Conemaugh Township Area High School - Connumach Yearbook (Davidsville, PA)

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if it billings? ROW l-Peter Fee, Robert Kautz, Iane Gardner, lane Thom, Carolyn Segel, Telford Blough, G. W. Stephens, Anna Blough, Elizabeth Schrall, lean Foulke, Ioseph Iones, Glenn Hess. ROW 2-Paul Berkebile, Marguerite Ward, Howard Helsel, Marie Lower, Helen Aldstadt, Ruth Ioseph, Verda Long, Elizabeth Lohr, Blanche Shaffer, Mary Crock, Ruth Kelly, Galen Oellig, Robert Haynes. ROW 3-Donald Trexel, Kenneth Thomas, Robert Kelly, Robert Iohn , Charles Legters, Elizabeth Young, Ethel Bender, Melba Beech, Eleanor Zimmerman, Thom s Webber, Robert Fuller. Conemaugh Township High School's Faculty club began its 1940-41 season before the previous one was over since officers were elected during the last meet- ing in May. At that time because of the fine work of the first year officers the group unanimously selected them to lead the organization during the second year. Persons selected were Howard L. Helsel, president, Iohn Kaufman, vice-president, and Elizabeth T. Schrall, secretary-treas- urer. When September came around, it was found that the vice-president had become employed in private industry and that his office was left vacant. Accord- ingly Elizabeth Lohr was selected to the post of vice-president. I wwf XWW In September the group started things off in a big way by holding a corn and Weiner roast at Telford B. Blough's cat- tage along the Somerset Pike. Food was prepared under the direction of Eleanor Zimmerman, Marguerite Ward, and Ruth Ioseph. Robert Haynes supplied corn for the affair. Using Mr. Blough's rifle, male faculty members tried their skill at shoot- ing mark. The sights were off so no bull's eyes were made. Quite a few of the members enjoyed badminton while others sat around the fire toasting marshmallows and spinning yarns. During September the group was treated to cider and cook- ies through the kindness of Verda Long and Eleanor Zimmerman.

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Nineteen forty-one is a memorable year in the history of our high school. The present graduating class is the last of the three groups who had their roots in other schools. From now on we are on our own. The faithfulness and loyalty of the classes of 1939, 1940 and l94l, trans- ferred to a new Conemaugh Township High School, should stand ever as a monument of inspiration for those who continue to add to the traditions which have been so nobly begun. 3 But 1941, also, is the ending of a strange decade--and epoch conceived and born in the chaos of depression. High school classes ten years ago faced an uncertain world. A whole generation of unwanted youth were wasting away in the disillusions of another generation. There were no fancy jobs waiting-in fact no jobs at all. Life was useless, living futile. Or, so it seemed then. Today is different. The notions of an individual just ten years ago have changed our coming in and our going out, our thinking and our singing, our work and our play. Today youth is des- perately needed to save democracy even for ourselves, a task which your fathers believed they had accomplished for the whole world. There is a new challenge to our freedom, a new threat to our liberty, and a new breaking of our con- fidence. Enemies lurk even within our own gates. True, youth is wanted today but war, the great destroyer of youth, fathers the demand. But there is a call, the call to blood, toil, tears and sweat. It is a call that begs for the tough fibre of a strong American youth, youth filled with the spirit of loyalty, devotion and self-sacri- fice in the new service of an old ideal- democracy. ' No one knows the uncertain future. And yet we must face it unafraid. War. Depression, or Prosperity-face forward with the confident hope that a better world is in the making. We will continue to plant trees, to grow shrubs and to cultivate flowers even about our own high school, knowing full well that better and more beautiful days will greet those who follow if we break not faith with those who went before. This is our task. TELFORD B. BLOUGH - THE SCHOOL BOARD LEFT TO RIGHT-Kerby Hamer, C. R. Kring, treasurerg Earl Mishler, president, Ioseph Pugh, vice-president, R.' C. Vincent, Charles Sporyp William Hammer. 9

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At the first regular meeting held in the school building a committee composed of Verda Long, Mrs. Helen Boyts Aldstalt, Telford B. Blough, Peter Fee and Robert Haynes submitted a recommendation that teachers buy a season activities ticket which would include admission to plays, athletic events, lyceum, and would pro- vide an issue of the Contownian each Week. The group unanimously accepted the proposal. At the November meeting of the group president Helsel was requested by the group to appoint a committee to make a study of disciplinary trouble in the halls and to give not only criticisms but recom- mendations also. Appointed to this com- mittee Were Mrs. Melba Beech, Miss Ethel Bender, Robert Haynes, Mrs. Ruth Kelly. and Thomas Webber. At the next meeting this group submitted seven proposals con- cerning hall conduct and remedies. The group decided that a committee of not less than five people appointed by Mr. Blough and Mr. Helsel should take these recommendations and see that they were put into effect. This committee was to work with the student council and the administrative office in setting the recom- mendations into motion. Kenneth Thomas. Mrs. Melba Beech, Robert Haynes, How- ard Helsel, Elizabeth Schrall, and Eliza- beth Lohr represented the faculty in this committee While Duane Iacobs, Mike Krajnak, Helen Trevorrow, Robert Barndt. Ianis Barron, and Helen Horbiak repre- sented the students. This group set up rules for students and faculty, organized a student court, appointed monitors and set the plan into motion. Very desirable results are already apparent. Progressing in the direction of pro- viding leisure time activities for students, a social-recreational committee headed by Paul Berkebile, Peter Fee, Marie Lower, Iane Thom, and Mary Crock took the first step in this direction by suggest- ing that the record playing machine be purchased from the classes and be made all school property. The classes approved the plan and the machine was duly pur- chased. Since that time free noon danc- ing, outside games, checkers, archery, and other activities were offered to the students before and after school and at noon. About this time of the year Ruth joseph was selected to represent the faculty on the school store board of di- rectors and to assist in distributing the profits. Other members serving on this board were, Carolyn Segel, Telford B. Blough. and G. W. Stephens of the facultyg Betty Iarvis, and Lela Mae Blough representing the school store management and the students respectivelyg and C. R. Kring of the school board. From profits made by the school store athletic bills were paid, the record playing machine was pur- chased, books were obtained for the li- brary, and some remaining costs of the moving picture projector were reduced. During the month of April a very different type of activity Was engaged in by certain members of the group when they held a spotza party on a farm above the Quemahoning Reservoir. The taffy-like maple substance, syrup, and sugar were immensely enjoyed by the group in attendance. Came the first Week of May and the group with the aid of students and some interested outside persons put on the school's second annual carnival. Although the affair was better organized and offer- ed better attractions than last year's show, the profits were not as great due primarily to the coal strike situation. On May l5, l94l the Faculty Club again journeyed to Mr. Blough's cottage Where an outing was enjoyed by all. During the club's last meeting officers for next year were elected. 4