Avalon High School - Annual Yearbook (Avalon, PA)

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W 5. looo Pictu.:-iv .hilljlc'l'!.IIft'Ilift'IIf interesteil in supplies anml athletics while Air. Uamlmle servecl on the Finance and Property Committees. 'lihese seven men have faithfully anal scrupulously tultillecl their manitiolcl tluties. Stancling hy as an anlviser in all matters, Mr. Charles A. lfvans presicles at the main ottice. 'l'o this spot come perplexecl students to arrange irregular scheclules, where they tinil that with his experience anal helptiul attitunle Nlr. Evans soon straightens out even the most complicatecl programs. Among his many cluties are the signing ot' checlcs tior activity expenses anal the talcing account ol, each pupil's extra-curricular activities, Ahsentees anal late-comers are acl- mitteil to class with his approval. Nlr. Evans has serveil tititeen years as a memher ot' the Avalon aclministrative group. llis tirst eluties were as a teacher in hiology ancl general science. Later he taught physics and chemistry. ln l9f28 he assumeml the taslcs ot, lligh School Principal-- a position which he hail heen awarilecl through haril worlc anal competent leaclership. lle is well known aml wiilely lilceil for his pleasing manner aml umlerstamling nature. It is this present-clay ealucator who receives the parents when they inquire ahout a stuclent's progress anal clitliculties. Stuilents seela his atlvice in stuclies, gramles, scholarships, anal hopes lior the tiuture. They tinil lllftll tv V., him always willing to lenal his assistance in every matter anal to lencl a sympathetic ear to pupils' conticlences. lle inclumles the co-sponsorship ot' the Stuclent Coun- cil as a portion ot' his activities. Letters of transcript for retierences, reports, aml creclits are part of his numerous taslcs, hut he untiringly takes them in his stricle. Wir. Evans is an arclent outcloors' enthusiast with mlogs aml shooting claim- ing his principle attention. The Avalon Parent-'l'eachers Associa- tion is the common meeting ground for + parents anal teachers. Uncler the nlirec- tion of Nlr. Anclrew A. Thompson, President, anal M1's. Yvilliam A. Young, Program Chairman, the P. T. A. enioyeml an interesting and protitahle year. The program theme of Your Chilnlu was appropriately interpretecl hy outsitle speakers, local talent, anal high school participants. Nlore anal more the Parent- Teachers' Association is lmecoming a live organization with the will to unclertalce enter- prises which will henetit the school. The youth of Avalon appreciates all that the acllninistrative stall' has clone tior it anal is grate- linl for the opportunity otiattennling Avalon lligh School, one ot' the highest rating in Pennsylvania. MR. CIIARLICS A. livaxs Hzzafz Srfmof lJl'l'lII'1.llI11l

