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From: joannie <>
Subject: Danville High School, Orange & Purple
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:15:50 -0900

I have several of the Orange & Purple student handbooks. I thought some
of you who do not have access to these would enjoy reading with me,
excerpts from these. (Please excuse any typing errors)

First of all, each student book started out with a list of the staff.
There was an "Editorial Page", a "Literary Page", " School Notes", with
info on all the classes and plenty of advertisers. The Editorial
usually was something that dealt with a lot of things. Sometimes it was
things that the school needed improved or more of. Other times, there
were comments about other "national" issues.
The Literary pages were filled with short stories composed by the
students and submitted for publication.
The School Notes were follow-up's and information about current and
graduated alumni. These "notes" were a chance to fill yourself with the
local gossip and find out how other graduates were doing. There were
marriages, births, new jobs and sad news about illness and deaths of
former students....

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Dec. 1916 issue:
Alumni Notes
'07 Cameron Campbell a former manager of the Orange and Purple paid the
high school a visit. He is at present in government service at
Washington, D. C. During the presidential campaign he was connected
with the Chicago office of the Democratic Campaign Committee.
'15, Eleanor Deutsch has enrolled as a student in the Philadelphia
School of Design
'15 After a severe illness of typhoid fever, Clarence Breitenbach passed
away at the home of his parents on Nov 27. He contracted the disease
while on vacation early in September. Having successfully passed a
Civil Service examination, he had most acceptably been filling a
position at the League Island Naval Yard. His untimely death has cut
short a very promising career and has filled with great sorrow the
hearts of his classmates and all those who knew him as a most estimable
young man.
'17 Lester Fowe, is enrolled at Bucknell College, pursuing a pre-medico
course in Science.
'17, Oscar Dietz, who is now employed at the Eddystone plant of the
Remington Arms Co was recently married to Miss Ruth Ricketts of
Danville, They will reside at 1005 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
'07, Clyde Davis, has recently been elected Borough Secretary and
Receiver of Water Rents for the Borough of Danville. We are glad to
welcome him back to the "old town".
'16, Robert Lunger is taking a course in Mechanical Engineering at
Carnegie Inst. of Tech.
Nevan Bauman has entered Bucknell in the Mechanical Engineering course.
'16, Zella Baynham has taken up trained nursing at Friends Hospital in
Philadelphia and Florence peifer has entered the same work at Geisinger
Memorial in Danville.
'17, Kimber Arnwine, Harry Yerrick, Fred Snyder and Charles Jobborn,
Commercial graduates have accepted positions with different Philadelphia
firms. Along with George Hartline, Sam Levy and Mostyn Davis, all
ex-'17, they have formed a Danville ex-high basketball team.
Kathryn Cotner and Beatrice Pursel are students at the Bloomsburg State
Normal School where they will prepare for teaching.
Isabel Gass and May Hoffer have entered the teachers ranks, the former
at Toby Run and the latter at Exchange.
Earl Mottern and Thomas Hummer, '16 are holding Civil Service
appointments in Washington, D. C.
Margaret Fields is filing a clerical position with the Danville Foundry
and Machine Co, Alice Waite has a similar position at Milton with the
American Car and Foundry Co.
Dorothy and Margaret Vincent have entered Columbia University where they
are studying Domestic Science.
Marion Ellenbogen will enter Bucknell in January. Here entrance there
in the fall was prevented by sickness.
Augusta Gaskins, since Commencement, has been holding an office position
at the State Hospital in Danville.
Mary Diehl has enrolled in the pierce School in Philadelphia, taking a
course leading to a Private Secretaryship.
Mary Miller has accepted a position in the office of W. T. Shepperson of
South Danville.
Elsie Driscoll is located in Hamilton, Ontario where she is holding a
position in a bank.

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Feb, 1917 issue:
On Monday and Friday evenings for the past month, Mr. Magill has been
conducting a speed class in shorthand for the benefit of Seniors who
expect to take Civil Service examinations in March.
He has had a large class each night, not only of Seniors, but also a
large number of Juniors and some Alumni, who desire extra practice. The
class will continue until the examinations.

The Underwood and Remington typewriters now used in the Commercial
Department will be exchanged for new ones in the near future.

Thomas Evans and Lake Frazier recently received the Underwood
Certificate for speed.

In Basketball, Jan 12th at Danville.
Danville played Mt Carmel, the score 57 Danville, 19 Mt Carmel
the lineup for Danville: F. Hartline, F. Heddens, C. Grone, G. May, G.
Meyers, and G. Warner.
for Mt Carmel: F. Amlor, F. Ruffan, C. Horan, G. Kostas and G. Yarnell.

Jan 19th at Mt Carmel, the score Mt Carmel, 42, Danville, 24.
The tables turned on our boys but only through a different style and
under different rules.
The lineup was the same as above.

Jan 27th Danville at Shamokin. The score, Shamokin 39, Danville 21.
The lineup for Danville: F. Hartline, F. Heddens, C. Grone, G. May and
G. Meyers
For Shamokin: F. Barr, F. Martz, C. Williard, G. Hoover and G. Yocum

Feb 3 Lebanon High at Danville. The score, Danville, 47, Lebanon, 32.
The lineup for Danville: F. Heddens, F. Hartline, C. Grone, G. May, G.
Meyers
For Lebanon: F. Moore, F. Strickler, C. Schrieber, G. Harpel, G. Wolfe,
Miller

