West Chester High School - Garnet and White Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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JEANNE E. AARON Jeonnie is the tall lassie with the pleasing person- ality, who came to us from Gradyville, Pa. Jean finds pleasure in ice skating, but dislikes sauerkrout. Her main interest is to own a red convertible. Jeanne’s plans for the future are indefinite. ELIZ. L. ANDERSON With W. C.'s top-ranking students, Betty takes a front seat. Her favorite dish is baked beans, but don't mention liver. Betty seems to thrive on laughter which will take her a long way when she goes to the big city to be a private secretary. HAROLD R. ASH Ashie is one of the out- standing trumpet players in the senior band and orchestra. Ashie en- joys sports and singing. His hobby is building model locomotive layouts. Ashie plans to go to Penn State to major in engineering. M. E. BARTHOLOMEW Bess has a smile for everyone. Her happy dis- position has won for her many friends. She enjoys eating cherry pie, talking, and bicycling. Her plans for the future are, as yet, indefinite. Best of luck, Bess . ROBERT AMMERMAN Bob” is an ambitious member of our class. His interests are chemistry and medicine. His hobbies are photography and sports. Bob enters Frank Sin- atra under his dislikes and music under his likes. He hopes to study pharmacy at the Philadelphia Col- lege of Pharmacy. LEWIS E. ANDRESS Lew is a quiet, calm, young man with mechanics as his future vocation. His main hobby is building model aircraft. He left West Chester in eighth grade and returned here from Coatesville to gradu- ate. His favorite pastime is taking a hike. ELSIE MARIE ATZ ”EI is noted for her bright smile and sparkling personality. Among her many interests are music, poetry, and clothing de- signing. Two things in her hope chest are a trip to New England and a little house with a white picket fence. WILLIAM BARTLEY, Jr. Tadpole” is a very cheer- ful member of the voca- tional carpentry class. His favorite sports are football and track. His favorite pastime is dancing. Tad- pole is not quite decided about his future plans, but we are sure he will suc- ceed in whatever he undertakes. Seventeen

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' CLASS CHARLES YOUNG Youngie”, so called by the Warrior Basketteers, has a definite inclination toward blondes. He hopes to attend college for a year before entering the Coast Guard. He enjoys golf, basketball, and hiking. We predict a successful future for our president. BEATRICE HICKS Bea ”, a friend to all, may be easily indentified by the clanging of her bracelet collection. Her favorite pastimes are listening to records, dancing, ice skat- ing, and shopping for clothes. Our class secre- tary plans to attend Penn- sylvania State College af- ter graduation. Class Officers HENRY M. LUEDECKE Hank’ ’, one of our most popular Senior boys, was president of the Class of 45 in his Sophomore and Junior years. His main interest is music, and his hobby is hunting. He expects to major in engin- eering at college. Good luck, Hank ! LOIS ELAINE MURRAY Blonde and petite Lois, our class treasurer, hails from Whitford, Pa. Her delight in swimming, ice skating, and football balances her dislike for rain, examina- tions, and bees. Being a private secretary to a pro- fessional is Lois’s plan for the future. Sixteen

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FRANCES C. BEETE Upon my word is the usual saying falling from Frankie's lips. When- ever good music can be heard, you will find Frankie listening. Her interest is in the outside world. She plans to enter the field of Cadet Nursing in the very near future. We all wish you success, Frankie . HELEN BORTSALAS Helen Bortsalas is the quiet girl in the Co-op class. Her hobby for the duration is writing to servicemen. Her special at the soda fountain is a “Dusty Road Sundae '. Helen's future plans are indefinite. DOROTHY E. BROWN Dotty hails from Down- ingtown, Pa. Her hobby is reading. She adores sports and eating candy. Classical music is her dis- like. Hair dressing will be her future profession; she hopes to attend Apex School in Philadelphia. Loads of luck, “Dotty . LEROY A. BUTCHER Leroy, better known as Butch , is a good athlete who likes all sports. Later in life he expects to be- come a radio technician. His favorite saying is What'cha going to do now? Best of luck to you, Butch , LUCIUS A. BLOUNT Lou , a versatile student and athlete, is active in numerous school activities. His interests include sports, journalism, and public speaking. Playing his clar- inet for the delight of a female audience boosts his morale. His plans center about the Merchant Ma- rine and college. CLARA F. BRENT Brenty’ comes from Booth- wyn. She enjoys vaca- tioning in Virginia, at- tending football games, and eating cherry pie. Her hobbies are talking and collecting snapshots. She plans to attend Beacom College. Good luck, Clara. BETTY L. BUFFINGTON Buffie is the short, talk- ative, fun-loving girl who is always found writing letters. Movies, skating, and dancing interest her,- she dislikes homework. After graduation Buffie intends to enter hair dress- ing school. The class of '45 wishes her good luck and smooth sailing. ANNA JEAN CANN Connie , who is quite often losing her voice, comes to us from Marshall- ton. She dislikes green jodhpurs and gossiping people, but she especially likes Saturdays. Jean plans to go to Harcum Junior College and then will do advertising for Esco. Eighteen