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

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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

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Qgway Class Prophecy Z It IS a beautiful Spr1ng day in the year 1960 The city of Clear Spring 1n the state of Maryland IS especxally peaceful and quiet thls lovely day At the entrance to the c1ty there is a large s1gnboard on which a message IS prmted Welcome to Clear Spr1ng Gateway to the Appalachians In the square IS a magn1f1cant skyscraper It 1S the c1ty hall where all the executxve offxces are located The first Off1C8 inside the door IS marked George T Boward Mayor Pr1vate Do Not Disturb Inside IS a fully equ1pped modern off1ce Papers are p1led h1gh all over the desk The mayor must be hldden behind these papers But he 1sn t Oh there he IS sleeping peacefully on a sofa by the w1ndow Jack never beheved 1n overworkmg Dlrectly across the corndor IS another off1ce marked Jesse L Hull Jr Water Commiss1oner Ted IS Slttlllg at h1s desk very much absorbed 1n h1s work He IS readmg a paper wh1ch causes a troubled faclal expresslon And why Water Chlor1nator ? Through the w1ndow shouts of a newsboy are heard A newstand 1S located on the s1dewalk operated by Nathan Lucas Bus1ness seems very good Nathan IS sell1ng cop1es of the Clear Spring Da1ly Bugle as fast as he can pass them out And why shouldn t they sell well? On the very front page IS a p1cture of the Clear Spr1ng H1gh s G1rls Basketball Va.I'S1ty the Bullets and the1r coach Joyce Sh1ves Joyce IS phys1cal educatlon teacher and coach at Clear Spring Hlgh Her team has won the Eastern States Champ1onsh1p One man purchas1ng the paper seems very 1nterested 1n the art1c1e He IS recogmzed as James Murray pr1nc1pal of C H S He walks toward the beaut1ful 1mmense new school bu1ld1ng and at the door he meets the Home Economlcs teacher Ruby Mart1n S1nce Dale w1ll always be a farmer Ruby mayored 1n home ec Beslde the school a very 1ndustr1ous person 1S pound1ng naxls h1gh up among the framework of a large apartment house The carpenter Edgar Hawbecker IS bu1ld1ng the apartments for Dor1s Gordon who marr1ed Jack Reynard Colleen Poole who marr1ed Carl Houpt Kathleen Sword married to Ted Hoffman and Genev1eve Hofe who marr1ed Merle Houpt These g1r1s are all keep1ng house but Genev1eve who IS postm1stress at Clear Spr1ng Post Offmce Across the street from tlus structure is a service station A large neat s1gn says 'Super Duper Service Stat1on owned and operated by B111 Carpenter F1x1ng Flats a Spec1alty A large streamlmed l1mous1ne pulls up to the gas tanks B111 hurr1es out and speaks a cheery greet1ng to the gentleman 1n the car callmg h1rn Pete It IS Glenn Younker ovmer of a soap factory He has h1S car servlced by the fr1endly dealer and dr1ves to h1s factory Th1s prosperous manufacturer pauses outs1de the door and proudly reads his s1gn Pete s Sweet Soap Guaranteed to Float N C J EJ-5 1 rl XVI! ! ' ,I 5 N Rd! ff x J 'f ' 3 9 . 7 ' - . ! shouldn't he be worried? The paper is entitled, Should Clear Sprlng Have A ' 17 . , . . . . 1 . , , . . . . , . . - y S ' 9 u t n '. ' l ' If r