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

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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.

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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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BASKETBALL, 1 9 36- 3 7 Albert Kaiser Claymont High School's 1936-'37 Varsity Basketball team closed a successful season by winning twelve games and losing only four games to other schools. The team started its season by losing to Middletown High School and then to Beacom College. However, after these first two defeats, the boys settled down to busi- ness and became in reality New Castle County Basketball Champions. Claymont avenged three of her four de- feats by beating Conrad High by two points and Middletown by a large margin. The final game with Archmere was the most difficult. As the final gun sounded, Clay- mont was leading by one point. The Arch- mere center, however, was awarded a free throw, which he missed, thereby giving the game to Claymont. Since a return game was not scheduled with Beacom College, the team could not avenge its early season defeat. Claymont is proud of its basketball team. Coach Prince will develop another cham- pion team next year with the available talent. The junior Varsity team is also a credit to the school. This team won seven and lost five games. The scores for the Varsity games follow: CLAYMONT OTHER Sci-roots I4 Middletown 18 1 3 Beacom 22 ZQ Alumni 27 34 Delaware City 18 31 New Castle zo 16 Conrad IQ 34 Tower Hill 1 1 28 Newark 20 25 Friends 15 20 Conrad 18 IQ Archmere 22 23 Middletown 1 3 23 New Castle 20 35 Tower Hill 21 25 Delaware City 18 IQ Archmere 18 398 TOTAL POINTS 3oo BASEBALL fHIGH SCHOOLQ Our High School baseball team had its first practice about the first of April under the guiding hand of Coach Prince. Many boys reported for practice, and, judging by the enthusiasm shown, a good season will be the result. The battery for Claymont is made up of ,lohn Robertson, Scotty Evans, and Carmile Gentile, pitchers, with lack Carty holding down the catching position. The team is captained by Bill Oberle. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCHEDULE VUE THEY April I3 Alexis l. DuPont Away 5 8 23 Tower Hill Home 8 o May 4 New Castle Home 6 3 18 New Castle Away - - 21 Conrad Home - - 25 Alexis I. DuPont Home - - June 4 Conrad Away - - JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL The junior High School basketball squad was divided into a varsity and a junior varsity squad for the first time in its history. Under Mr. Taylor the teams turned in very enviable records, the varsity team winning ten games and losing only one, which was to Marshallton on the latter's home court. The junior Varsity lost four games and won six games. The varsity team was captained by Rip Oberle who scored 142 points in II games. He sunk sixty field goals and twenty-two fouls to make his 142 points. Scores and opponents are below: CLAYMONT OTHER Sci-roots 30 Senior High J. V. I9 33 Mt. Pleasant I7 23 Delaware City 15 26 New Castle 6 24 Marshallton 26 22 Newark 18 ZQ Marshallton 24 26 Mt. Pleasant 18 26 Archmere 6 IQ New Castle I4 23 Delaware City I3 291 TOTAL POINTS 176 FOOTBALL, 1 93 6 Claymont High School's football team of 1936 turned in a record of two victories, one tie, and four defeats. Meeting stiff competi- tion the team showed up well for its second year on the gridiron. Seven games in all were played. They are as follows: