1949 Yearbook

The Western Pennsylvanian

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June 2,1949 Volume 57

Number 18

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THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIAN Published every two weeks during the school year at The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Edgewood, Pittsburgh 18, Pa. Subscription,-fifty cents a year. Reentered as second-class matter, May 24, 1927, at the Post Office at Pittsburgh, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Original entry as second-class matter authorized September 26, 1903.

Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized July 30, 1918.

Editor Assistant Editors Teacher

Sam B. Craig Fred C. Numbers, J r . { Christopher G. Smith Joseph Q. Lietman

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Mr. Sam B. Craig, Superintendent .

Mr. Fred C. Numbers, Jr. Principal of the Academic Department

Mr. Christopher C. Smith Principal of the Industrial D epartment

SECTION ONE TEACHERS

Miss Rol shouse, Mr. Holliday, Mr. Esterline, Mr. Teitelbaum, Mrs. Stanton

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CLASS OFFICERS

june Rowe

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Richard Mackey

Secretary

Vice-President

Teddy Altheide Arthur Nelson Mr. Teitelbaum

President

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Treasurer .

Adviser

Class Colors

Class Flower

Blue and Gold

Tea Rose

Class Motto "Service A hove Self"

ANDREW FILOWIAT

"Andy"

Vocational Diploma Comes from Finleyville a monitor and a member of the Dance and Reading Clubs is very industrious neat in his person shuns girls and sports interested in photography will be an upholsterer.

ROBERT KRAMER

"Bobby"

Vocational Diploma Is proud to call Scottdale home always "knows it all" interested in Air Scouting likes to flatter the girls dotes on sports and the sports pag es of the daily papers intends to be a cabinet maker.

JEAN LETUNIK

"Alice"

Vocational Diploma Harmarville sent this charming young miss a capable monitor member of the Reading Club likes to talk . pet expression: " Oh, I see!" loves swimming will be a home-maker belongs to

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THEODORE ALTHEIDE

"Teddy"

Academic Diploma Punxsutawney is his home monitor and assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 32 a very dependable young man . loves sports . dashes off frequent notes to Marian has hopes of becoming a linotype operator on a daily paper.

RICHARD MACKEY

"Mack"

Academic Diploma Lives in Aleppo, Pa., but gets mail via Cameron, W. Va. able assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 24 handy with tools . has been raising prizewinning 4-H products . likes Jean will be a master carpenter.

JAMES BOLIMOS

"Jimmie"

Vocational Diploma Hails from Ambridge a very agreeable chap is a monitor a member of the Reading and Dance Clubs loafs when unoccupied will do some traveling inclined to be a Boorman in a print shop.

MARILYN WATSON

"Watson"

Vocational Diploma Her home is in nearby Pittsburgh a very quiet girl very neat in her person spends much time making dresses writes numerous letters dislikes dancing vows to become an expert seamstress.

ARTHUR ALLEN

"Joe Louis"

Certificate Another of our Pittsburgh Products powerfully built . not interested !;-, girls-yet a member of the Reading and Dance Clubs and of the Boy Scouts likes hunting small animals 路h as fond dreams of following in footsteps of Joe Louis.

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RALPH ANDERSON

"Ralph"

Certificate Is from Wilcox member of the a big Reading and Dance Clubs eater . a very sedate chap likes to be by himself enJoys taking pictures dreams of settling in Alaska may become a lumberjack.

ARTHUR NELSON

"Art"

Certificate A resident of Pleasantville a towhead with a disarming smile very unassuming tries constantly to do his best mathematics a favorite subject baseball his favorite sport.

VARAH PENN

"Parah"

Certificate She's also from Pittsburgh mem-路 her of Reading and Dance Clubs another expert jitterbugger . hates early rising enjoys reading literature her favorite subject arithmetic the bane of her life uses big words in all her reports will eventually change her name.

JAMES PRINZLER

"Jimmy"

Certificate A product of Greensburg affects high pompadours pretends not to like the girls but waves to them may generally be found in the reading room owns a motor scooter will operate a wood lathe.

JOHN MARTIN

"Farmer"

Vocational Diploma His folks live in Johnstown very aggressive . intensely interested in General Business enjoys teasing the girls . l oves soccer and softball has been a regular student employee at the School may work here.

MITCHELL PAYNE

"Skinny"

Vocational Diploma Raised in Uniontown star and mainstay of the basketball team generally in good humor preparing for high school studied algebra on the side-whew I always munching on something figures on going into business.

