1950 Yearbook

THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIAN

JUNE 15, 1950 VOLUME 58

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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.

Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sam B. Craig Editor Fred C. Numbers, Jr. Assistant Editors { Christopher G. Smith Joseph Q. Lietman Teacher

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VOLUME 58

JUNE 15, 1950

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Mr. Sam B. Craig, S uperintendent

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Mr. Fred C. N umbe r s, J r.

P rincipal of th e Academic Departme nt

Mr. C h ristopher G. Smith Principal o f the Industrial D e p artm ent

AUTOGRAPHS .

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COMMENCEMENT DAY PROGRAM Processional

A n cient o f Days R everend Lloyd H eadley

Invoca tio n

Le d by Mr. C. G. S mith

The S ta r-Spangle d Banner Songs

Miss Louise L e e at t h e Piano

So n g of the Seasons P e nnsylva nia, V/e're F or You T h e T eddy Bear ' s Pic nic H ome-going S ong A m erican L egion M e dal Award Mr. R o b ert C ommande r , A meri can L egion Post 74 3

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A m e rican L egio n A uxilia r y M e d a l Award M rs. Tho m as C. D ona h oe, A m e ricanism C hair m a n , American Auxilia ry, Post 74 3 B oy Scout Award s Co m m issioner , Boy Scouts of A m eric a

Mr. F. W. Hall,

Girl Scout Awar ds Mrs. E. A . Ba tc h e lder, N e ig hborhood Representative, G irl Sc outs of A llegh en y County Awarding of Book s to M o nito r s

M r. Sam B . C raig

A w a rd ing of th e George M . T eegarden P rize for Specia l Int e rest in Litera tur e a nd R eadin g Mr. F . C. N umbers, Jr. Mr. F. C. N u mbers, Jr.

R ead er's Digest A w ard

Recogni tion o f Pupils f o r Unusual E ffort a nd Achi evem e nt M r. F . C. N umbers, Jr. a nd Mr. C. G. S mith A lumni Prizes fo r E x celle nce in Vocationa l Work M rs. R uth D avis Ludovico P r esenta tion of th e C lass of 195 0

Mr. Sam B. C ra ig

Presentation o f D iplomas and Cer tificates M r. W. N. D a mbac h , C h a irman o f th e Executiv e Committee o f the B oard of T rustees P resentatio n o f th e T each er-T raining C lass of I 9 50 M r. Sam B. C ra ig Presenta tion of Certificat es A nno uncements

M r. W. N. D a mbach Mr. Sam B. Craig

B e n e dic tion

R ev erend H . W. R oh e

R ecessio n a l

Brig htly G l eam s Our B a nne r

CLASS OFFICERS

Advisor President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Historia n Prophet T estator Roster

B. Teitelbaum L y nn Frye Billy Scovern Jane Burns Donald S mith R obert Russ C ly d e Cox Ri ch a rd A ndrews Thomas Petrick

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Class Motto "From D ependence to Independence"

Class Colors

Class Flower

Blue and Gold

Yellow Rose

CLASS OF 1950

LYNN FRYE

"Champ"

Vocational Diploma A big eater. President of the C lass of 1950.

All-star p layer on both so,c cer a nd basketball teams. Monito r and president of the Reading C lub. Enjoys driving cars. Thinking of b ecoming a glazer.

WILLIAM SCOVERN

"Billy"

Vocatio nal Diploma Writes le tter s to S hirl ey a nd resents boys who flirt with her. His pet expression is "I don't car e !" V ice President of the C lass o f I 9 5 0 and Vice President of th e R eading C lub. Monitor a nd manager of the bask e tball sq uad. He hopes to become a cabinet maker.

CLYDE COX

"Chuck"

Academic Diploma Never gets tired of playing basketball. Likes to flatter the g irls. Dislikes for people to ask too many questions. C lass prophet and a member of the Reading C lub. Wants to become a printer.

ROBERT RUSS

"Bob"

Academic Diploma A lover of swimming. Dreams of girls most of the time. Blushes easily. Membe r of the Reading C lub. Decided long ago to become a press operator.

