G A R Memorial High School - Garchive Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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SPCTLIGHT ON CLASS CF '38 IT was a sunny morning lasT SepTember when we came back To G. A. R. To enTer our senior year. Every eye was brighT and every smile was merry, Tor hadn'T we iusT compleTed a Tine vacaTion packed wiTh Tun, and weren'T we abouT To enTer The Tinal year oT our school IiTe. Soon we realized The parT we were To play in The eyes oT The under-classmen. The spoTlighT Tell on us, and our every move and gesTure was a paTTern Tor The younger sTudenTs To Tollow. We TelT as Though we musT play our parTs well, To leave behind us The memory oT a Tine class, a Tine year, and a Tine record. cupied The senior seaTs during chapel exercises. We TelT T-' our digniTy rise as we wenT To classes carrying wiTh us our impressive looking Virgil books, chemisTry, solid geomeTry, and oTher advanced TexTs. We were going To make someThing oT ourselves This year. We recall how proud we TelT The TirsT Time we oc- r P, J-. Then we decided we should Tully TiT ourselves Tor our exalTed posiTions by ioining many organizaTions, aT- Tending The dances, games, and plays. FooTball season Tound us presenT aT all The games cheering Tor our dear alma maTer. We remember The TirsT Tall PaTrons' Day when our Teachers and moThers meT, The opening baskeTball games, The impressive ChrisTmas play . . . and Then ChrisTmas vacaTion. ATTer New Year's we seTTled down To some hard sTudy Tor The mid-year examinaTions, buT we managed To aTTend baskeTball games .... We were charmed by The opereTTa, CapTain oT The Guard, and we ThoughT The senior play, Mrs. Temple's Telegram, The besT ever. And Then spring vacaTion! And aTTer ThaT we aT- Tended The meeTings oT The various senior commiTTees. . . . Senior phoTographs! WhaT a Time we had choosing our besT pose Tor The Garchive .... Track season .... Baseball games. BuT all Too soon we realized ThaT graduaTion was buT a shorT Time away. As we pracTiced our commencemenT program, deep inside we experienced a wisTTul Teeling. .. .And Then The ouTing .class nighT . . .class day. . . and Tinally . . . GraduaTionI . . .TonighT as we march down The aisle Tor The lasT Time, every head will be high, proud ThaT we have aTTained our goal .... And yeT, every eye will be misTy as we leave The audiTorium. IT is Tarewell To our high school days. f And now we go ouT inTo The world To Take our places as men and women. Whenever The spoTlighT oT aTTen- Tion Talls upon us in The TuTure may iT show us playing our parTs well. True To The ideals we have gained aT 6. A. R., our alma maTer dear. U31 Dk,-w.,,,l,f'F..ff.1-2 .T is CLASS OFFICERS Bernard Blaum ---- PresidenT GerTrude Jones - Vice-PresidenT Rosemary O'Connor - SecreTary Frank Romanick - - Treasurer

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FACULTY ENGLISH Miss Elizabelh Brown, Miss Chrisline Moyer, Miss Clarissa Hari, Miss Edilh Moses, Miss Charlolle Shark, Miss Charlolle Lord. SOCIAL STUDIES AND MATHEMATICS Sealed: Miss Rulh Reqan, Miss Elizabelh Baur. Sfandingr Miss Mabelle Silyius, Miss Gerlrude Silvius, Mis: Mary Ruddy, Miss Mildred Slemples, Miss Kalherine Hoary, Miss Minnie Hahn. MUSIC AND ART Miss Florence Evans, Mr. Alexander Murray, Mr. Willi.1Ir1 Roberls, Miss Elizabelh Puqh. HOME ECONOMICS Miss Sarah Rilchie, Miss Kalherine Laidler, Miss Graff' Willianis, Miss Alma Collon, INDUSTRIAL ARTS Mr. Charles Birlh, Mr. Kennelh Smilh, Mr. Fred Howell, Mr. William Trelhaway, Mr. Charles Romiq, Mr. Emnlc Wenlzel. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr. William Jones, Miss Helen Brennan, Miss Marie Mcffarlhy, Mr, Roberl Thomas. TEACHERS ABSENT FROM PICTURES Miss Cora E, Edwards lEnqlishl, Mrs. Ida Klein lsozial sludies, rnalhemalicsl, Miss Josephine Leonard lEnqlishl, Miss Kalhryn Phillips lEnqlish. commercial subieclsl, Miss Miriam Siegel llirench. hisloryl, Miss Eira Williams Ilfnqlish, malhernalicsl, Mr. Michael Chruney llaboralory assislanll, I'2l

