Morrisville High School - Robert Morris Yearbook (Morrisville, PA)

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S MORRISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ' ' -7545 4 Morrisville now has four public schools and one Catholic school. The Catholic and three of the public schools are for elementary grades. The latter include the Manor Park, the Case and the Capitol View Schools. The fourth public school is the Morris ville High School shown above. The first school in Morrisville was constructed on the land now occupied by the Tattersall Coal Company. It was built on land deeded by John Wood to Adam Hoops in 1764. In 1857 a two room brick school was built on Chambers Street and in 1876 a grammar school was erected on the adjoining lot. In 1892 this school became Morris- villeis first high school. The rapid growth of Morrisvilleis population makes an expansion of the present school system inevitable. Plans are now under consideration to enlarge the Manor Park School, to build an elementary school in the Washington Heights section of town, and to complete the high school. I'

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ROBERT J. ALLSHOUSE Bob General Came to us in our junior year . . . enjoys all sports . . . a good basketball player . . . always thinking of an excuse to skip practices . . . likes to be with girls . . . always driving around town in the family Nash . . . usually seen with Abb, Lou, Head, and Roy . . . enjoys teasing Mrs. Keller in English class . . . likes to fool around cars . . . hopes to be an automobile mechanic after graduation . . . zz member of the Manor Park gang. Activities: Sports Club 3, 4. Sports: Football 43 Basketball 3, 4. ADRIENNE ELEANOR AMES Age Commercial Very active . . . loves to swim and may make it her career . . . talking is her favorite pastime . . . usually seen burning up the roads in Lena . . . one of the Burns' gang . . . spends her summers at Morrisville's resort-the pit . . . finds time for two weeks at the shore with the gang . . . always the stenographer . . . Hey, Age, type a letter for me. Activities: Band 2, 3, 43 Orchestra 2, 3, 4g Girls' Chorus 2, 3, 44 Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 45 Senior Play 4, Operetta 3, 43 Focus 2, 3, 4, Vesper Choir 4, Swim Club 2, 3, 45 Yearbook 4. Sports: Hockey 2. MARYANN E. BIGL1-:Y Mary Commercial ls quiet until you really get to know her . . . often seen working in the high school office . . . hobbies are collecting pictures and records . . '. also enjoys reading in her spare time . . . usually seen with Ioan, Virginia, and Doris . . . member of the typing staff for our yearbook . . . ambition is to be a receptionist after graduation . . . was an usher for our performance of Ten Little Indians. Activities: Mixed Chorus 2, 43 Girls' Chorus 2, 3, Focus 3, 4, Yearbook 4. P RITA Lom BOUBOULIS Rita Academic One of our A students . . . always talking about the mountains and the lake . . . made a reat s in the operetta . . . prefers a swim suit to a S SYP 9' long skirt . . . one of the smaller members of the class . . . hopes to be a nurse after graduation . . . a very active member of swim club . . . always ready and willing to help . . . worked hard on the yearbook . . . spent a week with the gang at Chadwick. Activities: Leaders' Club 2g Focus 2, 3, 4g Operetta 3, 4-g Swim Club 2, 3, 4, Yearbook 4.