Lewes High School - Beacon Yearbook (Lewes, DE)

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1947 volume:

Je I-CdftLOI4, fo MAJOR CLARENCE A SHORT Deceased March 23 1947 respectfully ded1ca.tes th1s book Major Short 18 greatly massed by Faculty and Students as a Fnend and as an Educator The Class of 1947 THE BEACON 1947 THE STAFF Aduzscrs Miss Anne E Beebe Mr lrwln F Kehs Editors Peggy Warrlngton osephyne Guerin Evelyn Mltchell Business Managers Parke Penne Elva Marvel Donald Mltchell Art Editors Margaret Sturms Loulse Dickerson Kenneth ulllen Barbara Dayton Rxchard Brlttmgham Barbara Dayton Loulse Drckerson osephyne Cuerln Samuel Howarth Mxckey Lawton Robert Lockerman Helen Marsh Elva Marvel Evelyn Mltchell Donald Mltchell Parke Perlne Kenneth ulllen Theodore Rlchards Vlfglnla Russell Betty Ann Shlpley Fred Stevenson Margaret Sturms Peggy Warrlngton Dolly White . ' J . Q . Secretary-Treasurer . . Q . J I . - Q ' I FOREWORD We the Senlore of Nlneteen Hundred and Forty Seven have compiled many memorles of our glorious Lewes Hlgh Qchool careel ID the Beacon The problems of our school days are very trlvldl as compared wnth those of the world but we face the challenge of democracy wlth faith hope and courage Z CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL COURT BOARD OF EDUCATION SECURITY COUNCIL ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION INCIDENTALS I Pa ge . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 0 GENERAL ASSEMBLY .... . 21 . .... 41 . . . . . . . . 4? A RICHARD A SHIELDS Supcrxnlendenl INTERNATIONAL COURT JAMES A MOORE MISS ANNA ELIZABETH BEEBE Assistant m charge 0 Assrslanl ln charge o Guidance ,4dmm,51fa1mn 4 BOARD of EDUCATION LAWRENCE KNAPP MOLLOY VAUGHN Preszdenl Vice Prcsldeni WESTON H ELLIS LELAND BURTON 6 E X X if ZZ ,7 If x W xx A J f' Q. f g ef XP? SECURITY CGUNCIL E , U? ' -K 'N .T :I 1' 'I fl- LNB ly H I, , ., -J fff, 'f 57 4, X :xx p X H 5 z 9 X ' X! .yf J Y if 3,41-yr. f A 0 I I W o Securlty Councll s History By MARGARET W STURMS We started our school career as frrst graders ln the year of l935 I936 We were all HDXIOUS to learn and cllmbed the ladder of knowledge untll we finally reached the seventh grade We were umor Hlgh School students and soon reallzed the problems that would confront us Durmg our freshman year we experienced a tradltlonal 1mt1at1on Many ofourclassmatesfound themselves decorated wlth shoe pollsh and llpStlCk and enjoyed mce long walks home We finally recuperated from thls ordeal when we became sophomores and had the pleasure of lmtlatxng the freshmen ln our Junior year we organlzed for the purpose of sponsorlng the Junlor Prom We were very successful under the leadershlp of our presldent Dlcky Brlttmgham and on the evenmg of May 25 the senlors were the honored guests at a very excluslve Prom ohnny Short s Orchestra from Dover furnlshed the muslc and the Prom proved to be a memorable occaslon The entertalnment afforded us durlng our senlor year by the Rotary Club and the unlor Class Wlll be among our cherlshed memories We soon shall say adleu to Lewes Hlgh School wlth our Baccalaureate Serv1ce and Commence ment Among our treasured memorles will always be our meetings our leaders our fellow students our teachers and our advlser We face the challenge of democracy Wlth falth hope and courage The Councll s Anthem By JOSEPHYNE M GUERIN 7 une o Because Because we now must leave we say adzcu But Lewes Hzgh we wzll remember you We pledge to thee that we will always try Because we love Lewes Hzgh We ace the challenge o democracy With azth and hope and courage all three We can 1 but we try And eep our heads hrgh Because we have that wzll we I1 always wm To struggle through to ta e lt on the chm To lead a ll e that always wzll be rrght Because we're ln G0d,S lzght 8 Q 0, O .In . . , ' -l . ll 'J l- , l 'Q . fu ,, I f f .f. 3 f la '. , k' ': 7, '. . LEADERS Parke Penne President D Rlcharcl Brxttmgham Vice President Evelyn Dodd Treasurer osephyne Guerm Secretary Motto We ace the challenge o democracy with azth hope and courage Colors Flower Blue and Gold American Beauty Rose POEM By JOSEPHYNE M GUERIN Farewell to you we now say As we leave Lewes High to go on our way. We will always remember our good times together-- Both the smooth sailing and the bad weather. As we pass through these doors to li e anew We again learn o new things to do. For it is the whole world we must now meet. But i we strive we shall never now de eat. We leave behind memories always to treasure 0 joys and happiness too ull to measure. Twelve years ago we all seemed so small Now the years have passed and we have enjoyed them all. So as 0 tonight we say good-bye We will always remember our Lewes High And how it has taught the people of our age Toface the challenge of democracy withfaith, hope, and courage. 9 DAVID RICHARD BRITTINGHAM Dzckll Am I lhal a crzmel Vlce presldent of Semor Class I Press club I Board of Control Z President of Board of Control I Safety Committee 3 Presldent of Safety Commlttee 2 Audltorlum Commlttee 2 Presldent of Audxtonum Committee I Actlvxty Commlttee I Presldent of Actxvxty Committee I Rxfle Club 3 Secretary of Rlfle Club I FlrstA1d Club I Coolnng Club I Travel Club I Lewes Hrstonan Actlvlty I Publlc Speakmg I Cotllllon Club 2 President of Homeroom 3 Baseball 4 Pasketball 4 Co captam of Ba eball I Man ger of Basketball I Manager of Ba eball I Manager of Football I Presldent of unlor Class I I rom Commlttee I Senior Class Flay I The vnce preslclent of the enlor class Dxcky IS also the outstanding athlete of our class and IS well llked by everyone He IS noted for has on the spot Jokes and his partxclpatlon 1n all sports Leadershxp and sportmanshlp are two of hrs outstanding qualltles We hls classmates wxsh Dlcky the best of luck ln whatever he undertakes m the future IRIS ANN CONAWAY 0 Cul ll oul' Chorus 5 Secretary of Chorus I Vlce presldent of Chorus I Band 5 Secretary of un1or Class I Socxal Committee 6 President of Soclal Com mittee I Cotlllxon Club 2 Board of Control I ,Iumor Press Club I ,Iumor Red Cross I Presldent of Homeroom I Llbrarlan of Band I Prom Com mittee I Senior Class Play I Ike IS more quxet than anyone else durlng class unt1l she wants to be heard then watch out' lr1 takes part ln all class and socxal actlvltles Her strong determination ancl abllxty to succeed will lead her to a very happy a nd successful llfe BARBARA HELEN DAYTON Babs My Gosh' Prom Committee I Board of Control I Office Practice I Savmgs Committee I Actlvl ty Commlttee I Lxbrary Committee I Secretary of Library Committee I Secretary of Property Committee I Presldent of Commercial Club I Red Cross Club 2 Public Spealcmg 2 Award for Short hand Speed 6040 Babs has been named the hardest worker ln our class She not only IS talented as a secretary but has dramatlc abxlzty as well Sports hold her Interest but as a spectator her attentlon IS paid to schol dStlC actlvltles She will always remain a credlt to our class ALVERDA LOUISE DICKERSON Wrmpy Fee Pre' Basketball 4 Twlrler 2 Presldent of Twlrllng Club I Drum Nlajorette 2 Volley Ball I Cotllllon Club 2 Secretary ofCot1ll1on Club I Presxdent of Homeroom 2 Secretary of Rlfle Club I Drrvmg Cour e I Home Flannlng I Board of Control I Secretary of Property Commlttee 4 Art Club 2 Class Play I Prom Commlttee I Soclal Commlttee 4 Presldent of Soclal Com mxttee I Press Club I Offlce Practice I Cheerleader I International Rel atxons I BEACO NI Art Staff I Louise IS one of the studlous glrls 1n our class She had taken an actlve part ln school actlvltles Her capable leadership has helped us m many ways Although she attended P S DuPont ln the eleventh grade she joined us ln her senlor year Wlmpy lS especlally talented m art Here IS wlshlng Wlmpy good luck ln whatever she undertakes m the future I0 - I l p g r 1 .. ,: . . . , C . , . 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' . .,-J ,. -., ,, UP ul il - ll rl ug rl - RENA DIRKS Rena Col a leller Driving Course I Baseball I Library Club 2 Red Cross Club I Property Committee 2 Safety Committee I Social Committee I Chorus I Office Practice 2 Cotlllion Club 2 Auditorium Commlttee I International Relations I Senior Class Play I Rena IS the tallest glrl of our class She is known for all the letters she writes We know her career as a beautlcnan will be a success A willing worker she takes an active part in all school activities We the senior class wish her every success EVELYN MARIE DODD I don I naw Auditorium Committee 2 Secretary ofAud1tor1um Committee 2 Home Planning Cour e I Activity Committee I Property Committee 2 Basket ball 3 Secretary of Eleventh Grade I-Iomeroom I Vice Presldent of Twelfth Grade Homeroom I Chorus 2 Secretary of Chorms I Dr1v1ngCour e I Junior Prom Committee I Red Cross 2 Senior Class Flay I Office Practice 2 Library Committee I Treasurer of en1or Class I Cotllllon Club I Award for Shorthand Ev is the quietest member of our senior class although she is quite active in all class projects Evelyn has a very pleasing personality and d llf h ll roomed han' note to a or er we g She was elected Treasurer of the senior class and has been a very effn clen one We feel sure that Evelyn will succeed MILDRED ELIZABETH ELLIOTT Sue S mmlttee 4 Llbrar Club I Safety Committee mittee I Office Practice 2 Senior Class Play I Driving Course I I-Iome Planning I Basketball I Award for Shorthand I Red Cross Club I Mildred IS a senior who keeps her personal appearance the best at all times She has taken the commercial course and IS well aware of what to expect in the world Mildred will face local state national and mtemational problems successfully Sue started out for basketball in her Senior year and proved her elf an athlete JOSEPHYNE MORAN GUERIN Tha! slough Social Committee 5 Press Club I umor Band I Dramatics Club 2 Public Speaking 3 Auditorlum Committee I Lewes Historian Actlvlty 2 Presxdentof Homeroom I SemorPlay I PromComm1ttee I National Honor Society I Cotillion Club 2 Board of Control 4 Secretary of Board of Con trol I Assistant Editor of Press Club I Secretary of Senior Class I Library Committee 2 President of Llbrary Committee I Commercial Club I President of Commercial Club I President of Auditorium Committee I Girls State I Allied Youth I Assistant Manager of Historians Club I ecretaryofCotnlI1onClub I Treasurerof PubI1cSpeakmg I L1braryCIub 2 Isresident of Library Club I Secretary of Library CILI3 I Manager of Basket a .Iosephyne is one of the most ambltious and cheerful members of our class She 15 a faithful member of old Lewes High ,Iosephyne is always around when there IS something to be done We always know where she IS by that joyful laugh of hers ,Iosephyne seems to have a little trouble deciding on the man of the future But we know that o will find success ..Ev., .. . It .. ' s , Q ' ' I I ' . : ' , I: I - ' , :U ' , : ' ' s . : . . . U . . . is Choru , 53 Auditorium Co ' , I I y . Q ' , 2:.C0tlIIIOH Club, I 3 Vice-President of Auditorium Committee. I 3 Prom Com- --Jon D I .. . .. ' ' . : ' ' . : - Il. . SAMUEL CURLETT HOWARTH Sam Oh mc' Safety Commrttee 3 Presrdent of Safety Commrttee I Dramatrcs I Band 4 Basketball 2 Football I Socral Commrttee 3 Presrdent of Socral I Prom Commrttee I Rrfle Club I Press Club I Chorus 5 Presrdent of Band I Board of Control 2 Cotrllron Club 2 Wrllram Randolph Hearst Trophy Sam rs one of our quret but actrve members always eager to advance Sam s rnterest rs rn the band and chorus but he never refuses the chance to see She grrls We the rest of hrs class wrsh Sam the best of luck rn whatever he oes ELIZABETH INGRAM LAWTON M rcke y Tell me too Socral Commrttee 3 Chorus 4 Press Club I Art Actrvrty I Office Practrce I Drrvrng Course I Amerrcan Hrstory I Home Plannrng I Defense Commrttee I Prom Commrttee I Cotrllron Club 2 Treasurer of Cotrllron Club I Mrckey rs a popular student of the semor class Even rf she does not partrcrpate rn any sports she helps support our teams Mrckey rs qurte skrlled rn sewrng and we all know she wrll make someone a very good wrfe Good luck to you Mrckey Mme I don! now Safety Commrttee 3 Socral Commrttee 3 Rrfle Club I Chorus 3 Public Speakrng 2 Board of Control I Football I Basketba'l I Mose rs known for hrs slowness and funny jokes He rs aclmrred by hrs classmates for hrs wrllrngness to help and he rs noted for hrs brrghtness rn hrstory class When you hear a loud norse and see a streak rt wrll be Robert ln hrs Jeep We know he wrll make good rn all hrs ventures and we hrs class mates wrsh hrm luck ELIZABETH ELLEN LOWE Belly My man Socral 2 Band 6 Dramatic I Lewes l-lrstorran Actrvrty I Senror Pla I Prom Commrttee I Cotrllron Club 2 Lrbrary Commrttee Commercral Club I Allred Youth I Grrls Reserve I Presrdent of Commercral Secretary I7 Basketball 3 Softball 3 Drum Majorette 2 Cheerleader 2 Drrvrng I Home Plannrng I Actrvrty I Manager of Ba eball I Betty rs one of those small but mrghty blondes Her hearty laughter can be heard at the most serrous trmes Many a classmate has rrdden rn that favorrte ole Chevy Betty takes an actrve rnterest rn sports basketball rs her favorrte As drum majorette of the band she has won many honors Her favorrte color rs navy We know success wrll be hers I2 I I l ROBERT Louis LOCKERMAN H , k H ',:..: 'Q' ' ly, '.:' '. I ',V2: v I , jg f : I : . . : . : PAYNTER ANDREW LYNCH LL nfl IC You naw ll' Pa eball 3 Basketball 4 Football I