Jenkintown High School - Jenkintonian Yearbook (Jenkintown, PA)

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CLHSS HlSllll-TU With knees knocking, teeth chattering, and eyes popping, the super-duper class of 44 was ushered into the sheltering arms of our class sponsors Martz, Headley, and Fox. We were no ordinary class-AT LEAST we had possibilities! An unusual burst of activities sprang from these youthful proteges. I People first began to notice the freshies when five of our girls were elected to the Field Drill corps. Our first attempt to bring ourselves into the social limelight of the school activities was the successful freshman party in March. To add a little ex- citement Ruth, Dottie, Mary Lee, Barbara, and Janet found themselves in Mr. Bell's office threatened with suspension, but all turned out happily when they promised to be good little girls. The study hall, under the iron hand of Fritz Kuhn, was disrupted from its usual serenity by Rock and l-leiss having their daily game of tag. Mr, Entwisle kept his Algebra class entertained with thrilling tales of submarines. ln April a bowling club was formed in which the freshmen attempted to equal the skill of the experienced upperclassmen. As far as athletic events were concerned the freshmen boys exhibited surprising ability winning the interclass track meet. lt was during this year that Agnes Regan, Anne Kessler, Dene Parker, Jim Doheny, Margarita Cunnane, lrene Rankin, and Dick Brinton left us. The sensation of being sophomores was post-poned a month due to a quarantine of lnfantile Paralysis. When school finally opened we made our mark to be remem- bered when we raised a petition for Spanish, and after some deliberation, Miss Kendall was chosen to teach it. Nichols, Fleming, Kelly, Doyle, Biondi, and Regan prepared themselves for a bachelor's life when they joined the Boys' Chef Club. Carlile was mode a charter member of the band fraternity, When war was declared on December Sth, new activities were organized for the war effort such as the Knitting Club and Air Raid Warden's club. A l-li-Jinx was given, each home room taking a part and the school made S525 for the Red Cross. l-lolmes and Fitz were initiated into the Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity, The class of '44's boys won the intramural softball and hardball tournaments that year. Some additions to the class were Agnes Murray, Evelyn Carnahan, and Jack Eby, But we also lost some good friends in Jean Wilson, Bob Grodinsky, Bob Kessler, l-lelen l-lampton, Earl Fender, and Charlie Daut. Another loss came to the class with the death of our classmate, Frank Betz, at the end of the year. Soon after school began in l942, a crowd of happy juniors were seen proudly dis- playing new class rings. Alice and Claire Maurer, Bob Poley, Marjorie Mahoney, and Louise Long joi-ned us then in our exalted position as UPPER CLASSMENI As patriotic as ever, the school was given an afternoon off to collect scrap: i5 tons were gathered and we all went home looking dirty and smeared, but happy. Also in the fall the girls won the intramural hockey tournament. ln December we canvassed for the first time in a War Loan Drive for Pearl l-larbor Day and the school surpassed' their goal by 38,000 On January 29 we gave the Seniors a party and although the snow was a foot deep and the school's fuel supply low, we had over 80 people there. February was an historic month in our lives, most of us got the measles, and food rationing began, ln March we took part in a Red Cross Drive to collect silk stockings Qllll, magazines, and ash trays. Also about then Greg, McAllister, Shis, Don, and Harold formed their Wolf's Club with Row, Row, Row your boat as a theme song and Maroon hats as a sign of their everlasting loyalty to bachelorhood. l-la, hal ln April we presented the unforgettable Junior Prom: our first BIG event. l-larry Light actually drummed for us and we MADE money on the dance!! What a class! Cut, Rock, and l-leiss were initiated into the Phi Sigma Chi. At the end of the year Agnes Murray, Rita Levene, Catherine Gallagher, and Jane Knowles left our ranks, and on July ninth a farewell party was given for l-larold, who had been drafted into the Navy. l-le was the first of our class to go, and it brought the war nearer. A As seniors, and with our new members Carolyn Seymour and Pat Reisgen, we mode the entire school aware of us with our outstanding leaders, Fitz as football captain and star, Cut as basketball captain and alarming scorer, Shisler as our track star and student Council President, Millicent as able drum majorette, Barbara as Eight

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CLASS OFFICERS Paul Fitzgerald lvice-presidenti, Bob Holmes lpresidentl Mary Tribou lsecreturyl, Ruth McFeefer ltreasurerl head of Cheerleaders, Ruth as captain of the victorious hockey team, Evelyn and Fitz as blue team leaders, and Carlile and Tribou as red team leaders. Money began to be a serious problem, and we clutched at every straw to swell our treasury. At the football games we sold programs and after the games we gave dances. A big item entered on the books was the receipts from the dramatic success, The Littlest Brides- maid which broke all records and packed the house both nights. To Bill Carlile, business manager, goes much of the credit. Again we triumphed with the Senior Rrom, continuing to MAKE money-imagine! Fleming, Poley, and Carlile were ini- tiated into the Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity, Our senior boys were attending Drill every Wednesday night-such discipline as they learned! fDid Eby say something, or was it Andreacola?ll!l Thompson made a name for himself in the library- King Gregory of the Round Table and don't ask why-pleasel About this time peculiar noises were heard during English class and poor Miss Wright wondered if she had kinder- garlteners now. Remember E-l-lAW-Al-ll and the sound of a cork? ln January the juniors gave us a party and it was said to be the best ever given at Jenkintown- even better than the one we gave-can it bel ln February Mr. Martz and Mr. Pauff left, and Louis Armon entered the Army Air Corps. On the twelfth of February we did it again, broke J. l-l. S. records by giving a Turnabout Dance. The girls got the man of their dreams and the seniors got S30 . . . not badl The first week in March, after' a thorough canvassing of the town, we gave a movie benefit at the Fliway Theater. The boys finished their basketball season by winning the Bux-Mont League. l-lowever, they lost the first game in the state playoffs to Radnor, 40-39, after a thrilling battle. The team had five seniors: Owen Reagan, Whitey Fitzgerald, Jack Fleming, Bob l-lolmes and Paul Cutright tCapt.J. Whitey and Paul were elected to the All Bux-Mont teams The vocalists of the class demonstrated their ability in Creatures of Impulse, a superb operatic performance. Nancy Crosson, Millie Fritsch, Bob l-lolmes, Evie Carnahan, Mary Pullar, Mary Lou Eisentrager, and Nancy l-lunter had leading roles. Came spring . . . ahl . . . and with it track and baseball began. ln April the Mothers gave a card party for us, and in May we com- peted in the annual color day contest. Darkly overshadowed as the world is by the clouds of war, an uncertain future looms ahead. Although our ranks are small . . . 53 in number . . . rest assured that the world will know, and have reason to appreciate the achievements of the class Of 44. Nine