Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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ned and victorious stand. We further proved our superiority when we ran and jumped with unbeatable eagerness to undisputable triumph in the track meet. The summer rolled along smoothly and so did we with preparations for the prom under the able guidance of Larry Mazer. And so on a romantic night in September our long anticipated Junior Prom bloomed to what could be considered an unforgettable occasion. The smooth music, unsur- passable decorations, and soft lights which were arranged with tiring efforts, gave us all a feeling of pride and appreciation for our attractive orna- mentation. In the fall we were overwhelmed with the spirit of football and the poor freshies were overpowered with the penalty of defeat in a decisive battle with a 19-0 score in our favor in the Junior-Freshman football classic. Nevertheless, the stubborn spirit of victory in the Freshmen ranks found us on the bottom of a close score in the basketball game. Withal the year was very successful and colorful, giving us all the confidence and determination to firmly walk the paths of Seniors. Class elections resulted in the following officers: First Term President Levitt Vice-President Boehner Secretary Klein Treasurer Kancepolsky Second Term President Boehner Vice-President Schuck Secretary Klein Treasurer Henry SENIORS. . ENTHRONED Alas we ventured into the portals of Seniors feeling as unconquerable and mighty as King Richard the Lion Hearted. Two years we anticipated this term, foretasting in sweet illusions, its reposing serenity. However, it didn ' t take long until we came to the realization of the responsibilities to the after Farm School and to the many serious positions we were entrusted as Seniors. With the best of our abilities we triumphantly coached the freshmen into innumerable victories in their athletic encounters with the Juniors. Under the skilled leadership of the student body President, Alvin Kahn, our dances seemingly showed new improvements with more elaborate decorations and an unusually good orchestra. As a whole the Senior Class proved very efficient in all school acti- vities, inspiring spirit in the band, on the athletic fields, and in actual prac- tical work which our curriculum involves. Our concluding month brought forth a blaze of activities, such as the Senior Prom , graduation party, senior banquet and countless other memor- able affairs. The entire year was one of busy activity, though saturated with many joys, it also introduced a stimulation for a more serious attitude, consequently more thought was inclined towards the much weightier prob- lems confronting us. Thus, with acquired confidence, knowledge, character, and other com- forting attributes which our Alma Mater has imparted to us, we complete our metamorphosis at Farm School with many grateful thanks for its gifts. Elected officers of our Senior Class were as follows: President Gus Gellens Vice-President Al. Boehner Secretary - - - I. Klein Treasurer Bill Henry

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FRESHMEN... NOVICES •THE very heavens themselves foretold the coming events upon the venturing of sixty would-be agriculturists into Farm School. We came during the latter part of March and early April in a noisy ostentatious parade. According to the sign of the Zodiac (Lydia Pinkham ' s Almanacl, March is the sign of Pisces or Fishes, which is followed by April ' s sign of Aries or Ram. During March the upper classmen made poor fish out of us on that memorable first Friday wherein we wondered temporarily to what mad house we had come. The following .April they rammed us ' out of the annual Freshmen-Junior boxing matches by a 4-3 score. It would only be fitting to mention the latter happened despite the super-violent attempts of the cham- pions of our cause, namely: Meyer, Fuiman, Mazer, Pearlstein, Ringhoffer, and De Cinque plus the frenzied support by the class. Adversity had made us kindred souls and as such we would not be heeled. under the baleful influence of our freshmen environment we were half-Nelson ' d out of a soul-satisfying victory in the final bout of the freshmen- junior wrestling match by a 4-3 tally. And all this despite the two bouts won by Mazer in addition to the sterling attempts of the rest of our boys including Smedley, Fuiman, Katz, Ringhoffer, and Wolfish. When it came to the annual track meet with the Juniors we out-did ourselves when we overwhelmed them with a humiliating 57-22 count, we followed this up with a slugging 14-33 victory in baseball which compensated for our two previous mishaps. By now many of us had scratched the surface of agriculture, so to speak, and the thrill of the land and livestock had us fast. Football season had waxed and waned and to fit the occasion, it seemed as if the very elements were against us. : ::batl to the Juniors 6-0 on a howling, bitter cold day. Still the spectre of luck dogged our footsteps, but as the law of breaks would have it, we lost 19-18 in a see-sawing contest of baske It was at this point that the Rehabilitation group was welcomed whole- heartedly into the student body. We also wish to thank Morris Plevinsky, ' 34, for his part in champion- ing our cause in his capacity as Senior Adviser .... JUNIORDOM. . .STATE OF ROYALTY As Juniors we entered into a state of independent existence, where we were no more troubled by habitual squad duties, mutt caps and other vexa- tious nuisances. We straddled Farm School ' s firmament like the Colossus of Rhodes with due respect to the seniors. Taking up the reins like skilled teamsters, we guided the freshies in the principles and instincts of being freshmen. After thus breaking them in, our class undertook the responsibility of maintaining a harmonious atmosphere. In athletics we inaugurated our Junior year with a defeat which wit- nessed the Virgin Freshmen punch themselves to victory in the annual boxing matches, although our boxers acquitted themselves royally. With bitter retaliation, we twisted them into a pretzel, taking all honors in the wrestling matches. However, the mutts insisted upon not being the under- dogs in a tightly-contested baseball contest as was evidenced by their de-

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MEMORIES Memories! Memories! Memories! Ah, It is sweet to be wrapped with reveries. Of school days with action so cheerfully filled; Three years that were with splendor thrilled. Our Alma Mater N. F. S. In glory may it ever rest. A spirit of enlightenment it has fixed Within the hearts of our class 36 . Tis pleasant to refresh those days When life was limited with dismays. Youth predominated so highly glamorous. Yes! Remember we were all so amorous. The innumerable friendships we have molded. Have made our hearts with memorable joys enfolded. Delightful are dreams when our class did mix In the zestful campus life of the class 36 . Memories! Memories! Memories! Ah! It is sweet to be enchanted with such reveries. Entranced with reminiscences of consoling thoughts, We part with thanks for what Farm School has brought. —CARL PEARLSTEIN.