Ligonier Valley High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Ligonier, PA)

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receive recognition For having completed SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL In his ofiice, Mr. Wylie is earnestly engaged in managing school affairs. Yet. he is seldom too occupied to listen to our plans or dificult problems. We never leave without having acquired new con- fidence in ourselves and the satisfaction that we have a sympathetic adviser in our Supervising Principal. ,, C. C. WYLIE Principai's Message to Seniors No matter how beautiful may have been the past, the challenge of the days ahead presents to enterprising, ambitious youth of today an opportunity for joys of adventure such as no other civilization was ever permitted to know. Be not disillusioned, however, as to the future. You dare not hope that it will be one free from discouragements and temptation. You will be called upon to aid in deciding the increasingly difficult problems which are challenging the progress of civilization. Since making mistakes is a characteristic of mankind, you will be in error many times, but we are hopeful that the influences which have touched you in your school life may have been such that a repetition of mistakes will be 1'endered negligible. Whatever your ambitions for the future may be, may they be clothed in the garments of honesty and noble purpose. That the life of each of you shall be a challenge to the best in future generations is my sincere wish. Seniors required work. oe we Moommlmigige Page Nine

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Left to right: Treasurer, J. W. Hunter: Vice President, Wayne M. Cook: Presi- dent, J. H. Fry: Mrs. Maude C. Ewing, Dr. C. A. Hamill, non-member Secretary, Harry E. Dickey Qabsentj. Board of Education Directorship of Public Education in this twentieth century is surely one of the greatest opportunities for service to the cause of humanity any citizen may enjoy. One chosen by his fellow citizens to serve in such capacity must be able to look into the future wherein all dividends from this great enterprise must accrue. He should realize that the service he ren- ders will be measured by the generations to come just as surely as by those who would evaluate in terms of the present. Could any position of trust test more fully the wisdom and judgment of man? The growing interest in education is pre- senting itself to all communities, and in Ligonier, the school board is now en- gaged in providing excellent additional school facilities for those who are willing to use them. A challenge is being met by the directorate of our schools. When seeking words of counsel rela- ative to the advancement of educational opportunities for youth, none with great- er force than those of Thaddeus Stevens, as he pleaded for the salvation of our first system of public education, can be found. I trust that we shall take lofty ground- look beyond the narrow space that now circumscribes our v i s i 0 n-beyond the passing, fleeting point of time on which we stand and so labor that the blessing of education shall be conferred on every son of Pennsylvania-shall be carried home to the poorest child of the poorest inhabitant of the meanest hut of your mountains so that even he may be pre- pared to act well his part in this land of Freedom and lay on earth a broad and solid foundation for that enduring knowl- edge which goes on increasing through increasing eternity. THE SCQMCDQL Lllele ELDWCDN Page eight

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Mr. Benninghof-f, Miss Dickinson, Mrs. Urch, Miss Martin, Mr. McKeIvey, Miss Giles. M r. McCarthy. Members of the Faculiy Present Classics, grammar, composition, and modern literature are included in the English course of study. The Juniors and Seniors, guided by Mr. McKelvey, try to express their emotions in verse, after they have peiused English and American poetry, and memorize many passages of Shakespeare's Macbeth and Hamlet As a diversion from the study of sen- tence s t r u c t u r e, Miss Martin offers Ivanhoe and its project work to the Freshmen. The Sophomores analyze the classics- The Merchant of V e n i c e, Snowbound and A Tale of Two Cit- ies under the guidance of three teachers this year-Miss Giles, Miss Martin, and Mr. McCarthy. Miss Gross directs the Sophomores in their study of World History-a survey of economic, social, and political changes from Egyptian civilization to the pres- ent time. The junior American history students learn about the trials, achieve- ments, leaders, and development of their own nation in Miss Gross' classes. Juniors and Seniors, who have elected chemistry, are confronted and often per- plexed with diflicult formulas, equations, complicated problems, and notebooks. An odor of burning sulphur, coming from the laboratory, indicates the class's ex- periment and its results. Mr. Ross in- structs the young scientists in mixing chemicals, lighting bunsen burners, and setting up apparatus. Mr. Frank Kinsey did his practice teaching in chemistry the iirst semester. In biology, Mr. Benninghoff and Mr. McKelvey teach the Sophomores the grafting of branches and the properties of plants and animals. Miss Doris Riggs of Seton Hill College is doing student teaching in biology the second semester. Mr. Ross' General Science classes study mechanical devices and the location of the planets and stars. The problems of present day govern- ment are considered by Mr. Mathews and the Seniors in Problems of Democracy class. They analyze types of local, coun- ty, state, and national governments. Freshmen in Miss Musick's Civics classes learn how to become better citizens and how to choose vocations and avocations. Miss Giles develops talent, self-expres- sion, and appreciation for common things in the art students, who discover that figure drawing, designing, crafts and TME SCMCDQL M32 EDWQN Page Ten