Mechanicsburg High School - Artisan Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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. To California go Class Will We, the class of '49, residing in Mechanicsburg High School, in the County of Cumberland, and State of Pennsyl- vania, being in sound mind and disposing memory do make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills and Codi- cils by us made. To Gretchen Berkheimer we give Winnie Yohn's short blonde hairdo. Edna Grissinger's sewing ability to Helena Wilson. George Wagner's physique to Charles Alexander. Peggy Hoffman's innocence to Beth Ann Painter. We give to Carrot Top Coover, Clara O'Brine's red hair. Albert Seifert's football speed to Donnie Cornman. Peggy Billett's dark features to lanet Becker. Pete Weber's athletic ability to Eleanor Stansfield. Don Ardis's brains to Marjory Black. Lois Hensel's ability as cheerleader captain to the best cheerleader from the class of '50, Rosemary Stoner's sense of humor to Pat Hartman. lames Eshelman's mischievousness to Danny Kennedy. Carol Mancuso's brains to any girl taking physics. Albert DeWire's height to lud Corl. Claire Vogelsong's wardrobe to lanet Corman. Eugene Eberly's punctuality to anyone coming into Mrs. Grris homeroom. A simile of losie Burd's ring of devotion to Audrey Bair. Fred Diehl's points in basketball to Don Badorf. Annan Gable's seat on the Shiremanstown bus to Shirley Gill. Bob Boose's curly hair to Doug Hoskins. lack Low's dance steps to lack lordan. Gerry Bowen's studious attitude to Don Barbour. Raymond Green's kilowatts to the mad scientists of '5O. Don Wise's amazing ability in French to Skip Hutter. Alva Stephenson's Crosley we will keep lor our journey into the future. Lastly, we make, constitute, and appoint Mrs. Orris to be the executrix of this our Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal the 25th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine-Hundred and Forty-Nine. Class of 1949 Alva Stephenson Secretary and Treasurer Nineteen G. Bufd Burd Hess Gleirn Kintzer Britton Malone Hoffman

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Basehore Starnbaugh Hulse Green Stoner Gelsinger Clouser Myers Lebo Then ho, boys, ho! . Hitching the horses to their Wagons, the ambitious pioneers of the 19th Century started the long journey across the Wilderness to California. There, in the year 1849, they discovered gold. The struggle for this treasure took patience, and many times the gold diggers suffered disappointment and heartaches, butperseverance led them on to glory. Starting to feel a little big we were the Freshmen of M. H. S. in September, '45. Bob Carchicli was our presi- dent, with Bill Callahan as vice president, and Allen Heiges, our student council representative. The ninth grade assembly and class party were loads of fun. Being a Sophomore was big stuff! At last We were one of the big three in senior high. Bob Hann, president, Louise Brinton, vice president, Bill Callahan, secretary and treasurer, and Peggy Hoffman, student council repre- sentative, presided as our class officers and helped to choose our class rings. The Ghostly Passenger, our memorable dramatic play, and the class party under the supervision of Miss Bear, were the two top episodes of the year. Oh, but being a lunior was even bigger stuff! We had our class rings, we had a successful lunior play, Star Light, Star Bright, which boasted standing room only, we put on a hilarious variety show in assembly, we had hard working class officers: president, Mary K. Gleim, vice president, lacqueline Grundon, secretary and treasurer, Carole Mancuso, student council representative, Alva Stephenson, and lastly we played host to the class of '48 at Allenberry on May l 5th. Now we are the biggest stuff! We started this busy year selling hot dogs, candy, and pop at our home football games . . . we sold magazines . . . we played football . . . we cheered . . . we sang with the glee club . . . our senior play attracted a full house . . . we played and Watched basketball . . . we worked on the stage . . . we did trig. and all those English themes . . . we had fun at school dances . . . and we happily remember the lunior- Senior prom and class day. Mrs. Orris, our class dean, worked with our class officers: George Wagner, president, Kay Gleim, vice president and student council representative, Alva Stephenson, secre- tary and treasurer. All those happy events added up to our last thrilling experiences at M. H. S. As we solemnly listened to our inspiring Baccalaureate Services and Commencement Exercises, each thought of his own future plans in life, no more would we all be working together. A Many times the struggle for our diplomas took patience. We had disappointments and heartaches, lots of fun and experiences We will always cherish. However, when We finally received our gold nug- gets We lcnew that they were well worth the effort.

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Theres plenty of gold . Lena Margaret Anderson December 3, 1930 Lena . . . Formerly from New Cumberland . . . fond of math . . . bashful . . . she likes to drive a car . . . Donald Eugene Ardis August 19, 1931 Don . . . National Honor SocietyPresident. . .straight A's . . . Silver Springs . . . Princeton bound . . . Donald Leroy Basehore August 14, 1931 Don . . . dislikes girls . . . friendly . . . F.F.A. President . . . fond of sports . . . expert farmer. . . Richard Luther Basehore November 10, 1931 Dick . . . faithful salesman for the refreshment stand. . . fun . . . helpful . . . future farmer . . . Twenty Jacob Samuel Bates February 8, 1932 Sam . . . Collers' delivery boy . . . coin collector . . . that giggle . . . our loss is the Navy's gain. . . Wilbur Earl Beck September 14, 1930 Wilbur . . . a member of the band . . . ambitious . . . with his ability, he should be a successful mechanic . . . David Lamont Berry April 18, 1931 Goose . . . hunting, fish- ing, and eating keep him busy . . . Shiremanstown . . . he'll be Working on the rail- road. . . Margaret Rebecca Bjllett November 3, 1930 Peggy . . .small but mighty . . . black hair an' dancing eyes . . . spaghetti twirler . . .nicevoice. . .