Bethesda High School - Bethian Yearbook (Bethesda, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 78 of the 1949 volume:

'lo ing.- We the Semor Class of 1949 ded1cate th1s Annual to James F Glffen xnstructor of musxc lndus trxal arts, and football coach We sincerely apprecxate the help guxdance and encouragement you have given We shall always assocxate you wmth our pleasant memorxes of Bethesda Hxgh School Z ' 'af ' . . . . ' . '. . I . - 7 D I l us. ' ' fN ,,-ff .1 'Ni W' Fvyqi ff JW- ., Echtor Ass1stant Edxtor Soc1al Edxtor Sports Edxtor Mus1c Edxtors Calendar Ed1tor el Lan f W lt and Humor Edxtor Art Edltor B usxness Managers W .T Greenlee Clyde W Lynn Mary A Bolon Anna L Burns James F Gxffen acu ig Peggy Pxatt D1Ck Zeller s Donna Orfll Conl ad Blaney Donna Orell Ellzabeth Kemp Davld Heskett Dorothy Weaver B111 Shepherd Dxck Kxldow County Supemntendent Earl Walls Ass1stant County Supt Prmcxpal Robert Comer Joseph Young Theresa Lemasters Lela Green Margery Brown, Elementary Prmnclpal Mane Burns Marjorxe Grooms Susan Heskett Chester McBr1de H W Wood BOARD OF EDUC ATION Paul Mechem Presmdent Charles R Grmmm Clerk 5 Ruth Cra1g Harrxett Pxckex 1ng leorre t Lucas Clyde Bamley It o Cl Elizabeth Kemp KX -3.1 v- I A J CONRAD BLANEY Presxdent WILLIAM SHEPHERD Treasurer -I ,eil MARGARET PIAT1 Secretary 7 DONALD W ARR EN Vice Presxdent DONNA ORELL Reporter if 'MWA if 41.51-. 100 4 ',,', Y 7 if if E IZABETH KEMP RICHARD ZELLERS .affi- el' ..v' nf f DAVIL HESKETT I I 1 SHIRLEY SPENCER GLADYS STUBBS 3 3 s 'Q' wi DAVID KILDOW DOROTHY WEAVER RICHARD KILDOW NANETTE BAILEY CHARLES WILSON wtf 9 THOMAS LYNN 1 CLARENCE FIELDS 6 I DEAN MCBURNEY NX 10 fi W . . , . i EVELYN HOLLAND BETTY DRAKE 'Q 5 'sp L A :Q ,I 'il ' Qifff A . 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KN V A P W .gov HAROLD SNYDER AULDEN YAUS JAM1-:s MCFARLAND 11 View B ARBARA MURPHY EVELYN DAV1 S JAMES HOLLAND BERT:-IA FORAKER 12 enwr clwcizea Glenna Nanette Baxley Glenna Home Economxcs Club l 2 3 4 Baby Sxtter 3 Daffy D111s 3 Funny Brats 4 Physxcal Educatxon 1,2 3 Commercxal Course Lowell Conrad Blaney Coggy Latxn Club 2 3 4 Chorus 4 Baby Sltter 3 Daffy Dxlls 3 Basketball 2 3 4 Football 2 3 4 Track 3 4 Physxcal Educahon l 2,3,4 Annual Staff 3 4 College Preparatory Course Evelyn Ehzabeth Davxs Red Latln l,2,3,4 Chorus 1,2 3 Band l 2 3 Daffy D1lls 3 Commercxal Course Betty Merle Drake Betty Home Economxcs Club 1 2 3 4 Chorus 4 Physxcal Educat1on 1,2 Commerclal Course Clarence Eugene Fxelds Lefty Chorus 4 Band 1 2 3,4 Baby Sxtter 3 Funny Brats 4 Baseball 3 4 Phys1ca1 Educatlon 2 3 4 General Course Bertha Patxence Foraker Pat Home Econorrucs Club 1 2,3 4 Chorus 1 4 Please To Meetcha 3 Commercxal Course Daffy Dxlls 3 Stray Cats 4 Funny Brats 4 Scholarshxps 1 2 3 4 Basketball 1 2,3 4 Football 2 3 4 Track 4 Baseball 3 Physxcal Education l,2,3,4 Web Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 College Preparatory Course Evelyn E1lene Holland Pug Home Economxcs Club 1 2 3 4 Commercxal Course James Ellxs Holland Cub lndustr1al Arts 1 2,3 General Course Ehzabeth Genevera Kemp Lxz Home Econommcs Club 1 2 3 4 Chorus 3 4 Band 1 2 3 4 Daffy Dzlls 3 Baby Sltter 3 For Pete Sake 3 Funny Brats 4 Phys1cal Educatxon 1,2 3 Web Staff 3 A.nnua1 Staff 3,4 Commercxal Course Dav1d Alfred K1ldow Dave Latxn Club 2 3 4 Baseball 3 Physxcal Educatxon 3,4 College Preparatory Course R1chard Armxstead K1ldow Bzg Shot Daffy Dxlls 3 Football 1 2 Physxcal Educatmn 1,2 Web Staff 3 Annual Staff 3,4 General Course Walter Thomas Lynn Tom Sm holarslups 2 Baseball 3 4 Physxcal Educatxon 1,2 4 General Course 0 i I I O . - H ' . 1 I 9 l .A - an os- ' ' I L., . ,, ' . s . : . 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Aulden Louxs Yaus Auldy Basketball 1 Z 3 Football 1 4 Baseball 3 Physxcal Educatxon 1 Z 3 4 General Course R1chard Harold Zellers Dxck Valed1ctor1an Latm 1 2 3 4 Chorus 1 Z 3 4 Band 1 2,3,4 Scholarshxps 1 2,3 4 Football 1 Z 3,4 Basketball 1 Z 3 4 Baseball 3 4 For Pete s Sake 3 Daffy Dzlls 3 Stray Cats 4 Funny Brats 4 Phys1cal Educahon 1 Z 3 4 Annual Staff 3 4 College Preparatory Course lkllflklkvklivlvlvkrk The park drxveway was crowded, but Dave McEndree could not resxst sl1pp1ng an arm about Shxrley Mechem as he drove along For heaven s sake squealed Shxrley use both hands Sorry babe, Dave rephed regretfully but I need one for dnvlng Two old fr1ends met after a few years and greeted each other warmly By the way Joe asked one, do you stxll talk as slowly as you used to'7 We ell 1f you th1nk I talk slow you ought to hear and the guy parked on the way home and before she could say, Im not that kxnd of glrl she was Sam and Charles Wxlson were ln thexr off1ce Suddenly Charles called Sam, catch me I m dxzzy What made you d1zzy asked Sam I was read1ng a c1rcular letter gasped Charles Glenn Green and Marlene Spencer were havmg a quarrel Oh I w1sh I were dead crxed Marlene despondently And I wlsh I were dead, too echoed Glenn glumly Oh, well, put mn Marlene qmckly 1n that case I don t wxsh 1 were And the squabble got off to a new start Pltt entered the doctor s offxce My haxr s commg out pretty fast doc, he announced Can you g1ve me somethmg to keep It 1n? Why certaxnly replxed the doctor obhgmgly Here, take th1s large pxllbox Grant Mueller cllmbed mto the barber s chaxr and settled hlmself Well, my l1ttle man, saxd the barber how do you want your halr cut today? I want ern cut hke daddy s xnsxsted Grant, wxth a hole xn the top 15 ' as ss , 3 I ' 9 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 S - ' - as ' 99 - ' , - , ' 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Q 9 3 9 9 F 9 9 5 9 9 , , ax 9 99 , an - 19 W an f l I I Y J VW , 65 . ' ' , . I 1 . , Y Y , Y ' ' ' ll ' 'II ' il 'Cl ll 'Q ' . , . , ll ' ' 'f , . . I ll 1. ll ' 9 9 .U ll ' ' - . ..