Farrell High School - Reflector Yearbook (Farrell, PA)

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Page 28 1925 'Tr—IE F L E C T OR JOHNSTON, JOHN J. LUCA. VICTORIA M. MAHLE, ELIZABETH L. MARKOWITZ, HILDA H. MARTIN, JOSEPH Jr. MASTROIANNI, TONY MOORE, KATHERINE E. MORACA, ANNA ROSE MUNTEAN, ANDREW NOLAN, CARROLL A. NUGENT, IDA J. PINTAR, WILLIAM T. POLLARD, LUELLA M. PRITCHARD, MARGARET E. SMITH. GEORGE WM. STAHL, BENJAMIN COMMERCIAL BEHARRY, ANNE CRAIG, AUGUSTA G. CRAIG, NATLELA J. GREENBAUM, ROSE E. KLEIN, BEULAH KOZAR, MOLLIE JANE MILLER, MILDRED R. i CHICCARINO, JOHN COUSINTINE, LOUISE GAGLIARDO, WM. GUFFEY, CHARLES R. HETRA, ANNA HITCHINGS, ALYCE JAMISON, JEANNE H. LIENBERGER, MILDRED GENERAL MONACO, IDA M. MOSES, JOSEPH H. REESE, MARGARET E. SARCINELLA, JOHN SCHMIDT, JOHN SKUSE, MYRTLE UBER, HOWARD WELLER, MARGARET P,

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1925 Page 27 F L E C T Se?uor Class Officers FIRST TERM President CARROLL NOLAN Treasurer ........................................... ANDREW MUNTEAN SECOND TERM President................................................. ANTON BAUER, JR. Treasurer ........................................... FLORENCE ARKWRIGHT Secretary..................................................TWILA COCHRAN Official Treasurer JOHN D. SHEARER Members of the Class of 1925 ACADEMIC COURSE ACKERMAN, WALTER ARKWRIGHT, FLORENCE E. BAUER, ANTON, JR. BERKOWITZ. HARRY BOBBY, EMMA M. BRUNET, LUCIEN BURNS, JENNETT R. CARINE, MARY E. COCHRAN, TWILA A. COLECCHI, JOHN DAY, JOSEPHINE B. DONDERO, MILDRED C. EDWARDS, JOHN C. FREEBLE, MARY JULIA GRIFFITH. GLADYS R. JOHNS, MARGARET CHERNISKEY, ANNE

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1925 Page 29 History of the Class of ’25 The sun rose over distant hills on that memorable day of September 4, 1921, with all the beauty, elegance and harmonious arrangement of color schemes of the artist's masterpiece. Nature had generously contributed her share to lure even the reluctant to the balmy zephyrs of the great outdoors. The air was so warm that it was not a matter of complex analysis to see why the ice cream diasppeared with such rapidity and ease. Yet, all this warmth cannot compare with the almost tropical heat, that manifested itself inside the widely known corporation of the Farrell High School. To the amazement of all spectators, everything, instead of being in a quiet and sleepy stage, was in a stage of bustle and conspicious turmoil. Mr. Stillings, the general manager of this concern, was rushing madly here and there as if in search of something of great importance, “What was the cause of this confusion?” Such a question enters the interested minds of all bystanders. Well, I’ll try to explain matters as I know them. The operations of this prosperous establishment runs efficiently only nine months of the year. The workers, whom we commonly call the faculty, awoke to the fact that their tenure of vacationing was suddenly intercepted by the advent of this particular day of which I am speaking and had assembled to fulfill their obligations as per contract. But Alas! The material had not arrived, and what could be done without it. Through necessity, 1 will have to dispense with narration; and let you imagine the terrible agony within the building, for words cannot express it here. We all know through experience, how these industrious instructors hate to loaf or see any one else loafing. So they waited with much anxiety and uneasiness for the arrival of the necessary material to resume operations. Then at 8:45, to the great relief of his overworked constitution, Mr. Stillings was informed that the elementary schools of Farrell and surrounding districts had kindly sent him material to supply his increasing demand for Freshmen. Through customary observance, that rule “Everybody works here,” had become the chief law of this self-centered factory of education students. Mr. Stilling’s command was law. So, being previously informed, the laborers would not have to go through the agony of trying to loaf any longer. All was well until the manager became aware of the incorrigibility of these newcomers. Horrors! He had to look twice to confirm his scattered senses that it was neither an Irish delegation that had arrived nor was he carried to some distant cool green meadow. It was through much mental calculation and analysis that he came to realize this vast multitude was just the newly arrived Freshmen, There was only one outlet to the solution of the complexities which this congregation had involved. This was to accept them and put them through a special process of tanning to effect the equal polish on this green material as was performed upon their previous output of finished products. This green stock was none but this exceptional class of mental prowess and ability, the class of ’25. We are all assembled in the auditorium and were tagged (although now, being more acquainted with high school etiquette, we