Richland High School - Portal Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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UHBGSUHY. .PHTII CLASS OF '53 COMPLETES COURSE The thought of moving into the new school afforded us a thrill almost as great as the prospects of becoming Seniors. When both dreams were realized simultaneously, we were really floating in the clouds. To be the first class to be graduated from the new high school held a certain fascination for us. This privilege seemed to compensate fully for the years when we were, in our own minds, treated like the stepchildren of the district. We are the group for whom there was no room in the old Geistown School, and the first to be affected by the crowded conditions. instead of our continuing at Geistown as many of us would normally have done, we were whisked off by bus each day to rooms provided for us in other districts. During these unsettled years Richland influence pene- trated the atmosphere at Maple Park, Lorain Borough and Southmont. A feeling of normalcy repossessed us as we returned to Geistown in the seventh grade. Rumors of a new school floated about, but the future was so distant then. p P lo it K Ib L wassanget DID ALL THAT REALLY HAPPEN?

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Barry, Pres., THE SEIVIUH CLASS Its dream came true The Senior Class, thrilled with the privilege of completing its high school course in the new school, began working its way toward that long looked for event, graduation. The first official act of the year was the election of the capable corps of officers pictured below. The class busied itself with social activities by sponsoring the Huddle Hop as an interlude in the football season, followed later by the Shadow Shindig, an affair which assumed the atmosphere of the Hallowe'en season. The Senior boys were well represented in football, basketball, track and baseball, while Hcstetler, Treas., Ruhe, Sec'y,g Blackburn, V. Pres. the girls participated in intramural basketball, volleyball and softball. The Senior girls' basket- ball squad was unbeaten in intramural play. In planning the Senior Trip the class set its sights on Washington, D. C., and with the cooper- ation and able assistance of our adviser, Mr. David Samuel, our plans were realized. We invaded the Nation's Capital, May ll, and the next three days were full of thrills and experiences we shall not soon forget. The Washington trip was scarcely over until we were guests of the Juniors at a banquet and prom which was held at the Bedford Springs Hotel amid all the finery and pomp befitting the occasion. Scarcely realizing it, we were being drawn into the vortex of commencement activities. Class Day, Baccalaureate, Graduation all came, and with their coming our high school days came to an end. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION