1952 Yearbook

THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIAN Published every two weeks during the school year at The Western Pennsylvania School fo r the Deaf, Edgewood, Pittsburgh 18, Pa. Subscription,-_t:ifty cents a year.

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

Editor AJJistattt Editors T eacher of Printing

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Sam B. Craig Fred C. Numbers, Jr. Christopher G. Smith . Joseph Q. Lierman

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The Western Pennsylvanian VOLUME 60

JUNE 5, 1952

NUMBER 17

SAM B. CRAIG, M. A., LITT. D .

S uperinte ndent

To The Members of the Graduating Class: It has been a pleasure t o work with the members of the 19 52 g raduatin g class over the p ast six year s. I a m proud of the way in which you have grown a nd developed into fin e young men and women. I have confidence in you and know that you will do well w h atever you underta ke to do. My hope is that you will a lways look back and remember well the happy years you have had at the Western Pennsylv ania School for the Deaf.

Sincerely,

-Sam B. Craig

" Howe' er it be, it seems to me 'Tis o nly noble to be good.

Kind hearts are more than corone ts, And simple faith than Norman blood."

FRED C. NUMBERS, JR., M. S. (Academic Department)

You, the membe r s of the class of 1952, have looked forward a long time to your comm encement day. We hope it meets a ll of your expectations and that y ou h ave done your bes t during th e years y ou s pent h ere. Now you will enter other activ ities and it is important that you continue t o do your best wherever you may be.

The teach ers a nd myself wish each of you a happy and successful future Cordially yours,

-Christopher G. Smith

CHRISTOPHER G. SMITH (111d11Jtrial D epartmeut)

OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION T o-Dr. Sam B. C raig f or his s t eadfast fa ith in us and his inva riable efforts to m a k e life more pleasant whil e at the same tim e training us to rea lize and assume our reponsibilities a s students.

Mr. Fred C. Numbe rs, Jr., principal of our Academic Department, for his constant interest in and efforts to a dvance our education.

Mr. C hristopher Smith, principal of our Industria l Department, for his constant e fforts to raise the stand ards of vocational e ducation.

Mr. Bernard T eitelbaum for acting as our

advi sor throughout the year a nd for his assis tance with our problems.

Mrs. J a m es B a rr, our m a tron for her unyielding d evotion to o ur welfa r e, for her fin e and enthusiastic assistan ce in helping with our p a rti es.

A ll officers and teachers of the school who have h e lped along with our education and smoothed o ur paths through school life.

Th e printing department for their cooperation in planning a nd printing this issue of the paper.

- The Class of 1952

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Left to ril(ht-Gloria Giusto, Patty Blaker, Ha rry Reese, Richard Bonheyo, Bernard Teitelbaum, Jean Wilson

Harry Reese

President

Ric hard Bonheyo

Vice-President

Patty Blaker

Secretary

jean Wilson

Treasurer

Harry Reese

C lass Roster

jean Wilson

C lass Testator

Gloria Giusto

Class • Prophet

Bernard Teitelbaum

Class Advisor

Enter to learn; leave to serve.

Blue and gold

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HARRY REESE Academic .... "T ubby" .... makes many friends with h is p leasing personality .... his _favorite pasti me-driving a car . . . . is a mon itor and a Boy Scout .... has his eyes on Ann most of the rime . . .. was Captain and all-scar player on the soccer team and a guard on the basketball varsity . . . . is President of the Senior Class .... Ambition: to become a photo-en,graver.

RICHARD BONH EYO Academic .... ''Lazybones路路 .... hate~ work, especially homework, and is annoyed if anyone bothers him . . .. loves to bother others by being noisy .... is a member of the Reading Club and the basketball team . . . . Vice-President of the Class of '52 ... . d reams of a new Buick .... Ambition : to attend Gallaudet College.

GLORIA GIUSTO Academic .... "Jumbo" .... bites her nails all the time . . . . belongs to the Reading Club and is rhe Class P rophet . . . . Iikes co attract the boys . . . . her hobby, read ing books- she is one of our greatesr readers .... her pet expression, "Oh, No" . . . . Her ambition: co become an auchor.

PATRICIA BLAKER Academic . . . . "Parry" . . . . was the May Queen of 1951 .... her manner is shy, bur she acts so cute . . . . is P resident of the Girls' Reading Club and a monitor, and Class Secretary .... knits and crochets when she has nothing else to do .. . . writes letters to Dick .... is the most popular girl on the Girls' Side .... Her ambition : to become a power mach ine operator.

