West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Icmuary, 1939 MARY VASEI Babe is cheery, casual, helpful, obedient, unreserved. Reminds you of crowded buses, Mr. Sehoner's history tests, early departure from school. Swimming DENISE VERHEYDEN Dense is cynical, cool, eccentric, individual, sarcastic. Reminds you of Bob Pyers, Kenmore, Turkeyfoot Lake, canoe rides. six o'clock alarm bells, Glce Club. jr. Glee Club 1, 23 Sr. Glee Club J, 4: Dramatic Club 2, 33 Girl Reserves 1 Z 3. EDWARD WAITZKIN Commercial Art Elly is artistic, complimentary, sociable, obliging, sincere. Reminds you of Buchtel girls, the art department, Cleveland style of dancing, Sr. Glee Club. Orchestra 1, Z3 Dramatic Club 33 Sr. Glee Club 3. 4. Seeing Nancy DONALD WATSON Don is adventurous, chummy, friendly, honest, witty. Reminds you of getting stuck in the mud, dances, Fords, hamburgers, double dates. Gregg VVriters 4g lli-Y 3, 4. BERTHA WEEMS Eatin Bertie is jolly, obhging, particular, plucky, patient, Reminds you of Fred Reese, banana pie, the Ideal, Milky Ways, page boy cuiffures. Girl Reserves 3. Singing MARY WEEMS Dolly is talented, congenial, generous. daring, clownish. Reminds you of Sonja Henie, East Market Gardens, sessions at thc piano. bicycle rides, Alton Merieweather. Sr. Glee Club 43 Jr. Glee Club 33 Gregg Vt'riters 1. SYLVIA ZLATKIN Driving Sylvia is confident, aloof, casual, calm, sarcastic. Reminds you of Dave, weekends at Canton, Betts , NVise's, tough history assignments. Red Cross 1, 2, 3, 43 Booster Club 2, 33 Library Club Zg Service Group 2, 3, 4: Motor Traffic Club 1, 2, 3. Working ELMO WILLIAMS 4'Bulldog is argumentative, big-hearted, friendly, noisy. Reminds you of soda crackers, girls, golf courses. mustaehes. Tr. Glee Club 3, Captain Police Force l, 2, Corridor Guard 1. NORMAN ZUCKER Selling Tickets Zook is ambitious, amusing, generous, plucky, self-contident. Reminds you of Billy House. selling tickets, Lucky Luciano, arguing with Miss Henry. Red Cross 3: Tutor 2, 3, 41 National Honor Society -1. Movies . GERALD ANDERSON jerry is, ambitious, brilliant, calm, earnest, friendly. Reminds you of Y.M.C.A,, study in r.r,, Colonial Theater, football games, Ohio State. Motor Traffic Club .ig Booster Club 3.

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ROSE MARIE SAITTA Dancing A'Rosalie is feminine, dark-eyed, attractive, detei'mined. Reminds you of Plyrnouths, the Hit Parade, smooth clothes, the library, dances. Cafeteria 3, 4g Corridor Guard 45 French Club 3, 4, Tutor 1, 2, 3. Penn State Proms ROSE ROTHKIN Stoogie is aloof, witty, critical, flirtatious, friendly. . Reminds you of mixed and broken dates, eatin' onions, Penn State, Pat and Sammy. Lariat Room Manager 2, 3, 43 Jr. Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Girl Reserves 1, 2, Booster Club 1, 2, Service Group 3, 4, MARY SCHILLER Sketching Spikey,' is chatty, critical, dramatic, energetic, realistic. Reminds you of starched white collars, New York, Katherine Hep- burn, the Lambeth Walk, the Liberty. Dramatic Club 3, 45 Service Group 2, 3, 4, Library Club 2, Lariat Staff 45 Chemistry Club 3, 4. Dancing MARY JANE SCHABRAM t'Jerry is dreamy, tickle, witty, particular, frivolous. Reminds you of Smitty , green Chevrolets, peanuts, movies, cute clothes. Girl Reserves 1, Z. HARRIET SCHLANG Eatin' and Sleepin' Skipper is chic, devilish, Hippant, artistic, happy-go-lucky. Reminds you of Angora gloves, Pat , pickles, knitting, all kinds of nuts. Lariat Room Manager 3, 4. Dancing . NORRIS SEARCH Dickie is alert, efficient, friendly, generous, natural. Reminds you of red sweaters and green trousers, dances, smiles. Booster Club 35 Orchestra 3, Band 2, 3, 4, Hi-Y 4. PAUL SHOPE Fooling Around 'tHair Cut is able, aggressive. clownish, friendly, likeable. Reminds you of East Market Gardens, Eva Hake, Fords, Steak Sta- tions, Basketball games. Rifle Club 2, Track Team 2, Motor Traffic Club 1, Z, 3. Football JAMES TORSON jimmy is athletic, ambitious, likeable, lxcnest, confident. Reminds you of swimming, motorcycles, sliirking history assignments, woman-haters. Motor Traffic Club 1, Z, 3g Sophomore Glue Club 3. EVELYN TUCKER Movies Sue is clever, chummy, dramatic, dreamy, loyal. Reminds you of Carlton, Slappy, 'l'angos , Benny Goodman, VVilber- force, vegetable soup. Glee Club 4, Girl Reserves 3, 4, Discovering the Latest Song Hits FLORENCE VANNI Jessie is fun, clever, humorous, unusual, subtle. ' Reminds you of clever sayings, Double Mint Gum, jack Leonards singing, sweet swing, Life . Rodeo Staff 4, Motor Trattic Club lg Tutor 4, Foreign Correspond- ence 3. The Rodeo

