Richland High School - Portal Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1948 volume:

THE PUHTHL gaulfdodeaf dy tie Elma of f?4X HICHLHHU THHHISHIP HIGH SUHUIH GEISTJHIH, Pfnnsulvnnm , Q4 m y g f-in ' , P f515'i1sgs5Q5fJg 1 45+ The PORTAL staff has endeavored to portray for you a pictorial resume of school life in 1947 and '48, It is our hope that wherever you may be when you pick up this book it will take you back in memory to the active and busy days spent at Richland High. Realizing that these events are only a prelude to the life ahead of us, we have chosen as our theme Facing the Worldf' We claim nothing original in the selection of this time-worn phrase, but a glance at the divisional pages will show the interpretation given it by the staff. These pages should solve the mystery of senior girls running around carrying a globe, suit box, and other parapher- nalia. Full credit for the idea of these pictures cannot go to any single person. Rodger Cramer came through with a good lead, but the final product resulted from the blending of many ideas and suggestions. To Gail Wagner and Mardell Burkhart goes the credit for carrying the idea through to fruition. 3111 vmnriam In memory of our friend and classmate, Zane Wentz, who left school in his sophomore year because of illness, and died June 25, 1946, at the age of fourteen years. To CARL E. LUNDQUIST, teacher, counselor, principal, a hnrhorist in his own right, a scatterer of philosophic wisdom, and a olisciplinarian whose corrections are always terhpered with a generous portion of sympathetic friendship, this book is DEDICHTED ll .5 Q in To the Directors, Principals, and Faculty Members of Richland Township Schools, who have, either directly or indirectly, helped prepare ns for life and life's work, the Class of 1948 extends its sincere appreciation. Eight GLENN C. HESS Supervising Principal Worthy of careful thought and attention by those who will graduate this year and by the students who will remain in high school are the words of Alexander Pope who said: A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. In a world where no place is more distant than 60 hours from any other location, there is an urgent need for drinking deep in the search for knowledge to be used in working out solutions to the many social, political, eco- nomic, and spiritual problems which confront us. We must face- facts realistically and use them to change and correct conditions for the mutual benefit of all peoples. Needed also, if we are to live in a world of happiness and peace, is a consideration of the rights of other persons. Facing the World , the theme of this ANNUAL, empha- sizes the need of developing a broad perspective. We are made to feel the dependence which we have on other people who live close to us or who live in far away lands. lt is hoped that education has provided the Class of i948 with a broad vision to face the world and its myriad problems and to drink deep in its search for facts to be used in answering the many questions that now face the World. LEWIS WEAVER President RAY P. LAMBERT A. T. LUTHER Vice-President Secretary BUHHIJ UF DIHECTUHS HOWARD WISSINGER THOMAS A. BLACKBURN The Richland Township School Board has one new member in the person ot Mr. Roy P. Lambert, who replaces Mr. J. C, Helman. Mr. Helman did not leave the scene entirely, however. He is now serving in the post of treasurer. At the present time the board is faced with the colossal task of expanding its school plant to accommodate the growing population in this area. Untangling the many technical and financial problems are in themselves herculean tasks, but given the necessary time and cooperation, Richland Township will take second place to none in providing for the education of its youth. Nine I MRS. HELEN R, LEWIS CARL E. LUNDQUIST High School Principal WALTER F. CRISTE LEILA MARIE DODD KENNARD D. GASTON S. ELIZABETH GREEN GALEN HOFFMAN LEORA HOFFMAN MICHAEL HOZIK JANE JORDAN ELLEN G. KAUFFMAN tm Ten JOHN J- KUZMIAK CARMELA T. MESSINA MRS. HELEN MULVEHIL Resig ned NETTIE JEAN RUSSELL DAVID W- SAMUEL MARK WAYNE WILLIAM WINGARD ELWOOD VARNER MRS. LCLVERNE ROBERTS MRS. JANET L. SMITH NORA G. WADSWORTH PAUL A. WISSLER Eleven Among the most popular ol Rich- land's personnel are Mrs. John Post, Mrs. Mary Friedman, Mrs. Frances Zarfoss, and Mrs. lrma Varner. Yes, these are the ladies in the cafeteria, and we'll all agree they know their diets and flavors. A welcome sight every evening and some of the very cold mornings was that of the big yellow busses. Of course, they didn't run themselves. That was done by R. T. Allison, Robert S. Christ, Jay Berkebile, Graham Vilissnger, Jesse Faust, and lrvin E. Paul. Their motto: The kids must get through. Hardly a day went by Mary Louise Malzi served that the office wasn't visited as secretary in the front by virtually everyone. Al- The School office for about two and a ways there and willing to half years. She resigned help was Pauline Schaller, AS Seen ON shortly after Christmas to go who gives service with a A Brigm to other employment. Mary smile. He-r responsibilities Louise was also one of those were doubled during the Spring gloom chasers who could second semester, but with Morning keep her work in order student aid she continued to while keeping everybody maintain a very eFficient of- happy. tice. Jimmy is a little man with big responsibilities. Keeping the build- ing clean and warm consumes part of his time, and while he has nothing to do, he fixes light switches, locks, windows, and the like. He isn't twins. He just likes to see a man working. Mr. Patrick, with his smile and good humor, has made himself popular with all the students. Pat always helps to find things, unlocks doors for you, or does anything reasonable. He also does his part toward keeping our building clean and warm. Thirteen In the following section one may 'view the 1948 version of the student body. The Seniors know you will enjoy their pictures, and they hope you will also look at the pictures of the iinderclassrnen. THINK WISELY, ACT WISELY, AND PROFIT GREATLY' Allison Baumgardner Berkstresser Balogh Berkebile Bloom WAYNE ALLISON- A star on Richland's football team in I946 . . . tall . . . A-I personality . . . Shorty spends his time eating . . . or maybe dating Vera . . . wants to be a musician. IRENE BALOGH-Very attractive . . . and sharp at shots . . . in basketball, of course . . . Inky has o laugh for all your iokes. VIOLET BAUMGARDNER-Neat and tidy as a pin . . . Senior artist . . . don't mention grapes to her . . . vice-president at Senior Class . . . PORTAL business manager . . . ambition? . . . white uniform and cap. JERRY BERKEBILE- Jake is always ready with o ioke . . . can't keep out of trouble . . . sharp when it comes to dancing . . . favorite expression, Come on . . . tinds the cheerleaders most attractive. LOIS BERKSTRESSER-A long stemmed beauty . . . Fla has grace and charm . . . likes to sleep, read, and eat bar-b-ques . . . usually makes her entrance into school a little late. JUNE BLOOM- Vicki dreams of being a music teacher . . has high hopes, too . . . one of Richland's maiorettes . . gets along with everyone. Sixteen Brush Caldwell Cooper Burkhart Campbell Carle WILNA BRUSH-Small, quiet, and sweet as they come . Bay likes to bowl . . .wants to be a beauicion . dislikes politics. V MARDELL BURKHART-Toll, blond, pretty as ci picture . . . main summer sport . . . swimming . . . studies? . . . Men manages to get them done . , . men? . . . well, there's Harvey. LUCILLE CALDWELL-An asset to the Senior Class . . . Lu likes anything exciting . . . school? . . . slightly dull . . . can't wait 'til it's over. DORIS CAMPBELL-Cute, tactful person . . . a born actress . . . talks a leg oFf anybody , . . keeps 'em laughing . . . her one and only escort . . . Harve. AUDREY COOPER-Slim, blond beauty . . . one of Richlancl's peppy cheerleaders . . . school? . . . that comes after basketball and football. PHILIP CORLE-Shotgun and fishing pole his most treasured possessions . . . A's and B's go hand in hand on PhiI's report card . . . Gail takes up his leisure time. IS OUR MOTTO . . . Donato Gallagher Gerber Fetter Gearhart GiHin ROBERT DONATO-Small . . . rough and ready for athletics . . . will do most anything tor a laugh . . . Brownie's the life of the party . . . schoolroom, too . . . girls? . . . he'll take them all. RICHARD FETTER-That cowlick . . . impossible to tame down . . . chums with the fellows . . . always fun . . . ready with a iake . , . Ag. student. RICHARD GALLAGHER-Likes coconut cream pie . . . dislikes social snobs . , . wants to be a designer . . . very good along these lines . . . swell ideas. LELAH GEARHART-Studious, but not a book warm . . . always time for plenty af fun . . . very busy editor of the Echo . . . believes in keeping everyone happy. ROBERT GERBEReTall . . . dark, wavy hair . . . nice build . . . football star . . . favorite expression, Get aut . . . prefers girls out of school. RONALD GIFFIN-Jack-of-all-trades . . . from soda ierk to auto mechanic . . . especially Ford cars . . . huh, Ronnie? . . . curly hair . . . blue eyes . . . run everyone! . . . here comes the Blue Beetle! lHE Silllllll ULHSS . . . The hard working quartet known as the Senior officers demonstrated the true meaning of coopera- tion. All four were honor students, and they exe- cuted their duties well. Richard Matey was presi- dent, Violet Baumgardner, vice president, Lelah Gearhart, secretary, and Philip Carle, treasurer. Mr. Samuel was the class adviser, and lviiss Dodd his assistant. Guiding a Senior Class through the year successfully requires leadership, initiative, and sacri- tice. Seventeen l l I l The Junior-Senior Prom honoring the Class 0-T i947 was held at the Oakhurst Tearoom about eight miles west of Somerset on Route 3l. The Toastmaster for The occasion was Mr. Wissler, who is a postmaster when it comes To giving The low- down on the students. Alyce Vitzenty welcomed The seniors and faculty To The festivities, and Ronald Geiser made a very fitting response. Entertainment included several violin solos by Mr. Gaston, a piano selection by Violet Baum- gardner, and a vocal number by Wilbert King. The banquet proved to be a lot of Tun, and The menu was tops with everyone. Alter The dining was Hnished The Tables were pushed aside, The Hi-Toppers put everyone in The mood, and dancing was The order of the evening. JUANITA HARBAUGH-Sonia Henie on roller skates . . . school? . . . she would rather skate . . . fellows? . . . she loves 'em all. ROBERT HARBAUGH-Never seen without Ronnie . . . one swell fellow . . . has a smile that sends you . . . quite a worker . . . must be camera shy. BETTY JANE HARVEYeSmall, but oh! . . . so sweet . . . future? , . . a loeautician . . . fond of sports . . . a girl everyone likes. SHIRLEY HELMAN-A top student in the Commercial Depart- ment . . . one of Al Jolson's most faithful fans . . . person- ality? . . . gets along with everyone. JEAN HENRY-Quiet . . . good conversationalist , . . true To one man . . , wake Jean up . . . she's day dreaming again . . . is that o ring on her ringer? DELNO HORNER-Good at recitations . . , friendly with everyone . . . girls! . . . ah! . . . girls! . . . parties . . . dances . . . Ted goes for both. MARY JANE HRABOSKYW- Janie is always full of fun . . . never a dull moment when around her . . . will make some lucky man a good secretary . . . some day. Harbaugh Helman Horner Harvey Henry Hra bosky IS HEHIJU llUUl . . . Eighteen . WE HAVE CHOSEN MARY LOUISE HUNTER-Shy . . . quiet . . . likes horses . , . wants to be a horse rancher . . . dislikes sweet potatoes for some reason. HELEN KILLIAN-Commercial student . . . with Helen studies come first . , . looks to the future , . . hoping to be some handsome boss's secretory . . . personality A-I. WILBERT KING-That boy has rhythm . . . and a voice . . . competition for Crosby . . , where there are girls, there's Will . . . lakes? . . . he has them on hand. STELLA KONIECZNY-A commercial student who is always on the go . . . likes folk dances especially well . . . o career or not a career . . . a question to be decided. HELEN KORMANIK-Basketball . . . that's where Helen shines . . . how she can dance! . . . sails through shorthand . . . lots of fun . . . cute, too. EVELYN KRETCHMAN-Quiet but studious . . . likes to read . . . would just as soon have a good time with the girls . . . a blond, though . . . watch out, boys. Hunter King Kormanik Killian Konieczny Kretchman JOYCE LUTHER-Mmm . . . is she pretty? . . . Bob thinks so, too . . . Chino blue eyes . . . blond, wavy hair . . . swell girl . . . can't wait 'til school is out . . . to get married. DOROTHY MAINHART-Blond? . . . brunette? . . . well, one or the other . . . Dot's always laughing and ioking . . . school? . . . that's no ioke. WILLIAM MANGUS-SchooI's O. K .... but books!! . . . ugh! . . . BilI's another ioker . . . best period of the day . . . dinner hour. RICHARD MATEY-What a hunk of man! . . . class president . . . smooth dancer . . . football, basketball . . . Dick's in them both . . . those beautiful set shots . . . just what we needed. GEORGE MATTIS-Little man with a good nature . . . amiable . . . favorite class? . . . study hall, of course . . . always picking on big guys . . . he gets away with it. SHIRLEY MCCOMBIE-A music enthusiast . . . missionary . . . she hopes to become one . . . o regular ierker at Green Acres . . . soda ierker, that is. Luther Mangus Mattis Mainharl Matey McCombie GREEN AND WHITE FOR OUR CLASS COLORS . Nineteen . AND THE WHITE' ROSE IS OUR Mehok T. Miller Moore Oldham Phillips Reitz . Miller Mock Moschgat Paul Patti Ribblett LOUIS MEHOK-Tall . . . good looking . . and bashful . . . MARY LOU OLDHAM-Known by everyone as Bunnie . . . nice build . . . homework? . . . does it while classes change green eyes , . . Pepsodent smile . , . rarely seen without . . . good education . . . if he remembers what he reads. her faithful friend, Shirley. JOANNE MILLER-Pretty dark eyes and hair . . . prefers KENNETH PAUL-Quiet spoken . . . with girls . . . Kenny's boys out of school to those in . . . some boys? ? ? . . . one swell fellow . . . school? . . . another one of those quiet , . . reserved , . . amiable. things . . . better when it's out. THOMAS MILLER-Easy to talk to . . . likes a practical joke ALFRED PHILLIPS-Mischievous grin . . . dislikes poll-cas . . . . . happy-go-lucky . . . Tommy's favorite diversion . . . pastime? . . . reading poems . . . likes practical iokss . watching time till classes change. thinks teachers pick on him. RICHARD MOCK-Quiet . . . backward . . . Ag, student SHIRLEY POTTS-when hgppy, shefs super , . , when sod, . . . liked by everyone . . . doesn't indulge in dancing . . . look our!!! , , , full of vim and vigor , , A happiest when but keep YOUV SYS ON him, girls . . . full Of fun. sporting around in her dad's Packard. VIRGINIA MOORE-A strawberry blond . . . as swell as thev LESTER REITZ-Tall, blond, handsome . . . speedy pigskin toter come . . . main pastime? . . . writing notes . . . to whom? . . . swell spirit . . . books? . . . they come after sports . . . that's a good question. . smooth dancer . . . mmm! . . . there's a partner, girls. BETTY MOSCHGAT-A smile she has . . . a big one, too . . . MARJORIE RIBBLETT-Fond of night life . . . has many friends a heppy maiorette . . . a glitterin' stone adorns her left . . . pastime? . . . working at Von Lunen's . . . men? . . . hand . . . what a lucky guy! . . . will it be soon? she likes them all. Twe n ty CLASS FLOWER. Roberts Schellhomer Shatter Rodgers Sedlmeyer Shomo RUTH JEAN ROBERTS- Becky's constant shadow . . . attract- ive . . . yes sir! . . . pastime? . . . writing to Bob . . . excellent swimmer . . . can't wait until school's out. JACK RODGERS-Red hair . . . but not the usual temper that goes with it . . . an asset to the orchestra . . . enjoys parties . . . ready for anything . . . buy your PORTAL now. DOLORES SCHELLHAMMER-Cute Senior . . . has an outfit for every occasion . . . likes boys . . . girls, too . . . commend- able qualities . . . she hopes to be a teacher. BERNARD SEDLMEYER-A sports enthusiast . . . oh, those blue eyes! . . . Buzz sticks with the fellows . . . goes all out for fun. SARAH JANE SHAFFER-Craves social lile . . . advocates a no-homework policy . . . pretty as they come . . . popular with the boys. HAROLD SHOMO-One type of dry humor . . . full ol devilish innocence . . . main diversion? . . . cooking up new excuses for the some offense . . . unprepared lessons. . . . ill FHCE lHE lHUlilll When the eighth grader is promoted to high school, he is confronted with the problem of select- ing a course best suited to him. lt is at this time that a student should attempt to decide what he would like to do after high school is over. lf he is able to make a wise decision, his high school course can be planned to his greatest advantage. The academic course should, of course, be pursued by one who aspires to a higher education, the commercial course should be selected by one who plans a business career, and the agricultural course for the future farm-er. For the one who does not intend to enter a vocation requiring special training, the general course will serve him well. V Twenty-one HARVEY SHULL-Another of our good looking Senior boys MELVIN STULL-Quiet . . . a good bet for a high grade in . . . nice build . . . the blond girls of this school seem to any subject . . . easy going until . . . good prospects as a attract him . . . especially one Mardell. future farmer . . . in fact he's one now . . . FFA. MARY SIPEfNo bigger than a minute . . . sweet as sugar GEORGE TESH-A regular guy . . . always cheerful . . . . . . Dick knows . . . cheerleader . . . everyone thinks even in enemy territory . . . but we'lI miss him from the Honey's swell . . . school? . . . she likes it but doesn't team . . . so will the team . . . everybody's friend. say so. EDITH SMITH-Tall, with a swell personality . . . pet pastime? ROBERT VALENTINE-Swell personality . . . if you're not . . . doing her bookkeeping . . . thinks shorthand is as hard Sonny's friend it isn't his fault . . . an asset to the Senior to understand as heiroglyphics. class . . . can he roller skate? . . . yes, sir! BETTY LOU SPEICHER- Spike is always ready with a ioke ALYCE VITZENTY-One swell girl . . . brains . . . she has . . . really likes baseball . . . as for studies . , . they're her share . . . hear someone singing? . . , that's Alyce . . . one big headache . . . unless you study. you can always have fun when she's around. WILLIAM STRAUB- Peppy . . . sportive . . . has a smile GAIL WAGNER-A dainty small fry . . . dark, wavy hair . . . for everyone . . . is kept busy thinking up excuses . . . our hard-working PORTAL editor . . . still finds time to do for being absent. assignments . . . usually tops the honor roll. REBECCA STRONG-Pretty brunette . . . tall . . . always WILLIAM WIRE-Another redhead Senior . . . with a ten-shade pleasant . . . ambition? . . . nurse . . . has her fingers blush . . . Looks. dancing ability, Bill has both . . . crossed . . . friendly with everyone, including Bill. always adds to the fun . . . of others . . . Becky adds A to his fun. Shull E. Smith Straub Stull Valentine Wagner Sips Speicher Strong Tesh Vitzenty Wire OUR REGARDS TO THE FACULTY. Twenty-two Well, Class ot l948, we did it! Here we are AS WE WERE BEFORE CLASS POEM My fear in youth: that life was as a poet Implied it was: roads crossing in a wood- And I might take the wrong one or wrong turning, And so could not come out the way I should, Might never quite develop, having failed To drink some joyous elixir of life, Or not grow wise, because my luck detourecl The common lot, its sorrow and its strife. But like tomatoes picked when they are green Or winter pears and apples on the shelves, Mellowing though cut off from sun and rain, We bear the cause of ripeness in ourselves. Like passengers on ships that sail the seas, We may stop off at various ports of call, And be the richer for our souvenirs, Or stay on boardg but still the ship will reach A common destination for us all. -Margery Mansfield. disgusted manner, These Freshmenl It made me participating in our own commencement exercises. lt's much diFlerent from being down in the audience. The salutaforian and the valedictorian are about to give their addresses. l really should be listening, but my thoughts keep drifting back ,... I remember our Eighth Grade Commencement exercises here in the same auditorium. That doesn't seem four years ago. How excited we were to be entering high school at lastl The summer wore away. How proud we were to be Freshmen, at least until we found out what being a freshman meant. We were shunned, ignored, and pushed to the side. Frequently we heard some lofty Senior, for apparently no reason at all, exclaim in a thoroughly angry then, but remember those hrst days of school? We entered the wrong rooms, banged doors, bumped people, ran down halls, and never, never apologized. You know how the freshmen this year behaved? Well, we were like that. That year the boys were in Mrs. Dyer's home room, No. lO7, and the girls were in Room lO2 with Mr. Wissler. We occupied the side seats in the auditorium, and we were the last to enter the gymnasium for basketball games. Our class could boast of seven who had won American Legion Awards. Violet Baumgardner and Marlin Miller were so honored from the Geistown building, Alyce Vitzenty and Wilbert King from Mine 37, Lelah Gearhart who had moved to Rich- Twenty-three land Township from Adams, Jean McGregor from St. Patrick's in Johnstown, and Gail Wagner from Oakland. That year found us busy with English l, civics, Pennsylvania history, general science, algebra, or agriculture, depending on the course we selected. Our class officers were Gail Wagner as presi- dent, Philip Corle as vice president, Violet Baum- gardner as secretary, and Richard Matey as treas- UI'6I'. Remember how easily