Altoona High School - Horseshoe Yearbook (Altoona, PA)

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same day. As president the Seniors elected the captain of the football team, Dean Hanley. During the year the Seniors held four socials, on November 16, January ll, February 8, and April 5. The chief features of the party held on January 11 were a kiddie-kar race and a 'chog-calling contest-though a few of the guests thought the dance and ueatsv were important. In keeping with the times, the get-together on February 8 was a depression social. The girls wore sweaters and skirts, the boys appeared without coats or neckties. The program for April 5 was planned as a farewell event. The athletic record of Altoona High was exceptional, the football team tied Bethlehem for the state championship and the basketball team won the champi- onship of the Tri-County League and of Districts five and six. The Seniors gave their hearty support to both teams. The social activities of the year came to a close with the Senior Banquetv held in Jaffa Mosque on June 3. The sermon for the graduates was delivered on June 2. The commencement exercises featured a celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of the American High School. This dramatic presentation showed the change in costumes, school buildings, methods of teaching, and curriculum, from the time of the first high school to the present day. The first scene, de- picting life inthe Boston Latin School founded in 1635, gave peculiar methods of teaching used, subjects taught, and punishments inflicted. The second act portrayed a visitors, day in the Philadelphia Academy in 1751, with Benjamin Franklin, president of the Board of Trustees, as a distinguished guest. The next picture was that of a female academy in 1830. In those days educators thought that girls were not endowed with sufficient intelligence to master the curriculum planned for boys, hence education for girls was confined to such courses as painting and sewing, with limited academic training. The fourth scene reproduced a part of the commencement of Altoona High School in June, 1877, when there were only six graduates. The fifth and last act gave a com- posite picture of life in Altoona High as it is today. The Class of 1935 goes onward, not to three months of Vacation but to a new life. The graduates face uncharted seas but, as is always true of Youth, they go Into the blue or into the black, Onward, outward, never back. Page Nineteen

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History of the Class of 1935 INCE Time's waters will not ebb or stay, another Senior Class must 4'Arm the barque, expand the sail, unfurl the top sail for the chaselv Its mem- bers sail into strange seas with happy memories of friendships true and pleasures many. The past is not without its disappointments, but Youth looks forward with confidence to a future which will bring rich opportunities for all. 1932-1933 The Class of 1935 entered Altoona High School in the fall of 1932. The first few weeks brought many strange experiences, chief among which was a sense of bewilderment caused by a new building, new classmates, and new teachers. The members, however, felt more at home as representatives of their group took part in the activities of the School, as they became familiar with the building and learned that the faculty members were friends. Although the Sophomores, in those by-gone days, were permitted to hold but one social during the year, the gala event staged on February 12 stands out as a highlight in the history of the Class. ln recognition of the national holi- day, the study hall was decorated in red, white, and blue. Sophomores found places on the football and basketball teams, they took part in dramatic presenta- tions, in the activities of the Music Department and in the Annual Show. The month of June brought to a close a scholastic year which was both pleasant and profitable. 1933-1934- As Juniors, the Class of 1935 assumed increased responsibilities. ln spite of the fact that they worked with Carnegie Seniors on one side and Progressive Sophomores on the other, the members held a creditable scholastic standing and many of them found a place on the honor roll. The group was represented on all of the athletic teams and in the various other activities. One of the interesting dramatic productions of the year was the English Department play, The Poor Nut, in which Juniors played prominent parts. The Hnal social event of the year was a Junior picnic, an enjoyable occasion. Another year had passed and vacation, that eagerly anticipated season, advanced with luring promises. 1934.-1935 This year brought many changes in Altoona High School. Because of an increased enrollment, the daily schedule underwent numerous adjustments. Almost all study periods were eliminated by an arrangement for late arrival or early departure of students. The activity period was changed from the first to the fourth period so that everyone would be present for assembly programs, for club meetings, for Home Roomisessions, and for a check on attendance. A change was also made in the method of choosing officers for classes, the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior elections were held in Home Rooms on the Page Eighteen

