James Buchanan High School - Citadel Yearbook (Mercersburg, PA)

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Class Hlstor Our high school days are over Four years have passed and the hard work and fun of those years are only memories However here for a few brief moments we can make those days live again On September 5 1950 in an establlshment known as Mercersburg Hlgh School stood a group of forty seven boys and girls of mysterlous 1dent1ty Thetr arrival was not heralded by trumpets welcoming committees miracles or prophetic signs for the illustrious class of 1954 was on the bottom rung of the ladder and had a long climb ahead However the excitement of the new experience soon wore off The class settled down with plans of preparing themselves for the coming days for we had to fall in line with the other classes and elect class officers The winning personality of Clair Hembaugh gave him the presidency As his running mate in the position of vice president was oe Taylor Shirley Ward was elected class secretary while Linda Benchoff and Ray Hollenshead became the financial chairmen Mornings grew colder and our thoughts turned to the fall sports Soccer season arrived and two of our boys Ray Hollenshead and Benjy Kieffer proved them selves capable of making Coach Hoch s team Cheerleaders were selected to help develop the winning spirit in the Keystoners and we were overjoyed to find that five freshmen g1rls were victorious IH the try outs for the squad As the fall season progressed Coach Byron selected the girls el1g1ble for basket ball Among them were ten freshmen Th1s choice proved that cheerleading and Soon we were bustlmg about preparing for the annual operetta which was a success and we settled with a sigh back mto the monotony of classes and home work Spring appeared and once again excitement was in the air This time the May Day celebration was the cause This was the first year that we were to have repre sentatives m the court so we were quite excited The May Day fest1v1t1es were a success with our help and so our first year ended with a flourish September 1951 brought the Class of 54 back 1n a cloud of self confidence for no one is as important as a sophomore We were no longer Mercersburg High School students for Mercersburg and Lemasters had become a jointure We were now members of the ames Buchanan omt High School but we were still the outstanding class of the school A few members were missing from the group but the loss of old friends was off set by the novelty of a new girl from Germany Lilli the new student proved to be a great friend to all Everyone enjoyed her company and the help they could give her with her studies and her speech The sophomore school spirit began to express itself in both studies and act1v1 ties Nancy Sheffield led the way when she was chosen for a supporting role in the Junior Senior Play This was the first and only time that a sophomore proved capa ble of being 1n this annual play At the close of the fall season we once agam looked forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas vacations After the holidays most of our time was taken up 1n preparation for the oper etta Willie Naturally it was a success for once again a sophomore had the lead mg feminine role Page 28 O - 9 , , ' ' u n . n 1 , I - , . . , . , . . , , . I ' O . 3 ' 9 J - . . 9 ' Il ' i! ' I s s s ' ' 3 . . . . . ,, Q, . 1 1 a n , , - soccer were not the only activities in which freshmen made a good showing. . . , . 7 Y , . , . . U , . ' Q 3 J . . y . . - . . , . ' ' 9 n Y u - - rx ' -

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MOST FRIENDLY BEST DRESSED Lmda Benchoff Doris Sxpe John Ott Ben Kieffer BEST DANCERS MOST MISCHIEVOUS Emogene Fllknll Shlrley Ward Ben Kxeffer john Ott BEST ACTOR AND ACTRESS Nancy Sheffield Ray Hollenshead BEST GIGGLERS Dorlsj Deaver Arthur Weller MOST DOMESTIC MOST BASHFUL MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED janet Pine Evelyn Brxcker Betsy Zimmerman Lowell Wltmer Lowell Wntmer Ray Hollenshead Page 27 S ,J Q, I ' , My , X . l I , J' i I lisvf' S R X

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Soon the approach of final exams and class prcnrcs sxgmfred that our hrgh school career was half over and with growrng tendencies toward sobrlety of char acter we bade farewell to a happy year Thrrty nme strong the Class of 54 returned to the halls of J B H S m Sep tember 1952 wrth the realrzatxon that rt was now an upper class Greemes were looked upon w1th an almost motherly alfectron and the chrldrsh behavior of sopho mores was treated with amused tolerance Fall electrons boosted Ray Hollenshead to the posrtlon of presldent of the class wrth Joe Taylor as vrce presldent Emogene Fxlklll as secretary and Linda Benchoff and Ben Krelfer as financial chairman We were a bit wary of the five new members of the faculty but they proved to be all that one could desire rn a teacher Soon xt was trme to plan for the unlor Senror Banquet and Prom Making the plans was a hard job for no one could agree However wrth a consrderable amount of compromrslng both the Banquet and the Prom were highly successful Fmal exams were over and lf was time for the graduatmg class to brd fare well The Commencement exerclses made us realrze that we would soon be stepping rnto the shoes of the departrng semors And so our junior year closed somewhat quietly A seemrngly short vacatron brought fall and the fam1l1ar grind Incrdently this year was the home stretch for most of us POIIIICRI orgamzatron returned Ray Hollenshead to the residency while and Ben KICHCI' contmued rn the oilices of secretary and financral chairmen respec trvely Fall moved right along as the soccer team prled up vrctorres losing only two out of ten games and once agaxn they won the Franklm County Soccer Crown As senlors we were responsrble for varrous act1v1t1es contrxved for the purpose of provrdmg entertalnment for our underclassmen and replenlshmg the depleted sources of our class treasury whrch would enable us to make our annual class trrp Aunt Susle Shoots the Works was selected for the junior Senior stage pro duction gxven before the Thanksgrvmg vacatron Betsy Zxmmerman was awarded the lead whrle Ray Hollenshead Shirley Ward Lors Sny der Mary Peck and Dorrs Sxpe recelved supportlng roles thus grvmg the class recognmon again rn the dra matlc held The boys basketball team had an unsuccessful season for the frrst tune rn a number of years but the gxrls compensated for them wrth a wmnrng comblnatlon The hrghlrght of therr season was the sound trouncmg they handed a highly rated Wfaynesboro sextette In the sprlng the Buchanan Chorus presented Gilbert 8: Sullrvans Mikado for the annual operetta Agaln the senlors were well represented several of them havmg leadlng roles New York was the unanlmous chorce of the group for thexr annual class trlp whrch was taken ln Aprrl Baseball and track had the enthuslastrc backmg of the student body and wlth the closrng days of our hlgh school career we were very busy rn preparatron for class nrght and for the big day graduatron Page Z9 , u . xx . ' . ' . , - . - . , . - - - f - u ' n , , l D 0 -n . c . . . . , ' 1 9 3 ' 3 , . ' 9 . . . . P . . Joe Taylor copped the positron of vice-president. Emogene Filkill, Linda Benchoff, , . ! , . u , 1 1 , a , V ,c u n ,u , - , . U ' ' 3 K! ' ,I ' 5 Y 9 ' , me ' gn ' .