George E Westinghouse High School - Sketch Book Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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23 THE TECH OWL Women's Department COMMERCIAL CLASS HISTORY Commencement! At last the goal has been at- tained for which we have struggled so hard during the past three Years. Xie did not think when we enrolled at the beginning of that time, that we should ever reach that Mecca looked toward to by students all over the world4Graduation Time. The time is really here, and at last we can look back with a laugh and a smile upon our former wor- ries and enjoy to the fullest extent the success that is ours. After the first semester we became more in- terested in our class sessions and our studies. Shorthand seemed to be a difiicult task, when we attempted to solve its mysterious signs, but we soon realized that it could only be mastered by hard work. . Learn while you Earn is the slogan of lifest- inghouse Tech. and no one can realize what it really means until they have tried it out by going to school three nights a week, and keeping before them all of the time that other well known maxim Duty before Pleasure. It is a hard thing to do, but when it is almost over we find that we have not had a hard time after all. for we have had the opportunity to form new friendships and to do new things. Vile do not realize until our last terms at school all that the patient instruction on the part of our faculty has meant to us. The wonderful times we have enjoyed at VVest Tech! The dances. the basketball games, with the cheering fellow students. It is only by partici- pation in all the school activities that we get the real school spirit and the fellowship that comes by contact with new friends and old. The party held at the Community House in Ard- more at the beginning of this year was a big suc- cess. Everyone had a good time, dancing and eating and the prizes caused much merriment. The Valentine Dance at the Masonic Temple was an- other success. The free event at the Cafeteria will be another pleasing memory of the past year. The Irwin Male Chorus presented by the Senior Class was enjoyed by everyone. Last but not least the Banquet on Nay Sth, at the Morrowheld llotel, was a fitting climax to a year of interesting events. Our class election for the last semester was as follows: President, Dorothy Allardg Secretary and Treasurer, Nettie Lane: Owl Reporter. Anna Lauth. The reporter's job seems to be the hardest one of all, for it certainly takes some effort to get the girls to make a write-up for the Owl. Ask anyone that has been a reporter and they will tell you the same story. Now that we have come to the parting of the ways, we will often think of the good time had at Vllestinghouse Tech. IVe will cherish the mem- ories of the friendships formed in our school, and we want' to thank our instructors for their kind- ness and patience with us during the time we have spent at 'XVest Tech. Y COMPTOMETER CLASS HISTORY September found quite a few ambitious girls wanting to increase their knowledge. After en- rollment the Comptometer Class was composed of about thirty girls. The activities of the Night School were attended by the girls and all have reported that they have had an enjoyable year. Basketball season opened and the call came for candidates for the squad. After the season we found three of our class on the squad. Activities have not taken all of our time. School work has been going on just as usual. TWG find several of our girls have been awarded scholarships for their work. The last activity which we will attend will be the Banquet. Ilfe all intend to be there and enjoy our last event as Students, ' All year our aim has been to help Tech orocfl-Q55 and to graduate. Now it is time for us to reiceive our diplomas and say goodbye. VVe pledge our- selves to help in every way to make Tech fl better school. Comptometer Class '26. SEWING CLASS HISTORY The Sewing class was hrst organized in Septem- ber W2-l with a class of -lfl. The first year the class was just trying to get acquainted. Vlfe were at every Tc-ch affair possible making the Sewing Class heard every place. ' The f0ll0Wif12 90DfCmlo1er, 1925, wc again assem- bled with a class of 10 students which finally went il0W11 to fiY6 loyal students. These students oh accountrof .their size and sound were called the lfvfllgflib Five, We lived up to our reputation being only hve and a very noisy five at that. N

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I 4, Vi '- ' 4 I .I ---1-M i-H I I ' Ly i 'i .--Mme aww' we THE TECH OWL V 27 A. K. Strommen busily tying flour sacks in a grain elevator back in Minnesota to the tune of My Yonnie Yonsonf' ' Just in front of the main entrance J. Lloyd's Modlste de Paree I noticed stolid-faced F. Taylor standing in brass buttons and long military coat. I thought he was a distinguished general or some- thing until I saw him open a couple of cab doors. I felt a pair of radio phones on my ears and got in just in time to hear This is Morri, of the sta- tionuJQZP at Shapiro's Printe Shoppe, announcg mg. Again I saw thousands of upturned, eager, faces around me, then my eye fell on a boxing ring, in which the announcer-why, if it wasn't Cotton- informing the house that the world's championship was to be decided there in a few moments by two of the bitterest rivals the world has ever seen, and who did I see slip up to the scratch but Ed Fox and Lee Schneider! A glance at the men at the ringside showed a large heavy set man smoking a very black cigar enjoying the patronage of those around him. Upon closer scrutiny, I recognized jacobs whovwas evi- dently the promoter of the great affair. The scene shifted and behold I saw the interior of a beautiful office. Gazing out of the window I could see the National Capitol in the foreground and knew it was in Washington, D. C. At a desk sat a man with graying hair and the sign on his desk showed him to be Mr. Beck, Secretary of the Treas- ury. The scene faded and the darkness returned. At last I was to enjoy a glimpse of my own fu- ture! In my eagerness, I overstepped the line and instantly found myself back in the little class room at the M. O. Bldg., Mr. Rush