Carlisle High School - Oracle Yearbook (Carlisle, PA)

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1 . Not Finished Brighter Days lust Begun B R Ahead Carlisle, Pa., Thursday, Iune 14. 1945 Foreword The twenty-first volume of the Oracle is a newspaper which con- tains all the important school news of the past four years. For the present, there is a favorite section for each. ln the future, all of the sections will be favorite ones argl in the reading of them may each relive the happy experiences of! the long-ago. Class Chooses Flower, Colors, Motto Every class wishes to have a class flower, class colors, and a class motto. This year eighteen seniors were called upon to serve on the committee to choose groups of each, to be presented to the class. The entire group was divided into three smaller groups. The flower committee met with an advisor to select several flow- ers that should harmonize with the colors selected by the color com- mitte. The three groups selected were the red rose, with aqua and white: the pom pom with blue and white: and the yellow rose with yellow and brown. The motto committee met to select several mottoes which they thought appropriate for the class. Not finished, just begun , A'Vir- tue is the best prize , Energy wins the way , and 'AMake the most of today were the four The Oracle Comes of Age l 1 H I, L1r Twenty-one years ago the mem- bers of the Senior Class expressed their desire to have a year book. The fulfilment of their wish is told in the following words: ii ', if fl :I ,TITLEH 31145 I l X. - LT 1-4 ',' I 1-'I L15 . I 1 ' v IH - il ,fl , At last the desire of one and many has been attained. We ff ttf have an authorized vear book. Llil'fgy'f 5 ' X 'K b'EJfiQ'f , 1' The proposition was broached, M -sq -2- pxaxx X CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL Dedication We, the Class of 1945, dedicate this Oracle to all those members of the Class of 1945 who are serving and will serve our country during World War ll. Index PAGE, Board of Management Faculty ...... . Senior Section . . Classes .... . Drama and Mixsic . . . I Sports . . . . I Clubs ...,... selected. lEditorials and Features . . On December 17, the members' Business and Finance of the Senior Class voted. Our lHelp Wanted . . . . flower is the red rose: our colors! and in due time accepted by those whose permission must needs be receivedg then the townspeople and our own High School lovally backed it up. We have placed much care and thought in this little history ofour .school life. We wish to thank all those whose kindly cooperation has made it a success: and. if glancing over this volume in after years, it recalls past memories of our happy days in C. H. S., our mission will have been fulfilled. And so the Oracle was born. The years have brought many changes in our high school. The faculty has increased from nine- Iteen to forty-seven. The number ,of graduates in 1924 was ninety- 5 two. In the class of today there are one hundred and sixty. In 1924 there were five clubs-the Echo staff, fnow the Periscopel, ,the Oracle Staff, the Hi-Y Club, the Girl Reserves and the Boys' Wand Girls' Glee Clubs. Today there are forty-six clubs. All of 7 13 34 42 53jthese changes are reflected within 67-ithe pages of the Oracle of 1945. 732 This year the Oracle is cele- lbrating its twenty-first birthday. 83 May it enjoy many more years of usefulness and may it continue to record, from year to year, the events that will become the cher- 84 85 are aqua and whiteg our motto 1s.AdVertlSemenfS ' Not finished: just begun . lRotogravure . . . 105 ished memories of every boy and girl of C. H. S. V