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

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:H I Lv gli. ,. 'aff' .1 tiff-Prix..-ff Q , . ,.'-,H ,L-x':1'13 -.gf O 0 O 0 ' 213.1553 27SfQ:'Yl L ' xo It f-.pq is x L vi' v 44- it 1 ' , ' igxa 1,41 1 5 . J .fd Quarfer Cenfurg of Service This year the Olean wishes to pay tribute to our supervising principal, Frederick H. Stauffer, who is completing twenty-five years of service in the Oley Schools. Mr. Staufier was born July 13, 1897, in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County. He attended school through eighth grade in that county and Milford Township in Bucks County. Upon graduating from Emmaus High School in 1916, he entered Muhlenberg College and graduated in 1920 with a PH.B. degree. He received his M.A. degree and superintendent's certificate when he graduated from Columbia University in 1928. The state of Pennsylvania granted Mr. Stauffer a supervising principal's certificate. Teaching first in a rural school in 1918 and 1919, he taught rural school again upon graduating from college in 1920 and 1921. In 1921-22 he taught English at East Greenville High School and was made vice-principal in 1922, continuing there until 1925. From 1925-27 Mr. Stauffer was supervising principal of the Topton Borough Schools. There he was responsible for organizing and getting approved the Topton Junior High School and for the construction of a six-room addition. Oley welcomed him as principal in 1927. Since Mr. Stauffer came to Oley many improvements have been added. In 1930 the Vocational Agriculture and Home Economics Departments were organized. ln 1936 the 8 month term in the grade school was extended to 9 months. Also in this year the first year book was printed and the Physical Education Department for boys and girls was added. A full-time music teacher was employed in 1937 and the printed handbook, school paper, and band were added. ln the athletic field, soccer was added in 1928, hockey in 1937 and intramural sports in 1939. The most recent addition was the Commercial Department in 1950. During his 25 years at Oley the total enrollment varied from 430 to 505. The high school has grown from 114 to 262 pupils today. There are 110 non-resident pupils today, as compared with 12 in 1927. Mr. Staufier signed 83 per cent of the 837 Oley alumni diplomas. During his career he has taught German, Latin, English, and history. He also coached debating and track. In the year 1922, Mr. Stauffer married Verna A. Yoder. He is a member of the Lutheran Church at Chestnut Hill where he served as deacon for 22 years and is now president of the cemetery board. He served in the capacity of Sunday School teacher for many years and Sunday School superintendent for three years. He has been president of the Berks County Schoolmen's Club one year and secretary for two years. Associated with the boy scouts for 28 years, he is also a member of the Berks County Recreation Board. He was a co-author of the Berks County Bicentennial Plate. Mr. Stauffer was responsible 'for organizing the Oley Lions Club of which he was the first president. Mr. Staufieris hobbies include collecting plates, traveling, and raising asparagus. He ranks second at the present time in the length of time served as a principal of a Berks County School. In his earlier life he thought of being a preacher but changed to a teacher because, in the words of Mr. Stauffer, I would rather straighten young trees than old trees. In his 33 years of teaching he has found his greatest happiness to be the success of the boys and girls he has taught. He commented that school teaching was tough at times but very interesting, and that he is not at all disappointed in the teaching field. 0 O O 0 0 O x 612' 7 sl i 1' r 595' x ' 'tl' gf ir 315-5- 17 ge PQ , 'iff tl, 1 uj. 3-Jff' N Iifijf. W in N .L'-frj . . fi: sw1YffQ'i-1'La.1-e 1.-1:11 ff ,.y-1. KZ- ,'ErF :f'. 0 0 0 o iw W ff