Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 712 of the 1916 volume:

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Her First Book Success ....... .. Modern Knights of King Arthur . .. An Island of Wonders ......... .. The Pink Pearl ..... .. The Higher Cunning .. .. Thinks I Like .................... .. The United States National Museum .. .. Editorial ......................... . . Current Events . . . . . School News .... .. Athletics . . . . Alumni . . . . . Exchanges . . . . Jokes ...,..... . . Advertisements . . . . The patience to be thorough, the concentration to understand. and the persistence to grasp and apply are the three traits that 'most clearly mark of the truly educated and disciplined man from his uneducated and undisciplined fellow. NICOLAS MURRAY BUTLER. SPECTATOR 5 Uhr thigh Svrhnnl Svpvrtatnr Truth to the fact and ll' good spirit in the t'reutme11f Von. XVII. JoHNsTowN, PA., OCTOBER, 1915 No. 1 October' James Piper ' 16. October days have come at last, The summer days are endedg The chill winds of the northern blast With soft breezes now are blended. This is the month when busy minds O'er studies grave are pouring: Methinks I hear the wintry winds Around the schoolhouse roaring. Midst flowers gay, in summer time, The heart in rapture posesg But nothing cheers this soul of mine Like chestnuts and red noses. 6 SPECTATOR October, then, unlocks the door To fall days-bleak and soberg All hai lto Autumn with its lore Of happy song and labor. - . Kitty's Romance Margaret Speicher, 'l 7 15. ITTING in the doorway of a big cabin of an early S English settlement in America, was a pretty girl of twenty. Her sweet sad face was fair, with but a hint of pink in her cheeks. Long eyelashes drooped over her deep blue eyes, as she busily drew her needles in and out among the soft gray wool of her knitting, and her pretty curly hair shone, as the sunshine fell upon it. Now and then a sigh escaped her lips, as her eyes eagerly watched the trail. Suddenly, she threw her work aside, and, springing to her.feet, ran .down the narrow trail to meet her father with an affectionate kiss. Oh, daddy, have you'again been unsuccessful about- but-but I can tell by your face you have no good news of him! Tut, tut, Kitty. You have been patient, very pa- tient. I have news, daughter, but as you say, it is not good news. Oh, daddy, you have found him? Oh, dear daddy, tell me, is he alive? Is he well? That I cannot say, Kitty. I have not found him, but I have found his parents. Tom has disappeared. They know nothing of him, but they fear he has wandered about and lost his way in the forest. That was only six months ago. Do not lose hope, little woman, there is yet time. Kitty Barnes was an English girl who had come to America two years previous. She had been the playmate SPECTATOR ' 7 of Tom Morris in childhood, and when older, they grew to love one another. Both families were wealthy. When eighteen, Kitty was much in the society of Henry Gra- ham, a close friend of Tom's. This led Tom to think she loved Henry, and that she held only a sisterly affec- tion for himself. About this time his father lost his for- tune and the family decided to leave England and go to America, and there, start anew. Tom, unable to bear his grief in the society of Kitty, went with them. After his arrival in America, he sent a letter to Kitty, telling her that he had always bored her, but as he saw that she had learned to care for Henry, he could not bear it, and so had left the country. Poor Kitty was heartbroken when she read this. She knew then how much she cared for Tom. She would not rest until she had persuaded her parents to take her to America in search of him. Misfortune followed them, for they had lived in America only one year when Mrs. Barnes died, but Kitty and her father stayed on and con- tinued the search. Nothing, however, had been learned of the Morrises until now, when Mr. Barnes discovered Tom's parents. Kitty's courage almost failed her, when she thought of the suffering her lover was probably now enduring, even possibly dying. She burst into tears, and in vain, her father tried to comfort her. Just then a light step was heard, and the next mo- ment Kitty was folded in the arms of a pretty, graceful Indian girl. Ah, Itimpa, I have at last heard of Tom's parents, but Tom has disappeared, and is now probably dying, sobbed poor Kitty. He maybe los'g maybe huntin' you. You patient, don' now give up hope. Look at present me brought you. Itampa held up a woven basket of bended roots, filled with green velvet moss, and deep purple violets. 8 g SPECTAIOR i H Wi- Oh, Itimpa! How lovely of you. Those violets are so pretty among that soft green moss. Your taste is wonderful. Itimpa, my dear, what could I do without you! Since mother died you have been so good to me. There, you have given back my old courage and hope. If I could only find some actual news of Tom! Itimpa wan' you come stay wi' her people when Mr. Barnes go huniin' next time. I'd love to come, Itimpa. It is so lonely here. I'm afraid I could not bear it alone, thinking constantly of Tom's danger. Yes, I will come and stay with you, Itimpa. Come for me tomorrow. Me come tomorrow. Don' worry 'about Tom. You fin' him some day. And Itimpa went on her way through the dark forests in deep thought. That same day she had heard her father, the chief, tell of a young white man who had been found almost dead from fever and want of food and shelter. He had been taken to the nearest English settlement, seventy miles Qfrom Itimpa's home, and she resolved to take Kitty there and find out if the man could possibly be Tom. She did not, however, intend to tell Kitty of her little scheme, lest false hopes might bring fresh disappoint- ment. Itimpa went for Kitty next day, and found her dress- ed in an Indian maiden's costume of white doe-skin, fringed with red beads. Around her slim waist was wrapped a crimson sash, and a band of red velvet ribbon, with one large scarlet feather, ornamented her light, glossy curls. She wore beads and bracelets, and on her feet soft white moccasins. I'm now an Indian girl. My name will be Galalia, while I am with you. Do I not make a pretty Indian? Itimpa laughed lightly. You' face not dark, you' hair not black an' straight. But you beau' ful Indian. Me go in canoe today to white man's down river. You like go, too? SPECTATOR 9 I'd love it, Itimpa. Then I can visit some of my English friends. Itimpa's brother and the two girls reached the little English settlement on the fourth day and Kitty paid si short visit to her friends. Itimpa sought out the stranger of whom she had heard. A tall, well-built, manly-looking fellow, with dark wavy hair, and shining brown eyes, arose as the Indian girl entered his cabin. Then Itimpa said, White man, me Itimpa, fren' o' pretty En'lish gi'l. She hun' man that come to this lan.' Me know you here, an' come Fm' out you' name. Kitty hun' two year. You here two year? Yes, yes, Itimpa. Who is this pretty English girl? You call her Kitty. Is her name Kitty Barnes? Her name, Kitty Barnes, you Tom Morris? Then Itimpa fin' you at las'! Kitty wait long time fo' you. She here. Wait, I get her. Tom Morris was bewildered, amazed! He would have followed the Indian girl but she had vanished be- fore he recovered himself. When Itimpa found Kitty, she told her she had found an old friend of hers who wished to see her. Kitty went eagerly with the Indian girl, who opened the door of Toms cabin and pushed her into the room. She stood dazed for a moment. Tom looked search- ingly into her pretty, blushing face. Then, as if satis- fied, he held his arms open to her, and Kitty rushed into them sobbing, Oh, Tom! I have found you at last! Yes, Kitty darling, and, God willing, we will never be lost from one another again. f Q, 10 SPECTATOR Canada and the War' Viviene Maloney 'l8. 31 N entering Canada, one does not need a herald to ac- quaint him with the fact that something unusual is astir. Government Inspectors meet all travelers at the landing and carefully inspect each individual, evidently to guard against the entrance of possible spies. Commercially and socially Canada is upset. The usual hustle and bustle of business is absent and in its place, militarism flourishes. In the cities, placards on the buildings and banners stretched across the street extend an invitation to Canada's sons to take a trip to the con- tinent at Government expense. You said you would go if you were needed. You are needed now. When your son asks, 'Father, what did you do in the Great War?' what will your answer be? A thin line of khaki stands between your hearth and home and the fate of Belgium-get into khaki now. These and many similar phrases are used to drive home to the men their duty to their country. Mass meetings are held and silver tongued orators picture the glory of war and the fate that awaits a laggard nation. All applicants for enlistment are examined as to physical fitness. ,If passed, they are hurried into khaki and off to concentration camps. Of these there are a number throughout the Dominion. There they await transportation to the training camps of England. Business is practically at a standstill. Many shops. factories, and hotles are closed. Railroad sidings are lined with idle freight cars, and steamers are moored to their docks. With all the evident confusion, no sign of anxiety regarding the results of the war are apparent. Every one looks confident, talks confidently, and apparently SPECTATOR 11 feels confident, that the allied armies will win. They have grown accustomed to war, as a business, and go about their various duties with no fear for the morrow. ,..i...l-.- Her First Book Success Lorena Green 171f2 Oh, have you read that new book? And just look who wrote it! Best book I ever read. , And to think that you are my room-mate and I never saw you write a word of it! Such were the exclamations from a few of the many school girls who had met in the room of the authoress to congratulate her on her first success. Why, Beverly! I never thought that you knew even how to begin a story, and to see such a perfectly won- derful book as this, with your name under the Written by, -I don't know how to congratulate you! Now, Ruth, it is only a trial and if you like it so well, I will try to write a better one with you as the heroine, Beverly answered. Strange to say, with praises coming to her from all sides, Beverly was very unassum- ing. Oh, please put me in it, too, they all cried in chorus. Wait until I write it, then you will all know how much I delight in having you as my friends. You will all figure in one, or maybe two of the books which I in- tend to write, provided the public appreciates my first attempt as well as you do. Don't you doubt the public! They, will be even more enthusiastic over it than we are. Wait and see, came from Beverly, as the girls said Good-night and went to their own rooms. li Papa, just see this letter from Beverly! We can I2 SPECTATOR certainly be very proud of our daughter, her mothei said after reading the letter from Beverly telling of her success. Indeed I am. I always knew that Beverly would turn out far above our expectations. Rev-wy-wote a towy, piped little four-year-old Bertie. She did more than that, Bertie. Just think! She wrote a great big book with a hero and a heroine, his older sister Helen informed him. What tind of ling is a hewo? Wait till you grow up, then maybe you might be one yourself. Many more praises were heaped on Beverly by ner friends and relatives, but her efforts were more than repaid when she received a letter from home telling her how proud her parents were of her. It paid to write it just for them, she said, after reading the letter. The next day she was to receive her check for S500 from the publisher. Her school friends were all with her and as the postman handed her a letter they gave a rousing shout. Above the shouting came the sound of a bell, clear and insistent. Beverly awoke to the sad fact that it was all a dream, for her alarm clock was an- nouncing the first day of school! .i N C3 c SPECTATOR 13 JVIodern Knights of King Arthur Edith Weaver, '18 ug AY, Bill, I mean Sir Lancelot, who's been spoiling our gardens? They've been there two nights in succession, said Jimmy Fleming with a frown, as he confronted Bill Kale in the recess yard. Oh, replied Bill sulkily, they're the Pirates from Fleet street. Murdock just told me that he heard them planning a raid on our late pumpkins for Tick-tack. That's a week from tonight, you know. It was not the first time that the gardens belonging to the Black street school had been plundered. The Knights of King Arthur, which order consisted of all the boys in the school from twelve to fourteen year of age, were in desperation. What shall we do? asked Bill. That's for you to say. Aren't you Sir Lancelot, the bravest one among us? Yes, I'm willing to fight all right but don't you see that wouldn't get us anything? There are more of those boys than there are of us and they are older and larger. Let's ask Sir Percival about it. Drew! Drew! Ho, Drew! shouted Bill. Charles Drew, Sir Percival, ran toward them. The situation was explained to him. I'll tell you what, boys! he exclaimed. Let's get water pistols and fill them with watered amonia. My brother told me about it. We have enough money in the treasury to do it. We'll set a sentinel every night' until eleven o'clock from now on until Tick-tack. On Tick-tack night we'll all watch with our squirt guns loaded and our pockets full of pepper. Just the thing! Let's call a meeting of the Knights. The three boys separated to make the others aware of the business on hand, and that evening after school the Knights of King Arthur in solemn session passed a bill 14 SPECTATOR for the purchase of one dozen water pistols, a bottle of ammonia, and several boxes of pepper. Then the mem- bers of the Round Table went home excited and happy. This promised to be an exciting affair. The Pirates were a lawless crowd of young rascals. Their body had never been organized as had the Knights of King Arthur. They ran together merely for the pur- pose of causing mischief and lately they had turned their attention to the Black Street gardens. For several even- ings, however, after the meeting of the Knights the Pirates left the younger boys unmolested. But the even- ing before Tick-tack, Harry Murdock, the sentinel, came home about ten o'clock with two black eyes and a bloody nose. The anger of the Knights knew no bounds. A special indignation meeting of the Round Table was call- ed the next evening after school. The water pistols, am- monia and pepper were distributed, and sundry furious orations were delivered against the Pirates by Sir Geraint. Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and other valiant Sirs, Harry Murdock was set up as a shining example of bravery for the other Knights. Then the assembly was dismissed to meet again at half past eight in the school gardens. At a quarter after ten there was no sign of the Pirates. It was a moonlight night, and the boys crouch- ing among the corn stalks were very watchful, their vigi- lance being rewarded several times by false alarms. I'll go this way and you go the other way. We'll scout around. I'm sure the Pirates are about here some- where, whispered Murdock. No, I'll go in your place, said Jimmie Fleming. So Bill and Jimmy crept off in opposite directions through the garden. Jim had not been out long before he returned and reported nothing stirring that way. The group of boys waited. They fidgeted nervously. The wind caused the corn stalks to scrape and rustle mys- teriously over their heads. Bill did not return. Then a S P E C T A T O R 15 black bulk was descried approaching down the center garden path. There they are! There they are! Where's Bill? came in an excited whisper. Suddenly a black shape sprang between them and the approaching body. , Halt! rang out Bill's voice, sharp and clear. Who says so? came a gruff voice. I say so, in the name of the Knighlets of King Ar- thur. 46 K4 Come on, boys! said the same gruff voice followed by a taunting laugh. The black bulk moved forward. Back! I say! and Bill's pistol gleamed in the moonlight. It isn't loaded, boys. Come on! All at once now! Bill fell back quickly on his waiting comrades who stepped out from their hiding place as the Pirates came on at a trot. But the on-comers paused when they saw the Knights form in a solid circle and confront them with an unbroken front of gleaming pistols. Again Bill spoke. I know you, Grayson, he said, adddressing the leader of the opposite gang. You've been in our gardens several times, and tonight you've come to steal our pump- kins. I would not advise you to try it. We've all got water pistols loaded with ammonia,, anda good supply of pep- per. Were you to get either in your face you couldn't see for awhile. We'll stay here all night if we have to, but those pumpkins aren't ripe yet and you aren't going to get them. Do you understand? An angry hum arose from the Pirates. They waver- ed an instant. Grayson growled, We'll get it back on them! Then they slunk away into the shadows. The Knights waited an hour longer and then departed for their homes. That was the last time the Pirates ever molested the 16 S P E C T A T O R Black Street gradens. Their teachers found out about the affair and gave the boys a sound rating. The Knights exhibited their pistols proudly to the smaller boy's and told thrilling tales of their night adventure. Talk about adventures of the real Knights of King Arthur! What were they compared with the deeds of modern day boys? An Island of Wonders Clyde Knepper, '16 I WENTY-FIVE miles off the coast of Los Angeles county, in southern California, lies the little island of Santa Catilina. This small stretch of land nestled in the ocean is graced by many unique forms of animals and vegetable life, both on land and in the deep. This little island is twenty-two miles in length and from eight to one-half miles in breadth. It resembles a pear in shapeg to the northeast is the narrow strip of land known as The Isthmus, to the southwest a width of the land cut by mountains, canyons and large corroded rocks towering upward like pinnacles. This wonderful place is interesting on account of its unique history. Ac- cording to tradition, the island was discovered in 1542 by the Spanish navigator Calrillo, who found it densely populated by savage natives. Later in 1602, Viscaino visited it and in the early days it was frequented by ad- venturers, freebooters, and pirates, who preyed upon the rich galleons in the Philippine trade. The approach to the island is made by boat from Los Angeles Harbor fSan Pedrol. From this place, where the Federal Government has spent millions of dol- lars in erecting a harbor and breakwater, the little steam- er carries the traveler in a southwest direction to Santa Catilina Island. As the little steamer crosses the blue waters of the channel, rare species of flying fish dash into the air and glide over the water. Besides, quaint little S P E C T A T 0 R 17 oysters boats greet the eye during the trip. As the boat approaches the island, its beauties become more appar- ent. Lofty peaks rise from it and deep canyons and abrupt precipices are plainly seen. Passing the big rock sentinel, the traveller suddenly catches his first glimpse of the tiny village of Avalon, cradled with its hotels and cottages in the lap of the volcanic hills, Stepping from the boat, one is refreshed by breath- ing the clear air of the sea. Santa Catilina is an island of pleasure, where sports of all kinds are greatly patroniz- ed. Winding up the mountains, one finds roads for coach- ing parties. Tourist parties are conducted every day from the village of Avalon to the Isthmus , a long neck, lying immediately to the northeast, and through canyons, mountains, and cliffs, from which one gains a marvelous panoramic view. To the southwest of the island are Seal Rocks. Here can be seen those shiny little animals, from which the rocks take their name, in their natural haunts. As many as thirty of these shiny creatures can be seen at one time basking in the sunshine. Probably one of the best known and most unique wonders of Santa Catilina's attractions, which most visitors to the island never miss seeing, is the view of the submarine gardens and aquatic life, through the glass-bottomed boats. These wonder- ful gardens of the deep are a marvelous sample of na- ture's handiwork. Floating over the green and blue waters in a glass-bottomed boat, one sees the comings and goings of aquatic life. Here are shell-encrusted rocks, fishes of varied colors, red, green, and gold, zigzagging sinuously among the submarine foliage. The giant Cali- fornia star-fish and the jelly fish are plainly seen lying prone and motionless in the rocks. The giant sea octu- pus, with its long tentacles reaches out in search of crabs and other prey, and the peculiar Garibaldi fish, which resembles the angel fish of Florida, lies as if on its side in a bed of vari-colored sea foliage. The kelp forms a 18 SPECTATOR beautiful contrasting color-picture, with its olive hue. When it catches the sun, it makes a picture of inter- twining ribbons of amber against a turquoise background. Rooted to the ocean's bottom are real trees with long branches, bearing fruit resembling olives. The foliage is wonderful and forms a beautiful picture when the branches are set into motion by the movements of the currents, as if wafted by land breezes. Watching the passing panorama through the glass-bottomed boats, peo- ple go into ecstacies over the marvels of these gardens and over the wonders of aquatic life. After a day spent in viewing the marvels of nature one the island and sea, one reluctantly returns to the main- land from a place so full of natural charm and beauty. The Pink Pearl Margaret Bley, '16 NCE upon a time there was a princess by the name Q9 of Ulanieg beautiful as to face and form, but hate- ful as to disposition. This princess had a younger sister, who, being just the opposite of Ulanie, was bright and sunshiney. Now Ulanie had her own way most of the time for the sake of keeping peace in the palace. For this reason she' had many more beautiful jewels and dresses than Mina, her little sister. But Mina had one piece of jewelry that Ulanie coveted. This was a dull gold ring set with a pink pearl. The ring had been given to Mina by the ruler of a neighboring kingdom. Therefore Mina was very proud of it and prized it above all other things. Ulanie was determined to get the ringg but she dared not openly take it, therefore she invented a cunning scheme. One day as she and Mina were walking together, Ulanie said, Mina, I had a terrible dream last night, in which an old woman stood by my bed and said to me, SPECTATOR 19 ,.,.,,,...---.,. YVY- f Y V 4 ar- -fn V -. --1--l--- 'Ulanie, thou shalt tell thy sister Mina, that a great evil is to befall her unless she immediately throws the ring set with the pink pearl into the Black Pond in the Palace garden. Tell her also, if she heeds not this warning, she shall be changed into a serpent. Poor Mina was trembling with fright when Ulanie ceased speaking. Let us go at once to the Pond, that I may throw the ring into it, said she. It would be terrible to be changed into a serpent. Ulanie smiled wickedly to herself. At least, thought she, I shall have the pink pearl. By that time they had reached the pond and Mina hurriedly cast the ring into the black waters. Then they returned to the palace. As soon as Mina had left her, Ulanie sent for the kitchen boy and told him to go and bring her a fish from the Black Pond. The boy remonstrated and said that there were no fish in the pond, but Ulanie told him she had seen one that very morning, as indeed she had fthe one she herself had put inj. At last the boy returned with the fish. Ulanie took it to her room, opened it and found the,pink pearl just as she had planned. For several minutes, she stood looking at its beauty and then slowly very slowly, slipped it on her finger. As the ring passed over the knuckle, Mina opened the door of the room and gazed with horror-stricken face at a great black serpent creeping slowly- across the floor. She gazed with fasci- nated eyes as the serpent wiggled out through the low window and disappeared from her sight. Thus the en- vious Ulanie named her own punishment. -,,..,-11 20 SPECTATOR The Higher Cunning Foster Burnett, '18 oc' OW far did you say it was to Houston's place? M queried a young man of the person at his side. Wal, it's close on to two miles an' a half an' it's all up-hill, answered the farmer, as his dress and the hay- fork over his shoulder showed him to be. But there was one thing which distinguished this farmer from those of his class in the warmer country south of Ontario, and that was-a repeating rifle, which he carried in his left hand. Although he was armed, the young man at his side carried no firearms. You ain't goin' to walk that fur without no' shootin' irons', be you? queried the farmer. You'd better stay at my place over night, 'cause th' wolves git perty wild 'round here at night. No, I'll go on and get to Houston's before dark, answered the young man, and, thanking his friend for his invitation to stay, he strode on down the road in the twilight that was fast passing into night. John Williams, was the son of an Ontario farmer who had died recently, leaving his son a farm a few miles from the place where the preceding conversation occurred. John, using his last dollar on railway fare, had gotten off at a point some eighteen miles from the farm, where his brother was working. He had walked about ten miles when he saw the farmer he had thus addressed, leaving a hay-field fo'- home, and, finding himself about two and a half miles from the next cabin, resolved to reach there before night came on. The road was rough and rather hilly. It soon became dark, but the full moon came up and illumined the road so that John could see well. After walking about a mile he was startled to hear, not far away, the cry of a wolf. A - 1-,W SPECTATOR 21 few seconds later another cry came from the left, but nearer. A minute later he heard behind him, and much closer the sharp hungry yelps of many beasts. Turning quick- ly, he beheld gaunt, dark forms running swiftly up the hill, crying savagely all the while. In school John had been known as a good runner and he now used his best efforts to get away from the beasts, but the faster he ran, the faster the wolves ran and they gained on him, foot by foot. He knew he could not keep up his present pace until he reached Houston's. cabin and he shuddered at the terrible fate that lay before him. He stumbled, but quickly regained his balance. As he looked up he saw, about a hundred yards away, a cabin. The wolves were close, so close that John fancied he could feel their hot breath on his legs. But with hope, strength likewise increased, and ina burst of speed, he sprang through the open doorway into the cabin, which proved to be abandoned. Save for a tiny ray of moon- light which came in by means of a small window in one end of the shack, the place was entirely dark. Groping around quickly, John's hand touched a ladder. Up this he stumbled-to a loft and safety! No sooner had he drawn himself up on a narrow ledge, behind a projecting board, than the fierce beasts bolted through the doorway. They growled and sniffed around in every corner, search- ing for their prey. The roof of the cabin was low and John sat crouch- ed under it, scarcely breathing. He dared not move, lest by so doing, he might disclose his hiding place. Also, so narrow was the board upon which he was sitting, that he had to stay right in one place to keep from falling through the rafters to the beasts below, who smelled their prey and were silently waiting. Ah, these wolves lived up to their well-known cun- ning, for, although they could not get him at once, he was qllnupwpnnv---uv-'-----v f- '- I 'Fl . V' 22 S P E C T AIT O R in a position from which he could see no means of - He was fast becoming numb and soon he would food of these cunning brutes. He. must do what! Suddenly an idea flashed into his mind! cautiously over the rafters he reached a spot the door, and, suddenly lowering his foot he pushed the door almost shut, getting his foot up just time to miss a savage slash aimed at it by one of wolves who had heard the movement. U It was about half a minute before the wolves that they were in a trap, and, flinging themselves the door, served to finish John's effort to secure the Quickly tearing away the rotten shingles and ing one of the boards, John had a hole large climb through upon the roof. Takingthe risk of other wolves outside, he dropped to the ground off for Houston's cottage, reaching there just as the ily was going to bed. 1 He was very stiff, but since Houston and his were eager to rid the surrounding country of those chief makers and also to gain the money offered for capture, John started back with them to the cabin trap. u There proved to be seventeen wolves in the ' and they all were very thin and gaunt, which that they had had very little to eat. Now, as there was a bounty of a pound a head, J received, as his share, almost twenty-eight dollars American money. Although he was no coward, he told his brother, he showed him the crisp bills, that ten times that ar could never again hire him to match wits with seventepl hungry wolves on a cold night 'in a lonesome cabin. P r 3 . Lift rf ,-.I I' .2 sPscTATon 23 'Jn 'V ... , y Things I Like . Eva Brinker 'l6. I like to hear the church bells far away, The bob-white calling at the close of dayg The sighing of the wind thru fields of grain, Or brooklets rippling on to reach the plain. I like to view great stones o'er-grown with mossy The poppies tall as in the wind they tossg L 9, The hardy thistle, the humming of a beeg ' Ah, these are thing I like to hear and see! The United States National Museum i Robert Hahn '18 Vg. URING my stay at Washington this summer I had the pleasure of going through the United States National Museum 'which is under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution and is supported by annual ap- propriations by Congress, 7 The Natural History Building has a. frontage of five . ,A --f-'hundred and sixty-one feet, a depth of three hundred and f 'sixty-five feet, and aheight of eighty-two feet. It cost I three million five hundred thousand dollars. ' ,. ' When we arrived at the Museum we drove to the 'f fnont entrance and were taken to the second floor in an H? elevator. The Museum proper is situated on this floor. ,I Here were many glass cases in which were clay F- 7 'models of American Indians arranged to represent them vfdfr .as fishing, hunting, starting a fire, making pottery, and Ipit- performing various other duties. In other cases were shown some of the implements the Indians used and some of the articles they made. - Next came the birds of all colors and of every des- .U' , .nr ? .- Lx. I V' 24 SPECTATOR cription,--some thirteen thousand in all, ostrich to a humming bird only one and long. These birds were in different stance-ducks, geese, and other aquatic one group, While in another group ' kinds of owls. After the birds came the animals, ranging from the skelton of some huge extinct animal to that of a badger or a squirrel. The animals, just as the birds, were grouped according to the species to which they belonged. In' another exhibit one may see any sort of curiosity from a huge meteorite to a few grains of sand. At the other end of the same floor were many pieces of art, some' of them being masterpieces of great artists. All these sights were very interesting and I could go through again and not be tired of seeing the Indians, birds, animals and paintings. I am sure all these things would prove of vast in- terest to any other student. .-..-... w I l I 8 t ja ,sw-f I U- R: I 'FW , X V I l I ,N ,gm 11' uid , I' I- fl SPECTATOR 25 -Uhr Minh Svrhnnl Spvrtatnr JOHNSTOWN, PA.. OCTOBER, 1915 SUBscluv'r1oN 1-'mon 75 Cr:N'rs. 1'i-in Cow, 1601-:NTS Ehitnrial muh ilfhwinrmi Stuff Editor in Chief, GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS, 1916. Joke Editors SARA YOUNG. '16 HARRY TEMPLE, '16 PAUL LAVELLE, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN MCGEE, '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS. '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '171,i, EMMA TANEY, '18 Current Event ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors SARAH ROSE, '16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Alumni Editor MISS COCHRAN, '09 Art Editors MARGARET COVER, '16 Associate Editor EVA BRINKER, '16 Society Editors MARGARET BLEY, '16 MARCUS SKY, '16 School News MARY COLLINS, '16 Business lvlanagger ROBERT B. IIORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager MARK CAU1 l IEL, '18 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER, '16 Associates WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 MARTIN FOX, '16 JOHN GEIS, '17 RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN, '17 MILTON MURDOCK, '17 HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, '17 CHARLES BUCHANAN, '17 The Spectator is lJl1IlllNi1t'fi monthly during tht- school it-rm, Address all coinmunivntions to Thu- Sllf'l'lI11Ul', High S4-hool Buildimr. Johnstown, 1'n. Entered :it the I'l1Slll1IlI'1'Q Johnstown. l':i., ns sn-voml-1-lnss ninil lnzxtler. In order to insure puhlivntion in the 1-urn-nl issuv, MSS. must lw lumduwl to the- 1,-mlilm' not lute-r than the- lfith ot' 4-zu-h month. U? UR hat is off! Not in the ring, understand, but mere- ly doffed for introduction. This number marks 901' first appearance in the newspaper world and we have entered to do our best. But, to accomplish that end, we 26 SPECTATOR must have support--both literary and financial. The Spectator is supposed to be a school paper, not a paper compiled by and for a few individuals. We fear the latter opinion is most too general. Every class should be well represented in each issue. This will raise the literary standard of the school to a higher level. So, if you are ambitious to be recognized as one of a student body noted for its literary ability, contribute to your school paper. Tell others of your vacation or if you have ever had a thrilling experience--share the thrill with your fellow-students thru the columns of the Spec- tator. Of course literary support is a great factor towards a successful paper. But, please bear in mind, financial support is still greater. We must have money. Money! Everywhere the cry is heard and we are no exception. Money makes the world go round. Please do not stop the movement. Rather, do your part to further i tby sub- scribing for the Spectator. That is all We ask. We realize that money-talks are unpleasant, but we have found a remedy. Merely support your school paper fi- nancially-the other support will follow-and our money-talks will cease. y ... It is a great pleasure to welcome to the Johnstown High School so many new members of our faculty. We sincerely hope that they will feel perfectly at home in our school. May this term prove to be one of the hap- piest and most successful, in every way, that they have ever spent. What a busy one the first month of school has been! Especially for those sturdy youngsters who are bound, heart and soul, in foot-ball. Every evening after school for a month or more they have struggled for recognition on the gridiron. Always with them, advising and en- couraging, has been their faithful coach. They all have X, SPECTATOR 27 suffered their share of bumps and hard knocks. Do they not deserve some expression of gratitude from the stud- ents of the school for which they will battle? Most cer- tainly they do! And in three ways may 'that be accom- plished. First, by placing all confidence in your coach and his team, second, by purchasing an Athletic Asso- ciation ticket, and third, by attending the games. Get down there on the foot-ball grounds and whether Johns- town High School is winning or losing, let the air resound with you Johnstown-town-towntown's! The knowl- edge that its school is with it helps to bring victory to a team. Let us, then, do our part in helping to bring Johnstown High School through a most successful sea- son of foot ball. ami! iitniia Stand erect, and, like a man, know they can who think they can ! --NIXON WATERMAN. Chief Justice of the United States, Edward D. White, on June 21, declared the Grandfather Clause in the Oklahoma Constitution void. This clause of the Constitution imposed on all voters the literacy test from which those who were entitled to vote prior to January 1, 1866, those who were then foreigners, and their des- cendants were exempted. The purpose of this exemp- tion was to give the illiterate white man the right of suff- '....p-Y 28 SPECTATOR rage. The only step necessary for him was to show that he himself, his father, or his grandfather had been a voter prior to January 1, 1866. Since no negro could prove that he or his predecessors had voted prior to that time, there was no way under this amendment by which he could vote in the state if he failed in the literacy test. Dr. St. Clair McKelway, editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, died at his home in New York on July 16. He joined the staff of this paper as a reporter and later be- came the editor. He successfully edited the paper for thirty-one years and was known as one of America's leading journalists. He was also interested in the educa- tional affairs of his state, and at the time of his death was Chancellor of the University of the State of New York. The chemist has done much to cope with conditions in Germany. Since Germany has been deprived of her imports by England, she has had to look to the chemist for new discoveries. He has found that the cheap grades of oils and fatty wastes of all kinds could be made into edible fats by a treatment with hydrogen, and that many wild-growing vegetables and plants furnished excellent substitutes for spinach and materials for salads. The cottonseed-oil-cakes and corn-oil-cakes which our country formerly exported to Germany to feed her cattle have been substituted by albuminous substances. This al- buminous substance is the result of fermentation in the presence of sulphate of ammonia. The chemist has also found that aluminum-magnesium alloy possesses great ad- vantages over copper as an electric conductor. This is regarded as an important discovery because of the rich supply of magnesium chloride which Germany possesses in the form of a by-product from the potash industry. Many other important discoveries made by the German Chemist have helped to make Germany almost indus- trially independent. SPECTATOR 29 25' W? .fl-, is if ig. f, IWW was N .5 Q , .1 f7',2I,QT .- , if , p 1 1 u 1 E HE Fall term of Johnstown High School opened Mon- day, August 30, with a total enrollment of 1160, an increase of 185 over last year. At the first Chapel exercises of the three upper classes held i nthe Auditorium September 8, Principal Stockton presided and delivered an appropriate address to the students. In making the announcements, Mr. Stock- ton tried to impress upon the students the importance of supporting the two most important activities of our school, the Spectator and the Athletic Association. He also explained the new method of selling the Athletic Association tickets, which will be adopted this term. A large and competent orchestra is at work under the supervision of Miss Swan. The fifth period of every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday has been set aside for practice. The faculty and student body of our school extend their sincerest sympathy to Miss Butts, of the history de- partment, in the loss of her father, whose death occurred during the summer. We heartiily welcome the new members of our faculty and trust that they may soon feel at home among us. Those who have come to us this year are: Miss p-v 30 SPECTATOR Katharine M. Ulery, Miss Margaret L. Hughes, Miss Elizabeth Blair, Mr. J. Frank Foust, Mr. W. C. Wright, Mr. J. C. Rutledge, Mr. W. P. Stamm, Miss Elfreda Schubert, Mr. O. W. Saylor, Mr. R. L. Walter, Mr. J. C. Saylor, Miss Mabel Speicher, Mr. C. U. Miller, Miss Ruth Glenn, and Miss Mary Keene. Miss Anna O. Woodring, who was seriously ill dur- ing the summer, expects to return to her work next month. In the meantime, her position in the Commer- cial Department is being filled by Miss Ruth Glenn. Maurice Dannenbaum, a member of the class of 1918, died suddenly on September 4. Although Maurice had not re-entered school this fall, he will be greatly missed by his classmates. The Agassiz Society held a business meeting in Room 412 on Tuesday, September 21. Miss Lorene Martin, president of the society, wishes it to be known, that any High School Student who is interested in every form of Nature Study will be welcomed. to the society. 1 ' k,rt'7 : is .lf SPECTATOR 31 'fi H-5 , sgsll A ar e E J? pf, THCS -i f-9 NTENSE interest has centered'around our football JI team for this year. There are all indications for a very successful football season, and much school spirit is expected. The attendance of students at the games should be very great, as nearly twelve hundred are enrolled in the High School. The team has a hustling, capable manager, Walter Ellis. A campaign, under the direction of Mr. H. J. Hill and Mr. Wayne A. Sarcka of the Y. M. C. A., for the purpose of selling one thousand season tickets to the games, has been launched by the manager. This is the first campaign of the kind ever attempted at Johnstown High School, Ellis's assistants, Kuehne and Davies, are doing very efficient work. Coach O. W. Saylor comes to Johnstown High School with a well-earned reputation. The teams he has turned out from Greensburg High School in the past few years gained great fame for their coach. He is ex- pected to turn out the best winning team Johnstown High School has had in years. His own personal reputation as a coach, the letter men from last year's team, and the huskiness and spirit of the other candidates is the nuecleus about which this year's team is to be built. We are hop- ing for the best, and will endeavor to give' as much 32 SPECTATOR encouragement through the pages of the Spectator as possible. The letter men from last year's team, mentioned above, are: Captain Pinder, Colbert Korns and Bucho- vecky. Among the other candidates are Taylor, Walters, Murdock, Connors, Buchanan, Wendell, E. Bowser, C. Bowser, Reynolds, Bloomberg, Baserman, Hinchman, Schwartz, Fox, Holzman, Prothero, Matthews, Edwards, Wier, Gainey, Bailey, Moore, Fairfax, Meyers, Curry, Harrigan, Roberts, and Schissler. 1' Manager Ellis has arranged an interesting schedule for this season. This year marks the renewal of games with Pittsburg schools, as we play Homestead, South Side, and McKeesport. Only one out-of-town game is scheduled That will be at Connellsville, October 23. Greensburg travels to Johnstown on November 13, and a rousing good game is expected. The schedule is as follows: September 25 .. .. Harrisburg High October 2 .. ........ Apollo High October 9. . . ...... Vandergrift High October 16 . . . ....... Homestead High October 23 . . . .... Catj Connellsville High October 30 . . . ........ South Side High November 6 - - . ..... McKeesport High November 13 ............. Greensburg High November 20 ............ Williamsport High November 25 fThanksgivingJ Open f X On the afternoon of August 30th, in the Auditorium, a mass meeting was held to invite spirit in the student body for the team. Captain Pinder presided. He called on Manager Ellis, Mr. Stockton, Ludwig Tross, and Jim- mie Springer, fthe last two graduated in 19151 and Coach Saylor for speeches. Every speech was full of enthus- iasm and encouragement. i, SPECTATOR 33 News from the Team. Howard Rothstein, the third assistant manager, re- signed, as he expects to go away to school next year. Charles Leiford, captain of last year's team, is work- ing on the reporting staff on the Leader. Jimmie Springer, an alumnus, who played on last year's Varsity, worked out with the team in the early part of September. Mr. W. A. Sarcka is helping to coach the team. to coach the team. ALMNI HE Alumni Association of the Johnstown High School I is entering upon the years 1915-1916 with the great- est enthusiasm. On Thursday evening, September 9, the Executive Committee met and completed the necessary arrangements for the lecture course for the coming sea- son. Every feature on the program indicates success, at least from the point of view of artistic productions and interesting, world-famed lectures. The program sub- mitted is as follows: 1. Miss Marguerite Stahl, famous impersonator of modern dramatic selections.-Tuesday, November 9. 2. Mr. Victor Murdock, well-known leader of the Progressives in the House.-Friday, January 12. 3. Colangelo Band, a large and selected group of Progressives in the House.-Friday, January 17. 4. Dr. Lincoln Wirt, Fellow of the Royal Geo- graphical Society, a noted traveler, at present particular- l ' '-1 e l'WfJff 34 SPECTATOR A... . 3 ly interesting because of his information concerning life in the trenches, ltaly's declaration against Austria, and because of his acquaintance with the leading generals.- Tuesday, March 28. . , . 5. Oxford Opera Company, a selected company of men and women chosen for artistic ability in light operas, such as Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado, or The Choco- late Soldier, or Robin Hood .-Thursday, April 13. 6. Metropolitan Male Quartette, whose perform- ance promises a most delightful evening for those, who enjoy good, Well-interpreted music. The Alumni Association hopes that all who are in- terested not only in the High School, but also in a lecture course, will give their heartiest support. Here is an op- portunity for the student body to take hold and make it such a success as it has never been before. i.l.1..--- A special eiort is being made this year to circulate the Spectator among the Alumni. The High School students need, and should have, the encouragement and support of the graduates. It is hoped that many mem- bers of the Association will prove their interest inthe High School by subscribing for the Spectator. ,-ii.1.11- An Alumni Register has been compiled during the summer for the purpose of keeping as full and accurate a record as possible of each alumnus of the Johnstown High School. Any information sent in regarding an alumnus will be greatly appreciated. Address-Alumni Editor, The Spectator, Johnstown High School. -iii--1 News from the Classes '93-Miss Myrtle Waugh has been elected Secre- tary of the Young Women's Christian Association of this city. '07--Shelby Kring, who is employed by the ln- lllm ' ' T' ' ' l1, '5' SPECTATOR 35 gersoll Rand Company, has been transferred from St. Louis to New York. '07-Todd Cochran has returned to Princeton to re- sume his studies at the Graduate School. Mr. Cochran has been Awarded his M. A. degree. '08-Miss May Schrock has been Acting Secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association during the past summer until the appointment of Miss Myrtle Waugh, '93, '09-Miss Mabel Davis has been appointed visiting nurse for the city schools. '10-The engagement of Miss Helen, James to Charles Gregory has been recently announced. The wed- ding will take place-in the late fall. '10LWilliam Byron is doing Social Settlement work in Philadelphia and vicinity since his graduation from University of Pennsylvania. '10-Carl 'Glock is an instructor at Harvard Uni- versity. In connection with this, he is taking several courses at Harvard Law School. '11-John Cover was appointed by former Secre- tary of State, Bryan, as Third Secretary to the United States Embassy to Austria. '12-Miss Helen Joder recently entered the North- field Seminary at East Northfield, Mass. '12-Miss Emily Fearl has been elected teacher of English and History at Beechwood School, Jenkintown, Pa., from which she graduated last spring. '13-Miss Amelia Ludwig CContraltoJ has left for Boston to resume her studies under Mrs. Haskell. Miss Ludwig will have a church position in Boston this winter. '13-Miss Alice Bass, who graduated in the spring from West Chester Normal, is teaching this year in the Union Street school. '12-Robert R. Moses, a rgaduate of University of Pittsburg, and Grafton Porch, a Senior in that institu- -,..T.-.? 36 SPECTATOR tion, have taken charge of the Hannan Drugstore on Franklin Street. -,i.1l.-l- MARRIAGES. '03-Miss Elda Ankeny, formerly teacher of Eng- lish in the Johnstown High School, was married in August to Attorney A. Lloyd Adams, '02. Attorney and Mrs. Adams are living on McKinley Avenue, Johnstown. '06-Robert Entwisle was married recently to Miss May Rose, ex-'07, Dr. and Mrs. Entwisle are making their home in Wilkinsburg, Where Dr. Entwisle is In- terne in the hospital. '08-Lyman Angus was married during the past sum- mer to Miss Blodwyn Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Angus have gone to housekeeping in Moxham. '08-Miss Margaret Thackeray was married in New York in September to Lieutenant Weems, U. S. N. Lieu- tenant and Mrs. Weems will live in Panama. '10-Miss Lillian Moses and Walter Statler, '09, were married September 8 at the Methodist Episcopal Church. '10-Harvey Griffith was married this summer to Miss Zoe Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith are living in Al- toona. A '11-Robert Shad was married several months ago to Miss Lillian Hildebrand. Mr. and Mrs. Shad are mak- ing their home in Moxham. '11-Philip Thomas, who graduated in June from Princeton, was married a week later to Miss Louise Martindell of Bealsville. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are liv- ing in Philadelphia. '12-Miss Crissie Waters and Nathan Head, '09, were married recently, and are now living in Moxham. '12-Clerc Nelson was married in June to Miss Alpha Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson make their home in this city. SPECTATOR 37 BIRTHS. '11-A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keller, fMiss Blanche Boydj. DEATHS. '09-Miss Anna Neary died at her home in Moxham during the past summer. It should be 0 finterest to the Alumni Association and to the general public to note that more than half the mem- bers of the High School Faculty are graduates of the Johnstown High School. They are as follows: Miss Matilda Krebs ............ '90 Miss Edan Fearl . . -... '99 Miss Elsie Canan .... .... ' 01 Miss Freda Brixner .... .... ' 04 Miss Elfrieda Schubert . . . . . . .'04 Miss Edna Yost ....... .... ' 07 Mr. O. Webster Saylor . . . . . . .'07 Miss Mary Clarke ..... .... ' 08 Miss Florence Glenn .. .... '08 Miss Jennie Boyer . . . . . . .'09 Miss Grace Cochran . . . .... .'09 Miss Jessie Tomb .......... Ex.-'09 Miss Carlotta Rishell ....... Ex.-'09 Miss Margaret Hughes . . . .... .'10 Mr. J. Calvin Saylor - - . . .... '10 Mr. Waldo Wright ...... .... ' 11 Miss Elizabth Lynch .... .... ' 13 Miss Ethel Hurrel ........ .... ' 14 Miss Mabel Speicher ........... '15 Substitute Teachers Miss Ruth Glenn .......... .... ' 11 Miss Mary Keene .... .... ' 13 Clerks. Miss Alice Harris .... .... ' 13 Miss Alma Hughes ... ....'14 AR of 'l' 6' A Qs- Q 132: A R-G'I:. Owing to the fact that the Senior numbers of our exchanges were accidentally destroyed, we have no ex- change department this month. However, it is the pur- pose of this department during the year 1915 and 1916 to give fair and unprejudiced criticism of as many of the various papers as space will permit. It is also our purpose to give the student body a knowledge of the criticisms of our Spectator. By this we hope to aid in making our paper strongerthan it has ever been before. s lnxfivrw sPEcTA'roR ' as THE as FUNNY ,A 'l 4' X 0 I 1 w. . WW 1 It ic' ' : ' Q ' w ', Ei- f'-23 . !!! Itch's Flivver !!! A little spark, a little coil, A little gas, a little oil, A piece of tin ,a two-inch board, He put 'em together and had a Ford. Heard in Freshman German: Teacher: John say Has she a book? in German. John: Hat er tin Buch. ' Teacher: in diguest-Hat er fhot airy X Favorite expression of one A. Reese: Sing me to my death. CHeard in Englishj. Pupil-They wouldn't .let us yell in chapel this morning. Jok-Ed.--Sort of a raw irahj deal, eh? Mr. Davis in Assembly-Who sits here? Senior-K. B. Richardson. Mr. D.-Oh, yes, she's here. New pupil in History Class is asked by teacher- What's your name? A ' 40 ' s P E c 'r A T o R Pupil-Reesey. Teacher-Milo? Pupil-No, George, what do you think I am, a biscuit? Freshman to R. P. Smith-Is this Study Hall? Mr. Smith-Yes, there's a seat up front. Oh, Tip!! It has been observed that our foot-ball captaii. studies 'his English with his book turned upside down. We have not as yet determined whether this method is the result of his vigorous training under Coach Saylor, or not. Mr. Krise was explaining the different names in Algebra and he put an example on the board and was pointing to the various parts. Mr. K. to Freshie-What is this part called? Freshie--The prohibition fcofefficientj Ki-Yi! Teacher in History-Who can give us an account of the French explorations during the 16th century? Bright Senior-I can. Teacher-Very well. Bright Senior-Verrazano went down around North America and touched down-- Teacher-No, Henry, they didn't make any touch- downs that early in history. Henry Hinchman in Virgil- Exhaling flames from his punctured heartiu Chemistry Teacher--What are the chemical proper- ties of oxygen? Ham Roth-The chemical properties of oxygen are heat and light. SPECTATOR 41 Teacher-How's that? H. R.-It gives heat when you light it. ,iii-if Actor, rattled- The murderous villian plunged headlong over the precipice at a terrific velocipede! ' Mr. S. in chemistry-When plaster hardens on the wall, what change takes place? Mr. Jones-It cracks! ,-il--1 Temple- Why do the Germans spell Kultur with a K? Diggles, biting- Slip it over. Temp-- Because the Allies have taken possession of all the C's! Art Zabel in Class Meeting- We will now have the meetings of the last minute read. Teacher, in English-Reese, what is the difference between the style of this letter and the paper proper? Dope-Well, now-in the paper there's more or less preamble and-ah-just as in a letter--ah-beating around the bush instead of -ah-getting down to facts -etc. Teacher-We have had just about enough preamble, Reese. Please sit down. Teacher, in mathematics--Johnny, can you tell me what an average is? Johnny, eagerly-Yes, ma'am. An average is what a hen lays eggs on. Teacher amazed-What on earth are you talking about? Johnny-Why, that's right? Most every lesson in our rithmetic starts off, If a hen lays two eggs a day on an average! -Hooked. 42 SPECTATOR Notice!! Be not offended if your name appears frequently in these columns, because that is the object of this depart- ment-to take note of the foolish happenings of our school and then baWl-out the originators! Man, to sleepwalker-You don't walk in your sleep any more, do you, Bill? Bill-Nope, I take car fare with me now. -Swiped. If Petey Dink should just once laugh And buy a big Twin-Sixg If Kaiser Bill should have no subs, Oh, what an awful fix! If W. J. Bryan were President, And the students stayed out late, If Teddy advocated good old peace, Wouldn't it defy fate? If frogs were born covered with hair, And the drunkard drank no beer, And there, were no circuses to attend, Wouldn't it be awful queer? V Teacher- Her Rossman, wo Waren Sie gestern? R. Smith- Ich ging nach Altoona. Teacher- Mit einem Auto oder mit der Eisenbahn. R. Smith- Nicht mit einem Auto Ich ging mit einem Ford. These Juniors! Murdock, in hall- Gee, English next period and I don't have it repaired. Who is this person whose first name is Marine? Ask her! They all Pick on her! , ,swf do .5 'EiTj'T0,.R. r 43 Miss Swan-Let's try to work out How Can I Leave Thee, in four parts. K. B. Richardson-Gee! How can I leave thee in four parts! ' ,...1-l-- Korns Cat football practicej Hurry up, it's so dark you can't hear the signals-CWell, keep your eyes open.J -Coach Saylor. Reese fthe grocer! Yes'm, two for five, three for a dime. There was a man with wooden legs, For money he had no starter, He held up his socks with wooden pegs, For he couldn't buy any garters. -Selection from Colbert .,,,..... -1- Fitch Cook-This Ford won't go! You brought me a cork screw instead of a can opener. L...L.11-1 Soph--Are you taking Etomology? Fresh-No, my mother teaches me table manners at home. ,,.,,,.1.----- Miss Butts-What was one of the greatest things which Wentworth did? Trimble-He died. ii..-11 Piper Cat phoneb--Do you wish to see him? Pinder-How's your left side. Chad-It's all righ. Evans-I get all balled up when I study spheres. . Fox fin Lab.j-How long is this meter stick? 44 SPECTATOR 'Tis sweet to kiss. But oh, how sad, To catch a raiser, From her dad.-Ex. Umpire-Foul. Freshie-Where are the feathers? Ump-This is a picked team, you idiot. 4i: . D0fl?45TlC J Q Egg so wtf T N Y f-D ffw l , my fTH5TEcN X- He Was Closely Followed by the Gridiron FOUT BALL '11 E. MORGAN l Everything for the I I' game at , N Steinway and 4: HORAN S Other Pianos Book Store I18 MARKET STREET l 5 4 5 M AI N S T R E E T JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. SPECTATOR 45 For you style-particular young chaps obby High School Suits at up to ERE ARE JUST THE RIGHT SORT OF CLOTHES for the partic- lar young chap who is keen for the smart and nobby in cut, mate- rial and weave-suits designed and made especially to conform to the most particular ideas of dressy young fel- lows and which maintain the jaiunty, boyish appearance and at the same time affording all the style and well dressed looks that men's vlothes do. All tlie new, smart and popular models, fabrics, weaves and colors. There's a most pleasing variety of classy distinctive new models to choose from-an as- sortment broad enough to please the most ex- acting taste- fine quality Serges, Cassimeres Tweeds and Homespuns in a wide range of plain colors, fancy weaves, stripes and checks as well as the popular Blue Serges-sizes 13 to 18 years-at 510, SlZ.50, Sl3.50, 515. 518 and 520. Handsome gold class lUt1ft'll-fllb Fra: to Fellows of 1916 Class. X xiii. I i -'- ' W 'IW lr ..i.l :l7'll.l' ll' ll V Illll , Y! Qu, ll N ,ln ,Q ix! 4- flnlgii l w i pii..W,gi 1 will 'lpn i.,. iiI',1i J l . ' f 'QTii'1Ill'II ll 1 ,lil ills l , 'll if li y if 'll' .x l f rl ll at ll il e' .l.,,,.,l 'l ,, ,.Qi,i ' lily! I P f . .lOHN5TOWN'S BEST CLOTHES SHOP SPECTATOR VV. 85 Fall Clothes For Young Fellows l Our clothes are not conspicuous, not extreme to the point of questionable taste. Woolf KL Reynolds' Young Men's Clothes seem to say in a way most appealing- I am young and active-I am up to date. Woolf 85 Reynolds, Inc. CLOTHES THAT SATISFY -mfgls 7 411, it i. ,A -4147A i ' '-I '- f, v'-1 ff! 12 l -.nrssfspi - - 1iia:5::liil:1:.l You'll Buy l QUICK LUNCH Them Again --- lj BpANPfifl For wherever 'Quick Lunch' Beans J' ' Q BAKED -' are introduced, 'round the family 4I 5' ff' f table without a miss, there's the tr - . , ', call for more -they like them- l immensely ! l ljpl AND l Choice Hand-Picked Beans in a , ,V 'fl sauce ma- e from solid, whole red- 4 lilllgz , Iipe tomatoes-that's the Quicl? :J i A T 'WTO fini, iv ,VW -unc qua ityistory. A can o N imffifl,-gm SAC, 4' l Usual 154: Size for a Dime l A A That's the economy reason for RYAN E0.,u..:i T I these Superior Beans. M5353 gf Q , Buy them at most grocery stores -V --.:,Mq1.--A-,gl , .i !:.:.L ,- 4 x Packed for il I The Ryan-Correll Company 4' -,,, ,-,-----.f 4 n ,Q SPECTATOR 47 Our 58th Year of Service We are entering our fifty-eighth season ol business. PERFECT SERVICE in furnishing Costumes for plays is still our watch-word. Our Academic Cap and Gown department gladly quotes rental or selling rates. A request will bring you a copy of our latest Costume Catalogue Number 58. Waas C? SCH Philadelphia,Pa. Fall and Winter 5252 Hundreds of young men all know the merit of our clothes, but many others don't and it's thc DONT'S we are after. We are selling better clothes today than ever before- that are a tritmzfph in tailoring and CS Style and --1--1 to the young man who wants variety, exclusiveness, style and economy of price, we modestly offer our suits at I0 1512.50 18 17520 We've the HATS and NECKWEAR that you'll like-fShirts, too-all at popular prices-pleased to have you see if you purchase or not. john Thomas 81 Sons 48 SPECTATOR JQ 9 WN L 1, Always remember ! - You can see a good picture every day 1 N The Popular l Pork Family Theater I ,P NoT A Goon ONE TODAY AND A Poor: UNE Toivioiuww , mi.:,k,w . In fact it is the Only Excllisive 55533555-2frjif:Egg5gigfgggiggggggggggfgggi .,V' Program of Photonlays to J, be Seen in the city V 'IiEEiif':' 2:41:25 mf '- fifhlgilul ,. ...liiiiiiiigifii . 3 First Floor. IOC M ' Balcony - 5c N Open every day from 11:30 a. m. till 11 p. m. N f f - - Af AY fliiv-li 7 -Y--17----'rl .'l'-'ii-l--- Y',' ' ' ,',- '.',A ' ' 5 Do You Know r if that this is the only store in the city receiving , Reymer's Candy twice weekly? ' That this is the only place in town you can buy N Huyler's Delicious Chocolates? if Our Fountain Service is, without a doubt, the best in town. v' GIVE Us A TRIAL. W N Porch di Moses Successors to Hannah if Drugs and Gifts Hannon Block Phone 382 We Deliver the Goods N SPECTATOR 'GCADILLACY' ---lT'S THE BEST CAR T0 BUY 1 I l, NATHAN'S Johnstown's Best Store The place for you all to do vour shopping -,l- Say, fellows, see these classy hats at SL30 SPECTATOR Everything Gas And Electrical and a service that you will appreciate, no m your business with us constitutes a smal hh . lph contract running into hundreds of dollars. Citizens' Electric and Gas Appliance Company V dF kl St t A- ' ' 7 ,V Y-i -,-.11, Drugs Soclas Candies Cigars CONRAD Drug Company 'tl-1 4 SPECTATOR 77-77, .,.Y Y Y V, Y YJ f'GE1s T110 BUY word lbr f lll'IlffllI in Johnstown HE ADVANTAGE of selection from stocks of unquestioned quali- ty and a maximum money's worth for patrons here. ,ip-I , Where -li Quality Q 17mm ts Shoe- Top Suits for girls for fall KLINE'S 1 N A f -:.-gl A,----' ,' R -nd JL',- pg -gi SPECTATOR Palace Laundry 606 FRANKLIN STREET O C sv, I '4Rq,'?cs1..:.14,.--g 5:9 X Qogqefgfigf-e'92!3f f , ., v , , . gf-m:g,1-ZIP' K 5.1 L5 I X 1 X1 I -1 ,. .5 DOES IT RIGHT 1, -.-I-A .v.-. Y - -- , - Y Towzey, Phillips 84 Co. Everything Electrical Lincoln Building. I i I - ,. .I'-Y .X I4 SP ECTATOR S3 KEITH VAUDEVILLE Three Times Daily T AJESTIQ l l THEATRI1 'Nl. J. BOYLE, Manager N JOHNSTOWN'S COZIEST THEATRE PRICES '-Matinee, l0c and l5c3 Night, l0c, l5c, ZSC TIME--Nlatinees, 2:30g Night, 7:30 and 9 . ..,l,?i- The Cream of American Vaudeville Together with Choice European lmportations W E FRA M E Pictures The linest and most complete stock of Picture Frame Mouldings and Ovals, Circle and Square Frames in the city. Workmanship unsurpassed Wm. B. Vllaters Sc Bro., 217 Franklin St. Ph Gto ra h S or ALI, Kmns, SIZES and Q p M STYLES. We have a style that you will like L. G. HORNICK PHOTUGRAPHER S27 Main Stfggf SPECTATOR w H IGH SCHOOL Men , 1 T ' I ako IN otlcel We have taken o two new houses fm' this fall Lh l : k A CLOTHING ESEECIALLY FOR THE COLLT' 'F ' HIGH SCHOOL Fellows, Their Clothes are llg ' '- vel f the tailoring craft - we urge you to see tl m- SMARTEST SUITS you ever saw at 15 and SIS D Others at S10 Up , ew W :Hire s is I-.S-,Y :ll I --,,YM!LEEvB'oQ Amateur Photo : Finishingzx We do it and do it right Disappointment due to poor workmanship is avoided when you let us do your Developing, Printing or Enlarging. SCI1 I' Zldel' Bl' OS. IQIRAAIJKILTI3 sTREETs The laundry LAUNDRY that Satisfies TTU CUMPANY Why not try having your collars done by our new process and note the result ? TELEPHONE AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL Jones - Morton ADVERTISING . Make Sell Sell Signs Buttons Souvenirs of All Pins and for Every Kinds Badges Occasion SPECTATOR 55 A TREAT FOR HER KredeI's Drug ,,. Y, ,,...-,,..1-- Delicious Norris, Park 8zTilford and Page 81 Shaw Chocolates and Bon-lions. The quality in these confections that wins all lovers of good candies. Store, 412 221252. wm. ri. Raab O V W Porch Bros f iNcoRPoRArfu U +L 8 Bfo, 1' I , ' i ' D a'e's ' in Blank Book Manufacturers, if Pla!-IOS 8L 1 Y Printers, Rnlers and Zi Player 1, Book-Binders x i -,. it - 1 'i Engraved Stationery, A ' I, gnngurgzements, 4' I ar s, tc. 1 1' Wh t h I Visit OUP ' i' Spegttxor ggsnydoixrfto Victrola Parlor 1: l A NICE BOOK? I -- , 4l W' 'T Porch Bros? Inf - 'W ti Woolf Block Annex, Cor. franklin and 1' c'0f'Vme'I' fanklm SIS- lk lincoln Sts., Iohnslown, Pa. A i -,-if Y f -f 1 A, Ai' 141 JL-.-41, T, i,A, i Y 'YA .I-,' 'li IJ Wish irrhnnl 151141115 s 1 LEARN how to SAVE money. It is a form of education that you should include in your course of study. SkB 'Begin today with a sav- ings account in THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK 206 FRANKLIN STREET T, 06 SPECTATOR We do it electrically Gel: Your Tonsorial Work done here and become a patron of the best. Electrically Equipped shop in the city Sport Von Alt Franklin Street Eighth Ward More People Wearing MITH HOERY HOES Every Day Try a pair and you'll know the reason. Stores in three :: states :: Nobby Clothes for Young Men Tailored to and measure... 5 up Uhr Eng Shop illvhn 8: iiuntinga illlrxfu Illurninhinga 2l3 Franklin St. SUPPES BLDG. Johnstown. Pa. UTUMN DAYS are doubly A pleasant when you go out ' with a 7 h k and take ,Q H EI pictures. We have BROWNIES ...... Sl to 3510 KODAKS ..,.,..., 9 to 65 We do experr developing and printing, Hlrgnnlhu Brug 8: Knhak Stnrr, EUS-7 Ellrnnklin SI. Ti--L H vi ,i-' , ,'f1,',',' i FY Y---Z-lf , I I FIRST i I , jI NATIONAL I, , 4 ngranrh j. L I 'I I BAN K I I amp Qlarim I W Cor. Main and Franklin Streets II I, I! JOHNSTOWN,PENNA. I ll . 'I C,,,,,,.,,, S,,,,,,.,, and A IJ I 311 hiffvrrnt atglra II PI-onus ......................,......... 51,000,000 I I I Total Resources .,.....,..,,..,...,.. 7,500,000 ly I' Eu nh-Pngrnlwh X' Ti TT 9 DIRECTORS I N111 Plfflm Henry Y. Haws, Harry Swank, David 4, 5 Barry, J. M. Murdock, John McDer- I 1 , mott, W. E, Matthews, S. C. Ream. l John Widmann, P. F. McAneny . I I, OFFICERS T , . fI Ssrsysmrif..1.11pn1-.mizszsszzz .- 5- 1 ngraunng Gln. If J. M. Murduck ......,..,..., Vice-President ' I I Da5idMBz-Xry ....,...........,..........., Cashier 'I I V I Elias. Ef:M!::31al,hanl Assistant Cashyrs :, mnnlf Il . . . I Interest Paul on Time I' 7-Uulfnln 51- II Deposits I' 1 tl AI SPECTATOR 57 CQQUHNNQS CM G SGD lixclusively 21 Ladies' Store, featuring Coats Sluts Dresses Many pleasing new ideas SI-QQHQQ Cuccpmhes When you need emma Enilri Ariirlrz -1 SEE HOGAN CQ, EVANS 344 Main sr. DRUGS 114 cumon sf. Selrmimergs THE PLACE to 5315RESETaS3iea2SdBJEoiZ2?nTa' HAVE LUNCHEON IN OUR GARDEN Banquet Hall on Second Floor ,, Y, --l-,.X'-.'5i--- -- W, J, Q7 Dealers m ,W Sash, Doors, Lumber' KT: Cement CQ, Allk'd iB'1d' M l. Od , ' P mR133...,X5e5 .f,. SSQZFPHSNES 328 Llncoln St, Gooo PLANING MILL WORK oUR SPECIALTY SPECTATOR , l New Street Dibert A Ig':?in Building Q E ' T hey Know Good Condo 9 IGH SCHOOL GIRLS-and BOYS, too--know that the ELITE supplies the most delicious Home-Made Sweets offered in Johnstown. Ami Lhel'e's an ever increasing demand- LhaL means increased production is neves- saw. Mfr' will Illlllfl' mort' Elin' f.'ul1r1'1'e.w for .IUf1llSI0ll5Il this .wzfmsrm than PIVUI' lmfine. We TUOHZII Zilla' fo 7Z'IlHlilCl' you amozzig our yJaif1'o'ns SPECTATOR Ifoflz R l Aw' learningbfmls-lf12cpl'r1g1nf flu' V. B. C.. l'f'fl'l'l,Z'l,llfl Ihr? z'n1 nzw1sf'jr1'lf1 llufrf' IS for fllis vlass ay' ll'lH'In'. 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W 'v..-.i.: H 1.15: t'W5nllL'I llnllles Sorry, this page is unavailable. Turn to the next one and you'II find more memori Sorry, this page is unavailable Turn to the next one SPECTATOR Uhr igigh Srhnul Sprrtatnr Truth to the fact and a good spirit in the treatment VOL. XVII. JOHNSTOWN, PA., NOVEMBER, 1915 Ni 1 1,2 15 if if K LITERARY Ha11oWe'en Gertrude E. Phillips '16 HOSTS and witches, oh so frightful! Yet this time is most delightful, Black cats prowling in the alleys, Bad boys making noisy salliesg Bobbing apples, splashing water, Taffy pulling makes us hotter: e Pumpkin pies and chestnuts popping Fortunes told by hot lead dropping Climb dark stairways, look behind us, Trembling lest some spook shall find usg Thru such fun we all have been At this season-Hallowe'en. 6 SPECTATOR That Sense of Humor' Helen Millhoff 'l7. A sense of humor is a blessing to those who have it. But it is a giftg to some it has been freely given, to others, frugally and grudgingly doled out, while to still less fortunate ones, denied altogether. To those who possess it, it is a helper in time of need. Many a man has been hauled out of his Slough of Despond by his sense of humor. He will cheerfully shake oil' the mud which he gathered while in the slough and laugh perhaps at his own awkwardness in falling in. In like circum- stances, a person who has not this gift in his make-up would fail to see anything to laugh at in this experience and, sitting down, mud and all, would brood over his mistake, instead of shaking oil' his black thoughts with the mud and forging ahead with a cheerful smile. Then the whining school-boy with his satchel And a shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. This is the frame of mind in which many start to school, shuffling their feet, hanging their heads, and dangling their books listlessly. Few see the gleam of humor which peeps through the clouds in school life. The freshman comes to High School in the opening days, laden with imaginary responsibilities. He takes all in- cidents with a solemnity which he considers the dignity of his recently acquired rank. But let him once relax and he will see the funny side. Let it not be thought, however, that a true sense of humor comprises laughing at all things whether funny or not. Humor is then changed into foolishness. The person who does not re- lax in this way goes through his school life soberly and gravely and misses one of the great joys of experience in High School. So it goes through life. On the one hand is the SPECTATOR 7 man who in business, social, and intellectual life, with the aid of his sense of humor, surmounts the obstacles in his path with a laugh and passes on with his head high, a smile on his lips, and a sparkle of laughter in his eye. On the other hand is the man who looks at each obstacle and wrings his hands, wailing that he can never over- come it and then makes a pessimistic and half-hearted attempt. Is it any wonder that the man who can meet the world with a smile succeeds better than the man who meets it with a frown? Someone has said that the world is like a mirrorg if you give it frowns, it returns themg if you give it smiles, it smiles back upon you. Let us make our reflections happy ones, then, and cherish our god- given blessing as our lfie. ilii- Qflutumn Lorene Martin 'l6. Wherever we look in Autumn time, The world is fairy Whatever we hear in Autumn time, The sound is rareg Whenever the winds of Autumn blow, The air is cold: Whoever searchest in Autumn fields Finds lavished gold. Forever Spring's leaves in Autumn time Turn red and browng Forever the Autumn winds each year Will bear them downg Forever the wrinkled Earth will warm Them in the Fall- Forever will dear old Autumn come To one and all. 8 SPECTATOR Sidelights On War Marcus Sky '16. It is cold, very cold in fact. A dry icy wind sweeps the glistening snow off the roofs of the half-submerged houses, gathers it from the sidewalks, and tosses high piles of it here, leaving bare spots there. It is a typical Central-Russian December morning. Taking irnto consideration that holidays are ap- proaching, the usual bustle of the Market Place is not seen this time. The large space seems to be almost de- serted, except for a few circles of women gathered about the fish and poultry stands. Once in a while a sleigh pulled by a troika of jingling horses glides thru the street, leaving a trail of flaky mist behind it. Now and then lumber wagons creak sharply along the road and slowly find their way to the turning, some quarter of a mile away. At a poultry stand in one end of the Market a few women have assembeld to bargain for the wares. The owner of the fowls, a tall, stout woman, plentifully clad with wraps and a heavy overgarment, sits on a box, ad- vertising her goods in a loud voice, as she warms her hands over a clay pot filled with glowing charcoal. Come here, good women, come here! This is the right place where you can get chickens and ducks. and geese and eggs--all at the cheapest prices! So help me God! They are the fattest birds in town! I have- A middle-aged woman with a basket on her arm ap- proaches and critically surveys the fowls. Are they really good and young? They are the freshest ever. I hatched them my- self this summer a year ago. How do you sell them? Fifteen kopeks a pound, lady. Fifteen kopeks! Boze moi! Cmy Godlj How dear! exclaims one SPECTATOR 9 of the bystanders. You can get them anywhere for thirteen, came from another. It is outrageous, added a third. Listen, kind ladies, the War! the War! Everything is gone up with the War. Give an honest old woman, who has her husband and brother in the army, a chance to make a living. Ah, yes, softened the customer, I too have a son and two nephews in the ranks. God only knows where they are now? I have not heard from them for over three months. The last I heard from my husband, put in a wo- man, taking out her handkerchief and applying it to her eyes, was from D- in the Polish frontier. God protect him and bring him safe back to me! Maybe he is al- ready dead? Sobs follow the sad supposition. Did you hear about Eva Brandt's trouble? asked one of the women. About whom? Eva Brandt? The one who lives at the foot of the hill on the way to P-? No, what is the matter with her? You know the last recruiting included her son Sarry, the sickly fellow who works in Markella's store. Why, I know him. He is her only son, too. I thought he wasn't fit for a soldier. Didn't he have con- sumption, or something? Yes, he was sick with consumption, but that did not prevent the cutthroats from taking him. The surgeon passed him and he had to join the regiment which leaves on the 20th. But his mother would not listen to it. So she went to the physician, Meyers, and had him injure her son's ear, the right one, I believe. You know, Mey- ers put some kind of an acid or other in the ear so that it hurts the drum. But in that case the boy will be deaf, deaf for life. Yes, in one ear only. That's better than being 10 SPECTATOR killed, isn't it? demanded some one. Did it come out all right? queried the first speaker. No, I am afraid not. I heard the boy was sick in bed with brain-fever. He used to have headaches right along, and this acid stuff upset the rest of his nerves and caused brain fever. Poor Eva! I really feel sorry for her. We ought to visit her at least. It is still cold, colder than in the morning in fact. With the coming of darkness the wind seems to have in- creased in sharpness. Especially fierce and complaining is it about the house at the foot of the hill on the way to P-- Here, from behind a corner, step out two fig- ures, darkly outlined against the whiteness of the road. They are the women who were at the Market in the morning. They approach the house, one window of which glimmers with a faint light. Quietly they lift the latch, enter, and close the door. Heavy, ominous shadows fill the room. A deadly silence and a deadly atmosphere greet them. On a bed, surrounded by a mass of white coverings, lies a still figure. Nearby blink several candles, vainly trying to throw their light thru the room. At the side of the bed, with her face buried in the coverings, is another figure, a womanly figure, devoid of all motion. With his back to the door and facing the window, stands a man, sunk' in himself as though unable to withstand the pressure of sorrow. The three-the still figure, the woman, and the man-do not change their positions upon the creaking of the door. They have not heard, they pay no attention to the world outside. They do not hear the cautious, noiseless steps of the newcomers. They do not hear the stifled exclamations of surprise and woe from them, nor note their retreat from the room saturated with death and grief. The minutes run on and on. The man turns around. SPECTATOR ll Pain, hate, and vengeance are depicted on his features. The woman slowly rises to a sitting position. The hol- low eyes tell plainly that the tear-wells have long since been exhausted. Killed, murdered, slaughtered with my own hand, she moans. For all such tragedies who is responsible? Peggy's Burglar Leora Ling '16 A small group of girls came slowly down the street, laughing and chatting gayly. They were eagerly dis- cussing whether they should or should not go to the movies that evening. Those who lived in the suburbs were objecting because they did not like the idea of going home and coming back again. At last Peggy, who lived in the central part of town, said, Girls! I know what to do! Mother and father are away and won't be back until tomorrow, so all come over to my house and we will have loads of fun getting our own supper. Then you must stay with me all night, for I simply won't stay by myself. What in the world will you do with all of us to- night? asked the practical Kate. Don't worry. We'll find a way, answered Peggy. The girls agreed that it was a fine idea. So they went to Peggy's home and took turns in using the phone, telling their mothers that they would not be home. Then they turned their attention to the question of supper. As Kate and Peggy were the best cooks, they agreed to do the cooking on condition that Rose and Beth would wash the dishes. So it was arranged. Kate and Peggy set about their task and Rose and Beth went into the living room and entertained themselves playing the Victrola. At last the cooks, warm but radiant, an- nounced supped. At the table they all talked at once, as girls usually 12 SPECTATOR do. Each one told the experiences of the day. Rose had been scolded by one of the teachers. Peggy had cut her finder on a piece of glass tubing in chemistry and, though she said it did not hurt her a bit, she had been excused for the rest of the period. Supper over and the dishes Washed, the girls started for the movies. The best picture was Reforming a Burglar and the scenes were quite as exciting as the name suggested. Almost ten o'clock the girls arrived home. Just like any other girls-they were hungry-and a search for eats began. When a varied selection of pickles, cake, chees, and fruit was on the table, they were satis- fied. They talked and ate, forgetting all about the time until finally Rose looked at her watch and exclaimed, Why, girls, it's after twelve o'clock! Just imagine! I move we go to bed. All in favor -and a rush was made for the stairs. While they were undressing Beth remarked, Girls! Wouldn't it be thrilling if a burglar would break in to- night as he did in the picture at the movies? Well, if he does, ' said Peggy, please remember that he's mine and that l'1n going to do the reforming. The little clock in the hall struck two. Tap! Tap! sounded something against the window on the stair landing. Rose, who had not gone to sleep, sat up and listened. Again came the persistent tap, tap. By that time Peggy was awake and they were both listening. There was silence for a while in which Rose whispered to Peggy, Oh! Peggy I just know it is some one trying to open the window. Let us awaken the other girls. Peggy hopped out of bed and ran to where the others were soundly sleeping. Get awake, girls, she said, shaking them, someone is trying to get in the hall win- dow! What shall we do? Call the police on the phone, whispered Beth. SPECTATOR 13 Well, who's going downstairs to the phone? de- manded Kate. The girls were thoroughly frightened by this time and were almost afraid to breathe. Peggy ought to go, almost sobbed Beth. She said if a burglar came he was hers. Oh! He is prying the window open, they whis- pered in concert, as another scratch sounded on the win- dow. Four badly frightened girls huddled together in a corner of the room and strained their ears to hear the window open and a voice command, Hands up! Now, they heard a thumping, pushing sound against the window. Right here is the switch for the hall light, whis- pered Peggy. Perhaps if I turned it on I might frighten him away. So Peggy, with much fear and trembling, pushef' the button. As the bright light Hooded the hall from outside the window came a louder tap, a scratching sound, and then a piteous Meow! Meow! l- i 14 SPECTATOR Elizabeth Im Wald A Translated Paraphrase of Storms Hier an Der Bergeshaldef' Lorene Martin 'l6. ERE on the side of the mountain Q The Wind has ceased to blowg 5 1' A The branches droop as to shelter 4 f' ' A little child sitting below. .l With the rarest of perfumes about her She sits in a cluster of Thymeg While above her the blue-Winged buz- zers Whirl and twirl in lulling rhyme. Into the depths of the forest Wisely her gaze seems to stray. With the amber light of her tresses The sunbeams love to play. The cuckoo laughs in the distance- Methinks mine eyes have seen, In the hazel eyes of the maiden, The gold of the Forest Queen. SPECTATOR 15 An Evening In Foreign New York Louise Cover '19 The most interesting trip that I had during my va- cation was the one which I took to Foreign New York. This large section is made up of many smaller ones, the natives of each foreign naturally forming one of their OWU. We were fortunate in having a guide who had lived in the Jewish quarters and who was familiar with that part of the cityg we found our way without trouble. We entered this district at Chinatown and found our way to a restaurant. Here we climbed a winding stairs, at the top of which was a typical Chinese restaurant. The tables and chairs had beautiful inlaid desif' made of small polished stones. The lights had beaded globes that had been made by hand and the walls far surpassed our frescoed ones in interest. They were cov- ered with a woven material which had on it picturesque scenes of Chinese life embroidered in silk. When our meal was brought in, everything was in large dishes from which we served ourselves. We were given only forks to eat with and neither bread nor water nor tany thing that we Americans cared for. We had, instead, chop suey, chicken with almonds and other un- nameable food, and then tea which had neither milk nor sugar in it. For dessert we had candied fruit such as watermelon rind and plums. After we had all decided that this food did not agree with us, we went to the Italian settlement. Here children were playing everywhere and there were so many that, to avoid knocking them down, we had to get out of their way, in fact this section is so crowded that there is hardly room for visitors and it was necessary for us to walk in the middle of the street. We visited a meeting on the corner of one of the streets and our guide told us that there was a baker's 16 SPECTATOR strike and that the speaker was explaining the reason for the strike by the ten commandments, saying that when the tablet of stone was broken, all of the don'ts were on one side and the evils on the other, so that some people got all of the evils and those evils were their employers. Next we went through a Jewish fish market they have every Friday. This was lighted by torches. Everywhere was iish of all kinds, but we did not stay long because it was not exactly a pleasant place. Then too we were considered as intruders and called all kinds of names. These people are very sensitive and do not like to have us see their costumes and ways of living. We Went to other sections but found the conditions were about the same everywhere, except for difference in dress and language. For our last place we went to the Turkish quarters and had some Turkish coffee which we were told was better than our own, but this was hard for us to believe because the coffee was thick and black. We also had other food but met with no better success than in China- town. When we were leaving, the streets were just as crowded with children as when we first came and if they do not go to bed until twelve and get up with the sun, as they are said to do, we wonder when they sleep. Many look as if they never do. We enjoyed our trip but certainly were glad to get back to American New York and our clean, wholesome ways of living. Qff- FF- Q Q .. 9 15: 9 4' f' '8fA'VAQis-'L 41 1' SPECTATOR 17 Those Reports of Ours Margaret Karas '16 HAT are you doing here? This angry J l and amazed exclamation came from a 7 1 A table in a corner of the principalfs office. Wf It was the evening before the last day of A 4 school and all the reports were lying on W' ' the table to be given out next day. I repeat, what are you doing here, came the voice again. It was a clean, neat looking report that was speaking and it was ad- dressing another report, as soiled as the speaker was clean, with which it found itself face to face. No answer came from the other report and the first one went on. Not only do I object to your presence here, but I want you to remove yourself. Can't, was the reply of the second report, and I don't see why I shouldn't be here. Why, not only are you creased and dirty and likely to soil me, but you are in the wrong place. You belong in another room and I see that you're not even in the same class as I am. Well, said Report No. II, it ain't my fault. Ain't, came the horrified answer. Is that the way you speak. But then, no wonder, you are not to blame. I see that you have some very low marks on you. Eighty-two seems to be the highest in English and then there are two extremely low marks and here's an- other eighty-two in composition. The other marks are also low and I see that M. Sz M. History was not even passed. That makes only twenty-nine credits altogether and so your owner is not even a full-fledged Junior. Oh, well, was the retort, he says he doesn't care and that he will catch up next year so that he can be a Senior. m,9 18 SPECTATOR Impossible, unless he studies much harder than he did, said the first report. But we'll let the question of marks alone now. How did you get so dirty? With a sigh, the second report answered: You may not believe me but I'm the third report he has had this term. He has dropped me in the dirt and crumpled me in his pocket and the erasure sports are where he has spilled ink on me. Sometimes he even signs his father's name because he doesn't want to let his parents see the marks. He doesn't like the marks, but instead of blaming himself and studying harder, he blames his teachers. I wish, regretfully, thatI looked like you. Yes, said the first speaker complacently, 'Tm kept nice and clean. All my marks are above eighty- five and there are several ninety-fives and even two nine- ty-sevens. My owner is proud of me and so are his parents. He has fifty-seven credits and is now a Senior and has only seven more credits to make before he grad- uates. The second report sighed again. It can't be helped, it said. Maybe when he gets me and sees how awful I look and how low these marks are he'll study harder and better. I'm sure I'd like to be like you. Just at that moment the soiled card was carried up in a whirlwind which took his breath quite away. A small hand placed him, not too gently, upon his immacu- late neighbor. In a few seconds a dozen or more friends, regardless of character or condition, were set on top of him, completely smothering him and making further communication with his friend impossible. SPECTATOR 'Bib Mystic Night Phyllis Craig '16 All Hallowe'en night now is here, The witching night both cold and clear, Apples, chestnuts, leaves of teag I wonder if my love loves me. A witch, a cat, a magic stick Will now a handsome lover pick. A creaking door, a tikling bell, Eithre may break the magic spell. come, let's toss a paring high, Are his initials S or Y? Come quick and soon we're sure to learn Whose heart for you doth throb and burn O, maider fair, of spells beware Save in the mystic mirror there. Within the glass doth now appear The fate you'll meet within a. year. 20 SPECTATOR QA Ha11oWe'en Surprise Virginia Smith 'l8. It was Hallowe'en Eve and Jean Sanders and Doro- thy Adams were planning their Hal1owe'en sport. This year the girls were filled with enthusiasm as they were going to try seeing the faces of their future husbands reflected in mrirors. These two girls were not the only folks who were anticipating Hallowe'en at Red Eagle Inn, for at the country inn also there were two young men who were secretly talking of their surprise of which you shall learn later. Ha1lowe'en arrived with all its jolly fun of tick- tacking, banging of doors, ghosts, jack-o'-lantern, acorns and apples. The most exciting was yet to come for Jean and Dot, also for the two young men. At last it came! As the clock struck twelve the girls lost no time in getting to the top of the cellar steps. For a second cold chills crept up and down their backs, but they soon gathered courage and prepared to descend the steps. They held their looking glasses direct- ly in front of them, while over their sholders the flicker- ing candles dropped melted wax upon their pretty cloaks. There was an awful stillness as the girls peered down the dark stairs into the black depth below, which only caused them to draw closer together, however not because of fear. They had accustomed themselves to the darkness somewhat and were slowly descending the stairs, when suddenly, almost at the bottom, the unexpected hap- pened. Reflected in their mirrors were not the faces of two handsome young men as they had hoped, but the ugly visages of two black-bearded men, with long noses, and grinning countenances. SPECTATOR 21 The girls uttered blood-curdling shrieks, and scam- pered wildly up the old cellar stairs. They did not stop until they were safely locked in their room. In the meanwhile the two young lads whom I men- tioned, were sitting in their room, howling with laughter as they washed the paint from their faces. 1.-. -1 The Rescue . Florence Kaufman '171f2. Bab, what are we going to do after luncheon? in- quired Ruth. Suppose you and I go for a long walk. The two girls stood on the veranda of a summer hotel overlooking the sea. Oh, I simply must write to mother, Ruth, so don't think I'm good for nothing, but I suppose I'll stay here this afternoon, replied Barbara regretfully. Very well then, I'll go all alone. Ruth turned slowly and strolled along the rugged cliff-edged shore. Barbara wrote a long letter home, and even when it drew near dinner time, Ruth had not come back. Twice she went to Ruth's room. It was after five o'c1ock and dinner was served at half after six. Mrs. Ewing, Barbara inquired of the chaperon, have you seen anything of Ruth? No, she replied, I haven't seen her since lunch time. Did she go for a walk? Yes, I believe I'll go to meet her. She must be on her way home by this time. For the first half mile along the walk skirting the cliff Barbara walked slowly, expecting every moment to meet Ruth. As the walk was irregular at some places, it was difficult to see any distance ahead. The path was entirely deserted, and Barbara's heart began to beat faster as the darkness increased. I suppose, she thought, Ruth has gone somewhere l 22 SPECTATOR to pay a visit, and has stayed late without thinking. She's probably at home, now, waiting for me. So I'l1 get a scolding from Mrs. Ewing for being late to dinner. I believe I'll go back. She turned, but something with- in her, however, seemed to call, Bab! Bah! The voice was so urgent that she was frightened. Ruth needs you, it seemed to say. She turned again and called, Ruth! Ruth! Her voice sounded high and shrill in her own ears, but the only answer was the noise of the waves dashing against the shore. l She ran on down the narrow, diiiicult path, crying Oh, Ruth! dear Ruth! why don't you answer me? Suddenly she heard a low sound. Nothing but her own imagination. There were always strange noises along the shore. She paused but heard nothing more, so she plunged on. Suddenly she drew back with a gasp of horror. Part of the cliff path had disappeared! Where a bridge had spanned a narrow chasm, there was a yawning ravine. Rocks jutted out, forming a drop of seventy feet. She flung herself down on her hands and knees to keep from falling into the abyss. Ruth couldn't have - she thought. No, no! But hark! Was that again the low moaning sound of the water? She lay fiat on the rocks, stretching her head over the edge. There between two great rocks, about fifteen feet below her, hung a dark object! Ruth! Ruth! she cried frantically. Again she heard the faint moan. This time she knew the sound. It was Ruth's voice. What could she do? Run for help? Any second Ruth's strength might fail, and she would let go her grasp. Barbara could not bear to think of the horrible end. Ruth! Ruth! she called again, but this time her voice was clear and strong. It is Bab. Do you understand? Hold on a little longer! I'm coming! Lord, show me the way, she prayed yet calling, Help! Help! as she prayed. Unhesitatingly she SPECTATOR 23 jumped up from the rock on which she was lying and tore her woolen shawl into strips. Then she took off her skirt of wool and tore this into broad bands. How she did it, she never knew. She felt as if unusual strength were given her. Growing between the rocks near her was a small tree, its roots embedded in the hard soil. She measured her queer rope and found that by tying it to the tree she could reach Ruth. Off went her shoes and she cautiously climbed to the tree and fastened the woolen rope. She found that it reached the head of Ruth. Yet what was the use to try? How would woolen strings help? But Barbara understood. She was facing the great moment of her life. So, though her hands were bruised and bleeding, she slid along the rocks, by the aid of her rope, until she reached Ruth. Then she fastened the strings securely under Ruth's arms. Aided by the rope and assisted by Barbara, Ruth made her way slowly to the rock above. Oh-o, sighed Ruth as she sank down exhausted, You dear, you dear. And in that one expression of gratitude Barbara felt that she was repaid. ...,l.. - 24 SPECTATOR A Strenuous Evening Sara M. Frick 'l6. e 1 . AVE you ever seen two girls studying to- I- gether in the evening? It generally Q. goes like this: ' 7 W A monosyllable is a word of one 'M l syllable. A monosyllable is ai- A, U What did you say, Edna? I would ever so much rather see your hair rolled low. I think it is more girlish and then too, it looks classy. Well, I like it that way, too, but I can't wear my new hat if I wear my hair so low. Oh, dear, I can never learn this English. Say, Miriam, don't you think this History is pretty hard? In 1497 John Cabot discovered the mainland of North America. In 1479 John Smith discovered the mainland of-well! what's the matter with me, anyhow? In 1479 John Cabot discovered the mainland of North America. I don't care if he did. I suppose America would have gotten along just as well if Cabot had never seen it. Say, didn't we have a good time at the game yesterday? Well, I guess we did, but my life! wasn't it muddy? And, Edna, wasn't that little player that sat across from me in the car the cutest thing? He had such pretty eyes. Yes, Geometry is page forty-eight. Let the triangle A B C-triangle A B C-Miriam, what mark did you get in shorthand? She just gave me eighty-five, and I know that I deserve a better mark for I recited every day. Did I tell you that I got a new dress today? Oh, but it is a dream! What? You aren't going already? Yes, it's after ten and I am tired, and I suppose you are, too. It always makes me so tired to study a whole evening like this. Goodnight, dear. SPECTATOR 25 Exhortation Richard W. Price '17. fApologies to Tennyson.J The score is tie, now do or die, O team the Blue and Black defending! Our leader's hoarse, he scarce can force His voice to cheer the play impending! Cheer, fellows, cheer! Let the team know we've spirit. A Help, fellows, help the team! Cheer it! Cheer it!! Cheer it!!! O hark, O hear, how thin and clear The ref'ree's whistle now is shrieking! The ball is passed, and light'ning fast Our center down the field is streaking! Hang to that ball! Make that goal! You're right near it! Touch down, boys, what a run! Cheer it! Cheer it!! Cheer it!!! A touchdown made, a game well played, Our school's again out in the limelight. Her praise I'd sing like anything If I could only make this rhyme right! Cheer, fellows, cheer! Let the team know we've spirit! Help, fellows, help the team! Cheer it! Cheer it!! Cheer it!!! 26 SPECTATOR Ihr Eigh Svrhnnl Spvrtatnr I , ,JoHNsTowN, I-A., NOVEMBER, 1915 - SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 75 CENTS. PER CoPY, 10 CENTS Ehitnrial :mb Euninnm Staff Editor in Chief, GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS, '16. Associate Editor EVA A. BRINKER, '16 Society Editors MARGARET BLEY, '16 MARCUS SKY, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN McGEE, '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 School News MARY COLLINS, '16 Current Events ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors SARAH E. ROSE, '16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Joke Editors SARA YOUNG. '16 HARRY TEMPLE, ' 16 PAUL LAVELLE, '16 Art Editors MARGARET COVER, '16 Business Manager ROBERT B. HORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager ADOLPHUS WILSON, '16 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER, '16 Associates MARTIN FOX, '16 SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 JOHN GEIS, '17 MILTON MURDOCK, '17 CHARLES BUCHANAN. '17 RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN, '17 MARK CAUFFIEL, '18 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS, '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '1'71yS EMMA TANEY, '18 Alumni Editor MISS GRACE COCHRAN HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, '17 Faculty Advisor MISS KATHARINE ULERY The Spectator is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to The Spectator, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postofiiceg Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter. In order to insure publication in the current issue, MSS. must be handed to the editor not later than the 10th of each month. 