Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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Beginning dives sometimes prove embarrassing. ls Goodman loaling again? Dan and Mr. White maneuver a chemistry experiment. lt's a shot in the arm for Shellen- berger, Stegner, and Wagman who are taking the TB test. Roberta Burns, Florine Grove, and Mae Young wait patiently while Norma Eline sorts out name cards and the accompanying card cases and memory books. Football co-captains, Richard Bless- ing and Sherdell Snyder, pose obligingly. A5 June draws near the seniors re- port to Room lb to try on com- mencement garb. Shown here are Richard Runkle, Julia Smith, Miss Perry, Miriam Streavig, Robert Wag- man, Florine Grove, and Kenneth Lentz.

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Truman and Donald busy themselves with the new silk screen in the print shop. Dotty, Jean, and Fayne, three belles of the Prom, primp and look over the dance program in the powder room of the Country Club. Looks as if there's a test in the near future for this studious group. lt's back to the classroom for B. .l. and Shady after a pleasant noon- day stroll in the park. Dale Shellenberger receives the Most Valuable Player Award from Mr. Henry L. lHinkeyl Haines, a home town athlete. All the smiling faces must mean that there's a good joke in the joke section of the American Observer. Class prexy Dave Grim receives the symbol of seniority from last year's president Abe Fitzkee during the class day exercises. Anything for an autographed pic- ture-so reason Jackie Snyder, Donna Sipple, and Julia Smith.

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Coming into their own by their play and school dances Are the J I the class which education enhances. In the fall of 1945, with the remarkable enroll- ment of 189 members, this group entered Red Lion High School. The first two years marked the transition from junior to senior high, with the usual participation in sports and other school activities, and the attainment of a good scho- lastic record. Last fall, after a summer's vacation, once again the Class of '49 ventured back to R. L. H. S. to make a rather impressive record. As juniors they can boast that ten of their he-men were on the varsity football squad-lads who next year will be the backbone of our team. Eleven mem- bers are on the recently organized drill team. In basketball eight junior boys helped our team attain its fine record for the past season, and the track and baseball teams this spring have quite a representation from the class. The girls not to be outdone have entered heartily into the activi- ties of the G. A. A. In the more artistic fields of music, journalism and dramatics the juniors also shine. Twenty-five members of the class lend their vocal talent to the senior high glee club, while nine are active in the school band and three in the dance band. Fifteen boys and girls contribute their literary thoughts to the school paper, the Hilltop, and from this group will be xt N X X Q N X f .. l x ii -A - Xl Z Eg I., N z iff ' x X' 1 I LQT chosen leading staff members for next year. In February much heretofore unsuspected dramatic talent in the class was made apparent to the public when the juniors presented the play, Home Sweet Homicide, to packed houses on two nights. Socially the Class of '49 is quite active, hav- ing fully cooperated with other groups ever since entering high school. The premier social event of the current year, the Fall Dance on Saturday, October 14, was sponsored by the jun- ior class. This affair was an outstanding success and set a goal in attendance and entertainment for the parties which were to follow. The junior class ranks second largest in size in the entire school with one hundred and sixty members. The majority of the students Com- prising the class reside outside of Red Lion, with Chanceford, Windsor, York Township, and Lower Windsor Township contributing the larg- est numbers. The number of students in each course is rather interesting to know. The greatest number of them are preparing for more advanced school- ing by taking the college preparatory course. Next come the industrial arts for the boys and the commercial for the girls. These two courses prepare students for vocations upon graduation from high school such as bookkeeper and ste- nographer in the business field, and printing, woodworking, foundry, or machinist occupations in industry. As a whole the class is Well propor- tioned in the various courses offered at Red Lion High School. A few students who have proven themselves outstanding leaders were elected to the school honor societies during the second semester, but how successfully the class as a whole has charted its course in scholarship and extra-cur- ricular fields will be more evident as it assumes the senior role of school leaders.