Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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28 THE SPECTATOR which is in need of help. VVhat a pity that this group is not larger so as to neutralize the other-the Knockers ! . just so in our school life. No matter how efficient, how well-managed are the Cafeteria, the school library, the foot- ball game, and especially The Spectator, among the students there is always a majority of Knockers and a minority of Boosters, In the hall is frequently heard I can never get the book I want in that old library, and Why doesn't 'The Spectator' give us more good stories and illustrations ? and sometimes Qless frequentlyj What delicious sandwiches they sell at the Cafeteria! or 'The Spectator' is splendid-such good jokes and everything! Now, to which class do you and I belong? Are we imped- ing the activities of our school by knocking or are we pro- moting them by boosting ? Are we strengthening or weak- ening our morale? That is for our own conscience to decide. If we are Boosters -well and goodg if Knockers, let us strive to reform and join the glorious ranks of the Boosters To boost or not to boostg that is the question- Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to support The aims and schemes of each new enterpriseg Or to oppose and thwart them stubbornly, And by opposing end them? -I-I. V. v - i afl'7 ' .. I A AE ..

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THE SPECTATOR 27 asking too much for us, the students, to support it? We will be the beneficiaries-we and all the pupils attending t-he schools in this city. As our part, we are urged to discuss the matter at home-talk Bond Issue at breakfast, at lunch- eon, at dinner, do our utmost to interest our parents, espe- cially our fathers. Convince them that it is their duty, on election day, to put an X in the square opposite the state- ment of the Bond Issue. Boost! ilinnrkmi nz. Ennatvra It takes all kind of people to make a world goes the familiar saying. One might enumerate fifty-seven varieties and more and yet not include all the types of people in this conglomerated old world of ours. However, in our opinion the simplest and most comprehensive classification would di- vide them into two groups- Knockers and Boosters The Knockers, famous for their severe criticism, harsh judgment, loud disapproval, and unreasonable intolerance- what an unpleasant club are they! Everything, from the weather and the cost of living to the government and the world in general, meets with their disfavor. Nothing pleases them- everything has a sour, unwholesome flavor, just because it differs from their notion of the rightness of things. They dis- approve of every new project, every new enterprise, and show their disapproval by knocking, Now knocking would be the death knell of every under- taking Qfor there are always knockersj if it were not for that other well-known club- the Boosters The Boosters are congenial mortals, who make life pleasant by a cheery word here and a thoughtful suggestion there. A public demonstra- tion such as the Victory Jubilee is planned-they eagerly boost itg a church is oppressed by a lack of funds-they offer their services to raise them. By enthusiasm and energy, they persuade other people to support the cause they are working for. In one sense they are good Samaritans-they help that

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THE SPECTATOR 29 Srhni rum J A number of new members have been added to this year's faculty. Their names and corresponding subjects which they teach are: Miss Maude Fiske, English, Mr. G. W. Metger, Science and Civics g Miss Lu Vara Smith, Bookkeeping, Miss Grace Haines, French, Miss Bessie Glossar, Bookkeeping, Miss Lillian Young, Sewing, Miss Mary Connell, Mathemat- icsg Mr. Leland Walker, Chemistry and Physicsg Miss Agnes Neary, French g Miss Elsie Greathead, English, and Mr. Web- ster Saylor, former member of the faculty, Mathematics. Miss Anna M. Strong, teacher of mathematics, has been unable to return to school to take up her work on account of illness. It is hoped that she will be able to return in the near future. During her absence Mrs. Fritz Mayer, formerly Miss Leone Raab, teacher of mathematics, has been substituting. New courses in Retail Selling and Public Reading have been introduced in the Johnstown High School, and an en- couraging number of pupils has taken them up. A course in Appreciation of Music to take the place of Harmony of Music has also been introduced. Mr. VV. W. Smith, a member of the Johnstown High School school faculty four years ago, was visiting in Johns- town Wednesday, September 10. Members of the faculty held a corn roast in Westmont Grove Monday night, September 15. The affair took the na- ture of a reception for the new members of this year's fa- culty. Dr. Edward Howard Griggs has returned to Johnstown this year to give a series of six lectures on William Shake- speare. The first lecture was given September 24 in the High School Auditorium. As much of the English work in our