Mahanoy City High School - Maroon and Black Yearbook (Mahanoy City, PA)

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Um CONTENTS The School Classes Activities Athletics Advertisements Pages Pages Pages Pages Pages nl, 9 ' H, .fave l- 9 10-45 46-65 66-79 80-96 ow-st A , ix- , . Fax A ex., 1 xii Eager for the days activity. boys and girls come from homes of varied national backgrounds to share the ideas. hopes, and dreams of a typical American school. l6l

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O I H way n 911, XVe learned that in math XVe learned much more about angles- The angle of one of our class dreaming of Annapolis- The angle of the behavior problem settled calmly in the oiiice. The angle of the senior miss awaiting a bid to the prom. The fierce loyalty of our students for a losing team. XY'e experimented and hypothesized in science And learned the law. XY'e also looked beyond the test tubes to the One single word was there- Think. Think of XY'ashington kneeling in prayer at Valley Forge, Think of the small talk .it dinner last night, Think of last Sundays sermonw The deer in Locust Valley!- The dance at the Canteen! The scope of thought unfettered. small .ind big. Our schools .ill right. The freedom bought At Lexington, Gettysburg, lleartbreak Ridge. Or in the bloody Battle of Argonne. ls safe with us. XVc-'yc- learned its worth. wall. Upper, left: Henry Post, Ruth Hart and Edmund Coombe keep abreast of the times with an un- limited magazine supply in the library. Center, left: Projectionists: Steve Engle, Eugene Miller and Douglas Wagner check their machines before assembly. Left, top: The Chordaires sing carols of praise through the halls at Christmas. Lower left: Rugged tackling and good sportsmanship are found in all games. Bottom: Creative art is enjoyed by Richard Briel. Ruth Frank and Shirley King in Mrs. Becker's art class. Right: Steve Engle. Marie Mokal and Edward Dougherty. Congress members. work hard to pack cloth- ing for the humanitarian effort of 'Save the Children F'oundaiion . Bottom. center: Free periods find Mary E. Holland. Judy Holman and Henry Post as well as other students doing research or just browsing.

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Top: Democratic educational policies are formulated by Board of B910Wi MVS- -3059911 BONE f01'mS H Education members: iseated. left to rightr Mr. John Roos. treasurer: link between the home and 5011001215 Dr. William Lawlor. president: Mr, Stephen Lukach, secretaryg istand- attendance Officer- ing. left to righti Mr. John Kubert: Mr. Joseph Wilson: Mr. James Murtin. vice-president: solicitor. Fred Pace: Mr. Nicholas Lipp. lt is clillieult to measure intangibles. Our school utilizes the testing program to cheek the progress of Maihunoy City High School pupils. Factual lqnoxvletlge. uptitutles untl the power of tletluftion tire grttphetl in relationship to other schools in the county. XY'e do not have ai ruler to tleline the limits of ilL'L'OIl'lPllSl1I'llCI1f in tleweloping viilues. A school tzin. liowever, encourage the type ol soil in xxhith true viilues tim take root. As long tis freedom of tonsciente iintl freedom of :lution are zieeoinpiuiietl hy xxorthy moral stuntlairtls, we neetl not fezir the results. Miihunoy City High emleiivors to instill gin appreciation of liberty and ii sense of responsihility for its continuzinee. That so precious ii thing may never he taken for grunted is our reiison for stressing it. XY'e hiix e heiirtl criticism hurletl relentlessly tit our high sthool sttintlnrtls in American sthools. XYZ tlo not feel that most of it is insti- lietl. XYZ- are reaitli' to reiifiirm our fiiith in this, ti typitgil high school. Below: Custodians ileft to rigliti Wayne Stitzer. Abe Nortliey and Edward Costello keep the building in tip-top shape. ns