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

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LOUIS TENNANT—Tall and lanky would serve as an excellent description of Louis. He is an ardent airplane enthusiast and is a solo pilot. GLADYS UTTER—Gladys is a quiet person who rarely speaks unless spoken to. She usually has her lessons done, which habit ought to help her in the future. JEAN VAN SCOTEN—“Friends may come and friends may go but Jean's friendship will live on forever. Those who know her cherish her acquaintance. ROBERT WALKER—Bob can't be compared to anybody alive. He has a personality all his own and has acquired many friends during his high school days. JAMES WARD—Here's a quiet sentimental boy who enjoys being a pest of the teachers. He is very ambitious when it comes to studying. ROBERT WARD—Robert is a very genial lad who is always willing to lend a helping hand wherever it is needed. ARDELL W EBSTER—“The highest service we can perform for others is to help them to help themselves. We know that you will someday be ready to give that help. EUGENE WEBSTER- -Eugene is a staunch supporter of the class, who does everything asked of him. He is both good natured and friendly. ELDON WESTBROOK—“Silence is golden —at least that’s what Eldon thinks. Maybe he's right, but there is a time and place for everything, and sometimes he speaks. SHIRLEY W HITBECK “What sweet delight a quiet life affords. Shirley is quiet, but a good student, and we hope she will go far in this world. MARY WHYTE—Our class is gifted with a jitterbug. Who? Mary, of course! Stop in at the Bakery sometime and see for yourself. ROBERT W ICKHAM—Bob is our Paderewski, for he tickles the ivory keys like the best of them. Music is only his sideline for he wants to be a doctor. SHIRLEY WOOD—The muscle of the senior class. Shirley likes to argue with anyone who does not agree with her. She likes a good time, too! THE 1941 GRADUATES

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LORIS SAVACOOL—“Savy” is always looking for fun. She is particularly interested in the “draft” and the H.T.l. (High Toned Irish) of Broad St.. Waverly. MAXINE SCHOONOVER—Did you ever hear Maxine sing? She is never out of tune with her friends, for she is another endowed with the “gift of gab.” FRANK SCOTT—Frank came to A.H.S. two years ago and with him he brought friendliness, “a gift of gab”, and an expressive countenance. AGNES SCRIVEN—Agnes is gabby and jolly and yet rather sei ious at times. She spends most of her time at the Home Ec. room. Why? We don’t know. IRGINIA SHAY—“All good things come in small packages.” Virginia is the cut-up of our class and keeps us all in stitches. MABEL SHEAR — She is full of the desire to be a beautician. We’re sure that all of her patrons will be pleased because Mabel can converse. RLTH SHOEMAKER—Ruth is swell and unaffected. She has all the qualities of a true friend. May your future be promising. Jl LIA SLATER—Dimples, dimples, and more dimples! Dinip-liest girl we know1! Gaiety plus Humor minus Conceit divided by Good Sense equals Julia. RAT MOND SMITH—Raymond hardly ever says much but he seems to get along very well with a certain little girl. Good luck to you. BETTY SOPER—Here’s a little country lass who very seldom frowns. The center of beauty is her hair—beautified by unusual oddities. ALICE STEVENS—It is said that Alice always finishes everything she undertakes. She is studious and efficient. She is taking photography very seriously we hear. RALPH STEWART — Ralph is our greatest orator. He is a friend to all and will surely receive the best in life, which he deserves. MARCELLA STROUD—If you hear a giggle somewhere in the vicinity, three guesses who it is. Marcella, of course, who’s rarely sad or down-hearted. IRGINIA SUMNER—“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” irginia is loyal to the end, not only to her friends but to her books. MARY ANNE SUT ION—Her locks are golden and her eyes are blue. Maryanne loves a good laugh and is the center of much fun and merriment. THE 1941 GRADUATES

