Blairsville High School - Blaire Yearbook (Blairsville, PA)

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EXPERIMENTS' 'ML1..' 'ENGLISH CONFERENCE' Mr Ho ack, Mt. Glass Miss White Miss Vorlage, Miss Rodgers, Miss Almes Miss Repme Proceeding through other sets on the lot, we come to the chemis- try laboratcry where we Find Mr. James Hosack, teacher in the science department, and Mr. Allen Glass, specialist in chemistry and biology. Mr. Hosack is always ready to demonstrate an example to his class to explain the theory of magnetism, and Mr. Glass assembles test tubes, Bunsen burners, and solutions to prove experiments in chemistry. Next we have a view of Miss Louise White, our French directress, as she explains the correct pronunciation of maison . Almost any Thursday, sounds may be heard coming from the auditorium with the words, Alouette, gentile Alouette , or Frere jacques , reaching the ear of the listener. Mlle. White also watches over the fortunes of the French Club and the Tri-Hi-Y Association. Returning again to the Library set, we see the English Depart- ment in a huddle that suggests a get-together that means more compo- sitions, diagrams and sentence punctuation for the students. Junior High School students are initiated into English by Miss Helen Repine, who helps them in their struggle with correct spelling and simple clas- sics. After passing through Freshman English with Mr. Bortz, thc Sophomore Class reaches the domain of Miss Elizabeth Vorlage, to be met with beginning , composition, oral expression, and Silas Marner. Miss Eleanor Rodgers rules over the Junior English classes with advanced composition, literature, and more profound classics to conquer. The Senior reaches his English heights with his Hrst entry into 105, where he is greeted by Miss Garnet Almes, with her desk oc- cupied by volumes of Shakespeare, advanced literature, and exacting thematic material. In her off moments, Miss Almes, guides the Junior Class in its efforts at Prom production, and has won for herself a repu- tation as a producer of benefit shows. p Page Thirteen

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'Ang -,,4,4fe'frff9s,'? 'f:,f13' ae, v-u vi' l X ,... ui 1 ,K x ,A 'vlmfvrsri U I .iw F, , 3 g 1 ' 1 , ,. ii MARCH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Under the Direction of the Board of Education Supervised by Nevin Montgomery Scenario by Betty lane Dixon Released by The Blaire 1942 As we wander around on the Blairsville High School set we en- counter many special stars in their chosen fields. These individuals working with the students, enabling them to get the most they can from their school years, make up the faculty of our school. Our opening scene is laid in the library with the mathematics de- partment instructors as the center of interest. Mr. Fred Brantlinger, specialist in fractions, division, and multiplication, is the chief of thc Junior High School section. Also the coach of the basketball team from that division of the school. Mr. Brantlinger left us in March to teach in an Army school. His stand-in is Miss Vada Watt, lent to us by the Third Ward School. In the center we find Mr. John Ackerson, who unfolds the puzzles of algebra and is the initiator of the wayward into the after-school sessions in room 104. The right hand section of the picture is occupied by Mr. Kermit Kelly, divisional director of geometry, trig, and algebra as well as the supreme high ruler of the Activities Association. As the sole representative of Latin in our school, Miss Augusta Turner makes certain that any Senior needing Latin as a college en- trance requirement is fully prepared. We think of Miss Turner also whenever we turn our thoughts to basketball trips, football games away from home, or any other occasion that demands transportation for our school. As adviser to the Senior Class and the directress of the Senior Class play, Miss Turner's experience is a guiding hand in the administration of all activities of the graduating class. The remaining strip shows Mr. Ernie Bortz in action as he in- structs the wrestlers in holds, releases and positions. In room 205 Mr. Bortz holds forth as an exponent of Freshman Englishg a half nelson on a verb or an opposing matman both come within his domain. ADD - DIVIDE HCICERO - CAESAR MUSCLE MEN Mr. Brantlinger, Mr. Ackerson, Mr. Kelly Miss Turner Mr Bortz Page Twelve

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1 s it M i lg . ,Xu I V V T-SQUARE -'DOWN BEAT SERVE Miss McCreery Mr. Hill Miss Power Page Fourteen There are several divisions in our school that seek to develop indi- vidual talent, and on these particular sections we now focus our attention. In the Second Ward School we enter the kingdom of the pain: brush, T-square and triangle. Our art instructor, Miss McCreery, rules supreme in this part of our system. Be it posters for advertisements, drawings for the Blaire or Blair-Hi-News, or the elements of mechan- cal drawing and drafting, Miss McCreery seeks to develop to the full- est capacity the individual's specific talent. In the auditorium dwells the exponent of music of our high school. The Music Department embraces the chorus of fifty voices, our band of sixty-five members, and the regularly assigned music classes, each meeting with our music instructor, Mr. Edgar J. Hill. A feature of this department the past two years has been the special harmony class, and we present Mary Frances Doak as she follows Mr. Hill in master- ing the technique of the baton. Again to the gymnasium, and this time the girls come to the front as we present Miss Wilma Power, girls' physical education directress. From folk dancing, tumbling, pyramid building, to popular recrea- tional sports, the girls enjoy a well-rounded physical education program. Here we see Miss Power instructing Lois Fairley in the correct way to ace her opponent.