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

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1949 volume:

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A O 0l el,UOI' The story of the 49ers has found a promment place rn our Amencan hxstory books It has appeared as a thrxlhng adventure of daring men rn a maddemng rush for gold and also as a foremost factor rn the develop ment of the West and of thxs great country It IS thxs story to Wh1Ch we l1ke to compare the story of our own school hves As then 49 means a year rn whrch we undergo a change of tools and envrronment rn our search for success whrch we recrhze rs not IOSEPH HOOVER obtarned only rn terms of gold In thetr wtld deslre for wealth the gold eekers left homes and ofhces abandoned the plow and thelr tools rn order to joxn the w1ld rush for gold We are leavrng a school the books the shop and laboratory equrpment our frxends and school actlvrtles and classes as we follow the path mto the future As the prospectors frantrcally fled westward they were not alone but were accompanred by many fellow adventurers who were a constant asset ln thexr struggle to reach thexr goal Our group of 1949 ers enters 1nto 1lS future wlth the benefrts of compamonshrp and group actron addmg mnumerable benefrts rn our efforts for success The route to follow 1n 1849 presented many hardshrps and dangers even as our own mdlvxdual routes wxll not be strarght and smooth Hunger thxrst and attacks by Indrcms hrndered their already hazardous and uncertarn yourney and they were guxded only by advrce and mformatron left by therr predecessors Our confxdence however IS backed by twelve years of preparatron xn addrtron to the advlce and careful guldance of faculty and admrnrstratron We unhke the gold seekers do not hold wealth as a means or a symbol of success but we do recogmze and mtend to uphold the admrrable trarts and worthy characterrstrcs of Amencamsm set up by our predecessors past and present as we follow our route mto the future and our success on len fa Those Who Have Shown Us the Way page fxve We Are Not Alone page frfteen The Route to Follow page lh1I'lYflV6 What We Leave Behmd page forty three Tun gg 1 . . . 1 1 . . 1 1 . , ' S , . I 1 1 1 I . . . , - 1 , . 1 1 . 1 ' 1 I 1 1 I KJ me lCCltlOll TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS For you the happy high school years now come to an end Naturally you are anx1ous to take your place rn a larger world Our present world needs you and m1ll1ons of others 11ke you w1th your youth and v1s1on Face hte wxth a lrttle humor a great deal of p1ty a ceaseless cur1os1ty a love of beauty and a sense of comradeshrp wlth all men What IS good 1n hfe? Who can tell' Th1s small verse seems to come very close What IS the real good? I asked ln musxng mood Order sa1d the law court Knowledge sa1d the school Truth sa1d the wrseman Pleasure sa1d the fool Love sa1d the ma1den Beauty sa1d the page Freedom sa1d the dreamer You have already dlscovered a v1ta1 truth the good hfe IS not gotten alone through matenal wealth It 18 a chang1ng pattern w1th the same constant elements Try to hnd as nearly as posslble the xdeal values of l1fe kmdness to one another tolerance understandmg good w1ll and comradeshrp Bu1ld your own hfe on these and all mankrnd w1ll be blessed Home sa1d the sage Fame sa1d the soldxer Equrty the seer Spoke my heart full sadly The answer IS not here Then Wllhln my bosom Softly th1s I heard Each heart holds the secret' Klndness 1S the world L PEMBERTON WILLIAMS 7 lzrve OLEY HIGH SCHOOL 1 1 is .14 ma Wafer We Slng to Oley H1gh School We make for thee a crown Noble and strong To thee w1th loyal hearts We ra1se our song May your spxnts never dxe Nor your walls decay We w1ll s1ng our praises Through endless days OLEAN OF 1949 Rest on thy brow Pnde honor glory love Before thee bow Swellxng to Heavens hlgh Our praxses nng Pray that Oley Hlgh School Survwes all thmgs - 'Y' i hs. p' I W. rrfu 'Q' A ' . 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TROUT Six PETER A ANGSTADT NAOMI K GEHRET Vxce Presndent Secretary BGARD EDUCATION 3 1 CAM fI949 Another step rn the process of your educatxon has been completed Your appltcatlon your lme Splfll and your serxousness of purpose has brought you success graduatron Your motto Success IS not attamed by gold alone IS truly httmg for 1949 Congratulatxons to each and every member May success and happmess be yours always Busmess the professrons the vanous vocatrons offer many opportumtxes to you Remember everythmg has not been done everythtng has not been dxscovered The physlcal frontxers of the natron have been settled but the mental frontrers remarn and always wxll To day the men and women of tramed mtelhgence face a grave responsrbrhty It ns the duty of the educated the rntellrgent the tolerant to mamtam our natxonal sense of balance and to preserve our cherxshed xnstrtutrons It IS rrght that you should enloy your educatron and use 1t for profxt and ennchment of llfe However remember that 1t IS someth1ng socrety has loaned to you somethmg for which socxety has a rlght to demand an accountmg Your motto rndrcates that you are cogmzant of values other than gold May I urge you to anchor your souls to the more endunng thmgs of l1fe those thmgs that can not be bought or sold May Iesus Chnst the same yesterday today and forever and the vxrtues of the human heart be your ultlmate goal Then and only then have you lald the ground work of your success Prove all thmgs hold fast that whrch IS good FREDERICK H STAUFFER Oley Pa Muhlenberg College Ph B Columbna Umvsrsxty M A Supervxsmg Pnncxpal Seven 0 LP 0 ' . . . , . . ,, . . H . . . . . . , , , . , . , , . - 1 I . , . .. , , . . . . 1, . I - 1 H . . . , . . ,, . l . . - . H . MARIE S LEVENGOOD Cley P Kutztown State Teachers College B S Flrst Grade MARY W SCHAEFFER Oley P Kutztown State Teachers College Second Grade EDITH M REIDER we If EBXY Cley P Kutztown Stale Teachers College Second and Thxrd Grades MIRIAM B WESSNER Oley Pa Kutztown State Teachers College B S Thlrd Grade 5- SARA Y. MANWILLER Oley, Pa. Kutztown State Teachers College, B.S. Reading. History, Penmanship 4, 5, 6 WILLI H DETURK Oley Pa Kutztown State Teachers College BS Health Lrterature Spellrnq 4 5 6 FLORENCE G BHUNNER 1050 N Frith Street Readmg Pa Kutztown State Teachers College Englrsh Anthmetrc Geography 4 5 6 MARY C BIERLY Kutztown Pa Kutziown State Teachers College B S Ar Art of Yearbook and SpeakOLmk Nine Ten CARL W BLANK 101 Fleetwood Avenue Fleetwood Pa Pennsylvania State College BS Vocatlonal Agriculture Shop FFA Stage Scenery Fatherand Son Banquet ANNA H CHASE 302 N Eleventh Street Reading Pa West Chester State Teachers College BS History Health Physical Education Girls Athletics Girls Leaders THELMA G ERB Iacksonwald P Ursmus College AB English Yearbook Horizon Club Public Speaking Debating Class Play Operetta Dramatxcs LLEWELLYN M. HEFFLEY Oley, Pa. Muhlenberg College, B.S. University of Pennsylvania, M.S. Physics, Chemistry, Biology Science, Magazine Campaign Science Club, Yearbook Business Assistant Faculty Manager of Athletics ALFRED S. KNABB Oley. Pa. West Chester State Teachers College, l3.S. Columbia University, M.A. Physical Education, Health. General Science Boys Athletics Faculty Manager of Athletics THOMAS S KNECHT Oley Pa Albright College AB Latm German Science Class Play Assemblies ESTHER R LASH St Lawrence Pa West Chester State Teachers College Kutztown State Teachers College B S English Library Library Club Public Speaking Debating Speak O Link LOIS LB VAN Esterly Pa Pennsylvania State College BS Home Economics Related Arts FHA Assistant to Girls Coach Mother and Daughter Banquet p l W Eleren Twelve IAMES F SHANKWEILER 917 N Front Street Readmg Pa Kutztown State Teachers College B S Umversrty ol Pennsylvama MS Mathematrcs Guxdance Geography Student Servxce Commencement Town Meetmg of the Arr Nature Club CARL E STRITTMATTEH 113 Poplar Street Wxlkes Barre Pa Kutztown State Teachers College B S Soclal Studxes Town Meetmg of the Arr Legion Essay Contest Assistant to Boys Coach WAYNE G WESSNER Oley Pa Kutztown State Teachers Colleg Mathematxcs Assxstant to e Supervxsmg Prmcrpal Student Servrce Speak O Lmk L PEMBERTON WILLIAMS 11 W Coover Street Mechanrcsburg Pa West Chester State Teachers College BS Instrumental and Vocal Musrc Operetta Band and Orchestra Cheerleaders Hx Y MARIE H. DETURCK University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Social Studies On Leave ol Absence Mxss Vxrgrma R Reichert resxdent of Prke Townshlp and graduate of Readmg Busxness Instltute has served as school secretary xn her alma mater lor two years Probably one ol the mam reasons she lrkes her work ns that there rs vanety xn n Her chief dxshke IS workmg out the attendance records When thxs IS done each day she spends about a hall day workmg wxth llgures Some of her many dutxes whxch she partrcularly enloys are the accountmg connected wrth hot lunch money typmg hlmg keepmg the records mrmeoqraphmg and runmng the drtto machme smce the olhce obtamed a new one The school nurse Mrs H Rebecca Snyder of Temple R D No 1 IS a graduate of Boyertown Hlgh School and St Iosephs Trammg School of Nurses Reading Pa In connectlon wxth her public health work she has taken a summer course m publlc school nursmg at Lebanon Valley College Mrs Snyder was appornted by the state to serve as a pubhc health nurse rn two drstncts Exeter and Oley Later she was employed by the local schools accommodatxng twelve hundred students with the mam ObleCllV9 bemg the health examxnatlons required by the state dunng altematmg school years Dxfierent phases of her school work at Oley lnclude these assrstmg with medxcal and dental exarmnatlons dolng follow up work makmg home contacts and sanxtary xnspectzons transport mg children to thexr homes and hospltals when senously 111 gxvmg audxo meter tests admmxstenng hrst aid and mspectmg classrooms O Thirteen 1 . - . , . . . , . . , . . , . - , . . , V 3 . 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' ge 1 g 1 ' l ' , ' A t ' ,. 1 Mrs Lottre DeTurck and Mrs Helen DeTurk Most of us know thxs cooperatrve worker as Les the tellow who brushes the halls dunng classes or stacks charrs after assembly Betore hrs post as custodxan however he worked for twenty years as a mechamc pnor to three years an the army As an overseas veteran Lester served over a wxde area ot Europe Smce then amuses the students wlth hrs good natured remarks A huntmg and hshmg ian he also enloys makmg fmger rmgs ood Durmg the hour before lunch perxod entxcmg odors sweep through the halls and seep mto classrooms ot Oley Htgh The people causlng thrs source of dlstrachon are Lottre DeTurck chxet cook and Helen DeTurk her assistant Wrth the help ot several sophomore gxrls they serve students hve days a week The meals are planned accordrng to the school budget trme allotment and pnce ot foods and cost each pupxl lrtteen cents The average number ol puprls purchasmg lunch rn one day IS 180 When drshes such as spaghettx scalloped potatoes baked noodles hamburgers hot dogs and xce cream are served the number of puplls buymg lunch trckets doubles and tnples In approxx mately tour to ixve hours ot work the cooks prepare the lunch and clear away every trace ot the meal Many may have notrced the polrshed lurnrture and the clean swept floors of the lrbrary or the sparklmg panes oi the doors and wmdows Thxs of course we owe to Mrs Emma L DeTurk who except tor dunng a perxod ot tllness has laxth fully performed her dutxes as custodxan dunng the year Schaeffer wrte of the custodran took over her actxvxtles ln makmg our school a pleasant workshop .GY 6' MR SCHAEFFER I' ourleen MRS DETURK gudfochanri he has become a member of the. school and In the-absence of Mrs. DeTurk, Mrs. Edna C. - ,. ,M ' an 'law Q .V V ff gm? WWW fx K KX fx WE? Q H W j fljxi A J Q ffQJ7 C W F211 FX J N ff fk! Z J Xxx X S Q ff W . A455 :cam 66455 .f4rAuJorJ Mr Wessner Mlss Lash Mr Blank Presrdent Eugene M1ller Vxce presxdent Rrchard Moyer Secretary Euruce Lengel Treasurer Peggy VanDohren Edxtor ID Chxei Ioseph Hoover Llterary R1chard Moyer Peggy Von Dohren Betty Angstadt Hxlda Bower Olive Breber EUHICS Lengel George Noll Girls Sports Edrtors Mary Yorgey Glorta Boys Sports Edttors Eugene Mlller Bruce Breber Carl Srttler Alvln Dundore Darlene M11ler Robert Drumheller Busmess Managers Shrrley Shade Bowers Mary Ellen Photography Eugene Mlller Glona Mrller Evelyn Sheetz Art Edrtors Welhngton Hlester H1l:ia Bower Sl x Men Ball 5? Seated S Shade O Bleber I Hoover edxtor lhCl'l19f D Mrller G Mxller Standmg H M Bower E Sheetz Mrs ErbB Arxgstadt W Hxester M E Slttler C Bowers E Mrller P Von Dohren G D1ehlA Dundore M Yorgey Mr Hefiley R Moyer E Lengel , V4 A V ' I . y 5' Q' 14? r ' Diehl. CLASS SONG AAHMM -,.. f? , J ', , 3 - , 90 is 5 3? -ln-w xr' l::l , ' ' - ' -. 