Allegany High School - Alleganac Yearbook (Cumberland, MD)

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The ALLEGEWI 1943 becomes drum major . . . Lewis Everline takes declamation honors . . . and Henry Strock captures the scholastic honor medal. We were eager. Seniors . . . l942 . . . we ride at the controls . . . trying to keep an even keel in the rush of time and events. Hume Annan becomes Mirror editor . . . Rose Lee Williams and Frances Rudd assume command of the Allegewi . . . seven men are elected all-city football stars . . . a year of champions. Along with skating parties . . . the V-Hop . . . football and basketball . . . junior- senior prom . . . senior prom . . . Arsenic and Old Lace . . . we became war-conscious. Civil air patrol . . . physical fitness . . . pre-flight aeronau- tics . . . adoption of a Victory Corps program . . . all gear school life to a war-time pace. Graduation . . . 1943 . . . another chapter . . . new characters and new scenes . . . new thoughts and new deeds await our challenges. How shall they be met? We cannot know . . . we do not know. . . . Here we were when we first came here . . . But oh look at us now . . . 1 msn

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1943 SEN IORS They led us over the top . . . Rossnr FULLER ................ President Lmwoon ROBINETTE .... Vice-president NANCY TAYLoR ..............., Secretary IOHN GQRMAN .....,.......... Treasurer Miss THERESA Ntcr-rr ........ Adviser And here they are int t upon some command . . Miss Nicht, Linny . Nancyh Bob and Gummy . II--7 4- But when We're called to muster A On life's great battlefield . . . To leave our Alma Mater With sorrow ill concealed . . . Count us not lost to Allegany, For in our places new . . . Our hearts will ever honor The glorious white and blue Four years . . . memorable years . ,. . scarred by failures . . . adorned by successes . . . spent sparingly by some . . . lavishly by others. Four years . . . gone, except to be relived in reminiscence . . . to find resurrec- tion in the highlights stored in the corner cupboard of memory. Freshmen . . . l939 . . . we found Societas Iuvenum Dramaticorum . . . junior dramatic club . . . Hume Annan wins the scholastic honor meclgtl. We Were proud. Sophomores . . . 1940 . . . we crash the athletic gate . . . Lois Piper, lean Moore, and Shirley Diedrich feature in girls' varsity basketball . . . Iohn Gorman makes his debut on the gridiron with the varsity eleven . . . and Frances Rudd takes laurels in scholastic competition. We were ambitious. Iuniors . . . 1941 . . . our ambitions begin to see realization . . . our leadership begins to be felt. Three of our girls are cheered with the varsity basketball champions . . . and three of our boys take corresponding honors with the male hoop quintet. Senior prestige is threatened as Wilton Sykes tl4l

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1943 SENIORS We thought wefd never make it, but here we are . . . JOSEPH ANDREWS Andy . . . blonde, taciturn Adonis . . . easily succumbs to the arms of Morpheus when he's in an academic atmosphere . . . Betty's favorite. HUME ANNAN Dopey . . . conscientious, hard- working, sincere editor . . . cau- tious caretaker of Hi-Y funds . . . cheerful pal . . . always ready to be a plug for someonefs prank . . . scoop snooper. FLOYD BARTLETT A Chester . . . willing worker . . . tall, blonde . . . constant com- panion of Dopey . . . bowling addict . . . ideal bachelor. ' DONALD BASILIO MeatbaII . . . dark, fun-loving . . . never serious . . . always pulling jokes . . . on football and basketball squads . . . has his serious moments. IOSEPH BEAL I Sleepy . . . spasmodically awake . . . baritone jet-maker . . . miniature Thomas Edison who ex- pects to spark many a plug. DONALD BECK I Dandy Don . . . Ace' . . . tall, dark, husky athlete . . . came to Alco in his senior year . . . keeps everyone guessing on his heart throbs-usually in hot water. LOUISE BECKMAN Becky . . . brunette . . . wil- lowy Winterette . . . can laugh at the driest jokes . , . loves Saturday nights with the Navy. IOYCE BESTWICK Bessie . . . tall, English blonde . . . makes music the love of her life . . . looks forward to higher training . . . ambitious student . . . loves to cook and keep house. ALBION BIGGS AI . . . tall, serious, and sin- cere . . . friendly hello greets all his friends . . . can be seen work- ing hard at Murphy's on Saturday . . . track fan. EDWARD BOCH Baldy . . . mechanical minded . . . a big tease . . . studious . . . wears a perpetual grin and tre- quently gives in to hearty laughter. BETTY BOWMAN Honey . . . always a smile . . . has a lovely shoulder to cry on . . . versatile male interests . . . finds hers in Murphy's on Saturdays . . . Ford's or Central at other times. AUDREY BREESE Punkie . . . Hospital Room's Florence Nightengale . . . are you kiddin'? . . . frequently seen at Circle lnn . . . l-A classification. PAUL BROCKEY Brock . . . swell personality . . . very amiable . . . pleasing smile . . . perfect example of con- geniality. DAVID BROWNE Dave . . . tall, with that clean cut look . . . quiet smile conceals a merry wit . . . conscientiously in- spired . . . makes a lot ot noise on his baritone horn. PAUL BUCHANAN Buck . . . terse and tuneful majors in friends, minors in activi- ties . . . flashy dresser . . . peren- nial sleeper. I I. Andrews H. Annan' 1 F. Bartlett DT Basilio , I. Beal D. Beck L. Beckman I. Bestwick A. Biggs E. Boch B. Bowman A. Breese P. Brockey D. Browne P.. Buchanan C167