Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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Truancy: (Meets Careless and Thoughtless): Oh, here comes Careless and Thoughtless. They can come with us! Won’t that be fine? (Turning, speaks to them). Oh say, fellows! I want to speak to you a moment. If you want to make a hit with Athenian, come to Round Top with us. Careless: What an idea! I was just thinking that I wasn’t prepared in a single thing today. Oh, Truancy! You always come to my rescue! (Start on, chatting). Athenian: What a blessing it is to have such a friend: I’m certainly enthu- siastic over the trip, even if my knees have to shake when I hand in that excuse. Careless: I’ve tried to do it. but of course, not being as clever as Truancy. I always had the misfortune to get caught. Then—Oh well, words couldn’t express it! Say, I tell you— Thoughtless: Well. Athenian. I think you must be quite fascinated over Round Top the way you take things in. Athenian: I certainly am, and this isn't the last time I’m going to visit here. It is a great deal easier to come here than be down there poring over textbooks. (Jumping up quickly). Say, boys, it must be four p. m. I’ll have to get home, as I have a date with Ideals and Punctuality at half-past four. Truancy: Oh! Is that so? Well, be careful you don’t give them any news. You know they’re some of the studious kind. Athenian: I understand. Good night, boys. Truancy: Farewell, my friends. (Exit all in opposite directions. Enter Hope and Ideals). Hope: There’s no sign of him yet. Are you certain that he said half-past four? Ideals: Yes, I’m certain. Well. Hope, he’s going to fail me this time. Hope: Ideals, you must be patient. He’ll be here soon—even now I hear someone approaching. I’ll see. (Exit. Enter Athenian with nervous steps). Ideals (With his back towards Athenian): Oh, Athenian, I had great confi- dence in you, but— Athenian (softly): Ideals! Ideals (Turning quickly): Is that you speaking. Athenian? What have you been doing and pray, where have you been today? Athenian: Yes, it is I, and I wasn’t feel-ing-ing— Oh. Ideals, I have no courage left—but look! Look where I am! I was enticed into the society of Truancy and “that other set’’ you told me about. Now I’ve made a failure of myself. Ideals, is there such a thing as another chance? Ideals: Yes. Courage my boy! There may be a chance to crawl back in safety. Hope (Entering): Tell me! Tell me! Athenian, have you lost your last oppor- tunity at Athens High? Ideals: He has lost the first fight, but he has conquered the inclination he had to join Frivolity and “her set’’—and that’s the greater victory. Hope: But isn’t Athenian going to try again? Athenian: Certainly, but where is Opportunity? (Exit Hope). Ideals: He will be here soon and this time when you try you’ll finish with honors, my boy! Opportunity: Athenian! Athenian: Oh. Opportunity, forgive me, but I thought you had such foolish ideas, it made me shudder to think of your friendship, but now! Oh. Opportunity! Guide me on the road to success. Opportunity: “An honest confession is good for the soul.’’ Come Athenian, with the help of Ideals I’ll guide you back to where Knowledge is always awaiting you at Dear Athens High. (Exit—Curtain). THE END. 9 HONORA COVENEY, ’18. LILLIAN GEROULD, 18.

