Swissvale High School - Swissvalian Yearbook (Swissvale, PA)

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SENIO CHARLES BIEHL Chuck Happy Hunter Pleasant personality . . . a typical teenager, Chuck likes to have a good time . . . outdoor type, with fishing and hunting as favorites . . . enioys working around cars . . . aspires to own a successful business, but Uncle Sam's army has first chance. YVONNE D. BRUGH Home-Brew Curly Blonde Vivacious . . . retty . . . fun . . . president of SHS Candy Cor- poration . . . Y-geens . . . Valistic reporter . . . Bowling Club . . . hopes to become an undertaker . . . enioys dancing at school parties and Camera Club meetings . . . Pitt heads the list for next year. VIRGINIA IRENE CALDWELL Ginny Lovable Lucy Our capable pianist for the Choir . . . l Love Lucy . . . could be found going to Y-Teens, finishing a Valistic assignment, or making a strike at the Bowling Club . . . enioys music of any kind . . . prefers happy, not grouchy, people . . . next assignment-medical technology. CAROL JEAN CARDIFF Carol A Murphy Miss Always on the ball as a receptionist . . . Y-Teens and Glee Club . . . loves laughter and the people who enioy it with her . . . seen behind the counter at G. C.'s . . . someday will gladly trade her white cap for a gold band on the third linger-left hand. JOHN CHALUS John Band's Best Can be seen behind the big tuba in the band . . . occupies the back corner in Room I0 land oh, how quiet it is? ? D . . . drive-in movies are easy to take, but those long study halls aren't . . . already a member of Navy Reserve, so you know what comes next. IRENE COHILL Renie Pastry Pantry's Pet A familiar part of the Pastry Pantry, where her sweet smile is right at home . . . when not working, Renie likes to dance, swim, and listen to the radio . . . tests are not for her, nor is early rising . . . ambition is to become a Navy nurse. WILLIAM W. COLEMAN BilI Future Farmer Band member . . . Camera Club . . . plans to attend Penn State next year . . . after college will take up some line in the field of agriculture . . . hobbies are weekends, vacations, fishing, swimming, and driving the Willys . . . dislikes women fdrivers, that isj. KATHLEEN M. COLLINS Kathi Laughing Lass Will make a pretty airline hostess someday . . . special likes are pools and dance floors . . . a two-year member of Y-Teens . . . . . . also an attendant to the Prom Queen . . . SWISSVALIAN and Valistic staffs . . . special gripe is a lirst period gym class! EVELYN E. CONNELLY Chickie Basketball Belle Being such a good pla er on the court, she was dependable in intramural games . . . thinks there's nothing greater than riding a motorcycle . . . swimming and dancing rate with this sports- minded Miss . . . it's the Navy next- Anchors Aweigh! JAMES R. CRAIG Jim Future D. J. An important cog in the Chess, Camera, and Bowling Clubs . . . feature editor of the Valistic and author of some af these writeups . . . Junior Class Play . . . delights in writing those weird science fiction stories . . . determined to learn the mambo . . . after Tech, a disc iockey. RS r-L....,-- - l -H Q-xi 1 ', 1? fi GF . , -A --...I

