Elkland High School - Loudspeaker Yearbook (Elkland, PA)

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Tl-IE LOUD SPEAKER at least for the time being. Such things are a help to business and improvement. This newly acquired attractiveness and air of prosperity has acted as an incentive for pros- pective home buyers. As long as Elkland is pros- pering and growing in population and beauty why not buy a home here as well as any place. Buy- ing dilapidated houses in an equally run down town is not the usual idea of the general run of people. In:tead pretty little homes which lend an air of prosperity tend to make people want to buy. Now that new homes have been built, the streets need some attention. The owners of new houses where there are no sidewalks can have them put in for nothing, all they have to furnish is the material. The work is done by the town's relief workers. In other parts of town damage was done to the sidewalks by this summer's Hood wherever the walks cracked and crumbled they were replaced by new ones. The town is certainly growing. Business is on an upward climb, and everyone seems to be up and doing. Let's hope it keeps up. We are pleased to be able to have the pictures in this volume reproduced from copper cuts made from photographs taken by Ralph B. Dykins and hand-etched by the John and Allier Co., who fur- nished pictures for the Army and Navy year-book as well as colleges and other high schools. HIGH SCHOOL STATISTICS Because every day of the school year teachers are bombarded with questions such as How many Seniors have you this year? or Do you have a large class this year, we have compiled the following facts for your information. The entire enrollment of the Elkland Schools is 592. Out of this number 157 165 boys and 92 girlsl are High School students. These students of High School come from Elkland and eight near-by communities. Osceola sends 31 tuition students, Elkland township, 115 Nelson township, 10, Farmington township, 103 Lawrence township 2, Woodhull Dist., No. 12, 1: and Tuscarora No. 10, 2. There is also one individual tuition stu- dent. Our teaching force consists of 21 teachers, in- cluding the supervising principal. Of this num- ber 14 teachers are grade teachers and 5 are high school teachers. In the High School, the Sophomore Class holds the record for the largest number of members. They boast of 46 members, 21 boys and 25 girls. The Freshman Class comes next with a member- ship of 38, 13 boys and 25 girls. Third in num- ber comes the Senior Class consisting of 33 mem- bers, 23 girls and 10 boys. The Junior Class has 31 membefs, 19 boys and 12 girls. In regard to departmental work in High School, Science has definitely the largest enrollment. One hundred and fifty-seven students are taking scientific studies. Next in rank is English with an enrollment of 151. Then in order comes his- tm '1,' with an enrollment of 125, mathematics with an enrollment of 116. and languages with an en- rollment of 774-Latin 36 and French 41. Twcntv-three of our students are members of the band, twenty-eight of the orchestra and six- ty-one of organised choruses. Approximately fifty of our boys take part in athletics.-H. V. D. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF .35 We, the intellectual and ambitous members of the Senior Class, in the year of nineteen hundred and thirty six, upon our departure from the por- tals of Elkland High School, Tioga County, State of Pennsylvania, considering the needs of the Juniors, do make public and declare this to be our last will and testament. Item I. We hereby leave all our real property as books, pencils, and the school building to the Juniors for its natural life to its successors. Item ll. We leave to all the students our love

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THE LOUD SPEAKER Literary Department THE NAMING OF THE STREETS IN ELKLAND Did any of the citizens of Elkland have the question asked of him, Who were you named after? And why did your parents call you that? Could all of you answer these questions? No, for some answers are for no rhyme or reason at all. So may it be with the streets in Elkland. Elkland was named for the elk in this part of the country. At one time Elkland needed street.: so badly that one was constructed that ran east and west through the town. Being the first street and also the main one, this street was call- ed Main street. As the town began to grow and progress more it needed more streets just as today it needs more houses. Then First Street was laid out and named because it was the first street that was laid parallel to Main Street. Second street came next and was so named because it was the sec- ond street laid parallel to Main Street. Now come Parkhurst, Pattison Extension, Buf- falo and River Streets. The Parkhurst Block used to be the Parkhurst farm when the street was constructed naturally it would be named af- ter the Parhursts. Then came Pattison Exten- sion which got its name from the Pattison's who lived in the house where Mr. Frank Simpson lives now. Buffalo Street seemed to be the hard- est street to find any history at all. This must have been named for no rhyme or reason at all. Just the same, I will tell you all the storie. that I heard about this street. First was the story that buffaloes used to roam from one hill to the other, making a lane, which is now known as Buffalo street. Second was the story that the lane leading to the Buffalo and Su. quehanna Railroad, was named after the station. The third and most logical story that a farm- er's boy used to drive cattle to pasture down this lane. He called his cattle buffaloes and the lane was known as Buffalo Lane. Later when the street was constructed, it still kept the name, Buffalo. River .street was next and was named because it followed the river. Now let's go down to the other end of town and find out the history of those streets. Lets take Taft Avenue first. This was laid out when Presi- dent Taft was in oiiice and was named after him. Proctor Avenue was named after one of the two tannery owners at that time, Proctor and Ellison. ' ,' Coates Street was so named because the street went across so much of Coates' land. And now as citizens of the Boro of Elkland, why don't we have an organization or some kind of a commit- tee to name the new streets in, Elkland? At least let's hope our streets will soon have prom- inent signs to show what their names are.-O. M. IMPROVEMENTS OF ELK LAND If a person who Had not been in Elkland for the last year or two should return all about him he could see signs of growth and expansion. The town is beginning to perk up! An air of pros- perity lingers everywhere. Never before has Elkland experienced such a boom in building. Many new and attractive buildings have been built to accomodate the store., garages, and res- taurants which have recently been established here. Nearly every street in town has been im- proved by the addition of a new store. Main street takes her claim of improvement from the new garage, restaurants, and houses which have been added to it. In the lower part of town im- provements have also been made. The new houses which have been built recently are greatly needed. The construction work done at the tannery brought families here that decided to stay. Things are filled to over-flowing. Every available house and room in town has been taken,

