Newark High School - Krawen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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JUNE 1946 We have finally completed our first year of yumor hugh school Our first experiences 1n changing classes were com plrcated by the discovery that there arc two starrways leading to the third floor When we fin rlly leamed which stairway led to general SCICHCL we werc furthcr mixed up by '1 marking period composed of many sclencc teachers endmg with the arrlval of Tex Mlller In the middle of the year our English teacher lcft md the vacancy was filled by Mr Wilder our musrc teacher Who will ever forget those Eng lrsh periods filled with facts about the Nuyf' JUNE 1947 In this our second year of yunror high school we were confronted with the Dewey Decimal System and the rlotous home economics and shop classes We labored through the trrals of Evangellne wlth Mlss Chalmers and spent our soclal studles classes leamrng what we should already have known Our art classes were filled wrth flying objects and clrculatmg stones After we had had our first class party we felt we were ready for the extracurricular and social side of school Many of us jomed actlvltles and some of us went to the basketball games and a fcw of the sport dances All of the glrls ln 8 B and 8 C wlll remember their math teacher Mr McDonald fwlth those beautlful eyes J JUNE 1948 At last we finished our ninth grade promotion exercises and climbed down off the risers most of us that 1S We had finally figured out what Mrs Armstrongs x meant and learned to add long columns of figures IU mtroductron to business After a few months of experrmentatron with differ ent subjects especrally Latm most of us settled down to the academic scientific vocational or commercial courses Many of the boys made daily VlSltS to the ag burldmg periods one and two Most of us had classes or study halls wrth upperclassmen for the first time fEspec1ally Miss Stauters sixth period study halll and we had our class party with the sophomores Many strangers came thls year the small nerghbonng schools sent us some new friends and from farther away came Richard Hardy Maxme Folk Chris Gretzrnger and Nancy Dusmberre JUNE 1949 Most of us were broke after turning rn our class dues of three dollars Some of the athletes among us made varsity but most of us played rumor varsity if anything Our experr ences with Miss Kirks Caesar rn Latin II and Napoleon rn world history finally ended and we breathed a sigh of relief The biology class made field trips to Longwood Gardens and The Philadelphia Zoo and spent their last few weeks cutting up frogs and struggling through Mr Millers flnal examlna tron Some of us learncd to speak a little French or Sp mush but our accent was very poor For the first tlme ln our history the class did something big we introduced TWIRP Season to Newark High The girls dug deep and treated the boys to dates and eats Twrrp week included a movie bo shxr he day when a person wore bowtres and shirts not tucked rn and ended with the Twlrp dance 'rt the Century Club Classmate Roger Wyatt transferred to Valley Forge Military Ac rdcmy Additions to our class were An nctta Furguson and Fay Buffmgton JUNE 1950 Another year of school drew to a close with the tradrtlon ll movmg up of the Junior class into the scnlor assembly seats This year the commercial students mct Mr Nickle s cutting remarks and Mrs Overby s Splt out your gum please while the academic and screntrfic students struggled through more algebra and lab work ln chemistry We all met thc strange Mr Justm and dldnt qulte figure out whether we llkcd hlm or not Hrs English classes were all Creek to us Several yumors participated in the Dramatrcs Class play Jane Eyre After much plannrng and work we presented our Junlor Prom to those lucky semors A large crowd danced to smooth musrc ln a HWWJIIHH atmosphere We were all thrilled to get our class rings early ln the year and some of us went to Mr Muller to get nd of that box top look New arrivals to our cl rss were Adrlcnne Flora and Lois Alderm in to get smaller every year Our last fling before becoming Seniors was a day spent at Hollaway Beach swrmmlng loafing and making plans for the big year ahead JANUARY 1951 The first semester of our Semor year was the busrest we remember Football season started off with a bang and the team wound up an undefeated season After many weeks of excrtxng rehearsals we presented our senlor plav Charley s Aunt under Mr Justlns drrectlon Blll Keene voted our class cut up amused everyonc rn the title role of Charley s Aunt We then sponsored the 'annual Sadie Hawkm s Dmce and us usual the crowd was huge and the costumes wcrc numerous and funny The dance wls followed closely by the Junior Senlor Class party held rn the gymnasium Every one present enyoyed the entertainment food and the smooth music by the high school dance band We confirmed all the tales we had heard about Mlss Callahers clvlcs class and many of us continued our struggles with shorthand French and physrcs We are anxiously awaltlng the list of seniors elrgrble for prlvlleges We are also lookmg forward to the three day trlp to Washlngton ln May The prom will follow and we will at last get something for nothing Finally will come the commenccment excrclses endlng one phase of our lrfe and marking the begmmng of anothcr Somc of us will start to work rlght after gr rduatron somc will go to collcgc some may get marrlccl but wherever we are and no mattcr what wc are doing we wlll alwlys remembcr our high school years . 