Otto Eldred High School - Ottocrat Yearbook (Otto Township, PA)

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H, , ? K SJ -J S , ' 2'5 - 'Mx 5? wsxf 1 RALPH L. SWEITZER Supervising Principal B.S., Grove City College M.S., Penn State University Row I: W. Walther, M. Root, F. Eaton, F. Schwab, E. Hess, E. Downey, J. Biggins, L. Lauckern. Row 2: G. Shields, B. Fitzsimmons, G. Wood, W. Emerson, H. Lehman, Dr. I. Welch, P. LaBella, J. Looker, C. J. Coffman, Jr., C. J. Coffman, Sr. .- 18

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Va Wann a 7751. Scaaqm Q Mr. Swoyer, who came to Otto-Eldred from Austin High School in 1944, has contributed nineteen years of educational service to our school. Born in 1899, he spent his childhood in Renovo, Pennsyl- vania. Later he attended Lock Haven College, where his Bachelor of Science Degree was earned, and St. Bonaventure University, where he received his Master of Science Degree. Mr. Swoyer now teaches general science, physics and chemistry. Before entering the teaching profession he worked as a store attendant for the railroad for ten years. This gave him the opportunity to travel on almost every track throughout the United States. His jukebox is one of his most prized possessions, for he himself built it in 1942 and 1943. This shows his great enthusiasm for music and has also led him to acquire over fifteen hundred records which he keeps in his stock room and at his home. Mr. Swoyer enjoys collecting maps, indicating the numerous rail- road tracks in Pennsylvania, and pamphlets about railroad cars. He also enjoys hearing the Weatherford Quartet and other gospel sing- ers. It has been a great honor to have Mr. Swoyer as a member of our faculty and we are certain that he will be missed o 17

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Pcnagona dn lie Scion! ,-falmdadebzaftdan o One of the main cogs in our school machinery is Mr. Ralph L. Sweitzer, our supervising principal. His guidance is necessary for the smooth function of school affairs. Mr. Sweitzer, who has been employed at Otto-Eldred for thirty-one years, be- gan his career here as a commercial teacher. He is an active member of the Duke Center Methodist Church and of the Otto Township Lions Club. Mr. and Mrs. Sweitzer's only daugh- ter, Mrs. Betty Rose Swift, resides with her husband and two children in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Otto-Eldred High School princi- pal, Mr. John J. Finnessy, has been a member of our administration for six years. Mr. Finnessy supervises all activi- ties at the high school, including basket- ball and football games, both at home and away. Mr. Harold Childs, supervisor of Otto- Eldredls four elementary schools, is in charge of the attendance of the entire school district enrollment. Mr. and Mrs. Childs recently journeyed to Japan to visit their daughter, a teacher in Hokodate. Handling financial matters, hiring teachers, and setting the school calendar are examples of the responsibilities of the Otto-Eldred Joint School Board. Harry Lehman presides as president over the other sixteen board members, who are elected by the adult residents of the school districts for a four-year term o 8, I JOHN J. FINNESSY High School Principal M.A., Western Reserve University B.S., Grove City College HAROLD T. CHILDS Elementary Supervisor A.B., M.Ed., Penn State University l 19