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Dishonesty: Well, Athenian, you look troubled. That must mean you didn’t try my plan and you are thinking of your report card. Athenian: 1 did try your way— Dishonesty: Why so dejected then? Did you get caught? Athenian: No, I was spared that humiliation, though it would have been a just punishment. No more of your tricks for me. I am thoroughly disgusted with being dishonest and underhanded. What do you get by dishonesty that is worth having? Nothing. I prefer getting a zero honorably. Curtain SCENE 5 Description: School building in the background. Students outside on the bank of a river that flows close to the building on one side. Discovery: Politics and Athenian on the bank of the river. Politics: I’m glad you are running for the presidency this year. You’re mak- ing a good beginning for your High School activities. Don’t you think the spirit of the parties is fine this year? It excels that of the preceding years. Hut would you mind telling me how you overruled the law concerning the number of points necessary for the President of the school? Every Athenian: Pull has been using his influence to help me. I couldn’t have done it alone. Politics: Oh, I understand it now. You’ll have it easy, all right. Every Athenian: And it is a good thing I have his influence, with such a close contest this year. Pull (approaching): Yes, the Liberals are putting up a stiff fight. If they continue at the present rate, in another year or two they will win in every way. Politics: Did you know, Athenian, that the Liberal party has been revived just this year? The party was in existence a few years ago, but this year is the first since then. Pull: It is so funny. Push, the leader of those Progressives, has worked him- self up to his nomination for the presidency alone, using no influence, and now he thinks he will succeed. They are doing fine, but it is ridiculous to think that they will carry the election. Every Athenian: They’ll find out this afternoon at the election that they can’t down the Conservatives and can’t overlook Influence. Will have to be going. Will see you later. (Exit) (4 p. m. Athenian in class room which is empty except for Push) Every Athenian: To think that Push, using his own ability, should win. I don’t believe that Influence is so necessary as Pull said. I wish that I had followed Ideals. But it is too late now. (Turns and starts). I didn’t see you, Push. Push: I unintentionally overheard you speaking. Let me say it is never too late to mend. I’m sure, next time, you will do better, Every Athenian. Every Athenian: I appreciate your interest. But I am discouraged at the way everything has turned out since I came to Athens. Curtain Sixth Scene Just a Day Off, That’s All Description: Same as the first scene. Discovered: Athenian standing on the bank, looking toward Round Top. Presently he turns and looks towards the school. Enters Truancy, who approaches him. Truancy: Say, youngster, it’s too pleasant to hang over books today. Let’s take a day off and go to Round Top. It looks so enticing and it certainly is wonderful up there! You know you can get Chance or Venture to write an excuse and the Principal won’t know the difference. Athenian (Brightening up): That’s the idea—you’ve got the real stuff in your make up. Glad I saw you this morning. (Starts walking slowly). 8

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PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS It is my pleasant privilege to express in behalf of the class of 1918 something of the feeling that naturally arises at this period, when we are about to part from our school to do our portion of the great task which our country has set itself to accomplish. Our first thought is of gratitude to our instructors. Thanks and much more we owe to those who have so long labored to fit us for the work we will have to do. How keen should be our desire to become more like the ideals they have set before us! They have prepared the ground and planted the seed. Let us see that is grows well. As a class our goal is reached. The reward for which we have so earnestly been working is ours. In the short time past we have learned to love our school very dearly, but now, as we are about to leave it, we can see that that love is but the earnest of the love which we should and must bear to our nation, now in the throes of war. We have been striving for the welfare of our school. Now let us strive still more for the welfare of our country. To strive for justice should be the aim of every man, woman, girl or boy who lives within its boundaries. We justly take pride in the fact that we are graduates of Athens High School, but what greater pride should we have than that we are AMERICANS? A fortunate class we are to have finished the first step in our career in time to be of some assistance in helping Uncle Sam to effect the great change that is about to come in the world toward establishing the cause of democracy. As we go forth, probably each with a different duty to perform, let us do that duty with the earnestness, the eagerness and with the honesty that will ever bring honor to our school and reward to our country. WESLEY VANNOY, ’18. CLASS HISTORY First, and Second Years Entering the high school was a strange and new experience and we were all nervous and excited. There were fifty-seven in the class and no one knew what to do or where to go. We were certainly as green as freshmen are expected to be. The first year in high school our class was not organized, but we were allowed to have two class editors for The Athenian. Celestia Ovenshire and Raymond Williams were chosen. Our class seemed to have a strange influence over the teachers. Miss Roper, our English teacher, remained only a month. In Latin the fate of the teachers was even worse. First we had Miss Louise Cowell, then Miss Alice Stiles, and while we were waiting for another teacher, Edwin Campbell and Irvin Macafee acted as supply teachers. But the fates were more propitious and we finally succeeded in getting Miss Ikeler for English and Mrs. Page for Latin. When we became second-year students, there were forty-seven in the class. We were allowed to organize our class and Miss Ikeler became our class teacher. We elected as president, Marjorie Carner; vice president, Celestia Ovenshire; secretary, Isabella Catlin; treasurer, Wesley Vannoy; Class editors, Celestia Ovenshire and Paul Evans. During the year we gave a play entitled Pygmalion and Galatea before the high school. Also different students of the class appeared before the high school giving recitations and book reviews. We realized, however, that our real work would not begin until we entered our Junior year. Then we would begin to see the value of high school and would work with a greater purpose in mind. ANNA CATLIN, 18. Junior and Senior Years After two years of high school we became more a part of the school and immediately started to organize our class. The Junior Girls’ Walking Club was organized first. Mrs. Page was our class teacher and we took many enjoyable trips around the country, after which we had supper in the Domestic Science rooms. Nothing very exciting happened the first half of our year as Juniors. On the 15th of February we saw our dear school go up in smoke, but although the building was 10