Mount Joy High School - Voyager Yearbook (Mount Joy, PA)

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Foreword It is an evening late in July 1689. The wind is now favoring and the ships are ready to go. As one of the two foremost ships answers the fire from forts on both sides of the river, the other vessel advances to try to break the huge boom of wood and chains, a block set by the enemy. These ships are trying to get aid to the inhabitants of the city of Londonderry, Ireland, who have been besieged for 105 days by the French king, James II, because they are Protes- tants and support King William of England. Now the foremost ship strikes the huge boom and is thrown back and grounded. For a moment all seems lost as the enemies prepare to board. Then an increasing tide sweeps the ship back. The men see that they have accom- plished their task and broken the boom. The ship can get through, and the siege is over. The name of the first ship, the savior of that city, is the Mount Joy- Many of the young people from that town of Londonderry later came to settle in Lancaster County, and in gratitude they named their community after that ship- Mount Joy. This was the beginning of our town. Even as we got the name for our town, so may we take an example from the courage and deliberation of the ship. For we, too, are masters of a vessel, the ship our lives. Not a river, but a wide and turbulent ocean is our course. We are about to embark on this ocean. Until now we have stayed close to shore, sheltered and safe, knowing there was little danger of our ship's being wrecked. But the time has come to cast off and set sail. Who can tell what storms our ship may encounter along the way? How many times will it be lashed by the waves and struck by the winds? Will our ship sank or will it continue to reach its destined harbor? It is the captain's handling which will decide. The wonderful thing about the voyage is that it is made up of horizons. As we come to the edge of each one of these, another opens before us. Though there is no turning back and re-sailing, still there is always more ocean ahead. Then, too, other captains who have already completed their voyages have left us some knowledge of things to be avoided. Other voyages, not completed but further advanced than ours, have yielded experiences from which we can benefit. Thus, those things we have learned of the knowledge and experience of our teachers, parents, and friends should help us to avoid many rocks which could hinder us. And so we wish each ship a successful journey. The important thing in our voyages is not that each should end in honor and glory-for that cannot be- but only that everyone should do his best to reach his desired harbor. As fellow voyagers, we are indeed Launched, but not anchored. May each captain steer true to his course. 4

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The VCYAGER CLASS 0F 1950 Mount Joy High School V MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA Volume V

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Table of Contents Foreword ...,. Faculty A, Seniors . . . ,. . Who's Who ,.., Class History Class Will .. . , Class Motto . M Class Song ..,.., Underclassmen Snaps . .s.. ..,... . Activities , Snaps . ,. Athletics Snaps ,. ., Patrons .,. Advertisements Page 4 6 7 16 18 20 21 22 23 32 33 48 49 62 64 65