Oakland High School - Oak Yearbook (Oakland, MD)

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PAGE FOUR THE ACORN SENIOR EDITION

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SENIOR EDITION THE ACORN- PAGE THREE Boyd Friend—stand-in for Charles Atlas. Betty Flannigan—starring opposite Clark Gable in “Love Abloom.” Mahlon Yost—P.F.C. in National Guard. Pauline Friend—still going eenie, mcenic, minie, mo, between two sailors. Joanne McRobic—playing “Mrs. Bosses” to some poor unsuspecting man. Paul E. Shaffer—still driving the green Model A. Eileen Gank—Garage mechanic on Rt. 40. Margaret Shaffer— trying to get the books from 1048 to balance. Mary Va. Gower—to quote Watson “raising a family.” Karl Smith—chief bottle-washer in Alca- traz. Bill Hescn—assistant to Karl. Marie Hardesty—wife of the first presi- dent from McHenry, Maryland. Abraham Knox—posing for the Esquire magazine. Eugene Tasker—working hard at doing nothing. Maxine Harris—selling pencils on street corners near Princeton, N. J. Donald Skipper—sitii chasing the blondes. Richard Shaffer- giving pool exhibitions on Saturday nights. Inez Harvey—baking pies for “Chid.” Everett Weimer—buying a wolf whistle for his green car. Patti Ross—still sneaking Beer’s in town at Ward’s. Junior Harvey — winning prizes as “Champion Potato Raiser” of Maryland. Bob Landon—understudying Dick Tracy in the comics. Betty June Bowman—keeping quiet. Wayne Hauser—making moonshine for his private saloon. Dale Gnegy—teaching beautiful ladies how to change tires. Delores Whitacrc—shooting off the Reve- nues from Friend’s moonshine still. Carolyn Ashby—singing star for the “Snaggy Mountain Wildcats on WWVA. Wilma Livingood—watching while her husband hoes the garden. Harry Johnson—chief trapper for Gar- rett Co. Furs, Inc. Tommy Shaffer—assistant to Harry Johnson. Max Beckman—still asleep in physics class. Edith Cosner—posing for Blondex” ad- vestisements. Paul Friend—holding rank of K.P. in the army. Paul Bernard—singing “Loaded Pistols and Ix aded Dice’’ to himself Mildred Bernard—secretary to the E. S. Smith National Teachers Association. Howard Graham—owner of Crellin Engi- neering Co. Robert Dodge—raising little “Dodgers for Brooklyn. Loren© Gnegy—still arguing that a Dodge is best. Lester Root—trying to grow as tall as Mr. Everly. Ella Fazzalari—president of the “We Have Been Stopped by Henline Club.” (Elasa flnqiljmt Joan Carskadon—soprano of the Crellin Men’s Association. Dennis Stottlemeyer—loafin'. Pat Filsinger—painting houses for the Smear Paint Co. Betty Jane Tasker—proprietor of the Tasker Taffy Tavern. Lena Knox—managing the phone booth at Cabin Lodge James Fitzwater—patient in memorial hospital Wilda Schmidt—nurse in Memorial Hos- pital. Phyllis Custer—posing as “Daisy Mae” for A1 Capp. Glen Whitmcr—assistant to John L. Lewis. Louise Gross—head nurse at Mount Airy Dog and Cat hospital. Warren Bisor—will have 100 acre farm to raise rice buds. Harriet Pollock—arranging window dis- plays for local department stores. Hazel Martin—model for “Peek” maga- zine. Ruth Friend—private secretary to Ty- rone Power. (Poor Linda Cristian.) James Callis—copying Stottlemeyer. Ben Knepp—still trying to get a date with Lois. Mary Fae Harvey—teaching the boys in the third grade how to wink. Kenneth Hardesty—ambassador to Czech- oslovakia. Bill Lambert—crooner for club “21”. JoAnne Beckman—inventing a new baby sitting device. Clarence Wolfe—lifting weights in a circus. Rebecca Lohr—chief bartender in the Bowery. Freda Swiger—using Three Feathers in- stead of gasoline in tractor so it will fly. Carroll Johnson—still agreeing with Glen Whitmer. Gloria Johnson—garbage collector for Mt. Lake for $10 a week and all she can eat. Charles Spencer—still admiring French bathing suits. Marshall Moats—still trying to sell his Ford in order to buy a Studebaker. Eugene Matthews—still working for his II. B. degree (Bachelor of Hens.) Dale Nicholson—still wondering why the game warden is so insistent. Glendora Cooper—Mrs. Yost. Vivian Paugh—selling papers on the corner of Times Square. Ruby Martin—causing some poor execu- tive’s wife to sue for divorce. Joan DeWitt—still mushy over Bob P. Jean Schlossnagle—still waiting for a bigger diamond. Norma Brcnneman—still getting whis- tled at by the boys. Robert Porter—lighting up like a neon sign. Marie Fitzwater—trying to acquire the art of coming in late quietly. Louise Sisk—queen of the Ice Follies. Molly Smart—teaching her ten kids how to count their toes. Lois Bachtel—given a life sentence by the Department of Internal Revenue. Delores Turney—secretary to Sam Woods, local contractor. Dorothy Gilbert—Mayor of Gormania. Dorothy Hardesty—blushing when any- one mentions boys. Margaret Schock—driving a maroon con- vertible and Jeep station wagons. Geraldine Wagner—janitor-in-chief for the Empire State Building. Robert Weeks—giving lessons on how to heat pin ball machines. Wanda DeWitt—writing a book on “How To Make An Upside Down Cake Back- wards.” David Whittaker—“Nature Boy of ’58”. Janey Adams—just married to a Yankee Stranger. Richard Leighton—still working for his Tenderfoot badge. Tommi© Lewis—still playing “Chop- sticks” for Mr. Watson. John Gaster—projcctionest in Spoerlein theater. Elwood Wilt—catcher for the Blue Ridge Horse team. Ronald Bittner—running with Wallace “on the Third Party ticket.” Donald Johnson—head of a chain of grocery stores. Agnes Wright—still practicing to sec how large a bubble she can blow. Gaye Bolyard—writing nursery rhymes for her eight children. Dorothea Sears—trying to convince Roe- buck that she has part interest in the store. Charles Mat-tin—taking a post-graduate algebra course from Mrs. Littman. Principal's Message To Seniors Dear Seniors: One of you will be the recipient of the one thousand six hundred fifty third diploma that I have had the pleasure of signing for you as a graduate of the Oak- land High School. As I sign your diplomas, with all the satisfaction that accompanies it, I cannot help but feel a degree of fail- ure in not having the opportunity to do likewise for the many who have not for sundry reasons completed their high school course. This reveals a problem not only for our school, but for high schools in general. Finally, 1 wish to congratulate each of you upon your achievement, — high school school graduation. May this achievement make it easier to adjust yourself in a way of life that will make you happy and use- ful citizen in the community of which you may be a part.

