Mercer High School - Hi Times Yearbook (Mercer, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1936 volume:

1936 When time who steals our years away Shall steal onr pleasures too— The memory of the past will stay And half our joys renew. Two % 1936 Three HARVEY ALFRED KRALL Supervising Principal B. S., Albright College 1936 Five 1936 1936 Seven J. WENDELL MacTAGGART 1936 KATHRYN ADAMS First Aid Club 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Librarian 4 Music Demonstration 1 Class Basketball 3 Pageant 3 Follies 4 Operetta 2 Orchestra 2, 3, 4 Varsity Basketball 1, 2 LAURA ADAMS Varsity Basketball 1, 2 Class Basketball 1 Dramatic Club 3 Gym Demonstration 1 Pageant 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Round-Up 4 Eleven PAUL ADAMS 1936 Class Basketball 1, 2 Electricity Club 3 Gym Demonstration 1, 2 High School Play 1 Junior Varsity Basketball 2, 3 Operetta 2 Follies 4 Varsity Basketball 4 MONT BOWMAN Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Class President 4 Class Vice President 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Music Demonstration 1 Gym Demonstration 1, 2 Operetta 2 Follies 4 Radio Program 4 Pageant 3 Twelve 1936 ROBERT BOWMAN Basketball 3, 4 Class Basketball 1, 2 Football 3, 4 Glee Club 4 Gym Demonstration 1 Operetta 2 Vice President 2 Follies 4 Senior Play 4 MARY BROCKLEHURST Transferred from Volant 4 Thirteen 1936 BETTY BUCHANAN Round-Up 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Basketball I, 2, 3 Dramatic Club 3 Follies 4 Jr. Music Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Librarian 3, 4 Play 2, 3 Verse Speaking Choir 3 Pageant 3 Senior Play 4 ROSETTA BYRAM Acapella Choir 2, 3 Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Class President 2 Follies 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Mer-Hi Editor 4 Varsity Basketball 1, 2 Round-Up 3, 4 High School Play 3 Senior Play 4 Fourteen 1936 MARTHA CUMMINGS Class Basketball 1 Follies 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Operetta 2 High School Play 2 Pageant 3 Varsity Basketball 1, 2 Dramatic Club 3 Round-Up 1 Senior Play 4 1936 PATRICK D’ANGIO Class Basketball 1, 2, 3 Electricity Club 3 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Gym Demonstration 1 Pageant 3 Follies 4 FRANCES DILLON 1 Class Secretary 4 Class Treasurer 2 Dramatic Club 3 Follies 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Music Demonstration Operetta 2 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Pageant 3 Junior Music Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Sixteen 1936 MARY ELLEN ELY Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Dramatic Club 3 Follies 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Junior Music Club 1, 2, Music Demonstration 2 Operetta 2 Round-Up 3, 4 High School Play 1, 3 Senior Play 4 Seventeen 1936 RAYMOND FUREY Basketball 4 Class Basketball 2, 3 Football 3, 4 Follies 4 Glee Club 4 Gym Demonstration 1 I-I-I Club 3 EILEEN GU1LER Art Club 3 Cheer Leader 3 Class Basketball 1, 3, 4 Gym Demonstration 1 Librarian 4 Varsity Basketball 1, 2 High School Play 1, 3 Pageant 3 Follies 4 Eighteen 1936 ALICE HAWTHORNE Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Etiquette Club 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Gym Demonstration 1 Music Demonstration 1 Operetta 2 Pageant 3 Follies 4 Librarian 4 ELIZABETH HEILIG Dramatic Club 3 Follies 4 Glee Club 3 Gym Demonstration 1 Pageant 3 Junior Music Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Nineteen 1936 ROBERT KRALL Johnstown State Finals 2 Northwestern Contest 2 Round-Up 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play 3 Treasurer Athletic Association 4 Editor Year Book 4 Science Club 3, 4 Verse Speaking Choir 3 Senior Play 4 ROBERT LITTLE Round-Up 1, 3 Class Basketball 2, 3, 4 Pageant 3 Student Manager 2, 3, 4 Twenty-one 1936 Twenty-two 1936 Twenty-three HELENE O’MAHONY 1936 Class Basketball 1, 2, 3 Dramatic Club 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Class Secretary-Treasurer 