Boyertown High School - Bear Yearbook (Boyertown, PA)

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Our chef, Mrs. Martha G. Christ- inan, likes to knit, crochet, sew, bake, and read, She also enjoys listening to the Franck Symphony. Mrs. Christman teaches nutrition, home management and home furn- ishings to the girls of Senior High and foods to the Junior High girls. She also has a group of boys who are very much interested in cooking. Mrs. Hanna Sweinhart, one of the cafeteria assistants, likes to knit, cook, bake, and read. Mrs. Swein- hart en'oys all kinds of music, and li J her favorite food is f'Snitz and Kneppf' , Mrs. Sallie Wolfgang, cafeteria assistant, crochets and sews in her spare time. Mrs. Wolfgang likes classical and semi-classical music. Her favorite color is blue and her favorite food is chicken. Mr. Charles Wise, first floor custodian, enjoys watching and selling at the basketball, baseball, and football games. Mr. Wise's favorite hobby is smoking cigars. He likes good marches. This year Mr. Wise was chairman of the March of Dimes in the com- munity and in school. We are grateful for all his help in making this drive successful. Mr. Grover Schlotterer, field custodian, enjoys fishing more than anything else. He likes the color red and his favorite foods are sauerkraut and filled noodles. Mr. Schlotterer keeps the baseball and foot- ball fields and all the grounds around the school in perfect order, adding beauty to our school. Mr. Walter Davidheiser, second fioor custodian, collects V nickels as a hobby. He likes to eat tan- gerines and ice cream. Mr. Davidheiser enjoys hearing the accordian as his favorite type of music. Mr. Harvey Heacock's special interest is his hobby shop, although he likes good singing and interesting lectures. Mr. Heacock enjoys making some of the various things he sees the boys make in shop. He likes most sports but especially enjoys fishing and hunting. Mr. Heacock's favorite food is potato soup with beef. sage.: i , ,. .a-..f,, ..,,. ,,,,. MM WQQMJLMQ, im Ql M ,V - ,V Miss Violet M. White teaches Latin and English. In her spare time she likes to read, play the piano, and collect miniature china and demitasse cups and saucers. Her favorite singer is Dick Haymes and she is very fond of filled pork chops, mince pie, and coffee. Wiss White's favorite colors a1'e blue and pink. Mrs. Dorothy G. Landis, head of the Hotel Health Department, is very fond of flowers and turkey. Her favorite color is brown. Mrs. Landis enjoys listening to music, neither too classical nor too jazzy. In her spare time she collects antique cups and saucers, Mrs. Marcia Z. Krysa, hotel librarian, commutes every morning from Sinking Spring. Her favorite pastime and hobby is playing with her two daughters, Marcia Susan and Micul Ann. A few of her other hobbies are watching all kinds of sports, sewing chil- dren's clothes, reading, and doing all kinds of house work. The beautiful displays in the library are planned by Mrs. Krysa and her faithful and hard- working Library Club. M.-...ll MMA

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Mr. Paul S. Hangen Jr. is the director of instru- mental music in high school and the two grade schools. Mr. Hangen is a great Sportsman and he especially likes swimming, tennis, and fencing. A few of his hobbies are architecture, collecting Chinese articles, and traveling. He also enjoys modern art, sculptuling, and modern music. The orchestra, band, and dance band are all under the direction of Mr. Hangen. Mr. Franklin H. Gottshall, our shop teacher, likes ice cream and classical music, but dislikes jazz. His favorite pastimes are writing books, making furniture. models, and fixing up his home. Mr. Gottshall enjoys working with the boys and helps them with any kind of wood or metal work during his shop club period. Mr. Ralph S. DeTurk, our vocational agricultural instructor, is very fond of photography, farming, col- lecting old guns, and music. He likes all kinds of music, but prefers classical music. His favorite musi- cians are Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald and Bing Crosby, his favorite compositions are the William Tell Overture and the Blue Danube Waltz. Mr. DeTurk enjoys all Pennsylvaina Dutch dishes, especially Snitz and Kneppf' ,....4 S N, -Q, Mr. Chester W. Rohrbach teaches English and social studies and is Junior High guidance director. Mr. Rohrbach likes playing baseball and ice hockey, and watching football and basketball games. His favorite foods are a good broiled steak and ice cream. Mr. William Steinmuller, dean of boys, teaches elementary and inter- mediate algebra, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry. Mr. Steinmuller is also Senior High guidance director and sponsor of the Senior Class. He enjoys reading anything that was not recently writ- ten and gardening, but best of all he likes just sitting. Mr. Stein- muller likes football very much. Miss Margaret C. Schmeelk is a very versatile instructor, teaching German, Spanish, and English. Miss Schmeelk has many hobbies and pastimes, a few of which are cooking, sewing. reading, and listening to classical music. Her favorite musicians are Law- rence Tibbit and Dorothy Kirsten, favorite actors are Walter Pidgeon and Bette Davis. Miss Schmeelk is very active in school affairs. She accompanies stu- dents to the numerous conferences throughout the year. Miss Margaret C. Herbster, our clothing teacher, enjoys reading, music, and handicraft work. The products produced by her Handicraft Club show her skill. Miss Hersbter's favorite musician is Aurturo Rubinstein and she enjoys eating steak and chocolate cake. She teaches interior decorating, child care, and consumer education to senior high girls and clothing to junior high school students. Miss Ida M. Reinert teaches vocal music in high school and in the two grade schools. Collecting Penn- sylvania Dutch articles and listening to classical music are Miss Reinert's hobbies. Her favorite music is the Wagncrian operas. The Junior Chorus, Senior Chortfs, Boys' Glee Club, and the Girls' Glee Club are all under the direction of Miss Reinert.

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MANAGERS WT George B. Swinehart, supervising principal of Boyer- town Public Schools. Mr. Swinehart has been asso- ciated with teaching for 42 years, both as principal and teacher. Board of Directors: Harvey D. Ritter, Presidentg Raymond K. Fryer, Secretaryg Charles A. Y. Davidheiser, Treasurer: Marion R. Brumbach, Mem- berg H. Leon Breidenbach, Solicitorg Augustus D. Gresh, Vice President. These are the men who or- ganize and run our very effi- cient hotelg they choose the clerks and map out a program for the guests to follow. Lawrence E. Grim, high school principal, is an alum- nus of B.H.S. He joined the staif in 1923 and received the appointment to his managerial post in 1942. At present he is also Director of Athletics and is ex- lremely interested in the Sport programs of B.H.S. ISI