Upper Merion High School - Pioneer Yearbook (King of Prussia, PA)

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Wm OUR MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES Elizabeth Bobbay-Just An Old Fashioned Girl. Jack Eastwood-l'll Sing You A Song. Mr. Strine-When l Was A Bachelor. Doris Smith-What Are Girls and Boys Made Of? Edward Bowe-A Little Boy . V Mary and Audrey-lf All The World Was Apple Pie. Mr. King-There Was A Little Man. Jacob Moser-A Farmer Went Trotting. Elsie Westwood-The Busy Bee. Pud-When I Was A Little Boy. Horace Woodside-Me And My Shadow. Mary Jane and Bobby-There Are Two Birds. Mr. Hensinger-As l Was Going To Sell My Eggs. Betsy Croft-Oh Mother, l Shall Be Married. George Spragg-Georgie Porgie. Mr. Moll-A Man Of Words. Richard Tomkins-A Dillar, A Dollar, A Ten O'Clock Scholar. A Bill Michener-Blow Wind Blow! Mr. Rathmell-Oh, Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? THE INQU l Rl NG REPORTER What would you have been if you weren't a teacher? Mr. Raub replied a ditch digger g when told it was for the year book, he quickly changed to business man. The nursing profession would have claimed Mrs. Marwood, Mrs. Diehl, and Mrs. Miller. Who knows, perhaps we may have had a Florence Nightingale! Mr. Moll would now be pleading cases in a law court, and wouldn't we hate to be on the wrong side of the fence. Miss Foley said that she aspired to be a keeper in a zoo. Well, she didn't miss it by much! ln the business world , was Mr. Strine's emphatic reply, but we cer- tainly are glad that his choice was otherwise. We have one in our midst who would have been a circus barker-Miss Martin. Well, we are surprised! Poor Mr. James' ambition to be a hobo was wrecked when his wife made him go to work. Oh, my, we have two teachers who at one time had ambitions to be physicians-Mr. Wartena and Mr. Hensinger. They certainly would have had more pains in the neck to take care of then! Teaching school saved Mr. Messick from becoming a beggar or thief. We wonder what his answer would have been if he hadn't been in his usual hurry? , E671

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Jim. 7937 091bn.wz. H IC-HLICHTS OF I 936-37 THE SPARTANS CHOSEN ' Upper Merion felt the need for a name to which our athletic teams could be referred. The Junior-Senior high school pupils selected the title of Spar- tans because of the significance of the valor and sportsmanship of that ancient Greek people. I HOCKEY TEAM UNDEFEATED ' For the first time in the six years of hockey at Upper Merion, the girls finished their schedule without being defeatedg winning six games and tieing three. FOOTBALL RALLIES AND DANCES BEC-UN ' To show our enthusiasm and support of the athletic teams, rallies and dances were held the night before some of the big games with our opponents as invited guests. THE STUDENT SAFETY SOCIETY ORC-ANIZED ' Upper Merion pupils again took the initiative this year in organizing a society known as The Triple S g which has proven its value to the school in caring for the safety of our students. STUDENT COUNCIL REORC-ANIZED ' At the request of the Seniors, a Student Council was again started in the Junior-Senior High School, and as evidenced by the success of its first project on sanitation, is going to be a vital factor in our school government from now on. - ' THE HOME ROOM PLAN DEVELOPED ' Realizing the values to be obtained by a well organized home room, definite plans were made by the faculty each week for a beneficial guidance program. The students have co-operated, and home rooms are increasing in importance in our school. E PIONEER ADVANCES ' A much improved year book can be credited to an active Senior Class which deserves congratulations for a very accurate and attractive school record. FACULTY CHANGES ' To Mr. Helfferich, Mrs. Miller, Miss Witman and Mr. Messick, Upper Merion's faculty and pupils bid a fond farewell, and extend sincere good wishes for their future happiness. To Mr. Mitterling-C-reetings-and we hope that you are as glad to be with us as we are to have you. E661

