Oley Valley High School - Olean Yearbook (Oley, PA)

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The name Oley is from the Indian Olink, which is defined to signify hemmed in like a kettle . This is true of our valley, which is surrounded by beautiful hills. The territory is now occupied by the present township of Exeter 1erected in 17185, District 117579, Rockland 117581, Earl 117819 and Pike 118123 and includes the walls of the kettle known as the Oley Hills. This original township of Oley is important and fascinating to the local historian, because it was the first section of Berks County to be settled in 1710 before which it was part of Philadelphia County. Our immigrants were: Swede, English-Quaker, Welsh, Scotch-Irish, Swiss, German or French Huguenot and to Oley came Europe's choicest classes. Once ashore and free to work out their own futures, the new arrivals plunged bravely into the wilderness. They cleared forests so that they could have fertile farming land and then began to build their homes. As these people stood on the limestone soil, they awaited an answer 5 thus, our generation soon came forward with customs of the past. OLEY - THE BEAUTIFUL! Passing through the roads of our vivid community, we should look at some of the architectural buildings. The churches with their colorful stained Windows invite us inside to see the Reformed, Evangelical, and Lutherans and Friend worshippers. The homes of native limestone, resembling a manor house, are examples of typical Colonial Architecture with their six paneled front doors, arched doorways and small window panes. Inside you find a hallway, with paneled walls along which is the stairway leading to the attic. Corners, doorways, Window-heads have elaborate molding and friezes. OLEY - THE SCENIC VALLEY! As you approach our valley from our hillsides, you see a level plain through which flows the beautiful Manatawny, Beaver, and Furnace streams. The surface of the valley is beautifully undulated, slightly inclining, and the numerous streamlets irrigate from all sides, and then unload their productive afiiuvia to mix with the already fertile and pro- ductive soil. fContinued on Page 292 DEDICATION t Dedicated to MARIE I-l. DeTURCK B.S. University of Pennsylvania Social Science To Miss De Turck, a descendant of one of our pioneer families, we dedicate this book, as an acknowledgment of her untiring efforts for twenty-five years in behalf of many students who have become citizens of our com- munity. We appreciate her ex- cellent scholarship, her noble character, her wise guidance and inspiration and her sincerity and loyalty in training youth. To the Class of 1946: With your faces turned toward an enlarged world, you may well ask what has been gained as a result of the years spent in study. You have had experiences which have enabled you to interpret life more intelligently. You have been brought into contact with various fields of human learning and you have been under the influence of teachers who have imparted to you not only information, concerning their sev- eral subjects, but also something of themselves, their views of life. If you have used your opportunities, you realize what school means to the individual and to the community. The subjects studied in class-room are not the only contributions that the school has made to your life. Among yourselves you have formed associations and friend- ships. You have discovered that it is not necessary that men should be absolutely in accord on all subjects, but likewise, that there are certain broad principles of thought and of conduct, which educated men and women have in common, without which the world would be a very unhappy place. You have discovered that these who have been educated interpret life in a manner impossible to those whose minds have not been trained. The old Latin phrase, Alma Mater , has real meaning. The Oley Township Consolidated School has nourished and cherished you. You will look back to her with affection, with loyalty and with gratitude. May I extend to you both person- ally and officially my affectionate good wishes, press the hope that what you have learned in school may be the foundation for lives of usefulness and happiness. Fwe S ix V. ,, , ,W,m,,,..,,W.., SCI-ICDCDL BCDARD We appreciate and recognize their untiring endeavor to reach the ultimate in educational opportunities for us- the future citizens of Oley. We pause to honor them for their sincere services. President ROGER S. TROUT r .... , Vice-President PETER A. ANG-STADT Secretary WARREN B. LEVENGOOD wk., . ' fit 'I T Treasurer R M i i CHARLES H. RHOADS I r - ,Q , Director' Y . -E WILSON S. ROHRBACH ' F. H. STAUFFER PH. B., M. A. SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL To The Class of 1946: Finished Yet Beginning is a truly fitting motto for 1946. You are finishing twelve years of free public education. This is a noteworthy achievement. Success is crowning your efforts. Your graduation is a glorious victory. Congratulations to you. May success and happiness be yours always. Total victory was the result of our total mobilization. Permanent peace will re- quire the same mobilization of our energies, of our skills, and the same cooperation that won the war. Mankind in the past has not been able to establish a reign of peace because it has not paid the price of peace. We shall never have the peace we want until we pay that price. This imposes duties and responsibilities that I trust you will accept. Never before has the moral obligation to be intelligent and unselfish been so great, never such a need for fundamental Christian virtues. Let us Begin to evaluate decency and kindness so that the ideas of the Sermon on the Mount may become our daily guide. By ignorance, suspicion, and greed we may lose all. By intelligence, goodwill, and cooperation we can win an age of peace. The keystone of democracy is faith in the individual. If the new world-order is to be beautiful and near-perfect, it will be fashioned by men and women so enlight- ened that prejudice and intolerance can not encroach on their thinking. In the future we need to think of success in terms of happiness-of a job well done. I urge you to consider your obligations-assume your rightful responsibilities. Your diploma is not a sign of a task done, but rather of a task begun and a responsibility assumed. Justify your opportunityg merit the privileged status that is yours. Opportunity calls us to do our part to establish a just and lasting peace. In tribute to the men and women who have suffered and died to make victory possible, let us help to build a future Worthy of their sacrifices. Seven FHCULTY . EDNA D. GEISS B. S., M. S., University of Pennsylvania ENGLISH LATIN LIBRARY Eight LLEWELLYN M. HEFFLEY B. S., Muhlenberg College M. S., University of Pennsylvania PHYSICS CHEMISTRY SCIENCE THOMAS S. KNECHT A. B., Albright College PHYSICAL EDUCATION SCIENCE I I . EDNA W. MEYERS B. S., Ursiizus College PHYSICAL EDUCATION HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCE L. PAULINE MAXTON B. S., Kutztown State Teachers College LIBRARY ENGLISH 1 I I f ALFRED S. KNABB 7 B. S.. West Chester M. A., Columbia University PHYSICAL EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCE 1 1 i Nine v Ten JOHN R. ZUBLER B. S., Pevmsylvania State College VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE WOODROW I. ROTHENBERGER B. S., Pennsylvania State College VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE WAYNE N. HEIST B. S., Kufztown State Teachers College MATHEMATICS GEOGRAPHY WAYNE G. WESSNER B. S., Kutztown State Teachers College MATHEMATICS ANNA G. HERSHEY B. S., Millersville State Teachers College MATHEMATICS BETTY V. MILLER B. S., Albright College VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS w Eleven f Twelve JOSEPHINE R. KRUM B. S., Kutztown State Teachers College ENGLISH ART l BERENICE CORBALIS B. S., Lebanon Valley College INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL MUSIC FLORENCE G. BRUNNER Kutztown State Teachers College ENGLISH READING GEOGRAPHY WILLI H. DE TURCK B. S., Kutztown State Teachers College HEALTH LITERATURE SPELLING MARY W. SCHAEFFER Kutztown State Teachers College THIRD GRADE SARA Y. MANVILLER B. S., Kutztown State Teachers College PENMANSHIP HISTORY ARITHMETIC Thirteen Fourteen IVIINERVA R. OSWALD B. S., Kufzfown Sfate Teachers College FIRST GRADE EDITH M. REIDER Kufzfmmz, State Teachers College SECOND GRADE MARIE S. LEVENGOOD B. S., Kutztown State Teachers College FIRST GRADE JEAN D. HARTLINE SCHOOL SECRETARY MR. JOHN DeTURCK Custodian MRS. HARRY DeTURCK MRS. MONROE DeTURCK Cooks Fifteen Seated: John Copley, Fern Stitzer, Olive Fisher, Donald Levengood, Harold Rothenberger. Second row, left to right: Miss Krum, Naomi Loeb, Alma Bieber, Marian Rohrbach, Mary Jane Schaeffer, Earl Seidel, Erma Hoch, Mrs. Geiss. Third row: Arthur Diener, Carl Link, Paul Houp, James Deysher, Laura Fisher, Raymond Hafer. YEARBGOK STAFF . Sixteen OLIVE FISHER .............. ...,.... . . Editor in Chief FERN STITZER, ALMA BIEBER, MARY JANE SCHAEFFER, VIRGINIA REICHERT, ERMA HOCH, llflARIAN ROHRBACH, FERN DETURCK . Literary Editors JAMES DEYSHER, HAROLD EDDINGER .. Boys Sports Editors NAOMI LOEB, LAURA FISHER ........ . .... .... G irls Sports .Editors HAROLD ROTHENBERGER, RAYMOND HAFER, PAUL HOUP, EARL SEIDEL, CARL LINK, GORDON YORGEY ..........,. .. Business Managers JOHN COPLEY, DONALD LEVENGOOD ..... Photography Editors ARTHUR DIENER . . . Art Editor Advisor JOSEPHINE R. KRUM .. EDNA D. GEISS .. Literary Advisor . CLASS OFFICERS CLASS OFFICERS: President ....... ........ O LIVE FISHER Vice President . . . ..... VIRGINIA REICHERT Secretary ...... ............ F ERN STITZER Treasurer .... .. MARY JANE SCHAEFFER CLASS MOTTO: Finished Yet Beginning CLASS COLORS: Cardinal Red and White CLASS FLOWER: Red and White Rose We are standing on the gang plank waiting for our ship to sail, At the helm, we will be pilot blazing for our life, a trail. We have sailed on other waters, other hands have steered our craft As we spanned the realm of childhood, naught cared we, who sailed ou Thru the years we spent in learning, faithful teachers were our guide, Urging us to new endeavors, showing us the wrong from right. Now before us, is the future, like an ocean, Wide and deep, We must have a mariner's compass, lest our course we fail to keep. But our compass is an odd one with its points all virtue-tipped, Courage, patience, faith, and kindness many others we have skilled. When the seas are calm and sunny, we must watch our ship with care, r raft. Lest we're drifting toward the shallows, and our raft will founder there. If some storm is raging wildly, and the sun is overcast, By the points of hope and courage, we must guide our ship, till past. When our path is full of trouble and the world looks mighty blue, Patience is the Virtue called for, knowing the sun will soon shine thru. If the night is dark and stormy, so that even the stars are gone, There is not a ray to guide us, by our compass, faith leads on. It matters not the harbor bound for, nor how long till we get there, Just so we don't shipwreck and sink, in the quicksand of despair. Now my sermon is quite over, to my pals I give a hand, Hope to meet you E'er so Often and I think you'll understand. Alma Bieber Seventeen SENIORS . JOHN W. COPLEY, Jr. Oley R. D. 1, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC 51929 Johnnie hails from beautiful Virginia . . . in his leisure time he is found making model airplanes . . . he finds a great deal of interest in photography . . . be- comes irritated at the thought of spinach . . . his main interest lies in underclassmen . . . on a Sunday afternoon he may be found riding in his automobile . . . this happy person is the youngest member of the class . . . often he is heard saying, I reckon so . Activities: Press Club 3, 4 . . . Orchestra 4 . . . Band 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staif . . . Debating 4 Eighteen ALMA S. BIEBER Fleetwood R. 3, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC 11928 Alma, a studious member of the class, enjoys writing and collecting post-cards . . . Bananas are her favorite food while love stories and Waiting are her dislikes . . . not interested in furlough weddings . . . she fulfills the characteristic of her name for she is as busy as a beaver . . . usually heard saying Shucks as an answer to a disappointing statement . . . Alma will be a journalist in the future. Activities: Home Ec. Club 1 . . . Press Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Orchestra 3, 4 . . . Band 3, 4 . . . Senior chorus . . . Olean Staff . . . Debating 3, 4 , l FERN E. De TURCK Oley, Pennsylvania VocA'r1oNAL env 4,4928 Turkie , a fun loving girl, is always dressed as neat as a pin . . . never fails to eat an orange a day . . . detests shrimp . . . is an ardent optimist . . . Have you ever eaten her chocolate cake? . . . enjoys movies and books . . . shortest stature . . . makes up her own mind . . . never believes all that people tell her . . . artist with a needle which will be an asset when she teaches Home Economics. Activities: Girls Leaders 1, 2, 3, 45 Secretary 4 . . . Class Treasurer 1 . . . Varsity Basketball 1, 2, 3g Assist- ant Manager 4 . . . Varsity Hockey 1, 2, 3 . . . Track 1 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staff JAMES B. DEYSHER Oley, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC i 1928 . . . his favorite expression is I don't know the feminine gender. Secretary 3 . . . Band 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Olean Staff Answers to the call of Jimmy . . . is noted for his tallness . . . his hobby is hunting and his main dish of food is sauerkraut . . . he dislikes walking' tremendously . . . an ardent supporter of sports . . . recreation director of our local community center . . . his hilarious laugh scares Activities: Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Basketball Manager 1, 2, 3 . .. Basketball 4 . . . Boys Leaders 1, 2, 3, 45 President 4 . . . Class Treasurer 2 . . . Nineteen SENICDRS . VOCATIONAL 929 he can often be found enjoying a root beer a quiet studious boy who hates to tell what . . . the lassies find this lad handsome with and blue eyes . . . visit Art in his summer like to enter agriculture as a vocation. F. F. A. 3, 4 , i x Q HAROLD R. EDDINGER i I Oley, Pennsylvania VOCATIONAL 8 Answers to the call of Shorty . . . is great fan of sports . . . in his spare time he is usually listening to detective stories . . . this smallest boy of the senior class is noted for his careful driving . . . trite expression is 'What for . . . without Harold there would be no refreshments at any game . . . never serve Shorty cabbage and turnips but spaghetti will please his appetite . . . Future vocation is farming. Activities: F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Band 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Speak O Link 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Class Vice President 3 Twenty Art is our fox and coon hunting pal . . Boyertown R. D. 1, Pennsylvania . at noon soda . . . he studies wavy hair resort . . . very artistic . . . Always had an aversion for feminine company, but lately showed a new tendency . . . would Activities: Olean Staff . . . Senior Chorus . . OLIVE A. FISHER Yellowhouse, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC 28 Ollie is a busy person . . . studious but always enjoys good fun . . . her hilarious laugh is always able to be heard . . . she disapproves of cowboy movies and cowboy music . . . the radio is her pet . . . can be found saying, Oh my Lawd's . . . likes to meet active and friendly people at basketball and hockey games . . . rice and spaghetti cause her appetite to rise . . . her future vocation is teaching. Activities: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Track 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Band 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Debating 3, 4 . . . Girls Leaders 1, 2, 3, 43 Secretary 33 President 4 . . . Oleon Stal? . . . Senior Chorus . . . Class Vice President 1 . . . Class President 4 . . . Band Vice President 4 LAURA O. FISHER Oley, Pennsylvania VOCATIONAL l 21, 1928 That voice you hear in the morning calling Good Morning to everyone is Fisher . . . best chairman of committees for class parties . . . always looks for Milky Ways at the senior candy stand . . . likes honest people . . . hates sarcasm . . . listen for that well known expression Are you kidding . . . can often be heard singing a popular tune and describing recent movies . . . hopes to be a beautician. Activities: Girls Leaders Club 1 . . . Home Economics Club 2 . . . Glee Club 3, 4 . . . Track 1... Olean Staff . .. Senior Chorus . . . Debating 4 Twenty-one SENIORS . RAYMOND S. HAFER Boyertown R. D. 1, Pennsylvania VOCATIONAL 0112 2, 1928 Hafer is our prize winner at county fairs . . . bashful and modest . . . pleasing smile . . . don't feed him tomatoes or else . . . prosperous president of F. F. A. . . . a willing provider for transportation . . . always keeps appointments but don't ask him when . . . thinks Reading movies are superior . . . easily recognized on the street by indifferent horn on his car . . . knows all about potatoes . . his vocation will be agriculture. Activities: F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, President 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staff ERMA K. HOCH 120 S. Franklin Street Boyertown, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC J? 1928 Answers to the call of Tootie . . . loves to travel . . . smiling dimples . . . chocolate cake appeals to her . . . great movie fan . . . enjoys bowling as a recreation . . . letters rate from a certain sailor . . . touring in her leisure time is her delight . . . dislikes troublesome meddlers . . . Did you ever see our Tootie at