1 - 1.1.1 il o 1 i : 44 J' if ? 11:1 'li' F : .2 nl .. F ' Q IE .. Q W3 Edeiafuamfw A 5 gag 4 ii H iii 435155 W5 ffF'Hfr'Jri1'1FbE1i1i AP W 'iiigii ig J . 5 f - We I 1 ini, ihi ' 45 H5414 ff I :iff 525 R141 4, ,Sn 51755 ww gf in HS 555 lzzglztccn BETTY IANE ANGSTADT oley R D 31-October 2 1931 Vocatxonal Glrls Leaders 2 Home Ec Club 4 Olean Stall Intramurals Small bashful brownette glggles no taste for red hau' Gee Whtz sewmg IS her pastxme Buttons and Bows good natured spaghettx enthusxast enter lndustry - 1 BRUCE STEPHEN BIEBER Oley October 6 1931 Acadenuc Boys Leaders 1 FFA 24 Band 3 4 Operetta 3 4 Chorus Soccer Basketball Soitball Class Play 4 Peany lxkes dnvmg What do I care? hunter and trapper So Tued Ilghl up h1s alley h1story and cheeseburgers wlll exchange Oley blue for Navy Blues OLIVE HOPE BIEBER Fleetwood R D 83 March 26 1931 Academrc Home Ec Club 1 Camphre 2 3 Honzon Club 4 Debatxnq 3 4 Basketball 4 Softball 4 Pubhc Speaking 3 Intramurals Olean Statt 4 Stud1ous and sometlmes bashful enloys readxng and sports dxsllkes people who th1nk they re mmportant Dont tell me llkes porkchops and yellow skxlled at countmg money Olhe wxll go mto teachmg . . 1 ' ' . . . 1 v I . .... .... . n -n . . . fl .... .... .... n - - , .... - .... ....lO . 1 1 ' . . . . . . -. .. . . 1-4, I I I . n u- -- n n .... . .... u ' n - - - .... .... L .... u 11 . . 1 I I .I I 'I 2 I I I . .... r .. . 1 . .... .... u 1 u - - .... .... . H .H . . . --un . OWER , I HILDA MAY B Oley--May 30, 1931 Academic , Art Club, president, 1, 2: Glee Club 3. 4: president 4: Class president Orchestra 1-4: Operetta 3. 4: Hockey 2, 3: Basketball 3 4 Olean Stati 4 Intramurals. Lively lass with a ready smile .... but watch that temper . . . can't resist fried clams .... Cheer up! better days ahead . . . . plays the piano . . our local vocal talent . . will it be art or music? CARL ELWOOD BOWERS Fleetwood R. D. 31-October 19, 1931 Vocational F.F.A. 1-4: Hi-Y 2-4: Band 3, 4: Operetta 3, 4: Intramurals: Olean Stat! Tallest '49er . . . blond and muscular . . . often see driving a blue truck .... Get lost . . . dislikes Engliflllfb no kind of sea food . another Navy man with rngchggnic I interests. L C1 CHESTER MORRIS DEYSHER Fleetwood R. D V3 August 8 l931 Vocational I Boys' Leaders I. 2: F.F.A. 3f4: Band 14 Orchestra 4 Chorus 24 Base ball 4: Intramurals 14 cheeseburger-jello fiend hates Ford . Wanna get hurt? ' history and Its ted in Chet is spo lnteres trouble the least of his wom n stone mason Work chemistry ambltio fl . . D . Q 'ut ' l I : ' Q QW fy' .1 ll ll ....pastime ' - ' ' 'es . . . . ' Nineteen Twenty GLORIA MAY DIEHL Fleetwood ll D 31 May 14 1931 Academic Press Club 1-4 Orchestra 1-4 1-Iockev 14 Basketball 14 Publxc Speakmg Intramurals Olean Staff 4 Class Play Tall slender and athletlc prompt Are you kxd ding? those shell nmmed glasses and that new look often found dancmg or xce skatmg 1954- Good mormnq teacher! ROBERT DRUMHELLER Oley Ianuary 11 1932 Vocatxonal FFA 1-4 Band 14 Intramurals Orchestra 1 4 Class Play Bob dark haured lad rn flashy clothes pet peeve noodle soup Oh yes favonte meal as ham peas and mashed potatoes model aufplane buxlder alms to be a U S Navy mechamc ALVIN PAUL DUNDORE Oley Iuly 13 1931 Aoademxc Boys Leaders 1 2 Press Club 3 4 Class Secretary 2 3 H1Y 4 Intramurals Band 14 Orchestra 3 4 Operetta 34 Olean 4 Neat dresser How dxd you guess xt? movxe-goer hates women he claxms prefers red and red beets favors hxstory and muslc mechamc ally lnchned WELLINGTON HIESTER Fleetwood R D 83-September 22 1932 Vocational FFA 1-4 1-llY 24 presndent 4 Orchestra 3 Band 3 Public Speaking 3 Intramurals Olean Staff 4 Welly youngest 1n the class that curly blonde halr Hellooo enyoys people munches apples by the dozens source of those wxtty yokes future arust IOSEPH S HOOVER Manatawny August 7 1931 Academic Press Club 14 Cheerleader 13 Band 14 Orchestra 14 president 4 Operetta 4 Class Vice presxdent l 2 Class President 3 Cross-country 34 Track 3 Public Speakxng 3 Olean Staff 4 Deflmtely blonde mam xnterest puttmg tt bnefly 18 muszc-all but jazz good all round student artxstxc talent also fond of nulk and rabbxt food publ1c school musxc dlrector EUNICE VIOLA LENGEL Manatawny Iune 6 1931 Academic Art Club vxoe presxdent 1 2 Campfire 3 Home Bc Club presadent 4 Claes Secretary 4 Olean Staff 4 Pubhc Speakxng 3 Hockey and Basketball 3 4 Intramurals Blonde blushes easxly sews a fme seam often emxts an expressnve Oh no' food preference-mxlk shakes headed for busxness career T111 the End of Ttme Twenty one Tw DARLENE KATHRYN MILLER Llmeknln Iuly I9 1931 Academxc Art Club 1 2 Glee Club 4 Orchestra 14 Hockey 4 Intramurals Publxc Speaking Very determ1ned lass goalkeeper extraordlnarre boxled cabbage ms off her menu lexsure txme acuvx ues-readmg and sewlng O ' lxkes math Sweet Mystery of Llfe dressmaker of tomorrow EUGENE HENRY MILLER Oley October 5 1931 Academic Boys Leaders I 2 Press Club 3 4 HIY 24 Glee Club 4 Class Presxdent 4 Athletxc Assocxatxon 3 4 secretary 3 presxdent 4 Pubhc Speaking 3 4 Basketball manager 1 2 IV Basketball manage Soccer 24 IV Basketball 2 Baseball 2 3 Intr Always up Operetta r 1 IV Baseball I amurals Olean Stall 4 and domg actually enyoys lnstory as no txme for conce1ted people sports lover a handy man mn the kxtchen Is that so? Fat s future theme song Anchors Awelgh GLORIA DIANNE MILLER Boyertown R D 32 March 6 1931 Acadomxc Camphre l 2 Glee Club 3 4 Orchestra 14 Publxc Speakmg 3 Olean Stall 4 Intramurals Many may envy her natural curl hvely not fond of spmach or contrad and 1ce skatmg ar lmagmat lctory e OK some ent y tw ron people musxc eats chocolate cak body s efhcnent secreta 0 ... , .z : -: : J urls ' also sos: . . . . nh., . ..Ah cuss :sans assi I -ll 'i 1 ' n - ' a v ' I 11 1: ' 'I 1 I ., . : . 3,: . .z . .. . -: : .: : . . . ll Il ll Ill .ll ' ll . - 'T 1 .: .: -: . . . , .. e wzth gusto 'Y RICHARD A MOYER Lxmeklln May 20 1931 Academic Press Club 14 editor 4 Class President 2 Class Vice-president 3 4 Band 13 Operetta 3 4 Debating 3 4 Soccer 14 Track 24 Cross country 34 Public Speaking 3 Intramurals Olean Staff 4 Top ranking student quiet hates high powered cars and snobs Phooey very studious nunds hrs own business loves hunting and fishing ambitious in the held of chemistry GEORGE WALTER N OLL Fleetwood R D 81 March 8 1931 Academic Boys Leaders 1 Orchestra 24 Band 14 Operetta 3 4 Olean Staff Intro murals 2 3 Red hair and blue eyes those tasty cakes of his' Hot cmders' music enthusiast Ever hear his Chop sticks on the piano? after May of 49 horticulture s the thing for George. RICHARD STANLEY RITTER Oley-November 3 1930 Vocational Boys' Leaders 1, 2: F.F.A. 3, 4: Basketball. Softball. Soccer 1-3: Intramurals 1-3: Chorus 2-4. Pea-brain .... umpteen freckles .... television fan . . . . looks forward to work in industry .... Ice cream? Yes, but no turnips, please .... thinks gym and physics aren't bad .... You know it? Twenty-three pla EV GI' DONALD WILMER SCHAEFFER Oley R D 31 December 23 1930 Vocatxonal Boys Leaders 1 FFA 24 presxdent Chorus 24 Intramurals ed the boy wrth the blazmg han' blushes easxly g1ve h1m a Ford anyday but never a Stude You want an egg 1n your beer? iarmmg hrs future' SHIRLEY LOUISE SHADE Fleetwood H D K1 A May 7 1931 cademtc Camphre 1 3 ntr Horxzon Club 4 Operetta 4 Olean Staff 4 Publxc Speakrng 3 amurals 4 Class Play Smallest sen1or quxet k curly ha1r actuall Pet P yxng add y hkes to study eeve waxtmg for people p1ano 1ct Tscha1kowsk1 s Concerto rn B Flat M1nor Shorty s to be a teacher ELYN MAE SHEETZ Fleetwood R D 31 Iuly 29 1931 Academic Camphre 13 Horxzon Club 4 Class Secretary l Intramurals Olean Staff 4 Sheetzre always wxllxng to lend a hand p1eas1ng smlle favonte color cake Umm Y succes that navy blue choc ou thmk you re fun s as a stenographer Tumm four olate ny asprr ..- , ' . ' s 1 l...'l I 'u ' IIR ll ' ' ' ' , .... . I o ll ll Il u ll a 1 . .... - . .. - , -: : : , . I : . d . - ..- . -: : : : . ., . . ., - - . ..... . GS to MARY ELLEN SITTLER Boyertown R. D. 82-Ianuary Z4 1932 Vocatronal Camplir Ol n Stall 4 e 13 Home Ec Club 4 Intramurals ea les and dlmples that Youngest g1r1 senxor grgg e' cake baker and descnbes S15 .... For corn s sak ' ' s a hetti and olives tractor dnver wlll enter 1ndustry p g anytxme PEGGY ANN VON DOHREN Oley H D 31 Iune 26 1931 Academxc Press Club 14 Class Treasurer 14 Athletic Assocxatxon treasurer 4 Publxc 4 Debatmg 34 Operetta 4 Hockey Basketball and Speaking 3 Orchestra Track 14 Intramurals Olean staff 4 Class Play ll t of the fcnr 49ers a sportswoman m her own Ta es nthusrasuc about horseback ndxng and readmq nght e weakness IS f r Pe gy Oh hsh a sea food txme flres too fast o g nother Florence Nrghtxngale EMMA MAY WANNER Oley R D 31 February 24 1931 Academrc Home Ec Club 14 Publxc Speakmg 3 Intramurals bhors parsmps and the color red Quxet and studlous a fned chlckens for her Really' math whxzz Ill Always Love You often found usmq the oven dressmaker to-be Twenty fue CATHERINE IANE WEIDNER Oley R D 31 August 14 1930 Vocahonal Art Club 1 Glee Club 2 Home Ec Club 3 Horxzon Club 4 Intramurals Brown eyed brown harred Ianre domestrcally ln c11ned customary quretness sometxmes broken by Ye gads' d1sc lockey ian pet peeve omons phone operator of the frrst order ee CHARLES ELMER WENTZEL Oley November 14 1930 Vocatronal Boys Leaders 1 2 FFA 3 4 Soccer Basketball and Soltball murals 14 Chorus 24 H1Y 2 4 Chas plays b all and baseball potato chrp cream hend Thats Where My Money Goes Dont keep h1m wamngl headed for mdustnal work MARY MARGARET YORGEY Fleetwood R D 81 November 4 1931 Academrc Glee Club 1 4 Vtce Presrdent 2 Operetta 3 4 Hockey 3 4 Publtc Speakmg 3 Basketball Manager 4 Intramurals Olean Staff 4 Blonde and hthesome always talkmg or glgqlrng Dont be sllly another muslc lover sews possesses a taste for French pastry may study stenography Twenty szx ' ll I ll 1 0 ' I ' 1 Q . 