Swissvale High School - Swissvalian Yearbook (Swissvale, PA)

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. sl , 1 X Nivea: FACULTY 4 4 vb' ' Njnefh XXHOA! COMING A DATE FOR GIRL SI-IY YHARBOOKFRS AS AI.WAYS FINER ARTS A SOMEWHAT SCRAMBLED DESIGN FOR LIVING MISS HAMILTON Iikes I ric.Iay hecausc the next day is Saturday. Moonhght and Illllsit' IIlCllI' a perfect evening to her. and when she is udown in the dumps'-. she thinks only oI some one worse oII than herseII. Modern styIes entireIy suit her tastes. MR. CHAPMAN has his own happiness recipe 'pleasant surroundings. congeniad companions. not too much worry. added to a I.lIII'IIIC2lSlII'CLI smile. garnished with an even temper, and sprinkIetI with :I few good friends'-then Iivc. He prefers snn and summer, and Iikes Fred Astaire Ior his versatihty in dancing. MRS, FRAZER, who was horn right here in Pittsburgh. Iikes hest to spend her money for travel. Sir Vv'aIter Scott is hy Iar her favorite author. and she considers Norma Shearer, as juIiet . il more Iitting winner of the Arademy award. MR. DENNISON. our geniai math teacher, :1If though he stands six Iieet. is so aIIIicted with hashfulness that he aI1soIuteIy refuses to teII what scent of perfume he prefers. He asks nothing more of Iiie than pence and an Irish Setter. Page Ten MISS TOMLINSON preiiers raspheliy jeIIo, hecause. she savs, she aIw1-lys gets it. AIthouL!h she Iikes Mae West, she ean't Mhgnren her out. Her Iavorite sport is the 1937 model sport roadster. MR. DQIWNIE is never hored with anything He claims that men prefer hoth good cooks and good Iooks, hut emphasize the former. Books of mystery or action pIease him. MR, ELDER thinks a pleasing personality is that characteristic which attracts other people. and makes the possessor a weIcome addition to anv company. If he had his ehoise of places to traveI, he would see America Hrst. One Man's Family is his favorite radio program. MISS MIICLEOD thinks that personality and poise constitute heauty in a woman. The great man of the day. she asserts, is F. D. Roosevelt, hut she claims that W:1Iter Vs7incheII's nose for news is too Iong, Her favorite sIang expression is O.K.

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R. DOUGLAS, Larry, hails from Lawrence County, near New Castle, ' Pennsylvania, and is prohahly the only man who did not sav emphatically and immediately that he hated hright red finger nail polish. His opinion of the senior class ef Swissvale High School is high,-in fact, he thinks it is just ahout tops , Farming is his hohhy. Although red is his favorite color, he is very conservative in his dress, and he also prefers tailored styles for women. Shakes' peare pleases him in his nobler momentsg 'Myrna Loy and Williziiii Powell, in his moments of relaxation. R. BAILY, whose alma mater is Vkfashington and Jefferson College, now has no regrets that he once prepared to hccome a doctor. hut afterwards decided to he a teacher, for he likes to work with young people. He enioys grand opera, and among those singers, he is fond of Lily Pons, jessica Dragonette and Nelson Eddy. The sitfdown strikers, to him, seem the worst menace that has hit our ccuntry, Some of the hest times he evcr had were in the air service, while he was training in the armyg the hardest thing he ever had to learn was Latin. His favorite magazine is The Readers Digestug his favorite sports, golf and hunting. R. DANNELS was horn in West Virginia, hut he has lived most -of his life ' in Pennsylvania. He recently hecaine the proud father of a hahy girl, and he says it is his amhition to give her a college education to develop talents she may possess. Though his favorite hreakfast food is Grape Nuts Qheeause they are chewy and crunchy, he still is not strong enough to resist a shiver at the sound of the filing of a sawf-hates the sound, he says. To the parting seniors he would advise--f-Este diligentes, and similarly to the incoming freshmen --fs Este in medias res. Supply your own translation. Page Nine

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Vx: K, -4 r' aj FACULTY Ki. .X If THE BUNCH AFTER LUNCH DICKSON'S PRIDE GOING BEHIND THE NEVJS UGUTEN TAG. MADEMOISELLEH A SOMEWHAT SCRAMBLED DESIGN FOR LIVING MISS STEVJART thinks American women marry foreign princes and dukes only because there are no eligible kings. Of Iiction books, Gone Vwfith The WIIILIII. she thinks was the breeziest! A certain 'xTaylor would suit her lor her favorite American type. MR. BULLIONS' favorite radio program is the Lux Radio Theatern, and blue is the shade he prefers for his suits. Often he dayfdreams, and about such things as money, automobiles, and achievement of fame, MR. ,IELBART does not object to girls smokf ing. In Iact. they could burn up, and he would not worry. The only difference. he says. between the seniors and the freshmen is that the seniors are in the High School building. He thinks, too, that the Kid Party is litting for the seniors be' cause it lets them act their ages. MISS ROLLER does not care for veils on her hats, but prefers instead tailored types: she thinks that conservative clothes are the best type for school. OI' the seasons of the year, she enjoys autumn most because ol' the beautiful colors which it brings. MISS THOMAS eats to live, instead ol' living to eat. She vetoes long afterfdinner speeches,-W she believes that they should be very short, In her leisure time she enjoys traveling and painting. MISS LONG believes that one can achieve true success by striving persistently and with a will toward a goal in life. If she should inherit a fortune, she would buy all the ice cream she could eat. MISS JONES declares that she drinks milk. If she suddenly came into money, she would hrst spend it for travel. Recently she saw The Gorgeous Hussyu which immediately became her favorite. She thinks no other career more inter' esting than teaching, MISS JACOBS says that sit-down strikes bear much resemblance to her. for she is usually sitting down. She likes Swissvale High School plan of school teaching hecausc everything is definitely arranged. MISS MQRRISSEY prefers Leslie Howard as an actor, and along with this, she likes her men tall and hlond, but not necessarily handsome. Modern dancing, she says, is tops . Page Eleven