Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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ROBERT C. HARNISH Secondary Unsoon personality bohind the microphono . . . Porfoct radio announcer's voice . . . Emceed for Phi Sig's X-mas program . . . Keeps ’em in stitches with his romarkable imitative ability . . . The executive typo ... In Alaska—Naval Air Corps . . . Reconstructs local football gamos— A box of Wilbur-Suchard chocolato bars for that boyl . . . Follows the bang-tails . . . Bugs Bunny fan . . . Acquired an Olds this year . . •. Lisconsod commorcial airlines pilot . . . Witty conversationalist over a cup of coffee . . . Enjoys swimming . . . Prominent figure on campus . . . Eligible bachelor . . . Plans to return to radio. RUTH HARNISH Elementary Ruthie —a likeable dance partnor . . . Often seen with Lil Abner . . . Day Student livo-wiro . . .A contortionist, no less! . . . Witty . . . Gracoful waltzer in the May Day Court . . . The Arrow (Cupid’s?) found Ruthie a beau . . . Likos jowelry but loarnod that bangle bracelets and geography don’t mix . . . Tennis enthusiast . . . Excellent (?) bowler . . . Bolieve it or not. she designs and makes her own attractive wardrobe . . . Well-rounded personality . . . Successful dance and game organizer for our class. DORIS HEFFNER Secondary All-around and ablo sportswoman . . . Direct blue eyes, open and abovo-board manner . . . Chief source of deviltry in the dormitory—authority on pie-beds. upside-down drawers, and icy showers . . . Accelerated student who found time to play varsity hockey and basketball with all her might and main . . . Mrs. Breneman and geography her ’True loves”! . . . Boundless school spirit . . . Leador in all pop rallies . . . Famous first and last words, When do we eat?” . . . Inspired initiator of trembling Varsity Club pledges . . . Responsible Touchstone typist . . . Ready for anything, work or play. JAMES C. HELM Industrial Arts His buddies call him Virgie” . . . Mr. Porter’s man Friday (and Thursday) in the tenor section of tho choir . . . Dry.-punny sense of humor . . . Roally a dependable and loyal class member ... A cowboy in a car . . . Pipe smoker and cigar chewer . . . Affable—good company . . . Tennis—his favorite sport . . . Driving forco in the Mon Day Students' famous smokers . . . Irrepressible song-bird of the C.T.C. Lancaster to Miliorsvillo route . . . Likes ’’tardy coffee . . . Taught at both East Junior and West Junior High Schools in Lancaster. L

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ARTHUR GOLDEN Secondary Willy and pungonl philosopher . . . Attondod Millorsvlllo Ion years ago— ihon experimented in iho business world . . . Has a warm spot in his hoarl lor Italy as a rosull ol his oxporloncos in iho army . . . Avid collector ol anliques and regular attendant of local antiquo sales . . . Day studont from Lancaster . . . Nimble dancer . . . Assistant director and sound oHoclor lor the Sonior play . . . Particularly enjoys good music . . . Art. Tritch. and Mark-ley keep Dr. Dutchor's and Miss Sponcer's classes in merry disordor . . . Ambition—a masters in education and social sorvico work. PAUL E. GRAVELL Industrial Arts Gravel Gertio . . . Crooked grin . . . Math minor . . . Member of Phi Sigma Pi and Iota Lambda Sigma . . . Tooted his sax for three years in our band . . . Talks and talks about his homo town. West Pittston. both in and out of class . . . Took life saving and instructor's course in swimming . . . TALKative . . . Sparked tho antics of the kitchon crew . . . Necessitates artificial respiration to wake him up. except if there's a fishing trip in the offing . . . Favorite occupation and preoccupation—eating . . . Plans to marry a homotown girl. MARY ALICE GRUBB Secondary Here is tho lass with the twinklo In her eyes . . . Has hor business dally in Ye Olde Coffee Shoppo ... A yen for cheosoburgors and chocolato shakes ... Is constantly surprising the teachors with sharp commonts while apparently rosorved . . . Has yet to master tjio art of singing in tune or even near the key ... Is kept quit© busy with working, studying, and suitors . . . Shared in the escapades of the dorm for throe years before living in the village. FORREST GUTH Industrial Arts Forrest is a gentleman who prefers pockot-sizo blondes . . . The man with the pipe . . . Interesting sidelight to college work, his shrewd bargains In cars and motorcyclos . . . Ingratiating mannor . . . Senior baskolball manager . . . Varsity Club member . . . Spoaks in a low and confidential tono . . . Sam calls him Grandmum . . . One of the clovor organizers of tho raid on Albright —ho didn't get caughtl . . . Playod varsity baseball—softball during the summer . . . Donates his sorvicos to two fraternitios. Iota and Phi Sig.

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ELMER HEMBERGER Industrial Arts Popular class president who graduated in January . . . Friondly smile . . . Good Judgmont . . . Kept the dorm tn lino as its president and assistant dean . . . Tall, clean cut, a good dancer . . . Contented with Mary and marriage . . . College yoars lengthened by service in tho Coast Guard . . . Pipe 3moker . . . Vice-President of Normal . . . Hands characteristically thrust into his pockets . . . Secured a good teaching position in Coatosville . . . Active in all campus affairs . . , Chosen to appear in Who's Who. IRA HENLY Industrial Arts Former Navy man promoted to rank of Admiral for the senior play . . . Moro appropriately turned out to be loador of the ship's band . . . Sleepy-eyed . . . Another illustration of tho fact that Millersville Is the college for tho Henlys . . . Played his trombone in tho band . . . Ira’s slow drawl and easy amble . . . Butch Richardson’s buddy . . . Likes and dofonds hillbilly music . . . College career interrupted by service with tho USN . . . Plays poker with avengeanco . . . Very official timekeeper at tho wrestling matches. MARY HERR Elementary Vivacious and doll-like, Mary has endeared herself to her fellow-classmates . . . As a Freshman, became Secretary of tho Class of ’48 . . . For three yoars she served ’smiles at Hill's ... A delightful combination of beauty and brains. Mary hold a place of honor for two years in the May Court, as well as in Delta Phi Eta . . . Diminutive . . . She’s engaged, too! . . . Piquant charm, twinkly smile . . . Does everything for the lovo of Pete . PHYLLIS HERR Secondary A tiny miss with luminescent brown eyos . . . Accelerated to bocome an August graduate . . . Hurries through the Day Room looking very preoccupied, perhaps by tomorrow's French translation . . . Listons a great deal but says little . . . Always neat as a pin . . . Thinks slacks idoal for lounging . . . Pitched in whole-heartodly for Delta Phi Eta affairs . . . Aversion for Henry Aldrich but wild about murdor mysteries and dogs, especially Scotties . . . Lancaster resident . . . Noted for being very absorbed in anything sho does.