Chorus 6 Band 5 Athletlc Com mlttee 3 I ubllc Spealclng I Actlvlty Commlttee I Property Commlttee I Ple If ent of Property Commlttee I Prom Commlttee I Lynchle IS one of the most 8CtlVC members of our class He partlclpates lh almost all sports and aCtlVltlCS He IS known as a great lover The members of the SCDIOT class are proud to have hlm as a classmate DONALD SHANKLAND MARSH Marsllle Thffefflfe Rlfle Club 3 Chorus 3 Soclal 4 Band 6 Treasurer Presldent of Soclal Commlttee I Asslstant Dlrector of Rllle Club 2 Presldent I Prom Commlttee I C0tllll0n Club 3 Vlce Presldent I Basketball 4 Varslty I .Iunlor Varslty Football I Baseball 3 Class Play I Donald IS one of the most tallcatlve boys ln the senlor class Everyone knows that Marshle can talk hls way ln and out of anythmg He IS well llked by all hls classmates He goes out for all sports and cloes hls best for L H S We all know that Marshle wlll be a success ln the future HELEN CATHERINE MARSH MHYShlC Oh Heck' Soclal Commlttee 2 Llbrary Servlce Corps I Presldent of Llbrary Club I Defense Commlttee I Publlc Speaklng I Llbrary Commlttee I Office Practlce Actlvlty 2 Rllle Club 2 Athletlc Commlttee I Press Club I C0tllllOh Club I ,Iunlor Prom I Senlor Play I unlor Band I Band I 2 lnternatlonal Relatlons I 2 Marshle IS one of the qulet members for our class but when she IS around her frlends she can be heard When a Job IS to be accompllshed IV'arshle IS always ready to lend a helplng hand expeclally when a car IS needed She IS known as a very good drlver Marshle has become a skllled rlfleman due to her partlclpatlon ln the Rlfle Club for two years We wlsh her success ln anythlng she undertakes ELVA ANNA MARVEL Elvelda Where s Dolly 9 Property Commlttee 2 Secretary junlor Audltorlum Commlttee I Poard of Control 2 Senlor Audltorlum I Beacon 2 Publlc Speaklng 2 Athletlc Commlttee I Manager of Basketball I Cotllllon Club 2 Senlor Play I Presldent of Beebe Homeroom I ,Iunlor Prom Commlttee I ,Iunlor Press Club 2 lnternatlonal Relatlons 2 Amerlcan Leglon Essay I Glrls State I Chorus 2 Elva IS one of the outstandlng members of the class and also noted for her quletness durlng class but she IS Jolly wlth her frlends Elva came to Lewes School ln the thlrd grade from Mllton Hlgh School Her maln lnterest seems to be ln Greenwood Elva wlll also be remembered as a successful basketball manager We wlsh you luck Elva ln everythlng you undertake I3 l. .-- .. k ... , . . . . - - , .. .. .. .. .. .Z .- y, .. ., . . ,. . - ,. .- .. .... . -. nl .lv ,Q , , . . . . . ,Q 1 .3 -Z .: .3 - .. .. .. ln .yr ' ' ' ' .. -,. - - .. .H -. ., , . l, -2 , . , , .2 . , . . , . . . . . -. , , , Ll ,Z .f, ,, .,.. . . . . no 'YP' I . . 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DONALD CHARLES MITCHELL Dade Cfapl Safety Commlttee 2 Auditorium Committee 2 Soclal Committee 2 Assistant Business Manager of Press Club I Chorus 2 Press Club I Vxce President of Social Committee I Drlvmg Actlvlty I Cotllllon Club 2 Prom Committee I Dode IS one of our promment tall dark and handsome semor boys He has attended the Lewes School for twelve long years Hls favorite subject has turned out to be twelfth grade history Much of his tlme IS spent around Market Street where he has a special mterest Hls hobby 18 worklng with dlfferent kmds of machmes Who knows9 Someday Dode may become a mechanic Whatever professlon Dode takes ln the future we are sure he wnll be successful EVELYN MAY MITCHELL Oh my dear' Soc1aIComm1tee 2 Red Cross 2 Presxdent of Lewes Hlstorxan Actlvlty I Defen e Committee I Treasurer of Cotllhon Club I Chorus 2 Press Club 2 Asslstant Edltor of Press Club I Office Practlce 2 Dnvmg Course and Home Planning Activity I Vlce Presxdent of Llbrary Commlttee 2 NICE Presldent of Audltorlum Commlttee I Alpha Chapter National Honor Soclety Z Class Play I Prom Committee I Board of Control I Girls Stale I Manager of Baseball I Gregg Shorthand Award I Gregg Typing Award I Evelyn has been an actlve member of our class from the beglnnlng of chool She IS a very efficlent typlst and IS well known for her ablllty to take shorthand Everyone admires Evelyn because of her neatness ln appearance and for her ablhty We know that success will come to you and your type wnter Good Luck Ev P rme Hold lhe phone' Wnlllam Randolph Hearst Trophy I Business Manager of Press Club I President of Senlor Class I NICE Chairman of Publxc Speakmg I Rifle Club I Press Club I Safety Commlttee I Soclal Committee I Art Actnvlty I Public Speaklng I Chorus I Cotllhon Club 2 Prom Committee I Senlor Play I Allied Youth I Honor Society I Football I Basketball 2 Baseball 2 Parke Jolned our class last year Smce then he has been a very promment member Because of hls popularxty and has endless efforts to help the school and the senlor class we chose hlm as our class Presldent this year Parke IS a good student and a helpfL.I classmate He has gone out for all sports Because of has pleaslng personalxty we of the senior class know he will succeed ALFRED KENNETH QUILLEN Kenny I m bro f Press Club I Art Editor of Press Club I Cotllhon Club 2 Drafting Actxvlty 2 Rlfle Club 2 Chorus I Safety 2 Wlllxam Randolph Hearst Trophy I Dramatlc Club I Aucl1tor1umComm1ttee I Soclalcommlttee I President Aeronautics Club I Aeronautics Actlvltles I Home Economics Actxvlty I Allied Youth I VICC Presldent I Board of Control I President of Homeroom 2 One of the more jovial members of the senlor class Kenny IS well known around town for that chevy He IS always wlllmg to help out provldmg xt doesn t cost any money Good luck to you Kenny ln anythmg you strlve to do I4 UEUID . . 44 ' 'Il PARKE RAYMOND PERINE H U CHARLOTTE MARY REIIVI Regmy Yedhl Basketball 2 Co-Captam I Baseball 3 Chorus 3 Offrce Practlce I Aud1tor1umCommlttee 2 Art Actxvxty 2 Cheerleader 2 Shorthand Award Charlotte IS one of the more athletic gurls of our class She rs well Irked by everyone Relmy rs noted for her natural curly hair and merry laugh which makes her the envy of every senlor girl She jomecl us m the tenth grade Wherever she rs found there rs sure to be a good tlme We all wish you success Relmy THEODORE WILSON RICHARDS JG 0 Lard I dxdn I know Property Commlttee 2 Safety I Actrvrty I Chorus 2 Press Club I Publrc Speaking I Drlvlng Course I Defense Commlttee I Semor Play I Prom Committee I Football I Baseball 2 Travel Club I ake rs a very outstanding member of our class noted especrally for his mtrepxdness ake s ambrtlon IS to be a farmer and we all know he wlll have great success Theodore wrll have no dxfficulty lh wrnmng a wlfe We wlsh hum overwhelming success with hrs famrly VIRGINIA RUTH RUSSELL Ginny I donl now Chorus 4 Soc1alComm1ttee 2 Aud1tor1umComm1ttee 2 Off'1cePract1ce 2 Art Actrvlty 3 Basketball 2 Softball 3 Cotrllxon Club 2 Prom Com mlttee I Sen1orActlv1ty I Press Club I Shorthand Award We all llke Gmny because she s a glrl easy to assocrate wlth She IS qulte a hard worker and usually succeeds ln her tasks Grnny IS well known and well llked among her many frrends We wish her success rn all her undertakings BETTY ANN SHIPLEY Ship What Basketball 3 Softball 3 Actrvrty Committee 3 Commercral Club 2 Office Practice 2 Property Committee I Drrvmg Course I Home Plan nrng I Lewes Hrstorlan Actlvrty I President of Commercial Club V7 Secre tary of Commercial Club V2 Press Club I Red Cross Club I Class Play I Perfect Attendance 3 Prom Committee I CIIIS Reserve I COIIIIIOD Club I Twlfllhg Club I Betty Ann 18 the perfect All American School Curl She rs not only a good student but also an athlete Her pnde rs m keeping an excellent note book Danclng IS one of the many recreatlons Shrp enjoys The senior class will always remember her for her orrgxnal presentation of humorous stones With a heart full of hopes and a jovial outlook on lrfe Ship wlll be a successs I5 II . II 1- ' I I I I I I I I ' v I I I I I I g ' II - II u ku U . , U I . . . 'I I I I I I I I I I , ' ' 1 v I I I I I I I I I I , . - - AI I .. . ' I AI . H II I It II I I I I , Q , I I I I I I I I I ' I I I I I I - - II - II I . . . . ' - II . II . II , II II II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I . . . I I . . I I I I I I ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I , . . . . I. . I, . . . . . . II I II . FRED WARRINGTON STEVENSON Feel ll rs no! Defense Commlttee 3 SOCIHI Commlttee I Home Economlcs 2 Publlc Speaklng 2 Chorus 2 rl ravel Club I Press Club I C0t1lll0h Club 2 PTCSI dent of Defense Commlttee I Secretary of Travel Club I Fred came to Lewes School ln our seventh year He was among the best ln General Sclence and has kept on wlth a Sclentlflc course When new ln ventlons are mentloned Feet IS always ready to name some and also has Ideas of hls own Every day when the weather IS pleasant he can be seen fldlng to school on hls motor blke We hope he becomes a great success as a com merclal alr pllot MARGARET WOLFE STRUMS B elle H, Press Club 2 BEACON Art Staff 2 Chorus 3 Publlc Speaklng I Art Appreclatlon 2 Presldent of Art Appreclatlon 2 Red Cross Club I Flrst Ald Club I Secretary of llrst Ald Club I Cotllllon Club 3 Athletlc Commlttee 2 Secretary of Athletlc Commlttee I Actlvlty Commlttee 3 Property Commlttee I Board of Control 2 Volley Ball I Basketball 3 Baseball 2 Asslstant Managerof Baseball I Perfect Attendance 5 Amerlcan Leglon Hlstory Award I Amercan Lglon Essay Award I Senlor Class Play I Drlvlng Course I Prom Commlttee I Presldent of Actlvlty Commlttee I Beetle IS one of the outstandlng members of our class She 15 especlally for her PIXIC glasses and wltty remarks We wlsh you the best of luck Margaret ln everythlng you undertake ln the future ANNE LOUISE WAGAMON Ou lzc Doggone' Property Commlttee 2 Llbrary Club I unlor Red Cross I Band 5 Chorus 4 Secretary of Safety 2 VICC Presldent of Safety Commlttee I Safety Commlttee 4 COtllll0h Club 2 Board of Control I Loulse IS one of the more qulet members of our senlor class She has been a falthful clarlnet player ln our band slnce the elghth grade and after graduatlon wlll be mlssed very much Everyday between classes Oulze can be found at her Safety post a posltlon she has filled for four years I n whatever Loulse undertakes we wlsh her all posslble success MARGARET PORTER WARRINGTON Peg we up' Athletlc Commlttee I Secretary of Athletlc Commlttee I Dramatlc Club I Defense Commlttee 3 Secretary of Defense Commlttee I Treasurer of Defense Commlttee I Chorus 4 Presldent of Chorus I Press Club I Editor of Press Club I Publlc Speaklng 3 Safety Commlttee I Secretary of Safety Commlttee I Allled Youth V7 Board of Control I Natlonal Honor Soclety I Oratorlcal Contest Sus ex County Flrst State Thlrd Basketball 2 Captaln of Basketball I Peggy IS very studlous and partlclpates ln many actlvltles basketball and others She went to Glrls State and has won the County Award for the Amerlcan Leglon contest She IS well llked by all the students and has a remarkable personallty and a Wllllngl'lCSS to help others When Peggys around you are never melancholy as she IS an excellent conversatlonallst The senlor class wlshes her success ln her ambltlon of bemg a teacher I6 . - .. . .. D ' , Q ' ' . : ' . : ' . 3 9- , : , 3 , 2 - - I 1 - - - rl nl- I - .. 3 .. ,, T, I I. : I . : . : ' ' . : I . - I N D . : . : A - I l . . 1 . : - : l , a . : . - I . : , : . : l -.3 U , : U. Q . . ' : . ' : I v I , I - v talented in art and has a great desire to travel abroad. She will be remembered . .... . . . . , ' l ' . : ' . :J ' , : . : . :-1 , : - . : 1 1 , : . 2 . . ll 1- If . . .. ' ..Ig. , I I Z . : . 3 . 1 . . 1 . : . 5 . : , 1 . : . : I D. : . : . . 5 . : s - : . : , . . . . . . I l - V BERNICE CORA WHITE Dolly Where's Elvaf' Library Club, 2: President of Library, I, and Secretary, V25 Office Practice, 2: Press Club, I 5 President of Homeroom, I 3 Auditorium Committee. 43 Secretary of Auditorium, I: Treasurer of Auditorium, I: Office Practice Activity. lg Art Club, I: Board of Control. I: Prom Committee, Ig Property Committee, 23 Senior Class Play, Ig Allied Youth, Ig First Aid, Ig Cotillion Club: Shorthand Award. Dolly is well liked by all her classmates. She is very ambitious. especially in office work. She is also very interested much in homeroom activities. She served as a very faithful homeroom president She is planning to get an office Job after she finishes school Dolly was often seen writing letters in her classes to a very interesting gentleman who is now attending a military academy In whatever Dolly attempts we are all very interested in her success FREDONIA FAYE WHITE Bo Shoolf Cotlllion Club 3 President I Secretary I Social Committee 6 Sec retary 2 Vice President I Twirling 5 Teacher I Majorette I ArtCIub I Chorus 4 Class Play I Basketball I Prom Committeel Eob is very well known as one of the Drum Majorettes She is active in all school activities Her favorite sport is basketball As for her love we all know how he is We are sure Bob will be successful as a dental hygienist ROLL C AL Name DICKY RRITTINGHAM IRIS CONAWAY BARBARA DAYTON LOUISE DICKERSDN RENA DIRKS EVELYN DODD MILDRED ELLIOTT .IDSEPHYNE GUERIN SAM HOWARTH MICKEY LAWTON ROBERT LOCKERMAN BETTY LUWE DONALD MARSH HELEN MARSH ELVA MARVEL DGNALD MITCHELL EVELYN MITCHELL PARKE PERINE KENNEY QUILLEN CHARLOTTE REIN JAKE RICHARDS VIRGINIA RUSSELL BETTY ANN SHIPLEY FRED STEVENSON MARGARET STURNS LOUISE WAGAMON PEGGY WARRINGTON Il0Ll.Y WHITE FAYE WHITE Noted or Nporls Rehoboth Nhorthanml filarnnnr Writing I :tri rs Quutness Swonning l iggles His trurnp1t Illlr low iffnr lllis jr p lThz N in Argunn nt Kldtllllfl IIOIISI vufl lroingg ta nlx T5 ping Nnt notfd lliung tight llc r hair Hliss lim lu Iluxu r W olftxs iroodtnns II' Let Those- glass Wlowm as plltr hands lla r In tts r orls Ambition Ph slr ll I ml Tr nln r Tutor I lo trav Drrss dr signe r Tn haw fir irur Tn do nothing Nlndtl To ln A suruss Tn gn to cnlllgv Tn get nmrrlz d In get out of srhnnl To get inarrn d plakt I nnllinn doll ir -if tountant lim.nntu1.m To grit IlldI'l'II1l wTo haw I'rnu I mfr 551011 il ln iff Naval n lug itnr T gmt in lrrnnl hmtur Tn trawl wTn do nothing Invvntnr To tr ml I oahng -M trus To sn: If 1 cl Dexhnv 'Nfllll-'II Iorux Old Nlanl Nfcrrt in liuunrn Ii: iutm in uTxpi t Huh IIIINIIIIIII lirarorn Nun 1 1 Xgrnnlturlst Tohaw Iifkl mr De IIIISITN T h nn .4 Jul To NI irrx Iluslranml licaunn Ilan ml Nllllnnnm lln ihusl inl I'.irnn r Ilramln To In solne Inrvlx I-Xuator To In .in Xrtist Santan Ttathlr Sefrf-tan D1 nt il hx gn ins! 