Paradise Township High School - Tanawan Yearbook (Paradise, PA)

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glass LW! ind and We, the Class of 1945 of the Paradise Township High School, being of sound m unusual intelligence, do hereby make this our last will and testament. To the faculty we leave memories of our behavior. To the juniors we bestow all headaches in preparing a yearbook. To the sophomores we give our sophisticated disposition. To the freshmen we contribute our class reputation. As individuals, we bequeath the following: I, Janice Brackbill, will my Chemistry Lab Manual to Richard Dosch. I, Adam Brown, give my cowboying to Ben Leidy. I, Robert Brown, entrust my ability to play guard to Bill Groff. I, Evelyn Clark, present my arithmetic marks to Norma Brackbill. I, Helen Coble, bequeath my figure to Theda Harsh. I, Wilmer Denlinger, bestow my tenor voice to Raymond Weaver. I, Barbara Fichtner, will my art work to anyone who needs it. I, Sara Frew, bequeath my hair to Betty Steinman. I, Janet Frymyer, confer my typing ability upon Margie Hagen. I, Elvin Groff, transfer my hashfulness to John Erb. I, June Hagen, furnish my jitterbugging to Yvonne Miller. I, Jean Hersh, will my French marks to Betty Feister. I, Katherine Hershey, leave my violin playing to Joan Denlinger. I, Richard Hicks, bestow my neatness on William Graybill. I, Ralph Homsher, donate my bow tie to Victor Woods. I, Lorraine Kemrer, intend my cheerleading technique for Betty Rapp. I, John Lichty, transfer my ability to play forward to Ronald Shirk. I, Helen Mann, present my acting ability to Susan Groif. I, Kathleen Martin, give my I. Q. to anyone who needs it. I, Mary jane Moore, give my librarian position to Eva Denlinger. I, Esther Mowrer, bestow my quiet manner to Lois Myers. I, Jane Mowrer, will my shortness to Norma Hohman. I, Dorothy Rapp, leave my saxophone to anyone who wants it. I, Robert Reese, bequeath my trombone to Bruce Keneagy. I, Clair Skiles, present my English marks to Bob Parmer. I, Forrest Smoker, hand down my chemistry marks to Ralph Bair. I, Charles Watson, share my speaking ability with Edith Hershey. I, Elizabeth Wimer, donate my blonde hair to Marcia Eshelman. I, Nancy Young, request that my tallness go to Betty GroE. I, Enos Zimmerman, bestow my looks on Roy Stoltzfus. In witness whereof, we, the Class of 45 , have here unto subscribed our names and aiiixed our seal, the thirty-first day of May, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred 'forty-five. Witnesses: Donor:-xv J. GARD ARTHUR W. ESI-IELMAN CLASS OF 1945 Twenty

