Bedford High School - Echo Yearbook (Bedford, PA)

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ME LODY ON PARADE A sharp, shrill whistle, the flash of eight twirling batons, the roll of drums and the Blue and White band marches gaily onward through another success- ful year. When the election ballots are counted it is discovered that James Russell is presidentg Bill Miller, secretaryg and Betty Manspeaker, business manager. Having continued practice over the sum- mer vacation, this group is now ready to tackle a big event on their well-filled schedule, that of playing at the football games. After football season they settle down under the watchful eye of their jovial director, Mr. Hunsicker, to prepare for the annual winter concert of the music department. When this is successfully completed. the band is invited to aid in the dedicatio f n o' the Pennsylvania Turnpike, then of the Colerain Township Grade School and finally are asked to give a concert at Ev t ' O0 L k at 'em strut X K seen d U c lveggroup to fill the em t l ere t High School. In the sprlng five members are invited to appear in the district band. Then comes another big event, the annual spring concert, which is again a huge success, Next year seventeen new faces will be in this a 15 ZXXX' p y p aces left by eparting seniors. li f Wu fx xv f PJ :N . 1 Nl

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MUSIC Pills the Autumn Sk Blue and white uniforms stand out against a dusty background of velvety black and brilliant White as the sparkling BHS, Band swings down the field. Once again this group has turned out to do its share in backing up our teams, White stripes move with rhythmic precision down the field, tinally disappearing from view into the inky darkness. Row one Qhottomj: Jackie Bowser, Jerry Raymond, Patsy Hardman, Tommy Foy, Harold Tice, Richard Lins, John Stroup, Robert Brown, Edward England. Row two: Mary Etta Levergood, William Beegle, Lantz Knight, Raymond Imler, Charles Watters, Binnie Biddle. Martha Baylor, Rae Miller, Donny Arnold, joe Claar. Row three: Louise Zimmers, Nancy Pate, Jane Kegg, Edith Renick, Betty Chirdon, Joann Fisher, Louise Brice, Wanda Smith, Nelgean Harkleroad, Betty Yeager, Betty Manspeaker. jean Ebersole. Row four: Harriet Watters, Louise Stroup, James Russell, William Miller, Kirby Thomas, Sam Davidson, Donald Koontz, Doris Wilson, Betty Jean Watters, Jane Kegg, Robert Hayes. Row five: James Kilcoin, Ja ck Leasure, Dale Arnold, Jacques Yames. Robert Hershberger, Tom Clapper, Charles Snelson, Dorothea Diehl, Betty Levergood, Robert Ickes, Raymon Boore. Row six: Bill Heckerman, Bob Langham, Robert Hershberger, Carl Arnold, Bernard Beemiller, joe Cessna, Spencer Shannon, George Melhorn, Coy Smith, Howard Swartzwelder, Charles Wright, Bob Barnes, Ted Ickes, Clzrenfe Diehl, Row SCVCIIZ Mr. Hunsicker, Anna Mae Shaffer, Shirley Ren- shaw, Harriet Ebersole, Mary Lou Langham, Dorothy Deist, Thelma Mowery, Peggy Ott. Beliy Lou Souser, Betty Hardman

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NOVEMBER Brings Disaster 'ln Ren 'fn aahaal As our building looked before the Ere A STUDENTS ACCOUNT OF THE FIRE At 10:23 on the morning of November 29, 1941, the ominous shrill of the fire whistle pierced the crisp autumn air. I know because I was dusting the clock. Curious I stuck my head out the window using my dust cloth as an excuse to look around, As I gazed casually over the roof tops I saw billows of smoke rolling skyward from- eheavens it can't bee the schoolhouse! I dashed for the telephone and heard the operator say, 'fThe fire is at the high school Rushing pell mell from the house, I reached it in record time and found all of Bedford there. Pushing through the crowd, I worked my way around front where the smoke was pouring from the east end of the third floor, The library was al- ready gone and as I watched, blue, green and yellow flames shot upwardeef Chemicals stored in the basement, a man said, I stood stunned and help- less, watching the building in which I had spent so many hours, tottering. The hopelessly inadequate stream of