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'-' -A CLASS PROPHECY By PEGGY WARRINGTON It was ,Iune6 1957 thatl PeggyWarr1ngton reallzed as all other Amerlcans dxd that the U N had done all that lt was supposed to do ln ten years the world had become a Utopla of Peace Every cltlzen observed lnternatlonal Peace Day What better day was there that our Semor Class of 1947 could hold a reumon revlewmg golden memorles m the glorxous present The txme the place the occa lon and nmportance was announced nn newspapers magazmes anc over radios to brmg our wondermg tlassmates together une 6 1957 Lewes Delaware SCQUOIH Ballroom Class of 1947 Reumon Presldent Parke R Penne Class P1es1dent and Presxdent of the U N today called a meetlng to order whxle Vlc Presldent D Rlchard Bnttlngham our class Vxce Presxdent and Vlce Pres: dent of The lnternat1onalAthlet1c Commlsslon as sxsted The Secretary osephyne Cuerln who IS secretary to her husband who has the world s largest truclnng company located ln Rockford lll1nos read the mlnutes of our last meetlng whlch was held just ten years ago today The Treasurer Evelyn Dodd who IS today s Hlt Parade star gave us a report whlch mformed us that we had five cents xn the treasury The Roll Call was taken next lrls Conaway was present wxth her handsome husband who was manager of the Waldorf Astorla Barabra Dayton Secretary to the U N President was present Rena Dlrlas aworld famous beautlclan was as stunnmg as ever Mrldred Elllott and her mlllxonalre husband were as happy as une bugs Samuel Howarth great electrlcal engmeer had returned from a project m Russla to be present at our reumon Robert Lockerman a great wrnter of strange novels and loved the world over for hrs exotlc wisdom was there Elnzabeth Lawton Mlckey was her same Jovlal self Helen Marsh bank ac ountant was as busmess lllte as ever Donald Dode Mltchell was the rational bemg he had always been Evelyn M1tchell was dressed as taxlored as ever She IS the world s finest typlst Donald Marsh closed his Flfth Avenue dentlsts office to spend two weeks here m Lewes Kenneth u1llen was stxll the same The entlre class began to tease hxm about money problems and hls chalr sllpped from under hlm just as It d1d ln Engllsh class so long ago Vlrgmxa Russell and Charlotte Relm were the most beautlful stars off stage l had ever seen They have top bllllngs ln the Broadway h1t The Two some Louise Dlckerson great Patrlck s model wearmg a spun sllver strapless bare mldrxft gown was present and completely accounted for Betty Shlpley wlth her jovlal laughter had the whole class raised to a merry pltch Elva Marvel was the stately glrl she always was Betty Lowe was present wlth her dream boy husband Theodore alae Rlchards was the handsome fellow as always and had a glrl on each arm I belleve one was for Fred Stevenson who IS a co pxlot to jake on a trans PHCIHC Cllpper Mar garet Sturms who ns a world renown artlst and fashnon deslgner told everyone about her expenences as a teacher of Flne Arts at the Sorbonne ln Pans Dolly White was the same pretty school gurl of ten years ago Faye Whlte was the state hygxemst for Delaware and her experlences were very mterestmg Loulse Waga mon was as q u1et as ever wxth a world of experlences as secretary to a great geolognst Paynter Lynch was that Romeo he used to be He had taken over Arthur Murray s busmess The Roll Call was completed and all were present to enjoy the reumon that was never to be forgotten by any member of the Class of 1947 What Would Happen If C y couldn t crack a joke3 There wasn t any Rehoboth for ll'lS and aye Barbara dxdn t have Josephyne LOUISE got up before 8 15 3 Rena dldn t have the Unlversxty of Delaware3 V6 yn would start talkmg a lot 3 I red went out wxth Lewes boys3 .l0S6pl'lyne lost her gxggles3 Sammy lost his yellow sweater3 Mickey lost Dode 7 0 eff dldn t have hxs Jeep3 Betty Lowe couldn t laugh3 Paynfel' came a whole month wlthout mlsslng school 3 Onaltl lVlill'Sl'I couldn t go to the Doctor s home3 Helen Marsh dndn r have Royf-e s There weren t any Lawtons for 0 8 Evelyn Mitchell could nt type V3 dldn t go to Greenwood 3 al' e didn t know hrs lessons 3 Kenny lost The Acres3 al' Olle couldn t change her mmd 3 3 E couldn t talk vlrglnla S dream came true3 There wasn t any uptown for lpn? Fred became a reckless drlver Margafel left those frlghtful glasses ln New Yorl-:3 Louise Wagamon got fat3 eggy couldn t use her hands when tallc1ng3 0 y dlcln t wrxte a letter every day3 . . U l .. . H - I l h . l - l . . ,J . , v I- . I I . . . .' . U - H 3 HJ U D ' l J ' . I . g f ' - 1 mn. ' - . ' Dd ? ' ' F 2 ' ' Q ' ' . El - ' . ' z . P lx - ' ' . E I - . ' Ch l . ' ' ' . Mid - .. Jnku, ' . - ' , ' A Sh' . ' . ' Q Rb . y . . A I x . I D ' z . ' P ' ' - ' ' Dll - - - . IB THE WORST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Dlcliy Brllllngham When my car broke down IIIS onaway The day Dr Swann placed SIX new teeth In my mouth Bar ara Dayl0ll The day I failed to get my drlver s Ilcen e the Hrst tlme I..0I.IISe DICI1IerS0n The tlme I had to decxde between Doug and Ken Rena DlrIiS The day I started golng with boys Evelyn Dodd The day I started typing II red EIIIOII When I had a chance to rzde In a I946 Buick and dldn t .Iosephlne Cuerln When I started dnnkmgOvalune Sammy Howarth The tlme I walked all the way from Mnlton wrth Sxdney Mickey Lawton When I got my Incense Robert Lockerman Bowhng Green Betty LOWE The day Jack went ln the Navy Paynter Lynch When I became elghteen Dona CI Marsh When I was born He en Marsh When I found out that there was such a place as Rehoboth Elva Marvel When lt was rumored that I was married Ona tl Mitchell When I started golng to school Eve yn IVIIICIIBII When I found out that there was only one Sunday ln each week Par e Perlne The time I tned to pay for exghty boxes of cards and spend the money at the same time Kenny Qulllen The time when I thought my destlny was being a farmer Char otte Relm The day I got my seat wet .lake Rlchards My Hrst date wlth a semor Vlrglnla Russell The mght I got stranded at Dewey Beach Betty Ann Shlpley When I found out that there was such a th1ng as homework Fred Stevenson The day I played hooky Margaret Sturms The mght I fell m the Rehoboth Yacht basm' LOUISE Wagamon Apnl I3 I943 the day I played hooky eggy Warrington When I lost the State oratoneal COIIICSI Slgnlflenti Faye whlle The dav I plaved hooky CLASS WILL By BARBARA DAYTON and JOSEPHYNE GUERIN We the graduatmg class of I947 of the Lewes Hlgh School do hereby make publl h and declare thls our last wnll and testament as follows Dlclcy Brxttmgham leaves to Harvey Mlchalskr has sports ablllty To Chnstnne Wllson Barbara Dayton leaves all school actxvltles Ins Conway leaves her mathematlcal ab1I1ty t Ted Freeman ,Iosephyne Guerin gladly leaves her shorthand classes to Helen Lmgo Ellzabeth Lowe leaves the Navy to Elalne Rhoades To Lynn Russell Helen Marsh leaves her rxfle club work Evelyn Mntchell leaves her heart to Ernest I-Iopkms I..ove3 Kenneth uxllen leaves to jack Dorman the road to Bethany Beach To Elxzabeth Pepper Vxrgmla Russell leaves her wolf call Loulse Wagamon leaves to Marne Rutter her quletness Elva Marvel leaves her love affairs to Hester Bennum Faye Whlte leaves her bangs to Mary Freeman To Betty Walls goes Dolly Whlte s buslness cour e I..ou1se Dlclcerson leaves the US S Spokane to Barbara Cooper To Helen Qhort goes Evelyn Dodds and Mnldred Ellxott s nnghts out Samuel Howarth leaves to joseph Hudson h1s band office Robert Lockerman and Fred Stevenson leave to Wxlllam Dxckerson Macbeth Donald Marsh bequeaths to jean Stambaugh hrs heart To Edward Creadlclc Donald Mitchell leaves hrs abxllty to loaf Parke Penne bequeaths hrs bow tle to Herbert Warren Charlotte Relm leaves Edie Lupton her ablllty to get along wnth people Margaret Sturms leaves to Matilda Davies her art talents To Ruth Plummer Peggy Warrington leaves her slowness Betty Shlpley leaves those flrehall dances t Peggy Thompson To ,lack Schmlerer goes Paynter Lynch s lovmg technique Theodore Richards leaves to Clifford Johnson Lewes School for a year Rena Dlrks leaves to the whole JUDIOI Class best wxshes for success . . . - I , i b B - ' - - , ll . ri ll .lv I I T- . . M'd ' D . . . TY I B . ' P ' an ' I A . - Dolly WhIleAWhen they started giving big as-- D I ' s - , ' ' I- , , . ' . I ' . 0 . I 4 .AA Q ' . . . A U- . .. ,. 0 I9 SE I R JI GLES Richard Brlttlngham Sam Howarth Now here s a chap who s really fun Sam s the guy wlth the horn He s got hxs glrls boiled down to one Always happy never forlern lrls C0naWaY Parke Penne lke s the gurl wlth the sober face He stole everyone s heart away only Tommy keePs UP With her PaCC When he walked ln class that first day Barbara DaYl0rl Charlotte Relm Here s a girl always ready to hella y0U Always known to have a good tlme Friends like her are very very few ls our classmate Charlotte Relm Loulse Dlckerson Vu-gmla Russell Who s the girl wlth the hugh class style? Curly brown hen- eyes gf blue Why lt s just that llttle Dickerson chxle Gmny s your frlend trxed and true Rena Dlrks Jake Richards Rena ls One Of 0'-lr tallest girls What would we do for heaven s sake She ll he making lots of pm curls Wlthout our ever lovm ,lake EV9lYn Dodd Betty Ann Shlpley Evelyn IS the girl wlth the quxet manner Whenever you want to have fun But for efflclency she deserves a banner L lr Sh h h oo up rp sesteone Mlldfed Elll0u Fred Slevgnsgn Movles sure seem to attract Mlllle s eyes If ,ts feet you re loolrmg for She swoons at actors such great hug sighs just knock on Fred S front door Mickey Lawton I s everybody s true frlend and pal Helen Marsh Marshle has done a lot for her senlor She s one of those hard workmg gals Donald Marsh Here s a boy wlth a real hearty chuckle But under hard work he ll never buckle Donald Mntchell Always serlous but never sad He s a true friend this Mitchell lad Elizabeth Ellen Lowe She loves the Navy we wonder why Bet It s because of that Frazer guy Paynter Lynch Never has a lesson done But he sure 18 lots of fun Elva Marvel This gal sure seems to get around Even lf lt s not ln our fair town Evelyn Mitchell Always gets those lessons done But she s never too busy to have fun as Robert Lockerman A wxtty guy thus fellow Mose Takes that Jeep wherever he goes Margaret Sturms Margaret s the gurl who really xs Wlth a pamt brush qulte a whlzz Kenneth Qulllen Never known to waste a penny ls our dear old thrlfty Kenny Dolly White Dolly s a friend not very tall ls learnmg to say you all Peggy Warrington Always talking wxth those hands When not dreamlng of dxstant lands Faye Whlte Now here s a gal everyone knows She s really hep as the saymg goes Louise Wagamon Never known to laugh out loud Yet always jolly ln a crowd .losephyne Guerin Here s the one responsnble for All the jungles gone before ' f 1 . . , . . . ' I o ' C .. . .. . - , . . , . ' l . f . . . 1- -. H , , , , ' ' 0 . . ' , ' ' ' . u I ' I ' 1 I . . . . . . I , , ' , . Mickey, an only one man gal, ' n ' ' , . .. . .. . P I : , A .W- y ' . . . . , . . . , . I . -in ' . u I I Il Y, : . . . . I , , I - I ll Il ' ' v . . . . . . . . 