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

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Truth for his armor ALBERT M. LERCH, B.S., M.Ed. Director of Guidance and Activities Although he is one of the busiest persons in the school, Mr. Lerch always makes himself available to discuss any problem, whether it's vocational, education- al, or emotional, with any or all of us, and usually seems to come up with a solution. He has an unswerv- ing desire to guide young people toward the achieve- ment of their goals and to prepare them for their life's work. Scheduling assemblies, administering exams, and our problems keep him busy, but he's never too busy to be a friend. MRS. JANET SCHAADT 'X- Our very efficient, capable, and most accommodat- ing secretaries constitute one of our most important assets. ALFRED LAUBACH, Ph.B., M.A. Administrative Assistant The morning announcements, which Mr. Laubach makes, are invariably the harbinger of a hectic day for him, a day which takes him to iust about every nook and cranny of the school in the performance of an end- less series of tasks - endless in diversity as well as in number, and many far from being pleasant. You would expect successive days like this to sour the spirit of any principal's right-hand man, but that of Al, as he is af- fectionately known, is indestructible. His warm friend- ship and hearty laugh survive even the last period, and we love him. THERESA DORNBACH -EN 4-'jx 'QQ' Besides handling mountains of work, these won derful women lend a tone of poise and fcontinued on next pagej page I2

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into the future. HARRY W. SHIMER S. CLYDE FRANKENFIELD IRA L. SHEAFFER 1906-1913 1913-1922 1922-1946 PRINCIPALS The men who served as principals of our high school during the past were no less diligent or competent than those who served in the superin- tendency. Minutes of the School Board tell us that the first principal of the high school, from '1902 to 1905, was E. J. Bernhardt. Then Mr. Landis served first as principal, a year later as supervis- ing principal. Succeeding him was Harry W. Shimer, who left in 1913 to accept the supervisor- ship of the Woodstown, New Jersey schools. Mr. NORMAN A. LAUB, B.S., M.A. Principal For the past nineteen years, Mr. Laub has been guiding hand behind all school proiects and activities - the school itself. His is truly an enviable record, a ord marked by patient, unceasing effort to make school a better place and by his aspirations to better prepare students for the responsibilities of ci tizens Frankenfield then assumed the principalship and was subsequently named superintendent in 1922. Ira L. Sheaffer, who had been assistant principal since 1913, who ardently promoted the school athletics program - and science - and everything for the betterment of his charges, then served as principal until his retirement in 1946. The zeal, devotion, leadership, and interest these men possessed is still apparent today. the rec- this hip, a record whose success has earned him the right to be proud, if he were a proud man. To him, our friend leader, we owe a debt of thanks, it was he who cared enough to see that everything was as it should have been, it was he who was always there to solve problems with which we could not cope. page ll and the

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ana' knowledge for his shield, FLORA OBRECHT, B.A., M.A. Girls Guidance Counselor No problem is ever too much for Mrs. Obrecht to hear or attempt solution, she has a sympathetic ear tor everyone. As such, she is sought out by girls and boys alike, and for all she has a helping hand. She also inter- views each girl personally and individually, the better to understand her and the better to prepare her for the future. Her pleasant, cheerful smile is a giveaway to her friendly disposition, this is invariably the right medicine to start curing any problem. PETER P. SCHNEIDER, Ph.B., M.A. A new member of the Guidance Department this year, Mr. Schneider has proven himself most successful in dealing with students and their problems. A giant of a man with heart to match, he has the gift of putting his youthful seekers at ease and anxious to respond. This quality also serves him in his capacity as advisor to the Student Council. JUDY HNATH MRS. BEATRICE DEEMER V l X Vt' v,.n Ccontinued from preceding page? modulation that You'll find them in the main office and the guid- iust wouldn't be there without them. ance office, where their courtesy, cheerfulness, and helpfulness are bywords. page I3