Alumni Notes:
;03, Randall Jacobs, now Lieutenant Jacobs, a graduate of Annapolis is
not serving as commander of the torpedo boat destroyer Jewitt.
'10, Lundy Russel of Jeff, Ky, was married Christmas Eve to Miss Lilia
E. Roysden. Mr. Russel is head bookkeeper and shipper for the Kenmont
Coal Co.
'14, James Bowyer is in the employ of the Atlantic Refining Co., and is
located in Wilkes-Barre.
'14, Sam Stein holds a position with Joseph Joseph in New York City.
'14, Elizabeth Stewart is taking a course in trained nursing at the
George F. Geisinger Mem. Hosp.
'16, Mary Miller has accepted a permanent position with the Danville
Foundry and Machine Co.
'16, Harry Yerrick has resigned his Philadelphia position and is now
employed as stenographer and typist by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Washington, D. C.
'16, Samuel Levy holds a position with S. B. Dobbs, brick contractor,
Philadelphia, Pa.
'17, Mostyn Davis is employed in the purchasing department of the
Reading Coal and Iron Co.at Phila, Pa.
'17, Leon Wingert is now a travelling salesman with the Reynolds Tobacco
Co, Williamsport, Pa.
Many alumni of Danville High School engage in teaching which is evident
from a perusal of the directory of the Borough School Teachers: Alice
Bird, '86; Sarah Wilson, '86; Tillie James, '86; Winifred Evans, '87;
Jennette Pickard, '92; Purdence Blizzard, '94; Harriet Boudeman, '94;
Katherine Bennetts, '96; Martha Keim, '96; Alice Guest, '97; Mary C.
Welsh, '97; Harriet Fry, '00; J. Harry Gaskins, '02; Verna Reed, '05;
Helen Tooey, '05; Ruth Frick, '07; Marie Roney, '09; Greta Udelhofen,
'10; Olive Miller, '12 and Mildred Sidler, '14.
From the Komick Corner...
Torrence Peifer - Mr Diehl, I want to take up International Law, what
course of study do you recommend
Mr Diehl, Constant target practice, Mr Peifer, constant target practice


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Orange & Purple, March, 1917
The "editorial" started pit with "One of the first essentials to being a
good soldier is obedience." It was clear in the article as it went on "
When we leave our Alma Mater, those of us who do not go to college enter
the ranks of industry, as privates. To become officers we must learn
how to perform the duties of an officer. We must follow his orders
strictly and thus will become acquainted with his duties.
During the past year the most mooted question in the United States has
been that of Preparedness."
The Literary Section was lighter, Walter Pennignton's Success. Walter,
the son of a poor farmer living in the farming district of New York.
His mother determined that he should have a good education, picked
Stanford university as the best place for Walter to go. This story
tells of the "trials and tribulations" of his success story to graduate.

School News:
On March 17th, a class of 16 will take the civil service examination at
Sumbury. Most of the class are Seniors in the commercial course but
there are several ex-graduates among them.
Miss Dorothy Welliver and ex-graduate is a graduate of the leland
Power's School of Expression in Boston

In the "Junion" class, The Commercial Seciotn of the Junior Class have
finished their final theory review in shorthand. No member of the class
failed to make the required grade of 85% and with the exception of a
few, the averages were very high. Katherine Mettler and Carl Purpur
tied for first with 99.7%.
Kathryn Fields and Robert Grone have returned to Geometry Class after
being on vacation.
William Sainsbury has returned after several weeks of illness.


Sophomores:
Miss Harriet Foster '19 recently underwent surgery for appendicitis.
Alfred Jacobs has been confined to his home for several days for
rheumatism.
Paul Grove having moved away leaves the class with 34 students; the
smallest class in High School.

Freshmen:
Dorothy Yeager and Elsie Dietz, who have been absent from school for a
few weeks because of illness have returned.

Alumni notes:
'15, Miss Alice Myer and William Carodisky were united in matrimony,
Saturday night, Feb, 24 by the Rev. D. C. Burnite at the Pine Street
Lutheran Church.
'15, Arthur Elliott, who for somw time has been employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co, Sunbury sprained his ankle while playing
basketball thre. He has ben confined to his home for the past several
weeks.
'13 Howard Eggert is not employed by Porter Brothers, contractors at
Wilkes Barre, Pa.
'12, Samuel Jacobs is in the employ of an Insurance Co in Philadelphia,
Pa.
'16, Marion Ellenbogen, a student of Bucknell, was present at the
Garfield Society meeting Friday, Feb 23, 1917.
'12, Charles C. Heller and Miss Kathryn B. Fry of Grovania were united
in marriage at the parsonage of Shiloh Reformed Church, March 2, by Rev.
J. N. Bauman.
'07, DeWitt Jobborn, Field Secretary of the Drexel Biddle Bible Class
movement addressed the Sunday School of Christ Church recently.
Many of the High School graduates are now working for the government.
This is evident by an inspection fo the following list, all of whom hold
Civil Service positions at Washington, D. C.
'06, Joseph Gill; '07 Fred Roberts, Cameron Campbell; 09, Edwin Jenkins;
'10, Howard Ricketts, Daniel Farley; '11 Stanley Wilkinson, R. L. Johns,
Allen Fornwald; '13 Wilson Dye, Walter Currier, John McClow, Ray
Weidman; '15, Philip Moorehead, John McCoy, James Patton; '16, Kimber
Arnwine, Earl Mottern and Thomas Hummer.


" A few from the Komic Section"
Henry - Do you know why a husband is like dough
Tots - no, why
Henry - because a woman needs him.....

Pursel '20 - Only fools are positive of anything
Keefer '20 - are you sure
Pursel'20 - positively

"There was an owl
sat on an oak
The more he saw
the less he spoke
The less he spoke
the more he learned
Why can't we all be
like that wise ole bird"

Mr. Diehl - Why was the Merrimac sunk in the Norfolk Harbor
Jack Gross - because they didn't have any better place to put it?

enjoy, will send more
joannie kistner erickson

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