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ALPHONSE H. AIGNER RICHARD AIKEN 65 97 ECDiCk93 Bear GENERAL COLLEGE PREPARATORY Varsity Basketball 13 Forestry Club 23 Sports Club 1, 33 President, Home Room 3. November 20 BETTY M. ALDRIGHT 6EBetty97 COMMERCIAL Dramatic Club 1, 2, 33 Secretary, Sophomore Class 13 Secretary, Home Room 1, 23 President, Home Room 33 Horse- shoe Staff 33 Vice-presi- dent, Dramatic Club 3. January 27 HAROLD R. AMMERMAN 6CAmey99 VOCATIONAL Intramural Sports 1, 23 Dance Orchestra 33 Spec- ial Orchestra 33 Band 2, 33 Forestry Club 1, 2. August 29 DOROTHY E. ANDREWS 6cD0t99 COLLEGE PREPARATORY Intramural Sports 1, 23 33 Entertainment Club 13 President, Knitting Club 3. September 24 SALVATORE S. ARDIRE Cfsamii COLLEGE PREPARATORY Intramural Sports 1, 2, 33 Girls League Play 23 Annual Show 1, 2. January 1 AUDREY L. AURANDT C6D0lly5, COLLEGE PREPARATORY Dramatic Club 1, 2, 33 Mountain Echo Staff 33 Traffic Patrol 2, 33 Newswriting Club 3. March 18 MARY H. BAIR C6Mary97 COLLEGE PREPARATORY Athletic Club 1, 33 Dramatic Club 23 World Friendship Club 33 In- tramural Sports 1, 2, 33 Hockey 1, 2, 33 Squad Leaders' Club 3. October 16 PAUL V. BANKS 6CPaul79 ACADEMIC Ushers' Club 1, 23 Track Club 33 Track 1, 2, 33 Intramural Sports 1, 2, 3, April 12 Boys, Glee Club 1, 23 Mixed Chorus 23 Annual Show 1, 2, 33 English Department P l a y 23 Traffic Patrol 2, 3. May 22 JOSEPH W. ALTERS 4610697 GENERAL President, Home Room 33 Track Club 13 Track 13 Band 2, 33 Intramural Sports 1. December 15 MARY J. AMMERMAN CCMary7! ,GEORGE-REED Dramatic Club 13 Li- brary Club 23 Knitting Club 33 Orchestra 13 In- tramural Sports 1, 2, 3. May 28 WILLIAM A. ANSKE ffzzizrf ACADEMIC Intramural Sports 1, 2, 33 Secretary, Home Room 13 Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 33 Sports Club 1, 33 Presi- dent, Home Room 3. January 21 JOHN F. ARMSTRONG 6CArmy9! VOCATIONAL Track Club 1, 23 Var- sity Track 1, 2, 33 Var- sity Football 2, 33 Var- sity Basketball 13 Junior Varsity Basketball 23 President, Home Room 33 Intramural Sports 1, 2, 33 Stagecraft Club 3. June 20 MARJORIE A. BAILEY Margie,' COLLEGE PREPARATORY Mountain Echo Staff 2, 33 Newswriting Club 2, 33 Vice-President, Home Room 23 Traffic Patrol 2, 33 Latin Department Play 33 Intramural Sports 1, 23 National Honor Society 3. December 3 ROBERT K. BAIR i6B0b!9 COLLEGE PREPARATORY National Honor SO- ciety 33 Hi-Y Club 2, 33 President, Home Room 33 Vice-President, Home Room 23 Intramural Sports 1, 2, 33 Annual Show 23 Boys Federation Play 2. April 26 MADELINE M. BARE Madeline GENERAL August 31 JENNIE L. ALBERT CGIane?? GENERAL May 6 NANNIE M. ALTIERE CCNan39 GENERAL Rifle Club 33 Italian Club 2, 33 Intramural Sports 1, 2. January 27 EDNA M. ANDERSON i'Eddie,' ACADEMIC Entertainment Club 13 Library Club 23 Needle- work Club 3. April 12 CECIL ARBOGAST Cipetev VOCATIONAL Ushers' Club 3. March 23 ANNA L. ASHBURN 6CDewey97 COMMERCIAL Girls' Glee Club 2, 33 Mixed Chorus 2, 33 An- nual Show 2. June 8 ELIZABETH I. BAIR CGBetty9! GEORGE-REED Entertainment Club 23 Vice-President, H o m e Room 23 Knitting Club 33 German Club 3. January 10 MARJOI-:IE E. BAKER aMarjie COLLEGE PREPARATORT Entertainment Club 23 Glee Club 33 Secretary, Home Room 2. August 4 ERNA L. BAREFOOT ccH0n:2 GENERAL Entertainment Club 13 Treasurer, Home Room 23 Knitting Club 3. June 23