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

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION The third period gym class Muscle Building get their daily workout. Now THAT we are at war the most important design of the Physical Educa- tion Department is good health. The girls are instructed in exercises, marching and various games which create good poise and posture. Also under the supervision of Miss Tompkins and Mrs. Doyle are table tennis and badminton tournaments. Any girl from either class is able to partake in these competitive games. Seated Cleft to rightjz Miss Tompkins, Mrs. Doyle. Standing: Mr. Hummel,' Mr. Gotwalt. To fit themselves for the train- ing which a great many boys called into the armed forces shortly after graduation, or even before will en- counter, calisthenics and com- mando tactics are the major scenes perceptible in the boys' gym. This building of a good physique is in- structed by Mr. Hummel and Mr. Gotwalt. This department plays an es- sential role in today's high school at war program. 27

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HX ft wg. N, , l . 1 ' 'lf FOR MANY YEARS our shop f ' is . . ' jf program has been assldiously l -- training draftsmen, electricians, V, machinists and wood workers for X industrial trades. At present the 4 machine shop capacity has been more than doubled in order to help train people for the war effort. In fact the demand for assistants to X Uncle Sam's war effort has been so Af, great that we have also been train- Q IVIR, FRED E, HOFFEDITZ ing Bill Penn's daughters for in- , dustrial Work in various categories. The peaches and cream complexions and lily white hands of these diligent girls are now smeared with the grease of Industry. The Mabels and Gerties who are doing a man-sized job in our industrial factories are truly representative of the smiling, 1' ambitious American spirit which has become exclusively patriotic! fl' 1 First Row Cleft to rigl-ntl: Mr. Strayer, Mr. Weidner, Mr. LeCates, Mr. McGary, Mr. Seville. Second Row: Dr. Danner, Mr. Leibensperger, Mr. Plath, Mr. Shetter. Third Row: Mr. I-Iessler, Mr. Dowell, Mr. Del-Iolf, Mr. Hedrick, Mr. Herr, Mr. I-Ioffeditz. Fourth Row: Mr. Overmiller, Mr. Hatfield. 26

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MUSIC DEPARTMENT COME oN, GANG, a long one for the York High Band! Keen is the word for it. Smartly attired they swing onto the grid- irons and proceed to keep our spirits at top pitch all through the fray. Incidentally, we've got some slick chicks who twirl a mean baton too! No introduction is necessary for the school orchestra. It has proved its worth by giving us just the right lift after a particularly nerve- wracking First period class. Left to Right: Mr. Fink, Miss Finkbinder, Mr. Minnichfk it Deceased. Our future Lily Pons and Nelson Eddys can be found in one of our glee clubs. Through their performances the classics manage to hold their own, against the growing trend toward popular jive. These three warbling organizations unite to present the Messiah at Christmastide and the Nite of Music in the spring. W Si SKK X. N NL K Y V IAXXNNSKVN-1 S X VNS N NS! NSNNX X ART DEPARTMENT WHETHER you are a student of alt or not, its presence can not be avoided. Art is in I everything we do and see and experience. In William Penn's art classes your talent is promptly put to work in making holiday menu cards for camps, posters, Christmas school decorations, bulletin board material and painting the annual football portrait. Whether you've awakened to the fact that ' you're adept with the pencil while doodling at the phone or whether you have been trained at it since childhood-stick to it, for in our post-war world those with creative talent will be desperately needed to formulate the trend of new things to come. MR. STANLEY E. RITTASE 28