Allegany High School - Alleganac Yearbook (Cumberland, MD)

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W wa fp? UFFICERS Marion Buckle ........... 'vice-president Thomas Mont . .. ..... president Douglas Boden . . . . . .secretary Rena Stanley . . . . . .treasurer MW i ' eniona Speak Ft 1 ears a 'e made a lot of changes in our class. You must look far below the L t disnoxei thc fleshman of 1937 in the grown up senioi of 1940 In 1937, as frcshmmn, we first became a part of Alleganv For two seals we to Fort Hill High School, which had just been completed, we now returned to the regular full day schedule. had been attending school only a half day, but as the surplus population had moved As sophomores of 1938 we elected James Gaffney president and chose Miss Mar- garet Durst as our adviser. We became active in the clubs of Allegany for which we were at last considered eligible. The most important thing we did was to assist in the choosing of the standard school ring. Juniors in 1939, we found in our midst capable athletes, talented actors, and industrious scholars. Thomas Mont took over the direction of the class as president and Mr. .lack Platt became our adviser. When we remember our unior year We will always think of the Beaux Arts Ball which we gave for the seniors. Seniors of 1940, we have found our senior year to be the happiest, most difHcult, and even the saddest of all our school life. Again Thomas Mont was elected presi- dent and this year Mr. Herman Ball was chosen as our adviser, Miss Margaret Durst as class night adviser, and Miss Mary Sowerby as yearbook adviser. Soon welll be having class night, senior assembly, senior sermon, and last of all, commencement-things to look forward to impatiently and remember always. We realize we've made many mistakes during the last four years and while we regret making them we know that our mistakes as well as the rest of our school ex- periences have helped to make us what we are. Our hope is that as we take our places in the adult world we can be a credit to Allegany. Page 18

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Page 19 Cuntaln Cuff ton the .Sz-Lnlona VVe seniors made our last appearance in an Allegany show when we presented our class play, Spring Dance. The play, which is a clever combination of romance and comedy, was written by Philip Barry. There were thirteen in the cast, six boys and seven girls. All the action of the play takes place at a New England girls' school during the two days before the annual spring dance. Alex Benson, one of the students, 'is very much in love with Sam Thatcher whom she has invited to the dance. On the day before the dance, however, Sam tells her he can't come to the dance because he has withdrawn from school and is going to Russia. VVhen Alexgs friends see how unhappy she is and discover the reason, they immediately decide to do something about it. However, they meet with opposition in the form of the Lippincotf, Sam's best friend. He is go- ing to Russia with Sam and naturally does not want their plans ruined and so tries to hurry Sam's departure. When all other methods fail, the girls see to it that Sam and Hthe Lippincotn are arrested. During several hours of solitude, Sam discovers that he really loves Alex and they elope to Eppsville to the delight of everyone except the Lippincotf' Alex Benson was played by Meredith Kelley and Sam Thatcher by Thomas Duncanson. Others in the cast were: June Ort, Robert Mosser, Genevieve Wolfe, Jack Sharrett, David Sloan, Andrew Kompanek, John Heltzel, Helena Aronson, Martha Keffer, Dorothy Thrush, and George Anna Diehl. Spring Dance was directed by Miss ltlarie Lapin.