Laurel Valley High School - Laurel Yearbook (New Florence, PA)

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All Out' Senior Play Curtain in ten minutes-five minutes more-you're on! When the LAUREL LOCOMOTIVE stopped at Station AUD. on February 13, a crew of stage struck Seniors were found. Luring the unique performance of Robert St. Clair's STAGE STRUCK the audience was awed as characters appeared from every direction. A typical high school setting and a fast moving plot together made a hit with both cast and viewers. Competent faculty engineers in the production were, Miss Alice Cunningham and Mrs. Anna Lynn Haire. As in former activities aboard Locomotive No. 1953, each Senior had a special job. Owing, to the efforts of Glenda Gibson and Lois Eernabo, stage managers, and James Clawson, properties manager, things ran smoothly back stage. Those Seniors participating in the play cast were as follows: Miss Billingsly Teddy Sales . . Mr Bob . . . . Velma Powers Jinny Dunlap Victor Hayes Cokie Hall . . . Bucky Duncan . Larry Dean . Esther Snow Wally Barker . Mr. Hall . . . Mrs. Hall . . . Lita Lews . . . . Margaret Beard . Ernest Henderson . . . . Thomas Biss Rosemary Pribelsky . . . Sally Graffius . . . Eugene Bennett .... Janet Warfel . . . Thomas Boske .... Duane Hall . . Theresa Barbus . Anthony LaMantia . . .Arden Younkin . . Patricia Brauer . . . . Marcia Mears The Trip of All Trips Bright and early on the morning of May 4, a blue and white Greyhound loaded with impatient L.V.H.S. Seniors started rolling toward its destination-Washington, D. C. After stopping at the Gettysburg Battlefield, our substitute LAUREL LOCOMOTIVE came to rest in front of the EBbitt Hotel and unloaded the forty-six eager passengers. From that moment until about 4 P.M. on May 7 seldom did activity cease. Detailed plans for the best use of every minute were executed. Among the first places visited were famous governmental landmarks----the Capitol, White House, Supreme Court, and Federal Bureau of Investigation. L.V.H.S. Seniors gazed with awe at many inspiring sights. A partial list of buildings toured would include the following: Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, National Art Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Mount Vernon, Jefferson Memorial, the Church at Alexandria, and Franciscan Monastery. To Dr. Joseph C. Kradel Seniors owe eternal gratitude for his tireless assistance in every activity. The four days spent at our Capital City will be remembered by the Class of 1953 as a fitting climax to our high school days.

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Senior Class ROW ONE: Left to right; Dr. Kradel, L. Bernabo, J. Miller, M. Henderson. R. Pribelsky, J. Harding, F. Fulcomer, G. Gibson, M. Mears, M. Henderson, M. Beard, M. LaMantia, B. Brett, C. Livengood. ROW TWO: J. Pribelsky, T. Barbus, S. Graffius, M. J. Ritenour, L. Long, P. Sutter, N. Igo, P. Brauer, F. Penrose, Maryln Mears, N. Shannon, J. Galbraith, N. Dipofi, B. Johns, A. Younkin. ROW THREE: P. Henderson, H. Galbraith, W. Merritt, E. Henderson, E. Bennett, D. Hall, T. Boske, T. Biss, A. LaMantia, P. Wallace, J. Shank, S. Lear. Absent: J. Clawson, A. (P.) LaMantia, J. Warfel. Laurel Valley Seniors Hold Annual Fall Festival The Senior class of Laurel Valley Joint High School held their annual Fall Festival in Bolivar on November 14 and 15. Practically the whole school was used for exhibits, displays, refreshments and entertainment of all kinds. One of the main exhibits was the display of baked goods. Fay Fulcomer, a Senior, was a winner in the cake division. The winners received beautiful gifts. Needlework was also on display. Another one of the main attractions was the Baby Picture Popularity Contest. Paulette Robertson and Calvin Post were the winners. There were many baby pictures in the contest. The Carnegie Museum displayed some very educational and entertaining exhibits of nature, wild birds and animals, and Indian life. There also were many interesting commercial displays. The local displays were put on by the following: Bonavero's Music Store, Trimble’s, Simpson's, DiRinaldo's, and Seeley Magnani's Hardware. Edward Sutter displayed beautifully decorated cakes for all occasions. Other outstanding displays were a chord organ from Swanks, sewing machines from Cambria Equipment, musical instruments from Weiser Music Company, and photography from the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat. Naturally, no occasion like this could be a success without a clown. Art Jennings, a professional clown from Idewild Park, did many interesting tricks and acts which were enjoyed by the children and the adults.

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Class Prophecy The Class of 1953 of Laurel Valley Joint High School held its first reunion in 1970. The class was always noted for its outstanding members, and it is really wonderful how well some of them have prospered. Theresa Barbus is quite happily married to Richard Robertson and has two children. Previous to her marriage she was a lieutenant in the Women’s Ai» Force. Margaret Beard just finished her ninth novel. You may have read some of her books without knowing it as she writes under the pen name of Hortense Smythe. Gene Bennett almost missed the reunion. He had to hurry back from a hunting trip in Africa. He's a big Texas oil man and gets around quite a bit. Tom Boske is the head football coach at Michigan State University. His team walloped U. C. L. A. in the Rose Bowl this year. Lois Bernabo just returned from India after a ten years stay. She was gathering information for a detailed history about white elephants. Tom Biss hit the jackpot when he invented a new type of windshield wiper, and he is now working on some new gadgets but the details are top secrets. Pat Brauer has been gradually working her way up until she has become the first woman Five Star General in the United States. Bebe Brett is the proud owner of the famous “Peacock Inn’’ in Tallahassee, Florida. Jim Clawson and Nat Dipofi are the joint owners of a huge truck line and do shipping all across the United States and Canada. Harold Galbraith, a very successful farmer, owns a large dairy farm located a few miles from New Florence. Mr. Galbraith was recently awarded a prize for his cattle. Joann Galbraith is busy nursing at a well known Hollywood hospital. She’s also married to the famous actor, John Payne. Fay Fulcomer is the owner of Fay’s Foods, the United States’ largest canning company. In her spare time she comes back to scout around Bolivar. Glenda Gibson just returned from Hollywood where she was making another picture about her life. Sally Graffius is head nurse at the “World Hospital,' which is sponsored by the United Nations. Duane Hall is a well known attorney with offices in the Empire State Building. For a hobby he gives piano concerts at Carnegie Music Hall. Janie Harding is happily married and living in London with her husband the famous author, Jacques Pierre. Ernest Henderson is Secretary of Agriculture. In his spare time he loafs on the French Riviera. Marie Henderson is a secretary for the U. N. She flew to the reunion in her private plane. Mona Henderson, the mathematician, just arrived from Berlin. She just discovered a new system of adding. Pat Henderson is the President's secretary. She brought one of the White House limousines to the reunion. 24