Claymont High School - Clay Tablet Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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STATE CHAMPIONS Mr. H. E. Stahl, Superintendent of Schools, and Coach Z. E. Prince are now Delaware State Doubles Champions in badminton. Mr. Stahl and Mr. Prince started to play in the state tournament this year in a field of 83 con- testants as compared with the total of only 46 entries last year. Mr. E. C. Huber of Wilmington, Sponsor of the State Tournament and donor of the trophies, presented the medals to our representa- tives at our assembly on April 7, last. He com- mended both men on their fine game and sports- manship. DECLAMATION CONTESTS Minerva James, Eleanor Wallace, Bernice Egan, and Peggy Maguire represented our school in the New Castle County Declamation Contest at the Alexis I. DuPont School. In the dramatic division of the contest, Minerva james took second honors, while in the humorous division Eleanor Wallace and Peggy Maguire placed second and third respectively. These achievements entitled Minerva James and Eleanor Wallace to compete in the State Declamation Contest, in which Minerva brought honors to herself and our school by winning the third prize. Reading from left to right are: Minerva james, Eleanor Wallace and Bernice Egan. ' FOOTBALL Football in the Claymont High School is a comparatively new sport, since this is only the second year that we have participated in inter- scholastic competition. The members of the team are, from left to right: Front row:-Coach, E. Prince, W. Oberle, F. MacNamara, J. Robertson, R. King and L. Brown, Co-Captains, T. Watkins, T. Downes, J. Spring, H. Paige. Center row:-S. Speakman, R. Price, W. White, A. Michener, DeGraw, D. Hineman, R. Oberle, I. Crusco, R. Casey, O. Waldron, Manager. Back row:-C. Rohling, Manager, A. Kaiser, R. Keating, R. Pettit, V. Frampton, A. McGurk, A. Mahoney, W. McOurk, R. Miller, Manager. BASKETBALL In the season of 1936-'37 our basketball squad has been very successful. Out of the sixteen games that were played, our team was victorious in twelve. In the picture, standing, from left to right are: Coach Prince, H. Evans, G. Waldron, S. Speakman, J. Carty, A. Michener, D. Hineman, W. White, DeGraw, J. Weatherlow, Faculty Manager, W. Taylor. Front row: Manager, C. Rohling, J. Robertson, L. Brown, T. Downes, R. King, T. Watkins, R. Keating, Manager, A. Kaiser.

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cided that any profits were to be spent on French records to aid pronunciation in the classes. The program was opened with a Welcome hy the president, after which the audience sang the Marseillaise accompanied on the piano by Hazel Hall. Then we saw the poignant story of little Red- heacl. ' Out of eleven schools invited the following were represented: Alexis I. duPont, Pierre S. duPont, Wilmington High, Conrad, Archmere, University of Delaware, and Caesar Rodney. The.Cercle has already purchased three French records and hopes that other French classes will get as much enjoyment and help from them as have the classes this year. CULTURAL OLYMPICS Ruth Michener, 1939 In the Cultural Olympics high schools and colleges from all over the country compete for supremacy in the many phases of cultural arts, such as music, dramatics, dancing, choral speaking and art. Choral speaking is a new branch of art intro- duced in Claymont by Miss Hayes. In this the words of the poems are spoken in chorus. The selections which the Sophomores will give in the contest include a modern poem hy Carl Sandburg, an old nursery rhyme and a Psalm. The Sophomore Class presented LlWllXCkI Ends which was First prize in the one-act play contest that was sponsored hy the Alumni, Dances hy Bernice Egan and Betty Dickinson were also entered in the divisional competition of the Cultural Olympics. In the art section of the Olympics twelve speci- mens of work were submitted by the following students: Gerd Zwilgmeyer, Ruth Bryson, Vllinona Clark, George Bell, lohn Lypka, Sue Chandler, Benjamin Hogan, and Edna Fawcett. The exhihits consisted of charcoal drawings, paintings, and pencil sketches. These passed the preliminaries and were shown in the exhihits of the Christian Association at Penn University. GYM EXHIBITION Randolph King, 1937 On Friday evening, April Q, the third annual exhibition of the Phvsical Education classes was held in the Claymont School gvmnasium under the direc- tion of Mr. Prince and Miss Seipp, the Physical Education teachers. The purpose of the exhihition was to demonstrate to parents and friends of the school the accomplish- ments of the gymnasium classes. One ofthe largest crowds ever seen in the school