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

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.f g.: if V .fl . ,,' '.,,' 4 Four+l'1 row: Fisher, Reine-lie, McCormick. Johnston, Barnhart, Harper, Allison, Bloom. Davis, Wesbeche-r,Moser. Third row: Meiser, Claflf, Afion, Waltnour, Hudson, Sloan, Day, Kuhns, Nicewonfier, Wi:'sinrg, Neale, Vfilcy, M'l.:i.'i' in. Second row: Bodycombe, Landis, Gerherl, Kouqh, Trelts, Kimi, WfDl lk, Kneedler, Hlinboirier, Nuqgrields, Cruz, BCi1VTlC'. Firsf row: Shoepi, Keener, Barron, Church, Winemar, Yeung, McFarland, Wnalea, Berscr, Blaclfs:c,?:J'vds, Bmw- i S'-3.-,art lfrom the central office of a high-school system may emerge anything from a not lateii permit to a reprimand that may mean perma- nent expulsion. As a result, the atmosphere of the room takes on color as does the chameliong the individual concerned creates the color. 'lio the culprit or sixth-period dodger, the bustling efficiency of the office members has an ominous warning of what is to come, hut to the students who enter merely to chat with hliss Mclfarland or to get some paper for their teacher, the oflice remains a counsel chamher. The authority of the outer office is under the direction of Miss Nlclfarland, with Mary Geiger typing away and jo llammcr taking care of everything from a transcript of grades to running a final examination. But all the women in the outer office how to the superiority of a principal who sits in his own private room and dictates the orders which cause our school to run so smoothly. So well has this inner office heen organized that during Xlr, Cienshigler's recent illness, apart from our personal regret of his ahsenee, affairs moved in much the same manner. Summing it up. the olhce is what one makes it. Scanning our faculty rather hrietly, we find that several noteworthy events have taken place. Nliss Vllallcer decided that she would like a lifetime companion, so she heeame Mrs. Church. Our own Miss Best caught the fever and presented herself as a Christmas present to the Reverend Mr. liromer of l,ancaster. Pennsylvania, where the two are now residing. The agricultural hoys were delighted to have hlr. Glenn Pounds as their sponsor, while the underclassmen were fortunate in having Nlr. Floyd Bloom as their math teacher. The girls were so afraid that there would not he any gym classes this year, hut Mrs. King arrived and now the girls are happy. Mr. Haydn l5odycomhe's return perked up the stage crew and aroused keen interest in school dramatics, Due to the departure of Mr. lfrank Xlvoll, our

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Wessrs Nfarsh, Burhenn, Nevin. Bullck Henry, Hrs. Browneller, 'Nfessrs Peterson, McClintock EDUCATIONAL ,Eeadeu f designed to maintain current standards, and at the same time, allow margin for wartime changes. just from these few examples one can easily see that being a school superintendent is no small job, and we are grateful for the splendid work Mr. Bulick is doing. The Board of Education acts almost exactly as any other legislative body. We think that you should know these seven men. They are: Messrs. Ylvilliam G. Burhenn, Abner E. Henry, Paul M. Marsh, Fred M. Melntyre, Kirk S. Nevin. William O. Peterson, and A. B. McClintock. This representative group of the people of Greensburg are faced with a maze of tasks that make a geometry proof or a Latin translation seem like mere child's play. Perhaps one of the most important of these is that of selecting those essential people, the teachers. An equally important problem is the appropriation of money for the various current expenses and the levying of taxes to obtain it. These men also proclaim the holidays that are so vital to student morale. Since they are rarely seen in action, it may seem that the Board has a rather small part in the operation of the schoolg but their tireless labor is shown by the results attained. VVe thank them, just as we thank Mr. Bulick, for their excellent work. Thus, the administration of schools includes the Superintendent, the Board, and their representatives, the members of the office force-altogether an example of the democratic living that is the traditional symbol of our country. ll Ev

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FACU LTY . . EXPERTS AT QUIZZIN6 own Mr. Asa Wiley was appointed head coach. Among the more recently acquired members of the faculty was one of our own alumni, Mr. james McLaughlin, boys' physical trainer. The second is Mr. john Stephanie, who is the as- sistant to Mr. Wiley on the football field but holds his own as a science professor. The Vocational Department of our school has been more fully developed under the leadership of Mr. Ralph Widdowson. Assisting in this set-up is Mr. James Harper, the wood-craft instructor. If Stephen Leacock ,a former instructor of English at McGill University, could visit our school as he once did Oxford, he would End these situations. Touring the halls of the first floor during the Hrst period, he would note the mathematical ability of the scientific boys All of us like the postman 13 laboring under the discipline of Nr. Clyde Stahle. For a few moments, he might listen to the strains of the orchestra as the players interpret the melodies of the The Rad fllfll, a Victor Herbert favorite. Swinging about the corner by 117, he would hesitate to observe a group clamoring about a tiny frog whose destiny is dissection. As he would traverse the east hall, he would hear a babble of tongues struggling to trill that ever appearing 'arf' in Spanish and to master the tricky accents in Latin. He would suddenly be aware of a great commotion set into action by the sharp clang of a bell. Vlfith little effort on his part, he would be swept to another Floor where a calm would descent with the ringing of a second bell. Glancing into rooms again, he would observe