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

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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

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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 DIARY SEPTEMBER 7 1943 Golly mv last mornmg to sleep ln and you have to wake me so early Whats the 1dea'P Oh of course I dldnt forget that school beg1ns today but not t1l1 one oclock remember'1 SEPTEMBER 8-Today we had our f11st assembly program for the year Rev erend Henry gave an address Mr Slothowe1 mtroduced the faculty wlth four new teachers Mrs Yocum Mlss Reeder Mrs McCla1n and M1s South and Mr Kearney gave our boys a pep talk about golng out for football SEPTEMBER 10-Today MISS Cleo Garver s engagement to Lt Bloommgdale of the Unlted States Army A1r Corps was announced by her parents You certamly managed to surprlse us teacher SEPTEMBER 13 Well school really has begun ln earnest Our day w1ll cons1st of three classes and an act1v1ty perlod ln the morn1ng wlth three class s after lunch Senlor hlgh w1ll have assembly on Wednesday durlng act1v1ty per1od and Junlor hlgh on Fnday SEPTEMBER 14 We had our f1rst meet1ng of the Illlum staff today wlth Mlss Garver and M1ss Gelnett as advlsors Everythmg IS commg along fine due to our early start at the end of last term SEPTEMBER 15 Our v1ctorv Bond Rally was held today wxth an 1nterest1ng assembly program m wh1ch three sold1ers and Mr I Newton Taylor addressed us The sen or class IS ln charge of selllng the war stamps and bonds E ght glrls have been selected to sell stamps each Thursday and are to be called M1nute Malds SEPTEMBER 17 Well that was It the f1rst game of the season Boy at the end of the f1rst half the score was 0 0' At the end of the game It was 18 0 IH Ty rone s favor but don t let that get you' Well have a return game remember SEPTEMBER 22 Senxor assembly today Our football team demonstrated sev eral plays and Mr Green explalned dlfferent slgnals used bv the referee Mr Burk holder also played a tune to whlch we were supposed to Wflte words Some fun huh9 SEPTEMBER 25 Our team journeyed to Lock Haven where they played a good game although they were defeated 45 0 SEPTEMBER 28 F1lled out our programs today to go on flle 1Yl the offxce so We can be found ln a hurry when necessary SEPTEMBER 29 Song assembly today Ml Burkholder played a trombone solo Yes he d1d' OCTOBER 4 Semor class meet1ng today 4Gee we felt blgl Mr Kearney B111 and Joe spoke d1scuss1ng the yearbook and we learned that our plctures wlll be taken thls Wednesday and Thursday that IS 1f the camera 1snt broken when I step before xt Heres the same old story we play Yeagertown on Saturday Boy We scored a touchdown 1n the f1rst half' The score at the end'J Oh 1t was 28 6 but we stlll have hopes OCTOBER 6 Today at Senl0l h1gh assembly Anne Burych representmg the class of 43 presented us the class of 44 a large state flag Because thrs IS F1re Preventxon Week Mr Cromer spoke to us of the prevent1on of flres and gave stat1st1cs of the amount of damage done to homes by f1re 1n Mount Unlon last year OCTOBER 8 Gee we d1d dlsplay ome pep toady at assemblv Now dont get exclted lt was pep assembly' The cheerleaders plus Mr F1361 I Newton Taylor Herman Smlth Mr Slothower and Mr Kearney d1d a lovely Job of gettxng us 1n the mood and I bet cha we vtere heard yelllng way up at Bellefonte OCTOBER 9 How I hate to vsr1te 1t but yes you guessed It We played Belle fonte at home today and the score was 9 0 It was a swell game though OCTOBER 13-Senlor class meet1ng We noted on name cards announce ments class flowex and C0101 Jeepers we were so noxsx that you cou1dn't hear yourself thlnk We certalnlx do set good examples OCTOBER 14 Darn ll We are golng to see a football game between two seventh grade teams but It had to ra1n I guess 1t was needed though Wlth the water shortage and forest f1IES Boy no school tomorrow' Forty one , - , V , - Y . 1 .1 - . - - - , Y -.- v - - v -. . . . - . . - A 8 v -' - . . V . - , ' - s . ' Y Y I ' - V . . Y - 1 . , 'y v