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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Yol. 33 June 1947 PEOPLE AND EVENTS Man of the Year, dedication page..................................... 6 Picture of the Year.................................................. 7 ARTICLES Elementary Education ............................................... 9 Junior High School ............................................. 15 Administration ..................................................... 19 Faculty ........................................................... 24 FEATURES Life Graduates (Senior Division) ................................... 41 Class Will ......................................................... 74 Class Poem ........................................................ 76 Class Song......................................................... 77 Class Directory................................................... 73 Senior Questionnaire ............................................... 82 What We Couldn’t Do Without........................................ 84 UNDERCLASSMEN Juniors ........................................................... 86 Sophomores .................................................... 88 SPECIALTIES Seasonal Silhouettes (Calendar) .................................... 92 Pace-Setter (Luncheon Program) ..................................... 96 SPORTS Cheerleaders ....................................................... 97 Football ........................................................... 98 Basketball ........................................................ 103 Wrestling ........................................................ 107 Baseball .......................................................... 109 Track ............................................................... m MUSIC Band .............................................................. 113 Girls Ensemble .....................................................115 Girls, Boys Glee Clubs; Mixed Chorus .......................... .. 113 Orchestra ................................................... .....117 Music and Forensic Contestants .................................... 118 DRAMA Senior Class Play...................................................119 Junior Speaking Contest........................................... 120 Commencement and Baccalaureate..................................... 121 Thespian Club .................................................... 122 ACTIVITIES Clubs, Organizations, Groups .................................... ..123 ADVERTISING Local and Area Firms, Individuals................................. 135 (Continued on page 8) Page 5

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(fjoe.y to Ack tti «) i i ton Yearbook staff taken during regular Friday afternoon session. Meetings were often lieetic. stormy. Chief Editor Roth in center foreground has face turned, discussing phase of hook with staff members. Note scrawled notation of meeting on blackboard in background. I he staff of the 1947 Amptennian is deeply grateful to the publishers of Life Magazine for their kindness in permitting use of this year s theme. Life Goes to Nortfiampton High School, and takes this means of expressing their appreciation. I he 1947 Amptennian, thirty-third annual publication of the graduating c lass. Northampton High School since 1915, is published by the No: thampton High School Amptennian Staff and is printed by the Northampton High School Printing department. Staff ol the 1947 Amptennian comprises Jean Roth, edito -in-chief; Katherine Haller, executive editor; Janice Wahl, business editor; John oung. art editor; Alice Zacharchuk and Louise Kunlz, -ac tivities editors; Joseph Bahniuk and Page 4 Bernard Termena, sports editors; Joanne Ra-benold. music editor; Janice Bachman. Helen Laky, Mary Ziatyk, Mae Edelman, Kathleen Kuntz, Richard Wagner, Bruc e Wickkiser, La-mont Vogel. Jean Guss, Helen Sickonic, Dorothy Bradoka, Helen Bosh, Yolanda Budinetz, Helen Jandrisovits, Margery Anthony, and Connie Switzgable. associate editors: Clarice Hess, Gloria Onuschak and Janice Brinkman, business associates; Freda Sickar, Sarah Bil-heimer and Edward Borger. printing staff; Edward Farkas, Dorothy Matsco. Mary Deutsch, I lelen Sickonic and Susan I ludick. typing staff; Arlene Kocher. senior biographical advisor; Alvin N. Fegely, printing advisor; Melvin Kleppinger. art advisor; Ray Wahl, chief faculty advisor and editor.

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COACH ALBERT ERDOSY Five championship and three runner up teams highlight the record of Coach AI Erdosy s eight years as football mentor in Northampton. With so outstanding a record behind him, the Class of 10-17 is proud to dedicate this edition ol the Amptennian to Al . as he is fondly known to the boys who have helped to keep Northampton out in front. Al. who calls himself just an ordinary guy,” is. in fact, the exponent of the old adage of local boy makes good.” lie graduated from Northampton High school in 1931. from Allentown Preparatory school in 1932 and from Muhlenberg college with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy in 1936. The gridiron highlighted his career in all three. The year following his graduation from col lege was spent as regional director of the National Youth Administration. Returning to his Alma Mater, he was named assistant football coach. I wo terms of that. and in 1939 he took over as head coach, bringing home the championship not only that year, but the next also. In 1941 his Konkrete Kids came in second, as they did in 1943 and 1944. As for the remaining years -1942. 1943 and 1946—Ch amps again! Instructing classes in boys physical education is also a part of Al s responsibility. While at college, AI was a member of the Varsity M club and Kappa Phi Kappa. National honorary educational fraternity. He is now active in the Northampton Exchange club and the Eastern Pennsylvania Coaches association. In off-duty hours he takes a mailman s holiday and indulges in sports, especially swimming and ice skating (in season). His first love, however, is football, and when not coaching the Kids or playing himself, he coaches someone else. Last fall, he led the newly organized Northampton Athletic association team, composed mainly of lormer Northampton high gridde s. ih'ough an undefeated league season to cop the pennant. Whatever time is left is spent playing with children, which he loves: sketching or (and this is a sec ret) redecorating his home, which with him is a continuous process. All these things combine to form w hat we might call an extra to his own phrase, ordinary guv.’ making him what he is in our estimation— an extraordinary guv. Page 6