Mount Union Area High School - Ilium Yearbook (Mount Union, PA)

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Don Cr1st has been marrled for almost twenty years now Sllll l1v1ng on East Market street Also henpecked are Lee Vaughn J1m Wrllrams and Robert Ander son all res1d1ng 1n Mount Unlon Robert Longacre and h1s saxophone have traveled far m the muslcal fleld Thev feature as then' vocallst MBXIIIC Hutchison The new swoon crooner of the dav IS none other than Walter Roll who we watch mghtly over televlslon Imagme our SUFDFISC when we saw Arthur Thompson as announcer on the same program Lo1s Wagner st1ll beatmg lt out on the drums has taken Gene Krupas place Playing ln the same band are Earl Stapleton Vlfglnla Reck and Anna Lou1se Albright Phyllxs Byers claxms the trtle of the best photographer rn town wrth Lawanda Wilson and Betty Fleck as her asslstants Wanda Grlsslnger IS really gomg up ln the movmg plcture lndustry She IS now the Serlal Queen replacmg Kay Aldrldge Andy Gergel stxll ln New York State IS trylng to convlnce the people that Vaudevllle IS not dead Gracle Glacobello and Mary Pagana declare that marrled l1fe lsnt always a bei of roses and are res1d1ng temporarlly rn Reno Hllda Hancock and Joan Rosensteel are managers of Mount Umons only love lorn agency Whlch seems to be doing a rushmg bus1ness Clarence Coleman IS flymg mstructor at Staylo Freld m Alabama Anna Gerlock IS secretary to Louls Los who owns the Chlldless Auto Company Joe Dwozen IS workmg there as head mechanic Freda Hughes IS proprletor of a large confectlonery store ln Altoona and IS domg fine for herself Also res1d1ng ln Altoona are Edna McCla1n V1rg1n1a Parsons and LOUISE Everett who are all happlly marr1ed and settled down Betty McCla1n has gone stralght to the top since she dlscovered the new formula for dylng woolen cloth Geraldine Corbln IS workmg 1n a large laboratory IH New York 2.SS1St1I1g a well known sclentxst The Smgmg Lady Lou1se Rosensteel to us has Just srgned a contract w1th W M R F not so long ago She slngs bedum stories to chlldren nightly Helen Grove IS broadcastmg News of Amerrca over the same network Mary Norrls and Florme Daughenbaugh are teachlng 1n the Mount Umon Grade Schools and ale cons1de1 mg to wrrte an artxcle on Why Teachers Get Gray Kathleen Brlggs a hlgh school teacher doesnt seem to mlnd teachlng as much Betty Clltes and Irene Fetlow are dolng good mlsslonary work Wllh Steward De Harshburger m North Afrlca They have been there for four years Betty PTICE owns a Jewelry store lll Harrisburg next to Bettv K Pollocks streamlmed drug store Thev both have a thxlvlng busmess Helen McMullen owns an EXCIUSIVC beauty salon on Flfth Avenue and has in her employ Betty Hack as manxcurlst Vera Hancharenko IS also engaged IH halrdresslng V1rg1n1a Snow and Bettv J Pollock own a Dude Ranch out west and are trylng to teach debutantes to rlde horseback ln a day Bob Hooper prmcxpal of the Allenport School IS stxll hecklmg the teachers one of whom IS Anna Love who teaches by the new Beatem method Keepmg books at HaFblS0ll Walker ms Julra Kosack who owns half lnterest now The most popular nlght spot ln New York 1s Anna Magllere and Allce Medwln skls new Heron Club Marv Gumbert IS head of the Home Economlcs Department ln one of the largest eastern colleges old Poduck Un1vers1ty We dldnt reahze that we had been remmrscmg so many hours untll the famt llght of dawn began to llght the wmdows and we heard the m1lkman's helrcopter on the terrace As S111 Jane and Jov boarded then own prlvate plane we promised each other not to allow so mam nears to go by before we agaln placed the ninety mne names of those who were the SCIIIOI Class of Mount Ul'll0l1 Hlgh School lll 1944 Thirty nlne , . . N , . . . . . 1 y . 1 1 1: , . , . . . . . . , K' . . , . 1 1 , . 1 , . . , . . . , . .... . . . . . 9 . - l. - 11 1 . '. . . M ,, . . I , . . 1 1 - 1 . . . . , 1 I . . ' l. -1 -1 ll 11 . c '4 - ' v Y Y . . - , . . 1 .

