Lemasters High School - Parnellian Yearbook (Lemasters, PA)

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X.. September 5, 1939, dawned bright and clear. Fifty'-one shining-eyed, wondering youngsters in Peters Township scrubbed their ears better than usual and marched off to meet the bus for their first day of school. They were the Class of 1945. During those first few weelcs of high school life we did an excellent job of getting lost and making blunders only freshmen would make. Mr. Hoge did what he could to help us, but he was new,too,a.nd too busy learning the ropes himself to bother a whole lot with us. When after several weeks we were well enough acquainted with the build- ing to be able to follow our schedules without asking questions, Mr. Hege suggested that we elect officers to represent us where group action was necessary. Thereupon we elected: Thomas Fries, presidentg Mary Failor, vice presidentg Lorma McLueas, secretary: Clair Brant, treasurer: and Richard McCullough, historian. On October 6 the gymnasium became the scene of our official welcome -- into high school, with the sophomores acting as hosts. Needless to say the whole affair bewildered us. The blindfolds, bad-tasting food, parachuteless Jumps, hot polcors, and shocks with which thu hosts of the evening welcomed us.was contrary to all treatment-of-guests manners we had been taught. Being very bashful we also deplored the necessity of having to sit with a girl to eat, By the ond of the evening we wondered how we had managed to como through the whole ordeal still in one piece. , If the f'in:Ltiat:l.on had been intended to discourage on subdue us it failed in its purpose and failed badly. Immediately we became outstanding in extra-curricular activities, Holon Gift became the school's--chief pianistg Lorma McLucas served as pianist in several of the choral groups. We handed over the school's tallest boy Dick McFadden, for a center on Coach Hogo's varsity basketball team. 6Tom Fries and Don Miller made good JayVoe material. Thelma and Pug Miller were out for the girls' squad. In soccer Coach I-Iamil found varsity material in McFadden and Fries, and second string material in Miller. Those three with Clair Brant were our contribution to the baseball squad. We were justly proud of the first string material the coaches found among our number. Nor were we behind. in tho non-sport activities of the school. Failcr and McCullough were on the newspaper staffg Mary Failor and Hazel Ryder were rated good enough singers for the Mixed Chorusg George Mollott was a member of the Boys' Chorus. In addition we had large numbers in the Girls' Chorus and the Library Club, Tom Fries, Donald Miller, and Anna Lee Dolaudor represented our interests on the School Council. In spite ef the trials and tribulations of our first your our courage was still strong at the ond. Only five of our crow: were missing at tho end