- -- -- -.. -- -- -- -- -- ..- Beverly--Loase , replied Joe. ''She--had--a--date--the--other--night-- Q ' ' ' O 'B' -- -- -- -- -- -- , -- -- ' . . . . l , ll ' ' ' '.' ll ' I9 ll ' ' 'fl I O . ,, . 9 9 'QQ ' ll ' Il . . , ll OD ' ' ll' - 9 ' ' 99 . . ' I ' ll ' I ' O I li an ' ' ' ' 'U ll - gg - - - ax ' ' os , . . , , , . . Ol ' .U ' li ' I if ,Q ' . , gg - - lc - ' 1 , . Clan .fvlwtorg The story of our hfe reads hke a thrllllng tale of a western movxe a story 1n a true story magaz1ne Modesty forbxds our dozng Justxce to the story of our lxfe The brave deeds and great accomplxshments we have faxled to record an thls brxef narratxve would fzll all the shelves of the Bethesda I-hgh School hbrary We have omztted reference work and out of respect for the w1shes of the h1story students who dzslxke the xdea of remembermg dates Before contmuxng w1th the ma1n plot we shall tell you some of the thxngs we have done We have not endorsed any tooth paste adverhsements We have not wrltten any best seller novels We have not yet achleved stardom ln the talkxes We have not xnvented a way for students to get h1gh grades wxthout workmg although we have fxgured out a method that works fa1rly well under certam cxrcumstances Before you begm to thxnk thxs xs a game of Guess Who we shall get xnto the plot proper of th1s story We fxrst started on our road to fame as a youngster only s1x years of age Our fzrst lessons m readmg wr1tmg, and arxthmetxc were taken under the dxrectxon and superv1s1on of M1ss Thornberry ten, and many other 1nterest1ng tlungs One fxne day we found ourselves m front of a great bmg door that saxd, second graders admztted here In we went, and by the tlme we had seen all there was to see and had learned all there was to know we found our selves xn Room Ill We played around for several months mn Room Ill wlth Mxss Morr1s who proved to be a fxne playxnate and who knew Just lots and lots about numbers, and read1ng And whxle we assoc1ated w1th her we learned lots about them too Tune passed We were growxng fast, and that s the reason we made the fourth grade wxth flyxng colors and came to the portals of a great castle called the Castle of the Knxght of Knowledge on Hxghway Number Fxve We lxked thxs castle so well that the Kmght 1nv1ted us to remam as hls guests for several months, whmch we dad Whxle there we learned much about how to put letters together to make words rn a game called Spellxng Thxs was a fascxnatlng game However, we ran out of words after playmg several games One day we were tourmg and came to a s1gn wh1ch sazd, you are now half way between here and there There were twenty fxve of us 1n the tourxng party We all wondered what the sxgn meant untxl one of the boys sand at meant that we had reached the end of the Sxxth Mzle Post on the I-hghway of Educatnon 6 O . . . . . 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' who showed us how to make a, and b and cg told us how to count from one to 1 The group dlsbanded at th1s po1nt and decxded to meet at the end of the summer to start on another tour The meet1ng place dec1ded upon was at Seventh Grade Inn You can know It was a happy bunch who met there the f1rst Monday ln September, a brxght sunny mornmg for a long, long Journey Twenty exght of us started out on the tr p Some dxdn t l1ke xt and left the group before the tr1p was over Well you may tlunk thxs a travelog xnstead of an autobxography but you see we all traveled so much that an account of the travels IS a story about our l1ves lf you thmk lt dxdn t take some travehng to get from grade one to and through grade elght, then you don t know anythmg about the hxghway patrol system of teachers they have who make headquarters at Bethesda School By the t1me we had arrxved at the age of fourteen or thereabouts we reahzed that we were grown up, so we decxded to stop runnxng around w1th grade school youngsters Therefore we took up resldence at Freshman Inn When we took the Sophomores throne there were thxrteen gxrls and s1xteen boys 1n our happy band What a record we made What grades we captured What trad1t1ons we upset It was here that we accornplxshed our f1rst brave deed upon wh1ch our last1ng fame may rest We d1scovered a method of bemg able to get through classes wxthout the use of textbooks We d1scovered how to bluff or at least we thought we were bluffxng untml the faculty dlshed out the grade cards After that we revxsed our plan and dec1ded perhaps a httle study would be benef1c1al to the future appearance of our grade cards Someone sa1d somethxng about nothmg bemg so rare as a day mn June But let us tell you that there s no grand and glonous feelxng hke the one we had the day we became .Tumors Of all the classes mn the school tlus 1S the favored class You see, the Semors are afrazd of them, because xf the Semors mxstreat the Jumors, they may not get any banquet The Sophomores are afra1d of the Junxors because they hve ID hopes that they may get a chance to eat the crumbs left from the banquet The Fresh.men just don t know any better than to hke the Junxors So the .Tumor Class IS the most popular class 1n hmgh school or, that ls, xt was wlule we were Jumors The records of