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

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THE SENIORS' FAREWELL During the last months of school, the seniors held the spotlight of at- tention without any opposition. Those were busy days for every senior, with a practice for this and that scheduled every night. But they all dropped every care and worry on the night of the Soph- omore-Senior Dance and the Iunior Prom. The sophomores staged a modern blitzkreig on the gym, and the result was a stately military ball. The guests danced under a patriotic canopy of red, white and blue, and flags, can- nons, and a huge eagle completed the decorations. The juniors took us south of the border to a gala Mexican festival. A false ceiling of bright colors was sus- pended from the top of the gym, and cacti sprung up magically from the floor. The seniors' farewell assembly program Was a riot of fun that every one enjoyed. The past, the present, and the future of Somerset High School Seniors was presented in burlesque fashion by their most clever actors. Then came move-up day, with the seniors parading in one room and out the other, singing Where, oh where are the grand old Seniors? It was difficult to keep the end and the head of the line in the same key, but they struggled on bravely. Baccalaureate and commence- ment Were in a more serious vein. Baccalaureate was a solemn, impres- sive service as the seniors worshipped with parents and friends. The com- mencement pageant presented the his- tory of music in Somerset Borough schools. It is interesting to note the cost of sending a graduating class out into the world. This year approximately S240 was spent for diplomas, and S220 was spent for caps and gowns. S50 for flowers and other incidentals brought the total to 5510. When the Seniors graduated, they carried with them the realization that commencement was only the begin- ning of a new and longer term in the school of life. l 25

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XL, 1. me 4 if ' -QQ, MN X I x Loiterers beware! SEN IORS OF 1941 FORREST WALKER-If we didn't have our math done, Bud always helped out . . . Rifle Club . . . Stamp Club. THELMA WALKER-A musical little miss . . . one of our violinists . . . Orchestra . . .All- County Orchestra . . . Mixed Chorus . . . Radio Club. DOROTHY WEAVER-A hard-working com- mercial girl . . . one senior who takes her lessons seriously . . . Girls' Chorus . . . Mixed Chorus . . . Dancing Club . . . Knit- ting Club. MARY IANE WELSH-A good little athlete . . . a member of the Gym Club . . . likes to dance. RICHARD WELSH-A wise crack for every occasion . . . never a dull moment with Dick . . . Senior Class Treasurer . . . School spirit Club . . . Class Play . . . Rotarian . . . Rifle Club . . . Student Council. MASON WILHELM-A heavy slugger on his home room mushball team . . . a member of the Iunior Mechanics Club for four years. CALVIN WILL-Small but not unimportant . . . National Honor Society . . . Rotarian . . Band . . . F. F. A. Club. myth Forrest Walker Thelma Walker Dorothy Weaver Mary lane Wel Richard Welsh Mason Wilhelm Calvin Will I adene Wise Arthur Woy Helen Yancy Frances Yanos Caroline Zuabo IVADENE WISE-A good actress . . . lead in Why the Chime Rang . . . Senior Drama- tics Club . . . Knitting Club . . . Girls' Chorus . . . Mixed Chorus . . . All County Chorus . . . Operetta, 2-3 . . . Ushers' Club. ARTHUR WOY-Surprised us all by taking a girl along in his sedan quite frequently this year. HELEN YANCY-A very ambitious young lady . . . a good student . . . Eagle! Business Staff . . . Girls' Chorus . . . Mixed Chorus . . . Tri-Hi-Y Club. FRANCES YANOS-Frances will make a good secretary . . . a member of every home room sports team . . . Girls' Chorus. CAROLINE ZUABONI-The last but not the least of the Seniors-a commercial student . . . Ushers' Club. ETHEL GOE--Graduated at end of first sem- ester . . . quiet and well-liked. GEORGE DELSIGNORE-Commercial . . . boys' cooking class.

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THE IUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President - - LEROY SAYERS Vice-Prc-sident - BILL COLLINS Secretary - - SARA GRIFFITH Treasurer - - ROBERT REED LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW GOALS Yes, the Iuniors are really in there carrying the ball. From the time the first bell rang to begin the school year, the Iunior class has been scoring point after point. Iunior boys held many of the star berths on the football team, and Iuniors contributed the punch that enabled our basketball squad to come through with a successful season. Prominent, too, were Iuniors in volleyball and track. The teams had behind them all the pep and vim that this enthusiastic class could offer. In the field of entertainment as well, the class was outstanding. Raspberry Red, presented before the assemblies, brought to light plenty of the talent that will be needed for next year's Senior class play. The band would find it hard going without the wind reserves of its Iunior members, and Mr. Van Vorst will testify to the lung power of our members'in his choruses. The outstanding social event of any school year is, of course, the Iunior Prom. Encouraged by the success of our last year's dance, we are setting out to make the prom of 1941 the best ever. And when the final night arrives our hopes and expectations are sure to be fulfilled. In the setting of Old Mexico, senors and senoritas will have a never-to-be-forgotten gay time. With all these achievements be- hind us, we of the Iunior class look forward with our able president, Leroy Sayers, and his assistants, Bill Collins, Sara Griffith, and Bob Reed, to our last year of high school life with a determi- nation to do our best.