2 School spirit! Why talk to us of that? We have it-lots of it! Don't we have class fights-when they are necessary? Don't we go out on strikes-occasiom ally? What more do you want? Such seems to be the SPECTATOR 27 opinion of most high school students concerning that quality most necessary in high school life. However, this idea is false. , In arder to show loyalty to our school, we must up- hold it in all its undertakings. Athletics come first in the minds of most of us, and are encouraged to a certain degree. Football? Basketball? Oh, yes, you love them both. No, you do not know all the rules, but you like to see the games. Well, then, now the opportunity is offered to show that affection. Athletic Association tickets are put on sale. Did you buy a ticket? No? Oh, you are going to the games, but-. Now a big Mass Meeting is called to practice cheers for the next foot- ball game. Everybody Be There! Will you be present? Going to the movies, but you will surely be at the game? Certainly! Then the big foot-ball game! What a crowd along the side lines! Just see those two team struggle! But such cheering! Where is that school spirit now? Surely you appreciate the efforts of the foot-ball men. They are giving you their best, striv- ing to bring victory to Johnstown High School. Do they not deserve your display of gratitude in return? You know, deep in your hearts, that they do, but you have been thoughtless. Hereafter, whether your team is los- ing or winning, whether you know why the cheer-leader is calling for yells or not, nevertheless, respond and shout to the best of your ability. Then just take a peep at that team. Do you see the renewed pep it displays, just because it knows you are standing back of it? If spirit does so much good in athletics, will it not do the same for other activities? A new system was es- tablished in Johnstown High School. However, it was not adopted until a vote had been taken upon it by the students. From the result of that vote, it was evident that the student body wished the system to be adopted. So the noon period was decreased half an hour, thus mak- ing an earlier dismissal in the afternoon possible. Now 28 SPECTATOR the students wished this to be done. Why do they not, then, stand back of it and make it a success? Tardy marks have certainly increased since the new system has been in force and these bring down the standard of any school. Is that the proper way by which you should show your appreciation for the consideration shown you? Here, also, may that school spirit come to the rescue. You wanted the noon period shortened. So bring your school' spirit into full play and stand back of the thing which you have brought into operation. We realize that circumstances alter conditions. In our school are many pupils who do not live in Johnstown and they naturally do not have the same personal pride in their school. Then, too, our school has grown in size and a certain lack of unity is to be expected. But-we should put aside these diiiiculties and with our whole hearts and souls stand back of and boost our school in all its activities. Surely that is true school spirit. A GIRLS' VARSITY BASKET-BALL TEAM. The girls of Johnstown High School want to organize a varsity basket-ball team, so that they may carry on a season of interscholastic games with other girls' teams. The question which arises in the minds of many people is: Would such a movement be Wise or profitable. Other schools have varsity teams for their girls and sure- ly Johnstown High School is as enterprising and broad- minded as they. How would such an organization be managed? Would it mean the establishment of a girls' Athletic Association? We feel that another association would be entirely unnecessary, since basket-ball is the only game into which the girls wish to enter, and would suggest that the team come under the one association now in power. Someone has asked whether the girls would have a vote in the association meetings. It is our firm belief that the girls would care to vote only on such matters as concerned them personally. Of course they SPECTATOR 29 would have to have their own manager to arrange a schedule, and with this exception, their affairs would be entirely under the control of the Athletic Association. Then concerning the granting of J. H. S. letters as rewards to the players. Since these are given to the boys who represent the high school in the basket-ball world, why should the girls not receive the same recognition? Surely, if they work hard and do their best, they deserve the monogram as well as the boys. As to whether or not the games would be profitable. Because of the novelty of the idea in Johnstown, we are certain that the games would be well attended. In this way the financial side of the affair may be assured. Since the girls give their support to the foot-ball and boys' basket-ball teams, you should show your apprecia- tion of their assistance by making the organization and success of their basket-ball team possible. You are done to the death. Well, well, what then If you battled the best you could? -Ella Wheeler Wilcox. We have all of us at some time, probably at a num- ber of times, been figuratively done to the death. Per- haps it is after a long, hard examination in school, per- haps it is after a hard day's work in the home: but at sometime when we relax from a severe strain and are tired in both body and mind, the thought comes. Often this reflection is in the form of a complaint, if we have failed in the completed task, it is sure to be so. Just at this point, if we espouse the opinion of our modern poet, reaction sets in. The question is coolly asked, Well, what of it-what does it matter if we are done to the death? What difference can that make, if we have bat- tled the best we could? This only is the thing that counts. What even does it matter if we have failed, so long as we have thrown our best into the trial. After all, it is scarcely possible that we have failed entirely-that 0 30 SPECTATOR there are no good results. In some way, though we may not be able to discern it, we are stronger because of the conflict. If we are done to the death and have not battled the best we could , we may comfort ourselves with the thought that we got exactly what we deesrved. One thing is always left 3 we can earnestly resolve to do better next time. Wmi vmia I Every man must do his own growing, no matter how tall his grandfather was. t T. K. Beecher. A treaty between the United States and Haiti was signed at Port au Prince on September 16. This treaty provides for American supervision of Haitian finances and also of a constabulary force which will be estab- lished. On September 29, a destructive hurricane swept over New Orleans and the Mississippi Guff coast. Three hun- dred lives were lost and property to the amount of twelve million dollars was ruined. During the latter part of September, a report was received from Stefansson who is now in the Arctic regions. Stefansson, it will be recalled, is the young man who headed a Canadian expedition northward from Alaska in search of new arctic lands. According to the SPECTATOR 31 report, he was successful on June eighteenth in discover- ing land at seventy-seven degrees and forty-three minutes 177' 43'D north latitude and one hundred fifteen degrees and forty-three minutes C115' 43'J west longitude. With the adoption of state-wide prohibition in South Carolina, last month, another state is added to the fast increasing list of states which have adopted prohibition. Progress is being made in wireless telegraphy. During the last week of September, the first uninter- rupted wireless speech was transmitted between the Naval Station at Arlington, Virginia, and Mare Island, California, a distance of twenty-Hve hundred miles and then between Washington and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a distance of forty-six hundred miles. Norway has followed Holland and Denmark in es- tablishing an Overseas Trust. After these trusts have been recognized by both the English and German gov- ernment, the countries in which they are formed are per- mitted to import certain contrabrand goods, if addressed in care of the N. O. T. This guarantees that such goods will not find their way to belligerent nations. The N. O. T. ofiicials have the privilege of examin- ing the importers' books and if fraud is detected, they have the right of seizure and even of confiscation. T1- . The first serious disaster as the result of careless sub- structure work in New York City, occurred during the latter part of September, when four hundred feet of surface on Seventh Avenue, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth Streets collapsed. Eight persons were killed and many others seriously injured. This was followed by another disaster three days 32 SPECTATOR later. A section of Broadway between Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Streets caved in, dropping an automo- bile into a forty foot chasm. One woman was killed and the lives of hundreds of pedestrians were endangered. ET' T EE? 'T 'EE ff ffffd W is The lunch room in the Domestic Science Department has been opened. This addition to our school is a source of great convenience to the students, especially to those who remain at the building during the noon intermission. Mr. Stockton has provided interesting and beneficial chapel exercises within the past month. At the exer- cises of the three upper classes, held September 29, Superintendent Adee was welcomed by the students as the speaker. Mr. Adee spoke upon the subject, Hered- ity, Environment, and Education. ' Dr. A. G. Barker, who spent the week of October 1 in Johnstown and vicinity, addressed the three upper classes, October 6, on The Road to Happiness. Dr. Barker also spoke to the members of the Freshman class on October 1, taking as his theme, How to Make the Best Out of Life. A course in Public Speaking has been added to our English Department. This work is required of all SPECTATOR 33 students of English VI and VII who do not take Domestic Science. The classes are conducted in the Auditorium once each week. The first business meeting of the Junior class was held in the Study Hall on September 23. The following ofiicers were elected to serve for the year: President, Philip Waltersg Vice President, Nell Hummelg Secretary, Marian Stokesg Treasurer, Donald Matthews. ...l---1 The campaign which was conducted by the Athletic Association for the purpose of increasing the sale of sea- son tickets was quite a success, and the way has been opened for similar contests in the future. A picture has been awarded to Room 308 as the assembly room selling the largest percentage of tickets. Miss Gertrude E. Phil- lips received a cash prize given to the student selling the largest number of tickets throughout the city. .i. .1 The noon intermission has been shortened to a period of one hour, making the time of dismissal for the day a half hour earlier. This change was adopted after a vote had been taken upon the matter by the entire student body. Mr. W. W. Smith, teacher of mathematics, has re- signed from the faculty to enter the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. Although Mr. Smith will be greatly missed by both the faculty and student body, we heartily wish him success in his new work. .l.i1- The faculty and student body welcome Mr. Donald Steel, who has come to our school as a teacher of mathe- matics. Mr. Steel is a graduate of Washington and Jef- ferson College, having completed his course there last spring. 34 SPECTATOR An unusual and interesting exhibit was put on in the Art Department of the High School during the City Institute which was held during the week of October 8th. The work displayed was brought here from the schools of Newark, New Jersey, in which Mr. Froehlich is Super- visor of Industrial Art. Throughout the exhibit, the main feature was the beautiful color harmony. In the lower grades of the schools, the application of color harmony is Worked out in paper cutting, the dressing of dolls, and the making of posters. The pupils in the higher grades apply it to the interior decoration of homes and also in the coloring of large, attractive posters. In the high schools, cos- tume designing and interior decoration are the main points which have been worked out. Examples of each of the various kinds of work were on display and brought out clearly the skill and training of the students. An especially interesting detail was the array of small bags made of materials of harmonizing colors. This is another means by which the necessity of color schemes is made evident. Taken as a whole, the exhibit was both interesting and instructive. The art teachers of the High School deserve their share of the credit for having been instru- mental in offering to the public an opportunity of examin- ing the work accomplished by the schools of an enter- prising city in a neighboring state. - llhv Muff llllv QAC5 SAD SPECTATOR 35 wir ffl i wil 9 1 I I :X '61 - ' Ss ,- e . 4 ' I 1 '5 1 i f e .1 f i . I X E f i 1' , Cv ... -..- f! l zs 6' Q' 4 x H- 5 5 of gl .... ,-fm' 'X --- - L Li!! iRW ' REPORT OF THE AGASSIZ. On September 23 the Agassiz Chapter held its first meeting. The following officers were elected: President ................... Lorene Martin Vice President . .. ...... Frieda Myers Secretary .... . . . Amalia Engelbach Treasurer ................ Charles Gouchnor Plans for increasing the membership of the Chapter were discussed. It has been found that the absence of interest which the students take in this Chapter is due mainly to lack of information. All that one must have in order to join as a member is an interest in Nature. No other requirements are asked! for. During the year a number of excursions will be made around the vicinity of Johnstown, which undoubtedly will be very pleasing. The Chapter extends a cordial invitation to every person in the school, not excepting the faculty, to be present at any of the meetings or to accompany the members on ex- cursions. 36 SPECTATOR ,Q I9 100113 Efe Gro ,flllxmx-1, ' II, eu, js' 25 During the last month athletics in Johnstown High School took an unusual spurt. This was due to the sev- eral mass meetings held during the month. At one of these Pop Golden, the former athletic director at Penn State College, spoke. The value of these meetings is shown by the enthusiasm aroused and also by the fact that candidates for the team were scarce until these meetings were held. Manager Ellis's campaign for the selling of season tickets to the games was one of the most successful plans ever attempted at Johnstown High. The full quota of one thousand tickets was not sold, but the management was very much satisfied by the number sold. The Cresson Game. The team started its season Sept. 29, with a game with Cresson High at Cresson. The summary of the game was: Johnstown 13. Creason 7. Reynolds ..... ..... L . E. . . . ...... .Curry Pinder .... ..... L . T. . . . .... Monteith Bowser. . . .... .L. G. . . . . . . . .Wilson Taylor .... .... C . . . . .... McCard1e Mentch s P E c T A T 0 R 37 Buchovecky ..... ....... . R. G. . . . ........ . .Huff Curry ........ .... R . T. . . .... A. Rotandaro Colbert ..... .... . R. E. . . . .G. Rotandaro Walters. . . .... Q. B. . . . ..... . . .Cleave Bailey ..... .... . L. H. . ...... Smith Korns ................... R. H. .......... . Murdock ................ .F. B. ............ . . Connell Touchdowns-Walters, Korns, Connell. Goals from touchdown-Colbert, Cleave. Substitutions-Blumberg for Korns, Korns for Walters, Walters for Bailey, Daley for Colbert, Suppes for Curry, Buchanan for Reynolds. Referee-Abernetting. Umpire-Broderick. Field J udge-Esselman. Head Linesman-Cleave. The Apollo Game. On Friday, October 1,' the Apollo High football team played Johnstown High at Luna Park. They were de- feated 19 to 0, in a fast game despite the muddy field. Daley and Murdock starred for Johnstown with long runs. The summary: Johnstown 19. Apollo 0. Buchanan .......... .... . L. E. . . ..... Kunkle Pinder ...... .... L . T. .. ..... Amet Baserman. . . .... .L. G. . . . . . . .Martin Taylor ........ . . .C. .... . . .Kepple Buchovecky ..... . . ..R. G. . . . . .Paull Curry ........ T... .....Huey Bowser ..... .... . R. E. . . ..... George Walters. . . .... Q. B. . . . . . .Parsons Prothero .... .... . L. H. . ....... Stitt Daley .................. .R. H. ........... Kirkwood Murdock ................ .F. B. . ............Hunter Touchdowns-Daley 2, Murdock. Goals from touchdowns-Pinder 1. Substitutes--Suppes for Baser- man, Blumberg for Walters, Cunningham for Kunkle, Kunkle for Cunningham, Cunningham for Huey. Ref- eree-Crouse. Umpire-Leiford. Field Judge- O'Connell. 38 SPECTATOR The Vandergrift Game. On the Point, October 9, Johnstown High won from Vandergrift High by 7 to 0. Johnstown outclassed their opponents, but only one touchdown resulted from Daley's long run and a later dash by Murdock in the first quar- ter. Reynolds showed up well. The summary: Johnstown 7. Vaidergrift 0. Reynolds .... .... . L. E. . . ....... Brinker Pinder .... .... L . T. . . . ..... Mitchel' Baserman. . . .... .L. G. . . ...... .Yeity Taylor ...... .... C . .... ..... T ownsend Buchovecky. . . .... .R. G. . . . . . . . . .Snyder Curry ....... .... R . T. . . . .... McIntyre Buchanan. . . .... .R. E. . . . . .Monney Walters... .... Q.B. .....Bortz Bailey. . . .... .L. H. . . . . . . .George Daley ..... .... R . H. . . .... Gumbert Murdock ................ .F. B. ............... King Touchdowns-Murdock 1.-Goal from touchdown- Bailey 1. Substitutions-McGregor for Yerty, Bowser for Baserman, Blumberg for Walters, Walters for Blum- berg, Harrigan for Daley, Prothero for Murdock, Walsh for Bailey. Referee-Crouse. Umpire-O'Brien. Field Judge--Lindsay. Head Linesman-O'Connoll. lili. On Oct. 11 the Athletic Association met inthe Study Hall. It was voted to join the Pennsylvania Interscho- lastic Athletic Association. A letter giving Richard Reynolds the recommendation for track manager was then read. Ofiicers for the ensuing year were elected, also a new track manager. Those selected were: Ed- win Bowser, Presidentg Kenneth Richardson, Vice Presi- dentg Alvin Reese, Secretaryg Richard Reynolds, Track Manager. SPECTATOR 39 UMNH .P The ticket campaign for the Alumni Lecture Course is now under Way. A season ticket includes six enter- tainments and costs only 31.00. That means only 3.1626 for a single number. How often do you find such a treat? Alumni, Students, Friends of Johnstown High School, prove your interest and support this movement. Welcome the sellers. Secure a ticket before November 6th, Then come on six diiferent occasions to our High School Auditorium and find both social and intellectual enjoyment. News from the Classes. ' '07-Attorney Douglass Storey is practising law in Philadelphia. '09-Frank Breniser, who is assistant to the Dean of University of Pennsylvania, has been forced by ill health to take a prolonged vacation. '10-Miss Helen Katzenstein has opened a select child garden at her home on Vine Street. Miss Katzen- stein attended the School of Mother Craft and School of Philanthropy, New York City. '12-Leroy Scanlan represented the University of Michigan at a fraternity meeting held in Denver, Colo- rado. '12-Joseph Kaminsky has entered the law school at the University of Pittsburg. '13-Ira Miller has taken up the study of pharmacy at the University of Pittsburg. '13--William Sheeler has enrolled as a freshman at Dartmouth College. 40 SPECTATOR Ex. '13-Frederick Thomas has entered Dartmouth College. '13-George Wagoner has enrolled as a medical student at University of Pennsylvania. Class of 1915. , It is a pleasure to note the large number of last year's graduates who have gone on to higher institutions of learning. University of Pennsylvania-Donald Gocher, Harry Rose, Ludwig Tross. University of Pittsburg-Francis Broderick, Paul Burggraf, Ralph Coleman. Vassar College-Mary Cover. Philadelphia School of Industrial Arts-Sarah De- Frehn. University of Michigan--Lee Benford, Glea Craig. Allegheny College--Virginia Lewis. Wells College-Winifred Krebs. Columbia University-Margaret Mahaifey. Albright College--James Springer. Goucher College-Margaret Cook, Mildred Smith, Sara Smith. Fairmont, Washington-Geraldine Martin. West Chester Normal-Mary Weaver. Indiana Normal--Margaret Hummel, Marian Kay- lor, Ruth Koontz, Rose Musante, Edna Page, Dorothy Petriken, Gertrude Sanford, Florence Statler, Sara Stutz- man. Post Graduate Course in Johnstown High School- Viola Mosholder, Leroy Cook, John Schmid. Teaching in Johnstown High School, Commercial Department-Mabel Speicher. a Teaching in Junior High School, Commercial De- partment-Marian McMullen. Substituting in City Schools-Ocie Ankeny, Hannah Canan, Beatrice Courtney, Catherine Hutchison, Pearl SPECTATOR 41 Keifer, Lu Mellinger, Eleanor Mitchell, Mary Mosgo, Margaret Roos, Helen Schenkemeyer, Helene Schry, Esther Teeter. Marriages. '99-Miss Ida Campbell and Erastus Geer were mar- ried in October. Ex. '08-Earl Richards and Miss Florence Aler were married a few weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Richards are making their home in Moxham. Ex. '09-Miss Ada Miller and William C. Doolittle were married in June. Mr. and Mrs. Doolittle are living in Cleveland, where the latter has won recognition as a soloist. '12-Miss Kathryn Snyder and Paul B. Noble were married in August. Mr. and Mrs. Noble are making their home in Cleveland. '12-Miss Emma Baker and Charles E. Butler, '12, were married during the past month. Mr. and Mrs. Butler are making their home in Johnstown. Births. '04-Mr. and Mrs. Jack Henderson fMiss Anna Vin- toni announce the birth of a son. '10-Dr. and Mrs. R. Palmer fMiss Olive Mayerl announce the birth of a daughter. Ex. '10-Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Elsasser fMiss Hulda Nathanj announce the birth of a son. .ili-i A MQ J 42 SPECTATOR ntwaffk lliuqge S With the greatest pleasure, we welcome all our ex- changes this month, but because many school papers do not issue their first number before our Spectator material is sent to the press, we are unable to give many criticisms. The Comet, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is an excellent high school paper. The paper reflects an energetic student body, that entirely supports its own publication. The illustrations and cuts add to the beauty of the paper. The Herald, Westfield, Massachusetts-why should your entire paper be devoted to school notes and athletics Without a single poem and but a few stories. Red and Black, Salt Lake City, Utah-Your cover design is both clever and appropriate, but the appearance of the paper would be greatly improved if no advertise- ments appeared on the cover. The Maroon and Gray, State College High School, Pennsylvania, could be improved by having more literary work. We acknowledge the following papers: Red at White .Q .................. Woodstock, Illinois Dickinsonian ....... ........ C arlisle, Pa.. The Gettysburgian ..... ...... G ettysburg, Pa. High School Shelberian . . . .... Shelbine, Missouri Pasco School News ...... .... D odo City, Florida Carlisle Arrow ............ ........ C arlisle, Pa. Eugene High School News . . . ..... Eugene, Oregon The Spectrum ........... ........ C hester, Pa. The Oracle ..... . ..... Des Moines, Iowa Q ....... ..... Q uincy, Illinois SPECTATOR 43 E :gre 3' O? T3 Ellis, translating German: Stay! she called si- lently. Mr. Schoch fto Pinder, who is discovered with two balances on his deskj- Clifford, you have quite a weigh with you. Question in Physics Review--Give some example of capillary attraction. Sleep Prothero's Answer-Some fine examples of capillary attraction are found in the book. Stand in line girls. Don't shove, Rossman Smith, the popular young movie actor, will soon appear in a new play, entitled- Alice Where Art Thou Going? Piper fin Physicsj- If the automobile was run- ning at sixty miles an hour and was on the road two hours, it must have gone ninety miles. Mr. Schoch- It must have been a Ford. M. Bloomberg fdisputing the meaning just given for Rechthaber J-Doesn't Rechthaber mean dogmatic? Miss B.-What does dogmatic mean? Did you look it up? Max-No. Miss B.-Look it up and see if it barks. 44 SPECTATOR The Elephant Cyrus C. Hubbard ' 1716. I have just been studying about the Transandental- ists, whose doctrine tells us to think for ourselves. Well, I think for myself, so I am going to convert my exper- ience with elephants into truth, and if I speak the truth, then you must banish your false ideas about the elephant. The elephant is a very small animal, rarely reaching the height of ten or eleven feet. He is very heavy, weighing about four tons. It is said that when he tramps on a person he makes jelly out of that person and then puts him in his pantry for future use. I don't know whether that's true or not, but I do know this-when an elephant walks on the earth he presses it down, and nat- urally the earth bulges out at places. That is how moun- tains came to be formed, for when herds of elephants tramp on the earth, mountains are bound to form on the other side. Elephants are clean. They love to wallow in mud, and play leapfrog for hours. Often I have seen an ele- phant amusing himself by standing on his head, when suddenly the ground underneath him would rise to a height of ten feet. That was because some elephant on the other side of the earth had jumped from a cliff to the ground, consequently the ground sank beneath him and lifted up under the other elephant. I have said that elephants are very clean. So they are. Often during the day the elephant will busticate a noble mahogany and pick his teeth with it. In fact, the force of habit is so strong that they do it in their sleep. If you don't believe me I can show you a tree in our house with the mark of an elephant tooth on it. The elephant takes a nap in the daytime, The herd divides itself in two parts, then each division goes to op- posite sides of a mountain, where they all lie down with their backs against the mountain. If the elephants did sPac'rAjroR 45 not lean against both sides, the mountain would cave in, or go up in the air. Sometimes the elephants are so- heavy that they wake up and find their backs touching, and the mountain gone. When this happens a scene of the wildest confusion follows. Each side blames the other, and they slambast one another with trees, mountains, oceans, or anything else they can grab. But the trees break over their strong backs, the ocean divides and makes a tidal wave in going back to its bed, the moun- tains split and fill up the valleys. Then they make up, and kiss each other affectionately, swearing never to quarrel again until the next time. After this they make more mountains, for the old ones are thrown in the val- leys. I think this explains clearly the cause of earth- quakes, tidal waves, volcanoes, and such things. The elephant has a peculiar song. You may imagine its volume when Itell you that the sound starts in the toes, goes up the legs, then round in the body a hundred times or so, and finally comes out of its mouth in such a tremendous volume of melody that the world stops to listen and to see if the elephants wants anything. If the elephant doesn't, the earth once more begins to revolve. What we call thunder is only an elephant sing- ing a lullaby to itself. Now I must speak of the e1ephant's ears. They are extremely graceful. No sight in the world is half so in- spiring or charming as to see an elephant's ears moving majestically to and from, knocking down trees by the dozens. The following poem-by me-is a masterpiece on the elephant's ears: The elephants' ear is a graceful thing, It makes me think of a boid on the wing. How dainty fpausej and pretty Qpausel and trim Cpausej is his ear, It brings to me thoughts of hate and fear. When a boy I loved the elephant's appendage, It sticks to him like mucilageg 46 SPECTATOR So bury me under an elephant's ear, There I'1l be safeg never you fear. No doubt such a shelter will be very necessary when the world reads this treatise on my favorite quarduped. First Stude--Why, I thought you took Geometry last year. Second Stude-I did, but the faculty encored me. -Swiped. If at first you don't get by, bluff, bluff again.- -Hooked. History Teacher-Name the Tudors. Freshie-Front door and back door. FOOT BALL T. E. MORGAN Everything for the game at Steinway and HORAN'S other Pianos I Book Store I18 MARKET STREET 545 MAIN STREET JOHNSTOWMPENNA' ' Better Than Home Made A,33gi2,f5g:' Butter Kissed Popper l WERTZ'S STAND , For MAYOR, W ' ' If elected I promise to clean Johnstown of Rheumatism, Gout. Colds and all other ailments. SPECTATOR 47 For you style-particular young chaps obby High School Suits at 10 up to S20 ERE ARE JUST THE RIGHT SORT OF CLOTHES for the partic- lar young chap who is keen for the smart and nobby in cut, mate- rial and weave-suits designed and made especially to conform to the most particular ideas of dressy young fel? lows and which maintain the jaunty, boyish ' appearance and at the same time affording all -' I the style and well dressed looks that men's g .,Q'H,i,I X: clothes do. ,ll Ulf ll? , ri-li . ljii Q ,,lll'lll'l5i l,ll'i,- ill ill: 11 . lEflll!lllu iiillrri ln 4'ii1lH'ii. . All the new, smart and - '2fl11!'l7'i 'llliilillllw popular models, fabrics, f i Ilill1i!I1ll.'lI'mllll'il' i weaves and colors. 'llillwl Q Al! :itll Vfwilif There's a most pleasing variety of classy, 'li'lll'l'l. :E fill! distinctive new models to choose from-an as- all l'fVff'l llll1, 'Hill sortment broad enough to please the most ex- til? ill pl' Fifi acting taste-fine quality Serges, Cassimeres, IE , ill ggi, Tweeds and Homespuns in a wide range of ill ' li plain colors, fancy weaves, stripes and checks VF, -' nifw as well as the popular Blue Serges-sizes 13 to ll fill, 'lg ill? 18 years-at sio. 5l2.50, s13.so, sis, sis fgiflz. , -nd 520- i.Il'll if ll 'll 'ell 'll , 1 Handsome gold class watch fob Free gl to Fellows of 1916 Class. Q lla he MPenn raffic hen Qualit GEIS :::The Buy Word for Furniture in Johnstown -1 - ,D1- '-'A 1-7-gr -- 1, J' ' 'A' -7'- 4 i -Clever mf' Shoe-T op Suits for girls for fall KLINE'S SPECTATOR 49 Right Shoes For You Fellows Kicks With the Ri ht Style Kinks --an More For Less Money. Woolf SL Reynolds, Inc. Headline of Country Newspaper: Don't Kill Your Wife-Let the Rex Laundry Company Do the Work. - -Swiped. Art-I've got a bad head this morning. Sal-I'm awfully sorry. I do hope you'll be able to shake it off. Sophomore Girl Chaughtilyj-My face is my fortune! Bright Freshie-How long have you been broke? Teacher-What was the first bird the Pilgrims saw when they landed? First Pupil-The Turkey. Second Pupil-No, No! the tommy-hawk.-Swiped. Teacher Qto Mildred K., who had not studied her lesson and was laughing in classj--Really it does not take any brains at all to laugh, does it? 50 SPECTATOR Miss Brixner ito pupil who was at the board de- clining the old man, and had only the nominative case writtenl-Fdaulein, what is the matter with you? I do not see your old man. Boy-Dad, what is a hen pecked husband? Dad--A man whose nerve is in his wife's name.-Ex. Teacher-What is the backbone? Little Girl-The backbone is something that holds up the head and ribs and keeps one from having legs clear up his back.-Ex. Miss Hughes in English-What is the difference be- tween Salary and wages? Freshie-A man who gets a salary, works with his head and a man who gets only wages, Works with his hands. Quick Lunch ---THE Beans A substantial food, a palate delight, quickly served---and economical. A large can for a dime. Packed For The -Ryan-Correll Co. Johnstown, Pa. -.pq-r.-pq.',11a1n-p-n-rin- vans SPECTATOR 51 For Everything Gas and Electrical Electric 8: Gas Appliance Co R NKL N S VINE STS. I Broadest Lines and Best Values Horrors! It has been rumored that our noted Football Captain is thinking of becoming a preacher, but this statement has not as yet been certihed. We're from Missouri! Miss Glenn in English--What is an inventory, Ber- nard? Bernard--Oh, it is a list of unsold goods. Miss Fearl in Virgil--Inhale comes from what stem? Bright Pupil-An amber. Poor Piper. Teacher-What is a proposal? Piper-It is a pop case. General rush! Smear case. Bier case! 52 SPECTATOR Bright Boy-How is P-r-z-e-m-y-s-1 pronounced? Brighter Still-I don't know, but it sounds like a Chinaman playing the Star Spangled Banner on a bag- pipe in France.-Ex. Abe-Everything nowadays is done by machinery, Ikey. Ike-Vell, I dunnog talking is still done by hand.- Swiped. At Senior Class Meeting. Zobel-Nominations open. Stude-Nominate Reese. Reese-Move nominations close. Tonight Only. The mystery of the stolen Packard. Evans and Ellis. Y--ww---Y , Y,,--- ,, .Qn Dr. C0nrad's Cough Elixir A valuable Remedy For Coughs and Colds onrad rug Co. -- -' ' A-51' R-i. 'l - 'T' .! inn-' A-I SPECTATOR 53 Successful People--- I I We come in contact with them every day. Perhaps I this has contributed largely to our own success in es- ' tablishing the standard of Jaco service. If you are a successful man with sound business judgment you will enjoy dealing with our company. I - We know you will appreciate both the car and the ser- vice we sell. l I I The Johnstown Automobile Company. 101 Main Street L. .... .....-...Q Miss Walter fin Historyl--Will you give the imme- morial rights of Englishmen? Dorothy G.-The immemorial rights of Englishmen, Q15 were the right to protection of life'and propertyg C21 the trial to right by jury and- Miss Walter-Dorothy, I fear you have English- men's rights twisted. In History--Success comes in cans. ' H. Benshoff--Cans of what? Miss Glenn Cin English!-People leaving their fatherland are called what? Ella Ott-Emmigrations. Teacher--Give me the meaning of team, John. J orn-A team consists of two or more animals work- ing togetherg such as a football team, or a team of horses. 54 SPECTATOR lst Stude-The Apollo team had one advantage in the game. 2nd Stude-Why? 1st Stude-All railroaders know the signals. Instead of being a funeral director, Colbert has be- come a student in Meteorology. Lessons Sunday even- ing. Gas fsj who? Ken-What course do you take? Pat-The gentle course, penmanship, music, and physical culture. Barred. In History-John, what did the English do when they took the ten schooners? Schrock-They ordered it in larger vessels there- after. JOHNSTOWN'S BEST STORE Hats For Men 8: Young Men At Never were made or meant to 0 be sold for less than 952.00 to I 32.50-Good Dressers by hundreds are Wearing em. I th All for 31.30--A clean saving of 70c to 32.00 . 53.50 32. 00 83.50 I Style Quality Appearance SPECTATOR 55 - Sweets Satisfy that palate craving with the best confections made and sold in America- Fullers Dipped Glaced ' Nut Pieces, Cream Nut Centers, Covered Hard Candies, I Nutted Jellies, Caramels Mongatines and Fancy,Marsh- mellows at 60c, 80c, 81.00. Good stores sell them. - I I f F Ge lo H2002 - am I WQXPLU Q! woe E5 Gosrorl I ' CHOCOLATES What Max heard at home! Never play that bad game of Hookey anymore. Landlady, to new boarder- How do you like your eggs boiled, sir? Nu-kum-r- Two at a time, please. Question in history- How and when was slavery in- troduced into America? R. Smith- No women had come over to the Vir- ginia colony. The planters wanted wives to help with the work. In 1619 the London Company sent over a shipload of girls. The planters gladly married them and slavery was introduced into America. Pinder-Coach' Saylor believes in few words and more action. Sleep-Yes, I notice, his foot balls you out. 56 SPECTATOR Johnny went to join the army, A iight he's never seen. The reason why, we'll tell you now, He's only a sub marine. -Shake Beer. Noifsinger fin Trig.J-A half of one is two. Irate Spectator-Oliicer, get that little kid off the field. No. 666-Sh-h. It's Ellis, the football manager. Senior fin Germany-The air was dim and the clouds stood up. All hail to the croney, We all hand him money, Who has invented the Caesarless pony. Studying Hurts Your Eyes? Well, lt Won't If You Use National Mazda Lamps Moxham Pharmacy Headquarters in Moxham For Everything in the DRUG LINE Eastman Kodaks and Supplies Parker Fountain Pens Famous BRYN Mawr Chocolates Photo Finishing the right way Grove Ave. and Village St. The Way To Better Light Towzey Phillips 6: Co. Distributors To The Public SPECTATOR 57 X nmlllllllllllIllllllmm ummm 1 annczuzfs , H N si E Pnecuous 3 'ron E E su.v:nwAn: E KU!! 1, an '- E E 5 - T. S I' ' E I E : E 5 c A I 3 , E n s N G s 1 e S Q 5 W ' TOILET SETS Have been our E E study for 26 years. 5 We can help solve E your giftproblems 5 for every occasion. , - E L G I N . I Z WATCHES 5 . , - .re n Rothstein s - I ,iv ik' ii Xlfx N The Jewlery Gift Store I I V Embuehea 1889 -I I nearly die when I have to wait, Said he, for an incoming freight. On came a train, 'twas no freightg Poor Guy! He surely died of weight. .-i-. But, hurrah for the crook, He has crossed the brook, And has invented the studyless book! .i-1 In Soph English-After having set aside his books, he proceeded to begin to start to commence to get ready to resume his recitation. Teacher-What caused the Chicago fire? Red-A cow kicked the bucket. SPECTATOR High School Wonders. Football-Bryan. Captain-W. Schwartz. Fighter-Bloomberg. Irishman-Duck Heller. Quick Witted Boy-Piper. Married Men-Bowser and Robb. Married Women-Their wives. Flirts-Same as any other school. Forgotten Irishmen-Silverstone, Kadestky. Fat-Hartley, Schonhart, Huff. Skinney-Farrel, R. Smith, Bunce. Good Pupils-Lavelle, Richardson, Evans. Bull-Afraid to mention any names. Knowbudyhohm-Jokeds. .. New Method Gas Ranges and Heaters Save Your Fuel See the Enamel Steel Burner We are showing a complete line Gately 84 Fitzgerald furniture Co 1 10-1 12 Clinton St. J.1vx. Murdock az Bm. White Oak Lumber By the Car Load JOHNSTOWN, PA. ,,-- 1!,-,'l.W- ---Y .ig.-1,-- 1 NJMIT'-l , ll xl Chocolates Q Fresh twice weekly. The F only drug store in town that l handles Huylers '81 Appollo l Chocolates. i Porch 8: Moses 3 , '- -g,-YY-'I-Y--.ll .11- 60 SPECTATOR - Our 58th Year ' of Service We are entering our fifty-eighth season of business. PERFECT SERVICE in furnishing Costumes for plays is still our watch-word. I Our Academic Cap and Gown department gladly quotes rental or selling rates. A request will bring you a copy of our latest Costume Catalogue Number 58. WEIHS 8 S011 Philadelphia, Pa. F l uality First I 515 518 520 Not clothes that may fit you---or clothes made for someone eIse--- I but clothes---to your measure That is what you get When you order a custom made suit or over- coat---individuality intensified, distinction magnified, style ein- phasized. I John Thomas Sz Sons SPECTATOR l...1..---.-.-.- Palace Laundr 606 FRAN KLIN STREET X ova, N L 4 253,032-C'fp A-giblgsfyj X fneivgfb rwgaf f Nqxlnhvjj-3l?' y . I 5 .J C 5 1 Nu xl , f 5 Af- Y -- W' sumti' Coffee Coffee Coffee IF YOU DESIRE THE BEST lN COFFEE Mountain Grown Coffee All of our Coffees from 20c to 45c per pound are Mountain Grown Coffies. Trya pound of our 25c Coffee. It will please you. Grand Union Tea. Co. 438 MAIN STREET ' .Du 'i bC-'l.'.l ' A.Q,' 62 SPECTATOR KEITH VAUDEVILLE Three Times Daily U AJESTIC I THEATRE M. J. BOYLE, Manager U J0l'lNSTOWN'S COZIEST THEATRE PRICES-Matinee, l0c and l5cg Night, l0c, l5c, 25c TIME-Matinees, 2:30g Night, 7:30 and 9 The Cream of American Vaudeville Together with Choice European lmportations . Camera Bargains-Quick! We are discontinuing the selling of Ansco Cameras. The limited quantity of these machines on hand are being disposed of at deeply cut prices. Great buying opportunity for the Christmas gift buyer who is ready to buy now. Wm. B. Waters EQ Bro. ggzflfn ' Ph h A Suggestlon 132222 03.212225 Em, HORNICK STUDTO---527 Main St. and have some settings made then all worries will he over -1---5r,', .l', -1- Y Y - Y ' 'A f 'Jlu SPECTATOR 63 A TREAT FOR HER - ,..i l r 7' Porch Bros. J Pianos 8z l Player Pianos Visit Our Victrola Parlor Porch Bros., Inc., Cor. Vine-Franklin Sts. Delicious Norris, Park 8: Tilf0I'd and Page 8: Shaw Chocolates and Bon-lions. The quality in these confections that wins all lovers of good candies. Main Kredelfs Drug Store, 412 sm. IW l l w gl ,Q .1 84 Bro. l I lu 'n Blank Book Manufacturers, A l Printers, Rulers and .Q l Book-Binders H 'N n 'I Engraved Stationery, 'N l, Announcements, I Cards, Etc. i Why not have your I N Spectator bound into Q l A NICE BOOK? I 1' l i ll Woolf Block Annex, Cor. franklin and Q lincoln Sls., lohnstown, Pa. limi! Svrhnnl Manila LEARN how to SAVE money. It is a form of education that you should include in your course of study. 5Q Begin today with a sav- ings account in THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK 206 FRANKLIN STREET SPECTATOR 'll'.' ' ,iid 4Pi-il'- UIIINNQS Q A store of special service for Young Ladies. Millinery, Dresses Cloaks and the novelties While they are new. Y-, -A Y, -----,-, -A ,,,--- ,,, ,, , Ji---- -,- V ,,---Y gg 9, - They 're' gbiiagagtagzocolates A wide distribution of these most excellent confections now-and an appreciative public is calling for more W. E. Johnson 8x Company Wholesale Distributors Seinimerfgs THE PLACE 'O55155'ifiiifaiiieaZfdB,320'fZ,Z2?n1 at HAVE LUNCHEON IN OUR GARDEN Banquet Hall on Second Floor W. Jr. mi Dealers in Sash, Doors, Lumber' Cement CSL All k' d 1B 'ld' M t 'ls. Orders ' P ommls gtterlixriecinti. 353:21 PHONES St, GOOD PLANING MILL WORK OUR SPECIALTY SPECTATOR 65 l.'- '4 ig All i HIGH SCHOOL Men Take Notice! We have taken on two new houses for this fall that k CLOTHING ESPECIALLY FOR THE COLLE 'E HIGH SCHOOL Fellows. Their Clothes are re lly - vels of the tailoring craft - we urge you to see them - SMARTEST SUITS you ever saw nt 15 and S18 , Others at S10 Up MlLLER'S Amateur Photo 2 Finishing 3: We do it and do it right. Disappointment due to poor workmanship is avoided when you let us do your Developing, Printing or Enlarging. Schrader Bros. 'i!1RA,lHK't'T1L' STREETS The laundry LAUNDRY that Satisfies Tm COMPANY Why not try having your collars done by our new process and note the result ? TELEPHONE AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL Jones - Morton ADVERTISING Make Sell Sell Signs Buttons Souvenirs of All Pins' and for Every Kinds Baddes Occasion 66 SPECTATOR We do it electrically Get Your Tonsorial Work done here and become a patron of the best Electrically Equipped shop in the city Sport Von Alt Franklin Street Eighth ward ' More People Wearing NllTl'l HOERY HOES Every Day Try a pair and you'll know the reason. Stores in three :: states :: Nobby Clothes for Young Men Tailored to and measure... 5 up Uhr Fling Shun 13321111 8: Hastings Mnfs ilfurniahings 213 Franklin St. SUPPES BLDG. Johnstown, Pa. UTUMN DAYS are doubly A pleasant when you go out with a ' h and take n EI pictures. We have BROWNIES ...... 51 to S10 KODAKS ......... 9 to 65 We do expert developing and Drmtlng. lllrgnnlhn Erug 8: Knhak Starr, E115-7 Franklin Bt. 5- --4 '--A' - - Ar- Y -1- 7-li: ,-, FIRST NATIONAL BANK Cor. Main and Franklin Streets JOHNSTOWN,PENNA. Capital, Surplus and Profits ......,..................,...... 51,000,000 Total Resources .......,.,........... 7,500,000 DIRECTORS Henry Y. Haws, Harry Swank, David Barry, J. M. Murdock. John McDer- mott, W. E, Matthews, S. C. Ream, John Widmann, P. F. McAneny OFFICERS Henry Y. Haws .................... President Harry Swank . ...... ........ V ice-President J. M. Murduck .............. Vice-President D 'd B ............................. Cashier BVI arry Dgciggghanl Assistant Cash'rs Interest Paid on Time Deposlts iingraueh Nam Glarim 311 hiifvrrnt stglra Banff-rngraurh Nut vtrhrh Hallvg Engrauing Gln. wnnlf Pmnvx illinrnln St. SPECTATOR El itqu T hey Know Good Candyess IGH SCHOOL GIRLS-and BOYS, too-know that the ELITE supplies the most delicious Home-Made Sweets offered in Johnstown. And there's an ever increasing demand- that means increased production is neces- sary. We will make more Elite Candies for Johnstown this season than ever before. We would like to number you among oufr patrons SPECTATOR Both 1 I Are learning book-keeping at the C. B. C., realizing the immense yield there is for this class of work. In most cases they are taking the Com- bined Coitrse of Business and Stenogra- phy, which fits them for any office posi- tion. H you are ambitious and want to succeed don't delay a minute. Qlamhrin Lftnzinran Glnllvgv 229-231 Franklin Street Johnstown, Pa. 3 sw' 'Phones Entire Sixth Floor 51122149 9, E - -+ 151- ,N x - , ' L , V' f' , .- '. ' N' ' . . I' d-Pg' ' 'Mfg MV Q , .. A .. , 1 Tu - ,J ' 1 :IQ -fin ' 1 4 . :M ' Vs , 'IQ V , 1 .. V I 1 . ..- . -1 . , . 1 - V 1 ' Qf. ,. QQ ' :hx I lmfzwlf ! - -'H ,u T' , --. Q .. -fgxvyr. - ,, I 5:7 .:A 'Q-N, -Y ,val H' Q V . vw x-' 3 .!, ' 1 . I ' ,,.IW,gl ' . - ,.,,M1TF5, w ' . I ,.',-'qv V -I P H .X .zljytnlxl ...V -'J ' Y . gm' ' . '- vm .- ,E in V .,-fkjf, i. 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Contents i 5, an '15 X i 4 J ' A I ng, The Autumn Wind . . . . . 5 Quite a Coincidence . . . . . 6 Glorianna Lawson . . . . . . 11 Nina ............ . . . 15 Preparedness ........... . . . 18 Beginning at the Bottom . . . . . . 19 The Death of the Summer ....... 21 Long Distance Wireless Telephony . . . . . . 21 A Thanksgiving Surprise ........ . . . 24 Thanksgiving in 1915 . . . . . 25 At Sunrise ......... . . . 27 A Double Celebration . . . . . 28 Camping .............. . . . 30 A Thanksgiving Story . . . . . . 31 The Spirit of 1915 .... ... 33 In Memoriam ...... . .. 35 Editorial ........ . . . 36 Current Events . . . . . . 39 School News .. 40 Athletics ..... . . . 43 Alumni . . . . . 46 Exchanges . . . . . . 49 Jokes ........ . . . 52 Advertisements . . . . . 58 Faith is a practical thing in our everyday lives 'th W1 out which no work can be accomplished. William Jennings Bryan. SPECTATOR 5 Ellyn igigh Svrhnul Svpvriatnr Truth to the fact and a good spirit the treatment VOL. XVII. JoHNsTowN, PA., DECEMBER, 1915 No. 3 The Autumn Wind Mary Gocher '171Ag In Fall when leaves are turning red And when the flowers all are dead, The wind comes whistling round the hill And makes small ripples on the rill, And cries, Come out! Come out and have some fun, it calls, Come out before the first snow falls, Come out and bring your friends along. This is the Autumn Wind's loud song, It cries Come out! 6 SPECTATOR It roams wherever it may please, It whirls the leaves and sways the trees, It blows on hill, through vale and lane And ever whistles its refrain, And shouts Come out! Quite A Coincidence I Gertrude E. Phillips '16 ' HE'S a dandy girl-I tell you--lots of pep in her, too! You ought to see her handle a tennis racquet-and, boy, she swims like a fish. Now don't knock the poor kid on account of her sober name. She's lot livelier than she sounds. Not just because she's my cousin, but little Jane really is a peach! Of course-since that runs in our family! Yes, that's all right, I know. But, I'm not keen about taking a child under my wing for a whole evening, especially one l've never seen. She's your cousin and I hate to do it for your sake-but, nothing doing, Bo. Well, you poor-! Why, ah, you don't know what you're missing. I'll bet you ten dollars you won't see as pretty a girl down in Sherwood. Just you wait! It'1l be Thanksgiving all over again for me when you come back. Well, here comes your train. Good-bye, old man. Here's all kinds of good luck. Sorry I can't be therewith you. Let me know if you happen to see my coz! Had Buckley shook hands with his chum Vic Shev- lin, who was about to start on a foot-ball trip to Sher- wood. The two young fellows had been standing on the platform, slightly away from the rest of the people who were going to see the big Thanksgiving game with Cen- tral High at Sherwood. Had was to meet his father in New York to spend the holidays with him and so had to Q0 0 SPECTATOR 7 give up the pleasure of witnessing the game. Big Vic Shevlin had made good as fullback on Broadley Acade- my's team and had made the trip to Sherwood. It so happened that Had had a cousin living in Sher- wood and he was trying to make Vic promise to find her and take her to the dance the evening after the game. But Vic's football tenacity was aroused and he refused to listen to such an arrangement. So the arrival of the train was opportune. The party filed noisily into the Pullman and Had was left on the platform. The whistle blew and they were off! Above the shrill noise Vic heard the one word sorry and merely grinned at Had. lk Ik Ik il lk lk ll' 1 Excitement reigned in Sherwood! Buildings and streets were decorated with masses of red and white rib- bons and banners. Whitewashed letters, two feet long, covered the pavements and announced to the stranger: CENTRAL vs. BROADLEY-AT THE PARK, 3:15. Small boys accosted people with a Ticket for the game, sir? Twenty-five cents! A crowd of young peo- ple surrounded the hotel at which the visitors were to stay and occasional shouts filled the air. The most hard- hearted person was forced to smale at such a display of enthusiasm. ll 1 1 ll' Ill ll! i W The representatives of Broadley Academy arrived in Sherwood at ten o'clock, confident in themselves. After arranging their affairs at the hotel, some of the fellows started out in search of the Y. M. C. A. Vic, always in for everything, was one of them. When they reached the main street of the city it was moved that they should stop at a drug store and of course the Hayes had it. They were lined up at the counter, when a group of young girls entered. One of them wanted some sort of cold cream and during the pur- 8 SPECTATOR chasing, they all sat down at the tables and asked for sundaes. Quite naturally, the Broadley youths became inter- ested immediately. Some good-looking girls! exclaimed Chad Wallace to Vic. ' T Vic nodded and leaning over to Chad said, Good- looking? Well, I should say! But do you see the little dark-haired one with the pink thing on her hat? Man- alive, isn't she a dream! Grey eyes, too! I always was keen about grey! Oh, me for her !-Good-bye, Jane! This last sentence was uttered under his breath. Just then the girls passed them, laughing and talk- ing, and went out and down the street. From that time on Coca Cola seemed to have lost its charm for Vic. The fellows Walked back to the hotel after they left the drug store and Vic spent the rest of the morning sitting in the hotel lobby, carefully watching the street for gray and pink and-. But all in vain. Pk ' wk 44 lk ak ll Il Ii Two-thirty! For more than an hour people had been flocking out to the Park where the big struggle was to take place. Without a doubt, many big Thanksgiv- ing dinners had not received the proper attention. But how insignificant is a Thanksgiving dinner when a game between two such rivals as Central and Broadley is about to be staged! Men, women, and children pushed through the crowd, each trying to secure the best seat possible. On one side of the field red and white ribbons and pen- nants fiuttered around their admirers, while the follow- ers of the green and White filled a large section on the other side. Tin horns blared, whistles shrilled, Klaxons sounded, and voices of every tone and pitch, together formed a terrible discord expressing the breaking forth of enthusiasm! The cheer leader from Central, dressed in a glorious SPECTATOR 9 red and white suit, stationed himself in front of the shouting mass of students and, as the husky football men came upon the field, a yell of terrific volume burst forth. The same thing happened when the Broadley squad rushed out. The excitement had become so intense that by the time the referee blew his whistle, silence had fallen. The two teams met and Broadley gained ten yards on a rush through center. But although both teams played hard and well, the first half ended without any scoring having been done. The followers of both teams displayed won- derful spirit and friendly cheer resounded from one side of the gridiron to the other during the intermission. In the last half of the game Broadley seemed to show up better and have more strength. The ball was sent down the field, carried back again, and once more pushed forward. In the last quarter, Vic, who had been playing a wonderful game, got away from Central and after a long run, placed the ball over the line. Then Broadley's students gave way to their feelings and shout after shout pierced the air. This lone touchdown was the result of the fierce battle, but it served to increase the joy of all Broadley's loyal supporters. O 1 l i 1 ll Y 4 Monroe Hall stood waiting to receive its honored guests. It was nearly nine o'clock and the dancing was at its height. Pretty girls in dainty dresses sauntered through the balcony with young men whose faces were scarred and liberally decorated with plasters. The Broadley players had not yet appeared. They finally came, some limping and others bearing various marks of the afternoon' battle. They were greeted heartily and taken off to meet the Sherwood girls. Vic Shevlin stood talking to Central's cheer-leader, commenting on the town, the game, and things in gen- eral. Suddenly he looked up at the balcony! Leaning 10 SPECTATOR over the railing he beheld the girl of the drug store, talk- ing earnestly with Central's quarterback. Vic was stun- ned for a moment and the vigorous cheer-leader, noticing his plight, laughed and said, Don't blame you a bit, kid. She is a good-looking girl, isn't she. And every bit as nice as she is pretty. Want to meet her? Do I? answered Vic. Lead me to-. Dick Charleton, the cheer-leader, took Vic up into the balcony and they started toward the young girl in green. If she had been pretty in Vic's eyes in the morn- ing, she surely must have been beautiful now, as she stood laughing and talking with her companion, her cheeks glowing from excitement, her delicate green taffeta dress completing the picture. She glanced at them as they reached her and spoke pleasantly to Dick. Her compan- ion recognized Vic and congratulated him on the after- noon's success. Vic thanked him hurriedly and then looked at the girl. Let me present Miss Doerr, Mr. Shevlin, Dick was saying. Vic mumbled something and then suggested dancing. Miss Doerr was delighted and so they went down stairs, leaving Dick with the tired quarterback on his hands. Both Vic and Miss Doerr were splendid dancers, but after the first dance, they strolled out onto the wide porch and sat down on the swing. Do you know any men at Broadley? Vic asked his companion. Why, I should say I do! I have a dandy big cousin there, answered Miss Doerr, sweetly. A cousin! What's his name? asked Vic, hurried- ly. Harry Buckley. Do you know him, Mr. Shevlin? Know him? Well, I guess! I-Ie's a great friend of mine! I beg your pardon, Miss Doerr, but is your first name Ji? SPECTATOR ll Jane? Why, yes. How did you know it? Has Had ever spoken of me? - Spoken of you? Why, he raves about you-thinks the world of you and so do-. if Pk 1 Sl! lk ill if i The afternoon after Thanksgiving, Had was sitting in his fathers' apartments when the porter brought in a telegram. At first Had thought it was for his Father, but upon reading it found that it was addressed to him. He opened it eagerly and collapsed on the bed, laughing loudly. The telegram read as follows: Dear Had: I found her. You win. She adores Vic for a name. Congratulate me-us. VIC. Glorianna Lawson It was the first day of school in the little town of B-. Glorianna did not want to go. Mother did not want her to go. Truant ofiicer said she must go until she passed through the fifth grade, and although she had been in the fifth grade for two years and was already seventeen years old, she had not yet passed out of it. Consequently this morning's tardy bell found her wan- dering into Miss Raymer's school room at a snail's pace. Little Miss Raymer, the new teacher who had grad- uated from college the year before, looked up from her desk. She stared. She arose. Was it possible? Glory was at least three inches taller and was twice as large as she, and had been for years, so she heard, the terror of Stone Hill School. She bit her lips and looked again. The figure before her was tall, very stout and black as black can be. She wore a bright plaid waist, a pink belt, and a green skirt, short enough to disclose several inches of striped stockings above a pair of shabby tan shoes. Her hair was fastened tightly in the back and decorated 12 SPECTATOR with a sky-blue rosette over each ear. Her face was broad and the most prominent features in it were a re- ceding forehead, a flat nose and a projecting mouth. Miss Raymer's eyes twinkled and a shadow of a smile fitted over her face. She took up her book and called the roll. All went well until Glorianna Lawson was called. Then the boys Winked at each other and the girls giggled. Miss Raymer looked up in apparent sur- prise and said, Boys and girls, a lady's name has been called. Is that an unusual occurrence here? Immedi- ately Glory stared, drew up her shoulders proudly, and answered sweetly, Present Next morning Glory came in early, an unusual thing, strolled over and took her stand at Miss Raymer's desk. Finally Miss Raymer looked up and said, Good morning, Glory. How nice you look this morning. Glory fidgeted and twisted her fingers and finally said, Hml do you think so? Miss Raymer, say, kin I stay in tonight and clean yo' boa'd fo' yo'? Yes, Glory, I'1l be glad to have you. Thank you, said Miss Raymer, realizing that she had struck the right chord. In the middle of the forenoon, Glory, who had had her inkwell filled the day before, raised her hand and asked for ink. Miss Raymer was puzzled, but she gave it to her. Three times that week, and the next, and the next also that same thing happened, until Miss Raymer's supply of ink was almost gone. One day, during the fourth week, Glory asked, kin I go wash my face? I got ink on it. Miss Raymer could see no ink, but went back to Glory's desk and picked up the inkwell. It was empty. She touched Glory's gface. Sure enough, all around her mouth was ink which had not yet dried. It was circumstantial evidence and the mystery was solved. She told Glory to wash her face and from that time forth Glory worked with pencil. SPECTATOR 13 Somehow, Glory could not do her work. She could not keep up with' the class and Miss Raymer was Worried. So she kept her in one evening to talk to her about it. After delivering a prearranged lecture on the handicap of no education she was rewarded by this answer from Glory, My ma, she never knowed nuthin'. She got along a'right. In despair Miss Raymer dismissed her, wish- ing at the same time that the dismissal were final. But next day brought the same indifferent, careless Glory. Shortly after school began, Mr. Sheesley, the superintendent of the city schools, came in, looked around and sat down. The pupils were having written arith- metic. Now Glory could parse nouns at a great rate, but work problems she could not. She looked over on Joey Tabode's paper and copied-not a thing but the answer. Mr. Sheesley arose, walked back to her desk, placed his hand on her arm and said, Glorianna, move over there in that seat. Glory balked and her lower jaw set firmly. Mr. Sheesley repeated his command. Still Glory sat un- moved. Then Mr. Sheesley looked helplessly at little Miss Raymer. She smiled, walked back to Glory, put her arm across her shoulder and said, Glorianna, it makes me feel bad to think you disobey. Won't you please move your seat? Glory's lower jaw quivered and her head sank: then, looking up admiringly she said, Sutinly, Miss Raymer, and moved. Mr. Sheesley stared and after a moment of thoughtfulness walked over to the little teacher and asked, How did you manage it, Miss Raymer? But Miss Raymer merely smiled. Three weeks later came Entertainment Day and all of the pupils in the room were on the program. Glory and her best friend, Wilhelmina Goins, were on for- recitations. The afternoon came, but with it came no Glory and no Wilhelmina. The program was enacted 14 SPECTATOR and nothing was said of the absentees. Next morning after the opening exercises Miss Raymer said, Wilhel- mina, we will now hear you recite and you may also tell me why you were absent yesterday. Wilhelmina stared for a moment and then began to sob convulsively and said, My aunt was sick. Well, said Miss Raymer, that is too bad, but I must have you recite. She came forward, recited and went to her seat. Then came Glory's turn. Teacher said, Glory, you may come now and give me your excuse and then recite. Glory, who had been crying ever since Wilhelmina mentioned the sick aunt, went forward, turned to the teacher and said, Boo hoo! My aunt was sick, too, all in one breath. Miss Raymer expressed her sympathy but said that that made no difference in the work. Suddenly Glory's face cleared and she stumbled through her half-learned recitation. One day shortly before the end of the term, Glory said, Miss Raymer, I's don' got a go' way fum school fur a few days. My cousin in Mi is d'ad and we all are goin' to teh funeral. Will yo' please excuse me? Certainly, Glory, but we shall miss you, said Miss Raymer, truthfully. - After three days Glory came bursting into the room, rushed up to the desk and said, Miss Raymer, you don' ought a been there. It was a grand funeral. They took on sumthin' awful! She was sent to her seat by a grim smile from Miss Raymer and a loud laugh from a boy who overheard it. Finally the last day came. Miss Raymer read the promotions. Last on the list was Glorianna Lawson, Grade six, section B. Glory dropped her head, put her hands to her face and began to rock back andforth vio- lently, crying loudly. Miss Raymer, thinking she was SPECTATOR 15 ill, inquired but was answered thus, I do' wan' a go. I don'! I don'! I don'! I wan' a stay here with you. Then a wistful peep between her fingers and a kin I, Miss Raymer, kin I? . Why, Glory, said Miss Raymer, I thought you were going to leave school this year. Aren't you? Why, no ma'am, said Glory, I reckon I do' wan' a be no washer lady like my ma. I wan' a be a lady and teach school like you do, Miss Raymer, kin' I? Nina Lucy Sedlmeyer '17 Nina had a secret, a splendid one! I'll tell it to no one, she confided to herself. I'll never tell a soul that I intend to buy a violin. She had once heard a, noted violinist. Her brother had taken her to a music garden, and there she had lis- tened to the passionate, throbbing notes as the musician poured forth his feelings through the instrument. Since then, for two years, she had saved to buy herself just such a treasure. It was now but two weeks before Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving I shall buy my violin, said Nina, to herself. She was returning from the market, and she hummed a tune as she pushed open the door. Her sing- ing stopped abruptly as she beheld her brother at the window, his head buried in his hands. Jean! she exclaimed, what is it? Why do you weep? Weep! weep! he cried, I weep for my country! Nina, war has been declared, and I am without a penny to go. All who wish to join the ranks must provide themselves with an outfit, and I am without a cent! Able bodied, sturdy, willing to fight! What a disgrace! He buried his head again in his hands. After a 16 SPECTATOR pause he raised it, looking startled. See ! he seized her almost roughly and drew her to the window. See! there they go!! All my comrades are going to fight for our country and for our king! They laugh at me! They sneer! They scorn me! Nina was terrified. Never had she seen her brother like this before. Now, as at many previous times, she realized how much she needed her parents, both dead. Then came the thought, Why not give him my violin money? She tried to banish it but for two days it clung to her. On the evening of the second day she quietly stole up behind her brother. Jean! she said softly. He did not heed her. Jean! she repeated, this time a little louder. He turned slowly. You called me? he asked. Yes, she said, brokenly. Here, here is money. Take it. He gazed at her, astounded. Where did you get it? he asked. Honestly, brother. Not for the world would she tell of her sacrifice. She knew her brother loved her, and if she related her story, she knew he might refuse her gift. It was the day before Thanksgiving a year later. Nina sat alone. in the woods, weeping as though her poor little heart would break. Suddenly she raised her head. From the distance came the strains of a violin. She rose slowly and followed the sound. Arriving at the place from whence the sound came, she saw in front of her a youth playing a violin. When he saw her he ceased play- ing. Do you wish anything? he asked. Yes, so much, but I can never get it! - He looked at her curiously and said, That isn't what I meant, but since you speak so, tell me about it. SPECTATOR 17 Here was a companion, a youth of her own age. Why not confide in him? So she told the tale, of her brother and her sacrifice. When she had finished he said, Who is your brother? Jean Gondier, she answered. He jumped to his feet, exclaiming, What! have you not heard? Is it possible! Why your brother is the hero of the day! He saved our regiment. When the leader fell in battle, Jean seized the sword, and urging the men on, he saved the day. Nina, worn out, woman like, fainted! When she recovered again, she found herself in a room of great splendor, lying on a bed covered with silken blankets. On one side of the bed stood her brother and on the other side, the youth, holding a violin. See, Nina! her brother exclaimed, Here isua vio- lin for you. I didn't realize your sacrifice. His High- ness here, the Prince, is giving this to you. Nina was so overcome with joy that she could not speak a word but, instead, shyly took the violin in her hands and caressed it tenderly. How well she was re- paid for her great sacrifice. X5 nf l e 9 ,A . .I f ox l 025015 96? Q 4 f f QQ N 4 i SPECTATOR Preparedness Richard W. Price '17 A From Columbia's natal day She's been built on War's foundations, Base for all the world's great nations. Wending, steadily, her Way Above, ahead, and in the lead Of all--ne'er made a slave to greed But rich, much wealthier than the rest, With untold treasures in her breast. War to any 1and's a blow. Countless deaths and boundless anguish. Countless men who yet must languish. Shattered by the unseen foe! A mighty crash-the crack of doom To some, and then to others whom It shatters-worse! for they have not Even Death's grim mercy in their lot! This our fathers' lot portrays- Have in vain their lives been given? Shall this country, so near riven At one time, now stint her praise Of those who saved her from this death? Scorn their example? In one breath, With one accord We all cry, 'No! , Back comes the echoed answer, Noi No! Our land was made by war! Shall our country be degraded? By a hostile band invaded? Once, perhaps, but nevermore! For every true and loyal son, SPEICTATOR 19 Ah, more than that, for everyone, The watchword is, and with true lust Of loyalty- PREPARE We Must! Beginning at the Bottom Huston Murdock '19 Walking up to the manager's desk in the office of a big electrical company, Henry Knepper, a bog of sixteen, applied for a position as general assistant throughout the plant. The manager, Mr. Guston, was a man who had worked for the company many years and had learned to size any person up in a minute and tell, just by looking at that person, whether or not he was capable of doing certain things. So you wish to be a general assistant over all this large plant? Yes, sir. I should like very much to be an electri- cian and by being an assistant I could study the main points of that study without interfering with my work. There are, said the manager, noting the enthusi- asm Henry had for electricity, not many boys who are willing to start at the bottom of the ladder and work their way to success. They all want to jump at the mid- dle of the ladder where most of them miss the round and fall to the ground. Boys of your kind always make a success in life and that is just the kind of men I employ. Henry blushed at this compliment as the manager pressed a button and gave orders to the man who en- tered to take Henry out and introduce him to men in the plant. When Henry came back to the office, Mr. Gus- ton told him that he might use the rest of the day in ex- ploring the factory and in seeing what he could find that would interest him in any way. But Henry did not get far, for the first thing he came to was of so much interest 20 SPECTATOR to him that he spent the rest of the day examining it and watching the construction of others like it. Next day he came to work at the stated time and made friends with not a few of the workmen before he was called on to assist. He was to help in the construc- 'tion of a motor, the kind he had always wished to make. From that day on for two years he worked diligently and faithfully. One day Henry was working on a very delicate piece of machinery. He was not conscious that Mr. Guston was behind him, taking great interest in the accuracy with which he was working. ' It's a pity, thought the manager, that I did not know of this before. This boy is doing too good work for such a position and such a small salary. The very next day Henry was promoted to work- man and after two more years of honest labor we find him next in rank to the manager. At the death of Mr. Guston, Henry was given his place as manager and may be interviewed in his office today if he is not too busy to see visitors. fl y' SPECTATOR 21 The Death of the Summer Edna Nichols '18 The wind in the treetops is sighing a message Of tender farewell to the birds as they pass, The flowers, in meadows, are drooping and falling Till nothing is left but the bare, brown grass. Bright leaves that are fast falling down from the maples, Warn us their season of resting is near, When winter sends soft, silent snowiiakes down swiftly, To cover them up thru the rest of the year. But autumn is sad-'tis the death of the summerg Soon winter will come, giving snow its release, And spread o'er the valley a mantle of whiteness, A mantle so soft, bringing silence and peace. Long Distance Wireless Telephony Bennie Hull ' 16 N the midst of this dreadful war which V- for the past fourteen months has I fl . , Q .-, been overshadowlng all Europe, we turn with relief and pleasure to in- gs!! P I' ventions and discoveries which have L made possible for us the long dis- tance wireless transmission of mes- sages. To appreciate fully the significance of this recent discovery, we must be familiar with the history of the telegraph and telephone. For years inventors had been utilizing electric arcs, gaps, and high frequency alterna- tors in an attempt to transmit the human voice over a 22 SPECTATOR distance of a few miles. The problems confronting the inventors were not only numerous but hard to solve. Musical sounds were transmitted with almost absolute fidelity, but the transmission of articulate speech necessi- tated the use of so much power at the transmitter, that the receiving stations were unable to receive the message, because of the inability of existing microphones to stand the tremendous pressure. It is only within the last five or six years that the telegraph has approached success. Men made ,different inventions. One inventor, whose ap- paratus resembled the modern wall telephone, brought his instrument to such a stage of perfection that it was of some value commercially. However, the farthest dis- tance covered ranged only from six to ten miles. It was, therefore, with great surprise that the scien- tific world heard that on September 29, 1915, the Ameri- can Telegraph and Telephone Company had transmitted clear, intelligible speech from their receiving station at Arlington, West Virginia, to Mare Island Navy Yard at San Francisco, a distance of 2400 miles. Still greater was the astonishment when, on the next day, the officials further announced that the message had been heard by an engineer of the company, who, located at Pearl Har- bor, Hawaii, a distance of 4900 miles, used a tall mast as a receiving station, and was equipped with the ordinary receiving instrument. It is still too early to furnish exact data concerning the apparatus used. This much, how- ever, is certain. On the date mentioned, Theodore 'N. Vail, president of the company, from his office in New York, using an ordinary desk telephone, sent a message to the station at Arlington, West Virginia. Here the message was received and transmitted to San Francisco and Hawaii. This discovery will, in a few years, enable us to con- verse With our friends in almost any part of the world. For, taking Arlington as a center, with a radius equal to SPECTATOR 23 4900 miles, and describing, as it were, a circle on the sur- face of the earth, it would include all Europe east as far as St. Petersburg, as well as a large portion of Asia and the island possessions of the United States. This system is no new discovery, but merely the re- sult of years of painstaking labor upon the old system. The possibility of a practical wireless telegraph in the future gives rise to two important questions. The first of these is: To what extent will it be employed? The second: What will be its position in regard to the regu- lar telephone system? The general opinion, as yet, among the telephone and wireless men is that the radio telephone, as this new system is called, will be a valuable addition to the old systems, enabling them to become al- most world wide in their scope. Ships at sea can be reached by means of this instrument. Remote places, such as islands, forts, and light-houses, will be joined by the wireless telephone to the regular system, and wireless telephones will be available when the wire systems fail. Thus to summarize brieflyg the radio telephone will at no distant time find its own place in the commercial world, and far from hindering the old telephone system will greatly increase its value. Above all else, it will stand as a monument to its inventors, who, at a time when the minds and efforts of the world were turned towards war, tried to bind that world together with bands of mutual interest and fellowship. lil- T. ,L Kbfk-4 if 1' ssl vi- X X I 1551? fm,-F' 24 SPECTATOR A Thanksgiving Surprise Katharine Nukes '18 Oh! how I wish that James were here to eat Thanks- giving dinner with us, said Mrs. Beehler to her husband about a week before Thanksgiving. Mr. Beehler replied that he supposed James was too much of a dandy to spend any of his valuable time with his old-fashioned parents. All that day Mrs. Beehler thought about James, and that night as she lay in bed, she decided to put a notice in one of the papers of the city. Next morning after her husband had left for his work in the fields Mrs. Beehler wrote a note to the Times, a prominent paper in the city. This was what she wrote: S .......................... N. Y. November 18, 1915. Editor of Times, R .................... N. Y. Dear Sir: . Please publish the following paragraph for one Week: Wanted-My son to eat Thanksgiving dinner with his lonely parents on Thanksgiving day. No matter what he is, Come. MOTHER. It was a cold night in R--, and the figure of a man could be seen stealing along the low windows of a fashionable club. Raising himself, the man peeped into one of the windows and beheld a sight that made him shiver and draw his ragged coat closer about his thin body. Before a table sat two men at their evening meal: one was reading aloud from a newspaper while the other, with a troubled look upon his face, was listening. The man outside looked first at the table of good things, then at the men, and last of all his gaze wandered to the open fire-place, where the fire burned so brightly. Just SPECTATOR 25 to sit before that fire and warm his chilly body! Leaving the window, the man reached the front door as the two men were leaving. The one said, I am go- ing home! The other said nothing, but before entering the waiting car, he tossed a newspaper to the street. The man picked it up and what he read made him murmur, I will go. Mr. and Mrs. Beehler took their places at the table, on Thanksgiving day and with bowed head Mr. Beehler said grace. In the doorway appeared the same ragged figure we left reading a newspaper in front of a fashion- able club. He crept noiselessly to the vacant chair, which Mrs. Beehler had placed for her absent son and as grace was finished he murmured Amen! Mr. and Mrs. Beehler both cried James! and he dropped on the floor at his mother's knee. . Thanksgiving In 1915 Margaret Kaylor '18 ELL, Martha, I have lost my job. Lost your job, why Henry what will W 4, we ever do? And a look of alarm WZ spread over Martha's face. 052 The Boss says he must get along with fewer men now since the war, and I'm an unlucky one. O, the war, the cruel war! I think that all the suffering caused by the war won't be in Europe this year, sighed Martha. Henry Gardner had been kept from work by rheu- matism for ten weeks, and in his absence the men had gotten along fairly well without himg so when it came to the shortening of the force his was one of the names to be dropped from the payroll. Henry Gardner worked in a steel mill and since all 26 SPECTATOR the orders for the summer had been filled the men har' nothing to do. The war had caused many firms that needed steel to hold back their orders, and this had put many of the men out of employment. The next morning Henry was up with the sun. He carefully brushed his shabby suit and Martha took extra care in adjusting his tie. ' He tramped the streets all day hunting work, but he received the same answer everywhere. The war seemed to have affected everything. Everyone attributed the general bad times to the -war. Finally he turned his steps homeward. His thoughts drifted toward his little family who would probably starve if something did not turn up. He wondered how he would provide for them during the winter, for his pride rebelled when it came to appealing for charity. Day after day he hunted for work, but fate seemed against him. Every place he was told that employers did not need men. His little family began to suffer. The money which had been left after his sickness had long since vanished and they were in extreme poverty. It was the day before Thanksgiving and things were going from bad to worse. There would be no turkey and little Thanksgiving in that house this year, perhaps nothing but bread and wa- ter. Other years preparations for the day of Thanks- giving had been far advancedg the filling for the turkey had been made, and the cupboard lined with pies. Martha had always been a thankful soul, and had taught her children to appreciate the things they had, but even she wondered what her blessings were this year. It was pretty hard to be thankful for bread and black coffee. The house did not have any heat and she did not know where the next dayfs meal was to come from. SPECTATOR 21 About ten o'clock Henry came in. His face was tired and worn from worry, but he greeted her with a radiant smile, as he said, I have a job. Thank God, said Martha. He then explained to Martha that he had met one of his friends who had told him that he was wanted at the mill. Russia and many of the warring nations had sent large orders for rails, which meant work until far into the winter. There was no turkey in the home of the Gardners, but there was much true Thanksgiving spirit. l.i1 - git Sunrise Jean lgo '17 The break of day is dawning fair, The world is happy everywhere. The bird is whisp'ring to his mate To hurry up, or he'll be late. At sunrise. The beetle hurries to his hill. The night is gone, and he's here still. Because the wide world seems so gay He hates to leave at break of day, At sunrise. The ilower lifts its sunny head, Both violet blue, and poppy red, To see the round, red sun arise From out the east in cloudless sikes. At sunrise. ' 28 SPECTATOR A Double Celebration Nell Hummel '17 Only two more weeks until Thanksgiving-hurrah! hurrah! shouted little Catherine Gray, as she came bounding into the room and fondly embraced her mother. Mrs. Gray looked up from her work rather surprised, for she had scarcely realized that the time was so near. This year it meant a double celebration, for Grandma Gray, with whom they had always lived, had her birth- day on Thanksgiving of this year. The younger Mrs. Gray was at a loss many times to know just what to arrange that would bring the most pleasure to Grandma, on this her sixtieth birthday. She finally decided that in sending out her invitations, she would request that each one write a letter relating some reminiscence of Grandma's life, keeping' the same a secret to the others. These letters were all to be put in a basket, which would be placed at the hall entrance, and they were to be read immediately after the dinner. The plan worked admirably. The Thanksgiving morning shone bright and clear, the guests began to ar- rive early, and each put his envelope in the basket. Grandma looked at the basket, but did not ask any ques- tions. After the usual exchange of greetings, and the en- joyment of a big turkey dinner, the guests were all as- sembled around the huge fire place. The pastor was asked to read the letters. The first one was from an old school teacher, in which he told of several little acts of disobedience of Grandma's which created much laughter. Another contained a little note which Grandma had writ- ten forty years ago, telling a friend of a party she had attended and how she had gayly danced the Virginia Reel with so and so. Another was a sad story' of the little party that ac- SPECTATOR 29 companied Grandpa Gray to the starting place of the Boys in Blue, who went to fight for their country. A deep silence followed the reading of this letter and each head was lowered as a tribute to the memory of the father who had died fighting gallantry. After the guests had regained their usual composure, other incidents were read, which Grandma enjoyed to the fullest extent. One- in particular amused her, in which her only son described her disapproval of some of his childish pranks, and the nature of the punishment she infiicted. Just at this time little Catherine Gray came tripping? into the room, dressed in one of Grandma's quaint old dresses. Peals of laughter floated through the room and Grandma insisted that she recite the poem she had taught her, The Landing of the Pilgrims. This Cath- erine did in a most pleasing manner, and after the sing- ing of All good gifts around us Are sent from Heaven above. the guests began to look for their wraps, since the hour was so very late. Grandma, holding sleepy little Cather- ine on her lap, sat before the fire in a comfortable rock- ing chair, and fairly beamed on her happy friends as they wished her Many, many more happy birthdays. After bidding their host and hostess good-by, the guests started for their homes, each carrying in his heart the sweet memory of a happy evening. .1 SPECTATOR Camping Howard Roberts 'l71A At four o'clock, one Monday morn, We started on our way, With dreams of bacon, beans, and corn And fun the livelong day. Now camping is a lot of fun In stories brave and bold, But they don't say you have to run For milk each morning cold. Nor wash the plates, nor build the fire, When you Want rest or play, Nor hang your blankets on a wire To dry them every day. For rain will come in thru your tent, No odds how good it be, But notwithstanding' all these things A camper's life for me! SPECTATOR 31 A Thanksgiving Story' Nellie Marshall '16 '- OMMY sat curled up in a big, comfort- ff able chair trying to read a book. This fl' was the first Thanksgiving that he had 1 been unable to partake of the Thanks- A giving dinner. Ulndigestion on Thanksgiving? Read a book and the best football game of the season being played? Never! If someone were only here to tell me a story, how thankful I would be. Tick-tock, tick-tock, struck the big, grandfather clock, I'll tell you of my first Thanksgiving Day. Tommy looked interested and said, Well, tell it. And so the clock began. My first Thanksgiving was a very different one from this Thanksgiving. Your great-great-grandfather was a strict, but kind, man and at least one-half of Thanksgiv- ing Day had to be spent living up to its name. The fam- ily did not sleep until nine o'clock in the morning and then go to church for an hour at the most. There was no football game or theater to attend after dinner, and neither was there a dance or party in the evening. Nev- ertheless, they were happy and contented. The family spent from nine o'clock in the morning until one o'clock in the afternoon in the town meeting house. Here, they heard a three-hour sermon preceded and followed by prayer and psalms. They had a greater part of the dinner prepared before they went to the town meeting-house and it only took a short time to prepare the rest when they came home. The dinner was served at two o'clock in the after- noon. Oh, what a dinner it was! The turkey was passed smoking hot to the table and was followed by the gravies and sauces which only the New England house- 32 SPECTATOR Wife knows how to prepare. The pies were then brought in. The thin, flaky crust was filled with beef, pork, ap- ples, raisins, citron, sugar, spices, brandy, and boiled cider. The last thing served was the juicy Indian pud- ding. After dinner the older members of the family dozed, the boys and girls engaged in some vigorous out- door game, and the children all gathered together for a good story. In the evening the family gathered about grandma and grandpa, who talked reminiscently of bygone days. With the added usual New England refreshments of cream cheese, minced pie, and cider for the older people and nuts and apples for the children, grandpa's and grandma's true stories furnished a happy, innocent, social diversion. Now, wouldn't you rather have that sort of Thanks- giving? said the clock in conclusion. Um-jum-pie-turkey-but- Tom, Tom, cried brother Bob, rushing excited into the room, We won, we won, 27-O. Well-1-, I guess our Thanksgiving with more foot- ball and less church is the best after all, said Tom look- ing soberly at the clock. J B0 gg M A mlQ Q00 x Z? SPECTATOR The Spirit of 1915 Fred A. La France '17 The sun is sinking toward the west, Our men fight on to do their bestg The enemy with forces strong Seem too much for the weakened throng Of Johnstown High! Our best man's outg the ball is lostg Our linemen to the wind are tossed: The game is tie, our men are weak, It seems as if they must retreat. Fight! Johnstown High! Now they have reached our ten yard line! Our quarterback cries out for time, He's hurt! he's hurt! the center calls. The heart of each man almost stalls O! Johnstown High! But one who sits unnoticed still, Within his heart there comes a thrill- The last man gone, he only left, He must take heart and do his best For Johnstown High! He fills the place with heart of steel, I-Ie can not think that it is real That he is now to have a try And prove that he can do or die For Johnstown High! SPECTATOR Now all had thought this eager wight Was far too small and far too light, For such a game one must be strong- But this lad proves their judgment wrong O! Johnstown High! He grasps the ball with purpose strong, And like a Whirlwind through the throng Of raging, tearing, angry men He makes a gain of five plus ten For Johnstown High! Now swiftly down the field he goes! One he straight arms, then one he throws, Ten yards to go! Three minutes to play! Just one touchdown will win the day! For Johnstown High! Now all grows black before his stare- See! how he's gasping for the air! Yet staggering forward one! two! three! He wins for J ohnstown-Victory His Johnstown High! This is the kind of men we needy Let's give him honor's fullest meed. Come now! one great big rousing cheer! And let's all hold our school as dear- Our Johnstown High! f S P E C T A T 0 R 35 yfsgsg r g m? s -e - -- X - I r N E 5 ii l Eiga .Un illlvmnriam ?E Bruce Merle Potter 1918 WT An earnest student and a boy E , of strong character who was be- g 5 loved alike by hls teachers and I . classmates. The s'ncere ympa- l 3 thy of the members of Johnstown 1 - 2 High School is extended to his be- 2 - fs reaved family. Egg E lx E ' A A EE sri FEE 52 : nl! 'W xl H I -if - iii ' 2 36 SPECTATOR Ellis 'thigh Svrhnnl Svpvrtainr yy ,y y ,JoHNsTowN, PA., DECEMBER, 1915 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 75 CENTS. PER CoPY. 10 CI-:NTS Ehitnrial anh Business Staff Editor in Chief, GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS, '16. Associate Editor EVA A. BRINKER, '16 Society Editors MARGARET BLEY, '16 MARCUS SKY, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN McGEE. '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 School News MARY COLLINS, '16 , Current Events ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors SARAH E. ROSE, '16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Joke Editors SARA YOUNG. HARRY TEMPLE, PAUL LAVELLE, '16 Art Editors MARGARET COVER, '16 HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, '1 '16 '16 7 Business Manager ROBERT B. HORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager ADOLPHUS WILSON, '16 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER, '16 Associates MARTIN FOX, '16 SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 JOHN GEIS, '17 MILTON MURDOCK, '17 CHARLES BUCHANAN. '17 RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN. '17 MARK CAUFFIEL, '18 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS, '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '17',-4 EMMA TANEY, '18 Alumni Editor MISS GRACE COCHRAN Faculty Advisor MISS KATHARINE ULERY The Spectator is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to The Spectator, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postofiice: Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter. In order to insure publication in the current issue, MSS. must be handed to the editor not later than the 10th of each month. K COURTESY VS. SCHOOL SPlRIT?? One of the most desirable characteristics to be sought by any person-man, woman or child-is that little refin- ing touch-courtesy. What is more pleasant to see than SPECTATOR 37 a young boy or girl who is truly courteous? The person who possesses that quality can always be picked out from a large group of people. If such a characteristic is given so much thought by people, individually, would it not be well to have a whole organization adopt it? Perhaps it was only a mistaken idea which caused some of the students of Johnstown High School to so openly disegard all rules of courtesy on November 13. Perhaps they, in their enthusisam, thought they were dis- playing fine school spirit. Surely it was a mistake. But such a mistake! When the J. H. S. enthusiasts surround- ed and blocked the supporters of the Greensburg High School football team as the latter paraded over the Johnstown football field, perhaps the poorest sportsman- ship ever displayed by Johnstown High School came to view. Not only was it unsportsmanlike, but it was dis- courteous. Last year, when the students from our school went to Greensburg, they were heartily welcomed and given the key of the city, as it were. They paraded the streets of Greensburg and were not disturbed at all. At the game, between halves, when the Johnstown High School students performed a snake-walk, the Greensburg students remained in their places. Surely when they came to Johnstown, they should have received the same treatment. The students of Johnstown High School should be more thoughtful in the future and take care that their enthusiasm does not run away with their courtesy. EXCHANGES The students and members of the faculty of Johns- town High School should be well acquainted with the work which other schools are accomplishing. Each week, the papers published by other schools come to our school, full of the spirit of the school in which they are issued. Twenty-two states are represented on our 38 SPECTATOR exchange list. An especially interesting paper is that which comes from Nome, Alaska. That little magazine is filled with the invigorating breath of the Northland. These exchanges are in the school Library and if students wish to see and read about the work other students are accomplishing, they may obtain the ex- changes upon request. TRUE HELPERS Nearly the end of the foot-ball season! We have had a successful season, too, due to the fact that the boys of our school who were interested in foot-ball worked, worked hard. Of course it is always true and always recognized that the boys who played on the Varsity had to Work to keep their places. But how often do we for- get those ambitious young fellows who constitute the scrub team. Night after night they donned their foot- ball togs and went down to the football field where they worked as hard as they possibly could-never re- ceiving any glory. That was given to the Varsity, But what could be done without a scrub team? What else would make the boys struggle? A good scrub team is the thing to be coveted in playing football-a team that will make the fellows on the first team hustle for their places. So to the boys who faithfully played on the second team, we take this means to express our gratitude and wish them the best of luck next year. . ,of SPECTATOR 39 CUB l .fl - ' 1 Q ,P X , V' VV'-N vw www , U e , i 2. It's them as take advantage that gets advantage in this world. George Elliot. Springfield, Massachusetts, has reason to be proud because out of nine graduates of its central high school who sought entrance at Harvard University this autumn, eight passed with high rank. This wins for the school formal academic approval, valuable publicity, and high- est rank of any of the universitiy's feeders Are the citizens of Springfield and the pupils of its schools as proud of this distinction as they would have been if the award had been based on athletic prowess? Springfield probably will be, but some cities would not be, so dis- torted have values become. Statistics have shown since Harvard introduced the new or variant system of admis- sion tests, that the publicly supported high schools of the United States can be counted on to furnish fine scholars to universities. Harvard also has gained a much wider constituency for its future alumini. 1-i.l-- During the first year of the European war, the American' Red Cross sent seventy-one surgeons, two hun- dred and fifty-three nurses, and three members of a san- itary commission to Europe. The American Red Cross maintain these forces in each country one year. Each surgeon and nurse is required to remain on duty not longer than six months, so of those sent out a year ago, a 40 SPECTATOR number have already returned and substitutes have been sent in their places. The coronation ceremonies of His Majesty, Yohihito, will take place this month. Yoshihito is the one hundred and twenty-second Emperor of Japan. The crowning is a religious ceremony, based on Ancestor Worship and it will be carried out almost exactly as was the custom three hundred years ago. In Japan the sovereign is not crowned as are the sovereigns in European countriesg he merely ascends the throne, claps his hands, and declares his supreme command of the empire. 