G A R Memorial High School - Garchive Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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..,.,..- Ao . A - Q! ' .MW l Farmers S1'Ur.oA11'1s Hnuotn VVIL A TYTARY DOUGHERTY LEO SCHMIDT . 1,l'f'.YIdl'7lf V1 '- 1 'd' ' 17 rs: nl Secnefar gr I rmszwel' nother C I eaves G. A. R. The members of the class of 1936, after spending six short years at G. A. R., retain fond memories 'of their high school days as they leave their alma mater for colleges or buslnessf ' f HE class of l936 numbered three hundred and ninety-six back on, that sunny September day in 1930 when we entered G. A. R. lldany things were new to us. Those long corridors, that mammoth auditor- ium, those immense gymnasiums, all made us realize that here was a school of which we could be proud. The first few weeks bewildered us. We never before had had more than two teachers and we never before had eaten our lunch at school. Finally we became accustomed to things. Some of us joined clubs. Reverberations reached us from the grown-up world of senior high school of athletic con- tests, plays, dances, banquets, and we longed for the day when we would not be the youngest class in the school. The following year, familiar now with our surroundings, we greeted old friends, and we enjoyed the feel- ing of belonging. We began to worship the heroes of senior high schoolg and when a football idol would say, Hello, Smith, We beamed with-pride. That spring we were allowed tb select our course of study for the remainder of our stay at G. A. R. After this we could hardly wait for the time when We should change classes individually in- stead of in homeroom groups. Yes, we were eager to become ninth-graders. Upon finally reaching our temporary goal, however, we were faced with what seemed at first to be unconquerable difficulties in the form of Latin, French, and German. lldany of the inactive stu- dents of the class of '36 woke up to find their classmates joining orches- tra, glee club, dramatic club, and athletic squads. Still, we were eager for the day to come when we should be permitted to go out of the cafe- teria at lunch time, a privilege which at that time symbolized senior high school to us. But what was our chagrin when we had reached senior high school, to find this privilege of the most exalt- ed extended now to everybodyg and we, instead of being the leaders of our group as we had been in ninth grade, were once more the youngest and most-looked-down-upon members of the school. We had one satisfac- tiong at least we attended senior high school chapel. Our dignity was restored when upon reaching eleventh grade we re- alized that we were second in com- mand. We began to groom ourselves forthe exalted position of being sen- iors by going to dances, plays, foot- ball and basketball games, and by lSl ' .joining the various organizations. VVe were waiting impatiently for the day when we should be seniors. That day came, and while we were sti-ll strutting about, senior life was full upon us--clubs, dances, as- sembly programs, successful athletic seasons, Polly with a Past, The Belle of Bagdadf' the epidemic of knitting clubs, the great floods of 1936, GARCHIVE preparations, com- mencement activities, commencement itself. And our short six years at G. A. R. were over. Now we leave our alma mater. Some of us go into business, others will further their education at col- lege, and still others will become me- chanics, carpenters, electricians, or printers. Yet those little incidents and high spots that we can recall from seventh grade on will stay with us forever. This time at the end of our school year, instead of looking forward to another year at G. A. R., full of work and play, athletic con- tests, dramatic productions, activities, publications, concerts, and friends, we are looking backward, and with a slight catch in our throats remember- ing the years we have spent at G. A. R., our alma mater, fairest of all to us.

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LAP A -.- F RosE IMARY AUFIERO . . . . a commercial student, junior ush- er, and lunch permit checker, is usually seen with her two pals, Lena Belardinelli and Evelyn Gazey. At G. A. R., R-ose was a member of the Girl Reserves. dancing class, Garscribes, and senior dramatic club. She would like to be a stenographer. Her hobbies are dancing, skating, and reading. NELLIE ICANN AUSZUIIA . . . . entered G. A. R. from Meade Street School in 1930. Since she hopes to become a nurse, Nellie took the academic course. She was a member of needlecraft, swimming, dancing, and art clubs. Her hobby is swimming. Her special pals are Elizabeth Dougirt and Hana Gutter. IYIARY BARKOVICH . . . . entered G. A. R. in seventh grade from Public School Number 8, in New York City. Mary, who was a student in the commercial course, plans to be a stenographer. Her hobby is swimming, and her chief activities outside of school include dancing and skating. LENA ELIZABEFH BELARIJINELLI . . . . . who would like to become a stenographer, has been a student in the commercial course. Lee entered G. A. R. from Hazle Street School in seventh grade. She has belonged to knitting club, Garscribes, dancing class, and Girl Reserves, and has-been a lunch patrol checker. Her brother Joe graduated in 1931. AGNES PATRICIA BLAUM . . . . has been a member of the Girl Reserves and of the biology, Garscribes, K. A. K.. French, knitting, and swim: ming clubs. She has won a shield for serving on the cafeteria patrol for four years and on hall patrol for live years. Arg intends to be a druggist. CLARE ALICE BRENT . . . . . has been prominent in the senior dramatic club, serving as vice-president for two years and taking part in several of their productions. She was also a member of the glee club and musical oomedy Cast, and of the Girl Reserves, the usher squad, a11d tlie cafeteria pa- trol. Clare would like to be a stenog- rapher. MARION ELIZABETH BROAD . . . . a member of both the senior dramatic club and the glee club, was prominent in their productions, having appeared in the Armistice Day program, the Christmas play, the senior play, and the musical comedy. She was also a member -of the ping-pong and knitting clubs, and one of the photograph editors of the GARCHIVE. ANNA MARIA Como . . . . entered G. A. R. in 1930 from Hill Street School. Ann, who intends to do clerical work after graduating from school, was a student in the commercial course. She belonged to the secretarial club, and she received her award in typing. Ann spends her summer vaca- tions sight-seeing. ELVA ALMIl!A CULP . . . . received awards for typing and for service on the cafeteria patrol. She was a member of the hobby, Garscribes, secretarial, and swimming clubs. After spending her vacation in the country, Elva hopes to secure a position as a secretary. Norma Culp, '29, and Lillian, '34, are her sisters. , ' iAMELDA RITA CUNNINGHQXM . . . . entered GJA. R. in seventh grade and has taken an academic course. At G. A. R. 'she has been a member of the biology, dancing, and dramatic clubs, and has taken part in various entertain- ments. She is interested in dramatics also in the church, and has done some broadcasting on the American Legion program. ELIZABETH RACHEL DAILY . . . . likes swimming and aims to be- come a swimming instructor. She was a member of the junior dramatic club and the dancing class. For three years' service on the hall patrol she received a shield. VVelchy came to G. At R. from the high school at Lehman, where she spends her summers on a farm. Rose Ilfary Aufiero Nellie Joann Aussu-ra Mary Barkoviclz Lena E. Bvlardiizclli Agnes Patricia Blaum . Clare Alice Brent Marion Elisabctli Broad Anna Illario Coiro Elzfa Almira Culp Amrlda R. Cunningham l9l S