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OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE One beautiful sunny summer day, July 27, 1951, to be exact, Mrs. Virginia (Shay) Horton came out of the back door of her house, calling “Ohhhh, Maaabel! Answering her call, came Mrs. Mabel (Shear) Ward (lying off the back porch to her favorite perch on the fence. These two always discuss everything over this fence, foreign affairs, bridge, and, most of all, other people. This afternoon, Mrs. Horton had under her arm a book. Speaking to Mabel she said, “Mabel, do you know what I have been doing? I've been going through the year book from Athens High School from the year we were seniors and graduated, back in 1941. Do you remember? “Why, Virginia, how could 1 ever forget? You know, I was thinking of our school days, too. I went to the movies last night and saw Julia Slater and Clarence Hunsinger together in their rewest picture, “Love At Last. It’s remarkable the way she has replaced Eleanor Powell; and Clarence, ahhh! lie's more handsome than Tyrone Power used to be. “Speaking of movies. Mabel, did you know that Wallace Avery is quite a well known movie director now?—and to think he used to be a butcher! “Well, said Mabel, “his pal, Dick Liddiard, used to own the most profitable meat market in Athens, and now he owns a big cattle ranch in Wyoming. He has Elmer Callear and Francis Murray working as cow hands and Eunice Hancock as cook on his ranch. Oh! Here comes the ice man. W hy, he graduated with us too, didn't he? “Yes, Eugene Webster did, answered Virginia. Speaking to Eugene she said, “I want a 15-pound piece of ice today, Eugene. “All right, Virginia. Say, girls, who do you think 1 saw down town? Graydon Fice and his swing band! They are on their way to the George F. “And, continued Eugene, “Robert Wickham is pianist and Leota Earley is songstress.” “We were just talking about our classmates from high school. It surely is fun to think what they are now and remember what they were, said Mabel. “Thinking of funny things, do you remember, Mabel, how Leo McDonald gained his fame on the stage? He's a second A1 Jolson now. The night the senior class gave their Minstrel Show, a talent scout from New York was there and liked Leo's performance so well that he signed him to a long term contract, said Virginia. “There are quite a few members of our class that have been successes on the stage. Let's see now, Ruth Atkinson is a great character actress: Maxine Schoonover is a Prima Donna at the Metropolitan Opera House; Edward Patterson and Mush MacDaniels have been proclaimed the best team of comedians ever, chimed Eugene, “and me still an iceman.” (Sigh.) “You won’t even be that if you don't get back on your route. Your ice will be melting away while you stand here ami chin, scolded Mabel. “Let’s look through our year books and see if we can tell what each is doing. “That's a good idea, Mabel, agreed Virginia opening her year book. “Oh, Mabel, we both knowr very well what has happened to Ray Beardsley. “Of course, he’s the Republican nominee for President of the Lnited States. Warren Outer-bridge made quite a splash in the political world, too, when he was appointed England's Ambassador to the United States.” Virginia excitedly said, “Isn't it wonderful the way Louis Tennant has become famous. He flew around the world non-stop! “Yes,” said Mabel, “there's quite a number of our class that have become well-known tin-world over. But most of us have remained small town citizens or farmers. Theodore Macafee has made a fortune for himself, though, out of his chicken farm. James Ward. Ardell Webster, Eldon Westbrook and Glenn Munn are also making out fairly well as tillers of the soil. Donald Bowen. Thelma Custer's husband, owns that big dairy on Elmira Street.” “A lot of the businesses are owned by our classmates. For instance. Chuck Driscoll owns the Driscoll Theater, Van Benson has taken over J. Jones men’s clothing store and what styles!! Alfred Burkhart is president of the bank, numerated Virginia. “Most of our girl friends have married and sett'ed down. Doris (Covey) King, Francis (Cole) Johnson, Bette (Mullan) Merrill and Jane (Lyon) Walker have all made raising a family their careers. And they surely are successful. We, too. are very happily married, giggled Mabel. “Our car wasn't running very well, said Virginia, “so I took it down to Butch Ford's Garage. It used to be Fraley's. Who do you think crawled out from under our car? Stephen Crum! He and John Carman are mechanics there. W hile I was there, Paul McMahon drove in in his Model T Ford and asked if it could be fixed. “Impossible, they said. “Oh, look, Virginia, said Mabel, “here comes the paper boy, let’s see what has happened in the world today. Well, in Hollywood Edna Mae Burlingame has started on a new comedy. She is a perfect second for Zazu Pitts. W illiam Northrop has made another Tarzan picture. Ransom Converse, the Great Lover, is in a new picture with Gloria Glumorpus. Oh romance! Evelyn Munn and Robert Newman eloped. Clairbelle Nichols' boy friend finally came home from the army. They were married yesterday. Oh, Charles Jackson was awarded the Nobel Prize for his invention—an automatic back scratcher. Gene Corl has won the world championship as the best typist. “Let me see the paper, said Virginia. “Mary Whyte won another jitterbug contest, and at her age! Scandalous! ! ! Alice Stevens was appointed Dean of Vassar University for Women, with Virginia Sumner as her assistant. Ralph Stewart has traced his ancestors back to the Stuart line of English rulers and Jean Van Scoten is playing her flute in Stokowski's orchestra. Shirley Wood is teaching physical education now at Athens High School. “Yes, it is, said Mabel. “Did you know that Ruth Shoemaker, Ina Lattimer, June Kiederling, Donald Rogers ami Daryl Parks are teaching at the high school? Agnes Scriven, Gladys Utter. Charlotte Smith, Georgianna Baxter and Shirley Whitbeek are all trained nurses now and are working at the Robert Packer Hospital. Oh, here comes your husband. Virginia. “Well. I hired a new secretary, Betty Soper, and some stenographers, Elizabeth Osborne. Marcella Stroud, and Doris Rogers. My salesman, Raymond Smith, sold some books to that university professor, Robert Benjamin and some electrical equipment to Doris Frisbie and Loris Savacool for their beauty parlor. “You wrere quite busy, weren't you. dear,” sympathized Virginia. “Look. Mabel, there goes Frank Scott in his new Buick. He must be quite wealthy after writing so many good books. “Speaking of fortunes, Jacqueline French sold her master piece to the New York art museum and must have gotten a king's ransom for it. It surely was beautiful, said Mabel. “It seems to me, Mabel, that the class of 1941 has made cpiite a success of itself. It's mem hers are rich and famous, or happy and contented. I feel mighty proud of our class,” said Virginia. “I must go now and get Robert his supper. We surely have had an interesting afternoon! exclaimed Mabel. “Surely have! concluded Virginia.