Bethesda High School - Bethian Yearbook (Bethesda, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1951 volume:

I MEVIUEWHM The Semor Class wxshes to dedx cate thxs yearbook to the memory of Richard Mann who passed away ln the summer of 1949 He would have gradu- ated wlth us H15 good nature w111 lngness to work and constant smlle have always been mnssed by our class Z Q - A 4 OUR DEAR OLD BETHESDA HIGH SCHOOL SMALL IN STATURE BUT GREAT WITH PRIDE MEMBERS OF THE 7TH GRADE CLASS SET OLD GLORY INTO THE MORNING BREEZE The story behmd the flag wavmg from the top of the flagpole xs one of pride dxgmty and patrxotlsm Thxs prlvllege belongs to the members of the seventh grade class who proudly attend to this honor each day O thexr shmxng faces you can see thus pride and thenr gesture sho.v the great satxsfactxon they recewe when they set Old Glory free to each new sunrise or tenderly lower her each day PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT John WA ood Assistant Editor Shxrley Mechem -Edntor Janet Mechem -Assxstant Juamta Hunt Assxstant Editor STAFF N-1 aft 'f' SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET ln the above pxcture the members of the scholarshxp team are shown and also two of our hugh school teachers Miss Sanderson commerctal teacher and Mr Fonto mdustrxal arts and scnence teacher and photographer for thus book .AQ I-d Mr Stalder was the chemxstry algebra and geometry teach He ls fx gradu ate of Marxetta College- ww i of Mo 0 STILL HIGHER COLOR FL R RE RSE T CD f 713 NJ fx 4, if 1 gg f I ,fl TT : S: BLUE Mo WHITE OWE 2 D 0 V SECRETARY TREASURER MARY ELLEN DOUGHERTY Band Chorus Grandpa Goes To College You ll Dxe Laughxng Latm Club Secretary of Senxor Class Scholarship Team Edxtor of IN eb Prmle of Peane Contest JOHN HAROLD I OOD Band Chorus Latm Club Sports Edxtor of Vl eb Assistant Edxtor of Bethxan Several Junxor and Semor Pla Basketball Baseball Semor Class Presxdent Scholarship Team JUANITA HUNT Band Chorus Latin Club Class Offxcer You ll Due Laughxng Salutatorxan Assxstant Edxtor of Bethxan Musxc Edxtor of VN eb Homecomxng Queen I H Club BENJAMIN HESKETT Band Chorus Latln Club Grandpa Goes To College -I H Club Football You ll Die Laughxng Basketball Vuce Presxdent Humor Edxtor of Web Scholarship Team SHIRLEY DUNABLE Grandpa Goes To College You ll Dxe Laughlng Home Econornlcs Club Band Chorus Class Reporter The ofhcers of our Semor Class are pnctured here I'hey have conducted and carried on the busmess of the class very well If they contxnue these worthy pnctures the horxzons they wxll cross have no bounds NEWS REPORTER 6 555. 1' PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT me rv 1. GRANT MUELLER , Chorus Q K Grandpa Goes To College Football Prince of Peace Contest .ax 13? 4 H cmb nf! Lnif' 4 Y so 522,15 1' ROSALIE LHNERMAN fi 'ill Band 2 Chorus Home Economxcs Club Ol PAUL SCHAFER Band Chorus Prxnce of Peace Contest Grandpa Goes To College You ll Dxe Laughxng Football ELIZABETH LYNN Band Chorus Latm Club You'll Dxe Laughing Prince of Peace Contest NORMA SNYDER Home Economxcs Club You'll Dxe Laughlng' Thxs group of Semors represents a wxde dxfference lh xnterests Some have made their plans and others are goxng to look around awhxle before they decxde what to do ln the past, many of our great people had no deft mte purpose as they entered lxfe, so we may expect bxg thxngs from these people 7 , I , by ' ' ' . X 2'- lv rf .... .... . ..........1-z-3-4 . P-gi: J , fgsnfii H H G ' T .................. 1 -z- 3A-4 .wtglw 51:4 Al ' ' M 4, I-' A ' .............. . ..... .l-Z-3-4 . l ..... ..............l-Z-3-4 ffff fl if f - A v ista . lla A fl G 'sv if E 2 2 we . . if . . 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Band Chorus Track Grandpa Goes To College You ll Dxe Laughing Football l Z 3 4 fCapta1n Poetry Contest DARRELL LUCAS Basketball ROBERT KILDOW Basketball Z 3 4 Captam Prmce of Peace Contest Y u'll Due Laughing STEWART MCMILLEN Chorus Basketball Baseball Prmce of Peace Contest These boys were what mxght be known as the bug men on the campus or xn other words, the star athletes. lf they always play as faxrly and well in lxfe. as they have in their chosen sports, they wxll undoubtedly be great successes 8 SHIRLEY M EC:-IEM Band Chorus Latxn Club Grandpa Goes To College l H Club You'll Due Laughxng Edxtor of Bethxan Actxvxues Edxlor of kk eb Prince of Peace Contest Scholarship Team Secretary of Jumor Class Valedxrtorxan Cheerleader XR ANDA JARRETT Lahn Club ELAINE MINDER Band Chorus Latin Club Grandpa Goes To Colleg You ll Due Laughing Cheerleader Prmre of Peas e Contest Drum Majorette ROBERT MARTIN You'll Dxe Laughing 4 H Club HOV ARD DAVlS Grandpa Goes To College H Club Baseball All these students plan to further thexr educatxon ln Some field exther by attending college or entenng some other specnlmed work Despnte the uncex-tam future they plan to prepare for whatever comes 9 3 ' ....... . .......... ...l-Z-3-1 ...................l-Z-3-4 I x ' ' .. ...... .l-Z-3-1 .. ....... .... 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A -3-bl h' ' Q'f3 f ' .... ....l-Z-3-4 , U f arf-H 5 Q - ,',1A5!L.Zx?3L.,.- off? .V .... . .... ...3-Al 1 -. nc ' .....................l-3 -- ' .... ....l-Z43--S CLASS WILL Upon behalf of my clxent the class of 1951 of Bethesda Hxgh School of the cxty of Bethesda state of Ohlo U S A I have called you together upon thus solemn and oc casxon to 11sten to her last wlll and testament and to recewe from her dymg hand the few gxfts she has to bestow m her last moments We gxve and bequeath to the dear faculty who have been our mstructors ln all the wisdom of the ages a sweet and unbroken successxon of restful nxghts and peaceful dreams Vk e leave to the Jumor Class as a student body John Vbood's knowledge of eco nomxcs phxlosophy art sc1ence and the umverse ln whole or m part We trust the class may be able to survlve xt The followxng may seem but trtflmg bequests but we hope they may be accepted not as worthless thxngs lavxshly thrown away because we can no longer keep them but as valuable assets to those who may recexve them and as a continual remmder of the generoslty of heart dxsplayed nn our free and full bestowal To our class sponsor Mxss Burns the profound admxratlon and ever endurmg frxendshxp of the class of 1951 To the football team of next year the abxllty of Eugene Snyder and Dave McEndree We couldn t mduce Grant Mueller to surrender hxs To Jtm Brannen the example of all the members of thms class We have proven ourselves able to keep qunet on all occasxons Sheer numbers ought to convmce and convert Jxmmy To the Freshman Class that is to be any overlooked cuds of gum we may have left adherxng to the undersrde of desks bamsters assembly seats or any lxkely or unlikely places V1 e have somettmes had to rxd ourselves of these 1n too much haste to be able to ptck and choose the most desxrable means of dmsposal To Vmvxan Horton Elame Mxnder s ancestors She feels she wxll not need them anymore She can face the world behmd her own coat of pamt Bob Kxldow wants to wxll hrs humorous w1t to some student to use on a certam teacher who won t appreciate xt Norma Snyder wishes to wxll her long ha1r to Sh1rley Fitzgerald Darrell Lucas wxlls hxs foul shootmg abllxty to Glenn Green Edward Green s shyness to B111 Mead To Francxs Huntsman Grant Mueller wxlls hxs ab1l1ty to keep up wxth hns lessons tn government class Don t get two months behmd on your answers as Grant dxd Paul Schafer leaves hxs book of lamentable excuses for not havxng h1s work com pleted to Garry Ballard Shlrley Dunable wxlls her offxce Job to Shxrley Schultz To anybody who needs xt Bob Martm's and Roy Palmer s bluff Apply early and avoxd the rush Shxrley Mechem s bookkeepmg