Clear Spring High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Clear Spring, MD)

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CLASS HISTORY In the year 1945, 52 proud students entered their freshman year. Mr.Strite, a returned veteran, was homeroom teacher for the academic and general groups and did his best in algebra class to teach us equations and the process of finding x . The girls' and boys' vocational classes were under the direction of Miss Gross and Mr.Key as these students preferred pricking their fing- ers with needles and studying about farm life to pondering over algebra problems. Miss Smith, a new member of our faculty,strug- gled with us through Shakespeare's As You Like It and the do's and don'ts of grammar,while Mrs.Clapper taught us anc- ient history and civics. ' e had a new physical education instruc- tor,Miss Wolfinger.Mr.Snyder coached the boys in physical educa- tion and Mr.Haugh,had the unfortunate luck of attempting to teach us general science. Mrs. Cramer became our music teacher after Miss Crouse left to be married.By the end of the year we found that the following members of our class had withdrawn: Lorraine Myers,John Hart, Lloyd bridendolph, James Trumpower,Betty Wolverton Betty atruckman,Mary Jane hoema-eer,Elmer Smith,Warren Middlekauff, and hoy Mills. When we resumed our studies in the fall of '46,only 39 sopho- mores returned to school.Luring the Bummer Doris Anders and Patsy Myers moved to other communities and Edgar Murray and Arlis Shives thought they had absorbed enough knowledge to fulfill their needs. Mr. “augh,our homeroom teacher,taught us biology with the help of those wonderful workbooks.Mr.Strite had another headache when he tried to teach us plane geometry. The academic girls started first, year Latin under Mr.Miller,later replaced by Mt$6 Anderson. Mrs.Coffin resumed Mr.Miller'6 modern history for for the voca- tional 8tudents. Miss Carpenter and Miss Fros6 taught music and home economics,respectively. Miss mith was again on hand to help us conquer Julius Caesar and Miss Eastep was added to the faculty as our physical education instructor. Perhaps the most memorable event of the year was our biology trip to Washington where we toured many places of educational A 01 05 i At the close of the year,Betty Blair,Ethel Hart,and Louise Drury had moved to other schools and six others had chosen to withdraw and face the problems of everyday life.They were:Dana Repp,Ethel French,Ruth Hofe,Dorothy Feck,Helen Dmith and George Gordon. Thirty-one stucents entered the junior year with Mr.Babylon as homeroom and chemistry teacher.Our other Studies included: English under Miss Smith,who later changed her name to Mrs. Bowman; American history,Mr. Murray; Second year Latin, Miss

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Anderson;music,MlS8 Carpneter;physical education,Miss astep and Ur.Snyder; agriculture,Mr.Vlsy; and home economics,Mrs.Way.This proved to be a very full and successful year with the following events: A fashion show under the direction of Mrs.Way, class skating party,the selection and arrival of our class' rings, our American History trip to Annapolis where we toured the Naval Academy grounds and the State buildings, and last but not least, the preparation for the Junior-Senior Prom. hen June rolled a- round, our class was minus three members, namely: Mary McCarty, Betty Gladbill end Donald Suffecool. On September 15th,ofaly 27 stuoents entered their senior year as David Houck had not returned and another classmate,Isabel Boyd was confined to the hospital, e found that many changes confronted us when we went to assembly for our faculty intro- ductions.Mr.Peterman,who had served as principal for twenty-five years, was replaced by Mr.Herbert Logsdon,who introduced the following new teachers: Mrs.Robinette,music; Mrs.Brant,home eco- nomics; Mrs.Bounds,librarian;Miss Mert ,guidance counselor; Mr. Ely,Indus trial arts; ana Mr.Ware our homeroom as well as Prob- lems of Democracy teacher. We had many educational,financial and social responsibilities this year, but in the midst of all our activities we were sad- dened By the passing away of our classmate,Isabel Boyd. In connection with our studies in Problems of Democracy we visited the courts of hagerstown and a few went to the United “ations Conference at Lake Success, N.2£. Our pocketbooks were drained as a result of ordering name caras,invitations,caps, jackets,emblems,pennants and yearbooks. We wish to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Junior Class for a memorable Junior-Senior Prom and the favors we received. During the year Ralph Leigh joined the U.S. Navy leaving twenty-Mix memhers in the graduating class of '49. Jean Clopper, '49 Dorothy Spielman, '49