h1story cannot produce a flner class than ours whxle we were .Tumors Never wzll the h1gh school get through talknng about these students durmg the1r Semor year The Semors have done themr best thxs year to make our school one of the best m every way The four years we have spent 1n Bethesda I-hgh School w1ll be remembered always, and w1ll form a treasured chapter m our Book of Memormes 17 o ll lv ' 1 1 . I . W . . - A . n . . , , . . D I I . . . . , . a . , . . n o a o n 9 u o n . -- . . D -- o 1 , . . . . -- 9 o ' U o o . . - . . . o 1 o o . . . a Clan Prophecy How tmme flzes Here It IS May 3 1960 lt doesn t seem that long s1nce I stood wxth the graduatmng class that f1ne late sprmg mght and rece1ved my d1ploma from hxgh school The old gang certamly has scattered Wonder what they are all domg now? Our heavywexght champlon, Tom Lynn, knocked out the heavywexght champ 1n a half round last nxght At the end of the flrst half round the referee stepped 1n and stopped one of the most fxerce and hard poundmg fxghters of the r1ng The round was Just one fourth over when mt was evmdent that Tom would be the champ The crowd began cheerxng and yelhng The Badgersburg Yellowsocks have Just bought the Mudv11le N1nes accordlng to th1s Clarence Fxelds w1ll be the new manager He ought to be a good one He was always tryxng to manage the baseball team when he was 1n h1gh school The Walter s drug store advertxsements are works of art Nanette Balley wr1tes them l am told Alrplanes are gettmg cheap Here s a sale on them S1 60 each That new xnventxon of Davxd If11dOW s certaxnly gave everyone an a1rplane Walkxng down Broadway, New York, 1S the world s greatest comed1an, Dav1d Heskett He has made a fortune Just tell1ng funny stor1es and makmg the world laugh The medal of award for scxence serv1ce 15 to be awarded, we hear, t Ellzabeth Froehhch, the former Elxzabeth Kemp That httle bundle of brams d1scovered a way to extract energy from a snowflake, and make enough electrlc current to make the water flow uphxll at Nxagara Falls Wxll wonders never cease? A wmgless, motorless, axrplane w1ll be put 1n operatlon across the Pac1f1c shortly Promoters of the company whxch w1ll manufacture the plane are lmsted as Mxsses Peggy P1att, and Donna Orell A new school of learmng has just been establxshed on top of Pxke s Peak Everyone gets hxgh grades and there are no fa1lures Students fxnd much pleasure 1n study1ng at thls school The presxdent of the college IS .hm McFarland A mght club on Broadway 1n New York That head walter looks fam1l1ar What do you know about that? lt s Conrad Blaney, one of our old classmates, showxng our old frxend Gladys Flowers the former Gladys Stubbs to her table That must be her husband The Count of Barnesvllle 18 . . , . . I They're thicker than flies now. Think what they used to cost. . . . 0 . . , , 0 I . ' Are you wanting a place to eat'7 Why not try the little cafe Just around the corner A good fish dinner for S5 00 or a hamburger sandwich for S1 Z5 No wonder Don Warren gave up the title of the world s welter weight to go in for feeding people at those prices Why at the hot cake stand back in the old home town, Aulden Yaus will sell you a sizzling hot hamburger for ten cents Here is another picture Face looks fam lxar Well that s fine Always did think that the boys and girls had it in them New Life Insurance Company names Charles Wilson president and Evelyn Davis secretary The largest ranch in the world is said to be locat d in an unknown valley between two undiscovered mountain ranges of Utah On the ranch the largest seedless Juiceless peelingless oranges in the world are grown 9, 1352 car loads were shipped out last week The owner of the anch is Richard Zellers He made his money to buy the ranch by selling peanuts on the streets of Bethesda at a penny a sack The leading city at the South Pole There is a big celebration They have Just elected a mayor How Mayor Richard Kildow can take it And mayor A fashionable beach resort An afternoon tea is in progress The hostess for the afternoon is Betty Drake who is entertaining at her million dollar home lt seems that she married a rich old fellow and he died and left her his fortune Can she spend it? An exclusive fashion shop in Chicago Madam Barbara Murphy is the owner and active manager That cute looking stylist who shows 03 a the latest Paris creations is Dorothy Weaver An advertisement in the Chicago paper says that you can buy cellophane sluts made to order at the William Shepherd Cello suit Company on Shepherd Boulevard The suits are quite popular Save washing and cleamng bills They sell for S17 98, and last a lifetime I Just can t get over these bed time stories by Bertha Foraker O we always thought there were some smart gals in the world but for bed time stories we never accused any of them of ever going to write bed time stories They say it is a popular nuxnber, though A meeting of the President s Cabinet in Washington When we knew Jim Holland as a boy, no one would ever have guessed that one day he could b'e-Eazgztfi' of the treasury Look at him now, with his top hat and cane, sitting there with all the big statesmen Well, maybe there is a chance for all of us 19 there's his wife, our old friend, Shirley Spencer. My she seems proud of the ' . ' ' ll . , . . . h, Hum Looks as lf lt IS about tzme someone was xnventxng a new k1nd of alarm clock one that w1ll really work The kxnd of alarm clock we used to have when 1 was 1n hxgh school generally falled to work