Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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ETHEL WELLINGTON ALMA MATER O g o n t z sent Wimpy. Hockey. Accomplished equestrienne. Second Flat. Mary the Third. Loves horses. Going to a finishing school down South. Keen. Laughing brunette with merry green eyes. ISABEL DALRYMPLE WELSH Scottie. Class hockey. Petite. Handy with a racquet. Tennis squad. Sweet. Dramatic Club secretary. Class basketball. Sincere. Reading Club. Loves to swim. Graceful dancer. Latin Club. Future dancing teacher. GEORGE MORTON WHITE Rise up one and stand ye all, For our dear old Abington, Fail not yet, but heed the call To the White and Crimson. We will ever cherish thee, Victory or defeat it be, Staunch and true our school-mates all To our dear old Abington. Many days may come and go, To thee, dear old Abington; Storms may rise, and winds may blow. Firm and true our Crimson. Let not memories faded be As we go o’er land and sea. Alma Mater,, hail to thee, To our dear old Abington. Whitcy. Sportsman. Varsity fullback. Debating. Track captain. Vocational and Dramatic clubs. Likes to tinker with machines. Hurdler and sprint star. Athletic representative. Willing. Dependable. EVA WYNKOOP WILLET Gray eyes and wavy brown hair. Reading, Etiquette, Pan-American and Commercial clubs. Loves dancing and swimming. Class hockey and basketball. Wee wants to be a hairdresser. Enthusiastic. MARION RUTH WILLIAMS Dark hair. Dreamy blue eyes. Infectious grin. Secretary of Study Hall. Junior Fourth Estate. A poet. Glee Club. A Cappella Choir. Penn Chorus. Witty. Desirable. Merry. Cuts blocks. MARJORIE COLE WILLIAMS Margie. Blue eyes. Wavy hair. Dignified. Loves any kind of music. Sweet voice. Christmas Play. Sextette from the Holy City. Penn Chorus. Art, Dramatic and Glee clubs. A Cappella Choir. Hobbies—music, art, typing and reading. Quite a versatile lady. LADNOR RUDOLF WOLFF Blue eyes. Brown hair. Always helping some one. Having fun. Hi-Y. Aircraft and Science clubs. Is it dogs? He knows. Always found in his baby Lincoln or in a veterinarian’s office. THEODORE ZENZER Ted. Brown eyes. Dark brown hair. Chairman of Saturday night cast for Senior Play. Honor Roll. Trig shark. Latin and Science clubs. Track. Likes sports and books. A mechanical engineer. A man to respect.

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SAMUEL JOHN STEINMANN, JR. Dark brown hair. Blue gray eyes. President Travel Club. Commercial. Dramatic and Glee clubs. A Cappella Choir. Hi-Y. Likes to play golf. Soccer squad, class basketball. Assistant basketball manager. Planning to become a big business man. Smiling Sam. Mary the Third. ANN BRAKELEY STEVENS Tall. Blue eyes. The Second Flat. A Cappella Choir. Always eating candy. Reading, Glee and Latin clubs. Favorite pastimes- riding horseback and running for trains. Class basketball and hockey. Nancy can be found giggling with Eleanor. ELIZABETH ANN STOWELL Betty. Class secretary. Sense of humor. First consul of Latin Club. Secretary of Student Council. Honor Roll. Oracle. Junior Fourth Estate. Rosy cheeks. Mary the Third. Dramatic Club. The Secoiid Flat. Modest. Hi-Y. Amiable. Civic attitude awards. Plays cymbals and clarinet. C. S. P. A. trip. Aspires to be a reporter. Quaint. FRANK SUMMA Brown eyes that twinkle. Hi-Y. Cheerful. Mathematics wizard. Secretary of Vocational Club. Efficient. Class basketball and baseball. Man of action—wastes little time with words. ALICE ELIZABETH THORPE Blonde. Chemistry and physics wizard. Secretary-treasurer of Science Club. Finance expert of Study Hall. Dependable. Reading Club. Cars, horses and quoits. Her future is home economics. Secretary of Saturday night Senior Play cast. Busy Betty. MAE THERESA TITHERINGTON Shorty. Blonde. Blue eyes. Basketball. Commercial Club. Shorty loves to dance and play bridge. Ask her about her scotties. Great desire to be a Certified Public Accountant. GENEVIEVE MARGARET LOUISE TOWILL Gen. Curly brown hair. Blue eyes. Dramatic and Commercial Clubs. Fond