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

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ATHENIAN braids in an approving manner. She also smiled very sweetly at him. Jerry smiled back and then began to study. Perhaps his mind was not all on his book, for he whispered to himself, “Aw, girls ain’t so bad after all.” Pauline Kuykendall, ’22. FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS OF THE SENIORS. II :zcl Arnold—You should worry. Andrew Bustin—You might say. Marion Comeby—Why—a—and—a— Gi dys Cvddaback—Good Night! II zel Franklin—Get out of the way. Rita Frisbie—Did I blush? Vivi: n Gay—Oh, it’s darling! I'dna Gridin —I’d like to know? Lavra Horton—Oh, dear! gn:s Koehler—Gloriana! Clara Samson—I’ll tell you right now. Pauline Kuykendall—How perfectly thrilling! P. uline Leonard—For Pete’s sake! Mary Ha.ir—No hurry. Ina Merithew—It was so funny. A'icc Miller—Listen! John C rpentcr—Who said so? G r.i'dine Miller—Absolutely! L’-ella Merrill—Um, heavy! H zel Middiugh—How absurd! Aline LaMont—Well, who cares? Victoria Moore—Oh! Genevieve Osborn—Honestly? Dorothea Otto—Oh, I can’t do it. Wayne McEntire—And things like that. Pauline Pruyne—I’ll say so! Lir.dr Salsman—Ain’t it terrible? Marguerite Montgomery—I wonder why? LeRoy Cook—Hey, come on! Anna Stevens—For the love of Mike! Nora Watson—Cry it out loud. Catherine Perle—If you only knew. William McKenna—For Christmas’ sake! Franklin Manahan—562-m, please. George Overfield—O say it with flowers! Maurice Park—Gee whiz! Robert Page—Got your French ? Leslie Smith—Are you sure you’re right? Edward Scgar—See if I care! Marshall VanScoten—Hey, Mac. Stanley White—How’d you get that? LeRoy Everhart—K-K-K-Katy. Girton Carle—Give it here. Loretta Bustin and Alta Middaugh, ’22. PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. To the Class of 1922 I wish to say that I am very glad of the privilege of addressing them. The four years of our High School life have passed very rapidly; not without hard work for some of us, peril ps, but pleasantly nevertheless. Our average has net always been the highest in these four years, but our class ranks with the largest entering High Cc.iool. We also have a record of which to be proud, Ci record for entertainments. For the success of ' se : lid for the success of our climb to graduation, we owe th- nl:s, many thanks, to our teachers who h ve helped us up the steep ladder of knowledge. The class has also sent several star athletes to b ttle for the honor of the school. Others who have been unable’ to go on the field and battle for the s hool have backed the team by joining the athletic ; ssoci tion. s we have been successful in our school enterprises : r.d in our classes, so let us be successful in our business life. Always remember the old High f chool d ys and fight for success with the same d'tcrmin-tion as we have fought together as the Class of 1922. Seth Grodivant, ’22. .S A COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH WHILE? I h: kesper re said, “It is the mind that makes the 1 dy rich. A present-day version of this saying is. It is (d cation that makes life worth living. Dr. . T H d!ey of Yale says, “For the majority of men r. (ollcge education is of inestimable value. The le: ders of business and professional life are r q ’ircd to be trained in their particular sphere. The found tion of training of modem times is school life which teaches the student the principle of how to learn and the greater lesson of discipline. Man r n never learn too much nor can he be too well dis- Mined in the matter pertaining to the success of a particular vocation. Hence the college is sought by men who wish to reach the highest efficiency in the shortest time. One should attend college because it yields large I-turns. Education is mind-training for power. It ’V. net only to sharpen one’s tools, but also to make him who handles the tools more of a man. History proves that learning by one’s own experience is slower than learning from the experience of others. A man, working for a business firm, would have to spend several years working to get the position a college graduate would receive. A modern, well-equipped college or university gives young men the best and most complete preparation for any form of activity to which they may desire to devote themselves in later life. Another personal benefit from a college education