1 Y scnod mms T' . 1 jp -11. -gblx I 1: HE, ' :EI -4 x N Vw ' L -1- r: :U 491, 1 . -E iii? hy Y:-.. ' 3.2 A -TT: . f- ':? 1.5.1-,,,r sr-,L , -- is 5 ravdfr 3' ., -. - - -' E -2' 1 2 - W ii'-1-.1.h F -' ' Kyla, ij .51Xq:'4b:'ii2 Q Ll' vi D I The ten day's campaign, conducted by our Alumni Association for the purpose of selling season lecture- course tickets, was quite a success. A sale of 500 tickets has been reported. The course opened on Tuesday even- ing, November 9, with the apearance of Miss Margaret Stahl, interpreter of plays. Miss Stahl read Atherton Browne11's The Unseen Empire in a very pleasing man- ner, and aroused great enthusiasm in the coming numbers on the course. Miss Freda B. Brixner, head teacher of the German SPECTATOR 41 Department, who has been ill for the past month, is grad- ually improving. The students of Miss Brixner's classes are very anxious for her recovery and return to duty. During the past month, the students have been en- tertained by musical numbers given in connection with the Chapel Exercises. On October 17, Gregory Smith played a violin solo. On October 24, Marie Tice, our pianist, played a piano solo. At the exercises of Novem- ber 10, Olive Buchanan, a member of the Senior class, played a piano solo. The music was greatly appreciated by the students and they are looking forward to more en- tertainments of this manner. Helen Matthews, a member of the Senior class and also a member of the Spectator staff, is suffering from typhoid fever. Her condition, however, is reported as not serious, and her classmates are hoping for her speedy recovery. At a meeting of the Athletic Association on Novem- ber I, it was decided to give ab anquet in honor of the McKeesport players, who were scheduled for the game of November 6. Plans were also adopted by the Student's Governing Board for a dance to be given in honor of the Greensburg players on Saturday, November 13. Both affairs proved very successful, and were en- joyed by our own students as well as by the visitors. The students of the Johnstown High School have never been more truly honored than by the appearance of Mr. William Jennings Bryan, in our auditorium, on Tues- day, November 2. Mr. Bryan delivered an address to the entire student body, taking as his subject Faith. This address, delivered by one of the foremost members of the political world, proved beneficial to our students in many ways, and will always be one of the bright mem- ories of High School life. 1 I Sf. L., f 1 V . , 3: 1 ZA 'Nf,g:t:,P lf' , . J WIA +11'iQ'i'-?f 7'f i ffZ7HS j5'f '?'X1T5..Y74 S19 Y--f3mQ. ?Q1Hifi'. ' 42 S P E C T A T O R THE AGASSIZ SOCIETY The last month was one full of activities for the small but energetic body of the Agassiz workers. Amid the usual routine of business a long trip out-of-town was planned. Accordingly, on Saturday, October 23d, we were finally able to carry out the long-looked-for excur- sion. Thirteen in number, accompanied by the faculty ad- visers Miss Krebs and Miss Canan, we took the Morrell- ville car at about eleven o'clock. We got off at Oakhurst and began a long, laborious, but at the same time inter- esting, climb up the mountain side. After several blun- ders, we reached our destination-Felix farm on the top of the hill. The view down into the entire valley of Johnstown and at the mountains towering on every side was magnificent. It is needless to say that we had a reg- ular picnic lunch and drank pure spring water. It is also needless to mention that we had a splendid time. On the 28th of October We had a vivid account of the San Diego exposition by Clyde Knepper. We could al- most see the Indians walking majestically in rainbow col- ored clothes, and the squaws grinding corn with the aid of hollow stones. Our programs in the future seem to promise even better results than those of the past. We sincerely hope to be soon considered among the thriving Agassiz Chap- ters of our state. Q SPECTATOR 43 I I I I 0 ' ' G ,,, , .I fl!! 'T I J S T Last month eight games occupied the attention of the students. There were five regular football games and three inter-class games. The latter were played un- der the auspices of the Student Governing Board, to de- termine the championship of the school. The latter were very interesting, drawing large crowds. ln the Iirst game, the Freshmen defeated the Sophomore's, 3 to 0, Bunce's drapkick saving them the day. In the second game, between the Seniors and Jun- iors, a freak play was pulled off, bringing in the lone tal- ly. On the very first play Meyers, of the Seniors, caught a forward pass and ran 75 yards for a touchdown. On Friday, November 5, the winners, Seniors and Freshmen, clashed on the Point for the title of champion. The Seniors defeated the Freshmen, 25-to 0. The first of the regular games this month was the Homestead game. . The Homestead Game Johnstown High defeated Homestead High, October 16, 31 to 0. The summary: Johnstown 31. Homestead 0. Reynolds ...... . . ..L. E. . . . ..... Getzinger Pinder ....... . . ..L. T. . . . . . .Vebie Baserman .... . . ..L. G. . . .... A. .Sigel Taylor ........ .... . C. . . . .... Campbell Buchrovechy .... . . .R. G. . . . . .McLean 44 SPECTATOR Curry .... . . ..R. T. . . .... Kromery Strayer .... . . .R. E. . . ..... Davis Walters .... . . ..Q. B. . . . . . .Dean Bailey .... .... . R. H. . . . . . .Morgan Daley .................. L. H. .............. Forbes Prothero ............... .F. B. ............... Darsie Subs4Walsh for Daley, Suppes for Baserman, Con- nors for Walsh, Blumberg for Walters, Korns for Blum- berg, Buchanan for Strayer, Bowser for Taylor, Suppes for Pinder, Roberts for Connors, Schwartz for Suppes, Moore for Buchrovechy, Harrigan for Bailey, Fox for Bowser. Touchdowns-Walters, Connors, Reynolds, Daley. Field goal-Bailey. Goals from touchdowns- Bailey, 4. Referee-Crouse. The Connellsville Game At Connellsville, Johnstown High got a bad start and was defeated, 27 to 0. The summary: Johnstown 0. Connellsville 27. Reynolds ...... . . ..L. F. . . ......... Martray Pinder ...... . . ..L. T. . . ......... Carson Baserman .... .... . L. G. . . . .... Porter Bowser ....... .... C . .. ..... Smeak Buchrovechy .... . . .R. G. . . . . .Leichtleiter Curry ......... . . .R. T. . . .... Davidson Buchanan .... . . ..R. F. . . . . .Murphy Korns ..... . . .Q. B. . . . ..... .Miller Bailey. . . .... L. H. . . . . .Buttermore Daley .................. R. H. ............. Duggan Prothero .............. B. .............. Moyer Substitutions-Walters for Korns, Murdock for Daley, Suppes for Baserman, Taylor for Bowser, Connors for Bailey. Touchdowns-Smeak 3, Miller. Goals from touchdowns-Smeak 3. Referee-Hemrick. Umpire Crouse. Head lineman-Stone. 4 South Side Game On September 29, the strong South Side High team SPECTATOR 45 from Ifittsburgh was defeated 12 to 0 by Johnstown High. The summary: Johnstown 12. South Side 0. Strayer ..... .... L . E. .. .... Gregory Bailey ..... .... L . T. . . . .... Morgan Baserman... G. .....Clark Bowser ........ ..... C . . . . . . . Schwartz Buchovechy ..... . . ..R. G. .... ..... S chalf Taylor ....... T. .....Jew Buchanan ..... . . ..R. E. . . . . . .Smith Korns ...... .... Q . B. .... .... W ood Harrigan .... . . ..L. H. . . . . . . . .Rosser Connors ................ .R. H. .............. Gentile Murdock ............... .F. B. ............... Gross. Substitutions-Suppes for Baserman, Colbert for- Buchanan, Walters for Korns, Daley for Connors, Proth- ero for Murdock. Touchdowns-Murdock, Daley. Ref- eree-Crouse. Umpire-O'Connell. Lineman-Steele. Timekeeper--Baumer. The Mceliesport Game McKeesport's team came to Johnstown on Nov. 6 and defeated the Blue and Black in a fast game, 20 to 12. Johnstown should have won for its aggressiveness. Wolf of McKeesport showed up well. The summary: Johnstown 12. McKeesport 20. Reynolds ........ . . ..L. F. . . ....... Wasmuth Pinder .... . . ..L. T. . . . . .Badders Taylor ...... ....L. G. .. . . . . .Kemp Bowser ....... . . .C. . . .... Rehstrom Buchovechy ..... . . ..R. G. . . . . . .Junker Curry ........ .... . R. T. . . .... Black Colbert ..... . . ..R. E. . . ..... Julian Korns... .... Q. B. .... .....Wolf Bailey ..... . . ..L. H. . . .... Friedmann Daley ..... .... R . H. .. ..... Milliken Murdock .... .. B. ... .. . . Ginn 46 SPECTATOR Touchdowns-Bailey, Daley, Wolf, Friedmann, Ginn. Goals from touchdowns-Friedmann 2. Referee -Crouse. Umpire-eLiford. Linesman--Evans. Time- keeper-Callahan. UMM J' The Alumni Association owes a debt of gratitude to Miss Florence Glenn, '08, for her faithful services as Chairman of the Lecture Course Committee. Miss Glenn has devoted hours of hard work and valuable time to make this course a success. She was assisted by Mr. Seward Davis, '10. The Association can show its appre- ciation of the work of these two members by its hearty support of the Course. The ticket campaign was carried on by the High School students. For each five tickets sold, a free ticket was given. Seats were reserved for the entire course or for separate numbers. n The first entertainment was held November 9th. Miss Margaret Stahl delighted her audience with her in- terpretation of The Unseen Empire. Miss Stahl repro- duced the ten leading characters of this three-act anti- war drama by Brownell. Miss Stahl was introduced by Miss Glenn. The next entertainment of the course will be a lec- ture by Victor Murdock. Mr. Murdock's subject will probably be Experiences at Washington. A Notes from the Classes '04-Miss Freda Brixner has been forced to give up SPECTATOR 47 her school work for a number of weeks on account of ill- ness. '08-Earl Cunningham, of Charleston, W. Va., vis- ited in Johnstown during the past month. '10-Seward Davis was appointed by City Treasurer Harry Slick as Delinquent Tax Collector. '12--Miss Ella Swank has gone to Boston to enroll as a student at one of the schools there. '12--Leroy Scanlan has been elected President of the senior law class of the University of Michigan. '12-Miss Alice Gocher assisted in the training of Athletic Association and Phoenix plays, which were given last month at Wells College. '12-Miss Rosalie Matthews is the leader of the Current Events Club of Wells College and editor-in-chief of the college annual, The Cardinal. '13-Miss Margaret Evans of Wells College was chosen captain of the 1917 hockey team, which will com- pete with the 1916 team for the college trophy on Thanks- giving Day. '13-Miss Margaret Ambrose was elected President of the Junior class of Western Reserve University, Cleve- land, Ohio. ' '13-Fred Hager has won recognition in football at Dartmouth College. He has won his varsity D. '13-Earl Robinson is a basketball player at Dart- mouth. '13-Robert Reese is next year's captain of the var- sity baseball team at Dartmouth. - '13-William Sheeler is playing on Dartmouth's freshman football team. , The following Johnstown High School Alumni, who are now students at University of Pennsylvania, have re- organized the Open Hearth Club for 1915-1916 as fol- lows: President, Donald Custer, '12, Vice President, Joseph Replogle, '12g Secretary, Carl Zipf, '083 Treasur- 48 SPECTATOR er, Charles Rose, '13, Other members are: Frank Geis, '12, James Adams, '12, Donald Statler, '12, Paul Caufiiel, '12, Robert Hutchison, ex '12, Carl Geis, '13, George Wag- oner, '13, Roy Kuntz, '13, Robert Waters, Joseph Beut- man, Harry Reese, ex. '14, Herbert Davies, '14, Harry Rose, '15, Ludwig Tross, '15, Donald Gocher, 15, James Sloan, '15, Marriages '08-Bernard Wolfhope and Miss Grace Conrad were married last month. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfhope will live in Baltimore. '09-Miss Helen Young and Albert Swank were mar- ried recently. Mr. and Mrs. Swank will make their home on Franklin street. '11-John Cover and Miss Ebba Weinstadt were married last month in Austria. Mr. and Mrs. Cover will reside in Vienna, where the former is employed in the American Embassy. Births '04-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hager CMiss Ada Wertzj announce the birth of a daughter. '08--Mr. and Mrs. John L. Evans fMiss Mae Evansl announce the birth of a son. '12-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keller fMiss Blanch Boydj announce the birth of a son. DER SCHILLER VEREIN Der Schiller Verein versammelte am elften Uovember in der Hoch Schule fur die erste Zeit dieses Jahr. Die folgenden Oiiiziere wurden enwahlt: Prasident, Herr Carl Will, Secretar, Fraulein, Mary Collins, Vice Prasi- dent und Schatzmeister, Herr Friedjoff Tappert. Es war entschieden, dass der Verein ein Schauspiel hervor- bringen wurde, die Fraulein Brixner gewahlt hat. Kein Datum ist noch fur die nachste Versammlung bestimmt Worden. SPECTATOR 49 m l UL Q - H -4 Af - Q' J X! - EXCHANGES Brown and White, Greensburg, Pa.: The quality of your paper is interesting. The cuts are clever. Where are your poets? The Tripod, Roxbury Latin School, Boston, Mass.: Could be improved by a more extensive literary depart- ment. Orange and Black, Milton, Pa.: A few artistic illustrations and decorations would greatly improve your paper. Narrator, Schuylkill Seminary, Reading, Pa.: More cuts and illustrations would modify the strict busi- ness-like form of your paper. Why not more stories and poems? The World, St. Paul, Minn.: This is an up-to- date paper. The Magic Whistle is a very facinating story. The Clipper, Dubois High School, Dubois, Pa.: Your entire paper, even to the color, denotes artisticness. Seniors: Classy. Juniors: Brassy. Sophs: Sassy. Freshies: Grassy. Purple and Gold, Ashland College, Ashland, 50 SPECTATOR Ohio: Your paper is both interesting and instructive. Hi Crier, Niles, Ohio: Your Dedication number is certainly splendid. The illustrations add greatly to the beauty of the paper. Blue and White, Franklin, Mass.: Your Class Prophecy column is something new and interesting. Miss Hosford is to be congratulated upon her poem Thoughts of Nature. Where is your exchange column? The Spectator, Harrisburg, Pa.: An interesting magazine and a liberal supply of jokes, which are really humorous. ' The Spectator, Waterloo, Iowa: Your cover de- sign denotes originality. This is a first class paper. The story If You Don't Succeed is very well Written. The Tattler, Ithaca High School, Ithaca, New York: Advertisement managers seem to be thrifty. Advertisements in the front of your book mar its appear- ance. Where are your exchanges? The Mirror, Mondori, Wis.: Your paper has both quantity and quality. Each department is well repre- sented. High School J ournal, Freshman Number, Pitts- burg, Pa.: Your number is certainly splendid. Your paper shows school spirit in its many poems and stories. . We acknowledge the following: Mirror ................. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philomathean Monthly ......... Bridgeport, Virginia Kodak .............. ...... E verett, Washington The Shield . . .... Hoddonfield, New York Racquet . . . ......... Portland, Maine Comet ...... ..... M ilwaukee, Wisconsin The Eclogue . .... Carbondale, Pennsylvania Kuay .............. ....... S eattle, Washington The Habit ............. ....... S alina, Kansas The Cherry and White . ...... Williamsport, Pa. The Signal Butte ...... ...Miles City, Montana C I I SPECTATOR 51 Spectator ...... ...... Red and White . . Dickinsonian ........ The Gettsburgiann .... . High School Shelberian .. Pasco School News ........ Eugene High School News . Carlisle Arrow .......... The Spectrum . . . The Oracle . . . Q77 Herald ........ Red and Black .... Maroon and Gray . . . . The Panther ........... . The Booster ............... The High School Review ..... East Liberty Academy Echo The Crescent ............... . .Paterson, New Jersey . . . .Woodstock, Illinois ...... . .Carlisle, Pa. . . .Gettysburg, Pa. . . . . . . .Shelbere, Miss. . . . .Dodo City, Florida . . . . .Eugene, Oregon . . . . . .Carlisle, Pa. ........Chester, Pa. . . . .Des Moines, Iowa . . . . . . . . .Quincy, Ill. . . . . . .Westiie1d, Mass. . . . .Salt Lake City, Utah State College H. S., Pa. .University of Pittsburg .La Crosse, Wisconsin . . . . .Wilkinsburgg Pa. . . ..... Pittsburg, Pa., . . . . .Moorhead, Minn.. .i1l.i-- el , I 963 Q SPECTATOR T3 THAT THANKSGIVING DINNER Nellie Hanson '17 That Thanksgiving dinner, O me! O my! The very thought of it Makes my appetite highg That turkey, my friends, With its crispy sides brown, A And oceans of gravy a-flowing 'round, The mashed potatoes piled mountain high, The olives and pickles and pumpkin pie, And cake and chestnuts plus cranberry sauce That fills you up as tight as a box: And that plum pudding like mother makes There's nothing to equal it in all the states, That's the kind of a dinner we all like to eat, Though to do it with safety is a difiicultfeatg We wake up next morning, all awry, But that Thanksgiving dinner, O me! O my! Babe-I bet I won't make twenty in the review. Mr. Saylor-Well, for two cents I'd give you tw E. G. D.-Let me have ten cents' worth. enty Bucky fln English Classy-A dumb-waiter came to the door at the castle of Astolot. SPECTATOR 53 PARODY ON, IT'S A LONG, LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY Richard W. Price '17 Verse I. Ah ain' no Nappy Bonyparte or nuflin' of de kin', Ah ain' no Julius Skeezer, but ah suah knows mah own min', What ef some folks is sayin' dat ter go ter wah ain' right, ' Ef Germany comes aftah us, dis niggah's gwine ter fight! Chorus: For we's a gran ol' United States, suh, An we's suah got some class! We's a gran ol' United States, suh, An' we ain' gwine stan' no sass! Good bye, mah ol' log cabin Ah wont see yuh no mo'ah For ef Woody Wilson calls for volunteers Dis niggah's suah gwine ter wah! Verse II. When ah heahs de ban' a-playin, an' de Flags a-flyin' free, Den sump'n gets ter thumpin' an' a-jumpin' inside me! Oh, ah may be ol' and feeble, an mah skin is fah frum light But ef Germany comes aftah us--dis niggah's gwine ter fight! Chorus. For we's-etc. Heard in English- The man tried to cross the river but nowhere could he find a ford. Evidently some am- bitious J itney Bus driver lost a chance to make five cents. 54 SPECTATOR What has become of the old-fashioned joke editor, who used to write about the Fussers. No matter what plays are given by the societies this year, there will be no trouble in finding a leading man. Some idea may be gained from the following: Harry Temple .............. The Man Who Stood Still Mickey Cauffiel .... .............. T he Slim Princess Tip Pinder ........................ Watch Your Step Dailey and Heller .... When Old New York Was Dutch Maxwell Stuart .......................... The Brute Rossman Smith .... ........... A lice in Wonderland Dope Reese . . . .......... Chin-Chin Art Zobel .............. Bul Bul Lee Moa . . . . . .The Chocolate Soldier ? .............................. A Fool There Was English Teacher- Is plenty ever anything else ex- cept a noun? Holzman- It is sometimes used as a substan- tive. Sobel- Mr. Schoch, why not mark us on our ex- periments? Voice from the rear- Why not Marcus Sky? What are you studying now? asked the fond mother. We have taken up the subject of molecules, an- swered her son. I hope you will be very attentive and practice con- stantly, said the mother. I tried to get your father to wear one, but he could not keep it in his eye. Purloined. Trimble Cin History Classj-James Watt invented steam. SPECTATOR 55 iff' I I f1g'Q,Q?f f f si 3 5 I J i Z ,. ETHSTEIN Balling the Jack One of Those Tradge Eddies: The shades of night Qwindow blindsj were falling fast. It had been dark six hours. Suddenly the mid- night son arose. It were time I were about my busi- ness, he spake. CThe thick plottensj. Stamping noise- lessly down the hall-but it was too late. He saw the fire escape. Rushing serenely toward the helpless win- dow, we are pained to say, he and the glass had a fall out. As he raised his motionless form, We heard him think, Salve me Greasus, er Vaseline! 56 SPECTATOR Z That New Club! At last the school rejoices. A new club has been organized. The apparent name of the club is Royal Or- der of Genuine Uterior Eat Stealers QR. O. G. U. E. SJ. This association is made of all those the teachers have passed fin the hallsj and other pipe chewing cigarette fiends. At a meeting held last yesterday, ossifers and com mit mes were appointed as follows: Stoolman, Reese: Keeper of the Time, Williams: Head Baker, Cook, Supt. of Nuisance, Horner, Sec. of Safe Destruction, La- velleg Holder of the Rope, Cable: Custodian of Salt, Bryan, Pipe Sec., Stemmg Supt, of Lamps, Wicksg Gener- al Goat, Evans falways Bachen Dg Musician, Piper, Wiseguy, Foxg Reader of the News, Daleyg Custodian of Pick, Bowserg Keeper of the Seals fanimalsl, Smithg Guardian of the Triple Hoch Insignia, Hellarg Chaplain, Diggles. Motto-D'ye Skip? L . How Physics Looks to Joe. If Korns comes to school twice a week, how many molecules are there in a barrel of doughnuts? fCount- ing for the holesl. Nom de Plumes. Pezetti-Bunion. J oe-Wholesum. J im-Fluter. Dutch-Bear. Marcus-Dipper. I can't do much, Said Abie, But I'll do as much As Ike Kahn. SPECTATOR 57 Art-What caused Sara's downfall? Dot-Too much Dope. .iii Bones Lowman freading Englishj-If I do not study, I shall probably fail. Miss U-Correct, next sentence, please. Piper-Why is fiunking German like a triple meal. Beiter-Dream on. Piper-It means 308 fthree atej at 3:10. Reynolds- Sleep Prothero sure is a hoarse doctor. Tip-Why? ' Dick-Didn't you ever notice the kick in his voice? Oh, what a pretty colored child, said a lady in admiration of an infant of the darker race. Lookey here, retorted the mother, dat chile done ain't cullered, he was jist born that way! Miss Butts-I Was ashamed of you yesterday when Mr. Stockton was in the room, Clarence. Bucky-Why didn't you call on the sharks? Red-That's a fish story. Miss Butts fin Iilistoryj-Howard, what made Henry II a strong king? Rothstein-He ate onions. In English-Who is absent today? Pupil-Mary Mabon. ' Teacher-Who? Bright Pupil-M-a-o-r-y, Mary. Junior at Creator's Band Concert-Why, I wonder where the violins are. I can't see any. Do you? 58 SPECTATOR Teacher in English-Clarence, you may read your poem. Clarence S.-Subject, A Poem. That's all. Mine is blank verse. Mr. Saylor in Chemistry--How is grain alcohol obtained, Margaret? Margaret D.-By the destructive distillation of po- tatoes. Wife Cat 2 a. m.J-Wake up, John, wake up! There's a burglar in the next room. Husband fsleepi1yJ-Well, I've no revolver. You go in and look daggers at him. -Swiped. Poetry in Sophomore English-In the morning he awoke and found it was still night. In U. S. History-Daniel Boone married a girl, whom he had once taken for a deer fdearj. Miss Walter in U. S. History--Will you people please help me find the Americans of 1776? Rothstein Cduring a long delay on the train coming from Connellsvillej-What's matter? Can't they scrape the Ford from under the car? Have your Pictures framed take them to Steinway and HORAN9S Other Pianos Book Store I T. E. MORGAN md'iigollfigfffifbildone' 118 MARKET STREET 545 MAIN STREET JOHNSTOWN' PENNA' SPECTATOR 59 Overcoats For Partficulafr Young Chaps E'RE ready now with an unrivaled collection of smart, stylish overcoats for the little chaps and critical young fellows-all the new models, in Fancy Cheviots, Cas- simeres, Chinchillas, and plain and fancy materials-the Balmoral is the most popular modelg a double-breasted, loose fitting style with military and convertible collarskall sizes -at 32.50 up to 520. TH E PENN TRAFFIC 60 SPECTATOR Senior-Ellis traveled for nothing from Connells ville to Greensburg, when we went to Connellsville. Second Senior-How's that? First Senior-Because they had a 4-foot fare height. Mr. Stockton will have to wear-a badge at the foot- ball games in the future, if he wishes to go in front of the ropes, as officer 666 thought he was an intruder and was going to put him behind the ropes. Teacher in English History-What was the thing which impressed you most in Mr. Bryan's talk this morn- ing ? Pupil-That we should have self-consciousness fself- confidencel . NATHAN' JOHNSTOWN S BEST STORE Make This Your Christmas Store We Make This Request Because We Believe That Our Store Deserves lt. ANY of our M plans were made months ago, but the best things we have done to give you the best possible hol- iday season service has been done Within the past few weeks. The gift thought is in evidence every- where. The practical and useful gifts are here and displayed in a manner that will def- initely help those who seek gifts for young and old. HE children will I be delighted with a visit to the store, and we Want you to bring them as often as you will. It is our desire that lt should be the most accommodating store to you always. We want it to be the most helpful store that you have ever known at Christmas time. LL of our sales- A people are fully impressed with the spirit of our whole organization: they will gladly an- swer your questions, and if you will make known just what kind of a gift you wish to secure, or something about the person for whom you wish to purchase it, they can be very helpful to you. N Start your gift seeking early so that nothing will have to W be done in ui rush, and let ul help you make the most comfort- l able and happy Christmas xenon you have ever known. SPECTATOR 7 l' Wh 0 ality Is Up GEIS -::The Buy Word for Furniture in Johnstown .r quality gifts and practical d , n' ' ' A A 1' ' 'hi'-LL '.!u i',', . , , 62 SPECTATOR , X f, Over 3 , M t e 1ne--- . 'i UR Clothes for young men get f-4 H w clear across! No question F 3 about their snap and style ex- X X cellence. Serviceable too---the very K 1 ' Q j best values in town at 310, S12.50, X L S15, SIB. This store is the logical Ai N buying place for the high boys. f w XI 5 Woolf 81 ,X I Reynolds LC' I 9 i f . CLOTHES THAT SATlSFY Sophomore-I am going to have my' arm amfutated famputatedj . Crissrnan-Did you see Charlie Chaplin in his new picture, Shanghaied? Lowman Cbright Freshman from the Seventeenthb -Shanghaied? It must be a Chinese picture. In U. S. History-John, what were the golden pills mentioned in today's lesson? J ohn-They were the king's ministers. Bright Senior-You ought to go to Porch KL Moses and get a Coca Cola. They are giving birds away with each one. , Poor Simp-Are they? What kind? B. Senior-Swallows. SPECTATOR 63 In U. S. History-John, did you have pain CPaineJ too? In U. S. History-I guess that's a pretty hard ques- iton. I'd better ask Richard Wicks. Milton Murdock's seat empty. Teacher Cto classj -Who is absent there? Middy Cwho had changed his seat in classJ-No- body. Senior-My dog just committed suicide. J unior-That so? Senior-Yes, he caught a hold of his tail and said, This is the end of me. Pupil fleaving schoolj-I owe all I know to you. Prof.-Don't mention such a trifle. New Method Gas Ranges I and Heaters Save Your Fuel - I See the Enamel Steel Burner ' We are showing' a complete line - Gately 8: Fitzgerald furniture Co. 110-112 Clinton St. 64 SPECTATOR - - - - i I I I I - I I I Ten Years of Proof--- I That's what our selling of Cadillac , Cars represents-ten years of proof of stability and efficiency for the car-ten ' years of proof that Cadillac service is I I unapproached leven unattemptedj in . Johnstown. We are proud of our ser- ' vice record and attainment. I I The Johnstown Automobile Company, 101 Main Street Wow! Wow! Wow!Wow!-wailed the baby. Four bawls and I walk, responded the ball-player daddy, in distress. -Copped. Dick Reynolds Cacting as critic in Public Speakingj -Alvin Reese, hereafter keep your eyes out of your pockets. Heard in a Street Car First Teacher-I have eighteen children. Second Teacher-Why! I have thirty-two. Awakened Irishman-May I ask phat part of Ire- land yez come from. Evans fgoing to Connellsvillej-Round trip, please. Agent-Where to? Goat-Back here, yah nut. SPECTATOR 65 Kicked CID Mule Ship Sinks. Many Americans Lost. QLondon Paper.J First Stude-What part of an auto resembles the Physics class? I Second Stude-Shoot! . First Stewed-The Schoch absorber. Teacher Cto bright Freshmanl-Why are you so ambidextrous? Fresh-My father always told me to learn to cut my nails with my left hand, for he said I might lose my right hand. The Cambria Theatre of the Future Pictures As They Have Never Been Shown Before SCHERER 8x KELLY INAUGURATED AT THEIR BEAUTIFUL CAMBRIA THEATRE THE WON- DERFUL TRIANGLE FIRM SERVICE. PRODUCED BY D. W. Griffith, producer of The Birth of a Nation. Thomas H. Ince, famous for The Battle of Gettysburg. Mack Sennett creator f Ke st ne C d'es. , 0 y 0 ome 1 The Three Greatest Directors in the World. Performances Continuous- l:15 to 5 P. M. and 7:15 to ll P. M. Change of Program Every Monday and Thursday PRICES:-Night, First Floor, zsag Balcony, isa, I Gallery, 10cg Children Any Place in the Theater, l0c. Afternoons, First Floor, 15cg Balcony, l0cg Chil- dren Any Place in the Theater, l0c. These pictures are being shown in New York, Chicago .na Philadelphia for zsc to sz.oo ' Special Orchestra of 12 Pieces. Effects by Skilled Men. Elegant Appointments 66 SPECTATOR F or Everything Gas and Electrical . Citiz ens Electric 8: Gas Appliance Co. RANKLIN G VINE STS 2 Broadest Lines and Best Values If I give him his cue, Willie Hoppe Kiel ? Ellis is reading Diamond Dick's Last Stand, or Ice Cold Pop and Candy. Does your father shine shoes, inquired the humor- ist of the bootblack. No, sir, he's a farmer, answered the lad. Aha, said the humorist, I see. Your father be- lieves in making hay while the son shines. Among the new arrivals at school are Philip Mc- Cann, Howe Shure Dogg, Letts M. Malone, and Izzey Herr! And the Game Went On. As he was carried off the Held he moaned, I dye, Footers, I dye. SPECTATOR Gifts: Candy Smokes Lamps Mahogany Gifts REYMER's, APOLLO, HUYLER,S, J 0HNSTON'S In Xmas Packages La Preferencia, Admira- tion, El Verso, Muriel, Girard Boudouir, Dressing Sticks, Living Room, Candle- sticks, Floor, Wicks Tobacco Jar, Cigarette Humi- dor, Nut Cracker, Bud Vases, Candle-sticks, Lamps, Clocks, Smoking Sets Come in and select your gifts now and secure a good selection Porch 6: Moses The Drug and Gift Store Hannan Block Phone 382 Johnstown, Pa 68 SPECTATOR utes. Soph-Hercules' brains were stamped out Teacher-How was that? Soph--It says that he stood on hls head ten mln It is true that Lulu Studt Cstoodb while Sarah Rose? Fight! t Coach Saylor-I tell you the players must cut out pie. Mr. Schoch-If they cut out p1 how can they learn physics? Chickens come home to roost Not by the looks of their report cards' nmmmulllllllllllllllllllllll, ennuu in QLHIIIIIE Johnstown High School 22 Rings-Pins-Fobs In Sterling 1 Silver . . . . Z B RAGE'-ET: HE students 'ol' Johns- E 'I 'L ' GN S stown and vicinity are P n E c i 0 u s cordially invited to visit our :'fv2R'fN:R: new Roycroft Shop: Here : TOILET SETS you will Find many lnterest- Q E L G I N ing and instructive pieces 5 wA1'c H ES of handiwork. A souvenir E E 5 5 no yy hug wr li ' AX N 1 'N ga-QQGQAHQ booklet free. Rothstcin's Established 1889 The Jewelry Gift S,tore The Roycroft Store SPECTATOR OR a confection anticipation that 'f0r knows no disappointment in realiza- real tion-Fuller's Chocolates. Oh, so many good things! Dipped. 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Miss Walter-What keeps your father at the bank so regularly, Martin? Martin-His family. Bunny Phillips on a foggy day, looking out the win- dow: What's the matter out? Q Iiohoginfgdrs Q l ' 1 . . H 5 Cough l1l1X1r Q gl A valuable Remedy i 1' For Coughs and Colds 1: in 1: ' l E5 Conrad rug Co. SPECTATOR 71 Stwdilllg vvurt: nerr ESRB? . I A e , on ou so National Mazda Lamps ! GlftS::: are easily selected at the Moxham Pharmacy EASTMAN KODAKS Stationery in Gift Boxes Bryn Mawr Candy Perfumes I . T he Mox ham Pharmacy The Way To Better Light Prescription Dfugglsts TOWZCY Phimlls 51 C0- Cor. Grove Ave. and Village Sts. -1 Distributors 1 o The Public W - I Heard in History-I'm afraid you're too tender- hearted for this ruff World, Adolphus. In Freshman Latin-Sister Postlewait, you may read the next paragraph. Leora Ling explaining the goddess of Love, Venus, and Bacchus, the god of wine: Well, they both cause a lot of trouble. Cicero we see in a marble bust While his soul is in heaven, we sincerelyt rust. But Cicero, poor boob, had an ivory pate, What he wrote in five minutes, takes hours to translate. Sky- Leonard, where do you work on Saturday? Sobel- I work in Book's. Finder-- What are you, a page? 72 SPECTATOR - iii I l - ,li ,in-F, 'll- J. M. Murdock di Bro. White Oak Lumber By the Oar Load li Joi-INSTOWN, PA. E ll Q 55 a 99 l Qulck Lunch ---THE Beans A substantial food, a palate delight, quickly served---and economical. l A large can for a dime. e l ll Packed For I E' The Ryan-Correll Co. xl Johnstown, Pa. SPECTATOR 73 Mr. Davis lto Piper in Assemblyb-James, if you had a sore mouth, instead of a sore eye, that would look suspicious. He Was a Colored Lad. Red Green of Brownstown turned white. Doctor Vera Black blew fbluej in. Giving him a pink pill, he said, If he turns yellow, he has the scarlet fever. More People Wearing I Brltrinua ' Mlm Qlhnrnlatra WE are headquarters for Rey- I HOES Lowne?r?5s'ClFol::2:tegreXn Ellis Every Day Try a pair and you'll know the reason. Stores in three :: states :z cious assortment to choose from. mp lgilhlhixkagilnrr 2115-2117 Franklin Dun! F I R ST NATIONAL Engranrh BAN K Name Glarlm Cor. Main and Franklin Streets JOHNSTOWN,PENNA. Capital, Surplus and M Profits .,..,.,.,............,,......... 31,000,000 Total Resources ..... ........... 7,500,000 iaith-tngranth DIRECTORS Nm 'mph Henry Y. Haws, Harry Swank. David Barry, J. M. Murdock, John McDer- mott, W. E. Matthews, S. C. Ream, John Widmann, P. F. McAneny OFFICERS Henry Y. l-laws .................... President Harry Swank ,.... ........,. V ice-President .B lgurduck .,.,.......... Vice-Pigsidment BVI 8!'l'y ...,...................,..... BS IEBI' Interest Paid on Time Deposits Hallrg Engraning Gln. Mnnlf Annrx lllinrnln Bt. 74 SPECTATOR Palace Laundry 606 FRANKLIN STREET PHONE 132 Give us a trial on your laundry Heard in English VII. Mary Thomas explaining the Styx River: It's a riv er between this land and-Hell! First Student fin Historyj-The Congress dimin- ished until the last year they were entirely dissolved. Second Student-It must have been rainy weather Coffee Coffee Coffee IF YOU DESIRE THE BEST IN COFFEE Mountain Grown Coffee All of our Coffees from 20c to 45c per pound are Mountain Grown Coffees. Trya pound of our 25c Coffee. It will please you. Grand Union Tea Co. 438 MAIN STREET SPECTATOR Our 58th Year of Service We are entering our fifty-eighth season of business. PERFECT SERVICE in furnishing Costumes for plays is still our watch-word. Our Academic Cap and Gown department gladly quotes rental or selling rates. A request will bring you a copy of our latest Costume Catalogue Number 58. K Philadelphia, Pa. QA Triple Alliance in Clothingdom make for harmonious and ever vlncreasing business You cannot go wrong in a High Art Suit or Overcoat. The prices are right-the clothes are right. Then-we're here- The customer first, always -that's our principle and we have the High Art STYLE CLOTHES makers behind us. The new Fall and Winter styles are a treat to behold- and the new fabrics beautiful. We sell HIGH ART STYLE CLOTHES from 315, 318, 320, 322.50 john Thomas CE, Sons SPECTATOR Eats Eats Why go hungry? Why not be loyal? Why not patronize home industriesv? CDME T0 THE LUNCH ROOM 'l'here's Where they have the good things to eat. High School Building, FOURTH FLooR Open fro . to SPECTATOR 77 KEITH VAUDEVILLE Three Times Daily TH EATRE M J BOYLE Manager .l0HNS'l0WNS COZIEST THEATRE PRICES Matinee l0c and l5c Night l0c l5c 25c TIME Matmees 230 Night 730 and9 The Cream of American Vaudeville Together with Choice European lmportations U- i- ll If Ifs a Waterman It's a good Fountain Pen-THE BEST. We have a great line now, including self-fillers and numbers with safety clips. Every man and boy should own a Waterman Fountain Pen. An ideal Christmas gift. Wm. B. Waters SQ Bro. gggggffn , r-u' - l.-'-i ,u-1. I-1- '--pr- Special Photos for Christmas 12 Sepia Special Panels, 31.75 L. G. HORNICK 527 MAIN STREET Member Asso lat d Ph t g nphers of Johnstown --- -Y , -r,Jn' 78 SPECTATOR Your Xmas Candies-H Sweets that are real treats-Norris, Park Sz Tilford, Page Sz Shaw and Reymer's Confect- tions. Here for that ideal holiday gift for her Kredel's Drug Store, 412 aisle. V ' 1 v-f. 7- if rl. 'J'-'E-L -24- E- Ei f v'-'i'T' if w I l Porch Bros. 1: w Wm- H- Raab ' X l INCORPORATED l, 1: 8 1 I D'a'm ' H ' Blank Book Manufacturers, Pianos 85 ,l H Printers, Rulers and .Q ll Book-Binders Player 1. ' i i li Engraved Stationery, N l, ignndounicements, I ar s tc. I' Why not ha e your Visit our ,L 1' Spectator bcllund into Victrola Parlor P 1 A NICE BOOK? 1' li 'l Porch Bros? Inc , li :I Woolf Block Annex, Cor. franklin and Cor' Vmefranklm sts- Q ' lincoln Sts., Johnstown, Pa. L -. -Y in-.A 777-Y' - - 1-, ,--'11-,--Y -Y-,-- -V , ',- -rg A Jn ' LEARN how to SAVE money. 1 It is a form of education that you should include in your course of study. 8QBegin today with a sav- ings account in THE UNITED STATES 'lv NATIONAL BANK 5 ' 206 FRANKLIN STREET SPECTATOR QUHNNQS Clmlmmslv A Ladies Specialty Stofre Cloaks - Dresses - Waists Rich Delicious Sparrows A confection that wins everybody-a real candy treat. Dealers are glad to sell you SparroW's. They know they will win trade-that the goodness of these celebrated Chocolates will bring you back for more. W. E. Johnson Sz Company Wholesale Distributors vw--,,,i-,,, Y, --,--,,'l.,- ,, --,-ali- Sennnimerrgs THE PLACE to 55515?,ZZ?la,Zf.?52,?dB,3S0'iZ2?n1 a' HAVE LUNCHEON IN OUR GARDEN Banquet Hall on Second Floor W. J. ROSE ca, soNs Sash, Doors, Lumber' Cement CQ, f'?l','I,1,'1i'535.333122Z.MS85fSisH'Z55ZS 328 Lincoln St, GOOD PLANING MILL WORK OUR SPECIALTY SPEC ATOR 7-7 '.--- g.Y--l' Iv-v 1 , .l-'Y 'l, ' ' . - 66Dl'eSS Up in a, new Suit or Overcoat NKILLEFPS The Overcoat Kings 1Qi 'l. .r .P1-A'- igvllr-illleahv 511121215 51112 Glanhg nf Qbualiig Svrhrahrfn Erng Svtnrr Ibn thr Qlnrnvr The laundry LAUNDRY mar Satisfies TYUY COMPANY Why not try having your collars done by our new process and note the result ? TELEPHONE AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL Jones - Morton A D V E R T I S I N G Make Sell Sell Signs Buttons Souvenirs of All Pins and for Every Kinds Badges Occasion SPECTATOR 81 l , xl--I 'Smiling -N 31313: Hot Drinks For Chilly Days OT drinks that hit the spot -deli- 'ng cious, and appetizing, too. You'll enjoy our winter fountain service. And candies! There's none in the city to equal ours. You'l1 understand why if you visit our model second floor candy kitchen. Ever been up there? You're welcome any time you wish to inspect it. New Candies Every Day Fresh Every Hour 82 SPECTATOR Hundreds of young men and Women have taken this advice and are today earning line salaries. What We have done for them We can do for you. FU LL information concerning our cour- ses in Actual Business Bookkeeping, Stenography, Typevvriting, English Branches, Etc., cheerfully given upon application. Ask for catalogue. FOR expert knowledge necessary to com- mand a high salary, attend a 3-T CAMBRIA LINCOLN BUILDING The School That Gets Resuls A. E. HUGHES, Proprietor Franklin Street City Phone 1352 Bell Phone 268-J T' iiw-if A, , .,c 'nn 2,51 - 1 v-T'?'f- . W I fly: - - '11 V '. -1,411-'S Al 'X uh --. K P54 Ml... , -,U -an Y- 5, t.P,i4:+,1?,g:F23 'Q 3 A .f ,H .5 . .,,., 2 . - uv' V . 4- , 15' I wf- -. - 'L -if l 2 me-, hh-A., L .. ?,'T'2f- ' ' , F., ' i ,E nth-r-, - ,- ' f . ' . , . 1 K if U- ' Avg ' 0 0 i-,' .M ru . ' , ,Q L . . 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The Process of Making Radiators .. The Quemahoning Dam ......... . Editorials ............ . Current Events . . . . School News .. . Atheltics ..... . Alumni . . . . Exchanges . . . . Jokes ......... Advertisements . . . . Behiratinn To the business men of Johnstown who have so generously supported all the activities of the Johnstown High School SPECTATOR 5 Uhr igigh Srhnnl Sprrtatnr Truth to the fact and a good spirit 'in the treatment VOL. XVII. JOHNSTOWN, PA., MARCH, 1916 No. 7 From Westmont Helen Cooper '18 Sometimes we hear our many friends and neighbors lament the lack of natural beauty in Johnstown, and we wonder how many of them have watched the marvelous ever-changing view from the head of the Inclined Plane. It is dusk when we come home from school on short winter days, and as the car slowly rises our eyes are drawn to the great pillar of fire of the Bessemer Furnace, then back to the lights of Franklin Borough shining dimly between the hills, and on up the valley over hundreds of kindly gleams which come from the many homes. We notice that we are leaving a fairyland of lights which twinkle from the many windowed buildings of the busi- ness and resident sectionsg they dart on street cars and automobiles, to and fro like animated fire flies 3 they glare boldly on huge signs and advertisementsg and they shine in reflected glory on pavements till we wonder if we have not been transported to Venice unawares. We walk slowly along Edgehill Drive, loath to give up its beauty. SPECTATOR BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF JOHNSTOWN FROM WESTMONT S P E C T A T 0 R 7 But in the morning we are ready to forget the charm of the lights in the first real snowfall of the season. We almost feel the stillness of a great calm in the air and queerly wonder why we cannot hear any sound as these billions of white things dance down into that great dark abyss, the city of Johnstown. There are no hills, houses, nor trees visible, nothing but flying whiteness. By noon the whole is changed. Now a happy sun shines down from a blue sky on a snow covered hamlet crowded between enormous white pillars. The great masses of whiteness have taken definite shapes and suddenly a recollection of the toy towns with which we used to play is brought to our minds. And so it goes through all the year. There are the many mornings when the entire city is enveloped in fog and mist, and mysterious dull gray clouds hover lowg glorious mornings when the sun is so bright that its gloomy reflection bathes hills and rivers in red tintsg times when long purple shadows spread over the bleak hills and when the city is yet drenched from the midnight rain. Again on balmy summer afternoons we are enraptured with the sight and it is a puzzle to decide what time of the day and year are most beautiful from Westmont. 1-i SPECTATOR Our Hills Lorene Martin '16 There are hills far famed in story, And hills of lofty height, There are hills that boast of glory Won by pen or battle's plight. Oft I hear of far-off mountains With their boulders, snows, and peaks Sprinkled all about with fountains- Of all these the poet speaks. Our hills, too, can tell their story Though their beauty's dead to rhyme And they live and grow in glory, In our hearts their songs do chime. .i..i..111. WS if 53, V Y vga tow SPECTATOR 9 Main Street on Saturday Night Edith Weaver '18 Have you ever watched J ohnstown's Saturday Night Show-not that of the theatre, but that of Main Street, the busiest section of the towng the constant noise, bustle, gleams of color, shifting of faces? Of course you have, but as the show is ever changing and as this clear night with just a bit of frost in the air will summon forth many pedestrians, let us look at it again. We will stand here in the shadow and view the busiest part of Johnstown's Broadway. , The crowd sweeps by, endlessly. At first it was just the crowd, but now we ,begin to notice particularly certain faces, figures, and incidents. Here come two bust- ling housewives who are late in doing their Saturday's shopping. In front of us stands a group of high school girls discussing which movie to visit. Down street Julius Caesar is being thrown on the screen but the girls decide unanimously in favor of the theatre opposite us, where Charlie Chaplin has one of his many hundred adventures. We sigh a little, but are stopped midway in our sigh by the sight of a sailor lad who passes us. Almost in- stinctively we raise our eyes to a building on the other side of the street where a great banner is hung from one of the windows with large red letters, U. S. Recruiting Station, Enlist Now! But hark! From far up the street comes the faint thump, thump of a drum. Let us step out far enough from our shadows to discover the source. Now we can see a little group of people gathered under a light. We know their uniform and have seen them many times. They belong to the Salvation Army. Surely these good people are worthy of our respect, because they never refuse a helping hand to one in the mire for fear their own hand will receive a stain. SPECTATOR N l STS. KET MAR AND MAIN CITY HALL, CORNER SPECTATOR ll But what is this rude clamour now in our ears? Trib-ee-une! Last Edition! Paper, Mister? All about the murder! How can such a small piece of humanity raise such an uproar? Surely he is not more than nine years old. Perhaps he shouts to keep warm, for he is shivering as he draws his thin coat about him and dodges the passing autos. Paper Mister? His quick eye has again caught sight of a possible customer. Our attention is now attracted to two small child- ren gazing with bulging eyes into a drug store window. What interests them so intensely? Why as I live! Noth- ing less than three white mice in a cage, chasing each other round and round in endless circles. We wonder idly why they never go straight, when we suddenly re- call a story-how a clever man fwhose name has escaped usb once tampered with the brains of the ancestors of these same mice to such effect that they are their descend- ants have run in circles ever since. ' But children are not the only ones who look through shop' windows, for yonder we see three young ladies gaz- ing spell-bound into a millinery store where wonderful creations are set awry on the heads of the painted, waxen figures. Well, I never! Here are two women with large go- carts gossiping right in the middle of the pavement, while the crowds pass them. Oh! Now they become aware of the lowering looks cast upon them and move on. Here come a number of foreigners with heavy hair, full, dark eyes, and short, fierce moustaches. They are gesticulating extravagantly and relating something inter- esting to each other in the short and quick, but not un- pleasant accent of Southern Italy. Two business men with iron-gray hair and keen gray eyes meet near us with a hearty hand-clasp, a How's business? and are gone. SPECTATOR CAPITAL HOTEL. LORNER MAIN AND -WALNUT STS. SPECTATOR 13 Oh! Now approaches a figure seldom seen in Johns- town-a man with narrow eyes set much aslant in a yel- low mask like face. He is clad in a flowing black silk robe and from beneath a small black skull cap hangs a braided queue. This sample of native costume moves us to speculate on how the streets of our city would look if all nationalities wore their own dress and retained their own customs as they did in ancient Rome. But a limousine is drawing up to the curb. A hand- somely dressed woman alights and enters a florist's shop. Through the windows we can see the great, pale faced blooms, too heavy for their own stems and we remember a little wearily the summer day that we gathered yellow violets by the old mossy log in the woods. The shrill sound of the corner-man's whistle arouses us from our reverie and for the first time we notice this busy, and useful person, ever occupied with directing, forbidding, and beckoning. Too often he receives only our frowns, yet we could not do without him. Directly across from us stands a row of the promi- nent youths of the town-the Curbstone Club. We have seen them before and are moved to speculate on their business. They gaze rather dully at the passing show, but we are sure they are making valuable and intelligent comments on faces, bonnets and dress. And meanwhile between us and them the promenade goes ong laborers, business men, society women, school children, mill-workers, news-boys, and shoppers, an end- less, ever-changing throng! But we turn homeward, for we are getting cold and the passing show of a Saturday night wearies and depresses us. Yet why should it be so? Are we not part of the humanity we have been critiz- ing? S12 gy, Y 5,2 9, -Q , 1,1 ' Q': '. 'al-wr 7' .,.,,,1., ' ,. ', vu ...Ur ,F ., , 4' 'L 4 wwf- f A a- - fe -Y-5 ' ' 5.5Q:'H' ' 1 - ' 'W't'?7i f5:g2-.Q ' fl , 'Q V l ' 7,7 4 ' ,iv -1: ' 14 SPECTATOR ' The Silk Industry' Marguerite Phillips '17 ' We wonder how many are interested enough in the industries of our city to know that there is in our midst a comparatively new industry, the Silk Factory. It is a branch of one of the largest silk mills in the country and manufactures ribbon. We find a few hours spent in a visit to this plant most enjoyable. A guide who thoroughly understands the machinery and process will accompany you. He will take you to a room where the silk which has been re- ceived on skeins is used. Here the noise of the machines makes the voice scarcely audible. The thread is wound on large and small spools by electric machinery. The machines are about three yards long. Near the top is a rod on which the spools are placedg beneath these are the skeins and as the skeins unwind the thread, the spools take it on. About half a dozen spools are filled at the same time on one machine. The small spools are used for bobbins in the looms and the large ones are taken to the warping department. It is quite a relief to leave the noise of the wind- ing room and find ourselves gazing at a screen of most beautiful colored threads. The spools are arranged on teeth on a screen and the threads drawn back through reeds to a large Wheel about eight yards in circumference. The wheel revolves and the thread is wrapped around itg in this manner the skeleton ribbon is formed. Only the length threads are arranged here. Bolts of the skeleton ribbon are sent to the looms where the ribbon is finished. The row threads are woven in by the alternate movement, to and fro, of a shuttle holding the bobbin. At the same time the finished rib- bon is automatically wound on bolts. As we glance across the row of looms the different colored ribbons attract our attentiong here a red one and there a blueg still farther SPECTATOR 15 down the aisle the Persian and plaid designs. Here again we are met by the loud noise from the machines. From the looms the bolts of ribbon are carried to the finishing rooms to be examined for flaws and soiled spots. Then the ribbon is rewound on bolts with paper so that it will not get soiled, ten yards to a bolt. The bolts are pinned, stamped, packed and tied, ready for shipment. This completes the process. After you visit you will not wear or look at a piece of ribbon without thinking of the infinite pains and labor required in its making. The Blue Bird Esther James ' 19 I heard a little blue bird In yonder apple tree, Calling, calling to her mate, As sweetly as can be. I know another blue bird, Whose gown just suits her eyes, And if she would call to me T'would be a grand surprise. , ,J 47' s .2 Ir X faults r.-'lhlllx fin WALK ypjy l-Q yu IWXNQ .gg A SPECTATOR BlRD'S EYE VIEW OF ISLAND PARK SPECTATOR 17 Silver Linings Richard W. Price '17 No matter how black the cloud is, there is always a silver lining. In crucial moments of horror, tragedy, or intense danger, this silver lining crops out in a most unexpected way. As an illustration, I will repeat an inci- dent of the great flood of this city in 1889, as it was told to me. v 41 Ik ll It was baking day in the Donnell kitchen. Hulda, the maid, was busily portioning out flour, yeast, and the other constituents of bread, when in rushed Mrs. Don- nell. ' Hulda, she cried, merrily, I've got an idea. I'll mix the bread today, let it rise over night, and tomorrow I'll bake and surprise Mr. Donnell! n Hulda was glad. It was warm for the 30th of May, and spring fever had not entirely lost its grip on her. Moreover, there was a splendid novel in Hulda's room, and the poor heroine was just then trying to decide whether to jump over the cliff or submit to the loathe- some embraces of the Brute. Suddenly in the distance were heard-hoof beats! The next chapter would re- veal a thrilling rescue by the hero-undoubtedly! Yes'm, said Hulda dutifully. li li lk Jack, said Mrs. Donnell at dinner that night, you're going to have a perfectly wonderful surprise to- morrow-from me! How exciting, laughed Mr. Donnell. Let's hope it's a pleasant one! Of course it's pleasant! retorted Mrs. Donnell. That is-maybe, she added, remembering how bread sometimes has quite a disconcerting habit of falling. Well, what is it? asked Jack foolishly and man- like. 18 SPECTATOR Guess! retorted Mrs. Donnell. Cake! guessed Mr. Donnell instantly. Cake? What a silly idea, replied Mrs. Donnell, startled, nevertheless, for the guess was dangerously near right. You know Ican't bake cake-or even bread! she added, daringly. S 41 lk Next morning, the morning of the eventful May 31st, Mrs. Donnell was watching her first bread in the process of second rising, with the tender solicitude of a mother. Just then the telephone bell rang, and she jumped to answer. Hel1o! she called. This is Jack, came her husband's voice. I just wanted to tell you, Lucy, to be ready to 'skeedaddle' in case that blamed dam up at South Fork breaks, as every- one has been trying to make it do for the last three days. Jack, can't you come home, entreated his wife, if anything should happen, I'd be all by myself! Can't leave the works, regretted her husband, I must be 'on deck' today. But don't worry, dear, there's not the slightest danger! Partiallyreassured, Mrs. Donnell went back to her bread. However she was still a little nervous. All by herself! If only Hulda was there! Moodily she gazed out at the driving rain. That was the cause of it all. The false alarms of floodg the reason why Jack had to stay at the works, Hulda's absence, they were all due to that disgustingly wet rain ! With these observations, Mrs. Donnell moved about, preparing her solitary luncheon. Ik ill Ill Mrs. Donnell was nervous. Her bread was in the oven! She looked at the clock' and gasped from pure excitement. Three-thirty! In a half hour, it would all be over! To what result? Would the bread, her bread, SPECTATOR 19 come out of the oven in beautiful, big, brown loaves, deli- ciously crispy outside and appetizingly moist inside, or-? -...v Mrs. Donnell shuddered and looked again at the clock. Fifteen minutes were left! She was in an agony of suspense! Determinedly she sat down, rather stiffly, folded her hands and looked straight ahead-at the clock. Ten minutes left! The hand moved soslowly! Five! four! Mrs. Donnell gasped. Three! two! and Mrs. Donnell could wait no longer! jumping up, she seized a dish towel and ran to the stove. Then suddenly she paused and stood still, listening. Very faint and distant came a deep, booming, thundering sound. A sound as of tremendous masses of-water-crashing against--! With a sudden intuition, seconded instantly by hor- ror, Mrs. Donnell realized what it was. The dam! It had burst and the water was coming! Like a flash she threw open the stove door and pulled out the bread. lt was a perfect success! All three loaves were done to a turn. With never a thought to her silver in the table- drawer, Mrs. Donnell grasped a loaf of bread under each arm, in her excitement never minding the heat. With a bound'she gained the stairs and then-the water struck the house! The building swayed for a moment like a tree in a high wind. With a mighty crash the doors gave in and the swirling, rushing, angry water flooded the lower fioor and rose rapidly toward the ceiling! Mrs. Donnell gained the second floor and paused to look back. The water was gaining rapidly-very rapid- ly! It was nearly to the top of the steps! For a second she stood undecided as to what to take from her bedroom and then snatched-not her jewel case-not her new coat or hat,-but a raincoat that was near at hand, wrap- ped it quickly but carefully around one of her loaves of bread-and fled to the attic. In her flight she was conscious of but one regret. 20 SPECTATOR She had had to abandon two of her precious loaves! Still the water came higher, higher, higher! It was beginning to seep through the attic floor! There was only one thing to do! Careful! clasping her precious burden close to her, she flew up the ladder to the roof! The rain was coming down in sheets. The madly- rushing water looked very cold and uninviting and- cruel! Mrs. Donnell wondered what drowning would be like. She had heard that it was quick. She fervently hoped so !, Suddenly Mrs. Donnell heard voices and looked up. A boat! And Jack was in it! Jack! she screamed, suddenly terrified, for the boat had turned, Jack! Here I am! Mr. Donnell heard, and the boat swung back. Nearer and nearer it come! Then an uprooted tree floating rapidly along, struck a glancing blow on its bow! The boat veered, tipped, and then righted. On it came, and touched the house. It did not however, come up to where Mrs. Donnell was, and she had to slide down a portion of the roof. First, however, Jack, she called. Catch I and threw her precious loaf of bread down into the boat. SF ill wk . Later, when they had reached a shore, and were watching the flood in its mad destructiveness, Mr. Don- nell noticed a rain coat, lying on the ground by them, wrapped around something. Stooping, he picked it up and asked, What in the world is in this, Lucy? Mrs. Donnell stared for a moment and then laugh- ed,-a laugh of pure joy. Why, Jack, dear, that's your surprise ! she replied. T .LEIEIELLS CIVOHH' SPECTATOR SPECTATOR QA Zeppelin Raid Angus Sturrock 'l81k It happened on a dark and dreary night I When London's narrow streets were void of light Across the sky a monster form did creep, Then all at once there was a deadly roar, A noise like of a bursting shrapnel shell. It shook the people out their cozy beds, A house caved in, a mighty wall fell down, A cry rang out, a cry of one in pain, And shouts and curses filled the misty air. Then, all at once, a shot rang sharply out, There was a flash which lit the sky, and with A roar the Zeppelin sank into the deep. iii,-. . 'M v SPECTATOR 23 The Civic Club Settlement House Crawford Curry '16 Cambria City enjoys the distinction of having the first Settlement House in our community. In January of last year the Civic Club met and decided to employ a settlement worker to organize and take charge of the proposed Settlement House. The work was to continue for one year, beginning with the first of May. Now the year has almost passed and those connect- ed with the work can see what has been accomplished. The children have been helped in every way. A year ago Cambria City had no place in which the children could find amusement. Now they have a place to which they may go and not only enjoy amusements, but also receive instruction in cooking, sewing, and first aid work. The Settlement House is small, so not all the child- ren can be accommodated at the same time. As a re- sult, each child can come only three times a week. The building, however, is always crowded. The average at- tendance is about one hundred and twenty children a month, which means that more than one hundred mem- bers work and play in the rooms every week. Besides the work done for the children, one of the interesting features of the Settlement House is the Mother's Club, which meets once a week. Mothers of all nationalities gather for a social time. Many of them can- not speak English and cannot understand the language spoken by the other women but they seem to enjoy them- selves and are very proud of their child.ren's work. Although the expenses are very heavy, the work has been supported now for almost the entire year. Miss Florence Dibert, the president of the Civic Club, has as- sumed most of the responsibility of meeting the expenses. Last July the Civic Club Picnic netted the Club a fund on which they were able to start. Since then several dances have been held which proved a good source of revenue. 24 SPECTATOR The club has also received contributions from people who are interested in settlement work. In two months the question of continuing the Settle- ment House will come before the Civic Club. Those in- terested in the work have had a busy time and have worked hard. Since the Settlement House has greatly benefitted a part of our city, it is to be hoped that the peo- ple of Johnstown will give their sympathy and support for the continuance of this helpful institution. Street Acquaintances Eva A. Brinker '16 Many of the people we meet on the streets today are the people we have been meeting there for several years. We do not know them and at first they are just people, then they become individualsg and finally they are friends or interesting acquaintances, just what we wish to make them in our minds. One of my most interesting street friends is Ichabod Crane. Of course that isn't the name placed opposite his phone number, but that is who he is 'so far as I am con- cerned. I pass him each morning on my way to school. He is the replica of Irving's Ichabod, slightly, only slight- ly modernized. There is the same spareness of figure, the same loosely constructed body held together by a tight coat with fiapping coat-tail. There is the long nose, there are the long, thin arms and legs, and the hands and feet like shovels. He takes very long steps and his body swings along with a kind of sailing motion. Surely here is a descendant of the famous school-master. But we have other noted men besides Ichabod. Fre- quently I have passed a Sir Roger DeCoverly and have heard him conversing with his friends. He is pleasant. kind, courteous, and is as gentle as a woman, altho there is nothing effeminate about him. He has the simplicity of a child, and I know he is a favorite with every one. SPECTATOR 25 This, however, does not make him disagreeable or con- ceited. There is a Diogenes, too, in our city. Every few days I see him on the street. His bushy brows are drawn to- gether above two peering, black eyes, and he is always looking for something, which he apparently never finds. But the characters are not all pleasant onesg there is a haughty Lady Clare Vere de Vere and a fierce Russian County there is a would-be chivalrous Don Quixote and a fearful Bluebeard. But why should I tell you about themg you have probably seen them all, and perhaps know them better than I do, these people we meet on the streets. A.H. I4 1 SPECTATOR 1 THE FAMOUS STONE BRIDGE SPECTATOR 27 The Process of Making Radiators h Kenneth D. Strayer '17 The process of making radiators is very interesting. If one wishes to see for himself how they are made, he need go no farther than our own city, because in the Seventeenth Ward are located two radiator plants. The larger of these is a branch of perhaps one of the largest plants in the United States, the other, although smaller, sends its products to all parts of the United States. The larger, which is the National Radiator Company, employs about four hundred men and is owned and controlled by local men. I Upon entering this plant, one finds many men, all very busy, as they are paid piece work. The first group of men I saw on entering the works were the core makers, who were forming cores out of a mixture of white sand, loom, and oil. These cores are the exact size and shape of the inside of the radiator loop. The cores are made, then placed into a mould, which is the shape and one- half the size of the loop. Several hundred of these are put on racks, then into the ovens to be baked for a few hours, in order to become hard, so that the moulders may handle them. Next, I was shown the moulding room. Here I found about forty men, most of whom had shed their outer shirts, and some of whom had even removed their under- shirts. These were the moulders who make the radiator loops. They also are paid a certain amount for each per- fect radiator loop . With the aid of flasks, which are shaped just like the outside of the radiator loops, black sand, punches and stampers, the moulders made two half radiator loops in the sand. The core was put into one of these and the other placed on top. .A hole was then punched through the top one. These two were clamped together and work was started on the next one. In the afternoon, the cubalo was opened. This is where the pig 28 SPECTATOR iron is melted and made ready for the moulders to use each afternoon. The moulders at once carried this hot metal in ladles to the moulds and poured them. After all the moulds which the moulder made in the morning are poured, he has completed his work for that day. I found, that at night other men came who took the moulds apart and took the radiator loops to another room. We next visited this room. The loops were here put into a large revolving cylinder, and the sand which the day before composed the core, was shaken out. This sand is black and is used by the local contractors for plaster and mortar. This revolving also gives the loops a smooth and shiny appear- ance. - I next went to the testing room where about eight men were testing the loops. The testers and moulders are paid only for the ones that are good. If the loops are satisfactory, they are sent to a machine where a man bores out the holes to their proper size, the hot water radiator having two holes, an inlet and outlet, While the steam radiators have but one, an inlet. From here the loops are taken to the assembling bench, where they are formed into the radiator. The completed radiator is then taken to the wareroom, and stacked until ready for shipment. ..l. -..- SPECTATOR 29 The Quemahoning Dam Robert West '18 Dibertsville, formerly called Stanton's Mills, at one time occupied the valley in which the Quemahoming Dam is now situated. Some of the houses of the village were built in 1815 and the village gradually grew until it ac- quired a population of about one hundred people. The chief industry of the village was the manufacture of wool- en cloth. There was also a grist mill there which was run by the stream. About three years ago, the Cambria Steel Company bought all the ground on which the village was located, and after surveying the land, made plans for a large dam. As soon as the residents of the village found homes elsewhere, the construction of the dam was begun. The homes were first taken down, and the only building that remained standing was the church. The last service that was held in the church was attended by people from far and near. The church was finally razed, and the construction of the dam started. The hills on both sides of the valley served as natural banks and the only arti- ficial construction was the breast. To insure safety, the breast works were made strong enough to withstand the force of five times as much water as the dam would hold. When completed, the dam was about one quarter of a mile wide at the breast and wound among the hills to its source. The entire length of the dam is about three miles. A road runs around the dam, and in summer the ride over this road is greatly enjoyed by tourists. The pipe line, which runs from the dam to the Gautier works, tunnels through several hills in its course About two years were necessary to complete the dam and lay the six-foot pipe line. The chief use of the dam is to supply the various parts of the Cambria Steel Com- pany with water. ' SPECTATOR N AD ALONG MILL CREEK RO SCENE SPE CTATOR 31 Ihr High Svrhnnl Svpvrtatnr SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 75 CENTS. Pm: CoPY, 10 CENTS iEhitnrial anh Buuiuran Elaff Editor in Chief, GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS, '16. Associate Editor EVA A. BRINKER, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN MCGEE, '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 School News MARY COLLINS, '16 Current Events ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors ' SARAH E. ROSE, 16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Joke Editors SARA YOUNG. '16 HARRY TEMPLE, '16 PAUL LAVELLE-, '16 Business Manager ROBERT B. HORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager ADOLPHUS WILSON, '16 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER, '16 Associates SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 JOHN GEIS, '17 MILTON MURDOCK, '17 CLARENCE BUCHANAN, 175 RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN. '17 MARK CAUFFIEL, '18 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS, '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '1717i EMMA TANEY, '18 Art Editor Alumni Editor MARGARET CQVER' 10 Miss GRACE COCHRAN Sarmonlsl' , Faculty Advisor HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, 17 MISS KATHARINE ULERY The Spectator is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to h .i Jo nstown, In Entered nt the Postofliceg .lohnst In order to insure pnblii-:ation in to the editor not Inter than The Spectator, High School Building, own, l'n., as second-clnss mail mutter. the current issue. MSS. must be handed the 10th of each month. I ' 'I' .!'ii ' 'i lhlmlllllji iiiiiriwn' AL-rL'4'4 ig:- X-xi. I EDITOR lfiLl ,, A In Q 3 C A X, Y I l JOHNSTOWNI As the heavy, smoothly gliding car of the Westmont 32 SPECTATOR Incline carries one up, up to the little hill-top borough, he sees before him the city of Johnstown, so picturesque- ly situated in the Conemaugh Valley. On the left, the thick smoke of the Cambria Steel Works indicates the hustle and bustle within, on the right, the many prosper- ous little suburbs with their various factories are seen, while before the spectator, the high buildings of business, together with the more modest residences, lie. Is it not, then, seemingly impossible to believe that many years ago the place which is now called Johns- town was inhabited by the Shawonese and Delaware Indian tribes? That Johnstown at one time was the scene of many treacherous and terrible crimes? And again, is it not strange that the founder of Johnstown, Joseph Johns, was a native of Switzerland? And to think that about one hundred and twenty-three years ago the first house was built in Johnstown! When a stranger hears these things for the first time and then looks at the present condition of the city, he naturally thinks that he has been listening to a fairy-tale. But he finds, after a thorough search, that the so-called fairy-tale has back of it the true history of the city. Thru these many years what remarkable endeavor and patience must have been used to bring Johnstown up to its present prosperous condition. How much pride we should take in our beautiful city, which has been brought about thru the untiring efforts of our ancestors. Each citizen of Johnstown should take upon himself the duty of furthering the beauty and prosperity of his city. G. E. P. AN EXTRA DAY Leap year gives us each an added day. Taken all together the people of a village may gain a yearg of a small town, ten years. Think of it! This year you will have twenty-four whole hours aside from the three hundred and sixty-five days allotted to each year, twenty-four hours that you did SPECTATOR 33 not have last year and which you will not have next year. This means that there will be an extra day born out of Eternity for youg an extra day of success or of failureg an extra day to make pleasant or disagreeable for yourself or for those about you. This will be your day and you can do with it as you wish. But assuredly you will want this day to be one of the best. After all, it is scarcely possible that every one's day should come on the twenty-ninth of February. To be sure, that is where the extra day is placed on the calen- darg but why shouldn't your extra day come on the seventh of May or the tenth of November or on any of the other of the three hundred and sixty-six days in the year. And just here is where the secret comes ing you don't know which one your day will beg So, if you Want your day to be the best, you must strive to make every day the best. You must rise each morning saying, Per- haps this is my dayg I will make it a good one, and you must lie down each night thinking, If this has been my day, it has been good. Then on the thirty-first of December you may look back over the year and know that you have had an extra day and that that day, your day, has been one of the best. E. A. B. LEADERS What good could I do? Why he's the whole thing. There's positively no use I Have you not heard this or a similar complaint from some boy or girl of High School age? Of course you have and, being busy or uninterest- ed at the time, have merely laughed or nodded assent. Many High School students have spent four bored years in High School simply because they have made similiar statements and then have quietly surrendered to their more aggressive school mates. That is what causes that bored feeling-lack of aggressiveness! Not that we 34 SPECTATOR advocate extreme aggressiveness, but we feel that a cer- tain amount of that quality is necessary both in school and in after life. The so-called popular student in High School is he who has backbone enough to take charge of affairs and who, by means of that support, gradually makes himself an efficient worker. Many a student has been asked, sometime during his High School career, to take charge of a meeting or serve on a com- mittee, or do some other similar task, and, feeling that he may fail in his attempt or that some one else is more capable, has replied, Oh,'I could never do that! But that same student is the one most likely to say that some- one else is the whole thing. And generally, the boy who takes an active part in the management of his school affairs, becomes the man of power in the world. However, there is one extremely important rule to be followed and that: Avoid big- headednessf' We all feel that conceit is the least desired and least desirable of all characteristics, but a small amount of that quality is an asset, rather than an attri- bute at which we should SCOH. When we know that we really can do something and acknowledge the fact, sure- ly we are not conceited but, rather, frank and truthful. But do not let that spark of conceit run away with you. Therefore, ye modest High School student, do not be afraid to develop or make use of your talents. Try, do your best, and, even if you fail, the Board of Censor- ship will not get you. Be a leader, take charge of that meeting, take the chairmanship of that committee, speak your own thoughts, prudently and diplomatically, and some other students will not be the whole thing in your school. G. E. P. K5 AHVHEIVI H385 VIHSWVD SPECTATOR 36 SPECTATOR le WENT ima 'Tis better to be quoted wrong than to be quoted not at all. , -Ralph Waldo Emerson. The president of the Japanese Citizens' Association of Hawaii has set a good example for all hyphenated Americans, in these words, You who were born in Hawaii are not the sons of the emperor of Japan. If trouble should come with Japan you must remember that you are the sons of the president, not of the emperor. Aim to work for the best example of citizenship and then aim to work for peace. With such sentiments exist- ing in a country with which we are most likely to engage in a war, there does not seem to be any necessity for alarm. The majority of hyphenated Americans would follow-this example, since they have made this their country by choice. The school teachers of Rowan county, Kentucky, did an admirable deed when five years ago, they agreed to open the schools of that county to grown-up men and women. These schools are known as the moonlight schools because the sessions are held on moonlight even- ings. Since that time seventeen other states have follow- ed the example of Kentucky in establishing moonlight school. The curriculum is fitted to suit the needs of the illiterates. Geography, arithmetic, civics, and agriculture are among thestudies taught. These schools are taking SPECTATOR 37 an ifmportant part in decreasing the percentage of illi- teracy. The Governor, seeing the determined efforts being made to overcome illiteracy, urged the leglslature to create an Illiteracy Commission. The bill was passed in 1914 and a statewide campaign is now being conduct- ed with the hope that illiteracy will be entirely removed from Kentucky by the time the census is taken ln 1920. Military science was encouraged in the Colleges of the several states in 1862 when Congress passed the first Morril Act. By provisions of this Act, states were given public lands for the establishment of agricultural and mechanical colleges, provided they included military science in the curriculum. Under this Act and a revision made in 1890, ninety-six colleges have been established which oifer military instruction. The instruction ls un- der the direct supervision of the United States War De- partment. This year, nearly thirty thousand college boys, or almost the number of men in the mobile army, are drilling under the command of regular or retired army officers. In a list of the inventions of the last fifty years given in an official report, thirty-six are attributed to Americans while only fourteen, to foreign inventors. Among the American inventions are found the telephone, typewriter, cash register, incandescent lamp, electric fur- nace reductions, talking machine and the motion picture machine. The foreign inventors have invented electric steel, dynamite, gas engine, wireless telegraphy, smoke- less powder, siphon recorder, and manganese steel. The automobile is the chief consumer of gasoline. According to the number of cars built in the four preceed- ing years, there are at present 30,000,000 automobiles in the United States using gasoline. Experts have estimated that the automobile will consume 20,000,000 barrels or two-third of the entire amount consumed in the United States, during the year 1916. 38 SPECTATOR ,x.4 Q J-3-. . , , 'lf' scwool News 1 . I 'E -3 :p5'g,1'li I 5-.. 2 3 --1: In 1:-1 f ,Jai ,u'.lx'll l' 4 -.:' 1 Z fe :f.gq!?l fel 5... ,, E ll 7't ' v - N -E.-'ln-.. 1 'E' -TJ L -5 ' f ? 2 1 ' I I It is the purpose of the Spectator to publish each month the names of students who raise their' marks in every subject. Every pupil in our school should make an effort to place his name upon the list. PUPILS WHO RAISED THEIR MARKS IN EVERY SUBJECT fFifth Monthl fNo mark a failure! Term VIII Ellis, Walter Maurer, Lester Rigby, Ella Wilson, Adolphus Wolfhope, Ruth Term VI Bryan, Lloyd Flanagan, Rose Powell, Sam Teitelbaum, Emanuel Term V Greer, Coover Term IV Buchovecky, John Cook, Josephine Hudson, Anna Kress, Myrtle Krigger, Edward Mudgett, Blair Term III Gindlesperger, Luella Rauch, Mary Term II Bischoff, Florence Crissman, Edmund Fries, Karl Hamilton, Margaret , Hofecker, Mayme Marland, Frieda Schrader, Clara Schry, Charles Staley, Pauline At the Chapel Exercises of Wednesday, January SPECTATOR 39 26, the students were addressed by Rev. J. W. Winey, of Altoona. Mr. Winey took as his theme: The Advantages of an Education, and gave to the students profitable advice upon the subject. The Rev. R. N. Posthelwaite of the First United Brethren Church was also present at the services and conducted the Devotional Exercises. On Friday evening, January 28, the Senior Class en- tertained the Faculty at a reception, the first event of its kind ever held in our school. The reception was in the nature of a Valentine party, and the entire building was appropriately decorated. During the evening a sketch, A Mid-Summer's Pipe Dream, written by Ben Hinch- man, Jr., was enacted by four members of the Senior Class. Both the Faculty and the class enjoyed the recep- tion. At the Chapel Exercises of February 2, the sketch: A Mid-Summer's Pipe Dream, was reproduced for the benefit of the lower classmen. The same program was repeated at the Freshman Chapel Exercises on February 3. The annual concert of the High School Music Classes was held in the Auditorium, on Tuesday evening, Feb- ruary 14, under the direction of Miss Swan. The concert was divided into two parts, the first consisting of choruses and orchestra numbers, and the second of an operetta, Violet in Fairy1and. The program proved entirely successful and Miss Swan and her helpers are to be con- gratulated upon their productions. The third number of the Alumni Entertainment Course was produced in the Auditorium on Monday, February 7, when Coeangelo's Musicians appeared. Both the afternoon and evenihg performances were well at- tended. The members of the Johnstown High School Alumni Association are at work upon a musical comedy: The 40 SPECTATOR College Duke, to be produced in the Cambria Theater early in March. Many of the High School Students are assisting in the play and the cast consists of over five hundred persons. The Johnstown Public is eagerly awaiting the appearance of The College Duke. At a meeting of the Junior Class, held in Study Hall on January 16, it was decided to entertain the Senior Class and Faculty at the annual Junior-Senior Reception. The reception is dated for February 25. The Faculty and Students of Johnstown High School extend their sincere sympathy to Olive Buchanan, '16, Clarence Buchanan, '17 and Ethel Buchanan, '19, whose father died on Tuesday, February 2. On January the seventh, after school, the class in Interior Decorations of the Drawing Department, visited the Penn Traffic. The purpose was to gain a more practi- cal idea of some of the work which they were doing in class. Mr. Hollinback, the head of the department, gave them an excellent talk on house furnishings. He em- phasized the value and need of harmony in all the differ- ent parts of the rooms, the walls, woodwork, furniture, rugs, and draperies. He displayed various materials for upholstering, among them were cretonnes, nets, chintzes, and madras. Colonial plates, which showed the different methods of color combination, added to the interest of the exhibit. The pupils enjoyed the visit and are grateful to Mr. Hollinback for the time spent with them. On January 24, Mrs. Shaffer, the modiste, gave a short talk to the girls of the drawing classes who are studying costume designing. She explained what colors and materials were best to wear at different times and to different places, dwelling particulary on school clothes. SPECTATOR 41 From a large book of samples she showed the different materials. The girls received many instructive sugges- tions and look forward to a similar lecture sometime in the future. fvnifincs U Twenty or more basketball games was played last month for the students and their friends to enjoy. Eleven of these games were boys' basketball games. The varsity team played four games, winning two and losing two. The first game was at Cresson on January 14. The Cresson Game. The Cresson High team was no match for the Johnstown High five, and our team won, 51 to 15. Prothero and Trimble shot most of our baskets. The summary: Johnstown 51. Cresson 15. Morgan ......... .. F. .. ...... Killen Trimble .... .... F . . . . ..... Ivory Prothero .... . . . C. . . . .... . . Smith Reynolds ............... G. ............... Mentch Matthews .............. . G. ............ McCordell Substitutions-Daley for Morgan, Fox for Reynolds, Rotandaro for Ivory. Field goals-Morgan 3, Trimble 6, Prothero 9, Reynolds, Killen, Mentch. Fouls-Morgan, 4 of 105 Trimble, 1 of 2, Reynolds, 0 of 3, Killen 11 of 21. Referee-Alberts of Conemaugh. The Charleroi Game. Charleroi High opened basketball relations with us 42 SPECTATOR on January 16 with a game in our gymnasium. The visitors were fast and won the game, 34 to 41. Poor foul shooting featured the contest. The summary: Johnstown 31. Charleroi 34. Morgan ....... .... . F. . . . ........ Riva Trimble ...... .... . F. .. ..... Kellog Prothero... Hill Reynolds ..... . . ....... .G. ................ Dixon Matthews ............... .G. ............. Stahlman Subs.-Warden for Prothero, Daley for Matthews, Lowstutter for Riva, Fielder for Kellog, Ryland for Hill, Misch for Dixon. Field goals-Trimble 3, Prothero 3, Reynolds, Matthews, Daley, Riva, Kellog 2, Hill 2, Stahl- man, Fielder 2, Ryland, Misch. Fouls-Morgan 12 of 30, Riva 10 of 22, Fielder 4 of 4, Trimble 0 of 1, Warden 1 of 3, Reynolds 0 of 4. Referee-Shomo. . The Windber Game. On January 21, in the gymnasium, Johnstown and Windber clashed for one of their annual contests. The game was fast and spectacular, Windber winning by a late spurt, 42 to 38. Warden and Hoenstine were the stars. The summary: Johnstown 38. Windber 42. Warden ............ .... F . . . . .... Hoenstine Daley .... .... F . . . .... McKendrick Prothero .... .C. . . . ...... '. Sipple Matthews .... .... G . .. ..... Sevem Reynolds .............. .. .G. .............. Bantley ' Subs.-Trimble for Daley, Hughes for Sevem. Field goals-Warden 4, Trimble, Prothero 2, Reynolds 3, Mc- Kendrick 5, Hoenstine 6, Sipple, Hughes. Fouls--VVar- den 18 of 26, Hoenstine 16 of 30. The Altoona Game. A great crowd of rooters came from Altoona on Feb- SPECTATOR 43 ruary 4, expecting to see their High School five defeat Johnstown High. The cheering was fine but the Altoona team was evidently not able to rally. Excellent team work won for Johnstown, 50 to 42. Prothero and Trimble were the stars for Johnstown, the former caging 10 field goals. P. Healey deserves credit for his work from the Altoona foul line. The summary: Johnstown 50 Altoona 42 Warden ....... ..., F . . . . . . P. Healey Trimble ..... . .F. .. .... Irwin Prothero .... Zeth Reynolds.. .... .... J. Healy Matthews ............. .. .G. .............. Deitrick Field goals-Trimble 3, Prothero 10, Reynolds, P. Healey 3, Irwin, Zeth 3. Fouls-P. Healey 28 of 35, Warden 20 of 32. Referee-Shomo. The Boys' Interclass Basketball League started Jan- uary 18, with a game between the Sophomores and Freshmen. The Sophomores won, 27 to 10. The sum- mary: Sophs 27 Freshmen 10 C. Connors .... ..... Fitt Hunter ...... .... F . . . . ..... Hamill Buchovechy .... .... C . . . . . . Mulhollen Snook ................... G. ............ F. Connors Harrigan ................ G. ................ Moore Subs.-Gaffney for Hunter, Joy for Buchovechy, Hartman for Snook, Griffith for Harrigan. Field goals. C. Connors 2, Hunter 2, Gaffney 2, Buchovechy, Snook, Harrigan, Griflith 2, Hamill. Fouls-C. Connors 5 of 13 Gaffney 0 of 1, Joy 0 of 2, Snook 0 of 1, Griffith 0 of 2, Fitt 4 of 10, Mulhollen 4 of 5. Referee-Saylor. The Seniors and Juniors played next, on January 20. The Seniors won out in the last few minutes of play, 23 to 22. The summary: V 44 SPECTATOR Seniors 23 Juniors 22 Fox ........ . . .F. . . .... Walters Wilson .... ..... F . . . . . . Rothstein Pinder .... .C. . . . . . Hartley Beerman .............. .. .G. ............... Colbert Bailey ................ .. .G. ............... Strayer Field goals-Fox, Wilson, Pinder 4, Walters 4, Roth- stein, Hartley, Colbert. Fouls-Fox 6. of 9, Wilson 3 of 10, Hartley 8 of 18. Referee-Saylor. ii-il1 Chad Connors' fine playing' was the main feature in defeating the Seniors, 39 to 26, on January 25. The summary: Sophs 39 Seniors 26 C. Connors... .. .........Fox Morgan ...... .F. . . .... Wilson Buchovechy .... .C. . . .... Pinder Snook ................... G. .......... ..... W icks Gaffney ................. G. ................ Bailey Subs.-Joyfor Buchovechy, Beerman for Wicks, Meyers for Bailey. Foul goals-Connors 4 of 11, Fox 0 of 2, Wilson 3 of 6. Referee-Walter. The Juniors defeated the Freshmen on January 27, 49 to 21. Walters, Hartley, and Colbert had a compari- tively easy time caging field goals. The summary: Juniors 49 Freshmen 21 Walters ................. F. .... ........ K immell Rothstein .... ..... F . . . . . . Wherry Hartley. . . .... C. . . ....... , Fitt Colbert ............... .. .G. ............. Mulhollen Strayer .................. G. ........... F. Connors Subs.-Kuehne for Strayer, Wendell for Kuehne, Reese for Kimmell. Field goals-Walters 9, Rothstein, Hartley 4, Colbert 5, Kuehne 2, Reese 2, Wherry 2, Fitt, Mulhollen. Fouls-Walters 2 of 2, Rothstein 0 of 1, SPECTATOR 45 Hartley 5 of 8, Colbert 0 of 2, Mulhollen 8 of 14. Referee -Saylor. The Seniors gave the Freshmen a terrific trouncing on February 1, 73 to 13. Tip Pinder shot 19 field goals. The summary: Seniors 73 Freshmen 13 Fox .......... . . .F. . . ....... . Reese Wilson .... .... F . . . . . . Mulhollen Pinder .... .C. . . ....... . . Fitt Wicks ................... G. ........... F. Connors Bailey ................. . . G. ............... Moore Subs.-Beerman for Wicks, Evans for Bailey. Field goals -Fox 7, Wilson 7, Pinder 19, Wicks, Beerman, Reese, Mulhollen 3.- Fouls-Fox 3 of 9, Mulhollen 5 of 16. Referee-Matthews. A The Juniors were almost defeated on February 3rd, by the Sophomores. The second year men had a big lead at the end of the first half, but the Juniors won on a hard spurt. The summary: Juniors 38 Sophs. 32 Walters ..... .. Hunter Rothstein .... ..... F . . . . . . C. Connors Hartley .... . . ...C. . . .... Buchovechy Kuehne ................ ..G. .................. Joy Colbert .................. G. ............... Snook Subs.-Kuehne for Rothstein, Saylor for Kuehne, Field goals-Hunter 5, Connors 6, Walters 3, Colbert 8, Hartley 4. Fouls-Connors 10 of 12, Hartly 4 of 7, Col- bert 4 of 6. Referee-Saylor. Thus far the standing of the teams is as follows: Won Lost Pct. Seniors ..... .... 2 1 .667 J uniors ...... .... 2 1 .667 Sophomores .... .... 2 1 .667 46 SPECTATOR Freshmen ........................... 0 3 .000 The Seniors played the new Faculty team on Jan- uary 21. Many of the members of the Faculty team have played much basketball, and the showing made by the Senior team against them was creditable. The score was 33 to 10 infavor of the Seniors. The summary: Seniors 33 Faculty 10 Fox ......, . . .F. . . . . . Rutledge Wilson .... . . .F. . . . . . Harpster Pinder .... .... C . . . . . . W .Saylor Bailey ................ .. .G. .............. C. Saylor Beerman ............... . . G. ................ Foust Subs.-Bailey for Wilson, Wicks for Bailey, Meyers for Beerman, Evans for Meyers, W. Saylor for Rutledge, Walter for W. Saylor. Field goals-Fox 5, Wilson 3, Pinder 5, Wicks 2, Harpster 2, Walter. Fouls-Fox 3 of 11, Harpster 1 of 7, W. Saylor 3 of 15. Referees- Prothero and Reynolds. Girls' Varsity Basketball The girls' varsity basketball team was inaugurated on January 19 by a victory over the Conemaugh Five. This was the first game ever played by a J. H. S. girls' varsity and the victory was a pleasure to all. In the first half the J. H. S. girls scarcely held the more experienced Conemaugh girls, but in the last half they rallied and played all around them, winning by a score of 18 to 8. The line up: Conemaugh 8 Johnstown 18 Adams ....... . . .F. . . ........ Stokes Mack ....... .... F . , . . .... Powelson Crum .... .... Davis Harkins ........ ..... . . .G. . . . . . Updegrave Hoffman ................ .G. ................. Rose Substitutions-Young for Davies, Goucher for SPECTATOR 47 Young, Fresh for Adams and Riblett for Crum. Field goals-Stokes 4, Powelson 2, Updegrave 1, Mack 1. Foul goals-Stokes 2 out of 2, Powelson 2 out of 11, Adams 0 out of 2, Mack 2 out of 6, Harkins 4 out of 5. Referees- Albert and Saylor. The next game of the varsity was played on Jan- uary 25, in the Conemaugh gymnasium. Here again the J. H. S. girls won from their opponents in spite of the fact that the gym has not a regulation floor. The game was quite interesting, both teams showing good team work. The Conemaugh team was defeated by only a small score, 14-12. The line up: Conemaugh 12 Johnstown 14 Mack .......... . . . . .... . Powelson Adams ....... Stokes Crum ..... Shaver Riblett ....... . . . .G. ........... Updegrave Harkins ................ ..G. ................. Rose Substitutions-Davies for Updegrave, Goucher for Davies, Young for Goucher, Fresh for Harkins. Field goals-Stokes 3, Shaver 2, Adams 4. Foul g0a1QStokes 4 out of 9, Mack 4 out of 9. Referees Saylor and Albert. On January 27 the varsity girls suffered their first defeat in a game with Windber High. In the first half the J. H. S. girls showed very good work and led by a score of 10-2. But in the second half they were either too confident of victory or unable to withstand the rallied attacks of the opposing team and so lost by a score of 12-11. The line up: Windber 12 Johnltown 11 Queer ............ .... F . . . . ........ Stokes Ling ........ . . .F. . . . . Powelson Fruhlinger .... . . .L. . . ..... Shaver Higgon ..... . . ..G. . . . . Updegrave Edministon .... . ,..G. . . . . . . . . Rose 48 SPECTATOR Substitutions-Davies for Shaver. Field goals- Stokes 3, Updegrave 1, Ling 2, Higgon 1, Edministon 2. Foul goals-Stokes 3 out of 9, Fruhlinger 2 out of 10. Referee-Shomo. On February 1 the Conemaugh girls turned the tables on the J. H. S. team and beat them with a score of 8-5. The Johnstown Five were greatly handicapped by the smallness of the Conemaugh floor and were unable to play their best. The line up: Conemaugh 8 Johnstown 5 Adams ....... . . .F. . . . .... . . Stokes Mack ..... . . . . . . Powelson Crum .... Shaver Riblett ................ .. .G. . . . ........... Davies Harkins ................ ..G. ............ . . . . Rose Substitutions-Root for Crum. Field goals-Davies 1, Adams 1, Mack 1. Foul goals--Stokes 3 out of 10, Adams 4 out of 7, Mack 0 out of 2. Referees-Albert and Saylor. The Tyrone Y. M. C. A. girls played the J. H. S. varsity in the J. H. S. gym and defeated them 20-10. Our team proved on easy mark for the older and more experienced girls. The line up: Tyrone Y. M. C. A. 20 Johnstown H. S. 10 Vogt ................. .. .F. . . ............ Stokes McNelis. . . . . .F. . . . . . Powelson Gray .... . ...L. .... . . Shaver Nease ................. .. .G. ........... Updegrave Gibbs ................... G. ................. Rose Substitutions-Davies for Shaver, Watson for Gibbs. Field goals-Stokes 2, Davies 2, Vogt 1, Gray 3, MeNelis 4. Foul goals-Stokes 2 out of 12, Powelson 0 out 2, MeNelis 4 out of 12, Davies 0 out of 3. Referee-Shomo. 1 On February 7 the Johnstown girls again defeated SPECTATOR 49 Conemaugh, 11-6. This made the fourth game played by the Johnstown and Conemaugh teams, three of which were won by the former. At the end of the first half the score was 2-2 but in the last half 'the home girls showed what they could do in team work, and scored four field goals. The line up: Conemaugh 6 Johnstown 11 Adams .................. F. .. ...... Powelson Mack .... .. Davies Crum .... .... L . . . . ..... Stokes Riblett ..... .... ...... G . ............ U pdegrave Harkins ................. G. ................. Rose Substitutions-Powelson for Stokes, Shaver for Pow- elson, Powelson for Davies. Field goals-Powelson 2, Stokes 2, Adams 1. Foul goals-Updegrave 3 out of 9, Mack 4 out of 5. The games yet to be played are: February 11-Williamsport H. S. at Williamsport. March 10-Williamsport H. S. March 17-Tyrone Y. M. C. A., atTyrone. Inter-Class Basketball The Student Governing Board decided to run a series of Inter-class games for girls this year, continuing the custom which was instituted last year. The league is made up of teams from the respective classes, each team playing six games, one each week. The first game was played on January 17, between the Sophomores and Freshmen, the score being 6-4 in favor of the Freshmen. The Sophomores played the first half of the game with only one guard and in the second half were unable to make up for the loss. No points were scored by either team in the last half. The line up: Sophomores 4 ' Freshmen 6 Nixon ......... .... F . . . ..... Hartman so ' SPECTATOR KaylorCapt.... ..........Noble Jamgs ........ .... C . . . . ......... McCurdy Sipe ........ . . . . ..G. ..... Capt. McFeathers Mayer ....... L .......... .G. ............... Liggett Field goals-Kaylor, Liggett 2. Fouls-Kaylor 0 4, Hartman 2 out of 4. The second game was played on January 21, when the Juniors defeated the Seniors with a score of 14-4. The game was quite fast as four of the players were varsity players, but the Juniors played all aroundl' the Seniors. The line up: Seniors 4 Juniors 14 Young .... . . .F. .... . . . Stokes Rodgers .... . . .F. . . . . . . Kaylor Collins .... . . .C. .... ..... S haver Greer ................... G. ........,..... Lambert Rose .................... G. ................. Stiff Substitutions-Tice for Collins, Powelson for Kaylor, Milhoff for Shaver, Daugherty for Lambert, Kaylor for Stiff. Field goals-Stokes 1, Powelson 4, Shaver 1. Foul goals-Young 4 out of 9, Stokes 2 out of 7, Powelson 0 out of 1. Referee-Saylor. A The third game of the Series was played on January 26 between the Seniors and the Sophomores. The Sopho- mores beat the upper class men by a score of 10 to 3. The line up: Seniors 3 Sophomores 10 Tice ...... . . .F. . . ....,..... Nixon Young .... .... Kaylor Rodgers ,... . . .C. . . . . . . Mcifeaters Greer ................. .. .G. .............. Horton Rose .................... G. ..............., Ryan Substitutions--Updegrave for Ryan. Field goals- Tice 1, Kaylor 2, McFeaters 2. Foul goals-Tice 0 out of SPECTATOR 51 4, Young 1 out of 9, Kaylor 2 out of 2. Referee-Saylor. The next game was to be played by the Juniors and Freshmen but was forfeited by the Freshmen as their team did not report. On February 2 the Juniors defeated the Sophomores because of the fast playing of Davies. The line up: ' J Juniors 21 Sophomores 12 Kaylor ..... .... F . . . . ......... Nixon Davies .... Kaylor Shaver .... .... C . . . . . . . McFeaters Gocher... .. .... G.... . .....Horton Stiff ................... ..G. ................ James Field goals-Davies 7, Shaver 2, Nixon 1, Kaylor 4, McFeaters 1. Foul goals--Shaver 0 out of 2, Davies 3 out of 9, McFeaters 0 out of 1, Kaylor-0 out of 10. Referee -Saylor. On February 9, the Sophomores won their second game when they defeated the Freshmen 8 to 3. The line up: Sophomores 8 Freshmen 3 Kaylor ...,... .... F . . . . ...... Orris Updegrave. . . . . . . . . . . Liggett McFeaters .... .... C . . . . . . . McCurdy Horton .................. G. .... ......... C uster James ................... G. ............ McFeaters Substitutions--Nixon for James. Field goals-Kay- lor 2, Nixon 1, McFeaters 1. Foul goals-Updegrave 2 out of 4, Kaylor 0 out of 1, Orris 1 out of 6. Referee- Saylor. 52 SPECTATOR I. ...... , N X at t . at Au.ur1Nl C 5 t 1 c ll As a fitting climax to the many successful endeavors of the Alumni Association during the present season, preparations are going on steadily for the presentation of the much heralded musical production, The College Duke, to be presented at the Cambria Theatre on Thursday and Friday, March 2 and 3. To present this mammoth affair properly, it has been necessary, to call not only upon many of the Alumni, but upon a goodly number of under-graduates, together with a few of the children of Alumni. In all, there Will be approximately 500 of those bound to the High School who will assist in this gigantic undertaking. The College Duke is, without doubt, the largest and most complete production that has ever been presented. The story of the play is founded on the pleas- ures and pastimes of our young collegians during vacation time at the sea-shore. This clever story is interspersed by over a score of original musical numbers. These num- bers will be rendered both vocally and through the medium of the Terpsichorcan art. The members of the Alumni Association feel sure that in this, their greatest effort, they will have the undivided support of the many hundreds of past and present disciples of the High School, whose services will be invaluable, both directly and in- directly, to the success of The College Duke. SPECTATOR 53 News from the Classes '04-Miss Fredrika B. Brixner has been ill at her home. '12-Carl Ludwig was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi fraternity. Members of this organization are chosen, in respect to their scholastic standing, from the first tenth of the senior class. Births '06-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Replogle of Columbus, Ohio, announce the birth of a son. '14-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dannenbaum announce the birth of a daughter. an E C' . as Elem, ...J R f- f Re G 1 Comet, Waukeska, Wisconsin: We consider your journal among the best received. Why not have all the stories in the literary department and not continued in the joke department? Your cartoons are splendid. Spectator, Waterloo, Iowa: Your cover this month is very attractive and appropriate for the season. The New Attorney is very well written. The Sketch Book, Westington High School, Pitts- burg, Pa.: The arrangement of your exchange departf 54 SPECTATOR ment is very good. Your jokes add greatly to the inter- est of your paper. Maroon and Gray, State College, Pa.: The stories are good, but where are the poems? Surely there are a few poets in your school. Wheat, Ritzville, Washington: More stories would add to your literary department. We are glad to know you can do without advertisements. Kernel, Louisville, Kentucky: Your photographs make your paper exceedingly interesting. Your jokes and cartoons are fine. Red and Black, Salt Lake City, Utah: A larger literary department would add greatly to your paper. Your paper is among the best of our exchanges. The Tripod, Boston, Mass.: If the advertisements were all in one section, it would add more to your maga- zine. Where is your literary department? The Lotus, Dover, Delaware: A few photographs and cartoons would greatly improve your paper. The Dickinsonian, Carlisle, Pa.: Why not a larger literary department? Your paper lacks pictures and cartoons. Orange and Black, Hanover, Pa.: Although this is one of our smallest magazines, it is very interesting. The Dial, Lancaster, Pa.: Where are all your poems? The paper could be much more attractive if all the advertisements were kept in one section, instead of being carried throughout the diferent departments. The Spectator, Harrisburg, Pa.: Your cover is neat and attractive. We wish to congratulate you on such a fine paper. Hi-Crier, Niles, Ohio: Your different departments are pretty well scattered throughout the paper. Why not arrange them differently? Spectator, Paterson, N. Y.: You are a neat paper, interesting throughout, andwell balanced. Your cartoons are especially interesting. S P E C T A T 0 R 55 Panther, Pittsburg, Pa.: Your paper is one of the best we have received this month. Your artists certainly demand praise for their clever cuts. Orange and Black, Milton, Pa.: Your cover design is especially attractive. It is a very well organized paper The Oracle, Jacksonville, Florida: Your prize story contest had splendid results judging by the quality of the stories in this issue. - Q, Quincy, Illinois: Your literary department is remarkably good: you are fortunate in having such good stories. We acknowledge theifollowing: Red and Blue .................. University of Penna. Black and Gold ................... Honolulu, Hawaii The Carlisle Arrow .....,.... Carlisle, Pa. Pasco School News . . . ....... Dade City, Florida Alvernia ............ St. Francis College, Pa. Normal Herald ........... .......... I ndiana, Pa. Princeton Pictorial Review .... .............. Narrator ................. Reading, Pa. Courant ..... .... B radford, Pa. Budget ........ . . . Berne, Indiana. The Omnibus ..... .,.. F ranklin, Pa. The Oracle ........... . . . Waynesburg, Pa. High School Review ...... . . . Wilkinsburg, Pa. The Habit ................... .... S alina, Kansas What others say of us: Spectator, Johnstown, Pa.: Your literary de- partment is remarkably goodg you are fortunate in your good stories. Your jokes add greatly to the interest of your paper. The Budget, Berne, Indiana. Spectator, Johnstown, Pa. You have a splendid literary department in both numbers. The Spectator, Waterloo, Iowa. Spectator, Johnstown, Pa.: Your cover this month is very good. Your Prize Story Contest certainly had splendid results judging by the quality of the stories 56 SPECTATOR in this issue. Your cuts are rather good, they would have been very good in fact if you carried the idea out further in some of them. The Sketch Book, Pittsburg, Pa. Spectator, Johnstown, Pa.: As a Whole your paper is good. A large literary department well worthy of praise, deserves special mention. Red and Black, Salt Lake City, Utah. Spectator, Johnstown, Pa.: Your literary de- partment is especially good. You must have quite a number of poets. This is a first class paper. Mentor, Bedford, Pa. ' 1 I - l - X f .km mi, .X f ,. A .. , ' X .. xx ' xv W X' :ul gg J- O K E S 'jigxbri-: X fl if 'Eg X XM. - - w - ' , fi' f Prologue: The Joe Keds want the readers of this obituary to understand: 1. That nobody should get sore if his or her name appears frequently in connection with these alleged jokes. 2. If anything funny appears in this department, do not blame the Joe Keds, for we assure you it will be unintentional. 3. Do not knock the jokes It is as easy to get a joke into the Spectator as it is for the Kaiser to send word of a German victory through the English censors. SPECTATOR 57 If you're sorely provoked by the actions Of the members of the '191f2 class, Don't ily into a rage and begin to' cuss. For remember. they are only half ---- classed. . The debate-- Which is the heavier, Smith or Far-- rell? was well balanced. A green little Freshie, in his green little way, A green little apple devoured one day: The doctor, seeing that livid green face, Knew that even green pills, couldn't cure up that case. And new green grasses, green do wave, Over that green Freshie's green little grave. ...lil Quotations Mickey Cauffiel fcounting the balls he made in a game of Frenchj-Eleven and twelve are twenty-two, and four makes eighteen. Ruff-I saw a fellow on the Roxbury car that must have weighed at least seven feet. Rothstein fin historyl-The children of Henry VIII having all died successfully, the king married again. There was a certain frontiersman whose first name was Daniel, and from what we learn of him in history we conclude that he wasn't much of a Boone to the Indians. High School Notes A sophomore and a freshman, by the name of Lee Moa, had a six round bout. It is said that the freshie had a shade on the upper classman. 58 SPECTATOR The students from Westmont are very fickle. At noon they are inclined to go home and in about 35 minutes they are inclined to come back to school. -.. In History-Robert, what are the disadvantages of being raised in an Orphan Asylum? Bob-I don't know. I was never raised in one. Decoy Eggs John, aged six, was sent by his mother to the chicken- coop for some eggs. He soon returned with the report: There ain't no eggs in the nests at all, 'cept the one they copies from. -Borrowed. Teacher--Edgar, how does a child regardits par- ents? - Edgar-He always looks up to them. A piously-minded little boy sat in the doorway gaz- ing off into the blue sky. Mama, he called. Yes, dear, answered Mama. Did God make the world? Yes, love. Well, what did he stand on while he made it? -Swiped. 6l KC . Important Business! One day recently an employee of a cotton mill ask- ed the boss for a few days' holiday. Being short of help, the boss asked him if it was absolutely necessary. Well, said the laborer, 'Tm going to be married and I should like to be there. -Swiped. Heard in History-Polk was called a black horse in the campaign of 1844. SPECTATOR 59 In Senior classrom-Well, weren't you ever out one night and sick the next day? Slightly Mixed A young man in writing a letter to his washwoman and also one to his sweetheart somehow got the letters mixed. The sweetheart received the letter which read: If you muss up the front of my shirt again I shall have to go elsewhere. He went elsewhere. -Swiped. Teacher-I can't exactly agree with you, but go on and we'll see if you're right-What were you going to say next? Senior-Nothing. Is it right? Mr. Saylor, before Conemaugh game- I think we'll play five quarters this evening. Babe Davies-Will we play five quarters to-night, really? First Soph-Oh, he's an American. Second Soph-No, he isn't. I tell you he was born in Cambria City. Teacher in English-How were the theatres built in Shakespeare's time? Bright Pupil-They were built out of doors. In German III-Teacher Qto class studying abhorta- tivesh Here is an example: Let us get some ice cream. Howard, what is that? Rothstein-A good idea. Gosh Billings' Guarantee Rize early, work hard and late, live on what yu kant sell, giv nothing awa, and if yu don't die rich and go to the devil, yu ma sue me for damages. 60 SPECTATOR She-Do you love me still? He-I would, my dear, but you never are. Queer Questions Do ships have eyes when they go to sea? Are there springs in the ocean's bed? Does a 'jolly tar' ooze from a tree? Can a river loose its head? Will a blacksmith's vise condemn his soul? Can a book be white and read? To whom does the church bell pay its toll? Who shingles a water shed? Is 'Father Time' a noted thief For stealing the hours away? Can you give a window-pane relief? Can you mend the break of day? 5356525311223 to Rensselaer H0 RAN'S En ,fl2flm c Book Store an Sclence E A I ui! g,ErEineerinFgC Eb iMechnn cal and see how well it gm HE g 2 SSE '52 ni ge E 7 can be done. And S 5 1 i how reasonable 1 a M fem 3 t og a d ill I ated p mphlets sh wing It d a s sof b lld 545 MAIN STREET nplyw JOHN W NUGENT Registrar I ?...- . I El ' - . -.l Course n v . . , i 'eeri . ., r': n'eer . ., Chemical n ineerin I . J, and enera cie ce CB. . . Aso Graduate and Spec alCourses. Unsurpassed new Chemical. Physical, Electrical, Me- chanics an a ls Te ting Laborntories. For ca al ue n usr a o workof ra uates nd tudents andview u' ings and ampus,a . , . , i MORGAN'S MUSIC STORE Established I 879 Famous Player Pianos and Musical Merchandise 118 MARKET STREET SPECTATOR , , ,W , Y Y, Y, For you style-particular young chaps High School Suits at 10.00 to 20.00 ERE are Just the right sort of clothes for the particular young chap who IS keen for the smart and nobby in cut, material and weaveesuits design- ed and and made es- pecially to conform to the most particular ideas of dressy young fellows an d which 1 ' maintain the jaunty, boyish appearance f X l- and at the same time 73 , fly affording all the style ' - ky 21 and welldressed looks XX Q f ofl, as that men'sclothesdo. 'e 1 and popular models, V f fabrics, weaves,colors l There's a most X pleasing variety of classy, distinctive, f new models to choose from -an assortment broad en- ough to please rhe mnstux- acting taste- line quality Serges, Cassimeres,Tweeds ' d H . ' I 'le All the new, smart X lx an omespunsu a wir l range of plain colors. fan- ,ff I cy weaves. stripes a n d ' checks as well as the pop- ular Blue Sergzes -sizes 13 to 18 years-atSl0,Sl2.50, 51150. 315. 518. 520. The Penn raffic SPECTATOR M-voun spring tCIothes ARE READY AT ATHAN'S Best Styles, Best Assortments, Lowest Pricesm Shoes for the Young Mann: Footwear with real style snap-see our line-up of new spring styles and you'll understand why We expect to double the number of our young- fell0w customers the coming season. Woolf 6: ReynoId's, Inc. CLOTHES THAT SATISFYH SPECTATOR 63 Teacher-Is that gum you are chewing? Bring it here! Fresh-Wait, here's a fresh stick. Hartley--Two times three are four. Mr. Saylor-Did you make out this table. Price--I helped-I drew the line. ' Murdock- Why, did you come home from college? John Masters- Got home-sick. Murdock- Quit your kidding! John Masters- I came home sick, didn't I? Mr. Saylor in Algebra-Margaret, why isn't your Algebra finished? M. Ryan-I had a sore foot, Mr. Saylor, and couldn't do it. - - - v - - -'-if -'v'- 'Riu F' ree 'i Groceries lr 1 li BOUT S6 worth of household needs' given it absolutely free with the purchase of a i Tippicanoe Kitchen Cabinet or Room Rug at 5515 or more. Offer for a limited time, of l il course. Don't miss it. I li 'i G El I Clintocn Street---Near Main. u 1 'fi1-..g-f- '-s- - Aeffmeim-'1 .rt-nf'-qpqpqqp 64 SPECTATOR IQ. ,Y ,-----..,,-.Q,, ,r ---see our k spring suits 1+ for high school 4 girls and misses P 3? u-urn 5 3 1? 1 r 'Y ' Y f' rf- 11- f--,--f--,--A -1 ,ff -,-'L- Afffs- -v-r Miss Yost-fin Arithmetic Classj-Elizabeth, where is the zero mark in measuring latitude. Bed-In Germany. Miss Swan in Music-Alvin, please open a window. Alvin-Oh! does the Pianist play by air. Motion Picture Stars The Breath of a Nation-Garlic. The Two Orphans-Hellar and Kamara. The Fiend-Maxwell Stuart. The Immigrant-Rossman Smith. Keystone Comedy-Girls' interclass basket ball. The King of Piedmont-Evans. Goldburg-Ver was der fire? Osinsky-At Rosenberg's. Goldburg-Oh! I thought that was to be last night. SPECTATOR Household Conveniences that Lighten Household Duties. Do Things Electrically. Citizens Electric 8: Gas Appliance Co. ' ,-. 2 1 I Soon the Springtime-- Ready for its coming? Have you ordered your Cadillac? With a Nation-wide prosperity a shortage of Cadillac Eights is almost a practical cer- taint . Y Let us have your order now and we'll try to have your car here for a full season's pleasure and enjoyment. THE JoHNS,TowN AUToMoB1LE COMPANY lOl MAIN STREET 66 SPECTATOR The Student who doesn't need a watch is the student who never goes anywhere, or does anything or meets any people who do. SPECIAL i'v'Z.tfIE.'3i ifl'?l'f S7 -50 A watch every student should have ROTH STE IN 'S .Iohnstmrn's Lmdiizg .lezrelers 529 Main Street Established 1889 You Will Enioy Our Fountain Service as much as dozens of your schoolmates are COME IN AND TRY US ONCE VICTROLA Porch CH, Moses R Drug and Gift Store 218 FRANKLIN STREET SPECTATOR 67 'Skinny' Pearman- He has a great proposition on Engraved Name Cards-something different. 1916 graduates get in on this. PORCH BROS., Inc. Victrolas Colurnbia Graphnolas PIANOS Lgigfhfrjge PLAYER I-'IANOS Corner Vine and Franklin Sts. Black Hand! ! l Dear Spec- I am now appealing to your sarcasm. You know how little I dread publicity. Didn't I do many tricks against the rules of the school? Can't you make up some kind of a joke on me? Ain't I a leader in a certain way? Why hesitate! Use my name. Lee Moa. P. S.-Please put this in the Spectator. A little girl rushed into a drug store and tossed a note to the clerk. It read-Please give little girl a dime's worth of calomel and soda for a man in a capsule. At Senior Reception He-My number's 12, what's yours? She tprettyj-Mine is 24. He-So is mine. How funny that I should make such a mistake. 68 SPECTATOR Since the new tardy law has gone into effect, the fusser can no longer escort his girl from the first floor south, up the stairs to the second floor, down the hall, up the stairs to the third fioor, southward thru the hall, down the main stairs, and talk two minutes at her class room. He must now rush madly to his class rooms at the sound of the bell, caring little whether she reaches her class room in safety. Z9 MMF- ,: as .cf W of , BY THE CAR LOAD j0AnJf0.ugn, Q. -, '4lqg -- Y' '-A ' - l H - t , Y , v - 1 - v , ,Y ,91'- H tx 5 l M C S 3 9 9 ulck Lunch 1 l I u I: ---They're Beans l 11 ---The Better Beans l ' ---The Very Best Beans I I X You can buy them at almost any good I grocers now. Every can deliciously good. QL Packed For 11 The Ryan-Correll Co. F W i ' Johnstown, Pa. L: x ll 4 I 1' P SPECTATOR 69 If those Juniors want to pull off something rare- why don't they come to school with clean collars on Two to one it won't work. Palace Laundr 606 FRAN KLIN STREET PHONE 132 Give us a trial on your laundry BOYS! Get a Classy Hair-Cut TO-DAY at GATES At the Curve The Sanitary Barber 417 Franklin Street Coffee Coffee Coffee IF YOU DESIRE THE BEST IN COFFEE Mountain Grown Coffee All of our Coffees from 20c to 454: per pound are Mountain Grown Coffees. Try a pound of our 25c Coffee. It will please you. Grand Union Tea Co. 438 MAIN STREET SPECTATOR Spring Hats- Smart, snappy, live ones for the young fellow -f-l a l l Wade-Awake Clothiers l 1 S Amateur Photo Finishing-H We do it, and do it right. Disappointment due ' to poor workmanship is avoided when you let us do your Developing, Printing or Engraving. ?S2I.'..?5 'S.s. SCHRADER BROS. The laundry LAUNDRY that Satisfies TTO CUMPANY Wliy not try having your collars done by our new process and note the result ? TELEPHONE AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL CQQUENNQS CUMWSE A Ladies Specialty Store SPRING APPAREL In All the Charm of its Newness SPECTATOR 71 Sara-What can be worse than taking a kiss with- out asking for it? Mary-Asking for a kiss without taking it. Lady lvisiting at prisonl-Remember, number 4810, stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage. 28 YEARS USE PROVES THAT Cosmos Silver Polish Is The Best and Sczfest For Silverware and Cut Glass COSMOS MAKWiXGifiini'i'No COMPANY 817 Napoleon St. H. M. HAY. Mgr. Phone 2077-A Johnstown, Pa. 5 r Buy y 9 H i,fjf,555Q'1g ' Sal1l lel' S 1 is is the only manufacturer of HIGH CLASS r Q Chocolates and Bon Bons I li in the City Your patronage is solicited 4 L-:f,-.-.- e--S ,A -- Y-.---.1-.f -1 :J e.e-a .4 W. J. ROSE co, SONS Sash, Doors, Lumber' .L Cement 681. All kind ol Building Materials. Orders ' Promptli attended to. BOTH PHONES St. GOOD PLANING MILL WORK OUR SPECIALTY 4 72 SPECTATOR THIS BOOK PRINTED BY UE' Colonial SSLTSHQE The Printers in Johnstown 646 QYVIAIN STREET, Next to'B. CD, O. Railroad Phone 1890 I I More People Wearing EK ' MIT H WE carry a fine line of Eastman HOERY Kodaks and supplies for fin- ishing pictures. I We also do expert developing Every Day and printing as well as enlarging. Try a pair and you'll know the reason. Stores in three 1: states :: ERP 5 illggxkagiinrr 2115-EU? Zllrzmklin Sturt FIRST NATIONAL BANK Cor. Main and Franklin Streets JOHNSTOWN,PENNA. Capital, Surplus and Profits ........,....................,.. 51,000,000 Total Resources... .......,... ..... 7 500,000 DIRECTORS Henry Y. Haws, Harry Swank, David Barry, J. M. Murdock, John McDer- mott, W. E, Matthews, S. C. Ream. John Widmann, P. F. McAneny OFFICERS Henry Y. Haws .,..........,......, President Harry Swank ............,.. Vice-President J. Murduck.. ..........,. Vice-President David Barry ............................. Cashier 5i.z.'JE?fTiiLi5Li.a.l Assist-int Cashym Interest Paid on Time Deposits iEI1Q1'illIPh Nami' Glarim HH hiirrrnt ntglrs Earth-vugrnurh Nui rirlgrh Hallrg T Engraving Qin. mnnlf 2-Xnnvx illinrnln Bt. SPECTATOR 73 A McDougall Kitchen Cabinet In the Home Lightens work ane saves steps. Now made with the new porcelain sliding top, pure white and guar- anteed not to chip or crack. Call and inspect our showing. Sold on club plan. 81.00 Cash, 31. 00 Per Week Gately 8: Fitzgerald furniture Co. 1 10-1 12 Clinton St. I Electric P. I and Gas icture I Appliances Taki ng- We are prepared to , answer every need by Loses none of its charms installing a complete in Winter. line of modern goods. Towzey, Phillips CS, PS53' Company' Lincoln Bldg., Franklin St. Contracting CQ. Repair Work Let us do your developing and printing. The Moxham Pharmacy Cor. Grove Ave. and Village Sts. 74 SPECTATOR KEITH VAUDEVILLE Three Times Daily ll AJ ESTIC 1' n THEATRE M. J. BOYLE, Manager ll JOHNS'l'0WN'S COZIEST THEATRE PRICES-Matinee, l0c and l5cg Night, l0c, l5c, 254: TIME-Matinees, 2:309 Night, 7:30 and 9 The Cream of American Vaudeville Together with Choice European Importations If It's a Waterman It's a good Fountain Pen-THE BEST. We have a great line now, including self-fillers and numbers with safety clips. Every man and boy should own a Waterman Fountain Pen. Wm. B. Waters EQ Bro. gfizflin Customer fto butcher!-What kind of meat have you this morning? Butcher-The best steak we ever had, sir. Here you are, sir, as smooth as velvet and as tender as a woman's heart. Customer-Ah, give me sausage. Miss C.-Why, Bernard, how cowardly! Buck-Well, it's a foul Cfowlf trick. SPECTATOR 75 Our 58th Year of Service We are entering our hfty-eighth season of business. PERFECT SERVICE in furnishing Costumes for plays is still our watch-word. 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' I 'li Why not have your ' Spectator bound into L, I I 4 A NICE BOOK? 4 A 'f W +I I LI Woolf Block Annu, Cor. franklin and I 1 lincoln Sts., Iohnstown, Pa. akin ,nj 1 d, uf-'f ' A' APC' 151911 Srhnnl IW1? 0 LEARN how to SAVE money. It is a form of education that you should include in your course of study. B?Begin today with a sav- ings account in THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK 206 FRANKLIN STREET SPECTATOR T til ,' lf.-g'- v1'.'. 'Y' 'v 177 -l','.' .'- ' Y 7 -' Ain 1 Dr. Conrad s Cough Elixir' Il S 1' A Valuable Remedy for 1: Coughs and Colds :i . I fl CoNRAD ij DRUG COMPANY When You're Away - What's more welcome than a letter from home unless it is the reg- ular daily arrival of Uhr Elnhnztnwn Glrihunr OUR JOB DEPARTMENT is equipped to do YOUR work along with what we ARE doing for your neighbor. , l V sPEcTAroR il Q fter School to the G'Elite Here for the enjoyment of refreshing Soda or Sundae--- or for the very finest of pure home-made Candies. High School students are extended a special invitation to visit the Elite Candy Kit- chen and see how the quality confections are made. New Ccmdtles Every Day Fresh Every Holm' SPECTATOR 79 KQV' 1' -All if I LIKE MY WORK VERY MUCH is the almost univer- sal expression of our graduates. It is ONE THING to get WORK to dog it is quite another thing to have work that INTERESTS you, and that YOU LIKE TO DO. We are equipped to give you training of known value-hun- dreds of successful graduates in all parts of our terri- tory attest to the excellence of our instruction and the thoroughness of our methods. Our graduates are constantly in demand by good business houses and financial institutions. The best time to begin training for success is now. 7 in . fo J, L CAM BRIA LINCOLN BUILDING fi!! :zo-:si FRANKLIN sr. A. E. HUGHES, Proprietor City Ph0ne ISS! Bell Phone 208-J SPEC TATO EASTER NUMBER I9I6 I I Z QQNTENTS F , wp M il. ARE Q is Z .gg M S I J u 5.5 4 xx X L? , To the Grebe .... . 5 War Pictures 6 A Current Topic ...... . . 10 Aunt Penelope's Will ................ . . 11 King Arthur's Court on the River Styx . .. . . 14 Her Part ......................... . . 15 A Wish .............. .. 18 The Steam Shovel Fireman . . .. 18 Spring Has Come ...... . . 20 Editorial ........ . . 21 School News . . . . . 24 Alumni Notes .... . . 26 Jokes .......... . . 27 Advertisements . . . . . 29 IN MEMORIAM Walter James Ellis February 12 1898 March 18 1916 In the de'1th of Walter J Ellls the students of Johnstown Hlgh School have lost a helpful schoolmate and the class of 1916 has lost '1 member who was esteemed by hls classmates not only because of his unfallmg cheerfulness and sympathetlc mterest but also because of hls qualltles he made every undertaklng A success for he extended hls lnterest beyond school af falrs mto the actxvltxes of the Young Mens Chrlstlan Assoclatlon and of hls church and won 'L place in the hearts of all wlth whom he assocmted 3 D c . It I f .' ' L K 1 ki l . .I I w , D A A1 .x truthfulness, hls slncerlty. Through these . Y . 3 . . ' ,' ., . i ' - . 1 K x .X c . The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden iiight, But they, While their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. -Longfellow WV W WEPECTATOR 5 Uhr igigh Svrhnnl :Svpertatnr Truth to the fact and a good spirit in the treatment VOL. XVII. JOHNSTOWN, PA., APRIL, 1916 No. 8 N fT5'?f7fiY To the Grebe Marjorie Stiff '171f2 O bird divine! Are you a friend of mine? You do not understand the praise I sing, But tilt your head, or put it 'neath young wing. Found in the snow, you were brought here to me, And now revived, a living Grebe we see: As viewing some rare gem, we study you, Your every movement shows a treasure new. Your breast of gray, Like clouds on an Autumn day, Is envied, set there on its bed of downg I hope 'twill never deck a fashion's crown. Back to your northern home some day you'll Hy, Forgetting us as you soar toward the skyg But as a thought of beauty you'll remain, I think, perchance, you will come back again. 6 SPECTATOR War Pictures Marcus Sky '16 It is cold and dark and stormy. The cruel, icy wind, coming as it does from the vast unlimited expanse, is but little checked by the village Tverskae Selo, or rather what once was Tverskae Selo, With unmitigated speed and with all the whining sounds of some avenging Fury, he circles and encircles about the half-burned houses: enter- ing now through a broken window, now through a door, and now through several openings at a time, he whirls the minute white starry flakes of snow, forming a contin- ually moving inverted funnel from floor to' roof. There is no trace of stars and the moon certainly is a thing of the distant past. The very elements of Nature have joined themselves as allies to complete the havoc wrought by War with its Aids-de-camp, Desolation, Fire, Death. A splendid alliance, is it not, O Soldier? A perfect network-so made that if you escape one side, you are sure to be caught in the other. Ha! What's that? A dull reddish glow issuing from that house on the corner. Advance, O Fury! It is true, as you have guessed. The house is inhabited. Rough, jagged boards cover imperfectly the breaches in the walls. Rags and straw stuff the openings in the win- dows. Within, before the broad fireplace crackling with the sound of wet logs aflame and hissing from the ever- falling snow in the chimney, stands a bench and on it silently sits a woman with six children huddled close to- gether. It is not the cold that makes her sit so rigid. It is not the shapes she sees in the fire which cause that list- less eye. Matushka, the oldest boy lifts his head to have a better look- into his mother's face, Matushka, when will father come home? The mother starts as though an invisible current passed through her body. She places her hand on the SPECTATOR 7 boy's head, but the expression of her face does not change. Father, father? she mutters alike to herself and the fire: father, when will he come? When WILL he come? l ' U O D U 8 ll It is dark and cold and stormy. The same madden- ing, whizzing wind, perhaps even a little sharper, rushes at headlong speed through the resistless open spaceg and, as if glad with fierce joyband offended by its audacity, at- tacks the solitary object in its path, one of the watches on the Russian western frontier. Loads and loads of snow are piled against the man. Indeed he looks more like a white marble figure than a living being. He adds to this impression by seeming absolutely- void of motion. But Ivan Kozma cares not what he looks like or what the impression he makes. Nor does he notice the fierce savagery and struggle of the wind. With hunched shoulders and slightly bowed head he looks staringly and stupidly ahead, seeing nothing that he must see, hearing nothing which he was placed to hear. It is not fear and grim forebodings of death in the prime of his life that move him so. No! He seems to watch the snowflakes as slowly with great precision they take shape. Just as slowly, the fleeting, whirling circles of the tiny white particles form themselves into living figures. As if re- produced by a mirage on the desert, he sees amidst the blinding storm a weather-beaten, half-burned hut, ill- suited to keep away the blood-congealing cold. Within, in the glow of the repeated surging flame is revealed the contour of a woman's figure, with six children creeping close to her. Ivan does not need the glow of the dame to tell him the features of the face. He sees plainly, clearly the haggard outlines of her careworn and sorrow-worn countenance, he sees the sickly iook on the tiny face of the young baby in her arms, and something akin to a sigh and a groan breaks forth from his lips. 8 SPECTATOR Marial Maria, his lips go through the motions, but his voice is choked. I 1 U 1 l I U S It is cold and dark and stormy. Evidently the twen- ty or thirty miles intervening between the Russian west- ern frontier and Lodz, the present headquarters of the army, had but little effect on the wind. Though checked in some degree by the buildings of the city, he still con- tinues to rage with mighty force. But the cold does not penetrate the solid brick walls of the stately, massive building where the head oificials make their temporary stay. There is a ball in progress. The rooms are dec- orated with taste and splendor. The music plays gayly the popular ragtime of the day. Dancing is at full height. Scores of couples circle and glide across the polished floor, seemingly forgetful of everything but the pleasure of the present moment. To the trained observer, how- ever, all this seems superficial. The roaring laughter and boasting talk have a sickly ring which cannot be ig- nored. Now and then the smiling face of a passing min- ister is seen to turn serious in the midst of his witty pleas- antries, and a look of fear to enter into his eyes. There is no doubt but that uncertainty, hesitation, dread, and calamity never completely leave the minds of these, the leaders of the war. The Great Spirit of Victory or De- feat hovers about them constantly, clutching at their breasts and throats with a tight, firm, strangling hold. They pay' the price. W 1 Si Ill lk if 41 ak FF It is not cold, nor dark, nor stormy. Even the un- limited strength of the all-conquering wind cannot traverse the endless stretch of the Ocean. A gentle breeze blows its cool, invigorating, sea-laden breath upon the shore of Long Island. The warm sun stands high in the clear blue heavens. The last traces of snow are disappearing. The day is an ideal forerunner of the ap- proaching Spring. Not far inland from the bay stands a magnificent S P E C T A T 0 R 9 villa. On its roomy porch facing the sea, leisurely and comfortably reclining in an easy chair, with as much of his person exposed to the soothing rays of the sun as pos- sible, rests an elderly gentleman. One look at his hard- set, slightly wrinkled face, his bushy brows, his cold, ab- solutely uncompromising eyes immediately identifies the type-the man who has achieved Success. And taking him in in one sweeping glance, including the large cigar tightly clasped in the corner of his mouth, one is forced involutarily to say: Make room for him, make way! He cares not whom he brushes aside from his path to success. The man stirs, and with a decided movement presses an electric button on the wall. Is Mr. Walker in? Send him over here. This to the lackey who answers the call. Mr. Walker, private secretary, enters. My congratulations, sir, he begins without an in- troduction. See the latest edition of the 'Stock Ledger', he hands the paper to the financier. Your stock has gone up 50 points in the last two weeks. That so, move the thick lips. His eye is fastened on the staring heavy heading- 50,000 ALLIES AND GERMANS KILLED WARSAW TAKEN and below, in smaller type Hard figthing all along the Eastern Theater of War yesterday resulted in the retreat of the Allies and the oc- cupation of the Polish Capital by the Teutonic Forces. ALLIES ARE SORELY IN NEED OF AMMUNITION A change passes over the face of the magnate. He slowly nods. Was the number of the dead so appalling as to arouse him? Hardly. So the Allies are in need of ammunition, eh? he observes incisively, distinctly. Well, we'll give it to them, Walker, we'll give it to them. 10 SPECTATOR QA Current Topic Gertrude E. Phillips '16 The place is a street corner. Time-half-past four. These ladies have talked for an hour or more. On a corner-so long-at this time of the day? Buti! The Casual Observer has just heard them say Yes, white with a little silk trimming of blue- King's blue? Pale blue? No, it's perfectly new! Practical? My dear! Made for all sorts of weather! Well, mine is a beauty! Becoming? Oh, so! It's green trimmed with roses-you'll love it I know! And the brim just droops in the dearest places, They say it is made to suit just certain faces. ll 16 ll Conversation so vague is now heard on the street- Well, in fact any place where the dear ladies meet. And the men groan aloud when they hear the gay' sound, For money for Easter hats isn't easily found. And all 'round the edge there's a small band of feather SPECTATOR 11 Qflunt Pene1ope's Will Susan McGee '16 . . The yellow sun of late afternoon shone in through the pair of tall uncurtained windows and lay in two long strips of light across the carpeted floors. The light sun- lit room was filled with the odor of the smoldering wood that smoked in the fire-place. Tea had just been served, and the light twinkled on the blue china cups and saucers, and burned like a star upon the round side of the silver tea-urn. The tea-urn and the dainty little cups and saucers had been brought out of their little nooks and corners to celebrate the arrival of Peggy Ballister, who had just come ashore that morning, back from her three years' study of music in Germany. Her return had been has- tened by the death of her Aunt, Miss Penelope Ballister, Now, Peggy dear, after you drink this cup of tea, Uncle Phil, since he is executor, will read to you my dear sister's will. All right, Aunt Lucia. My! your tarts are certainly fine. May I have another one, please. I'll eat it while I'm listening to you, Uncle Phil. Mr. Philip Elton opened the will and began read- ing- To my beloved niece, Margaret Ballister, I be- queath one hundred thousand dollars on the occasion of her marriage to -- Peggy jumped to her feet as she indignantly cried out, Please, dear Uncle Phil. Please don't. I don't want to know! How unspeakable of Aunt Penelope! Thereupon Philip Elton glanced across at his wife with a smile and a warning to keep silent. I just know she means Arnold Boyd, Peggy con- tinued angrily. She was always arranging little parties and entertainments so he and I coudl be together. That was bad enough, but to marry him-i- Never! Not even for a hundred thousand dollars. So please don't I2 SPECTATOR ever mention her name nor her hateful old will to me again, she flung back as she quickly shut the door and ran out into the garden. Philip Elton smiled as he looked at his wife. Lucia, I can readily see that she hasn't any love for Arnold Boyd. Do you think we ought to tell her, Phil? No, let her find out for herself. She didn't give us time to explain. Say, Lucia, do you think there is any one else Whom she might like. No! Yes! Oh, I'm not sure. But I believe she still has a fondness for Kenneth Waverly, her childhood playmate. Do you really think so? Well, it is up to her. Perhaps it will teach her not to be so hasty. if Ill ll ll t if 3 1 Six months later, Peggy Ballister attended the an- nual masque ball held by the Eltons. She looked very pretty with her long black hair rolled low and caught with a bright band of red ribbon. Her red and black gypsy costume was trimmed with tiny silver bells, which jingled softly Whenever she moved and seemed to ring and sing of her bright dark eyes, her rosy cheeks, and her charming, girlish ways. At least that is what the jingling of the silver bells meant to a tall young man dressed in the garb of a knight, so he hovered near her all the evening. Peggy wondered who this person was and after they had unmasked, she found him to be an old-time playmate -Kenneth Waverly. Later in the evening this same knight of former days told the gypsy maiden the same old, old story with the big, pale moon smiling down upon them. Ik ' i 3 S l 1 1 Oh! Uncle Phil! Aunt Lucia! Here he comes. Doesn't he look big and splendid? Oh! it is wonderful to be engaged. Did you ever feel as happy as I do when S P E C T A T 0 R 13 you had found the nicest man in all the world? Just as Kenneth entered, Philip Elton took the oppor- tunity to mention the will. Now, Peggy, since you are so happy, let us get your Aunt's will out of the way. May I read it to you? Well, Uncle, you are very persistent. Yes, you may read it, but I am not compelled to listen, am I? No. Suit yourself, Peggy. Now for the will. 'To my beloved niece, Margaret Ballister, I be- queath one hundred thousand dollars on the occasion of her marriage to the one she loves. 'Furthermore, if the one whom she loves hap- pens to be Kenneth Waverly, I hereby bequeath fifty thousand dollars more. Also- Oh! gasped Peggy. It I listened. Then with a quick turn of her head, she faced Ken- neth with accusing eyes. Did you know that you were mentioned in Aunt Penelope's will? Yes, I knew that she had left me her summer cot- tage and all of her books, but really and truly that was all I knew. I thought that was too much as it was, and I never dreamed of getting any farther benefit. I believe you, Kenneth. Oh, this is certainly a wonderful world, and I am so happy. Aunt Lucia, you and Uncle Phil are perfectly dear, and I love you both, but I believe I love Aunt Penelope the best of all. . its 14 SPECTATOR King Arthur's Court on the River Styx Virginia Jones. '18 Why art thou so sad, Sir Lancelot? King Arthur inquired as he discovered the knight gazing gloomily across the river Styx. Surely thou shoulds't not be sad while in such company, he added indicating Elaine, Lynette and Sir Kay. Ah, sighed Lancelot, I would that I might cross this dark and treacherous sea, and by so doing secure my release from Hades. I pray thee, tell me, my Lancelot, what thou would'st do in the land beyond? The land from whence we came. An hour ago, Lancelot said, I was talking to a great English general, one of the latest arivals in our realm. He informed me that no longer are swords used in war. 'Tis great machine guns now. Methinks I should like to see a modern battle. Aye, aye, cried the King. Could we but pass Cerebus, methinks, I might be able to bribe old Charon and once again would we see the old land. Oh, my liege Arthur, dost thou think it can be done? Willingly would I give all my jewels could we but cross into the land of mortals, cried Elaine. What pray, sweet Elaine, dost thou wish to see in the other land? Arthur inquired. I have been hearing, she said, that no longer do lily maids iioat down rivers in black funeral barges. I should like to see what they use. Surely nothing could be quite so dramatic as a barge. Lancelot suddenly grew pale. His hand trembled but in a few moments he regained his composure. And thou, fair Lynette, he cried, What dost thou wish to see? I shall go to England, she replied boldly. I have heard that there are many young lords who would be SPECTATOR 15 eager for the hand of one so beautiful as I am. Lancelot laughed lightly as he asked, But thinkst thou, fair Lynett, that those young lords wish- Silence, interrupter Arthur, wilt thou not hear what Sir Kay has to say? I have not much to say, my king, Sir Kay replied, I only wish to see the great restaurants of the world. I hear that in New York they are now serving horse meat. Ah, said Arthur, that is terrible. There is one good joint about it, Sir Kay replied. What is it? Arthur asked anxiously. Sir Kay waited a moment, then he replied, It could be served a la carte. At that moment Charon moored his boat and some new arrivals went ashore. Arthur and his friends hur- ried to greet them and for the moment their plans were forgotten. But if some day you should chance to be in Child's Restaurant or Delmonico's and a tall ghost in medieval dress should enter, do not be frightened. Just remember it is only Sir Kay. Her Part Josephine Cook '18 Mariel Marie! cried little Dorothy Poiree, run- ning across the sands to the lifeboat where her sixteen- year-old sister sat talking to a gnarled, weather beaten sea-man. Marie looked up impatiently. She and Deck, for that was the fisherman's name, had been friends ever since he became her father's partner on the fishing trips and he was just in the midst of a most harrowing tale. But one glance at her little sister brought her to her feet, and sent a sharp pain through her heart.. Dorothy! The summons? she cried, and without waiting for a reply, ran toward the dim speck in the dis- tance, which she called home. The Pioree's lived in the north west of Belgium. The father of the family was a fisherman whose duty it was to guard and keep the lighthouse on the rocky coast. 16 SPECTATOR Since the opening of the Great War, the mother and children lived in dread of the time when he would be called to the colors. His age, his family, and above all, the light, had saved them so far, but Dorothy's ashen, terror-stricken face was announcement enough that the dreadful day had come. The next hours were a nightmare of preparation. It was Marie who quieted the wailings of the five small sisters, who helped her mother collect the few necessities which the old light house keeper would carry with him. It was she who answered her father's husky farewell com- mand: Mind, you watch the lights as I have taught you, my girl, with a brave I will, father. Many days had passed and she had been a vigilant and faithful guard. One night as she sat in the tower she read the last letter her father had sent home. Then she laid it aside and turned her thoughts to the battle- field. The broken lines of trenches stretching mile after mile, came to her mind. She saw the hospitals, machine shops, and the endless rows of bakeries on the frontiers. She felt the horror of it all and seemed to detect the choking smell of powder in the trenches. Above the continual beating and roar of the waves against the tower, suddenly rose a new sound. She sat up and listened. It came again. It sounded like a moan. Marie was a fish- erman's daughter, accustomed to endure the long and anxious waitings till the home-coming after a storm, and did not know the meaning of fear. Jumping to her feet, she quickly opened the door. A soldier staggered into the room. His face was hag- gard and his ragged clothing stained with blood and covered with dust. He tried vainly to speak, but, over- come by the loss of blood he fell unconscious, still clutch- ing tightly in hishard, worn hands folded papers. Marie tried to stop the How of blood from his wound and bring him back to consciousness but he lay as one dead. She left him to fill the watch lamps, but when she came back SPECTATOR I7 her eye fell upon the papers which had fallen from his hand. What could they be, she asked herself over and over again. On the seal was stamped a small K with a line drawn through the center. It must be very important or it wouldn't be marked with that stamp, she said aloud, for she knew the stamp to be that of the German officer, Betinberg, who was en- camped on the border line. Who were they for? Why had he not taken the shorter road through the mountains? Why had he come to this part of the country? Was another German camp nearby, of which no one knew? Suddenly there rushed into her mind the thought Perhaps her beloved country was to be attacked. She thought quickly and hard, for the messenger might regain consciousness at any minute. Here she was, able to give her people notice of the danger. If what she thought was true, it was her duty to take word to the Sixth Regiment encamped at Blakley to send aid. Surely she, a soldier's daughter, could do that for her country. Down the river to Blakley would be the shortest and safest way. Giving a hurried glance at the soldier, she hid the papers in her blouse. Fortunately the night was clear and the river calm. She ran swiftly and, when she reached the boat, put all her strength to the oars and rowed quietly and swiftly along the shore of the river in the shadow of the trees. When she reached the forks of the river she fastened the boat to a tree and making sure she still had the papers put forth all her strength and ran over the rocky plain to the encampment. She reached the Sixth Regiment safely and gave the papers to the ofiicer. And that is why a stout resistance met the Germans in their advance attack, and why a slender, fair-haired girl, who guards a light house is wearing a soldier's medal. 18 SPECTATOR QA Wish Herbert Dixon '18 High up, above the treetops, one can see The aviators flying in the air. One must have courage and a hero be To ride in that vast space without a. care. They trust their lives to things so small and frail Made up of canvas and of bamboo poles, That if the least small bolt or wire should fail The meet a death the like of which none knows. Oh! if I were but able to4sometime- Sail through the air with wings like those of birds Away to the clear air of sunny clime, Then, oh, by joy would be beyond all words. The Steam Shovel Fireman Robert V. Hower '18 Jim Fitzimmer, the steam shovel fireman, was a good natured fellow who never missed a chance to have a lark at some one else's expense. Practical jokes were his specialty, and like most of his type, he never thought of consequences. One hot day in July the men who worked around the steam shovel were grouped under nearby trees, eating their dinners. Jim and the Italian foreman, Joe Parise, having finished theirs, were strolling about in the shade of a large apple tree. Jim, with the fireman's usual capacity for water, rose to quench his thirst. He found the water in the bucket had been set in the sun and was somewhat stale. In order to have the boy bring a fresh supply, he decided to throw it out. Then, seeing Joe Parise half dozing in the shade, he could not resist the temptation. Sloush! With a yell Joe got up, wringing S P E C T A T 0 R 19 wet, and gave the greatest demonstration of Italian swearing that Jim had ever heard. All the men who had witnessed the ducking were convulsed with laughter. But Joe did not see the joke. Highly indignant, he re- ported Jim to the general foreman, who merely laughed and told him to forget it. However, the Italians of Sardina are not of the forgetting type. Some weeks later, when the incident had seemingly been passed over by everybody, somthing happened which recalled it vividly to their minds. Now one will always find near a steam shovel, a bucket of gasoline, which the men use to wash the grease from their hands. Jim and the engineer usually kept the gasoline directly beneath the shovel. It so happened a squad was working near the shovel. Joe, chancing to leave his men a moment, saw the bucket of gasoline. Thinking it was water, he decided to pay back his grudge to Jim. Just at the moment Jim opened the door of the boiler to Hre up, the Italian let the con- tents of the bucket fly on him. Instantly the gas ignited from the open fire and Jim was enveloped in a mass of flame. Panic-stricken, he jumped from the cabin of the shovel and ran madly about. At the moment preceding the catastrophe, the engineer had taken up a scoopful of soft dirt in the shovel. He quickly maneuvered the shovel until the scoop was directly over the head of the unfortun- ate man, pulled the slot of the scoop and sent two and a half cubic yards of fine dirt down, knocking Jim over, but effectually putting out the fire. The first aid was called and after a careful exami- nation it was discovered that except for some severe burns, Jim was safe. - . It is needless to remark, that after his complete re- covery, Jim Fitzimmer looked before he leaped in play- ing practical jokes. 20 SPECTATOR Spring Has Come Arthur J. Lynam l71f2 Spring has come back to us, beautiful spring! Bluebirds and swallows are out on the wing Over the meadows a carpet of green Softer and richer than velvet is seen. Up come the blossoms so bright and so gay, Giving sweet odors to welcome the day. Sunshine and music are flooding the air, Beauty and brightness are everywhere. SPECTATOR 21 It hr high Svrhnnl Svnvriatnr JOHNSTOWN, PA., APRIL, 1916 SUBSCRIPTION Pmcs '15 CEN'rs. Pen Cow. 10 Cam-s Ehttnrial anh Business Stall' Editor in Chief, GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS, '16. B i ess Mana er Associate Editor EVA A. BRINKER, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN MCGEE. '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 School News M.'KRS.' COLLINS, '16 Current Events ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors SARAH E. ROSE, '16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Joke Editors SARA YOUNG. HARRY TEMPLE, '16 PAUL LAVELLE, '16 '16 us n g ROBERT B. HORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager ADOLPHUS WILSON, '16 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER, '16 Associates SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 JOHN GEIS, '17 MILTON MURDOCK. '17 CLARENCE BUCHANAN, 175 RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN. '17 MARK CAUFFIEL, '18 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS, '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '1756 EMMA TANEY, '18 Art Editor Alumni Editor MARGASEXOOQEQER, 16 MISSFGRACEASJOCHRAN Y acu ty visor HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, 17 Miss KATHARINE ULERY The Spectator is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to The Spectator, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postofliceg Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter. In order to insure publication in the current issue, MSS. must be handed 1 to the editor not later than the 10th of each month. I EDITORIAL HIGH scHooL-11's PRACTICAL sms How often young people have the wrong idea about school and its advantages, which are generally hidden! How many boys and girls have said, Oh, I'd sooner work than go to school. Everything the same way at the same time-day after day! It's too monotonous! But meet those same girls and boys several years, or even months, later and what have they to say? Perhaps some who are making good money are satisfied, but there are always those who find that the world and its masters are not quite so lenient as the school and its teachers. 22 SPECTATOR So, after all, the school-whether High School or some other higher institution of learning-is only the prep school for the world. School work' and school life is monotonous sometimes-but what about the life of one who is out in the world ? However, in both cases, life is what one makes it. If one goes to school or to his chosen work in a spirit of arrogance-small wonder that he finds it monotonous. In school we go through a certain routine-do a certain amount of work in a certain length oftime. Surely this will prove fine training when we are ready to take up our life work. When we are put upon our own Iye- sources and are placed in positions in which we have to think for ourselves. This, above all things, is what counts in the business World. So, then, let us banish that false idea about the impracticability of school work compared with the work of the world. Rather, let us take advantage of the op- portunities which are offered to us, keeping in mind that he that will not when he may, when he would he shall have nay. G. E. P. SPRING IS HERE! But would we need the headline to tell us? Do we ever need the conscious use of any of our senses to find that out? Undoubtedly not! When we awoke this morning, even before we had opened our eyes, we were thrilled with the pure joy of living. A sense of happiness and well being pervaded the air, and our hearts had an uoverfiowing for joy feeling. Then we heard a song sparrow outside our window fairly bursting his throat trying to tell us the news, and a robin and a bluebird were close seconds. We opened our eyes to find ourselves gazing at a host of tiny, red leaves grown as if by magic on the maple tree by the win- dow. Flitting among the branches were also two robins, gravely considering the repair of last year's nest. sPECTA13RM,g , p 23 We sprang out of bed quickly and donned something fresh and bright to suit the season. Winter had gone and with it had gone its dull greys and browns. Spring's colors must be gay and bright. We ran down stairs and out of the house without a thought of breakfast. How could we think of eggs and cereals when there were hepaticas and violets not half a mile away just awaiting our discovery. A few minutes later the opening pussy willows were nodding to us from their places and the brook beneath them was telling us in gentle, rippling tones how glad it was that Spring had released it from Winter's icy grasp. Then as we stooped and carefully separated the dead leaves at our feet we reveled once more in the delicate color and wonderful fragrance of the dainty arbutus. Not many feet away a bluebird was taking his morn- ing dipg we held our breath lest we would disturb him as he sent a thousand diamonds through the air. Over on the hillside a host of ferns were uncurling, and every- where was Spring. With bated breath we exclaimed, God's in his heaven, all's right with the world. ' E. A. B. A FEATURE Stop-look-listen! Why all this excitement? You have not heard? Then listen! The Junior Class is going to take full charge of the literary department of the Spectator in next month's issue! And-perhaps the editorials will be written by members of that splendid class-that is, if some one is editorially inclined. Won't that be a real feature ? Of course, the Class of 1917 has played an important part in the production of stories and poems for the Spectator throughout the entire year, but now they will heave full sway. Surely the May number of the Spectator will be worthy of anticipation! G. E. P. 24 SPECTATOR SCHOOL NEWS Students who have raised their marks in every sub ject this month are: Term VIII Piper, James Term VI Hummel, Nell Powell, Margaret Anna Schwartz, William Term V Bowser, Charles Edkins, Leroy Igo, Jean Term IV Conway, Anna Hochstein, Fay Masters, Norma McCachren, Ethel Shaver, Berenice Thompson, Amy ' Term Ill Dixon, Marguerite Herrmann, Walter Term II Burkhart, Morrell Edwards, Gertrude Hochstein, Frieda Lavergood, Ethel Miller, Russell Murr, Harold McCormick, Francis Powell, Winfield Seese, Glenn Term I Bard, Jennie Myton, Sara Younkin, Frank Wissinger, Ira v I On Friday evening, February 25, the Junior class entertained the Seniors and faculty at the annual Junior- Senior Reception. This was one of the most successful aifairs of its kind ever held in our school. The entrance to the building was decorated with a large electric sign bearing the words Welcome 1916, and the interior of the building was beautifully decorated in the colors of the two classes. A playlet, Betty Brown's House Party, written by Ben Hinchman, Jr., was produced in the Auditorium by thirty members of the Junior Class. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing in the gymnasium. The members of the Senior Class take this opportunity to thank the Juniors for the reception extended to them. SPECTATOR 25 On Tuesday evening, March 7, Mr. C. F. Ross, a member of the faculty of Allegheny College, gave an il- lustrated lecture in our Auditorium on Pompeii. Mr. Ross was brought to Johnstown under the auspices of the Latin and History Departments of the High School. At the Chapel Exercises of March 8, Mr. Ross addressed the members of the upper class on The Advantages of a Col- lege Education. This address was based upon the fact that we are paid for waiting as well as for working. Such advice should prove very beneficial to the class which is about to graduate. At a meeting of the Junior Class on March 10, it was decided to award medals to both the Junior girls and boys who played inter-class basket ball. The present Junior Class has held the inter-class championship for two years. The Faculty and Students of Johnstown High School extend their sympathy to Cyrus Hubbard, of the class of 1918, whose mother died on March 8. The girls from the costume design class of the High School join in extending their thanks to Miss Kuckuck, head of the millinery department of the Penn Traffic, for her helpful suggestions on February 10. Miss Kuc- kuck spoke to the class and gave a demonstration of the various styles of hats, particularly those suitable for school girls. The talk was most interesting and the girls hope they will have the pleasure of meeting her again. . X fl Q N if .. 'c .. QQ EDT, 5 ' Yfy 7 oA A J 'Vex D ' ' ,it 0 ' ' 1' F' 26 SPECTATOR Q rl A47 VD Y, Q J s 155- 47' -X , N X, , ' 4 ALUMNI NOTES M The Alumni Association is jubilant over the success of The College Duke, a musical comedy which was produced at the Cambria Theatre on the nights of March 2, 3 and 6. It was given under the direction of Mr. Town- roe, who, with two assistants, spent about six weeks in Johnstown organizing and training the cast. More than five hundred members and friends of the Alumni took part in the musical comedy. The catchy music and clever costumes made an attractive background for the splendid acting of the principals. The audiences were so delighted with the two original performances that a third one was requested, The Alumni Association realized over S700 from The College Duke. This money will be devoted to the Scholarship Fund, which was started two years ago. The Association wishes to thank all those who' con- tributed toward the success of the musical comedy, es- pecially Miss Florence Glenn, Chairman of the Com- mittee. The third number of the Alumni Lecture Course was given on March 1. Mr. Victor Murdock delighted a large audience with a lecture on The European War Situ- ation. Mr. Murdock had just returned from the war zone and had his information first hand. SPECTATOR 27 JOKES Teacher Eng.-What is a heroic verse? Louise D.-One which has a hero in it. E. Roudabush-William, did you hear about the baker getting electrocuted at Sanner's, Saturday. W. Schwartz-No, what happened? E. R.-He sat in a fruit cake, which contained a current. W. S.-Oh, yes, he's rasin fraisingl yet. Miss Tomb-The English used on these review pa- pers was very poor. Your English in this class should be as good as in English classes. Bright Sophomore-Sure, this is English history. Jimmy Taylor-Do you have a pen? Teacher-No, do you? .l Mr. Saylor-This polygon has more than four sides. How many are there, George. Martin-Three. Miss Ulery-The Berserkers fought with their hands. Sam-They didn't have any hands. It says in the back of the book that they fought without arms. THE DEATH OF CAESAR By a Freshman Caesar came to the meeting. He asked one of the men if the march meeting had come. He said, Yes, but it is not gone. At the same time all the men pulled their daggers and put twenty-six holes into him and fell dead. In History-The southern states threatened to suc- ceed as Lincoln was elected. . 28 SPECTATOR In Freshman English--George, that was very Well done, but you shouldn't look at your feet so much. Joe Hoerle-Oh, there's a sole down there. .11-1 Couldn't Stand Much A Doctor in the country one day received a letter from an old woman, asking for a bottle of cough mix- ture for her husband, which ended with this postscript: Please, sir, don't make it too strong, as the poor man has only got one leg. -Swiped. Tommy-Oh, mother, look at that man! He's only got one arm. Mother-Hush! He'l1 hear you. Tommy-Well, doesn't he know it? Algy-I'd like awfully to know'Whether she will marry me or not. Reggie-Why don't you ask her, deah boy? Algy-By J ove! That's a good idea, I will. What a head 'you have, old man. He-I have a friend who suffers awfully from the heat. She-Where does he live? He-He isn't living. -Ex. The Easiest Way Is there any way of stopping these cyclones? asked the man from the East. Oh, no, replied the Westerner, the best Way is to go right along with 'em. -Ex. Mutt-Ain't Nature wonderful? J eff-Why? Mutt-She gives us all faces, but we can pick our own teeth. ' SPECTATOR 29 Accommodating He owned a dog, and this is the story he told: Yes, sir, the way that dog was devoted to me was amazing. He heard me say to my Wife that I was pressed for money, so he went and died the day before the dog tax was due. Casey-I want a wreath for pu-ur Flanagan, with the inscription, He is wid th' angels! Witty Friend-How do you know he's with them, Casey? Casey-Sure an' that was the way he was goin' when he left Carney's Pond. Ah got a horrible shock yistidy. How come, Honey, how come? Why, ah wuz eatin' a piece of fruit cake and a big current passed right froo mah mouf. Sporting Goods Come and see our P l ll ' brand new stock 0 of sporting goods i - . Enflglesflng lnshlule track and tennis Courses ln Civil Englneerin CC. EJ, Mechanical H 0 Q S Engineering KM. EJ, lileclrlcsflingineering KE. EJ, Chemical Engineering lCh. EJ, and General Science QB. 5.5. Also Graduate and SpeciaICourses. hllniullpmsaeglntevuz ?h.?miSal. llihgaical, Flectrlcal, Me- clglglzcgargloguzezzcii Inaxizrgltezl og::n?5I:Itt: :lagging d . rgiorcaczngagvxglgfsrg stu ents and vlewso u nga JOHN W. NUGENT, Reglslrll. MORGAN'S MUSIC STORE Eallbliah ed 1879 Famous Player Pianos andIMusical Merchandise 118 MARKET STREET SPECTATOR For you style-particular young chaps Hi h School Suits at 10.00 to 320.00 ERE are just the right sort of clothes for the particular young chap who is keen for the smart and nobby in cut, material and weave-suits design- ed and made es- pecially to conform to the most particular ideas of dressy young fellows a n d which maintain the jaunty, X b 0 y i s h appearance and at the same time fl aH'ording allthe style ' - N- 5 ' Q f is X l xp l u and well dressed looks X X fo, that men'sclothesd0. Q l All the new, smart X W and popular models, fabrics, weaves, colors X The,re's a most I pleasing variety of li ,X J f 'F 0 l c I a s sy, distinctive, I new models to choose from -an assortment broad en- ough to please the mostex- acting tastegfine quality Serges, Cassimeres,'T'weeds and Homespuns in a wide range of plain colors. fan- cy weaves, stripes a n d checks as wellas the pop- ular Blue Serges'-sizes 13 to 18 years-atSl0,Sl2.50, Sl3.50. 815. 518. 520. The Penn raflic SPECTATOR MYOUR Spring Clothes ARE READY AT NATHAN'S Best Styles, Best Assortments, Lowest Pricesm When a Young Fellow Buys Clothes Getting the right clothes is largely a matter of where he buys them. At this store, where young men's clothes selling constitutes a busi- ness in itself, there is never a doubt about get- ting right-down-to-now styles, fabric and tail- oring excellence, and the very utmost in value. Get proof of our better clothing and better clothing service through inspection. Woolf 81 Reynolds, Inc. ' 'CLOTHES THAT SATISFY 32 SPECTATOR I Y ll 'l-3-' 'I' , ,31', 'Ill Ai ' HL'- - , Y- Jl.'.l'- Y.'T 1i Geis Is the BUY Wordfor FURNITURE In Johnstown 5 4 All Wool 1 ' i Ig and Good Wool ? IN GEIS RUGS ,W It insures the wear and color satisfaction. 3 1' It accounts for the ever increasing de- I' mand for Geis Rugs. Best values here too. 1 'M G E I S i 1 1 1, Clinton Street---Near Main ii i-,w, ,U -,-,I U, -1 ,v an GLU J' ' f A 'f' 41' A 1i , --- uall lg that never -1 +1 , . '1 '1 O O '- dlsappolnts 1 1 1 u n 6 1' jp I ' K lzn els' 1 'V' 1'Q'l' 1' 1 1 - D17 vi. 'hd' SPECTATOR 33 When It Is Something- Anything-In Gas or Electrical Equipment for Home or Industrial Plant- I Citizens A Appliance Co Electric 8: Gas FRANKLIN S VIN! STS. . l fLTires ancl all other Automobile Supplies and Accessories are I Bought to Advantage of the Johnstown Automobile Co. 34 Have You Seen C SPECTATOR Skinny' Pearman He has a great proposition on Engraved Name Cards-something different. 1916 graduates get in on this. PORCH BROS. Inc. 9 Victrolas Columbia Graphnolas PIANOS hig'2'gi,jf,'e PLAYER UIANOS Corner Vine and Franklin Sts. Q The ideal graduate - ,L .3 iii M' gift for both young ,f X ip, men and women is a r lf,f'2 lx X if-X -L2 f X, we GRUEN X , ,4 ' i I Wk: 1 ' i iff -3' Xi Ji f WATCH A' '42 Xfsf The most beautiful watch f,7N H A N1 4' in America I I lt teaches the same lesson that school and college ltrainindg fini! ..- , B, - S15 and S25 fu3:12z:::m:c':2:::,yfn, elect your graduation gift now , X 1 ar W - f7'L i R li . , QA I' fa- gffg X. M 1, W-5. 0 s em s I - f' Y Q Q so f. Johnstown's Leading . H - Jewelers Phone zso Established isss 529 MAIN STREET ifennin SPECTATOR ffl Omllig MOS G-Gl161DTLg9 and Gilfestoren Z '8 ficmklm f' ' Phone382. Af, .N The Readers A 'Www of the Spectator ,T are persons who use dis- crimination when they i N b uy Perfumes i ,il Toilet Articles i '. Stationery . E Candies I l .X and they know that here I i is the best place in the 8 2 city to buy SUGGESTIONS EASTER Reymers Chocolates, Apollo Chocolates, Cra- gum ted Chocolate Eggs. Lady Mary, Lilas and D y e r Kin Perfumes, Sacheta, Etc. Because of the large and complete selection in our stocks and the very reasonable prices. The largest, .finest and cheer- iest confectionery department in the city. 7' lf I6 J J - -J 36 SPECTATOR 1 fwmcaloaf 89 tQ1ca.-- WHITE OAK LUMBER av -rn-:E cAR Loma y0hlJf0l00Z, Ez. i : C.eresota ---Its GOOD Flour 'I So good that it couldn't be better. Buy a single sack and try it- then keep from buying it if you can. I Packed For A The Ryan-Correll Co. 1 Johnstown, Pa. V Q,-, , lt-, 5 .,,, ,,.,,,,,,,, Buy it because its a Uncle Dan Schna bel sfus 'EM ' Walter Griffith, '16, Sells 'Em Too AGENTS ron sooo mars, Too sf: mm SPECTATOR 37 THE GIRL WHO GRADUATES from the High School: who hesitates to pledge four years to a College Course: who, nevertheless, desires to stud , to enjoy college advanta- ges, to cultivate special talents, to enrich fuer life and her friendships- should know of NATIONAL PARK SEMINARY It is a Junior College for young women planned especially to meet the needs of High School graduates. Collegiate and Vocational Courses, Music, Art, Domestic Science, Floriculture, Business Law, Travel. Outdoor life a feature. Study of the National Capital. Illustrated book of 126 pages free on request. Address Secretary, National Park Seminary, fSuburb of Washington, D. CJ Forest Glen, Maryland. Your friends can buy anything you can give them except your photograph L. G. HORNICK JOHNSTOWN'S PHOTOGRAPHER MAIN STREET COSNIOS SILVER POLISH The Best COSMOS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 817 Napoleon St., Johnstown, Pa. W. J. mi Dealers in Sash, Doors, Lumber' A Cement CE. All kinds iBuilding Materials. Orders ' Promptly Zttended to. BOTH PHONES St, GOOD PLANING MILL WORK OUR SPECIALTY 38 SPECTATOR Palace Laundr 606 FRANKLIN STREET PHONE 132 Give us a trial on your laundry Coffee Coffee Coffee IF YOU DESIRE THE BEST IN COFFEE Mountain Grown Coffee All of our Coffees from 20C to 45c per pound are Mountain Grown Coffees. Try a pound of our 25c Coffee. It will please you. Grand Union Tea Co. 438 MAIN STREET Good Account- Keeping System in the office-its important. Our Loose Leaf Ledgers and Card Index systems promote accuracy and efficiency. Everything in Office Supplies-and everything right. Let us show you. Wm. B. Waters EQ Bro. gffgzflin SPECTATOR 39 r-' 4- ' Y'. , ,-v- ,- -7 -Y 7, -',- ' if ,-7, Spring Suit will make no mistake in this exceptional showing. S10 to 525. -t a I I Wide-Awake Clolhiers , l S Amateur Photo Finishing-H We do it, and do it right. Disappointment due to poor workmanship is avoided when you let us do your Developing, Printing or Engraving. ?'3i.'I..T S.. SCHRADER BROS. The laundry LAUNDRY that Satisfies COMPANY Why not try having your collars done by our new process and note the result ? TELEPHONE AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL Climmitomi SG., A Ladies Specialty Store DRESS AND SPOR-T CLOTHES FOR ALL OCCASIONS ,. L- l- Al' - 'J' if -7- Hu' ,,.11,ij1.1 40 SPECTATOR THIS BOOK PRINTED BY me Colonial 55315323 The Printers in Johnstown 646 QYVIAIN STREET, Next to B. CBI. O. Railroad Phone 1890 More People Wearing - HEADQUARTERS FO? Mm. fainter -QIEIHTIIPZ We carr a full line of I Johnsons, Rzymers, Lowneys Chocolates Every Day Chocolate Eggs lc to 50c Try a pair and you'll know the reason. Stores in three :: states 1: Brug sinh Kabul: Store 2115-EU? illranklin Sturt F I R ST - NATIONAL -Engrauvh BAN K Nami, Clarita Cor. Main and Franklin Streets JOHNSTOWN,PENNA. - Capital, Surplus and Profits .......,...................,..,. 31,000,000 Total Resources ..................... 7,500,000 mann-Pngrauph , DIRECTORS Nut Ptrhph Henry Y. Haws, Harry Swank, David Barry, J. M. Murdock. John McDer- mott, W. E. Matthews, S. C. Ream. John Widmann, P. F. McAneny - OFFICERS Henry Y. Haws ......,.,v .....,. . President Harry Swank .,...... I ....... Vice-President J. M. Murduck ...........,.. Vice-President David Barry .........,......,.,.......,.. Cashier Shi nge azgaianl Assistant Cash'rs Interest Paid on Time Deposits l Hallvg iingrauing Gln. mnnlf Annrx ilinrnln St. Q SPECTATOR I- A McDougaII Kitchen Cabinet In the Home Lightens work and saves steps. Now made with the new porceliron sliding table top, pure white and guaranteed not to chip or crack. Call and inspect our showing. Sold on club plan. 31.00 Cash, 31. 00 Per Week Gately 8a Fitzgeraid furniture Co. 1 10-1 12 Clinton St. Electric MQXH A and G0-S PHARMACY Appliances i. Eastman We are prepared to answer every need by installing a complete line of modern goods. Headquarters for KODAKS and All Accessories Photo Finishing and En- TOWZCY, P Iarginligggslgatest ' ' hone Ph1111pS ma Q80 The Moxham Company' . , Pharmacy Lincoln Bldg,, Franklin St. Contracting Ca, Repair Work Cor. Grove Ave. and Village Sts 41 lu SPECTATOR Our 58th Year of Service We are entering our fifty-eighth season of business. PERFECT SERVICE in furnishing Costumes for plays is still our watch-word. Our Academic Cap and Gown department gladly quotes rental or selling rates. A request will bring you a copy of our latest Costume Catalogue Number 58. Waas ig SGH Phiiadelphia,Pa. 'TRUE FIT CLOTHES Come in today and see what fine clothes look like. Drop in today, you searcher after better appearance, a more prosperous look, a more cultured demeanor. Come see how easily and splendidlyv we help you attain your idea at 51250, 515, 5518, 3520 NEW SPRING HATS Await quick choosing. Men who wish to find the hat of theirs in short order-will act wisely in selecting from our Spring Hats, 92.00, 52.50, 53.00. JOHN THOMAS 6: SONS. SPE CTATOR 43 Yes, It Is--- Someone has said that Kredel's is High School Soda Headquarters. It is-and we congratulate you students on your quality judgment, thank you for your patronage and invite you back again. Kredel's Drug Store, 412 Sm. 'l Up to the Minute 1 Novelties in Dainty Footwear for High School Lassies at the Shoe Store in the Air . . . SPECIAL- Low heel Shoes l 1' and Pumps, either leather or rubber soles and heels 1' in black, tan or white ' reigh cloth ...... . . NEUWAHL'S Ladies' Shoe Shop Title, Trust 8: Guarantee Bldg. Rooms 205-206, 2nd Floor q.,-- ,,-Y, E V 'l l ', Nl l .g L Wm. I'l. Raab ,l L1 8s Bro. - l l I li , Blank Book Manufacturers, ,l M Printers, Rulers and ll I Book-Binders 1, 'I Engraved Stationery, li ll Announcements, I' Cards, Etc. , IN Why not have your H i Spectator bound into l A NICE BOOK? l 'N Woolf Block Annex, Cor. franklin and R lincoln Sts., lohnstown, Pa. -JL .XT T--,', ' Y-'E T-? ltiah Svrhnnl lgnpila LEARN how to SAVE money. It is a form of education that you should include in your course of study. BQ Begin today with a sav- ings account in THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK 206 FRANKLAIN svnam- 44 SPECTATOR BOYS! Get a Classy Hair-Cut TO-DAY at At the Curve The Sanitary Barber 417 Fr kl' St KEITH VAUDEVlLLE Three Times Daily I AJESTIC 7 THEATRE M J BOYLE Manager J0l'lNS'l0WNS COZIEST THEATRE TIME Matmees 2 30 Night 730 and 9 The Cream of American Vaudeville Together with Choice European Importatlons PRICES-Matinee, l0c and l5c' Night, l0c, l5c, 25c PATRQNHZEE OUR ADVERTHSIERS SPECTATOR 45 l Dr. Conrad's Cough Elixir' 1 'I ll A Valuable Remedy for ll Coughs and Colds I tg , 4 I 3 C0 I L V Q DRUG COMPANY Q T T l 'li Y - ' ,' .' I 7 it--Ti These Be Ticklish Tingesl' Things Are Happening Every Day That Demand the Attention of Every True Ajgnfefrjjlpqn lllts your DUTY to keep yourself posted on current issues and events that will stand out prominently in THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. lLBe advised as to the steps YOUR Government is taking. They are of vital importance to you. 1LGet ALL THE FACTS-conservatively given from an unbiased standpomt and whzle they are news-m Uhr Elnhnninum Elrihunr SPECTATOR I . l After School to the 'cElite Here for the enjoyment of refreshing Soda or Sundae--- or for the very finest of pure home-made Candies. High School students are extended a special invitation to visit the Elite Candy Kit- chen and see how the quality confeetions are made. New Candies Efvefry Day Fresh, Every Home SPECTATOR 47 The School keR - Eb That Gets 6 . 5 G d t . t 3. ..ZZiZ?ff,Jii1 I , y Z positions . 'tl' 'Z' ' , 0 READ ONE OF . iq? MY LETTERS: - . ,W - Jerome, Pa., March 29, 1916. Q , ?VlC' Johnstown, Pa. Dear Sir: Since completing the Stenographic Course in your institution, 1 have had many positions offered me for consideration, and your elforts to place me in a good position are greatly appreciated I am employed by the Superintendent of the Jenner-Quemahoning Coal Co., as stenographer. My work is interesting and the outlook for the future is bright. Had I not taken a course in your splendid college I could not have succeeded in getting such a responsible position. Numerous people have commented on my good penmanship since at- tending your school, and it is only fair to you to say that it is due to the splendid instruction I received from you. I shall take pleasure in recommending the CAMBRIA BUSINESS COLLEGE to any one desiring a business or stenograghic course, for I have found that the C. B. C. is the school that GET RESULTS and assists its graduates to get GOOD POSITIONS. With best wishes for the success of the CAMBRIA BUSINESS COL- LEGE and all who attend it, I remain Sincerely yours, lSignedJ RAYMOND E. DOYLE. cyniisni-E , 1 ff- J . LINCOLN auu.ouNG ' ZZ9-231 FRANKLIN ST. A. E. HUGHES, Proprietor City Phone l352 Bell Phone 268-J 48 SPECTATOR You Can Succeed In Life ' The world calls for trained workers and offers them great rewards. 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JOHNSTOWN, PA., FEBRUARY, 1916 No. 6 Winter' Margaret Speicher 'l 71f2 The leafless oaks so stately stand, We hear the chilling Wind's shrill band, The lonely fields are white with snow, The frozen streamlets cease to flow. 'Tis Winter. The little stars gleam clear and bright, And white hills gleam in Nature's light, The snowy blanket white and warm Covers the seeds, away from harm, In Winter. 6 SPECTATOR The happy faces of children glow, Made rosy by cold and falling snow, Mid skating and sledding we hear them call, We think the season the merriest of all Is Winter! -l.l T1- Sam Richard W. Price '17 Sam was a diver. Not the kind of diver that garbs himself in a rubber suit and breathes comfortably through a hose, but a Ceylon pearl-diver. A pearl-diver's life is a hard one. All day long he must dive, dive, dive for shells. It is necessary that a diver shall eat nothing until the day's work is finished, as on an empty stomach he is able to expand his lungs more fully. He also wears a large iron weight fastened to his belt or breech clout, so that he will not shoot back up to the surface if he does not hold on to the bottom. However this weight may be carried to the surface by swimming. Sam held the record for the greatest length of time spent under water. He had once remained at a depth of sixty feet, hard at work, for two minutes and fifteen seconds, and although when he came to the surface he was completely exhausted, he had beaten the former record by forty-five seconds! From that time on he was considered a valuable diver. The pearl producers who had an agent in Bat- ticaloa, Ceylon, all tried to secure his services perma- nently. Sam. however, preferred to become a free- lance. A free-lance, the height of a diver's ambition, is a man with no permanent position, a man who can se- cure a job when he wants it and can lay oif when he wishes. A free-lance may dive for his own benefit, and what he brings up belongs to him. Sam was not. really this free-lance's name. His SPECTATOR 7 name no one but himself could pronounce and no one could spell it. He was the only one of the diving gang who could speak English, and for this reason the Ameri- can pearl producer's agent, unable to calllhim by his real name, gave to him the American nickname of Sam. Sam was in love, very much in love. For his sweet- heart he had chosen Juanita, the daughter of Paul Kila- lua, a former master diverg a man whose word all re- spected and whose advice all solicited. Paul, when a young man, had come to Ceylon from Hawaii, bringing with him his young wife, who died when Juanita was born. Juanita had grown to be a beau- tiful girl with many admirers. One of the most devoted of her followers was a native Ceylonian called Dave, who also was a diver of promise. A marked preference, however, was shown to Sam who, following the lure of the pearl, had also come over from Hawaii a few years before. One memorable night, in the light of a big tropic moon, Sam poured forth his heart to Juanita and was listened to with favor. Later, as they walked along the beach they came upon Paul, the father of Juanita. Half- fearfully Sam told him of their betrothal. Paul heard him silently, then laid his hand on Sam's shoulder and said quietly, My son, I am glad. You are a splendid diver and have good prospects before you. Have you any of your earnings laid away? Confused, Sam replied, No, father, I have not. But I shall begin to save. Next week- You must, my son, interrupted Paul. A diver's working life is short. Before long your strong arms will grow weak, your clear eyes will grow dim, and your magnificent lungs will no longer sustain you while under water. Your career will be at an end and your past records will be of no use to you. Save now, my son, and your failing years will be comfortable. Paul started away, but turned back. That young 8 SPECTATOR Ceylonian, David, whose record Sam beat not long ago, he said, came to me last night, Juanita, and asked me if he might court you. He showed me a pearl that will be yours on the day of his marriage to you. It is an ex- tremely beautiful one, and would easily sustain him in his old age if it were converted into money., I gave him my permission and he will begin his courtship immediately. If he declares his love for you, my daughter, do not re- ject him. Come with him to me. If, in a reasonable time Sam has not some savings to show, your bethrothal to him will be annulled. After that night Sam worked regularly, scrimping and saving, bit by bit. He and Dave were on the same diving corps, and between the two men there was con- stant rivalry. Dave had broken his old record and had come within thirty seconds of the record Sam held for time under water. But every day that passed Dave was becoming more surly and Sam was 'becoming more cheer- ful. Dave also had become a free-lance, but neither he nor Sam exercised his privileges now. They were both content to work. One night, after a hard day's work, Sam started to see Juanita. As he climbed the hill that led to Pau1's house, he saw a figure coming down the path. When it came closer he recognized Dave, and by the light of the big moon, he saw on Dave's face a complacent, self-satis- fied smile. Wondering what might be the cause, Sam hurried on to the house and was greeted at the door by Juanita. Sam, she cried, Sami Just look! And she held up before him a beautifully carved mirror made from polished shell. Dave brought me this, she explained. Without a word Sam turned and hurried back to his grass-and-mud hut. With trembling hands he counted out half his savings, hid what remained in a hole in the corner of his hut, stamped the dirt down carefully, and SPECTATOR 9 strode rapidly out. The monkeys, chattering softly in the trees, won- dered at the strange sight of a man walking swiftly away from his village so late in the night and one wise old grand daddy monkey inquired from the others, Where is he going? The nearest village is Tamankaduwa, and for a man it is a six hour walk each way! The next morning Sam did not show up for work. The foreman of the diving gang growled surlily and cursed Sam for being absent at the time he was most needed. Dave inwardly rejoiced. He's playing free- lance again, he chuckled to himself, he's tired of sav- ing! That afternoon, from the door of her house, Juanita saw a dusty figure toiling up the slope toward her. As it came nearer she saw that it was Sam. Under his arm he held a bulky package. As Juanita called to him, he looked up at her, and hurried forward. Juanita, he cried, Juanita, I've a present for you! . Juanita cried with delight and rant to meet him. What is it, Sam? she coaxed. Open it please. Slowly, there, he laughed. Sit down. He laid the package on the ground and slowly un- wrapped it. As the last bit of paper slid off, Juanita saw a beautifully polished guitar. One hot day, several weeks later, Sam, feeling tried, stopped work. Wandering a short way up the shore he sat down under a big cocoanut tree. He wanted to think. The purchase of that guitar had made a big hole in his savings and lately he had had bad luck in his diving. The shells that held pearls seemed to be evading him. Dave had been having wonderful luck! Why, just yes- terday-1 Thinking of Juanita, Sam? called a sneering voice. Dave had stolen up unnoticed. Sam made no reply. Recently he had not been able 10 SPECTATOR to bear Dave around him and he did not wish to quarrel. An ugly look crept into Dave's eyes. You think you're mightly fine, don't you? he snarled. You think just because you came over from that dirty little island of Hawaii that you can run this place and run Juanita, too! You think just because you stayed under Water thirty seconds longer than I did that you're a fine diver! You aren't in it with me? See this, he added, holding a large cocoanut up before Sam, Pm going to eat that nut, and, even after eating, stay under water five seconds longer than you did ! Then with an unpleasant laugh, Dave started away. Suddenly he paused and assumed a listening attitude. On the slight afternoon breeze, came the sound of Juani- ta's voice crooning a Hawaiian melody to the soft accom- paniment of a guitar. A spasm of rage contracted Dave's features. He whirled toward Sam. When I come out, he cried, his voice trembling with anger, I'1l. kill you ! Sam glanced lazily at the infuriated man. You idiot, he drawled, if you eat that green cocoanut and gounder water, you won't be killing anyone. You'll stay under! Dave choked with fury. You call me idiot! he screamed. You call me idiot! Whipping out the big knife all divers carry, he slashed the top off the cocoanut. Quickly drinking the milky fluid, he started down the beach. From his place under the tree Sam Watched him go. After a time, however, curiosity prompted him to follow. He saw Dave standing in a small boat about a hundred feet out from the shore. With him, watch in hand, was the foreman of the diving gang. Dave held in his arms the big iron Weight to keep him submerged. At a word from the foreman, he slipped over the side of the boat and sank from sight. The foreman, catching sight of Sam , shouted in the Celonian tongue, Come out here, Sam. SPECTATOR li Obeying him, Sam waded out into the water, and when the water deepened, swam easily out to the dinghy and climbed aboard. Down through the extremely clear water, sixty feet below, they could distinctly see Dave. The time lapsed quickly into a minute and a half and Dave sat motionless, hugging his iron weight. Suddenly he seemed to double up and a great air-bubble shot to the sur- face. Sam looked sharply at the foreman. Cramps! he said shortly. The foreman nodded. Quickly Sam grasped a weight that lay in the boat, seized one end of a coil of rope, and dropped himself over the side. Down, down, down, he went. The pressure became tremendous. Then he felt the bottom! Dave lay motionless beside him. He quickly fastened the rope under Dave's arms and jerked the rope. As Dave shot up, Sam stepped back to get clear of the body. His foot touched some- thing soft and slimy and the next instant a tremendous weight crashed down on his leg. With. a sudden horror, Sam looked back. Then he realized what had happened. A gigantic mussel had been lying back of him with its shell open, waiting for food. When his foot touched the mussel, the ponderous shell clamped down and his leg was crushed! This he knew from the peculiar absence of pain. The mussel would not open for hours! There was only one thing to do. Reaching down, he stretched the skin tight on his leg, close to the shell. Drawing his diver's knife, he placed it carefully on the tight skin and bore down on it hard! The sudden spurt of blood dark- ened the water. Sam worked blindly, feverishly. He felt the knife grate against the bone and jerked his leg. Suddenly released, he shot fainting to the top. When the foreman saw the blood he realized what had happened and was ready. Sam was unconscious. The foreman was glad of this. The mangled leg, less a foot, was a horrible sight even in fast gathering dusk of evening. He lifted Sam into the dinghy beside Dave and swiftly fastened on Sam's 12 SPECTATOR leg a tourinquet, manufactured from a broken oar and a coat-sleeve. A crowd of natives had gathered at the shore, scenting tragedy. Among the foremost was Paul. The foreman beached the dinghy and called Paul to him. Paul examined the leg, laid his hand on the jugular vein on Sam's neck, and shook his head. He's done for, he said softly. Carry him up to my house. Juanita, from the door of her house, saw them coming and fixed a bed for Sam. Paul laid him on it and forced a little wine down his throat. In a short time Sam opened his eyes and Paul spoke to him. Have you any pain, my son? he asked gently. None, father, thank you, replied Sam. It is a sign that life is going, said Paul kneeling down by Sam. Do you want anything? Sam shook his head. Suddenly he roused slightly. Dave, where is he? he inquired fantly. Dave, where is he? he inquired faintly. gained consciousness. Paul, whispered Sam, what will Juanita do after you are gone? We will go back to Hawaii, answered Paul. It was the dying wish of Juanita's mother that she should enter a convent. Sam smiled. A smile faint, but bearing a world of tenderness and love. Call her, he whispered. Juanita knelt by the bed. In her eyes was a sad- ness too deep for tears. Your guitar? said Sam in a voice scarcely a Whis- per. Play, Juanita, play 'Farewellf 1 1 Ik il il 3 U Down by the beach the monkeys chattered softly in the tree-tops. Here and there a bird chirped querulously at the pale moonbeams that peeped into its nest. The SPECTATOR 13 waves lapped unceasingly at the dark shore. Then for a moment all was still. Through the mellow moonlight a Hawaiian melody came stealing along. The monkeys stopped chattering and listened. A girl's voice was singing. Aloha Oc. A sigh swept the jungle like wind blowing softly through the trees, then it died shudderingly out-and all was still. Hearts Gertrude E. Phillips '16 Pretty little Margaret Blake was thinking! Strange? Well, yes, for she was not noted among her friends as a specialist along that line. However, now she really was. engaged in deep thought-or, at least, looked as though she were. She sat at her dressing table, head in hands, gazing at a newspaper which was propped up before her. Suddenly her hands came down with a thud on the bird's- eye maple! Only one word was uttered, but that Pshaw! spoke for itself. Jean Thorne, Margaret's roommate, who had been sitting by the window reading, jumped up from her chair. For goodness' sake, Peggy! What's the matter? she exclaimed. Such a temper! Are you so blue? For a moment Peggy was silent, then she turned around and snapped, Temper? Blue? No! That wasn't temper-that was anger! And I'm not blue-I'm green! Jean laughed. Why, Peggy Blake! What has happened to cause you to lose your sweet disposition? Peggy gave a short ironical laugh-no, grunt. You're the only one who ever accused me of having a 'sweet' disposition. Evidently those judges didn't think it! 14 SPECTATOR Light at last dawned on Jean. She knew now why Peggy was feeling so bad. Let me see the 'Timesf Reluctantly Peggy handed over the paper. Jean glanced at it and then, after looking more closely, knew that she was right. Under a big headline, Contestants Mentioned By The Judges In Motion Picture Contest, the names of about twenty-five girls were printed. Mar- garet Blake's was not one of them. Jean looked up from the paper. Never mind, dear. Keep on trying. Surely they'll discover their mistake. Peggy smiled faintly. Well, I don't blame those judges-very much. I was so tired and I guess I was rather mussy-looking, too, after that long ride. But I'll show them I can act, even if I'm not pretty. Jean nodded. Of course you can act, Peg. Why, do you remember those playlets at school? You were always 'leading lady.' How I envied you. The girls talked over old times for a while and then Peggy picked up a book and began to read. Jean, like- wise, returned to her reading and thinking. Quite fre- quently she glanced at her little friend. Yes, it was not to be denied-Peggy was extremely attractive. Danc- ing blue eyes, fluffy brown hair, small features, splendid teeth-these were her charms. And then, that little supple body, which fairly radiated youth and life! Such blind judges! Surely- Oh, Jean! Which costume are you going to wear on the 14th to 'Dorothy's mask? I've decided on that white satin and chiffon with the bright red hearts and cupids all over it. Did you like it? I wish you'd take the 'Dawn' one. You looked perfectly--oh, spliffy in it. Oh, I'm so glad you decided on that white one. It's a dream. .Perhaps I shall take the 'Dawn' costume. Oh, I can hardly wait! Just think, only four more days! So the rest of the afternoon and, in fact, the greater part of the next four days were spent, in discussing plans for the masquerade to be given by Dorothy Jerome on SPECTATOR 15 Valentine's Day. I U 8 F ll U O J. Francis Trevis, Jr., sat in his ofiice, opening mail. Trevis, Jr., was a promising lawyer and was considered a severe judge of beauty. For these reasons his mail was generally heavy, and too, he had been chosen as a judge in the Motion Picture Beauty Contest. One by one he opened and read the letters and then tossed them aside. Finally he read one which certainly must have attracted his attention, for he read it twice. Then he folded it and placed it in his vest pocket. Such an opportunity to study life, he muttered. Perhaps I may be able to find some 'specimens' for the contest, too. Of course I must accept immediately, and he began to write an ac- ceptance. F 1 - U 1 F li 1 The day of days given to us by that old schemer, Saint Valentine, finally arrived. Peggy and Jean hurried through their work all day and when evening came they were tired but happy and certainly ready for a frolic. Dinner time came, but what is dinner when compared with a mask? No, they would not eat. Time was too short. And they f1ew! By eight-thirty both were ready and hurried off with their escorts to the scene of festivity. U i l 1 i 8 U Dan Cupid seemed to have taken charge of the large Jerome house. Everywhere hearts pierced with his fateful darts fluttered, some from long streamers of rib- bon and others under silks, satins, and even gingham. Chattering girls and laughing men strolled through the rooms, attired in every kind of costume from gay Yama- yama even to the quiet grey friar. When Jean and Peggy arrived they were greeted effusively by Dorothyg then rushed off to take part in everything Both girls were exceedingly pretty, each in her own becoming costume. Jean, with her waving 16 SPECTATOR light hair, looked dainty and sweet in her soft yellow gown embroidered with golden stars, while Peggy- well, she was wonderful! Her cheeks were flushed and little curls escaped from under her scarlet cap. Many were the compliments which were bestowed upon her that night. Francis Trevis, garbed as a grey monk, had remained in the background, after greeting his hostess. He had come for a particular purpose, and he aimed to attain it. He saw many pretty faces, but in each seemed to be lacking that charm most necessary to real beauty-life and vivacity. The dancing had begun and Trevis stood with his back to a window, watching closely each girl who passed him. Suddenly he leaned forward. Who was the dainty little girl who had passed in a mist of scarlet? He searched through the crowd but could not find her. Perhaps if he waited a while he might-yes, she was coming toward him now! The music ceased as the little lady in scarlet was close to Trevis. Now was his chance -between dances. Trevis was a splendid dancer and so, going up to the particularly interesting young lady, he asked her for the next dance and that young lady graciously gave it to him. From the time the music began until the dance Was over, Trevis was enraptured. At last he had found a person in whose face, in fact, in whose whole being, life- life was embodied. This, together with a quiet and charming refinement, made up a delightful little person- age. Peggy, in turn, had found Trevis to be a most in- teresting companion. After one dance they strolled out to the conservatory. After beating around the bush, Trevis asked Peggy if she had entered the Motion Pic- ture Contest, in which so many young girls were inter- ested. Peggy, hesitating a little, told of her attempt and SPECTATOR 17 -failure. Manlike, Trevis tried to comfort her and fin- ally told her of his slight influence. Peggy was over- joyed! How much brighter her prospects looked! Dorothy, looking out on the porch, saw the very- much-engaged-in-each-other'' pair and straightway made things so uncomfortable for them that they yielded to her entreaties and entered the big room. lk ll 1 lk III 1 U About two weeks after the Valentine party, Peggy and Jean were again sitting in their room, laughing and talking over a letter. It fell to the floor in the course of the discussion and the Casual Observer read: Peg 0' My Heart: I have consulted with the judges and they, however, not because of my influence, have decided in your favor. I wish to see you concerning an interview with them. May I? Critically, J. FRANCIS TREVIS, JR. I8 SPECTATOR Invincible Marjorie Stiff '171Ag Too bad you were laid out in practice yesterday, Ted, remarked one of two boys who were sitting on an athletic field in Philadelphia, late in May. We need this one point because if we get it We shall win. His strong companion, Ted Wright, to whom this was said, made no reply, but continued to read the names of the contestants in the track-meet. It was a moment of suspense for all. The scores were tied, and the stand- ing-broad-jump would decide which of the two school clubs was the winner. A pretty blue-eyed girl leaned over the end of the grandstand and said to Ted, Harrison is going to jump for us. Nevertheless, we ought to have some one else, too. Each club is given two trials. Harrison will be out of breath after his first attempt. It's the fault of those darned shoes, was the only answer that Ted made to Louise. I believe if I were given last chance I could enter, he said softly to his companion, Bud. What! can you? I'll enter your name at once. Do you want my shoes? Here take them, the other an- swered joyfully, seeing Ted attempting to run. I don't care if I sprain my ankle so that it is entire- ly out of commission, Ted muttered. When 'Bud re- turned, the contestant whispered, Don't tell that I am going to jump, or they may expect a repetition of last year's events. I can't possibly go beyond two feet. Now don't be despondent, but jump for the 'Invin- cibles.' Loud applause came from the grand-stand as White, the best athlete of the Victorious, entered the field. He had been defeated the year before by Ted Wright by six inches, in the standing-broad-jump. Much practice since SPECTATOR 19 then, however, had made his fellow club-men confident of his ability. A little pep there, cried one. He certainly did put some pep into it, for, after swinging his arms, he jumped eight feet. Harrison up, cried the judge. The blue-eyed girl strained her pretty White neck to see. What she saw was very disappointing, for Harrison made but seven feet two inches. The second trial of White was less successful than the first, because this time he jumped only seven feet nine inches. Nevertheless, the Victorious fans were happy for they were still ahead. Louise seemed to have tears in her eyes. No they were flashing. She bit her nails and choked a weak little yell, The 'Invincibles' will show you up! As the judge shouted, Ted Wright up, the specta- tors arose and, either from surprise or suspense, they re- mained silent. Ted put his feet to the mark and unhesitatingly leaped forward. He hit the far end of the pad, eight feet three inches from the chalk line! However, his ankle was so weak that his whole frame shook. He was dazed! For a moment he wavered. Forward ! called a feminine voice. Ted seemed to fall suddenly under the hypnotic spell of a powerful hand, for forward he went! The loud shouts of the club members and their friends rang through the ears of Louise. A mist came over her eyes, but she did see that Ted was carried un- conscious from the field. No need for the judges to tell who was the winner. In fact, their voices would not have been heard above the din. A short time afterward, when Ted regained con- sciousness, he was heartily congratulated by all his 20 SPECTATOR friends. Later when Louise told him how splendidly he had jumped, he declared that it was on account of her shout Forward that their club had won the day. February' Phyllis Craig ' 16 February now is here, The shortest month of all the yearg Skating, coasting, open fires, All that any one desires. Now we have our school life, too, Lessons which we all must do. And we'l1 do them with a will, Then away to field and hill. It's the month we like the best, Better far than all the rest, And the best day, Friend 0' mine, Is sacred to St. Valentine. .1. .1 SPECTATOR 21 Danger In It's Highest Form Milton Murdock '17 A rugged man Wearing corked shoes, a blue shirt, and a pair of overalls, with the name of tong-hooker can face more danger in one day than most of the ordinary business people face in a life time. This man receives his name in a lumber camp by hooking the tongs to the log for the loader to lift them to the log car. The steam loader which is built much like the ordinary crane has at the end of its long cable-arm a pair of tongs. These tongs are constructed in the same shape as the iceman's tongs except that they are very much thicker, and may be truly called the danger of the tong-hooker. The tongs are let down from the loader on the railroad into the hands of the hooker. He carries the tongs in one hand and pulls the cable with the other. Up over the pile of logs he goes. Jumping, dragging, slipping and falling just as if he might belong to the squirrel family, he must carry these burdens until he can raise the tongs above his head, throw them fifteen to twenty feet, and catch the log he is after. When the tongs are finally hooked, the loader-man does not wait until the hooker is out of the way, but often before the tongs strike the log, he starts to draw in the slack in the cable. This means that the hooker must get out of the road of the cable while it is drawing up the slack. When the slack is drawn, the log starts on its way. Here is another danger for him. Many times the logs do not come from the pile without turning end over end or swinging around. In his haste to get out of the way of these logs, the hooker finds much difficulty. The logs are thrown carelessly on the pile and as he jumps from one to another, they slip and turn under his weight. Often the logs are piled on a hillside and as the log from the bottom of the pile is hauled out the Whole pile rolls. The man who hooked that partic- 22 SPECTATOR ular log has in his mind not one thought of the danger in which he is placed. Many times the loader-man, wishing to play a joke on the tong hooker, will put the brake on the drum which is letting out the cable. If the hooker is running very fast, this will throw him from his feet and the cable will usually slip along his hands, cut- ting them seriously. The tongs are sharp and in such a case could easily hook into a man's leg. The hooker laughingly does not consider the danger. He passes over it lightly and takes it for what it is-a joke. Logs often fall to the ground when half way up to the car. The hooker advancing to receive the tongs has to run to get out of the Way. This does not worry him. In many other ways he faces danger in its highest form. Surely these men face the most appalling danger with absolute calmness and no thought of fear. Why then cannot the ordinary business life be likewise regard- ed by the men who live among the regular, recurring dangers of the city? Courage such as the tong-hook- er's makes the world go round. ea isis' SPECTATOR 23 A Change of Mind Georgia Greer '19 Outy-out! shrieked a small voice as a big sled flashed down the city slope, and the man at the crossing hesitated. A deep frown darkened his face, as the youngster passed him on his way up the hill. It's a nuisance to have sledding on this hill, besides being dangerous, he muttered. l'Il see Marston about it immediately, and he hurried down the street to the office of his friend, who was the burgess of the town. As he entered, the man at the desk whirled about and faced the visitor. Recognizing his friend, he arose smiling and extended his hand in greeting. Well, Hampden, glad to see you! he exclaimed. Anything I can do for you? motioning the man to a chair. Hampden scowled, as he said, I want to tell you, Marston, that coasting on that hill leading to my place must be stopped. Why, this morning, a sled came flash- ing down that hill and barely missed me! I tell you, it's dangerous! and he brought his fist down upon the arm of the chair, to emphasize his words. The other smiled a moment, then answered, Of course, Hampden, if you find it so, I guess it must be stop- ped. But why not let it go for just this week? Win- ter's nearly over, you know. It's their only pleasure- they have no skating-and it means so much to them, he finished. Well, Marston, I am surprised at you! I thought it was your duty to look out for the welfare of the public -but if you refuse-why- Why, of course I don't refuse! I was going to add that no other complaints have been made against coast- ing. However, I'll tell them tomorrow-too.busy just now -but, really Hampden, I'd hate to have the ill will of those youngsters. 