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JLCCQ44 Lnzafalhmeaf X o O .55 X . sg' 5 x ,Z ,X wenty-eight CLASS In September 1936 a group of slightly bewildered six year olds assembled in the halls of Oley Township School and our class was organized as a unit for work and play We were ambitious and inquisitive in all that we did even in participating in the rendition of The Three Bears In the primary grades we had our own musical organization a rhythm band After the usual number of occasions when one of our number stood 1n the corner or was paddled and the usual games of marbles tag and farmer in the dell we were ready for the intermediate grades We enjoyed the novelty of having four different teachers to give us daily lessons in fifth and sixth grades During our fifth year in school we were called upon to help the sixth grade give the play Tom Sawyer The director Mr Thomas Knecht had some battles on his hands to persuade the young actors to l1ve their parts at least during practices and the final presenta tion Finally we had it polished and the large audience we are told still remember some of the scenes from Tom Sawyer Fortunate it was for us that by the end of our sixth year our teachers thought us capable of going ahead on advanced excursions In the lives of the members of the class and their training a great change was taking place when we the seventh grade hiked to school that first morning Now we were to realize what advanced work was New phases in old fields were open to us and with genuine 1nterest we listened to teachers explanations Now we were growing up' Many members of the class turned their attentions to athletics while others began to follow musical and literary ambitions. There was actually a scramble to find a place in extra activities. We could soon boast of vic- tories in various events at field day which is now a thing of the past. Some of us as members of the band and orchestra even began to repre- sent the school in musical contests. Then too we can remember with chuckles and grins our sudden discovery that the little gal across the aisle was rather sweet and pretty. The eighth grade proved to present more difficult problems. We were introduced to general science and more intensive inquiry into ancient history We even found that we were expected to find things for ourselves. Ninth grade marked a shift in our course of study. Nine hours of vocational subjects per week were introduced into our curriculum as was algebra to the dismay of some of us. At last we were consciously pre- paring for future vocations. This grade meant also an extensive change in our athletic participation. Soccer basketball track and baseball attracted the athletes of the class. Intramural sports were taken more seriously as we strove for junior high championships. HISTORY As sophomores we tr1ed to thlnk more logxcally especlally dunng geometry classes Advanced vocat1onal work beckoned many of us By the way was that the year one of our number thought he had a surplus 1n f1ngers'? Vars1ty sports were now open to us and more of our class rallled to strengthen musxcal organ1zat1ons It seemed as though we took the next str1de to eleventh grade rather easlly We 49ers were spht lnto two groups academlc and voca t1onal-accordlng to amb1t1ons for future work Wh1le some struggled wlth Lat1n declenslons and genders of German nouns others began agn cultural proyects of a practxcal nature Chemlstry appeared to arouse our CllI10S1lY about the elements On the hghter sxde we part1c1pated as Iapanese rn The Mlkado wh1ch was an operetta that the whole cast and chorus could enjoy Then there s another memory that w1ll never fade w1th the years We were happy that year to be a part of Oley s frrst Commun1ty Fa1r We took part 1n athletrc contests helped to swell the s1ze of dlsplays and assumed responsxblhty for many types of work that accompany any faxr When the t1me came for the jumor senxor receptlon we trled to gwe the senxors a hearty Mexlcan send off complete w1th luscxous tortrllas The book on MGXICO wh1ch IS dlsplayed ln the l1brary QIVGS evrdence of our efforts rn makmg preparat1ons There were pnzes for all the sen1ors desrgned for use after graduatxon Teachers and members of both classes rocked 1n response to the game Im the one led by the master of cere mon1es Wellmgton Hrester Ask B111 Heffley or Kenny Hertzog what k1nd of contraptrons they wore rn the hat contest It mrght prove amusmg As sen1ors ourselves we became busmess men and women work mg hard at both candy stand and m11k servrce to earn the money neces sary for a class tr1p and yearbook At the second Oley Valley Commun1ty Fcnr we supervlsed a cake and c1der stand and were overjoyed to fmd how fond of these foods our patrons proved to be A large number of 49ers part1c1pated 1n the dashmg operetta The Plrates of Penzance grven December 8 W1th muslcal contests publrc speakrng debatmg yearbook work our class play The Hoos1er Schoolmaster and club and athletlc actlvltxes demandmg so much of our t1me we constantly found ourselves face to face w1th the task of budgetmg our t1me No wonder our senxor year went by more qulckly than any other The month of May was fast approach1ng Luckrly a guldance class was Introduced 1n t1me to help us plck our vocatxons It helped us face squarely the mdea that school days would soon be behmd us and our l1fe work before us We began plannmg more senously It was May 28 1949 that we left Oley Hlgh to step mto the future real1z1ng wlth fmahty that we now had to make use of the tools we took wrth us Twenty mne 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . . 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I 1 - 11 1 11 I - , . 1 1 ' 1 1 . . . . 11 - 11 1 1 - 1 1 1 11 - 11 1 1 1 1 1 . o 1 1 1 1 ,. 4. -.. , - -. . 1 QWW Mm auf ,ZJJMM-6.7bfL?-1:4 Ffmdiifhwffdmm PZEJAMWL-Lfwng OLEY HIGH SCHOOL C4153 M'0l9AOLy The tra1n was to leave Grand Central Statron any mmute now and as I was just about g1v1ng up hope of catchmg xt I saw my secretary Evelyn Sheetz pushmg her way through the crowd loaded down w1th bundles She explamed that she had been to the dressmaker s to get her dresses Of course they were Darlene s Ongmals desrgned by Darlene Mtller and her capable assxstant Emma May Wanner We hurr1ed aboard the tram shortly before 1t started to move and I soon heard my competent busrness manager Eugene Mlller haxlmg us to come to clalm our seats At last we were off Twenty long years had passed smce I had seen my home town The fact that I was go1ng to g1ve a concert there f1lled me w1th excrtement We seemed to reach New Iersey 1n no t1me at all We had to hurry though 1n order to reach the Naval Base Concert Hall by seven o clock for our IIISI concert of the tour It was qurte a success and rt seemed as though we had already reached our home town when we met Carl Bowers Charles Wentzel and Bruce Bxeber after the concert I hardly recogmzed them m the1r offrcers umforms After chattlng w1th them I found that they were happrly settled as Navy men Once agam we settled down on the tram soon decrdrng to go to the d1n1ng car Straxns of musxc greeted us as we entered We found seats 1n a pleasant locatron and made ourselves comfortable The orchestra started playmg agam and much to our surpnse whom should we hear Slllglng the old favonte On a Slow Boat to Ch1na but Chester Deysher'P We were later 1ntroduced to hrs charmrng w1fe Havrng reached dessert we ordered canta loupe and 1ce cream On the menu the cantaloupes were hsted as R Drum hellers Sunshxne Balls Through a httle mqurry we found that our fellow 49er Robert Drumheller had qurte a large fru1t farm 1n New Iersey The mmute we stepped off the tram at the Olee Tram Termmal cam eras chcked and newspaper reporters surrounded us We were agam surpnsed when we drscovered that Glorra Mxller was domg the 1nterv1ew1ng She told us that she was the star reporter on the Olee Tnbune and that Welhngton H1ester was the advertxsmg 1llustrator and Rrchard Rltter manager of the prmtmg department S1nce we had a concert and another lourney by tram scheduled for the next day we certamly needed rest As we were regrsterlng at the desk of the ultra modern Olee Hotel we had a ghmpse of lane Weldner who was work 1ng at her job as telephone operator We exchanged a few notes w1th her and found that she worked there only weekends because she had a husband and famlly to occupy most of her tlme We rose qu1te early the next mormng s1nce we wanted to see all our old fnends We found many th1ngs changed as we vxewed the town but 1t wa the same beautlful Oley as back ln hlgh school days We started down the street on that sunny day and couldnt help not1c1ng how happy the people seemed Neanng the corner we found ourselves m the mrdst of a mob of chxldren and several mothers They were all headed for one place and xt wasnt untll we looked at the s1gn overhead that we reallzed where they were go1ng Glona s Nursery was pr1nted ln neat pmk and blue letters on the Slgn We d1dnt have to thrnk long to dec1de that Glona D1ehl was proprxetor of the cute httle place Together Wllh many chlldren we entered and were pleased when we saw an attract1vely dressed woman greetmg the mothers and chxldren It was OLEAN OF 1949 Thirty ann 1 1 1 1 , . 1 11 1 - - 11 - . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . . . . , . , . 1 1 1 1 - 11 - 11 - , ' - - 11 , . ,, . . . 1 1 , . . . 1 1 1 - - 11 11 - - s , ' 11 - 11 - , . 11 11 - - . 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R . , D , . . - 1 - 1 , . . . . 1, . , ,, . . . . . , . . . . . 1 1 . ,I I Thzrty two Cfadzf p l9AeCy Glorra herself She gurded us through the nursery and mtroduced us to the staff We found that another 49er Peggy Ann Von Dohren was the dretrtran at the nursery She seemed very much absorbed rn her work The three of us were just comrng from the nursery when we stopped suddenly Comrng down the street was none other than Eumce Lengel On both s1des skrpped lrttle boys rdentrcal tw1ns to be sure After talklng to her we learned that she was marrred to the Reverend Dusseldorf and the boys were Iohnny and Donny We walked along wrth Eunrce until we came to Hrlda s Dancrng and Srngrng Studro We were told that Hrlda May Bower had a quxte thr1v1ng busrness and that she had already taught the twrns to dance We contrnued to walk along admlnng all the rmproved burldmgs Soon we saw a huge burldmg wh1ch aroused our cunosrty We stopped an old man and asked h1m what 1t was He told us that rt was the Moyer Research Labora tory named rn honor of rts founder Rrchard Moyer Wrth no more hesrtatron we hurr1ed toward the laboratory We stopped at the rnformatron desk and were d1rected to the offrce of Professor Moyer We were surpnsed to fmd there not Rrchard but a very charmxng woman whom we soon knew to be hrs wrfe After arnvmg a few m1nutes later Rrchard told us that he rntended to announce rn the near future hrs drscovery of the one hundred twentreth element We were speechless to thrnk that a member of the class of 49 could speak non chalantly of such an accomphshment We even felt a brt envrous as he showed us through the clean well planned laboratory After leavrng Rrchard we went to vrsrt the hrgh school As the prrncxpal gulded us through the bu1ld1ng we found Shrrley Shade as head of the mustc department Smce she was quxte busy wrth her students we had only a bnef chat w1th her Then the prmcrpal rntroduced us to Olrve Bleber whom we had not prevrously recogmzed as the head of the Englrsh department Wmdow shopprng rn Olee occupred a small amount of our txme yet enough to enable us to meet Betty Angstadt and Mary Ellen Srttler Betty was now Mrs Ecknack and Mary Ellen was the wrfe of the local socral studres teacher As we had not seen them for such a long trme we exchanged news of a multrtude of rncrdents and actrvrtres In need of refreshment we entered a darry products shop and ordered some 1ce cream It was then that we saw a genral red harred man depart from an offrce marked manager Soon we connected the name of the shop Don ald s Darry Products and the red harr to reahze that he was Donald Schaeffer one of our classmates We ended our shopprng by gorng to the green house to see rf our flowers for the concert had been ordered Here we found George Noll surrounded by the Chrysanthemum pompons so well known to football lovers We had just exchanged greetmgs when a young man rushed rn packed up hrs order and made a hurr1ed exrt It wasnt untrl hrs hack was turned and we saw the emblem on hrs Jacket Dundore s Garage that we realrzed who rt was He was outsrde before we could talk to hrm so we looked to George for rnforma t1on George sard Alvrn owned the gas statron drrectly across the street and that just now he had stopped to prck up a corsage for hrs wrfe who would probably be weanng 1t at the concert that mght After contrnurng our chat for a short trme we rushed away to prepare for the concert The concert was a great success and as I took my bow I saw Mary Yorgey srttrng 1n the front part of the audrtorrum I wondered rf she was stlll the musrc lover she used to be No doubt she was Yes I Ioseph Hoover could close up the piano at the conclusron of that concert wrth a feelrng of well bemg brought about by the recently renewed frrendshrps and memones wh1ch w1l1 lmger as long as any chord of musrc wh1ch I could ever hope to stnke , . .. 