Loyalsock Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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Class Hlstory We began our hlgh school career on a bright sunny day in the fall of 1947 at Elkland Townsh1p High School We found the doors w1de open for twenty four students Some of the faces had happy expresslone while others had sad Some tongues were loose and some were very taut As freshmen we had the home economlcs room for our home room filled one half of it On October 27, Barbara Howard moved back to Philadelphia, during the same term, Joyce Shadduck moved to Canton On April 12, 1948, Paul Bender joined us from Sonestown High School Our homeroom teacher was Miss Ide who succeeded in teaching us a few manners The faculty conslsted of Mr Carl Driscoll, Superv1s1ng Prin clpal, who taught Engllsh and biology, Grace Ide, who taught home economics, Andrew Barrow, who taught h1Bt0Py and phys1cal educatlo Nelson C Mullen, who taught mathematics and bookkeeping, and LaVerna L Saphore, who taught vocational agr1culture The class officers were: Clinton Boyles, President, Rlchard Randall, Vice President, Alice Caseman, Secretary, Beatr1ce Brown, Treasurer, and Cecil Bedford, Historian Returnlng to school as sophomores we felt a little bigger because we could look down on the class behlnd us We had the same homeroom with twenty one famil1ar faces and the same homeroom teacher However, we learned that our school was now called Loyalsock Joint High School During our term we welcomed Charles Howell who joined us from Robert Treat Junior High School, Newark, New Jersey, and Dean Hartford from Shunk Our teachers thls year were Carl Drlscoll, Supervlslng Prin cipal, Andrew Barrow, h1etory and physlcal educat1on, Grace Ide,home economics, Grace Laverty, muslc, Paul Marklewlcz, sclence, Floyd Masteller, English, Nelson Mullen, mathematics, LaVerne L Saphore, vocational agrlculture The class offlcers were as follows: Presldent, Richard Randall, Vice Presldent, Carlton Rinker, Secretary, Alice Caseman, Treasurer, Margaret Robbins, and Historlan, Cec1l Bedford The puplls who left our class were Wllliam Graffius and Reva Ramsey Wllliam Graffius went to Montoursvllle and Reva Ramsey went to Liberty Returnlng the next year as Junlors, happler than any year before, we walked lnto school wlth fifteen Ihul Bender rel1eved themselves of w1th us Durlng the year Beatrlce Bedford left our class Cecil and while Beatrlce settled down to the treasury, we held two performances famlliar faces Dean Hartford and scholastlc dutles and d1d not return Brown, Sylva Guleewhlte, and Cecil Sylva went to Canton Hlgh School buslness of l1fe To bulld our by Lucky and H13 Sons of the Range . ' . 0 ' o 0 0 ' 1 e Ne 0 s o l 0 0 ' . , . . . . . . ng . a 0 o . ' ,, s . ' Q e o ' o 0 A Q 4 - . . . . . . . . . . . . ' D .. ' 0 . . u - ' n ' L ' A c .4 s 0 o c o -. Q . o . 0 . . . . . . . . 0 I . . . . . . , . . .- , . . . . l e n - ' s u o . 1 . , - o o - ' ' o o . . . . 0 . . ' . ' 1 . , . . Q u s 0 9 . . . , . ' ' e - ' e e . n F . , . . , . . o Mlss Ide was our homeroom teacher agaln and led us along new paths of l1fe The teachers were: Carl Drlscoll, Supervlslng PT1nC1pal, Floyd Masteller, soclal studles, Grace Laverty, 1uB1C, Grace Ide, home econcmlcs, Nelson Mullen, mathematlcs, Dean N1tmer, vocatlonal agrl culture, Paul Marklewlcz, sclence and Andrew Barrow, HlBtOTy and physlcal education The class officers were: Presldent, Charles Howell, Vice Pres1dent, Mary Lou Pardee, Secretary, Richard Randall, Treasurer, Grace Streby and Hlstorlan, W1ll1am D1eter Going back to school ln the fall of 1950 as sen1ors we totalled flfteen members, but early ln the year, Ronald Croman moved to Maine and Cec1l Bedford rejolned us from Canton Hlgh School The new school project was started so our homeroom was changed to the audltorium Miss Ide, avaln, was