Fannett Metal High School - Tuscaroran Yearbook (Willow Hill, PA)

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History of the Class of I9 4 Freshmen September 8, 1950 - Eighteen scared but proud freshmen entered the high school doors of Metal Township High School. The members of our class were: Joe Burd, Lyle Adams, Russel Gipe, Joe jones, Fred Wilhelm, Eddie Rosenberry, Lewis Shearer, Adin Witmer, Grace Bock, Elaine Bricker, Marilou Howard, Nancy McAllen, Mary Ann Park, Eileen Wiser, Betty Traxler, Rose Umbrell, Ann Crider, and Ruth Runk. Mr. Kochenour was our adviser. Although we were the youngest group in the high school, we still partici- pated in different activities in the school program. Eleven members of our class were in the school band. They were: Nan- cy McAllen, Marilou Howard, Grace Bock, Elaine Bricker, Ann Crider, Mary Ann Park, Betty Traxler, Rose Umbrell, joe Burd, Eddie Rosenberry, and Lewis Shear- er. There were nine freshman girls in the high school chorus. At our first class meeting we elected the following ofiicers: President ............. Mary Ann Park Vice-President --- ...... Lewis Shearer Secretary ...... --- Marilou Howard Treasurer ................ Lyle Adams Historian ............ Marilou Howard Sophomores September 5, 1951 - Fourteen sopho- mores returned to the high school rooms of Metal Township High School. We soon became known as an on-the-ball class. Mrs. Yocum was our adviser. November 9, 1951 - Our class held the first, but very successful, roller skating party of the year at Blue Mountain Roller Rink. November 16, 1951 - Our class was well represented in the school play. The Night of January Sixteenth. joe Burd played the part of the judge, Lewis Shearer the part of a gangster, Marilou Howard, Lyle Adams, and Betty Traxler were wit- nesses to the murderg Nancy McAllen! played the part of the murdered man's wife. December 18, 1951 - The happy group of sophomores selected and ordered their class rings. january 12, 1952 - We held one of our successful bake sales. March 14, 1952 - Our class was well represented in Forensics. We met our com- petitors, Lemasters and Mercersburg, at Page 20 Penn Hall in Chambersburg. Those repre- senting our class were: Mary Ann Park .... Serious Declamation Nancy McAllen ............... Poetry Lewis Shearer .................. Radio Mary Ann and Lewis walked away with honors, later to participate in the district competition. May 29, 1952 - Happy Day! The high school doors were closed for another year. Juniors September 4, 1952 - Fourteen jolly juniors found their desks in the rooms where we became upper classmen. We were very happy and more ambitious to do things because we had now the oppor- tunities that upper classmen have. We welcomed Wilma Leatherman from Phila- delphia and Don Leedy from Hagerstown, which made sixteen in our class. Seven of our girls went to Dry Run to take French I. Those taking the afternoon class were: Grace Bock, Ann Crider, Elaine Bricker, Marilou Howard, Nancy McAllen, Betty Traxler, and Rose Umbrell. October 7, 1952 - We began selling ice cream at lunch time. October 14, 1952 - Our class decided to sell Christmas cards. Since we got an early start, we covered a lot of territory and really profited from our hard work. November 1, 1952 - No school! Why? Everyone wanted to get their limit of small game the first day of hunting season. There were exciting reports of hunting ex- periences when we returned to school the next day. February 2, 1953 - We planned to have dancing classes for the following Thursday evening. Mrs. Shoop was our in- structor. Our class sold cokes and ice cream during intermission. We continued this practice for a month. May 1, 1955 - Our class gave a banquet in honor of our friends, the Seniors, at College Inn in Chambersburg. The faculty members were present with their wives or husbands. Lewis Shearer was our toast- master. May 22, 1953 - The ice cream stand was closed and the profit counted, amount- ing to 36434. May 26, 1955 - A glorious day it was! Our class was invited to go to Hershey with the Sophomore Class of Dry Run. The reason for going was that our class and Dry Run Sophomore Class won the

