Marple Newtown High School - Memories Yearbook (Newtown Square, PA)

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Beilin cl Vi Mrs. J. Blew, W. F. Nye, S. Hetzel, G. Kidder, H. E. Rathey, F. Moran. 1st Row - H. R. Harvey, Mrs. C. Duncan, Mrs. V. Knorr, Mrs. E. Engleking, Mrs. C. Rice, (not shown in picture). 2nd Row - A. Lillmars, R. Engle, R. Taylor, J. Muroff, J. Braun.

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aren ts The School Board has been a thoughtful and diligent guide for us at M.N. The members of the board have planned extensively in order to meet the demands of an expanding community and school. The new senior high raised its pillars to the sky this year in recogni- tion of this progressive planning. Teamwork and understanding are the goals of this influential organization of our parents and teachers. Through our successful P.T.A. a stronger bond be- tween home and school has been created. This year the P.T.A. held many informative panel discussions with other civic groups, conducted a program honoring Miss Helen E. Yeinget, expressed their desire for a scholarship, and investigated M.N. ' s present report card system. Busy - this is the pace of the newly formed Boosters’ Club that is always serving Marple-Newtown. The main objective is to steadily increase the athletic interest surrounding our school. Steadily? Within this year alone, all of the students have witnessed the tremendous surge of supporters at our games and other sports events. We at Marple-Newtown appreciate the work being accomplished by these groups and hope that their ex- ample will be only the beginning for continued progress in the future. Behind Table! W. Charleton, Mrs. M. Wheaton, C. Russell, F. Capotosto, President; W, Culbertson, T. J. Shearn, G. B. Young, 1. Niemeyer, R. Parrz, Mrs. J. Scherr, R. Peterson, H. Rathey, T. Darrah, R. Smith, W. Nye.

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yje dedl cuie t Last June the spark of Jay W. Worrall’s career was extinguished just when it was glowing the brightest. Because of illness which led to his death in August, Mr. Worrall was forced to relinquish the direction of our growing school system. He never lived to see the dedica- tion of the Jay W. Worrall Elementary School, the rebuilding of our Junior High School, or the completion of the Marple- Newtown Senior High School. A graduate of Media High School and an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he later obtained his Master’s Degree, Mr. Worrall came to the Marple and New- town School Districts in the fall of 1923. In addition to teaching students at various high schools, he taught adult veterans of World War 1 at the Spring Garden Institute. Teacher and administrator both, it was said that he pre- ferred the former because of the closer contact with the students. Following his great love for education, loyalty to his community ranked a close second. The role he played in local affairs made him an outstanding figure in the eyes of the community as well as the students of the school districts. Mr. Worrall has been, for many years, the educational “home” of the students of Marple-Newtown. Many graduates have spoken of his great influence on their lives. It is with these thoughts in mind and with our deepest regard that we, the Senior Class, dedicate to Mr. Jay W. Worrall, our “Memories” of 1958. “ We shall never lose our affection for that which has passed on, but, at the same time, let us rejoice at what the future promises, and keep in mind that this new building, rising out of the ashes of the old, promises larger and better educational opportunities for the young people of Marple and Newtown Townships ”