Bell Township High School - Bee Tee Vie Yearbook (Salina, PA)

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Fa!! In Religious Education over sixty- seven Methodist Episcopal churches. The welfare of the boys and girls in the schools which come under Mr, Wi11ard's care is his chief interest. He is always glad to give good sound advice based on years of experience, furnish interesting information for stu- dents, and look-out generally for the students' interests. His presence at practically every football game is evidence of the fact that this is his favorite sport. He enjoys all classical music and some movies, especially those in which Lily Pons appears. lf you care to see Mr. Willard in his very best state of mind, drive out route eighty some Mearl Gerheim High School Principal summer morning. You're sure to find him at work in his garden where a weed doesnt dare show its face, because gartlening-es- pecially flower gardening-is his special hobby. The members of the class of '38 met Mr. Gerheim forthe first time when they listened to his words of wisdom and admonitions in assembly during their first day at B. T. H. S. As time went on they learned to know him better as both administrator and friend. He was born in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, on September 23, 1905, just two days too early to be a Christmas gift. Since his family moved to Salina soon after that, all of his grade and high school work was done there, where he graduated from high school in 1925. After a summer session at Penn State and a years teaching expericence in the Brownstown Elementary School, Mr Gerheim enrolled at Penn State in a four year course in the fall of 1926. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree injanuary, 1930. During the rest of that year and the following year he worked to- ward a Masters Degree and taught history at the college, receiving his lvl. A. in june, 1931. He received scholastic recogni- tion in being elected to member- ship in Kappa Phi Kappa, an honorary educational fraternity. Mr. Gerheim returned to Salina to teach English, general science, and biology in Bell Township

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BEE TEE VIE Gallek, Eugene Day, Stella Clarence Hall, Elmer Hall, Law- rence Harkleroad, Eleanor Kor- chok, Virginia Lan fair, Rose Malami, Earl lVlom ferger, Roy Newhouse, Catherine Posney, iffer, Dale hank, Vic- Mollie Repos, Lysle Schrecengost, Irene toria Shermenti, Leonard Stover, Erank Sucheck, Helen Turko- vich, George Ukish, Vincent Vantoney, Rose Virpish, Dean Walker, William Whitesell, and Gllie Yakim. Mr, Brpce tackled the problem of being heir home- room teacher. The officers elected for this home-room were Lysle Riffere president, Virginia Lan presidentg Stella Gallek, secre- taryg and Mollie Repos, treas- urer. On the very first day of their dfair, vice George E. Willard, Principal high school careers these stu- dents became acquainted with their commanding officers, George E. Willard, and lvlearl Gerheim. Mr. Willard was born March ll, l877,at Salina, Pennsylvania, and part of his grade school work was done in that same town. He also attended Duffields School and Shaffers, where we have heard tell he was a champ- ion paperwad shooter. In 18950 and 96 he studied at the Ligonier Classical Institute, and the following year at Lock- haven State Normal School, Two years later he entered the Greensburg Seminary and was there during the 1900-l90l school year. He followed this with a year at Indiana State Normal and two at Grove City College, This work has been supplement- ed by ten summer sessions at the University of Pittsburgh. During his year at Lockhaven, Mr. Willard was a member of the debating teamg and his friends note that he can still put up some good arguments. For seventeen years lvlr. Will- ard served as a class room teacher in Bell and Loyalhanna Town- ships. In addition he has a record of twenty-two years as supervising principal in Moon, Franklin, Loyalhanna, and Bell Townships. Mr. Willard's interest goes beyond the field of public school work into that of religious edu- cation, for he is Director of

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TEE VIE High School, and iw the principalship year, He is stil school as principa BEE ras elected to tlie following l serving the I, but now history, teaches American problems of demopracy, and safety. contributions to the progress of the are many. In 193i IVlr. Gerheims girls' basketball, wh one of our most po Through his efforts newspaper and an first published, and, council was organia d academic lines he grading system from of percentage gra present letter grad high school he revived ich has been plular sports. a school annual were a student ed, Along hanged the the system des to the es, and was instrumental in inclpding home economics for boys a safety in the high riculum. Odd bits of poet quotes Huently, and his prize collection enjoys writing par own amusement. movie stars are nd highway school cur- ry which he old coins are He also odies for his His favorite Gr eta Garbo, Myrtle lvl Snivciy William Powell, and Robert Montgomery, Mr. Gerheim says I go to see all sports in season and enjoy them all, and if seeing is believing, he must be right, for we see him at every game, football, basketball, or baseball. The members of the class very quickly learned to know and respect Miss Snively, for they found her to be a good sport as well as an excellent teacher. While they were freshmen, she taught them civics, art, and health, .and the next year, his- tory. Miss Snively was born at Southwest Greensburg, where she later attended school. In 1920 she was graduated from Greens- burg High School and in 1928 from Indiana State Teachers' College. She has also done special work at Grove City Gollege and the University of Pittsburgh, studying history, biology, and bacteriology. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree at Indiana State Teachers'