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l i i i l Mn. G. A, ciUNN Miz, A, li, lhnumq MR. XV. E. CLKMBLE Mk. 'LIN Du. I. M. Mui.Lr:N Miz. M, XV. UAUM-:Nsi-rick Mil. I. ll. S'rEnm'oim Vim' Pn'.n'di'nl Tri'f1.run'r Q Boa rd of Education O LlClTl0Cl?ltiC organization can function without tgorethought and a guiding hand to put these plans and thoughts into action. ln the Aivalon High School this duty is performed faithfully and well by the Board of Education and t e Administrative Stall. At the end of A he hall in a bright and homey otlice, Mr. S. Todd Perley, the Superintendent of Schools, is busylearly and late. Though con- stantly confronted by problems ot' the day, his tar reaching experience, his knowledge of edu- cational developments, and his well known executive ability serve to make ditlicult questions easily solved. To him come the faculty and students seeking: counsel. To him come the friends ot' the s'hool to keep abreast with its progress. All tin him dignitied, yet friendly, and wise, yet toleralnt. Our Superintendent has always been inteiiested in the improvement made by the individual student. ln order to check on this, each springi comprehensive tests are given to the various cl sses. The results are carefully tabulated, and the findings are tiled in the students' cumula.:tive folders. Mr. Perle-v's record as a present day educator shows character, friendship, and intelligence. Twenty-tive yeails ot' service to the Avalon com- munity have resulted in cooperative consequences l both in and out of school circles. At the present time lVlr. Perley is completing his second year as a member of the Executive Council of the Penn- sylvania State Education Association, he is secretary of the District Superintendents of Schools, and is a member of the American Association of School Administrators. Actively interested in the North Boroughs' Lions' Club, Mr. Perley has acted as this organization's president. His recreational interests center in tishing. Appreciation for competent and prudent counselorship is extended to the Avalon Board of Education by every member ot' Avalon High School. At its frequent meetings questions, be they great or small, are judiciously decided. Mr. R. E. Newlin has served for two years as president of the board. Not only does he con- duct all meetings but he is an ex-otlicio member ot' every committee. Dr. M. Nlullen is vice- president and serves as chairman of the Athletic Committee. 'l'reasurer, lVlr. M. YV. Dauben- speck, is also Property and Finance Committee Chairman. Nlr. U. Stedetiord is the head of the supply group and Mr. G. A. Gunn of the Special Tax Committee. Two new board members were elected this year, Nlr. A. B. Parker and Mr. Wl. E. Gamble. Air. Parker was l H1211

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I Leaders and Teachers of Youn America I g I AVING one objective in mind, two seniors, www h Niuwvwgmu l, a girl and a boy, re-entered the Avalon .- X p . I S11-:i.x.A I.. CfXRlDPIN, A.B. l lfng lzlrh , I I I e.,'lb K ,HHN L, Wrzicnm., BS., M.Eil.l Ilrirlivzy I l'fx.sli-1 Nm B S IN I I I I I Eva llooviin, ILS. ling hlrh lmm R. In-TAN, A.B., M.l'Id. Hiirlury Ill-ILl'1Nci. Wm!-:LnoN, A.B., IVLA. lflryllirh a ri ri Hzirlnry High School lxuilding. It was the day after graduation, and they had returned to pay one last visit with each teacher, everyone of which had acted as guide and example in their development in learning, living, and citizenship. First they sighted one of their special favorites, Miss Carden. It was she who in their junior and senior years had taught them correct usage, literature through the centuries, and the private lives of tiamous authors. They next called on Miss Hoover with whom they discussed the study guides and 41 iI1l'l1iI'lll7ll7lt'l' .V11ql1l'.v Dream, which they had enjoyed in junior high. Under her influence the two visitors had hecome inti- mate liriends with Iohn Greenleaf Xvhittier. Clusters of papers, news magazines, and pictures ot famous Americans alliorded a familiar sight to Mr. VVeichel's students. ln these sur- roundings sociology and history had lmeen studied. Interested pupils took active part in Mi'. Weichel's P. D. discussions through panel pro- grams and curiously awaited the results ot' their personality analysis. Next door to room 15, Mr. Dean welcomed his former learners. The three tallied ol' the differences lwetween Napoleon's regime and the deomcratic methods in this nation. The discussion got so lively that time was nearly forgotten, hut not quite. Vowing not to forget their European history, they bade goodlmye and proceeded on to Nlrs. Gilling's room. llere they recalled why her civics classes had lreen so attractive. On a tahle in a conspic- uous corner stood many home-made projects which had lmeen made for extra credit. Smiling Miss Wliielclcmli was the next on the seniors' visiting list. She was in the midst ol' reading the 1940 flvalun 11Ill1lllIl, hut was eager to renew old acquaintances. They recalled her teachings and democratic attitude in English and history gatherings. Languages had always lmeen fascinating. They felt, too, that these studies helped to luring an understanding among foreign neighbors. As Miss Plympton cheerily greeted her anciens eleves, memories returned of much-too-short hours spent in singing French songs and reading t14l