Muncy High School - Canusarago Yearbook (Muncy, PA)

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Class History of l945 The team was brought together in the year of 1933, starting our first practice under the coaching of Miss Aura Minsker, Mrs. Mazie Dice, and Miss Martha Koons. We started our physical training early, each morning taking laps around the flag pole. We soon came to enjoy these exercise periodsg of course the bottles of milk that came afterwards had no influence whatever. A rhythm band was organized, which gave Raymond Shook a start on his musical career. At the end of the year We had our first picnic at VanRensler's Park. Our second year found us under the coaching of Miss Dunlap QMrs. Hartmanj and Mrs. May Goode- now. This year we lost a few players, Harold Catherman moving and the rest not making the team. We took part in the Tom Thumb Wedding, with the third grade. During this year we were helped over our rough bumps in mathematics by Mrs. Goodcnowls devoted and tireless Work. Entering third grade we took on as our coaches Miss Mae Stahl and Miss Mary Dewald fMrs. Iilderj. Miss Stahl had an ingenious device this year for our bad little boys fwe had a fewj adhesive tape was used to silence our talkative school mates, such as Butch Derr, also her screen beside her desk was fre- quently visited by such notables as Ray Confer and Martha Hoffman. We made good use of our new desks that year by promptly autographing our name and residence. We started our fourth year with Miss Martha Berriman QMrs. Max Fryej and Miss Betty Hafer fMrs. Seth Schochj as our coaches. After a very hard but enjoyable year the team hiked to the Muncy Look- Out as a rounding out of this year. Starting our fifth year we had as our coaches Miss Brelsford and Miss Emily Jane Waltman CMrs. Leroy Voneidaj. This year the team was introduced to the process of fractions which we all soon learned to enjoy. Many of us joined the Fifth and Sixth Grade Glee Club and took part in a singing program for P. T. A. As we neared the halfway mark in our school career we took on Mrs. Frances Kschinka and Miss Mary Ellen Waldron to do our coaching. Again many of us joined the Glee Club, and many of us will remember the play of Stephen Foster's songs which we presented for P. T. A. We were guided by two very good coaches, Mrs. Arthur and Miss King, in our seventh year. Mrs. Arthur introduced us to the grown-up way of higher education by taking us on a tour of the halls in the first few weeks of our new experience. One of the most bewildering new experiences were the screen assignments given out by Mrs. Arthur. NVe also enjoyed many assemblies and introduced ourselves in the dramatic field by putting on short plays for them. In the eighth grade our coaches were Miss Fannie Wood QMrs. Rodney Brownj and Miss Esther Stewart QMrs. Verus Weaverj. This year we were sorry to lose a member of our team, Paul Dougherty. The girls put on a gym exhibition under the supervision of Mrs. Weaver. Those who had Mr. Traupane ought to remember some of his tall stories. Ninth grade found us with Mr. Delos Bitler and Mr. Philip Traupane. We welcomed into our team many new students from the country schools. We had 97 students in our class. We put on a quiz pro- gram under the supervision of Mr. Bitler. Our promotion exercises at the end of this yearls journey had a patriotic theme. Hammond Derr read the Bible and Reverend Holmes led the entire grade in prayer. Our theme was When I Look at the Flag, read by Ray Confer, lilaine Vetter, Robert Bieber, Harriet Waltman, Charles Harrison, Ruth Miller, Jack Hester, Evelyn Printzenhod, Pauline Kepner, Melvin Carpenter, and Beverly Henninger, Elizabeth Kschinka and Gene Smith received the American Legion Award. We officially started the quarter of the game when we enrolled in the first year of Senior High School. Ours was a large team and we required three coaches: Mr. Musial, Mr. Crist and Miss Anna Civvits fMrs. Brasuellj took over the care of us. To many of us, the highlight of the year was the band and glee club concert, held for the first time this spring. We gained two girls but lost two boys this year. Mary E. Waldron and Ruth Hall entered and Robert R. Baker and Grant Nuss joined the Navy. None of us will forget the skit we put on under Mr. Crist. As Henry Aldrich, Lester Neitz gave Ezra Stone some strong competition. Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Brasuell were our coaches for this next to last year of school. lla Hacker and Martha Secules became members of our team, while Milvin Carpenter and John Richey left for the Navy and Lester Neitz joined the Army. We held a class party at Hershey Park, but the effects of gas scarcity were already being felt and few attended this picnic. We aimed the ball for the goal post in this, our Senior year, and it has been a busy one-full of scoop deadline and class dues. The girls' minds have been preoccupied with plans for college, a career or marriage, while ghe boys merely speculated upon the date of induction. Mr. Derr, Mr. Whetstone, and finally Mr. Clendenin had charge of 12A-Mrs. Ernest Engelhardt had 12Z. Our class play, As You Like It, under the direction of Mr. J. C. Clendenin, gave us many hours of work, but none can deny the enjoyment we derived from it. We all regret that many of our boys were unable to enjoy this class day and graduation with us fMarvin Barto, Harold Kilgus, john Hall, Charles Harrison, Robert Hofer, Frank- lin Woodside, Charles Stroup, and Lynn Persunj but we hope they will never forget their 12 years at Muncy High School FINIS 24