1 1 - I - . 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wi 'Y' 'P'--v NICIIOLAS X LASX ELD Cite Nick one of ollr hind some stnlors dots un wall It weight llftlng whlth he h ls grunt lnttrt st Ill ullltcts guns lnd IS ll wlys llllnlflng for some thing, Owning sturll housts lllfl pltntv f ground IS hlS Illlln dt slrt lfter grlduwtlon Cltc ein usullly be seen boxing jim or helrd slnglng Q... JL 'X E XVACNER DIIIIIIICS um 1 LOIIIIHLILIII stu dcnt cm be sun pl lying l vlolln ln the orthestrl Although slle seems very qllllll shc IS llwlvs ready for 1 good llllgll Her m'un lntcrtst llts ln 'l certun till d lrk lllIllOf She finds much plt :sure ln dancing june IS well liked by ill JEAN WALLACE ellfl This secretary to be witches television most of the tllTlC when she IS home jc ln 15 a footb lll 'Ind base ball fm She llkes dancing ind lttends S lturdly nlght squlre dmces regularly Although Swlmmlng IS not 1 promoted hobby Jean spends much of her time with a pool ALTA WARRINGTON Altum This drumnler girl of '51 is very active and full of fun. Although Altum en- joys square-dancing in Pennsylvania, she spends ll10St of her spare time with interests in Sussex County. Our member of the honor society plans to attend the University of Delaware. JOSEPH VVILLIAMS oe Joe is one of the slow and easy-going members of our class vsho can llsllal- ly be seen drixing his old Plymouth around town. After graduation he hopes to become President of the United States. JAMES WOLLASTON jimmy jimmy is our tall blond 'md handsome football end. In his spare time jimmy likes to dance and roller skate. After graduation his 'ambition is to have his own business-big business we re sure. Well always remember Iims ability to make the girls giggle in English class. Q16 gf FLORENCE WAPNAREK F lossy A cute brunette who IS well llked by everyone and who IS noted for her good sense of humor Flossy gets along with everyone and IS making out well as you can see by her hobbies boys roller skating and movles fDrlve IHS pre ferred D

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QITLQITL QI' Lawrence Abram s slxm trrm Lors Alderman s grggles Joan Barczewskr s crrtlcrzmg the mrlk Donald Blederman s shyness Vrrgrnra Blansfield s daydreammg rn CIVICS Cathenne Brown s neatness and elflcrency Joan Brown s perfect posture Marjorle Brown s long memory James Bueche s easy gomg Faye Bufllngton s love letters Leonard Campbell rrdrng the scooter Ronald Cheadle Dodgmg out Caprtal Trarl Jane Clark s blushlng way Annls Cleaver s arguments wlth Lester Judy Colbum s abrlxty to get along wlth teachers Henry Correll s wrsecracks Joe Crookshank s short b0Wfl8 twm Mane Crookshank s shyness Suzanne Dwyer s soft volce Yvonne Eveland s dependabrlrty Annetta Ferguson jltterbuggrng Adrienne Flora s continuous talking Jrmmy Fraze s Internatronal Gertrude Cray s sweet tooth for lce cream Thelma Cray s pleasant ways Joe Gregg s football playrng Betty Lou Grrffith s engagement rrng Richard Hardy srngrng ln the showers Patsy Harvey flrrtxng wrth the large and small Wrllram Hawthome gomg to Glasgow Road Nlrchael Hudak playing the hannonlca Howard keeley loafing yet making out XV1ll1am lxeene as Charlle s Aunt Kay Knlghton s battlng eyelashes Faye Lane s blushmg when a bnll rs mentroned Peggy Lane countlng minutes untll lunch Janet Law s pretty pretty sweaters Allen Lee s tricky sport jackets Edwin Lred s retum from the lNavy Peggy Lehman s abrlrty to get along wrth Nlr Justm Alrce Lockard s trrcky nght eyebrow Barton Mackey sellmg ads for the Krawen George Nlartln s black curly harr Betty McCommon s nrce clothes Janet NflcFarl1n s Mornson trot Anne McLean s freckles and red haxr Pat Meade s speed at the typewrrter Carol Mrllrken s favorite weed study Jean Nloore s five art sketches Charles Niorrrson s McFarlm trot Andy Murphy s flne quarterbackmg Marty Murphy s rdleness Leonard Nelson as football Humphrey Louise Osbum s slowness lwalkrng onlyl Ann Peterson s creamy complexron Betty Poole swoonmg ln audltorlum Donald Poole s smrles Peggy Reynolds lunch tlme laughs Vrctor Rrchard s tall bowtre twrn Clara Robmson s problems wlth slcatmg brlls Charlotte Ross square dancmg Earl Schaen s fullback figure Barbara Schultz s cracking chewmg gum Carolme Sharp carrymg Eve cokes Peggy Smith s Lmcoln ndes Rodney Smrth s tuba playmg John Spercher s towenng herght May Lou Strrckland s trlppmg rn late Margaret Sullrvan s letters to the Marmc Corps Jrmmy Thomton s bashfulness lN1ck Vlasveld s frrendly muscles June Wagner s dlmples Jean Wallace s reserve seat m a Model A Florence Wapnarek being teased by the boys Alta Warnngton s black gym shorts Joe hVllll8mS hooking classes wrthout bemg caught Jrmmy Wollaston dancmg South Amencan style . 0 l L . . , . . . .. . ., L , A . . , . .. ,, Nancy Dianich's cafeteria aprons Lester Pratt's arguments with Annis 7 ' D - u , . . . v . I T. , ' I v . 1 4 7 ' , . . , , . . . 2l