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

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DATE OPPONENT We THEY Oct. 2 Alexis l. DuPont ro o 9 Dover o o 16 Caesar Rodney o 18 23 New Castle 38 7 Nov. 6 Conrad o 31 1 3 Friends 7 1 2 zo P. S. Dupont I3 35 TRACK SEASON OF 1936 Last year's track and field season was one of the most successful in the past three years. Under the able guidance of Coach Prince, the team was whipped into condition and made an excellent showing for an un- seasoned squad. The first meet of the year was the Penn Relays on April 25. The boys, Charles Kovanic, Richard Hasting, Samuel Speak- man, and Albert Kaiser, succeeded in capturing fifth place. Delaware Interscholastics were held at Delaware College on May 2. However, the results were not favorable to Claymont as they lost to Middletown. lt was at this meet that Andrew Nagy pole-vaulted II feet 6 inches for a new school record and a tie for second place. Gut third and last large track event was the Jacob I. Tome School Meet at Port Deposit, Maryland on May 9. Claymont took three first places, no second places, one third place, and two fourth places. Last, but not least, the half-mile relay team easily won its event. Two new records were established by the relay team: our own Claymont School record and the jacob I. Tome School Meet record. Middletown and Georgetown were our next rivals at a meet held at Middletown. Middletown edged Claymont out by half a point while Georgetown placed third. The following week the Middletown boys were Claymont's guests on our own home field. Claymont sought revenge for the previous week's defeat and got it by winning over Middletown by a large score. Church Farm boys were our next visitors, bringing their Junior High team with them. Claymont dropped the meet to her visitors by a close margin. Our last meet was with our neighboring school, Archmere. Archmere was handi- capped by some of its best material having gone home, and so Claymont took the meet with a bang. graduation the season of 1937. is as follows: Penn Relays As Claymont lost only a few men by team remains intact for the ,U The schedule of 1937 meets f J' April 23-24 Franklin Field, Pa. Delaware Interscholastics May 1 Newark, Del. jacob I. Tome lwfay 8 Port Deposit, Md. Conrad May' 13 Home Middletown May 22 Home Church Farm May 29 Glen Loch, Pa. P. S. du Pont june 4 Home PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR GIRLS Hockey opens the outdoor activities for girls at Claymont High School in September. lt is a thrilling game, and the girls love it and find it one of the InOSt exhilarating of all out door sports. After several weeks of practice, a series of inter-class games are played. When the hockey season is over, the girls play basketball for short periods during their regular physical education classes. ln February and March a schedule of inter-class volley ball games was arranged for a noontime activity once a week. Other noontime activities during winter months included social dancing, ping pong, shuffle board, and goal shooting. With the coming of spring all the girls participate in track and field events during regular class periods. Throughout the whole school year the seniors and juniors were given the physical education tests prepared by the National Recreation Association. At the close of school in June a number of girls will receive certificates of merit for equalling or excelling the national standards. At the annual gymnastic exhibition pro- gram early in April, 130 girls out of an en- rollment of 2oo took part. The girls pre- sented dancing, club swinging, gymnastics, apparatus work, and pyramid building. Every girl who is physically able partici- pates in all phases of athletic activities. ln place of highly competitive sports the school athletic program is so planned and executed that all the pupils will derive a recreational and an educational value. The cultivation of proper health habits and the ability to keep physically fit are the main objectives of our physical education program. 52 Z.

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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:

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If ALUMNI NEWS Something new in the way of student contests was the play contest sponsored by the Alumni Association. The friendly competition among the high school classes furnished a lively evening's entertainment for the audience. Each class from Freshmen to Seniors pre- sented a one act play. The Sophomore Class, coached by Miss Sara Eppihimer, garnered the first prize of S15 for its amusing little play, Waxed Ends. The second prize of Src went to the Seniors, coached by Miss Dorothy Hayes, for their selection, Not Tonight. The third prize of S5 was awarded to the junior Class who, coached by Mrs. Marshall Sanders, presented Rooms to Let. :lf ik if ik The annual Christmas dance held December 28 was a great success, President Finoc- chiario announces. This dance has become a school tradition comarable to Seniors' P Hallowe'en Festival. Chairman of the committee was Claire Lockard, ' 6. 3 PF if wk ll! A reunion dinner for Alumni members and the graduating class will be held on june 12. We like this attempt of the Alumni Association to be friendly with the Seniors. The Seniors will be wanting to join next year, and this dinner will give them an opportunity to get ac- quainted, not only with the Association members, but with the workings of the organization. FF lk HK Uk Betty Price graduated from Xwilmington General Hospital. Quite in keeping with her Claymont record, she won fifty dollars for having highest general standing in her class. incidentally that prize was won there years ago by another Claymont Graduate, Mrs. C. Carter, CEmma Heapsj class of '30, who recently gave birth to a baby boy. Another prize winner is Margaret jones '33 who graduated from W'ilmington General Hospital Nursing School and won second prize for having the second highest general average. Winona Entrekin '32 will graduate from Delaware County Hospital at West Chester. John Crerand, graduating this year from the University of Delaware Engineering School, has been on the honor roll during his stay there. Harry Rich, who has also been on the honor roll of the University of Delaware, will graduate from the language department this year. Edwin Hineman '33 graduates this june from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the Mask and Vlfig Club and of the University Glee Club. Martha Mason '51 is studying for her Master's Degree in Chemistry at the University of Vermont. Martha won a fellowship for her outstanding work during her four years at Delaware. Having completed a business course at Beacom's, Henrietta Bolin is now a teacher at the Girls' Industrial School. Louanna Hanby '36 was Freshman attendant at the May Day Festival at the University of Delaware where Elizabeth Davidson, a former Claymont pupil, was crowned queen. Grace Kwick '35, in her sophomore year at Delaware has been made business manager ofthe Blue and Gold , a publication that comes out every two years. President of the Student Council at Goldey College is Blair Zebley's new title. Next time you feel like speeding along the highway, better change your mind. For John Conrad '53 is now a minion of the law and he doesn't fix traffic summons! The Army and Navy are both well represented in our Alumni group with Harlan and Robert Pyle both in the Navy and Ray Schuler with the Army in Hawaii. Incidentally, Ray holds the record for dashes in his division. Nellie Harrington, class of '36 has already merited a position with the Chester Water Company while Betty Culver '36 is affiliated with the Equitable Trust Co. Eros has been having an open season among our Alumni group and can go back to Glympus with a full bag. Among those who have muttered the fateful I do's are Martha Howard, '32 who is now Mrs. Reginald Vorous. Ellen Nields also class of '32 has taken the vows as Mrs. George Coldron.