Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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HARRIET EMMA KEEYILL Who was never serious? Ask any one who knows Hat and he will immediately pronounce her name. As a freshman, she started right out as an active member of the Varsity Hockey Team. She manifested a tendency toward business when she became treasurer of the Reading and Hv-Y clubs and the Senior Class. As a member of the senate in the Student Council, second consul of the Latin Club, a member of the assembly of the French Club, and as manager of the Basketball Team, Harriet displayed her civic interest. The Internos Club also claimed Hat as one of its members. Hat’s voice gave her a part in the operettas: The Bells of Beaujolais, and Cherry Blossoms. Lovable, adaptable, and attractive—that is Harriet. 44 We like her merry chuckle. ” HAT HARRY LANE KNEEDLER Kneed dashed into Abington and athletics at the same time and bowled every one over with his appetite for football, by which he earned the position of left-end on the All-Scholastic team. Then, too, he was captain of the Basketball Team, and a member of the Baseball and Track teams. Aside from athletics, Kneed demonstrated his writing ability as athletic editor of the Oracle, his exective ability as president of his class, and miscellaneous ability as a member of the Junior Fourth Estate, the Student Council and the Latin Club, and of course his dramatic ability as “Jack Larrabee” in the senior play. Such a lot for one person is hard to imagine, but that’s Kneed, the busy one, with the intriguing blue eyes! 44Let a man then know his worth and keep things under his feet.” KNEED DOROTHY EVELYN MAYLAND When North Glenside Grammar School graduated Dorothy, they did not realize that they were losing some one whose talent for writing might prove to be genius. For that is what we expect any moment. You will find that there has been practically no issue of the Oracle in which Dottie has not featured something extremely worth while. Yet she is really not serving on the Oracle Stall, for she is a very active member of the Abingtonian group. Her clubs are Commercial, Latin, Glee, Science and Junior Fourth Estate. Dottie founded the Pickwick Club, too. Dot showed her dramatic and forensic ability on the Debating Team and on the stage. We can remember no play that was not preceded by a sketch presented by Dot and her co-worker Mary. Rememl)er, Dot, real success is genius plus application. We think you have genius. Can’t you make the other? 44And in her mind the wisest books.” DOTTIE JUNE, 1930 27

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CELINDA.BOUCHER HETZELL Celin has proved so versatile and capable that our head whirls as we look over her activities. Her hard work as a Latin Club member won her the position of consul in that organization and we all know what a fine president Celin made for the French Club. C'elinda’s ambition is to go on the stage. Judging from her work in dramatics, we feel sure that it will be realized. We all remember her clever acting as the mother in Betty's Last Bet and as Flora in Leave it to June. But wherever the future may carry her, on the stage or elsewhere—we wish her all the luck her merry and good-natured disposition deserves. 11A well-trained actress leaves the stage. CELIN JOHN WESLEY JOHNSON, JR. The future Doctor Johnson, or as we know him, just John! The Spanish and Science clubs claimed him as a member when he joined our throng. Every one knows of his humor and story telling. They always bring much merriment, especially to English class. If John continues that way, he will be the original Doctor Happy, guaranteeing to cure his patients by medicine or by his infectious jollity and mirth. 14All nature wears one universal grin. JACK MILDRED LOUISE KAISER Any one who has seen Mildred busily employed in the commercial rooms will agree that she is industrious. But look, this blondehaired miss is a member of the Commercial and Spanish clubs as well as being a member of the Oracle staff. Mildred’s business career will surely be a success if she always possesses such a wealth of the “never-say-die” spirit. We’re all for Mildred and that pluck which makes every one with whom she comes in contact admire her. Thank you, McKinley, for this bright young lady. “.4 maiden modest yet self-possessed. MIL 26 THE ORACLE

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NORMAN WESLEY McDERMOND This quiet fellow, who has so faithfully played the violin in the Orchestra, has a good hit of talent hidden behind that exterior of his. Resides being a member of the Nature, Spanish and Science clubs, Norm assists the singing each morning as a member of the Choir. Norm also has a hobby for drawing—in fact, the more you find out about Norman, the more you find there is to find out. Sounds like a riddle, doesn’t it but get acquainted with Norman and you’ll find the answer. “ No speech is so eloquent as that of music. ” MARY JOSEPHINE McNEAL Mary came in with sails flying in 1026, and she hasn’t furled them yet. For she has been busy, what with being a lively member of the Latin, Dramatic, Spanish and Library clubs and furthermore, being present every day for seven and one-half years! Think that over. Mary hopes to be a trained nurse, and we can say at least that her patients w ill never suffer through her absence from duty. She is sure to cheer them up in her happy way. “In her very quietness is charm.” AUBREY BASIL MULLEY “Fore!—look out, Aubrey. That ball almost hit you.” Aubrey, as you might guess, is interested in golf. I le eats it, sleeps it, dreams it, and in fact, wants to be a professional so that he can live it. In 1928, Aubrey was a member of the only golf team Abington ever had. He has also belonged to the Vocational Club for four years. Now that he has been graduated, we wait patiently and expectantly for developments in the golf line. “So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.” AUB BETTY 28 THE ORACLE