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SENIOR EDITION THE ACORN PAGE FIVE (Class Ifistorg Senior Home Room Teachers CARL H. EVERLY ROBERTA M. COGLEY 0. A. WATSON jHao-k Rebate 152 students were enrolled in the fresh- men class of 1944-45. Officers were soon elected; Richard Leighton was chosen as class president. The main social event of the year was the freshman party which was held in the school auditorium on March 2. Games and dancing were the entertainment for the evening. Under the direction of Karl Smith, Dick Sprague, Tommy Lewis, and John Gaster, a floor show was presented. Fresh- man instructors posed for one minute sketches by Barbara Ann Jamma, David Whittaker, Dale Nickolson, Inez Harvey and Mary T. Naylor. IA and IB homerooms contested in a bat- tle of wits resulting lrom a challenge by 1A. Questions like What was Wendell Wil- kie’s middle name?” and “When was the first gas mask used?” were fired back and forth. In the civics class of IA there were 18 boys and one girl. The freshman year ran a close second to the senior year as far as activities were concerned. The next year Barbara Ann Jamma was elected president of the class. The class party was held the week before Easter, and tin Easter parade was the feature of the evening. Prizes were given for the ugliest, the craziest, and the prettiest hats. All hats had to be hand-made or they could not be entered in tho contest. In January the IIA homeroom presented “Elmer Cleans Up under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Brown. Ronnie Bittner portrayed Elmer; also in the cast were Martha Grimes, Richard Leighton, Mary Smart, and Mary Naylor. During the third year the juniors began to feel their importance as upper classmen. Marshall Moats, a veteran of World War II was elected president of the junior class, James Fitzwater, vice president; Marie Hardesty, secretary; and Richard Leighton, treasurer. Everybody in the junior class worked to- gether and produced a beautiful prom. A Mexican scene was set and memory cards were distributed. Ben Knepp, 11IC, sold $131 worth of sub- scriptions in the magazine campaign and got his choice of a Philco radio or a watch. Ben chose the radio. The senior class was filled with many activities for the class—ordering name cards, announcements, taking pictures and measurements for caps and gowns. Mar- shall Moats was again elected as class president; Ben Knepp, vice president; Geraldine Wagner, secretary; and Janoy Adams, treasurer. I VC and IVA both held homeroom parties, and IVB had a picnic. The last social event of the year was the senior class day. Before leaping into the first job that comes one’s way, it might be wise for him to look into some of the chances for advancement and re- quisites of that occupation. Surveys show that 75 per cent of all young people decide on their future occupa- tion between the ages of 12 and 17. Perhaps many high school students have already decided upon theirs. Are they certain that is what they really want and the one for them? First, one should find out what kind of work he would have to do. This can be done by reading about the job or by talking to someone who knows about it. Better yet one can visit a factory, office, or farm where the work is being done. All the oc- cupations’ duties and the way each duty is performed, should be learned. The next thing for him to consider is what type of person is needed for the job. Would he as a person fit it? Another important thing is to check on its physical requirements. Every person who comes into the world has a different indentity and must de- velop along his own lines. Some occupations require little training while others require a great deal. He should find out about the best places to take training if it is necessary. Everything possible should be found out about working conditions, length of work periods, overtime pay, and vacations. Close attention should be given to the working conditions since they affect one’s health. If one is looking for lifetime employment he needs to know as much as possible about its conditions. It should be found out exactly what wages or profits on the job will be. Are promotions frequent? If it provides enough satisfaction one may be willing to overlook low pay or poor working conditions. Last but not least one should avoid getting in- to a field already overcrowded by try- ing to pick an occupation which is going up. Everyone should be careful not to be a misfit! The world is full of preachers who should have been golf professionals, of carpenters who would have been crackerjack sales- men, of doctors who should have been farmers.