Chester High School - Annual Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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MtltlltllHMMI IMMIIIIIIIMIHIMIII III II lllll CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. NINETEEN FIFTEEN •....IIIIIIIIIINimilllllMMIMIII».IIIMIII............................... Ill III III • petual memorial to our class of their untiring ef- forts and of their deep affection for the school. Lower Classes, we sincerely hope that you will follow our example and dedicate memorials. This same month the class tendered a recep- tion to the Freshman class. After showing these children the wonders of the laboratory, such as the burning of iron and similar experiments, and also the geometry problems, which they termed Chinese puzzles, we assembled in the auditorium and delivered a programme which delighted all. Football season came and our fourteen boys, including the captain, certainly deserve credit for the way in which they worked. A ’15 lad also managed the team. In basketball, this class had four men out of five holding down regular positions. The captain and manager also may be classified as ’15 men. A great stride in advancement was made dur- ing the winter, when it was decided to put the opening exercises in charge of the Senior class. The class was divided into three groups, and each group in turn takes charge of the exercises for a week. The class is certainly to be congratulated on the success of it. for they have not only dem- onstrated their ability in this line, but have made these exercises interesting to the school in doing so. Unusual interest was created this year in re- gard to the interclass debates; for the Juniors had, by some means, managed to tie the Seniors in the early debates, and a high pitch of enthus- iasm was reached when a permanent interclass trophy was presented by Mr. and Mrs. William Hofacker, of Norwood. The winners of the pub- lic debate would have their numerals carved on it. Of course ’15 s peerless team easily carried off the honors for a second year, making them the really only undefeated champions of the school. Through the efforts of some of our members, a new organization was formed, which is known as the Dramatic Society. The purpose of this society has been the presentation of dramatic work, and several pieces of very high class work have been produced. Under 15’s leadership the standard of the Literary Society has been raised both in the work presented and the meetings themselves. During the year a plan was started, whereby we shall now have a ’varsity debating team. The Swarth- more Freshman Debate was a beginning toward this end. For the first time in three years it was found necessary to bring the shower bath into use. In this case the Seniors placed several obnoxious Juniors under its cooling stream of water. This ...............................................................................min...... Eighteen

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CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. NINETEEN FIFTEEN The comedy, “Babes in Toyland,” was pre- sented to the public under our auspices. This af- fair proved to be a great hit, and may be termed the most successful affair ever rendered by the students, although credit must be given to the teacher who worked on it so untiringly. Besides men of great athletic ability, this class possessed some of the greatest mathemati- cians, poets and debaters ever in the school. In the public debate, our debaters won the cham- pionship for the year. The ’15 class presented to the school a hand- some Victrola and some very fine records, the use of which has been a source of instruction, in hearing the great singers, as well as of much en- joyment to both teachers and pupils. On Arbor Day, the class carried out the usual custom of holding exercises in the school, at the end of which we planted two trees which help to beautify our lawn. These stand as memorials of the great work of this noble class. With the arrival of outdoor sports, ’15. was found to have more members on the baseball team than any other class, and one of her men was the manager. In track. ’15 composed the backbone of the team. One of our lads broke the 220-vard dash school record, which had stood since 1906. Undoubtedly this class had the bet- ter team, and had not the Senior class committed a very unsportsmanlike act, we would have won easily. As it was, they won by two points. The crowning event of the year was our Jun- ior Recital. On account of the size and promi- nence of the class, it was held in the Washburn Theatre, where, when the curtain rose, the audi- ence beheld eighty-four bright and happy young men and women. We then proceeded with the programme, which has set a new standard far above any previous recital. To close this year, the class took her second annual picnic. We went up the river to Burling- ton Island, where we spent a most enjoyable day. September, 1914, brought back a well rested and energetic class to assume the responsibility of being the Senior class and the guiding star of the school during the year. We started with re- organization. the results being Harry C. Dea- kyne, president; Helen Bonsall, vice president; Nora Thompson, secretary; and Sylvester Smith, treasurer, and with these officers we settled down for work. In the early part of November the class as- sembled on the campus and presented a most magnificent bronze sun-dial on a blue marble pedestal, to stand there as a beautifier of our school surroundings, and also to serve as a per- Seventeen

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Ml Ml •Mill Mill Will Ml I MII111.1.11M Ml I III M 111IIIII III .. Mil IIIIIIMIIII III IIMMI1111111111 (III It MM 11 Hill IIMIMIIIIIIIMHIIHHIMHHIHIII III MIHtIH IIMHIHIHII Mill III HUM Ml III CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL, NINETEEN FIFTEEN IMMMMMMMMMMMMMtMIMMMMMIMIMMtMMMIMIMMMMMIMIMMIMIMMMMMIMIMMMMtMIMMMMIMMIMMIMMMMMMMMIMliMIMMtMMMMIMMIMMMMMMItMMMIMMIMMIIMIMIMMMIMMMMlIMII bath certainly does work wonders in reform, on those whom we find it necessary to awaken to the fact that they have become a bit monotonous in their behaviour and need such punishment. During this term the class took several in- teresting and instructive trips to local industrial establishments and historical spots under the su- pervision of the science and history departments. Through the efforts of the ?15 baseball men, we have developed the greatest baseball team ever known in the history of the school, and have made a record of which any team could be proud. In track our men have formed such a team as Chester has never had before. It is a team that is really worthy of representing Chester, or any other school, regardless of size. In the inter- class track meet these same fellows had little trouble in duplicating their feat of winning in the school’s meets, and placing their class numerals on the interclass cup. Now that this noble class of scholarly stu- dents has slowly worked its way down the stream of high school education, and will be launched into the rough and turbulent ocean of life, we heartily wish that the classes who follow us will maintain our high standards and, if possible, even surpass them. Nineteen