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I f 1 1 g -5 CIM M!!! flfll llfammf We the Class of 49 bemg sound 1n mmd and body declare lh1S to be our last wrll and testament and bequeath to you the juntors now and forever our outstandmg charactensucs The gtggles of Betty Angstadt shall be handed down to Paullne Angstadt To Peter Angstadt we leave Bruce Bxeber s notable lndlfference The studlousness of Ohve B1eber shall be left to Anna Mae Remert Carl Bowers bequeaths hls he1ght to Gerald He1Sl Erma Hetnck shall be the happy hexr to Chester Deyshers Ford Glorla D1ehl s promptness shall belong to Anna Loeb The sharp remarks of Robert Drumheller we leave to LeRoy Howard Shlrley Slttler shall possess the mechanrcal ab1l1ty of Alvm Dundote Hobert Franke IS he1r to Wellmgton Htester s dramatlc ab1l1t1es loseph Hoover w1lls h1s musrcal ab1l1ty to Dale Hartlme To Eugene Schlegel goes EUHICS Lengel s l1ght hcur Irv1n Manwrller shall recetve Darlene Mtllers b1g warm smlle The deep vo1ce of Eugene M1ller IS bequeathed to Charles M1ller Glona M1ller bequeaths her dark eyes to Danrel Math1as Nayland Rmker shall be the fortunate heuf to Rxchard Moyer s mathe mattcal ab1l1ty Iackson Keller w1ll recetve George Noll s lank1ness The trlcky ways of R1chard Rttter we leave to Ray Ftothenberger Donald Schaeffer ready blushes are wllled to Gene Correll Leon Burkhart 15 left Htlda May Bower s apprectatlon for Grleg s Ptano Concerto rn A M1nor Sh1rley Shade bequeaths her quxetness to Mary Blaney The extremely dark glasses of Evelyn Sheetz are handed to Ioyce Garman Roger Buch 1S hetr to Mary Ellen Stttler s dtmples Peggy Ann Von Dohren w1lls her helght to Dorothy Hater Tlurh three f ,f ,F l 's ' . Thzrty four aaa ana! .jealamenf Emma May Wanner bequeaths her story wntmg ab1l1ty to Ralph Ang stadt Ernest Wh1taker shall be grateful he1r to Catherme Werdners ewrng ab1l1ty Charles Wentzel w1ll leave h1s athletlc ab1l1ty to Dor1s Yeager The g1gg11ng and talkatrveness of Mary Yorgey shall be glven to Annre Moyer Eleanor Wentzel shall have Eugene Mrller s cook1ng ab1l1ty Well1ngton Hlesters talkatrveness shall be our glft to Arthur Mast Mabel Zxmmerman shall be glven Mary Yorgey s short hatr Howard Young w1ll possess Rrchard Moyer s h1gh scholast1c standmg Peggy Ann Von Dohren s athletlc abrlxty goes to Irene B1eber To Ioyce Relder we leave Emma May Wanner s qumetness The bashfulness of Darlene Mrller ts bequeathed to Dorothy Clauser Chester Deysher s fl1rt1ng skllls shall be the property of Kermlt Snyder In WIIHESS of th1s last w1ll and testament we hereunto set our hands and seal th1s twenty etghth day of May A D 1949 CLASS OF 1949 .7 Me Cfau o 4 W1th our last year rn h1gh school completed we are now on our own Some of us w1ll turn to the 1ndustr1al world Others w1ll want to cont1nue therr educatton 1n a umversxty or college We can certalnly say that we were very ably gu1ded by the faculty of Oley Hlgh School If we took advantage of all that was offered us we can confrdently settle down to sxncere and honest hves w1thout havlng to worry or be afra1d of dorng thmgs Our faculty was k1nd smcere and qu1te w1l11ng to s1t down w1th us to d1SCUSS any problems that we had We are now ready to choose vocat1ons whrch best su1t our ab1l1ty We should be very happy that we have th1s pr1v1 lege In many countnes of Europe a student has no such hberty We realrze that we must be thankful for Amenca Th1s IS a land of many opportun1t1es for the graduate May we all take full advantage of them I hope all of us w1ll have 1nterest1ng and colorful l1ves I should l1ke to see our class have several reumons so that we can gather to d1scuss our 1nd1v1dual efforts 1n hfe I should l1ke to wrsh to all fellow members of the class of 1949 the utmost success m everythlng they do May they have enjoy able SGIISIYIIIQ 11ves May good fortune meet them at every turn I also should l1ke to express my thanks for the prtvtlege of bemg thetr leader dur1ng the last year 1n h1gh school Very smcerely EUGENE MILLER Class Pres1dent Cfz 7 0 X9 Q15 -1 E 3 l?0..fe f flffow News spread raprdly of the gold drscovery and when rt reached the East crowds followed varrous routes to the coast Whether they went by water routes or the treacherous land paths the Forty nmers were faced wrth perll and suffermg We the 49 ers of a new generatron are fortunate rn belng offered mnumerable opportumtres as we follow the path under the gurdance of our faculty It IS the path of education which rs shown to us and tts tmportance and promise are unmeasurable As we progress along our wav from hrst to twelfth grade we prepare ourselves to meet our future with more assurance and strrvrng for the rdeals for whrch educatxon stands By glancrng for a moment at those who are followrng along the very paths we have used we can revrew many features of terram along the way The path opens to a group of trmrd strangers entermg the flrst grade They readtly become adyusted however as they work and play wrth thexr fellow classmates A rhythm band records and group srngtng supplement therr busy schedule and they take a specral mterest rn holtday decoratrons and actrvrtres They follow a path whtch constantly offers new freld and possrbrlrtxes they read new books solve more drfferent problems and by the end of thrrd grade have completed therr frrst mayor project an Indran book Wxth the advancement to the fourth grade they become rntermedtates and move to the second floor At thrs pomt thev begm to show orrgrnalrty rn therr thought and gurte a few examples of therr creatrve wntrngs are publrshed m the school paper Anthmetrc hrstory geography hterature Enghsh health and spellrng compnse therr darly schedule and prepare them for the more specraltzed htgh school path whrch rs descrxbed rn thrs book Thrrly szx ' g Ae r V 0 lg? nn A l e.Q-tail 1 Frrst Row Carl Rennxnger Harnet Weller Dons Serdt Patncran Hoch Arlene Schaeffer Elame Rothen berger Pamela Bauer Ioyce Yoder lean Salter Darlene Eyrrch Barbara Stoltzfus Mary Stackhouse Frnest Schlegel Second Row Mervm Zook Beverly Schatz Susan Ohlrnger Iudrth Lrght Iane Wyder Grace Hartman Ianrce Heflner Iane Eyrtch Nancy Frsher Elame Borlet Naomr Youse Charles Wagner Thrrd Row Albert Shxrey Howard Moyer Leon Ream Charles Levan Hamson Chrrstman Wayne Werdner Albert Rhode George Rernert Fredenck Goll Larnpxe Gerssler Charles Henry Russell Rexfsnyder Rrch ard Loeb Mrss Levengood Frrst Row Bernard Breber Mary Lou Breber Carol Ann Grresmer Lmda Breber Ianet Anqstadt Ieanette Clouser Patrrcra Behrle Barbara Behrle Charleen Henry Fay Rerfsnyder Gladys Hoch Mrchael Wentzel lames Caples Second Row Edward Herbern Nancy Frsher Rosa Lee Bauder Helen Hartman Evelyn Kehl Shlrley Coller Harrlet Frsher Leona Breber Ioyce Reppert Irene Levan Ioanna Mast Erma Marburqer Thrrd Row Mrs Schaeffer Martm Snyder Gerald Buchert Leonard Stoltzlus Ray Rohrbach Grant Lee Rerlsnyder Howard Nerherser Ralph Rerchard Roy Rohrbach Harold Snyder Elwood Weller Randal Shzrey Elwood Heflner Mrs Rerder Larry ONexl Kenneth Hoch Lloyd Kehl Iames Bear Luther Haas Ralph Fxsher Carl Henry Hoffman Donald Brumbach Elmer De Turck Raymond Conrad Martm Heflner Paul Phllxp Lechner ll l l . . . . Y . . , . . . r 1 Thlrlb Fight Fxrst Row Shrrley De Turck Elame Hoffman Leona Zook Stella Yoder Lloyd Zook Roger Wagner lean Hughes Ira Stoltzlus Anna Romxa Fay Rennmger Allen Bender Lots Ann Ghck Second Row Larry Gnesemer I1ll Boote Nancy Lorah Wade Rerder Dons Eynch Nancy Olson Kenneth Nerhexser Nlck Obarow Luther Lenqel Neal Gxer mger Ianet Stapleton Donald Buchert Rlchard Yerger 'lhrrd Row Mrs Render Mary Rlchard Beatrxce Sxttler Edna Rhoads Dorrs Swavely Paul Youse Eftenger Bxeber Iames De Turck Dallas Bleber Chrlstrne Kurtz Elsre Weller, Carolyn Kershner Edward Staple F1rstRow Miss Manwlller Elam Stoltzlus Dor1s Srttler lune Rathye Ioan Zlegler Barbara Grrthth Barbara Hartlme Carol Ann Conrad Shlrley Moyer Mary IaneSe1del Kenneth Snyder Second Row Iob Mast Malcolm Dtetnch Howard De Turck Rlchard Dahms Harry Rennmger Ronald Oswald Rodman Benfleld Grant Zook Rodney Klme Thxrd Row Roger Rohrbach Claude Marburger Marlan Marburger Shrrley Weller Shxrley Rathye Ioanne Grrm Patncra Colver Elalne Rellsnyder Damel Lxght Robert Fox ton, Mrs. Wessner. Fxrst Row Roy Anqstadt Gerald Bauder Kenneth Lorah George Grxmes Betty Iane Rhode Barbara Hassler Betty Swavely W1ll1am Stapleton Robert Seldel Parke Stoltzlus Iohn Maxon Second Row Wllll H De Turck Hazel Stoltzlus Nelda Mast Nancy Youse Nancy Ann Sassaman lane Werdner Mary lane Maurer Geneva Brunner Patrr IG Turczynskx Erma Angstadt Thrrd Row Frederrck Eyrrch Rrchard Reppert Herb rt Hoffman Lee Grresemer Elmer Eyrrch George Gassert Stanley Robert Rerfsnyder Iacob Kurtz Ronald Schaeffer Frrst Row Ernest Rohrbach Roy Heftrter Myrtle Snyder Anna Mae Heffner Mrrram Snyder Ieanette Breber Mary Kate Herbem IanetBre1tenste1n Mmam Zwoyer Curtxs Clauser Mernll Hetrxck Second Row Mrs Brunner Ianet Angstadt Mary Yerger Harold Zook Janet Mumma Mary Baer Kay Hughes Eugene Taylor Dons Bmeber Frances Anqstadt Thtrd Row Paul Maurer George Slttler Sylvta Copley lean Baer Mary Lou Bower Kathryn Frtzgerald Margorre Mast Robert Anqstadt Trtus Hoch limit mn 1 1' urtv Frrst Row lean Angstadt Molly Bxeber Fem Correll Mrgnon Roscher Ruth Zook Betty Rrchards Phylhs Staufter Betty Hoover Shrrley Rennmger Iacquelm Boote I-frlma Rhodes Ioan Baer Second Row Mr Knecht Harold Romrg Paul Rennmger Gen Rernert Naomr Angstadt Carol Rernert Shrrley Front Rhoda Stoltzfus Gene Mxller Carl Serdt Roger Angstadt 'lhxrd Row Bernard Yeager Iohn Brumbach Charles Wanner Donald Turczynskt Rrchard Snyder Kenneth Luz CarlW1llman Fourth Row Guy Lorah Gerald Foster Solomon Hart lme Robert Bowers Ralph Mast John Rathle Fxrst Row Luther Garman Mmam Wanner Isabelll-Ietrxck Anna Angstadt Iune Wolford Shnrley Bauder Mary Lou Heitley Patncla Snyder Barbara Ramsey Ronald Breber Second Row Wrlham Bertolet Arlen Wentzel Dolores Geisler Melrssa Lees Sara DeTurk Delores Net hetser Betty Hulbert Davtd Mast Mr Shankwerler Thlrd Row Harry Perler Louls Turczynskr lean Knck Korlene Sassamun Elame Werdner Shrrley Retd rnger Iocm Moyer Rtchard Yoder l t, . 