Palmerton High School - Mirror Yearbook (Palmerton, PA)

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THE MIRROR SENIOR IssUE SCENE II George Washington .,........ Robert Shearman Mary Washington .... ....... D oris Harrison Negro boy .,............., Matthew Nicholas. Lawrence Washington, Marsden Vanderwaart SCENE III George Washington .......... Robert Shearman Lawrence Washington, Marsden Vanderwaart Mrs. Lawrence Washington... . .Julia Haytman Mr. Genn. .,................... Mike Kurtz Episode lIfWashington Takes Command of the Army George Washington ....,....... Levan Linton John Adams ..............,.... Robert Green Soldiers-Jack Murray, Paul Serfass, Barthold Episode V-A Reception at Mount Vernon George Washington ..,...... .. . . . .Fred Heller Martha Washington .......... Catherine Peters Lafayette ......... Mrs. Knox .... Mrs. Adams ........ . . . .Roscoe Shive . . . . .Ruth Kistler . . .Mary Ondreika Mrs. Green ....,........... .... , . . . .Elizabeth Mikus Girls-Catherine Steele, Margaret Stemler, Mar- cella Alonzo, Marion Oswald, Elizabeth Philip, Louise Nothstein, Marie Znaiden, Anna Minarik, Elizabeth Stroh, Marian Dietz, Anna Zwaley, Stella Dymetryk, Josephine Bohuniscky, Elizabeth Derkocz. Thomas Jefferson. . John Adams ....... Harrison .....,.. . Col. Randolph ..... General Knox ........... . . . . . .Levan Linton . . . .Robert Green Robert Shearman . . . .Tom Gearhart . . .Donald Kocher Zieser, Woodrow Snyder. Episode III-Washington at Valley Forge George Washington lst Soldier ........... 2nd Soldier ...., 3rd Soldier .... 4th Soldier ..,. . . . Episode IV-The .............Levan Linton . . , .Jack Murray . . . . . . . .Paul Serfass . . . . .Barthold Zeiser . . . . . , . . . .Woodrow Snyder Constitutionl Convention George Washington ............... Fred Heller General Pinckney. . Benjamin Franklin. . . . . .Donald Kocher . , . . . . .Roscoe Shive William Few ......... ..... L ouis Shipkovsky Alexander Hamilton .... Robert Morris ..... Nathanial Gorham. William Jackson. . , Roger Sherman ..,. William Paterson. . William Davie .... Rufus King ,.... Mr. Gerry ....,. James Wilson ,.,.. George Read .... Jacob Broome .... Mr. Martin ..... John Rutledge .... Mr. Ellsworth ..,.. . . . . .Barthold Zeiser .. . . .Sidney Webb . . . .Fred Polash . . . . . . .Alex Delich . . . .Kenneth Heiney . .............. Joe Siska . . . . .Henry Chamberlain ........Marvin Foley . . . . .Harlan Bossard . . .Merritt Eckert . . .Woodrow Farber . . . . .Alvin Fogelman .........JoeKolish . . . .Charles Milkovich . . . . . . . .Joe Plechavi Charles Pinckney ..... ..... . . .Ernest Rehrig Mr. Mason ........ John Dickinson .... William Livingston. James Madison, Jr.. . ....... William Sheckler Woodrow Steigerwalt .............JackMurray ........PaulSerfass Hugh Williamson. .... ......... E rnest Walk Mr. Randolph ...... .... M atthew Nicholas Episode VI-Washington 's Farewell Address Martha Washington .......... Catherine Peters . . . . . .Fred Heller . . . .Sidney Webb . . . . .Betty Breit George Washington .,.. Claypole ,........... Negro Servant .......,,... ffThe King Rides By The play produced this year by the Class of 1932 for their Senior Play was The King Rides By, by Lee Owen Brooks. Early in the school year a committee headed by Fred Heller as Chairman, was set to work reading various plays in order to find a suitable one for presenta- tion. After critically discussing over twenty plays, the above mentioned was chosen. In December a double cast was chosen and rehearsals were scheduled and held in the morn- ings before school. As the rehearsals progressed and the play approached completion, the double cast was condensed into a single cast. Follow- ing six weeks of intensive drilling, the play was presented to interested audiences on March 1 and 2. Much credit for the successful production is due to Miss James, the director, for her tireless efforts in making the play the success that it was. The cast that played in the final presentation was as follows: Fred Heller, Louis Shipkovsky, Marion Oswald, Catherine Peters, Robert Shear- man, Margaret Stemler, Tom Gearhart, Mildred Weber, Ruth Kistler, Roscoe Shive, H. Garfield Bossard, Doris Harrison.

