Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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Tho 1913 .fpauolzr be lbj walk, and wide thy playgrolnzdr spread . . . . . . . Chapter III BRAIN PLUS BRAWN WITHIN THE WALLS of Red Lion High there lies a gym, a barren spot whe empty, but a place of gaiety and directed activity when filled with live energetic gymnasts. Yells and shrieks, moans and groans-all contribute i forming the atmosphere which characterizes this wide space. Here our muscles learn that there is a condition known as stiffness. By wa of stimulating exercises, thrilling games, and exciting races, our physical bo ies get their first taste of the building-up program put on by our school. boys who participate in football, basketball, baseball, and track really fin out that gym periods are.literally a taste in physical Workouts, for they spen many hours conditioning their bodies in order to compete with other school But, as any athlete will tell you, it takes more than muscles to put out wi ning teams. A fast-Working brain must match fast-Working feet. A ball in t hands is one thing, but a ball in the hands of a quick-thinking racing halfba may mean a score. Every so often the varsity teams have a session in Room instead of the field or gym floor. The mental gymnastics prove invaluable i the game coming up. Room 7 is also the scene of the periodic health classes in which We lea what it is that makes us tick and the meaning of those long words the doct uses when diagnosing our case as nothing but a slight cold. A healthy bo is an important factor in helping us to enjoy life to its fullest capacity. So you see our alma mater stresses not only the brain and its stimulatio but the brawn and its development.

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are somewhat alike. That is their intelligence. It is very unusual for a high school of our size to have as many masters degrees alter the names ol its faculty as we do. It we don't learn, it isn't because our teachers don't have the brains, but it could be that we are not as ambitious as they. Day in and day out of the school year the faculty are always ready to help us. We have always been aware ol the aid they gave us in our daily work. But now that we are ready to leave school and try our fortune, we realize how much they have helped us get ready for this. . ts. 5 t 1 L . E TOP: Our men ol science -Mr. Myers, A Mr. Shoemaker, and Mr. Engle-conter with each other in the biology room. CENTER LEFT: Coach leaves the friendly warmth ot the boiler room to venture out into the snow. CENTER RIGHT: l'Anothe1' day, another dollar. Four weary teach- ers--Miss Hoopes, Miss Clevenger, Mrs. Shermeyer, and Miss Farlling-head lor home at the end ot the day. Bo'r'roM LEFT: Mr. Kulp, presiding over the inner sanctum, check's over a student's record. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mr. Frits and Mr. Hangen enjoy a joke through the window of the latter's - er, uh - car. I 4 ,Ev s , . 55' va mgfwf, ., ,,,,,,,M wx i an 'tink f-ij 25

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Ai., 41 FUUTBALL A 'L A' ARSITY-FRONT: D. Iohnson, R. Fifzlcee, F. Inners, G. Smith, A. Campbell, D. Fink, Coach Hangen. SECOND: D. Shellen- erger, G. Smith, D. Paules, D. Grove, l. Craley, C. Green, B. Hoffman, D. Wise. THIRD: R. Bull lMgr.l, T. Fruliger, D. orlcinger, D. Shelly, L. Clewell, C. Rexroth, R. Urey, S. Snyder, R. Grove lMgr.l. BACK: D. Blessing, F. Axe, R. Dolls, F. Smallbroolc, P. Pedlow, P. Stein, I. Hoffman, G. McGuigcm. With six varsity lettermen providing the nu- leus of the team, the l945 Lions prepared to dig heir cleats into a tough nine-game schedule. week before school opened Coach Hangen rilled the squad twice a day on the fundamen- als of the newly accepted T formation. The eam rapidly grasped the new system and soon he first eleven was ready to start the season. Opening at home against York Catholic the ions, showing a dazzling passing attack, tri- mphed easily. Fink tossed two touchdown aeri- ls to Iohnson while Smith accounted for another o the sarne receiver. Rexroth, with two beauti- runs, furnished the other two scores. On the following Saturday the team journeyed Lemoyne and brought home two firsts-the conference victory and the first win over opponent since the beginning of the series. last year's most valuable player, two scoring passes. Smith pulled in the thrown by Fitzkee who later scored Next came a most important game and unfor- a disastrous one. Meeting a very strong eleven on their field, under a blazing sun, Red Lion lads played their best which was not quite good enough. This time, passes were instrumental in the Lion's defeat. Bouncing back from the week before, the team trounced York High Reserves on the home field. Inners scored first on a sixty-yard dash, Fitzkee repeating soon after on a pass from Fink. Bless- ing did the honors for the next two trips onto pay-dirt, receiving a pair of aerials from Smith. Almost continual rain cut down the Alumni Day crowd. Playing another game at home the Lions scored almost at will as they beat Elizabethtown. Scores came in the first, second, and fourth pe- riods and were made by Inners f2l, Fitzkee 125, and Smith. A large Booster Day crowd, along with cr fine band presentation, added pep and color to the game. On the third successive home date the Lions tangled with Biglerville in what seems to be the jinx game of each year. Once again, no decision was reached as the two strong teams battled to another scoreless deadlock. The game ended with Red Lion boys on their opponent's seven- yard line. A large Homecoming Day crowd wit- nessed the affair. Once more hitting its stride the team con- quered Ephrata in a night tussle on the enemy field. A blocked punt set up Ephrata's lone score 27