when we needed them and they always awakened us when we wanted to sleep I not1ce that a patent has been granted to Dean McBurney under patent mufnber 456789324 for a new s1lent alarm clock Well, anythmg to take the noxse out of th.1s world There s entxrely too much no1se Only yesterday a group of Semors stopped under my wxndow and gave some lngh school yells Pesky Semors Well wonder how the races came out yesterday at Colorado Sprmgs Ha Now wouldn t that Jar you Evelyn Holland s horse came 1n fxrst Guess she has a fme stable all r1ght Old Fleefast certa1nly made all the other horses take to the tall txmber Wxth Harold Snyder as Jockey evxdently the race was ln the purse before the horses started llrlvlllkliliklkllfilllk One day Peggy Platt and Gladys Flowers were havxng a quarrel and Gladys saxd Well all I can say IS that I d hate to be mn your shoes Don t let that worry you dear1e retorted Peggy you could never get 1nto them Dxck Kxldow crept slyly behmd Shxrley S shpped Ins hands over her eyes and announced lf you can t tell who tlns IS xn three guesses I m gomg to kxss you Let s see sa1d Shxrley, could It be Charlemagne Alexander the Great or Jack the Ripper, Betty Drake wanted to elope wmth a certam fellow Her 1rate father locked her ln hxs room She took hxs trousers escaped through the wmdow, and eloped The headlng ln the paper about the mcxdent was Flees In Papa Pants Nanette Balley applxed for a Job on a glrl s baseball team Can you catch? asked the manager I caught a fellow, she rephed Can you run? was the next questlon How do you thmk I caught hmm? mqulred Nanette Davmd Heskett offered to sell a used car very cheaply There s not a thmg the matter wxth lt, he assured, the only tlung I d advxse you to do 1f you buy mt xs to fxle the nurnber off the engxne Mr Comer once remarked, I m one bxrd who xsn t henpecked My wxfe goes her way, and I go hers Z0 , . . . . . . - Q -- . 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Clem W ll We, the Senior Class of Bethesda High of 1949, bequeath to those arnbitious souls who follow our footsteps the following prescr1bed property To the Faculty, of Bethesda High School we convey our ab111ty to know a good thing when we see it As this ability has been largely created by their instructions we are merely returning to them their own invaluable gift To the Jumors, who will soon become the Seniors we leave all our mistakes and blunders comm1tted by us during the last exciting years of our most exciting life To the Sophomores we leave our ability to remain quiet while in assembly To the Freshrnen, we leave our bubble gum which you will find under the seats and desks I Nanette Bailey, will my ability to work in Walter s store to Beverly Loase Conrad Blaney, leave my athletic place to Dale King Evelyn Davis, will a few curly locks of my red hair to Glenna Wharton Clarence Fields leave my singing and dancing ability to Roy Palrner Bertha Foraker, will my quietness to Betty Anne Lucas Start using it, Betty, I David I-Ieskett, will my ability to argue to Dave McEndree fNot that he needs itl I, Evelyn Holland, will my ability to wrxte poetry to Elaine Mmder Not romantic poetry leave that to Elizabeth Barrett Browmngl I .Tim Holland will my glasses to Bob K1ldow so he can make better grades in history flt may help, Bobj I Elizabeth Kemp, bequeath Bettie McFarland my slenderness of figure I Dave Kildow bestow upon Ed McFadden my ability to work in Sinclair Service Stations I Dick Kildow bestow upon Harold Shepherd my untold fish tales 21 I L , . . . . . , . I, ' ' . I, . . . . I, Betty Drake, leave to Juanita Hunt my ability of applying cosmetics. II . , . . . . . . I' . . 0 Q v . . . . . 1 . . K ' . , . . . . 1 I, Tom Lynn, w1ll my lustory ab1l1ty to Charles Murphy I, Dean McBurney, w1ll my FORD fwlth all the g1rlsl to Ralph Mclindree. Jmm McFarland bequeath to Gene Green my abxhty to chase g1rls Barbara Murphy w1ll my long ha1r to Marlene Spencer Donna Orell, w1ll my eye roll1ng ab1l1ty to Shlrley Mechem Peggy Platt wxll my shortness to Ioan M1ller B111 Shepherd, w1ll D1ck Mueller my ab1l1ty to stay away from girls Harold Snyder, bequeath Burle1gh Rxnehart my pleasxng sm1le Sh1rley Spencer, leave my tongue wagg1ng abxlxty to Nancy Gro ms Don t let me down, Nancy I Gladys Stubbs wxsh to bestow upon Mary Ellen Dougherty my ab1l1ty to chew gum 1n txme of school and get away w1th xt I Don Warren, w1ll my tallung abxlxty to anyone who wants lt l, Dorothy Weaver w1ll my dxsposxtxon to Shlrley Schultz I Charles Wxlson bestow upon John Gordon my place 1n the upper atmos phere l, Aulden Yaus, w1ll my shyness to Grant Mueller I Dxck Zellers, bestow upon Paul Schafer my ab1l1ty to answer all quest1ons Plllkillifirlkvkikiklk One moonhght mght, after a Prom dance, Dxck Zellers begged to dr1ve Elaxne M1nder honme She accepted and got 1n h1s Nash As they were dnvmg along he sxghed deeply You re beautmful he murmured That golden ha1r Thank you, Elame answered And your b1g blue eyes They re beautxful too Thank you And your hps and pearly teeth She agaln thanked hxm As they rode along he cont1nued to shower her wxth complxments but she remalned sxlent Suddenly she spoke Can you drwe wxth one hand? she asked softly Sure Dmck quxckly rephed, hopefully Well, she suggested w1pe your nose xt s runmng ZZ L . 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N' ,. :si : W ' K' V .5 X553 , dl F1 ' ., L- j Gr. -A Q' vw - N.: S ROBERT KILDOW SHIRLEY MECHEM GRANT MUELLER ELIZABETH LYNN Sophomore C' an 1' Q' vb vhbu ar i pf mmf MARY DOUGHERTY DAVID McENDREE SHIRLEY DUNABLE DAVID BURNS 1- ? 