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The Class Prophecy of l945 The year 1955, the scene, a remodeled Chere Tearoom. The war is over and as I enter I find my old friend, Mrs. McCarty, formerly known as Lola Bennett. After I had my dinner she sat down with me to talk about the town. She said that in the ten years that had passed Muncy had expanded and now was a thriving little city. It has its own little airport and thriving business section. After explaining all the details the subject switched to our class. I We find Bob Long playing football at Pittsburgh, still asking the coach to put him in and hc'd tear t lem apart. .lake Akers and his famous smoke puff pitch is star pitcher of the Chippewa Tech. We find .lack Hester and .Iolm Hall running a bachelors' home out in Pennsdale. Charles Harrison and Shirley Musser are happily married and Charles is now the manager of Byerly Meat Market. Charles Starr is now singing on the radio on National Barn Dance every Saturday night. Ray Confer and Janet Dugan are married and live out near Clarkstown. Ray, Jr., has the same features of his father Qover grown limbsl. Hammond Derr is now one of the big owners of VVeis Chain Stores. Robert I-lofer and Elaine Vetter are married. Robert is now a draftslnan at Sprout 81 Waldron Co. We find LaRue Lauchle radio technician at Station WRAK in Williamsport. Franklin Woodside is taking over Sam Derr's Garage. His motto is You wreck 'em, we'll fix 'em. lloward Pewterbaugh, the glalnor boy, took up Physical Education at Pennsdale. He is now coach- ing in Muncy. Q Charles Stroup liked the South Sea helles so well that he decided to live down there. He is running a plantation and fishing on the side. l Dr. Bill McLaughlin is living up on Quarry Road. He runs his own hospital for pets. I-lis assistant is Mary Elizabeth Waldron. llarold Kilgus has taken over his fathers milk route and is still courting Barb. Funston. Mary Ellen Shook is now assistant to Mr. Museial in a laboratory at Washington. Phyllis Pegg is now the social staff of the Screen Guild Magazine. Vile find Marvin Bardo farming successfully east of Muncy. Ruth Bogart is now secretary of the Office of Price Administration in VVashington. The small town of Muncy now has its own airport, situated between Quarry Road and Musser's Lane. Of course this is operated by Raymond Shook and Marlin Kleckner. Betty Renn still plays around in the telegraph ofiice. Knows all, sees all, and hears all. Nice posi- tion for a sailor's wife. We find Robert Bieber taking over Pop Girven's place as agriculture instructor. Robert and Beatrice Mincelnoyer have bought their farm out around Chippewa. Charles Rickolt, Muncy's play boy, finally returned to the home town. New York society girls became too much for him and he returned to his ever faithful Nan. Shirley Hartman is still playing around at the Bake Shop. Russ came home from the Navy and they still visit the Historical Garden on moonlit nights. Lillian Feigles and her husband, Mac Lowe, have settled down on Carpenter Street. Romain Watson and Helen Fry are living in the rural districts of Pennsdale. Martha Hoffman and Alma Smith have finished their nurses' training, which they are using for their own use. Harriet and Charles Windor are now living at East Muncy in their own home. Rosclise Holmes finished her college education and returned to the male population of Muncy. XVon- der who the lucky fellow will be. Ruth Hall finally made up her mind between the Navy and the Civilians. Baker won and they have a lovely home on Glade Run. The only trouble is high water and old loves. ltlary Funston returns to Muncy, every once in a while, still looking for Less who decided to stay in the 'acific. Margaret Ann and Cam are still acquiring knowledge in the form of books. It won't be long now until the wedding bells will ring. The last 10 years have really gone fast, but too slow for them. Lynn Persun is now the editor of a newspaper in Muncy, The Muncy News, and his secretary is Ruth Soncs. Pauline Kepner and Leon l-louscknecht are at Clarkstown on a f'arm raising sheep. Pearl Walker and Oscar Ellis have finally decided to make a go of it. Carolyn Zarr is now married to Bob Ault, and is now living in Alaska. Shirley Gortner has been working in the Sylvania and now we find she has been promoted to the Personnel Oflice, where she is secretary to the head boss. Along Glade Run in a big mansion we find George Temple and Beverly Lowe living a real happy life. Martha Secules is chaperon of the campers that come to Lake Makoma. As we look further into the class we find Betty Reece married to Howard Denny, a former soldier of the ll. S. Army, living in Chippewa on a chicken farm. and their neighbor is Evelyn Printzenhofi' and her lmsband, Bill Crofutt, a former Seabee of the U. S. Navy. On the bank of Lycoming Creek .we find Jean Eckman has built a hospital in which she cares for only handsome men. Her daily patient is Jack Ellis. lla Hacker, soon after graduation, became the secretary of a promising VVilliamsport attorney. Now, she is married to a soldier and living in Green Pastures, Wolf Run. Evelyn Smith is living out in Colorado, where her husband, Jim Arthur, is a Forest Ranger. Betty Painton is now manager of the A tk P. It took her nearly five years without a raise in pay. but she finally received the advancement. Melvin Carpenter and John Richey have decided to make the Navy their career. They say they have a girl in every port. Gene Smith has taken over his brother's meat route. One of his best customers is Marvene Zettle. Janet Sharrow is running a home for Old Maids, situated on Musser's Lane, where they can observe all that is going on. Vernon Kepner is running his feed mill near the mouth of Muncy Creek. Mivian 0'Dell is his ever faithful secretary. 23

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Class Poem of l945 We are the Class of '45 About to enter the portals Of a life new to us- And taking with us All we learned. Our education is complete And now we must meet The flaws before us With the courage that Others on this day have faced. Our determination and hopes are bright, Success will be our goal. MOff0-SUCCESS OUR GOAL. Class COIOVS-RED AND WHITE. Class FIOIUCYLRED AND WHITE Rosias. ii Class Pledge of I945 Now that we have attained the final and winning touchdown, we the Class of 1945, in order to bring peace to our community, and country, do hereby promise to do everything possible to better ourselves and the generations to follow us. We will meet with determination, the life before us with the ideals that have been taught to us by our coaches, and carry out the duties of a worthwhile, decent, democratic citizens. May God help us in this our pledge. 25