New Holland High School - Leoninus Yearbook (New Holland, PA)

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The Class Will Q53? We, THE CLASS OF 1948, being of sound mind and body, and having attained maturity be- fitting to adults, do hereby sanction and ordain this to be our final written document, our will and testa- ment. We bequeath our estate to the following worthy heirs: ARTICLE I-To the Class of 1949, we bestow our orderly class meetings, practical jokes, love for studying and our seats in assembly. ARTICLE 'II-To these individual classes we bequeath the following treasured possessions: The senior girls' cat sessions to the sophomore girls. The odor of Room 1 to next year's chemistry class. The senior boys' tarzan-like antics to the seventh grade. The class's continual neat-looking appearance to the freshmen. Our angelic class behavior to the eighth grade. ARTICLE III-To the faculty we hereby give our love of quizzes, patience, respect, hard work, and our dignified and reserved manner. ARTICLE IV-To the following underclassmen we leave our personal characteristics and mannerisms: George Bair's disregard of the opposite sex to Janet Sweigart. Jackie Bensinger's friendliness to Wayne Ranck. Phyllis Brubaker's red hair to Betty McCarty. Ike Charles' easy gait to Miss Witman. Donald Detter's track running to Mr. Herr. Richard Fizz's neat appearance to Clarence Diem. Enoch Frankhouser's scientific ability to Betty Overly. Mildred Geigley's quiet voice to Harry Hoffman. Nancy Gilbert's heavy walk to Mr. Swackhamer. Margaret Good's modesty to Betty Sell. . Jimmy Krick's stature to Dick Sweigart. Louise Kurtz's domestic abilities to Mrs. Burkey. George Lafferty's wavy hair to Mr. Simon. Jim Lafferty's trombone ability to Wayne Killian. John Lessley's Bowmansville brogue to Senta von Ehrenfried. Dot Lincoln's motherly manner to Bee-Bee Yunginger. Betty Lowry's scholastic standings to Jim Eby. Melvin Martin's politeness to Jimmy Sumner. Johnny Mast's shyness to John Talbot. Carl McGinnis' basketball skill to Charlie McGallicher. Gracie Metford's petiteness to Bettie Marie Talbot. Earl Moll's blushes to Cork Wright. Allan Moore's lab technique to Wilbur Neff. Mabel Nelson's subtle remarks to Mr. Auld, Carl Oxenreider's faithfulness to Pat and Polly Myers. Lee Reese's infrequent compliments to Marion Fortna. Harold Reeser's loud remarks to Mrs. Fridinger. Anna Mae Shirk's infectious giggle to Frank Siedhof. Arlene Simmons' mannerisms to Miss MacCormack. Richard Snader's height to Pee-Wee Jenkins. Dot Sumner's hearty laugh to Jean Showalter. Paul Weaver's corny remarks to Miss Hoffman. Jim Witman's Lincoln Zephyr to anyone with an understanding knowledge of good cars. Orpha Yoder's success with cupid to Dottie Dickinson. ' ' Jane Zoller's pleasing personality to some of the sophomore girls. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereunto subscribe our name and set our seal this day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. CLASS OF 1948

