Wicomico High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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Our nurse, Mrs. William Long, is available to the student body exemplified by Jean Morris. Minds Develop Better In Healthy Bodies Campus-Type School Attracts Attention Staff Aims to Keep It Our Pride To keep our large school plant functioning requires engineering skill. A building on the campus houses the large boilers. Mr. Charles E. Lamb, left, is our en¬ gineer. Mr. Edward Mihalik, right, heads the custodial staff. These custodians who try to main¬ tain our building and keep it looking new are, from 1. to r., Orlando Polk, Catherine Williams, William Hardy, and Welthus Moore. 10

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Five Short, But Wonderful Years How can time pass so quickly? Surely it must be a dream. We haven’t graduated from high school already. Why, it seems like yesterday that we eagerly, but nervously, sat in that large auditorium hearing our names being called as we were assigned to our first high school homerooms. Remember that feeling when you saw that you and your best friend were going to be separated? In no time, however, you had made other friends who mutually shared your fear and excitement. And how about the many times you were late for class because you couldn ' t remember your schedule or you were just roaming around the halls looking for room 17 on the first floor when it was really on the second. Those were the days! But itdidn ' t take us long to get used to things. Soon we became adjusted to high school life and were serving on the Student Council, participating in intramural sports, and taking part in various clubs. Our class gained recognition when one of its members, Patsy Taylor, won the privilege to go to Washington as a contestant in the National Spelling Bee. We were all very proud of her. With the coming of spring, we elected our first atten- dants for the May court. They were: Jean Morris, Maxine Wells, and Barbara Testa. In a short time our first year of high school had ended, and we eagerly awaited September when we would no longer be those cute, little eighth graders . When we returned to school in the fall of 1951, we finally felt like a part of the school. At last there was a grade lower than ours. During our freshman year, we enjoyed more assemblies with the upper classes; and also we hadour first class dance, the Freshman Frolic , which was a great success. In February our class chose Nancy Deputy as its candidate for queen of the Winter Carnival. As we participated in our first Student Council election, we selected Bill Walston as secretary-treas¬ urer of the organization. Later on in the spring, we again were represented on the May court, this time by Nancy Deputy, Ellen Jo Sterling, and Barbara Testa. As sophomores, we were given more responsibilities and took a more active part in school affairs. The traditional Sophomore Sweater Hop proved to be great fun for all of us. Elected by our class that year to represent it on the Winter Carnival court was Edna Giordano. Later our attendants on the May court were Edna Giordano, Nancy Deputy, Connie Mears, and Faye Barnett. Soon after May Day, a heated Student Council election campaign was held, which resulted in the election of Bill Walston as 2nd vice-president of the Student Council for the following year and Nancy Deputy as 3rd vice-president. When we began our junior year in 1953, many of us had begun to realize how many of our high school days had passed and how little remained. However, we had very little time to think about it due to the busy schedule we had before us. The first effort to really organize our class was with the selection of class officers. Those elected were: Bill Walston, president; Morris Jones, vice-president; Bob Berger, secretary; and Phil Insley, treasurer. Once again in February, the annual Winter Carnival took place with the junior candidate for the queen being Ellen Jo Sterling. Not long after the Win¬ ter Carnival came the Junior Dance, our last class get-together be fore the long-awaited senior prom. Attending the May queen that year from the junior class were Edna Giordano, Rose Marie Abbott, and Nancy Deputy. In mid-May, our class presented its first production, Death Takes a Holiday , under the direction of Mr. Clifton Hope. Student Council elections again were held, and that year we were even more interested, for from our class would come the new president and vice- president. The victors in this election were Bill Walston, president; and Bob Berger, 1st vice-president. One of our most enjoyable years in high school ended with the Junior-Senior Banquet which we gave to the seniors of ’54. At this banquet, in addition to bidding farewell to the graduates, we also bade a reluctant good-bye to WicomicoHigh School. It wasdefinite at that time that as seniors, we would attend the new Wicomico Senior High School. Whew! We made it at last. Seniors! How proud we all were, not only of being the top grade in the school, but of our beautiful, new school. At first we had trouble getting used to the building, but in a short time we wouldn’t have traded it for the world. Immediately our classofficers were chosen. They were: president, Quint Parsons; vice-president, Bruce Connor; secretary, Con¬ nie Mears; treasurer, Alice Anne Sweigert; and historian, Barbara Testa. Work on the yearbook and the Wi-Hi News had to begin at once, so staffs for each were selected. Elected editor-in-chief of the yearbook staff was Jayne Shivers. She was ably assisted by Carole Sue Jones, associate editor; Ellen Jo Sterling, assistant-associate editor; Bob Berger, business manager; and Joe Hardiman, advertising manager. The Wi-Hi News wasedited by Barbara Testa and the two associate editors, Alice Ann Sweigert and Carole Sue Jones. As soon as these elections were completed and every one had settled down to the nor¬ mal routine of going to school, the class rings arrived. Alas, no settling down! Then came the Senior Class Play, Good-Bye, My Fancy , again directed by Mr. Hope. After Christmas the many activities resumed, and everyone was busy again. The Winter Carnival arrived; and Faye Barnett, the seniors’ candidate for the queen, reigned over the annual winter festival. Following the Winter Carnival came a long series of unforgettable experiences: including the arrival of name cards, ordering of announcements, May Day, preparing for the Prom (and at long-last attending that memorable affair), the Junior-Senior Banquet, senior award presentations, Baccalaureate, and finally, Commencement. Again we say, How can time pass so quickly? Al¬ though it is so hard for us to realize that we have graduated from high school, we can easily realize that the numerous benefits we received from those five years will remain with us throughout our lives. Barbara Testa Class Historian 12