4 H- 1 I . . , . . - Frrst Row Annabelle Noll Nancy Rathje Mrldred Rerder Alrce Rerlsnyder lane Stapleton Betsy Boote Be ty Lou Lorah Ienny Young Shxrley Noll Arulene McCall1ster Sarah Breber Second Row Esther Howard Nora Troxel Lrllran Zuber Betty Seyler Hazel Rush Dorothy Peller Nancy Gerhart Anna Hartlrne Fay Noll Shlrley Frederrclc Marlene Lengel Thrrd Row Mr Knabb Roy Youse Iames Blaney Danrel Schlegel Harold Hetrrck Wyman Karrstadt Arthur Haas Russell Clauser Donald Gnitrth Davrd Garman Donald Rercler Robert Srttler Walter Hater Mrs Chase Charles Eberhard! Iohn Rerder Robert Gntfrth Carl Moyer Charles Rohrbach Edward Krttrell Frrst Row Manlyn Breber Dorothy Moyer Manan Lorah Mrldred Howard Carol Krrck Shrrley Lorah Ioyce Haas Barbara Dahms Grace Clouser Barbara Noll Glorra Bauder Second Row Harold Serdel Ray Lelsey Erma Rohrbach Iean Stapleton Betty De Turk Elsre De Turk Mabel Ford Betty Drumheller Ralph Lorah Rrchard Serdel Robert Hartman Thrrd Row Mr Stnttmatter Paul Schollenberger Davrd Snyder Robert Bachman Iohn Repoert Rrchard Schlegel Davrd Deysher Iohn Felrx Rrchard Conrath Paul Wrllman Elmer Fox Mr Heftley f ur!! Ulll Fourth Row! Marvin Bowers, George Reider, Ralph Rothenberger, Charles Angstadt, Peter Von Dohren, MHJOI' G55 First Row Gerald Hiest Dorothy Haier Dons Yeager Dorothy Clauser Mabel Zlmmerman Erma Het rick Anna May Remert Annie Moyer Eleanor Wentzel Irene Bieber Mary Blcmey Ralph Angstadt Second Row Miss Levan Eugene Schlegel Pauline Angstadt Ioyce Gamian Joyce Reider Anna Loeb Shirley Sittler Howard Young Gene Correll Charles Miller Mrs Erb Ray Rothenberger Daniel Mathias Peter Angstadt Fourth Row Dale Hartlme Roger Buch Mr Williams Nayland Rmker Robert Franke To the Class of 1949 the Jumors w1sh the greatest poss1b1e success We hope that each 49er meets the opportumtres he needs and that each takes fullest ad vantage of them We offer our assistance rn any endeavor of yours as a class or as mdivrduals We also congratulate you upon the successful completion of your hrgh school work The jumor class extends 1lS wrshes that your 11ves be truly happy ones The Class of 1950 Third Row: Leon Burkhart. Irvin Manwiller, Leroy Howard, Emest Whitaker, Iackson Keller. Arthur Mast, WM gefhzaf x Q sign! M X M2 ,,!N.f'N--N. ,Ar mf afri- X fN O fw,.J it l eg 1' ,ff Y X w L V W! I -d- S I , ivigim' xi L I Q 2 . A g YA Y-x rig A i G v ' ' - -f-'--fvq: g ' Z -' Sf- ? k A, x ' x? 7' -1- ' - .5 - mg N.. N . N - ,vwqi Z-K - -,XS-Q' N' L M xg 1 if 0, - I , V X fl X T 2. 2. r - T Rx Q Q KK ' ' x I I I i Q - 3,7 - ,i E 2 - I n ,f,,,V, fe O 4 I V X X ' I Y ' 1 2 I L Y GX K maf W eaue Edina! The news of gold spread rapidly in 1848-49. When it reached the East, thousands of farmers left their plows: mechanics dropped their tools: and clerks and professional men left their desks to seek their fortunes in the gold fields. Taking only necessities, these hopeful prospectors left their homes and surroundings, work, and play to follow their friends westward. As Oley graduates completing this impotrant step in our travel into the future, we feel deeply the loss of our school, which for the past twelve years has been our home, the friends we made here, and, most of all, Playing one of the longest schedules followed for a number of years the Lynx completed their season with a league log of four wins five losses and one he They also played two games with Reading High losing the first one 2 0 and coming back to tie the Red Knights later 00 This was a morale victory as was the exhibition game with Fleetwood that ended in a tie The team this year consisted of three seniors nine lumors six sophomores and six freshmen Hence with only three of his regular starters miss mg from this years starting lmeup Coach Knabb can hope for a bright soccer season next year He will miss such stalwarts as Fat Miller husky fullback Rich Moyer team captain and out standing fullback and Charles Wentzel left footed 1948 GAMES Oley at Fleetwood Oley at Mt Penn Oley at Robesoma Birdsboro at Oley Oley at Mohnton 0 F nrt, jour the things we did. In our effort to cultivate our own individual interests, we selected classes, joined clubs, and participated in various other activities which of- fered the best opportunities in developing our tal- ents and interests. It is with these classes and activities, then, that we find most vivid memories. Some of us followed sports, while others preferred scholarship or the arts. However, as we leave these activities, we leave them only in the sense of school activities, for it is quite probable that these are the paths we will follow in the future. SDCCBP First Row G Hiest G Correll R Moyer cap tam C Wentzel E Miller C Moyer R Conrath L Burkhart Second Row Mr Knabb I Keller N Rinker D Deysher R Buch D Hartlme P Angstadt R Ritter manager Third Row R Hartman D Griffith I Dietrich I Reppert I Felix C Angstadt E Kittrell W Hafer specialty kicker who also passed time with Moyer as one of the three halfbacks To make soccer more interesting this year the soccer officials picked a player of the year He was awarded a handsome trophy The player was chosen by votes cast by the referees After each game the referee gave the best player two votes He submitted them confidentially to the Berks County Soccer Officials headquarters At the end of the season ballots were counted and the winner determined This year the outstanding player came from Hamburg High However Leon Burkhart Oleys left wing nlaced second Since he has another year with the Oleyites we wish him best of luck in trying to be top player next season Mt Penn at Oley Oley at Birdsboro Amity at Oley Oley at Amity Reading at Oley Oley at Reading . .............................................................. 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Uardify This year the hockey team started out with a larger number of recruits than some previous years. For this reason the team was divided into a junior varsity and senior varsity. During the hockey season. two practices were held after school each week. The first game played with East Green- ville on October 1 brought defeat to the Oley lassies. As the game was one oi the features at the Oley Valley Fair, the team showed a fighting spirit, but East Greenville success- iully managed to close the game, a 1-0 victory. On October 21, Boyertown played Oley for the first time in hockey. The skillfully-played game was brought to the victorious score of 3-1 by the senior lassies, with the goals being made by the center forward, Peggy Ann Von Dohren. and the right inner, Gloria Diehl. This year Fleetwood also started playing hockey and consented to play one game with the blue and white lassies. On the 28th of October, they traveled to Fleetwood with high hopes of a towering score. However, all odds seemed to be against them, including the field, and the hit-and-skid game ended abruptly by Dorothy Hafer's quick skill in giving us one goal. Our last game, scheduled for November 5 with Shilling- ton, had to be postponed on account of bad weather until November 9. Iust before the game commenced a slow drizzle began. making the the playing field at Shillington anything but pleasant. The game progressed slowly until Shillington scored two goals. This ended the 1948 senior varsity hockey season. Five players will be lost by graduation, but there is a promising team for 1949 in the senior class of 1949-50. unior lljaraify On October 21, the junior varsity played their first game of the season. For some of the girls this was their first experience in playing against another school. A fighting spirit was shown throughout the game by both teams: how- ever, in the last few minutes of the game Boyertown scored one goal. The Oley junior lassies met the Exeter lassies on their fields on October 22, giving the junior varsity the second defeat for the year, with the score held at l-O. The Exeter Iuniors were to return to Oley for a second game, but contrary weather conditions prevented the game's being played. As a result, the junior varsity hockey season ended without any games to Oley's credit. Experience this year, however, will surely boost the caliber of these girls' playing in 1949. Forty-ft 'c 05,5 , araify BUJAQMCZX 1 0 Wxth Coach Knabb back at the helm for hrs nmth year of coachmg the Lynx started out wrth a hlteen game schedule The boys had the rrght sprrrt but perhaps rt was yust a lack of experrence that caused therr losses They tnmmed Morgan town rn a non league game and lost twlce to Perry rn exhxbxtron games League games and the alumm games BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Nov Perry at Oley Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec an an an an Feb Feb Feb Feb Alumm Oley Amity Oley Hamburg Kutztown Oley Oley Boyertown Oley Oley Fleetwood 25 Morgantown 1' orlp szx at Oley at Perry at Oley at Boyertown at Oley at Morgantown at Oley at Fleetwood at Amrty at Oley Hamburg Kutztown Oley at Oley Kneeling: R. Clauser, D. Hartline. N. Rinker, C. Wentzel, R. Buch, D. Deysher, E. Fox. Second Row' Coach Knabb R Angstadt G Herst R Conrath I Reppert P Angstadt R Hxtter brought more defeats Yet scores really tell only a small part ol the story Experxence for another year of playxng rs only one of the rewards that accompames such a worthwhxle sport Slnce there rs only one semor on the team Charle Wentzel we feel conhdent that the team wrll be a strong one next year . X3 . . . xx x . , . , . . 3 I 5 6 . za- ....,........,.........................................,....... .... 1 I . 26- ' , .........................................,...............,..... . 30- .............,...................................................... . 3- ' .................................................................... . 8- ............................................................ . 17- ...............................,..........,................... Dec. 21-Oley ................................................,....... I . 7- .............................................................. 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Second Row E Sheetz E Lengcl E Wentzel D Clauser D Hafer M Yorgey Mrs Chase coach The grrls basketball team began the season by havmg two weekly practrces under the able leadershrp of Mrs Chase After careful drrllmg and team work the season commenced by therr playmg Perry Hrgh at home Thrs game proved a vrctory for Perry On November 26 the Oley grrls defeated the alumm by a score of 23 31 On a retum bout wlth Perry at Perry a tussle took place At half txme the score was 1813 rn favor of Oley Desplte thrs Perrys for wards clicked the game rn the last few mmutes of the game wrth a 3129 defeat The flrst league game on December 3 was played wrth any Va Al Amity at home Thrs game proved vrctonous for Oley the score standmg at 2925 The second league game played wzth Hamburg on December 14 at Oley brought forth team work and sharpshootmg on the part of the entrre team Glorra Drehl stole the show with the assrstance of the other players by totalmg 28 pomts On Ianuary 7 Kutztown and Oley played a fast excrtmg game wlth each team trymg to keep the other scoreless At halftxme the vrctory seemed unpredictable for lt was 9 ' Wrth strong competrtron from both SldBS the victory wenl to Kutztown 2410 GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec an an an Feb Feb Feb Feb 23 Perry 26 Alumm 30-Oley Amrty Hamburg Oley Oley Boyertown Oley Oley Oley Fleetwood at Oley at Oley at Perry at Oley at Boyertown at Oley Fleetwood at Amrty at Oley at Hamburg Kutztown at Boyertown at Oley F or! y sez. en . 