20 MH QS M W ff Z I GENERAL ASSEMBLY rx W Nj vqq ,A ,dgwgihx , 4 f ,S JE A 0 BAN Bu JEAN STAMBAUCH Presldenl .Samuel Howarth Secrelary ean btambaugh Vzce Presrdenl oe Hudson Lrbrarran lrxs Conaway Drredor Mr Hevler ThlS year the Band began lts actnvmes wxthout a dxrector ln spate of thxs handicap our work was earned on durlng the first semester under the leadership of Mr William Jefferson and a member of the Band l larvey Mlchalskl We performed at the Lewes Rehoboth Football game and we were also present to greet Santa when he arrived at Lewes At Milford we were qulte pleased when one of our twlrlers Betty Lowe recexved first prize m the drum majorette contest After the Chrlstmas holxdays we were glad to learn that a musxc teacher had been engaged We began the second semester under the dlrectlon of Mr Heyler We brushed up on old songs and learned new ones As the basketball season was practlcally over we played for only one game the last one Now we are prepanng for a trip to Newark and any other engagements whlch we may have MEMBERb Clunnelv l larvey Mnchalskx Louise Wagamon Ins Conaway Jean Stambaugh ackle Lawton ,Iacquelme Dougherty Patsy Hastings ,loan Dorman Mary Louise oseph ane Merk Betty O Collins Horns Vernon Terres Kelly Foster Tuba Clayton Melvin Bass Clarmtl ack behmlerer Saxophone Alfred joseph Percussion Donald Marsh oe Hudson CllHOY'd llowarth Bobby llall Donald Ratledge Robert Rayner Trombones ,lack Stambaugh Bull lngram Tom Hooker Eugene Hazzard 22 1 rumpcls bamuel llowarth Jackle Lynch llester Bennum Edxe May Lupton Barbara Cooper Mary Ellen Teal Davnd Truntt ames Cooper Twrrlcrs Betty Lowe Faye Whlte Betty Bryan Vlrglnla Mltchell Ruth Rlckards Vlfglnla Deal eanette Elliott B sig 2 ga 68 H 5 L ,I D ,Q fd . .jf '- J 'U - I . jg , , .J B 1' J W p L . - D . J' ' PUBLIC SPEAKING Advraers Mxss Anna E. Beebe and Mr lrwm F Kehs The Publxc. Speaking Class has been very actlve durmg the school year We realxze the lmportance of knowing how to sp ak publlcly Our aetxvlty has had debates along wlth other subjects that wlll concern ,xs wlth our future and I Men Played Cards Lxke Women Do These were an evemng attractlon and raised some money towards a recorder for future classes Members of the Publlc Speaking Class are Fred Stevenson Dlclcy Bnttmg ham Parke Penne josephyne Guerm Robert Loclcerman Donald Mitchell Roberta Balley Elva Marvel Theodore Richards Phyllls Warrlngton and Peggy Warrlngton Z 5 The class presented two one-act plays in March, Mrs. Murphy's Chowder Q libs 1147 THE CHORUS Preszdenl lraye Whitt Vice Presrdcnl Iris Conaway Sccrelary Evelyn Dodd Pzunisl Edith May Lupton Drredor Mr lleyler The chorus was late ln starting this year because there was no teacher During the hrst half of the year the president Faye White took charge Edith May Lupton was the accompanlst f . T-ll -- V - - -H-V Now that we have a teacher, we are working on several numbers which will be given at concerts and we hope to be prepared to present them at the Band and Chorus Festival in May, at the University of Delaware Newark .l J Elizabeth Pepper Peggy Thompson Mary Shipley Helen Lmgo Iris Conaway ackle Lawton Billy Warrington Paynter Lynch Bill Rlclcards James Dorman Mildred Elllott Evelyn Dodd Louise Wagamon Roberta Barley Betty Lowe Jean Sharp Helen Dorman Elizabeth Bryan Vlvlan Howard MEMBERS Betty Gxbson Barbara Bnttmgham Rena Dlrks Hester Ann Bennum CllEOFd Howarth Ernest Hopkins Wllllam Dickerson Ann Gannon Isabel Dirlcs Mary Wolfe Tillie Davies ean Stambaugh Mary Ellen Teal Emmalane Ewmg Betty O Collms Barbara Cooper Charlotte Ream Virginia Lee Trader Phyllis Warrington 24 Mary Louise oseph Phyllis Danrow Jackie Dougherty Virginia Mitchell Christine Wllson Shirley jackson Betty Martin Evelyn Dorman Allne Stevenson Norma Raynor ,Ioan Dorman ane Merk Patsy Hastings Hester Donovan Phyllis Rlckards Ethel Ritter Margaret Lockerman Nancy Vaughn Edith Lupton HCME ECONOMICS ACTIVITY Presxdenl Mary l'reeman Vue Prcardent Helen bhorl Secrelary Vlrglnla York I reasurer lrma Pettyyohn The Home Economlcs Actxvlty started the year out by collectmg clothes lor the Delaware Colony and by dyemg the jersles for the football umforms and putting the numerals on them They have baked cookles and made hot chocolate for refreshments after every basketball game ln the future they will do over the gnrls locker room Thelr services to the school are to be commended M EMB E.Rb Barbara Dorman Helen Dorman Mary Freeman Betty GlbSOD Vxvlan Howard Leah Mlllman Irma Pettyjohn Margaret Plummer Ruth Plummer Ann Prettyman Margaret Prettyman Vlrgmla Trader Mane Rltter Z5 Helen Short Llywella White Vlrgmla York Betty Ann Carey Tlllle DBVICS Elizabeth Pepper Evelyn Dorman , , OFFICE PRACTICE ACTIVITY By VIRGINIA RUSSELL The Office Practice Activity is one that is organized to ard all the other activities and classes Each student has the opportunity to appreciate the experience that IS given her to work in the office The majority of the members of tests etc Many girls have become so experienced that they have part time Jobs with the business men of the town Under the leadership of Miss Mears the organizatlon has benefited all who partlclpated considerably Barbara Dayton Evelyn Dodd Mildred EII1ott Evelyn Mitchell Charlotte Reim Virginia Russell MEMBERS Elaine Rhoades Betty A Shipley Peggy Thompson Betty WaIIs Dolly White Helen Marsh Betty Lowe 26 Helen Lingo Louise Dickerson Rena Dirks Shirley Jackson Betty Martin Katherine Dodd the activity are familiar with the office machines. Several of the students do special jobs for the teachers such as 41 QI RIFLE CLUB By HARVEY MICHALSKI Presrdenl Donald Marsh Tresaurer Donald Ratledee Vrce Preszdenl Ronald Knapp Sponsor Mr Moore Sccrclary Harvey Mxchalslcl Range Maslers Lyn Russell and Jack l yntln Our club entered the N R A Tournament at the beglnnlng of our school year Every month we hre a different set of targets to send to Washrngton We are golng to fire the Government course thls year as we have ln the past The members of our club find that flrlng the Government course gives us much experience The members of our club have dlVldCd lnto seven teams to fire the mterclub competltxon match Last year our club won second place ln th Randolph Hearst Trophy Tournament This year we are hoplng to do better The members of the team thls year are Donald Marsh Harvey Mlchalskl Ronald Knapp Lyn Russell Donald Ratledge The members of our club are as follows Donald Ratledge Expert Andrew Rice Markmans Clayton Melvm Ronald Knapp ,lack Lynch Donald Marsh Lyn Russell Kenneth uxllen Billy Beebe Davxd Truxtt ack Stambaugh Herman Smxth Phillip Elliott Expert DlStlngUlSh6d Sha rpshooter Sharpshooter 9th bar Marlcsman lst class Sharpshooter 9th bar Marlcsman Sharpshooter 9th bar Sharpshooter 4th bar Marlcsman lst class Marksman ames Cooper Tom Hocker Eugene Hazzard Charles Baker Larry Knapp Wllllam Ingram Clayton Melvin Lee Palmer Stanley Muller ohn Smlth Bobby Short Rlchard bhoclcley Nlarlcsman lst class Mark man lst class Marksman lst class Marksman lst class Marksman Sharpshooter Sharpshooter 7th bar Pro Marlcsm Marksman Pro Marksman Marksnman lst class Pro Marksman ' . , . , . , . ,.., J . . . . s . 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' ' , ' Z7 9' --rf ww JUNIOR RED CROS DRAMATIC CLUB L BRARY CLUB rmgton Chrrstme Murphy Mary Low Wllley and THE JUNIOR RED CROSS Presrdenl Dorothy Brugge Vice Presxdenl Shirley White Secrelary lrma Pettyjohn Treasurer LlywellaWh1te Sponsor Mrs Ann K Walls The members are lrma Pettyjohn Nancy Cava naugh Helen Rltter Leah Mlllman Peggy Prettyman Gertrude Mltchell uue Jackson Dorothy Brugge Kathermce Cook Llywella Whlte VICLOTIH Davxdson Beatrxce Thomas Betty Rebel Vlfglnla Lee Deale Ruth Cavanaugh Dons Short Shlrley Whlte Ann Prettyman Kaye Burnsude Clara Dlrks Margaret Plummer Barbara Dorman Vlrgmxa York Sally War Bonnle Brewer At the first of the year we collected forty four dollars and eighty cents ln the Red Cross Membershlp Drive Our first project was stuffed ammals and llallowe en favors Por Valentrne s Day we made decoratrons whxch were made out of paper dolhes and construction paper We mtend to make Easter favors Memorial Day decorations and hem some handkerchlefs and napkms We have cooperated wlth the Junlor Red Cross m Wxlmmgton whnch sent us necsesary mforma DRAMATIC CLUB By JEANETTE ELLIOTT txon Prcsrdenl Elame Rhoades SecrelaryfRuth Plummer Advrser Mrs Houston So far this year the Dramatic Club has sponsored one play We planned many tlmes to glve nt but somethmg always hmdered us We finally gave xt rn the Assembly on anuary 31 1947 We also gave It for the P T A on February 3 l947 On january 3l I947 Mrs Houston ordered three more plays We plan to gxve at least one of these this year After our first play we decxded to take a trxp The club voted to go to Washmgton Phlladelphla or Valley Porge The majorxty of the club decldecl to go to Washington Our group decided that lf we went to the Playhouse an Wrlmxngton to see a play lt would glve us some very good ld6aS about a play We don t know for sure wheth r we are gomg or not We have been studymg some dramatxc books on how to give plays They are The Best Plays of l94l and 942 One Act Plays Actmg and Playxng Stage Costummg and Producing Amateur Enter talnments Although our flrst play was a success we hope tc make a lot of xmprovement m the future LIBRARY CLUB By LARRY MUNDY Presrdenl Buzzy Lafferty Vzce Presrdenl Franklm Marsh Secrelary Larry Mundy Treasurer Skxpper Joseph Sponsor Mass Tarbert The Lxbrary Club learned how to stamp books and put them back m the right order We attended to other varlous dutles around the hbrary We had several qurzzes whlch came from some of the books ln the llbrary We are now practrcmg a play which we will have at the end of the year The members of the club are Larry Mundy Betty Hazel Buzzy Lafferty Mary Cavanaugh Albert joseph Wllllam Kmg Peggy Smith Phyllis Johnson Anna May Shaeffer Prankhn Marsh Dons Hazzard Bertha Carey Charles Farrell Louls Nobles Elsie War rmgton Betty Cooper lrene Rogers Nancy oseph Blanche Taylor MILITARY CLUB Bu JOSEPH HUSDON Colonel l lerbert Warren Lreuf Colonel Chfford johnson Major ack Schmrerer Squad A oe Hudson Wrllnam Carpenter Robert Maclntlre Gordon Donahue Duval Evans Donald Mltchell lames Brlttmgham Squad C Edward Steelman Raymond Elllott Donald Lynch Paul P Wilson ames Martm Roland Conaway George Gibson Albert Ash Squad B Cay: lam Robert Hall Lzeulenanl jack Dorman Serg ani Corporal P F C Prrvale Prrvale Prrvaie Earl Brlttmgham Rodney Hazel Lawrence Dodd B111 CIISP Thomas Marshall joseph Dodd Squad E Lzeulcnanl Howard Mnllman Sergeanl Earl Rutter Corporal ohn Smrth P F C Prwale Prrvate Prrvale Prrvae ames Pratt Kelly Foster Albert Rlckards The Mllxtary Club has as its advisor Mr Marsnllr We are workmg ln squads this year Concentratlon IS on the problem of dlscrphnlng the new members We have a competltlve program to retain rank ln the club The purpose of the club IS a pre lnductlon course to Uncle Sam s mllltray tralnlng PEP CLUB Presrdenl ,larmon lngram V1 e Pre rdcnl Patsy Lawton Secretary Treasurer anlc lngram Span sor Mlss Mary Mears The Pep Club was formed at the beginning of the school for the purpose of furthering good sportsmanship and to lead the students ln cheering the teams to victory Thxs year we purchased five cheerleading sweaters through the General Assoclatxon sold pennants and pms made posters adverhslng the games and secured a mascot We have five cheerleaders They are Janne lngram armon lngram Patsy Lawton Erwin Webb and Donald Steelman . b ' sl l . . v ' I . 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' . 20 BOARD OF CONTROL The Board of Control was organlzed under the dlrectlon of Mr ames Moore The members conslst of one representatlve from each homeroom and the presl dent of each commlttee We hold regular meetlngs the first Monday mornxng of each month Our problems are such as face our dlfferent organlzatlons We dls cuss these thoroughly and suggest solutlons Offzcers elected at the beglnnlng of the year were as follows Preszdent R1chardBr1tt1ngham Secretary Treasurer osephyne Guerin After Sldney Downs left for the Navy oseph Hudson was elected to fill thls vacancy We have trled to serve the school and the students durlng the school term The Board stressed the clothlng drive We had qulte a large turnout of bundles Two members helped Mr Moore pack these bundles Thls year we have pressed the need of constltutlons IH all commlttees We have one of our own and we adhere to It very closely Rlchard Brlttmgham oe Hudson Mane Rltter ames Cooper Blll lngram Bobby Short Betty Glbson Nancy joseph Mary Ellen Teal Peggy Hastings Margaret Lockerman Vernon Terres Tom Hooker Paynter Lynch Betty Walls Clxff Howarth Elva Marvel Helen Llngo Bam Howarth osephyne Guerln '40 . I . I - ' J s O Vice-Prcsidenl4Sidney Downs - ij ' 4 - K . y -I n J U ' - .l ' PRESS CLUB By MARGARET S FU RMS Edulorual Slap Peggy Warrungton josephyne Ccerun Evelyn Mutchell Busmess Managers Parke Perune Elva Marvel Donald Mutchell Ari Edulors Kenneth uullen Margaret Sturms Louu e Duckerson Secretary Treasurer Barbara Dayton Advusers Mr Kehs Muss Beebe The Press Club began the year by plannung for the Beacon Carnuval After several unterruptuons we pre sented a very successful Beacon Carnuval un january I7 l947 The funds receuved from the event auded un the productuon of our yearbook the BEACON The publuc has been unformed about school actuvutue and the members of the graduatung class through our wrute ups m the local newspapers The money collected from the Boosters Patrons and ads helped to balance the expendutures for the year books publucatuon We wush to thank everyone for thelr cooperation and generoslty After all plans and preparatuons were completed the BEACON was sent to press As an emblem of dustmctuon alll members of the Press Club purchased puns srgnufyung theur umportance We celebrated the completuon of the BEACON by guvung ourselves a Press Club Dunner at the Sequoua Tea Room un May The Press Club experuenced a very profutable year and the members were honored to edut the school year book Dayton Louuse Duckerson ,Iosephyne Cuuerun Sam Howarth Muckey Lawton Robert Lockerman Donald Mutchell Evelyn Mutchell Parke Penne Kenney uullen Theodore Ruchards Vurgunua Russell Betty Ann Shupley Fred Stevenson Margaret Sturms Elva Marvel Peggy Warrungton Dolly Whute MRS WALLS AND MRS HOUSTONS ACTIVITY By MARY WOLFE SHIRLEY WHITE and SALLIE ANN WARRINGTON Presudenl Albert oseph Vzce Presudenl Paulune Evans S crelary and Treasurer Shurley Whute In Mrs Walls actuvuty we are