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jim- 793 7 '6,1bl'l.Q.0!L THE U. . TATLER Vol. 14 1947 Alumni Issue No. 14 17th Annual Faculty-Director 50 OOO Attend Dedication of Upper 7 . , , Banquet a, Hugh Success Menon s New S675,000 Stadium yew Fnsulfv Statistics Given The ua-iv SQi75,0llll stzuliiuu uf Upper Meriou llipzll St-haul was dvflicatetl by ini- prosslve C0l'Q'Ill0llll'S pr-on-edixig the Au- nuul Home Comiul: Day Baseball Gauu: with Bridgeport High School. A Crowd estiulated at 50.0ll0. consist- iux largely of friends, uluuuii, and oth- ciuls of the sulioul iilli-ll tlu- new edition- nuupletely. It was :x gala clay in Upper Me-riuu's History. Flags hearing the svlmol 1-olurs and those of the nation wt-rv llyiup: merrily from tlu-ir lofty poles along: tlu- upper tiers of the line stadium. Blue skies und u 'lirlsk air :nude the spirit nl' the day Il lzaln one. The formalities of the occasion were begun hy the nuircliinlr of Upper Mer- ion's 150-piece student hand: their natty uuiforuis und liigzhly-polished instruments brought rounds of upplause from the Iuuzv tlirougz, Tlu-n. standing in formation. the baud pluyc-sl The Star Slmmrled Banner . liuuivdintely following this, the invoca- tion was asked by the Rev. Dr. Alun Mil- ler. pastor of Gulph Christian Uluu'ch. Andrew J. liyus, President ot the llnard of Education, delivered a short stirrinlr. tittim: lledicatory address iu wliivli he stressed the acliieveiuc-nt of what had been his sa-luml day auihitiouz uauui-ly. to play more and better athletic iruuu-s in at large stadium at Upper lleriun. Slllll'l'lllfElldt'llt of svliools, Lloyd A. Moll, in an short talk. euiphasizod the fact that the loyalty of Upper Morlou's 5,000 Alumni had made possible this new physical addition to Upper Merion's grow- ing: township. The initial :mine to he played was opened with great suvcess. Bridgeport bowed to Fpper Mei-iou's Team by the score of 17-0. Couch Strlue-'s heroes. led by Captain David Kennedy. '47, were uudnuuted in their territtic ouslaupzht, and so tledimitefl the tlne staduixu in an nupropriate manner. 513 Students in Graduation Class Largest Group in Schools History Makes Elaborate Plans Under the vapahle direction of Miss Mario Martini and Miss Mary Jane Burd of the Hnglisli dt-pnrtiueut, plans are rapidly progresslnfz for the fourteenth high school couimeuceuient. The largest L-lass in the history ot' Upper Slerion, consisting of 513 students, will present an elaborate pageant on two successive nights. At the foruml program, the guest speaker will he I1 former alumnus of the sc-honl who has distiuguislied himself as an inventor in the lield of S1'lL'l1l'0. Dr. l-'mm-is live-iuivn, known fur and wide for his eloquent umtarlval addresses, will speak to the students ou How 1 Muda- Good . Dr. llrc-uuen ilrst beculue famous for liis invention of u perpetual motion nm- eliim- lVllil'll has been running now for n period of ten years, lie obtained the idea for this invention on the senior class trip up tlu- Hudson in 1937 xvliere he observed tlu- avtlun of the enizinos an the S. S. Ruliort Fulton. The prim-iple of the machine has since been adopted by the General Motors Cor- poration of which Mr. XVOodrow Eeknmn is President. Cars are now in prndnvtiou whim-li ueod no fuel or outside energy to keen tlieui operating. Pl'0lllll'ii0ll lms been sfiglitly delayed recently hy the stand- up strike, which svozus to have heroine n current