Lemasters High School - Parnellian Yearbook (Lemasters, PA)

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record made by our intra-muralists. Although our lassies did get a forfeit fever last Fall, somehow we have remained ahead in the struggle to date and unless Dame Fortune doublecrosses us in Spring sports the intra-mural cup is again ours. Increased, tee, this year was our representation on the newspaper staff. Lester Liussolman became the new Exchange Editorg McCullough was again Sports Editor. Pauline Holce, Freda Youse, Loma McLucas, Anna Lee Delnuder and Jean Byers were reporters or feature writers. Helen Gift and Mae Hisscng helped increase the advertising sales. Paul Hoko and William Heckman were assistant printers. Choral and Library Clubs were full of us and five members of' the twenty- five piece band were Juniors - Fries, Helen Gift, Hary Failor, the Hoke Twins. Nor was our representation in the newly organized Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y Clubs to be sneezed at . All around everywhere you could find us. We were proud of ourselves, but for some reason the teachers failed to appreciate us. With no effort to achieve it on our part we soon came to have the reputation of being the noisiost class in high school and the only one that could never be left on its honor. Even Mr. Luusch claimed he had to leave his classes on their honor to care for the Juniors when 0. teacher was forced to be absent from the class room. In home room period we almost drove Miss Hcffeditz frantic. Tom had never loomed to whisper when he wanted to ask advice of his neighbors, and a lot of the others didn't want to be quiet or to work. Peaehie HcLucas was bound to break out in a whistle or song just about the time everyone had been shamed or scolded into silence. Ho teacher let us rest e. day without reminding us of the large number failing courses and of all the work we could do if we were so minded. To top out this discouragement we managed to inherit a home room that was never the same twice. Day after day we hunted for the right seat. It never managed to be where we had left it last.. Hiss Hoffeditz tried to solve the problem for us by pasting row ' and number identification marks on them, but these had a peculiar way of get- ting themselves unpasted and disappearing - or the band and home room program- ists and the grade operettaists eou1dn't read well enough to get them in the right stall anyhow. We began and ended most of our days in a room having the carmarks of an air-raid. Several bright spots did loom on our Junior horizon, however. First came the selection of class rings - a job so important it took us all after- noon to do it. Classes were ignored and a soccer game held up for the great event f'1'hey couldn't play soccer without the Juniors.Q. The other shining star in our heaven was the Farewell banquet we decided to give the Seniors on Hay 8. We had been a little in doubt as to whether it should be a party or a banquet but we eventually decided on the banquet without a quarrel. We are new in the process of preparing for the great Farewe11 . Again the struggle left its marks on our mebership. As we enter the last month of our Junior year, we must aclcncwlodgo five losses. George Mollott get tired trying to 'loaf up to the class after an appendoetomy and signed off' the minute he was seventeen. Davis Nolling finally decided two days e. week in school required too great exertion and quit before he was quitted . Grace Oalrman moved to other climes. William Hoclcman got a permit and a jobg John Thompson became defiant of any authority but himself and found it con- venient to ask for a permit. And so it is with twenty-eight in the battle line that we face the onslau ht of final exaxninations in June, 1942. Until we return as Seniors with all the dignity we lacked this year - Adiou . Pauline Hoke, Class Historian

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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

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Row 1-Pauline Hake, Clarence Plum, Mary Failor, Thomas Fries, Dick McFadden Helen Gift, Lorma MeLucas, Ethel Mellott, Paul Hake. Row 2-Jean Byers, Mabel Winger, Catherine Hamil, Ray Byers, Kathryn Gift, Margaret Bradley, Boyd Bard, Thelma Miller, Aioleen Miller, Miss Hoffeditz. Row 3-Richard McCullough, Anna Lee DeLauder, Clair Brant, Richard Lawyer, Freda Youse, Lester Musselmnn, Nevm McLucas, Mae Hissong, Earle Straley. Prznridvnl ...,.,....... I icc-prrsidcnl ,..,.,.. 50vrNa1'y ............, Treasurer .................,......l, Junior Class Tnoiufxs Fines Class H ulormn ............,,,.,,...,. Boys' Alhlvlic Manager .. Girls' Aihlvlir Mnnagnr Class Advixar ,..,,........,. Rxcumxn NICFADDEN LORMA McI.ucAs NIARY F,u1.oR PAULINE Hoxe . . . CLARENCE PLUM .. HELEN GIFT Miss Hovrnunz