Saxton Liberty High School - Block Yearbook (Saxton, PA)

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BRO D TOP B LLETI N olurnc 1901 Wednesday, May 11 1966 lu s 0 ol l as lxcumon The members of the Class of 51 of the Saxton Lrberty High School held their frrst get together on the llth and 12th Friday rnd Saturday of this month The reunron was held at the Penn Saxton Hotel which rs owned and managed by a former member of the class James Wrllrams Friday afternoon was spent rn vrsrtrng the rmproved S L H S It was noted that new curtains had finally been purchased for the auditorium and a flourrshrng cafeterra was rn operation rn the basement Three former classmates are now employed at the old Alma Mater Jack McCahan is Super vrsrng Prrncrpal Dan Putt rs head coach and Dolores Parks has taken Mrss McCa hans place rn the hrstory department and rn a new vvrng Geraldine tLynnr Hess rs now conducting a kindergarten Whrle at the school the group was greeted by another old classmate Fred Grles who rs chref of police and truant offrcer A super colossal meal was served Friday evening rn the lavrsh drnrng room of the hotel by several old classmates Dave Work Helen Tenley head cashier Ada Reed dretrtron and Ronald Weaver bus boy Dr Robert Shontz Chief of Staff at the Qu1ck Cures Hospital rn Philadelphia served as toastmaster and rntroduced former class mates now employed at the rnstrtutron Hrs prrvate secretary rs Madeline Altobellr who rs assrsted by Jane Meck Lo1s Ann Blarr and Nancy Tenley are nurses at thrs famous hosprtal Also present were B111 Kelly pharamacrst and hrs gracrous wrfe the for mer Maureen McMu1t11e Stella Facchinel a laboratory technrcran on the staff was also on hand for the occasion Specral entertainment was provrded by Mealese Drable the srngrng sensation of Broadway known to the class as Joan Daugherty Her business manager Duane Patterson and hrs wrfe the former Dorrs Ramsey accompanied her Jo Saxton the former JoAnn Bashore favored the group wrth a few numbers from her latest show Thomas Follres Phyllis 4Wermertr and Johnny Zrmrrrerman performed two very loxely and rntrrcate dance routines to the rnusrc of the George Edwards Trro Thrs entertarnment was sponsored by the Ajax Motor Co which rs owned and operated by Howard Hedge Richard Taylor and Richard Mellott On Saturday morning the group boarded two buses part of the fleet owned by John Wenglrk and were driven by Larry Detwrler and Jake Rogers to the huge new Church of God where they found the mrnrster Calxrn Elder prosperrng wrth hrs flock Next they vrsrted the Penelec Power Plant where J H Grove rs now chref engineer and Ted Putt rs assrstant They also met Teds wrfe the former Mary Lou Skipper Then next stop was the huge Musser Bros Manufacturrng Co which Jrm and Jesse founded ten years ago Here they found several classmates employed by the company Lors Foster Alrce Hess Janet Black Marion Altobellr and Donna Brode In the Mussers private offrces Dorrs Black and Mary Burke are employed as secre tarres At their next stop the Foormost Clean ers the group was rnformed by Don Foore and Elton Mel Treece that the following are now rn the armed forces Lt Col Floyd Pappy Wright Capt Ruth Defrbaugh Lt Dolores Winter Ensign Wanda Rogers Sgt Catherrne Oberman and MaJ Jack Melrus They also learned that Gerald Manley and Tom Johnson had reorganized the long dead Saxton Herald and that Phyllis Graffrous and Wilma Cook had been hired as reporters The group then vrsrted the Handre Work Shoppe owned by Dorothy Clapper and the Secretarral Employment Servrce oper ated by Jessre Drckrnson and Hrlda Barr Phe reunron ended wrth a sumptuous drnner at Skips Club 51 on Saturday evening Th1s rs Saxtons luxurrous new night club owned by Mary QSCHICIBP and Don Reed Musrc was provrded by the Dixieland Quartet composed of Janet Hrnrsh Pearl Speck Wanda Wright and Genevreve Ford The Freemont Tr1o Betty Hess Twrlla Smrth and Joan McGhee was featured with the Quartet As the two exerting days drew to a close the members of the class agreed that rt had been a most successful and enjoyable reunron Plans are already under way fo another get together rn the near future 7 - A 9 .. Y . rj - . h ' - - 1 C. by f l px 1, - ' y ' ' , I C ' ' ' ' . . ' .. . T - ' 1 . 1 . Y . . y . . 2 L . ' ' Q , . . , 'c 1' ' , l ' ' ' - 1 - h . . . ' , . ' ' -, . , I 7' -'I . - . , 1. . I I I , v- ' H . l. 1 ' ' v r ' , , . Y . . . ., ' - I , , I 1 1 Y A 1 . . 1. - , U ' 1 , ' nn rr . ' , . - KA 11 ' . I' I man, head chefg Leslie Rankin, head waiter: Russell Treece, Sgt. Hazel Worthing, Cpl. 1 '1 ' Y ' ' ', ' , I - - .1 , -1 - - A ' ' Y . ' . . .' . -.' . . 1 '1 H 1 h H ' - 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 I , ' l I . 5 V - , Y . , , . y Q- I .- . h. , . A 1 ' D V . , . L 1 . V. ' . A . , , ' 1' 1 5 , A 1. , - ry - ' , ' ' , . . Ln , . - l - ' . 5 . . . 1. I