1, 3 Sacrctary Athletic Association 4 Verse Speaking Choir 3 Round-Up 1, 3 High School Play 1, 3 Follies 4 ROBERT ORR Dramatic Club 3 Operetta 2 Pageant 3 Twenty-four 1936 LAWRENCE PHIPPS Class Basketball 2, 3 Football 3, 4 Gym Demonstration 1 Mathematics Club 3 Pageant 3 Junior Varsity Basketball 4 DeALTON REDIC Class Basketball 1, 2 Football 3, 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Gym Demonstration 1 Music Demonstration 1 Class Vice President 4 Follies 4 Round-Up 4 Basketball 3, 4 Senior Play 4 Twenty-Five 1936 Twenty-six Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Follies 4 Football 2, 3, 4 1936 NEWTON ROBINSON Class Basketball 1, 2 Gym Demonstration 1 1� M Club 3 Music Demonstration 1 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Pageant 3 Radio Program 4 Follies 4 Senior Play 4 DOROTHEA SCHWARTZ Etiquette Club 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Gym Demonstration 1 Music Demonstration 1 Operetta 2 Pageant 3 Follies 4 Librarian 4 Senior Play 4 Twenty-seven 1936 WILLAMAE SORELS Glee Club 3, 4 Sewing Club 3 Follies 4 Class President 1 Dramatic Club 3 Football 3, 4 Science Club 3, 4 Vice-President Athletic Association 3 Round-Up 2, 4 Gym Demonstration 1 Follies 4 Senior Play 4 Tzvcnty-eight 1936 Twenty-nine 1936 MARGARET JANE THOMPSON Glee Club 3, 4 Handicraft Club 3 Pageant 3 Follies 4 DOUGLAS UBER Dramatic Club 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Music Demonstration Operetta 2 Orchestra 2, 3, 4 Pageant 3 Follies 4 Radio Program 4 Senior Play 4 Thirty 1936 DAVID VOGAN Class President 3 Class Vice President 1 Class Basketball 1, 2 Football 4 President Athletic Association 4 Follies 4 Round-Up 1, 4 JUNABELL WHITED Etiquette Club 3 Glee Club 4 Operetta 2 Follies 4 Thirty-one MARGARET WILTING 1936 Gym Demonstration 1 Homemaking Club 3 Verse Speaking Choir 3 Class Treasurer 4 Round-Up 2, 3, 4 LOIS YARIAN High School Play 1 Sewing Club 3 Librarian 3 Follies 4 Thirty-two - — I In the coming years, when we have parted from this dear old school with its ever fading memories, we shall peruse this little volume and glean from its pages pleasures and delights which were ours for four long happy years. To restore vividly once more the faces of our old friends and class mates, is the purpose of the pictures; but to recall to our minds a few of the queer quirks of character, habits and ambitions, we must turn to the literary section of the book. Contained in these last pages are three selections which have attempted to sum up the present, past and future of the class. May they help us to better remember some of the happiest days of our lives. 1936 Log of the Class of ’36 XN the fall of ’32 we left the harbor of elementary school to enter the stormy sea of higher knowledge. After two months spent in getting acquainted, we elected David Taylor, David Vogan anti Helene O'Mahony to guide our ship through the freshman year. During that first year David Vogan and Ralph Ringer participated in football anti basketball. The Adams sisters, Eileen Guiler, Rosetta Byram and Martha Cummings competed in varsity basketball. Our class won the girls inter-class basketball tournament. We were ably represented in the Music-Literary Round-up held at Sharon, April 7, '933’ by R°l,crt Little anti Eleanor Marshall in Latin, Robert Krall in declamation, Martha Cummings in recitation, and Betty Buchanan anti David Vogan in algebra. One year gone—three to go—we were Sophomores. We chose Rosetta Byram to pilot the class through this eventful year. A high school Hallowe’en party in the school gymnasium and a weiner roast at Stowe’s Camp were planned and enjoyetl by our members. Ralph Ringer, Don Holliday, Patsy D Anglo, David Vogan, Clifford McCurdy, DcAlton Redic and David Taylor played football that year. The Adams sisters, Eileen Guiler, Martha Cummings and Rosetta Byram made the varsity basketball team the second time. Robert Krall won first place with his oration ‘ Theodore Roosevelt, The Man, in the County Round-Up anti later in