Lewes High School - Beacon Yearbook (Lewes, DE)

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B B HOMEROOM XNN1 1 Nl xr I RI 1 W1 KN elzanman 'W XRION HOehIf R frm vlan! Claun an H XZPI P,-lssw xr! RS Sefnlamf IANFT Brrm Ireamrer fhe aloxe ofhcers were elected hx the homeroom members '1t the begmmng ofthe vear and each week the chanrman apponnted '1 commlttee to earrv out the necess'1rv sm 1ll dutxes that '1re mxolxed ID keepmg a tldy frxendlv homellke atmosphere throughout the year under the falthful guxdance of Mxss Beebe We haxe gaxned a great deal of pleasure '1s well as knowledge ln takmg upon ourselx es the responsxblhtxes ln connectlon wlth enter talmng guests These opportunxtles arose more than once thlS Vear especxally at the YHFIOUS hol1d'1ys mcludmg Hallowe en fhanksgnmg Chr1stm'1s St X 1lentmes 1nd Faster We were honored upon sexeral of these speclal occasxons to h ue as our most adusers of Bylers and Ingrams Home rooms These partles seemed to haxe been successes lf all the fax or 1ble comments he lI'Ll thereafter were faxr lIlCllCcltl0DS Durmg the month of IW IV these Socx 1ls reached 1 clxm 11 when all the Semor Hlgh School Homerooms Jomed together 1n enter talmng our p1rents at 1 lox elv Tea m the auehtorlum wxth musnc skxts and refresh ments as attr'1ct1ons As xt has usuallv been customary at CllI'lSt mas we trxed to make some unfortunate needv fil'l1llV 1 hnppler md more cheerful hohdav through the m 1nv L0l'ltl'lbUtlOllS ol food clothlng 1nd texs th it filled a large box brlmmmg full Ihxs xttempt xs met each veal wlth more 1pprec1at1on and zest fulness than preuouslv Besxdes this under t1kmg we sent c1rds to the xeterms 1nd later helped Wltll lhe Chlldren s Crusade We hue sueeeeded tw xee m obtunmg the P I' A lwnner which IS offered onlv to the homeroom wlth the hxghest percentage ot pxrents present 1t the X'lI'l0llS P T A meetings We the unxors 'md Sophomores of this homeroom s'1v farewell to our twelxe Semor memlers 'md wlsh them much success' HOMEROOM OF BYLER S BEARS Preamfen! HILRALD BRITTINGHANK I we Prerldeni ALTON MAL LL Secrelarzf PRESTON Suockem Treaaurer ARCIIIE. SeoTT rlhxs year we haxe been xerx successful ln the way of manv partxes ack Brxttmg ham Louls Graves and Herald Brlttmgham are known as our comedlans At the begin mng ot the vear we had many bovs who took muslc thxs caused much conluslon changmg from our rooms to Mr Ingram s We changed so that the others went to Mr Kepners and Wir Bylers rooms We haxe been xery happy to welcome Wxlham Robert son from Phlladelphxa to our homeroom He came here ln the early p'1rt of Aprll We haxe also mn our group some xery good basketball and baseball athletes HILGERT S HOMEROOM The Hllgert homeroom was orgamzed after our return to school IH September wlth twenty sn members The followmg officers were elected Chaxrman Bl 1nche Adylotte XICL Chalrman Flwabeth Calhown and Sec netarx Ixa loseph Olhcers were agaln elected U II ' , , ' ' ' , , . ,z . 1 - 1 '. . . . . 1 1 .1 A .1 2 ' Ct. .1 , ' . ,, A 1 . , If- Q 1 ' 1' ' ' ' ' , 1 e . Y i Vx vi 11 ' , 3. :,e re 1 f- ' I v n . tt. ., . , . ' . K . Y 1 . . A . Q , . ' ' t . v 1 C V y V1 ' ' 1 1 - L f. Y . - Y - K V v ' ' , I Q - . 1 ' ' V V V -7 c I Q U s , u .v. . ,' . , l , , , Y, L., s . 1 ' 1 , , 1 Y ' s - , . , , 1 5 ' . V . ' . . . , . . . ' 5 ' respected guests the gentlemen and thexr , , v- I - , T . - . . Y . ' ' , . X I I V 5 1 - 3 1 v 1 1 5 -w 1 . . c lc V, , ' l ', I 11 -4 n . . ev ' c 1 , ' z z. ' - V v ' ' I . ll Il ' C C xv xf I - . L .l I ' c 2 ' , z 1 'f 2 1 -1 1 L K n s w , zu- Z x N l i ,H Z . . , ,. ., . - - ,. ... . . . ,' f . ' z 1 ' '. ' X L 1 v. Z' ' . ra - . . z , '- . 1 z 3 - '1 -z ' z ' - - : , z 5 ' uf- - 1 rl Y- ' ' , , , ,- . , . , . . , vs zv,. -wt, , V'-s' i' ' ,- . -,.t,' V. 5 ' B N 1 , ' 'IQ