the seats in the boys' home room could be moved, and how simple it was to crawl out of the windows. Remember, boys, how Brownie Donato used to entertain you at noon in your home room. He must have been a very accomplished dancer. Do you recall how the girls would plaster their faces with powder, give an eerie sigh, and gracefully faint in general science class? Remember how Mr. Miller, by taking his post in Mr. Van Dyke's study hall, averted a strike threatened by students who were not per- mitted to attend a certain baskeball game? We had a party at Christmas time, but some- how we never did get around to decorating the tree. However, we stood it in the corner and it did serve a noble purpose. A freshman didn't look so green when standing beside it. The floor was extremely slippery that night, and more than one person fell during the relay games. ln the spring we had a picnic at Liberty Park. Joanne Miller furnished our transportation by using her father's truck. The water was so cold that swimming was limited to getting your bathing suit wet and then making a dash for the dressing room. During the summer months we enjoyed our- selves, got a sun tan or worked, as the case might be. In the fall we came back to school as veterans. We were sophomores and felt good about it. That is, we felt good until that awful day when one of our teachers broke down and told us the meaning of sophomore. Why do teachers do such things? At the beginning of the school year in i945 we found that we had lost a few of our classmates and were honored by the addition of a few new members. That year we were known as sophies and received less attention than any other of our four years. We were not considered as green as the freshmen, nor were we as yet upperclassmen. Miss Dodd kept the boys under her protecting wing, while the girls again reported' to Mr. Wissler. We learned that thinking was prescribed in most of our classes. We found ourselves taking English ll, Modern and Medieval history, commonly known as M 81 M, biology, algebra, Latin, French, or vocational agriculture. We moved into the middle seats in the back of the auditorium, and gazed down, just a wee bit, on the Freshmen. Not too- much, though, for we could still remember our freshman year. Our class officers were: Wayne Allison, presi- dent, a newcomer from Walnut Grove, Philip Corle, Twenty-four vice president, John Nagrant, secretary, and Richard Matey, treasurer. A Hallowe'en party was held in a barn in Cornelia Park. While it was strictly a costume affair, Joanne Miller was the only one who came in proper attire. A treasure hunt was instigated, and many took it so seriously that they got lost, at least they didn't show up again at the party, Refreshments were served as everyone expected they would be, but the highlight of the evening came when Miss Dodd gave her personal interpretation of the irish llg' Going back a bit, do you remember the Bed- ford game that year, or rather the night of the Bedford game? What a night! What a moon! What a bus! The one the team rode in shot a bearing on the Pleasantville Mountain. From there to Geistown the band bus did double duty. Remember how some of the girls did their bit for the war effort-seeing the boys oft to the service with a high spirit and some red paint? That year we sold hot dogs and pop at our home football and basketball games, and thus made a beginning in our class treasury. How nice the band members looked in their new blue and red uniforms! That year we had quite a few outdoor classes, especially in English and M. 81 M. Quite instruc- tional they were, too. We learned a lot about mushball. There were slight disturbances when the boys wouldn't let the girls play with them, and some not-so-slight disturbances when they did. The war shortages were felt at Richland, too, we only need recall the drawerless desks in Room lO7. Books to the right of us, books to the left of us . . . but try to find your own. Do you recall the white lines that were painted on the hall floors? A system was devised whereby it took from tive to ten minutes to cross from one side of the hall to the other. This system soon gave way to an easier and more practical order. That was the year our athletic teams were first known as the Rams, as well as the year the PORTAL came into being. Recall how we sat in the auditorium all day waiting for the various groups to be called out to have pictures token? In the spring the whole high school had an all-day picnic at Idlewild Park, the first one held since before the war, and consequently the first one many of us knew anything about. School busses were used for transportation to and from the park. lt was certainly fun to see who went together, and still more interesting to see who returned to- gether. After watching the class of I946 being gradu- ated, the school year ended, and the time of vaca- tion arrived with all its accompanying pleasures. The summer between our sophomore and iunior years simply faded away, and in the fall we returned to find many changes at Richland, The first six grades were removed from the Geistown building, and it was given over entirely to the iunior and senior high school. Mr. Glenn Hess, our new supervising principal, was on hand to greet us. We were soon to know that we were now upperclassmen with grave responsibilities. We had to earn enough money to entertain the Senior Class at a prom and banquet, we had to choose our hats, pennants, emblems, rings, class colors, class flower, motto, and the like. In addition to this we had to plan our curriculum, and for some reason, the teachers expected us to keep up in our studies. Of course we couldn't operate without class officers, so we selected Alyce Vitzenty as president, Richard Miatey as vice-president, Violet Baumgardner as secretary, and Lester Reitz as treasurer. We then entered into a frenzy of activities, which included holding dances, collecting dues, staging a play, selling Christmas cards, doing any- thing that would help raise money. We were a large class and were separated into three groups, with Mr. Seymour, Mr. John Hess, and Mr. Samuel as homeroom teachers. Mrs. Ethel Risbon served as class adviser until she resigned at the end of the first semester. Mr. Samuel then became our faculty guardian. The Echo came forth in a new form complete with pictures, but was too expensive to continue long. However, it soon returned in more hum-ble attire as a mimeographed sheet. The Pep Club held a novelty dance in the winter known as a Sock Hop. lt was a quiet affair because everyone danced in his stocking feet. The Junior Play that year was entitled Everybody's Crazy Now, and before the play was over we thought they were, but when the financial report was completed we knew they weren't. The play ran two nights, December i3 and 14. In the spring all who saw us knew we were iuniors. We turned out in our green and white hats and emblems, and many of us wore them for as long as two weeks. The Junior Prom was held at the Oakhurst Tearoom west of Somerset on May 3. Again it was interesting to see who went with whom. Every- one looked so different and so nice in long gowns and new suits. The picnic at Idlewild Park was held two days before the close of school, and though we had rain in the morning, the weather cleared and the afternoon was beautiful picnic weather. The tra- dition that the weather is nice at least a part of each day at Idlewild remained unbroken. The activities of Senior week came off on schedule. Class Night, Baccalaureate, Commence- ment, and the Class of i947 made its exit through the portals of Richland. Alyce Vitzenty accepted the Senior Key, and at last we were the Seniors. Our last summer vacation as high school students! How we wanted it to last! we had so many things to do, but for some reason time seemed to be speeding up. The summer wasn't such a long drag as when we were waiting to enter as fresh- men. We were back in school the latter part of August, and did we like to strut before the under- classmen. We were now advanced to the front seats in the auditorium, and were given the first seats in the gym. Imagine our chagrin when we learned that there were to be no afternoon games. However, we were too busy with other things to sit and pine over such a twist of events. We received our rings, selected our name cards and invitations, had our pictures taken. These things really made us feel like Seniors, but l guess none of us fully realized the importance of our lofty state until the day we were measured for caps and gowns. We knew now that our accomplishments were realized and plans for ,our graduation were being carried forward. The officers of our Senior year were: Richard Matey, president, Violet Baumgardner, vice-presi- dent, Lelah Gearhart, secretary, and Philip Corle, treasurer. During our iunior year serious work was begun on the formation of a student council. A constitu- tion was drawn up and adopted, but it was not activated that year. The council began to function during the first part of our senior year, and Lelah Gearhart and Wilbert King represented our class in that body, with King serving as its first president. When our iunior year ended we thought our financial troubles were all in the past, but we decided to take a trip to Harrisburg and Hershey, and the merry-go-round began again. Dances, skating parties, Christmas cards, and a senior play all brought our goal closer to realization. Mr. Samuel directed both our plays, while Miss Dodd assisted in make-up. Miss Dodd and Mr. Samuel were also our homeroom teachers during our important senior year. Mr. Samuel was named our Faculty Adviser. The girls' homeroom was crowded, and most of us could carry more in our pocketbooks than we could store in our desk drawers. Our high school career is coming to a close, but we still have time to comment on the unusually nice prom the iuniors gave in our honor at the Jacktown Hotel out on the Lincoln Highway toward Pittsburgh. If only there were time to remember all the funny things that happened that night, and also how there was never a dull moment. And that Harrisburg-Hershey trip . . . The things we learned! The things we did! But we'll not talk about that. When we returned, things really began to happen. Class night, Baccalaureate, Commence- ment! They're all so different this time. Before there were just people on the stage, but this time we're up here. Boy! But say! Where'd the evening go? The valedictorian is nearly through, l hear words-someone is saying, . . . and you are now FAClNG THE WORLD. Oh. gee! Am I? Twenty-fivo The Junior Class officers have worked together well to make the junior year the success it must be. They have demonstrated the true meaning of the ward cooperation, and are all active in doings about school. lvadene Horner, president, is a member of the Pep Club, while vice-president Paul Hi- borilc and treasurer Robert Seaman belong to the Varsity RC Lois Corle who succeeded Kenneth Krause as secretary is also a