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

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OHS Harass SECRETARIES Our efficient ami helpful secretaries arc Mrs. Helen Hansen ami Miss Margaret M. Smith. Mrs. Hansen enjoys skating, flying, and boating. Miss Smith likes boating, danc- ing, sports, and is an active member in many organizations. Both ladies attended Keystone Secretarial School. COOKS Our cooks, Mrs. Mildred Lynn and Mrs. Betty Wright, have been with the scliool for seven years. Mrs. Lynn, who worked in a restaurant before coming to Ridley Park, likes to knit, crochet, and bake pies. Mrs. Wright, whose hobby is making jewelry, likes to entertain and have big dinners. DDR CUSTODIANS Mr. Hupf, Mr. Henry, Mr. Bartow, Mr. Kishbaugh, Mr. Smith. Mr. Stratton. Missing: Mr. Moore. “Efficiency’’ is the middle name of our faithful custodians. Mr. Benjamin Stratton, the head maintenance engineer, is responsible for the running of the buildings in our school system. Assisting him at our high school are Messrs. Charles Bartholf, Delbert Kishbaugh, Henry Henry, Samuel Moore, Jesse Smith, anti Alphons Hupf. Mr. Jesse Smith is also driver of our school bus.

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Miss Elma Peck Librarian Drexel Institute of TechnoIog J Miss Peck’s interests are read- ing and listening to the Phila- delphia Orchestra. While living in Swarthniore. site has made her hobby gardening. oseph Stefanowcz Social Studies '«! Lafayette College Although a first year teacher, he stepped right into the swing of things. Besides teaching, he is our cross-country coach. Mrs. Mary Raymond English University of Pennsylvania This year marks Mrs. Ray- mond’s fifteenth year as director of the Senior play. She also is the adviser to the Future Teach- ers Club. Mrs. KathM-ine Stewart Nurse Presbyterian Hospital Mrs. Stewart, our only school nurse, enjoys helping the stu- dents with the many aches and pains they bring to her. She also helps the future nurses by letting them help in the nurse’s office. Mrs. Gladys Rogers French West Chester State Teachers College Mrs. Rogers is a graduate of R.P.H.S. and after receiving her B.S. she returned to her Alma Mater. Besides teaching, she is an efficient housewife and mother. Miss Sarah Lark Twigger English, German Bryn Mawr College Miss Twigger, now taking graduate work at Middlebury College, believes that only through understanding the lan- guage and culture of other peo pie can we hope to understand them. Mr. Robert Shaffer Mathematics Bucknell University Mr. Shaffer is a very active member of the “Barnstormers’’, a little theater group in Ridley Park. Also, he has been adviser to the senior class for 12 years. Mr. Frank Waltz Mathematics Swarthmore College For many years. Mr. Waltz has made “a few miserable pen- nies” during the summer months by building houses. He is also an outdoor man who enjoys hunting and farming. Mrs. Mary H. Smith Dietitian University of Tennessee Mrs. Smith lias taught Home Economics in Tennessee and New Jersey. Her spare time is spent playing golf, bridge, weav- ing, and gardening. The high- light of her life has been a world cruise. Miss Kathryn Starr Art Philadelphia Museum College of Arts Miss Starr’s special interests are painting and music, the lat- ter, surprisingly enough, being her first love. Mr. John B. Wilson Physical Education Temple University Besides being an able gym teacher and football coach, Mr. W s faking post- griauaie courses Jn adniini ra ti iy aU Tempi XUivi' GT u Mr. George D. Wimmer History University of Pennsylvania “Sargc’s hobbies arc hunting, reading, and playing bridge. Much of his time is spent coach- ing boys’ sports. He says, “Fol- low the Golden Rule.”

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