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ATHENIAN IIIE BLU1 Jerry, Jerry, do be careful. There, you've done it, just as you always do,’’shrieked a feminine voice as a bookcase containing several encyclopedias crashed to the floor. A large, overgrown and awkward boy about fifteen years of age slowly picked himself up from ths nialst of the debris. He was rubbing his elbow thoughtfully. “Wasn’t that funny now? .II I did was to touch the old thing and dov.-a it went. Awfully inconsiderate of the encyclopedias, wasn’t it, mother?” Mrs. Edwrids couldn't help laughing at the ridiculous figure robbing his elbow so compassion at -1 , but she w s rather angry .11 the same. “I should think you would learn, Jerry Edwards, that everything you touch or even look at takes the idea into its he; d to topple over.” Tm awfully sorry, mother. I'll pick ’em all i p,” sa.‘d Jerry ckrcrfally. After he h d finished with the books he s umtored oi.t nto the y d. Iio was very unpleas ntlv s r-pris d to see the girl next d: or leaning over the feme. If there was anything on e vth tli t Jerry dsliked, it vv. s girls At school he always avoid d them in every possible w y. In fact, thers were cnly two things that he liked j”S .t present nyhow. One thing w. s hi dog, and the other was baseball. He v. s a Frrsl.r: n in High Schccl, nd wvs working very h- id to n »ke the team. T r girl nert door bog n to y-11 rt him, “Oh, you bl rd rbrss, M r.d rbuss, hlur.d rbuss. Lock out, or you’ll f 11 down.” Jerry paid no attention. This insignificant, frock-1 d . ted girl was of no eoi • qecnce. “Oh, you clumsy b: by boy! It can’t walk rom d without stubbing its toe and falling down. Oh, you 1 ! r.derbnss.” Jrrry d'eid d he rov’d r.t nd ‘t no longer H r.v d' fun cf by a girl; so be whistled to Kr d ad strrtcd v.iih herd high rd - d‘° ni'? d r ‘cl' down the street. It w s very unfortnn te tVt a s!i k happened to be in his n th. b’t it was tVr- . rnd of course Jerry hrd to stumble ov7 it, rilling over into the ro d A wild shriek of laughter greet'd H ’ n V--h:rd the fence. Just as Jerry was scrambling to bis frrt, his mother cillrd to him to h rrv d 'm A the store rrd g t her five oounds of s 'gir. J-'—- never greeted rn errrrd with greater joy thn be d‘d th' t one. He r n down th'1 street verv hurriedly, trying to get the sound of the tormentin' Lu h-t r out of his ears. He ran swiftly, looking down at the ground, rnd wishing he was Pereivl Algernon Jones, who was very graceful and well behaved and the mrde] • y of the town. sL'ERBUSS. It was indeed ill-timed that an enormously fat man chose that moment to be walking up the street, carrying a basket of eggs. The fat man was walking leisurely along, gazing at the sky and wondering whether it would rain or not, when suddenly something heavy bumped into him. It was so unexpected that he threw up his arms, eggs and all, and fell over backward. By some trick of Fate, the basket of eggs overturned on luckless Jerry’s head and there smashed. While Jerry was wiping egg out of his eyes and ears the fat man slowly arose. He was very angry. Indeed he was so angry that he shook all over like a glass of currant jelly. When he had recovered the use of his feet and tongue, he turned to Jerry and yelled: “Young man, what business have you to run along the highways knocking down harmless pedestrians? You shall pay me for every one of those eggs. 'There were twelve dozen of them and they cost me thirty cents a dozen. You will pay for them. Hear what I say?” “Glub, glub, glub; I hear. Glub, glub, glub, sure worth thirty cents a dozen. Glub, glub; have some with me.” This only made the fat man angrier. Unlike most fat men he had no sense of humor, and so could not sympathize with anyone who did have. “You young scalawag, I’ll teach you to be sassy to your elders. I’ll slap your face for you.” He tried to execute his threat, but Jerry dodged successfully, and ran down the street, calling back that he would send the money for the eggs. “It’ll take all the money I’ve saved up for a bat,” thought Jerry ruefully. “Why is it that I’m always blundering? I sure do wish that I was like Perciv I Algernon Jones so that I could al ays do the right thing.” There hrd been a spectator to all this. He was the new baseball coach. He had fully expected to see Jerry lose his temper, but when he saw that he took it all as a joke and kept his temper, he immediately decided that Jerry would be a good member for the baseball team. The next morning at school the coach called Jerry up to him and said, “Edwards, I’ve d 'c’d d ? » 1 t you be on the baseball team. We need men who c n keep their temper in emergencies.” Jerry was almost swept off his feet by the surprise, then he murmured some inarticulate thanks rrd went back to his seat. “Gee, but I’m gird I’m not that sissified Percival lgrrnon Joes,” he thought, as he settled back in I is sent Then as he sat down he happened to look v ss the room. There sat the girl next door. She v: s looking straight at him und shaking her red

