Hudson Township High School - Beacon Yearbook (Penfield, PA)

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And now a strange thing happened. Remembering the scorn with which they had been regarded the previous year, they now adopted the same attitude toward the incoming strangers who took their place as Freshmen. The routine of the classroom was now familiar and they found study- ing easier than before. The talents discovered the previous year were developing rapidly, and the exploring teachers found much to please them, but also much to astonish them. Rushing forward into the fastnesses of the Sophomore mind, they found strange things. The class organization of the Sophomore was as follows was a follows President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Class Advisor Class Color Lamar Rudsick Jerry Hudsick Anna Marie Cataldi Merle Shoemaker Mr. Allshouse gold and white In the third year, owing to an old educational custom, the Sophomores became Juniors, and their promotion made their sense of importance in- crease out of all due proportion. Great, indeed, was their scorn for the Freshmen and Sophomores. It must be admitted that the aforesaid Fresh- men and Sophomores, completely absorbed in their own process of being explored, were in no wise embarrassed or concerned. This was a year of hard work, and the dreaded ordeal of examinat- ions was passed with few casualties. The teachers had endeared them- selves to the hearts of the class, and there was a feeling of genuine friend- ship throughout the school. On September 7, 1951 we held a class meeting in which we elected the Junior Class Officers: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Class Advisor Thomasine Czajkouski Jack Wallace Marcella Kostecki Carmella Mucci Mr. Cheslock On September 28, 1951 we held an initiation party for the Freshmen, it was enjoyed by everyone especially the Freshmen. This year we were sorry to lose two classmates, Emanuel Pretti and James Moorhouse but we gained a newcomer, William diallings:worth. On April 25, 1952 we held our class play entitled: “Aunt Samanthy Rules the Roost,, The play was very successful. On May 14, 1952 the Junior-Serior Banquet was held at the Golden Yoke in Luthersburg. A good time was enjoyed by the Seniors, Faculty, and Juniors. tho „fnd n°'v we come to the fourth and greatest year in the history of the class. We automatically became Seniors in September. With the gain- fore thlS t!t 6’ We began to take ourse,ves more seriously than ever be- A11 this was looked upon with friendly amusement by the teacher- rLhtfu[ nHdp° T ,ihe resu of their four years of hard labor with Thf‘V had converted a band of ignorant, untamed aborig- onW thp llg6nt’ courteous citizens of their great school, and had lost fji wffich thelCdT PrOCeSS‘ Better yet’ we had found that r which they had been searching so eagerly, a genius — in fact, several of them; and all of the class were passable.

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The most unpleasant thing about this Freshmen year was the con- tempt in which they were held by those who had been residing in the school for a longer period than they. However, understanding that this was a custom of the country, they ignored it. During the first month of this year, the Freshmen suffered much in- convenience because of their unfamiliarity with the new country and itr traffic rules. They were forever taking the wrong turning, finding them- selves in the wrong corridor, and arriving at their classroom half an hour late. Because of this, they incurred heavy penalties, but by Thanksgiving they had become familiar with the topography of the school buildings and were in the right place at the right time. They were permitted to form an organization of their own, and elect- ed the following officers, all of whom fulfilled their duties well: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Class Advisor Class Flower Class Color Lamar Hudsick Anna Marie Cataldi Audrey Walters Merle Shoemaker Mr. Allshouse Yellow Rose Maroon and Gray As Freshmen we suffered much agony and despair during this period because of the social functions which they were required to attend in order to acquire poise and dignity, ihj male Freshmen in particular found the dances torture, but the females enjoyed them greatly. In time however, these functions became festive occasions for all. There were few casualties during the year. Several times, in chemis- try laboratories some Freshmen mixed the wrong ingredients and a minor explosion occured, but, aside from scorched eyebrows, holes burned in clothing, and some awful smells, no damage was done. Much information was gained by the exploring faculty in this first year regarding the members of the Freshmen class. Their intellects were found to vary in keenness from sponges to razors; but, on the whole, they turned out to be very satisfactory, and some were a source of great joy to their explorers. Already some of the Freshmen were showing signs of unusual ability in various fields, such as athletics, music, art, and his- tory.. At the end of the year, a terrible disaster befell the Freshmen. Al- though it was instigated by their benevolent faculty and intended to prove of lasting benefit to them, they suffered greatly. Many had their growth retarded a year by it and a few, permanently disabled left the Freshmer class forever. This disaster was called Final Examinations, and ranks as one of the worst massacres of the time. Among the pupils that left us at this time was Pat Curtis, Ronald Parks, Virginia Wheeler, Joanne t-orsythe, Francis Hutchins, Lorrine Smith, Burton Wheeler, Sam Rhodes next September, we received a new name. aS 3° i?Ur sk in acquiring the customs of the school, we were re- moTion »°phoiTlores and the Process was called by a native name, “Pro-

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The organization of the Senior Class was note-worthy, the following list of officers being in charge: Among the social events that the Class of ’53 had to earn money for their field trip in Washington were: Selling magazines, Christmas cards, everyday cards, chancing off a camera, sponsoring a Halloween Dance, Pre-Lenten Dance and an Easter Dance, playing a basketball game be- tween the teachers and the students. On December 12, 1952 we staged our class play entitled “Bashful Bertie.” This play was very successful and enjoyed by everyone. At the expiration of the four years, Mr. Alcorn expressed himself as greatly pleased with the additions to his country and pronounced us all highly eligible for admission as citizens. He praised the work of the ex- plorers and predicted that our names, with those of their discoveries, would be written in history together. This next period, settlement, is not so easy to describe. In these rapid and disturbing times, nothing remains settled for long, but it ap- pears that the Seniors were urged to stay in this country to which they had come four years previously to be discovered, in which we remained to be explored and are now ready to be settled. We have all chosen our vocations. Each is destined to become famous and honored throughout the land. We hope that among our numbers are also those who are destined to become discoverers and explorers of young and eager minds, which await training for citizenship and life in our great country. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Class Advisor Class Color Class Motto Class Flower Jack Wallace Anna Marie Cataldi Marcella Kostecki Carmella Mucci Mr. Taylor Maroon and White Forward Ever; Backward Never Yellow Rose SETTLEMENT Marcella Kostecki, Secretary,