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SENIOR IssUE THE MIRROR The Class of '32 has inaugurated a new type Commencement program. In place of the cus- tomary address, Valedictory and Salutatory, every member of the class participated in the presentation of the George Washington Com- mencement program. The Pageant was written entirely by students under the direction of a member of the faculty. The General Committee from the Senior Class was composed of Robert Shearman, chairman, Rosaleen Hatcher, Ruth Kistler, Mildred Weber, Catherine Peters, Fred Heller, Woodrow Sny- der and Thomas Gearhart. Each person on the General Committee was responsible for compos- ing one episode. The Faculty Committee who directed the writing of the pageant was headed by Mr. D. W. Denniston and assisted by Miss Ada James, Miss P. Glasgow, Miss E. Brown, Miss A. Ber- ger, Miss H. Erb, Miss N. Griffith and J. W. Bea- tie. In addition to the teachers who sponsored the writing of the episodes, several of the faculty aided in producing the pageant. Much credit for the success of the presentation is due Mr. Denniston, General Chairmang Mr. Miller, business manager, Miss M. J. Tomb, advertising managerg Mr. Paul, Scenic manager and lights, Miss Louise Barnes and Miss S. Moore, costumes, Miss M. Rufe, artg Miss Evalyn Jones, musicg and Miss Florence Barnes, dance. The Seniors who assisted in the writing and organizing of material for the Pageant were: Catherine Steele, Ernest Walk, Margaret Stem- ler, Jack Murray, Charles Milkowich, Eliza- beth Stroh, Donald Kocher, Thomas Gearhart, Marguerite Harkness, Barthold Zeizer, Marvin Foley, Mildred Weber, Elizabeth Philip, Alex Delich, Elizabeth Mikus and Fred Polash. The procedure of che Commencement pro- gram was as follows: Prologue-Mildred Weber and Thomas Gearhart Episode I-Washington 's childhood scenes. Episode II-Washington takes Command of his army. Episode III-Washington at Valley Forge. Episode IVfThe Constitutional Conven- tion. Episode V-The Reception at Mt. Vernon. Episode VI-The Farewell Address. Processional ....,.......,,.,.. Orchestra Presentation of Diplomas. . .Homer Kern Benediction ........... .Rev. J. L. Tonkin Recessional ,..,....,........... Orchestra Reception to parents and friends in the gym. The cast of characters of the Commencement Pageant are as follows: PROLOGUE Pauline Youngkin, Madeline Sturdik,Anna Mau- rich, Marguerite Harkness, Rosaleen Hat- cher-Trumpeters. Marguerite Harkness, Rosaleen Hatcher-Promp- ters. EPILOGUE Columbia .,...........,...... Mildred Weber History ..,.................... Tom Gearhart Episode 1-Scene 1 Negro Servants-Grace Behler, Joyce Blose, Bernice Borger, Joyce Green, Marguerite Green, Stephina Potisk, Martha Shiner, Della Ziegenfuss, Velma Vegh, Rose Strbo, Harlan Bossard, Kenneth Heiney, Louis Shipkovsky, Matthew Nicholas, Mildred Brobst. Augustine Washington ..... ..... E rnest Walk

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SENIOR Issun THE MIRROR 'Ili' B Class Will .3 ' Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! We, the Class of nineteen hundred thirty-two, being of sound mind and sound body, do hereby make our last Will and Testament: Firstly: To the class of '33 we bequeath the exclusive right to throw erasers, chalk and paper airplanes in the presence of teachers or otherwise. Secondly: To the aforesaid Junior Class we leave all of our hard-worn, never-used books, our messy lockers, our autographed desk-tops, and lastly, but very important, our girlish modesty. Thirdly: To the Romeos of said Class of '33 we give the remaining tonsorial grease, up to present date used, and highly endorsed, by Messrs. Shive and Nicholas. Fourthly: To the stage-inclined group, the absolute right to form another Zilch Family. Fifthly: To the pugilistic hopeful, the corres- pondence course boxing lessons, and also all the equipment for that sport, heretofore used by Nick Nicholas, of our class, a retired pugilist. Sixthlyt To les femmes, the half-filled com- pacts, the mirrors, and other cosmetics, left in the various lockers. Seventhly: To those guilty of truancy, we be- queath the excuses and alibis of Alvin Fogel- man, Joe Siska, Alexander Peter Delich, Harlan Bossard, and Barthold Zeiser. Eighthly: To the scientifically inclined Chemis- try students we leave a formula for making Hydrogen Sulphide. and also the equipment including the secondhand test tubes, cracked flasks, and seldom-washed beakers. Ninthly and Lastly: We leave a deposit. in the Lehigh Gap Bank, of ninety-eight centsg this amount is to remain in said bank until the interest has grown to an amount large enough to buy Mr. Robert Miller a new hat to replace the one into which a certain Senior, Bossard by name, punched a hole, playfully, not spitefully. Signed-The Class of 1932. Written and signed in the presence of the fol- lowing witnesses: Benjamin Zilch Howard Correll Robert Ripley Plato Zilch Bill Deppe Bing Crosby. Signed and sealed on this seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred thirty-two, being absolutely and positively the last Will of the Class of '32, I. M. A. THEEF, Squire Seniors Plant Trees In celebration of the George Washington Bi- Centennial Anniversary each Senior Class of Carbon County planted trees furnished by the State on Broad Mountain. On Friday morning, April 15, the Senior Class of Palmerton High School motored to Broad Mountain where men employed by .the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company directed the planting of the trees. FOND THOUGHTS While the birds are flying on high And the roaring waves are rolling by We shall ever greet our Palmer High With words of gratitude and praise. Many cheerful days have we all spent In learning our lessons to the end. Now, we're ready to leave our Palmer High To answer the call of our destiny. -V. A. Vegh, '32