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SENIORS 1946 RUSSELL WILLIAM SNYDER Band. 1. 2. 3. 4; Basketball, 1, 2. 3. 4; Interclass Basketball. 1 2; Intramural Softball. 1; Sports Club. 1; Beacon'' Staff. 2. 3. 4; Music Festival. 2. 3. 4: Student Council. 3; Baseball. 3. 4; Class Vice President. 3: Property Manager of Class Play. 4; Spectator” Staff. 4: Co-captain of Basketball, 4. • The little lad of our class is “Tiny” Snyder, who stands six feet and seven inches in stature. , , . “Tiny” is one of our best basketball players on the squad. Evidence of this is the individual scoring championship he won.... “Tiny” has several hobbies. The particular one of hunting may account for his various absences from school during hunting season. . . . Photography, too, has snapped him. If you like many of the snapshots in the “Spectator,” give “Tiny” his proper credit. If you’re looking for a camping champion, Russell is an ideal choice. He never lets a summer slip by without including at least one camping trip. ... By this time you can easily see that “Tiny” is a lover of sport who naturally plans a career in physical education. We’re certain this true sportsman will always be a champion. WILLIAM RICHARD SNYDER Class President. 1. 2. 3, 4; Basketball. 1. 2. 3. 4; Home Room President. 1. 2. 3. 4; Interclass Basketball. 1. 2; Intramural Mush- ball. 1; President of Sports Club. 1; Baseball. 1. 4: Beacon Staff. 2. 3. 4; Music Festival. 2. 3. 4; Band. 3; Athletic Association. 3. 4; Class Play. 3. 4; Chorus. 3, 4; Co-captain of Basketball. 3. 4; “Spectator Staff. 4. • Bill” has made a name for himself by being elected president of the class during his freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years. During this period he gladly did his part toward the many projects and activities of the class. . . . “Bill’s” one of our sports- men, too, for he’s a member of the basketball squad and the sports editor of the “Beacon.” . . . Surely everyone has seen “Bill” in his Silver Streak. When you can’t see distinctly, there’s “Bill” cow- boying across the country. And “Bill” seems to enjoy wolfing any time of the day or night. . . . “Bill” is serious-minded; yet, if you hear a hardy laugh and then another cry of pain or surprise, you may well know that Bill” was pulling a joke on someone. . . . “Bill” wants to study law. His determination will doubtlessly reach that desired and worthy goal. BRUCE LAMAR SMITH Class Treasurer. 1. 3. 4; Intramural Basketball. I; Student Council. 1; Baseball. 2; Interclass Basketball. 3. 4; Spectator Staff. 4. • Bruce is better known as “Smitty,” a senior full of fun and pep. He’s also serious, studious, and trustworthy, for as treasurer he has capably discharged class finances during these several years. . . . Among his countless hobbies are the picking of tomatoes for Mr. McSherry, which pays a double dividend—being excused from school for half a day, and receiving eighty cents per hour; collecting stamps; biking; interest in sports; gym classes; and a senior girl. . . . “Smitty” is undecided about his future career, but his kindness and energy will rate well in whatever work “Smitty selects. 2S
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PHYLLIS JANE RHOADS Chorus. 1, 3. 4; Art Club. 1; Class Play, 3. 4; •'Spectator Staff. 4. • If you hear a jolly laugh, “Janie” is in the room. She is a bundle of joy, full of pep, and always in for a good time. No matter how down-hearted you may be. if you’re in the presence of “Janie” you’ll be laughing before you know it. . . . “Janie’s” favorite pastime is the United States Navy. An automobile ride in the morning before school “Janie” also finds enjoyable. ... If you’re looking for a friendly personality that everyone likes, Janie’s” your answer. She can well qualify as one of the most popular girls of the class. . . . Phyllis Jane is wavering between becoming a nurse or a beauty culturist. Either field would be greatly enriched by “Janie’s” choice of career. VADA IRENE RIEDEL Chorus. 1. 3. 4: Chorus Secretary. 1; Photography Club. 1; Class Reporter. 2. 4: Property Manager of Operetta. 2; Class Play. 3. 4; Spectator Staff. 