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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ___________________________________________________________ EBENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 1937 ORACLE EBENSBURG CAMBRIA HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION: John L. Elder - President Alfred E. Roberts - Vice President John P. Bloom - Secretary Martha Davis - Recording Secretary Thomas M. Evans Thomas J. Brown Stanton Evans William Chick Charles S. Evans Harry A. Englehart Albert J. Apel Honorable Ivan J. McKenrick Joseph Tierney ---------------------------------------------------------------- FACULTY: E.M. Johnston - Principal Jane Allison Alice M. App Alvin T. Buck Amelia M. Cooch Dorothy E. Davis J. Harold Gibb T. V. Haynes Mildred M. Hetrick Arlene Hoover John D. Jack Carl Johnson Bernice Jones Martha H. Jones Joseph F. Miller Delores O'Hara Douglas Phillips Georgette C. Purnell Kathryn E. Sampson Frank Schaefer John N. Seiler Frank M. Thornton Gordon Williams ---------------------------------------------------------------- Flower - Red Rose Colors - Maroon and Silver Motto - What we do, let us do well" ---------------------------------------------------------------- CLASS OFFICERS James Robert Morrow - Rumpled hair...blunt and frank.. a voice that always seems bored with the world..shows successful attempts to be a he-man...an athlete...an executive...a versatile conversationalist..the gait of a sailor...."Cucky" will leave large footprints on the sands of time. Charles A. Griffith - A roaring DeSoto..a face at the window..a mass of curly hair and a silly grin..right!..It's "Bluebeard"..our money man for four long years...a whiz on the tennis court...an inclination for making up time...the "Dearslayer." Betty E. Miller - Black hair..rosy cheeks...undesired executive ability (an office in every organization)..silver flute and flying fingers..a hair ribbon for every occasion..quiet, except at a football game...modest to the nth degree. Edgar J. Schettig - A firm believer that "only a dog is man's best friend"...would rather hunt than eat...prefers sleep to an attendance certificate...but never disappoints his "Tribune" customers ...unusual?...yes, class treasurer for three years! Katharine E. Evans - Wouldn't miss a football game for the world, loves to dance, finds a secret charm in shooting rabbits in her back yard...has journalistic ambitions...a charming personality with an ever present sense of humor..."Cappy." ---------------------------------------------------------------- SENIORS Altemus, Harold Apel, Pearl Gladys Asahon, Joseph Barr, Dorothy Kathryn Battista, Mary A. Belden, Carol Jean Blair, Dorothy Jane Bruno, Rose Marie Cessna, Lola Elizabeth Confer, Fred R., Jr. Corran, Mona Coughlin, Frank W. Craft, Richard J. Cummins, James G. Cummins, John M. Davis, Cowles DeLancey, Donald J. Duncan, Norman Dusknik, Ann Edwards, James E. Evanchick, Ann Evans, Marie Antoinette Fox, Anicetus W. Gallaher, Malcolm Gibson, Raymond A. Giraulo, Theodore F. Goldy, Alvera Griest, Alice A. Griest, Harry R., Jr. Haden, Viola Mae Hasson, Charles Gibbs Hawksworth, Betty Jane Heitchue, Myrtle Hill, Ruby Hudak, Joseph James, Betty James, Franklin Johns, Cora A. Johnstone, Jane Jones, Doris Jones, Marion Kemler, Viola Emeline Kerr, Alan, Kline Kline, Dorothy C. Kluzkik, Steve Lee, Kenneth Lesser, Bernice A. Long, William Baker Luther, Jeannette R. Luther, Louise MacIntyre, Charles A., Jr. Mahan, Doris Manion, James I. Marcek, Louise Henrietta McCann, Margaret R. McCloskey, Mary Mervyn McCoy, Agnes McDonald, Dorothy G. McFadden, Fred J., Jr. McHenry, Jane Mentch, June Mentch, Nelson E. Murray, Betty Nealen, Hilda Elizabeth Nealen, Leona Mary Nelson, Earldean Nelson, Leonard Noel, Chester A. O'Shell, David F. Palkovitz, Aaron Paul, Joseph Pavek, John Ryrce, Hariet I. Public, George Putczakulish, Mike Rhoa, Leone Roberts, Bruce A. Roberts, Marjorie Rose, Althea June Rose, Crawford Rosensteel, Warren O. Rubisch, Mary Marian, Eleanor Sharpless, Betty Jane Shea, Patrick L. Shoemaker, Colette Showalter, Bonny Sitko, Anna M. Smith, Alice Louise Smith, Betty G. Smith, Betty Louise Sobleskie, John J., Jr. Stoyka, Mary Sunderland, Joseph Szuch, Elizabeth Treese, Amy Lou Vorhauer, Ruth Watkins, Betty Jean Wharton, Laura Marie Milson, Mary Geraldine Wolf, Leone Yahnke, Leonard Yanosky, Thomas R. Oleynik, Jean Eugenia It is difficult to discern whether that period in which one is living is history-making. However, from so close a perspective, it seems that the last four years in the history of our high school have been epochal. Ebensburg-Cambria students have won three state-championships in Forensic League Contests, and have had championship teams in both football and basketball. Through the endeavors of our school officials and the hospitality of Ebensburgers, it was possible for our high school to be hosts to the first All-State Chorus and Orchestra and the Western State Band. The Alma Mater with its stirring words and music was formally presented four years ago. The seniors of 1934, after earnest endeavor, succeeded in initiating the Students' Participation Government. In 1936, "The Oracle" achieved medalist rank in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Contest, the highest rating that can be attained by any high school annual. In the last year, two big improvements have done much to bring the school up-to-date. Lights have been installed for the athletic field, making night football games possible and more than doubling the gate receipts, and a new addition to our building has given four specialized fields in addition to academic work - commercial, home economics, manual training, and agriculture. As our class reaches the end of its fourth year, we realize more and more the advantages gained through attending Ebensburg- Cambria High School. Throughout our years at high school, we have been privileged to hear excellent lectures on a variety of subjects - ranging from personal success and vocational guidance to explanation of scientific phenomena. Our principal has stressed courtesy in his talks to us, and at school social affairs, as well as during school itself, we have put them into practice. As a result of these advantages, our class graduates with an education not only scholastically but also socially and culturally well rounded. As freshmen, we were led by Charles Griffith. Get- acquainted parties and participation in school musical organizations were our only activities. As sophomores with president Betty Miller we had several jolly parties - St. Patrick's in particular was one we won't forget. Lessons ("Silas Marner", Caesar, and Louis XIV) kept us very busy. When juniors, we gave Bob Morrow a landslide vote and backing him strongly, we made a great success of our benefit movie, bake sale, and class play, "Seventeen." We succeeded in changing the prom rules and with outside guests to be invited, our prom was doubly successful. This year all our efforts have been towards the success of this "Oracle." For this purpose we held our bake sales, benefit movies, tag day, and dance. The success of our play, "Heart Trouble," ended our year and rounded out the gift fund. The flurry at the end is almost over, and we have breathing space before we reach our goal - graduation! In years to come our thoughts will often return to high school days, the happiest of our lives, and we will realize more fully then than now the advantages gained in these eventful years. By: Katharine Evans '37