Doylestown High School - Torch Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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THE TORCH COMMENCEME T A WARDS of 1930 1. D. A. R. Prize in American History-Grade VllfS5 ...,, ...............,,. VS 'illiam Power 2. American Legion Ladies' Auxiliary Gold Medal to Qutstandihg Eighth Grade Girl .,.... .,.,,...ll...... .,.............., .,,. . . . ...... M elba Lukens 3. Harlequin Players' Prize to Best Actor-S5 ...........,..ll.....,. ..,........,,,, .,........ D o nald Smith 4 Harlequin Players' Prize for Greatest Number of Honors-355 Pauline Waddington 5. The Livezey Prize for Outstanding Senior-S25 ,,...,,....,..., ,, ..........,....... Donald Smith 6 Class of 1925 Scholarship Prize4S25 .,.............,,,.,.........,,..,,,r........,..,r.......... Bertha Labs 7 American Legion Medal to Outstanding Boy Citizen in High School Th0II13S L. BQHDS 8, Rotary Club Athletic Prize-,Gold VVatch... .,...,..........,,........................ Thomas L. Beans 9 Christian Council Prizes in Bible Literature tFor Seniorsl Influence of Christianity on Education lst-S15 ,,.............,., ......,,...............,,,,, ....,,. ,,,.................... E d na VVagner 2nd-S10 ..,.......... ........,,... H elen McNealy 3rd-S 5 ........... ..,....,...................,.........., ............ ................,...,...... L u c y Beer 10. The Dr. George H. Lorah Prizes in English-tEach 35.003 Prize in High School Spelling ..... ...,,,......... , ,, .....................,................. Robert Pearlman Prize in Freshman-Sophomore Declamation .,....,....,.... ,,.........., ll lillard Robinson Prize in Junior-Senior Declamation ................,....,,...,, ....... . .Florence Fleming Prize for Extemporaneous Speaking ...,,.,...,,,,,.............,r .... ...,........ R o bert Walter Prize for General Excellence in English in Freshman Class ......,....,..........................,...,.,..........,...... ........., M ildred Reeve Prize for General Excellence in English in Sophomore Class ..........,..............,.................., ..................,.,.. ............,,,, L e nore Boyer Prize for General Excellence in English in Junior Class .......,.,,.......................r....... . ............,...,,,............ ........., N Iarguerite Perry Prize for General Excellence in English in S9I1i0I' Class .........................,,,................,.,,..,...,................, ,...,,,,.... ....,...,.,.....,,... L u cy Beer Prize for Best Editorial ..,....... ..................,.,,.,............. ...,,...l.,. A l ice Leatherman Prize for Best Poem .............rrr......... ..............................,.................. . ....,,....... J osephine Kessler Prize for General Excellence in Shorthand, Transcription and Typing ......,....,......,,,,.............,,.,,. .......,....., ,...,..........,.,...r,,,......,.r..., , , , ..,....., Helen Rickert 11. The Martha James Lorah Prizes in Deeds of Kindnessgtliach 55.009 Harriet M. Goss, Grade 2A Jane Campbell, Grade 2A Paul Beck, Opportunity Class Alma Miller and Betty Frome, Grade 5B Doris Penrose and Helen Prawdzik, Grade 5B Emily Thompson, Grade TI Walter Bean, Grade S. - Stewart Mann, High School Frank Brashears, Senior Class William Porter, High School 3 l

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THE TORCH FARE WELL .- ALMA MA TER PRIZE POEM I have sat here to think and dream Of passing years, And now among the swelling stream Of hopeless tears My thoughts still cling to Thee. My fancy bids nie ope, the gate Of future years. 'Tis there I iind 'tis luckless Fate Controls careers And makes of me a common man. My fancy brings me back again To frail reality. My heart is dull and full of pain, For mute formality Is severing Thee from me. Farewell to Thee so bright and fair - My Mater Queen. Oh, ne'er shall one With Thee compare To dull thy sheen! Forever more my song shall be: Alma Mater, Alma Mater! Of Thee my song l'll sing. Doylestown, Oh Doylestovvn, For Thee my song shall ring. EVELYN BEER 31

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THE TORCH CLASS I-IISTOR Y NE of the most versatile group of Freshmen who ever attend- ed Doylestown High School entered in the fall of 1927. One svveltering sunshinny day, as Freshmen boys, we had the honor of pushing a Ford, crowded with a dozen or more Seniors, up Broad Street. That day is memorable in our minds. Despite this un- lucky incident, we organized and demonstrated our superiority by selecting Ervin VanArtsdalen, Jean Kerr and Betty Twining to lead us through the year. After vacation, we came eagerly back, for we were no longer Freshmen. With a dignified mien we Watched the antics of the in- coming class. A change of crew was decided upon, with the excep- tion of Betty Twining, whose position carried along too much responsibility to be changed. Two members of our class, Jean Kerr and Samuel Carr, took the two leads in the Musical Comedy, Miss Cherry Blossom!! We elected John Bollinger president, and Kathryn Fretz secretary, and the year progressed without mishap. With the initiative and intellect befitting a class of our stand- ard, we quickly delved into various activities and studies. It was a very sensible and serious minded group of Juniors that elected Worth Acker and Blanche Robinson as their leaders. The Junior Prom was a brilliant affair, several of the faculty expressing the belief that it closely resembled a college Prom. September, 1930, found a Senior body, distinctive and distin- guished. John Bollinger, having performed his duties so well in his Sophomore year, was again elected president, Dorothy Histand assisting him as secretary. A Pair of Sixes, a hilarious comedy, was presented by talented members of the class, with Miss Lehman directing the successful presentation. One bright day in May we suddenly graced the National Capi- tal with our presence. What an impression we made there! The hotel officials said that they had never experienced anything quite like it before. We forgot to ask them if that was meant as a coni- pliment or ? ? . After arriving home we began to prepare for our final examinations. We are now at the end of our Senior year. Each of us will travel along a different course, each keeping in mind recollections of the Class of '31 and giving Doylestown High School the credit due her, when we have climbed the heights of success.