Southern Garrett County High School - Highlander Yearbook (Oakland, MD)

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Learning to play together ; : Learning to be good homemakers Learning to live wisely and happily Learning to work together Learning to use our hands

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Left to Marley, Dear Deary What a history my diary records! I'll let you in on just a few of its secrets. Let’s start back with the 8th grade. ..remember? Sept., 1951...’’Pasteboard Paradise’’.. year. Our 8th grade officers—Vonda Pike, president; Jack Mer- Frank DeWitt, .my home for the sing, vice-president; treasurer; Janet Leighton, secretary. May 27, 1952...8th grade picnic and the march to Weber’s Field. Charles Mason won most of the ribbons. Sept., 1952...Our first year at the new Southern High. Class officers of the 9th grade...Sam Moore, president; Frank DeWitt, vice-president; Delores Vetter, secretary; and Bill Sanders, treas- urer. Feb., 1953...9-A boys and girls won the Junior High Intramurals. Apr., 1953...Eight 9th grade boys made Varsity baseball team. May 7, 1953...Our first dance! “Moonlight Bay”’...Ken Lane and his guitar plus Carolyn Dusic’s pantomime. Oct., 1953...Sophomores now and Beverly Winters, president; Bill Sanders, vice-president; Delores Vetter, secretary; Douglas Smith, treasurer. Feb. 12, 1954...’’-Dance of Hearts’...first dance in the new gym...bunny-hopping in our socks. March 9, 1954...’The Belle of Bagdad’...Barbara Biser, a dancer; George Lee, auto mechanic; Frank DeWitt, accomplice; and the sheik, Tommy Turney; also the costumed natives, dancers and tourists. May, 1954...10th grade party with a spring setting and most of the girls too! Sept., 1954...Football makes debut at Southern. Oct. 19, 1954...Juniors elect Vonda Pike, president; Jack Mer- sing, vice-president; secretary, Betty Bittinger; and treasurer, Elaine Gnegy. Oct. 20, 1954...’Sing For Your Supper’, the Journalism play is presented. Remember the rehearsal the night before? March 24, 1955...“Pickles’ and eating pickles too! The cast: Jack Mersing, pickle king; George Lee, adv. expert for Jack; SENIOR STEERING COMMITTEE William Sanders, right: Delores Vetter, Arveta Bell, William Moore, Robert William Sanders, Jack Roth, Milford Beckman, Chairman Patricia Gortner, Shirley Ritchie, Annis Friend SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS BACK ROW: William Moore, president; Milford Beckman, vice-president. FRONT ROW: Ruby Skotniski, secretary; Elaine Gnegy, treasurer. Tom Turney, chief of police; Bruce MacMurray, gypsy; and Frank DeWitt, poor artist. April 28, 1955...S.1.P.A. Conference...Doug Smith, Delores Vetter, Sam Moore, Beverly Winters and Pat Gortner head for Lexington. May 20, 1955...Jr.-Sr. Prom...“Strangers in Paradise’...our work for those seniors! P.-T.A. sponsored activities and a mid- night movie and thanks to parents for the all-night open house at the Country Club...early breakfast. May 24, 1955...Sam Moore elected as next year’s president of Student Council. Sept. 6, 1955...Seniors at last! Doug Smith, editor of The Acorn and Delores Vetter, editor of the Highlander...19 seniors on the football team with Fred and Toby Colaw the captains. Sept. 21, 1955...Our last class officer elections show Bill Moore, president; Milford Beckman, vice-president; Ruby Skotniski, secre- tary; and Elaine Gnegy, treasurer. Oct. 10, 1955...Janet Leighton is Autumn Glory Queen. Oct. 18, 1955...Steve Wainer, Frank DeWitt, Arveta Bell, and Barbara Moon go to Baltimore for All-State Chorus. Nov. 4, 1955...’Dear Ruth’...Dramatics club 3-act play. Nov. 5, 1955...Football Dance and Beverly Winters is queen. Nov. 14, 1955...14 senior students and Mrs. Beachy head for U.N...oh, those speeches later. December, 1955...’Night of Jan. 16th’”...12-E’s mock wedding ...Mary Jane Browning is “bride’’ and Dale Tasker, the “groom’’...Christmas Formal Dance with theme of Winter Won- derland. Feb. 20, 1956...Sr. Chorus does it again with Victor Herbert’s “Babes in Toyland”. April 27, 1956...The spectacular Spring Musicale by Band and Sr. Chorus. Then our trip to Lexington again. May 11, 1956...The Juniors gave us a wonderful Jr.-Sr. Prom tonight...a memory that won‘t be forgotten. May, 1956...Busy weeks...the Awards Assembly...the Senior Assembly and the Senior Picnic. June 4, 1956...Sunday we heard the Sermon to the graduates. Tonight we graduated...the climax of our years at Southern. | wonder what will become of us. Won’t it be fun to get to- gether a few years from now and find out?