Somerset Area High School - Eaglet Yearbook (Somerset, PA)

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-5. Airesman, Arden, B. Ayers, H. Barnett. L. Boll. R. Bender, P. Berkey, V. Anlu-ny, G. Ayers. l'. linker, If Bell, Il. V. Helusvhak. A. B I eriey, E. Bittlelvrun. M A SENIOR REVIEWS THE YEAR September 5 . . . school opens . . . eight o'clock classes start . . . Seniors introduce faculty with clever poems . . . tennis tournaments start . . . tootball season opens with Iohnstown game . . . Wiener roasts become the tad . . . October . . . year book staffs take over duties . . . year book pictures taken . . . Seniors give Freshmen a party . . . Seniors have pictures taken . . . band participates in Policemen's Iubilee at Iohnstown . . . Somerset thrashes Hollidaysburg . . . new report card system introduced . . . Drum Majorettes selected. I RAY AIRESMAN . . . Razor likes close shaves . . . enjoys school life . . . sports . . . Travel Club. GEORGE ANKENY . . . takes curves on two wheels . . . likes wood work . . . seen in shops . . . Iunior Mechanics'Club . . . F. F. A. BETTY ARDEN . . . a whiz on the hockey field . . . Home Economics is her main interest. PEARL AYERS . . . very quiet . . . interested in home economics . . . Ushers Club . . . Worthwhile Club .... RHEA AYERS . . . never puts on Ayers DOROTHY BAKER . . . Dot . . . does very neat crocheting . . . a lover ot shorthand . . . Dancing Club. LOGAN BARNETT . . , Pete . , . another Shanksville tan . . . Band . . . Football . . . S Club. RALPH BELL . . . Wahoo . . . active in sports . . . music . . . Operetta. RAY BELL . . . Strong, silent man . . . enjoys sports. ANDREW BELUSCHAK . . . Mar . . . cz sports fan . . . Football. PEGGY IANE BENDER . . . Floods may come and go but P. G. can always Bridge the Water . . . Press Club . . . Senior Dramatics Club . . . Cheerleading . . , National Honor Society . . . Literary Staff of Eaglet. EARL BERKEY . . . Squirt . . . another good thing in a small- package . . . Mem- ber of Band and Orchestra . . . Business Staff of Eaglet . . . Class Play. VIRGINIA BERKEY . . . Ginny . . . a good gal . . . participates in sports. MELDA BITTLEBRUN . . . a very studious person . . . likes sports. -14-..

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SENIORS LEARN THE VALUE OF ACI-IIEVEMENT An old picture of our now dignified Seniors shows a group of dimpled, shy-looking Fresh- men. However, that is deceiv- ing for the present Seniors were the liveliest and peppiest of greenies. Their Freshman circus was a thriller to the whole school. The timid Fresh- men were changed overnight into daring acrobats, swagger- ing clowns, and dashing ani- mals. which appeared faintly mals which appeared faintly related to burlap sacks, were most clever of all. Walt Disney has always been the patron of this class. In their second year they gave a Snow White Dance for the Seniors. The gym was gay with forest greens and flowers. Even the royal atmosphere was there, for a king and queen were selected from the guests to reign supreme over the affair. They were attended by dwarfs dressed in typical Dis- ney style. In their Iunior year they presented Fer- dinand the Bull on the auditorium's stage. The crowd roared with laughter as Ferdy refused to budge in the arena. However, they not only drew gales of laugh- ter from the school. When they presented Ghost Hunters, the chills ran up and down the au- dience like a monkey on a stick. In their third year of high school Booth Tarkington's Trysting Place was skillfully per- formed in an assembly program. The complica- tions that occurred when several groups of lovers happened. to choose one and the same room for a little spooning were all faithfully given. When this class gave their Iunior Prom, the guests were transported over the lazy South Sea and landed gently in Hawaii. A false ceil- ing of blue cellophane hovered over the floor. ....13.. 'K It is no secret that this cost seventeen dollars. The Seniors were proud of their extrava- gance, for they wanted nothing short of the best. A thermosta- tically controlled moon bright- ened and dimmed above the palm trees as the evening passed. Leap Year makes its appear- ance but once in a class's high school career, and the Seniors took advantage of the time and gave their Leap Year dance. The affair was made truly novel by the fact that the girls asked the boys to the dance. Iunior was escorted from his home under the very eyes of his amused parents. The couples danced under a colorful cloud of gay balloons. Balloons also made the party the Seniors gave the Freshmen a merry occasion. A net of the feathery bubbles was released from the ceil- ing. The floating balloons were the property of those with the longest reach. A lone survivor of the scramble floated tauntingly out of reach and was the object of many hilarious minutes of sport. The crowning achievment of four years of high school occurred on February first and second. On those two nights, long to be remembered by the class of 4O, Mother Carey's Chickens was given to record audiences. The Seniors practiced day after day to make this play a success. Even at noon hours the typical Sefnior hastily swal- lowed a sandwich and rushed pell-mell to the stage. There he rehearsed his lines with others as ambitious as himself. The effort they put forth during the four years was well worth it, too, for l94U's Seniors may C. graduate with the confidence that they left more than a passing contribution to the reputation of Somerset High School!

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-15- MARGIE BOBURCHAK . . . a hit in the Class Play . . . Cheer- leading , . , Literary Staff of Eaglet . . . S. O. S .... National Honor Society. LOUISE BOWMAN . . . Lou . . . our No. l skater . . . Girls' Chorus. CLAUDE BRANT . . . Tub . . . a great hunter . . . dislikes dancing and girls, we Wonder . . . strictly a man's man. KEITH BRANT . . . Intramural Sports, metal shop and studying are Keith's hobbies. ALMA t BroWnie l BROWN . . . a Commercial student . . . Tri-Hi-Y . . . Ye Merrie Stenos . . . loves to play basketball. BETTY BROWN . . . When it comes to typing, she has us all going in circles. EARL BRILL . . . was he as brill-iant as his name? . . . Hi-Y Club, Iunior Dramatics. FRED BRUBAKER . . . His hobby is music and he is usually found in the band. ALICE BRUGH . . . We often saw her selling candy at noon . . . Dancing Club . . . Senior Dramatics. MARY LOUISE BRUNER . . . Woodie . . . silence is golden type . . . collects pictures of movie stars . . . Worthwhile Club. EILEEN I Kay l CASEY . . . National Honor Society . . . German Club . . . Senior Class Play . . . Mixed Chorus . . . an awful flirt. EMMA CHRISTNER . . . Sis' '... a good sport . . . enjoys athletics . . . likes roller skating . . . member of Library Club. GEORGE COSTEA . . . shines in sports . . . sports three years . . . first class candy salesman. CATHERINE CREA . Catoots ' . . . silent . . . fast on her feet . . . played hockey and basketball. Anxious tu l'k'Ct'lVl' the neue I , i.i.iL i Bohurchuk, M. Bowman, li, fgfflllt, C. Brant, K4 Rrlll. li. Brown, A. Brown, B. ITt'lllJ?llit'l', F. Bl'llt-Th, Q-V Bruner, M. CHSPY, L- Christnor, E. Costea, G. C1-ea, C,