Pen Argyl Area High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Pen Argyl, PA)

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Q lust arnatinn 5 In loving menzory of our clrzssnmle and friend, -lfflllflflf? Allufrl, who passed from out midsl in Num'1nI1m', Nirzeleerz Hun- dred and 1 m'ly-Il1r1'r'. THE CLASS OF FORTY-FIVE TWENTY-Foun 4-44? The flower which represents our class In all our fixture Zllld all our past, Is the white carnation, pure and fair, Wfhose fragrant odor fills the air. The white stands for the purity Wltieli all our members seem to seeg The green stands for our High School lVith all its happiness and tears. The odor which is rare and sweet, An odor that you'll surely meet, Is precious and secure to our mind, For in it one classmate we'll find. The hrst carnation of our class Alone we left into the past. To dwell in lands of lovely flowers Beneath the ivory twining bowers. She wore a smile on her face, She possessed loveliness in her grace. And so her name lives on with us, That we cannot forget her thus. So when the flowers we shall place Upon our gowns with elegant grace, And look into its radiant bloom, lVe'll think of all its fore-going doom. Each of us some day will meet l'Vilh this carnation on a street, lVhere life will never, never end, And goodness we will all defend. So as a flower may pass away As darkness comes at close of day, Once again the sun shall rise To break the darkness of the skies. In this flower we'll always see glean, just as she appeared to me, The one carnation sweet and rare That vanished 'mid the gloomy air. Alone amid the hills of grass, The lonely flower blooms at last, And throws its gleam along life's way, To guide us safely day by day. Years pass, but still the flower lives, For many happy thoughts ol love it git To those who loved but lost its bloom, Beneath the shelter of a room. yC2llAS 'es,

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si I TWENTY-sux Senior Class History On a sunny morning in September, 1942, we returned to school and were very proud, for we were Sophomores. We eagerly looked forward to participating in all the activities that begin with the Sophomore year. Our class was organized under the direction ol Miss Hester A. Heller and we elected the following oflicers lor the year: President .......... ..... ........ A I .FoNso Guloo Vin'-President .... ...... D ALE Cfxssten Sf'C'7'I4l!lTy ........ ...... B ARBARA SMITH Trmszrrm' ..........................,.............. ....... Pi-ivtus NIURPHY Our social event of that year was the Sophomore Hop held in the high school gymnasium on May 14, 1943. We also ordered our rings. The design was selected by the class of 1943, and has been accepted as the permanent design for school rings. One year of our high school had elapsed and we were now Juniors. X'Ve had lost two of our classmates, who joined the armed services. YVe immediately settled down to the task of organizing our class, since we had many activities to plan for this year. Under the leadership of our class 4-4464 1 l