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

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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

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Freshman lass l-listory .f FRESHMAN A Front Row: Naomi Hull. Phyllis Hcarox, Virginia Werner, 'l'he0ra Moore, Rose Minni, Nancy Mrliowen Inez Tripoli, Anna G. lVlastrnl'ncr'o. Edna L. Yealy Second Row: Mary M. Hughes. Peggy Dimond, Edith Shomo. Helen Cronin, Betty Wingard. Mary Oliver, Betty Walters. Loretta Kolb, Jane Yealy, Anna L. Fenneman. Eleanor Mr-Ginnis. Ruth Forsha Back Row: Paul Mowry, Sam Wareham, Jim Stiffler. William Maffe. Jim Fowler. Eugene Glasser, Jim Wherry. Frank Fatora, Frank Sc-hmiicker, Jack Wissinger, Jack Cline, Raymond Zanette The activities of our class did not exactly begin with the pupils' be- coming freshmen. No, they actually began in eighth grade. There, under the direction of Miss Young and Miss Vitale, several class clubs were formed. The first of these clubs was the English, organized and directed by Miss Young. The club officers were elected for terms of six weeks, with the provision that no one person could be elected to the same position twice. In the beginning there were three officersg but at the third and final elec- tion a treasurer was added, and dues were collected weekly. The original three officers were president, vice president and secretary. Every Friday programs were given in the regular English period. Among them were readings taken from the works of many famous authors. Poems, plus a short story of the author's life, were given by members of the class. As we mentioned before, dues were collected, and on the last day of school a party was held at a local store with Miss Young and Miss Ycaly as the guests of honor. The History Club was organized by Miss Vitale. The officers were those of president, vice president, secretary, editor, assistant editor, humor editor, literary editor and sports editor. A class publication, entitled The XYZ Paper, was produced. After we had organized the club and the paper, there followed a rapid chain of events, with talks by Mr. Elliot, the county superintendentg Mr. McKelvey, our supervising principal, Mr. Mowry, a local citizen, a debate and a play by members of the class. The climax was a breakfast hike chaperoned by Miss Boyd. Now the school period was over, and vacation had begun. The eighth graders-but should we call them eighth graders any longer? No, they are prospective freshmen now. They scatter far and wide to various places and various things for vacation. Nothing is heard from them for three months, then on the clear morning of September 1, 1938, a bell is heard ringing. The yellow brick high school on Fourth Avenue is filled with a bustle and clatter. School has begun. In rooms three and nine new occupants are taking their seats-the freshmen have come! THIRTY-TWO