Altoona High School - Horseshoe Yearbook (Altoona, PA)

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Left to Right-Parrish, Kaufman, Holtzinger, Appler, Kilgore, Miller, Harris, Gleichert, V Raup, Matry, McDowell, Fenell, Rath, Fellows, Musser, Snyder, Hogue. Youthful Leaders Promote the American Way Everyone knows that the senate is the student governing body of the school, but how many pupils understand and appre- ciate the many advantages of having so worthy a group? Worthiness and capabil- ity are the prime requisites for represent- atives. Four members are chosen from each class and one member from each of the major organizations of the school. School problems are discussed and many are solved. ' Mr. Pegg is state sponsor of student W councils, while Mr. Pohle is the high school sponsor. S e v e r a l conventions were held throughout the year. The national con- vention, held during the summer months will take place in Boston this year. Over half the Senate body attended the State gather- Mr. Pohle ing at Kane. These conventions aid in solving high school problems. Perhaps you enjoyed the music and dancing of the welfare programg or gave a can of food for admittance to the welfare dance, or received some valuable informa- tion concerning your favorite college on college night. These were all among the activities of the Senate. From the first day of school the Senate welcomed all visitors to our school, they gave the first dance of the year, they sponsored Red Cross and Tuberculosis Seal Drives. All of our paid assemblies were chosen and directed by the SGHHIC- and at Christmas time, a beautifully decorated tree was placed in the light well. A most important activity is the Lost and Found department, head- edby the sophomore sen- ate rnembers, and truly a benefit to all students. Mary Haines

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TOP , Front Row - Mr. Thompson, Miss Sauserman, Miss Rollins, Miss Roberts, Miss Fleck, Miss Dunn, Miss Noonan, Miss Unverzagt, Miss Stevens, Mr. E. Lantz. Second Row-Mr. I-I. Lantz, Miss Ritz, Miss Lauver, Miss Bancroft, Miss Grimminger, Miss Plitt, Miss Lowther, Miss M. Miller, Miss E. Eberle, Miss Bell, Miss Har- rier, Miss Crist, Miss' Johns. Third Row - Miss Paul, Miss Blake, Miss Dunbar, Miss N. Miller, Miss Lentz, Mr. Lun- dergren, Mr. Wolfe, Mr. De- Jaiffe, Miss Henry, Miss Gould. Fourth Row-Mr. Bartholomew, Mr. Black, Mr. R. Hoffman, Mr. Friedman, Mr. Smith, Mr. Blatt, Mr. A. Dietze. Fifth Row-Mr. Ross, Mr. Kriv- sky, Mr. Adams, Mr. Morse, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Barr. SECOND Front Row-Mr. Williams, Mr. Maddocks, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Bracken, Mr. Zetler, Mr. Sheetz. Second Row-Mr. Rung, Mr. Yoder, Mr. McAfee. Mr. Wim- mer, Mr. Lingenfelter. Third Row-Mr. Metzger, Mr. W. Dietze, Mr. Shaffer, Mr. Yost, Mr. Whittaker, Mr. Hoover, Mr. Graf. THIRD Front Row - Mr. Haverstick, iMiss H. Krouse, Miss I, Lewis, Miss Grove, Miss Cherry, Miss A. Eberle, Mrs. Folk, Miss Woomer, Miss Heller, Mr. Plummer. Second Row-Miss Buck, Miss Truax, Miss Faust, Miss Merlch, Mr. Dickey, Miss Minster, Miss E. Lewis, Miss Frederick, Mr. W. Hoffman. Third Row-Miss Givin, Miss Duncan, Miss Corle, Miss Mc- Cauley, Miss Krick, Mr. Wood, Mr. Grove, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Yon. Fourth Row-Mr. Bashore, Mr. Miller, Mr. Romig, Mr. Mc- Dermitt, Mr. Stong, Mr. Detwiler. Fifth Row - Mr. Faris, Mr. Foster, Mr. Geesey, Mr. Pohle, Mr. Cross. 4 Knowledge Through Travel, Wisdom Through Experience aStrange as it seemsi' and you may ubelieve it or not, many of the teachers of A. H. S. have seen and know more of 'athis curious worldn than the students give them credit for-. So, as a substitute for the usual 'awe love our teacher write-up, the Horseshoe staff, with the cooperation of the faculty, has taken upon itself the task of better acquainting the students with the teachers. For instance, did you 'know that there are nearly one hundred educa- tional institutions represented in the training of the teachers of A. H. S., and the most popular of these is Penn State which was attended at one time or another by eighty-eight members of the faculty? The next most popular institutions of learning are Columbia, attended by twenty-threeg Juniata, by eighteen, the University of Pittsburgh running a close fourth by sixteen, Bucknell and Indiana State each by eleven, and Northwestern by seven. Several of our worthy instructors have attended as many as six schools of higher learning and six studied abroad. Have you ever stopped to consider, when you are a bit disgruntled with some class presentation, that your teacher may be one of fifty. who know enough to have acquired a master,s degrees? While on the subject of degrees you might be interested in knowing that some of the faculty have obtained their Mthird degrees. . Have you ever thought, because he knows all student utricksi' so Well, that your teacher must have spent all his life as an instructor? On the contrary, the working experience of the faculty embraces a broad field. One of our dignified pedagogues was once that best loved figure of the soda fountain, the soda jerker. Seventeen of the faculty have clerked in stores. Despite the fact that fifteen Mprofsv are ex-salesman, they have not yet been able to sell the students the idea that it's a good thing to do homework. The P. R. R. at some time employed thirteen of our teachers. We also have an ex-blacksmith, a street car operator, mason, quarryman, meter reader, and stenographer. ' Were you aware of the fact that the faculty gets the 'ctraveling itchu? Our instructors have visited forty-eight foreign countries. Canada has been visited by the greatest number, fifty-three. They also favor France, taken in by twenty-two, Germany and England each by twentyg the Netherlands by seventeen, Italy by sixteen, and Mexico and Switzerland each by fourteen. The Horseshoe staff thanks the teachers for their cooperation in making this survey. 1

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6744401 Democratic Procedures Exemplified The selection of class officers in Altoona High School is a matter of the pupils' choice. The only qualification of a voter is that he be a member of the class for whose officers he votes. The class officers preside over class meetings and lead the other class activities. ln addition to its regular oliicers, each class has an executive committee comprised of Eve membersg the members of the exec- utive committee serve as chairmen of the different class committees. These commit- tees, made up of voluntary members, function as the different activities require their services. At various times during the year, the different classes sponsor dances and socials. The proceeds from these are de- posited in the class treasury. Truly the classes, in governing them- selves, embrace the practices of a demo- SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Cohen, M. Daubenspeck, J. Jarkiewicz Grimshaw. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS L.. Sacks, R. Piper, P. Lafferty, M. Yorgy. soPHoMoRE cLAss OFFICERS Standing-J. Shaffer, B. Mallery. cratic nation. Seated-B. Morrison, C. McClellan