John Bartram High School - Trailmarker Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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an hour ul sport. SWIMMING TEAM Barfram's mermaids, afler hours of pracfice, have swum fheir way fo success. The leam was coached by Mrs. Wyld and capfained by Mary Jane McWilliams. Back: Helen Gillingham, Joan Rivel, Emily McFarland, Eileen Dunleavy, Alain Sellers. Middle: Gloria Lombardo, Ru+h Boone, June Davis, Belly Horn, Marilyn Nu+lrall. Fronfz Vane Sherer, Jean Grugan, Jean Koran, Belly Helmling, Belle Kille, Tense momenrs elapsed, beiore lhe sound cf lhe gun. Then solashl Oil you werr To a :wim- ming slarl wirh The mermaids ol Barrram. Wha' excifemenl you lell as rhey hir lhe waler: also il is a never-ro-be-lorgollen momenl lor rhe swimmers. Under lhe brillianl coaching of Mrs, Dorolhy Wyld, each girl diligenrlv perlecleo her slrolce every Monday and Thursday, al rhe Wes' Branch Y, M, C. A. The resulfs oi lhis infer- sive lraining were shown wher lhe ream had rj march 'rheir skill and endurange wirh oooosino swimmers. ln rhe beginning oi rhe season, rhere were several non-League meefs, which gave The conleslanls valuable exoerience belore enrering comcelilion wilh reams oi o'lner high schoos The Swimming Team finishes rheir seasor bx swimming rlre freshmen of Temcfe Universit. The girls wil +e you llnar 'heir success was dee L: rheir lirrle brow' canoa 'eddy bear, Niocer. 4'l A 1 SOFTBALL Annelrle Smifh, Terrie Papouris, Rufh McBrear+y, Cin- derella Rodin, Joyce Mackes, Claire Baldwin, June Bald- win, Phyllis Vorsheim, Mildred Wood, Gloria Robinson, Julie Fisher, Doris Hollowell, lrma Duffield, Jean Cheal- ley, Doris Young, Peg Corey, Rosa Raybon, Dol Vander- Heyde, Violel Green, Peggy Fagan, Doris McGral'h, Charlollre Bingnear, Kalhleen Bingnear, Louise Murray, Barbara Krumm, Rose Lagrofla, Theresa Haskins, Joyce Park, Georgelrfe Uozumi, Jean Slewarl, Bernerla Williams, Helen Shmidl, Jean May, Audrey Spivey, June Miller. Solloall was inrroduced al Barlram when lhe Moosy Class were Freshmen. Alfer rhe Transfer oi Mrs. Parsons, who coached lrhe leam lor several rerms, Miss J. Chrislaldi loolc over rhe- iob. ll has been a rradiricn wilh lhe girls 'ro break a mirror before each game, a ceremony which always broughr lhem viclory. Before +he championshio game wi+h Olney, lhe usua rilua was performed: bul lrhal imoorfanr game was wori-fhe losl, because lhe charm lailed lc mirror dd 'ol brealc. Mawbe rhere was some' rhing in lhe idea, since The ream lo,l only is-JC games in rl'-e 1944 and l945 season. The sol'- bal season srarls in May wirh a heavy schedule oi six games. Ar she end of 'he rerm, rhey car- ricicele wirh lhe clher high schools soiibal. 'earns ir a P avdav in l:a'r'n:i.'w+ Park. The oirs cracficed cn fhe cemenr Xirii berween Barrram and Tilden. Perlrracs Thar accounls lor son-e of Barframs orolcer- wirdows.

