Altoona High School - Horseshoe Yearbook (Altoona, PA)

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Our Legislators if 2 The Altoona High School, a pioneer in student participation in school government, has developed Q . f .ig a student government organization that has proved its effectiveness. This body is composed of two groups: First, the House of Representa- igtl tives, made up of all Home Room presidents, X which meets twice a month. Second, the Senate, l composed of twenty-two members-two boys and Q ai. two girls elected from each of the three classes and also one representative from each of the lg M major organizations of the school. K 2 Because the members of the House of Repre- A Mr. Pegg sentatives are in close contact with individual students, they bring to the legislative group the opinions and problems of the school at large. The Senate members actually participate in the solution of many school problems and assist in the conduct of certain school activities. The members work with their sponsors to promote a closer cooperation between faculty and students. They have endeavored to uphold democratic ideas and to effect school legislation for the betterment of student welfare. With this goal con- stantly before them, the members have sponsored the activity ticket saleg organized the Corridor Patrol system g conducted the Parent-Teacher Associa- tion membership drive 5 directed welfare work for the assistance of worthy studentsg established a more efficient Lost and Foundi' departmentg aided in conducting the paid assembly programs 5 and have acted on problems of dis- cipline and various other matters that have been brought before the organization. An important project of the local Senate has been a survey of opinions of educators and high school groups throughout the United States on the subject of maintaining honor societies in secondary schools. With Harold J. Pegg, sponsor of A.H.S. student government, working as permanent director of the Pennsylvania Association of Student Participation in School Government, and with Altoona as per- manent headquarters of this state organization, the Altoona Senate has been very active in fur- thering the work of the state society. A large delegation attended the convention held in York during October and a representative group went to the convention of the New Jersey student government association. Altoona feels that its pioneering in this work, which began several years ago, has met with much success. Through the state organizations, it is probable that interest in student participation in school government will continue to grow and will A spread to schools hitherto unaffected. Miss Krick Page Sixteen

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High School Faculty PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Heads-ELrsABnTH K. EYRE, B.S., P.E. ROBERT H. WOLFE, B.S., M.Ed. Kenneth R. Bashore, B.S. Frances E. McGinnis, B.S. Jean E. Kantner, B.S., P.E. Paul E. Morse, B.S., B.P.E MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT H ead-CHARLES M. GRIMMINGER, A.M. Mary E. Dunbar, A.M. Janice L. Kauffman, A.B. Edith R. Fleck A.B. M. Marie Ritts, A.B. Qixhf . TI-Quik Albert J. Snyder, B.S. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Head-JOHN L. Hoovnn, A.B., A.M. Iva G. Batrus, B.S. Edgar J. Brooks, B.S. Ida H. Buck, A.B. Sarah E. Duncan, B.S. Nellie E. Givin, A.B. Carl E. Graf, B.S. LIBRIAN Maud Minster, B.S. STUDY HALL Francis B. Barr, B.S. Ernest Dejaiffc, B.S. Eleanor G. Hare, A.B. Hazel G. Krouse, B.S. Irma B. Lewis, Ed.M. Rosemary Lynch, B.S. Addison E. Pohle, B.S. John G. Yost, A.B. NURSE Elsa M. Paul, R.N. EXTRA TEACHERS Bernice E. Dunn, B.S. Earl L. Fuoss, B.S. Francis G. Wood, A.B. Emily L. Oburn, A.B. F nt Row-Miss Irma Lewis, Miss Dunn, Miss Hazel Krause, Miss Batrus, Miss Givin, Miss Buck, M D Miss Ritts, Miss McGinnis. S ond Row-Mr. Brooks, Mr. Hoover, Miss Duncan, Miss Minster, Miss Oburn, Miss Kantner, Mr. Fu M VV lf Third Row-Mr. Barr, Mr. Bashore, Mr. Pohle, Mr. Morse, Mr. Yost. -' Page Fifteen

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The Student Senate Front Row-Cullison, Lafferty, Lantz, Chevalier, Martin, Wall, Hirt, Swisher, Ross. Second Row-Jones, Goldberg, Goss, Robinson, Kelly, Hughes, Kane., Mr. Pegg. Third Row-Madden, Patterson, Barry, Samuel, Miss Krick. President ........ .... J ames Martin Vice-President ..... .... C lair Chevalier Secretary ...... ..... R ozella Wall Representatives from Senior Class .... James Martin, Betty Cullison, Richard Barry, Mary Swisher, Marjorie Lantz. Representatives from Junior Class .... Rozella Wall, Clair Chevalier, Jack Kane, Janet Mattas Representatives from Sophomore Class .... Janet Laiferty, Patty Hirt, William Madden Evan Jones, James Carothers. Boys Federation ,. . . Girls League .... Horseshoe Staff ....... Mountain Echo Staff . . Compass Stall' ..... . . . National Honor Society ..... Hi-Y Club . . ...... . . . Traffic Patrol .. . . Corridor Patrol . . . Stenographer .... Page Seventeen . . .Ralph Patterson Phyllis Robinson .Charles Samuel . . . .Albert Goldberg . .Janet Gillespie . . . . .Irene Kelly . . . . .Fred Hughes . . . . .Violet Ross . .Jeannette Goss . . . .Marjorie Lantz