Smithsburg High School - Leopard Yearbook (Smithsburg, MD)

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Pane 12 HIGH NEWS g) 3c «5c063c c s 6,9c, c c,36l9c 5c g‘ g - c0c06 5c 6 gc Sc 9Ca» highlights of S. h S. Another year of school activities has come to a close. The progress which has always characterized Smithsburg High School’s con- servative training we feel has marked this year’s achievements. In a birdsaye view we note annual events—Smithsburg High School sent forth excellent soccer and fieldball teams which showed plenty of “spunk” in the county “play-off” games for the championship; the annual school bazaar, supper and poultry show, which supplied fun and entertainment for both old and young, were held; after a brief inter- mission for Christmas holidays, our athletic coaches returned with two of the most out- standing basketball teams that ever appeared on the gymnasium floor, in fact the girls won the Washington county championship but suf- fered so much from stage fright that they were unable to defeat Frederick in an attempt to capture the state title; the annual Senior play. “Mountain Mumps,” proved to be an overwhelm- ing success; the Juniors produced one of the most delightful and enjoyable dances ever spon- sored by any class; the Seniors concentrated for once to pull through exams; Baccalaureate sermon was delivered in the Lutheran Church by the Rev. Dickey; the Commencement exer- cises graduated twenty-seven Seniors; assem- blies were held occasionally to relieve the am- bitious students of their heavy burden—classes. To liven up the spirits of the student body the school year was opened by the National Antietam Commeration which had as a repre- sentative of Smithsburg, Mary Julia Kret- singer, a member of the Junior class. Other special events of the official year were the ad- dress by Mr. Raphael Emmanuel, a Babylonian, who pictured the lives of those people to the students; the High News staff was entertained by Miss Virtue Shockey; the girls’ basketball team obtained the Washington county cham- pionship for the first time in many years; the Thurmont Choral Society under the direction of Prof. C. M. Cassel, presented “An Old Ken- tucky Garden;” the Senior girls, with the aid of the lady members of the faculty, sponsored a card party; Dr. Grafflin, lecturer, addressed the student body; a variety show’, consisting of a Tom Thumb wedding, minstrel show and fashion show, was presented by more than one hundred and fifty students. She high hews The ‘High News” for the year 1937-’38 set a new record for the school paper through the splendid co-operation of the faculty advisor, staff and students. The school publication was supported entirely by student subscriptions and advertisements. Each issue was filled with editorials, news events and many other articles which entertained our subscribers. The paper was larger than any other in the history of the paper, and six of the seven issues had art covers, which attracted the eyes of many patrons. The staff is proud of the many oral and written compliments received during the year. Those in charge of the paper wish to express their sincere appreciation to all who helped in any wav toward the publication of the “High News.” S. h. S. £ibrary The high school library is not a large one and therefore it fills the needs of the school only partially. Including encyclopedias, reference books and novels there are 500 books on the shelves at the present time. The library subscribes for twenty different magazines and papers. Some are not kept in the library magazine rack, but are used in the individual classrooms instead. An average of fifty pupils use the library daily. Plans are being made to increase the number of both fiction and nonfiction for the year 1938- 39. Besides reference bocks, there is an urgent need for more modern drama, biographies and autobiographies.