abxlxty to the oncommg Sophomores They ll need It Mary Ellen wxshes to wnll her alarm clock to Marlene Spencer lt gets you here but leaves no margxns elther way Ask Mr Stalder Stewart wxlls hxs way wxth the gurls to Roger Wood Howard leaves h1s ab1l1ty to decorate to any school person who will apprecxate xt Howard has a new way of takmg down as soon as he puts xt up Juamta wills her abxllty to make eyes to the good lookxng Semors of 1952 to Phyllxs Greenwood Rosalie Hmerman wllls her clarinet to anybody who wxll have tt Neal Carpenter leaves his slow and easy pace to John Lucas Benny Heskett wxlls hrs stubborness to Gene Green because Juanita thinks he wxll be much mcer wnthout lt Wanda Jarrett wxlls her place ln chemxstry class to Mtldred Shrader Dave Burns wills his amd to anyone needmg thelr new manslons wired He will be a good one because he took lt under Mr I-'onto Kenny Lucas leaves h1s Motor Btke from Mars to Mr Lynn who he hopes will be able to take Edna rxdxng on Sunday afternoon ll . . . . , . To Laurel Ballard--Elizabeth's gift of gab. . , . . . . , . Noon Hour Newsreel These word pictures give you a little glimpse into some of the activities of different groups around B H S during the noon hour The cafeteria has such attraction for everyone The cooks are the most popular girls around school The boys either go back to refill their Down on the ball field a big softball plates to see the cooks or both game is usually in progress for many They can t be blamed though of the boys Then there are the basketball enthusiasts who keep the floor hot during the noon hour game A few c uples are to be seen strolling along h nd in hand in their own rosy world unaware of the aCtlV1t1CS around them Many f the girls discuss the latest fashions and try to seem so sophisticated but they are sure to be seen flirting with the boys Class Prophecy We feel that the class of l95l of Bethesda High School is an unusually outstanding class It has several outstanding students many hard workers and many who are bound to make a success of life For this reason the prophecy of the Senior Class was written tc try to look into the future and give an honest prediction of each Senior s life David Burns IS handy with tools and at making things He has had much experience working on a farm and for these reasons should make a success in h1s chosen profession He is now a representative for A1115 Chalmer s Neal Carpenter has worked hard all his life and will keep on working and will always provide for his dependents He has entered the army and is ready for a promotion Howard Davis can do many things well and is always ln there trying so Howard looks headed for a successful career He will be a famous mechanic for Ford Mary Ellen Dougherty has always done well rn school and will contrnue to do so rn the nursing profession which she plans to enter She has taken part 1n school activities so it looks l1ke Mary Ellen will get along well in life Look for her as Mrs Roosevelt's special nurse Shirley Dunable has always gotten along well with people and this asset among others should carry her far She will sing for the Kmg and Queen of England and will be a marked success Edward Green is a boy with a pleasing personality and who is always in there pitching so we know that these thmgs will help him make a success He is now the world's best known fisherman Benny Heskett is planning to go to college We know he will do well in whatever major he chooses He has been in many outside activities He will be one of the Pres1dent's specxal advisors 12 ... . . . 1 0 if I . . 