Elkland High School - Loudspeaker Yearbook (Elkland, PA)

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THE LOUD SPEAKER Do you ever see Orma down there at Washing- ton? I imagine you'll see a lot of her this win- ter. Being a Senatoi-'s wife, she will probably do a lot of entertaining in the social circle. If you do see her, ask if she doesn't know an eligible bachelor down there who would be interested in a school ma'm such as I. More seriously though, Ruth, how our class has scattered in these last ten years! There are only a few of us left here in Elkland' 4Marion Wheel- er, Ida Vincent, Dorothy Burr, Myrtle Carr, Ruth Button and Marjorie Blackwellfsall of whom are married. All the rest of the girls have taken careers of some kind. The medical work has held the greatest attrac- tion it seems for our classmates, Jennie Milin- ski, Ethel Martin, Blanche VanDusen, Gertrude Croft and Vera Bartlett are graduate nurses. Most famous of our medical class-mates however, are Dr. Robert Lounsbury and Dr. Janet Wallis who are spending much time in research work on incurable diseases. I hear they have made some remarkable discoveries. Our Nelson classmates haven't done so badly either, Ruth. Do you remember that Morgan Colegrove uged to say that his sole ambition was to be a chauffeur to a rich man's daughter? Well, his grasp exceeded his aim. He married the daughter! Then there is Marion Finch 'hc i. chief drummer in the United States Marine Band. He is certainly talented. Isaw him at Coudersport last month at a band concert. Anna- belle Stewart with her violin, as you know, is the featured star on Cass' Seedles Watermelon Pro- gram. iEmery has a large melon plantation down southl. Christine Colegrove is private sec- retary to Llewlyn Wakely who is president ot some large concern in Helena. Montana. I have- n't heard from Eleanor Carpenter recently, but some time ago I heard that shc was traveling in Europe as a companion to an elderly lady. Fin- ally as of course you know, Ralph Mattison has become a famous professional baseball player. Say, I wish you could have gone to Fhautauqua with me this summer. Mary Prindle wa there and gave some most delightful dramatic per- formances. She is really very clever. She's the same old Mary, though. She doesn't seem one bit older than she did back in High School. Will you be able to go to the Thanksgiving football game at Yale this year? I'm anxious that you will because you know Jack is the coach of the team there, and they say he has worked marvels with them. Please try to arrange it, and let me know soon. Oh. yes, there is another rea- son why we should go, Edie Childs fRuth to usl is the chief entertainer at the Thanksgiving prom after the game. Did you see her in The Silver Lining? She was perfect in the role. I was so plea. ed when I heard about Velma O'Dell being an interior decorator. She was so tasty in all her work at school that I know she must be an expert in decorating. Elkland High has retained three of its students a teachers Janet Avery, Domestic Science: Nor- ma Van Zile, English, and myxelf, French and Latin. The high school a bit different from our high school which we attended. We have live times as many students as then, three times as many teachers, and seven new departments. What do you think of that, Madam Secretary, for progress? The West has claimed two of our class-mates. Roger King and Charles Snyder. They are em- ployed in forestry at Yellowstone National Park. I was out there last summer and had a long talk with both of them. They seem to enjoy their work very much. Only one of our boys has taken to agriculture. James Rice is now a prosperous farmer using thc most modern machinery and methods and special- izi.ig in dairy farming. When I review all these classmates and the names they have made for themselves I am cer- tainly not ashamed to say that I belonged to the l'lass of '36 of Elkland High, are you? Well. I really must close now, for I have two h ndred test papers to mark before tomorrow. Such i the life of a poor school teacher. With love, Helen

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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

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THE LOUD SPEAKER THERE'S NO ART T0 FIND THE MIND'S CONSTRUCTION IN THE FACE When Einstein walks down the streets of Princeton, New Jersey wearing knickers, with no hat and licking an ice cream cone, no one sus- pects him of being a famous mathematician. Sim- ply because, 'fthere's no art to find the mind's construction in the face. One can never be sure of his impressions. He may be impressed by the intelliegnt looks of a person only to find later that that person is below the average in intelli- gence. Then again, the intelligent looking per'- son may be an intelligent fellow. No one can walk through a school room and pick out the pupils above and the pupils below a certain avei- age just by looking at their faces. Julius Caesar thought that Brutus was his friend, yet Brutus helped kill him. Caesar could not tell from Brutus' face that he was an enemy or he would not have been so friendly with him. In the early history of the United States, Wash- ington considered Benedict Arnold a friend yet Arnold betrayed Washington. Washington cer- tainly had, no art to find the mind's construc- tion in the face, of Arnold. In modern times. Huey Long's assassination is an example of this inability to tell what is passing through the mind of a fellow man. Long had an unnatural fear of being shot, yet he did not know Weiss was going to shoot him. Long also had S9V9l'ill bodyguardsvnone of whom knew Weiss contem- plated shooting Long. Yet they were emplovefl for the express purpose of protecting Long from a sassination.-M. C. ANGELS ARE BRIGHT STILL, THOUGH THE BRIGHEST FELL There are times in everyones life when things go wrong, when your friends desert you, when your business fails, or even when you are ill and cannot even hope to get well. There are times when life seems hardly worth living, all because the one thing, in which you have put all your trust, all your faith, and perhaps all your for- tune. At such times as these man will think, Well, what is the use? I have put my whole life into this project, I have nothing left to live for. The weaker mind will lose hope, his Bright Angel has fallen, it has failed. He will dwell upon this fact so much that he will become insane and end his life. He has only one Bright Angel. He cannot look ahead and see that there are many opportunities for him if he will only seek them. Then again, one might compare a Bright An- gel to health. Many people have had to give up the life's work on account of poor health. They do not need to become despondent, because they are forced to cease following their Bright An- gel. It has fallen down behind the hill of poor health. Still there are many other opportunities, many more angels living in the heaven of chance. Many men and women with poor health hav: followed another star, which by constant use as u guide, may become as bright or brighter than the old. There was once, in Scotland, a king who had been driven from his throne by a tyrant king. To all appearances the Bright Angel had fall- en from his heaven. He did not run away from Scotland and say, There are no more Bright Angels in my sky, my army has deserted me, l have no way of regaining my throne, I have tried and tried again, but I have always failed. in- stead, this king transferred his interests to a new angel, his old, faithful, pea. ant subjects, and in the end by perseverance he succeeded in regain- ing his throne. Likewise we must let our hopes desert us when doing school work. If a boy cannot master his lessons in one subject, let him tran.fer his in- terests to a new angel, and, in the end, even if he didn't like to become a dentist, and did like to be a doctor, why not try something that he can really do. Perhaps he may become a great ma- thematician. In spite of the fact that our Bright Angel has fallen, there are other an- gels, who would become as bright, if we gave them our attention.-R. W. I .J