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CLASS PROPHECY It was on the evenmg of May 19 1964 I had Just put the ch1ldren to bed when my radar machme announced tvso x1s1to1s I pushed the button and the electrlc eye opened the door admlttmg MIS Q Fablus Max1mus foxrrerls Sara Jane Wagne1 and Mrs Pontlfex OCEHVIUS who I lemember bette1 as Joy Hetrlck After we WCI8 comfortably seated ln the l1v1ng 1oom thex told me that they had remembered tomght was the 20th annlversary of our h1gh s hool graduahon I lmmedlately got the old class year book We wondered Wh61C erer member of the class was now and what thev were dOlDg and between the three of us we placed them all B111 Snyder st1ll ln the South Seas lS happ1lv marrled to a beaut1ful Jungle Prlncess Speaklng of Snyders 1em111ded us of Paul who IS manager of Chicago Mall Order 111 New Gumea Hllda Gutshall IS Stlll the dlrector of the Corn Band at Pogue UHIVCTSI y Also at Old P U lS Dr Samuel Maxwell M D B S F O B the head ofthe Med1cal Center I of course was the Sally Wrxght of the Chemlstry Department whlle Joy HEtf1Ck taught hxstory of he home Wayne Gracey a noted sclentlst has dlscovered a preventatxve fo1 fluttermg hearts Workmg w1th h1m we f1nd Harrls Wagner the famous mlcrobe hunter The last we heard of Joe Madden he was somewhere 1n the Antarctlc on an elephant huntlng exped1t1on Joy tells us that Mary Ambrosma falnted dead away the other n1ght at one of Walters programs and Marys husband sald that he couldnt stand 1t any longer Russell Cassady 15 the Chlef engmeer on the brand new E B T Hellcopter tram that broke all speed records between Shlrleysburg and Orb1.on1a Stxll presldent of the Klstler Consohdated Cardboard Tov Companv IS our old frlend John Kurey who uses as h1s motto A model axrplane 1n every home Dorothy Drake IS a mannequln at Evelyn Lamberson s Exclus1ve Dress Shoppe Sara Johnson Ethel Kane Max1ne Yocum and Hazel Yeager are seen dally be hmd counters at Maceys Department Store Anna, Crowley Charles Wlnfree and Ernest Lee Robmson a1e now on Broad Way bllled as Northeralre Trio 1n Walter Petersons latest muslcal comedy Jean Stalr and Neva Steel are soclal workers 1n the slums at Ch1C2gO Also serv mg humanlty IS Elleyn LSWIS dean of a school for underpr1v1leged ch1ldren and Susxe Svercks playground SUDBYVISIOD at Harrlsburg MUDICIDHI Playground Mlldred Long Edna Carter and Betty Prlce all marrxed now take the1r l1ttle darlmgs to Anna Greenlands kmdergarten where they flght dally wlth Mary Lou1se Oswalts f1V6 llttle peppers Succeedmg Arthur Murray 1S Eddle Mrlls famous dancmg school wlth Joan Cunnxngham as head lnstructor He also employs as busmess managexs and part tlme mstructors Anna Homolash and Mary Trotta The Un1ted States Presldent Wllllam McGarvey has m h1s employ everal of our classmates James Rankm Secretary of the Prevent1on of Klndness to Chlld ren and Dogs Department Wlnlfred Heck Secretary to the Spamsh Ambassador ln Washmgton and Anna Kllngler a prom1nent member of the Burgess Daughte1s of Amerlca Rex Norton on a coast to coast tour for the SC1l1bbl6II1Op Toothpaste Companv has boosted the sales 100 per cent by Slflglllg the commerc1als Travelmg wxth hlm as h1S personal secretary and manager IS Jane McCarty Sara Jane Wagner told us she had won a prxze for the letter of fxfty words on Why Use Scrubblemop Toothpa te Ada Jenk1ns Gladys McCarl and BBSSIE Sm1th are superv1sors of Nursmg ln prom1nent New York hospxtals Frances Harrls has just publxshed a Book of Etlquette whlch far surpasses any of Em11y Post's Ray Fetrow IS teachmg Vocatlonal Agllculture somevshere ln Tennessee 1n a town vue can nelther spell nor pronounce Thlrty eight . I '. . U A . , , . . ., A N 1 4 . 1 , ' ' ' . , 1 V . g 1 1 , , , I . . ' . , ' 1 1 1 1 . . . . , . ., . .. . . ., . , . 1 1 1 - . , . 1 1 1 - 1 ' , . . .C . ' ' . ll ' ' 11 , . . . . , . 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 ' ' u - - 11 - 1 ' . 1 1 ' 1 1 . Y . . . . . 1 . . 1 1 , . . . . . . , . . - 1 , . . . . . . . C 1 1 - . , ' 1 1 . , . 1 , Q 1 1 -4 1 ' ' A . ' ' 1. Z, 1- .1 . 1 1 1 1 V .

