Fifth Avenue High School - Archer Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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V fl, - ' ' ' . 'i ff 1. Y, :r75.g,gl - 'ff-.vi - ',,,,-- - r I -f1mqe.,::,....'y,,wMll .. .at , ,, V n., . 8 FIFTH AVENUE LIFE Central- alld SOUUUZ Mr. Samuel D. Everhart, principal of the normal CW' Paffment. Turning to the High School Journal, put out by the three high SC110O1s. lwhich, by the way also began its career this yearl, we notice ftlllfll-lg the faculty of Central High, the following teachers: Dr. Qgden, Bliss Lewis, Miss lloskinson, Miss Dougherty, Miss Xxiffldlllilll, fklrs. Tfillllllflflhlv Mr. Burtner, and Mr, Rynearson. rNow don't attempt to calculate their ages, or welll turn the telescope away.J .-Xmong those who came to Fifth during the first year are Miss Dougherty, Mr. Ogden, Miss Moore, Mf- fi. T. Stahl tdeceasedl. and Klr. McDonald lcustodianfl The number of Students during the first year is nearly 'JOO Know 13003 1 and those who thlllk that 150 is a large graduating class. ought to note that at the end of the first year fgraduations were held every -lunel 96 were graduated from Fifth. Let us concentrate our trusty telescope on the students themselves. AS we noticed before, the school is divided into parts, the commercial students and the normal. Neither group mingles or interferes with the other. They occupy separate rooms, and even separate floors. They use separate en- trances and exits. They use separate stairways-the normals using the east stairway and the commercials, the west. The incoming normals hear of the stringent rules which should govern their actions, such as receiving four demerits for speaking to a commercial boy, and a greater number for being seen on their floor. fklow would you like this now, girls?l Neither can they meet or mingle during the lunch period, for everyone eats his lunch in his respective room. 4The present lunch room is only about eight years oldj Suppose we watch a typical day. The students begin work at nine o'clock, :Xt the end of each period twhich lasted one hourij they assemble themselves in single file and march, as a whole body, to the next room. Re- garding the file, the students march in the order of their average in scholar- ship, i. e., the student making the highest average in a room, marches at the head of the line, and so on down to the last. Instead of the students of one room dispersing in all directions as they do now, each class as a whole marches to the next room, there being no elective system of studies. Of course OLII' method is more democratic: but you must admit that there was order in the halls during intermission. .-Xgain, instead of having an honor roll, we can see posted on the walls of the hall, the averages of each student in the school, lNew averages appear monthly.J School dismisses at 2:30. Those who are hoping that some day Fifth will have a gymnasium. can perhaps be encouraged t?l by noting that the first students also noticed the lack of one. Since the space on the fourth floor fnow occupied bv Miss Delo and Mr. lionhaml is merely an unfinished attic, the lloard tif Education con- gidel-5 equipping it as a gymnasium, but since the cost would be S5,0U0- mm, drop the matter temporarily Nj. 4 Do you think you have hard subjects to master now? U0 you notice, through the glass, that EVERYONE has to take algebra and geometry? And also elocution? Do you notice that besides teaching physics and physiogra- phy, Dr, Ogden teaches also geology and astronomy? That room t-lOOj that we now use for a study room, or for orchestra rehearsal, or for assembly, is 1 TNQ in

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. 'Y L35 , . ' Q4131 t 7 -1-.-A-.,m4.,,s.w .-.asv-ncaa, FIFTH AVENUELlFE 7 used exclusively as a lecture room, for the science classes. You see now why the seats have a broad right arm? lt makes it convenient for the students to take notes. See that space which is now occupied by the lantern? That is Doc's office. and room 407 is used for laboratory work only. The chemical and physical laboratories reflect credit upon Doc, who planned them. Doc, as you see, is also active in other lines. He organizes the Orthochrys Liter- ary Society. and is guardian of it for about twelve years. Do you notice how the students are classified? They are not called Us lO's, ll's, or lZ's. but D's, Cs, ll's, or A's. You students, who fear an easy test once in awhile, don you see why these normal and commercial students fail to receive their diplomas? XVell, their average for the final exam is below SO per cent and 75 per cent respectively. Where were the commencement exercises held? Turn your telescope on Carnegie Music Hall. Notice that out of ten speakers on the program. eight represent the academic students and two the normal. Xlihy no com- mercials? Only the academics completed a full four-year term and so they were privileged to have eight speakers. The normals with a three-year term could have two representatives: but since the commercials just attended two years, they were not represented. fXN'ouldn't these academics have been more considerate had they but known that the most successful present bankers, and about seventy per cent of the present teachers of Pittsburgh were gradu- ated from Fifth?ij One last look. See that goose-pond across the street? That is where the boys now buy their pastry during the lunch period. Let us now lay aside our kind telescope, come down to earth, and reflect over our own school life. Abi? GYOClHCF-