JEAN WILSON Academic .... "Chickie" .... loves co talk .... spends most of her rime dreaming of Herkie . . . . likes to p lay tag .... is a member of the Reading Club, Class T reasurer . ... author of the Class Legacy .... her pet expression .... "1 could laugh until I die." Her ambition: becoming an interior-decorator.

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RALPH CORNELL Certificate . .. . " Husky" . . . . king of the wrestling squad .... an Eagle Scout . . . . a m onitor . . . . invites boys to wrestle with him, but no one is willing . . . . a manager of the basketball team last year . . . . p layed on the basketball and soccer teams last season . . . . be路 longs to the Reading Club . . . . was the "Boy of the Year." .... Ambition : is set on being a professional wrestler.

VIRGINIA FILOWIAT Certificate . . . "Jeanie" makes friends easily . . . . reads and makes paper flowers as a hobby . . . . loves basketball . . . . Her ambition: wishes ro own a sewing business .

RAY BENTON Certificate .... "Speedy" .... big eater of sweets . . . . has hit several homers for his softball ream .... belongs to the Reading Club .. . . was a very active figure in basketball and one of our rough and ready soccer players . . acts very shy with his gal, Jean . . . . likes all sports except swimming . . . . is a monitor .... Ambition: to become a lloorman in a p rinting shop.

ELSIE GILLILAND Certificate .... "Elsie" . . . . h ares sports ... . belongs to the Reading Club .... h er pet expression is "Aw! Shut up." . . . . is very talkative and loves sewing and cooking. Her ambition: to become a farmer's wife.

DONA BOOKS Certificate .... "F irehair" .... dislikes being stared at . . . . belongs to the Reading Club . . . . is the smallest girl in the class of 1952. Her ambition: Undecided.

ELINOR SUTTON Certificate . . . . "Ski-Nose" . . . . loves to skate and swim .... talks constantly about her mother . . . . "But" is her favo rite expression . . . . is a member of the Reading Club, a Girl Scout and a monitor . . . . Her hobby: writing letters. Her ambition: to become a dress Jesigner.

RAYMOND SALADA Certificate . . .. "T ea bag" . . . . has only one dislike-"School," . . . . is a President of rhe Boys' Reading Club . . . . manager of our varsity basketball team . . . . cannot resist teasing girls .. .. his路 hobby, flying kites . . . . his pet expression: "You talk too much." ... is a m onitor and does good work.

Ambition: to be a cutlery expect.

VIRGINI A ZAMPERINI Certificate .... "Va" .... is a member of the Reading Club, and is a monitor . . . . "I don't believe ir. "- her pet expression . . . . makes her own cloches and does favors for everyone. Her ambi路 rion: ser on being a power machine operator.

EDNA TREFANOFF Certificate .... "Edna" .. .. chews gum to show off . ... belongs to the Reading Club and is a Girl Scout .. .. her pet expression: "I don't care." Her ambition: to become a wonderful h ousewife.

ISABELLE ROBINSON Certificate . . . . "Baby Sister" . . . . likes to loaf .... is known as the "Quick Tempered Girl" . . . . very jolly when not irritated . .. . belongs to the Reading Club, and is a monitor. Her ambition : to become a model.

LOUIS FERRARO Certificate . . . . "Lou" . . .. a sport enthusiast .. . . is one of our all-star basketball players and also captain of the team ... . has read every sport article in the newspapers . . . . is Vice-President of the Reading Club . . . . doesn't particularly care for soccer, but played on the team .... Ambition : to be painter. \.

PEARL LITTEN Certificate . . . . "Pearl" IS very much interested in sewing .. .. is a Girl Scour and a member of the Reading Club . . . . takes her waitress job very seriously . . . . spends many week-ends with Florence (Faulds). Her ambition: to become a housewife.

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One co ld winter day in january nineteen hundred sixty-eight, I was sitting by the fireside, writing a n ovel on my wonderful o ld sch oo l days. I wo ndered how my o ld friends of W. P. S. D. had been getting along during the past sixteen years. I g aze d down at the dancing r ed flames a nd my mind was in a whirl.

The next thing that I knew, I was at the opera in New York C ity. I was sitting in a l oge and th e spotlig ht shone o n a tall a nd very graceful dancer. S h e seemed t o be Isabel Robinson, w h o used to dance well at school.

Again th ere was a marvelous sin ger. She h a d a nice complexion a nd a p ointed chin. She was Virginia Filowiat, w ho was fond o f singing.

