Clear Spring High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Clear Spring, MD)

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Class Histor After these graduation exercises are over who of you will remember the Senior Class of 1950? We have written this history to help you not to forget us Since the first graduating class in 1916 when there were only four graduates each class has had its own individual history Through the years courses teachers and educational theories have changed but devotion to one s class and school has remained the same In the fall of 1946 sixty nine enthusiastic students who believed themselves to be very wise indeed eagerly entered high school As we soon discovered however we had much to learn The academic students who were indeed very brave to attempt to master the Latin language under the supervision of Mr David Miller began learning conjugations and the technique of translating Mr Miller was later succeeded by Miss Anderson The general students were quite lucky to find that they would not have to be bored with civ1cs because a teacher was not available The vocational girls under the direction of Miss Gross were en grossed in learning to become the perfect homemaker while Mr Way taught the vocational boys the principle of farmmg Then there was our favorite class physical education taught by a new faculty advisor Miss Eastep and by Mr Snyder Mr Strite assumed the great responsibility of teaching us the fundamentals of algebra We had quite a time understanding Mr X and his neighbor Y Miss Smith the Engllsh advisor safely conducted us through the adventures of Treasure Island and successfully made As You Like It our first Shakespearean work understandable Our voices were exercised by M1ss Carpenter Mr Babylon our general science instructor carefully arranged the pieces of the puzzle until we could explain it that is almost Miss Anderson was our home room teacher No act1v1 ties were held by the class during our freshman year although we d1d have a day of great ex c1tement One very warm spring day when the sun was shedding her warm rays from the ocean blue cloudless sky on the freshly plowed earth and the spring birds were filling the air with their melod1ous tunes and everyone was affected by the illness called spring fever the freshman class went beserk Mr Strite entered his algebra class and found only thirteen students' The other members had decided to spend the afternoon in leisure by the most simple method playing hookey Their first attempt was astound1ngly unsuccessful and after Miss Anderson s severe punishment it was the last attempt The freshman year was successfully completed by fifty four students Those who had decided they had obtained enough knowledge or else had selected another school were Jean Shirley Margaret Taylor Helen Bridendolph Esther Mowen Anna Shank Thelma Harnish Dorothy King R.1ta F:-nth June Salmon Donald Mason Harry Bowers Arl1s Shives Lester Mowen James Alsip and William Grosh In the fall of 1947 we began our second year in our h1gh school career Classmates whom we discovered had not returned to school were Henry Johnson James Farmer Edna Mills and Helen Smith This year we had Mr Haugh for our homeroom teacher as well as for biology A very interesting subject if It would not have been for those weekly Friday tests Second year Latin students continued their study under their capable advisor Miss Anderson Translations were our mam concern with much hard work being involved The general students were taught world history by Mr Bookbinder who was our new guidance counselor Algebra was replaced by geometry and Mr Strite was our 1nstructor who patiently drilled the theorems O 7 . , . . . ' ' 7 7 7 7 . , . ' i 9 ' U 7 7 . , - . . y I - - 1 , . . . 6 E , , - 1 I C , , . . . n . - - v s Il 77 Il ' YY 7 7 n 7 another new faculty advisor. The operation of the steam engine was an enormous puzzle until - 1 . , . - ' 1 7 7 . f . ' . , . . 7 7 ' 7 7 7 . Y 7 7 7 7 7 7 , . ' 1 , , 9 - .

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and postulates into our brains M1ss Smith, later becommg Mrs Bowman presented us w1th another Shakespearean work Julius Caesar and introduced an exc1t1ng novel of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two C1t1es The vocational students were greeted by a new faculty sponsor, Mrs Way wh1le Mr Way contmued h1s pos1t1on as agriculture director Mlss Eastep and Mr Snyder were again our physical education coaches and Mlss Carpenter our music director The annual biology tmp to Waslungton under the supervis1on of Mr l-laugh cllmaxed the sophomore year We were now antlclpating the arrival of our most actxve year of high school The students who had departed from our class during the year 47 48 were Donald Hovermale James Peck John Boyd Kenneth Yeakle Roy McCarty Freda Lergh Evelyn Moore Joyce Moore Mary Rankin Ehzabeth Smith and Isabel Miles As we entered our junxor year in glanclng around the class room we reahzed w1tha sense of sadness that a few familiar faces were missing Jane Hose Martha Hawbaker Edna Ridenour Walter Suffecool and Ernest French d1d not return with the junior class It was necessary to become acqua1nted with many new faculty advisors among who was a new pr1nc1pal, Mr Herbert C Longsdon who replaced Mr Walter Peterman after servxng the school for twenty f1ve years Mr Babylon was our home room teacher and we were fortunate enough to have the lab as our homeroom Our subJects and teachers were as follows English Mrs Bowman Amerlcan Hlstory Mr Ware a new faculty advlsor mus1c Mrs Robinette also a new teacher phys1cal educat1on, Miss Eastep and Mr Snyder physxcs Mr Babylon, home ec under the supervxs1on of a new advisor Mrs Brant, industrial arts a students very courageously attempted to learn French under the xnstructron of Mrs Bounds The Juruors b1g dec1s1on of the year was the select1on of thexr class rmgs ACt1V1tleS were more 1n abundance tlus year We sponsored and planned the f1rst May Day to be held at Clear Spring High School A delightful class party was staged and was chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Babylon and quite a few skating parties were held throughout the year In the midst of all the act1v1ty and confusion it was our respons1b1l1ty as Juniors to sponsor the annual J umor Senior Prom After many alteratlons of the origmal plans the great mght finally arr1ved and satlsfactxon climaxed our worry and toil During the year we were sorry to lose one of our classmates Marlene Rife who moved to another locality Suddenly we dlscovered we were preparing to enter the Clear Spring High School for the last time It was a happy event for some but for others the occasion was one of sadness There were only thirty one semors who entered school Segtember 8 1949 Two students Jack Presgraves and Madalyn Mummert were not among the congregation of seniors who established res1dence in Mr Ware s homeroom Our subjects this year consisted of P O D taught by Mr Ware French II Mrs Bounds as advlsor, chemistry with Mr Babylon as ln structor, music, Mrs Robxnette English, Mrs Bowman agriculture, Mr Way and new faculty advisors Miss Kendle, Mrs Shank Mr Kramer a.nd Miss Imhoff teaching home ec phys1cal education, industr1al arts and crafts respectively The main activity of the senior class was the presentation of the senior class play ' A Date With Judy The Juniors enter tained the seniors at a very delightful prom W1th the terminatlon of this last year 1n our beloved school our hearts are filled with memories of teachers a.nd students For some this will be the end of study for many the beginning As a class our history has been made but as individuals it is just beginning Durmg the past four years we have brightened the halls wxth laughter, driven our teachers to dis tract1on and worried over exams This ghase of l1fe is over but we will carry the memories with us always The Class of 1950 shall never be forgotten' Alita Sites 50 Barbara Rhodes 50 h . . . , . H ,, . . rt ' ' H . , . . n ' , ' 9 ' 5 . J - . 7 7 7 7 3 . Y , 'J 9 ' . . y . . ' I 7 , . . . , . I , u Q . . , u n . 3 . y . , 3 . g . ' . , . ' y new subject accompanied by a new teacher, Mr. Ely and agriculture, Mr. Way. The academic 3 7 . , . - , , l ' 9 . 5 , . ' ' . ' - ' . 5 . 5 . 1 ' 5 ' 'v 4 . 99 ' - , . , . , . l 1 ' . - 3 ! 7