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

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Creating tomorrofwfv world. HARRY B. WALL, Ph.B., M.A.p English, Head Wrestling Coach, Public Relations Director HENRY WEIR, B.S.p Mathematics JOAN WESLEY, B.S,p English, Tri-Hi-Y Advisor, Dramatics Advisor HARRY WITEMEYER, B.S.g World Cultures, N Club Advisor, Lighting Crew Advisor JANET A. YELENICS, B.S.p Physical Education, Health, Girls' Gym Team NABEEH A. YOUNES, B.S.7 Spanish MARY ZIRINSKY, B.S.g Dietician ,Tig 4 1 V 5252 i 1 1 x .. , , 3. I g 'A 5 1 if ,J Q ,, , ,z if fig fw , is f' page I9

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Molding the leaders of tomorrow - page I8 PETER SAUL, B.S., Business Mathematics, Plane Geometry ROBERT MICHAEL SAWARYNSKI, B.A U.S. History HARRIET SCHADT, B.S., Shorthand, Typing BRUCE SCHMAUCH, B.S., Algebra II, Advanced Mathematics, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry PETER P. SCHNEIDER, Ph.B., M.A.p Psychology, Assistant Football Coach, Commencement, Student Council Advisor LOIS SHEFFLER, B.A., Economics, Business Math, Problems of Democracy ROBERT J. SNYDER, B.S., M.A., Earth Science, Physics, Junior Class Advisor RAY WAHL, Pl'1.B., M.A.g Safety Education, Driver Education, Amptennian Advisor

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A silhouette on the horizon, Leon C. Kuntz, seated, discusses concert scores in a scene characteristic of a decade and longer ago. From left, standing, are Mr. Edwin Berg, then his colleague in music, now Junior High School Principal, Raymond C. Kohler, now of Cementon, Michael Skweir, now a captain in the Army Dental Corpsp Richard Porotsky, now with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Company, New York City. and his son, Leon C. Kuntz Jr., now with the LEON C. KUNTZ September 5, 1893 - December 7, 1964 Diminutive in physical stature - he stood bare- ly five feet tall - but a veritable giant in his chosen profession, Leon C. Kuntz went on to study for the Great Master on December 7, 1964. He was one of the most picturesque, one of the best loved, and one of the most challenging in- dividuals ever to serve on the faculty. A native of Treichlers, he was graduated from the Northampton High School and later from the New England Conservatory of Music. He served in World War I and was with the American Expedi- tionary Force in France. While there, he became a member ofthe 79th Division Band and played an instrument newly emerging into recognition, the saxophone. He was discharged as a First Class Musician and was attached to Headquarters Com- pany, 310th lnfantry Regiment. page 20 He loved music with an all-consuming passion and was an accomplished pianist and organist. In 1932, Mr. Kuntz came back to Northampton after a career as a symphony musician to become director of instrumental music in the high school. Besides his work in the schools, both instrumental and vocal, he was active in music throughout the area - the Bach Choir for 35 years, director of the Northampton Male Chorus, music chairman of the Allied Male Choruses of Eastern Pennsylvania, Northampton Rotary music director, organist in a number of churches, and more. Most of all, he in- stilled the love of good music in his hundreds of students and inspired a number of these to great- ness. Though health forced him to retire in 1959, he never retired from music. Neither will the im- pact of the man who taught us Bach ever leave, he lives in our heart forever.