24 SPECTATOR All rightg I don't care a bit if you tell them it was me. Do so by all means! Thanks, Marston, and good- day. As the door slammed behind the visitor, Marston said, Poor kids! What will my boy say? He loves it so well! Well, duty is duty, he sighed, resuming his work. it It IF i IF 1 1 The next day, as John Hampden walked to his work he noticed the black looks cast in his direction, as the boys, dragging their sleds behind them, left the forbidden hill. Hampden tried to make himself believe he was in the right, saying over and over, I am right! They cer- tainly are dangerous! Yes, it should be stopped. But somehow it did not console him. That same evening, tired and worn with a hard day's work, Hampden trudged up the long hill leading to his beautiful home. To his surprise he saw a strange boy on the hill-and with a sled! As heiwas about to shout to the boy, a gust of wind caught his hat and carried it down the hill. Turning to recover it, he did not see the on- coming sled, or hear the warning cries of the boy who steered it. The next instant he was lifted off his feet and going down at an ever increasing rate, on the sled. He gasped, then as the boy cried, Hold on tight! Here's a big bump! he settled his feet firmly on the boards and shot down the hill. As the keen air cut his cheeks his frown changed to a smile-and soon he was shouting, Isn't this great! Look out for that corner, there! As the sled stopped he jumped off, and pushing the boy back on the sled, cried, Stay on! I'll pull you back. We'll go farther this time, you bet! As they went up the hill the boy suddenly said, Isn't it funny there are no other boys up here? Why, the coasting is fine! Hampden iiushedg then answered, My boy, I've SPECTATOR 28 made a great mistake-but I'll explain later-we mustn't miss this ride! So, time and time again, the two sped down the hill, Hampden laughing like the boy as they flew over the bumps As it began to grow dusk, the boy started homeward. In a few words, Hampden told him the story, and added, But tomorrow, I want all the boys you can get to come up here and go coasting. I'll take the afternoon off, and I think we can have a jolly time-and afterwards-well, I'll try to show those boys my mistake-and there'll be a party at my house. Now you get all the boys you can, and tell them to be here by one, will you? You bet I will! And say, that's just fine of you to do it. I'll get a big bunch of fellows up here, the boy answered enthusiastically, as he started down the slope. Hampden walked up the driveway, smiling. Sud- denly, he turned and shouted to the boy, And say, tell them to bring shovels, will you? Those larger 'bumps' are rather jarring, you know, and he entered the house. x -44 ' ' E J :S 'ln X 1554.9 :WM X N' Wig film WR 1 ,MG ,Ju L xxx' V 26 SPECTATOR The Return of Croesus Phyllis Craig '16 Now, Helen, you truly won't be afraid, will you? I hate to leave you alone in the house at night, especially when it's pitch dark and raining pitchforks instead of roses. Madge, you know I'm not afraid and besides I have Croesus for company. Well, good night, dear! The fires are all fixed- and do take care of Croesus. If anything should happen to that cat, I don't know what I'd do. Good night, Madge,' answered Helen as she picked up a book and a box of chocolates and put Croesus, the big Angora cat, into his basket. Her book was absorb- ing and she had finished half a dozen chapters when she heard a knock at the back door. Goodness! It might be a burglar, she exclaimed. Pm not going downf' Then the door bell rang. I suppose I'1l have to go, she said. I guess Croesus will be safe here. So she went down and opened the door. Good evening. Can you tell me where Wilson Street is? asked a pleasant voice. It's the third street above this one, she replied. Oh, my! as a ball of fur went past like a flash. There goes Croesus! Catch him quick! Who? Which? Where? cried the young man dropping his bag. There! That cat! cried Helen. There he is! Both dived after him. Both slip- ped on the wet steps and hit the walk at about the same time. Meow! screamed Croesus from the gate post. Emphatic words interspersed with feminine shrieks and hysterical giggles came from the walk where a very in- dignant youth was assisting a bedraggled young lady to SPECTATOR 27 rise from the wet bricks. Croesus, Croesus! wailed Helen. I don't know whether it's to dogs or cats one whistles, but please try it quick. The young man whistled and the girl called again and again, but no Croesus appeared. You're all wet, said the young man. You'd bet- ter go in. I guess I might as well, replied Helen as she turned to the door. Oh, it's locked! What shall I do? Go to one of the other doors, was the suggestion. They're all locked. I locked them myself. Let's go see, and they started. It was raining harder than ever and water poured from the eaves in sheets. All three doors were locked. So they went back to the front porch. They were sorry looking sights. I believe there is a door to the upstairs porch that's unlocked, she said, but what good is that? We'll see. Do you have a ladder? I believe there is one in the wood shed. Let's go and look. Look out for that pond! called Helen as they rounded the house. Too late! Splash! a dripping young man sat up in a shallow pond, spluttering and scraping with muddy, wet hands to clean his muddier, wetter face, and to get the mud out of his eyes and mouth. Golly wops! he exploded, thankful that he had said nothing worse. O dear! Did you fall in there? Did you get wet? quavered Helen. No, I was just getting my other pocket full of water, he remarked as he scrambled out and continued scraping off the mud. Sobs were all he heard, so he relented. Well, let's get that ladder. Here's the shed. You look in that side and I'll look 28 SPECTATOR over here. Nothing here, she cried dolefully a moment later. Is it over there? No, came the answer. Is the rake over there? I don't know-but I can see all the stars of the Milky Way over here! he exclaimed as he took a step and the rake advanced rapidly to meet him. Oh! Goodness! What's that? she shrieked as something thudded against her. Why! It's Croesus, and she caught the great cat to her and hugged him close. There's somebody on the front porch, said the man hopefully. Oh! It's Madge! Come, now we can get into the house. All right. But just look at me! You're no Worse than I am. Come on. Helen, what in the World are you doing out here in the rain? exclaimed Madge. Hunting cats, ma'am, was the meek answer. Why Percy Harding, of all people, she exclaimed as she caught sight of him. Come right in. Can't this evening, Madge. My sister is expecting me. So this is your sister. But if I may, I'1l be over to- morrow-to see Croesusf' SPECTATOR As It Happens on February 14 Eva A. Brinker '16 A fine young man was Billy Lentg He loved a maiden trueg He loved her better than his life, For she was one in-several. One day like good Sir Patrick Spens, They walked upon the strand. He finally became quite bold And held her little-umbrella. She was a modest little maid, Yet after many tries, She slowly raised her pretty face And gazed into his-Phoenix muffler. He said he loved her more than gold, And better than his lifeg He swore he'd evermore be good, If she would be his-bookkeeper. Her answer I can't put in words, Lest that might be amissg But he was glad that he was there, Her answer was a-pat-pat! 30 SPECTATGR Skees Emery Leonard '17 The best way to describe skees is to call them snow- skatesf' Each skee is made of a board about seven or eight feet long, one inch thick, and from four to five inches wide. After the skee has been modeled it is bent up at the front end. This bend is gradual and contains the widest, as well as the thinnest, part of the skee, the extreme end comes to almost a point. The rear end is not quite so thin nor quite so wide as the bend. The middle of the skee, where the foot rests, is slightly arched. This is the thickest part of the skee, gradually sloping down toward the rear and the bend. The middle is also slightly narrower than the rear end. All this shaping is done by graceful curves which, in addition to making a pretty skee, are necessary. The length of skees depends on the height of the person who uses them. A person of ordinary height uses skees of from seven to seven and one-half feet in length. Skees longer than this are cumbersome and hard to con- trol, while shorter skees sink too deeply into the snow, thus reducing the speed of the wearer. ' Skeeing is a sport resembling sledriding and tobog- ganning. It is perhaps more exciting and much less dan- gerous than sledriding, although there is not much dif- ference in speed. The sport may be divided into two main divisions, running and jumping. Skee running includes coasting, and is the elemen- tary part. With practice a person can learn to cover from six to eight miles an hour on the level. It also takes practice to coast down a steep hill, but it takes more practice to learn to guide wherever you desire to go. The turn must be a large arc because the length of the skees and the speed prohibits sharp turns. In coasting down hill the skeeer often falls, but the snow forms a cushion and breaks the fall. SPECTATOR 31 Skee jumping is, you might say, an advanced form of skeeing. It takes diligent practice and a person with good control over his nerves. Experts often make jumps of over one hundred feet. Of course they must have a steep hill to get speed and a good, well situated take off and sufficient space in which to light and stop. As a sport, skeeing is popular in many European countries, especially in Scandinavia where it seems to have originated as a means of travel over deep snow. Its introduction into this country took place not very many years ago. Now there are several manufacturers making and selling skees at nearly all prices. Skeeing clubs have been organized and tournaments are conducted annually, especially in the northern part of the United States and in Canada. Y , A 32 SPECTATOR Uhr high Svrhnnl Svpvriatnr JOHNSTOWN, PA., FEBRUARY, 1916 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 75 C1-:N'rs. PER. COPY, 10 CENTS iihiinrial aah Bushman Elan' Editor in Chief, GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS, '16. Associate Editor EVA A. BRINKER, '16 Society Editors MARGARET BLEY, '16 MARCUS SKY, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN McGEE. '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 School News MARY COLLINS, '16 Current Events ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors SARAH E. ROSE, '16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Joke Editors SARA YOUNG. HARRY TEMPLE, PAUL LAVELLE, '16 Art Editor MARGARET COVER, '16 Cartoonist '16 '16 Business Manager ROBERT B. HORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager ADOLPHUS WILSON, '16 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER, '16 Associates MARTIN FOX, '16 SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 JOHN GEIS, '17 MILTON MURDOCK, '17 CHARLES BUCHANAN. '17 RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN. '17 MARK CAUFFIEL, '18 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS, '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '171A EMMA TANEY, '18 Alumni Editor MISS GRACE COCHRAN Faculty Advisor HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, '17 MISS KATHARINE ULERY The Spectator is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to The Spectator, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postoniceg Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter. In order to insu bl' t' ' th ' re pu ica ion in e current issue, MSS. must be handed to the editor not later than the 10th of each month. ,zf.f,tuuruuuat Eltlz One of the first things a visitor notes about a school is its general atmosphere. It reveals itself almost in- stantly wherever he may be in the building. From it he carries away a general impression about the school. Pu- SPECTATOR 33 pils are the most important factors in creating a good school atmosphere. Kindness, courtesy and good-will should be manifest characteristics. When a stranger en- ters the building or is in any part of the building and ap- pears uncertain of his bearings, proffered assistance by a pupil is always appreciated and leaves a favorable im- pression of the school. Courtesies that spring from thoughtfulness rather than convention touch the heart strings. When a visitor enters a class it ought to be a perfectly normal and natural thing for a pupil to offer him a book opened at the lesson page. Again care can be taken to see that our chapel speak- ers are shown every courtesy. Occasionally a speaker proves dry and uninteresting and there is a temptation to exhibit a restlessness. Good form in any assembly dic- tates a respectful and patient hearing. Again what may prove uninteresting to any one of us may not be uninter- esting to the person next to us. Why should our rest- lessness distract and annoy him? It is a matter of much pride that Mr. Bryan remarked after his recent address in our chapel that he had never spoken to a more appre- ciative audience of students. PROFESSOR H. J. STOCKTON. Are you going to college ? A high school pupil may answer this question in the affirmative but should not allow himself to be betrayed into a negative answer. A negative answer is like throwing water on fire. Hope- lessness is rendered more hopeless by admission. A re- fusal to acknowledge a probability makes it less probable. We need to bring ourselves more under the philosophic truth of the reality of the possible. The possible is just as real as the actual. Go through High School on the assumption that you are going to college and doubtless it will come to pass. H. J. S. The part a school journal may play in the life of a 34 SPECTATOR school is latent with possibilities. Its tone and color re- fiect the inner nature of the school. One of its legitimate and laudable functions is to contribute towards fine school spirit. It ought to boost every phase of the school life that will mean a better school. Its emphasis ought to be in an overwhelming sense on the constructive side not on the destructive. As the great Horace Mann said, One former is Worth a dozen reformers. The school journal ought to have a certain dignity. Its stories, current comment and editorials should show thoughtfulness, restraint and literary effort. However, what we write should be purposeful. An effect is the aim of all writing. Let us write with vigor, reserve and sincerity. The Spectator can well be proud of the posi- tion it has won for itself in the field of scholastic journal- at Irma God will estimate success some day. Browning. Yuan Shi-kai, who has been president of the Chinese Republic since its establishment in 1912, has accepted the throne of China. In accordance with the advice of the Chinese Coun- cil of State, the government issued a mandate for a citi- zens' convention. The convention was 'held in November in each of the provinces to decide the question more quickly. As a result of these conventions, fifteen out of SPECTATOR 35 eighteen provinces decided in favor of a monarchy. A' though conditions are peaceful, nevertheless it is feared that the present change may result in revolution similar to the one in 1911. It is true that the great mass of Chinese care little whether they have a monarchy or a republic. The revolution which resulted in the change from monarchy to republic was the work of comparative- ly few men. Shall these men accept the change without protest? It was for this reason that the governments of Japan, England,.France, and Russia expressed a desire that no change be made in the Chinese government at the present time. Statistics show that there are five million adult American citizens who are wholly unable to read or writeg that millions more are able to read only simple words, and that still other millions can read only hesitat- ingly. Illiteracy is not confined to the Southern States as was formerly the case, but extends to the New England and Middle Atlantic States. In fact, the number of il- literates in the Southern States has decreased while in the New England and Middle States, the number has in- creased. Each of the Southern States has cut its per- centage of illiteracy more than twenty-five per cent with- in the last ten years. New York State for twenty years, has failed to reduce her percentage of illiteracy, and has increased her number of illiterates. Connecticut has not only increased in number of illiterates, but in the per- centage of illiteracy as well. These illiterates are not negroes, Chinese, Indians, or Japanese, but young white people who are rearing the future citizens. England has not yet fully realized how dearly it is paying for its neglect of science. Science is regarded as though it were of little moment to the welfare of the na- tion. There ls not one scientific man in the House of Commons, and only two in the House of Lords, Lord Ray- 36 SPECTATOR leigh and Lord Berkeley. Few of the men at the head of Universities have had any scientific training. It is no wonder that the schoolboys and undergraduates grow up ignorant of scientific methods. When Disraeli told us half a century ago that the commercial prosperity of a nation was measured by the prosperity of its chemical manufactures, he was laughed at. We realize that the neglect of science leads to the disappearance of those trades which are concerned with the technical applica- tion of chemistry or physics to metallurgy. The Sixty-fourth Congress which is now in session has before it new and difficult problems to solve. The Lusitania case has not yet been settled. Restriction placed upon American trade with neutrals and appro- priations for army and navy are among the important subjects for debate. The approaching presidential election is already causing party feeling to become tense. The Republicans will rehearse before the country the course followed by the present administration with reference to Germany and Mexico. They will also attack the Democratic tariff as an unsuccessful revenue measure. QQ? SPECTATOR 37 5:5-. 0 Q f' ffm p WS W CH 9 L NEWS The second term of the present school year opened Monday, January 3. After a vacation of two weeks, the student body has settled down to the work of the second semester. The basket ball season in Johnstown High School opened Friday evening, January 5, with the Vandergrift game. In preparation for this season, a three days' cam- paign for the purpose of selling season tickets was con- ducted January 3-5. Special committees canvassed the city and a large sale of tickets was reported. The students also supported the sale and a successful basket ball season is expected. A Girls' Varsity basket ball team has been organ- ized under the direction of Mr. Saylor, our coach. This is an entirely new undertaking in Johnstown High School and it is hoped that it will be well supported. Sarah Rose, a member of the Senior Class, is captain of the team. The Mid-Year Class entered school on Wednesday, January 5. The class consists of about one hundred members and makes quite an increase in the attendance of the High School. The upper classes extend to the beginners best wishes for a successful High School ca- reer. 38 SPECTATOR Miss Swan, our musical director, has started prepar- ations for an operetta to be given by the girls of the various music classes. The date for the operetta has not been set, although it will probably occur the latter part of February. The first Chapel Exercises of 1916 were held on Thursday, January 7. Marie Tice played a piano solo and Mr. VV. G. Davis spoke to the students concerning the basket ball campaign. Aa meeting of the Students' Governing Board was held in the Library on Monday, January 10. At this meeting it was decided to hold an Interclass series of bas- ket ball games this year. Each class is to be allowed to elect its own captain. X 1' 're r. ff' i MIA .AQ 4.1 .JL Aa GIRLS' ATHLETICS Whiz-z-! Hurrah! The ball is in the basket at last! After a short spirited struggle in the Students' Governing Board, it was decided that the girls should have a varsity basket ball team. So on December 14, the girls who had played last year, met and elected as captain, Sarah Rose, a member of the Senior Class. On Tuesday, January 4, a call was made for candidates and on Wednesday practice was started in earnest in the High School gymnasium. The coach, Mr. Saylor, was very much pleased with the number of girls who reported for practice and thinks the team will show very creditably, considering that this SPECTATOR 39 is the first year of the organization. The practices are held every evening immediately after school. The first part of the hour is devoted to calisthenics and it is hoped that the girls, even if they do not care to participate in the basket ball games, will take advantage of this oppor- tunity to benefit themselves. The first game is scheduled for January 27 and will be played with Windber as opponents on the home floor. AT!-IELTIC NOTES Practice for the High School boys' basket ball began soon after the Christmas vacation. For the first few days from twenty to twenty-five candidates reported for prac- tice. The number then dwindled down to about fifteen men, who reported until the time for the. first game of the season, with Vandergrift High, on January 7. The Vandergrift Game A large crowd attended our first game in the High School gymnasium and they were rewarded, for the con- test was both clean and interesting. The team that played, on which not one man was a letter man from last year, deserves credit for its fine showing and well-earned victory--33 to 24. The line-up: Johnstown-33 Vandergrift-24 Morgan ......... .... F .... ......... C o wan Trimble ....... .... F . . . . ....... Hunger Prothero ..... . . ..C. . . . . . .Mclntyre Matthews ............... .G. ............. 4 .Brinker Reynolds ................ G. ................ Froyer Substitutions-Dailey for Trimble, Brinker for Hun- ger, Hilty for Brinker, Kuehne for Matthews. Field goals-Morgan, Trimble 3, Prothero 4, Reynolds 3, Dailey, Cowan 2, McIntyre, Brinker 4, Hilty 2. Foul goals-Cowan, 0 out of 23 Brinker, 4 out of 93 Morgan, 7 out of 215 Reynolds, 2 out of 4. Referee, Shomo. 40 SPECTATOR lumni The second number of the Alumni Lecture Course, a lecture by Mr. Victor Murdock, has been postponed until February, on account of the absence of Mr. Murdock, who is in Europe. The exact date will be announced later. The class of 1910 has taken an original and clever step in publishing an alumni bulletin of its own members. The 1910 Lyre is to be issued every 'dve years. This is an excellent means of keeping in touch with classmates and is well worthy of imitation by other classes. The Alumni Association is pleased with the enthus- iasm shown by the members of this class and with their willingness to put their shoulders to the Wheel. It sounds almost like a challenge to the other classes. Let us hope that this is the beginning of a new period of life and en- thusiasm for the Alumni Association. Notes from the Classes '82-Miss Ella C. Walter attended the National His- torical Association, which met in Washington, D. C., dur- ing the holidays. '90-Miss Matlida Krebs was confined to her home for a fortnight by a severe attack of tonsilitis. '00-Mrs. Thomas Gilmore fMiss Grace Dresserj has moved to Youngstown, Ohio, where her husband is employed by the William Tod Steel Company. '03-The engagement of Earl Ogle to Miss Hazel Krist of Philadelphia has been announced. The wed- ding will take place in the near future. '04-Miss Freda B. Brixner has resumed her teach- ing after an enforced absence of several months. SPECTATOR 41 '04-Miss Elfreda Schubert has been elected a mem- ber of the Y. W. C. A. Board of Directors. '07-Todd Cochran, who is studying history at Princeton Graduate School, attended the meetings of the National Historical Association in Washington. '09-Frank Breniser has been seriously ill at Saranac Lake, New York. His conditions is slightly improved. '10-Walter Kress substituted in High School for several days this month. '13-The engagement of Miss Mary Ogle to Harry Kuntz has been announced. The wedding will take place in March. Weddings '10-Miss Anna May Thompson was married during the holidays to Mr. R. R. Walter of Salina, Kansas. Mrs. Walter will complete her term as teacher in Junior High School, after which she will join her husband in Kansas. Births '01-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson announce the birth of a daughter. Deaths . '97-Miss Gertrude Hannan died in the early part of December. '07--Royal Harshberger died at his home on Janu- ary 8, from a complication of diseases. 42 SPECTATOR Q F ,, 1' , if f 'E c w A 1 S, ' X E -SN F Q X f' f Y jg :I f :xx-1 X l fl- - QM. EXCHANGES ' The Barnardian-Bedford, Pa. :-Your Literary De- partment is certainly to be praised in this issue for its many delightful stories and poems. Easterner-Washington, D. C.:--Why not confine all the stories to one section of your paper, and Why not enlarge your Literary Department? The Habit-Salina, Kansas--A large Exchange De- partment would greatly improve your paper. Blue and White-Franklin, Mass.-Your paper is small, but good. Why not enlarge it? The Houghton Star-Houghton, N. Y.-Welcome to our Exchange list. We are sorry to have missed the preceding chapters of Playing the Game on Square, as the third chapter seems interesting. Mirror-Birmingham, Ala.-This is indeed a fine paper from cover to cover. The World-St. Paul, Minn.-Why not criticize more papers than you do? , The Racquet-Portland, Maine-Your Exchange De- partment could be greatly improved if more criticisms were given. The Dial-Brattleboro, Vermont-Aren't criticisms needed in the Exchange Department? With all those ex- SPECTATOR 43 changes and not one criticism-how strange! The Argus-Harrisburg, Pa.-Your advertising man- agers are thrifty. Continue! It indicates good school spirit. The Argylite-Pen Argyl, Pa.-A new number, but nevertheless welcome. Come again! We are glad to have you on our Exchange list. You people have the right idea by installing an Exchange Department. Purple and Gold-Ashland, Ohio-Your paper is very interesting. The Narrator-Reading, Pa.-You lack a good hum- orous joke department. The Tattler-Ithaca, N. Y.-The cut pertaining to the Syracuse and Ithaca High School game is extremely good. Your Literary Department is well represented- something we like to see. The Sketch Book-Pittsburg, Pa.-Your Literary Department is not very extensive. The Philomathean Monthly -Bridgeport, Va.- Your cover design is neat, but we object to advertisements on the back page. Your cuts are sadly lacking. The Red and Blue-University of Pennsylvania- We are glad to see such good half tones. Few maga- zines can afford to have so great a supply. Red and White-Woodstock, Illinois-You have a neat cover design, and your book is well arranged. We congratulate you on being rich enough to cut out all ad- vertisements. Monitor-New Castle, Pa.-Your cover design is good, but we wish you had more cuts. In your exchange department it seems rather trite to put Mr. Valikovkaz, Mr. Unyamivezi, and Mr. the goodness-knows-who! says this. Canary and Blue-Ullertown ,Pa.-Your joke de- partment seems to us the paramount feature of your book. Could you not make all departments more proportionate. The Tripod-Boston, Massachusetts-Your paper is 44 SPECTATOR up to its usual standard. Wheeling High School Record-Wheeling, W. Va.- Your paper would make a better appearance if printed on a higher grade of paper. The Orange and Black-Hanover, Pa.-Why not have the story Lady Aubrey's Secret with the rest of the literary material? Orospolitan-Moundsville, W. ,Va.-We prefer a complete joke department instead of jokes scattered throughout the paper. The North Star-Corning, N. Y.-It is a relief to see no advertisements in the front of your paper. Your ar- rangement of material is somewhat confusing. We acknowledge the following exchanges: The Oracle ..................... Des Moines, Iowa The Booster ................. La Crosse, Wisconsin Gunto .......... Easton, Pa. Mentor ................. ......... B edford, Pa. Wheat ...................... Pitzville, Washington East Liberty Academy Echo . . ....... Pittsburg, Pa. The Dial ..................... . . .Lancaster, Pa. i.l. sillha GB.'l SPECTATOR 48 No matter if you're wealthy, No matter if you're broke, If our attempts don't please you, We surely hope you'll croak. English Teacher-What do you know about Il Pen- seroso? Schrock-It's the best ten cent cigar on the market. Rustic-At home we catch the rain water from the roof and drink it. City Chap-My! aren't you afraid of getting the shingles. Heard in History--His election after the victory be- fore the defeat in 1832. Daley and Connor are now starring in, When Wind- ber Annexed Scalp Level, or Will Spearmint Keep its Flavor-if it's Beech-nut? Mr. Schoch--What are you doing with that meter stick. Bright One-Scanning this poem. 46 SPECTATOR Teacher-Define examination. Stew Pidd-Something that contains everything you don't know, loses your reputation, and spoils a pair of white cuffs. He fwatching the new full backj-He'l1 soon be our best man. She-Oh, Jack! So sudden! '16 Cshel--Oh, Mr. Douglass, how beautiful these flowers are. I believe there's still a little dew on them. Mr. Douglass-Yes, I'll pay that tomorrow. Miss F. fin Latinj-Piper, what do you call that whispering? Jim-That's indirect discourse. In Latin-Ray, did you do this? Williams-No, my father wrote it. Teacher-Well, why didn't you help him? Duck-Does he still gamble. Mike-I should say so. Why he even walks with a shuffle. lst Belgian-The Germans threw big hunks of lim- berger into our trenches. 2nd Belgian--Did you cheees it? 1st Belgian-We had to fall back on Cologne. -1 , It is sweet to be remembered But an unpleasant thing to find, That whenever you are absent, Your marks are kept behind. Ken-What would you say to Tip's singing. Pat-I'd say he's a bas fbassj deceiver. S P E Citi' OfR Y 47 Certain Junior fin Englishj- Well, er-they were in love and-a-andiah, uno. Is it true that Nina has a brother that sings tena ftenorj ? The Opening Chorus Sing a song of front seats, fiddles start to whine: Four-and-twenty chorus girls standing in a line. When the show is opened they all begin to sing, And not a person in the house can understand a thing. Hooked. Diggles-I have a job playing an organ. Basserman-Is it hard work? Diggles-No, it's a pipe. Established 1824 Have your ictures ' framed-tatze them to T:oy'N'Y' HORAN'S Polytechnic Enfineefing Institute B00k Store Courses ln Clvll Englneerln KC. EJ, Mednanlcal and see how well it gi'tf:l'i2.iinlgnSrt's5lkgl2:ifrffrifirgfallcriiftffssi b QB. SJ. Also Graduate and Special Courses can e done' And Unsurpassed new Chemical. Physical, Elel-trlcal, Me- how reasonable chnnlcal and Materials Testing Luborstorles. For catalogue and illustrated pamphlets showing 545 Ivmzlrlaolggszflrsrtfg :gd students and views ol buildings JOHN W. NUGENT, lleglllrlr. MORGAN'S MUSIC STORE Established 1879 Famous Player Pianos and Musical Merchandise 118 MARKET STREET SPECTATOR Boys Suits Underpriced S7 to S10 values at 34.65 34.50 to S5 values 52.65 TWO special lots of Boys' Nobby Suits at prices that are certain to attract parents of growing boys, because of the Worthy savings they make possible. These are smart Norfolk and Double Breasted Suits of fine quality Cashmeres, Cheviots and Worsteds in a variety of at- tractive fancy patterns-all sizes in the lot but not all sizes in every pattern-- sizes range from 5 to 18 years--regular 34.50 and 35.00 values at 82.65 and reg- ular S57 .00 to 310.00 values at 54.65. The Penn Traffic SPECTATOR ATHAN'S Lunch Counter Enlarged SEATING CAPACITY 95 IN ORDER to accommodate the large number of our pat- rons we have again enlarged the famous 5c lunch counter' For the High School Fellow Clothes with real snap and go A-and big savings now with our Twice-a-Year Clearance Sale on. Woolf 6: Reynold's, Inc. CLOTHES THAT SATISFY 50 SPECTATOR Fox-If a man married his first wife's step-sister's aunt, what relation is he to her? Schrock-Why--er-I don't know. What? Fox-He's her husband, you simp! Teacsher-What is socialism. Reese-The crowd at Conrad's. Paradoxical The plumber is a funny gink, Of him we often speak. The larger grows his bank roll When the larger grows the leak. The coalman is a hustler And he is wise, you bet. The more that he is in the hole The more he's out of debt. li IQ.- ' -J . '-.i 'wlu. - . , - , v -Ti Iii- -7 F J T w I C C 9 9 P I I The BUY Word 1+ V It i Quality, assortments, values-they 1 make this the best buying place for I i Furniture, Rugs, Draperies. I Clinton Street---Near Main A 'i-7 T vl' f Y L l ill- 7 A .I- ........J SPECTATOR 51 -for spring Advance Showings of the New Apparel for Women and Misses Senior--I'll come to the J unior-Senior reception if I have to come in a wheel-chair. Junior-That would be all right if it were going to be a chair-ity ball. Teacher-Use the contraction, doesn't, in a sentence. Freshman-The woman said to the grocer, Give me a doesn't Cdozenj eggs. Farrell gets up on stage to pick up a shoe that one of the children in the operetta has dropped. Near-sighted lady in the audience- My! I wonder what that large barrel is for. Pinder-Your head light is broken. I notice the shatters Cshadowsb in the glass. Matthews-Yes, somebody takes de-light in such tricks. ' 52 SPECTATOR Maurice Pearman Have Y0u Seen He has a great proposition on Engraved Name Cards-something different. 1916 graduates get in on this. Richardson-If you go to the Nemo, you can see the Germans shelling Liege. Daley-If you go to the Elite, you can see the Greeks shelling peanuts. Temple is Writing a new history, entitled- The Rice and Flour of the Roman Umpire. The Student who doesn' t need a Watch is the student who never goes anywhere, or does anything or meets any people who do. SPECIAL t'v'23IZi iE.'5i'T S7 -50 A Watch every student should have ROTI'lSTEIN'S 529 Main Street Established 1889 SPECTATOR 53 Miss Glenn-I want you all to look at the pictures of the Muses in Study Hall. Maurer-I am sure we'll a-muse ourselves. Colbert, looking at a movie of a caravan in the desert- What brand of cigarettes does that remind you of? Ruff- Fatimas. Walker- I was appointed teller in public speak- ing. Bheam- What do you do? Walker- Miss Ulery asks me who was elected, and I teller. Heard in .Junior English- Will Honeycomb was much interested in the womeng in other words he was a gentleman. 'bill-' R Ahfkll '.D-u- ' Dr. Conrad's i Cough Elixir' H A Valuable Remedy .for lx Coughs and Colds IE C0 RAD ' -.','.-um,-n-s+f'nu, ,-.Dol Y,- 54 SPECTATOR DO IT ELECTRICALLYU Modern appliances that make household duties pleasurable. Let us show you. l Citizens Electric 8: Gas Appliance Co. RNKLNG E515 The Cadillac Prestige It grows. Since the advent of the Cadillac Eight sales have reached toe impressive total of more than twenty-one thousand cars, amounting in value to more than forty- seven millions of dollars. The vogue of the Cadillac Eight has never been perceptibly checked or challenged by any other car. It is, today, the Automobile of supreme excellence. The Johnstown Automobile Company, 101 Main Street SPECTATOR I . and . ountain Service lLOur deliciously satisfying hot drinks and sundaes need no re- commendation. lLOur egg coffee is something new, try it. 1LP1ay your favorite record on the victrola While eating. Porch 85 Moses Hannan Block Phone 382 Johnstown, Pa. 56 SPECTATOR . M .Mumbai 80 MMP- wHrrE oAK 954 Q,, , ,,,A , ,if Z 1A ,1,:, , - BY THE CAR LOAD ! 7 'dr i 1 '- ' 1-' i 'F' W i f On That I Can of Beans-u 1 I i Look for the Quick Lunch label. H Find it and you find assurance of in a quality unfailing. X j Packed For The Ryan-Correll Co. V Johnstown, Pa. V I M-lf .111 7 'ltlbif . i Extract from Scranton Times- Pretty Wedding at St. Michael's Church. Bohan-Head Nuptials Celebrated This Morning. War news from the Johnstown Tribune- The soldiers seized Mrs. Farwell by the neck and arms and smashed her camera. A SPECTATOR 57 Freshman-I was at the show last night. Senior-What was the name of it? Freshman-Omar, the Cigarette Maker. Palace Laundr Q 606 FRANKLIN STREET ' I PHONE 132 ' Give us a trial on your laundry Q The Home of the Sporty HAIR CUT At the Curve The Sanitary Barber 417 Franklin Street Coffee Coffee Coffee IF YOU DESIRE THE BEST IN COFFEE Mountain Grown Coffee All of our Coffees from 20c to 45c per pound are Mountain Grown Coffees. Try a pound of our 25c Coffee. It will please you. Grand Union Tea Co. 438 MAIN STREET SPECTATOR sung ---7 -- - ----- Half-Yearly Sale Now In Full Force I Reliable Clothiers I Amateur Photo F inishing--- We do it, and do it right. Disappointment due to oor workmanshi is avoided when ou let us 1:10 your Developiig, Printing or Enginvmg. Ffaiikiidss. SCHRADER BROS. The laundry I LAUNDRY Why not try havlng your collars done by our ew p ocess and note the result 'P TELEPHONE AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL that Satisfies CUMPANY fi. .Pu I. i'.'l.'li LA. i QUHNNQS Se Mvance 5131108---Millinery, Suits, Dresses, Middies, Skirts SPECTATOR 59 Jones - Morton ADVERTISING Make Sell Sell Sidns Buttons Souvenirs of All Pins and for Every Kinds Baddes Occasion ?c?hynstown's 11 e l ,S Products is the only manufacturer of HIGH CLASS Chocolates and Bon Bons in the City Your patronage is solicited W. I. ROSE CQ, SONS Dealers in Q Sash, Doors, Lumber' Cement C81, llk'd iB'ld' M 'l.Od ' 3 mil? SmX5.5'1'i. SSSFFFPHJNZS 328 L1nC011'1 St. Goon PLANING MILL wonx oUR SPECIALTY Holzman- I wouldn't buy anything at the store where you work. Joe- Because, if the vegetables are half as fresh as the clerk, I would get the colic. Mr. Walter-- Who's shovel is this? Prothero fupestting his experimentl - Oh, Shucks ! Mr. Walter- Did you say it was Mr. Schoch's? 60 SPECTATOR The Printers in Johnstown 'EE' Colonial ESSSAR? 646 QYVIAIN STREET, Next to B. CE. O. Railroad Phone 1890 More People Wearing EK WE carry a fine line of Eastman Kodaks and supplies for fm- ishing pictures. We also do expert developing Every Day and printing as well as enlarging. Try a pair and you'1l know the reason. Stores in three :: states 2: iKPgnulh'a ?5.'5?.1?3?m 2115-EU? Zflrunklin Sirrrt FIRST , NATIONAL iiugrauvh BAN K Name Glurim Cor. Main and Franklin Streets JOHNSTOWN,PENNA. t Capital, Surplus and 1 DIHPYPHT BTQIPH Profits ........,........,.......,...... 51,000,000 Total Resources ....,.....,...,....,, 7,500,000 iganh-Pugrunvh DIRECTORS N111 Mrhph Henry Y. I-laws. Harry Swank, David Barry, J. M. Murdock. John McDer- E M tth S C R mott, W. , a ews, . . eam, John Widmann, P. F. McAneny OFFICERS Henry Y. Haws ,.....,.. ........... P resident Harry Swank ...,........... Vice-President J. M. Murduck .........,.... Vice-President David Barry., .........,..........,..,... Cashier P. J. McAneny - , Chas. E. McGahanE Asmtant Cash 'S Interest Paid on Time Deposits Ealing Engrauing Gln. mnnlf Amvac Einrnln Si. SPECTATOR 61 A McDougall Kitchen Cabinet In the Home Lightens work ane saves steps. Now made with the new porcelain sliding top, pure white and guar - anteed not to chip or crack. Call and inspect our showing. Sold on club plan. Gately 84 Fitzgerald furniture Co. 1 10-1 12 Clinton St. S Service Appliances and We are prepared to answer every need by installing a complete line of modern goods. Towzey, Phillips CE, PJ53' Company' Lincoln Bldg,, Franklin St. Contracting CQ, Repair Work Quality Our first consideration for your drug needs. Try both, and be convinced. The Nloxham Pharmacy Cor. Grove Ave. and Village Sts. SPECTATOR Our 58th Year of Service We are entering our fifty-eighth season of business. PERFECT SERVICE in furnishing Costumes for plays is still our watch-word. Our Academic Cap and Gown department gladly quotes rental or selling rates. A request will bring you a copy of our latest Costume Catalogue Number 58. WHZIS K ' S011 Philadelphia, Pa. A Special Offer in Our Men's Clothing Department We offer those who buy this month an extra in- ducement. We say this to you: help to keep this department busy, and We'll save you some money. 520.00 Mixed Suits - 3515.75 322.50 Overcoats - - 319.50 18.00 Mixed Suits - 14.75 20.00 Overcoats - - 15.75 15.00 Mixed Suits - 12.75 18.00 Overcoats - - 14.75 12.50 Mixed Suits - 9.75 15.00 Overcoats - - 12.75 12.00 Overcoats - - 9.75 We'll show you spring style 1916 hats this month too. JOHN THOMAS 6: SGNS. SPECTATOR 63 Real Candy Treats-- Norris, Page 8: Shaw, Park Sz Tilford and Whitman's delicious confections here- ' fresh always. Kredel's Drug Store, 412 51212. A- 'ru' - - K 1 -t,i N W- fel-lr i-i l 1 I l l 4' l Pgrgh Brns. .5 q Wm. H. Raab T ' l INCORPORATED 1, 1: 8 I . I l l Dea'e's ' ly Blank Book Manufacturers, :l A, Planos 81 ,I 1 Prmters, Rulers and w 3 .I y Book-Bmders J Player it 5 1 'u Engraved Stationery, 'J li ' l, lgnndouncements, i ll , I' V?ldyShdl:tl1.ave your ll l' visit our i lj Spectator bound into ll Q Victrola Parlor 3 l A NICE Boom , ,i 'a H ' 5 1' Porch Bros? Inc I 'N Woolf Block Annex, Cor. franklin and QL C0r'Vme'Frank1m sts' k lincoln Sts., Johnstown, Pa. Sl-'- Tv'-' f 2'-'- 3211- JQJ1-,-JI ,','- -:nic-.nur f ll ' ' LEARN how to SAVE money. 1 It is a form of education that you should include in your course of study. 3QBegin today with a sav- ings account in THE UNITED STATES 11 NATIONAL BANK p 5 ' 206 FRANKLIN STREET 64 SPECTATOR KEITH VAUDEVILLE Three Times Daily U AJEsT1c If THEATRE M. J. BOYLE, Manager II JOHNSTOWN'S COZIEST THEATRE PRICES-Matinee, l0c and l5cg Night, l0c, l5c, 25c TIME-Matinees, 22305 Night, 7:30 and 9 The Cream of American Vaudeville Together with Choice European lmportations If It's a Waterman It's a good Fountain Pen-THE BEST. We have a great line now, including self-fillers and numbers with safety clips. Every man and boy should own a Waterman Fountain Pen. Wm. B. Waters SQ Bro. ggyflin The downfall of Jim Taylor occurred on January fourth in Miss Glenn's room. It is thought to have oc- curred through his extensive knowledge of German. Ask Jim about his bill for furniture. Literal Translation Caesar sic dicat on acer in eggesse lictum. Tranlate-Caesar sicked a cat on a cur and I guess he licked him. I SPECTATOR ll . lte ll After School to the 4'Elite Here for the enjoyment of refreshing Soda or Sundae--- or for the Very finest of pure home-made Candies. High School students are extended a special invitation to visit the Elite Candy Kit- chen and see how the quality confections are made. New Candies Every Day Fresh Every Hour 66 SPECTATOR 2961 24244 Wfawlzmziiy THE YEARS ARE SWIFTLY GLIDING BY ll Get ready for opportunity. You cannot afford to delay longer. Make a firm resolution to equip your- self for usefulness in the business world. Get a Practical business training. IL Prepare yourself to enter the business world on an equal footing with those who studied about busi- ness before they went into it. il Investigate our courses-and our school-our experienced teachers and means of placing you in a good position when you've graduated. I Cdaduz,-ale for fyiiudineda al me ycbool ma! yew -Qedufld H I . Z-T CA Nl B R IA LINCOLN BUILDING 229-231 FRANKLIN ST. A. E. HUGHES, Proprietor City Phone 1352 Bell Phone 268-J YI 4 1 i 1,71 me 1-J.. o y J ' 131 4 . 1 xl Lu.- , 1 W . 1 5. Hi.: lm 5 , I, I mr I mv 1 4' , 1. f, My 11' HW? 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CQNTEINITS Frohliche Weihnachten . . . . 5 Grandma's Story ........ .. 11 The Light That Helped .. 14 A Christmas Plea ...... .. 16 Uncle Dick's Christmas . . . . 17 A Christmas Gift ..... ..... . . 24 Christmas Peace .................. 27 W Christmas and the Useless Woman.. 28 New Year ....................... 32 The Quest for Happiness .......... 33 Reminiscences of An Old Red Hood. . 39 Everybody's Doing It ........... 43 Christmas Spirit ...... .. 44 A Child's Complaint . . . . . 46 My Prize ..,....... .. 47 Laura's Not Here . . . . . 48 Editorial .......... . . 49 Current Events . . . . . 52 School News ..... . . 54 Alumni Notes . . . . 56 Exchanges . . . . . 58 Athletics ..... . . 61 Jokes ........... . . 67 Advertisements .. .. 76 M l lf lll I '-I S- O 51 O l o xi 1Jl'- lllll R ng out the old r ng un the new Rmg happy bells across the sno The year us :omg let ham go Rmg out the false rung n the true Alf ed L d Tenny ofn ll! !! -Y I I' CG I o 0 lll !l U ' I ' U -ll ID Q '54 5 M '-1 wa 'F' 3 -la -I' 5 -I, H' 'AIA j ,i ' I Q T' Y, Q Q . .' . 'W' ' I Q J -I .' ,H . i 0 Q ' l ,r or I Y AI I ,. L, ll lI -' - ' 'll ll: ll I5 a 'I' SPECTATOR 5 Ghz iiigh Sirhnnl Siprrtatnr Truth to the fact and a good spirit 'in the treatment Vox.. XVII. JOHNSTOWN, PA., JANUARY, 1916 No. 5 UTlfERfillTTlY.l First Prize Frohliche Weihnachten Mary Greer '17 But, mother, sobbed Gretchen, if I could only have my doll I would not want another thing, but a dolly with big brown eyes, that I can make go to sleep, and long curly hair. Ah, couldn't I just ask Kris Kringle for her? And mother, cried Fritz, I must have a soldier's suit of green, for when all we boys play together I have no suit to wear, and Henri always offers to lend me his of blue and red, but I would never wear a French suit. Mother, I must have one like father's, like all the Ger- man soldiers wear. Couldn't Kris Kringle bring me only that? My children, if we only could ask him! But this year we may not, Kris Kringle couldn't come to us when father is in the trenches. Gretchen, you must make your wooden dolly last for another year and then father will be home, and I am sure the good saint will not pass us by. And you, Fritz, turning to the sturdy little boy 6 SPECTATOR of about eight years, who was trying hard to wink back his tears, you, Fritz, will play with your friends in your little play suit. I will make you the flag of our country and pin it to your blouse, and you will be a true little German without the uniform. Won't you, dear? Fritz hesitated, but only for a moment, then he said bravely, Why of course I will be, mother, and Henri had better watch out, if he offers me a French uniform again Iwi. No, dear, Henri is your little friend and you must all play together without quarreling about your countries. You Will, will you not, Fritz? Well, he said doubtfully, I'll try to-but- Mother make that flag very big, won't you ! Later that evening, when Gretchen and Fritz were sleeping soundly in their little Wooden beds, the mother took from her huge apron her knitting and worked far into the night on small mittens and mufflers. At least, she thought, I can give them these to keep them warm. If only Karl were home safely, how happy we would be ! And falling on her knees, she sobbed forth a prayer, as no doubt many another mother did on that night, the twenty-fourth of December, for the safe re- turn of their loved ones. 1 l 1 li i 8 The fighting for at least one day was overg the men smoked and talked at their ease in the trenches in north- ern Germany. Even the laughter and talk of the enemy, some forty yards away, could be heard at times. It was the twenty-third of December, the snow was heavy, the air cold. The soldiers sat chatting around the small fires that burned cozily in spite of the wind and snow. Farther down the trench some one was singing a rollick- ing song, and the men joined heartily in the chorus. For a moment afterward there was silence add then a clear tenor voice rang out in the cold, clear air: Stille nacht, heilige nacht! SPECTATOR 7 Alles scheaft, einsam nacht. The clear voice sang on. Men stirred and sat up to hear better. From the enemies' trench no sound cameg all was silent except for that voice, telling of the birth of Christ. When the last notes had died away, no noisy handclapping broke the stillness. Instead, men sat with bowed heads, and many quietly and unashamed wiped the tears away. The spirit of Christmas seemed to be in their heartsg they forgot war and its horrors. Karl Schmidt, sitting apart from the rest, was one of these. His thoughts went back to that small Dorfchen not so many miles from these trenches and defenses. If he could only see the mother, Gretchen and Fritz, Christ- mas night, for only a second! If he could only drop a doll and a small soldier's suit before the fire! But, here he smiled and touched gently a letter buttoned within his coat. How well he remembered that one sentence that the mother had written-- but when it is for the Father- land, we give them up cheerfully. Ah, how many things they had given up cheerfully. If he could--. But what idle thoughts these are. Already the lieuten- ant had given the order for silence. Laying his head on his knapsack, which he used as a pillow, he soon became drowsy, but he could not sleep. He turned and tossed on the hard ground, and then suddenly sat up. A queer sickening sensation came over him, he struggled to riseg he was almost completely nauseated and stupiiied, but a breath of cold air revived him. He attempted to walk, but stumbled over the body of someone. Stooping, he found it to be that of the sentinel. What could it mean? Ah, he knew! The gas, the poisonous gas, that fills the trenches with its sickening fumes and leaves death in its wake. And the sentinel was overcome! But the lieu- tenant, the colonel, someone must be told of it. The men would simply slip away into death without a strug- gle. Tearing off a woolen muffler, he saturated it with water, quickly tied it about his face and started for the 8 SPECTATOR little room tunneled in the ground, where he knew he would find the colonel and his staff. Walking awkward- ly between the inert forms, stumbling here, falling there, he thought he would never reach the end of that long trench. Three sentinels had been postd. He had dis- covered two overcome by the gas, he did not know where the third was. Probably he too had been overcome. He stumbled in an opening. Ah-here he was! Sev- eral figures lay on the ground, breathing heavily. He seized one and shook him roughly-but without effect. A bucket of water stood near. Seizing it, he threw the contents in the faces of two of the sleepers. A muttered oath, a groan, and they were awake! Karl seized one by the arm. The gas, it will kill the men, quick !-get water! The officer, fully awake, helped to drench the others with water, for this was the only way they could be wakened. Then forming a brigade, with Sponges, they all set about reviving the rest. The force of the gas had been somewhat dispelled by the cold air. This and the early discovery saved the day, or night, for it would have meant death to many in a short time, as they were sus- ceptible to it because of their dormant state. The men, however, were quick to revive, excepting some few who had been under the infiunce of the gas longer than the others. These never awoke. Karl returned to his knapsack and tried again to sleep. He was awakened the second time by a hand on his shoulder. You are wanted at headquarters, a Voice said. Karl soon found himself in the presence of Colonel Maurer and another whom he remembered as one of the two that he had doused with water. The colonel shook hands with him and presented him then to General Von Hindenburg of the German army! The General in a few words expressed his gratitude to Karl for what he had done, and praised him highly. Finally turning to SPECTATOR 9 him he said, Now is there anything I can do that would express my gratitude to you for what you have done? Poor Karl had almost fainted at those magic words of General Von Hindenburg-but he took courage and answered: It is the greatest wish of my heart, Herr General, to see my wife and children this Christmas. If I might for only a few hours, they live at Heringsdorf, not far from here. So simple a wish as that is easily granted. Colo- nel, turning to Maurer who stood beside him, you will please excuse Seargent Schmidt from duty the night of the twenty-fourth. And turning to the delighted Fritz, Here is gold, take it and give those children a merry Christmas with the compliments of General Von Hin- denburg. 1 U F I 1 l i A horse clattered down the quiet streets of the little village of Heringsdorf and stopped before a little toy shop. The door and shutters were tightly closed and not a ray of light could be seen, but this daunted the rider not at all. Dismounting, he ran quickly up the steps and rapped loudly with his sword upon the door. A head was thrust out of an upstairs window. Wer geht da? demanded an angry voice. Never you mind, but come down at once, was the answer. In a few minutes the door was opened and Karl stepped in. Let me see your dolls, he ordered. I want a large one with brown eyes and long curly hair and, he added, smiling, one that will go to sleep. ' The Kaufman, relieved by the smile and lured by the glint of a piece of gold, soon brought out his stock. A large, beautiful doll was selected and the gold piece laid down. 10 SPECTATOR Now a German uniform for a boy of eight years, as much like mine as you can make it. The man laid several out, and at last one was found that answered all requirements. Have you silk, silk for a lady's dress? asked Karl, smiling now. The silk was produced and ten shimmer- ing yards cut off. The Kaufman, well pleased with the night's earnings, assisted his customer in fastening his purchases to his saddle, and with a last hearty good night, they parted. As Karl came near his home, he slowed his horse to a walk. A single light burned in the front of the house. Tiptoeing up on the porch he looked in at one of the windows. There was the mother busily knitting the last of the mittens, her mouth drooped, her face wasisad. Karl lingered at the window only a minute, then burst in. Gretchen! he cried joyfully. With a cry of wonder she jumped up and ran to him. Karl, Karl, Gottsei dank! You are safe! After a little while he opened his packages and showed them to her, telling her meanwhile of his experi- ence. And these, he added, are from General Von Hin- denburg with his best wishes for a Merry Christmas. The children-how happy they will be! See, here are their stockings. They thought Kris Kringle might stop. Now their best wishes are realized. Together they placed the gifts in the small stock- ings and then hung them by the hearth, where two young people could find them early in the morning. The mother fingered the silk lovingly, God is good, Karl, she cried. Yes, he echoed, God is good. And outside, the moon shining down on the little home where happiness reigned, seemed also to echo their thoughts and to whisper ufrohliche weihnachtenf' to all the world. SPECTATOR 11 Grandrr1a's Story' Lorena Green '17 112 In the cheerful living room of the Thompson family, a bright fire was burning in the large grate. Before the grate, in a comfortable chair, sat grandmother, with the four Thompson children on the floor beside her. Mother and father sat at the library table reading the papers and talking over the events of the pleasant Christmas day. Please tell us a story, grandma, spoke up the old- est of the Thompson children, a boy. Oh, yes! Tell us one about yourself when you were a little girl about as big as me, grandma. Please, ten-year old Betty begged. Very well, children. I will tell you a true story of myself, grandma answered. Settling herself a little more comfortably while the children moved closer to her, grandma began: It was Christmas night, and everybody was as- sembled in the only church in the little village to cele- brate Christmas. A large Christmas tree stood in one corner of the church near where the preacher used to stand when he preached, and on this tree all the village folks tied their presents for relatives and friends. Then, late in the evening, an old gentleman would call out the names that were on the packages, and each person would receive his presents. On this particular Christmas night, everybody was anxiously awaiting the distribution of the gifts. I was just ten years old at the time, and of course, I could hardly wait until I got my presents. , Finally the time came. I got a large doll, toys, candy, and, from my father, a small red bag. When I opened it, I was too overjoyed to speak, but finally I managed to thank him for it. 12 SPECTATOR It was then that I noticed in the rear of th echurch, a ragged little boy. He did not look to be any older than I and had just come into the church to warm himself, for it was a dreadful cold night. He did not get anything from the tree and I felt awfully sorry for him. I drew my father's attention to him, and together we went to the back of the church and spoke to that poor little boy. My father, who owned the only store in the town, offered him a position as delivery boy in the store and he gladly accepted it. He said that he was willing to work, which later we found was certainly true. Against my father's wishes, I gave him the little bag which I had received from my father. Naturally, he didn't want to accept it, but after my entreaties, he final- ly took it and left the church. He began in the employ of my father the following day and worked for him two years. Then, having saved some money and not being contented to remain in the vil- lage, he departed for the city. We received letters from him occasionally, saying that he was working in a hard- ware store and was getting along as well as could be ex- pected for one so young. Then the letters ceased. Years elapsed, ten years to be exact. During that time I had two very heavy burdens to bear-they being the death of my dear mother and father. My father failed in business soon after my mother died and together with the grief of mother's death and his business failure, his health gave way and he too soon died. Being alone in the world, with little or no income, I sold our old home and my few belongings and left the little town to fight my way alone in a big city. After many days of answering advertisements, I secured a posi- tion as clerk in a department store, and worked htere for nearly a year. Then, as the Christmas holidays were fast approaching, I had an intense longing to see my little SPECTATOR 13 home town again. I knew that I could not go while working, so I waited until after closing hours on the night before Christmas. Packing what few clothes I had and using my week's wages for a ticket, I boarded a train and arrived in the little village early Christmas afternoon. I stopped at the home of one of my childhood ac- quaintances and together that night we went to the same little church that I had attended when I was a girl, to witness the customary celebration of Christmas. As I entered the church many familiar faces greet- ed me, among them one whom I had least of all expected to see. And it was the boy, wasn't it, grandma? the oldest Thompson girl broke in. Yes dear, but he was a man now, grandma an- swered. But, grandma, one of the boys interrupted, what about the little red bag? Did he give it back to you? Yes, dear. To my surprise among the gifts that were distributed was one bearing my name. On un- wrapping it, I found the little red bag and in it was a check for S50 with a note attached which read-'What you gave me ten years ago together with the interest. -JIM.' Even though my dollars were limited, I did not feel like accepting his gift. But when he told me how much the S25 which I had given him in the same church ten years ago had helped him, I reluctantly accepted it. But how did he know that you would be in the little town, grandma? Betty asked. I was going to tell you that just now, dear. He did not know that any misfortune had come to me and as he had just arrived in time to attend the Christmas celebra- tion, he did not even have time to go to the old home to see if I was there. But any how I'll bet you anything that he turned out 14 SPECTATOR to be our grandpa, didn't he, grandma? the oldest boy asked. Yes, dear. And now, good night. It is time for all stories to come to an end sooner or later, as mine has done. . Good-night, grandma. And that was the best story you ever told us. Thank you, dears. Good night! Third Prize The Light That Helped Margaret Karas '16 Mother, asked little Jack as he seated himself on his stool at his mother's feet, will Santa Claus come with his reindeer tonight? And if he does not come tonight, Jackie, said his mother, as she stooped and kissed him, can't you Wait till next Christmas. You know it is so cold and dark and the snow so deep that he may not be able to find his way here. J ack, come here, called his brother Tom from his place by the window. See, he said to his brother in a low voice so that his mother who was sitting by the fire sewing and his father who was ill and who was now asleep on a bed in a corner of the room could not bear, it is all dark outside and the snow has covered the fence and the barn and everything. If Santa Claus came tonight he might get lost with his reindeer and sleigh and toys and candies. I think it best for him not to come tonight and get lost, don't you, Jack? Don't cry or mother or father might hear you. If we're good and don't mind it this time, may be Santa will bring us a lot of toys, when it isn't so dark and cold. The boys left the window and Went to bed. As his mother kissed him good night, Jack asked her to hang up S P E C T A T 0 R 15 their stockings for them. I'll ask God to make it light so Santa can see, he said. When his mother's light had gone out and he knew that she was in bed, Jack said to his brother, Tom, do you think Santa could see if I made a light? I suppose, answered Tom sleepily. Jack waited until his brother was asleep, then he reached down to the foot of the bed and got Tom's over- coat which he put on. He slid out of bed and tiptoed to the little table in front of the window where he had seen his mother place the lamp and matches. He struck a match and lit the lamp, moving it as near as he could to the window. The light shone through the window and he could see the white yard and the white fenec and the snow covered prairie. As the little fellow crept into his bed again he said. If Santa Claus comes this way my light will show him the roadg and very soon he was asleep. Jack had seen the light shine on the yard and fence and prairie, but he had not seen a miserable little peddler who was almost buried in a snow drift by the roadside again make an ef- fort to get out of the drift when he saw the bright gleam. Neither did he hear the faint knock as the peddler with his heavy pack sank almost frozen on the step. But his mother heard and let him in and the boys saw him in the morning. When they opened their eyes the next morning, the boys saw not only the peddler but also piles of bundles on the chair where the stockings hung. With a shout they sprang out of bed to find in the bundles all they had longed for. There were candies and nuts and books for both besides a new coat for Tom and a new suit for Jack, who as he looked up from his treasures said joyfully to his mother, God answered my prayer, didn't he? SPECTATOR A Christmas Plea Norrine Picking '16 At this glad season of the year, Filled with mirth and Christmas cheerg Joy and Prosperity, hand in hand, Bestow their blessings on our landg While Death and Ruin work as one, To wreck all Europe with fire and gung Homes are gone, fields covered with dead, Mothers and children are starving and sad Forget not these in your joyous living But rather help, by generous giving. 1 Sa: I I 9 S' 1 f llmlulrglul E I 0 'I ' 3 U' fin 'S -.fl N- T 5 '2 : t 5 W W' A ' g X u.: I M S : I N : , I 1 9,9 5 E yy Sm: SPECTATOR 17 Uncle Dick's Christmas Lorene Martin '16 Well, I'm glad that's over, yawned Uncle Dick as he sank into the most inviting piece of furniture his rented room contained, namely, a big, clean bed. By George, Christmas shopping certainly is a task. Sally always said it was, but of course this is my first big experience of that kind. I wonder how Madge'll-. Say, it was jolly of 'big brother Jack' to marry a fine girl like Sally, who'd adopt a girl like Madge along with all the others. Think of it! Kitty, and that Isabel, such a boyish girl with such a girlish name. John's just like his dad, dandy kid, and Bill! Ah, they're all just the best ever-Fred, and little Toots. I wonder how they'll like the things. Oh, well, I'll be there to see. That's the fun of it, seeing their faces as they open the bundles. But what if-if- Uncle Dick was tired thinking. He had been think- ing all day. The Sand Man knew that, and he knew how Uncle Dick had been thinking, and how he wanted Uncle Dick to think before Christmas morning. So, he just sprinkled a little sand into each eye of the thinker. Lo! a mist and then-light, glow-a Christmas tree! John, Sally, Madge, Dick, Kitty-yes, they were all there! But, who are you? asked Uncle Dick of a gay little creature. Ha, ha! I am Mirth. I have come to help you distribute your gifts. Here is a sled for Bill, a rocking horse for Toots, a-. Hi, yi! shouted Bill, I'm off for a slide. Hoo- rah! I'm goin' too, cried Fred, I. -- O-o-o, boo-hoo-hoo-yow-ow- Oh, my baby, my baby, cried Sally. Quick, Madge! Get me a bandage. She has cut her little head. John, you'll have to put the rocking-horse away until she's a little bit older. 18 SPECTATOR Ah, hah! screeched a voice, as a thin, pointed 'rig- ure came scurrying from the rear of the room. I thought so. I thought so. Useless Mirth as usual. I am Utility. I have gifts which will not injure, but are sure to be needed. Here is a gingham apron for the house-wife, Woolen stockings for grandmother,- Tee-hee!', chirped a gay little fairy-like person in ruEles. The very idea! Such Christmas gifts. Why, those are dire necessities. I, Folly, always give presents which no one would ever think of buying for himself. Here, Fred, you need this tin horn to rouse you. What? Cut your lips? Well, I'm sorry. Ho! Toots won't hurt herself with this rattle, will she? Hark! Hark! Now just hear the din. If I don't speak before that piece of foolishness scatters any more of her noise-maker's you won't be able to hear me. I am a sister of Selfishness. My sister cannot bear the spirit that prevails at Christmas time. So I have come in her stead. I have with me many beautiful gifts, but they are for only those who intend to give in return. Now, how many-? Cries of contempt rose. Mean! Rank! Cruel! Despicable ! Hence, hence! Idle creature, commanded a firm voice. Thank God that I am blind, that I need not waste sight on such vile dust. Away with you forever! Friends, I am called Blind Understanding. I have never felt that my lack of sight has been a hindrance to me in any way, where the selection of gifts is concerned. Mother, I feel that you are most deserving, and you shall therefore receive your gift first. Open I he commanded. Immediately the door opened and two mysterious hands pushed a large leather couch into the room. Oh, how lovely! cried Sally. Yes, added Fred, We can all enjoy that. And, continued the giver, Isabel, you shall have a SPECTATOR 19 pair of red gloves. While Blind Understanding emptied his pack, Sally bravely tried to keep back a cold tear. Finally, she tip- toed into a distant corner of the large room. She was scarcely seated when an arm slipped about her Waist, and then she sobbed, Oh, Isabel, I hope God will forgive me, butI cannot help it. The couch is beautiful, but oh, oh- I did want something all my own this Christmas, some- thing ever so little, but just my own, instead of some- thing for the house. I know, Mother, but just think of my trouble. Here I am with red gloves and not another thing to suit them. Oh, hush, dear! This is horrid, my setting you such an example. He meant well of course. I roared a bass voice owned by a tall, double-chin- ned, silk-hatted personage, am, I suppose, not altogether a stranger to many of you. I visit most homes, call at business offices occasionally, do not completely shun the ball-room, and am a friend of newspaper reporters. They call me Extravagance. Miss Madge, my first gift is for you. The sapphire in this ring means true love. The bracelet is a token of friendship. Ah! You are fortunate in having a lover, for the other folks have been merely remembered. Madge's radiant face became clouded. But Sally pressed her hand tenderly and whispered, Never mind, dear, we understand. Yes, Madge, shouted Bill at the top of his voice, we understand. He bought yours first and forgot how small his pocket-book was. Then he had to buy the rest with what he had left. William, commanded his father, keep quiet or leave the room. As the last donor stepped aside, a handsome, grace- ful boy, simply clad, occupied the floor. His eyes were soft and blue. His face was sweet with smiles. Dear 20 SPECTATOR ones, he breathed, a merry Christmas to all of you. Accept this little poinsetta as a token of love from Sim- plicity. I Oh, how sweet! how beautiful! The room seemed filled with sweet perfume. The smile of the boy's face seemed to brighten the room. Sally drew him toward her. I I don't see what joy that little plant could bring, commented Mirth. Folly said, I saw it on sale for ten cents. It's useless, cried Utility. It's just a foolish attempt to give the giver with the gift, added the sister of Selfishness. Watch your 'gives,' sister, teased Blind Under- standing. I can't see either the gift or the giver, but from what I hear I conclude that that fellow knows how to save his bank account, allrightf' Oh, it's entirely too small, complained Extrava- gance. If there were about half a dozen like it, one might be able to see them if his spectacles were good. Then a sweet, tender voice rose above the others. It was Sally's voice, a mother's voice, and she said, The Christ-Child was born in a stable. His Mother was only an humble maiden. But He was pure, she was pure, and in the sweetness of their simplicity and humility we re- ceived our greatest gift, 'Peace, good will to men! The silence which followed Sally's words was un- broken for about a minute. Then suddenly a tiny, hesi- tant figure stepped into the light, and a voice just as tiny, just as hesitant said, I brought each of you a little handkerchief. Then having deposited a small package onthe floor, she slipped away into a corner, while a hearty laugh rose from the crowd. Even Utility's dry laugh was audible. Timidity had spoken. Slowly the laugh died away, and all eyes were turned toward the doorway, where a huge figure was entering, SPECTATOR 21 leading a little child by either hand. Across the broad countenance of the man spread a good-natured smile. His eyes were dark, far-seeing, affectionate. When he spoke, his tones were clear and distinct, but neither harsh nor penetrating. I am Common Sense, an old friend of some, a new friend to others. Let me introduce to you my two little associates, Love and Understanding. He led the two little ones around the room and on every cheek Love deposited a kiss, while little Understanding warmly shook hands with every one present. When they again reached the door, every face in the room was radiant. Once more the door opened and Common Sense called, Uncle Dick! Uncle Dick came, and the old man beckoned him aside. See, he said. The two little helpers had opened the lid of a large box and were waiting. Uncle Dick looked in, a smile fiashed over his face, he looked up, and lo! Where was he? Alone? Surely. But the box? What? It, too, was gone! A bed! Yes! I'm in bed, he said aloud. For Heaven's sake, I've been dreaming. Uncle Dick did not jump out of bed immediately as was his custom. He began to think again, and thought for a long time. When finally he did jump out of bed, he ran directly to the telephone, and this is what he said, Hello, yes, yes. This is Richard Holland. Say, Smith, I want you to cancel that entire order of mine. Yes, doll and all. Oh, no, not quite so bad as that. I'll be over in about an hour. Good-by! ll ll 1 1 1 l l There he comes! Here he is! Hello, Uncle Dick! Merry Christmas to our western uncle! Such were the joyous cries t-hat rang out to meet Uncle Dick's ears as, early Christmas morning, he walked 22 SPECTATOR up to his brother's door. Merry Christmas to everybody, he shouted. Thought I'd find you all in bed. ' N ot on Christmas, answered Sally. No-sir-e-e,' shouted Bill and Jack. No-thir-e-e, echoed a baby voice, and then Uncle Dick laughed, and boosted Toots high into the air as he kissed her. Then he kissed all of them, yes, even big brother Jack, until he came to Madge. Then he hesi- tated and 'everybody laughed, while Madge blushed rosy red. I dare you! shouted Bill. Oh, he's afraid, added Fred. Kitty and Isabel whispered and laughedntogether, while Uncle Dick laughed, May I? and Madge answered, You used to. After that a large box was brought in, and Uncle Dick bade two of the children hold back the lid. As they did so, a bright smile spread over the faces gathered closely together over the mysterious box. 1 li i i Hi 'F i That evening, when they were all gathered together in the big room, Sally came up to Uncle Dick and said, Oh, Dick, how did you ever guess what we wanted? In your one gift there is a gift for each of us. Well, Dick, I have to hand it to you for being a gift giver. The youngsters seem to have forgotten everything else, cried John, rubbing his hands with satisfaction. What's the name of Madge's? asked Fred. 'Hearts and F1owers, ' Kitty whispered. Isn't it the sweetest thing? 'Oh, 'The Jolly Copper-smith' for mine, shouted Bill. And that one 0' Dad's sounds like a regular band. - And Mother's, chimed Fred, What's the name SPECTATOR 23 of it? 'La Ti-t-?' Ho, ho! Bill, trying to show us how you can rattle off Italian! shouted Isabel. Better wait a little while -or ask me. Ha! Listen! commanded Fred. What's Madge say- ing to Uncle Dick? It's the finest machine I have ever seen, Madge was saying- the style, the beautiful rich shade of ma- hogany, and above all, its sweet tone! But what puz- zles me is how you chose records to please each one of us. I do believe you have communication with the fairies. Ha, ha l laughed Uncle Dick, I never had any use for fairies. My inspirations all come through dreams. lli-ii 3543155 'YvVK g,-eQ.13':1 24 SPECTATOR QA Christmas Gift Margaret Bley '16 There, thank goodness, that is over, sighed Jean Graham as she stood up and surveyed the neat pile of packages and boxes which covered the top of the library table. Jean had been folding, pasting, writing, and tying all afternoon in order that her friends might receive their gifts promptly on Christmas eve. Now the packages were all ready to mail and Jean hurriedly put on her Wraps to make the short trip to the post office. As she picked them up, she read the names aloud to make sure that she had missed no one. Tom's watchfob, Hazel's vanity case, Ruth's pin, and thus she ran through the list until she came to a very odd-shaped parcel. Well, this is queer-it's an ivory rattle for Alice's baby-but it seems so small since it is wrapped up-but, oh, well, I guess it wasn't so large as I thought it was. Thus saying, Jean, looking very much like Santa Claus, went out of the house and down the street to the postoiice. Tom Harris sat before his desk in his study. Dark, handsome, dignified Tom was lonesome and blue. Things were not going as he wanted them to go. In the first place he was a lawyer, and a very busy one-hence all the rest of his troubles. Because he was busy and had a pressing business affair to attend to during Christ- mas, he could not go home. And since he could not go home, he would not see Jean, and there was a certain reason why he Wanted to see her. If one could have looked into Tom's right coat pocket, one would have seen a small, square, white velvet box that couldn't possibly have held anything but-. Oh, well! Tom was here interrupted in his gloomy meditation by a sharp ringing of the door bell. Upon going to the SPECTATOR 25 door the parcel post man gave him a box tied with holly ribbon and covered with red cross stamps. Tom, like a pleased little boy, could scarcely wait to reach his study again to open the box. It was from home and must be from-well, he would see. Hurriedly he cut the ribbon, tore off the paper, and opened the box. There before his astonished eyes lay a pink ivory rattle! - Who in the world would send him this? Seeing a card attached to the rattle he picked it up. The card read- To the dearest baby in the World--from Jean. Oh! so this was what she thought of him was it? Trying to make a fool of him was she? Tom sat down in his big chair and thought many bitter things-just as any young man would do if his best girl' had sent him an ivory rattle and called him a baby? Well, he would call her up and tell her what he thought of her, anyway. X lk 1 1 lil 41 il il It was Christmas eve. Jean sat in a big arm chair in front of the fire, reading. The book was new and looked very interestingg but Jean did not seem to be in- terested because her eyes often left the pages and looked dreamily out at the falling snow or gazed sadly into the fire. Her eyes were not only dreary, but red and her nose, alas, was also the same color. Jean had been cry- ing-and why? Well, just suppose a certain young fellow called you up and said cruel things to you for send- ing him a pink ivory rattle, when you had been thinking all the time how much he must be enjoying the nice gold watchfob you sent him. It is true that she knew where the watch fob was, for Alice had called her just after Tom had and asked her if she had not made a mistake, but that made no difference now, because Tom had said he was done with her, and so of course she could not give him the fob. 26 SPECTATOR He had been too hateful and mean for anything. Why, when she had tried to explain that there had been a mistake, he would not listen, but instead hung up the re- ceiver. Oh, well, she would not worry any more about him, he was not worth it. Whereupon Jean laid her head on her arm and began to cry again. Suddenly the tele- phone rang! Jean dried her tears and went to answer the call. This is the conversation that Central heardf- Hello, Jean, is this you? Yes -sob. Please forgive me, Jean. I was too angry to think. Of course you didn't mean to send me the rattle-you just made a mistake in wrapping. Now, didn't you? Of course and that's what I tried to tell you, Tom, but you wouldn't listen. I know, and I am a great big baby-but, listen Jean, I am going to let that affair here go until after Christmas and I'm coming home to ask you something -pauseuif you will let me. Will you, Jean? Well, I-I suppose so-and listen, Tom, bring that rattle with you. I want to send it to Alice Wentworth's baby-he has your watchfob. O 00 ee SPECTATOR Christmas Peace Lorene Martin '16 Ring out, Oh ye bells, 'Tis Christmas morn! Sing, Oh ye Angels- Christ is born! He brings a message of peace. Hold, Oh ye war-fiends, A moment delay! See in yon manger- There lies your prey, The Babe, the Prince of Peace. See how the bullets Whiz through the air- Another, another! Oh, heed ye-take care! God would tread the earth. Behold the radiance Celestial! the smile- Won't ye linger a moment, Be peaceful a while? Christ comes with His message of peace l-. -1 Sig mf' 28 SPECTATOR Christmas and the Useless Woman Lucy Sedlemeyer '17 ' Kitty was lonesome. All alone in a big house with no amusement of any kind, she had cause for her feel- ings. I wish I had some company, but all the girls have gone away for Christmas. To-morrow, Christmas day, will be a dreary one for me, she sighed. Her mother had died when Kitty was a baby. Her father, a man given to long periods of thought, during which he was unconscious of his environment, would, at times, suddenly speak to her angrily. You woman! You woman! he would exclaim, What good are you? If you were a boy, think what you could do! But you are only a woman. What can you do? I repeat it, what can you do? At such times Kitty would shrink in fear. Today she Went into the living room. She was surprised to find her father there, as she had thought he was out. As she noticed him she hesitated, then advanced into the room. Her father sat with his arms on the table, his head buried in their depths. Father, what is it? she asked. He raised his head. What is it? Why do you ask? You are only a woman. If you were a man, I could explain. If you were a man I could depend on you to get me the ten thousand dollars I must have by tomorrow! But you are useless, useless, uselessl' Kitty uttered a low moan and left the room. Was she useless? She asked herself the question over and over. She picked up the morning paper and tried to read. Suddenly she started. An inspiration! And why not? She had just the costume she needed to at- tempt this bold adventure, as she was going to a mas- SPECTATOR 29 querade the following night. 1 1 1 Ill 42 Ill Q The fair grounds were thronged. People had been pouring in since daybreak. Who was that entering the gates with a Kentucky thoroughbred? Only a jockey, of course. The horse was a stunning creature, but lack- ing in the training and care of the usual runner. He quickly made his way through the crowd, passed the line of stalls, and halted before an important look- ing personage who was leaning idly against a post. I want to enter into the free-for-all for three-year- olds, said the jockey, hastily. The man smiled, looked at the boy, then at the horse, and then back again at the boy. Had much experience in this line, kid? he asked. No, but I have done a great deal of riding. Well, you won't be able to do anything, for some of the finest runners in the country are entered. But I guess you can try, since I see you're so anxious. The jockey smiled his gratitude and walked away. When the free-for-all was called, many runners came prancing on the track. They were full of action and vigor. From his post the time-keeper announced, Dew- drop, entered in the last few minutes, will be among the contestants. The driver gave his name as Bob Morris. The runner just announced came at the end of the line. General laughter passed through the crowd. The jockey paid no attention. He sat with hunched should- ers, talking to his horse. The runners lined up. Clovertop was in the lead. Dewdrop was last, for Dewdrop was in the lead. Dewdrop was last, for she was not trained for the track. The spectators sud- denly became aware that Dewdrop was third, and three- fourths of a mile yet to go! Go, go to it! urged the jockey. 30 SPECTATOR ' Dewdrop was running as smooth as glass. She had enough energy left to pass the second, and her rider knew it. As the last half mile was reached the spectators held their breath. The object of their ridicule was second and nearing Clovertop, still in the lead! Go to it! I know you can do it! urged the jockey. Only a short distance yet to go, and Dewdrop still sec- ond. The runners were nearing the wire. With energy stored for just such an emergency, Dewdrop shot for- ward, coming in half the horse's length in the lead. A cheer rose from the crowd, and a mad rush was made for the jockey to congratulate him. The people, however, were shoved back and they saw two men assist- ing the exhausted jockey to the stables. Huh, said one of the men, Sure was great, but he better not try it again, if he's going to faint like this. They laid him on a bench, and brought water. One man drew oif the jockey's cap. As he did so, a mass of hair fell about the bench. Look, Bill, called the man, He's a she! They gave her the water and then, recovered, and having received the ten thousand dollar reward, she de- parted without giving her name. 41 lk Sl' lk Sk if Hi Father! Kitty softly pushed open the door of the den. Father, will you listen to me a moment please? It was Christmas morning. Yes. What is it? her father answered. She walked over to him, and extended her hand, in which lay the morning paper and a package wrapped in tissue paper and holly. Here is your Christmas gift. A-and would you please read first what I have outlined on the front page of the paper? With these words she left him. After the door had SPECTATOR 31 closed behind her, her father opened the paper. There, in glaring headlines, was printed YOUNG GIRL SHOWS STARTLING PLUCK Unknown Girl Rides as Jockey A long account of the race followed these words. The paper fell, and he raised the package and slowly opened it. Inside lay ten thousand dollars in paper mon- ey! On top lay a note which read, From that useless woman-your daughter. He stared at the note, then at the money. Slowly he sat down in his chair and slowly his head sank on his arms. Some time later, an hour perhaps, he entered the music room. His daughter was seated at the piano, playing and softly singing. Kitty, little Kitty! her father exclaimed. She turned, and seeing his outstretched arms, rose and fled to him, sobbing. Never had he shown such affection be- fore, and she knew she had won him. His love was her Christmas gift. What could be better? Now, if I had been a boy-. She glanced up play- fully, between her tears. If you had been a boy, you would have been use- less! her father completed, smiling.. SPECTATOR New Year' Phyllis Craig '16 Here in the town the lights are bright. In all the homes are joy and cheer, And young folks sing old songs so light Which tell the people far and near, 'Tis New Year. Out on the farm the snow is deep. No sound disturbs the peaceful night, For all the house is wrapt in sleep. Chimes call afar through clear moonlight 'Tis New Year. But from great lands across the sea Where once lived peasants by the score, The sound of tumult comes to me, The clash of arms, the cannon's roar. On New Year. In our home land a mother's prayer For home and babies who round her play Goes up to Heaven through the air: To keep our nation free alway Through the New Year. SPECTATOR 33 The Quest For Happiness Richard W. Price '17 When a ring of the telephone bell broke the silence, Fred Jackson, nineteen years old, and home from Cornell to spend the Christmas holidays, hastened to answer. Hello! he shouted. ' Then there was a pause. Mr. Fred Jackson, Sr., busily engaged in wrapping and labeling Christmas presents, chuckled at the sudden change that had taken place in his son's voice when he again spoke. Yes, this is Fred, he said as sweetly as is possible for a six-foot varsity full-back. Another pause. Would I, he presently exclaimed in tones of de- light, you can bet your bottom dollar I would. I'll be there promptly. Thanks, awfully. Good-bye till to- morrow. Seeing his father's inquiring look, he explained, Dora Downs has turned Santa Claus for Christmas morning. With her father's iniiuence and her own good looks she has managed to secure a fair-sized sleigh-load of eats and a bunch of toys. She's going down to Sandy Rock to brighten up Christmas day for some of those poor darky families. She needed a real man to help with the baskets, so she asked me to go along. Mr. Jackson laughed outright. Get to work here, boy, and finish with these presents, he said, and then run along to bed. Don't forget to hang up your stock- ing. Santa's coming soon. Fred grinned and set to work to carry out his fath- er's orders. Promptly at ten o'clock the following morning he banged the knocker on the big front door of the Downs' residence. As the door opened, he heard Dora's voice. 