Springdale High School - Electra Yearbook (Springdale, PA)

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ELECTllA......, Senior Class Histor It had happened before and it would happen again, but this timeitit was happening to us! We were a crowd of starry-eyed youngsters, our heads filled with rosy dreams when we all met at the old school that never-to-be-forgotten morning in September. New vistas opened before our eyes. Four glorious years of high school terminated by our present goal-graduation. We did come down to earth long enough, however, to see the wisdom of choosing a leader who could lead us through the new difficulties we would encounter, and keep us on our course. We chose Bette Shoop. Ever alert to the needs of the students, the freshmen class produced a play A Bunch of Fun, directed by Miss Charlotte Fisher, in order to purchase a radio to be used for our practice dances. Life went on then, for a while, in a comparatively even tenor until we came to the Sophomore year, toward which we had been so expectantly looking. It was rather humiliating after our superior position in the old schoolas Freshmen, to be looked down upon pityingly and with amusement, by the Juniors and Seniors in our, to us, advanced position of Sophomores in the Senior High School. How we looked forward to the day when we would be Seniors! Our heads teemed with plans for hazing the Sophomores when it was our turn. Clearly what we needed more than ever, it seemed, was someone to help us get our bearings, and again it was Bette Shoop whom we chose to fill this position. Once set- tled, we found something challenging in our situation and we determined to prove our mettle. At last we were ushered into the portals of upperclassmen by Jack Filer. It was with a sigh of satisfaction and relief that we followed him, not only because we believed him to be capable of Hlling this office, but also because we felt we were vested with some of our former prestige. Our first great responsibility was laid upon our shoulders. when we entered the Junior Class and were faced with the fact that we had to have money for the Junior and Senior Prom, and money with which to start financing the Electra on which we had set our hearts from the time we were Freshmen. In spite of the activities we sponsored, we found that we lacked the funds necessary to give the Prom. VVe surmounted this obstacle by our determination to win, our will- ingness to work, and by Jello. Jello became the dessert, for we all turned salesmen and persuaded our customers that there was nothing like Jello for dessert, food for invalids, and children. Our efforts cleared the way for the Prom where we danced to the music of Ken Francis. The orchestra appeared in the pent-house atmosphere of the gym, created by Frances Brown and her committee. This success of the Prom gave us a buoyancy which carried over into our Senior year. To sustain this feeling and direct it into the right channels, the Senior Class elected George Meanor as its president. Under George's leadership we launched our campaign for financing the Electra by selling Christmas candy. The Seniors answered that age-old question, Is there a Santa Claus? by tucking the Christmas Dance into the stocking of work-filled days. Days filled with frenzied activities followed: Class Night committees racking their heads for original ideas, students trading name-cards, getting autographs, and attending the Prom at which we were, this time, the guests. These activities gave way finally, to the gay hilarity of Class Night, and to the queit peacefulness of Baccalaureate. Then, with our diplomas in our hands, we were filled with the triumph of having realized our goal, but underneath it all was the half- sad feeling that we were parting, perhaps never to meet again. Ruth Cochran. Page I'tvenly-sigh!

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