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L lhe Qussex Countv I eague Students Asso c1at1on IS composed of the followmg schools from the lower part of Delaware Bndgex llle Rehoboth Lord Baltlmore Delmar Iwllton Selbyulle Georgetown 'md Iewes Once a month the orgamzatxon meets 1n one of the preuously mentxoned schools at whxch tlme we are entertamed at an elaborate banquet followed bv a buslness meetxng and socxal dancmg From both the soc1al and educa t1onal uewpomts th1s league has proxed xtself benehclal because lt IS at thls txme we meet xerv mterestmg guest speakers who are TTlll1lStLl'S Ingh school PIIDLIPHIS Ol teachus from 'mv place w1th1n the state who brmg us worthwhlle addresses concermng vouths problems and how to face them Besxdes thcse people we unconsc1ousl5 come mto sehools md ms a result we select ou1 frnends perhaps fol llfe an 1mpo1tant facto1 III th1s fast mox 1ng socxal world 'lo exerg meetmg the Lewes Semor H1gh School students elect twelxe representatnes three from each of our commlttees Socxal Safety Athletxc and Propertx Uul school has been fortunate ln hax mg one of lts memLers ofhcers of the S C L 5 A for manv vears The x 1ce presxdent of th1s organ lLatl0I'l for thls yeax of 39 and -IO happens to be a I ewes student and no other than Anna IX1ae I reeman e S L A olhee s I rf 11111111 XX 1LL1AX1 H1 x1eN1H I elm ll Izce Pm f1'1l!'llf AINNX X111 I4REEX1xN Iewes eSec1ela11f and Ifltlflllcl' GRACF H11e111Ns Nhlton flzzturer CPCIL FORD S11,11ern1r1nq Pllllflfldl I elmar Iwelaw 1re PTA Off cers ofthe X ear Prerzdml NIR XX11.1 uw IFPFPRSOIN I me Imuden! 'VI11s XX 11.1 uw Hocm becrflarzf IVTISS Donorm I' H1Lc11z1 lrvarurfr 'Vlns I'1zN1s1 MIFFI 111111111 Llzauman Mus c1I1-NXXOOIJ H ua RINGTON Pllbflflflf Cfldlfllldll ATISS XI 'IRCLI Rifl- RINCLFR Ift'l7l!1L'f'F'h1fJ Clldlllllfll 1 RS XX IIIX 1 llorp1lal1l11 cfldlllilflll MRS BIRNICI I Oes IION The year 1939 40 prox ed to be a xerv suc cessful one for the P T A A membershlp of 103 persons gaxe Lewes first place 1n the state membershlp competltlon The Health Commlttee was exen more actne th in prexlous xears Ilee l'IllIli was selxed to tlnrtv clnldren hot lunches to hlteen dental worle w 'ls done glasses supphed and warm clothmg w'1s purchased for manx who were 1n need In 3dlI1tl0Il the usual pre school summe1 roundup wts sponsored bw thxs orgam ltl0I1 I HI' SUPP RNAIN llflz lu U10 ll 1 fjlll 11rr11la11l 311,111 In Ollbffffl' manzf 111' fzar Iauqfzl un fI1t'I1fll 11111111 11 dazf III 14 11 ro Keen I Fllllllllg flllflf flaw Illlfllf been lffllllllllll U11 1 1 of f11f ful I fllll 11 In frm! I llzfepzan Iruf- lla been fur due Some flazf Ve! III fIll0!11 14l11Ic fzqfzlv 1111 name may 11r1 In lil! ll lzenylzlr S. C. . S. A. Th - I. L. S. . H ' -rs are: -e .' L nz ' - J ' 3 ' . 3, 3, I 1' ' ' ' 1 . 7 I 1 1 ' , . 1 , 4' 'I' . V . ' v' I . . , 1 ., ,Y A ff I L- . , ' . 1 1 1 1 4 , , . , . . - , 1 . l . , - . - ' 3, 1 ,Z , . I ' I , I I 0 n u - . in V Y 4 1 Y ' ' ' -J-.' -A1 .. ' ,-:R . . . . . . . Y , Y , Q H . I i4 1. I 4 Y ' I x 1 ' I 1 1 1- w 1 1 , I - 1 . '--1 e. . z. 2 1 -1 I ' 1 - 'y -' s' - . x-- , I '. - ' . . ' 'I K WY sf 4 4 I ' K A Y. . V . I If - 'T A 1 1 2 . I I ' I 1 ' ' ' ' . . ' w 'VI . '1 .. , A contact with students our own ages from other HOCKIQR, Ning, JOHN XX'11,50N -1 . . , , V . ' ' ' I ', . 