Downingtown High School - Our Year Cuckoo Yearbook (Downingtown, PA)

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Miss Mildred Laird for coaching the Editorial Staff through all the ups and downs involved in publishing a yearbook. Miss Alma Simmendinger for supervising the financial problems of the business staff. Mrs. Louise Remetz for devoting her time and artistic talents to various arrangements throughout the book. Cuckoo Business Staff for making the publication possible by obtaining advertisements, patrons and subscriptions. Cuckoo Editorial Staff for compiling the articles to make our book one of the best for all to remember. Mr. Charles Ax, the photographer, the Conestoga Photo-Engraving Company, the engravers, and the Chester Valley Press, the printers of the 1952 Cuckoo. Co-Editors Our high school life can be closely compared to a football game. We have sometimes been victors, everything went right, we felt “on top of the world.” Such is the feeling of a victorious team. At other times we were disheartened. We tried, we worked hard; but the results were not what we hoped for. This is often the feeling of a losing team. However, we never gave up but kept right on fighting whether we won or lost. We practiced good sportsmanship; we worked with our classmates as with member of the same team; we cooperated with our coaches to the best of our ability and tried to learn each play. Now the first game of the series in our lives is over. As true players some of us are glad but many are sorry to leave the field cf school life. All of us look upon our years in high school as a vital scrimmage to prepare us for the more difficult games to come. Just as an exciting football game, our high school days will be considered among our fondest memories as the years go by. For these reasons the Class of 1952 designates “football” as the theme of its yearbook. Janet Kriebel Barbara Seibert Page twelve

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Class of 1Q52 In September, 1951, one hundred and seven of us entered Downingtown High School for our last fling at public education. We had obvious cases of senioritis” which gradually subsided as the year progressed. The year was difficult at some points and often we found ourselves wishing the time away. Yet, when we saw spring approaching, we had difficulty believing the short time we had left together. hoping the year could last longer. We shall remember for a long time the excitement of our senior year in school; the play, student day, our class trip, the senior prom, Class Day, the Baccalaureate Sermon, and, of course, Commencement night. This, however, is only part of the reason we shall never forget this year. We feel that we have now completed one phase of our training for life. We made friends and learned how to keep them, we developed our personalities and characters, and now we are better prepared to enter the world on our own. Yes, we shall always remember Downingtown High School, our friends, and most of all, our senior year. Officers President Ralph Pacinelli Vice-President Buddy Suplee Secretary Patsy Piersol Co-Secretary Janet Kriebel Treasurer Faye Stauffer Co-Treasurer Theresa Sciarretta Page fourteen