Reedsville High School - Logan Log Yearbook (Reedsville, PA)

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C ass History was largely due to the fact that we expected to spend our Senior year rest- ing on our laurels, but, with a little help from our teachers we decided we had better do some work. Still, somewhere between history and mathe- matics we found time to purchase our school hats and pennants, and when they were received, we proudly showed them off to our envious under- classmen. We managed a public turkey supper, had a bake sale and arranged a skating party for the entire high school thus making this another year of prosperity. We ordered our invitations, were measured for our gowns and finished our commencement activities. President .......................... .... R ichard Rown Vice President .... ....... J ack Dean Secretary ............................................ Betty McNitt Treasurer .......................................... Evelyn Narehood On May 26th most of us found a disturbing lump in our throats as we said thank you for the diploma that would have to take the place of our nigh school days from now on. More than one tear was shed as we said good-by to classmates, who would find their futures in a place far from ours. And so as another class of high school students we went out to find what was our destiny. We asked for little except assistence from you who already have found your place, for surely we can never do without your help and advice. The long awaited day came at last! On September 3, 1943, thirty- seven frightened but ambitious Freshmen entered the famous portals of our Alma Mater anticipating the work and fun of four happy years to come. The re-adjustment to high school life came easy to us and we soon had our class organized and the following officers were elected: President .......................................... William Zeigler Vice President ........ Helen Young Secretary .......................................... Merriam Knisley Treasurer ...,................................. Louise Bumgardner The memories of this happy year extended on into our Sophomore year when many more events were added to the list. The most important one being the selecting and receiving of our class rings. The only changes in officers were: Gilbert Knepp, Secretary and Evelyn Narehood, Treasurer. We went back to school in our Junior year looking forward to the events that were to fill our school life for the next two years. This was the year that we had to begin to work for the money that would provide the expenses for our trip to New York. We sold candy at the afternoon movies throughout the year and held a successful card party on April 21, 1946. With the very much appreciated help of our parents, we sponsored the annual Junior Festival on June 21 and 22 which went over with tremendous success. This ended the activi- ties of our Junior year. President ............. ...... D oris Coulter, succeeded by Richard Rown Vice President .......................... David Griffith Secretary ............................................ Betty McNitt Treasurer ........................................ Evelyn Narehood Then came September 3, 1946, and we, the seniors of Reedsville High School, started on the last lap of our long journey from childhood to man- hood and womanhood. We soon found that the Senior year was no easier than any other, in fact we might say it was a little harder. This Twenty-two

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I, William Zeigler, bequeath my Plymouth to Kenneth Headings so he can make more trips to Naginey. I, John Houser, bequeath my ability to swallow tobacco juice in Phy- sic's Class to Blain Walter. I, Evelyn Narehood, bequeath my ability to laugh at anything to Margaret McNitt. I, Phyllis Kline, bequeath my natural curly hair to Hazel Warner. fComes in handy on rainy days.J I, Lloyd King, bequeath my hunting and trapping technique to Charles Kuhns, CIt's healthful and also profitingj I, Patsy Headings, bequeath my sincere effort in getting my studys to Wanda Harmon. KNOW 1et's see your marks come up, Wanda.J I, Mary Margaret Houser, bequeath my blonde hair to Mabel Moore. Ut is said, men prefer blondesj I, Betty Weider, bequeath my watch to Jane Frankhouser to enable her to tell her boy-friend what time to leave. I, Gilbert Knepp, bequeath my ability to handle girls to Charles Nale. fMake them tow the line, Peepe.D I, Helen Reichley, bequeath my roller skates to Mabel Tower. CMabel, don't let them get rusty.J I, Laura Snook, bequeath my past band experiences to Anne Shartzer. iHope you have as good a time as I did.J , I, Joyce McKillips, bequeath my heighth to Claire Knisely. CThen you'll be able to see the world from a different viewpoint.J I, Grace Kuhns, bequeath my beautiful dark hair to Shirley Henry. fIt'll keep your ears warm in winter.J I, Patsy Sheaffer, bequeath my horse-back riding ability to Ruth Kline. fIt helps you get places fast.J I, Joyce Kuhns, bequeath my meekness to Sue Nepper. fSometimes it pays to be shy and dernure.J I, Jack Dean, bequeath my chewing gum to Mary Dalby. fMake good use of it, Mary.J I, Robert Garver, bequeath my past army career to Charles Armstrong. fAll the luck in the world.J I, Betty 'McNitt, bequeath my ability to keep a steady boy friend to Ruth McNitt. fEveryone has their ups and downsj I, Merriam Knisely, bequeath my collection of class rings to Mary Houser. CThey really are nice to look at.D Lastly: We nominate, constitute, and appoint our beloved faculty to be the executors of this, our last will and testament. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand and affixed our seal on this, the twenty-sixth day of May in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-seven. Witnesses: Betty McNitt, Merriam Knisely Twenty-one

