Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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...M-n -Qi? ,Z ' f X' Bible Club Othcers: Tom Little, Treasurer: Dick Barnes, Vice- Presidcntg Bob Lees, Presidentg and Sarah Murray, Social Chair- mall. Under the leadership of Miss Grace Davis, Mr. Irvin Karam, Miss Katheryn l.auer and Mr. Dominic Lessa, our Future 'l'eaehers ol America Club has encouraged many students in continuing along the lines ol education as our teachers of to- Sccular knowledge is not the only interest ol Abington students. At their weekly meeting the members of the Bible Club, under the supervision of Miss Dorothy Lemmert, Mr. Raymond Coleman and Mr. lrvin Pinto, review the Scriptures. As a side light to this all important activity the club arranges lor speakers, movies. and panel discus- sions built around the Bible to stimulate more active interest in religion at the high school. ln addition, prayer meetings are held three times a Week in the ofhce of lVlr. Coleman. a co-sponsor of the organization. A drive lor llungarian relief, a Bible for the auditorium lecturn. and a culrninat- ing banquet were the club's activities ol this year. Members ol the Bible Club reached all students ol the school through their well-selected Scripture selections read on the public address system prior to the Christmas and Faster holidays and by their special presentation of a Christmas play. Enthusiastic Present morrow. All students who have had the desire to be school teachers have been given a luller picture ol their ambition with the aid of the F, T. A. With llresident Sandra Whitt' as stu- dent leader, the lf. T. A. supplemented its primarv purpose with social functions. All the students who enjoyed lun and lrolic at the Sadie Hawkin's Dance and the new teachers who were present at the banquet given in their honor owe their thanks to our li. T. A. This organization is an important segment of the social and educational circles ol Abington High School, Rev. llarold Smith conducts the weekly Bible Club meeting. Mr. l.essa. Mr. lxaram, Nllss Davis and their l uturt lt ttht is ol America.

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Affiliation intersect ln Purpose Alhliation, under the experienced guidance of Mrs. lidna Powell, effected the first two way exchange in Abington's history. While Sandra Callaway from our student body spent the year at the Lily Braun Schule in Berlin, Bernhard Mahner from the Kant Gymnasium in that city studied with us. Affiliation Week-end in December, during winch exchange students from sur- iw E. ' 1 I I, X i l P. I Bernhard Mahner, our German exchange student, entertains the student body with his violin. rounding areas visited Abington, culmin- ated in a highly successful Christmas Dance. Nasty weather outside did not cool the spirits of Abingtonians as they talked about places across the sea with their week-end visitors. Undoubtedly, Aflilia- tion helps all ol us better understand our- selves by bringing us an appreciation ol people whose backgrounds are somewhat dillercnt from our own. Lynn Yonkcr. Bernhard Mabner, and Loretta Muehlbauer, Alliliation oflicers, scan their organ- ization's scrap book. uer, V. Romberg, B. Vaugbt, I. Clin- 'l'l1e Alliliation Committee tbelowl, Bock Row: Cleft to rightj l.. Muehlba ton, gl. Riclner, ll. Lleyh. Miller. M. Fitzgerald, Il. Clattiker. H. Mahner, T. Rights. Middle Row: Mynders, li, llielxner, M, VVarncr. C. S1'llillli, T. liberlc, C. Meier, l.. Coram, M. Evoy, F. Miller. Front Row: Kraclsel, l,. Yonlxer, A. Miles. i I iv' WY I5

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Another organization serving Abington High School is the Key Club. The club, sponsored by the Clcnside Kiwanis Club, and founded on the same principles which have made Kiwanis Inter- national a very successful service organization, stands ready at all times to help the faculty and principal in any worthwhile project, and has many times in the past several years contributed toward the welfare of Abington High School. An example ol' Key Club service was the supervision of traffic during the open house series prior to the dedica- tion of our new building. Officers of the Key Club: lim Bohr, Treasurerg Lloyd Bobb, Presidentg Terry Stoltz, Secretaryg Fred McDowell, Vice-President. Experience lnsures Future Service i 1 l.ast year Mr. Robert Miller selected twelve boys and girls to be founders of . . v . l Abington s l'uture Business Leaders of ' 'r ' l America. During a series of meetings this group drew up a constitution. Composed exclusively of members of the business course, the club held a formal initiation this year and instituted projects such as thc contacting of graduates who have been in business for speaking engagements with business students, maintenance of business bulletin boards, the development of interest in the business course among junior high school pupils, and the guid- ance of the visitors through the business department of the high school. n66t 4 4 Key Club Members: Seated: M. Walton, 1. Bohr, l,. Brown I. Montgomery, R. Fernandez, W. Gillespie, W, Caswell Z. Glaser. Second Row: W. Miller, R. Harwood, Ir., R. MeMinn, P. Iacobs, K. Rappaport, R. Bland. R. Vagnoni P. Abramson, Third Row: C. Haier, Bracltin, C. Stewart A. Doering, P. Stull, S. Chubb, P. Kreisel. Back Rout: W McCoy, R. Kolb, T. Manns, R. Olson, R. McKinley, R. Arnold, B. Beck, A. Roberts. F.B.I..A. Members: First Row: Underwood, R. Patonetz, C. lfargadon, R. Brambley, I. Roth, M. lfougeray, If VVright. S. Stacy, V. Teubel. Second Row: C. l,app, M. Patonix, N. Turcotte, C. Taylor, S. Stizinger, K. Potts, l.. Mulbowcr. Young, F. Homiller, C. Fisher, W. llowcr, W. Rambo. Third Row: I. Mollla. B. Freeston, B. Neuman. C. Hughes. Miss llegner, Mr. Miller, E. Verino, I. Barth, Cardien, E. Sketchley. Q t