member oi the Pep Club. The Junior' Class with Mr. Wlssler in the adviser'5 seat had Q busy year, This class decided to carry on the tradition ot entertaining the Seniors in a Htting manner, so much ot its concern was tinance. This matter was taken care ot through a number of class-sponsored activities. The sole ot candy was one of its most lucrative undertakings, but this was later taken over by the Varsity R , A Thanksgiving Dance, the Heart Hop, a skating party, and a very successful iunior play all helped till the till. The Junior-Senior banquet and dance which culminated the year's activities was held at the Jack- town Hotel on the Lincoln Highway. lt was a gala event, and one to be remembered. The class also found time to order rings, hats, pennants, and emblems. Its colors are black and gold, its motto, Live and learn, and its flower, the yellow tea rose. Twenty-six The Junior Class presented the play Aaron Slick from Pumpkin Crick, written by Beale Cormack. Mr. Hozik directed the play, and the boys did an excellent jab in building stage properties. The scenery was termed the best ever used at Richland, and the lighting was also ex- pertly done. These things did so much to create the proper atmosphere for the dia- logue. Bruce Betz and lvodene Horner played the leading roles, and were supported very ably by Eddie Twedt, Marguerite Shull, Marilyn Goebert, Ronald Allison, Ronna Lee Moore, Janet Gibbs, Maxine Schwer, Marion Wingard, Paul Hiborik, Jim Jessell, John Parker, and Carl Radwanski. The stage managers were Robert Phillips and Dick Hildebrand. The play was a success from every angle. If was presented December ii and TQ. Twenty-seven THE SllPHUlllllllE CLHSS The Sophomore Class is represented by Albert Piras as presidentg Marilyn Wertz, vice presidentp Phyllis Warshell, secretaryg and Norma Deitz, Treas- urer. Sophomores are, as a rule, rather familiar with the tempo of social life in high school. ln this regard the tenth graders are out to have their share of fun. At their first meeting they planned three parties and tour dances. We aren't in a position to say whether or not all these events were held, However, at their second meeting they planned a hay ride to Green Acres. These plans materialized, and the event proved to be all that anyone could hope for Twenty-eight The Freshman Class is distributed among three homerooms. Most ot the boys report to Mr. Criste in Room 204, most ot the girls report to Miss Messina in Room 107, while Miss Russell has some of each in Room 208. At their first meeting the members elected Marlin Kauftman as president, John Conoinie, vice- president, Stanton Walls, secretary, and Sara Wentz, treasurer. Miss Messina is the class aclviser, and Mr. Wingard is her assistant. The Freshmen didn't exist long as a class until they had their coming-out party or get-together party. FiiESHHiHll ULHSS Twenty-nine The members of the Seventh Grade are all newcomers to the Geistown building, but they are not here long until they tit into the picture well. Some ot them are often seen at games, parties, and dances. They're not just wall tiowers at these affairs, either. Many ot them are active in ciub work, and show much promise for the future ot our schooi. Their oFFicers are Richard Miils, presidentg Paul Shumaker, vice president, Jacqueline Saba, secretary, and Bob Lape, treasurer. SEVENTH iii tiitiiiii sinus The eighth grade class of T948 is one ot the largest in the' history ot Richland Township. They held their organization meeting on September 7, and elected their class officers. Michael l-lrabosky was chosen president, Mildred Warshell was their choice for vice president, Jean Ann King was elected secretary, and Vivian Hunt, treasurer, The class was party-minded and planned one for No- vember T9, but they were swept away by enthusi- asm and got too noisy at a meeting, so the party was called oFf. At a third meeting they kept better control of their emotions and planned a Christmas party with better success. It was held December T7 from 7 to lO o'clock. Thirty-one Xl! SUN This section of the PORTAL is devoted to our clubs, which add so rnuch to the interest and color of school life. The extra-curricular activities, represented in picture form, are step- ping stones to our participation in the social, economic, and civic life of tomorrow. MIXED UHUHUS The Mixed Chorus, under The direcfion of Mr. GasTon was developed inTo a balanced choral uniT. The chorus had Tvvo regular rehearsals each week, and by The Time The Spring ConcerT came around iT was really in Top shape, Unlike The band, The chorus plodded Through iTs rehearsals all year wiThouT The diversions supplied by games and parades. ITs principal menu was pracTice, so necessary To acquire ThaT qualiTy of Tone and richness of melody ThaT disTinguishes The ouTsTanding from The commonplace. The Girls' Glee Club carne inTo being because of an overflow in The mixed chorus. RaTher Than deny These girls The opporTuriiTy To sing, Mr. GasTon- formed This group which meT each Wednesday in The audiTorium. The club members pracTiced TaiThTully To geT Their vocal cords in shape, anal The degree of Their success was evidenT The nighT of The Spring Music FesTival, when They gave The mixed chorus some keen compeTiTion. CHUHUS THE PUHTHL STHTT The group responsible for The publicaTion of The yearbook has represenTaTives Trom all Tour high school classes. While Seniors occupied The chief posiTions on The sTaTl, much oT The work was done by underclassmen. The sTaFF meT regularly on Wednesdays, worked out The general plans, and esTablished policy. The deTail work was clone behind The scenes, and much midnighf oil was burned before The final copy was ready for The prinTer. The ECHO, now in iTs TwelfTh year, is published bi-rnonThly under The supervision of Miss Hoffman. Though The ECHO has been alTernaTely a news sheeT and a magazine, iT has always been The cenTer of inTeresT on The day of iTs release. The presenT ECHO carries several regular feaTures, as well as imporTanT news iTems and biTs of sharp wif picked up here and There by alerT reporTers. THE EUHU STHFF Thirty-six THE STUDENT CUUHCH During the school term ot T946-47 a group ot students interested in student government met to discuss the feasibility of organizing a Student Council at Richland. Under the guidance of Miss Beatrice DiGiulio, who had considerable experience in student council work, they drew up a constitution which was adopted by the student body. Though the council come into being, it did not assume an active role in student affairs during the year. With the advent ot the T947-48 term, however, the Student Council became o reality. The body is made up of one member and one alternate from each homeroom. This group, under Miss Russell as adviser, functioned in a commendable manner during its tTrst full year ot operation. The First-Aid Club is, in reality, a group of twelve students from the Junior High School that is working for Junior First-Aid Certificates. This group is under the tutelage of Miss Green, who, by virtue ot special work in this field, is the holder ot a Red Cross lnstructor's Card. FIRST HID CLUB Thirty-seven U-TEENS The Senior Y-Teens, Tormerly known as The Girl Reserves, has a membership of abour TorTy girls from The junior and senior classes. Their adviser during The TirsT parT of The Terrn was Mrs. Mulvehill, buf upon her resignaTion, The adviser's role was assumed by Mrs. Lewis. One of The greoTesT pleasures of being a senior member of This organizanon comes wiTh The iniTiaTion of The iunior members. The Junior Y-Teens, wirh Miss Kauffman as adviser, goT OFT To a good sTorT. One of The TTrsT happen- ings of imporTance was The iniTiaTion of The members by The Senior Y-Teens. The laTTer wenr all our in laying plans for The evenr. The candidaTes, dressed in clown-like aTTire, smeared wiTh indian war painT, wearing ill-maTed socks, and carrying Their books in buckeTs, creaTeol quiTe a specTacle. They were seen scrubbing walks wiTh Toorh brushes, polishing shoes of upper-classmen, carrying Trays, and The like. In shorT, They had To do anyThing commanded by a Senior-Teener, The worst part of The whole affair was that They were noT allowed To Talk To boys. JUHIUH U-TEENS Thirvy-eighT PEP CLUB The Pep Club is organized to boost sports' activities of the school, both by having students attend games, and by giving the team better support from the cheering section. The members of this year's club will well remember the bon-fire which started the football season aff with o bang. Remember our unholy glee as fire seared the Dale corpse. Raising money to buy jackets for the members took a considerable amount of time and effort. ln addition to selling tickets for the games, the club held a New Year semi-formal dance in the gym. Mr. Varner, assistant football coach and coach of the iunior high basketball team, is adviser of the Athletic Club. This club boasts of some thirty-five members from the seventh and eighth grades. The principal aims of the club are to promote fellowship, sportsmanship, and good conduct. During the course of the meetings, Mr. Varner stressed the importance of knowing the fundamentals of the game in which you participate, and he also gave several valuable pointers which will help these boys grow into worthwhile football and basketball material. BUUS' HTHLETICS l Thirty-nine UUTDUUR i CLUB The Outdoor Club is under the capable direction ot Mr. Wissler who is a great enthusiast at outdoor sports. Evidence of his love tor the wide open spaces is borne out by his unusual collection at materials and implements of the hunter and fisherman. The activities of the club are determined to a great extent by the season. In the tall the club topic is tire prevention, care and proper use at Hrearms, game laws, courtesy tor fellow hunters, and the like. Trapping and the habits of tur-bearing animals are favorite winter topics. Probably one at the most fascinating activities of the club is fly tying. The boys have turned out' some beautiful specimens. The Hiking Club with Mr. Kuzmiak at the helm is, as the name implies, a group whose chief purpose is to go on walking excursions throughout the vicinity at the school. These excursions are necessarily short clue to the limited time allotted to the club, but they do open new vistas tor the members and probably bring them closer to the beauties of Nature than does any other form of outdoor activity. HHHH6 CLUB Forty VHHSITU H 77 The Varsity R Club, begun under Coach S. Ray Grimm last year, was continued with Coach Wayne as faculty adviser. The club is committed to the policy of good sportsmanship. It has sponsored many intra-mural games and contests which aroused the interest of the entire student body. Ping-pong, horse shoe pitching, basketball, wrestling, and boxing have all occupied the club's attention. ln addition to its sponsoring of sports' events, the club raises funds for athletic awards. This year jackets were substituted for the traditional