Phoenixville High School - Phoenix Yearbook (Phoenixville, PA)

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Slxty Lumztzes at Leu ge As a sequel to One Mad N1ght' the c ass of 1938 chose Lunat1cs at Large whlch was present d on May 12 and 13 1n the Memor1al Jun1or hlgh school dLldlt0lll1IYl D011 Cutter the play Wr1ght and h1s young Wlfe Luc1lle haye cha1ge of a rest home for mental cases 111 the Ad1IO11d2lCkS Strangely affected by palanola ale M1 Hy de Pr1sc1la John Alden and Lady Macbeth I charge of these guests IS Doctor Janet Read a doctol of psychology From New 101k com s Mrs Ada1r w1th her daughter Elame who th1nks that Clark Gable IS 11 a1t1ng to make a plcture 111th her Dr1 Jen lu by the sto1m C1eg Stex ens nd h1s s1ster Clane are brought 1nto the re ceptlon hall by XX mg M1 Cutter s Chlnese yalet Thunde1 crashes and 1ghtn1ng Hashes when a muffled trax ele sllp 1nto the da1kened 1oom to sea1ch 1n the desk already upset by Mrs Adan The trax 9191 IS Amos Bu1ke 1ust 1e'eased from DIISOII ynhe1e he had been placed f01 defr1ud1ng Iuc1l'e After a sholt conx QISHUOII yuth Don and C1915 he IN left alone Wh1 a 1111 SIOIHL th1ough the desk Bu1ke IN k ll ed by a gun 11 hose tllL2,61 11 1s pulled by a concealed hand InspeLto1 Blltt accustomed to solylng gang fights but now 111 the mOUIItdlIIS on 1 XdLdt10ll 1111K es to solye the murdel Helped and h nder ed by the crudlte remarks ot Wmg he CDSCOXQIS that Greg and C a1re Stex ens yy e1e t1XllIg' to escape the clutches of Bu1ke Mrs Ada1r proy es to least expected Doctor Janet commltted the murder Vernon A Replogle and MISS Margaret H Saxage of the faculty coached a doube cast These characters were portray ed Mr Hvde Thomas Kassel Joseph Weber P11sc1lla Elo1se Murray Ruth M1ller John Alden Jack Templln Ernest Cere Lady Macbeth Dorothy Pat ton Jayne Ly1e Don Cutte1 R1chard Gay Edward Reynolds Doctor Janet Ma1g,aret Faust lNo1ma Wallace Lucllle Cutter Rachel Frlday Dorothy Shutes Mrs Ada1r Charlotte Atklnson Kathryn Beynon Clane Cathe11neIyle E mor Barkley Wlllg John Ho1sh1k Joseph Nas t1sky Czeg Steyens F1ank Greenstem Charles Latshaw Clane Stexens DOIIS McCord Ruth Mallll Amos Burke Herbe1t Eadllne Franc1s Chu1ga1 I11specto1 Br1tt Wllllam Ke lv Jack Tompkms Refreshment Stand The se111or ref1eshment tard whlch IS run dur1ng the footba1l season at Washmgton f1eld had a yery successful year The SOHIOIS had moy able stands made to sell candy hot dogs and soft drmks vx e1e sold at the Ollglllal stand The stand IS run for the benefit of the SQIIIOIS expenses The lQflQSl lIl19lIt stand commlttee was IJOIIS McCord V1rg1n1a Det wller Eleano1 Bark ev a11d Irene Toth who had chalge of the candy Joseph Webel Robelt McFa1land and VV1ll1am Altman had charge of the soda Annabelle Spackman Dorothy Shutes Betty RODIHSOD and Jane Mlller h 1d charge of the hot dogs Annabelle Spackm ln was cha1rman of the commlttee The Lzbrary The l1brar1a11 M1ss Margaret Savage sponsored a course IH l1brary work to the students of the school She also was the leader of the l1brary c ub Books were purchased f1Ol'11 the Jun1or and Sen1or Parents Teacher's ASSOC13tl0H School Board and as g1fts Number of books recen ed were School Boald 64 Jun1or L1terarv Gulld 12 G1fts 'S JUHIOI and Sen1or Parents Teacher s Assoc1at1on gg 1 I! , , , KK ' 1 ' Y as ' 1 1 , 1 11 1 1 ,, . V . . . 1' 1 e 1 , 51 l . Q' r ' 1 ' 7 1 . ' .Y 1 1 ' 1 1 ' '1 1 y - I 1 1' .7 1 K I 1 1 ov ' U sc 11 ' 1 Y Y Y Y , 1 . . 1 . ,1 . ,1 1 1. , , . v Y. 1 , . v , 5' , . 1 1 1 ' 1 1' 1 1 1' 1 1 ' 1 ' r 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 , , '1 1 1 '1 1 ' 1 1' y 1 1 I ,Y , A. . 1Q.gf t, . L., . A. IA, ly y 1 A1 1'g,-7. 