Verona High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Verona, PA)

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Seniors 1940 JUNE BABILON RITA CAUFIELD One of the busiest girls in, SC11001. Standing at her post day after day, whose blgxesf J0b WHS editing the Rita never fails as a monitor. 1940 Annual. Ruth Frazier- Ruth whose likeable personality is known to all has as her hobbies reading, walking and dancing. She is a member of the Leaders Club, Basketball team, and National Honor Society and her heart is set on being an air hostess . . . Wilton Frazier- Frazz' ' who is tall, lanky and friendly to all likes to read, especially the Atlas magazine. He's a member of Senior Hi-Y and his ambition is to become an aviation mechanic . . . Esther Mary Grogan-She reads, dances and swims and took part in the Junior Play. Participates in the Staff Club and the Leaders Club and besides talking, Tessy would like to do Commercial work . . . Bertha Gun- ning- Bertha is surely headed lor success. She is active in Staff Club, the National Society, and even serves as Dr. Peter's secretary. Her ambition is to become some businessman's secre- tary . . . Jane Hann- Janie who is very quiet and seroius, participated in Senior Play. In l.er leisure time she plays the piano with her family and she hopes to continue her educational work as a nurse . . . Ruth Hetrick- Ruth's versatility is shown by her various activities. Size participates in Staff Club, Leaders Club and is a Cheerleader. She likes dancing and swim- ming and would like to be an algebra teacher or a secretary . . . Ellen Hill- Eeany is a member ol Dramatic, Glee Club and National Honor Society. Her hobby is roller skating and she hopes to go to college. You see she is the brains of the class . . . Kathleen Hopkins-Quiet and well mannered, is Hoppy . Her hobbies are dancing and roller skating and she sings with the Glee Club. Her ambition is to be a comptometor operator or a nurse . . . M. Jean Humphrey'-Jean, who we call Hump came from Penn High. She likes skating and dancing and is an active member of the Glee Club. Her goal in life is to be a good wife . . . Anne LesarA Scoop , always a leader in athletics, served as captain of the Girls Varsity, and president of the Commercial Club. Her ambition, which we hope she will attain, is to become a professional basketball player . . . Joseph Liberto- Joe is a jitterbug and is a very efficient monitor, who belongs to the Senior Hi-Y. He hopes to be an engineer but he is now working as an usher at the Liberty Theatre . . . Albert Lombardozzi-- Red one of the three redheads in the class, is an active Senior who has managed the Football team and played Varsity basketball for quite a while. Band and orchestra participation show that music is his hobby . . . Emmabel Long- Shorty is partial to roller skating and dancing. She participated in the operetta and the junior Play, and also is in the Staff and Leaders Club, Cheerleader and National Honor Society. She as- pires to be a dental hygienist . . . Eileen Lyter-In future years if we need an artist we can turn to Eileen, whose favorite pastimes are dancing and swimming. School activities include National Honor Society, Student Council, Staff and Leaders Club . . . Hazel Machen- Giggles aims to be a plastic surgeon. A member of the Staff Club and Girl's Varsity she keeps away the frowns with her smiles. Basketball has been her avocation at the V.H.S .... Ruth MCC0rmick4 Ruth is quiet unassuming Miss, spends her time listening to the radio and dancing. To be a beauty operator is her ambition and it her well-groomed hair is a sample, she'll be a good one . . . Elmer Mehelic- Elmer passes his spare moments roller skating and takes part in the Cooking and Commercial Clubs. He is undecided as to the future, but could workin a skating rink . . . Betty Jean Miller- Betty is a lass that spends her leisure time sewing and crocheting but in school her activities include Glee Club and playing basketball. To be an interior decorator is her am- bition . . . Harold MillerMHarold, alias Baron has only one pastime, the movies. He has participated in the Hi-Y and Non-Commercial Clubs and played basketabll. He hopes to be a manual training teacher . . . Olive Louise Moon- Louise is a very brilliant girl and she studies hard we bet. She takes an active part in Glee and Commercial Clubs. Her ambition is to become a missionary's wife. I4