the Boyer Towne Inn? . . . Future vocation is a nurse. Activities: Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Press Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Co-Editor of Speak O Link 3, 4 . . . Class President 1 . . . Varsity Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Assistant Manager 3, Manager 4 . . . Varsity Hockey 2, 3 . . . Debating 3, 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staff Twenty-two DONALD G. LEVENGOOD Oley, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC AMS, 1928 PAUL M. HOUP Boyertown R. D. 1, Pennsylvania VOCATIONAL N0v 3, 1928 To this boy children are attracted . . . loves any- thing with wheels . . . his hilarious laugh can be heard as an encore . . . loves to talk about trapping . . . lives along the beautiful Manatawny where he has learned the technique of swimming . . . never fails to attend Oley Union Sunday School . . . this hunter can be found telling tall stories to a Senior 6 foot 2 inches tall . . . future vocation is farming. Activities: F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Speak O Link 4 . . Senior Chorus Joking and humorous member of the class . . . radio repair work fills Donfs leisure time . . . dislikes sports in all ways . . . best scientist of the senior class . . . utters witty remarks during a crisis . . . enjoys good movies with a crowd . . . just loves chocolate sundaes . . . thinks languages are not necessary in post-war world . . . trite expression is 0. K. Future vocation is Radio Mechanic. Activities: F. F. A. 1, 2, 3 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staff Twenty-three SENIORS . . Fleetwood R. D. 3, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC Jug, 1928 One of the most serious members of the class . . . always minding his own business . . . Linky is always ready for a good movie . . . enjoys his father's Plymouth . . . dislikes conceited people . . . can be caught saying You can say that again . . . A class party without Linky is no fun . . . valuable asset for any family . . . collecting stamps occupys his leisure time . . . Future vocation is Engineering. Activities: F. F. A. 2, 3, 45 Secretary 4 . . . Class Vice President 2 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staff Twenty-four NAOMI S. LOEB Oley, Pennsylvania VOCATIQNAL Mal, 1928 Clint , a happy person, is especially joyful to receive news from the Army . . . never missed a day of school in ten years . . . she displays the best coiffure and beautiful blue eyes . . . collecting photographs is her hobby . . . if you have oysters or clams keep them away from Naomi because she dislikes them immensely . . . her favorite expression is Are you kidding? . . . in the future we can find her in beauty culture. Activities: Varsity Basketball 3, 4 . . . Girls Leaders 1, 2, 3, 45 Vice President 4 . . . Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 45 Senior Chorus . . . Band 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Olean Staff VIRGINIA R. REICHERT Boyertown R. D. 1, Pennsylvania , ACADEMIC Febnli, 1928 the Army . . . trite expression I hope . . vocation is office work. President 4 . . . Senior Chorus MARIAN D. ROHRBACH Oley, Pennsylvania VOCATIONAL J anufl, 1928 This blue eyed blonde hails' from Pike Township . . . the tallest girl in the class . . . finds transportation in a cute Ford . . . bicycling occupys her leisure time . . . enjoys sewing, attending a good movie, dancing and ham and string beans . . . dislikes cowboy music and cowboy movies . . . tries to avoid extemporaneous speeches and loathes cheese . . . answers questions with, Are you kidding? . . . her future vocation is office work. Activities: Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Vice President 3, 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staff Keeps a photo album and also enjoys ice skating and swimming . . . likes apple fritters, dancing and movies . . . lives about eight miles from school and is hardly ever absent . . . just hates cowboy movies, long speeches and politics . . . Ginny gets places in her smart little Ford . . . looks forward to receive letters, especially from . Future Activities: Home Economics Club 1 . . . Press Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Olean Staff . . . Band 3, 4 . . . Class Vice Twenty-five SENIGRS . . . HAROLD A. ROTHENBERGER A Oley, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC Febzi8, 1928 Did you ever hear this lad whistling at girls? . . . at times he answers to the name Chubby . . . enjoys eating, especially his Mother's cooking . . . has many years experience as a salesman in a local store . . . likes notes but not numbers . . . a winner of a musical scholarship look for him among the future musicians . . . faithful leader of the German Band . . . profession- music teacher. Activities: Band 1, 2, 3, 4, President 3, 4 . . . Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4g President 3, 4 . . . Class President 3 . . . F. F. A. 2, 39 Secretary 3 . . . Class Secretary 2 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Athletic Association, Secretary 3, President 4 . . . Olean Staff . . . Press Club . . . Business Manager of Speak O Link 1- MARY JANE SCHAEFFER Y 519 East Fourth street Boyertown, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC Septe 1, 1928 Janie , a quiet person, is always neatly attired . . . her favorite color is pink . . . cannot resist chocolate cake and tomatoes . . . enjoys classical music . . . her hobbies are reading and roller skating . . . she dislikes being dominated but news from the Navy is always welcome . . . clerking in the store is very boresome to this dark haired lassie . . . her favorite expression is Oh Gee . . . in the future she intends to enter the teaching profession. Activities: Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Presi- dent 3, 4 . . . Class Treasurer 3, 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staff Twenty-six FERN STITZER Oley, Pennsylvania VOCATIONAL Novi 27, 1928 Usually very quiet . has a good sense of humor . . . enjoys sewing and cooking . . . likes ham and well organized parties . . . Alberta peaches cause her appetite to rise . . . leans to blondes . . . dislikes politics and dancing . . . has developed good business training by working in a store . . . answers to the call of Bugs . . . Favorite expression is I figure so . . . Future vocation is industry. Activities: Press Club 1 . . . Dramatic Club 2 . . Glee Club 3, 45 President 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . Ulean Staff . . . Debating 4 EARL M. SEIDEL Fleetwood R. D. 3, Pennsylvania VOCATIONAL J l-H1928 Seidel's hobbies are hunting and fishing . . . Hershey bars and ice cream rate A 1 with Seidel . . . his car must take a hard beating and moves on two wheels . . . he dislikes peroxides yet his heart throb varies . . . a leisure loving and carefree person . . . can usually be found answering Yeah . . . has trouble reading A. M. time . . . can never be found wearing a tie . . . his future vocation is agriculture. Activities: F. F. A. 2, 3, 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . Olean Staff Twenty-seven SENIORS . . . R. GORDON YORGEY Fleetwood R. D. 1, Pennsylvania VOCATIONAL Feblo, 1927 Gordie at one time had deserted his class for the Army . . . we were all pleased that the war ended so he could return . . . his famous pastime is hunting bird's nest for a naturalists' picture . . . thinks brunettes should win all beauty prizes . . . he often is heard saying, Who do you think you are? Anyhow? . . . the future vocation for Gordie will be a scientific farmer. Activities: F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Senior Chorus . . . Olean Staff l EARL FREDERICK KEGERISE i Fleetwood, R. D. 3, Pennsylvania ACADEM IC J '7 Frederick . . . a quiet cheerful boy of our class great help for class activities . . . famous track star came to school from Ruscombmanor in his own car Twenty-eight l enjoyed mathematics. This lad had to leave his senior year for services in the armed forces of his country. Upon induction he was sent to Indiantown Gap, and later to Fort Knox, Kentucky where he received his basic training. At Camp Pickett, Virginia which is a replacement depot, he took advanced training. He embarked from Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Since March, he has served in the Fourth Army and is stationed in Straubing, Germany. We wish him good luck and great achievement in his army career. Activities: F. F. A. 2, 3, Vice President 2, 3 . . Track 1, 2, 3 F O R E W O RD I Continued from Page .U OLEY - RICI-I IN AGRICULTURE! Farming is the most prevailing industry in this community. Tobacco, peas, potatoes, and tomatoes are raised on large scale with many of the productions being sent to canneries in other states. Pointing toward the teeming fields and then when crops are harvested, we proudly and sincerely look at the overflowing barns and say, We live in God's country ! The school of Oley, like the church life, the industrial development, the community centers of villages and towns, and the agricultural paradise of modern Oley had all to be evolved. The honesty and ability of the immi- grants of this community made it possible for us to have an opportunity for an excellent education. Besides lighting the pathway for many an eager youth and maiden, it lifted up the entire community, by instilling higher ideals, by lifting it on a higher plane of intelligence. A school does not get its value alone from building and equipment. The teacher who can impart knowledge and arouse a thirst for study and attainment in the pupil and create in a community a school spirit is the best of a school. In these respects Oley of today is highly favored. It is a joy and surprise to go through the library, laboratory, museum and class room. This land of Peace and Plenty forms the ideal background for any American Community. f' XV y figs?