Stephen S Palmer High School - L Annuaire Yearbook (Palmerton, PA)

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QROR rack Sixty-two track candidates reported to Mr. Wilhelm, track coach, late in March. There re several hold-overs from the previous ir and a highly successful season was ex- rted. This year the squad held four dual meets, ming all of them. They also placed fourth the District Meet at Muhlenburg Field, entown. The seniors won the annual interclass meet one lone point with t'Gump', Handwerk ding the seniors with ten points. The scor- ' was as follows: seniors, 383 juniors, 37g fhomores, 28, and freshmen, 7. n the opening interscholastic meet Palmer- defeated Lehighton to the score of 72-32. ump Handwerk again took high scoring iors with two first places for ten points. The imaus meet, which was its closest, was won Palmerton to the score of 58 1X3 - 56 2!3. The varsity selections for 1942 made by Mr. asehall 'almerton's baseball season did not end very rcessfully, the team winning but 2 of 6 nes and having its season cut short by k of transportation facilities. fn the 6 games, Palmerton amassed a grand al of 29 runs to its opponents' 41. However, e team had to go through the experience of ranging hands in the middle of the stream , during the middle of its season, Palmer- Us head baseball coach, Mr. J. C. Young s inducted into the navy, and Messrs. O. Blynn and G. W. Lutz assumed command co-coaches. 5almerton's first game of the season was a itest with Whitehall which ended 8-4 in 'or of the Zehyrs. Jack Clark and Philip :hardson did the losers' pitching, while inny Tomasic of the winners lasted the ,ole game. The entire game featured only ong hits, a double by Treskot of Palmerton i 2 doubles by Whitehall. In their next the Bombers edged out Slat- fton 2-1 with Clark and Richardson hurling ' the victors. The only long hit of the game s a two-bagger by Slatington. CLASS OF 1942 Wilhelm were as follows: Paul Bomba-pole vault, javeling Richard Bowman-javeling Harry Buhay-mile, Ger- hard Elm-Broad jump, Bruce Fields-sprints, 880 relay, Stinson Frantz-mile, Robert Hal- facre-880, mile relay, Lenard Halchevsky- 440, 8805 Robert Handwerk-880, mile, mile relay, Robert Hendricks-discus. Glenn Kresge-broad jump, sprints, mile relay, Kenneth Kuhla-Sprints, 880 relay, Karl Kummer-high jump, La Rue Leibenguth -pole vaultg William -Williams-high jump: Paul Skorinko-discus, shot put, Richard Smith-javeling Floyd Thaller-sprints, high jump, 880 relay, John Wask-440, 880, mile relay, William Williams-pole vault, Robert Wolfe-mile, and Frank Zeaka-440. The Seniors, who ended their track career on the Palmerton high team, are: Harry Buhay, Stinson Frantz, Robert Hand- werk, Glenn Kresge, and Floyd Thaller. The Blue-and-White nine then nosed out Lehighton 10-9 with Clark, Richardson, and Balliet doing the pitching. Again the only long hit was a double, this time by Donald Kresge of Palmerton. Palmerton then lost its last three games in succession, beginning with a return Slatington game. Clark and Richardson tossed for Pal- merton while Meagher oppossed them the whole game. A triple by Sobota of Palmerton was the sole long hit of the game. The second Palmerton loss was 10-6 to Northampton in a game featuring 2 home runs by the victors. The game ended finally with Charles Treskot, normally the first baseman, doing the pitching. In its season's last game the Blue Bombers were downed by Catasauqua 5-4 with Clark and Richardson again alternating on the mound. Todd's triple was the only long hit of the game. The players lost to Palmerton by gradua- tion are: James Kelly, Peter Ondrasik, Ed- ward Serfass, Jimmy Stribrany, and Charles Treskot. twenty-seven

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!ROR CLASS OF 1942 ebate and 66Mirror Activities his year both the debating team and the rror, staff added to their prestige. The ating squad emerged from its season with 9 percentage, while the 'fMirror,' took two 3 places. he forsenic coach was Mr. M. P. Elbel, who an his coaching career last year, and the .rror was again supervised by Mr. J. W. ttie, general adviser, and Mr. P. F. Cauff- 1, who concerned himself with the adver- ig and business end. Iebating has been a popular activity in E-I. S. this past year, with many students the senior high participating. The group ticipated in twenty-two contests, winning teen and losing nine. This is the largest uber of debates participated in by Palmer- for several years. eniors participating in debate this year e Ruth Klotz and Dorothy Nanovic. 3 seems that with each succeeding year the rror wins more honors. During this past r with Bill Baker and Jane Montz, co- ors, at the helm the 'KMirror won first :e in the Columbia Scholastic Press Asso- ion rating and first place in the National olastic Press Association rating. his year's staff has had more students on han any other year, the total rising to y-one students and two faculty advisers. eerleading and Girls, Basketball lfontinued from page twenty-fivej s and the totaling of 110 points to their onents' 86 he varsity, coached by Miss Emma Schleg- trounced the alumnae in the first game of season by a one-sided score of 28-13. In next game the teamwork improved and asauqua was beaten by the Palmerton s in a high-scoring game of 43-35. he Bomberettes next met their only de- . when they played the more experienced maus team in the Emmaus gymnasium and 24-8. After practicing to reduce their ik points and to build a stronger defense, I prepared for the return game. However, Emmaus lassies were unable to make the to Palmerton. he varsity was victorious in their return mg Titles Mr. Beattie taught special classes Thursday mornings towardlthe close of the year for those who wished to learn more about news- paper work and who were trying for pro- motion. A test was also given by Mr. Beattie to classify the reporters according to their ability. This year instead of waiting until the final letter award assembly, the Mirror staff pre- sented an original assembly program consist- ing of various scenes showing the Work put into one issue of the Mirror, At the end of the program those students who earned letters were awarded them. Seniors who have participated in the Mir- ror work are: Reporters: Dorothy Ashman, Russell Chap- linsky, Ann Hartford, Dorris Kemmerer, Ruth Klotz, Dorothy Nanovic, John Powers, Kath- ryn Schatzle, William Snyder, and Marguerite Susanin. Helen Siska, a senior, acted as Business Manager while Franklin Borger and John Solkshinitz, both seniors, were advertising co- managers with Vivian Mooney, another senior, as assistant. The typists, all seniors, were Lois Fatzinger, Valeria Hrebecik, Helen Krawchuk, Gladys Schaffer, and Olga Shellhammer. game with Catasauqua, easily winning by a 31-14 score. The game was comparatively slow with Palmerton substituting most of its players and remaining ahead at all times. At the close of the season Miss Schlegel was presented with a trophy by the team to show its appreciation of the work she did training them. The jay vee girls also showed promises for the future by decisively conquering an Aqua- shicola team. The senior varsity members were: Helen Krawchuk, captain and high scorer, Florence Behler, forward, Cleo Dewalt, forwardg Elea- nore Potisk, forward, Evelyn Andrews, guard, and Lois Anthony, guard. Irma Brodi, a senior, served as the varsity's manager. Every class does it, so here's 1942's contribution to the Hit Parade: Swing, Mister Charlie-Mr. Charles Lore On a Bicycle Built for Two-Mrs. John Craig Take Me Out to the Ball Game-Mr. O. M. Blynn I Don't Want to Walk Without You-Montz and Hartford Jim-James Hammond Three Little Sisters-Hrebicek, Mack, Fatzinger twenty-nine