the district contest of the Forensic League. These victories entitled him to compete in the State Contest in which he won third place. Now, as Juniors, we selected David Vogan to watch the helm of the class for the vear 1934-35. In December, we selected our class rings. Soon after the holidays preparations were made for the Junior-Senior Banquet. The various committees, with the aid of our wondcrfullv helpful mothers, made this banquet one of the most successful in school history. To secure sufficient currency for the banquet we presented “Skidding,” which was a huge success and was well received by the public. In the inter-class basketball tournament of ’35, we were represented bv Fred Elliott, Don Hollidav, Robert Little, Lawrence Phipps and Joe Masson. These boys were successful m turning back the Sophomores and Seniors to win the championship for our class. We were represented in the Round-Up at Greenville by Mary Ely and Rosetta Byram in essay, Robert Little anti Fred Elliott in history, Robert Krall in oration, Betty Buchanan in declamation, Margaret Wilting in spelling, and Helene O'Mahoney in recitation. On September 4, 1935. we met Miss McClellan with a friendly smile. Now as dignified, upright Seniors, we selected Mont Bowman, De Alton Redic, Margaret Wilting and Frances Dillon as officers to guide us safely to port. We will not soon forget the “Follies” presented April 2 and 3, ’36, in which many of our members took leading parts nor yet “Big Hearted Herbert”, which was given to provide funds for our class book. Then May 15 will always be remembered! At that time the class of ’37 entertained us at a banquet given in the Social Circle Hall. Our commencement held May 29, 1936. completed our last mile on the storm tossed sea of secondary education. We cnjovetl our voyage through high school. Now our paths separate, each to carry on the spirit with which we accomplished so much in high school. Yes, we part, but let’s hope to meet again in 1941. Robert Little Thirty-four 1936 Class Prophecy nFI.LO, HEL.LO! City Editor? Ringer speaking. Now get this straight- Raymond Furey, the latest find of Metropolitan Opera, collapses under a nervous strain. All engagements must be canceled. This means a great loss to his manager, Mont Bowman. And the star refuses to let his understudy, Douglas Ubcr, go through with the show! The scene is switched back to the office of City Editor Rcdic. He replaces the receiver on its hook and rings for his secretary, Miss Wilting, and tells her to send in the society editor, Rosetta Byram. “Miss Byram, it's up to you to get the latest dope on that flower show sponsored by R. S. Orr, the multi-millionaire. He was a horticulturist himself, so get that slant on it. Here’s an invitation from Miss O’Mahony, President of the Women’s Club, to a tea given in honor of Mary Ely, celebrated author. While you’re there, see if you can get a literary criticism from Betty Buchanan, Librarian of Northwestern University on Ely’s latest book. That’s all—oh, yes—wait a minute! I want a writeup on the contract to the Harlem sisters, Reed and Sorels. On your way out tell Miss McKay to attend the opening night of Eileen Guiler’s new play. Okay! Hurry! Laura Adams, the New York correspondent, puts in a call to the Chicago office with her daily bit of news and tells the editor that she spent the week-end at the exclusive Sumac School for Girls headed by Miss Martha Cummings. She tells him the rules arc quite strict, but Miss Dillon, the Virgil teacher, is really human and is a beloved companion of the girls. A new addition to the school is the commercial department with Miss Elizabeth Heilig in charge. The home economics department will continue under the direction of the Misses Mary Campbell and Lois McCarl. Something new out there—no man has ever been made an instructor before, but today the announcement was made that Joseph Masson would replace Miss Margaret Thompson in the science department. It must be his winning personality at work again. Todav, Architects