Brownsville High School - On The Moon Yearbook (Brownsville, PA)

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OUR PRINCIPAL Dr. Mark M. hvans transl'erred his work as principal lrom Prospect Building to the Senior High School in No- vember, l9fl2. He laced the problem ol' overcrowded class- rooms and an incomplete corps ol' teachers this lall and has kept the school functioning very elliiciently despite these handicaps. XVhile the dralt board kept him busy lilling out forms and questionaires concerning our students and alumni, he lound withdrawals had helped to balance the crowded study hall and classroom situations to a certain extent. Mt. livaus attended Dickinson College, receiving his Ph. B. in lilfil. In l935 he received his M. lid. at the University ol' Pittsburgh and his Ph. D. in 19435. Besides his duties as principal he has been sponsor ol the Student Council lor part ol' the year and helped organize, as well as sponsor, the the Hi-Y Club. During his briel' leisure hours he enjoys lish- ing. collecting old coins, and smoking his favorite pipe. Be- lore Pearl Harbor, he toured Southwestern United States and Mexico. Mark M. Evans The School Secretory Miss Virginia Pttglia came to Senior High during the H343 Cotntnencement rush. alter ul . . . . , . . , 's. l'rost lelt to loin her husband. She has very rapidly learned the names ol most ol the students and has learned to associate them with the proper laces, which is even more impor- ttnt. lVe wonder how she accomplished this lieat in such a short time. .Xlways cheerlul, she ts ready to give advice and help the students with their problems ol' tardiness. schedttle changes, cuses, bruised shins, lost and lound articles, delense Slzltllll sales, and transcripts ol' credits. She is a graduate ol' the ll. ll. S. commercial department with the class ol ISITSS. ller t interests center in tennis and bowling. Top LeftiMiss Puglia at Office files Bottom Left-Tri-Hi-Y Dance 1 Center-Our Secretary, Miss Puglia Bottom Center-Brownie Cadets Top Right-Dr. Evans reading an announcement Bottom Right-Tri-Hi-Y Dance -. - ns- ww ... f- .- . , .- 22

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OUR GUIDE Supervising-principal Bctrner . Mr. Iiartter has been supervisor ol' Brownsville Borough School District since lllkll. During that little the overcrowd- ing at senior high school was solved by the moving ol' the general cottrse to tlte Annex or Sc cond XVard Building. Now having passed tlte peak ol' stttdent enrolltnent and tlte in- creased nttntbet' ol' withdrawals into tlte armed service and industry ottr entire student body is again under one rool. Mr. Barnet is at gradttate ol' Ktttztown Normal School, receiving ltis li. S. at Muhlenberg College attd his M. S. at the University of Pittslattrglt. Before coming to Brownsville, he served in Perry 'l'ownship and Calilornizt Borough as supervising principal. He is very active in church and com- munity service organizations. Raymond T' Barnet lltning scltool hours, nearly all his tinte is devoted toward bettering ottr educational fa- cilities, and his sincere interest in the student and his problems is appreciated by the en- tirc stttdent body. 'l'his year in particttlar he has laced the very vexing probletn ol' maintaining a complete stall' ol' teachers. 'l'here have been very few days in the entire term when all teachers were present, because illness, travel conditions, selective service, and competition with higher wages in industry, intervened. But despite these handicaps, classes have remainetl in session, evcn when he had to teach them himsell. 'l'l1is necessitated extra work alter school hours. so Mr. Barnet' is serving school and community botlt day and night, setting tlte example for tlte scltool to lollow which lte expresses in this message to tlte student body: To llll' SI1t111'nI Body Your school days will lim' f1n'1'r11'r in your IIIl'1I1Ul'lf'S. liven llllillgll you 11t'1' still in your l1'1'ns you lllltfl' 1II7Y'IIll3l 111,171 1'11II1'1l upon to s1'r1'1'. S111111' of you lt11111' 1tnszt11't'1'11' Ilt1' 1'11ll Io ll11' colors: olltcrs 1lIll'I' 111141 111'li111' in 111'f1'ns1' on the llllllllf fron! by buying w11r IIOHKIS, coll1'1'tz'ng and s11I1111ging lllllfl'VlI1lS 1111111 Io llt1f war 1'fforl,' 111111 still oll11't's l1111t1' l1t'l'U7HI' N11' clticf 11i111's 111 l1o11t1' I11'1'11us1' lzrolltcrs 111111 sist1'1's 1tr1' scrtting their country. We know now tltnt this war 1112- 7IIlllI!1S tlte I11'sl efforts of e111't'ybody. IVh1ftl11'r you are young or old, in tlt1' .s'1'r1tt1'1' or 111 IIUIIIU, II son or II 1l1111gl1l1'r tn war 1'on1I111I, I1 solrlter, 11 s111lor or ll, Hl1lVlIll', YOU SICRVIC. I! is Illllll' filling, tlt1'r1'f1n'1'. H1111 wc 1l1'1li1'11t1f this 1tt1tr time ywn' book to you zulto serrfe. 1 gl

