Slatington High School - Reflections Yearbook (Slatington, PA)

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Richard K. Jones With his crew cut, dark-rimmed glasses, and cheerful facial expression, Mr. Jones looks more like a college student than a teacher. He teaches seventh grade English. A native Slatingtonian, he graduated from S.H.S. and Kutz-town State College. He enjoys good music and sports of all kinds. Rollin Jones Advisor to junior high student council, coach for JV football and basketball and varsity track, Mr. Jones is an allround sports enthusiast. He is a graduate of S.H.S. and East Stroudsburg College and is working for his Master’s degree at Lehigh. One of his hobbies is flying. Gordon L. Kemp Mr. Kemp will always be remembered as the mild-mannered man amid a nightmare of clacking typewriters. He graduated from Berwick High and Blooms-burg State College and received his Master’s degree from Lehigh. As S.H.S. athletic manager, he is seen at most sports events. He likes to bowl and read and enjoys doing handicraft in wood. Knowledge, Understanding, Friendliness, Co-operation - Mary Joan Koch Students enjoy junior high mathematics and junior business training with Miss Koch. A graduate of West Hazleton High and Bloomsburg State College, Miss Koch lists reading. televieVing, and sports as some of her hobbies. She is present at all S.H.S. sports events. She has plans to further her education by taking summer courses. Sara Ellen Miller There’s never a dull moment with Miss Miller, our fun-loving sophomore English teacher. Miss Miller, who graduated from S.H.S. and Wilson College, likes music, dancing, and reading. She is studying for her Master’s degree at Lehigh. Lois Minnich Mrs. Minnich lists swimming as her major pastime along with reading and other sports. Our junior high English teacher graduated from Slatington and East Stroudsburg State College. She has done graduate work at Penn and Lehigh and hopes to travel to Europe in a few years.

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Leah E. Herrity Mrs. Herrity teaches shorthand, office practice, and general clerical practice. In her leisure Mrs. Herrity enjoys sewing, gardening, and making. A Northampton High graduate and an alumna of Cedar Crest College, Mrs. Herrity makes her hqme in Allentown. Bernice L. Hicks “A foreigner in our midst?” No, it’s our German and French teacher, a recent S.H.S. graduate, Mrs. Hicks. She enjoys reading, sports, and dancing and would like to travel (and possibly live) in western U.S.A. Mrs. Hicks received her college training at Millersville State College. William E. Horvath Mr. Horvath teaches bookkeeping, consumer education, and business mathematics. Much of his time in and out of the school day is spent as Student Council’s able advisor. He is a graduate of Allentown High and Bloomsburg State College with a Master’s degree from Columbia University. In his spare time he puts finishing touches on his new home. We Needed Many Different Things. Leonard Houser Wavy blond hair, a pleasant one-sided smile, a light suit—it sounds like Mr. Houser, junior high geography teacher. Mr. Houser is a graduate of Branch Township High and Kutztown State College and hopes to do some work on his Master’s degree at Temple this summer. His hobbies include sports, television, and collecting coins. Elizabeth H. Hunsberger New fashions in foods and clothes make her brown eyes sparkle. Our quick-stitching, needle-handy home economics teacher lives in Slatington and graduated from S.H.S. and Drexel Institute of Technology. Her hobbies are sewing, good books, and good music. Donald P. Jones His caricatures and cartoons prove his talent as S.H.S. art teacher. Our art teacher is always ready to lend a helping hand. He is much interested in old cars, fishing, bowling, and photography. He graduated from S.H.S. and Kutztown State College and has always made his home in Slatington.

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Evelyn A. Morgan “Salvete, discipuli! ” Miss Morgan teaches the dread subject of most freshmen—Latin! As librarian at S.H.S., she is always up on the latest books. She loves the theater and grows roses in her leisure. A graduate of S.H.S. and Wilson College. Miss Morgan received her M.A. at Penn State. John Wilson Parsons A newcomer to our high school this year, Mr. Parsons is well liked by everyone in spite of his rough physics courses. He is a graduate of Palmerton High and the University of the South and has done some graduate work at Yale University. He is a high-stepping member of the Palmerton Men’s Band and is an avid hunter as well. Alice A. Podlaski Miss Podlaski directs our snappy cheerleaders. A proficient athlete herself, she coaches girls’ basketball and teaches girls’ gym and health classes. Miss Podlaski graduated from Tunkhannock High and East Stroudsburg College. She enjoys all kinds of sports and dancing. They Taught Us, Each One in Turn. Hazel D. Reed “May I go to Mrs. Reed for a needle and thread?” is often the cry when an emergency arises. Mrs. Reed, an S.H.S. and Mansfield State College alumna, is our capable home economics teacher, working amid the aromas of cake, cookies, and other viands. She is handy with the needle and enjoys art, painting, and good music. William J. Reese Mr. Reese is an ardent baseball coach. He also teaches the seventh and eighth graders the fundamentals of basketball. As problems of democracy teacher, Mr. Reese enjoys the study of Lincoln’s life. A graduate of Liberty High and Moravian College in Bethlehem, he received his Master’s degree from Columbia. Owen M. Roberts The only teacher with a classroom in Smith Hall, Mr. Roberts is our well-liked junior high history teacher. An ardent fisherman and bowler, he graduated from S.H.S. and Kutztown State and has taken graduate work at Ursinus and Lehigh. He makes his home within walking distance of S.H.S.