Pine Forge Academy - Flame Yearbook (Pine Forge, PA)

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Elder W. L. Cheatham, Week of Prayer Speaker The social highlight of the year was the Junior and Senior Banquet. The Juniors,with Miss Smith as sponsor went all out to pro- vide a setting that was tops. Academy Weekend became ar important feature as over one hundred students and teach- ers from the elementary schools in the Al- legheny Conference spent an enjoyable weekend with us. After a pleasant, never-to-be forgotten trip to Oakwood College, eighteen seniors with broad smiles, happy hearts and precious mem- ories, received their diplomas and departed. Elder Powell accepted a chaplaincy in the United States Army and left us in June of 1952. Pastor Roland Newman of Uniontown, Penn- sylvania, was called to fill the vacancy in the Bible Deparunent and serve as Pastor of our church. Mr. Charles H. Jones of Wilmington, Delaware, came to head the Music Department when Miss Velma Beaman resigned to be 2 proud housewife. These two teachers with their families were soon housed in their new duplex. Partial picture of 1953 P. F. I. Choir with Mr. Jone conductor. S7 Week of Prayer Speaker, Aaron N. Brogden Brooks Johnson represented the school in the Union Temperance Oratorical Contest in Reading. Chaplain Powell visited. The Wohelas and The Cosmopolitans were quite active with their Valentine Party. The Juniors won the SPARKS contest. Hats offto their sponsor, Mrs. Johnson. Barbara Tyndale and Charles Miller took home top prizes. The Concert Choir under the able direction of Mr. Jones conducted atour of the conference presenting concerts in the various churches and schools. Our 'new' bus christened Nellie had her mortgage burned, a new motor install- ed and a new coat of paint. Our principal accompanied the choir as driver and general manager. Bravely and manly the choir mem- bers took the bumps, the cold, the inconven- iences, and the choplets as they sang their hearts out for good ole P. F. l. Three pastors came to conduct our Week of Spiritual Emphasisg Elder W. L. Cheatham of Baltimore, Maryland, Pastor Milton Thomas of West Virginia, and Pastor Aaron Brogden of Springfield, Ohio.

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'K ai Hifi is-ny' Oakwood trip--at the Bell Tower Ecstatic last moments in a career Two pastors responded to our spiritual needs that yearg Pastor Charles Brooks and Elder J. H. Lester. Hearts were turned to God. The SPARKS staff was organized with Mrs. Johnson as sponsor. The girls won the campaign. Over fifteen hundred subs were re- ceived. The chapel entrance was finished. The Cafeteria, chapel and principal 's home received their first coats of paint. A new administration and classroom build- ing drive was launched. What a stupendous amount of money to raise- Sl00,000.00! In November 1951 the conference workers met in the chapel and watched Elder Snodgrass Come Class of 1952 with Elder Watson, Sponsor Through, a three act play depicting our need for a new building. Elder J, H. Wagner, presi- dent of the Allegheny Conference, in his dynam- ic manner spread the urgency from heart to heart. ln the following months, thousands of dollars poured in. The Pine Forge Institute Church raised four times its quota. Mercedease Howard, a senior from Caspar, Wyoming,won the essay contest on Why We Need a New Administration Buildingf' Swimming classes were started at the Y,M,C, A, in Pottstown, P, F,l. scholarship rose as twenty students made the Honor Roll.

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-is wean' 'ts Class of 1953 with Miss Ethel Smith as Sponsor The Seniors organized with Kenneth Lester, presidentg Sara Cole, Vice-presidentg ldella Jones, secretary-treasurerg Shirley Smith, assistantg John Holmes, Chaplain, and Jerome Clark, sergeant-at-arms. The Missionary Volunteers,with Mrs. Mil- dred Jones as sponsor, invited Elder C. E, Moseley of the General Conference to address us. We will always remember Alex and Rufus, and the speaker'S insistence that to fail to prepare means to prepare to fail. The Tri-Federation Meeting of M. V. soci- eties convened in Baltimore, Maryland. Pine Forge Institute was well represented by its principal and choir. Elder Dunbar of the Gen- eral Conference and the Governor ofMaryland were the guest speakers. Pastor MiltonThomaS, WeekofPrayer leader The two thousand dollar skating floor was laid in the Camp Dining room by Mr. Handy and the boys. 'We came out white-haired after each performance, but who cared. The Oak- wood Male Choir made an enjoyable stop, Professor Jackson, their director, accompan- ied them. Master Plan Accepted' was the headline of the March issue of the SPARKS, Elder H. D. Dobbins, conference architect and builder, was chosen to build our new school using the plans drawn by Mr. Carl A, Eisen- hower, registered architect of Reading, Penn- sylvania. See it through in '52l Elder and Sr. Sebastian, retired workers nv -f