RUDOLPH REBISH

"Rudy"

Vocational Diploma Uniontown claims him, too a pleasant boy to know doesn't believe anything e~joys swimming, dancing and reading basketball and soccer are his favorite sports will own an automobile aspires to become a linotype operator.

MARION REED

"Reed"

Vocational Diplo_m a The pride and joy of Sharon . always h appy to be with her family at home collects pictures of babies and dogs has eyes on Andy . . a monitor and a member of the Reading C lub an avid reader of comics likes to cook.

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JUNE ROWE

"Row"

Vocational Diploma Is from Homestead nothing worries her happy when directing things perpetually cheerful one of the best jitterbuggers here a monitor and a member of the Reading Club enjoys writing letters positively will have her own home.

VIRGINIA SAVAGE

"Jean"

Vocational Diploma Uves with her parents at Blairsville a hard worker has quite an acc umulation of pictures of herself blushes at the slightest pretext likes to preen pours over style books training for career as expert typist.

RICHARD RANDOLPH

"Randy"

Certificate Glassport claims him music soothes him 路 . fancies horses deeply interested in science conducted brief. investigation into mysteries of gears spent last Christmas here working in the post office aspires to be a mechanic.

NED SCHULTZ

"Cornstalk"

Certificate A Beau Brummel from Altoona six feet four and still g rowing hears often from Patsy likes sports reads the Bible a great deal currently on leave of absence operating a linotype in home town.

JOSEPH VALENT

"Chief Wahoo"

Certificate Wiry son of Monessen a trueblue baseball fan loves a good argument very respectful of the girls valuable member of soccer team drowses when not active presswork is his ambition.

CLASS HISTORY

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

The members of the present class did not all start school here at the same time. The first members to enroll were Teddy Altheide, Richard Mackey and June Rowe. Each year more pupils joined the class. Rudolph Reb ish and I were the last ones to enter the class. We joined in the second section of the academic department.

We, the class of 1949, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make and publish this our last will and testament. We realize the rapid approach of the end W . P. S. D. and make the following bequests:

The members of the class have been very active in School affairs.

Many of us have served as Monitors.

We have been members of the various organi~ations here and have held office in all of

To our beloved School, we donate a sum of money to the Television Fund in order that future generations may get some joy and pleasure which we missed out of watching television broadcasts.

To Mr. Craig, our Superintendent, we beqeath a modern home in appreciation of vast and路 remarkable improvements here at school.

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Members of our class have been mainstays on the soccer and basketball teams for several years.

To Mr. Numbers, our Academic Principal, who wears out a lot of rubber and leather moving hither and thither, we leave these hitest heel plates.

In the spring of 1948, Teddy Altheide, Richard Mackey and Mitchell Payne went with our first team to the basketball tournament at the New Jersey School for the Deaf at Trenton, N. ]. and helped our team team win their first championship since 19 3 7. In New York last spring they helped us win second place. We are all proud of them.

To Mr. Smith, our Vocational Principal, we present a new flash camera to help improve the quality of his pictures.

Richard Mackey has won a Daughters of the American Revolution History Award and an American Legion Scholarship Award, as has Mitchell Payne. Teddy Altheide has won the History Award and Andrew Filowiat the Scholarship Award.

To Miss Rolshouse, our literature teacher, whose room is generally cluttered up with books, little and big, we present an ultra-modern bookcase.

To Mrs. Stanton, we present a sturdy mallet with which to assert her authority over recalcitrant boys and girls.

To Mr. Teitelbaum, we present a notebook and pencil to help remind him of things he nee ds.

To Mr. Holliday, we present a huge pencil to use in checking the many annual test papers.

We are proud of Andrew Filowiat, Richard Randolph and Arthur Allen who made a good impression while working at the Post Office last Christmas.

To Mr. Esterline, we present a small barometer to help relieve his constant anxiety over the weather.

The officers who were chosen for the Senior Class in September, nineteen-hundred and forty-eight are:

To all the teachers, we bequeath, the example of the industrious bees to point out to their future classes.

President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Class Testator Class Roster Class Historian Class Adviser

Teddy Altheide Richard Mackey June Rowe路 Arthur Nelson Andrew Filowiat Teddy Altheide Ned Schultz Mr. Teitelbaum Ned Schultz, Class Historian

To all the vocational teachers, we tender our gratitude for teaching us the many things to make with our hands and with machines.

To all classes climbing higher and higher we bequeath the opportunity for success-if they will work hard.

