Doylestown High School - Torch Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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IV K K f 'ff f hen We Witness ' ' 0 the Weeds a f' 'Q 3 , , 1 I 'Q if H . E I ' J 3 , C QQ' L A FTER talking with students, secretaries, and teachers throughout the building, we X-X were enlightened concerning the activities program of the Doylestown schools. Visiting twenty-one clubs, we were impressed by the variety of deeds performed. There are three Very important departments in the senior high school, all offering a student wonderful opportunities to prove his worth. The line part is that one may participate in all he has time for, there is no limit. The dramatic groups throughout the school do big things every year. The Harlequin Club, thc members of which are juniors and seniors, is the largest club in the school. This organization is a stable one, noted for its fine productions, and its excellent director, Miss Lehman. The annual play is always looked forward to with pleasure, for proof, a 'gsold out house both nights. The sophomores, Masqueraders' Club presented its second annual set of plays publically this year. This club has grown in members and, under Mrs. Weisel's coaching, has shown marked progress. The Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y Clubs are organizations of good deeds. They distribute Christmas baskets to the needy, which is, however, only a part of their good work. The publication department efficiently handles two large jobs, one, the editing of a bi-weekly paper, the High School Newsg and the other, the publishing of THE TORCH, the high school annual. Music has more divisions than any other activity in school. It includes chorus, band, orchestra, boys' glee club, German band, and dance band. The chorus, band, and orchestra combine every May for the grand finale of a successful year, the Annual Spring Concert. The glee club, German band, and dance band are new this year. They have delighted many a Doylestown audience. Home room meetings are held every other Thursday falternately with clubsl. Many interesting and varied programs were given this year, from etiquette lessons to amateur programs. With cooperation necessary for successful home room activities, the spirit is absorbed, though perhaps unconsciously, by the students. The assistants in Administration are the student council and the traffic squad. Impor- tant school problems are handled by the council. The traffic squad is responsible for keeping order in the halls and outside the school. The sophomores, juniors, and seniors meet every Wednesday, activity period, in the auditorium, for assembly. The junior high school assembles on Thursday. The pro- grams for these assemblies are planned far in advance and range from educational to sports programs. Besides the cooperation absorbed, the education, and the experience gained in activi- ties, grand times are had and appreciated by every individual. Doylestown High School has won the reputation that there is always something going on. The students of the school are proud of this fact and their feelings are not concealed. 'The TORCH OF 1938 30

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I-II GTG TRIP Time-Early, Oh! So early on the morning of April twenty-seventh, 1938. Place-Railroad Station, Doylestown. Occasion-The start of the pilgrimage to Washington upon which the Seniors of Doyles- town High School annually embark. Scene-Hundreds of sleepy faces smiling good-bye to fond friends and relatives. Mike Waris could be seen tearfully assuring his family that he would soon be with them. Sequence of Erents-'I'he early part of the trip was uneventful except the distributing of presents from the Junior Class. Now we know why Joe Levy has been cutting out paper dolls ever since he arrived home from Washington. At the Reading Terminal in Philadelphia we changed to modern streamlined buses. They were the best and most modern ones we saw on the entire t1'ip, and they were handled very well by our drivers. They never missed anything by more than six inches. Early, in a rather foggy morning, we stopped at Conowingo Dam. There we saw immense turbines and generators, generating thousands of kilowatt hours of electricity. At Annapolis, we saw the midshipmen on parade. This is one of the first times they have ever had a parade while Doylestown High School has been going to Washington, according to Miss Winger, one of our chaperones. Late in the afternoon, we arrived at the New Colonial Hotel. That time marked the beginning of the hotel's troubles and our enjoyment. The House Detectives were par- ticularly concerned with our welfare. They kept bobbing up at all hours of the night-to see if we were comfortable. What five boys were judged by the Dicks as being too com- fortable, and who learned all about lobbying between the hours of two and four o'clock Thursday morning? Wednesday evening we saw the original copy of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and many other interesting exhibits in the Congressional Library. The remainder of Wednesday evening and all of Thursday and Friday evenings we were free to go where we chose. Guess where many boys and girls went Wednesday evening? For further information, see Walter Lewis, Ellen Landis, Ercil Lukens, or Tom Singleton. Thursday and Friday were filled with sightseeing tours. We saw a little of many places but not much of any one. We saw and were impressed by the Washington Monu- ment and the Supreme Court Building. We saw the impressive architecture of the Lee House, the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Cathedral, the offices of the various Secretaries, the Embassies, the Capitol Building, and the Arlington Cemetery. Everybody saw something to interest him in the Smithsonian Institute. Don Myers and Gladys Fitting became so interested in the exhibits that they missed the bus and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This was judged by many as the most interesting place of all. Here we were shown the fingerprint files, the methods of crime detection, and some of the criminals' nicknames. After some of these, such as Dirty Neck Lil and Peroxide Peggy, Button and Fuzz don't seem so bad. In the Bureau of Printing and Engraving we saw paper money being made. How we wished that they distributed samples. Friday noon we saw a freak hailstorm with hailstones larger than marbles. As this only happens about once a year we were lucky to see it. So-o-o-o after seeing practically everything in Washington, the students of Doyles- town High School wended their sleepy way homeward, laden with many happy memories, hotel soap, stationery, and it is rumored even a few towels. 29 'The TORCHOF 1938

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hi.-XRTHA SKOOG JANE ANDERSON The Torch Go-editors' Gommenzf A S C O-EDITORS of THE 1938 TORCH, we wish to express our gratitude to all those who have so graciously helped in the publication of the annual. To Mr. A. G. Sharp, representative of the Pontiac Engraving Company, we are indebted for his cooperation in aiding with the layout of the book, especially the photo- graphic plan. To Mr. Carl Wolf, of the Zamsky Studios, we are mindful of his interest and sugges- tions in arranging students for group pictures. The fact that the seniors were well pleased with their portraits indicates the high grade of work done by the Zamsky studios. To Mr. D. Barnes, of the Westbrook Publishing Company, we thank him for his help in the selection of type, and his suggestions concerning the cover. To the juniors and underclassmen, we are more than grateful for assistance in editing club activities. To the faculty, we are appreciative of your cooperation in selecting capable students for club Write-ups, for assisting with group pictures, and for permitting students to be absent from class for these pictures. To the advisers, Mr. Lachat, Business managerg lVIiss Sober, Art director, and hliss Nailor, Literary director, we realize without your guidance, there could have been no book. And to our advertisers, we are happy that you believe in the slogan, It pays to adver- tise. Without your help, we could not have published THE 1938 TORCII. MARTHA SKooG. JANE ANDERSON. 31 'Tl1,eT0RCII0F1938