Upper Merion High School - Pioneer Yearbook (King of Prussia, PA)

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THELMA KAY MLINSHOWER Commerczal BELMONT TERRACE A gay social l1fe and a wide circle of friends natur ally accompany Thelma s vivaclous personality Her favonte activity 1S dancing and we can well under stand her loyalty to Harry .Iames and his orchestra In our memory of Thelma we will never exclude her affection for eating May Day I Chorus I 2 3 Executive Board 4 Senzor Play 4 Student Councrl 4 Student Patrol Class Secretary 4 Dramatic Club I Pzoneer Staff 4 SOPI-IIE ANN PADWORNY Commercral SWEDESBURG Pips a good student and a yolly girl spends much She makes light of all that comes along A certain soldier named Charles appears to hold her lnterest Band I Chorus 2 3 May Day I Danczng Club 3 Senior Play 4 Canteen Club 4 JOSEPH BENJAMIN LOUIS NOVAK Commercral SWEDESBURG Boosty our most bashful boy and best dropper is a frlend to all He blushes when around girls but we know his weakness for blondes This excellent student spends his vacation delivering ice May Day I Softball I Baseball 2 3 Wrestling 2 3 VINCENT DOMINIC PALAIA Academic PORT KENNEDY Literature and qirls are Vmces favorite subjects He likes friendly arguments too In fact he likes almost everything except studying Vince regretted the day he became eighteen the reason he couldnt enlist in the Army Air Corps but had to wait for the draft When he has the ooportunlty we know hell really give it to the Axis Football I 2 3 4 I'Vrestlmg 3 Varsity Club 3 Rifle Club 2 Baseball Manager 2 Dancmg Club 3 Intramural Boxing 2 ' D: I ' I : of hervprecious time arguing with Marie and Laura. Dancing Club 3' Pioneef 'Staff 45 Football 4' , 3'

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GEORGE V MQINTYRE Academzc GLILPH MILLS Remember the cracks George made IH HISLOFY class? In the last two years he has metamorphosed from a SQFIOUS student to a Wlfty successor to h1s brother Dan Because he stIll knows when to be serxous hell soon have hIs wmgs In the Navy Axr Corps Airplane Club I Dancmg Club 3 Wrestlznq 2 3 4 Baseball 2 3 Senzor Play 4 Pzoneer Staff 4 Varszty Club 3 4 Athletzc Club 3 Intramural I 2 HOPE MITCHELL Commerczal GLILPH MILLS Hope IS the lxttle glrl wIth the auburn halr rosy blush and hearty glgqle She must lose sleep trymg her teachers She developed a shorthand system of her very own of course she cant always transcrlbe lt Chorus I Hockey 2 3 Captam 4 Basketball 2 3 Juruor Cabmet 3 Student Counczl 2 3 Pioneer Staff 4 May Day l Gzrls Shop Club 3 Executxue Board 4 Homeroom Preszdent 2 3 Varslty Club 2 3 Cheer Leader 3 Captazn 4 Prom Comrnzttee 3 ROBERT WILLIAM MCINTYRE Commerczal KING MANOR One of the most socIable members of our class Bob IS admnred by all I-IIs COHLBQIOUS glgqle has upset many a class HIS abIl1ty to keep calm and never hurry or become excxted undoubtedly wIll brxng hIm success In any undertaklng Chorus I 2 JOSEPH LLOYD MULLEN General KING or PRussIA Goose was qulet and bashful unt1l h1s Senlor year then he really surprlsed us He delxghts In teasmg the qIrls In homeroom We all know that Uncle Sam wIll be qlad to have Lloyd because he wIll be able to march far Staqe Manaqer 2 3 4 RIfle Club I 2 Arrplanc Cll1b3 to digcover new Ways to pester her pals and haunt Dancing Club 3: Basketball 3: Student Patrol 3:

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DOMINIC LEWIS PARAVATY General PORT KENNEDY Dominic was an extremely quiet and unassumlng boy but with those olercmg black eyes of his he has permitted nothinq to pass him unnoticed ln stature he may be small but in sincerity his IS mighty May Day l Dancmg Club 3 LEROY RALPH ROMIG Jr Academic KING or PRUSSIA Try try again is Slugs motto where the Army Air Corps test is concernned He missed his first chance because of a sliqht defect in vision We hope as he does, that it isnt anything that glasses wont cure Slugs is a cheerful modest fellow and a consistently qood student who takes hfe 1n h1s Stflde Football I Prom Committee 3 Stage Crew I 2 3 4 Airplane Club 3 Pioneer Staff 4 CATHERINE ELIZABETH A PROCOPIG Commerczal PORT KENNEDY Shorthand and typing have been Catherines favorite subjects for several years It was not surprising then that helping in the office occup1ed a great deal of her attention clurmq her Senior year A quiet dignity an elfeic1ent manner and a sense of responsi Catherine May Day I Library Asst 3 4 ROCCO THOMAS ROSS Jr General KING MANOR When Rocco was present he was an additlon to any class' As a class sleeper he gave Tip keen competition He did more than his share in bringing glory to the Upper Menon football team in 1943 Football I 2 3 4 Baseball 2 3 Dancing Club 3 Varsity Club Vice Prcsldent 3 . ' ' . , bility are qualities which we have all admired in : ' . , .