Mechanicsburg High School - Artisan Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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BUILDERS s WE, the members of the 1943 graduating class of the Mechanicsburg High School, answer our country's call for men and women for the armed forces, for business and war production industries, for college edu- cation, and for intelligent leaders in government-all of us taking willingly the responsibilities of total war-we face a grimmer world than we have ever known. But we cannot help looking back to remember that small world of happiness of our high school years when we revelled in study, play participation, and achievement. As we recall our life in this beautiful, little world we gain a certain sense of satisfaction that there are such things as this to live and die for in a troubled age. We started our Sophomore year well-represented in sports, music and other activities and our class party uniquely featured a stage show. Our junior play Yes and No and our assembly program Helza- poppin, which was based on the rollicking musical comedy of the same name, and written and directed by one of our own juniors gave us a chance to Show our talents. Original nautical decorations helped to make our junior-Senior Prom a delightfully memorable event. Although our senior year was broken up by the' loss of class- mates who entered the armed forces, colleges, and war produc- - tion, we tried to make the last year of high school our best year. ' M 'fir' Our scholastic standing was high and five of us were members of the National Hon- or Society. We composed the eighth annual edition of the Handbook, the eighteenth volume of the Torch and the twelfth an- nual edition of the year- book. We talked on the Sound System broad- casts and sang in the Glee Club. YVe played our horns and violins in the band and the orchestra.

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Y !i3Q1kh M ' KEEP A RECORD Many of our boys excelled in football, basketball, baseball and tennis teams. Our girls, too, enjoyed basketball and volleyball. We planned in the Victory Committee, we worked in the Red Cross Club, we studied pre-induction courses for the armed forces, and for indus- try and we participated in many war drives. Our class play, Minick, by Kauffman and Ferber, proclaimed one of the best comedies given at our school, and our senior assembly, The Man Without a Country, displayed new acting ability among us. During the last four months of school we seniors worked on the Basehore Essay entitled f'General Grant, a title suggested by the award donor, Attorney Samuel Basehore. Memories of music, dancing and wonderful times had at the prom which the juniors gave for us and fond recollections of our own class day, will never be forgotten. S Our Baccalaureate Services were held in the auditorium, one june eve- ning, and finally, after working well and hard in these our high school years, we received our diplomas at the commencement. Now we, the class of '43, are ready to answer our country's call. Right in our own town we may take a small part in winning this war. The new Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot, and several industrial plants located in the town offer chal- lenges for those of us who wish to help speed up war production and enter the business and industrial world. just as we, the members ' of the class of '43 accept our responsibilities in the armed forces, business, industry, education and government for the winning of this war, may we also accept our re- sponsibilities in t h e winning and maintain- ing of a just a n d durable peace.