West View High School - Westvian Yearbook (West View, PA)

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FORWARD. DUFFY SENIOR DEAR Mom, The sergeant granted me a furlough so I decided to go to XVest View High School and attend some of their past year's classes, activities, and sports. I arrived here in time to see the confusion of the first week and the transformation of Sophomores to Iuniors and Juniors to Seniors. Speaking of their seniors, Mom, you never saw such a swell bunch of intellectual folks. It reminds me of some of my high school days. It's nothing unusual to see a young fellow and girl in the halls talking and laughing which ofcourse only seniors have the nerve to do. I wish you could have been here to see their senior class play, Growing Painsu, which was a huge success. Quite awhile ago they had a spaghetti dinner at a place called the Lodge in North Park. They barn danced and sang and played all sorts of games. In February, they had a big dance where everyone interested in dancing really had their chance. Honest, Mom, I've never had so much fun as these people have shown me, so in order not to miss anything, I'1l close until later. Love, ffDUP'FY.,, i

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DEDICATION To THE MPIN of the Faculty of Yvest View High School who are serving in the armed forces of the United States of America, Private Richard Camp, Cadet Iohn Davis, Private Robert Jordan, Lieutenant Elmer Puchta, and Private Carl Zerke, we sincerely dedicate this issue of the Wlestvian. The students and faculty of our High School appreciate the service and devotion which these men are giving to their country in her hour of needl Unselfishly and willingly they have left the pleasant rooms and corridors of our school to take their places in history beside the heroes of Valley Forge, Gettysburg, and Verdun. In these days when America faces the greatest test of her history to determine whether she shall remain a free nation of free men it is highly significant that the men of our free educational system of public schools have not hesitated to meet their country's calll VVe have missed these friends in the past year who had been so concerned with our lives and constantly endeavored to make West View High School a better place in which to live. They were an integral part of what we know to have been the most important and formative years of our lives. They advised, encouraged and inspired us as we traveled along the paths of enlightenment and knowledge. In classrooms we came to know them as worthy examples of the teaching profession. They made their subjects become interesting and worthwhile. In our activity program they sponsored our class organizations, our school paper, our athletics, our music, and many more of the things we have learned to recognize as the heritages of education passed along in a free America. Vtle are looking forward to the time when the clouds of war shall have faded away and these soldiers of Uncle Sam shall once again resume their places in our Alma Slater. re RlCHARD CAMP Jonx DAX'IS RKJBIiR'Ii Joklmx ELMER PUcu'rA QXARL ZERKIQ

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