Mount Pleasant High School - Green Leaf Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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UI N I I I O T Il lo Hhs. 'O 0 I 21, A .1 ROGER LATHE-Roger was a boy who liked to produce pictures either with a pencil, paper and his own artistic hand, or with a camera. For this reason he seemed always to be sketching in classes and taking pictures outside ol classes. When there was an im- portant school event you could always count on Roger to be there to take a picture. ln connec- tion with this interest, he was in the Photography Club for three years and also at one time in the Iournalism Club. Roger also had musical talents which he displayed in the band during ninth grade. BEVERLY MAXWELL- Bev whose long blonde hair was the envy ot everyone, was well-known for her jovial sense of humor. She was active in Choir in her fresh- man year and was a member of the carnival committee in her jun- ior year. Bev was on the com- mittee lor basketball concessions, and was an usher for both the junior and senior plays. She was colorguard in 10, ll, and 12th grades and captain of the guards 12, Bev was also a member of the GREEN LEAF staff. She took the Commercial course and plans to go into secretarial work. CRYSTLE LORD-A quiet, but ac' tive member of the commercial course, Crystle plans to become cr secretary in a business office after graduation. While in school. she participated in intramural basketball ll and 12 and bad- minton in the lllth grade, She was a member of the choir in the 9th grade, and she was in the oper- etta chorus in 9th and 10th grades. Crystle was on the carnival com- mittee and the junior play commit- tee in the llth grade, and in the 12th grade she was on the GREEN LEAF staff, .. ,, ROBERT LESHEM-- Bob was well-known for his artistic abilities and he was always available when there was any decorating to be done. He was co-ordinator of the junior and senior' plays, and he had a role in the junior play. He had a busy year in the llth grade, as he was business manager of the school paper, co- chairman of the carnival and chairman of the concessions com- mittee tor basketball. Bob was one of the very efficient co-editors oi the GREEN LEAF in his senior year. After graduation, he plans to attend college. ROGER McCI-ELLAN--Roger, or Mac , as he was called, an avid golf enthusiast, was a member of the Golf Club 12 and played this sport in his spare time. In addition, he was a member of the choir, grade 10, and a Student Council representative in his sophomore year. Roger played junior varsity basketball in grades 9 and ID. He was also a twelfth grade repre- sentative to the Athletic Associa- tion and was a member of the Chess and Checkers Club, grade ll. He took the commercial course through high school and after graduation he hopes to study accounting.

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KENNETH KEARNEY- Ken was well-known for his musical abili- ties, as he was a member oi the band for tour years, and he was in the Senior Choir for four years. Also, he was in the operetta chor- us in the 9th and 10th grades. He played intramural softball, bas- ketball, and varsity football in the 9th grade and intramural loot- ball and basketball in the l2th grade. He was on the carnival committee in the llth grade. Ken plans to further his education in a business school and then get a clerical job. IOHN KUSCHING- lack , a quiet and shy senior, played var- sity baseball in the 9th grade and varsity football in his junior and senior years. He played intramural basketball and softball in the 9th grade and football in the Sth, 10th, and llth grades. He was in the Shop Club in the llth grade and the Chess and Checkers Club in the l2th grade. In his spare time, lack enjoys duck hunting and fishing. Alter graduation from Mt. Pleasant, he plans to ioin the Air Force. MARK KUEHN-Mark, who was energetic in sports, centered most of his activities in them. His fav- orite was' baseball, and he played it in 9, 10, 11, and l2. He also played varsity basketball 10, ll, and l2 and intramural football for four years. He was treasurer of the class in his junior year. He took driver's training in the llth grade, Mark was a member of the Chess and Checkers Club in the llth and l2th grades. Alter grad- uation, he plans to ioin one of the branches of the armed forces, probably the Coast Guard, CHRISTINA KILPATRICK-You had to look pretty hard to find Chris because she was iust about the shortest member of the class. We do not have trouble remembering her though, because when there was a committee to be on or work to be done, Chris was right there. She was on the yearbook staff and carnival committee. Chris was also a member of the choir in grades nine and ten, homeroom secretary in eleventh grade, and an usher for both the iunior and senior plays. In addi- tion to this, she was one of the snappy colorguards in her senior year. THOMAS LANGE- Tom , as everyone called him, was a quiet but likeable person who had a great fascination for his hobby of model airplanes. He liked to de- sign as well as build these and spent much of his time this way. He was very apt and had good manipulative powers. He was in both the Audio-visual and Airplane Clubs in connection with his hobby. He was on the carpentry committee for the junior carnival and worked hard to insure its success in the future Tom plans to become a mechanic.

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BETTY McCOR.MlCK - Redheaded Betty participated in dramatic and musical activities during her high school years. She was a member of the choir for four years and took part in the variety show in her eleventh year. In addition to this, she held supporting roles in both the junior and senior plays. In the 9th grade, Betty was a member of the Student Council. and in the llth grade she was on the carnival committee. Betty took the commercial course and plans to become a secretary after grad- uation. ROBERT MORRIS-Bob's interests seemed to lie in sports, for he played all three sports. ln his freshman year he played varsity baseball and junior varsity bas- ketball, and in his sophomore year he played varsity football and junior varsity basketball. While a junior, he played basket- ball, and as a senior he played football and basketball. Bob also was helpful as a stage hand in the junior play. He was in the Sports Club for two years and the Chess and Checkers Club for two years. Bob plans to go to college after graduation. E FRANCES MORRIS-Frances, who was a quiet, friendly senior girl, was representative to the Student Council from her tenth grade homeroom. ln addition to this, she was a member of the band in her sophomore and junior years and played the comet. She was on the booth committee for the junior camival. Frances is very inter- ested in drawing and painting and has done much work in water color. Frances took the academic course and plans to enter Mary- ville College in the fall. IAMES MERKEL-- lim , an active member of the class, in the three years that he was at Mount Pleas- ant participated in various activi- ties. He played varsity football in the llth and l2th grades, softball in 10th, llth and 12th, and bas- ketball in the llth and l2th grades. He was a member of the Audio- Visual Club for three years, and was on the carnival committee in the llth grade. He also had a part in the senior play. lim plans to work for his father in the surgical supply business after graduation. BARBARA NAST-Peppy, jovial Barb came to us in her senior year from Chester High School, and it wasn't long before she be- came one of us. She was a member of the Student Council and'did much to further the activities of this organization. While at Chest- er High she was active in the Athletic Association and the Stu- dent Council and was a member ot the dramatics society and the Y- Teens. Barb plans to attend col- lege after graduation, With that sparkling personality of hers, she will succeed no matter what she attempts.