sweaters, and were presented at the athletic banquet held March 31. The Richland Chapter of the Future Farmers of America again has Mr. William Wingard as its adviser. The organization is national in scope, and is founded on lofty ideals. It should do much to perpetuate and improve the agricultural industry in the United States. The club's motto reflects the spirit' of the early American farmer: Learning to do, Doing to learn, Earning to live, Living to serve. FUTURE FHRHTEHS UF HHIEHIIIH Forty-one GUHHHEHUHL CLUB The Commercial Club, made up entirely of commercial course students, had Miss Messina as its adviser, June Bloom served as preside-nt during the Hrst semester, and Mary Jane Hrabosky took over the helm during the second half of a very busy year. The girls were also active in social affairs. They had a theater party, a spaghetti dinner, and a luncheon at Von Lunens. The members were also taken on a field trip to Johnstown where they observed the inside workings of several business offices. During the year the student body was privileged to witness four outstanding performances brought to us under the auspices of the Antrim School Forum Series. The first program was by the Cavalier Singers, the second was by the Ambassador Quartette and Swiss Handbell Ringers, and the last was a lecture dealing with the new telescope on Mt. Polomar. Our student photographer was on hand at the third of the series, and got a picture of the Polomeme Potters in the midst of an excellent exhibition of the ancient art of clay modeling. UHE Ui UUH HSSEMBLU PRUGHHWS Forty-two HBHHRNHS The Librarians are pupils who can devote at least one period a day as student librarians. This calls for a sacrihce of one regular study period each day during the entire year. The principal task performed by this group is that of checking out books and seeing that returned books are placed on the proper shelves. These are the unsung heroes of Richland who go about their work in a quiet unassuming way rendering an invaluable service to the school. The Library Club, under the dual guidance of Miss Dodd and lvlr. Hozik, is chiefly concerned with keeping the books and magazines in good condition and with keeping the Hle in order. Progress is also being made in placing the library on the Dewey-Decimal System. This project was started several years ago, but due to a lack ot time and personnel it was never completed. Mr. Hozik has been devoting a limited amount of time to this work. Robert Valentine is club presidenty Marlin Repine, vice president, Vivian Hunt, secretary, and Stanley Repine, treasurer. HBHHHU CLUB Fortyfthree GIRL PHTHUL The SafeTy PaTrol, consisTing of eighTy-Three members, is made up of boys and girls from The sevenTh and eighTh grades under The supervision of Miss Green. Ronald Helman is capTain of The Boy Patrol, while Eloise Holsinger heads The girls' group. The paTrol operaTes Two sTaTions along The highways, namely, one on The Windber Road, and The oTher on The ElTon Road. ln addiTion To This, some of The members serve on busses To insure The safefy of boys and girls along The bus roufes. STill oThers serve aT The school by announcing The arrival of busses To sTudenTs waiTing in The various rooms. To be a member of The paTrol is To be a public servanT. LeT The weaTher be whaT iT may, hoT or cold, fair or foul, These Troopers are aT Their posTs. Each year a safefy camp is held Tor capTains. Half The expenses of Those capfains aTTending is defrayed by The Kiwanis Club. There is also a Spring Rally in VVoshingTon, D. C. Tor paTrol members, buT There is no esfablished meThod Tor Taking care of This expense. The PaTrol had a Hallovve'en ParTy and a ValenTine ParTy. A recepTion sponsored by The P. T. A. was held Tor The group on April T3. BDU PHTHUL Forty-four J M' Forty-five L 1 It is fitting that recognition should be given to those individuals who have devoted many hours to long and strenuous practice in order that our school might be favorably represented in the various athletic contests by competent and well-trained players. llllll FUUIBHII IEHIII The Richland Township High School Rams had another successful season under the guidance of two new mentors. Mark C. Wayne o-f Slippery Rock State Teachers' College was head coach, and Elwood Varner, a graduate of Manhattan College, was his assistant. Both men served in World War Il. The Rams' record was four wins, four losses, and a tie. The grid team scored a total of 92 points to their opponents' 70. SEASON SCORES INDIVIDUAL SCORING Richland Ferndale a,,,.. 6 TD's PAT Tot. Richland Spangler ,,,..V 0 Donato ,,,,,,,,,. . 7 I 43 Richland Bedford ,,,,a, 26 Matey ,,,,,,,,,,,,,4 2 6 I8 Richland Beaverclale 6 Crum .,,,.. ..a,a, l O 6 Richland ,,,, 27 Meyersdale 6 Gerber ., I 0 6 Richland Dale ,,...,,,a,,a O Twedt ..,,,,.,.,,,,, I 0 6 Richland ,,,, O Franklin .aa.aa 7 Kauffman ,,,, I 0 6 Richland South Fork ,,,. 6 Stiles ,,,, ..,,.. I O 6 Richland Southmont ,,,, I3 Jessell ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 0 I l SUMMARY OF THE GAMES Richland dropped its first game ta Ferndale by a score of 6-O. A crowd of 4,500 attended the opening game of district football at the Point Stadium. The Yellow Jackets were held scoreless throughout the Hrst half, but in the third period Forty-eight they pushed over the winning 6-pointer. The Rams were driving hard on the I6-yard line of Ferndale when the final whistle blew. Spangler gave the Rams their first taste of victory. The Wayneimen grabbed an early lead in the first stanza when Crum hauled in a 35-yard Gerber aerial and raced 30 yards to score. Dick Matey added the P. A. T. The Rams' second counter came in the second period as Donato gallopecl 50 yards around right end to pay dirt. The remainer of the game was scoreless. Final score. I3-O. Bedford tagged the Red and Blue with a 26-O setback in a one-sided fray. The Bisons failed to score against theIr stubborn Richland foe in the Hrst quarter, but registered I3 points in the second and third rounds, and I3 more in the final session to sew up the game. The Bisons held a wide I4-2 margin in Hrst downs. The Rams chalked up victory number two by downing Beaverdale I9-6. Donato tallied the tlrst thirteen points of the game in the first stanza. Stiles also crossed the final stripe in the 3rd quarter. The Beavers made their single TD in the last period. Meyersdale wound up on the short end of a 27-6 score as the more powerful Richland eleven pushed across 20 points in the first half to put the game on ice. D. Matey, Donato, Twedt, and Kauff- man each contributed to the score, with Matey credited with a touchdown and three points after. The Dalers scored their counter in the third frame. Stopping two threats on their 6 and 5-yard lines respectively, the Richlanders had to be satis- fied with a O-O tie with Dale. Richland and Dole each threatened in the remaining three minutes of the game, but neither was able to put anything across. The Rams drove from their own 6 to Dale's 20 in the last 52 seconds of the game, but the nnal quarter ended too soon. Dale moved the ten-yard markers seven times, Richland six times. The scoreboard read 7-O as Richland lost a heartbreaker to Franklin. Statistics meant little in the game, the Rams holding a 7-3 edge in Hrst-and- tens, and gaining 140 yards to Franklin's 89. The Blue Jays scored their points in the second frame. Richland's threat came in the final period when Krause intercepted on the Franklin 34. The Rams then netted a first down on the Franklin one foot line, but four plays moved the oval only six inches. The Rams notched their fourth victory against three set-backs and a tie by trampling South Fork 26-6. Donato scored from the i and 2-yard lines in the first and third rounds respectively, and on a 68-yard iaunt through tackle with the help of excel- lent blocking. The Falcons scored their only six points in the final quarter on an intercepted pass. Richland came back as Balogh passed 25 yards to Iviatey in the end zone for the final counter. Richland played its final game at the Point, losing to Southmont. The Tigers scored early in the first chapter and again in the second period. The Rams put their share toward scoring in the fourth quarter, Gerber going over from the one. Matey split the uprights to set the final score at 13-7. At the close of the Richland football season, End Richard Matey obtained a berth on the All- District Alternate Team of the Johnstown Tribune. Brownie Donato, George Tesh, and Bill Straub were listed among the honorable mention. J. Jessell -- R. Weaver W. Matey K. Krouse R. Matey W. Straub N. Hershberger P. Hiborik J. Jordan L. Fetter C. Crum R. Donato G. Tesh R. Gerber R. Seaman W, Stiles L. Reitz E. Twedt G. Yamber J. Roscoe JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL The Richland Junior Varsity had a good season, also. The second-stringers lost their first three games, but came back to win the last three. The team nearly broke it even by registering 50 points to the oppositions 63. Richland .,....... ..... . Richland ........ .,...... Richland ......... ........ Richland ,,,,,a,. .,,,.... Richland ........ ,.,..... Richland .,,,,a,,. ,,,.,,. l 3 Ferndale .....,.,.,, A ,,......... T2 Conemough Twp. ........,, 19 Conemaugh Twp ,,,,..,...25 Ferndale ,,,,..,,,,.,,...a,...... 0 Adams Twp. ,,...... ..A... 0 Adams Twp. ..., . 