William Penn High School - Memories Yearbook (New Castle, DE)

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1-ph llilwtmlu1..Ii multi ll ll. -. 5. tiomlon. Virgrinin llolrolnlu-, .Iolun D1- ' ' .answ- Special Assemblies URINC our school ycar wc of thc high school liavc cnjoyctl many intcrcsting and ctlucational asscinhlics in which wc havc hcartl spcakcrs, sccn movics, and listcncd to class cntcrf tainmcnts. Cn January 9th and 30th, February oth, March Srtl, and April loth movies such as Thc Citrus Parade , Motlcrn Sculpturcu, a scrics of movics shown through thc courtesy of thc Ford Motor Company, a movic from Pcnn Statc Collcgc Uptoinctry, Swimming and Lifc Saving havc hccn shown. The following dates, Fchruary 19th, March ith, 19th, and 26th and April 16th hrought us talks from Fathcr Crow' lcy of thc St. ljctcr's Roman Catholic Church, Dr. Williaxiii Cihson of the New Castlc Prcsby' tcrian Church, Rcv. C, Nadal joncs of thc Ncw Castle Mcthodist Church, Rcv. Ccorgc Hanson of thc Ncw Castlc Baptist Church, and Rahhi Hcnry Travcl of thc Tcmplc Bcth Emcth in FLOOD CONTRGLN CAST l.'4'n1lfny1 from Im!! lo Ilffrllif .losophiuv Wm-r. hlIll'y1IlIII'l tim-Ivhzirl Nlvlvin Sparks. lh-ynolils Uzirrow. :im llllllilltl Wliiltcii, Vxfilinington. Un Fchruary 12th Major Clarcncc Short told us ahout Ahraham Lincoln and on Fchruary 22nd Mr. J. C. Mcssncr told us soinc of thc phascs in thc lifc of Ccorgc Wzislif ington. Cornclius Vantlcrhriggcr told us much ahout Holland on january 10th. To illustratc his talk Mr. Vantlcrhriggcr showctl somc slidcs ahout Holland. For ncarly thrcc hours on April 9th, Mr. E. C. Ramscy hcld thc high school asscmhly spcllhound with his talk on 'iThc lntcrnational lVlixfUp In Europcu. His maps, photographs, flags, tlolls, various hooks, and othcr articlcs hclpf cd makc his talk vcry intcrcsting, A safcty demonstration was hcltl on thc high' way ncar thc tlrivc of thc school on March 27th. This illustratcd the varying tlistanccs travclctl whilc thc hraltcs of a car wcrc lacing applicd at clitlicrcnt spcctls, and thc tlistanccs travclcd frozn thc timc of application until thc coinplctc stop. tContinued on Page Forty-Hveb i SENIOR PLAY Iirvralingf from Imff In lxylljflllf Arlliur Ili-incl, Mzil'p::u'i'I Xl'v0r. .los- ' ' - I ' ' ' 'llll l'l'lll 'Q vis, xvll'Q.Z'llllEl Quiprlvy. llililal llvwos. lfllizulwtlu lhillonlgv. Nh-rrill Iwzullvy. Ilormzun From. :xml Virginia Inglc. ' N Q l