1 .ZS K, , , . A .... Y . . L. A, 1 ,. , .V X 1 i, 1 V .ni 1 7 1 1 1 1 1' , 1 ' 1 , ' 1, , ' ' 65 ' ,Y be a clook 111 sea1ch of money h1dden 1n a l1ttle black box. Last and the 1 . , , 1 . ' vl ' o - K - 1 1 I 1 y u 1 1 . 1. 1 L . . l -- 3 1 - Z 1 - 1 1 .D S ' 1 1 ' ii 7 .. ' 1 I 1 ' . 1 1 7 1 1 7 A 7 1 Y 1 . ' ' ' W ' 1 ' 1 .Y1 V ' F. . 1 ' l 1 1 , 1. + 1 , v ' ' - 1' ' 13 , 1 fg - 1 , 1 :- 1jg1'g1 ' s- '- 1' , '11 1 'g ' ' 1 1 ilu . n Q . l 1' 1 , , 1 T , 1 , 1 1 A N , 1. 1 ' s 1 , 1 ' ' 11 1 1 A , . U 1 . N I 1 Y v 1 1 1 1 y, 1 . 1 , . 1 L, A A, .K y Y - ' Q w 1 1 n 1 I I 1 .1 7 1 1 'f 1 ' . l l 7 , 4 g 1 1 , - 15, 1 . ' z - f 1 1. ' ' z ' I 1 L 1 ' . . 1 1 L . . . .7 Y . , , 1 1. 1 . 9 1 . 1 1 '1 ' 1 , . . 1 11 , .

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Curtzs Publzshzng Company Contest The senlor c ass secured conslderable profit from the Curtls magazlne campal n Wh1Ch took place from October 7 untll October 14 The student sellmg most subscrlptlons LOUISE Pollock a sophomore handed 1n S539 00 The second hlghest scorer Mary Ella Trunk also a sophomore handed 1n S22 00 The next sex en h1 hest amounts were handed 1n by senlors John Gotwa s 3318 50 Betty Roblnson 51517 50 Robert McFarland S16 25 Theron Schlotterer 9514 75 Ruth Mxller and Agnes Davxs each S14 50 and Norma Wallace S313 75 Joseph Weber was chalrman of the contest and hlS speclal asslstants were Theron Schlotterer Annabelle Spackman and John Gotwa s Crowell Magazzne Contest The Crowell Magazlne Contest was held from October 7 to 14 The senlor class oflicers Theron Schlotterer Joseph Weber Anna belle Spackman and John Gotwals were 1n charge of the contest Two sophomore lrls LOUISE Pollock and Mary Ella Trunk secured the most subscrlptlons The next seven leaders were John Gotwa s Betty ROb1HSOH Robert McFarland Theron Schlotterer Agnes Davls Ruth Mlller and Norma Wallace Varzety Magazzne Contest Durmg the week of Ja luary 31 to February 5 1938 the Alhed Pub l1Sh1Ilg' company conducted a campalgn for the benefit of the band unxform fund On January 30 Mr Pmms a representatlve of the company v1s1t txons b Th1s magazlne contest was arranged by W S Sample leader of the and I ndustrzal Course The work 1n the 1YldLlStI'l3.l course actually starts ln the nlnth grade of Junlor hlgh school Thls IS the pleparatory year durlng whlch boys learn the fundamental proces es such as the use and care of tools com mon Jolnts used 1n Jolnery glue maklng and gluelng types of wood and thelr uses household repalrs such as glazlng doorbell w1r1ng iixmg faucet washers etc As the sophomore year opens the boys get thelr chance to learn to operate such machmes as varlety sander Jolnter band saw lathe etc Job plannmg repalrs and cabmet work occupy most of the sophomore Year The latter part of the sophomore and most of the Jun1or and senlor years are glven to house constructlon 1nclud1ng all phases of work from foundatlon to the roof C asses are l1m1ted 1n the amount of practlcal ex perlence due to lack of room etc Th1s year s class has ten members Charles Batzel Andrew Bernat Francls Ohurgal Joseph Lew Joseph Mag yar Me un McDan1els George Mlhalclk Frank Savllle Stephen Sldor Marshall Walley One of the pet Jobs of the department IS the scenery for all school plays The mstructor IS Wllmer G Klmes Fifty C I I f . I . . . .g . . u l . . ., . ' , , , . . l . . . , , nr , 'U - Q . . 1 'ff s . ' : 1 O . . 1. , . I . , ' . Q I , . , , 7 . 3 , . , A K . , . . . 1 , 1 . O . A S1 . y J ' 1 Q gl. L, .K V . 1 A , l 7 7 7 ! O I . F , . - ed the assembly and offered prlzes to those sellmg one or more subscrlp- . . . . , I Q - 1 4 . 1 - M , u a , . 2 . r Y ! 7 ! , . L Q n , 1 . 1 . Y I 7 ! 7 7 ' 7 D ' . 1 n ' . . , . , 1 u , n 7 a 1 , u , , E- ! 1 v V 7 9 Y 5.1 ' ,rr , '

