Duncannon High School - Susquinita Yearbook (Duncannon, PA)

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f Bistorv of Glass V45 2 At least the folks whose year ends '45 Have kept their history quite alive. But 'tis not so, let it be said. Yes, alive and hoping to prove themselves a part of the story of time itself. Of course the year of 1941, our Freshman year, did not find us united into one common historical clan, as some had shifted to other Q clans, and others had drifted into the field of laborf' However, bear with us as we recount briefly the outstanding events from our record of 'ff ix fame. J ERA 1 The year of the great green page, known to worldly humans as the Freshman. Sixty-eight more or less valorous mortals started their page C? of history, a task so onerous that one member soon left-a nervous wreck: W W Helen Deppen. Another found the strain too great: Helen Klucker. The Q two Helens were followed by Bruce Kumler, and Marlin Hammaker, who , proved unwilling warriors. 16 ERA 2 Our edorts during Era 1 were so great that for the four lost in Era , 1. four new ones came to help: Blanche Hoffman, Lucille Leach, Thomas Alandar, Robert Myers. Their added strength was needed because in the Q W dull interval between these two great eras, several wandered off and were ' lost, thus failing to return: Joseph Berrier, William Bitting, John David- son, Cloyd Stine, Stanley Morrison, Bessie Johnson, Betty Klinepeter, Margaret Liddick, Emma Peters, Maxine Weldon. We wasted no time seeking them for time marches on, and we marched with it. During this era several more left, either to carve individual historical records or to cease such labors. Ronald Hoffman left to blaze his page via sky writing for the Navyg others who merely ceased labors Were: Raymond Dudley, Shirley Fenton, John Roller, Charles Hockenberry, Lloyd Weaver, ,Robert Myers, James Moyer. 4 ERA 3 iff Fiddle-dee-dee, here's Era 3. Armed with determination Robert Campbell and Mary Austin Myers joined our history-making clan, but after a few feeble attempts at adjustment, Mary Austin gave up totally. Rocky boldly labored on much assisted by the clan. Proof that courage, determina- tion, energy, and sacrifice are qualities needed by those who make history is found in the lists of persons found lacking in the various stages of progress. This year or era was no exception, so scan the list: Lucille Leach, Vivian Koons, Paul Boyer, John Reed. The .clan also lost those eager to blaze their paths where highways never ran -Boyd Wolford, John Tasker, and Donald Liddick, all Navy lads now. 6

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CLASS HISTORY-CONTINUED Never did any clan carve a greater record, never a clan do so many firsts: the first to sponsor a Junior Dance early in the year, the first to serve so many Seniors and Alumni at the annual banquet. This was the era of jewelry purchasing and J unior-promming. Our record for all events is an enviable as well as an historical one. Ah! We have reached the summit We longed and fought for so, And since our conquest's limited, No more this way we'll go. The clan will be divided, Each member its separate way, But the record made. its history Forever on pages will stay. You've heard of a blaze of final glory: ours was one this final era. We moved so swiftly, so surely, so forcefully that Mary Ellen Ricker could stand our pace for less than a month. The shadow of the long gentleman with the pointed beard, took several of his nephews from us early-because their ambition made our work seem tame: Linley Cum- mings went into the Army Air Force January 5thg Raymond Naylor under Officers' Candidate School training program enrolled at State College March 7thg Thomas Alander inducted February 27thg Robert Campbell and Robert Lusk to be trained in Radar for the Navy awaited assignment after February 19thg Lee Cunningham, who was really too tired to keep pace with our class, stayed with the class of '46,until he decided to lose his weariness in the Navy after the Thanksgiving game, but Blake Auxt still consoles the Juniors. Wilmer Liddick joined Thomas at Camp Blanding, Florida, March 23rd. Some of our bests in our opinion are: Best Cafeteria Managers .................................. Naylor and Quigley Best Budgeteers ............................................ Sowers and Woleslagle Best Monitors ..................... ......... W oleslagle and Boyles Best Printer ........... .............................. A lander Best Treasurers ....... ........ G raff and Wolpert Best Store Buyer .................... . ................. ........................... S teele Best Store .................................................................... Group Workers Best Stamp and Bond Day Purchaser .............................. Peterman Of course our musicians and athletes have not lowered our standard and the class as a whole leaves a challenge: Follow the trail we have blazed you to go, If you can keep your wind and stand the glow. Of the trail we've blazed and with firm step trod, Go with back unbent and head unbowed.