Page 28 - Swoyersville High School 1941 Yearbook - Members

In the year nineteen hundred thirty-seven. the present Senior Class entered Swoyerville
High School to begin that laborious task of educating ourselves in order to meet all difficulties
in later life. The appellation , "Freshmen." certainly befitted us in our first year. for we were
' ·green" to high school life and "fresh" from grade school.
During the first few days we ran hither and yon in the halls until we became accustomed
to the classrooms and familiar with our schedules. \Vitb the sight of us then. any individual
could describe us as frightened little "hares" dodging the upperclassmen as we changed clas<es.
To us the seniors appc.ued as "ogres" who watched over every movement, and it seemed as if
they were ready to ridicule whatever we bad undertaken . We shirked every time we met them
in the corridors. These seniors. in our minds. were highly educated beings so much further
advanced in life than we were: and it was not tlntil our class was qualified to graduate. that
we real ized what a great part our imagination played duri ng our freshman year. Since it was
not customary for the underclassmen to hold any dances. plays. or other forms of social af.
fa irs. our parricipatlon in extra ·curcicu lar activities \\':lS limited to athletics; yet only a few
had ta ken part in the sports. From day to day each mcmbc.r of the class looked forward with
anticipation to overcome the predominant fear and horror of that firs t year.
With the promotion of the class came a change in our mental attitude. We took a step
h igh-. in school life and began to feel comfortable as a pa rt of the "big happy family." At–
tempts to frighten the incoming freshmen were quickly aba ndoned due to t he fact that school
work was becoming more difficu lt and perfect d iscipline was demanded: nevertheless inrimate
fr iendships were established to prevail during the ensuing years. Resulting from t he effort put
into the work. success in the tryouts was the reward for our star a th letes. As the end of the
year approached . several of our classmates were invited to attend t he J unior-Senio r prom.
\Vhether an invitation was received or not. ever)' member of the class was happy to feel
that the jun iors and seniors considered us as fr iends.
It is understood that the next was our third year in high school. We were happy and
contented to find that. year successful. for it seemed we had no worries (only a few low re–
port marks) . New clubs were formed. and we juniors were given and gladly accepted the op–
portunity to join. The year also proved to be successful and prosJ)<'rous for the athletes in foot–
ball. basketball. and baseball. Continuiag the yearly custom. our class had given a banquet
in honor of the Seniors: the social event was. beyond a doubt. one of the most important af–
fairs of our high school career: and for such reasons I J)<'rsonally feel that we had reached
the peak of happiness and joy during that third year.
Finally the "fresh" and " green" student of the first year had attained the ranks of the
intellectual senior. At one moment we could rejoice and at another we could lament ; but the
best we could do was to put all such thoughts aside, take life as it came, and successfully live
up to the name. ' 'Seniors.'' The football team won the pennant this year, and we hope for
as much success in basketball and baseball. The boys really desen•e a great and wholesome
cheer for their ambitious efforts. A Science Club was organized. a grand Minstrel was pro–
duced, a Senior Banquet sponsored by the juniors was well attended, and a Prom was the last
social affair at which we seniors had the privilege of showing our appreciation and grateful ·
ness for a high schoo l career resplendent with highest glory and honor. Before concluding T
must say that the idea of publishing a yearbook appealed to each and every senior. because it
was our privilege to have one for the first time in the history of our school.
Though we are joyous at the conquering of the trials and cribulations of these four years,
it is with sincere sympathy and heartfelt regret that we leave an environment wh ich we learned
to love and will cherish throughout the remainder of our lives.
RITA 1\0t\MCHICK..