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TONY FALCONE Drumming Tyrone is argumentative, courteous, fiirtatious, sleepy, friendly. Reminds you of gas stations, swing music, girls, big parties, one of the Big Three . Booster Club 2, 3: Corridor Guard 1, 29 Motor Traffic Club 1, 2, 3. HUBERT FELTON Graduating Bert is confident, dramatic, sleepy, popular, quick- witted. Reminds you of Wise's, Liberty Annex, Dorothy Howell, truckin', swimming. Hi-Y 43 Lariat Staff 43 Orchestra. BILL FLETCHER Radio Sleepy is bashful, conscientious, dreamy, honest, lanky. Reminds you of pipes, caddying at Fairlawn, chocolate ice cream, dimples. Corridor Guard 2. ALLAN HIRSCH Tennis Al is appreciative, dignified, loyal, trustworthy, venture- 501116. Reminds you of Chevrolets, dances, Sophie, hamburgers, Mr. Schoner. Rooster Club 43 Corridor Guard 45 Lariat Staff 3. FRED LEE Eating No. 5 is erratic, eccentric, nervy, talkative. Reminds you of Alma Foster, Big Six, the Fuller Brush Man, Model A Fords. Sr. Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Police Force l, 2. DON RIGGLE Loafing ' fSnooks is venturesome, talkative, sleepy, reckless, chumm y. Reminds you of dancing, Jr. Business Training, double dates, V-8 Fords, mills. MAURICE STEELE Ice Skating Morris is daring, headstrong, sarcastic, sensitive. Reminds you of ice skating, cars, girls, dancing. Motor Traiiic Club 2, 39 Corridor Guard 2. JOHN TAORMINA Professional Golfer Cruby is big-hearted, curly-haired, gay, flirtatious, trust- worthy. Reminds you of dancing, parties, baseball, golf, roadsters. Golf Team 2, 3, Boxing 1, 25 Trafiic Club 13 Graphic Arts 3, 4. DAVID VANNI ' Gqlf 'Crash is bashful, complimentary, sociable, helpful, at- tentive. Reminds you of the Beacon Journal, Tommy Dorsey, card games, golf games with his brothers. Motor Traffic Club 1, 2, 3. Class Will By FLORENCE VANNI N Know all men by these presents, that we, the graduating class of West High School of the City of Akron, County of Summit, State of Ohio being of unsound and unbalanced mind and memory do make, publish and declare this our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and 'making null and void all others made by us heretofore. Item One. We, the class of January, '39, be- queath all our graduating expenses, broken windows, marked desks, disngured statues and broken hearts to be taken care of by the incoming class. Item Two. To the teachers of West High School who have had the privilege of teaching this class we leave all our difficult questions, alibis and thanks for the patience they used in guiding us to the light. We will our athletic and musical ability to be used in times of distress, but retain our school spirit. Item Three: After the payment of our just debts we bequeath all the rest of our property at the time of our departure to the following fortunate groups and individuals: I Rose Rothkin leaves her witty remarks to Leonard Savage. Louie Fabre leaves a group of broken hearts but takes Mary Jayne Tait's with him. Rose Saitta wills her dark eyes to inspire any hope' ful songwriter. . Mary Weems respects Hilda Stockton's wish and leaves her that typing award. Jack Lederman wills his booming voice to Miss O'Hare to keep the library quiet. Irving Reigle, David Vanni and Leon Krist save their teachers the monotony of having seen the same faces for so long a time. Harriet Plyler leaves her schedule mixups to any- one who wants them. Denise Veheyden leaves a picture of Bob Pyers, her one and only, hanging in the main corridor for all the girls to admire. 10 Mary Schiller leaves her starched collars to Eva Klarman. , Margaret Goldstein wills her baby tooth to Sarah Silver. Any girls in the class who happen to have curly hair can leave it to Miss Todd who likes Shirley Temple curls. . Eddy Waitzkin bequeaths his art troubles with Mrs. Freeman to Harold Scroggy. Larry O'Toole leaves Margaret Nielsen with a sad heart. Juanita Colvin wills her broad smile to Maxine Suttles. Russell Kulchycky leaves his willingness to work to Joe Krimmer by special request. Diana Krist bequeaths her habit of falling in love to Dorretha Coles. T Sylvia Zlatkin leaves her blue eyes to Jeannette Weintraub. Harriet Schlang wills her happy-goflucky manners to Judah Stampher. l Gertrude Marienhoif bequeaths her sarcasm to Mr. Schoner. Norman Zucker leaves Miss Allen's rhetoric class in peace and quiet. Margaret Lauck, Marjorie Marshall and Alfred Rin- aldo will their bashfulness to Herman Ziruolo. - To anyone who is a lover of soup, Evelyn Tucker leaves five bowls of soup a week. Item Four. VVe hereby make, nominate and ap- point Richard Maloy and the entire cast of the Ghost Story as executors of this our Last Will and Testa' ment. In testimony whereof we have 'set our hand to this our Last Will and Testament on the second day of December, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight. Signed: , FLORENCE VANNI. The Rodeo