Derry Borough High School - Derrian Yearbook (Derry, PA)

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SCDPI-IOMOIQE CLASS HISTORY fcontinuedl own llugh Akins bend over to center the ball to one of the backiield men! Mr. Bucci knew that he could depend on Ernie Gasbarro to strengthen that weak place in the line. Andrew Magretti, Jack Allison, Philip Bas- ciano, Joe Shomo, and Joe Cullings carry with them the sophomores' hopes for football next year. We were able to place four boys-Holmes Yealy, Dalton Bryson, Joe Shomo, and Hugh Akins-on the varsity basketball team. However, the junior varsity is made up almost entirely of sopho- mores. Little Johnny Kuntz is rapidly making a name for himself because of his skillful passing and shooting. But we must not forget to mention our girls' basketball team. On them we are pinning our hopes for a high school championship. Much credit is due to our star forward, Helen Poloskey. Her shots at the basket seem charmed, for she can shoot from any angle, and still our score registers two more points. It will take the best guards that the upper classmen can get to stop Helen, Martha Jones, and Helen Faye Gontz. But this forward section could not shine so bril- liantly without the services of the guards, among whom are Elizabeth Werner, Anna Toth, and Colleene Clark. In basketball the sophomore girls have done another unprecedented thing, they have scheduled a game with a girls' team from Ligonier. Through this we hope to encourage interscholastic basketball between girls' teams as well as boys'. The sophomores hope to get sweat shirts for their team so that they can become a distinguished unit in intra-mural sports. There is also a boys' class basketball team, which has been very successful. However, since varsity and junior varsity members are barred from class basketball, we must be satisfied with watching the success of these teams. Our class is truly a sports-minded class and is striving to head all high school athletics. Early in the year our class enjoyed a wiener roast at the water com- pany property with Mr. Bovard and Mr. Williams as our chaperons. We had so much fun that everyone thought he would willingly go on a hike every day of the week, SOPHOMORE B First Row: Mildred Dunlap, Marguerite Kinkead. May Lavina Cowan, Helen lim-rria, Lala H1-'lldPl'r-toll, Uatlwrilin- Sloan, l l0rence- Richards. Eleanor Smith, Martha Jones Second Row: Charles Smay, Thomas Bridge, Amy Madison. Mary L. Shaffer, Nettie Patterson. Ruth Shnmo, Nora Serena, Vella Dean Newell, Elizabeth Werner, Delmo Pallotini, Hill Richards Hack Row: Andrew Magretti. Hugh Akins, Dean Ilibert, Joe Cullings. Jack Allison, Fi-1-d Gray, Bruce Ncil, Walter Henderson, Ernest Gasbarro. Louis Bilby, George Kuzemrzak TWENTY-NINE

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Sophomore Class l-listory 4 l 7, l SOPHUMORE A l ire-ztllowr Mzirpruerite Sylvester, Ruth King. Mary Joan Van Wey, Lois Nziwmzin, Elsie Hend.-rson Annu Marie Kokos, Colleen Clark, Isabel Lyons, Helen Corey Second Row: Anna Riddell, Ruth Posner. Clara Bucci, Anna Bates, Frances Magretti, Phoebe Iiznrr. Eileen Allison, Fay Blair, Erma Roddy, Helen Gontz, Helen Poloskey Bark Ruw: Mary I. M1-Creery, Szilvaitore Rucei. Stuart J. Mack, Philip Bzxsciuno, Joe Shomo, Holmes Yezily, llzilton Bryson, Paul Reed, Chulmer Slmffer, John Kuntz. Hugh Akins, Jenn Snoddy 4 Here we are again, not as the green freshmen you knew last year, but as the gay young sophomores of today. We are now ascending the ladder of education. Last year we went up the first, but weak, step of the ladder, this fragile step was strengthened by the climber who had the desire to arrive at the top. This year we pause on the second step, which is more secure and sturdy. This year we did not have to be told that we must elect officers. Since there were so many candidates, we had a hard time selecting our officers. However, we have no reason to regret our choice. One of our most popular girls, Anna Marie Kokos, was elected president. She has been very active in high school life and has even succeeded in getting us a wiener roast and a party, which no other sophomore class has ever had. She is ably assisted in her work by Marguerite Kinkead, our vice i president. But do not think that our officers are interested only in class activities, for both our president and our vice president are members of the girls' chorus. Instead of electing two officers for secretary and treasurer, we chose Hugh Akins to assume both these responsibilities. l Hugh is also interested in football, and he made our class very proud of him when he became a member of the varsity basketball squad. Since the office of Student Council representative is very important, we had to select students who would worthily represent our class. Finally, how- ever, we chose Clara Bucci, representative from sophomore A, and Mary Louise Shaffer, representative from sophomore B. Besides serving our class, these two girls have been active participants in class basketball. Yes, we can say that we have chosen our officers wisely. However, these officers in turn must give credit to Mr. llovard and Mr. Williams for their guidance. Although we made a little splash in athletics as freshmen, we little dreamed that as sophomores We would become so successful. Big, good- natured Fred Gray very successfully stopped all the plays that opposing teams tried to run through left guard. Then, how we loved to see our 'FWENTY-EIGHT

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SOP!-IOMOIQE CLASS HISTORY fcontinuedl 4 SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Left to Right: Hugh Akins, Mary L. Shaffer, Marguerite Kinkead, Anna Marie Kokos, Clara Bucci In October we aroused the jealousy of the other classes with our Halloween party in the gymnasium. Dressed in gay costumes, we danced and played games. However, the main event was the scavenger hunt. We must have looked queer tramping through the streets in our costumes, but not one of us thought of this as we hurried to the different houses and tried to get those articles that we needed to win the prize. Since this party was such a success, we would like to have many more. With the help of our ever-patient English teacher, Miss Ankney, we wrote a fictitious play based on the life of Silas Marner. Miss Ankney has placed the best of these plays in the library, and our class has dis- covered some promising authors. Miss Ankney is also going to direct the play, Mrs O'Leary's Cow, which we will present in chapel on February 17. Who knows but that we may find a Clark Gable or a Loretta Young in our class? Ever since Miss Nessler has come to Derry High, she has tried, with little success, to organize a Latin club. However, this year her wish has been granted. This club was organized, and Helen Faye Gontz was elected president, Mary Louise Shaffer, secretary, and Erma Roddy, treasurer. This club was organized so that Latin would be made more interest- ing to students. Instead of just studying from books, the members are constructing miniature Roman houses, camps, and soldiers and are learning from these models. This year Miss Nessler has distinguished the sophomores by appointing some of them as librarians, whereas in pre- vious years only juniors and seniors were selected. When the Student Council held the raffle, they offered to give a party to the class who sold the greatest number of chance books. Since sophomore A sold the greatest number of books, the party will be given in their honor. Phoebie Barr, the student selling the greatest number of books, received a general activity ticket and a 1939 Derriang Clara Bucci, the one selling the second most, received a general activity ticket. When next you see us, we shall have the worries of class rings and of a prom. However, that will not be until we are juniors. But the clock that will finally strike the end of our sophomore year ticks on, and we all know that, although we go far, we will still look smilingly back on the pranks and the serious moments of our second year in high school. THIRTY