Columbia High School - Susquehannock Yearbook (Columbia, PA)

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WHITE 4 ' Marlene ' ' Marlene was Press Club's great seer, With her predictions had no fear. MARLENE SYLVIA we EDWARD THEODORE WILLIAMS I K 7 7 Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo, To Ed lessons come and then they go. BE AFRAID T CD REFORM IF YOU VIRGINIA MARY WISE 4cGinnys: Does Ginny ever raise a fuss Cause she must come to school by bus? HA VE FA ULTS HELEN FAY WOLPERT MIIC-319111, Helen yodels, Helen sings, And when she does the auditorium rings. 22 VIRGINIA MAE WITTICK 1 4 Ginny a 7 Ginny's going to be a nurse, She's trying to fatten up her purse.

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GEORGE M. SIGMAN K 1 7 7 Skip's sense of humor tolerates not a care, No wonder he takes many a dare. GEORGE GILBERT SILAS George 'i Zoom went George down the track, Look at all the trophies he brought back! DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS JAMES WRIGHT STAMAN, III L'Ji1n Jirkn would be a happy OY, If he could be Teacher's pride and joy. TO ENJOY REST . DO NOT DAVID H. SUYDAM liDas7e7? In football games Dave plays guard, And helps Columbia gain many a yard. GLORIA JEAN STANTON ' ' Gloria, ' ' Among many other things, Gloria helps the Glee Club sing. ROY EUGENE WEITZEL ' A Brains ' ' If Roy isn't chasing squirrels, He hides girls' books and pulls their curls.

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CLASS HISTCRY Now as we approach our Commencement, we reflect on the happenings of the past four years. We remember not only the easy ascent of the ladder of success but also the many splinters which were encountered. No matter how the path of life shall unwind before us, not one of our class will forget the joy and excitement, the tense atmosphere which will pervade that June night. Let us try to recall some of the most memorable happenings of these short years. As freshmen, remember how thrilled we were with the First Homecoming Football Game, the play K'Seven- teenth Summer , guidance classes, Kuder preference tests, Iowa tests, the establishment of student govern- ment, our first class oiiicers: John Hinkle, president, Janet Long, vice-president, Mary Ann Richardson, sec- retary-treasurer, and then our First prom, the Freshmen- Sophomore Party? We would soon be sophomores. How exciting it sounded! We were eager to begin the next term, for no Longer could we be called underclassmen. Among our memories of this year are: picking rings, pennants, hats, and em- blems, the football squad's 6-4 record, Turn Back the Clock , Student Council's first festival fremembefr Mr. Pew's French fries?j, our Hershey trip, fun night, a remarkable track team, our officers: Erna Schopf, presi- dent, John Hinkle, vice-president, Edward Barnes, sec- retary-treasurer, and again the Freshmen-Sophomore Party. Another year had slipped through our fingers. Our horizon was widening. Then came our junior year in which most of us began to mature. Now for the first time we got behind the wheel and learned to drive an automobile. What an experience! Y-Teen Dances, first outdoor pep rally Cbonfire and alll at Janson's, a good football team, A Change of Heart Cin which some of us participatedlg our new class rings, Y-Teen formal, Magnolia Magic , Varieties of 1953 , the Junior-Senior Prom, Moon Over Miami , and our officers: John Hinkle, president, Dor- othy Downs, vice-president, Shirley Myers, secretary, Kathryn Myers, treasurer . . . all were suddenly a part of the past. Finally the senior year arrived! How many times each day did the teachers tell us to act like seniors? It was difficult to believe that we were soon leaving this which has held our most cherished experiences of youth. Re- member that power-packed football squad that won for Columbia High its first Conference of the Roses Cham- pionship, 8 wins out of 9, Gordie', Sarbaugh winning the award as most valuable player in Lancaster County in 1953, the Victory Hop , initiation of Junior Y-Teens, the Christmas cantata, Tom Reinhart president of Student Council, our Halloweien Party, that last pep meeting in the gym, Cheaper by the Dozen , being reminded to think on senior level, term papers, choosing name cards and announcements, Snowflake Flurry, Dorothy Downs giving the Mifflin address, the Y-Teen formal, Varieties of 1954, exchanging pictures, front seats in assembly, a fast basketball team, Christmas boxes, sleeping in P.O.D., Babe and Miss Musser quar- relingg David Suydam, president, Henry Bell, vice-presi- dent, Wilma Shiflet, secretary, Shirley Myers, treasurer, swaying to Lem Matroni's Orchestra at the Junior-Senior Prom, a top year i.n sports, Mr. Sheckart's crazy jokes, the good times at Bemie's , swimming and skating parties, the bowling league, the thrill of May Day, finals, Baccalaureate Service, our class trip, and then, Com- mencement!! Now we are to leave this building which has sheltered us and go out i.nto the world to make a place for our- selves. We wish before leaving to express our gratitude to the teachers who have molded us into the type of men and women we shall become. Let us aim high in life so that they may be proud to have been a part of the Class of '54. With these words we say . . . Farewell!