Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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The Spectator 25 Zlibe 'ileligh School Spectat r JOHNSTOWN, PA., SEPTEMBER, 1910 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 75 CENTS. PER COPY. I0 CENTS. Boitottal ano :Business Staff. Editor-in-Chief JOHN H. COVER 1911 Associate Editor THOMAS J. CROCKER 1911 Exchange Editors School News Editors BLANCHE YBOYD 1911 WILLIAM JODER 1911 MARY RYAN 1911 JOSEPH MEYER '1911 Art Editor Society Editors BERTHA STAMMLER 1911 MARY HANSON 1911 General News Editor LEONE RAAB 1911 WALDO WRIGHT 1911 Class Representatives MABEL SHUMAKIR 1912 WALTER KREBS 1913 NANCY GARDNER 1914 Chief Business Manager PHILIP E. THOMAS 1911 Associate Business Manager EUGENE SCHRADER 1911 Assistant! ROBERT SCHAD 1911 DONALD DAVIS 1911 J. LEWIS EVANS 1911 LEO TRENT 1911 CARL HALLER 1912 CARL LUDWIG 1912 JAMES SHULTZ 1913 THE SPECTATOR ls published monthly durlng the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR, High School Building, Johnstown. Pa. Entered at the Postoftice, Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mall matter. In order to Insure publication ln the current Issue, all MSS. must be handed In to the editor not later than the gd of each month. Editorial ITH THIS, the September issue, the Johnstown High School Spectator enters upon the thirteenth year of its publication. On the students, in whose interest the Spectator is pub- lished, devolves the duty of equalling and, if possible, exceed- ing, past successes. By the merits of former volumes, the Spec- tator has received recognition from New England to Texas and California. Let us strive in the succeeding issues to attain this standard.

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24V The Spectator As Ruth walked up the path to the house, Captain Winters turned and said: My dear sir, I warn you not to trespass on my grounds again. He turned then and followed Ruth into the house, and Rogers walked sadly home. The next day, as Roger was walking past Ruth's homie, a servant hurried up to him and said: Miss Ruth said you should come in. She wants to see you. As Roger walked up the path, Ruth hurried to meet him. Roger, she said, I want to go to America with you. Father thinks that the servants can prevent my running off, but jane, here she nodded to the servant, 'left me out. Come at about eleven o'clock, and I will be ready. Thee can stay tonight with Miriam, and tomorrow, be- fore the ship sails, we can get married, added Roger. They parted then, Ruth to get ready for the journey, and Roger to tell Miriam about his plans, and bid her prepare for a guest. Alt the appointed time, Ruth crept softly down the stairs. Jane was waiting for hair. She quietly unlocked the door and Ruth, after kissing Jane goodbye, went out. Roger was waiting for her. He hurried up to her and said softly: Is thee ready ?,' Ruth nodded. Then Roger said to her, gravely: Ruth, dear, it is not too late for thee to return if thee wishes. Thee is giving up thy country, religion and father. Think well before thee chooses, Ruth. Ruth looked up, and sweetly said, as the other Ruth had said: Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from follow- ing after theeg for whither thou goest, I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge, thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.

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26 The Spectator To the members of the faculty who return to the duties laid aside last June we give a hearty greeting. To those whose places we find vacant we send our best wishes. To the new members of the faculty we extend a sincere welcome. The Spectator follows with interest the progress made by the Municipal Improvement Committee. The purpose for which it is formed is praiseworthy. It is a step forward for the welfare of the city, when an assembly of business men, members of the two leading political bodies, devotes much of its time to considering and recommending 'municipal reform. Problems which have been discussed and suggestions con- cerning which have been considered by the city council and which are foremost in the need of reform are overhanging signs, uniform sidewalks constructed of durable material and kept in a state of repair, overhead wires, sewers, city weigh scales, parks and playgrounds. f A diliicult problem on which this committee is now divided is the changing of the present form of city government by leg- islative enactment to that of an elective commission. The two forms of commissioned government are represented by two leading western and southern cities, Galveston, Texas., and Des Moines, Iowa. The Galveston form invests unlimited power in 'a committee of five, the Des Moines government places in the control of the people the power of recall and referendum, ini- tiative and petition. This is the problem with which the com- mittee is struggling at present. . The report from the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating com- mittee is a disappointment to all who hoped for an honest judg- ment of this extraordinary case. The Democrats and insurgent Republicans have voted to condemn Ballinger, while the so- called stand-pat Republicans have refused to take action. Should the latter put forth a resolution it is likely to be a direct contradiction of that of their fellow-cbmmitteemen. It is de- plorable that a court of justice should make or withhold its judgmient for political purposes. We cannot help thinking that such a prostitution of justice has occurred in the present in- stance.