Ligonier Valley High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Ligonier, PA)

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Its Tenth Reunion there a couple of hours and then a sten- ographer, who happened to be Marian Nanassy, heard my yelling, and well . . . here I am now, in person. Walter Morris: Evidently you are here. By the way, that skyscraper you landed on belongs to Frances Shoup who owns the Shoup Publishing Companyg her headquarters are in the building. All the better books bear the Shoup Publishing Certificate. Glenn Tosh is Frances' busi- ness manager and how he make business hum! Ruth Smith is editor-in-chief and Galen Leonard is associate editor of the daily paper, Ligonier Courier, owned by Richard Brownfield. The famous scientist, Bill Copeland and Sarabel Luth- er, hostess on a transport plane, are here today. Wesley Mickey: Hi, Walter, I'm going to use a little of your time. As the radio audience already knows, I am a candidate for oflice of Junior Senator from Penn- sylvania. My platform is: shorter work- ing hours, better and clearer bills intro- duced in the Senate, and small town boosting. The Senatorial procedure is very complicated, but I will now tell you a few important things to remember if you, Mr. or Mrs. General Public, were to become a senator. The first is . . . Walter Morris: Pardon me, Wesley, but our time on the air is very short and you will have to speak over the radio some- time again. Sarah Wineland and Louoetta Carns, both teachers, are playing hand- ball with Mabel Iscrupe and Dorothy Johnson. who are nurses. Sarah is teach- ing English at Latrobe and Loucetta, chemistry at Greensburg. Dorothy and Mabel are doing private nursing around town and in the local hospital. I see Jane Shaffer talking to Jean Chrisner. Jane is the famous mathematician, advancing Einstein's theories. Here comes Jean Keffer and Jessie Bates. Will you girls please give us some news? Jessie Bates: Dorothy Wallace is my stenographer. I am Recorder of Deeds for Westmoreland C ou nty. Richard Menoher owns a barber shop here in town. Bertha Savage is the featured star in Hollywood's new picture Keeping Company. Jean Keffer is the first wom- an dental hygienist Ligonier has ever had. Edna Rehm is the private secretary of John Hamill, well known business man. Mildred Betz, following in her father's footsteps, is a mail carrier. She is one of the prominent women air mail pilots of the American Line. Jean Kejer: The play, Candle Light by Day, will be presented to the members of the class of '36 in a few minutes. The cast includes Charlotte McLean, Henry Coleman, and Robert Nicely from the class of '36, The sound effects and stage management are in charge of Maurice Flack and Thomas Wuchina. Faye Thomas, who wrote the play, also writes the script for radio presentations by the group. This troupe, managed by Archie Johnson, has been very successful on Broadway and may be heard over the radio. The sponsor is Margaret Beauty Preparations, k n o w n throughout the world. Margaret Zimmerman is the founder of the 'Margaret Shops and Products. Walter Morris: The time has come when we must part. Listen in next year to the reunion of the class of '36. Some- thing exciting is always bound to happen. It's too bad that Constantine's parachute jump didn't turn out as expected, but he might do almost anything next year. Station LHS, operating on a frequency of thirty-six kilocycles by authority of the Federal Communications Commission, is owned and operated by Hugh Hamill. My employer, Hugh, is leaving an excit- ing baseball game to attend the perform- ance of Candle Light by Day, so I'll have to leave, too. Your announcer has been Walter Morris. This is the Penn- sylvania Broadcasting System, signing off. CDF IME MQUNTAI NQQQ Page Twenty-three