4. • You may recognize her as a whiz at shorthand. You may agree with her typical expression. That makes it nice.” In short, that’s Vada, sometimes known to her classmates as “Potato.” . . . Any evening of the week you can locate Potato” at the Coffee Shoppe, waiting for transportation to a well-known neighboring town. Per- haps her travels are directly related to her considerable ability at dancing and “wolfing.” . . . Vada also likes popular music and dotes on the song “Night and Day” for a particular reason that we don’t exactly know, either. . . . The commercial field is casting charms for Vada and her future. Since she’s already a capable typist, too, we’re maintaining that she is most likely to succeed in her work. JOSEPH DAVID ROJAHN Chorus. 1. 3. 4: Class Reporter. 1. 3: Music Festival. 1; Art Club. 1; Beacon Staff. 2. 3. 4; Interclass Basketball. 2; Class Play. 3. 4; Chorus President. 4; Student Council. 4; “Spectator Staff. 4. • Usually detected by a smile, a chuckle, or a joke is “Joe, the class humorist and fortunate possessor of a good-natured disposition almost always happy. . . . Particularly joyful moments for “Joe” are his numerous chats with his many female friends, for “Joe” bears no hatred whatsoever for the opposite sex. . . . But “Joe has also pursued other arts, his main delights being linoleum cuts for the “Beacon,” developing a happy ending for a literary romance, lifting his able voice in song, or going dramatic in class plays in such roles as Alfred Tennyson Murgatoyd. . . . Since Joe's” interest is definitely along these lines, he is considering studying something in the art or literary field. Best wishes for future good times, “Joe.” SENIORS 19 4 6 27
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KERMIT BERNARD STRAYER Basketball. 1. 2. 3. 4; Baseball. 1. 3. 4; Interclass Basketball. 1. 2: Class Vice President. 1; Home Room President. 1; President of Sports Club. 1; Co-captain of Basketball. 4; Intramural Mush- ball. 1; Stage Manager of Class Play. 3. 4; “Spectator Staff. 4. • The girls surely know to whom to accredit that low whistle that accompanies them wherever they walk. That’s “Flash,” whose one delight is his membership on the “Wolf Patrol.” In fact, “Flash,” has often been seen hopping a ride to Red Lion. . . . Whenever there’s a good argument, depend upon Kermit to be in the heat of it. . . . His favorite expression certainly is “What I mean is,” for he uses it every day of the week. . . . “Like that there” is another favorite expression, used especially in English class. . . . “Flash” is one of our ace athletes in nearly all sports. His first choice is baseball, but basketball also has strong attraction. Kermit truly won his “Flash” on the basketball floor, for now you see him, now you don’t. . . . After school Kermit wants to become a contractor. We wish you happy building, “Flash.” RICHARD JAMES STRINE Band. I. 2. 3. 4; Science Club. 1; Intramural Mushball. 1; Treasurer of Class. 2; Basketball. 3: Interclass Basketball, 4. • All right, girls, you may stop swooning now because “Striney” is girl-shy. Yes, that’s the best joke to come from the Class of ’46, for Striney” is the dark, handsome heart-beat of the gals. . . . Since “Striney” lives for girls and more girls, he can often be found at the Coffee Shoppe dancing or else out “wolfing.” ... If there is a wisecrack made in any period, blame Strine. But Richard likes other sports, too, with football topping his long list. He seems not to tire of his frequent visits to York. . . . After his vocational course is completed, the armed forces will no doubt follow. Richard will decide later from that point. But for both now and then the class extends best wishes. ERNEST DEAN STUMP Basketball Manager. 1. 2: Science Club. 1; Intramural Mushball. 1; Vice President of Home Room. 1: Interclass Basketball. 3. 4; Stage Manager of Class Play. 3. 4; Spectator Staff. 4. • If you can't find Stump in school, look for him in Mr. McSherry’s tomato patch, for Ernie” is one of the champion tomato-pickers. Or if it's the first day of hunting season, you can be sure that you’ll not find “Ernie” in school as hunting is among his favorite hobbies. . . . Other interests of “Ernie” are sports and carpentry work. Moreover, every Saturday afternoon Ernie can be seen going to York to take his violin lesson. We have every reason to believe that “Ernie” is handy with tool or fiddle. . . . We have Ernie’s word that he favors mathematics and is not interested in any girl. They seem such a strange combination. . . . There’s a question mark in Ernie’s” mind concerning his future, but with his many able talents he may well have a varied and interesting life-work. SENIORS 19 4 6 29
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