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

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Qwzwfvwfww W7 mme Someone has sand If we do not go forward an thus hour of crnsns we shall lose the Ieadershup to others who are ready to go forward The youth of today us preparung to go forward to accept the responst bnlntles of leadershnp un the new post war world Durmg our years In Llgonner Hugh School we have learned to know understand and face the world better through the blessmgs of the many freedoms which we Americans enloy Thus nn presentnng thus T944 Issue of the Mountalneer the Publlcatlon Staff has endeav ored to depict school lufe under some of these freedoms by leadershlp as portrayed by our Board of Dnrectors our Admtnustrators and our Faculty by scholarshup as shown by the Semors and Underclassmen by developung personalutles as Illustrated In Sensor Super Iahves FREEDOM OF ACTION by parttcnpatuon an athletnc contests FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY by the meetings of our varlous clubs and organuzatuons FREEDOM OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE by the patronage of our busmess associates FREEDOM OF MIND .....

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Qamcfcqf Left to right: Sec'y. V. E. Kuntz, Pres. Dr. J. W. Updegraff, Paul Siard, Treas. C. A. Noel, Vice Pres. Dr. J. T. Newlin. CITIZENS' PLAN FOR YCUTH'S FUTURE No dictator decrees what will be taught in our school, what textbooks will be used, or who the instructors will be. On the contrary, a group of representative citizens, who are elected by the voters for their interest in public education and willingness to serve their community, for- mulate the policies and organization of our pub- lic school system. - We are very proud of our progressive and harmonious Board of Education. The five school directors treasure the freedom of assembling the first Monday evening of every month to discuss school problems and transact business. They have been especially foresighted in raising teachers' salaries in proportion to the rising cost of living during these war days. In this way they have shown their sincere interest in the pre- servation of a good school system during difficult times. It is also their hope to augment the voca- tional training in Ligonier High School in order to satisfy the changing needs of education now and in the post-war period. In the future there will be greater opportunity for both girls and boys to learn by using their hands along with their minds. Students not only respect these members of the Board of Education but also consider them friends who are vitally interested in school activi- ties. We always saw President Dr. J. W. Upde- graff at our basketball games. Two of the sen- iors, Sue Kuntz and Bob Noel, have fathers on the Board who are, respectively, Secretary Mr. V. E. Kuntz and Treasurer Mr. C. A. Noel. Vice President Dr. J. T. Newlin was never too busy to give us some advice about photography for the Mountaineer. Then, too, we extend to Mr. Paul Siard, who was elected to the Board in November, a very cordial welcome. To the retiring school director, Mr. Everett Noel, who was not a candidate for re-election because he was running for County Commissioner and was elected to that office, we want to express our gratitude for his term of service and congratulate him on his new honor. We know he will continue his interest in L. H. S., especially since he has a son Jim in the Junior Class. Therefore, the faculty and students of Lig- onier High School are very fortunate in having such a capable Board of Education in charge of an institution which is one of the Bulwarks of Freedom. The Mountaineer - 8