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

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Class Will We, the Senior Class of Paradise High School in Paradise Township, in the county of Lancaster, in the state of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America, being conscious of our doings, do declare this our last will and testament. To the faculty we give the unexpected privilege of using the knowledge bestowed upon them by our test papers. To the juniors we leave our ability to get things accomplished. To the sophomores we bestow our free noon periods. To the freshmen we contribute our good behavior. Item I: I, Ralph Bair, will my bashfulnesis to Kitty Patterson. Item II: I, Norma Brackbill, bestow my quiet manner to John Erb. Item III: I, Muriel Bryer, gladly will my flirting ability that was willed to me, to Helen Parmer. Item IV: I, Kenneth Buckwalter, will my comfortable position to Fred Hershey. Item V: I, Carroll Carter, bestow my ability to get along with the opposite sex to David Eby. Item VI: I, Eva Denlinger, will my Ays in French to Evy Brown. Item VII: I, Robert Esbenshade, preseiit president, will the eo-operation of the senior class to the president of the Class of '47. Item VIII: I, Betty Feister, will to Ella Zimmerman my ability as business manager. Item IX: I, Margaret Hagen, will my dimples to Gloria Bryson. Item X: I, Benjamin Leidy, bestow to George Bryson my good driving. Item XI: I, Jean Moore, will my position on the honor roll to Robert Frymyer. Item XII: I, Harold Mowrer, will my saxophone playing ability to Pat Laderach. Item XIII: I, Betty Patton, bestow my crafty mathematics ability to any qualifying junior. Item XIV: I, William Rapp, Jr., bestow my teddy bear haircut to Martin 'Warner Item XV: I, Lois Rynier, will my figure to Betty Rapp. Item XVI: I, Mary Jane Shreiner, will my cheerleading ability to Betty Axe. Item XVII: I, Dorothy Trout, bestow my shortness to Patsy Winters. Item XVIII: I, Robert Trout, will my skillful art of playing basketball to Lester Scotten. We nominate and appoint Betty Axe and John Spotts to be the executors of our last will and testament, with full authority to carry out its provisions to the utmost extent. In witness thereof, we, the Class of 1946, have here subscribed our names and affixed our seal, this in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred forty-six. Witnesses : MR. ESHELMAN Miss Hnvi-:RLY CLASS OF 1946 Twenty-one

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Time Marches On It doesn't seem possible, but we are soon to be graduating from our good old high school life. Did someone say that those kids who only yesterday were running around in knicker pants or with pigtails are actually graduating? It must be true because it is right before me in the books . . . Yes, a record of each eventful year through which we passed. As we look back over the years to '42 we find a great many interesting things to stir our memories. I can remember that first day that all forty of us paraded into room F, We started out with an even number of boys and girls. Mr. Houseberg had the great re- sponsibility of taking us under his wing. We, of course, were very easy to handle as we never disobeyed any of the rules? ? ? The class elected, for president. Robert Kepleyg vice-president, Leon Martin 5 secretary, Mary Jane Shreinerg treasurer. Eva Denlinger. We did finally get into the swing of things after being initiated by our overlords, the Sophs. Our sleighing party was a great success except for everyone's having about two inches to sit in and Gladys Hershey's falling out on her head. Time marches on to our sophomore year. There were then twenty-six of us left. As we marched into room B we all took a second look at our new home room teacher, Miss Ernst. This year we got our chance to initiate our victims-the freshmen. As things got under way we elected our class officers: Harold Mowrer, presidentg William Rapp, vice- presidentg Mary Jane Shreiner. secretary, Eva Denlinger, treasurer. We managed to put on a modern minstrel show after about an hour's practice as our home room assembly program. There were a few faint laughs during the show. I guess these were directed at us and not at the jokes. Again this year we had a sleighing party. We Silly Sophs managed to pull through another year. Christy Brackbill helped a lot with a few funny remarks now and then. Time progresses to our Jolly' Junior year. As there were now ten girls and eight boys, we acquired the name Eight Ball and Ten Pins. We soon learned that we were to occupy room B for another year. The first semester we were really kept busy. The class officers were as follows: president, Robert Esbenshadeg vice-president, Harold Mowrerg secretary. Mary Jane Shreinerg treasurer, Eva Denlinger. We chose for our class colors maroon and white. We also ordered our hats, pennants, and emblems. Our rings came the latter part of the year. We didn't miss our sleigh ride this year either. The first morning we saw any signs of snow we had our sleigh ordered. The second semester began with nine girls and three boys chosen to portray characters in the junior play. Saved by the Belle. We also conducted two dances. Spring finally came and brought with it the junior-senior reception. We hope the class of '45 enjoyed the chicken in the patty shell as much as we did. Time marches up to the present year, making us none other than the Superior Seniors. This year we welcomed a new home room teacher, Miss Heverly. We have at last reached room HC. Mr. Eshelman is acting as our class advisor. The class roll still lists ten girls and eight boys. Our one new classmate this year is Kenneth Buckwalter. The class officers chosen to accept the responsibility for the senior year are: Robert Esbenshade, presidentg Harold Mowrer, vice-presidentg Mary Jane Shreiner, secretary g Eva Denlinger, treasurer. The operetta was the first major event of the year. Betty Patton, Margaret Hagen, Mary Jane Shreiner, Harold Mowrer, Kenneth Buckwalter, and Robert Trout were seniors who had leads in Betty Lou. We are putting all our efforts forth in trying to make this an enjoyable yearbook for you to read. You, and only you, can tell us if our efforts have been in vain or for the best. This seems to conclude the class history of our high school life. As time marches on, we wish the best of everything to the future classes of P. H. S. Twenty

