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

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Special Staff Vncatinnal I-lrls ALBERT M. LERCH Decicleclly partial to music, especially that pertaining to the Gay Nineties, is lVlr. Lerch, who started his musical career lay playing the harmonica as a laoy, later Hgraduatingu to the cymhals. Vvhile at East Stroudsburg Teachers college, he sang on the laoys glee clulo. later forsalcing this group, however, for more worlc in physical eclu- cation, his chosen fielcl. Now guidance counsellor, his time is occu- piecl lay mapping out guiclance programs and giving sincere ancl in- teresting vocational interviews to the seniors. A former Konlcrete Kicls loaslcetlaall star, he is heacl coach of the varsity quintet and is a lover of all sports. Gut of school, he hilces and reacls. More lilce Hone of the hoysn than a teacher, lVlr. Lerch, who freely aclmits his secret ambition is to laecome a clrummer, rates Htopsn with us. Page 28 MELVIN G. KLEPPINGER We lcnow that the stirring music ol the marching hand holds a special appeal for Mr. Kleppinger, whose tall, erect figure and inherent sense of rhythm made him a natural selection for the position of clrum major at college. Vvhile he is not directly associatecl with music as a fine art, he is literally ancl figuratively art itself, for he teaches art all over the school system, from seniors to lcinclergarten. No stranger to the crafts which are the normal loy-proclucts ol art, he is an expert on the loom, and in proclucing ceramics, looth jewelry ancl pottery. Spare hours at home prove to loe a Uhusmanls holiclayu for lVlr. Kleppinger, who spencls practically all his own time on some form ol art, including painting and malcing ceramics. HOWARD W. DGTFER A giftecl musician cluring his school days here, Mr. Dotter has translerrecl the slcill with which he aclroitly maneuvered the lceys of his saxophone to just as aclroitly maneuver his mechanical drawing equipment and to juggle figures in his math classes. Also, while in school, the fine coorclination he utilized on the saxophone was clemon- stratecl in an outstancling manner lay the way he usecl heacl, hancls and feet on the loaslcetlaall court. Still a devotee of the laaslietlaall court, he now employs his powers of coordination in an official Ca- pacity. Lilcewise a howling enthusiast, rolling strilces give him no time to spare for his once meloclious saxophone.

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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

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Vmzatinnal Arts , HARRY G. REIFF Tall and slender, like the instrument on which he once expertly performed, is Mr. Reiilt, our genial wood shop instructor and past master of the tromhone. Deeply appreciative of all types of music, he was formerly very active in Lehigh Valley musical circles. ln recent years, the heautiful tones which emanated from his tromhone in the past have been transformed to the production of beautiful oh- jects in the woodshop, while the hands which once slid ahout his instrument so nimhly have now hecome inlc stained. A printer of no mean ability, Mr. Reillt occupies his spare time hy operating his own printing lousiness, one of the few in the community. Nursing Staff LOTTIE A MOYER LESTER R. YEAGER A lover of good music, hut lacking the opportunity of studying this art, Mr. Yeager did the next hest thing'-he married a musicianl Therefore, of an evening, he is often to he seen in his favorite chair, an audience of one, listening delightedly to the impromptu home Concerts presented hy Mrs. Yeager. ln school, he presides over a maze ot tools, mechanical and electrical equipment with which many of our young artisans secured their start. Here, among lathes, soldering irons, automotive engines and electrical circuits, he specializes in developing skills in the hands of both hoys and girlsg for this year he also instructs a class of the fair sex. Combining husiness with pleasure, we find he lilcewise pursues metalworlc as one of his three outstanding hohhies. The other two are fishing, and raising flowers, which are on display in the Yeager yard throughout spring, summer, and autumn. Dehnitely partial to music, hut having the benefit of only a smat- tering of training in her youth, Miss Moyer, Whose favorite is choral music, augmented her lcnowledge in this field hy singing on her church choir for many years. Girls home nursing instructor, as well as aide to the medical staff, the familiar, UVVell, where have you been all this time, greets latecomers as they straggle into her sanctum. the health room at the Wolf building. On the outside, we can truth- fully say that Miss Moyer has Hseen the lightf, for her crowning pas- sion is collecting antiques, especially lamps. A memher ot the nation- ally lcnown Rush Light society, she is usually to he noted at auctions, searching for additions to her collection. To Miss Nloyer we say, ulieep loiddingf, Page'2Q .. ,.,....J