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SHEFHELD JON ABRAHAM . . . has been a member of fhe dramafic. glee. currenl evenls, and dancing clubs. Shelfe was one of lhe co-chairmen of lhe Hallowe'en dance and a member of lhe casl oi lhe Chrislmas play. Served as homeroom represenfafive for lhree years. Would like io be a ceriified public accounlanl. FRANCES ANN AGURKIS . . . enlered G. A. R. from Parrish Slreel school and look a commercial course. Was homeroom secrelary and vice-presidenl Aclive in Girl Reserves for lhree years and belonged also lo Garscribes and S. S. S. clubs. Fran likes bicycling, skaling. and reading. Aciive in church work. XXZM-'QCII AUDREY MAE ALLEN . . . came from Parrish Slreel school lo G. A. R., where she has Taken an academic course. Audrey served as bank cashier and as associale represenlalive, and was a member of lhe knilling club for 'Iwo years. Her hobbies are swimming and reading. She is aclive in church work. JOSEPH J. ADAMS . . . came from Hazle Slreel school lo G. A. R. as a sevenlh grade sludenl. Has Taken a commercial course. Was a member of lhe C. M. T. C. and biology clubs. Joe was homeroom bank cashier for +wo years. His main hobby is reading good books. WILLIAM HENRY ADAMS . . . enlered G. A. R. in I932 from Parrish Sireel school. Quincy, whose ambilion is lo become a cabinel' maker. has Taken a lech ' I c urse. A member of lhe slage crew, fwice a bank cashier, and a one- lime ember of lhe lr k leam. He enioys lhe ouldoor life. mainly camping ag? fishing. , EGI A MA MBRUSTER . . . is greally inieresled in reading, hiking, sw ' g, nd iding, + she also found lime for lhe marionelle, Girl Reserves, danc'ng, ' ing clubs. Was on The senior lea commillee and lhe commil- fee lhe operella. Jeanie would like lo become an eificienl secrelary. el EVELYN JAYNE ARONOFF . . . has for several years been a member of lhe library s'ruden+ slaff as well as of hall and cafeleria pa+rols: received pin for former, and shield for laffer. Presidenf of safely palrol in lenfh grade. Member of egueslrian and ping-pong clubs. Evelyn would like To become a nurse. JOSEPH GEORGE ADOMITIS . . . enlered G. A. R. from Meade Slreel school afler spending his lirsl six years lhere. Was a iunior usher and served on The assembly book squad. His hobbies are fishing and camping. Joe's ambifion is lo become a firsl class machinisi. LEONARD LEO ADOMITIS . . . came lo G. A. R. from Cusler Sfreef school in sevenlh grade and look a lechnical course. Lennie is fond of ouldoor life and can oflen be seen slariing of for a hike lh ugh 'rhe woods. He is also inleresled in alhlelics. I f 4 l Y X . A ...'. ying ak'n an ac' rs . p lo go in lrain- in ' paralion flior beco ing Ehild nurs . Corky has been an aclive member of hall and cafel l a olsyireceivexja shieLd for her services. Was a member of ping-pon , rg lic 'anijcLipsirianilclubs. Her hobbies are Tennis and bibywgs I . x - FRANCES AUSTIN . . . was presidenl of hall palrol and a member of lhe girls' varsify baskefball leamg received awards in bolh aciivilies. She played a lead in lhis year's musical comedy and sang in lwo olhers. Belonged lo lhe dramalic, ping-pong, and dancing clubs. Fanny hopes 'ro become a leacher of home economics. WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN . . . a commercial sludenl, eniered lhe sevenfh grade from Gran? Slreel school. Was a member of the biology club and basker- ball leam, receiving a leffer in 'the la'r'rer aclivily. Held several homeroom offices. Bill's hobby is radio. His chief ac+ivi+ies oulside of school are swim- ming, ping-pong. and reading. l'4 l4-I Yu: 7'-ROM ME Q-Eff'