Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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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-

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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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THE SPECTATOR '5 port the society of their own establishment, the Kappa Gamma Literary Society. The Emerson Society, in respect to mem- bership, is very fortunate, possessing, out of its total number of 63 members, 44 who belong to the class of 1905. Consid- ering this, the question therefore arises, What should be the policy of the school in this matter ? Should it mantain a society that has lasted five long years or should it support a new movement ? Simply looking at this matter from the side of the T. K. E. prejudices, it seems rather unfair, even to the members of the Emerson Society, who have enjoyed the amicable riv- alry of their sister organization for years, that the T. K. E. Society should be placed in such a positijn as to affect the question of its very existence. The sentiment which prevails among the Emersonians is undoubtedly that of good, old-fash- ioned friendly feeling towards their old rivals, whose hospital- ity they have enjoyed for more than five years. It also seems certain that, when the senior societies act upon the question of the representatives of the Kappa Gamma Society to the Spectator staff, even more than society prejudices will turn up; for, if the Kappa Gamma Society should be given equal representation on the Spectator staff with the T. K. E. and Emerson societies, which established and support the publication of this paper, the Junior A Class will then have been given more members on the staff than the Senior B’s. The staff has already given the Kappa Gamma Society two members as representatives on both the editorial staff and business management; and a committee is now at work amending the constitution which will be presented to each of the senior societies for action. Besides, it will be remem- bered that neither of the senior societies has as yet taken any action upon the recognition of the Kappa Gamma So- ciety; the Junior A’s, who pledged themselves last year with these societies, are still held accountable. The name and motto of the Kappa Gamma Society is taken from the Greek, “ Kairon Gnothe, ” which signifies, ‘ Know Thy Opportunity. ” The society has a membership of 59, and in the absence of James Auman, their president, who quit school, Ross Aschom, the vice-president, has assumed full control of affairs, while Quince Jones has been elected to perform the duties of vice-president. The following members, who have been elected as participants on the first open meet- ing of the K. G. Literary Society, are already hard at work, and the event, which will probably occur on February 5th,