Valley High School - Lance Yearbook (Lonaconing, MD)

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fin, 3 JAMES CROSS Was born in Barton, Maryland. Likes are too varied to mention. His hobby is sports. Graduated from Frostburg State, and University of Maryland. MISS ELIZABETH T, LOVE Born in Barton. Hobbies are hiking, read- ing and playing the piano. Favorite color is brown. Enjoys working with all children. Teaches English and Social Studies. MISS ESTHER HOLZSHU , . . . I Born in Lonacontng. Hobbies are reading, and making jewelry. Likes travel and adventure. Graduated from Columbia gk .4 A University. MRS. WILLIAM L. BEYERS Our math teacher was born in Pennsyl- vania. She likes reading, traveling, and math. Graduated from Lawrence High School, New York, Western Maryland College, and Columbia University. MISS MARGARET H. SLOAN Born in Lonaconing. Likes to travel, and read. Graduated from Central High, Frostburg State, University of Maryland, Wayne University, william and Mary ollege. X I MISS BETTY RUTH HOBACK Our art teacher was born in Wytheville Va. She attended Wytheville High School and Radford College. She likes photography, outdoor sketching and music.

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MR. DURWARD DEFFENBAUGH Bom in Barberton, Ohio and graduated from Fairmont State College. His hob- bies are hunting and fishing. He likes his job teaching Industrial Arts to Sen- ior High boys. His favorite food is steak. MRS. NORA C. TROXELL Bom in Middleport, Ohio. Hobbies are reading, painting and singing. Favorite color is brown. Graduated from Ohio State University. She likes the student's eager interest in leafing through mag- azrnes. MR. FREDRICK H. SHEELEY Our visiting teacher hails from St. James, Maryland. Being street commissioner, Rotary Secretary and with three chil- dren he has no time for hobbies. Roots for Maryland and FSTS, his alma maters. ' MR. JOSEPH K. HAUGAN Bom December 1905. He teaches In- dustrial Art, Cabinet Making and Plas- tics. He attended University of Minne- sota, State Teachers College, Mankato Minnesota, Pennsylvania State College, State Teachers College, Califomia, Pennsylvaniag and Dunwoddy Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota. MISS MARIE MERRBACH A Lonaconing native, recorded school records at Central till the new school was a castle - completedg been behind the counter at Valley since its opening in 1953, tells the world of Valley hap- penings via morning paper, the voice in the classrooms coming through the speaker. MR. JAMES D. PREASKORN Guidance and driver education Roots for the Mountaineers, his alma mater Likes bridge and football.

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rw Qw 9'5 --.... ALEXANDER GANYU McKeesport, Pa. is the birthplace of our industrial arts teacher. He graduated from State Teachers College, California Pa. He likes to take his son sleighing, and eating breakfast. MISS VIRGINIA BONAR Our new Junior High Home Ecomonics teacher was born in Glendale W. Va. She likes to go swimming, collecting stamps and, naturally, sewing. She graduated from University of West Virginia. JOHN MEYERS Coach is a native of Lonaconing. Graduated from Central, Frostburg State Teachers, and U. of M. Likes athletics, and is working on his Ph. D. He also spent four and one half years in the service, MRS. MARGARET H. SOWERS Our Junior High English teacher was born in Lonaconing, Md. She graduated from Central school, State Teachers College, and attended these summer schools: Johns Hopkins, Columbia, University of Md. and Western Md. She likes gardening and traveling. 13 JOSEPH L. DERRY Letter writing and reading are the hobbies of our music teacher, He was born in Salisbury, Pa. and graduated from Meyersdale High School, Carnegie Tech. , and Penn State t University. WILLIAM SAYLOR History and Math teacher. Born in Meyers dale, Pa. he graduated from Meyersdale High School, State Teachers, and Univ- ersity of Maryland. The ex-soldier likes basketball, football, hunting, and fishing