Sharon High School - Mirror Yearbook (Sharon, PA)

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MR. W. D. GAMBLE Since 1913 Mr. W. D. Gamble has been the efficient Superintendent of our Sharon public schools. ln 1910 he came to Sharon High as principal, having previously served in Iamestown, Pa., in Norfolk, Va., and in lX4cDonald, Pa. Mi'. Gamble is a graduate of Westminster College of which he is at present a member of the board of trustees. His alma mater has also conferred on him a Doctor of Philosophy Degree, ln addition to his position as superintendent of our schools, Mi'. Gamble is president of the board of directors of Buhl Hospital, president of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, an officer of the United Presbyterian Church, and a member of the local Rotary Club, which selected him to be its representative to the national convention in 1939. He holds a life membership in the National Education Association, which was presented to him by the teachers of Sharon High School in 1936. In February of this year, as in every year, he attended the National Convention of School Administrators, the largest educational convention in the world. We are indebted to Mi-. Gamble for his thirty years of service to o11r public schools and for the fine educational system he has helped to give our city.

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Going Places Many times we have heard someone say, All my life I have wanted to go places and do things. We know what they mean, but I wonder it they realize that all of us are doing things and going places all of the time, from the da we are born until we die. Y Now where we go and what we-do are I10t always of our own choice People and circumstances play a part in the direction and activities of our lives. Influences play upon us from many directions, but it is good to know that we are very largely the masters of our own destinies, the captains of our souls. As I look back to the days of lVIcGuHey,s readers, I recall the lesson about the two boys in the wood-shed. One boy was sawing wood, the other was sitting and leaning against the side of the shed. The latter said to the Hrst, Don't you hate to saw wood? It seems to me to be an awfully drab and tiresome jobf' The other replied, No, I like it, and it is useful work. When I get a particularly tough piece I say, See here old fellow, you think you are going to get the better of me. Well, I'll just split you up into kindling wood'.', The other boy replied, Well, I do not like to saw wood. What I would like to do, would be to lean up against this wall, go to sleep and wake up rich. Both of these boys were going places. I do not recall how the story ended but, I am sure you have seen the type to which each one belongs and know how each one usually su ccee ds. It takes energy to go places and do big things, physical energy and spir- itual energy. Both boys were building a life. One was laying the foundations for a healthy body and a useful life, the other was chasing rainbows and pots of gold. Dr. Alexis Carrol believes the whole person, body and soul to be an entity, each one affected by the other. So, we must develop both to be strong. Finally, going places has no point unless it means arrival somewhere. If a man ran to a taxi, jumped in and said, nDrive like the dickensf' but had no idea or care where he was going we would conclude that he was crazy. Yes, we are all going places whether we will it or not, but we should be thankful that the place of our arrival is largely in our own hands. P. A. IoNEs 1 . ...I-,Q

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MR. P. A. IONES Mr. P. A. Iones, the principal of Sharon High School, has held that position since IQI4, when he came to us from Martiiiys Perry, Ohio, except for three years during which he served as Secretary of the Sharon Chamber of Commerce. Besides acting as principal, lVlr. Iones is President of the Secondary School Principals' Association, President of the Pennsylvania lnterscholastic Athletic Association, which olfice he has held for the past several years, a trustee in the Presbyterian Church, and a member of the Rotary Club. He is also active in the local Mrlsic-Literary Meets, of which he was one of the organizers. His outside interests lie in golhng and hunting, which he enjoys along with numerous other Sharon teachers. lVlr. Iones is a graduate of Bethany College, and obtained his Nlastcrls Degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1915. His has been the capable and efficient guiding hand in our school for the past twenty-six years, and we hope he will continue to be a leader in our school for many years to come. MR. D. G. NTQGAREY ln the short time in which he has been here as assistant principal, lvlr. D. G. lVlcGarey has made a notable record. He has reorganized the monitor system, making it a more egi- cient and uniHed one, and originated the Guidance Room where students can secure voca- tional information and data about colleges. Before taking up his work here as assistant principal, Mr. lVlcGarey served as Principal of the Bessemer High School, Bessemer, Pa., and later as assistant principal of Tea Neck Iunior High School, Tea Neck, New Iersey. He is a graduate of Thiel College, and ob- tained his MHStC1'lS Degree from Columbia University. He has proved an invaluable addi- tion to the staff of our school, and we are sure that his ideas for improving our school will continue to be of future beneHt to us. 1 1