3 PAUL SCHAFER .TUANITA HUNT RICHARD MANN WANDA JARRETT Z5 ,450- T 'K ELAINE MINDER au. N f by is 9 JOHN WOOD C7 BENJAMIN I-IESKETT ROSALIE HINERMAN NORMA SNYDER ROBERT MARTIN EUGENE SNYDER FLORENCE SCOTT I ! fa . ' ,A ' s. 5 ' v' -- . ' ' . f' I E ' fs 5 I 1 I f Lx R, A iN J . 1, ,. 9! 'P .. 5- , A T7 '- 5' L C' - 1'-' , V fx' x -' ' is ? . N-I :li K , A 3 N lr. j A mr 1 -Q , 'HN f' 4- . 1 - 'T . L- . s - ' Q 'O' '.' U ' f it ei ' :Q ll I 5 A fs sg if NANCY DOTY ROBERT TRACY 6- ' .STEWARD MCMILLEN ROY PALMER LYLE PALMER DARRELL LUCAS HOWARD DAVIS EDWARD GREEN LLOYD SUTTON NEAL CARPENTER 26 . , Q .' 1. ' IRL. 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I W , .' at Y' V 4' I r porfa FOOTBALL The xnauguratxon of the new football season was September 17 as we were host to a heavy tearn from Sc1o Thls, our f1rst game under our hghts was lost due to the faxlure to make extra pomts Score 14 12 Hard luck remaxned w1th the Panthers as we dropped our second 1n row to Hopedale 14 13 Mr Gxffen Juggled h1s talent around for the New Athens game and xt pa1d d1v1dends The Bethesda boys came through by a score of 36 7 At the unusual txme of 10 A M the Panthers played Bea1lsv111e on the Blue Dev11 fzeld Th1s was another vxctory for Bethesda, 21 6 The team made the longest trxp of the year to hand the Bowerston boys a 39 6 shellackmg Thls made three w1ns 1n a row for the home tearn Our game w1th Flushmg marked our f1rst wxn under our lxghts The Orxoles from F H S were up for th1s one and It proved to be a close and h1gh scormg game, but wxth good teamwork we won 31 28 We met .Tewett for the f1rst txme on our fleld We made lt f1ve w1ns 1n a row as the home team used a var1ety of offenses to secure a 39 12 dec1s1on For the second year ln a row the Brxdgeport Boosters sponsored the Bethesda Lafferty game Lafferty led 14 0 1n the thxrd quarter Bethesda s rally 1n the last quarter fell short of v1ctory as extra poxnts proved the dxfference 14 12 The season s fmal game was a return game wxth Beallsvxlle The mud and cold was a hand1cap to both teams but we closed the season wxth a w1n 31 18 THE SQUAD Dale Kmg Quarterback Dale called plays, dxd the puntxng and was a valuable passer Harold Shepherd Halfback Porky was a lme plunger deluxe and the team s leadlng polnt maker nrad Blaney Monk was a fast back and the team s leadxng ground gamer D1ck Zellers Center Dxck was a good blocker also a good defensmve player D1ck and Conrad were co captams for the season 33 . . , ' l . . . a ' . . , , , . . 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Laverne McKe1vev End Groundhog was good at backxng up the 11ne also a good pass rece1ver Glenn Green End Glenn was good on defense and fast on end around plays B111 Shepherd I-Ialfback B111 was a smooth runner when carry1ng the ball and a good passer iulden Yaus Halfback ALf1e was an outstand1ng defenswe player He was also a sh1fty ball carr1er Dav1d Heskett Halfback Txddley followed h1S 1nterference well and was good on plays through the l1ne Bur1e1gh Rxnehart Played Center He was a good defensxve man and also a good blocker Dav1d McEndree Halfback Dave was a good ball carr1er especzally through the 11ne He was also a good tackler D1ck Mueller End D1ck was a good blocker and a hard hlttlng tackler Other members of the 1948 squad who were always do1ng the1r part for the team are as follows Bob Mueller Ed McFadden Eugene Snyder, Grant Mueller, R1Chard Mann, and Newland J'enk1ns Football lettermen for the season 1nclude B111 Shepherd, D1ck Zellers Conrad Blaney, Dav1d Heskett Aulden Yaus, Harold Shepherd Dale K1ng Bur1e1gh Rmehart, Laverne McKe1vey D1ck Mueller Bob Mueller, Davxd McEndree, and Glenn Green Harold Shepherd and D1ck Zellers were selected on the All League team as halfback and center respect1vely Conrad Blaney rece1ved honorable ment1on BASKETBALL Although the Bethesda boys got off to a slow start they came through w1th what members of the team and the fans cons1der a successful season Th1s year s wearers of the orange and black secured the school s f1rst trophy 1n eleven years Th1s year s team was under the gu1dance of Mr Comer Our f1rst three games were all tough and we came out on the short end We lost to Freeport 27 20, Woodsfxeld 73 35, and St Cla1rsv1lle 54 36 Wxth the l1neup changed consxderably the Panthers used the1r set offense and fast break to advantage and scored QBSIIY over Holloway 52 Z7 The Reserves also won 34 28 At Barnesv1l1e, the Panthers were up aga1nst the best Shamrock team 1n years and lost by the score of 90 51 The Reserves also lost 34 ZZ Bethesda traveled to Flush1ng and w1th a well balanced attack the boys came through w1th w1n number two Score 59 28 The Reserves eas1ly won 33 18 34 u vu - f - - . - - , . . u - no - - , - - , . . - U . 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' e . 