Phoenixville High School - Phoenix Yearbook (Phoenixville, PA)

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Class H istory :CAR R J' RL NF N RD XDFI Nl' Sll'Il'I IFR ln September 19-ll we the now lllSt1Xl uxsh d graduat s entered Phoemxulle Senlor Hx h School as s1llv sophomores Our first 0HlCldl act was the clectlon of class olflcers wxth the follow m results Robert Stephens presxdent Donald Carr uc pr sxd nt Nladelme Stebelslu secretarv Ar one 'VlcCord tr asurcr Our next xmportant declsxon made ln the latter half of our s mphomor vear was the selectxon of the class rm Nlxss l1r1a'n Knod rer was of xaluable assrstance to th1s commxtte Our first socnal functlon the Sophomore Dance was held Wax '79 m studw hall w 1th dccoratlons of pmk and whxt After a well earned xacatxon wc return .l th lmowm S p tember proud of our acccssxon to the rank of yumors Classmates of our preuous v ordered class rm s ln wmv w cvmom d our efforts wlth those of the semors to ho d a Sprm Dan e Th cllmax of our Junlor vear was the unxor 5 mor Prom .,1x en bv us to the graduatmg class une -1 19-la ln the Nl m mrnl umor H1 h School We felt yustn proud of our dccoratlons re xl unes and blossoms W hen we returned to school a am m S ptember m1nv of us had gamed first hand experlence m 1nd.1strv Gradaatn mn was on of our mam thoughts smee we were now s mors Oar first proye t ofthe year was the management of the refr slim nt st ml 'xt foot ball games We also staged a magazmc s lllng Contest and partlcn pated ln the scrap drne All of these alded materlally 1n swellm our class funds Consxderm a celebratxon necessarv after the completxon of our mud vear exammatnons we held a dance IH studv hall on anuary 31 1945 Tavlor Woodland s orchestra prouded the musxc ln a gala settm of red and whxte Thxs xs our hlstorv to date Februarx 1 The lmportant actnxtxes that help tlllg book on pages reserx ed for chppmgs 52 1 ' , IIA-v-Prn fdmlg A EU . .lcCo , Tnfmrun-r,' M. ..l.' 2 x:,sKl, Swrrl1mu.' Ros. 'r Srl-:vm-2 , . ' , ' ' ' gf ' 2 - et, . . . . , . . ' g 1 - . , .' Y JJ . ' . p. X V. T 2 I , 1 , 2 Ce' 2 1 I ' ' ' I J 'B 'A A D , I V , .' 4 , e. . . , C , 1 . ' e V , g. . . e ' ' I e. , , , A , A t, 1 ' k bv c. . . ,, . V , , v V, , ., A , ,, D - . ' H . A. I I 'D V soon notlced our unneccessary hand gestures, due to the arrrval ' lv - g . . V '3 4 I e l g e . e . . . . 1 . . ' I - 2 f' ' , . I , '. . A 2 ' .' I g , . , Y 2 . if V. , Y U . . A . . . 9 ' ' . ' L ' . . v V . ' A . J , 1 eu e 1 . Q . - l CT 3 S U' ' - f . . 5 U n ' 4 D n 1 t n -L A ' L I ' ' Y ' V U . 3 . to fill the remammg days of our stay ln hxgh school wlll be recorded rn the back ot T 3 ' . ' ff

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ilu memnriam X lood companion and a true friend RICHARD VN VK EIDXER Died December 99 19-ll Agec l 5 ikikikilfikiiv Senior Play ALMOST EIGHTEEN lLdd1e Barrs almost eighteen finds that his plans to enter 1 New York school to studv for the radio meet with his father s stern disapprox al lfmallv to appease hddie he promised that Eddie mav enroll if he earns the tuition which to Nlr Barrv s mind is impossible lLdd1e sees a magnificent opportumtv ot gaining this end bw submitting an essay