Harriton High School - Aurora Yearbook (Rosemont, PA)

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VARSITY SQUAD FRONT ROW: B, Lifrle, J. Jackson, T. Lilllewood, S, Hickman, B. Buck J. Sluarl. SECOND ROW: L. Hardarn, G. Kirchell, D. Sanborn, B. Dennenberg, B. Davidson. Handicapped by lhe lack of inler-squad compelilion and a general shorlage ol wresllers, 'rhe Harrilon malmen lurned in a ralher poor record ol lhree wins and eighl losses. lndividually, The oulslanding grapplers were iunior, Spike Hickman: sophomore, John Jackson: and senior, Caplain Tom Lilllewood. Taking lourlh in lhe Dislricl Championships, Hickman, who was named 'rhe leamls mosl oulslanding wresller, was The only Harrilon malrnan lo place in a posl-season lournamenl. Caplain Lilllewood, winner ol lhe mosl valuable wresller award and considered lhe lop wresller in his class in 'rhe Suburban l loop, found exlreme disappoinlmenl when he suffered an elbow iniury warming up for 'rhe Conesloga rnalch. The iniury slopped his undelealed slreak al seven and prevenled The lricky power wresller from parlicipaling in lhe posl-season lourneys. Losing only 'rwo slarling wresllers lhrough gradualion, Coaches Harold Ferguson and Edgar Whisller look hopefully lo lhe lulure. Hickman and Larry Hardham will caplain nexl year's squad. ,X , 'lx 5 wrestling Dick Bull Throws a figure four on heavyweiqhl Dick Sanborn during a pracfice session. VARSITY WRESTLING Collingswood Bryn Alhyn Haverford . Cenlral Bucks Abinglon .. Lansdowne .. Chellenham , Upper Darby Springfield Conesloga . Norrislown Opponents . 29 . 23 . 23 . 22 35 3l . 25 29 . 4I . 24 . 33 Caplain Tom Lilllewood pins his Springfield ada VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY SQUADS v rsary To conlinue his undelealed slreak, FRONT ROW: B. Davidson, B. Lillle, B. Buck, J. Sluarl, O. Difxnqeles. SECOND ROW: L. Hardam. B. Dennenberg. J. Jackson, T. Lilllewood, S. Hickman, G. Kilchell, D. Sanborn. THIRD ROW: Mr. Whisller lCoachl, D. Burrier, F. Pelropaolo, D. Zeise, P. Kaselilz, D. Bull, P. Zuccarini, D. Haber, Gi. Esslinger, Mr. Ferguson lCoachl, P. Milchell llvlanagerl. 7- . f Q . ,ff X .F 5, ' f M . V f' I .V V v , f 1. .4 X !,L,,,x.e - 'f Sevenly-five f Q r ' I X-1. . N 1 kjidf?-'kv v ,Af ra-

