Oxford Area High School - Kernel Yearbook (Oxford, PA)

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June, 1929 THE KERNEL RUTH HANNA BLACKBURN Glee Club I -11. Varsity Basket Ball III-1V. Captain Varsity Basketball IV. Varsity Hockey III-IV. Commercial Club III-1V, Commercial Club Treasurer IV’, Decoration Committee Jun- ior Prom III. Decoration Committee Alumni IV. Literary Club III, Class Basketball I-II-III-IV, Captain Class Basketball II. Decoration Com. Freshman Party I. I'sher Class Night III, Com- mencement III, Senior Play IV, Commercial Club Play IV. Kernel Staff IV, Commercial Club Banquet Committee III-IV. Assistant Business Manager Senior Play IV’, Social Committee Commercial Club IV. “The Dickinson Weakness” Rut hie is a jewel when it comes to Athletics. There are other members of the class dwelling on Market street, so we notice, who think the same tiling. She lias a very charming personality, which accounts for her popularity. GERTRUDE ELIZABETH BURLING Basketball (Class) I-II-III-IV, Class Base- ball I-I1-III, Commercial Club III-IV. Business Manager Commercial Club IV, Art Club I-II, Remington Typing Award IV, Class Party Com- mittee I. Refreshment Committee Junior Prom III, Debating Team III. Business Manager Sen- ior Play IV’, Decorating Committee I-III-IV, Class Play IV, Glee Club I-II-III, Commercial Play Cast IV. Usher Commencement and Class Night III, Kernel Staff IV, Commercial Club Banquet Committee III-IV, Literary Club III. Program Committee Commercial Club IV. “That Isn’t Wright” Hefty is a good Business Manager and Scout worker. We hear she loves red hair quite a bit. She seems to want to raise chickens at Tweedale. DOROTHY EASTBURN CLOUD Dramatic Club IV, Basketball IV, Play Cast IV. NEW LONDON: Basketball I-II-III, Manager Basketball Team II. Declamatory Medal of V. C. T. U. Contest I. First Prize in Declamation at West Chester II. First Prize in Declamation at Kennett III, Class Play III, Class Poem III. “A treasure rare Of New London’s yielding.” Dot is one of Hie five girls who came to us this year from New London. She's quite “The Orator , and how she can “chew tobacco. She also plays hasket- ball—yes—she puts over most anything she tries! 10

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THE KERNEL June, 1929 MARY AGNES BARRETTA Class Basketball I-II, Glee Club I-II, Ace of Club IV’, French Club III, Literary Club II-III. “A ready giggle, A sunny smile”. This describes Mary to a “T”—always a sunny disposition and ready to help anyone whenever she can—especially in Latin. NORMAN TAYLOR STRICKLAND Editor- in-Chlef of Kernel IV, Kernel Staff I- II-IIl-IV, Class Vice-President III, Class Sec- retary IV’, Senior Play Cast IV, Ace of Clubs IV, Tri-Sigma IV, Literary Society II-III, Art Club I-II-III, French Club III, School Pageant IV. Class Cheer Leader I-I1-1II-IV, Glee Club I-II- III, Xmas Play I, Senior Play Committee, Freshman Party Committee I, Entertainer at Freshman Party II. Chairman of Entertainment Committee at Junior Prom III, Committee for Class Rings III, Decorating Committee for Commencement III. Committee for Class An- nouncements IV, O. H. S. Composition Repre- sentative at West Chester IV. “Whoopee” This is “Strick's” password—and ver- ily—“it's” what “gets him by!” Every- one will remember him as Mr. Binney in “The Whole Town’s Talking”—no one could but admit the fact that he was (he main reason the play was a success —but “that's as it should be”—and un- less I miss my guess, he'll always enjoy “happy, hectic hours!” ERNA BROWN Class Treasurer 11-IV’. Class Secretary III, Glee Club I-II-III, French Club III, Ace of Clubs IV’, Chairman Refreshment Committee, Jr. Prom III, Reception Committee. Jr. Prom III, Senior Play Cast. Art Club I. Kernel Staff II- III, Decoration Committee Freshman Party I, Decoration Committee Jr. Prom III, Decoration Alumni IV, President Library Club IV. Altern- ate Debating Team III, Literary Club III. Ush- er Class Night III, Usher Commencement III. “A scholar—in every sense of the word” Here is one girl, whom studies don’t seem to bore, and she surely knows how to handle thorn. Here’s to you “Chappie”, we know you'll succeed!

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THE KERNEL June, 1929 JAMES CLARK CREGGER Second Soccer Team IV. Second Basketball Team IV, Class Basketball Team IV, Class Be- lay Team IV, Varsity Baseball Team IV. LITTLE BRITAIN: Varsity Baseball Team II-III. Varsity Basketball Team II-III, Valedic- torian. “A Child of the Soil” Jim came to us this year from Little Britain. He surely knows his “Math- ematics”, and this spring lie’s contribut- ing his part to the baseball team. LEROY DEAVER No. I of the “Speed Boys , Class Basketball I-II-III-IV, Junior Varsity Basketball III-IV, Soccer Squad lll-IV. Commercial Club III-IV, Vice-President Commercial Club IV, French Club III, Senior Clav« |»iay. Orchestra I-II-II1- IV. Debating Club III. “How’s the pigs and cows and chickens” Pussyfoot’s a pretty good sport in school, and he helped make our play a success. Gan you imagine him without some humor in Shorthand Class? HOWARD MORRIS DICKINSON All class teams I-II-III-IV, Varsity Soccer II- III-IV. Varsity Basketball II-III-IV. Varsity Baseball III-IV, Captain Varsity Soccer IV, Manager Varsity Basketball, Treasurer Dra- matic Club IV, French Club III. Glee Club III, Class Play IV, Decorating Committee Junior Prom, Commercial Club Play II, Alumni Decor- ating Committee. “Like Boaz—he was attracted by Ruth” Dick is quite an athletic (one reasou why Ruthie likes athletics) and also lie’s quite an actor. Who could heat his suave “Ah-Merci, Madame—“accepte avec plaiser?” 11