Mercer High School - Hi Times Yearbook (Mercer, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1943 volume:

4 Two Harvey A. Krall Supervising Principal B.S., Albright College M. Ed., University of Pittsburgh Three Four BETTY BUCHANAN English A.B., Allegheny College Five DOROTHY E. HORNE Home Economics B.S., Pennsylvania State College BYRON K. HORNER Agriculture B.A., Bethany College B.S., Pennsylvania State College MARY V. LAFFERTY French, English A.B., Westminster College M.A., Oberlin College Sixr JAMES A. PATTERSON Mathematics A.B., Westminster College M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh ELLEN M. ROCKS Commercial Studies Seven B.B.A., Westminster College M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh MARY J. WIESE Physical Ed., Algebra, Civics A.B., Allegheny College M.Litt., University of Pittsburgh Eight THEODORE A. WERTMAN Physical Ed., Health B.S., Slippery Rock State Teachers’ College Hail and farewell to those who taught. We know that knowledge can’t be bought. Your kindly thoughts and patience too. Will be a guide to “see us through.” If, in the Classroom of our Life, The Teacher understands the strife, We know He will—we shall not fail! Hail, friends and teachers, and farewell. Miss Rocks “The place where two friends first met is sacred to them all through their friendships, all the more sacred as their friendship deepens and grows old.” —Brooks. Ten EUGENE JAMES ADAMS Basketball 2-3 Camera Club 3 Mer-Hi Reporter 3-4 Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Junior Play 3 Volleyball 2 Decorating Committee } WILSON AMON President of F.A.A. 3 Class Play 3-4 Decorating Committee 2-3 Varsity Basketball 3-4 Junior Varsity 1-2 Varsity Volleyball 2 Class Volleyball 1-2-3-4 ROBERT PAUL BESTWICK Class Basketball 1-4 Class Volleyball 1-2-3-4 Junior Varsity 2-3 Varsity 4 Entertainment Committee for Prom 3 Gym Demonstration 2 Lighting Committee 4 Stage Crew 3 Mer-Hi Reporter 3 Friendship is a word the very sight of which in print warms the heart.” —Birrcll Eleven JACK HENRY BRUMBAUGH Class Secretary 2 RUBY PEARL BUXTON Assembly Program 1-2 Refreshment Committee 1-2 Souvepir Committee 3 Game Committee 4 Class Volleyball 1-2 Prom Dance Program 3 Gym Demonstration Class Basketball 1-2-3 “Ah, how good it feels, The hand of an old friend!”—Longfellow T welve ELLEN MARGARET COLE Refreshment Committee 3-4 French Club 3 French Correspondence Club 4 Entertainment Committee for Prom 3 Costumes for Play 4 GEORGE RAY COURTNEY DAVID EDWARD COUSINS French Club 3 Camera Club 4 Class Basketball 3-4 Gym Demonstration 2 Ticket Committee for Party 4 Party Entertainment Committee 4 “Above our life we love a steadfast friend.” —Marlowe T birteen FERNE LUCINDA COUSINS Mixed Chorus 2-3 Baccalaureate Choir 2 Program Committee for Prom 3 Sports Club 4 French Cluh 4 Costume Committee for Play 4 ANNA LOUISE CRILL Mixed Chorus 2-3 Secretary of A.A. 3 Secretary of Class 3 Secretary of Camera Cluh 3 Vice-President of Camera Club 4 Ring Committee 3 Class Play 3-4 Prom Reception Committee 3 News Editor for Mer-Hi 4 Music Editor for Mer-Hi 3 WILLIAM DORRIS DAVIS Junior Varsity Basketball 2-3 Varsity Basketball 4 Play 3 Class President 1-2 Trumpet Trio 1-2-3 Business Manager of Year Book 4 Gym Demonstration 2 Band President 4 Mixed Chorus 1-2-3 Vice-President of A.A. 4 He who is true to one friend thus proves himself worthy of many. —Anon. Fourteen RUTH ELEANOR DRAKE Home Economics Club 3-4 Play Property Committee 3 Entertainment Committee for Party EMMA MARIE DRAVIS Home Economics Club 3 Sport Club 4 Usher for Senior Play 4 GROVER HOWARD ELLIOT Junior Basketball 1-2 Varsity Basketball 3 Camera Club 1 Vice-President of