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

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CAFETERIA STAFF CAFETERIA STAFF: L. to R. Helen Meyers, Pauline Brittingham, Cleo Wigfall, Ruth Ellis, Marie West, Bernice Dorsey, Norma Johnson, Anna Marie Taylor, Josie Wyatt, Ruby Hastings. Mrs. Hastings prepares to plan another nourishing lunch. CUSTODIANS Custodians L. to R. Ogress Robinson, Harvey Littleton, Katherine Williams, Franklin Britting- An aide assists Mr. Davis, ham, Norman Brumley, Avery Bishop. the school engineer.

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CLASS HISTORY Well-armed with lunches and temporarily immaculate notebooks, we tackled our first day at Wi-Hi in September of 1961. Some of the bravest from our number im¬ mediately signed up for the few organizations open to sophomores and zealously par¬ ticipated in the athletic program. One of our first privileges as members of the student body was to elect an attendant to the Winter Carnival Court. We chose Sue Oursler, who previously served us as Homecoming Attendant, to be our representative. With the arrival of spring, we pledged clubs and listened conscientiously to Student Council campaign patter. On May Day -- the last major event of the spring -- Carolyn Farlow, Janice Beahm, and Linda Bradford graced the May Court. Welcoming a new status as Juniors, we felt a greater degree of self-confidence than we had felt the previous September. Now we watched proudly as Janice Beahm, 2nd Vice- President, and Diane Baldwin, Secretary-Treasurer, assisted in the direction of the Student Council. Working for us as class officers were John Long, President; Sue Oursler, Vice-President; Kathy Moore, Secretary; and Nancy Rosencrance, Treasurer. Selected as Junior Homecoming Attendant was Diane Baldwin. Carolyn Farlow became our representative to the Winter Carnival. Early in February, Joe Thornton departed for Argentina under the auspices of the exchange student program. During March, the National Honor Society inducted thirty-two Juniors. The weeks passed, and bleary- eyed Juniors who had labored until the wee hours for several nights capably presented SKIN OF OUR TEETH. May Day arrived and we cast our ballots for Beverly Perdue, Liz Rickert, and Debbie Stephens. With our new class rings on our fingers and stars in our eyes, we attended the Junior-Senior banquet which concluded the social calendar of the year. We ' re Seniors! was the jubilant greeting of the day when we congregated in the breezeways for the final September. All of us hoped to store a quantity of memories as we eagerly anticipated the year’s events. Under the leadership of President John Long and 1st Vice-President Sue Oursler, Student Council commenced its operations. After a tally of votes for class officers, it was announced that Joe Thornton, our former ambassador to Argentina, would serve as President, Janice Beahm as Vice-President, Elizabeth Rickert as Secretary, Barbara Franey as Treasurer, and Sharon Burns as Historian. The editors of school publications -- Sharon Burns (TOM TOM), Susan Jones (INDIAN CHANT), Cindy Long (WI-HI NEWS) -- attacked their jobs in prepara¬ tion for distant deadlines. Two exchange students, Ros Henry of New Zealand and Reinhard Heberling of Germany, brightened our classes and lightened our hearts. Selection of Kathy Moore as a glowing Homecoming Queen, attended by Sue Oursler and Liz Rickert, climaxed the football season. The smash hit of the year ' s dramatic endea¬ vors was the Seniors’ production of SOUTH PACIFIC. Wi-Hi’s delegation to the Herald- Tribune Forum in New York City was composed of Elsie McKittrick, Sherry Baker, Don Heath, and Max Kerpelman. Maureen Richardson reigned over Winter Carnival festivities. By late April we had begun the countdown of days to graduation. When the time came to choose our May Queen, the class looked Gayle Aydelotte ' s way. Gayle was escorted by K. C. Caldabaugh, Mr. Irresistible of 1964. Jeanne Van Sant and Barbara Hall were elected May Court attendants with Debbie Stephens as Senior Duchess. The class trip to New York presented some situations that we had not bargained for, although every¬ one agreed that it was a memorable experience. As the Semester rushed to an end, Prom night passed in a mystical setting of Shangri-La ; Juniors graciously entertained Seniors at the annual banquet; and Senior awards were presented. The long-awaited Sermon to the Graduates and Commencement suddenly came all too soon. Now with a renewed sense of responsibility, we thanked Wi-Hi for its three years of memories and set out to find our places in the world. Sharon Burns Class Historian 14