Mars Area Junior Senior High School - Planet Yearbook (Mars, PA)

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I Z?ozcA9r01fznc! Waferiaf CLASS HISTORY If one were musing around the Mars High School Library today, as I was, they might find a dust-covered volume, entitled, Memoirs of Our Class. Opening the cover I see it is edited by the faculty, and published by the senior class. The first chapter is entitled Freshman Line-up. I see that fate- ful September Day in T947 when our class of 132 victims, darkened the threshold of that great institution of learning, Mars High School. To steer the class in the right direction we elected Jim Park as Presi- dent, and intrusted our dues to Lillian Bates. This year we were entertained with Bill MaxweII's jokes. Just imagine, no initiation. I guess the Junior Class thought we couldn't take it. One of the main and most enjoyable events was our Freshman Class Party. The new demerit system was the cause of many sorrows this year. On the next dusty page we can distinguish our Sophomore Class Picture. We are beginning to look more like intelligent students. This year we elected Paul Boyce as President, Jim Park as Vice-Presi- dent, Beverly Porter as Secretary and Bob Cupp as Treasurer. The main feature this year-was our Halloween Dance, which was a great success. Most of the members of our class were fortunate in being able to ioin extra curricular activities. Several of our music students took honors at state contest. Midway in our story, we come to the most interesting and adven- turous year, the year of our Junior Play, Prom, and May crowning. We certainly got to work this year in filling up our treasury. However, it paid off in one of the nicest Proms' Mars has ever had. Florence Prusnak was elected as our addition to the traditional May Queen Crowning Ceremony. Her court consisted of ten boys and ten girls. Shall we never forget our play Girl Shy , which has been ac- claimed by many as one of the best Junior Plays. Yes, believe it or not, Ronald Socash was found to be our Girl Shy hero. Among the footnotes we must not forget our officers who helped to make this year a success, Alvin Keck as President, Jim Park as Vice- President, Lois Karl as Secretary and Margie Rodger as Treasurer. The pages now become plainer as we see written before us our last happy year. For the last time we chose our officers, Jim Park as President, Bob Cupp as Vice-President, Margie Rodger as Secretary and Joyce Morris as Treasurer. Although we didn't excell in sports we see on the gridiron among many, Bill Mathews, Bob Cupp, Howard Leslie, Vic Fichter, Jim Wei- gand, Ronald Kennedy, and Paul Boyce in the spotlight. On the bas- ketball court we see Jim Anderson, Ronald Kennedy and Bob Dailey doing their best for their team. I continue to read that at the annual Thanksgiving Dance Joyce Morris was chosen the FootbaIl Queen. Then came our Senior Alumni Dance, Operetta and Senior Play, all bringing back memories of hard work and happy times. Before leaving the book, we see a picture of our class in Gradua- tion Robes. Who would have dreamed we would look like this? Clos- ing the covers, I close up the memories that have made us the success- ful Senior Class of 'I95'I. 23

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fam gacggrolfancf Waferiaf SENIOR CLASS-ROOM A First Row: B. Fanto, J. Swartz, F. Prusnak, K. Homison, B. Por ter, D. Wilson, B. Mekis, D. Dunkle, B. Boyle, E, Datt, B Gant, C, Malsch, M. Fulton. Second Row: C. Steighner, J. Austin, M. Renick, D. Nebel D. Hagen, M. Renick, V. Walters, N. Irwin, J. Johnson M. Rodger, M. Hofmann, D. Corian, D. Gentry. Third Row: M. Werner, G. Braun, H. Hughes, P. Boyce, B. Cupp, B. Stebbens, A. Keck, D. Park, E. Fichter, T. Kelly, J. Park R. Kennedy, H. McDonald. Fourth Row: B. Dailey, A. Fritz, P, Rezzetano, B, Tindall, G. Warman, J. Anderson, D. Ferguson, B. Mathews, R. So cash, L, Pfeifer, H. Leslie, H. Fogal, N. Bartley. SENIOR CLASS-ROOM B First Row: N. Maier, C. Fansler, A, Boyle, E. Oesterling, D Brooks, N. Yocom, A. Graw, E. Rape, F. Hydak, H. Goeh- ring, D. Steeb, J. Morris, M. Balazs. Second Row: F. Weber, M. VanDyke, G. Livingston, N. Perry N. Mortimer, M. Farringer, M. Cuccaro, A. Mincer, B. Mir- age, L. Love, L. Bates, l. Sprecher, R, Bogan. Third Row: L. Zambo, B. Kalmeyer, A. Robolcl, G. Borland D, Eckel, C. White, N, Welshans, A. Hiles, P. Schroder, L Landstedt, R. Fogal, S, McCandless. Fourth Row: E. Rape, W. Lawther, H. Farrell, A, Walters, J Blasko, D. Campbell, S. Grey. J. Hornyak, E. Locker, J. Vogel 22

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oming .!gffl 6LCfl:0lfL:5 Adventure! Thrills! Suspense! Laughs! The most warmly human hit of the century, A New Life Downs. The studios of M. G. M. are buzzing with excitement about their new thrilling production. Two far-sighted men, Donald Gentry and Vic Fichter. Realizing the extra- ordinary talent and human interest of the Mars High Class of '51 sat back to observe and after I0 years set out to write the box office winner of the year. Of course, in reading the script we detect the hand of one who had better mastered the English language than either of these two gentlemen, Lois Karl, famous author. And now that we're behind the curtain let's iust take a peek and see who is responsible for the filming of the lives of our colleagues. There must be a boss. Oh. Yes! Here in the front office of M. G. M. we see Norman Bartley, feet on desk and cigar in hand. And with whom is he so heatedly arguing? Oh. James Clifton Park, the star of the show. Let's iust sneak over and grab an earful. But Mr. Park, Beverly Kalmeyer has that IT quality, screen siren, you know. Just shows how blind you are, Bartley. Any fool could see that the role was written for an ingenue type like Mar ie Rodger. And Harry Hughes and George Brown, the producers stand idly 'by waiting for the heat to cool. A buzzer sounds and before I can get out of the doorway Alice Hiles, recep- tionist, enters to announce the arrival of Doctor Yvonne Walters and a company of nurses who have come to inspect the make-up used in the production. What's the matter? Can't you believe we're that good looking? I am surprised to recog- nize the nurses as my old classmates. Bernice Fanto, Eleanor Datt, Dorothy Hagen and Betty Ruth Boyle. It seems that Ruth Fogal, Pearl Schroder, Eleanor Rape and La Verne Zambo are involved in this make-up probe. Sooner or later it's bound to come out that they've been trying to make powder stretch by the use of A. Fritz's and Ross Jones' egg mash. What was that that iust flew post that door. This time let's go out for an eyeful. Right! lt was the famous Goldwyn girls in all their fancy frills, iust coming from the set of A New Life Downs. I recognize Norma Maier, Norma Perry, Margie Renick and Shirley McCandless lRuff!J Hey, Bub, we don't make eyes at the dames see? I glance over my shoulder to meet the sinister eyes of the Bouncer Ron Kennedy. Backing him up is the fierce looking John Blasko. I assure him that it wasn't the girls but the costumes and thus I am told that June Johnson and Nancy Welshhans are the designers. And Anna Mincer hands us programs. 24