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HIGH NEWS Page 11 BASKETBALL TEAM Washington County Champions Front row. left to right -Betty Fager. Lucille Hartle. Luella Smith (captain), Virginia Harp. Miriam Kline. Virginia Kline. Second row Pauline Blickenstafr. Stottlmyer. Jane Wade. Mary Julia Kretblnger. Olsen, Jane Keller. Jeraldlne Wade. Mary Doris BASEBALL TEAM Front row. left to right —Edward BaehtelJ, Charles Fager. Delbert Riser. Leslie Happel, Dale Fishack. Charles Willard. Second row Donald Sensenbaugh. Carroll Riser. Leland Happel. Richard Slick. Vaughn Thompson, John Dattilio (manager). Mr. Remsburg (coach). GIRLS’ ATHLETICS—’38 The Senior girls played a prominent part in the athletics of S. H. S. during their four years of competition. They excelled in every sport and soon established an enviable repu- tation among the numerous opponents they met. Their skill, sportsmanship and good playing led the girls teams to many victories and they formed the nucleus of every team on which they played. Luella Smith and Lucille Hartle participated in every game played by the team. During the last two years they were assisted by Jane Wade, Doris Olsen and Elizabeth Frey, who did their part in establishing girls’ ath- letics so prominently. Their greatest achieve- ment was the winning of the county basketball championship in 1937- 38. During our first year of high school, the “Smitties won six games and lost one game of fieldball. The second year we won four and lost two, third year we were the victors of the Lower Triangle. We were likewise victorious in basketball. Our scores were: for the first year, 15-7; the second year, 14-8; third year, 17-6; fourth year, 21-5, or a total of 67-26. Hagerstown won the county championship for the first three years, and Smithsburg won it for the fourth year. BOYS’ ATHLETICS—’38 The Freshmen making the athletic teams in 34 and 35 were Lee Happel, soccer and base- ball; Dale Fishack, soccer and basketball, and Carroll Biser, soccer and baseball. In the Sophomore year we placed four boys, Lee Happel, Dale Fishack, Richard Slick and Carroll Biser on three teams: soccer, basket- ball and baseball. We also played touch foot- ball after the soccer season. The Sophomores, aided by Mr. Remsburg, opposed the Senior class of 36 and defeated them in four out of five games. During our Junior year the school did not enter the County Soccer League but formed an International League in the school composed of four teams. The “Colts, managed by Charles Burgessor and captained by Carroll Biser, won the pennant and also received a number of free cafeteria tickets. That year Lee Happel, Rich- ard Slick, Dale Fishack and Carroll Biser again made the basketball and baseball teams. During the Senior year, we placed five boys on the soccer team which was defeated only by Hancock in the deciding game for the county championship. The basketball season was quite a success, Smithsburg placing sec- ond in the county standings. The baseball sea- son was the most successful of any during our high school career. Besides winning the ma- jority of our games we also won the County Championship—a feat never before accom- plished by our school.

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HIGH NEWS Page IS (j )| )}(£ S er cr :rCi c ,tcrcrcr: ?:,,:cr STUDENT COUNCI I SCHOOL PATROL Yont row. I« ft to right -Carroll Rincr (president), Hetty Fuser, Jane Wade, Ruth McAfee (secretary), Violet Boh- w«Tl, Virginia Lumm. Hack row -James Martin. Richard Slick. Klbcrt Wolfe, hid ward Bachtell, Mr. Hartle. Clarence Miller (captain). Junior Kline (lieutenant), Chrbtine Olsen, Phyllis Slick. Lucille Olsen. Quinn Fogle, Susan Jucque». Louise K ret singer, Francis Green. Joyce I ayhoff. Jack Hartle. Richard Masters. CAFETERIA HOME ECONOMICS ROOM Virginia Lumm. Pauline BlickenstafT. Elizabeth Phette- place, Mary Julia Kretsinger. Mrs. Fishack. Kathlene Pryor, Mr. Hartle. The new Home Economics room which was equipped last fall with a new Westinghoufe stove, Crosley refrigerator, tables, chairs, and sewing machines. CLASS PROPHECY (Concluded from page 6) We returned to the ranch and found, to our surprise, Sudie Hershberger, who was vaca- tioning in the “West after her great success on the New York stage. The next day about noon, while repairing the corral, we heard a rattle and looked down the road to see a Model T coming up the lane in a cloud of dust. When the car stopped and the passengers stepped out, we recognized them as Hilda Smith and Ida Mae Forrest, wives of our two entertainers. They said this was the third time their husbands had run off and this time they were going to chain them fast. Carroll and I decided the week of June 17 would be Old Homecoming Week for the class of ’38 and that we would be responsible for a gay celebration. In order to preserve this diary, we have stored it away in mothballs until 1958 when we shall again endeavor to reunite the class of ’38. Yours ’til 1958, Carroll and Richard G ®(l l)