Northampton Area High School - Amptennian Yearbook (Northampton, PA)

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'Q' Honor Dueg From leTT, Frank NovograTz, proudesT dad in NorThampTon, chaTs wiTh his All-American son, RoberT: Cong. Francis E. Walfer, who appoinTed Bob To 'iNesT PoinT, and U.S. Supreme CourT JusTice Tom Clark. Honor and acclaim came lasT December Trom all poinTs in The UniTed STaTes To a young man who over- nighT be-came one oT The mosT disTinguished alumni OT our school. l-le is RoberT M. NovograTz, a graduaTe oT The Class of l954. As a cadeT in his lasT year aT The UniTed STaTes MiliTary Academy, WesT PoinT, N. Y., Bob was named All-American Guard Tor his ouTsTanding work on The Army TooTball Team. AnoTher oT The many honors he received was The Lineman OT The Year award oT The WashingTon, D.C., Touchdown Club and The Los An- geles Times. Then on March 7 oT This year, almosT seven hundred NorThampTonians and area residenTs came TogeTher in The NorTharnpTon Memorial CommuniTy CenTer To Ten- SEVCT1 der Bob and his parenTs, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Novo- graTz, The mosT rousing Teslrimonial seen here Tor a long Time. Heading an array oT The speakers were Jim Crowley, one oT NoTre Dame's immorTal Four l-lorse- men, and Dale l-lall, head coach aT The Academy. Ray Wahl, our Burgess and English Teacher, presenTed Bob wiTh a plague in behalT oT The people. Remarks were given by FooTball Coach Al Erdosy and Dr. Eichler. All were inTroduced by Michael LiseTslci, our baseball coach and P. oT D. Teacher, who was ToasT- masTer. LaTer, on his 22nd birThday, Bob was pre- senTed wiTh a purse by Mr. Wahl. For The honor Bob has broughT To our communiTy and our school, and Tor The shining example he has seT Tor ourselves and oTher young Tollc ThroughouT The naTion, we are boTh happy and proud To saluTe him.

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Honor Lo Whonz Dr. M. G. Miller receives The CiTaTion of The Pennsylvania Medical SocieTy in recogniTion of 50 years service in his profession. From leTT are Dr. Miller, Dr. Thomas STiTes, Mr. AnThony Billera and Dr. Charles Meixsell. l-lonor and recogniTion are perennially besTowed upon one of The mosT Tamiliar Tigures wiThin our halls- Dr. M. G. Miller, our school physician. IT was in SepTember oT l955 ThaT Dr. Miller was presenTed wiTh The plaque oT The Pennsylvania Medical SocieTy Tor having aTTained TiTTy years oT disTinguished service To his proTession. The presenTaTion was made by Dr. Thomas STiTes, NazareTh, Then The presidenT oT The NorThampTon CounTy Medical SocieTy. IT Took place aT a special meeTing oT The NorThampTon Area Chamber oT Commerce, Then headed by AnThony Bil- lera, presidenT. Dr. Miller was a youngsTer oT 78 aT The Time. and he received The congraTulaTions oT anoTher young NorThampTon physician, Dr. Charles page six E. Meixsell, Then 74, who has since received The same award. In January of This year, Dr. Miller was again hon- ored, and again by The Chamber. The occasion marked The Chamber's golden anniversary year. One of iTs Tounders was CharTer Member Dr. Miller. Pre- siding aT his TirsT meeTing as presidenT was Dr. Eichler. our superinTendenT. A school Teacher beTore he enTered The medical proTession. Dr. Miller has now compleTed his TorTy-Third year as school medical examiner. To his oTher TribuTes, mosT oT which we cannoT menTion here, we add This Token of our regard and aTTecTion.

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Congratulations, Too Young Bob Novogralz as a Tackle on lhe Norlharnplon High Squad. Happy Birlhday, Dr. Mlller. Dr, George A. lfichler, our superinfendenl and Presiclenl ol 'lhe Norlhampfon Area Chamber of Commerce, lellp Spealcer Irv Wermonl cenler, and Mr, Ray Wahl, English Teacher and Burgess of Norlharnplon, chal al The annual Chamber clinner. page ciqhl