Greensburg High School - Brown and White Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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THE BROWN AND WHITE. Helen Bair. Her face betokens all things dear good. Paul Perry. and Long as the waves of time And constant as the northern star Ray Diehl. Defend me from reveries, Edna McFarland. Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear. ' .

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i 56 ' . THE BROWN AND WHITE. g Scherrer and jim Gregg slowly entered the chapel with bright, shiny glasses adorning their smilng countenances. Also, the news was spread 4 about that VVillis Ruffner, the literary light, -had f proved himself a hero by gallantly stopping a run-away horse Cperhaps with a big word.j Later on, a fe-w bold members picked up enough courage to sport the 1910 caps, which had been 5 purchased, and to this day the girls of the class l cannot End a satisfactory explanation why those caps were never worn. . This year seemed to start out well, and, al- ! though a few new members fwere added to the i roll, several of the old ones dropped out, among them the twfo talented poets, Oscar Benson and - Henry Eccles. They desired to seek knowledge . at higher institutions of learning, and therefore Q bade a last farewell to their fellow students and to G. H. S. 1 'One thing which amused me in watching the movements of the class, was a rather mixed-up 3 affair which had to do with chewing gum. One I evening a few of the Sophomores remained after school to do some work. As no teacher fwas in the chapel for a short time, the bad noisy boys, with 'f'Charley Paul McFeaters as leader, start- ed to throw around the room some bits of gummy e substance. The next day the principal rose and began to scold in an angry C?j way about the - noise that had been made the night before, and l v 4 particularly of the chewing gum that had been l thrown about. To Mr. Baker's surprise, a peal of laughter rang thro-ugh the class, instead of per- fect quietness, which usually hovers about cen- sured pupils. He, however. did not 1-'now the joke was on him, and I do believe that to, this day he is ignorant of the fact that the gummy substance was only pink wall-paper cleaner. But before the school year closed, some of the members of the class were forced to join what was known as the scrul31bing' society. This or- ganization was the result of many trials on the part of the students to perpetuate their memory in the G. H. S. by writing and carving initials upon the walls. llut to their ntisfartune, the 1 'prudent menibers of the faculty failed to appre- ' ciate those artistic f?W designs, and, as a result, : 'day after day, a few weary Sonhomoresfacconi- 1 'panied by niembers of the other classes, could L--be---seen laboring hart! and rubbing the s'kin,,off,, their fingers ,in 1 vain attempt to wash off the U 1- marks, which, .according to the faculty, :dis- gracefully marred the sniooth, iwihite walls. Another vaealionrlied -swiftly, and once more the class of 1910 entered the dear old High school, this time as Juniors. As upper classmen they must appear digni,fied,:and so the first ques- tion that Confrointeclfgtlie girls was how they were to arrange their straggling locks after the bois- terous Academy .hill-itvviid had made so much sport of them. :Thtisi, to settle the difficulty, they held a meeting' among themselves, and unani- mously voted a mirror. VV'hat a help it was, but what a nuisance to the boys. Every morn- ing, every noon, the latter, with the thought that they must either have their eyes pierced out by hat pins, or their heads knocked off by elbows, were forced to fight their way through the large crowd that had gathered around the new pur- chase. This was too much for the poor boys, so one day the mirror disappeared, and, as a result, innocent-faced boys and tousledahaired girls occupied the Junior seats and represented the dignified Junior class. Mr. Graham at once took notice of the situation and, after a few brief remarks, succeeded in inducing the Senior and junior girls to occupy one cloak room and the Senior and junior boys to occupy the other, thus bringing about a time of-comparative peace. After this exciting incident the term passed rather quietly, until the warm spring breezes roused the dormant hearts and whispered into each ear, that the Hsoiree- time was near. So a committee, to prepare for this function, was chosen, and after months of hard labor, during which the workers nsoireettj C-swore atb the state of affairs, the pleasant entertainni-ent took place, and all returned home carrying their dainty favors and declaring the event a decided success. But the year was not to close without giving the girls a taste of school teaching and, as a result of many rooms left without a teacher for a short time, four of the girls passed throiugli tl'is ex- citing eacperience. Although I tried nianv times yet I never succee-.led in finding out whether pa- per wads and pen points ltfirarcl arourd the teach- ers' desks, or whether perfect quietness and order reigned in their stead. Thus the third year ended and three months later, the members of the class of 1910 once more .climbed the' oft-trodden hill anl took their places as Seniors in the Greensburg High school build-

