Wilkinsburg High School - Annual Yearbook (Wilkinsburg, PA)

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- WI , gf. 1, .Jar 2 'i , i. f7f7'f . f 7?'qfV .. el- as K.-., V , - 1 , ,,. 4. . in -. - . v ,eww J An Outline of '24's History lt was a record day in Wilkinsburg High School when the largest group of good-looking students ever known entered the lofty doorway of our school and thronged its corridors. We bravely encountered gaping, staring, ridiculing gazes from upper classmen. But behold, this class soon did the unusual! The managers of activities, who immediately discovered the willingness and good spirit of the class of '24, did not address this freshman class in vain, because we showed a keen interest in all high school activities. The Grst floor hall was usually filled with upper-classmen, curious and anxious to visit with these-active and enthusiasticfreshmen. Instead of taking a back seat and waiting a few years to distinguish itself, the class immediately began to take an active part, much to the surprise of the upper- classmeng our mighty athletes began to show their prowess in games of sportg the freshman basketball team defeated every class team, but ranked second in the class league, a notch higher than the seniorsg we were represented on all varsity teams, and great numbers of fresh- men always responded to the call of athletics. Another honor was conferred upon our class when one of our boys won an essay contest, which was open to all students of our high school and of all other high schools of Allegheny Countyg many members of this talented class were in the Nladrigal and Schubert clubs and the school opera, Mikado, gMoreover, ten freshmen were in the high school orchestra. This active and spirited freshmen year was merely a setting for the unequalled record in high school activities that was to follow. When our sophomore year began, we all realized that we were loyal students of Wilkins- burg High School. Now we sustained every team to the limit and supported our school with the old fighting spirit, which will never leave us. Then a new and capable athletic director was installed in the high school. This marked a revolution in our athletics. Championship teams followed: basketball, track, relays, and football of the following year will always stand out in our memories as great victories for our school on account of cooperation, perseverance, and superiority in sports. Our sophomore hike attracted a great congenial gathering, and under splendid leadership this affair was a success. ' In this year the upper-classmen, again noticed they were being excelled in severalfworthy activities of our school by sophomores. A sophomore girl won an essay contest in , which every member of the school was compelled to compete: the greater part of both the orchestra and band was sophomore. We had several important players on the girls' basketball and boys' baseball teams. A sophomore gained fame for our school in a scholastic Slocution con- test. We again attained second place in the class league. ln spite of the larger number of senior competitors in the newly organized chess club, the chess champion ofthe school' was one of our classmates: the runner-up was also a sophomore. Our ability was shown plainly by the large number of '24 articles, which were accepted by the Review, However, our greatest task was near the close of the season when we had to entertain the school at the sopho- more party. This was a stupendous undertaking because we must provide for twice as many students as in the preceding year. Several ingenious amusements delighted everyone, and our musical numbers were splendid, but the greatest achievement was the presentation of two delightful, roaring farces. ln a llat Shop, and Shakespeare Up-to-Date. The exceptional histrionic ability in portraying these farces was unrivaled, and it was certainly a sophomore triumph to present this form of the drama in such an excellent manner. - . 4 , J AV i .. 1 ,, H452 . .a-S1924 Nineteen E .. e i he A 1 A .