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basketball ' Q 1 1 . 5 VARSITY souf-xo FRONT ROW: T. Harrison ICapTainl, Mr. Fleming Icoachl. SECOND ROW: R. Digilio Ilvianagerl, E. STerne lIvIanagerl, G. Gilgore, N. Greenfield, F. Edwards, A. STuarT, J. Miller, E. Todd, ABSENTEES: A. lvIarTina, D. Newman. Junior Jie Miller gces aroucd ChesTer's Granny Lash To Tafiy Two. VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE H iTci O 0 I , , , , , , agli nCaries+aqa . .. . ,, , ,, pp75nen S Playing rn a sTrong Suburban Igleague, an inexperienced HarriTon guinTeT ended 55 Perrin Cvhader. . bb The season wiTh a 4-I5 marlc. DespiTe numerous deTenses and various oTTensive paT- 60 5Pf'Qf3+TiElCl V - 54 Terns, Coach William Flemingis men were compleTely ouTclassed by much oT Their 3:5 giggifitwmp ZS opposiTion. Because oT a well-balanced squad, The sTarTing line-up was swiTched 24 Chgifinham 63 consTanTIy ThroughouT The year:-The Tinal ediTion consisTing oT sophomores, Qiclc 48 I-Iaveffard . . 57 AlTschuIer and ScoTT Drury: Iuniors, Joe Miller and Dave Newman: and senior, 56 ATJIHQIOU - I 50 CapTain Tom Harrison. Also sTarTing games aT various Times during The season were ij UYmgIIgL3l:lLQIl'Iema'5l' Franlc Edwards, Gary Gilgore, NaT GreenTieId, Andy IVIarTina, Al STewarT, and 39 Cisqer Y ' ' 75 Emory Todd. CapTain Harrison, carrying The brunT oT The scoring lead, averaged l9.3 33 Crewe, , 72 poinTs per game, seTTing'Th.e school individual scoring record aT 36 poinTs. Miller bl NVQ-r!mi.:.wa M SO proved Harrison s chieT aid in The scoring deparTmenT wiTh a 9.3 average. A school ig gldlil TOi 'VWp record, which should sTand Tor some Time, was seT by IVIarTina, who hiT on 85.I per ne EFUGTTT . . L ' 55 Haverford H Y 72 cenT oT his Toul aTTempTs. 39 fNI3ingTi,rn , ,. 33 66 Plymmirh-WniTemar5ih . 62 58 Upper Darby . , 64 A ak. 1' A VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY SQUADS FRONT RQVV' G. G' 1: rw A ST ar' J. Mi er T, Harrietr lffapfainj, N, Greenfield. F. Edwards, E. Tcdd. SEOf lE RCWV T2 S+ re. A. Bra..nTL-d, R, AlTsi:hulei, J. Shore, D. Jordar. THIRD ROW: Though surrosnded by ChesTer deTenders, Franlr R' Tlilib IlVl0 51Q1i'fl. E SM- r llNlf1'2agerl, R. Eliqi'io Iwianaqerl, C. English, A. Taylor, R. Herderscn, Edwards sends bai gcalward, while Tom Harrison P. GoTIiic-b, S, E'r.r,, Ivlr,F':'Ti'i1 lciaihl, Mr. GeITy lCi:achl. ABSENTEES: A. MarTina, D, Newman. seTs Tor possible rebound. 5evenTy-Tour

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dedication .SM A 5 in 'i'ff'.1' THEODORE COPELAND Theodore Copeland is The personificafion of l-larriTon's pioneer spiriT and dynamic enfhusiasm. AlThough he has Taughf in The Lower Merion DisTricT for relafively few years, he is lcnown for his excel- lence as an educafor in The fields of mafhemafics and psychology. l-lis genuine inTeresT in his sTudenTs and Their problems, as well as his incisive wiT and unfailing good humor, has earned him a lasfing place in The memories of all his sTudenTs. The fine work ThaT he began as a soccer coach aT Lower Merion l-ligh he conTinued aT l-larrifon, molding a group of energeTic boys info a successful varsify soccer Team. And noT To be forgol' is his role as senior class sponsor, guiding The seniors Through Their year in The limeliqhf aT l-larrifon. ln grafeful recognifion of his service in develop- ing The minds and characfers of l-larrifon sTudenTs. The firsT graduaTing class of l-larrifon l-ligh School of Lower Merion proudly dedicafes The i959 Aurora To Theodore Copeland. Four EDGAR WHISTLER ThroughouT his TwenTy-eighT years of Teaching in Lower Merion Township, Edgar Whisfler has won admirafion and respecT for his disfinguished service To The School DisTricT. The name of This former chairman of Lower Merion's science deparTmenT immediaTely calls To mind The image of a paTienT and devoTed chemisTry Teacher challenging and guiding his sTudenTs in scienfific experimenTaTion. Through his enfhusiasm and experf guidance as a coach of fooTball, baseball, and wresfling, he has encouraged a spiriT of deferminafion and sporTs- manship which has heighTened The presTige of The Teams. By iniTiaTing wresfling aT l-larriTon, he has conTribuTed To an inTegral parT of The school's aThleTic program. Confinuing The services he per- formed aT Lower Merion, he has assumed The Tre- mendous Taslc of organizing The business and phofography sfaffs of l-larriTon's firsT yearbook. l-lis assisTance in The visual aids deparTmenT also meriTs recogniTion. For his inspiraTion To sTudenTs and for his many services To boTh Harrifon and Lower Merion, The Class of I959 is proud To dedicaTe The I959 Aurora To Edgar Whisfler.