Scotland School for Veterans Children - Taps Yearbook (Scotland, PA)

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HISTORY OF 1943 GRADUATING CLASS Beglnnlng way back 1n the year 1930 vs hen the rolls flrst bore the names of those who were to be the class of 43 we started our educatlonal hfe as small bewlldered students trymg to unrax el the puzzlmg narl of tangled events Through the com plexlty of evcamlnatlons we struggled maklng acqualntances along the way and fmd mg comfort mn knowlng that the others were new and just as bewlldered We are stlll remembermg the flrst year or two although It IS not quxte clear Out of thls bewlldermg fog we emerged 1nto the fall of 1935 regardlng new faces mth a condescendlng a1r the air of bemg a veteran of many school months As the proud occupants of flfth grade we passed an exceptlonal year practlcal ly all the class passed In the slxth and seventh grades we remember the stlffenlng arlthmetlc problems Some of the blgger boys and glrls were transferred to the f1rst and second platoons quarters The ones left behmd stlll remember the lonellness of the dormltory and the empty beds That was when we flrst reallzed how close we vsere to each other In che fall of 39 we agaln resumed our educational asplratxons Hovs well we remember when we were allowed to attend the flrst soclal event of the year the Hallowe en Dance Learnlng the flrst steps vs as the harde t as most of the boys can tell you tant part ID the Dress Parade on Commencement Remlndlng ourselves proudly that we were now hlgh school freshmen we re turned from varlous sectlons after enjoylng our vacatlon and durlng the school term of 39 40 we began to take a more lmportant part 1n all events and act1v1t1es That year we had our flrst class party We proudly constructed our center plece ln the deslgn of a keystone adorned by a large forty three IH red and Whlte We felt very good about that event It marked our entrance 1nto the more sophlstlcated socxal hfe of the school September nlnteen hundred and forty and the sound of plunklng footballs came from the fleld' Early tralnmg had started and some of our now agmg class were palnfully going through the flrst stages of football tramlng The Jay Vees had a good team that year most of us as sophomores played The glrls started taklng an 3Ct1V6 mtere t ln hockey basketball and other sports It was durmg our 41 42 year that we started to feel the rlpples of our approach mg Senlor year All that term we were on the recelvlng end of the teasmg profusely handed out by the dlsdalnmg graduate who constantly reminded us of the comlng responslbllltles and trials of senlorlty In our semor year the cllmax of twelve years of gruellmg and laborlous work of pleasant and stlmulatlng experlences we coordmated our efforts dlllgently strlv mg to surpass the envlable accomphshments of our predecessors In wr1t1ng thls hlstory we have trled to brmg back pleasant memorles not only to the mmds of those departmg but also to the mmds of those remammg For future classes we w1sh a less turbulent world and a brlghter future so that you may record ID your fmal class hlstory a wonderful tlme was had by all Thlrty , V a . . . 7 K K 9 S K 1 Y. 7 ' S 7 . ' 4 , ' ' . . . .H . ,, 7 Y ' N , . . Y u . - . D , . . . ' E , . H. 9 . S . Y I ' L , r . . w D. , . . k K I I We went to a number of other social events that year and also played an impor- 1 l L 4 L1 , .4 K. N , , , -, 1 . . . .. 7 . J lu, L 1, . I 1 W . s , I . . , -, Y . -A 5, . Q . . I l . ' , 9 Kr ' , . n.L .Lu . , s . ' ' ' 44 ' 97 , . , .

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Senior Class Officers V I Ea1IN1tte1house TIBQSUIGI xldlthd Donahue Seclealx Jack NItDonough XICE PIGSICIQDY Jack W hltehead Ple ldent HISTORH OF 194 GR-XDL -XTING CLASS ot It lund IH am state of the L nlted State It 1 composed of students fl om mam sec tlons of oul g1eatKexstone State Thl lend a to ITlODOl1IdI1 atmosphexe LIIDASSQCI onlx hx tolleges and UDIXQI 1116 XX e letall ulth xalled emotlon the manx happx moment ue dl6l6dX1IlgI behxnd u Throughthe xeaz we haxetaken an attlxe and enxoxable palt 111 manx happx eXenI Txxentx nlne i M7-ff' ,Zin ' f? 1 . 3,1 . . - I, ' , ' A' ' vhef x 'f'f4Nx, ,' . . . . . , . . . . . - 4, . v . . . . A . , . . A . L L . A V . . Lf' : . f . ' ' , Q . S' . 'J - A . . Perhaps our Senior Class may. because of its nature. boast of being the only one ' .' ' ' ' v'.' . .S S ' ' S ' ' ' .' ' S ' ' 7 I .I '. 'K v- . S r Q' I .' S ' 1 1 K 'I - F- - r bv 4 us v 4 - 1 Y 1 4 . I ' 4 -. .ug ', I ' , Lv l tv ' S.

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willy W rl? MARIE 'NIARGARET AINTONUCCI Girls Choru 1 Hockes 'Nlrrr 2 Year Book Staff Girls S Club l Dressnrakrnfz 5 Lrbrarx Staff urdon Cot,taL,e Helper 1 Home Economics Iunror Red Cro I First Aid 1 Tom known as the tiniest senior ha one ot the most aftable personalities on the school campus She rs alw ass ready to greet people w ith a happx smrle and ls characterized bw emotional stabrlrtx Nlarre also possesses an outstanding quantrtr of creatrxe abrlrtx she draws and parnt Keri well x rrtes stories plans her own dress patterns ard cor frderrtrallx rs usuallx the author of Around the Corner for the school paper and other humorous columns that hare been rn the Courier Tom has taker the Junior Red Cross and the First Aid Courses her ambrtron berng to become a registered Hulse Nlarre has been the lor al assist ant to our school nurse In sports Marie has been the student ana er of the girls HERNIANI JUNIOR BOFINUER Cholr 1 Chorus Z Football 2 Basketball 9 Tracl 'S Athlet1cQounc1l I FrrstL1eutcnant I S Llub Gen Smathers Sunday School Class President I Nrcc Presrdentl Gurdon 1 Buddx which was the nickname gwen to Her man rs an all around student He was an active and true sportsman partrcrpat ing rn all xarsrtw sports tor which he had a great love As a result of these actrvrtres he w as elected to serxe on the Athletic Councrl On the gridiron he was a cool orthodox ouarteroack x nose keen rud ment has led our team out ot mam drttrcultres Strangelx too tor an athlete he has a frne bass sing ing xorce In addrtron to these achrexement hr studrousness has achrer ed a commendable scholastic standing Buddx w as a commrssroned oftrcer and w as hrghlw respected bi hrs compam Hrs leadership w as oor recognized among the wounger chrldr en as he abli led hrs corps rn xarrou mrlrtarx actrxrtres ot the school Thrrtx o e 'J , . i ' '9 n gy ' 'A , I Y , W , 2: G ' .55: ' . : 3: - ' ' ss, L ' . ' , . Iv ' .' I I I . l ', S I I' .N -I 'a v' u w - . , - s ' 's v 's - . - . if - . Q , ., ., L r v -I' 1 w, ' u s v - :LT I J any ,vv 1 . . . 1 1 .' I 1' . ky ' 'G ' .' Y' ' .XIII .- hockey team, a position which she has filled well. X I 5 0' H L 4 N . ', 1 ' . ' ' A . . H W . uv, v ' 1 ' . A ' r 1- , kv - A 1 ki . 1 - v ku. tv I kv, - v V . 4 4 -1 y A ' ' A -' ' . v - . .I , ,J , r ' fy r - - , ' - - . 11' vr , ' - . ' 1 L- . ' . bv., Ls' - '- ri