32 Century of Education Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Old gym cheerleading

was “great fun”
By JOAN FRANK FERRIER
In the old Salem High School gym there
wasn't much space for cheerleaders. In fact
Shown is a receipt sent to
we weren't allowed on the floor at all except
faculty member Mary
during time-outs and halftime.
Lanpher for a royalty
Somehow we got the crowd going from
payment for the Salem High
the stands. It was easy because the basketball
School production of the
teams were good. It was great fun and the
play "Broken Dishes" in
crowd was very supportive.
1930. Performing in the play
At some point the cheerleaders went to a
were Susie Lutch, Dorothy
one-day camp where we learned how to
Harroff, Garnett Lodge,
make pom-poms out of crepe paper and how
Margaret Steele, Dale
to put cheer-words to the melodies of popu-
Wilson, Donald Lease, Henry
lar songs.
Reese, Donald Miller, Victor
On the long trip home we worked out
Orashan and George
new words to Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Six-
Ballantine.
teen Tons" song that was popular at the time.
We did the song and had pom-poms at the
next game. It was a big hit.
Joan Frank Ferrier, a 1957 Salem High
School graduate, was a varsity cheerleader
her sophomore, junior, and senior years.

The 16 female honor students selected by SHS Librarian Lois Lehman to serve as "librarians" posed around the mammoth charging desk for this 1958 Quak-
er yearbook photo. They were (bottom row) Culley Livingston, Linda Davis, Karen Klein, (top row) Dixie Alesi, Mary Callahan, Carol Arfman, Nancy Talbott,
Carol Catlos, Teresa Journey, Carol Hawkins, Lois Schaefer, Carol Townsend, Janet Thomas, Karen Smith, Marilyn Stratton, and Sue Mosher. Miss Lehman is
quoted stating that the librarians "gain experience in library science, co-operation with others, and development of accuracy while serving their school."