EDUCATION: 1945 L'Histoire, Derry Township High School, Mifflin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jesse Davis jespat@alum.bucknell.edu Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/1picts/1945derry/1945-derry.html _____________________________________________________________________________ 1945 L'HISTOIRE Published by the Senior Class of Derry Township High School YEAGERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA VOLUME III Class Colors Blue and White Class Flower Red Rose Class Motto "Enter To Learn, Go Forth To Serve" "The Red Devils" BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS Isaac D. Steffen, President Fred D. Haller, Vice President Ralph C. Bell, Secretary Alvin Miller Samuel C. Mitchell C. W. Peters, Jr. Walter Shontz A. Nelson Yearick PRINCIPALS David L. Swartz, Supervising Principal J. William Riden, Principal FACULTY Dorcas Jane Fick, Commercial Mabel Knepp Fultz, History Mabel M. Gibboney, English Kathleen Smith Ilioff, Geography Helen Burris Kerchner, Languages Mary Stahlman Kester, Science Fred M. King, Arithmetic Jeanne Kreig, Dental Hygiene Sylvia Smith Miller, Social Studies Luella M. Nafzinger, English Remona Cromwell Reinard, Geography Sarah K. Richards, Instrumental Music Elsie Heikes Rodgers, Vocal Music Clara Stayner, Commercial Betty Ruth Stine, Mathematics Catherine L. Thompson, English Merrill M. Wagner, Science CLASS OFFICERS Leonard Carlson, President Arthur Wallize, Vice President Lucille Fowler, Secretary Rocco Soccio, Treasurer L'HISTOIRE STAFF Arthur Wallize, Editor Leonard Carlson, Associate Editor Betty Hoopes, Associate Editor Rocco Soccio, Business Manager Neil Bobb, Assistant Business Manager Jack Close, Assistant Business Manager Martha Baker, Activity Editor; Betty Davis Activity Editor; Mabel Kahler, Activity Editor Helen Collins, Individual Writeups Lucille Fowler, Individual Writeups Betty Nale, Individual Writeups Mary Kearns, Snapshots David L. Swartz, Faculty Advisor GRADUATES Last Name First Name Nickname Course Activities Baker Martha "Ba Ba" General Chorus 1, Basketball 1-4, L'Histoire Staff, Bowling Club, Cheerleader 3-4, War Savings Staff Bargo Betty "Bargo" Academic Chorus 1-4, Kappa Delta Club 4 Bell Nora "Nora" Academic Chorus 1-4, Kappa Delta Club 4 Bersinger Don "Don" Academic Chorus 1-4, Band 1-2, Orchestra 1, Crimson Star Staff 3-4, Library 1, Kappa Delta Club 3-4, Class Play 3-4 Bingman Pauline "Sis" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Bowling Club Bobb Neil "Ish" Commercial Chorus 1, Band 1-3, L'Histoire Staff, Basketball 1-4, Football Manager 4 Carlson Leonard "Snuffy" Academic Chorus 2-4, L'Histoire Staff, Crimson Star Staff 3-4, Library 1-2, Derry Swingsters, Class President Close Jack "Jack" Commercial L'Histoire Staff, Basketball Manager 2 Collins Helen "Helen" Commercial Chorus 1-2, Band 1-4, Basketball 2-4, L'Histoire Staff, Class Play 4 Craig Kenneth "Snake" Commercial Crotzer Kathleen "Kay" Academic Chorus 1-2,4, Bowling Club, Library 1-3, Kappa Delta Club 3, Crimson Star Staff 3-4, War Savings Staff Dalby James "Ace" Academic Band 1-4 Davis Betty "Betty" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Band 1-4, L'Histoire Staff, Class Play 3, Sextette Dupert Edith "Edith" Commercial Eberts Olive "Sally" Academic Chorus 1-2, Band 1-4, War Savings Staff Eddy George "George" Academic Chorus 1-4 Ernest Doris "Ernie" Commercial Chorus 1, 4, Basketball 1-4 Fisher Lamar "Shorty Commercial Chorus 1-4, Play 4, Library 1-4, Bowling Club, War Savings Staff Fowler Lucille "Cil" Commercial Chorus, Basketball 1-4, L'Histoire Staff, Bowling Club, Cheerleader 3-4, War Savings Staff, Class Secretary Goshen Patricia "Patsy" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Library 1-4, Sextette, Bowling Club, Crimson Star Staff Gunderman Audrey "Gundy" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Library 1-4, Class Play 3 Habbershon Kathleen "Katie" Commercial Chorus 1-2, 4 Henry Hazel "Henry" Commercial Chorus 2-4 Hoopes Betty "Betts' Commercial Chorus 2-4, Crimson Star Staff 3-4, L'Histoire Staff, Class Play 3-4, Bowling Club Kahler Mabel "Kayo" Commercial Chorus 1-2, Basketball 1-4, Crimson Star Staff 3-4, Bowling Club, L'Histoire Staff, Library 1-2 Kearns Mary "Kearns" Commercial Chorus 1-2, Library 2-3, Bowling Club, L'Histoire Staff Kennedy Fay "Fay" Commercial Chorus 1, Basketball 1, 3-4, Bowling Club, Cheerleader 4, War Savings Staff Knouse Carl "Bouncer" Academic Band 3-4 Krick Estella "Stella" Commercial Bowling Club, Crimson Star Staff 4 Kuhns Agnes "Koonie" Commercial Chorus 1, Bowling Club Lingle Itha "Ith" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Crimson Staff 3-4, Basketball 2-4, Bowling Club, Band 1-2 McCartle Betty "Cart Wheel" Academic Chorus 1-4, Kappa Delta Club 3-4 McKnight Mae "Micky" Academic Chorus 1-4, Kappa Delta Club 3-4 Miller Betty "Effie" Commercial Chorus 1-4, War Savings Staff Miller Dorothy "Dot" Commercial Chorus 2-4, Bowling Club Mitchell Frances "Mitch" Academic Chorus 1-4, Kappa Delta Club 3, Crimson Star Staff 3-4, Class Play 3-4, Sextette Nale Betty "Betts" Commercial Chorus 1-4, L'Histoire Staff Palm Dean "Dean" Academic Band 3-4 Partchey Rosaline "Posy" Academic Chorus 1-4, Sextette Patterson Mildred "Dolly" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Library 1, Bowling Club Peters Robert "Bob" Academic Chorus 1, Football 3-4, Basketball 4 Reinard Rosene "Rosey" Commercial Chorus 1-4 Righter Edith "Edie" Commercial Chorus 1-4 Romig Jessie "Jess" Commercial Chorus 3-4, Sextette Runkle Ruth "Blondie" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Class Play 3-4, Library 4 Sankey Anna "Slug" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Sextette, Class Play 3-4 Shaffer Susan "Sue" Academic Chorus 1-4, Kappa Delta Club 3-4 Singley Thelma "Cora" Commercial Chorus 1-4, Class Play 3-4, War Savings Staff Soccio Rocco "Rookie" Commercial Chorus 2, Band 1-2, Class Play 4, Crimson Star Staff 4, L'Histoire Staff, Class Treasurer Steffen Ruth "Ruthie" Commercial Chorus 1-2, Crimson Star Staff 3-4, Bowling Club Stever Otis "Oty" Commercial Football 3-4 Stimley James "Jim" Academic Band 2-3, Basketball 4 Swanger Russell "Russ" Academic Chorus 1,4, Band 1-4, Class Play 3-4 Ucic Helen "Helen" Commercial Chorus 1-4, War Savings Staff Wallize Arthur "Art" Academic Crimson Star Staff 3-4, Band 1-3, L'Histoire Editor, Derry Swingsters, Class Vice President Wear John "John" Academic Chorus 1, Band 1-4, Class Play 4 