Columbia High School - Susquehannock Yearbook (Columbia, PA)

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LllIl0NOLOGY VOLUME I In September, 1936, we entered the high school as freshmen. Everything was strange to us, and we were strange to those who were already there. We made the usual freshman errors in finding rooms, and occasionally provoked a laugh when we addressed a teacher by the wrong name. It was not long until We overcame the blush of youth, and settled down to some serious work. We discovered several activities in which we could take part, and gradually we became a known quantity in the life of the school. Some of us found places imme- diately in the band and in the orchestra. Others began a career of journalism on the Crimson and Gold Staff. We were not very active in varsity sports, because freshmen seldom are. We organized as a class, and elected Leonard Diana, presidentg Gladys M. Albright, vice-president, Dorothy Miller, secretary, and Heinz Steifan, treasurer. The Library had been enlarged before we arrived in school. Wonder whether it was done to accommodate us. During this year the dramatic club produced The Family Upstairs , and the Glee Club offered The Shephcrd's Vision , While the Orchestra and Glee Club later entertained us with the Lucky Jade. In the fall of the year, Mr. Smith assumed his duties as Principal, and seven new teachers were added to the faculty. We ended the year with a party where we were tolerated by the sophomores, and then we were ready for vacation time. VOLUME II During our sophomore year, we became more active in school life, and saw many more events which were to go down in the history of C. H. S. Leonard Diana was reelected president, Dorothy Miller, vice-president, Gloria Duerst, secretaryg and Heinz Steffan again served as treasurer. The greatest event of the year was the dedication of the Glatfelter Memorial Field. We still remember those days of marching practice in preparation for the dedication parade on Armistice Day. We saw many new things this year, which none of the other classes had ever witnessed, such as the Girl Reserves marching unit, new band uniforms, and night football. Then we entered into more activities, such as the Junior Rotary Club, track, tennis, the Crimson and Gold, orchestra, band, scarab club, library assistants, cheer leading, basketball, and the dramatic club. This year also gave us the dramatic club's play Jonesy , and the operetta Tune In. We received our class pennants and emblems, held a party at which WE tolerated the freshmen. After examinations, some. of us attended the first open air Commencement exer- cises at Glatfelter Field. Half of our high school days had now passed. VOLUME III In 1938 We were eager to return to school and take our part in school affairs. We now had prestige. Then too, all through vacation we heard about the Pageant of Heritage , in which we were to participate. Our class became champion salesmen, for which we received a silver cup in the medal and program sales campaign. Leonard Diana, Heinz Steffan, and Dorothy Miller were again elected to their offices of last year, and Dorothy Aulthouse became our secretary. Mr. Bollinger, who had been our class adviser all along, helped us to select our rings and pins. Now we became active in nearly all school organizations and clubs, such as the band, orchestra, glee club, the scarab club, the girl reserves, library assistants, the Crimson and Gold, cheer leading, football, track, tennis, basketball, and the dramatic club. Parades have seemed to be a feature of our school career, because during this year we helped to organize a monster demonstration to show the need for some addi- tional space in our school plant. We paraded, influenced public opinion, and paraded again to celebrate the victory when the bond issue won at the voting polls. The all-district orchestra met at Columbia High School and gave our town a musical treat which will be remembered for a long time. Some of urs played in the group, and then added the event in our memory books as another first in our school life. Many pleasant events came to us.-The Girl Reserve dances, Broken Dishes, Don Alonso's Treasure, and the C. H. S. Swing Band. The crowning event was the Junior-Senior Prom. Here we entertained the seniors, who were soon to leave our school, and relinquish their position to us. We were now ready to take over these responsibilities which were theirs, and felt that a few short months of vacation would lie between us and our last year of high school. VOLUME IV 1939! Seniors at last! That year for which we worked and planned, was upon us. Events which we would never forget unfolded themselves before us almost daily. Leonard Diana, Heinz Steifan, and Dorothy Aulthouse again resumed their oflices of last year, and Hazel Fornoif became our class vice-president. -22-