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glam lkstozy i' 'k 'k 1941-1942 A shy group of forty-live freshmen trouped into Room F, not quite sure what was going to happen to them. Mr. Ralph Shuman was our homeroom teacher. The following oflicers were selected to lead the class: john Lichty, presidentg Ralph Homsher, vice-presidentg Sally Frew, secretary, and Lorraine Kemrer, treasurer. As the year began, there was quite a large number of students in Latin I class. My goodness, what a difficult time Miss Brown had trying to explain the many tenses to us! She told us that Latin was a dead language, and we certainly didn't doubt her word. As usual, the freshmen were initiated by the sophomores. Under the direction of Mr. Shuman, the freshmen presented a laughable assembly program. i' 1 942-1 943 Since we were now sophomores, we had the opportunity to initiate the freshmen. This was a great thrill for us. Miss Laura Beach, who later became Mrs. Laura Waltz, was our homeroom teacher. We chose for our officers Ralph Homsher, president, Enos Zimmerman, vice-president, Sally Frew, secretary, and Robert Brown, treasurer. This year our assembly program was a success. A snow storm brought a sleighing party for our class. The Hallowe'en party we held at the home of Bob Reese brought great enjoyment for everyone. 'k 1943-1944 This year we chose for our class officers Ralph Homsher, president, John Lichty, vice-president, Sally Frew, secretary, and Lorraine Kemrer, treasurer. The juniors presented a three-act comedy, entitled Prize Pigs, and directed by Miss Risse. In order to raise some money for the Junior-Senior Banquet held May 12, we sponsored a Leap Year Dance. An outstanding event of this year came when the junior boys defeated the senior boys for the intramural basketball championship. i' 1944-1945 We have at last come to the coveted position of being seniors. The oflicers we elected for the year are Wilmer Denlinger, Ralph Homsher, Sally Frew, and Adam Brown. They, together with Mrs. Dorothy J. Gard, our advisor, have done a splendid job in leading us through a very busy year. In our first meetings we were kept busy choosing our class colors, scarlet and gray, ordering our pennants, caps, and graduation announcements. We sponsored a successful school party on November 13. Our play, The Kid, originally scheduled to be held December 7 and 9, had to be postponed for one week because at the last minute Enos Zimmerman was involved in an automobile accident and the male cast had to be changed. Following the New Holland basketball game we sponsored a Valentine Dance which was very well attended. For some time we have been working diligently on our yearbook, we will allow you, our friends, to tell us whether or not our hard work was in vain. As we approach the end of the year, we look forward to com- mencement, an event which will stand out in every senior's mind. Nineteen

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614:41 Prophecy iii The Hooded muddy rivers of time flow on carrying with them the destiny of the class. The waters darken ..... then clear. In the vision appears the famous designer, Barbara. Miss Fichtner is in the midst of planning a new summer wardrobe for Nancy Young, the greatest concert pianist ever to play in Camegie Hall. Barbara has just finished Miss Helen Mann's costumes for her trip to Hollywood. After playing the starring role in a Broadway play, she has accepted an offer from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Already Helen's secretaries, Janet Frymyer, Jean Hersh, and Helen Coble, whose name incidently has been changed, are very busy answering the tons of fan mail that pour in daily. As the waters become clearer, it is possible to see what destiny has dealt to the other members of the class. Janice Brackbill is now a laboratory technician at the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C. She and Charles Watson have discovered a cure for infantile paralysis and as a result have been awarded the Nobel prize for their outstanding work. At the same hospital Katherine Hershey is helping with rehabilitation. john Lichty was married by Rev. Wilmer Denlinger to you know who and is now running what was formerly known as Fisher's Garage. His two children are turning into geniuses under the tutelage of Kathleen Martin in history, Evelyn Clark in mathematics, and June Hagen in physics. john lives in an ultramodem house with sunlight heating facilities. Sally Frew had charge of the interior decorations. A new B-92 has zoomed into view with Robert Brown at the controls. The fine efficiency of the huge plane is credited to designer Adam Brown, and to the ground mechanics, one of whom is Elvin Groff, who keeps the motors conditioned. Aboard the great airplane is the airline hostess, Jane Mowrer. The test flight was broadcast to the whole world by that famous critic and commentator, Richard Hicks. He was one of the first passengers and through the ingenuity of his assistants, Forrest Smoker and Ralph Homsher, was able to give a first-hand account over the radio during the flight. Esther Mowrer has designed a new hairdo called the fuzz top with the flat sides. It is very popular this season. The only member of the Class of '45 still in uniform is Dorothy Rapp, who remained in the WAVES after the peace was signed to help with the rehabilitation in Greece. The headlines of all the newspapers have recently proclaimed the latest plastic compound formulated by Enos Zimmerman. His office is famous not only for the plastics it has produced but also for the beautiful host of secretaries employed. Lorraine Kemrer and Mary Jane Moore are two of his very famous receptionists. Across the street from the Zimmerman Plastic Company is the Skiles and Reese Transit Company, noted for employing only women drivers. A blonde, Elizabeth Wimer, or a brunette, Helen Hoover, to drive you through the wide avenues of Paradise is their policy. Once more the waters cloud and onward flow the rivers of destiny. Twenty-one