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

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Men, even when alone, lighten their labor by song however rude it may he. —Quintilian Easy now easy! Don’t be frightened by that booming voice that echoes in the hallway. Mr. Ronemus is in a humorous mood telling the kind of jokes Seniors tind laughable in there commercial classes. Even while he is teaching under-class mates his strong voice pierces the walls of classrooms; yet how sweet this tenor voice becomes in song! Step up to him and you will be greeted with a smile that folds his chin. He is quick in his responses and genially alert in his ability to plan window decorations and direct a chorus of boys. Subjects: Commercial Geography, Bookkeeping, Commercial Law, Commercial Arithmetic, Advertising and Window Decorating. Qrad-uate of : Temple University. Post-graduate workat: Muhlenberg College, Temple University, Penn State College. Self -confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. —Samuel Johnson Here we have a small, amiable, Welsh woman who is intensely interested in the finer things of life. Besides making clothes, beautiful in their simplicity, Miss Roberts, is an excellent conversationalist. With the vast store of knowledge which she derives from books, furthering the intellect, and from travels, she can hold you spellbound for many an evening relating her experiences in the New England States, where people are cold and aloof, to the warm southern states where people are hospitable and genuinely courteous. Subjects: Sewing. Graduate of: Keystone State Teachers College. Post-gradtuite wttrk at: Muhlenberg College, Columbia University. ELEANOR ROBERTS Blasen ist nicht floeten, ihr muesst die finger bewegen. (To blow is not to play on the flute; you must move the fingers) —Goethe Ambitious, carefree, jovial, these are but few of the adjectives describing this little gentleman. But he, too, has his “melancholy” mood in which he directs the orchestra and band in the absence of the conductor; takes charge of musical equipment. Besides his heavy curriculum schedule; he tutors the new members of the band in the art of handling instruments. We hope he will continue to keep our school in tune, with his scintillating humor and refreshing vigor. Subjects: German, English. Graduate of: Muhlenberg College. Postgraduate work at: Lehigh University, Temple University, EDWIN BERG

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I uould be friends with you and hate your love. —Merchant of Venice Hello, there! A cheery good morning to you! Such is the sudden hut expected salutation you receive, if somehow you meander to the upper floor, at the top of the girls stairway. Sure enough, there stands Miss Kistler, ready to greet you with her infectious, and disarming smile. Graduated from the school of “Home lessons on typewriter tactics,” she is now the proud possessor of a “silent” machine, (So as not to disturb the Seniors while compiling tests;) a group of willing Girl Reserves; an aquarium of goldfish; a croupy Plymouth; and a creaky cat, who must be referred to as Rusty.” Subjects: English III and IV. Graduate of : Wyoming Seminary, West Chester Normal School. Post-graduate uwfc at: Pennsylvania State College, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School. ARLINE KISTLER Speak not at all, in any wise, till you hate someuhat to speak; care not for the reward of your speaking, but simply and with undivided mind for the truth of your speaking. —Carlyle Beep, Beep! Look out! Make way— here comes Tink’s” chariot with the all-around congenial personality at the helm. This gentleman drives other things besides “chariots,” namely: his debating team in attacking current problems, assisting the baseball coach; and in his mellow moods, sits 'neath a mountain stream, reciting poetry to the finny denizens of the shallowness, in hope that some will become furious enough to froth at the gills and snap at his hook. Subjects: History, English. Qraduate of: Pennsylvania State College. Graduate uork at Lehigh University. HARRY M. T1NCKOM By music minds an equal temper know, Nor swell too high, nor sink too low. —Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day Miss Tucker who has been with us for five years, is a teacher in school and a musician out of school. As a member of the Bach Choir, she devotes many evenings to this institution of music. She sings in the choir of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Allentown, her instructor being Dr. Acker. Her main hobby at school this year is the Harmony Players,” a club of musicians who play guitars, mandolins, and harmonicas. Subjects: Typing, Shorthand. Graduate of : Pierce School of Business Administration at Philadelphia. Post-graduate work at: Susquehanna University, Temple University, Muhlenberg College. MADELINE TUCKER

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DR. MAHLON MILLER These hard, well, meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. —Edward Rowland Sill The great task of keeping us intellectually fit and healthy falls into the sturdy hands of Dr. Miller whose successful work is felt throughout the school and vicinity. His firm set features command attention and to those who know him, he is good-natured, kindly, and humorous, qualities finely suited to his profession. Medical Inspect nr of School. Qraduate of: Kutjtoun State Teachers' College, Medico-Chirugical College of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia College of Anatomy. Interned at Allentown Hospital. Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom. —G. W. Curtis Strangers scarcely recognize this small quiet person as a faculty member but we know that she is a very important one. We realize how much we need our library when Miss Hunsberger locks the door saying, Senior High School not allowed.” Outside of school she enjoys travel, reading, and stamp collecting. Her pet turtle and fish often amuse students who should be working. If Miss Hunsberger approaches a student with Do you take German?” we know it is because she wants to practice what she is learning in graduate courses of literature. Subjects: Librarian. Graduate of : Grove City College. Graduate work at: Columbia University and Muhlenberg College. This is art Which does mend nature, changing it rather, but The art itself is nature. —Winter’s Tale We have, this year, several new faces on the faculty, and among these new personalities is Mr. Bortz. This jovial individual specializes in what he expresses as chalk talks without any talk, in addition to besmearing canvasses, bristolboard, and the like, with various colorful pigments. The entire student body will collaborate to ascertain the validity of his depictions of comic characterizations, especially that indiscrete character, “Popeye.” He is not only an artist, but also an athlete of no mean ability. He is our assistant athletic coach, coming to us from Kutztown State Teachers' College where his athletic activities deserve recognition. Subjects: Art. Qraduate of: Allentown Prep School, Kutztown State Teachers' College. Qraduate work at: Kutztown State Teachers' College. HARRIET HUNSBERGER HOMER BORTZ