Boyertown High School - Bear Yearbook (Boyertown, PA)

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Cffontmued from page sevenj The section we covered between Oley and Boyertown was found to contain a wealth of subjects which revealed the artistic hand of the Pennsylvania Dutch. On the way back to school we decided to snap a shot of a typical one room schoolhouse. We wanted some action in the picture, so, with the teacher's permission we arranged the students in front of the building. This arrange- ment still was too lifeless for Chief Photographer Bashore. Quick as a flash ne had started a snow battle. The results appear on the opposite page. Bashore was unable to stop the raging battle. Quietly we all removed ourselve the problem for the teacher to solve. J. Grofe and R. Miller drop snowballs on L. Lan h ' ' ' f 1' k'l 8.5 S 9 GXSJHIIISS the IYIUSTIOI' 0 3, HHH 1 Il. s to more peaceful surroundings leaving The reader has probably noticed t hat many of the headings throughout the book are printed in a strange language. This language is Pennsylvania Dutch-as the yearbook staff heard it. Although these headings at times prove even too much for the best of the Pennsylvania Dutch authorities to decipher and translate, we excuse our puzzling headings by calling to witness the fact that the Pennsylvania Dutch themselves spelled words phonetically-that is, spelling words as they sound. We have made an attempt to clarify the situa- tion for the non-reader of this mystifying language by adding, near the back of the book, an end sheet on which we translate all Pennsylvania Dutch head- ese si ns, created by the superstitious Dutch are t h ' d b lld' s to prevent Th g th ught 0 ave been palnte on u ing spirits from harming oc p t Within. ings into English. The main reason for ourusingthese headings is that they will serve welluin supporting our theme. if During 'the year we met with many hindrances, such as any staff might meet with-in the production of a yearbook. Some of these were big obstaclesg some were small,,but they all were overcome. The production of the book ran smooth- lv for the first few months. Then we foiund that the photographer who had processed our films the years before would be unable to do this year's work. After searching frantically for someone to process the photographs we found Sterling Keller, ace photographer, right here in town. l di Nine

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F 7if???V Y W MMM n 'Els ole. Henna. Dutch' farmhouse 'has' Ren A group of students have a snow battle in front restored to life and is now occupied. , of D1'ey's School. , J. Grofe, H. Reuuinger, J. Hartenbaiier, L. Iandis The yearbook staff visits a typical rural store and A. Romig examine the mill race at Lt. Com. owned and operated by the late Jake Bahr. Nirnmo's home. I ' Eight Typica115'heX-signs painted by the Dutch, are shown on this A farm,

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M Des Sind Die Before I begin vunce my story let me tell you who I am. My name iss Johann Bieler-I'm a Dutchman-yaa! dat's my picture-Ven I vas yonger. But now I vant to talk about Boyertown High School. You know it vonders me vhy these young ones complain-ach, dey are lucky! Such fine buildings, goodt teachers-everysing-Ve had vone room -and no goodt booksg our teacher, he vass all recht-but, vell you know boys I Look vunce at dat boy! He's going off to college to learn more-und dat girl, she vorks for a business! VenI vas young da men vorked and da vomen stayed home. Now sings are changed!