Boys High School - Epitome Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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58 THE EPITOME number and strength, we easily defeated the mischievous Sophomores in the annual class fight. Consequently we were allowed to choose our own colors. The class, under John Rothenberger, who was our hrst president, chose the colors maroon and gray. The remainder of our first year was spent in selecting watch fobs, numerals and the various athletic managers. Our first year in athletics was only the forerunner to the much stronger teams which represented the class later on. john Rothenberger was again elected president of the class for our Sophomore year. This year there was no class scrap, due to the installation of the new junior High School system, which eliminated the Freshman classes. During this year we improved quite a bit in athletics, giving the upper classmen quite a fight for supremacy in each of the four major sports. Earl Rickenbach was elected to pilot us through our Junior year, which was probably our most successful year in athletics. To begin with, we won the foot ball championship of the school by defeating the strong '25 Feb. team in a close contest. During the basket ball season we were runner-up for the trophy. In the spring we won the Annual Track and Field Meet at George Field. During this year we also selected our class rings and pins. At this time we were forced to part with our most able faculty adviser, Mr. Ford, who left us to take the position of Prin- cipal of the Southwest Junior High School. As a token of our appreciation of his worthy efforts, in behalf of our class, we presented him with a handsome gold school seal. Mr. Dech was then elected as our class adviser for the rest of our High School course. At the end of our Junior year we elected twelve members to the staff of the RED AND BLACK, which included Milton Poetter as editor-in-chief. In the fall of 1925, with Howard Frantz as president, we settled down to assume the duties as seniors. In the beginning of our last year we again won the foot ball championship of the school. In the various varsity teams, we are proud to claim many members of our class. In foot ball we were represented by Captain Charles Schaeffer, I,eVan Smith, Fred Perella, Oscar MacIntosh, john Adams, john Stein, John I-Iawman and David Heston. In basket ball we claim LeVan Smith, Henry Thomas, John Adams, Claude Hangen, Tedl' Price and John I-Iawman. On the swimming team we have Louis Heller, John Rothenberger, Albert Readinger, George Ribble, Wallace Miller, Earl Breneman and David Heston. On the track team we have Howard Boyer, Robert Mattern, Harry Miller, Richard Koch, Claude Hangen and David Heston. On the base ball team we are represented by Edward Schmauder, Henry Thomas, LeVan Smith, Au- gustus Drexler and George Hain. We not only rank with the best in athletic ability, but also stand among the highest in scholarship that the school has ever turned out. Under Brookman Painter, as president, the Philos made a creditable showing for the past year. Howard Frantz was elected president of the Student Council, and made some good improvements. On the debating teams we have E. Geier Freehafer, Howard Frantz, Arthur Bechtel, Seymour Ziff, Alfred Rogers, john McLoed and Louis Heller. We made huge successes in both our dances, the Frolic and the Prom, and each one was well attended. XVe also selected this motto, Viam Inveniemus Aut Faciemus CW:-: Shall Find a VVay or Make Gnej. What could better fit the deeds of our class than the above motto. We could not find a way in High School, so we therefore made one, and I have just finished telling you how we made our way.