- ! Q13 I JI: Twenty mne THEME . , PICTURESQUE OLEY Nature has been kind to Oley. Her twenty-two square miles present a diversifi- cation of scenery unsurpassed anywhere. Every section has its charm. Lakes, hills, and a wide valley, through which meander beautiful winding streams afford many retreats for summer homes. In the woods of our township are many primeval trees. The Oley Valley Park, owned by Mrs. Hannah P. De Turck, has many famous oaks that have sheltered gen- erations of picnic lovers. What native of this valley has not used this shady spot as a playground? On the old Keim Homestead, owned by Charles Boyer, are famous walnut trees. A legend says that John Keim mistook the Manatawny Creek for the Schuylkill River as he followed its source when he was looking for a place of habitation. It was in Oley that he found that the trees had grown larger and more beautiful so he de- cided to make his home here. On a hillside, which is part of our school campus, is an evergreen planting of 6,000 pines and hemlock. This six acre tract was planted by school children in 1929 and has become a romantic Sherwood Forest. Inside our farm shop is a cabinet of wood containing specimens of our native trees. Have you ever heard of a cucumber tree or a dotted thorn tree? This cabinet was a heritage from the Oley Academy and contains eleven varieties of willow trees, twelve of oak, four of walnut, seven of spruce, eight of maple, and four of chestnut. It is one of the largest collections of native wood with 276 specimens. GIANT OAK IN MIDDLE CDE TI-IE ROAD When one considers the stately oak tree in the middle of the road in Oley town- ship, near the farm of the former Daniel D. Fisher, Christ's parable of the sower is recalled: And when the sower sowed his seed, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it . With this stately oak it was, however, somewhat different. The acorn also fell by the wayside but neither fowl nor man disturbed it for two centuries, and today, one of the few mighty oak trees in the county stands in the center of one of the finest country roads in Berks County. The tree challenges the admiration of every stranger who passes by as far as known and from what travelers say, this is the only big tree in the state that stands exactly in the middle of a public road. The reason why the life of the tree has been spared for two centuries is that the spot on which it stands is the corner where four properties meet, and for this fact the many different owners for ten generations have always decided to leave the tree as the boundarymark between their properties. The tree is 100 feet high and its branches spread 75 feet. TI-IE SACRED GAK One of the largest oak trees is called the Sacred Oak, located on the former Hoch farm along the road leading to Reading. Here the Indians came to worship until finally there was only one survivor. Its massive limbs now shelter a beautiful picnic ground where many people, like the Indians, can find that peace and inspira- tion that comes from communing with nature. Thirty Tlx iii' cm all na, sua nu Ill gp---V GODS CQUNTRY If you stand on limestone soil and speak in Pennsylvania German, you will always get an answer! This is an old saying and is true because limestone soil means good soil. The early German settlers, who came here fromthe Palatinate, knew good soil and follow ed crop rotation as a farming pattern so that the soil would keep its fertility. In Oley Township our farmers have for many years followed a definite planting of crops so as not to exhaust the soil. With pride we can point to our teeming fields and overflowing barns. What can be a more beautiful sight than the pleasant meadows in which well-fed cattle roam, the stone houses gay with iiowers, and the tempting odors as they issue from the windows of bright kitchens. During recent years the farmers have introduced new crops. Tobacco was suc- cessfully raised, and the Campbell Company from Camden, New Jersey, introduced the raising of vegetable crops for their factory. Acres of tomatoes, peas, lima beans, and soy beans are harvested and some of them shipped by big trucks to the Camp- bell factory. l-IOME-MAKING ARTS In our community of Oley live many fine women to whom the art of making an attractive home for her family is a virtue. Here live many women skilled in needle- craft, baking, cooking, home management and that self-sufficiency which only ex- perience can give you. In order to prepare for that greater and better womanhood, our girls have redecorated their homes, made rugs, embroidered and designed fancy- work, collected recipes and learned the basic principles of meal planning, cooking and buying. They have also had courses in good grooming, etiquette and designing and making dresses for themselves. What more practical courses can anyone find? PROI ECTS IN AGRICULTURE Our boys in school each year take a farm project in order to see whether they can successfully and with profit complete the same. Besides poultry a large number of boys have raised swine and fattened steers for market. Of the field crops the most popular are corn, potatoes, peas and tomatoes. Vegetable gardening is always a substantial project for the boys who has less acres. Thirty-two 113 W4 K 591 4-1 ,xv SE 3 :M 5 S? Q ...M RWM 2.Q. 'eI5'I. ' w'i,iwaQ 'f,f:. ' fff!3siLAi xS LJ-X-,Q13??an.w2'Vs1 .ffl 'Z-ez W-X941 :iff 9- AI, ' -l ' TO SCI-ICDOL WE GO From all types of homes and communities come the students that represent Oley High School. Since our community is typically rural and covers a service area of many miles, the small proportion of us do not realize the distance and difficulty that some pupils have to be here at 8:30 every morning. Virginia Reichert, who hails from Pike Township, travels 18 miles every day. Her Ford brings four other students. Alma Bieber, who also comes from a distance, brings all the students from Breezy Corner. Every morning as we watch the buses come in with eighty per cent of the school population, we are conscious of the wide area from which they have gathered the children. Pike, Earl, Ruscombmanor, Alsace, Exeter and District are represented in the student body. Later we see the parade of cars driven by pupils. These too are filled to capacity as they line up along the faculty cars. Meanwhile bicycles are coming up the hill bearing the pupils from the town. Thus young America is marching, walking, and running to occupy his desk before the bell rings the signal for the first class. Thu ty four THE OLD TOWN CLOCK At a local service station in a window under what once was the main entrance to the old high school building is the town clock with its face visible day and night as it ticks away the hours. Like some wise bird it looks at all of us as we pass its friendly dial which indicates how many more minutes we have to climb the hill. It marks not only the time for school children, but it has become the heart of the town. Here the citizens gather for informal town discussions, boys play under the observation of its face. Whenever we see no cars or people at this crossroad, we know the town is asleep. In the same way our lives have been built around the community of Oley. We have been influenced by its ideals and fashioned by its many opportunities for development. No school is built in a vacuum. Schools are supported by the surrounding community. They derive much of their color, character, and traditions from the neighboring countryside. Oley has preserved the best in community living and has been ever mindful of its youth. f XVI ' 5919 , ' .fel A Thirty-five THE COMMUNITY In an old Chinese proverb we find the following: If you are going to plan for one year, plant grain. If you are going to plan for ten years, plant trees. If you are going to plan for one hundred years, plant men. Today we live in a modern society of which the essence is social change. Education has a major responsibility in a changing society which is not dreamed of in a stable, unchanging