3- ' .................................................................... 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First Row Russell Clauser R Schlegel I Felix P Von Dohren I Reppert R Bemdt C Angstadt K Snyder E Fox manager Second Row R Ritter manager I Dietrich M Bauer I Manwrller D Grtfftth G Correll W Kaarstad R Hartman Coach Knabb gdffgefgllf THE TEAM Clorra Bauder Grace Clouser Betty DeTurk Elsie DeTurk Mabel Ford Ioyce Haas Marlene Lengel Betty Lou Lorah Arlene McAllister Annabell Noll Faye Noll Nancy Rathle Marian Lorah Mrs Chase I' any eight Guard Forward Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward Guard Forward Guard Guard Guard Manager Coach gow, unior Uardify Z?a.4AefAaf! The junior varsity opened its 1948-49 season with a bang. On November 23, they managed to squeeze out a 29-Z8 victory over Perry. Again on November 30, the detemtined jayvees played the Perry jayvees on the Perry court. This time they pushed their victory to a ten point lead, with a score of 34-24. Ralph Angstadt and Iohn Reppert were the high scorers. The first league game was played on Decem ber 3 on the home floor when the yayvees took on Amity This time they suffered their first league defeat with a score of 28 29 Ralph Angstaclt was again high scorer On December 17 the payvees suffered their second defeat by Hamburg This time the score was 4414 Still determined to win the Iayvees continued to play with high spirit On December 21 they played Morgantown Iayvees on the Morgantown floor and won bv the unusual score of 3314 This years jayvee team was backed up by many new players Seven freshmen were able to make the team as well as four sophomores and five Iumors gif-J junior lfjaf-ally Z?aJLel a On December 21 the junior varsity played their first game with Exeter on their own floor This score of 3829 Their second game played with Kutztown on Ianuary 7 proved another defeat 'or the Oley Junior varsity At halftime the score was 1411 in favor of Kutztown and in the second half the Kutztown girls took a decisive lead over the Oley girls and ended the game with a 3420 score Two more games were scheduled for the year a retum game with Exeter on Ianuary 18 and one with Kutztown on February 4 With practice the Iumor varsity should have a greater chance of wmnmg the remainder of the games , ......................, , ........,... ...,,.......... 1 , L ff Anna Hartline .,.........................,..,...............,..... Forward game was U vicgoyy for the Exeter pussies by G I fs!! 59461 1 Fxrst Row D Grxffnh H Young R Lorah R Serdel W Haier R Hartman E Fox Second Row G Herst E Krttrell I Felrx I Dretrlch C Mxller I Manwrller G Correll Third Row Mr Strltlmatt r coach R Con rath C Wentzel N Rmker D Deysher R Buch D Mathlas I Reppert K Snyder R Rmer manager Milf jfflfl Frrst Row C Moyer D Deysher G Noll P Angstadt Louxs Turczynskl Second Row Mr Knabb coach W Kaarstad I Reopert R Moyer R Conrath E Klttrell C Mxller H Young G Correll G Hers! D Schlegel R Rltter manager UWA Fxrst Row S Frederrck D Haier I Rerder P Von Dohren I Garman D Clauser Second Row L Zuber E Howard F Noll S Noll I Young B Boote Mrs Chase coach I' llbH ,D7 x f R. Schlegel. R. Buch, N. Rinker, D. Hartline H - Im' H Rrtter W Kaarstad E Krttrell D Hartlme G Noll I Hoover R Moyer C Mrller G Hexst Coach Knabb IPUI' Pill P Thats the stuff you know Oley Hrgh lets go Team' Team' Team All Oley students are tamxlrar wrth that peppv cheer led by the twelve Lynx rooters As a result of compet1t1on Junror and senror cheermg squads of slx lunxor hrgh grrls and sxx semor hrgh gxrls respectrvely were selected It rs therr duty to take charge of all group smgmg and cheermg actxvxues durrng athleuc games Wzth Mr Wrllrams as faculty advrsor to the group they meet once a week to prac t1ce and learn new cheers For thexr attendance at games and tor therr SSTVICG to the school each cheerleader rs awarded a letter at the end of the school year In thelr blue and whrte unltorms usually made by the grrls themselves cheermg squads add color to athletrc events I 1 F055 Olllllly As then contrrbutron to the Oley Commumty Farr the cross country boys opened thetr competx tron by a meet w1t'1 Fleetwood runne s on October 1 at Oley The score was 15 40 rn favor of the Oleyrtes fS1nce your miormatxon here may be lackrng the score IS determmed by addrng up the number ot places won hence the low score 1S the winner? At Boyertown October 15 and agam at home October 18 the Boyertown Bears and the Bxrdsboro Brrds took the measure of the Oley lad by scores of 3916 and 29 26 respectrvely On October 29 Bovertown Blrdsboro and Oley tangled at the conference meet at Boyertown with ten medals gomq to the trrst ten places Iumor Dale Hartlme placed erghth and Edward Krttrell a freshman placed nmth The Drstrrct 3 PIAA meet ot November 6 proved to be a nnx to Oleyztes two ot therr runners bemg 111 But even worse our hrghest place was twentxeth A county lad Ixmmy Houp of Boyer town paced hrs teammates to a real vxctory over Readxng Hrgh Iumor Dale Hartlrne has htted above hrs team mates by placmg nrst among the Oley runners at Gerald Herst have also been turnmg rn rmproved periormances and may become leadmg Oley harners Iunlor Varsrty S Noll M Lees B Boote B L Lorah P Snyder Varsrty I Helder D Clause! D Haier S Lorah E Hetrrck I Garman CJ CJ all meets., Freshman Edward Kittrell'and Iunior C7 f I for A . . l I - . A I 1 1 X - gilt 5 HJ The Press Club a quite prominent organization since 1934 has this year again proved its worth in gratifying needs ol the pupils and the public main purpose IS to publish a better school paper and in so doing familiarize the student with your nalistic activities as well as to render public relations servlce With the help and advice of Nr Wessner and Miss Lash thirty lour students ranging from grade seven to twelve carried out their individual ac lvities to produce seven issues ol the Sp akOL1nk con taining news of school and commumty events I order to give proper attention to the work necessary in carrying out this proiect the club held three meetings every two weeks one every other Friday during regular club period and one meeting every Wednesday In order to gain a wider knowledge and better understanding of the processes through which the paper goes alter the staff has met the deadline for articles the group made a few trips to printing shops They watched actual printing ac ivities at Boyertown Times Prmtmg Company and Mr Iames Bowers prmtrng shop rn Oley A trlp to the Penn sylvania School and Press Association Conference at Palmerton on December l 1948 provided an excellent opportunity for the group to gather Journal istic ideas for use in their own paper held many important posts in the SpeakOLink staff As feature editor Gloria Miller added much parkle to the second page Peggy Ann Von Dohren kept the student body well informed in sports happenings as editor in that department as art editor Ioseph Hoover supplied the paper with numerous descriptive linoleum block pictures Glory Diehl as circulation manager made certam that everyone received a copy of the paper Eugere maintained interest by supplying the publicatio with pictures and Alvln kept the budget as business manager Seated I Boote R Rothenberger Editor R Moyer R Franke M Wanner Next Row IHetrick A Anqstadt S Bauder Mr Wessner R Stoltzfus I Hoover G Diehl E Hetnck P Von Dohren I Garman C Krick A Dundore A Loeb N Rathie N Gearhart M Lees M Bieber Miss Lash G Correll R Angstadt First Row D Turczynskr A Wentzel I Rathye R Bowers R Reinert L Turczynski H Peiler Second Row D Mast W Bertolet S Hartlxne E Heitner C Wanner Mr Shankweiler Third How P Renninger C Willman R Angstadt L Gar man R Bxeber C Seidt fllllfe This year for the first time a nature club was organized and attracted the interest of sixteen seventh and eighth grade boys These boys gathered inlormation which will be useful to them now and after graduation providing a worthwhile leisure time activity They also became familiar with Pennsylvania hunting and fishing practices and laws The groups project this year was individual study of small ammals such as the muskrat skunk opossum etc Each boy concentrated on the animal of his selection as to its characteristics and habits and also the best methods of trapping the animal The knowledge gathered became of lirst rate im portance when trapping season began Then they had a chance to practice what they had studied l'1l1x nm f 1 ll-.rr C! I ' ' I V' I. n ' ' a With Richard Moyer as editor-in-chief, the seniors Back Row: C. Moyer. I. Stapleton, M. Ford, G. Miller, S. DeTurk, S. Sittler, 1 71 CAA SJ!!! The Oley Hxgh School Home Economlcs Club wth Dil s Levan as adv1ser IS a member of the FHA a natxonal orgamzat on for grrls that ccrre ponds to the boys FF A '1'h1s year the club has twenty members The hrst club actrvrty was cr clothrng drrve to help the needy m Europe Posters were made to encourage other students to take an mterest 1 the protect Red Cross boxes were also ftlled wxth artlcles contr1buted by the club members A luncheon followed by games hrghlxghted the Chrxstmas season The Honzon Club rnvlted the F H A to a yolnt meetmg At thrs tlme a demonstra uve lecture mven by a beautrcxan on ha1r styles and skm care was enloyed by both clubs In the regular meetmgs the club members follow the1r domestxc mchnatlons elther cookmg or sewmg Seated A Hartlrne E Lengel Mrss Levan E M Wanner B Seyler Stanclmg B R1chards G Bauder M Lengel R Zook S Trout M Rerder D Perter M Lorah N Troxel A Rertsnyder M E S1ttler S Renmnger B Angstadt S Bxeber P Staufter 33,4 Th1s club a branch of the natronal assocratlon by that name IS open to all boys from grade n1ne to twelve As stated IH the creed tts purpose lS To p actxce brotherhood honor rural opportunrtres and respons1b1l1ty and develop those quahtres of leadershrp whrch a Future Farmer should possess Club actrvmes thxs year mcluded sale of seeds placrng 9Xh1bllS at local taxrs entenng an attractrve float 1n nearby Halloween parades and dxscussmg related problems The members plan to have a w1ndow exlwbxt to dlsplay next year durlng alr season Partxcxpatron rn an essay contest proved worthwhtle especrally smce one member Paul Wrllman won thrrd pr1ze for hrs essay Electncmty on The Farm fzltt Fxrst Row H Breber I Blanev W Hater R Youse H Serdel D S hlegel Second Row C Blank A Haas D Gnthth E Schlegel P Schollenberger I Manwlller R Gnltlth M Bauer C Mlller W Kaarstad Thrrd Row E Fox C Angstadt D Snvder A Mast P Von Dohren I Keller R Bxeber R Drumheller P Wxllman Fourth Row C Devsher R Rrtter C Wentzel W Hzester C Bowes R Schlegel R Buch D Schaeffer 1. I's ' , ' C 1 . . . . , .H . I , l R. Hartman, H. Hetrick, R, Seidel. S ' t V-11411 ,zz at The ma1n purpose of th1s club IS to allow members to asstst tn the hbrary wherever hey are needed In domg th1s they are able to learn how a llbrary IS actually run Durlng club periods the members help to trle l1brary cards mend books and decorate the bulletm board New books are stamped wrth the school seal date due shps and pockets are pasted on back covers and new books are shellacked Club members also hle the papers trom other schools Under the guxdance of Mrss Lash they are learnmg the many dutles whrch are mvolved ln hbrary work In therr spare