Gettysburg High School - Cannon Aid Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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Adams County Has A Glorious Past lama r4s Qiwwfsw as vi Q' 9 11111 f ' H 1 zsmswwusl RAYMOND FRANKLIN ALEXANDER Ray Agriculture Franklin High School, Frank- lin. W. Va., 1, 2, 3, F.F.A., 4. ARNOLD JAMES BEAMER Arn General NANCY ANN BENDER Nancy General Cannon-Aid, Maroon and White, 1, 2, 3, Mask and Wig. 4, G.A.A., 1, Choir, 2, 3, 4, Chorus, 2, 3, 4, Journalism, 1, 2, 33 Nursing, 4, Play Commit- tees, 1, 2, 3, 4. CATHERINE ELIZABETH BIGHAM Kathy Commercial Chorus, 2, Battlefield, 2, F.B.L.A., 33 0.0.C., 4. ELAINE DELORES ALTLAND Elaine General Maroon and Wliite, 2, G.A.A., 1, Z, 33 Chorus, 2, 3, Journal- ism, 1, 2, F.H.A., 4. NANCY LOUISE. BEEGLE Nancy Academic Emmitsburg High School, Ernmitsburg, Md., 1, 2, Cannon-- Aidg Maroon and White, 3, 45 Chorus, 4, Journalism, 3, 4. JOHN KENNETII BIESECKER Charlie'l Agriculture Class Treasurer, 3, Student Representative of Athletic Board, 4, Chorus, Z3 Football, 1, 2, 3, 45 Basketball Cman- agerj, 2, 3, 4, Baseball, 1, 2, 3, F.F.A., 1, Z, 3 Cvice presidentj, 4 Cpresidentj. CAROLINE ALICE BOLLINGER POdy Commercial Cannon-Aid, Maroon and Wl1ite, 1, 2, 3 Ccirculation man- agerj, 4, Quill and Scroll, 43 Mask and Wig, 3, 4 Crecording secretaryj 3 Student Council, lg G.A.A., 1, 2, 3, 4, G.A.A. Cab- inet, 4 Cpresidentbg Chorus, 23 Party Club, 1, Leadersl, 3, It's All in Your Head , Beauty and the Beef , Our Hearts VVere Young and Gay, Student Director: Play Committees, 1, 3, 4, Cheerleading, 1, 2, 3, 4.

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It is not unusual for Mrs. Lewars to use county events, county scenes and county people in her writ- ings. This she does with sympathy and understanding. The same fine spirit that puts such thoughts into print prompts her to participate unselfishly in such activities as the Lutheran Church, the Red Cross and the Adams County Library. DAVID WILLS David VVills was born in the year 1831, in Menallen township, a son of James Wills. David, a very aggres- sive young man, had his residence in a substantial, comfortable home on the southeast corner of the square of Gettysburg in 1863. This home was destined to be- come historically famous. It was to this house that President Abraham Lincoln came on November 18, 1863, by invitation of Mr. Wills. Today everyone knows that in one of Mr. Wills' bedrooms, finishing touches were put on a speech that was destined to be one of the masterpieces of its type in the English language. In addition to playing host to the president of the United States, Mr. Wills was a public-spirited man of great distinction. He was intensely interested in the establishment of a Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg, after he had done valiant civilian service in the trying days of July, 1863. After securing the help of Governor Curtin, he saw fit to further his ideas and secured others to help him put them into execu- tion. Moreover, it was l',ludge Wills who personally invited Edward Everett, the acclaimed orator of the day, and Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States, to speak at dedication exercises for the cemetery. A lawyer by profession, David W'i1ls served his town as burgess and his county as the first county super- intendent of schools. In the world of Finance, he served as a director of the Bank of Gettysburg. CHARLES MORRIS YOUNG Charles Morris Young, the famous landscape and portrait painter, was born in Adams County, not far from Gettysburg. Although Mr. Young is now resid- ing in Radnor, Pa., he spent much time in Gettysburg fifty or so years ago. Despite the fact that for art's sake he was called to Philadelphia or to Paris per- haps, he came back frequently to Gettysburg for a sojourn of several months and set to work in a rented studio. During these occasional visits, he put his brushes to work to portray on canvas well-known friends and familiar scenes. Under such circumstances he made the portrait of Honorable Edward McPherson, a copy of which appears on these pages. Fifty years ago Adams countians hailed the genius of Charles Morris Young and today local residents con- tinue to speak with pride of Mr. Young, whose paint- ings hang in many of the famed galleries of the world. GETTYSBURG'S FIRST AVIATOR Back in the good old days of Adams County our grandparents could readily recollect Gettysburg's first accom- plished aviator. Now, he was not a common aviator of the airplane of to- day, but of the first gas-filled balloon. It is related that this ambitious soul had paid fifty dollars to the man who was exhibiting this bit of aircraft for the privilege of standing in the basket of the balloon. After pondering over the situation the dissatisfied customer be- came angered at the fact that he was only allowed to stand in it. Then, act- ing on an impulse, he cut the cables which held the balloon stationary on the ground. Up, up, he went until he became a speck in the never-ending sky. Much to the amusement and amazement of the county, he and the balloon were discovered hours later in the neighboring county of York. . till! it Eleven

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Top Row JAMES WILSON BRACEY Short Circuit Academic Cannon-Aid, Maroon and White, 1, 2, 3 Cbusiness managerb, 4, Quill and Scroll, 4g Mask and Wig, 45 Choir, 2, 4, Chorus, 23 Science, l, 2, 35 Chess Club, gg Play Committee, Z5 Band, 1, Z, 3g Up to Your .ars. BARBARA LEE BREA M Barb Academic Cannon-Aid, G.A.A., 2, 3, 4: Choir, 2, 3, 43 Chorus, 2, 3, 4, Drum Majorette Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Majorette. 1, 2, 3, 4 Cheadjg Orchestra, 23 Up to Your Ears , National Honor Society. SARAH BEATRICE BRENNAN Sarah General Arendtsville High School, 13 F,B.L.A., 3, F.H.A., 2. 4. HELEN MARIE BRIDENDOLPH Hootie General Maroon and VVhite 3, 45 G.A.A., 2, 35 Journalism, 1, 2, 35 F.H.A., 4. Bottom Row DORIS LORI-ZTTA BUCHER 'iBucher Commercial Cannon-Aid, Party, lg Etiquette, 25 F.B.L.A., 3, Dancing, 4. CLAIR WILLIAM BUCHER Cur1y,y General Chess, 1, 35 Wrestling, Z3 Dancing, 49 Football, 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4. NANCY ELIZABETI-I BUTT HNauCe'1 Academic Cannon-Aid, Mask and Wig, 3, 4, Student Council, 1, 2, 4, G.A.A., 1, 2, 3, 45 G.A.A. Cabinet Ctreasurerj g Choir, 2, 3, 43 Chorus, Z, 3, 4, Journalism 15 Play Committees, Z, 3, 4. IDA ELIZABETH CAREY Ida Commercial Battlefield, 1, 25 F.B.L.A., 3, 0.0.C., 4. Thirteen