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lfflllllilfl from 1,1311 In lfiflhl: You-mn MowI'nnl. lhyllis Bennett. Stewart. Dodd Wilheline. .Icanns-tt-: Clayton. Charlotte Hopkins, nnil Elsie acl ,wwf r- f Clubs ORMAL classwork is but one phase of the educational process, in fact, if only class' room activities constituted high school training, the scope of knowledge and experience would be exceedingly narrow. To supplement the daily regular routine of recitation and lecture, organif :ations for discussion of related material have been established. Organized on a democratic basis, with students electing their own oflicers, these clubs, as they have come to be called, help to fullill an objective of education' citizenship. The responsibility and experience obtained through serving in these capacities are invaluable assets to future leaders. Every student can participate in one accord- ing to his desires and ambitions. There are 12 clubs organized to fulfill the varied interests, whether they are literary, musical, scientific, or social. These groups are excellent training ground for CLUB PRESIDENTS li':y11f.' Ink lime. John Dugan, Helen Su 'llnnnas 'l'hoinzis. .lurk Carrow, Wi liann Stewart, and John Davis. student initiative, for development of reliability, and for socialization. Withciut them the school would be lacking in vigor, they are essential to the vitality of the school. Members of the Dancing Club have been intro' duced to several basic dance steps such as the two step, fox step, side step, After having be' come familiar with these steps the club members were given time to put these steps into practice by dancing together. The members have learn' ed to feel more at ease on the dance floor and more free to participate in this activity. The club consisted of 45 members and they have picked the following people as their oihcers: President, Wil' liam Stewartg VicefPresident, Morrill Thornton, Secretary and Treasurer, joseph Thomas. The advisers are Miss Grim and Miss Wright. The I'lifY Club has nine members. The boys have been having discussions on international affairs. Each week the boys were assigned to fContinued on next pagej JUNIOR PLAY Lorelle Melinilt. llownrtl Moore. , l'llolnns l,l'llll1ll'll. lqllllly XVolf. Robert l'oppin. l K lffllllfllfl Top in Bnllom, Left to livnn. lrllizahetll Kee, Lillie May llurcl ' 'arks-r. Mary Annu Gehlmrl

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I'11L1l'.l DLFIKJLJL LVIAI LUUK1 l lfvurling from Left to Right: Fwsr Row: Helen Sullivan. Margaret Weer, Marianna McKnitt, Jack Barnes, Jean Carpenter, Jeannette Clayton, and Betty Jane White. Sl-:cnNn Row: Josephine' Weer. Betty Mitchell, Virginia Quigley. Phyllis Alfree, Mary Lawson, Charlotte Harrington, Jolni Davis, Florence Parker, Amelia Gebhart, Theresa Whitlock, and Irene Gotto. May Day Festival HE annual May Day Festival was held on the ninth and tenth of May with The Dance of the May Hours as the theme. Last year we had such a large attendance that this year there was a different way of presenting our gala event. The elementary school viewed the festival at 12:30 P. M. and the high school at 2:00 P. M. of Thursday afternoon. On Friday evening at 8:00 P. M. the public was invited to see the May Queen and her court. The May Queen, King, and Maid of Honor were elected again this year by the members of the high school, which came out with the follow' ing results: May Queen . . . . . .Mary Lawson King ........... ......... J ohn Davis Maid of Honor .... .... V irginia Quigley Crown Bearer . .... . . . ...... . . . ...... Jack Barnes Train Bearers....-lean Carpenter, Marianna McKnitt MAY QUEEN AND ELEMENTARY COURT Reading from Left in Right: Fmsr Row: Harvey Tressler, Ruth Aim Weer. .laines Dorris. Marizinna M1-Knltt. .lnek Barnes, .lean Carpen- ter. Frank Hewlett, Kay True, Robert Appleby, and Audrey Parker. Sai-uso Row: Mary Gilkey. Joseph Panzer. Georgiannia Davis, Mary Lawson. Monte Ruhle. Elizalieth Sant- lnyer, Joseph Davis, and Louise Baker. The elementary girl attendants were dressed in white dresses and the boys in white trousers and dark coats. They were elected by their fellow classmates, which proved the following results: lst Grade--Audrey Parker and James Dorris 2nd Grade-Ruth Ann Wecr and Robert Appleby Louise Baker and Harvey Tressler 3rd Grade-Kay True and Joseph Davis 4th Grade-Elizabeth Santmyer and Joseph Panzer 7th Grade'-Sue Milliken and Frank Hewlett 6th Grade'-Georgianna Davis and Monte Ruble The high school again elected two girls from each class. After the attendants were elected il meeting was called to choose the color of their gowns. The girls were dressed formally and chose the following colors: 7th Grade- 8th Grade- 9th Grade- 10th Grade- 11th Grade- 12th Grade Yellow Blue Peach Green Pink Lavender 4Continued on Page Forty-sixl