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CLASS HISTORY BY ANNA HOMOLASH In our book of memolies the date of September 8 1940 is the beginning of the careers of the plesent senior class in Mount Union High Sthool Class officers were elected in both our freshman and sophomore years but as we were the quiet studious type we took upon ourselves the ta k of pondering over the many subjects offered us This left our extra curricular activities in the dusk As far as the financial end was concerneed our treasury was not yet exen begun We then entered our Junior year which proved to be a highly successful one in all aCtlV1tl8S Through the cooperative help of our class members and terw capable officers and advisors we reached the peak of the year bv zooming over the top ID achieving the highest record of magazine subscrip ions during the past years In recognition of th1s good work every member of the class enjo ed an 1C6 cream party at Chrlstmas The class officers who encouraged us through the vear were none other than President William McGarvey Vice President Joseph Giacobello Secretary Anna Gerlock Treasurer Robert Longacre The last affair of the year that the Juniors sponsored was the annual Jumor Senior Prom held on April 30 1943 in the Gymnaslum of the Mount Union Grade School The gymnasium was decorated to represent a picture of a Hawaiian Island The enchanting music was provided by the Music Masters of our own community The evenmg was a gala occasion that will be cherished memories fOr years to come dollar award for selling the highest percentage of athletic tickets for the football season The following officers were elected President William McGarvey Vice President Walter Roll Secretarv Maxine Hutchison Treasurer Robert Lfongacre On January 25 1944 we held a Senior Dinner Dance at the Country Club This af fair proved to be a great success enjoyed by the faculty as well as the seniors On April 27 and 28 1944 the senior class play Ever Since Eve was presented Esery senior had some part in making this play a smash hit On Mav 19 1944 we solemnlx tread up the aisle of the Grade School Auditorium At last we were to be graduated We had looked forward to it for so long we now were even rather sad to be leaving We were especially sad because so many of our fellow classmates who had left to Join the armeed forces were to receive their d1plomas in absentla Thls made us conscious of the fact that we were graduating m the midst of war Ex en though we were leaving we knew that our energetic spirit and pep would st1ll remain In the hearts of all the members of the present graduating cl ss th re are mam warm deep lying memories of the happy days we spent with Don Jimmy and Ronald To know these three boys was a privllege, their kmdliness cheerfulne s and fun lovmg spirits won for them the friendship of all who came in contact w1th them Forty . ' Q . . . . . I Y v- Y I . . . . V . . Y v 1 ,. h S - , y . . I . . y . I . I . - Upon entering our senior year we started right to work by winning the ten ' I ' L . ' . . 1 ., ' ' 1 , - 4 I 'Y ' - ' ' v tt - K H . A U, 1 , . . . - . . , . . ' . . . V t V , . ' 2 i Q ' V Y ' , . - 7 . , . . . . Y S