Trafford High School - Reflector Yearbook (Trafford, PA)

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CLASS WILL We, The Senior Class of 1948, being of sound mind and body declare this our last will and testimony, to be enacted by Mr. Faulk, our principal. To our superintendent, Mr. Carnack, We wish to bequeath our good wishes for a successful and happy future at The Trafford Schools. To the members of our be-Loved faculty, we wish to leave our grati- tude for twelve years of perserverance and tireless efforts to try and bring forth to the surface the talents hidden within us. Especially Mr. Kenyon, who still shudders at our thought. Tfo the school boand we leave our petition blanks for future use. 'Ifo the library, we leave peace and solitude and a number of books bearing our John Henerys. Also all unpaid dues. To Mr. Faulk, our chemistry teacher, we leave our IOU's for all the -broken test tubes and other lab equipment destroyed throughout the year. To Coach Gates we bequeath this thought-- Don't give up: some class might actually like gym. To Joe Simmons we leave nothing but the memory of a class that will remember him long. To the junior Class we leave the challenge of competing with our talents. To the Sophomorons--oops, Sophomores, we leave our best wishes for a Junior year as successful as ours. To the Freshmen we leave the up and coming Greenies who will Pill their seats. We, the members of the class of '48, wish to leave our individual pos- sessions as follows: Jane LaVerne Baker wills her job of ringing the bell to jean Capets. joe Baric leaves his extensive vocabulary to Martin Morocco. john Berg leaves all his old girl friends to Corky Zentner. Alberta Bonde leaves her quietness to Lois 'I:urchan. Warren Bowden leaves his wise remarks to Billy Snopko. August Bugajski leaves his mustache to Tommy Mayers. William -Camp wishes to leave his natural red locks to Mary Ann 2- tone Beck. Vincent Capets leaves his smoothness on the dance floor to Leo Gorman. ' Rose Marie Cavalancia leaves her pearly white teeth to Kathleen Desmond. -

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We bade fond farewell to two of our members, Leslie VViser, who left to join the United States Arrnyg and Laura Hegland, who left to finish her high school days elsewhere. Also that year we gained a new addition to our class. Sheldon Weyant, otherwise known as Shuntz , l3ucky's ray of sunshine. During the summer months we almost lost a few of -our male mem- bers. It seems they had been working 'too hard on the railroad all day and decided to take a midnight swim at one of the nearby pools. To their surprise they were discovered, and they barely got away. They survived the incident, discovevring they had everything they started out with but some lost money and a pair of missing shorts. We closed the doon on the third year here as jovial juniors and opened a new door, the last one of' the last flloor of this house which bore the inscription Seniors Welcome . So we entered, as strong as we started out three years ago. Fifty- eight students, still eager to learn and willingto be subjects under our new ruler, Mir. F aulk. We will remember him long as our pal in chemistry class, which, by the way, was the source of all the unpleasant odors in the building. A Miss Bierer, having to struggle six weeks with us on a course on Parliamentary precedure will no doubt remember long our first class meeting. Mel Ray, otherwise known as Feet.s Stojakovich, was chosen as class president. jimmy Lovett was chosen as vice president, LaVerne Meager, secretary,and john Berg, treasurer. On the football team we boasted six members. Evo, Erwin, Lovre, Babe, Ungie, and Berg, who did their share in helping the team in victory 'and defeat. johnny Lovre and Pete Kucan were the only senior basket- ball players on the Varsity. 'Ln the girls sports section, Meryle Shope, Mary Rose Turchan, Mary Eleanor Pogue, Eilee-n Loutsenhizer, Marie Connor and Dorothy Noll put forth their best efforts as players on the girl's varsity. We are very proud of the beautiful display of gowns and of our lovely May Queen Joann Peiduzzi, along with her two senior attendents ,loan jones and Dorothy Noll. We all agree that the students were wise in their decision. On March 12, 1948, the .Senior Class presented to the public our Senior Class play, We Shook The Family Tree in which Patty Nale and Thomas Shane took the leading roles. The remaining members of the cast were: Bill Camp, George Paich., Mel Ray, Sophie josephic, jane I..aVerne Baker, Joann Peduzzi, Carl Mikan, Eileen Zorick and LaVerne Meager. Although we were alilowed only one night to put our pllay on, it was a success. 4 Early in February Mr. Schtrock d-ecirded that we courld take the whole class and make a visi-t to Torrenfce. We were studying about mental deseases in history at the time. We traveled by Lincoln 'Coach and everyone was warned to take p-lenty of food, for the trip was long. We promised not to mention that Tootsie Vergot ate llrom the time we started on the trip until the time the bus pulled into Trafford. When we were all set to leave the sanitariumg Mr. Schrook first had to convince the authorities that a few of the students weren't really permanent patients of the hospital. The trip was a very interesting one. As we don our caps and gowns anbd step up to receive our diplomas we leave behind pleasant memories 'anld turn to look at a future with bright promise. We know we'll always remember You, the faculty, You. our classmates, and You. our Alma Mater. 20

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Marie Connor wills her might and muscle to Marie Murray. Tommy Erwin leaves his ability to charm all the girls to the Junior boys. Donald Fleming wills his size I5 shoes to Jimmy Delia. Josephine Fusilli wishes to leave heir ability to bite her nails to Amelina Rufio. Dolores Galore leaves to get married ---- in four years. Joan Hartley wills her tiny form to Mae Snyder. Joanne Hartzer wills her ne-at hairdos to Rosie Mazaro. Howard Hauth leaves his willingness to argue to Ralph Watts. Joan Jones leaves her shapely legs to Bernice Twandowski. John Jonlia wills his ability to get Chemistry to Lee McBride. Sophie Josephic leaves her shapely sweaters to Jeanie Traficante. Paul Kochanov wills his singing ability to Tom Babeo. Steve Kasonovich leaves his manly voice to Mike Krynak. Pete Kucan wills his hugs and kisses to Irene Lovre. Eileen Loutsenhizer sadly leaves Joe to al.l the Freshmen girls. o James Lovett wills his ability to tease all the girls to Eddie Cercone. John Lovre leaves behind many broken hearts. Larry Lutz leaves his toothpaste smile to Mr. Faulk. . Nancy McLaoh,lian wills her place on the Mnior Class Basketball team to Lois Crandall. LaVerne Meager leaves her serious manner to Carolyn King. Carl Mikan wills his mechanical ability to David Paul. Irene Mikos leaves her graceful walk to LaVerne Edge. Patty Nale leaves her gift of gab to .Shi.rley Bowery. Dorothy Noll leaves her fair complexion to Pauline Mastrianna. Helen Olinz-ock leaves her neat appearance to Joan Dashkewitz. George Paich leaves his humorous traits to Mr. Helman. Joan Peduzzi does not will Mel Ray to Lois Smith - - she's taking him with her. Mary Eleanor Pogue leaves her friendliness to Geraldine Cracion. Betty Rad-osh wills he.r pretty blue eyes to Margaret Gibbs.