Conshohocken High School - Echo Yearbook (Conshohocken, PA)

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BLUE AND GOLD Then, there was heard the cry, “Oh, Doctor!” ever so often during the month of May. Wherever you would turn you’d be sure to hear the expression. “Oh. Doctor!” Don’t get excited, no one was sick, it was just the name of the High School operetta for the year of 1931. Again our class was called upon to participate. The result was that Dorothy andegrift, Earl Love, Robert Lukens, Vincent Bonkosk;, Albert Riker, John Light, Richard Tees, Mildred Traister, Elizabeth Famous, Ruth Grauel, Jimmy Hippie, Ralph Sponar and William Yocum from the Senior Class had leading roles in the cast. The chorus also contained many Seniors who did well. Besides this, only a few of our class have had time and energy for other things, and have shared in work that has been worthwhile. In athletics Woodrow Becker. Vincent Bonkoski, Ralph Sponar, Joseph DelBuono, Earl Love, Albert Riker and Richard Tees are the boys who received sweaters. Of the girls, Ruth Grauel, Evelyn Phillips and Mildred Traister had the honor to receive sweaters in girls’ athletics. We extend our congratulations to them all and heartily wish others to get them in the years to come. We are also proud to say that the boys won the P. I. A. A. District No. 1, Championship in basketball. To Sarah Congelton, John Koch and Edwin Trycinski must be given credit for their work in the oratorical contest. They received cash prizes which repaid them amply for their work. Another contest held in the High School for the first time was the League of Nation contest. John Koch and Anna Suvitsky received local prizes of which they were very proud. Next we held a pie and cake sale in May to get money for the Senior Prom. The last time for us all to gather for a good time. The beautiful evening gowns worn by the girls and the dark coats and white flannels worn by the boys presented a fantastic sight amid the many colored balloons, ticker tape and streamers. The orchestra tried to compete with the Seniors in blowing horns but met with little success. Most of the members attended and a great time was had by all, but again it rained. Well it’s just our luck, probably many envy us. Examination time drew near and many hours of toil and labor were spent in preparation. How happy we were when examinations were over and w'e had a few days free for ourselves. In the few remaining days we planned for our Class Day and Commencement Exercises, the two last affairs for which we had to work. The day came to take our pictures in our caps and gowns. For the first time we donned our outfits. The students tramped the halls, stopping every few seconds to arrange their cap or to give a finishing touch to their gown. My! what a time they had. We then gathered in front of the building and posed for the picture. It was a wild scramble. Boys and girls combed and fixed their hair, mirrors reflected caps that reposed unsatisfactorily upon our heads and we were a regular show for the many spectators. With just a click of the camera, the ordeal was over. Our year is soon to end and we begin to realize it with sadness. We had been successful and are proud of all we have done, and hope that others may do better. We had succeeded by employing the elements of sagacity, will-power and endurance. We fought our battles and lived our lives, forsaking the blinding useless paths leading to no achievement while seeking and climbing the ladder of success, ever in the hope of accomplishing better things. Anna Suvitsky. Page Fourteen