34 SPECTATOR Will your most royal highness enter my most humble dwelling? Highness? repeated Fred as he walked in. Nearly seven feet of it, stupid, laughed Dora. You haven't said 'Merry Christmas' yet, she added in a grieved voice. Q Well, what can you expect, retorted Fred, when the prettiest girl in seven states pops out on a fellow? Dora blushed and Fred felt that he had scored one. Thirty minutes later they were gliding over the snow, the big sleigh loaded down with Christmas baskets and Dora was busily expounding that the Christmas spirit was everywhere, even among the poverty stricken darkies. Convincing as it sounds, Dora, coming from you, said Fred, I'm from Missouri and you'll have to show me. Do you mean to tell me that these poor wretches down here in this settlement known what happiness is? They do not! And you can't have a real Christmas without happiness. All right-I will just show you, Mr. Missourian, said Dora determinedly. Sam, she called to her driver, drive to the meeting place. Yassum, yassum, Sam answered, showing his daz- zling white teeth, dey'll be pow'ful glad ter see yuh. They drew up in a short time before the meeting place, a building that served for any congregated Sandy Rock body, whether church or social. Come, unbelieverf' said Dora half jestingly, as she led the way into the hall. Row upon row of black faces met their view. Nearly the whole population of Sandy Rock was there, and all gloriously, beamingly happy. Suddenly in the front of the room a large hand bell was rung, and the uproar of voices gave way instantly to deep silence. The school- master, a portentious looking darky with a deep sonorous SPECTATOR '35 voice, mounted the stage with impressive slowness. Ladies and gemmun, he rumbled, hit am entirely unoccasionable fo' me ter tell yo' whut youall has come here fo' as yo' already knows it. Today, whut am de one hundred an' fifteenth birthday of ouah Lawd, Ah has de occasion ter speak ter yo'all fum dis yere rostrum. The audience was greatly impressed and sundry whispers spread through the house to the effect of, Jest heah dat man talk! Ain't.hit jest de grandest speech? Glory, hallelujah! The old darky proceeded. Ah am gwine ter show yo' de progress dat de stupils-no, Ah means de pudents --no, no, Ah means de students, has done made dis yere year. Ah takes great pride in introducin', as a shepherd, de mos' promisin' of mah lil' black sheep. Reginald Jef- ferson Hawkins, will yo' please ter step up here? Reginald stepped, and delivered quite an oration on the humorous bone in the arm. He concluded in the following manner: De humorous bone, which terminates in de elbow, am commonly known by de ignerant as de funny bone, 'count 0' de mos' funny feelin' hit has when hit am ag- gravated. He bowed in response to the tumultous burst of ap- plause and the old schoolteacher rose and announced, We will now heah f'um mah infant Bible class. The class trooped forward and filed tremblingly upon the stage. The largest one, a girl of about eight years, observed to the audience that: We's here ter show you folkses Dat we knows how ter be good 'Count o' studyin' of de Bible. You could, too, ef yo' would. The class then ranged in line before the old man to be questioned. He began, Class, who was de oldest man dat ever lived? 36 SPECTATOR Me'thus'lah! chorused the class. Right, was the response. Now, Chrysanthemum Simpkins, who built de yark? Noah, promptly responded Miss Simpkins. Good! Now who can answer dis? Who was Abra- ham's wife? Silence reigned supreme until a tiny descendant of Ham wig-wagged frantically with a small black hand. Well, Thomas, encouraged the schoolmaster, who was Abraham's wife? Missus Linkum l came the quick response. Fred made an undignified bolt for the door and Dora followed. Once outside they gave way to uncon- trollable laughter. Weakly they climbed into the sleigh and started off. Dora choked, struggled, and quieted down. Turning to Fred she inquired, Convinced? Fred was silent for a moment, then, No, he said seriously, that isn't happiness. That's a pitiful attempt to copy after the quality by giving entertainments. I am almost beginning to believe that true hapiness de- pends on money. Am I right? Dora shook her head silently, and her lips set in a determined way that reminded Fred of her father's business face. She was thinking hard. Suddenly the sleigh came to a halt and Sam jumped down from his seat. Mis' Dora, he said hesitatingly, dey's a mighty pore fam'ly here. He waved his hand toward a ram- shackle shanty. De ol' man -l Why, of course, laughed Dora, I nearly forget I was Santy Claus. Get to work here, Fred. Unload this basket. Now's your chance, Dora, said Fred. Prove to me that just one of these families is happy and I'm con- vinced. He lugged the big basket up to the door and Dora SPECTATOR 37 knocked. A big black mammy opened the door. Merry Christmas, Auntie, called Dora, cheerily, here comes Santy Claus with a Christmas dinner for you! Chrismus dinnah? repeated Auntie, astonished, Chrismus dinnah! Whoopee, she suddenly shouted, catching sight of the basket. Come right in heah, bofe of you'! Snowflake, she called to a coal black picca- ninny, who was in the back room, bring dat dah stool in heah. Set down, Mr. Santy Claus. How is yo,' Mrs. Santy Claus? How long has yo' been married? Fred laughed at Dora's sudden blush. Oh, we're not married-yet, he added mischievously. Set down, set down, continued the old woman. No, we can't, Auntie, explained Dora, we've got lots of places to go. We just brought you this dinner and a few toys. We must go now. Merry Christmas. With a sudden rush of feeling, the old darky grabbed Dora's hands. May de good Lawd bress yo,' honey, she said tear- fully, Han' may yo' an' yo' young gemmun habe a happy life. De Lawd'll remembuh dis an' He will pay yo' back even ef Ah kaint. Thank yo,' honey, and Merry Chris- mus! Dora's eyes were wet as she climbed back into the sleigh. She looked at Fred and he answered the un- asked question. No, Dora, he said, that is not what I want. I want the true wholesome happiness due to nothing but good will, and not created for an audience. Does it ex- ist? Dora nodded. We will find it, she said confi- dently. So they went from place to place, receiving benedic- tions and well wishes that brought the tears to Dora's eyes and made Fred feel a little queer. 38 SPECTATOR Finally but one basket remained and Dora turned to Sam. . Where shall this go, she inquired. Dere's ol' Brudder Blake, who lives over dere, and he's pow'ful pore, suggested Sam. An he's pow'ful happy, too, he added with a significant look at Fred. You old traitor, laughed Fred, stand up for Miss Dora, will you? How about those cigars I gave you this morning? Dat's all right, suh, responded Sam, yo jest go up dere to de' cabin widout de dinnah, an' yo'll see dat he is happy. All right, Sam, I'll take you up, said Fred. They knocked at the door and an old darky opened it. He was wrinkled and grey, but he looked happy. Mawnin, mawnin, missie! An' yo' too, suh. Ain't dis a fine mawnin? he greeted them. Merry Christmas, Uncle, said Dora. 'Can we come in? Can yo'? asked the darky indignantly, yo' jest come right in heah an' don't yo' go till Ah lets yo' ! Aren't you lonely here, Uncle? asked Fred. Lonely? No, indeedy, Ah ain't lonely. Hain't Ah got mah cabin, an' mah banjer, an' mah life? responded the old man heartily. Ah's happy, dat's whut Ah is. What is happiness, Uncle? asked Dora. Don't yo' know, honey? asked the darky. Why, Lawd bress you', happiness is love. Wheah yo' has hap- piness yo' has love, an' wheah yo' has love, yo' has hap- piness! Shortly afterward they were driving homeward. Dora was tired out, but happy from her morning's work. But she turned to Fred. Well, heathen, are you con- verted? Entirely converted and happy, he answered soft- ly, and therefore in love, Dora, he added as his hand met hers under the laprobe. SPECTATOR 39 Reminiscences of An Old Red Hood Margaret Bley 16 Br-r-r! My gracious but it's cold up here. Well I should say so! I've been lying here shiver- ing for ever so long. The person who left this trunk open surely does not have much sympathy for old worn out things like you and me. Worn out! Indeed I'm not. I have many years of useful service before me yet, if someone would only realize the fact. But here I am packed away in this old trunk, when I just ache to get out into the world again and perform my mission of keeping heads and ears warm. Keeping heads and ears warm! What do you mean? Why, I'm a hood and I am put on children's heads to keep them warm. And pray what are you? O, I'm a pair of mittens, and I am put on child- ren's hands to keep them warm. But isn't it strange that we have such similar missions? Yes, it is strangeg but then there are many strange things in this world. You talk as though you have had many adventures. Won't you please tell me about yourself? Well, it's a long story, but as you want to hear it, I will tell you. When I was quite young I was white and soft and curly and covered the body of a little lamb. This little lamb was owned by a farmer in a country called America. It was a happy little creature and romped and played in the green meadows from morning till night. But one day the farmer came along with great, long shears and cut me off the little lamb. He put me in a big box, and sent me away to a large factory. Here I was made into yarn, dyed a bright red, and sent to 40 SPECTATOR a store in a large town. I rather liked this place, be- cause from the shelf on which they had placed me, I could see many interesting things. But one day a lady came into the store and asked for some red yarn, whereupon the clerk took me down, wrapped me in a piece of paper and gave me to her. When I was again able to see, a bright-faced young girl was explaining to her mother that she wanted me made into a hood. 'But, my dear, what are you going to do with it?' asked her mother. 'Why, mother, it is to be sent to an orphant in England, where there are many Belgian children who have been made orphans by the war! 'Very we1l,' said her mother, and began diligent- ly to twist me, with a big white hook, into many queer shapes. All the time she was working with me I was think- ing. I couldn't understand what it was all about. What did they mean by war? I had never heard of it before. But think as I would, I could not arrive at any satisfac- tory conclusion, so I made up my mind to wait quietly and perhaps in someway I would find out. By this time I was a hood and had a bright red rib- bon fastened at either side of me. Indeed I thought my- self quite handsome and was very well pleased at the turn my adventures had taken. Just then, the ,bright- faced young girl picked me up, wrapped me in a piece of paper, and started out with me. Now, if you have never been wrapped up you have no idea how uncomfortable it is. You can neither hear nor see, and indeed, scarcely breathe. I was just begining to think that my end had come, when someone removed the paper from me and laid me on a long table. When this person had gone, I sat up and looked around and saw to my amazement many little dresses of various colors, soft skirts, little SPECNTATOR 41 shoes, and several other hoods just like myself. Now here was my chance to find out what all this meantg so I crept quietly up to one of the hoods and asked in a very polite manner, 'Would you please tell me where we are going, and why?' 'Well, don't you know? You must have been asleep for a year or so. We are going to England as Christmas presents to some Belgian babies who have been made orphans by the war?' 'The war? What war? I have heard nothing of war.' 'Goodness gracious! You certainly have been asleep. This war has been going on for more than a year. Almost every country in Europe is engaged in it. Now don't ask me what they are fighting about, for really I don't knowg but the people are in need of a great many things and clothing is one of them. So you see we are sure to receive a hearty welcome! Before I had time to reply to this, a troop of laugh- ing, chattering girls came into the room and began to examine and comment upon us. When they had gone, some kind-looking ladies came and packed us all neatly in a big wooden box. I soon discovered that my new friend was right beside me, so I began to talk to her again. We were bumped, and jostled, and pushed, but we were so inter- ested in our conversation that we did not mind, and it really did not seem any length of time until we were be- ing taken out of the box. This time, ladies who wore white caps and big white aprons were distributing us among eighteen or more little children and telling them that we had come all the way from America. Most of the children were too small to understand but that didn't make any difference because they were just as glad to receive us as if they did. I was given to a tiny creature with blue eyes and light curly hair, who made queer 42 SPECTATOR little noises about me and showed in various other ways how delighted she was with her gift. I was no less de- lighted with her and was always happy whenever rest- ing on her bright little head. Those were dreary days, 'those days of war, and it seemed as though they would never end. But at last they were over, and the work of repairing the damage which the War had wrought, began. I will not trouble you with the details of that dreadful time, for no doubt you know them as well as Ig let it suffice to say that after ten years of hard labour, Europe again began to look like a civilized and Christian nation. All this time I had been with the little girl to whom I had first been given. Of course she could no longer wear me, but the people who had adopted her had an- other little girl who could. From that time on I have been handed down from generation to generation. I have had several pairs of new ties, and I am moth eaten in many places, but I still contend that I am useful and I know that they packed me away in this old trunk just because at present there are no children in the family to wear me-But hush! someone is coming up the stairs and just listen to what they are saying: - 'Mariel have you seen those old mittens and that old red hood? I heard of a poor family this morning who will have no Christmas unless some of us more for- tunate ones remember them.' N? SPECTATOR Everybody's Doing It Richard W. Price '17 What is all this hurry? All this flurry? All this scurry? Why is ev'rybody rushing so? Listen to the chatter! And the clatter! What's the matter? No one seems to know just where to go! Faces all a-beaming! Eyes a-gleaming! Shops a-teeming! Humming, thrumming, swarming little shops! Faces bright and blushingg Caused by rushing Through the crushing, Swirling, whirling mob that never stops! Why is this confusion? This effusion? A delusion? Surely by now you must perceive The spirit that's abounding And resounding In surrounding States and towns is caused by CHRISTMAS EVE! 44 SPECTATOR Christmas Spirit Mary A. McCloskey '16 It was the twenty-second of December and the last day of mid-year examinations in Boston High School. Dorothy Risbon was waiting impatiently for her chum, Elizabeth Hagen, who had to take American, as well as English, history that same afternoon. Oh, Betty, did you get the names of all the English rulers from Henry VIII to the present ruler? How many were there? What did you say about the reign of William I? Such were the questions asked Eliza- beth the minute she appeared. Why, Dottie, weren't you drilled on those English rulers in class last week? Girls, please hurry out of that cloak room. Every- body was expected to leave when the dismissal bell rang. No, no information about exams given until January. Merry Christmas! As the girls were turning down Bennington street, Dottie suddenly turned to her companion and said, Bet- ty, what do you say to our following out Miss Crompton's proposal and taking the Malley twins home with us for Christmas? I do think they're too dear for anything and they will be such company for us over Christmas. Let's ask about it tonight. Certainly! Who could be so hard-hearted as to refuse a request like that? I am sure mother and father will let me take Marie home. I love her. Mr. Malley had died during the summer and left his wife and his two darling children, only two years old, in poverty. Mrs. Malley was now in the hospital suffering from pneumonia and the doctor had very little hope for her recovery. She was worrying over Marie's and Helen's Christmas. How happy they had been last Christmas. What toys Santa had left them. Now what 1 SPECTATOR 45 kind of a Christmas would they have this year? No father, no home, no tree, and no gifts from Santa. Miss Crompton, knowing that Dorothy's and Elizabeth's parents were well-to-do, had asked them if they would take the children to their homes for Christmas. It would be a last earthly comfort for the twins dying mother to know that her children were having a happy Christmas again. That night Dottie was called to the telephone. Oh, Dottie, I am going to take Marie home with me tomor- row. Are you going to take Helen? came over the wires. ' Yes, indeed. Let's meet at the hospital at two o'clock. Good-bye. 4' lk lk Ill 18 1 i Christmas morning at last! Betty awoke Marie at six o'clock to see what Santa had brought her. With a. cry of joy Marie clutched the large Haxen-haired doll in her arms and gazed in wonder at the toys around the tree and the presents on the stand. Oo pretty baby, I likes oo, she lisped finally after having examined her new treasures one by one. At the same time Helen was having a no less won- derful surprise. Santa had left her a doll and toys, the exact replicas of Marie's. The child's joy certainly did repay Dottie's gifts. Christmas is over and Mrs. Malley is dead, but Marie and Helen are still the constant joy of the Hagen and Risbon homes. Yes ,indeed, we are going to keep them and adopt them as our sisters, bettie and Dottie said in reply to the countless questions asked them about the pretty twins. They were really our best Christmas gifts and we intend to keep them. SPECTATOR CD O Q Q op X X 56 o 1 o 3 ,1 CA Child's ' F Complaint Gertrude E. Phillips '16 What's the cause of all the worry? Why do people hurry, scurry In the stores and on the street, Rushin' past the folks they meet? Why do Dad and Mother Whisper When we're near 'em-me an' sister? Jus' fer instance-they'll be talkin'-- Me an' Sis'll come in walkin'- In a minute-all is quiet But We'd heard Dad say, Sure! buy it. Packages an' things arrive, Wrapped so neat an'-sakes alive! Mother grabs 'em-runs upstairs, Then we hear her shuttin' doors. At the table Dad once said, fAlthough Mother shook her headj Did you buy that S-L-E-D? I wondered what that thing could be. So I Went an' asked some kid, An' he said, Good-night! A sled! Then I knew-I'd guessed at last! Christmas's coming-awful fast! SPECTATOR '47 JVIy Prize Herbert Dixon '18 Good! Very good! Excellent! shouted Ben. Won't the editors jump and shout when they read that. I had just finished reading a Christmas poem to Ben, my inseparable companion. That certainly is a wonder. Get it in the mail right away so you can get the money before Christmas. Let's see, it's five days till-no, it's six days till Christmas. You ought to get your money before that, said Ben. Christmas comes but once a year, thought I, so I will make the most of it. That magazine pays ten dol- lars for a poem. O, bugs, my poem is worth more than that. Possibly they will pay me twenty dollars. Twen- ty dollars! Of course, I will have to get Ben a Christ- mas present. That should not cost more than one dol- lar. I also need new phones for my wireless. They will cost ten dollars. Ten and one are eleven and eleven from twenty leaves nine. Nine dollars to buy Christmas presents for myself. Gee, won't I have a good time. Days came and went with no reply from my publish- ers. Each day Ben asked me if I had had a reply and I answered, No. On the Wednesday before Christmas I had already purchased my phones. I did not have any trouble pur- chasing them as my father always settled my bills. The day before Christmas arrived and with it a package from my publisher. I did not open it until Ben and several others were around to witness my triumph. I cut the cord, opened the package and pulled out --my returned poem! Also a note explaining why it could not be used. The next day I wrote father for money for my phones, but, for once, he refused. That is why I am peeling potatoes here. SPECTATOR Laura's Not Here Eva A. Brinker '16 KApologies to the author of Robin Adair, What's this old town to me? Laura's not here. Of all I wish to see, Laura's not here. Do you ask why I mourn, Why everything's forlorn? Laura has moved away, Now she's not here. When I was but a child Laura was hereg When I was tomboy wild Laura was here. Helped her with A B C's, Served at her little teas g How I long for years when Laura was here. But now we're far apart, Laura's not here. Forebodings fill my heart, Laura's not here. Yet there are many ties, Friendship all time defiesg Sometime I'l1 gladly say, Laura's now here. SPECTATOR 49 Ihr igigh Svrhnnl Sprrtatnr- JOHNSTOVTIN, PA., IJANUARY, 1916 Suhscalnloglinlcm 75 Cams. Plaza COPY, 10 CENTS Ehttnrial aah luainnm Staff Editor in Chief, GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS, '16. Associate Editor EVA A. BRINKER, '16 Society Editors MARGARET BLEY, '16 MARCUS SKY, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN McGEE. '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 School News MARY COLLINS, '16 Current Events ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors SARAH E. ROSE, '16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Joke Editors SARA YOUNG, '16 HARRY TEMPLE, '16 PAUL LAVELLE, '16 -I01!PEI NV MARGARET COVER, '16 Cartoonist HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, '1 7 Business Manager ROBERT B. HORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager ADOLPHUS WILSON, '16 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER, '16 Associates MARTIN FOX, '16 SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 JOHN GEIS, '17 MILTON MURDOCK, '17 CHARLES BUCHANAN. '17 RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN. '17 MARK CAUFFIEL, '18 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS, '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '17'1i EMMA TANEY, '18 Alumni Editor MISS GRACE COCHRAN Faculty Advisor MISS KATHARINE ULERY The Spectator is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to The Spectator, High School Building, Johnstown Pa , - . Entered at the Postoflice: Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter. In order to insure publication in the current issue, MSS. must be handed to the editor not later than the 10th of each month. :z ' 5 ' I 'QE The Spectator extends to the Faculty and students of Johnstown High School a Merry Christmas and a. Happy New Year. 50 SPECTATOR GIVING At this season of the year when all our thoughts are turned to giving, it is only natural to consider the differ- ent kinds of gifts. Each year we give and receive gifts of all sizes and valuesg but how many of us really give a part of ourselves. Of course we will instantly think of gifts made by our own workmanship. And in one sense there are no better gifts than these. Emerson rightly says The only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me. Therefore the poet brings his poem, the farmer, corny the miner, a gemg the sailor, coral and shellsg the girl, a handkerchief of her own sewing. Each year when we were children We put tiny invisible stitches in some present for a dear one. Love stitches we called them and such they were. We took the great- est pains with these gifts and they were the result of sacrifice and love. Today many of us have not the time or can not produce gifts which we think good enough for those we love. But there is another more subtle means of giving ourselves. This necessitates the using of very little time, will be appreciated by all, and shows as truly our love and sacrifice. It is the gift to others of being kind and cheer- fulg we can present it to everyone we meet. It is the gift of saying, Let me do it for you, when we should prefer to be indifferentg the gift of smiling when we should rather scowl. The time for conferring this gift is not only on one day of the yearg but on every day when we are tempted to scold or frown. For each kind word and smile all through the year, people will be thanking us inwardly just as they thank us aloud for gifts on Christmas day. And this gift helps not only the receiverg its grace returns and falls on the giver as well. Lowell expresses this beautifully. Who gives himself with his alms, feeds three: SPECTATOR 51 Himself, his hungering neighbor, and Me. So along with the other presents we shall give on Christmas day, let us each give a little bit of cheer and kindness and let us renew this gift each day until we shall see the dawn of another Yuletide. Thus, We shall really give our best selves. E. A. B. lll.-11 STORY CONTEST Twenty? From a school in which there are more than a thousand students? And three prizes offered? You are surprised-shocked! It seems impossible! Nevertheless, it is true-positively. There were twenty, yes, only twenty students who entered the Best Story Contest held by the Spectator staff. However, there was one consolationg the material was well prepared and showed that much time had been spent and careful thought had been given. According to the opinion of the judges, Miss Edna K. Fearl, Miss Florence M. Glenn, and Mr. Schoch, the following persons deserved the first, second and third prizes, respectively: Mary Greer '17, Lorena Green 1715 and Margaret Karas '16, We Wish to take this means of congratulating the winners. We also wish to take this opportunity of thanking the judges for the valu- able time which they have given to the Spectator. 4 ' ' B J A All X if M.. 0 Zin Qsikkx ifwbjhl-E J l rJy 'Q V 52 SPECTATOR CUR T NT5,ff 'vr A wv X- f f ' A To hear is to conquer our fate. -Campbell. The Argentine Republic is so different from all other Spanish-American countries that it is in a class by itself. Its climate, its vast fertile plains, its agricultural and pastoral possibilities remind one more of our own Mis- sissippi Valley than of any other part of the world. A few years ago our export trade to Argentine was very small. After the War began, we bought her foodstuffs in larger quantities. Now we do not begin to pay for what we import with what we export to the South American Republic. The death of Theodore Leschetizky removes from the world of music a man whose name was famous the world over as a teacher of the piano. He was not only a teacher of skill and technique but a teacher who placed the greatest emphasis on the lyric side of the art. To be able to teach the Leschetizky method from personal experience is undoubtedly the greatest recommendation a piano instructor at preesnt can have. , Booker T. Washington, the distinguished educator of the negro race, died at his home in Tuskegee, Alabama, on November 14. When Booker Washington was very young, he worked in the salt-furnacesg it was while working here SPECTATOR 53 that he heard of Hampton Institute, a school where negro men and women might receive an education and pay for it out of their labor in the fields and in the shops. Booker Washington determined to go, so he saved every cent he possibly could and went to Hampton. He worked his way through the school and after graduating he returned to his old home in Virginia, where he taught. Later he attended. Wayland Seminary. While at the Seminary, he was asked to become a teacher at Hamp- ton. From Hampton he went to Tuskegee and estab- lished Tuskegee Institute, which is the strongest negro school in the country and which remains as a memorial to the negro educator. An observation of the poetry of the present time will show that a decided change has come over the verse- writers who get their inspiration from the war. Their poetry has become affirmative instead of negativeg they express patriotism and patience rather than hatred. Two poems which bear out this feeling are The Spires of Ox- ford by Miss W. M. Letts and Come Quietly, England, by Lloyd Roberts. The latter not only expresses the thoughts of the author but those of his countrymen as well. l.1gi..-1-1 England is conducting a poster campaign by means of which she is mobilizing her military resources. The posters are printed on large sheets of cardboard in bright contrasting colors. On one of these posters a mother is represented as bidding her son to enlist to-dayg on an- other is the portrait of the king and a map of England and these words: Surely you will fight for your king and country. Come along, boys, before it is too late. 54 SPECTATOR Y A...-'Q ' . In -1... '1 s F 12- - - 52:31 Q' E .f H355 1' l' f.,,.,- 1 LE 221.-EJ ll 'f ' J-'bi fipjyl' r', 5- ' E- ' ' 1322114 1 Q -TEE-T - -.- - -E miypl.-...-..f. L-2 1 11- f - ' 4 Qi .L'1xQ'-Quits: Q J' s D - The Thanksgiving Chapel Exercises were held in the Auditorium on Tuesday, November 23. The High School orchestra played a selection, and Miss Swan, ac- companied by Mary E. Rose, sang a solo. Rev. J. N. Scholes, pastor of the First Christian Church, delivered an appropriate Thanksgiving adress to the students. The same program was repeated at the Freshman Chapel on Wednesday, November 24. The Friendship Club, the High School girls' section of the Y. W. C. A., held a Christmas sale on the second iioor of Nathan's store on Saturday, December 11. Many other sales and entertainments Will be held throughout the year. All High School girls are cordially invited to join the Club, which meets every Monday afternoon at three thirty in the Y. W. C. A. rooms. The first public debate ever conducted in our school, was held in the Auditorium on Friday evening, December 3. The question for debate was Resolved, That the United States should provide for Greater Armed Prepar- edness. The debaters, three Juniors and three Seniors, were chosen from the Public Speaking classes, which were organized at the beginning of the year. The Jun- iors, who supported the affirmative side of the question were Clarence Cobaugh, Gertrude Wagoner, and Rudolp Kirschmann. The Seniors, supporting the negative side, SPECTATOR 55 were Ben Meyers, Mary Collins, and Bennie Hull. The Judges, Mr. S. M. Wilson, Miss Mary Cooper, and Pro- fessor S. J. Ford, decided in favor of the negative side. The debaters were greatly indebted to Miss Clark and Miss Ulery for their careful training in preparation for the event. At a meeting of the Athletic Association, held in the Study Hall, December 6, plans were adopted for the an- nual banquet to be held at the Fort Stanwix Hotel on December 21. Contrary to the rules of former years, the girls were included in the plans for the banquet, and a large crowd is expected. The girls of the High School met in the Auditorium on November 18, and decided to send a Christmas box to one of the war stricken countries of Europe. A col- lection was taken throughout the school and articles of clothing were made by the girls themselves under the direction of Miss Krebs and Miss Cooper. According to the custom of our school, three prizes were awarded for the three best stories submitted for the Christmas story contest. The prizes were given to Mary Greer, Lorena Green, and Margaret Karas. Miss Fearl, Mr. Schoch, and Miss Glenn acted as judges and all stories were given careful consideration. The last Chapel Exercises for the first semester were held Wednesday, December 8. Mr. Adee was present and read the Scripture Lesson. Mr. R. N. Sherrad, the organist of the First Presbyterian Church, entertained the students with several piano selections. Miss Margaret Walter, a local musician, played a violin solo. At the conclusion of the exercises, Mr. Paul Beck, State Super- visor of Music in the Schools, gave a short talk to the students, describing the music of the different schools he has visited. 56 SPECTATOR News from the Classes '06-Dr. Robert M. Entwisle has been appointed a demonstrator in surgery i nthe University of Pittsburg's Medical School and an assistant to Dr. E. W. Meredith, one of Pittsburgh's leading surgeons. '10-The engagement of Miss Lulu Burggraf to M. LeRoy Thatcher MacWhinney, of East Orange, N. J., has been announced. No wedding date has been set. '10-Carl E. Geis, a junior in the Arts and Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania, has been appointed circulation manager of the Red and Blue, the illustrated magazine of the University. Last year Mr. Geis was a member of the Junior Varsity Crew. '12-Miss Alice Gocher has been elected President of the recently organized Science Club at'Wells College. The club has chosen for discussion this year the topic: Scientific Inventions in Use in the Present European War and the Effects of the War Upon Science. '12-Joseph Replogle has been elected President of the Sophomore Medical Class at the University of Penn- sylvania. Last year Mr. Replogle led his class in scholas- tic standing. '13-George Wagoner has been elected to the Deaner Surgical Society and the Alpha Sigma Medical Fraternity of the University of Pennsylvania. SPECTATOR 57 '13-Fred Sharpe is a member of the college glee club of Carnegie Tech, and has been singing baritone for some time in one of the Pittsburgh churches. '15-James Springer is distinguishing himself as a football player at Albright College. '15-Miss Virginia Lewis is the only freshman at Allegheny College who was allowed to take second-year mathematics. Marriages '05-W. C. Burggraf and Miss Ettie Lee Grove were married last month at Hancock, Md. Mr. Burggraf is now engaged in the foundry, machine, and supply busi- ness at Hancock. '09-Elmer H. Smith and Miss Lillian Virden, of Ger- mantown, Philadelphia, were married in November. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will reside at 1141 Boyd Avenue, Eighth Ward. Births '14-Mr. and Mrs. S. McClure Turney fMiss Helen Teeterl, of Mt. Pleasant, announce the birth of a daugh- ter on November 20. Deaths '05-Mrs. Charles Phipps CMiss Polee Menotherl died recently at her home in Buifalo. 58 SPECTATOR E, QQ I rn s Q' 0 To all our Exchanges we wish a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. As we view others: The Cherry and White, Williamsport, Pa.: Ac- cording to the size of the school, we think that more stories and poems should appear in your paper. Would it not be well to confine all the advertisements to one sec- tion of the paper? The Signal Butte, Miles City, Montana: What! no poems. How queer! Why no staif artists? The Spectroscope, Mount Pleasant, Pa.: Your stories are clever but where are your poets. Cuts would improve the appearance of your paper. Call again. Easterner, Washington, D. C.: The magazine is good. The stories are strong, both in quality and num- ber. Throughout the paper, good school spirit is re- flected. The Booster, La Crosse, Wisconsin: The poem The Study Hall Teacher is cleverly written. We miss the Exchange Departments? and jokes. The High School Review, Wilkinsburg, Pa.: Your Editorial Department for November is particularly good. Junto, Easton, Pa.: Your Exchange Department SPECTATOR 59 is interesting because the criticisms are given in an un- usual manner. Argus, Harrisburg, Pa.: Only one story for the Literary Department? Why not more? The Oracle, Des Moines, Iowa: We are glad to see so many poems. Your jokes are really humorous. The Crescent, Morehead, Minn.: Why not enlarge your literary department and appoint a joke editor? Omnibus, Franklin, Pa.: This is a time issue. Keep it up. The paper shows splendid school spirit in its many stories. Sensational Seaside Summer Story, is skill- fully written. Tahoma, Tacoma, Washington: Your paper is one of the best we have received this year, but wlil you please include the name of .your city? Every department is well represented, and all members of the staff seems to mean business. The High School Herald, Westfield, Mass.: Your November number from cover to cover is good. We acknowledge the following exchanges: Shamokin ..................... Il East Liberty Academy Echo The Philomathean Monthly . The Orange and Black .... The Lotus ........... Courant . ............. High School Life ........ The High School Gazette . . Red and White .......... Dickinsonian .......... The Gettysburgiann ..... High School Shelberian . . Pasco School News .... The Anvil ............ Carlisle Arrow .......... ll ll Eugene High School News . . . . . . . Shamokin, Pa. Pittsburg, Pa. . Bridgewater, Va. . . . . Hanover, Pa. . Dover, Delaware . . . .Bradford, Pa. . . . Warren, Ohio . Lock Haven, Pa. Woodstock, Illinois . . . . . Carlisle, Pa. .. Gettysburg, Pa. Shelbine, Missouri Dodo City, Florida -as. . . . .Painesville, Ohio . . . . . Carlisle, Pa. . . Eugene, Oregon 60 SPECTATOR ' The Spectrum ................. .... C hester, Pa. Q ............. ............... Q uincy, Illinois Purple and Gold ..... Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio The Mirror ...... Central H. S., Birmingham, Ala. Brown and White ............... Greensburg, Pa. The Tripod .... Roxbury Latin School, Boston, Mass. Orange and Black .................., . Milton, Pa. Narrator ........ Schuylkill Seminary, Reading, Pa. The World . . ................ St. Paul, Minn. The Clipper . . . Dubois H. S., Dubois, Pa. Hi Crier ........ .............. M iles, Ohio Blue and White . . . . . . Franklin, Mass. The Spectator . . . . . . Harrisburg, Pa. Spectator ..... . . . . . . Waterloo, Iowa The Minor ............ Mondoi, Wis. High School Journal .. .. Pittsburg, Pa. The Habit .......... Salina, Kansas Kuay ........ .... S eattle, Wash. The Eclogue . . . . Carbondale, Pa. Comet ...... ...... M ilwaukee, Wis. Racquet ..... ........... P ortland, Maine The Shield .. Hoddenfield, New York Kodak ....... ........ W estiield, Mass. Red and Black . .... Salt Lake City, Utah Maroon and Gray . . . . . State College, H. S., Pa. The Panther ........ .... U niversity of Pittsburg As others view us: Spectator, Johnstown, Paz: Your paper is well organized and you have a good selection of stories. Your jokes are clever and really funny--Quincy H. S., Quincy, Ill 4 Spectator --The students of your school certainly contribute well to your literary department. The rest of your paper could be made larger and better carried out SPECTATOR A61 if you would add a few more departments, such as class notes and society. Spectator -Your joke department is no small factor in the interest of your paper- Tattler. J , ATHLETICS 6v 1.0.1, The football season of 1915 is over, but the memory of it will be lasting to Johnstown High School. The team retrieved several defeats of last year. Among these was the creditable showing against Greensburg, our old rival, on November 13. The Brown and White followers expected an easy victory in their favor because of the 97 to 0 defeat given Johnstown last year. The Johnstown team outclassed their opponents throughout the game, but the visitors won on a lucky forward pass. The summary: Johnstown 0 Greensburg 7 Reynolds .... .... . L. F. H. Thomas Pinder ..... . . ..L. T. . . . . . . .C. Thomas Taylor... .... .L. G. ......Margo Bowser .... . . .C. .... . . . Long M SPECTATOR Buchovecky .... .... R . G. .. .... Haines Curry ...... .... R . T. . . Lehman Colbert -.... .... R .....Orr Korns .... .... Q . B. . . . . . Corman Daley .... .... L . H. . . - . . Mitchell Bailey .... H. Jones Murdock ..--............ .F. B. ............ Griffith Substitutions-Gross for H. Thomas, Knepper for Gross, Coleman for Jones, Jones for Griffith. Referee- Bush fSWarthmoreJ. Umpire-Smith CLafayetteJ. Head linesman-Brighton. Touchdown-Gross. Goal from touchdown-Long. The Williamsport Game. On the Point, November 20, our team battled Williamsport High to a tie score, 6 to 6. Practically the same Williamsport team defeated Johnstown last year, and our comeback was due to the same fighting spirit which showed itself in the Greensburg game. The sum- mary: Johnstown 6 Williamsport 6 Reynolds. . . .... L. E. . . - ....... Speaker Bailey .... .... . L. T. .... ....... E ck Taylor ..... .... . L. G. . . . . . . Simpson Bowser ...... .... C . . . . .... Flock Buchovechy. . . ..R. G. . . . . . . . Waltz Curry ...... . . ..R. T. . . . . . . Sharpe Colbert .... . . ..R. E. . . . . . . Frain Walters .... .... . Q. B. . . ..... Berry Daley ...... .... L . H. -- . . . . Steumphle Harrigan .... . . . . . ..R. H. .... . . . . . . Gilmore Murdock .......-........ F. B. ............... Kline Substitutions-Bowser for Murdock, Murdock for Bowser, Korns for Walters, Trimble for Colbert, Bailey for Harrigan, Prothero for Murdock, Suppes for Bailey, Cavanaugh for Gilmore, Gilmore for Cavanaugh, Weis- SPECTATOR 63 haar for Sharpe, Levergood for Kline, Cavanaugh for Levergood. Touchdowns-Waltz, Daley. Referee- Crouse. Umpire-Ashton. Head linesman-O'Connell. The Thanksgiving Game. For the Thanksgiving game this year Windber High was scheduled. Despite the soggy field a good game of football was played, Johnstown winning, 13 to 0. An immense crowd attended the contest. The summary: Johnstown 13 Windber 0 Reynolds ...... .... . L. E. . . . ..... . Hyde Pinder --..... . . .L. T. . . . . . Sipple Taylor ..... .... . L. G. . . . .... Treaux Bowser ...... .... C . . . - . . . Bantley Buchovechy .... ..... R . G. .. .. . Nevling Curry .....--. ...R. T. .. ...... . Clark Harrigan .... E. . . ...... . Mongel Walters .... . . ..Q. B .. . . . . . McKendrick Daley.--. .... ......Severn Bailey .................. R. H. ........... Hoenstein Prothero ................ F. B. .....--....... Hughes Substitutions4uppes for Pinder, Colbert for Har- rigan, Korns for Walters, Murdock for Prothero, Con- nors for Nevling, Nevling for Connors, Connors for Clark. Tounchdowns-Walters, Bailey. Goal from touchdown, Bailey 1. Referee-Crouse. Umpire-Broderick. Head linesman-Ashton. ' The management of the football team is to be con- gratulated on the financial success of the football season. As a result of the large surplus of money in the treasury of the A. A., the letter men of this year's team will re- ceive sweaters, and money will be left for expenses con- nected with basketball. The balance 'of the money, if judiciously used, should promote the best interests for athletics in Johnstown High School, not only in procuring equipment, but also in sending a team to represent Johns- 64 SPECTATOR town High in out-of-town contests. On December 6, the Athletic Association met in the Study Hall. Maurice Pearman of the Alumni read the names of those awarded the J. H. S. monogram by the Insignia Committee. The following are the letter men: Colbert, Korns, Pinder, Murdock, Prothero, Reynolds, Curry, C. Bowser, Bailey, Daley, Walters, Taylor, Bucho- vechy, Harrigan, and Manager Ellis. The members of the A. A. team voted to buy sweaters for these men and for Coach Saylor. After much discussion it was decided to hold an A. A. banquet before the Christmas vacation. The election of football manager and three assistants, basketball manager, and three assistant track managers then took place. Those elected Were: Football Manager, Frank Kuehneg Assistant Football Managers, Arthur Lynam, Powell Stackhouse, and Mark Caufiielg Basket- ball Manager, Martin Foxg Assistant Track Managers, James Taylor, John Fritz, and Edgar Roudabush. After the A. A. Meeting the letter men elected a bootball captain for next year. J. Lester Korns was chosen. Coach Saylor has outlined a basketball schedule, though not yet official, as follows: Jan. 7 .................... Vandergrift High Jan. 21 .... . . . Windber High Feb. 4 .... .. . Altoona High Feb. 11 .... ...... T yrone High Feb. 15 .... ...... W ilkinsburg High Feb. 18 . . . ...... Cath Windber High Feb. 25 . . . . . . Cath Vandergrift High Feb. 26 . . . . . . Kath Wilkinsburg High Mar. 3 .... ...... I ath Altoona High Mar. 10 . . . .... Cath Tyrone High SPECTATOR 65 , Notes on the Team. ' The Spectator extends the sincere gratitude of the student body to O. Webster Saylor for his excellent ser- vices as coach of the football team. Captain Tip Pinder conducted the team in a sur- prisingly business-like manner. As a player, none on the team excelled him in aggressiveness. Captain-elect Pizetti Korns has eight letter men as a nucleus for next year's team, and if he conducts the team in as heady a way as he played quarterback this year, there are great hopes for next year's team. Colbert and Dick Reynolds were a pair of star- ends, despite the former's illness during part of the sea- son and the other's shortcomings in the matter of height. Crawford Curry, as a tackle, was a great help to the team because of his splendid offensive and defensive work. This was his first year at football, and he made a big success of it. Big John Buchovechy again held his old place at guard and Jimmy Taylor, his mate on the other side of the line, seldom needed help in spilling the opponent's plays directed at his position. Chisel Bowser, the regular center, showed up well for his first year of football. During his next two years he will have splendid opportunity to improve. Ippy Walters, with his speed and alertness, was an immense help to the squad as quarterback. Jimmy Bailey, Daley, and Red Harrigan, all halfbacks, brought fame to themselves throughout the year with their ability to hit the line. Bailey was the regular drop kicker. Many were the games in which Middy Murdock outplayed his opponents in punting and forward-passing from his fullback position. His alternate, Sleepy Prothero, Che has disproved that namej played well in plunging and tackling. '-: . - -' ' . 1, rv.-: -: -' 421,-::2.' 5f:-:-V --.swmmcmx-561293:I5:212::::g:::::1:-11:-:::1::-:-r:-:alan:+:V:-:'ze-:-:-zz-:-mwalmiz2:-:2:1:2:1:2:2:211:l SPECTAAT-OR 67 Several menwere practically lost to the squad be- cause of injuries. Red Connor's knee troubled him again, and Mose Bowser suffered from a broken collar- bone. Among the faithful scrubs who stuck the whole year were Schwartz, Bryan, Wendell, Blumberg, Bucha- nan, Trimble, Suppes, Baserman, Roberts and Fairfax. I - ' t l .ZHUKE , A Detectuff Story ' The burglar alarm in the apartment of Up and Atom, the world famous detectives, rang noiselessly. Up jump- ed up and fell down. He remained standing in this posi- tion for some time, until Atom joined him. Then they made the rounds of the house. This was very difficult as the house was oblong. They ran fluently up several ilights of stairs and arrived in the cellar quite out of breath, but just in time to see the porch swing over the banisters. Just then the door blew open and Influenza. She had a sharp note in her voice, which she extracted and handed to Up. He opened it and read: Take in your chimney, it's going to rain. Evidently the work of some black-hand society, said Up, as he and Atom 68 SPECTATOR dressed hastily in their street clothes and went back to bed. : Ellis- I knew a fellow who went to bed in perfect health, and when he woke up the next morning he was dead. Mr. Schoch, pointing to a wooden horse- What kind of equilibrium does this represent? Pinder- Stable, --1 Rossman Smith, as critic- She done her subject well, but should have used more better language. Zobel, in Chemistry- How can I get this sludge out of the bottle? l W Bright Student- With a sludge hammer. Ruif- I must hurry and get to work, it's almost time to quit. Reynolds- Do you jump rope? Evans-- No, but I sometimes skip periods. Where are you going my pretty maid? I'm not going, I'm coming, sir, she said. Overheard in a Ford, on the night of the 12th of November. Itch- I'm cold. Williams- Let's go to Morrellville and get a heat from the cop. Ask the fellows who advertised the Greensburg game with white-wash, what they know about a Capital joke. SPECTATOR 69 First Teacher- Did he have any grounds for mak- ing such ,a statement? Second Teacher- No, but he had an awful lot of sand. .11-.--.1 There's one thing I can't understand 5 It surely is a flivver, How anyone get's a red nose From a bottle of Green River. First Student- I belong to several lodges. Second Student- I noticed you have club feet. Mr. Schoch-- What does the fact that friction pro- duces heat teach us? Prothero- That it is dangerous for a ruff-neck to wear a celluloid collar. Mr. Saylor- Is copper found in nature? Cl-arence S.- No, it's found in large hunks. The robbers locked the peg-legged man Up, in a dirty room, And left him there, the loafer bums, To perish in the gloom. But the peg-legged man was foxy, I think his name was Jimg He sat down and called the police Up, on his 'phoney' limb. Sara- How can I make my hair light? Dot- Rub kerosene in it, and apply a match. Richardson- Things must move slowly in Hades. Holzman- How do you make that out? Ken- Because there even the River Styx. 70 SPECTATOR In Shorthand- Be careful that you Celebrate Csepa- ratej that phrase in transcribing this letter. 1.li ' Giddap! Mr. Schoch, in Physics- Here is the pitch-fork, now where is the material? A Diggles- When I study about illuminating rays, it makes me light headed. Guaranteed! Zobel- If these rings or pins fall apart, you can have them put together again for nothing. Crissman itrying to pull a joke, with reverse Eng- lishj- Do you knew Where to swipe a dog, if you have a stick? Griffith- What's wrong with Smith's figure? Schrock- Too much going to waist. fwaste.J The advanced chemistry class is going to give a play, entitled- The Shooting Spigots, or Hank's Revenge. Mr. Schoch- You fellows will have to be less quite, or I'll put you out. They were. Evans- Did you hear of Holzman's trouble with the manicurist? Ken- No, wahwaszit? Bachen- He tried to get away without paying her. Ken- Did he do it? Evans-':'No, he was 'nailed' before he got to the door. SPECTATOR 71 ..1. 17735-575 ,,1 -441, 11.2 A YWQ o . , 'fT'L5f23?g?Qf1 '1-ig.. if S f if ' - MWA Q 3 A' ,f 'f if 1 yu I' ' fl - Ein: F fl -I lg' U CQXX ,f 1,1-Jig. . fb., V f, Zf:.z5b:L1'1, ' f ,XD ,' -'ML' f r 92' 5 ' 9 Y , A ' U2 f 'A o ff ,' W G - A V 17' J, 1 ' . - .1 X., ff' L... ,, , Q gy . 'W ky, ,,,,::!:f2Z:fgf5 M - U .:5:5::1.1 1 J. B' 'V 1 ,kzf25Ei2:f,F'9'5'f'- ' ' X , ffuii 'EQEQQQQ-'gf f - 'f', , ' igggzzzzfwffzftif- ' ,,..,,fw 1 -, f V 1 ,, :Q -ga--5,j3f'g5,:.::.1,.-1, 11.55511 , ,. f . , f iv, ,M,u5f,m-,.5,.,l? 31::,:.V',,1 y 5 If f ff ' , ff' ,VV '5f2Zfv,::,z1::,,,' N 1:7-2-'PF' H 5 i yn- I V,5.,i?:::ELg,v f I .,,, .YI ,. s V 1 7 in Q L-.iii TE?-1 V ,I , Q . 1 . -1- fggaiaf? iV',T'v .. a ' 1 , f Qfgggiff 'Q fb' gi- if y f- J-Ear' - Ji- H: ' tru. .1 fzfgj? 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' 4 ' rusmn last Pray THE BROKEN IDOL Caufliel- Who was that swearing at your house night? Hammerstein- That was Pizettig he fell over the er-rug. - ' ' 72 SPECTATOR Zobel- Do we have to pay a breakage fee in Physics? Mr. Schoch- No, but you ought to. Zobel- I wanted to know, for Rossman Smith just caved in part of the fioor back in this corner. Bright Senior- The Athletic Association's meeting was not a success. Dumb Junior- Cow? Bright Senior- The members all said, 'No, noi' to the motions, and they should have said, 'Aye, aye !' CA. AJ Detective- I am after the 9-ball. Pool Shark- Will you get it? Detective- I think so, I have it spotted. Miss Walter- Edgar, what has the President been doing in preparation for the 64th Congress? Edgar- Courting his future wife is all I know. Bheam- Last summer I was paving the Way to a fortune. Walker- How's that? John- I was laying bricks in a street that led to a savings bank. Teacher- What is a chalice? Freshman- A cup. Teacher-- Correct, now what are chaliced flowers? Freshman- Buttercups. Daley- The coach ought to be able to swim like a duck. l ,V Pizetti- Why? Daley- Because he has 'Web' feet. SPECTATOR 73 Herbie Meyers: ftranslating German VJ-The land- lord smiled aloud. ..l-.11 Miss Walter- Robert, see if you can't be here every day until your Christmas vacation. Robert- Miss Walter, I'd ruin my health if I did. Why is Ireland the richest country in the world?'f Because it's capital is always Dublin. Mr. Schoch- Bowser, can you help me? Bowser- No, but Carl Will. R. Wicks flooking very earnest in English VIIJ- I appoint Love and Beiter tellers. Fox- What was that noise on Thanksgiving even- ing? Tip- That was the football team breaking train- ing. H. Nixon ftelling about The Peasant Girl J- Oh, the leading lady was sweet, but the men-well, they look- ed like escaped luniacs. flunatics.J B. Phillips- Bob, do you have a rubber band? R. Horner- No! What do you think I am-a musi- cian? Mr. S.- Alvin, what are you doing? Reese- Nothing, Mr. S.- What's Lavelle doing? Pat- Helpin' Reese. In History- Is there anyone here who can intro- duce Henry Clay to the class? - 74 SPECTATOR O OOOOO OOCOO O O . O O o O O O Q O 0 Graphic Representation in Chemistry 1. H. s. grew. H. s. Gm-gg-,gg,,p-pl. H. S.+Victory Tl 1st Chap- Where are you hiring? 2nd Chap- I'm not hiring, I board at the same old place. - Model A. A. Meeting Bowser fsoftlyj- The me-e-eting w-will please c-come to order. Ten minutes later- Bowser Cfirmerj- We'll have the meeting of the last minute read. Reese- Meeting was called to order by common consent, adjourned same way. Bowser- Any corrections moved and seconded I approve the minutes. Ten minutes to allow Mickey Caufliel to get settled. Piper-Mr. Pres ----- ! Bunch-0 - ----- h! Ten minutes to eject Piper. Bowser- The meeting will succeed. - Reese- Mr. President, I have decided to hold an A. A. Banquet at the Fort Lampwickf' Two Hour Debate. SPECTATOR 75 Affirmative-Reese. Negative-The A. A. Reese wins- The A. A. had good points, but Reese had the principal. I Bowser- Any other business! Where's 'Beany.' Pat- Home countin money. Mr. S.- Boys, I move we add - - - Evans- Adjourn, Everybody Gone! ' Miss S. fin Germanj- Merle, you named three alike, What's the difference? Rheam- Same difference. The night was dark and stormy, All had gone but three, The one was 1, the other 2, ' Together they made 3. Farmer Cto boy fishing!- Don't fish here. Boy- I don't know. Studine- Pm not prepared today. O. W. S.-'Tm sorry, I wanted to call on you. Fresh- I'1l be home this evening. Ideas for Film Pitchers Life! Act I ............................. Mash! Act II ........................... Cash! Act III . . . .... Rash! Act IV . . . .......... ..... L ash! Act V ........................... Smash! Ten Night's in 0. Bar-room. Act I ................ - ........ In the hole! ' Act II .... . . . Must console! 76 SPECTATOR Act III .... .......... .... N o control! Act IV ..................... Police Patrol! -il- Chub Wendell fover the phonel- Where are you going anyplace last night? Miss C. fin Englishj- What girls have not held office? Junior- Mary Hart and Edgar Roudabushf' Query- What's Ford doing in Europe? Answer- Selling canned goods. As a proper beginning for preparedness, we would suggest a larger army, General Coxey, and a flivver navy, Hank Ford. Q -ill 1st Stude- Have you noticed the noise about Far- rell's new hat? 2nd Stude- Oh, that's just the loud band. . Miss Walter fin historyj- I can't deny your state- ment. Kenneth has already said it was true. Brute! Meyers Cin debatej- What more can a cannon do but kill people? Have your Pictures framed take them to Stelnway Book Store T E MORGAN A d h I18 MARKET STREET 545 MAIN STREET JOHNSTOWN PENNA- ' H 0 , S i A I and OTHER PIANOS SPECTATOR 77 Overcoats For Particular Young Chaps E'RE ready now with an unrivaled collection of smart, stylish overcoats for the little chaps and critical young fellows-all the new models, in Fancy Cheviots, Cas- simeres, Chinchillas, and plain and fancy materials-the Balmoral is the most popular modelg a double-breasted, loose fitting style with military and convertible collars-all sizes -at 32.50 up to 520. THE PENN TRAFFIC SPECTATOR Gifts for HIM Greater assortments, better gift lmerchandise, better values a t Johnstown's bigger and better men's store. Woolf 6: Reynold's, Inc. CLOTHES THAT SATlSFY TATHANS Lunch Counter Enlarged SEATING CAPACITY 95 IN ORDER to accommodate - the large number of our pat- rons we have again enlarged the famous Sc lunch counter' SPECTATOR Freshman Latin! J onibus likest girlorum Goest tu er homorum, Pater sic of J onorum Kikeo em out dorumg Tigibus hearest noisorum An makest forum, Jonibus est frightorum Canuse fences is beforem. Darkibus nightibus Non ane litorem Joni climbus gateposturn An breeches torum.-Ex. Stranger- My, but Milton's getting stout. Mrs. M.- Yes, he's taking gymnastics. Stranger- Boor boy! Is there any cure for it?' 'b '-'- - '-' ' --,lt'.g!.,- , ,,,-,, ,Y , LEAVE YOUR ORDER FOR Christmas Candies WE DELIVER ANYWHERE CONRAD SPECTATOR 'Ui' V -1 Y Y ' -X-..-. 'l. ,' .7 ' , Give Geis Gifts ---They're Gifts Tha! Endure Furniture gifts are gifts with heirloom possibilities-long to be remembered and treasured. They reflect the thoughtful- ness and good judgment of the giver. The Geis store best supplies the Johnstown de- mand for quality furniture gifts. Clinton Street---Near Main 'i'--- , .l .ting-Y igilc' ,- ---for HER She will think more of the gif? coming from Klines---you would SPECTATOR 81 . X V The Roycroft f Shop r X Rothstein's 'A X Qlfers the most dis- tinctive and complete XX assortment of hand- . made gzfts of ever' R K lasting quality in the city. X Gifts for every mem- ber of the family from 25c to S45.00. 5 The students and teachers of Johnstown are cor- dially invited to visit this beautiful and unique dis- play, which we are sure will prove both interesting and instructive. is Rothstein's A Jewelry Gift Store and A l Roycroft Shop E fggwd 529 MAIN ST. vz,1v?XNm.av ssw'ftmfwwwwW3 82 SPECTATOR i S 1 - 1 I 1 i l I With So Many Men Motorists I I With so many men motorists you will surely be buying Automobile Gifts. I There is one best place to buy such Gifts-one institu- tion carrying complete stocks of practical, suitable Gifts for the Automobile Man. I - Visit us and see our wonderfully suggestive stocks. If you are inexperienced in buying Automobile Accessories, we will give you tips as to appropriate gifts upon I which you can rely absolutely. We are getting out an Automobile Accessory Gift Book -a suggestion book. Write or phone and your request will bring a copy by mail as soon as off the press. I The Johnstown I I Automobile Company, 101 Main Street , l . ...-- The following appeared in a summer catalogue of a warm weather resort- In order to get to our hotel, you may ride or walk in a Ford, which-ever you choose. Exchange- Even sleep is characteristic. Yes, look at Smith in history class. The Height of Imagination. Sky making sixty in Physics. Rothstein making one hundred. Maxwell Stuart cursing. Piper making friends. Farrell in the eighty to ninety pound or under class. Korns graduating in 2000. Girls barred at A. A. Meeting. Duck Hellar studying for the ministry. SPECTATOR 83 Teacher- What do you want to know? Pupil- Nothing, 'Teacher- Then listen to me. His Pedigree. Two boys, who were each very fond of dogs and their own especially, had this conversation: John- You know those two twin pups I have? They have a sad pedigree. James- You don't say so. Tell me about it. John-- The little white one the other day ate our yard stick and died. James- By inches I suppose? John- No sir, he went out back of the house and died by the yard. And what do you think, Jim, his brother out of sympathy climbed up on my bed and died by the foot. Johnlszowrfs Electrical Gift Store Citizens Electric 8: Gas Appliance Co. RA KLIN L VINE STS SPECTATOR Gifts: REYMER's APOLLO can dy HUYLER'SZ J OHNSTCN'S In Xmas Packages La Preferencia, Admira- SITIOKCS tion, El Verso, Muriel, Girard Boudouir, Dressing Sticks, LEIIUPS Living Room, Candle- sticks, Floor, Wickers Tobacco Jar, Cigarette Humi- Mahogany dor, Nut Cracker, Bud Vases, G-ft Candle-sticks, Lamps, Clocks, I S Smoking Sets Come in and select your gifts now and secure a good selectzon Porch 6: Moses The Drug' and Gift Store Hannan Block Phone 382 Johnstown, Pa Lr, , -Jipf-:il .3 , f Mardi 8a Ewa. 1 wl-:ITE oAK LUMBER Q Jolfnafown, Q. Quick Lunch ---THE Beans A substantial food, a palate delight, quickly served---and economical. A large can for a dime. Picked For The Ryan-Correll Co. Johnstown, Pa. l4r'.r--If 7 --- A 'T'i'-'- Y ,,--- ,,, Yv,-il 86 SPECTATOR After several observations we have come to the con clusion that people who live in glass houses should Oh Well, they shouldn't live in them. Palace Laundry 606 FRAN KLI N STREET PHONE 132 Give us a trial on your laundry The Home of the Sporty HAIR CUT At the Curve The Sanitary Barber 417 Franklin S I Coffee Coffee Coffee iF YOU DESIRE THE BEST IN COFFEE Mountain Grown Coffee All of our Coffees from 20c to 45c per pound are Mountain Grown Coffees. Trya pound of our 25c Coffee. It will please you. Grand Union Tea Co. 438 MAIN STREET sPEcTA'roR sv I'd rather be a Could Be Of I could not be an Arep For a Could Be is a May Be, With a chance of touching par. I'd rather be a Has Been Than a Might Have Been, by farg For a Might Have Been has never been, But a Has was once an Are-Ex. QUIINNQS Climb Stn Sport Wear for the High School Girl Middies Coats Sweaters Skirts Sanmimergs THE PLACE LT.iiLEh3ZZ1f2f3fZna1ffltiiiiilla' HAVE LUNCHEON IN OUR GARDEN Banquet Hall on Second Floor j 'Iu .L- f- A W. J. ROSE CG, SONS Dealers .n gc? Sash, Doors, Lumber' Cement CBL Allk'd1B'1dl Mt'l.0der - Pommls Znesdearli. Scgzispncfnsg L1f1CO1f1 St, GOOD PLANING MILL WORK OUR SPECIALTY ss SPECTATCR You thought This was A poem But it isn't. It's the printer's Mistake! Certain Prof.- There are a few minutes lefty make them a study hour. Il More People Wearing I MITH HOERY HOES I Every Day Try a pair and you'll know the reason. Stores in three 1: States :: KODAKS Your Xmas list is not cymplete with- out an Eastman Kodak. we unquest- ionably carry the finest line in town. Prices 51.00 to 565.00 We als o carry Reymers. Fuller- Greene, Johnsons a n d Lowneys Chocolates, We deliver anywhere. iKvgnnlh'a iitikaginf, 2115-EU? Zllranklin Street I Fl R ST , NATIONAL iingranvh BAN K Name Glarhz I Cor. Main and Franklin Streets JOHNSTOWN,PENNA. i I Capital, surplus and 311 htifvrent utglva Profits .,......,....................... 51,000,000 Total Resources ......,...........,.. 7,500,000 Eanh-Pngranph DIRECTORS Nm 'mlm Henry Y. Haws, Harry Swank, David Barry, J. M. Murdock, John McDer- I mott, W. E, Matthews, S. C. Ream, John Widmann, P. F. McAneny OFFICERS , . 52355gwiiff.'.'j.'jj.'.'.'.'5161.gif-iiilgiti 'EUQYHUIHQ mil. l J. M. Murduck .............. Vice-President l12a?dMlZKrl5gh ........................... Cashier Chas. E. McGashanl Assistant Cashvrs Mnnlf .AIUIPX Interest Paicl on Time mffifnlu 51- ' Deposits SPECTATOR 89 New Method Gas Ranges and Heaters Save Your Fuel See the Enamel Steel Burner We are showing a complete line Gately 84 Fitzgerald furniture Co. 110-112 Clinton St. gxiictggs ' The Moxham Appliances i Pharmacy We are prepared to answer every need by installing a complete IS ready to SCYVC line of modern goods. you through the oming year ith Towzey, . W . , , Phone everything found in Phu-llps m9 980 a modern drug store. Company' Lincoln Bldg., Franklin St. Contracting fa, Repair Work Cor. Grove Ave. and Village St SPECTATOR Our 58th Year of Service We are entering our fifty-eighth season of business. PERFECT SERVICE in furnishing Costumes for plays is still our watch-word. Our Academic Cap and Gown department gladly quotes rental or selling rates. A request will bring you a copy of our latest Costume Catalogue Number 58. WHHS Ig S011 Philade1phia,Pa. YOU FELLOWS OF FINNICKY TASTE It is conceived in style and is one of this fall and winter season's most popular coats. Its velvet collar contrasts pleasingly with handsome fabrics from which it is made. Its wide lapels have the tapering toward the waist-line effect. And if your tastes run in other directions, we can show you every type of overcoat of the day in the famous High Art make. They're all reasonably priced at 315.00 318.00 320.00 JOHN THOMAS Si SONS SPECTATOR Bn 131111 ant at Ignsitinn ? A good position starting you at a liberal salary and offering you a chance for rapid pro- motion? The position is waiting for you if you can fill it. - WE wish you the merriest kind of ' merry Christmas, and hope the New Year will prove for you a solid twelve months of prosperity i Q i Hundreds of inquiries for bookkeepers, stenogralph ers. ofiice assistants, reach us in the course of a year. They s ow the prestige which this institution enjoys among prominent busi- ness concerns. Our graduates are known to make good. Our name on their diploma is accepted as a certificate of efficiency. And we never over certify. This should appeal both to the young men and women who contemplate a business career, as well as to the employer who requires efficient office help. We place our graduates in po- sitions free. DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS. You can ENTER ANY TIME. For full particulats write, call or phone 1 illnmr Lfinainvaa Qinllvgv f Q 7 f . THE BUSINESS COLLEGE OF JOHNSTOWN .l Phones: 409-3088-B 56 242-544 MAIN ST. Q Johnstown, Pa. p,,,M,,,, 92 SPECTATOR XMAS CANDIES--- Norris, Page Sz Shaw, Park Sz Tilford, Whitman. Packages in all sizes for gift givers. We are emphasizing quality. Kredel's Drug Store, 412 31212. l INCORPORATED Porch Bros. f Dealers in Pianos Sz Player Pianos Visit Our Victrola Parlor Porch Bros., Inc., Cor. Vine-FranklinLSts. ---Y -Y -, YA Wm. H. Raab 1 8: Bro. ll Blank Book Manufacturers, l Printers, Rulers and l Book-Binders 'I Engraved Stationery, ll Announcements, I Cards, Etc. S Why not have your Spectator bound into 4 A NICE BOOK? :J Woolf Block Annex, Cor. franklin and lincoln Sts., Johnstown, Pa. -gov LT, -.L , cj-T- limb Svrhnnl Pupils 5 LEARN how to SAVE money. It is a form of education that you should include in your course of study. BEBegin today with a sav- ings account in THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK 206 FRANKLIN STREET SPECTATOR .lu' V- ',-.-,'-'l. , ,l','. '-I' 7, , - Y 117, - V .k Buy 66His Gift IN A MAN'S STORE Sure thing 'twill please him if from M GfHd S lVllLLER'S IEPIIP-illlrahv 91112215 Uhr Qlauhg nf Q9uulitg Svrhrahnxfn Burg Svtnrv 0911 the Qlnrurr The Laundry Tro LAUNDRY that Satlsfies COMPANY Why not try having your collars done by our new process and note the result ? TELEPHONE AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL Jones - Morton A D V E R T I S I N G Make Sell Sell Sldns Buttons Souvenirs of All Pins and for Every Kinds Baddes Occasion 94 SPECTATOR KEITH VAUDEVILLE Three Times Daily li AJ ESTIC 'I H THEATRE M. J. BOYLE, Manager Ii JOl'lNS'l'0WN'S COZIEST THEATRE PRICES-Matinee, l0c and l5cg Night, l0c, l5c, 25c TIME-Matinees, 2:30: Night, 7:30 and 9 The Cream of American Vaudeville Together with Choice European lmportations IfIt's a Waterman M It's a good Fountain Pen-THE BEST. We have a great line now, including self-fillers and numbers with safety clips. Every man and boy should own a Waterman Fountain Pen. An ideal Christmas gift. Wm. B. Waters EQ Bro. gfigflin Y--v,------YY- f-7-,,l.,.71.--- Special Photos for Christmas 12 Sepia Special Panels, 81.75 L. G. HORN ICK 52.7 MAIN STREET Member Associated Photographers of Johnstown - f-Y-,f , ',- ,-,- ' -ur,',-.5-r E---.f , 'Y' A-',' 5 f-J SPECTATOR V- New 5 .I , H El ite QL Christmas Candies-H Pure, Wholesome Sweets For All Our increased force of candy makers are turning out tons of the finest Christmas Candies every day for the thousands of particular people who want the best. And Elite Can- dies certainly are best-pure, whole- some confections that have establish- ed this store's reputation for highest quality. Fresh Candies every hour for you to choose from. Fancy boxes and baskets filled with our fine candies make happy gifts. See them. See How Our Candies Are Made--- Open For Inspection Any Time 96 SPECTATOR yei jfwc Wffovcimzily THE YEARS ARE SWIFTLY GLIDING BY IL Get ready for opportunity. You cannot afford to delay longer. Make a firm resolution to equip your- self for usefulness in the business World. Get a Practical business training. 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W E 1 Jin 1 I 1 ls Ski ,SX X X X- 4 1 X Y' W V Sentinel .......,.AA.........,......,........................Y----.-- ---- 5 The Philosophy and Humor of Diedrich Knickerbocker ....... ---- 9 A Scientific Rescue ...........,................. ---- 1 1 Horse Sense ..A, ........,. .... 1 6 Camp Nepahwin ..,,.,... .... 1 8 In Memoriam .......... .... 2 0 Editorial ...................... ----- 2 1 Current Events ......... .... 2 5 School News .......,., .... 2 6 Athletics ,.,...,..... ..... 2 8 Exchanges .......,.., .... 3 3 Alumni Notes .......... ..... 3 4 Jokes ...,...................... .l.. 3 6 Advertisements ......... ...,. 3 6 No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with himg there is always work And tools to Work withal, for those who will And blessed are the hofny hands of toil. ' -Lowell. SPECTATOR 5 Eh? ihigh Svrhnnl Svprrtatnr Truth to the fact and a good spirit in the treatment Vol.. XVII. JOHNSTOWN. PA., MAY, 1916 No. 8 QQ, i IQ 1 Sentinel Richard W. Price '17 Sentinel was the mascot of Fort Thomas, 73rd Coast Artillery Station. Many forts, indeed most of them, have their mascots, but Sentinel was a mascot unique in itself. It was the oldest, the largest, and in- disputably the most regal of all mascots, for Sentinel was a huge red-wood tree. Long, long before the Christian era, this then embryo-monarch had stood facing the sunny Pacificg ever challenging and defeating the years and ever challenging and defeating the hostile elements. And so the men of Fort Thomas christened the tree Sen- tinel and adopted it as their mascot. To the men of the Fort it appeared that Sentinel bore a charmed life. Of the very few trees scattered along the beach within a half mile either up or down . J' U 6 SPECTATOR from Fort Thomas, most had been cut off or scarred in some manner by whistlers. But Sentinel towered aloft untouched. Whistlers, as Sergeant Jones, 73rd Coast Artillery explained to chance visitors, are the apparently harmless 'smoke-rings' formed when the big coast guns are fired. Omitting technicalities, they are formed as follows :-The bowl shaped explosion creates a vacuum, and the inrush- ing air compresses the gasses formed into huge rings. The rings are as hard as iron, which is due to their very com- pression. As soon as the extreme pressure from the vacuum has ceased, the rings expand, and so suddenly, that they shoot through the air with terrific velocity, making a peculiar whistling noise, hence the name Whistler. PF IF HF IF There's no use talking, Dan, I don't like the looks of this Japanese situation. As sure as guns they mean business, and are just playing for time! Lieutenant Morrow was speaking. Morning inspec- tion was over and he and another officer, Lieutenant Jackson, were enjoying their brief respite before target practice with the big guns. I'm inclined to think the same, Ralph, answered Lieutenant Jackson, But truly, he added with a laugh, If we don't have some excitement at this blamed port mighty soon, there'll be mutiny. Oh, if there's any trouble with the Japs, we'll have excitement enough, responded Lieutenant Morrow, ser- iously, Fort Thomas is the first place they would make for. And a lively little tussle they'd give us, I tell you. Can't you see that old ocean out there just chock-a-block with Jap warshipsg all with their guns trained on this little fort? In the daytime, we'd make them keep their distance, but at night, when they begin to limber up their lights-By George! he suddenly interrupted himself, I never thought of it before, but wouldn't old Sentinel make a beaut of a range tower. Why, that tree would SPECTATOR 7 easily support a good-sized platform 'way up there with a big light on it. It would be practically invisible in the daytime, and at night when the light was on-Well, you know how easy it is to get the position of a light when you see it in the night. Then we could have a telephone line down to the mortar pits and the thing would be com- plete. See what I'm driving at? Through a glass darkly, laughed Lieutenant Jack- son, come on, you old day dreamer, get down to real life. There goes the call for gun practice! B-o-o-o-ml . A moment of silent, then- E1evate three seconds, deflect, right, five seconds! bawled the range-finder from his elevated position into the telephone leading to the pits. Gun practice was on. Back of the pits, on the level ground, stood Colonel Whitehall, commandant of Fort Thomas, with several members of his staff, watching the practice. Whistlers are bad to-day, remarked the Colonel, they'll do some damage yet. Fire ! came the terse order from the pits, and again the gun thundered forth its ponderous charge. Instantly a whistler was formed, and went shucking up in the air. A young officer standing near raised his field-glasses and watched its fiight. All the officers collected about the pits were watching the whistler, for it was very large and its flight was unusually swift. It rose like a flash obliquely for two-hundred feet, and then shot down the beach, parallel to the ground. A gasp of dismay arose from the group of ofiicers, for the whistler was headed straight for Sentinel, which stood a quarter-mile down the beach. car and the first aid kit. Have the ambulance follow im- mediately ! Suddenly the whistler flashed almost vertically up for thirty feetg seemed to hesitate for a moment, then swooped with frightful speed straigh into Sentinel! The officers heard the splintering crash as the hard 8 SPECTATOR gas-ring struck the tree. A subdued groan arose from the men and officers, for they though a lot of their mascot, did the men of the 73rd United States Coast Artillery Sta- tion. The top of the great tree, above where it had been struck, swayed for a moment and then fell slowly. Majes- tic it seemed, even in its fall. The young oflicer who had been watching the inci- dent through his glasses, uttered an ejaculation and step- ped forward. There was a peculiar look, almost of hor- ror, on his face. Beg pardon, sir, he said, to the Com- mandant, saluting, but there was a man in that tree. He was struck. I think, by the whistler. He fell with the tree. The Commandant whirled, Orderly he called sharply, get my car and the first aid kit. Have the am- bulance follow immediately. A good road led directly to the fort's mascot, and it was a matter of minutes until they arrived at the tree. At the foot of the tree was the body of a man, mutilated beyond recognition. The whistler had struck him in the chest. Near him on the ground lay a portfolio, torn and blood-stained. One of the oflicers stooped to pick it up and opened it. His sudden exclamation brought the commandant to his side. The portfolio contained nothing but maps, and at the botton of each map were peculiar hieroglyphics. The commandant gazed at them for a long minute then raised his head and looked around the small group of men. Gentlemen, he said very quietly and gravely, these are maps of United States forts. This one, and he raised a sheet, is a map of Fort Thomas. It is not quite complete, but what there is of it shows that every minor detail has been recorded. The writing is undoubt- edly Japanese. I cannot translate it, but-in he paused but he had said enough. The gravity of the situation was plainly reflected on the countenances of those present. Until then the Japanese had shown no open hostility. SPECTATOR 9 Fort Thomas would be the most feared fort if Pacific in- vasion were attempted and- The sound of a horse galloping roused everyone with a start. A mounted aide burst into view, riding furiously. He bore down on the group of oflicers, dismounted, and ran forward to the Commandant. The aide held out an envelope and said, saluting, Cipher telegram, sir. Opera- tor said to rush it. The Commandant opened it and, quickly deciphering it, read, Washington, D. C., June 14, 1918. Col. Whitehall, Commandant Fort Thomas. Sir :-Japanese formally declared war at 10:25 A. M. today. Expect Pacific invasion. Your orders will be forwarded immediately. Signed ...................... Sec'y. of War. The Philosophy and Humor of Diedrich Knickerbocker Helen Millhoff '17 The world has not changed so much in the last hun- dred years. The great question before us today is pre- paredness. In the early part of the nineteenth century men were expressing the same sentiments that worthy statesmen are expressing now. U Diedrich Knickerbocker, that hot tempered old Dutchman, iires a shot at pro- crastinators in his remark that Peter Stuyvesant should have ascertained whether fortifications were necessary, by prudently waiting until the enemy was at the door. What is more descriptive of the watchful waiting advo- cated by some of our politicians than the picture of the stolid Dutchmen calmly waiting until the enemy was at their very gates and then bustling about gathering up a few ill-trained troops for inadequate defense. He charac- terizes Stuyvesant's belief that a nation must be formid- 10 SPECTATOR able at home to command respect abroad, as that of an old-fashioned man strangely bigoted to certain obsolete maxims of the old school. We spend too much money on war implements, is the anti-preparedness cry. Diedrich Knickerbocker answers this by telling of the economy practiced by Wil- helm Kieff, who was so intent on rendering fortifications cheap that he invariably rendered them ineffectual. The result was that the Dutch fort was captured almost without a struggle by the Yankees. There is a lesson contained in these few lines, a word of warning to the close-listed politicians who begrudge one cent for pre- paredness. Another of his sage remarks has been proved by history. He says that treaties areacomplied with, only so long as interest requires it, no nation will wantonly make war unless there is something to gain, and if it is to their interest to wage war, it is doubtful whether a treaty could be made so strong that a sword can not be thrust through it. But it is not only for its philosophic discussion of modern questions that we value this history. The book is spiced with biting sarcasm and bright humor. He who can read the description of Wouter Van Twiller without a smile is, indeed, devoid of humor. One can picture the huge Dutchman leaning back in his great arm chair, puffing leisurely at his pipe, from which the smoke rose almost hiding the round face and the head which was a perfect sphere. Apropos of smoking, he tells a tale of a time when an English commander came sailing up the river to at- tack the little Dutch town of Communipaw. The worthy Aldermen gathered with their pipes in their hands to discuss means of averting the impending danger. The voluminous clouds of smoke rose so thickly that they completely hid the little town and the English com- mander sailed past without even suspecting the presence of the village. SPECTATOR ll Behold the daughty General Von Poffenbach, strid- ing forth to the fort, his crimson sash of the size and texture of a fishing net, bound tightly about his body, to keep his valiant heart from bursting through his ribs. Some men, says Diedrich, heaven has fitted out with intellectual gold, some with silver, but General Von Poffenbach was furnished with an abundance of copper and brass, and, moreover, he passed himself off to poor judges of metal as pure, untarnished gold. No wonder the Dutch were on bad terms with the venerable Diedrich Knickerbocker. Probably indigna- tion reigned when this small brisk-looking person, with his rusty black coat, his olive green breeches, and his cocked hat came walking down the street. Whatever may have been the Dutch opinion of him the reader en- joys his history with its caustic remarks, its sparkling humor, its vivid description and its philosophic dis- cussions. ,l,,i.1-i- A Scientific Rescue Milton Murdock '17 It was the middle of November. John Hedging and Tim Sterns were sitting together in a little cabin on the shore of a small ice covered lake. Only a little while before, these two men had started for Alaska and gold. Hedging the larger and stronger of the two had found much difficulty in persuading his smaller companion to join him. After Tim had been successfully transported to the northern country, he was grouchy and neverstop- ped complaining of the cold. But now he was slowly coming down to the level of John. The lake which the two men had found was yielding many thousands of dol- lars for them. The bottom was covered with gold, which was theirs for the working. Well, began Tim after the supper dishes had been washed, I'm glad enough now that I've stuck it out! 12 SPECTATOR The attitude of this little character had undergone a com- plete change. He was more serious and had been driven by his more powerful comrade until he had become a man. Say, you'd better watch yourself tomorrow. It's seventy-five below now and God knows what it'll be in the morning! I wouldn't go too far up that pass! Don't worry, old boy! You won't find your uncle in any bad humor when he returns, came the slow answer. Oh! I'm not worrying about that, but you'll keep your mittens on tomorrow, I'll bet. Well, we won't discuss that now! I'm going to bed. Next morning at five o'c1ock Tim pulled on his mit- tens and laid the whip to his huskies, John was wait- ing for him in the sled. Tim was going out to give his partner a lift up the pass. An hour later John put on his snow shoes and said goodbye to Tim. You mind what you're about and don't hit this pass too hard, Tim yelled back, as the huskies shot away from John, with Tim on the gee pole. Have those hot beans ready at sundown, John sang out in turn-then in a change of voice, Let 'er go -you'1l break the record at that! He walked very briskly for a few hunderd yards, then he stopped and looked around just in time to catch the last glimpse of his partner. That man sure has changed, he mut- tered to himself. It hits me as though something crooked is going to work out of his change ! All the morning John traveled northward. At mid- day he built a fire and, taking from his pack a pound of frozen beans and a dried salmon, he soon had a good meal cooking on the fire. He looked at his thermometer. It showed seventy-eight points below. It was getting colder steadily. If it goes much lower-me for this fire ! It did get colder! A hazy mist of frost crystals be- gan to fall and soon increased in denseness. Feeling the SPECTATOR 13 necessities of fire and rest, Hedging looked around for a sheltered place. It was a long and weary search. The sky grew dark. Finally giving up in despair, he turned about and started down the pass. He tried four or five times to build a fire, but every time the match went out. His fingers were numb and he thrust them back into the glove. He was at least eight hours from camp. Not knowing what to do, he stood beside a tree and mumbled under his muffler, I'll stand here a few minutes until my fingers get a little warm and then I'll try that fire again. He stood for a few minutes. First one leg, then the other-what was the matter with them! He had not felt any numbness! Surely they were not frozen! He tried again! They would not move! What could he do? He managed to push himself over. This was even worse. He fell to the ground. His legs were stiff! It was even harder work now for him to move his arms. He was freezing! As a last resort he tried to roll, but failed. All the strength seemed to leave his body and he lay still. U H l U l 8 l Two months had elapsed since Tim went up the pass with his huskies in search of his lost companion. He missed the cheerfulness and help of his comrade, but down deep in his heart, he was glad of his partner's dis- appearance. John and he had decided that if either of them should die, his heirs should receive the full half of the claim in the mine. However, Tim had not carried' out this written agreement. He had changed the papers so that they now stated that upon the death of one of the partners, the entire mine should go to the remaining part- ner. This had proved very profitable for him-indeed, so profitable that he stopped working and went about the mine giving orders, or sat in his cabin by the fire. Two days before, a party of scientists had arrived at the camp. The scientific world had recently discov- ered that often in the case of frozen animals, life was merely suspended, not lost. This suspension might last for an extraordinary length of time-in some cases it had 14 SPECTATOR been thought possible for the suspended animation to last for centuries. So in order to work out their experi- ment, this party of men was looking for frozen animals. They had come to this camp because it was in a section of the country in which many moose, caribou and wolves could be found. The party had spent many interesting evenings among the campers. One morning earlier than usual, the party started on a little trip up the pass. Signs of summer were evi- dent. The days had been growing longer, the nights shorter, the air warmer, the river had opened up into a stream two and a half feet wide and glaciers had already started to come down the mountains. The party was attracted by an unusually small glacier. An Englishman who was the most inquisitive of the party, saw a dark spot in the ice. Soon the whole party was anxiously hacking away to dislodge the em- bedded object. It was deep and the men worked all the forenoon. Finally about mid-day they cut through the cake and to their surprise found the body of a man. Why can't we try our experiment with this man, exclaimed the Englishman. The other men agreed and the body was taken to the camp. it U 4 U ll 1 3 8 The experiment has been a successful onel- All the world shall now understand the superiority of my mind? I have created a system! These were the many ejaculations which the Englishman uttered as the eyes of the frozen man opened. He ran quickly to the cabin of his companions who had given up the undertaking. When he told them of his success, they whispered among themselves, That sure was a lucky strike, but he couldn't do it again. It was a very extraordinary accident, but nevertheless the man was alive and when they went to see him they found him reading papers which he had found in his pocket. Ah! Men, you will favor me! This 'chappyi would not tell me where I am and how I can find the SPECTATOR 15 Hedging-Sterns Mine! He wants to keep me forever! This was the greeting which the restored man gave the party. We are now in the Sterns mine, they answered, but we do not know of any Hedging-Sterns mine! We are strangers. I guess I'll wait a few days in order to get my bear- ings, and then start in search of the mine, observed the man who was now regarding those about him with in- creasing interest. The first two hours of the next morning he spent in walking through the camp. After that he returned to his cabin and took his stand at the door. Almost in- stantly the door of the cabin on the opposite side of the street opened and a little heavy set man appeared. He slouched along and acted much like a bully built on a small scale. It was just then that John saw through everything. He recognized the little Tim and realized that his partner had not carried out the contract to which they had agreed. Striking up a familiar whistle which they always had used as friends at home, he attracted Tim's attention. Turning sharply around, Tim faced John. The former was angered at the return of his com- rade and the latter felt deeply the unfaithfulness of his chum. Not a word was spoken. John was the first to move. Soon a crowd gathered. For a minute or two, the two men exchanged blows. Just as soon as Tim re- covered from a long hard drive from John, the act was repeated. The fight lasted only about ten minutes. During this time little Tim received a thorough wallop- ing from the six feet four inches of human brawn. When the finish came John stooped and took the little brother in his arms and carried him to his cabin. You big fool, said John on the next day as the eyes of little Tim opened for the first time in twenty-four hours. Well, now I am satisfied! I've been wanting to give that to you for months, and yesterday I had to let loose. I've taken a whole lot from you, but then it seemed 16 SPECTATOR just impossible to do anything else! Say, how do you feel? This time the answer came in a warm tone and a hand shake followed. Thanks, old boy! I guess I needed it! I feel fine, but tell me where in hell have you been? - I Oh! I've been there, but I can't say in just which part! , Horse Sense Helen Kaylor '17 Years ago there was a heavily forested part of Northern Cambria County which was known for miles around as Glass's Woods. This wood was all that was left of a great forest which once stretched for miles and miles over the Pennsylvania hills. The trees and under- brush had grown high on both sides of the road which passed through the wood. The branches intertwined and formed a roof over the road. This road which was sel- dom used was in bad condition. On cold days the road through Glass's Wood was protected from the wind and snow. ' On hot days in sum- mer it was sheltered from the rays of the sun. But at night the road was as dark and silent as a tomb. Very few people ever passed through the woods at night Without having something happen to them. Gen- erally the wagon stuck in the mudg sometimes an axle broke, and occasionally a horse fell and broke his leg. Invariably always something happened. One evening a man started out in a light spring wagon, to drive to a farm about twelve miles away. There was no covering over the wagon and for a long time he watched the stars and the wonders of the night. The moon made the road almost as light as day and he could see far over the fields. The meadows were bare. The corn had been cut SPECTATOR 17 and lay in great heaps ready to be taken into the barns. As he passed, he noticed a lonely pile of hay, gathered in the final raking after the crop had been hauled away. The low, wide-limbed apple trees sprawling in the moon- light were almost bare. As the horse climbed the brow As the horse climbed the brow of the hill down before of the hill, down before him the man saw the great black outline of Glass's Woods with the road running down to its edge. Drivinginto the woods from the moonlit open place made the darkness seem greater. The man -shivered slightly and then felt in his pocket to find his revolver. Having reassured himself, he paid careful attention to his horse. Feeling that the horse could see better than he could, he gave it loose rein. The horse seemed to understand and picked its way carefully through the ruts. A breath of wind passed through the trees, the branches beat noisily against each other and the leaves began to fall silently. The horse quickened its pace. The man talked to it and tried to calm it. The branches cracked overheadg then all was quiet. The horse began to run and the driver decided that something was wrong. Holding the reins firmly in his left hand he took out his revolver with his right. Suddenly the horse stopped! The man was thrown on his knees in the front of the wagon. He got up imme- diately and held his gun ready for instant use. He knew that somewhere near was a hidden danger. The horse whinnied in terror and somewhere from the meadows out of the woods came an answer. Thud!! Directly in the center of the road, not twelve feet away, something dropped out of the trees overhead! A snarl of pain and anger was heard, then all was silent. Two green eyes shone out of the darkness. The man fired right between the eyes of the animal. The horse reared and backed. The man fired again., The animal gave another yell of pain and darted into the woods. is SPECTATORA The horse started to race along the road. He ran on and on until a white space in the distance showed the man that they were almost out of the woods. At the nearest farmhouse, hatless and with beads of perspiration standing on his white face, he stopped. His horse was covered with mud and fiecked with foam. The man told the country folks his story, agreed to stay with them all night, and go back to the woods to hunt for the animal in the morning. Next morning the men found a dead Wildcat about twenty feet from the road, at the very place the traveler described. And the people in the country round added another story to the many related about Glass's Woods: how a wildcat, the largest ever seen in that section, had jumped from the overhanging trees and would have dropped on a man, had it not been for the sense of a horse. 