1 - . J v. e K K e 1 I nn 1, 'l A ' . . 1 - , , ,, , V - - 1 v y - v . I . 1 Q I I I I I I ' I . I I . . - N - T , . x c '3 - 1 . . . . 'C 1- ' 1 '- z 1n L x , A , lI. . , . - - 21 ' . V' 1 . 1' x y o x y 1 I I I I xx I 1 3 X I -'.a. ' ' , ,C v I , - , . . - , ' ' . . . , L , .I K , Lv , , ' ' ' ' ' . . . V I 4 s 5 1, . , 3 I3 ' s 4 vf v 1 '- 4 C I ' C- e -I . . . 4 1 1-1 . . . ,., up ,1., A. -I ,,,.':. ' 'K A , Q N 5 ' .. .' t . .1' ' , 1 , I .' . . .r l. ,' . ' 11- 1' . - e' ' V 1 ' ' Q 'S

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in December. They are Chairman, Iva Iosephg Vice-Chairman, Mary Hazzard and Secretary, Marlette Huey. Our first task was to make our homeroom more attractive. The curtains were washed and ironed. They were then put up thus adding much to the appearance of our room We purchased a lovely vase and some monks cloth for the bulletin board and also a flag holder Uur social life was started off in grand style with a Hallowe en party held at one of the girls home Everyone had a delightful time We also had parties to celebrate special oc casxons such as Thanksgnmg Christmas Valentine s Day and Easter party at which we had the pleasure of entertalmng Mr Bylers homeroom All these ewents were fully enjoyed We have greatly enjoyed our homeroom activities and we are eagerly looking forvsard to next year INGRAM S HOMEROOM Under the leadership of Mr Ingram our new music director we haxe had several inter esting and enjoyable homeroom parties I the activity period we were very successful in inter homeroom sports However since ours is the music homeroom the majority ot the time was spent in band chorus and other music activities The fellows spend many minutes listening to the most popular records on the uctrola we have sew eral student visitors due to this attractive feature Mr Ingram organized a boys glee club and small band composed principally of his homeroom members lncldentallv this small band became xery popular playing nox eltv numbers at the basketball games and other occasions KEP' S LOVERS We started our great year of '59 and '40 with a bang. YVe were all on time. But since then, Mr. R. Evans, and Mr. R. Walton have had a great habit of running out of gas. We haxe really enjoyed our homeroom thls year with many parties Our best was the l'aster party when Bareback Walton and Killer Lynch almost had a good tight Mr Kepner says quote I have the dumbest bunch this year I ever had They crack their own jokes just to get a laugh Better luck to you next year Kep MISS RINGLER S HOMEROOM Preudenl BETH MITCHELL Secrelary AGNES PALMER Program Clzazrnzan ANN SHORT This year our homeroom has dewoted a large portion of our time to planning and gn mg parties In the fall we gawe a football party for Mr Kepner s homeroom At Christmas time we vsere tendered a party by Mr Ingram s group To show our apprecia tion and to haxe a good time we entertained them at Easter time In addition a few were gn en for just the members of our organization Besides these parties we discussed per sonahty This included dependability mdus trlousness mental alertness personal appear ance and the 'xlnlntv to get along with others Huent you noticed the change in the Rascalso v . , , 1 ll 4 ' ' H . , D u . , . 1 p 1 c . l I I u n c il v ' as 11 7 I , I . , . r . . 1 . v . , -i- I I . , Q . ' . - 1 . l'1 . V I - l ' 1 ' . ' . . , 1 1 . . , r Q u u ' I . ' C , D , . ' . v - r ' 1 1 ' Y , I . . ' ' ' ' r . - n I - . l 1 I ' ' J ' t g , 4 t t . , . 1 . . . C . H u