Grier School - Pineneedle Yearbook (Birmingham, PA)

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Hjhey give iw of iheir hriowieige GERTRUDE EDMONDSON Head of House ALICE LYNCH Head of Science Department World History Social Studies JANE KIMBALL Head of Athletic Department Biology Health WILLIAM KIMBALL English Economics and Geography Adviser, Scribune HARRIET GREEN Head of Studies English Speech Q f 23 A 1 5:1 Wifi. ll .l lim '5,w,,-an-vlvfv - iv SARA J. KARNS Resident Nurse M. BENNER GOSSER THE REVEREND Comptroller MR. HEISTAND School Chaplain Sacred Studies we grief R. ELEANOR KRICK Head of English Department Adviser, Pine Needle The Mountain Female Seminary opened with Mr. Lemuel G. Grier, his wife, and Miss Nancy Jane Davis as the instructors of six charges. They taught thc Solid Branches, music, art, defining, mental and written arithmetic and stressed Latin, French, and religion. The cata- logue of the Seminary stated that the aim was not to stuff the mind with undigestable knowl- edge from the text book, but to train its powers so that the student may be able to think for herself. MARGARET HAWLEY DZIDRA BEIMANIS Head of History Department Piano Physical Education

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ji is gran Jon, .7!Loma5 . Qnier, we loroowffy Jeckcafe 1fAif5 4004. THOMAS C. CRIER In 1932, tho di1'r'c'tion of thi- svhool was lr'1't to his grandson, our Mr. Grim: M1'. Grim' has brought thi- srhool to this. its hundrvdth yvar, and it is hc who will bvgin Grivr's nvw Cvntury. He- has dont- a grvat dval for all of us, some- of which wo 21I'l' now 3VV2iI'f'. but somv of whivh wi' will rvalizv only in thc futurv. Tha- yvars will pass, Grivr will Continuv, and our days hvrc' will hcvoinv happy IIlC'I'Il0I'll'S, Amid thosc mvrnorics will flash thoughts of Mr. Grivr, Thr- dominant piftun' will bc the happy, yt-t sad day whcn hc handvd Cath of us a diploma and wel said simply, Wllhank you, Mr. GI'll'I'.,, 5

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.911 A019955 we :5A6L! l9l 05l98l . ANNA MARY CRYDER MAIDA HOOVER MARTA ZALITIS Mathematics Latin French English Russian Adviser, Latin Club Germ an Adviser, French Club itch y JEAN CAMPBELL Head of Music Department Music Appreciation Director of Choir Director of Glee Club Typing r Today Grier includes an average of one hun- dred students and twenty-three faculty members Gy and staff. They teach subjects that were un- 41 --'1V . ' heard of a hundred years ago. Spanish, Russian, and German have been added to the language .-F22-t if department, and the girls' schedules now in- - ' clude courses in economics, dramatics, typing, and shorthand. The era of the nature walks re- mains only a memory today when athletics play a major part in school life. S? 77 EUGENE DAYTON Fine and Applied Arts History of Art Dramatics Adviser, Dramatic Club SARA KELLY Librarian Adviser, Library Club JAMES LAROSA Head of Riding Department WINIFRED WOOD NANCY KAVANAUGH ALICE HEATON Dietitian Housemother School Secretary Shorthand 7 MARGARET B. SMITH Housemother