To the incoming Senior Class, we pass on this torch to guide them ever on to success as it has guided us.

A ndrew Filowiat. Class T estator

COMMENCEMENT DAY PROGRAM Processional

Lead on, 0 King Eternal Dr. W . L. Moser

Invocation

. Led by Mr. C. G. Smith

The Star Spangled Banner

Miss Louise Lee at the Piano

Songs America the Beautiful Pennsylvania Cruising Down the River Home Going Song

American Legion Medal Award Dr. W. L. Moser Americanism Chairman, American Legion Post 7 4 3.

American Legion Auxiliary Medal Award Mrs. Helen Fahnestock, Americanism Chairman, American Auxiliary, Post 743.

Boy Scout Awards

Mr. F . W. Hall, Commissioner, Boy Scouts of America Mrs. F. j. Oprendek

Girl Scout Awards

Neighborhood Representative, Girl Scouts of Allegheny County Awarding of Books to Monitors

Mr. Sam B. Craig

Awarding of George M. Teegarden Prize for Outstanding Work in Literature and Reading Reader's Digest Award

Mr. F. C. Numbers

Recognition of Pupils for Unusual Effort and Achievement Mr. F. C. Numbers and Mr. C. G. Smith Special School Award Presentation of the Class of 1949

Mr. Sam B. Craig

Presentation of Diplomas and Certificates Member of the Board of Trustees Announcements

Mr. Sam B. Craig

Benediction

Rev. H. W . Robe

Recessional

Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand

BASKET BALL TEAM

ilack row. !cit to right: :Manager B•lly Sco,·etn. Howard ~':halTer. R ;.dolph R~bish, Ri<'hanl ,\Jaeke.v. Hol>ert !T(•ilman. Thomas P<>tric·k. Coach J. A. ~faekin. l<'mnt l 'OW. ]pft Lll right: TNhl~- _-\\Lh(•i,\e. L,·nn F•·.,·<'. Hi<·hnnl An<lrPw". Donald D1·nnrkm'. ~I

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CHEER LEADERS

Dnmth.r Ya~ilko Evelyn Y!'llorel

Patty Blaker Ann Smith Bcatl'ice .\llison

SOCCER TEAM

Back row. left to right: Coach A. D'Andrea. John Puglisi, Rudolph Rebish, John J\Ia.rtin.

Richard Tipton , .Tack 2.fcAllister, ITany Reese, Robert Kramer, John Keller.

Fl路ont ro", left to right: Richard ~[acke~-. Donald Draucker, William ScoYern. T edrly Altheide, Lynn Frye. _-\rthur Allen. ~Iitchell Payne.

AUTOGRAPHS . . . .

THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REES T. SCULLY JOHN R. McCUNE, JR. President

Vice President

H. LEE MASON, JR. E. BRUCE HILL BEVERLY R. SHRIVER ALLEN S. DAVISON CHARLES LOCKHART H. D. JAMES JAMES E. HINDMAN

CHARLES L. McCUNE MARTIN N. BALLARD T1路easurer

WILLIAM A GORDON ROSCOE SEYBOLD JOHN GILFILLAN LLOYD W. SMITH WILLIAM F. HOFFMAN L. H. WILCOX

Secretary

MAITLAND A WILSON W. N. DAMBACH DR. JAMES C. BURT S. A TAYLOR HENRY CHALFANT, JR. HON. SAMUEL ]. McKIM C. SNOWDON RICHARDS

TERMS OF ADMISSION This School is an institution of learning incorporated under the laws of the State; was built and is sustained by contributions of benevolent persons and by legislative appropriations; and is designed to afford a good common school education to all deaf children in Western Pennsylvania.

It is open to all such of suitable age and capacity for receiving instruction in conformity to the rules adopted for its government. Incorrigible and feeble-minded applicants will not be admitted.

The School is located at Edgewood in Allegheny County, a short distance east of the City of Pittsburgh and within a few minutes' walk of Edgewood Station on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The legislature makes provision for the education and maintenance of State pupils, the State paying three-fourths and the school districts from which pupils come paying one-fourth of the cost.

Parents aad guardians supply their children with necessary clothing, paying the traveling expenses of the pupils to and from the School, also, a nominal incidental fee.

Children are admitted when they have reached the age of six years upon application from their parents or guardians approved by their local school authorities.

The annual session of the School usually begins on the second Tuesday of September and continues for forty weeks,-till about the middle of June.

SAM B. CRAIG, Superintendent

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