South Whitehall High School - Sowhiter Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Mrs. Ioyce Ridings, teacher of French and Latin, is a graduate of Ursinus College. She serves as debate coach and as adviser to the student council. Her help has been of exceptional value to the students who have worked with her. Miss Marjorie Bell, also a graduate of Ursinus College, has also studied at Millersville State Teachers College. Head of the English department and adviser to the school paper staff, she came to us after teaching at North Coventry High School, Pottstown, Pa. At present Miss Bell is furthering her education at Lehigh University. Mr. William Swallow, our art supervisor, studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Art and at the University of Pennsylvania. He has won national recognition as a commercial artist and has captured several Firsts in national sculpturing competition. At South Whitehall he has done outstanding work in the development of a ceramics course. Mr. Howard Hausman, teacher of industrial arts, is a graduate of Millersville State Teachers College and at present is doing graduate work at Lehigh University. He has done an excellent job of building stage settings for all activities. Mr. Hausman is also a sophomore class adviser. A graduate of Cedar Crest College, Mrs. Adele Baldwin, is in charge of home economics activities. A great lover of sports, Mrs. Baldwin has been instrumental in making the cheerleading squad a success. After an absence of several years, during which time he served as a member of the United States Army Medical Corps in the South Pacific zone of operations, Mr. Edward Lauther returned to South NVhitehall. He is a teacher in the commercial de- partment, a junior class adviser, and this year he aided in the editing of the school hand- book. Mr. William Reed, a veteran of navy service in the E.T.O. and in the South Pacific, is a member of the industrial arts faculty. He is a graduate of Millersville State Teachers College and at present is studying at Lehigh University. At South Whitehall he is also track coach and freshman adviser. The music department is under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Peters. She received her training at West Chester State Teachers College and at Columbia University. After teaching at Slatington High School, she came to us last year. Since then she has organized and directed the glee club, the mixed chorus, and the special choruses. Mr. Hugh Bennick came to us from neighboring Whitehall High School. He is a graduate of Moravian College and has done graduate work at Lehigh University. This year he directed the senior play and the class day program. Mr. William Randall came to South Whitehall after three and one-half years in the Army Air Forces where he was an instructor in radio. Last summer he taught at Moravian College, the institution from which he received his degree. Mr. Randall is the faculty adviser of the SOWHITER. A graduate of Drexel Institute of Technology with the degree of Bachelor of Science, Miss Gertrude Carney joined the faculty this year as a commercial teacher. She was instrumental in making the magazine drive a success. A graduate of East Stroudsburg State Teachers College, Mr. Stanley Schatz came to us as an instructor in physical education. Mr. Schatz is also I. V. basketball and varsity baseball coach. During the war he served in the Army Air Forces. Mr. Hans Uberseder is the instrumental teacher and the director of the band and orchestra. During the war he served as a Counter Intelligence Agent. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Science from Lebanon Valley College and has recently done graduate work at Muhlenberg College and Columbia University. Mr. Robert Gledhill formerly taught in Flemington, New Iersey. He received his education at Kutztown State Teachers College and at present is doing graduate work at Lehigh University. Mr. Gledhill, a member of the English department, is librarian at South Whitehall. V Page Ten

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Glam Ufficma President .... . . .Richard Parry Vice President . . . .... Norwood Kern Secretary ...... .... M arion Haines Treasurer . . . ..... Ralph Dorney 1 w F l W 5 1 fx It li It 2 4 Sawlzilm 1947 lfll Glau Naam Frederick Meckley Raymond Leibenguth Dorothy Parnell lfinancialj Anne Pharoah MOTTO: One step at a time, but alwaysforwa1'd FLOWER: Yellow rosebud COLORS: Canary and blue Page Twelve'