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Closs Prophecy Dallas. Texas August 21. 1956 17 Rue Paris. France Dear Jean : You will undoubtedly be surprised to receive a letter from me, one of your classmates back in Paradise High, but I have just traveled all through the United States making a survey of what each of our former classmates has been doing after ten years. You are the only one who is out of the States at present, and the only way I could contact you to tell you the whereabouts of the former eight ball and t.en pins is by letter. First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your success as a French teacher. I often think of our French classes where I sat and struggled. while you seemed to have no trouble at all. Two more of our classmates-namely, Betty Patton and Mary Jane Shreiner-have taken up teaching as a profession. Betty is teaching English in a high school in Chicago, and Murphy is directing a band and orchestra in a large Virginia high school. Norma Brackbill and Lois Rynier are graduate nurses. Lois is working in a. veterans' hospital, and Norma is working as a doctor's assistant in a small town in western Pennsylvania. Muriel Bryer graduated from Penn State, having taken a business course. She is now a secretary in a large hotel in New York City, Dorothy Trout's husband has been discharged from the Navy. and they are now the proprietors of a modern skating rink near Pittsburgh. The other day when I was at the movies whom should I see in the newsreel but Margaret Hagen. She was Miss Ohio of 1956. Also Betty Feister is awistant superintendent in an orphanage in Philadelphia. After talking to a few of the orphans, I was convinced that they are very fond of their foster mother. Perhaps I had better tell you about the eight ball. You probably have guessed that Robert Esbenshade has taken over his father's turkey farm. Ben Leidy is now a mechanic in a garage, where he is selling plastic automobiles. Wheel Rapp is manager of a one-hundred- acre farm which he is converting into a tree farm. Do you remember how Kenny Buckwalter and Harold Mowrer used to argue in P,O.D. classes? Well, they have both entered politics. If you have read anything at all about Pennsylvania lately. you have probably noticed that Harold has been elected as a representa- tive. Kenny has just been named U. S. ambassador to France. Perhaps you will meet him soon. While I was in Washington I decided to see a ball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers. Who should be the Senators' pitcher but Bob Trout, our class athlete. He is doing a swell job, too. He told me that so far this season he has won five games and lost one. Imagine my surprise when I called to a man who was selling t'pop and saw that it was Carroll Carter. He explained to me that he was just putting in time till his ship came in. When I was in the New England States, I happened to walk through the streets of Boston and noticed a sign hanging in front of a store, It read: Bair's Hardware Store, Fishing Supplies, R. K. Bair,-Prop. The name sounded familiar, and when I entered the store I saw our old classmate, Ralphy. He invited me to stay for supper, and I discovered that his wife is a very good cook, especially of sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. As for ine, I have taken a course in shorthand and typing, and I am employed as an associate editor of Teller of Texas, a daily newspaper. R.S.V.P. CI haven't forgotten all the French I learned in P.H.S., have I?J As always. Eva. P.S.: We are planning a class reunion in October. I'll send you a telegram of details later. Twenty-two