our homeroom teacher! She had tolerated ue for three years so she trled the fourth The faculty was: Mr Carl Driscoll, Supervlslng Prlncipal, Mr Barrow taught hlstory and physlcal education, Mr Masteller, social stud1es, Miss Ide, home economlcs, Mies Laverty, mus1c, Mr Nrtmer, vocatlonal agriculture, Mr Albright guldance and soclal etudles, Mr Mullen, matdematlcs, and ur Gleookler sclence For 8Ct1V1tlE8 we had a Hallowe'en Party and Sen1or Play tltled, What Happened to Uncleu every member of the class worked hard to f1n3nC8 the tr1p to Nashlngton In November, we lost a member of the class Cllnton Boyles left h1s friends in school and Jolned

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the United States Air Force The class offlcers for the year were: President, Carlton Rlnker, Vice Pres1dent, Mary Lou Pardoe, Secretary, Hazel Lewis, Treasurer, Grace Streby and Historian, Richard Randall This is the year of our graduation As we go down the way to the reality of so many dreams, to the goal for which we have strived, we begin to wonder: do we really want to leave all this behind? Goodby friends, goodbye to high school Our dlplomas are remlndere of happy experiences and passports to days which, we hope, will be as full and as satisfylng as those we are leaving behind Class Wlll We, the senior class of 1951, having strengthened ourselves both mentally and phys1cally durlng four years of hard labor do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament To the faculty, we wlsh to glve our thanks for tnelr patlence and understandlng We are glad to note we haven't drlven one of them to insanlty We hope that they w1ll find another class as well behaved as ours has been To the junlor class, we leave our ab1l1ty to Blng, dance and gambol, also, our abil1ty to conduct a class meetlng smoothely To the glrls of the junior class our glrls leave the1r shyness around boys To the boys we leave socks wlth holes in the toes whlch we have worn so falthfully To the sophomore class, we leave our ab1l1t1es to pass through the hall quietly, to pass notes undetected, and to s1t quletly at d1Sm1B381 time, never havlng to be told the second time to, 'Shut Up' To the freshmen class, we leave our hablt of havlng our homework done on time and our abllity to act innocent even lf we are gullty To the eighth grade, we leave our shyness, good behavior, and alert ness when in the presence of a teacher To the seventh grade, we leave our beauty and excellent manners Last but not least, we make personal bestowalsl though small and trifling, after long discusslons and much deep thought, these are left to individuals wlth the hope that they w1ll be used to thelr greatest advantage Cecil Bedford w1lls h1s typing ab1l1ty to h1s sister Reva Watson Dudley Brown wills his night llfe to anyone who can stand the late hours Alice Caseman wills her shyness to her slster Phyllls William Dleter wills h1s clownlng to Martin Renzo Nellie Gilbert leaves her abllity to tell storles to anyone who can tell them better Ella Ruth Heess wills her qulet ways to Catherlne Bahl Charles Howell wills hls helght to Loule Brown Hazel Lewis wills her spelling ab1l1ty to Yolanda Brown Mary Lou Pardoe wills her figure to Jeanette Vough Richard Randall wllls his 8b111t18B of leadership to John Carpenter Carlton Rinker leaves his qu1et unassumlng attitude to James Houser Margaret Robbins leaves Dean behlnd for one year only Calvln Shaffer wills h1s broad shoulders to Stanley Robblns Grace Streby leaves her ambltious nature to Dorothy Morgan We, the above named, do hereby appolnt our custod1an, Fred Rlnker as sole executor of thls, our last will and testament May he d1l1 gently carry out its every provision ZH, 0 . ' o - ' a ' e s 8 e e O O . . , . . . . . . I I I .A I U l o - ' 0 I 0 l I I O U D . I s O 0 Q 0 l . O e 9 . - s f-.-V A , l1z' 1.1- :m '