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Class of 1936 Walter Morris: Good afternoon. We are sending across the ether a description of the reunion of the class of 1936. This tenth reunion has brought classmates from all parts of the world to dream of days gone by and renew high school ac- quaintances. Our time on the air is lim- ited as we now give you, friends, a de- scription of the festivities. Betty Peo- ples and Helene Egry, famous editors of Better Literature and Poetry, have just arrived from England where their main oifices are located. Hello, Bob, can you tell us some news? Robert Welty: Sure, Walter. I see Ruth Kelso and Roy Meyers in the crowd. They painted an individual portrait of each class member and the pictures are on exhibit here. Graydon Anth0ny's Maga- sin de Paris is well represented as I see Graydon and Louise Heintzelman, his well known mercantile buyer, playing tennis with Harry Cox and Jean Chrisner. Jean is a physical tra-ning teacher at Ligonier High and Hairy owns the Cox Stores Company. This class certainly favors athletics as I see numerous games in progress. I'll have to leave now since some of my friends are calling for me to do some trick riding. I'll be seeing you. Walter Morris: Our Bob is a successful business man. He holds 80 per cent of the stock of the Welty Riding Academy, Inc. Speaking of athletics reminds me that two '36 graduates are now football coaches. Jack Tosh, who was captain of the '35 team, is coach at Princeton. Rich- ard Shirey, an outstanding player of the '34 and '35 teams, has cnarge of the Southern California squad. The boys are arguing the prowess of Eastern and Western football, while Clarence Weimer, Laughlintown realty dealer, is listening. Here comes Louise Heintzelman. Say a few words, Louise. Broadcasts Louise Heintzelmarl: Certainly. Olga Pons, who owns a chain of restaurants, gave the class reunion luncheon. There wasn't anything left when the class of '36 finished. John Ament and Chester Hays, who own most of the farms in Ligonier Valley, are obtaining some valuable farm information from Turney Ross, state agricultural expert. Wesley Mickey, United States Senator from Pennsyl- vania, is handing out statements of his political views. He just now gave Fran- ces Alexander, poetess and dude rancher, some of his propaganda. I must leave now. Good-bye Walter. Walter Morris: Merle Bossart, conductor of the Ligonier Philharmonic orchestra, is now playing some scores from Baum's Haunted, Frank Baum wrote his opera last year and it became famous im- mediately. Boyd Muir, first violinist in the orchestra, will soon play the solo part of The Ghost Creeps, by Baum. Roy Frye's orchestra will play for the danc- ing after the Philharmonic Orchestra has Hnished. Fern Patterson and Roy are the featured vocalists of the orchestra. No doubt you have all heard the famous name of Tiberi. Constantine is head of the Tiberi Barber's Supply Company. What a coincidence! Constantine is headed toward me now. I know you want to speak to the folks, Constantine. Constantine Tiberi: I intended to give my old classmates a thrill this afternoon, but my plans didn't work out so well. I had my pilot, Richard Nicely, bring me to Ligonier from New York this morning. I intended to enter your midst by para- chute, but . . . as you have noticed, I didn't. I jumped from the plane and my parachute opened, but the wind carried me to the business section of town. Im- agine my surprise when I landed on top of the only skyscraper in sight. I stayed IME SCMCDQL Lil-E l:DlllQN Page Twenty-two

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On to Washington As a fitting climax to four years' fel- lowship in L. H. S., the Seniors will travel by bus to Washington, D. C., where they expect to spend three or four days sight-seeing. The Class of 1936 is the second group of graduates to enjoy a trip to our national capitol. What student has not dreamed of viewing, at least once, the new Supreme Court Building, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Washington Monument, Mount Vernon, and Congress in session? During the present school year, the Seniors have sponsored numerous proj- ects in order to reach their goal of S600 to defray the expenses of the trip to Washington. At the beginning of the term, the fund was started with the S65 profit from the 1935 Jr.-Sr. Prom. In addition, each Senior agreed to pay week- ly dues of five cents which would amount to 31.50 per student for the year. In October, Old Home Week presented opportunities for money-making schemes which the Seniors did not fail to utilize. The girls held a bake sale on the Dia- mond, Tuesday, while some of the more ambitious boys, not to be surpassed in initiative by the girls, erected a refresh- ment stand at the Athletic Field where they sold hot dogs and ice cream. At both of these places of business the class treasurer, Louise Heintzelman, acted as cashier, making change for harassed clerks. Mr. Wylie aided the Seniors in arrang- ing for a series of benefit assembly pro- grams including an illustrated lecture on Egyptian history, a magician, various musical entertainments, and an excellent marionette show. General Chairman Mabel Iscrupe and her capable committees planned a Bazaar for the non-superstitious on Friday, March 13. Among the main at- tractions was Richard Brownfield's fish- pond. The Se n i or s contributed ar- ticles they no longer needed for the fish- pond and for prizes at the penny bingo, managed by Richard Shirey and Constan- tine Tiberi. A tour through the photo- graph gallery, conducted by Betty Peo- ples, permitted one to see baby pictures of teachers and students. Harry Cox summoned the crowd to the Ring-a-lolly- pop Gallery, directed by Jack Tosh. Dancing and movies proved very pop- ular. Fern Patterson seoured girls for the gallants at five cents a dance in the Taxi-Dancing ballroom. Square dancing on the stage was the most popular ren- dezvous, Robert Nicely had secured good fiddlers and a tireless figure-caller. Rob- ert Welty, who operated the moving pic- ture machine, drew laughter from picture fans when the screen showed horses run- ning backwards and streams iiowing up hill. Who would have thought that part of the basement could be transformed into a delightful Irish tea room with soft lights, subdued voices, good food, and sweet mu- sic? The hostesses were Jean Chrisner and Frances Shoup, while Jane Shaffer presided over the Swait Shop. The cli- max of the evening was an old-fashioned cake walk in which Dorothy Roddy and Robert Nicely won the cake. Hugh Hamill, stationed outside the door to Room 3, had a difiicult time con- trolling the long line of impatient people who waited to have their palms read. The fortune teller, Madame Liaia, with her black cat, held court in a room filled with a mystic odor of Oriental incense. Everyone felt the spell of her exotic pow- er as bright eyes and broken English warned them to beware of their unlucky days. To aid the Seniors, the Faculty present- ed their second annual play, The Lady of Letters, April 2 and 3. The individual expense to be born by the Seniors will be determined after the class play Oh, Pro- fessor has been presented May 8. TME SCHQCDL LIFE EDITIQN Page Twenty-four