Smithsburg High School - Leopard Yearbook (Smithsburg, MD)

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CLASS PROPHECY Five years III 'Hie time surely does fly. It seems like only yesterday that I was a grand old senior at Sniths- burg High, with the class of »49. I Just received a letter from one of m7 fellow class- mates who has written me all the gossip of ny fellow Students, It seems that Ralph Heck, ’.Valter Dayhoff and Barbara Bowman are saluting Uncle Som.T7alter has Just been made a captain, while Barbara and Ralph are still buck pri- vates. Glenn Pachtell is now a dentist and has set up an office in Snithsburg, with his wife playing the role of secretary, r eil, speeders, reckless drivers, let me !ve you a wamlng-you had better watch out because Boo boo has Just been made a state policeman and is now patroll- ing tho Smiths burg area. Jean Pryor, now Mrs. Gerald Brown,has finally settled down to make a hone for Gerald and the little Browns. Geraid is now manager of the new Acme store in Smithsburr. orothy ritz, now Mrs. David ! artin, is housekeeping in Greensburg. She jure must be having a tine milking all those cows. Francis Bishop is how a professional beauty operator In Hew York City. If you hear a strange whistle in Smlthsburg each night at 12:00 don't get alarmed, it's Just Giftie, an engineer on the Western Maryland Railroad. Janet Ridenhour, now Mrs. Kenneth DeLauter, is managing her husband's poultry business. Vora Jones, now Mrs. Glenn DeLauter is employ- ed as a secretary at Fairchild Aircraft. 2velyn Schroyer has assumed the position of new secretary at Smithsburg High School. Betty Grams has become assistant manager of the People-• drugstore in Hagerstown.|Dariel Pike is now coach of the S.H.S. basketball team. (By the way, girls, he is still a bacholor.)Leslie Leather and Carole Fergu- son are singing on the Rose ofthe fountain pro-ran heard each Saturday over '.V.J.2.J,Their talents were discovered While singing Slow Boat to Chinn at the basketball game with ..T.H.S. Janot Klpe, nor Mrs. Ellsworth cCrea, is housekeeping in Cascade. Dick is doing electrical work in Vaynesboro.Haney Dwyer is teaching pnysicai education in Smlthshur 's new elementary school.Georgia Brown, now yrs. Chester milliard. Is residing in Washington. Wary Coss, now Mrs. Charles Newcomer, is secretary for her husband, who has Just been made State Senator. Constance Seibert has become a famous dietitian t Smithsburg High School.Barbara Potts, R.N. is employed at ’.Vest Baltimore hospital.Gene Cowan, who has recently become a minister is preaching at Foxvllle. Margaret Himes, is a receptionist on one of the larr- est airlines in the United States. Connie Phetteplace, now Mrs.Robert Grimm is a successful homemaker - 1th four charming children. Johanna Moyer is selling corsets at Eylerly's. Girls, If you want to keep your school girl figure, see Johanna. Tom Henry, now Rev. Thomas Henry,is preaching in Jugtown. Nancy Jacques is working for the Stone-Farm Company, as an interior decorator. Joe has bought a businoss of his own, selling wrecked LeRov Shockey,the bashful boy of the class Is now lng a burlesque show in Baltimore. Helen !'owdy, now rrs. Harvey S :ith is a successful housewife. Shs is residing in !!t. Zion. Marlene binders is now manager of Cold- Springs Roller rink. Elaine Harbaugh, still an old maid, is residing In the hills of Harbaugh Valley.Last but not least Douglas oyer, who has eloped with Annette ay, is now living off the state's money in the laahington County Jail, That covers tho nows of our 1-49 graduates but with ►he passing of five more years, there will likely be more nows, cheerful and depressing, about those, with whom re shared -any experiences. Slick cars, nanag-