William Penn High School - Tatler Yearbook (York, PA)

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0 Quill i W ll' wk I I I The Pennsylvania Dutchman IT WAS in the early part of the 17th Century that many of our ancestors came from the Rhine Valley of Germany, at the invitation of William Penn, to settle in the sections of Pennsylvania adjacent to York and Lancaster counties. Here they found a welcome refuge from religious persecutions. These people came to be known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. V As the mad whirlpool of time races through space, it becomes conceivable that only the glorious and virtuous characteristics of this world should remain immortal. Among these we hold freedom of religion as one of our most highly esteemed rights. Religious freedom was also precious to the Pennsylvania Dutch, so precious to them that they sacrificed every ounce of their intelligence and in- tegrity to obtain it. Today our boys from William Penn, as well as a myriad of boys from American High Schools, are lighting to preserve our endangered freedoms, they are fighting to keep alive what our freedom-loving ancestors struggled so gallantly to create. . . . . . . I f Perhaps in the recess of their minds, our boys like to cling to a simple symbo o . Whether it be a song, a last dance, an outstanding incident, or even an insignificant, Dutchified character named Jacob, they all represent everything that we hold sacred, beautiful and humorous. American Democracy The least we fun-loving high school stu- dents can do is to keep the spark of Ameri- canisrn burning within our souls. We can only hope and pray that we are capable of living up to the high standards of our Penn- sylvania Dutch ancestors who gave us so much for which to be grateful. Now, depicting to you by his pictur- esque mode of life and customs what is meant by Pennsylvania-Dutch American- ism-We give to you- JACOB! l'm chust a little Amish boy vat doesn't know da ropesy But I'm makin' vis de Iearnirf, kidds, from dez dizzy high-school dopes. W

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OF HSNAPSH EDWARD EMANUEL IT IS DIFFICULT to express in words the personality of a man whose interests were so varied, whose friendship was valued by so many people. As a star football player at Get- tysburg College, he had an enviable record. At Altoona High School where he remained for nine years, his position as athletic coach and teacher was extremely influential. But it wasn't the flawless reputation of Snaps that captured our hearts-it was his charming, magnetic personality. During his affiliation with us for almost six years, We deeply ad- mired Snaps for his gentlemanly spirit, sin- cere comradeship and unselfish ambitiong we respected him for his good sportsmanship, high ideals, and sense of humorg we loved him- just because he was c'Snaps. Snaps had be- come almost a Bill Penn tradition, a part of the school itself. Deeply We miss this true gentleman and his tacit influence for good. In all sincerity we say that the spirit of our past football coach and mathematics instructor shall remain immortal. A good sport! A great coach! F' ,1 , 55 gelmwwrlgg we--Q-an

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