Slatington High School - Reflections Yearbook (Slatington, PA)

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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

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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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7 3 1 :U93381 Well, I decided that success comes to those who try: therefore I started to explore again. I stood a few minutes outside each door and by the time I got back to the place I started, everything was Jumbled something like this: WReto- urezxfl9: Magellan sailed round the world and a compound sentence has 2 in- dependent clauses.N I am telling you it was awful. wlsgn- ..,en,,., - s 3? x - i Wie 'f N 0 , Ks- a -gym -.A ' galil-,-NN WI kvf7 'after much deliberation: HI deter- mined to launch an attack on one of the I decided upon Room II, and was rooms. about to sneak through the open door when--to my horrow--I heard someone com- ing. I could tell by the determined the approaching man that he step of meant business: consequently once more I hustled my tail around and began scam- 27 l -- ----if --- ff - pering in every direction at once. In a desperate attempt to escape being seen by the man, I dived for an open door-- but too late. His sharp eyes had seen me dashing wildly: and, I am sorry to say, he started chasing me. I ran into a room that was much longer than the others and practically over flowing with children Cif one may call them childrenl. Now, I'll admit children have their place: but this was no place for them, for they hindered me in my race for freedom. But, I had no sooner entered than every eye was on me and my pursuer. We seemed to be the center of attraction. Why, I don't know. I'm sure every one of those children had seen a dog at some time or other: and as for the man--well, he looked alright to me. I shot a sly glance over m should- er to see whether my pursuer had gained on me: and horror of horrors, he had. What could I do? A room full of kids. and a teacher laughing, giggling following right on one aisle and down and seats. When I imagine my surprise man, I saw six boys my heels. I ran up another between feet looked around again, when'instoad of one on my trail. One of them had a big box-like thing, and he seemed to be heading in m direction. Boy! was I scared! I ran under a desk and tried to make myself invisible and prayed for the floor to open and swallow me, but it didn't. Then someone stuck a broom in my face and that got me mad. I can stand a lot, but that was too much. RRI I began to growl and crouch farther back under the seat, but it didn't do any good. The boy with the box came closer, and I retreated skawly but surdy into a corner. All of a sudden every- thing was black, and I realized that the inevitable had happened--I was caught! Someone had thrown the box over me and had made me a prisoner. Then they pick- ed up the box and began carrying it. I struggled desperately to get out, and I almost made it, but some boy kept push- ing me back. If .... -...............,.,... 1' A-R I: Q9 5 4? ze F :A I + I ieE?EaXMEEB?nEp6nH4nand fait the boys set the box down. Once more I was outside the building. Then the boys went back into the building closing the door tightly behind them. So ended my first day in school: and as far as I'm concerned, my last. If that's Wbook-learnin give me a back yard and a bone.--Lucy Snyder