of dancing. Has a yen for music. Collects photographs. Interested in voice study. Plan? to be technician in Hahnemann Hospital. FREDERICK HENRY TURNER Toby. Six times on Student Council. S. G. A. president. Shy. Band member for four years. Determined. Star miler on the Track Team. Quiet purposefulness. Two civic awards. Class basketball. Debater. Fond of gardening. Vice - president of Senior Class. Bound to get ahead. DOROTHY FLORENCE WARR Straight from the shoulder. Dot. Graceful swimmer. Won her monogram and letter. Reading Club. Violinist. Orchestra. Loves kittens. Mary the Third. Oracle staff. Forever collecting P. T. A. slips. Junior Fourth Estate. Interested in Social Service. Dorothy is always frank. WALTER WEI DEM ANN, JR. Little but fast. Basketball, tennis squads. Loves to drive his father’s big car. He wants one of his own with a radio. Likes to comb his dark brown hair. Science, Dramatic, Vocational clubs. Runs ticket office in Study Hall. Cheerleader. Man of many nicknames.

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Believe It Or Not Mr. Krueger has a record of perfect attendance for fifteen years, the best record of the faculty. The year 1913 is a notable one for two events of importance. The three-year course in Abington High school was lengthened to four. The Oracle was born. Coach Snodgrass is conducting a Hill Billy Band. According to an old school plan, every one must study a trade eight hours a day in two hour periods, with four hours on Saturday. Moral instruction will be given on Saturday afternoons. Miss Reichard takes her own moving pictures. There were youth meetings in Abington Township in 1695. Charles E. Sold has a newly acquired Doctor’s Degree. In 1900, students in Abington High School used slates. The best pupils sat in the front seats. Examinations lasted but one day but what a day—from eight until five. Miss Loliach knows how to run clubs. In 1900, sports consisted of “back barn door,” “duck on davy,” shooting marbles and spinning tops. Extra-curricular activities included spelling bees, reciting poetry, and giving dialogues. Mr. Messinger is an authority on the pronunciation of English. There was once a tiny library in every class room. Mr. Smiley once coached champion girls basketball teams. In 1832, the village of Abington contained ten or twelve dwellings, a tannery, a boarding school for boys, a tavern, two stores and a Presbyterian Church. Mr. Woodruff’s solution of a difficult mathematical problem has just appeared in the American Mathematical Journal. The outfit of a pupil was once supposed to cost one dollar, consisting of an English Reader, a New Testament, a Comly’s or Byerly’s Spelling Book, a Pike’s or Rose’s Arithmetic, a slate pencil, six sheets of foolscap paper stitched together, a small ink bottle in a cork stand, and a goose quill. Mrs. Wyatt is a member of a National Council of English Teachers’ Committee on Motion Picture Appreciation. High School pupils once came from Hard Corner. Mr. O’Brien makes a delightful Caesar. In 1918, two small buses constituted the transportation system of Abington township. In 1934, it consists of six large buses and one small companion. Miss Cathell is an authority on football. Pennsylvania State College says that graduates of Abington High School are the best prepared students in the state. Miss Miller is a product of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Pennsylvania recently agreed with Pennsylvania State College. Miss Herzog knows the highways and byways of Europe. The athletic field was once a corn field. ilrs. Messinger’s students win poster contests.. The first land bequeathed for a school house in Abington Township happened to be in Jenkintown. The Father of Abington High School is Joseph C. Weirick. Summer Dawn Dawning rose—wistful glow, Tinge of colours, wistful, low. Dew-drenched air, dimness fair. Soft and sweet. Rising mist—cooling breeze, Gently moving, whispering trees. Stirring slowly. Heavenly, lowly, Incomplete! Mary Jane Chapman, ’34. 29