Menno Union Township High School - Kishaco Quill Yearbook (Belleville, PA)

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Seninrllrnphecg Here I sit waiting--waiting for my busy doctor husband. With time to kill on this longwinter evening in 1973, I think back on myyears as a nurse--yes--even farther back than that--to the year of my graduation from Menno-Union High School and those other nineteen youths who graduated with me. As l am thinking, who should knock and enter the hospital lounge but the outstanding sur- geon, Dr. Alice Stuart, and with her is the Head of Nurses, Wilma Smucker. I mention to them my wondering thoughts, and the three of us begin a pleasant hour of reminiscence. Alice is, of course, carrying on a sky-rocketing medical career as well as being very domestic with the prosperous owner of a large Chrysler garage, Harry Long. Wilma is quite enthusiastic about her recent letter from Emma Yoder, who has just moved into her new home back in our beautiful Big Valley. Emma had brought up to date a couple of others who had been in that great class of 1953. Dean Kauffman was doing well on his prosperous farm, and Helen Walters was busy with her two lively boys, who were entering the beautiful new million dollar high school in Belleville. Alice smiles suddenly--remembering a caller in her office only the week before--none other than the distinguished, slightly sarcastic, very critical FBI Agent, Don Crownover, who was securing information on the case history of a recent patient. As the conversation progresses and the three of us have time on our hands, we decide to drive to the nearby snack shop for a sandwich. In the midst of heavy traffic our progress is slowed, and to entertain ourselves we snap on the radio in the car. We hear to our astonishment that the announcer is just broadcasting the exciting news--to us anyway--that our old friend and classmate, Bill Corbin, is to be the sports announcer over a coast to coast network of the Rose Bowl Game. When we arrive at the snack shop we are utterly amazed to see two more of our classmates from Ye old Alma Mater --the Rev. Robert Hartzler and Mrs. Hartzler. Mrs. Hartzler is our old friend, Katie Yoder. They have only time to exchange a greeting since they are on their way to the airport to meet the Rev. Hartzler's church secretary, Joyce Crissman. As the minister is leaving he suddenly turns and invites all of us to travel with them--just for old times' sake. We are thrilled at the prospects of seeing another of our old school friends. The huge tri-motor plane is just coming in for a neat landing as we arrive. To our utter amazement--who is the stewardess, but the attractive Barbara Stewart! Barb is surprised speechless to see so many old acquaintances, especially from her own class. She even had a surprise to add to the surprises of our evening-- one of the passengers is none other than Bud Krepps, a forest ranger from the scenic seven moun- tains area who is coming to aRanger's Convention. He is a confirmed bachelor living in the Schilling Hotel of Milroy. The proprietress is none other than our old dashing yearbook scribe, Marge Esh. Bud tells us that he had had a recent visitor at the Look-Out tower who was doing quite well in the service of our country--even to the point of making the service his career. We don't have to ask about whom he is speaking- -we already know it is Ab Carson, who has made a name for himself in the field of electronics. Bud also tells us that Darle Esh spends all week days seated behind an elaborate desk marked President in the foremost majestic office of Grit . Since so much has happened in such a short time, we begin to do a little constructive thinking about the remaining members of our class. Someone mentions Shirley Treaster, and Barb's eyes light up as she tells us that Shirley is doing an outstanding job nursing our wounded war veterans at the Walter Reed Hospital. Katie tells us that Ruth Kauffman had been an efficient secretary at the New Holland Machine Company for about five years and then had married a certain Wilmer and moved to Lancaster. With all these pleasant surprises time flew rapidly, and it was necessary for Barb to check her flights and for us to say good-by to the Rev. and Mrs. Hartzler. As a climax to this splendid reunion who comes breezing up to our small happy group but Evelyn Treaster. After all hello's have been said she informs us that she is in the city to cover the Ranger Convention for the New York Times. She also tells us that she has been in newspaper work for some time, and at present is a special feature writer for the Times. As we were warned away from the moving plane, I realized that considerable time had elapsed, pleasant as it was, and if I did not hurry away immediately, I would be too late to meet my husband, who was waiting for me at the hospital. I wondered, too, what strange fates had thrown my unfor- gettable classmates so far and wide. V! V ,yrvvc Aaaf Ile- of -F T 2 - all

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Q Rishafn A- Quill Staff Editor-in-Chief. . . Associate Editor. . Art Editor ..... Photography Editor. . . Advertising Manager. . . . Business Manager. . Circulation Manager. . Chief Typist .... Assistant Typist. . . Faculty Advisor. . 18 . .Marjorie Esh . . .Alice Stuart . .Robert Hartzler . .William Corbin Donald Crownover . .Joyce Crissman . . .Albert Carson . . .Shirley Treaster . .Wilma Smucker Mrs. Luella Yoder