Richland High School - Portal Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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iqfm JOY TO THE WORLD! A' fi V W , 1 4 December 6 and 7 were highlighted by the Senior play, Saved by the Belle, a three-act comedy which was expertly done. Our basket- ball season opened on the 13th, and again Ferndale was our first opponent. Remember how surprised Miss Green looked when George Kleban discovered her standing under a mistle- toe at the Junior Mistletoe Dance. It was a success even though it was held on the 13th. As Christmas approached, many of the stu- dents, desirous of extra Christmas money, secured iobs and obtained excuses for the week of De- cember 'l8. The Richland schools were well represented throughout the stores in town. It was Richland versus Shade on the 19th, and on the 20th Ralph A. Melville of the Antrim Bureau entertained us with a superb exhibition of glass blowing. The old stars as well as the new were out the night of the 22nd for the annual alumni game, and a dance following the game was an appropriate ending for a pleasant day, which incidentally was the beginning of our Christmas Vacation. With last-minute shopping before Christmas and the returning of gifts afterward we had a busy time. No school for a whole week, but what a short week! H' '

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THIS IS GOING TO HURT YOU MORE THAN IT HURTS ME. We saw queer looking creatures doing queer things in queer places on November 5, but then we can expect such capers when the Pep Club initiates new members. The Joseph E. Cover Studio moved right onto our stage on the 6th and 7th for the purpose of taking year- book portraits of our Seniors and faculty mem- bers. Also on November 7 Mr. Hotfman's physics and chemistry classes left bright and early on a field trip to Pittsburgh. Our last football game was against Cone- maugh on the 9th, which resulted in another victory for our team. The Varsity R spon- sored a dance on the l0th. Another educational tour went to Pittsburgh on the 15th. This time Miss Green's Sophomore history classes comprised the group. Dr. Ernest Nickel, talented bird imi- tator of Hollywood fame, treated the Junior High to a special program on the 17th. Richland was mighty proud when on No- vember 2O our head coach Mr. Varner was named Coach of the Year. A free drumstick to everyone who attended the Seniors' Drum- stick Jamboree on the 21st. The next day Thanksgiving vacation began, but not until the Varsity R gave away a turkey. That night our cheerleaders participated in the annual cheer- leading contest. School was scheduled to re- open on the 27th, but the season's worst snow storm gave Us two extra days' vacation.

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L 'IJ NOW WILL YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF? Back to the old grind after those wonderful Christmas holidays. We won the first basketball game of T951 by defeating Nanty Glo on Janu- ary 2. During the first two weeks of the new year it seems that classes dominated the scene. However, on the l6th the Portal staff presented a movie which included a feature picture, Wild- fire, and three comedies. The Richland cagers were again victorious on the 17th. This time Portage was the victim on the Cochran floor. Junior and Senior English classes were excused on the l8th to see Hamlet which was showing at the State Theater. Some of the Junior girls were deeply moved by the tragedy, but fortunately they had hankies with them. The Freshmen were permitted, for the first time, to sponsor ci money-making event. They wanted it to be successful so they did a lot of advertising. lt paid off, too. The Freshman Frolic on the 'l9th turned out to be one of the best attended dances of the whole year. Basketball monopolized most of the remain- ing dates in January. Richland bowed to Fern- dale, Dale, and Franklin on the 24th, 26th, and 3lst. However, on the 29th we were successful in lassoing Conemaugh's Iron Horse.