7 Forty-nine Our Band, the largest ever to represent Richland Township High School, is under the supervision of Mr. Kennard Gaston. We might mention that Mr. Gaston was faced with problems other than train- ing his group to march and play the instruments. He also had to parcel out the uniforms-a hat to one, a iacket to another, and a pair of trousers to still another. ln this way nearly every member was given a feeling of belonging to the unit. Robert Phillips proved himself capable as Drum Maier. The Band attended all games, presented many new drills and formations, and gave our games the pep and vigor that one expects at such contests. The unit also participated in several parades in the Johnstown area. Included in these was the Christmas parade, in which the Band wore original creations. Remember the candy sticks, the snow flakes, and the evergreeins? Our Band was well represented in several district events, Joyce Rodgers, Phyllis Warshel, and Donald Winstanley were members of the All-County Band. Rodger Cramer participated in the All- County Orchestra, while Richland was represented in the Central Western State Orchestra by Donald Winstanley and Jack Rodgers. The climax of the year's hard work came with the Spring Concert when the Band gave an un- usually good account of itself. THE Billlll Hllll UHEEHLEHDERS Fifty The football and basketball teams were again fortunate in having a peppy and well trained squad of cheerleaders. Their fine performances at games bore evidence that much of their spare' time was spent in practice. They were under the direction of Mrs. LaVerne Roberts. Following the traditional custom of seniority rule, the senior members of the squad acted as head- cheerleaders. Mary Sipe assumed this role during the football season, and Audrey Cooper did the honors during basketball season. ln introducing new cheers to the student body, the cheerleaders would first present the cheers to the Pep Club, and with the strong support of this group, they would introduce them to the rest of the students at pep meetings. Ever present at games were the red and blue clad figures who could be seen going through their antics to promote school spirit and to urge the teams on to greater effort. Theirs was a job well done. The Junior High Basketball contests were accompanied by all the glamour and fanfare of the varsity games. This was due to the nice work of the Junior High Cheerleaders, who were always on hand to do their bit to boost the team's morale. Fifty-one D. Matey Parker Stroup R. Donato C. Jessell Coach Wayne's boys turned in a man-sized iob of copping I9 of their 24 games in high school basketball campe- tition. The team, admitted to the West Central League this season, placed high among such schools as Conemaugh, Franklin and Adams Township. The Rams averaged 37 counters per game while limiting their opponents to an average of 33 points. Richland opened the basketball season on the high school hardwood, dropping a 4l-32 decision to the Richland Alumni. The Richland quintet then slapped two losses on Windber. The first game at Windber was 38-36. The second the Rams took on the school floor, 37-26. The Rams began a tough 22-game schedule by playing host' to Conemaugh at Cochran, Richland's new home floor. The team suffered a 46-22 defeat at the hands of the opponent. Two days later the Richlanders came home from Shade Township with their first victory tucked under their belts. With only a slim I5-I4 command at the end of the third quarter, the Rams chalked up i6 points more in the remaining period. Center Stroup spearheaded the Ram five with 4 goals and 4 free tosses. Final score: 31-24. Richland fell victim to a 30-25 count given them by Portage. The Rams lost an 8-tcr5 hrst round lead and tailed to move ahead for the rest of the game. Coach Wayne's dribblers tacked losses on two former Southern Cambria rivals. Dale bowed 38-26 as Johnny Parker dunked in i3 tallies. Likewise Southmont by a 3l-23 decision. Nonty-Glo's 8-6 nod in the final chapter gave them a close 28-27 victory over the Rams. Richland led in the third frame 2l-20, but the Gloers edged ahead in the final set-to. The Barnesboro Dragons failed to stop Richland from grabbing a 31-25 triumph. Bob Stroup sparked the Rams with 5 field goals and a one-pointer. Stroup again led in the scoring column by rippling the cords for l4 counters and providing the cohorts of Coach Mark Wayne with their first league victory. Adams Township was the loser of the fray. The Rams trailed 20-14 at half-time, but came through in the last period, edging Adams 33-31. Richland rapped South Fark to the tune of 41-33 on the loser's floor. Matey and Donato divided 26 points evenly to pace their team. Donato's nine field goals and three free throws was a generous contribution toward tripping Portage and giving his teammates another much-needed league victory. The score was 45-4l. The Township quintet recorded its upset of the season by nipping Franklin 39-38. The game looked hopeless tor our team as Franklin had a considerable I3-4 first-frame margin. Richland began a steady rally, and Donato high- lighted this rally by sinking the winning foul i7 seconds before the final whistle. Fifty-two The Rams kept climbing the ladder ot the West Central League by downing South Fork, 44-27. The win was Rich- land's tifth against three losses. Richland's sixth consecutive triumph in the league put them in second place. Nanty-Glo gave the Red and Blue the bigger side of a 48-30 margin for the win. The Rams failed to take their seventh when Adams nosed them out, 34-31, in the Cochran Gym. Richland smothered Barnesboro in a non-league battle with little trouble. The Rams outpainted the Dragons in every period to tack up 49 points against the rivol's 37. Deborto was the big gun with 12 markers. Southmont dropped a close 36-34 decision to the Rams in the next game. Southmont pulled ahead several times in the encounter, but cl big 15-4 margin of points in the third chapter was too much for the Tigers to overcome. Charley Jessell was high for Richland with ll points. The Rams swamped Beaverdale as the Beavers failed to hit the hoop for a single tield goal during the entire tlrst half. Donato put 13 points into the final score ot 37-18. Richland turned out on top at the end of a nip-and- tuck battle with Dale. Dale had a one point, third-quarter lead, only to lose the game 34-32. Richland duplicated a previous feat by edging a league rival, Franklin, with a 48-46 margin. The Rams trailed 26-20 at halt-time, but steadily increased their score to put Franklin two points behind at the game's end. The Richland passers dropped their hnal league game in an uneven contest with Conemaugh. The Rams hnished with a third-place tie in the West Central circuit by taking o 63-42 drubbing. The Rams gathered a 12-4 lead in the tirst canto to take Beoverdole in the second tilt, 40-31. The remaining three frames were played on even terms. Brownie Donato dunked in 5 buckets and 3 fouls for 13 markers. Richland rounded out an excellent cage season by topping Shade, 34-29, on the high school court. Shade tell behind in the third quarter after taking a 17-14 lead at the half-time interval. VARSITY SCORING FG F Total Donato ...... ...................... 8 8 57 233 Stroup .. ... ...... 57 38 142 D. Morey ..... .,.,,, 4 8 25 121 J. Jessell . ..... ...... 3 7 32 106 C, Jessell .,,... 30 19 79 Parker ,........ ...... 2 2 9 53 Debarto .......... ...... I 7 1 1 45 Roscoe ...,,. .. ,...... ...... 1 2 IO 34 Yamber .... .... - II 9 31 Balogh ......,.. .,. 5 2 12 B. Matey ..,..,.. W. 2 3 7 Santa Maria ..... ...... 1 I 3 Hiborik ............ .- I 1 3 Crum ........ss. ................... 1 0 2 JUNIOR VARSITY The Junior Rams won ll of their 21 games by racking up the following scores: Richland ,,,,,,... ..... 2 7 Nanty-Glo .s.. ... Richland ........s ..... 1 4 ACICITYIS ---------- Ricl-.land ,,.,,,,,, ,,,,, 4 9 Barnesboro ....... Rich la nd .... 1 1 So uth mont W., ... Richland ..... 18 Beoverdole .... ,,. Richland ......... .... 2 3 Dale ..Y-YYYYY-Y Richland ,,,,,,,,, ...,, 2 7 Franklin ........ ... Richland ,,,,,,,,, ,..., 2 4 Beoverdole .,........... Richland .......s.....s...... 24 Shade .........YYYVYY ..- Richland ...........,........ Windber ,,....., ...-.... 37 Richland ...... Windber ......,....... .. .... 28 Richland ...... Conemaugh ..... ,.-.. 34 Richland ...... Portage .......,.. Y ...A 12 Richland ...... Dale .............. Y.s.. 2 0 Richland ...... Southmont .... ..... 2 8 Richland ...... Nanty-Glo ....., .... . 13 Richland ...... Barnesboro .... ...... 2 2 Richland ......,.,........... South Fork .... s.... 2 4 Richland ...... Portage ...,... ...... I 9 - Richland ..,.,. Franklin ........ ...... 3 9 Richland ....s. South Fork .... ..s.s. 1 2 JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL The Little Rams of Coach Varner went through a tough season of basketball in the Greater Johnstown Junior High School League and wan three games and lost nine in the circuit. ln the twelve games played, the squad piled up 200 points while allowing competition 273. John Cononie pro- vided the team with the greatest number of tallies, although many members at the team had points to their credit. Regardless of this year's record, the team has improved to a considerable extent, and most important of all, the boys are obtaining the vital coaching and experience which tends to produce better basketball players. Fifty-th ree - - JUNIOR CLASS - BOTTOM PAGE 26 FIRST ROW-Miss Ellen Kauffman, Mrs. Helen lEnglebachJ Mulvehill, Carl Crum, Frances Easterbrook, Lois Coutts, Patricia Head, Phyllis Henry, Lucy Donato, Phyllis Gaston. SECOND ROW-Mr. Wissler, Betty Block. lvadene Horner, Anna Jane Crissey, Janet Gibbs, Richard Hildebrand, Rita Berman, Lois Corle, Gwendolyn Freeman. THIRD ROW-Sara Goater, Marilyn Goebert, Ronald Allison, Rodger Cramer, Jenny Brush, Carolyn Hardy, Jack Bheam. FOURTH ROW-Nyle Hershberger, Bruce Betz, James Jessell, Paul Hiborik, Robert Caldwell, Jack Jordan, Andy Chontas, Donald Fyock. JUNIOR CLASS - BOTTOM PAGE 27 FIRST ROW-Pauline Noon, Dana Swinger, Gertrude Mote ter, Patricia Ward, Clement Nadolny, Shirley Luther, Mary Pavlisin, Mary Carol Long, Dorothy Livingston, Ronna Lee Moore, Marilyn Wertz, Marguerite Shull. SECOND ROW-Claire Miller, Doris Zimmerman, Bernard Montag, Lois Steinbiser, Marlin Repine, Donald Nunemaker, Richard Roberts, Doris Rudge, Edgar lweat, Jack Roudabush, Theodore Petrossi, John Post, tlaine Sanders, Mary Ann Martin. THIRD ROW-Marion Wingard, Olive Parrisn, Mary Agnes Montag, Ethel Karmanik, Kenneth Krause, Lois Trent, James McCreary, Wayne Snraaer, Vvilllam Matey, Maxine Scnwer, Joe Santa Maria, Teresa Konieczny, Boyd Williams, Dorotny Stull. FOURTH ROW-Robert Seaman, Mary Swerock, Edward Kroll, Merle Stewart, Alan Strayer, cd Seliga, Rooert Weaver, John Parker, Robert Phillips, Carl Raawanski, Marilyn Schwer, George Nesbitt, Andy Martin, Robert Knieriem, Betty Miller. JUNIOR PLAY - TOP PAGE 27 STANDING-Carl Raawanski, Janet Gibbs, Ronald Allison, John Parker, Maxine Schwer, Paul Hiborik, Marion Wingard. SITTING-Ronna Lee Moore, James Jessell, lvadene Horner, Marguerite Shull, Bruce Betz, Edgar Twedt, Marilyn Goebert. JUNIOR PLAY - MIDDLE PAGE 27 LEFT TO RIGHT-lvadene Horner, Marguerite Shull, Bruce Betz. SOPHOMORE CLASS - TOP PAGE 28 FIRST ROW-Miss Jordan, Joyce Rodgers, Loretta Yoder, Phyllis Warshell, Edward Tesh, Joseph Vvise, Arnold Rusnak, Jewell Pallas, Marilyn Wertz, Robert Luther, Ronald Hoffman. SECOND ROW-Mr. Hozik, Mrs. Roberts, Jonn Slopko, Fae Wentz, Charlotte Parrish, Mary Ann Pompanella, Joanne Virgin, Marjorie Strong, Mary Strank, Dolores vvingard, Marga- ret Simmons. THIRD ROW-Mr. Wayne, Raymond Stull, James Teno, Don Parsons, Don Reitz, George Yamoer, James Roscoe, Stanley Repine, Walter Stiles, Albert Piras. SOPHOMORE CLASS - TOP PAGE 29 FIRST ROW-Elizabeth Carl, Audrey Mardis, Shirley Mickle, Martha Miller, Doris Gipe, Leonard Nadolney, Glenn Living- ston, Lois Makin, Leora Miller, Albert Brandle, William Krise, Martha Kormanik, Ida Erickson, Norma Deitz, Norma Klahre. SECOND ROW-Kathleen Donnelly, Kate Ann Lees, Ron- ald Orris, Lois Mock, Betty Kermin, Marion Birkhimer, Theresa Buinbarger, Eugene Debarto, Kenneth Hunter, Robert Culp, Raymond Bloom, Lois McClelland, Mary Killian, Janet Epply, Lyle Fetter. Fifty-four THIRD ROW-Donald Orris, George Hadzima, Ronald Gray, Donald McLaughlin, Ronald Howie, Theodore Culp, Dale Berkey, Charles Jessell, Anthony Deitke, Clifford McClelland, Robert Klimeck, Merle Fetzler, William Kulbach, James Karl, Ross Gray. FRESHMEN CLASS - BOTTOM PAGE 29 FIRST ROW-Barbara Crum, LaVerne Brumbaugh, Jose- phine Cononie, Katherine Helman, Barbara Deitke, Donald Bloom, Miss Messina. SECOND ROW-Eileen Griltith, Joan Miller, Raysa Oker, Janet Goodman, Gladys Henry, Shimer Berkey, Miss Russell. THIRD ROW-Nancy Folckemer, Walter Bloom, Nellie Chmiel, Nancy Gibbs, David Custer, Carol Brandle. FOURTH ROW-Richard Birkhimer, John Cononie, Joseph Herman, Ray Alwine, William Dowling, Ardeth Gerber, Mr. Criste. FRESHMEN CLASS - BOTTOM PAGE 28 FIRST ROW-Joanne Kinny, Jim Kulback, John Long, Cath- erine Shatter, Margaret Miller, Lois Jean Rudge, Phyllis Sho- walter, Ronald Shirr, Ronald Hostetler, Bobby lviarkum, Patricia Thomas, Marilyn Clark, Alice Post, Ellsworth Black. SECOND ROW-Catherine Plunkard, Shirley Hostetler, Nancy Hiner, Geneva Hallman, Carol Studebaker, Barbara Stuart, Margaret Strict, Donald Winstanley, Molly Ann Pavlisin, Sara Wentz, Lois Lape, Elizabeth Ann vvingard, Donald Fockler. THIRD ROW-George Miller, Phyllis Paul, Sara Jane Stewart, Nancy Wingara, Gloria Phlzacklea, Lois Wingard, Roberta Proctor, Ruth Penrod, Doris Roberts, Stanton Walls, Joan Jessell, Jim Horner, William Martin. 