DONALD SMITH

"Don"

Academic Diploma King of the wrestling squad. Usually found hang ing around the radio and is annoyed when people bother him. Secretary of the Class of 1950. Monitor and member of the Reading Club. His mind is set on being an auto mechanic.

JANE BURNS

"Janie"

Vocational Diploma Enjoys sewing. Dislikes being called "Babe."

Flashes an alluring smile at every one. Pet expression: "Your'e kidding." She is a monitor and a member of the Reading Club. Ambition: Hopes to become a housewife.

FLORENCE FAULDS

"Flo"

Vocational Diploma Shuns homework. Finds more interest reading newspapers. Is known to have a hot temper.

She is a member of the Reading Club. Ambition: Dreams of becoming a housewife.

THOMAS PETRICK

"Tom"

Vocational Diploma Always complaining about warm water in the drinking fountain. Has his eyes on Jane most of the time. Fond of printing. A monitor and member of the Reading Club. Ambition: To become a linotype operator.

ELIJAH RICE

"Elijaha"

Vocational Diploma Spends most of his time tinkering with motors and other small gadgets. Dislikes anyone to disturb him while he works. Always trying to invent something. A member of the Reading Club. His ambition is to become a carpenter.

VIRGINIA SILVA

"Ginny"

Vocational Diploma A master at typing but shuns letter writing . A member of the Reading Club. Often bites her lips when worried. Ambition: To become a typist.

DOROTHY V ASILKO

"Dotty"

Vocational Diploma Dislikes talkative people. Likes to cook. W auld make an excellent catcher on a big league baseball team. Member of the Reading Club. Likes to stare at the boys. Head of the refreshment committee of the Class of 1950. Ambition: Wants to become a baker.

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RICHARD ANDREWS

"Richie"

Certificate Has a liking for model airplanes and sprawling his lanky limbs all over the place. Does a lot of studying. Hates to be nagged. A monitor and a member of the Reading Club. Ambition: Hopes to become an airplane mechanic.

IRENE BODNAR

"Irene" Certificate Likes sewing and dislikes cold meals. Can be stubborn on occasion. A member of the Reading Club and is a monitor. Ambition: Undecided.

GLENN BOYER

"Glenn" .Certificate A great stamp collector. Often sits around and talks to himself. Shuns rainy weather. Dislikes being stared at. A member of the Reading Club. Ambition: Undecided.

FRED HANA

"路F red"

Certificate Enjoys arithmetic more than anything else.

Often seen with his nose buried in a book. Dislikes being teased. A member of the Reading Club and Boy Scout Troup 32. Has big thoughts of becoming a printer.

ROBERT HANKINSON

"Bobby"

Certificate A very slow traveler. Dislikes sweeping the school floors. Likes girls but is too bashful to speak to them. A member of the Reading Club.

Dreams of becoming a farmer.

PHILIP HEWITT

"Phil"

Certificate Likes farming. His pet expression is "Not me!"

Usually complaining and hates digging gardens.

Member of the Reading Club. Wants to become a milkman.

GLORIA HOUSEHOLDER

"Gloria"

Certificate Hates to get up early. Always thinking of dress styles. M ember of the Reading C lub. She is a very qui et dreamy person who always requests : "Wh at did you say? '路' Ambition: Is set on becoming a dressmaker.

JAMES MAHONEY

"Jimmy"

Certificate Hates hard work. A member of the Boy Scout Troop 2 0. L oves swimming and ea ting swee ts.

Bel ongs to the Reading Club. Hopes to become an electrician.

CURTIS MILLER

"SPEEDY"

Certificate Likes b asketball but t a lks more about boxing.

Hates s nakes and his pet expr essions is "I can' t help it." A member of the Reading Club. Is trying to lin e up a job as a truck driver.

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CLASS LEGACY We the Class of 1950, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, _do hereby make and publish this our last will and testament, in order, as justly as may be, to distribute our interest among succeeding classes: To the School, we the class of 1 9 50, donate a sum of money to start a fund to obtain bleachers for the new athletic fields.

To Mr. Craig, we bequeath a model of a modern school for his guidance in improving our school.