to the W omens Civic Association which is offering a prize for the best paper on Truth Today He has :roused howex er the animosity of one of the Judges 'Vlrs Gram ille by fi htm: her son lommv and emerging slightly uctorious Eddie s Uncle Georgedsuggests tlhat he enter under his first two names and make it clear to Lncle George that the a quarrel with Ann his ideal the uncle enters it since hddie thinks exervthing use the address of general elix ery w en work is not his own and after Eddie has attaches the bov s name to the essay and is now hopeless ln the second ict lzddie is awarded the prize but suddenly becomes serv ill when he discox ers it w as not his paper which he did enter as the uncle suggested but the one he w is studune for stvle Vu 101 lf I lzmualz lfdm alum written bw an eminent barrister ot the 17th Centurv 'l he fraud is discox ered by 'Vlr Dlerritt the high school principal and Uncle George being absent on a fishing trip Pddie is placed in a xerv bad light not only with his familv and Anne but with the town at large Fddie is finally exonerated of course and wins the prize awarded to the second best paper which is his own original work Before that time arrn es a million laughs haxe been sprung and some tears shed 51 fi fy - 1 g , . Y Y 7 n L -' I U' l f. C ll ,, -,' z , E , , . . . , . ,. e ' ., P . , . . . . . . . . Y w v 0' V . ' . . . L Y . . , , . v. . . ' . .Q . .' . H ,, 1 ' . c , 7 71 , . . -'Y ' , 1 . V. I g . 0' , . I Y - Eddie shows him an essay which wins the uncle's admiration. Eddie does not , . I ' . . . . , N 1 s s t n i 1 - n Y ' n 2 ' y I . . . , . . . ' f 1 7 A Vx v u , I , . V. . . ' v s A V' V ' , . . H ' U, ' ' 5 ' I I I s ' V v I 1 . .

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Prophecy A FANTASY Because of the extreme drfficultv of prophesyrng the Future on thrs troubled planet, xve transported ourselxes by Imagrnatron rnto the world of fantasy We do not guarantee the xeracrty of the followrng events Vx e srmply offer thrs narratron as what happened to one member of Phoenrxr xrlle Hrgh School And noxv Nlr W erl rrrd rl xorr xx ould mrnd tellrng me just xx lr rt rs xour oprnron on thrs questron Huh? XT hut drdx x s rxq I xx rs sneezrng and drdn t he ur xou Don seemed slrghtlx 1lr1e1l Pe rrruts Snxder thought droxxsrlx It seemed strange but Don s t ree appe rrer to be groxxrrrg drmmer The xx hole room xx rs drsappearrng too rrrto rn enxeloprng bl rekness xx hrle the usual classroom rustle had rncreased to a xolumrnous ro ll The sound becrme 1 sterdx drone Grrduallx the lrght grexx brrghter Peanuts s rt up xxrth x st rrt rnd looked doxx n through the xxrndoxx The l rndsc rpe xx rs r rprdlx rrsrrrg to meet hrm qrx bnxder Drd xou lorget rt s trme to lrnd'7 We re noxx ox er Krox XX en seemed Pernuts hrd comprnx Bob Crsselberrx xx rs rn the co prlot s se rt ot the shrp As l e rnuts h rnds rutom rtre rllx m rneux ered the controls tor r lrndrng memorx flooded lrr1l1 I unrrx he h'rd been drermrng ot hrs school d rxs He x rxx ned Thrs last trrp had been trrrrrg I' xerr the tlrrrll ot tlxrng rn rnterplrnet rrx route eould xxe rr oft' As thex' hrd leen L rrr x rn trerght the slrrp lr rd been he rxx to h rndle S rx xx rt m