Paul Adams and Newton Robinson announce the completion of the plans for the Mount Saint Clemens Hospital. Tomorrow, the Honorable D. M. Taylor, who rendered so just a decision in the Supreme Court indictment case against the two brokers, D. H. Holliday and R. J. Bowman, will lay the cornerstone. Chief surgeon, David Vogan, and house-doctor, Robert Krall. announce the appointment of Alice Hawthorne as Supervisor of nurses with Marion Taylor, assistant. Mary Brockelhurst, who speaks daily over station MDSC. is the dietician. Laura reports an important feature of the week: the meeting of the District Farmers with Secretary of Agriculture, Robert Kelso, on Friday at three o’clock in the office of the Secretary. The principal speakers arc Clifford McCurdy, Lawrence Phipps, and George Taylor. The New York correspondent signs off till tomorrow, same time, same (pay) station. The sports reporter brings in the latest news about the basketball team of Wilson s Girls College, coached by Kathryn Adams. This year the team has been very successful, having won the District championship. Reporter Ringer comes back to the office, worn out with so much work but still he got the news. He pounds out an article about the robbery at Junabcl's Beauty Salon, jointly owned by Junabel Whited and Lois Yarian. Dorothea Schwartz, one of the operators. Thirty-five 1936 fainted but was able to report back to work after a half-hour’s rest. Vera Douglas, one of the customers, (being beautified for her approaching wedding to Robert Little) was knocked unconscious. One day’s news! Following the same style set in our high school career, we enter the world and its activities and be as big a success as we have been the last four years. Bitty Buchanan and Mary Ely Thirty-six 1936 Class Will the Senior Class of 1936, of Mercer High School, being of sound mind and memory, VI considering the uncertainty of our lives and the brief space of time we yet have among you, and being desirous of settling our affairs while we have the capacity, do make, publish, and declare this, our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills made bv us. .To the Faculty, we leave the remnant of dear old Mercer High School with hopes that it will be a source of knowledge for many as studious as we. To the Juniors, we leave our dignity, conceit, and knowledge that we (unknowingly) missed in the books. To the Sophomores, we leave the scratches on top of and the chewing gum beneath the desks. We also leave them the halls for the arrangement of various social affairs. To the Freshmen, we leave the prescription to which we have adhered for four years: “A good dose of sleep every night; a dose of wisdom every day; and a few brain pills after each meal.” INDIVIDUAL BEQUESTS: 1. To those who desire the company of more mature minds in their male associates, we give and bequeath the inclinations of Kathryn Adams to go with an Alumnus. 2. Laura Adams leaves her ability to act as English teacher during grammar study’’ to anyone wishing to excel in this profession. 3. Paul Adams leaves his recipe for height: “two toothpicks and a glass of water each meal. He hopes this will aid the small Freshmen. 4. Bob Bowman leaves one of his many girl-friends to Verne McCartney. Don’t let her “Lena-’gainst-you, Verne. 5. Mont Bowman leaves his executive ability in directing the affairs of the Senior Class to Donald Black. It's hard work, Don, you'll need it. 6. Mary Brockelhurst leaves her air of sweet simplicity to Muriel McCullough. 7. Betty Buchanan leaves her tendency (or is it an art?) of disturbing classes to Martha Davis. 8. Rosetta Byram, editor of the “Mer-Hi , leaves her editions to any empty waste basket. 9. Mary Campbell leaves her cheerful disposition and pleasing personality to Dorothy Orr. Seek no more, Dorothy. 10. Martha Cummings leaves her I-scream (ice cream) to the future cheerleaders. 11. Patsy D’Angio leaves his brute strength to Kenneth 1 homas. May it bring you as much laud in football, Kennie! 