EDUCATION: 1943 L'Histoire, Derry Township High School, Mifflin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jesse Davis jespat@alum.bucknell.edu Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/1picts/1943derry/1943-derry.htm _____________________________________________________________________________ 1943 L'HISTOIRE Published By The Senior Class Derry Township High School Yeagertown, Pennsylvania Volume I BOARD OF EDUCATION Isaac D. Steffen, President Ralph Bell, Secretary Clifford P. Graham, Treasurer Leonard B. Crotzer Fred D. Haller Samuel C. Mitchell W. A. Peters, Jr. W. J. Shilling Walter Shontz FACULTY David L. Swartz, Supervising Principal J. William Riden, Principal Wm. Edgar Artman, Science Dorcas Jane Fick, Commercial Helen Burris Kerchner, Languages Marian H. Kunsman, Music Luella M. Nafzinger, English Sarah K. Richards, Music Clara Stayner, Commercial Betty Ruth Stine, Mathematics Merle M. Wagner, Science Jane Yeager Whitley, Social Studies CLASS OFFICERS Max Hook, President James Middleswarth, Vice-President Lois Ocker, Secretary Frances Dolin, Treasurer Lois Harshbarger, Financial Secretary Dolores Hess, Historian YEARBOOK STAFF Leonell Gilchrist, Editor-in-Chief Harry Myers, Associate Editor Dolores Hess, Business Manager Patricia Davis, Assistant Business Manager Phyllis Richey, Assistant Business Manager Betty Albright, Activity Editor Maude Eward, Activity Editor Joseph Hollis, Activity Editor Cecilia Stoichess, Activity Editor Geraldine Felmlee, Individual Writeups Lois Harshbarger, Individual Writeups Geraldine Patterson, Individual Writeups Mary Steffen, Individual Writeups Frances Dolin, Faculty Writeups David L. Swartz, Faculty Advisor GRADUATES LAST NAME FIRST NAME NICKNAME COURSE ACTIVITIES Albright Betty "Betty" Commercial Yearbook Staff, Class Play, Bowling Club Ault Thelma "Thelma" Commercial Bowling Club Crozier Betty "Betty" Commercial Volleyball Crozier Sara "Sally" Commercial Class Play Davis Patricia "Pat" Commercial Class Play, Basketball 1-3, Chorus 1-4, Yearbook Staff Dippery Earl "Dip" Academic Dolin Kupples Frances "Fran" Academic Library 1-4, Basketball 1-3, Class Play, Yearbook Staff, Class Treasurer Dorwart June "June" Academic Downing Frank "Frankie" Academic Eward Grace "Skeets" Academic Class Play Eward Maude "Ditty" Commercial Yearbook Staff Felmlee Geraldine "Jerry" Commercial Yearbook Staff, Bowling Club Firth William "Hambone" Academic Football 3-4 Gilchrist Leonell "Pip" Academic Orchestra, Yearbook Staff Goss Bette "Bette" Commercial Bowling Club Harshbarger Lois "Harshy" Commercial Yearbook Staff, Class Financial Secretary Hess Dolores "Dorty" Commercial Yearbook. Staff, Class Play, Class Historian, Librarian 1-4, Bowling Club Hollis Joseph "Harry" Academic Football 1-4, Yearbook Staff, Basketball 1-4 Hook Max "Hooker" Academic Class President, Class Play, Aeronautics Club Leiter Donald "Gander" Academic Leiter Leon "Hen" Commercial Football Marker Leona "Leona" Commercial Librarian 1-4, Bowling Club Mauery James "Prune" Commercial Football, Basketball 1, 3-4 Mertz Max "Brownie" Commercial Middleswarth James "Ali-Pang" Academic Football 1-4, Basketball, Mifflin County Historical Exam 2nd prize Miller John "Johnny" Commercial Football 1-4, Basketball 1-4 