Northampton Area High School - Amptennian Yearbook (Northampton, PA)

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THOMAS W. RONEMUS Thy wit is as quick as the greyhound's mouth; it catches. —Shakespeare When Mr. Hoch left our high school we were in need of a new commercial teacher. Mr. Ronemus came from Nesquehoning to fill the vacancy. In the short time of a few months he has shown many qualities of leadership, natural sociability, and an industrious nature, thus gaining many friends. Outside of school, his interests are music and sports, for he helps coach the baseball team. Subjects: Commercial Geography, Bookkeeping, Commercial Law, Commercial Arithmetic. Graduate of: Temple University. Post-graduate work at: Muhlenberg College. This is your devoted friend, sir, the manifold linguist. —Shakespeare Work with young people is an everlasting experience and joy for Miss Ziegler. Anyone who enjoys life ?s she will find many unexpected delights crossing her path. Music, reading, basketball, swimming, camping, dancing, and traveling are only a few cf her activities. Trips to Europe and South America have only created more desire to travel. Following the route of Virgil, she visited many Mediterranean ports, bringing back costumes and pictures for her Latin classes. Subjects: Latin, Spelling, General Language Course. Graduate of: Hood College. Post-graduate work at: Muhlenberg College, Pennsylvania State College. STELLA ZE1GLER Around the mighty master came The marvels which his pencil wrought. —Whittier A brilliant artist is Mr. Ewing. He makes stage settings as well as masterpieces of an inborn technique. “Buck” knows the full meaning of life and beauty, is well versed in most any subject, and is a remarkable athlete, as evidenced by his coaching of the football squad and playing with many prominent elevens in this section. Unsurpassed versatility is his, and well he has developed it. Subjects: Art. Graduate of: Carnegie Institute of Technology, Louis C. Tefjany Foundation. C. KERMIT EWING

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Of boasting more than of a Iamb afraid, A soldier, he is modest as a maid. —Young Everyone has cordially welcomed a new member of our faculty, Mr. Rode. We have found him to possess a dignified military posture and the old naval snap which is particularly attractive to a man of his stature. Swimming, tennis, dancing, and reading are the most important hobbies of Mr. Rode, who taught at the Valley Forge Military Academy. We hope he likes our school and creates a niche for himself among our faculty. Subjects: Chemistry, Junior High Mathematics, Mechanical Drawing. Graduate of: Army and Navy Prep School, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. Post-graduate work at: Muhlenberg College, Penn State College. H. CARL RODE The building of a perfect body crowned by a perfect brain is the grandest hope of the race. —Lewis Sports seem to hold the most interest for Miss Pfrom, our girls' coach. Besides basketball, she likes swimming, reading, and driving her car. This year she developed a good sextet with but two members from last years'varsity. In Junior and Senior High Operettas and Commencements she has planned and directed the dances presented.The Health Pageant which she and Mr. Hoffman worked out this year exceeded all others. Subjects: Girls Coach and Gym Instructress. Qraduate of: Stroudsburg State Teachers College. HELEN PFROM By music minds an equal temper know. Nor swell too high, nor sink too low. —Pope Our assistant band director, Mr. Berg, likes music just as others of our faculty do. He plays the trombone and knows most of the instruments of the orchestra. As a member of the Pioneer Band of Allentown, he gains excellent experience and training useful to him when directing the school band. Basketball is another of Mr. Berg’s interests. Though we have never seen him in action, we are sure he enjoys playing basketball as much as playing the trombone. Subjects: German, English. Qraduate of: Muhlenberg College. Postgraduate work at: Lehigh University. EDWIN ). BERG

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But on and up, where Nature's heart Beat strong amid the hill. —Milnes As science covers a large field of study, Mr. Lee is interested mostly in science as related to biology and the general artistic beauties of nature. This trend is shown in his great interest in Boy Scout work. Boy Scouts find his aid invaluable and very much enjoy hikes and trips with him. Biology and scout work form an interesting combination to which Mr. Lee is very much devoted. Suh ects: General Science, Mathematics, General Mathematics. Qrad-uate of: Lafayette College HAROLD K. I EE Book love, my friends, is your pass to the greatest, purest, and most perfect pleasure that Qod has prepared for his creatures. —Trollop Miss Hunsberger, trained to teach library work and aid those seeking library information, forgets about being a dignified teacher when she yielos to the call of a book or travel. It is natural that one who reads many books would have a desire to travel and visit those plac-s she reads about. Miss Hunsberger has organized a library club of her proteges and assistants. Subjects: Librarian. Graduate of: Qrove City College. HARRIET R. HUNSBERGER Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others. —Longfellow To turn trees into many useful articles, ranging from furniture to toys, has become Mr. Bilheimer’s work and devotion. The guidance from this very helpful teacher may some day prove valuable to many of our boys. This quiet and unassuming gentleman can be found working quite laboriously and devotedly in the woodwork shop. Desf ite the noise and din of busy students, Mr. Bilheimer is quite contented, and seldom seen on our school’s upper floor. Subjects: Woodwork. Graduate of: Kutztown State Teachers Col'ege. Post-Graduate uurk at: Pennsylxunia State College. CLINTON A. BILHEIMER