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THE EPITOME 57 Class Day Program SELECTION ..... .............................................A.. B oys' High School Orchestra Wilford Reist, Concert Meister, '26 june ADDRESS OF WELCOME ......,,,,.........., ........v...,... H OVVARD C, FRANTZ President Class of 1926 june CLASS HISTORY ,............... .......... ,..,......r....,..w...,.,........ r..,,,,........ D A v 'ID HEsToN BROADCAST BY ' 26 JUNE QUARTET ........rr..,.......,,.....,.,,,,...... TED PRICE HBILLU BURKHART BOB YEAGER EGG FREEHAFER Accompanist, '4FRED YEAGER CLASS PROPHECY I............,..........,................................... ALBERT READINGER PLAY .................i......i...i,..........,L................w.,...,....w.w...,............., It Pays to Advertise , ROI COOPER MEGRUE AND VVALTER HACKETT QBy special arrangement with Samuel Frenchj CAST OF CHARACTERS Mary Grayson ............,,,.,........,...........,.,...,.............................,...,..,.,....... Alfred Rogers Johnson ........,,................,........,..........,.,..........w..,,,,...,l............,...,.....,........... Robert Mattern Comtesse de Beaurien ........,.,.. .w.r......,Y. F rederick Bertolet Rodney Martin ...................,., .,,.,...... F 2. Geier Freehafer Cyrus Martin ....,............,..wl ..........,.......... D avid O'Neil Ambrose Peale ...w,,,,r.,,. .4........... E arl Rickenbach Marie ....,.,............... .......i ,..,...,.,.....,...... H o Ward Boyer William Smith ..,,.i,.. ,....L,..... . R. Milton Poetter Miss Burke ......,,o.,..w.,.... ...,.l.,,.....,Y.....,......, I ames Loose Ellery Clark ,.................,,....w ..,.....,,.... N Villiam Burkhart Donald McChesney ,........,.. ..............,....,.,...,. oi..,....,.,,.. H O ward Frantz Charles Bronson .......l........,.,,,,....,............ ................ ..,ow ....v..........,.. I o h n Reinsel ACT I SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ................., MR. JOHN H. EISENIIAUER Principal of Boys' High School ACT II RED AND BLACK AXVARDS .....,...v........,w. MR. ROBERT F. ARNOI.D Staff Faculty Advisor ACT III CLASS SONG ..........,.., ..................,......................,........... C lass of 1926 June SELECTION .... ........ ...........,........ B O ys' High School Orchestra Class History ' DAVID D. HEsToN I was chosen by the Class of '26 June to inscribe in the annals of Old Reading High the history and accomplishments Of our fair class. I am, therefore, very proud to record the events of our stormy and successful career to you, as follows: In the fall of the year of 1922 we entered into our High School career as Freshmen and chose as our faculty advisor Mr. Ford. On account of our large

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THE EPITOME Presidentgs Address of Welcome By HOWARD C. FRANTZ O It is, indeed, a great pleasure for me, as the representative of the graduating class, to welcome you to these our class day exercises. We are exceptionally anxious to greet you tonight, because we know that it is the first opportunity many of you have had to visit the school that gave us our first real awakening and start in life. It has always been the earnest desire of the class of 1926 june to accomplish those things that would raise the standard of old Reading High. We have achieved many of these results, yet we know only too well that our successes would have been impossible but for the untiring efforts of our faculty. It is through the friend- ship and patience of these men that we are here before you tonight ready to show our worth-to show our worth not by digniiied deeds of sadness, but by deeds of mirth and fraternity. Tonight marks the end of our High School career. During our four years in this school we have made the best friends and the pleasantest associations that we may ever make, and to gather tonight perhaps for the last time means more to us than some of you realize. Tomorrow is commencement, when many of us will commence life in a greater degree for ourselves. Some of us will learn trades, some of us will enter business, and others will enroll in college to receive training for some profession. But no matter what field we enter, we are sure to derive benefits from High School Training. The most important thing we received during these four years was not merely the matter of fact material in our lessons, it was a quality for true friendship and a broader outlook in life. Wie of the class of 1926 June feel that we can look back with pride upon our High School career. We feel that we tried to do our very best in every way to honor our school. Neither the athletes nor the students produced in our class ever faltered at an opportunity to keep aloft the standard of our Alma Mater. There is much, both concealed and evident, that is the result of our labors, but the real test will come in time when we hope to give a worth-while showing. Tonight is one of fun, for it must be in keeping with the spirit of class day. We do not wish to show you that we are sad. VVe again take pleasure in welcoming you tonight to enjoy a good time with our class, and we thank you all, mothers, dads, rela- tives and friends, for the interest you have shown in us.