Saxton Liberty High School - Block Yearbook (Saxton, PA)

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PESSIMIST (CONTINUED) Next in line comes Mr. Hopkins, ho is the most intellectual member of the faculty,(so he thinks). Some of his pet expressions are: TLat'e ot ’pacific enough , and Now, in other words .He says he took a college educction but we arc beginning to think that the education took him instead. He better make o resolution for next year's school term, that he'll run the classes instead of the classes running him. If Miss Steele expects to keep or er in e. class room, we're afraid she'll have to get an iron hand. Maybe since this is Leap Year she'll land Geranium . If we would hfve n nickle for every tine we went to class and there wrs e. huge NO TALKING sign written across the blackboard, we'd be rich Next we'll take the traffic cop of the basement floor , known as Mr. Timmons. We wonder what he does for entertainment since the students keep the traffic rules down there. No wonder we can't mar- ry him off to some beautiful dame, he's too much in love with that OLDS of his. Miss Patton is the chief cook and bottlownsher around here. She's the gal from tie city who had to come to a hick town to see a basketball game. We also vent to give motorists r fair warning. Miss Patton expects to get a cpt in the near future and to drive it herself! This yesr we have a now bothersome rule to contend with. Last year it wes the make-up hour, now it's the traffic lanes and laws in the hells. All the teachers turn on their Hawkeyes , so they can't possibly miss anyone trying to sneak across the middle of the la.ne. These students who insist on spitting their chewing gum in the fountains instead of the wastebaskets, where it belongs. UGH! They should be taken in hand or else tskon out end shot. Another gripe is those bus students. Some try to get tway with murder because they can’t miss the bus , while we town students toe the mark, take the raps for them end us both. They're no better then we are but we have to stay ir. after school. Wo think if the people insist on putting chewing gun under the seats in the auditorium, they might at least make it a good brand. For the benefit of those who are English , please toko the above with a grain of salt. Virginia Shuck Ruby Worthing

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PESSIMIST Deoi' Classmates At last, af ter toiling for four long years, we are about to become men and women of the world. (?) And don’t think for one minute that we’re shedding any tears. Now comes the climax of our school life------the time when we can put into words, the thoughts (JJoncerning our teachers) that have been running through our Binds ever since we entered Saxton Liberty as freshmen. In previous years it has been customary to take Mr. Howe, our supervising principal, and r.Jce him over the coals first. Thio year will prove to be no exception! If you ever break any laws or do anything that the teachers disapprove of, you must pay him a visit, because he must know the why’a -nd wherefore's of everything. Ix i pur opinion that he would have made an EXCELLENT district attorney. Next is r ?iik comes Mr. Sherpe. He’s iru puy tLnt keeps track of our wayward pupils. You «iso Lave to «.nsuer to Liu for ab- sences and make up a WHOLE HOUR if jou ore as much as J minute tardy! We Leer from the Physics students that his tests are terribly tough. I guess Miss Long is our next victim. First, we wish that, instead of preaching about the terrible way we chew our gum, for nine whole months, she would take just one English class period and teach us the proper way to chew it. We thought her high tops were quite the nertz this winter, when she wan.practi- cally marooned Way out thar in them that hills . Underclassmen, you are a hopeless case, if you don't know any English after receiving her instructions in that subject. It is our opinion that Miss McCahan could outtalk the windiest, fastest, most extemporanious speaker yet discovered, especially those trovel alks. We hope, that in time, the Press Club will wear down he» insistence to do oil the talking. Mr. Stinson’s opinion (of himself)hesn’t changed in the least since last year. He's just as tough as ever. It DOES nelp to keep those noisy study students a little more quiet, doesn't it? We always knew when he had attended a banquet because he never failed to have a new story or joke to tell p.t the next assembly. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but that can't be the way Mrs. Stinson got her man. We think her un- limited source of advice shouldn't he wasted, but put into a column known as Advice for the Lovelorn . We hear that when she loses her temper, a combination of Latin end French explode. That's sort's bad because after it's oil over, you can't prove a word she said about you wasn't true. Soy, did you know that she tried to coach the boys’ bssketbell team? Mr. Shoemaker is still slap-happy about the whole thing. Thak is, the whole thing except for a few mino» details, such as: (1) Bill Blenkley's clarinet playing. (2) The commotion that ori- ginates in the drum section every Thursday night tt reheorsel. (3) Wombaugh in general. (4) Some music classes, (5) Everyone's advice concerning his private sffairs. - 27 -

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OPTIMIST Dear Friends, We seniors, in the p st four years in Which we have sttended this high §Rbool, have formed the opinion that our school is TOPS! It has it's bad points but they are so greatly outnumbered by it's good points that the bed points seem small and unimportant. First, we would like to congratulate Mr. Howe on the fine way our school has progressed under his able leadership. His ready ad- vice, on any problem that is in question, is always greatly app- reciated. As senior hcare-room teachers, Miss Long and Mr. Timmons have proved very valuable with their excellent advice in class matters. We thank Mr. Sharpe and Miss Steele for helping to make our school life more interesting and profitable. On behalf of the whole senior class, we wish to commend the faculty on the excellent manner in which they have presented the studies to us, making them interesting as well as educational. We present a bouquet to Mr. Shoemaker for the success he has had in organizing the hand, chorus, and soxtett, and are very proud of the fine showings these organizations have made during the year. Miss Patton is certainly to be praised for the fine way in which she has fitted herself right into the school life and for her fine attitude in some of'the activities of the school body itself, the faculty, or the board of Directors. Wo also wioh to praise Kiss McCahan for her successful work as new advisor of the Press Club. Coaches Hopkins and Davis certainly should be congratulated on the very fine and successful girls' basketball team this season. Mr. Stinson must be included intthe above conBpctulctions for basketball teams because he certainly turned out a grand squad this year. — Virginia Shuck - 29 -