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ATHENIAN is a good salary. Many positions pay the graduate enough for a comfortable living; other graduates receive a larger salary. Then there are those not educated, who comm: nd a larger salary than the gr.dute. True this is, but an education is worth more th: n money. Another : dvantage in going to college is making : cqu: int. nccs. A man can make profitable and lifelong friends at college when elsewhere they could not be cVxincd. It me. ns something that college tr. inrd men make i p but two per cent of the men of the country, and th. t that two per cent forms thirty-eight p r cent of the wealthiest men of the United Ct tes. It me ns something that that two per cent h .vc i rn'.s’i d thirty-two per cent of all Congrcss.n n, sixty-five per cent of all Pres dents, and seventy-three : :r cent of all Ji dges of the Si preme Court. A college cduc. lion is bcncfici 1 to others through the individa 1 One wishing due? on something pt t ining to law, employs one train'd in this profession. A doctor is college br d Coll g men in politics have the greatest influence on p bli -iff irs If you were to cheese one of these professions ye: would have a great responsibility, bcc .rs you are suppos d to give sound dvice. I am s re when you consider the position, mon v r r.d frier.ds which college helps you to m •!: ', d you realise yorr import nee in the v or’d yo • will agree th t a college ed icrtion is v o th whip. LcTtoy Cool:, FAVORITE PLAYS. II zel Arnold The Lar.d of Heart’s Desires. Nora Watson—Spre. ding the News Geraldine Miller- She Stoops to Conquer. Markle Wells—The Tempest. •gnos Koehler—The Import nee of I ing Earnest. George Overfield— Excise My Dust. Ivoretta Bustin—Over the Hill. Marsh dl V; nfcoten Two Minutes to Go. G nevieve Osborn- Down on the Farm. nna Stevens—The Maker of Dreams. Rill McKenna—The Gocd-n..turcd Man. C therine Perle- Don't Tell Everything. Luella Merrill—The Fair Lady. Pauline Kuykendall—All’s Well That Ends Well. Harley Henning—Mr. Fix It. Id i Powers—Life Is a Dream. Alice Miller—The Silent Woman. LeRoy Everhart—For Goodness' Sake. T'd Seg r Just Because. THE GIRLS’ CHORUS. When we first entered High School, Miss Mildred Jordan was the music teacher and she started a girls' chorus. All the girls in the High School belonged, but eight girls were selected for a special chorus. This chorus appeared before the Library Club twice and at other functions in the town. The next year Miss Jord m had the same chorus. But when we were Juniors, Miss Irene Riffle came to take charge of the music and she st rted a girls' chon s under the name of the Double Sextet. Twelve girls belonged, and they appeared several times before the public. In April, 1921, they gave a concert, with the aid of other musicians, to pay for the seats in the auditorium. At gr daction 1 st ye r they lest one member from the sopranos. Th!s year Miss Riffle s?lectcd twelve more girls to join with the Double Sextet and they were called the Girls' Chons. When Mrs. Overfield came tu take the place of Miss Riffle, she kept this chorus. They have a place on the stage where they sit uring chapel, cn Monday, Wedneed y and Frid y mornings, : r.d le d the singing. On Mond ly and Thurs-d y at C:30 they practice in the auditorium. They have rppeared several times before the public. D :r-ing Music Week they sang at The Morley, and they also ippeared at the Art Exhibit Many of the girls this year belong to the Senior Class and will graduate, but we sincerely hope that the other classes will respond to the call when the nort chon s is org ni?rd : r.d will not let it die. Urd r Mrs. Overfie’d’s direction the chorus next year should be much better th- n it was this year. Catherine Perle, '22. WHAT THE LETTER A MEANS. A number of the boys and girls in Athens High School wear a large letter A or A. H. S. monogram cn their sweaters. Perhaps a stranger in the town might be interested to know what these letters represent. A student cannot wear High School letters i nlcss he has earned them. When anyone has play-id three games representing Athens High School in some form of athletics, then he is entitled to his letter. It is an honor to have earned these, and everyone would be proud to wear them. This custom of presenting letters to the athletes is one which has been carried out for a long time. The letters are presented to the individuals of the various teams before the student body. All students like to win these monograms because it shows that they are interested not only in athletic sports but also in their High School. Pauline Pruyne, '22. Rita Frisbie, '22.