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

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Qalxca mpiemmiam for 1967 Volume Llll Published by The Senior Class of The Norihampton Area Senior High School in NorThampTon, Pennsylvania

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'Tnfl 5 MR. ALVIN N. FEGELY, B.A. IT is wiTh admiraTion and pride ThaT we, The sTaff, dedicaTe The 1967 AmpTennian To Mr. Alvin Fegely, who has devoTed forTy-one years To The conscienTious Task of Teaching college preparaTory maTh To The sTudenTs of NorThampTon. Mr. Fegely began his Teaching in Revere in Bucks Coun- Ty. In 1927, he ioined The sTaff of NorThampTon, and in 1937, pioneered in The creaTion of The firsT prinT shop in The school, where he TaughT prinT- ing as an exTra-curricular acTiviTy from 1937 unTil 1952. For more Than four decades, Mr. Fegely hasr,dedicaTed himself and his Time To The devel- opmenT of ThaT TradiTion of self-discipline and respecT for learning which now is our heriTage. Because of his high professional excellence, and his unTiring devoTion To educaTion, because of his affecTionaTe spiriT and his inspiring self- sacrifice, we, his sTudenTs, will always regard Mr. Fegely wiTh high esTeem. May his years of reTiremenT be filled wiTh The healTh and happi- ness which he so iusTly deserves. P g Two

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FOREWORD After careful consideration, the Amptennian staff chose the Konkrete Kid as the theme for the 1967 Amptennian. Since approximately 1925, the beginning of football at Northampton, the name Kon- krete Kid has been synonymous with our school spirit . Yet, what is school spirit, but the memories we shared throughout our high school days. Memories . . . our teachers . . . the individuals who molded us into individuals . . .the gorilla grip of Harry Wall . . . the disciplinary locker patrol of Mrs. Hauke . . . the educational Pany way which is always write . . . more memories . . . the Czar's impersonations that made men of history come alive . . . Mr. Witemeyer's pearl-diving yell . . . Peter Saul and Mary. . .Cousin Brucie . . .Sir Isaac . . . A year of responsibility . . . the stealthy trips to our lockers . . . hall passes . . . the lunch tickets we never purchased . . . our quiet library . . . the deserted halls between 8:05 and 8:20 . . .the pep talks from our guidance counselors . . . the efficient work of the student secretaries . . . the anxiety of iob interviews . . . unemployment. . . term papers . . . total confusion . . . Christmas vacation . . . total ela- tion . . . January third . . . the beginning of the end . . . College Board Examinations . . . despair . . . college applications . . . COLLEGE? . . . April Fools . . . the gradual decline . . . tomorrow and tomor- row and tomorrow . . . The inspiring activities . . . our new mind building clubs . . .the chess club, our Pawn brokers . . the math club, our Newtons of tomorrow . . . our body building clubs . . . full o-f sound and fury . . archery club, the future cupids . . . rifle club, students of high caliber. . . Fi-nal memories . . . Junior-Senior party . . . the Spring Prom . . . senior class trip . . . caps and gowns . . . Pomp and Circumstance . . . tears??? Teachers, transgressions, activities, lethargy, hope, optimism - the Konkrete Kid suggests all these memories to us. To you, we present the 1967 Amptennian. To us it is a treasure chest of memo- ries. We hope it proves the same for you. Karin Korutz Margaret Schaffer Editors ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To everyone who has contributed to the 1967 Amptennian: to our faculty advisors, Mr. Frailey, who patiently endured our constant demands and Mrs. Gei- ger, who untiringly worked to provide us with patrons and funds, to the photo- graphy club, to the Allentown Morning Call, to other teachers, friends, and in par- ticular, our staff, we render our deep-felt thanks. Without you this edition would have been impossible. We are indebted to you all. Karin Korutz and Margaret Schaffer Page 'four