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

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FV- . . 8 l 2 'I- i l K i I I ' s N Science Secial Science MICHAEL LISETSKI mqfaiie Me Out to the Bali Game!! must he Mr. i..isetsici,s favorite song, for, outsicie of ciassroom, practically aii of his waking hours are cievoteci to sports'-'any sport. A three-sport star in high schooi, he is now assistant footioaii coach and ioaseioaii mentor, not to mention the fact that he is in great ciemanci as an ,official at gridiron, hasicet- haii and ciiamonci contests. Comes spring, anci the great out of doors iures him to the stream with a song he cannot resist. An inveterate angier, he not oniy casts a mean iiy, hut aiso patrois fishing sites as speciai warden for the Northampton area. incicientaiiy, his American history course is comprehensive and thorough. A granci teacher and a Hreguiar guy,U Mr. Lisetsici is, in our opinion, a reai ifsportfy Page 26 ROBERT J. SNYDER The same fingers which iinger iovingiy over Bach or Niencieissohn are useci hy Mr. Snycier to siciiifuiiy dissect animals anci, currentiy, in compiling a voiume on identification of Pennsylvania iiowers. A true iover of aii kinds of music, he is not only a virtuoso on the piano, hut a taienteci performer on iorass instruments, inciuciing trumpet anci ioaritone. His iove of nature, however, cioseiy paraiieis his iove of music, anci much of his spare time is spent searching for rare speci- mens to acici to the menagerie in his hioiogy room, or in snapping pictures to enhance his coiiection of photographs. He is aiso icnown to match wits with the finny denizens of trout streams quite reguiariy. v - NELLIE R. SLOYER A thoroughly schooieci anci fine musician, Mrs. Sioyer is the pos- sessor of an unusuaiiy sweet soprano voice that never iaiis to enthraii us when we hear it. We are far from being the only ones to enjoy her iiiting tones, however, for she is in great ciemanci at churches anci puioiic functions. Aithough she stuciies anci teaches music on the outsicie, her pursuit of this art comprises hut one of her many interests, which inciucie church woric, puhiic speaicing, anci, at home, knitting. Pieasant, inteiiigent anci resourceiui, her history ciasses are iooiced forward to hy aii. Especiaiiy favoreci is the Gamma Tri-Hi-Y, whose acivisor she is. As fiean of giris, she is ever a reaciy confidant anci aiways Hjohnny on the spotu when a prohiem arises.

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- -1 - -a-...,, fu Physical Education 5t:iem:'e ALBERT ERDOSY The roars of the massed thousands of people who witness his hoys play leave lVlr. Erdosy unmoved. However, he is totally and lceenly attuned to the shrill trehle of the referees whistle, to the rhythmic thudding of ground-flailing leet, or to the thump of the pigslcin as it leaves the punterls toe. Une of the most successful coaches ever to head the Konlcrete Kids, this man with the physique of a Greelc god, toothpaste smile and nonchalant Wallc, last fall hrought the Blaclc and Grange gridders through their third straight undefeated season. Although he lilces to spend an evening at home listening to good music, his mind lceeps straying to footloall. An excellent physical education instructor in school, he is equally as excellent in the role of artist, interior decorator, or wood Carver at home. YE? wif? MABEL W. JENKINS The contralto voice which she formerly used to grace the A Capella choir at East Stroudslourg State Teachers college is now utilized loy lVliss ilenlcins to count cadence lor the paces through which she puts her classes in girls physical education. The possessor of an innate sense of rhythm and inherently music conscious, she has heen largely responsihle for most of the dances featured in school plays, operettas and assemhlies. Example? Ch, yes'-frernemher the Gay 90,s Revuen this spring? An ingenious decorator, many are the demands hy various organizations for her original ideas in this field. On the outside, her activities include hunting, fishing, arts and crafts, and photography. ERNEST A. PAPP The familiar phrase, Uhless your,little heartf, immediately con- jures up the image of Mr. Papp, our congenial class advisor, chemistry and physics instructor. The possessor of a heautilul tenor voice, he loses no opportunity to use it, and was formerly an active rnemher of the Bach choir, Bethlehem. However, most of his arias are now sung with us in music class, either literally or through the medium of frequent ntonicu tallcs. His experiments in chemistry have several times caused him to he suspected of heing a pyromaniac, while others have loeen so odiierous as to malce Chemistry the most unpopular suhjcct in school. An authority on love affairs, especially those oi the seniors, he has hecome adept at turning laces red. An nen- gineeru of field trips, haslcethall games, good times, hearty laughs, and a Hscrapu collector, we Wonder Whether he will ever Hengineeru himself into hecoming a furniture salesman. Page 25

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Sncial Science RAY WAHL Still another music lover is found in the person of lVlr. Vvahl. Our nominee for the title, none-man handf, he plays tromlbone, trum- pet, saxophone, clarinet, Xylophone and drums, all with seeming ease. Formerly Xylophone soloist with the Allentown Municipal hand and a tromloone student of the late Arthur Pryor, famed handmaster, he lilcewise has heen linown to dahhle in the fields ol composition and Special Staff arranging mllhe smile that wonyt come otif, characterizes this man, whose daytime taslcs comprise teaching prohlems of democracy and consumer economics conducting senior music classes and advising the student council l'le carries right on into thenight shift with his editing oi materials lor the Amptennian and writing a column for an D WILLIAM F. BENNETT Although completely laclcing in a musical haclcground, lVlr. Ben- nett's personal lyaclcground sings a constant song oi sincerity. One of the most conscientious and sincere individuals we lcnow, his ac- tivities strilce a perfect triad, for he is a churchman, scholar and farmer rolled into one. Coming into our school system as an elementary school principal, he soon gravitated into junior, then senior, high school, and is now our official home and school visitor, which entails, in part, visiting every home to talce the school census. Always Hon the gof, his office is as much a loeehive ol activity as are the swarms oi winged honey producers he expertly maintains at his home. Vvhen spring arrives, he finds it impossilole to resist the urge to till the Hiarmn surrounding his home. An active church worlcer, he never says Hnon to requests lor serving his, or any, religious group. NELLIE Y. FLUCK ' - An ardent and enthusiastic addict of the worldis greatest music. lVliss Fluclcs Hlxflagnillicent Qhsessionn is Vvagnerian opera, although she is partial to anything in the symphonic sphere. The possessor ol one of the most complete record lihraries in the area, she augments her collection with her technique on the pianoiorte. As school li- lnrarian, she is just as enthusiastic about her looolcs. magazines and records as she is about her music at home. One of her own loest cus- tomers, she eagerly devours the flood of loound information which pours into her sanctum, and she lcnows where to put her linger on the exact volume when we come to her for help. Ever so often, her droll witticisms triclcle out to usithrough her editorship of the Con- crete Courierw and the UReilector.H Ch, yesg she goes fishing, too. Page 27