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ir Y: X DORIS ALEXANDER Dorie Blonde Belle Beautiful blonde . . . Y-Teens . . . Choir . . . ambition is to be o telephone operator . . . will attend business school next year . . . hobbies-sports, dancing, Ioafing . . . likes the gang, money, music, and fun . . . dislikes homework and tests. NANCY ALLEN Na Trusty Receptionist lt was Rankin's loss and SwissvoIe's gain when Nancy moved back here . . . would much prefer to swim, dance, or collect pictures than take a test or play cards . . . Y-Teens . . . her pleasant smile and personality will be welcomed by the business world. STEVE W. ANDERSON Courtney Cool and Collegiate Handsome . . . fun . . . Choir . . . dislikes homework and dis- trusts women drivers . . . likes to eat and sleep . . . favorite hobbies are algebra discussions and collecting records . . . plans to attend Pitt dental school, so save your cavities for Steve. BARBARA RUTH ANDRECHAK Tookie Jolly Soda Jerk Spends a lot of her time working in a local drug store . . . a prominent investor in the Candy Corporation . . . sings with the Glee Club . . . an avid collector and reader of movie magazines . . . after graduation plans to attend accounting school. ANTOINETTE MARIE BADALI Toni Dark-Eyed Delight An SHS lovely who added her beauty to the Prom Court . , . member of the Choir, Y-Teens, Valistic and SWISSVALIAN . . . could spend hours iust listening or dancing to music . . . hopes to travel around the world . . . work is next, then nursing school. JEANNE LOUISE BAREFOOT Jeannie The Clown! Famous for her great imitations and crazy iokes . . . serving as substitute cheerleader fand a very good one, tool kept Jeanne rooting for our team . . . dependable in intramurals . . . Bowling Club, Camera Club, Y-Teens . . . ambition-secretary to handsome boss. BARBARA BAREFOOT Bobbie Lively, Lovely Lass This lovely lass helped make our Junior Prom Court one of the best ever . . . led the band as a maiorette for three years . . . Y-Teens, Choir, and Bowling Club . . . plans to attend Pinkerton's to become a useful and ornamental private secretary. PATRICIA JOANNE BARTOLETTA Pat Curly Top This good-natured gal is always seen making her homeroom buddies laugh . . . hobby is photography . . . put her whole heart into homeroom intramurals . . . enioys swimming, dancing, and driving . . . someday you'lI hear her Number, please! MARGARET MARTHA BEATTY Peggy Florence Nightingale Famous for her sweet nature . . . a familiar sight in her band uniform, playing her licorice stick . . . mad about the tango and mambo . . . dreads the end of vocations . . . Y-Teens, Camera Club, Bowling Club . . . a future dark-haired, pretty woman in white. EARL BENNER Skip Big Ben A favorite on the gridiron as tackle . . . a great guard on the basketball court . . . give him a lot of food and he'll be happy . . . we don't know about the voice, but his hair qualifies him for the Crew Cuts . . . a happy working man next year. 12

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MARY ANN CRESTO Cress Krazy, Krazy Kid Well-known and well-liked . . . active member of the hall patroI . . . Y-Teens, Candy Corporation, Glee Club, and the Bowling Club heard and enia od her iokes and funny remarks through the year . . . enioys playing cards . . . will someday be u tidy bookkeeper. NANCY JANE DANNELS Nan Cute Co-ed Among this gal's many activities are Y-Teens, Valistic fco-editorl, and Junior Class Play . . . thinks eating spaghetti is the greatest- though dancing and listening to records run o close second . . . knligs and writes short stories . . . would like to be a success in co ege. JANET DANIELS Jan Singing Senior Leave it to Jan to liven up things in problems class . . . keeps things moving in Room 'IO . . . iust hates grouchy people . . . member of Y-Teens, Bowling Club, and Camera Club . . . pretty vocalist with the Dance Band . . . may someday be seen singing on television. DONNA DANIELSON Don Slick Chick Never misses a football or basketball game . . . iust can't stand those underclassmen who try to sneak out of assembly before the seniors . . . Art and Y-Teens . . . a very neat appearance, which will be a help when she enters the business world as a beauticion. CLYDE DE LUCA Snuco Good Looking Guy Personality plus and everybody's friend-that's Clyde . . . the secret of his success is his friendly smile and pleasant Hi! . . . give him mechanical drawing for a steady diet, with iust enough iazz to liven things up . . . a future draftsman. MILDRED ELIZABETH DeTURK BiIIie One of the Best A swell and wonderful girl . . . a nice disposition and a smile to match . . . right at home with the mimeograph machine . . . Valistic, Y-Teens, and Our Miss Brooks . . . likes riding, camping and hunting . . . college next Fall, to be followed by a bright future. NANCY M. DICKSON Nanc Liked by Everyone Adds her talents to the Choir . . . ably handled the Y-Teens financial matters . . . loves to ice skate at the Gardens . . . doesn't care for people who travel on the wrong side of the yellow line , , . no doubt about it-she'lI make a very sweet schooI marm. JOHN D. DOMER John Fancy Photographer The financial affairs and the production of the Valistic were carried on smoothly, thanks to John . . . usually accompanied by a camera . . . possesses an artistic flair which will help him attain his chief ambition in life-to be a professional photographer. ANTHONY DONOFRIO Tony BasebalI's Best An import from Peabody in his freshman year . , . sports-minded and overlooked none of them-football, basketball, ar baseball . . . Student Council two years . . . one of the Room 14 gang . . . that serious look is iust a front . . . plans to attend college. JANET E. DONOHUE Jan Talented Artist Real sweet gal from Room 27 . . . ambition is to see the West . . . loves miniature golf and good food . . . pet poeves are Monday morning tests and school on rainy days . . . after gradu- ation, Jan hopes to hold down a daytime iob and attend night school at Pitt. 14