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R. TSHUDY V. WALTHER H. WITTE G. WOOD RUTH V. C. TSHUDY Jud COMMERCIAL-Girl Reserves, 4: Intramural Sports, 4: Or- chestra, 4. Winning, athletic, polite. Hails from West Lampeter. Soon became an asset to the violin sec- tion of the orchestra. VIRGINIA M. WALTHER Gina GENERAL-Cheer Leader, 4: Dramatic Club, 2, 3, 4: Girl Reserves, 3, 4: Intramural Sports, 4: Press Club, 4. Witty, cute, swing-conscious. Knows good or- chestras when she hears them. Is often seen In a tan Plymouth. Hopes to try her hand at Hylng. DORIS M. WEAVER Dolly COMMERCIAL-Girl Reserves, 3, 4. Amusing and entertaining. Close friend of the Lone Ranger. Loves to giggle. DOROTHY C. WELSI-I Dot COMMERCIAL-Girl Reserves, 3, 4: Glee Club, 4. Attractive, curly-haired, gentle. Adores candy and butterscotch sundaes. Collects pictures of her friends. EARLENE M. WINAND Winny SCIENTIFIC-Band, 2, 3, 4: Crimson and Gold, 3, 4: Girl Reserves, 3. 4: Glee Club. 3, 4: Intramural Sports, 4: Orchestra, 3, 4: Press Club, 4: Scarab Club, 2, 3: Southern District Band Festival, 4: Southern District Choral Festival, 4. Considerate, gay, attentive. Expects to become a dietition. Plays clarinet in band. Never misses an issue of Life Magazine and anxiously awaifs let- ters from Missouri. II. WEAVER n. WELSH E. WINAND II. YABLONOVITZ c. YOUNG G. zIIx:1.I-an HENRY W. WITTE Henny GENERAL-Dramatic Club, 4. Medium height, blue eyes, dark hair. Came to us from Concordia Institute. Good addition to the class. Found a place in dramatics. Remember- - - The Supreme Gift ? GERALDINE B. WOOD Woodie COMMERCIAL-Girl Reserves, 3, 4. Inquisitive, sensible, tidy. Likes to skate with Gerald. Expects to attend business school. Often longs for freshman English class. HELEN J. YAELONOVITZ Alphabet GENERAL-Cheer leader, 4: Crimson and Gold, 3, 4: Dra- matic Club. 1. 2, 3, 4: Anne of Green Gables : Girl Reserves. 3, 4: Glee Club, 3, 4: Intramural Sports, 3. 4: Southern District Choral Festival, 4. Small and dark with a cheery smile. Yells, Let,s have a cheer - - make it good! Idea of UtopIa - - a town without traffic cops. CLAIR R. YOUNG Youngie COMMERCIAL-Intramural Sports. 2: Press Club, 4. Hearty, nice-looking, curly-haired. Good-look- ing girls rate tops with Clair. Often visits a cer- tain house on Third Street. GERALIDINE ZIEGLER Zig GENERAL-Cheer leader, 1, 2, 3, 4: Crimson and Gold, 4' Dramatic Club, 4: Girl Reserves, 3, 4: Glee Club, 4' Intramural Sports, 3, 4. Peppy and gay. An all-around girl. A veteran cheer leader. CIDLUMBIA HIGH SCll00l

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Everywhere we turned, history was being made in all activities. The festival to help finance the band uniforms followed the opening of school. During the first month two new teachers, and a music supervisor joined the teaching staff. t The football season was Well underway in mid-September, and what a season it was! John Harris was defeated by our hard fighting eleven. We celebrated this victory with a parade and bonfire after a day's vacation. Lancaster was held to a tie score, which might have ended in our favor had the game lasted a little longer. The Press Club was selling football programs, editing a handbook, and photograph- ing everything for the yearbook by the end of October. The Girl Reserves had organized and prepared themselves for a busy season of dances, meetings, and the distribution of Christmas baskets filled by the homerooms. The Crimson and Gold had distributed its first edition of its highly rated newspaper. The band won several prizes and gave some good performances both in assembly and on the field. The ScaRab Club was busy making posters and later gave us a treat with its exhibition of reproductions of great masterpieces. Everybody joined the Red Cross, including several clubs as a unit. The band, orchestra, and glee club sent representatives to all-district music festivals, and all- state gatherings of school musicians. ' Report cards made their periodic appearance, followed each time by student determination to do more studying. The Swing Band organized, and later played a peppy dance in the gymnasium, and furnished music for the football banquet. All of the musical organizations of the school staged a beautiful Christmas pro- gram Which was a credit to them, and the school. .The Dramatic Club produced The Supreme Gift which was later followed by their greatest success, Anne of Green Gables. Our class won all prizes and honors in the D. A. R. essay contest on the Life of Robert Fulton. The pep meetings always had some novelty to surprise' us before each home game. The cheer leaders added greatly to these occasions. The Debating Club revived the art of public speaking, and gave us some lively contests in assembly. The architects and contractors wandered about our school almost daily for several weeks which told us that we were really going to have and see that new addition to our school at last! Throughout the year we were entertained by outside professional performers with such programs as the Ritz Trumpeteers, John Frye the magician, the Elliott James Liquid Air Program, the impersonator of Davy Crockett. Shober Barr addressed us in assembly at a pep meeting and gave us a good im- pression of Franklin and Marshall College. Later Jerry Frock, the Lebanon Valley Coach, spoke at the annual football banquet and made us wish that we all could have heard him. The P. O. S. of A. presented the school with a beautiful American Flag, at our Armistice Day exercises. The Concession stand did a very profitable business at all home games. The library sponsored a book week poster contest and awarded prizes to -the winners. The Manual Arts classes, including seniors, made a tour of the Safe Harbor power plant, and began new projects in plastics. Dr. Schlosser, of Elizabethtown College, made his annual visit to our school, and gave us something to think about in his talk to the student body. Oh Doctor! was the title of the operetta produced by the Glee Club and Orchestra. Room 9 did a lot of extra work after 3:15 until we got back into our regular routine of silence in the halls. Those try-outs for commencement speakers showed us what talent the senior class had for public speaking. Then came the annual commencement preparations. We ordered yearbooks, made reservations for the Washington trip, selected our class commencement invitations, and settled down for the last lap of our school careers. The Industrial Arts exhibit showed the progress made in the shop department. Track and tennis started, and We all gave credit to our Basketball team, while not forgetting the unbeaten Junior high school quintet. The Girl Reserves completed their year with a dance which was even better than their Christmas and Valentine Dances. The seniors held their class day program at which the Susquehannock was dedi- cated to Miss Detwiler. The Junior-Senior prom was the crowning social event of the year, and one which we shall never forget. The band held its annual concert on Glatfelter Field, and won the praise of a large audience. While the underclasses were toiling over their examinations, we breathed a sigh of relief to think that ours were over, and that we had only to return from Washing- ton, attend the Baccalaureate Service, Commencement, and return for that final day of school. Our class would never assemble again in its entirety, and the thought of this made us feel a little sorry that it was all over, but the thought of going out into the world to travel our various ways held the highest prospects for us and so we parted. -23-