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

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More Adm1n1strat1on This spot s the fortress ol our school 4 5-mlb l A-.Am lbs wise and genial but hard to fool. I - What shall I take? . . . Can I graduate in June? . . . Did you find my book? . . . How can I pay my bus fare? . . . Shall I stop school and take the job? . . . Can you do anything for this sore eye? . . . And so it goes all day long! Magical insight must combine with plain common sense fthe most uncommon thing in the worldl if any- one is to answer all these questions . . . It can not be denied that these qualities are well combined in Miss McFarland, the confessor of our school, whose judgment, though it is not always absolution, continually has behind it the wit necessary to express itself in an oratory no student can forget. Nature has made occupation a necessity to usg society makes it a dutyg habit may make it a pleasure . . . With this in mind Mr. Gensbigler, behind a door marked private, discusses occupations with students, and seeks page vlf rm .,,., to give vocational guidance to many whose uncertainty with regard to their desires and abilities makes the selection of a life task hazardous . . . If, perchance, he thinks you will be a trustworthy ally, he may delve into his pocket, produce a piece of luscious chocolate candy and share it with you. Who can forget that little square of cork which Miss Hammer constantly plastered with cartoons portray- ing humorous incidents in everyday life? . . . Or the galaxy of elephants which continue to march undaunted across her desk even after their crushing defeat November third? . . . Who will ever forget that the chief motif of all her ornaments was green, in hu ble homage to her godfather, St. Patrick . . . Now leg it may seem that Miss Hammer is no more than the Ed Wynn of the office, we must remind you of the countless letters she types, the personal and school records she compiles, and the many messages she relays from parents to pupils. Miss Roehrig is the newest member of our office staff . . . She might well be called the monitor of our school . . . She compiles the list of those who were absent fill, strayed, or loafingjg secures information with regard to new books, lost books, and fined books in our libraryg and collects many notices . . . All this valuable information she publishes in our daily bulletin. What more candid epithet could be applied to our office than that of a visitor who, while waiting to see Mr. Gensbigler, commented to Miss McFarland5 I've been in many high school offices, but I never have been in one in which such a fine feeling exists between the personnel of the office and the students.

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Admmlstrators at Work P ,-aff' So each may use and none may fall. a 0 . 1 I ,mug J fgf P .f These plan our schools for the good of all i W 3 - Left to Right -Messrs. Helman, Mitinger, H e n r N e vin yv y Mcllhattan, Bossart, Bell, Davis . . . Miss McConnell QSecrctaryJ Pictured above are the seven wise men who determine the educational policy of our school . . . Theirs are the guiding hands who direct our faltering footsteps along the road to good citizenship . . . The astounding in- telligence we have developed is in large measure due to decisions they have made. But a decision unenforced is no decision at all . . . Mr. Mcllhattan swims in an ocean of papers and records to see that their policies are properly carried out . . . The Board of Directors are the engineers, who direct how the royal road to education is to be built . . . Mr. Mc- Ilhattan assumes the never-ending duties of the fore- man, who, in a flurry of planned confusion, sees that the road is built straight and wide. vi Mrs. Anne Ziskind Modern education not only builds the roadg it also pro- vides the transportation . . . Powerful streamlined cars provide roomy accommodations for knowledgeg their all-steel bodies absorb the shock of examinations . . . Guiding these intricate machines are staunch instructors . . . Over these our Superintendent is a busy adminis- trator, who needs wings, the many eyes of a summer night, and probably five or six boxes of aspirin tablets. But even this streamlined automobile of modern edu- cation is hard put to withstand the strain of four for moreb long years of travel . . . Often a breakdown occurs . . . Then the repair crew, officially the Attendance and Guidance Department, sets to work . . . A tire is punc- tured by careless habits or thoughtless attitudes: brakes are worn out by poor deportment or lack of applicationg perhaps the whole car breaks down in student failure . . . Mrs. Ziskind, Chief Mechanic, is immediately on the job . . . Carefully the student is studied . . . Home visits are made, and friendly relations are established be- tween school and home . . . The scholar's special dif- ficulties, attitudes, habits, and associates are learned Having complete knowledge of the damages, she soon repairs the car and sets it off on its journey again . . . Often the trouble is economicg it needs a lubricant . . . A pair of shoes, adequate clothing, or lunch, applied in the right amount at the correct spot, is provided, and the machine is soon functioning smoothly. Thus the way and means to learning are provided . . A broad road, a modern car, an emcient chauffeur, an alert mechanic-and knowledge is ours to take . . . Need we ask for more? page fun

