Titusville High School - Optimist Yearbook (Titusville, PA)

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Class Poem UPARTING THOUGHTS Our high school days have passed away A new life now unfolds. We cannot knowg we cannot tell What plans the future holds. The friends we've made in high school days We now must leave behind, But distance cannot break the threads Of blessed ties that bind. The ties of love and friendship true Weave memiries in our mind, That linger though we're far from home, Or severed from mankind. We'll walk no more these high school halls, Or hear this passing bell. What ways we'll walkg what paths we'll tread. Our God alone can tell. Maxine Fenstermaker. Class Song Tune: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes They'll ask us how we knew What we say is true, We'll to them reply Dear old Colestock High's always been inside And now that we have gone And have sung our song, We would like to say Pleasures here each day are all here to stay. And we know that Time has said you go And we've had to leave these hallsg But we're content to know that we have spent Twelve wondrous years, in all. So we have answered them When we tell them thisg High School's been a dream and has made life Like a haunting theme. jane Bonn US. SCCITI K

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Commencement Program Processional-Verdi ................................ Orchestra Invocation .......... --- Rev. L. l-lerdman Harris, III St. James Memorial Church Musical selection by the Girls' Sextette Class Orator ........................... William Maxwell Chick Music by the Mixed Quartette Address Fences and Horizons --- ........... Oro M. Brees N. Y. State Legislator Announcements Tuesday Morning Musical Club Prize Drake Street Teachers' Citizenship Prize Helen Edwards Evans' Academic Prize Rotary Club Commercial Prize Science Prize Mathematics Prize Awarding of Diplomas ........................... C, F, Kindred President of the Board of Education Benediction -- ...... Rev. L. Herclnian Harris, Ill Honor Roll HIGH -HONOR William Chick ............ LaTrelle VVard Qone yearj-- Elmer Weber fone yearj -- Bruce Dutton ............. Maxine Fenstermaker ...... Nancy Gulland ............ Gloria King fone yearj .... Harry Frey .... Patricia Jones -- Zoa Reib ..... Shirley Stroup .... ...- Ward Wheatall - Julie Anderson -- Richard R. Brown Shirley Byers --- 'lane Bonn ........ Edward Campasino Nancy Swanson --- Virginia Clark -- Patti Fleury --- HONOR Nancy Carlson --- Russell Holder --- Myrta Lindmark - Billie Morrical --- Richard M. Brown Marian Graff ....

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Class History FIRST QUARTER: FIRST TO THIRD GRADE. What are we here for? To give you the class history. Pip! Pip! Let's go. 1938-39 We entered first grade in the fall of 1938 with a scared feeling of what was ahead of us. Our big problem this year was learning the A,B,C's and spelling such hard words as cat, rat, and dog. There were other first grades too. They were at the Southside, Union, and Elm. Many of the kids who are our friends today were unknown to us then, because of attending these other schools. 1939-40 After Squeezing through first grade by the skin of our necks. we entered second grade. Second grade started with the horrible task of learning to write, which we continued up to the Sixth grade, We also had to learn that two plus two did not add up to five, although for some of us, it was hard to get this into our heads. One of our new pleasures this year was the little bottle of ink inserted in our desks. You'll never know how hard it was to get that ink off our fingers and out of little girl's pig-tails. 1940-41 We entered third grade in the fall of 1940 with the feeling that we were really climbing up in the world. By now most of us knew how to spell our names. We were beginning to study such difficult subjects as conduct, writing, arithmetic, reading, and the difference between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This was our first year for surplus fruit juices and dried fruits. SECOND QUARTER: FOURTH T0 FIFTH GRADE 1941-42 We began to feel a little carefree and reckless this year and consequently the teacher would have to lay the ruler down, but we certainly had a lot of fun in fourth grade. Between learning our fractions and dividing four into nine, and getting an answer of three, we gave our beloved teachers a merry whirl. 1942-43 After we got into fifth grade we found out pretty quickly that we had to buckle down, harder than we did in the lower grades. This was the year we started to read about how Columbus discovered this great country. 1943-44 From the North, South, East and the West, we all came together to meet in one great class called the Sixth Grade at Union Street. This was the first year we passed to classes. By the end of this year, we were masters in the art of penmanship, and most of us received a certificate. THIRD QUARTER: SEVENTH TO NINTH GRADE' 1944-45 Seventh grade brought with it the excitement of beginner's band, election of Student Council, and our first dances. The patrol boys were the only ones who could show authority. The rest of us felt insignificant among the big eighth and ninth graders. 1945-46 In eighth grade we had our first stage production, an operetta, The White Gypsy. A few of the eighth grade girls were even brave enough to try out for cheerleader this year but as usual the upperclassmen won. 1946-47 From Plum, Cherrytree, Southwest, Rome and many other surrounding Town- ships boys and girls came to meet, and join in one great Freshman Class. It didn't take us long to get acquainted and we have had a lot of fun together ever since. Lots of excitement this year with class officers, the formal, and the operretta, Band Wagon, along with home-room plays! FOURTH QUARTER: TENTH T0 TWELFTH GRADE 1947-48 At last we were in Colestock! For the first couple of weeks we wandered through the halls in a daze. How well we remember the upperclassmen trying to sell us seats in assembly, but after the first semester exams we decided that Colestock wasn't so bad after all. 1948-49 This was our first year to elect class officers at Colestock, and have class meetings. We had many wonderful events including the Junior Play, which was a big hit to us, and the Junior Prom. 1949-50 Our last year at dear old Colestock. The Senior Play Shiny Nose, was a great success, as was the Senior Banquet. This was our first year to enter the Forensic League, an organization for the promotion and encouragement of musical and speech activities. Although we will be glad to go into the world and find what it has in store for us, we shall never forget the fond memories and happy times we had in Colestock High School. Chairmen: Marjorie Raszman, Murray Hipwell, Joanne DeForce, Sam Alderman, Dolores Lucas, Bill Maseman. Roberta Morris, Dick Nilson,