Smithsburg High School - Leopard Yearbook (Smithsburg, MD)

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SsininA. QoIslmIwl. September, 1941-’42 3— High school days are here for the class of ’45. 4— Lessons already! 5— Election of class officers. 6— Safety Patrol organized. October 17— High school dance. 20—Report cards. 24— Teachers’ meeting - a holiday. November 20-21—Thanksgiving holidays. December 8— Students heard the President’s declaration of war on Japan. 18— The Christmas dance. 19— Christmas vacation begins. January 5— Back to school. 9— Practice air-raid drills. 12— Individual pictures were taken. February 6— Report cards again! 13— Dance practice. 19— Served a breakfast. March 20— Another dance. April 3- 6—Easter holidays. May 6—Dance 29—Orchestra concert. June 12— Close of school. September, 1942-’43 8— School opens. 9— Lessons—what! So soon! 25— Fair day for the kids - off from school. 29—“Texas Tommie” October 23—Teachers’ meeting - holiday. November 4— Students were entertained by a magician. 11— Armistice Day program. 13— Mr. Ramsey spoke in auditorium. 26— 27—Thanksgiving holidays. December 23— Turkey was served in Cafeteria. 24— Christmas holidays begin. January 2—Back to school. 12— Dance practice. 15—Basketball game - movie. 28—Snowed in. February 14—Valentine’s day. March 1—Schedule changed. April 1— Everyone being April Fooled! 2— Fitst Aid assembly. 5— Measles. 8— Math, tests begin. 23— Good Friday - holiday. 29—“High News” pictures taken. May 4—Bond drive program. June 11— School is over. September, 1943-’44 13— The school house doors are opened to 259 high school students. 22—Assembly - Richard Winters speaks. 24— Took the day off and went to the fair. October 1—Movie - “Daniel Boone” 29— Report cards. November 19—Class of ’45 won the war fund drive contest. 22— Turkey dinner in the cafeteria. 24—Thanksgiving assembly. December 23— Christmas holidays begin. January 4-—Back to school again. 10—Lt. Robert Maclay speaks to us of his experi- ence in North Africa. February 14— Valentine Day was celebrated. 28—Back to school at “9 Bells”. March 21—Basketball game with St. Mary's. April 26—Pictures taken for High News” 26—First shots of movie taken. May 4—Athletics assembly - movie. 12— Junior-Senior Prom. June 9— The close of another school year - just think, we’ll be seniors next year! September, 1944-45 6— School opened. October 16—Mr. Castle becomes a part of our faculty. 16-20—Scrap drive. 30— An 1-Q assembly. Page 28