To Mr. Numbers, we give a secretary to inform us of his whereabouts when we need him during his tours of duty.

To Mr. Smith, we leave a telephone for use inside his office to save him precious time in making and answering calls.

To Mr. Holliday, we hand down a police blackjack for use during his summer work in the mills.

To Mrs. Stanton, we devise a skull to help her teaching of biology.

To Mr. Esterline, we transmit a set of garden tools that he can use in the summer to raise better crops.

To Mrs. Gardner, we leave a wax apple to remind her of her daily apple.

To Miss Parker, we devise a doilie for her excellence in teaching doilie knitting.

To Mrs. Conway, we transmit a magnet to facilitate the picking up for pins.

To Mr. Mackin, we offer a box of paints to supplement his none too large supply.

To Ralph Cornell, Donald Smith bequeathes his interest in getting tied into knots on a wrestling mat.

To Bert Shaposka, Clyde Cox leaves his bon vivante and catching ways with girls.

To John Han do, Lynn Frye passes his towering height.

To Beatrice Allison, Jane Burns leaves her enchanting dimples and beguiling smile.

To Robert Ward, Thomas Petrick leaves his love for basketball.

To Lawrence Musone, Elijah Rice leaves his inventive brain.

To Glenn Bergman, William Scovern gives his manly build and enormous strength.

To Don Majocha, Rob~rt Russ offers his propensity for blushing.

To Nancy McMahon, Gloria Househ()lder yields her contented nature.

To John Lavra, Robert Hankinson wills his farm hand book.

To Mr. Teitelbaum, we bequeath a secretary to help him to do his work.

To Douglas Mathers, Richard Andrews passes on his love and skill at modeling airplanes.

To Mrs. Cook, we commend a case in which to keep her reading glasses.

To Donald Draucker, James Mahoney devises his style of dressing.

To Miss Lee, we offer a song magazine for her excellence in giving wonderful songs.

To Alice Klein, Florence Faulds offers her knack for making friends.

To Miss Hodock, we hand over a pencil and eraser to supply a great need and spare her the necessity of hunting all over for one.

To Dale Kirkpatrick, Fred Hana devises his surplus avoirdupois.

To Mr. Stanton, we present a chest of tools to augment his present supply.

To Mr. Lietman, we bequeath a pair of scissors for his use in cutting paper.

To Mrs. Lawler, we present samples of imperishable meats and fowl to assist her in her efficient instruction in foods.

To Virginia Zamperini, Dorothy V asilko wills her prowess as a ball player.

To Isabel Robinson, Virginia Silva leaves her sedateness.

To Virginia Filowiat, Irene Bodnar leaves her charming diminutiveness.

To Dorsey Black, Glenn Boyer transmits his peaceful nature.

To Mrs. Smith, we give an oil paint set for her skill in teaching oil painting.

To James Miller, Phil Hewitt hands over his love for working on the campus.

To Miss Key, we commend a rug in greatful remembrance of her teaching us how to make rugs.

To Eddie Hill, Curtis Miller yields his running speed.

Richard A ndreti'J, Class Testaror

CLASS PROPHECY American Television Company, Inc. New York City, New York Office of the President May I, 1970 Mr. Bernard Teitelbaum W. Penna. School for the Deaf Pittsburgh 18, Penna.

Dear Mr. Teitelbaum: Quite a few years have passed since' the C lass of I 9 50 left school and I thought you might like to h ear from one of us.

I have been very successful in business since leaving school. I was chosen as President of the American Television Company in 1968. And I am very proud of my job. I suppose you would like to hear about some of the other gradu ates from the C lass of 1950. I'll start from the beginning and tell you all about it.

My company has been experimenting with a new machine called the 'Televisor," and just the other day I saw a record test made on it.

It was yesterday, I believe, around closing time, when I had the machine in operation. An expert had just checked it. I pressed the button which starts the machine and the televisor picked up an evening football game in London.