fud. Production lllllllfigixf. Nor- man A, Raulv, estimates that within a yu-nr every Auierir-nu family will own at least tive of those vars. Mr. Breuneu will receive n :old plaque at a testi- umulul dinner given to him hy former classmates before the progruiu. Mr. George Mowrer is ln l'llIll'l!0 of the diu- uei' mul will make the presentation to his old Sl'll00llllllN'. To Ask Bids For Additional Zeppelin Expected to Decrease Time of Transportation- By 15 Minutes The entire student population ut' the township is now being transported to school in only txvo zeppellns, and it is felt that n nu-sv one is needed, The uddl- tiou of another aircraft would devreclse the time of transportation from hnlf nn hour to tlftes-u minutes. Bids. no doubt. ivi'1 soon he given consideration by the avhool hoard. The zeppelius now land on the roof of the new senior high school and the landing crew of l'ud , Walt , and Ikon is still giving efficient service. After the disaster of the Hindenburp: in May, 1937. it was difficult to get lueu to lu-lp ground zeppvllus, and these men will soon he rewarded for their faithful- ness. Mr. Martin Yurlrk has applied for the position of pilot on the llerinuito ZR-1 und Miss Franc-1-s llorsfall. n host- ess. is expects-wi to resign when she gets married in June. Tha hum trpstul ballroom of the ree uiomlefed Valley Forge Hotel, Norristown, WHS tho su-ue of a very enjoyable eve- uinkt, spent in an amusing wuy. Frank Juuuski. Upper M1-rion Iligli School Atlilt-tie Director, served us Toust- uuistvr. The vouuulttee in 1-lmrprc con- sisted of Annu llunsliower, Typing ln- etruclori l'4-ggy Thomas, l'livsic-al Edu- rutiou lustrus-tor of Girlsg and Miss Paul- ine Gruvv. De-au of Girls. Prayer was lead by the Right Rev. Riehard Kelly of Washington, D. C. Dl- rortor Andrew livus, gave u toast to the line, new young faculty. A special feature of the evening: was an tap dance by Superintendent Moll and Prim-ipal Sh-ine: they were applauded loudly! Anionsz the interesting items on the statistical report of the fam-nity coni- iuirtueg were these facts: Number of Teachers in distrirt 95, Swedelund Build- ing, 10: Port Kennedy, 15: Junior High School Building, 30: Senior Iligli School, 40. Number of teachers unlrried, 45: num- her of children of faculty lneiubors, 39. The entire School Board, couslstlm: of President Andrew Byus, Vice-President John Raeburn, Secretary Leah Wellnrd. Treisnrer John B'oolu, Dorothy Cnuiphell, Kenneth Getty, Frank Law and Jack Zliumeruian uttemlerl. Superintn-iuieut Moll gave u lengthy spoon-li ou the hm-. physirnl aspects of the revised system, espeviully pointing: out the ndvautcuzes of having: n separate in each room: in the corridors, Also, from the emphasized the making ot' the air-1-ouditlonim: system ultra violet ray lamps and souml-proot' walls. liea'th standpoint, he use the r-liilmlreu were fine new Pulestrn, including the 825,000 Cllflilllvllll plated swimming pool, New Dimple Queen Atlantic City-The judges for the Iu- teruutional Dilhlllii Ponte-st are still in u deadlock over the title of Vain-d States lliinple Que:-u. It sc-vuls that .lf-an Yaro- siuski and Laura Rotary aro the cause of all the iudeeisiou. Who will ivlu no one knows. Mr. Andrew llvus, limvever. re- mains uurivali-cl in the nien's realm. ANDY BYUS Phone-Disconnected N. F. Otlicial Registrar Loyal Order of Hoboes Address-Anywhere AUDREY CRAWFORD Instruct:-ess New Svliool for Model VVives Interviews by Appointment ONLY! BURD and LEVERING V I Unexpert Farmers Using Hzu'ubin's Best Fertilizer COLLICK und SMITH FIRE SALE! Candy and Roasted Peanuts 1Slightly Jarredl i681 NORRIS THEATRE Way Out WVest Starring Jacob Moser and Feloneise Murphy MOLL and OR-NER Fire Detective Agency VVill Find Cause of Any Fire!