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

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Fa!! In College. She began her career as a business and professional woman when she worked in a clothing store in Greensburg during her leisure time from high school. The professional part came when she began teaching at Blank's School, I-Iempfield Township, in 1920. She came to Bell Town- ship to teach at Alcorns School in 1923, and was transferred to the fourth grade in the Salina School two years later. By 1929 Miss Snively had earned a re- putation as an exceptional teach- er and was certified for high school work, therefore she was elected to a position on the high school teaching staff. She has now served seven busy and fruitful years in that position. She shows real interest and enthusiasm in all school activi- ties and somehow is able to inspire that spirit in others, too, for a better sales manager can't be found. The Current Events Club is one of her special responsibilities, and the Student Council has her as one of their faculty advisers. Generosity and helpfulness seem to be her personal creed, from which the students and school in general reap much profit. Miss Snively's favorite sports are camping, hiking, and touring. She enjoys her new Plymouth immensely, but we doubt ifit has completely taken the place of good old faithful I-Ienry VIII, Mary Christy Stewart that famous Ford of hers, which, like the real Henry VIII, had a fondness for women. Any fears which the freshmen of '3-I may have had concerning algebra were quickly dispelled when they listened to one of Miss Stewart's explanations. Miss Stewart, one of the most efficient members of our faculty, teaches seventh, eighth, and ninth grade mathematics. She was born in the historical Conemaugh Cabin, which stands at the junction of the Conemaugh River and Loyalhanna Creek, across the river from Saltsburg. She attended the Saltsburg Public School and continued her education by taking high school work at the Indiana State Nor- mal School. Later she took a three year college course at the same school. She spent the summer of 1915 in summer school at Chautauqua, New York, and the one, 1932, at the University of Pittsburgh. She has also taken extension work from the University of' Pittsburgh.

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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'

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BEE TEE VIE Her first teaching was gained at Shaff here in Bell Townsh three different times at Stewart's in Township, She has in Southwest Creens Kensington, and N xpericence r's School ip, and at she taught oyalhanna lso taught burg, New 'andergrift. She came from Stewart's School to Salina to teach eighth grade. Then in 1929, whed school moved into a ing, she began teach and science. Since tl changed to mathemat Miss Stewart has a friend of young folk working with them. She has traveled the high new build- ing history xen she has ics. ways been and enjoys quite ex- tensively, mostly in her own car and chauffeuring for her friends. A herself and l i Gladys Wh itcsitll Whatever musical or wasnt present in ability was the class was soon made known to Miss W hitesell4we fear in SO1'T'lC C3568 to our distress. She as you know teaches music in school system in Bel Miss Whitesell w lhe entire Township. s born in Salina, and attended grade and high school in that same com- munity. She has studied music at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland, and at the University of New York and West Chester Normal School, For two years after her gradu- ation from the Peabody Con- servatory she taught at Tress- ler's Orphanage in Loysville, Pennsylvania. Then she came to Bell Township in l927, and we are fortunate enough to have her yet. Aside from teaching regular music classes in the high school and in the grades, she has dir- rected a Clee Club each year, and an orchestra when time and talent were available. Without her assistance the operettas would have been impossible. She especially enjoys a Capella choirs, symphonies, pipe organ music, and the music of Josef Hoffman and Arturo Schnable. I I Ruth Fennell Horace Heidt's orchestra is one of her favorites for populanmusic and swing tunes.