Athletic Association Ticket Committee for Senior Play 4 Souvenir Committee 4 Decorating Committee for Prom 3 “A thorough-going friend that understands a hint is worth million.” Scott BERNICE MARIE FERRY Girls’ Chorus 1-2 Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 Home Economics Club 3 Prompter, Senior Play 4 Publicity Committee 4 Refreshment Committee 2-3-4 Refreshment Committee Prom 3 Usher 3 NORMA RUTH FINNEY Refreshment Committee 2 Program Committee 3-4 Mixed Chorus 3 Camera Club 4 French Club 3-4 Librarian 4 Refreshment Committee 4 Advertisement Committee 4 Assembly Program 3 DAVID KELTY GRAHAM Gym Demonstration 2 Class Basketball 2 Class Volleyball 3 Prom Decorating Committee 3 Souvenir Committee 4 Lighting Committee 4 that makes us brothers, but hearts that make us friends.” ■—Anon. Sixteen DOROTHA PAULINE HINDS Class Basketball i-2-3-4 Class Volleyball 1-2-3-4 Home Economics Club 3-4 Camera Club 3 Mer-Hi Mag Reporter 1-2-3 Class Play 4 Junior Prom and Invitation Committees 3 Gym Demonstration 1-2 Mixed Chorus 2-4 Girls’ Chorus 2 ROBERT HARRY HINDS Junior Varsity 1 Volleyball Team 1-2-3 Gym Demonstration 1-2 Vice-President 1 Varsity 3-4 “Friendship, one soul in two bodies.” —Pythagoras Seventeen JOSEPH D. HOOD Art Editor for Mcr-Hi Mag i-2-3-4 Class Basketball 1-2-3 Class Volleyball 1-2-3 HELEN MARIE HUGHES Class Basketball 1-2 JOSEPH CHARLES JANKE Junior Play 3 Senior Play 4 Band 1-2-3-4 Junior Varsity 3 Varsity 4 Ring Committee 4 Orchestra Prom 3 Camera Club 4 Decorating Committee 3 Decorating Committee Prom 3 U. S. Army endships consist in forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives.” —Dumas Eighteen SAMUEL PAUL KELSO. JR. Member of F.F.A. 3-4 Secretary of F.F.A. 4 Treasurer of F.F.A. 3 Delegate Farm Show 4 Poultry and Corn Judging Contest 3 F.F.A. Radio Program 4 I ighting Committee Senior Play 4 Editor-in-Chief of Mer-Mi 4 Circulation Manager of Mer-Hi 3 Camera Club 3-4 Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 French Club 3-4 Class Secretary 1 Librarian 3 Ring Committee 3 Year Book Staff 4 Class Play 4 Cheerleader 1 -2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 1 -2-3-4 Refreshment Committee Prom 3 Mer-Hi Mag Reporter 1-2-3 Prom Dance Programs 3 Girls’ Chorus 2-3 Camera Club 3 Treasurer of Mixed Chorus 4 Librarian 4 Souvenir Committee Party 1-2-3-4 JEAN VIOLA KING PAULINE LUELLA KING J burden’s light. Nineteen Band i-2-3-4 Advertising Committee 1 Decorating Committee 1 Class Basketball 1-2-3 Class Volleyball 1-2-3 U. S. Navy PATRICIA ANNE KIRILA Home Economics Club 3-4 Senior Play Usher 4 ALICE LOUISE LISTON Home Economics Club 3-4 Play Property Committee 3 “A Friend is a fellow who knows all about you, but likes you. ’ —Ten-year-old school boy ELMER RAYMOND LIVERMORE Junior Varsity Basketball 1-2-3 Varsity Basketball 4 Band 1-2-3-4 Gym Demonstration 1-2 Class Volleyball 1-2-3 U. S. Navy Virginia McConnell Cheerleader 2-3-4 Gym Demonstration 3 Mer-Hi Reporter 4 Class Volleyball 1-2-3 Class Basketball 1-2-3 HAROLD ELLIOT McCULLOUGH Member of F.F.A. 3-4 Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 Male Quartet 4 Vice-President of F.F.A. 4 Delegate to Harrisburg Farm Show 3 Senior Play 4 F.F.A. Radio Program 4 State Project Contest Class Basketball 4 Social Committee for F.F.A. Banquet 2-3 “One cannot be a friend without having one.” —Hardv Twenty-one EDITH MARIE MILLER Gym Demonstration 1-2 Prom Decorating Committee 3 Usher for Junior Play 3 Usher for Senior Play 4 Advertising Committee for Senior Play 4 LENA VIRGINIA MILLER Librarian 4 Senior Play 4 Property Committee 3 Prom Decorating Committee Orchestra Committee 2 Mer-Hi Reporter 4 Class Secretary 4 Junior Play