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

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Class Personalities Class Blonde Girls Elouise Black Boys Orlando Fairbanks Class Red Head . Donna Patton Harold Shoemaker Class Brunette Phyllis Custer Fred Fuller Blue CLASS EYES Bette Thrasher William Koose Brown Flossie Bradley James Donlin Green . Marilyn Patterson Richard DeWitt A Pleasant Smile for Everyone . Joan Chandler Charles Hammond Who Can Beat These for Looks . Lucille Andrus Eugene Ward AS FOR CLASS FIGURES WE HAVE Short . Mary Slater Leon Daniels Tall . Georgianna Coombs Dale Moore Best Velma Dunning Donald Burns Otherwise William Koose Clown . CLASS CHARACTERS Mary Slater Harold Weller Most Studious Patricia Turk Richard DeWitt Most Talkative Ada Oliver Malin Martin Quietest Hazel Kinner Merle Park Athletic Helen Parks Donald Burns Billards Champ No Champs Harold Shoemaker Pianist . Elouise Black Malin Martin W olf and Wolf ess Doris Bassage Owen Thurston Most Popular Joyce Patterson Harold Weller Jitterbugs Shirley Thrasher Not a one!!! Class Drivers Helen Parks Owen Thurston Class Heart Hookers Vivian Fairbanks Raymond Park Best Dresser Dorotha Watkins Gerald Callear Loudest Dresser . Lucille Andrus Harold Weller Class Draftees Emma Miller Orlando Fairbanks Future Nurses Alice VanDuzer Theresa Chambers Mavis Case Mary Jane Farr Phoebe Bidlack Pearle Maslin Lucille Jacklin Mary Griswold Charles Hammond Harold Shoemaker William Koose Harold Weller Paul Minier Fred Fuller Helen Inman Elsie Hager ! 24

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Prophecy Chief Machinist, Paul Minicr, of the American Locomotive Company, has just invented a device which runs the machines while the machinist takes a nap. Foreign War Cameraman, “Rip” Shoemaker, through his skill and courage, obtained the most unusual pictures of Adolph Hitler brushing his teeth. Charles Hammond was bestowed an honor when Count Basie appointed him a member of his all-world jazz orchestra. I was down in New York the other day and who should I see but Don Burns standing on a street corner trying to sell funny books, which he had drawn and published himself. Fred Fuller and Eugene Ward are being held by the F. B. I. for diluting gasoline with vinegar to avoid the gas shortage. Miss Ada Oliver was arrested by officer James Donlin for talking three days and three nights without stopping. The “Mustache Salon” has been opened by Alice Van Duzer, Beatrice Talada. Donna Patton, and Emma Miller. The first patient. Merle Park, was delighted with the “up-sweep” mustache. Dale Moore has made a little change in his business. He has added peanuts to his popcorn buggy. Marilyn Patterson of the Women’s Auxiliary Hospital Corps recently carried the body of Mussolini to Ik executed by the students of Athens High. Everybody is hunting for Magician. Harold Weller, who invented a disappearing act for himself, but didn’t invent a way to get back. “Bill Koose was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today for his peaceful translation of the hectic words which flowed at the United World Conference. Chautauqua Music Hall was filled to capacity today when Elouise Black played her “Symphony of Classics.” written during her high school years. The discords in the minor key were entrancing. You may be disturbed by the continued breaking of milk bottles but Owen Thurston can’t resist trying to deliver milk by auto-gyro. Hazel Kinner reached an all-time high by filibustering for seven consecutive hours in an attempt to stop, the passage of the Husband Free Speech Bill. Helen Parks chose her career today when she became the only woman speed track driver in history. Raymond Park announced today the premier showing of his motion picture, “My Second Wife.” taken at Niagara Falls while he was celebrating his honeymoon. Lucille Andrus, the famous Power’s Model, has just come home from her tour of the camps where she was i opularly received. Another Barrymore, the well-known actor of stage and screen. Orlando Fairbanks, has just triumphed in another hit entitled “Love is Blind. Mary Slater, renowned secretary of the Sea Biscuit Company of Chicago, won first prize in the Great Eastern Dancing Contest. Doris Bassage set the new world’s record on speed writing, that of 306 words every minute. She is now teaching her 400 accountant pupils the art of “Blitzkrieg” typing. 23 f

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The Seniors Last Will To The Underclassmen: I. Harold Weller, bequealh my wit to Robert Patterson. I, Mary Slater, bequeath my authority and headaches as editor of the Athenian to Fannie Brown. I. Donald Burns, bequeath my punctual habits to Richard Finn. I, Marilyn Patterson, bequeath my musical skill in song to Joyce Moore. I. Leon Daniels, bequeath my athletic prowess to Jack Gallagher. I, Joyce Patterson, bequeath my vivacity to Lois Weller. I, Raymond Park, bequeath my driving skill to Richard E. Huff. I. Patricia Turk, bequeath my scholastic ability to Irvin I). Macafee. 1. Orlando Fairbanks, bequeath my good looks to Leo Reagan. 1. Georgianna Coombs, bequeath my height to Mary Anne Lucy. I, Gerald Callear, bequeath my studious habits to Alton Reeves. 1, Elouise Black, bequeath my sense of dramatics to Marion Hastings. I. Malin Martin, bequeath my way with women” to Robert Raulerson. I, Lucille Andrus, bequeath my grace and rhythm on the dance floor to Janice Holcombe. I, William Koose, bequeath my proportions and genial manners to Arthur Jackson. I. Doris Bassage, bequeath my secretarial swiftness to Jac Shumway. I. Richard DeWitt, bequeath my love of argument to Edmund Struble. I, Phyllis Custer, bequeath my versatility to Jean Hunsinger. I, Charles Hammond, bequeath my title of “Jive King” to James Hannon. I. Bette Thrasher, bequeath my position as Mr. Hazard’s secretarv to Dawn Slater. I, Fred Fuller, bequeath my skill in agriculture to Stanley Carman. I, Ada Oliver, bequeath my ability to be quiet for ten seconds at a stretch to Sally Lenox. I, Harold Shoemaker, bequeath my “nose for news” to Sidney Mitchell. I, Dorotha Watkins, bequeath my engagement ring to Lois Ford. I, Merle Park, bequeath my serious outlook on life to William Hinkson. I, Joan Chandler, bequeath my friendliness to Louise Munn. We, the class, bequeath the honor of occupying the front seats in assembly. We, the class, bequeath our illustrious scholastic record. We, the class, bequeath the student “creative sayings” added to our textbooks. We, the class, bequeath the honor of publishing the Athenian. Duly signed and sealed on this the sixth day of April, nineteen-hundred and forty-three.