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

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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

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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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Nursing Staff Secretarial Staff LILLIAN C. STETTLER Our newest aclclition to tlae staff, Miss Stettler tllis year joinecl us as Miss iVloyer's associate in the sclrool lnealtlu department. Possessing an inlierent fonclness for music, wl1icl1 slie enjoys to tlie full, slue more tlman compensates for ller laclc of musical training tlirougll ller auclitory senses. Helping liumanity llHS lbecome lier life song, and slle lias cledicatecl lierself to tlle alleviation of liuman suffering. A native Nortliamptonian, slie is a graduate of the lrlalinemann liospital scllool of nursing, ancl servecl in tlue Army Nurse corps, witli foreign cluty at station lmospitals in Honolulu ancl on Guam. After tl1e clismissal loell rings, slne begins lmer pusuit of llome economics. DOROTHY E. BRADOKA Following ller graduation last year, Miss Braclolca,s cleparture from Northampton laigll was incleecl sliortlived, for after an alosence of only several montlms, slme returned to become Mr. l..aul9's secretary and ciiarge claffaires of tlie lmigli sclmool office. Here slme performs laer many and varied taslcs, ranging from stenograpller to detective, inas- mucli as slme is generally tile sole person wlmo lcnows the principal's wlierealoouts at all times. All types of music attract lier, ancl slie was formerly a memlner of lier cl1urcl1 cluoir, wllere she sang second soprano. Also partial to atllletics, sl1e inrlulges in swimming, ice slcating, ancl clancing after scliool. Page RACHAEL A. NICHOLAS Tlle ricll, tlrroaty tones of lVliss Nicholas, tliruslu-lilce contralto never fail to evolce aclmiration ancl awe, wlletlier slie is singing on lier cllurcli choir, appearing in laer frequent role as soloist at area musical programs, or tlirilling us in one of tile too rare occasions wlien slle sings in assembly. A life-long lover of goocl music, we rememloer luer as liaving loeen a talented violinist in ller student clays llere. l'ler clexterity on tliis clillficult instrument must liave had a sympatlietic eflect on ller present position, for as secretary to Dr. Eiclmler, lmer fingers beat a merry pizzicato on ller typewriter. A veritalole alloum of information concerning our scliool system, Miss Nicllolas is our nominee for tl'xe person wlio lcnows more correct answers tlian anyone else.