Damascus High School - Scimitar Yearbook (Damascus, MD)

 - Class of 1949

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N ,,,, , , ,e Q 1 h . ' , gi yr W- 1 . vsvmmvzlv-W 'dff fir'5'W'rebawWrdLD'E' 'ww ww- - - -be 'rm -bw, Q , . 3 ' Vice-President - Bobby seiiisen, Secretary - Jeanette Grimes, 5 Treasurer - Geraldine Bosley, Historian - Betty Moxley, Stu- a ng dent Council Representative - Ruth Brown, and Patrol - Deets 3 5 Warfield. Our homeroom teachers were Mr. Barron and Miss 2 E Adel Seed. During the middle of the school year, Mr. Barron Q ', loft us to go to Claifornia. Mr. Hugh Tressolt then took 4 j over as our homeroom advisor. Our year had just started 5 5 when the seniors informed us of our coming initiation. Q E What a thrilling time that day. You saw nightgowns, girls 5 Q skirts and blouses on boys, old work clothes of boys on Q 2 girls hair in rags no make-up on the girls and the excess 3 E of make-up on the boys dressed as ngirls.n We lived through 3 Q the day and had to admit it was fun when the seniors enter- y 3 tained us that afternoon. E 5 In October our class held a movie dance. This was the 1 Q fir-sb of its kind to be held in the school and will probably Q be the last. 4 2 Our next main event was the ordering of our class ring. 4 E We all decided on our ring and then we presented it to the S 5 other classes so it could be standarized. What a joy for Q 2 us when we found out that ours was the ring to be standard- 3 iZOdl N f Around this time we were working hard in every way for Q 5 money to give the seniors a Prom!! What a thrill on the 5 T night of May 16, 1948 when the seniors and juniors with thoirg 5 dates, arrived at the Prom. We were very proud of our 3 T decorations,nudnly7 the balloons that were cut loose fronw A 5 the ceiling at a certain hour. What a mad scramble the Q K boys had for the color of a balloon that went with their g f date's dress. Before we knew it June rolled around again 5 Q and we were bidding the seniors farewell. ' . 5 F- The following fall September 8 1948 fifteen started 3 E out as seniors. Our homeroom advisor was hr. Weldon Dawson. 5 E We elected our officers for our last year of school which Q 5' were: President - Bobby Bellison, Vice-President - Billy j sms Sosiotf-rv ' ArtesiaPam? T52azu :faf2ii1Si3:Oan a os oy s erian - o y ox ey on n H - A E ative 1 Bobby Bcllison, and Patrol - Donald Barber. f Q nf We decided that our class play was to be he d be ore W S Christmas, so we had a busy time trying out for parts. We Q Q presented our play UChintz Cottagcn December 9 and 10, under j 5 the direction of Mr. Dawson. We were elated that Gaithers- Q 9 burg High School asked usto put on our play for them. 2 5 With the help of Mr. Norman Stern practice teacher M E from Western Maryland College, our senior class started our 3 5 school newspaper the Wsaber' in the fall. I 1 Our class didn't have manyntrips planned but we did get? , to see Oliveris performance of 'Hamlet. 3 F On April 1, we held an April Fools Dance. The gym was 5 Q gaily decorated with an array of spring colors. Everyone 3 1 had a good time in spite of it being April Fools Day. j it ? in ' 7 . A'm'bLlM'M ' ' AS' A!At '5mw!3!MDQkwL' hwA A 45- -'-1'--A-A-'-'--' -1 - -5. - lil.:-L. 1 .,..lx . X ':,.f:.,s:.,.2.iil:...uLga',, 4, e L ,u-.,f.-,,g-wily,-.if A V .' 1 ,E 1 . - - N Q , , . 4 J A 4



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