Tamaqua High School - Sphinx Yearbook (Tamaqua, PA)

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Q -.f 1-1 Room WELKER HE'-EN R' '-HBENSPERCER MARTIN T KEMMERER Tamaqua H.gh School 1922 SUmm'fH 'Hig'15ChOfQ'9if5 Emmaus H.gh School 1928 AB penn State 1927 BS. Kutztown State eac ers BS- ithaca Coiiege i93i coiiege 1928 Sublects Chemistry, Physics Coiumbia University i929 Supervisor of Music l93l l939 Coach of Junior High School Baskeibaii Subjects: Fine Arts Associate Adviser of Hi-Y RHEA M. PFEIL Tamaqua High School l932 Braun School of Music i932 B.S. Temple University l936 Assistant Supervisor of Music l938-l939 IDA E, HOWELLS Tamaqua High School l928 Librarian and Secretary to the Principal

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The Senior Class Qfficers OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Senior Sophomores . . . A class of two hundred seventy-six, the largest ever to enter Tamaqua Senior High School, we came to a new building, a new system. eager to see what high school would be like. Soon we entered into the whirl of activities, making an excellent record. Whole-hearted participation in debating, athletics, and the various clubs showed that we were an up-and-coming class. Juniors . . . The first class meeting was finally held, breaking the suspense. We were the first class to select three class colors. As we took increasingly ac- tive part in the activities, we became more important in the life of Senior High. Five out of six speakers on the de- bating team were Juniors, as were more than half the participants in the operetta. Seniors . . . During the year, our last, we were the kingpins of the school. Social activities occupied much Robert Brandt George Tepo Heber Newton Marguerite Feathers l-listory attention. We held many novel dances -masquerade, bow, sweater, memory, and up-side-down. Adding to our list of firsts, our class was the first to have three-way invitation folders, and the largest tone hundred ninety-sevenl ever to graduate. The first Tri-Hi-Y Confer- ence ever to be held in Tamaqua occurred during this year. Our football team had a successful year, and our class play was one of the best. But what have we gained? Our years of high school have been a proving ground where we tested our capabilities and molded our personalities. Through our courses of study and our extra-curricular activities, we have formed habits of get- ting along with other people, and we have gained ideals which will serve us well when we take our places in the world, attempting to leave our marks there, as we have left them in Tamaqua Senior High.