Archmere Academy - Patio Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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Class History serve as many traditions as possilule lor Arcllmere we continue tlie practice ol tlme preceding classes lmy securing our graduation rings in our .lunior Year. Tllftj' are lmeautilul rings ol yellow gold surmounted lay a rulmy stone. Were we satislied witli tlxis acllieve- ment alone? lndeed no. Acting upon Fatlxer Hurley's sugges- tion antl using liim as our mediator and representative. we puslied tlie matter ol malcing our rings standard at our Alma lxlater. Finally success crowned our plans-tlte Faculty agreed. Vvitllout lmoasting we may credit one major part ol tlle growing Arcll- merian traditions to our account. Tlme Junior Prom held on lwlay IS was a very great success lmotlt socially and linancially. It was deemed lay all as one ol tlme lnest, if not actually tl1e laest dance ol' tlme year. The proceeds were used lor tlte preparation ol a larewell lmrealclast lor tht- graduating Seniors in June. Our Junior year saw lwlr. Leonard Farmer succeed lVlr. Con- nell as coacla. wlmo lelt to attend personal lmusiness matters. rl-lie same dependable cooperation was sltown Coacll Farmer lmy our class as was previously displayed. Sports claim tlwe interests of tlme entire class, and as a result we placed many delegates on tlle lootlaall, lmaslcetlzall, bowling, and baselmall comluines. .luniors even llad two classmates on tlle newly organized tennis team ol lour men. ln dramatics we claimed tlme leading role ol tlle tllree act comedy, Handy Andy, lor our class. Besides .lames Sll9il several otlier graduates ol '57 were included in tlle cast. Numerous otlmer events on tlle scliool-day calendar seemed to lmurry tlme passing days. Soon June and tlxe graduation ol tlle '50 class terminated our l'1igl1 scllool days as Juniors. Responsilmility and llard worlc boomed lor our Senior Year. Tllis seemed to intone tlle general note ol our last nine montlis at Arclnnere. Nevertheless, our spirit ol cooperation and distri- lmution ol tlie worlc conquered tlie lmeretolore insurmountalmle olmstacles. Extra curricular activities claimed so great a per- centage ol our time tlmat to retain tlie lligli scliolastic standing ol tlle class mucli diligence llad to be slmown in studies. Atliletic interest continued to run high and was augmented lmy tl1e two new tennis courts built at tlle side entrance. Senior-sponsored social events were not lacking: ol course. all otl1er Arclwmere social llappenings were always Seni0r-sup- ported. Tlme Valedictoriarfs voice sounds tlme lcnell ol our days under tlle capalxle Norbertine priests at Arclimere. Tlmougll tlle actual days lme over, lond rememlnrances linger. Our everlasting grati- tude to all responsilyle lor tlie numerous lnenelits we llave reaped during our years at Arclamere. lnmes Collins, '51 24

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Class isfcory T seems only yesterday-that ideally lneautilvul Autumn morn- ing on which the memluers of Archmere's Freshman Class ol' IQ35 first assembled. Yes, Septemher 20th was the exact date of the actual heginning of classes. Thus was inaugurated the high school course under the white-rolaed Premonstratensian Fathers for the sixteen visihly awed and impressed young laoys, most ol' whom were in lcnee-lareeches. However, as this sense of strangeness and unfamiliarity wore off with the passing days we Archmerian tleclglings manifested a leeen interest in hotli scholastic and extra-curricular activities. Throughout the year, lmesides maintaining a consistent honor roll group, our young class of ,jf under Coach .lohn Oakes placed six members on the lootlaall squad: lour were among AFl'llmCf6'S initial hand of courtmen and six made the grade of the laaselzall team. VVith the inception of the first school newspaper there were to he found several would-he journalists among our llirst year lmoys who wholeheartedly gave their hest to further the success of the Green Arch. l.ilcewise in all the other functions interspersed throughout the school year, socials, plays, etc., delegates of the class were sure to he lound. However. there was always present the prola- lem ol' becoming adjusted to lmoth surroundings and companions. Vvith slight changes our numerically small group returned to Archmere the next term to begin its Sophomore Year. This time the school with its magnificent slcylight. spacious campus, and the many other sights, which in the previous year tended to malce us uneasy, now served to renew old friendships. Classes were speedily organized and we Sophs discovered, much to our dismay, that studies had grown more difficult and would require quite a hit more study. Responding to this chal- lenge our class as a whole more than sulndued Old lxlan Failure lJy climbing up the Honor Roll ladder and maintaining several representatives on the top throughout the year. The class of '57 functioned as a unit lor the first time outside of scholastic circles, and had two important events to its credit during this second year at Arcllmere. Primarily, moleslcin iaclcets in the class colors. red and white, and hearing the numerals '57 were purchased. Secondly, all of us Sophs with Father lxlc- Keough, our adviser and headmaster, enjoyed a trip to the National Capitol. Vylhen our predecessors, the Charter Class ol' Archmere. came into their own in the role of Seniors, we .luniors first realized how last utempus was fugitingf' Soon we would lJe cast in the same roles as these graduates. The sands of time were certainly slip- ping away fast-too last. With Father Hurley as our adviser and sensing our positions as upper classmen, we went immediately to worlc. To help pre- 23

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ll lu' in ilu' li.-Id ol spurls or in llu' rlelss room. uc-In bvuiml: A. luriclu, Nl. ffl nnrurr. ll. llislunp, ,l. iXlc'Kxnrllu.ulx. l.. XVui4ivslmslxi. ,l. XYlu'l.m, ll. llulur 'lUllsQ'f. ' , ' . f v - fhuuliluq: NIIIRIXIIII. llnlxvs. ilsnll. Q. Iyilffilll, Xlrlnllulllill N Sl'llll'IlllN'l', l0j1. 1'ig1llle'f'n lmoys 1'IlI'0llQ'll in ilu' lliircl l'H'Slllllilll f lass in ilu' liislory ol Arrll- h nu'r4'. Now nvarly llnrvm' yvnrs lam-r as Juniors, llu' lmppy-gofl1u'l4y rluss ol ilu' srluml, tlu're- uri' only lvn ol ilu' original c'iQl1lc'c'n lmys rf'nmining.!. lllis ya-nr will: llu' aulclilion ol liw' lN'XYCOIll0l'S ilu-sv I1-n rvprc'sc'nle'cl :Xrrlmu-rc' in :nanny sports lilllllflilllf loullmll, llzlslwllmull. lmasvlmll. mul lmwlingj. illlu- .luniur Class slugjvcl in QNllflSllllilS play mul pulmlisluul sc-vvrnl vclilions ol ilu' scllool lu'ws- 'mpg-r in ilu' lnller pnrl ul ilu' venr lo lumiliurizc' llu'msc'lvz's in ilu' prmullulion ol il: lligllly rom- nuwululnlc' worlc was lllflIf'Kl oul. Tlu' nmsl im- porlnnl vpismulc' ol ilu' Class wus ilu' urrivnl ol' llu' rluss rings. 2 During ilu' yvnr ilu' srllolnslic' au'l1if'vc'nu'nls ol X E tlu' .lunior rlnss wore' nlmvs- tlu' average, as nl lens! A. , K lmll' llu' group we-re' ulwnys on ilu' lumor roll. l -...Q 1 Xxlllvll wc' rvlurn in Se'ph'mlu'r ns seniors, lvl us ' lumpz' llml wc' will lwvp up our gmul worli wlu'tlu'r - - l'-KVIIIR SRU'NlUX'SkY ss .lilvisvr U