Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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THE SPECTATOR High School Happenings ♦JOEFRESHED from the recent vacation, the student-body « has returned to its books with more energy than here- tofore. With the exception of a few days in March, the remainder of the term will be unbroken by vacations. The new members elected to the Spectator staff have assisted in the preparation of this issue. The Seniors have finished solid geometry and are now taking up trigonometry. Who locked Mr. Dawson on the roof ? is a question which is at present confronting the faculty. Mary Griffith, ’06, has gone to Philadelphia for several weeks to have her eyes treated. The University Extension Lectures began on Thursday evening, January 14th, in the auditorium. Mr. J. G. Carter Troop, A. M., Assistant Professor of English Literature in Chicago University, has charge of the lectures. The authors discussed by Mr. Troop are Emerson, Whittier, Longfellow, Lowell, Holmes, and Hawthorne. The classes of botany and physiology have been formed to take up the studies named for the remainder of the term. The “ Wang-Doodle Club” still holds its meetings in “Dill’s Coffee House.” The club rivals an art school for drawing. High School has been well represented on the ice this winter. Miss Moses, however, seemed to have been on too much, for she is now suffering from “the grip.” Andy Kerr’s hand has been in a sling for some time. Does “Doc.” Schramm wish to study medicine so that he can write M. D. after his name ? Every one knows who M. D. is. The Athletic Association has rented the armory hall for the purpose of practicing basketball. Don Lindsey has been elected assistant manager of the team. The person who locked that door is as low as United States steel common.

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12 THE SPECTATOR for January 9th was as follows; recitation, Mary Finlon; composition, Webster Saylor: short story, Maud Lohr; com- position, Eva Morris. The debate, the subject of which was “Resolved, That labor unions are a benefit to our country,” was won by the negative, upheld by Marietta Mellinger and Hugh Anstead, while the affirmative was supported by Helen Lowman and Emil Franke. On January 15th the program was as follows: Topics of Today, Sam Rabinowitz; recitation, Elsie Buckey; short story, Minnie Bluvette. The debate was won by the affirmative, the question being “Resolved, That President Roosevelt was justified in acknowledging Panama as a free country. ” R. L., ’o7. The meetings of the Lincoln Literary Society have been very interesting because the members have made it a point to be well prepared. The orations and declamations given by Rose Wilt, Francis Wolle, Ethel Hesselbine, Leola Strayer, Marian Richards, Elmer Hoffman, and Margaret Young are worthy of special mention. On January 8th there was an election in the Society resulting in the following: Walter Friedline, President; Vera Smith, Vice-President; Frank Hoerle, Secretary. There has been nothing doing in the class since the elec- tion of officers, who are: John Lindsey, president; Todd Cochran, secretary. The class colors are gold and white. D. s., ’07- Wh a The Public Says HE CHICAGO PUBLIC, which, together with the Johns- town Journal and other papers, printed extracts from the November Spectator, has the following to say under its regular periodical review: The Spectator, published by the students of the Johns- town (Pa.) High School, as exemplified by its Thanksgiving number, is a model in amateur journalism, and is very far above the ordinary grade of school publications. Not only is the editorial ability of a high order, but the contributions, both humorous and serious, are notably good. That of “W. H., in '05—Are We Worse Than Our Fathers,” is especially worthy of notice for its patriotic insight and impressive argu- ment as well as its literary excellence. te.

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14 THE SPECTATOR Professor Long has assigned the subjects to the Seniors for their theses. Evidently Dibert doesn’t believe in Santa Claus. The Freshmen were very much disappointed on Wednes- day, December 23d. Horner.—Look at the ice on that wall. Good.—Wal, wouldn’t that freeze you. Bread may be the staff of life, but a Pollack is life itself. At least Sagerson thinks so. Dailey is still trying managed. to learn how the stock market is F. K. ’04. Among' the Literary Societies 'TT'HERE has been considerable ac- tivity among the literary socie- ties during the past month, much of which promises to develop into quite interesting happenings. Prob- ably the most striking event that has occurred is the formal organiza- tion of the Kappa Gamma Literary Society, which is the name adopted by the Junior A Society. This organization now claims to be on a par with the T. K. E. and Emer- son societies, and as such it has been partially reorganized by the faculty. It is needless to say that this action is merely the prelim- inary of an interesting series of happenings; for, under the present circumstances, three active literary societies cannot long exist in our school. The fact is that the T. K. E. Society, which is now composed of 30 members, of whom 16 belong to the graduating class, is placed in an awkward posi- tion through this change; because the class of 1906—the great majority of whom joined the T. K. E. at the latter part of the term, and who, on account of the arrangement of their study programs, were compelled this year to hold literary society on Wednesday—have now pledged themselves to sup-