4 Ill il i lk li Il 1 Glass's Woods is a thing of the past. The great trees were cut down and sold for paper wood. Nothing remains now but a scattered clump of underbrush and the memories of the things that happened in the woods when it was the last of a great forest. Camp Nepahwin D. Marian Stokes '17 Nepahwin, the Young Women's Christian Associa- tion Camp for the girls of Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, is situated in the picturesque mountain region of Pennsylvania, twenty miles south of the border line of New York. With its large lake and acres of fields and forests, fifteen hundred feet above sea level, no place could be more desirable for an ideal camp. This resort is also an excellent field for the develop- ment of tall phases of a girl's life-physicly, socialy, mentaly, and spiritualy. Physical development is one of the great aims of the camp. The 'swimming matches, tennis tournaments, SPECTATOR .19 races, and many other games which are scheduled are indulged in by every girl present. The long hikes over the mountains are instructive as well as interestingg especially the trip to Mt. Pisgah, the highest mountain in Pennsylvania. Regular habits of living are insisted upon and prove a great physical help. Early to bed, early to rise is the rule, and every girl is in her room before ten o'clock and up before seven. All meals are served promptly and in order to enjoy these, the greatest feature of the camp, one must be there on time. While gaining physical development, the social side of the camp is not slighted. The hundreds of faces which are practically new, soon become familiar. Perhaps one's own roommate is from Pittsburgh or Baltimore, but little distinction is made after the first few days, as each girl works to fulfil the purpose of her club and it is easy to become acquainted. Playlets and stunts are arranged so that the girls from one city may intermingle with those from another and not adhere constantly to their own group. Each girl usually takes the name of the city from which she comes, so that the difficulty of remembering names is overcome. But all one's time is not given to hikes and out door sports. Each girl must study the Bible and attend var- ious kinds of lectures. Two things are required-attend- ance at bible class and council meeting. The council staff, which has charge of the camp, is chosen from the leaders of the three states, who have a special under- standing of the girls and their needs. These classes and lectures help to establish the clubs and to aid the girls in every way. The spiritual development of the girl's lives, how- ever, is the primary aim of this camp. As it is part of the Christian Association, the spiritual need is much em- phasized, but allows ample time for the other principles of the four-fold purpose. The hundred or more girls, who assemble on the lawn or porch for vesper service 20. SPECTATOR every evening, receive real influence from the experienced speakers and their instructive talks. This influnce counts not only in their own lives, but also in the Work of As- sociation clubs to which they take their new ideas and inspirations. - Every girl who has an opportunity to visit Camp Nepahwin during the High School Girls' Conference should consider herself fortunate, for no other place can be as Well suited for such a beneficial and enjoyable va- cation. - IN MEMORIAM GRACE McDOWELL '171A2 An earnest Christian character, and a re- markable student, she was loved by all who knew her. Although called away in her youth, she will live always in the memories of her classmates and friends. Q96 QQ eb QOO SPECTATOR 21 Ihr High Svrhnnl Sprrtatnr JoHNsTowN, PA., MAY, 19164, Suascmrrxou Pmcs '75'CriN'rsf L PER COPY, 10 CENTS Ehitnrial anh Business Stud' Editor in Chief, GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS, '16. Associate Editor EVA A. BRINKER, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN MCGEE. '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 School News MARY COLLINS, '16 Current Events ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors SARAH E. ROSE, '16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Joke Editors SARA YOUNG. '16 HARRY TEMPLE, '16 PAUL LAVELLE, '16 Business Manager ROBERT B. HORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager ADOLPHUS WILSON, '16 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER, '16 Associates SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 JOHN GEIS, '17 MILTON MURDOCK. '17 CLARENCE BUCHANAN, 175 RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN. '17 MARK CAUFFIEL, '18 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS, '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '175Q EMMA TANEY, '18 Art Editor - - MARGASEE KSIZYER' '16 MISSIigRIEAr3EE:gdigcCrHRAN 0 , acu ty visor HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, 17 MISS KATHARINE ULERY The Spectator is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to The Spectator, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa, Entered at the Postofiiceg Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter. In order to insure publication in the current issue, MSS. must be handed to the editor not later than the 10th of each month. EDITORIAL WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE According to a well-worn tradition, in the year 1586 William Shakespeare was employed at a London theater to hold the horses of gentlemen who rode unattended to its door. He was not a boy then, but a married man who had been compelled to flee from his wife and three chil- dren for stealing deer from the estate of Sir Thomas Lucy. Thirty years later--on Apri1'23, 1616-he died in his native town, Stratford. When he returned to Stratford after his career in London, he was not without 22 SPECTATOR A means or renown, but few, if any, of his neighbors dream- ed that three centuries later the whole world of think- ing men would be celebrating the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. No one now questions the greatness of the poet, ex- cept a few modern students of his works, who find it difficult to attribute such splendid writings to a somewhat uncertain character. These enthusiasts, in their at- tempts to transfer Shakespeare's renown to Francis Bacon, have merely emphasized the fact that Shakes- peare's greatness did not manifest itself in leadership or character. He was not a great actor and he did not become a famous writer in his own day. He did not seem to realize his own greatness nor have any appreciation of the value of his writings, for he did not try to preserve them for later generations or even make them known to the people of his own generation. He did not impress the men of his day with any strength of mind or character and students did not point to his works and say: This was Shakespeare. But, in spite of this, he was great, and it has been said, truly, that Shakespeare was a great mind. This great mind is shown in his works and the fact that Shakespeare was a great mind is proved in that it has been gradually impressingitself upon the mind of the race for three hundred years. Some man has said that Shakespeare was a great mind because he saw life comprehensively, felt it inten- sively, and expressed it imaginatively and creatively. This certainly is manifested in his works. Shakespeare saw life in its real state-saw it as no one had ever seen it before. He saw it in its greatness and nobility, in its littleness and meannessg as selfish ambition, as disinter- ested love. In every stage of its career, Shakespeare saw human life. And again, he felt, also, as he saw. His sympathy was as broad and universal -as his vision. He saw human life as men and women-of all classes-were living it, and SPECTATOR 23 he became a part of it all and it all entered into his mind and heart. Then what he saw and felt, Shakespeare expressed imaginatively. He created a world of men and women in which he reiiected the life he saw, and painted vivid word pictures of what was in the hearts of men and women, irrespective of the positions they held in the world. In this way we know them as we never could have known them had he not painted them. The works of Shakespeare are a book of human life -not as it ought to be, but as it was in his time, and as it is in all time, altho under changing conditions. His works disclose a great mind which saw and felt and re- ported what is in them, and as we read, we wonder that such a splendid mind lived in a man who received so small recognition by those who knew him best. G. E. P. ,iii- OUR COVER For the attractive cover design which adds so much to the Junior number, we extend our thankful apprecia- tion to Rosella Garrity, a member of the Class of 1917. .lil-1 HELP! The Johnstown High School has an attendance that is rapidly nearing fifteen hundred. It has a football team mightily to be feared, a basket-ball team that ranks with the highest, and a track team of which it may justly be proud. The High School building is one of the most modernly and completely equipped in the state. The corps of teachers is the finest to be had. And why! one asks. The answer may be expressed in two words. Teamwork and Support! The Athletic Association, sup- ported by the students, produces our state-reknowned teams. The School Board supported by the townspeople furnishes the conveniences and teachers. The teachers, supported by the school-board, produce well-educated, 24 SPECTATOR self-willed men, bound to make their mark. So the sys- tem becomes a cycle. Where there is teamwork and support, there are good resultsg and when there are good results, there is team-work and support. Johnstown High School can boast of a complete system-with one excep- tion. This exception is the Spectator. The staff is all that one could wish, and the team-work is splendid, but it lacks support. Support of the kind that the students must furnish. The students, for the most part, have no pride in their paper. And the result? Every month the Spec- tator travels forth into the world innocent of illustra- tions or cuts of any kind except those heading the de- partments. Not becaus-e illustrations are not to be had is this done, but because there is not enough enthusiasm to warrant the extra expense. The students, with few exceptions, will not contri- bute. Those who possess ability, do not seem to realize that contributing is splendid training, to say nothing of the 521 extra in English. Others say, without trying, that they can't :-May the fates be merciful to such when they go forth to earn their toast and tea! And so, you loyal supporters of football and minor sports, the Spectator exhorts, direct just a bit of your rooting in our direction. Whoop us up! Make us known unto others! Contribute occasionally, both in literature and otherwise. We have team-work. Give us support and watch us grow! Richard W. Price '17 A GOAL Juniors! One more month of school! From the time of our entrance into High School we have looked forward to our Senior year, and now it is almost at hand. As Juniors we have worked hard. Test after test has been put before us, and we have made good. Now we have come to the straight-away on the third quarter of our run. Are we going to drop behind?, The Junior year has been a hard pull, but we can finish the year with SPECTATOR 25 a fine determination to pull the last quarter -our Senior year-with a strong and sturdy mind. The straight-away is close at hand. Let us pull together, members of the Class of 1917, and center our energy on being Seniors. Then, when we have reached that goal, let us put forth our best efforts and prove ourselves worthy of the name-Senior! J. Milton Murdock '17 -liiii CURRENT EVENTS For gain, not glory, winged his raving flight, And grew immortal in his own despite. Educating the immigrants is a problem which has confronted the Bureau of Naturalization for many years. The Bureau has now secured the co-operation of the pub- lic schools in forty-one states. It has prepared an Outline Course in Citizenship and has distributed these to the public school teachers. In this way many adult foreign- ers who attend night school are instructed how to become intelligent citizens of the United States. The Department of Commerce recently opened a hardware exhibition in New York. The exhibition con- sists of samples of hardware which are used in various parts of the world. It will later be removed to some other hardware center. This idea will be carried out in other industrial lines in order to stimulate our foreign trade. A tablet commemorating the invention of the tele- phone has been erected at 109 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The telephone was first used here forty- one years ago. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, was present at the dedication. - Baron Shibusawa, the official spokesman of Japan, while traveling in the United State made the proposal 26 SPECTATOR that China's resources be developed with American money and Japanese brain. In making this proposal, he left the Chinaman out of the question entirely. The Chinese would never consent to any plan that would finally deprive them of their sovereignty. They have confidence in securing the square deal from the American people but fear the Japanese influence. The organization of a lumber company in Manchuria with Chinese money and Japanese people to control the organization was a lesson which the Chinaman will not soon forget. He will not forget it since giving the Japanese a chance meant the loss of the lumber industry in Manchuria. Sarojini Naidu, a poetess of India has made an ac- ceptable gift to English poetry in her last collection. The collection contains The Bird of Time and Death and the Spring. These poems are written in English but are true in spirit to her native country, India. After much discussion and delay, the United States senate on April first confirmed the president's appoint- ment of Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court of the United States. SCHOOL NEWS A The following students of Johnstown High School have raised their marks in every subject during the past month: Term VIII Vendetta Deetz Walter Griffith Term VI Rudolph Kirschmanm John Stofko Term V Aurelia Churilla Aurelia Regitko William Smith Term IV Telford Berry Ursula Fulton Pauline Clark Martina Driscoll SPECTATOR William Kyler Edith Schenkelmeyer Mary Louise Updegrave Kathryn Ashcom Candace Darr Herman Beerman Richard Blough Meda Carbaugh Robert Elrick James Higgins John Johns Frieda Koerner Ethel Hartman Christiana Hill Term III Beatrice Powell Edna Watkins Term II Hays Mattern Huston Murdoch Norris Quest Frances Rutledge Max Schavrick Lester Spanger Ernest Walker Curtis Waters Term I Richard O'Neil Edythe Samuel 1 At the Chapel Exercises of March 14, a playlet en- titled A Mouse Trap was produced, in a clever manner, by Elizabeth Cornely, Kate Barron, and Kenneth Richard- son. The sketch had been first put on in the Public Speaking Department, under the direction of Miss Vlery. The Senior Class held an important business meet- ing in Study Hall on March 29, for the purpose of electing a minister to preach the annual Baccalaureate Sermon. Rev. W. E. Burnett, pastor of the Franklin Street M. E. Church was chosen by a large majority. At a short meeting of the Senior Class held in Study Hall on Monday, April 3, the honor students of the class of 1916 were announced. Those who had the highest averages for four year's work, are :-Bennie Hull, Mar- cus Sky, Leonard Sobol, Ben Meyers, Mary Thomas, James Piper, Margaret Karas, Lillian Kells, Leora Ling, and Mary Collins. The average of Bennie Hull, the 28 SPECTATOR valedictorian, was 94.8, while that of Marcus Sky, who took second honors, was 92.6. On Saturday evening, April 8, the first public meet- ing of the Junior Dramatics Class was held in the Audi- torium. During the evening, three very interesting sketches were produced by twenty-six members of the Junior Class, and the meeting proved entirely success- ful. The members of the cast were drilled by Miss Clark and Miss Blair. The Easter Chapel Exercises were held on Wednes- day morning, April 12. Mr. Adee was present and read the Scripture Lesson. Miss Jean Hurley Neff, a local musician sang two very appropriate solos, and the Easter message was delivered by Bennie Hull, a member of the Senior Class. The same program was repeated at the Freshman Chapel Exercises, on Thursday, April 13. The members of the Senior Class are hard at work upon their operetta Pocahontas, which is to be pro- duced in the Cambria Theater on May 30. Miss Swan and Ben Hinchman, Jr., are drilling the cast. C QATHLETICS On Friday evening, March 31, the 1916 Varsity basket ball team played the Varsity team which repre- sented High Schoolulast year, in the Casino. The game was a struggle from the time the whistle was blown until the finish, and in the last few minutes of play, the 1915 Team Won the game-33 to 31. The summary: '15 Varsity 33 '16 Varsity 31 Shomo .......... .... Daley Pearman .... . . . . . . . . Warden Broderick. . . .... C. . . . . . . Prothero Connors .... . .G. . . . . . . Reynolds Colbert .... .... G . . . . .... Matthews SPECTATOR 29 Subs.-Trimble for Daleyg Custer for Connorsg Schry for Pearman. Referee-Robert D. Laughner. A volley-ball elimination contest was started last month among the members of the assembly rooms. Con- tests were held for both boys and girls and two pennants were offered as rewards-one for the girls' team which won and the other for the boys' team. Exciting competi- tion was shown in each contest. In the contest between the girls' teams, Rooms 302 and 209 reached the finals and the girls from Room 302 proved victors. In the boys' contest, the teams from Rooms 305 and 309 eliminat- ed all the. other teams. In the play-off of three games, the team representing. Room 305 defeated the boys from Room 307. The following boys represented Room 305. Alvin Reese, captain: Scott Scholes, Austin Weimer, Adolphus Wilson, Richard Reynolds, Harry Prothero, and James Piper. The Johnstown High School basketball team won four and lost four of its eight games this month. Six of these games were played away from home. In every basketball game it has played, the Johnstown team has been outweighed, but it has made a good showing by its speed. The Game at Altoona Our team was disappointed at Altoona, when the rival team from that city beat us on a hard spurt in the last minutes of play. The score was 34 to 31. The sum- mary: Johnatown 31 Altoona 34 Warden ....... . . .F . . ....... Irvin Daley ....... . . .F . . .... P. Healey Prothero... .......Zett Reynolds ................. G ............. Deitrick Matthews ................ .G ............ J. Healey Field goals-Warden, Daley 5, Prothero 3, Irvin 2, P. Healey 3, Zett 5, J. Healey 2. Fouls-Warden, 13 of 20, Irvin 6 of 16, J. Healey 4 of 9. Referee-Bennett. 30 SPECTATOR The Tyrone Game On Feb. 12, at Tyrone, Johnstown played and won, 40 to 31. The game was marked by roughness. The summary: Johnstown 40 Tyrone 31 Warden ....... . . .F . . . ..... . Piper Trimble ..... . . .F . . . ....... Brewer Prothero. . . .... C . . . . . . Ammerman Matthews ................ .G ................ Shea Reynolds ................. G .............. Weston Subs-Laurie for Piper, Piper for Weston. Field goals-Warden, Trimble 4, Prothero 7, Reynolds, Laurie 2, Piper 2, Brewer, Ammerman 4. Fouls-Warden 14 of 30, Piper 11 of 28, Brewer 0 of 3. Referee4Benson. The Wilkinsburg Game Wilkinsburg High School was given a great defeat in the last minutes of play here on Feb. 16, 43 to 42. Sleep Prothero was our star. The summary: Johnstown 43 Wilkinsburg 42 Warden .................. F' .L ............... Greer Trimble .... . . .EF . . . .... . . . Edgar Prothero. . . . . ..C . . . . . . . McCrorey Matthews ................ .G ............... Bardes Reynolds ................. G ............. Hileman Subs-Daley for Trimble, Deffenbaugh for Edgar, Meyers for Heilman. Field goals-Warden 2, Daley, Prothero 7, Reynolds, Greer 5, Edgar 2, Bardes 4. Fouls -Warden 21 of 35, Greer 18 of 26, Bardes 2 of 7. Ref- eree-Shomo. The Windber Game Johnstown could not overcome the speed of the Windber High team on their own floor on Feb. 18, and they won, 34 to 32. The summary: Johnstown 32 Windber 34 Warden ...... . . .F . . . . . . McKendrick Daley .... . . .F . . . . . Hoenstine Prothero... .....Sipple Matthews .... . . ..G . . .... Hughes SPECTATOR 31 Reynolds ................. G ............... Severn Sub-Trimble for Daley. Field goals-Daley, Trim- ble, Prothero 3, McKendrick 5, Hoenstine 2, Sipple, Sev- ern 2. Fouls-McKendrick 14 of 26, Hoenstein 0 of 5, Warden 22 of 34. Referee--Roach. The Apollo Game On a three game trip to Western Pennsylvania, Apollo High School defeated the Johnstown High bas- ketball team, Feb. 24. The score was 47 to 34. Johnstown 34 Apollo 42 Warden ............ .... . F .............. Parsons Daley ...... .... F . . . ..... Snyder Prothero .... .... . C . . . . . Townsend Matthews ................ .G .............. Kunkle Reynolds ................. G ................ Stipp Field goals-Warden 2, Daley 3, Prothero 3, Par- sons 3, Snyder 4, Townsend 3, Kunkle. Fouls-Parsons 20 of 30, Warden 18 of 22. The Game at Vandergrift The next day, Feb. 25, Johnstown defeated Vander- grift at Vandergrift, 34 to 30. The summary: Johnstown 34 Vandergrift 30 Warden ........ .... F . . . ........ Prough Daley ........ .... F . . . ...... Brinker Prothero .... .... . C . 1 . . . . Garbaker Reynolds ................. G ............... Cowan Matthews ................ .G . . . I ............ Hilty Sub-Whittacre for Hilty, Trimble for Daley. Field goals-Warden, Daley 2, Trimble, Prothero 4, Reynolds 4, Prough 2, Brinker 3, Garbaker, Cowan 2, Hilty 2. Fouls -Warden 10 of 16, Brinker 10 of 20. The Wilkinsburg Game Wilkinsburg High School redeemed the great defeat given them in Johnstown by defeating the Johnstown team there on Feb. 22, 36 to 32. The summary: Johnstown 32 Wilkinsburg 36 Warden ........ .... F . . . .... Deffenbaugh Daley ........ .... F . . . ........ Greer 32 SPECTATOR Prothero .... ...... Q . ..C ..... . . . Edgar Reynolds .......... ..... G ..... ....... B a rdes Matthews ................ .G ............. Hileman Sub-Trimble for Daley. Field goals-Warden 4, Daley 2, Prothero 3, Matthews, Deffenbaugh 3, Greer 3, Bardes 2. Fouls-Greer 20 of 26, Warden 12 of 19. Referee-Slack. The Tyrone Game The Tyrone team was again defeated by Johnstown on March 10, 50 to 29. The game was especially rough and hard. The summary: Johnstown 50 Tyrone 29 Daley ........ .... F . . . ..... Brewer Warden ..... .... F . . . ....... Quarie Prothero .... .... . C . . . . . . Ammerman Matthews. . . ....... ' .... .G ................. Shea Reynolds ................. G ............... Sickler Subs-Fox for Matthews, Kirk for Brewer, Brewer for Ammerman. Field goals-Daley 6, Warden 3, Prothero 3, Reynolds 2, Brewer 4, Ammerman 4, Sickles 2. FoulwWarden 22 of 31, Brewer 0 of 5, Ammerman 0 of 2, Shea 9 of 30. Referee-Shomo. Girls' Varsity Basketball Only two girls' basketball games were played this month, both of which were away from home. On Feb- ruary 11, the team went to Williamsport, where they were defeated by the more experienced team of that city. The main factors of our defeat were the big floor and the out-of-bounds rule, which was entirely new to the play- ers. They seemed confused and were unable to play as well as usual. Also a straight half was played, instead of the customary quarters, and the girls who were already tired from the trip, could not stand the strain. The line up: Williamsport 19 Johnstown 5 Sterns ........... . . ..F . . . ..... . . Stokes Ward ..... .... F .... . . . Powelson Williams .... .... . C . . . .... Shaver SPECTATOR 33 Richter ...... ......... . G ............ Updegrave Shea .................... .G ................. Rose Substitutions-Davies for Shaver. Field goals- Stokes 2, Sterns 2, Ward 2, Shea 2. Foul goals-Stokes 1 out of 8, Ward 7 out of 10, Updegrave 0 out of 2. Ref- eree-McCoy. The second game was played at Windber on March 4 and proved a victory for the opposing team. Neither team was able to play its best because of the condition of the floor, but the Johnstown girls were quite exhausted. Every sub took part in the game for a short time. The line up: Windber 9 Johnstown 7 Edmiston ..... ..... F . . . ...... Stokes Ling ..... ..... F . . . .... Davies Queer .... . . .C . . . ..... . Shaver Johnston ................. .G ...... . .... Updegrave Higgun .............. .... . G ................. Rose Substitutions-Powelson for Davies, McFeaters for Updegrave. Field goals-Edmiston 2, Ling 1, Stokes 1. Foul goals-Ling 3 out of 10, Updegrave 0 out of 4, Stokes 5 out of 9. Referee-Roach. ll-...i-l EXCHANGES We acknowledge with thanks the following: The Omnibus, Franklin, Pa., The Philomatheanf' Bridge- port, Va., The Criterion, Bridgeport, Conn., The Mountaineer, Butte, Mont., Argus, Huntingdon, Pa., The Booster, La Crosse, Wis.g The Cherry and White, Williamsport, Pa., High School Review, Wilkinsburg, Pa., Orange and Black, Milton, Pa., Blue and White, Franklin, Mass., Maroon and Gray, State College, Pa., Black and Gold, Honolulu, Hawaii,- The Mirror, Uniontown, Pa., The Quill, Parkers- burg, W. Va., The Comet, Milwaukee, Wis.3 Red and White, Woodstock, Ill., The Eclogue, Carbondale, Pa., The Habit, Salina, Kansas: Quay, Seattle, 34 SPECTATOR Wash., The Elyrian, New York, The Pitt1Panther, Pittsburg, Pa., The Brown and White, Greensburg, Pa., Purple and Gold, Ashland, Ohio, The Tripod, Boston, Mass., Erasmian, Brooklyn, New York, Narrator, Reading, Pa., Budget,,' Berne, Pa., Hi Crier, Niles, Ohio, Dial, Brattleboro, Vermont, The Sketch Book, Pittsburg, Pa., Lucaonian, Lucson, Arizoni, Booster, La Cross, Wis., High School Herald, Westfield, Mass., Tahoma, Tacoma, Wash., Orospolitan, Moundsville, W. Va., The Lotus, Dover, Del., Spectator, Paterson, N. J., Oracle, Tampa, Florida. QALUMNI NOTES , Engagements '01-The engagement of Miss Lillie Pinder to Mr. William J. A. Rankin has been announced. The latter is consulting engineer of the Ledgerwood Company, New York City. The wedding will take place in the summer. '10-Announcement has been made of the engage- ment of Miss Margaret Krebs and Mr. Rudolph Edward Puchner, of Wansan, Wis. Mr. Puchner is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Wisconsin and is a member of the firmof Krentzer, Bird, Okoneski, and Puchner, The wedding will be an event of the fall. '15-The engagement of Miss Katharine Glock and Mr. Todd Dresser Cochran, C'07J, of Princeton Graduate School, was announced recently. Mr. Cochran and Miss Glock will be married in June. Births '04-Dr. and Mrs. F. M. B. Schramm announce the birth of a son. '05-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Butler fMiss Lulu Black- burn, '08J announce the birth of a daughter. '10-Mr. and Mrs. Russell Maurer fMiss Anna Hoerlej announce the birth of a son. . '11-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shad announce the birth SPECTATOR 35 of a son. The fifth number of the Alumni Lecture Course was given in the High School on March 30. Mr. Lincoln Wirt delighted a large audience with a lecture on the present day situation in Europe and reasons for peace. Of great interest to the members and friends of the Alumni Association is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Eda A. Weiskotten to Mr. Peter Levy Carpenter, proprietor of the Capital Hotel. The wedding took place on April 8th at Cleveland, where Mrs. Carpenter had been a member of the faculty of the Central High School since her departure from Johnstown. Mr. and Mrs. Car- penter will be at home to their friends at 129 Walnut street after June lst. News From the Classes '13-Carl Geis is rowing on Penn's Varsity shell. Mr. Geis is attracting a great dead of attention by the ability that he has shown. '15-Francis Broderick won his numerals from basket ball at Pitt. '15-James Springer met with an accident in a foot- ball game this season which has necessitated the amputa- tion of his leg. Mr. Springer expects to return to college to complete his course. 36 S P E C T A T O R Ffa--1-Q T f ' e . a x 3 o UP t9r2 YK L' Would you marry a blond, Jack? No, matrimony is not a matter to be taken lightly. War News! In History-Edgar, have you heard your father say anything about the advanced price of drugs? Edgar-Yes, bercury's gone up. Teacher-Lt ought to be warmer then. - Established 1824 Sporting Goods Come and see our ' brand new stock P of sporting goods for baseball, Englnefmng track and tennis Cqurseg in Civil Engineering CC.-E.D,.Mechanicnl H 0 RA N 7 S E:5:az1'nsn2?1-eilkg?E.: E:3 i':f'2if.:r,5 Siaeigt iBufglipigfgdcfliiffudlizzlliailliefifglgiiilfniifknrzcal, Me- Book Store Chs.ygl::.3x1'e2:gia1g2zaz '3:::.:mz,:m,in,, stu EIIKS Bfl VICWSO Ul Ing .mlm w. NUGENT, negisn-ar. MORGAN'S MUSIC STORE Established 1879 Famous Player Pianos and2Musical Merchandise ns MARKET smear SPECTATOR For you style-particular young chaps High School Suits at 10.00 to 20.00 ERE are just the right sort of clothes for the particular young chap who is keen for weave-suits design e d a n d m a d e es pecially to conform ideas of dressy young fellows a n d which maintain the jaunty boyish appearance and at the same time affording all the style and well dressed looks that men's clothes do All the new smart and popular models fabrics weaves colon There ' s a most pleasing variety of c la s sy, distinctive, new models to choose from -an assortment broad en- ouzh to please the mostex- acting taste-fine quality Senzes, Cassimeres,Tweeds and Homesnuns in a wide range of plain colors. fan- 7' ! A ,- . the smart and nobby in cut, material and to the most particular QT' by ' Y' .. f . 1 X .' XX' QQ, l' . Q , . NN , v X Q , , 1 X cy weaves. stripes a n cl checks as wellas the pop- u lar Blue Serges-sizes 13 to 18 years-atSl0,Sl2.50, Sl3.5O. 515. 518. 520, 75 945 he Penn raffle 38 SPECTATOR f as-YOUR NEW Clothes ARE READY AT NATHAN'S J l - Best Styles, Best Assortments, A Lowest Pricesm Oh Orid! Miss W. fin historyj-Who knows what cave canein fbeware the dogl means? N. Hummel fCicero Studentj-Cats and dogs! Mr. K. fin Germanj-Margaret, let us have this wedding scene! CCorrecting himselfj I mean, let us read it. And Margaret Mark never even blushed. Very Rare Too! ll Clarence-Pop, what is a millenium? Darktown Father-It's dess about the same as cen- tennial, mah son, on'y it's got no legs. An Irishman began to light his pipe in a railway car. Say, said the conductor, don't you know you're not allowed to smoke in here? SPECTATOR 39 Greer-What are you waiting for, Fritz? John-My Nichols. ii-l Little Sis-Ma, Willie kept the largest half of the apple for himself. Willie-No, I din't. Mother-But I see the largest half in your hand. Willie-Excuse me, ma. There being but two halves to an apple, there can't be any largest, Miss W. fin historyb-What was the chief result of the battle of Bull Run? Richardson-It caused a run on the banks of the Po- tomac. Most people object to preparedness on the ground that it is a shell game. Pinch ack ---They Have the Call ND we have the Pinch Backs -have them galore in the weaves and colors that will appeal to you High School fellows. Come in and see them-except ional values at S12.50, S15, 518.50-up to 52250. Woolf SL Reynolds, Inc. CLOTHES THAT SATISFYH 40 SPECTATOR F Y Y Y' , 7, -.-,'..g4 lg ' 1'-'til li N N Geis Is the BUY Wordfor FURNITURE In Johnstown W Q All VVool 15 and Good ,Wool J' IN or-als Ruos ,W It insures the wear and color satisfaction. ,' It accounts for the ever increasing de- :' mand for Geis Rugs. Best values here too. 9 GEIS fl Clinton Street---Near Main l L, 'bi 'ii ,' Y A ,', ' .'.'v',A- 'Y' -l' .Dd' F-L -.31-- ' .-, .R-.'.'-'l.' bf, '.','-- ' I w 1 r 1: ---distinctive ff apparel for the if girl Graduates ' i.' ' Y ---'l' -- Ylqfkf SPECTATOR When It Is Something- Anything-In Gas or Electrical Equipment for Home or Industrial Plant- Citizens Appliance Co Electric 8: Gas FRANKLIN 5 VINE STS. . Everything for the Auto OUR ACCESSORY DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST FULLY EQUIP- PED IN THE STATE. VISIT IT AND YOU WILL AGREE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR THE AUTOMOBILE The Johnstown Automobile Co. lOl MAIN STREET 42 SPECTATOR I ain't smokin', replied the Irishman. Well, you've got your pipe in your mouth. Yis and I've got me shoes on me feet and I ain't walkin', answered Pat. Certain Sophomore Girl-How do you like my new invisible hairpin? 1918 Chap-Turn around till I look at it. Only pretty girls should read this Don't be so conceited. PORCI-I BROS., Inc. Victrolas Columbia Graphnolas PIANOS h7g2'5i,jf,'e PLAYER l-'IANOS Corner Vine and Franklin Sts. The ideal graduate 'jfg gift for both young , ' N XX fx men and women is a , V I ' I' I GRUEN 9 1 3 , , kg -- i fi KQIQERI watch My , il-Q' in America I Y I lt teaches the same lesson that 1fi.'2l'.iL'1'i.c':iZ'Z3af,i1 2L'I4' ffifl S15 and 525 ij5:.:'f::':::'i:.':fu12:.xgif,n.w stag Rothstein s ' X u F Johnstjnwd: Leading ,,.- ewe ers Phone 250 stablished 1889 SPECTATOR l PD M., Fountain Service l1Our deliciously satisfying hot drinks and sundaes need no re- commendation. ILOur egg coffee is something new, try it. lLP1ay your favorite record on the Victrola while eating. Porch Moses The Drug and Gift Store H an Block Phone 382 Joh l P 1 44 SPECTATOR . 20 Em WHITE OAK A ,A: 1 sv THE CAR Loma Jofndiawn, Fresh-My sister did a rash act. Soph-What's that? Fresh-She got the measles. No wonder our best authors Go crazy in the head. Although they paint the covers green, Their books are always read. -1' ' --S' L4' 4 WI f v--it 'vi' W --vs- N J r i ti C6 99 1 y C Ieresota if 'V +: ---11.9 G00D Flour N w 'P So good that it couldn't be better. Jr Buy a single sack and try it- f then keep from buyingit ifyou can. H W Packed For E The R5 an-Correll Co. i Johnstown, Pa. xg y u 4 1: -'- , ' irf 'A- 1 -tty- SPECTATOR 45 THIS BOOK PRINTED, BY ae Colonial ESSSAR? The Printers in Johnstown 646 JVIAIN STREET, Next to B. CE O. Railroad Phone 1890 More People Wearing Y listi n t o plet witho tan MITH Egrtznan iiatalali. mweeunquesliion- HOERY ably carry the finest line in town. HOES Prices 51.00 to 565.00 lclile als? 'Carry Reymeirs,L0Fuller- r ne, o nsons a n wne s Every Day Chiiolates. We deliver anywhere? Try a pair and you'll know the reason. Stores in three 1: states 1: iKvgnn1h'z ii,'L2.E'3lm 2115-207 Jlrankltn Qtrrrt I - I - F I Fi ST NATIONAL Engrauvh BAN K Nami, Glarhz Cor. Main and Franklin Streets JOHNSTOWN,PENNA. C.,,,,.,,,, S,,,,,1,,, and 3U hiifvrvnt ztglra Profits ,.....,,......,..,..,.,,.....,.. f?x,o0o,ooo Total Resources ....., .......,,., 7,500,000 Eglin-Pugrauph DIRECTORS Nm 'uhm Henry Y. Haws, Harry Swank, David Barry, J. M. Murdock, John McDer- mott, W. E, Matthews, S. C, Ream, John Widmann. P. F. McAneny 'Ealing I OFFICERS . H Y. H ,...,...,,.. .,...,.. P 'd E m H2213 Swantlcwff ..........., VicePlrizidZ?it U0 I J. M. Murduck ............,. Vice-President gagidwfiagry ,.,...........,.............. Cashier . . C TIE - 1 Chas. E. Mccrifiianl ASS'm t Cash 'B mnnlf AIIUP36 Interest Paid on Time minfnln 51- Deposits 1 46 SPECTATOR '.lg' ' '-A 7,-3-4,,Tl1'Yl,-- .I 'uIv ' '-F1 No Advance in Price and Colors Guaranteed As usual in our spring suits for men and young me 515, Slr6.50, 518, S20 to S30 O Y Wide-Awake Clothiers I Amateur Photo F inishing--- We do it, and do it right. Disappointment due to poor workmanshi is avoided when ou e us do your Developigg, Printing or Engilnvirlgf 'E',ifE..T5I.ds.s. SCHRADER BROS. S z The laundry LAUNDRY that Satisfies TTU COMPANY Why not try having your collars done by our new process and note the result ? TELEPHONE AND OUR DRIVER WILL CALL -'brA .r'1- ---A T--L A' X QUIINNQS QWWGQ Q A Ladies Specialty Store DRESS AND SPOR-T CLOTHES ron ALL occAs1oNs SPECTATOR 47 i i w w I w Palace Laundr 606 FRANKLIN STREET PHONE 132 Give us a trial on your laundry Coffee Coffee Coffee -...-1- 1.1-1 IF YOU DESIRE THE BEST IN COFFEE Mountain Grown Coffee All of our Coffees faorg 20c to 45c per pound are Mountain Grown o ees. Try a pound of our 25c Coffee. It will please you. Grand Union Tea Co. 438 MAIN STREET Good Account Keepzng System in the ofiice-its important. Our Loose Leaf Ledgers and Card Index systems promote accuracy and efficiency. Everything in Ofiice Supplies-and everything right. Let us show you. Franklin Wm. B. Waters EQ Bro. Street A ---------- Y- 775-L-lr-v 48 SPECTATOR THE GIRL WHO GRADUATES from the High School: who hesitates to pledge four years to a College Course: who, nevertheless, desires to study, to enjoy college advanta- ges, to cultivate special talents, to enrich her life and her friendships- should know of NATIONAL PARK SEMINARY It is a Junior College for young women planned especially to meet the needs of High School graduates. Collegiate and Vocational Courses, Music, Art, Domestic Science, Floriculture, Business Law, Travel. Outdoor life a feature. Study of the National Capital. Illustrated book of 126 pages free on request. Address Secretary, National Park Seminary, fSuburb of Washington, D. C.J Forest Glen, Maryland. BOYS! Get your SPORTY SPRING Hair-Cut TODAY at At the Curve The Sanitary Barber 417 Franklin Street 'W. J. Ca: Dealers in Sash, Doors, Lumber' Cement CQ, All kinds oi Building Materials. Orders ' Prompny attended ro. Born PHONES 8 LIHCOIH St. GOOD PLANING MILL WORK OUR SPECIALTY Home Baking Try us for our home-baked cakes and pies. The kind mother makes. Banquet Hall on second iloor. Sanner's Quality Shop SPECTATOR KEITH VAUDEVILLE Three Times Daily Jesric N THEATRE M .I BOYLE Manager JOHNS'lOWNS COZIEST THEATRE PRICES Matinee, l0c and l5c Night l0c I5c 25c TIME Matmees 230 Night 730 and 9 The Cream of American Vaudeville Together with Choice European lmportations ll h I, Ubud' SEMI, Review J Reviews Scholarships Free Scholarships will be awarded this summer, as has been the custom for some years, by the Review gf Reviews, lor' practical work by College and High School Students during the summer months. These Scholarships are not competi- tive and are unlimited in num- ber. Over 400 students won such Scholarships last summer. They are worth S250 to S1000 apiece. Full particulars may be obtained from the Scholar- ship Department. REVIEW gf REVIEWS, 24 Irving Place. NEW YORK CITY. N. Y. 50 SPE CTATOR Quality In Candies-u lt's largely a matter of where you buy them. We sell Norris, Page 64 Shaw, Park 64 Tilford, and Whitman Confections. All good and al- ways good. Kredel's Drug Store, 412 31312. IT Q 2 ff- T- A- -iii 'T' xi i -f. T,TY Y frlf- if I X I l . p lg 3, A Dnamoncl for I: M Wm- H. Raab l the Graduate n 85 B,-0 l' No gift pleases the rad Il :i . ll ' i in ugte quitgso muchgas 3 ll H Blank .Book Manufacturers, i diamond rmg. tl l Printers, Rulers and ly Nothing grows more val- 'Q l B00k'Bmd9r5 l uable every year. ll ll - 'l ' Set also In l tl Engraved Stationery, I' Tie Pins ll 'S2I'dZu'Eiime 'S' lf Lagflggfgs ,N 4: Why not have your 5 3 ,i l Spectator bound into I, Brooches ,, l A NICE BOOK? xl l M i fl G. L. RUF F 'T l i u lx Q Woolf Block Annex, Cor. franklin and 'i 146 Chute st' Jewele' Q Q lincoln Sts., Johnstown, Pa. 4L .w.-.-. i-Y,- ff, ii- ' limit Svrhnnl 1Hnpi15 9 LEARN how to SAVE money. It is a form of education that you should include in your course of study. 5Q Begin today with a sav- ings account in THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK 206 FRANKLIN STREET SPECTATOR 51 Our 58th Year of Service We are entering our fifty-eighth season of business. PERFECT SERVICE in furnishing Costumes for plays is still our watch-word. Our Academic Cap and Gown department gladly quotes rental or selling rates. A request will bring you a copy of our latest Costume Catalogue Number 58. I WHHS 8 Son Philadelphia, Pa. Let High Art Clothes Testify rv to Your Good .K ,. 1 5 9 ii , 4. Taste in Dress f ' .5 hm Jxlilwf' ii' gajli These unusual ready-to- wear clothes for spring are in a As:-xgzm i class by themselves. m ,I-gg v ,gv'gj,?,,p2S,a wie A You will never realize how 1:25 ' l well you really can look until lqisgxvyfzifif il ' you've xivorn these ' super-style l is ., 'r 415' A r V garmen s. I h Your good taste will lead ' r:zQtf2YjIf W you to buy---if---you call on us to 52,511 5 show you. ' 13114 The price of these not if A :X ordinary clothes is ' 515,518,520 JOHN THOMAS 6: SONS. 41 l 52 SPECTATOR A McDougall Kitchen Cabinet In the Home Lightens work and saves steps. Now made with the new porceliron sliding table top, pure white and guaranteed not to chip or crack. Call and inspect our showing. Sold on club plan. 81.00 Cash, XI. 00 Per Week Gately 84 Fitzgerald furniture Co. 1 10-1 12 Clinton St. Electric MQX H AM - and GHS PHARMACY Appllances ,Me We are prepared to answer every need by installing a complete line of modern goods. Towzey, Phillips CE, P5536 Company' Lincoln Bldg., Franklin St. Lontracting CQ, Repair Work Dfrug Line Candies, Cigars, Soda Water and Ice Cream. We pride ourselves on the quality of our Sundaes. Try them The Nloxham Pharmacy Cor. Grove Ave. and Village St S SPECTATOR 53 These Be Ticklish Times Things Are Happening Every Day That Demand the Attention of Every True Amewban lLIts your DUTY to keep yourself posted on current issues and events that will stand out prominently in THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. lLBe advised as to the steps YOUR Government is taking. They are of vital importance to you. l'LGet.ALL THE FAC'1js-conservatively given fron? an unbiased standpoint and while they are news-in 'dlhv Ilnhnztnum Elrihune Drugs Candies CONRAD DRUG COMPANY Vine and Franklin Streets Soda Cigars SPECTATOR V . T gizfjfng 3213 After chool to the t'Elite Here for the enjoyment of refreshing Soda or Sundae-- or forthe very finest of pure home-made Candies. High School students are extended a special invitation to visit the Elite Candy Kit- chen and see how the quality confections are made. New Candies Every Day Fresh Every Hour Y W s P E c T AT o R Q ss The School QR - E ci b That Gets 5 Results , W- 1 gg, G d f t ' ,sf arid hlgidegfied I 1, Q Z positions 0 READ oNE or , MY LETTERS: 56 s P.i:.'1'fsF:,.s,z1fh29' Q vic Cambria Business College, ' Johnstown, Pa. Dear Sir: Since completing the Stenographic Course in your institution, I have had many positions offered me for consideration, and your efforts to place me in a good position are greatly appreciated I am employed by the Superintendent of the Jenner-Quemahoning Coal Co., as stenographer. My work is interesting and the outlook for the future is bright. Had I not taken a course in your splendid college I could not have succeeded in getting such a responsible position. Numerous people have commented on my good penmanship since at- tending your school, and it is only fair to you to say that it is due to the splendid instruction I received from you. I shall take pleasure in recommending the CAMBRIA BUSINESS COLLEGE to any one desiring a business or stenographic course, for I have found that the C. B. C. is the school that GETS RESULTS and assists its graduates to get GOOD POSITIONS. With best wishes for the success of the CAMBRIA BUSINESS COL- LEGE and all who attend it, I remain Sincerely yours, fSignedj RAYMOND E. DOYLE. Q KT-, E CAMBRIA ,f ,f LINCOLN BUILDING , 229-231 FRANKLIN ST. A. E. HUGHES, Proprietor City Phone 1352 Bell Phone 268-J X' 55 sPEc'rA'roR You Can Succeed ln Life The world calls for trained workers and offers them great rewards. If you aim to attain the higher places in teaching, secure the advantage of a thorough, prac- tical course at this falnous school, the Pennsylvania State ormal School of lndlana, Pa The daily life at lndlana is healthful Sports and soc: recreatlon are encouraged The development of character and o physical strength and health is an important factor nn school life. lndxana graduates hundreds of them are successful S200 covers all expenses exceptzng books for one school year for those preparmg to teach X 9 3 X The lndlana catalog is one of the most beautlful books of its lcmd sf 7, ,A Ji! l Wrlte for a copy lm Address the Principal f James E Ament 3 l Indiana Pa. ll I X Q7 ix kl .fif'1 llLmll Q . . I n l 1 f N ei X ly i . u X l- lx gt ,n ' ' , is :Sf gr - yr m I. A, ,P . . 'NN T, 'ay In xsnxxx ' . 3-will fig M 'F S V - ll' ix ' X v E X J , . . 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A Love Game ........ As It Might Be ........ Ault Lang Syne ......... Reveries ................. Jane's First House Party .. Try it, You'll Like An Idea ........ Helen's Burglar . Love of Autos .. Farewell ....... His Treasure .... Nine-Tenths ..... A Tribute to Music Pansies ......... The Old Oak Tree Doremi ...... ' ............ A Ride With a Happy Result Our Parting .............. it Too . ......... Pocahontas ............. . . A True Friendship ......... His Letter ............... A Few Pages From a High S History of the Class of 1916 To 1916 ................. Class of 1916 ............ Senior Plans for Next Year Editorial ................. School News .............. Current Events Agassiz News .. Athletics ..... Exchanges . . . Alumni Notes .. Jokes ........ Advertisements . . driddl' any 'niiikgf 1 . Uhr Svprrtatnr Truth to the fact and a good spirit 'in the treatment VOL. XVII. JOHNSTOWN, PA., JUNE, 1916 No. 9 1916 Class Song Lorene Martin '16 Proudly we have claimed thee for our own Have followed day by day thy word. Four years have bound our hearts as one, With thee, oh friend so good and true. Farewell to thee, dear J. H. s. Farewell to joy together we have seen,- Just one fond word before we now departg The class nineteen-six-teen. We have loved thy every nook so well, Each sound that echoes thru they hallsg And our hearts, they cannot say farewellg So, here's a hand with but adieu. Then, 'tis not farewell, 'tis but adieu, For, as true friends return, we'll return Each heart, each hand of Class '16, Are thine until we meet again. to you. 8 SPECTATOR An Interesting Cavern H. Rossman Smith '16 In a wild and beautiful section of our state, a few miles below Bellefonte, is a large limestone cavern that rivals the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky in grandeur and beauty, although not in size. It was discovered in the seventeenth century by the Potter Brothers to whom William Penn had granted the tract of land under which it is located. They named it Penn's Cave. A few low wooded ridges of the Seven Mountains impress the traveler as he descends towards the cave with its picturesque surroundings. A path winding through the trees leads to a triangular opening of about thirty feet in height and about as wide. This entrance is over- hung by a large sloping formation of limestone strata and the water which rises to the opening is of a peculiar blue-greenish color that lends beauty to the other sur- roundings. At the entrance there is a large flat boat which takes the tourists into the cave. This boat is managed by a capable guide. V The cave has an interior length of about a half a mile which reminds one of a great gallery of rare arts and beauty covered by darkness to keep away inquisitive eyes. The light of the boat, however, brings all these hidden beauties to light, and on each side and the ceiling are stalactite and stalagmite formations which have tak-- en thousands of years to accumulate into a maze of na- ture's rarest arts. Scientists state that it takes about seven hundred years for nature, by means of dripping water, to form a growth of one inch of these formations, as some of these have reached the length of seven and eight feet, and two and three feet in width, they show that the cave is very old. These stalactites and stalagmites appear in peculiar and interesting forms and when the light is thrown on GPECTATOR 9 them one can make out different shapes and figures. Some bear the fancified names of The Statue of Liber- ty, The Rock of Ages, Niagara Falls, A Farmer Boy Driving His Cattle, a lion and an elephant. The main room which is about ninety feet in height and about forty feet in width is full of these formations and the grandeur of its vaulted roof is simply too beau- tiful to explain in common words. At one side of this room are low hanging stalactites which, when struck with a hammer give musical sounds. At the end of this room rises a large rock which almost closes the passage, and this is known as The Rock and Strait of Gibralter. Beyond the strait, the boat passes through a long narrow channel which has many new and old formations. Here the ceiling is low and the passage, which is just wide enough for the boat, leads to another room at the rear of the cave. In this room the study of echoes is peculiarly interesting on account of the multiple echoes it presents. Here the water sinks and rises again on the outside of the cave where it forms the source of one of the most beauti- ful streams in Central Pennsylvania, a stream which is also interesting as a rare trout stream. Innumerable bats make their home within the cave and often when the light is thrown on them they swoop down from their resting places toward the boat and scare the occupants, lending a little humour to the solem- nity of the cavern. On leaving the cave a small room is shown where the ice forms throughout the entire year, and in the main room is shown the place where the water rises into the cave. Geologists claim that the water comes in subterranean passages from Lake Erie. On the walls, iron deposits show, up and at one place these take the form of an Indian war chief riding upon his pony. The last formation to be seen on leaving the cave is an ele- phant's head, and the large trunk hanging downward nearly touches the heads of the occupants of the boat as if coaxing for peanuts. 10 SPECTATOR The cave is not without early traditions and legends. One which the guide takes greatest pleasure in repeating to the visitors is the story of a young Frenchman who plunged into the wilds of Pennsylvania in the early pioneer days to trap and hunt and of how he met a beautiful Indian maiden named Nitanee and how he wish- ed to marry her and her family would not hear of it. Finally he decided to run off with her, which he did, but was trailed by her seven brothers to a place near the cave, where he was captured after a brief struggle, in which he killed three of the brothers. The maiden was re- turned to her camp and the Frenchman, guarded by the remaining brothers, was placed io the cave to die. He remained alive for about a week and then dragged him- self to the rear of the cave to die, Where the Indian brothers could not witness his sufferings. On the still, quiet evenings in front of the cave one can make out of the sound of dripping Water from Within the call of the Frenchman for his Indian maiden Nitanee. This cave with its Indian legends and stories of early pioneers should be the pride of every Pennsylvanian al- though today few of them know of its existence. QA Love Game y Gertrude E. Phillips '16 He's the dearest brother in the world! But stub- born-oh! Why he Won't even get his picture taken to send me. But-wait, and the little young figure ran over to a trunk in the corner of the room. In this huge affair she rummaged for about a minute and then, Be- hold! she shouted triumphantly. My onlyest brother! Isn't he splendid? But-Betts, dear-, the young girl in grey replied, as she looked at the broad back and splendid head of a tall young man. SPECTATOR ll Oh, yes, interrupted the excited Betty, I know it's only his back-but, Lou, you can judge from that how big and splendid he is, can't you? Of course, laughed Lou, I can see him-big, strong, awfully good-looking, with--. Uh-huh! That's Bob exactly! Oh, Betty, you dear little girl! I don't blame you for loving that handsome-back. I hope I meet him-it- sometime. Well, you will, dear-in September! At my house- party, you know. And I hope-well, I must pack now! My train leaves at five-thirty. Oh, Himmel! And mine at six and it's-half-past three now! Well, 'bye, dear! and Lou slammed the door after her. 4 Ill if 8 ll' Ik if At five o'clock the same afternoon, Elizabeth Dun- can and Louise Williamson sat chattering in the small depot-the trade-mark of the small town in which the seminary was situated. They paid no attention to the villagers who stared at them nor to the other girls. Now, Lou, don't forget to write as soon as you get home. Oh, I'll write, dear. And don't you forget to send one of your new pictures as soon as they're finished. No-and-oh, Lou, here comes my train and I have so many things to tell you! Well- but the train made it impossible for any more words to be heard. Betty hugged the girl who had been her room-mate for four happy years and climbed tearfully onto the train. As the train started, Lou waved her hand and shouted, Give my love to that-'back'. ill li 'I' IF Ik Il ll It was early the next morning when Elizabeth ar- rived at her home in eastern Pennsylvania. After the usual round of hugging and questioning, the cause of 12 SPECTATOR all the excitement asked anxiously, Where's Bob! I think he might haveif' Bob? Why, didnt' I tell you? interrupted her sis- ter. He's working down in Maryland somewhere-with some big firm. Oh, isn't that splendid! But I wish he were here, too, Betty finished in a disappointed little tone. Come on, Betts, shouted her younger brother. You must see the new car! And the two happy young people rushed out of the house. Sk HI' ak lk lk Ili HF Down in Baltimore, Robert S. Duncan was making good at his position with a large manufacturing firm. He was an ambitious young fellow and his ambition had car- ried him far from home. But he was also a chap who formed friendships easily, so his life in Baltimore was not a lonely one. Week-ends were his specialty and, with- out neglecting his business, he was able to attend many of them. Ik ik Ik 42 Ik il' lk Louise Williamson had no sooner arrived home than she was overwhelmed with invitations to dances, week- ends, and almost every other form of entertainment ima- ginableg for this sweet young girl with her unusual voice and her ability to adapt herself, was always in de- mand. Why, Margaret, she exclaimed to her sister, as she saw the mail scattered on the table, I can't accept all of them! This is my first summer at home and I want to stay here. Oh, but this one of Ruth Hazen's,uI must accept! She had a house-party last year and I couldn't go. So I ought to go to this one, and Louise sat down to write to Ruth. When she had finished, she said, Ruth is such a dear and the most charming hostess! They have such a splendid home down on the Potomac and Ruth always has the best, jolliest people. Oh, I'm so anxious to go. Sk 4' Pk lk Ik Ik 4' SPECTATOR lil The Hazen home, Elmhurst, was, as Louise had described it, splendid It faced the river and back of it stretched a smooth green lawn, dotted with clay tennis courts. It was Saturday afternoon and the latest of the guests who were to spend the week-end, only, had al- ready arrived. Ruth Hazen, a gay little dark-haired girl, was watching the game of tennis which was being played on the court nearest her. Isn't this game excit- ing! she remarked to her companion- And isn't Lou graceful? She doesn't get a bit excited when she plays, either. But on the tennis-court, one might easily form an- other opinion of Louise Williamson. Her face was flush- ed, her eyes sparkling, as she watched the small ball fly back and forth. Forty-love! she exclaimed, as she served a swift ball which was too much for her opponent. Say, what do you do to them? asked the big fellow whose misfortune it was to miss the ball, as he looked at Louise with admiration. Never before had he seen a girl who played such good tennis. All right, serve! Once again the ball flew over the net, into a corner of the court. This time, however, the young fellow was ready and returned it. His opponent was ready, also, for she sent it back with a clean, swift stroke of her racket and so placed it that it was impossible for it to be returned. Game! she shouted, triumphantly. And a love- game at that! I acknowledge my defeat with due humility, her opponent announced dramatically. Now for something cool to drink, and together they left the court. That evening was spent in dancing and Louise, who could dance as well as she could play tennis, was again oneof the many girls who was sought eagerly. She look- ed for her opponent of the afternoon, but did not find him. 14 SPECTATOR Dunc's defeat must have been too much for him, Ruth explained to Louise. I haven't seen him since dinner. However, to prove this opinion wrong, Dune ap- peared about eight o'clock. Talk about headaches, he said to Ruth. I have a peach !-By the way, where's the little flady who gave, me mine this afternoon? Ohif' and he ran down the hall in pursuit of a young girl, who wore a rose-colored chiffon dress and looked very much more charming in it than she had in white serge that afternoon. Why-good evening! Oh-uh-good evening! Louise stammered, sur- prised to see the object of her anxious search standing before her. Aren't you dancing this evening? Yes, I have been, but now-I-was going to my room for a moment, she ended weakly. Well, how unfortunate! I just came in. I guess that tennis was too much-I haven't played for so long. At any rate, it gave me a terrible headache. 'Tm awfully sorry, Mr.- Oh, just plain Dunc, please. Let's go out on the porch. So, forgetting her good intention, Louise took his arm and they walked out to the broad porch. 'Tm awfully sorry I have to leave tonight, her companion began, when they were seated on a comfort- able wicker davenport. Really, I've never enjoyed my- self so much as I have these two days-with you. You're leaving so soon? Why, I've been looking forward to some exciting tennis. Most of the others think it's too warm to play, you know, Louise replied. Well, business calls-sounds big, doesn't it? I'm going to take my vacation in about two weeks! so I'l1 have to work extra hard until then. You say you work in Baltimore? Why-that's where I live! Why, that's Iine! And, may I come to see you when SPECTATOR 15 you get home? Ofcourse-but, and Louise laughed, I'm going to several house-parties and heaven knows how long I'll be home. Well, Miss-1-. Really, I prefer Louise. Louise-awfully pretty name-well, I'm terribly sorry, but it's about fifteen minutes until traintime and I must pack. So-goodbye-Louise. Oh-what's your 'phone number? 642? Don't forget-as soon as you go home ! And Dunc took her hand, held it a moment, and then left-rather unceremoniously. Louise looked at his back a moment and then jump- ed up quickly. Oh, where have I seen him before, she said aloud, and then she ran down the porch after the broad back and splendid head of a tall young man. But he was hidden by the crowd of young people, so Louise returned to the porch, disappointed. That's the 'back' as sure as you live, Louise Williamson, and you've lost it, she scolded herself. Well, I'm going to see Ruth, and she entered the big room again. 1 ll 4 Q i 1 1 When Louise arrived home after the Hazen house- party, she found a letter from Betty. She torn open the envelope and read the little note aloud: Dearest Lou: Dad and mother are going West in September, so I have to bring the date for my house-party forward a month or so. The best time I can arrange is next week, dear, so be right on hand! This isn't a letter, because I'm in such a hurry, so don't feel badly. And-oh, Lou, dear! Bob's coming for my party! But, I fear I am going to be terribly disappointed, because all he did in his letter was rave about a girl he met down south. And I had such hope l Well, I won't give up yet. Now- please come, Lou. Love, BETTY. 16 SPECTATOR Oh, I think that's great! I'm so anxious to see Betty. You ought to meet her, Marg, and Louise went on to tell her sister of Betty's charm. Ik Pk if Sk lk lk Ik A week later a very excited Betty waited for a northern-bound train. As the train roared into the station. She scanned each window for a familiar face. A young girl attired most becomingly in a rose corduroy suit, stepped down from the train, and Betty flew towards her. Lou! Oh, I'm so glad to see you! And they met in the way most natural to girls. Why, Betty dear, I swear you've grown since June! You look so well! By the way, how's the 'back'? asked Louise. The 'back'? Oh-Bob! I'm so disappointed, Lou. He's not here yet and won't be able to come until Sat- urday afternoon. But then he'll be here for two whole weeks-unless he can't stay away from that girl, Betty replied sarcastically. I'm awfully anxious to see him, Louise said, as she smiled at the downcast face of her little chum. Well, now for home! What do you think of my car? Isn't it a peach? Dad gave it to me for graduation. Oh, yes-some of the people are up at the house now, she replied to Louise's question. Dick Blake, Peggy Marsh- and she chattered on, telling all about her arrangements. III Ik 11 It 41 wk Ik Saturday come at last, much to Betty's relief. With it came a tall, good-looking young fellow who was greet- ed with near-violence by his sturdy brother and sisters. Betty left her guests dancing in the big living room and went to see her brother. ' Well, how's my little Betts? Bob asked as he picked his little sister up in his strong arms and kissed her, I see she still has her little pug-nose and- Bob, stop it! Now tell me who that silly girl is you talk about all the time! , SPECTATOR 17 Silly? Why, sis, you ought to see her-tall, brown hair, pink cheeks, blue--. Oh, for heaven's sake! All those colors! Now, come in with me! I want you to meet the girls and fellows- especially one girl-that is, if you'll be able to see her after that mass of color you've been looking at all sum- mer. Bob followed his sister reluctantly into the living room, and in a few minutes she was introducing him to the young people personally. lk lk IO' ll' IK Ill ll When Louise had seen Betty and Bob enter the room, her heart gave a big bound and she murmured, I knew it! Then she saw Betty pulling Bob towards the corner in which Louise was standing. Lou, dear, I want you to meet my brother-Bob, this is Miss Williamson,, Betty was saying. Why-uh-how do you do, Louise stammered. Well, well! exclaimed the very much astonished Bod. So this is why you went away! Then turning to Betty he asked, Why, Betts, how did you know? Know? Know what? Betty inquired, bewildered at Bob's actions. Doesn't she know? Bob asked Louise, and when she shook her head, he explained., Why, she's tall, has brown hair, pink cheeks, blue-- Bob! Oh, no, it can't be! Betty cried. Why, of course, this is 'that silly girl,' Bob told l Well, I can't believe it, Betty sighed. It's too much for meg so I'rn going with less exciting people, and she assumed a very bored manner, then smiled happily and went over to her other guests. li i lk lk 4' it lk her. The moon, alone, was witness to an interesting little scene which took place on the Duncan porch later that evening. Why, Louise, dear! And you knew it all the time? 18 SPECTATOR I Bob asked a very happy young lady who sat beside him on the porch swing. Well-not all the time, Louise answered, but ever since I saw the original of this, and she drew a wrinkled snap-shot from her blouse and handed it to Bob. In the moonlight he saw the back of a young man standing on a country road. Why, you little deceiver! Well, Miss Louise, you might be able to put something over on me in things like this, or in tennis, but there's one game I can't be beat at! And Louise, strange to say, believed him. As It Might Be Austin Weimer '16 Shall I serve breakfast, sir? No, James, I don't desire any this morning. I think I shall take a walk. At these words Jack Sanders, a young millionaire, lit his cigar and started on his walk, taking with him the morning paper. He had spent a sleepless night as a result of a break between him and his fiancee the evening before and was not at all in sympathy with the world at this time. The girl had branded him as a coward the day before, because he would not make an ascent in an aeroplane when the chance was offered that day, and the result was a quarrel. Jack opened the paper and his glance rested only a moment on the announcement that Mexico and the States were at war. His Texas home was nearly fifty miles from the border and he felt secure. Soon his glance fell on the discussion the paper had on the fact of his quarrel and he read the article through quietly. Mighty lot they know about the situation, murmur- ed the man to no one in particular. It's not everyone who can stand being called a coward and not become angry. Just because I refused to make that ascent with SPECTATOR 19 Archie in his aeroplane, I'm branded a coward. Well it may be that I am, but I fail to see what good I was to gain by risking my neck, and-hello, what's- Shut up and come here, came a voice from the aeroplane which Jack noticed now for the first time. What's up, Archie, asked the millionaire, but any further remarks were stopped by Archie's command to hurry and get in the seat. Jack's protest was not uttered, as the determined look on the aviator's face, and the gun he held, did not encourage conversation. Now fasten this despatch bag to yourself and pull that lever. Sanders obeyed, but his frown brought only an exclamation of, Can't explain now, as the machine rose in the air. May I inquire where we are going and the reason I am forced to go up. in this infernal thing? asked the now very angry Jack. Good Heavens, man, don't you ever read the papers? came in slow words from the pilot, Archie Stull. You know we located the Mexicans and these despatches are needed at headquarters. My-my companion was killed but I was only hit and managed to escape. You are coming because I need aid. Lower a bit, Jack. We are pursued and I guess my back is broken. Look after things when I go, but- Archie's words trailed away now from sheer weakness. But I know nothing of the machine and I can't say that I approve of this way of forcing me along, said Jack. You need-no-experience-to run it. The levers are labeled-It's my-last invention-and my best. Re- member me to- but now Archie fell back and his speech was never finished. Sanders now noticed that there were now three planes in pursuit of him and for the first time he entered into the spirit of the race, Let them catch me, he ex- claimed. Then Picking up the rifle which was still at Archie's place, he took careful aim and the one plane 20 SPECTATOR crashed to the ground. plane crash to the ground. I'll make them respect a white man's shooting, he murmured grimly. Noticing that his gasoline supply was getting low, he started to rise, in order to coast to the camp which he could see now-a tiny speck in the distance. His glance at Archie caused him to utter a cry at the seeming in- justice of the pilot's death for a man like this was never called a coward. He forgot a stinging sensation at the back of his neck in the excitement of seeing two areoplanes leave the came to come to his aid. As he glanced about the camp, a peculiar dizziness came over him, but he made a safe landing. As willing hands reached for the des- patch bag, Sanders fainted and fell forward. The next thing of which he was conscious was the sound of voices in the distance and the Doctor saying: Yes, sir, a bad wound made by one of those bullets in his neck. Tore an awful hole and severed an artery. He will live no more than a few minutes. Another poor devil has stopped a Mexican bullet, murmured Jack. Well, that is what a soldier must ex- pect. Opening his eyes he observed the American Stars and Stripes above his bed-His flag.-He was a coward and did a coward have a flag?-A great rush of feeling came over him and slowly his hand rose to salute. As it touched his forehead, his body suddenly relaxed and the man who was a coward was at rest. I SPECTATOR 21 gAu1d Lang Sync Richard T. Wicks '16 I'll never make it up, never! Marvin Hunt, you're a chump if you allow yourself to give in. So spoke a good looking young man of possibly twenty-two, of the above name. He was alone in the parlor of his home and thus soliloquized. Blanche Farrington was the name of a young lady of Marvin's acquaintance. She was twenty and very pretty, but was just as much of a tease as she was pretty. Marvin and Blanche had been playmates together, schoolmates together and finally when school was over had become even more chummy than ever. In fact-. But yesterday Blanche had teased Marvin until he had become indignant and now all was over between them. ' As the young man finished his soliloquy the door bell rang. Marvin opened the door and found the post- man. When he was alone again he hurriedly glanced through the assortment. Several letters there were and Marvin found one of them addressed to him. Ah! A letter from Jack! It's almost time he should write to me, said Marvin as he recognized the hand- writing of his friend and chum. I wonder what's up. He opened the letter and read: Washington, D. C., May 1, 1916. My Dear Marv: I want you to come and visit me for a week or two, and will not accept No for an answer. Whenever you wish to come will be suitable, but if you can do so, come the early part of next week. There will be lots of doin's for us and I'll personally guarantee a bully time. 22 SPECTATOR Now sit right down and let me know what day and on what train you will arrive. Kindly excuse the short note and oblige, Your humble sidekick, J ack. By George, thought Marvin enthusiastically, I certainly will pay you a visit, Jack, old boy. I'll get away from this vicinity for a week or so and forget that there ever was a person by the name of Blanche. Then he sat down and -answered Jack's invitation in the afiirmative. He mailed the note as soon as it was finished and a feeling of satisfaction spread over him as he thought of the bully time which he would have at Jack's home, for he knew that Jack was just the old scout who could create lots of fun. Then, again, thoughts of Blanche might vanish in his pursuits of pleasure in the city of Washington with all its wonderful scenes, beauty spots and amusement places. The next few days were busy days for Marvin in preparation for the intended visit to Jack's. Neverthe- less the time seemed to pass slowly and he thought many times about the pleasures he had derived from Blanche's company and would sometimes almost decide to call her on the 'phone and tell her that he was to blame and beg her Pardon, but each time he would de- termine that he would do no such thing. At last the time scheduled for his visit arrived. Jack was at the station to meet him and after exchanging cor- dial greetings, the two put the baggage in the car and drove to Jack's home. Then immediately the two went for a spin in Jack's new touring car. They had gone only a short distance when they spied two young ladies of Jack's acquaintance, who were walk- ing 'in the direction that the boys were driving. Here's where I make you acquainted with two of the nicest young ladies in forty-eight states, said Jack enthusiastically as he stopped the car. SPECTA'l'0R 23 The regular form of introduction was gone through and then Jack invited the girls for a ride. They ac- cepted without hesitation. Suflice to say that during the ride, all and especially Marvin had a jolly time. He found his new acquaintances to be very jovial companions, particularly Miss Burton, and he and Jack made arrangements whereby all would meet again that evening for a party at the theater. Marvin secretly confessed to himself that he had never known anyone of such a charming manner as Miss Burton. Yet the more he would see of her the more she reminded him of Blanche. Miss Burton was of about the same build and stature and had almost the same style of walk as Blanche. In fact the resemblance was so strik- ing that as she walked from the car to her home he was just on the verge of calling her Blanche, but she turned to face him and he at once realized his error. One of the pleasures which Jack promised Marvin was a masquerade party and dance to be given by one of Jack's friends two evenings later. , Now, Marv, you and I are going to take this in, and what's more, we'll have a glorious time, too, said Jack. But you seem to forget that I am not in the least prepared for a masquerade. I have no costume and will not have time enough now to have one made, answered Marvin half-heartedly. Leave that to me, Bo, and I'll fix that all right. I anticipated your coming far enough ahead that I have already ordered your costume along with mine and it will be here in lots of time for the affair, said Jack tri- umphantly. It's an Uncle Sam suit and it will be a dandy one for you. You Will impersonate your Uncle Samuel in great style unless I am badly mistaken. Also, our host has just patented a voice-changer which will change any voice. Each guest will receive one of these and thus complete the disguise. How does that sound to you? 24 SPECTATOR Fine, answered Marvin quickly, only I feel a great responsibility to impersonate Uncle Sam right now, when a break with Germany threatens us. Oh well, I supposeyou will be able towithstand the strain for one evening, was Jack's answer, and they both laughed heartily. That evening the boys took the girls to the theater as arranged in the afternoon. The play was good and each one enjoyed himself or herself immensely. At one time during the evening the conversation turned to the approaching masquerade party. Yes, Miss Burton in- tended to be there, providing that the United States and Germany did not disagree further on the submarine question and declare war on each other. She would prob- ably see Marvin and Jack there but would not tell them what kind of a costume she intended to wear. The remainder of the evening passed pleasantly for all. On the way to their home the boys discussed the question of a break with Germany. What do you suppose will be the outcome? asked Marvin anxiously. Well, all Washington is on edge about it, but we all hope, that a break may be averted. It looks mighty bad though, answered Jack solemnly. The next few days were spent in various ways and Jack proved without question, the assertion that he had made in his letter that they would have a bully time. The evening of the masquerade arrived and the boys were in glee in anticipation of a great time, for this event was one of the greatest of the social functions of Wash- ington's social season. At the door they were received by their host and hostess, cordially welcomed, and each given one of the patent voice-changers, of which Jack had spoken. These completely changed the boys' voices until neither could have been able to recognize the other. SPECTATOR 25 Shortly after the dance began Marvin noticed some young ladies enter. Ah, there is our friend, Miss Burton, he said to Jack. Her walk is like that of a former girl friend of mine and although she may disguise her voice I can easily recognize her by her walk. He went over to talk to her and arrange for the next dance. They talked awhile and Marvin tried to recognize the voice as that of Miss Burton, but the voice- changer did its work only too well and he was disap- pointed. Her costume was made up of the flags of England, United States and Germany with the United States flag between the others, signifying the neutrality of the Unit- ed States. This was very appropriate especially since the main topic of conversation at the party, as well as all over Washington was about the possible break with Germany. As the two danced together, personifying Uncle Sam and Neutrality they presented a striking appearance. Towards the latter part of the evening it was an- nounced that the reply to the government's note had been received from Germany and that there would be no break with Germany. ' This announcement was of utmost importance to everyone present and particularly to those whose inter- est in diplomatic affairs had been most intense. Immediately cries of exultation spread throughout the hall. Some one yelled Hurrah for Uncle Sam and Neutrality, and this cry was soon taken up by others un- til the whole room echoed and re-echoed with the sen- tence. Marvin and his partner were the cynosure of all eyes for a few minutes and although Marvin was elated, never- theless his thoughts turned to his old friend Blanche. He could not help but wish that she were there to share his happiness. He went to the veranda to rest awhile and to forget 26 SPECTATOR the thought but as much as he tried to forget just so much more strongly did it remain with him and he honestly would have been to see Blanche at that moment. A long roll on the snare drum, capped with a tre- mendous thump on the bass drum attracted the atten- tion of all towards the orchestra. Everyone prepare to unmask at the finish of the next dance, was announced. Marvin's next dance was scheduled with Miss Neu- trality, as he preferred to call her for the present. Very shortly now I shall be able to see who my graceful partner really is, thought he as they whirled away on the last dance previous to unmasking. If the two had danced well together previously dur- ing the evening they surely eclipsed themselves in this attempt. I believe that 'Miss Nentrality' is as good, if not a better dancer than Blanche at that, thought Marvin as the dance ended. Around them the guests began to remove their masks. I'll make a bargain with you, said charming Miss Neutrality. We'll turn our backs to each other while we are unmasking so that each of us may be unmasked be- fore seeing the other? Done, answered Marvin gleefully, At precisely the same moment as if by a signal, each turned to face the other. Contempt, dismay, anxiety, happiness and joy, passed in rapid succession over Mar- vin's countenance. For a moment his voice failed him. The girl was dumbfounded. She too had momentar- ily lost the power of speech. Blanche l Marvin! As the two clasped hands and started in search of Jack and his friends the orchestra began playing as if in a mocking tone: Should auld acquaintance be forgot? SPECTATOR 27 Reveries Marcus Sky 'l6. Dingngng . . . ! Dongngng . . . ! Dzingngng . . . ! boomed the loud town hall clock and on the eleventh beat stopped. Eleven o'clock, I. open my mouth wide in a yawn. Time to be in bed. I switch off tlie light, kick off my slippers and jump under the bed-clothes. I shuot my eyes and with quiet, regular breath prepare to sleep. But no, I cannot sleep. Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock-the ticking of any Big Ben interrupts me and dispells the oncoming drowsi- ness. I turn on the other side and try not to hear the clock. All in vain-the hushed tick-tock continues and gets on my nerves. Oh, I Won't sleep, I cry in disgust, opening my eyes and seeking a higher place upon the pillow. It's no use. Tick7tock-tick, tick-tock-tick hurries on the Big Ben, and, listening intently, in the dead silence of the room I can make out distinctly the words, No more school, no more school iin endless sing-song repetition. Yes, that's it-no more school. I smile openly. Gee! What a time I'l1 have this summer! Out automobile rid- ing, Iishing trips with Johnny, Fat and Leo, perhaps a bicycle trip to Pittsburg. Ah! Then comes a visit to my uncle in the country. Then there is pretty June and picnics and golf and boat riding on moonlight nights and evening forest-walks, when the air is so clear, that the slightest intonation of the voice is re-echoed in remark- ably distant sounds. Whee-ee! I catch my breath with a thrill of golden expectation and a rosy vision of things to come. No more school, indeed! So much greater is the joy. I am sick and tired of the whole business. No more 28 SPECTATOR getting up at seven o'clock. No more horrid physics lessons. No more rivalry with Polleck. Gee! Can't that boy laugh, though? Like a real horse, too-and in my memory I run through the entire assemblage of boys and girls, whom I know so well. There is Carl, who sits directly in front of me, and has a tendency to stammering and staring you straight in the face. There is the somewhat stout, rounded fig- ure of Ocie, who is across from Carl. There is the big, lanky Pat, the star of the football field. Not far away is Skinny Wellar, who weighs a full two-hundred, who al- ways has some sweets in his pocket, and who keeps the entire Physics class in guilty enjoyment by passing a funny 25c Ford Joke Book through the room from stu- dent to student. There is Gasoline Gus, so nicknamed because of his zeal for motorcycle riding. The most re- markable thing about him is his despondent, utterly weary, absolutely hopeless face during the Biology class. There is the president of the class in his silk socks and perfectly creased pants. There is the neat Jane Kimball, the blonde Irish girl, who won a place on the honor roll, contrary to the expectations of anyone, and who goes all to piecessat the thought of the approaching com- mencement when she will have to face the entire audience to deliver her speech. There is .... , and so on I pass through the class room from row to row, from seat to seat, vividly bringing before my eyes the life pictures of these students-boys and girls with whom I associated with when I shared four memorable years. And even then, admidst the brilliant prospect of any approaching vacation, I cannot get away from a feeling of less, a feel- ing of something lacking, that I may never get back. The ceaseless tick-tock-tick, tick-tock-tick comes sadder and stiller with its no more school, no more school. Oh, must! If it isn't too hot here. I cast off the cover, turn the pillow over and lie down again. No long- er do I try to sleep. With widely open eyes I look pierc- ingly through the room seeing people far beyond their SPECTATOR ZQ ranges, yet seeing them as though within arm's reach. Events distant and recent alike appear in rapid succession before me. How well do I remember the day when Bauer bawl- ed me out in Chemistry, and all for nothing, too. I could have forgotten it this time if he'd have been more like a man. But no! He simply enjoys to scold you, to make nothing of you. Nothing gives him so much pleas- ure as to see you lowered. And you can't argue with him either-he took a course in sophistry. Isn't he really mean? Oh, I guess I paint him worse than he really is. When he is in good mood he is agreeable, all right. Yes, and there is Big Jim-it's the nickname for the head of the German department. A big fellow he is with a disposition that makes you admire him, and a tenacity that is something wonderful. And, too, Miss Hanner, with whom I spent so many hours in discussion. Oh, I admire her, that's a sure thing. She has a lot of literary education, and she knows her subject, no doubt. But what one-sidedness of mind. One would believe there is one and one opinion only that amounts to any- thing on earth, and at this point I remember the ludi- crous calculation I have made that if Miss Hanner, who instills her own Way of thinking into all her students, should teach for fifty years, every year turning out about fifty students, five of whom, at the least, would become teachers, and these teachers would teach their pupils the same invariable ideas, then at the end of fifty years half the world would think the same as .Miss Hanner. Thus I recall the members of the faculty, sparing them no criticism, and judging them as only a student who is on the verge of graduation can do. After all, they are a good lot, they overwork too much, and there is much that I owe to my teachers. Then thoughts of college surge in, with the beau- tiful life I am going to live there. Who's going to be homesick? Not I. True, I leave my parents behind, my sisters, my brothers, my friends. Perhaps I will miss 30 SPECTATOR them. Indeed I feel the loss even now. Thus hopelessly, restlessly I turn from side to side, now remembering with regret the things I leave hebind, now forseeing in a geowing horizon things to come, now staying down where I spent my youth, now living in the clouds where I may spend my early manhood. Ah! this ever vacillating, sweet, thrilling duality of purpose and reflection. Ah! the joyful, dreaming last days of school. Will the memory last, or will it dissolve in the busy strug- gle for existence? jane's First House Party' Sara Young '16 I Wish I'd get a bid to a house party like you do every year, pouted Jane to Marie, her friend, as they sat by the window in their pretty cottage along the lake. Well, jealous, maybe you would if you'd treat some of the boys decent when they try to be nice to you, said Marie, in a half sly tone. Do you call allowing some silly boy to hold your hand and call you 'Sweetheart' being nice to him? scoffed Jane. Well, not exactly, but you don't understand! Just wait, Jane, you'll learn, and Marie went out of the room, leaving Jane to decide for herself. Pl' Pk Pk if Pk Dk Ik The next day Marie came running up the walk, call- ing for Jane. Jane, here's a letter for you. Isn't this wonderful? I'm invited to the King's house party at Lake Bide-a- While ! Jane opened her letter very slowly, thinking mean- while of the irony of fate. To think Marie was going to a house party and here she was longing to go to one. She opened her letter slowly. SPECTATOR 31 Mariel Come quick! Read this letter. Did I see right or am I just dreaming? she asked excitedly. Why, silly, what did you see? Has the bridge gone down, or what? said Marie as she took the letter and read aloud. My dear Miss Andrews: I should like the pleasure of your presence as my guest at the Columbian house party from June 8 to 11. Please do not disappoint me, I couldn't stand it. Yours, as always, JAMES CRANSTONJ' Well, could you ever beat the luck of an Andrews? Why, Jane, that's the fellow whose face you slapped because he told you you were a picture in rose, isn't it? You must take your new rose dress and your pink and rose evening dress. You know he'll like it loads if you look nicer than the other girls, because you're new, and you will look nicer if you wear those dresses. The next few days flew like the wind, with prepara- tions, as both girls were to go to house parties about the same time. The eighth of June dawned bright and fair and Jane got on the train for Willow Cove very happy. all lk ik Ill Ill Ik lk When the train pulled into the station at Willow Cove, Jane saw James Cranston come up the platform and look for her. The impulse to go out the other side of the train and sneak around the station, out to the Frat House seized her, but she remembered, just in time, the parting words of her mother, now Jane, mind you don't play any of your tricks! So she gave up the idea and the next minute, James Cranston was talking to her. In less time than it takes to tell it, James had her baggage and they were ready to start for the house. Aren't you going to take anyone else up along, Mr. Cranston? said Jane rather stiifly, when they were just ready to start. Say, Miss Andrews, please drop the mister, and call me Jimmy. The people at the House will think you're 32 SPECTATOR - sore at me. You're not, are you? Please, Jane. All right, Jimmy, but Why don't you answer my question? No, I'm not silly! What made you think so? With this kind of chatter they arrived at the House and Jane was introduced to the other guests. They all liked her and strange to say she liked them. It was about two o'clock and Jane decided to dress. While Jane dressed, James found consolation in the kit- chen talking to the chaperon who was just finishing packing three large picnic baskets. He finally received permission to take Jane in his car so he might talk to her. He met her coming down the stairs. She wore a green and white picnic skirt, white sweater, white pumps, and a hat to match her skirt. She looked like a pretty summer girl in a picture book, and Jimmy, forget- ting past failures, began, Gee, but that's a nifty getup! Where did you ever get it? Well, Mr. Cranston, said Jane in her most digni- fied manner, 'Tm not in the' habit of telling young men where I get my clothes! Oh, Jane, you are almost impossible, replied Jim- my, blushing to the roots of his hair, I just meant you look great in it, that's all. Oh, by the way, we're going picnicing this afternoon and we'll go in my car. ll' Ill 4 ek lk HK Bk Say, Belle, did you see anything of Jane lately? asked Jimmy as he came up to the group when it was just about time to go home. Why, she said I should tell you that you're to take, me home. She's gone on with Tom, answered Belle. ik Pl' Ill SF ll' PIC BF The second day was as bright as the first and a fish- ing trip was planned as the .feature. Jimmy met Jane at the foot of the stairs and after the usual salutation began, Gee, that's a peach of ad ress! Where did you getln but seeing the scowl on Jane's face he changed the subject. You're to go in my car with me to the SPECTATOR 33 fishing hole, and you're to come home with me, too! Well, I'm sorry, James, but I've already had an invitation to go in the big car and you're to take Betty Johns, so don't ask two girls to go with you, Mr. Crans- ton! and Jane fiounced down the hall and out to the front porch. My word! Well, if that doesn't beat all! I swear I never shall understand that girl. Of all girls, she knows I can't stand that-Betty Johns! The fishing trip was a success to everyone except James. He refused to be consoled and Jane did not en- joy her trick as she had planned she would. ik ik lk Ill 'll ' ll' Ill Each day brought forth new pleasures and the next two days were spent in different sports. Finally the last evening arrived and with it the most important feature, the dance in honor of all the guests from the different Fraternity Houses. All the girls wore their most becoming frocks and were in the best of humors for this last big affair. Why does Tom Zeller talk so silly when he is a perfectly Wonderful dancer? Jane asked herself as she was being whirled over the floor by Tom, the best dancer of his house. After her dance was over, Jane, tired and disap- pointed because all the boys were not so nice as Jimmy, went out under the trees to cool off and to think. Jimmy, who had been casting longing eyes at her all evening, and was afraid to tell her how pretty she looked in her rose dress, braced himself and went to seek her. He found her sitting on a bench near the fountain, gazing into the water, and decided to ask her for the next dance. Miss Andrews, excuse me,-but-may I have the next dance? Oh, is it you, Jimmy? Why, Ii- really I'm 'most too warm to dance,' she replied, surprised that Jimmy 34 SPECTATOR should even Want to dance with her after the way she had treated him. She blushed in the darkness at the thought of it. Then may I sit it out with you here, please, J ane? he asked, blessing the hot weather. Yes, she said, and Jimmy sat down. They talked about the dance, and the lovely time they had been hav- ing and then, all of a sudden Jimmy was pouring out his heart to Jane in the most earnest manner Jane had ever known him to assume. At first she was indignant, but finally she thought how she felt when she was with the other boys. She heard Jimmy saying as if from a long Way off. ' Tell me, Jane, don't you care? As if in a dream Jane murmured, Yes, Jimmy, I do care. l Try It, You'1l Like It Too Eva A. Brinker '16. When you see the black clouds gather in the sky, When you hear the mighty winds go rushing by, Let not Nature call in vain Feel the stinging, lashing rain. Give yourself up to the storm You'll like it too. When you see the newly ploughed and reeking soil, When you feel it 'neath your feet, don't think of toil. Grass and flowers are its soul. With its fruits it pays us tollg Kneel and dig there with your hands, You'll like it too. SPECTATOR 35 When you see some brother toiling on the road, When you know that he is bending 'neath a load, Be not by conventions tied Pass not on the other side. Grasp his hand and speak a word, You'll like him too. V 1 QAn Idea Arthur Zobel 'l6. When Julian Hawthorne writes, Invention, dis- covery, commerce and industry are immortal, he places invention first in importance. Why? Because inven- tion involves all the elements of discovery, and requires greater concentration and effort. Invention is immor- tal because it is the highest conception, the means by which the greatest good can be rendered humanity. In 1752, Franklin had an idea, and as a result dis- covered electricity. Morse applied his knowledge of this discovery to practical objects, and the telegraph fol- lowed. Then Bell reduced his knowledge of the won- derful and inexplainable force to the evolution of a means whereby intelligible sounds could be transmitted to re- mote points by means of a wire when he invented the telephone. Now, the wire has been dropped and Mar- coni has made it possible to carry on conversation through empty space, over lands and seas. This certainly is development, which adds immense wealth to the world's resources, and all sprang original- ly from a simple idea, or possibly from some unimport- ant discovery: Every business pursuit offers hundreds of chances which are being overlooked daily. Opportunity is gen- erally very near to where you are sitting. Instead of gazing through the window in absent thought or look- ing up and down the street, look around you and think. 36 SPECTATOR one day noticed laborers wheeling iron ore from a boat. A young man walking along the docks at Chicago He knew nothing of the ore business, and certainly was not extensively familiar with commercial business, but it seemed to him that human labor employed in such a manner must be veryexpensive and wasteful. Rather inquisitive in his mood, he asked the yardsman the cost of transferring one ton of ore from the boat to the docks. He was informed that the cost ranged from forty-five to fifty scents per ton. That young man set his brains to work and got an idea. He borrowed one thousand dol- lars from his father and built a machine on the Erie docks at Cleveland. Here is the result of his idea-to- day, Brown Hoisting and Conveying Machines, used to haul iron ore and coal, are used extensively all over the World. It is estimated that by the use of these machines over 550,000,000 is saved the world each year. The young nventor knew an opportunity when he saw it and was keen enough to obtain effectual results from his oppor- tunity. There are hundreds of other such illustrations, and there will be hundreds more in the future. The idea that the world now possesses all the great inventions which are able to be created is very wrong. Who is able to form an idea and give to the world the following: 1. A good cheap substitute for leather. 2. Improvements on the storage battery. 3. A combined device for supporting hats, coats and other wearing apparel. 4. A process for forming milk in the powdered state. Fortune will smile at the inventor of any of the above. The invention of the roller skate netted 350,000 per year in royaltiesg the genius who created the Return-ball, a simple device made to serve as a toy, consisting of a wooden ball attached to a piece of elastic cleared over 31,000,000 Even a lemon squeezer, made of glass in- stead of wood netted the inventor the sum of S50,000. SPECTATOR 37 It is a fact that Singer had to borrow forty dollars to perfect his first sewing machine. After it was placed on the market, he realized a fortune of ?'p240,000 per year in royalties and one year exceeded the 553,000,000 mark. At has death he left a fortune of 313,000,000 The world depends upon equipment and re- sources for its progress. Even in our own country about seven-tenths of the capital is annually expended for the promotion of industries. The relative position the coun- tries of the world occupy in respect to the inventive prog- ress of their citizens determines their position in the world's advancement. We realize the position in our own country occu- pies in that respect and we wonder how it was accom- plished in such a short period. In 1492 this land was in- habited by Indians, dominated by savagery, covered by extensive forests, and almost desolate. Now, in 1916, civilization has taken its course and we stand first in rank for our education, culture, progress and invention. What made the wonderful and seemingly impossible change? What made it? I ask. I will answer my own interrogative-somebody had an idea. Helen's Burglar Susan McGee 'l6. Helen Dinsmore, here is a letter for you. All right, Edna. Toss it up. Perhaps I can catch it. Wheel That was a fine throw. Thank you, dear. Hastily tearing open the letter Helen read: Dear Sis: It is impossible for me to meet you Friday even- ing at the station. I have an important business meet- ing. I'm awfully sorry, but really I can't help it. Louise is in Philadelphia visiting her mother, but she expects to arrive home Friday or Saturday evening. Don't let this 38 SPECTATOR news disturb your plans. Be sure to come. Here is the key. I'll be home at ten. Don't forget our ad- dress. BOB. P. S. Jack Randall, one of my old school friends, is coming to visit us. Hope you will like him. He is from the West, but don't let that scare you. Show him your western spirit. Bring your revolver in case of emer- gencies. B. Dear old Bob. He and Louise are certainly happy. Bob is as anxious as ever. He forgets that .I am nearly eighteen. H'm! I wonder who Jack Randall is? A Westerner! Isn't that fine? Well I consider myself one, too, for I lived in the West for three years. I sup- pose I shall never use a revolver in such a civilized city as Cleveland. But just for a joke! I will take it with me and scare Bob. Ik Bk ak :lf Sk Pk wk . A terrible storm was breaking as Helen Dinsmore stepped from the train. She hailed a cab and directed the driver Where to take her. On and on the cab rolled. Number thirteen, Lady, the cabman said as he opened the door and took her suit case. Helen paid him by the light of the cab lamp, and they made their way up the flight of steps. The outer door was unlocked and Helen quickly stepped into the vesti- bule. ' After the man left, she rescued a key from the many objects in her bag. After considerable fumbling, she succeeded in putting it into the key hole. The latch was obstinate, but a strong effort resulted in success, and she entered the hall. After a long search, she found and turned on the switch, which lighted what appeared to be a reception room. After removing her hat and coat, she groped her way up the stairs. At the landing, she found another switch. This lighted the second floor. Dear me! Everything looks new and cozy. Bob must have bought this furniture recently. Louise cer- tainly has elegant taste. My! I am hungry. I believe SPECTATOR 39 I'll go down and skirmish around. She turned out the lights and slowly went down the stairs then through one room to another until she found the dining room. Here she found crackers, boiled ham, and some peaches. H'm! This is fine! I suppose I'd better turn out the lights in the reception room for Bob will not be home until 10 o'clock. Now that's done. I wonder if there is anything to read. Oh! here's the morning paper. I wonder what is the news of the day. What is this? Bur- glars I ! Gentlemen Burglars-Breaking into homes. Be on the lookout for them-well dressed-in evening clothes -handsome! Dear me! I hope no burglar will pay a visit here, to-Harry! What is that! Now! Helen Dinsmore, aren't you ashamed of yourself? It's only the wind blow- ing the rain against the windows. No, no it isn't either. Some one is opening a window. With the last thought, she quickly turned out the light and softly stole toward the stairs. Scarcely breathing, she crawled up and grop- ed about until she found a door. She was afraid to turn on the lights, and so she had quite a time finding her suit case. At last she stumbled against it. She quickly opened it and reached for her revolver. Thank goodness, I took up Bob's joke, she mur- mured. She walked to the head of the stairs and listened. Not a sound came from out of the darkness. Trembling she slowly descended the stairs. Just as she reached the hall, she heard a crash, which made her jump. He's in the reception room. Now if I canonly reach the dining room before he does. Oh! if Bob would only come. Back to the dining room she fled. She put one hand over the switch, in the other hand shed held her revolver. On and on came the footsteps, now faltering, now stumbl- ing. H'h! This must be his first experience. He makes 40 SPECTATOR so much noise. But old or new at this business, I'm ready for him ! As the footsteps came closer, she straightened her- self turned on the switch and wit a steady hand, aimed the revolver at a handsome, well- ressed man standing in the doorway. Hands up, young man! Hands up! 1 The man looked surprised, then he laughed. But his laughter quickly died as he saw the determined look in the girl's face. I said hands up, and I mean it. You are at my mercy, Mr. Burglar. With a smile, he put up his hands, and said, My what a fairy highway man. By Jove, this is great. Little princess, I am your prisoner to do with as you wish. That is enough! Don't say another word. You can't flatter me. I've heard all about you gentlemen bur- glars before. Now let me see how well you can obey. Take off your hat and coat and sit in that chair near the table. l'1l sit here. I'm going to hand you over to the police as soon as my brother gets home. Now sit up and don't try to escape, if you value your life. I promise you that I will not try to get away, if you will only lay that revolver down. It might go off. Thank you, but it is perfectly safe where it is. Now keep quiet. I don't want you to say word another word. A half hour passed during which they sat in silence. Would Bob never come? This state of affairs was get- ting on Helen's nerves. When she heard the clock strike ten, she began to grow weary. Well, why don't you say something? Surely you can talk, Mr. Burglar? I am obeying orders, he responded briefly. Then with a twinkle in his eye, he added, I will talk if you lower that revolver. ' She looked at him and met his c1ear,earnest gaze. I will take you at your word, now talk. When did you enter into this despicable business of breaking SPECTATOR 41 into people's homes? This is my first attempt, and you can see for your- self how well I have succeeded, he answered with a laugh. You certainly seem to have better qualities. I think that you would succeed in this world with a little training. Oh! there's Bob and Louise. I suppose Bob went to the station to meet her and that is the reason he was so long. Come here, Bob, hurry. With a sly glance at the man seated opposite her, Helen picked up the revolver and pointed it at him. Look, Bob, don't you think I am showing up my western spirit. I'm so glad you told me to bring my revolver along. Here is one of those gentlemen burglars the paper tells about. I heard him crawling through the window and -------. Mercy Helen, what have you done? Why, Jack Randall, what is the meaning of all this? Jack Randall! repeated Helen. Jack Randall, Bob's old friend from the west. Oh! what have I done, and with a scarlet face she ran out of the room. Bob, it's nothing much. I knocked at the door but no one answered, so I thought you were out. Seeing the window partly opened, I crawled in out of the rain, and was held up by your charming sister. Where is she? Oh, I see her, good-bye, I'll be back soon. Helen saw him coming and hurried toward the stairs, but Jack was there before her. Miss Dinsmore, just a moment please. Pardon me for causing you all this embarrassment. Believe me, I thought the house was empty, or I would not have come in at the window. Truth and honesty rang in every word. After a short conversation, Helen allowed him to take her to Bob and Louise where a full explanation was made. During the two weeks of Jack Randall's visit, he and 42 SPECTATOR Helen became friends. On the evening of his return home, she promised to consider the climate of the West as a healthful place for a futuer home. , Love of Autos ' Phyllis Craig ' 16 My! What a dainty little tire track! It's just the right width and it's little knobs are so neatly placed. Wish my owner had polished me before we started out, for I'm a clumsy old thing at best. It was a big Packard, familiarly known as Twin Six which made these re- marks as it gazed with both its big fiery eyes at a small tire mark. Come on, you big idler, growled its owner as he savagely jammed his gears. It was easy to see that something was wrong as he turned into the direction which a little white car had taken a few moments be- fore. Well, sighed the auto, I'm glad he's following the Little Car's tracks. Maybe that's compensation en- ough for having my gears spoiled and having my owner say that my motor isn't running right when he might know that I have a worse case of heart trouble than he has. You notice that Twin Six had begun to spell Little Car with a capital L. and C. Car and owner soon reached a terribly muddy stretch of road and were just rounding a curve which ended in a small bridge over a shallow but turbulent little brook, when the man's cry of Great heavens! what's that! Awoke the echoes and Twin Six's heart gave one great leap, then stopped in terror. Yes, you are right. It was the Little Car! But We will let Twin Six tell us how it happened. The Little Car was running along happily when it struck the bridge. Splash! Crack! A woman's cream! SPECTATOR 43 -then silence. The bridge had given away and had plunged the Little Car into the water. My master bust- led 'round and I was so busy for the next few moments that I have only a hazy recollection of many cables, chains, and a little profanity. When I finally became aware of my surroundings again, I felt a soft caress on my fender. It was the Little Car! We rubbed fenders. Our brass work gave muddy, watery smiles. I heard myself saying, O Little Car, Little Car! I've loved you ever since I first saw your tire marks! She answered by saying I've loved you ever since- O, I don't know how long.