Usher 3 Commencement Usher 3 DALE JACKSON MILLER Class Basketball 1 Junior Varsity 3 F.F.A. Radio Program 3 Member of F.F.A. 3-4 Harrisburg Farm Show Delegate 3 Spring Round-Up Judging Team Livestock Judging Team 3 F.F.A. Seed Campaign Chairman 4 Class Basketball 4 “I think the great strength of friendship consists more in liking the than liking each other.” same things —Shaw Twenty-two LEONARD WAYNE MILLER Class Basketball i-2-3-4 Class Secretary 2 Band 2-3 Class Volleyball 2 F.F.A. President 3-4 Leadership Training Conf. Delegate 3 Dairy Judging Contest 3 Father and Son Banquet Toastmaster 3 Class Vice-President 4 Class Play 4 VINCENT MONGIFLLO Junior Varsity Basketball 1-2-3 Football r Class Basketball 1-2-3-4 Class Volleyball 1-2-3-4 Gym Demonstration 1-2 Decorating Committee 1-2-4 Band 1-2-3 U. S. Navy JULIA ANNE O’MAHONY Class Basketball 1-2-3-4 Class Treasurer 1 Home Economics Club 4 Mer-Hi Reporter 4 Junior Play 3 Senior Play 4 Refreshment Committee 4 “The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one. —Seneca Twenty-three ESTHER MAY PARKER Souvenir Committee 1-2 Refreshment Committee for Prom 3 Girls’ Chorus 1-2 Class Basketball 1-2-3-4 Property Committee 3-4 Class Volleyball 1-2-3-4 Home Economics Club 3-4 Prompter Class Play 4 Publicity Committee 4 Gym Demonstration 1-2 Sport Club 4 Vice-President Home Economic Club 4 MABEL EDNA PHILLIPS Triyisfer from Farrell 3 .Girls’ Chorus 3 Mixed Chorus 4 Prom Decorating Committee 3 WILLIAM WOOD POLLARD Class Basketball 1-2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 Orchestra 2-4 Boys’ Quartet 4 Year Book Staff 4 “I could not live without the love of my friends.” ■—Keats Twenty-four SAMUEL LEE RAMSEY Class Basketball 1-2 Member of F.F.A. 3-4 Secretary of F.F.A. 3 F.F.A. Delegate to Penna. Farm Show 3 F.F.A. Radio Program at New Castle 4 Mixed Chorus 4 JAMES RICHARD REDIC Class Volleyball 1-2 Junior Varsity Basketball 1-2 Varsity Basketball 3-4, Captain 4 Mixed Chorus 3 Ring Committee 3 General Chairman of Prom Committees 3 Editor-in-Chief of Yearbook 4 President of Class 3-4 Camera Club 4 President of A.A. 4 JOHN JUNIOR REEHER Junior Varsity 1-2 Class Basketball 3-4 Stage Hand 4 “Be slow in choosing a friend, Slower in changing.” —Benjamin Franklin Twenty-five MABEL D. SEABURN Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 Girls’ Chorus 2 Class Basketball 3 Home Economics Club 3 Patron Committee, Senior Play 4 Refreshment Committee 1-2-3 Verse Speaking Choir 4 Baccalaureate Choir I HELEN RUTH SMITH Refreshment Committee 1 Souvenir Committee 2-3 Mixed Chorus 2-3 Camera Club 3-4 Game Committee for Prom 3 Play Patron Solicitor 3-4 Refreshment Committee for Senior Party LOIS REBECCA SMITH Girls’ Chorus 2 Mixed Chorus 2-3 Class Basketball 1-2-3 Class Volleyball 1-2-3 Gym Demonstration 1-2 Home Economics Club 3-4 “True friendships 1 ” are eternal. —Anon. 4 Twenty-six JOHN ROBERT STRAUSSER Intcrmural Basketball 3 Class Basketball 3-4 Refreshment Committee for Prom 3 Light Committee 3 Property Committee 4 Slide Projector Operator 4 Class Volleyball 3 MARY KATHRYN STROSSLR Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 Girls’ Chorus 2 Mer-Hi Reporter 1-2-3 Exchange Editor 4 Baccalaureate Choir 1 Vice-President 2 Secretary of A. A. 4 Dedication Pageant 3 Refreshment Committee 4 Home Economics Club 3 ARTHUR VANDERVEEN Class Basketball 2-3-4 Boys’ Octet 2 Boys’ Quartet 4 Band 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 2-3-4 “A friend is a rare book, of which hut one copy is made.” —Anon. Twenty-seven RAYMOND EDWIN WASSF.R Decorating Committee 4 Class Play 4 Property Committee 3 Souvenir Committee 3 Orchestra Committee 2 Entertainment Committee 1 RUTH HARRIET