studyung about Japan and uts homes and uts way of luvung In Mrs Houston s actuvuty we are stressung current events We read articles from newspapers and maga zunes and guve oral reports We follow parluamentary procedure Many of the class subscrube to the Reader s Dugesl whuch IS unterestung TWIRLING ACTIVITY The purpose of the Twurlung Actrvuty us to have Twurlers and a Drum Majorette for the Hugh School Band Our unstructor Faye Whute us also a Drum Majorette There are flve gurls un thus actuvuty The twurlers go to Newark Delaware un the sprung whuch us the realuzatuon of one of theur achuevements for the year We are taught struttung and dufferent kunds of twurl mg The me'nbe s are as follows Betty Bryan Ruth Richards Vurgunua Deal eanette Elluott and Vurgunua Mutchell SERVICE ACTIVITY Presudenl Mary Shupley Vuce Presudenl ,lean Sharp Secrelar y and Treasurer oyce Sutton The Servuce Actuvuty was started late un the year but has progressed much un that tume We have made many posters for actuvutues ln school and outsude The chool s bulletun boards have been decorated at all tumes The rest of the year we plan to make a booklet fo the suxth graders that wull enter the seventh grade next year Thus book wull show them somethung of the eventh grade work and the duflerent thungs one must do un thus grade We all benefited from thus Actuvuty very much Members Barbara Bruttungham oyce Sutton lean harp Hester Donavan Mary Shupley Peggy Hastungs DRIVING ACTIVITY Presudenl Raymond Elluotl Secr lary Ethel Rutter Advuser Mr Marsullu Inslrudor Mr Hennung The purpose of the druvung actuvuty us to teach students the rules and regulatuons of the road and how to druve an automobule Every student was requured to have thurty hours of theory and eught hours of druvung We were requured to read two books entutled Man and the Motor Car and the Druvers Manual of the State of Delaware Some of the students gave reports on druvung We were requured to take an examunatuon guven bv the State Hughway Department Motor Vehucle Duvusuon We were requured to pass the examunatuon un order to take the druvung lessons After hus suxteenth burthday each student must to to Georgetown to take hus eye test and get hls lucense Members of the Druvung Actuvuty are Burton Ash Wulluam Carpenter Katherune Dodd Raymond Elluott Emmalane Ewung Ann Gannon Margaret Lockerman Clayton Melson Wulluam Ruchards Phyllus Ruckards Ethel Rutter Herman Smuth Alune Stevenson Mar garet Sturms Nancy Vaughn Wulluam Warrungton and Chrustune Wulson LIBRARY ACTIVITY Advrser Muss Tarbert The lubrary actuvuty us confuned to the seventh graders Thus organuzatuon us for the benefut of the students Under thus system the students enterung hugh school leam how to use books varuous files pertaunung the locatuon of book and the many essentuals concernung the lubrary They learn by dour g un thus actuvuty rather than by knowledge from a textbook - ,- V ,WJ Q A . - - . . . . I Q . S n . S . . . - : . . ' J ' M The members are: Dicky Brittingham, Barbara l - I - 4- Q . , . I . . . , . . A . V 1 r ' ' Y ' N' J . . . z . ' KI SENIOR CLASS JUNIOR SOPHOMORE CLASS CLASS MRS SEIPEL S HOOMROOM Presldenl Mane Rxtter Vxce Presrdenl ,lean Stambaugh Secrelary Hester Bennum Tr asurer Helen Lmgo Advzser Mrs Selpel We had a change of advnsers near the last of the year The begmnxng of the year was spent making reports on careers to help us plan for the future Our homeroom penods are looked forward to by all the gurls as a time to solve their problems concerning school and soclal problems The Jumor Class was organized at the half of the year and we have devoted some of our homerooms to class meetings MEARS 49 ERS By MARGARET ANN LOCKERMAN Fxrsl Seme ter Second Semester Roberta Baxley Presrdenl Margaret Lockerman Alme Stevenson Vzce Preszdenl Ethel Rxtter Katherme Dodd Secretary Phyllis Rxckards Phyllls Danrow Treasurer Phyllls Danrow Represenlalzves Homeroom Molhers Betty Ann Carey Mrs Oscar Warrlngton Nancy Lee Vaughn Mrs Preston Joseph Advzser Mlss Mary Upshur Mears Durmg the year we played several basketball games wlth the Semor Gnrls homeroom two of whxch we won The members of our team were Betty O Collins Ro berta Barley Phyllis Warrmgton V1rg1n1a Lee Trader Mary Louise Joseph Shlrley Jackson Phyllxs Rlckards Mary Shlpley Allne Stevenson Ann Gannon ln our homeroom each person has a buddy When a person 18 absent the buddy glves her the assngnment she missed Chrlstmas we decorated our room wnth a tree holly cedar and other thmgs approprlate for the season We also had a very nlce party and exchanged gxfts We challenged the other homeroomers for l00 General ASSOCIHIIOH and we reached our goal Our homeroom sponsored a spellmg bee ln assembly ole Frlday mormng Our representatlves were Ethel Rutter and Margaret Ann Lockerman We have a class song flower color and a tree The flower IS the yellow rose the tree pme and the color IS gold SOPHOMORE BOYS HOMEROOM Frrsl Half Second Hal Cllfford Howarth Ronald Dalledge Vrce Preszdenl Edward Steelman Clayton Melvin David Trultt Wllllam Rlckards Lee Palmer Presxdenl Secrelary Treasurer Advxser Mr Heyler The sophomores certainly traveled this year They went from homeroom to homeroom They started out ln the musxc room then went for a short stay with Mr Kehs and his boys and them to Mrs Selpel finally endmg the year wlth Mr Heyler The sophomores took a basketball game from the Juniors It was a close game but naturally the sopho- mores won Football lnterested many of our boys and we went to practlce and played nn the game on Thanks glvmg Day Many of our boys played the ,I V and Varslty team We have been talkmg about our class trap and Lee Palmer the treasurer ns collectmg class dues BEEBE S HOTSHOTS Presxdenl Elva Marvel V :ce Preszdenl Evelyn Dodd Secrelary Barbara Dayton Adurser Mass Beebe The Senlors have trled to be an ldeal homeroom this year We have helped Mass Beebe ln decoratmg the homeroom ln order to have a pleasant atmosphere Durmg the Christmas season our homeroom was one of the first to be decorated The gurls worked together and the results were remarkable Holly and pme decorated the blackboards and there was a Santa Claus on the bulletm board We had a Chnstmas tree that was su perbly decorated We all felt very proud when Dr Shlllmg passed a comphment on the attractive appear ance of our homeroom Another actnvlty we are proud of IS the fact that we contributed S7 50 during the lnfantlle Paralysis Cam palgn We have had several large parties after whlch our treasury showed slgns of a loss and we a gam Durmg homeroom penods we discussed school prob lems and cleaned the homeroom The president Intro duced a new book or some Intellectual and pertinent problem every week whlch we felt would be beneficial We ended our semor homeroom llfe Wlth a tea nn honor of our mothers and a bxrthday party to celebrate the anniversary for each semor glrl KEHS WOLF DEN Presrdenl oe Hudson Vrce President Kenneth ulllen Secrelary Samuel Howarth Treasurer jack Schmxerer Adviser Mr Kehs Wnth ten yunlor boys and ten semor boys we started the new year rolllng We have had many mterestmg dlscusslons and reports from the var1ous committees and clubs durmg our homeroom penods every Monday Due to the lack of teachers we had the tenth grade boys nn our homeroom for a while We are trymg now to set up a merlt and dement system for our boys and lf lt us successful we hope others wlll follow lt Unfortunately we lost one of our semor boys to the Navy , . . . . . . . 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' ' Q . . , . 33 FRESI IMAN CLASS CRADF SEVENTI I GRADE EIGI ITII BARNIE S CHICKS Betty Gibson Preszdenl Llywella Whlte Vxrgmna Mxtchell Vrce Presrdenl ane lV'erk Jane Merlc Secrelary Helen Donovan Patsy Hastmgs Treasurer Helen Dorman Advrser Mass Barmtz In the mxddle of October we sponsored an Autumn Dance It proved successful Later on we had a bake to pay off old debts It was also a success In November we organ1zed our entlre Freshman Class We had a Chrlstmas party ln our homeroom period All of us had lots of fun Our homeroom competed In the Chrxstmas Tree Contest MARSILLI S ROUGH HOUSE By WILLIAM INGRAM Wlth co operatlon and a good advnser our homeroom has been an enjoyable one Our soclal llfe has been filled with parties by the room We could not pass over our soclal llfe without mentlonlng the Junxor Varslty Basketball organlzatlon Whnch was composed of mnth grade stars We feel we have a better time by not becommg ln volved ln serxous love affaxrs' Mr Moore has been trymg to teach us to become gentlemen therefore he gave us a brlef lecture on etiquette The officers are as follows Presrdenl ames Cooper Vice Preszdenl Eugene Hazzard Secrelary and Treasurer Tom I-locker EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS HOMEROOM Pr szdenl Joyce Sutton Vrce Preszdenl Grace Rltter Secretary Irma Pettyjohn Adviser Mrs Houston Our homeroom has prospered greatly under the guidance of Mrs Houston We elected officers for each nme weeks and have had some very capable ones nn the past Mary E Teal IS our representatlve to the Board of Control The glrls have been very co operatlve nn assrstmg the ofhcers and helping to do the dutxes MISS FUTCHERS HOMEROOM Prcsrdenl Carl Dlclcerson Vrce Prcsrdcnl Vernon Terres Secrelary Irwm Webb Treasurer Robert Raynor Adviser Miss Futcher We the eighth grade boys began our school year with twenty seven members but our number has dwindled to twenty two Our homeroom meets each Monday and everv other Wednesdav mornl 1g After the short business meetings wc have been dl cussmg qu estnons oncermng etxquette Our Ilallowe en party to whlch we mvlted the eighth grade girls was a success The homeroom mothers gave us a Chrlstmas party We played games and danced Dehclous refreshments were served Everyone had an enyoyable time Smce several of us have musical Instruments we were very glad when Mr Ileyler our muslc teacher arrived We have been very busy worlcmg h 1rd trylng to catch up m muslc SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS HOMEROOM Prcsulenl Nancy joseph Vrce Prcsrdcnl Dons Short Secretary Patsy Lawton Treasurer armon Ingram Advzser Mxss Helen Tarbert Durmg homeroom perxods we have discussed what mal-tes a better school Some of the topics dlscussed were manners honesty social etiquette and how to study Reports were gwen by each of the gxrls about her plans for the future We are now plannlng for a beach party Our homeroom perlods have been lucrative to all of s WALLS WONDERS Presldenl Bobby Short Vrcc Preszdenl Tommy Marshall Secrelary Albert Rxckarcls Treasurer I Iolmes Russell Adurser Mrs Walls We started the year off with twenty slx boys A new boy came m the mxddle of the year and made twenty slx The class had a party with the seventh grade glrls at Christmas We had more partles throughout the year A group of the boys ln our homeroom played on the seventh and eighth grade basketball team We played Georgetown twlce It IS predlcted that these boys will be the future tars on the varsity team Y , ' ' ' ' ' - ' ,.,. ,I . ' ' ' ' I , , Mothers' Club of the ninth grade and our own home- . - I . I i - V - -J f 1 - A - u.. 5 35 THE ACTIVITY COMMITTEE By JOE HUDSON Sponsors Mass Mears and Mr Marslllx The actlvlty commxttee made a vlgorous start thus year by dedlcatmg a new school flag designed and dedicated by Harvey Wagner Mlchalskl Followlng thls excltlng event we started sellmg General Assocla tron cards whlch admlt the school students to sports 8CtlVltlCS takxng place ln school We sold advertisement posters to foot the b1Il for transportatlon to and from basketball games wlth other schools The act1v1ty commxttee also sponsored the refreshment program for basketball games Our committee was very successful under th leader shlp of our officers and members who are as follows Prcsrdenl RlchardBr1tt1ngham Vxce Presrdenl Harvey M1chalsk1 Secrelary oe Hudson Treasurer Helen Marsh Members Bxlly Beebe Ducky Brlttmgham Ducky Roberts Betty Ann Carey Roland Conaway Barbara Dayton Evelyn Dorman oan Dorman Gene Hazzard Bobby Hudson Joe Hudson Mary Louxse joseph Betty Lowe Helen Marsh Elva Marvel PhnIl1pMelson ane Merk Elalne Rhoades Jake Richards ack Stambaugh Betty Shipley Peggy Thompson Vnrgmxa L Trader Phyll1sWarrmgton SENIOR AUDITORIUM COMMITTEE By DOLLY B WHITE Presrdenl ,IosephyneGuer1n Vrce Presrdcnl Evelyn Mltchell Secretary Evelyn Dodd Tresaurer Dolly White The Auditorium Committee thlsyearhas maintained order lh all the social gatherings ln the audxtorlum Our advlsor Mr Heyler has helped us considerably ln our a1ms We have made several rules for the lm provement of our assembly programs A standard seatmg arrangement has been successful Members Evelyn Dodd osephyne Guerm Dolly White Evelyn Mltchell M1ldred Elllott Phyllns Dan roe Emmalme Ewlng Ethel Ritter B111 Rlckards Marle Rltter Chrlstme W11son Helen Short Sammy Russell ,lack Schmlerer and Ernest Hopkms JUNIOR AUDITORIUM COMMITTEE By HELEN DORMAN President Howard Mxllman Vrce Presrdenl Llywella Whlte Secrclary Helen Dorman Supervzsor Mrs Hou ton We started off thus year pumshmg peop e who dndn t respect property ln the auditorium talked whlle some one else was talkmg We each have a set of rules and there are some posted ln the halls The boys set up the chairs for assembly Our commlttee set up the system of so many rows of chanrs for each grade ln assembly Our arm IS to