Souderton High School - Unaliyi Yearbook (Souderton, PA)

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LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT The year l953 brought to the Souderton High School faculty two new language teachers, Mrs. Gerhart, to teach Latin, and Mr. Boomhower, Spanish. Souderton High offers its students two years of Latin. During the first-year course Mrs. Gerhart stresses vocabulary and fundamental grammatical principles necessary to understand the language. Second-year Latin is a continuation of the study of grammar, but the student is introduced to more difficult translations, and to read- ings about the ancient Romans and their famous personages, such as Julius Caesar. The Spanish program taught by Mr. Boomhower also extends over a two-year period. ln this course, vocabulary, grammar, and simple translations are the fundamentals stressed during the first year. Spanish ll is more advanced, primary emphasis is placed upon translation. Mrs. Gerhart and Mr. Boomhower have done exceedingly well in presenting their respective languages to the students. They have transformed their languages from mere words into a useful, living subiect that students will appreciate long after they have left the portals of Souderton High School. MRS. ARLENE B. KLEIST English Arrowhead Adviser, West Chester S. T. C., B.S. in Ed. ELIZABETH M. FISHER ROBERT T. ROBERTS English English, Civics Discussion Club, Play Directress, Record Club, Chairman, Junior Susquehanna University A.B., Buck- Assembly Committee, Bucknell nell University M.A. University, B.S. in Ed. A. KLEIST, E. FISHER, R. ROBERTS E. GERHART, R. BOOMHOWER RAYMOND F. BOOMHOWER MRS. MABEL B. GERHART English, Latin Spanish, English, Geography Junior Cheerleaders, Muhlen- berg College, A.B. Cornell University, B.A., M.A., University of Munich, Germany. These Are The Faculty Members ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Emerson's essays, the latest Reader's Digest, current news, Shakes- peare's Julius Caeser -any one of these might be the topic of discussion in Miss Fisher's English classes, which are always certain to be unusually lively and interesting. Through the years Miss Fisher has gained a reputation for her sincere interest in the problems of the students. Her enthusiastic interest in sports and all school events, and her willingness to chaperone at school dances and on trips to the Youth Concerts have all served to win the heart of every student. Mrs. Kleist is best known for her unsurpassable teaching of A Tale of Two Cities, Silas Marner, and The Ancient Mariner, for her forcefulness in teaching grammar, and for her annual deerhunting trip to the mountains. As Arrowhead adviser, she unfailingly checks each week's news before it is printed in the Souderton Independent. A new addition to the faculty this year was Mr. Roberts, who teaches iunior high English. His other activities include sponsoring the Record Club, an organization for the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades, and directing Junior Assembly programs. Among his chief interests are reading, music, dancing, dramatics, and stamp collecting. iO

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Greetings, Class Ol 1954: Everyone is enthusiastic at times. One man has enthusiasm for thirty minutes, another for thirty days, but the one who has enthusiasm for thirty years makes a success in life. He retains faith in himself, has courage to start and willingness to keep everlastingly at it. These are requisites for success. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt, crept in. Forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays. Congratulations and best wishes to each of you for the future. E. M. CROUTHAMEL Supervising Principal We Are Deeply lndebted, For Their Tireless Efforts On Cur Behalf Through the indefatigable efforts of our supervising principal, Mr. Crouthamel, and our principal, Mr. Maxwell, Souderton High School has come to be traditionally re- garded with respect by all the schools of the Bux-Mont League. The high standards of conduct set by these two administrators, coupled with their extremely efficient management of economic affairs, have been largely responsible for the high ranking position of leadership which Souderton has asserted among neighboring schools. We, the seniors of l954, have strived to uphold these Congratulations, Class OF 1954: We shall miss you for whom commencement day is so near. You leave our school to face new challenges and to accept new responsibilities and opportunities. We who remain wish you well. These are years of great decision for our country and the whole world. You, as citizens of tomorrow, will play a decisive part in the events to come. No matter what you choose to become, your contribution for good or ill will do much to shape the world you will have to live in. lt is hoped your high school experiences will have helped to tit you for your part in the world of the future. May you face the problems which will arise with en- thusiasm, courage and determination, remembering if you would desire to achieve fame, too: Live for some- thing. Do good and leave behind you a monument of virtue that the storm of time can never destroy. Write your name in kindness, love and mercy on the hearts of thousands you come in contact with year by year, you will never be forgotten. W. E. MAXWELL Principal 9 fill' lofty ideals during our four-year sojourn at Souderton High School, in the realization that these criteria are necessary if true success is to be ultimately attained. The services so unselfishly rendered to us by Mr. Crou- thamel and Mr. Maxwell, and the expert advice with which they helped us solve the many burdensome problems confronting our class, will, in the future, serve to make these men, the administration of Souderton High School, ever more treasured in our memories.

