Pen Argyl Area High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Pen Argyl, PA)

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' ,wi-i 28 Class History Listen my children and you shall hear, The wonderful story ol' Our Career. 'Twas September second the year forty-three, Seventy-seven looked proud, lor Sophomores were we.' It was a very sunny day as seventy-seven ol' us came back to school: we were very proud. lor now we were sophomores. Alter we became acquainted with the tuition students we organized under the leadership ol Miss Hester A. Heller and Miss Mary Hughes, electing the lollowing oflicers: Presizlent .....,.... .......,... C LLARK Orr l'iz'1'-IJ1'e.sirle21i .. ..,.., XR'rnt'R CIQSARI-1 -S'1'1'l'f',fll'3l ......,... .... B i.,uN1i STRUNK Tl'I'Il.YlllKl'7' ........,.......,................,.........,....,.........,,....,., Dtuxm: XVA1.c:K lVe had ordered our class rings the previous year and had received them in August, looking on them with admiration. Our first social allair was a public dance held in the Pen .-Xrgyl Bank Hall on Christmas, December twenty-Iilth, nineteen hundred lorty-three. Next, we held a swimming party and Doggie Roast at the Bangor Park. It was enjoyed by all who attended. To bring this year to a conclusion, we held our Sophomore Hop on May the nineteenth in the high school gymnasium. It was a very enjoyable event and we will long remember it. Alter vacation, back we came. Finding the school about the same, A class ol' seventy-three had we XVhat to expect, we'd yet to see. x

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We organized under the leadership of Mrs. Flora Obrecht and Mr. Marcus Stopp. We elected the following officers: President ...............,................. . ........ JACK lVlII.Ll-IR Vice-President ..... ......... XA 7lCSTON PARsoNs Secretary ........... ...... R OBILRT WILLIAMS Treasurer .................................,.....r.......................... KEl1'H NICHOLS We selected our class motto, flower, and colors and were very proud to think we were Juniors In order to raise funds, we sold magazine subscriptions, with prizes being won by jane Williams and William Broad. A public dance was held in February in the high school gymnasium. Several members of our class took part in junior Prize Speaking, on April twelfth, nineteen hundred forty-five, the winners being awarded prizes. Our junior Prom was held on April twentieth in the high school gymnasium. A Grand March was held and it was very successful. Our last activity while we were juniors was our banquet held at Pocono Manor on May the eighteenth. Thus our year as Juniors was ended. 'WVe now became Seniors, At last! My! how the last two years flew past. Diploma was our only thought The reason why we all were taught. Sixty-eight returned this year, we had lost several, but extended our best wishes to them all. We organized under the leadership of Mrs. Edna Imhof and Mrs. Flora Obrecht, electing the following ollicers: President ........... ..... ...... X f VILLIAM LESH Vice-President ..... ......... -X RTI-IUR CI-:sARI-1 Secretary ................. ....... N ORMAN FIQDON T1'6llS1l1'61' .............. ...... ...... D 0 NALIJ STOPI' Assistant Treastzrer ....,........ ...... ........... ..,. .......... I' ' R I lD lVlALI-I We sold refreshments at the Pen Argyl-Catasauqua football game and later sold magazine subscriptions in order to raise money. Public dances were held on December twentieth, February twentieth and April twelfth in the high school gymnasium. VVe held our Senior Banquet on May third in the Poconos and our Senior Prom on May twenty-fourth in the high school gymnasium. We are eagerly looking forward to class day, baccalaureate, and commence- ment, when our school years will end. Thus our years in high school end. To coming seniors we do send Best wishes, and with a sigh, W'e bid P. A. H. S. a fair good-bye. ROMAYNE M. BONNEY MARY R. SULLIVAN PAGE 29