have better conditions m the auclltorlum The members are Llywella Whnte Helen Dorman Vlvlan Howard Howard Mlllman Charles Caker Wrl llam Kmg James Pratt Louns Nobles Vlctona Davnd son Irman Pettyjohn Shxrley Whlte Betty Hazel Margaret Plummer Dorothy Brugge Shirley Bryan Bllly Crlsp James Martin Larry Knapp Bully Messick Donald Mitchell and Stanley Miller LIBRARY COMMITTEE Bu NANCY LEE VAUGHN Preszdenl Betty Walls Vrce Pre zdenl Elsie Warnngton Secrelary Ann Prettyman Treasurer Albert joseph Advzser Mxss Tarbert We started out this year wxth Mrs Thompson as our advlser She xn tructed us how to put away books according to the Dewey Decrmal System We al o further alded Mrs Thompson by checking lh and out books We formed the constltutnon of our commxttee statmg lts rules and regulatxons Wlth the arrival of our new adviser Mlss Tarbert w made rules concernmg the conduct of students lh Study Hall Two Judges were elected to mfllct punlshment upon students who dl obey d these rules The members of our com mlttee are as follows Burton Ash Carl Brlttmgham Carl Dlckerson Raymond Elllott Paullne Evans Charles Farrell Chubby oseph Albert joseph Prank Marsh Ann Prettyman Bobby ton Vemon Terres Nancy Vaughn SENIOR PROPERTY COMMITTEE Presrdenl Paynter Lynch Vrce Preszdenl Ted Freeman Secretary-Loulse Dxckerson Sponsor Mr Kehs The Semor Property Commlttee resumed lts actlvl tres after revlsmg laws and makmg posters The meet mgs were held twnce a month The purpose of thxs commlttee IS to take care of the fumxture and grounds There were fifteen members Wxlllam Dickerson Wxlllam Warrlngton Kathenne Dodd Betty Collms Shlrley jackson Rena Dxrks LOUISE Dxckerson Donald Marsh Matilda Davles Ted Freeman Edward Steel man Clayton Melson Charlotte Relm Margaret Sturms and Paynter Lynch SAFETY COMMITTEE By PEGGY WARRINGTON Presldenl Helen Lingo Vrce Preszdenl Bobby Hall Secrelary Peggy Warrlngton Advrser Mr Moore Members Cllfford johnson KJennethQulllen Louise Wagamon Ellzabeth Pepper Helen Lingo Ruth Plum mer jack Dorman Dale Parsons Lyn Russell Bllly Carpenter John Smnth Rlchard Shockley Clayton Melvln Ann Gannon Betty Martm Allne Stevenson We the members of the Safety Committee have deslgnated as our Job the necessity for teaching people safety m every phase of Life . - 5 . k - . -L J S . I ' . , , I , . . . l . ' e .l , ' , ' - J , ' 1 Rayner, Ann May Shaffer, john Smith, Elsie Warring- : . J ' - . . . . I . ' 26 SENIOR SOCIAL COMMITTEE Presudenl Samuel llowarth Vuce Presrdenl Donald Mutchell Secretary Treasurer Faye Whute Sponsor MussA E Beebe The furst half of the year we umproved our manners by havung members guve reports about table manner We then sponsored a breakfast and a luncheon and put unto practuce what we had duscussed We have also been teachung the boys how to serve The Fruday Sprung cess un The second half of the year we have had some nught dances the outstandung one beung the Dance We also gave a tea We have had suc everythung we have undertaken members are Roberta Bauley Hester Ben num lrus Conaway Eddie Creaduck Clufford Howarth Sammy Howarth ackle Lawton Robert Lockerman Parke Penne Vurgunua Russell Mary Shupley Fred Stevenson Ronny Knapp Donald Mutchell Faye Whute Barbara Cooper and Muckey Lawton JUNIOR PROPERTY COMMITTEE Presudenl Bull Ingram Vzce Presudenl Earl Rutter Secrelary Bonny Brewer We had a very successful year even though we haven t had an advuser The reason our commuttee has survuved us that we have worked together as a whole We have made posters and posted them around the school to help preserve the property of the school The members are ackue Daugherty Patsy Hast ungs ean Sharp Vurgunua Mutchell Hester Donovan Andrew Ruce Earl Rutter Bonnue Brewer Charles Marshall Margaret Prettyman Betty jane Rubble Charles Kerso Kathryn Cook Gertrude Mutchell Edna May Schuldnecht Buena Faye Steele oan Tharp Helen Rutter Chrustune Murphy Beatruce Thomas Mary Wolfe George Gubson Larry Mundy Wullard Ellungsworth Gene Hazzard ack Stam baugh Sally Ann Warrungton Mary Cavanaugh Ann Hull JUNIOR SAFETY COMMITTEE By VIRGINIA YORK Presudenl Thomas Hooker Vuce Presuderul Clufton Pennunglon cr lary Vurgunua York Advzscr Mrs Walls The aum of our ,Iunuor Safety Commuttee thus year us the same as always to make our school a safer place We work un conuuntuon wuth the senuor group whuch us a separate unut but we have elementary school representatuves at our meetungs The younger members have proved very worthy addutuons sunce they have solved many of the safety problems un theur respectuve grades The members of thus commuttee are Duval Evans jummy Bruttungham Ilolmes Russell Frank Dodd Lawrence Dodd Mervyn Lafferty Thomas Hocker Vurgunua York Albert Ash Wulluam Bumsude Clufton Pennungton Gordon Donohue ,loan Tharp Vurgunua Deale Betty Gubson Betty Bryan Kaye Bumsude Blanche Taylor Albert Ruckards Kelly Foster Donald Steelman Roland P Warrungton Wulluam Wullm Ruth Cavanaugh Clara Durks Nancy joseph Dorus Short Anna Mae Schaeffer Irene Rogers Peggy Smuth Leah Mullman Donald Lynch Martha Murray Thomas Marshall Nancy Cavanaugh and Mary Wulley JUNIOR SOCIAL COMMITTEE Vuce Presuderul um Dorman Secrclary Mary Ellen Teale Treasurer Buddy Cooper Adviser Muss Beulah Armour We have wrutten our constututuon so ut wull stand for the years to come The aums stated un the constu tutuon are the aums we have trued to gaun The Bug Event of the year was the Bobby Sox Hop whuch took place March ZI It was a bug success The members are Gertrude Mutchell Grace Rutter Patsy Lawton jarmon Ingram ,Ianney Ingram Nancy joseph Sarah Dorman Clara Durlss Peggy Hastungs Mary Ellen Teale Phulup Elluott Joyce Sutton ean nette Elluott Ruth Ruckards Dorus I-Iazzard une ackson Betty Cooper Isabell Durks ,Ium Dorman and Buddy Cooper GIRLS STATE By ELVA MARVEL On Saturday April 26 Evelyn Mutchell attache and Elva Marvel representatuve went to Dover to partucupate un Gurls State Thus day us set asude to guve the gurls a chance to see how our government us operated The purpose of thus project us to traun our youth un state government and to create a deeper apprecuatuon of democracy Thus day was a prohtable one for the gurls unvolved and credut us guven to the Amerucan Leguon Auxuluary for makung thus opportunuty avaulable to the gurls ' I T I Se 3 f' ,J ' , ' . , ' I , ,y . . . 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' I ,II ,. . , -I , , ' , ' , 37 SIXTI I C RADE SIXTH GRADE Mrs Lathrop Presrdenl Carlton Balley Vice Presrdenl Wnllxam Burton Secrelary Jean Palmer Treasurer Shlrley Lrttle Thls year we started with thlrty puplls Durmg the year Lawrence Hall left and two new pupils were enrolled namely Isabelle Smart from Seaford and Dace Fltch from Mllford The first month we elected officers under the supervxslon of our teacher Mrs Lathrop We started arrthmetnc by revlewlng fractlons Now we are worklng on declmals and denommate numbers At the beglnnlng of the second semester we recelved new soclal studles books The Old World and Hs G1 ls Thls book IS very lnterestlng SIXTH GRADE Mrs Rogers Prcsufcnf Lee Bacon Vzce Preszdenl Rosann Lange Secrclary janet Hexser Treasurer Cynny Raught FI FTI I GRADE We began our work thls year wlth an enrollment of thxrty puplls Robert Doty Jomed us ln December and Lavanla Murphy left us In February to enter Milford School At our frrst class meetlng we elected officers We declded to pay monthly dues of ten cents to finance our partles and to buy thmgs we would llke to have for our rooms At our Hallowe en Party everyone masked and there were many pretty and amuslng costumes We had much fun with dlfferent stunts and races We also celebrated Chrlstmas and Valentlne s Day with parues All of us Jolned the jumor Red Cross and we con trlbuted S4 I6 to the March of Dlmes In january we received our new soclal studies books We are now learnmg about the old world and what rt has contrlbuted to our cxvlllzatlon We are enjoy mg lmagmary trlps to Egypt Babylonla Palestlne Turkey and the countrles of Southern Europe George Trultt and Bully Messlck are takmg lnstru mental lessons They hope to become members of the band Our study of science IS causmg us to take a much greater Interest rn the everyday thlngs about us We have have found out how plants and birds grow how the telephone and telegraph work and how weather IS predlcted We have learned how to take care of our ears and eyes and to recognlze polsonous plants and insects Thls rs one of our most mterestmg stud1es Since our art teacher left we have been having art - - - 38 Elame Barmger Secrelary Barbara Furmss Mildred lngram We started the year wrth twenty slx boys and eleven girls ust too many boys' Smce then James War rmgton Donald Connally Robert Smart and Dlanna anney have joined our class Ormond Parter ames Pumtl Donald Conally Rey Bowden Alice Longacre and Barbara Hudson have left us to go to other schools We were very sorry to leam that Robert Mitchell had to stop school for thus year due to lllness We haven t done very much ID art thrs year due to the absence of a teacher Our class eagerly awalted our hrst vlsxt with Mr Heyler our new muslc teacher We learned many new songs ln social studies we have been studylng about The New World and Its Growth Fnrst we studled all about the explorers and thexr cla1ms Then we began our lmagmary tnp through the dlfferent sectlons of our country learnmg the hxstory of each as we trav eled through lt Thus we covered the thirteen Oflgl nal states and how they won the1r mdependence Thls This brought out the study of our Constltutlon and what It provides Our next vlslt will be to the mud dle west At Thanksglvlng and Christmas we had very nlce parties We have made very llberal contrlbutnons to the Red Cross and Cancer Fund FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES Mlss Tappan The combmatlon class of fourth and Hfth grades under the leadershlp of Mlss Tappan has been work mg hard all year This class IS rather a unique one because It rs so dlvlded that each grade has com pletely different work For example whlle the fourth has been studymg about boys and glrls of dlfferent lands the fifth grade has been studymg about our own United States The class has had several partles whlch were planned and conducted by the ofhcers of the class club Some of the mothers of the boys and grrls brought flow rs for our wmdows whrch brlghtened the room considerably Every two months the parents and the teacher meet for a social evenlng It rs hoped that through these meetings a stronger tue will be formed Our room has had the P T A banner smce the begmnmg of the year and lt rs hoped by all the boys and gurls that we will be able to keep the banner untxl the end of the year Safety council members for our own room were awarded Edward Wyatt and Elaine Barlnger Frrsl Semesler Second Semesler Adelaide Atkms Presrdenl Ann Smrth Edward Wyatt Vrce Presrdenl Bobby Maedler Ann Smlth Treasurer Elaine Barlnger We have committees for different tasks which need to be done ln the room FOURTH GRADE Mass Dons Monty Preszdenl Carl Truxtt V :ce Presrdenl Enoch Mlllman Secretary Otto Lang Treasurer Freda Hudson We have twenty four boys and eighteen gurls a large group for any teacher Great Interest has been aroused concerning our country ln reference to other countnes Alaska South Amenca and Central Amerlca have been chlef among the studies of other countrle Our soclal aCtlVltlCS have centered around varlous partres For Hallowe en we not only played bingo and other games wlth dCllCl0US refreshments but also awarded prrzes for the best costumes The reclplents of these pnzes for the best costumes were Carl Trultt and Freda Hudson At Chrlstmas time we enJoyed enjoyed by all Mrs Egan furmshed the refreshments Other actlvrtles followed on approprlate occasions THIRD GRADE Mrs Thompson We had forty four students 1n our thrrd grade Two of our former members moved away but we gamed three new students in their places Thxs year has been dedicated to the process of broadening our knowledge of the world lt was ex cltlng not only to hear enchantmg stones of coun trles beyond our borders but also to study them wlth the and of geography books Each member of the class trled to brmg some souvenlr of those strange countnes Our teacher made strlkmg contributions to our collection We not only leamed much m the splnt of true coop eratnon but also we leamed not to neglect our health We had charts which kept a dally account of our personal care It was a pleasure to strike for a check mark to prove our face hands halr and teeth were clean every day Our student library held many fascmatlons for us Each student brought a book from home After Chnstmas many new story books took possession of our hbrary Hohdays have not been forgotten We not only had the prettiest decoratlons for every occasion but also partnes with refreshments and new games Play mg Old Maids Dr Quaclc and many other games made our chlldren s room a delight . 