Lemasters High School - Parnellian Yearbook (Lemasters, PA)

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We were sorry to see him leave, but we admired him for accepting his respon- sibility. To show him our appreciation for all he had done for us wo hold a farewell party for him and presented him with a few things we thought he would need in the army. Among the gifts were a pair of loafers, a razor, extra blades, shaving cream, ,a shaving brush, toothpaste, and c. wallet. Hr. Harold Bitnor became our new teacher, but he lasted only a little over two months before the Army decided they needed him, too. He had been a lot of fun during the short time he was with us. Hr. Frank Keyser, a former L.lI.S. graduate, succeeded Hr. Bitner . At the time he was elected there was some question of whether the Army would permit him to complete the term. We really havon't had time to tire of any of our home room advisers, nor they of us. To date we have lost only three of our membersa They were Isabel Zeger, Betty Reeder, and Kenneth Crouse. Several more seem to have more interest in things out of school than ln school and are hoping for a quick seventeenth birthday, but we hope by the time it comes around they will have changed their minds. Thus ends our freshman year - or it will sometime in June. Until next Spring when we can add our sophomore year to this record, we bid you Fare- well with all our good wishes. Tho Class of 1945 Doris Hollinger, Historian l HACARTHU'R General Ziackrthur is very magnificent And that itself is very significantg In the United States he's a great hero And ho's get what it takes we all should know. To Australia ho's gene, by plane he's flevm, There also he is very well known. The Aussies are behind him all the way, When they start advancing the Japs will pay. Bataan was left in charge oi' Wainrwright, The place he was in was very tight. His few soldiers fought for their lives all the way, But the Jap line they could not sway. The Jap soldiers are small stubborn critters, But the Yankee soldiers are never quitters. So herc's luck to MacArthur and Wainwright, Beat the Japs and finish the fight. Lawrence Myers

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amp ' - Annu'- ' - E Ill 1 'JI V-Hglll - gt ,ti EIN S ll xi' n 'Sv' EIIIIHZHE ximian 5 5 F 3 - 5 - . Here we are nearing the end of our fist year in Lomasters High School. How. capable and sure of ourselves do we feel now in comparison with that bashful, self conscious, lump-in-cur-throat feeling we had last September twenty-ninth, when fifty-one of us stood'.in the halls or anywhere else we could find room.and hoped the principal or the proper teacher would find us. All of that seems so long ago now. It is my purpose here to recall to us some of the high spots beinvoen that time and now. After several weeks of devoting ourselves to getting acquainted we one morning held an- official meeting to choose for ourselves class officers We made Harry Benedick our president, Jack Gingrick our vice-president, Ehnma Byers our secretary,Ruth Ryder treasurer, and Doris Hollinger class historian. Mabel Sweigert and James Blattenberger were elected to take charge of our intra-mural athletic teams. To represent our class in the School Council meetings were our president Harry Benediek, Mary Meyers, and James Blattenberger. On the ominous evening of October 81 we attended a party held in the gynmasium in our honor by the Sophomore Class, Whether it was because it was Hallowe'on or because we had heard too many tales of former Sophomore parties given to fresh I have not been able to decide, but one thing is certain - we did not trust our hosts that night. Of course wo tried hard not to show our uneasiness, To help our side we were asked to come in fantastic costumes. The masks helped a let to cover up our frightened faces. The Sophomores seemed to find a lot to laugh about at the party. Wo had a feeling too that we constituted the laughing matter, but we had fun whether we were supposed to have it or not and contrary to all expec- tations wo came through alive. We bear no malice towards the Sophomores. Our first extra-curricular conquests were made on the Vox Scholae staff, whore we furnish five artists - Lawrence Myers, James Blattonbergcr, Jack Gingrich, Ned Cordell, and Junior Higgins,- four reporters - Harry Bonedick, Emma Byers, Doris Hollinger, and Mary Meyers, one advertising assistant - Earl Rockwell, and one feature writer - Lawrence Moyers. In athletics wc found our stars among thc girls of the class. Mary Moyers and Mabel Swcigcrt were on Coach Goarhart's champion basketball team. Mitzio Keefcr and Gladys Stahl were among the subs , we had many representatives in both the boys' and girls' choral groups, in the Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y, and in the Library Club. Throo of our number belonged to the Mixed Chorus, namely, Doris Hollinger, Louise Kcofer, and James Blattcnbergor. Betty and James Blattenborger are our centri- butiens to the school band. Shortly before the time for thc mid-term exams Mr. Hoge, our homeroom teacher, class advisor, and fricnd, loft us to servo in Uncle Sam's army.

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Row 1-Mr. Keyser, Clifford Honpt, Betty Blattenberger, Louise Keefer, Mabel Sweigert, Ruth Ryder, Harry Benedick, Jack Gingrich, Doris Hollinger, James Blat- tenberger, Connie Mellott, Bessie Heinbaugh, Anna Tritle, Lucille Kessinger. Row 2-Betty Cuff, Mabel Mullenix, Betty Shaffer, Louise Rockwell, Mary Landis, Rachel llrlartin, Hilda Reeder, Mary Jane Plum, Isabel Shives, Hazel Straley, Gladys Stahl, Margaret Myers, Ruth Sollenberger, Helen Overcash, Ruth Hayes, Edna Crouse. Row 3-Paul Negley, Jack Mellott, Victor Rosenberry, Lawrence Meyers, Junior Higgins, Robert Seyler, William Rosenberry, Harold Stahl, Harry Shelley, Ned Cor- dell, Enrl Rockwell, John Graham, Junior Bard, Gwendolyn Smith, Mary Myers. Prvxidrni ..,......... Viva'-pl'c:izir'1ii .. SA'l'I't'l!1l'.V . ,..,...,,. 7'I'ra.vur'c'r' ......... Clam Hixtorian ...,,... ,..,,. Girls' Allilflft lllmlagrl' Boys' Allxlclir .lluuugcr Class Adr'ixcr.r .....,. ,,..,, Freshman Class . .. HARRY Bmmnrcx JOHN GINGRICH EMMA BYERS , ,. .... RUTH Rvnan .. Domus l-lni.l.lNuEk ll'LxnlaL Swnmlawr JAMES Bi.,vr'rENnzsRnER Mn, HEGE ' MR. BLTNER l Mn. KEYSER