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

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Alma Mater! Alma Mater! JUNIOR HIGH Amptennian photographer broke in on one of frequent meetings of Junior High faculty to snap this informal picture. Informality is practice among these sessions, during which faculty members let down their hair to discuss problems. Seated, left foreground. is Leon Kuntz. instructor in music; seated. left to ri center foreground, are Mabel YV. Jenkins, girls physical education; Eleanor Roberts, home economics; Charles H. Bilheim-er. mathematics, and Vivian M. C oble. mathematics; standing, left to right, rear center, are Harry G. Reiff. manual arts: Robert R. Wedde, business training: Howard I Jotter, mechanical drawing; David V. Miller, science; Norman A. Laub. principal; Wil-liam Laubach. history, and Albert Erdosy. boys physical education. Seated on right are Alfred Laubach. civics: Nelle Y. Pluck, lib rarian; Mabel I. Schisler, English: Jennie F. Smith, geography, and Laura Weed. English. Standing. right rear, are Les- Paqe 24

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Ever we’ll remain PRINCIPAL A meteoric rise to his present position marks the career of Norman A. Laub. pnncipal of the Junior and Senior I ligh schools. A local boy who really made good, he returned to his Alma Mater first as a teacher, then rose to guidance director. Possessing that rare quality—native administrative abi Illy.—it was only natural that he be named successor to cheerful and beloved Ralph F. Smith, late principal ol the Junior I ligh school, who passed away suddenly sev aI years ago. His record as junior high principal was so outstanding that, upon the decision of genial Senior I ligh Principal Ira L. Sheaffer to retire, he was singularly honored by the board ol education, which broke precedent in naming him principa I of l.oll, junior and senior high schools, now a single admin ist:alive entity. A young man himself, we find he has a deep appreciation lor the problems of youth, and his understanding of the situations which constantly occur surpasses that of many individuals with a great deal more experience. Fair to the point of ’ leaning over backward, and a devotee of meticulous attention to detail, he has an ever present smile and a sympathetic ea» lor whatever comes along. I he close of his lirst term as high school principal adds up to the lad that he has not only earned the respect of the student body, but their friendship, too. I .ike Superintendent Eichler, focal point of his life’s endeavor is educational progress, and he pursues it with the ardor of a zealot. His NORMAN A. LAUB. B.S.. M.A. fondest hope is the achievement of a school founded upon the solid rocks of democracy and good citizenship, and his labors toward that end are unrelenting. His day ends when his wo k is finished, which generally means long hours under the lights in the principals off ice. or in his study. A lover of music and, incidentally, an accomplished musician, his v.'olin has lately been gathering dust due to overtime in his study and to the many tasks, such as heading the Northampton Exchange club, the community has found for him—also the fate of reading and the great out of doors. Page 23

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AH our rows renew. FACULTY ter Yea ger, general shops, and Marion I. Laubach, languages. C urrent term marks two decades of operation since school first opened doors to admit students. Now under same administration as senior high school, programs of both schools are even more closely integrated than before. Teachers are all well prepared to instruct assigned subjects, several of them teaching both junior and senior high school classes. Two instructors. both outstanding members of the faculty, have taught in school since its inception -Charles H. Bilheimer (seated, left center), who gave up elementary principalship to teach junior high, and Laura Weed, extreme right foreground. Faculty also boasts set of twins. William (standing. rear center, second from right) and Alfred (seated, right foreground) Laubach. Six are war vets. -Harry Reiff, Robert Wedde, Howard Dot-ter. Wi lliam and Alfred Laubach. and Lester Yeager, the last named having served overseas in World War I. Program of the school, including both academic and activities, is complete and modern. Clubs numbering 21. all sponsored by faculty members, flourish and hold meetings during designated hours on schooLthrie. Severed of many top notch activities incitideVTections helcf Qad semester. annual Chrwtrnns pltf) ajid yearly proTUotion pageant. Page Zv