WEINEL Patron Committee 4 Class Basketball 1-2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 2 Souvenir Committee 1 Decorating Committee 3 Refreshment Committee 3 Prom Refreshment Committee 3 Home Economics Club Librarian 3-4 JACK LESLIE WILSON Prom Reception Committee 3 Class Treasurer 3-4 French Club 3-4 Twenty-eight PAUL NELSON ZAHNISER Band i -2-3 Vice-President 1-2 Band Officer 3 Class Basketball 1 Class Volleyball 1-2-3-4 Junior Play 3 Junior Varsity 2 Varsity Basketball 3-4 Play Program Committee 4 Gym Demonstration 2 “Greater love hath no man than this Tliat he lay down his life for his friends.”—St. John Twenty-nine Senior Play Cast The Whole Town's Talking First Row: Virginia McConnell Second Row: Anna Grill, Lena Miller, Jean King Third Row: Wilson Amon, Edwin Wasser, Wayne Miller, Harold McCullough Fourth Row: Pauline Hinds, Pauline King, Julia O’Mahony T hirty Junior Play Cast June Mad First Row. Pauline King, Julia O’Mahony Second Row: Anna Grill, Mary Strosser, Marjorie Amy Third Row: Dome Davis, Wilson Anion, Paul Zahniser Absent: Joe Jankc—U. S. Army. Editor-in-Chief Richard Redic Business Manager Dorrie Davis ... .Jean King Literary Editor.... Photography Editor Bill Pollard m Thirty-two Mer-Hi Staff Editor-in-Chief........................................Jean King News Editor...................................................Anna Crill Business Manager...........................................Cecilia Viazanko Music Editor.................................................Jayne Pollard Sports Editor.................................................Bill Pollard Art Editor.............................................jOE Hood Assistant Art Editor........................................Alfred Boyd Exchange Editor...............................................Mary Strosser Circulation Manager..................................Mary Lou King Absent: Assistant Sports Editor................................Bob McElrath Thirty-three Cheerleaders Marjorie Amy, Betty Anion, Pauline Miller, Pauline King T hirty-four First Row: Coach Wertman Second Row: Duke Hinds, Bill Wardlc, Jim Hamilton, Dorrie Davis Third Row: Richard (Rip) Redic, Wayne Winger, Paul Long, Paul Zahniser, Bob Bestwick Fourth Row: Alfred Boyd, Bill Hoagland, Bob McElrath, Ray Moon Absent—Joe Janke, U. S. Army Elmer Livermore, U. S. Navy First Row: Marian Strausser, Budd Miller, Mary Lou Smith. Second Row: Jayne Pollard, Betty Ryder, Esther Cummings, Geraldine Masters, Isobel McClellan, Jean King, Mary Lou King. Third Row: Harold McCullough, Adaline Bcggs, Gene Adams, Helen Lukacs, Art Vanderveen, Mabel Seaburn, Bernice Ferry, Bill Pollard. Fourth Row: Helen Black, Mary Taylor, Pauline King, Earla Vogan, Mary Strosser, Anna Grill, Carmen Elford. Fifth Row: Mr. Rishell, Lee Ramsey, Dolores Viazanko, Pauline Hinds, Paul Fitzgerald, Martha White, Margaret Davis, Jean Johnson. T hirty-five Mixed Chorus First Row: Jack Hamilton, Sue Emery, Elmer Livermore, Glen Swickard, Jimmy Rcdic, Bill Wardle, Bobby King, Tommy Shaffer. Second Row: Melvin Ryder, Dick White, Lee Barnum, Billy Frye, Bob McKay, Chuck Black, Walter Livermore, Billy Wertman. Third Row: Leo Kinney, Gene Adams, Helen Lukacs, Ken Peterson, Art Van-derveen, John Strosser, Don Rudolph. Fourth Row: Guy Cousins, Chuck Ewing, Carl Kloos, Herbert Forester, Alfreda Ramsey, Geraldine Masters, Jean Johnson, John Cutler. Fifth Row: Richard Crill, Walter White, Gene Strosser, Howard Barber, George Lukacs, Bill Pollard, Mr. Rishell. Absent—George Yeager Joe Janke: U. S. Army T hirty -seven 1939-1940 Our Freshman Class History Wc entered high school with the feeling of triumph that we had reached high school at