society. Education must always teach people to adapt themselves to unforeseeable conditions rapidly and flexibly. Education cannot afford to give its full attention to specific patterns of behavior, whether in arts of peace or war. We have recently seen our society muster its educational forces to the job of teaching people how to make ships, tanks, and machinery of war. We find an urgent need, now, to learn to make a just and durable peace. Education is balanced and should reach all ages and social groups. The hand, the heart, and the mind should be trained for vocations, morals, and intelligence. Each community has new things to be learned and new Thirty-six problems to be solved. Education at one time was a preparation for life but today it is a continuous program in which the school assumes a large part of the responsibility. To grow up and lead a satisfying, successful adult life, the individual must master each developmental task as it arises. If We receive no help from the community, some of us will fail and some of us will succeed, but each failure will lower the quality of life in our community. Each educational program must meet the needs of the community for no one can be free until all are freeg no one can be perfectly moral until all are moralg no one can be perfectly happy until all are happy. GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS As we looked upon the services that Oley High School had performed in the past, we discovered that out of the twenty-one members of the senior class eleven members or more than fifty percent represented the youngest pupils from a large family who had all graduated from high school. It is with great pride that we salute the following: Fern De Turck, Harold Eddinger, Laura Fisher, Erma Hoch, Olive Fisher, Paul Houp, Fern Stitzen Carl Link, Donald Levengood, Virginia Reichert, Mary Jane Schaeffer. Oley High School needs the support of the community and it aimsfto return to the community responsible citizens Whose visions have been enlarged and Whose talents improved for a better participation in com- munity activities. Thwty seven LIFE IN Tl-IE GRADES We have fun cutting out words and pasting them where they belong. Robert Fox, first grade -Miss Levengood I like my bow and arrow set. Douglas Kefford, first grade--Miss Levengood Feeding my rabbits is fun. Shirley Rathje, first grade-Miss Levengood Indians use very bright colors. Gerald Bauder, second grade-Miss Oswald To ride horses is fun. Parke Stoltzfus, second grade--Mrs. Reider My bicycle takes me many places. Paul Maurer, third grade-Mr. Knecht A place for everything and everything in its place. Fourth Grade-Miss Manmiller I paint scenery with my paints. Mary Lou Bower, third grade-Mr. Knecht Building model planes is interesting. Carl Seidt, fourth grade-Miss Manmiller Model ship building is a great deal of fun. Solomon Hartline, fourth grade-Miss Manmiller We always wait for summer. Fifth Grade. Miss DeTurck Old stamps are interesting to collect. Elaine Weidner, fifth grade-Miss DeTurck Baseball occupys much of our time. Sixth Grade-Mrs. Brunner In the spring of the year I hunt turtles. Harold Bieber, sixth grade-Mrs. Brunner Collection of different stones is interesting. Peter Von Dohren, sixth grade-Mrs. Brunner Thirty-eight CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES. ALMA MATER: We sing to Oley High School, Noble and strong. To Thee with loyal hearts, We raise our song. May your spirit never die, Nor your walls decay. We will sing our praises, Through endless days. We make for Thee a crown, Rest on Thy brow Pride, honor, glory, love, Before Thee bow, Swelling to Heaven's high Our praises ring. Pray that Oley High School Survives all things. J U N I O R S OFFICERS President Richard Fox Vice President Doris Kline Secretary Vivian Shade Treasurer Naomi Mast First row, left to right: Paul Hartman, Dorothy Dietrich, Mary Ellen Clouser, Doris Kline, Richard Fox, Naomi Mast, Betty Angstadt, Eleanor Hoch, Fern Reifsnyder, Stuart Mathias Second row: Mr. Zubler, Martha Yorgey, Mae Wegman, Mae Noll, Elizabeth Reifsnyder, Betty Readinger, Mabel Levengood, Anna Berndt, Ruth Hartline, June Ritter, Arline Moyer, Mrs. Geiss Third row: Abraham Keller, Arline Schey, Rita Lendacki, Sara Jane Aulenbach, Elsie Correll, Jewel Boltz, Grace Drumheller, Esther-Reider, John Loeb Fourth row: Ernest Shane, Henry Wagner, Miles Reitnauer, Ray Clauser, James Stocking, Charles Breidenstein, Roy Hetrich, George Christman, Theodore Snyder, Daniel Schaeffer Thirty-nine CLASSES . . . SOPHOMORES OFFICERS Presiclent Marvin S. Yoder Vice President James Fox Secretary Raymond Rohrbach Treasurer Arvid Anderson First row, left to right: Vivian Weidner, Helen Shollenbergrer, Shirley Rothenherger, Evelyn Glasser, James Fox, Raymond Rohrbach, Arvid Anderson, Shirley Schwalm, Virginia Snyder, Jean Wolford Second row: Miss Maxton, Melvin Angstadt, Deborah Hafer, Jean Fox, Rosemary Griffith, Mabel Haas, Alice Hartline, Miriam Hartman, Mary Jane Ford, Duane Hartline, Miss De'l'urck Third row: William Hefliey, June Ritter, Marie Seidt, Clara Ford, Doris Rhoads, Frieda Peiffer, Helen Brumbach, Ruth Wagner, Richard Noll Fourth row: Albert Mast, Harold Reider, Reynold Miller, Leroy Bechtel, Marvin W. Yoder, Kenneth Hertoz, Thomas Doremus 1 NINTH GRADE OFFICERS l,l'f'Sldl'llf Hilda Mae Bower Vice l'resident Joseph Hoover Secretary Evelyn Sheetz Trvaszrrei' Peggy Ann VonDohren First row. left to right: Eugene Miller, Betty Angstadt, Evelyn Sheetz, Joseph Hoover, Peggy Ann VonDohren, Hilda Mae Bower, Mary Ellen Sittler, Shirley Shade, William Angstadt Second row: Mr. Knahb, Charles Wentzel, Gloria Miller, June Reinert, Dorothy Maurer, Grace Reifsnyder, Emma Mae VVanner, Catherine Jane WClill161', Chester Deysher, Bruce Bieber, Miss Hershey Third row: Forest Dierolf, Eunice Lengel, Mary Yorgey, Darlene Miller, Gloria Diehl, Olive Bieber, Betty Dierolf, Mary Mittower, Robert Drumheller, Richard Ritter Fourth row: Richard Moyer, Alvin Dundore, Donald SchaeHer, Harry Lorah, Carl Bowers, George Noll, Raymond Mast, Neil Groepler, Clarence Hartman Forty J CLASSES E I G H T H G R A D E OFFICERS President Joyce Reider Vice President Ralph Angstadt Secretary Peter Angstadt Treasurer Doris Yoder First row, left to right: Leroy Howard, Gene Correll, Irvin Manwiller, Arthur Mast, Joyce Reider, Eugene Schlegel, Ralph Angstadt, Charles Miller, Jason Stoltzfus Second row: Mr. Hefflley, Dorothy Hafer, Dorothy Clouser, Irene Bieber, Eleanor Wentzel, Doris Yeager, Edna Reinert, Anna Mae Reinert, Pauline Angstadt, Emma Reinert, Betty Mittower, Mabel Zimmerman, Miss Corbalis Third row: Annie Moyer, Erma Hetrich, Frederic DeLong, Ray Rothenberger, Kermit Snyder, Junior Brunner, Ernest Whitaker, Peter Angstadt, Anna Loeb, Shirley Sittler V SEVENTH GRADE OFFICERS President David Deysher Vice President Jean Stapleton Secretary Erma Rohrbach Treasurer Leo Rauch First row, left to right: Dorothy Moyer, Marilyn Bieber, Paul Schollenberger, David Dey- sher, Paul Willman, Myrtle Stoltzfus, Gloria Bauder Second row: Robert Sittler, Ray Leisley, Selena Mast, Erma Rohrbach, Barbara Dahms, Betty Drumheller, Franklin Aulenbach, Donald Reider, Miss Krum Third 1'ow: Mr. Heist, John Reppert, Joyce Haas, Marvin Lorah, Leo Rauch, Catherine Webber, Mabel Ford, Anna Trextler, Arthur Haas Fourth row: David Snyder, Richard Schlegel, Shirley Lorah, Elsie DeTurck, Jean Stapleton, Betty DeTurck, Grace Clauser, Rea Berndt, James Dietrich Forty-one CLASSES . .. l First row, left to right: Walter Hafer, Ronald Esther Howard, Wyman Kaarstad, Harold Hetrich Second row: Stella Webber, Sara Bieber, Daniel Ralph Rothenberger, Ruth Mittower, Charles Foster, McAllister, Mrs. Brunner Third row: Charles Rohrbach, Anna Hartline, Clauser, Carl Moyer, Robert Griilith, Nancy Ratyle, Fourth row: Charles Angstadt, Robert Reinert, Bieber, Mildred Reider, Arlan Wentzel, , Harold Bieber, Alice Reifsnyder Schlegel, Nora Troxel, Betty Lou Lorah, George Reider, Florence Webber, Arulene Jane Stapleton, Donald Grifhth, Russell Marlene Lengel, Ruth Kopsell, Roy Youse Leonard Updegrove, Dorothy Peifer, Harold Hoffman, John Reider, Florence Mendenhall, Amos Ammon, Peter VonDohren hall, First row, left to right: Isabell Hetrich, Patricia Snyder, Louis Aulenbach, Elwood Menden- Gene Miller, Mary Lou Heillley, June Wolford Second row: Miss DeTui-ck, Miriam Wanner, Anna Angstadt, Gerald Foster, David Mast Dolores Geissler Melissa Lees, Ernest Heffner, William Bertolet, Shirley Bauder Third rowzi Sarah DeTurck, Noah Stoltzfus, Joan Moyer, Harry Peifer, Karlene Sassa- man, Shirley Readinger, Viritone Seidel, Elaine Weidner, David Ritter Forty-two First row, left to right: Jean Angxstadt, Harrison Herchner, Shirley Howard, Paul Ren- ninger, Guy Lorah, Ruth Zook, Lloyd Weller, Carl Scidt, Molly Bieber, Harold Romig, Fern Correl Second row: Ralph Mast, Gene Reinert, Robert Reifsnyder, Marie Mittower, Elwood Long, John Rathje, Soloman