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BLUE AND GOLD The duty which faced us and always will, was the election of officers, who were to be our leaders throughout the year. We thought and pondered and finally decided that the officers of our preceding year had done much for us and we were willing to follow them for another year, so our officers were the same, being: President .......................William Yocum Vice-President...................Edwin Trycinski Treasurer........................Merrill Metz Secretary .......................Sylvia Blasband Corresponding Secretary..........Mildred Traister This year our duties were many and varied. We determined to start right in and do our best in order to have a successful year. In the school play, “It’s the Climate,” all Seniors with the exception of one, portrayed the parts. Leads were given to Ruth Grauel and Vincent Bonkoski, who were aided by Earl Love, Albert Riker, Elizabeth Famous, John Light, Robert Lukens and Edwin Trycinski. We often thought what would the High School do after our talent is gone. They will probably have to root around and discover others. We held a Senior play, “Dulcy,” which went over as a howling success. Everyone acted their part well and the audience had to admit it was excellent. Our veteran actors took the parts, being well experienced in that line, they could not fail. Ruth Grauel had established herself as a heroine of all the plays, Vincent Bonkoski as a happy married man. Albert Riker had played so many old men parts that he was beginning to think himself an old man. Elizabeth Famous is the true mother type, she is so motherly. Earl Love certainly knows his business as a lover, and William Yocum is one of the best of butlers. And we must not forget John Light our comedian, who most always carried the show off alone, of course. Jack Koch, Edwin Trycinski, Ralph Sponar and Robert Lukens co-operated to make it a success. Doris Fillman, a newly-discovered actress, made her debut in this play. We certainly give her credit for taking her part so well. The play brought in a good bit of money which helped to relieve our financial state considerably, but we were a little short in our Washington fund, so we sold magazines to supply the remaining amount. A numerous number of subscriptions were sold, which netted us enough money to fill the gap. Plans were then made for the Washington trip, and we were accompanied by Mr. E. W. Oerman, Miss Isabel Houck and Miss Elizabeth Shinn as chaperones. We decided to treat them as one of us and give them a good time which they would remember in the future years. Contrary to usual custom we went to Washington during our Easter vacation. It was just our luck to have rainy weather, we have had it for every affair we had, so we expected it and prepared for it. Our trip was made by buses which had heretofore been made by train. We were such a different class, that everything we did was different from what others had done before us. We certainly could break the monotony of everything. We spent three days in Washington and one in Gettysburg. While at Washington we visited the foremost places of the city. In the few days we spent there we saw more than we ever expect to see again, and then we didn’t see everything. On the last day there, our minds were such a blur from gazing at so many different objects that our brains just refused to function and we would look at something and take no interest. We were weary and tired travelers, and some sleep was our only desire upon reaching home. It was late Saturday night when we arrived home. The trip was over. In four days, without any trouble at all, we spent the money which had taken us four years to save through hard labor. Page Thirteen

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BLUE AND GOLD TIH IE CIL SS IPLCLinECy Time—1941. Place—Harmonville, Penna. Population 50,000, consisting of all nationalities. Noted for its many industries, large department stores and beautiful residential district known as Karr’s Boulevard.” Also, is proud owner of a very exclusive swimming pool, known as “Harmonville’s Delite.” As there seems to be nothing of any importance going on in the great metropolis at the present time and knowing that since it is now ten years to the very day since I graduated from high school it sort of recalls memories to me of C. H. S. Since 1 have just recently returned from a trip to Washington I felt that perhaps it would be a good idea for me to write a story for the Blue and Cold magazine, now having a circulation of one thousand subscriptions, for 1 know the alumnus would be glad to know the whereabouts of a few people of the Class of 1931 that I encountered on my trip. I left my home at six A.M. and arrived at Seventh Avenue and hayette Street the same morning. I intended to travel by way of Auch’s Sightseeing Buses. It appeared that I was the only passenger for no one else was around. As I stood there gazing at the former site of our old high school, now a massive construction of beautiful lime and sandstone, I had many fond memories rush back to me. For I had not seen very many of my classmates since Commencement, but I had often thought of them. After a few minutes’ wait the bus appeared on the scene. And on entering, the driver, to my surprise when I saw him. was no other than our old friend, Joe DelBuono. Fancy seeing him! After being the class chauffeur I should never have been surprised to find him here. I asked him why he chose such a profession, and he replied that upon leaving school no jobs were to be found so he tried making use of his ability which he acquired while in school—driving a class taxi. 'Phis was quite a help knowing the driver and knowing that he was such a capable driver in school I felt at ease for I knew we would not land in any ditches while on our trip. After a few uneventful hours we finally arrived at Conowingo Dam. Here we stopped. We were assigned a guide and after hearing him explain to us the different things we saw in the power house, I sort of recalled the voice to be quite familiar. After pondering for a few minutes I finally decided that it was no other than Tommy Carter. There he was talking away and not a thing could stop him. After he had finished his lecture I approached him and asked him how he had acquired the art of talking this way and he told me that he had answered an advertisement on Public Speaking and this was his reward for making such a high average in the course. My, what a change from the good old high school days! After saying good-bye to 'Pommy we were on our way again when I thought I recognized two people sitting in the front of the bus. After gathering enough courage to approach them I found them to be just whom I suspected, no other than our familiar twins—Betty Ambler and Clara Caine. They informed me they were traveling to Washington to attend the Old Ladies Convention for the raising of Bunnies, carrying on Betty’s hobby during school days. This proved to be very interesting. They also told me they had their apartment together and Betty said she did the housework while Clara did all the cooking. They always were known to be together in school and hated to be separated at this time of life. By this time the bus had arrived at the hotel. I was very much surprised to find that the hotel that 1 was stopping at was built on the site of the New Colonial Hotel,” which had now been torn down and a new hotel had been built in its place Page Fifteen