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

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 THE ATHENIAN gave him for his peculiar disposition for he was over his fit of temper as soon as he had one. Harry Miffen, an interesting and funny fellow, believed in expressing, his thoughts openly and lived up to his belief. A very.good idea. He was a reporter on the town paper and his wit and plain speaking made his paper decidedly popular. Bill Dreever was Sam McEaehern’s private secretary. He was a cha you liked t have around, a jolly good gport and a good talker with plenty of wit. jack Pitt, a young, dark-haired, blue-eyed, good-looking chap, was a foreman in the steel njill of Waterville.. He had just finished reading a story.of a man who had a very bad temper, and when challenged not to lose his temper overcame it and became one of those s eet-natured heroes. Jack looked upon this tale as ‘a lot of rot’, and starred discussing it at the table. A heated argument ensued. Jack said that anyone bqrn with a temper could not conquer it thoroughly, but Sam McEachern dared to say he thought otherwise. “If you think it possible, why don't you try it?” asked Harry. “I’ll be}., you coulon’t keep your temper one hour,. lef. ,alone a whole c y, ’ said Jack. ' v.. “I’ll bet you five dollars I can,’’ anjsjv red Sam. And so came the bet. Bill and Harry were of Jack’s opinion, as they knew Sam’s disposition like a book. It was going to be sport for the e fellows..Harry thought it fit to put in the paper, p intepl in red ink. While they were; arguing one of. the waiters cin e powa the roc m .inward their table. ,,, ■ '1C . -1 . . i. ' “I’ll have bananas,’’ said Sam. “We have no bananofc suh.” “What, no bananas?’’ asked Sam. ' “No, suh.” “Got any grapes?” asked Jack. “No. suh.’’ “Well, gee w’hiz! have you got any oranges?” asked Harry in disgust. “Yas, suh, and dey sho’ am fine, too, suh.v In due time the waiter brought in the fruit. Eeciything went lovely until Bill got to going real fast and jabbed his spoon in bis orarge and. the juice squirted right across the table , directly into Sam s left eye. No one noticed it until Sam jerked his hand to his eye and yelled, “Ouch!” “Who the deuce - - ” “Go easy, go easy, remember that you just made a Let.’’ warned Jack. “Say .whoever did thfct needs a screen ;put up before him when he eats oranges or he’ll have someone drowned yet,” saidSfm cooling down sc mew hat. The breakfast was brought in and Parry asked for the syrup. By seme,unknown accident Harry’s fork was knocked off his plate upt n Sam e trousens leg leaving a large spot of syrup, behind as it fell to the .floor. “Luck sure is with me today,” said Sam determined net to cc me So near les-

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THE ATHENIAN year we had a booth at the Senior Fair, which started us on our way financially. In January the same year we went on a sleigh load to Ulster, In the second year we went on a straw load to the home of our president, Sarah Grimley. This might better have been called A Mud March” or something similar, as the straw was almost a minus quantity and we walked most of the distance both ways. We started on the last day of February and got back on March 1, a little the worse for appearances but we had a lot of fun. The same year, as soon as we were in the new building we held an art exhibit in the gymnasium to get some pictures for our new room. The proceeds from this enabled us to buy five pictures. In our Junior Year we held a dance in June and held a Field Day, which helped swell our bank account. We also served the Rotary Club on Wednesdays at noon for a while. Before Commencement we entertained the Seniors. This year we will remember especially the time we were invited to the home of our class President, Stanley Bidlack, who entertained us in a way that we will never forget. We will also remember the driver's talk and the graceful dive made by Mary and Theodore from the sleigh into the snow just as we left Bidlack’s yard. This spring we carried out several plans by which to raise money. Bake sales, Class play and Field day were planned with this end in view. Several in the class have planned to go to Washington after school is out. Throughout the four years our class has worked together in a remarkable manner and we can realize the feeling of former classes as they left A. H. S., now that it is our turn. It is with great apprehension and regret that we face the breaking of bonds that have held us in the past. We hope that each one of us can help make history in the future and that our training here will help us. —Gertrude Park, ’21. ♦ A BET ‘‘Then it’s a go?” asked Jack. ‘‘Yes, that’s a go.” replied Sam. ‘‘All right! Here, Bill, you hold the money and don’t forget the details of the bet. Remember Sam has bet that he won’t lose his temper all day. You are to hold the money and keep an eye on him.” ‘‘I think I understand O. K. It’s going to be the biggest day of my life,” responded Bill. ‘‘Well, all I’ve got to say, ” chirped Harry Miffen, ‘‘is that anyone with the disjo-ition you’ve got is some specimen to make such a bet.” The quartet in question were breakfasting in Hotel Burk, Watendlle, New York, a town about the size of—well, we’ll say Sayre or Towanda. Sam McEachern was one of those roly-poly business men you always see in small towns. He was president of the Waterville bank. I say Sam had a temper. Now don’t think he was one of the kind who has such a temper that he is looked upon wit 1 disofust and avoided, for he was not. Everyone liked him and for-

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THE ATHENIAN TRACK TEAM 1921 At the time the high school burned in 1917 there was destroyed, as well rn thousrnds of dollars of books, materials, etc., all the paraphernalia of the track team. It wasn’t much, but it wrs a fair start, consisting of hurdles, jumping apparatus, hammers for hammer throwing and poles for vaulting. It hrs been four years since the catastrophe and now there is only an occasional unpleasant memory and everyone is settled in the new building. Football was the first to recover, and the basketball and baseball, and at 1-st the track team, is started. Due to the heavy expenses, it is a hard matter to fully equip a track team as they should be, but a good start has been made. C ut in Wendell Andrews has enthusiastically helped in every way, and though they are far from being properly outfitted, yet the future looks good : rd they have the hearty backing of the school, as all healthy, clean athletics should have. There was a large turnout of fellows at the beginning of the track season, and the following made a good showing: Leroy Smith, Gustav von Wolffradt, Robert Marshall, Donald Patton, Markle Wells, Roger Smith, Stanley White, Earl Lunger, Harold Cook, Stanley Harris and Charles M. Smith. 1920-21 ATHLETIC COACHES One of the most essential parts of an athletic organizatirn is the coach. The captain takes charge of his men during the game or event, but in practice when the faults of athletes both individually and collectively must be noted and remedied it falls to the coach to do this. And it is no easy job. The coach must understand the personalities of all his men and the treatment each requires in order to improve them. He must know the game and know it well. In football we had a veteran high school player who was a late Bucknell star of much re-p its. Manley Talbert was assisted by Paul Thompson, a recent graduate of the Unive.sity of Michigan. These men co-operated and much credit is due them for the way they handled the team. Be it remembered that if a team wins a game they are praised by everyone as great men(which they are)but why? But if a team loses a game it is invariably the fault of the coach! Basketball was not a booming success this year, but it was not the fault of coach Norton. He put all he had into the team but other reasons held the team back. Track is just beginning to strrt in A. H. S. and under the circumstances it has been a success. Coach Palen, a Cornell man, has been giving his assistance in conjunction with coach Nurtj.i tnd t it result a iahly jo..d track Lam.