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

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Senior ploy WHEN THE CURTAIN CLOSED on the final act of the Senlor Play last November a large crowd rewarded wxth hearty applause the flne actmg of the cast Despite the fact that the play Freckles ladapted from he novel by Gene Stratton Porterl was gwen only once because of wartime transportatlon dlffxcultnes It was a flnanclal success The plot revolved about a young orphaned lad played by Joseph Katrma who came to seek work m a lumberlng camp 1n the Llmberlost country of In dnana There he was taken ln as boarder by kmdly Mrs Duncan lMary er enchakl whose husband Walt lGeorge Mclntyrel wxth h1s slow drawl and lazy nature was sherxff of the dlstrlct The owner of the lumber camp Harvev McLean Uohn Lawl took a llklflg to Freckles xmmedlately and gave hxm a job guardlng a valuable group of trees Introduced as comnc relnef were Nellle the Duncans hlred glrl fMarxe Uhrlnl whose hobbles were sleepmg and breakmg dxshes Wldder Wessner QMBIIC Kundal who was always borrerm thmgs and Essle her gay daugh ter flrene Strunackl who had an unrequltted case on Freckles The latter s brother Freddy Wessner blames Duncanl a shxftless ne er do well and Black .lack lDou las Ryderl the smlster foreman of the camp plotted to steal the trees that reckles was guardmg and throw the gullt on hlm Meanwhlle Freckles fell ln love wlth a refined and charmxng young glrl Angel lLee Jaegerl who was accompanylng Mlrlam Grey The Blrd Woman lThel1na Munshowerl on her plcture takmg tour When the tangled skem of events was fmally unraveled Freckles was ab solved of all gullt and clalmed as nephew by Lord and Lady O More fFrank D1G1ambatt1sta and Helen Lxptakl The happy endlng was completed when he proposed narrlage to Angel McLean interested Mlrlam Grey 1n the same and Freddy Wessner and Black Jack were put behmd bars Sophxe Padworny portrayed the nurse Amy Lawrence Mrs Marle Wolfsknll brlllxantly dn rected the presentatlon Smrsn-'VIrs Vkolfsklll Ferenchak Jaeger DiGiambattlsta Uhrln STANDING G McIntyre Llptak Munshowex, Kunda Stxunack Law Rv ex Duncan 0 . . H H ,V , c . . . . v f . . . , . . . v . . . 1 . .. , f N . . 1 9 - . .4 .. V . - V ' - - . g . . . . . rr . H . . . ' 7 . . - v ,

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The Pioneer StOI'3IC Editor-in-Chief MARTHA LEE JAEGER Business Manager NATALIE HOOK MARY FERENCHAK NATALIE HOOK MARIE DYBICZ LAURA GUTOW'SKl MARY BROVVN JOHN LAW MARGUERITE COSTELLO HFLFW LIPTAK Assistant Business Manager Feature Staff MARIE KuNDA IRENE STRuNAcR MARIE UHRIN MILIJRED JONES SEIVION GEERS ELIZABETH BEIIJLER Sports Typzng Staff SEITI-'Im Be-Id1eI Daub FOIlh kunda PIQILE- SmIth LhIIn Dxblcz STANIJINC Lau G 'vIcIn1xIe VIunshImeI be-eIs Felenchak XIIss Exans Humont Hook JaegeI Gutoxwskl Costello Jones Noxak Suunack HQIIZOQ, Nhtchell Kutz NTI HensIngeI ' . 2:4 K -I? N ' J . 3 Y K.. v.'..Ab , Y.-V 1 ..y h . , WALTER HERTZOG MARY ELLEN DAUB THELMA MuNsHOwER JOSEPH NON'AK HENRY HOMONT JACK HARBAUGH SHIRLEY FORIH GEORGE MCINTX RE VIRGINIA HELLER

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Rove ONI- Mallox Stlunacl Lau Uhrm Munshoxxer Tuflllaro Logan Rovl Two 'vhs Diehl Jaegel Holland Olth Co tello Llptak Dlffe1 Geels Rrhblcv Jones Felenehak Klagnlk Dlttmax Capo Elll Mcmtue M xnes Tor Row Mitchell Exelxn Pollock Fanmgton Lestez Osmslu kellx Ohaxa Leamx Tomklns Smedlex Taslor Ma Ol Harb:-1.1 h Albans-se Flachette Student Council FOR THE FIRST TIME smce the Student Councll was organlzed we had to meet wxth a crlsls World War II The Councll was not so active thls year as prevxously because we had fewer home room meetmgs and the VICIOIY Schedule alloted no tlme for Student Councll meetmgs The Councll sponsored a skatmg party on November 11 1942 It was very successful and enabled us wlth the help of contrn butlons from the varlous home rooms to purchase a Service Flag Thus flag was dedlcated to the Alumnl of our school who are now servmg m the armed forces of our country We hope that thls orgamzatlon wlll be able to contxnue 1ts dutles 1n the future as well as lt has ln the past FACULTY ADVISORS MRS ETHEL DIEHL MR KENNETH WHITNEX OFFICERS President .Iohn Lavl Vzce Preszdent Mane Uhrm Secretary Thelma Munshower EXECUTIVE BOARD Treasurer Irene Strunack Sergeant at Arms Mane Uhrm Assembly Joseph Katrma Band Mxldred .Iones Chorus Helen Llptak Gxrls Afhletzcs Marquerlte Costello Boys Athletzcs Stephen Krajmk Sanztatzon Walter Holland Publzczty Marle Dyblcz Mary Ferenchak l l O Cafmfa ..l.l,ll,.l..,, ' Mitchell