Elkland High School - Loudspeaker Yearbook (Elkland, PA)

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THE LOUD SPEAKER 25 At that time, shirts with buttons behind were unusual, and Lincoln took the situation in hand at once. Knowing that the people didn't like a person who thought he ranked higher socially, he arose and said, '4Gentlemen of the jury, hav- ing justice on my side, I don't think you will be at all influenced by the gentleman's pretended knowledge of law, when you see he does not even know which side of his shi1't should be in front. There was a general laugh, and Lincoln's case was wonr-M. F. ADRIFT IN THOUGHT The music teacher beat incorrect time to the music, the pianist fumbled the keys helplessly in an effort to produce the music, and the rest of the teachers sat with grim faces and closed mouths. After the end of the attempted song. the visibly shaken principal arose and address- ed the assembled student body. Students of Elkland High School, he said, I have some news for you. Due to the State's present lack of fundsgwell to make a long story short, there will be no more school for an indefinite length of time. Complete silence ensued. It was as still as a tomb. A pin could have been heard if it had been dropped to the floor. Then there arose a buzzing not unlike that near a bee hive. A look of surprise and then astonishment crept over the faces of the students. Some of them received the news gleefully, while others stopped to examine the more serious side of the situation. The first question which entered my mind was, What will I do now that I don't have to go to school? Of course the first week could be spent by indulging in late morning naps and complete relaxation. But even that grows monotonous in a short time. Then some will turn to their pet hobbies of reading, cooking, sewing, music, drawing or sports. Where will this get us? Schooling is necessary to aid us to develop our hobby into our life profession. Many of the boys may be able to obtain im- ployment. Here another difficulty arises. Em- ployers will hire these young boys at lower wages, thus depriving older and more experienc. ed men of their jobs. Also .men without work means more relief money. If people have no income, how can taxes be paid to furnish this needed money? An idle mind is the Devil's workshop. High school students are of the age when they should best be guarded from bad habits. The parents duty of looking after their children outside of school hours is difficult enough, but when school hours are added, something is going to fall down somewheres. More crime means more jails, and more jails ,mean more money. Again I had run up a blind alley. One question follow- ed another so fast that my head was all awhirl. I was willing to turn the job over to more cap- able hands. One more question tickled my brain until I allowed it to come to the surface. It was, In years to cotme, if schools are not continued now, will my grand children have to return to- the methods of my grand parents? The conditions, it seems tc me, may even be worse. School is the hot-bed of character. Like a plant, unless character is started properly, it will be crippled for life. The future people will be like the vicious army ants, flocking uncontrollably to- gether in great droves, killing and destroying everything in their pathway. Let us be broad-minded enough to look into the future and try to curb the inevitable develop ments which would follow the closing of public schools.-J. L. THE SENIOR CLASS TRIP On Sunday, October 14, 1934 our Senior class took a delightful all-day trip to Enfield Glen Park and Cornell University. The class was ac. companied by Professor and Mrs. E. B. Hillman, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wood, Miss Eleanor Dono- van, and Mr. Orlando Barocco-. Everyone report- ed having had a good time although there had formerly been much discussion as to what place we should go. The trip was highly educational as well as pleasurable. Members of the class found several specimens at Enfield Glen illustrating our former chemistry lessons. The Glen is noted for its natural beauty, and Cornell University is well known to be a beautiful college with a large, spacious campus. If more of the classes could take a trip like this it would help greatly in furthering ro- operation among the students and in promoting class spirit.-J. M. C.

