Owen J Roberts High School - Torch Yearbook (Pottstown, PA)

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flew oors to C9119 Cgicture The new home of the Owen J. Roberts High School will be ready for occupancy in September, 1958. This beautiful new home will have a rated pupil capacity of 1616. There are 63 teaching stations in the building. As you approach the school from Route 23, the first two large areas you will see are the auditorium and 'the gymnasium. The auditorium will seat 1000 and the gymnasium over 900 students. After you enter the lobby, you can proceed to the senior high wing by walking straight aheadg or by turning right, you will pass the auditorium, the cafeteria, industrial arts area, and the vocational agricultural department. The cafeteria has a seating capacity of 550. If you turn left after entering the lobby, you will find on the right of the hallway the admin- isitrative offices and the health rooms. On the opposite side of this hallway is the school library with a work room and a conference room. If you continue along this hallway toward Route 100, you will find yourself looking into the three-station gymnasium. The boys' dressing room and shower room are on the first floor. The girls' showers and dressing room are on the second floor. If you walk in a northern di1'ection from the gym lobby, you will approach the junior high school wing. On the first floor of the senior high wing, you will find the rooms used by the Business Edu- caition Department and by the Driver Training Department. The science classrooms, the homemaking area, the fine arts rooms are found on the second floor of the senior high wing. It is the plan of the Curriculum Committee to provide a greatly enriched program of studies in this new home. During the past two years our committee has devoted many hours to planning this new program which will more nearly meet the educational needs of the students attending Owen J. Roberts High School.

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Blast OH! After many years of ingenious planning, tedious calculations and skillful craftsmanship, the produc- tion is now ready for the test. Hundreds of people have worked together under stress and strain to bring the project to fruition. Now the great day has arrived. Has every indi- vidual performed his function perfectly? Is the fuel prepared to 1'elease the necessary energy? Will the engines provide sufficient thrust? Will the delicate mechanisms withstand the great shock? Will the various stages become effective at the precise moments? Will the project be successful and give back to society and civilization the values expected and return a profit on the investment? Blast Off! The Owen J. Roberts High School Class of 1958 is the product of many years of painstaking prepar- ation, careful consideration and skillful planning. Parents, taxpayers, board members, administrative and maintenance personnel and professional edu- cators have all worked together to give to each member of ithe graduating class the most favorable opportunities to ease the rough spots on the road of life. May you find peace, happiness, and good fortune in your travels through the years of space and time. Best wishes, Carryl E. Stauffer Principal UI' oLuQClC!0I'S fl gl' To the Class of '58: You, the Class of '53, have seen the beginning and the end of certain eras. As we approach the end of this school year, we will note the passing of the North Coventry and Warwick buildings as homes for a secondary school p1'ogram. For you, the Seniors of 1958, 'there will be memories of these school buildings that will live with you forever. My wish is that the memories you carry will be ones of which you will be proud. Proud, because you gave your all whenever you were called upon to use your God-given talents. During your senior year a new era dawned. You are going to spend your adult life in an age known as the Space Age. The demands of society upon your talents and your abilities will be much greater than those expected of your parents. I hope that as you progressed year after year through our schools you acquired sufhcient back- ground material and training to help you meet the challenges of the space era. Congratulations on having completed this phase of your education and best wishes for a happy and prosperous future. Sincerely, Paul H. Grim Cglleir Quicfance as