Academy High School - Academe Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Fixst Row -A. Owens, A. Meyers, M. l.. Marcella, C. Rupp. Second Row---R, Babe G. Smith, R. Kennedy: E. French. Wemleadew Come on, Blue-Come on, Gold Come on, Academy-Let's Go! They're on the beam . . . enthusiastic, peppy, jivey . . . morale boosters . . . jumping jacks . . . chosen for their ability to lead . . . outstanding in school activities . . . always on hand for football games . . . in evidence at basketball games, too . . . never tail the school, even it the weather be snow, rain, or hail . . . song and cheer composers . . . Do you know who they are? . . . Why, of course, they're the cheerleaders with faculty advisor, Mr. Nelson l-lale . . . captain of the team, Audrey Meyers . . . the rest of the regular sguad consists of Audrey Owens, Mary Lou Marcella, Carol Rupp, Earl French, Bob Babe, Dick Kennedy, and Glen Smith . . . each regular cheerleader has a substitute . . . practice begins three weeks before school starts in the tall . . . this with practice after school every night seems like hard work . . . but it is necessary to make new cheers and songs . . . practice old cheers and songs, too . . . much credit is due the cheerleaders for their cooperative attitude and loyalty. km ...ll... T'

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Wmadzq 74017456 Dm The Academy Lions were labeled 4-F in experience and potentiality in the fall . . . opened season as green as the grass on the stadium field . . . wound up champions again for the ??? time in the course of football history on the hilltopff and it's the wind-up that counts. Characterized by long runs, beautiful pass- ing, good kicking, co-operative teamwork, superior sportsmanship and excellent physical condition . . . determined to win every game and to take advantage of every break . . . the back- field was experienced and fast . . . the line, in- experienced, but came through. Trained at Camp Sherwin . . . had a session of calisthenics and signal drills in the morning . . . tackling and blocking in the afternoon . . . practiced in rain cr shine. Best passer of the season, Al Fracassi, who had the highest average . . . Best Tackler, Bob Morgan . . . Best pass receiver, Howard Henning . . . Best blocker in the line, Robert Wachter . . . Best blocker in the backfield, Robert DeMarco . . . Best blocke-rs as a combination, Howard Henning and Terry Burgess . . . Best ball carrier in a line smash, Howard Henning . . . Best ball carrier in open field, Bob Morgan . . . Best punter in both games and exhibition, Champ Barthelson . . . Best place kick for kickoff and the try for point, Terry Burgess . . . Longest run, Bob Morgan who ran 85 yards . . . Biggest thrill, Al Fracassi passed to Howard Henning who ran 55 yards to win the first Tech game in the last 8 seconds of play . . . Biggest player, Mike Yanosko . . . Smallest player, Robert DeMarco . . . Biggest eater, foe Buto . . . Biggest sleeper, Tom Anthony . . . .Best looking, C???open for dis- cussionl . . . Bob Morgan, Robert Wachter, Terry Burgess made the Dispatch and Times All-City teams . . . Bob Morgan, loe Buto, Howard Henning, Al Fracassi, and Terry Burge-ss played in the East-West game. cer-mjm ...lO.. A football game! . . . What do these words mean . . . Besides the actual playing of the game these words have much meaning . . . Take for instance this night when Academy was play- ing . . . The gates at the northern end of the field opened . . . The Academy Drum Corps marched in . . . looked very impressive in their gold and blue uniforms . . . did a short, snappy drill . . . a shout rose from the opposite side . . . their band marched onto the field . . . Again the northern gates opened . , . The cheerleaders appeared carrying the blue and gold banner . . . This time the shouts were from Academyites . . . The Academy band and twirlers proceeded down the field . . . the crowd applauded and cheered them . . . the twirlers strutting before the band, looked very smart in their varied colored uniforms . . . the crowd rose . . . as the signal was given by the cheerleaders the school song rang out across the gridiron . . . Then a peppy fifteen-up for the team. The Half! . . . tonight the Academy band and twirlers put on a colorful interlude called t'Bell Bottom Trousers , . . this brought to mind other colorful drills executed by the Drum Corps including Sue Richardson's and Ada Mae Smith's exhibition of twirling lighted batons in a darkened stadium. So you see the cheerleaders, the bands, the drum corps, and the crowd all go together to make up a FCCTBALL GAME!

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