Swatara High School - Yearbook (Oberlin, PA)

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Class Will The Senior Class of 1951 of Swatara Town- ship High School in Oberlin, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and body, do hereby or- dain and establish this to be our final will and testament, for it is the wish of each Senior to leave to an underclassman one of the traits or characteristics by which he might be remem- bered in the years to come. The entire Senior Class bequeaths its ability to cooperate with one another to the Juniors Dushan Batula's droll, Arthur Godfrey humor goes to Edward Hezzie Paull. To Buster Shanabrough goes Emma Hoff- man's ability to play the accordion. Walter Bishop leaves his ability on the trom- bone to William Fitting. Betty Pagano leaves her sweaters to Barbara Snavely. Howard Feig leaves his monkey-like tech- nique on the parallel bar to Ronald Tubby Wrightstone. joan Hindermyer leaves her position as best- looking of the class to ,lane Neff. Ronald Wingert leaves his curly hair to Arthur Sheager. Steve Gustin's cool way with the women is left to Bill Red,' Toth. Elwood Harrell bequeaths his pitching ability to Jim Snyder. To Kathryn Miller goes Anna Ernstis love for John hloulfair. Albert Hollenbachis ability to stay out of trouble in Mrs. Smith's room to Richard Dizzy,' Gracie. - Esther Wilson leaves her 'fgreen thumbs to Shirley Gross. Richard Johnsons bashfulness to Richard Seidel. Helen Frankis ability to argue with Mr. Benedek to Irene Jankovic. Ken Kolleris wonderful sense of humor to Jack Currie. To Barbara Ulsh goes May Hildebrand's position as best artist. Dolores Lafferty's swell personality to De- lores Bittinger. Florine Smithis alto voice will be left to Park Mellot. 4 Robert Lebo's athletic ability to Charles Lindle. Dorthy Levens bequeaths her sharp ways of dressing to Barbara Cooper. Reid Lippert's hunting and fishing skill to Harlow Sike Emerick . Milton Horner's record of No dates is left to Donald Ritter. Carl Lynch's ability to sleep in Democracy class to Harold Pacey. Ioseph Breski will take over Margaret Kro- vic's neat dance steps. Richard Mansfield's miraculous ability to keep that car running to Carl Hoerner. Miriam Turns leaves her ability to ride horses to Raymond Gorecki. Keith McKay's ability to get out of class to George Freeland. To Geraldine Potteiger goes Joyce Wolfe's undying love for Tony. Richard Myers' reputation as a clown to DeWitt Platt. Fay Sheetz leaves her sports' ability to Mary Ann Radonovic. Rheba Potter's joke telling ability to Louise Harris. lzola Brown's knack of sleeping in class is left to Elizabeth Fischer. To George Freeland goes Eva Bryant's fine typing ability To Marilyn Hil goes Dorothy Kocheris po- sition as cheerleader. Louise Randolph's art ability to Shirley Magnuson. Karl Raudensky's love for May he leaves to the years ahead. Billy Love leaves his car-racing ability to Carl Hoerner. Ronald Reed's position as Hi-Y chaplain to Michael Bishop. Mildred Kramer leaves her shorthand ability to Delores Bittinger. Robert Rine's long wavy hair to Ronald Milo. Joanne Zook leaves her love for the oppo- site sex to Nancy Reed. fContinued on Page 24Q

