Ben Avon High School - Novaneb Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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l'Jl'JlUL'NWJL'J WWWWWL'J l'JL'Jt'JWWWWWWWUUWUWWWWWUWWWUW WUL'JWWL'JL'JW m J W wwm i Sevenlb Quake flzlrfary , t We entered school in the fall of 1917, some of us having been in the school of childhood the year previous. We were divided into two groups in the first grade, half under Miss Etta Berger and half under Miss Watt. At the end of the first grade, we began t0 separate, some of us going ahead and some dropping behind. This has happened every year, but the main group is the same. The next year we were under Miss Louise Berger who had charge of the second grade; from there we went to Miss Ethel B. Hetriek who taught the third grade. Our chief interest in the first and second grade was saving our pennies to buy Thrift Stamps. In the third grade we helped win the Liberty Bell contest for the grammar school. Nothing else of particular interest occurred in the first three years of our schooling except that we increased in wisdom and stature every day. During the third year we had been looking forward to the fourth with much interest because then we were to begin departmental work. At first :E: we were a bit confused as we were not used to going about from room to? 4:: room, and having so many different teachers, but we finallybeeame accustomedi 13 to arriving at the right place with the right book and decided we liked it. 3' 5 Athletics were organized in the htth grade when we had a class base- E; ball team. Each year since then we have had one which has been more 01' 5E! less successful. :5: We now entered the sixth grade where we felt our superiority to the 22: rest of the grammar school. The year passed pleasantly and uneventfully. a At the last part of the year we had a picnic to celebrate the. fact that we I were going over into the new building; During our grammar school days we had the misfortune to lose two of our members by death, Frank XVilhehn, in the second grade. and Frederick Storr, in the sixth. September, 1923, found us members of the Junior High, which marked the greatest event of our youthful careers. We entertained the Home and School Association one night by giving a geography project. The Junior High had a very successful basketball team; the seventh grade claiming the star player, Theodore Reed. We had our first class party in February, which was enjoyed very much; 'On VVashing'tonts birthday some of the mem- bers of the class gave a play which was said to be one of the best ever given by a seventh grade. Although it was thought that we were too young to have student govern- ment. at first, yet we have shown that it is a great success and we hope to prove that we can beat the eighth grade in that respect. Our history is brief because we are only halfway through school, but in the next six years we expect to make some interesting history for B. A. H. S. J. A. H. E G G mmmmmme 9mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Thirty-fwe

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llllljll l ll; .1: 3311337 LLL i 'i i f ? FHVRI COhCH .............................................................. D. D. Smith CAPTAIN ............................................... Tom Mchregor MANAGER ........................................ Arthur Anderson SCHEDI'LE FOR 1923 B. A. H. S. ...................................................... 0 Glasspmt 13 B. TA' H. S. ..................................................... 0 Aspinwall .. .. 0 B. A 'H. S. ..................................................... e0 Swissvale . ,, .,19 By. A H. S. ..................................................... 0 Sewickley 0 B A. H: S. .................................................... 6 Coraopolis ....... .t 0 , BINA. H. s. ..................................................... 27 Shadyside o :f B. A. H. S. ................................................... 21 Sharpsburg .... 2 lg B. A. H. S. .................................................... 7 Avalon ........................... , ..... ,. 6 NE: This football season was one of the best Ben Avon ever had. The E team won four games, tied two, and lost two. The last were played at the l3 first of the Season. After the team had this setback it settled down to play E wonderful football for the remainder of the fall. Glassport and Swissvule were V ' able to down its only after a hard struggle. In these two games, as in most of the others, the team was outweighed by its opponents. Although light, the teamigradually outclassed heavier opponents in speed and in general knowledge of open football, as shown in the last six games. In the Avalon game, especially, the boys showed their fighting spirit. They won the game in the last few minutes of play. Much credit is due the boys who composed the second team, for without them the varsity would not have done so well. Many boys who knew they had no chance to make the first team went out in order that the varsity would have opposition in practice. Credit is also due Coach Smith for developing such a team. f s l l I i .Those who will be lost by graduation are :eCaptain MacGl'egor, Ander- son, Stout, Stinson, and Wolfe. With Boggs as captain for next year the v outlook is, however, very promising. J. F. B. ,mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm'm Thirty-seven