McClure High School - Candlebeam Yearbook (McClure, PA)

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The plane was a lxttle wobbly at frrst and they were a httle green around tht gall However with the help of our able adusor Miss Musser and the kllld consld ration of the senxors they were able to survne Nl e next year went qulte a blt better Rudy Wagner was elected chief ptlot and lhylll Romtg ascended to co pilot Helen Bowmrsox was Ill charge of maps and charts xnd ohn Dean took care of the hxstory Rxchard Khngler was treasurer Our Adxrsor was Mr Elder Vleader The squad learned to stand on lts own two feet that year because of the prevalent xllness of tts leader Our umor year proved to be the hugh llght of our career as fliers ohn Dean was again pxlot wxth Helen Bowersox as hrs assistant Mae Swanger kept the books whlle 'Nelson KIIIIC and 'Nancy Young took care of the money and the historical facts respeetlxely Belng unique outstandmg and orgtnal proyecl to be the qualltles of thts class These quahtles stood out tn tts famous INDOOR CARVNJV XL the -Iumor Prom and the fxne assembly programs But rt was really the last year that put this group to the test Bexng Seniors meant bemg busy all the time Fallure was not a word used lll therr vocabulary and they always kept before them thexr slogan O r Best ls Not Enough One of the accomphshments of whlch they are most proud was the champron ship soccer and basketball teams l-he basketball team went undefeated during the four years the boys of 49 occupied the locker room X large share of the glory goes to Chief joe Dodd and Coach Lou Srleo for wlthout them there would have been no yrctory These two lnstructors have held hxgh posltlons ll1 the eyes of the class and their value was mestlmatable Champlons they were called and champions they were That the whole class excelled ln therr studtes was proxed by the crowded honor roll The OlflCl3lS thus yr-ar wuz ohn Dean agaxn prlot wrth He en Bowersux as co pllot lhyllls Romlg secretary latsy Trego treasurer 'Nancy Young htstortan nlhex worked together sharlng each Joy and dlsappozntment each success and fallure until at last they were ready to push their airplane e Splut f Forty 'Nine lnto the hanger and depart each rnto hrs own personal life Thxs perhaps was the greatest sorrow of all saylng goodbye to the happy days spent together Someday they hall fly together agaln and try to recapture a few of the lost memorles of youth be cause as eyeryone knows they belong to the class newer to be forfotten the good old. class of 49 THE .X 1 X , , , ,- , , X, X 5 --. M .--N l.. -, -Y-gV--- J . 3 i. S- rl i , 5 I V. ' .N A K . . - C: - - 1 - u 1 -' s s A ' . , is At 1 , I 1 s 3 Q- ' I X 'y I J . I . . 3 1 I . . 1 1 f - J ' V 'f ' . J . , .. u , .K P i J r 5' . . . V rl' 4 A - . 2 J .1 . V Vg , , V 1 5 A- v .H . I . ' f k . . ' ' ...Th . . O -A ., '.. s V ' k ' I ' , - CANDLEBEANI, -..,-.a-,,,,,,,,, ,, M H S a e fwenty'

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