Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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FAMOUS ALUMNI Scene The Alumm Banquet tn the Coughlln Gymnas1um Ttme The Sormg of l95O Characters The Class of 1940 Rev Ph1l1p Shear asked the blessmg Eugene Sabm famous debater acted as toastmaster Seated next to the toastmaster was Mary Bassage wtnner of the world wfde Shorthand Contest who has Just taken a pos1t1on as a ourt reporter rn the U S Senate Helen Clark attended w1th her husband Smce resrgmng her pos1t1on as French teacher 1n Athens Hrgh School she ha taken up another vo atron homemakrng at the Morley Mansxon rn East Athens Betty Bouse and Myrhe Brannaka who have recently opened a beauty parlor tn Buffalo and who guarantee the use of Dr W Lords Magtc Wrmkle Treat ment were sportmg the latest hafrdresses at the banquet Barbara Lambert and Loulse May top ranlcmg femmme tenn1s players of tne Un1ted States arr1ved th1rtyf1ve mxnutes late escorted by Richard Reagan chref forest ranger of the Pennsvlvanla Department of Forestry Mane Shckler wmner of the I'lat1onal Arr Races flew down for the dmner Florence Phelps and Dellaphme Clmton Home Econom1cs and Lat1n teachers of the Athens H1gh School were s1tt1ng 1n a corner goss1p1ng about old tlmes orous W1th Perox1de Company Because of a serrous accldent Alfred Gordon ambulance artver was unexpect edly called away from the banquet Herman Wanzo and Iohn Rockett of the Boclcett ana Wanzo Escort Serv1ce were surrounded by beautlful alumnae of Athens Hlgh School At the other end of the table Eugene Allyn champ1on wrestler of the world was seen chatt1ng wlth Charles Hakes mag1c1an Rxchard Horton wxth h1s years of experfence was the ch1ef cools for the banquet Hxlda Whlte who w1th her husband owns the Smelley Cheese Factory sup plted the cheese for the dmner Samuel Bagnall tenor of the Metropolvtan sang two select1ons after the ban quet AIICG Srmth concert p1an1 t accompamed htm Neme Berhannon second Count Bass1e and h1s orchestra played for the dance whlch followed Carlton Ward crooner sang wlth Neme s orchestra Iane Macafee and Charles Lucy were ch1ef bouncers for the dance Marcella MacMorran s followmg rn her fathers footsteps even though her feet arent as large as hrs She has become the flrst woman Ch1ef of Pollce ln Athens and ma1nta1ned peace very well at the banquet AMONG THOSE WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND VVERE THE FOLLOWING Bemard Nlchols famous explorer who IS now at the South Pole lack Bnng em Back Ahve Shay famous anlmal tramer Shxrley Greene danc1ng teacher of New York Cxty Margaret Furman the glamorous movle actress who wxth her secretary Eleanor Bennett left recently for Europe : ' ' ' 1 ' . ' ' , S C ' , ' . ' I I l T I I I I I with Phyllis Hill, who is using her golden locks for the benefit of the Be Glamor- . . , . ' I , . I I I I - , l , ' ' , , i ' ' ' ,

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HISTORY CF THE CLASS CF l94O ln the fall of l93o on hundred one memoer of tne Cl ss of 40 started o a four years Journey rnto the w1lderness of tne Future Charles Lucy was choser as our leader and the scouts selected were Carl lfforrls ard lean Donlon Although we enJoyed ourselve along the way we also made some Jntellectual advances We progressed as we expected and arrrfed at 'de Soph more Settlemen Jn the fall of l937 The flrst thlng We d1d there was to choose new leaders Our chref scout for tne next lap of the ourref was Mary Bassage Her arde were Genevreve l-lorfa lanrce lvfack and Herman Vtfanzo Our stay at the settlement was made very pleasant A Welcorntng Dance was glven for our benefrt whlch we enJoyed very much It served as a d1vers1on from the hard shrps of the Journey Because we had survrved true frrst lap of the trek so success fully we were allowed to select medals of achtevem nt We left the Sophomore Settlement wrth hroh sprrrts and renewed courage for the last half of our eyplorahon Deep Jn the wtlderness of learnrng we came upon the Iunlor Tradrng Post Nothrng could daunt us now' We were seasoned explorers and tnerefore earned the rrght to select rrngs that snowed We were travelers of three years standlng We enJoyed our stay there but we had to Genev1eve l-loffa and Ianrce Mack as her scouts Before We left to show our apprecratlon for such hosprtallty as N9 had re erved we produced a play lt was a mystery play on wh1ch we worked very hard and as a consequence of our efforts 1t was a success The last nrght of our stay at the settlement we enterta1ned at a dance 'We vorked hard at th1s Iunlor Prom and were happy to know that everyone had a good trme After travelrng for another year crosslng rrvers of drffrculty and taktng obstacles wrtn a smlle we came rn srght of the end of our Journey wrth sp1r1ts hrgher than ever Durrng thrs last year we traveled under the leadershrp of Donald Page and hrs a1des Barbara Lambert Lourse May and Mary Bass age At th1s post we became socrally rnclmed We enterta1ned Wtth the Sen1or Mrnstrels whrch was a great success gave the St Patrrclc s Day Dance and as evrdence of our dramatrc ab1l1ty gave the Sen1or Play a hrlarrous comedy ln the four years of travelrng we suffered a few casualtres from one hundred one members of our expedrtron there remarned seventy three None per1shed but some had stayed at stops along the way because they lacked strength for the Journey or d1d not desrre to explore further At last carne the day when me were rewarded for our four years of work We had becorre accustorned to worlctng together but now ea h one must do hrs own work 1 C, 9 .. ' c s .' a ' n J J 1 1 S X I . V . , tl . c. . t ' f ' o . j . J . ' s , Q e . , A .J . . U A . I I. - ' - - 1 , travel on. We chose lean Donlon as our new leader, and Charles Lucy, . . . , X F . c , . . A A I V . T lv A l I . , , - I W I V I - I 1 ' L I ' V I V . in 1 J J ' ' ' , . , . ' o , r c -

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