Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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18 THE SPECTATOR he 'ileligb School Spectator JOHNSTOWN, PA., SEPTEMBER, 1909 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 15 CENTS. PER COPY, X0 CENTS. BDIIOFIRI B110 1511501655 Staff. T EdIIOf-In-CI'lIef, CARL E. GLOCK xoxo. Assoclate Edltor, - ALBERT W. WALTERS r91o Literary Edltors. School News Editors, MARGARET E. KREBS x9xo WILLIAM HOTCHKISS 1910 MARIE ITELL xoxo. FRANK CRAMER IQIO WALTER KRESS 'om Athletic Edltor, Exchmre Editors- SEWARD D. DAVIS mo. LILLIAN MOSES 1910 BLANCHE SNYDER IQIO Afffiltflu- N sochty Editors. ELSIE HI CH A xgxo MARY E. JONES 1910 General News EdII0l', MARY ROSE 1910 HERBERT GRAHAM 1910. Chlef Buslness Manager, IRA M. DEMPSEY 1910 Assoclate Business Manager. WALTER SUPPES IQIO Assistants, HARVEY GRIFFITH IQIO JOHN H. COVER 1911 JOHN B. WEIR 191o WILLIAM THOMAS IQII GEORGE S. COOPER 19m W. FRITZ MAYER 1910 DONALD CUSTER XQI2 THE SPECTATOR ls published monthly during the school term. Address all communlcatlons to THE SPECTATOR, Hlgh School Bulldlng, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postoffice, Johnstown, Pa.. as second-class mall matter. In order to insure publication in the current lssue, all MSS. must be handed In to the edltor not later than the gd of each month. Editorial I R eleven years the Spectator has been published by the pupils of High School, each year with increasing success. Now, with more pupils in the school than ever before, and with such a brilliant record behind to spur onward, the twelfth volume of the Spectator is launched. The staff desires that the students of High School realize that the Spectator is their paper, and the representative of 1

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THE SPECTATOR I7 A diamond of unusual size and quality had just been un- earthed. ln order that this diamond should reach Cape Town safely, as no guard would be sufficient to repel an at- tack ofthe savages, the company was obliged to resort to a stratagem. Being a friend of the mine foreman, Nlr. Clutch was admitted to the secret and permitted to help in its exec- ution. On the appointed day six armed men set out on foot to Durban. From Durban they could travel by rail to Cape- Town. One of these men carried a small box containing an exact model of this extraordinary diamond. Six hours later three men, equipped as tourists, andin- cluding Mr. Clutch, set out for Johannesburg on their way to Sofala on the eastern coast of Africa. All of this journey was made on foot and in the native chairs carried by negres. This party carried the real diamond which was apparently carelessly mixed with a large collection of shells and corals. The first party, as was anticipated, was attacked when but twenty-five miles from Kimberley and relieved of their burden by the natives. The second party reached Sofala af- ter four weeks of traveling, unmolested. Here they boar- ded a vessel and soon arrived in Cape Town with their treasure. g im

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THE SPECTATOR I9 our school throughout the city. ln other places also it is the standard by which the literary attainment of our school is judged. ln order to insure the success of the school publi- cation, both in the interest of the contributor and of the institution, every pupil owes his support to the Spectator. The Spectator is glad to welcome back to High School this term so many members of last year's faculty. lt hopes that their work this year may provea pleasure and satis- faction, and that their relations with the school may be pleasant and happy. To Miss Jennie Boyer, Nlr. Jamison, Nlr. Walbert, and Nlr. Levergood, the new members of our faculty. the Spec-p tator wishes success in their new positions. Our city is making constant progress in providing occupation and amusement for the younger children. First there was introduced into the public schools the Kinder- garten, which has become indispensable in the eyes of the people. The next step was taken by the Civic Club, which opened a summer school for the children two years ago. Here cooking, drawing and manual training are taught with wonderful success. The city, in providing the chil- dren with a public playground at the Point during the past summer, has supplied a long-felt need. To see the tots enjoying themselves on the swings and Flying Dutchmen sets aside all doubt as to the success of the plan. We hope, however, that this one playground may be only the first, and that our Councils, following the example of other com- munities, will scatter such places of amusement all over the city. Why have so many hundred men risked their lives during the last three centuries in polar exploration? Since at last the Pole has been discovered, the question of its im- portance is brought up with the host of others. Until re- peated failure proved its apparent futility, most of the early expeditions were made to discover a northwestern passage from Europe to Asia. Since then most of the attempts