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Seniors 1940 i r w ROBERT RITCHEY HAZEL JACHEN The President of our Senior Class In the field of athletics, Hazel out- has done his duty faithfully. shines all the other girls, Adelle E. Moore-- De1'l has as her hobbies, stamp collecting and dancing. Her activities in- clude basketball and Glee Club. She had a solo part in the operetta. Her only ambition is to be a good wife . . . Grace Adele Mull- Chubby personality is known throughout the school. Her hobbies are hiking, reading and flower raising. She is a member of Leaders Club and Girl's Varsity and participated in the Junior Class Play . . . Edwn Odgen As a football player, Oggie is a whiz although he seems small,he is powerful. On the dance floor such a jitterbug is he that he might go in for marathon dancing . . . Antonette Pavone-- Toni likes to spend her lesiure time skating and dancing. Since she is an active member in the Commercial Club, her ambition is to be a stenographer, in the year 1941 . . . Edward J. Piesowicz-Reading and swimming occupy most of this lad's time who is active in the Staff Club and took a part in the operetta. He attended the Washington Vocational High School and his ambition is to be a ma- chinist . . . John G. Peretic- Johnny looks forward to a future in the machinist trade. He is vice president of the Airplane Club and his pastimes seem to be stamp collecting, golf mushball and movies . . . Jennie Premick- Jennie ia a quiet blonde whose favorite pastimes are reading and dancing. As a telephone operator who answers your call with a cheery number please or line's busy you will know her in the future . . . Robert Ritchey-Among Red's many jobs are, president of the Senior Class, president of the Senior Hi-Y and he was chosen as a representative to the Post Gazette Merit Parade. He wants to be a manual training teacher . . . Evelyn Roth- Sissie our telephone operator of the future has as her main hobbies dancing, swimming, reading and music. Although she is very quiet she took part in the Glee Club and Dramatic Club activities . . . Jennie Santucci- Jennie who came to Verona High from Arsenal Junior High, has as her hobbies reading, music and participation in the Dancing Club She hopes to be a secreatry in the future . . .Betty Marie Schaney- Shaney the monitor found at the front door, spends most of her time Dogging at the Village . She participates in Commercial Club activities and after graduation hopes to be a beautician . . . Carolyn Shade- Cooky is an actress and has proved outstanding in school productions. She enjoys dancing and is a member of the Leaders and Glee Clubs. She would like to be a beautician . . . Emmett Shutes-For Emmett our hopes are that he'll be a top ranking artist. As a member of Art, Cooking, and Staff Clubs he is known to all. He hopes to work on Commercial Art and he has taken advanced work this year . . . Fred Simmons- Fred a quiet lad, came from Ben Franklin school is aiming to become an aeronautical mechanic. His hobbies are cooking, skating and reading and he claims membership in Commercial Club . . . Eleanor Sistek-Swimming and dancing occupy her leisure time and she participates actively in Leaders Club and Staff Club. To be a beautician is her ambition. She answers to the nickname of Sistek . . . Paul Sprajcar- We heard very little from Paul as he was quite content with his own affairs. His ambition is to become an auto mechanic. Art Club and Study captured his interests . . . Bertha Ann Tuckey- Bertl', a post Gazette Merit Parader, and the blondest blonde ot our class, is active in Leaders Club and National Honor Society. She enjoys swimming and is a nurse of the future . . . Mary Ward-Cwithdrawnj . . . Alice Weir-Alice is a cheerful little miss. She is an active member of the Commercial Club and had a part in the operetta in her Junior year. She spends her leisure time skating and dancing . . . Charles White-Baseball and swimming are the interests of Whitie . The Airplane Club takes his time on Tuesdays. He's such a quiet lad we can't learn much or his iuture but perhaps he'll be a mechanic. 16