Bradford High School - Barker Yearbook (Bradford, PA)

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We are lrere tv lack you MR GEORGE BELL At Junlor Senlor Parents nlght the parents and teach ers who took part ln a panel dlscussuon were lleft t Tlghlj Mr P Griffiths M R Grunert Mrs D McGrath W Yost Mass R e wart Mrs K Valentnne Mrs Davles rs H Cas dollar Mxss M Mottey M F Downing M R etz Mr George B ll served as mod rator Follownng the meetmg the gym WGS the scene of eager parents and teachers ln earnest dlscussuon and pleasant companlonshlp Booths deplctlng the study programs of each course were on display Cookies and punch were served Mr and Mrs J P Jones and Mr and Mrs K C Valentune were snapped In amuable conver satuon wuth Mrs Jon Peterson Six sand Mr Bell to our parents on opening night At the begnnmng of the season each year the school pre ents the agenda to be unfolded dur :ng the year The school sends out nnvutatuons to all of our parents unvntnng them to an evening with the faculty Jumor Sensor Parents nught was presented Qeptember 29 1952 At thus meeting the faculty gave suggestuons concernang the students future preparatlon to the parents and lndlvldual and group problems were dnscussed Then came Sophomore Parents night a nlght when courses were outlined credits and testlng programs ex planned and procedures clarlfled Following the meetungs queetaon and answer periods allowed the parents the opportunity of settling pertinent matters op nly ancl freely A unuaue hnghlught of the year was Open House whuch took place November 10 1952 dur Inq Amerucan Education week For thus occasuon enabled all parents to attend classes and watch the teachers and students actually at work Parents and faculty alike agreed that these gatherings establushed a closer relatnonshup between parents students and faculty u H if o o o lk t YY if LJ l . . , . . . , , . . I -' 1 r ' school was held from 3 p. m. until 8:30 p. m. This . . O ' : , . ' , r. Mr. . I , l 'I . St I J. ' ' ', 'M . . ' hi 1 l - 1 re , ' , r. . G ,

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ROLOGUE All the worlds a stage And all the men and women merely players So too the three vears of hugh school life assume an nmportant role In lute Hu Lights of H1 Life the Interpretation of those years All the action takes place IU the offices classrooms corridors auditorium gymnaslum stadium and campus of Bradford Senior Hugh School IH the years l95O 1953 The Cast The entlre student body under the cllrectron Admlnlstratlon and Faculty Dual roles are enacted by most of the students A scholar becomes a vlolunlst a debator a circus performer a wrlter or perhaps a librarian un any or all three acts smdellghts of course lust to enhance and enliven the movement of the play Our presentation becomes a llbretto recorded with pictures and script engraved wlth overtones of work laughter and song lt preserves for the future an lllustrated record ot Instructors class mates actnvntles sports and social events Dum the house lights draw the curtains the play IS on ., Q.. -,...A- 1' 4 - cn X fC-A,. I X N ' 17' ' . N s I X ' ' ' . - -I : , ' - I . . . c I . . m , ' 1: N . ' I N x ' ' . o ' ' ,Q o- . - . -es. . msq H - . - ' : . 2 N M - ' sn . ' . ' f . - P - A - ' 'fl ' Q N 'rl . . . . 4 ' X '. ' l . . ' u u I a . x : Q N N w. '. lg ' at N 3 'T , , , H be ' ' ' ' - -- - -A -. ----,,,,w-my Ax .ix ' ,Z 'A' A A 5 5- . W3-ss X .ren-4v.',., q..

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Bradford Hugh colors-Red and Black I wdffA could Apealz Sometimes we wonder If ln the summer months when our school IS closed the brlck walls do not send forth a murmur of all the sounds that have been compressed durmg the school year lf so a lonely walker passnng through the halls would suddenly be stopped by a crescendo of cheers whuch seem to burst open the closed doors of the audltorlum cheers for all the sport rallles held during the past term The echo fades and our walker continues Once again he pauses this time to the sound of a strndent bell Then he hears doors sprlnq open to the accompanlment of qulck rushing footsteps and the reverberatuon of mnxed vonces A moment later the snlence returns only to be broken by the sound of many clapping hands whlch applaud the talent of the class plays Our walker has now made a clrcult of th bulld OUR ALMA MATER Mud the hulls of Pennsylvama Stands a school we love Our devotnon ns as steadfast -1-'ff As the stars above Though we leave our Alma Mater Lifes great work to Gnd Memorues of frlendshlp loyal linger In our minds Chorus May they float for aye Well remember Alma Mater Throughout llfes long day :ng he has lustened to the thud ofa basketball In the gym and has heard the referee s shrlll whustle At the entrance of the cafeteria he has ldentlfled the crackling of lunch bags and the I lt of Happy Bnrthday song He has heard the caco phony produced by a hammer ooundmg on tm and the whunnng of an electruc motor In the shop Now he as back un the mam hall where the aur us filled with a medley of musuc hokey pokey rhythms romantnc dance strains from the Junior Sensor Prom and the solemn notes of Pomp and Curcumstance As our walker leaves the bunld :ng ends with ham the echo of many voices raised In tribute to these very walls voices loud and clear voaces filled with tears as they sung thelr Alma Mater VY Seven