4 J U . - 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The party on Valentine's Day was 39 SECOND GRADE FIRST GRADE Mrs Slmpler When students are promoted mto the second grade they are ready for more serxous study I found my forty second grade students w1II1ng to learn Regular readmg as well as readmg pertalnmg to our unlt concemed wlth Commumty Llfe has made this a profitable year ln the expanslon of the pupnls knowledge We have taken trlps 1n order to understand our own communnty better The Post Office held a fasclnatron for every chnld The homeroom mothers planned trlps they thought beneficial to our studies The homeroom mothers have glven partles for every occaslon Hallowe en Chrlstmas and Valentme s Day We want to thank our homeroom mothers for thelr kmdness SECOND GRADE Mnss Evans The second grade has thirty nme pupils The attend ance has not been good becau e of lllness We all attended the Christmas program glven n the audxtorlum Other holldays were observed each ln a speclal way Our regular school work requires a lot of tlme and energy In order to be the klnd of student our school can be proud of Mlss Evans told us of her travels We have spent much tune together mvestngatmg the many dlflerent stones ln our teacher s collection FIRST GRADE Mrs Wells The first grade IS a delightful group composed of thlrty five HI'St grade puplls who are the commg stu dents of Lewes Hugh School We have devoted a year to the development of the unlt Home and School The children brought many pnctures and read many stones Besides their readmg charts pertamnng to thls unlt were made Homeroom mothers gave the chlldren partxes at Halloween Chrlstmas and Valentines Day The first school partres are long remembered ln every Inrtle mlnd The refreshments and games helped the chll dren learn to cooperate wlth each other Inqulrmg minds are developed durmg the first year of school Good luck to my students ln thelr future school work Mrs Hastings It was September 6 I946' Our first day at school' And what a day' There were thirty four of us twenty glrls and fourteen boys Some of us were very brave while others crled and Cfled I want to go home' I want my momma' Our Hrst event of the year was a I-Iallowe en Party Prlzes glven for the prettlest dressed went to Mary Lou Dorman and to Harry Hickman Roland Prlzes for the two funniest costumes were awarded to Ella Adams and Bully D Graves On Saturday the mnth of December Mary Lou Dorman mvlted us to her home for a blrthday party We had lots of fun watchmg her blow out slx candles We have made clay ammals representmg Mac and Muff fdog and cat characters ln our readmg stonesj and many ammals from the farm the circus and the zoo One of the thmgs whlch we dnd for nature study was to make a bug collectlon of seed pods burrs plne cones etc We studied about these and then used them ln our art classes We needed Christmas tree decoratlons so we pamted the pme cones and seeds wlth alabastme and trimmed our tree uslng them wxth our cut paper decoratxons We 1nv1ted all of our parents to our Christmas party We exchanged glfts played games had Chrlst mas musxc and served refreshments of lce cream and cookies Apparently we exchanged somethlng else besides just the usual Chrlstmas gxft for durmg our Christmas vacation several pupils became ull with chicken pox Our Valentme Party was a double feature' It was St Valentme s Day and Peggy Wrllm s bxrthday We celebrated St Valentines by making valentmes for our parents and classmates and for our room We used a tablecloth four red candles and made valen t1ne table decoratlons for our party After we emptied our valentlne mall box of all lts pretty valentlnes Mrs W1II1n Peggy s mother brought a large valentine and blrthday cake for the center of our table also lce cream On the top of a large cocoanut cake was a bug red heart outlmed Wlth whlte blrthday candles Around the cake were many tiny red hearts We are workmg hard on readmg We have three groups the Alrplanes the Trams and the Boats Addltlon combinations and countlng by 2s are keeping us all quite busy Language stones keep us Interested ln our class mates pets We also enjoy hearlng about thelr trlps to dxfferent places We are Iearnmg how people travel and what other people such as the postman grocer mllkman and farmer each do to help us DRINK MILK' That s health' BRUSH TEETH' That s health' WASH HANDS' That s health' GOOD POSTURE' That s health' These are Our slogans I . - . . . ,. , . - . . . ,, I . 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' , . . . , I - I I I I . , 7 . - 1 I I I ATOMIC ENERGY CDMMISSIGN -H .iii GIRLS BASKETBALL By CHARLOTTE REIM Coach Mlss Mary Upshur Mears Caplam Peggy Warrlngton Asszslanl Caplam Evelyn Dodd Managers Jean Stambaugh josephyne Guerln Elva Marvel Practice started early ln December wmth a large turnout of glrls ID preparatlon for the flrst game on December I3 The grrls have trled very hard th1s year to wln every game and though they have not they were not very far from thelr goal The team has been an outstanding one Phyllns Warrxngton was hugh scorer for the year makmg l56 points Mllton Selbyvllle Lord Baltlmore Milford J M Clayton Alumnl Mlllsboro Rehoboth Georgetown Lord Baltlmore PLAYERS Forwards Evelyn Dodd Phyllis Warrlngton Faye Whlte Roberta Bailey Betty Lowe Betty Bryan Guards Charlotte Relm Vlfglnla Russell Peggy Warrlngton Mary Louise Joseph Betty Ann Shxpley Vlfglnla Trader Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Vxrglma Mnrchell SCHEDULE J M Clayton Milford Mllton Mlllsboro Georgetown Selbyvllle Rehoboth Totals Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes Lewes T 5h-fr BOYS BASKETBALL Couch Thomas Marsxllx 'Vlanagcr D Rlchard Brlttmgham Asszslanl llflanagcr Herbert S Warren The Lewes Plrates began the season wlth twenty one fellows Edward Creadlck and Lee Palmer were elected co captains of the varsity Robert Hall was not with the team ln the flrst half of the season As this was Mr M8fSllll s fnrst year m Lewes as a coach he was handicapped because he had to start from scratch with the basketball team SCI IEDULE They e I hey e Milton Lord Baltlmore Rehoboth ,I M Clayton Mxllsboro Mxlford Selbyvllle Totals P Penne P Lynch Marsh S Howarth J Schmlerer Ha B Rxckards Ratledge Dxckerson Creadnclc Palmer Georgetown Lord Baltlmore J M Clayton Mxlford Milton Georgetown Rehoboth Mlllsboro MBERS Cooper Parsons Russell Ingram Hocker 3 Elliott Hazzard Baker Steelman Howarth Trultt 1 16. 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' 4 viva,- FOOTBALL By SAMUEL IIOWARTI l Coach Mr Thomas MdfSllll Asszslanl Manager E Creadlck The Idea of a football team appealed to the Lewes llxgh boys like a rat takes to cheese l he boys hammered pounded and drilled most of the tramlng season wlthout any sort of equlp ment Little by lnttle we rounded up enough umforms to equip twenty three members Our new coach Mr M8fSllll dlsplayed a lot of patlence and tolerance 1n teachmg boys who had never played the game before Due to the late arrlval of unlforms our schedule was llmlted to one game wlth Rehoboth Hugh School who handed the first team out of Lewes lllgh School a defeat on Thanksgiving Day The squad consisted of the followmg 'llanagcr U Brlttlngham ,I Cooper end C Melson tackle W Dickerson end II Mlchalskl guard T Freeman end R Hall back l lowarth center Hudson back lludson back lngram tackle Knapp tackle Lockerman guard Lynch back Marsh back P Penne center I Palmer guard Pratt guard Qulllen tackle Richards tackle Russell tackle Ratledge end Rlckards back Warren back Tfultt water boy 44 P N fy '5 or e' .i ff? .',' q f ,t-f 5'-H e A r ., A A S. J. fr J. K. ' B. ' T. ' Y B. S. - R. D. -f R. fr B. ' P. -f H. D. -f D. ' - www? fi' GIRLS SOFTBALL By PEGGY WARR I NCTON Manager Evelyn Mitchell Coach Miss Mary Mears Caplam Charlotte Relm Thls year we hope our softball team s record IS long remembered Mlss Mears ordered perfect equlpment which made playmg softball a pnvllege Twenty live glrls went out for thls sport The schedule mcludes the followmg Harrington Milford Mary Shlpley Mary Louise joseph Ann Gannon Roberta Balley Betty Lowe Betty Shipley Charlotte Relm Vlrgmxa Russell Georgetown Rehoboth M xlton MEMBERS Margaret Sturms ackle Dougherty Barbara Brxttmgham Betty GIBSON jane Merle Vlvlan Howard Betty Bryan l lelen Dorman Betty Martin 45 Selbyvllle I M Clayton Patsy Hastmgs Vxrglma Mltchell Betty Hazel Ruth Cavanaugh Shirley Whlte Elame Rhoades jackie Lawton Barbara Cooper 5 . .- I4 , gk . ff 5 , . ' x V l ' W 2 ,. B . 24 ' . X , 3 1 , . , If--,wa 'f 1 f' H V - lulqqmf - . in ,lf Vfhfg, V ,,, , 4 7 4 Q -, 1 .A A T4 W' V ' r. a r y '-:aww , X V N . , . m-M656 if BOYS BASEBALL Coach Mr Thomas Marsllll The Lewes Hlgh baseball team has not yet been organlzed There IS an urge to start base ball and to wln every game There IS a large group thls year and lf this group stavs Lewes should be successful CANDIDATES Donald Marsh Robert Hall Donald Ratledge Parke Penne Paynter Lynch Theodore Rlchards Sam Russell Lee Palmer Bull lngram CAMES TO BE. PLAYED Milford l larrlngton Milton I M Clayton 46 Ted Freeman Edward Steelman Joseph Hudson James Cooper Tom Hocker Bull Rlckards David Tfultt Harvey Mxchalskl Sam Howarth Georgetown Rehoboth .5 lt . .1 I A 1-VK cf ' .y X7 , , , Y M. MQ- . Mn ' 9 I IN CIDEN TALS .. PEACE CALE DAR Se 4 Oc 17 Nvl lll5 CC Bu ELVA MARVEL and DOLLY WHITE 1 General Assembly convenes Back to the grmdstone yes none other than school Unfurled the school flag ln assembly D slgn worked out by Harvey Mlchalskl Flrst meetmg of the semor class elected officers Teachers meetmg Nlce weather huh3 Ye old lmtnatlon of the freshmen What experience' s-QQ Senlors Hallowe en Party Hay galore Electron only one hohday!!! End of the first markmg perxocl The classes are stlll the same but are we sen1ors3 American Educatlon Week Everyone gets a dose General Assembly gets down to busxness Taps were sounded on Armlstlce Day wlth a mmute of sllent prayer FIFSI Cotllllon Club meeting Elected Cotnlllon Club officers there s a blg txme comlng Thanksglvmg Holldays Everybody gamed wexght The great basketball season opens Delaware Day program ln assembly Elva represents P S C Mllton basketball game lost Just got started on the wrong foot l6-Kenney breaks two bulbs on Mlss Beebe s Chrlstmas tree Memory passages lh Engllsh Who gets the nut sunclael' Selbyvllle game at home Good work gurls sorry boys ohnny Short makes hrs appearance at the Chrlstmas Dance Glrls and boys dressed up for a change Kenny wears hlmself out cleamng Mlss Beebe s room so he won t have to buy bulbs What dxd Peggy do at B111 s party3 Now she teaches the class a few lessons ln Love3 General Assembly has a recess Betty Lowe gets a sparkler! .la an E 6 Assembly debates but we start school agaxn strammg our brams Game at Lord Baltimore Doing better boys Game wlth Milford What about xt Mrs Houston 3 john M Clayton game at home Gxrls won boys defeated A group sees Shakespeare s The Merchanl o Vemce at Mllford Press Club has lhe Carmval Bug success Alumnx game Boys won!! fThey dld too J The team traveled all the way to Mlllsboro to lose a game Spellmg Bee ln assembly The semors are proud of Barbara Dolly Sammy and Paynter if-,A Game w1th Rehoboth Our glrls are red hot Report Cards What teachers room was the fullest'-V Game wlth Georgetown rather not talk about It Soclal Committee breakfast What hap pened to the butler Robert3 Senlors have a Valent1ne Party Nlce re freshments Game wlth Mllford away Sad news Mllton team returns Glrls you dld t dldn t you3 20-Out of school at 2 00 P M Hurrah!! Storm though No school weather again Yea weather manll Played Mlllsboro but we 3 Lord Baltlmore game We all looked for ward to lt Glrls won but oh you boys Georgetown game Nuf sed Dolly had a nice week end Mr Shlelds vacatnons ln Atlantlc City Dlcky delnvers an lnterestmg speech .:, Q ll , at pt. f . n. fe- , . . . E ' 7- ' 1 ' . 13- ' . e- - . n 14--A .I . ' : t. - ' ' . ' -- . . 18- A - -A - . an 15s, ' f 17- - . A . N 21- ' . .. -, . I 24- ' o. e ' ' ' . . - -l l - - 5- ' s ' v V gg . . E u ll- ' ' . . . D A f I gl 141 . , . . I If l5-Hurry! Worry! Macbeth!! Y 18- ' ' . . . ' A 27vt . . Q. Q . ' . J .2s- ' . ' . 9 31 - . ' D . 3- , ' 6- ' - F b. 5- ' ' . - 13- ' . . . ' lag . . ' . 1 - U l ' 14- ' U ' . . 17- - - . 18- ' . ' - 1. 19a ' ' . 1 ' ' I . . .. ZHAQ ' ' 5 21- ' - -1 4 . - ' . . . 251 - , - 21- ' -' . ' 28- - U D ' 24- . ' . ' 48 Mar 4 12 I3 Arl Game wlth Selbyvllle away Seniors watched the bxrdle Results ln t e BEACON J Game with Rehoboth Band makes lts first appearance of the season Dode and Payn ter show oratlng talents 1n Assembly Socxal Commlttee Luncheon more good manners brought out Iowa State Test Oh the headaches Senlor outlines due Scnbble scratch and tear up Public Speaking presents two one act plays Whose overalls were those lh Mrs Murphy s Chowder HJ X April Fools Day Loulse D stnll rsnt her own boss General Assembly flllbusters Easter vacatlon and we need lt' Semor themes due what a rehef' Senlor class presents Young April Box offlce sold out May 22 June l Social Commlttee has a tea Pretty good etiquette Hey take your thumb out of the tea' Press Club Dinner brlng out the medlclne Rotary Club gets entertamed Senior class gets fed unlors glve seniors a prom Thrill' Thrlllll Baccalaureate services Last week of school Seniors look bewildered 5, Commencement A bug loss to the school Session draws to a close At last' fi .ALUNHU 1946 Name Alfred Best Helen Brugge Jean Dodd Jack Frazer Joanne Greenspun Vlrgmla Hall Marcella Hazel Wllllam Hocker Thomas Hoenen Hilda Howard Beverly Howarth Paul Hudson Carroll Irons Phyllls Jefferson Ann Marshall Ella Marshall Jlm Macmtlre Lela Mcllvame Phyllls Mcllvalne John Martm Wllllam Megee Venna Mae Pennington Ethel Larson Sylvester Rlckards Dorothy Rogers James Thompson Destiny At Present Mlller Six boys Model Lewes Beach Late agam' Marrlage Beebe Hospltal Barney s 340 Market Street She fell Frlends at last Stlll own recaps Dlg ditches Stlll looking Cot hmm Mrs 3 Crashl' l lousewlfe Mrs 3 Farmer Navy Nurse Marriage Loafing Stlll trymg To love all th C WOYTICD Marrled and a mlller Beacom College Nurse Navy Wellesley College Usher ln movies Nurse Army Navy Lewes Trust Company Marrled fMrs J McCarthy Charles MlllS employee Navy Beacom College Edgewood Park JUIIIOY College Marrlecl Mrs Wm Marshl Unlversxty of Delaware Secretary Wllmlngton Farmer Unlversnty of Delaware Nurse Beautlclan Navy Marrled CMrs W Chlpmanl Pllot boat 49 . 