Elizabethtown Area High School - Elizabethan Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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the 'S. S. Grads' sailed forth with a carefree crew and a large group of light-hearted passengers. Together the Seniors cmd juniors spent a most enjoyable evening, Then came Commencement for the 1936 class and of course it brought to the Class of '37 the realization that they were now Seniors. Seeing that his chance had come, the Senior ghost immediately broke in on the discussion. And what a year their last one in E. H. S. was! They were seventy-nine strong when the term began, and at their first class meet- ing the following officers were elected: Orlo Proctor, Ir., presidentg Robert Garman, vice president, Howard Speidel, treasurerg and Louise Andres, secretary. The term had hardly begun when misfortune dealt them a heavy blow. A member of the class from the very beginning of their school days, Roger Bricker, departed this life October l6, 1936. Again face to face with the fact that life will bring its sorrows, they realized more keenly that they had to work together and carry on, Football season passed, and soon basketball was well on its way. Early in the New Year, the Class of '37 chose as their dramatic production, 'Peg O' My Heart,' by I. Hartley Manners. Hour after hour, night after night, week after week was spent in preparing the play, the seemingly insignificant parts getting as much attention as the prominent ones. February Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth were the nights of the performance. How thrilled those Seniors were when mem- bers of the audience acclaimed it one of the best ever produced in Elizabethtown! But with all their joy came the realization that 'Peg O' My Heart' was the last play the Class of '37 would give on the stage of E. H. S. Immediately afterwards, the High School Chorus began work on its second Gilbert and Sullivan opera 'The Pirates of Penzance,' one of the most famous by these composers. All the solo parts but one were sung by members of the Senior Class, and although the opera was presented under quite adverse circumstances, the chorus cooperated splendidly, and the opera was a success. Two weeks later came the second junior-Senior Banquet for the Class of '37, but this time the situation was quite reversed. Instead of working hard to plan an enjoyable evening, they had only to enjoy themselves, with the Class of '38 as their hosts. What a sight met their eyes when they entered the banquet hall! They found themselves in the midst of a beautiful garden, having the atmosphere of a fairy land! Class Day exercises were held Tuesday, june first. The program consisted of an original Class Day Play entitled, 'ln the Court of Alma Mater' ln the course of this play, Alma Mater requested the Seniors to prove that they had fulfilled the requirements necessary for gradua- lion. Having proved themselves worthy of their diplomas, the Seniors were escorted from the hall by the Iunior Class. And now they are gonep they have achieved their goal. . . Listen!! What's that? Steps in the hall? Who could it be? broke in the junior ghost. We must be gone, quivered the ghost of the Sophomore year. With a weird gesture they vanished into thin air, and when the janitor, whose steps they had heard, looked into the library, he saw everything exactly as it had been the day before. The Class of l937 was gone from Elizabethtown High School. -BETTIE KEENE. K 31 l

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none other than the ghosts of the Sophomore, Iunior and Senior Years of the class of '37. The discussion was quite a heated one, each ghost claiming for its own the honor of having been the best year the class had spent in E. H. S. You must admit, began the Sophomore ghost, that l had the most difficult task. It was I who introduced them to the fact that they were now in Senior High School. How well I remember every one of them, ninety ambitious, energetic, young fifteen-year-olds! . . . and, unknowingly, he lost himself in memories of the 1934-35 term. How grown-up these Sophomores felt at their first class meet- ing! the l934-35 ghost continued. They elected Harold Lehman as their president, Orlo Proctor, Ir., vice president, Robert Garman, treas- urer, and Rachel Bashore, secretary. Soon the school as a Whole got into full swing. First call for foot- ball practice! And how those Sophomores ran to the athletic field! Although being mere children, they proved invaluable in holding down the bench. Soon after football season was over, came an event of great importance to the boys-they were initiated into the Hi-Y Club. How embarrassed they were to go to school for a whole week wearing overalls, no ties, and carrying hammers! A few Weeks later the girls were admitted to the Tri-I-Ii-Y. Their initiation was quite con- spicuous, for they were made to wear 'sandwich signs' and carry kettles to school. May 12, 1935, was a day never to be forgotten. It was on that day that one of the most popular girls in the class, lane Gochnauer, was fatally injured in an accident. No one realized how deeply the tragedy was felt by her classmates, and it was with heavy hearts they continued Without her. Before the end of the term I had another task to lay before them, -levying class dues. However, it didn't seem to have much effect on them, and on their last day as Sophomores they left E. H. S., a group of happy young boys and girls, far wiser and more experienced than they had been on the first day of the term. You did a very good job of breaking them in, the Iunior ghost started, but certainly you did not give them the thrills and good times they had in my year. That year their officers were: Orlo Proctor, Harry Horning, Robert Garman, and Rachel Bashore, Soon after their organ- ization, they chose as their class colors cherry red and white. Early in November they held a class meeting and selected their class jewelry. November twenty-sixth was undoubtedly the most important day of the year. After weeks of preparation under the guidance of their faithful friend and advisor, Mr. Moorehouse, they presented their Iunior Entertainment-two one-act plays and a minuet. The entertain- ment proved a great success!-the talk of the school and town for weeks. Early in March the student body became very much interested in the operetta, 'H. M. S. Pinaforel' Although only one Iunior was assigned a solo part, a great many of them were in the chorus, and were most faithful in coming to rehearsals and doing everything they could to make the operetta a success. The 'Pinafore' was presented to capacity house audiences April 18th and 19th. During football and basketball seasons, the Iuniors Worked hard, selling candy and 'hot dogs,' to make money so that they could give the Seniors a farewell banquet. May fifteenth was set as the date, and KSU!

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