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Juamta Hunt plans to go to school to study to be a schoolteacher and 1f she teaches her students as well as she has learned from her teachers and we know she w1ll she wxll be dolng very well We wmll fmd her as a specxal teacher for the chxldren of our Presxdent Wanda Jarrett IS another gmrl who plans to be a nurse and she wlll be a success as she has always put out her best effort and trxed hard 1n all her classes As our country w1ll always need quxet and refmed women we fmd her ln Mrs Rosenberg's place Take a frlendly smxle plus some personalxty a good lookmg boy and you have Bob Klldow He ms a county supermtendent of our schools Darrell Lucas IS one of the hardest worklng boys 1n hlgh school and whatever he has trmed he has done well V e will always gxve h1s best effort mn l1fe and 1f he doesn' succeed we know that 1t won't be because he hasn't tr1ed He has been promoted to take General Rxdgeway s place Kenneth Lucas has had the determmatxon to keep on trymg untml he fmxshed hzgh school and we know that anybody who has had such determmatlon ln school wxll surely not fall He IS now Boyd Wh1te's fmrst hand man Elxzabeth Lynn has done well 1n school recexved good grades and she wxll probably do as well 1n lxfe as she has mn school She wxll go to Indla and be one of our representa txves rn the nursmg professlon Take a boy at college surrounded by tools and who 1s always sm1l1ng and you have Robert Martm H IS now boss 1n General Motors Davmd Mclindree IS a boy who knows what work IS and who IS always wzllmg to do hxs share as he has shown by hxs hard work m school and hls part mn many outs1de actxvltxes Stewart McM1llen has always been popular wmth h1s fellow classmates and has worked hard and wlll contmnue to do so as he goes through lxfe Qulet and reserved he wxll be assxgned to keep Grant Mueller qu1et Grant Mueller beheves m gettxng the most out of l1fe and he ms also a worker Grant w1ll keep on m1x1ng fun wmth work whlch w1ll help hlm be successful Look for hxm where he can talk In the Senate or Halls of Congress Sh1rley Mechem one of the hardest workers m school Whenever you needed some thmg done well Shlrley was there We know that anybody who has worked th1s hard ID school wxll surely succeed We wmll see her lookxng at the beautles on Crosby's ranch Espemally one handsome chap not one of Crosby's sons but the overseer Elame Mmder has always been wlllmg to do extra credmt work xn her classes to help make graiies and she wxll contmue to put out extra effort to be successful ln the nursmg professlon whxch she IS entermg She IS assxstxng Mary Ellen m carlng for Mrs Roosevelt Norma Snyder w11l do her best as she goes out mto lxfe We w1ll fmd her as a WAVE samlmg the Seven Seas Roy Palmer has always gotten along well wmth people and we know that he wzll put out hrs best effort ln lxfe to do h1s best How he 15 a famous authorlty on Holstem cattle Eugene Snyder went out for all athlet1cs 1n hxgh school and from what he has shown ln sports we can tell he wlll do well IH the game of lxfe A drwer and racer on the sands Of the Great Salt Lake w1ll occupy hzs txme from now on perhaps John Wood has always recexved good grades mn school and plans to enter college I-I has entered several outslde act1v1t1es and we feel sure he wxll be successful as he goes out mto the world He wmll be a future Presldent and sure y an author1ty on all questmons Paul Schafer wxll do well and as a famous band dxrector we see hxm takmg Guy Lombardo's place 13 f ' J . . , . . . . . . t ' I A . e ' ' . Where will we find him? An overseer on Bing Crosby's ranch. ' ' . e March Overture Overture lnvocatlon Drum Solo Valedxctory Alma Mater Vocal Tr1o lntroductxon of Class Address Programme o P M E s Klng Cotton Bells Of St Marys Student Prmce H S Band 1 Yankee Doodle Fantasxa Class Speaker A Farewell After Graduat1on Day Po: er That Be' Juanlta John Phllllp Sousa Emmett Adams Romberg rector James Gxffen Reverend Grant Vt ard Carol Elaxne Mmder Shuley Ann Mechem Semor Class Shlrley Dunable Hunt Shu-ley Mechern John Harold Wood Class Presxdent Vxllxam L Manahan Presentatxon of Exghth Grade