1 l 1 U I I Q 1 O The Panthers were cons1derably taller but a scrappy Lafferty team scored over us 40 32 The Reserves won a thrxller 28 27 Belmont s fast break proved Bethesda s downfall after a close f1rst half The Eagles pulled away to w1n 58 35 The Reserves lost a close one 29 27 Bethesda played host to a tall Powhatan team and pulled away 1n the last quarter to w1n 53 42 Our Reserves also won 28 16 The Panthers gave the Somerton R1dge Runners a good trzmmmg as they scored thzrty pomts the second half to w1n 48 29 The Reserves also won 10 22 The hardest fought game of the year was the return Belmont game The box of Wheat1es sent to B H S xnspxred an underdog Panther tearn to wxthxn one pomt of vxctory The Eagles won 52 51 The Reserves lost 51 23 Barnesvxlle scored a second dec1s1on over Bethesda on our home floor, 67 45 The Reserves also lost 43 26 Holloway proved to be tougher on the1r own floor But the Panthers were v1ctor1ous w1th a 47 43 verd1ct The Reserves lost 28 23 A th1rd quarter let down almost cost us the ball game w1th Flushmg We played on Somerton s small floor and buxlt up a good half tlme lead but they came back 1n the second half and mpped us 54 53 xn a thrzller The Reserves were hot and won 33 26 The ball playmg was conslderably better as we downed the Scarlet Scourge from Lafferty 33 28 The Reserves were Chckxng and made lt four ln a row as they also won 28 10 Our last game on our own floor was w1th Clarxngton We out scored the Rzver Rats 1n every quarter and defeated them 48 31 The Reserves some boys p1ay1ng thelr last tlme for the year, turned 1n a good game, wxnmng 38 23 TOURNAMENT The tournament was played at Belmont and we drew second seeded Lafferty The Scarlet Scourge always a good tournament team, gave Bethesda a good scare as they led at one txme ln the last quarter 38 30 But then the tables were turned and we scored fxfteen stramght pomts Th1s outburst brought a sweet vxctory 47 42 35 as only one point was scored. We won 44-38. The Reserves won easily 38-18. The Holloway Bethesda game set a record as xt was txed fourteen dxfferent txmes lnstead of blow1ng up, as Holloway dxd xn the last few mmutes, the Panthers played delxberate ball and wxth McFarland s hxttmg streak of ten poxnts 1n the dyxng mmutes, we won 62 50 Although we led Belmont 20 14 at the end of the half we could not brxng home the charnpxonslup trophy Thexr varslty fouled out but thexr sllck passlng Sophomores played better ball and secured a 42 35 vzctory We recexved a mce runners up trophy though for our tournament efforts In sect1onal tournament play, we just couldn t h1t A fxrst quarter and fourth quarter pomt makxng defxcxency proved our downfall as the tall Panthers from Sc1o beat us 54 Z7 TOURNAMENT SQUAD B111 Shepherd B111 played guard He was a good set shot and was good on defense ale Kxng Dale was our center H15 he1ght helped us as he got many t1p 1ns and rebounds B111 and Dale were honorary co captaxns for the year Laverne McKelvey Groundhog was a guard He handled the ball well and Glenn Green Glenn was a forward He scored several po1nts as he got a lot of rebounds Conrad Blaney Monk , a forward, played very hard 1n games and was good on both defense and offense, also a good shot J'1m McFarland Jlm played both guard and forward He was a very good one handed shot Dxck Zellers Dlck played both guard and forward He was the team s best foul shooter Ed McFadden Fuddle played forward He was a good rebound man and good set shot ean McBurrey Mac was a center He got a lot of rebounds and was good on t1p-ms Bob Kxldow Monk was a guard He was a good ball handler and faker He was also a good shot Eugene Snyder Eugene was a forward Th1s xs hxs fxrst year and he proved to be a good set shot Amos Powell Trxgger played guard He got a lot of rebounds and was good defensxvely RESERVES These boys formed our all xmportant reserve strength, Davmd Heskett Clarence Fxelds Ralph McEndree, Burlexgh Rmehart, Ben Heskett, John Harold Wood, Darrell Lucas, Stewart McM1llan, Gene Green, and Robert Tracy 36 . . ,, . ,, . . un ' . . . , . . D . - . . . .-. -ll il I was a good shot. Q ' . -ll ID ' . . . , -ll II . . D -IC IO . . ' ll Ol Q I I - . .. . . . -ll ' QI . . l . , . , . B ASKETBALL AWARDS Letterman for the season 1nclude the followmg B111 Shepherd, Dale K1ng, Laverne McKelvey Glenn Green Conrad Blaney J'1m McFarland, Dxck Zellers and Ed McFadden Aulden Yaus was awarded a letter for manager Dale Kxng and Laverne McKelvey were selected on the All Tournament team as center and guard respectxvely TEAM BACKERS The team w1shes to thank all those who have supported them and helped to make th1s a good season We especxally thank our cheerleaders who worked hard and were always rootxng hard for the team The cheerleaders were Donna Orell Semor, Sh1rley Mechem and Elaxne M1nder, Sophomores lkliflbvkfkflliklbiflivklir Mr LE had owed Mr Young one hundred dollars for a long t1me Mr Young fmally became lncensed and dlctated the followlng letter to hxs stenographer C W Lynn As my stenographer IS a lady, she wouldn t take a certa1n kxnd of letter As I am a gentleman, I wouldn t take a mlnute to dlctate certam kxnds of words, but as you re nelther a lady or a gentleman, you ve got a pretty good 1dea of what I mean Mary Ellen approached a we1gh1ng machine that bore the slgn speak your we1ght stepped on the platform and dropped a co1n rn the slot At once a groan 1ssued from the machlne and a vo1ce requested, One at a Two partners declded they needed a hostess 1n thexr offxce so they advert1sed 1n the papers for one After an lntervlew wlth Peggy P1att, the partners excused themselves to d1scuss her 1n prxvate She won t do, protested one, she s too blg 1n the f1rst place ln the second place, too agreed the other What xn the world made you pxck out Donna Orell for a gxrl frxend Harold? asked a fnend it s because she s dxfferent from other gxrls, rephed Harold Shepherd D1fferent'7 ln what way? pursued the fr1end She s the only g1rl who ll have me for a boy fr1end was the answer There s a bxg sxgn outsxde a laundry wluch says Don t k1ll your w1fe let us do your dxrty work 37 - l I l l - I ' s D . . , . . . 