Lord Baltimore High School - Eagles Nest Yearbook (Ocean View, DE)

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This journey would not be complete without mentioning our Washington Trip. On May 22, a happy group left for our Nation's Capital chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Graef and Mr. and Mrs. McCoy Joines. But we cannot linger here contentedly, merely satisfying ourselves with what has been and with what is. We must go forward with our elevation and our view. We must use our training and our knowledge. Carolyn Quillen Jimmy Evans Lorraine West Buddy Townsend Gerone Hudson James Timmons ,- -g .. is

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The Journey One mornrng rn September 1946 a company of young people twenty n1ne rn number set out on a long Journey rn search of an educatron Thrs company came frorr' all the land around fBayard Bethany Beach Ocean Vrew Mrllvrlle Clarksvrlle and Frankfordj to jorn together to set out to obtarn a hrgh school educatron Soon we reached the entrance of a great dark woods known as Freshman Land As we wandered through the trees wrth fear and tremblrng we wrshed we could turn back or f1nd a new way out After stumblrng about rn the dark and brushrng agarnst the huge trees of algebra we found ourselves hopelessly tangled rnthe brambles of Englrsh and scrence A cold w1nd scattered leaves of drscouragement upon us rn the form of flunks and demerrts and we were knocked down by the snubs of the upper classmen Frankly we had a terrrble trme rn thrs dark dark woods We decrded to elect class offrcers to boost our morale Buddy Townsend was made presrdent Brrce Steele Secretary Jack MeGee v1ce presrdent Dorrs Murray treasurer Along w1th berng lost rn these dark woods we were frrghtened by many ghosts whrch we found out later were merely teachers tardy marks and sophomores For nrne long months we remarned ln thrs lost state Contrnurng our Journey we realrzed we had reached a broad and swrft Flowrng rrver It was the golden rrver of our sophomore year Here Mr Snyder drsbarked for ports farther north and Mrs Jornes came on board We garly and bravely went aboard a lrttle boat we found here called the Soph Shrp James Trmmons was the captarn and he drrected the Class actrvrtres on the way across Carolyn Qurllen was our prlot and she assrsted rn drrectrng the crew Ensign Clara Bogue kept the records and Jrmmy Evans was the good mate lookrng out for our frnancral snags and sand bars Navrgatron across the rrver was drffrcult and several trmes were were almost shrpwrecked by the stormy Junxors and wrndy senrors who were determined to dash water on our heads As soon as we reached the shore we saw a lovely meadow before us the meadow of Junlor Land We set out happrly on thrs road because we were nearer our goal l-hgh School Educatron We hurrred to elect our offrcers Lorrarne West was elected president Carolyn Qurllen was made v1ce presrdent Sandra Layton our secretary and Pat Wrllett our treasurer As we wheeled along, we found there were many rugged stones and rough places rn our way lrke laboratory experrments composrtrons and mathematrcs Durrng the walk through the meadov. we made many observanons and learned much about people and places hrstorrcal events and customs of our country We drd some entertalnrng too We put on a play and musrcal on several nlghts At our Junror Prom to honor the senrors we danced to the musrc of Lou Parrs At last we reached the road s end and we came to a beautrful mountarn Just as rn a dream we found ourselves on the top of thrs wonderful mountarn, on the Skylrne Drrve Senror Land We were at the top of our hrgh school Journey Allow us to rntroduce our class offrcers Presrdent Lorrarne West Vrce Presrdent Carolyn Qurllen Secretary Sandra Layton Treasurer Pat Wrllett From thrs exalted place we can look down on the years of the past our former years rn hrgh school We have grown relatrvely rn stature and wrsdom ln clrmbrng we have breathed the fresh arr of new truths and doctrrnes and pnnciples, constrtutrng a better way of lrvrng 1 1 ' 9 , . 9 9 9 9 . , . , . 9 9 9 9 ' ' . . . 0 . . . 9 9 1 1 o 1 ' a 9 1 . . . - . . 9 ' 4 9 1 9 - . 1 p - 1 . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 9 9 9 , . o 9 9 ' . ' . , . , . . , , . , 9 9 1 . . . . . - . . . - . - ' 1 1 9 ' - 9 9 1 9 . -

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Wtlls To the Jumors we leave our ab1l1ty to do what we want when we want wrthout gettmg caught To the Sophomores we leave our Engllsh test papers but not our test grades To the P reshmen we leave our class partres To Mr Graef we the class of 58 leave our deepest gl'8llflC8Il0Il for all the thrngs you have done to help keep us on the nght track To the school board we leave our many thanks for the thrngs they have done for us To the faculty we leave our srncere appreclatton for helpmg us when we needed them most To the secretarxes we leave our many thanks for glvmg us shorthand and typrng paper durrng the second penod To Mrs McCann we leave a box of Kleenex to replace the many ones we used as an excuse to get out of class To the cafeter1a ladres we leave a bottle of Ketchupto replace all that we wasted rn autographrng the tables To the custodlans we leave a case of wmdow panes to replace the ones whrch we have broken Benny McCabe leaves hrs red harr to Jean Pusey Lee Mttchell leaves hrs tardmess to Elaxne Hxtchens Buddy Townsend leaves h1s athlenc abrlrty to Ne1l Murray and Eugene Marvel Brxce Steele leaves hrs speedmess to Forrest Evans Gene Hudson leaves hrs ab1l1ty to let grrls wreck cars to Leroy Trmmons Jlmmy Evans leaves hrs wlse cracks tn class to Lrndley Murray James Ttmmons leaves hrs qulet manner to DeeDee Mezrck Gerone Hudson leaves h1s abrllty to cut crrcles around the flag pole to Jack H111 June Wharton leaves her herght to Norma Smlth and her btg blue eyes to June Steele Sandra Layton leaves her long hatr to V1rg1n1a Collrns Pat Wrllett leaves her herght to Loretta Hudson and Mary Jane Knox Judy Powell leaves her neverceaslng grggles to Sandra West and her ab1l1ty to get along wlth Mr O Donnell to Carol Tyre Lorra1ne West leaves her ab1l1ty to cut school to June Jackson and her ab1l1ty to play basketball to Nancy Johnson Carolyn Qulllen leaves her steady boyfrrend to Dolores Hocker Amta Hrkman leaves her ab1l1ty to dr1ve anythrng w1th a motor to Faye Warrington and Carolyn Scott Ruth Ann Wrngate leaves her daydreams rn Englxsh class to M1Il8m Evans Beverly Barker leaves her alertness rn class to Leroy Trmmons Cather1ne leaves her ab1l1ty to move fast to Clarre Evans Emd McCabe leaves her shyness to Walter Lathbury and Harold Evans Dons Muarry leaves her abllrty to get good grades rn her school work to Mark Bennett Jean Davrdson leaves her ab1l1ty for speedy actrons to Lots Wood. W1ll Commrttee Ruth Ann Wrngate Judy Powell Brlce Steele Gene Hudson Benny McCabe Lee Mttchell