New Bethlehem High School - Newbie Silhouette Yearbook (New Bethlehem, PA)

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FOUR VEHRS UF PROGRESS... f l9kL-l9b5 l9b5-l9L6 President Bob Hodgson Vice-President Betty Shumaker Secretary Jackie Chaney Treasurer Bill Vorous lith a shy look in his eye, today's senior entered a new life as he inaugurated his high school career in September, l9LL T him the building seemed immense His first few weeks were quite miserable as joking upoerclassmen sent him off at four o'clock to hunt vainly for room 19 He realized that he was actually ngreen' and from that realization resolved to find h1s whereabouts in New Beth lehem High School at any cost As time went on, the freshman gradually changed He knew his schedule perfectly and followed his daily routine wath the ease of a senior Moreover, he began rubbing shoulders with upperclassmen as he began working with them in school acti vities He even experienced moments of ex treme pride as upperclassmen occasionally begged him for a copy of his homework Final ly, the verdant freshman lost his self con sciousness and began conversing freely with fellow schoolmates That first year ended with the freshman feeling satisfied that had accomplished one major objective h had become acqua1nted President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Bob Hodgson Andy Simpsong Betty Shumaker Jim 'reeman Taking one step forward from the ranks of freshman, the sophomore entered the year's 8CtiVit10S with a gav spirlt, mischief spark ling in his eyes as he salut d every confused freshman with 'GREENIF W He opened his books with increased zeal, find'ng that his course of study opened new worlds of facts and ideas 1nto wh1ch he had never before ventured H saw, from Mr Bromley's interesting explanation of the lntricate structure of a flower, more than flrst met the eye, he met and recognized the human side of literature as Hrs M Ka n discussed with him the story of Silas Harner, he broadened out from a preliminary study of social sclence to the history of the United States, he attacked the study of Plane Geo metry and he began conversing with fellow classmates on the subject of lines and angles The sophomore, who had suffered tts year be fore at the hands of the merciless upperclam men, was now in the dr1ver's seat He had the opportunity of initiating the freshmen As the year closed, the sophomore left school feeling he had gained much in self confidence cooperation, and sportsmanship q 7 '7 ...,.ff,.!...0 A-++ ' M41 fif'- ' Afoghayc 5511111-Lf-fy elVC1'j I I I . 0 u A v 1 - ' a Q . e ' . . c 1 . he . . -- e . O - , GL . C - 1. N 9 u nl If H 1 ,,lZi7, . , ' ff? fn J 477 4 L 17, ' , YV I A I ff T T 28

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THE YEARBOOK STAFF Here they are the group that organized, assembled, an typed the yearbook These are the people who dashed by 1n the halls, dlved up the sta1rs, and pointed cameras in your faces Working after school hours, sacr1ficing study halls, the boys and g1rls cussed, discussed, threw things but they did a swell job, so let's give them congratulatlons To a1d the staff in thelr flrst attempt at editlug a year book, were the teachers, to whom appreciation 18 due for contri butlons of thelr time and effort Left to Rlght -Margaret Gould Bob Hodgson Betty Shumaker Merle Umstead Louise B1sh Ralph Bowersox Edith Doversplke Norma Dinger Dobby Hull D1ane Bowersox Fred Shaffer Ruth w111i8mS Bonnle Sample Not P1ctured Jean Crawford D1ck Mlller Joan Hlndman Robert Mann Helen Fox Mlke Freeman 27 --- d pg 3 P7 W. 'I f e' 14 K

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AMG-h7f-,ff-F5 5 X Q ,Moa Q l lxl libs ENTER TU LEHRN DEPHRT TU SERVE.. l9h6-l9h7 1957 1958 Ruth Williams Bob Hodgson Jackie Chaney Norma Dinger President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer As the first bell clanged the opening of the new school year, the junior stepped forward jauntily with the senlor, finally attaining the distinction of 'Upnerclassman ' To many this was the parting of the ways, for now each junior had definitely decided on the course of study he would follow This year the pupils had the privilege of working with lr Kata, as principal, for the first time The pupils were greeted by Hr Hohn's smil ing face as they entered the now familiar halls of New Bethlehem High School to beg1n their junior year The L'11 Abner Dance, which the junior class sponeored,, is an event that no junior will soon forget Even the not so- sweet essence of onlons, floating fr m home-made corsages which the girls had pre- sented to their escorts, had no effect the hilarity of the evening The juniors felt quite proud as several members of their class were chosen to take part in the Dra matic Club Play, 'Never Too Late ' By the time Ioving-Up-Day had arrived, the junior felt well qualified to take his place as a stately senior with h1s record of parti cipation and accomplishment behind him jaw-af ,swf WM' WWA' Ruth Williams Bill Vorous Jeanne Wolfe Arlene lowery President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer A busy year greeted today's senior as he ad vanced to the fourth and f1nal step in his high school career Besides his regularschool work, he anticipated days filled to the brim with many e tra curricular activities As the class began organizing for social functions each senior prepared himself for a heavy bur- den of work Several new tasks confront d him that of sponsoring a prom and publishing a yearbook for the first time in the history of the school He did his part in planning other class activities such as dances, a bake sale and a spaghetti supper By taking part in the Senior Class Plav, uKeep on the Sunny Side,' he became accustomed to performing before a large audience The senior's chief aim for this year was to develop his personality so that he maght be able to grasp opportunities of the future He attended social functions with the idea of improving his manners and appearance More than ever before, he tried to make himself a well rounded individual As the year ends, a sorry senior leaves New Bethlehem High School and many happy exper- iences, but he looks forward with eagerness and hope to the llfe befor him QQ R N., 55-.fafls - , dk. 29 Q I I I I ' . -the - B on ' ' X v, 2 ' y :T -L, Y v A T ' gf of rn J ' ' . '- ,' Y '-Q Q W .flask of T - ,' xr 2 4 ' Q A r VX, w sf T A H . Ol Y7! IF7 41 ifggqfj ,gl f,f A J- f