tlme ma'1y of them can be seen che-ckmg mcommg and outgomg books A soc1al event th1s year was the holdmg of a tea for the faculty Seated I Rerder D Hater Mrs Chase E Hetrtck B DeTurk Standmg I Angstadt A McAll1ster D Moyer C Remert E M DeTurck B Noll B Drumheller F Noll A Noll F Correll M Roscher S Readmger Mrss Lash I Knck K Sassaman B Ramsey GPA OZJQHJEFJ A After a years absence th1s club was agam revlved It IS open to all girls mterested m the held of sports Good sportsmanshlp IS the atm Durlng the year sports and games such as basket ball hockey volley ball softball shuftleboard and darts were the scheduled act1v1t1es When the Chrlstmas season came around the gtrls locker room was decorated by these actrve g1rls who also kept lt neat and ttdy throughout the whole school term Smce the members enyoved helpmg others they assrsted m the Mother Daughter Banquet by assummg responsrblllty for the busmess manage ment mcludmg txcket sales and lmancxal matters fills 111 A ' DI ll I . . , -R I . ' I ' I v ' u I I ' ' - X . . . , . . by -If 'I' CIQIICP Thrs club rs open to all members ol the seventh and erghth grades and endeavors to acquamt puprls wrth varxous phases of scrence through experrments It was rn 1935 that thrs organrzatxon was begun Last year however rt was dtscontmued but was re establxshed durmg thts term The boys select thezr own prolects although they are under the guxdance of Mr Heflley scxence mstructor Some ot them are buxldrng models of planes and boats whrle others are perlectmg models of motors To create more enthuslasm and mterest club actrvrtnes are drvrded mto three stages the hrst burldmg of models the second varrous experrments to mtroduce scxence the thrrd and frnal rs the lourneymg on a held trrp rn the sprmg when the members wxll expore the newly born wonders ot nature E Long I Brumbach B Yeager R Mast R Snyder G Lorah G Remert H Romrg Mr Heflley gf C14 The purpose of thrs club rs to create a greater apprecratxon for vocal hterature and to strmulate a love lor group srngmg The club members par trcrpate tn many school actxvrtres a lew of whrch are the operetta Chrrstmas assembly and the sprmg concert or Oley Nrght of Musrc The members range rn grade from seven to twelve wrth the mam requxrement naturally bemg an abrlrty to srng Then too the club helps greatly tn preparmg members for the annual All County Chorus Every year some of 1ts members take part rn thts combmed choral event The rmportant addrtron of a few male vorces lent new depth and vrgor to the largest Glee Club formed rn Oley for qulte a few years and hxgh hopes for an ever rncreasrng membershxp were well founded M111 jour Seated I Wolford B Hulbert D Nerherser N Angstadt M Breber P Snyder I Boote B Hoover D Clauser D Yeager ton B Lorah E Wentzel H Bower G Mrller Thrrd Row E Mrller M Yorgey D Mrller A Remert M Blaney E Werdner I Stapleton I Haas B Dahms I Dry D Mathras Fourth Row Leon Burkhart K Snyder I Young E Rohrbach A Loeb S Srttler M Ford S Lorah B Boote I Moyer N Rrnker Mr L P Wtlhams , , . . . . . I N . KV, I Second Row: S. Noll, S. Frederick, D. Geissler, L. Zuber, E. Howard, I. Staple- f X ee u J y Ofl on Serdel W Haier Second Row Mr Wrlhams I Reppert C Wentzel R Rxtter C Deysher R Conrath I Dretnch E Mrller Thrrd Row C Angstadt W Hrester D Deysher R Schlegel A Dundore D Hartlme R Drumheller The H1Y IS an orgamzatron lor hxgh school boys under the ausprces of the Young Men s Chrxs tran Assocratron The purpose of the H1Y club rs to create mamtam and extend throughout the school and communrty hrgh standards ol true Chnstran character The Oley H1Y was formed and has contmued to hold the mterest of many boys m the school Burldmg Chnstlan Character through group drs cusslons of problems socxal penods athletzc and recreatronal programs and out of school rallxes and conierences contlnues to be an arm of thrs group Meetmgs are held one evenmg each week and membershrp IS open to hrgh school boys who can marntam suffrcrently hrgh standards to be an asset to the orgamzatron QI? Clllng Durrng the 48 49 debatrng season Mohnton West Readmg and Oley tangled rn oratorrcal combat The style used was panel drscusslon pre ceded by a speech from each member of the panels The top1c under consxderatron thrs year was a trmely one RESOLVED THAT THE UNITED NATIONS NOW BE REVISED INTO A FEDERAL WORLD GOVERNMENT The alfxrmatrve debaters contended that the Umted Natrons has larled that all other proposals except Federal World Govern ment wrll also farl to preserve world peace and that thxs last named type of orgamzatron rs practrcabl and workable Wrth vehemence negatrve speakers clarmed that the trme rs not rrght for establrshmg Federal World Government the natrons of the world are not wrllrng to accept xt and we can correct the shortcommgs of the Umted Natxons wxthout such surrender of natxonal soverergnty Thrs newly orgamzed club whrch IS a branch of the regular Camphre organrzatxon IS open to grrls of tenth eleventh and twellth grades The purpose of the club rs fourfold development of personalrty socral experrence vocatronal explana tron and servnce to others Among the actrvmes 1n Wh1Ch the gxrls partrclpated were hrkxng a tour of the Readmg Hospltal followed by a tea making grits lor rnstltutlons and sellmg Chrrstmas cards Some oi thelr tlme was spent ln chscussxng person alrty trans vocatrons and hobbres They also enyoyed the v1s1t of an outsxde guest who spoke to them on beauty culture Seated O Breber P Von Dohren R Moyer Standmq B Dahms Mrs Erb H Rothenberqer I Staple on I Haas C Knck f'1!s-- ' 1' - .N .Z Seated: W. Kaarstad, G. Heist, M. Bauer, E. Kittrell, C. Miller, R. I. Bieber, S. Shade, Mrs. Erb, O. Bieber, I. Weidner, E. Sheetz 1 I fl! 1 GENERAL There is a vast amount of activity supplementing the school lite by adding interest and amusement, as well as practical educa- tion, to the school curriculum. Among the first that comes to our minds is the Oley Valley Community Fair, which lor the second time has created much excitement and prominence among the Oley students. For the seniors especially this was an important time as they served delicious home-baked cakes and fresh sweet cider at their stand at the back of the school. Assemblies also were features of this school year, presenting a great variety oi entertainment. The Town Meeting oi the Air, an assembly of hobbies and the Christmas assembly were some of them. Delighting their student audiences with their talents and skills, a onesman Shakespearean Theatre, a magician, and a trio of musical entertainers comprised the list oi special assemblies for the year. 'Msg if ,wr 1 I' Fifty-six ACTIVITIES if ' dl gf . Intramural sports have always played a major role in the Oley student's lite. It's a fight to the finish as the grades compete in the seasonal sports-soccer. hockey, basketball, softball. and volleyball. A time for ice cream and cake. games and fun, that's a class party. Christmas seems to be the time for parties, for clubs to join in. Oley musicians have their turn to shine when the band, crchestra and glee club present the spring concert, the Oley Night of Music. It seems as though seniors are always in need of money. The candy stand and chocolate milk sales help to defray some of the expenses as well as the class play. These activities play an important role in a senior's life. Certainly, something has been forgotten: that which marks the end to all of an Oley senior's school activitiesAcommencement. Fl'-ffql'-.YI'l ru Offfkedtfa Violins-H. Bower. D, Miller, I. Reider, M. Lees Allister. Second Violins-B. Hoover, B. Drumheller A. Reifsnyder, S. Bauder, G. Bauder, D Geissler. Cellos-G. Miller, G. Diehl, M. Yerger. Clarinets-I. Reider, B, DeTurck, R. Rothen berger, R. Schlegel. Oboe I Hoover G Bauder Flute K Sassaman Horns A Dundore G Noll Trumpet N Rmker Trombone E Schlegel R Yoder Bass Horn K Snyder Percussron C Deysher R Drumheller xano P Von Dohren I Stapleton Mr L P Wxllxams Practxcally all of the school actrvrtres are dependent rn one way or another upon the school band and orchestra Th1s year under the d1rect1on of Mr W1111ams over thrrty students rangrng from the frfth to twelfth grades joxned one umt to recerve the benefrts of group mus1cal tra1n1ng and experrence Of all mus1cal organ1zat1ons the orchestra offers greatest opportumtles of famxhanzmg the student wrth the class1cs and sem1class1cs In add1t1on 1t acts as a strrnulus of emotrons through mus1c and the sp1r1t of cooperatron 1S cult1vated In order to take care of 1ts many acnvmes the orgamzatron meets once every week to rehearse the mus1c for var1ous occasxons The orchestra becomes a must every other week as the student body f119S rnto the audr tonum for assembly for the operetta 1t rendered a v1tal serv1ce In addrtlon to 1ts part rn the Oley Nrght of Musrc the orchestra furnrshes mus1c for the class play pubhc speakmg debatrng Oley Valley Farr and commencement In the Pa Musrc and Forensrc League the mus1cal group proved 1ts worth by wmmng the contest three tunes and thus recexvmg the cup as an award Fzfty ezghl P' - . , . . 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Mc: all Clarmets I Render B DeTurck R Rothen berger D Bleber R Clauser R Schlegel I Moxon E Howard M Lees S DeTurck Trumpets sta t I Schlegel Oboe-I Flute K Horn-G Trombone E Schlegel R Yoder Bass Hom K Snyder D Mathras Percussron A Wentzel S Hedcay R Ang stadt G Lorah C Deysher I Keller B Drumheller L Turczynskr E Long Color Guards S Noll I Breber B Breber D Haier C Bowers I Hexder W Hrester D Clauser Mr L P Wllhams A Dundore N Rmker C Ang Dretnch C Mxller B Lorah D Hoover G Bauder Sassaman B Hoover Th1s year the band under Mr Wrlhams drrectron followed a full schedule of parades and concerts For these engagements over forty students proved elrgrble and met ln the audltonum for the1r weekly rehearsals every Wednesday afternoon The Oley Farr prov1ded an occasron for then hrst con cert after whlch they followed through by struttlng therr blue and whrte umiorms 1n Hallowe en parades 1n ne1ghbor1ng communmes to w1n helpful pnzes and 1n Oleys own Halloween ce1ebrat1on On New Years Eve these musrcrans braved the cold to serenade the townspeople At several basketball games they also added l1ve11ness The efforts of th1s musrcal orgcrn1zat1on culmrnated 1n a performance at the Oley Nrght of Muslc Many were gulded 1n the art of qroup playmg by therr partrcrpatron rn th1s group as well as prov1ded w1th a stlmulus to the1r muslcal lnterests In parades and concerts pupxls gum prac trcal experlence rn the study of therr respectlve 1nstruments an 47 ff? 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SHN cj 97 Ae iqrafed of penzance For the second consecut1ve year the musxc department under the able leadershrp of Mr W1ll1ams prov1ded an evenlng of musrcal entertalnment rn the form of an operetta g1ven on December 8th 1948 For th1s year s perform ance another Gllbert and Sull1van comlc productlon The Plrates of Penzance was selected It featured cast chorus and orchestra The varled musrc rang1ng from the st1rr1ng march of the pohce and the lolly Paradox to the amorous duet of Mabel and Fredertck set the moods for the ever changrng plot The leads and choruses prov1ded an array of color a they acted the1r parts ln bnght p1rate sashes and pohceman s umforms Scenery also played 1ts part 1n portrayrng the two scenes a rocky Engltsh sea shore and a rumed chapel A very large chorus CO1'1S1Sl1I'1g of more than thrrty p1rate p1rate mards General Stanley s daughters and pohce contrrbuted enormously to the strong cast The cast mcluded the followrng people a p1rate k1ng George Noll h1s lreutenant Samuel Nay land Rrnker Fredenck a ptrate apprentrce Ioseph Hoover Major General Stanley of the Br1t1sh Army Eugene M1ller a po11ce sergeant Alvln Dundore Mabel General Stanleys youngest daughter Hllda May Bower General Stanley s daughters Shrrley Shade Dorothy Clauser and Dor1s Yeager Ruth a matd of all work Mary Yorgey and pohceman Ray Rothenberger All efforts were fully rewarded when an enthusrastrc and apprec1at1ve audrence frlled the audrtonum on the evemng of December erghth t 1 1 - 1 . . 