Pottsville High School - Hi S Potts Yearbook (Pottsville, PA)

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ig... S , .3 Senior Class History BY SYLVIA EBER If this were just the simple story of How I spent four years in jail -beg pardon- High School, it would be infinitely easier to write. But it isn't. It is the history of the Class of 1928 from September, 1924, to June, 1928, and must be serious. And there's the rub. Why must a history be serious? Of course they always are-but that doesn't explain why. Most certainly, the history of '28 shouldn't be serious, because '28 itself started its career backwards. Its history just can't be serious. In the first place, we were a disappointment, and such a keen one. It must be exceedingly irritating to a Senior class expecting newcomers in the form of gawky youths and shy, retiring maids, to find instead a group of fresh young upstarts took it upon themselves to try to run the school. Times were different four years the seniors were tall and awe-inspiring, and we were small and should have who agoi been than all the other classes put together, and even more so to win all the ticket selling contests. inspired. It was most inconsiderate of us, therefore, to have more honor students Thus began the four-year sentence. The end comes now with our immediate graduation, and as we look back, the contrast between our Freshman and Senior years is so unusual that we marvel. As Freshmen, we were the darlings of our teachers, the pride of the school, and every possible point was strained to make our paths easier. As Seniors, we were the brunt of new systems, the target for Lady Hard Luck, and all our plans were shattered by dissenting forces. We ask you, did we begin backwards? Our Sophomore year was rather different. As we were then upper classmen it was quite permissable, even the thing, to win the Indoor Track Meet. That was the year of traffic cops, information bureaus and no left turns. However, since '28 has that excellent capacity for having fun in even the most adverse circumstances, We went blissfully along, entirely unmoved by the social reforms going on about us. As Juniors, we established the precedent of the Junior Hop, and, glory of glories, won the school baseball championship with an undefeated team-something few classes I NN ,,.w---.,s?,f 'xp,,.f' I5 ',g'1 :SR.5:eQ:2Q Q. .fe fig ea ss, . f We ex. as c 2 ff ri W W -.ev - Page 10 ina ,-,. V -I E533 QT ' we e i f 8, 'N H ...,. Q: H ill W ,--,.. Q. ' :M .eq f I L--Rh . ?,,ga6,, s-.'s.... -iv' 3-iff' V ::ht, V -

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POTTSVI LLE HIGHW Senior Class Officers FIRST SEMESTER Violet Tomaino . . . ....... President Franklin Bower .. . Vice-President Carlton Sterner . . . ...... Secretary Pearl Bean ..... . . .Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Francis Smedley . . . .... President Marian Sylvester .. . . Vice-President Mary Reilly. ...... ...... S ecretary Stuart Madenford .. . . . .Treasurer Class Colors BLUE AND GOLD Class Motto LABOR OMNIA v1Nc1T Labor conquers everything xf'A 'YW fin w E fs' f Tr 135:11-M 3 lrjjf' , 5' ' r'Q29T ??1!t's?f?f3l fi 5, F'-6,53 f 2 1252 r:t'...,. f1'L..' f W on Q sees Emwr --Q ,f M- V .,,, fy --' ,,, KX Pae9 -, ' W qi.-R gg mi W g Nw cl ,K '5 1'-M -4 Uifgyi M R-

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POTTSVI LLE HIGH have accomplished. We still went on having fun, for who will ever forget the Pirate's Ball? The gods were divided against '28, for although we were blessed with a goodly share of honor students, athletes and loafers, We were cursed with new systems. But we bore them nobly, yea, with a patience worthy of any Christian martyr. But we look forward to a reward in Heaven, and when we daintily pluck our harp strings we will remember somewhere a voice saying Patience is a virtue. Twenty-eight was unusually fortunate in its class officers, for, with the exception of the secretaries, they all worked untiringly for the interests of the class. Our parties have been especially unusual, and the scene of milkmaids and farmerettes cavorting with farmhands and city slickers will linger with us always. As for dramatic ability-how many Friday mornings were enlivened by skits so splendidly acted by members of '28. Also our budding actors were never loathe to degrade themselves to the portrayal of some lower animal, such as wolves and property men. Although the faculty of P. H. S. has not been much changed during our tenure of attendance, we have had three different principals. But through it all '28 has gone plugging through with its honor students and championship teams in basketball, hockey and baseball. All with 1.000 per cent. Our four years were delightfully spent in fun, action, athletics and work. We don't know why work is last on the list, according to importance, it should come somewhere in the middle where it can be easily elided. However, in our spare time, we did work. If luck remains with us, '28 will be the first class to graduate from P. H. S. with a membership of over a hundred. Our graduation at the Capitol Theatre we look forward to with much enthusiasm, as well as our trip to Washington. We are truly sorry if this history seems flippant and shallow because the seriousness wouldn't come, and the foolishness crept in. But there is a real sincerity back of all the Hippancy, and though we hope to go forward into a world of bigger things, we are sad to leave P. H. S. After all, the years we have spent here are the happiest in our lives, and as we look back over them we feel that delightful thrill that comes only in the reflection of true pleasure and happiness. .,.,,.,.M,,H,, 3.5.11 ,K fl, 5 fr-...'.W-U.f'.'.M W Q ' Wi? 'FWTLET WN -Aa .-M' W V, ,Qatar L I EE lg ffii gg Pagell i A rfemi X gage. Qi' PH Qllli W W ov N ss. .M - -f'-za ie' A -'-- 5 fi.........i: ,:.:.,...,,a,,,,,,.L Ne