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8. THE BROWN ing. Of seventy-five Freshmen only twenty-nine remained. In the junior year the mathematics shark, Charles M-cFeaters, departed for Annap- olis, to be a little QFD seailor boy. Then, too, Rlonayne VValdron, the president of the class dur- ing the Sophomore and junior years, decided tc continue his studies elsewhere than in the G. H S. And so with less than half the original num- ber remaining, the class 'began what was destined to be the best of all the H. S. years. Four good officers were elected: Charles Shoemaker, pres- identg Carolyn Zundel, vice presidentg Ray Koon treasurer, and Eliza-beth Martin, secretary, and with Miss Ulery as teacher, and the privilege tc talk and to eat fudge, the Senior class looked forvwiard to a year of good work and lots of pleas- ure. It seemed as though the Freshman times 'had come again, for nearly every day the fudge was there to be passed around and if some modest lower classman stopped bashfully at the entrance and gazed with gaping mouth and wide open eyes at the Hsweetnessn of the scene ,he was cordially invited come in and welll show you around. But the troubles soon came. for Mr. Graham and Miss Ulery both insisted that the Seniors were not dignified enough, and therefore did not set good examples for the lower classmen. But the students thought differently, for, between the shining red light and the gay, studious Caro- line, there existed every bit as much dignity as was necessary for the rest of the class put to- gether. As yet, I have made no mention of the praise- worthy deeds in athletics which were done by both girls and 'boys of the class of 1910, But I have left it for the last, in order toibe stamped deep into the memory of the reader. During the four yars in High school the boys of the class listened earnestly to the appeals of the principals to d-o their lbest, not only in school work, but also in athletics. As a result, I am proud of their clean record in football, baseball and basketball. Several seasons, five or six members of the class of 1910 alone were on the football or basball teams, and for 'their excellent hard work, never was an f'H or a sweater given out, but that the -class of 1910 was well represented among those to receive the rewards. The girls, too, showed their earnest efforts to gain victories in athletics. Basket ball was their 1,,. AND WHITE. . only game, and, although the quantity wasflack- ing, the quality was so good that many a long, hard game was faithfully fought and won. And so, amidst the honor in scholarship, the good work both in studies and in athletics, the pleasant jokes and delicious fudge, I silently watched the class of 1910 pass through their glorious career in the Greensburg High school, and go forth into the wide, wide world, to meet the destinies in store for them. With the heartiest wish that future happiness may attend each and every member of the class of IQIO, I close my History. K. B.-'10. ' COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 8, 1910. High School Auditorium. Invocation ..............,... ' .............. Water Lilies ....................... Linders The VVork of the United States VVeather Bureau TrumanLeviHall The The Gypsy , ........ Edna Leonora McFarland Revival of the Olympic Games .................George Farr Wolfe, -Ir The George junior Republic Caroline Rugh Zundel Legend of the Chimes .......... DeKoven Girls' Chorus. Military Policy of the United States The The ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Richard Donohoe The Indian in American Literature Elizabeth Jane Martin The Merchant Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Shirey Shoemaker The Suffragette in America Katherine Blank Minnehaha .......,................. Loring Girls' Chorus. Presentation of Diplomas. ' Benediction. . BACCALAUREATE SERMON,-June 5, 1910. High School Auditorium. Hymn ..................... Evening Prayer Invocation. Hymn .......... Softly Now the Light of Day S-cripture Reading. Prayer of Thanksgiving ........... Kremser Girl's Chorus. Sermon . . .Rev. James D. Moffat, D. D., LL. D. Prayer. ' Hymn .......... .... A bide With Me Benediction.