1 1 1 - ' . . . . 11 . 11 1 1 . , . 1 - 11 11 - 1 - . . 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OZ, rary Stlmulatrng worthy use of lersure trme and actmg as center of educatlonal lrfe rn the school are the ma1n reasons for marntenance of our lxbrary For d1vers1on and extra references we recelve The Readrng Trmes and many type of magazmes whrch numbered thrrty two rn all th1s year There are approxlmately forty two hundred books on the shelves mcludmg bo h f1ct1on and non f1ct1on New books are purchased each year by the school Wllh the number added th1s year stand1ng at about 250 Money collected on overdue books 1S also used to purchase new books as well as lrbrary supplres From a fund left by Iohn G Dengler a teacher at Oley for srxty years books for students and teachers have been bought at specrfred mtervals Wxth :lg B out any doubt Oley Hrgh s lrbrary 1S a pleasant place to work Attractrve flower dlsplays and bulletln boards contnbute to Ih1S Drsplayrng student pamted p1ctures about the room 1S a feature planned for the near future 6 g LJA 506161 .S?ll6Le5 The keystone of all courses of study IS naturally Englrsh Mastery of any other sub Ject rs automatrcally dependent upon the thor ough command of the many rules and excep ceptrons to those rules wh1ch make up our Engllsh language Vllhlle we fmd that gram mar ms usually stressed durmg the frrst semester rn every grade two perrods a week are used by seventh and erghth graders for readmg ht erary excerpts 1n other words sarnplmg ht erature In grades mne to twelve umts mclude Shakespeare s As You L1ke It Merchant of Vemce Hamlet and Macbeth as well as the Krng Other umts rnclude work rn spelhng composltron and vocabulary burldmg the last related closely to that new blue acquarntance Word Wealth Hrstory classe are devoted largely to the story of the development and records of man The study of World and Umted States hlstory rn seventh and erghth grades furn1shes an rn troductron to more 1ntens1ve cons1derat1on of these sublects later Nmth grade c1v1cs fam1l1 arrzed us w1th type of busrness formatrons and mvestments and hundreds of other facts essen t1al to good c1t1zensh1p In the last half of the year the hrstory geography and government of our own state were the toprcs As sophomores we delved mto The Mak mg of Our Unrted States paymg spec1al atten uon to the documents guaranteerng our lrber tres Then came eleventh grade and that encyclopedra l1ke text On the Road to Crvll IZQIIOD Remember xt? What strenuous men tal exercrse rt was to learn that Iames I followed I-Ienrletta II who was the great grand daughter of Isabella who belonged to the same lme as Xavrer Frnally as senlors we consrdered such Droblems of our democracy as d1str1but1on of Wealth socral maladjustments and economlc relatxons girly one if . ,, . . ,, 3 y b Q.. ' - ' - sz. ,t I . . i , . , 1 A n - . . The Sketchbook, Silas Mamet, and Idylls of l y u S ' J - . . . L, . I' . I . . . . .- I . . 3 . . W Na . . v l U . J afln - erman Laboro laboras laborat' The trme for frrst exposure to thrs subyect rs eleventh grade Although rt rs the cause for many groans Latrn helps the student rmmensely dunng and after school lrfe Perhaps rt rs only a tradrtronal attrtude that makes one feel reluctant to spend one year studyrng conlugatrons and declensrons and a second year readrng Latrn mythology and Caesars Commentanes Actually Latm ll arms marnly to stress Englrsh denvatrves and 0 broaden those vocabularres that never seem can grow too large The hardworn books through whrch we 49ers bravely passed are left to the classes followrng ln our steps he benefrts we gleaned from them shall remam wrth us To thrs language the students are sublected frrst dunng therr rumor year Thats the trme students fmd Deutsch fur Unfanger a staunch fnend The frrst year and a portlon of the second year are spent rn studyrng fundamental grammar The remarnder of the year rs spent rn readmg classrcs From the study of German we learn to understand the German people and therr attrtude to the world CWelt Anschauungl Studyrng thrs modern language we recerve a better under standrng of our language and enrlch our vocabulary Thxs subrect may often mean broken test tubes un pleasant excursrons wrthm groundworms or damty handlmg of delxcate scales However no one can doubt the natural Interest rn a studv of rntroductory scrence before tenth grade leadlng up to brology m that year chemrstry the next and frnally physrcs whrch IS an electrve the semor year The brology student becomes well acquamted wrth bacterra and on vlrtual speakmg terms wrth that frrendly fellow th amoeba Chemxstry Of course rts fun to mrx the elements as well as breathe them and chemrcal equatrons are good exercrse rn balance Physrcs means above all else accuracy and careful observatron otherwrse twelfth grade physrcrsts never would understand fully the complex mtenor of auto mobrles and refrrgerators Slnce we shall never fmd ourselves wrthout use for mathematrcal abrlrtres our school has grven us opportunrtres to work 1n thrs exact scrence everv term In seventh grade we started to use formulae but rn erghth we really used them In thrs yunror hrgh course the basrs was lard for nmth grade algebra Some found rt verv hard to read a problem and decrde what x equals It was after thrs year that we delved mto plane geometry whrch can hardly farl to help the student learn to analyze and thrnk In eleventh grade students may choose to tackle the more dlffrcult second year algebra and learn to use letters by the dozens As a frnal touch solrd geometry 1S offered durrng the frrst semester of the senror year and tngonometry durrng the second Slxlt lun 'fa OL Cllllllla 5 0,2 HI!!! 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The hrst hundred mmutes of each school day have come to mean that some lumor and senror bovs are domg work rn a subyect that covers agrrculture from A to '7 Students laxm that those pertods never seem long Why should uture farmers m grades 912 hnd rt a chore to study agrtcultural methods and techmgues and to carry out related pro1ects No nerther they nor the seventh and exghth grade shop boys ever doubt the value of therr practxcal vocatronal work T shop these jumor hxgh students learn the proper care selec tton and use of the dlfterent tools and hardware and actually construct and reparr worthwrhle prolects 01110 COIIOIYIICJ Thts department affords a great opportuntty to those hrqh school grrls who are lnterested rn homemakmg In two perrods a week seventh and erghth grade glrls are mtroduced to the essentrals of selectrnq foods and clothmg and groommg The 1un1or and senlor hrgh vocat1onal requrre the completxon of two home proyects a year proyects touch phases of homemakmg whrch cannot oe wrthm the school One qurte mterestmg sublect studred by the sophomore grrls rs related arts whzch deals wrth home management and 1ts esthet1c values chrld care and other practlcal arts ihe preservatron of foods and nutrrtron unrts are ltkewtse t partrcular mterest to the grrls Even remodelmg and .ouyrng turmshmgs for the home are toprcs for drscussron Thrs year the rumor semor group had practrcal experxence m thrs held when they made draperres for the sewmg room of good classes These covered Durrng weekly muslc classes students are grven mstruc tlon rn mustc apprecxatron group smgmg and a general background rn musrc theory The students are grven an opportunlty to blend therr votces rn a large variety of music mcludmg classrcs and modern scores Musxc rs rehearsed whrch wrll be presented at commencement by the junior and senror choruses Those who possess good vorces and speclal mterest rn vocal musrc fmd helpiul tramxng and experrence by partrctpatmg rn the glee club or operetta A a means of acqurrmg a better understandmg and apprecxatton ot the classtcs records are played and analyzed durxng these musrc perrods For those who wrsh to Jorn the mstrumental groups rndrvrdual lessons are offered on a varrety oi school mstruments Gurdance rs the latest addrtron to the currtculum rn Oley As the name rmplxes students are guxded by Mr Shankwetler rn the solutzon of varrous problems that present themselves and tn thelr vocatrons Those classes whtch may at ftrst have seemed unnecessary turned out to be very helpful Students are naturally pleased to fmd out more about them selves as to character traxts persorxalrty and aptxtudes even rf rt means answenng hundreds ot test questrons of an mqursmve nature In the semor guldance class the mam mterest hes of course rn the study of the drfterent lobs open to the graduate bztlj three 1 . f T K4 ' - N N if ' - - I ' . . r . Fl, O ruin' - gli ance ll A g f-1 ' . ' a , A . . . . I S V , . . .l . X ' - 1 f ,464 The motto in art classes is a logical, yet oft-forgotten one: You can't do it until you have tried . Mrs. l:ier1y. as instructor, has given students free reign in choosing their projects. Seniors well recall making plaster of paris plaques bearing Christmas designs back eighth grade. Other bits of the varied work that is done in art classes are finger painting, block printing soap carving, clay modeling, painting with pastels oils, and water colors, designing bracelets ,and stud! ing fundamentals of interior decorating. ' .yeahh ana! lglryaicaf 6Jucafion lI'5 Physical education is extremely essential in high school as a means of developing and maintaining phy- sical, mental, and emotional health. In all grades two periods of gym are enjoyed each week. The activities include hockey, basketball, softball, volleyball, track, exercises, and work on gymnastic apparatus. Intra- mural games, played during the noon hour, are also a regular part of the athletic program. Health is another subject whose importance no student would challenge. It yields much vital informa- tion that is useful only when applied in everyday life. This is taught to grades eight and ten one period each week. Among the topics studied in eighth grade are the skin, foods and digestion, circulatory and nervous systems, and the bones and muscles as related to posture, poise, and power. Tenth grade health periods are devoted largely to first aid training and a study of community and personal hygiene. MW In addition to a well-developed scholastic mind, every good citizen needs a strong, healthy body and perhaps even more important, coordination of mind and body. With this main objective in mind, health and physical education classes are conducted for grades seven to twelve under Mr. Knabb. In the physical education classes outdoor and indoor sports are played according to season and as weather permits. The fundamentals and skills are taught as well as the rules and regulations of these sports. Students have access to a variety of sports, including soccer, cross-country, basketball, baseball, volleyball, track, and field activities, and apparatus and mat work. Sixty-four .uv-Ji Xi X s x. 3-. au. ,NRI .J ,