Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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Twelve years ago, we set our course for a destination we hoped to achieve at some remote time in the future. Since then we have made rapid strides toward that goal. We have advanced from grade school to junior high school, and then to senior high school, and now we are about to achieve our destination. Since we have transferred our affections to Johnstown Senior High School from the junior high schools, we have had many happy times. As juniors we looked forward to the moment when we would be looked up to as seniors; now many remininscences come to us from our junior year. During our first year in Senior High we envied the seniors, holding them in high esteem and practically worshipping their actions. However, during that year many of our stu- dents won honors on the football field, basketball court, cinder track, tennis court, and golf course. Many took part in band, orchestra, and chorus. Early in that year, we elected the following officers to represent our class: Joseph Hlivko. president: Dorothy Hornick, vice-president; Margaret Cunningham, secretary, and Delbert Hostetler, treasurer. Joe was president of his graduating class at Garfield, where he also won the American Legion Medal. Dorothy, who is associate art editor of The Spectator.” also won many honors while in Garfield Junior High School, including the American Legion Auxiliary Award. Margaret is editor-in-chief of the Blue and Black, school publication in The Tribune” and Delbert is drum major of the Drill Band. In December of our senior year the State Department of Public Education conducted an inspection trip through nine Pennsylvania senior high schools to evaluate their methods and to set certain standards to be followed by all high schools in the State. After staying one week in Johnstown, these evaluators qraded our school and when the results were announced. Senior High ranked very well. In practically every instance we rated far above normal. Our faculty and student body are proud of this achievement. During our senior year, one of the outstanding activities in the school was the fingerprinting project undertaken by the Alpha and Beta Hi-Y clubs, sponsored by the Young Men’s Christian Association. Approximately seven hundred fingerprints were taken. This year's class play, New Fires,” by Charles Quimby Burdett was a symphony of humor, pathos, dramatic incident, and rich characterization. Each member of the cast was rarefully chosen for his ability to portray the part desired. As the year of 1939 brings to a close our high school career, we are thankful for the many pleasant memories which will remain with us throughout the long passage of years. Those cherished of our school days will forever be priceless treasures in our chest cf memories. Senior Class

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It that Ben Hinchman is having an enjoyable time with his dog Happ 0 etting hair. With the light of the s sun playing about their these four charming young ladies stroll nonchalantly home from school. By the expressions on the faces of Helen Snyder and Mary Harris. Ann Elia seems to be relating an event of great importance, while Rhoda W rye is fascinated by the cameraman. Who is he. Rhoda? Greeting the camera with lovely smiles. Mary Gretchen Thomas and Betty Jane John- son pose willingly while the photographer snaps their pic- ture. Such a duo of attractive young ladies seemingly without an escort arouses our curiousity. We wonder if they see some- one beyond the camera. Why is R. Lux cluttering up the picture? tv Mary Elizabeth Hill and Le- roy Hemphill seem to be in a happy mood as they enter school. Are they talking of the party they attended together the night before, or are they discussing what went on in home room that morning? And then, Mary Elizabeth may not have seen Leroy all morning and she is “Deep In A Dream. waiting to talk to him.

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Aoams Aliendorfer Amunn Anderson Ansclc Adelman Allevato Amitrano Andrews Appel Allen Allison Anderson Andrews Armstrong JOHN ADAMS—Vocational Course. Plumbing Club. Vocation: Plumber. ALMA ADELMAN — Pete.” Commercial Course. Foreign Language Club. Cafeteria Staff. Vocation: Reporter or Fiction Writer. DOROTHY ALLEN—' Dotty.'' Commercial Course. Vocation: Reporter. CHARLES GUSTAVE ALLENDORFER —”A1. Commercial Course. Student Council. Aviation Club. Rifle Club. Cooking Club. Vocation: Engineer. MARY ANN ALLEVATO—Commercial Course. Vocation: Secretary. OLIVE ALLISON—College Course. Band. Or- chestra. Music Club. Fine Arts Club. Home Ec- onomics Club. Foreign Language Club. Vocation: Nursing. ROBERT AMANN—“Bob.” Vocational Course. Vocation: Printer. ROBERT AMITRANO - Bob. Vocational Course. Plumbing Club. Vocation: Plumber. CLAIRE LOUISE ANDERSON- Peppy. College Course. Booster Klub. Girl Reserves. Girls Pep Club. Cheerleader. Fine Arts Club. (Vice-President), Foreign Language Club. Library Staff. Sewing Club. Vocation: Dancing. RANDAL ALLEN ANDERSON. Jr— Randy. College Course. Hi-Y Club. Chorus. Vocation: Veterinary Surgeon. JAMES LEE ANDREWS- Gump. Vocational Course. Auto Mechanics Club. Vocation: Mechanic. WILLIAM ANDREWS - Rocky. Vocational Course. Vocation: Carpenter. DWARD ANSELC—Commercial Course. ABC Cooking Club. Vocation: Office work. VERNON LOUIS APPEL- Apples.” Liberal Arts Course. Independent Order of Confirmed Bachelors Club. Vocation: Commercial Artist. JAMES ARMSTRONG —“Jim.” College Course. Rifle Club. Vocation: Electrical Engineer.