Slatington High School - Reflections Yearbook (Slatington, PA)

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The night of IUDLB8?-I ers. Immediately preparations were begun on the question, Resolved! That the several states should adopt a uni- cameral system of legislation. One of the first contests was the traditional Triangular debate with Catasauqua and Emaus: unfortunately the seniors lost both decisions. One of the highlights of the season was the tournament held at Allentown Preparatory School in which many schools from Pennsylvania and New Jersey competed. One of the Slatington teams reached the semi-finals. The de- bate season was closed at Bethlehem, where four seniors participated in an open forum composed of a number of high schools of this vicinity. In addition to the annual carol service the chorus presented a Christmas cantata.Many seniors sang leading parts. Sylvia Ertel revealed her ability as a soprano. In the spring the chorus pre- sented an operetta called nAn Old-Fash- ioned Charm,n with the leading parts played by prominent seniors. An extremely interesting trip to Ilentown was taken by the class on April 26. The seniors witnessed a trial in the court house andinspected the County Ja , the State Hospital, and the Cal1-Chroni- cle Press. We also had the privilege of seeing the House of Magic, the General Electric demonstration. at the Allentown Fair Grounds. This demonstration was the same as that shown at the World's Fair. On May 7 an unusual honor came to Slatington when Dorothy Waidelich placed first in the typing contest sponsored by Bloomsburg State Teachers College. Other members of the senior class did well in the various commercial contests. Marie Yeanish placed fourth in the typing di- vision, David Frantz achieved fourth position in the bookkeeping competition, and Ray Rex and Irene Olewine finished seventh and thirteenth respectively in the shorthand tests. The band under the direction of Mr. Aeker also rendered an excellent concert on May 19. They had as their guests the A Cappella Choir of Allentown High School During the course of the program Russel Bear played a cornet solo. i 1 i 1 ! i 5 I i I 1 I 1 5 I ! I 6 E i 1 E 5 .! 3 On June 3 a new type of program was presented by the Slatington schools. This innovation, a spring festival con- sisting of dancing and pantomime numbers by the grade schools and a gymnastic ex- hibition by several Qdischool students, including many of our class, was made possible because of the large gymnasium we now have. This presentation served to emphasize the fact that'Smith Hall is not only an athletic center. The theme of the program presented by the grade schools was NMother Goose in Flower Land. All the dancing and pantomime numbers portrayed familiar nursery rhyme figures. The climax of the evening's entertainment was the procession of the May Queen accompanied by characters from Mother Goose. The gymnastic exhibition consisted of boys' tumbling, boys' appae ratus work, and girls' tap dancing. On the evenings of June lO and June ll the seniors presented WGuess Againn as their annual play. The leading roles were filled by Mae Jones, Lucy Snyder, John Schneck, and Owen Griffiths. Our final week in Slatington High School was opened with the Baccalaureate service. We shall always remember the inspiring message well Paine. The afforded us many program consisted dress of Welcome, given by Reverend Maze antics of Class Night amusing moments. The of the following! Ad- Oliver Peters: Class History, Mae Jones: Class Will, Ray Rex: Class Flower, Marie Yeanishg Presenta- tions, Lucy Snyder and Raymond DeFrain: Class Prophecy, Roberta Kern and John Kern: Class Poem, Owen Griffiths: Class lotto, Dorothy Kern. Commencement, June 23, with its serious moments, arrived and then it was gone,leaving wht us thoughts of work and success. The principal adv dress was delivered by Dr. John R. Hart of the University of Pennsylvania. William Steckel, valedictorian, and Dor- othy Waidelich, salutatorian, were our class speakers. And so our high school education is completed, and each of the one hundred and fifteen seniors closes this chapter of his book of life with a feeling of pride and satisfaction.