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Class History For 51 There were 92 people in our class when we entered the high school building back in l946. XVe were in the basement for our eighth grade year which was our intro- ductory year to high school. Before we lcnew it we had walked the steps to fresh- men, our class adviser that year was Mr. Edwards, and our class officers were: Pres., Margaret VVilsong V. Pres., Stiles Caff- ney, Sec., Betty Paganog Treas., Bichard MacDonald. It was during this year we decided to talte part in activities: foot- ball, basketball, traclt, and baseball, along with girls hoelcey. Then before we knew it our last syl- lable of free time had faded into the past and on September 4, l9-18, we came to class as sophomores. VV e found our adviser was Mrs. Gish, and our officers were: Pres., Steve Gusting V. Pres., Stiles Caff- ney, Sec., Mildred Kramerg Treas., Charles W7olf. It was also during this year we par- ticipated in all sports, both boys and girls alilce. VVe also tools part in other activi- ties, such as the Bazaar, Christmas Pageant, Qperetta, Band Concert, class party, as- semblies, and student council. VVe closed the year with many unforgettable memo- ries, only to find ourselves a bit more adult as Iuniors. We began our year by choos- ing class officers: Pres., lack Trainog V.- Pres., Margaret YVilson: Sec., Ioan Hind- ermyerg Treas., Charles Wfolf, with our class adviser, Mr. Edwards. Being as active as any other junior class, we tools part in many other activities, such as chorus, Ir. Historians, Art Club, I-li-Y and Tri-Hi-Y, and the class play, HSaved by the Belief' instructed by Mrs. Gish. Then last but not least came the big climax of our short story. We were full Hedged seniors, 53 in force with Mrs. Smith as our class ad- viser. It was in this year of 5l,' our class chose officers: Pres., lack Traino, V. Pres., Jack Tothg See., Ioan flindermyer, and Treas., Charles Wolf. We had nine out for football, one for field hockey, four for baslcetball, eight for baseball, and five for tracla. VVe worlced hard on the yearbooli and the class play, HlWama's Baby Boy. directed by Mrs. Brown. There was to be no time for play, but being as we are, we found time for a hay ride and class room chatter. Putting aside all the worries of unfinished home worlf, the forgotten loclier liey, or a missing text boolt, we leave be- hind us twelve years of worlc, play, and memories to step into a different class room, the world, and start a new and more complex study. The following historians for the last four years malce possible this class history of H5l,' history. Freshmen year: Bobert Lebog Sophomore and junior years, Keith McKay, and the Senior year, yours truly CClass g HistorianD Kenneth Koller.

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Class Prophecy lX'lay 2.1, 1971 Dear hlargie, 1 was overjoyed at hearing from a former Swatara Township High School graduate and was very much interested at hearing about the other commercial students of 1951. Here are some of the students about whom 1 know. Keith McKay, Richard lX1yers and Walter Bishop are the proud inventors of the never-miss artillery gun. This gun is constructed so that it is mathematically impossible to miss anything within 500 miles and traveling less than 5000 miles an hour. They claim to have gotten their basic information from lNlr. Hartman in trigo- nometry class. Did you hear about ,lack Traino? He is the leading candidate for the Presidential nomina- tion in the coming election of 1972. Evidently serving as president of our class was good train- ing. Dolores Lafferty is working for a business firm owned by lack Toth, Charles Wolf, and Frank Stewart. There is an unconfirmed re- port that they hire only girl employees, but 1 don't know anything about that. Richard Mansfield is a mechanic for that famous hot-rod racing duo, Ronald Reed and Robert Rine. They havenlt lost a race in their last forty starts. Since Warren Snavely has taken over his father's meat business, it has rivaled Swiftls. The super salesman is Richard Johnson and the fore- man of the big plant is Duke Batula. Anthony Stoll and Howard Peig are oper- ating a very successful gymnasium in New York City. One of their best,customers is the winning lawyer in that recent missing persons' case, Lynn Weiser. Elwood Harrell is now coach of the Har- lem Clobetrotters, and hasn't lost a game in two years. Reid Lippert, after a successful career in the Marines, is now living on his pension and still searching for a perfect girl, although it is rumored he saw many of the female sex during his time in service. Lester Stephenson and Steve Custin are using their good looks in the movies while Char- lotte Bittinger and Albert Hollenbach are Stal'- ring in that new opera hit, Hlt Canlt Re Done . The script was written by Kenneth Koller. Those teaching at their old Alma Mater in- clude: Robert Lebo, physical education, Ruth Shaeffer, music instructor, and Samuel Klick, democracy teacher. Margaret Wilson, after getting preliminary training at the Polyclinie Hospital in Harris- burg, is now head nurse in the largest veterans' hospital in the country. 1 saw Rheba Potter the other day looking very trim in her WAVE uniform, and she told me she finally married the Marine whom she used to date. 1 received an invitation the other day to at- tend a party given at a well-known night club. The host is Carl Lynch. After inheriting a cou- ple million, he is now making a hobby of col- lecting expensive dogs and entertaining expen- sive women. Albert Roberts is now making a modest for- tune as a bricklayer. His wife, Louise Randolph, is the eminent dress designer. Well, l am afraid that's all l have time to write now, as 1 am late for my ditch-digging job. Sincerely yours, Donald Zook May 15, 1971 Dear Donald, The Navy has hit townl Betty Pagano, now Mrs. Alden Cundy, was here over the weekend while her husband was on leave. She has been traveling with Aggie while he is in service. Dorthy Levens and Jo Anne Zook, soon to be discharged from the Waves, were shopping around looking for the home of their future photography studio. They are having their shop purchased through the Harrisburg National Bank, where Esther Wilson, as secretary to Mil- ton Horner, the President, keeps things ticking like clockwork. Helen Frank is head bookkeeper at the bank. fContin'ued on Page 222