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

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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

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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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HISTORY CF JUNIOR CLASS September A, l9L5 a day that we JUHIOFS sh ll never forget was our first day of high school Our exalted op1n1on of ourselves was soon changed by the upper classmen who descrlbed us as a large group of 'greenhorns We, the frlghtened ones, were 1n a daze as to what we were to do In April of 19h6, the sophomores had thelr fun when they declded lt was tlme to 1nit1ate us Upper classmen, telling us the horrors of lnitiatlon had us more confused and frlghtened The day arr1ved! The ceremony wasn as terrlble as some had descrlbed prevlous 1h1tiat1ODS to be During the second semester our freshman class elected the following class mates for offlcers Presldent, at Panciera V168 President, James Stewart Secretary, V1rg1n1a Doversplke, Treasurer, Helen Huffman Activltles in our freshman year were few a roller skating party at Alcola Park and a class party ln the school gym A number of our class members belonged to the choir, led by Professor L S Bromley W1th the closlng of the school year, we looked forward to returning as sophlsticated sophomores Our sophomore year much more enjoyable than the freshman year, was led by EP6S1d6Ht, Emerson Perseghetti, V1ce Presldent, Fred Cochran, Secretary Mona Jean Cochran, Treasurer, Margaret Wurm These off1cers performed their dutles in a most commendable manner throughout the term Mr Anderson, the English lnstructor, organized a Dramatlc Club, whlch Ager's Canteen Here our class, as well as the other classes, have had many enjoyable and lnteresting times on Frlday and Saturday evenlngs Durlng l9L6 L7, we had a number of dances and a skatlng party The school prom held at Alcola Park, was the outstanding soclal event for us Again as the school year gradually came to a close, we sophomores looked forward anxiously to the next year as upper classmen The great day came We were Juniors and upper classmen Immedlately, we began our plans for the school year To Miss Gruver and Mr Caruso who have alded us wlth suggestlons for act1vit1es th1s year, our class expresses appre c1at1on for the1r t1me and helpfulness w1th a skat1ng part , a box social, dances, and a bake sale We published 'The Fourty N1ners, a school newspaper The staff 1ncluded Editor 1n Ch1ef, Chester Warden, Fads and Fashions Elsie Cerutt1, MUSIC Department, Chester Warden, Short Stories, Jim Stewart, affy nitlons, Joyce Wllson, Current Events, Margaret Wurm, Humor, Marjorre Grube, Sports, Kelth Stahlman, Poetry, Benny KUnd1Ck Four members of our class, Pat Panclera, Rlta Panc1era Peggy Hepler, and Joyce W1lson, are cheerleaders Our Junior class 18 gulded by Presldent Fred Cochran, Vlce Presldent, Elsie Ceruttl, Secretary, Mona Jean Cochran, reasurer, James Stewart r JuD1OP class has had a year of happy school l1fe 3 I 0 . I .n . i. I . . i v 0 . . . 'Q I . .-- ' , 9 ' ' 2 many of'our class Joined. In the autumn of l9h6, New Bethlehem opened a Teen- I . ' . . . . . . Q l X . . . -. - ' - - . . 6 - . . . , '- u ' . Ou O