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Betty Traxler Betty Softball 1, 2, 3: Chorus 1, 2, 53 Band 1, 2, 54 F. H. A. 1, 2g Dramatics B E T T Y 2 5 Class Officer 5, Safet ooks aren't her worry njoys reading eams with Shirley alks a lot in study hall es, she's a western fan y Patrol 1, 2. Rose Umbrell Rose Band 1, 2, 5, 4g Chorus 1g Brass Ensemble 1 2 3 Softball 1, 2, 35 F. H. A. lg Class Oflicer 2 5 Safety Patrol 1, 2. R oams with Nancy O bjects to history tests S E Fred Wilhelm Fred F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 45 Soccer 1, 2, 33 Safety Patrol lg State College 3. F irst in Vo-Ag R uns a Mercury E D arly to rise oesn't go for girls Page 19 hares with everyone njoys driving a Studebaker

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attendance banners for the year, so we decided to celebrate by going to Hershey. We had a very nice time touring the choco- late plant and putting in the rest of the day at Hershey Park. May 29, 1953 - At the Commencement Exercises in the Dry Run High School, four girls from our class-Rose Umbrell, Marilou Howard, Nancy McAllen, and Grace Bock-were ushers. The high school chorus, in which some of the members from our class participated, sang at the graduation. Seniors August 31, 1953 - We began our Seni- or year at the Senior High School in Dry Run. There were thirty-two members in our class. October 14, 1953 - We had our first joint class meeting. Glenn Campbell be- came our President and Lewis Shearer our Vice-President. We decided to have some separate activities along with joint projects. October 20, 1953 - The Year Book Staff was elected by the group. Those elect- ed were: Lewis Shearer, Mary Ann Park, Wayne Campbell, Mary Morton, joe Burd, Lyle Adams and Nancy McAllen. November 5, 1953 - A movie, Foot- light Serenade, was sponsored by our class at the Fannettsburg junior High School. We decided to continue to have a movie every month until the end of school. November 23 - December 2, 1953 - Everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving and deer season vacation. February 2, 1954 - Groundhog Day! The day has finally arrived that ends four months of industrious work on our year- book. Today our worries are handed over to Mr. Beachley's office for the final touches. Before we say adieu, we should like to give our thanks to those who have made our yearbook a success. Above all, we thank Mrs. Shoop for her endless ef- fort which she gave us in our yearbook. FANNETT SENIOR HISTORY We Enter F. T. H. S. September 5, 1950 - Twenty-one back- ward, but nevertheless somewhat proud, Freshmen entered the doors of F. T. H. S. Class Officers Elected We organized with Mr. Shearer for our class adviser and elected the following class Oiiicersz Page 21 President ...... .... G eorge jarrell Vice-President .....-. ---- J ames Bf0Wn Secretary ........... ------- J Can Ffeet George jarrell later resigned and James Brown became President with 'Glenn Campbell being elected as Vice-President. During this term our class did not ac- complish much, although several joined in school sports and we took part in the school Magazine Drive, through which we made some money for our treasury. The Term Ends The class, as a whole, welcomed the end of the school term, not only because we no longer had books to study, but we could now look forward to several weeks vacation before entering school as the sophomore class of '51. We Return to Dry Run High School September 4, 1951 -- Our class again entered the doors of Dry Run High, but this time we were sophomores and proud of it! We reorganized with Mr. Shearer as our class adviser and elected the follow- ing officers: ames Brown President ...... --------- J Glenn Campbell jean Freet -- Mary Morton Raymond Henry This year, we added some more funds to the class treasury by again 'joining the school Magazine Drive. And in order to add still further to the treasury, we chanced off a turkey near Thanksgiving. Vice-President --- --- Secretary .... ---- ------ Treasurer ...--- - ---- - - Historian - ..... -- ---- - We Go to Hershey Park june 3. 1952 - The sophomore class rented a bus and went to Hershey Park. The class enjoyed the whole day and thus officially closed the doors on another chapter of our school life. Our Last Return to School August 31, 1953 - We returned to good old F. T. H. S., which is now changed to Fannett-Metal Senior High School. The 21 has now been reduced to 16. We had a joint meeting and elected officers. December seemed like a pretty good month for the Seniors. Some of our class obtained their driver's license. The class made some money having a Bake Sale and almost everything turned out to be in our favor. Signed: Class of '54