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24 THE LOUD SPEAKER ITENI V Our deepest gratitude we leave to Mr, Wood and Mr. Barocco, who inspired in us a respect for law, order, and authority, for which in the future we shall be thankful, ITEM VI We hereby appoint Miss Mctabe and Miss Donovan as sole executors of our last will and testament, and direct that they be exempt from distributing any securities on their official bonds. W. t . F. and IS. I . IC. WHEN I Rl'XTI'l'I'I Anna, do you have your oral speech prepar. ed? I feel my head get light, while my thoughts begin playing tag in and out of my brain. I rise and wabble from my seat to th' front of the class, while I'resident Roosevelt. N. R. A., General Johnson, Governor Pinchoi. World Series, and a million other items go rac- ing through my whirling brain. As I recite, I can feel my face grow' as criyn- son as a rose up to the roots of my hair. I stutter and finally make an attempt to rack my brain for the topic I prepared and thought I could say without even thinking about it. What topic did I have? I say to mysflf. the one about the Foal t'o.le or Governor Pinchot's message to the people? Finally .my memory returns, I remember the first sentenc.-. but how did that long drawn-out second sentence begin? After standing there for what seems ten minutes to ime, tit is only about one minute! I again break out with an attempt to go on, I have completed my speech! Oh, what a heavenly thought that is! What will Miss llono- van think of it! Ilow' much did I skip after swallowing hard on that long tongue-tying word? It's a good thing she didn't ask me what that word meant, because I forgot to look it up before class. Why a,m I shaking? It's over now. As that was as hard as having a tooth pulled, I do hope she'll give me a good mark. Who is speaking to me? Oh, its Miss Donovan saying. That was very good, Anna. Am I relieved Z' At least I am breathing easier, while I believe my face is returning to its natural color once again. A. li. THE HUINIOROUS AME LINCOLN llean Swift said that the :nan who makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before deseives the best the world can offer him. t'on- sidering how much grass there is in the world and cotnparativcly how' little fun, we think that a still more deserving perst-n is the man who makes many laugh.: grow where none grew before. Sometimes it happens that the biggest crop ot' laugh is produced by a man who ranks among the grcatest and wisest. Such a man was Abraham Lincoln, whose wholesome fun mixel with true rhilosophy made thousands laugh and think at the .1llIlt' time. lle was a firm believer in saying, Laugh and the world laughs with you. Ilis keen sense oi' hiinor helped to make hi,'n the gr: at man that he was. because when- ever hs wxinterl to stress a particularly strong point upcn the ,:eopl:, be usually began by say. ing, Now that reminds me ot' a story. And when he had told the story, everyone saw tln- point and was put into a gocfl humor. lfvery person to keep healthy ought to have one good hearty laugh every day. For a man vflnse life was so l'ull of great r lsronsiliili ies. lincoln hail many hours tl laughter. Nothfng tan show his eharacter in such a true lighl ll? tht yarns and stories be was so tond ol' tellinz. The great strain on Linct.ln's mind which was produced by four years of t'ivil War might have marlz- him lose his reason if it hadn't been for the humorou.: yarns and stories he constantly toll. No more fun-loving or humor-loving man than Abraham Lincoln ever live-tl. lle enjoycd a joke even when it was o,i himself, and lH'0lllll!Iy- while he got his greatest enjoymtnt from telling stories, he also h:i.l an a,ipreciation ot' the humor in the yarns that were told to him. lleie is an example of a court case which Lincoln won because ol' his stnse ot' huznor anl his knowledge of human nature: Once, while Lincoln wa.: pl 'ading a case, the opposing lawyer had all the advantage of the lawg the weather was warni. and his opponent. as was permissible in frontier courts, pullnl oft' his coat and vest as he grew warm in the argu ment. y J

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26 THE LOUD SPEAKER ELKLAND IS GROWING If a stranger would walk through many of the streets of Elkland, and if this stranger was any kind of an observer at all, he would be im- pressed by the large number of new houses which are being built in town. They are not small cheap shacks, but pretty home-like houses which have about them an air of prosperity. It probably would be no strange sight to see a numbcr of new homes being built in a large city, but in a town the size of Elkland, it seems that this increase in homes should be a fact worth noticing. Undoubtedly the stranger would say to himself, Here is a town the people ot' which are not cast down by the general air ot depression. They are up and doing. They should be proud to he citizens of a growing town like Elkland. f'J. L. ONE HOUR TO LIVE What would you do if you had one hour to live? Robert McDcnaldf I would eat. Carmen Cevetteful would go to bed and await its arrival. John Croft-'UI would go to church. Mary Jane Bailey- I wouldn't mind getting married. John Hammond- I would raise the dickensf' Jeanette Pattison- I would make a date. William Cosier- I would write my obituary. Frances Piecuch-- I would croon the popular songs. Helen Snyder- I would play the Funeral March. Kenneth Weeks- I would finish my expcria ment. Ann Ellicott- 'HI would hold a special meeting of the Dramatic Club. Francis IIallY I would sing Please Don't talk About Me When I'm Gone. Betty Elliottf 'I would wi'ite xi note to James Campbell. Jean Little- I would try to act sophisticated. Paul VanZile - I would draw my picture. Josephine Nelsonwul would practice my music lessons so I could play a duet with Gabriel. James Campbell' - I would chew a whole package of gum at once. Helen Cashdollarful would see how many baskets I could make. Winifred Carr- I would do my Solid Geometry. ' Robert McCaslin'- I would try to get a good mark in English. Uleta Learn I would hurry back to Nelson. Alice Backcs- I would put on my new dress. Roma .lean Ingersoll' I would write a poem on Life. Kenneth Vanliusen' 'HI would learn my formulas in case I met Mr. Wood at the Golden Gate. Wilma Owlett I would get a permanent. Alberta Adriancc' I would buy tl fur coat. Wendell Baker'- I would kill a deer out ot season. Gladys Carson I would beg a ride to Addi. son. Bernice O'Reilley I would go to a weincr roast. John McCaslinf- I would start a war. Evelyn Van Gorden' 'I would go on my hontymoonf' Julia Cornalia4 I would learn to fly an airplane. Glenn Weeksf 'I would take one last look at dear old Osceola. Magdalene Finelli 'l would make some delicious brown bread with which to bribe the Keeper of the Gate. Sylvia Gardneirvul would talk out loud in school. Elizabeth Davis- I would make my will, leav- ing everything for a new high school build- ing in Elklaud. Ronald Foreman -- I would have my picture taken. J. M. C. THE AIM OF OUR SCHOOL I once read an article on Why We Go To College. The college professor who wrote the article said that the principal reason for going te college is to raise the American's standard of living. He said, College is a place where we learn a cleaner, better way of living, a place where American Ideals are placed at the high- est possible standard. From this article cannot we say that high school is also a place to learn to live better, a place to grow, to develop character. Samuel Hamilton, author of 'High School Idcals', says that a student, while in school, sharpens the tools with which he may continue his education through all the years that are to follow. l I