Carnegie High School - Voyager Yearbook (Carnegie, PA)

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C .f T 2 15,451 S Q IKE . x Nv f ' ADMINISTRATION

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1955 was a year for changes! Mr. Iames E. Knarr, who had taught at C. H. S., returned as principal in place of Mr. Lee. His father had also been principal of our school in past years. Musically, we saw a small changeg the Triple Trio was changed to the Girls, Ensemble. There was an increase of three girls in order to give the group more volume and to allow them to sing four-part music. In sports, basketball was tops. The varsity had a terrific team, and the B squad, the varsity of 1956, started their reign as basketball leaders in the sectiong they went undefeated. Fred Sentner represented our wrestlers in WPIAL and advanced to the PIAA, where he lost. Now we are up to the present year of 1956, with a long history be- hind us. Things of joy, sorrow, gaiety and never-to-be-forgotten mischiefs that have occurred in C. H. S. are recalled. No one who has attended Car- negie High School, whether in the old or new building, shall ever forget it, and we shall always cherish fond memories of our school days when all the world was green and we were very young.

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Mr. Thomas JeHerson George Principal C1897-19111 Superintendent C1911-1926l Died - 1931 No man ever devoted himself to his profession with greater singleness of purpose than Thomas jefferson George. His high moral seriousness, his spirit of work, and his strict discipline en- abled him to educate his students not only in their regular schoolwork but in the orderly hab- its of living. His own loyalty and perseverance instilled in the students a high sense of loyalty to the school. But in spite of his belief in strenuous Work, Mr. George was not a pedant. So sincere was Pappy,' Georgeis interest in the students that he knew each one by his first name and would shake hands on meeting. He would follow the activities of his students after graduation and knew what many graduates were doing. Each Christmas saw him playing Santa Claus, buying the biggest red apples and giving one to each boy and girl. One of the courses that Mr. George advocated was mental arithmetic to make his students more alert and able to think more ac- curately. Through his elforts Carnegie High School earned in its early days a reputation of very high scholastic standing. . ,-,. ,- .,,. if . , -- Q i ' - l ti 'f -- ' iffflffi ' i 'W '- , , ar -we-.1 -. t. grief 2 fe1 Me- ' f ww g' , -3 v gs, f ti, K-.:fr,f,..w ig, I ' . .s 4 ,, fr - . , - I ,fm wa! 4-, ' - .- - . , in . . , . .5 1. 5 mg , .Q,,. if A .,,. - ' , , . - A 'V W - isis! - i 1 F 'W - - . gl 1 --'?+f.'i1x'.f,' '. 1. 1. 11, N i 5 if , - ,f ' r M1 : 5' 5? . ' 1 yin ' Ein . 1 xiii? sl I' -1 - , W5 Ei9'f?N H,j.i,, 13213:-.ie 23 'tgfw-52 - 'f'fQ,. .S' Iififfi' 'Elf-I r A ' .ff 12, 5 if l Q- 'L -M , yi 7 1 ...ii.'-...,. . tllfflflliit,-...77 wily -an Even though he has been dead .for twenty-iive years, he is still remembered as a man of hard work, high purpose, and absolute integrity. Car- negie High School has gone a long way in sixty years, and over 3,700 students have been grad- uated from its halls. Yet that spirit of hard work, loyalty, service, and strong character begun by Mr. Thomas J. George lives on as strong as ever in the halls of our alma mater.