William Allen High School - Comus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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-Q CO US ALLSOP. DAVID JAMES DAVE General Talenl is a cislemg genius is afounlainf' To some people Dave may not seem to have striking personality because he is subdued and quiet and yet to those who know him Dave is the very antithesis of this. He s one of those changeable people-happy-go-lucky one minute conscientious the next. There should be more people like Dave. He is the kind of a friend a foolhardy fellow needs for he always keeps his head. Now don t get the impression that Dave is a Solomon Grundy-by no means. He like to have fun-good clean hilarious fun and he certainly can Whoop it up ' Whether he becomes a racer a mechanic or a truck driver we know he will suc ceed ALIVIEIDA LOUIS Louie General A wise man somelzmes changes his mind a ool never Louie a tall likable fellow is a member of high school s champion swimming team Wherever there is anything going on you are sure to find him Painting seems to be his favorite hobby Louie has eyes mainly for sports and scholastic work Aside from wanting to make a splash in the swimming record he also wishes to travel Swimming Team 3 4 Trac Manager 2 3 ANTHONY WILLIAM WILLIE Industrial Women shall no! disturb me Willie is one of the quiet and meek kind of fellows when the teacher is not looking but other times does some of the cleverest tricks imaginable He is tricky not only in the classroom but also in the woodworking shop where he spends many an hour creating all sorts of furniture All the girls seem to fall for lVIrs Anthony s Apple Dumplmg but girls are gust a lot of pests with W1lI1e he says APPLEGATE. .IEANNE APPLE General Dwznely lall and mosl divinely Here s a girl who looks as though she had just step out of one of McClellan Barclay s illustrations Tall and vivacious she has been a capable player on the hockey team Apple is also an efficient horse woman Smooth on the dance floor and friendly to every one she is one of the most popular sub debs at Allentown High School Hockey 4 Le CcrcIeFranca1s 4 Girl Reserves 2 3 4 Page Seventeen II I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I ' k , II II I II . . . . f H , . . . . . I I I I . , . I I - .. . II , I , I II . II - I I I II II I II . . . . II I . , I v I v P I I I I I -

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COMUS BBUIBUJ of the Bear ln a school as large as the Allentown l-llgh School every year brlngs its hlgh llghts lts achlevements dlffermg m kmd rather than ln number Each COMUS records its year Occaslonally there IS an annus mrrabzlzs as there was ln l935 when IH so many helds the school was at the very top And thls year has been a good year It has marked many dlstxngulshed accompllshments that are rather a contlnuatlon of falrly recent mnovatlons than an xnltlatlon The A Cappella Cholr contlnues its steady march 1nto an ever Wldelllng clrcle of favor the course ln dramatlcs has acqulred a room of 1ts own a regular schedule and IS becommg more and more a part of the regular llfe of the school Visual educatlon glven tremendous lmpetus by a movlng plcture machlne the glft of the class of l935 has been fully organized and all the apparatus of the school assembled along wlth the equlpment ln a central place from whlch place lt can be requlsxtloned at need The school Itself has spllled over not only mto another bulldmg but 1nto Hlgh School over a mlle away ln athletlcs new stars have llterally swum lnto our ken the swlm team for the second time takes champlonshlp honors and the basketball players even though the team was dlsquallfled because of a technlcallty rate as champlonshlp tlmber ln the matter of playmg games successes and polnts The art department stlll H165 lts banners hlgh carried thls year by Edward Palanlca and Fred Klotz who placed In the lnternatxonal Exhlblts sponsored by the Scholastzc ln Carnegle Museums Plttsburgh and elsewhere From the colleges come graufymg accounts of the achlevements of hlgh honors and recognltlon of varlous kmds accorded to our graduates especlally to our englneerxng students at Lehlgh Umverslty The Canary agam places 1n first class ln the Columbla Scholastlc Press ASSOCIH tlon and the COMUS the formal plcture book of the school has the largest sub scrlptxon llst of ltS hlstory Altogether not a bad year ln fact a good year this l936 at the Allentown Hrgh School Page Fourteen I 9: another part of town, so that this year inaugurated the l-lunsicker Annex to the

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ARMBRUSTER MILDRED MAY Mrcxv Commerclal When I would know thee my lhoughls loo Upon thy chozce o rzends and boo s Nhcky hopes to be a mrssxonary worker But ln splte of that every one has a good tlme when mlmlckmg Mlcky IS about Newspaper woman? No Mlcky s tears would create a stxr ln the office lf she wrltes a sob story IfM1cky could Wflte shorthand and type as well as she eats dough nuts she would be a wonderful private secretary MlCky may own a bakery some day ARNOLD PAULINE Pox.1.Y Commercial Call me early mother dear for I am fo be queen of May Shorty IS an appropnate name for the smallest senior nn the gym class Durmg the summer Polly adopts Dorney Park as a second home and IS usually to be found on the roller rlnk lVlent1on a party and Polly will be there to liven lt up and to dlspose of the refreshments One of her weaknesses IS chocolate peanut butter cups and there 13 usually a stray one somewhere about her She tells us that some day not far off she and her roller skatlng are going professlonal Chorus 2 3 4 Gzrl Reserves 2 3 4 BACHMAN GRACE GRACIE General To meet her rs lo I1 e her The first alto ln the A Capella Choxr smgmg away so BACKENSTO RICHARD DICK College Entrance ln Arts Drgmly of purpose But mzschre ln hrs eyes Duck rs a fine muslclan a consclentlous student and a good fnend also an ardent fan of all sports Duck ns never caught wlthout a smxle He expects to study mathematlcs ln some college after graduation and follow m the footsteps of lVlr Welnshelmer explammg mathematical probabllxty and the square root of two to the commg gen eratlon At whatever school he will be employed he IS sure to be a wonderful joy to the faculty Band 2 3 4 Orchestra 2 4 lustlly IS Gracie She not only reveals her vocal talent ln the cholr but IH the corridor ln spite of her contmual chatter Grace IS loved by all and has a smlle and a cheery hello for every one If any one ever offered a reward for the person wlth most acquamtances Gracie would take the cake In scholastlc rank she IS ever clxmbmg SOCIHI aCtlVltlCS occupy a great deal of her tnme Grace intends to take a course at West Chester to become a kinder gartener A Capella Choxr 2 3 4 Chorus 2 3 4 German Club 4 Hockey 2 Dramalzc Club 2 Page Erghteen rr n 1 -- . . ku , . , , . v 4- .- - y - ' . . . . , . , v-rs ,rl- .. H rr . . . .f. . H , v , . - . - - ,,,, nv- .. H r -4 . H - , . , . , - , - ,vfr ...f 1 I v 1 1 -