Certxfxcates Robert Comer Awardmg of Certmfzcates and Honors Anna L Burns Presentatzon of Dmplomas Clyde W Lynn Supermtendent Benedlctlon Reverend Francms Smxth 14 8:0 . . . . T. . . D' , ' ll ' ll ' ' Salutatory. . . . . A Welcome . . . . . . Juanita Joy Hunt ' ll ll ' , ll ' H ' .. '1 '... ...VN . HELEN JARRETT Presldent ,fx 'YN DALE KOC HER -uv MAF MCBURNEY 'WHY' f- DONALD BAILEY SHIRLEY SCHULTZ GEORGE ODEN ua LAUREL BALLARD Sec reta ry 'lv' 3 M-at NEVK LAND JENKINS MILDRED SHRADER GARY BALLARD Vice President JAMES BRANNEN AMCS POWELL of , f vt i sv 'S LUCILLE MOORE ROGER WOOD Treasurer GLENN GOODSON BILL MEAD MARGE MILLER VIVIEN HORTON .HJNIUR ARTHUR HESKETT GLENN GREEN PHYLLIS GREENWOOD News Reports r M ELHEE MARLENE SPENCER FRANCIS HUNTSMAN JOE LUCAS HAROLD RUSSELL HOWARD JARRETT M f' -I . ' .H .V U V N N , 4, lk 1 I , , 3 I ' . , 'A 4 N , f 'Q xg-wif . 4 JE .H :I . , Q 1 W H Q K1 . K - .Q, A S, 1 'K - V' ' 4- A ...Q-5:55 . ' ' - 'I lg ' 'f ,215-11-f 71' I . ' - ' ' .sr I - in - r,g. U AV Vi , in 5 V -' , M f ,,f 1 ' E . XTJfY ,A if F . ' 3 S wwf. .... .1 ' A- .faq ' 'fl V H . + H ., AQ-1 ' ' . - 1- ' Q' V, V? . I Ylkv ,UK-dl 6 b . z ,. . . - ,, . A . ,f,. f'. . ' ' 1, 'N sr m 1 . ' ' iq. , 'Q b 'E -.4 - -Rini' 5 . J. . 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M SUSAN TURNER Secretary ROBERT MCABEE SHIRLEY DYER FORD GREENWOOD N EILEEN REPIK EUGENE WILLIS Jw- mia CARLOS POWELL BOB KOCHER TOM KILDOVN Vice Presxdent President I-hstorxan IE HTH MARTHA RAY HAROLD GOODIN MARLENE MCKISSON VERNON BAILEY BETTY MILLER N DOYCE PHILLIPS B BROWNFIELD ALLEN POV ELL I9 Q0 vt BARBARA WOOD News Reporter LARRY KILDOW wr L STONEBRAKER GARY LUCAS VN ILMA MAYBERRY V JAY v ALTE1-ls ' ' Efgfl 6 dl b 6 I L- 'za 1 . - A - -I . . 'iv ,- 4 1 V ' is ' v ' . MA. . , 1 V, N . I Q I nu, M AJ' YQ A 1 JANEI' PASTAVA VIOLET MANN ALLEN MANN CHARLES SIMERAL SHIRLLY HATCHER an A6 Q6- gaf .J m6 1 fo MARJ CARPENTER SHIRLEY DENHAM DUANE CONARD LARRY ROBSON CONNIE ROBINSON U 31' BILLIE Jo GUNN ll President PAUL SMITH JOHN WHARTON NORMA POWELL Vlce Presxdent SEVENTH LARRY SHEPHERD DVL AIN TURNER JAMES FRANCIS RHUE r NARITA KEMP 44 SYLVIA SCOTT fa JA SHEPHERD Sec retary JANET MILLIGAN News Reporter V GREENLEE DALE WINLAND MARLENE MURPHY CHARLOTTE FITCH LOUIS VAN HORN TOMMY GROSS BILL FITCH HOWARD SCOTT GERALD TRACY STANLEY POV ELL ROBERT HUNTSMAN BOBBY CARPENTER Z0 -Q X 3., I Qx .fl V, ,- I If , - - A.. f ,Q . 2 if 4 V H Q: r ' 7 ,, - T' IQ if, -. 1 ' 'I ,G . 4 1 X 1 ' Q 1 .,- I N 6 U I I uf! ' N' , , 1 ii ' I -LR 1. . . I, ELM f' ar - -lffxg - . 556511 'T A 1 . -1 , 45. , V. , T 'f ,, -A , H 't 5, ' l, X ,TJ , Q ' , f. Q. Q. '-4 1 I s V :A 4.1, s I tj- Q Q h JI' J-Z V -A I ,Q N . gf, ' T., .f , 1 ' 1' I .. -- - : A 'YI' ,Y 5 I Q Q' If' - , .Q QM- - , 5- . 'S 'F' . A I ll .JT U L? ' ' .. . 5, -4- ik- 'YR 54 4 'Q iff fx HRW This year's senior class play was YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING and die laughlng was what most of the audience did, or shn we just say died It is a question as to which produced the most chills, the action on the stage or the sound effects from behind the stage The success of the play was completely unforeseen. Practices didn't go too well We just cou1dn't resist stir ring up a little confusion when we were supposed to quietly concentrate on learning our speeches Cwhich we simply could not remember J Mrs Bolon's patience held up under the strain and on the big night, the characters all came through- with flying colors, or more appropriate, horrible screams After the last curtain was pulled and the moans and groans had ceased, the seniors had a handsome sum to add to their treasury ZZ SMILE, RODNEY, SMILE was the name of the play, but the audience added much laughter to their smiles of enjoyment as the juniors capered their way through this production Never was there such difficulty in having a