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

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OLIVER P. FOUNDS, Jr. Monk is well known in school for his athletic ability in football and baseball. Although he dislikes rats and snakes, he has a liking for all sports. Monk's ' favorite pastimes are horseback riding and ice skating. His future will be determined by the U. S. Marines. WALTER GALBRAITH Now let's see are words often uttered by Curly , one of our promising drum- mers. Curly would like to continue his pursuit of drumming, but at the pres- ent his service to his country is his first interest. The Navy's gain will be our loss. BETTY H. GILBERT Betty ”, who is noted for her sparkling smile and quiet manner, has many interests. Among them are dancing, ice-skating, and swimming. She likes dogs and Harry James s orchestra. After gradua- tion Betty intends to study beauty culture in Philadelphia and later travel. ROSARIO GIUNTA, Jr. Rosie , as he is called by his many friends, has hopes of becoming a carpenter in the future. His favorite pastime, next to building, is fishing. Good luck in the future, Rosie . DOROTHY I. FREY Dottie , artist of the class and one of our cheerlead- ers, has the peculiar hobby of collecting everything . Along with dancing and drawing she particularly likes dill pickles. She hopes to attend Oberlin College and later to be- come a commercial artist. CHESTER M. GIBSON Quiet, likeable Chess” hails from West Goshen. He despises writing let- ters, but fishing, dancing, and ice-skating take up most of his spare time. Chess is majoring in the machine shop course and intends to continue in that work after his service with Uncle Sam’s Navy. DOROTHY E. GILBERT Dot , who came origin- ally from W. C., went to Berwyn High, but is now back with us. Her partic- ular likes are bowling, movies, and ice cream sodas. Her plans for the future are in the secretarial field. Good luck, Dot”. NANCY GRAHAM The Junior Miss of our class likes sizzling” love stories, evening gowns, anddillpickles. Beanie's” special peeves are squash and Frank Sinatra. Her dream is to be a second Helen Hayes. The first step in accomplishing it will be to attend Tufts. Twenty-three

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STEPHEN E. ELINSKY Steve is an active mem- ber of the senior class. His chief interest is playing a hot sax and clarinet in a local dance band. Chemistry is his hobby. To be a chemical engineer is his aim in life. Bette Davis is Steve’s only dislike. NANCY F. ERB Wherever cats, snobs, and oysters congregate, you won’t find Nance ; but she’ll be elsewhere, day- dreaming, listening to either hot or classical music, or eating whipped cream. She keeps a diary hidden, and wants to study interior decorating in the future. DAWN FAHRNEY You can notice tall, slend- er, blonde Dawn any- where. Her hobbies are records, stamps, postcards, and dancing. Her sports are swimming and ice- skating. Dawn dislikes jazz and jokes. The violin is Dawn’s career. In the future she hopes to go to the Philadelphia Conser- vatory of Music. JANE FELL Janie , who is always smiling, is well liked by everyone who knows her. She enjoys going to mov- ies and making friends. Her one weakness is butterscotch sundaes. She dislikes baseball and socks worn with high heels. In the future Janie plans to study music. MARIE L. ENGLUND Marie, or Taffy” as she is known to all her friends, is noted for her constant chattering and her sunny disposition. Country homes interest her. To compose a popular song is her main ambition. W.C.S.T. C. will claim her after graduation. MADALENE J. EVANS Maddy , as she is known to her classmates, comes to us from Gradyville, Pa. She is noted for her corny jokes which never fail to bring a smile. Ice skating is Maddy’s fav- orite pastime. In the fu- ture she hopes to become a Cadet Nurse. GERTRUDE V. FALINI Dollie , our snappy drum majorette, is also a letter girl in sports and band. She loves rhythm, and her ability in acrobatics and dancing prove it. Good luck and success to you in the secretarial field. ELEANOR A. FORD Fordie has made herself a name in W. C. H. S., especially for her great talent in the art of con- versing and telling humor- ous jokes. One of her many interests is semi- classical music. Fordie’s plans for the future include W. C. S. T. C. and kinder- garten teaching. Twenty-two

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ROBERTA GRAY Roberta, better known as Bertie , is well liked by her many classmates. She is famous for her art on the roller rink and on the dance floor. Her plan for the future is to be a successful bookkeeper. HOWARD GRIFFITH, Jr. Nook , as he is commonly called by his friends, likes music, girls, and Esquire”. He collects all of the hottest records and likes to play his trumpet. The height of his ambition is to have his own jazz band. VALERIE HAREWOOD Val” is a fun-loving girl whose main interests are reading and trying to understand queer peo- ple”. She likes eating sandwiches and playing Cupid, but loathes cho- colate candy, long finger- nails, and quiet people. Val expects to study surgery at Fisk University, Tennessee. LAURAS. HARSHAW Laura, better known to her friends as Laurie , has an interesting hobby of collecting foreign souven- iers. While she has a fondness for dogs, rice pudding, and reading, Laurie is allergic to mushrooms. Although her plans for the future are indefinite, we wish her the best of luck in whatever she undertakes. ROBERT V. GRIEB Bob , a member of our track team, is Cheltenham’s gift to W. C. Cruising a- round in his car , a semi-windowless vehicle, has earned him the title, King of the Model A s . Skizzi , whose interests include sports and art, will enter college next fall. ELINOR C. HALL Hallie hails from Exton, Pa. She is one of our most liked students. Her hob- bies are dancing, skating, and listening to Harry James's orchestra. Elinor expects to become a beu- tician someday, but in the meantime she will enter the business world. JOHN C. HARPER Jack , who entered W. C. H. S. from Cheltenham, is interested in athletics in the forms of football, bas- ketball, and swimming. He dislikes noisy people and French class. After graduation Jack plans to attend Colgate Univer- sity, to travel, and to go into business. RUTH N. HAWKES Ruthie came to us from West Goshen School. She dislikes rolling out of bed in the morning. Ruth's hobby is listening to Harry James, while her interest lies in two-legged males . In the future she plans to be a Navy nurse. Twenty-four