Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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Activities l l7lRST ROW'--1. Bechtel, P. Fallon, J. Miuccio, S. Eves, I. Bechtel, J. Hertzog, M. Homcha, T. Steinrock, R. Darrall, Mr. Frost. SECOND ROXV-K. Anderson, L. Keller, G. Eyes, J. Costenbader, Chess D. Dunlap and G. Eves ponder their positions as 1. Hertzog and J. Cramp offer advice. The origins of chess have been traced to pre- Christian India and China, from there the game spread through Europe, where it was known as the game of kings. It employs two kings, two queens, four bishops, four knights, four rooks, sixteen pawns, patience and an analytical mind. With the formation this year of a school Chess Club, the Royal Game found many adherents. President, George Evesg vicefpresident, Don Dunlapg treasurer, james Crampg and secretary, john Hertzog headed the club. During the first few monthly meetings of the Chess Club, an in-club tournament was conducted to determine the relative levels of skill of the rnembers. When this round of games was con- cluded, plans were made for tournaments with chess clubs from other schools. Under the guidance of Mr. Costenbader, the club members also studied the strategy and hisf tory of chess, and improved their playing skills.

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l 3 Activities Mr. Dan Murphy explains the Mendelian theory. This year the Assembly Committee, an af- filiate of the Student Co-operative and led by its vice-president, Thomas Bausher, arranged an interesting series of programs. Those in- volving student participation included: the Chieftain play, Gutenberg's Pressgl' the Jun- ior High Dramatics play, The Old Lady Shows Her Medalsf' the lively junior and senior high talent showsg the mock election assemblyg the American Field Service assemblyg and the an- nual Christmas and Easter Programs. The committee also scheduled a stimulat- ing array of outside assemblies which included: an educational presentation of the History of the Theateri' by the noted Broadway actor, john Scanlang a suspenseful program presented by Kurt Singer concerning espionageg and an informative presentation by Dan Murphy en- titled The Marvels of Biology. + K' 9 . at t X ssemblies Mrs. Hill directs junior high chorus at Christmas assembly. Dr. Shafer welcomes Yukiko Araki while her host, B. Coblentz, looks on, Mabel invcigles Johann to press her flowers.

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The junior High Cooperative, which was comprised of two members from each homeroom in the seventh to ninth grades, existed as a sep- arate entity for the first time this year. The eighth and ninth grade representatives and salesmen were elected last year, as were the officers: presi- dent, Robert Golden, vice-president, Peter Schleg- el, treasurer, Steven Alley, and secretary, Eliza- beth Riley. This was also the first year that the student body had the opportunity to choose all the Cooperative officers. Prior to this year, the secretary and the treasurer were elected within the group. The Junior High Cooperative sponsored two dances, the Snowflake Swingl' on january 9, 1965, and a dance for grades seven through ten on the night of the junior Prom. They also sponsored the Warriors, a boys' pep club that performed at home basketball games. The salesmen sold Warrior stickers in the homerooms, and used the proceeds to buy ma- terial for lndian costumes. Miss Brunner and Mr. Noll served as ad- visers to the junior High Co-op. Activities K if .+A OFFICERS R. Golden, president, P. Schlegel, vice-president, B. Riley, secretary, S. Alley, treasurer. unior Cooperative FIRST ROW-B. Jung, N. Longenecker, B. Soussloff, D. Homcha, S. Loose, B. Riley, C. Alley, T. Weaver, K. Olson, Spang, M. Tierney, L. Schoeffer, C. Mercer, H. Thomas, C. Miss Brunner. THIRD ROW-C. Derr, M. Mellinger, 1. Sea- Robinson, L. Heisler, E. Borr, K. Keffer. SECOND ROW- sholtz, B. Kautter, M. Chaknow, S. Alley, B. Saylor, S. Palmer, Mr. Noll, K. Andrews, j. Feeman, P. Fallon, L. Reber P Giles, I. Speicher B Golden C. Hannan P Schle el 1 - i - 1 1 - 3 ' M. Krissiep, M. Minner, L. Bond, L. Braun, V. Kramer, M.