last. We found it wasn’t so easy as we had expected. The hardest task was to elect officers that would start us on our four years’ journey. We elected: Dorrie Davis ..........................................President Paul Zahniser ................................... Vice-President Jean King .............................................Secretary Julia O’Mahony ........................................Treasurer We had the very helpful guidance of Miss Munnell, Mr. Crowell and Mr. Ringer. Our first class party was held May 30 and was called the “Freshman Hop. We went to Conneaut Lake for our picnic on the last day of school. 1940-1941 Our Sophomore Class History In our Sophomore year we elected the following officers Dorrie Davis ............................President Mary Strosser ......................Vice-President Jack Brumbaugh ..........................Secretary Jim Mongiello . .........................Treasurer Our class party was called the “Sophomore Swing Session.’’ Thirty-eight 1941-1942 Our Junior Class History Our class officers for our Junior Year were: Richard Redic......................................President Paul Zahnisek ................................Vice-President Anna Crill ........................................Secretary Jack Wilson .......................................Treasurer We had a party called “St. Nick’s Jam Session.' Our class rings came and everyone seemed pleased with them. Our Junior play was a great success and with some of the proceeds we entertained the Seniors at the Junior-Senior Prom. We ended a happy year with Class Day which was held at Conneaut Lake. 1942-1943 Our Senior Class History Our nation was at war when we began our Senior Year of high school. During the year many changes have occurred which have greatly altered school life. We organized our class as soon as possible and elected our officers as follows: Richard Redic . Wayne Miller Lena Miller .. Jack Wilson . .... President Vice-President .... Secretary .....Treasurer The Year Book staff was then chosen and consisted of: Richard Redic......................................Editor-in-Chief Dorrie Davis ..................................Business Manager Bill Pollard...................................Photography Editor Jean King.........................................Literary Editor We held our class party which we called “The Harvest Moon Dance” on November 27. As no orchestra was available, we entertained our guests with recordings of their favorite orchestras and vocalists. Plans were then made for our class play which was presented to the public January 7 and 8. Miss Ellen Rocks directed the play which we had chosen, “The Whole Town’s Talking.” Our presentation was an outstanding success, which was a satisfaction to all. As our school year progressed, we became more and more conscious of the war. Many of our boys received their diplomas and left to enter the service: Joe Janke, U. S. Army; Elmer Livermore, U. S. Navy; Leo Kinney, U. S. Navy; Jim Mon-giello, U. S. Navy; Robert Hinds, U. S. Navy. The remaining boys in our class took a V-12 test given by the Army and Navy which will give them a chance to be sent to a college for training in either the Army or the Navy. Before we realized it, Baccalaureate and Commencement were drawing near. We set a new custom by deciding to wear caps and gowns for our Commencement exercises which were held May 28th. Thus, our high school term drew to a close, but we all feel that we have gained something which we shall never forget, in our years of school at M.H.S. To our classmates and to our teachers who guided us along the way, we should like to say: “We are the better for knowing you.” Gutojlaplu