Brookville High School - Echo Yearbook (Brookville, PA)

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Souo l QIoaa. O icuhA Charles McLaughlin, vice president; Harold Sowers, president; Gene Evans, secretary; Bob Hetrick, treasurer. TO BE A SENIOR is the long-cherished dream in the school life of every boy and girl. It had seemed for eleven years that we would never get to that point, but then one day we return in September and discover that we are seniors. Remember our first Senior Class meeting? That was the day we elected Harold Sowers as our president. Since that time we've had many class meetings, some of which have been rather hectic and controversial, but Harold wielded a heavy gavel and kept us under control. Charlie McLaughlin served in Harold's absence and took over many of the behind-the-scenes duties. We elected Bob Hetrick to the position of treasurer. He had quite a difficult time collecting class dues. Remember the many successive meetings when the financial report remained the same? However, with much reminding and some threatening, he managed to conquer everyone's purse for the amount due. Soon we learned the problems of producing a yearbook, but the committees were quickly made up from the enthusiastic volunteers. Then the question came up almost daily, When do we get our yearbooks? About April the question took a new turn; it was then Will we get our yearbook before school is out? Then we discovered the yearbook was just one problem. We had questions, discussions, arguments, and voting on such matters as class dues, name cards, invitations, color of caps and gowns, and destination for the senior trip. The day of the Senior Assembly was one of turmoil. Ten minutes before stage time no one could remember just why he was there. It took Charlie McLaughlin to muster form out of chaos. And it was Charlie who never blinked an eye when the performers put in their own ad libs and added skits that never appeared in the original script. Then to cap a busy month of May, we spent a day in Erie. We were a tired crowd when we started home that night—but we were happy. And finally the Sunday of Baccalaureate came and we very self-consciously walked down the aisle hoping that the other fellow had spit out his gum and that we would all be in step. To close our school life we, like all the classes ahead of us, solemnly marched in for the Commencement program, and suddenly we found ourselves about to commence life as adult citizens of the community. Respectfully submitted. Gene Evans, Secretary 8

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1952 JOHN ALLSHOUSE General Quiet, well-mannered and neat, A boy you'd really like to meet. REA ATWELL General Hi-Y . . . Future Business Leaders of America A speaker and a gentleman, A sure success as a businessman. RAYMOND MAURICE BAUGHMAN Academic Ray Business Manager of Echo . . . vice-president of Varsity Club ... Treasurer cf Student Council . . . Basketball . . . Class President 1, 2, 3 Those corny jokes, his athletic ability display. Always a leader, that's our Ray. DEAN BELL Agricultural Boys' Chorus . . . Mixed Chorus . . . President of F. F. A. ... Yearbook Snapshot Committee Often with a girl he's seen, Our most efficient farmer, Dean. CATHERINE ROSINA BEST General Cathy Tru Blu . . . Sub-Deb ... F. H. A. . . . Mixed Chorus . . . Girls' Chorus Never frowning, never blue. Many friends and worries few. PAUL ARTHUR BLAKE, II Academic Hi-Y . . . Varsity Club . . . Assistant Editor of Echo . . . Student Council ... Junior Class Ploy . . . Football . . . Basketball On football field or dancing floor he's some guy. Cute, friendly—would take any girl's eye. SHIRLEY ANN BRINKER Commercial Sub-Deb . . . Future Business Leaders of America Chuckling laugh and eyes that shine. Disclose a sense of humor fine. FRANCES BROSIUS Academic Fran French Club . . . Group Pictures Corpmittee for Echo A tiny, quiet girl is she, Studious and polite, you must agree. LEONARD LEE BRUSH General Lenny Football . . . Business Committee of Echo Friendly, ambitious, a shining light. We think Lennie's quite all right. SHIRLEY MAE BYERLY Academic French Club . . . Drivers' Training . . . Library Staff . . . Secretary of Sub-Deb ... Girls' Chorus... Yearbook Literary Staff Her soft sweet voice we love to hear. Spreading joy, happiness and cheer. 9