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

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I left to right: Assistant Principal Donald M. McKelvey and Supervis- ing Principal C. C. Wylie. Down through all the ages of recorded time there have been wars where people'have fought against aggressors to set themselves free. Now, once again, the whole world is plunged into an appalling chaos in order that every people, no matter of what nation, race, or creed, may enioy certain rights and privileges. We have set as our ideal the statement of the right of every per- son to the Four Freedoms . . . Freedom of Wor- ship, Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. Every activity in which people participate is now directed toward the obtaining of this goal, and education is certainly playing an important role towards this achieve- ment. To have proper education we must surely have good leaders. Ligonier High School is for- tunate in this respect, for our administrators are men who devote their talents and energies to the cause of Freedom. Our supervising principal, Mr. C. C. Wylie, with his assistant, Mr. Donald M. McKelvey, have directed us' wisely during our school years, and have instilled in us the nobler ideals that lead to useful and happy lives. Mr. Wylie has been supervising principal of the Ligonier Public Schools for ten years, and throughout these years he has shown justice and kindness to everyone. His concern for the wel- fare of the students and his willingness to give helpful, sound advice have won him many friends and the respect of the student body. He was instrumental this year in securing for our students the opportunity of hearing the four speakers of the Institute of International Rela- tions, sponsored by our local Rotary Club. Mr. Wylie is intensely interested in being The Mountaineer - 9 well-informed on modern trends in education It was for this reason that he attended the an nual Conference of the National Association of School Administrators in New York City, Feb ruary 22-24. At this conference whose theme was The People's Schools in War and Peace Mr. Wylie gained valuable information that he is trying to put into practice here Mr. McKelvey again served as assistant principal this year, and, due to the shortage of teachers, assumed a number of new responsi bilities. Besides his regular classes of Sopho more and Senior English, he taught two classes of Chemistry during the second semester. In all these classes he is quite well-liked because he leaves off the teacher-student relationship and becomes one of us, ioking and laughing right along with his pupils. ln addition he approves or reiects our absentee excuses in the Conference Room. He, also, photographed the Board of Education for the Mountaineer Staff. As an ama- teur photographer, he has an interesting col- lection of pictures among which he especially delights in his little daughter's picture which is on exhibition in the Conference Room. These leaders have had a difficult time in supervising school activities this year, but they are to be commended for the expert manner in which they have met and surmounted these handicaps. Their cheerfulness and friendliness, combined with their eagerness to help when needed, have contributed much to our happy experiences during the school year. Certainly these two men are noble leaders in Freedom's Cause.

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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

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Upper Group Muss Betty Evans Mr Henry Clay poole Mlss Aluce Keffers Muddle Group Mrs Margaret Urch Mrs Ruddell Urch M ss Eunuce Duckuruson Bottom Group Mr Charles laughlun Muss Cluure Gross Mr Nevun Weller Um femdom M A tall dugnufied gentleman entered L H S one day and approached the gurl suttung near the omce by the wundow He untroduced humself as Joe Cutuzen The gurl rusung from her chaur responded to the untroductuon Im Marge on Stooge Duty Is there somethung I can do for you? Our fruend replued I m one of the many unterested un the welfare of todays young cutu zens and un those fauthful men and women who supervuse theur unstructuon I wonder uf I mught meet the ones who make your school a success? Why yes of course Ill be proud to show you around Well start rught here In the offlce Muss KATHERINE MARKER our secretary performs many duties uncludung typ Ing fllung ussuung tardy slups and much more Katue exchanges lokes wuth everyone and we all enloy chattung wuth her In Room 2 Mrs MARGARET URCH presudes over her freshmen She teaches two Latun I classes Solud Geometry Trugonometry and Physucs moreover she Faculty Supervusor of the Lubrary and Treasurer of the Athletuc Fund Each student may feel free to tell her hus troubles We all recognuze her ver satuluty The vouce you hear further up the hall us that of Muss EUNICE DICKINSON explaunung a Plane Geometry proposutuon Thus wutty teach er conducts three Plane Geometry and two Alge bra I classes She has charge of the Defense Stamp Sales and us the capable and patuent du rector of our plays She us a truly fine teacher vusuon of lovual Mr NEVIN WELLER who teaches two Englush ll classes and devotes the rest of hus tume duscoverung and developung students artustuc talents He specualuzes un drawung and creatung models of horses and unstulls hus enthusu asm unto many talented students We also de pend on hum and hus staff artusts for stage prop ertues and yearbook desugns But we mussed some rooms on the other sude of the hall susted Mr Joe Cutuzen Yes Room 5s next on the lust saud Marge That petute muss wuth the captuvatung smule us Muss JEANNE SNOWDEN who took over the Commercual Department after Mr JOHN ALLSHOUSE left un January to accept a Cuvul Servuce posutuon There have been great umprovements un the boys sunce her arruval In Room 6 you wull meet our modest Agruculture unstructor Mr HENRY CLAYPOOLE who us the proflcuent durector of the F F A In shop and protects he obtauns outstandung accomplushments from has boys who luke hum because he works rught along wuth them Here at the gymnasuum The Mcuntauneer I0 , . . . ' ' II I , II . ' ' II I ' I . . , . . I ' ll II I I I I I ' II II ' , I . I. . - I I I ' II ' ll ' ' . I . I 1 7 I I5 Room 4 is the Art Room under the super- . . . . , ' ' II II ' ' ,H in- ' - 1 n 1 . . , . ,, . ,, . . . , . , I ' I : ' , . - ' : . , . I i . . . I .