginny Mazzoni. PAT HOOK leaves her favorite seat at the basketball games to anyone who can shout as loud as she can. CAROL ANN KISAK leaves her talking ability to Dolores Ley. KATHLEEN KURA leaves her ability to hold her temper to anyone who needs it. DONNA LEY leaves her twin sisters to anyone who wants them. CATHY LUCAS leaves her pink lipstick to Frances Sestak. DOLORES MACKO leaves her badly used typing paper to Nikki Kushner. BOBBIE MATTA leaves her lungs to Marion Modrak, to be used only at basketball games. SANDRA MATTA leaves her place in the Latin Honor Society to Dorothy Yager. PHYLLIS McCOY leaves her place among the many who have lunch in Angy’s to Carol Valkanas. 31