Hartline, Robert Angstadt, John Brumbach, Carl Willman, Betty Jean Hoover, Shirley Renninger, Roger Angstadt Third row: Miss Manwiller, Betty Richard, Harry Hartman, Alice Reinert, Shirley Trout, Robert Bower, Arlene Carl, Naomi Angstadt, Robert Schoenly, Rhoda Stoltzfus, Charles VVanner, Bernard Yerger . . . CLASSES First row, left to right: Russell Renninger, Ernest Rohrbach, Anna Mae Heffner, Doris Mittower, Janet Breitenstein, Francis Angstadt, Janet Bieber, Curtis Clauser, Merrill Hetrick Second row: Marjorie Mast. Stanley Haas, Janet Angstadt. Anna Mae Sittler, Sylvia Copley, Eugene Taylor, Howard Zook, Paul lllaurer, Katherine Fitzg'erald, Mary Yerger, Doris Bieber, Mr. Knecht Third row: Franklin Miller, Jack Rissmiller, Titus Hoch, Robert 0'Donnell, Mary Lou Bower, Harry Weller, George Sittler, LeRoy Mittower, Herbert Hoffman, Roy Heffner, Kay Hughes Forty-three CLASSES . . . First row, left to right: Barbara Hassler, Alvin Behm, Gerald Bauder, Erma Angstadt, Roger Rohrbach, Geneva Brunner, Robert Seidel, William Stapleton, Mary Maurer Second row: Merlin Geisinger, Gerald Yoder, Jeremiah Wanner, Kenneth Lorah, Jacob Kurtz, Parke Stoltzfus, Ronald Schaeffer, Roy Angstadt, Albert Levan, Howard Eyrich, Lee Griesemer Third row: Mrs. Reider, Nelda Mast, Hazel Stoltzfus, Jane Weidner, Claude Marlunger, Paul Weller, Frederick Eyrich, Ralph Focht, Elmer Eyrich, Nancy Sassaman, Nancy Youse, Shirley Weller, Miss Oswald First row, left to right: Kenneth Snyder, Mary Jane Seidel, Elaine Hoffman, Shirley Moyer Elam Stoltzfus, Elwood Stapleton, Doris Sittler Second row: Miss Levengood, Lester Levan, Rodnev Kline, Carol Ann Conrad, Glenn Hess Patricia Ratlye, Malcolm Diietrick, Philip Wagner, Richard Dahms, Grant Zook, Marian Marl- unger, Miss Oswald Third row: Job Mast, Barbara Grif'Hth, Harry Renninger, Charles Moyer, Howard DeTurck Robert Fox, Douglas Kefford, Shirley Rathje, Daniel Light Forty-four v First row, left to right: George Christman, Ray Clauser, Richard Fox, James Stocking Miles Reitnouer Second row: Mr. Knecht, John Copley, James Deysher, James Fox, Ernest Shane, Mr Knabb, Eugene Miller BUYS' VARSITY BASKETBALL Although the Lynx came last in their league, they won several thrilling games and ruined Kutztown's chance for Championship by jarring them on the home court, also taking Amity with a nerve wrecking game. Taking into consideration the number which were left from the squad last year, they played hard and put up a good fight for all the games. Date Opponent 20 27- 7-Mohnton ..i, 14-Bo ertown 20- January 4-Hamburg January 8-Kutztown January 11-Fleetwood January 18-Boyertown January 25-Amity ..... .. November November December December December February February February February February 1 1 2 5 8 2 5 2 -Mohnton .4 -Hamburg ....,.....,.... -Mt. Penn . .,..,...... Kutztown . Fleetwood . -Mt. Penn . Shillington ' y. Amlty .,..,,.i..i..,..i.,.. ., Place Away Away Away Away Away Home Away Away Away Home Home Away Home Home Home Oley Opp. 1 1 60 24 31 23 49 21 32 18 28 13 50 27 29 17 19 32 14 22 21 31 53 29 51 36 29 40 27 27 34 Forty-five Forty-six Left to right: Erma Hoch, Vivian Weidner, Naomi Loeb, June Ritter Mabel Levengood, Shirley Kline, Elsie Correll, Peggy Ann VonDohren, Miss Meyels Esther Reider, Rita Lendacki, Anna Mae Dunn, Olive Fisher, Doris Kline, Betty Angstadt Vivian Shade, Fern DeTurck GIRLS' VARSITY BASKETBALL Date November 20 November 23 Opponent -Mt. Penn -Alumni ,A December 7-Mohnton ..,.. 1 December 14-Boyertown December 20-Amity . 1, January 4- January 8- January 18- January 25- Hamburg Kutztown 1 Boyertown Amity . February 5-Mohnton ,. February 8-Hamburg February 15-Kutztown February 19-Mt. Penn . Captain Manager Place Oley Opp Away 19 48 Home 16 12 Away 13 17 Home 17 17 Away 17 17 Home 31 17 Away 38 16 Away 18 25 Home 19 6 Home 17 24 Away 16 19 Home 39 14 Home 25 33 Esther Reider ,. . r..,..,.,. Erma Hoch Assistant Manager Time Keeper 1 r,.. ,.,. ,.,.. , .. or , Coach . .... .r.,. ,.,, , Betty Readinger Fern De Turck Edna W. Meyers Twenty-four active lassies came out for varsity basketball on Novem ber 5. They all put up a good fight against their opponents. A good team is predicted for next year. The senior girls, Olive and Naomi, wish success to the team next year. First row, left to right: Charles Wentzel, Bruce Bieber, Richard Noll, Harry Lorah, Abraham Keller, Paul Hartman, Richard Moyer, Richard Ritter Second row: John Copley, Ray Clauser, James Stocking, Richard Fox, James Deysher, Miles Reitnouer, Raymond Rohrbach, George Christman, Theodore Snyder, Thomas Knecht VARSITY SCDCCER Due to the inexperience of our players, only one victory was accom- plished although the team managed to tie Robesonia twice. With the assistance of the three veterans from last year, Jimmy Deysher and Miles Reitnouer, who handled the duties of fullback, Shorty Christman who played halfback, the team made a great showing in defend- ing this sport for their school. Date Opponent September 25-Amity September 27-Mohnton . ,.i......., . October October October October 2-Robesonia 4-Amity 4, .,....i.,. . . ..i.. 8-Robesonia 10-Mohnton Place Away Home Away Home Home Away Oley Opp. 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 Forty-seven First row, left to right: Hilda Mae Bower, Vivian Weidner, Vivian Shade, Olive Fisher, Doris Kline, Betty Angstadt, Virginia Snyder, Eunice Lengel Second row: Dorothy Dietrich, Mabel Levengood, Shirley Kline, Anna Mae Dunn, Peggy Ann VonDoh1'en, Miss Meyers, Grace Drumheller, Sara Jane Aulenbach, Esther Reider, Gloria Diehl, Mary Ellen Clauser GIRLS' VARSITY HOCKEY On the first hockey practice which took place after school twenty-two ambitious lassies reported. They played four games, of which they took the victory of two. Their opponents were Shillington and Mohnton. Mabel Levengood and Vivian Weidner were the scorers for this fine group of lassies. Date Game Score Victor October 17-Mohnton at Oley ..,... 2-0 Oley October 24-Oley at Mohnton .. 1-0 Oley October 30-Oley at Shillington 3-1 Shillington November 6-Shillington at Oley .. 1-0 Shillington Forty-eight A First row, left to right: Charles Wentzel, John Loeb, William Hefliey, Paul Hartman, Richard Ritter, Eugene Miller Second row: Mr. Knecht, John Copley, Abraham Keller, Harry Lorah, Raymond Rohrbach, Kenneth Hertzog, Richard Noll, Mr. Knabb IR. VARSITY BAKSETBALL With the task of producing future varsity members, the squad oeveloped a number of promising players with which they finished the season with proof of great possibilities next year. Date Opponent November 27-Shillington .,... December 7-Mohnton December 14-Boyertown December 20-Amity ,..,.. January 4-Hamburg January 8-Kutztown January 11-Fleetwood January 18-lioyertown January 25-Amity , ,,.t , ,... February 5-Mohnton February 8-Hamburg February 12-Mt. Penn February 15-Kutztown February 22-Fleetwood Place Oley Opp. Away 8 48 Away 12 34 Home 25 38 Away 17 9 Home 16 40 Away 12 40 Away 14 19 Away 21 37 Home 13 22 Home 13 41 Away 18 29 Home 14 29 Home 9 48 Home 17 24 Forty-nine Fifty First row, left to right: Charles Wentzel, John Loeb, William Heffley Richard Noll, Harry Lorah, Abraham Keller, Stuart Mathias, Richard Ritter Second row: James Stocking, James Fox, Richard Fox, Leroy Bechtel Ray Clouser, Raymond Rohrbach Third row: John Copley, Paul Hartman, Theodore Snyder, George Christman Charles Breidenstein, Kenneth Hertzog, Miles Reitnauer, Mr. Knabb, Eugene Mlllei BASEBALL Facing the task of rebuilding an entire new squad, Coach Knabb should be able to produce a team which will put up a good fight for any other opposing team. April April April April April May May May 9 11 16 18 23 2 7 14 SCHEDULE ,J ,, ...,i,.. ,J ,. Oley at Amity , .,.,. . Boyertown at Oley ,. .i,i,i,...,i Oley at Birdsboro ,J Oley at Central Catholic Fleetwood at Oley Oley at Boyertown Birdsboro at Oley Oley at Fleetwood First row, left to right: Mary Mittower, Mabel Levengood, Betty Angstadt, Vivian Weidner, Gloria Diehl Second row: Miss Meyers, Rita Lendacki, Anna Mae Dunn, Peggy Ann VonDohren, Sara Jane Aulenbach, Esther Reider, Olive Fisher My GIRQS' TRACK Autographs Fifty-one Fifty-fwo First row, left to right: Ralph Angstadt, Paul Hartman, Theodore Snyder, Richard Noll, Harry Lorah, Richard Moyer, Richard Ritter Second row: Mr, Knabb, Miles Reitnouer, Ray Clouser, James Stocking, James Deysher, Raymond Rohrbach, Abraham Keller, George Christman, Richard Fox BUYS' TRACK With our former coach back with us, the track team faces a bright future. Although we lost one outstanding player, Chuck Kline, the track team still possesses good possibilities. April April April May May May May .F Albright College, Reading , , . . ., .. . ,F .. . .. Triangular Meet at Boyertown Penn Relays at Franklin Field, Phila. ., , . ,.,. , F. ..,V .... , West Reading , Venzke Relays at Boyertown Shillington , F District 3 PIAA at Lancaster First row, left to right: Ralph Rothenberger, Leroy Howard, Charles Angstadt, Alvin