Norristown Area High School - Spice Yearbook (Norristown, PA)

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l 1 I DR. ELWOOD A. GEIGES Superintendent Dr. Elwood A. Geiges comes to us this year as our superintendent of schools, bringing with him a Wealth of training and experience. He received his B.S. degree at Temple University, his M.S. from the same University, and last year received his Ed.D. from Columbia and Temple Universities, receiving in addi- tion the Special Achievement Alumni Award. His experience in school man- agement has been built up in a number of positions. He was a supervisor in the Philadelphia elementary schools, teach- er and department head in Frankford High School, served on the Haverford College staff, and was principal of Frankford High School and from that position came to Norristown. .6. His activity in his present position as- sures us that the Class of '46 may Well be proud in years to come that they were the first class to graduate during his tenure as superintendent. He extends his greetings: To the Class of 1946- As I bid you farewell, may I remind you that the faculty and the administra- tive staff are extremely interested in your future. Your success and your achievement Will reflect credit to Norris- town. Honors that are Won will be shared by all of us, and We shall follow your accomplishments in college, business or industry With enthusiasm and pride. Best wishes for a happy and success- ful future!

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Foreword Well aware that people make the school, the staff of the 1946 Spice has divided the book into sections Which repre- sent the types of people here in Norristown High School. At the top of the ladder of authority is the Administration found on pages six and seven. Their subordinates, the Fa- culty, pass in review from pages eight to thirteen. Next comes the section devoted to the students-their year, beginning with the Spring of '45 when We were busy gathering the facts which could not be included in last year's Spice, We finally assembled the track, junior prom, baseball, and various other write-ups, which cover pages fourteen to twenty-one. You will remember the Fall of '45 with the help of the senior section, football, and all the other autumnal events on pages twenty-two to ninety-three. The Winter of '45 and '46 with class organizations and basketball games was a busy one for us students, as We have shown on pages ninety-four to one hundred and nine. Going into the events to come department We have at- tempted on pages one hundred and ten to one hundred and seventeen to describe what will happen this spring, the Spring of '46, To the seniors it is all important, for it marks their graduation. It is particularly for them that the Spice of l946 has reviewed their last year at Norristown High School. Contents . . . 6 Administration .... ............... . . . Page Faculty ....... Page Students In the Spring of 1945 . . . Page In the Fall of 1945 .......... Page In the Winter of 1945 and l946 Page In the Spring of 1946 . . . Page 'W

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MISS EMMA E. CHRISTIAN Principal Miss Emma E. Christian this year com- pletes her eighteenth year as our princi- pal. I-Ier native town is Sheffield, and her high school diploma is from the Shef- field High School. She continued her training for the teaching profession in Clarion State Teachers College, Grove City College, and the University of Penn- sylvania, earning the degrees Litt.B. and M.A. Her experience lies both in teach- ing and administrative fields. Her first position Was that of teacher in Sheffield, Pa., from which she advanced to the position of school principal. She then became teacher of English and assistant principal in the larger high school at Kane, Pa. In Norristown she first filled the position of teacher of English and assistant principal in 1923. In a few years she was advanced to the principal- ship and has held the position since that time. She has always been intensely inter- ested in the achievements and activities of the members of the classes which have graduated from Norristown High School. For the members of the Class of l946 she has this wish: May the memory of your high school days go with you into a life of service and devo- tion to the ideals which comprise your heritage. .7.