Yearick Richard "Dick" Academic Football 3-4 Young William "Bill" Academic Basketball 4, Football Manager 4 Two Members withdrew during the Junior year to enter the armed forces: Jack Barnes Donald Rager FOOTBALL TEAM Robert Suloff, Co-Captain Left End Raymond Casner Donald Shreffler Left Tackle Richard Kelly Richard Yearick, Co-Captain Left Guard George Burdick Weldon Lane Center Harold Davis William Goss Right Guard Robert reed Harold Baker Right Tackle John Watson Robert Peters Right End James Hummel Earl Greenaway Quarterback Paul O'Donnell Joe O'Donnell Left Halfback Max Haller Robert Gilbert Right Halfback Ronald Crawford Joe Shade Fullback Otis Stever Substitutes: Herman Barner, Raymond Bingaman, John Bupp, William Downing Managers: Neil Bobb, Alan Readdy, William Young Coaches: Orvin W. Troy, Fred M. King BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM Neil Bobb Forward Joseph O'Donnell Robert Peters Forward James Hummel Harold Baker Guard James Collins William Young Guard Donald Kearns Robert Gilbert Center Robert Reed James Stimely Forward Harold Steffen Managers: Harold Davis, James Fisher Coach: Fred M. King GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Martha Baker Forward Etta Baker Mabel Kahler Forward Nancy Wiker Lucille Fowler Forward Margueritte McBride Helen Collins Guard Alice Ann Parks Fay Kennedy Guard Raylene Bressler Lois Mowery Guard Patricia Hannon Shirley Kupple Guard Ruth Snook Manager: Helen Bartha Coach: Betty Ruth Stine CHEERLEADERS Martha Baker, Raylene Bressler, Lucille Fowler, Fay Kennedy, Lois Mowery IN MEMORIAM Barnes, Jack A., May 17, 2004 Barner (Eberts), Olive, February 8, 1989 Bobb, Neil, November 21, 1991 Boreman (Kuhns), Agnes, April 15, 2016 Bowersox (Miller), Dorothy Pauline, February 24, 2003 Burchfield (Fowler), Lucille, February 10, 2021 Burd (Mitchell), Frances, December 30, 2021 Close, Jack, May 17, 2018 Collins, Helen, June 25, 1996 Dalby, James, June 18, 2012 Douglas (Miller), Betty, July 1, 2015 Eddy, George, December 10. 1989 Elsesser (Ernest), Doris, November 1, 1995 Everly (Davis), Betty, May 9, 2004 Felmlee (Bell), Nora, March 21, 2016 Gilchrist (Crotzer), Kathleen, September 18, 1989 Guerrini (Gunderman), Audrey, June 3, 2008 Harshbarger (Kahler), Mabel, October 22, 2007 Henry (Steffen), Ruth, August 20, 2021 Kemp (McCartle), Betty, February 27, 1994 McKeehan (Romig), Jessie, March 25, 2013 Malpezzi (McKnight), Mae, 1988 Mandry (Kearns), Mary, March 9, 2012 Martin (Ucic), Helen, March 27, 1986 Mazuc (Righter), Edith, February 10, 2001 Miller (Dupert), Edith, January 31, 1993 Nevel (Bingman), Pauline, August 22, 2022 Nixon (Lingle) Itha, July 1, 2010 Norman (Partchey), Rosaline, January 1971 Palm, Dean, October 13, 1995 Patterson, Mildred L., January 18, 2005 Pennebaker (Reinard), Rosene, September 21, 2012 Peters, Robert, November 25, 2020 Rager, Donald, December 23, 2004 Smith (Singley), Thelma, November 21, 1981 Stever, Otis, March 2, 2004 Stimely, James, January 11, 2015 Swanger, Russell, October 3, 2003 Thomas (Kennedy), Fay, February 25, 2019 Yearick, Richard, September 2, 1991 Warner (Baker), Martha, February 14, 2012 Watts (Shaffer), Susan R., January 30, 2005 Wear, John, December 7, 2008 Young, William, July 22, 2005