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ClcauL U)UL We, the class of 1945, being of sound mind and body, hereby make our last will and testament. To the faculty, we extend our hearty thanks for their patience and help in pulling us through. To the Juniors, who will soon become Seniors, we bestow all the mistakes, blunders, inaccuracies committeed by us during the last exciting year of our life. To them, also, we will the publication of the annual with all its attendant joys, the college credit we do not receive, our names to head your alumni subscriptions, and the right to warn, guide, admonish and train right our youngest classmates and yours. The chewing gum under the seats and the names on the walls are cheerfully handed to the entire high school student body. In addition, we make the following individual bequeathals. Betty Barnhart is proud to beqeuath her pretty Shirley Temple curls to Charlotte Myers. Kenneth Phetteplace cheerfully surrenders his black eyes to Dick Huff. Doris Barnhart wills here bull’s-eye markman- ship in hurling books to Dorothy Kuhn. To Mary Catherine Crum, Elayne Dayhoff leaves her afternoon holiday a week. Virginia Davis hands her love for the Navy to Mary Catherine Smith. To Melvin Cowan, Carl Kipe confers his wavy red hair. Richard Harbaugh becomes the owner of Mae Smith’s incesstantly wagging tongue. Anna Mae Grams presents her husky alto voice to Roy Boswell. To Billy LaDane, Robert Green wills his ability to get a woman. Joyce Smith falls heiress to Kleora Diffendal’s sweet disposition. Jean Weaver bestows her huge appetite to Peggy Slick. Hazel Eavey hands down her singing ability to Ruth Biser. Arthur Tracey surrenders his popularity with the girls to Robert Eckstine. To Reba Miller, Lois Reecher bestows her grace- ful figure. Catherine Davis leaves her retiring nature with Betty Kendall. Arlene Minor’s pleasure in going to movies is given to Betty Hoffman. Richard Ross hands down his ability to get gas stamps to Charles Guessford. Eilene Reecher receives Thelma Kendall's role as Mr. Castle’s handyman. Lucille Gaver is the happy recipient of Vivian Walter’s small stature. Betty June Biser wills her athletic ability to Louella Gardenhour. Lloyd Gearhart grants his Charles Atlas phy- sique to Charles Slick. Maurita Palmer becomes heiress of Catherine Needy’s love for servicemen. Anna Jane Lewis leaves her winning ways with Joan Snowberger. Betty Bachtell receives Doris Maclay’s one-man interest. Leatrice Brown bequeaths her male acquaint- ances to Evelyn Frey. In witness whereof, we put our last seal and testament this first day of June, nineteen hundred and forty-five. (Jla A. (pfwph cif Ten years!!! Oh, how the years do fly. It seems only yesterday that I was attending S.H.S. with the class of ’45. As I sit here on my terrace of my New York home, I often think of the good times we had together and wonder what has become of all the kids. Since my husband, who is a doctor, has been traveling, there is veiy little for me to do, so last week I decided to look up a few of my old school chums. After scouting around through the stores and business offices of the city, I learned that Elayne Dayhoff has obtained a position as private secretary for I. J. Fox. What a coincidence it was when I went to see her, because she had just returned from Smithsburg. While there, she looked up all the members of our class. I’m really not surprised at the things that have happened. Virginia Davis, Elayne’s chum, is also here in New York working as an interior decorator. She has just completed a room for Mr. Rexford B. Hartle, the retired principal of S.H.S. Who wouldn’t have known that Doris Maclay would begin her six- room bungalow at Edgemont as Mrs. Albert Kline. Hope I’ll be able to see those pretty little twins soon. Of course we can’t think of Doris without thinking of Anna Mae Grams, now Mrs. Sherman Kendall. Nobody seems to hear or know much about her, other than she is still living on her ranch in Texas. Thelma Kendall and Catherine Needy have never gotten far from each other. Although Thelma resides in Smithsburg, she has been appointed man- ager of the Singer Business in Hagerstown. Cath- erine, now Mrs. Robert Naylor, was appointed teacher of the dancing school that was started in Smithsburg during the year of 1951. Leatrice Brown is secretary for Panborn Corporation. She finished the business course at Columbia Business College in 1946. Although Betty Barnhart married June Wiles, she and Anna Jane Lewis are still together. Their exclusive dress shop featuring original fashions from Paris, is known throughout the world. The six lone boys of the class have gotten around quite (Please turn to page 29) Page 27

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November 1—Teen-Age Canteen. 16—Assembly 23—Thanksgiving holidays begin. 27—Back to school. December 15—Report cards! 22— Christmas assembly. 23— Christmas holidays. January 3—Back to school. 18—Physical Ed. assembly. 17— Assembly 30—Easter holidays begin. April 2—Back to school again. 10—Magician entertained the students. Where did that milk go?? 21—Assembly May 15— Class day. 16— Home Ec. assembly. Look at those girls - dresses - pajamas - shorts and gowns. 18— Junior-Senior Prom. February 14—Valentine Day. 20—Assembly March 1—Assembly June 1—Class Night. 3—Baccalaureate Services. 5—Commencement 8—School is over!! QIoaa, (ptwphsiu (From Page 27) a bit. Of course Kenneth Phetteplace has taken over his father’s farm and last week he was ap- pointed the Agricultural Agent for that vicinity. Robert Green, the handsome-man of the class, is an employee of the Western Maryland Railroad Com- pany. And Lloyd Gearhart—I’ll never forget that bashful boy!, at least we all thought he was bash- ful—is now a proud papa of three children. Now dont’ get the idea that all the boys have stayed close to home because they haven’t. After much traveling, Arthur Tracey has finally settled down on an estate in California. Naturally that would have to be in the class and that would be none other than Carl Kipe, now residing in his winter home in Florida. I think everybody expected that of him. Richard Ross graduated from Johns Hop- kins University last year as a Medical Doctor. He and Jean Weaver, now a registered nurse, have started a hospital of their own, in Michigan. Talk about nurses, three of the girls went in training. The other two are Mae Smith and Doris Barnhart. Mae is supervisor of the Mercy Hospital, and Doris has been working in a Nursery in New Orleans, since she graduated from the Washington County Hospital. Vivian Walter, the petite singer of the class, is one of Lily Pons most talented competitors. She graduated from Peabody in 1950. Lois Reecher, after extensive training, has become one of John Powers most popular models. You have probably seen her picture in Vogue many times. Of course we all know Betty June Biser would go to the Uni- versity of Maryland after graduating. She was em- ployed by the Chicago Airlines, and I can imagine the picture she makes in that uniform. Kleora Dif- fendal also went to college. She graduated from Hood and is now a member of the Smithsburg High School faculty. Last, but not least, is Catherine Davis, the propiretor of a hotel at Blue Ridge Sum- mit. Page 29