Stephens City High School - Newtown Pippin Yearbook (Stephens City, VA)

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Senior Class Prophecy As we glance at the future, the next five or ten years, to see what the class of '50 is doing, we find a wide variety of activities. Dorothy Lamp is now happily married to Harry Clark and is success- fully managing her mother's store at Kernstown. CThanks to a background of bookkeeping in Mr. Perrault's classj Tunney Nicholson, who is a very well-known brick-layer, has also ac- quired three little mud-mixers to help him in his work. Bettie Ebersole is employed as secretary in Woodward and Lothrops of Washington, D. C. George Giles, who was expected to become manager of Newberry's, has just begun operation of his own blacksmith outfit. Nancy Ewing, head pharmacist at the Drugstore in Stephens City, is the first woman to hold this position. Betty Vonn Brill has become a figure of importance and in much demand as a public speaker. 'S'he is frequently called upon for after-dinner speeches, talks at P. T. A. meetings, and for lecturing of any kind. Maureen Hausenfluck is happily married to Kenneth Seal. By the way, they already have one little Sooner . Rebecca Loy is married and lives in Gainesboro. She is head secretary for the Carper Manufacturing Company of that city. Randolph, Baldy, Seal has risen to the position of manager at the Acme Super Market. Elizabeth Courtney is a nationally known singer, now featured as soloist with Larrick's All-Rhythm Band. Dorothy Boone is the girls' physical education instructor at James Wood High School. For the past three years, her softball team has won the state championship. Aline DeHaven is chief telephone operator at the Stephens City Ex- change. She supervises a group of 25 regular operators. Peggy Hoover, although a housewife, has also succeeded in the business world. She is head of the toy department at Montgomery Ward and Com- pany. Mary Hollar, after graduation from Mary Washington C'ollege, is teach- ing history at the James Wood High School. P. S. She is still taking an in- terest in agriculture. Lorraine Marker has opened the most modern flower shop in Winches- ter and at present is busily engaged in arranging bouquets for her own wed- ding. Ruth Grim is head nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital, where, since 1953, the number of cases of heart failure among male patients has steadily increased. This increase has been traced to the flirty, flirty ways of the head nurse. Mary Baggerly is a famous torch singer with Freddy Himelwright's Or- chestra. They have a year's contract with station WINC and WINC-TV. As Luther Lowery is now a truck driver, it is harder than ever for the girls to keep up with him. Ernest Welch deserted his career as a painter in favor of baseball. He is now star third-baser for the New York Yankees.

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Senior Cla'ss Poem THE RIVER OF LIFE Life, to me, is like a river. It's small ever flowing tributaries Run together Making a mighty stream. Once this stream has started It is much like the life of man, Making its own course Through the muddy way of life. Twelve years ago, even before, These same tributaries started Within us. Thus we set our course! Now we are wending our way Toward the mighty river of life. The first large tributary to help us, Was the starting of our formal education. This flow of knowledge was as pure And refreshing as the mountain stream. The next important tributary came with The entering of high school. This was the largest benefit To the fiow of education. Some of us may branch to higher learning, And some may find other streams To fulfill the needs and desires, As we journey down the river of life. But, regardless of the streams we choose, We have begun our lives with a Sound and full beginning. May we continue to make our lives Full and ever growing, Until the river of life itself, Ceases to flow. LORRAINE MARKER, Poetess

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CLASS PROPHECY-Continued Although sole owner of his father's farm, Louis Wilson is still having trouble keeping that Olds under control. Dean Baughman, a civil engineer, is working very hard on a bridge be- tween New York City and London, England. Harold Whetzel, fresh from the Law School of the University of Virginia, from which he was graduated with honors, has just been elected District Attorney of Armel. Hansel Lindamood's favorite song in '48 was Wedding Bells . In the spring of '49 it changed to Slipping Around . It is now I'll Never Slip Around Any More . ' Alfred Snapp, voted most likely to succeed in his senior year, manages his father's farm and is still trying for first prize in the corn-growing contest. Esther Williams, who has been Mr. Aylor's faithful secretary for a num- ber of years, has retired to spend more time with her family. Patsy Barton has become a most successful nurse. She is also a talented pianist and performs frequently on the stage of the Municipal Opera House in Winchester. LINDEN VANN, Prophet