play First, misfor tune hit by way of the loss of a character After running here and asking there, the cast was again complete Then fate struck once more, or rather scarlet fever, which post poned the play a week At last the great night was at hand, what was th1s9 From the sky there fell an unceasing current of snow which not only cut the crowd to a fragment, but also gave us a week's vacation After the snow was over and school had reopened, the weary playcast again played to a medium sized crowd, due chiefly to lack of advertising the whole, though, it was very successful and another year is coming anyway Z3 VSA nur Sl i 1 in-1 in 11 t ov Pa--, 'X --, W.- , U I -. 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Uimnuu-an f 1 annum- b liar sus-an I t nn. ll! uu- HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS 2.4 ' x Yxppee we ve won our lm-ttera' -tr' The former football Laptamn and bc it lackler Dave McEndx-ee Coat h Glffen and champ blocker Heskett Thus banquet was held nn recopmtxon ofthe atcomplnahrnrnts of tha athletic teams during the past year Tn the right Coach Gxlfvn 1 rxm :pal Lynn the apeaker Mr X nlgon and Coazh Comer QM I DRIVLR S FRAININC ,,,,p whether you know how or thxs. ls the plare to learn S+ sign., Oh the poor unfortunate per on to receive thm certificate' It his one Lorner torn off for tardxnesi to Llass one for faxlure to know the leasuns one for mablllty to maneuver a Car bkxllfully and one for eatmg 1 andy xn 1.1:-1:5 The renter ns removed for runnxng up bands and down over hxlls ls anyone that terrnble 'P' L 1-'4al4n0w -vy- T ,v not 90 A 'S 4 V I Y G' ui ,qs 'C' X Avi 26 1 gd' Nl Q. fi s--p 1. , 'w , W t .5312 if ' f ' ' . . . 's'f ' ' 1 I ' ' W-4 M , ' - X ,l -.K ' ' ' 1 K f -w , ' . 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'4 'E' -'sv - .ag I L .ll Oh loy We Learn to Drzve We were all exclted to say the least when drtvmg was mtroduced to our currlcu lum thls year Mr Gxffm was to be our long suffermg lnstructor We looked forward ln eager antlcxpatxon to the fxrst class Our lmpatlence was mcreased each day as we spent endless hours ln the classroom learmng from the textbooks about the mental and physlcal make up of a drxver the constructxon of roads the parts of a car the stat1st1cs on accldents and countless other thmgs we d1dn't know exxsted From tlme to tlme there were movles whxch scared us half to death wlth pxctures of acc1dents At last' We were behmd the wheel V e had studxed all the steps m startmg and shxftmg gears and we knew that we would soon be smoothly operatmg the vehxcle But what was th1s'? The engme seemed prone to Jump the gears wouldn't shlft and there were hand s1gnals to be remembered too When thxs was accomplxshed somewhat cor rectly there were new and more dlffxcult hurdles m the way of that premous drxver s llcense NX e had to learn to maneuver the car ln every 1mag1nable sltuatxon The poles we used for stanch1ons had a terrxble habxt of fallmg over when they seemed well out of the way of our car There were several near coll1s1ons when we got out on the road These problems had dlsheartemng effects and at f1rst fallure was the rule rather than the exceptxon Mr Glffm gave us pat1ent words of encouragement and once ln awh1le of dxsgust Everytxme we made a mxstake we thought Wxll I ever pass the crucxal tests w1ll I do th1s when the patrolman tests me when It really counts? But we kept pushmg onward ach1ev1ng correct hablts step by step Fxnally to the surprlse of skeptxcal spectators our two classes emerged the flrst thoroughly tralned competent sportsmanlxke group of drlvers ever wltnessed 1n our school We all enjoyed ourselves at the assembly on September Z9 and yet beneath all our laughter there was a note of sadness Mr Pxttman our faxthful custodlan for thlrty emght years was leavmg us H15 fammly was wxth us to help convmce h1m of our