North Coventry High School - Torch Yearbook (Pottstown, PA)

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xg Mfl 05l0QCf 'W QCOWUZQ JOSEPH STEWARTZ JACOB SOVIA PETER MICKANIS ROBERT WEIDENSAUL SERVING UNCLE SAM if-kia: fl e e , AW l 8

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Our class hlstory begms 1n 1940 vyhen yye were an ambrtlous group of seyenty fiye puprls proud to have the Ll1Sf111Lt1011 of bemv c1llcd Freshmen Chosen to lead our class veerc prcsldcnt V1rg1n1a Svc avely y1ce presldent 1 k Stewartz secretary Gltherane Chambers treas urer, Luther Guest Our first soc1al eycnt of the year yyas a roller skatlng party held at the Santaffo Skltlng Rank Most of us were rnexperlenced then and felt the effects of our exertlons for several elys though vue unannnously agreed at was yyell worth the resultmg aches, puns, and brulses At our next sk IIIIIQ party held 1 few months later we dlsplayed consrderlbly more sk1ll and e joyed ourselves much more lowe en Dance 111 the school audltorrum We had a most enjoyable t1me both yyh1le decorat lng the dUd1tOI'1UII1, and whxlc 'ltCC1'1d11'1Q the dance The class was well represented, and eyen the most blshful of cllssm ates were present After this dance we settled back 1I1fO the old routine agaln This went on untll, on February 14 1941, a group of freshmen oresented a m1n strel show for the benefit of the student body The skit was enjoyed by everyone so much an f1ct, that those part1c1pat1ng an lt were asked to repeat lt for the P T A Thls they d1d to the complete satlsfactlon of the P T A mem bers and themselves In early Spflllg some members of our cla s went to Ph1ladelnh1a, where they V1S1tCd art schools and art museums Ghaperoned by Mr Pennypacker our art teacher, they saw many beautlful parntangs and ant1que furn1ture In the art schools they saw plctures 111 the process of bielllg pllllfhd by the students there It yy as 'a very 1l1StI'ULt1VC tflp everyone had 1 Splelldlcl tlme and couldnt refraln from VVISIIIHQ the class could go lgldlll somet1me 111 the yelrs to come At the conclusaon of th1 year Vlfglllli Swavely and Hlrry Barth were honored by re celvlng the Amerlcan Legron Avyard for being the two OUfStdI1d1l1Q pupils of the freshmen c ass THE IIL SS In September of 1941 we returned to North Coventry as sophomores already xxe had ad y anced one step rn our hlgh school clreer Our advlsers yxerc Mlss Rxnccr and Mr Ienny packer, vxhlle our class officers yycre presadent V1fU1l111 Svy ty ely VILG president, Robert Vvcl ensaul secretary Mary Stoudt trea urer Luther Guest School l1fe was so quret rt first xxe felt lf our duty to break the monotony and held a Sli1t111U party at Sanatoga We dlsplayed more talent n rt our PIIULQ or thc preyaous year ut there yy as plenty of room for nnproxcment In anuary when at was LIUIKC cold and the e had formed on Grubers Pond we declded that an 1ce skating party was 111 order The most enjoyable evenrng In March we held the Sophomore Hop, most 1l'T1pOftHl1f social event of the entare year The musrc was suppl1ed by phonograph records do nated by the students for the gala occas1on Judglng by the galety of the dancers, there was no need for a famous orchestra to supply the settrng for such a hxlaraous group In 1947 as jumors we were competently supervased by M1ss Bell and Mr Alderfer and were led by these cl lss officers presrdent V1r guna Swavely VIQC presxdent Luther Guest secretary Marjcary Brshop treasurer Betty I'I1gh We junaors partlcapated rn the Scrap Drlve, CXfeI1d1I'1g from October 5 to October 711 We thoroughly enjoyed thls contribution to the war effort as we routed all sorts of scrap materaal out of the att1cs, cellars, and garages of the surroundmg community In Noyembcr we entertamed the publlc by presenting our class play Footloose, yyhlch met wrth great acclum Many 2lI11L1S111Q and an noyrng 1nc1dents occurred durmg the practrces but all struggles and troubles were forgotten 1n the successful productlon wh1ch yxas the talk of the toxxn for many weeks Soon after we returned from the Chnstrnas hol1days our class rings arrayed They are gold T 1 5 5 x Z 5 5 1 'H v, fs S, vs v Z L: I at y y- 1 2 , , , , ' ' . 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