Altoona High School - Horseshoe Yearbook (Altoona, PA)

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Srhfml will 0m,1m1l11..liy HARRY L. KRINER Superintendent of Schools Altoona as a community has justifiable reasons for being proud of its schools. The High School in its effort to properly prepare the young men and Women for more Worthy citizenship reflects the interest and pride of the community. A school can do its best only When the patrons and citizens in the community give it Wise and unsellish support. The history of your High School is filled with stories of ex- pansion, improvement, and excitement. The citizens of your community will expect much from you, and rightly so. The privilege of graduation brings to you the responsibility of securing cultural and spiritual improvement as Well as materialistic gain for the community. N0 com- munity can live by bread alone, but those finer ideas and ideals about which you learned in school must be implemented into daily living. Sincere congratulations are here extended to each member of the 1947 Senior Class.. Graduation from one of the very best high schools in our nation should fill you with the pride and enthusiasm necessary to guarantee success in your future. Never forget to recognize and appreciate in every way possible those people who have made life and living possible for you. A community filled with grateful people 1S a pleasant place in which to live. May each of you have that measure of success you richly deserve as true Americans. Page Fifteen

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Charles W. Clugh David B. Getz Park S. Hite William F. Lehmann J. Foster Meck Dr. Leonard N. Ray Paul R. Reynolds Benner M. Wilson DIRECTORS Bolnn J. Lester Laughlin President J. Lester Laughlin, president of the Board of Di- rectors, is a mortician. His interests include War Vet- erans' activities and membership in the Board of the First National Bank. He is also a past potentate of Jaffa Shrine. Dr. Leonard N. Ray, vice president of the Board of Directors, is a dentist, a member of the Salvation Army Board, and a past president of the Blair County Historical Society. He is active in religious Work. Charles W. Clugh is superintendent for the Shaffer Stores Company. He is a past potentate of Jaffa Shrine and a past national commander of the Legion of Honor. His avocational interests include music. David B. Getz is a sheet metal contractor. He is affiliated with fraternal organizations and is much in- terested in athletics. , Park S. Hite is in the automobile body repairs, house painting, and decorating business. Mr. Hite is the president of the Boy Scout Council, president of Youth Activities, Inc., a member of the Rotary Club, and chairman of the Board of Trustees of Jaffa Mosque. He is also a leader in religious Work. William F. Lehmann, a Pennsylvania Railroad in- spector, is closely associated with church Work and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Y. M. C. A. J. Foster Meek, an attorney, is president of the First National Bank and of the Penn-Alto Hotel. He is a member of the City Park and Recreation Board and belongs to the Blairmont Country Club. Paul R. Reynolds is a Pennsylvania Railroad fore- man. His interests include athletics, membership in the City Park and Recreation Board, and activities of War Veterans. Benner M. Wilson is active in Parent-Teacher As- sociation and religious Work and in the Red Cross. He is a member of the Board of the Altoona Civic Sym- phony.

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Where There s N 0 Vision JOSEPH N. MADDOCKS Principal A collection of people does not necessarily make a community. There must be association, common spirit and interests, a mutual confidence, respect for others' individuality, neighboring, and sharing the common problems. In a true community many activities are shared, resulting in deeper social roots and more unified personalities. It is vital to our destiny that the people of our community shall be vigorous, intelligent, and Well-educated. In this the school plays an im- portant role in preparing the youth for successful living in our own com- munity or any other community in which he may ultimately be located. Where there is no vision, the people perish. This holds true for communities. If a community is to be truly great, it must be to its people a place of significance and high adventure. It must seek excellence rather than size, it must aim for a full and well-rounded life for its members, and it must strive for vital relations with the rest of the world. The great community does not follow mass thinking, but creates its own high stan- dards, developing in its citizens good will, mutual confidence, neighbor- liness, sincerity, and discipline. I congratulate this class on using the theme of Community Improve- ment as the keynote of your yearbook. As members of this splendid grad- uating class, you can give leadership in planning for health, education, cultural growth, and ethical development in Altoona. Making Altoona a fine community can be a great adventure. Page Sixteen