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The Class Diary 9536 Of the present thirty-five class members, only seven had started first grade on September 3, 1936. These included the class president and six girls. Their classes were held in what is now Room 5, with the high school upstairs. Second grade began with nine of the present class, under the instruction of Miss Margaret Dunlap, now deceased. Mrs. Barton Overly, then Miss Kathryn Wanner, supervised ten students in the third grade, upstairs on the newly acquired fioor for the grade pupils. With Miss Mary Harsh teaching fourth grade, the class increased with eleven of the present seniors. Twelve of our present group started fifth grade under the instruction of Mrs. Anna S. Diller. In this grade the class members formed their first club, called the Good Citizens Club. They elected Enoch Frankhouser as the president. The last year in the elementary school, sixth grade had fourteen present members, with Miss Helen B. Fenninger as their teacher. Sixteen of the seniors entered seventh grade under the supervision of Mrs. Walter H. Bahn- er in Room 19. In that class, the first home room oiiicers were chosen. They were: President, Enoch Frankhouserg Vice President, Titus Martin, Secretary, Orpha Yoder, and Treasurer, Richard Snader. On the last day of school, a picnic was held out at Cedar Swamp. In eighth grade, eighteen class members were in Miss Ruth A. Witman's Home Room 6. Officers were: President, Abram Martin, Vice President, Richard Snaderg and Secretary-Treasurer, Helen Nelms. The only activity held that year was a Box Party in the high school auditorium, to which they invited the seventh grade. Miss Jane Cromis and Mrs. Walter K. Ebersole were the home room teachers of ninth grade, with the class being separated in Rooms 8 and 5. This year ten of the present class came from rural schools to New Holland High School to continue their education. Oflicers for that term were: President, Richard Wise, Vice President, Carl McGinnis, Secretary-Treasurer, Louise Kurtz. During that year. three class activities were held: a skating party at Maple Grove, on November 213 a Valentine Party in Room 3, on February 16, and a theatre party at the Ritz, on May 18. The sophomore year started on September 10, 1945, with the class again being separated in Rooms 3 and 5 under the supervision of Mrs. Walter K. Ebersole and Miss Janet MacCormack. Ofii- cers for that year were: President, Richard Snaderg Vice President, Carl McGinnis, and Secretary: Treasurer, Margaret Good. Two activities were held that year: a skating party at Maple Grove, on November 8, and a theatre party at the Colonial, in Lancaster, on February 13. As juniors, the class comprised one group numbering forty as we assembled in Room 18 on Sep- tember 4, with Mrs. Harold Weber as our home room teacher. Our officers were: President, Enoch Frankhouserg Vice President, Carl McGinnis, Secretary, Orpha Yoder, and Treasurer, Margaret Good. On April 18, they entertained the seniors at a reception with theme as The Olde South, and with Ira Bowman and his orchestra. Thirty-five seniors gathered in Room 1, on September 2, with Mr. Robert P. Simon, as home room teacher. The ofiicers for this year were: President, Enoch Frankhouser, Vice President, Earl Moll, Secretary, Russell Charles, and Treasurer, Betty Lowry. The activities for the last year included the Senior Prom on March 19, with Cleon Worley and his orchestra, and a reception held in honor of our class, the seniors, with Bob Lyter and his orchestra. Eleven members of the class took part in the annual senior play, which was held in the high school auditorium on November 19 and 20, under the direction of Mr. Robert Weaver. Our Problems of Democracy Class spent Tuesday, March 9 in court, witnessing a criminal court trial. The annual senior trip featured a three-day visit to our capitol city, Washington, D. C., in May.

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enior may Cast of Characters fln the order of their appearancel Mrs. Inez Cameron .......... .......... J acqueline Bensinger Patty Cameron .......... ............ A rlene Simmons V irgie Cameron ......... .................. J ane Zoller Steve Cameron ............ ................... C arl McGinnis Mr. Will Cameron ........ ......... E noch Frankhouser Mrs. Sorenson ............. .................. N ancy Gilbert Willie Williams .......... .................. R ichard Fizz Clara Curtis ...........,.......... .......... P hyllis Brubaker Mary Alice Smith .............. .. ................. Dorothy Lincoln Lt. Shirley Anderson ......... .......... M ary Grace Metford Ed Smith ................................ ...- .......................... Lee Reese DIRECTOR - - MR. ROBERT WEAVER Synopsis The Cameron Family is all in a dither! Steve, their son has just returned home after two years in the South Pacific. He has not returned, however, to the calm, quiet atmosphere he had dreamed of while away. Instead, he finds himself at a loss to know just how to handle his family. Steve's most perplexing and immediate problem is when he discovers that his mother and Clara, the girl he left behind, have made all arrangements for their immediate marriage. In order to extricate himself from this situation, he decides to pretend that he has been a psycho-neurotic pa- tient and that spells occur without advance warning. The truth of the matter is that Steve, during his absence, has fallen in love with Lt. Shirley Anderson, a navy nurse. To convince Clara and his mother of his serious condition, he pretends to have a relapse in their presence. Then Steve suggests that his former nurse come home to care for him . . . said nurse being Shirley Anderson. Clara consents to this arrangement, only if the nurse stays long enough to teach her how to care for Steve herself. When Shirley arrives on the scene, it becomes a free-for-all between the two girls.