rde th xt rxxlul squ rxxk Curb '7 lt tell rnrrt Ch rrles C1 rbrrll stuck hrs head out oi the trerght compartment md drspl rx ed r prece ot lr rttered el rrrnet rn e rch hand Desprte Ch rrles trame 'rs a drscox erer ol the eleetrre xl proeess xx hreh h rd en rbled Cas s 'rnd Hollrs Keck to com lete the sp rce slrrp he strll clung to hrs belox ed cl rrrnet He had sp rsmodrcallx pl rxed c urrng the three d rxs Journex trom E, rrth Cass md Pe'rnuts had trrst xxelcomed the drxersron but The l lrght ot the Bumblebee tor three d rxs had ceased to be entertarnrng Thex xxere gl rd th rt thrs rush job xx rs ox er Colonrzrng 'r pl met requrred great energx rs xxell rs tremendous teehnre rl krroxx ledge l or the lrtter re rson Ch xrles h rd rccomparrred them lle xx rs urgentlx needed rt the l rbor rtorres lor xxh rt he h rd not been told Report rrrg to the sp ree port on l' xrth hrs mxstrtrcqtron h rd lurther rrrcre rsed when he tound th rt Hob Crsselberrx rnd Clrrrles C rbrrl xxere rlso rssrgned to thrs trerght shrp xxhrch xx rs llrr re rn sp rce ports Tlreresr Hrrtz prrvate secret rrx lor 'Wessrs Thom rs Rrlex rnd Arrtlrorrx htzel xx ho were rroxx rn eh xr e ol the E rrth Drxrsron ol lnterpl uretarx Communr e rtrorrs h rd been able to tell lrrnr not rng 'Noxx rs the gre rt spherrc rl shrp crrcled rboxe the lxndrrrg hooks Alrss Eleanor Arters xorce spoke trom the r xdro rskrng tor rdentrtrc rtron Pe rrruts g rxe the necessarx rntorm rtrorr rrrd told ot hrs p rsserrgers rrst r mrrrute ple rse she replred She could be he rrd trlkrrrg xxrtlr Wr H rrrx Hn rtrn herd ot the Transport rtrorr Bure ru Prlot SnKx der xou rre to trke xour p rsserrgers ox er to X B The north and northxxestern Lones h'xxe recentlx been closed to ordrrr rrx tr rrrsport rtron hoxxex er rt xou go rn t she broke rnto technre rl terms xxlrrle Pernuts serrbbled rrprdlx the border xxrll be Clerr Further rnstructrons xxrll be grxerr rt the Brrrldrng Srgrrrrrg off The rxdro clrcked rbruptlx le rnuts sxxung the slrrp north rnd xxest Not untrl he xx rs near x oxer the Experr ment rtron Burldrng dnl Nlrss e rn C rge eheck hrs rdentrtx She had just trnrshed vxhen 'Thom rs Crux rnterrupted srxrrrg Srrxder thrs rs Gix Ask Cass and Qvrb to report to me rmmedrrtelg, rn the l'le1trr1 rl l rb You rre tree urrtrl lurther notrce to proceed xxrth xour regulrr clutres TX hen xorr le rxe thrs zone crrele md eome rrrto the lrerght port trom the southxxest YT rtlr these er x ptre orders the chret eleetrre rl engrneer ol Thr1re srgned otf I e rnuts c rrrred out hrs orders but bx the trme he h rd delrx ered hrs p rssengers and xx rs 'rg rrrr rn the ru hrs eurrosrtx vx rs groxxrng rs last xs the old P H S scrap prle In lrxe mrnutes he xx rs skrmmrng sxxrltlx oxer the hrgh plrte ru ot the southxxestern zone xxhere ohn C1 ruseh rnd Rrmsex liueh rn rn xxere xttemptrng to acclrmrte T' rrth lrxe stock to the Thr rerrr atmosphere W rth the help ot rck leerko rnd Brll Szrbo thex lr rd tloxxn rn three sp ree trerght lords r short trme rgo Anchorrrrg hrs slrrp rt the nrtx ol Krox TT en s trerght port ten mrrrrrtes l rter Pe rnuts 35 V 1 1 1 V V Y . 1 K Vx 1 - - V ,, K V .g .V I . . r . 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