Otto Eldred High School - Ottocrat Yearbook (Otto Township, PA)

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T I Supervising Principal Mr. L. F. Gerber B. S., M. Ed. Mariorie Loop Secrefary To Mr. Gerber goes much praise and apprecia- Tion for his TaiThTul and unTiring eTTorTs in our behali. l-le has served The people of This communiTy since The Time he became a Teacher in The RixTord Grade School, working hard To aTTain The posiTion he now holds as Supervising Principal of our schools. Dur- ing This period his work has been proved Time and again To be invaluable. His acTiviTy as a member oT The local Civilian Defense CommiTTee has been ouTsTanding, calling for much paTrioTic eTlorT on his parf. Through Mr. Gerber's endeavor To make our school lives pracTicable, inTeresTing and enioyable, we will be able To Treasure This parT of our lives as one oT The greaTesT memories of The pasT. Mr. Gerber has as his secreTary one of The mosT reliable and capable of persons, Mariorie Loop. We are sure ThaT Miss Loop has been oT greaT assisTance To him in every phase of his work. 8

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ln Appreciation DeForres'l Cummings Class Adviser To Mr. Cummings, 'lhe class of '44 proudly presenfs ils Disfinguished Flying Cross for exceprional leadership. Mr. Cummings became our Fligh+ Commander only fhis year bu+ under his guidance we became organized for acfion. The class as a whole learned 'ro depend on him for leadership, for advice and for making each of our ac+ivi+ies an immeasurable success. The individual members of fhe class came 'fo recognize him as a confidant as a genial companion and as an undersfanding friend. When in fufure years our reminiscing carries us back fo our lasl' year af CHQ. Mr. Cummings will play a major role in our recollecfions. Across fhal inward eye upon whose screen our memories flash, we shall see him sfriding aboul 'rhe halls or sealed af his desk buf always wisely direcfing our acfivifies. Yes. Mr. Cummings more +han anyone else merifs our Disfinguished Flying Cross.

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Principal Mr. Sweifzer, our principal, has been a+ OHo High School for eigh+ years. The charm of his per- sonali+y, his pleasanf smile and easy compefence have made him a favorife wi+h all. Nofed for being never 'foo busy +o lend a helping hand or give a bi+ of 'friendly advice, he has become an indispensable pari of our school life. ln addifion +o his adminisfraiive dufies, Mr. Sweilzer 'reaches bookkeeping, commercial law and salesmanship. His populari+y as a ieacher is proved by 'the number of old pupils who refurn fo visil him. One of Mr. Swei+zer's special du+ies is helping fo arrange fhe school calendar. Believing in a healfhy allofmem' of business and pleasure for everyone, he makes a marked efforf +o provide all ihe classes wi+h bofh fine ins+ruc+ion and adequale en+er+ainmen+ +hroughou+ every school year. ln fhe office, Mr. Sweifzer is assisied by a former OHO sfudeni, Elizabefh Rodgers, whose posilion has many responsibilifies alfached lo if. Alfhough her dufies are numerous, she handles +hem very capably. Our hear+'FeH +hanks +o Mr. Swei+zer as one of Jrhe naviga+ors who has been mos+ influernial in ploHing our course during 'rhe pasf six years. '-7 4 Mr. R. L. Sweiher B. S.. M. S. Elizabefh Rodgers Assisfa nf Secrehry