Minsker Frances "Fran" Academic Librarian 1-4, Bowling Club Moyer Ralph "Peanut" Commercial Myers Harry "Slim" Academic Class Play, Yearbook Staff Ocker Lois "Red" Commercial Class Secretary Nale Helen "Jane" Commercial Patterson Geraldine "Gerry" Commercial Yearbook Staff, Chorus 1-4, Bowling Club Peters James "Jim" Academic Class Play Reinard Russell "Russ" Academic Richard Eugene "Gene" Academic Richard Marvin "Red." Commercial Richey Phyllis "P. K." Academic Class Play, Librarian 1-4, Chorus 1-3, Bowling Club Riden Donald "Jack" Commercial Righter Glenn "Shad" Academic Football 3-4 Smith Louise "Smitty" Academic Bowling Club Smith Robert "Bob" Academic Football 1-4, Basketball 1-2, 4 Stape Meriam "Mamie" Commercial Steffen Mary "Mary" Commercial Class Play, Yearbook Staff, Bowling Club, Chorus 1-3, Basketball 1-2 Stoichess Cecilia "Cady" Academic Librarian 1-4, Yearbook Staff, Chorus 1-3, Basketball 1-4 Stuart Bruner "Amos" Academic Treaster Donald "Don" Academic Chorus 1-4, Basketball 1-4 Yoder Mary "Mary" Commercial Librarian 1-4 Zeiders Myron "Scut" Commercial Basketball 1-4, Football 2-4 Boys' Football Team John Miller Left End Gerald Spigelmyer William Firth Left Tackle Glenn Righter James Middleswarth Left Guard Robert Suloff Lamar Bair Center Robert Ennist Jesse Davis Right Guard James Warner Max Hook Right Tackle Merle Truscott Joseph Hollis Right End David Downing Myron Zeiders Quarterback Andrew Collins Robert Smith Left Halfback Gerald Goss James Davison Right Halfback James Harshbarger Benjamin Picketts Fullback James Mauery Reserves: William Davison Earl Greenaway Donald Swanger John Yearick Rev. Robert Sassaman - Coach Boys' Basketball Team Benjamin Picketts Forward Gerald Goss Myron Zeiders Forward James Harshbarger James Middleswarth Center William Kearns John Miller Guard Donald Treaster Robert Smith Guard Willis Breon Managers: Andrew Collins Jesse Davis Harvey Gilbert M. Eugene Hutchinson - Coach Girls' Basketball Team Martha Baker Helen Collins Mary Steffen Lucille Fowler Cecelia Stoichess Frances Shotzberger Mabel Kahler Lois Mowery Peggy Mauery Helen McNitt Doris Haller Itha Lingle Doris Ernest Helen DeVerter Betty Ruth Stine - Coach Jane Whitley - Coach Cheerleaders Martha Baker Mary Ann Forgach Lucille Fowler Doris Haller Peggy Mauery IN MEMORIAM Brode (Hess), Dolores, May 16, 2005 Dippery, Earl, June 11, 2004 Dolin (Kupples), Frances March 12, 2005 Downing, Frank, December 24, 1944 Firth, William, April 2003 Gilchrist, Leonell, November 5, 2001 Hook, Max, March 30, 2001 Kearns (Nale), Helen, October 29, 2005 Kerney (Eward), Maude, March 2, 2017 Leiter, Donald, September 15, 2008 Leiter, Leon, May 2, 2011 Mauery, James, October 4, 2001 Mayhue (Smith), Louise, February 7, 2014 Mertz, Max, February 8, 2004 Miller, John Peters, James, January 10, 2006 Richard, Eugene, September 8, 1995 Richard, Marvin, before December 4, 2001 Riden (Stoichess), Cecilia, October 2, 2014 Riden, Donald, February 15, 2015 Righter, Glenn, March 13, 2019 Schminky (Minsker), Frances, May 11, 2014 Shinskie (Davis), Patricia, July 14, 2003 Showers (Harshbarger), Lois, April 25, 2004 Smith, Robert Treaster, Donald, December 26, 2010 Wear, Peggy, May 13, 1942 Wilson (Albright), Betty, July 1, 2011 Zeiders, Myron, August 9, 2013