Ambler High School - Pinnacle Yearbook (Ambler, PA)

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R-Ambler, 1933 You think you have a football team? Well, you should have seen old Duke Romano crashing over the line, and Joe Hayman was the best end you could want. Barbecow was the track team that year, already preparing himself to break records. Dillon certainly could knock a baseball for a homer, and Roberto could cover second like a blanket. 'sThat's the year we gave a mystery thriller, 'Whispering Pines' That's when Bob Webb started his dramatic career, Bob Buck, too. Yes, I was in it. They used to call us the 'three Bobs' Yes, that was a great play, and we put it over all by ourselves, sold the tickets and all. Then in 1932 we became Juniors, Boy, that was a thrill. And, you know, I was president that year, yes, Elsie Deutsch was secretary, Home room teachers? Yes, they were Miss Bork and Mr. Duncanfyou've heard me speak of them, Miss Bork is the teacher with whom we got up a Christmas party for a poor family. Maybe that wasn't fun! Why, we had everything from dolls to chickens. We were a musical class, too. Six of our members were in the band and orchestra. We still carried on the other activities. That year Dillon, Delaney, Bar' becow, and Brown were added to the football team. That's when the action started. And, say, we almost made up the full basketball team with Fluck, Pete Roberto, Phil Barbecow, and Allen on the team. That year Wanda Jensen, Trudy Walker, Miriam Hale, and Elsie Deutsch were on the hockey team. The same year Hunsicker managed the track team and discovered new ability in Linclenfelser, john Roberto, Brown, Rose, and Hayman, Yes, that's the year we went to Washington, too. Three glorious days they were! You would have split your sides laughing at Mr. De Roba, our guide, lecturing SCUCTI,

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Ambler High School Looking Back OUR little boys were playing in the sunlight on a skyscraper roof, overlooking the town of Ambler. Suddenly they stopped and looked above them, then they all ran to the back of the roof to wait, as an autogiro approached and deftly landed in the center of the runway. An old, old man clambered from the cockpit. The children gayly welcomed him. Why Grandfather Stuart, we didn't expect you home from Paris so soon! When you left yesterday, you said you were staying for the weekfendf' Well, children, I wanted to be home today, said the old gentleman. It was just iifty years ago today that I graduated from the school house you see over there. Of course, then it was only two stories high, not the onefhundredfstory modern building you see now. You know, said the old man, sitting down in an arm chair, and gathering the children around him, uit seems like only yesterday that we were Sophomores, just entering Senior High School. Why, I can remember, plain as day. We all crowded into Room 23 with Coach Drumm and Miss Barr. There were sixtyfnine of us then. Yes, indeed, that was a large class in those days. Why, of course, we had a president. Phyllis Wooler was her name, and Doris Dickinson was secretary, We certainly were busy in those days with parties, dances, and school activities. Then, there was the school papergChronoscope, I think it was called, about six on the staff were from our class. Six

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Ambler High School to us on punctuality. We had two of the iriest chaperones, Mr. Harkins and Miss Potteiger. They weren't really chaperones, but one of us out for a good time, as we were. Gee! did we have it? It's something we'll never forget! That's the year we gave 'Penrodf Sure enough, we three Bobs were in it. Virginia Finney was my sister in the play, Phyllis Wooler was in it, also. Then Buck, Webb, Delaney, and I played again that year in 'Charm Schoolf Trudy Walker gave a spurt of drama in that as a school mistress. As Seniors, we took the school by storm. Coulter Allen was the president, and Jean Gehman was secretary. That reminds me-I wonder if Jean still plays the piano. She always played for the Assembly singing. I think she worked harder than the actors at operetta rehearsals, yet she was always willing to play again if you wanted her to play. That was the year the track team won so many trophies. They always came home with a place-usually first. Yes, the other teams were also good that year. We always had hard fighters. Yes, that was one of the 'depression years.' Yet, in spite of the panics, the school put over some mighty ticket campaigns for 'Miss Lulu Bett' and 'Oh, Doctorf We used to have grand times during home room periods with Miss Kulp and Mr. Meyers. They were our class advisors. Don't think it was all fun. We had lots of work to do, and some of the hardest tests. One of the greatest things accomplished by anyone was running past Charles Illingworth in the hall. He was chief of the hall guards, and he was strictly business. What time did you say it is? And I must be in Philadelphia in ten minutes! Well, I almost felt as if I were back in High School again. Yes, indeedyg I'll never forget those years at Ambler High. So long, youngsters-Contact! Eight