Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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THE SPECTATOR 31 'J P' f if EXQHHHGES The Exchanges went for a short cruise on the Great Lakes October 1, aboard the cruiser Spectatorf' Here old acquaint- ances were renewed and new ones made. Many of the old friends were missing, but the reunion proved enjoyable. Among the dignitaries present were: Senior World, Central High, St. Paul, Minn., The Red and Blue, Sewickley, Pa., The Tomahawk, Pontiac High School, Pontiac, Mich., Scimitar, Lorain High School, Lorain, Ohio, Tech Month- ly, Scranton, Pa., Patersonian, Mount Joy, The Echo, Hazleton, Pa., The Student, Providence, R. I., The Searchlight, West Newton, Pa., The Brown and White, Greenburg, Pa., The Black and Gold, McKinley High School, Honolulu. The Senior World, Central High, St. Paul, Minn.- Your cartoon illustrations are very amusing and well adapted while the sketch, The Sceynar Cook Book, is quite original. The Red and Blue, Sewickley, Pa.-The Class Poem 19 is cleverly arranged and composed. The Tomahawk, Pontiac High School, Pontiac, Mich.- You paper is well arranged and edited, while your Smiles are quite catching. '

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30 THE SPECTATOR school depends on the character and works of Shakespeare, it has been arranged to give the six complete lectures to pupils for 75 cents. Chapel exercises were conducted Wednesday, September 10, for the first time this term. Mr. Black expressed a wel- come to the student body, after which Wilbert Wehn and Helen Vogel gave talks to arouse interest in the Spectator campaign. The Spectator campaign, which started on the following Monday, ended on the next Thursday with about 850 subscriptions. The list of rooms which subscribed with the highest percentage are as follows: Room 306, first high percentage, Room 305, secondg Room 307, third, Room 212, fourth, Room 301, fifth, Room 203, sixth, and Room 302, sev- enth. The business manager of the Spectator congratulates every teacher and student who participated in the drive. Fulton Conner, a former student of the Johnstown High School, has returned to take up his studies after two years' service in the U. S. Army as a corporal. At the Chapel exer- cises of Wednesday, September 17, he gave a vivid and inter- esting account of his experiences. He left school about two years ago and was sent abroad. Among the important en- gagements he took part in, that of Argonne Forest stands out most prominent. At this engagement he received a wound which was the cause of his returning to the United States unfit for further service. The football campaign was launched at an enthusiastic Chapel exercise September 24. Coach Beeler, Captain Gaff- ney, Assistant Manager Max Applebaum, and the Treasurer, Mr. Saylor, presented the situation which confronts the team at the beginning of this season and outlined the policy for the sale of tickets.

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32 THE SPECTATOR Scimitar, Lorain High School, Lorain, Ohio-Your lit- erary department turns out excellent stories. The entire mag- azine is full of school life and activities. Tech Monthlyj' Technical School, Scranton, Pa.--Your paper is up to the standard. The class notes are full of pep and the jokes are live ones. Pattersonian, Mt. Joy High School, Mt. joy, Pa.-Your joke department might be enlarged and the jokes made a wee bit more spicy. The exchange department is very cleverly composed. The Echo, Hazleton High School, Hazleton, Pa.-Your jokes are snappy and the poem, Lead It In, is a good appeal for the support of your paper. How about enlarging your literary department? The Studentf, English High School, Providence, R. I.- Your Senior Superlativesn are original and your Class Prophecy is a novelty. The Searchlight. West Newton High School, VVest Newton, Pa.-Your editorial department might be enlarged. The essay, The League of Nations, is an excellent literary production. The Brown and White, Greensburg High School, Greensburg, Pa.-Your editorials are excellent. Your poetry is full of spirit and devotion to your Alma Mater. The paper is attractively arranged. t'The Black and Gold,', McKinley High School, Honolulu. -Your literary department is full of high class and interesting material. The entire magazine is bubbling over with school spirit and enthusiasm.