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Ng, .., - , I - V .,. mas g' ff ' , , - fi' . f-.., , ' 5 ' , - LLJLC ew.: The Hxgh School Chorus, under the supervxslon of James G1ffen, was composed of fmfty three members thxs year Although the chorus pract1ced every week, they made very few pubhc appearances However, they dxd take part m the sprmg concert and furmshed the musxc for Baccalaureate BAND Somethmg new was added at Bethesda H1gh th1s year xt was a march mg band to play at football games Thls band mcluded fxfty one members who learned to form letters and do PTCCISIOD marchmg The rnarchlng band played at the games held wxth Scxo, Jewett and Flushmg A prograrn was planned for the Beallsvxlle game, but due to bad weather the band was unable to perform On Saturday, November 26, the band took a tmp to Wheehng where he members took part 1n the annual Chrxstrnas Parade On January 27, the Semor band members part1c1pated 1n the annual January concert The concert consxsted of marches, overtures and popular mus1c Specxal mus1c was provxded by Paul Schafer, Clarence F1elds and Don Warren and the Dance Band lklkiklkififilvlflkik An exc1ted woman, Mrs Bolon, phoned the Pohce Statxon Wxll you please send an offlcer 1mmedxately she pleaded Conrad Blaney and B111 Shepherd were at a dmner party Conrad saxd, W1ll you please pass me the bonbons? B111 remarked, Sweets to the sweet pass me the nuts Betty Ann Lucas was all excxted We ve got a new baby up at our house, she xnformed the nezghbor breathlessly ls that so? excla1med the ne1ghbor And IS he goxng to stay? I thmnk so, replxed Betty Ann hurrymg along cause he s taken all h1s thxngs off Dale K1ng was look1ng over a selectlon of track shoes and f1nally chose a pa1r But, objected the salesman, thms other paxr w1ll gxve you better serv1ce in the long run Perhaps, sa1d Dale, but I m not m any of the long runs I m only entered xn the f1fty yard dash 41 M ' . . X t There's a bad salesman sitting in the tree teasing my dog! ' . ll! I ' ' . ' ' OO oczal .NQWJ Every year the Lyceum Programs seem to 1mprove and thxs year was no exceptxon A group of very excellent programs were presented These programs 1nc1ud ed November 17 Hal Rodman December 16 The Rob1ns January 20 Students Colhes February ll The Vagabond Tr1o March 16 John Sloane I..1qu1d Amr Aprxl Z9 Warndell Manonettes Stray Cats a play sponsored by the Speech Class, was presented on March Z5 at the old gymnasmum The proceeds from th1s play were donated to the Xth16t1C Fund The cast was as follows Dxck Skxnner Tom Sk1nner Harry B S Skxnner Reverend Patterson Bxlly Kxtty Baker Leona Brooks Wanda Taylor Dmck Zellers Dean McBurney Don Warren Conrad Blaney Dav1d I-leskett Beverly Loase Nancy Grooms Martha McBurney The Semor Class presented the play The Funny Brats at the old gymnas1um on May 19 The play was under the dmrectxon of Mrs Mary A Bolon The characters were I-Iarrxet Gresham Aurora Boreal1s Pxke Mrs Sylv1a Gresham Dxck Gresham Tom Gresham Lauralee Lynde Loren Gresham Gwynette Gadwood Aunt Hettxe Hxggxnbotham Whaley McWhorter Boogerface Boggs BANQUETS Donna Orell Peggy Platt Ehzabeth Kemp Davxd Heskett B111 Shepherd Nanette Baxley Dean McBurney Shxrley Spencer Dorothy Weaver Clarence Fxelds Jxm McFarland The annual Latxn Banquet was held on November 19 at the old gymna slum There were fxfty sxx present mcludmg Latxn I Latm ll, Board Members Alurnm, and Faculty The Banquet was served Roman style by the Latm I Class 42 C Jennie Long . . . Bettie McFarland . ' . - . . . . D . The program whxch took place was as follows Speeches by famous Roman from Rostra Professxonal dancers Afrxcan Dancers Orpheus Mus1c1ans I..at1n II Class Roman Songs Group Smgmg In the eyes of the Freshmen and Sophomores the most outstandmg event of the year took place Tuesday, February 8 at 6 30 xn the old gymna sxum It was the Freshman Sophomore Banquet A covered dxsh supper was served to both classes, the hxgh school and grade school teachers, and The Board of Educatxon After the huge dehcxous meal, recreatxon was led by Glenn Secrest Besxdes games there was also round and square dancxng On Frxday, March 18 the annual Athletxc Banquet was held Thls year the athletxc teams, coaches, managers and cheerleaders were honored at the Welcome Inn, where an xmmense dxnner was served to them A program was then presented w1th Mr James Glffen actmg as Toast master Hivklklklklivkikfivk I thxnk I ought to be frank w1th you, declared Burlelgh R as he laxed hxs embrace, and tell you that you re not the first g1rl I ve klssed In that case I ll be frank wxth you, too, rephed Martha McB , an tell you that you ve got a heck of a lot to learn Jxm McFarland, anxxous to escort Shxrley Schultz home m a taxz, sald, We ll have a mce lxttle talk She fell for h1s lme As soon as they entered the taxx he put hxs arms around her I see you talk with your hands she saxd wxth meamng Oh, sure confessed the wolf but I m only whlsperlng now Paul Schaffer went mto a Jewelry store and a glamorous lookmg salesgxrl walted on hxm I-Ie selected a dlamond rmg How much? he asked One hundred dollars mnformed the glamorous one Would you take anythxng off for cash? he mquxred Lxsten she cracked thxs IS a Jewelry store not a burlesque show A lawyer got h1s clxent a suspended sentence they hanged hmm Any of your frxends can become an enemy, but a relative xs one from the start 43 1. . 