4 FOURTH ROW-Alice Jean Watkins, George Makin, Arthur Mack, Robert Wilson, Marlin Kauttman, Ray Lehman, Donald Robey, Kenneth Mock, Donald Stull, Donald Sipe, Theodore Partsch, Joanne Shank, Alice Webb. EIGHTH GRADE CLASS - TOP PAGE 30 FIRST ROW-Jean Ann King, Dolores Graziana, Yvonne Hardy, John Harrison, Mary Mehok, Michael Hrabosky, Frank Fisher, Robert Heidingslelder, Robert Jacobs, Jacqueline Gohagen, Charles Bowers, Vera Brush, Ruth Miller, Eloise Holsinger. SECOND ROW-Mona Fyock, June Lambert, Joanne Bloom, Jack Gallagher, Robert Mills, Janet Hilbrecht, Evelyn Feathers, Georgianna Keyser, Elizabeth Hunter, Ruth Fockler, Ronald Helman, Larry Deitz, Florence Carl, Jean McLaughlin, Loretta Marsh. THIRD ROW-Stella Elko, Helen Debarto, Robert Brandle, Merna Bloom, Thomas Birkhimer, Elizabeth Edwards, Shirley Greitzer, Patricia Bayer, Austin Lehman, Vivian Hunt, Ruth Ann Knipple, Jack English, Arlen Mackel, Lillian Drosky, Carol Blanset, Frank Miklaucic, Nancy Merx, Harold Lehman, Devon Brendle, Harry Keirn, Dalton Miller, Thomas Deitke, Robert Birtle, trvin Bloom, James I-lead, I-'aul Decker, Charles Birkhimer, Thomas Culp, John Matey, Theodore Beiter. EIGHTH GRADE CLASS - TOP PAGE 31 FIRST ROW-Paul Seliga, Caryl Wire, Iris Mottern, Nancy Robertson, Elona Wonyetye, Anna Slopko, Thomas Swaltek, Edward Wingard, Mr. Kuzmiak. SECOND ROW-Irene Vitez, Beatrice Webb, Claudette Smith, Louisa Rusnak, Wuanita Wertz, Wayne Streilein, Miss Hoffman. THIRD ROW-Marilyn Schaller, Robert Pitera, Mildred Warshel, Betty Saba, Joan Steinbiser, Joseph Undrosky, Leroy Noon, Miss Green. FOURTH ROWhlrene Roman, Mariorie Schwer, Ralph Rice, Robert Montgomery, Lester Turner, Raymond Kerlirr, Marlene Williams, Betty Roman. SEVENTH GRADE CLASS - BOTTOM PAGE 30 FIRST ROW-Mr. Varner, Miss Wadsworth, Mrs. Lewis, Harald Black, LeRoy Allen, Richard Cessna, David Culp, Carmen Cononie, Glenn Fockler, Helen Clark. SECOND ROW-Barbara Ann Beltz, Lois Gittings, Joan Georhart, Donald Christ, Margaret Albert, Jean Dishong, Raymond Berkey, Agnes Bobak. THIRD ROW-Leonard Berkstresser, Diann Caldwell, Pa- tricia Glessner, Nancy Culp, Lou Ann Coyle, Robert Alwine, Mary Grace Cononie, Barbara Caldwell. FOURTH ROW-Daniel Blackburn, Alice Beechy, Donald Edwards, Benton Goodman, Dennis Cruikshank, Arthur Charney, George Gittings, Richard Deitke. SEVENTH GRADE - BOTTOM PAGE 3I FIRST ROW-Virginia Weaver, Thomas Harvey, Paul Shu- maker, Dick Mills, Barbara Luther, Wilbur Mackin, Margaret Ann Weaver, Evebfn Shirt, Clarence Showalter, Leon Wingard, Joseph Hunter, John Matcho, Michael Miller. SECOND ROW-Shirley Kulback, Doris Jean Kenney, Larry Zimmerman, Joanne vveaver, Nancy McGregor, Barbara Klimeck, Adam Yamber, Paul Harteis, Jay Phizacklea, Nick Smith, Elaine Sanderson, Robert Pavlovich, James Moss, Mary Ann lswak, Patricia Toki. THIRD ROW-Alice Kopka, Mabel Noon, Shirley Wingard, Albert Martin, Mildred Stull, William Lope, James Weaver, Mary Hunsinger, Shirley Mock, Robert Lope, Dorothy Stickler, Goldie Stickler, Carolyn Hostetler, Audrey Miller, Sally Harvey. FOURTH ROW-Ann Rush, Alice Penrod, Barbara Lloyd, John Parrish, Mitzie Matcho, Donald Harties, Donald Stickler, Robert Rice, Frank Pompanella, Alice Kostro, Gale Klaum, Bernadine Mock, Jackie Saba, Doris Lickar, Lillian Lickar. MIXED CHORUS - TOP PAGE 35 FIRST ROW-Jack Gallagher, Michael Hrabosky, Ronald Hostetler, Elizabeth Carl, Norma Klahre, Frances Easterbrook, Don Winstanley, Ronald Helman, Wayne Streilein, Andy Vitez, George Gittings, Olive Parrish, Betty Moschgat, June Bloom, Norma Deitz, Shirley Mickle. SECOND ROW-Mr. Gaston, Audrey Mardis, Joyce Rodgers, Marilyn Wertz, Martha Miller, Gertrude Matter, Joe Wise, Shirley Luther, Kathleen Donnelly, Charlotte Parrish, Dolores Wingard, Glenn Livingston, Jack English, Gwen Free- man, Arnold Rusnak, Leora Miller, Bill Dowling. THIRD ROW-Jack Rodgers, Lelah Gearhart, Lois Makin, Marguerite Shull, Ida Erickson, Mary Ann Martin, Edgar Twedt, Patsy Head, Lyle Fetter, John Post, Jack Bheam, Doris Campbell, Loretta Yoder, Doris Zimmerman, Arthur Mack, Virginia Moore, Lois Wertz. FOURTH ROW-Phyllis Warshel, Ruth Jean Roberts, Violet Baumgardner, Jewell Pallos, Mariorie Strong, Marion Wingard, Marilyn Goebert, Janet Gibbs, Joanne Miller, Joyce Luther, Dolores Schellhammer, Marion Birkhimer, Doris Rudge, Lois Steinbiser, Betty Kermin, Margaret Simmons. FIFTH ROW-Theodore Beiter, Frank Miklaucic, Rebecca Strong, Theresa Bumbarger, Boyd Williams, Wilbert King, Bruce Betz, Irvin Bloom, Nyle Hershberger, Don Fyock, Harry Keirn, Maxine Schwer, Joanne Virgin, John Matey, Jenny Brush, Mordell Burkhart. GIRLS' CHORUS - LOWER PAGE 35 FIRST ROW-Margaret Ann Weaver, Jean Ann King, Barbara Klimeck, Doris Jean Kenny, Nancy McGreagor, Joan lviiller, Lois Gittings, Jean Dishong, Vera Brush, Peggy Albert, Joanne Weaver, Elaine Sanderson, Barbara Luther, Virginia Weaver, Mr. Gaston. SECOND ROW-Yvonne Hardy, Dorothy Stickler, Joanne Bloom, Shirley Mock, Anna Rush, Carolyn Hostetler, Gertrude Matter, Doris Licker, Janet Hilbrecht, Shirley Wingard, Ruth Fockler, Alice Kopka. THIRD ROW-Patricia Head, Mildred Stull, Catherine Shaffer, Catherine Plunkard, Carol Studebaker, LaVerne Brum- baugh, Lois Wingard, Geneva Hoffman, Roberta Proctor, Jackie Saba, Mary Carol Long, Dorothy Livingston. FOURTH ROW-Ruth Ann Knipple, Shirley Gritzer, Carol Blanset, Nancy Falckemer, Mitzie Matcho, Nancy Merx, Nellie Chmiel, Theresa Bumbarger, Mariorie Schwer, Patricia Boyer, Marilyn Schaller, Jean McLaughlin. PORTAL STAFF - TOP PAGE 36 SEATED, iFirst Row at Rightj-Violet Baumgardner. SECOND ROW-Mardell Burkhart, Ruth Jean Roberts, Shirley McCombie, Joanne Miller. THIRD ROW-Nyle Hershberger, Rebecca Strong, Merle Stewart, Rodger Cremer, Alfred Phillips, Glenn Livingston. LAST ROW-Jack Rodgers, Richard Gallagher, Bill Dowling, Louis Mehok, Alan Strayer, Arnold Rusnak. STANDING-Gail Wagner and Mr. Criste. ECHO STAFF - BOTTOM PAGE 36 FIRST ROW-Miss Hoffman, Phyllis Showalter, Marilyn Wertz, Joanne Shank, Janet Eppley, Lois Mock, Doris Gipe, Louisa Rusnak. SECOND ROW-Ronna Lee Moore, John Post, Lois Stein- biser, Mariorie Strong, Shirley Luther, Lelah Gearhart, Phyllis Henry. THIRD ROW-Boyd Williams, Ronald Allison, Robert Cald- well, Harvey Shull, Bruce Betz, Joseph Santa Maria, Lois McClelland. STUDENT COUNCIL - TOP PAGE 37 SEATED-Ivadene Horner, Josephine Cononie, Wilbert King, Ruth Penrod, Lois McClelland, Robert Heidingstelder. STANDING-Barbara Ann Beltz, John English, Jacqueline Saba, Lelah Gearhart, Nyle Hershberger, James Roscoe, Ray Alwine, Merle Fetzler, Dennis Cruckshank, John Matey, Doris Rudge. FIRST-AID CLUB - BOTTOM PAGE 37 LYING DOWN-Wilbur Mackin, Robert Pavlovich, Earl Harvey, Leonard Berkstresser, Larry Deitz. GIVING ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION-Mary Ann Iswak, Pa- tricia Toki, Thomas Birkhimer, Robert Alwine, Gale Klaum. LOOKING ON-Miss Green and Dennis Cruickshonk. SENIOR Y-TEENS - TOP PAGE 38 STANDING-Mary Pavlisin, Lucy Donato, Betty Lou Speicher, Lois Trent, Carolyn Hardy, Mrs. Engelbach Mulvehill. SITTING'Edith Smith, Mary Agnes Montag, Betty Miller, Olive Parrish, Rita Berman, Dorothy Stull. Fifty-five JUNIOR Y-TEENS - BOTTOM PAGE 36 FIRST ROW--Miss Kauflman, Shirley Kulback, Alice Post. Joanne Kenny, Joan Gearhart, Dorothy Stickler, Goldie Stickler, Molly Pavlisin, Margaret Miller, Helen Clark. SECOND ROW-Diann Caldwell, Patricia Glessner, Sara Johnson, Barbara Deitke, Jackie Saba, Alice Penrod, Gladys Henry, Mary Grace Cononie, Barbara Ann Beltz. THIRD ROW-Phyllis Paul, Catherine Helman, Nancy Gibbs, Ardeth Gerber, Alice Jean Watkins, Eileen Griffith, Sara Stewart, Lou Ann Coyle. PEP CLUB - TOP PAGE 39 FIRST ROW-Helen Clark, Norma Klahre, Audrey Mardis, Lois Coutts, Ida Erickson, Marilyn Goebert, Shirley Potts, Mar- jorie Ribblett, Jewell Pallos, Audrey Cooper, Loretta Yoder, Mary Sipe, Beatrice Webb, Patricia Thomas, Eloise Holsinger. SECOND ROW-Waunita Wertz, Shirley Hostetler, Shirley Mickle, Sara Wentz, Barbara Stuart, Lois Wertz, Mary Ann Martin, Sarah Shatter, Joyce Luther, Virginia Moore, Raysa Oker, Lois Lape, Lois Jean Rudge, Norma Deitz, Barbara Crum. THIRD ROW-Elizabethann Wingard, Lucille Caldwell, Dona Swinger, Lois Makin, Doris Campbell, Nancy Wingard, Doris Zimmerman, Lois Carle, Delores Wingard, Marguerite Shull, Leora Miller, Phyllis Gaston, Ruth Penrod, Joan Jessell, Mrs. Roberts. FOURTH ROW-Josephine Cononie, Gloria Phizacklec, Doris Rudge, Marion Wingard, Doris Roberts, Janet Gibbs, Maxine Schwer, Marilyn Schwer, Lois Berkstresser, Joanne Virgin, Margaret Simmons, Delores Shellhammer, Ivadene Horner Carol Brandle. BOYS ATHLETIC CLUB - BOTTOM PAGE 39 FIRST ROW-Mr. Varner, Thomas Harvey, Carmen Cononie, David Culp, Paul Harteis, John Harrison, William Rudge, Don- ald Christ, Richard Cessna, Harold Black, Michael Miller. SECOND ROW-Michael Hrabrosky, Glenn Fockler, Arlen Mackel, Robert Pitera, George Gittings, Bill Lape, Daniel Blackburn, Frank Fisher. THIRD ROW-Harold Lehman, John Matey, Arthur Charney, Dalton Miller, Harry Keirn, Paul Decker, Devon Brendle, Ralph Rice. OUTDOOR CLUB - TOP PAGE 40 FIRST ROW-Mr. Wissler, Bobby Markum, Don Winstanley, Bill Martin, George Miller, Ellsworth Black. SECOND ROW-George Makin, Theodore Partsch, Ronald Shirt, David Custer, Walter Feathers. THIRD ROW-Arthur Mack, Steve Balogh. Robert Birtle, Thomas Deitke, Stanton Walls, Robert Brandle. HIKING CLUB - BOTTOM PAGE 40 FIRST ROW-Elona Wonyetye, Clarence Showalter, Sally Harvey, Delores Groziani, Evelyn Shirt, Mr. Kuzmiak. SECOND ROW-Evelyn Feathers, Lillian Drosky, Lillian Lickar, Florence Carl, James Moss. Fifty-six THIRD ROW-Nick Smith, Audrey Miller, Joyce Rodgers, Helen Debarta, Merna Bloom. FOURTH ROW-Marion Birkhimer, Alice Kostro, Charles Birkhimer, Walter Bloom, Betty Saba, Joan Steinbiser. VARSITY R CLUB - TOP PAGE 4l FIRST ROW-Mr. Wayne, coach, John Parker, Robert Gerber, Carl Crum, seated, Lester Reitz, Richard Matey. SECOND ROW-Wayne Allison, Jack Jordan, George Tesh, Charles Jessell. THIRD ROW-James Jessell, Paul Hiborik, Robert Donato. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA e BOTTOM PAGE 4l BOTTOM ROW-Don Bloom, Shimer Berkey, James Kul- back, Richard Mock, Ronald Gittin, Carl Radwanski, Jack Roudabush, Bernard Mantag, Don Stull. TOP ROW-Mr. Wingard, James Karl, Harold Shomo, George Mattis, Robert Wilson, George Hadzima, Dick Fetter. Quay Mottern, Lyle Fetter, William Kulback, Raymond Bloom, Kenneth Krause, William Wire, Kenneth Paul, William Mangus, Raymond Stull, Richard Birkhimer. COMMERCIAL CLUB - TOP PAGE 42 FIRST ROW lAt Rightl-Teresa Konieczny, June Bloom, Betty Maschgat, Betty Jane Harvey, Stella Konieczny, Dorothy Mainharl. AT TABLE-Gwen Freeman, Helen Kormanik, Jane Crissey, Alyce Vitzenty. SECOND ROW-Mary Jane Hrabosky, Irene Balog, Evelyn Kretchman, Mary Swerock. THIRD ROWfMiss Messina, Helen Killian, Ethel Kormanik, Pauline Noon, Patricia Ward. LAST ROW-Wilna Brush and Claire Miller, LIBRARIANS - TOP PAGE 43 SEATED-John Stopko. Marlin Repine, Robert Valentine. STANDING-Miss Dodd, Ronald Hoffman, Stanley Repine, Donald Parsons, Mr. Hozik, Virginia Moore, Betty Lou Speicher, Shirley McCombie. LIBRARY CLUB - BOTTOM PAGE 43 SEATED-Mary Mehok, Caryl Wire, Donald Parsons, Robert Valentine, Vivian Hunt, Marlin Repine. STANDING-Paul Shumaker, Charles Bowers, Rodger Lam- bordi, Irene Vitez, John Parrish, John Stopko, Robert Kineriem, Shirley Helman, Mary Lou Oldham, Jean Henry, Joseph Hunter, Mr. Hozik, Miss Dodd. GIRL PATROL - TOP PAGE 44 FIRST ROW-Jean Ann King, Helen Clark, Evelyn Shirt, Shirley Kulback, Eloise Holsinger, Barbara Luther, Virginia Weaver, Barbara Klimeck. SECOND ROW-Dorothy Stickler, Caryl Wire, Elaine San- derson, Jackie Gahagen, Margaret Albert, Doris Jean Kenny, Agnes Bobak, Lois Gittings. THIRD ROW-Alice Kopka, Joanne Bloom, Mary Grace Cononie, Diann Caldwell, Goldie Stickler, Elizabeth Hunter, Sally Harvey, Joan Gearhart. FOURTH ROW-Barbara Caldwell, Waunita Wertz, Evelyn Feathers, Carolyn Hostetler, Alice Penrod, Jacqueline Saba, Shirley Wingard, June Lambert, Patty Glessner. FIFTH ROW-Nancy Culp, Betty Saba, Betty Roman, Mitzie Matcho, Miss Green, Nancy Merx, Ruth Ann Knipple, Lou Ann Coyle, Joan Steinbiser. BOY PATROL - BOTTOM PAGE 44 FIRST ROW-William Martin, Thomas Harvey, Richard Mills, Ronald Helman, Joseph Hunter, Eddie Mackin, Paul Shumaker. SECOND ROW-Larry Zimmerman, Leonard Berkstresser, Paul Harteis, Glenn Fockler, Robert Jacobs, Donald Christ, Robert Pavlovich, LeRoy Allen. THIRD ROW-Frank Fisher, William Lape, John Harrison, Robert Heidingsfelder, Wayne Streilein, William Rudge, Robert Lape, David Culp. FOURTH ROW-Richard Deitke, Larry Deitz, Jack English, Benton Goodman, Jack Gallagher, Gale Klaum, Arlen Mackel, Thomas Birkhimer, Robert Alwine. FIFTH ROWeJohn Matey, Devon Brendle, Dennis Cruick- shank, Don Stickler, Miss Green, Thomas Deitke, Harry Keirn, Forest Horner, Donald Harteis. VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM - BOTTOM PAGE 49 FIRST ROW-Ross Gray, Kenneth Krouse, Nyle Hershberger, James Jessell, Richard Matey, Lester Reitz, Robert Gerber, Robert Seaman, William Matey, George Tesh, Robert Donato, Carl Crum, Delno Horner, Clement Nadolney. SECOND ROW-Mr. Wayne, Marlin Repine, Lyle Fetter, Donald Reitz, Robert Weaver, George Yamber, Walter Stiles, Steve Balogh, Arthur Mack, Paul Hiborik, Andrew Makay, Jack Jordan, Edgar Twedt, Mr. Varner. THIRD ROW-William Kulback, Ronald Shirt, Jack Bheam, Marlin Kauffman, Joseph Herman, James Roscoe, Donald Mc- Laughlin, John Cononie, Walter Bloom, Andrew Vitez, George Gittings, Robert Pitera. BAND - TOP PAGE 50 FIRST ROW-June Bloom, Betty Moschgat, Joan Jessell, Ruth Penrod, Josephine Cononie. SECOND ROW-Marguerite Shull, Caryl Wire, Larry Zim- merman, Robert Alwine, Wayne Streilein, Shirley Mickle, Claire Miller, Norma Deitz, Jacqueline Graham, Jack Gallagher, Leon Wingard, Mr. Gaston, Robert Phillips. THIRD ROW-Doris Zimmerman, Marilyn Schaller, Raysa Oker, Roberta Procter, Loretta Yoder, Don Winstanley, Nancy Folckemer, Nancy Hiner, Joyce Rodgers, Barbara Deitke, Ronald Helman, Jean McLaughlin, Robert Heidingsfelder. FOURTH ROW-Marion Wingard, Kate Ann Lees, Jack Roudabush, Patricia Boyer, Kathryn Helman, Gloria Phizacklea, Nancy Wingard, Lou Ann Coyle, Phyllis Warshel, Jewell Pallas, Arnold Rusnak. FIFTH ROW-Marilyn Schwer, Paul Decker, Rodger Cramer. Don Fyock, Bill Dowling, Jock Rodgers, Ronald Howie, Olive Parrish, Lois McClelland, Alice Jean Watkins, Wilbert King, Maxine Schwer, CHEERLEADER AND SUBSTITUTES - BOTTOM- PAGE 50 FIRST ROW-Marilyn Goebert, Jewell Pallos, Loretta Yoder, Mary Sipe, Audrey Cooper, Lois Coutts, SECOND ROW-Mrs. Roberts, Ida Erickson, Shirley Potts, Mariorie Ribblett, Audrey Mardis, Lucy Donato. CHEERLEADERS - TOP PAGE 5l LEFT TO RIGHT-Marilyn Goebert, Jewell Pallos, Audrey Cooper, Loretta Yoder, Mrs. Roberts, Lois Coutts, Mary Sipe. JR. HIGH CHEERLEADERS - BOTTOM PAGE 51 FRONT ROW-Josephine Cononie, Lois Lape, Shirley Hos- tetler, Lois Jean Rudge, Patricia Boyer. STANDING-Alice Penrod, Beatrice Webb, Eloise Holsinger, Helen Clark. VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM - BOTTOM PAGE 52 LEFT TO RIGHT-Robert Donato, Joseph Santa Maria, James Jessell, James Roscoe, John Parker, George Yamber, Robert Stroup, Charles Jessell, Richard Matey, William Matey. Steve Balogh, Carl Crum. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM - TOP PAGE 53 LEFT TO RIGHT-John Post, Joseph Santa Maria, Bob Klimeck, James Roscoe, George Yamber, Bill Matey, Steve Balogh, Eugene Debarto, Carl Crum. JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL - BOTTOM PAGE 53 FIRST ROW-Robert Mills, John Cononie, Robert Mont- gomery, Joe Herman, Arthur Mack, Coach Varner. SECOND ROW-Ronald Shirt, Harry Kiern, John Matey, David Custer, Bob Lape, Bill Dowling, manager. THIRD ROW-Tom Deitke, Charles Birkhimer, James Head, Dalton Miller, Walter Bloom, and Bill Lape, manager. FOURTH ROW-Donald Christ, Donald Lane, Donald Ed- wards, George Gittings, Richard Mills, Carmen Cononie. Fifty-seven The value of of a school annual increases with the passing of tirne. When published it may be just another yearbook, but as the years go by it becomes a priceless possession. It is, therefore, natural that the advertising herein will increas- ingly attract the god will of these students. The Class of 1948 thanks the advertisers for their assistance. +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I 44 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I 44 I +4 I I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I I +4 I I +4 I +4 I 44 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I 44 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 5 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I 44 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I +4 I X! I +4 I +4 I +4 I XIX!! Q Want Cash For Your COMPLIMENTS 5 Real Estate OF I:I3I I3I I3I3IgIgIgI I 44 I Xl!!! '-CALM WILMORE com. gIgI +4 I I3I3IxIxIzIzIgIgI +4 I 44 I 44 I LOUIS J. 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XXXXXXXXXXX X COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMEN TS OF OF WINDBER LUMBER COMPANY The . JoHNsTowN TRACTION COMPANY WINDBER PENNA. Congratulations Graduates Class of 1948 Richland Township High School Swwka Stores Corner 15th Sireet and Somerset Avenue Windber, Pa. !2!2!X XXXX22!XX! XX!XXXX! XXX!!!!X XXXXXXXXXXXXXX!! XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX Sixfy-one xxx xxxxzxx-x-x-u x-x-x x-x-x--xx xzxxxxx xzxxxxxxxxxx- -x-x-x-x-x-x-x--xmxxxxx zz Compliments of L. C. NEES Geistown Penna. PETRO AMOCO SERVICE GAS, OIL ACCESSORIES Top of Scalp Level Hill W. C. Leventry ECONOMY STORE FOODS - MEATS GENERAL MERCHANDISE Elton, Pa. Dial 33-8641 Compliments Of GEISTOWN MARKET Green Gable Service Station E. G. SCHRADER, P'r0p. Blue Sunoco Gas, and Oil Groceries, Candy and Tobacco . D. 8 Box 'I76 Johnstown, Pa. .IOHNSTOWN BANK and TRUST COMPANY Johnstown, Pu. BITTNER HARDWARE COMPANY Ferndale Johnstown Penna. Make It a Daily Habit . . . DRINK . . . Fresh Bottled, Pasteurized . . . 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If Compllments Grant Baumgardner GEISTOWN TEXACO SERVICE R A SMITH Prop Texaco Petroleum Products COMPLIMENTS R OWEN KETTERER FUNERAL HOME An lnstztntzon for Communzty Servzce Geistown 33 0882 Frank Hornlck Atlantic Service GREASING WASHING GAS O Bedford Street Dale Complzments Sackett s Barber Shop GEISTOWN PA of N . . , - l I U 4 OF - IL , R I .X of l' 2 , . r. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxx x . xx z xxzxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx Sixty-th ree 131 1 1 131 1113131 1313131313131 1 1 1 1 1 1 131 1 131 1 1 13131 1313131 31313131 nxnxu 1 13 ngngnnxntuta2n!utuXlXlXlX X 2 XXX XXX XX A X I XX- 22 VON LUNE.N'S Geistown Penne EDUCATION COMPLETED? ak Oh no . . . there's never an end to education. We learn something new every day, and one of the best ways to keep abreast of all that's new and DINNERS - I-UNCHE5 newsy is to regularly read your daily newspaper. ICE CREAM THE JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE JoHNsTowN, PENNA. 2 APPRECIATES YOUR BUSINESS irzir Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sixty-four n I . E CONGRATULATIONS Q E BANTI-EY GRADUATING CLASS OF '48 g Glosser Bros. extend heartiest E 5: congratulations to the Richland Q 2 701 Von Lumen Sheet Igxxgiship Graduating Class of g ' May you enjoy a future of hop- 3 i piness in a successful, useful fl 2 career. 33 3 I-IARDWARE, PAINT, , , , ,, 'E -2 We cordially Invite you to vIsIt S 'f ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, us, for we welcome the Oppor- g -2 tunity to be of service to you. Q 5 Rnd Again we congratulate you. E 5 FARM MACHINERY Phone 72-547 S Q 3 EVERVIODYS stone 5: I i7 Wlaxiczm ' gawk gs 550 CENTRAL AVENUE JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. 5 3 Acts as Executor, Administrator, Trustee E 3 And in any other Fiduciary Capacity 'E fir Q Member Federal Deposit IIIsurancIe Corporation IX! 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SXXXXXXXXX S'xty six XXXXXXXXXXXXIXIXIXIXIXIXIXXXIXXX1XIfZfxxfzfffxxffxxffzlxixf Compliments of SABA SERVICE STATION Top of Scalp Level Hill For Health's Sake Roller' Skate .... cf ..- SKATELAND TO years of Fun, Sport, and Recreation for Johnsfowners LEROY A. ORRIS GROCERY STORE .lACOBY'S TAVERN Phone 33-T684 H Phone 33-T862 Geistown, Pa. W. db r Road In E Buy From Your Neighborhood h P Stowe Jo nstown, cl, Compliments Compliments of of Ashbridge's MR. and MRS. Q WALTER J. SCHRADER Esso Servlcenter Always Schrader's Greenhouse Happy Motoring GILBERT B. JOHNS, Ph. G. C'm9'amlammS to the Prescripiion Pharmacist' Walnut Grove Pharmacy T028 Bedford St. Johnstown, Pa. 1948 Graduates of Richland Township High School Citizens National Bank Windber, Pa. 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