Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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l 3 Activities Mr. Dan Murphy explains the Mendelian theory. This year the Assembly Committee, an af- filiate of the Student Co-operative and led by its vice-president, Thomas Bausher, arranged an interesting series of programs. Those in- volving student participation included: the Chieftain play, Gutenberg's Pressgl' the Jun- ior High Dramatics play, The Old Lady Shows Her Medalsf' the lively junior and senior high talent showsg the mock election assemblyg the American Field Service assemblyg and the an- nual Christmas and Easter Programs. The committee also scheduled a stimulat- ing array of outside assemblies which included: an educational presentation of the History of the Theateri' by the noted Broadway actor, john Scanlang a suspenseful program presented by Kurt Singer concerning espionageg and an informative presentation by Dan Murphy en- titled The Marvels of Biology. + K' 9 . at t X ssemblies Mrs. Hill directs junior high chorus at Christmas assembly. Dr. Shafer welcomes Yukiko Araki while her host, B. Coblentz, looks on, Mabel invcigles Johann to press her flowers.

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Activities t. PIANO-Mrs. Hill, A. Ruth. FIRST ROW-L. Berry, K. White, M. Schlegel, C Bashore, S. Berry, L. I-Ienninger, C. Meyer, R. Briner. SEC- OND ROW-P. Pingel, C. Mengel, B. Goddard, P. Nagle, M Reber, R. Miller, S. Wentink, N. Wagner, N. Kreitz, P. Eshenaur. L. Davis, C. Lorah, B. Spang, D. Clay, C. Parsons. THIRD ROW-S. Dundore, S. Patton, M. McAndrews, M Campbell, I. Ziegler, B. Mieczkowski, P. Ardrey, B. Witmer 1 A. Hemmerich, j. Elder, S. Williams, C. Hasset, M. Lavrinets, N. Parker, M. Williams, B. Brossman, V. Boekenkroeger, B. Binder, K. Nester, j. Snyder. FOURTH ROW-T. Grubb, L. Krum, M. Farrell, M. Atkinson, K. Scully, M. jones, D. Cleg- horn, W. Kauffman, M. Scheneman, A. Maier, S. Eves, A. Nagle, D. Fallon, S. Sutton, K. Rhoads, M. Schofer, S. Wise- man, J. Thomas. Chorus Mrs. Hill prepares for an assembly with S. Patton and S. Dundore. The Senior High chorus, directed by Mrs. Norman Hill, meets regularly every Tuesday at 2:35 in the music room. The purpose of the or- ganization is to perfect their presentations given at the annual Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter assemblies. Also, there is a special evening performance in which the chorus takes part. This year, in the Evening of Music, the senior high chorus presented an informal sing. All phases of American music were featured: folk- music, Negro spirituals, broadway music, semi- religious, and music for fun. The highlight of the evening was the audience participation in the finale. Other selections included, Climb Every Mountain, Round 'N Round, Who Built de Ark, and I Gave My Love a Cherry. In the Christ- mas program the chorus emphasised semi-religious songs besides the traditional hymns and carols.

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Activities l l7lRST ROW'--1. Bechtel, P. Fallon, J. Miuccio, S. Eves, I. Bechtel, J. Hertzog, M. Homcha, T. Steinrock, R. Darrall, Mr. Frost. SECOND ROXV-K. Anderson, L. Keller, G. Eyes, J. Costenbader, Chess D. Dunlap and G. Eves ponder their positions as 1. Hertzog and J. Cramp offer advice. The origins of chess have been traced to pre- Christian India and China, from there the game spread through Europe, where it was known as the game of kings. It employs two kings, two queens, four bishops, four knights, four rooks, sixteen pawns, patience and an analytical mind. With the formation this year of a school Chess Club, the Royal Game found many adherents. President, George Evesg vicefpresident, Don Dunlapg treasurer, james Crampg and secretary, john Hertzog headed the club. During the first few monthly meetings of the Chess Club, an in-club tournament was conducted to determine the relative levels of skill of the rnembers. When this round of games was con- cluded, plans were made for tournaments with chess clubs from other schools. Under the guidance of Mr. Costenbader, the club members also studied the strategy and hisf tory of chess, and improved their playing skills.