Brandywine Heights High School - Tracer Yearbook (Topton, PA)

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INMEMORIAM Alfred A. Ay res January 15, 1916— August 13, 1974 Mr. Ayres was once as much a part of our school as the building itself. He served as the high school principal and later as the assistant superintendent. We will remember Mr. Ayres for many things: his welcome back speeches; his attendance at every school event, whether it be dramatic, musical or athletic; and his friendly greetings to us in the hallways. One of his favorite philosophies was, To everyone there is a reason, and a time to every purpose under heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1). He spent his time well, perhaps better than we shall ever know. As a principal, Mr. Ayres welcomed the students back to school every year. 6 FALL: Memorial

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. . . We were watching a soccer game. It was an ex- tremely important game against our archrival, Kutz- town. As spectators, we were tense, euphoric, angry, laughing, screaming, and jumping up-and-down. We bit our nails, and yelled at the opposing team and the referees. We cheered with the cheerleaders until we were hoarse. And we won by a score of two to nothing! It was another victory in a season of winning. It was a good season in a lot of other ways too. School again became the major part of our lives, but it wasn ' t as bad as we had thought it could be. We met new teachers, new subjects, and new friends. We were in- volved in hockey, and other sports, plus the parades and pageants and dances. And as the leaves dropped off the trees and the air grew cold, we created a few more memories of our days at school. Fall: Divider

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4k fy V - i . :r IN MEMORIAM Fay M. Bordner Aprils, 1926— November 2, 1974 Mrs. Bordner, too, was a part of the school. She taught math twelve years at Brandywine to 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. She was a homeroom teacher and a former senior class advisor. A dedicated teacher, she was prepared to help us in any way she could. We will always remember her saying, It ' s a Friday -Friday, or when correcting a mistake she made, I was just checking if you were awake. She always walked around in a cloud of chalk dust and wore chalk smudges on her clothes, because she was found working at the blackboard more than any other place in her room. Mrs. Bordner was forever ready wi th a joke or smile. Very few students spent a period in her room without smiling or laughing at least once. We were impressed by her very extensive knowledge of every math book in her classroom. But more, we remem- ber her for her truly loving and caring attitude. (AT RIGHT): Mrs. Bordner had an extensive knowledge of current issues. Mrs. Bordner always lent a helping hand to her students. I )(