Mechanicsburg High School - Artisan Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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I The Babe Ruths ot our ciass 'helped Ni.H.S. gain the championship oi the West Shore League,-fweii, anyway, a three-way tie for first piace. Y The sociai event of the season was our Junior Prom held at the Aiienberry in honor of the Class of i9fl7. As school ciosed we were hard at work on nex: years edition of the Handbook. Tuesday, September 2, 1947. Our iast utirst day of school. We were on top now, Seniors, and upper- ciassmen. The Handbook, iucicy thirteenth edition, which we had worked so hard on during the preceding spring and summer, was distributed. The new footbaii iieid improvements were com- pieted and ready for use eariy in the season. Niem- bers of our ciass heiped the Wildcats go through their best grid campaign since before the war. Who wiii ever forget Soxss runbacii of the opening icicicoff in the Thanksgiving classic for a touchdown? Or Houseis iast-second pass in the Chambersburg fracas? The musicaiiy inclined members sparked the iVi.H.S. band that took both first prizes in the Christ- mas E-and Contest, to iceep the sicein of victories intact. Our Senior Play You Canyt Take It With You was a great success, as was the original piay, niaa Madeions, produced by the Senior French students. Four more members of the ciass were elected to the Nationai Honor Society. Qther ambitious ciass- mates wrote the Basehore Essay on William. iVicKiniey and entered the American Legion essay contests. As usuai we were active in ali clubs and activities. t This year the Juniors heid the prom in our honor. Shortiy afterwards we heid the Class Day with dance and aii. To our great joy we were excused from hnai exams, the scourge ot' aii students. Finaiiy those greatest moments in the iiiie of a Senior arrived, the inspiring Baccaiaureate services, and the most important event of the year, stepping forward in cap and gown to receive our diplomas. We expected to be joyous at ieaving schooi, but somehow that seemed a iittie sour when the time came to ieave. This is the end of our story, Mr. Atom. I hope that my eiiiorts wiii be of aid to you in your anaiysis of our school. Respectfully yours, . QA' Mm AUC? K Page Seventeen

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Page Simeon .ANDY Aroiviis SENIOR REVIEW Mechanicshurg High Schooi Feioruary 25, 1948. Wir. Andrew Atom Atomic Research Laboratories Oaic Ridge, Tenn. Dear Mr. Atom: in answer to your request for a short history ot the ciass of 1948, I am writing this ietter. 1 hope that it wiii aid in your study of our school. We tirst entered Niechanicshurg High in Septem- her, 1942. These were war years and we devoted much of our energies to aiding our country in ioond drives, scrap coiiections, and Red Cross work. During these Junior High days a few ciass members joined the hand, and others represented us in Student Council. Autumn, 1944 roiied around and we now were high schooi students, Freshmeni New vistas were opened to us. We joined the athietic teams, fa few even made Varsityi, piayed in the 'hand and sang in the giee ciuh, and tooic part in dramatics. We first trod the hoards in our stage dehut, the Umagnafiquen fresh- man assemhiy. Spring of this year is weii rememioered for that great May Day present, end of hostiiities in Europe. Peace treaties were signed with Japan a few weeks before school opened, and we began the first post-war year of schooi as Sophomores. Johnny Fred- rick returned 'from the wars and initiated the UTM with the aid of severai 48ers',. We were proud oi our J-V gridders, the first in 'history to win four games. Looking to the future we worked hard to raise money for the Field improvement Fund. The iess athieticaiiy inclined memioers of our group eniivened schooi spirit as cheerieaders or hand memioers, icept us aware of the news as Torch', memhers, or were active in numerous other activities. Qur Sophomore assemhiy 'program featured a humorous sicit entitied Hit Pays to Be Ciumsyu. To add variety to our life, we had our ciass party in the gym compiete with games, refreshments, and dancing. The autumnai equinox of 1946 found us just one step from the top. We were fuii-Hedged Juniorsi This year we got our ciass rings as soon as schooi opened. Again we participated in sports, joined ciuios, made music, held important offices, and at times,-fstudied. We produced the great Junior piay, Ever Since Even, and reaped rich rewards hoth ilinanciaiiy and spirituaiiy. Thirteen of our ciassmates woriced hard and were sei- ected to ioecome mernhers of the Nationai Honor So- ciety. Our assemioiy program was a variety show corn- piete with M. C. and severai short piays.

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ANDY .Aromis SENIOR 1QEVIliVV JOAN BOLTON ANDERSON lcvenerali Born Uclobel' 24, 1929. .loan translerrecl lronl John Harris in her Junior year. ln the two years spent in Nl.1'l.S. she has participated in: Torch, 43 Jr. Prom Corn- mittee, 53 Dramatic Club play, 5: .1r.P1ay usher, 53 Hall Patrol, 43 Gym Club, 43 Baslcetball, 53 Assembly, 43 Room 21 is Joanis central heaclquarlers because alter graoluation she hopes to go into Commercial art worlc. iV1ARIAN GRACE ANDERSON fCommercial1 Born November 17, 1950. Being a member of Central Treasury ancl Secretary ol: the National Honor Society, she is lcept busy and out ol trouble. Fav- orite pastimes are reacling and Fred. Goocl luclc lV1arian1 VIRGINIA LOUISE BADURF fGenera1i Born September 2, 19501 Ginny can be seen loating at Diehls or with Josie. She has been on the Artisan statl, 4: Jr. Prom Committee, 53 Commencement usher, 53 Hall Patrol, 43 Basketball, 2, 5, 43 Dramatic Club, 5, 43 National Honor Society, 5, 4g Class play, 53 Assembly, 53 Gym Club, 4. She hopes to become a commercial artist. JANET ALBERTA BAIR lsecretariali Born February 4, 1950. Oh those marshmallow peanut sundaesll Aside from those sunclaes Hslanieu lilies to go to the movies. At lV1.H.S. she has been in Gym Club, 43 librarian, 5, 43 Baslcetball, 5, 43 Hall Patrol, 4. Anyone want a private secretary? Call melanie!! Bair. ROBERT BANEY lAcaclemic1 Born December 19, 1950. Have you ever gone past room 19 and hearcl someone singing a loucl, high note? Nine chances out of ten itis Bob. Beside Glee Club, 43 he has been in operetta, 53 Basketball J. V. ancl Varsity. Sophomore play, 23 All Bobis leisure time is spent roller-slcating and singing. BETTE JOAN BASEHORE lGenera1 Clerical, Born April 26, 1950. Bette may be seen jerking sodas at lliehls or with Garth. She lieaturecl in Dramatic club, 1, 5, 43 Hanclboolc stall, 53 Artisan, 43 Central Treasury, 5, 43 Secretary Treasurer homeroom, 1, 5, 4g Vice Presiflent, 23 Class Secretary Treasurer, 43 Hall patrol, 4. FREDERICK ELMER BASEHURE lAgricu1turei Born December 26, 1929. Fred is ambitious and hopes lo own a farm of 'his own some clay lso does Dottiei. His activities in lVl.H.S. have been: F.F.A., 1, 2, 5, 43 Jr. Assemblies, Natiorial Honor Society, 5, 4. Hope you get your farm, Frecll BERNADEAN BEASTON lfieneral Ciericali Born Uctober 25, 1950. Ar lV1.H.S. she was a member 01 Dramatic Club, 5, 43 Jr. Play usher, 53 Gym club. She 'hopes to have a big ranch anol raise horses ancl eat spaghetti. Usisu just loves to lallc ancl clay clream. Page Eighteen