It was about the last quarter and two of the p layers were streaking down the side line. I moved closer to the machine. "Why, I know those two players," I said a loud . "That's Fred (Muscles) Hana. He has surely lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw him. And there's Don (Steamboat) Smith, captain, and all-star player of the squad." They had graduated from high sch ool with me. It was a s urprise to find that they had gone into professional football and had made good. I twirled a knob on the dial and found myself peering into a large newspaper building. There were many photographers and newsmen standing around the desk of the managing editor. I heard a familiar voice just then, but couldn't place it at first. Then the men filed out of the office, and "Sure," I said, '_'that voice belongs to another of my old classmates, Tommy Petrick." He was dictating a letter to his secretary. I was pretty sure that I knew the secretary, too. Of course I did. That was Jane Burns. She a lso grad uated wi th my class. Again I twirled the knob and moved the scanner around. I now saw the in-

side of a police station. T h e police chief, whom I recognized right away, was sitting behind his desk. He was Lynn Frye, my classmate and pal of 19 50. The door burst open and in came three big, burly police officers, whom I recognized as Glenn Boyer, James Mahoney, and Robert Hankinson. They were bringing in, handcuffed, a vicious internationally-sought criminal. I turned the scanner again and found myself looking into a large department store.

The manager was walking briskly down an aisle in the store. As he turned around, facing the scanner, I grinned and thought, "That's Bob Russ, all right." He had married Virginia Silva and was a wealthy dress designer the last time I saw him. I saw a few girls in animated conversation behind the stocking counter during a lull in a busy day. I recognized them all as Virginia Silva, the wife o f Bob; Dorothy Vasilko, the stocking sales girl; I'rene Bodnar, expert dressmaker; and Gloria Householder, secretary of the store manager. I was surprised that all of these people were doing so well in business. I reached for the dial on the televisor and twirled it again. I now found myself staring at the entrance of a large woodworking Fompany. Over the door was a large sig n which r ead "Scovern and Rice Wood Craft Company."

And just as I finished reading the sign, a big two-door Cadillac pulled up in front of the shop. I rubbed my eyes with amazement when the driver got out of the car. It was Bill Scovern, but not the one I used to know. He was altogether a different man. He was as thin as a rail.

He walked with a limp , and carried a cane. He entered the shop. Then he came out a short time later with his secretary, Florenc e Faulds.

They got into the car together and drove off to lunch. Then I went into the shop and saw a hard-working wood carver doing various jobs.

I saw him clearly and recognized him as Elijah Rice. He also graduated with my class in 1950.

I was just about to turn the knob on the set again when the machine went dead.

Now I will have to call my repair man, Richard Andrews, in to fix it. He has worked with me for quite a while and is doing fine.

I was sure you would be glad to hear of the C lass of 1950. Let me hear from you about our dear old W. P. S. D. Cordially, Clyde Cox, Presidenr

BASKET BALL TEAM

F~ont row- John Keller, Bert Shaposka, Robert H eilman . Middle •·ow-Howard Shaffer, Irvin Clevenger, John Saraka, Richard Bonheyo. Back ·row-William Scovern, D onald Draucker, Frank Sobina, Lynn Frye, John McAllister, Coach Mackin.

SOCCER TEA1V1

Front row- Thomas Petrick, H oward Sh affer, Dick Tipton , John Keller, R alph Cornell, Irvin Clevenger. Back row-Louis Ferraro, Lynn Frye, H arry Reese, Donald D raucker, Jack McAllister, Dale Smith, William Scovern, R obert Heilm an, John Saraka.

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Front row-Mrs. Conway, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Lawler, Miss Parker, Miss Key. Back row-Me. Mackin, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Lierman , Mr. Heginborham.

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

Vice President

H. LEE MASON, JR.

E. BRUCE HILL MARTIN N. BALLARD ALLEN S. DAVISON CHARLES LOCKHART H. D. JAMES JAMES E. HINDMAN

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WILLIAM A GORDON ROSCOE SEYBOLD JOHN GILFILLAN LLOYD W. SMITH WILLIAM F . HOFFMAN L. H. WILCOX DR. KENNETH M. DAY JOSEPH G. HORNE

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 A llegheny 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 provisions 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 and 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 regularly admitted when they have reached the age of six years upon application from their parents or guardians approved by their local school authorities. A limited number of children below the age of six are accepted.

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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