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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1935
Page
7
A note states the items are reprinted from Lititz High School’s newspaper The Pretzelette, issued yesterday for distribution among students. The passage identifies the source as a pupil publication and notes the reprint context.
Five new teachers from five colleges joined the Lititz schools this year Miss Martha Sturgis Grace Hollinger Lucille Gilchrist Joseph Sheckard and John Byerly. Byerly a Latin and French instructor earned degrees from Haverford and Harvard and taught at Millersville. Gilchrist a Bloomsburg graduate takes over typing and shorthand. Sheckard Ithaca College trained as music supervisor with private voice and piano teaching in several locales. Sturgis a Lititz High graduate taught at Bergstrasse after Millersville training. Hollinger teaches fourth grade and studied at Elizabethtown College.
The County Institute will be held tomorrow and Friday with the full teaching and supervising staff required to attend. Pupils will have a short vacation during the institute. Previous sessions were in Lancaster and Neffsville with this year’s gathering at Neffsville starting at 9 30 A M.
Arlyne Demmy spoke last Tuesday in Miss Agnes Heysel's room about Pueblo and Navajo habits and customs. She highlighted Pueblo education, pottery, and Navajo weaving, silver work.
Eight juniors earned the most honor roll places, leading the school. The sophomore, freshman, and eighth grade classes tied for second with seven each. Seniors listed: Lloyd Burkhart, Arlyne Demmy, Robert Gangner, Mildred Young. Juniors listed: John Brubaker, Helen Erlinie, Reba Hackman, Dorothy Hornberger, Jane Keath, Dorothy Little, Ruth Showers, Ida Summy. Sophomores: Jane Dietrich, Helen Frederick, Harry Lowe, Eloise Meiskey, Jean Sheaffer, Violet Witmyer, Esther Zartman. Freshmen: Betty Cooper, Margaret Counts, Evelyn Enek, John Enck, Richard Longenecker, Alma Nolt, Ida Kathryn Posey. Eighth grade: Louise Bear, Mary Sue Brubaker, Guy Bomberger, Herbert Cooper, Jean Moyer, Alice Snyder, Robert Reidenbaugh. Seventh grade: Helen Bowman, Clyde Brossman, Julia Moore, Thomas Seaman, Elsie Spinner, Eloise Yerger.
The 193h £ 6 cheer squad adds two freshmen Donald Rannely and William Stark and three seniors Arlyne Demmy Winifred Scheaffer Morris Rosenberg. Their flashy uniforms add zest and color to the football games.
The Lititz high school hosts a festival in the auditorium on October 31 at 3 30 pm to raise funds for a new 16 millimeter moving picture machine. The old 35 mm projector in use since 1928 is obsolete, and the first program features Laurel and Hardy in Love and Hisses and Our Gang in Shooting Indians with ten cent admission.
Students at Lititz High School participate in the annual Community Show with concession stands on Main and Broad Streets and a giant Mummers Parade opening Friday night at eight. A large Baby Parade is scheduled for Saturday at 3 PM, led by band director Joseph W. Sheckard.
The yearlong program includes the Senior Play Junior Play Band Concert Grade Musical the operetta H M S Pinafore by the combined Glee Clubs a Gym Exhibition the County Music Contest and an Alumni Play. The Lyceum Course is dropped due to lack of interest.
The term includes 928 scholars, down by one from last year’s 929. The High School counts 288 students, up by ten from the prior year.
The C BE Society heard a group of young people from Lititz W C T U as Miss A Virginia Grosh presented a tale. Next week's program will be led by Mrs Naomi Rabold with Raymond O Brinker of Ephrata as speaker. The Willing Workers S S Class met at Mrs Chester Young home with several members present. Jerusalem Lutheran Aid Society plans a social next Tuesday at Jerusalem Lutheran Church.
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