Lehighton High School - Gachtin Bambil Yearbook (Lehighton, PA)

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011215555 DIE MARYESTUND HOT GOLD IM MUNDg WER DIE VERSEIMT, DER GEHT ZU GRUNDY' CTHE MORNING HOUR IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD IF ONE MISSES IT, HIS STORY MAY NEVER BE TOLDJ

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be Rennsplhania German talent Although the Pennsylvania German dialect is slowly dying out in some sections of Penn- sylvania, the fact that it has persisted for nearly two centuries in an English-speaking nation and in a territory which was settled by English, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh as early as by Germans, is most unique. The area over which it is spoken comprises almost one-third of the total land area of the State of Pennsylvania. The more distinctively Pennsylvania German counties are Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Lancaster, Monroe, Montgomery, Northamp- ton, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder and York. These counties alone cover an area of more than 8,000 square miles and have a population of more than one and a quarter million. Pennsylvania German is not only a spoken dialect, it is also a written one. During the past century there has been produced a fairly extensive Pennsylvania German dialect literature, both in printed volumes and in material published in newspapers and maga- zines. There is no uniformity of spelling, but in most cases, the reader who has a speak- ing knowledge of German or Pennsylvania German will be able to handle the printed words. The two classic specimens presented here- with should be of special interest because of their religious and secular natures. THE LORD'S PRAYER 'M HAERR S1 GABAIT Unser Fodder, du os im Himmel bisht. G'aird is di nawma. Di Kanichreich coom'tl. Di willa sul gatlu waerra uf der ard so we im Himmel. Geb uns heit unser daiglich brode. Fergeb uns unser shoolda, so we mer unser shooldner fergevva. Un luss uns net ferfeer'd waerra in shlechtes, awer heet uns geaga ungoot. For di is's kanichreich, un de gawalt, un all de air for immer. Awmen. fTran:Iated by E. H. Raurh in hir Penn.rylvania Dutch Hand-Book -Mauch Chunk, Pa., 18791 A VISIT FROM ST. NICK DIE NACHT ,FER KRISHDAWG Es war die nacht 'fer Krishdawg, wie darrichs gons hous Nix hot sich ferrak'd, net a mohl en mousg Die shtrimp war'n om shonshta in roi'a ufkenkt, In der hoffnung der Belsnickle en yaders ba-shenkt. Die kinner war'n all om shlofa im bett Mit shpielsach un kandy war'n foll ihr kepg Ich un die Mam, shlaferich, die arwet all ga-du, Suchten unser bett fer notwendichie ruh. Wie en grosses ga-rabble war forna im hoff, Un ich shpring uf, bout halver im schlof, Un shpring hie ons fenster wie der blitz, Hab uff gamacht der shutter, un setz mich uf der sitz. Der mond sheint so hell uf'm frish g'fallna shna, Macht allas wie dawg-so hell un so sha. Was ich g'sehna bab lechert mich tzum fershplitta, Ocht glana hersh, ei'g'shpant, paar wise im shlittag fcontinued on Page 90?

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Class of 1951 PAUL ALLEN ACE General 124 South Seventh Street November 29 Nature Study 10. WILLIAM FRANKLIN AHNER General R. F. D. No. 3 February 7 Automobile Club 9,' Nature Study 10,' Photography 12. RICHARD CHARLES ASHNER Academic 229K South Third Street October 25 Boyf' Glee Club 9,' Mixed Chorus 12g Pre.r.r Club Play 11,' Senior Clan Play 12,' Band 9, 10, 11, 1Z,' Orcheftra 9, 10, 11, 12,' Gym Team 10, 11, 12,' Gym Club 10, 11, 12,' jay-Vee Baxleetball 10,' Student Manager 9,' Track 10, 11, 12,' Intramural Baxleet- batl10, 11, 12. JAMES ASLANIS Academic 135 North Third Street june 7 V arrity Ba.veball10, 11, 125 Varsity Football 12,' jay Vee Bafket- ball 9, 10,- Track 11, 12, Interclaf: Bafleetball 10, 11, 12,' Public Speaking and Debating 11, 12, Leni Lenapian 10, 11, 12,' Intra- mural Bafketball 9,' Gachtin Bambi! 11,' Clan' Play 11, 12,' Prefs glitz glay 11, 12,' Photography 10, 12,' Art Club 7, 8, 9g Stamp lu . VERNON ELLSWORTH HAIR General 538 Mahoning Street july I2 Football S, 9, 10, 11,' jay-Vee Barketball 9, 10,' Bafeball 9, 11, 12, Track l2,' Clan Officer 10, Vice-Preifdent. JEAN CAROLYN BALLIET Academic 418 South Third Street September 20 Girlx' Choruf 9, 10, 11, 12,' Interclaff Bafleetball 9,' Gym Club 9, 10, II, 12, Leni Lenapian 9, 10,' Orcheftra 11, 125 Gym Team 9, 10, II, 12. DORIS JEAN BECK General R. F. D. No. 1 May 5 Girl.r' Choru: 10, 11, 12. JOHN BEDNAR Academic R. F. D. No. 2 April 25 Nature Study 10. JOSEPH PETER BEDNARIK General Andreas February 27 Automobile Club 9. GLORIA JUNE BEERS General R.F.D. No. 2, Palmerton April 22 GirlJ' Clioriu 11. JEAN ELIZABETH BEERS General R. F. D. No. 3 April 14 Photography 11,' Girlr, Chorur 10,11,12,' Program Salef 9,10,11. SHIRLEY MARILYN BERGER Commercial R. F. D. No. 1 December 13 Typing Club 11, 12. SYLVIA MILDRED BERGER Commercial R. F. D. No. 3, Union Hill july 25 Typing Club 11, 12. WARREN CLAIR BERGER General R. F. D. No. 1 june 28 Nature Study Club 10. WILLIAM ADAM BERGER General R. F. D. No. 2, Palmerton October 10 RICHARD ELMER BERLIN General R. F. D. No. 3 September 9 GERALDINE ELIZABETH BOLLINGER Commercial R. F. D. No. 3 january 3 Girly' Choruf 10, 11, 12,' Gym Team 10, 11, 12, Cheerleading 10, 11, 12,' Victory Corpf 9, 10, 11,' Gym Club 10, II, 12. LYNWOOD JAMES BOYER J Academic Weissport December 26 Gym Club 9, 10, 11, 12, Gym Team 11, 125 .lnterclaxf Barketball 11, 12,' Varsity Football 11, 12,' Student Manager fBa.veballJ 10g Track 9, 11, 12,' Boyf' Glee Club 10, 125 Gachtin Bambil 115 Clan Play 11, 12, Prem Club Play 11, 12,' Orcheftra 12. PHYLLIS ANN BOYER Academic Union Hill Auguxt 1.5 Girlf' Choruf 12. CHESTER ORIS BREDBENNER General R. F. D. No. 1 February 21 Automobile Club 9,' Boyx' Glee Club II, 12. DAWSON RUSSELL BROWN General 275 Bankway September 13 Intramural Bafleetball 7, Sy 1ntercla.v.v Batleetball 9, 10, 11, 12,' jay Vee Bafleetball 10,' V arfity Bafleetball 11. MILDRED AMELIA BUBICK Academic R. F. D. No. 2 February 4 Girls' Chorus 11, 12,' Gachtin Bambil 11.