Ridley Park High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Ridley Park, PA)

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BEACON UGHT: Enthusiasm COLORS : Orange and Brown CHEER: H-Yi Thirty-five We are the gang That's always alive With a ray, gals, A nd a ray, boys. Full of pep! Pep, you say? That’s us, Thirty-five

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THOSE AT THE HELM Mr. J. Layton Moore.......................................Supervising Principal Mi. Jasper L. Swinehart ................High School Principal, Science Mr. Lincoln Atkiss............................................English Mr. Richard P. Bell............................... Industrial Arts Mr. David H. Bining...........................English, Social Studies Mr. Willard J. Bullock.................... . German, Mathematics Miss Margaret Cherry........................................... Nurse Mr. Wm. Lindsay Cornog ............ ........Science, Athletic Director Miss Dorothy Deininger......................................Librarian Mrs. Jeanne N. Dever.......................................Commercial Mr. Walter L. Ferree ..................................Social Studies Mr. Ralph Garreth .....................................Social Studies Mr. Samuel Godfrey...........................................Physical Education Mr. H. Lytton Jones............................................ Music Miss Marian E. Kemp. Secretary to Supervising Principal, Dean of Girls Miss Frances Kline.........................................Commercial Miss Emily Mae Long...........................................English Miss Thelma Murr.............................................Physical Education Mr. Ralph N. Myers..............................................Latin Miss Kathryn H. Price............................................ Art Miss Martha Rogers ................................Geography, Civics Miss Margaret Scarborough ...........................Home Economics Mr. Robert B. Shaffer.....................................Mathematics Miss Marie L. Tapper............................................Music Mr. Frank H. Waltz .......................................Mathematics Miss Margaret Williams.........................................French

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RETROSPECT SHIP'S LOG “Of ships and men departed, of old days come again. All ashore that's going ashore. The good ship 35 slowly edged out into the river. Upon its bridge the skipper, James O'Neil, and the executive officer, John Mackenson, plotted their course for the first leg of the journey. The pilot, Miss Beatrice Shafer, stood by to take them over spots that the chart does not snow. The log was open, spotless, white and untouched. It wasn't to remain that way long because the keeper of the log, Helen Mitchell, was prepared to start the records. Down in the ship's strong room Robert Adam, the purser, made ready his books and opened his safe doors. The register showed 170 passengers were booked for the cruise. The merry life at sea began. The first entertainment on shipboard was the Freshman Reception. This had a twofold purpose: to entertain, but also to allow the Freshman to orient himself and to let him get his sea legs. After this the ship 35 was more familiar to its passengers. One day a rumor went around, you know how rumors travel on board ship, that a Red was aboard the ship and planned to wreck it. The rumor was traced and it was discovered that someone had seen a hirsutely adorned individual walking about: it turned out to be John Mackenson who had forgotten to shave for five minutes. A crew of huskies from the stokehole somehow discovered a game called football. Although they considered it a slightly sissy game they decided to give it a trial. Mr. Waltz, athletic officer, led them through one of the most successful years any Freshman team has ever had. The huskies also found a game called basketball and liked it so well that, with the good ole class spirit, they chalked up I I victories to 2 defeats. One day a gale struck the ship, at least the passengers thought it was a gale until Pilot Shafer said it was too warm a wind tor a gale in these latitudes. The solution came when they found Steve Stratton, alias The Goon, Alice Eastlake, and Mercer Smullen limbering up their pulmonary apparatus preliminary to engaging in a histrionic and rhetorical battle with other classes known as the Declamation Contest. Did we win? Have we ever lost? Steve Stratton won the individual honors and a silver cup. The Freshman track team wound up the sport season with a good record. The ship 35 reached its first port of call and the passengers and the crew took shore leave for three months. September found the ship 35 all ship-shape for its next leg of the journey. White and gleaming, she lay ready to go. The passengers and crew arrived, more of the old salt about them and having their sea legs. They know their course and are determined to stick despite cross tides. They know however that these are shoals to be avoided. Captain O'Neil again skippers the ship. The executive officer was changed however, for Al Evans wore the three stripes. Robert Holm had the log in his care this year and the purser's office was occupied jointly by Mary Kelly and Abe Shapiro. The pilot was Mr. Lincoln Atkiss, master mariner. The company heard a loud hullabaloo up forward, and rushing to see what was the matter found a mascot being lowered to the deck in a cargo sling. It was Zeke, a most unusual horse, having hind legs exactly like his front legs. The first party on board was held and it proved a grand success. Zeke was unveiled, the class cheer and song were introduced, the first of a long line of crazy skits appeared, and everybody had a swell time. Again that blast of hot wind, the Second Declamation Contest. The contestants arose on the windward side, and the participants practiced diligently. They were Ed. Kuhar, known as Big Boy Kuhar, Alice Eastlake, and Anne Delany with Clyde Elmes as alternate. Eleven