profound apprec1at1on of hrs long servtce The program consxsted of songs and musxc by several groups Freshmen gave a play show1ng P1tt reflectmg over h1s years of assoc1at1on wxth the school A background of the melody When I Grow Too Old To Dream was sung throughout the story wzth touchxng effects upon all of us n approprrate poem was read by Louella Stonebraker TO PITT Harry P1tt the janitor man Teases the glrls whenever he can Keeps the rooms lookmg spxc and span Puts the ashes 1n the old tm can But for pleasure ask that boy Huntmg IS h1s greatest Joy The sentzmental mood was xncreased by each part of the program It was then we began to reallze that Pxtt actually was leavmg No more would there be hxs famxlxar smxhng face hxs llttle Jokes about everyone h1s frxendllness and wxlllngness to clean up after our boxsterous football and basketball games When Pltt came forward at last to recewe our partmg glfts he had a bxg smzle hldmg the tears w1th1n whmch were attempt 'mg to flow at any moment. 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'r I! was the year 1951A D and the Latin sz nators pathered in their darkened hall lo dine when were also alluv..c-d to hz present on this speual occasion After all had assembln ri they descended to the lower sanctuary past th: vcslal virplns who guarded the holy fires andthe guard who carried tha fasmes They sat at tables for nine where the meal was served by Negro slaves Following this membership pins were awarded by the Pontlfex Maxima a Roman danm er pertor-'nc-fi uratoru s were given and Latin songs :varbled Thus the annual Latin Eianquu ended successfully 41 Q 5 xx Mrs Bolon has always given much effort in making Latin interest ing and educational Her work on the ban quet can not be praised enough W' HUIVIE EEUNOMIES -I , We Oh what good house- wxves this group of girls may make! They have certainly had the training required. Their course has covered: The Well- Fed Family, Meal Plan- ning and Preparation, The Vfell-Planned and Furnished Home, The Well-Managed Home, The Well-Bred Girl and Her Social Relation:-hips. lt sounds as if they've been busy, doesn't it? But, it is no wonder that they have had such interest in learning these practical and worth-while subjects since they are taught by such a capable teacher as Miss Burns. She has been pa- tient and understanding and has done much toward making the girls good housekeepe rs. Z8 x fo' -ya- I1 Somethmg new was lmtnated durmg the school year each member of the scho 1ast1c team who placed ln the dlstrxct scholarshlp tests was awarded a letter nn rec ogn1t1on of h1s scholastxc ablhty There were fourteen partlclpants ln the d1str1ct test out of these fourteen s1x were vxctorxous The Freshmen have a good start they have three members who placed Davxd Lee Lucas was fxfth ln Latxn I Janet Mechem was flfth 1n general scxence and Susan I-Ieskett fourteenth m Enghsh IX The Sophomores were ln there worklng and we hope they have better luck next year Roger Wood representlng the Junior Class placed second ln Amerlcan Hlstory The Semors have two v1ctor1ous members Shmrley Mechem who placed second m bookkeepmg and John Wood who had fxrst place m soclal studxes Four of these students Shirley Mechem Davxd Lee Lucas Roger Wood and John Wood placed mn the state xn thexr Own dlvlsxon John Wood took speclal honors by placmg m the state regardless of classxfx catxons Thls scholastxc group was honored wxth a banquet at whxch t1me the teachers awarded each member an award pm ln recogmtlon of thexr achlevement Mr. Lynn IS the prmcxpal of our school. H teaches hmstory, socxal stud1es, hxgh school arlthmetlc and psychology. He recexved h1s B.S. m educatxon from Ohro Umvers1ty and obtamed hls Masters Degree from the Um versxty of Pxttsburg. 29 .L ., ' ' , 1 ' . as see--or V - M-- .all ' ' ' L a ai..