-It's been a long time though. When our minds again became clear we saw a mud- dy young lady close to a muddier young man and heard him say, O Helen, Helen! how could you frighten me so. I didn't mean to, she whispered and we heard sounds which led the Little Car and me to believe with certainty that we should never again be separated. ..1 Farewell Sarah E. Rose '16 At last the time has come when we must bid fare- well to the dear old place in which we have spent the four best years of our lives. All thru these years we have looked forward to the day when weushould grad- uate. When we were Freshmen we looked in awe at the notices of classmeetings and the announcement of class officers. When we were Sophomores we thought if only we were Juniors, how happy we should be. When we became Juniors we had all these things, were present at the never-to-be-forgotten reception and altho we were upper classmen, still there were the dignified Seniors with their classmeetings, picnics, parties and all the things 44 ' SPECTATOR connected with graduation to look up to. Finally, we became Seniors and rejoiced in the thought that not long should we have to worry about marks and studies. But now that we are preparing for our graduation play, our final examinations, our last High School picnic, preparing to leave all these things, which we so long anticipated, we are not so happy as we expected to be. A parting is at best a sad event, and when it means that we must part with people who have been our friends and associates for four years we do not look forward' to it very happily. In the future we shall recall these as the happiest years of our lives and shall think with the greatest joy of the little classroom incidents and the little. worries and pleasures of our high school days. Since we must part with all these we shall first say good by to the Faculty, to the teachers who have worked with us and urged us on with more patience than any one is supposed to possess. To them we extend our heartiest thanks, for what they have done for us. 'We are sure we shall always carry their memory with us, because of their interest in our school activities. To the Juniors we grant our positions as Seniors. What joy and expectation the name implies! We sin- cerely hope, dear Juniors-to-be, that you will conduct yourselves with the dignity fitting Seniors, and, if per- chance, it is foreign to your nature, assume the virtue for the time, following the precedent of those who have gone before you. To you underclassmen, who do not see us go with great regret because ourdeparture brings you nearer to your goal, we extend our best wishes for success. We hope the school under your leadership will maintain the high scholastic standard and the high place in athletics which it now holds. Now as we go our separate ways, we take with us much of that spirit which has animated us during our four years, and which we hope will inspire the classes which follow us. X SPECTATOR 45 His Treasure Elisabeth Cornely '16 Murray was a ruddy-faced mischievous boy whose greatest ambition at the age of eight years was to follow a path over the hill near his home. His mother had told him a story about the path. The incidents of the story had happened years before when Murray's greatgrand- mother was a little girl. The story ran after this man- ner. ' An old man lived alone in his castle along the Rhine. He was so proud and stern that no one ever made any advances of friendship toward him and, with the exception of a few faithful servants, no one ever talked to him. The neighbors' children called him the 'Ogre.' One day he was found dead beside a big red case. The key of the case was gone. People said that the old man had locked his treasure in the case and that he was so mean and stingy, that rather than have anyone else have his money, he had broken the lock and thrown the key away. He was said to have been seen on the path every time anyone started to go up it and if a bold person came close to him, he turned into a wild animal. But now Murray was big enough to think that if such a thing were true, he could kill the animal. So one after- noon when his mother was busier than usual with the baby, he slipped out the back gate and ran as fast as his little feet would take him to explore the wonderful path. He found it step and rocky, but he was deter- mined to find the end of it. At last it seemed to end abruptly, but it was only a sharp turn at which place was an old cave. Murray went in but there was nothing to attract his attention. However, to be sure that he did not miss anything, he struck a match. The light 46 SPECTATOR revealed a big straw nest in a far corner and in it was a piece of rusty iron. Murray remembered the old story. He looked carefully at the rusty iron, then put it into his pocket. Child-like, he believed it worth keeping, for why had he always longed to go there, if it had not been to find something great, and might this not be the key that was lost? His mother, however, laughed at this idea and said the story was only a fable told to her when she was a child, just as she had told it to him. When his father came home that evening, Murray told him what he had found in the old cave. He had hoped that his father would think that it might be the key told about in the story, for if his father thought a thing was so, Murray was sure it was. His father was a perfect man and knew everything But father did not think that it was the key to the case. He told Mur- ray that it was so long ago when the story was supposed to have happened that no one knew whether it was true or not. It was probably like all other children's stories, based on a few facts, but the greater part of it fiction: Years passed. Murray grew to manhood, without the piece of rusty iron bringing him adventure or good luck. One day, however, he read a strange advertise- ment, which offered for sale a red case, that was very old. Murray bought the case. On bringing it home he examined it carefully. The key fit the lock but it was with diiiiculty that he turned it. With breathless im- patience he raised the lid. To his surprise it proved to be the old man's case, his treasure. The contents were a whip, a horn, a ball, blocks and soldiers, and in a little case a picture of a laughing baby boy with his arms around his mother's neck. SPECTATOR 47 Nine-Tenths Eva Brinkler '16 It was several weeks ago on my way from school that I met Nine-Tenths. I had just entered the train which was to carry me to home and supper. 'The car was fill- ing quickly, but finally thru strategy-strategy on a train means pushing-I secured an empty seat. This I resolved to keep all to myself. I spread out my books beside me and, as is usual after such a resolution, began to stare fixedly out of the window. A stout, foreign Woman with two small, dirty child- ren came down the aisle, but I continued gazing out of the window-I knew just how it would be if I turned. The woman would sit down and place one of the dirty girls beside her. The dirtier one would stand on my feet, and all three would exhalt orders of garlic and onions. Be- sides, there were several other seats farther back. The three passed on. After they had gone I glanced up to see a large, de- termined looking man enterin gthe car. From his manner he was at least president of the railroad and the only original inventor of persistence. He was the kind of man that would go on forever While other men came and other men went-one of the fifty-seven varieties, undoubtedly. He was sure to get his wants by persistence, and one of his Wants was apparently my treasured seat, fo rhe was now bearing down upon it. I turned my eyes again to the window, but it was useless. It this seat taken? he said as he planted himself beside it. Persistence fairly oozed from him. I knew that if I should ignore him, he would say it again, and if I should keep on ignoring him, he would keep on saying it until he got the seat. So I gathered up my books and moved over. A second later I was jambed half way out of the window, for the man had spread himself over 48 ' SPECTATOR nine-tenths of the seat. I remember thanking providence that there were ten-tenths to seats and wishing fervently that I had moved over for the foreign woman. Then I would have had at least one-fourth of the seat. Not content with taking almost all of the seat, the man spread out a newspaper and cut off all view. - Since I was to get off at the first stop, I began won- dering how I should get out of my tenth of the seat. I availed myself of the cat's privilege with a kingg but I dared not speak. As we neared the station I gathered up my books and waited for him to rise. He did not move. I straightened my hat and hemmed persuasively. Still he made no move. I had wild visions just then of crying out for help or making my escape thru the window. Fin- ally a friend, bless her! who was sitting behind me, lean- ed over as she rose and said, Our move, I guess, at this the man slowly raised his eyes and looked me thru and thru. Without doubt he was gravely considering whether or not I should get out at that station. At last he arose and stepped aside. One foot, however, was left in my way and as I stepped into the aisle, I dug my heel viciously into it. Oh! revenge is sweet. For one supreme moment I balanced my whole weight on his foot, fervently wish- ing that I weighed three hundred. A few minutes later we were in the street. The girl to whom I owed my escape was mischievously asking the identity of my wooden-legged seat mate. Wooden leg- ged! and of course it belonged to the foot I had stepped on! The mean thing-to have it wooden! But then, how could one expect to get revenge on such a person? After all he was only nine-tenths of a man. SPECTATOR A Tribute to Music Ben Meyers '16. O with you, true Music, I want to live, You whom God to man did give As an inspiration for nobler deeds, As a faithful guide that always leads To that which pure and true you hold And straightway to wisdom's broad threshold For wisdom's haunts are your true charms. And your abodes are wisdom's arms O come to me in your happier vein Dispel all sorrow, all woes and pain. O come to me as to prophets of old Reveal to me things yet untold Due sacrifices to you I will lay Upon your altars, night and day. Again I ask you from my heart 'O come to me now, and ne'er depart! 50 SPECTATOR Pansies Lorene Martin '16. Yes, you came to steal them pansies, Freddie Hen- nessey, and I know it. I seen you sneakin' back when you heard me comin'. Didn't, Jenny Green! D'you think I'd rather sneak back from you, think I'm scared at any girl? You ought-a-be scared at a girl that's in the A class an' you only in the B, an' her two months younger'n you. Hee-shame! Hm, who cares for a class. It's all the same room, an' I kin beat you any day playin' ketch an' chase, an' everything! Not jumpin' rope. Ho, ho! You jes' ought to see yourself jumpin'-like this! Everybody laughs at you. Shure, that's what I do it fur-to make 'em laugh. You jes' jump to show off. I know-. Freddie, look what you're doing! Stop digging your toes into that grass. I'm going to tell Mamma on you. Trying to steal our pansies, and dig- So you said it again, did you? I jes' was tryin' to smell them! Pansies don't smell one bit. So you say I'm lyin'. Well, I'l1 show you. The young thief had grasped his victim by the arms, snatched her jumpin' rope from her fingers, and was tying her to the nearest fence post, while he threatened to pull the rope tighter if she yelled. Then he set to work to snap off pansy after pansy. I'll show you! he was saying, when he looked up and saw his prisoner sobbing as if her heart would break. He was prepared to draw the rope tighter if necessary, but he was not prepared for tears. But there she was now-getting her curls mixed in with tears. He did not think a girl of six ought to cry. But certainly Jenny was SPECTATOR 51 crying. He stood looking first at the large bunch of pansies he was holding, then at Jenny. He did not know what to do. Then he faltered, Well, er-a-why-say, what are you cryin' for? I ain't gonna take them. I'm pickin 'em for you. Fred-dee Hennes-see! You are not. What'd you go and tie me for, if you wasn't stealin'? Who wants stolen flowers, anyway? The boy's face, which had been so roguish, so teas- ing, but a few minutes before became shamed and be- wildered, and finally took on an expression of repentance. How manly his baby jaw grew! How tender his twink- ling eyes. Jenny, I was gonna take 'em, I wasn't gonna be stealin', 'cause you see- you see they wasn't gonna be for me. I wanted 'em for-you see, why, Ma's awful bad today, and she was cryin' once when she didn't know I seen, an' then I sorta wondered why she was cryin' an' she was saying, 'Oh, my Freddie, my little boy, it's hard that I gotta go an' leave you when your da-daddy's gone, too'-jes' as if she was talkin' to me, an' she didn't know I was there. An' I snuck out an' went an' ask Aunt Molly where Ma was goin', an' she put her arms around me an' began cryin'. So, I jes' thought Ma mus' be gonna die like Dad' an' I always heard her tellin' how Dad had so' many flowers when he died, an' here, she had't one. An' I looked out an' seen your Pansies an' I thought I'd come an' ask you for some. But then I thought maybe your Ma wouldn't let you. An' teacher said jes' yesterday that the flowe'rs was one thing we was all given the same, so I thought they was mine 's much's yours, an-b-but now we went an' had a fight! An' you said who'd want stolen flow'rs, so I guess Ma wouldn't, so jes' keep 'em, keep 'em-. ' Jenny's pretty little face was white with pity. It was her turn to repent. Her tears had gone, but returned again at the sight of Freddie's. And the two different kinds of tears from two different pairs of baby-eyes 52 SPECTATOR flowed together onto Jenny's blue dress while Freddie untied the rope. But the mystery of untying a knot had its effect, so that by thetime the mystery was unwound, the only remains of weeping were two very serious little faces, and one long, quivering sob from out of the blue dress. Then Freddie silently laid the pansies in her hands. She silently put them back into his and smiled beseech- ingly. Then he took her hand, and the two went off to- gether to give Ma her last earthly blossoms, a little bunch of pansies, innocent tokens of friendship and love. all Sk if 41 Ik Ill Ik Time had passed, as Time is wont to do, A sweet young girl who huried along smiled radiantly. She was young and healthy and happy. And who would not be happy on her way to school on the first day of her senior year in High School. By the time she reached her des- tination, she had given way to her rapture and was laughing and chatting more than her share in the midst of a great crowd of boys and girls. At last she was seated in a large, bright room where every pupil was stretching his neck to see everyone at once. Smiles were flashing in every direction-from pu- pil to pupil, from teacher to pupil and back again, and even Abe Lincoln's calm, grave face smiled down through the sunshine that fell on his picture. And Jenny smiled too, until the bell rang and work began. And then, when papers were passed to each row for each student to sign, Jenny could hardly sit still. She was in the last seat in her row so that she had a splendid chance to see what name the big,broad-backed fellow up front had signed. She knew he was a stranger. Ah, there was the name! What, the name! A stranger? Fred -of course that was just what was left of Freddie -Fred Hennessey. Could it be? Of course it could. But may- be it wasn't the same one. Well, she'd soon find out, but how? Would she go and ask him after the bell? Oh, what if she'd be mistaken? SPECTATOR 53 The papers had been collected, and the new teacher was looking over the names. Is this Jimmy Greene, or Jenny Greene? she asked. Ha, ha, ha! the boys laughed as most high school boys do-about nothing. Jenny smiled, and blushed crimson when she saw the stranger a few seats ahead turn and look all about the room, and she wanted him to find her, so, she said very distinctly, My name is Jenny Greene, but she looked at the new pupil instead of at the new teacher. When his eyes finally found her, they lit up with sur- prise and delight. Then when cards were filled out, it was his turn to peep, for they were passed from the back to the front of each row. He fingered the cards tact- fully-he did not want to be seen. He found the name, and then the age, yes, that was right-eighteen--he was two months older. Oh, what course was she taking? He wondered what she had decided to be. She had been nurse when they were six, he the doctor, or-some- times they had played house. General course, he saw written. Why, the writing was beautiful. There must have been something wrong with that teacher's eyes. And Jenny had blushed. He knew she must have hated it. But then, if the teacher had not asked, per- haps he would not have known she was there for days. So it was all well. Fred was happy, mighty happy. So was Jenny. The bell rang and there was a grand scuffle and con- fusion while everyone started off to form the different classes of the day. Jenny was glad he had found her, for now she knew that she would never have had the courage to ask him. Now he was coming toward her. He was glad when she smiled and waited for him. Am I right? he asked. Am I? she laughed. Where did you get that pansy in your tie? At home, along the side fence. 54 SPECTATOR Then we're right. And oh, Jenny, how are you? He grasped her hand and shook it with pure boyish de- light, while she fairly danced for joy. Say, 'it certainly is jolly for a fellow to come into a strange school and find his best old playmate! Why, it's like a story. I just forgot that we'd be together in school. Well, how does it come that we are. I used to be in the A- Yes, I know, but you see I've been stepping since then. How did you ever get so big? Big? Just look at yourself, and you're only two months older. Why, Freddie-but oh' it's Fred now, isn't it? Of course that's better since you're big. The halls were becoming empty, so, they had to hurry to different classes. The girls were almost burst- ing with curiosity when Jennie joined them. Well, Miss Greene, you certainly have a way about you for becoming friendly with strangers! was their way of finding out. She laughed. Think of it-a stranger! Girls, it's Freddie Hennessey, who used to live in the little house next door to us. Oh, you know- Some remembered. But how is it that he picked you out? the others wondered. Well, you see he always knew her better. They were special play-mates. Yes, Jenny told them, and then after his mother died, you know, he stayed with us until his Uncle from Ohio came and took him away. We never heard from him, and Fred told me why today. He said that he didn't wan to stay, when he got there, he always wanted to come back home. He wrote to ask us if he might, but never received an answer, wrote again, and again, but no answers. ' Then, just a couple of months ago, after Fred had finished the three-year course in high school there, his uncle died. Just at the last he told him why there hadn't been any answers to the letters. He had destroyed them so Fred would forget about us and be content. It was SPEQTATOR 55 for the boy's own good, he said. But then after Fred got older, he was afraid to tell him for fear he would come away. But the old man was always good to him. He left Fred money to finish a fourth year of High school and then go to college. He hasn't changed his mind about being a doctor. He came here to high school to find his old friends again. ' Oh, isn't that romantic! And now I guess he'll marry you after college, piped wide-eyed Peggy Burns. Just look at her blush- ing. Why girls, I bet there's something up. Oh, you needn't look so indignant about it, Jenny. I wouldn't trust you. He's just your kind,-big, and tall and dark, you know. And anyone could see that he simply worship- ped you. Peggy Burns! Jenny blushed, dimpled, sighed, scolded, did almost everything to stop Peggy's tongue, but when that tongue got started, it never stopped until it was tired from work. But the work it did was never harmful, and nobody cared, for Peggy was one of them. At last the dismissal bell rang, and Jenny found her hero waiting for her. He was going out home with her to see her mother and everyone. When they reached the fence, he stopped. His eyes wandered from the pansy-bed to the little house next door, and Jenny thought she saw a tear. Then he want- ed to see the play-house. There it was, all fixed up like it used to be. There was the little cupboard with the curtain, the little stove and table, and on the table was a bunch of Pansies. Jenny, he said, do you like pansies? I love them. So do I, he beamed. And when I have a home of my own some day, I want them growing all around, and always a bunch on the table. 56 SPECTQTOR The Old Oak Tree Dorothy Hahn '16 The tall, stately oak stood on the side of a partly barren hill. It's only companion was a young oak tree which grew a short distance away. lt was early spring and both trees were beginning to awaken from their long winter sleep. The buds were peeping forth, just ready to form leaves. In astonishment the young oak was star- ing over the long stretch of city below and watching the river winding around the base of the mountain like a broad green ribbon. Everything was new and full of in- terest to the young oak, but the old oak had long since ceased to be entertained by these things. e Overflowing with joy and happiness, the young oak cried, Oh, what wonderful things and how beautiful and strange they all are! l Oh yes, said the old oak thoughtfully, but you will soon get used to these things and many changes will occur in the valley if you are spared as long as I was. I have seen many, many sad things as well as beautiful things since I was your age. Oh, tell me, tell me what has happened, the young tree exclaimed eagerly. - Many years ago when I first opened my eyes on this hill it was a beautiful place. Many oaks and pines and other trees surrounded me. We were all very dear friends. Many wild animals grazed under our boughs and small birds made nests in our branches. We were happy together, my friends and I. The air was fresh and free from dirt and dust, and our leaves stayed bright and green. Down in the valley, there were wigwams instead of houses, green grass instead of streets. We heard no continual puffing of engines and constant roar and noise of mills. All was quiet except for the occasional echo of the Indians singing their songs. At night all was dark . SPECTATOR 57 and still, not bright and noisy as it is now. The Indians never bothered the trees. They left us live on, undisturb- ed, and we were happy. But with the coming of the white man, the peace of the trees was forever gone. The white men must have houses and they needed us to build them with. One by one my old friends disappeared, and one by one new houses replaced the wigwams in the valley. It was hard for me to stand here and see my old friends treated in such a manner. Every morning I awoke with the fear that my turn wasqcoming next, but somehow they have overlooked me. Oh, how wonderful it all must have been and how happy you were then. How sad you must feel now when you think of those happy days, the young oak replied with sympathy. And the old oak softly repeated to itself, Sorrow's crown of sorrow, is thinking of happier days. Doremi Marie K. Tice 'l6. Helen Altman sat comfortably curled up, cat-fash- ion in a big chair near the open window. She was read- ing a letter, and was very much amused, because Cath- erine did write such funny letters. She laughed aloud as she read this paragraph: Helen dear, I have the most wonderful surprise for you! You mustn't ask me anything about it when I come, for I shan't tell you anything but just this, On the night of Louise's dance-stop, look, listen-for Doremi will appear! Well, really to goodness! Isn't that too funny? I wonder if Kitty is bringing a Persian kitten, or a pomer- aniean dog to the dance. Catherine Smithson, you are so mysterious about it. I suppose I'll have to turn detec- tive. - 58 SPECTATOR She jumped up as she saw Horace Holland saunter- ing lazily up the street with his tennis racket tucked un- der his arm. When he saw Helen he shouted, Hurry up, Patsy. She stuffed the letter into her desk as she ran off to have a rousing good set of tennis. At dinner time she came home, triumphant over having beaten Holly and never once thought of her letter. On the morning of the Wonderful day Helen lay in bed and thought, I wish Kitty were here now, I'm crazy to see her. We have so much to talk about before the dance, and--Oh, I dreamed of the mystery last night. Why, I dreamed that Doremi was a-. Helen, Helen! called her mother. Get up, Kitty's here! Helen ran to the door and hugged Kitty, and of course they immediately began to chatter of the import- and occurrences since they had last seen each other, and Doremi was again forgotten. Evening came at last. The Morris home was filled with a gay crowd of chattering, laughing young people. As the evening progressed, Helen, tired of the dance, took the reluctant Holly, went into the garden. From her seat she could see the dancers and hear the sound of the gay laughter and voices. She sent Holly for some ices and then, left alone, she strolled about the garden, touch- ing here and there a fragrant rose, or pulling a leaf from the thick foliage of the bushes. In one corner of the old- fashioned garden was a tall rose tree, and just as Helen reached it, she bumped into the tall figure of a man. Why Holly, how did you ever get here, and what are you doing in this corner? Young man, you shall be severely punished for trying to frighten a poor, de- fenseless girl. Will the poor, defenseless girl allow me to explain that I am not Holly nor am I trying to frighten her. Helen looked up, very much astonished, into the dark, laughing eyes of a handsome man. This last fact very evident. In the moonlight she could see that his SPECTATOR 59 hair was dark and that he had very white teeth, and a very pleasant smile. Why-why-pardon me. You know Horace went to get some ices, and-and-I thought you were he. I haven't seen you at the dance all evening. Are you one of the guests? Yes, but I didn't arrive until late and haven't had time to meet everyone. Don't you think that we could probably introduce ourselves. I am Arthur Trent, other- wise Doremi. What! Doremi! Why-I've heard that before! Is it your nickname? Why, yes! You see, it's this Way. At college, I was one of the leaders of our Frat Glee Club, and the fellows dubbed me 'Do-re-mi,' and it has stuck to me ever since. OI I see. Well, I'll tell you why I'm interested. Kitty Smithson wrote me a letter saying that Doremi would appear on the night of this dance, and I thought that maybe she was bringing a Persian kitten or a pom dog with her. I was going to be a detective tonight, but -really, you know I forgot. Good for Kitty! So she told you about me, did she? Why, do you know her? Yes! and I saw you at the Frat dance just about a year ago, and wanted to meet you, and, well-I didn't meet you there. I know Kitty's brother, and that's how I know her so well. She talked about you a great deal, and I told her how badly I wanted to meet you, and- well-here we are ! Soon after Horace arrived triumphantly carrying the ices. He greeted Trent with a Hello, old man! glad to see you. Do you know Miss Altman? Yes, we've become very well acquainted, haven't we, Miss Altman? Then he left for the next dance. i ll' ll 1 ll Ill 4 60 SPECTATOK When Kitty and Helen jumped into bed, after a stormy pillow fight, Helen said, Kitty, you witch! I met Doremi tonight in the garden, and he wasn't a cat or a dog, but a man, just as I dreamed he was. Pm so glad, Helen. I tried to get hold of you both at the same time. Fate is kind, isn't it. Isn't Horace great, Patsy? Yes, but isn't Doremi greater? Then there was a long silence, and then, in a sleepy little voice Helen said, I like him ever so much, and he's coming to see me next week, too. .i. l-T CA Ride With a Happy Result Helen Matthews 'l6 Slowly Mrs. Timmin's slender form and tired gray head bent over the hot stove as she listlessly stirred the pot of steaming mush. She could not think with any degree of clearness. Vaguely she wondered if cooking meals for tired, ill-natured people would ever cease. Vaguely she recalled her husband and the ending of his hard-fought life. She remembered the well-filled barn with its shining weather vane, and the meadow, its slope stretching up to the pine woods, and the neat house on the hill. Sometimes the meadows bloomed with daisies and brown-eyed susansg sometimes the fields were dotted with huge, sweet-smelling stacks of hay. It was sum- mer now and because tomorrow would be the Fourth of July, her thoughts ran to the Fourth the year before, when she had helped to cook a dinner in that pretty house near the woods. So for a second forgetful of her weariness, she dreamed on, until a faint call from a bench in one corner of the room broke her reverie. Mother, gimme a drink, please. Just a minute, Michael, as she hastened to the sink. Feelin' any better? Yep! You kin jest bet I'll be feelin' right smart SPECTATOR 61 soon. D'you think we'll ever git home-back home to the country? Why, Mom, I almost forgit jest how things look. ' We'll get there soon, my son, I know, she replied firmly, but she knew it could not be, for with farm and house gone, there was no possible way to make a living in a little country town. Here in the city, her cooking and the few dollars little Joe obtained selling papers, helped to keep want from the door. A violent uncontrollable fit of shuddering shook the boy. He coughed and then slowly nodded his head, for he seemed to know what might be expected to fol- low. The mother's face saddened as she gazed at his thin, peaked face, and she hoped that sometime, some- how, she might be able to grant his wish. lk lk Sk Sk Ik il lk In another part of the same city, a thinly clad boy pressed his way through the thronging crowds. His lus- ty young voice sounded shrilly above the din of the traflic. Tribune! Tree-bu-ne-e, all about the war! Say, Missus, please, buy a paper, I jest have ten left and my brother, he's sick. Jest a penny, please. So tagging after each passer-by, he relentlessly pur- sued his game. Sometimes he varied his cry by imitat- ing the little Italians, and in a low voice called, Mistah, buy a de pape, mistah, dew. He was tired and hungry: but hunger had been a common experience in his short life. Finally under the shelter of an archway, he flattened himself against the cold wall of a building, when near the curb he saw a wagon passing slowly by. At the back of the wagon, the bed was so low that it offered a tempt- ing seat. The stranger was genial and yelled, Hop on, son, I'll give you a ride. The temptation was too great to be overlookedg so Joe hopped on. For a time the wagon moved slowly, but suddenly the stranger, in a spirit of fun, cracked his whip. The jolt almost unshipped the small hanger-on, but in some 62 SPECTATOR way he managed to stick. Down the street, into the square, and right through the tangled mazes of traiiicg the wagon moved on, but it did not slow down as Joe had coniidently expected. So he called weakly, Mister, I wanta git off here. The stranger paid no heed. Still the crowd slipped by, and Joe, afraid to jump, began to wish that the stranger had not been so obliging. Hey, mister, lemme off, lemme off. Doggone you! The ans- wer Was a gay laugh. Joe began to shriek all manner of things, and finally the driver slowed down. Oh! I say, little chap, you weren't frightened, were you? I did it for a joke. I supposed all little newsboys liked a ride once in a while. Joe did not consider it a joke. He was tired and hungry. Bravely though, he pulled off his little cap and solemnly and sarcastically mumbled, Thank you, Mister. In the dim light of the street lights, the stranger noticed something peculiarly familiar in the small brown face upturned to his. What little boy is this? he unconsciously asked aloud. Pm Joe Timmins, proudly. Oh! to be sure, sir. Shake, old pal. You're grown to be quite a man since I saw you last. Crawl in and I'll drive you back to the square. After Joe had again seated himself, he asked blunt- ly, An' what's your name, mister? Drevel-Harold Drexel. But Joe's face was still a blank, the man continued. Once upon a time there was a house at the top of a low hill, and back of the house was a chicken yard. Several big turkeys strut- ted proudly around the yard, until a mischievous boy shyly slipped up from behind and stole a feather or two. Remember? Apparently 'Joe remembered, for his little black eyes twinkled sheepishly. I haven't been back to the old chicken yard for quite a time, Joe, because I haven't been able to find a ' SPECTATOR 63 competent housekeeper, and not being a very good cook myself, and not having a wife, affairs didn't run very smoothly. I've been wanting to give a dinner party there, but none of my friends seem to desire the honorable posi- tion of cook and general overseer. Joe made no reply, for he had barely heard. He was back in the country again, and he chuckled when he thought of those turkey gobblers. He really had not meant to pull out any feathers, but had only desired to hitch the old turkey to his wagon. Suddenly he came back with a start and remembered something which his companion had just said. D'you want a housekeeper bad, mister? Sure thing ! Gee! I'll maybe git one then. Can you take me there? llYeS.U After driving through the business part of the city, Joe directed his friend to a poorer quarter and finally ushered him into his own home. Running up to his mother, he called excitedly, Mom! Here's Mr. Drexel. The man what used to live in the big house. Oh, yew know-back there in the country. The stranger grasped the mother's hand fheartilyj with a well, how are you, good friend. I'm mighty glad to see you! I'm well, thank you! But don't it beat all ,how things are bound to turn up? Why, I never expected to see you again, Sir. Oh! I'm likely to turn up at any time. But how is Mike? Michael put out a groping hand, steadied him- self for a moment and grasped Mr. Drexel's hand with all the strength that remained in his weak body. After saying a few words to Michael, Mr. Drexel drew Mrs. Timmins aside and conversed with her in low tones. Joe held Michael's attention by telling him ex- citing stories. Michael noticed his mother suddenly bury her face in her apron and heard her murmur Oh'! it '-s 4 64 SPECTATOR ' doesn't seem as though it could be true. But thank you kindly, sir. You've put new life in my tired old bones. What is it? questioned Michael. Next week, my boy, We are going back to the coun- try to stay all the time. Your wish is granted, sonny. What? Oh, hain't I happy now? Why I ain't sick -I'm only tired. He paused for breath. An' I'm go- ing back-back! I Somehow I jest wanted to get there before it came. He choked on his last Words and fell back exhausted. Joe felt that as he was the only able-bodied man of the house, it was his duty to express appreciation, but he could find no phrase with which to begin, like a Wise little philosopher he merely muttered: Say, hain't everybody good, though? Our Parting Helen Cavanaugh '16 When our happy school days are over And We all chance to look back, May we not forget when together We fought for the blue and the black. When we say good-by to each other And our eyes are dimmed with tears, I am sure we will keep in remembrance The happiness of these four years. When we travel in different directions. - And are put to some awful test, Don't forget to be happy and cheerful Like We Were in dear old J. H. S. SPECTATOR 65 Pocahontas Nellie Marshall '16 I'll be glad when I'm through house-cleaning. I'm awfully tired and as soon as I get this desk cleaned out I'll quit for today, said Aunt Betty as she opened a large old-fashioned cherry-wood desk, which her grandfather had given her when she graduated from Johnstown High School in 1916. This desk has become so full of old papers in the last eight years that I'll have to go over everything in it and get rid of the things I don't need. Aunt Betty pulled a chair to the desk and began to look over each paper carefully. She smiled as she un- folded faded piece of yellow paper. It recalled the day she entered Johnstown High School as a bashful Fresh- man. How proud she had been of that yellow paper, made to stick out from her books to distinguish her from the grade school pupils, as shie sauntered gayly over Market and up Main street. With much effort she discovered that it was a note written by her chum in their Sophomore year. It read something like this, I don't care so much about sitting on the first iioor but we should have class-meetings just the same as the J uniorsf' Aunt Betty laughed merrily when she thought of how Sara, her chum, always spoke of such indignation as spunk. Still laughing she turned her attention to a pile of neatly stacked envelopes, which proved to be invitations. She threw one after another into the waste basket until she came to an odd-looking one, which she recognized as the invitation Jack had written, asking her to go to the Junior-Senior Reception with him. After much reflection she refolded the paper and put it away with the note. As she continued her cleaning her face lighted when she thought of this or that event, then an expression of perplexity spread over her face as she brought forth a 66 SPECTATOR large, brown package, neatly pinned together. On one side was written Betty Miller, '16 and on the other Pocahontas Immediately Aunt Betty remembered all about it. She remembered that the day after the 1916 class of Johnstown High School had given their Senior Operetta, she had carefully wrapped up the two books used in it and a program and put them into the desk. Pocahontas, what pleasant memories and sweet recollections that word brought to mind! Pocahontas was the name of the Senior Operetta, of 1916. She re- membered the day of the try-out. How nervous they all felt, even though only trying out for the chorus. A few days later, a Senior class-meeting was called. Art called the class to order, Bunny read the minutes of the last meeting, and Miss Swan took the floor. Then everything became breathlessly silent. Then Miss Swan announced the cast for the operetta. How happy were those who were in that cast and how regretful were those who failed to go to the tryout, or who failed to keep their stuides high enough to penmit them to be in the operetta. Then came the work, and work it was, but the kind of work we all love to do. Work mingled with joy and pleasure, that was the kind of work the Seniors did for six weeks. At first the chorus and the principals worked separtely, then they worked together. Studies were neg- lected for the Operetta, for Pocahontas, music lessons failed to come up to the standard, and Aunt Betty's mo- ther often found her playing Cocahontas on the piano instead of washing the dishes. Pocahontas was the happy cause of all such disturbances. Next came dress rehearsals. What fun it was to go prancing around like an Indian in real Indian moc- casins and feathers. Those were the days that Aunt Betty spent in the Cambria Theater. She was there from 9 to 12, from 1 to 6 and often from 8 to 10. But she did not mind, practice -was lots of fun. Finally, on the night of Friday, May 26th, the goal was reached. Everything was excitement. SPECTATOR 67 The curtain raised. A wave of applause greeted the performers which spurred each one on to do his best. How gay and happy they were from the time they sang, This is a gay and happy Day, the opening chorus, until they repeated it as a Grand Finale and the curtain fell amid enthusiastic applause. Yes, the curtain was drawn and with it the curtain was drawn on one of the happiest times of Aunt Betty's life. Pocahontas was past and gone and only memories remained. The books had made her live them over again in memories. The telephone aroused Aunt Betty from her day dreams, as she gathered her papers and books and put them back into her desk, her eyes filled with tears. They were tears of joy and sorrow, tears of joy because she had the pleasure of attending Johnstown High School and tears of sorrow she could not tell why. , A True Friendship Stanley B. Noffsinger '16 It was a cool, refreshing evening in June. Just as the sun was falling below the horizon and the clouds were all in a crismson glow, an old Union soldier, Samuel Brant by name, passed slowly through a suburban park of a large city in southern Virginia. The old man was short and somewhat bent as if from much care and toil. One leg was useless and he had to depend upon a crutch to move from place to place. The face of the old soldier shone with a radiance inspired by nature and her beauty. He had not gone far, when he halted before a wheel chair in the park, in which sat a man whose hair was white as snow and whose face wore a bright expression. He had been a soldier in the Confederate army and had lost both legs in the Confederate cause. The fact that 68 SPECTATOR his legs were gone, however, did not seem to dampen his spirits. . Well, Tim! said Samuel as he approached the old Confederate soldier. Nature has certainly been a bless- ing to us this day. Indeed this has been a happy day for me. The sunshine mixed with the brightness and the gayness of the children has made me feel almost young again. I could not run and frolic about as I once did, but all the same I have enjoyed the games of the children. They make the sunshine seem brighter. Yes! returned Tim in a no less joyful tone, We were once boys toog we romped together, we had our tricks and fun-but now we are old and feeble. When we had grown older we thought we had put away our childish ways. But alas! he said, and his tone became somewhat suppressed and some of the brightness of his face vanished. We thought we had cast aside child- ish thoughts, but we entered a cruel war, and, just because you then moved to the North and I remained in the South, we fought against each other, friend against friend. We both have sacrificed and lost what was dear to us. But, he continued, brightening again, one thing we have not lost and that is our friendship. And that, returned the old Union soldier with a smile, that we shall never lose. Only death can sepa- rate us. No! death cannot separate us, for we shall meet and be with each other in Heaven! ' Sk IF SF 'F SF Pk FF A month after the meeting in the park on the beau- tiful June-day evening, Tim lay on the border-line of life and death. He was thinking of a message which had come to the effect that Samuel Brant had died that morn- ingiafter a very sudden illness. The only words Sam was heard to utter in his last few moments of consciousness were. Tell Tim we shall meet again. As Tim thought of the death of Sam, he became fret- ful and seemed to get weaker. He understood-what was SPECTATOR 69 meant by Tell Tim we shall meet again. His heart beats became slower. His life ebbed farther and farther away until it vanished. His soul had left it's body to find a brighter, happier and more beautiful home, there to be forever at peace with the soul of Sam. His Letter' Olive Buchanan '16 Late one summer afternoon, Georgine Reeder turn- ed into the gate of the village academy to visit Peggy Sydney. Georgine had graduated from the academy but still spent most of her time visiting it. Although many years difference existed between their ages, and a much greater difference between their characters, the stately Georgine, a happy wife and mother, still held to the old love she felt when in the graduating class for little baby Peg, the pet of the school. And during this eventful summer Peggy Sydney had been in deep trouble which she refused to discolse evenlto Georgine. The laughing blue eges had become darker with their burden of grief, and the sweet mouth wore an expression of woe. What had happened to mar the happiness of Peggy's life, Mrs. Reeder sought in vain to know. s Did you fall in love this summer while out with Emma Townshend? she asked the sighting little maid. But an indignant reply was the only answer and though the cloud still rested on Peggyf her friend had long ceased to question her. This day, however, came an earnest request for her presence at the academy. Mrs. Reeder received a note telling her to lay aside all duty and come and play mother confessor, to her wicked little Peggy. Therefore Mrs. Reeder trudged down the sunnyxoad this summer afternoon wondering what the grave secret -. Q 5 we r music f rf' -PM 70 SPECTATOR could be. But she was not prepared for the tear stained face and excited manner of her little friend when she entered Peggy's apartment. Why, my darling, exclaimed the matron, what has happened to cause you this pain? Oh, Georgine, I am desperately miserable and I have a letter I dare not read. And even if you hate me, I am going to confess my wickedness, for to keep it a secret any longer will break my heart. Why, my girl, you alarm me. What evil could you have done to suffer so? Sobbingly, Peggy related her story. You remember when I went to Bellefonte with Emma? Yes, and I disapproved of it. Emma is no com- panion for you. Now what mischief did she lead you into? g You must not blame Emma. It was my fault en- tirely. I wanted to be romantic and we talked about the chance a poor, friendless girl might have. I decided to me an orphan and destitute and- Be an orphan? broke in Mrs. Reeder. Yes, a make-believe one. The cars steamed into a little station just this side of Bellefonte and we alighted. It was there I began my sorrowful career. - Well, was there ever such a stupid' fancy? ejacu- lated the listner. Oh, I knew you would hate me, but I must rid my- self of this burdensome secret. Well, all my clothes were in Emma's trunk, so we agreed I should have nothing except the clothes I wore. Em was to be a stranger in case any one else befriended me. We entered the ladies' waiting room and I sat down near a window, buried my face in my blue-edged kerchief, and began to cry. Well, you are a little humbug,', said Mrs. Reeder. And then-? And then, continued Peggy, one after another the -passengers, glancing sort of sympathizingly at me, went about their business, and I began to think an or- SPECTATOR 71 phan's lot was hard and neglected one indeed. When the man in the ticket oflice slammed down the window and slammed it up again, I peeped just a little. Then he came out of his cage and going up to Emma 'saidz 'This young lady appears to be in great affliction. Have you noticed her?' 'Yes,' replied Emma, who had her lesson admir- ably well learned. 'She came on the cars with me from Bellefonte. She expected to meet her brother there and in her ignorance started penniless for New York. I spoke to her during our journey, and on that account, I sup- pose she got off when I did.' When this little story was narrated, up walked the kind-hearted gentleman and, laying his hand on my shoulder, he begged of me not to make myself sick by giving way to unavailing grief, and then followed lots of questions: What was my name and my brother's also? When and how had I heard from him? What means had I taken in Bellefonte to be sure he was not there? So thenl had to repeat all those dreadful lies all over and clinch them until I did begin to feel bad, and cried in downright earnest. Just then a tall fair man of about twenty-five stepped into the waiting room. He glanced about and was ready to leave when the ticket agent called to him: 'Here Mr. Saunders,' he said, 'here is a young lady in great trouble.' And he related the story I had just told him-that I was an orphan and penniless. Oh, Peggy, how could you do such a thing? in- terrupted Mrs. Reeder. Just wait! The more lies I told the more I had to tell, but I felt encouraged as the new-comer was very stylish. He had the prettiest hands and handsomest mustache I ever saw. After the whole story was told him by the ticket agent, Robert Saunders said: 'This little lady shall come home with me to the hotel where my mother and sisters will do all they can 72 SPECTATOR , to make her comfortable! Emma came over to me to find out what I was going to do. I told her I was going with Mr. Saunders. Then she ordered her trunk to his home. She said she expected friends that week end and must remain a few days. Once in that house, I had hard work to remember that I was an orphan and in trouble, for his mother was the dearest old lady in the world and his sisters were sweet and loving. They bought me beautiful clothes and entertained me the best they knew how. Really, Georgine, the happiest time of my life was when I was an orphan. After staying three long weeks, Emma decided that her friends were not coming and that she was going home. She said that she wanted to take me with her as she had become so attached to me. The girls and Mrs. Saunders offered me shelter in their home and in their hearts if I would stay but I could not do that. And then when I was really going the next day, Robert seemed worried and told his mother he wished to speak with me. So with a strange feeling, I went into their private parlor and Robert walked up to me. I dread- ed what he might say when he pushed back my hair and asked me to remember that day I sat in the depot, friend- less and pennilessf' 'I have always been kind to you, Peggy, have I not? And why you wish to go with this stranger I can- not understand. My mother loves you, my sisters love you and I want you to be my wife and the joy of my home. We will be happy, Peggy dear. I love you and will try to fulfill every wish of your heart! Then he stooped over me and gathered me like a child in his arms. I Oh, Georgine, I was utterly wretched. I wanted to confess to him, but I could not. Although his arms were around me I felt as though we were eternally separated. I came home and sent their money and clothes back to SPECTATIOR -za them. The only thing I kept was this ring which Robert gave me. I picked up enough courage and wrote him a letter telling him the whole truth. This is the answer but I cannot read it, Georgine for I know he hates me. Peggy began to cry hysterically. Mrs. Reeder glanc- ed at the contents of the letter and then said: Here, you little cheat, you don't deserve this letter, but you have been punished enough. Peggy sat up, dried her tears, and read the follow- mg: Bellefonte, Aug. 20, 1916. To say, my darling, that the arrival of your box created astonishment in our family, is but to faintly des- cribe its effect. To say that your letter to me has made me very happy is saying little. Oh Peggy, how could you have kept me so long in suspense and anxiety. I forgive you, my dear, and still love you as do my mother and sisters. I am leaving home immediately to make you Mrs. Robert Saunders, so you had better hurry and get ready. Until we meet, and forever after I am Pegy's devoted. ROBERT SAUNDERS. QA Few Pages From A High School Gir1's Diary' Eleanor Thomas 'l6. April 14 Oh, today we had the very best time in school. All the teachers were in a good humor and so were all the pupils. All my subjects went off so easily and, well real- ly, this has been about the shortest day I ever spent in school. And then I had a date with Bob tonight, which gave me something to think about and look forward to. Bob doesn't have much time for dates anymore because 74 SPECTATOR he has to practice for the Senior operetta all the time. Gee, I Wish I were a Senior instead of being just a Junior. Then I could be with him all the time, but, oh well! April 15 'School wasn't half so nice today as it was yesterday. I surely do have the blues tonight. Bob was peeved about something today. I'm sure I don't know what. I believe he just Wants to have a good excuse for not go- ing with me anymore. But what's the difference, I don't care for him anyway. I always knew he liked Marjorie better than me. I was just going with him to make Earl- don jealous. I always did like Earldon better than him. I'm sleepy, so I'll not write any more till I see how Bob acts tomorrow. April 16. Bob was as bad as ever today. I know he is cross, but I simply won't ask him why he's cross. He does not need to think I care Whether he's peeved or not. The bunch went to our regular Hloafing place this evening to meet and then Went to the movies. Bob sat back of me but didn't talk to me. I should Worry! April 17. Since this is Saturday and Bob hasn't called me, I guess I will not see him. Earldon called me up this afternoon and I am going to the theater with him this evening. I hope Bob sees us. He will soon find out that I don't have to depend on him to go out. Oh, Bob did see me this evening. He was so sur- prised that he smiled and spoke as sweetly as ever, but I didn't bother about speaking. Well, yes, I did, but I Wouldn't let any person know it. April 18. I could hardly wait to write what happened today. This morning after Sunday School Bob came up to me and asked me what the trouble was. I pretended I didn't know what he meantg he asked me then if I was peeved about anything. I told him the trouble SPECTATOR 75 was all with him. He said that if that was all he could fix it up. He's coming out this evening. I don't like the expression I told you so, but just the same, I knew he liked me better than he ever could like Marjorie. All he needed was to be shown that I could go with somebody else if I wanted to, thanks to Earldon Wright. History of the Class of 1916 Nina Custer '16. Margaret C. Bley '16. James Young Piper '16 The historian's first attempt to make an apology, if the reader thinks that this history is nothing but a succession of events. Diaries and Spectators have been gone over, to say nothing of memories, in preparation of this article. Freshman Year. , On the first Monday morning in September, 1912, the class of 1916 began its career in Johnstown High School with grave forebodings. Great were the fears of the two hundred and thirty-four freshmen on that morning. In fact, we were the main attraction to the boys of the Sophomore Class, with whom several of our heroes had some fuss until they were separated. Early in the year, after we had grew used to the numbers of the rooms in the school and to the gibes of upper-classmen, a play by members of our class was given entitled The First Thanksgiving Day. It was remarkably successful. The class basketball team was led by Tip Pinder. There were several Freshmen candidates out for the track team. A Our first year was closed by a delightful picnic held at Otterbein, along the Windber car line. 76 SPECTATOR Sophomore Year. At the beginning of our Sophomore year fewer of us came back to school, but those who did return felt justly proud of their class rating. We felt very much elevated and took pleasure in being the official initiators of the First Year Class. A few individual hazings of members of the Freshmen Class took place during the first week of school. In November of this year much interest in the Billy Sunday meetings on The Point was aroused in the High School. Many of our Sophomores took an active part in the meetings, in a Girls' Bible Class and in a Boys' So- cial Service Club. This second year was enlivened by much excxitement which took place on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, owing to noticeable wearin' o' the green. However, the en- sueing fuss with the faculty was soon straightened out. Tip Pinder won his letters in football this year, and Shank Thomas was given his track letters. We held an enjoyable class picnic late in the spring at Otterbein. Pop was a specialty. Our main duties this year were to watch the Seniors and Juniors, to learn how to run the affairs the next year, and also to reprimand members of the Freshmen Class for all misdemeanors. Junior Year. As upper-classmen our first duties were to elect offi- cers. The following were chosen: Alvin Reese, Presi- dentg Edgar Matthews, Vice President, Gertrude E. Phillips, Secretary and Arthur C. F. Zobel, Treasurer. Many of our Juniors joined the societies. In an Emerson society play late in November, the following Juniors were in the cast: Paul Lavelle, James Piper, Quella Coleman, Gertrude Phillips, Alvin Reese. In an- other play of the Emerson society Julia Short, Arthur Zobel, Paul Lavelle, Alvin Reese and James Piper took part. Edgar' Matthews, Walter Griffith and Kenneth SPECTATOR 77 Richardson took part in the T. K. E. Open Meeting play this year. Tip Pinder won his letters in football. In February, we tendered the Seniors a fine recep- tion. Our decorations of the halls and stairway drew many congratulations from the faculty and the Seniors. In a playlet given were Sara Rose, Norrine Picking, Paul Lavelle, Allen Geist, Kenneth Richardson, Alvin Reese, and a chorus of Juniors. Indeed, it was a pleasing event. Matthews, Daley and Curry made their letters in track this year. After much discussion, we decided not to have a picnic. this year, but to unite with the other three classes in having a general picnic at Luna Park. A track meet and the Merry-go-round were the main attractions. Senior Year. On the last lap of our race one hundred and thirty- four of the original number returned to school. A rousing class meeting was held to elect oflicers. The results were Arthur Zobel, President, Paul Lavelle, Vice President, Gertrude Phillips, Secretary: Edgar Mat- thews, Treasurer. Captain Pinder, Reynolds, Curry, Bailey, Daley, Prothero and Manager Ellis were the Senior letter men on the varsity football team. The Seniors were champions of interclass football this year. Yoc Bheam was the gallant captain. A debate between the Senior and Junior classes took place on December 19th. The question debated was, Resolved, That the United States should provide for greater armed preparedness. Mary Collins, Ben Mey- ers and Bennie Hull, the Seniors who upheld the negative side, won. Much interest was aroused concerning this debate. Instead of holding an annual fall picnic, we in- augurated a new feature. In January the Senior Class 78 SPECTATOR entertained the faculty at a reception given in the High School. The faculty complimented us heartily on our reception. A great number of Seniors took part in Miss Swan's concert this spring. On February 26th the class of 1917 entertained the class of 1916 at a fine reception. Sleep'f Prothero, Jawn Daley, Goat Matthews, Dick Reynolds and Manager Dutch Fox made the basketball team. A Early in April Mr. Stockton announced the honor roll to the class. Those on it were Bennie Hull, Marcus Sky, Leonard Sobol, Bennie Meyers, Mary Thomas, James Piper, Margaret Karas, Lillie Kells, Leora Ling and Mary Collins. ' With the Senior Operetta Pocahontas, the Senior dance, banquet and commencement exercises our High School career will be finished. This is our history. Looking back over the years and summing them up, we feel that our class has had a happy as well as a prosperous time in Johnstown High School. Many have fallen from our ranks since we en- tered the high school, and two have been taken by death, Marion Thomas died in 1914, Walter Ellis died March 18, 1916. Those of us who have remained in the ranks will always watch with interest the progress of the school and since we have reached our goal we bid farewell to dear old Johnstown High. SPECTATOR 79 To 1916 Most potent, grave and reverend signiors, our very noble and approved masters! We, the under-class men of the Johnstown High School, extend to you our fare- well. Unlike most farewells, this is one of gayety, al- most of jubilee. We are proud of you, Seniors, proud and glad that you have successfully completed your High School life. We rejoice in the fact that our school, which we all revere and the honour, is sending forth such highly esteemed representatives-representatives of whom we shall some day with justifiable pride claim as fellow alumni. Yet, like the insistent under-note of the greatest triumphant song-that elusive yet ever-present note, reminding of the fearful cost of victory-comes the thought of what your absence will mean to usg a realiza- tion that somewhat lessens the triumphant joy of promo- tion. And with the thought comes the knowledge that our school life should be regarded not as a bugbear, but as a privilege. But the time of our parting is at hand and we must turn from inclination and face reality. So, we, the un- der-classmen, extend to you our farewell as classes: We, the Freshmen, proud in having disproved the traditional hue of our class, wish you the greatest luck possible. We, the Sophomores, envy and admire you, and, as brother-classmen, tender you our best wishes for great prosperity. We, the Juniors, slightly awed by our coming re- sponsibility as chief representatives of our school, pro- phesy with coniidence a brilliant future for fthe Class of Nineteen-Sixteen. KISMET. 80 SPECTATOR Class J 1916 Come with me and we will go To the Senior Picture Show. We'll be busy as can be Reading each one's pedigree. HELEN APPLE CORE Her cheeks are always rosy And if you're feeling blue, Just come around to Helen- She's sure to brighten you. KATE BARRON KATE Kate's a sweet and noble girl, A friend who's always true. ' There's sunshine in her golden hair l And in her eyes of blue. JAMES BAILEY JIMMY As a rule we don't like kickers, Yet Jimmy's liked by all! 'Cause why? Cause his expert kicking's The kind that makes football. S P E C T A T 0 R 81 JOHN BASERMAN YOC Here's to John, A football man. And in the game He'll do all he can. HERMAN BEERMAN BONES r 'Q ,:, Bones is a silent fellow, P g , He shines in basketball, I He got along fine in studies- That's why he loves them all. x M ' PAUL BEITER BEITER Now Beiter is a quiet man, Who has a certain way Of making all the fellows laugh Just how, we cannot say. HARRY BENSHOFF HY The dude of the class, he can't be beat, So trim is he from his head to his feetg By sickness one year, he was spared, To share our company, 'tis declared. 82 SPECTATOR MARGARET BLEY MAY When Margaret is a teacher And the children won't obey, She'1l think of tricks she played in school And wonder, Does it pay? MABEL BLOUGH MABE A 'Chalmers, Caddy, or a Ford, Any of them will do. For Mabel loves the auto That is made for only two. EVA A. BRINKER SNOOKUMS Eva's the little brown-eyed girl, So quiet in her way, Who works for our high school paper- She'll be a poet some day. OLIVE BUCHANAN PEGGY Who is this little lady- The small one with grey eyes? Just frighten her and Watch her- She'1l Bob in her surprise. SPECTATOR FOREST CABLE As his name would indicate He is long drawn out, Silence is golden, he Of that there is no doubt. HELEN CAVANAUGH Helen's eyes are lazy blue, Her cheeks are lazy pinky She's not exactly a lazy girl, But she has a lazy wink. ANNA BURNS Bobby's fat, of course she is, We wouIdn't have her thing For then her smile might fade And her dimples all fall in. BOBBY away A l SILENT believes- CATHERINE CARROLL CAP Here we have Cap Laughing as always. You'll find her on hand And ready to chat. CAVANAUGH 83 84 SPECTATOR EDNA CLARK CLARKY To sing of birds in bush or sky Is Clarky's great ambition. But all her heart is set'on Cy, Unchanged is her devotion. CATHERINE CLINGER KATY She's a quiet little Katy, , Independent in her wayg But her dark brown eyes a-twinkle, Tell us that her heart is gay. MARY COLLINS SQUIRE Squire is the life of the '16 class, Never known to frown, And when she's nursing patients, She'll scatter gladness 'round. ELISABETH CORNELY ELISABETH When Elisabeth is a suffragette And makes her first stump speech, The people will say when it's finished, That surely was a peach. SPECTATOR 85 MARGARET COVER COVE Cove is an artist Through and through, She can draw anything, Even me or you. PHYLLIS CRAIG PUD O Buz, cries Phyllis in accents rare, Ten pages of Virgil! That's not fair! And three big tests! I'd skip if I dare! But she gets it all, so the teachers don't care. l l CRAWFORD CURRY CRAWF Curry is a minister's son, Studying hard to him is fung In track he shines for the black and blue, He can put the shot and the discus, too. NINA CUSTER TINY Well, here is Nina Custer, She's short but she is sweet, No matter where you meet her You, with a smile she'll freet. 86 SPECTATOR JOHN DALEY DALEY Daley likes to high jump, He does it for our sake. The next time he begins to sing, We'll pitch him in the lake. CLARA DELANEY ELAINE A movie actress she Wants to be, Just wait a while and then we'll see If her stylish hats and fancy name, Bring to her the desired fame. FLORENCE DEVINE FLO Flo would be a teacher, But to live up to her name, It ought to be in Sunday School That she will earn her fame. VANDETTA DIETZ TED Ted is a French maiden, Vandetta's her real name, But Ted is not a bashful girl- She's a good sport, all the same. SPECTATOR 87 Alfred is going to West Point To be a soldier boy, And to carry a gun on his shoulder Will be his greatest joy. RUTH ECKEL RUTH Here we have Ruth, A nurse she will be So if you are ill Just call on Ruth E. HAYDEN EVANS BACHEN Here is a lad, society mad, So to Westmont he often does walk. When asked what time his date begins He says, At Nina-clock. WINOLA EVANS WINKEY Her eyes are brown and they match her hair. She has a funny grin. If she loses her temper, she laughs at herself, Though she always hates to give in. ALFRED DIGGLES AL 88 SPECTATOR l HOBART FETTERMAN Well, here's Hoby, A friend true-blue, He's sure to come to you. JANET FOUST SALLY Janet has a merry smile, This is her chief featureg To the kids she will be kind Wherg she is a teacher. HOBY And when you need him in a pinch MARTIN FOX Dutch is a friendly chap, He'll give you many pointers On running a B. B. team. SARA FRICK SARA Sara with her pleasant smile V Makes her living Worth the whileg When a typist she will be, She'l1.be successful, just you see. As his picture here would seem. DUTCH SPECTATOR 89 SARAH FRUHLINGER FRUHLY Here's to Sarah, a student fine, Whose black eyes always before us shine. Of studies she took a large batch- We bet she makes a dandy match. MIRIAM FRY MIMY Miriam a stenographer will be, She's very business like, And if you need a typist, She'll be just there all right. i GRACE GOUGHNOUR GRACE She is very little, Also very sweet, Studying is her hobby Success she's bound to meet. DOROTHY GOULD DOT Dorothy Gould, whose flashing eyes Make her look so wondrous wise, Soon away to school will go Where she'll learn to cook and sew. 90 SPECTATOR EDITH GRAMLING EDE Ede's the girl with the little curl Hanging by each earg She' couldn't live if she didn't laugh, The laugh we love to hear. EDNA GRAY EDNA Never 'known to worry- Never known to frown- Always in a hurry To meet someone up town. ELIZABETH GREER BEB She came all the Way from Southmont To High School every day, But she's not going to college In Johnstown she'd rather stay. ELLEN GREER ELL I Ellen is a happy girl, She's quite a fusser, too, And when she's out with Skinny She won't see me nor you. ALICE HACKETT Well, here's Alice Hackett Always full of fun, No difference what you say, Alice makes a pun. PEARL HAMMER If Pearl becomes a teacher, A good one she will be, For all her lessons she now learns So conscientiously. SPECTATOR 91 EDNA GROVE ED Edna is pretty, Edna is kind, ' And a whole lot of knowledge Is stored in her mind. HACKETT DOROTHY HAHN DOT Dorothy likes to argue, Dorothy likes to tease, But when she wants to do her work She does her best to please. l PEARL 92 SPECTATOR ELLEN HARRIS She'll go to Indiana ' Where stores of things shell learn But she's bound to do the usual thing As a housewife take her turn FLORENCE HEINZE A HEINIE Here is our dark-haired Heinie, A friend so good and true, We know at Indiana Her friends will not be few. JOSEPH HOLZMAN He always likes to hurt your eyes, By wearing zebra stockings, D The girls he tries to tantaliae- His actions are most shocking, ETHEL HILDEBRAND COOKIE Ethel Mae is small and sweet, Joyful from her head to feet Loves to dance and sing and play That's the life, says Ethel Mae JOE -Twp tg sPscTAToR Q ROBERT HORNER B03 The Spectator needed a manager, A man who'd be right on the job- And after a lengthy discussion, The position was given to Bob. MARY HOTHAM MARY If Mary isn't a housewife 'Twon't be because she's not tit, For she would rather wash dishes, Than dance just a little bit. BENNIE HULL 99 In the bakery shop of studies, Where each strives toward the goalg ' This visiting chap from New Florence, Took first bite from the Honor Roll. CATHERINE JONES CASEY Casey is a spry young maid, Perhaps she's sweet sixteen: But Casey will not tell her age, We all think that's real mean. 94 SPECTATOR THELMA KANTNER THELMA Thelma is a reserved maid Who plans to teach a school, To callthe roll, to teach a class The good old Golden rule. MARGARET KARAS GRETH Margaret is on the Honor Roll, Her greatest joy, you know, Is reading and a-studyin' For studyin' makes minds grow. LILLIE KELLS LILL Lillie's on the Honor Roll, Lillie's got a beau- Now, what more could Lillie want, We'd surely like to know. l CLYDE KNEPPER K-NEPP - i Argue, argue, argue! To his senses he'll never come. Does he think he can beat us, Like he does his old bass drum? srscnvron 95 MARION LAMBERT PEGGY Peggy sings just like a bird, Sweetest thing you ever heard! Next year she'll be teaching kids To do as their teacher bids. w PAUL LAVELLE PAT His grin is straight from Emerald Isle, His eyes are Irish blueg When he's a physician he'll wear a green tie, For Pat is Irish clear through. LEORA LING LING Lots of hair means little brains So some folks have saidg But that's not true of this honor roll girl Who has such a wise little head. ERMA LIVINGSTON DOC And here is Erma Whose friends call her Docg She's especially noted For her funny little walk. 96 SPECTATOR MENOHER LOVE MENOHER This picture is strangely deceiving, Where this dashing young man is displayed In this picture you should see Dan Cupid, For Love, sweet Love, is portrayed. JOHN LOWMAN BONES Bones will join the navy, He says he's going to see If by daring he can win The love of Lady B, CLARENCE MURTON DAISY Daisy's just as bright a fellow As the flower whose name he bears, And he's going to be a preacher So he determinedly declares. MARY MABON MOLL Mary is a little maid Who certainly can step, She'll surely make her way through life Because she has the pep. SPECTATOR 97 MARIAN MacEWAN MARIAN Dainty and airy As any wee fairy, Her eyes always twinkling, Her smile always merry. NELLIE MARSHALL JIMMY Nellie's what we call her, Jimmy's just for short. She's a girl worth knowing- The real, staunch, school-girl sort. LORENE MARTIN LOUIE Lorene is our class poet, And leader of Agassiz, too, And besides these many accomplishments, She is a friend, true-blue. EDGAR MATTHEWS GOAT Up and at it Edgar- We never caught him snoozin', His favorite flower, we might say, Is a little brown-eyed Susan. 98 SPECTATOR HELEN MATTHEWS MAG This maid because of her winning smile, i Should have been named Winnie. Although she's not a burglar, She's often seen with a Jimmy. BERYL MAURER BERYL This youn girl Whose 'name is Beryl, Is- a genuine pearl- Flt for a nearl. LESTER MAURER LES Lester loved his school so much He stayed for five Whole years, But because of the pranks he played while there, His departure will not cause tears. BEN MEYERS BENNIE This boy plays the piano, And in Virgil he sure is a shark, And with these two things to help him He will not remain in the dark. SPECTATOR 99 HERBERT MEYERS CHUB He put the fern in Ferndale, And built the old town pump, He represented High School At track in the running broad jump. RALPH MILLER HORATIO Oh why, Oh why, are there street cars From Coopersdale to town? Miller says there are because You can't keep a good man down. HOWARD MULHOLLEN SHERIFF 'Tis far from us to soliloquize, But we fear poor Sherii'f's gone To join one of the other sex- She surely Drew him on. BERNARD McCLINTOCK BARNEY He is very, very quiet As he sits in every class, And because of his politeness His teacher he'd never sass. 100 SPECTATOR MARY AGNES McCLOSKEY AGGIE This is Agnes of Irish name, Whose smile has won her a lot of fame. In Latin she always made a high mark, The reason is plain-she was a shark. SUSAN McGEE SUE, Sue-she's just as tiny As her tiny little nameg And a pretty little poet- We are waiting for her fame. STANLEY NOFFSINGER KETCHEL When the lightning begins to crash, And the thunder starts to roar, Stanley will still the elements By reciting 4'Excelsior. I BLANCHE PETERS PETE Ah! Here she is with the black eyes, If she doesn't marry it'll be a surprise. She's just as bright as the rising run, And always in for any fun. SPECTATOR 101 GERTRUDE E. PHILLIPS 'BUNNY Bunny edits owr paper, She helps in athletics, toog She's always a sport at starting things And, with Middy, carries them through. CLIFFORD PINDER TIP A finer fellow we've never known Than this big husky guardg Who knows the secret of success And lives by action, not by word. ,lil-l? E ' JAMES PIPER JIMMY Piper is a funny guy, Q We can't quite understands ' He'll study an hour over a Joke 1 And laugh to beat the band. .i .-Ti. i HARRY PROTHERO SLEEP Sleep away to school will go , I lulzuu w To show how much he doesn't know, lf' , Four years hence there'll be a cemetery For all the horses of his veterlnary 102 SPECTATOR ALVIN REESE DOPE Ay bane Swaydish, Ay bane Dope, In throwin' a fine, Ay use lots of rope. A Chaplin pose and just one Rose Are with this chap where'e1' he goes. MIRIAM REESE MIMI Miriam is a dainty maid, Miriam is petite, We like to gaze upon her, Because she is so neat. DOROTHY REYNOLDS DORE. This is a miss we all a-Dore, May our friendship grow more and more, She comes from Westmont every day, She's some girl, is what we say. RICHARD REYNOLDS DICK Hail to the end of our football team, A boy who sure can playg And many a time on the B. B. team, He helped to win the day. SPECTATOR 03 KENNETH RICHARDSON K B Well, here's a second C nu-.o And some day soon you ll ee That Kenneth's joxned 1 wmpany Of warblers from 41010 the sea ELLA RIGBY PRECIOUS To do her dutv, To win much fame, Is the high ambition Of this fair dame. ANNA ROBINSON Here is another Robinson, Whose fi -xt name is Ann, She won't be out of school Before she gets a man. ALICE ROBINSON LOCKPORT See this pretty maxden A brown-eyed little M1 Allegheny College Should be proud of .1 gnl l1ke thls long FUZZY 104 SPECTATOR DOROTHY ROSE When someone plays the piano And you can't control your toes, Then that someJne at the piano You can bet is Dorothy Rose. MARIE RUFFNER It's good-bye to Miss Ruifner, Whose First name is Marie, When she has finished High School, How happy she will be! ANNA RODGERS ANNIE Here's a girl who on basl-getball dotes, She never gets the teachels' goats. The 1'eason's very plain to see- She's just as studious as can be. DUTCH SARAH E. ROSE SAL Just see our B. B. captain! ' A maiden short and stout- And when it comes to singing, She certainly can shout. SWEET MARIE SPECTATOR 105 ELIZABETH SAUERS BETH Beth works loyally every day, And yet she isn't too busy to smile, Or to loitex' a little along: the way To chat a little while. FRIEDA SCHMIDT FRITZ Frieda studied all she could, As hard as she could go, That her efforts were successful, The marks in the office will show. SCOTT SCHOLES SCOTTY Scotty did lots for 305 When he played in the volley ball game, He's not very fat and not very thin, But he was right on the job, just the same. JOHN SCHRGCK MOLLY His friends u'l call him Molly, But he's surely not a sis,' And he thinks it simply folly A ripping good time to miss. 106 SPECTATOR ETHEL SCHULTZ This girl can tell you How potatoes should be fried, That she is of Teutonic blood Can not be denied. MARCUS SKY A very exact student Is this boy Marcus Sky, I He'l1 find the fourth dimenslon Or know the reason why. MARGARET SHARKEY PEGGY Altho she seems so basliful, And casts down her big brown eyes, If you'd see her on a frolic, She'd give you an awful surprise. SCHULTZY VISTA SIPE VISTA Vista came from Roxbury ln a trolley car, And up the ladder of success She has traveled far. SKY SPECTATOR 107 MARGARET SLOAN MIDGE Midge is a girl who loves her teachers Specially those of the opposite sex, And she thinks their most. charming speeches Are those not taken from texts. ROSA SMITH POSIE Ring around the Rosie, Pop goes the Posie, And here we have brought right to view A lass who is both kind and true. ROSSMAN SMITH ROSSY Rossman is a Senior He also has a car, And when he leaves old J. H. S. He'll travel near and far. SUSANNA SNARE SUE This young lady is an orator, And makes us weep with contrition, When she stands up in public speaking And talks on prohibition. 108 SPECTATOR LEONARD SOBOL SOBOL Behold our Russian gentleman, He surely is a shark, , If his good work continues, He's bound to make his mark. 1 CLARENCE STEM STEMMY Stemmy has a reel job At a moving picture show. Ask him for a very fine seat And he'll put you in the first row. FRANCES STIBICH STITCH A girl who's always happy, A girl Who's full of fun, There're lots who'll miss our Frances When their Senior year is done. LULU STUDT LU Lulu tall and dark, A teacher hopes to be, But we think it'd be a lark To see her teach A-B-C. SPECTATOR 109 HARRY TEMPLE MAC When Harry gets out into business life . . 1 He will certainly rake in the shek es, From the expression on his face, He must have been reading Freckles. MARY, THOMAS DOC Mary, Mary, quite contrary, row? How does your garden g Alas, her garden is quite barren, As all of her time's spent with Doe. l i ELEANOR THOMAS TOMMY Here's to our big-eyed Tommy, Who's always a friend so true. She is shy and ever so jolly, ' And is noted for loud waists, too. l I , . l MARIE K. TICE. TICEY Here is a girl of talent, A piano she sure can play, In distant Cincinnati She ought to make her way. ll0 SPECTATOR FREDA TRABERT Freda has many friends, May she have many moreg Although she sleeps in study hall, She was never known to snore. l EMILY VON LUNEN EMPS Dignified and graceful Is the girl called Emilyg If queens are very, very nice, We'll say that she is queenly. l o HAROLD WALKER HAJ Walker is no fusser, He cares not for the girls And when a lady talks E h' 0 nn His head goes round in whirls. l EDMUND WALTER ED Valter hails from out of town, Vas never known to act the clown. is P. S. chairman he gets the crown le do h ' ' es t e blame thing up side ,down. l SPECTATOR , lll l AUSTIN WEIMER Aus The fellows all in unison yell, Please turn off the gas! When this bright chap begins to spout L51 public speaking class. CARL WILL CULL Carl goes along in school each clay, He never makes an noise But if you get on to his German way, He's like all other boys. ADCLPHUS WILSON DOE Doe is the man who for tennis is noted, And in basketball too he is great. However, the one thing he likes most of all Is with M. D. to have a date. RUTH WOLFHOPE PEGGY She's a little girl with deep blue eyes That mock her serious ways, We love her for her modesty And the music that she plays. 112 SPECTATOR RICHARD WICKS DICK South Fork sent down big Richard- To us our Senior Year, When he becomes a doctoi' His patients need not fear. SARA YOUNG SADIE Sa.die's fine at basketball, She's always first in a laughg She has appeared on the movie screen And is on the Spectator Staff. ARTHUR ZOBEL ART Hail to the chief of the Senior Class! A lad who is true-blue, Altho with odds against him, He has a ready smile for you. And now the show is over, But before we all depart- Let's sing a song for 'Auld Lang Syne' And take it right to heart. SPECTATOR 113 Senior Plans for Next Year' So let us value learningg but let us value also the larger things. May we endeavor to cultivate them in ourselves and to recognize and appreciate them in oth- GPS. E. A. B. Senior Plans for Next Year. Helen Apple .... Kate Barron . . . Margaret Bley .. Mabel Blough . . . Eva Brinker .... Olive Buchanan . Anna Burns .... Catherine Carroll Helen Cavanaugh Edna' Clark ........ . . . Catherine Clinger Mary Collins .... Elizabeth Cornely Margaret Cover . Phyllis Craig .... Nina Custer .... Clara Delaney . . . Florence Devine . Vandetta Dietz . . Ruth Eckel .... Winola Evans . . . Janet Foust . . . Sara Frick ...... Sara Fruhlinger . Miriam Fry ..... Grace Goughnour ........................Undecided .......Tech . . . .Undecided . . . . . . . Undecided . . . . . . . . .Undecided . . . . Indiana Normal ............Undecided ............ p. .Undecided West Chester Normal . . . . . . .Stenographer Tech West Chester Normal . . . ............ Undecided . . . . Indiana Normal . . .Westover Reserve . . . . . . West Chester . . . . .Stenographer . . . . Indiana Normal . . . . . . Stenographer . . . .Cambria Hospital . . . . Stenographer Tech . . . Stenographer . . . . . .Undecided ........................Undecided . . . . .Indiana Normal Dorothy Gould, National Domestic Science and Art School Edith Grambling ................... Indiana Normal Edna Gray ...... ....... U ndecided 114 SPECTATOR Elizabeth Greer .......... Ellen Greer .... Edna Grove . . . Alice Hackett . . . Dorothy Hahn . . . Pearl Hammer . . . Ellen Harris ..... Florence Heinze . . . Ethel Hildebrand .... Mary Hotham ..... Catherine Jones . . . Thelma Kantner . . . Margaret Karas .. Lillie Kells ...... Marion Lambert .. Leora Ling ........ Erma Livingston . . . Mary Mabon ..... Marion MacEwan . . . Nellie Marshall .... Lorene Martin . . . Helen Matthews ..... Beryl Maurer ........ Mary Agnes McCloskey Susan McGee ........ Blanche Peters ....... Gertrude Phillips .... Miriam Reese ..... Dorothy Reynolds . . . Ella Rigby ...... Alice Robinson .. Anna Robinson .... Anna Rodgers Dorothy Rose ......... . . . Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Marie Ruffner ... .. . .. Sara Rose ..... Elizabeth Sauers .. . . . . . .West Chester Normal ............Undecided .. . . . . . . . .. Stenographer . . . .West Chester Normal .............Sea-of-Pines . . . . . . . .Undecided . . .Indiana Normal . . . . .Indiana Normal ...........Tech . . . . .Study Music . . . . . .Undecided . . .Indiana Normal . . . . . .Undecided . . . .Undecided ...........Tech . . . . .Indiana Normal . . . . Indiana Normal . . . . . . . .Undecided . . . . . Undecided . . .Indiana Normal ................Tech ............Undecided . . . . . . . . West Chester Normal . . . . .West Chester Normal . . . . . . . . . .Stenographer ................Tech . . .Wellesley College . . . . .Indiana Normal . . .Indiana Normal ................Tech . . . .Allegheny College .... . . . . . . .Indiana Normal ....................Tech N. Y. Conservatory of Music ....................Tech ' ..... Tech SPECTATOR 11 Frieda Schmidt . . . Margaret Sharkey . Ethel Schultz ..... Vista Sipe ..... Margaret Sloan . . . Rosa Smith ..... Susanna Suare .... Frances Stibich .. Lulu Studt ....... Eleanor Thomas . . . Mary Thomas .... Marie Tice ....... Freda Trabert . . . Emily Von Lunen . . Ruth Wolfhope .. . Sara Young ...... Howard Mulhollen Stanley Noffsinger . Clifford Pinder . . . James Piper . . . Harry Prothero . . Alvin Reese ...... Richard Reynolds . Kenneth Richardson Scott Scholes ..... John Schrock . . Marcus Sky Rossman Smith . . . Leonard Sobol . . . Harry Temple . . . Harold Walker Edmund Walter .. Austin Weimer . . . Carl Will ..... Arthur Zobel . . Richard Wicks .... Adolphus Wilson . . .. ... .....Stenographe . . . . .Trinity Collegl Stenographe . . . . . . .Indiana Norma . . . . West Chester Norma . . . . . . . .Indiana Norma . . . . Newspaper Worl ..............Tecl . .............. Tecl ...............Indiana Norma ...............Wellesley Colleg Cincinnati Conservatory of Musi ...................Stenographe . ..... . ............... Undecldel . .... Indiana Norma . .Stenographe . . . . .Undecide . . . . .Undecide of Pennsylvan . . . . .Alleghei of Pennsylvar University of Pennsylva' . . . . .Undecic of Pennsylva . . . University University University . . ................... Beth ..............Undec' University of Pennsylv ...............Pennf ..............Undef University of Pennsyl . ................. Unde ..............Penn ....University of Pit University of Penns' . .. .. .. .Jefferson l' . ......... Un SPECTATOR ies Bailey ,n Baserman . fman Beerman rry Benshoff . 'est Cable .. . .wford Curry n Daley ..... red Diggles . . . vden Evans .. :mart Fetterman rtin Fox ..... lter Griffith . . eph Holzman Jert Horner . . mie Hull .... 11 Lavelle . . . in Lowman 'ar Matthews . Hr Maurer .... . . Meyers .... ert Meyers Mi1ler.....H .... Undecided University of Pennsylvania Undecided .. .University of Pittsburg . . . .University Undecided . . . . .Albright Undecided ........West Point Undecided of Chicago Undecided .Michigan Undecided Undecided Undecided . . .Washington and Lee . . . .Annapolis Penn State University of Pennsylvania . . . .University of Pennsylvania ..........Otterbein . . . . . .Allegheny SPECTATOR 117 Ihr liigh Svrhnsl Spsrtntnr JOHNSTOWN, PA., JUNE, 1916 Sussciurnon Pmcs 75 CENTS. PER Cory. 25 CENTS Ehitsrial anh Business Stat' Editor in Chief, GER Associate Editor RICHARD W. PRICE, 17. EVA A. BRINKER, '16 Exchange Editors SUSAN McGEE. '16 HELEN MATTHEWS, '16 School News IYIARY COLLINS, '16 Current Events ELIZABETH SAUERS, '16 Athletic Editors ' SARAH E. ROSE, '16 JAMES Y. PIPER, '16 Joke Editors SARA YOUNG. '16 HARRY TEMPLE, '16 PAUL LAVELLE, '16 TRU DE E. PHILLIPS, '16. Business Manager ROBERT B. HORNER, '16 Associate Business Manager ADOLPHUS WILSON, '16 Advertising Manager AUSTIN WEIMER. '16 Associates SCOTT SCHOLES, '16 WALTER GRIFFITH, '16 JOHN GEIS. '17 MILTON .MURDOCK. '17 CLARENCE BUCHANAN, lT RUDOLPH KIRSCHMANN. ' MARK CAUFFIEL, '18 Class Representatives PHILIP WALTERS, '17 MARJORIE STIFF, '17'as EMMA TANEY, '18 A 17 Aft Editor Al mn' Edit r MARGA15frf0g1EQ'ER' 16 MISSFGRMJIEASJOIEHRAN , acu ty visor HOWARD ROTHSTEIN, 17 MISS KATHARINE ULERY The Spectator is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to The Spectator, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postofllce: Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mall matter. In order to insure publication in the current issue, MSS. must be handed to the editor not later than the 10th of each month, ' 7 Editorial For the eighteenth time in the history of Johnstown High School a completed volume of the Spectator will take its place on a shelf in the library. At the present time this book marks the departure of another class from the school-in the future it will stand as an object to remind the classes to come of the class of 1916. Now, farewells are generally sad and solemn, but just to be different this one is going to be a happy one. 118 SPECTATOR We do not leave High School with regret, although per- haps the happiest days of our lives have been spent here, for we know that in leaving, we are giving the lower classes their chance to have the opportunities we have had. What splendid training it is to be leaders of such a large body of people! What opportunity there is to become broader and wiser! And then that personal re- sponsibility which comes to each of us-a responsibility which is a pleasure rather than a burden-that we are the older brothers and sisters and we must set worthy examples. Although the word responsibility sounds awfully big and hard to undertake, do not be frightened, ye un- derclassmen! If you go to your task with light hearts and firm determination, who can keep you from success? So, to the Seniors-to-be we surrender our rights of leadership, with the sincere desire that their reign may be one of happiness and prosperity. G. E. P. We wish to call attention to the splendid staff which will manage the Spectator next year. They have a task before them, however, which will prove a heavy bur- den unless they have the support of the students. It is a well known fact that a firm, or an organization of any kind, however splendid its management, cannot possibly live without support. So, then, Juniors and lower-class- men, get back of the Spectator next year, and push! Help your staff! Subscribe for and contribute to the Spectator! The staff will do the rest! G. E. P. High School pupils, particularly those who are just completing the four years' work, are liable to place too high a value on learning in its relation to other things. Certainly the high school course should not be thought of lightly, the milestone of graduation is half way be- tween the place where we are called educated and the place where we are not. To none of us have the four Q 4 SPECTATOR IW 5 ears been play, to many of us they have been real work. However, there are other things bigger than book learning. When we were sophomores we thought that ,' hose two years of high school had given us a distinguish- Hlng something which put us in a separate class from all jilthers who had not had them--had given us an intangible fiomething which could never be taken from us. But we .same to rate knowledge differently and to classify peo- P e more justly. We know now that if for five years we . 'ad been placed where we would not have used that ' i lued learning, we should have remembered practical- none of it. We know now that the man who cleaned we streets before the school house may have been far bvlgger than we-may have had the other things bigger than book learning. it Among these things are always humility, self-de- al, integrity, love, sincerity. Do some of them,seem lubtful? Try this test-imagine yourself alone on a sert island. You 'are to have one companion, either 'A person of humility or a conceited person versed in let- 3 s. Which would you choose? If you were to stay gr a week you might decide on the educated companion spite of his conceitg but if you were to remain in ere for a year, you would choose the humble one. 'kj And so it is with all the others, self-denial, integ- nity, love and sincerity--in each case we would choose the unschooled companion with one of these qualities, rgther than the educated person who lacks them. Kate Douglass Wiggin, speaking of an old weaver, says, David has small book learning, so he tells meg amd indeed he had need to tell me, for I should never have discovered it myself-one misses it so little when the larger things are present. 120 SPECTATOR School News Frank Kuehne '17, the newly elected manager of the football team, has resigned his position and left school. His successor has not yet been appointed. At the chapel exercises of Wednesday, May 3, Miss Mary Clark, teacher of English, sang two Scottish folk songs. Mr. Stockton made several announcements, in- cluding a plea for better support of the High School Cafeteria. - On Friday afternoon, May 5, the faculty was en- tertained by the Senior Domestic Science class in the High School Cafeteria. The faculty was greeted at the door by a reception committee, made up of members of the class. The room was attractively decorated in pink and white and music was furnished by a Victrola. The members of the faculty reported a very pleasant afternoon. An important meeting of the Senior Class was held in Study Hall, Friday, May 5. The meeting was called to order by President Arthur Zobel, and the minutes were read by Gertrude Phillips. It was decided that the class should hold a picnic at Woodland Park on May 31. It was also decided to hold a class dance and ban- quet, the dates to be set by a committee appointed by the president. The red rose was chosen as the class flower. The Chapel Exercises of May 10 were in the nature of a farewell to thee lass of 1916. Arthur Zobel, Presi- dent of the Senior class, spoke in behalf of the class and Nina Custer bade farewell for the girls of 1916. The farewell to the graduating class was given by Philip Walters '17, in behalf of the lower classes. 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