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MUSIC DEPARTMENT A more talented music department than Souderton's would indeed be difficult to find. Both vocolly ond orchestrally, Souderton High School offers a variety of music that appeals to everyone, from the action-loving individual who prefers stirring band music, to the more dreamy, imaginative person who derives greater enioyment from symphonic music, and from the one who delights in hearing gay, airy, glee club music, to the more discriminative music lover, who favors vocal music of the classical type. Mr. Foulke, whose eminent skill in conducting the band has made A M. Fouucs, A. NASE MAURICE W. FOULKE AILENE M. NASE Mctsic Appreciation Music Band,Color Guard,Maiorettes, Sr. Chorus, Jr. Choral Glee Vest Chester S. T. C. Club, Treblettesp Houghton Col- A lege B, Mus., Alfred University, University of Buffalo. this organization popular throughout the community, is constantly endeovoring to develop the band into an even more proficient group of musicians. ln addition, he directs the senior girls in the color guard and maiorette corps. His enthusiasm and spirit have done much to arouse interest in all school functions. One has only to hear the Souderton High School Chorus to appreciate the harmonious combination of voices Miss Nose has produced during her two years os directress. Whether the selection be the HaIleIuiah Chorus or an old familiar folk song, the members of the chorus blend their voices in song so charming and inspiring as to actually soothe the savage breast. Miss Nose not only directs the senior chorus, but also supervises the iunior glee club, and conducts music classes for students who appreciate really fine music. Students taking this course study the lives of the immortal composers, whose music has survived the grueling test of time. ELIZABETH S. GERHART Typing, Shorthand l, Rapid Calculation Typing Club, Business Adviser of Unaliyi, Taylor School, University of Hawaii, Temple University, B.S., M.Ed. Ol Souderton High School COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Souderton High's commercial department may not be so well quipped as some, but no high school can boost a teaching staff etter qualified to train students for the business world. Souderton's ing-standing reputation for producing efficient secretaries and erical workers has come about only through the indoctrination of :und business principles by experienced instructors. A solid foundation is laid by Miss Hoult, who teaches a wide ariety of commercial subiects, ranging from business mathematics, :pid calculation, and typing, to Business English, sales, and filing. He has traveled widely in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and ven Europe, and is thus well qualified to teach economic geography. Miss Reisler is an expert on bookkeeping, her policy of neatness refiected in all her students, who well know that she will not tolerate Jrelessly done work. An emcient secretary herself during summer mcations, she gives helpful hints to many a prospective stenographer her dictation classes. Miss Gerhart's teaching of typing principles is very factual, yet er warm sense of humor and cheery smile make her classes a pleas- nt occurrence. Her thorough teaching of shorthand fundamentals nd rapid calculation provide a sound basis for more advanced work. addition, she contributes many hours toward making the booster nd yearbook campaigns a success. ll MARY REISLER Bookkeeping I and ll, Shorthand ll, Business Practice Mimeograph Club, Bloomsburg S.T. C., University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, M.Ed. HELENA C. HOULT Typing, Salesmonship, Commercial Mathematics, Rapid Calculation, Economic Geography, Filing, Busif ness English. Junior Red Cross Club, Temple University, B.S. in Ed. E. GERHART, M. REISLER, H. HOULT