Phoenixville High School - Phoenix Yearbook (Phoenixville, PA)

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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

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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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ly atzonal H onor Soczety At the second annual hCl1O1 assembly twenty SIX candldates yvere 1n stalled as members ot the Phoen1xy1lle Chapter of the Natlonal Honor So clety by e1g,ht sen1ors chosen as f1ye pex cent of the c ass 1n then yumol year Those prey1ously elected Donald Demlnger Margaret Faust Donald Kurtz Edy amd Reylolos Betty Iyoblnson Dayld Rulon Dorothy Shutes and Annabelle Spackman explalned the pl'1I1C1pH s of scholalshlp char acter leadershlp and serylce Natlonal HOHOI Socxety p1ns yy ere presented by Earl Webel of th School Boald to Wllham Atman Charlotte Atk1nson Elmon Barkley Vlfglfla Detwllel Rachel Ifuday Rlchard Gay Roy Hem John Ho1sh1k W1ll1am Kelly Ruth Ma IH DOFIS McCo1d Robert McFarland Ey elyn Mc Menamln J ne M1 ler Joseph Natlsky Theron Sch otterer Alec Svabo Irene Toth senlors Belth Bloomer R1chard Bormann Marlon Fef ev Carl F1t7ge1ald Eleano1 Mcfuarrahex Harold McDan1els Joseph Montlch Jumors Student Counczl A Student Councl Commlttee yyas folmed after consldelable dlNCLlS s1on on the subyect of student counclls Ill one of MISS Tyson s economics classes Thls con'-m1ttee composed of W1ll1am Shlne Petel Flag,a Ed yvard Reynolds lack Tompllms and Wllllam Atman made a complete study of counclls the formatlon powers constltutlon and the 011913111011 tee submltted a constltutlon to the faculty for ltS approy al The constltu tlon yy as appl oy ed and an e 6LtlOll was held The followlng ale the semors who yy eu elected to selye on the first Student COUHCII W1ll1am Altman PI'QSld9Ilt lack Tomnkms VICE Presldent Annabelle Spackman Secre ta1y Flolse Murxay T1easu1e1 and John Holshlk Sergeant at Alms The tol OVVIHQ., 18 1 l1st of those vyho Wlll serye next year Senlors James Connors Robe1tEd1nger Paulme Kabatt Eleanor Troutman Mary El17abeth V001 hees and Edyyald Bodner Junlors Betty Ash Wllllam Futchman and Helen Xeagel Two members w1ll be elected flom the m comlnff sophomore class Jumor Class Hzstory The 1un1on class had an enrollment of 169 IH Septembel The class officels 11eH11oldMcDan1els plesldent F1 xnk De,g,e1 XICL pxesldent Paulxne Kxbatt SLL19ldlX treasurer The 11.111101 palty yy as held Aprll 15 1n the study hall Sogbhomm e Class H zs tory The sophomole class 1940 when It entered the semor h1g,h school of Phoenlxvllle lll q9Dl6mbQl 1937 had an enrollment of two hundred and thlrty three students 137 gnls and 96 boys Slnce then 23 haye d1SCOllt1Hl16d thelr schoohng and two new mem bers have been admltted P1es1dent Robe1tK1m1rel ylce presldent Patrlck Bartholomeyy sec retary tleasurcr Betty Ash yyele elected neal the close of the telm O C H - 1 A , L - 1 . I Y. . - VY , K. H K , . A K . . 1 . . L n . 1 , n , ,H . 1 , 1 17. Y 1 ' . ,' . Y 9 ' . 1 '1 . ' 7 - 9 . ' 9 . , A, A 1 A A . y - , . . ' c 1 , ' , , e ' 1 ' ' . v ' s ' v s , 1 A 7 - A cy! 6 YY Y A 7 . . .rv 1 J A y 9 7 .Y ' . s f.. w ' 1 - 1 3 -1 v R ' 1 ' 1 - -- Q r 1 'V S 4 a 1 I 9 4 Q' ., 9 ' 1 v f q Y v . w . 1 4 7' ' , ' , L , A y .. O ' 'g ' ya , 1 1 ' - ' . s 1 L. A . A' . u . a . . . 7 , I . W S . . 1' i . , S x , Q 7 , ' ' 'iv ' v wr ' A 9 1. 1 I' . w 1 . I 1 I J ., , . , .1 of counc1ls 1n varlous schools. After completmg thls survey, the commlt- i . 1 H S . . . 7 S . - y 1 , . y 1 7 . ' . ' ' . . . , . I I a . ,. - . G I - r , Q A . , . , , sl 1 v 1 ' 1 fu v 1 1 4 Q 1 I ' - - 1 u L , , . 1, . , . , K. 1 f s z . . ' f : - u i . ' V '- K 7 ' Y Y Y v . . , . , . . ., . v . , 1, o I 7 0 I 1 . Y 1 t y , , . L ' I 1 v 1 1 C . .. . O O . ' 1 4 4 ww I . H I 1 . 2 . 2 . . . K., . A, 5 .2 , ., V , . L. 3 ' z ' , s 1 ' U- '. . O ,4 x 1 .' , ra , . 1 , ' , ' 1 1 I ' 4 v I , . . 1 I ' 1 . X ' V. o 1. . 1 Y' w :- ' 7 ' 7 I r v ' ,- , L, A, L, L. , . , . K . g -two