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Chess Club The Chess club 1n the Phoemxvxlle hlgh school was orgamzed before the Chrlstmas hohdays of 1937 Smce that tlme more enthuslasts of a fine pastufle have turned out and now the lugh school can feel proud of such a nne c ub The P H S players had comp t1t1on Wlth Sprlng Clty and Royersford hu h schools Games were also played among members of the club The club meets every Monday mornmg durlng the flrst perlod The club thls year conslsts of 28 members The followlng are the s nlor chess players Donald Kult? Davld Rulon Joseph Homa and Robert McFarland Henry B Ku p the Instructor of mechanlcal drawlng IS ad vlser of the chess club Senzor Class T rzp The members of the semor class went on their annual tr1p to West Polnt on Saturday May 21 1938 The tram passengers vsnrch 1ncluded the senlor classes of several other schools Col egev1lle Coatesvllle Pottstown and two or three small schoo's near Pottsvllle left Phoenlxvllle at 5 36 A M and arr1ved at Jer sey Clty about 9 o clock wlthout stoppmg at all along the l1ne The whole group went aboard the Hudson Day Llne Steamer Peter Stuyvesant to be taken up the rlver to West Polnt vxewlng the New York Skyl1ne the Pallsades Bear Mounta1n Brldge and Storm Klng Hlghway Everybody had a good txme on the up-r1ver tr1p dancmg on the blg dance floor whlch took up almost a complete deck and makmg frlends wlth other sen1ors At West Polnt the sen1ors Vl6W8d the cadet parade and drxll scheduled On the return tr1p the boat went by the Smg Smg PFISOH Grants Tomb Washlngton Memor1al Brldge Elhs Island and clrcled around the Statue of Llberty As th1s was the first t1me most of the sen1ors had seen the famous statute It was a pleasure to have the opportumty of seemg lt After about a three and one half hour r1de on the tram the class arr1ved ln Phoen1xv1lle after havlng a very educatlonal and pleasurable tr1p long to be remembered by all who went The Purple and Whzte Wlth the pubhshmg of the Apr1l 1938 lssue of the Purple and Whlte another successful year for the school paper has passed The Jumor Journallsm club MISS Rose Marle Brubaker advlser was 1n charge of the May lssue Durlng the year the paper was entered 1n the Columbla Press Asso c1at1on and the Pennsylvanla School Press Assoclatlon contests Unplaced mn the Pennsylvanla the Purple and Whlte d1d rece1ve a th1rd p ace medal ln the Columbla Contest The complete staff who helped make the paper successful IS as fol lows Edward Reynold edltor Margaret Faust assoclate edltor Betty Robmson Charles Latshaw Margaret M11 er Theron Schlotter Elmor Barkley George Trunk Irene Toth Edward Barron Evelyn Detwller Ruth Mal1n Wllllam Kel y Rlchard Gay Frank Greensteln W1ll1am Alt man Harry Graham Annabelle Spackman Dorothy Shutes Robert Mc Farland Agnes Dav1s Margaret Strxckland Edward Dougherty Jane M11 er Madelme Wllllams Charlotte Atklnson Anne Dewees MISS Mary L Rowe IS faculty advlser The staff takes thls oppol tunlty of thanklng the commercxal club and 1tS advlser MISS Marlon Moore for the valuable asslstance 1n typlng all COPY S!y 7 I Y D ' K K .... l . E . : ' 1, . , ' ' , n . n - v ' . A , 1 - , . K . . . ! I ' . 5. Q ., U . . sz . ' , , .Q 1 , , U . ' . , : . ., - v . , . 1 . . . . , . . ' ll 7 ,, . . . . I - n Q , n n , y 1 n -, n 1 I n , Q , n 1 u , , l I , . K . n n u . . from 1:10 to 1:50, and after watchlng thls, V1S1t9d the chapel and museum. . . . . , 1 , a 4 Q n , , 1 n , u , n . . . 1 . - . 7 . 7 7 I . . . . , , . . , . . . , . K . , . , . y - . . y , . . . . 1 :W S9 . ' 3 . Q 9 I . Q ' 9 y A 9 y u , . . . Y 1 1 , , n n 1 , 1 1 v a 9 1 r . 1 '- r ' - w , n y - yy ' n y n , A , f u , , . . . , . . y . . . ix