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The Juniors interested in debating reported to Miss Naylor. The question this year was whether or not the United States should adopt a system of crime detection similar to that of the English Scotland Yard. The debaters climaxed their successful season by debating Allentown Preparatory School over the radio. The chorus was very active, ren- dering an impressive Christmas carol ser- vice and presenting a joint chorus with the Slatington Mah Chorus in the spring. The next activity of the juniors was they highly successful Junior Play, called UBashful Bobby.n Dudley Clowes had the leading role of Robert Downing, the bashful Bobby of the play, who was exceedingly embarrassed by his bashful- ness but was unable to overcome it. The play was very amusing, During the year Robert LaBold was elected the president of our class: Ray- mond DeFrain,vice president: Lynn Ritten treasurer: and Marie Yeanish. secretary. A group of our classmates spent the last two months of their junior year in preparation for the annual Junior Declamation Contest. The competition was very strong, First prizes went to Ro- berta Kern and Oliver Peters, second prizes were awarded to Lucy Snyder andmi Ray Rex, while the third prizes were given to Arlene Stehler and Owen Grif- fiths. Honorable mention went to Mae Sensinger, Mae Jones, John Kern, and William Steckel. The one evening for which everyjun-1 ior had been eagerly awaiting finally arrived-it was the night of the Junior Prom. At 6:30 we enjoyed a well-pre- pared banquet at the Reformed Church: and upon the completion of a short pro- gram presented after the dinner, we went to the gym where everyone had an enjoy- able time dancing to the music of Claude Hays and his orchestra. With all the troubles and fun of three years left behind, we entered our last year in S.H.S. and tried very hard to act as dignified seniors. This year we were again greeted by two new teach- ers: Miss Robinson in the physical edu- cation department and Mr. Saltzer in the commercial department. Students became interested in jour- nalism and wrHing,and Mr.Prestwood then organized a Creative Writing Club, This club consisted of twenty seniors. Some of these seniors participated in several contests sponsored by well-known maga- zines. The Slate staff, comprised of leading seniors, enjoyed press confer- ences at Lehigh University, Palmerton, and Behighton. The most important event of our senior year, excepting the graduation exercises, was the dedication of Smith Hall. It occurred on December 7 and 8. The first night the formal exercises were held. The program follows! Chairman----Dr. H. B, Kern, President of Board of Education Trumpet Herald U Star Spangled Banner ---------- All dience and School Band Invocation --------- Rev. R. Maxwell Paine Address of Welcome Mr. Mervin J. Wertman, Superintendent of Schools of Lehigh County Ulndependentiane---School Band, Edgar M. Acker, Director Address ---- Dr. A. Lester Crapser, Direc- tor of Health and Bhysical Education E. Stroudsburg Teachers College uSa1uteU ------ - -------------- School Band Dedication of Smith Hall and Unveiling Of Rev. c. G, Snyder, S.T.M. School Dis- Miss Arms Louise Smith trict and American Le- gion Plaques Presentation of State Council Youth Responds? Pres. Introduction of H. B. Closing Prayer- Alma Mater ----- The second Flag-- Mr, C, W, Brinser, Secretary of F. P. A. ----Mr. Robert C, LaBold, Class of '38 Platform Guests ---- -Dr. Kern ----Rev. William C. Evans -Audience and School Band night's program was a com- bined gymnastic exhibition, given by members of the physical education depart- ment of East Stroudsburg State Teachers College and a basketball game with Slatington's principal rival--Palmerton. Early in December ten seniors answered Mr. Prestwood's call for debat- IUQSSSI

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MY FIRST EXPERIENCE W I 'I H BOOK -LEARNING Slowly but surely I made my way up the cement steps. I heard some boys call the building at the top of the steps the high school: so I decided to investigate. M first attempt to invade the building was unsuccessfulg for upon reaching the top of the many steps, I found a large heayy door standing be- tween me and the school. Of course, try as I might, th door would not budge. Finally, in desperation, I lay down in front of the door and enjoyed a restful HBP. Suddenly shouting voices and scrap- ing feet awakened me with a start, and I found myself directly in front of sever- al pairs of fast moving feet. I dodged wildly? and then, to my amazement, found that the feet were not chasing me but were headed toward the door. As the door opened, I quickly gathered my tail and scampered over the threshhold. I was immediately pursued by some, but I eventually evaded them and found m self at the head of another flight of steps. I was at the bottom before I realized just what was happening. ob . CHO c . ' I Iss Imagine my surprise when I walked, right into the middle of a band prac- tice. The director, Mr. Acker the boys called him, was already on his podium, tapping for silence. Then they played, and what a band! Dudley Clowes and Rus- sel Bear tooted away like veterans. Marie Yeanish swung out with the melody on her glocken spiel. David, Semmel tickled the drums: and all in all it was one great rehearsal. In fact, I was so interested that I forgot all about timeg and before I knew it Mr. Acker had dis- missed the boys. I wondered along unnoticed until I came to the second floor,and then one of the boys happened to see me. He made a dive for me,but I turned and ran down the steps. I got back to the first floor just in time to see the last act of the chorush operetta. I really think they have something there. xx I 5' I -,-- Then to m amazement, a bell rang: but nothing happened. Not three minutes later it rang againe-but this time thing began buzzing, From every side came the noise of rustling feet, laughing voices, opening doors, and slamming desks. I was--to put it mildly--very much bewil- dered, It seemed that I was the object of a high school stampede. 1 I ran from one side of the hall to the other, try- ing to find a place to hide. I came to a door which read Pringipal's Office and realized that it was no place for me. Finally, I found a corner and crouched out of sight till the noise and hubbub was subdued. When I came out of hiding, however, all the doors were again closedg and I once again felt very shut out of things. 1? T ff' 5 XX. X ,- ,-l,.1,..1-.1--1---- I-TIIQQQSTI