Mechanicsburg High School - Artisan Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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Z 7fl 6 il dy September4The month of turning leaves found us again Lois Wnghmone wa, elect, starting schoolward. On the thirteenth, football season ed by the students as the best opened. At this game, the new arc lights, which had been l00kii1g girlmihe Senior Class. erected on the football held during vacation, were dedicated. She will always be able to smile down upon the pleasant memories of her school days. October-The second of October, Student Council officers for IQ4O-41 were installed. On the twentyfthird, the Senior Class had charge of the assembly programg two short Frances jane Clark, a , , comedies were given. member of the Senior Class, kept HHH I-inf A Day- Novemberfrllovember twentyffifth found Seniors launched on a new career, that of selling magazines. Many new subf scriptions were sold and numerous others renewed. December--The Christmas issue of the TORCH fairly sang of glad tidings, for it was printed in red and green ink. Senior portraits were taken and ready to be given as Christmas gifts. january-This month we took our last midyear exams. A number of our boys entered exhibif tions in the State Farm Show at Harrisburg. The band also presented its annual concert in the auditorium. F ebruary-Today our class presented as its annual production, 'LCrumpy. The play had been postponed from last week due to the sudden illness of Oscar Seyler, who was to play the title role. Mr. Bucher kindly undertookthe task of learn' ing the role so that the play could go on. March-This month the basketball season closed. Many participated in the vocal music concert presented on the second day of spring. April4The school was bristling with activity this month. M. H. S.'s baseball season opened. A day was spent in the library writing the Basehore essay. May-We entered this, the last month of our highfschool careers, with mixed emotions of anticipation and regret. We were the guests of the funiors at the annual Prom, followed by Class Day at Hershey. We handed in our term reports to Mr. Kelly, our boys played their final baseball game, then came Baccalaureate, and finally Commencef ment itself. june-We became tradition tonight as we joined the procession of other graduating classes, with memory now our only connection with the old school days, and the Alumni Assof ciation our only tangible link with M. H. S. RUPP HIGHBERGER STAHL fPage 26j

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is gg ' I! Z7fl6 il 6l SeptemberAWe entered the last lap in our highfschool education. Football practice started immediately in anticipation of the first game only ten days away. The student body elected Bob Rupp to represent them as president of the student council. OctoberETwo short plays were given for our annual assembly program. Our football team also received its first setfback of the season at the hands of Waynesboro. November'Today, Thanksgiving, we saw our team deadlocked in a scorelss tie in the annual football classic with Carlisle. We were almost frozen stiff by the sharp wind even though the sun shone to thaw the field into mud. December-We spent this month in preparation for the coming basketball season and our first game before Christmas. Bob Kintzer, who was se' lected by the Seniors as the bestflooking boy in their class, will also be able to look upon the record of his school days with a smile. Neil Miller wrote His Line A Day, during his Senior year. fanuary4The first month of 1941 found us kneefdeep in rnidyear examinations. f February-Class produced Grumpy, a fourfact mystery comedy. Both performances were attended by an appref ciative audience. Forensic Contests were held. and name cards were ordered. exercises. made us all feel sad. S ER MRS. Onms fPage 27j March-ARTISAN staff and club officers' pictures were taken. March fourteenth the Battle of Swing was held. The twentyfseventh and twentyfeighth, representatives from Mechanicsburg traveled to Waynesboro where the County April-Many Seniors were seen dreamily looking into space -purely a case of spring fever. Commencement invitations May!This was our busiest month. Class day at Hershey on May twentyfsecond was followed by Baccalaureate Service the twentyffifth. The most important date was Thursday, May twentyfninth. Tes, on that day, the class of nineteen hundred fortyfone held its Commencement june-The third day of june found us attending Alumni Night. Saying goodfbye to Mechanicsburg High School