Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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THE SPECTATOR 19 suggestion to submit, or a piece of literary work to offer, should have no hesitancy in doing so. The only crite- rion of judgment in accepting or rejecting the same, shall be honesty of purpose and fair dealing on the part of the author. lk 10' il' Sk Ill Some time last year there arose consideroble agita- tion for a carpet for the High School library. This, it seems to us, is at present the most needed improvement about the building. The value of a carpet for the library is greater than is generally appreciated. If there is any place in the school where there should be quiet and per- fect order, the library is the place. As it is now, there are periods when the library becomes crowded, and, as more walking about is necessary there than in the study hall or recitation rooms, there is often a constant din from walking over the uncovered floor. This flood of noise encourages louder conversation than is necessary and leads to general disorder, which it has been the con- stant effort of the teachers to stop. Restrictions have been placed on those using the library, allowing them to read only certain books there. The solution is a carpet for the library. lf the library has once been carpeted, it will be the wonder that we did not recognize the need of it before, and if the test of sacriicing any one conve- nience about the building were to arise, the carpet would be one of the last to go. HF Pk BF 4' il Mr. Smedley's absence from the High School has been noticed perhaps more than is usual with missing members of the faculty. His wide interest in all phases of school work had closely associated him with all mem- bers of the High School. ln view of this the circum- stances of his dismissal impress us with more than ordi- nary regret. The Spectator extends to him the highest regards of the school, in the hope that in the near future it may be our good fortune to again secure his services on the faculty. ' Three other members of last year's faculty who are not with us this year, are Nlr. Cleaver, Miss MacAdams,

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I8 THE SPECTATOR -M he 'irligb Sc bool Spectator. TTJOYISINSTOWN, PA., SEPTEMBER, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 40 CENTS. PER COPY, 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-in-Chief, WILLIAM HOFFMAN, 'o5. Associate Editors. FRED G. SMITH. '05- GEORGE STAMMLER. '05, NIERLE KFHORNER. '05, ETHEL PINDER. 'o5. CLARA SUPPES. '05. KATHARINE ENDSLEY. 'o5. GEORGE WEAVER. '05, Chief Business Manager, JAS. K. BOYD. JR., 'o5. Associate Business Managers, ' KINTER KOONTZ, 'o5, RAYMOND GOOD, '05, RALPH BOLSINGER, 'o5, ROBERT ENTWISLE, '06, FRANK MARDIS, '06, LANGDON MARX. 'o6. EDWARD HOERLE. 'o5. Class Reporters. DOUGLASS STOREY, '07, RIGHTER LONGSHORE. 'o7. THE SPECTATOR is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postofhce, Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter, In order to Insure publication in the current Issue, all MSS. must be handed in to the editor not later than the 1th of each month. Dre Editor's Viewf With this month's issue The Spectator be- gins its seventh volume. The staff desires the hearty co-operation of everybody in its endeav- ors to make The Spectator a paper of the Y school, by the school, and for the school. The Spectator solicits essays, poems, and short stories from the students. All contributions, from Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, will receive like consideration. The paper, as in the past, is intended to represent the school, and shall be the voice and reflec- tor of their opinions and ideas. Those having an idea or

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20 THE SPECTATOR and Miss Darlington. The two latter made no application this year, while Nlr. Cleaver has accepted the principal- ship of the Swarthmore school, near Philadelphia. To the new members of the faculty we extend our best wishes, and hope that their relations with us shall prove as pleas- ant and prohtable as those of their predecessors. lk Il 41 uk li The sentiment favoring a longer morning session in the High School seems to be almost universal. An ar- rangement suggested by Nlr. Long would extend the morning session until noon, and, by beginning the session a halt hour or so earlier, would make four periods in the morning. This would give us an afternoon session of only two periods, and permit of early dismissal. lt would bring the actual school hours closer together by shorten- ing the dinner hour and would allow of more time likely to be studiously employed out of school hours. This, as Nlr. Long says, is the general plan adopted in the high schools of our larger cities, and its continued practice seems more and more to commend it to those who will not reject a good idea because it is new - at least new in Johnstown. IF JF Fl' 4' Ill lt has been found advisable, for several reasons, to begin Vol. Vll of The Spectator in new dress. A heav- ier and more suitable cover paper and a better quality of inside paper have been adopted. It will also be noticed that the cover pages of this issue contain no ads, as pre- viously. These changes have been made in accordance with the general sentiment of improvement that should characterize High School enterprise. ' The change from antique to a more expensive enam- eled paper will enable us, in the near future, to display many half-tone cuts, both in the literary department and in the advertising columns, that were previously excluded. The clean cover pages also, rather than detracting from the value of the paper as an advertising medium, will add to its attractiveness and, consequently, secure for it wider patronage. We believe that the growth of the school from year to year, and the increased support offered us