When th e act was over, I hurrie d o u t, but bumped into a stout man with light brow n h air. He was Ralph Cornell a nd we were glad to see each other. I found that Ralph was a profession a l wrestler on televisio n . I h urried to the loun ge to freshen up my face. There was a lady sittin g n ear by me starin g h ard at me. I was pretty nervous. She was dark skinn ed with r a ven black h air a nd dark eyes. She was Virginia Zamperini, a n heiress from England, married to an heir to a great fortune. I went down the corridor to have a cold drink a nd accid en tly steppe d o n a woman 's foot . S h e was pretty in di g nant, but did not say anything. I noticed h er expensive make-up. It was my o ld pal, Ed n a T refanoff, married t o a rich b a nker.

W h en I left h er, I n oticed a tiny r ed h ead walking imp a tiently up and dow n the h all. I screamed in su rprise, "Dona Books." She was astonished a n d took my h ands in hers just as s h e a lways did at school. S h e was waiting for Richard Bonheyo, h er mattress tester husband , whom we finally discovered snoozing in a seat in the lobby. Dona and I went o ver to Richard and woke him up. He jumped up, startled . After saying goodbye, I wen t out for lunc h . I en tered a restaurant w ith a big sign, "Famous Italian Food. " A d a rk man w ith a thick mustache a nd brig ht b lue eyes led me to a small table. He look ed so very famil iar, I knew that it was Louis Ferraro. We shook hands v igorously. He gave me a p lateful of spaghetti with p lenty of big meat balls. It was delicious. When I left the

restauran t, there was a crowd of p eo ple clamoring for the autog r aphs of a celebrity. I walk e d up to them and saw a shy r ed-faced man.

Beside him was his wife w ith b lack h a ir a nd wide blue eyes. S h e look ed so perplexed that I r ecognized her instantly as P earl Litte n. Another schoolmate with her was her husband, Ray Ben ton , a milliona ire polo player. I push ed throug h the crowd to m eet th em. W e talked for awhile about th e good old days. Th en I left a nd walked down the park. A Great Dane ran up to me. It jumped o n me a nd al most knocked m e over. A n attractive woman came up to r escue me from her d og. It was J ean W ilson , the owner of a famous food sp ecialties restaura nt. She looked quite different with a poodle hair cu t. There was anoth er d og, a poodle, of cour se, in her a rms. J ean invite d me for dinner at h er restaurant. There I sat with J e an and o n e of her six children . S oo n I noticed a beautiful w oman in gorgeou s clothes.

Because of h e r cute tilted nose, I just knew it had to be Elinor Sutton, now a well-known dress designer o n Fift h Avenue. She came to us, smiling, and g r eeted u s. Elinor told me to come with her and meet in th e resta urant.

Seated there I noticed a g irl with m any freckles on her fac e. Someone was sitting beside h er. I hardly knew them, but Elino r told me that one was a rich bachelor d entist, a nd the other one was hi s assistant. The d entist was Raymond Salada and hi s assistant was Elsie Gilliland who was more b eautiful than ever.

In a little while, Elinor and I left together. She wanted to show me h e r shop on F ifth Avenue so sh e took me in her Imperial C hrysle r . At her shop , I sat watching the models p arading by, one by one. One of them, a p e tite model w h o acted very sh y, caught my eye. She was th e sam e old Patty Blake r a nd we were so very happy to see each other. Elinor a nd PattY. gave me one of the most b eautiful dresses. I hurried down to the parking l ot where my car was parked. But I was stopped by a crowd o f women. I had to go throug h. I met a man in well-tailored clothes lean ing on a can e with a big cigar in his mouth. He lo oked proud as a peacock and seemed to welcome the b eau(Co11ti1Jtted on 1tex t page)

We, the class of 1952, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make and publish this our last will and testament.

To the teachers and o fficers, we extend our sincere, heartfelt gratitude for t h e years of patient and conscientious training to become useful citizens. While we may have been recalcitrant now and then , today, on the threshold of graduati on we fully realize our indebtedness.

We also make the following bequests: To our school we give a sum of money to start a worthwhile fund; perhaps for a school bus.

To Jean Henry, G loria Giusto passes her incurable habit of biting her nails.

To Veronica Piller, Elinor Sutton leaves her cute pug nose.

To Gary Parsons, Ralph Cornell devises his wrestling prowess.

To Mary Ann DiCola, Edna Trefanoff leaves her propensity for work.

To Glenn Bergman, Harry Reese hand s over his ability as an a ll-star soccer player.

To Nancy Sue Black, Virginia Zarnperini passes h er prowess as a wrestler.

To Ann Smith, Jean W ilson wills her dislike for socks.

