Altoona High School - Horseshoe Yearbook (Altoona, PA)

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SENIOR CLASS CJF1938... President .......... Robert Thompson Vice President ..,..,... Ray Detwiler Secretary ,..., . . . ,Naomi Ellstrom Treasurer . .. .,.. Dean Getterny Standing-Thompson, Detwiler. Seated-Gettemy, Ellstrom. HREE short years ago we set out upon a new adventure. Now, as Seniors, about to reach the final milestone of our journey, we look back with pride on the events which made it so successful. We realize that it is time for us to relinquish our posts to the oncoming classes. ln a short time, our class members will set out in all directions, each to find his own Hplace in the sunf' First, let us pause a moment to review together the outstanding events of these last three years. Do you remember those first few days when that exasperating word 'cSoph-o-morei' was thrust at us from all sides? ,lust as were our predeces- sors, we, too, were trampled by the rushing madmeni' who infested this vast ubewildernesswg we slid around the newly-waxed halls, went up the 'cdownv stairs and arrived at classes late. Before long, liowever, we were duly initiated into the 'chew Regimei, with the aid of an explanatory assembly given by the upper-classmen. The mysteries of the many organizations and various phases of school life were brought to light at this time. 6'Will you sign my petition?U was a familiar request as the time for the class elections approached, and several days later we haunted the bulletin boards for the results of the election. The Sophomore Amateur Hour and MHop7' concluded the activities of our class as in f0Z1l'liU0'S77 and our thouffhts l c an turned to vacation and then to a new school year. Just as Uthe middle class is the mainstay of a nationfj our Junior Class became the backbone of A. H. S., tor so we thought, until we were Sf-niorsj. An exciting scoreless tie with Johnstown gridmen left us a little crest-fallen, but gloom rcally descended upon thc school when the P. l. A. A. declared Curwcnsvillc thc title holder. Ah! Mistletoe in the doorways, a Christmas tree, green and red stream- ers, and to complete the scene, Santa, himself fwith Bob Thompson behind the whiskersj, contributed to the success of our Junior Christmas Carnival. When the orchestra said uCoodnighl,7' we wished each other a very MlVlerry Christmasu and went home for the holiday season. Page Twenty-four

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SO MANY MEMCJRIES SENIOR CLASS SPONSCRS Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Gibbons. Mi:-as Gorsuch, Mr, Lingenfelter, Miss Bancroft, Miss Johns. Mr. De-jaitte. iislllllt' now. not too much. Tlierv. thatis right. Hold it. Snapfi- va' i fclefwfwf, +'f,f6f!f F XX hat rn:-inoritls? It was thc phologgraplicr rmiewing pictures for the office 1 lllc'S. .fx June- night. starry rlxics. soft lights and swf-ct music created a charm- ing iilIllUSlJllPl'P for thi- .lnnior l'it-nic Dance at lvysidc, and with this introduction onrc morn Ihr- cntirmnvnt of vacation days lured our minds from stnrlie-s and made ns cagc-r for thi- joys of Summt-r and a thrilling st-nior ycar. This afternoon wc' arc incl lo wr-lc-onie El new group of sophomore girls to our ranks as uitizc-ns of our school. . .ii thus opcncd a meeting of the Girls Le-agtiv for which thc tippvr-class girls lnvraixie :flood Dccd Dotticsii who lmronglit the-ir litllt- sistcrs to 1-xplore thx- wonde-rs of thcir now home. Hold it! Now clonit forget you are a inovie--struck hcroine. Try it this nayfi and the 51-nior Class roarcrl as Mr. Cm-soy prt-si-nt:-tl a typical ri-licarsal ol' 'l'I1i- Nut lfarinf' It was certainly an Altoona 't'car as our lrivndly rival, Johnstown, lil-ll lwlori- thc' Nlaroon Xxiaw in 4-xcry t'Ilt'UllIllt'I'. The football tcam Calnv out on lop to the- tune- ol' IU T: our lmntl placed first in tlw conipvtition at l'oint Slatlinni and our l'tlQ1l'lllt'lI nosccl out the AZurt- and lilackfi at hoI'llC znnl alluroail. Soon tw ne-rv olrligr-cl lo ilixiile- our attention among the post season lvaslwtlvall QILIIIIUS. our svnior ZiSSt'llllJllt'S. thu class day prograrn and some wry non-l Fot-ials. Hom-xi-x'. tw nianagctl to catch our breath for final vxains lu-lorc iw plungvcl into lln' avtivitivs of t'tlIllIIlf'llCt'IIlt?Ilt wvvli. ,lallia Mosquv was the- scorn- of the linal nn-clings ol' the graduating 4-laws. :Xn iniprvssiw rcligious si-rxicc. the- grafluation lmanquct with its altractiw clt-vorationa in naxy blue- and gold. and tht- comincncenicnt pagcant 1-losod a yn-ar which imprintcd incl:-lilwlo int-mories. May lite grant hor rivlwst rvis'ards ol' health and happincss to each lilmlilit-1' ol' thi: Claw of l932l. Page Twenty-Iivo