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'fozci f fx 1 ,I A , 'FL4 ,if i 1 lvl it , Mr, Addis Miss Allen Mr. Bruce Mrs. MR. EDWIN ADDIS-B. S.-California Teachers COI- lexe Mr. Addis. better known to the students as coach of the Junior High basketball team, teaches Problems of Democracy. In college he majored in English ond social studies. His main interest and hobby is athletics. which is only natural, for in high school and college he took an active part in football. basketball. and baseball. MISS E. ANN ALLEN-B. A.-Grove City College After graduating from Grove City. Miss Allen came to thc senior high school to fi'll the vacancy in the Spanish department, left by the resignation of Mrs. Knapp, Her favorite pastimes include read- ing current books. and attending movies, Early in the fall Miss Allen assumed the sponsorship of that vcry active organization, the Tri-Hi-Y. MR. EARL BRUCE-IQ. S.-Washington C-r Jefferson Our renowned football coach is a quiet man. participating in various activities around the school. Aside from his teaching duties. he often can be heard spreading his enthusiasm for athletics among the students. His first interest is sports, While in college he participated in track and football, Algebra and math arc his subjects. Mrs. Dorothy Carson-B. S.-Westminster College The wife of our former band director, Paul Car- son. is well known to the student body. having been a substitute before being elected to a regular teach- ing position for the 1943-44 term. Sho teaches Eng- lish to commercial Sophomores, In addition to her English, Mrs. Carson majored in Music. Unfortu- nate-ly, illness kept her from being with us for 11 greater part of the winter. MRS. PAIILINE CLEMMER-B. S.-State Teachers College, Indiana. Pa. Mrs. Clemmer introduces the commercial students to the various branches through her course in Jun- ior Business Training, She first taught in the Brownsville schools in 1936, then returned to Browns- villa- ln 1942 after teaching in California. She has very 'little time to indulge in her favorite pastime of reading. MR. JESSE COLDREN-A. B. and A. M.--Pitt and California Normal Mr. Coldren keeps his P. O. D. classes inter- esting and original with his humorous anecdotes. Ht- enjoys doing rr-search work on the history of Brownsville and collects political campaign songs of the United States. He is said to have probably the best collection in the country, In the summer he likes to travel and has visited most of the states. Mrs. Dearth Miss Donahey W. Mr. Dudzak ...- in , Carson Mrs. Clemmer Mr, Coldren MRS. LOUISE DEARTII-State Teachers College, California, Pa. Mrs. Dearth teaches Business Arithmetic and Economics to the Juniors. She enjoys piano accom- panying and at the present she is studyng music with Dr. Veon. Her pet hate ls b1uffers. MISS JEAN DONAHEY-B. S.-State Teachers Col- lege, California, Pa. M. Ed. Penn State Miss Donahey teaches World History to Soph- omore Academic students and American History to 11C-1 in addition to being sponsor of National Thes- plan Troupe 187 and Dramatic Club. she is trea- surer of the activities fund and sponsor of the Yearbook. During tne summers she likes to travel, read. and make qui'lts to add to her collection. JOSEPH DUDZAK--B. S.-Duquesne Med. Pitt-Mas- ter in Economics-Pitt Students will always remember Mr. Dudzak's U. S. history class for the vivid debates held there. Through his discussions he encourages the students to think more deeply on world events. Besides being a member of the coaching staff of the football team, he is also faculty manager of athletics. He con- siders reading a. necessity. MR. HARRY FAULK-B. S.-California State Teach- ers College From his former experience as a Marine. Mr. Faulk trains our senior boys in military drill. He came to us in the middle of the first semester to take up the duties as physics teacher. Reading and seeing movies are his hobbies. He is also very fond of sleeping, MR JAMES FIKE-A. B.-West Virginia University Mr. Fike teaches Pennsylvania history and aero- nautics, His chief interest is the study of dogs and genetics. In the form of entertainment, Gypsy Rose Lee rates first. His pet worry is the loss of his hair, He enjoys going to school and does so every sum- mer. MISS SHIRLEY GANO-- B. A.-Carnegie Tech. Miss Gano came to Brownsville from Pittsburgh to be our music directoress. She belongs to the Sigma Alpha Ioga, an honorary national women's music society. She enjoys reading, dancinil. and go- ing to the movies. Brownsville holds attractions for her, Concerts bore her but swing bands rate high. Faulk Mr, Fike Miss Gano --MP !