Burnham High School - Burgoblac Yearbook (Burnham, PA)

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' 5 ' ' i-i do ee ,X U56 UHDG9 3,2-,,.,:-, -1,-. ..-5, N! During the season of 1924-1925, Burnham High School had another out-standing girls' team, winning ten games and losing four. The members of that team were as follows: Mildred Pursel, Captain, Margaret Jacobs, Alma Leeper, Mary Davis, Kathryn Herr, and Mildred Yeager. We hope that the future will bring forward many more such teams as these. BASEBALL - Baseball has not been developed very well in our High School because of the lack of playing space, although we have the enthusiasm necessary for such a sport as was shown when inter-class baseball was organized. The Sportsman Club, composed of Sophomore boys during the year of 1924-1925, tried to promote baseball even going so far as to buy equipment, but no field was obtainable and the matter was dropped. In time, however, we hope a good baseball team may be organized which will put Burnham High School on top in this sport. MIFFLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FIELD AND TRACK MEET On the morning of May 6th, 1927, all of the High Schools of Mifliin County, except Lewistown, assembled on the Standard Steel Works Ath- letic Field to hold a Track and Field Meet. This was the first of its kind in the history of Mifliin County. The day was fair and the High Schools were there in great numbers. From 10 o'clock in the morning until 6:15 in the afternoon the various contestants were striving to win honors for their respective schools. The event consisted in relays, dashes, broad jumps, high jumps, shot put, etc. The events were for girls as well as boys. This iirst meet was won by the Milroy High School. Burnham High School took second place. Yeagertown was third. Belleville and McVeytown were tie for fourth place. Allensville was next. Reedsville finished in last place. It is the rumor around Burnham that next year will have a diierent story to tell. Let us hope that we shall win first place next year. FORTY-FOUR

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1 wax 1: A ,if -H+ + -H-B -- i K H renee rs 1 ff? 04 Girls' Basketball 3 The Girls' Team, playing under the supervision of their Captain, Alma Leeper, had a successful season. On account of having so few High School girls out for Basketball, three ex-high girls were secured. These were Ruth Kline, Dorothy Leeper and Stella Moore. The services of these girls were highly appreciated. Because of the fact that some of the team were High School girls and others were Y. M. C. A. girls, the team has been called the Hi-Y Girls. Because of the fact that this is the first Year Book to be published by our High School, we think that mention should be made of some of our' former Basketball teams. During the term of 1917-1918, the girls had one of the best teams in the history of the school. They won the champ- ionship of Mifflin County. The team was composed of Minnie Lynn, Reta Leeper, Mable Leeper, Florence Ulsh, Mildred Sunderland, Amelia Harper and Mattie Thomas. Another no less successful girls team helped to put Burnham on the map during the year 1919-1920. This Lynn-Collins-Leeper-Hahn-Ayers Combination defeated practically everything that it went up against, includ- ing the Harrisburg P. R. R. and Beckley College the Championship of Central Pennsylvania. This was a great honor for so small a school as Burnham, but as we know, Burnham High School is noted for doing things of great importance. The next team that deserves special mention is that of 1921-1922. This team composed of Louise Stewart, Dorothy Leeper, Mildred Pursel, Margaret Jacobs, Edna Smith and Mildred Shaffer. FORTY-THREE

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