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Class lstory Freshman Year On the second day of September an ambltlous group of nmety seven members entered the doors of S L H S to become the Greenles of n1neteen hundred forty seven After we became acquamted wlth one another our f1rst steps were to orgamze our class and elect the followmg offlcers Jack McCahan Pres1dent Mary Scarcla VICE Pres1dent Allce Hess Secretary Nancy Scarcla Treasurer and Nancy Tenley H15 torlan Undertaklng the task of advlsmg th1s new blood were Mrs Hooper Mr Gates and Mr Brumbaugh Our class was well represented 1n both the athletlc and muslc departments Two of the pepp1est glrls of our class were se lected to be cheerleaders Maureen McMur tr1e and Hazel Worthmg In Aprll after much plannlng and work we were hosts to the upper classmen at an Aprll Showers Party For the event the audltorxum was transformed 1nto a lovely sprlng garden We were very much thrllled at the success of our f1rst party at S L Our year as Greenles was such an in terestmg one that we looked forward to havlng an even better class as Sophomores Sophomore Year As sophomores our group of elghty four felt much more confldent as they started thelr second year of hlgh school Our class advlsors were Mrs Hooper MISS Gearhart and Mr Gates and under thexr dlrectlon we got down to business and elected the follow1ng offlcers Calvm Elder Pres1dent Jack Reed V1ce Plesldent Janet HlH1Sh Secretary and Greta H1m6S Treas urer Everyone had a swell tlme at both of the skatlng partles our class sponsored at Cypher Beach 4Has anyone flgured who was supportlng whom ln that skatlng duo of Mrs Wa1te and M1ss Hoover'11 The Sadre Hawklns Day Party ln Novem ber was a b1g event of our Sophomore year The glrls presented thelr dates wlth vege table corsages and rewards for the n1cest corsage and most or1g1nal costumes were awarded In May a Box Soclal was held to a1d our treasury The boys enjoyed the lunches prepared by thexr heart throbs and every one had a wonderful tlme As the chmax of a year Wh1Ch wlll al ways be remembered we held a pxcnlc at Lakemont Park on the last day of school Junlor Year On the flfth day of September after three months of vacation an eager group of exghty came back to S L H S to claxm thelr place as the dlgfllfled JUIIIOIS Early ln the term wrth Mr Gates and M1ss Gearhart as class advlsors we settled down and elected offlcers James W1ll1ams Pres1dent James Musser Vxce Presldent Greta Hxmes Secretary and Jane Meck Treasurer Durmg the f1rst part of the year we were kept busy wxth the refreshment stand for home games Football cheerleadmg and band kept many of our members occupled but we st1ll had tlme for the annual Hallo ween Party A group of amusmg characters turned out for th1s party They along wlth games and danclng topped Wlth dehclous refreshments helped to make It a grand affalr Both boys and glrls returned after the Chr1stmas vacatxon ready to part1c1pate ln the Chorus Ten Tones and basketball In Apr1l our most cherlshed possess1ons our class rlngs arrlved The Junlor Sen1or Prom was our fmal and most lmportant event of the year Wlth the theme The Lure of the Woodland and and the muslc of Allen Snare the evenrng was an enjoyable one that w1ll l1nger 1n our memory Full of enthuslasm and anxlous to be come the Senxors of 1951 we f1n1shed our Junlor year ln S L H S Semor Year On September 6 1950 seventy two sophlstlcated SEUIOTS returned to take thelr last crack at S L H S We soon dlscovered that we had more to do than go around looklng lmportant so after the novelty of teaslng the Greenles wore off we settled down to study and really enjoy our last hlgh school year W1th M1ss Gearhart and Mr Gates as our class advlsors we lmmedlately elected the follow1ng class offlcers Calvm Elder Pres1dent Jlm W1ll1ams Vlce Pres1dent Greta Hlmes Secretary