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

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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 .

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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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g '4 Game Mr. ROBERT WEAR has his headquarters. He's a newcomer to our faculty-the new coach who enthusiastically coached our hard-fighting foot- ball and basketball teams. In addition, Mr. Wear teaches freshmen the fundamentals of Civics and instructs the boys' Physical Education classes. Now Mr. Joe Citizen, we'll go upstairs and meet some other faculty members, urged Marge. First is the Music Room where Mr. CHARLES LAUGHLIN reigns. He is the talented maestro of our Band, Orchestra, and Girls' Chorus. He also personally instructs students in individual music lessons. Through his efforts in assembly we have some really good group sing- ing. Next door is the Biology Lab, Room 7. Miss BETTY EVANS is the popular young teacher who is very well versed in her chosen field of Biology. Besides her four classes of Biology she teaches a class of Chemistry. She is greatly interested in her students' welfare. The next room is that of Mrs. RUDDELL URCH, a sister of the first one we met. She has quite a varied schedule consisting of a Latin l class, an English IV class and a class each of Algebra I and Algebra ll. She assumed her teaching responsibilities after Mrs. Shears' departure during the first semester. In Room 9 we find the optimistic Miss CLAIRE GROSS whose duties are imparting the facts of the World and American History to the sophomores and iuniors. Colorful and instructive posters are always vis- ible on the walls, and she encourages class dis- cussions on current topics. Under her capable supervision, our May Day Festival is a beautiful pageant. After we climb these steps we shall see Room T0 and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS, who con- ducts two classes in Spanish I, one in Spanish II, and two in Problems of Democracy. In all of these classes, he brings out good relations with our neighbors and stimulates our thinking con- cerning the post-war world of freedom for all. In addition to teaching duties, he is financial adviser of the Mountaineer. The laughter you iust heard came from Room ll where Miss ALICE KEFFER has her soph- omores in a gay mood with one of her witty re- marks. She expounds the mysteries of nature in her General Science classes and conditions the girls to whom she teaches fair play in the Phy- sical Education classes. She has won high es- teem from teachers and students alike. Con- trary to superstition, Room I3 is lucky for it has Miss MARIE MARTIN as homeroom counsellor. She is the sincere, friendly, and well-informed teacher of Freshman and Junior English. She in- troduces us to the characters of Literature and we feel they are real acquaintances. But the highest praise goes to her for her untiring efforts as faculty adviser for the yearbook. If we chanced to visit Room T4 the third period, we would find Miss REBA NEWTON, who teaches a Freshman English class that period. Her head- quarters is the grade school where she is the Supervisor of Grade School Music and the skilled director of their Glee Club. Well, Mr. Joe Citizen, that completes the tour, said Marge. It was most interesting, added Mr. Joe Citizen. l'm sure George Wash- ington and all of the historic leaders of this civili- zation would be proud of the efforts of those who have upmost in their minds the words, 'Let us raise up a standard to which the wise and honest can repair.'