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

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CLASS HI TORY N the morning of September 3, 1910, one hundred thirty-five timid, frighten- ed little boys and girls crept cautiously up the hill to High School. Dark despair flooded the hearts of the faculty-the influx that year looked so impossible. XVith this class, there entered Mr. Heller, the new principal, and Miss YNray and Mr. Hammer, new teachers. As soon as the first excitement had abated, the children. under the supervision of Miss Shull, the idol of all Freshmen, held their first class meeting. Amid the volley of chalk erasers, books and rulers, the following dis- tinguished officers were elected: President. Eugene Fisher, Vice Presirent, Nancy Fisher, Treasurer, Glenn Hunter, and Secretary, Hel- en Robinson. Gold and white were chosen as class colors. Qui' favorite pastimes during the year were, running back and forth from one build- ing to the other and carrying around bottles of blue and red ink for Mr. Harkins. In fact, ink became so scarce that an ad, somewhat like this, appeared on Study Hall board: Lost or Strayed-Mr. Booher's ink for fountain pen. Finder please return. The annual toast-making of theAFreshman class was held in the auditorium, Friday af- ternoon, March twenty-fourth. Some of us are stilll wondering why the faculty wore such broad, indulgent smiles! XVhile at the Senior social, Bill Brown bc- eame lost in a two-step. .-X rescuing party, composed of the executive officers of the Sen- ior class, was formed and they, amid great applause. rescued little Bill from his perilous position. One of our many virtues displayed in these days, was quickness in everything we did or said. No wonder, with such a man at hand as Mr. Henry. who even said, Quickly, now quickly, to himself. Along with the close of the year came finals and many of the class became firm believers in Flunk and the class Hunks with you, Pass and you pass alone. XVith the coming of Sophcfinore year, one hundred ten lads and lassies swaggered up the hill to High. Exams had proved some- what serious to our members along with the ever present Dan Cupid.. Since then. we have lost just tive of our members dur to his strenuous bowing. A faint glimmer of hope began to fiutter in the hearts of the faculty. Possibility was be- ginning to appear, written on our counte- nances. Mr. Geissinger, the new principal in whom everyone has found a true, impartial friend, Miss Miller, Mr. Xtolfe, Mr. Smith, Mr. Saylor and Mr. XYimberly, the new coach, augmented our teaching force, Mr. Heller and the little coach having resigned. .-Xt a class meeting, Craig Hill was elected President, Carolyn Gilchrist, Vice President, lid. Bair, Treasurer, and Louise Coshey, Sec- retary. Blue and gold were our colors. lYe devoted most of the time throughout the year to studying. In English we became such sharks that several wonderful essays, by Hill and Denman containing these extracts are still in existence, just listen: A puddle is a body of water where there isn't usually any water. and ln running around a well, my watch jump- ed out of my pocket . .Xgain in Botany wc learned that it is such a little t1'ouble to do things over half a dozen times-for that reason we as a class are reputed to be such excellent penmcn. ,Xlvont this time, our dearly loved sister class, 1912. a class of true merit, began pre- parations for going out into the wide, wide world. .-Xs we watched them pass in cap and gown, we knew that a prosperous and happy year was ended and we slipped away to rest ourselves during the next three short months. On Sept. 1, 1912, eighty-five young men and women strutted up to High. Hope and given place to wonder. The faculty turned

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12 THE BROWN quietly one to another and softly said, There's more in that class than one could even have suposedf All the members of the faculty of the last year came back except Mr. Gehr, Miss Shull and Mr. Creamer. To till the vacancies Mr. Booz, Miss McFarland and Mr. Smeltzer were chosen. Our class officers were jacob Truxall, President, Kathryn Keck, Vice President, Jessie Potts, Secretary, and Harry Ferren, Treasurer. Another .Freshmanxelass joined our ranks, a sister class to be proud of in every respect. During the year the other classes began to notice us in athletics. Already three of our members were varsity men, and three more had won letters in track. The little shield-shaped pins and rings ar- rived at last. You could Find those pins most any place. Some people had two and others hadn't any. lt is strange how things stray, from their owners, or become lost! Most of the class began to indulge in social life and are still continuing at a lively pace. Little gatherings are most always preferred. A certain couple at the end of two years, have come to the conclusion that twenty-four hours in a day are insufficient for them. One of our honor felows became very much interested in Botany and as a result is said to be especially fond of a dainty type of Marguerites. The year closed with the annual Soiree to the Seniors. The Sophs, during the dancing. preformed most successfully, one of Mr. Har- kins' latest experiments, which was fully ap- preciated by Seniors, faculty and juniors alike. On Sept. 1, 1913, seventy-two dignified Seniors walked sedately up the last stretch of the hill. Vvonder had turned to pride, and the hearts of the beloved faculty glowed with deep, true pride. VVe were sorry to lose Coach Vfimberlv, whose famous, 'KNOW then, let's not hang that, will ring on in our ears forever. Mr. Saylor, although not a new teacher in High returned to us as the new coach. Miss Zundel AND WHITE and Mr. Crosby were added to the faculty. According to well learned parliamentary rules we undertook our last class meeting. jake Truxall was reel,ected as President, Ros- salie Fart became Vice President, Cope, Treaurer, and Margaret Blose, Secretary. Few classes possess so many persons of ability as ours. Bon joyle has devtloped into a poet, whose verses contain deep, unfanthom- ed qualities. Lilliam Fleming has become a French student of note. Recently she explain- ed to the class that The imperfect tense in French is used to express a future action in past time which does not take place at all. Our famous sprinter has joined the honor member in the botanical world. His prefer- ence among the flowers lies in the sweet XVil- liams. The former foot ball manager, con- trary to public belief, has became an expert Fisher. Physics has proven a delight to the ma- jority of the class. Half day vacations in balmy spring weather are most acceptable. However, since the visit to Crows Nest rats, rain and darkness are words of terror to the boys. lVith the coming of graduation, life, for the Seniors, is just beginning. Though we were originally supposed to have lacked backbone, the underclassmen have discovered that we are not entirely spineless when it comes to defending our class honor. Class spirit has only brought us closer together. In athletics we stand high. The girls claim the championship in basket-ball, while Den- man holds the inter-scholastic championship for two track events, Davis, Sloan and Truxal will be missed on the varsity. lt is with the deepest regret that we finally leave our alma mater and we hope that other classes in years to come will fare as prosper- ously and happily as we have fared.