Jane Meek Treas urer Our yearbook The Block was begun under the capable d1rect1on of M1ss Gear hart and Mr Gates whose help was greatly appreclated Greta Hrmes made an excellent Edltor ln Chlef S1nce th1S was our last year we were anx1ous to make lt a blg one We staged a very successful Sadle Hawkins Day Party 1n November and on December 20 we had the annual Chr1stmas party Wlth Sprlng came the excltement of the class play Its a Date our very dellghtful and educatlonal trip to Washmgton D C and the Junlor Sen1or Prom Then all too soon Baccalaureate and Commencement brought to a close our four years of happy hlgh school days and a group of proud but reluctant graduates bade farewell to thelr Alma Mater o , . . . . 1 . 1 .1 - 11 - j ' ' 1 1 1 1 . . ' ' 1 ' 1 1 . . . ' 1 1 1 1 ' - 1 1 1 ' ' . ' 1 ' - 1 - 1 ' 1 1 , , 1 1 - 1 1 1 - D al 11 . 1 11 ' 11 - 1 , - I D 1 1 ' 1 . .1 - - 11 - A ' ' . . . . 1 - 1 ' . . . 1 ' - , - 11 - 11 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 . A . . ' ' - ' q ' 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' - 11 11 , I 1 1 - 1 . . v . D Y ' 41 11 . 1 1 ' ' u 1 11 - 1 1 ' 1 - -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Class Wrll We the Senror Class of nrneteen hun dred and frfty one do make publrsh and declare thrs to be our last wrll and testament hereby revokrng any wrll or wrlls heretofore made by us the Faculty To Mr Weast we bequeath any surplus 9 rn our treasury for a new prpe To Mr Hoover vre leave all our feeble excuses for berng absent To Mrs Rrtchey we wrll a candrd cam era to record our expressrons durrng class perrods To Mr Gates vue wrll our old Physrcs manuals To Mrss Gearhart we wrll an extra set of car keys for the Ford To Mrss Hoover we extend our hopes for smooth sarlrng rn the new Chevy Mrs Erchelberger we wrll our courage to get a learners permrt Mr Brumbaugh we bequeath our odd Jobs to occupy hrs spare trme To Mrss Rees we leave all the good 191 thrngs we made rn home econ To Mrss Wrnnrck we wrll an arrplane for those trrps to Kentucky that he wrll frnd someone who can hrt the hrgh notes To Mr Chuckran we vtrll the good sports manshrp and athletrc abrlrty of the senror boys To Mr Wrtowskr we wrll a new Pack ard to meet ompetrtron To Mrss Martrn we wrll all our mrs placed gym clothes To the Freshman Class we wrll our abrlrty to make money To the Sophomore Class vre vxrll all our honor students and outstandrng athletes To the Jumors Madelrne Altobellr wrlls her devotron to study to Gerald Rerd Marran Altobellr wrlls her abrlrty to get along wrth all the teachers to Guy Marcoccr Hrlda Barr wrlls her love for candy bars to Marlene Wrlkrns Jo Ann Bashore wrlls her abrlrty to drrve the Pontrac to Audrey Long Dorrs Black wrlls her shorthand grades to Alma Bennett Janet Black wrlls her abrlrty rn square dancrng to Terry Gould Lors Ann Blarr wrlls an extra set of car keys for the Hudson to Helen McIntyre Donna Brode wrlls her herght to Ken neth Burket Mary Burke vrrlls her Job as typrst on the Block Staff to Peggy Hersler Dorothy Clapper wrlls her seat rn the band to Jean Tenley Wrlma Cook wrlls her blushes to Alrce Krouse Joan Daugherty wrlls her posrtron on the basketball team to Beverely Swope Larry Detwrler wrlls hrs abrlrty to get along vrrth Mrs Rrtchey to Don Tenley Jessre Drckrnson wrlls her frrend Wrnr fred to Wrllram Graffrous George Edwards wrlls hrs good grades to Sam Wrlls Calvrn Elder wrlls hrs vorce to Mary Montgomery Stella Facchrner wrlls her black harr and dark eyes to Donna Nevrlle Donald Foore wrlls hrs frrendlrness to Ralph Stapleton Genevreve Ford wrlls all her old musty As to Robert Swope Lors Foster wrlls her petrteness to Janet Hrmes Jane Funk wrlls her abrlrty to get along wrth people especrally grrls to Sam W1lls Fred Grles wrlls hrs abrlrty to study to Gerald Weaver Phyllrs Graffrous wrlls her DOISS and re serve to Jean Harvey James Grove wrlls hrs Job at Howard Johnsons to Brll Wrlkrns Howard Hedge wrlls hrs love to Leoda Scrttrcatt Alrce Mae Hess wrlls her posrtron at Dr Thomas to Phyllrs Palmer Betty Hess wrlls her abrlrty to play bas ketball to Anna Lerghty . ' v - - . . . v A Y- ' To : - 1 , l ' ' ' . . . ' , ' ' - Q Y' U - To y Y I 1. . I . . . . To . - ' ' I , ' '- To Mr. Shoemaker we leave our hopes . ' I f D ' v ' . ' n 4 - . Y. . y ' ' ' .... . 7 V V- ' ' . ' . ' - v' f ' A ' 4 - .. ' .