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

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it one of the most beautitul and memorable events ot the year. From the moment when this year's Queen ot May came down the tlower-bestrewed aisle to her awaiting throne and crown to the last dance of Her Majesty's Ball, the statt can look with pride upon a job well done. Another year draws to a close and as the Class ot '44 leave their Alma Mater, we sincerely wish them the best ot everything in the world ot tomorrow. We hope that the following pages will capture torever the thrills, the happiness, the heartbreaks, the mischievous tun, and the glorious experiences that West View High School has brought them. EXECUTIVE STAFF Editor-in-chief Stuart Savage Literary Editor Robert Mertz Business Manager Howard Canning Secretary Lois Klingler Photography Editor Herman Ulrich Art Editor Iames Cummings Activities Editor Ianet Falck Sports Editor William Craig Advisors Mr. Carl Mugnani Mr. William Holmok LITERARY STAFF BUSINESS STAFF Franklin Blackstone Virginia Scholze NUHCY Keist ATIGYIG Iones Homer McCarthy Mgrign Wright Dorothy Gredlein Ruth Grater Virginia Blattner Thelma I-Ieitner Georqe Sl'1GmC1kGf DOTOTYIY Cipko Richard Holland Carol Becker MarY Louise Aisbitt David Sffliill Lois Resler Iariet Sarver Iean Holtzman Charles Lawrence Ann Lanicker Norma McDonald VifqiHiCI H9f1'1CiOH lean Hoerr Mary McLean Margaret Matey PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF Bill Hasek Lois Berger ART STAFF Betty Pohrer Prudence Macdonald 3rd Row: F. Blackstone, H. McCarthy, D. Smith, D. Dickson, N. Keist, D. Grediein, D. DeSanto, N. McDonald, D. Holland, G. Shemaka, M. Aisbitt, E. King, R. Grater, D. Cipko. 2nd Row: Mr. Holmok, I. Kossler, D. Newell, C. Lema, L. Resler, G. Soergel, V. Blattner, I. Sarver, M. Matey, V. Scholze, P. Lloyd, V. Lubitz, B. Pohrer, D. Heintz, T. Hettner, M. McLean, Mr. Mugnani. lst Row: V. Herndon, I. Holtzman, L. Berger, C. Becker, P. Macdonald, I. Cummings, H. Can- ning, S. Savage, L. Klinglor, B. Mcrtz, H. Ulrich, B. Craig, I. Falck, I. Hoerr, A. Lanicker, I. Huhn, A. Iones. The Westvian - 3

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Ae f mdfuian .STEM Standing-Herman Ulrich, janet Falck, Mr. Mugnani, jim Cummings, Bill Craig, Mr. Holmok. SeotedfBob Merlz, Stuart Savage, Howard Canning, Lois Klingler. Once again a new school year rolls around and along with new schedules, new textbooks and new teachers, comes the need for a new yearbook staff to compile the annual. A competent and eager group met in room 208 one Tues- day afternoon in September, and the l944 Westvian was born. A stop was brought, then and there, to the unorganized havoc which shook room 208 from stem to stern during that first meeting. Mr. Mugnani and Mr. l-lolmok, our spon- sors, took a firm hand, and then our work began. Stuart Savage CStu to youl took his place as Editor-in-Chief and began the long tedious job of bringing into reality the staf'f's dream of the best yearbook produced in West View. Robert Mertz was put in charge of all the nouns, verbs and adjectives, and he has proved to be one of the best Literary Editors any Westvian has ever had. Howard Canning took over the counting of the pennies, and his efficient job as Business Manager can't be overlooked. Class activities were assigned to janet Ealck, and she proved only too well that the life of an Activities Editor isn't the bed of roses it's made out to be. The camera fiends were under Herman Ulrich's jurisdiction, and many an unsuspecting teacher and student fell victim to that alert and ever-seeing Ulrich camera. lim Cummings was given full control of the paint and brushes. As Art Editor, we can't thank him enough for the many fine sketches our yearbook has to offer. He had a competent staff in Dolly MacDonald and Betty Pohrer. Their ef-forts speak for themselves. Lois Klingler was elected Secretary and kept notes on just what happened in and out of the meetings. The Westvian Staff put on numerous activities to promote their financial interests. The one that seemed to cause the most anxiety was the Sadie Haw- kin's Dance on October 29. West View girls were on the loose, and the boys literally took to the hills. lt was a huge success, though, and will go down in West View High School's social history. The crowning of the May Queen comes under the Westvian's supervision also. The whole staff went all out to make The Wostvian - 2

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.ynlfroafzfacfzfon The Staff of 1944 proudly presents the Sixth Edition of the West View High School Annual- The Westvian. In it is recorded an- other chapter of the history of West View, a chapter lived by the Class of 1944. It is the story of your school life, and you are part of it. The publication of the 1944 Westvian was no easy task. We were told last year that we had seen the last war-time yearbook. We refused to accept the many curtailments necessitated by the war as insurmountable barriers. From the outset we worked with the hope of producing a book that would entirely meet with your approval. The first major problem was the selection of a theme. In appeal- ing to the Class for suggestions, we found that there was little desire for a military theme. West View students were well enough aware of the reality of war and did not need to be reminded of it. How- ever, we have not forgotten West View's part in the warg we bore that in mind in our dedication. For our theme, we finally rallied around the Totem of West View and selected our school emblem, The Indian. We think of the unconquerable spirit of the Indian war- rior as symbolic of the West View Spirit of '44. loin with The Indian, then, for we are on the trail. The Westvicm - 4