2. 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U . ,, . . ll ' ii ll ' ' ' -- 1 n . . . , September October November Dec emb er January Clafendar 194 1949 School opens The seventh grade are now fzndxng the1r way around Football season IS here Sc1o here we come We lost to a score of 12 14 Mr Gxffen IS gettmg a marchlng football band ready Football game Football game Football game Football game wlth Hopedale wlth Frankhn at Beallsv1lle at Bowerston They won We beat wlth a score 36 7 Another vzctory Z1 6 Another v1ctory 39 6 Grade cards gwen out Football game at Flushmg We beat wxth a score of 28 31 Football game w1th Jewett here Score 38 12 our favor Football game w1th Lafferty Hal Rodman Lyceurn Program The Band 15 gett1ng ready for the Chrxstmas parade at Wheehng Chrxstrnas parade at Wheelmg Marched three and one half mxles Our f1rst basketball game at Freeport We lost to a score 27 Z0 Qlute a few of the student body lookxng very gluxn No wonder grade cards Basketball game wxth Vloodsheld We lost 73 35 St C came over here to play us a basketball game They won 54 36 Basketball game wxth Holloway Score Z7 51 Our favor Barnesv1lle came down tonxght for a basketball game They won wxth a score of 90 51 The Roblns entertamned us at the old gymnasxum today A French lad and a Scotch lassxe Basketball game wxth Flushmg Score Z8 59 our favor School closes for the holldays School resumes after a very Merry Chrxstnxas Basketball game wxth Lafferty Score 40 32 the1r favor Basketball game wxth Belmont We lost to a score of 58 35 Exams today and basketball game tomght w1th Powhatan Basketball game wmth Somerton Score Z9 48 our favor Grade cards today Another Lyceum Program The Student Colhes M , what human dogs Basketball game wzth Belmont Score 52 51 then' favor Basketball garne wxth Barnesvxlle Score 67 45 thezr favor The Band w1l1 present 1ts f1rst concert th1s year Basketball game at Holloway Score 43 47 our favor 44 7 . 8 . . . 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February Basketball game Wlth Flushmg Score 38 44 our favor Basketball game at Somerton Score 54 53 thexr favor The Freshmen and Sophomores are havmg thexr banquet tomght Eat hearty The Vagabond Tr1o entertamed the school today Basket ball game wzth Lafferty Basketball game wxth Clarxngton Score 31 48 Another v1ctory for us March Grade cards Wonder 1f we ve xmproved any John Sloan demonstrated to the student body the many uses of hquxd a1r Aprll Grade cards agaxn Two gentlemen from Elhots Busmess School lectured to the Semors thxs mormng The Marlonettes presented Robm Hood to the student body May The .Tumor and Semor banquet w1ll be held ton1ght at the Methodxst Church The calendar w111 close for the year of 48 49 r Young was conductxng h1s chernlstry class What can you tell me about mtrates 'P he asked Ehzabeth Kemp All 1 know about mght rates, confessed Ehzabeth, IS that they re cheaper than day rates They were drxvmg along a lonely road and Bessxe Scott cuddled closer and asked, D1d l ever show you where I was tatooed Don? Gosh, no but I d sure l1ke to see, returned Don Then I 11 show you, she decxded, xf you ll Just turn left at the next crossroads A fellow sa1d he had a great Job 1n T1mes Square keeplng the Sa1lors away from the waves A doctor remarked to Screwball Jake, You know, Screwball, exercxse k1lls germs How do you get the germs to exercmse? asked Screwball 45 1 ' ' . - . 4 . - ' . 8 . . ll ' ' . 15 ' ' . - . 1 2 . ' ' ' . 16 A ' 13 ' . Z5 ' ' Z9 ' ll ' I' 16 ' I -1 . Iklkliwlvklklkllvilik M ' . . . . ommencemeni Aprogram May Z5 1949 March 'Indian Boy' The National Anthem Invocation Overture Overture Salutatory We Choose Democracy Valed1ctory Youth Faces Tomorrow Waltz lntroductxon of Speaker Bennett High School Band Rev Francis S Smith Zenith Ambxtxon Margaret Lou Pxatt R1chard H Zellers Norma s Dream Conrad Blaney Class Pres1dent Class Address How To Get The Most Out Of Lxfe Clarlnet Tr1o Excerpt From Rondo Sonata Pathetlque B eethoven Donna Orell, Donald Warren, Charles W1lson Presentatxon of Awards Anna Burns Presentatxon of Dxplomas C W Lynn, Superxntendent Chorale O Lord How Many MISCTICS J S Bach Bened1ct1on Rev Grant Ward March Stop CLASS OF 1949 Glenna Nanette Baxley Evelyn Elxzabeth Davxs Betty Myrl Drake Bertha Patxence Foraker Evelyn E1lene Holland Elizabeth Genevera Kemp Barbara Alyn Murphy Donna Mane Orell Margaret Lou Pratt Salutatorxan Slurley Spencer Gladys Mane Stubbs Dorothy Elnzabeth Weaver Charles Dea Wllson Aulden Loums Yaus B ennett Lowell Conrad Blaney Clarence Eugene Fzelds Davzd Clarence Heskett James Ellxs Holland Alfred Davxd K1ldow R1chard Arm1stead Kxldow Walter Thomas Lynn Harold Dean McBurney Wxlham James McFarland Joseph Wxlham Shepherd Harold Duane Snyder Donald Charles Warren Rxchard Harold Zellers Valedxctorxan 46 I Rev. Frank A. Sharp S 71 THAT S I ALWAYS TOGETH K? 29 MONK AND MONK T A FIGHT 47 s x SMOKY AND .TINX PROFESSOR -'K Speech Clan flag Caat -.09 GRANT BURLEIGH SHIRLEY THREE MUSKETEERS DON DOT GLADYS AND DOG 8 XX ,.,?fllfm.x4.fTLlj'!74 9-'D' r. P Ann.. 4 u umsumrrn nofncna 50 JE-,-'tty .......V WALSVIORTH L.. op. A. W sv -urslmo lu U 5 A KX una J ig Shepherd Chevrolet Co L1 HPXPR NI PSDXI The Goshen Ncahoncal Bunk YOUR B UNB MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIOIX BET HESDA OHIC I YO'7'i LIIIXVI O1 LT DIl.fXI,Ii 252 ' If IQ PHIL' 11 21511 GEETH lf - . ejiilf O .. 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