Bloomsburg High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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Left to Right: Lester Thomas, Joel Baker, Paul Robinson, Charles Thackera, Wilmer Lowe, [lick Byrem, Second Row: Coach Wisher. Geitu Creveling, Lester Carey, Leo Hover, Angelo Butera, I ' .ill C reveling. Jjoys (jijyn C-« earn The powers of the boys ' gym team, under the capable coaching of Mr. Pete Wisher, have been steadily increasing. The boys, beginning their season by giving exhibitions between halves at the basketball games, widened their renown by presenting a fine demonstration at Berwick. Having made so favorable a start they next proceeded, by taking in four of the six events, to take first place in the Four-District meet, first place in four of the six events, to take first place in the Four-District meet. This victory was followed by a second place rating in the East- ern Regional meet at West Chester. Bloomsburg as a team placed fifth in the State Contest at State College. Byrem, however, won second place in tumbling; Lowe rated third on the side-horse; Hower, third with Indian clubs; and Thackera, third on the parallel bars. After winning fifth place in the A. A. U. Championship meet at Stroudsburg, the combined boys ' and girls ' gym teams climaxed their season by presenting two top-notch exhibitions in our own high school gymnasium. Ninety-

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1 ' ft I Right: Phyllis Snyder, Bvn Mellick, Kiitlilcen Hinds, Eleanor Brady. Lsheerleaoi ers Fight team fight! Fight team fight! Fight team! Fight team! Fight! Fight! Fight! The 1936-37 cheerleaders were selected by the students at the be- ginning of the school year. Those selected for football season were Eleanor Brady. Kathleen Hinds, Lester Conner, Robert Vanderslice, and Eva Melick. Those who led the cheers at the basketball games were Eleanor Brady. Kathleen Hinds and Eva Melick. Due to the illness of Eleanor. Phyllis Snyder was elected to take her place. Resplendent in white sweaters and red. divided skirts, the cheer- leaders had charge of the songs and cheers at pep meetings, and games. They also followed the team in its out-of-town peregrinations, where they rendered an invaluable service to the glory of the Red and White. Nincti)-(irc

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f a ,;|M D | B f f If f» ■ • Daws Bi Left to Bight: Phyllis McHenry, Betty Dawson. Eleanor Whitenight, Do triii- l.i ' iivnril Helen Bobbins, Betty Home, Shirley Hagenbuch, Mary Lour, Elizabeth Powlus. Second Row: Ethel MeHenry, Grace Trump, Janet Waters, Aim Muirhend. Dorothy Snyder, Mary Lou Dillon, (Pianist), Mary Whitenight Clnstnictor). C lrls Cfyyn C-( earn When your reporter recently visited the gym, he noticed a number of girls dancing. Inquiring into the purpose of this activity, he was informed that it was to promote the social development of those taking part. Here we have what is essentially the basis of our girls ' athletic activities — the development of social personality through some form of athletics. Further inquiry led to the revelation that in the Bloomsburg High School this activity is planned, rather than left to the total initiative of the participant. Regular routine training consists for the most part in developing skill in those activities which are generally conceded to be suited to the physical ability of the average girl. These include dancing, (required and optional.) marching, and free-hand drills. A limited amount of the most strenuous work of pyramid-building and tumbling are includ ed for use in the home demonstration. Under the direction of Miss Mary Whitenight, the Girls ' Gym Team has exhibited marked progress during the past year. Miss Whitenight feels that the organization has something worthwhile to offer every girl in the school who is in any way gym team minded, and she is looking forward to an even greater development of its possibilities next year. Ninety-seven