Union High School - Utopian Yearbook (New Castle, PA)

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STANLEY WOJTOWICZ IRENE ZOMBEC Girls' Chorus 2-3 Mixed Chorus 2 Palette Club 2-3 Minstrel Show 2 l 7 I 4 5 fm 5 DAHL ZEDAKER Hi-Y 1-2-3 Monitor 1-2 Palette Club 3 His Name Was Aunt Nellie 2 Aunt Susie Shoots The Works 3 Football 3 Class Knocker Minstrel Show 2 U-Hi-News Staff 3 ALSO GRADUATING SAM BRIDWELL W 3 X?- s -A' 'A Y I A fl, 41- ,Q +P J N i V luv J -'x , 2 -- skigix 7 ,A sy ,l ,... - lf' 1? fl 1 Q11

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BETTY SHOAFF Palette Club 2-3 BETTY SPELLICK Chorus 1-2 Palette Club 2-3 MARIETTA SWEITZER Mixed Chorus 1 Palette Club 1-2-3 Sports Club 1-2 Puppet Show 2 Cafeteria 3 JOE VERONESI U-Hi-News Staff 3 Activities Club 1-2 Palette Club 3 Palette Club Art Award 2 MARIE WHEATON Girls' Sports Club 2 Girl Reserves 3 Sports Club 1 U-Hi-News Staff 3 Perfect Attendance 1-2-3 Gym Exhibit 1-2 GEORGE WILLIAMS Activities Club 2 Hi-Y 3 DOROTHY SNYDER Girls' Sports Club 2 Rooter's Club 1 Camera Club 3 MYRA STONER Camera Club 2-3 Rooter's Club 1 FRANK TELESZ Palette Club 2-3 Basketball 1-2-3 Monitor 3 SAM VIGNOLA VIRGINIA WHITE Palette Club 2-3 ALICE WITKOWSKI Palette Club 2-3 Mixed Chorus 2 Girls' Chorus 2-3 Girl Reserves 3 Minstrel Show 2

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CLASS HISTORY Hurrah! Vote for Hoover! We want Roosevelt! What is this, an election campaign? Yes, in 1931 an election did take place, but in that same year another great event occurred, one that was more important to a certain one-hundred and sixty children. This was the time when we started in our first year of school. What a gala event. Little boys dressed in short pants and girls in short dresses of pique, organdy, and swiss, running around yelling, We want Roose- velt,', or We want Hoover, but who did not even know Why they were yelling, merely because they had heard an older person say something in favor of Roosevelt and against Hoover or vice- versa. Finally, after the atmosphere had calmed a little, we started our daily school routine. At this time we made our first ink-specimens, presented our first plays under the supervision of the teacher and the watchful eyes of our doting mothers, had fifteen minute recesses, and a period on every Friday to do a bit of house-cleaning. But this did not last long and soon after eight studious years of biting the ends of our pen- cils, striving for high averages, especially in the eighth grade county tests, we became full- fledged freshmen. From Union, Mahoning, and Pulaski Townships and Edenburg Independent, we, one-hundred and sixty strong, formed the freshman class of 1939, one of the largest fresh- man classes ever to be known in the history of Union Township, but we were not an exceptional class and soon acquired the well-known adjective green . In order to house our large group, the study hall and the library became our homerooms, under the guidance of Miss Cloak, Miss McGraw, and Mr. Keppen. Immediately a class meeting was held to elect officers. Marie Wheaton became our president, Dahl Zedaker, Vice-president, Jean Anne Covert, secretary, and Guy Bailey, treasurer. During this year we had several candy sales and skating parties to become financially prepared to start our sophomore year. We entered our tenth year with high thoughts of choosing our class rings, colors, and flower. At a class meeting in the early part of the year, the class decided on the American Beauty for the flower and red and white for the colors. What's this'?? The tantalizing aroma of chocolate fudge, seafoam, and peanut brittle? It's only the sophomores. sponsoring a candy sale, one of the many ways in which we increased our financial status. Class rings were chosen and all were patiently waiting for their junior year when they would receive them. Under the brilliant administration of Joe Annarella, president, Andrew Korby, vice-president, Betty Dun- can, secretary, Geraldine List, treasurer, and Miss McGraw and Mrs. Frew, advisors, we com- pleted our tenth year and entered the eleventh. In the beginning of our junior year the regular meeting for electing officers was held, the ballots were cast and the Votes tallied, revealing Geraldine List, president, Guy Bailey, vice-president, Frances Masters, secretary, and Sam Bridwell, treasurer. Filing into the home rooms of Mr. Salsbury, 210, Mr. McGrew, and Mr. Thompson, 207, We juniors immediately began discussions on the payment of dues and other means for making money in order to sponsor a Junior-Senior Prom, one with such splendor never before seen in the auditorium of the school. The members of our class rendered their services to the annual, plays, Radio Varieties. Min- strel, band, chorus, orchestra, and to various clubs. A few conducted columns in the U-Hi-News and some of our fellow classmates were appointed to the Utopian staff. Others displayed their Atlas physique by being on the football and basketball teams. Our Senior year began with the election of class officers: president, the over-faithful Jib- bersi' Annarella, vice-president, the confident Gerry List, Secretary, the efficient Fran- nie Masters, and treasurer, the reliable Kaggy Hoover. Amid the selection of name cards, announcements, and having our pictures taken, we enlarged our treasury to pay for the Utop- ian by a door-to-door Christmas card campaign. We did not want to become dramatists, but on November 12 and 13, 1942, we presented a mystery farce by Fred Caldwell, Aunt Susie Shoots the Works, which was a great success. Due to the world conditions and much to our dis- appointment, we not only lost two of our beloved faculty members but also several of our class- mates, but we gained a new advisor who has been a great deal of help to us during our final yecr of school. Smiling faces from square frames and small white oblong cards with black and gold print soon appeared in the halls, indicating that we had received our class pictures and our name cards. Then the final test-the semester exams. Many a head was crammed with un- familiar history, algebra, shorthand, and English the night before. Xu over an antecedent equals General Sherman was a frequent phrase during these trying days. fContinued on Page 535