orating lucidly on the primary subrogation of Capitalization and its attempted entry in the Accounts Accountable Ac- count as an inexcusable iuxtaposition of incongru- ous fol-de-rol. Accounting ' 1926 ACCOUNTING CLASS JOURNAL AND DETAILS THEREOF In the fall of 1923 there was enrolled in the Ac- counting Department the largest class in the his- tory of the Department, some fifty fellows pro- fessing an interest in the science of debits and credits. At the spring enrollment seventeen more were interested enoughto enroll for a course of this fascinating UD study. It is to be regretted that by the beginning of the fall term of 1924, of the sixty-seven starting the course only twenty- odd returned, the transfer to other schools or fields of activity having been the cause of the non-return. At that time, the Accounting Department had no representation on the Owl Staff and the only time we heard from the rest of the school was at election time or when any tickets were to be dis- posed of. We are pleased to report that this con- dition no longer exists as we have three members on the Owl staff and are actively interested in all school activities. In our second year we were introduced to the chain problems and what a struggle we had with them. Law presented its trials but particularly so with the Sales Act. At the beginning of this term, A. K. Strommen, a member of this class, was appointed Accounting Department Editor of the Tech Owl. A short time later it was discovered that Mr. Bostaph was an artist and with one or two exceptions, all of the Owl Covers since that time have been created by him. At the spring assembly six members of'th1s department were presented awards for participation in athletics and Owl activities. wrt .. mf.i.s.uzaaaaa.aL t Our Senior year has been a very busy one indeed. In the fall term, we explored the mysteries of Cost Accounting. A healthy chain problem kept up the interest and afforded a splendid opportunity to put to use the theory we were learning. Then we had graphs. Some one surely had an active mind to invent so many kinds of them. We must admit that we had some great time at class by trying to convince the instructor that the graphs turned in by us were all that was desired. Law proved very interesting as we studied the pitfalls that may be- fall one not familiar with the proper ways of leas- ing or renting property or mortgaging it. Also what happens when an estate is settled. For the first time, Scholarships were available for this de- partment and at the Spring General Assembly, five of them were presented. Of this number, two were given to members of this class. At this time also the Alumni Association voted to admit mem- bers of this Department. This helps to give a greater degree of equality than had hitherto been given and we are proud to say that it was through the efforts of some of the members of this class that this has been brought about. Our school days at Tech are now over and we are prepared to burst forth on the unsuspecting world with all the brilliance of a shooting star. It is our hope that the first foundation we have acquired will be the start of a career for each of us that will rellect credit on the school and our- selves. We will miss Tech. and we hope that we will be kindly remembered by Tech during the years to come P. F. Meredith.

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1 THE TECH OWL!! 1 gdwf g29 ' A Prophecy l'The Girls of Twenty-six il.-. l walk in the Marble Hall of Fame Of Nineteen and Forty-one: There view the portraits that Father Time Has surely and Iaithfully drawn. And Lo! The girls of Twenty-six Shine here and there in that throng. The Dean of a College of National Fame Next a famous musician l see. l gaze at those grave and learned ones And think-why can it be Edwina Mullen and Nettie Lane? And my guide answers, yes, to me. Down the marble stairs floats a gay trio: Elizabeth Duncan, a jeweler's frau, Beg the use of Bertha ljenes Ford Coope. lt's to go on a man huntl' for Anna Lauth And she wants to start right now. I hear an argument, high and shrill And turn around quickly to see. I declare! It's the same old Alice Hild And a famous lawyer is she. She's trying to stop Ruth Allison's feet From that ho1'rible Charleston-Ah me! l glance at a volume of travel there, The scenes penned with such a sure hand. And l search for the name of the Author fair XX' ho tells of those far-off lands. Elizabeth Toth in letters of gold Do my ever wondering eyes behold. l drop a coin for the Salvation Lass And in her Lucelle lflolsinger see. Her companion's a wonderful Movie And who do you think she could be? Why Dorothy Allard of old '26 Still tall and very stately. Star. ln a sweet little home full of peace and joy Sits a happy woman now. She's chosen a wonderful part in life This Myra Delaplain-I trou. For the happy home makers our country needs As well as the doers of wonderful deeds. And last but not least-amid all the din, That an Orphan Asylum can make, Shines capable Alice MacMurdo, its Head, And her great heart helps cure each ache, Of the Hundred and two little children there. For she's sweet and kind and ever fair. So here's to the twelve of twenty-six. Here's to you in work or in play. Here's hoping Success on the path of Right Fills your heart with a song everyday. Commercial '26. COMMERCIAL CLASS PROPHECY ,26 There is a class in our school, and it is. wondrous wise, In typing and dictation, it always takes the prize. Admired Alice tNlacMurdoj is President, and her laughter, gay and bright. Has cheered our weary burdened minds, and brightened our hearts many a night. Then there is Elizabeth, Qwe call her Bettyl, who is very dignified. . And her good work in Westiiiglioiise Tech, has hlled out hearts with pride. t .-1-wi' J .,f:.-- it pf, A W ' up Then comes Nettie, a musician great, who plays the latest airs, Her nimble lingers drive away, dull thoughts and schoolroom cares. Edwina sure does study hard, She won a scholar- ship last year, And when we say that she is bright, we say it without fear. Elizabeth Duncan and Dorothy Allard, are very studious in class, iv But still they lind time to doll up, in front of a looking glass.