Marysville Rye High School - Stone Archer Yearbook (Marysville, PA)

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CLASS HISTORY Our time had finally come we were freshmen in high school and we were a little sca ed in that certain morning in September 1946, as we walked through those big doors feeling small and looking very bewildered Everything was going fine and it start ed to get brighter but Initiat1on At first and all came out of it We elected as our all of a sudden came that week in October we were terrified, but we had a lot of fun alive class officers Rov Kiner, president, Dar win Jordan, vice president, Donna Lee Holland, secretarv, Charlotte Seitz, treasurer Mrs Rubripht was our class advisor until January 1947, when Miss McCall took over for the rest of the year We liked our new courses, Latin and algebra, and tried to do our best Most of us tried to enter as many activities as we could throughout the vear The end of the year came with evervone's worrying about his final exams, but when we received our report cards we could breathe more freely now that we were sophomores A vear later we entered the same doors but a little more at ease Of course we had the same problem that every other sopho more c ass had 'w ich course to choose This year we elected for class officers Robert Alexander, president, Darwin Jordan, vice president, Charlotte Seitz, secre tary, Evelyn Rice, treasurer, Joan Strickland, historian Miss McCall was our class advisor To earn money during the year we had a hat check booth at the different activities at the school At the end of the year we won first prize in the May Day con test which helped our treasury grow Exams came again and everyone felt proud when his report card We were juniors and felt as if we were something in high school Our first big event was our class plav We chose, nHere Comes Charlie a comedv in three acts, which was presented on November ll under the direction of Mr Paul Dunlap Our class officers were the same except Donna Lee Holland became historian The only thing we could think of wasnhow to make money, we had the uProm to finance So after our plav we had a nbock Hop,' the first one ever held in the high school, and it went over as a big success Just before Christmas we received our class rings of which we are very proud Then the time came for us to think about the Prom which was to be held on May 16 We decorated the auditorium in a gar den scene called the 'starlight Gardens U Music was furnished by George Davy and the Town Boys Just before the dance we held a banquet in the Methodist Church in honor of the class of 1949, we used the rose bud effect for decoration It was the close of another rear, exams came and everyone was more than proud to know that he was a senior -dffffff T Q .. . . . , 0 , c , . . l - ' h .H . . - C O V . had junior on it. vv ' ' . Y I o 1 V , H as n -0 1 I . . IO H . ,W l - . . L A . . , . .

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We were now walking in those same familiar doors, not frightened as we were the first time. We walked through them proudly because we were now sophisticated seniors. We were greeted by a new face, Mrs. Eater, who was to be our class advisor for our last year in school. This year we have but 18 members. The second week in October we held intlation, which lasted for only one week The freshmen felt small and ridiculous, but we were not too hard on them The class officers resumed their same positions During this year we became Marysville Rye High School as we consolidated with Rye Township We held a rum age sale on November 1, sold hot dogs at the basketball games, decorated the auditorium for different occassion and held a skating party at the Rainbow Roller Rink Then came our senior class pla held on March 50 and 51 W chose, 'The Improper Henry Propper, a farce in three acts We worked very hard on our yearbook which we changed the name to 'The Stone Archer named after the Rockville Bridge, which is the longest stone arch bridge of its type in the world Spring came and brought exams and, of course, the WProm on May 12 We have two big events before us yet the baccilaulate ser vice which will be under the direction of Reverend Robert Nale and then graduation on May 29 The time has finally come for us to put away our worn books and to enter a new phase of life To finish four happy years of our life, we will spend several days in New York City We are ready remember our dear we had during our memories you gave to leave you, M R H b but we will always Alma Mater We will miss the fun and enjoyment years with you but we will always have the Class Will Robert Alexander w1ll my helght to Boyd Bittlng Willlam Bailey will my love of baseball to Willls Grove Jay Baker, wil my jan1tor work to Stiles Mader Phyllis Bitt1ng, will my faithfulness to Nan S1mmons I Phylis Heisley, w1ll my basketball ab1l1ty to Ivetta Bentsel Donna Lee Holland w1ll my abil1ty to cut halr to Sara Ciccocioppo Darwin Jordan will my ab1l1ty to sleep 1n class to Rlchard Foster Ronald Kennedy will my restlessness to Samuel Eppley Roy Kiner w1l my hotrod dr1v1ng to wlllls Alandar Emmert Maugans will my Esqulre appearance to James Stokes Vance Oesterl1ng, will my way with women to btlles Mader Dale Palm w1ll my qu1etness to WMike' Barn1nger Donald Pincl will my football suit to Gene Campbell Evelyn Rice w1ll my typing ab1lity to Lois Beers Charlotte Seitz w1ll my cafeter1a abillty to Marie Heisley Mary Lou Warner, w1ll my shorthand abil1ty to Marlene Benfer John Westfall, will my dP1V1ng ab1l1ty to Boyd Bitting I, Truman Wolf will my Jokes to Jack Smith x o B N I P I' use In ! ' . ' 0 I ' ' If i ' , If ' Q ' . I, . I . ' ' 0 9 gr , , e w l I ' C I, , .i . . . . A G I, ,, ' . . If ' ', , . ' . I: - 9 . . .. I, ' . . . . ' f I