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A G ance nto The Future We, the soothsayers of our community, wish to give you some idea of what the members of the class of 1947 will be doing in the future. Some of the seniors of '47 proved very successful in their business world of 1957. f We see David Griffith selling books and what-nots in a small bookstore at the end o town. In Rea 8: Derick we see Betty McNitt, now the fountain manager, with all the other girls under her supervision. Zip! Crash! Well, ft's none other than the famous Richard Rown and his daredevils. Yes, Dick has finally reached his goal to be an auto-racer. Betty Weider, now Leroy's wife is helping her husband on his poultry farm outside of Reedsville. We see Helen Reichley, the owner of the Reedsville Roller Skating Rink. Helen seems to make skating her favorite pastime and also a profitable business. Doris Coulter has finally fulfilled her lifelong ambition to be a doctor, but she hasn't been faithful to her favorite expression, I'll never get married! At the former Weller Egg House which is now Kline's Egg House, Phyllis Kline is still candling eggs. Life can be beautiful and it is for Bill Zeigler. He is living off the top of the pile. Yes, Bill is the millionaire of the class of '47. Helen Sankey hasn't made up her mind about marriage yet so she is still working in the Lewistown Hospital. Helen is now a trained nurse. Fred Kline is a bachelor and is living up in the mountain. He finally decided women are too much trouble. Among the bathing beauties in Atlantic City we see Grace Kuhns entering a contest for the title of Miss America. Well if it isn't a mansion in Milroy with Clarence Nale, the owner. We see him loafing lazily in a hammock on the lawn while his wife is slaving away in a public mill trying to keep him in cigarettes. In the headlines we read about an explosion, the cause of which was Einstein Taylor, of course, who was experimenting in his lab when the explosion occurred. We see Jack Dean is Principal of Reedsville Schools. He finally decided to follow in his Dad's footsteps. Lloyd King is visiting in Lumber City with his parents. It is a short leave from his hunting and trapping career in the Canadian Woods. Laura Snook is giving music lessons in her spare time to the children of Belleville. Laura has made a success of her ambition to be a music teacher. Robert Garver has transferred his grocery store into a department store. The location is still between Reedsville and Belleville. If you are tired of looking for those hard-to-get items in the town stores, go see Robert, he's got everything. On a small farm, John Houser is living happily, and by the way, John is now married and has a small family. Do you want to get thin? Call Evelyn Narehood, she is giving reducing exercises to people with excess weight. Evelyn Herself now weighs only 115 pounds. On the door of one of the homes in Honeybrook we see a sign, Joyce's Beauty Saloon. Yes, Joyce McKillips has finally become a beautician. Gilbert Knepp still doesn't like to live in town. In fact, he spends most of his time in the mountain. He is a forest ranger. Merriam Knisley has finally married her dreamman and is keeping house for her husband, Frank Hassinger, Jr. Patsy Headings has a new business in Reedsville. She has a nursery. When parents want to go somewhere and have their children under dependable care they take them to Patsy's nursery. Patsy Sheaffer isn't around town anymore. She has a ranch in the San Franando Valley, California. Since Pat hated school, especially Shorthand and Bookkeeping, she decided to get away from all brainwork. We notice Helen Young, the editor of the Reedsville Daily Gazette, has proved very successful with her new enterprise. Polly Harbst is working at an information desk at Hotel Reedsville. Polly, looks very intelligent too in her blue-rimmed glasses. We see Mary Margaret Houser, now a floorwalker in Garver's department store. Since Mary Margaret has always liked to give advice, she finally landed a job doing it. In Woodland there is a grocery store and Joyce Kuhns is the proprietor. Joyce de- cided that Woodland needed a store since it has increased so much in population in the past ten years. The Championship of the Mifflin County girl's basketball was won by Reedsville High School. Thanks to Mary Diven, for her intelligent coaching. We see Ruth Stuck behind the desk in the Diven Abattoir Company where she is secretary to the president, now her husband. Armilda Bonson is still working for Weis Pure Food Store, Inc. but she has a steady job now, and by the way she still likes to gossip. Twenty-three