Boyertown High School - Bear Yearbook (Boyertown, PA)

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5, 1 lf' 'E' is BEAR FACTS VOL. 5, NO. 3 BOYERTOWN, PA. JUNE 3, 1943 Wartime Fashions Theme of Clothing Dept. Show c Transportation Troubles Hit Rural Girls' Participation By BETTY JANE FRY With a patriotic background as a setting, the clothing department, under the direction of Mrs. Margaret S. Lynch, presented its an- nual Fashion Show on May 14 at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. Wartime Fashions was an appropriate title for the show. It was divided into two parts. The iirst half was the Make and Mend for Victory program which has been previously presented to the student body March 5. In this half the girls modeled suits made from men's suits, old dresses which had been re- modeled and made to look like new, garments made from odds and ends of materials, and blouses made from men's shirts. The purpose of this program was to show how to conserve material and still be well-dressed. I New Fabrics Modeled During the second half of the Wartime Fashions Show, the girls modeled clothes made from new fabrics. They showed dresses made from many kinds of material, summer suits and skirts, and one evening gown. Many garments were not modeled because the girls who made them were rural students and were not able to attend due to trans- portation difficulties. Some of these girls made clothes for other members of their family, and still others devoted most of their time to sewing for the Red Cross. By pre- senting this half, the girls proved that making your own clothes is economical and is a direct blow against inflation. The girls pointed out that this year demandsclothes that are simple and practical. V Stage Setting Used The stage setting was plain. A large V for Victory was suspended in the center of the stage with flags of the United Nations beside it. The flags were also arranged in the form of a V. As the girls modeled their garments they, too, formed a V on the stage. Spring Sports Held Despite Transportation Difficulties Acker Pitches No-Hit Garneg Tennis and Track Teams Active Spring sports in Boyertown High School abounded despite transportation difficulties and one of the rainiest springs on record, according to the coaches of the various teams. Included in the roster of inter-school sports were the baseball, track, and boys' tennis. Up to the time the H1943 Bear went to press, the baseball team had played six games. Of these the local players won four and dropped two. Victories were scored over West Pottsgrove twice and Amity twice. Schwenksville and Birdsboro defeated the B.H.S. nine., Acker Pitches No-Hit Game Highlight of the baseball season was the no-hit, no-run game pitched by Ronald Acker against Amity High. No such game had been credited to any B.H.S. pitcher pre- viously. The players and positions follow: catcher- Ted Schoenly and George Burfeteg pitchers- Ronald Acker, Curtis Herb, and Ed Conrad, first base-Lin Eddingerg second base- George Fisher, shortstop-John Kehlg third base--Mollie Bryan, utility infielder-LeRoy Herb, outfielders-Robert Conrad, LaVerne Erb, Robert Fryer, Richard Simmons, and Roger Swavely. Gerald Weller, a junior, was manager. James C. German was coach. Track Team Busy . Coach Francis D. Sell's track team parti- cipated in three meets. His lads were third. in the meet at Shillington High, twelve schools participated. Individual winners in- cluded-John Stengle,'who was second in the half-mile and in the mile rung Robert Conrad, third in the half 5 Bill Rose, third in the discus throwg Richard Gabel, who tied for fourth in the pole vault, jumping 8 feet, 9 inches. The mile relay team-Stengle, Conrad, R. Geisler, and E. Conrad-finished fifth. .1 A , xy, 8 3 ' . 'Q 'L-. fi ii x. ' K lf .,., .. ,Qrv . , V , .1 , , V j ,YTQQ n .. , .' if: lla' J mx-' ,. '4 ' , ' Ev,-A' , frs - . 1 W . 1-,fo f .J-fa.

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N! As We Go To Press B E A R CTS VOL. 5, NO. 2 BOYERTOWN, PA. JUNE 3, 1943 Red Robe Mystifies Class Play Audience Mystery, Drama, Comedy Combined In The Bat in the Belfry By MARTHA BEILER Mystery, comedy and love held equal parts in the Senior class play, The Bat in the Belfry. The auditorium was filled' with an enthralled audience, who tensely awaited the developments of each act. Play Is Explained The play opened in the living room of the parsonage of the Reverend William B. West- cott fCharles Troutb, who explained the legend of the Red Robe to his son Wayne, played by Daniel Bause. To solve the mystery of the declining attendance in his father's church and to satisfy his father's dying wish, Wayne becomes a minister in his home church. Jean Faelton CLucille Kellerj, his fiancee, receives a threatening note from the Red Robe, whereupon two detectives arrive to try to help settle matters. Amy fJoyce Menschi, the housekeeper, the detectives CTheodore Schanely, Carl Geis- lerj, and a newspaperman fHarold Bashorej supply the comedy. In the scene where Wayne tries to explain the situation to Amy, the comedy is heightened by Amy's saying in a dramatic yet housekeeperly way, Well, pick up my broom l A fortune teller CMary Sayshenj arrives and prepares to give a seance when the Red Robe appears and breaks the crystal. Jean Faelton's sisters CI-Ielen Johnson, Gwendolyn Keyser, Ruth Muthardl are threatened by notes from the Red Robe. A doctor fCharles Erbj and a mystery writer CBetty May Reidenauerb try to solve the mystery but with no success. Trap Catches Red Robe Finally a trap was planned and the Red Robe was brought in and unmasked. To the amazement of the audience, the Red Robe proved to be Jean's dumb sister CRuth Mut- hardb. With her dying breath, she sobs out her Mary She explains how the accidental Senior Activities To Wind Up Busy Year Baccalaureate Commencement, Class Night On May 30, June 1, 2 By CLAIRE SCHMITT B. H. S. Seniors will ring down the curtain on their high school career on May 30, June 1 and 2, with the Baccalaureate Service held in St. John's Lutheran Church, Class Night and Commencement in the high school auditorium. Baccalaureate Service will be in charge of three well-known ministers. The scripture lesson will be read by the Reverend E. L. Ramer. The invocation and sermon will be delivered by the Reverend David F. Longacre. The Reverend Edward L. Schlingman will offer the benediction. Musical selections at the organ, played by Mrs. Harold B. Keim, will include Sunset and Evening Bell by Federlein and Andante in G by Batiste. Mrs. Harry K. Erb will sing The Omnipotent by Schubert. . Every Senior Will Participate in Class Night Program Class Night, as always, will be dedicated to the mothers and fathers of the graduates and will show the doting parents the various talents and weaknesses of their Willies and Susies. Every Senior will participate in this traditional event. This program may show the parents the reason for many of the gray hairs in the teachers' heads. loss of her voice caused her to be jealous of her sisters, and how she intended to be re- venged by harming her family and throwing suspicion on Jean. The knowledge of her sister's misdeeds is kept from Jean, and the play ended with the mystery solved and the characters expecting a long, happy life. ' The cast and its director deserve much credit for the successful character portrayals and the way they maintained the atmosphere of tension and mystery throughout the play.

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