Ugymn attended this exhihition. The program was opened with some preliminary statements hy Mr. Stahl. Following this the routine was taken up. This consisted of tumbling, ballet dances and pyramid building. R. King and R. Keating presented an amusing clown act entitled The Wrong Tooth. After this a tableau was given hy hovs of grades ten to twelve. Physical Education in the Claymont High School presents a wider field of extra curricular work than any other subject offered in the school. THE MUSIC WEEK PROGRAM The week of hflay the second to the eighth was observed as Music Week hy our entire nation. The first recorded ohservance of Music Xweek took place in Boise, Idaho. in roto. A precedent was estahlisheel which was followed hy celebrations at Dallas, Texas, St. Louis, lwlissourig and Sharon, Pa. It has now become an annual occasion of nation-wide ohserv- ance. Music Vfeek is introducing new methods of enter- tainment. Among the latest, are piano symphonies, combining the efforts of twenty to hlty persons. The largest was given at Indianapolis when 75 pianos were played simultaneously hv one hundred and twenty-five persons. hiusic lovers have recently adopted this suitable slogan Make music your friend, from youth to age. Our school was not to he an exception. Celehrating this week with the following program made us realize the cultural and inspirational values to be found in music. The program is as follows: I. The Background of hlusic Week -hy Albert Kaiser. 2. Oirls' Olee Cluh: a. Sweet Spring Is Advancing--Bach. h. Ave Maria f-Arcadelt. c. Ahl Sweet lwlystery of l.ife-'fHerhert. 3. Values of Music Studies'-hy eleven girls of grade twelve. 4. Piano trio: a. Gladys lones. h. Doris Oiles. c. Edna Fawcett. 5. Guests from Chester High School Introduced hy the Head of the lwlusic Department4lxlr Long. 6. Address hy the Principal of Chester High School-hir. Pedlow. 7. Their program as presented: a. Soprano solos-V Miss Elizaheth Ross. Accompanist-Y-Nliss lwlarie Nxlohl. h. Piano solo -lwliss Esther Cluinhy. B. A sketchw Nevin and His Nlusic. a. Peggy Enherg. h. Miss Tatman. 9. Xylophone solo-llleverlv Taradash, ro. Demonstration of NX'oodwind Instruments. a. Mr. Knowles, assisted hy Adelaide Ridgaway and XVilhur Griffith. This program, enhanced hy the talent from Chester High School, proved to he one of the best presented this vear. The hank of education never fails-H invest in music study.

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TRACK Although our track team is confronted by a very heavy schedule this year, it is the firm belief and hope of all the members of the squad that they will finish the season with as excellent a record as our teams have established in previous years. In the picture, standing, from left to right are: Coach, Prince, Manager, Gordon Waldron, J. jordan, R. Leinheiser, R. Tomasetti, W. White, A. Michener, R. Casey, W. Mahoney, Super- intendant, H. E. Stahl, Faculty Manager, W. Taylor, Center row: T. Watkins, R. Roberts, S. Speakman, R. Miller, A. Kaiser, C. Kovanic, V. Frampton, T. Downes, L. Brown, R. King. Front row: H. Irwin, W. DeVore, R. Price, A. McGurk. JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL The Iunior High School in baseball, as in other sports, serves as a stepping stone to a high school varsity team. In the picture reading from left to right are: Front Row-P. Neff, W. Yetter, R. Wheatley, R. Gbetle, Capt. R. Palmer, W. Bane, L. Minutola. Back rowfl. Maxwell, Manager, I. Crusco, W. Lilley, P. Leinheiser, W. McGurk, Coach Taylor, H. Hall and C. Bennett were missing when the picture was taken. GIRLS' HOCKEY TEAM Surviving the competition that was provided by the junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes, the Senior Girls' Hockey Team defeated the opposing teams by scores of 7TO, 4w, and Seo. Under the capable coaching of Miss Mathilde Seipp, this team of girls has won the school championship two years in succession. Reading from left to right are: A. Ridgaway, E. Waldron, M. Morrison, C. Reiter, M. Mas- trangelo, M. Wilhelm, V. Pyne, G. Jones, F. Wehrheim, M. Hopton, Captain, A. Massey, D. Marenko. THE SGPHOMGRE PLAY The play contest sponsored by the Claymont Alumni was won by the Sophomore Class with the play, 'LWaxed Ends. The Seniors placed second, and the juniors won third place. Those in the cast of the winning play are pictured here. Reading from left to right they are: Nora, the maid . . . . BETTY Lovisrr Frederick Lee, Sr. . . . . SAM KELLY Bob Gorling . . . .... joe DEGRAW Elsie Lee ........ BARABARA Mooize jane Burby ...... DOROTHY KAUFFMAN Donald Hineman who played the part of Frederick Lee, lr., was absent when the picture was taken.