Dundore, John Copley, Jr., Ray Clauser, Virginia Reichert, Betty Dierolf, Naomi Loeb, Ernest Whittaker, Esther Howard Second row: Roy Hetrich, Vivian Weidner, Richard Schlegel, Joseph Hoover, Shirley Kline, Harold Rothenberger, James Stocking, Kenneth Hertzog, Betty DeTurck, Jean Wolford, Fern Reifsnyder, Richard Moyer Third row: Miss Corbalis, Marvin Yoder, John Reider, Charles Wentzel, Robert Drumheller, Alma Bieber, Mary Jane Ford, Olive Fisher, Eugene Schlegel, Harold Eddinger, Ernest Shane, Sara Jane Aulenbach Fourth row: Kermit Snyder, June Ritter, Arvid Anderson, George Noll, James Deysher, Richard Fox, Leroy Bechtel, Raymond Rohrbach, Mabel Levengood, Miles Reitnauer BQND President ....., . . Harold Rothenberger Vice President .... ......... O live Fisher Secretary ...... ...... E rnest Shane Treasurer . . . . James Stocking Forty-eight members of the band include- Flutes: James Deysher, and Alma Bieber. Oboe: Joseph Hoover. Clarinets: Harold Rothenberger, James Stocking, Fern Reifsnyder, Shirley Kline, Jean Wolford, Vivian Weidner, Kenneth Hertzog, Betty DeTurck, Richard Schlegel, Esther Howard, Ralph Rothenberger, and John Reider. Cornets: Doris Rhoads, Naomi Loeb, Ray Clauser, LeRoy Howard, John Copley, Jr., Alvin Dundore, Charles Angstadt, Virginia Reichert, Sara Jane Aulenbach, Betty Dierolf, Ernest Whitaker. Baritones: Marvin Yoder, Harold Eddinger, and LeRoy Bechtel. Trombones: Raymond Rohrbach, Ernest Shane, and Eugene Schlegel. Horns: Olive Fisher and George Noll. Basses: Miles Reitnauer and Kermit Snyder. Percussion Section: Charles Wentzel, Eleanor Hoch, Arvid Anderson, Mary Jane Ford, Thomas Doremus, and Robert Drumheller. Color Guard: Roy Hetrick, Richard Fox, Richard Moyer, Mabel Levengood, June Ritter, and Sara Jane Aulenbach. Fifty-three Fi f ty- f our Left to right: Charles Wentzel, Betty Drumheller, Arvid Anderson, Deborah Hafer, Robert Drumheller, Harry Lorah, Darlene Miller, Vivian Shade, Joyce Reider, Melissa Lees, Erma Hoch, Arulene McAllister, Hilda Mae Bower, Harold Rothenberger, June Wolford, Fern Reifsnyder, Naomi Loeb, Shirley Kline, Ray Clouser, Jean Wolford, John Copley, Joseph Hoover, James Stocking, Miss Corbalis, Miles Reitnouer, Olive Fisher, Alma Bieber, James Deysher, Ernest Shane, Gloria Diehl, Raymond Rohrbach, Gloria Miller, Marvin Yoder, Anna Mae Dunn ORCHESTRA Prffsiclerzf ...... . . Ha1'old Rothenberger Vice President . .. ........ Olive Fisher Sccfrvffzry ...... . . . Ernest Shane Trcas1u'm' ..................... James Stocking Thirty-six members of the orchestra include- Violinsz Erma Hoch, Hilda Mae Bower, Darlene Miller, Joyce Reider, Betty Drumheller, Deborah Hafer, Harry Lorah, Melissa Lees, Arulene McAllister, June Wolford, and Betty Jean Hoover. Cellos: Gloria Diehl, and Gloria Miller. Basses: Vivian Shade and Martha Yorgey. Pianist: Anna Mae Dunn. Flutes: James Deysher and Alma Bieber. Oboe: Joseph Hoover. Saxaphone: James Stocking. Clarinets: Harold Rothenberger, Fern Reifsnyder, Shirley Kline, and Jean Wolford. Horn: Olive Fisher. Trumpets: Doris Rhoads, Naomi Loeb, Ray Clauser, and John Copley. Baritone: Marvin Yoder. Trombones: Raymond Rohrbach and Ernest Shane. Bass Horn: Miles Reitnauer. Percussion: Charles Wentzel, Arvid Anderson, and Robert Drumheller. ' . . . CLUBS Left to right: Alma Biebcr, Fern Stitzer, Laura Fisher, Mrs. Geiss, John Copley, Erma Hoch, Olive Fisher DEBATING PRESS CLUB First row, left to right: Fern Reifsnyder, Alma Beiher, Betty Angstadt, Erma Hoch, Rita Lendacki, Mary Ellen Clouser, Miss Maxton Second row: Richard Moyer, Harold Rothenlierger. Virginia Reichert, Arlene Schey. Peggy Ann VonDohren, Gloria Diehl, Betty Reifsnyder, Joseph Hoover, Ray Rothenberger Third row: Ernest VVhitaker, Shirley Rothenberger, Anna Loeb, Shirley Sittler, Shirley Schwalm, Leroy Howard Fifty-five HOME ECQNOIVHCS CLU B Presidevzf Mary Jane Schaeffer Vice Presiderzf Marian Rolirbaeli Secretary Dorothy Maurer Trfwezrrcl' June Ritter Advisor Miss Miller First row, left to right: Marian Lorah, Alice Hartline, June Ritter, Erma Rohrbach, Marian Rohrbach, Miss Miller, Betty Dierolf, Mary Jane Schaeffer, Olive Bieber, Catherine Webber, Mabel Ford Second row: Marilyn Bieber, Myrtle Stoltzfus. Dorothy Moyer, Emma Mae Wanner, Selena Mast, Barbara llahms. Shirley Lorah, Anna Trexlcr F. F. A. President Raymonrl Hafei Vim' lwcsirlzfnf Ernest Shane Sl'Cl'f'llIlI'xlj Carl Link TI'f'fISIll'I'I' Richard Fox Rz'po1'fe1' John Loeb Advisor Mr. Zubler First row, left to right: Wilhelm Roscher, Thomas Doremus, Carl Link, Raymond Hafer, Richard Fox, Ernest Shane, John Loeb, Abraham Keller, Daniel Schaeffer Second row: Mr. Rothenberger, Paul Houp, Leroy Bechtel. James Fox, Marvin S. Yoder, Charles Breidenstein, Henry Wagner, Earl Seidel, Roy Hetrick Third row: Robert Drumheller, Jacob Hartz, Albert Mast, Raymond Mast, Reynold Miller, Carl Bowers, Arvid Anderson, Gordon Yorgey, Harold Eddinger Fifty-six Si'cref1lry-Trea safer CAMP EIEE GIRLS I,I'i'8l.dE'lIf Jewel Boltz Vice I,l'l'SI'll!'llf Jean Wolford Sccrvfr11'y Deborah Hafer TI'l'USlll't'I' Mabel Levengiol Scrrfbi' Helen Brumbach G LllII'Cll!1NH Mrs. Geiss First row, left to right: Mary Ellen Sittler, Helen Brumbach, Mabel Levengood, Jewel Boltz, Jean VVolford, Deborah Hafer, Shirley Shade Second row: Jean Fox, Miriam Hartman, Mae Noll, Grace Drumheller, Ruth Wagner, Betty DeTurck, Evelyn Sheetz, Mrs. Geiss Third row: Irene Bieber, Betty Drumheller, Elsie De'l'u1'ck, Jean Stapleton, Grace Clouser, Gloria Miller, Joyce Haas SCIENCE CLUB I,I'f'Sl.dlJHf Jason Stolzfus Vice Presiclenf Paul Schollenbergei' Charles Miller Advisor Mr. Heffley I I Left to right: Donald Reider, Paul Schollenbergzer, Clarence Reinert, Mr. Hefflcy, Jason Stoltzfus, Charles Miller Fifty-seven BUYS LEADERS CLUB SENIOR HIGH President James Deysher Vice PI'6Sl'flE Ilf George Christman Secretary Miles Reitnouer Treasurer Ray Clauser First row, left to right: Charles Wentzel, Bruce Bieber, William Heflley, Clarence Hartman, Jr., Chester Deysher, Richard Ritter, Eugene Miller Second row: Mr. Knecht, Marvin W. Yoder, Kenneth Hertzog, Ray Clauser, James Deysher, Miles Reitnouer, Raymond Rohrbach, James Stocking, Mr. Knabb Third row: Paul Hartman, Theodore Snyder, Alvin Dundore, Richard Noll, Harry Lorah, George Noll, Donald Schaeffer, Harold Reider, George Christman Fifty-eight BUYS LEADERS CLUBS JUNIOR HIGH Prosiflvwf Ralph Angstadt View IJI'l'8I'dE'llf Frederick DeLong Secretary Peter Angstadt Treasurer Gene Correll First row, left to right: Franklin Aulenbach, Robert Sittler, Ray Leisey, John Reppert, Paul Willman, Eugene Schlegel, Ralph Angstadt Second row: Mr. Heist, Richard Schlegel, Leo Rauch, Junior Brunner, David Deysher, Peter Angstadt, Frederick DeLong, Kermit Snyder, Arthur Mast Third row: David Snyder, Gene Corell, Irwin Manwiller, James Dietrich, Rea Berndt GIRLS' LEADERS Prvsirlenf Olive Fisher Vice Presidffnf Naomi Loeb Secrefa,ry Fern DeTurck Tl'PllSllI'Ul' Doris Kline First row, left to right: Virginia Snyder, Naomi Loeb, Olive Fisher, Miss Meyers, Doris Kline, Fern DeTurck, Mabel Haas Second row: Betty Readinger, Marie Seidt, Clara Ford, Esther Reider, Elsie Correll, Sara Jane Aulenbach, Anna Berndt, Ruth Hartline, Arlene Moyer Third row: Vivian Weidner, Betty Angstadt, June Ritter, Mary Mittower, Dorothy Dietrich, Helen Schollenberger CHEERLEADERS Middle: Joseph Hoover Left to right: Dorothy Clauser, Erma Hetrick, Joyce Reider, Sara Jane Aulenbach, Virginia Snyder, Vivian Weidner, Dorothy Hafer Fifty-nine CBLEE CLUB President Fern Stitzer Vice fIl'l'SllI!'llf Vivian Shade Se'crrfcu'y Martha Yorgey Treasurer Naomi Mast First row, left to right: Fern Stitzer, Anna Mae Dunn Second row: Vivian Shade, Mary Yorgey, Martha Y0r,Q'ey, Evelyn Glasser, Rose- mary Griffith, Eleanor Hoch, Naomi Mast Third 1'ow: Mae VVeg'man, Miss Corbalis, Freda Piefer. Doris Rhoads, Laura Fisher, Shirley Kline ART CLUB I'1'wsirIc11f Hilda Mae Bower View I'1'0sidr'11f Eunice Lengle Trvaeu1'f'r-Sc'f'r0ff11'y Darlene Miller First row, left to right: Eunice Lengel, Hilda Mae Bower, Darlene Miller Seeond row: Pauline Angistadt, Anna Mae Reinert, Erma Hetrick, Joyce Reider, Doris Yeager, Betty Mittower, Mabel Zimmerman, Dorothy Hafer, Catherine Weidner, Dorothy Clauser, Miss Krum Simty Sept. Sept. Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept. Sept Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Sixty-two SENIOR DIARY SEPTEMBER 4-Hurrah? School opens. 5-Second day of school and back to lessons once more. 6-Anybody have a quarter? I want a locker key. 10-Monday - Oh! how I hate to get up in the morning. 11-One senior to another. What's all the rush? Have you heard the candy came? 12-Tomato picking. Hurrah, we are going home! 13-Whew - Mr. Kern says the magazine campaign starts. 14-Seniors brought in a grand total of nothing for the campaign. 19-No water, no school, pump broke. 20-No repairs, no school. Nobody wanted to repair our pump. 21-Mr. Biery entertains the school in assembly with a piano concert. 