Dover Area High School - Memos Cope Yearbook (Dover, PA)

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NIS TRAT 14' V Qc 5 Q? V IX XO S Q ll Richard Fun 5

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MEMOSCOPE STAFF Front row, felt to right:-Stanley Bolton, Art Editorg Fay Miller, Business Managerg Eleanor Myers, Associate Editorg Allen Seiple, Associate Editorg Glenn Baublitz, Editor-in-chiefg Anna Mae Shellenberger, Associate Editorg Lugetta Waughtel, Photo Editorg Raymond Lankford, Assistant Circulation Manager. Second row, left to right:-Donald Kunkel, Assistant Art Editorg William Mummert, Assistant Business Managerg Arla Spahr, Assistant Business Managerg Helen Gerber, Circulation Managerg Miss Mayme McDowell, Advisory Jessie Rae Gross, Assistant Circulation Managerg Richard Funke, Art Editor, Clair Crone, Assistant Business Manager. One ot the most important tasks ot the Junior class is the publication of the annual yearbook which is published tor and presented to the Senior Class. The I947 Memoscopelstatf was chosen for their co-operation, their willingness to work and their ability to plan and to create. ln the staff members, the class puts complete trust for a Memoscope ot which the Juniors will always be proud. Each statf member was given tull responsibility for the work to which he or she was assigned. This book will show how well that work was carried out. All members ot the Junior class, whether members ot the staff or not, had a large part in the success ot this book. They assisted in securing advertisements and patrons, sold the copies and gave the book publicity. To our advertisers, patrons and subscribers, the Memoscope staff and the Juniors say a grateful Thank You. Without your help this volume would have been an impossibility. With great pleasure, the Memoscope sta'FF, with the Junior class, present to the Seniors this book, which it is hoped, will always be one ol the most prized pos- sessions ot the class ot I947. 4 f

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YESTERDAY The hislory ol lhe Dover Borough and Dover Township Joinl High School is one ol progress and advancemenl and rellecls lhe characler and insighl ol lhe men who lhrough lhe years, were chosen by lhe people lo lormulale lhe policy ol lhe school and lo adminisler lo ils wellare. The Dover Borough High School, began in lhe building which loday is lhe Borough Grade School, wilh lwo year academic course. ln l925, lhe Borough and Township Boards ol Direclors, realizing lhe greal need lor a high school in lhis seclion, voled lo open a ioinl high school wilh a lhree year course in lhe lronl and easl rooms ol lhe grade school' building. The members ol lhe Boards al lhal lime were A. S. Benlzel, A. H. Gross, H. P. Julius, H. U. Baughman, Rev. J. H. Hege, Harvey Slambaugh, D. F. Oberdier, Jacob D. Diehl, Aaron D. Spahr and Henry Leib. These were men ol vision who 'foresaw lhal Dover and ils surrounding communily was growing and lhal ils cilizens desired an educalion lor lheir children. The presenl high school building was erecled in l928. Al lirsl only lhe main lloor was used lor classes. The allendance grew rapidly and in I928, lhe lourlh year course was added. The members ol lhe Board who so ably planned lhe ereclion ol lhe new building were W. A. Hopkins, Rev. J. H. Hege,-H. P. Julius, H. U. Baughman, Adam H. Gross, Paul H. Fissel, Aaron Wire, Jacob B. Diehl, George E. Heilman and M. H. Kunkle. During lhe I937 lerm, Music and Arl were added lo lhe curriculum. A resolulion, passed in l940, called lor a 575,000 addilion lo lhe high school building and work was immedialely begun. A wing was added lo each end ol lhe building. The easl wing is a beaulilul modern gymnasium and audilorium. The wesl houses lhe ollice, lhe homemaking room and a classroom on lhe main lloor and a sup- ply room, a lully equipped science laboralory and a classroom on lhe lower lloor, When, in l94I, lhe new wings were compleled, lull lime vocalional courses were added lo llhe curriculum. The direclors who so wisely saw lhe need lor a larger, more modern building were Curvin L. Berkheimer, Slewarl H. Lillle, N. M. Baughman, Charles W. Guise, R. H. Bowersox, Roberl E. Slambaugh, Claude E. May, Harry Leib, Lewis E. Slolhower and George K. Frey. ln lwo decades lhe Dover Borough and Dover Township Joinl High School has grown lrom a lwo room, lwo leacher, poorly equipped school lo a 'fully accrediled lirsl class high school, wilh a large, modernly equipped and spacious building: wilh a lacully ol len well qualilied leachers and an enrollmenl ol lwo hundred and seven- 'leen pupils. No small credil lor lhis developmenl goes lo lhe men, who lhrough lhis period ol growlh have had lailh in lhe youlh ol lhe communily and who were modern enough lo keep abreasl ol lhe lime. 6