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THE LOUD SPEAKER and co-operation in all activities and our honor and just pride in performing school duties. Item III. We wish to leave with the faculty our kindest thoughts and hearty appreciation for their splendid instruction during our four years of high school, that in the future their 'burdens may be lighter. Item IV. We bequeath to the following stu- dents these personal effects: To Norma Giordana-Ruth Button's diminutive- ness. To Josephine Oswinski-Ruth Child's ability to entertain the Senior boys. To Freda Dibble-Mary Prindle's hair ribbons. To Lloyd ClosefMarjorie Blackwell's chewing gum. To Mary Bailey- Annabell Stewart's quietness. To Irene Wynkoop-Norma Van Zile's dignity. To John Campbell-Jack Behrman's athletic ability. To Lyle Kriesler-Marion Finch's extra inches. To William Newton-Emery Cass's red hair. To Doris Lyon-Marian Wheeler's sweet smile. 'Vo Charles Pattison-Ralph Mattison'.1 prac- tical jokes. To Cecelia Piecuch-Helen Van Dusen's ability in leadership. To Luella Martin-Blanche Van Dusen's dra- matic ability. To Malcolm Stull-Roger King's cleverness in dodging work. To William Preston-Jack Behrman's way with the girls. To Margarette Searl-Ruth Wynkoop's fond- ne s for arguing. To Fred Morgan-Charles Snyder's attentive- ness in Chemistry Class. To Fleanor Martin-Dorothy Burr's fondness for Shakespeare. To James Lindsay-Morgan Colegrove's bash- fulnesr. To Barbara Snyder-Janet Wallis' love for Sciences. To Doris Lyon-Eleanor Carpenter's melodious giggle. To Phillip Eggleston-James Rice's quietness. To Paul Brass-Ida Vincent's plane geometry. To Margarette SearlgJennie Milinski's abil- ity to make conversation. To Harold Spencer-Robert Lounsbury's ability to entertain the senior class. To Marjorie Gross-Uanet Avery leaves a cer- tain Junior boy. To Burdette BakerfMyrtle Carr's fondness for French. To John Cain4Gertrude Croft leaves her con- venient headaches. To Allan Seeley-Vera Bartletts fondness for buttons , To William Preston-Orma Mourhess' horn. To Bruce Gleason-Ethel Martin's fondness for Chemistry. To Louis Ludlam-Llewlyn Wakley's bashful- ness. To John Cain'-Velma 0'De1l's independence. To Frederick Hartley-Christine Colegrove's neatness. To Bessie Horn-Janet Avery's fondness for writing notes. To Harold Stevens-Marion Finch's musical talent. Item V. Our deepest gratitude we leave to Mr. Wood and Mr. Barocco, who inspired in us a re- rpect for law, order, and authority, for which in the future we shall be thankful. Item VI. We hereby appoint Miss McCabe and Miss Donovan as sole executrices of our last will and testament, and direct that they be exempt from distributing any securities on their official bonds.!The Senior Class.-J. A. CLASS PROPI-IECY November 10, 1946 Elkland, Pa., Dearest Ruth, May I offer my congratulations upon your great success? I was so glad last week to hear of your appointment to the President's Cabinet that I could have shouted for joy. You can't imagine how proud it makes me to say, 't0h, you mean Secretary Wynkoop? Yes, she and I were class- mates together. ---I