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Faculty Roll Call You fear you re bound to a e an A 4 L E31 ,,' if Z2 The teachers push you till some day X C , ui f ll 11 A . D eff J wav! Fourth Row f Mr. Bauer, Mrs. Schoepf, Mr. Demoise, Miss Barron, Mr. Bartges, Miss Hovis, Miss Sloan, Mr. I-Ienninger, Mr. Seaton, Miss Barnhart, Mr. Benson, Miss Porter, and Mr. Moser. Third Row-Mr. Burrell, Miss Keener, Miss Nicewonger, Mr. Shields, Miss Whalen, Miss Fischer, Miss Feightner, Miss Stewart, Miss Wirsing, Miss McFeaters, Miss Cross, Miss McCormick, Mr. Martz, and Miss Waina, Second Row - Miss Hudson, Miss Day, Miss Keim, Mr. Stahle, Miss Best, Miss Neale, Mr. Davis, Mr. Herr, Miss Agon, Miss Walthour, Miss Young, and Miss Johnston. First Row -Mr. Marsh, Miss Morgan, Mr. Wolf, Miss Winstone, Mr. Wesbecher, Miss McFarland, Mr. Gensbigler, Miss Clark, Mr. Landis, Miss Null, Mr. Downey, and Miss Fisher. Administration . . . Mr. Gensbigler, who is always ready to give friendly counsel . . . Miss McFarland, who knows too many of our secret sins. Art . . . Mrs. Schoepf, who draws our future artists. Commercial . . . Mr. Burrell, who once trod the boards of Broadway . . . Miss Keener, Ruth Gensbigler's big sister . . . Miss Keim, who can always pack sixty-one students into twenty-nine seats . . . Miss Null, who remembers everyone's birthday . . . Mr. Seaton, a bene- dict of 1937 . . . Miss Sloan, the lady of a thousand laughs. English . . . Miss Barnhart, who returned to continue her straight A record . . . Miss Barron, who loathes the sight of jaws in motion . . . Mr. Downey, who really accomplishes what he sets out to do.. . Miss Fischer, who traveled to foreign lands . . . Miss Fisher, a cheerful person who smiles most of the time . . . Miss Hudson, who simply won't have her picture taken . . . Miss Johnston, a Scotchman whose name is spelled with a 't' please . . . Miss Porter, whose patience seems never to reach the breaking point . . . Miss Walthour, a lady of im- maculate tastes and habits . . . Miss Wineman, who is both teacher and member of her home room. History . . . Mr. Benson, a profound philosopher who wrote a book on the subject . . . Miss Feightner, our faithful senior sponsor . . . Miss Hovis, who graduates this year to become a private secretary . . . Miss Mc- Cormick, who possesses a pair of turbulent canines . . . Miss McFeaters, who conducts court trials with trial courts . . . Miss Nicewonger, who loves to drive cars and witness sports contests . . . Mr. Shields, who knows thousands of true CTD war tales . . . Miss Wirsing, the statistician of our faculty. Home Economics . . . Miss Day, the perfect hostess . . . Miss Morgan, whose poise and clothes are a superb ad for her department . . . Miss Waina, who infec- tiously effuses enthusiasm. Industrial Arts . . . Mr. Bauer, newly crcwned king of small-game hunters . . . Mr. Herr, the factotum of the faculty . . . Mr. Davis, possessor of a really fine tenor voice. ' Language . . . Miss Agon, who would make genuine Frenchmen of us all . . . Miss Cross, who soundly seconds her motion . . . Miss Neale, a veritable fashion plate from Vogue . . . Miss Stewart, who knows her pupils better than they do themselves . . . Miss Whalen, an Irish wit that always appreciates a good joke. Librarian . . . Miss Clark, who chases 1500 students for 7000 books. Mathematics . . . Mr. Henninger, the man with that southern drawl . . . Mr. Wesbecher, a gentleman who coaches and a coach who is a gentleman . . . Miss Young, a math lady among math men. Music . . . Mr. Viggiano-our loss is Springfield's gain. Physical Ed . . . Mr. Marsh, who coaches our grapplers . . . Miss Winstone, who trains America's sweethearts. Science . . . Miss Best, who has stored away answers for any pupil's excuses . . . Mr. Demoise, who aspires to be a Doctor of Science . . . Mr. Landis, who so ably guides our Student Council . . . Mr. Moser, the most unassuming coach we ever knew . . . Mr. Stahle, Pro- fessor of the Future Mathematicians of America . . Mr. Wolfe, who still enjoys a certain brand of candy. Vocational Arts . . . Mr. Bartges, who is always ac- companied by his litlte farmerette daughter . . . Mr. Martz, who would take us all back to the farm . page fwelvr