Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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Class of February, 1929 OFFICERS Morell LaRue. Harry Rossiter Helen Ambler. . Harold Roberts . . . .President Vice President .... Secretary . . . . Treasurer CLASS MOTTO Good, Better, Best, Never Let It Rest Till the Good Is Better And the Better Best. CLASS COLORS Green and Silver CLASS FLOWER Red Rose CLASS YELL Did we win it— Are we in it— Seniors, Seniors; We can sock ’em— We can knock ’em'— Twenty-nine! Twenty-nine! Twenty-nine! - 14

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THE OCfflO-E And caught every Football fish—one up to nine— Qold-Football-eyed fish and Bed-Sweater Fins,— 7 he hoys were known everywhere as Champions. They were 'I(ossiter, Qentner, Qitlin, Johnson, and Fyern, Shanken, Fisher, Ffenyon, who their letters did earn. The'’Basketball fishers: Shanken, hyenyon and 'Pearson If rith Allen as captain, proved that they were not fearsome. Then Soccer fish tugged at the end of the bait Of Fitzgerald, Mason, and Bear son, and Haag. We'll add to this list a few other good fellows: Schwartz, ffeebler, and Bustard, and Messer, Qrevello. Then along came the girls with their lines and their hooks •And those who caught Hockeys were ’fiorke, Mallory, and Wood; There were also some others—-The Bassetts, and Smith, And Thornton, and Bendleton we must add to this And the girls who caught Basketballs were Bfeil and Wood And so we again had our great store of food. Once more we set sail arid at length we arrived At Whirlwind Debating, which ice scarcely survived. But again we were winners, the best of the ships Which were caught in that Whirlpool on similar trips. Once we were lonely out there on the deep So some sailors wrote yarns for the whole crew to read. They were called “ Abingtonian ”—after the sea— And the “ Oracle” magazine which famous would be, So at last when we landed at Columbia Convention 7 hey thought we had published some ideas worth mention; They gave us some ribbons—rewards we all reckoned, The “Oracle won first place; the newspaper, second. And now our great voyage has come to an end, And night like a shadow must on us descend. Our ship stands there proudly against the black sky, 5Dwarfing the sea with its great sails held high; And its shape seems to change in the lowering mist And note you can see it—-a grim, clenched fist; Its forefinger points toward the twilight's last glow. The symbol of Burpose we hold as our goal! ■A 13 Ann Beady, ’29.

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THE ORFTCLE GEORGE ZANE ALCOCK That very blond boy who is always running around, looking so busy? That’s George—who seems to carry the worries of the world on his shoulders. George first became a member of the Latin Club; languages must have agreed with him, for he soon added the French Club to his list. Oh, yes, George was a charter member of the Nature Club. We wonder at George and yet we like him. 11 Oh, why should life all labour be?” GEORG1E HELEN RICHARDSON AMBLER A beam of sunshine graduated one day from the Abington Grammar School. Since that time we have been the possessors of that bright bit of happiness. Helen plunged directly into activities. She played on the Hockey and Basketball squads for two years. Helen’s popularity was shown when she was elected secretary of the Dramatic Club and of her class, second consul of the Latin Club, Premier of the French Club, and vice-president of the Student Council and of the Reading Club. Of course, it was she who was alumni editor of the Oracle although most of her work was writing delightful stories for the literary department. This won her a place in the Junior Fourth Estate. Giggles appeared in her first dramatic r6le ip “Seventeen, continuing with “Betty’s Last Bet , “Princess Chrysanthemum and “Honor Bright . Helen’s charming personality was one of the big features of this year’s Debating Team and wasn’t the team sure of winning with Helen in her position? “ None knew thee but to love thee, Nor named thee bui to praise.” GIGGLES MARY COLEMAN BASSETT Of course, we know Mary, the dignified and stately member of our class. She was a member of the Latin, French, Internos and Reading Clubs. We know Mary was popular for wasn’t she librarian of the Dramatic Club and president of the Girls' Athletic Club? Mary’s dramatic ability was clearly shown in her portrayal of Mrs. Barrington in “Honor Bright . She was on the Tennis Team, captained the Hockey Team and managed the Basketball Team. Her dignity is the envy of all her classmates! “ Woman must ever be a woman's highest name, And honors more than Lady, if I blow right.” MARY 15