Muhlenberg High School - Muhltohi Yearbook (Laureldale, PA)

Page 11 text:

GRACE M. LONG Secretary to Superintendent McCann Business School CLARA K. OXENREIDER Secretary to Superintendent Inter-State Commercial College ETHEL I. SHANER Secretary to Principal Wyomissing High School School Board Plans Modern Addition to Grade School A modern 14-room addition to Wilson G. Sarig Grade School plus the completion of a pumping system for sewage disposal at the high school build- ing sum up a year of planning for school and com- munity betterment . . . seven conscientious men known as the Board of School Directors met of- Hcially once a month to question, debate, and decide issues of necessity to the school . . . assisting the school board in the formidable task of keep- ing the educational machinery well oiled are Mr. Charles Crumbling, superintendent, and Mr. Ker- mit Schmehl, principal . . . helping Mr. Crumbling are two secretaries whose duties range from mak- ing the payroll to giving an attendance report to the state department . . . Mrs. Shaner, secretary to the principal, keeps the students informed about school activities by mimeographing the weekly bulletins . . . these secretaries serve as re- ceptionists to new students and visitors, nurses in the absence of Mrs. Good, and telephone girls . . . Mr. Crumbling oversees the entire school system, including four elementary schools and a junior and senior high school, and approves the curricu- lum . . . Mr. Schmehl acts as adviser in matters concerning high school students. ...nd GRACE L. GOOD - School Nurse A new school-for our chzldrenit sake! Washington Sanitarium and Hospital

Page 10 text:

Seated, left to right: Stoudt, Rcntschlcr, Trout, Boyer. Standing: Rothcrmel, Melick, Cox, Ahrcns, Crumbling. Muhlenberg Township School Board ADAM H. RENTSCHLER CHARLES A. TROUT President Secretary 1953-1959 1951-1957 HAROLD A. STOUDT EARL A. BOYER Vice-President Treasurer 1953-1959 1949-1955 WILLIAM J. AHRENS DR. JACK E. Cox ARTHUR C. MELICK 1953-1959 1951-1957 1949-1955 CJHARLES S. CRUMBLING DANIEL G. ROTHERMEL Superintendent Solicitor 1 . CHARLES S. CRUMBLING KERMIT H. SCHMEHL Superintendent Principal B.S., Albright College Ph.B., Muhlenberg College M.S. in Ed., Cornell University M.S. in Ed., University of Pennsylvania 5

Page 12 text:

JAMES M. MARTIN English A.B., Elizabethtown College M.A.. University of Wisconsin The story you are about to hear is . . . Poetry and Grammar Help Round Out English Course The study of English and literature enables stu- dents to express their thoughts more correctly while also providing some hilarious moments . . . seniors under Mrs. Curley's vigilant guidance read short stories Finally advancing to the long-awaited??? Hamlet . . . diagramming provided a new variety of art . . . one ambitious senior burned the midnight oil while studying Thomas Gray's poem, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyardv . . . senior write-ups provided interesting diversion and ini- tiated students into secrets of journalism . . . 'Tair is foul and foul is fair, heard from studious juniors deciphering Macbeth . . . Friday themes and orals held by Mr. Martin ranged from character descrip- tions to convincing fellow classmates that their products were best while enabling juniors to learn more about each other's interests . . . clauses pro- vided many headaches for unsuspecting grammar students . . . '4Oh me, Oh my, I must write a poemf' was heard uttered by juniors when informed they were to try their hands at writing poetry. JEAN B. CURLEY English A.B.. Albright College CAROLYN J. TREXLER English, journalism B.S., in Ed., Kutztown State Teachers College