--. ,,, vi ' ' - - V A - ...4...4. . f - w -bd Vs. V, A , ' ' '- , , . . , l adj' . X 1 5 . Q , ,L ff ' Q n D. , i 'V f-x f 4 s Rs, F' .1 2 , . , ' 1 , I 1 Q :' 5 . 4 i J . Q 2 l Q y . . . . I 0 . . . . , . . . 5 . , . . Y . . . 9 . . . . . . . . I I I . I I n , . l C . . . ' . . . . . e Mae and .Iuanxta ready to step 3--Q 75:54 :wif Qu 3-Q 5 8 My out 45 Shlrley way back when 'l':8l 'F' ka Yin Wanda lnherst a new gurl ' '-an 1 Qc Dave and Paul Such hand some fellows should be nn the movies Wilma Elizabeth an unidentified head Joan and Susan enjoying the bxg snow what fun' Janet and Dave just a Phyllis and a strange man fmal picture on the last Uh oh e Shu see Doesn't she look cute' day of school W you, M r Lynn 30 Jig Q-11 . QA - fri A ' :E 5 - , .l'..! A , -,331 K Q U Q '. ?b 'CE-gy! 4 i . 1 -R1 , ' J . 11 ' l ' ., . - 'sh' ,Q . ' I - xy- I LL A M T, 5- I - A . h ve - , , . 'T' I 'I ' , Vfff' 3 5' Y V - ' ' ' , uxiij ,A - ' . A sk 1 . A I 1 A , -- l x K ,Q gh 13.2 K ,. we . I x 1 A H i , ,- ' If I I ' 1 'A 1 I V - ,l .4 I . f I I 1 it 1 ,V . V V 1 fupfzn t -',! L , -V, ry, ' I xALE7f K WHEN 3 1 mn' wr fs! fs' .r 'bfi -3: ,S The Beth sda High Panthers though having a winless season, learned many things about good sportsmanship, fair pl:ii being able to take it, and knowing that you can't win 3 the time. T e keynote of the season was hit upon by Coach Giffen, who stated that these boys after learning te take hard knocks in high school, will be better equipped to fight the game of life than those boys who go through school wine ning all or most of the time. we should look upon the foot- ball team of 1950, not as a team that went through the sea- son without a victory, but as a group of bqs wlnure always in there fighting no latter what the edds. The most exciting game of the season one in which the boys' true fighting spirit was shown, was the Holloway game. This was the one game which they wanted to win. Even though the Railroaders scored the first touchdown and took the lead seven to nothing, the Panthers were still determined to win. They cane rearing back ter a touchdown in the third quarter to make the score seven to six. Bethesda was on Bb11oway's ten line, driving for another touchdown when, amid the de cheers of the crowd the gun sou ded bringing to an end the Panthers' valiant bid for a victory. T ees ghd: keptxgathe spirit of thelnxwi hy leading the cheers at the football and basket- ball games. The cheerleaders area ,in the first row, the reserves-Marlene Spencer, Janet Mecha and Susan Heskettg in the second row, the varsi- tr-lueHcBmnuq5 lunnelundarandlhdxlqylhe- hu. heir enthusiasm never failed. ! x ,K 33 If Betheeda's basketball teal, despite iz:Uu.ries and sickness, enjoyed a falrly suc ceesful season The team, paced by four Senior starters, won fourteen, lost nine ani won the consolation trophy in the Belmont County tournament Although the Panthers lost some heartbreakers, they were always 1n there trying,and most of the time came through with flying colors to win About the two toughest games to lose were the Belmont games Both time's the luagles took earl leads only to have the Panthers come roaring back to' almost pull the game out of tke flre For the first game of the tournament Bethesda drew Lafferty and the Pantk' rs easlly defeated the Scarlet Scourge, 5 to 112 'Ihe boys faced the Omoles from Flushlrg whom they had beaten twice earlier in the season 'lhe game was 'up and tuck the flrst half but Flushing shot out to a big lead :Ln the fourth quarter The P '1 hers came driving back to tie the ball game up at 56 all wth but a few seconds left ln the game Bat Jil laazrlk drlbbled the length of the court to hand up a bucket to give the Udolee a victory However, Bethesda trounced holloway 111 the final gale to happily end a eucceeehl season 34 e ' e , f Q 1 1 17 w ' - u A L 0 ' 43 5 e A . 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