Cheltenham High School - El Delator Yearbook (Cheltenham, PA)

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I6 SENIOR EL DELATOR Class: That's true, for we did a lot more than we had ever done before. First there was the Upper Middler Dance which was quite a success, but only fairly successful financially, and that was no sooner over when we produced our first class play. Mr. Weston coached the play and selected Icebound, a Pulitzer prize play by Owen Davis. This year we inaugurated the custom of having the Upper Middlers hold their Parents' Night with the Seniors. And we did even more for the Seniors than to just share our Parents' Night with them, we tendered them a royal banquet at the end of May. I might say that preceeding the Senior Banquet the Honor Society held its annual election and installation, and we were very proud to find that five -of our members-Annemarie Heinemann, Marcia and Louise Daniel, Sarah Henricks, and Dick Wolf received this greatest honor that one may receive in High School. Prosecutor: Your Upper Middler year was certainly a very active one, was there anything you neglected to tell the court? Class: Oh yes, sir, that wasn't all. We published the most unique and unusual issue that ever bore the name of EL DELATOR. We had a very large and conscientious staff, and Dick VVolf made a very competent Editor-in-Chief. Prosecutor: What made this Upper Middler issue of EL DELATOR any more unique than those of former years? Class: You see, after much discussfon, we accepted the very novel idea of having a Futuristic Number. The entire theme of the number was to give a glimpse of the world as it will appear in one hundred years-in the year 2030. Everything was con- structed along these lines, from the art work and the stories down to the advertisements. Prosecutor: That certainly must have been very interesting. Have you a copy of the Futuristic Number to show to the court? Class: No, sir, I'm sorry I haven't, because we sold practically every copy. U Prosecutor: And then came your Senior year, did you still keep the same officers? Class: No, this time the elections showed that the class wished to have Charles Hofmann for President, Matthew Mcllhenny for Vice- President, Marcia Daniel for Secretary, and Francis Luecke for Treasurer. Prosecutor: Did you have another Parents' Night? Class: Yes indeed, we shared our Parents' Night with the Upper Middlers, and it was very successful. Dick VVolf wrote a three

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CLASS OF I93 I I5 Class: Don't you know that? VVhat a manl fudge: Order in the courtl Retain your opinions. Continue! Class: Our Sponsor, or adviser, was Mr. Albert E. Weston, the Head of the English Department at school and sponsor of EL DELATOR, the school magazine. He coached both of our class plays and helped us make our class functions just about twice as much fun. Prosecutor: Did you elect officers of the class that year? Class: Surely, we had Howard Laskey for Presidentg Matthew Mcllhenny for Vice-President, Mary Smith for Secretary, and Carlton Hingston was our Treasurer. Prosecutor: Didn't you do anything but elect officers that year? Class: Yes your Honor, but don't rush us, it takes a while for us to recall just what happened three years ago! Prosecutor: Well, what did you do in the way of social entertain- ment? Class: We had a Junior Party, as we called it, for we were supposed to be too young for a dance. There was a ghost play in the auditorium coached by Miss Walmsley, who is now Mrs. Weston, and this was followed by dancing in the gymnasium. Prosecutor: Enough of thatl But did you give any public entertain- ment? Class: No, we didn't, except to have a Parents' Night to show our parents our achievements, and to introduce them to our teachers. That, your Honor, covers the entire Junior year. Prosecutor: Who were your oflicials the next year? Class: We kept the same ones for they had shown their ability in the previous year, and we knew that they could continue our good work. Prosecutor: What about sports this year? Did you have many mem- bers interested? Class: We had a grand representation this year in every sport. Our boys did very well, many of them making the football squad and team as well as the basketball, tennis, and golf squads and teams. The girls did their part in carrying the basketball and hockey teams to championships. The girls of our class also started a swimming team and it was largely through their efforts that Swimming is now a letter sport at Cheltenham. Prosecutor: As you advanced further in school, your social activities became more numerous and varied I suppose?

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CLASS OF I93 I I7 act play for the occasion entitled The Value of a Cheltenham Preparationf' and this explained the advantages and the way in which the Cheltenham Plan works. Both Upper Middlers and Seniors took part in this production. Prosecutor: What were the other major events of your Senior year? Class: We produced George Kelly's Show-Off for our Senior Play. This just showed us that we had two real dramatic stars in the classg both lVIerrill Taggart and Annemarie Heinemann, who took the leads, were certainly excellent. This play was the most successful production from a financial point of view of any production in the history of Cheltenham with the possible excep- tion of the lVIikado.,' Prosecutor: How about the Honor Society installation this year, were there any more members of your class admitted? Class: There certainly were. In fact the quota of fifteen percent was practically filled when fourteen new Senior members were elected. Prosecutor: What else did you do this year? Class: We went on the annual Seniors' Washington Trip and that was some trip tool Many of our members learned through sad experience that one should never wear new shoes when one goes sight-seeingl Then the 'Upper Middlers entertained us at one night's performance of their class play, A Full House, followed by a dance in the gymnasium. Class Day was a great success, and then came Commencement, the day that we had all longed so for many years. Now that it is all over though we do not feel so happyg we' all feel that we, as the Class of 1931, had a wonderful time during our three years in Cheltenham High School and we certainly would like to let anyone who was in any way responsible for those good times know that we appreciate their interest in us. Judge: Gentlemen of the jury, you have heard the testimony of the witness, will you render your decision? Foreman: We unanimously agree that the Class of 1931 of Qhelten- ham High School has broken all records made by former graduat- ing classes. Court Crier: The court is adjourned!