Sharon Hill High School - Owl Yearbook (Sharon Hill, PA)

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TU WASHI To an innocent bystander at the Collingdale B8cO station on Saturday afternoon, April 18, at about 3:50 o'clock, the commotion was nothing more than a mass of young students piling out, singly and in pairs, slightly rumpled in appear- ance, loaded down with souvenirs and baggage, and met by gay and questioning friends and rela- tives. But to each and every one of the thirty-eight fellows and girls dismounting from the day coach, a bit tired perhaps and certainly bursting with memories, this was the climax to one of the great- est events of our high school careers, our trip to Washington. Together we had spent three full days of enjoy-- ment made unforgetable by sightseeing, dancing, movie-going, souvenir hunting, prank playing, and the thousand and one other ideas that only youth can contrive. Highlights of the pilgrimage other than the delightfully pleasant train and bus rides, were luncheon and sightseeing in Annapolis fol- lowed by a visit to that interesting home of the Franciscan Monks. the Franciscan Monastery. Upon arriving in Washington, the sightseers' para- dise, weproceeded to visit the home of our na- tional government, the United States Capitol Build- ing. Although unallowed to take snapshots, unfor- getable pictures of the majesty of this shrine were imprinted upon our minds. Then to the Congres- sional Library, the Shakespearean Library, to din- ner at the New Colonial Hotel, our home for three days, movies until 11, dancing till 12 and so to bed anywhere between 1 and 6 A. M. BTU Awakened at 7 A. M. by the unceasing knock of our sponsors, Miss Bertha Kunkel and Mr. George Stauffer, we were ready for breakfast and another day of thrills galore. The Washington Monument, the Pan-American Building, the White House, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Na- tional Museum, all fell under the wide and aston- ished eyes of the travelers. Then luncheon at the hotel excellently prepared and served with only time enough to get our cameras before heading for Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Amphitheater, the city Zoo, and Lincoln Memorial. Dinner at 6 and souvenir hunting until 10, with dancing again until 12. With the aid of water and the sponsors, the hour of rising was again 7 A. M. Although a few went breakfastless because of severe cases of oversleep- ing, the bus left at 9 for Mount Vernon, home of XVashington. After a tour of the grounds, mid the clicking of numerous cameras, we returned by bus to the hotel to have luncheon and to pack for the return trip home. Arriving at the Union Station on time, the train was boarded and seats were literally seized. The ride home was gay, but there was an air of grief that this adventure must end. Having successfully reached Collingdale Station we were the laughing young students seen climbing down the train steps by anyone in that vicinity on the afternoon of the eighteenth.

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S H A R O N H I L L PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION President... ..... First Vice-President . . Second Vice-President Recording Secretary . OFFICERS 1941-1942 ...Mrs.IamesThomson Corresponding Secretary .... Treasurer ,... ........... . .. Mr. Ioseph Weaver .. ,. Mr. Frank Cooper .. Miss Annie McBride . . . . Miss Anna Cromie .. Mr. Clifford Hutzley COMMITTEES Membership . . . ...........,.... . . . . Mrs. Hibbard Gumpert Social ....... Mrs. William Bromley Music .... .... M rs. Iames Fulton Program . .. .... Mr. C. K. Wagner Publicity ....... Mrs. S, Burns Goebner Band Uniform ................. Mrs. Samuel Hoeffer Ways and Means, . . ..... . . .Mrs. Arnold Rose and Mrs. H. A. Porter Blanket Club .,.................................... Mrs. Albert Thompson Student Loan and Scholarship Fund .... .... M r. Charles McCoy SCHOOL PROIECTS Band Uniforms . . ..................... . . . S350 Medical Fund ..... . 75 Scholarship Fund . . . . . 100 Hockey Uniforms . . . Y 55 Tom Thumb Wedding Womanless Wedding Card Party .......... Bond Demonstration . . . ACTIVITIES ,... November 21, 1941 ,. . .Ianuary 17, 1942 . .. April 24, 1942 .. .. March 31 1942 58