24-Band uniforms find the proper people once more. 26-Pep Meeting. Get out to sell. 27-We march, we march, we march! Band practice. By the way we lost our second soccer game. 28-We are entering our last weekend for the Magazine Campaign. So get out to work. 29-The band participates in V-Day parade at Boyertown. l OCTOBER 1-We iiew over the top in the campaign by a grand total of S2,314. 2-No more chocolate milk. The cows went on a strike. Teachers please don't go on a strike. 3-Pep meeting to end the magazine campaign. 4-Mouse invades our home room. 5-Seniors get honorable mention in assembly for exceeding their 5220. goal by S280.50. Seniors had a grand total of 2lS500.50. 9-Seniors. Did you see the flashy iive and dime rings the Juniors have? 10-What Junior goes in for mass production of book reports. fCarbon copies.J 11-Hello Kiddies! Chondrow and Bobby Dees entertained us one hour and a half. Just look at the classes we missed. 12-Hmmm - Ice Cream. The treat Mr. Kern promised us. A Dr. Christian movie. Seniors why all the color fred and greenl? 16-Watch the Birdie teachers, Copley and Levengood are around. 18-The band is warming up again for its engagements. New members have been added to the band. 19- Just a Little Mistake was presented by the Senior Class. Does your new seat fit you? I can see much better I'm in the front row. Special Seniors you know. Assembly seats assigned. 22-Plans and preparations for Halloween are bursting out all over. 23-Seniors have a great success at their first party. Corn is the root of all evil for the boys. Let's all scatter together. 24-What happened to our music teacher, also the candy stand? Are they both broke? 25- Oh, Romeo, Romeo, you hear the girls say after seeing the play at Kutztown. 26-Guess who? Witch, Santa Claus, or monkey? Oley had a Hallowe'en Parade which was very successful. The German Band entertained us part of the evening. 29- Everybody get ready. Refreshments are coming. That I heard in English class one day. Carl, do you like cough drops? 30-Everybody is perspiring in school because of Indian summer. 31-Three Seniors won hockey game. NOVEMBER 1-What happened to our boys? Oh! that's right the first day of hunting is today, by the way what are they hunting?? ' 2-Assembly - Senior boys demonstrate how to make a brooder. Also movies on soil conservation and potatoes are shown. 5-The coldest morning this fall. 6-Sailor, Calvin Seidel, tells the girls the latest fashions in the South Sea Islands. QLeaves for dresses.J 8-Report cards distributed among Seniors. 9-Clubs. 12-Blue Monday. Rain brought us to school. 13-Designs drawn by seniors criticized bySeniors. 14-Pass the oil can. 15--Colorful designs were tacked up during a fire alarm-then we took a cool November morning walk. 16-Senior picks paper up all over the playground for punishment of paying 50c for a ride. 19-Our snueprvisor examined notebooks in P.A.D. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. 20-64 - 11 First basketball score against Mt. Penn. 21-Wearily the pupils leave the school building for a much needed vacation from studies and teachers. 24-Thanksgiving Dance. 26-Donald Levengood came to the conclusion that our edition of Hamlet was washed with Super Suds . 27-Varsity boys lost to Shillington 24-31. 28-Something new happened around the school - the seniors got No candy. 30-The first snowfall. Basketball game against Alumni. DECEMBER 3--Nineteen shopping days till Christmas. Four days for Senior Class Party which they planned today. 4-Ice covered the ground. 5-Seniors suffer thru 2 tests Physics and English. 6-Class party with massive decorations. 7-Movies on Victory Loan and play Alice Blue Gown . 10-The first great snowfall which the pupils thought and hoped would mean no school. 11-Something new has been added to the auditorium - Mats. 12-Senior receives a note from a Sophomore Girl. 13-Seniors in math class discover every one can drive. 14-Yuletide feeling coming on clubs as they celebrate annual Christmas. Boyertown High plays against Oley. -A result from Friday night is one fame. -Blizzard sent pupils home early to give them a taste of Christmas vacation. 20-Beautiful snow and violent wind play together. 21-Good-bye Oley High School the last we will see you this year. JANUARY -The drag back to school was worse then the rush out. -We are practically used to school again. 4'-Basketball game with Hamburg. It resulted in 18 - 50. We will give you one guess, to guess who Won. 7-Ah! warm weather drives students to the thought of spring. 8-A new poet was born today. His name is John Copley. 9-Airplane i'ly's low a few times past school house. Math students more interested in that than math. 11-Math students try to keep quiet for 10 minutes. Very successful. 14-James Deysher wins Hershey bar for being first in math class. 15-Not. much exciting happens during review for mid-years because everybody is deep in review. 17-Mid Years. 18-Mid Years. 21-T. B. injections. 23-New arrangement of seats in history class. 24-Second T. B. injections. 25--Basketball game against Amity. The first victory. 28-Watch your books seniors or they will do the disappearing act. 29-Beware everybody! Free your lockers of pin-ups. QEspecially Earl Seidell FEBRUARY 4-Secretary is iiashing a diamond. Everybody better get a pair of glasses. 5-Roses selected as class flower. 6-Mirror, mirror on the road ---- smooth but slippery were the roads this morning. 8-Hats and Pennants came. 12-Panel discussion among grades 11 and 12. 13-Measured for caps and gowns. 14-Valentines Day. 15-Assembly program given by Miss De Turck. Very musical and Wilhelm Roscher did best announcing of year. 18-Mr. Fritz took club pictures. 19-Snow storm sweeps the country. 21-Debate at Oley. 22-Debate at Birdsboro. 22-Debate at Mt. Penn. 26-Characters were selected for the class play. 27-Certain senior girl substitutes as teacher for fourth grade. MARCH 1-Entertained in assembly by great violinist. 4-Mr. Zubler returns. Did you hear all the girls swoon? 5-First play practice. 17 19 2 3 fContinued on Page 641 Sixty-three TI-IE ALUMNI PIIESIDENTS MESSAGE OFFICERS President ................... Kathleen Reitnouer Vzce President .... ....... B ettye Stitzer Secretary ......................... Jean G. Dorn Treasurer ................... Marie S. Levengood With the greatest pleasure the Oley High School Alumni Association congratulates the members of the Class of 1946 upon the completion of their school days. The road ahead has many premises for you. You must now travel it alone for each one of you will face a different responsibility in life. The future will bring many opportunities. If you use your time wisely, work hare, and make wise decisions you will have the enjoyment of a happy life. Your Alumni Association hopes that you will never forget your Alma Mater and that some oay you will be proud of your school. Oley High School will always be appreciative of the graduates who take their places in communities as honest, trustworthy, and obedient leaders. During the year our association carried on a few activities. Christmas boxes were packed for every alumni member in military service. Enter- tainment was furnished by dances and a minstrel show. We invite every member of your class for our final reception to your class and our new members. We extend to you a most hearty welcome to join our association and participate in our social and friendly fellowship. In this way you will help us to grow and represent your school as a bearer of the torch of education that others have passed to you. Wishing you many blessings and good wishes, our association con- gratulates each one of you upon completing the first milestone in life's highway. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. April April April April April April April April May May May May May May May June Sixty-four SENIOR DIARY fContinued from Page 622 6-Harold Eddinger arrives for history class. 9-All County Band at Wyomissing. 15-Year hook goes to the press. Boy what a relief! 21--Contest for Junior Declamation. Spring has arrived and certainly has effected the Seniors. 25-Mr. YVessner returns. 29-County Festival Musical. APRIL 2-Class play has arrived. Watch those bees . 3-Class play. 4-Seniors recuperate from class play. 5-County Chorus at Mt. Penn. 6-County Chorus at Mt. Penn. Spring Dance by the Alumni Association - Music by Harold Harrington and his Orchestra. 13-Pennsylvania Forensic and Music League District Contest at Northampton. 20-First home track meet with Albright. 24-Boyertown, Spring City, and Oley at Boyertown, and a Night of Music at Oley. MAY 4-County Orchestra at Boyertown. West Reading meets Oley for track. 8-Venzke Relays at Boyertown. 11-Shillington meets Oley for track and Girls track. 18-District Three P.I.A.A. 26--Baccalaureate Service. 27-Seniors have stopped studying. 29-Commencement - Boy! what a Night! J U NE 1-Alumni Reception. i 21 iz J