East Huntingdon High School - Mirror Yearbook (Alverton, PA)

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WILLIAM MEDSGER- Bill Operetta 1-2-3-4, Orchestra 3-4, Debating Club 3, School Pianist 3-4, Glee Club 1-2-3-4, Literary Society 1, Musical Comedy 3, Civics Club 1. A'Bill's musical talent has won for him the admiration of the entire stu- dent body. PHILIP NULL- Phil Football 4, Basketball 1-2-3-4, Class Play 3, All Star Cast Play 4. We are all sorry Phil left school before the year was over. BALDRIDGE PRITTS- Bud Journalistic Club 3, Advertising Manager of Athletic Association 3, Dramatics Club 3, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Class Football 3, Mirror Sta5 4, Social- Political Club 3, Literary Society 1, Debating Club 3. Bud has done his share in the campaign for Mirror subscriptions. MARIE STOKER Glee Club 3-4, Musical Comedy 1-2-4, Operetta 3-4, Social Political Club 3, Commercial Club 1, Literary Society 1, French Club 3-4, Civics Club 1. Marie firmly believes that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. KATHRYN SPEIRS-- Kitty Glee Club 2-3-4, Girl Reserves 2-3, Musical Comedy 1-2-4, Dramatics Club 3-4, Basketball 4, Operetta 2-3-4, Mirror Staff 4, Cafeteria Force 2-3-4, Journalis- tic Club 3, French Club 3-4. Kitty's personality has won for her a host of friends. VIOLA TAIT Literary Society 1, Dramatics Club 3, French Club 3--4, Civics Club 1. If we all were as studious as Viola, the teachers would lead happier lives.

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RUTH LOWE- Rui-ie Literary Society 1, Girl Reserves 2-3, Glee Club 3, Class Play 3-4, Debate 4, Mirror Staff 4, Musical Comedy 4, Dramatics Club 3-4, Debating Club 4, Civics Club 1. Activities speak louder than words. DOROTHY LEIGHTY- Dot Class Secretary-Treasurer 2, Girl Reserves 2-3, Mirror Staff 4, Student Coun- cil 2, Class Play 3, Operetta 3-4, Secretary Journalistic Club 3, Cafeteria Force 4, French Club 3-4, Secretary Dramatics Club 3, Basketball 2-4. Dot's personality, scholarship, and capacity for doing things have made her valuable to our class. MABEL MYERS-- Sleighbells Basketball 4, Mirror StaH 4, Art Club 4, Journalistic Club 3, Girl Reserves 2-3, Civics Club 1, Literary Society 1, Musical Comedy 2. Mabel's artistic ability is the envy of her schoolmates. JOSEPH M. MYERS- Joey Class Play 3-4, Operetta 3, Debate 3-4, Mirror Editor 4, Oration Contest 4, Pres. Dramatics Club 3, Pres. Social Political Club 3, Hi-Y Club 3-4, Journal- istic Club 3, Class Vice Pres. 1-3, Class Basketball 1-2-3, Class Football 3. Versatile, dependable, likeable, successful in everything he attempts to do--that's our Joe. FAYE MILLER Girl Reserves 2, Cafeteria Force 2-3-4, Dramatics Club 3, Literary Society 1, Civics Club 1, Debating Club 3. Because Faye's skilled in domestic arts we know she'll succeed in the game of hearts. CECIL MILLER- Mother Nature Operetta 3-4, Glee Club 2-3-4, Dramatics Club 4, Debating Club 3, Class Bas- ketball 1-2-3-4, Camera Club 1, Literary Society 1. Cecil's persistence and diligence are worthy of emulation.

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CLASS HISTORY It was a cold wintry evening in December 1980. Mother and father had gone out, leaving the children in charge of Aunt Sophie. They had amused themselves in various ways, but now were sitting around their aunt. Aunt Sophie, tell us a story, Mary Lou begged as she af- fectionately placed her arm on the kind old lady's shoulder. The aunt put away her embroidery and regarded the chil- dren with amusement. What shall it be, 'Red Riding Hood'? Oh, no, was the instant response. Tell us one about knights-a story that really happened. The old lady thoughtfully surveyed the eager faces and then began: A long, long time ago, in September 1926, seventy small boys and girls slowly found their way to Alverton where East Huntingdon High School is situated. They were about to start their training to become knights of learning. When they reached the school, the boys and girls who had already spent sometime there began to make the newcomers' lives miserable. The new students were called 'Greenies' and 'Fresh- ies.' The boys were even forced to run a gauntlet formed by the older students. However as they bore themselves bravely through these trials, they were finally allowed to go their ways unmo- lested. During this first year they were only pages. They did not have much to do outside their studies, although some entered sports. In those days they played football, basketball and en- gaged in tests of strength and speed called track meets. The second year in training they were known as Sopho- mores, or squiresf' What's a squire? interrupted Junior. Aunt Sophie regarded him with a hurt look in her soft blue eyes. Junior now looked so genuinely sorry that his aunt kindly told him he was forgiven. As I was saying, she went on, they were now known as squires. This year again they entered sports. They also joined singing societies known as glee clubs. These clubs gave a musical show called an operetta in which the squires were allowed to take part in the singing and dancing. They began to enjoy themselves more and more as they entered various of these activities. The third year Qthey were now known as Juniorsl they had to further satisfactorily prove that they had the necessary qualifi- cations of knights. On December eleventh of that year they achieved the greatest success they had had so far when they pre- sented the play 'The Whole Town's Talkingf Later in the year