Elders Ridge Vocational School - Elrivo Yearbook (Elders Ridge, PA)

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SOCIAL AND LITERARY ACTIVITIES. In addition to the regular activities of school work, the Literary Society has an important part in our training at E. R. V. S. 'lhe expression of this society is to give to every member a chance to cultivate his literary talent and prepare him for his future activities in life. Through our society, we have tried to cultivate a thorough appreciation and love for higher literary works. Accordingly, programs with readings and essays based upon the authors, were given. Dramatics too, had its place in this year's work. Two dramatic sketches, 'Taking Father's Place, and Just Like a Woman, were given as a mid-winter program of the society. The Lyceum course for the last year included some very unique, valuable and interesting programs. The Col- leens presented a fine program that was carried out with pleasingly marked precision. Later numbers, The Fairbal Entertainers and the lecture, The Call of the Hour, by E. T. Bailey, were greatly appreciated. The last number of the Redpath proved talent, a most acceptable and entertaining reading, t'The Shepherd of the Hills, by Beryl Buckley. The drama, All on account of Polly, completed the literary side of school life. Years will pass before familiar phrases like Ah, I beg your pardon, My word, 'Tm lolly-gaggin' here with ye, No, she's one of the 57,' and Made in America language, etc., will fade from memory- The social activities of the school year opened with the annual Freshman reception, held soon after the opening of school. The Halloween party followed and a special feature was the orchestra. This proved to be so successful that those who attended even saw ghosts in their slumber that night. The dramatic sketches were held in the Gym after which the A. A. held a very successful pie social. The last social event of the year was the field trial school day, held at the school April 8, when more than a hundred children gathered from this and ajoining townships. Con- tests in pole vaulting, broad jump and quarter mile race and the hundred yard dashes occupied the crowd for the afternoon. Afterwards all assembled on the campus and were served Heats. Altogether, we feel that the year has been a successful and profitable one. We feel like saying Let us boost the social life of the school for it means more than many of us realize.

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ACI-IIEVEMENTS. , Everyone must look to the future and in studying the ten- dencies and habits of the members of the class of '21 it is ob- served that the future may find them in the following activi- ties: Richard May says he has always been misunderstood. His pet lamb IHISll1lG8I'SlZO0d him when it was bathed in icy water. The lamb died. At the same time his father misunderstood him and it is generally believed there was a painful interview between Dick and his father. Dick says his teachers fail to understand him in his early career at E. R- V. S. To correct these blunders Dick feels his only course to be that of the min- istry, perhaps to the insane, who knows '? Dorothy intends to settle down to real living in a lovely little house by which flows clear, cool water shadowed by mossy banks that are covered with flowers. 'fRasty's highest ambition is to go to college to study music and basket ball. Perhaps he will return and become foreman on the t'Lemon farm. Lois Hine's longing is to become a nurse. The class of 521 know she will succeed as she is quiet, patient and equal to the job. Mary Dunmire desires to become a poet. She has been a shark in literature and all her work points to great suc- cess. Iler general characteristics, those of complex style, nar- row imagination, shallowness of thought, keen sense of humor, are shown in her least popular poem. I bought an aeroplane, It was the best I could obtain, I left the ground for a heavenly town, The next I knew I was in the sewer. Lois Stewart has a peculiar likeing for invention-har- vesters and steamboats, they say. Who knows but that she may become an inventor or perhaps we may hit it more closely by saying she may become the wife of one who will farm. The class wishes her all success in whatever course she may pur- sue. Ross Wilson's desire is to become the editor of a city newspaper. Recently he was overheard remarking that an editor had a cinch of a life and tons of money. When he is an editor we shall believe the weather forecast.