Coplay High School - Coplayite Yearbook (Coplay, PA)

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John Raymond Angstadt, Kutztown. Let Hercules himself say what he may The cat will mew and the dog will have his day. Raymond set the Angstadt family agog for the first time on Inauguration Day, 1893. He has three hobbies—tennis, at which he is an expert; girls—but pshaw, why should we bother with his conscience anyhow? The third is electricity. Raymond knows more of electricity from a few moments’ personal contact than from many weeks’ study in physics. He is our star electrician. We hope that he will let electricity alone or he will repeat a headless victory. As to girls for whom you profess so great admiration, Raymond, our advice is to let them alone and shun them as you would shun tire. They are much more dangerous than electricity. Raymond intends to lead a professional career and will no doubt make a success of his profession. Ruth Naomi Anthony, . . . . . Lehighton. July the twenty fourth in eighteen ninety two, Brought to Lehighton skies so blue A lovely blossom which into a flower has blown Which one will pluck and claim his own. It was on the twenty-fourth of July, 1892, that Ruth Naomi Anthony was ushered into this cold world. She attended the Lehighton schools and her ambition, together with other attractions, took her to Easton for her high school course. For some well-defined reason she selected the Keystone Normal to prepare her for the profession of teaching. While here she became a faithful follower of “Erasmus,” both by precept and practice. She puts all her trust in his words, “Lest ’er dreams of future success and happiness should fade. Though a disciple of “Erasmus,” she does not think it enough to know what the ancients knew and to speak it with eloquence, but is a firm follower of domestic science and an advocate of woman’s rights. Like Ruth of old she says whither thou goest I will follow; thy people shall be my people; I will neither leave thee nor forsake thee till death part thee and me. 22

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Ferne Estella Altemose, ...... Lehighton. I am all the daughters of my father’s house. And all the brothers too.—Shakespeare. In the town of Lehighton a little light-haired, blue-eyed, fair-faced baby girl, Ferne Altemose, first began to cry. It was not more than eighteen or nineteen years ago. Ferne attended the public schools when she was old enough, and thinking she would like to be a teacher came to the Keystone Normal School. Without much deliberation, she decided to join Keystone Literary Society and claims she is very glad she did. She is admired greatly by the (we are not supposed to say whom), because of her pleasing ways and her beauty. You can imagine how happy she was when lecture nights came along. Other girls expected their candy, but Ferne was satisfied with a “Fry.” Some time in the future some of her most intimate friends hope to visit her school and there find an excellent school because of an excellent teacher. Esther Myrtle Angstadt, Fleetwood. Fair as a star when only one Is shining in the sky.—Wordsworth. Born, lived, but still very much alive, is the history of this daughter of the Berks County soil, Esther Myrtle Angstadt. Having no fond desire for the Normal bill of fare she boarded at her home in Fleetwood. Thither through the blinding snow on January mornings could be seen this lass wending her way to her Alma Mater. Esther is by no means the most homely of our members, and, in fact, is somewhat striking, especially when her cheerful temper and her left-hand swing break the sultry silence. On account of her left-handed development she is very handy, especially in room two, in the side corner. She is a member of the Keystone Society, in which she is preparing for the expression of her thought. In the schoolroom she will play the next few scenes of life’s drama, but the climax of the play, the fates or oracles have not yet decreed. 21

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Minnie Isabella Bachman, ...... Kempton. A babe in a house is a well spring of pleasure.—Tupper. The great town of Stony Run was decked in winter attire when Minnie Isabella first arrived there on February 23, 1894. Minnie grew7 up to be quality and not quantity, and consequently was sent to K. S. N. S. at an early age. After her arrival here she settled down to be a hard and conscientious worker, and as a result contracted the disease known as “fussing.” But we all know that fussing will leave her by the time she has earned enough money to buy a ten-acre farm with a beautiful bungalow. She is then going to make chicken raising a specialty. We wish her success, so much so, that K. S. N. S. will be able to give its students eggs every Wednesday morning during the winter terms. Elizabeth May Bailer, . H43 N. 56th St., Philadelphia. Life is a teacher stern, and wisdom’s crown Is oft a crown of thorns— She bore it well. This mild, meek, lonely looking girl comes from the city of Brotherly Love, and although she does look as if she had a world of care, nevertheless she possesses a jolly disposition. She claims that she was born some time within the memory of man. Her ideals are high, and although she herself is small, she craves for something tall, “ whose summit like all hills is lost in vapor,” something “Bright.” She is of credit to the class, and a continuation of her work done while here will win for her a brilliant success. Good luck to you is the wish of all. 23