Lower Merion High School - Enchiridion Yearbook (Ardmore, PA)

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IJEDIIIATIU ALBERT C. ADAM Six AFTER 35 years of faithful service to Lower Merion Senior High School, Mr. Albert C. Adam -teacher, coach, and friend-is retiring from the faculty. German born, he came to America as a youth and attended Bates College. In 1925 he came to Lower Merion as a physical education in' structor and later became a classroom teacher of German. As a German teacher, Mr. Adam taught his pupils not only the language but also the his' tory and culture of his native land. Thus, by their acquaintance with the country, his students learned to love the German language. As an athletic coach, Mr. Adam was one of Lower Merion's most versatile. During his 16 years as football coach he captured six Suburban Championships and won 70 per cent of his games. In addition to football he showed his skill as an athletic instructor by coaching track, basketball, and wrestling. More recently he has coached crossfcountry, having tutored his teams to two championships, the only two in Lower Merion's history, which proved a fitting climax to his sucf cessful high school coaching career. But more than a teacher and a coach Mr. Adam has been a friend esteemed by the faculty and the student body alike. And thus it is with great pride and profound respect that the class of 1959 dedicates its yearbook to Mr. Albert C. Adam. Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Adam.

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FOREWURD lN.Vd. Because it wishes to familiarize the readers of its yearbook with an outstanding period of American art, the stafl of the 1959 ENCHIRIDION has chosen for its theme Americana Art, that art peculiar to this country in the middle nineteenth century. The American eagle, leading representative of American tradition, as portrayed on the cover of the yearbook, typifies the style of the Americana period. Likewise, the general store on the front and hack liners of the book, with its emphasis on light and shadow, characterizes the style. Billboards and osters, popular in the advertising of the late nineteenth century, are used on this pa and on the sectionfdivider pages, which illustrate the objects common to the section ich it introduces. The printing displayed throughout the book exemplifies the many elaborate styles of printing used in the Americana era. The numerous spot drawings in the book also reflect the style of the Americana period. Typical of the Americana art also is the wallpaper and picture effect, portrayed on the outstanding seniors' page at the beginning of the senior section. As the twentieth century moves onward at a fast pace, a moment of reflection for an outstanding period in American history seems fittingg for this reason, it is the hope of the staff of the 1959 ENCHIRIDION that each reader, by acquainting himself with the Americana art, will appreciate the tradition and culture of our great nation-America. WILLIAM C. STRONG ' will Wi l l f Q QQ? is ,Xi Z' in 5 Y ,Q . ,l g gf , lily S913-' ' ,lf-' X , fy i emma Five

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MEMUHIAM EULA E. BAER For thirtyfone years Miss Eula E. Baer served the students of Lower Merion Senior High School-as a teacher devoted to high standards, as a friend cognizant of the many problems of her students, and, for sixteen years, as the chairman of the English Department, highly respected by the entire faculty. Born in Philadelphia, Miss Baer attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she received her Bach' elor's and Master's Degrees in education. Before joining the faculty of Lower Merion in September, 1927, Miss Baer taught English in the Passaic High School and in the Moorestown High School, both in New Jersey. In 1952 the Lower Merion School Board presented her with a citation for twentyfiive years of distinf guished service. A methodical teacher and strict disciplinarian, Miss Baer lent an air of dignity to her classroom as she created in her students a desire for excellence. The death of Miss Eula E. Baer on August 12, 1958, deeply saddened the faculty and the student body of Lower Merion Senior High School. Seven