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D A I A IJ' v I ts THE F ORU A 11 Vol VI JUNE 1947 N 1 EDITORIAL Durmg the year of I947 we have wltnessed many strange events A great reformatlon has occurred The male members of the Semor Class have shown a very noticeable nmprovement ln their manners as well as appearance 3335 The boys definitely forbid a change ln their new styles and man ners A necktle has become a thlng of the past Smce necktles are often lrrltatmg around ones neck they have been named as the mam obstacle for dlverslon from studies In order to be a good student the boys found that It I5 necessary to be comfortable therefore they must dress ln comfort Polo shlrts or better still huge plald shlrts and faded overalls are the accepted fashion The boys belleve ln savmg thelr energles for emergencles and t IS explalns why they never do any more than what IS necessary order to conserve their energy they never carry the books of the falr sex refuse to help the glrls In any actlvlty never open the door for anyone but themselves demand that they be first to reach thelr destmatlon not classesl seldom leave books or chalrs ln order and as a flnal rule they must follow the motto Everyone for hlmself Thus we glrls have found xt neces sary to stand up and fight for our nghts Bulletms lntroducmg our reform bllls will be posted soon As time marches on there wlll be some drastic changes made MWS Qkx SOCIAL EVENT It was on May 31 I947 that Alfred Kenneth ulllen Esq en tertaxned hls fellow classmates at a lavlsh shmdlg IH the basement of ye ole Lewes Hlgh There were refreshments galore All the prunes dried aprlcots and water anyone could hold Are you knd dmg3 Mr ulllen rented a well known orchestra composed of sux students of our band? to Serenade To be sure of havlng a good tlme he had a complete program of entertalnment We played acks Three Blind Mice and then there were three teams for a relay race' We are such a closely related class that no one thought of holdmg hands Yes I must say we all appre clated dear Alfred s efforts but you know I thxnk there was somethlng funny when he passed around a hat for contnbutlons to the A K Fund SENIORS LAST STAND j G B D R D was on june 6-that last day of school Everyone should he happy as a rule There we stood ln our caps and gowns Our smlles replaced by halfway frowns The musxc started so dxd we But walt we cant puck up our knees The first one on each slde ned and trled and tned The ones behlnd began to shove We prayed for some help from above We now began walkmg slowly toward the stage Wnth all our falth hope and c c courage By now the band had played the plece through twlce The people were wondenng Are they men or m1ce3 Halfway up IS when lt happened Our pace began to slacken And why go fast tam t no race Then the tears began to flow I' hat made the golng slow The hankle went from hand to hand Keeplng better time than we dld w1th the band And as we marched on the stage once more Feelmg llke dashmg to the door Thmkmg of those twelve long years We started again wlth tears We looked at the audience wlth AWE And youll never guess what we saw' PEOPLE LOST AND FOUND 05 Loulse Wagamon lost her shy ness Could this really b our LOUISC3 ost Peggy Warrmgton lost her home work Dolly Whlte lost ln a letter Faye White lost from the school us Evelyn Mltchell lost her books Barbara lost her heart Dlcky lost his heart fWhat IS th1s3J Ike C was lost ln a dentxsts office Louise Dickerson lost that heart agam Rena was lost ln a dream Evelyn Dodd was lost ln another world 50 'Y - , o. 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THE FORUM Donald Marsh found nn a I947 Mnldred lost her stranght hanr oe Guernn was lost nn a pnle of letters Sam Howarth lost hns patnence wth :banana Mnckey lost Donald Mose Lockerman lost nn chem nstry lab Betty Lowe lost her man Paynter lost hns technnque Donald Marsh lost wnthout the famnly jallopy Helen was lost nn her Chevy Elva was dreamnng about Bnll when we lost her Dode M lost hns freedom Parke lost nn a bng pnle of money Qbng jokel Kenny lost hns wallet Charlotte lost an old spark ake lost durnng Trng class Vnrgnnna Russell lost her balance Betty Ann lost some of that long hanr Fred Stevenson lost hns hanr tonnc Maggne Sturms lost learnnng how to drnve Lost from Class of 1947 Nancy Sharp Hastnngs Sndney Downs Rose Mnller Rose Betty Bryan Found Lounse L2 recuperatnng Evelyn Dodd was found stnll dreamnng fNew Mexnco ns so far away J ,lo Cuernn was found nn lllnnons Sam Howarth found freedom Mnckey found Dode Mose Lockerman was found blown to bnts Betty Lowe found jonnnng the Navy not for boot trannnng enther Paynter found that technnque nsn t necessary anyway Bunck Elva found nn her hope chest Parke found sngnnng l O U s Kenny found wnthout any money Dode found a steady compannon Charlotte found a new plug also school rnng wnth an owner ake Rnchards was found playnng badmnnton Vnrgnnna found on the nce New method Ouch 'J Betty Ann found some bangs Fred found some muscles Our HE MAN I Maggne Sturms hasn t been found yet It would be safer to learn to rnde a bncycle Lounse W found nn an argument Who sand she was shy3 Peggy found more excuses Dnd you say she had her homework done3 Dolly found benng sent Specnal Delnvery to Vnrgnnna Evelyn Mntchell found somethnng better Faye found wnthout a basketball sunt CDnd you notnce the scenery DJ Ike was found wnth snx new choppers Rena was seen at the Unnversnty of Delaware Barbara D found her heart stnll nn the same place and she hopes that the sennors have found as much success and happnness as she has enjoyed f 'DD 1-4 4 WHAT HAPPENED T0 THE JUNIORS CHere ns the Answerb When LOOKS were passed out they thought we sand BOOKS and sand We don t want any When EYES were passed out they thought we sand PIES and they sand We ll take bng ones W hen NOSES were passed out they thought we sand ROSES and they sand We wnll have a bng red one When TEETH were passed out they thought we sand WREATH and they sand We ll have artnfncnal ones When EAR5 were passed out they thought we sand BEERS and they sand Well have two bng ones When MOUTHS were passed out they thought we sand TOWELS and they sand We never use themlll When LIPS were passed out they thought we sand HIPS and they sand We ll take small ones When FEET were passed out they thought we sand BEETS and they sand We ll take long ones When ARMS were passed out they thought we sand CHARMS and they sand We dont need any Knddnn of course Sl J ' - ' A l ' - ' ........ , U . ' l C30 . , - v - ' l - a ' ' . l , . . fi , . - H H W W . . E . Q v ' . ' ' .J . I J - -- ' . c ' ' -J ' ' Dickey found on Lewes Beach. N U 'fu . l ' 0 I l 1 ' ' ' ' . t ' F. s. f . . . T. R. 1 ' . 1, U, 'GP ' . . . . . . . ' fu F l I l , l - fi- -sr q in X xiii!!! 5 M2 wg 1 f 1 'Q 95,3 'Anus 1 'Q Q lf,-2'wr KVA A' xr J':,S5J' s,.,,f-if ,sg if 'W J' 1 I U 'f u A 5 .iii Qtr- ' v A QP' Mm jim Macintire Marcella Haze Ella Marshall Marsh oanne Greens and Ann Mars Jean Dodd Phyllls Mcllv aclc Frazer a Betty Lowe Alfred Best Edna Best fMr and Mrs A C lrons Mr and Mrs Chlpman Dot Rogers! Vlfglnla Hall John Martm Beverly Mccar ,lack McCarth fMr and Mrs Blll Megee Bull Hocker Phyllxs jefferso llnlda Howard Lela Mcllvame Tommy lloeno Venna Mae Pennmgton Helen Brugge Sylvester Rlch James Thomps and hrs blg brot Paul Hudson Helen Llngo le s' lovers Watch the blfdle' Separated 5 Pass the pxckles please Our typlst Acrobats Buddies That lpana smlle Lonelyl All dressed up Has beens' The past Sophomore Pa S Sun Bonnet uf Mose Curly head Uv Look at our Blg Bow' Loafers Cutne Bathmg beauties Future unlor Peach hazard Y ears and Years ago A Senior J Pumpkln Duster 'z L...u:n. ar 'M- K., '59 5' B 64 V l ' - ue 3 I l K-4 ' I , . A . l Ln ' V . I I 4. A . ,J 4 , ' K 1- E. M W .A , Q ' H 9 4 3 3 ' N . A ' .-E A WH QA ' I Q 'Q W -if I V 'Q h 'h' h 5 I V i ' Ajry ' 3 eeee, e or e 30' Q ESP? ha. i JN. I Q' - Q X A V ' r X ' 1 1 i 4 . ,ff 1 , ee s V e K Q N Y 5 SEQ :N Q7 ,N 1 Q . V W A 1 .T 1 5 A ,. 4 t ,R , ,W . 5 It V., e w' K NF i 3 , , . , Q 4 gm an r if A ?ni' ,FQ 5, x-Q 'J' E4 r Y ,f M-.- Q 7 3, ' :MQW ' , 3' M SOCIAL D A R AWARD The Daughters of the Amerlcan Revolutlon asked that a senlor glrl s name from every school be sent ln to the state organlzatlon as the good cltlzen of thelr partlcular school The glrl s name that IS drawn ln the state flnals IS awarded a trlp to Washlngton for four days to slt wlth the elghtleth congress Margaret Porter Warrlngtons name was sent ln from Lewes School .nl CLASS PLAY By LOUISE DICKERSON The members of the senlor class chose for thelr play Young April by Auranla Rouverol and Wllllam Spence Rouverol Young Aprll IS a dellghtful comedy ln three acts Thls play shows the experlences of the Mclntyres presentlng the two youngsters Terry and George ln thelr later adolescence The young daughter has her beaux ln rapld succes slon almost marrylng the wrong one untll the lclndly lnterventlon of Mother and Dad together wlth the glrls growlng understandlng steers her over to the rlght one The older brother who IS ln love wlth an ldeal conceptlon of the sweetest glrl ln the world dls covers that she IS only human after all Flnally h he reallzes that he loves her anyhow just as she IS And we see George growlng up at last and adjustlng himself to some of the realltles of llfe Throughout the play Mother and Dad now casu ally now ln great concern dlscuss thelr youngsters problems The play enllvened by frequent blts of humor IS a genulne study of the lnter reactlons f parent and youngster durlng the tender romantic lmpulslve Young April age All members of the senlor class partlclpated The play was glven on two successlve nlghts wlth a dlf ferent cast for each nlght Young Aprll was a suc cessful event l f. COTILLION CLUB CHRISTMAS DANCE Presulenl Faye Whlte Vrcc Preszdenl Donald Marsh Secrelary ,Iosephyne Guerln Treasurer Mlckey Lawton We chose our officers at the Flrst meetlng Our club conslsts of members of the 10th I Ith and l2th grades At CODVEDICDL tlmes we met Thls was at lunch tlmes after school etc We worked hard and everyone has to agree the dance was a success Faye Whlte was an excellent presldent She secured our orchestra and shouldered many of the responslbllltles herself DCCOIHIIOD of FIVC large llghted trees plne holly and snow covered fences added a festlve alr to the EVE TS audltorlum Everyone enjoyed danclng to the muslc of ,Iohnnle Short s orchestra We wlsh the Cotllllon Club of I947 l948 all the fun and success that we had ' s PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION By HERMAN C SHORT Preszdenl Mr Herman C Short Vlcc Presldenl Mr Rlchardson Roberts Secretary Treasurer Mrs J Edgar MOIYIS Health Cllazrman Miss Dorls Monty I-lospzlalzty Cllazrman MISS Beulah Armour Membershlp Cflalrman Mrs Frank Tharp Program Cllazrman Mr lrwln Kehs Publzclly Cllarrman Mrs Weston Ellls The flrst meetlng of the Parent Teachers Assoclatlon was held ln the Lewes School Audltorlum on October 7 I946 Presldlng at the meetlng was Herman C Short lt was planned at thls meetlng to have the future meetlngs filled wlth constructlve ldeas for both parents and teachers Open forums were featured for a couple of the programs Speakers on the subject of educatlon were lnvlted for several others The year was both spasmodlc and eccentrlc At the beglnnlng It was almost engulfed wlth suggestlons by well meanlng folks The objects and pollcles were adhered to by the ofhcers of the assoclatlon maklng It posslble for future officers to carry out thelr own HSSOCIBLIOH pollcles and also the Natlonal Assoclatlon plans for the future lmprovements of the educatlonal system The Parent Teachers Assoclatlon adopted unanlmously the Councll for Delaware Education Incorporated whlch planned to worlc for the better ment of the Delaware School System In November the state Parent Teachers Assoclatlon approved the Delaware Educatlon lncorporatlon Coun cll Then all local Parent Teachers Assoclatlons approved Our anuary meetlng was dedlcated to the apprehenslon of thls councll The Membershlp Commlttee dld splendld work The Health Hospltallty Program and Publlclty chalrmans are all to be commended for thelr excellent SCFVICES Us BOYS STATE By DOLLY WHITE The boys who attended Boys State on March ZI and 22 were Davld R Brlttlngham senator Paynter A lynch attache Joseph Hudson secretary to treas urer and Fred W Stevenson representatlve Thelr tlme ln the state leglslature acqualnted them wlth the government and the operatlon of It and brought about a better understandlng of the part they must play ln bemg a good Amerlcan Cltllen . . . , . . . , - - . . . . . - - , . . . ,. , . g sf 'O . , . in . 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