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ll da ol toil .Ji . BASKETBALL TEAM Top Louise Murray Mgr Miss Luongo Coach Third row Grace Hollowell DoroThy HuT'l'on Julie Fisher PaT PaTTerson Helen WhrTe Mary Bidey Second row Doro Thy Lackey DoroThy Fisher Dolores McElduFf Helen Mc Dowell Eunice Isles Peg Corey FronT Co capTams AnneTTe SmiTh Peg McCullen ln The beginning oT The 1945 46 season a gree Team was prachcing in The gym wuTh The excepTion OT Two VarsiTy members one oT whom graduaTed in Feoruary The coaching posiTion was TransTerred Trom Mr McMenamy To Miss Luongo The TirsT Tew prachces displayed liTTle Team work buT as The days wenT by The girls began To show improvement They succeeded 'n coming wiThin one poinT oT Talcing The myThi- cal TiTle Tor The TourTh c nse uTive year. They were deTeaTed only by Olrey in The Public High League, 'nd by T-Tallahan and Yeadon in The Carholic ano Suburban Leagues, The high scorer oT The girls baslceTball Team in The lasT season was Julie Fisher. Miss Lucngo and The Team deserve much crediT Tor Their exce1lenT oerTorm- ances in These seasons. Their consTanT pracTicing every day aTTer school cerTairly showed resulTs in The oames 'hey payeo. HOCKEY TEAM Bach Joan Hiddeman Mary Jane Bixler lsabelle Mc COFITIICR BeTTy Ann Howard Kay RdWClIH Isabelle PaT Terson Helen Irwin DoroThy Robinson Phyllis Brooks Middle Francis Colella Mgr Dolores Sebashan Mary Jones Dolores Lackey AnneTTe SmiTh Elaine Faulken sTeln Jane Yafes Peg Corey Louise Marhn Joan Doran BeTTy Helmlmg Miss J ChrisTaldi Coach Fronf Kay SmiTh Pa+ PaTTerson BeT'fy Knlle Capfain Grace Fuller Dolores Barnes Gloria RimaTo Pearl MaTTucl WiTh sTicks Tirmly in hand nd wiTh he cool rush oT wind againsT Their Taces oTT They sTarT down The Teld Toward The goal Hurrah' A core was made WiTh The excellenT guidance oT Miss Jo ephine ChrisTaldi The hockey Team s easor was a successTul one They Tied Three game- and losT only Two. The Teams greaTesT handi ap was The lack oT a Tield Tor pracTice. The girls Toolc Thi- in Their sTr?de and pracTiced ir The school yard. IT was diTTiculT aT TirsT To play on a regular Tield. buT They soon became used To The Teel oT The ground. The members oT The June 46 class on The Team were The pioneers oT This sporT aT BarTram. Their never-say-die soiriT has helped To lay a Tirm 5oundaTion Tor a new soorT aT BarTram and oromises To oeve oo a championship Team in The 5uTure.

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DLNIVTQ our VQGVS aT B6rTr5'n, Th-9 gggge C5 aThleTics has been increagegj and now Tmludee Teams Tor each oT The Toliowing 5pgrTs: baskeTf ball. foiTball, volley bal hockey, and gwimrning, The volley ball Team ig coached by Miss Luongci. In cur las' season, They succeeded in beahng Sou'h Phiiadelphfa Girls, which is a soiendqg VGCCVO lor The Tu'ure Teams To holo To. WiTh The change oT The Seasons comes The roTaTion oT The sporTs. in The Tall Term, The hockey arg voley ball Teams have a heavy schedule? baske? ball and swimming sTarT soon alTer. In The spring Term, The baskeTball and swimming Teams are busy. and The soTTball Tearn winds up a long sea- son. In our senior year, we began To have class baskeTball Teams. They were coached by The members oT The VarsiTy Team and promoTeo beTTer spa:-rTsrnanship beTween The classes. Re- member The name Tor The Mopsy class Team? IT was The lfkmazors. Besides The many Teams and squads oT aThleTics, The girls gym OUSVGO some very enjoyable clubs. Diving and swim- ming were TaughT in The swimming club, which meT every Friday aT The CenTral Y. M. C. A. In The dancing club BarTrams Vera Zorinas prac- Ticed diligenTly so ThaT They were able To pro- vide some very inTeresTing assembly programs. LasT, buT noT leasT, The Leaders Club, under The sponsorship of Mrs. MacLean, meT every week ard worked very hard so ThaT They could guide and aid in Their gym classes. SWIMMING CLUB Back Row: Evelyn Gershwyn, Audrey Hauck, Mary Yalsh, Nancy Danna, Helen D'Alonzo, Theresa Herishen. Theresa WanTorick, Helen McCullen. Middle Row: Theo- dora Papouris, Dolores Del Priore, Lois Maney, Helen Lawrence, Mary Mongeluzo, PaTricia Sandone, Berfy LaTchford, Efhel Schwarifz, Phyllis RosenblaTT, Mildred RiccheTTi, Mrs. Hammes, sponsor. Fron+ Row: Rachel Coulfer, Doris Moore, Marion Paul, Mary Tursi, Gene- vieve ATTovelli, Jacqueline Ogle, RiTa Carbonara, Mae Campell. DANCING CLUB Top: Wolf, Radbill, Kammer, Despy, Crudeli, Brown, Mrs. McMenamy, sponorg Lee. Middle: Humes, Saggromo, Ryan, Haulrins, Pallas, Uasilades, Noehling. BoTTom: Herr, CorTer, Barnes, Biscardi, Thomas, Salerno, Henry. LEADERS' CLUB Maroon and gray badged leaders were always helping The sfludenfs in gym. FourTh Row: Naimoli, Hardy, Mc- Cullen, Lee, Parico. Third Row: Jenkins, Helmling, Jones, Rankin, Bianchini, Farrell. Second Row: Manuel, Russo, Zappacoslra, WeThman, Salvarian, May. FirsT Raw: Field, McDeviH, McLaughlin, Salerno, Del Priore, Maney, Wolf.