Carnegie High School - Voyager Yearbook (Carnegie, PA)

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I' 55? Q -mf ZW ff '1? f1 4 .., -Qui- , , . . ,- T ' JT? .. 2 R 4' rx ,I xr 'N zari'-R g' -f' .wygqgqy . ' 'Q lr' ' -'el -5-T ' ' '. gl T .gf .., - Foreword ST HIS year marks the fortieth anniversary of the establish- ment of the Carnegie High School. ln presenting this book, we have tried to give a brief summary of the history' of this school and a few brief sketches of interesting events in the history of Carnegie: to do honor to those who struggled for the foundation of the high school and who guided it so well in its infancy, those who have guided it since, and those who are guiding it today. All have helped to give it the high scholastic standing which it now maintains. We of today should be grate- ful indeed to those who have charted the course of this school through the years and to the Board of Education in i896 who, farsighted and broadminded, established the institution whose advantages, increased tenfold by the background and experi- ence of forty years, we enjoy today. The establishing of the Carnegie High School in I896 was a venture into untried paths and that first Board of Education deserves much credit for their willingness to experiment. Be- fore the Carnegie High School was established, there was but one high school in Pittsburgh-the old Central High School, and but one high school in the Chartiers Valley-at Washing- ton. Before l896, for those who wished an education beyond the grade schools, there were schools known as Academies . One of these had been located in Carnegie occupying the basement of the old United Presbyterian Church which stood on a lot which is on the corner of Plum and Chestnut Streets. This building, however, had been destroyed by fire sometime prior to I896. During the first three years, the Carnegie High School oc- cupied a building on Elk Street on the site of the present Elks Hall. This building was owned by the W. C. T. U. and was rented from them by the Board of Education. The faculty for the first .year consisted of Mr. George and Miss Florence P. Davis. The following year the faculty was augmented by Miss Margaret McLaren who is now Mrs. l.. B. Worley of Carnegie. ln I900, the first building was erected on the present site and in l9I4 an addition was built including the new entrance on -Broadway Avenue. This is the building as it stands today. Until I9I4 a three year course was offered to the students, many of whom came from Scott Township, Oakdale, Bridge- ville, and other surrounding boroughs. ln l9l4 it was decided to expand the high school course to four years. Those who were graduated that year were offered the privilege of return- ing for another year and a four year diploma, although each was given a three year diploma at that time.

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4 y nm I . THOMAS JEFFERSON GEORGE I 857- I 93 I FIRST PRINCIPAL OF CARNEGIE HIGH SCHOOL I897-I9lI SUPERINTENDENT OF CARNEGIE SCHOOLS I9I I-I9Z6 MR. GEORGE --- THE FOUNDER VERY true and devoted man builds during life his own memorial. The teacher works with human material and so builds his memorial in the minds and souls of those entrusted to his care. Mr. George was a teacher for almost half a century. For thirty years he served cur own schools, first as high school principal and later as superintendent. During these years he inspired thousands of children and hun' dreds of teachers with his spirit of work, his moral seriousness and his splendid enthusiasm. In the souls of these, he erected a lasting memorial. Mr. George was at all times a man of action, a worker. No man ever devoted himself to his profession with greater singleness of purpose. His great success hinged mainly upon his exalted notion of the value of work. He believed Hrmly that nothing of worth can be obtained except by strenuous effort. He led the way by working as few men are willing to work. No sacrifice was too great to be made for the welfare of the boys and girls. They were his consuming interest. He imposed discipline to the end that all children on the way to an education must acquire regular and crderly habits of honest work. This exalted idea of work set him apart and made him an outstanding teacher, a great schoolmaster. It is a duty and a privilege to remind you, the present students, of the deep and abiding love that fMr. George, the founder, had for the Carnegie High School, and to call upon you to carry on in that line spirit which characterized his life. We who were privileged to work with him learned to respect and love him. Now as our thoughts turn back, we honor him for the high sternffeatured beauty of his plain devotedness to duty. 1The sketch at the top of the page was drawn by Sam Morasca '29 from the memorial bulsftiof Mr. George which stands in the corridor at the high school buildingj

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The Voyager was tirst published in i925 by the Senior class ot that year. lt has been published annually ever since by the Senior classes. The tirst publication sponsored by any group in the Carnegie schools was the Comedian, published in I896 by the graduating class ot the Second Ward School. The first high school publication was the Censor published by the Senior class ot I9 l5. ln keeping with the historical nature ot the Voyager this year the theme ot our division pages is The Schools ot Car- negie . Sketches ot the original school in this district, the tirst high school building in Carnegie, the tirst building on the pres- ent site, and the present high school building in Carnegie have been included. I-lowever, the tirst sketch is ot an oak tree, the landmark ot the presence ot the tirst white men in this district. This tree, only recently destroyed by storms, marked the corner ot the McFarland, Ross, and Redman patents and was located on the tarm now owned by Jesse Sanford. Tomahawk marks which were tound on the tree are believed to have been made in I769 in a survey made by John Campbell. lt is believed that the tree also marked the western boundary ot Pennsylvania in I769. Surveyors recently went to this oak tree to start lines ot survey. The Voyager statt wish to take this opportunity to ex- press our appreciation to those who have aided in the publica- tion ot this book. Although it is theirs, we wish to thank Wesley Martin and the Senior class tor the tine work which they did in the magazine and ticket sales to raise money tor this book. We wish to thank Dorothy West and the girls who sold candy at the basketball games to augment the Voyager tund. the Monday Club ot Carnegie, the Woman's Club, the Cavalier Club, and the Class ot l935 tor their donations. We also wish to thank the taculty tor their help in compiling the Alumni directory and Rosemary l-lutchison and the Senior Commercial class tor their help in the secretarial work connected with compiling this directory. We are gratetul tor the help ot Mr. John l-laudenshield and others in collecting old pictures and in writing a history ot the school. We hope that this book will bring back tond memories ot school days to the Alumni into whose hands it may tall and that it will serve as a reminder ot triendships, good times, and protitable experiences to the Seniors who will be graduated this year. 1? 'iw 42 'LM 1'-' ix- j , . ' 'X