To Maureen Russell, Patty Blaker leaves her shyness.

To Dorothy Oravac, Dona Books leaves her sweet and gen tle ways.

To Joseph J ezerski, Richard Bonheyo wills his intense application to work horne.

To Mary Rocha, Isabe l Robinson hands her attraction for ballet dancing.

To Patty C rawford, Virginia Filowiat wi lls her terpsichore.

To Jesse Irvin, Ray Benton wills his ability at scori ng high in basketball games To Betsy Schwalm, Pearl Litten hands over her love of eating during her spare time.

To Nancy McGarvey, Elsie Gilliland leaves her huskiness.

To Ronald Overdorff, Raymond Salada leaves his love of flirting with pretty girls.

To John Hando, Louis Ferraro bequeaths his love of reading the sports page in the newspaper.

To you all, we will the happy days that h ave been ours, filled with excitement during sporting events and hard work during study and class periods w ith all the pleasurable relaxation in between. We hop e you will profit to the utmost from them all and that you, too, will emerge as useful citizens of this great country of ours.

FAREWELL!!

- }eau \t'/ilso1J

CLASS PROPHECY-Continued

tiful ladies around him. He lo oked so smug that I knew he was Harry Reese, a bathing beauty manager and the ladies around him were part of his troupe. We were glad to meet each other. After bidding go odbye, I hurried h orne. When I arrived at horne, my maid said there was a man wanting to see me and he had been waiting a long time. I entered the living room and found a white-haired man , puffing on a pipe. He was Mr. T eitelbaurn, who carne to ask me if I had finished my novel so he could publish it for me at his printing shop. I invited

him for tea, and soon after h e left. I went into the parlor a nd sat down and patted the head of my pet panther. Reminiscing as l was I soon fell asleep.

Something disturbed me, I woke up and found that I had been dreaming and that my Siamese cat had been sleeping and purring on my lap. I wished that my friends all lived around New York where I could see them more and spend many evenings talking about our school days of years ago.

- Gloria Gimto

The Son of God Goes Forth to War

Processional

Reverend Lloyd Headley

Invocation

Led by Mr. C. G. Smith

The Star-Spangled Banner

Miss Louise Lee at the Piano

Songs America, the Beautiful The Bells of St. Mary's Vacation Song The Red We Want

American Legion Medal Award

Or. Ruben E. Peterson,

junior Vice-Commander, American Legion, Post 743 American Legion Auxiliary Medal Award

Mrs. Rebecca

Maxfield, Treasurer, American Legion Auxiliary, Post 7 4 3 Boy Scout Awards

Mr. F. W. Hall,

Chairman of Court of Honor, B. S. A. Girl Scout Awards

Mrs. H. E. Smith,

Chairman of the Girl Scout Committee Awarding of Books to Monitors

Mr. Sam B. Craig

Awarding of the George M. Teegarden Prize for Special Interest in Literature and Reading Reader's Digest Award

Mr. F . C. Numbers, Jr. Mr. F. C. Numbers, Jr.

Recog nition of Pupils for Unusual Effort and Achievement Mr. F. C. Numbers, Jr. and Mr. C. G. Smith A lumni Prizes for Excellence in Vocational Work Mrs. Eugene Stangarone Mr. Sam B. Craig

Presentation of the Cl ass of I 9 52 Presentation of Diplomas and Certificates

Mr. John R. McCune, Jr. , Vice-President, Board of Trustees Announcements C losing Prayer Recessional

Mr. Sam B. Craig Or. A. C. Manning Who is on the Lord's Side

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Back row-Coach Mackin, Ronald Overdorff, R alp h Cornell, Wayne Ritchey, Franklin Cole, Eddie Hill , Ray Bencon, Samuel DeWitt, D onald Daberko, J oseph Derkiss, ManagerRaymond Salada Front ro u~]oseph Jezerski, Lou is Ferraro, Richard Bonheyo, H arry R eese

Back row-Anthony Jaracz, Ray Benton, Eddie Hill, Donald D aberko, Joseph Jezerski Middle roUI-R ichard Bonbeyo, Ralp h Cornell, Harry Reese, Raymond Salada, Wayne Ritchey, Coach Jones First row-Albert Van Sickles, Franklin Cole, Joseph Derkiss, Ronald Overdorff, Lou is Perraro, Car l Warrick, Robert T urns.

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STUDENT PUBLICATiON COMMITTEE HARRY JAMES REESE,JR.- CHAIRMAN CHARLOTTE JEAN WILSON PATR.ICIA JANE BLAKER