State College High School - Maroon and Gray Yearbook (State College, PA)

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Jcteuxrrd We, the Class of 1952, present this book to you, the students, hoping that you may find in it memories of much jov and many accomplishments in State College High School, In telling the story, which is forever the same vet always different, the staff has attempted to present such memories of the activities and organizations of the 1951-1952 year as will be most happily recollected bv all. When you pick up this book several years from now, we hope it will recall to you the sports, classes, dances, and all other memorable events that remind you of State High in 1952. Publishing a yearbook is a great and inspiring task, which requires much time, patience, and hard work for the business staff and the literary staff. How- ever, we have taken our work seriously, believing firmly that the Maroon and Gray, more than a souvenir of high school years, stands as the worthy evidence of our class’ hopes and achievements. We have tried to make our year- book something tangible to carry through life along with the intangible memories of our high school career. When vou glance at this Maroon and Gray years from now, it will perhaps bring to mind the favorite expression of some teacher or classmate, start you to wondering whatever became of the fellow with the lovely tenor voice, or remind you of the time in chem class that you felt you had dis- covered a new process for making synthetic coffee. Realizing what a job was before us, we began working early last summer to plan the lay-out. Each sheet had to be checked and captions had to be re- written over and over again to be sure that the pages were right. All the staff missed good times with their friends to attend Maroon and Gray staff meetings, where everyone worked from beginning to end. Though our book has taken work, we of the staff have had a lot of fun putting it together, and can proudly say, We have done our job to the best of our ability. We wish to thank sincerelv those who have shown an interest in making our hook a success. Special commendation goes to Miss Geuther. our advisor. We are thankful for her co-operation and advice. To future Maroon and Gray staffs, may we earnestly urge you to consider the honor and seriousness of vour responsibility. The job now goes to you, under- graduates. Though it is not easy, you will find it worth your time and effort. We, the class of 1952, in presenting our yearbook, say, “Be wise. Co-operate. Your combined efforts will ease the burden on all. From here on in it's up to you.

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fcecficatich Twinkling blue eyes, an infectious laugh, and the ability to make everyday happenings seem funny have endeared M. Elizabeth Springer to all who know her. Springer, as she is affectionately called, is a small vivacious person who has almost dis- proved the theory of perpetual motion. Besides being one of our physical education teachers (she fixes zippers, gives first aid to wailing sev- enth graders, and doles out safety pins with equal aplomb), she is the recess supervisor for other schools in the College Area Joint School District, is the sponsor of G. A. A., the supervisor of all the girls' after-school sports, is the spon- sor of the Junior High Girls’ Leaders Club, and the co-sponsor of the Junior High Gymnastics Club. Springer has many interests which keep her well occupied during after-school hours; she loves movies of any kind, enjoys tricky little card games—bridge isn’t one of them—and is an ex- pert at ju-jitsu. Because of her wonderfid sense of humor and her knack for impersonating, she can always be found at the center of a group of people, or on entertainment committees. Thank you Springer” for helping to make our school years brighter. With sincere pleasure we eo-dedicate our yearbook to Mr. Philip G. Armstrong, coach, teacher, and friend. Mr. Armstrong’s greatest joy comes from being with boys and teaching them sportsman- ship. His philosophy is that it is better to build boys with strong characters than teams that over-emphasize winning. He has coached football, basketball, and golf. His basketball teams were Central State League Champions in 1938 and 1945. Golf is a recent venture, but his golfers are virtually in- vincible. He is a native of Brooklyn, New York, and attended college at Penn State. He came here in 1928 from DuBois and before that he had coached in Trenton, New Jersey. One of his pupils at DuBois was Al Michaels, who is now on the Penn State coaching staff. Mr. Armstrong attended Knute Rockne’s coaching school in 1925. All the boys at State High have been taught by Mr. Armstrong at sometime or other in their high school lives; the girls know him as master of ceremonies in senior health. He is a golfer, duplicate bridge player, and admirer of light, conservative suits. We are very fortunate to have known Mr. Armstrong during our high school careers. 4

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