Vandergrift High School - Spectator Yearbook (Vandergrift, PA)

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GEORGE LABANNA STEELE “Dode” George is tall and handsome, Bright and clever too, He’s liked by everyone of us He's been a sport all through. RUTH NORVELLA STERNER Glee Club ’25 Basket ball ’23 The Newsie ’25 Ruth is quiet and very sedate Though she walks slowly, she seldom is late; She’s another class-mate we all hold dear, We wish her success more and more every year. VIOLA MAE STITT Please don’t forget this little lass And remember her marks in History Class, In all other studie’s she knew her stuff But in History Class, she was just a bluff. EARL STOOPS “Stoops” Football ’24, ’25 The Crimson Eyebrows ’26 Athletic Association ’25 Earl is a lad of football fame He played very well in every game He likes the girls and they like him He drives his car with lots of vim. RUSSEL J. STROSTER “Russ” Windmills of Holland ’25 Orchestra ’25, ’26 Band ’25, ’26 Here’s to “Russ” a sport you see. And just as witty as can be. Always happy and full of fun. But—You’ll never know “Russ” ’Til you hear his drum.

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CLAIR RUSSELL SHIRLEY “Whitey” Basket ball '25, '26 Clair is verv learned He makes us think ’’e's wise; He's also literary And likes to criticise. MOORE IRA SMELTZER “Shorty” I Our Moore in Cicero class Is quite as can be, He likes to take a little nap When he wakes up, Oh gee! CHARLES CLIFFORD SMELTZER “Chuck” Here’s Chuck Smeltzer with hair of red. Uses Stacomb to make it well bred; In every class his lessons he recited. But in the attempt he got very excited. MINNIE REGINA SMITH “Min” Min’s a friend of one and all, A pal the whole way through, Witty, bright and snappy too. When he’s around she's never blue. MARY M. SOLINGER “Slinger” Glee Club ’24. '25 Windmills of Holland ’25 Love Pirates of Hawaii '25 Here's luck to our Mary, So fair and so tall, We’re sure she wishes The same to us all.

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ROLAND SWARTZ “Babe” Athletic Association ’25 Roland Swartz, a bashful lad, A finer fellow could never be had In all his studies he’s up to date While lots of us never had such fate. JOHN JOSEPH TANANIS John is a short and bashful lad He never makes a noise But he’s a friend and sport as well Like all our Senior bovs. CHARLES TOMLINSON Basketball '23, ’24 Football ’23. ’24, ’25 Spectator Board ’24 “Collegiate” A more industrious youth you’ve never seen. Nor one with so much up there in his “bean” A fellow who with everyone can mix, Is “Collegiate,” our old pal of ’26. CHARLES MEADE TOWNSEND “Chuck” Chuck makes a fine taxi-driver He comes when we call in a hurry; Industrious, careful but speedy He’s sure to succeed—so why worry? EVELYN TURNEY “Turney” Glee Club ’24, ’25, ’26 Choral Club ’26 “The Captain of Plymouth” ’24 “Love Pirates of Hawaii ’26 Evelyn’s loyal, Evelyn’s true, Always merry, never blue. In her studies she is first rate, Coming to school, she’s never late. GEORGIANNA TURNER “Georgie” It matters not how this I state She is the master of men’s fate. But in History class, as you will see Her marks aren’t what they ought to be.