12. Frances Dillon leaves her two “Black eyes to Martha Ringer. Take good care of them! 13 Vera Douglass leaves her excellent deportment marks to Dorothy Kinney. 14. Mary Ely leaves all the days of the year except one “Holliday” to Mary Stowe. 15. Raymond Furcy leaves his love for “pears to Paul Marsh. 16. Eileen Guiler leaves her ability to start an argument on any subject whatever to Dorothy Ebcrlc. 17. Alice Hawthorne leaves her rosy blushes to Agnes Amon. 18. Elizabeth Heilig leaves her knit 2, purl 2 to Dolly Langdon. Use this when “he turns out to be a bore. Thirty-seven 1936 19. Don Holliday leaves his history recitations to Wilbur Rhodes. Easy come, easy go, Wilbur. 20. Robert Kelso leaves his unused Gem razor to replace the pencil sharpener in the Senior room. 21. Robert Krall leaves his oratorical ability to next year's contestant. It’s to be used as the horrible example. 22. Joe Masson remits the patent on his (horse) laugh to Thomas McCullough. 23. Lois McCarl leaves her permanent wave to Sarah Orr. 24. Clifford McCurdy and George Taylor leave their quiet manners to Sammy Dillon and Sonny Gregory. 25. Jean McKay leaves her mathematical intelligence to the unfortunate math students. 26. Helen O’Mahony leaves her much overworked waltz step” to Lelia Myers. Remember practice makes perfect! 27 Bob Orr leaves his undying love and devotion for his P.O.D. book to Charles Brown. Read outside authors too, Chuck. 28. Lawrence Phipps leaves his inability to park his brains in English class and get away wtih it, to George Foster. 29. DcAlton Rcdic leaves his well-deserved position on the basketball team to “Chum Stowe with the advice to “keep your head and training.” 30. Isabel Reed leaves her Elarlcm truckin' to Jenny Croyle. You must be able to sing, too. 31. Ralph Ringer leaves his experience with the wild, wild women to Bmce McCoy. 32. Newton Robinson leaves his reputation for always having his work Dunn’’ to Willard Nickum. 33. Dorothea Schwartz leaves her “captivating giggle” to Martha Leisher. Be sure to get the trill in, Martha. 34. Willamac Sorcls leaves her steady companionship with Virgil to Joe Nelson. Don’t let him down, Joe! 35. Dave Taylor leaves his great critical ability in English class to Bob Richardson. 36. Marian Taylor leaves her hoop skirt to the oncoming generation. May they wield them with as much agility. 37. Douglas Uber leaves his air of high superiority to anyone that wants it. 38. Dave Vogan, who has been trying for four years to overcome his shyness, leaves said shyness to Tommv Sampson to have and to use. 39. Junabcll Whited leaves her good nature to any Freshman who may profit by her example. 40. Margaret Wilting and Margaret Thompson leave their dimples and school girl complexions to Ruth George anil Geraldine Semple. 41 Lois Yarian leaves her excessive power of tongue to Rebecca Uber and to the timid Freshmen. Ah, Disaster overtakes us. The pen broke and thus the will remains. Oh! But the pen holds together long enough for us to----- We do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Miss McClellan and Miss Robinson as executors of this our last Will and Testament with directions to faithfully carry out the provisions thereof without being required to account for so doing. In witness whereof we have hereunto set the bond and seal of our class to this last Will and Testament this twenty-ninth day of May, A.D. 1936. CLASS OF 1936 Witnesses: Drawn by: Donald Black Martha Cummings Hilda Saner Marian Taylor Thirty-eight 1936 Goodby Our high school years are over now We’re sorry we have to go. Because we’ve learned in four short years How little we really know. Maybe it’s this our schools are for— To make us realize The more we learn--the more we need To help us through our lives. We ll ne’er forget the joys we’ve had In dear old Mercer High; But the school bell’s rung it’s last for us And so we say—goodby. Goodby to all the friends we've made. To the teachers who’ve taught us right, Goodby—goodby to Mercer Hi Goodby—to the blue and white!