Bridgeville High School - B Hive Yearbook (Bridgeville, DE)

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THE B-HI VE Nineteen hundred forty-eight HISTORICAL FOOTNOTES The Commencement exercises, May 28, 1948, will mark the end of an era for the Seniors. Some may greet it with gleeful shouts, but, despite the clamor, all will ex- perience a twinge of regret. After the first grade, when friendships became tirmly established, they had the time of their lives fighting. Stephen Tresnak would tease Nancy Ruos about her buck teeth, and there would follow a bout which would make the Louis-Walcott go- 'round look like an exhibition match. And remember that day in the fourth grade when Patty Stauffer fainted, and everyone was scared and made a Wild dash for the door? When the fifth grade rolled around, a blonde lassie, Jean Holloway, buzzed into the hive, and a New Jersey gal, Eileen Miller, threw her hat into the ring. Not only was the sixth year one of transition, but a year, too, of admission. When the school year opened in September, who should say Hello, but another blonde, Lee Ashe. Then in January a bobbed-haired brunette, Jean Bradley, breezed in from Greenwood. Dickie Draper would turn his eye-lids inside out, and would bring down Miss Bett's wrath on Pat Stauffer and Jean Bradley, who would get hysterical every time he did it. Steve Tresnak took delight in calling Nancy Davis, Hedy La- marr. At last came that long-awaited day when they were big people --Seventh Grade and up-stairs. The Seventh Grade Seniors, they were called! David Kaline- vitch joined the crew that year, adding his Pennsylvania talent to the kitty. The eighth grade passed as if jet-propelled, and many of the boys and girls went out for basketball. A plump little miss, by name of Mary Ellen Allen, came up from Seaford to take her stand beside us, and a be-braided red-head, Sally Tracy, joined us from Massachusetts. But truly, High School life doesn't rea.lly begin until the Freshman year. Louise Wright came to us from Federalsburg, and Clifford Mereider, hailing from Ellendale, also dropped in to stay. Although none made the first team, the girls out for basket- ball, Eleanor Gray, Nancy Davis, Nancy Ruos, and Lee Ashe, began to show that they had the stuff. Nearly everyone went out for the Glee Club and Dramatic Club. Mildred Short served as class president. The great event of the Sophomore year was the first dance. It was the Autumn Swing, decorated in typical Autumn style. Blanche Passwaters forsook the class for a hubby, and Jean Willey also bade us farewell. Melvin Fox decided that Hfarmin' held greater charms than larnin' . Stephen Tresnak proved to be a very able Class president. The Junior year, of course, was highlighted by the prom for the Seniors. Here they tossed tradition to the winds by presenting it in April instead of December. It was that year that the Student Council began to function again, and we felt proud when classmates Nancy Davis and Eleanor Gray held the offices of President and Secretary, respectively. The matrimonial bug sharpened its teeth and three of our girls, Mary Ellen Brown, Lorraine Short and Loretta Malfitano, were badly bitten. Stephen Tresnak again was President of the class. And now, what twelve years ago was only a blurred dream, has materialized- the enviable status of Seniors. Nancy Davis was re-elected as Student Council Presi- dent, with Sally Tracy as Secretary and seven other Seniors as active members, two as class representatives, and the others by virtue of their oflices in other organiza- tions. Jean Bradley and Lee Ashe were elected by the class to take the Pepsi-Cola Scholarship test. Jean Bradley was selected as Editor-In-Chief of the B-Hive, and Nancy Davis, Assistant Editor. Eleanor Gray, Nancy Davis, Nancy Ruos, and Lee Ashe will receive awards for their positions on the Girls Basketball squad, as will Pauline Sammons and Jean Hol- loway for their cheer-leading efforts. Stephen Tresnak, Clifford Mereider and David Kalinevitch all played key posi- tions on the varsity football squad, and both Steve and Dave will receive letters for their performances on the varsity basketball team. Our Philadelphia Jivin'-Jill, Helen Milliner, came to us this year and has add- ed her bit to our vvit. Betty Lee Mears, however, left us in September. Eleanor Gray holds the position of Class president. When, on Commencement evening, Nancy Davis presents the Salutatory, and Lee Ashe, the Valedictory, we shall bid our fond farewell to twelve happy years. Page Twenty-six

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Nineteen hundred forty-eight THE B-HI VE SENIOR STATISTICS Probably Likes Wants to be will be feuds with a losfer Jsck's wife Steve 'Dick' an artist a drug addict Coconut candy a private the boss' wife secretary goin' steady oysters men and good times variety sports lots of ex- citement saeets 'Spike' tc sing 'subs' 'cats' 'Lover' goin' places loud music basketball girls hard cider George' s Plymouth s millionaire a secretary a secretary a heartbrsaker an engineer an aviator a telephone operator a Iife a sharp-shooter an aviator a psychiatrist a beautieisn an accountant a buyer a medical secretary a pianist nothing a good wife murdered your guess is as good as mine a meek alfa broken-hearted ano ther Bl anohard' a cement-mixer sorry an old maid a Jockey a half-wit' a 'quack' 'Johns Other Wife' a 'no account' constantly in love a soda-Jerk a fish peddler a farmer just that! Is usually found Habitual Hangout Favor! te Express! on Southern Grill Salisbury chewin' gum with Hal J: like peering beneath her 'bangs' in Federalsburg eating in sharp shirts you tell me! where she's supposed to be Rink Milford Skating Ellendale 'around' at the Naval academy sith 'John' playing cards in ldng skirts lots s' places at the nearest piano in his jalop in the office 'I-Iey. pretty' !hat's real grestl' Oh, fun! 'Fiddle-dee-dee' 'lf I told you, we'd both know' 'Ah, Yes! 'That's silly' censored!!! 'AI. Baby' 'Jeepers' I'm crackin' up' 'You got le' 'Too bad' 'hr crying in a buoketl' 'Cheese dz Crackers' '!'ll be doggonedl' 'That's disgustingl' 'Bless his old bones' 'Hsy, honeyi' 'Gotta good Joke' 'For gosh sakes! ' Page Twenty-five

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