Swatara High School - Yearbook (Oberlin, PA)

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from 4 s64tC'0'Z'4 D' SEPTEMBER 29, 1941. Today we entered the High School as Freshmen. How excited we were -our first day in the High School! We spent the day meeting new people, making new friends, and becoming acquainted with our teachers. So that we could consider ourselves really organized, we elected our class officers. 'They were: President, Lee Holbert: Vice-President, Vera Mundorfp Secretary, Charlotte Smee: and Treasurer, Anna Scheib. We also selected our class colors, which were red and white. OCTOBER 24. Last evening we held our annual bazaar. We had been looking forward to it for weeks. It was every bit as much fun as we thought it would be. Our class sold bought candy, and we made a grand profit of S24.8U. How proud we were of our first big success! FEBRUARY 13. This evening we had something very new and entirely different. Instead of the usual Iunior class' play, we had three one-act plays presented by the Freshmen, Sophomore, and Iunior classes. So as Freshmen, we took our first venture into the dramatic world. We were first on the program, and we presented our comedy entitled Buddy Answers an Ad. It was a great success, and we went home feeling very proud of ourselves. SEPTEMBER 9, 1942. Today we returned to our school as Sophomores. After having played very hard all summer we were ready to return and to work very hard all-winter. There were only 88 of us left now. We learned, sorrowfully, that 22 of our classmates were not coming back. We started our year with an election. Our officers were: President, Lee Holbert: Vice- President, Henry Arndtp Secretary, Charlotte Smeep and Treasurer, Vera Mundorf. OCTOBER 9. Tonight we held our bazaar again, the last one for the duration of the war. We had lots of fun. I guess no one will ever forget the good times we had at our bazaars. This year our class sold hot dogs and made a profit of 524150. OCTOBER 31. This evening we held a Hallowe'en party in our gymnasium. What an exciting time we had! Laughing pumpkins and tarry-eyed goblins glared at everybody from the walls. But the girls in their slacks and plaid shirts and the boys in their overall danced on, having a very good time in spite of the spooks and the goblins lurking nearby. SEPTEMBER 8, 1943. School re-opened today with 58 of' us returning as Iuniors. My! How quickly time passes! Iuniors already! Once again we came together to elect our officers. They were: President, Lee Holbertp Vice-President, Henry Arndtg Secretary, Colleen Moore: and Treasurer, Elizabeth'Zart. OCTOBER 5. Today our class jewelry arrived! The rings were distributed and admired by everybody. To say we were proud of them would be putting it mildly. APRIL 21. Last evening we held our Iunior Prom. Our first formal dance! How exciting it was! Dancing in our long swishy gowns-to the music of George Fa.rner's Orchestra! We all had a wonderful time and were so disappointed when the evening finally came to an end. MAY 4. This evening was the closing performance of our Iunior Class Play, Merry-Go-Round. It was a successful project. Everyone enjoyed the play, which was a hilarious comedy. We made an exciting profit of 515621, which we planned to use for our yearbook. SEPTEMBER 6, 1944. Well, here we are again back in school. But it is different this time some- how, for now we are full-fledged Seniors. We elected our officers for the last time. They are: President, Lee Holbert: Vice-President, Marie Zerancep Secretary, Kenneth Bowers, and Treas- urer, Elizabeth Zart. IANUARY 8. Today Mrs. Diehl, our class advisor, called our class together for a meeting and we began to plan our activities for the year, which will be a very full one. We selected as our class flower, the red rose, and as our motto, We'll Find a Way or Make One. We also de- cided to have a yearbook, electing Harry Sheaffer as Editor-in-Chief. MARCH 9. This evening we presented the last dramatic performance of our school days-the Senior Class Play. It was a comedy entitled, Miss Iimmy, in which nine members of our class took part. The character which gave us plenty of laughs was Kenny Bowers in his role as Droopy Bardwell. ln general our play was very entertaining and an immense success. MAY ll. Last evening our class was entertained by the Iuniors at the Iunior-Senior Prom. lt was a farewell affair since it was our last really important school dance. The music was lovely, and everyone danced until the very last moment. Even then we were sorry to see that enjoy- able evening end. I would like to make mention here of our classmates who are in the service of Uncle Sam. They are Lee Holbert, our President, who is serving in the Army: and Clair Deimler and Robert White, who are both serving in the Army Air Corps. May God bless them and bring them safely home again. We are proud of them! We are Seniors now with our whole lives ahead of us. May we remember that the future lies in our hands and may we all do our part to make it a victorious and peaceful future. Class Historian MARTHA SCHREINER

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Mary Spitler Squirt Mary has eyes that are big and blue, Which say to Claude, I will be true. You will always see them together At any time or in any weather. Sarah Spotts Ianie When an argument came up in P.O.D., Someone always with her disagreed: But she always used reason and common sense, And stumped all others she argued against. Kathleen Still Kay One ot our redheads is Kathleen, Who wants to learn to drive a machine. lt she tries real hard to learn, She might know how to make a turn. Geraldine Stouiter f Ierry Ierry is the tomboy ot our class, At climbin' hill and dale she's really last. She likes to swim, dance, and play ball And give a tew boys quite a tall. Betty Wagner Blonde-haired Betty, so sweet and petite At times, in school, she seems so quiet. lt isn't so, don't let her tool- She's not that way outside ot school. Iune Walters Iune Iune is gentle and so quiet But when on ice skates, she's a riot. She never falls upon her knees But those other places -Oh, gee! Esther Wert Bubbles Esther is our Beacon Editor-in-Chief, - With her we have no sorrows or grief: She very seldom makes an error, And in such work, no one could be fairer. Emma Williams Butch Emma came from lohn Harris High And she's already captured a guy. lt you see her with big shining eyes lt's Frankie who made her spirits rise. Elizabeth Zart Li: Our class pianist is Liz, All in all she is cr whiz: Our glamour girl ot '45, She really can beat out the five. Marie Zerance Marie Marie is now president ot the class, Her duties multiply very last. But she gets them done, one by one, And still has lots ot time tor lun.

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