Derry Township High School - L Histoire Yearbook (Yeagertown, PA)

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,Mi nn Nl tain extent. In this age of hurrying and scurrying, we found there was so much to do and so little time in which to do it. Many of us had outside of school interests, and rightly so: some of us belong to swing bands, others clerk in stores during vacations and some drive milk trucks. Nevertheless, we did complete our assigned tasks in the classroom. Along with that, we found time for a few outside pleasures, such as a number of weiner roasts usually held at Greenwood, some parties and dances in the school auditorium, and the dance supreme, the lunior Prom, held on May 13. l942. This featured music by the Swing Modernairesf' and dancing under the creped decorations of tan and brown, our class colors selected in our junior year. But alas! some happy occasions have sad endings. Little had we realized as we were hapily dancing and drinking fruit punch, that one of our number, Peggy Ann NVear, had been involved in that tragic automobile acci- dent on May l3, 1942, in which three other of our schoolmates were at once fatally injured. It is needless to sav we miss them, but Into each life some rain must fall: some days must be dark and dreary. This past year. to conserve needed gasoline and tires. we decided to forego our former pleasures of weiner roasts and the like. NVC, the seniors wish to express our deepest appreciation to Miss Luella Nafzinger, who so patiently directed our three class plays, for the one presented in our Junior year. The Professor Proposes and Brother Goose, a comedy of youthful pranks. in which Martha Bressler was out- standing, and the last, The Spider's VVeb , that mystery containing spiders, deep pits, and landslides which climaxed our dramatic efforts. Though we deeply regret that our high school days are now at an end, we are eager to do all in our power to ight for a cause that we all hold dear to us, Freedom of Democracy . So we, the class of '43, say farewell to our old Alma Mater. L ' H I S T O I R E Page lweuty

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Z S pflilillm l wir N w s 2 E5 :cs Q F' ii im 'm 53 E :U +4 Wfe, the class of 1943 of the Derry Township High School, are about to enter a world torn by international strife. Vie realize that of all classes who have come from these halls, none could have equaled us in a chance for service. NVe sincerely hope that this crisis will not be long-that soon years of peace and good-will will take the place of gun-making and bombing. I Wfe are proud to mention that we have already given three of our boys to the service of our country, and others may soon follow. VVe sincerely hope for the best to come to them and their comrades, and to others with the allied forces scattered over the world. So to our boys, in particular, the seniors proudly say, 'tGood luck and may God bless you 1 john Miller of the U. S. Navy. Glenn Righter, U. S. Marines, Ralph Moyer of the U. S. Army: and likewise to these boys, our underclassmen, Bennie Picketts, U. S. Army, and Blain Ferguson, U. S. Army. Along with these boys, our class has lost a few feminine members, who suddenly decided their own names were not good enough for them: Martha Bressler, Meriam Wfagner, Betty Mae Kelly, Virginia Downing, and Olivia Knouse's names were on our roll books, until one by one they took their vows. Due to selective service, we have had an unusual number of teachers compared to previous classes. This year, 1942-43, brought to our high school faculty these new mem- bers: UT. VV. Riden, taking the position of Prof. 'Walter M. Hollis, Mrs. VVilliam Wlhitley replacing Mr. Philip Daubert, who replaced Mr. Albert Gulden, both of whom are now in the armed forces, Miss Betty Stine and Mr. Merrill VVag- ner substituting for Mr. John Miller and Mr. Fl. Gerald VVoomer, also in the Armyg Miss Sarah K. Richards and Mrs. Marion H. Kunsman were also chosen as musical instructors, replacing Mr. XrVilliam Wfhitley of the U. S. Army and Mr. Richard B. Shade who resigned. Last year Miss Dorcas Fick became an instructor in the commercial department. Those who have taught us during our entire high school course were: Mr. Mlm. Edgar Artman, Mrs. Harold Kershner, Miss Clara Stayner, and Miss Luella Nafzinger. To Mr. David L. Swartz, our Supervising Principal, to Mr. I. VV. Riden, our Principal, and to each of our teachers. we offer our sincerest grati- tude for their long enduring patience and guidance. 'We sincerely bid them a fond farewell, realizing that we can no longer be with them. Our place will be filled by the juniors, who, we are sure, will successfully carry on. Even with our happy moments this year, there were sad ones. One that stands out in our minds and shall never he erased, was the news of the sudden death of one who was dear to us, Professor XValter M. Hollis, who had been with the Medical Corps of the U. S. Army from November 7, 1942 until March 6, 1943, the day of his death. After having him as Principal and teacher of history our first three years in high school, we miss him greatly, even though we were given someone to ably take his place. Sometimes our class was criticized by the faculty and our inferior classed schoolmates for a complete lack of pep. Wie admit it, but just to a cer- L'HlSTOlRE Page N ineteen

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ll dl bmi fl x K -ee SENIOR CLASS PLAYS THE SPIDER'S WEB On the afternoon of March 25, 1943, the senior class of Derry Town- ship High School dramatized f'The Spider's Web, a three act mystery, to the students and faculty for their approval. lt was presented to the public the following evening at S200 p. m. in the high school auditorium. The setting for the nlav is a weird night at a mountain hotel in the :Xppalachians. A long muffled roar is heard in the distance. On several occa- sions the same found has been heard and always the mysterious Doctor Nlartichang' has been away at the time. A party of tourists are stranded at the inn, and they, too, come under the evil influence of the doctor flames Middleswarthl. The cloctor's strange actions are caused by his eagerness to obtain a certain formula from one of the guests. Patricia Beaumont flsiolores l-lessl, for his own Q'OVC1'll1I16l1l,S use. .Nt hrst it looks as if he will succeed. but Ted Piper flhlax Hookl who is en- gaged to Pat. is not so easily outdone. However. the rest of the party have fallen under the doctor's hypnotic spells. The doctor all but makes 'Norman Drake flames Petersj, Ted's rival for Pat, believe that he is his own father, whom Norman has never seen. Venine Leinbaugh CBetty Allnriglitl, Patricia's chum, plays a trick on the doctor by making him believe she has changed his explosive-filled pen for one of Normans. The climax comes when I-lurstad QHarry Myersj, the caretaker, L'HlSTOlRE Page 'Fw enty one